Archive for June 12th, 2007
Online memoriam for Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes
Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes, 20, of Lorain, was killed by a roadside bomb while riding as a passenger in a lead convoy vehicle Sunday in Iraq. Barnes graduated from Admiral King High School in 2004, and was an Eagle Scout. He enlisted in the Air Force in 2005, and had […]
Needed: Effort, wins
Cavs hoping home crowd provides spark
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers did it once, but no NBA team has ever done it twice in the same postseason. Cleveland earned its first trip to the NBA Finals by winning four straight games after being down 2-0 to the Detroit Pistons, but now finds itself down […]
Pitching falters early, late
mariners 8, indians 7 Indians fight back from 7-0 deficit, still fall
CLEVELAND — In an ironic scene early Monday night at Jacobs Field, a flock of birds flew around the outfield while Indians pitcher Paul Byrd was on the mound. Unfortunately for Byrd and the Indians, so did baseballs. With […]
Cardinals make ex-Comet star’s dream a reality
Antone DeJesus knew the telephone would ring. The standout center fielder from the University of Kentucky had spoken with enough scouts and baseball draft experts that expressed interest in his abilities. But no matter how confident DeJesus was that he would inevitably be picked somewhere in last week’s Major League Baseball amateur […]
McGuire leaving Elyria High
Lifelong Elyrian and EC grad approved as new Solon AD
For the last 31 years, Mark McGuire has needed to drive all of one mile to reach his place of work. That’s about to change. After spending his life as a student and professional in the city of Elyria, McGuire will be moving […]
Sowers replacement to be chosen soon - Tribe Notes
CLEVELAND — The Indians still aren’t saying who will take the place of demoted pitcher Jeremy Sowers, who was scheduled to start Thursday in the series finale against Florida before being optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. “We’ve got a pretty good idea but we’re going to keep it under our hat, because we’re […]