Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for November 9th, 2008
Simply perfect: Olmsted Falls wins classic final over St. Ursuline, caps undefeated season with first state volleyball title
FAIRBORN — It was a day Lauren Whyte, Brittany Snider, Dayna Roberts and their Olmsted Falls teammates will cherish and savor for a lifetime. Why? The Bulldogs became the first team from Greater Cleveland to win a Division I girls state volleyball crown in the 34-year history of the tournament. And what a [...]
High school football: Avon downs Tiffin Columbian, advances to regional final as defense stands tall again
HURON — The Avon fans have found themselves in uncharted territory the last two weeks. After weeks of comfortably watching a string of blowout victories, they’ve been on the edge of their seats as the Eagles have squeaked out a pair of playoff wins — including Saturday night’s 13-6 nail-biter over Tiffin Columbian in the [...]
No quit in this guy: Gronowski runs down Tiffin Columbian quarterback to help save day for Avon
HURON — From the time players first put on their pads, coaches always harp about not giving up on a play. Good thing Avon’s Garrett Gronowski took those words to heart. It was Gronowski chasing down Tiffin Columbian’s speedy Ethan Kagy that ultimately saved Avon on Saturday night. Kagy broke free [...]
Avon notes: O’Rourke and big plays just seem to go together
Shaun Bennett and Tim Gebhardt The Chronicle-Telegram HURON — Twice during the second half, Avon shot itself in the foot by taking penalties that set up big deficits, and twice senior quarterback Ryan O’Rourke found a way to convert those downs and keep drives alive. [...]
Pryor, Wells lead charge as Ohio State rolls over Northwestern
EVANSTON, Ill. — With Northwestern’s defense coming at him on a third-and-16 and his receivers bottled up, Terrelle Pryor calmly stayed in the pocket, waiting, waiting and waiting for what seemed like minutes before finally letting fly with a 44-yard pass. If anyone wondered how the freshman would rebound from the [...]
LeBron lights up Chicago again as Cavaliers down Bulls
CHICAGO — LeBron James saw defenders come at him from all angles and did what he normally does. He made them look invisible. James toyed with Chicago again, scoring 41 points for the second time in four days, and the Cleveland Cavaliers hung on to beat the Bulls 106-97 on Saturday [...]
JVS chefs eat up what Symon says
PITTSFIELD TWP. — Eat fresh, eat seasonally and enjoy.
That’s the gospel according to Michael Symon, owner of Lola and Lolita restaurants in Cleveland and one of the hottest chefs in America.
Symon, who opened a $4 million restaurant called Roast in Detroit two weeks ago, was up at dawn Saturday to appear [...]
Detroit trying to survive its big mistakes
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress asked the Bush administration on Saturday to provide more aid to the struggling auto industry, which is bleeding cash and jobs.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that the administration should consider expanding the $700 [...]
Obama`s victory redraws racial bounds
WASHINGTON — Shortly after leaving the voting booth, 70-year-old community activist Donald E. Robinson had a thought: “Why do I have to be listed as African-American? Why can’t I just be American?”
The answer used to be simple: because a race-obsessed society made the decision for him. But after Barack Obama’s mind-bending presidential victory, [...]
Newest county park opens in Avon Lake
AVON LAKE — Miles of paved trails now wind through the woods where Herman “Bucky” Kopf grew up.
“As a boy, I did almost everything you can imagine on this land,” he said, recounting adventures hiking, camping and picking elderberries under the trees stretching through the middle of Avon.
On Saturday, those woods [...]