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WESTFIELD TWP. — Cloverleaf’s boys tennis team claimed bragging rights as the top squad in Medina County by beating perennial power Medina 3-2 in a non-conference match Thursday.
Ethan Dunbar, Parker Hewit and Jarred Gable swept the singles matches for the undefeated Colts (6-0), who beat defending Pioneer Conference Tournament champion Brunswick earlier this season.
The Bees […]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
SULLIVAN TWP. — Black River athletic director Pete Keenan built a reputation for being efficient, professional and easy to work with over the last six years.
That was not enough, however, to earn him a contract renewal from the district’s school board.
Keenan’s continued employment was recently denied by the Black River Board of […]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
YORK TWP. — Sixty applicants put their name in to become Buckeye’s next athletic director, two interview committees were formed to cut the candidates down to a select few, yet one name kept popping up.
Glen Reisner.
Pending approval at the Buckeye School Board meeting on Tuesday, the 54-year-old will take over for Jake […]

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AVON — Buckeye’s baseball team started off fine Thursday against Avon, but the finish wasn’t exactly one to remember.
The Eagles tacked on a flurry of runs late in the non-conference contest and eventually won 12-4.
The Bucks (1-3), who had just three hits, were leading 3-2 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, but Avon […]

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SPENCER — The Lucas softball team scored six runs Thursday against Buckeye.
Too bad for the Cubs that the Bucks’ Danielle Sims had seven RBI all by herself.
Behind Sims’ incredible day, the Bucks crushed their Richland County foe 16-6 at the J.B. Firestone Invitational.
Sims belted not one, but two doubles, to go along with a single […]

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GATES MILLS — Medina’s girls lacrosse team rolled to a 20-9 win over Gates Mills Hawken in its season opener Thursday.
The Bees got goals from seven players, including attacker Ariel Knox, who scored six times, while goalie Shalon Lee made nine saves in her varsity debut.
Medina’s junior varsity team dropped a 10-6 decision to Hawken.

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WADSWORTH — There’s something in the water at Wadsworth. The Grizzlies announced a fourth baseball player who will sign a letter of intent to further his career.
This time it’s Nate Wilson, who joins Brian Solitario, Dru Jones and Scott Saylor. Wilson will put his name on the dotted line for Notre Dame College.
Primarily a designated […]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER

Staff Writer

CLEVELAND — The Indians signed one of their top starting pitchers to a substantial long-term contract on Thursday. Sorry, Tribe fans, it wasn’t C.C. Sabathia.

But the Indians did get the next best thing, and an extended insurance policy, should its ace depart at the end of the season, agreeing to […]

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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 last installment in a three-part series.

View a multimedia slideshow about Olivia.

By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer

Laura Ward scrubbed every inch of her Wadsworth home on a […]

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