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Kody Bender is the 8th Elyria Pioneer to win the coveted Mr. Basketball Award. He capped his spectacular career at Elyria by vaulting to #3 overall in the school’s all-time scoring list. Kody was also a tremendous student in the classroom, where he compiled a 3.8 GPA. He is continu- ing his basketball career at the college level at West Liberty State.

AuBree LaForce had a remarkable senior year at Vermilion to win the Miss Basketball Award. AuBree averaged just under 17 points per game during the 12-13 season. She finished her great high school career with 1,199 points. She excelled in the classroom as well with a 4.3 GPA. She is continuing her basketball career at Case Western Reserve University. She is the 3rd Lady Sailor to win the Miss Basketball Award.

Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 1 There’s nothing like a ‘swish’… the sound of a basketball slicing through the net. It might be chilly outside, but you’ll find plenty of hot action inside high school gymnasiums across northern Ohio in the months ahead. WEOL is proud to present another Forecast Magazine, jam-packed with informa- tion to help you enjoy the 2013 - 2014 season. As always, we thank our many local advertisers, athletic directors, and high school coaches and staff in making this magazine and our award-winning broadcasts possible. We hope the Forecast Magazine will encourage you to support the many fine young men and women who spend endless hours in the gym preparing for that buzzer-beater, a crucial free throw or a key rebound. It’s always great to see the grandstands packed with family, friends and members of the community. And of course, AM930 WEOL is not only your home for outstanding high school basketball; we are also your Lorain County radio station for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Ohio State University Buckeyes, and the NHL Blue Craig R. Adams Jackets! Operations Manager AM930 WEOL

2 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine HIGH SCHOOLOOL BASBASKETBALL BroadcastSchedule

2013-14 Boys High School Basketball Schedule Friday November 29...... Clearview at Elyria Catholic Tuesday January 14 ...... Midview at Keystone Tuesday December 3...... Wellington at Midview ...... Amherst at North Ridgeville (web) Friday December 6...... Columbia at Firelands Friday January 17...... Vermilion at Elyria Catholic Friday December 13...... Oberlin at Keystone Saturday January 18 ...... Elyria Catholic at Elyria Friday December 20...... Keystone at Wellington ...... Clearview at Lorain (web) Saturday December 21 Elyria vs Berlin Hiland ( at College of Wooster) Tuesday January 21 ...... Strongsville at Avon Friday December 27...... Lorain County Holiday Tournament at Avon Friday January 24...... Lutheran West at Brookside (Elyria, Lorain, Avon Lake, Avon) Saturday January 25 ...... Firelands at Vermilion Web: DiFranco at Midview: (Amherst, Columbia, Cloverleaf, Midview) Friday January 31...... Westlake at Avon Lake Saturday December 28..... Lorain County Holiday Tournament at Avon Saturday February 1...... Lakewood at Elyria (Elyria, Lorain, Avon, Avon Lake) Tuesday February 4 ...... Elyria Catholic at North Ridgeville Web: DiFranco at Midview (Amherst, Columbia, Cloverleaf, Midview) Friday February 7...... Oberlin at Columbia Monday December 30...... Lorain vs. Euclid (from “Q”) Saturday February 8...... North Ridgeville at Westlake Friday January 3...... Avon Lake at Amherst Friday February 14...... TBA Friday January 10...... Oberlin at Clearview ...... TBA (web) Saturday January 11 ...... Open Door at Brookside Friday February 21...... TBA

2013-14 Girls High School Basketball Schedule Saturday November 23...... Lorain County Holiday Tournament Friday January 17...... Vermilion at Elyria Catholic (Elyria, EC, Lorain, Keystone) (Consolation and Championship game) Saturday January 25 ...... Westlake at Avon Lake Saturday December 7...... Lutheran West at Firelands Wednesday January 29 ...... Keystone at Firelands Saturday December 14...... Avon Lake at Amherst Saturday February 1...... Elyria at Strongsville Wednesday December 18...... Vermilion at Midview Saturday February 8...... Amherst at Lake Ridge Academy Monday December 30...... Lorain vs. Euclid (from the “Q”) Saturday February 15...... Clearview at Amherst Saturday January 4 ...... Wellington at Firelands Wednesday January 8 ...... Avon at Vermilion Wednesday January 15 ...... Clearview at Keystone

Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 3 Lorain County Boys Basketball Preview By: Tim Alcorn back for the Raiders. While the calendar year of Another great season out of 2013 doesn’t end for another the PAC Stripes Division was month or so, a new “year” Oberlin, who won the will start well ahead of Wooster District champi- January 1, 2014. If the old onship, and finished the year saying is indeed “wait ‘til at 18-8. While Kurt Russell next year”, then “next year” needs to replace Jason is now upon us for the area Moore, he has tremendous boys high school basketball returnees in Charles Lewis, teams that have been anx- Devaunte Houghland and iously awaiting the start of Malcolm Allen. Clearview this season since the last one will certainly be in the thick ended back in early March. I of things in the Stripes, as have been anxious for “next veteran coach John Szalay year” on the hardwood since welcomes back some out- that time as well, so let’s take standing talent including a look at what’s in store for Gerrell Williams, Daimon the area squads. Knowles and Eric Burkey. We begin in Elyria, where And coach Szalay will also the Pioneers come off an 18 have a valuable assistant sit- win season, but must look to ting next to him this year, as replace the scoring and lead- Bob Walsh will return to the ership of Mr. Basketball place where his legendary 2013 Kody Bender. Elyria Lorain County career began, coach Brett Larrick will on the Clearview bench, count on his outstanding working alongside coach guard Isaiah Walton, already Szalay. Lutheran West was a Division 1 signee, as well very competitive under Alan as returnees Anthony Januzzi last year and figures Duckett, Hunter Parsh and to be formidable in the Jarred Schultz, to lead the Stripes race, while Brooklyn Pioneers to another success- and Fairview look to ful season. Things will be rebound off tough seasons interesting in Lorain, as last year. John Rositano returns as the In the Stars Division, boys head coach, after many Firelands is the defending years at Amherst leading the champion, and the Falcons Lady Comets. The Titans now look to build off that finished 11-13 last year, but success under second year have some outstanding talent head coach Brett Bartlett. in returnees Rashod Berry, Logan Sittinger, Cole Sklarek and Eddie Williamson with and Casey Smith are key Gerald Howard expected to Linda Murphy/CT returnees for Firelands, as the contribute as well. Lorain Returnee (and D1 signee) Isaiah Walton is Falcons try to defend their will certainly develop over ready for the season! title. Keystone hovered near the course of the season. the .500 mark last year, and One of the great stories of a 23-2 season under first year Athletic Conference. another second year head the 12-13 season was the head coach Larry Babics, Stalwarts such as Jay coach, the Wildcats Jeff magnificent season at and won the Stripes Divison Banyasz, Brandon Severo Holzauer will build his team Columbia, which racked up championship in the Patriot and David Delahunty will be around CJ Conrad, Matt 4 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine Bastock, Collin Fitzgerald Rocky River and Avon long range bomber Grant pieces for the Patriots, as and Brando Kuhl. shared the conference cham- Overy, as well as Matt they look to rebound from Wellington struggled pionship. Avon head coach Randolph and Jack Duffner what was a tough campaign through a tough season last year, and Dan Gundert will try to turn things around this year. Dylan Kidd is a key returnee as is Chase Bealer who missed all last year for the Dukes with a knee injury. Another team that fell below the .500 mark was Brookside so the Cards will be on a mission to have a winning season this year. Brent Schrempf welcomes back Kelvin Jones, Mitto Agosto and Cameron Drew to build around. Buckeye and Black River will round out the Stars Division. The two Lorain County teams in the Southwestern Conference didn’t contend for the conference crown, but had respectable seasons. At Amherst, the Comets hov- Ray Riedel/CT ered at or around .500 all Fresh off an incredible football season, Jay Banyasz flips to year, and coach John Srnis basketball mode. expects to take a step forward this season with several Kevin Supara lost several to keep the Middies in the last season. For Lake Ridge, returnees including the players off that championship WSC hunt. Vermilion heads also coming off a challenging tremendous Garrett Klekota, team, but returns sharpshoot- into the year with high campaign last year, Chris and also Adam Srnis and er Brian Kelly, as well as sen- hopes. Kurt Habermehl’s Miller had an outstanding Matt Kneisel. Avon Lake ior Jordan Lawrence and Sailors were 12-12 last year, year last season and will be was also very competitive Zack Torbert to lead the but return some terrific talent counted on to provide leader- last year, and coach Eric Eagles attack. Elyria in Cameron Kuhn, as well as ship for the Royals. At First Smith will welcome several Catholic will welcome Phil Forrest Boyd and Kyle Baptist, Chase Parker had guys back for the Shoremen Kuchta back to the bench as Nader. It was rough sledding some big games last year, including Seth Muck, Brad head coach, and it promises for North Ridgeville under and he will lead the Sabres, Hamilton and Christian to be an interesting year for first year head coach Bryan who will try to reverse their Jones. Brecksville won the the Panthers who come off a Morgan last season, but the fortunes from a rough 12-13 SWC last year (and the 13-12 season. Jeremy Holley Rangers have some key guys campaign. Midview District Title as will be back on the hardwood back including Dennis Looking at the names men- well) and has some outstand- after sitting out last year due Millgard, Matt Clark and tioned in the above article ing talent returning, as do the to injury, and Ceeven Shelton Nolan Freeman, so the win there is going to be some ter- Westlake Demons under and Connor Riddell will add total may climb in this cam- rific talent on the hardwood head coach Shawn Hood. some punch to the lineup as paign. Bay and Lakewood this year. No wonder coach- Olmsted Falls, the consoli- well. Midview was around will be the other teams in the es were looking forward to dated Berea/Midpark and .500 throughout the 12-13 West Shore in ’13-14. “next year” at the end of North Olmsted are the other campaign, but lost their pri- At Open Door, head tournament time last year. three teams in the league. mary weapon Wes Davic to coach Todd Wright knows “Next year” has indeed It was a great race in the graduation. Troy DiFranco Danny Stintsman and arrived, long before January West Shore last year, where will rely on veterans such as Andrew Patterson will be key 1st. Let’s get it cranked up! Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 5 Boys 2013-14 Basketball

AMHERST COMETS AVON EAGLES AVON LAKE SHOREMEN 11/29 Oberlin ...... Home 12/03 Olmsted Falls...... Away 12/03 North Ridgeville ...... Home 11/30 Firelands ...... Home 12/06 Lakewood...... Home 12/06 Brecksville...... Home 12/06 North Olmsted ...... Home 12/10 North Ridgeville ...... Away 12/10 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 12/10 Westlake ...... Away 12/13 Elyria Catholic...... Home 12/13 Westlake ...... Away 12/13 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 12/17 Rocky River ...... Away 12/17 Columbia...... Home 12/17 Woodridge ...... Away 12/20 Bay...... Home 12/20 Strongsville...... Home 12/20 Clearview ...... Away 12/27 Lorain Co. Holiday Trney ..Home 12/27 Lorain Co. Holiday Trney ..Away 12/27 DiFranco Tournament...... Away 12/28 Lorain Co. Holiday Trney ..Home 12/28 Lorain Co. Holiday Trney ..Away 12/28 DiFranco Tournament...... Away 1/04 Amherst...... Away 1/03 Amherst ...... Away 1/03 Avon Lake ...... Home 1/07 Vermilion ...... Away 1/07 Valley Forge...... Home 1/04 Avon...... Home 1/10 Midview...... Away 1/11 Medina ...... Away 1/10 Olmsted Falls...... Away 1/17 Lakewood...... Away 1/17 Olmsted Falls...... Home 1/14 North Ridgeville...... Away 1/21 Strongsville...... Home 1/21 North Olmsted ...... Away 1/18 Bay...... Away 1/24 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/24 Brecksville...... Away 1/21 Brecksville...... Away 1/25 Westlake ...... Away 1/28 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 1/24 North Olmsted ...... Away 1/31 Elyria Catholic...... Away 1/31 Westlake ...... Away 1/28 Westlake ...... Home 2/04 Rocky River ...... Home 2/04 Amherst...... Home 1/31 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 2/07 Bay...... Away 2/08 Lakewood...... Home 2/04 Avon Lake ...... Away 2/11 North Olmsted ...... Home 2/11 Midview...... Away 2/07 Olmsted Falls...... Home 2/14 Vermilion ...... Home 2/14 Olmsted Falls...... Away 2/14 Brecksville...... Home 2/18 Avon Lake ...... Home 2/18 Avon...... Away 2/18 Bay...... Away 2/21 Midview...... Home 2/21 North Olmsted ...... Home

BAY ROCKETS BEREA-MIDPARK TITANS BLACK RIVER PIRATES 12/03 Solon...... Away 11/29 John Marshall...... Home 11/30 Rittman ...... Away 12/06 Rocky River ...... Home 11/30 Lincoln West...... Home 12/03 Chippewa ...... Home 12/10 Lakewood...... Away 12/07 Medina ...... Away 12/06 Oberlin ...... Home 12/13 Vermilion ...... Away 12/10 Avon Lake ...... Home 12/13 Clearview ...... Home 12/17 Midview...... Home 12/13 Amherst...... Home 12/20 Buckeye ...... Away 12/20 Avon...... Away 12/20 Orange ...... Home 12/21 Mapleton ...... Away 12/23 Westlake ...... Away 12/22 Springfield...... Away 12/27 Brookside ...... Home 12/27 Parma...... Away 12/28 Strongsville ...... Away 1/03 Wellington ...... Home 1/04 Lutheran West ...... Home 1/07 Westlake ...... Away 1/07 Keystone ...... Away 1/07 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/10 Brecksville...... Away 1/10 Firelands ...... Away 1/17 North Olmsted ...... Home 1/10 Elyria Catholic...... Away 1/18 Twinsburg...... Home 1/14 Northwestern...... Home 1/17 Rocky River ...... Away 1/21 Olmsted Falls...... Away 1/17 Columbia...... Away 1/24 Lakewood...... Home 1/24 St. Ignatius ...... Home 1/24 Fairview...... Home 1/28 Perkins ...... Away 1/28 Avon Lake ...... Away 1/28 Lutheran West ...... Away 1/31 Vermilion ...... Home 1/31 Amherst ...... Away 1/31 Buckeye ...... Home 2/04 Midview...... Away 2/04 Westlake ...... Home 2/07 Brookside ...... Away 2/07 Avon...... Home 2/07 Brecksville ...... Home 2/08 New London ...... Away 2/11 Holy Name...... Home 2/08 North Royalton ...... Away 2/11 Wellington ...... Away 2/14 North Ridgeville ...... Away 2/14 North Olmsted ...... Away 2/14 Keystone ...... Home 2/18 Amherst ...... Home 2/18 Richmond Heights ...... Home 2/15 South Central ...... Away 2/21 Elyria Catholic...... Home 2/21 Olmsted Falls...... Home 2/21 Firelands ...... Away Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com 6 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine Boys 2013-14 Basketball

BRECKSVILLE BEES BROOKSIDE CARDINALS BRUNSWICK BLUE DEVILS 11/30 Highland...... Away 11/29 Vermilion Tip-Off Tourney....Away 11/29 Lexington ...... Away 12/03 Strongsville...... Away 11/30 Vermilion Tip-Off Tourney....Away 12/06 Medina ...... Home 12/06 Avon Lake ...... Home 12/06 Brooklyn...... Home 12/10 Solon...... Away 12/13 North Olmsted ...... Home 12/10 Clearview ...... Away 12/13 Strongsville ...... Away 12/20 Olmsted Falls...... Away 12/13 Columbia...... Home 12/14 Kentucky Tourney ...... Away 12/21 Rhodes...... Home 12/20 Firelands ...... Home 12/17 Hudson...... Away 12/27 Barberton ...... Away 12/27 Black River...... Away 12/21 Walsh Tourney ...... Away 1/04 North Royalton ...... Away 12/28 Elyria Catholic...... Home 12/27 Holiday Hoops ...... Home 1/07 Solon...... Home 1/03 Keystone ...... Away 12/28 Holiday Hoops ...... Home 1/10 Berea ...... Home 1/07 Buckeye ...... Away 1/03 Mentor...... Home 1/10 Wellington ...... Home 1/05 BW Tourney ...... Away 1/11 JFK...... Home 1/11 Open Door ...... Home 1/07 Brush ...... Home 1/17 Westlake ...... Away 1/14 Independence ...... Away 1/10 Garfield Heights...... Away 1/21 Amherst...... Home 1/17 Fairview...... Away 1/17 Shaker Heights...... Home 1/24 Avon Lake ...... Home 1/24 Lutheran West ...... Home 1/24 Medina ...... Away 1/31 North Olmsted ...... Away 1/28 Oberlin ...... Away 1/25 Dunk 4 Diabetes...... Away 2/04 Olmsted Falls...... Home 1/31 Firelands ...... Away 1/28 Holy Name...... Away 2/07 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 2/04 North Olmsted ...... Away 1/31 Strongsville...... Home 2/11 Lakewood...... Away 2/07 Black River...... Home 2/07 Mentor...... Away 2/14 Westlake ...... Home 2/11 Keystone ...... Home 2/11 Normandy...... Home 2/18 Glenville ...... Home 2/14 Buckeye ...... Home 2/14 Garfield Heights...... Home 2/21 Amherst...... Away 2/21 Wellington ...... Away 2/21 Shaker Heights...... Away

BUCKEYE BUCKS CLEARVIEW CLIPPERS COLUMBIA RAIDERS 11/30 Norwayne...... Away 11/29 Elyria Catholic...... Away 11/30 Open Door...... Home 12/06 Clearview ...... Home 12/06 Buckeye ...... Away 12/03 Oberlin ...... Away 12/10 Columbia...... Away 12/10 Brookside ...... Home 12/06 Firelands ...... Away 12/13 Fairview...... Home 12/13 Black River...... Away 12/10 Buckeye ...... Home 12/20 Black River...... Home 12/17 Trinity ...... Away 12/13 Brookside ...... Away 12/20 Amherst...... Home 12/17 Avon Lake ...... Away 12/21 North Ridgeville ...... Away 12/27 Brooklyn...... Away 12/20 Brooklyn...... Home 12/27 Wellington ...... Away 1/03 Lutheran West ...... Away 12/27 DiFranco Tournament...... Away 12/30 Highland...... Home 1/04 Vermilion ...... Home 12/28 DiFranco Tournament ...... Away 1/03 Firelands ...... Away 1/07 Columbia ...... Away 1/03 Fairview...... Away 1/07 Brookside ...... Home 1/10 Oberlin ...... Home 1/07 Clearview ...... Home 1/10 Keystone ...... Home 1/14 Fairview...... Home 1/10 Lutheran West ...... Home 1/14 Cloverleaf ...... Home 1/17 Wellington ...... Home 1/14 Parma...... Home 1/17 Lutheran West ...... Away 1/18 Lorain...... Away 1/17 Black River...... Home 1/21 Wadsworth ...... Away 1/24 Keystone ...... Away 1/24 Wellington ...... Away 1/24 Oberlin ...... Home 1/28 Firelands ...... Home 1/28 Keystone ...... Home 1/31 Black River...... Away 1/31 Fairview...... Away 1/31 Brooklyn...... Away 2/07 Wellington ...... Home 2/07 Brooklyn...... Home 2/07 Oberlin...... Home 2/11 Lutheran West ...... Home 2/11 Fairview...... Home 2/11 Firelands ...... Home 2/14 Columba...... Home 2/14 Clearview ...... Away 2/14 Brookside ...... Away 2/18 Open Door...... Home 2/18 Vermilion ...... Away 2/18 Valley Forge...... Home 2/21 Oberlin ...... Away 2/21 Lutheran West ...... Away Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 7 Boys 2013-14 Basketball

ELYRIA PIONEERS ELYRIA CATHOLIC PANTHERS FAIRVIEW WARRIORS 11/29 Midview...... Home 11/29 Clearview ...... Home 11/29 Parma...... Away 12/06 Parma...... Home 12/06 Vermilion ...... Away 12/03 Normandy...... Home 12/07 Westlake ...... Away 12/10 Midview...... Home 12/06 Keystone ...... Away 12/13 Valley Forge...... Away 12/13 Avon...... Away 12/10 Firelands ...... Home 12/17 Keystone ...... Home 12/17 North Ridgeville ...... Home 12/13 Buckeye ...... Away 12/21 Holiday Hoops Classic...... Away 12/20 Lakewood...... Home 12/17 Lutheran West ...... Away 12/27 Lorain Co. Holiday Tourney Away 12/28 Brookside ...... Away 12/19 Joe LaBella Tourney...... Away 12/28 Lorain Co. Holiday Tourney Away 1/04 Huron ...... Away 12/20 Joe LaBella Tourney...... Away 1/03 North Royalton...... Home 1/07 Rocky River ...... Away 1/03 Columbia...... Home 1/04 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/10 Bay...... Home 1/07 Oberlin ...... Home 1/10 Mayfield ...... Away 1/14 Oberlin ...... Away 1/10 Brooklyn...... Away 1/17 Normandy...... Home 1/17 Vermilion...... Home 1/14 Clearview ...... Away 1/18 Elyria Catholic...... Home 1/18 Elyria ...... Away 1/17 Brookside ...... Home 1/21 Oberlin ...... Away 1/24 Midview...... Away 1/21 Open Door...... Home 1/24 Parma...... Away 1/31 Avon...... Home 1/24 Black River...... Away 1/28 Vermilion ...... Away 2/01 Trinity ...... Home 1/28 Wellington ...... Home 1/31 Valley Forge ...... Home 2/04 North Ridgeville...... Away 1/31 Clearview ...... Home 2/01 Lakewood ...... Home 2/07 Lakewood...... Away 2/07 Lutheran West ...... Home 2/07 North Royalton...... Away 2/14 Rocky River ...... Home 2/11 Columbia...... Away 2/11 Medina ...... Away 2/15 New London ...... Home 2/14 Oberlin ...... Away 2/14 Mayfield ...... Home 2/18 Trinity ...... Away 2/18 Revere ...... Home 2/21 Normandy...... Away 2/21 Bay...... Away 2/21 Brooklyn...... Home LocalLo High School Basketballsketball Coverage iin each Friday’s ‘Court Report’ A page devoted to local hoops features standings, schedules,edules, playersplayers ooff the week, boys and girls notebooks as wellell as statistics.statistic to subsubscribe,b ib call ll 440440.329.7200 329 7200 or go to www.chroniclet.com

FIRELANDS FALCON KEYSTONE WILDCATS LAKE RIDGE ROYALS 11/30 Amherst...... Away 11/29 North Royalton...... Home 11/29 Independence Tourney...... Away 12/03 Open Door...... Away 12/03 Cloverleaf ...... Away 11/30 Independence Tourney...... Away 12/06 Columbia ...... Home 12/06 Fairview...... Home 12/03 Heritage Christian...... Home 12/10 Fairview ...... Away 12/07 Western Reserve ...... Home 12/05 Western Reserve ...... Home 12/13 Lutheran West ...... Home 12/10 Lutheran West ...... Away 12/10 Cuyahoga Heights...... Away 12/20 Brookside ...... Away 12/13 Oberlin...... Home 12/13 Hearts for Jesus ...... Away 12/27 Keystone ...... Away 12/17 Elyria...... Away 12/14 Fuchs Mizrachi ...... Away 1/03 Buckeye ...... Home 12/20 Wellington...... Away 12/20 St. Martin DePorres ...... Home 1/07 Wellington ...... Home 12/27 Firelands ...... Home 1/03 Lutheran East ...... Away 1/10 Black River...... Away 1/03 Brookside ...... Home 1/07 Christian Community ...... Home 1/14 New London ...... Home 1/07 Black River...... Home 1/10 Central Christian ...... Away 1/17 Oberlin ...... Away 1/10 Buckeye ...... Away 1/11 Kingsway Christian...... Home 1/24 Brooklyn...... Home 1/14 Midview...... Home 1/13 Hearts for Jesus ...... Home 1/25 Vermilion...... Away 1/17 Brooklyn...... Away 1/16 Open Door ...... Home 1/28 Clearview ...... Away 1/24 Clearview ...... Home 1/21 Cornerstone...... Away 1/31 Brookside ...... Home 1/28 Columbia...... Away 1/23 First Baptist...... Away 2/04 Edison ...... Home 1/31 Wellington ...... Home 1/25 Andrews Osborne ...... Away 2/07 Keystone ...... Home 2/07 Firelands ...... Away 1/27 Cornerstone...... Home 2/11 Buckeye ...... Away 2/11 Brookside ...... Away 1/30 Fuchs Mizrachi ...... Home 2/14 Wellington ...... Away 2/14 Black River ...... Away 2/07 Lutheran East ...... Home 2/18 North Ridgeville ...... Home 2/18 Northwestern...... Away 2/11 Christian Community ...... Away 2/21 Black River ...... Home 2/21 Buckeye ...... Home 2/14 Temple Christian ...... Home Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com 8 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine Boys 2013-14 Basketball

LAKEWOOD RANGERS LORAIN TITANS LUTHERAN WEST LONGHORNS 11/29 Lutheran West ...... Home 11/29 Euclid ...... Home 11/29 Lakewood...... Away 12/03 Lorain...... Away 12/03 Lakewood...... Home 12/06 Wellington ...... Away 12/06 Avon...... Away 12/10 Bedford ...... Away 12/07 Orange ...... Home 12/10 Bay...... Home 12/13 Shaw...... Home 12/10 Keystone ...... Home 12/13 North Ridgeville ...... Away 12/17 Westlake ...... Home 12/13 Firelands ...... Away 12/17 Vermilion ...... Home 12/19 Maple Heights ...... Home 12/17 Fairview...... Home 12/20 Elyria Catholic...... Away 12/27 Lorain Co. Holiday Tourney Away 12/20 Oberlin ...... Away 12/27 Eastlake North ...... Home 12/28 Lorain Co. Holiday Tourney Away 1/03 Clearview ...... Home 1/03 North Olmsted ...... Away 12/30 Euclid ...... Away 1/07 Brooklyn...... Home 1/07 Midview...... Away 1/10 Warren ...... Home 1/10 Columbia...... Away 1/10 Rocky River ...... Away 1/11 Norwalk ...... Away 1/14 Gilmour ...... Home 1/14 Westlake ...... Home 1/14 Warrensville...... Away 1/17 Buckeye ...... Home 1/17 Avon ...... Home 1/17 Bedford ...... Home 1/18 Open Door ...... Away 1/24 Bay...... Away 1/18 Clearview ...... Home 1/21 Trinity ...... Home 1/31 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/21 Cleveland Heights...... Away 1/24 Brookside...... Away 2/01 Elyria ...... Away 1/24 Shaw ...... Away 1/28 Black River...... Home 2/04 Vermilion ...... Away 1/28 Sandusky ...... Home 1/31 Oberlin ...... Home 2/07 Elyria Catholic...... Home 1/31 St. Ignatius ...... Away 2/07 Fairview...... Away 2/08 Avon Lake ...... Away 2/01 Maple Heights ...... Away 2/11 Clearview ...... Away 2/11 Brecksville...... Home 2/07 Cleveland Heights...... Home 2/14 Brooklyn ...... Away 2/14 Midview...... Home 2/15 Warren ...... Away 2/18 Lutheran East ...... Home 2/21 Rocky River ...... Home 2/21 Warrensville...... Home 2/21 Columbia...... Home

MEDINA BATTLING BEES MIDVIEW MIDDIES NORTH OLMSTED EAGLES 12/03 Brush ...... Home 11/29 Elyria...... Away 12/03 Parma...... Home 12/06 Brunswick ...... Away 12/03 Wellington...... Home 12/06 Amherst...... Away 12/07 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 12/06 North Ridgeville ...... Home 12/10 Olmsted Falls...... Home 12/10 Parma...... Home 12/10 Elyria Catholic...... Away 12/13 Brecksville...... Away 12/12 Garfield Heights...... Away 12/13 Rocky River ...... Home 12/20 Valley Forge...... Away 12/14 Kentucky Tourney ...... Away 12/17 Bay ...... Away 12/21 Normandy ...... Home 12/17 Twinsburg...... Away 12/20 Vermilion ...... Home 12/27 North Ridgeville ...... Away 1/03 Strongsville...... Home 12/27 DiFranco Tournament...... Home 1/03 Lakewood...... Home 1/04 Nordonia...... Away 12/28 DiFranco Tournament...... Home 1/10 Westlake ...... Home 1/06 B-W Tourney...... Away 1/04 Olmsted Falls...... Away 1/17 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 1/10 Shaker Heights...... Home 1/07 Lakewood...... Home 1/11 Avon Lake ...... Home 1/10 Avon ...... Home 1/21 Avon Lake ...... Home 1/17 Mentor...... Home 1/14 Keystone ...... Away 1/24 Amherst ...... Home 1/24 Brunswick ...... Home 1/17 North Ridgeville ...... Away 1/28 Olmsted Falls...... Away 1/28 Cuyahoga Falls ...... Home 1/24 Elyria Catholic...... Home 1/31 Brecksville...... Home 1/31 Garfield Heights...... Home 1/31 Rocky River ...... Away 2/04 Brookside ...... Home 2/04 Hudson ...... Away 2/04 Bay...... Home 2/07 Westlake ...... Away 2/07 Strongsville...... Away 2/07 Vermilion ...... Away 2/11 Avon...... Away 2/11 Elyria ...... Home 2/11 Avon Lake ...... Home 2/14 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 2/14 Shaker Heights ...... Away 2/14 Lakewood...... Away 2/18 Midview...... Away 2/18 Wadsworth ...... Away 2/18 North Olmsted ...... Home 2/21 Avon Lake ...... Away 2/21 Mentor...... Away 2/21 Avon...... Away 2/22 Rocky River ...... Home Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 9 Boys 2013-14 Basketball

NORTH RIDGEVILLE RANGERS OBERLIN PHOENIX OLMSTED FALLS BULLDOGS 11/30 Wellington ...... Away 11/29 Amherst...... Away 11/29 Strongsville...... Away 12/03 Avon Lake ...... Away 12/03 Columbia...... Home 12/03 Avon...... Home 12/06 Midview...... Away 12/06 Black River...... Away 12/06 Westlake ...... Home 12/10 Avon...... Home 12/10 Wellington ...... Home 12/10 North Olmsted ...... Away 12/13 Lakewood...... Home 12/13 Keystone ...... Away 12/12 Westlake ...... Home 12/17 Elyria Catholic...... Away 12/20 Lutheran West ...... Home 12/14 Twinsburg...... Away 12/20 Rocky River ...... Home 12/27 Wickliffe Holiday Trnmnt. ....Away 12/20 Brecksville...... Home 12/21 Buckeye ...... Home 12/28 Wickliffe Holiday Trnmnt. ....Away 12/27 Bear Holiday Trnmnt ...... Away 12/27 North Olmsted ...... Home 1/03 Brooklyn...... Away 12/28 Bear Holiday Trnmnt ...... Away 12/28 Westlake ...... Away 1/07 Fairview...... Away 1/03 Midview...... Home 1/04 Elyria...... Away 1/10 Clearview ...... Away 1/04 Garfield Height...... Away 1/07 Bay ...... Away 1/14 Elyria Catholic...... Home 1/10 Amherst...... Home o 1/10 Vermilion ...... Away r- 1/17 Firelands ...... Home 1/17 Avon Lake ...... Away 1/14 Amherst ...... Home 1/21 Elyria...... Home 1/19 Mercy Medical Classic...... Away 1/17 Midview...... Home 1/24 Buckeye ...... Away 1/21 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 1/24 Avon ...... Away 1/31 Lakewood...... Away 1/25 Open Door...... Away 1/24 Westlake ...... Away 2/04 Elyria Catholic ...... Home 1/28 Brookside ...... Home 1/28 North Olmsted ...... Home 2/07 Rocky River ...... Away 1/31 Lutheran West ...... Away 2/01 Huron ...... Away 2/08 Westlake ...... Away 2/07 Columbia ...... Away 2/07 Amherst...... Away 2/14 Bay ...... Home 2/11 Brooklyn...... Home 2/14 Avon Lake ...... Home 2/18 Firelands ...... Away 2/14 Fairview...... Home 2/15 NDCL...... Home 2/21 Vermilion ...... Away 2/21 Clearview ...... Home 2/21 Berea-Midpark ...... Away

OPEN DOOR PATRIOTS ROCKY RIVER PIRATES STRONGSVILLE MUSTANGS 11/30 Columbia...... Away 12/03 Westlake ...... Home 11/29 Olmsted Falls...... Home 12/03 Firelands ...... Home 12/6 Bay...... Away 12/03 Brecksville...... Home 12/07 St. Martin de Porres...... Away 12/10 Vermilion ...... Home 12/06 Shaker Heights...... Away 12/14 Independence...... Home 12/13 Midview...... Away 12/10 Valley Forge...... Away 12/20 ODCS Christian Trnmnt ...... Home 12/17 Avon...... Home 12/13 Brunswick ...... Home 12/21 ODCS Christian Trnmnt ...... Home 12/20 North Ridgeville ...... Away 12/17 Parma...... Home 1/02 Youngstown Christian ...... Away 12/27 Walsh Jesuit...... Away 12/20 Avon Lake ...... Away 1/07 Lutheran East ...... Away 1/04 NDCL...... Away 12/28 Berea ...... Home 1/10 Cuyahoga Heights...... Away 1/07 Elyria Catholic...... Home 1/03 Medina ...... Away 1/11 Brookside...... Away 1/10 Lakewood ...... Home 1/07 Holy Name ...... Away 1/14 Kidron...... Home 1/14 Vermilion ...... Away 1/10 Mentor...... Away 1/16 Lake Ridge ...... Away 1/17 Bay...... Home 1/17 Garfield Heights...... Home 1/18 Lutheran West ...... Home 1/21 Norton ...... Home 1/21 Avon...... Away 1/21 Fairview...... Away 1/24 Harvest Preparatory...... Away 1/24 Shaker Heights...... Home 1/25 Oberlin ...... Home 1/28 Valley Forge...... Away 1/25 Padua...... Away 1/28 Rittman ...... Away 1/31 Midview...... Home 1/31 Brunswick ...... Away 1/31 Lake Center...... Away 2/04 Avon...... Away 2/04 Brush ...... Home 2/04 Brooklyn...... Home 2/07 North Ridgeville 2/07 Medina ...... Home 2/07 Christian Community ...... Away 2/08 Lincoln West...... Home 2/11 Cuyahoga Falls ...... Away 2/08 Western Reserve ...... Home 2/14 Elyria Catholic...... Away 2/14 Mentor ...... Home 2/15 Fuchs Mizrachi ...... Away 2/21 Lakewood...... Away 2/18 North Royalton...... Home 2/18 Clearview ...... Away 2/22 North Olmsted ...... Away 2/21 Garfield Heights...... Away Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com 10 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine Boys 2013-14 Basketball

VERMILION SAILORS WELLINGTON DUKES WESTLAKE DEMONS 11/29 Vermilion Tip-Off Tourney....Home 11/30 North Ridgeville ...... Home 12/03 Rocky River ...... Away 11/30 Vermilion Tip-Off Tourney....Home 12/03 Midview...... Away 12/06 Olmsted Falls...... Away 12/06 Elyria Catholic...... Home 12/06 Lutheran West ...... Home 12/07 Elyria...... Home 12/10 Rocky River ...... Away 12/07 New London ...... Away 12/10 Amherst...... Home 12/13 Bay...... Home 12/10 Oberlin ...... Away 12/13 Avon Lake ...... Home 12/17 Lakewood...... Away 12/17 Norwayne...... Home 12/17 Lorain ...... Away 12/20 Midview...... Away 12/20 Keystone ...... Home 12/23 Bay...... Home 1/04 Clearview ...... Away 12/21 Western Reserve ...... Away 12/27 Highland ...... Away 1/07 Avon ...... Home 12/27 Buckeye ...... Home 1/07 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 1/10 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/03 Black River...... Away 1/10 North Olmsted ...... Away 1/17 Elyria Catholic...... Away 1/14 Lakewood...... Away 1/21 Wellington ...... Home 1/07 Firelands ...... Away 1/17 Brecksville...... Home 1/24 Rocky River ...... Home 1/10 Brookside ...... Away 1/24 Olmsted Falls...... Home 1/25 Firelands ...... Home 1/17 Clearview ...... Away 1/25 Avon...... Home 1/28 Elyria...... Home 1/21 Vermilion ...... Away 1/28 Amherst...... Away 1/31 Bay...... Away 1/24 Columbia...... Home 1/31 Avon Lake ...... Away 2/04 Lakewood...... Home 1/28 Fairview ...... Away 2/04 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 2/07 Midview...... Home 1/31 Keystone ...... Away 2/07 North Olmsted ...... Home 2/08 Huron ...... Away 2/07 Buckeye ...... Away 2/08 North Ridgeville...... Home 2/14 Avon ...... Away 2/11 Black River ...... Home 2/14 Brecksville...... Away 2/18 Columbia...... Home 2/14 Firelands ...... Home 2/18 Padua...... Home 2/21 North Ridgeville ...... Away 2/21 Brookside ...... Home 2/21 Shaw...... Home Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com

Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 11 Lorain County Girls Basketball Preview By: Rob Polinsky

There will be three new coaches in Lorain County Girls basketball for the upcoming 2013-2014 season. Last season Amherst lost to Elyria in the district semifi- nals in the division 1 district tournament held at EC. Who knew at the time that John Rositano and Mike Walsh would both be coaching for the final time vs. one another that evening. John left the girls job at Amherst to become the head boys coach at Lorain High and Mike Walsh stepped down at Elyria to become an assistant for the Elyria High boys and Coach Brett Larrick. In another coaching change, longtime boys coach Tom Thompson will be back on the sidelines as the new head coach at Columbia High School. Taking over for Rositano at Amherst Steele is Kevin Collins, last season they went 17-5 before bowing out to Ray Riedel/CT Elyria. He returns Brooke She may be just a sophmore, but Riley Schill has all the right moves Wallace, last year as a sopho- more she averaged 12 points the sidelines at Columbia. this year including seniors SWC. Returning starters are and 9 rebounds a game. Thompson who’s previously Erika Elias and Arianna seniors Logan LeDuc and Some of the other returners coached the boys at Sanchez and junior Vanessa Emily Nicholas and junior include Sher Champe, Strongsville and Rocky River Vanzant. Elias averaged Ali Balthaser. Another key Mallory Sliman, Brianna inherits a Raiders club who nearly 11ppg and 4 assists, returner is junior Kay Butrey; Crapo and Gabrielle finished last season at 12-11. Sanchez kicked in with 8ppg the Shoregals lost three sen- Basinski. Some of his returners include and 10 boards per contest. iors from last year’s team. Bryan Arth is the new head seniors Emily Viccaroni and Vanzant is a very strong Players looking to help this coach for the Elyria Lady Alexis Bycznski, juniors defensive player and averages year from last year’s JV team Pioneers; Arth has had a very Amy Mirecki, Shelby Friedel 3 steals per game. Coach include juniors Gianna successful coaching career in and sophomore Alison Tom Moyer is back for his Guzzo and Michaela Frank northeast Ohio at several dif- Schafer. Schafer averaged second season behind the and sophomores Sarah ferent schools. His resume nearly 15ppg last season. bench for the Cards. Winkel and Hannah includes a state champi- Brookside comes off an 8- Over at Avon Lake, Dave Nicholas. According to onship as head coach at 15 record including 7-9 in Zvara returns to coach the Zvara team quickness and Cleveland Central Catholic. the PAC. Three of the five Shoregals who last year went overall depth are some of the Tom Thompson returns to starters for the Cards return 4-19 overall and 2-12 in the strengths of this year’s team. 12 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine According to Elyria Melendez. Morrissette had Catholic Coach Eric 12ppg and 4 boards last sea- Rothgery, his team will be son, Melendez avg 3ppg. young but experienced. The Sophomore Keely Hall had Lady Panthers went 21-5 7ppg and 7 rebounds per overall last season. game last season. Others Returning starters include with experience returning are sophomore Riley Schill 10.8 seniors Becky Myers and ppg, 4.6 rebounds and 6 Haleigh Bari. Kudela antici- assists per game. pates having a strong team Sophomore Josie Carandang that has depth this season brings 7ppg, 5 rebounds and with the addition of several 3 assists per game from last JV players that went 18-2 last year as a freshmen. year. Amy Esser returns to Elsewhere in the county North Ridgeville, her team Avon returns a lot of young went 6-17 last year. Also players who gained experi- returning for the Lady ence last year for Coach Rangers are senior Isabella Meghan Banks. Pecchia and junior Alyssa Nick Dimacchia always Riley. Pecchia averaged 8 has a competitive team at ppg and 8 boards a game last Clearview, last year they had year as a junior. She battled a very good season and they with an ankle injury for will try to improve on that. Linda Murphy/CT much of the season, she is Scott Terry’s Keystone Expect Amherst’s Brooke Wallace to return 100% healthy this year and Lady Wildcats took their even stronger. the Rangers are counting on lumps last year as they were Midview is hoping for bet- Chris Reutepohler will her. Riley averaged 10ppg very very young. The group ter things this year after some continue to try and get last season along with 42 is a year older and with the tough seasons the last couple Wellington to improve. three pointers. Overall incoming freshmen class of years. Likewise Bud Turner and Coach Esser is optimistic this coming in they should be Kari Cooley returns for her Randy Mohr look for season they hope to blend better this season. second season as the head improvement at Open Door their returning talent and Lake Ridge Academy coach of the Oberlin and First Baptist. their young players to have a went all the way to the Phoenix. Our coverage will begin good season. regionals last season before Likewise Colin Irish will November 23 with the Lorain At Firelands long time bowing out to perennial be back for his second sea- County Holiday Tournament, coach Dave Kudela brings power Hiland at the son with Vermilion, the WEOL and WEOL.com will back a squad that went 17-6 Massillon Perry regional. Lady Sailors had an out- broadcast 15 regular season overall and 15-1 in the PAC. Coach Lisa Medvetz and her standing season last year contests. Here’s hoping for Individuals coming back team will have a tough act to making it all the way to the another outstanding season include seniors Casey follow coming off that out- district championship game of girl’s basketball in 2013- Morrissette and Alyssa standing season. last March in Elyria. 2014.

Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 13 AMHERST LADY COMETS AVON LADY EAGLES AVON LAKE LADY SHOREGALS 11/25 Firelands ...... Home 11/22 North Olmsted ...... Home 11/23 Lake Ridge ...... Away 11/30 Lakewood...... Away 11/29 Westlake ...... Away 11/27 Lorain...... Home 12/04 North Olmsted ...... Home 12/04 North Ridgeville ...... Away 11/30 Bay...... Home 12/07 Westlake ...... Away 12/06 Lakewood...... Home 12/04 Brecksville...... Home 12/11 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 12/11 Elyria Catholic...... Home 12/07 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 12/14 Avon Lake ...... Home 12/14 Rocky River ...... Away 12/11 Westlake ...... Away 12/18 Olmsted Falls...... Away 12/18 Bay...... Home 12/14 Amherst ...... Away 12/27 Comet Holiday Trnmnt...... Home 12/21 St. Joseph ...... Home 12/16 Elyria ...... Away 12/28 Comet Holiday Trnmnt...... Home 12/27 Comet Holiday Trnmnt...... Away 12/21 Olmsted Falls...... Home 1/08 Brecksville...... Away 12/28 Comet Holiday Trnmnt...... Away 12/28 Brunswick ...... Home 1/11 North Olmsted ...... Away 1/03 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 1/04 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/13 Bay...... Home 1/08 Vermilion...... Away 1/08 North Olmsted ...... Away 1/15 Lorain...... Away 1/11 Midview...... Away 1/11 Brecksville...... Away 1/18 Westlake ...... Home 1/15 Avon Lake ...... Home 1/15 Avon...... Away 1/22 Sandusky ...... Home 1/17 Lakewood...... Away 1/18 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 1/25 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 1/22 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/22 Clearview ...... Away 1/29 Avon Lake ...... Away 1/25 Elyria Catholic...... Away 1/25 Westlake ...... Home 2/01 Olmsted Falls...... Home 1/29 Rocky River ...... Home 1/29 Amherst...... Home 2/08 Lake Ridge...... Away 2/01 Bay...... Away 2/01 St. Joseph ...... Away 2/10 Keystone ...... Home 2/05 Vermilion ...... Home 2/05 Olmsted Falls...... Away 2/12 Brecksville...... Home 2/08 Olmsted Falls...... Away 2/12 North Olmsted ...... Home 2/15 Clearview ...... Home 2/12 Midview...... Home 2/15 Midview...... Away YourYour CommunityCommunity LenderLender WE OFFER COMPETITIVE RATES AND PROGRAMS

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BAY LADY ROCKETS BEREA-MIDPARK LADY TITANS BLACK RIVER LADY PIRATES 11/22 Brookside ...... Away 11/22 Aurora ...... Home 11/23 Lucas ...... Home 11/27 Westlake ...... Home 11/27 Lakewood...... Away 11/26 New London ...... Away 11/30 Avon Lake ...... Away 11/30 Twinsburg...... Home 11/30 Oberlin ...... Home 12/04 Lakewood...... Away 12/07 Avon Lake ...... Home 12/07 Clearview ...... Home 12/06 Rocky River ...... Home 12/11 Amherst...... Home 12/09 Mapleton ...... Home 12/11 Vermilion ...... Away 12/14 Westlake ...... Away 12/11 Buckeye ...... Away 12/14 Midview...... Home 12/18 Brecksville ...... Away 12/18 Brookside ...... Home 12/18 Avon...... Away 12/20 Twinsburg...... Away 12/21 Wellington ...... Home 1/04 North Olmsted ...... Away 12/21 North Olmsted ...... Home 1/04 Keystone ...... Away 1/08 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/03 Avon ...... Away 1/08 Firelands ...... Home 1/04 Beachwood...... Away 1/11 Elyria Catholic...... Away 1/08 Olmsted Falls...... Away 1/11 Columbia...... Away 1/13 Amherst...... Away 1/15 Midview...... Home 1/13 Rittman ...... Away 1/15 Highland...... Home 1/18 Avon Lake ...... Away 1/15 Fairview...... Home 1/17 Vermilion ...... Home 1/22 Brunswick ...... Home 1/18 Smithville ...... Home 1/25 Olmsted Falls...... Home 1/25 Amherst...... Away 1/22 Lutheran West ...... Away 1/27 Olmsted Falls ...... Home 1/27 Magnificat ...... Away 1/25 Buckeye ...... Home 1/29 Midview...... Away 1/29 Westlake ...... Home 1/29 Brookside ...... Away 2/01 Avon...... Home 2/01 Brecksville...... Home 2/01 Wellington ...... Away 2/05 North Ridgeville ...... Away 2/05 North Olmsted ...... Away 2/05 Keystone ...... Home 2/10 Clearview ...... Away 2/06 Canton McKinley...... Away 2/08 Firelands ...... Away 2/12 Elyria Catholic...... Home 2/12 Olmsted Falls...... Home 2/15 South Central ...... Away Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com 14 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine BRECKSVILLE LADY BEES BROOKSIDE LADY CARDINALS BRUNSWICK LADY BLUE DEVILS 11/23 Garfield Heights...... Away 11/22 Bay...... Home 11/23 Padua...... Away 11/30 Highland...... Away 11/27 Cleveland C.C...... Home 11/26 Mentor...... Away 12/04 Avon Lake ...... Away 11/30 Brooklyn...... Home 11/30 Mayfield ...... Home 12/07 Chardon...... Home 12/04 Clearview ...... Away 12/04 Cuyahoga Falls ...... Home 12/11 North Olmsted ...... Home 12/07 Columbia...... Home 12/07 Medina ...... Away 12/14 Olmsted Falls...... Away 12/11 Firelands ...... Home 12/09 Beachwood...... Home 12/18 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 12/18 Black River...... Away 12/11 Normandy...... Away 12/21 Westlake ...... Away 12/21 Keystone ...... Away 12/14 North Royalton...... Home 12/28 Strongsville...... Away 12/23 Vermilion ...... Away 12/18 Solon...... Away 1/04 John Adams ...... Home 12/27 Wickliffe Holiday Trnmnt. ....Away 12/21 Parma...... Away 12/28 Wickliffe Holiday Trnmnt. ....Away 12/28 Avon Lake ...... Away 1/08 Amherst...... Home 1/04 Buckeye ...... Away 1/04 Strongsville...... Home 1/11 Avon Lake ...... Home 1/08 Wellington ...... Home 1/11 Elyria...... Home 1/16 Kenston...... Home 1/11 Fairview...... Away 1/15 St. Joseph ...... Home 1/22 NDCL...... Away 1/15 Lutheran West ...... Away 1/18 Mayfield ...... Away 1/25 Olmsted Falls...... Away 1/22 Oberlin ...... Away 1/22 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 1/29 North Olmsted ...... Home 1/25 Firelands ...... Away 1/25 Medina ...... Home 2/01 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 1/29 Black River...... Home 1/27 SVSM ...... Home 2/03 Normandy...... Away 2/01 Keystone ...... Home 2/01 North Royalton...... Away 2/05 Westlake ...... Home 2/05 Buckeye ...... Home 2/05 Shaker Heights ...... Home 2/10 Manchester ...... Home 2/08 Wellington ...... Away 2/08 Strongsville...... Away 2/12 Amherst...... Away 2/15 North Olmsted ...... Away 2/12 Elyria...... Away

BUCKEYE LADY BUCKS CLEARVIEW LADY CLIPPERS COLUMBIA LADY RAIDERS 11/22 Rittman ...... Away 11/30 Buckeye ...... Away 11/22 Trinity ...... Away 11/26 Cloverleaf ...... Home 12/04 Brookside ...... Home 11/26 Elyria Catholic...... Home 11/30 Clearview ...... Home 12/07 Black River...... Away 11/30 Firelands ...... Away 12/ 11 Fairview...... Home 12/04 Buckeye ...... Home 12/02 Highland...... Away 12/14 Firelands ...... Home 12/07 Brookside ...... Away 12/04 Columbia...... Away 12/16 Midview ...... Away 12/11 Brooklyn...... Home 12/07 Fairview...... Home 12/18 Brooklyn...... Away 12/14 Lake Ridge ...... Away 12/11 Black River...... Home 12/21 Lutheran West ...... Away 12/18 Oberlin ...... Away 12/18 Wellington ...... Away 12/28 North Ridgeville ...... Home 12/21 Fairview...... Away 12/21 Firelands ...... Away 1/02 Vermilion ...... Away 1/04 Midview...... Away 12/23 Smithville ...... Away 1/08 Oberlin ...... Home 1/08 Lutheran West ...... Home 1/11 Wellington ...... Home 1/11 Black River ...... Home 12/28 Revere...... Home 1/15 Keystone ...... Away 1/13 Open Door ...... Home 1/04 Brookside ...... Home 1/18 Columbia...... Away 1/15 Wellington ...... Away 1/08 Keystone ...... Home 1/22 Avon Lake ...... Home 1/18 Clearview ...... Home 1/11 Lutheran West ...... Away 1/25 Fairview...... Away 1/22 Keystone ...... Home 1/15 Oberlin ...... Home 1/29 Brooklyn...... Home 1/25 Brooklyn...... Away 1/25 Black River...... Away 2/01 Lutheran West ...... Home 1/29 Oberlin ...... Home 2/05 Columbia...... Away 2/01 Fairview...... Home 1/27 Valley Forge...... Away 2/08 Oberlin ...... Away 2/05 Clearview ...... Away 2/01 Firelands ...... Home 2/10 Bay...... Home 2/08 Lutheran West ...... Away 2/05 Brookside ...... Away 2/15 Amherst ...... Away 2/10 Vermilion ...... Home Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 15 ELYRIA LADY PIONEERS ELYRIA CATHOLIC LADY PANTHERS FAIRVIEW LADY WARRIORS 11/22 Holiday Classic Trnmnt...... Away 11/22 Holiday Classic Trnmnt...... Away 11/23 Parma...... Home 11/23 Holiday Classic Trnmnt. ...Away 11/23 Holiday Classic Trnmnt. ...Away 11/26 Rocky River ...... Away 11/30 Medina ...... Home 11/26 Columbia...... Away 11/30 Beachwood...... Away 12/04 Normandy ...... Home 11/30 Beaumont...... Home 12/04 Firelands ...... Home 12/07 North Royalton...... Home 12/06 Vermilion ...... Away 12/07 Buckeye ...... Away 12/11 Brush ...... Away 12/07 Midview...... Home 12/11 Clearview ...... Away 12/14 Strongsville...... Home 12/11 Avon...... Away 12/14 North Olmsted ...... Away 12/16 Avon Lake ...... Home 12/14 North Ridgeville ...... Home 12/18 Lutheran West ...... Away 12/18 Shaker Heights...... Away 12/16 Lutheran West ...... Away 12/21 Columbia...... Home 12/20 Twinsburg Trnmnt...... Away 12/18 Lakewood...... Home 1/04 Oberlin ...... Home 12/28 VASJ...... Home 1/08 Brooklyn...... Away 12/27 Comet Holiday Trnmnt...... Home 12/30 Keystone ...... Home 1/11 Brookside ...... Home 12/28 Comet Holiday Trnmnt...... Home 1/08 Rocky River ...... Away 1/15 Black River...... Away 1/04 Mayfield ...... Home 1/11 Bay...... Home 1/18 Keystone ...... Away 1/11 Brunswick ...... Away 1/17 Vermilion...... Home 1/22 Wellington ...... Home 1/13 Midview ...... Away 1/22 Midview...... Away 1/25 Clearview ...... Home 1/15 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/25 Avon...... Home 1/29 Lutheran West ...... Home 1/18 Medina ...... Away 1/27 Medina ...... Home 2/01 Columbia...... Away 1/25 North Royalton...... Away 1/29 North Ridgeville ...... Away 2/05 Oberlin ...... Away 2/01 Strongsville...... Away 2/01 Lakewood...... Away 2/08 Brooklyn...... Home 2/08 Mayfield ...... Away 2/05 Rocky River ...... Home 2/10 St. Martin de Porres...... Home 2/12 Brunswick ...... Home 2/12 Bay...... Away 2/13 Lake Ridge ...... Home

FIRELANDS LADY FALCONS KEYSTONE LADY WILDCATS LAKE RIDGE LADY ROYALS 11/22 Vermilion ...... Home 11/22 Holiday Classic Trnmnt...... Away 11/23 Avon Lake ...... Home 11/25 Amherst...... Away 11/23 Holiday Classic Trnmnt. ...Away 12/02 Trinity ...... Away 11/30 Columbia ...... Home 11/26 Western Reserve ...... Away 12/05 Fuchs Mizrachi ...... Away 12/04 Fairview...... Away 12/04 Lutheran West ...... Away 12/07 Canton C.C...... Away 12/07 Lutheran West ...... Home 12/07 Oberlin ...... Home 12/09 Northwestern...... Home 12/11 Brookside ...... Away 12/11 Wellington ...... Away 12/14 Columbia...... Home 12/14 Clearview ...... Away 12/18 Firelands ...... Home 12/21 Cornerstone...... Away 12/18 Keystone ...... Away 12/21 Brookside ...... Home 12/28 Oberlin ...... Away 12/21 Buckeye ...... Home 12/30 Elyria Catholic...... Away 1/04 Toledo Bowsher...... Away 12/27 Lorain ...... Home 1/04 Black River...... Home 1/07 Christian Community ...... Home 12/30 Midview...... Home 1/08 Fuchs Mizrachi ...... Home 1/04 Wellington...... Home 1/08 Buckeye ...... Away 1/10 Lutheran East ...... Away 1/06 North Ridgeville ...... Away 1/11 Brooklyn...... Away 1/17 Laurel...... Away 1/08 Black River...... Away 1/15 Clearview ...... Home 1/21 Cornerstone...... Home 1/15 Brooklyn...... Home 1/18 Fairview...... Home 1/23 Richmond Heights ...... Home 1/25 Brookside ...... Home 1/22 Columbia...... Away 1/25 Toledo Scott ...... Home 1/27 Oberlin ...... Away 1/25 Wellington ...... Home 2/01 Ursuline...... Away 1/29 Keystone ...... Home 1/29 Firelands ...... Away 2/03 Lutheran East ...... Home 2/01 Buckeye ...... Away 2/01 Brookside ...... Away 2/05 Independence...... Home 2/05 Wellington ...... Away 2/05 Black River...... Away 2/08 Amherst ...... Home 2/08 Black River...... Home 2/08 Buckeye ...... Home 2/11 Christian Community ...... Away 2/11 New London ...... Away 2/10 Amherst...... Away 2/13 Fairview Park...... Away Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com 16 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine LAKEWOOD LADY RANGERS LORAIN LADY TITANS LUTHERAN WEST LADY LONGHORNS 11/23 St. Joseph ...... Home 11/22 Holiday Classic Trnmnt...... Home 11/30 Wellington ...... Away 11/27 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 11/23 Holiday Classic Trnmnt. ...Home 12/02 Cuyahoga Hts...... Away 11/30 Amherst...... Home 11/27 Avon Lake ...... Away 12/04 Keystone ...... Home 12/04 Bay...... Home 11/30 Warrensville Hts...... Away 12/06 Avon...... Away 12/04 Sandusky ...... Away 12/07 Firelands ...... Away 12/11 North Ridgeville ...... Away 12/07 Bedford ...... Home 12/11 Oberlin ...... Away 12/14 Vermilion ...... Home 12/14 Shaw...... Away 12/16 Elyria Catholic...... Home 12/18 Elyria Catholic...... Away 12/18 Maple Hts...... Away 12/18 Fairview...... Home 12/21 Normandy...... Home 12/21 Cleveland Hts...... Home 12/21 Clearview ...... Home 12/27 Shaker Heights ...... Away 12/27 Firelands ...... Away 1/08 Columbia...... Away 12/28 Cleveland Heights Classic...Away 1/04 Euclid ...... Away 1/11 Buckeye ...... Home 1/06 Westlake ...... Away 1/08 Warrensville Hts...... Home 1/08 Midview...... Away 1/11 Warren ...... Home 1/15 Brookside ...... Away 1/11 Rocky River ...... Away 1/15 Amherst ...... Home 1/22 Black River...... Home 1/17 Avon...... Home 1/18 Bedford ...... Away 1/25 Oberlin ...... Home 1/22 Bay...... Away 1/22 Shaw...... Home 1/27 Gilmour ...... Away 1/25 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/25 Maple Hts...... Home 1/29 Fairview...... Away 1/29 Vermilion ...... Away 1/29 Clyde...... Away 2/01 Clearview ...... Away 2/01 Elyria Catholic...... Home 2/01 Cleveland Hts...... Away 2/05 Midview...... Home 2/08 Euclid ...... Home 2/03 Laurel...... Away 2/08 Magnificat ...... Home 2/12 Norwalk...... Home 2/08 Columbia ...... Home 2/12 Rocky River ...... Home 2/15 Warren ...... Away 2/10 Beaumont...... Home

MEDINA LADY BATTLING BEES MIDVIEW LADY MIDDIES NORTH OLMSTED LADY EAGLES 11/26 Stow-Munroe Falls ...... Away 11/30 Olmsted Falls...... Home 11/22 Avon...... Away 11/30 Elyria...... Away 12/04 Elyria Catholic...... Away 11/30 North Ridgeville ...... Away 12/04 Mentor...... Away 12/06 North Ridgeville ...... Home 12/04 Amherst...... Away 12/07 Brunswick ...... Home 12/11 Rocky River ...... Home 12/07 Olmsted Falls...... Home 12/11 Twinsburg...... Home 12/14 Bay...... Away 12/14 Mayfield ...... Away 12/16 Clearview ...... Home 12/11 Brecksville...... Away 12/18 Valley Forge...... Home 12/18 Vermilion...... Home 12/14 Fairview...... Home 12/21 Wadsworth ...... Away 12/28 North Olmsted ...... Away 12/18 Westlake ...... Away 12/30 Magnificat ...... Away 12/30 Firelands ...... Away 12/21 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 1/04 North Royalton...... Away 1/04 Columbia...... Home 12/28 Midview...... Home 1/08 East Technical ...... Home 1/08 Lakewood...... Home 1/04 Bay...... Home 1/11 Strongsville...... Away 1/11 Avon...... Home 1/08 Avon Lake ...... Home 1/13 SVSM ...... Home 1/13 Elyria...... Home 1/11 Amherst...... Home 1/18 Elyria ...... Home 1/15 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 1/18 Olmsted Falls...... Away 1/20 Perry ...... Home 1/17 North Ridgeville ...... Away 1/22 Gilmour ...... Away 1/25 Brunswick ...... Away 1/22 Elyria Catholic ...... Home 1/27 Elyria Catholic...... Away 1/25 Rocky River ...... Away 1/25 Brecksville...... Home 2/01 Mayfield ...... Home 1/29 Bay...... Home 2/01 Westlake ...... Home 2/05 Garfield Hts...... Away 2/01 Vermilion ...... Away 2/05 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 2/08 North Royalton ...... Home 2/05 Lakewood...... Away 2/08 Rocky River ...... Away 2/10 Canton Timken ...... Home 2/08 Avon Lake ...... Home 2/12 Avon Lake ...... Away 2/12 Strongsville ...... Home 2/12 Avon...... Away 2/15 Brookside ...... Home Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 17 NORTH RIDGEVILLE LADY RANGERS OBERLIN LADY PHOENIX OLMSTED FALLS LADY BULLDOGS 11/22 Wellington ...... Home 11/30 Black River...... Away 11/27 Strongsville...... Home 11/30 North Olmsted ...... Home 12/04 Wellington ...... Home 11/30 Midview ...... Home 12/04 Avon...... Home 12/07 Keystone ...... Away 12/04 Westlake ...... Away 12/06 Midview...... Away 12/11 Lutheran West ...... Home 12/07 North Olmsted ...... Away 12/09 Olmsted Falls...... Away 12/14 St. Martin de Porres...... Away 12/09 North Ridgeville ...... Home 12/11 Lakewood...... Home 12/18 Columbia...... Home 12/14 Brecksville...... Away 12/14 Elyria Catholic...... Away 12/21 Brooklyn...... Away 12/18 Amherst...... Away 12/18 Rocky River ...... Home 12/28 Lake Ridge ...... Home 12/21 North Ridgeville ...... Away 12/28 Clearview ...... Away 1/04 Fairview...... Away 12/27 Bear Holiday Trnmnt...... Away 1/04 Avon Lake ...... Away 1/08 Clearview ...... Away 12/28 Bear Holiday Trnmnt...... Away 1/06 Firelands ...... Home 1/04 Rocky River ...... Home 1/08 Bay...... Away 1/13 Christian Community...... Home 1/08 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 1/11 Vermilion ...... Home 1/15 Buckeye ...... Away 1/11 Vermilion ...... Away 1/13 Valley Forge...... Home 1/18 Open Door...... Home 1/13 Vermilion ...... Home 1/15 Elyria...... Away 1/22 Brookside ...... Home 1/18 North Olmsted ...... Home 1/17 Midview...... Home 1/25 Lutheran West ...... Away 1/22 Elyria...... Away 1/22 Avon...... Away 1/27 Firelands ...... Home 1/27 Bay...... Away 1/25 Lakewood...... Away 1/29 Columbia...... Away 1/29 Brecksville...... Away 1/29 Elyria Catholic...... Home 2/01 Brooklyn...... Home 2/01 Amherst...... Home 2/01 Rocky River ...... Away 2/03 Christian Community ...... Away 2/05 Avon Lake ...... Away 2/05 Bay ...... Home 2/05 Fairview...... Home 2/08 Avon...... Away 2/12 Vermilion ...... Away 2/08 Clearview ...... Home 2/12 Berea-Midpark ...... Away

OPEN DOOR LADY PATRIOTS ROCKY RIVER LADY PIRATES STRONGSVILLE LADY MUSTANGS 11/22 Christian Community ...... Home 11/22 Westlake ...... Away 11/22 Highland...... Away 11/26 Andrews Osborne ...... Away 11/26 Fairview...... Away 11/27 Olmsted Falls...... Away 12/03 Ashland Christian ...... Away 12/04 Vermilion ...... Home 12/04 Brush ...... Away 12/06 Kingsway...... Away 12/06 Bay...... Away 12/07 Mayfield ...... Away 12/09 NE Ohio Prep...... Home 12/11 Midview...... Away 12/11 Stow-Munroe ...... Home 12/12 Fuchs Mizrachi ...... Away 12/14 Avon...... Home 12/14 Elyria...... Away 12/14 Monclova Christian ...... Away 12/18 North Ridgeville ...... Away 12/18 Twinsburg...... Home 12/19 Open Door Xmas Trnmnt.....Home 1/02 Magnificat ...... Home 12/21 Valley Forge...... Away 12/21 Open Door Xmas Trnmnt.....Home 1/04 Olmsted Falls...... Home 12/28 Brecksville ...... Home 1/07 Heritage Christian...... Away 1/08 Elyria Catholic...... Home 1/04 Brunswick ...... Away 1/09 Lutheran East ...... Home 1/08 Cloverleaf ...... Home 1/13 Columbia...... Away 1/11 Lakewood...... Home 1/11 Medina ...... Home 1/16 Heritage Christian...... Home 1/15 Holy Name...... Home 1/18 North Royalton...... Home 1/18 Oberlin ...... Away 1/17 Bay...... Home 1/22 Barberton ...... Home 1/21 Cleveland Heritage ...... Home 1/22 Vermilion ...... Away 1/25 Mayfield ...... Home 1/23 Kidron C.C...... Away 1/25 Midview...... Home 1/29 Padua...... Home 1/25 Ashland Christian ...... Home 1/29 Avon...... Away 2/01 Elyria ...... Home 1/28 Western Reserve ...... Away 2/01 North Ridgeville ...... Home 2/04 North Royalton...... Away 1/30 Kingsway...... Home 2/05 Elyria Catholic...... Away 2/05 Parma...... Away 2/03 Fuchs Mizrachi ...... Home 2/08 North Olmsted ...... Home 2/08 Brunswick ...... Home 2/07 Christian Community ...... Away 2/10 Lake Catholic...... Home 2/12 Medina ...... Away 2/11 Our Lady of the Elms...... Away 2/12 Lakewood...... Away 2/15 Holy Name...... Away Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com 18 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine VERMILION LADY SAILORS WELLINGTON LADY DUKES WESTLAKE LADY DEMONS 11/22 Firelands ...... Away 11/22 North Ridgeville ...... Away 11/22 Rocky River ...... Home 11/26 Edison ...... Home 11/30 Lutheran West ...... Home 11/27 Bay...... Away 12/04 Rocky River ...... Away 12/02 Norwayne...... Away 11/29 Avon...... Home 12/06 Elyria Catholic...... Home 12/04 Oberlin ...... Away 12/04 Olmsted Falls...... Away 12/11 Bay...... Home 12/07 Amherst...... Home 12/14 Lakewood...... Away 12/11 Keystone ...... Home 12/11 Avon Lake ...... Away 12/18 Midview...... Away 12/16 Northwestern...... Away 12/14 Berea-Midpark ...... Home 12/23 Brookside ...... Home 12/18 Buckeye ...... Home 12/18 North Olmsted ...... Away 12/30 Wellington ...... Home 12/21 Black River...... Away 12/21 Brecksville...... Home 1/02 Clearview ...... Home 12/30 Vermilion ...... Away 12/23 Fight or Flight Inv...... Away 1/08 Avon ...... Home 1/04 Firelands ...... Away 12/30 Hudson...... Away 1/11 North Ridgeville ...... Home 1/08 Brookside ...... Away 1/04 Lakewood...... Home 1/13 Olmsted Falls...... Away 1/11 Clearview ...... Away 1/08 Highland...... Home 1/17 Elyria Catholic...... Away 1/15 Columbia ...... Home 1/11 Olmsted Falls...... Home 1/22 Rocky River ...... Home 1/18 New London ...... Home 1/18 Amherst...... Away 1/25 Bay...... Away 1/22 North Royalton...... Away 1/29 Lakewood...... Home 1/22 Fairview ...... Away 1/25 Avon Lake ...... Home 2/01 Midview...... Home 1/25 Keystone ...... Away 1/29 Berea-Midpark ...... Away 2/05 Avon...... Away 2/01 Black River...... Home 2/01 North Olmsted ...... Home 2/08 New London ...... Home 2/05 Firelands ...... Home 2/05 Brecksville...... Away 2/10 Columbia...... Away 2/08 Brookside ...... Home 2/08 Fairless...... Away 2/12 North Ridgeville ...... Away 2/15 Western Reserve ...... Home 2/15 Chippewa ...... Home Bold games broadcast on AM930 / WEOL.com

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“We’re going to have play- ers around us that are self- less, that are accountable and that have a blind trust in the group. Once we establish that culture, once we establish that foundation, and it’s from ownership on down, then we will be able to start crafting our identity. “Our identity will be one of a tough-minded, physical, defense-first group that is smart in all aspects of the game on both sides of the floor. Our guys will feel it, they will breathe it, they will touch it and they will see it from myself and my staff on a daily basis. I say daily, David Richard/CT because this is a process. I year-old is not only saying all sive end. Ask Brown about defense can’t wait to get started.” the right things, he’s going Scott might have had a and his answers go on and Those were among the first out on the floor and doing his plan and philosophy, but it on, the excitement in his words uttered by Mike best to carry out Brown’s wasn’t readily apparent. One voice building as he talks Brown at an April 24 press wishes. night Cavs guards went about concepts like “show- conference to announce he “That’s so important,” under screens, the next night ing,” “tagging” and “having had been rehired as Cavaliers Brown said. “When other they went over. One night the five guys on a string.” coach. guys see him doing it, when big men popped out to help, His practice sessions can They’ve been repeated, in they see him buying in, it the next they retreated to pro- be even longer. Early in the one form or another, dozens sends a message.” tect the basket. preseason, media members of times since — and not Brown’s message, mean- Add in that guards Irving were kept waiting for four just by Brown. while, is crystal clear, even to and Dion Waiters sometimes hours as Brown held a prac- From Anderson Varejao to an All-Star like Irving: If you looked like bullfighters wav- tice, stopped it for lengthy Tristan Thompson to Alonzo want to play, you had better ing a cape as their man drove explanations and then held Gee to even jaded members play “D.” past them — plus the fact an even longer film session. of the media, everyone, it “We have enough talent to Cleveland’s scatterbrained “I loved every minute of seems, is buying into score baskets,” Irving said. rotations often left the oppo- it,” Irving said. “Every six Brown’s defense-first mantra. “We just have to get stops.” nent’s best shooters wide hours of it. It’s more of a The most vocal proponent That’s something the Cavs open — and the Cavs were mental push, a mental barrier has been Cavs point guard didn’t do often enough under the worst defensive team in you have to get through. He’s Kyrie Irving, who didn’t play former coach Byron Scott, the league last season. our coach and we’re the play- a lot of it over his first two who talked a fantastic game That will change. ers.” seasons in the NBA. but didn’t coach a very good Actually, it’s already Brown’s concepts aren’t More impressive, the 21- one, especially on the defen- changed. See CAVS on page 24 22 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine 23 only coach in NBA history Waiters and the addition of mates. The most important CAVS with a minimum of five Andrew Bynum and Jarrett thing is we have to win from page 22 years experience to hold that Jack, his assist average games and make the playoffs. distinction. should jump considerably “When I said that com- revolutionary, but they are But even more impressive from the 5.9 he averaged in ment, I meant it,” he added. strict, consistent and well than his 314-167 lifetime 2012-13. “But I can’t do it without my thought out. They’ve also record (.652) in the regular “I have a goal of averaging teammates.” been successful. season, the man who led the in the seven to nine range,” In the end, Brown’s defen- Guards always fight over Cavs to the 2007 NBA Finals he said. “I have a lot of con- sive emphasis and desire to the top of screens. Big men seems much more comfort- fidence in my teammates that win are totally intertwined “show” to slow down the able, confident and open as we can get easy buckets and with Irving’s quest to be the opposing guard or make him he begins his second stint in guys can make plays for me. best and also to win. The take a little wider route, Cleveland. “We’ve got talent on this Cavs can’t win consistently which gives Cleveland’s Beyond that, Brown is team. My assists should go without playing defense, perimeter defenders time to secure enough to know his up enough. I’m pretty sure while Irving can’t be the best recover. Cavs big men then strengths and weakness. He’s I’ll take care of that depart- without consistent winning. hustle back to their man, not the greatest offensive ment.” “We definitely have the knowing a third defender has mind in the world, but he’s Irving’s bigger goal, as he pieces this year, whether “opened up” and will be smart enough to trust his bluntly stated on media day young or old or young, old there to help, if needed. assistants — and his players. this year and has repeated on veterans,” Irving said. There is tons more, but all Brown will give his troops several occasions, is “to be “We have a chance to do the principles and theories freedom and even tolerate a the best player in the NBA.” something special,” he come back to one of the most few mistakes at the offensive In the offseason, the 6- added. “Our youth is going basic themes in basketball: end — as long as his guys foot-3, 191-pounder came to to keep us going.” Stop your man. If you can do are busting their backsides at the conclusion that in order Soon after, Irving said that, a lot of double-teams the defensive end. for his name to even be men- something that had to be and weak-side help won’t be Plus, he’s got Irving, who tioned among the best, he music to Brown’s defensive- needed. The defense won’t is so talented with the ball in had to lead the Cavs to a minded ears. always be scrambling, trying his hands he often makes much better record than the “This year, we have the tal- to recover. something out of nothing. 21-45 and 24-58 marks they ent to outscore teams,” he “I like to teach,” Brown “Our movement on offense had in his first two years in said. “But we have a defen- said. “In my opinion, these is such that I’m picking and the league. sive-minded coach and our guys seem eager and willing choosing my spots,” Irving “After the season, I focus is on that end of the to learn. said. “We have enough talent reminded myself that with floor. “Everybody, I believe, to score points. (wanting to be the best) wants to win,” he added. “In “Right now, our focus is on comes a lot of responsibility “If we want to achieve our this league, I believe you the defensive end and getting on myself,” Irving said. “I goals, our focus has to be on have to defend to win.” stops and me holding my can’t do it without my team- that end of the floor.” The 43-year-old Brown man to a limited amount of knows a thing or two about points. The offense will take winning. He led the Cavs to care of itself.” a 272-138 regular-season Irving almost singlehand- record in his five-year stint edly won the Cavs a handful from 2005-10, including 66- of games over his first two and 61-win seasons in his seasons, but there were final two years, and his .663 nights when he scored 30 winning percentage is the points and also gave up that best in franchise history. many, though they were often Brown’s teams have also divided between the oppos- won at least one playoff ing team’s starting point series in every full season he guard and backup. has coached — he spent a This season, Irving’s scor- full season in charge of the ing average will likely be Los Angeles Lakers in 2011- close to the 22.5 points he 12 and was fired early in put up a year ago, but with a 2012-13 — making him the healthy Varejao, an improved David Richard/CT 24 Winter 2013-2014 FORECAST Magazine

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