Archive for October 19th, 2007
Red Sox, Beckett spoil Indians’ party, force a return to Boston
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ postseason run will continue but not at the desired destination nor against the opponent of choice. Rather than preparing to host the Colorado Rockies at Jacobs Field for the beginning of the World Series, Cleveland will instead return to Fenway Park, where a hometown crowd itching to root the Red Sox [...]
Scott Petrak: Relax, this Tribe team won’t fail
CLEVELAND — Take a deep breath and relax. Yes, the Indians lost Game 5 7-1 Thursday night. Yes, the ALCS is headed back to Boston. Yes, the Indians failed to clinch at home. Yes, ace C.C. Sabathia fell to 0-2 in the series. No, it’s not time to panic. No, this won’t be a repeat [...]
Sabathia’s struggles continue
CLEVELAND — The 112th and final pitch of C.C. Sabathia’s night bounced between a small patch of center field that separated Grady Sizemore and Franklin Gutierrez. There was only a moment’s hesitation by Sizemore, who glanced ever so briefly at an oncoming Gutierrez, that slowed his charge — enough of a window to allow Kevin [...]
Tribe notes: Betancourt a bargain
CLEVELAND — The Indians are paying Rafael Betancourt $840,000 this season. He’s been worth much more. “He’s been as consistent as any setup guy that I’ve ever seen at this level,” said Cleveland manager Eric Wedge. Betancourt flourished in the late-inning role this year, going 5-1 with a 1.47 ERA in 68 regular season appearances [...]
Boys soccer: Elyria Catholic moves up and on
ELYRIA — In an 80-minute thriller, Elyria Catholic won its first Division II sectional soccer championship Thursday night at Knights of Columbus Field. The unseeded Panthers, moving up from Division III this season, pinned a 2-1 loss on third-seeded Copley. The winner was a rocket off Anthony Saxton’s right foot on the restart after a [...]
Counties tell NOACA to change
ELYRIA — After last week’s vote approving a controversial new Interstate 90 interchange in Avon, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones predicted threats of leaving the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency would disappear. They haven’t. On Thursday, Medina County Commissioner Stephen Hambley met with the Lorain County commissioners, and they appeared to come to a [...]
Astronaut returns to familiar ground
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — To infinity and beyond. North Ridgeville’s star-bound son returned Thursday and had an out-of-this-world story to share. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Charles O. Hobaugh, astronaut and North Ridgeville High School graduate, spoke Thursday at his alma mater. Fresh off his latest mission to the International Space Station, 1980 North Ridgeville High School [...]
Prep volleyball: Avon Lake upsets Elyria in four games
EATON TWP. — Olmsted Falls survived, but defending champion Elyria didn’t in Division I sectional volleyball action at Midview on Thursday night. The second-seeded Bulldogs were easy winners over the host Middies, sweeping the nightcap 25-6, 25-11, and 25-20 to join their Southwestern Conference rival Avon Lake in Tuesday’s district semifinals. Falls, the SWC co-champ [...]
Preparation, power make Avon Lake’s Haddad hard to contain
Mike Haddad can talk about the swell of tension in his gut leading up to kickoff — the way the stadium lights feel on his skin, the high of performing before an electric crowd of fans. But for Haddad, Avon Lake’s senior fullback and middle linebacker, football has always been — and always will [...]
Donated building comes with hidden costs, old tenant warns
ELYRIA — The former tenant of a south Elyria building owned by a philanthropic group is warning Elyria officials not to accept the building as a restricted-use donation because the city could find itself being evicted without reason. Nordson Corporation Foundation this week offered to donate to the city a 200,000-square-foot building at Middle Avenue [...]
YMCA: Tax hike or no services
The YMCA of Greater Cleveland has a vision for Lorain County that could see the return of services in Elyria, Lorain and Amherst. But before residents in those communities can reap the benefits of YMCA programming, residents in Avon must pass a 0.25-percentage point income tax increase to get their own facility built. The proposed [...]
LaGrange Lions Club hosting its first hot air balloon liftoff
LAGRANGE — The LaGrange Lions Club hopes a little hot air will help lift some donations for a good cause. The club will host its first hot air balloon liftoff Saturday with part of the ride fees benefiting the organization’s efforts to help people in need hear and see better. PHOTO COURTESY NORTHEAST OHIO BALLOON [...]
Prep football notes: Clearview coming on strong after slow start
They were just a couple plays away — a third-down conversion, a defensive stop, maybe a catch over the middle that goes an extra 10 yards. The Clearview Clippers were close. For the first five weeks of the season, the Clippers had little to show for their effort. They were 1-4, having lost three games [...]
Worker rescues man trapped underwater by lawn mower
LEAVITTSBURG — A worker installing satellite TV service put down his tool belt and helped rescue a man who was trapped underwater by a lawn mower. Ron Hacker, 68, was on his riding mower Monday when the vehicle toppled down a 2-foot embankment and fell into the Mahoning River, trapping him in waist-deep water. Hacker, [...]
Discovery of grenade prompts evacuation
KETTERING,— Discovery of a grenade in a home prompted the evacuation of about a dozen houses in the Dayton suburb of Kettering. Kettering police spokesman Bill Torok says the rifle-launched grenade was found in a locked trunk by Michelle Hutchinson, who was going through the possessions of her recently deceased father, a World War II [...]
Three arrested in bus brawl
COLUMBUS — Rowdy youths stopped and threw rocks at a school bus carrying high school students, the second day in a row a bus was attacked at the same intersection, police said. One student was injured and three teens were arrested in the Wednesday incident. A passenger that could see the commotion from another bus [...]
Tribe falls flat
Indians can’t close series; Game 6 in Boston on Saturday CLEVELAND — Northeast Ohio was ready to explode Thursday night. A lot of frustration builds in a decade without a trip to the World Series, and Indians fans were ready to release it. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Grady Sizemore dives but cannot come up with [...]
TeleTech jobs increase to 840
ELYRIA — A new call center that had been expected to create 500 new jobs in Amherst Township has grown — meaning it will add another 340 jobs to its roster. Colorado-based TeleTech Corp. announced Thursday that the not-yet-operational facility — originally slated to be the home of a medical call center — will now [...]
Cleveland man allegedly threatens to use gun during Oberlin College scuffle
ELYRIA — Police are investigating allegations a Cleveland man fought with another man outside an Oberlin College dining hall last week and threatened to get a gun from his car to “Blow all of you away,” according to a police report. Oberlin College Safety and Security called for help from the Oberlin Police Department regarding [...]
Musician and wife killed on turnpike
OLMSTED TWP. — A Thursday morning crash on the Ohio Turnpike killed an up-and-coming Australian band member and his photographer wife. All four members of Electric Jellyfish and the band’s photographer, who was driving the vehicle, were heading east in a 2001 Chevy Tahoe at 5:28 a.m. when the driver swerved to the right side [...]
Police blotter: Oct. 19, 2007
Elyria police Wednesday, Oct. 17 8 a.m. – 600 block Griswold Road, catalytic converters stolen from four vehicles at Key Auto Sales. 9:37 a.m. – 1100 block Prospect St., window shattered. 11:45 a.m. – 300 block Midway Blvd., a father made threats against son’s therapist. 2 p.m. – 400 block Jefferson St., Sean Brown, 31, [...]
Spending bill secures money for Underground Railroad center
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan effort by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and George Voinovich, R-Ohio, helped secure $2 million Thursday for Ohio historical programs. Funding for the Underground Railroad Tour in Lorain and the Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati was attached to the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, which passed [...]
Club dancer, mad about pay, allegedly takes swing at officer
ELYRIA — A woman working at Club 57, whom police say was disgruntled over her pay, was arrested at 2:17 a.m. Thursday after allegedly throwing a punch at a police officer. Vicki C. Satterfield, 23, of Elyria, was being escorted out of the club when she tried to strike Officer Michael Darmstadt, according to an [...]
Man allegedly pulled from car, beaten along with driver in Elyria
ELYRIA — A Washington Avenue man was hospitalized about 11:35 p.m. Wednesday after he was beaten by three assailants, according to an Elyria police report. Patrick McGraw, 19, was in the back seat of a friend’s car on Sherman Street at the intersection of Princeton Avenue when one man jumped on the car’s hood and [...]
Therapist says patient made threats
ELYRIA — A therapist was threatened by a man in family counseling about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Elyria police say. “If you were on the street, you would end up in the hospital,” said Jody Lee Purcell, 31, of Lorain, according to a report. He was charged with menacing. Purcell was banned from the counseling center, [...]