Archive for May 10th, 2009
A dazzling display: LeBron James scores 47 points, carries Cavaliers to 3-0 series lead over Hawks
ATLANTA – The Cleveland Cavaliers were actually being challenged. Finally, LeBron James had seen enough. James scored 47 points in his best game yet of these playoffs, leading the Cavaliers to the brink of their second straight postseason sweep with a 97-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. “He took the ball, put [...]
No ‘O’ but plenty of zeroes as Indians suffer back-to-back shutout losses to Tigers
CLEVELAND – If it isn`t one thing, it`s another for the sad-sack Indians these days. When they get pitching, they don`t hit. When they hit, they don`t pitch. Rarely do they do both at the same time, which is as good a reason as any for Cleveland`s current last-place status in the talent-challenged Central Division. [...]
Tribe notes: Sighing, not Cy-ing, time is here for Lee, who keeps getting let down by sluggish offense
CLEVELAND – Cliff Lee`s bid to repeat as the American League`s Cy Young Award winner is likely over. And he has his offense to thank for much of it. Despite reversing his fortunes after a slow start to the season – 1.70 ERA over his last five outings – Cleveland hitters haven`t followed suit, helping [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Believe it or not, it’s still too early to count out the Indians
OK, this is going to sound nuts. As bad as things have gone for the Indians thus far, and as their 11-19 record and last-place standing in the Central Division through Friday confirms, they`ve gone pretty bad – this season is not over. Told you it was going to sound nuts. While, admittedly, the Indians` [...]
Blanks for the memories: Amherst throws two shutouts in winning its own softball tournament, ties school record with 19th consecutive win
AMHERST – With a pair of shutouts by its first-line pitchers, fifth-ranked Amherst won its school record-tying 19th straight softball game Saturday afternoon. In the process, the Comets also won their own tournament, the 23rd annual Comet Invitational, at Sliman`s Diamond. They got a 12-strikeout one-hitter from junior Jessica Sand in a 10-0 run-rule win [...]
Amateur boxing: Freddie’s fighters go undefeated at North Olmsted event
NORTH OLMSTED – It was a clean sweep for Freddie`s Boxing Club at the Saturday Night Fights event at St. Clarence Hall on Saturday night, as all four fighters from the Lorain gym had their hands raised after their bouts. Southview senior Johnny Colon won a high school championship match; Chris Hanczaryk and Jose Guerra [...]
High school track and field: Westlake girls win their own relays for third straight year; North Olmsted boys second to Hudson again
WESTLAKE – Depth and balance carried the Westlake girls to their third straight title at Saturday`s 44th annual Westlake Relays. The Demons won five of 16 events and were second in five others as they outdistanced St. Joseph Academy, 110-100. For the third straight year, the North Olmsted boys finished second to Hudson. The Explorers [...]
Lorain County Speedway: White takes modified 30-lapper
SOUTH AMHERST – – When the likes of Jeff Fade Jr. and Steven Klinect are in your rearview mirror, it could make for some uneasy moments behind the wheel of a modified car at Lorain County Speedway. However, John White did not mind the view. In fact, he embraced the challenge. White started the 30-lap [...]
The wit and wisdom of mothers
Mothers are the cooks who kept us fed, the housekeepers who kept us neat and the chauffeurs who carted us to and fro. They are the family bankers, personal shoppers and in-house doctors. Mom taught us to tie our shoes, kissed our boo-boos when we fell and hemmed our dresses before the big dance. And [...]
Donors put their stamp on generosity
Times are tough, and people served by post offices in Elyria, North Ridgeville, Grafton, Wellington and Oberlin opened their hearts on Saturday with an abundance of food for those in need. Postal carriers – along with retired and off-duty carriers – picked up 103,500 pounds of food left on front porches or by mailboxes in [...]
Community leaders are school readers in Elyria
ELYRIA – Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Jim Miraldi is used to presiding over a courtroom of adult defendants, tackling the heavy topics of guilt and innocence. It`s not too often that his job is to captivate an audience of fifth-graders. But on Wednesday he did just that at Elyria Community School, a charter school [...]
Off the beat: May 10, 2009
Couple exchanges vows at Big Parade Oberlin College graduates David Reese and Rachael Wylie had such fond memories of Oberlin – and the Big Parade every first Saturday in May – that they came back last weekend from Chicago to be married and take part in the parade. Friends and family – some in costume [...]
Police: Lorain man pulls gun on his family
LORAIN – A Lorain man was arrested following a domestic disturbance in which he fired a gun and threatened relatives, according to a police report. Donald Allen Fitch, 44, of Lorain, is charged with domestic violence, discharging firearms within the city and intimidation of a public servant. He also is charged with using weapons while [...]
Obituaries for May 10, 2009
Sara Frederick-Tuck Margaret Strohsack Mary Lindner Leon Cooley Ronald Richard Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Elyria/Elyria Township notebook: May 10, 2009
EMH hosts Relay for Life fundraiser The EMH Regional Medical Center`s Relay for Life Team is hosting two events to raise money toward the team`s goal. On May 31, the team is hosting a bus trip to Mountaineer Racetrack and Casino. The bus will depart from the EMH Gates parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and [...]