By RICK NOLAND
Staff WRiter
CLEVELAND — LeBron James played extremely well despite back spasms. Wally Szczerbiak, Daniel “Boobie” Gibson, Anderson Varejao and even Sasha Pavlovic played key roles off the bench.
That said, the Cavaliers’ 104-83 win over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena was all about defense.
The Nets were 1-of-20 from […]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
MEDINA — TNT Landscaping exploded and ground up the Meat Machine in the championship game of the 18-and-over men’s basketball league at the Medina Community Recreation Center.
TNT, which lost an earlier meeting between the teams, coasted to a 74-41 victory in the title game.
Donta Anthony led the way with 22 points, […]

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From Staff reports
SHEFFIELD — It was a wild one Wednesday night, but Black River’s baseball team finally gave coach Rob Johnson his first varsity victory.
The Pirates had to play an extra inning, but they got the job done beating Brookside 7-6 in Patriot Athletic Conference action.
A walk to Chase Smith and a steal of second […]

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Editor’s note: Gazette Photo Editor Shirley Ware and Staff Writer Maria Kacik recount a year in the life of 10-year-old Olivia Ward, who has battled brain cancer twice. This is the second installment in a three-part series.

By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer

Nine-year-old Olivia Ward dragged her friend Molasses the Bear down the stairs of her family’s Wadsworth […]

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HUDSON — In one of the most thrilling Northeast Ohio Conference meets to date, Medina’s girls track team pulled out a 70-67 win over Hudson to stay atop the league race on Wednesday.
Ashley Boltja used wins in the open 800 (2:28), 4×400-meter relay (4:14.1) and 4×8 (10:26) to secure the win. Amanda Kessel won three […]

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WADSWORTH — After Wednesday, it’s possible hitting the tar out of a softball is turning into Wadsworth’s job.
Twenty-four hours after pounding out 13 hits, the Grizzlies responded with 12 more as they took down Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 9-0 in non-league action.
Wadsworth (3-3) trailed the Fighting Irish (1-2) 3-1 heading into the bottom of the […]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer

MEDINA — Developer Mike Rose is offering the city another option for a new municipal court, one that would bring commercial and residential development to Public Square.

The proposal by Rose and real estate agent Jim Gerspacher includes purchasing the United Methodist Church property at 260 S. Court St. and constructing a municipal […]

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From staff reports
TALLMADGE — In order to stay perfect sometimes the single most important thing is to start out perfect.
Cloverleaf’s boys tennis team did that to Tallmadge on Wednesday in a 3-2 Suburban League win.
The Colts (5-0, 2-0) started with a straight set win by Ethan Dunbar over Kevin Bowman, where the sophomore Colt didn’t […]

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By HANNAH SCHAEFER
Staff Writer

GRANGER TWP. — Dr. Leonard Sax says he’s seen too many arguments between a husband and wife start over the sense of smell.

“I’ve been a family physician in the same little town in Maryland for the past 18 years, and I’ve been on the receiving end of these debates between husband and […]

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MEDINA — Pam Miller was re-elected Saturday to her third four-year term as chair of the Medina County Democratic Party.

Since she became chair in 2000, Miller said the county party has made progress, especially in 2006 when a majority of county voters picked Democrat Ted Strickland for governor.

“There is a feeling we have reached a […]

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