Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 19th, 2008
Red-hot Ridgeville hangs on to first place
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Off to its best start in 30 years, North Ridgeville maintained sole possession of first place in the West Shore Conference with a 60-52 win Friday over second-place Midview. The 1977-78 team started 9-1 after losing its second game of the season to Westlake, 65-63. The win Friday night puts North [...]
Olmsted Falls takes shot, pounds North Olmsted
NORTH OLMSTED — Olmsted Falls pulled off a neat trick Friday night, the way the Bulldogs walked directly into a buzz-saw and all, but still managed to come away without a scratch. The Eagles, the guys operating that buzz-saw for the first four-and-a-half minutes of their Southwestern Conference matchup, were a whole lot less fortunate. [...]
Elyria goes to Solon, returns with impressive win
SOLON — Superior quickness got Elyria off to a flying start Friday night. But it was that same quickness, minus the control, that bogged down the Pioneers for much of their 69-48 victory over Solon in a non-divisional Northeast Ohio Conference game. “We will do that,” Elyria coach Bob Walsh said. “We want [...]
Turnovers prove costly in Elyria Catholic loss
ELYRIA — To Elyria Catholic’s credit, the Panthers hung tough for most of the game but ultimately could not overcome their 25 turnovers and the quickness of visiting Cleveland Central Catholic on Friday night at the Coliseum. The Ironmen held off a late threat by Elyria Catholic to win the North Coast League game [...]
Wrestling: Elyria gets revenge over Strongsville
ELYRIA — As far as senior Steve Mitcheff is concerned, Elyria and Strongsville are even. For years, the Mustangs dominated the Pioneer Conference, winning 23 of the last 24 league wrestling championships. The one hiccup came three seasons ago as the Pioneers came away with the crown. “It feels good to finally beat [...]
Huge run carries Oberlin past Columbia
OBERLIN — When second-year Oberlin coach Kurt Russell played, the Phoenix was known for its intense defense and their ability to light up the scoreboard. And while it’s still a work in progress, Oberlin’s future is being shaped by Russell’s ability to take the Phoenix back to the past. Friday night the Phoenix routed [...]
Vermilion starts fast, downs Firelands
HENRIETTA TWP. — Firelands dug itself into a hole it couldn’t climb out of Friday night. The Falcons trailed by 16 points after a quarter, made the game respectable for a time, but got smoked by Vermilion, 76-61, in a West Shore Conference foul-shooting contest. The old rivals shot 67 free [...]
Westlake Demons handle success, Amherst
WESTLAKE — It appears Westlake is handling the high life quite well. Fresh off one of the biggest victories in school history — a one-point upset of perennial Southwestern Conference power Olmsted Falls last weekend — the Demons returned to the win column Friday night, drubbing Amherst 65-46. It was Westlake’s fourth win [...]
All Ridgeville needs is the money as plans mapped out for new high school
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — At least the plans are ready.
On Friday, the North Ridgeville school board, representatives of the Burgess & Niple engineering firm and Superintendent Michael Tefs crunched numbers for several hours to get plans for a new [...]
Lorain police: Aging brothers back dealing drugs
LORAIN — Two brothers — one of whom police once labeled as one of the biggest drug dealers in the city — are back at it again, this time helping a Texas man bring cocaine into the city, police said.
The operation that resulted in the arrest of three men started long ago, but erupted Wednesday [...]