Archive for January 2nd, 2008
Pauline Ruth Bond
Pauline Ruth Woods Clifton Bond, 65, of Mansfield, and formerly of Elyria, passed away after a lengthy illness, on Saturday, December 29, 2007, at MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital. Pauline was born August 22, 1942 in Webster Springs, W.Va., to James Alfred and Delsie Bertha Ware Woods. She enjoyed attending bluegrass festivals, camping and gardening. Pauline is survived [...]
Jean C. Shagie
Jean C. Shagie (nee Tillack), 70, of Lorain, died Sunday, December 30, 2007, at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a long illness. She was born March 7, 1937, in Elyria and had lived in Lorain since 1968, moving from Elyria. She graduated from Elyria High School in 1954 and from M.B. Johnson School of [...]
Frances A. Nickison
Frances A. Nickison, (nee Stilgenbauer), 78, of Avon, and formerly of Lorain, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon. Arrangements will be announced by Busch Funeral Home, Avon Lake.
Ohio State backing the BCS
COLUMBUS — Jim Tressel padded his resume thanks to college playoffs. Once a fervent supporter of the postseason format, now he’s changed camps. As for his boss, Ohio State President Gordon Gee, don’t even mention revising the current system to him. You do, and the guy in the bow tie gets downright graphic. “As far [...]
USC pounds Illinois in Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. — This would have been a perfect Rose Bowl for USC, except for the one part it couldn’t control. The Trojans couldn’t pick their opponent. The sixth-ranked Trojans routed Illinois 49-17 on Tuesday and showed the rest of the country that, yes, maybe they are the best team in college football right now. [...]
Michigan stuns Florida in Capital One Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. — Michigan coach Lloyd Carr was doused with water, surrounded by dancing players and then carried onto the field. He went out a winner. Chad Henne threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns, Mike Hart ran for 129 yards and two scores and the Wolverines upset No. 9 Florida 41-35 Tuesday in the [...]
A look at Lloyd Carr’s final days
ORLANDO, Fla. — How about those Michigan Wolverines!? Those were Lloyd Carr’s last words to his players as he boarded a bus headed to the team hotel Tuesday night, shortly after ending his coaching career with a 41-35 victory over Florida in the Capital One Bowl. He looked relieved that his pressure-packed job was over [...]
Bowl roundup: Ainge sparks Tennessee to Outback win
Erik Ainge ensured No. 16 Tennessee wouldn’t leave the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., with another disappointing loss. Capping a roller coaster career, the Volunteers star threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns Tuesday to pace a 21-17 victory that stopped No. 18 Wisconsin from joining Michigan as the only Big Ten teams to beat [...]
71,217 watch NHL’s Winter Classic outdoor game
Sidney Crosby can expect chilly receptions every time he returns to Buffalo. Some snow, a shootout and Sid the Kid’s winning goal added up to a perfect hockey day outside . The Penguins captain somehow saw space between Ryan Miller’s pads as he shuffled through driving snow and gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 shootout win over [...]
Gatlin has ban reduced, still won’t compete in 2008 Olympics
Sprinter Justin Gatlin got his doping ban reduced, but not by enough to make him eligible to defend his Olympic 100-meter title this year. An arbitration panel, in a 53-page ruling released Tuesday, reduced the 25-year-old sprinter’s potential eight-year ban to four. With the ban set to expire May 24, 2010, it means Gatlin would [...]
A look at 2008 on the PGA Tour
KAPALUA, Hawaii — To listen to Zach Johnson and Paul Goydos is to be reminded that golf always holds a few surprises. Johnson was asked to go back one year and rank the majors in order of which he was most likely to win. He would have put the Masters last on his list, and [...]
Pauline Ruth Bond
Pauline Ruth Woods Clifton Bond, 65, of Mansfield and formerly of Elyria, passed away after a lengthy illness, on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital. Pauline was born August 22, 1942 in Webster Springs, West Virginia to James Alfred and Delsie Bertha Ware Woods. She enjoyed attending bluegrass festivals, camping and gardening. Pauline is [...]
Jean C. Shagie
Jean C. Shagie (nee Tillack), 70, of Lorain, died Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a long illness. She was born March 7, 1937 in Elyria and had lived in Lorain since 1968, moving from Elyria. She graduated from Elyria High School in 1954 and from the MB Johnson School [...]
Frances A. Nickison
Frances A. Nickison, (nee Stilgenbauer), 78, of Avon and formerly of Lorain, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon. Arrangements will be announced by the Busch Funeral Home, Avon Lake.
Baby No. 1 of 2008
LORAIN — She wasn’t due until the weekend, but 6 pound, 4 ounce Alyssa Mae Woodward made her appearance at 2:19 a.m. Tuesday at Community Health Partners as the first baby of the year in Lorain County.“She’s beautiful — she has dark black hair and her eyes are so pretty — they’re open really wide,” [...]