Archive for February 28th, 2008
Girls regional basketball: Admirals suffer King-sized fall against Toledo Central Catholic
NORWALK — You had to think it was a bad omen when the Admiral King girls fell behind Toledo Central Catholic 10-0 on Wednesday night. And 20-4 late in the first quarter. Nor did it inspire confidence in Admirals fans when by halftime they had put up more turnovers than points, 17-14. It might have [...]
Cavaliers’ shooting off the mark in loss to Celtics; LeBron James becomes youngest to reach 10,000 points
BOSTON — LeBron James hit a milestone. The Boston Celtics hit their shots. Advantage Celtics. James returned from a first-half ankle injury to score 26 and become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 points, but Boston got 22 points from Ray Allen to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-87 on Wednesday night. “When [...]
Elyria’s Mitcheff basks in state wrestling spotlight: Past champion always seems to take it up a notch in Columbus
When Elyria senior Steve Mitcheff steps onto the mats at Value City Arena in Columbus each season, he becomes a different wrestler. “I’m never ever nervous when Steve is in the championship bracket at state,” Pioneer teammate Zack Goins said. “He’s had some losses to guys throughout the season but he always came back to [...]
High school wrestling: State tournament capsules
DIVISION I AMHERST COMETS Aaron Winemiller YEAR: Senior WEIGHT: 171 pounds RECORD: 30-6 TOURNAMENT TESTED: Champion at the Knights of Columbus tournament in Avon Lake, and runner-up at the Southwestern Conference tournament. Runner-up at the Southview sectional and Marion Harding district. STATE EXPERIENCE: Second year. STATE OUTLOOK: Ranked No. 3 in the state, so he [...]
Boys district basketball: Lutheran West’s inside game leaves Wellington on the outside looking in
ELYRIA — Looking very much like a top-seeded team, Lutheran West lived up to its ranking Wednesday night in demolishing fourth-seeded Wellington, 78-58, in an Elyria Division III district tournament semifinal. The Longhorns (19-4) will take on fifth-seeded Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in the championship game at 7:30 Friday at Elyria High. CVCA knocked off [...]
Browns say goodbye to Orpheus Roye after eight years
BEREA — Orpheus Roye’s eight-year tenure with the Browns ended Wednesday when the team terminated his contract. Kicker Phil Dawson is the only active player who’s been with the team longer. Roye is 35 years old and missed 10 games with injuries over the last two years, but agent Philip C. Williams said the defensive [...]
Boys district basketball: Bay KOs Keystone, earns another shot at Vermilion
WESTLAKE — Keystone’s matchup with Bay in the Division II district semifinal Wednesday night summed up the Wildcats’ season nicely. The Wildcats looked good — at times even great — but they also had a few struggles that ultimately took their toll as the Rockets came away with a 51-39 victory. The sixth-seeded Rockets (11-12) [...]
Tough 2007 provides motivation for Indians’ Travis Hafner
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — As the firecracking sounds boomed out of the outdoor batting cage and bounced off the aluminum-sided walls on Wednesday, one thing became apparent: Travis Hafner was near. Bravely standing 10 or so feet in front of Cleveland’s DH, Indians hitting coach Derek Shelton underhanded baseballs toward Hafner before ducking for safety [...]
Arthur C. Lotz
Arthur C. Lotz died Monday, February 25, 2008. He was the beloved husband of 42 years to Victoria (nee Zaccaro); father of Thomas (Sandy), Nancy Hales and Karen Buddie (Kevin); grandfather of seven; great-grandfather of two; brother of Alice Kaminski, Dolly Morris and the late Ruth Metzger and Roy Lotz; uncle of many. Friends may [...]
Ellen Rood Ashby
Ellen Rood Ashby, 78, of Oberlin died February 17, 2008. Dicken Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.
Hal Clifford Mole
Hal Clifford Mole, 54, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 18, 2008, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel, Sheffield Township.
Caroline Kennedy to appear in Elyria for Obama
ELYRIA — Caroline Kennedy, the daughter and only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy, will be campaigning today in Elyria for Barack Obama.Kennedy, a wife, mother and author, surprised the nation’s Democrats when she penned an op-ed piece endorsing Obama that appeared in the Jan. 26 New York Times. It was the first time [...]
Jack W. Perry
Jack W. Perry, 46, of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Community Health Partners in Lorain, following a short illness. He was born in Cleveland and had resided in Lorain for eight years. He had previously lived in Westlake. Mr. Perry was self-employed and owned his own flooring installation company. He had worked [...]
Joshua Alan Mitchell Sullivan
Joshua Alan Mitchell Sullivan, 15, of Avon Lake, passed away Monday, February 25, 2008. Joshua was born May 11, 1992, in Amherst and lived in Sheffield Lake before moving to Avon Lake in 1999. Joshua was a sophomore at Avon Lake High School. He worked in the school’s book store, enjoyed cars, working with computers [...]
Attorney says Petric is insane
ELYRIA — An attorney for a 16-year-old charged with killing his mother and shooting his father in the head last year has filed a not guilty by reason of insanity plea on the boy’s behalf. James Kersey, who represents Daniel Petric, filed a motion Wednesday in county Common Pleas Court stating a psychiatric evaluation of [...]
Police and court briefs: Feb. 28, 2008
Man admits to sex act on 14-year-old girl ELYRIA — An Avon Lake man has been indicted by a county grand jury for allegedly performing oral sex on a 14-year-old girl he knew. Keith Seeley, 40, is charged with rape, pandering obscenity involving a minor and sexual battery. Assistant County Prosecutor Dave Muhek said [...]
If you build it, they will do tricks
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — It’s a line known by every baseball movie aficionado — “Build it and he will come,” the words heard by Kevin Costner’s character in “Field of Dreams” that spurs him to build a baseball field in his Iowa cornfield. North Ridgeville resident Ray Petro said he often thinks he is that character. [...]
Margaret Traynor Navarro
Margaret Traynor Navarro, 84, of Elyria, passed away Monday, February 25, 2008, at Grace Hospital, Lakewood, following a short illness. Mrs. Navarro was born May 29, 1923, in Isle Lake, North Dakota to Harry and Althea (nee Holmly) Traynor. Margaret joined the Navy WAVES in 1943, completing her yeoman training at Oklahoma A & M. [...]
Tuskegee airman gets lasting tribute
OBERLIN — William A. Johnston Jr. was just 17 when he persuaded his parents to allow him to enlist in the Army Air Corps in hopes of becoming a Tuskegee Airman. The training was rigorous and, like other black airmen, Johnston endured racism. While training in Biloxi, Miss., Johnston and other black lieutenants were ordered [...]
United Way receives cash for emergency supplies program
The United Way of Lorain County has received $212,877 as part of an emergency program to help provide food, lodging, and supplies to residents in need, according to the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. The federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program gave slightly more than $7 million to Ohio to be divvied up [...]
Victim: Alleged NR rapist told her to get abortion
Stephen Szucs The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — The woman who accused former North Ridgeville city co-worker Charles Ralston of raping her while both were on the job testified Wednesday that he threatened to harm her if she didn’t get an abortion if she ended up pregnant. During the first day of trial in county Common Pleas [...]
Fire burns on a snowy night
SHEFFIELD TWP. — It was a familiar smell that jolted Patrice Hudson from a dead sleep Wednesday morning at her Sheffield Township townhouse — the acrid stench of smoke. “I smelled it right away,” said Hudson, 28. “I had a sense for it after the last time.” COURTESY TMCNEWS.NET A firefighter sprays water at the [...]
Guard fired in inmate suicide
GRAFTON — A guard at Grafton Correctional Institution convicted of dereliction of duty in the suicide of an inmate at the prison last year has been fired. Jorge Ruiz, a 10-year veteran of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, lost his job Tuesday after the prison system completed its review of his actions while [...]
Cars explode in garage fire
HENRIETTA TWP. — Firefighters from five departments battled a garage blaze Wednesday night for more than three hours. Camden Township Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Linn said his crews were called about 5:30 p.m. to 14478 Baumhart Road — between state routes 511 and U.S. Route 20 — where a detached cinder block building was engulfed [...]
Phyllis S. Blaine
Phyllis S. Blaine (nee Small), 87, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Arrangements will be announced by David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.