Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for November 8th, 2008
Off night not so awful after all: Cavaliers struggle against Pacers, but still find a way to win
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers didn’t play their game, but they still found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-107 Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Despite coming out with no energy, giving up a season-high point total and getting outrebounded by 14 — it was the first time Cleveland lost the [...]
Harrell still getting his kicks: Avon star running back making the most of his decision to give up soccer for football
It’s hard to believe, but the success the Avon football program is enjoying may have come down to a decision made by a 12-year-old. It was a decision that turned goals into goal lines, crossbars into uprights and yellow cards into yellow flags. “I started playing soccer when I was just 4 [...]
Avon vs. Tiffin Columbian scouting report: Need for speed may prove crucial
Tiffin Columbian coach Steve Gilbert has been breaking down game film for the past 16 years at the Seneca County school, and has been preparing for playoff games seven of the last nine seasons. But even he didn’t need long to figure out the kind of team Avon was, probably because he saw that [...]
Romeo on Browns’ defense .. wherefore art thou?
BEREA — Several hours of sleep did nothing to make Browns coach Romeo Crennel feel any better about the way his defense played down the stretch in a 34-30 loss to Denver on Thursday night. For the second game in a row — and the second time in five days — Cleveland blew a [...]
College football: Northwestern quarterbacks keeping Ohio State guessing
One quarterback is a veteran with a steady arm. The other is less experienced, and his scrambling ability gives the offense a different look. Ohio State’s Todd Boeckman and Terrelle Pryor? Yes, them too. The No. 12 Buckeyes settled on Pryor weeks ago. But now the defense faces a quarterback question, [...]
College football: Ohio State, Baldwin-Wallace, Oberlin capsules
TODAY’S GAMES
No. 12 Ohio State at Northwestern
TIME: Noon WHERE: Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. TV/RADIO: ESPN2; WEOL-930 AM; WKNR-850 AM RECORDS: Ohio State (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) lost to Penn State 13-6 in Columbus on Oct. 25. Northwestern (7-2, 3-2) defeated Minnesota 24-17 on the road last Saturday. COACHES: Jim [...]
High school volleyball: Olmsted Falls vs. Cincinnati Ursuline Academy
TODAY’S GAME
WHAT: Division I state final WHO: No. 2 Olmsted Falls (28-0) vs. No. 1 Cincinnati Ursuline (28-0) TIME: 1 p.m. WHERE: Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State University, Fairborn TICKETS: $9 at gate TV: SportsTime Ohio DIRECTIONS: Follow Interstate 71 south to I-70 west. Exit onto [...]
High school soccer: St. Ignatius’ 19th shutout of season pays off in third state championship
COLUMBUS — St. Ignatius senior Denio Leone’s first-half goal through a cluster of defenders stood up as the game-winner to give the Wildcats a 1-0 win over Beavercreek on Friday night in the Division I boys soccer championship game in Columbus Crew Stadium. In winning its third state championship, top-ranked St. [...]
Officials: Route 57 project won’t be done before snow flies
However, all four lanes of the road are expected to be open later this month
Elyria to spend federal funds to demolish run-down homes
ELYRIA — More vacant and abandoned homes could come down or become property of the city through the administration’s plan for the $2.4 million it will receive from the federal government.
City Council will see two budget drafts Monday that show how the city’s Community Development Department suggests the money be spent. Both call for devoting [...]