Archive for April 19th, 2008
OSU football: Frosh QB Bauserman gets noticed in spring game
COLUMBUS — Junior wide receiver Brian Hartline knows that one thing about every Ohio State spring football game remains the same. “Every year you see a young guy that does something exciting in the spring game,” Hartline said after his Scarlet team came away with a 20-7 victory over the Gray squad Saturday afternoon at [...]
H.S. Baseball: Strong pitching gives EC sweep of Brookside
SHEFFIELD — Elyria Catholic finds itself on a little roll thanks to a couple of unexpected but welcome pitching performances Saturday. Sophomore lefty Andrew Kubuski and freshman right-hander Scott Lamoreaux each picked up their first varsity pitching wins as the Panthers swept Brookside 4-1 and 5-3 in a non-conference doubleheader at Volunteer Field. The sweep [...]
H.S. softball: Wagner, Keystone rebound from loss to Tallmadge
LAGRANGE — Undaunted by a rough outing against Tallmadge in the first game Saturday, Keystone pitcher Lauren Wagner looked for redemption. The Wildcat sophomore found it against Ashtabula Edgewood. Wagner limited Edgewood to four hits and chalked up four strikeouts, leading Keystone to a 4-0 win in the second game of the inaugural Dick Smith [...]
Lee at peak performance: Indians shut out Twins as lefty continues his resurgency with another gem
MINNEAPOLIS — Cliff Lee isn’t sure if he feels like he did during the 2005 season, but he certainly looks like it. “I feel like me. I feel like I’m pitching the way I know I can,” he said. Lee pitched two-hit ball for eight innings, Casey Blake homered and had three RBIs, and the [...]
The Grudge III: Wizards tired of losing to the Cavs, who are just tired of hearing the Wizards running their mouths
INDEPENDENCE — The Washington Wizards have done enough yapping and rapping to cut a CD, while the Cavaliers hope it’s time for their first-round playoff opponent to face the music. “Put up or shut up,” a growling Ben Wallace said Friday following a Cavaliers workout at Cleveland Clinic Courts. “It’s how you play the game. [...]
Cavs notes: Despite struggling with his shot, Szczerbiak looks in line to start today’s series opener against Wizards
INDEPENDENCE — Coach Mike Brown wouldn’t confirm it, but Wally Szczerbiak is expected to start at shooting guard when the Cavaliers host the Washington Wizards at 12:30 p.m. today in Game 1 of a best-of-seven playoff series. “I think I might be starting,” Szczerbiak said Friday following a workout at Cleveland Clinic Courts. “I’m going [...]
Former Elyria, EC athletic director Mark McGuire wins prestigious award in first year at Solon
SOLON — There isn’t a challenge Mark McGuire isn’t willing to undertake, which is a big reason why he is being honored by his peers in the high school athletic world with the 2008 Northeast Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrator Association Athletic Director of the Year award. The group’s annual meeting meeting is scheduled for Sunday [...]
Making a run for it: Brookside grad Rittenhouse feeling good about her second shot at Olympic Marathon Trials
No one ever said chasing a dream was easy. Certainly not Melissa Rittenhouse. Though the 31-year-old Sheffield Village native has endured a rash of injuries over the last four years, she says she’ll be ready for Sunday’s 8 a.m. starting gun in Boston for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials — women’s marathon. This will be [...]
High school track: Depth the difference as Avon wins boys title at Midview; Elyria girls win close one in meet debut
GRAFTON — A race his boys didn’t win might have pleased Scott Lanham the most. Avon came in second in the 1,600-meter relay, which just about assured the Eagles of a championship Friday evening at the eighth annual Midview Relays at Adelsberg Stadium. “I’m pretty doggone impressed with how they ran,” Lanham said of his [...]
High school softball notebook: Columbia’s perfect start a testament to its talent and resiliency
The softball crowd figured Columbia would be competitive this spring. But no one foresaw how competitive the Raiders would be — nor the obstacles they would have to overcome in the process. Second-year coach Ken Richardson has the Raiders playing very well. Through Friday’s games, Division III Columbia was 8-0 and had won four straight [...]
Ohio State Football: Spring game just part of big weekend for Buckeye athletic department
COLUMBUS — The black circles painted near the end zones at Ohio Stadium are a dead giveaway that there’s more going on there than a football game this weekend. What used to be a simple scrimmage to conclude spring football practices has turned into a hyped sports extravaganza at Ohio State with a glorified practice [...]
AP ANALYSIS: Obama may end 100 delegates shy of nomination
WASHINGTON — Time is running out on Hillary Clinton, the long-ago front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination who now trails Barack Obama in delegates, states won and popular votes. Compounding Clinton’s woes, Obama appears on track to finish the primary campaign fewer than 100 delegates shy of the 2,025 needed to win. Clinton argues to [...]
Superdelegate Sutton says she’s in Clinton’s corner
The math is adding up against Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton as she scrambles to catch up with her opponent, Barack Obama. But that doesn’t mean she’s out of the race. Sutton On Friday, Clinton got a little good news from Ohio when U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township, officially endorsed her. Sutton is one [...]
Firelands scout camp to be protected
A 453-acre camp used every year by thousands of Boy Scouts from across Northeast Ohio will be preserved for years to come thanks to a local conservancy partnership. Western Reserve Land Conservancy and the Lorain County Metro Parks stepped up to permanently preserve Camp Firelands Boy Scout Reservation by creating a conservation easement that protects [...]
Costs go up for students to chow down
ELYRIA — Rising food prices have forced Peggy Adamic to change the way she shops. She no longer can get all of her food from the same store; she can’t rely on delivery; and she just opened up an account at bulk retailer Sam’s Club. Unlike most people, Adamic has hundreds of hungry mouths to [...]
Parents clean up in quiz contest, but not without a fight
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — What word is an antonym for “chilly?” A movie began at 3:15 p.m. and lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. What time did the movie end? What does “flabbergast” mean? If you know, you might be smarter than a third-grader. Or a fourth-grader. Or even, as the show says, a fifth-grader. Parents [...]
Career expo scheduled for this week at LCCC
ELYRIA — Job seekers looking for a one-stop shopping approach to finding a new job will be in luck Wednesday. Dust off that resume, or create one if you don’t already have it, because a career expo is being held at the Lorain County Community College. CAREER EXPO When: 12 to 3 p.m. Wednesday Where: [...]
Ohioans feel aftershock of Midwest earthquake
WEST SALEM, Ill. — Residents across the Midwest were awakened Friday by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rattled skyscrapers in Chicago, homes in Cincinnati and nerves across the region but appeared to cause no major injuries or damage. Dozens of aftershocks followed, one with a magnitude of 4.6. The quake at 5:37 a.m. was centered [...]
Tune in to see how local man fared on ‘Jeopardy!’
AVON LAKE — When he’s in uniform, Lt. Brett Kirwan is a naval intelligence officer. When he’s on television’s “Jeopardy!” he’s pretty intelligent, too. Here’s a secret — Kirwan, 26, of Avon Lake, will win Monday when he debuts on “Jeopardy!” starting at 7:30 p.m. on WEWS-Channel 5 (ABC). But we’re keeping our lips sealed [...]
Former judge fined $300 for campaign ads
Former county Domestic Relations Judge Paulette Lilly has given up fighting a complaint that she tried to deceive voters in campaign advertisements during her failed bid to win the Democratic judicial primary in March and return to the bench. Lilly said Friday she won’t appeal the decision of an Ohio Supreme Court commission that upheld [...]
Roundup: April 19, 2008
Man petitions judge to declare his innocence ELYRIA — Despite an appeals court decision that denied him a chance for a new trial, Joel Covender still wants a county judge to declare that he is an innocent man. Covender’s attorney on Friday asked county Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi to issue a ruling that concluded [...]
Off the beat: April 19, 2008
Rural water system has the right stuff A refreshing glass of water sure hits the spot on a sunny spring day.And if you use the county’s rural water system, you’ve got the best tasting stuff in the state. For the third time in four years, the Rural Lorain County Water Authority won the Ohio Rural [...]
Blotter: April 19, 2008
Elyria police Wednesday, April 16 9:45 a.m. – 100 block David Drive, a woman said her boyfriend hit her and later attacked her daughter. 10 a.m. – 1900 block Fowl Road, 1999 Pontiac Grand Am stolen. Thursday, April 17 3:55 a.m. – 300 block Parmely Ave., a security camera spotted a man going through vehicles. [...]
Song pays tribute to Lorain
LORAIN — The grit of the city’s steel past, its once thriving maritime history and the workers who made both possible are being honored in one song. Folktic, a Lorain musical group, has written “The Lighthouse of Lorain” about the history of the Black River and its importance in the development of the county. Folktic [...]
Mary Ellen Majors
Mary Ellen Majors, 98, of Oberlin, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Welcome Nursing Home, following a long illness. She was born May 24, 1909 in Americus, Georgia. Mary worked as a Nurses Aid for Carter Nursing Home in Oberlin for many years, retiring in the 1980′s. She was a member of Mt. [...]