ELYRIA — A man on the U.S. Marshals’ “Dangerous Dozen” most-wanted list was arrested overnight in Elyria. According to Marshals, Bruce McElroy, 31, was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. at an apartment in the 800 block of Rosewood Avenue. McElroy, who has a history of violence, had been wanted for several months for failure to [...]
Injury keeps Lorain’s Eli Garcia from wrestling, but not from winning
ELYRIA — Lorain’s Eli Garcia knew he couldn’t use Thursday night’s 33rd annual Lorain County All-Star wrestling meet at Elyria Catholic to close the book on his high school career like several other seniors. The throbbing knee left over from last weekend’s state tournament did not allow him to put on his singlet and step [...]
Boys basketball: Pioneers fall as Westlake’s Gavin Skelly rejects 10 shots
ELYRIA — Two things can’t be taught or coached on the basketball floor: size and height. Westlake used those assets to knock out defending champion Elyria 70-55 in Thursday’s Division I district semifinal at Midview. The Demons will play top-seeded Brecksville on Saturday for a trip to the Sweet 16. The height was provided by [...]
Knee still a concern for Cavs’ Kyrie Irving
INDEPENDENCE — Kyrie Irving could be shut down again if his bothersome right knee continues to give him trouble, coach Byron Scott said Thursday. Irving said after a victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday that his knee was still hurting despite the team resting him for a week to allow it to heal. “The [...]
Indians pitchers hit stride with fewer walks
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The tendency might not continue into the season but so far, manager Terry Francona’s insistence on Indians pitchers throwing strikes is paying off. Thirty-one pitchers who have thrown at least one inning in spring exhibition games have combined to average 2.54 walks per nine innings. But that does not tell the real [...]
Lorain superintendent starts razing former high school
LORAIN — With the benefit of an excavator, Superintendent Tom Tucker got to do his Incredible Hulk impersonation Thursday to smash the former Lorain High School and Admiral King High School building. Tucker’s debut in an excavator started the approximately $625,000 demolition of the 239,000-square-foot building. The work, which is expected to conclude in June [...]
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