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CHESTERLAND NEWS Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Volume 52, No. 11
Your Community Newspaper Since 1967
Madden, Port Vie for Russell Trustee Seat By Ann Wishart ann@geaugamapleleaf.com Former Russell Township Trustee Kristina Port is challenging current Russell Township Trustee Justin Madden for his seat in the Nov. 5 general election.
Justin Madden
Madden, 55, is a self-employed attorney who received a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence Univer-
sity, N.Y., in government studies in 1987 and a law degree from Ohio Northern University in 1993. He served a year on the Rus- Madden sell Township Zoning Commission and a year on the township’s board of zoning appeals, and is seeking a third term as trustee.
After several years of his diligent interaction with the township’s fiscal officer, trustees and department heads, Madden Port said the township is in a position of financial strength he wants to continue. “We want to generate tax revenue for our residents, not more
taxes, while at the same time preserving our township as a quiet, semi-rural community,” he said. Madden said he has led the board as chairman for the last six years and has been heavily involved in all aspects of the township governance. “The experience and knowledge I have compiled is essential to the continued strength of our See Trustee • Page 12
Wolverines Late Surge Lifts Team Over Rival Tigers By Brian Lavrich sports@geaugamapleleaf.com The West Geauga football team earned a signature victory for second-year coach Adam Sopkovich as the Wolverines rallied from a twoscore deficit to beat rival Chagrin Falls, 27-16, on Military Appreciation Night on Friday night at Howell Stadium. The Wolverines trailed, 16-0, late in the third quarter before ripping off 27 unanswered points. The victory, their third straight, lifted West G to 5-4 and 5-1 in the Chagrin Valley Conference. The Wolverines are tied in second in the CVC with Geneva (7-2, 5-1). Both teams are a game behind Perry (9-0, 6-0). The Wolverines host the Pirates at 7 p.m. Friday night in what has become a CVC championship game. If the Wolverines win, they will clinch a share of the CVC title. Chagrin Falls dropped to 5-4, 4-2 and host Geneva at 7 p.m. Friday. For Chagrin Falls coach Mark
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Riley Huge started the game 3-of-11 passing for 20 yards but stepped up when it mattered by leading his team to a 27-16 comeback win at Howell Field. Huge finished the game 6-of-15 for 117 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions.
Iammarino, it was a tough loss. “I give all the credit to West G, they did an outstanding job,” Iammarino said. “They made the adjustments and we didn’t. They kept fighting. My hats off to West G. Our kids fought hard. They deserve a
better result, but it happens.” Both teams remain in the hunt to sneak into the playoffs in Division IV, region 13. Currently, West G is ninth trailing Girard (6-3), which is eighth, and Struthers (6-3), which is seventh. Chagrin Falls still has an
outside shot as the Tigers are 11th in the region. Trailing 16-0, the Wolverines went to work in the middle of the third quarter. A seven-play, 83-yard drive culminated when Peter Sanelli scored on a 22-yard run to pull the Wolverines within 16-6 with 2:10 left in the third quarter. West G went for a two-point conversion, but the pass failed. The sequence occurred after West G junior Dillon Mikulski was put on a stretcher and taken to the hospital after suffering an injury. Sopkovich said after the game that it was a precautionary measure, but still a scary moment. But, clearly, after the Mikulski injury, the Wolverines were fired up. Still, it looked like the Tigers would answer as they went on a methodical drive, taking 6:42 off the clock. However, a missed field goal from 38 yards out gave the ball back to the Wolverines with 7:20 left in the game. “This is a big win for sure,” Sanelli said. “We were down 16 and See Football • Page 11
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