Joe Vadini, Legendary Football Coach, Dies at 83

Calling hours are scheduled to take place at Ripepi and Sons on Bagley Road from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. April 4. The funeral is slated to take place at Holy Family Church in Parma at 10 a.m. April 5.

A legend in the classroom and the football field in the Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District has died. Joe Vadini died on Easter with his family at his side.  It was also his 83rd birthday. Friends and former players remembered him as a great coach and teacher, family man and mentor to many.  “He was a great guy, and he was very tuned in to football,” said friend and former player Jim Lid, who played for Vadini in the early 1960s. “He was also a role model; he cared for his players; he was a good coach. Above all he was a friend. He had a softer side.” “He was a big role model in my life — second only to my dad.” In 1983, Vadini announced he was leaving the Brecksville-Broadview Heights school district after 25 years as its head …

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World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Taking Center Stage in May

The renowned band is set to play at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School on May 9.

Big Weekend for Bees’ Sports Teams

Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School wrestling and gymnastics teams take first place tournament action over the weekend. The boys basketball and swimming/diving teams didn’t do so bad either.

From the mat to the pool, it was a big weekend for Brecksville-Broadview Heights' sports teams.  It’s no surprise to many that the defending state champion gymnastics team took first place at the Division I District meet on Saturday. The girls, who hosted the meet at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, finished with 148.825 points. Strongsville finished second, at 142.275. The Brecksville wrestlers took first in the team standings at the first round of the Division I Sectional Tournament at Medina High School. The grapplers marked up 296 points — more than 70 points better than the second-place finisher, Wadsworth High School. The boys basketball beat Westlake High School, 66-63, in an overtime thriller, in one of the last games of …

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