Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 26th, 2008
Matt Herb leads remarkable comeback by Keystone
LAGRANGE — With a dramatic comeback and a career performance by Matt Herb, Keystone defeated Wellington 54-48 Friday night in a key Patriot Athletic Conference matchup. Wellington led 20-4 late in the first quarter. But the Dukes saw the margin dwindle to three points at the half as Herb scored 10 of his career-high [...]
Barrier erected where 5 were killed
SPARTA, Ky. — Road crews put up concrete barriers Friday at a sharp curve along a northern Kentucky road where a family of five died after running off the road into a creek. Glenn Allen Johnson Jr., Kendra Nicole Johnson and their three children were found [...]
Cavs fall to Suns in flurry of misses
CLEVELAND — LeBron James made the 3-point field goal that would have won the game, but it was a vicious boot to a trash can as he walked to the locker room at Quicken Loans Arena. Up 18 points in the second quarter, the Cavaliers couldn’t get enough shots to fall down the stretch [...]
Court: Boy has say in circumcision
PORTLAND, Ore. — The wishes of a 12-year-old boy should be considered in a dispute between his divorced parents about whether he should be circumcised, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Friday. The father, James Boldt, converted to Judaism in 2004 and wants the boy to be circumcised [...]
Lutheran West hangs on to defeat Oberlin
ROCKY RIVER — As patiently as he could, Lutheran West coach Phil Argento was trying to explain the difference between outscoring one’s opponent and actually winning a game. What separates the two can be a blurry line sometimes — a concept the Longhorns are learning well. If one were to ignore the scoreboard and [...]
Man faces multiple charges in crash
ELYRIA — A New Orleans man accused of injuring several people in an accident Sept. 12 in Avon Lake has been indicted on charges of aggravated vehicular assault and aggravated assault.
Richard J. McCormick, 21, was indicted earlier on charges of tampering with evidence, three counts of possession of drugs, [...]
Sentence for kettle stealer: One homeless night
PAINESVILLE — A Salvation Army worker who was ordered by a judge to spend a night homeless for stealing a holiday kettle containing about $250 returned to court Friday with red eyes and red cheeks. Nathen Smith, 28, who was fitted with a GPS device to track his moves, spent Thursday night [...]
Elyria executes offense, runs over Parma
ELYRIA — When you’ve been a head coach through 934 games, it’s nice to get an easy victory now and then. Elyria High coach Bob Walsh has now pocketed 637 victories in a career that has spanned five decades, and Friday’s 82-53 triumph over outmanned Parma became the most recent addition to his memoirs. [...]
Island dreams, hoop dreams live side by side
Pretend this is a week ago. To help you get the flavor of the piece, I’m gonna throw a dateline on it. As if that’s where I am still. (In my head I’m still back there, so go with it, OK?) ISLA MUHERES — Means Island of Women. Don’t know how or why [...]
Criminals target Elyria Schools
ELYRIA — School buildings — once thought to be sacred territory — now seem to be fair game as far as criminals are concerned.
During this school year alone, Elyria Schools has had to spend $14,000 on repairs and another $20,000 on video surveillance cameras in hopes of thwarting the thefts.
Shelling out [...]