Boys • University had to go to a six-round shootout in a Division III district final against Canfield at Byers Field in Parma but prevailed to advance to the sweet 16 after a scoreless regulation and extra time. The Preppers are 11-4-4. After being tied 0-0 through 2 overtime’s and 5 penalty kicks, US wins the District Title on this great save and the following goal! US advances to the Regional Semi-final! #HailUniversity pic.twitter.com/ZTmA4qfBGf — US Athletics (@UnivSchoolSport) October 26, 2024 • Beachwood got a first-half brace from Grant Keilin en route to a 3-0 win over 2023 D-III state champion and fellow News-Herald coverage area side Andrews Osborne in a D-IV district final at Louisville. The Bison are now 17-1-2. • Chagrin Falls fell, 5-0, in a D-IV district final to Poland Seminary at Avon Lake. The Tigers end up 11-7-2. • Gilmour’s season came to a close with a 2-1 overtime loss to Norwayne in a D-IV district final at Louisville. The Lancers wind up 13-3-4. • Mentor’s season ended with an 8-0 D-I district final setback to St. Ignatius. The Cardinals’ 2024 campaign concludes at 9-6-3. • Riverside fell to Hudson, 6-0, during a D-II district final at Elyria. • Kirtland dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker to a Lake Center Christian side that came in 16-1-2 during a D-V district final at Gilmour. The Hornets finish up 12-4-3. Girls • Caitlyn Rucinski and Mary Lee netted strikes out of halftime, after Kelly McCandless and Emma Rucinski had provided goals in the opening 40, as Berkshire (11-5-4) routed Warren Champion, 7-0, in a D-V district final at Austintown-Fitch. District Champs! Congratulations Badgers! Let’s make some noise in the regional tournament! #GoBadgers pic.twitter.com/S4Npi5HD9Y — Berkshire Badgers (@BHSBadgerDen) October 27, 2024 • Kirtland edged out a 1-0 win over a 15-win Columbia side during a D-V district final at Brunswick. The Hornets are 11-7-1. • Beaumont fought hard against Hathaway Brown but dropped a 1-0 decision in a D-III district final at Canal Fulton Northwest, the Blazers’ Jane Kennedy netting the eventual match-winner in the 67th minute. The Blue Streaks finish up 12-5-3. • Gilmour’s campaign came to a close with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Avon Lake in a D-III district final at Canal Fulton Northwest. The Lancers end up 10-8-2. • Madison (13-5-2) was ousted in a D-III district final by Rocky River, 9-1, at Brooklyn. • Mayfield (11-5-3) fell, 7-0, to Avon in a D-II district final at Streetsboro. • The road for Mentor (12-6-1) ended with a 2-0 loss in a D-I district final to Massillon Jackson at Twinsburg. • Andrews Osborne (10-2-1) had its season come to a close with a 4-3 extra-time loss to Warren JFK in a D-V district final at Austintown-Fitch.