Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for May 1st, 2008
Austrians question how incest case went undetected
AMSTETTEN, Austria — Carefree children in alpine costumes danced around a maypole, and parents crowded a churchyard to snap photos of sons and daughters making their first communion.
But an unmistakable melancholy settled Thursday over this town where police say Josef Fritzl imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her in [...]
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Engagement - Bartelheim-Boynton
Engagement
Bartelheim - Boynton
Bryan Boynton and Amy Bartelheim
Richard and Lois Bartelheim of Mansfield are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amy to Bryan Boynton, son of Robert and Sharon Boynton of Amherst.
Amy is a 1998 graduate of Mansfield Senior High and a 2002 graduate of Bowling Green State University. She will be finishing her [...]
Fumbling finish: Cavs waste late lead, chance to put Wizards away
CLEVELAND — LeBron James led the Cavaliers once again Wednesday night, but this time it was down the wrong path. Everything would have been forgiven and forgotten had James scored on a potential game-winning drive at the buzzer, but in hindsight it was an ill-advised 3-point attempt about 80 seconds earlier that [...]
Brian Dulik: Tough to rap Washington’s Stevenson for his Game 5 performance
The most hated man in Cleveland finally backed up his big words with a big performance Wednesday night. Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson — better known as the star of the Soujla Boy soap opera — made a number of key plays as time wound down, helping Washington rally for an 88-87 victory over the [...]
Butler assumes take-charge role as Wizards pull out win, keep season alive
CLEVELAND — It was two years ago during the Cavaliers’ first-round series against the Wizards that LeBron James stepped up to Gilbert Arenas at the free throw line and whispered, “You know, if you miss these shots, the game is over.” In Wednesday night’s Game 5, Caron Butler returned the favor. [...]
Indians down Mariners, end losing skid thanks to another strong outing from Lee and a resurgent offense
CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee’s lengthy streak of scoreless innings came to an end Wednesday night at Progressive Field. The left-hander’s brilliant start to the season, however, remained firmly intact. With General Lee leading the cavalry once again, the Indians snapped a three-game losing skid, racing past the Mariners, 8-3, to even the series [...]
Tribe notes: Wedge shakes up lineup, gives Hafner, Peralta the night off
CLEVELAND — His offense has struggled for the majority of the season, reaching a low point over the last three games prior to Wednesday, yet Indians manager Eric Wedge still sees a light at the end of a very dark tunnel for his hitters. “I’m confident we’re going to hit,” Wedge said of an [...]
Elyria Sports Hall of Fame … Suzanne Camp: Elyria Catholic Panther was a real pioneer in girls high school sports
Suzanne Camp had no idea what she was getting into. When she interviewed for a teaching position at Elyria Catholic, her alma mater, fresh out of college in 1974, she was told she’d also be in charge of girls sports. Until then, that meant the Girls Athletic Association, which was little more than intramurals. [...]
High school softball: Columbia shows it’s for real with shutout win over Wellington
WELLINGTON — For weeks now, people have been congregating at the office water cooler, chatting in their favorite leisure-time emporia, stopping one another on the streets and pondering the same vital question: Is the Columbia softball team for real? The Raiders provided an answer Wednesday afternoon when they shut out previously once-beaten [...]