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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Medina Bees set record in 62-6 win over Wadsworth...
Medina’s Jimmy Daw cuts between Wadsworth’s Kole Kemppel, left, and Ryan Bojdys for a touchdown during the second quarter. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) MEDINA — Head-spinning history happened at Kenneth...
View ArticleHigh school golf: Highland wins battle of Suburban League unbeatens
FRANKLIN TWP. — The Fairways at Twin Lakes tried to fight back, but the Highland girls golf team’s stars were not fazed. All-Gazette selections Madison Butler, Alicia Porvasnik and Christina Williams...
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High school football: Black River takes early lead, doesn’t look back in PAC...
SULLIVAN TWP. — Homecoming night may as well have been renamed Name The Score night at Art Stevenson Field. Longtime Black River football coach Al Young showed plenty of sportsmanship Friday, pulling...
View ArticleWhat might have been: Colts golfers finish two shots away from history
MARLBORO TWP. — Ace Greg Briggs buried his head into his arms while sitting on a golf cart near the clubhouse. Teammate Andrew Young rambled about what could have been. The members of the Cloverleaf...
View ArticleHigh school football: Cloverleaf coach clings to positives in loss to Norton
WESTFIELD TWP. — The golden opportunity was presented, but the Cloverleaf football team was forced to settle for the consolation prize of a silver lining. First-year coach Justin Vorhies stressed the...
View ArticleH.S. football: Hornets upset state-ranked Aurora
Albert Grindle The Gazette GRANGER TWP. — On nearly every read-option they faced Thursday, the Aurora football team’s defenders rabidly went after Highland running back and Medina County leading rusher...
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High school football: Medina’s disappointing loss to Brunswick
MEDINA — Cue up George Thorogood’s guitar intro because Brunswick’s offense was “Bad to the Bone.” Dominating the line of scrimmage and running the ball at will with their flexbone triple-option...
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High school golf: Hornets win sectional crown; Medina makes cut to districts
NORTON — A sunny, 72-degree day didn’t result in sizzling scores at Barberton Brookside Country Club, but Highland’s boys golf team certainly wasn’t complaining. Though not necessarily their top...
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High school football: Buckeye cruises in rivalry game against Black River
SULLIVAN TWP. — Accepting anything less than perfection is not an option for Justin Lowry, Trevor Thome and the rest of the Buckeye football team. Buckeye’s Justin Lowry (11) breaks up a pass intended...
View ArticleWright where he wants to be: Black River expected to name alumnus baseball coach
SULLIVAN TWP. — There’s no place in the world Jake Wright would rather be. The Black River school board is expected to make Wright’s dream a reality Oct. 22 and accept athletic director Josh Calame’s...
View ArticleDistrict golf: Highland’s Butler ties as medalist, qualifies to state
MASSILLON — The Legends of Massillon Division I District was expected to be a wild race Tuesday, but no one could have predicted this. Standout Highland girls golfer Madison Butler tied four others for...
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High school golf: Bees win district title by one stroke in “mind-blowing” meet
HINCKLEY TWP. — Minutes after turning in his scorecard, Medina ace Joe Kerrigan wandered alone outside the clubhouse. The senior didn’t say a word, as his hands were over his mouth, eyes as wide as...
View ArticleThe brightest Stars: Perfect Buckeye to lock horns with physical Firelands...
YORK TWP. — Pick your poison: A dangerous, scrambling quarterback operating a unique offense behind a college-sized offensive line or a hard-hitting defense that already has four shutouts. The...
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High school football: Buckeye dominates Firelands in PAC
YORK TWP. — Quarterback Nathan Polidori passionately leading the postgame B-U-C-K-E-Y-E chant and the celebratory banging of helmets against lockers probably were heard 30 miles away in northwestern...
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High school golf: Medina boys peaking at right time
Not even the players could have predicted with a clear conscience on Sept. 14 that Medina’s boys golf team was going to make the Division I state tournament. Medina’s boys golf team is headed for the...
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High school football: Highland clenches SLAD title victory over Barberton
GRANGER TWP. — With its Suburban League American Division title hopes hanging in the balance Friday, Highland’s football team turned to a pair of unlikely heroes on senior night. Highland’s Ethan Suran...
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High school football: Highland’s Zelinski takes nothing for granted
Tyler Zelinski’s breakout senior season has been sponsored by former Browns punter Reggie Hodges, cast iron, protein shakes, Chipotle Mexican Grill and 2 a.m. film study. That’s a lot to digest, so...
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High school football: Buckeye shows no mercy in win over Brookside
YORK TWP. — Senior Justin Lowry stalked his prey, orange Gatorade cooler in his arms. Third-year coach Mark Pinzone appeared to be unaware of what was unfolding as his Buckeye football team readied...
View ArticleHigh school football: Bucks, Hornets qualify for playoffs
Playoff football is returning to Edwin Steingass Field for the first time since 2005. The OHSAA made that official Sunday when it released the playoff pairings, as undefeated Buckeye will battle West...
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There no ‘I’ in Svagerko: Buckeye senior embraces unheralded fullback role
If Kyle Svagerko was paid a dollar for each time he saw fear in an opposing cornerback’s eyes, he’d, well, you know, never be considered poor. Buckeye fullback Kyle Svagerko (40) looks to block for...
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