Week in Review: YMCA Eyes Second Location; Sweetwater Landing Closing; and Heideloff Rehearing Denied

Miss anything? Here’s a highlight of the Lakewood stories from the week.

In case you missed any of the headlines in Lakewood during the week, we thought we’d highlight a few of ‘em for you. Rehearing Denied for Historic Designation of Heideloff Property: But the owners of the home have offered to allow neighbors to move the home. Bob Evans Presents Proposal to City Officials: Officials from the Bob Evans presented preliminary plans for the restaurant chain’s proposed location at the corner of Detroit Avenue and Park Haven Row. Sweetwater Landing Closing; New Restaurant Taking Over: Emerald Necklace Marina Grille & Waterside Room is expected to open in its place on April 1 after winning the bid to take over the space. Cardboard Boat Regatta Makes Big Splash at Lakewood High School: 11th annual event on Wednesday…

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11 St. Edward Wrestlers Qualify for State Tournament

Eagles grapplers went 6-0 in championship matches at the district tournament over the weekend, according to the Plain Dealer.

It looks like another successful year for the St. Edward High School wrestling squad. There’s only one more goal left to check off the list: The state tournament. The Eagles qualified 11 wrestlers for the upcoming tournament, after dominating the district’s last weekend. St. Ed’s grapplers went 6-0 in championship matches, according to the Plain Dealer. Here’s the breakdown, according to the PD: Two-time state champ Domenic Abounader (183) and Dean Heil (132) both pinned all four of their opponents. Chance Driscoll (126), Colin Heffernan (138), Edgar Bright (145) and Markus Scheidel (152) also won district titles. "We're never satisfied,” Abounader told the Plain Dealer. “All the kids that got knocked out are sophomores and juniors, and …

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St. Edward Grappler Domenic Abounader Commits to Michigan

Abounader, who is ranked the 20 among the 20 best wrestlers in the country, picked the school to stay close to home.

Domenic Abounader, the two-time state wrestling champion from St. Edward High School, gave a commitment to wrestle at the University of Michigan. The Plain Dealer reported that Abounader, a resident of Gates Mills, picked Michigan so that he could stay close to home. Abounader is expected to compete at 182 this year and 184 pounds at Pitt, according to the story. The commitment came after Abounader visited — and ruled out — Virginia and Virginia Tech, reported the Plain Dealer. Earlier this month, teammate Edgar Bright committed to wrestling at the University of Pittsburgh. 

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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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Plain Dealer Names Its Wrestling All-Stars

Wouldn't you know it, St. Edward made the cut.

St. Edward Welcomes Home State Champ Wrestlers

School hosts an event to honor the Eagles' 27th state championship.

Another banner for the gym and a 27th state trophy for the St. Edward High School wrestling team. The school welcomed the squad home with open arms, as a special ceremony was held in the school's gymnasium to honor the team on Tuesday. That's after an absolutely dominating performance over the weekend in Columbus.  The Eagles finished with four state champs, and eight additional state placers. During the weekend tournament, the Eagles racked up 223.5 points. To put that in perspective, the second-place team, Massillion Perry High School, finished with 105.5 points. Here's the breakdown of Lakewood's champs and state placers: 113: Alex Moore, second place 120: Colin Heffernan, fourth place 126: Dean Heil, first place 132: Edgar Bright, …

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Snapshot: St. Edward's State Champs

Eagles makes it official with four individual state champions, eight other state placers and its 27th team state championship.

The St. Edward High School is bring home its 27th state championship wrestling title to Lakewood. That's after an absolutely dominating performance over the weekend in Columbus.  The Eagles finished with four state champs, and eight additional state placers. During the weekend tournament, the Eagles racked up 223.5 points. To put that in perspective, the second-place team, Massillion Perry High School, finished with 105.5 points. Here's the breakdown of Lakewood's champs and state placers: 113: Alex Moore, second place 120: Colin Heffernan, fourth place 126: Dean Heil, first place 132: Edgar Bright, second place 138: Nick Barber, third place 145: Markus Scheidel, second place 152: Matt VanCuren, seventh place 160: Jacob Davis, fourth place…

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St. Edward Wrestlers Take State Title

The grapplers from Lakewood win their 27th state crown. We've got some photos from Columbus.

The St. Edward Eagles won the Division I wrestling crown this weekend in Columbus. The eight championship matches Saturday night matter didn't matter too much. The Eagles secured their 27th state title before then. We thought we'd share some photos of the early-round action.

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St. Edward Grapplers Clean House at Districts

Eagles continue their domination of wrestling tournaments in Ohio.

St. Edward Wrestlers Pinned at No. 2 Saturday

Blair Academy (NJ), the nation's top-ranked high school wrestling team, edged out second-ranked St. Edward Saturday in a Pennsylvania tournament.