Volume 57, No. 23
stanDarD Postage & Fees PaiD WiLLoughby, oh Permit 42 LocaL PostaL customer ecrWss/eDDm
Chesterland CHESTERLAND News N EWS
TownshYip Chester 5 ears [ brating 22 ^ Cele
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Your Community Newspaper Since 1967
ALAN KORNSPAN/KMG
West Geauga’s Alen Kauzlaric has the lacrosse ball during the Wolverines 10-7 loss to Benedictine at Howell Field April 18. His brother, Filip, is behind him. Aside from the weather, the Wolverines have battled injuries early this season.
Borcziak Tallies Hat Trick In Setback to Bengals By Alan Kornspan sports@karlovecmedia.com In the sport of lacrosse, the size of the roster can often be a limiting factor. In fact, because of the fast pace of play and continued movement throughout, it can be difficult for a lacrosse team with small numbers to find the necessary energy to compete with teams with more depth as the game progresses into the final quarter. For the West Geauga Wolverines Boys Lacrosse Team who hosted the Benedictine Bengals on April 18 at Howell Field, a lack
of depth due to injuries loomed large in a 10-7 late fourth quarter setback. Wolverines Head Boys Lacrosse Coach, James Weir, explained the difficulty in competing with a small roster. “We were playing against numbers,” Coach Weir said. “They had over 20 players, we only had 14.
So we ran out of a little bit of gas during the fourth quarter.” He continued: “It's difficult when you're going up against a team that has twenty plus players. They can swap them out. It's just like hockey, you got to have that bench that supports the starters. And we just didn't have that today.” Although the Wolverines fell late to the Bengals, Carter Borcziak (hat trick) and senior captain, Kaden Zinner (2 goals), had excellent offensive performances. In fact, they both scored two goals early to help the Wolverines take a 4-1 first quarter lead. See Lacrosse • Page 4
Military Values Shape County Leadership Team page 3
Russell Trustees Face Backlash Over Late Special Meeting Notice page 6
Classifieds page 11
facebook.com/chesterlandnews @chesterlandnews