Chris Lillstrung

Something has to give in a battle of News-Herald coverage area pacesetters, which each took care of their business in district finals at Brooklyn on Oct. 31 and head back there to decide who’s headed to the elite eight.

The Chagrin Falls formula strikes again

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That all-too-familiar Kirtland big-match prowess struck once more in a district final, as the Hornets prevailed in a shootout against New Middletown Springfield.

Moments of breakthrough don’t require much physical adamance.

In the best way possible of course, the Gilmour girls have had no choice but to grow up this fall.

Heartbreak can heal over time.

Boys and girls soccer district final fact boxes for Oct. 31

On the night and on form, the Kirtland boys side had enough power in the attack that those tall transformers on Eisenhower Drive on the north end of town might be able to handle the electricity.

The Mentor boys side’s Division I Northeast 1 District semifinal against visiting St. Edward on Oct. 28 and rush hour on Route 615 have something in common.

About the only facet in which the Kirtland girls are a Division V side is enrollment.

You know when you drive past a fairgrounds complex, and for most of the other 51 weeks every year it sits vacant and quiet?

The South boys side had everything it could possibly want in the opening 40 on Oct. 24 amid a Division III sectional final in the Northeast 3 District against visiting Barberton.

Samuel Puentes Rodriguez recorded a hat trick, including a lovely header off Ulises Baron Maza service late to finish off a 3-0 Division IV sectional final win for the Andrews Osborne boys side over Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin on Oct. 24.

There is a phenomenon in the soap opera genre known as SORAS — soap opera rapid aging syndrome.

The following is a list of NCAA college football players from News-Herald coverage area high schools.

Short on numbers. Long on fortitude.

Final 2026 girls soccer area scoring leaders

Just to clarify, while the Crop window typically runs Tuesday to Monday, this final window closed with the conclusion of the regular season Oct. 17.

That feeling of dread never quite goes away.