Daniel Petric, the 16-year-old son of a pastor, accused of killing his mother and shooting his father, was granted private visitation at his mother’s casket today. His attorney had asked the court if Daniel could have a furlough to go to the funeral on Saturday. Instead, private visitation was granted. We went to cover the [...]
Prep football: Midview, North Ridgeville rediscovering the richness of their rivalry
For a decade, it was a rivalry built in reverse. It was growing less intense with time. When North Ridgeville quarterback Eric Proszek was attending varsity games back in his middle school years, the Rangers no longer scheduled games with Midview — its oldest and most impassioned rival. Among fans, players and coaches, the grudge [...]
District volleyball: Amherst digs deep, downs Olmsted Falls for first title since 2003
EATON TWP. — Down 23-20 in a pivotal Game 3, Amherst volleyball coach Laurie Cogan pleaded with her Comets during a timeout, telling them it wasn’t too late to rally. She was right. It wasn’t too late and Amherst did rally, winning its first Division I volleyball district championship since 2003 with a 24-26, 25-21, [...]
Wedge sees bright future for Indians
CLEVELAND — It took a trip to the Amazon jungle for former Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel to get over the pain from a Game 7 World Series loss to the Marlins in 1997. Eric Wedge hasn’t gone to those extremes, but it’s been five days since his team finished off squandering a 3-1 ALCS lead [...]
Red Sox rely on pitching this time, grab 2-0 Series lead
BOSTON — There’s more than one way to rough up the Rockies. Boston’s big bats battered them in the World Series opener. Then October ace Curt Schilling and a stingy bullpen shut down Colorado in Game 2. Relying more on guile than pure gas, Schilling pitched Boston to a 2-1 victory Thursday night and a [...]
Browns GM Savage savoring positives, .500 record
BEREA — General manager Phil Savage held a state-of-the-team news conference Thursday and spent the 45 minutes discussing offense, defense and special teams. That the topics didn’t include staph infections, motorcycle accidents and Cleveland’s woe-is-me attitude qualifies as progress. So does the team’s 3-3 record. “The good part about the first six games is we [...]
Browns notes: Top goal is getting a road win
BEREA — Coach Romeo Crennel has a singular theme this week: Win a road game. The Browns are 0-2 away from Cleveland Browns Stadium this year, losing 26-24 at Oakland on a blocked field goal in the final seconds and 34-17 at unbeaten New England. The 0-7 Rams host the Browns on Sunday in the [...]
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