http://www.geaugamapleleafs.com/ Geauga Maple Leafs en-us http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/NDCL-Baseball-5-23-13 It took five innings. But the Lions finally relaxed. This week, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin readied itself to take on Chagrin Falls in the Div. II dist ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Newbury-Holds-of-Ledgemont-Late-5-23-13 Ledgemont would stake its season to the play. It's a scenario Northeast Ohio baseball fans may recall from the 1989 movie "Major League," when Taylor ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Kenston-Boys-Win-Fifth-Straight-5-23-13 The Kenston Boys track team clinched their fifth consecutive Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division title at Painesville Kiwanis Recreation Park. ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Charon-Advances-Past-Kenston-5-23-13 Apparently, Chardon plays its best baseball in the postseason.  The third-seeded Hilltoppers knocked off No. 2 seed Kenston on Friday, 7-4, to wi ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Berkshire-Girls-Capture-Track-Title-5-23-13 The Berkshire Badgers Girls Track and Field team led by coach Julie Cole won there first CVC Valley title since 2010. The Badgers held off host Kirtla ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Sport-Shorts-5-16-13 Football Camps at West?G The West Geauga football coaches will host two camps this summer for boys in grades first through eighth. The camp for grades ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/OHSAA-Competitive-Balance-5-19-13 This week the Ohio High School Athletic Association tries again to balance the needs of its membership. The non-profit organization, which oversees th ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/ML-Little-League-Opening-Day-5-19-13 The sun shined briefly when James G. Dean took to the baseball and flicked the game's first pitch, under-handed. Dean, 91 years old, was honored for h ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Lacrosse-Area-Teams-5-19-13 Area lacrosse programs competed this weekend in the Fisher House Charity Lacrosse Showcase at Hawken High School. The Fisher House event, now in its s ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Chardon-Softball-5-19-13 Get 'em on, move 'em over and get 'em in. That's one way to score, goes the saying. Or hit triples over the outfield's head. Chardon did the latter la ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Chardon-Grad-signs-NFL-Contract-with-Steelers Growing up in Chardon, Joe Madsen dreamed of playing in the NFL one day and on Saturday that dream came true. With a simple tweet from his personal tw ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/West-Geauga-Baseball-5-9-13 Maybe the coach thought his team needed a change of scenery. But after just two home games in the first month of the season amid cancelations on a fie ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Chagrin-Falls-v-West-G-Softball-5-9-13 For Greg Munn and his inexperienced band of Chagrin Falls softballers, it's not about lowering the bar. "We're not settling to lose 8-2," the coach sa ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Cardinal-Beats-Berkshire-5-9-13 With senior Barbara Dyrcz dealing one strike after another and the Huskies holding onto a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, Cardinal was jus ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Chardon-Baseball-5-2-13 When Bob Ford met Brian Long in the batting cages at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians, the veteran asked the first-year coach how he w ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/NDCL-Girls-4-25-13 It's a big compliment for a guy who has coached the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin softball program as long as he has, but Jack McParland did not hesitate ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Kenston-v-West-Geauga-4-25-13 Due to stadium issues, the West Geauga Wolverines played a home game at Kenston just two days after getting ruled by the Bombers in the same stadium. ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Berkshire-v-Cadinal-Baseball-4-25-13 It was again a clean sweep for Berkshire as the Badgers took on rival Cardinal last week. Cardinal had just two bad innings in the two games, but they ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Hilltopper-Invitational-a-Local-Rite-of-Spring Just two weeks after weather cancelled the West Geauga Wolverine Invitational for the second time in three years, the Achilles Hilltopper Invitational ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Newbury-Baseball-Story-4-18-13 Newbury coach Tom Pokorny beamed with pride postgame despite a tough late-inning loss to Fairport. He spoke highly of his eight seniors that will look ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Chardon-Baseball-Welcomes-New-Coach Brian Long left Pittsburgh for a scholarship to pitch for Cleveland State. Northeast Ohio fans not fond of that eastern city will be happy to know he' ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Berkshire-Helmet-Raffle-4-18-13 Al Skowron bought his second-place ticket during one of the March pancake breakfasts at the Burton-Middlefield American Legion. "I told the guy I coul ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Toronto-Trip-One-to-Remember I?watched the Cleveland Indians take to Progressive Field Monday afternoon with the same fun feeling I?had in 1994, when Cleveland had a new baseball ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Kenston-and-Badgers-Baseball The game of baseball has always been about repetition and consistency. Failure is built into the game's fabric. Even the best hitters usually fail onc ... Sports http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/story/Chardon-Bats-Cold-at-Mel-Harder It's more than a new season for the Chardon Hilltoppers softball team. It's a new era. Graduated are the players who left a large mark for so many yea ... Sports