Archive for September 9th, 2007
No. 12 Ohio State 20, Akron 2: Buckeye defense carries the day
COLUMBUS — “Safety First” may be a great motto in the industrial world but certainly not at Ohio Stadium. That’s what happened Saturday as the Ohio State Buckeyes slept-walked through an anemic first half — at least offensively — before pulling away for a 20-2 victory over Akron in front of 104,317 at the Horseshoe. [...]
Ohio State: Offense still searching for room to move
COLUMBUS — Until 1992, Ohio State went 58 years without playing an opponent from its home state. On Saturday, the Buckeyes’ offensive performance against Akron made that former policy appear shrewd. For the second week in a row, Ohio State’s ability to move the football was limited to brief spurts, all too often riddled with [...]
Indians 6, Angels 1: Sabathia wins 17th game
ANAHEIM, Calif. — C.C. Sabathia tied for the major league lead with his 17th win, pitching his fourth complete game of the season to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-1 triumph over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Cleveland’s lead over Detroit in the AL Central remained at five games, as did the [...]
Dan Coughlin: “I’m the fat guy in the middle”
I’m the fat guy in the middle. Since I quit smoking, the pounds started sticking to me like Velcro. I saw what the scales said, but I didn’t realize what the mirror showed until we reviewed a videotape of the first “Friday Night Touchdown” of the season on Fox 8. I don’t like looking at [...]
Browns: Steelers provide the biggest of opening opponents
CLEVELAND — For a team that contends for the playoffs about as often as Appalachian State beats Michigan, today is as big as it gets for the Browns. The opener. At home. Versus the Steelers. “You can’t ask for anything better than this,” quarterback Charlie Frye said. Add to the backdrop the uncertain futures of [...]
Phineas G. Serfozo
Phineas G. Serfozo, 67, of Vermilion, died on Saturday, September 08, 2007 at Lake Pointe Health Center, following a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain.
Browns: Today’s Game
WHO: Browns vs. Steelers WHAT: Regular-season opener WHERE: Cleveland Browns Stadium TIME: 1 p.m. PRESEASON RECORDS: Browns 3-1; Steelers 4-1 2006 RECORDS: Browns 4-12; Steelers 8-8 SERIES: Tied at 55, including Pittsburgh’s 2-0 lead in postseason SERIES AT CLEVELAND: Browns lead 34-20 LAST MEETING: Steelers won 27-7 on Dec. 7 in Pittsburgh COACHES: Romeo Crennel [...]
Lawrence T. Anthony
Lawrence T. Anthony, 59, a resident of Wellington, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at Oberlin Medical Center, following a year long illness. He was born February 18, 1948 in Amherst, where he lived until age nine. He has been a resident of Wellington for the last 17 years. Lawrence worked at the Oberlin office [...]
Tennis: Avon Lake and a Chiricosta take LCAAA tournament again
AVON LAKE — For Amherst’s Megan Mendoza, the opponent has changed but the name remains the same. “I always have a Chiricosta,” the Comet senior laughed. Mendoza, who had three years of Southwestern Conference battles with Avon Lake’s Christine Chiricosta, met her younger sister Nikki on Saturday in the championship match of the Lorain County [...]
James “J.B.” Jones
James "J.B." Jones, 65, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2007, at E.M.H. Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 17, 1941 in Spring City, TN and moved to Elyria at the age of 13. J.B. served in the U.S. Army in communications during the Berlin Crisis. He was [...]
Volleyball: Keystone downs non-conference rival Midview
LAGRANGE — Chloe Irish didn’t lead her team in kills. She only led in important kills. Irish, a 5-foot-8 junior, had 13 kills for Keystone on Saturday. That was fewer than the 18 kills Kari Kincannon had for the Wildcats. But Irish came up with the ones that saved the evening for Keystone in a [...]
Anita M. Horvath
Anita M. Horvath (nee Hist), 75, of Elyria, passed away Friday, September 7, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, following a short illness. She was born March 4, 1932 in Elyria and had lived here all of her life. She graduated from Elyria High School in 1950. Anita worked for the Elyria [...]
Meet Marvin Krislov, Oberlin College’s new president
New Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov is hitting the ground running in his first few weeks on the job despite a recent personal tragedy. Krislov is pledging to review faculty pay to make sure it is competitive, seek additional endowments to offset rising costs, build more dorm rooms and continue a policy of offering full [...]
Paper shield: Can protection orders really keep you safe?
ELYRIA — When Lorain police officer Corey Earl allegedly made contact with his wife after a civil protection order was issued against him, he defied one of the few tools authorities have to protect women who fear for their lives. But protection orders don’t always work. “As for protecting people, they’re just a piece of [...]
Gun records law in dispute
Officials confused over access to concealed-carry rolls COLUMBUS — A new law governing access to records on concealed weapons permits is confusing sheriffs and stirring disagreement among legislative supporters, with at least one state official calling for it be challenged in the courts. The law, set to take effect Sept. 29, was passed during December’s [...]
Officials: Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel will not seek third term or run for the White House
WASHINGTON — Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a persistent Republican critic of the Iraq war, intends to announce on Monday he will not seek a third term, according to Republican officials. The officials also said Hagel does not plan to run for the White House in 2008, despite earlier flirting with a candidacy. The 60-year-old senator [...]
Special delivery from Mom
‘Scrub Mom’ collects supplies for front-line Army medics in Iraq ELYRIA — The e-mail was short and sweet, but it contained all the important stuff: “Just wanted to drop you a line and say I’m alive. And I love ya.” Val Fields has come to accept that messages from her son in Iraq are a [...]
Bin Laden tape is more about timing than substance, analysts say
Osama bin Laden’s latest message is a hodgepodge of anti-capitalist vitriol, impassioned Islamic evangelism and what can best be described as a twisted attempt at reconciliation: Join us, or we’ll kill you. Analysts say the video that came out days before the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is more about timing than substance, [...]
Residents report 3 break-ins
ELYRIA — At least three Elyria homes off Abbe Road were reported broken into while residents were home sleeping, Elyria police reports said. In the most recent incident, on Friday, the 58-year-old homeowner told police she suspected her grandson was responsible, one report said. However, in the other two incidents — both in the 100 [...]
State official resigns
Top auditor for attorney general didn’t disclose that he was no longer a CPA COLUMBUS — The top fiscal watchdog inside Attorney General Marc Dann’s office resigned for failing to indicate on his resume that he was no longer a licensed accountant. Rick Houze, paid $90,000 a year as an internal auditor, is the third [...]
Bush’s top military, political advisers on Iraq warn against changing strategy
WASHINGTON — President Bush’s top two military and political advisers on Iraq will warn Congress on Monday that making any significant changes to the current war strategy will jeopardize the limited security and political progress made so far, The Associated Press has learned. U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who has been less forthcoming than Gen. David [...]
Akron students can shop inside their dorms
AKRON — One day last week, Rachael Tirpak and Kelley Valardo decided to go shopping. They didn’t have to go far. In fact, they didn’t even have to leave their University of Akron dormitory. Tirpak and Valardo, both UA juniors, walked out of the door of their new dorm on East Exchange and Grant streets [...]
EPA: Landfill in danger of landslides
CANTON — Cracks as wide as a half-inch along a wall at a problematic landfill in Northeast Ohio should be fixed before a landslide takes place near a well-traveled highway, state environmental officials have warned. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency directed Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility in an Aug. 22 letter to measure whether the [...]
Cincy airport delays doubled this summer, FAA officials say
CINCINNATI — Federal officials say delays at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport nearly doubled this summer, despite a more than 5 percent drop in overall flights. New Federal Aviation Administration figures show 464 flights during June, July and August were delayed arriving or departing the airport, an almost 94 percent increase over the number of [...]
Police Blotter: Sept. 9, 2007
Lorain police Tuesday, Sept. 4 11:30 a.m. – 2700 Ashland Ave., Admiral King High School, juvenile girl accused juvenile male of grabbing her backside; boy was suspended and charged with sexual imposition and disorderly conduct. Thursday, Sept. 6 7:14 p.m. – 1300 block Shaffer Drive, father of woman’s children pushed her. Friday, Sept. 7 8:45 [...]