Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for May 22nd, 2008
Daughter of Christian music star killed by car
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The 5-year-old daughter of Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said.
The girl, Maria Sue, was hit in the driveway of the family’s home Wednesday afternoon by a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by her teenage [...]
ALERT: BMV locations back in action
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles locations returned to normal operations Thursday following a statewide computer outage caused by defective hardware.
The computer system was back working slowly by about 3 p.m. Wednesday and was back to normal Thursday morning, according to Ohio Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Lindsay Komlanc.
The problem prevented the [...]
Bucket of blues for Indians: Pitching joins hitting as big reason Tribe suffers fifth straight loss
CHICAGO — Jermaine Dye watched A.J. Pierzynski go hard into second base to help break up a double play. Dye then delivered big shot of his own. Dye hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning, and added a solo shot in the seventh, and the Chicago White Sox won their seventh [...]
Browns: Holly’s knee injury, which could cost him the season, suddenly makes secondary a primary concern
BEREA — Cornerback was the one position where the Browns could ill afford an injury. But that’s exactly where one hit — and it was a big one. Daven Holly, who was competing for a starting spot with Brandon McDonald, blew out his left knee Tuesday during organized team activities [...]
High school softball: Columbia’s big double play in ninth seals upset win over No. 4 Hillsdale
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — It was exciting, thrilling, dramatic, scary. You name it, Columbia’s 3-1 upset win in nine innings over Hillsdale, the defending district champ and the fourth-ranked team in the state, in a Division III district semifinal Wednesday had a little something for everybody. Most of all for Raiders coach Ken Richardson, [...]
High school softball: Keystone cruises past Holy Name, wins 20th district championship
LAGRANGE — Top-seeded Keystone, Ohio’s No. 1 Division II softball team, won its 20th district championship on Wednesday and eighth in a row. No need to yawn, but there’s really not much news there. On the other hand, the convincing way in which the Wildcats did it turned some heads. They [...]
Rick Noland: Cavaliers season report card
The test results are back, so it’s time for Professor Noland to dole out grades to the 2007-08 Cava-liers: Lance Allred: He’s a nice guy, but he’s not an NBA player. Grade: F. Devin Brown: He had some games where his aggressiveness and ability to drive made things happen. He had other games [...]
High school basketball: New Midview girls coach has ties to the area
EATON TWP. — Mike Pearl, former girls basketball coach at Berea, has been named girls coach at Midview. His appointment was approved Tuesday by the Midview board of education. Pearl, a teacher at Ford Middle School in Berea, succeeds Kim Kauffman. After eight seasons, Kauffman resigned in April saying she hoped [...]
Division I district track and field: Midview’s Ebersole not at his best, but still wins discus
AMHERST — It might have looked like cause for concern, but Midview senior Drew Ebersole didn’t sweat it. Ebersole won the Amherst Division I district discus title Wednesday with a throw of 169 feet, 4 inches to advance to next week’s regional meet at Amherst. He managed to win the crown despite being a [...]
Prep track notebook: Avon’s Dan Smith and Vermilion’s Nate Cremean ready for another distance duel at districts
Avon’s Dan Smith and Vermilion’s Nate Cremean, both seniors, have had their share of epic battles in the 1,600 meters the past two years. Last year, Cremean (4:31.8) edged Smith (4:31.9) to win the West Shore Conference. At last year’s Midview district, Cremean (4:30.44) slipped by Smith (4:30.45) for second-place [...]