By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
At this point, any discussion of Cloverleaf volleyball history should be broken into two clear eras.
There are the first 28 seasons the school fielded a team, when the Colts played the role of doormat as well as any Medina County team in any sport.
And there are the last six years, when the [...]

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BRIAN DULIK
Take two of the worst teams in the NFL, throw in a plethora of injured players, then add bone-chilling winds off Lake Erie to the mix.
Put it all together and voila, you’ve cooked up another sorry Sunday on the lakefront, where the Cincinnati Bengals thoroughly outplayed the Browns in a 14-0 victory.
Cleveland’s gridiron heroes [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND - Browns running back Jamal Lewis made NFL history Sunday as the 24th player to rush for 10,000 career yards.
Understandably, though, he wasn’t in the mood to celebrate after Cincinnati spoiled the occasion by beating Cleveland 14-0.
“After this season, it don’t mean nothing honestly,” Lewis said. “It’s a milestone, it’s a [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
LODI — The American Legion Hall in Lodi was transformed into the North Pole Saturday morning. And Santa’s little helpers were officers from the Lodi Police Department and firefighters with Lodi Fire and Rescue.
Christmas for the Kids, a nonprofit event that has been held for more than 10 years, delivered gifts to [...]

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Michael J. Pavlic, 89, of Brunswick, passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, at Willowood Care Center in Brunswick.
He was born July 16, 1919, in Cleveland. He was a heat treater for Republic Steel, Bolt & Nut Division. Mr. Pavlic was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, the American Legion and United Steelworkers Union [...]

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Nicole Massi, 62, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008.
She was born in Nuoro, Italy, on Nov. 4, 1946, to Giacomo and Maria Vincenza Sirca. In 1974, she met her beloved husband, Giulio, in Sardegna, Italy, where they were married. Shortly after, she moved to the United States. Nicole was very active in [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
SULLIVAN TWP. — Black River girls basketball player Corissa Hoffman enjoys smiling, but Saturday her ear-to-ear grin had a different meaning.
Snapping a 16-game losing streak will do that to your emotions.
Thanks to a dynamite fourth quarter from Hoffman and a monster afternoon from Danielle West, the Pirates took down Greenwich South Central [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Ken Dorsey’s first pass Sunday went for a touchdown. Sadly but predictably, it was a 50-yard interception return by Leon Hall.
The early deficit, frigid and windy weather and Dorsey’s presence on the field added up to another dreadful day for the Browns, who lost 14-0 to the Bengals (3-11-1). The [...]

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