Medina County has fewest placers in state wrestling since 2004
COLUMBUS — A year ago, there were five finalists from Medina County at the state wrestling tournament. Saturday, the area managed to place only seven. While three-time state champion Nick Tavanello of...
View ArticleBees can’t contain Midpark guard in loss
PARMA HTS. — Midpark senior Rachel Theriot played like a future Big 12 point guard, and the Medina girls basketball team played the first quarter like a team that hadn’t seen a stage this big since...
View ArticleTaxes on gas drilling could bring Ohio income-tax cut
COLUMBUS — Newspapers say Ohio Gov. John Kasich is preparing to unveil a new energy policy this week that taxes a form of oil and gas drilling and uses the proceeds to deliver an income-tax cut. The...
View ArticleCuyahoga County court tries to recoup $63 million in costs
CLEVELAND — The court clerk in Ohio’s largest county is making changes to help recover more than $63 million in court fines, fees and other costs that people failed to pay. Last year, the Cuyahoga...
View ArticleBrunswick considers alcohol sales for events on city-owned property
BRUNSWICK — City Council is considering implementing a policy to allow alcohol sales on city property during special events. Brunswick Chamber of Commerce President Melissa Krebs approached Council’s...
View ArticleThe Browns can’t offer everything for Baylor QB
The reports are coming out of St. Louis almost as fast as Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III ran his 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine. The Rams are anxious to trade the No. 2 pick in the...
View ArticleCavaliers’ losing streak reaches six games
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers coach Byron Scott wants his players to get angry. Point guard Kyrie Irving says he and his teammates are upset, but he doesn’t think that’s enough. Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving drives...
View ArticleMiddle school basketball: The Bucks fall in PAC tourney
LORAIN — Third seed Clearview beat Buckeye’s eighth-grade girls basketball team 33-17 in the Patriot Athletic Conference Tournament Saturday. Katie Galaszewski led the Bucks (10-7) with six points....
View ArticleCloverleaf’s Shelby Dearth will play for Mt. Union
WESTFIELD TWP. — Cloverleaf senior Shelby Dearth recently committed to play basketball for the University of Mount Union. The small forward was among county leaders this season in 3-point shooting...
View ArticleCommetary: The Blue Devils are on the map
Although there were tears following Saturday’s Medina Division I District final loss, Brunswick girls basketball coach Halle Lengal was still able to smile. Lost briefly in the bitter 54-32 loss to...
View ArticleMistakes could be difference in Grizzlies-Blue Streaks tilt
STRONGSVILLE — When it comes to preparing for tonight’s Division I Regional semifinal against Rocky River Magnificat, all Wadsworth’s girls basketball team has to do is look in the mirror. Like the...
View ArticleMedina County approves CRA zone to entice business
MEDINA — County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to accept a community reinvestment area expansion in Lafayette Township with the hope it will entice businesses to relocate. If approved by the...
View ArticleSlot machines arrive at new casino site in Toledo
TOLEDO — Slot machines have arrived at the second casino scheduled to open in Ohio. Tractor-trailers carrying more than 500 slot machines arrived Monday at the casino site in Toledo. Eventually, it...
View ArticleCavaliers should make these moves
Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant didn’t ask for my advice, but there are three things I’d try to do — or not do — as the NBA’s March 15 trade deadline approaches: Trade Ramon Sessions, let Antawn...
View ArticleCommentary: The Wadsworth Way is the best way
Wadsworth Way isn’t a road. It’s a highly successful system of playing girls high school basketball. Coach Andrew Booth’s 2011-12 Grizzlies continued to perfect it Tuesday night, defeating Magnificat...
View ArticleGrizzlies show world they have fortitude in regional win
STRONGSVILLE — It’s been a long time since Wadsworth’s girls basketball team has faced adversity with a game on the line. Since a non-league win against Toledo Notre Dame more than a month ago, the...
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court ruling clears way for wind turbines
URBANA, Ohio — A project to build dozens of wind turbines can proceed after an Ohio Supreme Court decision essentially validated regulators’ approval of the project. The Springfield News-Sun reported...
View ArticleBrunswick renewal levy passes; Buckeye’s tax question fails
As one school district celebrates a successful levy renewal, another may be headed for fiscal emergency. Brunswick Schools voters renewed a 2-mill emergency levy on Tuesday that brings in $2.021...
View ArticleMedina County election results announced
ELECTION SUMMARY: MEDINA COUNTY PRIMARY/SPECIAL ELECTION UNOFFICIAL RESULTS 121,954 REGISTERED VOTERS 117 PRECINCTS Medina resident Jennifer Tessman signs in to vote Tuesday morning in Medina Precinct...
View ArticleJunior Rachel Goddard fuels Grizzlies’ clinching run in fourth
STRONGSVILLE — Growing up with four brothers, Rachel Goddard was always the “and one” her siblings threw into pickup basketball games. Tuesday in a Division I regional semifinal, the Wadsworth junior...
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