Students and science
MEDINA — Andrew Kobak hovered over the tile floor Friday morning at St. Francis Xavier School. Andrew, a sixth-grader, was demonstrating his hovercraft, which he built for the school’s annual science...
View ArticleGusty effort comes up short
Rick Noland The Gazette CLEVELAND — They knew they weren’t going to have Kyrie Irving. Then they lost Anderson Varejao early in the third period. And they still nearly won. And probably should have....
View ArticleCabrera agrees to contract
Chris Assenheimer The Gazette CLEVELAND — Asdrubal Cabrera was not the streak stopper. On the verge of going to arbitration with a player for the first time since 1991, the Indians agreed to terms with...
View ArticleSo close to elite level
Albert Grindle The Gazette BRUNSWICK — There are miniscule differences between solid and top-of-the-line boys basketball teams, and Brunswick found it out the hard way Friday in a 55-43 loss to...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Colts push Grizzlies to the limit
WESTFIELD TWP. — Cloverleaf boys basketball coach Dan Brown yelled “Find Kipfer” and “Locate Kipfer” so much Tuesday night, Wadsworth finally got the message. After getting limited touches in the first...
View ArticleCuyahoga County expands benefits for gay couples’ kids
CLEVELAND — Ohio’s largest county has decided to expand health care benefit access for gay county employees to include their partners’ children. The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported the Cuyahoga...
View ArticleUgly game goes Indians’ way vs. Highland
GRANGER TWP. — Copley’s boys basketball team brought its unique brand of “controlled frenzy” to Highland on Tuesday night. Predictably, the results were not pretty for either team. Nor was the game....
View ArticleProbate Judge John Lohn marries 9 couples on Valentine’s Day
MEDINA — Cupid’s arrow struck Daniel and Catherine Tokar about a year ago, and on Tuesday they made it official. The Medina couple, who met on OkCupid.com, was married on Valentine’s Day by Medina...
View ArticleLitchfield Twp. selects Jason Davis as new fire chief
LITCHFIELD TWP. — After months of turmoil, the Litchfield Fire Department has a new leader in Jason Davis. Davis takes the reins from Bill Eyring, who was serving as interim chief after former chief...
View ArticlePoll says Rick Santorum jumps ahead of Mitt Romney in Ohio
TOLEDO — A new poll shows Rick Santorum edging ahead of Mitt Romney in Ohio. The Quinnipiac University poll out today finds Santorum jumping to the lead with Ohio voters just three weeks before the...
View ArticleBrunswick’s Lizzy Gehlmann is quick study in the pool
Brunswick swimming coach Erin Crabtree had no idea what she had in Lizzy Gehlmann when she came out for the team as a freshman last year. Most of that was because Gehlmann didn’t know what she had in...
View ArticleKyrie Irving could be back for Cavs
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers coach Byron Scott didn’t proclaim Kyrie Irving his starting point guard for a game tonight against the Indiana Pacers at Quicken Loans Arena. But the guy Irving shares point...
View ArticleBrunswick Hills Twp. adds snow plow to fleet
BRUNSWICK HILLS TWP. — As snow flakes continue to fall, the township has a new resource in its fight to keep streets clear. The township purchased a 2012 International 7400 dump truck/snow plow for...
View ArticleBlue Devil boys hold off the pesky Bees
MEDINA — Few things in basketball are more gratifying than a hard-earned rivalry win. Brunswick was balanced on offense and cashed in at the free throw line late to hold off Medina 58-49 Tuesday in a...
View ArticleState House panel OKs plan for 70-mph speed limit
COLUMBUS — The speed limit for cars and trucks on Ohio’s interstate highways would increase from 65 mph to 70 mph under a bill passed by a House committee. The Columbus Dispatch reported the panel...
View ArticleMitt Romney to attend Cleveland-area GOP dinner
CLEVELAND — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans a campaign stop in the Cleveland area amid signs of a tightening primary race in Ohio. Romney will be the keynote speaker this evening at...
View ArticleOhio woman, 51, completes basic training at Army fort
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — A 51-year-old Ohio woman has finished basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, becoming one of the oldest people to go through the 10 weeks of physical and tactical drills. Sgt....
View ArticleIt’s Girl Scout cookie time
MEDINA — The cookies are here. Delivery day came Wednesday morning for local Girl Scouts, and moms and volunteers unloaded about 175,000 cookie boxes from a half-dozen tractor-trailers in the Kmart...
View ArticleCloverleaf girls win overtime thriller
WESTFIELD TWP. — It was an exciting senior night at Cloverleaf, as the girls basketball team needed two overtimes to upend Nordonia 71-68 in Suburban League play on Wednesday. The Colts (9-11, 6-8)...
View ArticleGirls basketball: A late surge helps Grizzlies to victory over Highland
By Chad Grant GRANGER TWP. — Wadsworth girls basketball coach Andrew Booth wasn’t happy with his team’s first-half defensive effort in its Suburban League finale with Highland on Wednesday. The...
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