Rival Cleveland-area schools make history making state tournament

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Ohio Excessive College Athletic Affiliation boys basketball state match suggestions off Friday in Dayton. However three hours away, pleasure is brewing as two faculties underneath one umbrella are making historical past and pulling for one another on the similar time.

Within the Nineteen Fifties, when the state of Ohio took over the land that Lutheran Excessive College used to sit down on as a way to assemble I-90, it prompted the Cleveland Lutheran Excessive College Affiliation to construct two separate faculties.

That was the start of Lutheran Excessive College East in Cleveland Heights and Lutheran Excessive College West in Rocky River.

This weekend, for his or her first time of their histories, each faculties’ boys basketball groups will play within the state closing 4.

“We’re taking place there and each groups are hoping for state championships however, if not, simply getting down there on the similar time is an actual shot within the arm for our group,” stated Chris Steinmann, CEO and superintendent for the Cleveland Lutheran Excessive College Affiliation, which oversees each faculties.

Lutheran West helps tip off the match with the Division II semifinal agaist Dayton Chaminade Julienne on Friday at 10:45 a.m.

On Saturday, Lutheran East performs within the second Division III semifinal recreation at 2 p.m.

The complete boys state match will air dwell on Spectrum Information 1 and on the Spectrum Information 1 app.