Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for October 17th, 2008
Robert Lee Garner
Robert Lee "Bob" Garner, 81, of Elyria, passed away Monday, October 6, 2008 at Lorain Community Health Partners Hospital following a long illness. He was born in Tecumseh, Alabama coming to the Wellington, Oberlin and Elyria areas 48 years ago.
He was employed as a laborer for Shopping Center Maintenance Company of Elyria, retiring after 40 [...]
Ohio Supreme Court rejects GOP bid in voting dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with Ohio’s top elections official in a dispute with the state Republican Party over voter registrations.
The justices on Friday overruled a federal appeals court that had ordered Ohio’s top elections official to do more to help counties verify voter [...]
Girls Division II sectional soccer: Repas rally leads Avon past EC
AVON — The match was barely 30 minutes old when Avon star Megan Repas achieved a hat trick. It happened at 7:36 p.m., and that’s significant. Her third goal of the game was the 82nd of Repas’ high school career and broke the school record set by Danni Irwin. Repas wasn’t finished. She [...]
High school football Week 9: Avon Lake still grounding it out
Don’t bother reading the name across the shoulders or trying to catch a glimpse of the number on the jersey. If you’re looking in Avon Lake’s backfield, you’re looking at one of the best football players in Lorain County. That’s the way it has been for years, as the Shoremen have easily been the [...]
Spurs 91, Cavaliers 70: Cavs still winless in preseason
CLEVELAND — LeBron James was presented the key to the city by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson during a halftime ceremony, but the Cavaliers still haven’t unlocked the mystery of winning an exhibition game. Cleveland fell to 0-4 in the preseason Thursday night, losing 91-70 to the San Antonio Spurs at Quicken Loans Arena, but [...]
Browns: RB Lewis feels like he’s been overlooked
BEREA — Jamal Lewis held the NFL’s single-game rushing record for four years after a brilliant 295-yard performance. He was the league’s offensive player of the year in 2003. He passed Earl Campbell on Monday night to move into 25th on the all-time rushing list with 9,428 yards. Yet Lewis considers himself [...]
Browns notes: Winslow back at team headquarters
BEREA — Tight end Kellen Winslow was back at Browns headquarters Thursday but didn’t practice. He wasn’t on the practice field in the half-hour open to reporters or in the locker room during media availability. Coach Romeo Crennel said there was a chance he could practice today in preparation for the Redskins game Sunday. [...]
ALCS: Boston rallies to stave off elimination
BOSTON — Down seven runs and running out of time, the Boston Red Sox weren’t quite ready to go away. The defending World Series champions pulled off the biggest postseason comeback since 1929, beating the Rays 8-7 Thursday night on J.D. Drew’s two-out single in the ninth to stave off elimination [...]
Ohio State: Offensive line taking heat for offensive woes
COLUMBUS — In coffee shops, on city buses, at the kitchen table and around the water cooler, Ohio State fans are becoming increasingly familiar with the guys on the offensive line. This is not a good thing. What is being said about the usually anonymous guys on the front wall isn’t fit for [...]
Boys Division III sectional soccer: Oberlin blanks Open Door to advance
OBERLIN — If you miss 100 percent of the shots you take, at the end of a game, your team usually ends up on the wrong end of the scoreboard. That was the quandary Open Door (4-10-2) faced against Oberlin (8-6-5) in the Division III sectional final Thursday night. The Patriots did not [...]