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High school basketball: Wadsworth girls put on clinic in win over North Royalton
WADSWORTH — For the moment anyway, the Wadsworth girls basketball team is playing at a championship-caliber level. The Grizzlies have gotten off to strong starts before, but this winter already looks...
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Boys basketball: Jon Teske commands the court, helping Medina beat...
MEDINA — Friday was one of those nights when Jon Teske was the alpha dog. The 7-foot-1 Medina center was everywhere, connecting on 3-pointers, mid-range jumpers, baby hooks and dunks while blocking...
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Lance, Grizzlies dominate in division win over Twinsburg
TWINSBURG — The breakout game for Lexi Lance has come and gone. Wadsworth’s Lexi Lance scores against Twinsburg during the first quarter. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) The 6-foot-1 center shined in the...
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High school basketball: Highland girls sting Brunswick
GRANGER TWP. — Like the rapper Drake, the Highland girls basketball team apparently can go zero to 100 … real quick. Highland’s Madison Less shoots against Brunswick’s Jessica Skrzypek during the...
View ArticleBucks’ Pinzone named Browns high school coach of the year
CLEVELAND — Mark Pinzone picked up more hardware Sunday, as the Buckeye football coach was named the Cleveland Browns 2015 High School Coach of the Year. Pinzone topped nine other finalists for the...
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Happy, happy, happy: Medina pleased with win, Wadsworth pleased with play
MEDINA — Cue “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson proclaiming “everybody happy, happy, happy.” Medina’s Ben Geschke shoots between Wadsworth’s Mitchell Blackburn, left, and Reid Black during the second...
View ArticleLaughing all the way: Black River boys enjoy PAC Stars win over Brookside
SULLIVAN TWP. — With 1:04 remaining Friday, freshman Brennan Scheck grabbed an offensive rebound, took a baseline power dribble and was fouled in the act of shooting, causing Black River boys...
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Girls high school basketball: Booth gets historic win as Wadsworth beats Hudson
WADSWORTH — Nearly 11 years have passed since Andrew Booth left Mansfield Madison for Wadsworth, but those who know the girls basketball coach best say he has changed very little. Wadsworth head coach...
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No style points for Medina girls in win over Minutemen
MEDINA — The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band won … again. Hall of fame public address announcer Jim Wienczkowski was trying to describe the current edition of the Medina girls basketball team. The Bees often...
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High school basketball: Cloverleaf gets season’s first win on strange night
WESTFIELD TWP. — Ah, the memories. First thing’s first: The Cloverleaf boys basketball team won Tuesday, nearly grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory but still beating Springfield 62-58 in Portage...
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High school basketball: Highland pulls away from Cloverleaf in final moments...
WESTFIELD TWP. — It was a shame someone had to lose. Evenly matched opponents met Wednesday when Highland’s girls basketball team traveled to Cloverleaf for a non-league game. The score was back and...
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High school basketball: Highland boys find right formula to beat Buckeye
YORK TWP. — The Highland boys basketball team’s double-or-nothing gamble paid off. First-year coach Adam Cestaro was looking for spark after watching his inexperienced squad grind through an...
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High school basketball: Wadsworth starts, finishes strong in win over GlenOak
WADSWORTH — Any concerns of a letdown were swatted away like circa 1996 Dikembe Mutombo. For the record, there was no finger wag. Sandwiched between a six-point win over Avon last week and a highly...
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High school basketball: Wadsworth girls dominate in methodical win over...
WADSWORTH — When its defense plays like this, only a select few teams in Ohio can hang with Wadsworth’s girls basketball team. Heavy Valley Forge Division I District favorite Magnificat isn’t one of...
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High school basketball: Benson’s 30 not enough as Black River falls to Mapleton
ORANGE TWP. — The good-but-not-good-enough theme is getting old real quick. That wasn’t hard to see on third-year coach Josh Calame’s face Saturday after Black River’s boys basketball team lost to...
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Surprising, but fun: Medina girls winning all the close ones
Every year in high school sports, there are moments that cause people to, um, well, this: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Yo, Medina girls basketball team — aka Team Better Together/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/whatever else you...
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High school basketball: Medina prevails in classic showdown over Brunswick
MEDINA — Fans got their money’s worth Tuesday night. Medina’s Jackson Sartain drives around Brunswick’s Kevin Simmons during the fourth quarter. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) The latest chapter of Medina...
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High school basketball: Brunswick girls get bragging rights with win over Medina
BRUNSWICK — Farrah Benner and Co. flipped the table on the Medina girls basketball team. Brunswick’s Farrah Benner drives during the first quarter. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) The Bees entered a Greater...
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Boys basketball: Buckeye powerless against unstoppable Keystone
YORK TWP. — One of the most demoralizing things in sports is when you know exactly what’s coming and you’re powerless to stop it. The first aspect of play listed on the Buckeye boys basketball team’s...
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High school basketball: Highland — suddenly without Profitt for year — falls...
BATH TWP. — Revere girls basketball coach Kevin Verde had planned to buy a bouquet of flowers to give to Highland star Marlee Profitt when she scored her 1,000th career point. Verde instead somberly...
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