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Marth Age: 1 year Owner: Troy Morcus Township: Brunswick Breed: Cockapoo Dine on: Kibbles and Bits Favorite treat: Bird bath water (when nobody’s looking) Favorite pastime: Playing with master Trick: Sit Shared trait with owner: Funny and goofy Praise from owner: Who’s a good boy? If I could change one thing: No allergies — he scratches and takes Benadryl.... Full story »

Several local athletes earned conference honors as well as various other distinctions for their performance during the 2009 fall season. For the Brunswick volleyball team, three individuals were especially singled out for their contributions. Senior outside hitter Team captain Mikaela Lengal was voted Team MVP and set the school record for most kills in a single season with 270. She... Full story »

Last week I had the opportunity to witness members of the Breakfast Kiwanis Club in action.  Full story »

Five members of the Baldwin-Wallace College men’s soccer team were named to the 2009 All-Ohio Athletic Conference men’s soccer team. Senior goalkeeper Russ Mika (Medina) also was tabbed as the OAC’s Goalkeeper of the Year. Four Yellow Jackets earned first-team accolades and one earned second-team honors. B-W’s first-team selections were sophomore forward Carlin Vandendriessche (Medina/Senior), junior midfielder Jeff Grater (Stow/Stow-Munroe... Full story »

COLUMBUS There’s a reason soccer is one of the ultimate team sports. Every diagrammed pass and player arrangement must be perfectly in sync. The offense must work together to score points and the defense must do the same to slow down the opposition. To the finest detail, Medina’s girls have seemed to have mastered those keys throughout the course... Full story »

Please send us your Thanksgiving photos, which will be published in the December 3 issue of your paper. We are looking for photos from the annual family feast, the pickup "turkey bowl" game at the park, even pictures of Uncle Mark asleep on the couch after his feast. Photos can be of any Thanksgiving-related activity throughout the weekend. A... Full story »

Members of the Medina Gymnastics Academy Level 3-6 turned in a number of solid performances in their their season premier Oct. 25 on their home floor. It was the first time competing for many of the athletes. In the Level 3 8-and-under group, Kenzie Ozborn was first on vault and all-around and was second on bars, beam and floor.... Full story »

Jenny Lloyd, a program leader at the Medina Recreation Center, helped several little girls achieve their dreams of becoming princesses recently.  Full story »

The Medina Rock Fest brought out a huge crowd and nine students bands at Medina High School. Full story »

This scene is somewhere in the Medina/Brunswick Sun area. If you know it, send to editor Mark Morilak at mmorilak@sunnews.com or Go Seek, c/o News Sun, 5510 Cloverleaf Parkway, Cleveland 44125. Entries must be received by noon Monday, with name and phone number included. All correct entries will be listed in the following week’s edition and entered in a... Full story »

BRUNSWICK The 2009 high school basketball season is right around the corner and a pair of Brunswick players already know where they will be taking their talents a year from now. Senior Mikaela Lengal will attend Ashland University on a basketball scholarship and senior Tyler Ferrell will be doing the same at Wheeling Jesuit University (W. Va.). Joined by... Full story »

On a planet of a billion watching eyes, via Facebook and other social-networking services, there is no hiding.  Full story »

BATHROOM, N. SPRING GROVE: A N. Spring Grove resident informed police that a man asked to enter the home and use the restroom around 4 a.m. on Nov. 13. When denied entry, the man became angry and left.  Full story »

COLUMBUS The Medina girls soccer team had always had one goal in mind. After 80 minutes of dominating soccer against Dublin Coffman Saturday afternoon at Columbus Crew Stadium, the Queen Bees finally realized it. Medina made it look easy, shutting out Coffman, 4-0, in the Division I girls state soccer finals. It was the Queen Bees’ first appearance in... Full story »

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health has announced another round of free H1N1 vaccinations. The shots will be available this Saturday, November 21 at the following locations:  Full story »