'Sports'
Inspired Blue Devils are playing with a purpose
Richard Doyle
The Gazette
MACEDONIA — What was touted Friday as a matchup of solid pitching quickly became a slugfest.
In the end, the fifth-seeded Highland baseball team needed one extra inning to take down Suburban League champion and No. 4 seed Nordonia 12-4 in a Hudson Division I Sectional final.
The Hornets (21-8) advance to face third-seeded Hudson, …Read More
Hornets never say die
Richard Doyle
The Gazette
MACEDONIA — What was touted Friday as a matchup of solid pitching quickly became a slugfest.
In the end, the fifth-seeded Highland baseball team needed one extra inning to take down Suburban League champion and No. 4 seed Nordonia 12-4 in a Hudson Division I Sectional final.
The Hornets (21-8) advance to face third-seeded Hudson, …Read More
Tragedy won’t keep Bugner on sidelines
Dan Brown
The Gazette
Montville Township resident Beth Bugner can recall the emotions of competing in one of the pinnacle events for any avid runner, the Boston Marathon. Taking in all of the sights and sounds alongside dedicated athletes was a dream come true.
Then tragedy struck.
“It was just all of the excitement of Boston,” Bugner said. “I …Read More
Kipnis hits walk-off homer
Chris Assenheimer
The Gazette
CLEVELAND — The fans finally came out to Progressive Field on Friday night. And the Indians didn’t disappoint.
With 34,282 fans in attendance, Cleveland sent its second-largest crowd of the season home happy, opening a four-game series against Seattle with a dramatic 6-3 victory.
Second baseman Jason Kipnis touched off a raucous celebration at the …Read More
Baseball: Devils on a roll, beat Colts 10-0
BRUNSWICK — Depending on the perspective, the Cloverleaf baseball team’s lack of fielding or Brunswick’s clutch hitting determined the outcome of their Hudson Division I Sectional semifinal Thursday.
No matter which way it’s dissected, the sixth-seeded Blue Devils took down the Colts 10-0 in six innings.
Brunswick (18-8), which is 4-0 wearing special neon green jerseys in …Read More
Baseball: Hornets win one their way
Matthew Doyle
GRANGER TWP. — Highland’s baseball team has mastered the ability to play small-ball.
The Hornets often win games by working the pitcher and pestering him on the basepaths, and it was no different Thursday in a 4-2 win over tenth-seeded Cuyahoga Falls in a Hudson Division I Sectional semifinal.
Anthony Ondrejcak
Fifth-seeded Highland (20-8), which …Read More
Baseball: Good ‘Knight’ for Nordonia’s hitters
Richard Doyle
MACEDONIA — In a matchup pitting great pitching vs. great hitting Thursday, the hitting won out.
Medina’s ace pitching staff couldn’t stop Nordonia’s efficient bats in an exhausting 7-5 decision in Hudson Division I Sectional semifinal action.
Mike Ellenbest
The fourth-seeded Knights (21-7) advance to host No. 5 Highland (20-8) today.
Nordonia starter Billy Smith kept the …Read More
Track: Four county runners take lead
MACEDONIA — Sarah Berger couldn’t wait to get the baton Thursday afternoon.
With the bitter taste of last season’s loss in the 4×800-meter relay final at the Suburban League Championships still lingering, the Wadsworth junior wanted to rinse it away.
Berger helped the distance relay do that and then some in winning the title. She headlined a …Read More
Track: Bucks miss chance at title
FAIRVIEW PARK — What seemed to be impossible or highly unlikely became reality Thursday evening.
The Buckeye boys track team’s streak of consecutive Patriot Athletic Conference titles ended at seven, as Firelands rallied to win the eighth annual PAC Championships 114½-106½.
Chance Ziegler
The Bucks captured their seven titles by an average margin of 60 points. …Read More
College signing: Wadsworth bowler Lexie Shirley selects Ursuline
WADSWORTH — Lexie Shirley will be bowling for dollars starting with the 2013-14 school year.
The Wadsworth senior accepted a scholarship offer that combines academics and athletics from Division II Ursuline College.
Lexie Shirley
“It’s cool,” Shirley said Thursday. “Not many people get to bowl in college.”
Shirley led the Grizzlies to the state team tournament as a …Read More