After 20 years at the helm of the Firelands girls basketball program, head coach Dave Kudela is on to other adventures. Todd Shapiro of The Chronicle-Telegram broke the story over the weekend.

“I decided to step away from coaching and some of my other duties as the site manager and spend some more time at home with my wife and spend more time with my children and my grandkids,” Kudela said. “It seemed like it was a good time to walk away and start the next phase.”

Kudela has spent 27 years as a head coach. Seven of those came as the Avon boys basketball head coach from 1992-99. He finishes his head coaching career with a record of 310-283.

Check out the full story on the Chronicle Telegram’s website from Todd Shapiro by clicking HERE!

With the Lorain International Festival coming up this weekend, the guys headed out to the International Breakfast this morning to catch up with some folks! Check out the interviews down below, and don’t forget to check out the Lorain International Festival this weekend at the Black River Landing in Lorain!

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Lorain International Association President Chris Rewak and International Festival Coordinator Ben Maniaci

• Chris and Ben stopped by the WEOL Table to talk about the history of this weekend’s festival, how it came to be, and some of the wonderful changes and improvements it has seen over the years!

Lorain International Princesses

• The guys had a beautiful and lovely conversation with the princesses at the Lorain International Breakfast! Some of the ladies stopped by and shared their love for the festival and why the international representation is so important to them

Former Festival Queen of Italy Madison Maniaci

• Mama mia! The 2017 and 2018 Italian Queen from the Lorain International Festival Madison Maniaci returns to the WEOL table! Madison shared some experiences from being a princess in the festival and how proud she is to see the tradition continue in 2022! Unfortunately, no plate of meatballs was provided to the table, maybe next year.

There are some major divisional changes for our local Lorain County teams for the upcoming fall sports season! Shaun Bennett from the Chronicle-Telegram broke it all down in an article for the CT, available to view by clicking HERE. Check below for a summary of all the major changes, and stay tuned for divisional changes for the winter and spring sports as well!

2022 FALL SPORTS SEASON CHANGES

FOOTBALL (7 divisions*) — Firelands moves from Division IV to Division III; Elyria Catholic moves from Division V to Division IV; Clearview moves from Division IV to Division V; Keystone moves from Division IV to Division V.

BOYS GOLF (3 divisions) — Black River moves from Division II to Division III.

GIRLS GOLF (2 divisions) — None.

GIRLS TENNIS (2 divisions) — None.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY (3 divisions) — Elyria Catholic moves from Division III to Division II.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY (3 divisions) — Elyria Catholic moves from Division III to Division II.

BOYS SOCCER (3 divisions*) — Elyria Catholic moves from Division III to Division II.

GIRLS SOCCER (3 divisions*) — Elyria Catholic moves from Division III to Division II; Keystone moves from Division II to Division III.

VOLLEYBALL (4 divisions*) — Brookside moves from Division III to Division II; Keystone moves from Division II to Division III; Columbia moves from Division IV to Division III; Oberlin moves from Division III to Division IV. *

— OHSAA uses competitive balance data to adjust divisional alignment

WEOL is proud to bring you The Main Street Beat, presented by the Lorain County Convention and Visitors Bureau!

This week we focus on Main Street Vermilion with Executive Director Marilou Suszko to talk about this weekend’s different events on Main Street, including Vermilion in Bloom and the Vermilion Arts Guild!

Take a listen below!