By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
There’s no doubt about it, Highland wrestling coach Mark Savoia has ruined his share of barcaloungers over the years.
A laid-back teacher with the drive of a three-time college All-American like he was at Ashland, Savoia destroys La-Z-Boys because you never know what he’s going to say next.
He’ll leave you hanging on your [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
The fact that singer-songwriter Josh Ritter is calling from Scotland goes to show how the career of this 1999 Oberlin College graduate has skyrocketed in recent years.
But what is more germane to Ritter, who spent his formative years battling Ohio winters and rainy days, is the U.K. climate that seemingly [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
Wadsworth High School graduate Beth Workman has come full circle.
In 1979, she left her hometown for Golden, Colo., to work in community relations for the Coors Brewing Company, an exciting, challenging position that had her on a plane every weekday.
But by 1994, she realized she missed the small town [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Staff Writer
In Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” first impressions are everything.
One’s class in society — even one’s character — is often summed up in a single glance. Of course, the importance of looking beyond that is what makes the story transcend almost two centuries, and what turns it into a true [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
After staging Medina’s annual summertime event Shakespeare in the Square over the past few years, Stage Left Theatre Company President Jennifer Dove was thinking about eventually expanding its schedule to include a spring musical.
Apparently that time is now, with the recent news the Stage Left Theatre Company will present “Cabaret” [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — Remember “The Gong Show” from the 1970s?
The Cavaliers staged their own version of it Thursday night in blowing a 17-point lead and losing 101-98 to the Chicago Bulls at Quicken Loans Arena.
It started, fittingly enough, when 6-foot-9 power forward Ben Wallace missed a dunk with 2:20 to go. Certain [...]

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NORTON — Buckeye’s softball team came up on the short end of the stick Thursday as it fell to Norton 10-5 in non-conference action.
The Bucks (0-2) held a 3-2 lead heading into the bottom of the third inning, but the Panthers exploded for nine runs in the frame to break the game open.
CarolAnn Morlock notched [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Adam “Pacman” Jones laid the groundwork and somebody finally grabbed the mortar and bricks and cemented what hopefully will be a growing trend around the NFL.
Under commissioner Roger Goodell, who took over for Paul Tagliabue, the league is doing what every professional organization should do.
Clean up its act.
Kudos to the Cincinnati Bengals for [...]

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SULLIVAN TWP. – Black River senior Robert Altenburger has signed a letter of intent to run cross country at Judson (Ill.) University.
Altenburger, a two-time regional qualifier with the Pirates, won the Patriot Athletic Conference championship and league MVP award in 2007.
Judson, located in Elgin, Ill., is an NAIA Division II school. The Eagles are restoring [...]

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Arnold Ray Boggs Jr., 44, of Akron, found peace on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at Akron City Hospital. He passed away from complications of liver disease while waiting for a transplant.
He was born Jan. 7, 1964, in Cleveland to Dorothy (Young) Voiers and Arnold Ray Boggs Sr. He graduated in 1982 from Brunswick High School. [...]

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