Erie

AFRIKA KINGFORT MEADE, FLA.Afrika, 16, won the judo title at 134 pounds for the 15- to 16-year-old age group at the National Junior Olympic championships. Earlier this year she placed first at the National High...

SHELLEY BERINGHELECULVER CITY, CALIF.Shelley, 12, a pitcher-shortstop for the Angels, was the only girl to play in the North Venice Little League Major League division the last two years. In that span she was 16-0,...

BRYAN EDWARDSDORCHESTER, MASS.Bryan, a senior guard at Cohasset High, had 26 points in a 77-75 win over Wareham High to break the Massachusetts high school career scoring record of 2,481 points. In his final two...

KYLE FRESHCINCINNATIKyle, a junior center striker on the St. Xavier High soccer team, set a school record when he scored seven goals in an 11-0 victory over Purcell Marian High. He has drilled home 17 goals this year...

For 40 years a Buffalo jeweler dedicated himself to restoring Erie to the gem it once was. Now the waters are showing the first sparkle of life