Archive for October 27th, 2007
Doug Clarke: Red Sox are baseball’s new villains
Of all things … With two World Series appearances in the last four years and two possible championships, the Bosox have become what the New York Yankees used to be: The Best Team Money Can Buy and the team everyone loves to hate. When the Yankees brass held “The Meeting” — the one in Tampa, [...]
Peak performers: Red Sox feeling fine as they roll into Denver up 2-0
DENVER — Manny Ramirez, in a blue sweat shirt and white do-rag, was laughing and giving teammates a thumbs-up. David Ortiz stood at first base in gray sweats, a red bandanna around his head, the sun glistening off an earring on his left lobe. Out in left field, Julian Tavarez was flat on the grass, [...]
Ohio State knows win at Penn State could validate its No. 1 ranking
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Undefeated Ohio State wants to feel some love. After all, it is the No. 1 team in the country. Yet there’s a sentiment among some Buckeyes that they aren’t getting much respect, something that could change with a win tonight at No. 24 Penn State. “It’s become more motivating to us [...]
Browns’ defense faces tough test in Rams’ Jackson
BEREA — The Browns defense could use an easy game. It ranks last in the NFL in yardage (413 a game), 30th in scoring (30.5 points per game) and qualifies as the biggest disappointment of the first six games. On the surface, the visit to St. Louis on Sunday is the perfect opportunity to get [...]
Browns notes: Lewis no longer sure he’ll play Sunday
BEREA — Running back Jamal Lewis doesn’t sound certain anymore. Lewis, who strained his foot Oct. 7, said last week that he would play Sunday vs. the Rams, but on Friday he declared his status a gametime decision. “It just depends on how I feel Sunday morning,” he said before practice. The Browns practiced inside [...]
Cavaliers don’t look ready for opener
BOSTON — Kevin Garnett made a statement against LeBron James and the defending Eastern Conference champions. Garnett had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 114-89 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the teams’ final preseason game on Friday night. Ray Allen scored 20 points and Paul Pierce [...]
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Prep soccer notes: Besu leads two teams to sectional titles on the same day
How many coaches have coached two teams from different schools to sectional championships in the same sport on the same day? It might have happened before, but not recently, not around here and not very often. Mike Besu did it last weekend. On Saturday afternoon, he coached the Division II Lake Ridge girls to a [...]
Bowlers of the week: Sukey scores back-to-back 300s
As secretary/treasurer for the high-scoring Grafton Classic since 1992, Walt Sukey has penciled in more than his share of 300 games on his weekly report sheet. However, what is usually a thankless, tedious, boring job turned into a labor of love the past two weeks for the LaGrange resident. On Oct. 17 and again on [...]
Grants give city funds to battle crime
ELYRIA — The county’s two largest police departments each will receive about $300,000 in grants to help take a bigger bite than ever out of violent crime and the drug trade. At media conferences Friday in Youngstown and Richfield, officials announced that Elyria and Lorain will get part of a $5.8 million grant from the [...]
Teen suspect says goodbye to mother
WELLINGTON — Daniel Petric got to say goodbye Friday to the mother he stands accused of gunning down. The 16-year-old Wellington High School junior spent less than 15 minutes visiting Sue Petric’s remains at New Life Assembly of God after a county judge ordered that he be given a private viewing before visiting hours began [...]
Bigamist released from jail
ELYRIA — James Bouyer doesn’t have three wives. He has two, according to court officials. Bouyer Elyria police couldn’t find any evidence to support allegations that Bouyer, whom county Domestic Relations Judge David Berta ordered jailed on contempt charges Tuesday after learning he had at least two wives, had a third wife. Bouyer, 62, denied [...]
Fire burns Lorain family out of house
LORAIN — Cradling his yellow tabby cat in his arms, Andrew Yannucci could hardly speak Friday night as he surveyed the burned shell of his home on East 33rd Street. “I don’t know what to do,” he said, a spot of soot staining his cheek. STEVE MANHEIM/CHRONICLE A candle knocked from a window sill may [...]
Two area murder defendants join death penalty challenge
ELYRIA — Two more accused killers are challenging the constitutionality of the state’s lethal injection process, claiming it’s cruel and unusual.Mike Duff, attorney for Kevin Kimbrough and Jason Charles, filed the motions Friday, saying the death penalty could only be administered “quickly and painlessly.” Courts — including the U.S. Supreme Court — have been reviewing [...]
LCCAA offers winter heating help
LORAIN — Lorain County Community Action Agency will conduct the Winter Crisis Program through March 31, 2008, or until funds are exhausted. The program, which begins Nov. 1, is funded through the Ohio Department of Development’s Office of Community Services. Funds are available to assist those who meet specific criteria including an income eligibility requirement [...]
Blotter: Oct. 27
County sheriff Tuesday, Sept. 23 5:45 p.m. – 4000 block Broadway, Sheffield Township, harassing phone call. 6:35 p.m. – 15600 block Wheeler Road, LaGrange Township, domestic dispute. 8:26 p.m. – Oberlin-Elyria Road and Cooper Avenue, Carlisle Township, Michelle Burke, 37, Oberlin, charged with driving under suspension, turn signal, obstructing official business and possession of cocaine. [...]
Court frees man convicted for sex as teen
FORSYTH, Ga. — A former high school football star given 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with another teenager was freed Friday by Georgia’s highest court, which ruled that his sentence amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. Genarlow Wilson spent two years behind bars in the case that led to widespread protests [...]
11-year-old charged after death threat
LAGRANGE TWP. — A 9-year-old girl feared for her life when she was handed a threatening note at a Lakeview Court bus stop, according to a sheriff’s report. “Back off or I’ll kill you with a stick,” read the note, which had been penned the night before by an 11-year-old boy, according to the report. [...]
Police: Angry lover wielded machete
ELYRIA — When his girlfriend refused to snuggle after sex, a Brandston Avenue man allegedly chased her around the house with a machete, according to an Elyria police report. The man denied threatening the woman earlier this week when interviewed by officers and asked them to escort her from the property, the report said. The [...]
Monteleone fails to make court-ordered payments
ELYRIA — Former Elyria Councilman Joseph Monteleone has failed to pay a fine or make a donation to a domestic violence shelter that a judge had ordered him to make after he was convicted of asking underage girls for sex and fondling them at his pizza parlor. Monteleone Monteleone, 42, said only that he needed [...]
Money crunch causes divide
Vermilion’s finance chief under fire VERMILION — Vermilion’s latest financial woes have kicked off a fresh city squabble, and city Finance Director Wayne Hamilton is right in the middle of it. Hamilton recently came under fire in September when the City Council learned that year-end amounts for the city’s water and sewer funds would be [...]
Off the beat: Oct. 27, 2007
A riderless horse for owner’s passing There was a solemn — and very touching — moment Monday during the funeral of former Marine Paul L. Livelsberger, 56, who died Oct. 18 after a long battle with cancer. CINDY LEISE / CHRONICLE At the funeral for former Marine Paul L. Livelsberger, his beloved horse, Tango, is [...]
‘Don’t be bystanders’
Human rights activist John Prendergast speaks to area students at Lake Ridge NORTH RIDGEVILLE — There aren’t too many people who can say when they were certain what their lot in life would be. Author and human rights activist John Prendergast said it came for him one afternoon in high school. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE [...]
Pickup hits Amish trailer
WELLINGTON TWP. — An Amish trailer was struck by a pickup on state Route 301 near Jones Road about 7 p.m. Wednesday, causing only minor injuries and spilling apples over the road, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. Theodore Poesse, 43, of Spencer, was charged with failure to maintain assured clear distance after he drove [...]
Virgil M. Dobbins
Virgil M. Dobbins, 71, of Grafton Township, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 25, 2007, following a short illness. He was born in Newton, West Virginia and had been a resident of Grafton Township since 1990, moving from Sheffield Lake. He previously lived in Cleveland. Mr. Dobbins worked for Ferro Corporation in [...]