Highland loses after failed two-point conversion

GRANGER TWP. — Sometimes you’re the hero. Sometimes, well, you’re not.
Highland football coach Tom Lombardo wasn’t feeling very heroic Friday night following his team’s heartbreaking 24-23 Suburban League loss to visiting Copley.
The Hornets, trailing 24-17 in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, rallied to pull within one point when junior wide receiver Cory Moncol …Read More

Wadsworth dominates Cloverleaf

WESTFIELD TWP. — It’s becoming a broken record for Wadsworth’s football team, but it’s also the truth.
When the Grizzlies play physical, good things happen. When they don’t, things get ugly in a hurry.
Friday night, Wadsworth hit early, hard and often and rolled to an impressive 34-0 Suburban League victory over suddenly reeling Cloverleaf.
The inconsistent first …Read More

Hornets, Royalton have record night

Highland's Tanner Houska runs past North Royalton defender Brian Stepp during the second quarter. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk

Rick Noland

The Gazette

GRANGER TWP. — It was the second-highest scoring football game in Medina County history, but it wasn’t high enough for the Highland Hornets.

The Hornets fell 56-51 to North Royalton on Friday night in a non-league …Read More

Panthers pay back Pirates

Black River quarterback Dakota Kuntz gets tackled.

Dan Brown

The Gazette

SULLIVAN TWP. — It’s been 10 months since Manchester’s football team saw its season come to an end at the hands of Black River.

Friday night, the Panthers avenged that loss — and the regular-season setback they had to the Pirates — with a 41-14 decision at …Read More

Grizzlies rush past Medina

Wadsworth's Nick Winkler causes Medina's Jerry Klue to fumble during the third quarter. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE)

Albert Grindle

The Gazette

WADSWORTH — Papa Dennison will be proud.

Jim Dennison made the I-formation famous locally with his outstanding University of Akron football teams in the mid-to-late 1970s. One of his sons, Greg, has made a 125-win career out …Read More