Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for August 18th, 2008
Fraser matches Bolt’s 100 gold to give Jamaica sweep
BEIJING — A few fun-loving fresh faces have suddenly turned Jamaica into the “World’s Fastest Nation.” And that supposed U.S. track and field juggernaut? Well, things aren’t quite going to plan. Right fist thrust overhead as she crossed the finish line all alone, silver braces shining in the Bird’s Nest lights [...]
Indians earn rare series win over Angels with Sunday’s 4-3 victory
CLEVELAND — The Indians won a game and threw Cliff Lee a bone in the process Sunday at Progressive Field. Turning back the Angels 4-3, Cleveland won the rubber match of a three-game series against baseball’s best team, while preventing one of Lee’s Cy Young competitors — Los Angeles starter Joe Saunders — from [...]
Tribe notes: Lee would enjoy magical year if team wasn’t playing so poorly
CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee is having a magical season, which he could enjoy more if the Indians weren’t having such a sorry one. “Obviously I’d be more happy and everybody would be having more fun if we were in first place, but that’s not the case,” said Lee, who is just the sixth pitcher [...]
Browns face N.Y. Giants tonight in prime-time preseason showdown
Receiver Braylon Edwards will be watching from his couch with his foot up. Defensive lineman Shaun Rogers could get the night off if his achy joints don’t cooperate. The rest of the starters will be wearing baseball caps on the sideline midway through the second quarter. The Browns will play their [...]
High school football 2008: Admiral King looking for seniors to lead the way
LORAIN — Step by step, year by year, Admiral King’s football fortunes have been on the rise. Coach Mark Campo’s first year finished without a victory in 2004 but the Admirals improved to three wins in ’05, five in ’06 and six last year. The fruits of Campo’s labor may really pay dividends this [...]
Westlake’s St. Marie wins inaugural Vermilion triathlon sprint title
VERMILION — The Vermilion Harbor Triathlon and Duathlon kicked off in style Sunday as a field of more than 500 athletes competed in the inaugural event, which started and finshed at Linwood Park. Copley’s Ryan Bates, 28, and Shaker Heights’ Lauren Goldstein-Kral, 19, won Olympic division triathlon titles. Westlake High sophomore Jack St. Marie, [...]
Elyria’s Connolly clinches NHRA playoff spot
Elyria native Dave Connolly clinched a spot in the NHRA Countdown to 1 playoffs with a second-place finish in Pro Stock at the Toyo Tires Nationals in Mohnton, Pa. Connolly and Cagnazzi teammate Jeg Coughlin met in the final round, and Coughlin drove his Chevy Cobalt to a 6.650 at 206.39 to claim an [...]
Amber Gerken, 16, wins first Lorain County Speedway feature race
SOUTH AMHERST — Saturday night at Lorain County Speedway was a special night for 16-year-old Amber Gerken as she won her first feature race in the E-Mod division. Gerken, the daughter of LCS regular Tate Gerken, just got her temporary driver’s license a few months ago. Amber Gerken started on the pole and led all 30 [...]
Soccer academy`s international competition closes
LORAIN — After eight days of kicks, the inaugural World Youth Tournament in Lorain reached its final goal.
Whether considering the influx of international visitors or the added end-of-summer attraction for locals, many fans agreed that Brad Friedel’s Premier Soccer Academies hosted a tournament worthy of its “world” title.
“The players for their [...]
Donors unite in benefit for attack victim
GRAFTON — A group of volunteers may not know Shawn Stevens, but that didn’t stop them from wanting to help.
More than 300 people went to the home of Sharon and Gary Wells on Sunday in Grafton to donate money to Stevens, who was partially paralyzed after being attacked in the Carlisle Reservation in [...]