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Bees softball squad advances to first regional since 2003
BARBERTON –— When the umpires inspect helmets and bats before next Thursday’s University of Akron Division I Regional semifinal, they might want to check Vanessa Scoarste for a cape and bulletproof vest.
For the second day in a row, the Medina sophomore hit a home run to lift her team to a win in the Barberton …Read More
It’s time to believe hype: Vanessa Scoarste is the real deal
Way back when Medina sophomore Vanessa Scoarste was in the sixth or seventh grade, she attended an Akron Racers softball game and got a ball signed by a professional player named Jessica Toocheck.
Fast forward a few years and Toocheck, The Gazette’s 2004 Senior Female Athlete of the Year and softball MVP, not to mention the …Read More
Blue Devils, Hornets are remarkably similar in baseball play
HUDSON — For two schools that are a mere nine miles apart yet rarely square off on the baseball field, today has all the makings of an epic.
Second-seeded Brunswick (22-4) will lock horns with No. 3 Highland (22-5) in the Hudson Division I District semifinals at 4:30. The winner will face the top-seeded Explorers (21-2) …Read More
Kyrie Irving named NBA Rookie of the Year
INDEPENDENCE — Drederick Irving is Kyrie Irving’s father and Byron Scott is the 20-year-old’s coach, but sometimes the two men switch roles. Other times, they occupy both.
That’s why Irving went out of his way to thank both men Tuesday morning when he was named NBA Rookie of the Year at Cleveland Clinic Courts.
Kyrie Irving
After …Read More
Dropped baton led Bees’ Robert Robinson to distance events
Over the past three years, Robert Robinson has emerged as a standout for Medina’s track and cross country programs, running in state and national meets along with taking home his share of medals.
But if it wasn’t for a dropped baton as a freshman in the 4×200-meter relay, the senior’s career might have taken a different …Read More
High school baseball: Have no fear, Chad Sedio Nation is here
It’s easy to be jealous of Chad Sedio. The Highland senior is a record-breaking, five-tool outfielder with a Division I scholarship. He’s extremely quiet yet wildly magnetic to his teammates. His girlfriend asked him to prom via the ginormous video scoreboard at Progressive Field.
Oh, and the invite-only Facebook fan group “Sedio Nation” is still going …Read More
District softball: Bees carry Division-I hopes
BARBERTON — The team that ended Medina’s softball season last year is the same squad that will try to keep the Bees from their first regional appearance since 2003.
Medina knows it and Copley knows it, so both squads will come into today’s Barberton Division I District final using it as ammunition.
Vanessa Scoarste, right, is …Read More
Copley Indians still own the Grizzlies
BARBERTON — There hasn’t always been a big difference between the Copley and Wadsworth softball teams, but there has been a difference.
It was evident again Monday afternoon, as the second-seeded Indians squeaked by the No. 5 Grizzlies 2-1 in a Barberton Division I District semifinal.
Wadsworth’s Sam Ryan singles in the second inning against Copley. …Read More
Shin-Soo Choo comes through for Tribe
By Jon Krawczynski
MINNEAPOLIS — Shin-Soo Choo hit the go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning to back Jeanmar Gomez’s seven superb innings and lift the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
Choo’s base hit off Twins closer Matt Capps (0-2) scored pinch-runner Lou Marson from second base, bailing out …Read More
High school baseball: Hornets not in sharing mood vs. Grizzlies
GRANGER TWP. — Sharing is overrated.
The Highland baseball team made sure Green and Tallmadge couldn’t backdoor their way into a title share Monday, defeating Wadsworth 8-7 to clinch the outright Suburban League championship.
The game was suspended May 7 due to rain with the Hornets (22-5, 12-2) holding a 2-1 lead after one inning. It turned …Read More