CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — The 25th annual Turkey Bowl happened Thanksgiving morning at the FOX 8 Lanes. Check out how this year’s tournament all played out!

This year’s contestants were:

• Tyler Vanichek, Shelby (Defending champ)
• Ronnie Rollins, Olmsted Falls
• Marty Zeleski, Slavic Village
• Lynn Hallum, Willoughby Hills
• Leeam Altano, New Philadelphia
• Joseph Subotnik, Barberton
• JJ Mammoth, Olmsted Falls
• Sharon Pacek, Brunswick
• Lance Taylor, Canton
• Jerome Karn, Valley City
• Jeremy Putnam, Elyria
• John Videc, Westlake
• Jackie Landolph, Parma Heights
• Laura Lowery, Canton
• Dan Werner, Medina
• Janet Wise, New Franklin

After the first round of bowling in the Fox 8 News studios, these are the contestants who made it to the quarter-finals:

• Tyler Vanichek
• Marty Zeleski
• Joseph Subotnik
• Sharon Pacek
• Lance Taylor
• John Videc
• Laura Lowery
• Dan Werner

Next up, we’re on to the semi-finals! Here are your contestants:

• Tyler Vanichek
• Joseph Subotnik
• Lance Taylor
• Dan Werner

And we’re down to the final two! Who is going to be the 2024 champion???

• Tyler Vanichek
• Dan Werner

Congratulations Dan Werner! Dan is now the 25th champion of the Fox 8 News Turkey Bowl.

He stopped Tyler Vanichek from winning his 3rd in a row! Check out the winning moment:

The first Turkey Bowl happened back in 1999 at an old Tops grocery store in Brooklyn and was hosted by the late FOX 8 Sports anchor Dan Coughlin. FOX 8’s Kenny Crumpton joined as co-host until Dan retired. FOX 8 anchor Todd Meany joined Kenny a few years later and they’ve remained the powerhouse hosting duo ever since.

Over the years, the event grew in popularity and would attract large crowds to the Giant Eagle in South Euclid where it was held for years. It’s even been featured on the FOX News Channel and on the giant monitors overlooking New York’s Times Square.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 event had to be cancelled.

Starting in 2021, the Turkey Bowl was moved to FOX 8 Lanes in the FOX 8 garage. That was also the beginning of the Celebrity Turkey Bowl — which was held on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. That continued through 2023.

This year, FOX 8 hosted the Tournament of Champions on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving which featured 13 former champions.

After a strong start to the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have struggled to find their footing over the last few games.

L.A. has struggled mightily, and things came to a collapse on Tuesday night when they were blown out by the Phoenix Suns, 127-100. The Suns dominated the Lakers, especially in the second half of what was a close game at halftime, which turned into a route, and in the blink of an eye, the Lakers were out of the game.

Los Angeles is in a rut, and it’s become very easy to pile on them. Former NBA champion turned analyst Kendrick Perkins chimed in on the Lakers as he blasted their performance, including the play of D’Angelo Russell and LeBron James.

Perkins was not shy about sharing his thoughts on L.A. on Twitter/X Tuesday night.

He first shared this tweet.

“Perimeter play will always be the issue for the Lakers on both ends of the floor. Hopefully Pelinka address the issue before Bron retires!!!”

Minutes later, he blasted Russell for his poor play.

“D’Angelo Russell be trippen. Some of the things he does on the court makes my damn skin crawl.”

Finally, he called out James for his poor defensive play and body language.

“Bron was horrible tonight defensively and his body language was unacceptable.”

Perkins is one to never shy away from being vocal, and that was the case on Tuesday.

The former NBA champion was teammates with James during the 2018 season when he signed a contract for the remainder of the season in mid-April. Perkins only played one game with the Cavaliers and spent most of his time on the bench.

The Cavaliers made the NBA Finals that season thanks to James’ heroics. Although they lost the NBA Finals, 4-0, it was James’ play that made it possible that they even had a chance to win another title for Cleveland.

The Lakers suffered their worst loss of the season as nothing went right for L.A. in the second half. Russell has struggled all season long, and that continued in the Suns ‘game. He recorded 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting from the field and 1-for-6 from three, along with three rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes.

James recorded 18 points in 35 minutes, along with eight rebounds and 10 assists, and shot 7-for-16 from the field.

Perkins has and will continue to tell it like it is.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland EMS said a 58-year-old was killed in an industrial accident at a salt mine located in Cleveland’s Flats Wednesday.

The accident happened at Cargill Salt located at 2400 Ship Channel around 6:10 p.m.

There is no other information available on the incident at this time.

Cargill provided the following statement about the accident:

We are heartbroken that one of our teammates lost his life today. Following the tragic accident in Cleveland, our primary focus is supporting and caring for his family and colleagues.

The mine was already scheduled to be closed Thursday-Sunday for the Thanksgiving holiday. We do have MHSA (Mine Safety and Health Administration) currently onsite and we are working with them to investigate the accident. Out of respect for our teammate and their loved ones, we will not be sharing further details at this time.

According to Cargill’s website, the salt business provides essential salt products for various industries, such as food, water conditioning, de-icing, and industrial applications.

This is a developing story check back with 19 News for the latest information.

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