Lorain County League Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lorain County League features various schools from Division II, III, and IV in an 8 team league setting. Last year was a split championship between Columbia and Oberlin but this year could be a battle between the top 4 teams for the title in 2023.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><li><strong><em>Columbia</em></strong>- Last year's co-champs are the early favorites even though they lose 2 of their top 3 from a very good team. The Raiders will have a short leash but having <strong>Vincent Berardi</strong> (Sr) will help keep them in the mix.</li><li><strong><em> Brookside</em></strong>- The Cardinals had some impressive performances last year and don't lose as much as some of the other teams in the league. <strong>Avery Young</strong> (Sr) will be back and has plenty of opportunity to grow and carry this group.</li><li><strong><em>Keystone</em></strong>- Wildcats bring back one of the better athletes in <strong>Konner Rodick</strong> (Sr) for another run. </li><li><strong><em>Oberlin</em></strong>- Will be one of the smaller schools moving down to Division IV. The return of <strong>Isaac Thompson</strong> (Sr) is huge but losing Ty Locklear certainly will hurt.</li><li><strong><em>Black River</em></strong>- Could actually move up with the return of their top 2 and both being upperclassmen. <strong>Cayden Hinderman-Powell</strong> (Sr) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1477053' first='Stephen' last='Kubitza']</strong> (Jr) both will be leaned on.</li><li><strong><em>Clearview/Firelands/Wellington</em></strong>- All 3 will struggle to compete with the lack of returning production from last year. </li></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->