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Coach Bob Guinta Court to be Dedicated Friday

Over the course of Bob Guinta’s two-plus decades leading the Elyria Catholic boys basketball program, he had only five losing seasons.

Coach Guinta and his family pose for a picture on the new court back in August. The floor will be officially dedicated this Friday.

Suffice to say, the longtime coach won his share of games on the floor of the Coliseum.

On Friday (12/20), EC will officially dedicate the court in his honor as the Coach Bob Guinta Court in a ceremony held between the girls and boys varsity games against Lake Catholic.

The girls game against the Cougars will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by the dedication ceremony at approximately 6:45 p.m., and the boys game at 7 p.m.

Guinta won 329 games during his 22-year tenure with the Panthers (1966–1988), which included 10 conference championships, seven district titles, and a Class AA regional championship in the 1972–73 season — a year when EC won a school-record 24 games and made the program’s lone state Final Four appearance.

Along with his years at Elyria Catholic, Guinta also had coaching stints at Wapakoneta St. Joseph and Celina Immaculate Conception, winning 433 games over the course of his career.

He was inducted into the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 and earned the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association’s Paul Walker Award in 1988. He was later enshrined in the OHSBCA Hall of Fame in 1991.

Boys and girls basketball alumni are invited to attend a pregame reception at 5:30 p.m. To RSVP, contact Alumni Engagement & Event Coordinator Landyn Sito at sito@elyriacatholic.com.

Tickets for both games can be purchased online (HERE) or at the gate; $10 for adults and $5 for students/senior citizens.


Scott Petrak: Browns Fall to Chiefs 21-7 Amidst Additional QB Struggles

Chronicle-Telegram Beat Reporter Scott Petrak

A muggy and rainy Sunday afternoon led to another loss for the Cleveland Browns as they were knocked off by Pat Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs 21-7. With a horrendous performance from the Browns quarterbacks, how does the team evaluate the position over these final few weeks? Plus, more bad news for Nick Chubb who suffered a broken foot in the loss.

Chronicle-Telegram beat reporter Scott Petrak joined our Bruce Van Dyke to discuss, take a listen below!


Elyria Community Partnership Hosts First Annual Downtown Holiday Open House and Remembrance Tree Ceremony

 

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WEOL will have a special broadcast this Saturday, December 14th, from 11am to 12:30pm to highlight this event! Hear local interviews and enjoy a nice holiday soundtrack as you shop, eat, explore, and support local business in downtown Elyria!

For more details, head to elyriatogether.org/2024holidays/ for additional details!


John Telich: December in Berea… Here We Go Again

Longtime sportscaster John Telich joined our Rocco Nuosci for another week of Budweiser’s From the Sidelines, presented by North Ridgeville Convenient Sunoco on Center Ridge and Barton Roads.

This week, the guys quickly debrief an ugly Sunday afternoon outing in Pittsburgh that saw the Cleveland Browns fall to the Steelers and become officially eliminated from postseason contention. With just a few weeks left before a critical offseason, where do the Browns go from here?

Take a listen below!




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