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CONTENTS WLKR High School Football Broadcast Schedule pg. 2 Sandusky Bay Conference Outlook...... pg. 3 K96 High School Football Broadcast Schedule.... pg. 5 State Football Preview...... pg. 6 Ohio State Football Schedule...... pg. 8 High School Sports Schedules ...... pg. 9 Preview ...... pg. 20 Cleveland Browns Schedule ...... pg. 21 The 70 Year Drought ...... pg. 22

Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 1

What’s New in Area High School Football for 2018 will add Hopewell-Loudon in 2019. Willard will be showing off an updated facility in 2018 as the Flashes have added field turf; along with new field goal posts, yard markers and score- board. Willard will also be highlighting our Nation’s Military in Week 2 during its game against next- door-neighbor, Plymouth. WLKR will be broadcasting the Military Appreciation Night game live with an extended pregame show. A lot of new faces will make their Friday night debuts on the sidelines. Josh Bowman The Norwalk Truckers wel- come new head coach Josh Bowman | Sports Director Todd Fox, formerly of Tiffin – WLKR-FM & AM, WKFM Calvert, where he led the The Sandusky Bay Conference Senecas to several playoff continues to evolve in 2018. In appearances. Norwalk also has a the River Division, Danbury and new-look non-conference Gibsonburg have been added schedule featuring their season while Shelby is gone and will be opener at home against Mans- Vermilion Head Coach Brett Colahan playing an independent sched- field Senior (live on WLKR) and a leader Mike Stoll, who has As far as scheduling quirks go, ule this year. The Whippets will road game at Norwayne. retired after 21 seasons. Steven- the Monroeville Eagles will start then join the central-Ohio Vermilion unfortunately had son previously coached at South the 2018 season in a unique way located MOAC in 2019. The SBC to hire a new head coach after Central and Colonel Crawford. with two straight Saturday night Matt Kobal died unexpectedly The New London Wildcats road games; in week one at San- last November following his first have welcomed new head coach dusky St. Mary’s and week two at season. The Sailors have pro- Kemmes Keys, who will look to Tiffin Calvert. moted former offensive coordi- bring the ‘cats back to their win- WLKR and WKFM are proud to nator Brett Colahan to head ning ways after a few tough support our local coaches, ath- coach. years. Keys was an assistant letes, marching band members In the , coach at a successful Sandusky and those that help make this the Western Reserve Roughriders Blue Streak football program. time of year special in our listen- will be led by head coach Ty ing area. Find complete broad- Stevenson, replacing longtime cast schedules in this edition of The Voice of the Firelands and also at wlkrradio.com and wkfm.com.

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2018 Ohio State Football Preview

By Rob Polinsky Ohio State went 12-2 in 2017 including a five game winning streak to end the campaign. The Buckeyes once again defeated Michigan they won the Big Ten Championship game over Wis- consin and had a bowl victory by dumping USC 24-7. Urban Meyer begins his sev- enth season in Columbus with an overall record at Ohio State of 73- 8. OSU will open the 2018 season by hosting OSU…no, this isn’t the spring Scarlet and Gray game. Ohio State hosts Oregon State on Labor Day weekend Saturday September 1st at noon. The highlight of the nonconfer- ence schedule is a trip to Dallas area where the Buckeyes will play Texas Christian University at the home of the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday September 15th at 8pm. After a week two meeting with Rutgers on September 8th, The Bucks get into the full swing of conference play with a trip to Happy Valley and a tilt with Penn State on September 29th. The fol- lowing Saturday, Ohio State will JK Dobbins host Indiana University on Octo- son on November 24th. The Big points per game. However, a key play calling duties, decided to ber 6, that game will serve as Ten championship game will be cog to that offense, quarterback transfer to LSU. homecoming. November has played Saturday December 1st at JT Barrett, has graduated and it Back at wide receiver this year always been a big month in col- 8pm in Indianapolis. appears his replacement is still up are Parris Campbell and KJ Hill. lege football and OSU has some Kevin Wilson returns as the in the air. Currently Dwayne The Buckeyes should also be great matchups this November. offensive coordinator along with Haskins and Tate Martell are bat- strong in the backfield, returning They include hosting Nebraska seven starters from a year ago. tling to for the starting quarter- JK Dobbins, Mike Weber, and November 3rd, going to MSU on During his first season in Colum- back position. Earlier this year Joe North Ridgeville’s own Demario November 10th, and hosting bus, Wilson’s offense averaged Burrow, who was seen as a possi- McCall at running back. On the Michigan to end the regular sea- over 500 yards per game and 41 ble contender to take over as the line, Michael Jordan and Isaiah Prince are expected to be two of the team’s top offensive leaders. Greg Schiano returns to his seat as the team’s defensive coordina- tor despite nearly leaving for Ten- nessee over the off-season. The Buckeye defense could be one of the team’s biggest question marks with just four starters returning from a year ago. Last season this group allowed 300 yards per game and 19 points per game. The defense has to replace a ton of talent including five starters who were drafted this past spring in the NFL draft. Six of last year’s top ten tacklers are gone. The good news, one of the nation’s top defenders returns in Nick Bosa on the defensive line. The secondary will be young; Jordan Fuller who

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6 Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine OSU From 6 is the leading returning tackler should lead that group. Some of the issues for the defense appear to be that they are very young; they have to replace seven starters. They will have to get good in a hurry with two big road tests in the month of September at Texas Christian and Penn State. If Ohio State survives Septem- ber the schedule gets easier in October. Football fans will want to circle the calendar for Novem- ber 10th. That is the day the Buckeyes make the trip to East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans. That game might just decide who represents the Eastern Division and goes to Indi- anapolis to contend for the Big Ten Championship Trophy. Last November the Buckeyes were upset by the Hawkeyes in Iowa in a 55-24 loss that essen- OSU Marching Band tially cost the program a playoff spot. This year Iowa is off the upset if they want to have a the announcing team of Paul kickoff each game. WLKR will also schedule, but Ohio State will play championship season in 2018. Keels, Jim Lachey, and Matt air the weekly Coach Urban at Purdue on October 20th and All Ohio State football games Andrews. Tune in for the pregame Meyer show and the Buckeye the Buckeyes must avoid that will be heard on 95.3 WLKR with coverage ninety minutes prior to Roundtable program.

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Bellevue Football 8/30 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 9/1 Vermilion...... Home 8/24 Canton CC ...... Away 9/1 Norwalk ...... Away 9/5 Norwalk ...... Away 8/31 ClearFork...... Home 9/4 Lakota...... Home 9/10 Perkins...... Home 9/7 West Homes ...... Home 9/6 Gibsonburg ...... Home 9/12 Sandusky...... Away 9/14 Shelby ...... Home 9/11 St. Mary CC...... Away 9/15 Port Clinton ...... Home 9/21 Toledo Start ...... Away 9/13 New Riegel ...... Home 9/17 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/28 Norwalk ...... Away 9/15 New London ...... Home 9/19 Vermilion ...... Away 10/5 Perkins...... Home 9/18 Old Fort...... Away 9/24 Norwalk...... Home 10/12 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/20 Danbury...... Away 9/26 Perkins ...... Away 10/19 Sandusky...... Away 9/25 St. Joseph CC...... Home 10/1 Sandusky ...... Home 10/26 Clyde...... Home 9/27 Lakota ...... Away 10/4 Oak Harbor...... Away 10/2 Gibsonburg...... Away 10/6 Fremont ...... Away Bellevue 10/4 St. Mary CC ...... Home 10/9 Edison ...... Away 8/20 Margaretta...... Home 10/9 New Riegel...... Away Clyde Girls Soccer 8/21 Galion ...... Home 10/11 Old Fort ...... Home 8/18 Upper Sandusky...... Away 8/23 Fremont ...... Away 10/15 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 8/22 Toledo Start...... Home 8/27 Willard ...... Home Clyde Football 8/27 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 8/28 Sandusky...... Away 8/24 Toledo Start...... Home 9/1 Vermilion...... Home 8/30 Perkins...... Home 8/31 Ashland...... Away 9/5 Norwalk ...... Away 9/4 Edison ...... Away 9/7 Anthony Wayne...... Home 9/10 Perkins...... Home 9/6 Bellevue ...... Away 9/14 Bowsher...... Home 9/15 Port Clinton ...... Home 9/11 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/21 Port Clinton...... Away 9/17 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/13 Clyde ...... Away 9/28 Perkins ...... Away 9/24 Norwalk...... Home 9/18 Norwalk ...... Away 10/5 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 10/1 Sandusky ...... Home 9/20 Sandusky ...... Home 10/12 Sandusky ...... Home 10/4 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/22 T. Springfield ...... Away 10/19 Norwalk ...... Away 10/26 Bellevue ...... Away 10/6 Fremont ...... Away 9/25 Perkins ...... Away 10/8 Edison ...... Away 9/26 Huron...... Away Clyde Volleyball 10/11 Mansfield...... Away 10/1 Monroeville...... Home 8/18 Margaretta ...... Away Columbian Football 10/4 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 8/21 Old Fort...... Away 10/6 Madison (3Way) ...... Away 8/23 Edison...... Home 8/24 Elida...... Home 10/9 Clyde...... Home 8/25 Madison/Oak Harbor (3 way) ..Home 8/31 Anthony Wayne ...... Away 10/11 Norwalk...... Home 8/28 Perkins ...... Away 9/7 Ashland ...... Home 8/30 Norwalk...... Home Calvert Football 9/14 Toledo Start ...... Away 9/6 Sandusky ...... Home 9/21 Vermilion...... Home 8/25 Monroeville...... Home 9/10 Fremont...... Home 9/28 Sandusky ...... Home 8/31 Danville ...... Home 9/13 Bellevue...... Home 10/5 Clyde ...... Away 9/18 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 9/7 St.Paul ...... Away 10/12 Bellevue ...... Away 9/14 Gibsonburg...... Away 9/20 Perkins...... Home 9/22 Springfield ...... Away 10/19 Perkins ...... Away 9/22 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 9/25 Norwalk ...... Away 10/26 Norwalk ...... Home 9/28 Margaretta ...... Away 9/29 Vermilion ...... Away Columbian Volleyball 10/5 Danbury...... Away 10/2 Sandusky...... Away 8/18 Hopewell-Loudon (Tri)...... Home 10/13 St. Mary CC...... Away 10/4 Huron...... Away 8/20 Fremont...... Home 10/19 Willard...... Away 10/9 Bellevue ...... Away 8/25 Upper Sandusky ...... Home 10/26 Lakota ...... Away 10/11 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 8/28 Norwalk ...... Away Calvert Volleyball Clyde Boys Soccer 8/30 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/4 Sandusky...... Away 8/23 Lake ...... Home 8/18 Upper Sandusky...... Away 9/6 Perkins...... Home 8/25 Seneca East ...... Home 8/21 Old Fort...... Away 9/11 Bellevue ...... Away 8/28 Danbury ...... Home 8/27 Tiffin Columbian...... Away

Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 9 9/15 Fostoria ...... Away Crestview Football Danbury Football 9/18 Clyde...... Home 8/24 Loudonville ...... Home 8/24 Vanlue ...... Away 9/20 Norwalk...... Home 8/31 Hillsdale...... Away 8/31 South Central...... Home 9/22 Bowsher (Quad) ...... Away 9/7 Carey...... Home 9/7 Hardin Northern...... Home 9/25 Liberty-Benton ...... Home 9/14 Western Reserve ...... Home 9/14 Margaretta ...... Away 9/27 Sandusky ...... Home 9/21 Mapleton...... Home 9/21 Gibsonburg ...... Home 9/29 Findlay...... Home 9/29 St. Paul ...... Away 9/28 St. Joseph CC...... Home 10/2 Perkins ...... Away 10/5 Monroeville ...... Away 10/5 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 10/4 Bellevue...... Home 10/12 New London...... Away 10/12 Willard ...... Home 10/11 Clyde ...... Away 10/19 South Central...... Home 10/19 Lakota...... Home 10/15 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 10/26 Plymouth ...... Away 10/26 St Mary CC ...... Home Columbian Boys Soccer Crestview Volleyball Danbury Volleyball 8/23 Cory-Rawson ...... Home 8/18 Buckeye Central...... Home 8/18 Arcadia...... Away 8/27 Clyde...... Home 8/21 Mapleton...... Home 8/23 Northwood...... Home 8/29 Norwalk ...... Away 8/23 Ashland...... Away 8/25 Port Clinton ...... Home 8/30 Van Buren ...... Home 8/28 Plymouth...... Home 8/28 Tiffin Calvert...... Away 9/5 Perkins...... Home 8/30 St. Paul ...... Away 8/30 St. Mary CC ...... Home 9/6 Old Fort ...... Home 9/1 Cardington...... Away 9/4 Gibsonburg...... Away 9/10 Sandusky ...... Home 9/4 Lucas ...... Away 9/6 Lakota ...... Away 9/12 Vermilion ...... Away 9/6 Western Reserve...... Away 9/11 Old Fort ...... Home 9/13 Fremont ...... Away 9/11 South Central...... Home 9/13 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 9/17 Clyde ...... Away 9/13 Monroeville ...... Away 9/15 MBK Invitational...... Away 9/19 Norwalk...... Home 9/15 Shelby ...... Home 9/18 New Riegel ...... Home 9/24 Perkins ...... Away 9/18 New London...... Away 9/20 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 9/26 Sandusky...... Away 9/20 Mapleton ...... Away 9/25 St. Mary CC...... Away 10/1 Vermilion...... Home 9/25 Plymouth ...... Away 9/27 Gibsonburg ...... Home 10/2 Ada ...... Away 9/27 St. Paul...... Home 10/2 Lakota...... Home 10/9 Upper Sandusky...... Away 10/2 Western Reserve ...... Home 10/4 Old Fort...... Away Columbian Girls Soccer 10/4 South Central ...... Away 10/8 Open Door ...... Home 10/6 Northmor ...... Home 8/18 Galion...... Away 10/9 St. Joseph CC...... Home 10/9 Monroeville...... Home 8/21 Mansfield Senior...... Away 10/11 New Riegel ...... Home 10/11 New London ...... Home 8/22 Willard ...... Home Edison Football Crestview Girls Soccer 8/27 Clyde...... Home 8/24 Firelands ...... Away 8/29 Norwalk...... Home 8/2 Perkins ...... Away 8/31 Wynford...... Home 8/30 Upper Sandusky...... Away 8/18 Triway ...... Home 9/7 Western Reserve ...... Home 9/1 Cory-Rawson ...... Home 8/21 Hillsdale ...... Home 9/14 Norwalk ...... Away 9/4 Ontario ...... Home 8/23 Mansfield Christian...... Home 9/21 Woodward ...... Away 9/5 Perkins...... Home 8/27 St. Peter’s ...... Home 9/28 Port Clinton ...... Home 9/8 Fremont...... Home 9/8 Edison...... Home 10/5 Shelby...... Away 9/10 Sandusky ...... Home 9/13 Loudonville ...... Home 10/12 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/11 Ontario...... Away 9/19 Mapleton ...... Away 10/19 Vermilion...... Home 9/15 Bluffton ...... Home 9/22 Port Clinton...... Away 10/26 Huron ...... Home 9/17 Clyde ...... Away 9/25 Central Christian...... Away 9/19 Norwalk ...... Away 9/27 Huron ...... Home Edison Volleyball 9/24 Perkins ...... Away 9/29 Allen East ...... Away 8/21 Norwalk...... Home 9/26 Sandusky...... Away 10/1 MBC Conference ...... Home 8/23 Clyde ...... Away 10/3 Willard...... Away 10/4 MBC Conference...... Away 8/25 Mohawk ...... Away 10/4 Edison ...... Away 10/6 MBC Conference...... Away 8/28 Margaretta...... Home

10 Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 8/30 Vermilion ...... Away 9/4 Clearview...... Home 9/15 MBK Invite...... Away 9/4 Bellevue...... Home 9/6 Keystone...... Home 9/20 Findlay...... Home 9/6 Huron ...... Home 9/8 Kenston...... Away 9/22 Sylvania Northview...... Away 9/11 Port Clinton...... Away 9/10 Vermilion ...... Away 9/24 Green...... Away 9/13 Willard ...... Home 9/11 Buckeye...... Away 9/27 Notre Dame Academy...... Home 9/17 St. Mary CC...... Away 9/13 Wellington ...... Away 9/29 Ashland ...... Home 9/18 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/17 Black River ...... Home 10/3 Perkins...... Home 9/20 Margaretta ...... Away 9/18 Brookside ...... Home 10/4 Clay ...... Away 9/25 Vermilion...... Home 9/25 Fairview...... Home 10/6 Old Fort...... Away 9/29 Crestview Invite ...... Away 9/27 Luthern West ...... Away 10/8 Sandusky ...... Home 10/2 Huron...... Away 10/2 Keystone ...... Away 10/11 Toledo CC...... Home 10/4 Port Clinton ...... Home 10/4 Buckeye ...... Home Fremont Ross Boys Soccer 10/9 Willard...... Away 10/8 Wellington...... Home 10/11 Oak Harbor...... Away 10/9 Black River...... Away 8/20 Perkins ...... Away 10/13 St Paul...... Home 8/22 Port Clinton ...... Home Firelands Boys Soccer 8/28 Lima...... Home Edison Boys Soccer 8/17 Vermilion...... Home 9/4 Toledo CC ...... Away 8/18 Genoa ...... Home 9/1 Sandusky ...... Home 9/6 Toledo Start ...... Away 8/21 Upper Sandusky...... Away 9/12 Brookside...... Away 9/11 Whitmer ...... Home 8/23 Vermilion ...... Away 9/15 Columbia...... Home 9/13 Tiffin Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 8/27 Huron ...... Home 9/22 Brooklyn...... Home 9/18 St. John’s Jesuit ...... Away 8/29 Willard ...... Home 10/1 Rocky River ...... Home 9/25 Clay...... Home 9/5 Port Clinton...... Away 10/3 Lutheran West ...... Away 9/27 St. Peter’s ...... Home 9/8 Woodmore ...... Away 10/6 Trinity...... Away 10/2 Findlay...... Home 9/10 Old Fort...... Away 10/8 Huron...... Away 10/4 Old Fort ...... Home 9/13 Oak Harbor ...... Home 10/8 Lexington...... Away 10/6 Clyde ...... Home 9/17 Huron...... Away 10/13 Wellington ...... Away 10/11 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/19 Willard...... Away Firelands Girls Soccer 10/13 Sandusky...... Away 9/26 Old Fort ...... Home Fremont Ross Girls Soccer 9/29 Port Clinton ...... Home 8/7 Sandusky ...... Home 10/1 Oak Harbor...... Away 8/21 Mapleton ...... Away 8/20 Perkins ...... Away 10/6 Riverdale...... Away 8/29 Fairview ...... Away 8/22 Port Clinton ...... Home 10/9 Clyde...... Home 9/5 Keystone ...... Away 8/27 Toledo Start...... Home 9/8 Vermilion...... Home 8/29 Lima ...... Away Edison Girls Soccer 9/12 Brookside...... Away 9/5 Toledo CC...... Home 8/20 St. Peter ...... Home 9/15 Columbia ...... Away 9/8 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 8/23 Upper Sandusky ...... Home 9/17 Lexington ...... Home 9/10 Marion Harding...... Home 8/27 Huron ...... Home 9/19 Wellington...... Home 9/12 Whitmer...... Away 8/29 Vermilion ...... Away 9/22 Brooklyn...... Home 9/19 Notre Dame Academy...... Home 9/5 Port Clinton...... Away 9/24 TBA (H)...... Home 9/24 Rossford...... Home 9/8 Crestview ...... Away 9/26 Buckeye ...... Home 10/3 Findlay Trojans...... Away 9/10 Norwalk...... Home 10/1 Huron...... Away 10/6 Clyde...... Home 9/12 Oak Harbor ...... Home 10/3 Lutheran ...... Away 10/8 Bowling Green...... Away 9/17 Huron...... Away 10/8 Oak Harbor...... Away 10/10 St. Ursla ...... Home 9/19 Vermilion...... Home 10/10 Oberlin Senior ...... Home 10/13 Sandusky...... Away 9/24 Keystone ...... Away 10/13 Midview...... Home Gibsonburg Football 9/27 Elyria Catholic ...... Home Fremont Ross Football 9/29 Port Clinton ...... Home 8/24 Elmwood ...... Home 10/1 Oak Harbor...... Away 8/24 Springfield ...... Away 8/31 Woodmore ...... Away 10/4 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 8/31 Sylvania Southview ...... Home 9/7 Mohawk ...... Away 10/8 Clyde...... Home 9/7 Sandusky...... Away 9/14 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 9/14 Findlay Trojans ...... Home 9/21 Danbury...... Away Firelands Football 9/21 St. John’s Jesuit...... Home 9/28 Lakota...... Home 8/24 Edison...... Home 9/28 Lima...... Home 10/6 St. Mary CC...... Away 8/31 New London ...... Home 10/5 Toledo CC ...... Away 10/12 Margaretta...... Home 9/7 Vermilion ...... Away 10/12 Whitmer ...... Home 10/19 St. Joseph CC...... Home 9/14 Ashland...... Away 10/19 Oregon Clay...... Away 10/26 Willard ...... Home 9/21 Fairview...... Home 10/26 St. Francis De Sales...... Away Gibsonburg Volleyball 9/28 Brookside...... Away Fremont Ross Volleyball 10/5 Wellington...... Home 8/18 Lake ...... Home 10/12 Buckeye ...... Home 8/20 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 8/20 Woodmore...... Home 10/19 Black River...... Away 8/23 Bellevue...... Home 8/21 Elmwood ...... Home 10/26 Keystone ...... Away 8/27 Lake (Millbury) ...... Home 8/27 Hopewell-Loudon ...... Home 8/30 Lima ...... Away 8/28 Lakota...... Home Firelands Volleyball 9/6 St Ursula ...... Home 9/1 Fostoria ...... Away 8/23 Columbia ...... Away 9/8 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/4 Danbury ...... Home 8/28 Oberlin Senior ...... Home 9/10 Clyde ...... Away 9/6 Tiffin Calvert...... Away 8/30 Brooklyn ...... Away 9/13 Whitmer...... Away 9/10 Swanton...... Away

Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 11 9/13 St. Mary CC ...... Home 9/24 Oak Harbor ...... Home 10/11 St. Mary CC...... Away 9/20 Lakota ...... Away 9/27 Willard...... Away 10/13 Northwood...... Home 9/25 Old Fort ...... Home 10/1 Old Fort...... Away Mapleton Football 10/2 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 10/6 Norwalk ...... Away 8/24 Hillsdale ...... Home 10/9 St. Mary CC...... Away 10/8 Firelands...... Home 8/31 Wellington...... Home 10/11 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 10/11 Bowling Green...... Away 9/7 Rittman ...... Away Huron Football Huron Girls Soccer 9/14 Monroeville...... Home 9/21 Crestview ...... Away 8/24 Perkins...... Home 8/17 Perkins...... Home 9/28 South Central ...... Away 8/31 Sandusky...... Away 8/21 Mansfield...... Away 8/25 Genoa...... Away 10/5 St. Paul ...... Away 9/7 Roger Bacon...... Home 10/12 Plymouth...... Home 9/14 Southeast ...... Away 8/27 Edison ...... Away 8/29 Port Clinton...... Away 10/19 New London...... Away 9/21 Scott...... Home 9/5 Oak Harbor...... Away 10/26 Western Reserve ...... Home 9/28 Shelby...... Away 9/12 Vermilion...... Home Margaretta Football 10/5 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/17 Edison...... Home 8/24 Seneca East ...... Home 10/12 Vermilion...... Home 9/20 Port Clinton ...... Home 8/31 Western Reserve...... Away 10/19 Port Clinton...... Away 9/22 Sandusky ...... Home 9/7 Monroeville ...... Away 10/26 Edison...... Home 9/24 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/14 Danbury ...... Home 9/27 Crestview ...... Away Huron Volleyball 10/1 Firelands...... Home 9/21 Willard ...... Home 8/25 Findlay Trojans ...... Home 10/9 Mapleton ...... Away 9/28 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 10/5 Lakota ...... Away 8/28 Oak Harbor ...... Home 10/11 Loudonville ...... Home 10/12 Gibsonburg...... Away 8/30 Margaretta ...... Away Lakota Football 10/19 St. Mary CC ...... Home 9/4 Port Clinton ...... Home 8/24 Mohawk...... Home 10/26 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 9/6 Edison ...... Away 8/31 Elmwood...... Away Margaretta Volleyball 9/10 Perkins ...... Away 9/7 Ridgemont...... Away 9/13 Vermilion...... Home 9/14 Willard ...... Home 8/18 New Riegel ...... Home 9/18 Willard ...... Home 9/21 St Mary CC...... Away 8/20 Bellevue ...... Away 9/20 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/28 Gibsonburg...... Away 8/25 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 9/25 Margaretta...... Home 10/5 Margaretta...... Home 8/28 Edison ...... Away 8/30 Huron ...... Home 9/26 Bellevue...... Home 10/12 St Joseph CC...... Home 9/1 Clearview ...... Away 9/27 Port Clinton...... Away 10/19 Danbury...... Away 10/26 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 9/4 Willard...... Away 9/29 Independence...... Home 9/6 Vermilion...... Home 10/2 Edison...... Home Lakota Volleyball 9/8 Perkins ...... Away 10/4 Clyde...... Home 8/21 VanBuren ...... Away 9/11 Oak Harbor...... Away 10/6 Padua Franciscan ...... Home 8/23 Woodmore ...... Away 9/15 Eastwood...... Home 10/9 Vermilion ...... Away 8/25 Vanlue...... Home 9/18 Port Clinton...... Away 10/11 Willard...... Away 8/28 Gibsonburg...... Away 9/20 Edison...... Home 10/13 Bishop Hartley ...... Home 8/30 New Riegel ...... Home 9/22 Plymouth...... Home 9/1 Arcadia ...... Home 9/25 Huron...... Away Huron Boys Soccer 9/4 Tiffin Calvert...... Away Monroeville Football 8/17 Perkins...... Home 9/6 Danbury ...... Home 8/20 Sandusky ...... Home 9/11 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 8/25 Tiffin Calvert...... Away 8/22 Brookside ...... Home 9/13 Old Fort...... Away 9/1 St. Mary CC...... Away 9/7 Margaretta...... Home 8/27 Edison ...... Away 9/18 St. Mary CC ...... Home 9/20 Gibsonburg ...... Home 9/14 Mapleton ...... Away 8/29 Port Clinton...... Away 9/25 New Riegel...... Away 9/21 South Central...... Home 9/5 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/27 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 9/28 New London...... Away 9/10 Willard ...... Home 9/29 HS VB Elmwood...... Home 10/5 Crestview...... Home 9/12 Old Fort ...... Home 10/2 Danbury...... Away 10/12 Western Reserve ...... Home 9/17 Edison...... Home 10/4 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 10/19 Plymouth ...... Away 9/20 Port Clinton ...... Home 10/9 Old Fort ...... Home 10/26 St. Paul...... Home

12 Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine Monroeville Volleyball 10/11 Crestview ...... Away 8/27 Sandusky...... Away 8/21 South Central ...... Away New Riegel Volleyball 8/29 Tiffin ...... Home 8/23 Lexington...... Away 9/5 Clyde...... Home 8/25 Carey...... Home 8/18 Margaretta ...... Away 9/10 Vermilion...... Home 8/28 St. Paul ...... Away 8/23 Arcadia...... Away 9/12 Perkins ...... Away 8/30 New London ...... Home 8/27 Carey...... Home 9/17 Sandusky ...... Home 8/28 St. Joseph CC...... Home 9/1 Vermilion...... Home 9/19 Tiffin...... Away 9/6 Mapleton ...... Away 8/30 Lakota ...... Away 9/24 Clyde ...... Away 9/11 Plymouth ...... Away 9/4 Old Fort ...... Home 9/29 Brookside...... Away 9/13 Crestview...... Home 9/10 Seneca East ...... Home 10/1 Perkins...... Home 9/15 Buckeye Central...... Home 9/11 Gibsonburg ...... Home 10/6 Huron ...... Home 9/18 Western Reserve...... Away 9/13 Tiffin Calvert...... Away 9/20 South Central...... Home 10/9 Ashland...... Away 9/18 Danbury...... Away 9/25 St. Paul...... Home Norwalk Girls Soccer 9/27 New London...... Away 9/25 Lakota...... Home 9/29 Mohawk ...... Away 10/1 Gibsonburg...... Away 8/18 Oak Harbor ...... Home 10/1 Bellevue ...... Away 10/2 St. Mary CC ...... Home 8/20 Port Clinton...... Away 10/4 Plymouth...... Home 10/4 Hopewell-Loudon ...... Home 8/22 Highland ...... Away 10/9 Crestview ...... Away 10/8 Mohawk ...... Away 8/27 Sandusky...... Away 10/11 Western Reserve ...... Home 10/9 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 8/29 Tiffin...... Away 10/13 Shelby...... Away 10/11 Danbury ...... Home 9/5 Clyde...... Home 9/10 Edison ...... Away New London Football Norwalk Football 9/12 Perkins ...... Away 8/24 Luthern West...... Home 8/24 Mansfield Senior ...... Home 9/15 Garfield Heights...... Home 8/31 Firelands ...... Away 8/31 Norwayne ...... Away 9/17 Sandusky ...... Home 9/7 Wellington ...... Away 9/19 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/7 Port Clinton...... Away 9/15 St. Paul ...... Away 9/24 Clyde ...... Away 9/14 Edison...... Home 9/21 Western Reserve ...... Home 9/29 Brookside...... Away 9/28 Monroeville...... Home 9/21 Shelby ...... Home 10/4 Vermilion...... Home 10/5 Plymouth ...... Away 9/28 Bellevue...... Home 10/9 Mansfield ...... Home 10/12 Crestview...... Home 10/5 Sandusky...... Away Oak Harbor Football 10/19 Mapleton...... Home 10/12 Perkins...... Home 10/26 South Central ...... Away 10/19 Clyde...... Home 8/24 Fostoria...... Home 8/31 Genoa...... Away New London Volleyball 10/26 Tiffin...... Away 9/7 Woodmore...... Home 8/20 Lucas...... Home Norwalk Volleyball 9/14 Woodward ...... Home 8/21 Western Reserve ...... Home 8/21 Edison ...... Away 9/21 Perkins ...... Away 8/23 Black River...... Away 8/28 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/28 Vermilion ...... Away 8/28 South Central ...... Away 8/30 Clyde ...... Away 10/5 Huron ...... Home 8/30 Monroeville ...... Away 9/1 Calvert ...... Home 10/12 Edison ...... Away 10/19 Shelby...... Away 9/6 St. Paul...... Home 9/4 Perkins ...... Away 10/26 Port Clinton...... Away 9/10 St. Mary CC...... Away 9/8 Olentangy ...... Away 9/11 Mapleton...... Home 9/13 Sandusky ...... Home Oak Harbor Volleyball 9/13 Plymouth ...... Away 9/15 St. Ursula ...... Home 8/18 Genoa ...... Away 9/15 Tiffin Calvert (Tri) ...... Away 9/18 Bellevue...... Home 8/21 Toledo CC...... Home 9/18 Crestview...... Home 9/20 Tiffin...... Away 8/23 Rossford...... Home 9/20 Western Reserve...... Away 9/25 Clyde...... Home 8/25 Clyde (Tri)...... Away 9/22 Wynford ...... Away 9/27 Perkins...... Home 8/28 Huron...... Away 9/24 Wellington...... Home 9/29 Perryburg...... Away 8/30 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/4 Vermilion ...... Away 9/25 South Central...... Home 10/9 Sandusky...... Away 9/6 Willard ...... Home 9/27 Monroeville...... Home 10/13 Vermilion ...... Away 9/8 Fremont ...... Away 10/1 Keystone ...... Away Norwalk Boys Soccer 9/13 Port Clinton...... Away 10/2 St. Paul ...... Away 9/15 Woodmore ...... Away 8/21 Madison Comprehensive ....Away 10/4 Mapleton ...... Away 9/18 Edison ...... Away 8/25 Ontario...... Away 10/9 Plymouth...... Home 9/20 Huron ...... Home

Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 13 9/24 Lake (Milbury)...... Away 9/20 St. Mary CC ...... Home 10/11 Ontario...... Away 9/27 Vermilion...... Home 9/25 Gibsonburg...... Away Perkins Boys Soccer 10/2 Willard...... Away 9/27 New Riegel ...... Home 10/4 Margaretta ...... Away 10/2 St Joseph CC ...... Away 8/17 Huron...... Away 10/9 Port Clinton ...... Home 10/4 Danbury ...... Home 8/20 Fremont...... Home 10/11 Edison...... Home 10/6 Fremont...... Home 8/23 Lorain ...... Home 10/9 Lakota ...... Away Oak Harbor Boys Soccer 8/29 Sandusky...... Away 10/11 Tiffin Calvert...... Away 9/5 Tiffin...... Away 8/21 Woodmore...... Home 8/25 VanBuren ...... Away Old Fort Soccer 9/10 Clyde ...... Away 8/27 Willard...... Away 8/21 Clyde...... Home 9/12 Norwalk...... Home 8/29 Old Fort...... Away 8/27 Port Clinton...... Away 9/17 Vermilion ...... Away 9/5 Huron ...... Home 8/29 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/19 Sandusky ...... Home 9/8 Genoa ...... Home 8/30 ADA...... Home 9/20 St Peter’s...... Away 9/10 Port Clinton ...... Home 9/5 Willard ...... Home 9/24 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/13 Edison ...... Away 9/6 Tiffin...... Away 9/26 Clyde...... Home 9/17 Willard ...... Home 9/10 Edison...... Home 10/1 Norwalk ...... Away 9/19 Old Fort ...... Home 9/12 Huron...... Away 10/4 Port Clinton...... Away 9/17 Port Clinton ...... Home 9/22 Lake(Milbury) ...... Home 10/10 Vermilion...... Home 9/24 Huron...... Away 9/19 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/26 Port Clinton...... Away 9/24 Willard...... Away Perkins Girls Soccer 10/1 Edison...... Home 9/26 Edison ...... Away 8/2 Crestview...... Home 9/27 Upper Sandusky ...... Home 10/4 Clyde...... Home 8/17 Huron...... Away 10/11 Fremont...... Home 10/1 Huron ...... Home 10/4 Fremont ...... Away 8/20 Fremont...... Home Oak Harbor Girls Soccer 10/11 Liberty-Benton ...... Home 8/23 Lorain ...... Home 8/18 Norwalk ...... Away Perkins Football 8/21 Lake(Milbury)...... Away 8/25 VanBuren ...... Away 8/31 Mansfield Sr...... Home 8/27 Vermilion ...... Away 9/7 Genoa...... Away 8/30 Wauseon ...... Away 9/14 Vermilion ...... Away 9/5 Huron ...... Home 9/21 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/8 Genoa ...... Home 9/28 Clyde...... Home 9/10 Port Clinton ...... Home 10/5 Bellevue ...... Away 9/12 Edison ...... Away 10/12 Norwalk ...... Away 9/17 Vermilion...... Home 10/19 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/22 Toledo CC ...... Away 10/26 Sandusky ...... Home 9/24 Huron...... Away Perkins Volleyball 9/26 Port Clinton...... Away 10/1 Edison...... Home 8/21 St Mary CC...... Away 10/4 Clyde...... Home 8/23 Willard...... Away 10/8 Firelands...... Home 8/27 Lexington ...... Home 8/28 Clyde...... Home Old Fort Volleyball 9/4 Norwalk...... Home 8/21 Clyde...... Home 9/8 Margaretta...... Home 8/23 Hopewell-Loudon ...... Home 9/10 Huron ...... Home 8/25 Mohawk ...... Away 9/11 Sandusky...... Away 8/28 St. Mary CC...... Away 9/15 Shelby Invite...... Away 8/30 Gibsonburg ...... Home 9/18 Vermilion ...... Away 9/4 New Riegel...... Away 9/20 Clyde ...... Away 9/6 St. Joseph CC...... Home 9/25 Bellevue...... Home 9/11 Danbury...... Away 10/2 Tiffin ...... Home 9/13 Lakota...... Home 10/3 Fremont ...... Away 9/15 Bath...... Away 10/4 Sandusky ...... Home 9/18 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 10/6 Keystone...... Home

14 Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 8/29 Sandusky...... Away 10/12 Shelby ...... Home St Joseph Central Catholic Football 9/5 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 10/19 Huron ...... Home 8/24 Cardinal Stritch...... Home 9/10 Clyde ...... Away Port Clinton Volleyball 9/1 St. Paul ...... Away 9/12 Norwalk...... Home 9/7 Toledo Christian ...... Home 9/15 Toledo Start...... Home 8/21 Sandusky...... Away 8/25 Danbury ...... Home 9/15 St. Mary CC ...... Home 9/17 Lake Ride ...... Away 9/22 Tiffin Calvert...... Away 9/19 Sandusky ...... Home 8/28 Vermilion...... Home 8/30 Willard...... Away 9/28 Danbury...... Away 9/24 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 10/5 Willard ...... Home 9/26 Clyde...... Home 9/4 Huron...... Away 9/11 Edison...... Home 10/12 Lakota ...... Away 10/1 Norwalk ...... Away 10/19 Gibsonburg ...... Home 10/4 Port Clinton ...... Home 9/13 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/15 MBK Invite...... Away 10/26 Margaretta...... Home Plymouth Football 9/18 Margaretta...... Home St Joseph Central Catholic Volleyball 8/24 Cardington...... Away 9/20 Vermilion ...... Away 8/18 Elmwood...... Away 8/31 Willard...... Away 9/25 Willard ...... Home 8/22 Hopewell-Loudon ...... Home 9/7 Buckeye Central...... Home 9/27 Huron ...... Home 8/23 Toledo Christian ...... Home 9/14 South Central ...... Away 10/4 Edison ...... Away 8/25 Margaretta...... Home 9/21 St. Paul...... Home 10/6 Genoa ...... Home 8/28 New Riegel...... Away 9/28 Western Reserve...... Away 10/11 Margaretta ...... Away 8/30 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 10/5 New London ...... Home Port Clinton Boys Soccer 9/1 Fostoria Invite ...... Away 10/12 Mapleton ...... Away 8/20 Rossford...... Home 9/4 St Mary CC...... Away 10/19 Monroeville...... Home 9/6 Old Fort...... Away 10/26 Crestview...... Home 8/22 Fremont ...... Away 8/25 Vermilion ...... Away 9/11 Lakota...... Home Plymouth Volleyball 8/27 Old Fort ...... Home 9/13 Danbury ...... Home 8/20 St Peter ...... Home 8/29 Huron ...... Home 9/18 Gibsonburg ...... Home 8/21 St. Paul...... Home 9/5 Edison...... Home 9/20 New Riegel ...... Home 8/23 Lucas ...... Away 9/10 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/22 Woodmore ...... Away 8/25 Mansfield ...... Home 9/12 Willard...... Away 9/25 Tiffin Calvert...... Away 8/30 Western Reserve...... Away 9/15 Clyde ...... Away 9/27 St. Mary CC ...... Home 9/4 Loudonville ...... Home 9/17 Old Fort...... Away 10/2 Old Fort ...... Home 9/6 South Central...... Home 9/20 Huron...... Away 10/4 Lakota ...... Away 9/10 Black River ...... Home 9/26 Oak Harbor ...... Home 10/9 Danbury...... Away 9/11 Monroeville...... Home 10/1 Willard ...... Home 10/11 Gibsonburg...... Away 9/13 New London ...... Home 10/4 Perkins...... Home Sandusky St Mary CC Football 9/18 Mapleton ...... Away 10/6 Eastwood...... Home 8/25 St Paul...... Home 9/22 Margaretta ...... Away Port Clinton Girls Soccer 9/1 Monroeville...... Home 9/25 Crestview...... Home 9/7 Bucyrus ...... Away 9/27 Western Reserve ...... Home 8/18 Keystone ...... Away 9/15 St. Joseph CC ...... Away 9/29 Hillsdale ...... Home 8/20 Norwalk...... Home 9/21 Lakota...... Home 10/1 Northwestern ...... Away 8/22 Fremont ...... Away 9/28 Willard...... Away 10/2 South Central ...... Away 8/25 Vermilion ...... Away 10/6 Gibsonburg ...... Home 10/4 Monroeville ...... Away 8/29 Huron ...... Home 10/13 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 10/9 New London...... Away 9/5 Edison...... Home 10/19 Margaretta...... Home 10/11 Mapleton...... Home 9/10 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/15 Clyde ...... Away 10/26 Danbury...... Away Port Clinton Football 9/20 Huron...... Away St Paul Football 8/24 Sandusky...... Away 9/22 Crestview...... Home 8/25 St. Mary CC...... Away 8/31 Rossford ...... Away 9/24 Woodmore...... Home 9/1 St. Joseph CC...... Home 9/7 Norwalk...... Home 9/26 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/7 Tiffin Calvert ...... Home 9/15 Coshocton ...... Away 10/1 Vermilion...... Home 9/15 New London ...... Home 9/21 Clyde...... Home 10/4 Perkins...... Home 9/21 Plymouth ...... Away 10/5 Vermilion...... Home 10/8 Rossford ...... Away 9/29 Crestview...... Home

Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 15 10/5 Mapleton...... Home 9/19 Perkins ...... Away 8/21 Carey...... Home 10/12 South Central ...... Away 9/24 Vermilion...... Home 8/23 Ridgedale...... Home 10/19 Western Reserve...... Away 9/26 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 8/25 Tiffin Calvert...... Away 10/26 Monroeville ...... Away 10/1 Clyde ...... Away 8/28 Buckeye Central ...... Away St Paul Volleyball 10/6 Amherst...... Home 8/30 Bucyrus...... Home 8/21 Plymouth ...... Away 10/10 Madison...... Away 9/4 Colonel Crawford ...... Home 8/28 Monroeville...... Home 10/13 Fremont...... Home 9/6 Upper Sandusky...... Away 8/30 Crestview...... Home Sandusky Girls Soccer 9/8 Monroeville...... Home 9/1 Sidney Lehman ...... Away 9/10 New Riegel...... Away 8/7 Amherst ...... Away 9/6 New London...... Away 9/11 Mowhawk ...... Away 9/8 Norwalk ...... Away 8/7 Firelands...... Home 9/13 Wynford...... Home 9/11 Western Reserve ...... Home 8/22 Oberlin...... Away 9/13 Mapleton ...... Away 8/25 Springfield...... Home 9/20 Carey ...... Away 9/18 South Central...... Home 8/27 Norwalk...... Home 9/24 Ridgedale ...... Away 9/20 Plymouth...... Home 8/29 Perkins...... Home 9/25 Buckeye Central...... Home 9/22 Bell Invite ...... Home 9/1 Upper Sandusky ...... Home 9/27 Bucyrus ...... Away 9/25 Monroeville ...... Away 9/8 Lorain ...... Home 10/2 Colonel Crawford...... Away 9/27 Crestview ...... Away 9/10 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 10/4 Upper Sandusky ...... Home 9/17 Norwalk ...... Away 9/29 Convoy Crest ...... Away 10/6 Mohawk...... Home 10/2 New London ...... Home 9/22 Huron...... Away 10/9 Wynford ...... Away 10/3 Findlay ...... Away 9/26 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 10/4 Western Reserve...... Away 9/29 Marion...... Home 10/13 Willard...... Away 10/9 Mapleton...... Home 10/1 Clyde ...... Away Shelby Football 10/11 South Central ...... Away 10/6 Mansfield Senior...... Away 8/23 Madison ...... Home 10/13 Fremont...... Home Sandusky Football 8/31 Lexington...... Away 8/24 Port Clinton ...... Home Seneca East Football 9/7 Willard ...... Home 8/31 Huron ...... Home 8/24 Margaretta ...... Away 9/14 Bellevue ...... Away 9/7 Fremont...... Home 8/31 Newark Catholic ...... Home 9/21 Norwalk ...... Away 9/14 Robert S. Rogers...... Away 9/28 Huron ...... Home 9/21 Bowsher ...... Away 9/7 Elmwood ...... Home 9/28 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 9/14 Bucyrus ...... Away 10/5 Edison...... Home 10/5 Norwalk...... Home 9/21 Mohawk...... Home 10/12 Port Clinton...... Away 10/12 Clyde ...... Away 9/28 Wynford...... Home 10/19 Oak Harbor ...... Home 10/19 Bellevue...... Home 10/5 Carey ...... Away 10/26 Vermilion ...... Away 10/26 Perkins...... Home 10/12 Upper Sandusky ...... Home Shelby Volleyball Sandusky Volleyball 10/19 Colonel Crawford ...... Home 10/26 Buckeye Central ...... Away 8/9 Madison Invite...... Home 8/8 Bucyrus ...... Away 8/14 Crestview Invite ...... Home 8/16 St. Mary CC ...... Home Seneca East Volleyball 8/16 Bellevue Invite ...... Home 8/18 Wellington ...... Away 8/18 Columbian/Hopewell-Loudon..Away 8/18 Willard ...... Home 8/21 Port Clinton ...... Home 8/25 Luthern East...... Home 8/28 Bellevue...... Home 9/1 Fostoria ...... Away 9/4 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 9/6 Clyde ...... Away 9/11 Perkins...... Home 9/13 Norwalk ...... Away 9/15 MBK Invite ...... Home 9/20 Bellevue ...... Away 9/22 Clearview...... Home 9/27 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 10/2 Clyde...... Home 10/4 Perkins ...... Away 10/8 Fremont ...... Away 10/9 Norwalk...... Home Sandusky Boys Soccer 8/6 Clay ...... Away 8/13 Elyria...... Home 8/20 Huron...... Away 8/27 Norwalk...... Home 8/29 Perkins...... Home 9/1 Firelands ...... Away 9/5 Vermilion ...... Away 9/8 Lorain ...... Home 9/10 Tiffin...... Away 9/12 Clyde...... Home 9/17 Norwalk ...... Away

16 Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 8/22 Clear Fork ...... Away 9/1 Pleasant...... Home 9/4 Oak Harbor ...... Home 8/25 Wynford ...... Away 9/4 Buckeye Central...... Home 9/6 Margaretta ...... Away 8/28 Ontario ...... Home 9/6 Seneca East ...... Home 9/10 Firelands...... Home 8/30 Pleasant ...... Away 9/11 Bucyrus...... Home 9/11 Willard ...... Home 9/4 Marion...... Home 9/13 Mohawk ...... Away 9/13 Huron...... Away 9/6 Galion...... Away 9/17 New Riegel ...... Home 9/15 Elyria ...... Away 9/11 Buckeye Valley...... Away 9/18 Wynford...... Home 9/18 Perkins...... Home 9/13 River Valley...... Home 9/20 Colonel Crawford...... Away 9/20 Port Clinton ...... Home 9/15 Shelby Invite ...... Home 9/24 Galion ...... Home 9/25 Edison ...... Away 9/18 Clear Fork...... Home 9/25 Carey ...... Away 9/27 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/20 Ontario...... Away 9/27 Ridgedale...... Home 9/29 Clyde...... Home 9/25 Pleasant...... Home 10/2 Buckeye Central...... Home 10/2 Margaretta...... Home 9/27 Marion ...... Away 10/4 Seneca East ...... Home 10/4 Willard...... Away 10/2 Galion ...... Home 10/6 Bucyrus...... Home 10/9 Huron ...... Home 10/4 Buckeye Valley ...... Home 10/11 Wynford...... Home 10/11 Lake Ridge ...... Away 10/6 Madison (3Way) ...... Away Upper Sandusky Boys Soccer 10/13 Norwalk...... Home 10/9 River Valley ...... Away Vermilion Boys Soccer 10/13 Monroeville...... Home 8/18 Clyde...... Home 8/21 Edison...... Home 8/17 Firelands ...... Away South Central Football 8/23 Clear Fork ...... Away 8/23 Edison...... Home 8/24 Willard...... Away 8/28 Riverdale ...... Home 8/25 Port Clinton ...... Home 8/31 Danbury...... Away 8/30 Pleasant ...... Away 9/1 Clyde ...... Away 9/7 Crestline ...... Home 9/1 River Valley...... Home 9/5 Sandusky ...... Home 9/14 Plymouth...... Home 9/4 Galion...... Away 9/8 Clay...... Home 9/21 Monroeville ...... Away 9/6 Liberty-Benton...... Away 9/10 Norwalk ...... Away 9/28 Mapleton...... Home 9/13 VanBuren...... Home 9/12 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 10/5 Western Reserve...... Away 9/17 Allen East ...... Away 9/17 Perkins...... Home 10/12 St. Paul...... Home 9/27 Old Fort...... Away 9/19 Clyde...... Home 10/19 Crestview ...... Away 9/29 Marion...... Home 9/24 Sandusky...... Away 10/26 New London ...... Home 10/4 Cory-Rawson ...... Home 9/26 Norwalk...... Home South Central Volleyball 10/9 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 10/1 Tiffin Columbian...... Away 10/11 ADA ...... Away 10/8 Brookside ...... Home 8/18 St Mary CC ...... Home 10/10 Perkins ...... Away 8/21 Monroeville...... Home Upper Sandusky Girls Soccer 10/13 Amherst...... Home 8/23 Mansfield Christian ...... Away 8/18 Clyde...... Home 8/28 New London ...... Home 8/21 Mansfield...... Away Vermilion Girls Soccer 8/30 Mapleton...... Home 8/23 Edison ...... Away 8/21 Elyria...... Home 9/1 Hillsdale ...... Home 8/25 Kenton...... Home 8/25 Port Clinton ...... Home 9/6 Plymouth ...... Away 8/30 Tiffin Columbian ...... Home 8/27 Oak Harbor ...... Home 9/11 Crestview ...... Away 9/1 Sandusky...... Away 8/29 Edison...... Home 9/13 Western Reserve ...... Home 9/4 VanBuren...... Home 9/1 Clyde ...... Away 9/15 Shelby (Quad)...... Away 9/6 Liberty-Benton ...... Home 9/8 Firelands ...... Away 9/18 St. Paul ...... Away 9/18 Bluffton ...... Home 9/10 Perry ...... Home 9/20 Monroeville ...... Away 9/20 Lima Shawnee ...... Home 9/12 Huron...... Away 9/25 New London...... Away 9/22 Marion ...... Away 9/17 Oak Harbor...... Away 9/27 Mapleton ...... Away 9/24 Riverdale...... Away 9/19 Edison ...... Away 10/1 Colonel Crawford ...... Home 9/29 Galion ...... Home 9/24 Elyria Catholic ...... Home 10/2 Plymouth...... Home 10/2 Cory-Rawson...... Away 9/29 Keystone...... Home 10/4 Crestview...... Home 10/4 Lima Bath ...... Away 10/1 Port Clinton...... Away 10/9 Western Reserve...... Away 10/9 ADA ...... Away 10/4 Norwalk ...... Away 10/11 St. Paul...... Home Vermilion Football 10/6 Columbia ...... 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18 Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine 19 It couldn’t get any worse, could it?

Browns signed former Ohio State tailback Carlos Hyde. Hyde comes to Cleveland after spending the last four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He’s coming off one of his finer seasons, where the ran for 940 yards, eight touch- downs-a career high, and more importantly, he registered a career high 240 carries without fumbling once. In addition to Hyde, the Browns will also rely on Duke Johnson, who was one of their lone offen- sive playmakers a season ago. Johnson recently signed a three- year contract extension through the 2021 season. In 2017, not only was he the Browns’ second lead- ing rusher with 348 yards, finding the end zone four times, but he was also the team’s leading receiver. He caught 74 passes for 693 yards and caught three touchdown passes as well. Defensively, the Browns showed some signs of improve- ment last year under Defensive Coordinator Greg Williams, but there’s still a lot of room to grow. The Browns allowed just 97.9 Kristin Bauer yards per game on the ground, Baker Mayfield seventh best in the NFL, but their By: Andy “Bull” Barch that should give fans hope for a upgrade that position by making 25.6 points per game allowed A year ago, in the opening para- few victories this year. a trade for Jarvis Landry. The average was second to last. graph of the fall Forecast Maga- All eyes will be on Mayfield, of Browns traded a fourth and sev- There’s a lot of hype surround- zine Browns Preview, I mentioned course, but prior to making him enth round draft pick to the ing the return of 2017 first overall that mathematically, things could the first overall pick, the Browns Miami Dolphins for Landry. pick Myles Garrett. Garrett, when get worse for the Browns. While I made a trade for another signal Browns fans have plenty of rea- healthy, was a force up front. wasn’t expecting them to go win- caller, as they parted ways with a sons to be excited about the NFL’s While injuries limited him to just less in the 2017 season, I can’t say third round draft pick in leader in receptions in 2017. 11 games last season, he made his I was totally surprised by what I exchange for Tyrod Taylor, a three Landry is entering his fifth NFL presence felt with 31 tackles and saw. year starter for the Buffalo Bills. season, and he’s been very pro- had seven sacks. The good news for Browns fans In 2017, Taylor led the Bills to the ductive throughout his career. Veteran linebacker Jamie is that mathematically, this time, I playoffs, marking Buffalo’s first Landry has caught at least four Collins will return in 2018 for the can confidently say, that it cannot playoff appearance since 1999. touchdown passes in every sea- Browns, after missing 10 games get any worse. You’d like to think 2018 will be Taylor’s eighth in son, and hauled in nine last year last season due to injury as well. that 2017 was rock bottom for a the NFL, but his fourth as a start- with the Dolphins. He’s also tal- 2018 will be his seventh year as a franchise that has toed that line ing quarterback. Throughout his lied a pair of 1,110-plus yard pro, and big expectations await many times over the last two career, he’s completed 62.4 per- receiving seasons, and has not the former Pro Bowler, who decades. However, if last year was cent (793-for-1,271) of his passes, missed a single game over the last signed a four-year, 50-million dol- not rock bottom, then Browns while throwing for 9.056 yards, 51 four seasons. Landry has caught lar contract with the Browns after fans might want to make other touchdowns, and only 18 inter- 400 passes in his career for 4,038 the 2017 season. plans for Sundays this fall. ceptions over 42 career starts. yards, 22 touchdowns and he’s In the secondary, the Browns While the Browns spent a good Taylor has been effective as a been selected to the Pro Bowl have experienced quite a bit of chunk of free agency in 2017 try- rusher as well, running for 1,711 three times. turnover in recent years. In April, ing to build their offensive line, yards in his career, averaging 5.5 In 2017, the Browns averaged the Browns used their second they decided to focus more on yards per carry, and he has 15 122 yards per game on the top-5 pick on Ohio State corner- the skill positions this off season. rushing touchdowns as well. ground, and averaged 4.5 yards back Denzel Ward. Ward is Prior to drafting Baker Mayfield While the wide receiving corps per carry. However, they will expected to make an immediate first overall to hopefully be the has been routinely scrutinized in replace last year’s leading rusher, impact on a secondary that strug- quarterback of the future, the recent years, new Browns General Isaiah Crowell, who left via free gled a bit against the pass last Browns made many other moves Manager John Dorsey decided to agency. To fill part of the void, the See BROWNS, 21

20 Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine helm with the Soon- BROWNS ers, he threw for From 20 12,005 yards, 117 touchdowns, and just season. The Browns surrendered 20 interceptions. May- 28 touchdown passes last season, field showed the abil- only five teams in the NFL ity to make plays with allowed more in 2017. his feet as well, rush- Ward, a native of Macedonia, ing for 893 yards and Ohio, saw a significant amount of 18 touchdowns as a snaps as an underclassman three-year starter at before becoming a starter his jun- Oklahoma. ior year. The 5-11, 183-pound cor- The off-season has nerback had a terrific junior sea- become so incredibly son, with 37 total tackles, exciting for Browns defended 15 passes and came fans over the last two away with a pair of interceptions. decades, simply He was a First Team All-Big 10 because once the sea- selection and a consensus All- son starts, their hopes American. fade quickly. With What might be difficult for another new General Browns fans in 2018 is the idea Manager on board, that they’ll have to wait to see and an experienced their first overall pick, Baker May- group of assistants Kristin Bauer field, make an impact on the along with him, Jarvis Landry field. Mayfield, who faced some Browns fans have scrutiny in his college career for been filled with hope ownership and the front office in job, so that shows you how some of his off-the-field antics, yet again since the end of 2017 regards to Head Coach Hue Jack- much I know. This year, I’d like did nothing but produce between season. son, who is 1-31 as the Browns’ to think he needs to win at least the lines. A three-year starter at However, expecting a gigantic sideline sergeant. Last year, I Oklahoma, Mayfield posted turnaround is probably unrealis- thought he needed to win at four games, perhaps two before gaudy numbers as the Sooners tic. Very few know how thin the least five games to keep his job. the bye week in week 11 if he’s signal caller. In three years at the patience may be running with He went winless, and kept his going to be retained.

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Author “Z” Zoltai as a Indian on the 1948 team. By: “Z” Zoltai By August 20th, the Indians As the MLB playoffs approach, were in a heated pennant race we look back at a time in Cleve- and by the end of the season, the land when a championship on Indians and the the diamond wasn’t just a nice were tied for first place. This led thought, but was a reality. to the first-ever one-game playoff During the off-season prior to in the . The Indi- the 1948 season, the Cleveland ans defeated the Red Sox 8–3 in Indians signed then-recent St. game. Knuckleballer Gene Bear- Lary Doby and Louis Browns manager Muddy den was given the start for the Ruel as a coach to join player- Tribe. contributed to New York Times called the image, What would Sinatra Say: This manager and the victory with his single, dou- “a signature moment in the inte- was the only from coach Bill McKechnie, the latter ble, and 3- homer over the gration of Major League Base- 1947 to 1958 not to feature a New of whom was also a long-time ”Green Monster” in ball.” York team, and also the last World manager. in the 4th . Indians player/manager Lou Series until 1957 not won by a This gave Cleveland a very The Indians would move on to Boudreau did more than his share New York team. The two teams experienced staff to forge its the against, by contributing a .273 Series aver- would meet again in the 1995 major league roster into a win- ironically, another team from age for a team that just .199 World Series won by the Braves; ning group of ball players. In Bean Town, the Boston Braves. against the Braves. by then relocated to Atlanta. addition, there were four notable The Tribe bettered the Braves 4 Overall, the '48 Tribe led the TV and Radio: In 1948 the radio player transactions during the ’48 games to 2 in the Series to win A.L. in Batting Average, ERA, and play-by-play broadcast team fans season including the history mak- the World Series. Stat-wise, both Fielding Average. Boudreau won listened to consisted of Jack ing mid-season signing of Satchel teams scored 17 runs apiece but the MVP award, rookie sensation Graney and . It was Paige from the Negro League. the Braves actually outhit the joined the first World Series to be tele- On July 9th trailing 4-1 to the Indians 48-35. infielder/outfielder turned- vised beyond the previous year's St. Louis Browns in the bottom of For a series that was a pitching as a 20- game limited New York-Philadelphia- the fourth inning, Tribe Manager dominated affair, led winner, and Feller added 19 wins. Baltimore-Washington network Lou Boudreau pulled his starting the Indians in hitting with a .318 During the regular season, short- and was announced nationwide pitcher, Bob Lemon and brought batting average, In game four he stop player-manager Lou on TV by famed sportscasters Red the legendary Paige into the became the first African Ameri- Boudreau led the 1948 Indians in Barber, Tom Hussey (in Boston), game. Paige became the oldest can player to hit a home run in batting with a .355 average while and (in Cleveland). rookie in the World Series. paced the club with The ’48 season was Patrick’s history, and the first black pitcher. After winning the series title, a 32 home runs and RBI with 124. first as a major league TV He ended the year with a 6–1 picture of Doby embracing team- Nicknamed “Flash” in reference announcer. Up to then he had record with a 2.48 ERA, 45 strike- mate Steve Gromek was used on to popular comic-book character worked in the minor leagues. outs, and two shutouts. the cover of the Plain Deale. The Flash Gordon, Joe was crucial to the Tribe’s success in 1948. See DROUGHT, 23

22 Fall 2018 Voice of the Firelands Magazine DROUGHT From 22 Game two of the Series, announced by Patrick and won by the Indians, made television history. Telecast live from in Boston, it was shown on televisions aboard the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Marylander passenger train travelling between Washington, D.C. and . An Associated Press reporter observing the demonstration said, "Techni- cally, it was surprisingly good.” Then versus now: Our world has changed quite a bit since the last won the World Series in 1948. Some countries no longer exist, while some have been created. Mod- ern-day amenities that are com- with tombstone. monplace now didn’t exist dur- ing the 1948 season. Such as cell The 14-by-20-foot pennant $12,500, and #5 Bob Lemon take way from the historic 1948 phones, the Internet, and watch- was buried behind the fence in $12,000. season is how rapidly things ing television on a phone, a the outfield at Cleveland Munici- Following their World Series change throughout the season. computer, or an actual televi- pal Stadium, with Indians play- victory the Indians in December Some of the players on the Indi- sion. However, did you know ers serving as pallbearers. For of ‘48 traded Joe Haynes, Ed ans’ Opening Day roster — and that color TV wasn't invented in years, there was a mock grave for Klieman, and Eddie Robinson to in the starting lineup — wound 1948 when the Indians beat the the pennant that stood that even the Washington Senators for up as role players before season’s Boston Braves in six games? had a headstone that said "1948 Mickey Vernon and . end, while others filled the void. Some other things that exist Champs," As time went on, Indi- One thing we can certainly Some things never change. today but weren't a part of life in ans fans began to forget about 1948 include: hoping to get a the pennant. No one has seen it McDonald's hamburger on your since it was buried. way home from Municipal Sta- One theory is the pennant dium during the 1948 World could have been dug up in the Series. That would have been a 1990s and mistaken for garbage tough task because ‘the Founder’ when ground broke for First Ray Croc, had yet to find the Energy Stadium or who knows, franchise, while Burger King maybe it’s in the basement of a wouldn’t open its first restaurant fan who's just waiting for the until 1954. In 1948 a loaf of "right time" to unveil it. If it still bread cost fourteen cents exists and wherever it might be, Why the World Series would fetch a nice price on E- Drought: The pennant from the Bay. last time the Cleveland Indians By the Numbers: The 1948 won the World Series in 1948 has Cleveland Indians played in 155 been missing for almost 70 games during the regular season, years, prompting some fans to won 97 games, lost 58 games, blame the missing memorabilia and finished in first position. for the Tribe's lack of champi- They played their home games onship wins since it was last at Municipal Stadium (Park Fac- seen. The whereabouts of the tors: 97/95) where 2,620,627 fans pennant is a legendary topic. On witnessed their 1948 Indians fin- Sept. 23, 1949, after the Indians ish the season with a .626 win- were knocked out of contention ning percentage. , who for that year's World Series, was born on a leap year, was the then-owner Bill Veeck thought youngest of the Tribe players up the an idea to take advantage during the 1948 season. Under- of the "lovely championship paid by today’s standards: the hangover" and boost revenue by 1948 Cleveland Indians’ top 5 staging an elaborate funeral for paid player salaries were: Bob the flag. The pennant was placed Feller $82,500, #2 Lou Boudreau in a casket and had a horse- $35,000, # 3 Johnny Beradino drawn funeral hearse from the $20,000, #4 Bob Muncrief 1800s.

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