Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for March 2nd, 2008
Boys basketball: Elyria breaks district drought, downs Olmsted Falls for first title in 31 years
EATON TWP — Elyria High finally exorsized the demons of districts past Saturday night in front of a full house at the Midview Division I finals. The Pioneers advance to their first Sweet 16 in 31 years with a 98-84 victory over Olmsted Falls that was anything but easy but certainly sweet. [...]
State wrestling: Three titles down, one to go for Columbia Township’s Collin Palmer
COLUMBUS — It’s easier to follow the snowplow than it is trying to drive in front of it. That was the thought process of St. Edward junior Collin Palmer when discussing whether older brother Lance had it rougher as the first in his family to win four high school state championships [...]
No quarterback controversy? Quinn says he’s out to win Browns’ starting job … this year
CLEVELAND — He approached the throng waiting to have a picture taken with him — no autographs, please — and the screams and screeches immediately commenced. No, Brad Pitt didn’t pop into town Saturday for a stop at the Hummer display at the Cleveland Auto Show. It was just Brady Quinn, the Browns backup [...]
Browns: Trade for Shaun Rogers should complete overhaul of defensive line
BEREA — Phil Savage’s extreme makeover is all but done. Sure, the Browns could still use a pass-rushing linebacker, but the major construction is complete after the defensive line received a nearly 700-pound overhaul over the weekend. It follows the transformation of the offensive line last offseason. “To add Shaun Rogers and Corey [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Tigers definitely stronger, but hardly a lock to win American League
If you believe national baseball experts, the Indians’ Central Division reign will be a short one. Cleveland, they say, will not defend its division title, pointing to the Detroit Tigers as the new favorite in what figures to be another rigid Central race. They may be right. [...]
Tribe notes: C.C., Wedge don’t think overuse the cause of pitcher’s postseason problems
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Indians and C.C. Sabathia don’t think overuse was at the root of the AL Cy Young Award winner’s poor postseason last year. So Sabathia, who logged a career-high 241 innings in 2007, will once again have no limitations in ’08. “We’ll work off him like [...]
Dan Coughlin: Don’t call Champ Car joining IRL a merger, call it a surrender
It’s stretching a point to call it a merger of the Indy Racing League and Champ Car after a bitter 15-year schism that almost put open-wheel racing in America out of business. Actually, Champ Car surrendered to IRL founder Tony George. Only a handful of Champ Car races will be incorporated into the IRL schedule [...]
State gymnastics: Kmiecik rises to the occasion, wins all-around title
HILLIARD — Her winning moment was as cool as Kayla Kmiecik knew it would be. In fact, it was priceless. Kmiecik won the state all-around championship Saturday at Hilliard Darby High School, and added her third straight crown in the uneven parallel bars and another in floor exercise. [...]
Area students compete in annual Science Olympiad
ELYRIA — Ever soldered your own robot together from spare parts? Tyler Freeman has.
The 14-year-old lifted his goggles for a few minutes Saturday at Lorain County Community College to explain how he transformed a simple remote-controlled car into a machine capable of moving tennis balls around an obstacle course.
“It was really hard,” he said. “I [...]
N.Y. congresswoman rallies for Clinton
LORAIN — The first time through, U.S. Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez delivered her message in English.
“We have an opportunity to put an end to an administration in the White House that doesn’t care about job creation in America,” she said Saturday night, asking the crowd at the Lorain Puerto Rican Home Club to rally around Democratic [...]