Archive for November 8th, 2007
Cleveland State men’s basketball team boosted by influx of talent
CLEVELAND – Calling the Cleveland State men`s team by some title like “The New-Look Vikings” would be a gross understatement. The 15-player roster includes 10 members who haven`t played a minute for CSU – five freshmen, one sophomore with freshman eligibility and four transfers. Even the most visible Viking, junior J`Nathan Bullock, will be in [...]
Easy shot leads to tough loss for Cavaliers
SALT LAKE CITY – After helping his teammates handle most of the scoring with 12 assists, Deron Williams decided to keep it for himself at the end. Williams drove the length of the floor for a layup with 1.3 seconds remaining Wednesday night to give the Utah Jazz a 103-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, [...]
With Anderson at QB, Browns confident they can handle Steelers’ blitzing
BEREA – Depressing Browns stat of the week: Tim Couch is the only quarterback to beat the Steelers since the team`s return to the NFL in 1999. The Browns are 3-15 vs. their archrival. Optimistic Browns observation of the week: Derek Anderson gives them a better chance to beat Pittsburgh than Kelly Holcomb, Jeff Garcia, [...]
Browns notes: Steelers’ Farrior says rivalry has lost its luster
BEREA – James Farrior has played linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers for six seasons, but has only lost to the Browns one time. It`s understandable, then, why he doesn`t believe the Turnpike Series is as relevant as it once was. “When you have a rivalry, you go back and forth. This has been kind of [...]
College volleyball: Technically speaking, Keystone grad Schaffer is a real talent
Jessica Schaffer is a self-proclaimed nerd. “I might say the best thing about going to school here (Rochester Institute of Technology) is all the friends I have,” said Schaffer, a native of Penfield and a junior at the Rochester, N.Y., college. “Because this is a tech school, no one is concerned with things like fashion [...]
Amherst’s Jarvis, Keystone’s Kincannon lead All-County, All-District volleyball picks
The postseason honors continue to roll in for the area`s top high school volleyball players. And topping that list of top players is Amherst`s Courtney Jarvis and Keystone`s Kari Kincannon. Among the All-Lorain County all-stars that were announced Wednesday, Jarvis was named player of the year in Division I and Kincannon was player of the [...]
High school softball: Feelings mixed over state tourney move
One of the great old traditions of Ohio high school sports is no more. The state softball tournament has been moved from Brookside Park in Ashland to Firestone Stadium in Akron. It has never been held anywhere but Brookside Park in its 30-year history. The Ohio High School Athletic Association made the decision at its [...]
Elyria grad Daly planning Big-House call
BUCKEYES PERISCOPE BUCKEYE BUZZ DL Brett Daly has a big appointment next week in Ann Arbor, Mich. No, this is the day before THAT one. Daly, a former walk-on who was put on scholarship before this, his senior season, is interviewing to go to medical school – Michigan`s medical school. “My first interview is with [...]
Elyria grad Robinson chasing MLS title
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Former Elyria High star Dasan Robinson is expected to be in the lineup for the Chicago Fire tonight when Chicago meets the New England Revolution in the Eastern Conference championship game of Major League Soccer. If the Fire wins, it would earn a spot in the MLS Cup on Nov. 18 against [...]
How Grace beat Quinn
Elyria independents had strong showing, but not in same wards ELYRIA – The voters in Elyria were fickle Tuesday. In the 4th and 5th Wards, where residents replaced their Democratic City Council representatives with independents, it was the Democratic mayor – and not his independent challenger – who collected the most votes, according to precinct [...]
Lorain vote may get trashed
EPA may require ‘pay as you throw` anyway LORAIN – City Council might not have the final say on the controversial “pay as you throw” trash plan after all. Even if Council rejects the plan, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency could still impose it on the county. The agency considers “pay as you throw” – [...]
Noble doesn’t tip race, but other write-ins make waves
It was a risky proposition – seeking election to office based on write-in votes – and for nearly all who tried it Tuesday, the effort didn`t pay off. In Elyria, Republican mayoral candidate Wilbert Noble Jr. collected just 268 votes – far fewer than his opponents, incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill Grace and political newcomer Tim [...]
Avon Lake native getting hotter on ‘Phenomenon’
Angela Funovits proved she was a real hottie on Wednesday night`s third episode of NBC`s reality show “Phenomenon,” a competition for “the next great mentalist.” After three male contestants were sent home at the start of the episode, the Avon Lake native and four remaining men set out to impress and entertain a Los Angeles [...]
Wakeman cop sentenced for sex in park bathroom
BEREA – A former part-time Wakeman police officer was sentenced Wednesday to serve either five days in jail or 50 hours of community service for having sex in a park bathroom. Dan Deusenberry, 35, of Strongsville, pleaded no contest to two counts of public indecency in October after admitting to rangers in July that he [...]
Vermilion man pleads guilty in road rage death
VERMILION – Christopher Pauley died last January as the result of a high-speed crash that occurred when he and another driver were weaving in and out of traffic. Michael Hamilton, the 20-year-old New London man who police said “brake-checked” Pauley, causing him to crash, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for his role in the fatal [...]
Cost of going green for EHS
School officials want to add geothermal system that cuts energy costs ELYRIA – Elyria school officials are considering spending big bucks for a heating and cooling system for the new Elyria High School in order to save on energy costs in the future. STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE Superintendent Paul Rigda talks about a green Elyria [...]
City lets lawyer finish paint job
ELYRIA – An Elyria attorney whose building paint job was stopped halfway because he failed to get permission to paint deteriorating bricks will be allowed to finish. Elyria Planning Commission on Tuesday decided to allow Jerry Savoy to finish painting his brick building at the corner of West Avenue and Broad Street, which now has [...]
Gas USA owner promises a clean business
ELYRIA – Gas USA has a new owner who has pledged to operate the station free of drugs and crime. “I`m 29 and a clean guy – you can check me out,” Jad El Ghazal said. CINDY LEISE / CHRONICLE Jad El Ghazal is the new owner of Gas USA on Middle Avenue. A native [...]
North Ridgeville blotter: November 8, 2007
Sunday, Oct. 28 2:07 p.m. – 32400 block Center Ridge Road, Ridge Cleaners, breaking and entering/forced entry. The front door glass was broken and the cash register taken. Monday, Oct. 29 9:42 p.m. – 6200 block West Breezway, theft of construction materials. 10:09 a.m. – 34880 block Lorain Road, Butternut Corners, theft of candy machines [...]
New Avon councilman calls Foltin an ‘inspiration’
AVON – For the next two months, residents in Avon`s 3rd Ward will be represented by an eight-year Avon resident who applied to fill the seat left vacant by the late Councilman Timothy Nickum. Mark Yonchak, 41, an information technology security manager for Lincoln Electric, calls former Lorain Mayor Craig Foltin the inspiration that led [...]
St. Peter gets gym floor from Belgium
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Belgium is known for its diamonds, but gymnasium floors? Surprisingly, yes. At St. Peter Catholic Church`s Kitt Hall, youths will be exercising on a gym floor that was shipped over the Atlantic Ocean from a country bordered by France, Germany and The Netherlands. St. Peter`s Athletic Director Jerry Hansen thought a solid [...]
Sister beats brother in Ohio mayor race
MONTEZUMA – Score one for the big sister: The mayor of this Ohio village held off a challenge from her younger brother and kept her office. Daniel Huffman was hoping to unseat his sister, Charlotte Garman, in Tuesday`s election. However, residents of the village, with only 138 registered voters, stuck with Garman, who has been [...]
Court roundup: Nov. 8, 2007
Man pleads guilty to illegal license charges ELYRIA – A Wellington man who killed a woman in a 1992 drunken driving crash but still managed to obtain a driver`s license despite a lifetime driving ban, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the illegal license. John Majka, 42, pleaded guilty to tampering with records, falsification, [...]
Larry R. Shannon Sr.
Larry R. Shannon Sr., 67, of Elyria, and formerly of Johnstown, Pa., passed away suddenly, along with his wife, Karen E. Shannon on Monday, November 5, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident in Jenners Township, Pa. He was born March 11, 1940, in Johnstown, Pa., and moved to Ohio in 1959. Larry retired [...]
Rodney Maurice Thompson
Rodney Maurice “Rod” Thompson, 42, of Elyria, passed away Monday, November 5, 2007, in his home following a short illness. He was a lifelong resident of Elyria, attending Elyria High School and Ashland College, and was enrolled in Barbers School in Columbus. He was a member of Second Baptist Church Elyria. He was employed as [...]