Archive for January 4th, 2008
BCS title game: Buckeyes fired up over DVD showcasing their critics
NEW ORLEANS — Ohio State has produced a DVD that has already been panned by its audience. It might, however, just fire up the Buckeyes for their showdown in the national championship against LSU on Monday night. Coach Jim Tressel had the team’s video coordinator put together a 10-minute video of clips from television and [...]
Ex-Amherst star Knipp gets defensive at Ball State
Matt Florjancic During the 2005 football season, the Ball State Cardinals and current strong safety Alex Knipp were heading in opposite directions. Ball State struggled to a 4-7 record, it’s ninth consecutive losing season. Meanwhile, at Amherst High School, Knipp was “Mr. Everything” for the Comets. He could run, catch, tackle and score touchdowns. If [...]
Girls basketball: Dependable defense the difference as Elyria edges Amherst
AMHERST — Cool, reliable Honesty King made three of four foul shots in the final 27 seconds Thursday night and Elyria hung on to nip Amherst, 38-35. That’s the most meaningful offensive fact about the kind of game spectators have come to expect when the old rivals get together for a non-conference basketball game. But [...]
Boys basketball: North Ridgeville needs big lead to keep Clearview at bay
SHEFFIELD TWP. — For Clearview coach John Szalay, it was a question of how his team would respond against a much bigger and experienced North Ridgeville team. For Rangers coach Bill Noggle, it was a question of whether or not his team would come out strong against the Clippers. Both got positive responses from their [...]
Rick Noland: Cavaliers can’t wait too long to get it in gear
A new year has brought new hope to the Cavaliers, but whether they can sustain their resolve remains to be seen. Cleveland opened the 2008 portion of its schedule on Wednesday with a hard-fought 98-94 home win over the Atlanta Hawks, giving Mike Brown’s troops three wins in their last four games and improving their [...]
Man sues wife for allegedly shooting him
ELYRIA — An Avon man whose wife allegedly shot him four times as he slept is suing her for more than $25,000 in damages. Herminio Carrasquillo filed the lawsuit against Pamela Carrasquillo on Thursday – despite the fact that the couple’s divorce is still pending – because the statute of limitations was about to expire, [...]
Avon Lake mayor names law director
AVON LAKE — Mayor Karl “KC” Zuber is serving his first official week in office and is already shaking things up. During Council’s organizational meeting Wednesday, Zuber appointed local attorney William J. Kerner Sr. to the position of law director. Kerner replaces attorney Geoffrey Smith, who served in the mayoral appointed position for more than [...]
Ohio State’s Butler serves up huge game as Buckeyes beat Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For 4 1/2 minutes Thursday night, Ohio State guard Jamar Butler could do little wrong. The senior scored 15 straight Buckeye points, turning a one-point deficit into a 12-point lead and sparking Ohio State to a 74-58 win over Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Butler, a senior and [...]
Elyria sex offender faces new charge
ELYRIA — A registered sexual predator has been indicted for allegedly trying to lure a 9-year-old boy into a car. Orlando Knight, 29, is charged with criminal child enticement, a felony that could send him to prison for a year. Assistant County Prosecutor Dave Muhek said the boy was walking along East 29th Street in [...]
Strip club ordinance postponed in Elyria
ELYRIA — The city has postponed putting into effect a law that requires adult-oriented businesses, such as strip clubs, to obtain a license while it deals with a lawsuit filed by a club featuring bikini-clad dancers. The law, which City Council passed last year, was set to take effect Jan. 1, but Elyria Law Director [...]
Men hospitalized after van hits bus
LORAIN — Two passengers were hospitalized Thursday after their Lorain County Transit bus was rear-ended by a minivan, according to Lorain police. The two men, ages 40 and 43, were the only bus passengers injured. Six others were not hurt, and another bus was brought to the scene to transport them. Lorain police officer Dennis [...]
Grafton/LaGrange Police Blotter: Jan. 4, 2008
LaGrange police Saturday, Dec. 29 1:41 a.m. — 200 block Loperwood Lane, Ronald Krugman, 53, same address, charged with domestic violence. Sunday, Dec. 30 7:55 p.m. — 300 block E. Main St., disturbance caused by a female who was yelling and screaming because she was upset with her boyfriend. Monday, Dec. 31 1 p.m. — [...]
Police roundup
Thieves take $6,000 worth of aluminum LORAIN — About 44,000 pieces of aluminum worth $6,000 were stolen during the Christmas break at Springco Metal Finishing on Industrial Parkway, according to a Lorain police report. On Wednesday morning, a company employee told police that the thief or thieves would have had to use the company’s tow [...]
Girls basketball notebook: Dayton Meadowdale loved its visit to Clearview
The Lorain County Visitors Bureau will love this one. Chad Miller, coach of the Dayton Meadowdale Lions, said his team was delighted to play in Clearview’s first Clipper Invitational Tournament. “We loved it,” Miller said. ”There are very nice people here in Lorain. I’d come back if we’re invited. There was great hospitality everywhere we went.” [...]
Reading group goes beyond the page to talk with authors
ELYRIA — They’re already talking about an appearance on “Oprah,” and they’re dead serious. Most of ’em, anyway. “Not me,” said Devin Johnson, 13, a Northwood Junior High seventh-grader. “I want to go on ‘Dr. Phil’ — I’ve got some problems.” Devin had no problems on Thursday, however, as his deadpan comment drew an intended [...]
Girls basketball roundup: Oberlin blasts Black River
OBERLIN — Alex Zimmerman scored 17 points and had 13 rebounds and five steals to lead Oberlin to a 63-26 victory over Black River in a Patriot Athletic Conference game on Thursday night. Shaqwe Lawson contributed 14 points and had six assists for the Phoenix (9-2, 5-2 PAC). Angela Daugherty added 10 rebounds. BLACK RIVER [...]
Staph takes down wrestlers
WELLINGTON — A vicious bacterial infection temporarily shut down the Wellington High School wrestling program after a sophomore was found to have a full-blown case. Health officials confirmed Thursday that the nasty little bug known as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, was found in the grappler’s blood over Christmas break. In addition, five other wrestlers [...]
A lot of kids left happy, Mom says
CLEVELAND — It doesn’t matter if you called it Hannah hysterics or Miley mania, Thursday night’s show at the Quicken Loans Arena was every little girl’s fantasy come true. The words “awesome” and “cool” were uttered time and time again by awestruck youngsters, some of whom were experiencing their first rock concerts. They came knowing [...]
Was Hannah`s show worth the hype?
Daughter, 8, says Oh, Yes! by Victoria Roberson I had a great time. It’s hard to say what the best part was. It was all good. The Jonas Brothers’ song “SOS” is my favorite, but I really like the Hannah Montana show. I like them the same, but different. When the Jonas Brothers came out, [...]
Bus strike threatens to tie up Columbia
COLUMBIA TWP. – Parents of 1,250 students in the Columbia Local School District will have to carpool or drive children to and from school themselves if bus drivers and other non-teaching staff go on strike Monday. No replacement bus drivers have been hired, Superintendent John Kuhn said. Parents were alerted Wednesday through an automated phone [...]
Baby makes leaving much harder
148th Infantry Regiment to ship out Saturday SANDUSKY —Even with the year just beginning, Michelle Wood already knows 2008 will be one of the hardest she and her family will have to endure. As hundreds of people poured out of the Sandusky State Theater after a moving sendoff Thursday for the National Guard’s 148th Infantry [...]
Prosecutor: Dismiss charges against cop
OBERLIN — An Amherst city prosecutor has asked a judge to dismiss charges that embattled Lorain police officer Corey Earl violated a civil protection order his estranged wife filed against him. Amherst Prosecutor and Law Director Anthony Pecora wants the case dismissed from Oberlin Municipal Court because of some questionable testimony Earl’s wife, Laura Earl, [...]
Mayor`s tardiness invalidates veto, law director says
LORAIN — Former Mayor John Romoser’s veto of an ordinance that would have given the city treasurer and auditor raises during their next terms was invalid because it was submitted past the deadline, Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza said. A letter vetoing the ordinance was not received by the Clerk of Council until the morning [...]
Going, and saving, green
Family expects $380 heating bill . . . for the entire year OBERLIN — For quite a while, Peter Crowley and his wife, Dr. Conleth Crotser, looked for the perfect house in Oberlin. Instead, they found the perfect lot — 134 Lincoln St., between the Splash Zone and the bike path — and opted to [...]
Madeleine E. Gaal
Madeleine E. Gaal (nee Kish), 64, a lifelong resident of Lorain, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a long illness. She was born April 8, 1943, in Lorain. Mrs. Gaal graduated from Lorain High School, Class of 1961-B. She was affiliated with the Lorain Hungarian Reformed Church. For [...]