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High school basketball: Even after big win in regular-season matchup,...
Forget about the Wadsworth girls basketball team’s convincing win over Magnificat in late December. The stakes, neutral gymnasium and experience are what matter this time around. The Grizzlies (24-1)...
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High school basketball: Wadsworth girls win big to advance to regional finals
NORTH ROYALTON — With the halftime clock winding down Tuesday, Wadsworth star Jodi Johnson looked beyond her bench and toward freshman team coach Lindsay Tenyak. Johnson then cupped her hands to make a...
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High school basketball: Brunswick beats Hoban to advance to district final
COPLEY TWP. — Mid-to-late 2000s Brunswick stars Sean Kelly and Joe Puch were in attendance Wednesday to witness the Copley Division I District semifinal featuring the Blue Devils against Archbishop...
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Albert Grindle The Gazette COPLEY TWP. — Medina small forward Luke Schaefer was so mesmerized by the biggest dunk of Jon Teske’s career he wanted to give the big fella a kiss — but not in front of...
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Bees, Blue Devils thrilled for rubber match
Medina’s Ben Geschke and Brunswick’s Michael Quiring will face off in the Copley Division 1 District Championship game. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) Albert Grindle The Gazette There is no reason to downplay...
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Grizzlies one game from Columbus (again)
Wadsworth head coach Andrew Booth and Jodi Johnson will take on Toledo Whitmer in the Regional Championship game. This will be the fourth Regional Championship for the pair. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE)...
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Brunswick defeats Medina for district title
Brunswick’s Aaron Badowski celebrates during the Blue Devils’ victory over Medina in the Copley Division I District Final. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) COPLEY TWP. — The Brunswick boys basketball team is...
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Commentary: Grizzlies deserve trip to state
Jodi Johnson savored the moment as she slowly but surely climbed the ladder underneath the north basket at Norwalk High. The egoless superstar cut the final piece of the net, turned to the Wadsworth...
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The Big Badowski: Senior leads Brunswick over Medina in district final
COPLEY TWP. — Cancer survivor Josh Herron grabbed the final rebound and dribbled toward center court as the final seconds ticked away at the Copley Division I District championship. The senior then...
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High school basketball: Wadsworth’s Palitto enjoying the ride to Columbus
When your tradition-rich girls basketball team wins a Division I regional championship for the first time in 10 years, sticking out during postgame celebrations can be a little difficult. Everyone’s...
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High school basketball: Cloverleaf’s Civittolo receives all-state honors
COLUMBUS — A Division I special mention All-Ohioan last season, Lexi Civittolo took a step upward Tuesday when she was awarded a D-II third-team All-Ohio accolade by The Associated Press. Lexi...
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High school basketball: Ryan steps down as Cloverleaf boys coach
WESTFIELD TWP. — One of the longest streaks in Medina County high school sports history has claimed another coaching victim. Marty Ryan Marty Ryan resigned Tuesday as Cloverleaf boys basketball coach....
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AKRON — Get ready to feel the heat. The Brunswick boys basketball team (21-4) will have another shot to add to its already impressive resume tonight when it plays storied Canton McKinley (21-5) in a...
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High school basketball: Clock strikes for Brunswick in loss to Canton McKinley
AKRON — Two more minutes. Maybe 30 seconds. The time ultimately needed to complete a miracle was debatable. A lifetime of what-ifs is not. The Brunswick boys basketball team left its collective heart...
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High school basketball: Wadsworth girls ready for state spotlight
COLUMBUS — Among all the well-wishers who have given words of encouragement to the Wadsworth girls basketball team over the last six days, one stood out: Kate (Lyren) Sondles. That’s the same Kate...
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High school basketball: Wadsworth beats Reynoldsburg to advance to state final
COLUMBUS — One. More. Game. The Wadsworth girls basketball team has become really, really good, really, really quickly at this ol’ sprint-to-center-court, scream-and-hug routine. Wadsworth’s Jodi...
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Believe it: Wadsworth beats Mason for Division I state title
COLUMBUS — Sophia Fortner took the inbounds pass from Laurel Palitto with five seconds left Saturday night, standing alone and holding the ball as the Wadsworth faithful let out a deafening roar that...
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High school basketball: Harrington gets rare opportunity to coach current,...
MEDINA — Tom Harrington will have the opportunity to coach his current and former players a final time. Harrington recently completed his first season as coach of the Buckeye boys basketball team, but...
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High school basketball: Benner has blast, pours in points to lead forces of...
Brunswick’s Farrah Benner scores past Highland’s Kathleen Kirchner during the Hoopla All-Star game. Benner was the MVP of the game. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE) MEDINA — I scream, you scream, we all scream...
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All-Ohio: Medina’s Teske named to first team
Jon Teske joined elite company Wednesday when the Division I All-Ohio teams were released by The Associated Press, as the 7-foot-1 Medina senior was named to the first team. Medina’s Jon Teske goes up...
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