NEW ORLEANS — It’s been a trying season for sophomore quarterback Antonio Henton, but there might be a positive ending to it after all.
Henton, who was suspended for Ohio State’s final eight games, is back on the team and might even be part of OSU’s offensive game plan in the BCS title game tonight at [...]

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GRANGER TWP. — Who needs Chuck E. Cheese?
Lindsay Tenyak and Wadsworth’s girls basketball team sure didn’t on Saturday night, turning Granger Township into their own personal party center after throttling Suburban League foe Highland 81-37.
Wadsworth (9-3, 7-1), which has now beaten the Hornets (3-10, 1-7) by an average score of 74-38 in four games at [...]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — Cloverleaf’s girls basketball team proved Saturday night that it can play with one of the “big four” in the Suburban League.
The Colts came back from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and stuck to their defensive game plan before coming up short against Copley, 65-61.
“We talked about before the game, making [...]

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BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick girls basketball team scored 25 points in the first quarter Saturday in a 63-21 Northeast Ohio Conference River Division win over Garfield Heights.
Little did the Blue Devils know, that’s all they would need.
It started early on both sides of the court for Brunswick (10-2, 4-1), which had a 21-point lead after [...]

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NEW ORLEANS — Though the majority of fans and media around the country support a playoff system in college football, coaches, and surprisingly enough, even players aren’t ready to get behind it just yet.
“I think the system works,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “I think the best two teams are getting a chance to play [...]

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LYNDHURST — Medina’s girls basketball team pulled off arguably the biggest upset of the season Saturday, beating Brush 55-50 in Northeast Ohio Conference River Division play.
The Bees (4-8, 1-4), who have won two straight, were led by senior guard Emily Hulthen.
The 5-foot-8 Hulthen sizzled on her way to a career-high 26 points. She was 8-of-18 [...]

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MANSFIELD — Highland’s wrestling team had a solid performance Saturday at the J.C. Gorman Invitational, taking second behind Lexington.
The Hornets had 191.5 points, while the Minutemen tallied 271.
Freshman Dan Mirman (103 pounds), senior Steve Timoeto (152) and junior Tyler Houska (215) all notched first-place finishes for Highland.
Junior Logan Gresock (135) took second, while Jake Rininger [...]

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WOOSTER — It was a Saturday to remember for Cloverleaf’s swim teams at the fourth annual Stampede/Cloverleaf Invitational held at Wooster High School.
The boys’ squad recorded their best finish in the event with a 14th-place showing, while the Colts girls tied their highest finish in 10th.
Valley Forge defended its title, winning the boys meet with [...]

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NEW ORLEANS — No Buckeye is happier to be in New Orleans than junior defensive tackle Nader Abdallah, the only Louisiana native on Ohio State’s roster and one who waves his hometown flag proudly.
“It’s the greatest feeling in the world to come back to my hometown and make my family proud and play against players [...]

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STRONGSVILLE — Medina’s club hockey team remained unbeaten in the North Coast High School Hockey League with a pair of victories at Ice Land USA.
The Bees (7-1-1, 4-0) notched a 6-5 come-from-behind overtime win Friday over North Royalton, then followed with a 4-1 victory Saturday over Fremont.
Senior center Elliott Spaudie and freshman wing Alex Raabe [...]

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