Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 3rd, 2008
White Sox beat Tribe 2-1
CLEVELAND — John Danks didn’t allow a hit until Casey Blake singled leading off the sixth inning and Joe Crede hit a tiebreaking home run off Jake Westbrook in the eighth to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians 2-1 Thursday. Cleveland scored 17 runs in winning the first [...]
Boys high school basketball: Former Pioneer star Brett Larrick to take over for Bob Walsh as Elyria’s head coach
ELYRIA — From ball boy to head coach. It must seem like a dream to Brett Larrick, who was named Wednesday to replace Bob Walsh as Elyria High’s boys basketball coach. Larrick’s appointment is expected to be approved at the April 15th school board meeting. [...]
Fausto Carmona gives White Sox a sinking feeling as Indians win 7-2
CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona didn’t look any different than he did last year, and that had to be a scary sight for the White Sox on Wednesday night. Carmona, the young right-hander who produced a breakout season in his first full year in a big league rotation in 2007, was just as [...]
Tribe notes: Martinez return up in the air, though veteran catcher available for pinch-hitting duties
CLEVELAND — The Indians are confident they won’t have to place Victor Martinez on the disabled list, but they aren’t certain when the catcher will be back behind the plate. Martinez, who suffered a mild hamstring strain in the season opener Monday, was not in the lineup Wednesday against the White Sox, but was [...]
LeBron fouls out, but Cavaliers still able to pull out win over Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A night of frustration for LeBron James might have helped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ playoff preparation. With James watching helplessly from the bench after fouling out for only the third time in his career, a trio of teammates made big plays in the final 4 minutes as the Cavaliers [...]
High school baseball: Southview accepts Elyria Catholic’s generosity, wins season opener
LORAIN — Helped by nine walks, a hit batter and three errors, Southview scored early and often in beating Elyria Catholic 9-4 on a cold, but sunny Wednesday afternoon that began the 2008 baseball season for both schools. While the Saints were helped tremendously by all their free passes, [...]
High school roundup: Wellington’s Grimmett gets game-winning single against Admiral King
WELLINGTON — Aaron Grimmett lined a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh to drive in the winning run as Wellington beat Admiral King 7-6 in a non-conference baseball season opener for both teams Wednesday. Kull McClurg pitched four innings in relief to get the win and had two hits. Tom Sigman had [...]
College basketball: Ohio State hoping Butler can do it … lead team to an NIT title, that is
NEW YORK — Jamar Butler didn’t expect his college career to end in Madison Square Garden, in the title game of a tournament that masquerades as the consolation prize for all those teams with good but not great seasons. A year ago he was on college basketball’s biggest stage, playing for a national [...]
College football: Even without Gholston, Ohio State D-Line could be a D-structive force
COLUMBUS — When Vernon Gholston elected to give up his senior season at Ohio State to jump to the NFL Draft, it left a sizable hole in the Buckeyes’ defensive line. “We’re going to miss him a lot,” fellow defensive end Lawrence Wilson said this week after one of [...]
Which schools will close?
Cast your vote on what school you think should be closed.
Deciding is not exactly elementary
ELYRIA — Elyria Schools Superintendent Paul Rigda said Wednesday that it’s almost certain that one — and possibly two — elementary schools will be closed before the start of the next school year.
The district needs to take such steps to cut [...]