Gabrielle Bulic, Courtney Laudato lift Blue Devils to big win
MEDINA — Gabrielle Bulic and Courtney Laudato defined senior leadership on Thursday night.
Bulic amassed 22 points, 20 rebounds and nine blocked shots, while Laudato collected 11 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals, powering Brunswick’s girls basketball team to a 59-36 win over Akron Firestone in the Medina Division I Sectional semifinals.
Brunswick’s Gabrielle Bulic battles …Read More
Girls basketball: Hornets drive Cardinals crazy
MEDINA — If the Medina Division I Sectional was any indicator, the Highland girls basketball team is born to be wild.
Using their five-in, five-out substitutions and make-the-game-crazy philosophy to perfection Thursday, the fourth-seeded Hornets upended No. 3 Kenmore 83-70 in another stat-stuffing, not-so-instant classic.
In one-upping its win total from the previous season, Highland (16-8) advanced …Read More
Girls basketball: Colts win a horse race against Strongsville
MEDINA — When in doubt, ride the horses.
The seventh-seeded Cloverleaf girls basketball team bucked its season-long trend of a 10-player rotation Wednesday and used stifling defense to take down No. 6 Strongsville 52-45 in the Medina Division I Sectional semifinals.
Cloverleaf’s Lauren Gokey goes up for a shot between Strongsville’s Camryn Hill, right, and Erin …Read More
Grizzlies in cruise control vs. Barberton
MEDINA — It didn’t take long to figure out one girls basketball team was ages ahead of the other in Wadsworth’s 80-31 win over Barberton in the Medina Division I Sectional semifinals Wednesday.
The top-seeded Grizzlies (21-2) advance to play 12th-seeded Akron Garfield on Saturday.
Wadsworth's Taylore Robinson goes up for a shot during the first …Read More
Third time is charm for Buckeye girls
ELYRIA — In two meetings during the regular season, Buckeye’s girls basketball team was stunned by Brookside.
With a berth in the Elyria Division II Sectional finals at stake Wednesday, the 10th-seeded Bucks got their revenge with a 40-29 victory.
Hannah Hartley
Buckeye (10-13), which led 11-2 after the first quarter, advances to play No. 3 Holy …Read More
Billy Geschke nets 1,000th point; Branden Wilkins erupts for 30
MEDINA — It came as no surprise that Billy Geschke reached his career milestone.
What no one saw coming was the performance of Branden Wilkins.
Medina senior Billy Geschke celebrates with teammates Logan Winkler, Dillion Wiesler and Brandon Wilkins after scoring his 1000th in the first quarter of their game against Akron East. (GAZETTE PHOTO BY …Read More
Five Bucks get to see plenty of playing time in victory
YORK TWP. — Matt Cox, Curtis Kinney, Nick Prest, Mike Bacho and “Pistol Jim” Vealey are the only seniors on the Buckeye boys basketball team, but they’ve rarely played together in a game.
That changed Tuesday, as they started on senior night and played the entire first period and the bulk of the third as the …Read More
Boys basketball: Hornets dodge bullet in win vs. Ellet
By Chad Grant
AKRON — The Ellet boys basketball team had a surprise for Highland in a late-season, non-league matchup.
The Orangemen came out chucking — and hitting — while building an early lead, but the Hornets eventually regained their composure and pulled away for a 63-53 win Tuesday.
Brennan Scott
Highland (13-8) came into the game unsure …Read More
Sectional basketball: Hornets dominate Ellet on the glass
MEDINA — The Highland girls basketball team looked like the Boston Bruins on Monday night.
The fourth-seeded Hornets utilized three completely different lineups in the first quarter and continued using 15 players the rest of the game en route to a 70-35 victory over No. 9 Ellet in first-round play at the Medina Division I Sectional.
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Call him Austin White, Mr. Rainmaker
WADSWORTH — Austin White didn’t know or care how many 3-pointers he was raining from every conceivable angle Saturday night.
The only thing going through the sophomore’s mind was how ticked off his Wadsworth boys basketball team was.
Wadsworth's Austin White runs through the defense of Orriville's Bryce Short during the first half. (AARON JOSEFCZYK / …Read More