Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for September 18th, 2008
Two Elyria firefighters injured in blaze
ELYRIA – An early morning fire at the old Murbach Coal Factory sent two local firefighters to the hospital after they were caught under a collapsing roof.
The fire was reported shortly before 4 a.m. at the vacant building located on [...]
Ohio court strikes down ban on guns in parks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has struck down a law in the city of Clyde that banned people from carrying concealed guns in a public park.
In a 4-3 decision announced Thursday, the high court said the city ordinance conflicts with Ohio’s [...]
Under pressure: Anderson’s early struggles turn up the heat to finally get Browns a win
BEREA — It hasn’t rained in Northeast Ohio for several days, but the dark clouds are still swirling around Browns quarterback Derek Anderson. “The sun came up today,” he said Wednesday. “It took a while, but it came up.” It has only taken two regular-season [...]
Browns notes: Defense ready for Ravens run
BEREA — Browns defensive end Shaun Smith has been around the NFL long enough to know what the Baltimore Ravens will try to do Sunday when the teams meet at M&T Bank Stadium. “They realize we’re banged up, so we expect them to run the ball as much as possible,” he said Wednesday. “They’ve [...]
Lee off his game, but Indians still finish off sweep of Twins
CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee didn’t get a win Wednesday night, but the Indians did. Lee’s unparalleled march to the Cy Young Award hit a snag for one of the few times this season in the series finale against Minnesota, with the left-hander offering up a less-than-dominant performance. No matter. [...]
Tribe notes: Indians to christen new Yankee Stadium in 2009
CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball released the 2009 schedule Wednesday, tabbing the Indians for a season-opening three-game series on the road against Texas at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (April 6, 8-9). Cleveland’s home-opening series will take place during Easter weekend (April 10-12) against the Toronto Blue Jays. Probably the biggest highlight on the [...]
Will ‘Beanie’ play or not? Tressel, team keeping mum on health of star running back
COLUMBUS — Ohio State coach Jim Tressel swears tailback Chris “Beanie” Wells will be back this season. Tressel either doesn’t know or isn’t saying for sure when that will be. Wells, sidelined since hurting his right foot in the season opener against Youngstown State, is still taking baby steps in his attempt to [...]
Boys soccer: Westlake’s ‘D’ the difference as Demons down Brecksville in battle of Southwestern Conference unbeatens
WESTLAKE — With a goal in the 45th minute of a scoreless match, Westlake took a giant step toward the Southwestern Conference boys soccer championship Wednesday night. In a battle of SWC unbeatens, Demons forward Matt Hritz fired a shot into the right side of the Brecksville net and it held up [...]
High school soccer notes: Young Eagles opening some eyes
Who said youth is wasted on the young? Avon’s young girls soccer team won seven of its first eight matches, which is to some fans a pleasant surprise. The Eagles lost some talent at graduation after winning their first-ever district championship last fall. And they lost some more this season when at least one [...]
Cross country notes: Oh, brother, Amherst is a tight-knit group
Talk about your band of brothers. Brother combinations are a key ingredient at Amherst, which has three sets on this year’s team. There’s Pete Hause, a senior, and freshman Stephen Hause; senior Adam and freshman Andrew Mellen; and senior Matt and sophomore Chris Petek. The Hauses ran two years for the [...]