Grizzlies in cruise control vs. Barberton
MEDINA — It didn’t take long to figure out one girls basketball team was ages ahead of the other in Wadsworth’s 80-31 win over Barberton in the Medina Division I Sectional semifinals Wednesday. The...
View ArticleMedina’s Carolyn Yurkoski to compete in 50-yard freestyle at state
Medina’s Carolyn Yurkoski can remember it like it was yesterday. The then-middle school student sat in the stands with her older sister, Jacqueline, at the C.T. Branin Natatorium, watching the state...
View ArticleFive things to monitor with Browns
INDIANAPOLIS — Once again, the scouting combine introduces a new Browns regime to the NFL. It’s become an almost annual ritual. The short-lived Eric Mangini-George Kokinis management team debuted in...
View ArticleRed-hot Kyrie Irving scores 35 points in Cavs win
CLEVELAND — It took almost 3½ quarters, but Kyrie Irving finally gave ESPN exactly what it wanted. The Cavaliers point guard had 20 of his game-high 35 points in the last 7 minutes Wednesday night to...
View ArticleGirls basketball: Colts win a horse race against Strongsville
MEDINA — When in doubt, ride the horses. The seventh-seeded Cloverleaf girls basketball team bucked its season-long trend of a 10-player rotation Wednesday and used stifling defense to take down No. 6...
View ArticleSteven Cepec’s defense doesn’t call witnesses
MEDINA — Steven Cepec’s attorneys in his capital murder trial rested their defense Wednesday without calling witnesses or presenting any evidence. The trial is expected to go to the jury after closing...
View ArticleFlashing lights added to stop signs at deadly intersection
MONTVILLE TWP. — Flashing lights have been installed on a pair of stop signs on Poe Road at state Route 57 as a quick fix for the intersection, which was the site of five crashes in December. A newly...
View Article$2 million bond set for alleged robber of Brunswick bank
MEDINA — The 70-year-old Hinckley Township man accused of robbing a Brunswick bank Tuesday and leading police on a high-speed, 13-mile chase is being held in the Medina County Jail on $2 million bond....
View ArticleGirls basketball: Hornets drive Cardinals crazy
MEDINA — If the Medina Division I Sectional was any indicator, the Highland girls basketball team is born to be wild. Using their five-in, five-out substitutions and make-the-game-crazy philosophy to...
View ArticleBlue Devils aim to strike it rich in bowling
The Brunswick boys bowling team is a loosey-goosey bunch with the very serious goal of striking it rich. “We always try and have fun,” junior Mitch Andzelik said. “We’re not the most serious team out...
View ArticleBucks in the market for a football coach
YORK TWP. — For the second time in eight months, Buckeye’s football team is without a coach. Athletic director Glen Reisner confirmed Wednesday the district is accepting applications through March 31...
View ArticleGabrielle Bulic, Courtney Laudato lift Blue Devils to big win
MEDINA — Gabrielle Bulic and Courtney Laudato defined senior leadership on Thursday night. Bulic amassed 22 points, 20 rebounds and nine blocked shots, while Laudato collected 11 points, 11 rebounds...
View ArticleCavs stand pat at trade deadline
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers decided the best move was no move. That’s why the NBA trade deadline came and went Thursday without Cleveland general manager Chris Grant making a deal. “We didn’t want to...
View ArticleBrunswick’s Tyler Hughes back on mat after having 4 surgeries
Brunswick senior wrestler Tyler Hughes is out to secure a spot in the state championships for the second straight season. It’s hard to imagine that a little over two years ago, wrestling was one of the...
View ArticleCepec defense: Killing of Frank Munz wasn’t intended
MEDINA — Steven Cepec’s attorneys admitted Cepec killed Frank Munz, but asked the jury Thursday not to recommend the death penalty. “This is a case of murder, not aggravated murder,” attorney Kerry...
View Article4 peanut company workers indicted for tainted food
From staff and wire reports WASHINGTON — Four former peanut company employees have been charged with scheming to manufacture and ship salmonella-tainted peanuts that killed nine, including a Medina...
View ArticleFlight into Cleveland Hopkins Airport slides off runway
CLEVELAND — An airport spokeswoman says a United flight landing in Cleveland from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., slid off a slick runway onto a grassy area amid freezing winter weather. No injuries were...
View ArticlePassers-by on I-71 condemn return of church’s billboard
One of the first signs in Medina County to greet motorists headed south on Interstate 71 reads: “Homosexuality is a sin, but Christ can set you free.” The billboard at the edge of the Southwest Baptist...
View ArticlePastor has his say on billboard, our readers have theirs online
Gazette readers took to their keyboards and smart phones Friday in response to a front-page story about a controversial billboard on Interstate 71. The sign reads, “Homosexuality is a sin, but Christ...
View ArticleBlue Devils stun No. 8 Cardinals
Brunswick's Ryan Badowski throws down a dunk during the first half of the Blue Devils game against Mentor. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk Albert Grindle The Gazette BRUNSWICK — Kyle Wheeler wasn’t starting...
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