Archive for March 25th, 2008
‘Big Ben’ Wallace will likely sit out tonight’s Cavs game
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers center Ben Wallace, bothered by back spasms the past two weeks, will likely miss tonight’s game against the New Orleans Hornets. Wallace has missed two games and part of another with the injury. With 10 regular-season games remaining, the Cavs want Big Ben as ready as possible for the postseason. “We [...]
Lefty Breslow is all right with the Indians
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Left-handed pitchers — especially relievers — are notoriously atypical. The newest member of the Indians’ bullpen — Craig Breslow, a Yale grad who earned his degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry — is the exception. “I’m probably the most right-handed left-handed pitcher you’ll ever see,” said the 27-year-old Breslow, who was [...]
Tribe notes: Julio wins final bullpen spot
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Though the Indians have yet to announce it officially, it appears that Jorge Julio has won the final roster spot in the bullpen. Following its exhibition victory over the Yankees at Chain of Lakes Park on Tuesday, Cleveland purchased the right-handed reliever’s contract, while re-assigning one of the other two pitchers [...]
Manny Ramirez double helps Red Sox win season opener in Japan
TOKYO — Boston, Japan, it doesn’t matter: Manny Ramirez strikes a winning pose for the Boston Red Sox. In the earliest major league opener, the Red Sox started their World Series title defense with a signature Manny moment. Ramirez stood frozen in the batter’s box, admiring his 10th-inning drive to center field off Huston Street, [...]
NIT: OSU meets Dayton with plenty on the line
COLUMBUS — Rare is the game that actually involves multiple subplots this late in a season, particularly when the teams involved are just 10 days removed from having to settle for berths in the NIT. When Dayton (23-10) comes to Ohio State (21-13) tonight for a quarterfinal matchup, the winner gets an all-expenses paid trip [...]
Local briefs: Keystone’s Kincannon picks Notre Dame
Kincannon picks Notre Dame Keystone’s Kari Kincannon has signed a national letter of intent to attend Notre Dame College where she will play volleyball. A four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats, Kincannon was a three-time first-team All-Patriot Athletic Conference, All-Lorain County and All-Northeast District selection. In her senior season, she earned a spot on the All-Ohio [...]
Elyria reroutes repairs
Officials redo Route 57 plan, give priority to dangerous corridor ELYRIA — Engineers have flipped plans to fix state Route 57 and now will start from the opposite end of the 5.3-mile work zone. Elyria Mayor Bill Grace and city Engineer Makund Moghe said Tuesday that instead of beginning construction at Chestnut Ridge Road and [...]
Defense reacts to article
Petric Trial ELYRIA — The lawyer for a 16-year-old boy accused of murdering his mother and shooting his father is asking a judge to declare the boy’s father a hostile witness, which would give the defense more leeway in questioning him. Attorney James Kersey filed a petition Tuesday in county Common Pleas Court, saying that [...]
County racks up Patrol arrests
COLUMBUS — A new list from the State Highway Patrol shows troopers fight more crime in Franklin County than anywhere else in the state, but Lorain County isn’t far behind. The report, released Tuesday, shows that troopers in Lorain County handled 43 misdemeanors, 24 drug arrests, seven felonies and recovered two stolen vehicles in January [...]
State reels in limit on walleye catch
Earlier this year, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said people can safely eat four times as much walleye caught in Lake Erie as they did last year because of decreased contamination. That’s still true, but the amount of walleye that can be legally caught is being cut by about one-third. The Lake Erie Committee has [...]
Census workers find computers too tricky
Troubles could mean billions of dollars more for 2010 census; return to paper considered WASHINGTON — Big worries for the nation’s first high-tech census should have been obvious when tests showed some of the door-to-door headcounters couldn’t figure out their fancy new handheld computers. Now, officials say, technology problems could add as much as $2 [...]
Two dogs locked in deadly fight are shot
LORAIN — Two dogs involved in a horrific and bloody fight gave police no choice but to shoot them to death Monday, a Lorain police report said. “You have to shoot them! They’re killing each other! I can’t separate them,” the dogs’ owner yelled when police arrived at her East 34th Street home about 8:30 [...]
Cops doubt woman’s attack allegations
LORAIN — A woman told Lorain police that her boyfriend attacked her Monday, but police said the woman actually had gone after the man with a steak knife, a report said. Deondra C. Blaha, 28, of Lorain, was charged with domestic violence and was taken to the county jail after the incident at a home [...]
Lorain police blotter: Wednesday, March 26. 2008
Monday, March 24 4:44 p.m. – Kohl’s, Jaeger Road, two boys, ages 13 and 14, cited with theft. 5 p.m. – 1700 block Pennsylvania Court, a woman said her ex-boyfriend threatened to kill her. 11:03 p.m. – 1700 block Oberlin Ave., Jerry E. Pennington Jr., 27, Vermilion, charged with resisting arrest and obstructing official business. [...]
Stocker Center announces grants
The Stocker Foundation has announced $300,945 in grants that will benefit programs and agencies in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties that work to help meet basic needs and support individuals and families experiencing a wide range of emotional and physical crises. The 23 grants were part of the first of three annual rounds of grants made [...]
Priscilla R. Gasser
Priscilla R. Gasser (nee Horvath), 78, of Elyria died Sunday evening, March 23, 2008, at her home, following a long illness. Mrs. Gasser was born in Elyria and lived here all of her life. She was a graduate of Elyria High School. She was employed as a Ward Secretary at EMH Regional Medical Center for [...]
Peter John Yacyszyn
Peter John Yacyszyn, 39, of Sullivan, died suddenly at home Friday, March 21, 2008. Mr. Yacyszyn was born August 3, 1968, in Oberlin. Peter worked as a welder and enjoyed riding his motorcycle and traveling. He is survived by wife, Ruth Yacyszyn; sons, Andrew T. Yacyszyn, John F. Yacyszyn, all of Sullivan; brother, Nick Yacyszyn [...]
Michael W. Lehky
Michael W. Lehky 45, of Mason, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008. Michael grew up in Vermilion, and graduated from Vermilion High School. He was a 1984 graduate of Case Western Reserve with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was also a big sports enthusiast, loved the Cleveland Browns, avid golfer and Tiger Woods [...]
Leona Sroka
“Louise” Leona Sroka (nee Chihay), 86, of Amherst, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Kingston of Vermilion following a lengthy illness. She was born February 13, 1922, in Amherst. Amherst had been her home all her life. She was co-owner, along with her husband, Joseph, of Shore Lumber Co. in Vermilion, where she also [...]
Kirk J. Hopkins
Kirk J. Hopkins, 37, of Avon, passed away, Monday, March 24, 2008, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Kirk was raised in Avon Lake and has lived in Avon since 1983. Kirk was a graduate of the Lorain County Murray Ridge School and was employed through the Lorain [...]
NIT: Ohio State marches past Cal
COLUMBUS — Ohio State faced an actual giant in 7-foot-7 Kenny George in its National Invitation Tournament opener and a shooting giant in Pac-10 scoring champion Ryan Anderson in Monday night’s second-round game. Neither player was big enough to knock the chip off the Buckeyes’ shoulder. “Hopefully the (NCAA selection) committee saw that,” Ohio State [...]
Indians: Lee secures starting spot; Fultz out
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Cliff Lee is in and Jeremy Sowers and Aaron Laffey are out. Reliever Aaron Fultz, well, he’s just gone. The Indians named Lee their fifth starter Monday, optioning Sowers and Laffey to Triple-A Buffalo. They also announced that Fultz, who had a miserable spring training, would not make their opening-day roster. [...]
John F. Szatala
John F. Szatala, 84, of Lorain died Sunday, March 23, 2008, peacefully while in the company of his family at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a long illness. Mr. Szatala was born in Cleveland, April 28, 1923, the son of the late Mary (nee Poruban) Szatala. He had lived in the [...]
Tribe notes: A couple of roster decisions remain
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — With one decision down, the Indians still have two to go before they break camp for a pair of exhibition games in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday. Cleveland named Cliff Lee its fifth starter Monday, but has yet to announce the winner of the race between right-handers Jorge Julio, Tom Mastny [...]
Howard H. Daniels
Howard H. Daniels Jr., 62, of Sandusky, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, in the Stein Hospice Care Center. He was born in Chicago on October 2, 1945. He was employed by Double S Industries of Erie County for more than 30 years. He was a member of Second Baptist Church, and loved to draw and [...]