Bike for Beck is Ready to Roll

There's "just no excuse" for not checking out this bike-friendly event to raise money for the Beck Center for the Arts.

Lakewood’s Girls Rugby Team Finishes Second in the Nation

Squad loses championship match to defending national champion.

The Lakewood High School girls rugby team is the second best team in the nation. By a score of 54-10, the squad lost the national championship match at Stanford University on Sunday. The girls fell to defending national champion — and girls rugby powerhouse — Fallbrook High School (CA). “The girls have absolutely no reason to hang their heads,” said Lakewood High School principal Bill Wagner, whose daughter, Jessica is one of the team’s leaders. “The Fallbrook team played flawlessly.” Earlier in the week, the Lady Rangers beat Kent High School (WA) and upset Divine Savior High School (WI) to earn a spot in Sunday’s championship game. “Being able to be on the sideline as both the principal and a father of a team member was priceless," …

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St. Ed’s Grapplers Honored at City Council

The state champion St. Edward High School wrestling team got some honors at the Lakewood City Council meeting on Monday.

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Biking in Lakewood — and Why It's Awesome

Lakewood's got to be one of the most bike-friendly communities ever. Here are just a few reasons.

A Lakewood Couple's Major Trip Through the Minor Leagues

LaWells hatch 5-month trip from Lakewood to visit minor-league baseball all around the country

Nobody will ever question Matt LaWell’s love of baseball ever again — and certainly not his wife Carolyn. In fact, there will be hundreds, if not thousands, of people from every corner of America who will be able to personally testify to his passion by summer’s end. The LaWells are in the midst of a 152-day, 26,000-mile road trip that will visit 120 minor league teams that began April 5 in Jacksonville, Fla., and ends Sept. 3 in Toledo. Much of the 38-state trip is documented on their website aminorleagueseason.com, along with posts on Twitter and Facebook. But when their well-traveled Honda Element pulls away from its final stop in Toledo, there’s a good chance the LaWells will be heading back to Lakewood. After all, they lived in …

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Browns Select Richardson, Weeden in First Round

And Patch had a blast at our draft party at Solon Panini's!

Patch came to Solon Panini's and cheered on the Browns as they drafted two offensive weapons. The Browns took running back Trent Richardson with the third pick -- they traded up from the fourth pick to snag the Alabama star -- and quarterback Brandon Weeden with the 22nd pick. We also signed up new readers for our daily e-mail newsletter, gave away some free appetizers and Panini's gift cards and generally had a good time! We hosted a live chat during the draft -- you can find the transcript here. Thanks to Solon Panini's for hosting our event! Go Browns!

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LIVE CHAT: First-round Football Draft

Join us for a live chat on tonight's first round of the pro football draft.

Join our chat and discuss what happens during the first-round of the pro football draft, April 26 at 7 p.m.!

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POLL: Are You Excited for The Draft?

Sure, the die-hard sports nuts will be glued to the television, but are you pumped up?

On Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. the draft will finally be underway. All the Cleveland sports fans and talk show hosts can put aside their thoughts and know for certain who Cleveland will draft. But how excited for the draft are you? Die-hard fans and sports nuts all over Northeast Ohio will be waiting anxiously to see what happens on draft night, but what about the casual football fan? Are you going to be there watching and waiting? DRAFT PARTY WITH PATCH: Come to Solon Panini's at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. You'll have the chance to win free food! LIVE CHAT: Patch will also host a live chat during the first round on all Ohio Patch sites! Log on to your community's Patch at 7:30 p.m. to join in! Sound off Ohio. Tell us if you're excited for the …

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Who Should Cleveland Select? Patch Draft Party Preview

Patch is hosting a Draft Party at Solon Panini's at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Now get ready for the draft by telling us who you think Cleveland should select with its first three picks.

So many choices. Three picks. Who will Cleveland select with the team's first three picks in the pro-football draft? More importantly, who would you pick if you were running the team? DRAFT PARTY WITH PATCH: Come to Solon Panini's at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. You'll have the chance to win free food! LIVE CHAT: Patch will also host a live chat during the first round on all Ohio Patch sites! Log on to your community's Patch at 7:30 p.m. to join in! Cleveland has the fourth and 22nd pick in the first round, and the 37th pick in the second round. If they draft studs, they will finally claw out from the bottom of the league. If they draft bums, then Cleveland will most likely stink for another decade. Yes, Cleveland has 10 more picks besides those …

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Chris Mazzolini

4:01 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

I like Weeden, and wouldn't be upset if they take him at 37. I don't think Colt is going to be a stud, like Brandon said, but I think there's a chance he can be much, much better this year with playmakers around him. And if he stinks, well, you get a QB next year.   more ›