LYNDHURST — Medina’s boys tennis team finished fourth Saturday at the Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division Tournament.
Solon (54), Hudson (48) and Strongsville (33) each wound up ahead of the Bees (18), while Mayfield (12) placed fifth and last.
Medina’s Lucas Walters was fourth in the tough first singles bracket, while teammates Zach Peters and Chris Haslam [...]

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NEW LONDON — Jake Boettner had a busy and productive Saturday for Buckeye’s boys track team.
The sophomore had a first-place finish, two seconds and a third, leading the Bucks to a third-place finish at the Bob Knoll invitational at New London High.
Boettner took home gold in the high jump, finished second in both the 110- [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — LeBron James has carried the Cavaliers plenty of times over the past five seasons.
Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena, his teammates returned the favor in an impressive 108-84 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series.
The Cavaliers, who still trail 2-1 heading into Game 4 [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Just when the Indians’ offense was starting to heat up, rain came and cooled their momentum.
The third of a four-game series with the Blue Jays was postponed by inclement weather Sunday that prevented the Indians from taking the field on the heels of two straight wins — four in [...]

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By ADAM FERRISE
Special to The Gazette
BROOKLYN — Black River’s boys track team has been training for it all season.
Now, it’s here.
The Pirates head into the Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Meet knowing it will be a tight battle. The meet is Tuesday and Thursday at Brooklyn High.
Black River enters the meet 6-1 in [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
Even at 7 a.m., the enthusiasm and excitement were apparent as almost 200 guests arrived for the 12th “Rising Up and Moving On” Awards Breakfast held April 24 at Rustic Hills Country Club.
The annual event hosted by Medina County Job and Family Services celebrates the successes and accomplishments of [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers’ ball movement and spacing were so good in a 108-84 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 3, 7-foot-3 center Zydrunas Ilgauskas actually put the ball on the floor 20 feet from the basket and rumbled in for a layup.
“I saw the replay,” a laughing Ilgauskas said [...]

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By SHAUN BENNETT
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — He used to make fantastic passes and knock down big shots while wearing Boston’s familiar green jersey, but Celtics fans must have been cringing every time Cleveland point guard Delonte West touched the ball during the Cavaliers’ 108-84 win Saturday night.
West finished with a team-high tying 21 points, seven assists [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Coaches preach defense, big men rave about rebounding, and smaller players boast about passing. But at the end of the day, basketball always comes down to putting the ball in the basket.
The Cavaliers looked like a well-oiled offensive machine for the first time in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday night, which led [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Aaron Laffey was a hard-luck loser, receiving little run support in two starts since replacing an injured Jake Westbrook in the Indians’ rotation.
Cleveland hitters made amends Saturday night at Progressive Field.
With another big inning paving the way for another victory, the Indians rolled past the Blue Jays 12-0 in front [...]

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