Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for November, 2008
LeBron seals deal: Cavaliers star’s big fourth quarter against Bucks keeps Cleveland on roll with 13 wins in 14 games
MILWAUKEE — LeBron James expects his team to look to him late in close games. The Cleveland Cavaliers certainly did Saturday night. James scored 11 straight points for Cleveland late in the fourth quarter and finished with 32 in the Cavaliers’ 97-85 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. [...]
Hey, Browns, crazy QB drama is not a necessity: Consistency at the position works just fine for Colts, other teams
CLEVELAND — This may come as a shock to Northeast Ohioans, but the backup quarterback isn’t always the most beloved member of a team. In some cities, the starter is the hero, and the adoration lasts for more than a month. John Elway in Denver, Dan Marino in Miami, Brett Favre in Green Bay [...]
Browns vs. Colts: Breaking down today’s game
BROWNS VS. COLTS
WHEN: Today, 1 p.m. WHERE: Cleveland Browns Stadium RECORDS: Browns 4-7; Colts 7-4 LAST WEEK: Browns lost 16-6 to Texans; Colts beat Chargers 23-20 SERIES: Browns lead 14-11; 2-2 in playoffs [...]
Girls basketball: Elyria downs Admiral King to stay perfect in Lorain County Holiday Classic with 10 titles in 10 tries
ELYRIA — Same story, different year, different score. But basically the same headline: Elyria defeats Admiral King and wins its own invitational basketball tournament for the 10th year in a row. Last year the score was 61-53. On Saturday night, the Pioneers pulled away from the Admirals in the second half to [...]
Girls basketball: Second half key as Keystone downs Vermilion in Lorain County Holiday Classic consolation game
ELYRIA — Intensity can be a friend or an enemy. One minute you have it, the next you don’t. That pretty much summed up Saturday’s consolation game at the Lorain County Holiday Tournament at Elyria High. Keystone [...]
Girls basketball: Two quarters enough for Elyria Catholic to strike it rich against Midview
EATON TWP. — If Midview could have just figured out the first and third quarters it might have had a chance in its girls basketball season opener Saturday night under new coach Mike Pearl. Instead, Elyria Catholic, also under a new coach in Eric Rothgery, dominated those two periods and went on to post [...]
Girls basketball: North Ridgeville coach has successful debut as Rangers hold off Black River
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Black River tried to take a win away from North Ridgeville on Saturday night, but the Rangers held on and pulled out a 50-38 non-conference girls basketball win. The win was the first for new Rangers coach Amy Esser, who comes to North Ridgeville after three years as Bay’s varsity [...]
High school football state finals: St. Ignatius downs Elder for 10th title, first since 2001
Andrew Holland passed for 208 yards and three touchdowns to lead Cleveland St. Ignatius to an Ohio record 10th state championship, 28-20 over Cincinnati Elder in Division I on Saturday night in Canton. Holland found Connor Ryan for two TDs and started the scoring with a 21-yarder to Brendan Carozzoni at Fawcett [...]
Firefighters work up sweat battling blazes
In the space of a few hours Friday night and Saturday morning, firefighters raced from one burning structure to another in Lorain, Amherst Township and Elyria Township.
Teamwork — and cooperation among fire departments in Lorain, Elyria, Amherst, Sheffield, Elyria Township, Sheffield Township and Carlisle Township left fire officials proud of a job [...]
Food bank stretched thin from increased need
Lorain County’s Second Harvest Food Bank is looking for help this holiday season to make sure that it can keep up the giving spirit throughout the year.
By the end of this year, Second Harvest expects to have distributed close to 4 million pounds of food to agencies in Lorain, Erie, Huron, and [...]