Maddie Brandt has big night in gymnastics classic
MASSILLON — Cloverleaf junior Maddie Brandt put on a performance for the ages Wednesday at the North East Gymnastics Conference Winter Classic. Brandt captured the league championship in all five...
View ArticlePirates, Bucks split in bowling
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Buckeye boys bowling team rolled past Black River 2,391-2,193 Wednesday in North Shore Bowling Conference action at Brunswick Zone. Brandon Butcher Brandon Butcher rolled a...
View ArticleCavs’ Kyrie Irving has plenty of company at All-Star Weekend
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is going to have some company over All-Star Weekend in Houston. Cleveland power forward Tristan Thompson, shooting guard Dion Waiters and center Tyler...
View ArticleHornets foil Cloverleaf’s upset hopes
By Richard Doyle WESTFIELD TWP. — Fresh off an impressive win against Revere, Cloverleaf’s girls basketball team was looking to make a name for itself Wednesday against Highland. In the end, the...
View ArticleWrestling: Lack of numbers hampers Bucks
YORK TWP. — Winning matches wasn’t a major issue for the Buckeye wrestling team. Filling weight classes was. The sixth-seeded Bucks had to forfeit five matches Wednesday night against No. 2 Bay in the...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Blue Devils win 10th game in a row
MEDINA — The celebration was brief, but filled with excitement. A convincing victory over a bitter rival will do that to emotions. Medina's Angela Tesny ties up Brunswick's Monica Wasson for a jump...
View ArticleSchool staff, police and firefighters learn life-saving techniques
MONTVILLE TWP. — School staff members, police officers and firefighters received some instruction Wednesday on how to provide immediate medical aid for victims of mass shootings. The two-day course,...
View ArticleMontville Township shooting highlights conflict in laws
MEDINA — If the two men charged with shooting an assault rifle that sent bullets into two Montville Township homes are convicted of felonies, will they still be able to own guns? Ohio law says yes....
View ArticleGymnastics: Bees, Blue Devils have special relationship
MEDINA — There is no denying the intense athletic rivalry between Medina and Brunswick. In gymnastics, however, that rivalry is much friendlier than it is in other sports. Michelle Miller The Bees and...
View ArticlePitcher Matt Capps signs minor pact with Tribe
The Indians added potential bullpen depth Thursday, signing free-agent right-hander Matt Capps to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league training camp. Capps, 29, is an eight-year...
View ArticleGirls basketball: 3 area teams are likely to be seeded high
The postseason seeding meetings are on tap Sunday, and all signs point to Wadsworth and Brunswick earning the top two positions at the Medina Division I District, where they met last season in the...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Anthony Stacey to join BGSU Cast of Honor
One of the legendary players in Bowling Green State history is heading back home. Second-year Medina coach Anthony Stacey will be recognized Saturday afternoon as the newest member of the Falcons Cast...
View ArticleWrestling tournaments: Grizzlies eye 20th straight title
Over the past two decades, the Wadsworth wrestling team has made Suburban League titles look easy. Coach John Gramuglia is hoping his young squad can continue the tradition and win a 20th straight...
View ArticleD.J. Skiba will be a wrestling star in time
When you are a freshman on a varsity team, it’s all about waiting your turn. Brunswick wrestler D.J. Skiba has done that and then some. While fans may not see him on the mat tonight at the Northeast...
View ArticleFirst responders, educators put skills to test in mock shooting
MEDINA — Day 1 was in the classroom. Day 2 was the real-world scenario. Local police, firefighters and school staff members got a chance to put their newly acquired knowledge of emergency medical care...
View ArticleOil, gas reps say area ground too thin for fracking, residents not convinced
MEDINA — Representatives of the oil and natural gas industry told a City Council committee that it is unlikely that any company would want to drill in the city. Mike Chadsey, a spokesman for Energy in...
View ArticleWestlake man shoots, kills self in woods during police search
GRANGER TWP. — Police said a Westlake man shot and killed himself early this morning in a wooded area of the township after a search and roadside “struggle” with an officer. Officers conducting a...
View ArticleModell shouldn’t be in Hall of Fame
Art Modell isn’t a Hall of Famer. For the sake of Browns fans, I hope the same can be said tonight. Modell didn’t belong immortalized with pro football’s greatest in 2002, when he was a finalist to...
View ArticleClerk of courts fires 2 employees
MEDINA — Employees in the Medina County Clerk of Courts Office were told in a campaign letter they could lose their jobs if David Wadsworth wasn’t elected clerk in November. Wadsworth won, but this...
View ArticleLibrary officials plan to sue over Lodi structural problems
Lodi Library management closed about a third of the building in November 2011 because the roof was structurally unsound. (NICK GLUNT / GAZETTE) LODI — Lodi Library officials plan to file a lawsuit over...
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