By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
Current Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash is the Webster’s Dictionary definition of a point guard.
Perfect pick-and-rolls, beautiful fastbreak passes, and an uncanny ability to pick and choose when to shoot makes the two-time NBA MVP nearly flawless on the hardwood.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
Wadsworth’s Chrissy Pavlik was a mini-version of Nash on the [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
WADSWORTH — Best friends off the court, Wadsworth girls basketball players Chrissy Pavlik and Sam Pecnik have shared a ton of laughs over the years.
Now, thanks to Wheeling Jesuit University (W. Va.) women’s hoops coach Joe Key, they’ll be able to continue that relationship on the court.
Both players received academic and athletic [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The final spot in the Indians’ bullpen is up for grabs and probably will be for a while.
“It’s still wide open,” said Cleveland manager Eric Wedge of the relief race between Tom Mastny, Jorge Julio, Scott Elarton and Rick Bauer. “I think it will probably go to [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN, Fla., — The Indians made a pair of roster moves Thursday, optioning pitchers Brian Slocum and Tony Sipp to Triple A Buffalo.
Slocum made his first exhibition start Wednesday in Cleveland’s 11-4 loss to the Braves, but lasted just 2/3 of an inning (four batters) before suffering a mild right groin [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Ruben Belen never thought about competing in the decathlon until he saw his former teammate do it.
Just one year later, the Medina senior is headed to an NCAA Division I college to test his skills in the rugged event.
Belen has signed a national letter of intent to join the men’s [...]

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From staff reports
COLUMBUS — Members of The Gazette sports department needed a dolly to cart home all their awards Wednesday night at the annual Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association banquet.
Gazette staffers captured 16 of a possible 26 writing awards in Division III, which is for papers with circulations between 10,000 and 16,999.
Rick Noland, The Gazette’s [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — A two-time state champ, Richie Spicel is already a legend in Medina County annals.
At a banquet on Wednesday, the Brunswick senior went down as one of the best according to the Greater Cleveland Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association.
Named the top wrestler in the Medina/Lorain County area and with a plaque [...]

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By HANNAH SCHAEFER
Staff Writer
HINCKLEY TWP. — California’s Capistrano mission in San Juan has its famous swallows, but Hinckley Township boasts a bigger, if not more famous, bird.
Since 1957, the township, in conjunction with Cleveland Metroparks, has celebrated the annual return of the buzzards on March 15.
On Saturday morning, devout buzzard-watchers can head to the Buzzards [...]

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Ladd Tryon, with Edgewater Landscaping of Chippewa Lake, arranges a stone path Thursday afternoon as part of a display for the Medina County Home and Flower Show. The show will run from 6 to 9 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Medina County Career [...]

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Brunswick Hills Township
- A township resident was cited for disorderly conduct after getting into an argument at the Red Onion, 522 Pearl Road, around 8 p.m. March 7.
Kenneth Zelker, 38, of 552 Topaz Lane, was arguing with a woman at the bar when management asked the pair to leave. Outside, Zelker reportedly punched the woman’s [...]

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