By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
Brunswick and Wadsworth’s softball teams anchored Medina County a year ago and both bring back plenty of firepower in the circle.
Reigning Gazette MVP Emlyn Knerem is back for her senior season as a Blue Devil and with a regional berth solely in their sights.
Knerem, who burst onto the scene as two-time Gazette [...]

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By DAN COUGHLIN
It was a nice gesture  last week when Joe Tait was honored for broadcasting his 3,000th Cavaliers game. Let’s give him another standing ovation because since he arrived in Cleveland in November 1970, Joe has made a lot of bad teams sound interesting.
The first Cavs team he covered won a mere 15 games [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND – Fausto Carmona didn’t look any different than he did last year, and that had to be a scary sight for the White Sox on Wednesday night.
Carmona, the young right-hander who produced a breakout season in his first full year in a big league rotation in 2007, was just as dominant [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
The women’s NCAA Final Four nearly had a distinct Medina flavor.
Texas A&M forward Danielle Gant, whose team lost 53-45 to powerful Tennessee in the Elite Eight on Tuesday, was born at Medina General Hospital and lived in the city as a child.
Gant, who had 10 points in the Aggies’ loss to [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — The Indians are confident they won’t have to place Victor Martinez on the disabled list, but they aren’t certain when the catcher will be back behind the plate.
Martinez, who suffered a mild hamstring strain in the season opener Monday, was not in the lineup Wednesday against the White Sox, but [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
YORK TWP. — Scott Felgar is locked, loaded and ready to roll.
So, when Tiffin University called on the Buckeye senior to play on its successful soccer team, Felgar agreed to report for duty.
“It’s amazing. I can’t wait,” said Felgar, who will play goalie for the Division II school. “I’m looking forward to [...]

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ORRVILLE — The Red Riders almost pulled off the goose egg in their season opening 4-1 win against the Grizzlies (0-2).
Wadsworth’s second doubles team of Tyler Jack and Luke Zvada outlasted Ely Gundry and Kevin Baldwin 7-5, 4-6, 7-4 to foil the plan in this non-conference matchup.

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From staff reports
NORTH CANTON — Jessica Simpson is good. She’s real good.
The North Canton Hoover righty on the Vikings softball team made start No. 2 memorable on Wednesday with a perfect game in a 1-0 non-league win over Wadsworth.
Simpson struck out 15 of the 21 batters she faced and let Hoover (2-0) do its magic [...]

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The concept of “spacing” has become a lost art in basketball, particularly at the game’s lower levels. Fortunately, it is alive and well on the Cavaliers with shooting guards Damon Jones and Devin Brown.
Both veteran guards have an uncanny ability for rotating to empty spots on the floor, putting them in perfect position to take [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
MEDINA — There’s just no stopping 69 Taps.
Joe Rog’s team won its fourth straight 30-and-over men’s basketball title, defeating Fastbreak 81-77 Monday in the championship game at the Medina Community Recreation Center.
It was the 46th straight win for 69 Taps, which got 33 points from Rob Wininger, 17 from Roger Evans, [...]

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