Archive for June 29th, 2008
Summit NHRA Nationals: Doug Herbert gets emotional victory, his first since death of his sons in auto accident
NORWALK — The second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals began under a cloud of sorrow as the death of driver Scott Kalitta less than a week earlier still weighed heavily on the hearts of everyone. The video tributes, T-shirts and memorial signs were all heartfelt, but the […]
Summit NHRA Nationals notes: Elyria’s Dave and Ray Connolly have changed roles over the years
NORWALK — One of the most endearing sights this weekend at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park has been the young children crowding around the drivers’ trailers, eagerly hoping to get an autograph or picture with their sports hero. About two decades ago, one of those heroes was the enthusiastic kid soaking in the thrills […]
Another lost series: Laffey has one bad inning, but that’s more than enough for the Indians, who fall to the Reds
CLEVELAND — Aaron Laffey finally reached his breaking point. Pitching admirably all season long but deprived of more favorable results thanks to a lack of run support from the Indians’ sagging offense, the left-hander finally turned the tables on his ungrateful hitters Sunday. One disastrous inning from Laffey was […]
Tribe notes: Indians have seen quite enough of the National League this year, thank you very much
CLEVELAND — While the majority of the American League continued its dominance in interleague play, the Indians did not follow suit. Cleveland, which entered the season with a favorable all-time record against National League opponents, went just 6-12 this year, losing its last interleague series Sunday with a 9-5 defeat to Cincinnati. […]
Elyria Little League: Eagles catch Murphy Bros. napping in eighth inning, capture Juniors City Championship
ELYRIA — Steve Poskocil’s heads-up baserunning lifted the Elyria Eagles to a 10-9 come-from-behind win over Murphy Bros. on Sunday in the Little League Juniors (ages 13-14) City Championship at George Day Field. Poskocil scored the game-winning run in a most unusual way with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. He […]
NASCAR: Rain, strategy key as Kurt Busch snaps 29-race winless drought
LOUDON, N.H. — Kurt Busch had strategy and luck on his side. Tony Stewart had neither. That’s how Busch wound up ending his 29-race winless string Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301, while the frustrated Stewart simply added another disheartening loss to his own […]