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High school baseball: Padua shoots gaps in win over Buckeye
PARMA — The Padua baseball team went shopping at The Gap. With five of their eight hits going for extra bases Monday, the Bruins’ investment in power paid off with a comfortable 5-1 victory over...
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High school softball: Cloverleaf beats Holy Name in barnburner to advance to...
LAGRANGE — Coach John Carmigiano was so fidgety during his postgame interview one may have deduced he drank three Red Bulls. Cloverleaf second baseman Maddie Huff makes a sliding grab to take a hit...
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High school baseball: Highland hangs tough, gets win over Wadsworth
BARBERTON — Odds are favorable that no one on the Highland baseball team will be remembered among the school’s all-time greats. These Hornets instead are made up of hard-nosed 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds...
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High school baseball: Loeding’s big season helps Highland reach new heights
Greg Loeding attacks. Period. End of story. The Highland baseball team’s senior catcher is a little bit of a throwback. He is chivalrous around adults. He increases the family laundry bill by blocking...
View ArticleHigh school baseball: Highland unafraid of matchup with St. Ignatius
PARMA — The St. Ignatius baseball team is a defending Division I state semifinalist and features big-time pitching recruits Connor Adams (Louisville) and Murphy O’Brien (St. Bonaventure). Highland’s...
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Gazette MVP: Medina’s Aukerman never backed down
Among Spencer Aukerman’s most cherished baseball memories date to when he played for the 11-and-under Medina Stars. Aukerman was the go-to reliever, often twisting batters into the dirt with a sick...
View ArticleHighland graduate Raley drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers
Highland graduate Luke Raley is heading to professional baseball, as the Lake Erie College outfielder was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh round of the MLB Draft on Friday. The...
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Falkenberg cherishes his relationships forged through basktball
Ben Falkenberg. (PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RON SCHWANE) Albert Grindle Basketball was so important to Ben Falkenberg, Joe Capotosta and Nick Goddard that they made the West Gym of the old Wadsworth High...
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Medina County natives scooped up in MLB Draft
From 1993 to 2015, only three Medina County players were selected in the MLB Draft. That statistic was blown to smithereens over a 24-hour span, as Brunswick resident Michael Horejsei (Ohio State),...
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Medina County Sports Hall of Fame: Stuart’s state title only part of his...
Now two months from his 95th birthday but strong-willed, compassionate, mentally sharp and as gregarious as humanly possible, Lylle Stuart refuses to let Father Time get in the way. The lifelong...
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