Archive for February 16th, 2008
Boys basketball: Olmsted Falls is SWC’s top Dog again with win over North Olmsted
OLMSTED TWP. — It couldn’t have worked out better for the Southwestern Conference — two backyard rivals playing for the outright league title on the final night of the regular season. The end result wasn’t too shabby, either. In front of a packed gymnasium at Olmsted Falls High School on Friday night, Falls and North [...]
Boys basketball: Second-half defense gets job done for Elyria in win over Brunswick
ELYRIA — You can almost still hear the chant from the Elyria fans. “De-fense. De-fense.” And the Pioneers responded Friday night, limiting Brunswick to just 11 points in the second half to grab a 54-39 win and a huge momentum burst heading into next week’s Division I tournament at Midview. “They really did a great [...]
NBA All-Star Weekend: Cavaliers’ Daniel Gibson hits 11 3-pointers, scores 33 points as sophomores whip rookies
NEW ORLEANS — Daniel Gibson walked away with an MVP award, and had the look of someone who has another trophy coming during All-Star weekend. Gibson made a record 11 3-pointers, many coming right in front of Cleveland teammate LeBron James, and scored 33 points to lead the NBA’s sophomore stars to a 136-109 victory [...]
Doug Clarke: ‘A Few Good Lies’ and a lot of ugly scenes
There was the syringe, the bloody gauze, the soda pop can, the DNA, the Nanny Diaries, The Taped Phone Conversation Between BFF, the secrets and lies, the betrayals, the sworn testimony about orders for steroids and HGH (Human Growth Hormone), the mental images of exposed buttocks … The “he said, he said …” “Do you [...]
Division I sectional wrestling: Southview hanging tough with St. Edward juggernaut after Day 1
LORAIN — While a good performance on the opening night of the sectional wrestling tournament can help build confidence, it was a surprisingly human outing by St. Edward that seemed to have 11 other teams at Southview High walking with some spring in their steps. The Eagles have won 31 straight Division I sectional titles [...]
Division II sectional wrestling: Vermilion starts strong, sends five to semifinals
MEDINA — It’s a sectional tournament with some local flavor to it. The opening day of the Division II sectional wrestling tournament at Highland High ended with 15 area wrestlers still having a sectional title within their grasp. And while the general consensus was that things have gone according to plan, the local team with [...]
Boys basketball: Midview rises up, rocks West Shore champion North Ridgeville
EATON TWP. — Midview ended its West Shore Conference basketball schedule the same way it ended its conference football season — beating neighborhood rival North Ridgeville. The Middies used a 19-9 fourth quarter to break a 39-all tie and come away with a 58-48 win over the conference-champion Rangers on Friday night. After playing catch-up [...]
Prep bowling notes: Expect things to be tight at Sunday’s sectionals at Brunswick Zone
One very good bowling team will be staying home from districts after Sunday’s Division I Lorain County sectional tournament at North Ridgeville’s Brunswick Zone. Only three girls teams from the field of 10 advance to the district tournament on Feb. 24 at Willoughby’s Freeway Lanes. One pin was the difference between Keystone (3,190) and defending [...]
Building inspector had sought state probe of subordinate
LORAIN — In September, suspended Chief Building Official Bill Desvari asked the state to consider revoking the license of one of his employees. This week, the state concluded the employee had done nothing wrong. Meanwhile, Desvari himself is being investigated by Lorain police and is suspended. Matt Mullins, a spokesman for the Ohio Board of [...]
Cutts Jr. convicted
CANTON — The jury which convicted a former police officer in the murder of his pregnant lover must decide whether to recommend that he be executed for the death of their unborn child. Bobby Cutts Jr., 30, convicted Friday in a hushed courtroom, had testified that he accidentally killed Jessie Davis with an elbow blow [...]
‘Jimmy Mill’ is headed to jail
ELYRIA — Jimmy Mill didn’t go free. Instead, the former Lorain firefighter will spend the next 10 months locked in either the county jail or at the Lorain/Medina Community Based Correctional Facility, a county Common Pleas judge decided Friday. James Mielcarek — who is best known by the Mill moniker used in graffiti around Lorain [...]
Avon school project may require land seizure
AVON — The school board is expected to OK legislation Tuesday that will pave the way for it to take the land it needs to build a new middle school from property owners unwilling to sell. Dale Smitek, school board president, said it is time to build a new school, and he’s prepared to use [...]
Veterinarian chases down suspect
ELYRIA — A would-be thief was barking up the wrong tree, er, parking lot, when he apparently entered the car of an employee at the offices of Elyria veterinarian Dr. Alex O’Roark on Friday morning. O’Roark was arriving for a day of tending to pet patients at the Elyria Animal Hospital on Cleveland Street when [...]
Lorain mayor would like Dem hopefuls to visit
LORAIN — The Democratic presidential campaign just might be coming through Lorain. Mayor Tony Krasienko said after four days of “phone tag” with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, he finally spoke to the former first lady and New York senator about possibly bringing her to town for a rally. “I had to replay the message when [...]
Deputy charged with abuse after dumping man in wheelchair
TAMPA, Fla. — A sheriff’s deputy who was videotaped dumping a paralyzed man from a wheelchair onto a jailhouse floor has been charged with abuse of a disabled person, a sheriff’s official said Friday. Surveillance footage from Jan. 29 shows Hillsborough County deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones, 44, dumping Brian Sterner out of his wheelchair and searching [...]
Blotter: Feb. 16
Elyria police Thursday, Feb. 14 9 a.m. – 500 block Walnut St., a woman was assaulted. 10:50 a.m. – 500 block S. Abbe Road, domestic violence. 12:08 p.m. – 300 block Broad St., broken car window. 1:15 p.m. – Northwood School, Gulf Road, a student tried to pay for lunch with a counterfeit $20 bill [...]
Absentee voting at an all-time high in Ohio
COLUMBUS — Election officials expect a record number of Ohioans to vote by absentee ballot for the March 4 presidential primary. It is the first presidential election under a new law that allows anyone to vote absentee. Officials expect about 20 percent of registered voters statewide to vote absentee. For example, more than 100,000 absentee [...]
Ridgeville considering school alert system
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — When the North Ridgeville Schools closed due to weather or some other emergency — as they did Monday because of the extreme cold — it was a labor-intensive process to get the word out to the students. But next time there’s a problem, Superintendent Michael Tefs is hoping it’ll take less than [...]
The music of black history
LORAIN — A Lorain native is ready to show off his command of jazz and blues saxophone melodies in honor of Black History Month. Utah Witherspoon won first place in the 2006 talent quest competition sponsored by the South Lorain Merchants Associations. His jazz presentation was a unique expression that won over critics and confirmed [...]
Girl alleges assault on school bus
LORAIN — A 12-year-old girl told Lorain police she was sexually assaulted by two teenage boys during a bus ride home. Police responded to Lorain Preparatory Academy on Thursday after the girl told Principal Patricia Jannuzzi that she had been held down in her bus seat by another female student on Feb. 8 while two [...]
Off the beat: All but the names stays the same
Charlie and Beth Weil of Carlisle Township have three grown children — three children who have all managed to change their names at some point in their lives. Hillary has become Jennifer, her middle name. Benjamin has become B.C., initials for Benjamin Charles. And Christopher is known to old friends as Chris Bob Wolf. But [...]
Man could face death if convicted of killing family
LEBANON — A man accused of fatally stabbing his wife and setting their house on fire, killing his four children, was indicted Friday on aggravated murder charges. Michel Veillette, 34, faces the death penalty if convicted of killing his family. He was indicted on five counts of aggravated murder and other charges related to the [...]
Prosecutor rebuffs account of microwave death
DAYTON — A prosecutor on Friday countered a claim that someone other than the mother may be responsible for killing a month-old baby girl who authorities say was burned in a microwave oven. In a court filing seeking to have China Arnold held without bond pending a retrial, Assistant Montgomery County Prosecutor David Franceschelli called [...]
Lorain notebook: Feb. 16
Lorain officials want city employees to be more specific when it comes to their purchase orders. Whether filling out orders for pens or heavy equipment, Safety Service Director Robert Gilchrist said the need for detailed requests is something city departments must take seriously. “It’s not about seeing a red flag,” he said. “It’s about being [...]
Sheffield blotter: Feb. 16
Sheffield police Wednesday, Feb. 6 4 a.m. — 5000 block Abbe Road, Yvonne Williams, 38, W. 23rd St., Lorain, charged with fraud. Thursday, Feb. 7 12:36 a.m. — Abbe Road, Colin Kaspirek, 61, Sterling Road, Lorain, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and weaving. 2 p.m. — 5000 block Detroit Road, vehicle stolen. 7:59 [...]