Archive for September 20th, 2007
Damyrious M. Fazey
Damyrious M. “Dee” Fazey, 92, of Lexington, Ky., widow of Clarence Fazey, died September 18, 2007 at Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home, Lexington. Born in Elyria, she was the daughter of the late William and Wilhelmina (nee Meinke) and a life-long resident until moving to Kentucky. She was an active member of St. John’s United [...]
A division championship could erase Indians’ choke performance in ’05
CLEVELAND — With the Indians’ magic number at three and the team all but raising a banner for the Central Division championship, it would seem safe to put the 2005 season behind. Not that it didn’t follow the Indians to the bitter end. As Cleveland pulled into contention and appeared well on the way to [...]
Browns defense looking to toughen up
BEREA — The Browns’ offense hit on all cylinders Sunday and played fantastic football throughout a stirring 51-45 victory over Cincinnati. As good as Cleveland’s offense was against the Bengals, though, its defense was equally bad. The Browns gave up six touchdown passes to Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer one week after allowing Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger to [...]
Christopher J. Crobaugh
Christopher J. Crobaugh, 61, of North Ridgeville, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a sudden illness. He was born in West Hartford, CT, and grew up in Medina. He had resided in North Ridgeville the past 24 years. Mr. Crobaugh served in the U.S. Army and National Security Agency [...]
Browns notes: Cribbs vs. Janikowski is a ‘special’ showdown
BEREA — The battle for field position on kickoffs will be critical Sunday when the Browns play on the road against the Raiders. Not only do the clubs traditionally play close games against each other, they feature two of the game’s top special teamers. Cleveland’s Joshua Cribbs ranks second in the NFL in kickoff return [...]
Midview breezes to WSC golf tournament title
NORWALK — Three days ago, Midview needed its sixth man’s score just to beat Avon by a stroke in its final West Shore Conference dual meet of the season. Anyone figuring that meant the defending champion Middies would be vulnerable at Thursday’s league tournament was sadly mistaken. Led by sophomore Louis Elbert’s 1-over 72, the [...]
Amherst downs Avon Lake in SWC volleyball showdown
AVON LAKE — Even Laurie Cogan admitted her Comets may have been sneaking a peak ahead when Amherst stepped on the court at Avon Lake for Thursday’s Southwestern Conference volleyball match. “As a coach and as players you should never look ahead,” Cogan said, “but let’s face it — it’s hard not to look ahead. [...]
Admiral King looking to begin a winning football tradition
LORAIN — Anthony Edwards and Tim Taylor were not even been born the last time Admiral King tasted a winning football season. None of the Admirals were. Those days are lost memories of a bygone era — dusty reminders from past generations. No one is trying to turn back the clock, said Edwards, the team’s [...]
Northwestern’s spread offense could cause Ohio State fits
COLUMBUS — It’s the yin and yang of college football: Northwestern’s spread vs. the Ohio State base 4-3 defense. Sometimes Northwestern puts four or five receivers in the pattern. At times the Wildcats have a full backfield and at other times there’s nobody there but the quarterback. No tight ends, then two of them, a [...]
Landis found guilty, banned for two years and must forfeit Tour title
PARIS — The verdict said “guilty.” Like so much else in the confusing, contentious Floyd Landis doping case, though, none of the answers are really that simple. Landis lost his expensive and explosive case Thursday when two of three arbitrators upheld the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used [...]
A sweeping success: Tribe closes in on first division title since 2001
CLEVELAND — If the Central Division race wasn’t already over, it is now. Thanks to a 4-2 victory over Detroit on Wednesday that completed a three-game sweep of the defending American League champions, the Indians own their largest lead of the season — 71/2 games — over the Tigers in the division standings. Barring a [...]
Tribe notes: IMG to help in search to find new name for Jacobs Field
CLEVELAND — The Indians are turning up the heat on the search to rename their ballpark. The organization has reached an agreement with Cleveland-based sports, entertainment and media firm IMG to assist in a national, regional and local search for a naming rights partner. “Selecting IMG was an easy decision for us as we seek [...]
Browns’ Edwards showing more mature side
BEREA — Braylon Edwards still wears expensive suits. He still loves the camera as much as it loves him. He still bleeds maize and blue. But two games into his third season, Edwards seems like a different guy. It starts with a shift toward “we” during interviews. It continues with the absence of controversy. It [...]
Browns notes: Zastudil might need more rest
BEREA — Punter Dave Zastudil doesn’t want to miss another game, but he knows that might be the only thing that allows his back to heal and him to return to form. “Sometimes you need rest,” he said Wednesday. “It’s a long season.” Zastudil didn’t rule himself out for Sunday’s game in Oakland, but the [...]
Cavaliers still talking to Varejao and Pavlovic, but nothing happening
INDEPENDENCE — Negotiations between the Cavaliers and restricted free agents Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic are the same as they’ve been the entire offseason — ongoing. With training camp set to open Oct. 1, the sides continue to talk, but no breakthroughs have been made. “I’d like to have them both back,” Cavaliers general manager [...]
Wellington boys survive tough test against Oberlin
WELLINGTON — When someone finally puts together a compendium of the best soccer games ever played on Lorain County soil, Oberlin and Wellington will be mentioned several times. If the list existed today, the newest entry would be Wellington’s 1-0 victory over Oberlin on Wednesday. It was a battle fully befitting a rancorous old rivalry [...]
Judge Ewers tells woman ‘make restitution’ or else
Ex-employee faces jail if she does not return $22,000 to blind attorney ELYRIA — A blind attorney’s former assistant who stole $22,478 while she worked for him avoided prison at her sentencing hearing Wednesday — at least for now. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Nancy Haylor as she receives her sentence Wednesday from county Common Pleas [...]
Grace says fire station may be shuttered
ELYRIA — Mayor Bill Grace said Wednesday that the city could close Fire Station No. 2 on Broad Street for good. The closing — albeit controversial — makes sense, Grace said, because the difference in response times is negligible when an engine is dispatched from the downtown station or from the one on Broad Street. [...]
Ignorance is bliss as EC volleyball team tops Chanel
Hans Schneider The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — On the television show “Hogan’s Heroes,” Sgt. Schultz continually exclaimed “I know nothing,” to avoid getting in trouble. On Wednesday evening, “not knowing” might have contributed to Elyria Catholic’s five-game victory over North Coast league rival Chanel. In volleyball, games are played to 25 – except in the fifth [...]
Amherst schools superintendent to retire
AMHERST — Amherst Schools faces finding a new superintendent now that Robert W. Boynton officially has announced his decision to retire at the end of the school year. CHRONICLE FILE Bob Boynton (right) and Matt Barret watch for election results in 2006. Boynton made the announcement Wednesday in a letter he posted on the district’s [...]
Coach fined, expelled for hitting a referee
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The pee wee football coach who hit a referee after disagreeing with him during a game was found guilty of Wednesday in North Ridgeville Mayor’s Court. Mark Klanac, 26, of North Ridgeville, was ordered to pay more than $200 in fines and court costs by Mayor’s Court Magistrate Renee Zafarana after he [...]
Cross country notes: Amherst proves it can run with the big boys
Amherst proved it can compete with some of the state’s best at Saturday’s Alliance Invitational in Dayton at the Montgomery Valley Technical School. The unranked Comets beat two teams ranked in the state’s top 10, while placing fourth out of 23 schools. Junior Kyle Lowry equaled a career-best time as he placed fourth in 16:13. [...]
Sweeping win over Detroit
Division crown within grasp They came, they cheered, they saw a sweep. Sign-wielding Indians fans dressed in red packed Jacobs Field for a pivotal three-game series against Central Division rival Detroit in hopes of seeing the Tribe close in on the team’s first playoff appearance since 2001. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Outfielder Jason Michaels smiles [...]
Kindergarten must be free, state decrees
Attorney general says schools can’t charge for all-day classes ELYRIA — Kindergarten at public schools has to be free, says Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, which could mean five of Lorain County’s 15 school districts may have to stop taking tuition money for their full-day classes. An opinion filed by Dann earlier this month argues [...]
City’s plans need money
Elyria 2015 group floats tax to fund improvements ELYRIA — The Steering Committee for the Elyria 2015 plan has talked about a 0.25 percentage point income tax increase to fund proposals such as pumping up the police department and making downtown improvements. The tax increase idea was batted around — along with several others, including [...]