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Archive for August 21st, 2008
Kim L. Welch
Kim L. Welch, 51, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria, following a brief illness.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel of Sheffield Township.
Olympics: Bolt jolts history with world record-setting win in the 200 to go with his gold in the 100
BEIJING — Usain Bolt’s eyes darted to check the numbers on the trackside clock once, twice, three times, more. For the only time in eight races at these Olympics, Bolt was really trying — gritting his teeth, pumping his arms, churning his golden spikes with those long, long legs. In the [...]
Browns not happy about ugly loss to Giants, but they’re not ready to panic yet either
BEREA — Disappointed? Yes. Disheartened? No. The Browns returned to practice Wednesday, less than 48 hours after a 37-34 preseason loss to the Giants on Monday night that featured a 30-3 deficit after 16 minutes. The scheduled two-hour practice stretched into hour No. 3. The laughter, common throughout training camp, was nowhere [...]
Browns notes: Third preseason game becomes a non-starter this year
BEREA — The third preseason game is the one in which the starters get the most playing time as a dress rehearsal for the regular season. The Browns (0-2), however, will be without many of their starters when they head to Detroit on Saturday. Running back Jamal Lewis (hamstring) [...]
Indians use long ball to power past Royals
CLEVELAND — The Indians are a win away from sweeping the last-place Royals with Cy Young candidate Cliff Lee on the mound today. Break out the brooms. Cleveland finds itself in the prime position thanks to another win over the Royals on Wednesday night, an 8-5 decision powered by four home runs, which [...]
High school football: Oberlin’s Thornton chooses Illinois
The day before the start of the high school football season, the area got its second Big Ten player commitment and this one comes from a player who hasn’t officially played one down here. Oberlin senior tackle Hugh Thornton has orally committed to play for Illinois — following Vermilion tight end Derek Hoebing’s decision [...]
High school football 2008: Experienced and deep North Olmsted should be a factor in the Southwestern Conference
NORTH OLMSTED — Last year’s North Olmsted team was probably the fastest of the eight Southwestern Conference members. The Eagles are still very fast, maybe the speediest in the conference again. But it’s the Eagles’ experience that is really making people look at North Olmsted as a legitimate contender for a conference [...]
Boys golf: When the coach is away, Elyria Catholic plays … quite well, in fact, as win at Pioneer Invitational attests
ELYRIA — Who needs a coach on match day in high school golf? Just let the players tee it up and do their thing after their coach did his thing during practice rounds. Elyria Catholic golf coach Tom Porter was miles away Wednesday when his Panthers won the Pioneer Invitational at [...]
Girls soccer: Amherst whips Wellington in season opener for both teams
WELLINGTON — A strong start in each half had Wellington’s girls looking good on Wednesday. Looks can be deceiving. The Lady Dukes couldn’t follow through and the Comets rolled to a 7-1 non-conference soccer victory that launched the season for both teams. Amherst used a mix of experienced players [...]
Elyria Schools just short of effective
ELYRIA — Gaining the fraction of a percentage point needed to move Elyria Schools from continuous improvement to effective didn’t come last school year, placing the district in roughly the same spot as it was in 2007, school officials said.
That’s the news the Ohio Department of Education will officially release Tuesday when the [...]