Medina Gazette

2 months ago | medina-gazette.com | Ryan Isley

Boys basketball: Brunswick beats Cleveland Heights, inches closer to GCC titleCLEVELAND HTS. — The game plan was simple for the Brunswick boys basketball team Tuesday night: Move the ball and get it into the hands of shooters. The Blue Devils did just that in a 68-53 win over Cleveland Heights to maintain their lead in the Greater Cleveland Conference standings. Brunswick (14-3, 8-0) knocked down 11 3-pointers, all assisted, led by junior Sean Barnett.

2 months ago | medina-gazette.com | Rick Noland

High school bowling: Stunning upset puts Wadsworth girls on verge of league crownWADSWORTH — The Wadsworth girls bowling team played the role of giant slayer Tuesday at Kolony Bowl, and the Grizzlies played that role to perfection. Not only did Heidi Steele's team hand the three-time defending champion Nordonia Knights their first Suburban League loss in at least 47 dual matches, they did so in convincing fashion while rolling to an impressive 2,287-2,050 victory on their home lanes.

2 months ago | medina-gazette.com | John Wawrow

BUFFALO, N.Y. — No stranger to adversity this season, Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason began chuckling even before the question regarding potential lineup changes could be completed. “There’s a few, yeah, too many to talk about,” Evason said Tuesday, as the Blue Jackets prepared to face Buffalo minus three more players in star defenseman Zach Werenski (undisclosed), forward Kirill Marchenko (broken jaw) and defenseman Dante Fabbro (upper body). “So yeah, there’ll be some changes.

Jan 13, 2025 | medina-gazette.com | Jim Ingraham

Ah, yes, the old scoop-and-score!Works every time. Except when it doesn’t. Come to think of it, it almost never works. This time it did. Because it did, Ohio State will play Notre Dame in the College Football Championship game. In one of the wildest finishes imaginable, Jack Sawyer returned a fumble 83 yards for the clinching touchdown as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in a breathtaking finish for the ages.

Jan 13, 2025 | medina-gazette.com | Bob Finnan

CLEVELAND — The NBA’s longest winning streak went down the tubes on Sunday. The Indiana Pacers caught fire in the second half and stunned the Cavaliers 108-93, ending Cleveland's 12-game winning streak. The Cavs (33-5) hadn’t lost since Dec. 8 at Miami. The Cavs’ free-flowing offense, ranked first throughout the season, was totally inept against the Pacers (22-18). Cleveland shot just .398 from the field and .268 from the 3-point line and missed numerous wide-open looks on the perimeter.