The beans are spilled, or should we say the protein powder? For eight years running, Lakewood has hosted a very significant event in the bodybuilding world. This April 5 at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium the 'Vyotech Nutritionals NPC Natural Ohio Drug Tested Bodybuilding and Figure Championships' will take place. The expo is a place for the public to get familiar with nutritional supplements, publications, fitness apparel and get autographs from bodybuilding or figure celebrities, among other things...

The junior-senior CYO team from St. Luke’s brought home to Lakewood the St. Patrick’s Basketball Tournament trophy on February 29th. Coached by Tom Edgehouse and assistant coach, Pat Maloney, the St. Luke’s team beat out 24 other teams from across the region to win the first back-to-back championships in the history of the tournament. Team members (front): Brenden Cmolik, Kevin Roach (back row): Conor Standish, Mike Nieberding, Brandon Williams, Sean Maloney, Jack Wooley, Tommy Edgehouse, Chris Crampton and Dan Green. Not pictured: Channing Centano...

The Lakewood Rangers boys basketball team ended the first year of the coach John Silva era as sectional champions defeating Grafton Midview 48-41 to bring home the sectional crown before losing to crosstown rival St. Edward 63-48 in the Brecksville-Broadview Heights District Semifinal...

The Lakewood girls freshman basketball team overcame limited numbers on its roster to post a 10-10 record that included a pair of forfeit wins against Fairview and Brush. This break-even mark was made possible by Lakewood's winning four of the last five games, including the last two against Northeast Ohio Conference foes Medina and Mayfield...

Four Lakewood high school wrestlers advanced from last weekend's Sectional tournament at Lorain Southview high school onto the District Tournament, beginning next Friday at Marion Harding High School...

The Lakewood Rangers hockey team earned their way into their first Division III Baron Cup tournament and were determined to make the most of the opportunity. Lakewood opened Baron Cup play as a number 5 seed and defeated the No. 4 Garfield Heights 5-3 setting up a meeting with the top-seeded Solon Comets...

The Rangers girls’ basketball team ended their season with a 57-51 loss to Strongsville last Wednesday in the Division I sectional at Valley Forge High School. Lakewood spent the first period trading baskets with the Mustangs and took an 11-8 lead with 1:26 remaining on a 3-point field goal by junior Chelsea Kovach. The Rangers led 15-14 after the first eight minutes but that would be their final lead of the night...

The Lakewood Rangers 6th Grade Boys Basketball Team recently captured outright the Lake Erie Basketball League (L.E.B.L.) South Division title. The team - comprised of boys from both Garfield and Harding Middle Schools - won all four games in the L.E.B.L. Tournament held February 9-10, 2008, at Cloverleaf and Westlake High Schools...

Over the last several years the Recreation Department has gathered community input through end-of-the-season meetings and the distribution of thousands of surveys. This information has been helpful; however, to truly be successful we need the opportunity to have an on-going discussion with parents, participants and coaches. We need you to get involved!

The 2008 Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10k race is scheduled for Sunday, May 18, 2008...

The Lakewood Rangers hockey team completed their most successful regular season in recent history by both winning the Blue Central divisional championship and earning a birth in the Division III Baron Cup tournament...

The Lakewood Rangers boy's basketball team had the honor of hosting the top ranked team in Plain Dealer top-25 poll last Tuesday night. The Garfield Heights Bulldogs came into town riding high with a 14-0 record but had to battle to the end to defeat the Rangers 79-68 in a Northeast Ohio Conference showdown...

The New Year’s resolution of the Lakewood girl’s basketball team was to cut down on turnovers in the second half of the season...

While the rest of the world was focused on Christmas cards, bowl games and dodging snowflakes, the Lakewood Rangers wrestling team was keeping busy winning trophies and racking up victories against some of the regions top competititors...

St. Edward High School put Lakewood on the National Map as they defeated California Division 4 state champions Campbell Hall

The Lakewood Rangers boys' and girls' basketball teams earned home victories last week in Northern Ohio Conference crossover games at Lakewood High School...

For those in the Lakewood community who are seeking either youth or adult recreation opportunities, keep in mind the Lakewood Recreation Department's winter athletics line-up, which will feature many programs in Lakewood's four new schools.

Junior has won three ’07 races

After nine weeks of the high school football season only six of the 116 teams in Division I remained undefeated. One of those teams visited Lakewood Stadium on October 19 when the Brunswick Blue Devils came to town to take on the Lakewood Rangers.

It’s wrestling time again! Area athletes should note two upcoming events at Lakewood High School; the Fall Ranger Open Wrestling Tournament and sign-ups for the Little Ranger wrestling program. The Ranger Open will take place on Saturday October 27 at 10 am. Wrestlers ages 5 and up will wrestle in seven divisions with the top three wrestlers in each division taking home awards.

For three quarters Lakewood looked ready to pull off an upset of the Strongsville Mustangs. Unfortunately, football games are four quarters.

Saturday September 29, 2007 the LHS Cross Country Teams competed at the 43rd McQuaid Invitational, held near Rochester New York.

Pink was the color of the night when the Lakewood Rangers volleyball team traveled to Solon to take on the state-ranked Lady Comets last Thursday.

Lakewood’s punt coverage unit added another score in the fourth quarter when senior George Newbrough ran 57 yards down the left sideline with a Bowling punt to put the Rangers ahead 31-6.