Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 25th, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Killing in Lorain; suspect sought by police
5:26 p.m. Composite photo of the suspect released by Lorain police
1:58 p.m. — Jose Gonzalez, a 47-year-old father of four, was gunned down about 10 a.m. today during a robbery in the grocery store he owned, Lorain police said.
The suspected gunman escaped the store with an undisclosed amount of money and is being sought by [...]
One lucky Sailor: Vermilion High’s Andy Pena thankful he still has his left leg after routine injury took scary turn
VERMILION — Andy Pena’s appetite for morbid curiosity can be satisfied by the mere touch of a button. He can flip open his phone and send any man, woman or child fleeing to the foothills. It’s all right there, photographed and documented: a hideous reminder of just about the strangest, most inexplicable injury anyone [...]
Indians determined to top last season’s magical postseason run
VERMILION — They went further last year than any Indians team since 1998. The obvious goal is to go even further this season. A year removed from winning their first Central Division title since 2001 and advancing to the American League Championship Series, the Indians are bent on [...]
Scott Petrak: Lack of hitting vs. Red Sox still stings Indians
VERMILION — The last time we saw the Indians, they were walking meekly off the field after the end of their season. They were outscored 30-5 as they blew a seemingly insurmountable 3-1 lead to the Red Sox in the ALCS. One more win, and the Tribe would’ve taken down the Colorado Rockies for [...]
Boys basketball notes: Improved defense turns around Southview’s season
For the Southview Saints, it simply became a question of pride. The Saints were giving up 74 points a game to opponents. The numbers were unsightly. While the calendar hadn’t yet reached Christmas, the mood of the team was down. After four games, Southview was by all indications a defensive laughingstock. Bedford had [...]
Girls basketball notes: Phoenix rises, clinches share of PAC Stripes division
It must be satisfying to wake up in the morning knowing the worst your basketball team can do is tie for the conference championship. That’s where Oberlin coach Brian Ruggles found himself Thursday after his Phoenix clinched a tie for the Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division crown. It happened in a 63-54 defeat of [...]
Prep wrestling notes: Small teams, big issues
What wrestler wouldn’t want to be part of the Lake Ridge program? You’d have a new wrestling room — fully heated — a lock to own all the school records in the sport and have your own personal coach to help you hone your craft. It must be pretty good to be Mike Rose. [...]
Cavaliers midseason report card: LeBron, Ilgauskas and Varejao only ‘A’ students
The Cavaliers are hitting their stride at the midpoint of the season, having won five straight games and 11 of their last 13 to improve to 23-18. That’s just one victory shy of their midseason total of a year ago, when they went on to capture 50 games, the second seed in the Eastern [...]
Cavaliers guard Sasha Pavlovic to miss 6-8 weeks with foot injury
INDEPENDENCE — Everything’s been going great for the Cavaliers on the court, but they got some bad news Thursday. An MRI and CT scan at the Cleveland Clinic revealed starting shooting guard Sasha Pavlovic has a second-degree sprain of his left midfoot. He will be out of action six to eight weeks. [...]
Buyouts back on table for local Ford workers
AVON LAKE — Ford Motor Co. is willing to pay its most experienced workers a $70,000 lump sum to leave the company, and some area workers are seriously considering it, union leaders said.
The auto giant announced Thursday that it will offer eight different buyout packages to its 54,000 U.S. employees between Feb. 18 and March [...]