Elyria has a new head volleyball coach! Congratulations to Hallie Schroeder, a 2017 Avon graduate, as she gets set to take over the Pioneer volleyball program!

Check out the article from the Chronicle-Telegram’s Paul Heyse below!

#LoCoVBall: Hallie Schroeder named new @elyriaathletics coach https://t.co/KzAkXn96v0 by @paul_heyse

— ChronicleT Sports (@ElyriaCTSports) March 26, 2025

The 2025 Divisions IV, V, VI and VII girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Monday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. See below for all of our local Lorain County athletes who received honors. For the complete list of athletes, click here.

Division IV

Second Team: Madyson Sokolowski (Keystone)

Special Mention: Vivian Cassell (Keystone)

Honorable Mention: Mya Rivera (Elyria Catholic), Kendra Hardwick (Firelands), Brooklyn Barber (Keystone), Camara Ogletree (Elyria Catholic), Jordyn Copley (Firelands), Claire Bartlome (Vermilion)

Division V

Third Team: Annie Green (Clearview)

Honorable Mention: Alexia Rodriguez (Clearview)

Division VI

Coach of the Year: Faith Williams (Columbia)

Second Team: Brooke Lehmkuhl (Wellington)

Special Mention: Kaitlyn Miller (Columbia), Natalie Miller (Columbia)

Honorable Mention: Clara McCown (Oberlin), Bree Heidecker (Columbia)

The 2025 Avon Lake Shoregals, fresh off a state semifinal win over Brush 43-39

Congratulations to the Avon Lake Shoregals, head coach Paul Appel, and his entire staff for making it all the way to the Division III State Championship Game at the University of Dayton.

WEOL was honored to be able to cover such a special group of girls as they put together an incredible season from start to finish.

Below you will find a couple of pieces of audio, including a highlight reel from the Shoregals Regional Final win over St. Vincent St. Mary, a full replay and highlight reel from their Final Four win over Brush, and a season-long highlight recap that was aired before the State Final game.

Enjoy, and thank you again Avon Lake for such a fun year!

Avon Lake vs. St. Vincent St. Mary Regional Final Highlight Recap

Avon Lake vs. Brush State Semifinal Broadcast Replay

Avon Lake vs. Brush State Semifinal Highlight Recap

Avon Lake Season Recap

This week brought us another edition of the WEOL High School Wrestling Weekly Recap, presented by Cobos Insurance Center and Century 21 DeAnna Realty.

Jason Steadman, Clearview Wrestling Head Coach

Our local wrestlers make their way down to Columbus this week for the State Tournament! To get there, a grueling district round stood in their way. Tom Evans caught up with Clearview wrestling Coach Jason Steadman as he recapped what his guys were able to do at the Independence District this past weekend.

Blake Owen, Black River Wrestling Head Coach

Plus, we were also joined by Black River’s Blake Owen, who coaches both the guys’ and girls’ wrestling programs, as they advanced a couple of individuals to Columbus this week as well.