Lake County Sentinel
Browns media group and fans make Benedict Arnold look loyal
Opinion by Tim Shirer
As we approach the final third of the NFL season, the Cleveland Browns once again have had an unsuccessful season (in terms of being over .500) their 22nd losing season in the 26 since they returned in 1999. The Browns being a pathetic organization is just slightly better the Cleveland Indians of the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s in terms of being terrible. The only difference is when the Indians were terrible, they only got media coverage because they existed. The Browns, for some unknown reason get a lot more media attention than they deserve. But let’s get to the topic of this commentary. The fact that Browns fans and the media that cover them are not only hypocrites, but about as loyal as Benedict Arnold. Click here for the whole story
Guardians front office leaving fans to wonder, will the future ever be now?
Opinion by Tim Shirer
On Monday, the Cleveland Guardians assigned first base prospect Kyle Manzardo to their minor league camp. The power hitting first baseman Manzardo was acquired by the Guardians at the trade deadline for Aaron Civale last season when the team was one and a half games behind the first place Minnesota Twins. Civale at the time was the team’s best pitcher with injuries to Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie. General Manager Mike Chernoff and team President Chris Antonetti took a lot of heat from the already disgruntled fan base and the media that already treat the team like a stepchild to the Browns. Click here for the whole story
Blue Devils go to Fairport and stun Skippers 65-59
BY TIM SHIRER
SPORTS EDITOR
(FAIRPORT HARBOR, OH) - Monday night at Fairport Harding High School the Skippers (4-2) boys basketball team hosted the Wickliffe Blue Devils (6-3) and the game was a physical battle from the start. The two schools are two of the smaller public schools in Lake County and the matchup is always intense. After four quarters of intensity the Blue Devils came out on top, defeating the Skippers 65-59. Click here for the whole story
Blue Devils boys keglers send Lake Catholic to their first loss 2431-2425
BY TIM SHIRER
SPORTS EDITOR
(WICKLIFFE, OH) - Not only was Monday back to school for students at Wickliffe and Lake Catholic it was a clash of the two Lake County boys bowling powers. Both teams entered the match undefeated with the Cougars from Lake Catholic entering with a 6-0 record and the Blue Devils from Wickliffe with an unblemished 4-0 record. When the dust settled after the two team games and three baker games the Blue Devils pulled out the come from behind win 2431-2425. Click here for the whole story
Blue Devils blank The Phoenix 48-0 to open the season
BY TIM SHIRER
SPORTS EDITOR
(OBERLIN, OH) - Last season the Wickliffe Blue Devils season ended on the banks of the Ohio River with a heart-breaking close playoff loss to the Toronto Red Knights 33-31. Friday night they began anew and traveled to Oberlin College to take on the Oberlin “The Phoenix” at Bailey Field at the Knowlton Athletics Complex. Click here for the whole story
Willoughby South Opens Season with 34-0 Shutout of Cuyahoga Falls
BY KEN KRIZNER
STAFF
(WILLOUGHBY, OH) - The Willoughby South Rebels, looking to improve on a sub-.500 season from a year ago, got off to a roaring start, defeating the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers 34-0 at Harry E. Winters Stadium. Click here for the whole story
America's best sport talk show host Amy Lawrence signs off Monday Morning, a big loss for her fans
Opinion by Tim Shirer
For the past nine years, Monday through Friday, I have driven my wife to work anywhere 3 am to 5 am. The one constant in those nearly nine years was hitting the button on the radio in my car turning on 92.3. This is the only time of the day I listen to that station. When I hit the button, I heard the voice of, in my opinion the best national radio host currently on the airwaves, Amy Lawrence. Click here for the whole story
Perry Wins Brown Jug for Tenth year in a Row, Beats Madison 38-17
BY JOEY SCHNEIDER
STAFF
(PERRY, OH) - The 2025 high school football season has finally started for Lake County with games all around the area. In Perry at Alumni Stadium, the Pirates hosted their cross-town rival, the Madison Blue Streaks. Both teams have something to prove this season as each program lost many seniors last year. Both programs also have great head coaches with Perry's Bob Gecewich winning the Division V state championship just 2 years ago, and Madison's Mike Gilligan who is able to get the most out his players and has turned Madison into a perennial powerhouse. Click here for the whole story
Cleveland Cavaliers 2025-26 Schedule released
Including 24 Nationally Televised games, and Christmas Day
BY TIM SHIRER
CAVALIERS BEAT WRITER
(CLEVELAND, OH) - Today the National Basketball Association announced their full 2025-26 schedule. The Cleveland Cavaliers are front and center as they will be featured 24 times on national television. Click here for the whole story
Myles Garrett's trade request leaves Browns fans with one option and one option only
Opinion by Tim Shirer
With Myles Garrett requesting a trade from the Cleveland Browns, fans of the team are at an important crossroads. I hear from so many Browns fans all the time, “we are the greatest fans in sports.” NOPE!! I hear all the time, “We are the smartest fan base”, they think they are smart because they always come up with the most unrealistic free agent and trade scenario’s and think they are geniuses and everyone else is stupid. Click here for the whole story
Cleveland Indians legend Carlos Baerga holds youth baseball camp at Field 44 in Concord
BY TIME SHIRER
PUBLISHER
(CONCORD, OH) - On Sunday morning at Field 44 Cleveland Indians legend Carlos Baerga hosted a camp for 9 to 14 year-old baseball players. Baerga as most Clevelander’s know was a huge part of reviving baseball in Cleveland in the 1990’s helping the Indians to the team’s first World Series in 41 years in 1995.
Field 44 is a newer indoor sport facility On Auburn Rd. in Concord that opened in January of this year. Facility owners are Joe Mariano and Kent Bondi. Click here for the whole story
Sentinel Seven
High School Football
Power Rankings
(WICKLIFFE, OH) - The Sentinel Seven High School Football Rankings for 08-27-2024. The top seven schools in Lake County will be ranked.
Rank Team W/L LW
1. Mentor 1-0 1
2. Kirtland 1-0 2
3. Perry 1-0 4