Archive for February 17th, 2008
Division I sectional wrestling: Elyria, Southview manage to shine despite St. Ed’s shadow
LORAIN — While St. Edward took its usual spot at the top of the leaderboard, Lorain County powers Elyria and Southview were putting on a show just below at the Division I sectional tournament Saturday night. The Pioneers finished second with a pair of sectional champions and will have nine wrestlers at next weekend’s district [...]
Division II sectional wrestling: Vermilion sending seven to district meet
MEDINA — And then there was one. When the day began Saturday at the Division II sectional wrestling tournament at Highland High School, 15 area wrestlers had chances to win titles. Only Avon’s Nick DiFrancesco came away a winner, taking home the 125-pound trophy after turning back Elyria Catholic’s Josh Taylor, 4-2. “I’ve never wrestled [...]
Daytona 500 preview: Jimmie Johnson is No. 1, just not on his own team
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — He won 10 races last season and his second consecutive NASCAR championship, yet Jimmie Johnson isn’t the marquee driver on his own team. He’s not even No. 2. But that’s not important to Johnson, who isn’t after attention or fame. No, the two-time defending champion is chasing history, trying to become [...]
Prep swimming: Elyria Catholic feeling just fine after strong district showing
CLEVELAND — Evann Heidersbach wasn’t feeling very well, but it didn’t prevent her from making a strong impression at the Division II district meet at Cleveland State University. Despite missing two days of school earlier in the week, the Elyria Catholic junior — a five-time All-Ohio swimmer — won the district crown in the 50-yard [...]
Girls sectional basketball: Keystone’s defense the difference in win over Fairview
CLEVELAND — Taylor Bell didn’t make a field goal all afternoon, but she made five of six foul shots in the last 1:05 on Saturday. When she started the string, Keystone’s girls held a seven-point lead, but they couldn’t shake Fairview in a Division II sectional championship game at St. Joseph Academy. When she was [...]
Girls sectional basketball: Oberlin rallies past Independence; Elyria Catholic falls to Trinity
LAGRANGE — Thanks to Amari Foster, Oberlin’s girls will see their season last at least one more game. Foster’s basket in the closing seconds gave the third-seeded Phoenix a 52-51 come-from-behind victory over Independence in the first of two Division III sectional championship games at Keystone High School on Saturday. Elyria Catholic lost the second [...]
District hockey: Elyria Catholic, North Olmsted to meet again following shutout wins
BROOKLYN — It was Senior Day for Elyria Catholic on Saturday. Not officially. The Panthers’ 12th graders were honored on Jan. 26 on their home ice at North Park Rink. But Saturday afternoon’s 6-0 victory in Brooklyn district tournament play against Trinity certainly spotlighted the EC seniors. Brad Moore played a whale of a game [...]
Dan Coughlin: Low-key college signings a thing of the past
If Kevin Hart had staged his fake signing to poke fun at the system, we’d give him a standing ovation. It was beautifully done. But, no, the 18-year-old high school senior at Fernley High School in Nevada was desperately serious. This wasn’t a parody. He wasn’t being facetious or sarcastic. He wasn’t laughing at life. [...]
Police briefs: Feb. 17, 2008
Man with gun brawls with another at bar ELYRIA — Police interrupted an early morning fight Saturday at a Depot Street bar and found one man with a loaded .38-caliber semi-automatic handgun, according to an Elyria police report. Mark A. Taylor, 25, of Elyria, was charged with possession of a firearm on liquor permit premises, [...]
Holiday closings
ELYRIA — Government offices at nearly every city, county, state and federal level will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents’ Day. Schools will also be closed. There are a few exceptions — police in Lorain, Avon and Grafton said offices there will remain open Monday. The city of Elyria will not collect trash and [...]
Police blotter: Feb. 17, 2008
Elyria police Friday, Feb. 15 6:24 a.m. – 300 block Cambridge Ave., strobe light stolen from truck. 7:39 a.m. – 100 block Eastern Heights Blvd., CDs stolen from car. 9:20 a.m. – 1000 block Bell Ave., broken truck window. 11:25 a.m. – T-Mobile, Midway Mall, stolen phone. 1 p.m. – State routes 254 and 57, [...]
Birth of a nation: Kosovo prepares to become independent
PRISTINA, Serbia — Tiny Kosovo — poor, mostly Muslim but feverishly pro-Western — braced itself Saturday for a historic declaration of independence from Serbia, a decade after a war that killed 10,000 people and years of limbo under U.N. rule. The province’s bold bid for statehood, expected today, and its quest for international recognition set [...]
Messy weather in store for area
Had enough of the wet stuff? Too bad, ‘cause here we go again. Freezing rain early this morning will hit Lorain and surrounding counties, the National Weather Service predicts. When it warms later in the day, more than an inch of rain could cause rapid rises in streams and rivers all across the region, according [...]
Few predictors found in shooter`s background
DEKALB, Ill. — Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student — except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms. Professors and students knew him as a bright, helpful scholar, but his past included a stint in a mental health center. Many saw him as happy and stable, but he had developed [...]
Teen and dog escape Grafton fire
A teenager and his dog escaped a house fire late Friday at 1041 Wellfleet Ave., in Grafton, police said. Firefighters from Grafton, Grafton Township and Eaton Township responded about 11:30 p.m. The teen had escaped the house before firefighters arrived, and dispatchers said crews rescued the dog from the inferno inside. A damage estimate was [...]
Will Midway Mall rebound? Time will tell …
ELYRIA — Some stores are full of shoppers and at certain hours it’s tough to get a seat in the food court. But regular shoppers can’t help but notice that of more than 100 shops at Midway Mall, about 20 — mostly smaller ones, but also a major anchor tenant, Dillard’s — are empty and [...]
You are getting sleepy, very sleepy …
Sleep. It’s something that everybody needs, but something that few people get enough of. Divided among work, school, kids and housework, there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Each day, hundreds of people operate on too little sleep, making for some very cranky people. The National Sleep Foundation believes that about 58 percent of [...]
Westlake school officials to talk heroin
WESTLAKE — On the heels of the drug arrests earlier this month of three Westlake High School students and the breakup of a heroin ring, the Westlake Parent Connection will host a “Community 411” meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Westlake Performing Arts Center. In connection with school officials, the parent group has prepared a [...]
Woman says cop resorted to tough tactics
YOUNGSTOWN — A woman who claims she was wrongfully arrested and the victim of excessive police force has filed a federal lawsuit against the Warren police department, as well as several of the city’s officers and a former patrolman who is now the subject of another lawsuit in a separate case. Yalanda Dukes, 29, alleges [...]
Ohio Rx board to examine mistakes
COLUMBUS — The state pharmacy board is investigating errors in medical prescriptions filed electronically by doctors. Incorrect drug names, doses and directions are appearing in Ohio pharmacists’ computer systems because of human error, software glitches or both. “Somewhere in there, we’re being told that things are getting messed up,” said William Winsley, the board’s [...]
Columbus joins the big boys … sort of
COLUMBUS — To most Americans, the names Boston, Denver, Atlanta or Miami say “big city.” The name Columbus? Not so much. If people recognize the name of Ohio’s capital at all, they see it as a big college town where Ohio State sports are king, or a “cow town” where residents in a largely agriculture [...]
Wayne J. Hayes Jr.
Wayne J. Hayes Jr., 65, passed away suddenly February 14, 2008 at Fairview Hospital. He was born in Cleveland and had been a life resident of the area. Mr. Hayes had retired as a tax consultant with the IRS, Independence office, after 15 years of service. Wayne was a collector of old music from the [...]
Tama S. McAleese
Tama S. McAleese, 66, of Wellington, died Wednesday, February, 13, 2008 at Allen Community Hospital, Oberlin. She was born in East Cleveland on February 1, 1942, and has lived in Wellington for the past 36 years, moving from Columbia Station. After raising two loving children, and being involved in every aspect of their education and [...]
Robert L. Price
Robert L. Price, 79, of Elyria, passed away Friday, February 15, 2998, at the Five Star Adult Home, Avon Lake, following a long illness. Born in Lorain, he grew up in Avon Lake where he graduated High School in 1946. He was a resident of Elyria for the past 18 years, moving from North Ridgeville, [...]
LaDonna Mae Daley
LaDonna Mae Daley, 77, passed away February 13, 2008 on Merritt Island, Florida from complications brought on by diabetes. She was born July 17, 1930 in Elyria to James Guy and Edna Pauline Billingsley (nee Swesey) who preceded her in death. Her husband of 50 years, Reginald and an infant son ,Timothy Allen also preceded [...]