Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for November 28th, 2007
Police release security video from robbery
LORAIN – Security camera footage released by police Tuesday shows a masked man wanted for Monday`s late-night robbery at Don`s Marathon, 3003 Colorado Ave.
The man forced the clerk to hand over $565, then ran north on Euclid Avenue, according to a Lorain police report.
Police said in a second report that a man walking Tuesday on [...]
Stop the revolution: Cavs show Celtics they won’t give up East crown so easily
CLEVELAND - It may not have been a statement game, but the Cavaliers sent the Boston Celtics a very clear message Tuesday night at sold-out Quicken Loans Arena:
Cleveland - not Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and the rest of the guys in green uniforms and black hightops - [...]
Cavs notes: LeBron reads between lines, says Varejao wants to return
CLEVELAND - LeBron James isn`t overly concerned about holdout Anderson Varejao`s statement that he no longer wants to play for the Cavaliers.
“I think we all know he loves his teammates,” James said Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena prior to a game against the Boston Celtics.
James is savvy enough to realize Varejao`s statement, which [...]
Three Celtics in search of a championship
CLEVELAND - For most of his 13 seasons in the NBA, Ray Allen has been a one-one show - spectacular enough to carry his modest teams to the playoffs, but unable to advance them past more talented opponents.
Ultimately, it became a vicious cycle - and a lonely, frustrating one [...]
Prep football: Elyria Catholic’s Schuster makes first-team All-Ohio
Elyria Catholic quarterback Cody Schuster definitely wanted to make his senior football season one to remember.
Being named first-team
All-Ohio in Division IV certainly qualifies.
“This is a really great honor for me,” Schuster said. “I couldn`t have done it without some great teammates. Our linemen gave me some great protection. We made some great plays and our [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria Catholic holds off gritty Raiders
COLUMBIA TWP. - In its effort to win basketball games and impress people, Elyria Catholic got it half right.
Actually, the Panthers achieved the more important part. They beat Columbia 57-42 Tuesday night, gaining more points for the scoreboard than for style.
Give Columbia credit for part of EC`s problems. What the Raiders lack in [...]
Boys basketball: Freshman’s dazzling debut helps Open Door down Lake Ridge
ELYRIA - Abe Valentine made a solid debut as a high school basketball player Tuesday night.
The 6-foot freshman scored 16 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds in Open Door`s impressive 67-48 season-opening win over visiting Lake Ridge in a Northeast Liberty Conference game.
After a close-fought opening quarter, the Patriots turned [...]
Analysis: A strong Lewis’ finish will benefit him and the Browns
There`s something to be said for consistency.
Since the season began, whenever Browns running back Jamal Lewis has been asked about the running game, he`s given a similar answer.
“Threes and 4s will turn into 6s and 8s,” he says.
Translation: 3- and 4-yard gains early in the game will evolve into
6- and 8-yarders as the game progresses. [...]
New Buckeyes back in spotlight vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Eight months ago the Ohio State men`s basketball team was battling one of the nation`s top programs every time it stepped on the court. Of course, the Buckeyes were considered most of those teams` equal, and proved it by finishing as national runner-up in the NCAA Tournament.
But Ohio State lost its top two players from [...]
Official results change councilman`s 3-vote victory to 6-vote loss
SHEFFIELD TWP. - On Election Day, David Kos lost his bid to unseat Avon Lake Councilman Michael Stanek, 4th Ward, by three votes.
Or so he thought.
Stanek
Kos
Now, it appears Kos is a winner - claiming the seat by six votes - after the Lorain County Board of Elections certified the [...]