Bill Indoe reflects on the outpouring of community assistance, from the day of the tornado when countless volunteers descended upon the Indoe Farm, to the generosity of the Morlock family for opening their barns to the Indoe cows.

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Some kids can be a handful in the classroom. Richard Sumlin would rather be one on the football field.
The Medina senior isn’t just good from his defensive end position, the returning All-Northeast Inland selection is a game-changer.
“He’s the best defensive lineman we’ve seen in a long time,” Wadsworth coach Greg Dennison said. “At times, he’s […]

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PORTLAND, Ore. — After former Ohio State star Greg Oden was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in June’s NBA Draft, fans couldn’t help but think he was going to be the savior of the franchise.
However, those same fans were shell-shocked Thursday after the Trail Blazers announced the 7-foot center will likely miss […]

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BEREA — In less than a week, most of the optimism surrounding the Browns has turned into an overwhelming sense of panic.
Cleveland guard Eric Steinbach, though, is doing his best to preach patience to everyone in the organization.
“When you get a group of guys together for a couple of years and let them grow, it’s […]

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BEREA — Ken Dorsey never wanted to leave Cleveland, so he was overjoyed when the Browns re-signed him on Tuesday.
The amiable quarterback had been released by the team on Sept. 1, but continued to hold out hope that he would again wear the orange and brown.
“I would have loved to be here the whole time, […]

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Highland’s football team says Wadsworth got away with one. The Grizzlies can see the Hornets’ side of the argument, but insist the game is in the past.
It’s being revisited because the two will battle for the 26th time tonight at 7 at Highland.
The Grizzlies held a 20-14 lead in overtime last year when Highland’s Josh […]

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Medina’s boys golf team hasn’t found the waters of the Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division too choppy this season.
After losing four of the top six golfers from last season’s state qualifying team, coach Jeanne Pritchard’s squad was supposed to face considerably stiffer competition than they did in the defunct Pioneer Conference.
It hasn’t phased the Bees […]

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MEDINA — A man entered Giant Eagle, 870 N. Court St., Wednesday night and robbed Citizen’s Charter One Bank located inside, police said.
The man entered the store around 6:41 p.m., walked around for a minute, then approached the bank counter and “displayed a handwritten note to the teller, advising he was armed with a gun,” […]

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As traditional conferences begin league play — the Northeast Ohio Conference and Patriot Athletic Conference are not traditional — we go into Week 4 with another Rick-o-chet around the prep gridiron scene:
Hundreds of annoying bees were flying everywhere at the Wadsworth-Medina game last week. I personally put four of them out of their misery […]

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LAFAYETTE TWP. — Milestones were all around Medina Country Club Thursday in a boys golf tri-match between Medina, Brunswick and Parma Heights Holy Name.
The Bees, competing against the Blue Devils in Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division action, won the match at the par-35 course with a 151 to extend its consecutive conference win streak to […]

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