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Volume 10, No. 6
Friday, January 10, 2025
Carriero, Renfro Lead Hornets to Victory
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By Alan Kornspan sports@karlovecmedia.com Senior Vince Carriero dropped 24 points, while junior Lucas Renfro added 19, as the Hornets boys basketball team defeated the Wickliffe Blue Devils, 78-69, Dec. 18 at ND A Kirtland High School. K I R TL In a fast-paced, high-scoring first half, the Hornets started strong by going on a 7-0 run. Going into the second quarter up 21-15, the Hornets extended their lead to 46-34 heading into halftime. After intermission, the Blue Devils came out strong and cut the lead to eight points entering the fourth quarter. Hornets Head Coach Shawn McGregor said his Hornets uncharacteristically had a lot of turnovers ALAN KORNSPAN/KMG Senior Vince Carriero had a game-high 24 points in the Hornets 78-69 victory over the Blue Devil. See Boys Basketball• Page 2
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Kirtland PD Closes Out 2024 with New Hire Staff Report
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Kirtland Mayor Kevin Potter swears in Nate Stone as the police department’s newest hire during the Dec. 16 Kirtland City Council meeting.
Kirtland Police Department snagged the last available free agent to add to its roster in December — police academy graduate Nathan Stone. Stone, of Mentor, was sworn in during the Dec. 16 Kirtland City Council meeting, helping the police department close out the year in a better position than it was months prior. “Nathan’s a Mentor resident and North High School graduate.
He just recently completed the police academy at Lakeland Community College,” said Police Chief Brian McCallister during the meeting. “I had an opportunity to be guest speaker for the class. He was one of the last free agents that was left available, so we did everything we can to recruit him and get him over here.” Stone, who will work part time for the department, marks the second officer recently hired to the force, which, like many police and See Police• Page 2
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