BELLVILLE – The rematch Tuesday evening of last year’s Division II girls’ district soccer final will go down as a 0-0 tie. But coaches from Clear Fork and Ontario both came away with vastly different impressions of their own teams after play was halted by a violent thunderstorm with 12:29 left to play. “The good […]
Carl Hunnell, Correspondent
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Anxious Lex learns to relax in 7-1 boys soccer win against Ontario
LEXINGTON – Peter Them didn’t need his Lexington boys’ soccer team to get fired up against Ontario on Saturday evening. He needed them to relax. Once that was accomplished, the Minutemen cruised to a 7-1 season-opening victory against the Warriors. “We worked on possessing the ball all summer,” Them said. “If we keep the ball, […]
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‘Begin Again’ a charming and welcome change of pace
On a weekend that saw the launch of heavily marketed, star-power movies like “Hercules” and “Lucy,” the charming and unassuming “Begin Again” is a welcome change of pace. Written and directed by Ireland-native John Carney (“Once”), the indie film “Begin Again” is the chance New York City encounter between a suddenly out-of-work, alcoholic music-business executive […]
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‘The Purge: Anarchy’ delivers what audience expects — violence
The original “Purge” was a sleeper movie hit in 2013, producing $89 million worldwide at the box officer – not bad for a movie that only cost $3 million to make. Its sequel, “The Purge: Anarchy,” which opened nationwide last weekend, may one day surpass its predecessor. Goodness knows this is one sequel that tries […]
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“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” is an enjoyable trip back to the ape-human conflict
Man and ape have been going at it on the big screen off and on since 1968, or roughly way before many of the people in the Ontario Cinemark audience on Sunday were born. The names and faces (human and ape) have changed in the last 46 years, but the premise has remained pretty much […]
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Why is Lebron James coming home? It matters not.
The lifelong sports fan in me wants to believe Lebron James really does just want to come home. I want to hang on the words of Lee Jenkins, who wrote the announcement posted on SI.com on Friday that James now knows his relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I want to get a […]
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‘America’ documentary far from typical lightweight summer movie
Not surprisingly, those going to see “America” on Saturday morning at the Ontario Cinemark were directed to turn right and walk to the end of the hallway to enter the correct theater. That’s because the new political documentary by Dinesh D’Souza is as far to the right as any feature film you will see this […]
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New Transformers movie is just not worth 165 minutes of your time
“Transformers: Age of Extinction” will likely be this summer’s biggest blockbuster in terms of ticket sales. It hauled in $41.7 million at the box office last Friday and was on track to earn $104 million for the opening weekend. It will also likely be the absolute worst movie anyone will see this summer […]
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Lexington-led team finishes 7th at national wrestling event at Disney
ORLANDO, Fla. – If Lexington posts another winning wrestling season next winter, the roots of it can be traced to the heat of a summer national event in sunny Florida. This week, Lexington coach Brent Rastetter took six of his own wrestlers, a Mansfield Senior wrestler, and wrestlers from eight other schools to the 2014 […]
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Great Four Seasons music can’t save ‘Jersey Boys’
The strength of the Broadway smash “Jersey Boys” was found in its music and its compelling true story behind Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Those same strengths propel the new movie by the same name – but they just aren’t enough to carry the film to new heights. Thus, we’re not surprised to […]