By TIM GEBHARDT
Staff Writer
ELYRIA — What was it the late Jim McKay used to say at the start of his Wide World of Sports TV show?
The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat.
It couldn’t have been more appropriate for Elyria’s homecoming date with Medina on Friday night.
The thrill belonged to the Bees, who hung [...]

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By KENNETH L. COLEMAN
Special to The Gazette
YORK TWP. — Cory Reisner played the type of game that most players only dream about during ninth period on game day.
The senior running back rushed for 302 yards and five touchdowns on only 10 carries in Buckeye’s 62-21 Patriot Athletic Conference win over Columbia.
Reisner fell just [...]

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On Oct. 5, local Church of the Nazarene churches will join 18,000 other Nazarene churches to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the denomination.
Preparations for the day began in 2004 with the writing and translation of materials sent to every Nazarene church across the globe. The plan is that all 1.7 million members [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
MEDINA — Churches concerned about increasing safety and security for their congregations are invited to attend a seminar hosted by the Medina County Career Center and Medina Assembly of God Church. The seminar will be held 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Medina County Career Center, C.E. Hawley [...]

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By KENNETH L. COLEMAN
Special to The Gazette
YORK TWP. — Cory Reisner played the type of game that most players only dream about during ninth period on game day.
The senior running back rushed for 302 yards and five touchdowns on only 10 carries in Buckeye’s 62-21 Patriot Athletic Conference win over Columbia.
Reisner fell just [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
TALLMADGE — Tallmadge running back Tyler Fortner put the ball on the ground three times Friday, but he also put it in the end zone on three occasions against Wadsworth.
The end result was a 21-7 Suburban League victory for the Blue Devils (4-3, 2-2), whose three losses are against teams with [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
Michigan-born Sandy Calvert tirelessly serves this community she has called home for more than 37 years.
The 60-year-old mother of three and grandmother of four said, “The events in my life have been so interconnected, one thing always seems to naturally lead to another.”
And Calvert follows that lead when [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
On a cool, autumn day, crisp leaves crumble beneath footsteps as families step outside to reconnect with farmland and history in their own backyard.
It’s another year of the Fall Foliage Tour in Medina County, and on Oct. 11 and 12 organizers look forward to continuing a tradition that celebrates its 40th [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Turning back the clock (a lot!) is what the Western Reserve Masonic Community is doing once again when it brings back the King Henry’s Touring Company for its third annual Renaissance Faire, which takes place Oct. 4 and 5 at its Medina Township location.
“It’s an annual event that we started [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
SULLIVAN TWP. — Like a family barbeque, throw a pigskin out in the backyard and a fight is bound to ensue when Black River and Wellington meet on the football field.
The Pirates and Dukes had one slobberknocker of a Patriot Athletic Conference thriller Friday as Black River took home the Duke-Pirate Classic [...]

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