Archive for August 18th, 2008
Fraser matches Bolt’s 100 gold to give Jamaica sweep
BEIJING — A few fun-loving fresh faces have suddenly turned Jamaica into the “World’s Fastest Nation.” And that supposed U.S. track and field juggernaut? Well, things aren’t quite going to plan. Right fist thrust overhead as she crossed the finish line all alone, silver braces shining in the Bird’s Nest lights as she hopped in [...]
Indians earn rare series win over Angels with Sunday’s 4-3 victory
CLEVELAND — The Indians won a game and threw Cliff Lee a bone in the process Sunday at Progressive Field. Turning back the Angels 4-3, Cleveland won the rubber match of a three-game series against baseball’s best team, while preventing one of Lee’s Cy Young competitors — Los Angeles starter Joe Saunders — from padding [...]
Tribe notes: Lee would enjoy magical year if team wasn’t playing so poorly
CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee is having a magical season, which he could enjoy more if the Indians weren’t having such a sorry one. “Obviously I’d be more happy and everybody would be having more fun if we were in first place, but that’s not the case,” said Lee, who is just the sixth pitcher in [...]
Browns face N.Y. Giants tonight in prime-time preseason showdown
Receiver Braylon Edwards will be watching from his couch with his foot up. Defensive lineman Shaun Rogers could get the night off if his achy joints don’t cooperate. The rest of the starters will be wearing baseball caps on the sideline midway through the second quarter. The Browns will play their second game of the [...]
High school football 2008: Admiral King looking for seniors to lead the way
LORAIN — Step by step, year by year, Admiral King’s football fortunes have been on the rise. Coach Mark Campo’s first year finished without a victory in 2004 but the Admirals improved to three wins in ’05, five in ’06 and six last year. The fruits of Campo’s labor may really pay dividends this year. [...]
Westlake’s St. Marie wins inaugural Vermilion triathlon sprint title
VERMILION — The Vermilion Harbor Triathlon and Duathlon kicked off in style Sunday as a field of more than 500 athletes competed in the inaugural event, which started and finshed at Linwood Park. Copley’s Ryan Bates, 28, and Shaker Heights’ Lauren Goldstein-Kral, 19, won Olympic division triathlon titles. Westlake High sophomore Jack St. Marie, 16, [...]
Elyria’s Connolly clinches NHRA playoff spot
Elyria native Dave Connolly clinched a spot in the NHRA Countdown to 1 playoffs with a second-place finish in Pro Stock at the Toyo Tires Nationals in Mohnton, Pa. Connolly and Cagnazzi teammate Jeg Coughlin met in the final round, and Coughlin drove his Chevy Cobalt to a 6.650 at 206.39 to claim an easy [...]
Amber Gerken, 16, wins first Lorain County Speedway feature race
SOUTH AMHERST — Saturday night at Lorain County Speedway was a special night for 16-year-old Amber Gerken as she won her first feature race in the E-Mod division. Gerken, the daughter of LCS regular Tate Gerken, just got her temporary driver’s license a few months ago. Amber Gerken started on the pole and led all 30 laps, topping [...]
Soccer academy`s international competition closes
LORAIN — After eight days of kicks, the inaugural World Youth Tournament in Lorain reached its final goal. Whether considering the influx of international visitors or the added end-of-summer attraction for locals, many fans agreed that Brad Friedel’s Premier Soccer Academies hosted a tournament worthy of its “world” title. “The players for their age are [...]
Donors unite in benefit for attack victim
GRAFTON — A group of volunteers may not know Shawn Stevens, but that didn’t stop them from wanting to help. More than 300 people went to the home of Sharon and Gary Wells on Sunday in Grafton to donate money to Stevens, who was partially paralyzed after being attacked in the Carlisle Reservation in May. [...]
Background checks on teachers behind schedule for state
COLUMBUS — Hundreds of longtime educators will return to their classrooms in the next few weeks before the state has performed required background checks on them. The Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday that the state isn’t requiring fingerprints to be submitted until Sept. 5. A backlog in federal background checks means it could be much longer [...]
Multiple crews respond to roof fire
ELYRIA — A fire on the rooftop of the Elyria Foundry brought out dozens of firefighters before burning itself out Sunday. Elyria fire responded just after noon to the foundry on Filbert Street for a report of a structure fire and found a moderately smoking dust collector on the roof of the building. Upon learning [...]
Coroner: Man dies in jail from natural causes
ELYRIA — A 58-year-old Elyria man died of natural causes Sunday while in the city jail. Moses Raglin, of Elyria, was found dead just after midnight after he failed to secure his door at lockdown, according to a police report. Raglin was last seen alive when a control officer saw him sitting upright on his [...]
Avon/Avon Lake notebook: Aug. 18, 2008
Group seeks pipers, drummers Irish Heritage Pipe Band is recruiting beginner and intermediate pipers and drummers for fall instruction and practice sessions. An open house is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at Irish Heritage Center, 726 Avon Belden Road, Avon Lake. For information and attendance confirmation, call Greg Donnelly at (440) 933-7236 or Lou Cover at (440) [...]
Shirley L. Szakal
Shirley L. Szakal (nee Bates), 64, of Elyria, died Saturday, August 16, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a brief illness, surrounded by her entire family. She was born June 10, 1944 in Lorain and was an Elyria resident for most of her life. She and Joe Szakal lovingly raised their four children. Shirley [...]
Chorus raises cash to send students to camp
AVON — With a little help from their friends, Avon’s Golden Crescent Chorus raised more than $6,000 to send 29 students to an a cappella camp last week. The chorus participates in a national outreach program called Youth in Harmony, which has a camp component called Harmony Explosion Camp. The camps are staged around the [...]
Avon/Avon Lake blotter: Aug. 18, 2008
Avon Lake police Tuesday, Aug. 12 7:08 p.m. — 600 block Bridgeside Drive, a man said his ex-girlfriend is stalking him. Wednesday, Aug. 13 8:37 p.m. — 300 block Lear Road, $200 and checkbook stolen. Thursday, Aug. 14 6:43 p.m. — 31800 Millside Lane, a woman said she was assaulted by her boyfriend. 11:52 p.m. [...]
Seth David Maiden
Seth David Maiden, 40, of Sheffield Lake, died unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday, August 16, 2008. He was born September 9, 1967 in Amherst and was raised in Ashley, Ohio. Seth was a 1986 graduate of Buckeye Valley High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He was a 1990 [...]
Judge wins ruling over Ten Commandments display
MANSFIELD — An Ohio judge who has fought since 2001 to hang the Ten Commandments in his courtroom did not violate a court order when he recently displayed a poster that included shorthand versions of the commandments, a federal judge has ruled. A judge in 2002 ordered Richland County Common Pleas Judge James DeWeese not [...]
Rural Ohio`s economic doldrums may help Obama
BELLEVILLE, Pa. — The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades. But tough economic times in Mifflin County and in rural areas all around the country have created possible openings for Democrat Barack Obama. President Bush won nearly 70 percent [...]
Florence A. Murphy Menzing
Florence A. Murphy Menzing (nee Wunderle), 85, of Avon, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2008 at St. John and West Shore Hospital, Westlake. She was born July 11, 1923 in Cleveland, the daughter of the late Aloysius and Lucille Wunderle (nee Gable). Florence retired from T.R.W. in Lorain. She was a lifetime member of the [...]
Hurt firefighter`s family sets up blog
CLEVELAND — A Lorain firefighter is still in critical condition at MetroHealth Medical Center but had a stable night Saturday after several intensive surgeries, according to a blog launched by his family and friends. John Volak was seriously injured Thursday when, while off-duty, he slid his motorcycle on its side on the Henderson Bridge to [...]
Officials can`t explain why Cuyahoga County vastly overpaid for land
CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga County officials are at a loss to explain why the county spent $2.75 million to buy land for a juvenile detention center when it could have bought the same land at a public auction for a small fraction of that price just seven months before, a newspaper reported Sunday. County commissioners celebrated [...]