Archive for February, 2008
H.S. Basketball: Elyria’s huge rally beats rival
EATON TWP — Desire, determination, dogged defensive effort — you name it — it was Elyria High on Thursday night. Down by 18 points with 5:22 left in the third quarter and still down 58-44 with just 6:34 remaining in the game, the Pioneers battled all the way back to sideline Strongsville — its biggest [...]
Browns: Anderson tendered, doesn’t accept 3-year deal
BEREA — Brady Quinn might want to start loosening up his right arm. Browns general manager Phil Savage said Thursday he hoped quarterback Derek Anderson would be back, but is preparing for life without him. The Browns offered Anderson a three-year deal — reportedly worth $20 million, with $10 million guaranteed — and Anderson didn’t [...]
State wrestling: Lorain County has big first day
COLUMBUS — Lorain County had a strong showing on Day 1 of the Division I state wrestling tournament, going 10-1 during the first round. “We’ve been starting to take it to a higher level in Lorain County,” said Amherst senior Aaron Winemiller, who scored a 4-3 decision in his opener. “You see Lorain County teams [...]
State wrestling notes: Area 4 rebound from losses
COLUMBUS — While nobody wants to suffer a loss during his first match at the state tournament, losing a second and being eliminated on the first day of competition can be downright heartbreaking. Of the seven area wrestlers that lost in the first round Thursday night at Value City Arena, four came back to pick [...]
H.S. Basketball: Olmsted Falls wins in double overtime
EATON TWP. — Olmsted Falls has had more successful basketball teams that won bigger games with better talent. But the current Bulldogs pulled one of the most suspenseful upsets in the history of their tradition-rich program on Thursday night. Junior forward Scott Kimmey rebounded his own missed shot and put it back for a 62-61 [...]
Indians shift focus from failure to future
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Indians took the field for the first time Thursday since losing Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, opening the exhibition season against the Astros at Chain of Lakes Park. They did so with an eye on the past — a stinging loss to eventual world champion Boston that [...]
Caroline Kennedy speaks in support of Obama
ELYRIA — When Caroline Kennedy speaks, people listen. With four days left before the Ohio Democratic primary election, Kennedy — the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy — won over the hearts of undecided voters Thursday night who crowded into the Elyria YWCA. “If we were undecided when we walked in here, this [...]
Tribe notes: Westbrook’s sore arm a minor concern
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Jake Westbrook threw a bullpen session Thursday at Chain of Lakes Park. The right-hander said he felt fine, but there is still some concern over his sore right arm. “It’s a concern that I had to do what I had to do,” said Westbrook, of skipping his first scheduled exhibition start [...]
Penalty defense readies its case; book on executions part of exchange with prosecution
ELYRIA — Defense attorneys for two accused killers challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s lethal injection process don’t believe there’s a nice way to execute criminals, but they do acknowledge there are lots of ways to do it. Prosecutors seeking to have Ruben Rivera and Ronald McCloud executed for their crimes will get to read all [...]
48-year-old Avon woman is having a happy 12th birthday
For a 12-year-old, Beth LaFarciola is particularly well-spoken. And she’s a Pilates instructor and personal trainer to boot. If you’re starting to get suspicious, just look at the calendar. It’s Feb. 29 — a date that shows up every four years. Which means this Avon mother of three is celebrating her 12th actual birthday — [...]
Cavs commentary: Don’t worry, it takes time
Don’t worry that Mike Brown’s team has gone 1-2 with Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith and Delonte West in uniform. It takes time for four players to jell with a team, especially when they’re acquired at this point of the season and all are playing major minutes. Let’s take a quick review of the [...]
Reality model hopeful ousted
The dice came up snake eyes for North Olmsted’s Jacki Hydock on Thursday night when she lost her shot at a $100,000 cash prize and a prestigious New York City modeling contract on Bravo’s reality series “Make Me a Supermodel.” A week after the show’s judges criticized the 21-year-old waitress and one-time Cleveland model for mediocrity in recent photo shoots, she [...]
Report: 1 in 99 adults in jail
NEW YORK — For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of nearly every 99 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America’s rank as the world’s No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars. Using state-by-state data, the [...]
DEATH IN THE AIR: Nearly every day somewhere in the world, a plane passenger passes away while in flight
NEW YORK — When Rubina Husain’s husband died aboard an airliner, she shielded her 10-year-old daughter’s eyes so she wouldn’t see her daddy’s body carried through the cabin. Then, with the corpse covered up and tucked away in a rear galley, the passengers who had stood around and stared after the man collapsed returned to [...]
Prince Harry serving in Afghanistan
LONDON — The secret is out: Prince Harry has been serving on the front line with his British army unit in one of Afghanistan’s most lawless and barren provinces. Harry is the first royal to serve in a combat zone since his uncle Prince Andrew flew helicopters during Britain’s war with Argentina over the Falkland [...]
Clinton hopes sisterhood revives campaign
COLUMBUS — Fighting to survive, Hillary Rodham Clinton is counting on female power to energize her faltering presidential bid. She’s hoping a double-digit lead among women in Ohio is the answer. “I am thrilled to be running to be the first woman president, which I think would be a sea change in our country and [...]
McCain: Iraq troop remarks distorted
HOUSTON — Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said his remark that American troops could stay in Iraq for 100 years has been distorted, yet he still suggests a lengthy U.S. presence comparable to that in Korea and other countries. “Of course, that comment of mine was distorted. Life isn’t fair, as Jack Kennedy said,” McCain [...]
Elyria post joins in new e-mail alert program
Know of a stretch of road where everybody speeds? How about a stop sign that nobody obeys? Or one that’s completely unnecessary? Well, now you can drop a line to share your opinion with your local Highway Patrol post. Just send an e-mail to ElyriaOSHP@dps. state.oh.us. “A lot of people communicate using e-mail these days,” [...]
Elyria complex manager target of worker lawsuit
The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — The U.S. government is fighting a legal battle for Hispanic workers at an Elyria apartment complex who say they are the victims of racial discrimination, according to federal court documents. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a civil rights suit Wednesday against MJM Management Co. in U.S. District Court in Cleveland. [...]
Hal Clifford Mole
Hal Clifford Mole, 54, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 18, 2008 at his home. Mr. Mole was born in Elyria on October 2, 1953. He was a lifelong resident of Lorain County. Hal was a graduate of Midview High School. He went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree from Baldwin Wallace College. He was baptized [...]
Carl A. Saegert
Carl A. Saegert, 73, of Lorain, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, after an unexpected illness. He was born on August 14, 1934 in Elyria. He had lived in Lorain County for his entire life. He attended Lorain schools. Carl was in the United States Army from 1951 until 1955. [...]
Olive Louise Huddleston
Olive Louise Huddleston, 93, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2008. She was born November 15, 1914 in Adams County, and had lived in LaGrange, Pinellas Park, Florida, and then back to LaGrange in 2000. She was a member of the LaGrange United Methodist Church for many years. She was employed by Keystone School [...]
Jere H. Roach
Jere H. Roach, 91, of North Ridgeville, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Riverview Point in Olmsted Falls following a long illness. He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on December 31, 1916. Mr. Roach had been a North Ridgeville resident for eight years. He had formerly resided in Rocky River for over 30 years. [...]
Grafton/LaGrange police blotter: Feb. 29, 2008
LaGrange police Thursday, Feb. 21 7:05 p.m. – Keystone High School, man yelling racial slurs during a girls’ basketball game was removed from the school and advised not to return. Saturday, Feb. 23 3:35 p.m. – 100 block Loperwood Lane, fence torn down. 4:45 p.m. – 500 block N. Center St., woman reported seeing suspicious [...]
Joseph P. Tracey
Joseph P. Tracey, 50, of Ashland, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at his home. He was born on May 6, 1957 in Elyria, and had lived in the Ashland area for 15 years. He was a graduate of Elyria Catholic High School in 1975 and received a Civil Engineering degree from the Lorain County Community [...]