By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — Those weren’t the Denver Nuggets the Detroit Pistons were facing Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena.
The Cavaliers laid down a little bit of defense — no, make that a lot of defense — en route to an 89-73 victory over their Central Division rivals, who had torched the Nuggets [...]

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By SHAUN BENNETT
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Ben Wallace showed the team he won an NBA championship why they were so good on defense during the six seasons he was there.
The power forward led Cleveland’s dominating defensive effort Wednesday night as the Cavaliers ran away with a surprising 89-73 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
Wallace, a four-time NBA [...]

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By HANNAH SCHAEFER
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — After riding her bike nearly all day Monday, Wednesday was the first day Kelly Sekerak felt comfortable sitting down.
Sekerak, 28, of Brunswick, pedaled her bike at Wingz Sports Grill, 1061 Pearl Road, Brunswick, to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as part of an ongoing fundraiser with the [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
Cavaliers forward LeBron James is a student of the game, a legitimate pop culture icon, and a 23-year-old with an incredible knack for doing the right thing.
This week, however, all of those positive attributes must take a back seat to his greatest skill: putting the ball in the basket.
James scored a game-high [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Three deputies facing layoffs filed complaints with the sheriff’s office Wednesday claiming their union contract was violated since three other deputies hired after them were not given layoff notices.
In the union grievances, they claim three deputies hired after them should be laid off first because they have less seniority, said [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
WADSWORTH — Two 8-inch-thick binders towered in front of the school board at its special work session Tuesday night at Wadsworth Middle School.
The board’s job for the session was to discuss the material in the notebooks — results of a study of the school district by the Ohio School Facilities Commission.
The commission [...]

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Nolan Hartsel, 3, of Lodi, finds the perfect puzzle Wednesday at Lodi Library. Nolan and his mother spent time together at the library on a rainy afternoon. The library, 635 Wooster St., is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. (Shirley Ware | Photo [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Five-time state qualifier Kelly Pickering is headed to the Windy City to continue her running career.
The Medina cross country and track standout has signed a national letter of intent with DePaul University, joining an NCAA Division I program with a storied athletic history.
“I’m really looking forward to it because Chicago [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Rather than agonize over what went wrong last year, Travis Hafner is turning the page.
His worst performance at the plate since becoming a fulltime starter in the big leagues is a chapter he’d rather not re-examine.
“I really haven’t looked back on last year at all,” said Hafner, [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
MEDINA — The St. Francis Xavier fifth-grade girls basketball team had a perfect season.
Coached by Tim Gerity and Don Grace, St. Francis finished 12-0 and won the CYO Gold Division championship.
Team members were Emma Constance, Halle Dreibelbis, Erin Gerity, Colleen Grace, Libby Grace, Emma Rosenbaum, Shelby Stover and Danielle Stumpf.
The [...]

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