MEDINA — Two second half goals by Sarah Flanders lifted Medina’s girls soccer team to a 4-2 win Saturday over Pickerington North, a Division I state semifinalist last season.
 Flanders’ goal with 14:27 left in the non-conference tilt tied the score at 2-2, and her goal five minutes later gave the Bees (2-0) a lead [...]

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GRANGER TWP. — Buckeye’s volleyball team opened its season in fine form Saturday by winning all three of its matches at a quadrangular.
The Bucks defeated host Highland in a spirited three-gamer, 25-14, 26-28, 25-18, then knocked off Norton (25-22, 25-17) and Parma (25-6, 25-8).
Two-time All-Gazette hitter Marah Farage led Buckeye with 42 kills, 25 digs [...]

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GALION — Defending Division I state champion Donny Roys picked up right where he left off last cross country season.
Roys won the Asics Midwest Preview Hot Summer Bash at Galion High, recording a sub-16-minute time Saturday while leading defending state champion Medina to a fourth-place finish in a highly competitive field.
Of the 11 teams that [...]

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By HO HOFFMAN
Special to The Gazette
WADSWORTH — While Kermit the Frog thought it wasn’t easy being green, the Ashland boys soccer team found out it isn’t easy stopping Green.
Thanks to two goals by Josh Green, Wadsworth took a 3-1 win Saturday night over the Arrows.
Green, a senior, now has four goals in his first two [...]

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By ADAM FERRISE
Special to the Gazette
WADSWORTH — Though most county girls cross county coaches were prepared for their freshmen to perform well, no one expected so many ninth-graders to dominate in their first high school meet.
Four of the top five finishers at the Medina County Meet at Memorial Park were freshmen, including the top three.
Medina’s [...]

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By HO HOFFMAN
Special to The Gazette
WADSWORTH — Courtney Mendel delivered a belated Father’s Day gift to her dad Saturday.
Even better, the recipient was Wadsworth girls soccer coach Ron Mendel.
The junior forward scored with only 3:01 remaining to give the Grizzlies a 2-1 season-opening win over visiting Alliance Marlington.
The Dukes (0-3) had scored with 7:15 left [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
DETROIT — Braylon Edwards hasn’t been in a game since his spectacular touchdown catch on the first series of the preseason. Jamal Lewis has nine total carries. Derek Anderson is 8-for-15 passing.
Linebacker Antwan Peek can’t help the anemic pass rush after arthroscopic knee surgery. Safeties Brodney Pool (concussion) and Sean Jones [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
DETROIT — Derek Anderson can stop worrying about being Wally Pipp-ed.
Romeo Crennel should keep fretting about his team.
The Browns dropped to 0-3 in the preseason Saturday with a 26-6 loss to the Lions at Ford Field. It wasn’t as bad as Monday night’s debacle against the Giants, but the Browns have a [...]

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Coaches try to keep the attention of 5- and 6-year-olds Saturday to explain who the quarterback is and what he does. Medina Bees Youth Football hosted its third annual Kick Off Classic Saturday and Sunday at the Medina High School football fields. Teams from Northeast Ohio and even Ontario, Canada, competed for championships in flag [...]

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Richard M. Homan, 85, of Brunswick, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in Brunswick.
He was born July 28, 1923, in Cleveland and worked in aluminum fabrication at Amerlite.
Mr. Homan is survived by his daughter, Jean Homan of Brunswick; son, Jeff (Verna) of Wooster; grandchildren, Jeff, Tony, Pam and Ben; and great-grandchildren, Kaden and Jace.
He [...]

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