Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for December 19th, 2007
High school swimming notebook: Area contingent fares well at Viking Invitational
Bay sophomore Nikki Craft was the class of girls diving at Saturday’s Cleveland State Viking Invitational. Craft scored a school-record 503.3 points in the 11-dive competition. She outdistanced Strongsville’s Rachel Rosenburg (428.85) and Westlake senior MacKenzie Wickliffe (368.65). “I’m just so surprised to do that well, especially for early in the season,” said Craft, [...]
High school roundup: Lawson leads Oberlin girls to another win
OBERLIN — Senior Shaqwe Lawson scored a career-high 29 points and had five assists to lead Oberlin to a 68-55 victory over Wellington in Patriot Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night. Rachel Daniels and Alex Zimmerman added 14 and 10 points, respectively, for the Phoenix (8-1, 4-1 PAC).
WELLINGTON (55): Gleisner 3-1-7, Rader 1-0-2, C. [...]
EXTREME decorations
We are looking for houses so laden with Christmas decorations that they would put the ones you see on HGTV to shame.
Have you seen one?
Please let us know where it is.
Van plunges off I-90 into river
A man crashed a stolen van into the Black River this morning in Elyria following a brief police chase, which started in
Lorain .
A female Riverview Lane resident called police at 7:38 a.m. to report that her van had been stolen from her home in [...]
Hawaii calling: Browns end Pro Bowl drought as Cribbs, Edwards selected
BEREA — Joshua Cribbs and Braylon Edwards have never been to Hawaii, but they won’t have to wait much longer for their first luau. The NFL made the reservations Tuesday. Cribbs, a kick returner, and Edwards, a receiver, were named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster, ending a five-year [...]
Ohio State uses scoring runs to walk all over Cleveland State
CLEVELAND — Ohio State took control of the game so quickly even Cleveland State fans were chanting O-H-I-O during the second half Tuesday night. The Buckeyes used an early run to build a lead, then another big run to open the second half and cruised to an 80-63 victory over the Vikings [...]
Roger Clemens denies using steroids or HGH
NEW YORK — Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs, calling them “a dangerous and destructive shortcut that no athlete should ever take.” The accusations against the seven-time Cy Young Award winner from former trainer Brian McNamee were the most striking in last week’s Mitchell Report. Former [...]
Boys basketball: Avon Lake scores rebounding win against Olmsted Falls
AVON LAKE — The game began looking as if turnovers would decide the outcome, and the difference would be in Olmsted Falls’ favor. As it turned out, rebounds and free throws were far bigger factors in Avon Lake’s 64-62 victory Tuesday night. Great rebounding won it for the Shoremen, even as poor free throw [...]
Midway Mall has pair of tickets for Hannah Montana
ELYRIA — They’re the hottest concert tickets to be had and the stories of “I-tried-so-hard-to-get-them” vastly outnumber those from the lucky few Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus “Best of Both Worlds” ticket holders.
Yet Midway Mall officials said they have one great pair that they are going to give away. What’s the catch?
Well, [...]
Boys basketball: Southview rattles Elyria Catholic, then rolls to win
LORAIN — None of Andy Bastock’s lectures and exhortations had as much impact on the Southview Saints as did Saturday’s loss to Oberlin. That one got the Saints’ attention. “It was a better lesson than I could teach with words,” said Bastock after his Saints throttled Elyria Catholic 61-38 [...]