Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for February 28th, 2008
Girls regional basketball: Admirals suffer King-sized fall against Toledo Central Catholic
NORWALK — You had to think it was a bad omen when the Admiral King girls fell behind Toledo Central Catholic 10-0 on Wednesday night. And 20-4 late in the first quarter. Nor did it inspire confidence in Admirals fans when by halftime they had put up more turnovers than points, 17-14. It might [...]
Cavaliers’ shooting off the mark in loss to Celtics; LeBron James becomes youngest to reach 10,000 points
BOSTON — LeBron James hit a milestone. The Boston Celtics hit their shots. Advantage Celtics. James returned from a first-half ankle injury to score 26 and become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 points, but Boston got 22 points from Ray Allen to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-87 [...]
Elyria’s Mitcheff basks in state wrestling spotlight: Past champion always seems to take it up a notch in Columbus
When Elyria senior Steve Mitcheff steps onto the mats at Value City Arena in Columbus each season, he becomes a different wrestler. “I’m never ever nervous when Steve is in the championship bracket at state,” Pioneer teammate Zack Goins said. “He’s had some losses to guys throughout the season but he always came back [...]
High school wrestling: State tournament capsules
DIVISION I
AMHERST COMETS
Aaron Winemiller
YEAR: Senior WEIGHT: 171 pounds RECORD: 30-6 TOURNAMENT TESTED: Champion at the Knights of Columbus tournament in Avon Lake, and runner-up at the Southwestern Conference tournament. Runner-up at the Southview sectional and Marion Harding district. STATE EXPERIENCE: Second year. STATE OUTLOOK: Ranked No. 3 [...]
Boys district basketball: Lutheran West’s inside game leaves Wellington on the outside looking in
ELYRIA — Looking very much like a top-seeded team, Lutheran West lived up to its ranking Wednesday night in demolishing fourth-seeded Wellington, 78-58, in an Elyria Division III district tournament semifinal. The Longhorns (19-4) will take on fifth-seeded Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in the championship game at 7:30 Friday at Elyria High. CVCA knocked [...]
Browns say goodbye to Orpheus Roye after eight years
BEREA — Orpheus Roye’s eight-year tenure with the Browns ended Wednesday when the team terminated his contract. Kicker Phil Dawson is the only active player who’s been with the team longer. Roye is 35 years old and missed 10 games with injuries over the last two years, but agent Philip C. Williams said the [...]
Boys district basketball: Bay KOs Keystone, earns another shot at Vermilion
WESTLAKE — Keystone’s matchup with Bay in the Division II district semifinal Wednesday night summed up the Wildcats’ season nicely. The Wildcats looked good — at times even great — but they also had a few struggles that ultimately took their toll as the Rockets came away with a 51-39 victory. The [...]
Tough 2007 provides motivation for Indians’ Travis Hafner
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — As the firecracking sounds boomed out of the outdoor batting cage and bounced off the aluminum-sided walls on Wednesday, one thing became apparent: Travis Hafner was near. Bravely standing 10 or so feet in front of Cleveland’s DH, Indians hitting coach Derek Shelton underhanded baseballs toward Hafner [...]
Arthur C. Lotz
Arthur C. Lotz died Monday, February 25, 2008.
He was the beloved husband of 42 years to Victoria (nee Zaccaro); father of Thomas (Sandy), Nancy Hales and Karen Buddie (Kevin); grandfather of seven; great-grandfather of two; brother of Alice Kaminski, Dolly Morris and the late Ruth Metzger and Roy Lotz; uncle of many.
Friends may call [...]
Ellen Rood Ashby
Ellen Rood Ashby, 78, of Oberlin died February 17, 2008.
Dicken Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.