Pirates dominate, win first district softball title
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — They say it’s gorgeous in Massillon this time of year, and Black River’s softball team will experience its loveliness firsthand next week after winning the North Ridgeville Division...
View ArticleBoyert paces Medina
Paul Heyse The Gazette AMHERST — The night didn’t finish quite on the upbeat note hoped for, but the Medina girls track team still had plenty to hang its hats on Friday after winning the Amherst...
View ArticleDay-care operator in Ohio charged in child-porn probe
SALT LAKE CITY — An Ohio man whose home was used as a day care center has been charged with making pornographic videos of young boys after an investigation that also led to charges against a Salt Lake...
View ArticleBucks can’t shake nerves in baseball loss to Tallmadge
AKRON — It took the Buckeye baseball team 17 years to get back to district competition. It took one inning for Tallmadge to show it was going to send the Bucks to the exit. The top-seeded Blue Devils...
View ArticleZidd satfisfied with effort
Dan Brown The Gazette MACEDONIA — Highland’s Natalie Zidd lost her first race in almost a year Friday night, but the senior didn’t seem to mind. The Air Force recruit fell just short in a heated...
View ArticleMedina couple to pitch business at 8 tonight on ABC reality show
MEDINA — A Medina couple will face the sharks on tonight’s season finale of the ABC reality show “Shark Tank.” Frank Campitelli and Debrae Barensfeld own Nitroforce Industries, a startup company that...
View ArticleDream night turns into nightmare
Chris Assenheimer The Gazette CLEVELAND — All the fixings were there Friday for a celebratory night for the Indians at Progressive — a big crowd, a winning streak and an ace on the mound. But in the...
View ArticleBlue Devils can’t overcome critical errors vs. Hudson
HUDSON — Nearly everything lined up for the Brunswick baseball team Thursday in the Hudson Division I District championship. The second-seeded Blue Devils matched top-seeded Hudson in hits and...
View ArticleInfant girl’s death possibly due to SIDS
MEDINA — The Medina County coroner said Thursday an infant’s death earlier this week possibly was because of sudden infant death syndrome. Dr. Neil Grabenstetter said a preliminary examination of the...
View ArticleCOURT LOG: May 19, 2012
These people appeared in Common Pleas Court Thursday, according to Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman: Michael J. Boyer II, 27, of Whitestone Circle in Wadsworth, was sentenced to three years of...
View ArticleBrunswick adopts advertising policy for city transit
BRUNSWICK — A new policy for the Brunswick Transit Alternative will allow advertising on the buses. Services Director Pat McNamara said the hope is to generate $20,000 to $30,000 a year from the ads....
View ArticleFire’s cause is undetermined
MEDINA — The cause of Wednesday’s warehouse fire is undetermined, according to Fire Chief Bob Painter. Too much damage to the storage warehouse at 40 S. Medina St. made it impossible for fire officials...
View ArticleWadsworth man faces murder charge in fatal crash
MEDINA — A Wadsworth man faces charges of murder, aggravated vehicular homicide and felonious assault related to a January crash that killed a Lake Milton man. Justen Russell, 22, of 320 Elm St., was...
View ArticleMedina seeks input on brownfields funds
MEDINA — An area coalition has a $1 million grant to assess brownfields in the area and is asking for public input at a meeting Monday. The meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room...
View ArticleFatal motorcycle crash in Wadsworth
WADSWORTH — A city resident died after his motorcycle crashed on High Street following a high-speed chase at about 1 a.m. today. At approximately 12:52 a.m., a Wadsworth officer observed Janko Sudicki,...
View ArticleFirefighters rip it up in Liverpool Twp. training session
LIVERPOOL TWP. — Twelve firefighters, mostly from the Valley City Fire Department, practiced tearing apart the inside of a house Sunday. The firefighters were rehearsing how to open up the walls and...
View ArticleTrack & field: Buckeye’s 4×1 relay stuns the field
EATON TWP. — Coming into Saturday’s final at the Midview Division II District, Buckeye’s 4×100-meter relay team knew it would take everything it had to defeat Orrville, including a little bit of luck....
View ArticleJacob Dunbar finally meets his match in tennis
OBERLIN — Jacob Dunbar came within one set of winning the Oberlin College Division I District championship on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Cloverleaf boys tennis standout, Westlake senior...
View ArticleWadsworth’s Michelle Farr finishes 13th in Rite Aid Marathon
CLEVELAND — The heat index soared into the 90s and played with Michelle Farr’s will at Sunday’s 35th annual Rite Aid Marathon. The 39-year-old Wadsworth High track and cross country coach struggled but...
View ArticleWill Hiteshue off to Mount Union for football
MEDINA — Medina senior Will Hiteshue will continue his football career at Division III powerhouse Mount Union. The safety was an honorable mention All-Gazette choice for the Bees last fall. He was also...
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