Ohio prep school to test students, staff for drugs
TOLEDO — A prep school in northwest Ohio plans to conduct random drug testing on its students and staff in the fall as a condition of enrollment. The Toledo Blade reported St. John’s Jesuit High School...
View ArticleTribe looks legit after sweep of Detroit
CLEVELAND — Few around baseball saw this coming. Not only did the Indians take the series from defending Central Division champion Detroit, they completed a sweep of the division favorites with a 2-1...
View ArticleWeekend Memorial Day events in Medina County
Sunday • Litchfield Township — 1:30 p.m., service at Litchfield Circle Park, and then a march to the cemetery for gun salute by Chatham VFW. • York Township — 3 p.m., parade begins at York Methodist...
View ArticleTrack & field: Caleb Kupetz has reason to smile
LEXINGTON — Despite being near the point of exhaustion after running in three preliminary races under the blazing sun Thursday at the Lexington Division II Regional, Buckeye’s Caleb Kupetz had enough...
View ArticleBlack River to play reigning softball champion
MASSILLON — Defending state champion Warren Champion defeated East Palestine 2-0 Thursday in Massillon Division III Regional semifinal softball action. Champion will take on Black River, an 11-6 victor...
View ArticleODOT may widen Route 18
MONTVILLE TWP. — The Ohio Department of Transportation told local officials Friday it will begin a study early next year to take a look at widening state Route 18 from about Nettleton Road to Guilford...
View ArticleMedina, Brecksville in showdown
Rick Noland The Gazette AKRON — The Medina softball team is very young — unless it is being compared to Brecksville. When the Bees take on the Bees today at noon for a University of Akron Division I...
View ArticlePirates look forward to playing champs
Albert Grindle The Gazette MASSILLON — For being the new girls on the block, Black River knows what high-quality softball looks like. On the flip side, having the entire high school go bonkers at a pep...
View ArticleFirm tests for oil, gas on Rt. 303
BRUNSWICK — A Texas-based company is performing seismic testing on state Route 303 in Medina County to determine whether it would be a suitable area for oil or gas drilling. Project manager Ben Blalock...
View ArticleBoyert wins 800, 1,600
Dan Brown The Gazette AMHERST — In a meet that saw everything from scorching 90-degree temperatures to a steady downpour of rain, Anna Boyert and Medina’s girls track team were like a cool breeze. A...
View ArticleMeaning of ‘sacrifice’ stressed at Ohio Western Reserve Cemetery
RITTMAN — The featured speaker at Sunday’s Memorial Day weekend events at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery said the word “sacrifice” is too often used to mean refraining from buying a new car or...
View ArticleEvents in Medina County pay tribute to those who serve
BRUNSWICK — For most, Memorial Day is a three-day weekend from work, and it marks the beginning of summertime and pools opening. But for 15 World War II veterans in Brunswick and countless other armed...
View ArticleTrack & field: Ryan Gallagher sticks to his strategy
LEXINGTON — When Buckeye’s Ryan Gallagher walked off the podium Saturday afternoon after winning the 3,200-meter run at the Lexington Division II Regional, he was already thinking about this weekend....
View ArticleMitch Supan, Shawn Cordes are All-America
A pair of Medina County natives earned All-America status for Baldwin-Wallace College on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Championships at Mudd-Scripps College (Calif.). Mitch Supan, a Medina resident...
View ArticlePirates blanked by Warren Champion, 1-0
MASSILLON — For six full innings, Black River’s softball team went toe to toe with the defending state champions. Unfortunately for the Pirates, the final inning proved to be their undoing on Saturday...
View ArticleEnergy is focus of Ohio’s new building code
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s newly adopted residential building code will require new homes to be more energy-efficient, come with carbon-monoxide detectors and be tested for air leaks. The code was adopted by...
View ArticleBees grind their way to first regional softball title
AKRON — Even on a sunny, 90-degree afternoon at Lee R. Jackson Field, it was impossible to blink. The University of Akron Division I Regional championship Saturday between Medina and Brecksville was...
View ArticleOhio drivers paying less for gas as summer begins
COLUMBUS — Ohio drivers are paying less for fuel than some analysts had expected as the summer driving season gets under way. The average price for regular gas in Ohio is about $3.66 a gallon in...
View ArticleA game for the ages
The girls on the Medina softball team must have a terrific sense of humor. Of course, it’s also got to be a little twisted. On a day when they made five huge errors on defense, committed a tremendous...
View ArticleTaylore Urban helps Ohio State to national title in rowing
The true test of a competitor is whether she gets up after being knocked down. Count Taylore Urban as one of those who got back up. The former Medina gymnastics and track standout has come a long way...
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