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INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA has released the latest standings for the 2013 NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler Award and most falls and tech falls in Divisions I, II and III. A minimum of 16 matches are required to be eligible for the Most Dominant Wrestler standings this week. That required match total will increase by one per week until 18 matches ... Read More »

Westlake High grad and former SWC wrestling Champ and current Lindenwood University Olympic Weightlifting Student Assistant Coach and competitor,  Sheldon Stuckart, won the USA Weightlifting 85 kg Junior Nationals in San Francisco, California this past Sunday February 17, 2013. Sheldon has qualified for the USA Weightlifting World Team and will represent the United States at the Junior Worlds in Lima, ... Read More »

Why am I writing about Breast Cancer? Doesn’t this website focus on pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancers? Yes, it does.   In case you didn’t already know, Breast Cancer in Young Adult Women can be very lethal. According to National Cancer Institute “women ages 15 to 34 and 35 to 54 die more frequently from breast cancer than any ... Read More »

Senior Dustin Kilgore (Berea High) went out with a bang, while freshman Mack McGuire(Upper St. Clair, Pa.) gave Kent State fans a glimpse of what’s to come Sunday at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes won a respectable three matches against No. 1 Oklahoma State, before pummeling No. 18 Wisconsin 33-10 in the third place dual of the NWCA Cliff ... Read More »

(Columbus) – As agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit conduct investigations at liquor permit premises throughout the state, they are not only looking for alcohol violations, but drugs, weapons and now, human trafficking. Every agent has received training on how to spot signs of human trafficking in Ohio’s liquor permit establishments. Last October, agents attended a human trafficking awareness training ... Read More »

WESTLAKE, Ohio – Ashland University’s master of business administration degree program will host an open house on March 12 at its Westlake Center at Corporate College, 25425 Center Ridge Road. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. The open house will help area business professionals discover their goals and develop a learning ... Read More »

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday, Feb. 14 in Columbus for its regularly scheduled February meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at OHSAA.org. –          By a 6-3 vote, the board approved an OHSAA Out-of-Season Coaching Instruction Proposal that will allow expanded ... Read More »

    Today, an estimated 43 million American women suffer from heart disease, making it the leading cause of death among women. Dr. Christine Tanaka-Esposito, Cleveland Clinic Cardiologist at Fairview Hospital’s Heart Center, busts several common myths about women and heart disease: Myth #1: Vitamins C and E help reduce the risk of heart disease. Neither supplement has been proven ... Read More »

The 9th annual Straight from the Heart Red Tie Gala was a hit at LaCentre in Westlake as more than 500 festive guests celebrated heart health and community fellowship Sat., Feb. 16, 2013. Sponsored by Community West Foundation and the Cleveland Clinic Western Region’s Fairview, Lakewood and Lutheran Hospitals, this annual fundraiser provides unparalleled support for the regional heart centers ... Read More »

An intoxicated 28-year-old Avon Lake man became obstreperous at a Detroit Rd. bar on Feb. 10 at 2:08AM, pushing another patron and challenging him to a fight. He refused to leave when asked; he was arrested for DCI. An intoxicated 35-year-old North Olmsted man at the same bar at the same time (but not involved in the previous incident) slurred ... Read More »