The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Horoscopes
Aries (March 21-April 19):
Because your pet peeves include things like lateness, last-minute cancelations, the untimely return of calls and texts ... you make special efforts not to commit such offenses yourself. It will be harder to stick with today.
Taurus (April 20-May 20):
You’ll be wise to let people know what you can really make happen, because you don’t want anyone to have unrealistic expectations that involve you. It’s bad Karma.
Gemini (May 21-June 21): One of the best ways to build your relationship with yourself is to take on exciting challenges. You’ll be attracted to one today, and it is guaranteed to increase more than just your self-esteem.
Cancer (June 22-July 22): You have a big attitude today, pulsing with promise and potential. The best part is it’s all respectfully contained. You don’t need to posture or be louder than anyone else. You’re a quiet but powerful magnet for all you desire.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Try not to hold yourself to impossibly high standards. It’s a rejection of where you’re at right now, which is as good a place as any. Change usually executes many small steps before it leaps.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s appropriate to channel the energy of other people before you find that groove that’s all you. It takes more than time to find your voice; it also takes action, mistakes and lots of “Not that... How about this?”
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23):
You’ve been shaped by wonderful, terrible, trying, fortunate and unusual happenings. You’ll be inspired to think about your story differently and learn to tell it to yourself and others in more empowering terms.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21):
You’re starting to understand the role that could fit you better. You see it in your mind’s eye. One small action leads to the next, and soon you’ll be leaning and living in such a way that makes your vision an inevitability.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): React a little slower than you think you should. It will give you a chance to really get what you’re reacting to, which is the underlying meaning, not the misdirection that’s going on at the surface level.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your choices are getting better aligned with the picture you hold for your future. A deadline of some sort will help you follow through with the trend.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Sometimes the action just gets stuck. It’s no one’s fault; it just happens. There’s no point in wondering what happened. Just get out of the mud. Let go of something; add more throttle; or throw in a new topic for traction.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20):
You’ll expand an idea in a hyperreal direction — so beyond what’s normal that it’s almost a caricature. This eliminates some of the complexity and makes it easy for people to understand and connect.
Today’s birthday (Feb. 10):
You know what you want, who you love and who you’re willing to make sacrifices for. With these three cornerstones as the guiding principles of your schedule, your year goes off like sparklers. You’ll be saying no a lot. Through honesty, focus and self-possession, a positive and effortless transformation is underway. Leo and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 2, 14, 18 and 39.
When Avon Lake and Midview get together, there is no shortage of fireworks.
It was going to be hard for Midview to top a 58-55 road win in overtime over Avon Lake on Feb. 4.
However, Middies guard Ryan Runser had other plans.
The sophomore drilled a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to send Midview home with its second win over Avon Lake in five days on Feb. 9.
Midview inbounded the ball with 13.8 seconds left and worked vigorously to find an open man, when senior guard Tyler Dawson snapped a pass to Runser. The sophomore let it fly to send the Middies (9-8, 7-7 SWC) and their fans home happy with a 40-37 win.
“Didn’t necessarily work out the way we planned it but Ryan got an open look and he buried it,” Midview coach Jim Brabenec said. “I think we did that three times where we got a lucky bounce at the end of a quarter and hit a 3.
“Of our 40 points, nine of them came on the last shot of quarters and not how we drew it up. Credit to our guys for stepping up after a really sluggish second half ... we found a way to get it done.”
Avon Lake (4-9, 4-8 SWC) battled back after trailing Midview for the entire contest outside of a 4-2 lead early on in the first quarter.
The Shoremen trailed 29-17 at halftime and came out of the locker room on a mission.
Avon Lake’s defense held Midview’s offense to two points in the third quarter and six in the fourth prior to Runser’s game-winner. The Shoremen chipped away at the Middies’ lead by using a 20-8 run that stretched the entire third quarter and seven minutes of the fourth to get back into the game. The Shoremen trailed by five at 3126 through three quarters.
Avon Lake Senior Gage Duesler drained a 3-pointer with 1:03 left in the game to tie the contest at 37 all. Just when it looked like the game would head to overtime, Runser drilled the gamewinner.
“We can’t catch a break and that’s the story of the year,” Avon Lake coach Eric Smith said. “We dug ourselves a hole and that’s something you can’t do. There’s no quit in these guys and we’re not going to quit. We’re going to keep fighting. Tip your hat to (Runser), he made a play. It was a good high school basketball game.”
Early on, it appeared Midview might run away with the game as the Middies got off to a blistering start from the outside. Guard Nyco Vidal led the way as the senior drilled three 3-pointers in the first quarter to give the home team a 17-9 lead after one quarter.
Vidal poured in a gamehigh 18 points in the contest and made two buzzer beaters of his own. The sharpshooter drained a 3-pointer at the conclusion of both the first and second quarters.
“Open shots are the ones I work on every day,” Vidal said. “I work on them at practice, I work on them after practice and anything that I work on, I’m going to hit them. I have the confidence every time to hit them.”
The Middies added to their lead in the second quarter behind a Vidal 3-pointer and outscored the Shoremen 12-8 to take a 12 point lead at the break.
Guard Aden Gregory led the way for Midview in the second, scoring seven of his 11 points in the quarter. The 6-foot-4 junior was also a force on the glass for Midview, hauling in a game-high eight rebounds.
“We don’t have much size and Aden is playing out of position,” Brabenec said. “We need him to rebound the basketball and it’s not necessarily one of his strengths but he’s doing it for us. He’s our leader in doing that.”
Avon Lake was paced by junior Ryan York’s teamhigh nine points. The Shoremen used a balanced attack on offense with a total of seven players appearing in the scoring column. Nate Murtaugh, Mitchell Schillinger and Matthew Stuewe all scored six points each.
Up next, Midview hosts Sandusky on Feb. 10, while Avon Lake takes on North Olmsted on Feb. 12.