Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for October 25th, 2008
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Week 10 scores
Friday’s games
Elyria 28, Lakewood 21
Brunswick 31, Medina 7
Strongsville 24, Solon 0
Elyria Catholic 34, CCC 0
Lake Catholic 36, Chanel 0
Wellington 30, Oberlin 6
Black River 33, Keystone 7
Buckeye 47, Brookside 0
Clearview 32, Columbia 14
Lutheran West 19, Brooklyn 0
Avon Lake 33, Amherst 13
Olm. Falls 48, N. Olmsted 31
Brecksville 21, Westlake 0
Berea 17, Midpark 14
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No. 10 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Penn State: Pryor, OSU set for another big game test
COLUMBUS — In the bright lights of a postgame interview last week, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was already thinking ahead to the showdown with a team from his home state, a team he jilted to become a Buckeye. The freshman, 5-0 as a starter, threw down the challenge to No. 3 Penn [...]
Buckeye periscope
BUCKEYES BUZZ: It seems like a quaint idea in these days of national TV, bazillion-dollar practice facilities and BCS ratings, but football players still care deeply about playing well against a school from back home. For instance, TE Rory Nicol, from Beaver, Pa., knows what’s at stake in tonight’s 8 o’clock game against [...]
North Ridgeville city worker resigns
Police look into allegations he improperly accessed city e-mail
Near Route 57, it’s full stop ahead
Pray for dry, mild weather for the next few weeks.That’s what’s needed to turn the $20 million state Route 57 reconstruction project into a not-so-nightmarish travel scenario.
Heavy traffic, impossible intersections to cross and orange barrels are commonplace right now, but — should Mother Nature cooperate — all could lessen in a couple of [...]
Cavs 107, Wizards 80: Shooting guard down to Pavlovic and West
COLUMBUS — The battle for the Cavaliers’ starting shooting guard spot is down to two. Prior to his team’s final exhibition game Friday, an impressive, ESPN-televised 107-80 victory over the Washington Wizards at the Schottenstein Center, Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said he preferred to have 10-year veteran Wally Szczerbiak come off the [...]
ODOT promises to review botched bridge project
LORAIN — Ohio Department of Transportation officials promised Friday to figure out what went wrong with the Charles Berry Bascule Bridge project, which isn’t expected to open until mid-November — well beyond the completion target of late August or early September.
“We’re going to get the job done … and then find out what went wrong,” [...]
National City Bank sale a blow to Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Two years doesn’t seem like much in the life of a bank founded in 1845. But since 2006, National City Corp. went from being highly profitable to being a troubled institution that was sold for a fraction of what had been its market value.
Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said Friday [...]
Elyria Schools Hall of Fame inducts 4
ELYRIA — The ranks of the Elyria Schools and Friends Alumni Association Hall of Fame grew to 46 Friday night as four new members were inducted.Diane Kessler, Mike Gebhardt, Dorothy Papay and Kari Foreman were honored at the 11th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet, held at Wesleyan Senior Living.
“They all have this common [...]
Browns: Rushing defense will be on the spot
BEREA — Getting an accurate read on the Browns defense is almost as difficult as figuring out which side to believe on Issue 6. The Browns have allowed 146.3 rushing yards per game — normally the most telling defensive statistic — which ranks 26th in the NFL. But they’ve only allowed 17.6 points a [...]