Archive for October 12th, 2008
ALCS: Sacrifice fly in 11th gives Rays win, evens series with Red Sox at a game apiece
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton’s sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Rays outlasted the Boston Red Sox 9-8 early Sunday, evening the AL Championship Series at one game [...]
A win off the ol’ block: Ohio State struggles on offense, depends on special teams, defense to get past Purdue
COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s offense won the Buckeyes a game last weekend with a late touchdown drive to beat Wisconsin on the road. Saturday, the defense returned the favor. With its playmakers sputtering to take advantage of opportunities all day, OSU’s defense was left to hold serve, which it did in a nondescript 16-3 victory [...]
Giants’ Hixon is Frye’s guy: Former Browns quarterback recognized receiver’s talent while teammates at Akron
BEREA — Charlie Frye decided it was time to speak up. Giants receiver Domenik Hixon had thrust himself into the NFL consciousness with 102 yards and his first career receiving touchdown in a 44-6 win over Frye’s Seahawks last Sunday, and the ex-Browns quarterback was being asked to comment on his former Akron Zips teammate [...]
Dan Coughlin: What’s in a name? If only we could ask the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
Sportswriter Jim Lefebvre became obsessed with the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame after he asked a clerk in the Notre Dame bookstore for a book about them and the clerk could find only a picture. “You don’t have any information on them?” he asked. The clerk searched around and came up with a second picture. [...]
Boys soccer: Zambo scores three goals to lead Elyria Catholic past Elyria
ELYRIA — No need to stop the presses or interrupt the program. Pointless to start texting people around the country. It’s not exactly news when Elyria Catholic’s boys put a whippin’ on the Elyria High soccer team. It happened again Saturday at Knights of Columbus Field. In their annual battle for the Elyria Cup, the [...]
Thelma H. Cochran
Thelma H. Cochran (nee Hagen), 87, of Amherst and formerly of Lorain, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain, following a brief illness. Thelma was born in Brittan, South Dakota, December 3, 1920. In 1956 she moved from South Dakota to Lorain. While residing in Lorain she was employed as [...]
Girls soccer: Elyria Catholic comes on strong late to down Elyria, wins Elyria Cup
John Taylor The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — For the first thirty minutes of the first half, the Elyria Pioneers seemed poised to pull off a semi-seismic upset and rip the Elyria Cup from their crosstown rivals. Their opponents on the far sidelines had other ideas, however, and, in the last 50 minutes, found themselves. Powered by [...]
Steve Stanchak, Sr.
Owner of Reliable Auto Body Steve Stanchak, Sr., 76, of Elyria, died on Friday, October 10, 2008, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon. He was born on August 5, 1932 in Nowica, Poland, moving to this area 61 years ago. He started his business, Reliable Auto Body, in 1954. He was the owner for 56 [...]
Kellie Knapp
Kellie Knapp (nee Griggs), 34, of Elyria, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at her home, following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home, Elyria, 322-4626.
Hieronymus Robert Bueck
Hieronymus Robert Bueck, 41, of Avon Lake, passed away suddenly due to an accident in Avon, Friday, October 10, 2008. Robert was born January 18, 1967 in Dothan, Alabama and moved to Avon Lake from Olmsted Falls 13 years ago. He was employed as the computer network administrator for the Avon School system for the [...]
Dezso Greszler
Dezso Greszler, 91, of Henrietta Township was reunited with his wife, Steffie, on the 11th anniversary of her death, October 8, 2008. He was born August 16, 1917 in Henrietta Township, where he was a 1936 graduate of Henrietta High School. He received an associate degree in business administration from Oxford Institute, Chicago , Illinois [...]
Annie Mae Berry
Annie Mae Berry (nee Frazier), 95, of Elyria, passed away Friday, October 10, 2008 at the North Ridge Health Center, N. Ridgeville, following a short illness. She was born in Murat, Virginia and was a resident of Elyria for the past 55 years. She worked as a nurses aide at United Methodist Village, Elyria and [...]
Andrew Christian Gaines
Andrew Christian Gaines, infant son of Andre L. and Marcie L. Gaines, was stillborn on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital in Lorain. Beside his parents, he is survived by his siblings, Amaya M. Mooney, Andre J. Mooney, Jacob L. Gaines and Julian A. Gaines; maternal grandparents, Robert and Dolores D.M. Smith [...]
Alfred “Al” D. Mitchell
Alfred "Al" D. Mitchell, 73, who resided most of his life in Amherst, died unexpectedly Friday, October 10, 2008 at Amherst Hospital. Al was born in North Ridgeville, September 30, 1935. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960, mainly at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. On August 5, 1961 he wed Kathleen A. [...]
District tennis: Avon Lake’s Chiricosta, Elyria Catholic doubles team finish third
OBERLIN — For the second straight season, Avon Lake junior Nikki Chiricosta suffered a loss in the Division I district semfinals, but the defeat Saturday morning didn’t seem to have the same sting as last season’s did. “I felt I really played well in that match,” said Chiricosta, who lost 6-0, 6-2 to Willoughby South [...]
Cross country roundup: Avon Lake boys, girls runners-up to Brecksville in SWC; Elyria Catholic sweeps North Coast titles
ELYRIA — Avon Lake couldn’t fault the effort. State-ranked Brecksville simply was in a league all its own at Saturday’s 43rd annual boys and 32nd annual girls Southwestern Conference cross country meet at Lorain County Community College. Brecksville put its top five among the top 10 finishers as it ran away with the boys title. [...]
Analysts: GM would need cash to acquire Chrysler
DETROIT — For General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC and all of its warts, GM would have to get desperately needed cash as part of the deal. Lots of it, according to industry analysts. With both automakers struggling to survive amid slumping sales, a slowing global economy and an unprecedented credit crunch, it’s unclear [...]
North Korea off terror blacklist after nuke inspection deal
WASHINGTON — After North Korea relented on nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. on Saturday erased from a terrorism blacklist the communist country President Bush once branded part of an "axis of evil." The U.S. step, assailed by some conservatives who say it is sketchy and rewards North Korea’s bad behavior, is aimed at salvaging a [...]
Elyria students schooled in fine art of tying a tie
ELYRIA — In a sea of blue jeans, sweatshirts and T-shirts, 16 boys at Northwood Junior High School stood out for all the right reasons last week. As they walked down the hallway, the boys held their heads a little higher, walked a little straighter and projected an air of newfound confidence, as if it [...]
Fund set up for kids of crash victim
AVON — Robert Bueck took extraordinary measures to make sure he was driving safely. “He did everything right. But he still died,” said his friend, Brian Lamb. “It’s not right.” Bueck, 41, of Avon Lake, was killed Friday afternoon when a Hyundai Sonata struck his Buddy 125 scooter on Stoney Ridge Road, according to Avon [...]
Biker hit by truck in Henrietta Twp.
HENRIETTA TWP. — Two cyclists riding from Cleveland to Wakeman on Saturday night had just crested a hill when one of them was hit by a pickup truck. Erin L. Spear, 30, of Cleveland, was riding a mountain bike on the side of state Route 113 within shouting distance of the Erie County line when [...]
Homeless woman, fiance robbed
LORAIN — A homeless woman and her fiance were attacked and robbed late Friday, leaving the woman bleeding from the mouth and having seizures, a Lorain police report said. Police said they found the woman about 8:45 p.m. lying unconscious on the side of East 29th Street. Her fiance, who was not wearing pants, ran [...]
Worker robbed at Lorain rental house
LORAIN — A worker was robbed early Thursday at a rental property on West 17th Street, according to a Lorain police report. The 51-year-old man, who was cleaning and painting, walked into the home about 8 a.m., and a man in a black hooded sweatshirt walked in behind him, the report said. The victim told [...]
Blotter: Oct. 12, 2008
Elyria police Thursday, Oct. 9 11:06 a.m. – 300 block Washington Ave., a woman said her outbound absentee ballot was stolen from her mailbox. 1 p.m. – 600 block Denison Ave., a man said someone kicked his 5-year-old child. 1:14 p.m. – Dollar store, Midway Mall, a manager said a woman threatened to kill one [...]
Off the beat: Oct. 12, 2008
Toronto newspaper interviews voters at Midway Mall When you’re a journalist and you’re looking to find real a Joe Schmoe to fill out your story, where do you go? Well, if you’re from the Toronto Star and you’re pegged with an assignment to find out how Ohio voters feel about the woes of the economy [...]