Friday, June 3

Local News - The Advocate - www.newarkadvocate.com

Local News - The Advocate - www.newarkadvocate.com:

Only one victory separates Hebron from a major celebration.

The Lakewood baseball team advanced to the Division II state championship game with a 9-6 victory Thursday against the Norton Panthers at Cooper Stadium.

The Lancers (31-2) and their throng of supporters will return to Columbus to play the Hamilton Badin Rams (24-6) at 10 a.m. Saturday in the state title game.

“I’m sure they all feel as good as I do (about) the fact we’re still playing on Saturday,” Lakewood coach Don Thorp said about his players.

“We have an opportunity to call ourselves state titlist if we go out and play.”

Way to go Lancers! Lakewood High School of Hebron (not associated with Lakewood High School of Lakewood, near Cleveland) is my old alma mater (as it is for The_Rose). If I was there in Columbus, I'd be cheering them on myself.

I can't believe that Don Thorp is still the baseball coach there. Lakewood almost won a championship about 28 years ago IIRC. Next year is the 30th reunion for my class. Sheesh. Thorps been there since at least '69, when he was my junior high school physical education teacher, so he's been there 36 years at least, and I'm pretty sure my class wasn't the first class that he taught there. I'll have to look up his email and send him some congrats.

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