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Elyria Catholic High School’s pitcher Jack Laird (14) celebrates a strikeout

The Elyria Catholic Panthers defeated the Bay Rockets 3-1 in Thursday night’s WEOL Baseball Diamond Duel.

Bay got out to the early lead posting a run in the opening stanza, However, EC pitcher Jack Laird found his stride a short time later allowing just two hits the rest of the way and striking out 13 batters.

Helping out his own cause, Laird belted a two run homer in the fourth inning to help Elyria Catholic claim a 3-1 Great Lakes Conference win.

Hear the game in its entity below.

On this week’s Diamond Chat Presented by Dr. Karen Kramer, Tim Alcorn and Shaun Bennett announce the weeks top performers, get a grip with Avon Softball pitcher Jessie Dean, announce the brand new First Federal Savings of Lorain Teams of the Week and step Inside the dugout with Elyria Catholic baseball coach Bruce Lisicky.

The WEOL Spotlight Series is back!!

On Thursday, April 18th the WEOL Morning Show and Bull’s Eye on the Afternoon shined the Spotlight on Avon.

During the morning, Bruce Van Dyke and Craig Adams spoke with Mayor Bryan Jensen, Ashley Luke of the Duct Tape Festival, and Avon Schools Superintendent Mike Laub along with Brad Calabrese, and Tom LaMotte of University Hospitals

During the Afternoon, Andy and Matt learned more about University Hospitals with Day Spa Manager and UH Membership Services Dana Doheny, ER Manager Mary Birch and Physicians Jennifer Carrandang and Shelia Rice.

Listen to all the interviews from our Spotlight on Avon on the archive page by clicking here.

April is National Community College month, and to celebrate, Bull’s Eye on the Afternoon spent a day at Lorain County Community College

During the show we heard from Professors, administration and faculty who have all helped make LCCC the great institution it is today.

listed below are the interviews:

Brenda Soboslai spoke with Bull and Matt about the Center for LifeLong Learning and the classes they offer for students over 50

Dean Johnson and Amber Cabassa of the Spitzer Conference Center talk about upcoming events at the center and how the community can utilize their services

Commodore Books and More is more then a book store. Ray Carbonell and Erica Campbell tell us about their IT services and how they work with local businesses

Dina Ferrer and Amy Szmania of the LCCC Learning Centers explain how LCCC’s campus expands well beyond Elyria

Culinary Program Chefs Adam Schmith and Brad Ball talk about their students creations, and how they are teaching others in the community to cook like a pro

Grab a glass with Professor Regan Silvestri and student Clayton Mastorovich who explain the chemistry behind flavoring whiskey 

Joan Perch of the Campana Ideation and Invention Center talks about programs aimed at high school, middle school, and female students that explore STEAM

The Class of 2019 will soon moving on from LCCC, we talk with Tracy Green about these student’s accomplishments and a great 2018 at the college

Professor Harry Kestler and students Matt Fox, Steve Mares and Virginia Ford tell us about research they have been doing on HIV and other diseases