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Wrestlers Dominate on Way to CVC Title By Alan Kornspan sports@karlovecmedia.com West Geauga's Wolverines wrestling team dominated the Chagrin Valley Conference Championships on Jan. 24 and 25 at Berkshire High School, winning the Chagrin Division championship for the second year in a row. Just how dominant were the Wolverines? They scored 240 points, while their next closest competitor, the Crestwood Red Devils, only amassed 103. In showing their strength on the mat, the Wolverines placed in 11 of the 14 weight classes. Leading the Wolverines were individual CVC conference champions Zander Joltin (126-pound champion, third CVC title), Brian Denamen (165-pound champion, second CVC title), and Blake Welker (215-pound champion). Four Wolverine wrestlers finished as CVC runners up: Caden Kaleal (120-pound weight class), who also earned his 100th career victory, Danny Sizler (144-pound), Austin Wheatley (175-pound) and Nasir Levy (190-pound).
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West Geauga’s wrestling team dominated the Chagrin Valley Conference Championships and earned the Chagrin Division title for a second straight year. The Wolverines placed in 11 of the 14 weight classes.
Four additional Wolverines also made the podium: Chris Paradise (138-pound weight class, 4th place), Quentin Artino (150-pound, 4th place), Gradi Zerokata (157-pound, 6th place) and Maveric Milnar (285-pound - 6th place).
After repeating as CVC champions, West Geauga Wolverines Head Coach Joe Joltin said he was thrilled with how the Wolverines wrestled. “I am so proud of the boys,” Coach Joltin said. “They work so hard and they're very deserving. Sev-
en guys in the finals, 11 guys placing overall. It's just phenomenal.” Heading into the CVC championship, he had reminded his wrestlers to take a process-focused approach in their matches. See Wrestling • Page 3
Zoning Inspector Focusing on Future, Land Use Plan By Emma MacNiven macniven@karlovecmedia.com
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Chester Township Zoning Inspector Chris Alusheff is spearheading efforts to create a Land Use Plan committee to lay out goals for the township’s future. The committee would comprise one Chester Township Board of Zoning Appeals member, one township Zoning Commission member, one township trustee member and other stakeholders in the community, he said during the Chester Township Trustees meeting Jan. 23. The plan will take 18-24 months to complete, Alusheff said, providing trustees with a document list-
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“The Gateway,” Chester’s upcoming newsletter, will soon be placed around town and in copies of the Chesterland News.
ing its details. “(The Land Use Plan) is designed to provide community between boards, make informed changes to zoning regulations and provide reference and informed decision-making on large-scale projects,” the document said. Alusheff will present more information about the Land Use Plan to the public at upcoming trustees
meetings, he said. In other business, Chester Township Administrator Mark Purchase announced he will be launching a newsletter titled, “The Gateway,” in upcoming issues of the Chesterland News to spread awareness of events and news in Chester. It will also be available at the Chester Township Town hall, at businesses around the community
and at events. “We're looking at maybe doing this tri-annually, so every four months, so that we can cover all of the events,” Purchase said. The township will seek feedback from community members after the first newsletter to gauge if it was helpful and find out if there is anything else they’d like added to it. Trustees also approved a collective bargaining agreement for 2025-2027 between the Chester Township Trustees and the International Association of Firefighters Local 5331. Trustees will meet again at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the town hall.
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