Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for June 1st, 2007
Elyria High softball team headed to state finals
For the second year in a row, the
Elyria
High School softball team will be vying for the state title.
After two rain delays Friday afternoon at Brookside Park in
Ashland, the No. 1 Pioneers finally put unranked Mason away, 2-1.
The girls will face Hudson, who beat Pickerington Central, 5-4, on Friday for the championship at [...]
The King rules the court
LeBron scores Cavs’ final 25 points, carries team to within a win of finals cavaliers 109, pistons 107, double over-time
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — LeBron James was phenomenal, unbelievable, awesome, outstanding and tremendous Thursday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills. No, he was better than that. A lot better [...]
LeBron has a game to remember
“The Chosen One’’ has the Cavaliers on the verge of reaching the promised land. LeBron James turned in one of the greatest performances in NBA history Thursday night, scoring a career-playoff high 48 points as Cleveland rallied for a 109-107 double-overtime win over the Detroit Pistons. The breathtaking win [...]
Indians pound Verlander, Tigers
indians 11, tigers 5 CLEVELAND — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana? Bring him on. Reigning Rookie of the Year and American League All-Star Justin Verlander? Him, too. Cowering to top-shelf pitching hasn’t been the Indians’ nature this season, as evidenced again by the rude reception they gave Verlander in an 11-5 [...]
Gutierrez back with big club - Tribe Notes
CLEVELAND — Franklin Gutierrez is back with the Indians. This time, he might even get a chance to play. Gutierrez, a 24-year-old outfielder who logged just three at-bats in his first stint with the Indians from May 6-19, was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, replacing relief pitcher Mike Koplove on Cleveland’s [...]
Elyria knows Mason is real
Bob Daniels The Chronicle-Telegram The town is Mason, Ohio, population 29,000, way down south in Warren County. If you think of it at all, you probably think of Kings Island, the amusement park you can see from Interstate 71 just north of Cincinnati. You almost certainly don’t [...]
Strickland: LCCC leads the way
ELYRIA — Ohio’s economic future hinges on education, and Lorain County Community College is serving as an example for the rest of the state in meeting both the educational needs of today’s workers and the workers of the future, Gov. Ted Strickland said Thursday. The governor’s praise came during a two-hour dedication program [...]
N. Ridgeville seniors head to ‘infinity’
ELYRIA — As the lights dimmed and the processional music played, the 257 North Ridgeville High School graduating seniors walked across the stage in their yellow and purple gowns. After years of hard work, the students were in the spotlight — sitting center stage at Lorain County Community College’s Stocker Center. [...]
Class leaves its mark on Clearview
LORAIN — When the class of 2007 at Clearview High School graduates this week, the advanced art students will have left behind a piece of themselves for those who follow. Art teacher Jean Jensen’s seniors have created a mural that depicts various aspects of their journey through their high school years. [...]
Slain patrolman Jason West laid to rest in Avon
A sea of officers, an ocean of silence
AVON — The thick silence was broken only by the steady thumping of a news helicopter above and the crunching of gravel underneath freshly polished shoes. More than 1,000 officers stood stone-faced in front of the church, long after the steeple bells rang and bagpipes melodically cried [...]