Urban Meyer, T-Rich live out dreams
CLEVELAND — Browns running back Trent Richardson’s baseball career ended in the ninth grade. He picked track and weight lifting in the spring. Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer’s time on the...
View ArticleCollege World Series: Top-ranked Gators sent packing by Kent State
By Eric Olson OMAHA, Neb. — Winning a game for the first time at the College World Series isn’t supposed to easy. Just ask Kent State. Kent State shortstop Jimmy Rider scores on a wild pitch in the...
View ArticleLocal Corner: Magic program filling up trophy case
MEDINA — The Magic has been in the air this summer. The Medina Magic baseball program has been racking up titles, with two teams winning championships at the Sting Summer Shootout and another placing...
View ArticleJobless rate in Medina County holds steady in May
COLUMBUS — The jobless rate in May for Medina County was unchanged from April’s 5.6 percent, according to data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. “The good news for Northeast Ohio is...
View ArticleOhio Coast Guard Reserve unit heads to Middle East for duty
MANSFIELD — About 60 Coast Guard reservists with an Ohio unit have deployed for service with a Navy task force in the Middle East. Members of Port Security Unit 309 based in Port Clinton on Lake Erie...
View ArticleFirstEnergy crews to trim trees in Medina
MEDINA — FirstEnergy is pruning trees and trimming vegetation along its transmission and distribution lines in the city. Mark Durbin, a FirstEnergy spokesman, said crews will work 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in...
View ArticleWWII-era PT boat headed from NY to Ohio museum
HERKIMER, N.Y. — A World War II-era PT boat formerly based on the Hudson River is making its way westward along the Erie Canal, headed to its new home on the Great Lakes. PT 728 was purchased this...
View ArticleWadsworth has a tip-off for a summery good time
WADSWORTH — City residents may feel a little more heat than the rest of the county for a few days while a 17-foot-tall replica of a match burns continuously downtown during the annual Blue Tip...
View ArticleAsdrubal Cabrera hits a walk-off homer for Tribe
CLEVELAND — Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera has been forgiven. Cabrera, who cost the Indians a game by committing three pivotal errors Sunday, atoned for the mistakes two days later by clouting a two-run...
View ArticleUpcoming summer events for Medina County
UPCOMING EVENTS Wadsworth Blue Tip Festival Memorial Park 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday, 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Brunswick Old Fashioned Days Polaris Christian Church, 1480...
View ArticleCollege World Series: Kent State deals with death of player’s mom
By Eric Olson OMAHA, Neb. — The joy Kent State players and coaches have derived from the program’s first College World Series appearance has been diminished since they arrived because of the unexpected...
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court sides with OSU over documents
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with Ohio State University in an open records lawsuit brought by ESPN over documents it sought from the university related to...
View ArticleGolf: Chad Dubiel captures Buzzard Challenge
HINCKLEY TWP. — Chad Dubiel represented Hinckley Township in style Wednesday as he won the inaugural Buzzard Challenge, a two-day event held at Hinckley Hills and Ironwood Golf Courses. After building...
View ArticleVintage car show returns to Medina County Fairgrounds
MEDINA — The county fairgrounds is ready to rumble as hundreds of classic cars are lining up for show time. The Vintage Street Rodders of America is hosting the second annual Ohio pre-1949 Car Show...
View ArticleGolf notes: Taste of Scotland comes to Skyland
For more than three decades, the Lorain County Fairgrounds has been home to the Ohio Scottish Games, an event that highlights the traditional dance, music and athletics of the ancient Highland Games....
View ArticleCavs: Top three picks could alter team’s No. 1 draft choice
They’ve got four picks in the top 34, including the fourth choice overall. That should allow the Cavaliers to add at least one quality player — the latest rumors have them taking North Carolina small...
View ArticleReds are no match for Tribe’s Justin Masterson
CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson has been getting his usual lack of run support this season, so he took matters into his own hands Wednesday night at Progressive Field. Working his finest outing of the...
View ArticleHighland’s Melissa Bush to play at Tabor
GRANGER TWP. — Four-year letterwinner Melissa Bush, a recent Highland graduate, will continue her volleyball career at Tabor College. The 5-foot-10 outside hitter received a split academic/athletic...
View ArticleRealtors give $20,000 for school levy campaigns
Four school districts in Medina County are getting help with their levy campaigns thanks to grants from the National Association of Realtors. Mike Schmidt, a real estate agent in Medina and a...
View ArticleCourtney Maibach is latest coach to leave Cloverleaf
WESTFIELD TWP. — For the second time in less than a week, Cloverleaf’s athletic program has lost a well liked, up-and-coming coach. Courtney Maibach, who piloted the Colts’ volleyball team for the past...
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