INDEPENDENCE—North’s Paul Force was among the coaches honored during the Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches’ Association awards dinner at Harry’s Steakhouse in Independence on Thursday. Force was named the Division I Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. “It’s an honor, quite humbling to me as I know we have a lot of great programs and coaches here

North’s girls’ basketball team won the Western Reserve Conference championship and also made an appearance in the Division I Perry District championship game. On Tuesday, two of the team’s standout players were named All-Ohioans for their efforts in leading the Rangers to a 21-4 record. Sophomore Destiny Leo was named second team and senior Samantha

PERRY—Kenston used a furious second half rally to slam the door on North’s season in Thursday’s Division I Perry District championship game. The Bombers rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat the Rangers, 45-44. “That’s the way I think a district championship game is supposed to be,” said North coach Paul Force. “You’ve got

PERRY—Everything went North’s way in the first half of its Division I district semifinal against Western Reserve Conference rival Chardon at Perry High School on Monday. The Rangers built a 25-5 halftime then held off the Hilltoppers in the final 16 minutes to win, 50-41. “Obviously, starting in the first half the way we did,

For the first time in three years, a new champion will be crowned in the Division I Perry District Tournament. That’s thanks to North defeating two-time defending champion Euclid, 67-49, in a Division I sectional final at North on Thursday. “Feeding off the energy from the crowd early in that first half was the difference

Destiny Leo scored a game-high 17 points to lead North to a 52-29 non-conference win at Perry on Wednesday but the night belonged to senior Samantha Pirosko, who scored 15 points to become North’s career scoring leader. Pirosko now has 1,554 points in her career, surpassing the 1,551 Theresa Habat scored from 1991-1994. “I don’t know

North held host Riverside scoreless in the first quarter on the way to a 46-19 Western Reserve Conference victory on Saturday. With the win, the Rangers closed out the league portion of its schedule with a perfect 14-0 record. “We came out with a ton of intensity on the defensive end,” said North coach Paul

EASTLAKE—North celebrated its seven seniors with a dominating 89-29 win over rival South on Wednesday. The Rangers also clinched outright the 2017-2018 Western Reserve Conference championship. “I couldn’t have written a book with a better ending,” said North coach Paul Force. “To have the opportunity to clinch it by ourselves tonight was something special.” North

North’s march to the Western Reserve Conference title is nearly complete after its 67-59 overtime win at Kenston on Saturday that capped a week in which the Rangers played on the road at each of the three teams chasing them in the league standings. The Rangers earned a share of the title with its win