Bestselling author seeking donations for historical society
Bestselling author Steve Berry knows the importance of history. That’s why he’s giving some of the proceeds from his appearance next month hosted by the Medina Library to the Medina County Historical...
View ArticleTribe: Chris Perez gets good news
CINCINNATI — The news was good where closer Chris Perez is concerned. An MRI performed Monday in Cleveland revealed no significant injury to the closer’s right shoulder — only inflammation. He will be...
View ArticleTrack: Buckeye’s Ryan Gallagher makes strides
After a standout junior season, Ryan Gallagher was expecting big things this spring in his final high school campaign. The regular season hasn’t gone as planned, but the Buckeye distance runner is...
View ArticleTribe: Cincy finishes home sweep
CINCINNATI — A little more than a week ago, the Indians were riding high and leading the Central Division. Now, they look like a lifeless bunch on the verge of folding after another fast start to the...
View ArticleBrowns: Jim Brown returns to team in unspecified role
CLEVELAND — Jim Brown has come back to the team he helped lead to its last NFL championship. Brown will return in an unspecified role with the Browns, who will formally reunite with the Hall of Fame...
View ArticleSoftball: Maria Vanadia makes all the right calls
Medina softball pitcher Megan Paradise throws a fastball, screwball, curve, drop, change and rise. Except for the rise, which is not quite game ready, she’ll throw any pitch at any time — but only if...
View ArticleWeekend sobriety patrols rake in two OVI arrests
BRUNSWICK — The Medina County OVI Task Force arrested two people during a sobriety checkpoint Saturday afternoon — but neither were arrested at the checkpoint. Brunswick Police Lt. Brian Ohlin said...
View ArticleBrowns: Jim Brown becomes special advisor for team
CLEVELAND — Jim Brown posed for a picture Wednesday with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam in front of his No. 32 in the team’s ring of honor. Brown’s relationship with the organization he helped build into a...
View ArticleCollege signing: Brunswick’s Gerry Salisbury picks OU
BRUNSWICK — Division I scouts with radar guns have been spotted nearly every time Gerry Salisbury has taken the mound this season. On Tuesday, the Brunswick left-hander with a mid-80s fastball and...
View ArticleSoftball: Cardinals, coach take wild ride to title game
AKRON — It took six Solon errors, an umpiring change and two extra innings to do it, but the Mentor softball team advanced to a regional final for the first time in school history Wednesday. The...
View ArticleTrack and field: Seme, 4×8 relay advance to state
AUSTINTOWN — Coming into the Youngstown Division I Regional on Wednesday, Wadsworth’s 4×800-meter team knew it could earn one of the four state bids. The members of the unit shocked themselves in...
View ArticleTribe: Terry Francona isn’t worried about recent losses
CLEVELAND — What, Terry Francona worry? Though his club entered Wednesday riding a season-high five-game losing streak and with its bullpen in the midst of an extended slump, the Indians manager...
View ArticleTribe: Giambi to rescue, Indians beat Reds 5-2
CLEVELAND — Those wondering why Jason Giambi was still on the Indians roster got an emphatic answer Wednesday night at Progressive Field. With Cleveland leading by just a run, Giambi, who entered the...
View ArticleTrack and field: Pep talk does trick
Todd Shapiro AMHERST — The Medina girls 4×800-meter relay got some help from a couple of old friends Wednesday before it ran at the Amherst Division I Regional at Richard S. Cooley Track. Taylor Wickey...
View ArticleSoftball: Bees ready to take on team of destiny
AKRON — There is a quiet confidence around the Medina softball team. OK, OK, so nothing is truly quiet when it comes to this rambunctious, outgoing, cheerful group. Medina’s Vanessa Scoarste keeps her...
View ArticleBaseball: Stakes higher in second game against Mentor
CANTON — A lot has changed since May 2. On that Thursday afternoon in Brunswick, Mentor’s baseball team won 3-1 in Northeast Ohio Conference River Division play. The Blue Devils managed seven hits...
View ArticleBaseball: Brunswick’s Kyle Burson has been remarkably steady
Kyle Burson off the field is the same as Kyle Burson on the field. Let’s explain. Brunswick second baseman Kyle Burson tags out Hudson’s Zach Gronowskiiin the top of the fourth inning in the Hudson...
View ArticleBaseball: Mentor beats Brunswick 6-3
CANTON — Shortstop Kyle Michalik felt one word decided the Brunswick baseball team’s Canton Division I Regional semifinal against Mentor. There was no changing it, either. Mentor shortstop Corey...
View ArticleSoftball: Bees overcome sloppy play to make title game
Medina's Vanessa Scoarste celebrates is hugged by teammate Abby Knechtel after defeating Austintown-Fitch. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY JUDD SMERGLIA) AKRON — The new shoes now have some scuff marks on them, but...
View ArticleSeniors will graduate, then play for state berth
From left, Medina senior softball players Maria Vanadia, Megan Lawrence, Lauren Peak, Abby Knechtel and Jen Sansonette will graduate this afternoon at the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes Arena....
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