Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 7th, 2008
Baseball is a family affair for Amherst’s Brett Szakats
It was three decades ago that Hank Williams Jr. had a hit record singing about his family and its traditions. Brett Szakats knows all about family tradition, too. But while the Williams family had it for whiskey and country music, Szakats would be singing about baseball. It’s the tie that binds this Amherst [...]
High school baseball preview 2008: Team capsules, top teams, etc.
NORTHEAST OHIO CONFERENCE
Elyria Pioneers
Coach: Steve Sunagel 2007 Record: 14-14 Returning letterwinners (11): Brenton Brada, sr., P-OF; Cameron Bate, sr. 3B; Jacob Dorow, sr., P-DH; Stephen Howard, sr., P; Tyler Robinson, sr., P-OF; Victor [...]
Splendid-Lee done: Lefty turns in strong season debut as Indians snap three-game losing streak with 2-1 win over A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — Cliff Lee is much happier with his start in 2008. Lee sat out last April with an abdominal injury and spent most of the season in the minor leagues. On Sunday, he won his first outing of the year by retiring 10 of his last 12 batters in [...]
Mary Margaret Michaud
Mary Margaret Michaud (nee Peets), 87, passed away Sunday Morning, April 6, 2008 at Avon Oaks Caring Community, Avon after a two year illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home, 1783 East 31st Street, South Lorain.
Marlene G. Kilmer
Marlene G. Kilmer (nee Harrell), 72, of Elyria, Ohio, died on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at St. John West Shore Hospital Emergency Room following a long illness.
She was born in Lorain on November 10, 1935 and lived in Elyria for most of her life. She was a graduate of Lorain High School. She was [...]
Gib Shanley 1931-2008: ‘Gibber’ was radio voice of the Browns for years
BEREA — Longtime Browns broadcaster Gib Shanley passed away Sunday at the age of 76, the team announced. Shanley — affectionately known as “The Gibber” — was the radio play-by-play voice of the Browns from 1961 to 1984, teaming with Jim Graner and Jim Mueller behind the mic. He was most fondly remembered [...]
College basketball: Memphis has chance to make some tradition of its own
SAN ANTONIO — Maybe no one ever wanted to believe Memphis could end up as one of the great teams in NCAA history. The Memphis moons got lunar-eclipsed in this Final Four, engulfed by titans of basketball industry. UCLA, North Carolina and Kansas had combined for 17 national titles to none for the [...]
NCAA Women’s Final Four: Wiggins wills Stanford past UConn and into championship game
TAMPA, Fla. — Candice Wiggins refused to let Stanford lose to Connecticut. Not again. The Cardinal star continued her electrifying run through the NCAA Tournament, scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds while getting some timely help from Kayla Pederson and JJ Hones as Stanford shocked Connecticut 82-73 in Sunday night’s national semifinals. [...]
NCAA Women’s Final Four: Defending champ Tennessee escapes LSU with last-second basket
TAMPA, Fla. — Alexis Hornbuckle’s only basket of the game was enough to get Tennessee back in the championship game. Hornbuckle’s putback with seven-tenths of a second left lifted the Lady Vols to a 47-46 victory over LSU in Sunday night’s national semifinal. It was the lowest scoring game in Final [...]
Motorsports roundup: Edwards too fast for Texas field, picks up third win of the season
Carl Edwards ran away with Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway for his series-best third win of the season, holding off Jimmie Johnson on a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish. Edwards had the field covered for most of the race, at one point building a lead of more [...]