Kirtland

The Kirtland Hornets ran their win streak to three games with a 14-4 five-inning with over visiting Lutheran West on Friday.

Madison Matijevic’s seventh-inning grand slam added an exclamation point to Kirtland’s 5-0 win at Atwater Waterloo in a Division III sectional championship game on Thursday.

Kirtland opened the postseason with a pair of event wins and several top three placements at the 2021 Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division Track Meet at Cardinal on Thursday.

Kirtland pounded out 17 hits, including seven for extra bases, in a 13-5 upset win at No. 12 LaBrae in a Division III sectional semifinal on Tuesday.

Kirtland held off Berkshire on Monday, 5-3, to clinch its second straight CVC Valley Division championship and sixth in eight years.

Kirtland's T.J. Green and Mario Rodin teamed up to win the second doubles title at the 2021 CVC Valley Division Tennis Championships.

Several athletes from area schools have been named the Ohio Varsity Athletes of the Week for the weeks ending May 2.

Gianna Cantini and Ava Puruczky combined for seven hits, including three for extra bases, and eight runs batted in to lead Kirtland to a 16-5 win over visiting Brooklyn on Thursday.

Danny Davidson hit two doubles and his first career home run in leading Kirtland to a 12-6 win at Edgewood on Wednesday.

Gianna Cantini struck out 11 and hit a home run to lead Kirtland to a 5-4 upset win over visiting Wickliffe on Tuesday.

Kirtland’s Magic Number is down to two after a 10-1 win over visiting Edgewood on Tuesday.

Julie Namciu won the MVP of the running events and Reilly Greenlee also had a big day for Kirtland at the 64th Annual Cuyahoga Heights Relays on Saturday.

Kirtland sophomore Jason DeZwaan and senior Luke Gogolin both won events at the 2021 Dan Potopsky Invitational at Stan Skoczen Stadium on Tuesday.

Madison Matijevic knocked in four runs in leading Kirtland to a 12-2 five-inning win at Cardinal on Tuesday.

West Geauga scored seven runs in the final two innings to spoil Kirtland’s bid for a season split with the Wolverines.

Kirtland senior Mason Sullivan set a new school record in the Hornets’ 12-2 win at Harvey on Monday and it had nothing to do with his complete-game pitching victory.

Gianna Cantini was perfect in leading Kirtland to an 18-0 five-inning win over visiting Bedford in a non-conference game on Friday.

Kirtland senior Andrew Spencer committed to Mount Union prior to the season and he's looking forward to his opportunity to pitch in college.

Kirtland improved to 4-3 overall with a 3-2 win over visiting Lakeside at Lakeland Community College on Monday.

Several athletes from area schools have been named the Ohio Varsity Athletes of the Week for the weeks ending April 11.

Big innings helped Kirtland to climb out of an early hole at Cuyahoga Heights and extend its winning streak to eight games.