Archive for December 8th, 2007
Boys basketball: Elyria finally ends drought against Strongsville
ELYRIA – Last March, as Elyria packed up following a season-ending 82-73 loss to Strongsville in the district final, Pioneers coach Bob Walsh muttered something about thinking his team would be sick and tired of losing to the Mustangs. Maybe the message sunk in. Friday, for the first time under Walsh`s guidance, the Pioneers defeated [...]
Boys basketball: Freshman’s 3-pointers save day as North Ridgeville wins in 2OT
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – It took two overtimes and a most unlikely hero for North Ridgeville to win its West Shore Conference opener Friday night against a tough Rocky River team, 72-64. Freshman guard Danny Montgomery was the unlikely hero for the Rangers. He only finished with eight points, but six came on two crucial 3-pointers. [...]
Boys basketball: Midview turns into road warriors with win at Firelands
HENRIETTA TWP. – Given the choice, Midview would have picked a friendlier venue to turn around its road fortunes. The Middies had already opened their season with a pair of losses on the road. Friday night the schedule sent them to Firelands. The Firelands gym, with tight seating on the sides – one featuring a [...]
Prep wrestling: Chaszar’s return helps Amherst challenge for first at K of C
AVON LAKE – Amherst coach Bill Walker was a little worried about his team as it prepared to do battle in the 27th annual Knights of Columbus tournament Friday night at Avon Lake High School. “I really didn`t know what was going to happen today because we`re kind of a banged-up team,” Walker said. “Yeah, [...]
Good game Sunday could land Cribbs in the Pro Bowl
BEREA – A trip to Honolulu will be on the line Sunday at The Meadowlands. Cleveland`s Joshua Cribbs and New York`s Leon Washington are the AFC`s leading kickoff returners and will square off for a Pro Bowl spot when the Jets host the Browns. Cribbs leads the NFL with a 31.2-yard average, followed by Washington [...]
Browns notes: Don’t expect a Jets lag on punt rush
BEREA – The New York Jets like to pressure the punter and go for the block, which is rare in the NFL. So the Browns will have to be ready Sunday. “Not everybody in the NFL will rush punts on a consistent basis, but these guys rush punts on a consistent basis,” coach Romeo Crennel [...]
Doug Clarke: It was an electric night at the Eagles Nest
You could feel the electricity. It danced along the rafters where pennants from past championships hung, sashayed through the balcony where the grownups sat and then skittered through the frenzied, war-painted, gold-clad student body. This was inside the Eagles Nest on Thursday night, where the Lakewood St. Edward High Eagles played host to Campbell Hall [...]
LeBron still not ready to go; Cavaliers star to miss fifth straight game
CLEVELAND – LeBron James didn`t practice Friday and will miss his fifth straight game with a sprained left index finger when the Cavaliers play tonight at Charlotte. In speaking to reporters for the first time since he sprained the finger at Detroit on Nov. 28, when Nazr Mohammed slapped at the ball as he attempted [...]
Teen shooting suspect to be tried as adult
ELYRIA – A 16-year-old Elyria boy was bound over Friday to stand trial as an adult on charges accusing him of shooting an Oberlin boy in the back and leg after a party Nov. 10. Cross Roderick “Chubs” Cross Jr., 16, sat quietly as he listened to testimony presented in Lorain County Juvenile Court, including [...]
‘Guitar Hero III’: No amp required to rock
ELYRIA – Cory Landis has everything he needs to become a guitar hero. BRUCE BISHOP/CHRONICLE Markus Younkin, 18, of Lorain, takes his shot at the “Guitar Hero III” tournament at Lorain County Community College on Friday as Cory Landis of New London waits to play. The 19-year-old from New London sports long, rock-star style hair [...]
‘Guitar Hero’ superstardom eludes C-T staffer
ELYRIA – For those about to rock, I salute you.As a fan and owner of “Guitar Hero III” – the popular video game that employs a guitar-shaped joystick and challenges gamers by firing color-coded notes at them that they have to repeat – I just couldn`t resist the opportunity to showcase my chops. Among my [...]
Fallout with friend leads to couple’s marijuana arrest in Oberlin
OBERLIN – A Florida couple turned themselves in to police Friday on charges accusing them of operating a large-scale marijuana-growing operation in the basement of a home on Morgan Street. Thomas Jessup, 30, and Andrea M. Jessup, 24, of Palm Harbor, Fla., each were charged with felony counts of cultivation of drugs, tampering with evidence [...]
Longtime Sheffield Lake councilwoman dies
SHEFFIELD LAKE – The city is mourning the loss of one of its most celebrated citizens. Hanks Longtime Councilwoman Joyce Hanks died Nov. 27 from complications resulting from a heart attack. She was 72. Hanks represented the city`s 1st Ward for the last 28 years and was halfway through her current four-year term. She was [...]
Pair of crashes injures five in Grafton
GRAFTON – Two separate crashes Friday morning along Grafton Eastern Road sent a total of five people to area hospitals, including one man who was in critical condition. The first occurred about midnight when a Chevy Tracker traveling north on South Island Road missed the stop sign and slammed into a Ford Taurus traveling west [...]
Blotter: Dec. 8
Elyria police Wednesday, Dec. 5 5:45 p.m. – 100 block S. Abbe Road, a woman said someone put an unknown substance in her gas tank, damaging her engine. 6 p.m. – Animal Zone pet store, Midway Mall, an 18-year-old employee said a boy from her high school threatened her. Thursday, Dec. 6 10:11 a.m. – [...]
Holdup near mall investigated
ELYRIA – Police say a heavyset black man held a woman at gunpoint shortly after 10 p.m. Friday at an ATM near Midway Mall. Sgt. Richard Ellis said the woman was making a deposit at National City Bank, 405 Midway Blvd., when the man approached carrying a small black handgun and took an undisclosed sum [...]
Woman uninjured when car drives into house
ELYRIA – Rita Humelsine went out Friday for a hair appointment and some bananas but ended up taking a detour into the back of an Elyria home. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Elyria firefighters look through debris after a car struck a home Friday in Elyria. The 75-year-old Elyria woman was pulling out of the Apples [...]
Doctor sues Cleveland Clinic
CLEVELAND – A former Cleveland Clinic doctor has sued the hospital, accusing officials of discrimination and damaging his reputation amid conflict of interest concerns over his role with a medical device company. Dr. Jay Yadav is seeking an unspecified amount of money in the lawsuit filed Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. The hospital [...]
Off the beat: Dec. 8, 2007
Elyria school district gets attention PHOTO PROVIDED Elyria High School teacher Regina Constantino and her daughters outside the “Today” show in New York City. Sometimes, landing a good marketing opportunity – a free one, no less – is like trying to land the perfect job: It doesn`t happen without a lot of work. Elyria Schools [...]
Federal grant buys flood-prone property
CARLISLE TWP. – Richard and Pam Wilson are looking forward to moving to a home that will never flood again. A $76,848 federal grant will allow them to move out of their house at 136 Woodside Drive near the Elyria County Club. A story Friday incorrectly identified another house as the one being bought using [...]
Sheriff’s Auxiliary going strong after 50 years
ELYRIA – For 50 years, the Lorain County Sheriff`s Auxiliary has been there when things get tough. The volunteer organization of specially trained men and women has given nearly 20,000 hours of manpower to Lorain County residents every year, working in extreme cold, heat and other conditions that make even paid workers want to stay [...]
Filing deadline Jan. 4 for county’s elected offices
LORAIN – Planning to run for public office? If you want to do it next year, you`d better get moving. Since 2008 is a presidential election year, the next primary race will be March 4 rather than in May. That means the deadline to file to run has been bumped up to 4 p.m. Jan. [...]
New owner seeks to revive Lorain business
LORAIN – A 28-year-old Elyria native purchased a piece of history last week. JASON MILLER / CHRONICLE Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home at 2150 Broadway in Lorain. Vincent Giovannazzo is now the sole owner of the 102-year-old Reidy-Scanlan Funeral home on Broadway in Lorain. Long-time Lorain residents still remember purchasing couches and tables from the attached furniture [...]
Sheffield/Sheffield Lake blotter: Dec. 8, 2007
Sheffield police Monday, Nov. 26 9:45 p.m. – East River Road at James Day Park, Liana Flores, 29, Lorain, charged with driving under suspension. Tuesday, Nov. 27 10:13 p.m. – Mike Bass Ford, Jessica Negron, 25, Lorain, charged with driving under suspension. 10:28 p.m. – Colorado Avenue, John Klinar, 61, Lorain, charged with driving under [...]
Robert Theodore Metz
Robert Theodore Metz, 74, of Grafton, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2007 in Clearwater, Florida, of a sudden illness. He was born April 21, 1933 in St. George, West Virginia. He lived most of his life in Grafton. He enjoyed spending time with his family and traveling. He recently resided to Holiday, Florida. He is [...]