Baseball: Highland’s Luke Raley’s season to be remembered
Highland's Luke Raley is the 2013 Gazette baseball MVP. (PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RON SCHWANE) Highland center fielder Luke Raley was born Sept. 19, 1994, as the second child of Doug and Beth Raley. It is...
View ArticleJudge tells man with drug charges to get act together
A judge on Monday warned a Norton man who pleaded no contest to having chemicals used to produce methamphetamine that prison was a real possibility if he didn’t get his act together. Justin R....
View ArticleTribe: Suspected pot delivery to Indians closer probed
Things just got worse for Chris Perez and the Indians. Drug agents are investigating a suspected marijuana shipment mailed to the Rocky River home of Perez, who is on the disabled list with an injured...
View ArticleCounty weighs group gas plan with townships
MEDINA — County residents who purchase natural gas to heat their homes may have a new option on the table in 2014. County officials are talking with township leaders about pursuing a natural gas...
View ArticleTuesday Internet cafe raid begets felony charge
A Fairlawn man accused of running two illegal casinos in Medina County was charged Wednesday with running a casino gaming operation. State and local law enforcement on Tuesday raided two businesses...
View ArticleBrowns: Trent Richardson says he will be ready
BEREA — Running back Trent Richardson said he’ll practice when training camp opens, his injury isn’t any worse than the announced lower-leg strain and he hasn’t lost weight or strength from taking...
View ArticleNBA: LeBron James has score to settle with San Antonio
MIAMI — Before reaching the top of basketball, LeBron James was run over by the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs swept James’ Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals, so long ago that the winning game plan...
View ArticleSoftball: Unique approach had healthy results for Kaitlin Krajcik
Highland's Kaitlin Krajcik is the 2013 Gazette MVP in softball. (PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RON SCHWANE) One of the most remarkable offensive seasons in Medina County softball history can be at least...
View ArticleBrowns: Kicking game in limbo
BEREA — Long snapper Christian Yount qualifies as a veteran on the Browns’ special teams. He arrived for Week 13 in 2011. The change that permeates the organization is obvious in the kicking game. Gone...
View ArticleTribe: Sabathia, Hafner haunt Cleveland
NEW YORK — Almost everything about the Indians’ undoing was familiar. Just one early bad inning, really, was enough to cost them a game yet again. And Wednesday it was two former star players in...
View ArticlePHOTO: Homer Twp. produce auction house opens doors
Auctioneer Nick DeFelice, center, seeks out bids during the opening of County Line Auction on the northwest corner of state Route 301 and Jeffrey Road in Homer Township on Wednesday. The auction house...
View ArticlePatrol: Teen’s Jeep runs light, hits motorcyclist
MONTVILLE TWP. — A Fairlawn man was injured when a Jeep Liberty went through a red light and hit his motorcycle Wednesday night at Interstate 71 and state Route 18, according to the Ohio Highway...
View ArticleMedina Schools boosters to kick off levy campaign
MEDINA — Friends of Medina City Schools is hosting its first fundraiser to support the November levy campaign. The fundraiser is 6:30 to 9:30 tonight at Fox Meadow Country Club, 4260 Fox Meadow Drive,...
View ArticleMemorial dedicated to teens killed in crash last year
BRUNSWICK — Community members and members of St. Ambrose Catholic Parish gathered at the base of a hill behind the church Thursday to honor the lives of four Brunswick High School students killed last...
View Article15 animals killed in Guilford Twp. barn fire
Flames consumed a pole barn on Guilford Road in Guilford Township on Thursday morning, killing 12 goats and three donkeys. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY DAN POMPILI) Karen Larson stared through teary eyes at the...
View ArticleBrowns: Receivers are no longer a weak link
BEREA — Davone Bess and Travis Benjamin — the “undersized” receivers — went the six offseason practices open to the media without a dropped pass of note. Josh Gordon and Greg Little — the big, fast...
View ArticleTribe: Cleveland picks Georgia high school outfielder
CLEVELAND — The Indians went down to Georgia for their first-round selection in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft on Thursday. Owning just one pick (No. 5 overall) within the first two...
View ArticleTrack and field: Runkle will run key relay leg
COLUMBUS — Before this season, Leah Runkle didn’t know exactly how to run the 400-meter dash. A 100 and 200 runner for most of her career, the Wadsworth junior has not only learned the techniques of...
View ArticleBrowns: Chudzinski likes what he’s seeing
BEREA — Rob Chudzinski joked, chatted and taught Thursday as the Browns finished the offseason program with a final minicamp practice. The beginning of one of the few lulls of the NFL calendar could’ve...
View ArticleTrack: Medina’s Cari Pallini steals a page from brothers, dad
Growing up in a house with two older brothers can be tough for any girl. Medina’s Cari Pallini didn’t mind. It made her into the no-excuses, gritty competitor she is today. Medina's Cari Pallini will...
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