Most high school sophomores worry about their speed. It’s the year most kids get their driver’s license and the time many learn about the pitfalls of having a lead foot.
Brunswick defensive tackle Ryan Conway feels that speed in different ways.
A standout on the Blue Devils freshman squad, Conway is now one of the key players [...]

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If you spend five minutes with Dave Draiss and Dick McPhie, you’re guaranteed to laugh at least five times.
The longtime Brunswick assistant coaches have such sharp senses of humor, in fact, they should have their own comedy act: “Double D and Dickie McPhie.”
But don’t be fooled by their tomfoolery.
Draiss and McPhie are football men through [...]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — Both Brunswick coach Paul Gerycz and Cloverleaf’s John Carmigiano walked away from their game Wednesday night with good feelings.
One was pleased with the way his girls basketball team didn’t fold late, while the other was proud with how his club fought back.
When it was all said and done, Gerycz’s Blue Devils walked [...]

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BEREA — If the season ended today, the Browns would be tied with Tennessee for the final playoff spot in the AFC.
After a survey of the locker room, the Browns are 100 percent certain their season doesn’t end today.
As fans throughout Northeast Ohio spent Thanksgiving discussing the Browns’ surprising 6-4 record and dissecting their playoff [...]

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CHEERS: to Harrisville Township Trustee Dick Indoe, who isn’t bowing to pressure to change land zoned residential to multiuse. Developer Tim Sanford of Sanford Associates wants to build an indoor water park resort on 91 acres near Interstate 71 and state Route 83. “If this (plan) is as good as it is now, it will [...]

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Joseph H. Burtoft, 80, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007.
He was born in Akron and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was employed by General Tire and Rubber Co. for 38 years. Mr. Burtoft was a member of Springfield Church of the Brethren. He served in the [...]

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Gerald D. “Jerry” Nehrenz, 70, passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at his residence after an 18-month illness.
Jerry was born Nov. 11, 1937, in Akron to Robert W. Sr. and Violet Smith Nehrenz. When he was 5 years old, his mother died and he was lovingly raised by his other mother, Hazel Burrill. He graduated [...]

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MEDINA — The Medina Library will close the doors of its temporary residence on Sunday and won’t reopen at the permanent site for seven weeks.
As the expansion and renovation of the permanent library, located at 210 S. Broadway, wraps up, Mike Harris, director of the Medina County District Library, and the rest of the library [...]

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Eloise L. Rogers, 86, of Homerville, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, at her home.
She was born June 27, 1921, in Lodi to George and Zella (Clinker) Kreiger. She retired in 1981 from Faultless Rubber Co. in Ashland.
She is survived by her sons, Carl (Bobbie) Rogers Jr. of West Salem, Bud (Pam) Rogers of West [...]

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Hinckley Township
- Someone smashed a mailbox valued at $200 in the 200 block of Somerset Drive sometime before 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.

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