Archive for December 2nd, 2007
College football: Upsets likely to send Ohio State back to BCS title game
COLUMBUS – Three weeks after their unbeaten season, No. 1 ranking and dreams of redemption in the BCS title game seemed to turn to ashes, Ohio State is headed back to the ultimate game in college football. Thank you, Pittsburgh Panthers. The Buckeyes, No. 3 in the Bowl Championship Series rankings going into Saturday`s final regular-season [...]
College football: Les Miles says he’s staying at LSU
ATLANTA – Les Miles insists he will remain LSU`s football coach despite all the speculation he would bolt for Michigan. “I am the head coach at LSU. I will be the head coach at LSU,” Miles, an Elyria High graduate and Elyria Sports Hall of Fame member, said Saturday. “I have no interest in talking [...]
Browns coming up big when it comes to physical play
GLENDALE, Ariz. – From the quarterback to the offensive line to the receivers to the outside linebackers to the safeties, the Browns look down on the competition. Literally. Quarterback Derek Anderson is 6-foot-6. Receivers Joe Jurevicius and Braylon Edwards are 6-5 and 6-3, and tight end Kellen Winslow is 6-4. With the exception of 6-2 [...]
Dan Coughlin: Relax, Browns fans, QB situation will work itself out
Let`s enjoy this Browns` run of good fortune for as long as it lasts. Do not worry about solving an eventual quarterback dilemma. Please, turn off the worry meter. Those things usually solve themselves. Nevertheless, some fans fear that Derek Anderson is something short of the real deal. He`s too good to be true. He`s [...]
Rattay enjoying return to the NFL
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jim Rattay won two football state championships at Elyria Catholic and continued his success in Arizona. He didn`t need a title this season to add a “highlight of my coaching career.” Tim Rattay came to Phoenix Christian High School to work as an assistant for his dad and take repetitions with the [...]
Girls basketball: Westlake reaching new heights with win at Amherst
AMHERST – Westlake nipped Amherst in a Southwestern Conference overtime thriller on Saturday that lived up to expectations. With a 59-52 victory, the Demons (4-1, 2-0 SWC) won at Amherst for the first time in coach Chip Weiss` six seasons as head coach. They also established themselves as legitimate SWC contenders, and did it without [...]
Boys basketball: Comets shake off bad loss, start to hand Avon first loss
Hans Schneider The Chronicle-Telegram AVON – Amherst coach Phil Schmook doesn`t like leftovers – at least in regards to basketball. One night after watching his team blow a 15-point lead in a loss to Berea, the Comets carried the collapse over into the first quarter of Saturday night`s game against Avon. However, the Comets were [...]
Indians’ Sabathia, Shapiro honored
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland chapter of the Baseball Writers` Association of America chose its annual season-ending award winners, naming Indians ace C.C. Sabathia “Man of the Year,” and general manager Mark Shapiro “The Good Guy.” Sabathia, the American League`s Cy Young Award winner, won Man of the Year – an honor bestowed on the Indians` [...]
Congress driving for more mpgs
WASHINGTON – The groundbreaking deal in Congress to raise mile-per-gallon standards will compel the auto industry to churn out more fuel-efficient vehicles on a faster timeline than the companies wanted, though with flexibility to get the job done. The auto industry`s fleet of new cars, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and vans will have to [...]
Finding the perfect tree: Size, other factors matter
ELYRIA – Although getting a live Christmas tree for the holiday season is a tradition for many families, it isn`t necessarily a simple process. In addition to all of the planning, purchasing, possibly cutting and transporting, there`s also the matter of decorating, all of which can be a hassle. Trees should be chosen not only [...]
AIDS Task Force, others mark World AIDS Day
ELYRIA – Feebly at first, and then with growing courage, those gathered Saturday night at Temple B`Nai Abraham spoke the names of friends and family diagnosed with HIV and AIDS. “Bless those in need of healing with r`fuah sh`leima, the renewal of body, the renewal of spirit,” they prayed. Setting aside differences of faith, the [...]
Blotter: Dec. 2
Lorain police Wednesday, Nov. 28 11 a.m. – 300 block E. 21st St., radio-controlled speed boat, chain saw, leaf blower, miter saw, power washer and other tools stolen. Thursday, Nov. 29 6 a.m. – 2700 block Sherwood Drive, two illuminated deer holiday decorations were stolen. 7 a.m. – 3200 block Oberlin Ave., a delivery driver [...]
Children killed in Shaker fire
SHAKER HEIGHTS – Two children were killed in an early morning fire Saturday in suburban Cleveland, authorities said. The children were left with two teenage babysitters who both escaped unharmed. The children were identified as 6-year-old Imoie Ogbuji and 2-year-old Chikora Ogbuji, said Powell Caesar, a spokesman for Cuyahoga County Coroner Frank Miller. A 1-year-old [...]
Roundup: Dec. 2
Intruders pose as police officers LORAIN – Two men who falsely identified themselves as police took a box Saturday morning from a Henderson Drive business, according to a Lorain police report. An employee said at 8:50 a.m. a short man and a tall man – both wearing stocking caps with “POLICE” written across the front [...]
Man reports holiday decorations destroyed
ELYRIA – Ask his neighbors, and they will tell you Dave Timko loves decorating for the holidays. That`s why everyone was shocked when vandals ripped open two inflatable decorations and stole the baby Jesus and some sheep from his Nativity scene on Thursday night. Timko, 55, who lives at Franklin and Foster avenues, lost a [...]
Kids Workshop turns elementary students into entrepreneurs
The city`s littlest entrepreneurs were gathered around a table inside Erie Elementary School, scrupulously monitoring the quality of their products. With Christmas on the horizon, these business-minded boys and girls knew they were in the thick of the peak holiday buying season, and it would be disastrous if supply didn`t meet demand. That is the [...]
Post offices gear for expected holiday rush
ELYRIA – The busiest mailing day of the year is more than two weeks away, but post offices are already preparing. Extended hours The Elyria and Lorain post offices will be open until 3 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 15. The Elyria office will be open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, [...]
Open record laws debated in courts
CLEVELAND – Debate continues over the Ohio Supreme Court`s plan to adopt new rules governing access to court records, with at least one critic worried that the proposed rules fly in the face of constitutional law. Until Dec. 19, the high court is accepting public comments and criticism to help refine the rules regarding access [...]
Beet juice mixed in to deice roads
COLUMBUS – Some Ohio officials plan to use beet juice to beat road ice this winter. In the state capital, Columbus has bought more than 1,000 gallons of beet juice to mix with brine for a deicing concoction that`s been used effectively elsewhere in the Midwest. When added to brine, water with a heavy salt [...]
FBI arrests two in $7M armored car heist
CLEVELAND – A couple wanted in the disappearence of $7 million in cash and checks from an armored car company was arrested Saturday in West Virginia, the FBI said. Roger Lee Dillon, 22, and his girlfriend, Nicole N. Boyd, 24, were arrested by agents from Cleveland, Youngstown, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Beckley, W.Va., early Saturday morning [...]
Hispanic Happenings: Woman helps Big Brothers Big Sisters
Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Giovana Cruz moved to Lorain at the age of 8. She didn`t speak English and attended the bilingual program at Palm Elementary School. Cruz graduated from Southview High School in 1999 and started attending Lorain County Community College, where she received an associate`s degree in human services. After graduation, she [...]
Elyria notebook: Dec. 2
Courthouse dedication ceremony rescheduled The dedication ceremony for the Judge John A. Howard Elyria Municipal Courthouse – previously scheduled for November – has been rescheduled for Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. Lorain County Urban League, the event`s sponsor, is offering tickets, which include food and drinks, for $50 each. The ceremony will be at the [...]