Archive for May 31st, 2008
Great day for Grady: Sizemore hits two homers, makes game-saving catch as Indians send KC to 12th straight loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Consecutive loss No. 12 in what Kansas City manager Trey Hillman calls “this miserable streak” could hardly have been more entertaining for fans or more maddening for the Royals. A baserunning mistake cost the Royals one chance to score the tying run and an outstanding defensive play cost them another. Then [...]
Next stop for Indians’ Travis Hafner? The disabled list
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cleveland designated hitter Travis Hafner, after taking a few practice swings, was sent home Friday and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right shoulder. Hafner, who is hitting only .217 with four home runs, has been bothered by the shoulder since spring training. He hasn’t played [...]
Muirfield bites back: Goggin, Perry stay on top as wind blows, scores soar at Memorial Tournament
DUBLIN — Most of the PGA Tour players who’ve played in the Memorial the past few years must have been wondering if they were dreaming during an opening day that included warm sunshine, no winds and nearly three dozen rounds under par. Time to wake up. “It’s turned into the Muirfield that we all know [...]
Memorial notes: Bad weather could soften up Muirfield Village’s defenses
DUBLIN — Weather seemed to be the main topic of conversation after Friday’s second round of the Memorial at Muirfield Village. Sure the golfers were going on about the windy conditions that put a halt to the cavalcade of low scores seen during the first round, but equally dominating the discussion was the rainfall expected [...]
Jurcak clears final hurdle: Olmsted Falls senior makes most of regional debut, qualifying to state in two events
AMHERST — Matt Jurcak had never qualified for the Amherst regional in his first three years at Olmsted Falls High School. Now Jurcak is preparing for a trip to Columbus for the Division I state track championships after scoring 14 points for his team Friday, finishing second in the boys 110-meter hurdles and third in [...]
High school softball: Regional final capsules
DIVISION I WHO: No. 1 Elyria Pioneers (25-1) vs. Holland Springfield Blue Devils (21-6) WHEN: Today, noon WHERE: Clyde High School, 1015 Race St., Clyde AT STAKE: The winner will be the home team in a state semifinal at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Firestone Stadium in Akron. The opponent will be either Mason (23-8) or [...]
High school softball notebook: With three teams a win away from making state, Lorain County fans might as well dream
It’s a big day for Lorain County softball fans. For the first time, we have three schools playing in regional finals in three divisions, all scheduled for noon today. It’s pie in the sky, of course, but it would be outstanding to see Elyria, Keystone and Wellington move on to the Final Four at Firestone [...]
Steve Byrne on horse racing: Smooth air should fly to Ohio Derby win
Call him the Air apparent. Smooth Air looks like the winner in today’s 74th running of the Ohio Derby at Thistledown. He didn’t look like a Hutcheson Stakes winner back on Jan. 8, but he won that race anyway by defeating seven rivals over a muddy track at Gulfstream Park. In today’s $300,000 Grade II [...]
Off death row, killer seeks less jail time
ELYRIA — A convicted killer whose death sentence was overturned by a county judge who found him mentally retarded has appealed the judge’s decision to resentence him to life in prison without parole. By filing the appeal, Raymond Smith, convicted in the 1994 murder of police informant Ronald Lally, isn’t risking Rothgery’s finding that he’s [...]
Turnpike billboard doesn`t compute
ELYRIA — The city’s chief building official is suing the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals because it gave a company the OK to erect a billboard on North Abbe Road. The zoning board granted a variance that would allow William Holland, president of Holland Computers, to build the billboard and face it toward the Ohio [...]
Lorain officials banish homeless from city hall
LORAIN — City Hall isn’t a homeless shelter, said city Safety Director Phil Dore, who has told police to run out any homeless people found inside City Hall after hours. Dore said he’s seen homeless people about half a dozen times sleeping in City Hall when he arrived for work about an hour before the [...]
Keystone grads mourn the one who`s not with them
CARLISLE TWP. — Even with 148 seniors packed onto the stage Friday night, it seemed strangely empty. The Keystone High School Class of 2008 was not complete without Kristal Lucas, valedictorian Chelsea Flanigan said. Lucas was 16 when she died of complications following a tonsillectomy in October 2006. Every single graduate stood up and clapped [...]
Camden Twp. family homeless after fire
CAMDEN TWP. — Four people have been left homeless after a fire gutted their log home Thursday afternoon. The home, at 51830 Betts Road, was deemed a total loss, Wellington fire Lt. Bill Brown said. “The home was completely destroyed to the point where the second floor is now in the basement,” Brown said. [...]
For Midview grads, ‘it`s time to fly`
Ominous clouds gave way to a warm breeze as Midview High School’s 52nd commencement ceremony began and 278 graduates prepared themselves to embrace the winds of change. Setting the tone for the evening, Valedictorian Lauren Gauvreau spoke about the steps she and her classmates had taken over the years and the step they will now [...]
Lorain man named veteran of the year
LORAIN — Don’t expect Clarence Geisel to slow down just because he’s 81. After all, he has a busy schedule to keep. He’s commander of the Disabled American Veterans Honor Guard Louis Paul Troy Chapter 20 in Lorain, and if that isn’t enough, he’s also the president of the Lorain Veterans Council. The Lorain man [...]
Sheffield blotter: May 31, 2008
Sheffield police Monday, May 19 8:26 p.m. — 4500 block Colorado Ave., report of a disturbance. Thursday, May 22 4:04 a.m. — 1500 block Harris Road, report of a disturbance and unwanted guest. Friday, May 23 7:19 p.m. — 4200 block East River Road, Timothy D. Flynn, 26, Parsons Road, Avon Lake, charged with operating [...]
Joey D. Wiseman
Joey D. Wiseman, 55, of Elyria, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008, of injuries sustained in an auto accident on state Route 82 in Eaton Township. He was born January 26, 1953, in Elyria and attended Elyria High School. Joey was a Navy veteran serving from 1972 to 1974. For the past eight years, he was [...]
Jack E. Lance
A celebration of life gathering will be held for Jack E. Lance 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2008, at the Marine room of the Elyria Elks Lodge, 246 Second St., Elyria. Mr. Lance, 77, of Elyria died February 11, 2008, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria. [...]
Harriett Hall
Harriett Hall, 78, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC – West, Lorain, after a brief illness. She was born September 23, 1929, in Glenville, W.Va., moving to Elyria in 1950. She moved to Lorain 15 years ago. She was a member of College Heights Baptist Church, Elyria. Harriett enjoyed [...]
Donald V. Poplar
Donald V. Poplar, 89, of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in Community Health Partners in Lorain, following a sudden illness. He was born April 26, 1919, in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident. Don graduated from Lorain High School class of 1936B, then entered the Army in 1943. He served in Company A [...]
Darlene Mervis
Darlene Mervis (nee Hause), 81, of Lorain, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at her residence while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a year-long battle with cancer. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced tomorrow by Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Ave., Lorain.
Christopher Lee Sadowski
Christopher Lee Sadowski, 29, of Grafton, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in North Olmsted, after a brief illness. He was born September 18, 1978, in Berea and had lived in the Grafton area all of his life. Mr. Sadowski was employed by LaGrange Township for the last five years in the maintenance department of [...]
Charles D. Stickler
Charles D. Stickler, 78, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Community Health Partners Hospital and Surgical Center West, Lorain. He was born June 14, 1929, in Johnstown, Pa., coming to Lorain in the early 1940s. Following graduation from Lorain High School in 1949, Charles served in the Army with the 3rd Armored Division [...]
Betsy Rae Green
Betsy Rae Green, 39, of Amherst, died at University Hospital in Cleveland, following a battle with ovarian cancer. She was born July 3, 1968, in Lorain and had been a lifelong resident of the Amherst/Lorain area. Betsy was a 1987 graduate of Admiral King High School in Lorain. She was a Navy veteran. She was [...]
State warned Gas USA owners of violations
ELYRIA — A year ago, state inspectors told the owners of Gas USA to correct the violations they found with the station’s leak detection system. Whether they corrected them isn’t known — the owner isn’t talking, and the state has no record of ever getting a response that the repairs were made. But now that [...]