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High school basketball: Bad habits take toll in Wadsworth’s loss to Barberton
WADSWORTH — They have no choice but to embrace the process at this point. Wadsworth’s Christian Szalay drives past Barberton’s Keye Thompson during the second quarter. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) The young...
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High school basketball: Cloverleaf runs and guns to win over Coventry
WESTFIELD TWP. — The most entertaining girls basketball offense in Medina County outdid itself. Run-and-gun Cloverleaf matched a season high for points in a quarter Wednesday to open its Portage Trail...
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High school basketball: Booth, Grizzlies gearing up for Classic in the Country
Eastern Holmes County will be rockin’ this weekend. The undefeated Wadsworth girls basketball team, newly christened as No. 1 in The Associated Press Division I state poll, will get arguably its...
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Boys basketball: Medina impresses in victory over Mentor
MEDINA — Championship teams win these games. Period. No questions asked. However, what Medina’s boys basketball squad did to traditional Northeast Ohio power Mentor over the final three quarters Friday...
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BERLIN TWP. — The black padding underneath the Perry Reese Center baskets have gray lettering that reads “Dictate the tempo (I will).” The message is intended for hometown Berlin Hiland, but it also...
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High school basketball: Buckeye boys get big win over Wadsworth
WADSWORTH — Mark it down: At 8:44 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, the Buckeye boys basketball team officially made history. Buckeye’s Liam Murray shoots around Wadsworth’s Alec Booth during the third...
View ArticleHigh school football: Wadsworth coaching search nearing end; nine finalists...
WADSWORTH — For the first time in 21 years, Wadsworth is on the hunt for a man to lead its tradition-rich football program after coach Greg Dennison, who won a school-record 148 games, resigned Nov....
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High school basketball: Highland girls dismantle Wooster at Quicken Loans Arena
CLEVELAND — The question was asked jokingly and Sam Catron ran with it. Highland’s Kathleen Kirchner goes for a shot against Wooster’s Halle Kotulock (10), Sydney Clapp (12) and Carla Stoll during the...
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High school basketball: Rittman delivers game-winner as Highland upsets Avon
GRANGER TWP. — The shot heard ’round Granger Township couldn’t have been more wide open, and Collin Rittman coolly drilled the biggest bucket of his young career. Highland’s Collin Rittman shoots...
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High school basketball: Wadsworth girls beat Twinsburg, inch closer to SL...
WADSWORTH — Never, ever question the toughness of Jodi Johnson. Wadsworth’s Jodi Johnson shoots over Twinsburg’s Tori Thomas during the first quarter. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) The first-team All-Ohioan...
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High school basketball: Did that all really just happen?
Dude, f’real. Did Tuesday seriously just happen? Strongsville basketball players celebrate after Jimmy Pesarchik hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat Medina on Tuesday. AARON JOSEFCZYK/GAZETTE...
View ArticleBenson plays with unbridled passion, but don’t expect him to brag
Albert Grindle The Gazette Logically speaking, the fact that Black River star basketball player Allan Benson is so quiet and unassuming doesn’t make a lot a sense. His younger sister, Erica, is a...
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High school basketball: Brunswick beats Solon to keep pace atop GCC
BRUNSWICK — The “#15as1” warm-up T-shirts are more than a catchphrase. They’re a way of life for the Brunswick boys basketball team. Getting contributions from everyone Friday, the Blue Devils overcame...
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High school basketball: Cloverleaf’s Civittolo matches county single-game...
SHREVE TWP. — Cassie Schrock and Tanya Ross have company. Lexi Civittolo Anyone associated with the Cloverleaf girls basketball program knew what Lexi Civittolo accomplished Saturday wasn’t out of the...
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High school basketball: Lyon, Catron help Highland girls move into...
GRANGER TWP. — Two games, 32 minutes apiece. They are what separate the Highland girls basketball team from history. Highland’s Sam Catron puts up a shot during the first half against Tallmadge. AARON...
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For the Wadsworth girls basketball team, playing fellow Northeast Ohio power Solon in the final regular-season game was more important than Guaranteed Win Night in the sectional semifinals. The...
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College signing: Buckeye’s Thome to play football at Mount Union
YORK TWP. — Trevor Thome is a man of his word. Trevor Thome Shortly after completing his record-breaking football career at Buckeye, Thome declared publically he wasn’t seriously considering anyone but...
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High school basketball: Wellington boys beat Black River in low-scoring matchup
WELLINGTON — The term “Backyard Brawl” was defined clearly in southern Lorain County. Allan Benson With all the intensity, physicality and rowdiness fans have come to expect when Black River and...
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High school basketball: Ravenna turns Cloverleaf gym into their house in win...
WESTFIELD TWP. — With 6:10 remaining in the game, the Ravenna girls basketball team’s student section chanted “This is our house.” There was no sense arguing. Cloverleaf’s Helaina Limas puts up an...
View ArticleHigh school basketball: Brunswick’s ‘Blue Bombers’ en route to historic season
The setting: The east gym at Brunswick High. The game: The Blue Devils’ boys basketball team against a random opponent. The scenario: Freak athlete Kevin Simmons jab steps, crosses left, leaves his man...
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