On the way to a 20-6 season with league title, the Bees lived out the coach's core words of 'serve, legacy and relationships.'

It seemed like the cross country coach knew everyone -- and if he didn't he talked to everyone like he knew them.

The boys basketball coach, who led the Bees to their third regional championship game last month, is always fired up -- but there's a method to his madness.

It was a historic season for the Bees, who went undefeated, set the school record for wins and advanced to the regional final, as well as for the Penn State commit.

It was a record breaking season, but what made it unforgettable to Rick Noland was the genuine caring, closeness, unselfishness and all-for-one attitude of the players on this extremely talented team.

The day and age of the three-sport athlete was supposed to be dead, but the recent graduate dominated in soccer, basketball and track and field.

A project to renovate the high school softball and baseball fields will honor Josh Herron, who died in May after a lengthy bout with cancer.

The Penn State commit threw four first-half scores in a 35-0 non-league rout of Wadsworth.

In his second season at the helm of the Cloverleaf baseball program, coach Mark Kelly led the Colts to the first 20-win season and first district runner-up trophy in the program's 60-year history.

Assistant coach died Thursday at age 62.

Callaghan became one of the best players in Wadsworth history, but it was a long and occasionally winding road.

The second-seeded Medina football team had a pre-made excuse had it lost a Division I, Region 1 semifinal to No. 6 St. Ignatius on Friday in front of 9,000 fans at Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium. These...

That Allar, Ohio's Mr. Football and a Penn State recruit, is the Gazette MVP is no surprise. His journey to prominence in high school football is.

Defense stands tall in fourth quarter

Collin Nemet is a twice brain cancer survivor but the disease has recently taken a turn for the worse. In a surprise to the 11-year-old boy, community members paraded around his neighborhood Sunday...

When it comes to a competitive nature, the Brunswick basketball coach's daughter is to the manner born.

Mentor scored three runs in the sixth to tie the Greater Cleveland Conference, but the Blue Devils were able to push across the winning run in the eighth.

The wide receiver, who had no offers coming into his senior year, is now evaluating Division I and Division II options after being named GCC co-Offensive Player of the Year.

Prior to Friday night, the Cardinals had prevailed in nine previous meetings -- including one in the regular season and one in the playoffs last year.

About to earn a varsity basketball letter for the fourth time, Trevor is now a well-rounded, physically and mentally tough player averaging 13.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists while shooting...

It's the third win this season for the Blue Devils over their Greater Cleveland Conference rivals.

Fasko, who died last year following a heart attack, coached both the Blue Devils -- leading them to a state championship game -- and Bees.

Fasko, a Cleveland Central Catholic grad who served as head coach at Brunswick and Medina and remained a well-traveled assistant, died Friday following a heart attack.

The Grizzlies take on Avon Lake in Strongsville in a Division II playoff game Friday night.

Hamrick quit the team as a freshman, but has returned this year -- and leads the Blue Devils in interceptions with eight.

A celebration of life for Medina boys cross country coach Milt Place welcomed hundreds Sunday at Medina High School.

When Kelly gathered his players for the first team meeting, the word, "Trust" was the only thing. Nearly 10 months later, those seeds of trust blossomed into a remarkable season.

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A year after a hard loss, the Blue Devils are back in the district final, this time playing St. Joseph at home Thursday.

A day after coaching at the OHSAA Early Season Invitational, Place died unexpectedly from an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

For the fourth straight year, the Bees soccer team made the Division I state semifinal -- and Csiszar is a big reason why.

The camp in Los Angeles gathered multiple high profile quarterbacks this year -- no change from the past, as 12 of the past 13 signal-callers to win the Heisman Trophy have attended.

The 2020 Gazette MVP said the school's winning culture was comparable to what he felt with the Bees.

The Bees quarterback had 28 Division I offers, but chose the Nittany Lions over Notre Dame and Iowa State.

Kross was a reliable fixture defensively in 2019 when Brunswick won the Barberton Division I District, but the team needed more out of him offensively as a senior if the Blue Devils were to repeat...

Both decisions are pending approval by the respective boards of education on Aug. 1. Justice and Kovi expect to officially begin their new roles immediately after approval.

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Custer was sold on the school's track and cross country programs -- and a co-op program in biomedical engineering.

Scherette broke his leg in a football game against Medina last fall, and rehabilitated ahead of schedule to join the Blue Devils on the baseball diamond.

A svelte 180 pounds going into his sophomore year, the senior was able to bulk up to 247 pounds, using his pandemic time to eat more and lift weights.

The only seniors on Medina's roster, Corey Tripp, Christian Howard and Brandon Geschke took the Bees where only two other teams in school history — and three in Medina County — had gone.

For his on-court performance, the 6-foot-3 point guard was a slam dunk choice as Gazette MVP for the 2020-21 boys basketball season. For his work ethic, unselfish play and level-headed demeanor,...

Last year's Ohio Mr. Football, Allar was widely expected to be the No. 3 behind returnee Christian Veilleux and likely redshirt, but those plans have changed.

"We played our game," Medina wide receiver Brennen Schramm said. "We played our game, nothing else. We took a deep breath, took a step back and continued to do what we do."

The five-star recruit wasn't the only Medina Countian to capture a major award, as the Bees' Larry Laird shared D-I Coach of the Year, Buckeye outside linebacker Ben Barnes was D-III Defensive Player...

The senior was willing to talk about anything and everything -- including his touted teammate, Penn State commit Drew Allar.

His grandfather played Major League Baseball for the 'We Are Family' Pirates. His father played football in college in Oregon. And now the senior running back/defensive back will lead the Bees...