By RICK NOLAND
Staff Writer
To listen to talk radio, the Cavaliers were gonna win the last 27 games of the regular season and capture 16 straight games in the playoffs en route to an NBA championship.
Five weeks after the blockbuster trade that brought Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and Joe Smith to Cleveland, however, unbridled […]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
When basketballs finally stopped clanging off rims in the 2007-08 Medina County high school boys season, not much went better than expected.
A lot of area teams were too young to compete with the big boys, others didn’t have a ton of talent and a few didn’t live up to expectations.
Brunswick and Buckeye […]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
Bridget Razem fit in per-fectly, but still managed to stand out.
Making high school gym-nastics a priority over her club team for the first time, Razem helped Cloverleaf to an undefeated regular sea-son and, in the process, earned herself Gazette MVP honors in the sport.
“Competing as part of a team was a […]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN — The Indians packed up and left Chain of Lakes Park on Thursday, feeling as if they had accomplished what they needed to in their final spring training in Winter Haven.
“It’s been a good spring,” said Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro, whose team wrapped up its Grapefruit League schedule with […]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
WADSWORTH — It was undeniable for Brittani Peltz.
No matter where she went on campus and at track meets she saw red and white in the navy blue and gray of Xavier University.
Recruited by Bowling Green, Ashland University and St. Francis (Pa.)., the senior decided the best fit was with the Musketeers and […]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MONTVILLE TWP. — Six-year-old Marin Radabaugh went from having seizures several times a week to being seizure-free for almost a year.
Her months of reprieve from seizures will be celebrated by her family as they and thousands of others participate in the second annual National Walk for Epilepsy in Washington, D.C., this weekend.
The […]

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By HANNAH SCHAEFER
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — Emergency sirens blaring throughout the city around 1:15 a.m. Thursday had residents and officials alike scratching their heads.
City dispatchers fielded several calls from residents who said they heard the warning sirens but did not hear about any corresponding severe weather warnings, Brunswick Fire Chief Jim Baird said.
“It did go off […]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MONTVILLE TWP. — Police broke up a large underage party March 14, resulting in 24 juveniles and four adults being cited for underage alcohol consumption or marijuana use.
Police reported:
An anonymous caller told police dispatch there would be a party at 3117 Starlight Circle the night of March 14, but not to arrive […]

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COLUMBUS — Staff Photographer Andrew Dolph won several awards in the first Ohio Newspaper Photographers Association contest recognizing the best visual journalism published online during 2007.
The 28-year-old Dolph placed first in the Best Sports Audio Slideshow category for his production of “The Game That Never Was.” He took the top two spots in the Best […]

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Medina Township
- A vehicle was pulled over after making a two-lane change without signaling at the corner of Medina and Windfall roads at 9:30 p.m. Monday.
The officer reportedly smelled burnt marijuana coming from the car and observed a half-burned marijuana cigarette in the vehicle. The driver, Jeremy Goodrich, 20, of Middleburg Heights, was cited for […]

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