🌱Great Athletes Highlighted + Keep The Music Playing In Avon

Welcome back, Avon-Avon Lake. I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Hope you all have a great day. Here goes.

First, today's weather:

Humid; brief p.m. showers. High: 73 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Avon-Avon Lake today:

1. According to cleveland.com, "game balls go out to the following players for their Week 3 performances of the high school football season: Wade Nelson, a junior at Avon Lake rushed for 145 yards and two TDs in Avon Lake’s 38-7 win against St. John the Baptist from West Islip, N.Y. Keegan Rudduck, a senior cornerback at Avon Lake came up with two interceptions in the first quarter of Avon Lake’s 38-7 victory Friday against St. John the Baptist. The Shoremen held their opponent to just three yards in the first half."(cleveland.com)
2. When you’re in the market for some fresh digs, hunting down every new listing in the area can take hours of tedious browsing online. That’s why we here at Patch have stepped in and done the prepwork for you. You'll find the five newest properties to hit the housing market in the Avon-Avon Lake area — including a listing in the Avon area with three beds and one bath for $174,900, and another in the Avon area with four beds and three baths for $609,900. (Avon-Avon Lake Patch)
3. Keep the music playing! Enter the Avon Band and Orchestra Booster’s “Tunes on your Turf” fundraiser for a chance to win a private performance by the Avon High School Mighty Eagle Marching Band at your home or other designated location in Avon. According to cleveland.com, the winner will be drawn during halftime at the varsity football game Sept. 16. All ticket sales benefit the Avon Band and Orchestra programs in grades 6-12. Tickets are $10 each. The private performance will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 5. To purchase a ticket(s) by Sept. 14, go to avonbob.com." (cleveland.com)

From my notebook:

• Avon Lake Soccer Organization: "At the Bay Challenge Cup with the U12 Girls and U9 Boys in the The final Championship games." (Avon Lake Soccer Organization via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Historical Society: "More Avon Lake history to be celebrated!" (Avon Lake Historical Society via Facebook)
• Avon Lake City Schools"The Caboose renovation at Memorial Stadium is nearly complete! #ALCS100" (Avon Lake City Schools via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— Karena Garrity

About me: Journalism is in my veins! I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my small town community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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