By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
WESTFIELD TWP. — Because of solid play up front, things are lined up perfectly for Cloverleaf’s football team as it prepares to begin Suburban League play.
The Colts dominated the trenches on both sides of the ball Friday night while coasting to a 31-7 non-league win over Lorain Southview (1-2), putting […]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
BROADVIEW HTS. — Through 27 straight regular-season wins, Brunswick’s football team had faced some dogs that put up very little fight.
Friday night, the Blue Devils found the fight in the dog in a very game Brecksville squad.
With its regular-season win streak on the line and an undefeated record hanging in the balance, […]

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By HO HOFFMAN
Special to The Gazette
SULLIVAN TWP. — Manchester’s football team ran its winning streak against Black River to four, drubbing the Pirates 50-12 Friday night in non-league action at Stevenson Field.
Since the series started in 2005, the Panthers (3-0) have also racked up wins of 35-7, 21-10 and 33-7.
“We’ve been pretty fortunate against River,” […]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
GRANGER TWP. — Ball control isn’t everything in high school football.
Just ask Highland, which possessed the pigskin for exactly 200 seconds in the first 1½ quarters Friday, but built a six-touchdown lead over Sheffield Brookside.
“Wow!” Hornets guard/defensive end Tyler Phillips said. “We really did compete every play. There wasn’t a guy on […]

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By JERRY ROMBACH
Staff Writer
EATON TWP. — Josiah Holt made up for one little slip on the turf with plenty of solid footing, especially on an 11-yard run in overtime that gave Grafton Midview an exciting 18-15 non-conference win over Buckeye on Friday at wet Adelsburg Stadium.  
The turf was damp after an evening of light […]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — A dream come true.
That’s how Medina housewife Sherril Rundle describes the recent release of her debut CD, “In His Grip: Songs of Comfort and Joy.” After a lifetime of volunteering her voice for various community organizations, including Hospice, Kiwanis and more, the 50-something Columbia Township native finally used […]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
In contemporary Christian music circles, you don’t get much bigger than rock act Third Day. With more than 5 million albums sold and numerous Grammy Awards to its credit, the Georgia-based act is back with its latest album “Revelation.” While the new album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard […]

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MEDINA — Area representatives of the world’s leading religions will gather at Unity of Medina at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 to offer prayers of peace and unity. The public is invited to participate in this moving ceremony.
Hindu, Buddhist, Native American, Muslim, Jew and Christian leaders will offer prayer, chant or poetry common to their […]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
As a music education major about a decade ago at the University of Akron, Kate Wiley’s studies required she learned to play almost every musical instrument under the sun.
So when it came time to try out the bagpipe, the Litchfield Township native didn’t flinch.

Tim Wiley plays his bagpipes […]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
In October 2003, Mark Teal, Mike Boehm, Thomas Whelan and Colleen Rice banded together to form the Matthew 25 Coalition, an organization whose mission is “to provide participating churches a more efficient means of assisting area households with emergency needs such as rent, utilities, gasoline or medical supplies and prescriptions.”
The […]

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