Archive for October 21st, 2008
Browns suspend Winslow for a week
BEREA – Tight end Kellen Winslow was suspended one game by the Browns for conduct detrimental to the team, general manager Phil Savage announced this evening in a statement. Winslow will forfeit a game check, which is worth $235,294, or a 17th of his $4 million salary. Winslow won’t attend meetings or practice this [...]
More controversy: Crennel confirms Winslow had staph infection, but isn’t happy tight end spoke his mind to media
BEREA — Coach Romeo Crennel was disappointed Kellen Winslow took his frustration with general manager Phil Savage to the media and was considering discipline for creating a distraction. But Crennel, who verified that Winslow had a staph infection, also supported Winslow and his future with the team. “I’m just saying that if he has an [...]
Browns notes: Plenty of reasons for Anderson’s struuggles, according to Crennel
BEREA — Coach Romeo Crennel tried to explain Derek Anderson’s fall from grace Monday. A week earlier, on “Monday Night Football,” Anderson threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns and looked like a Pro Bowler. Six days later, he went 14-for-37 for 136 yards, a touchdown and a 57.9 rating in a 14-11 loss to [...]
Penn State represents another big test for Ohio State
COLUMBUS — Having proven for at least one game that they’re better than they’ve seemed, the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes now have to impress No. 3 Penn State. “The mindset was, ‘Let’s show how good we are.’ I think we did,” guard Jim Cordle said after Saturday’s 45-7 rout of No. 20 Michigan State, [...]
Cavaliers guard makes promise: No Mo ejections
INDEPENDENCE — Mo Williams says he has a history of run-ins with Andre Miller and thinks the Philadelphia 76ers point guard has a problem with him. Miller says he doesn’t recall any altercations other than Saturday, when he threw the ball at the Cavaliers point guard after being called for an offensive foul midway through [...]
High school volleyball: Brookside loses lead, but hangs on to beat Bay, advance to first district final
LAGRANGE — Brookside came close to getting a taste of its own medicine. The Cardinals, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Keystone on Saturday, nearly fell victim to Bay, the district tournament’s Cinderella team, after winning the first two games Monday in a Division II district volleyball match at Keystone. Brookside (20-4) beat [...]
Girls soccer: Avon blows away Lake Ridge with balance
AVON — Avon’s top-seeded girls soccer team showed its versatility Monday as the Eagles came away with an 8-1 victory over Lake Ridge in a Division II district semifinal. Seven girls scored for Avon, with career goal-scoring leader Megan Repas finding the net only once and getting just one assist. The Eagles (16-3) host Firelands [...]
Girls soccer: Melendez leads Firelands past Buckeye and into Division II district final
Ho Hoffman The Chronicle-Telegram YORK TWP. — Believe it. Rachael Melendez is for real. Led by Melendez’s 59th and 60th goals of the year — plus assist No. 21 thrown in for good measure — Firelands eliminated Buckeye 3-1 in a Rocky River Division II district semifinal girls soccer game Monday at Edwin Steingass Field. [...]
High school volleyball notes: Tragedy had to weigh on Keystone in tournament loss
Jim Horvath was quick to declare he was making no excuses for his Keystone’s team’s coming up short in its bid to beat Brookside for a third time this season, and was equally quick to congratulate the Cardinals for their comeback victory in the Division II sectional championship match Saturday. But Horvath couldn’t help but [...]
Elyria hires 7 firefighters, including first woman
ELYRIA — For more than 100 years, the Elyria Fire Department has been an all-male team. That changed Monday when Mayor Bill Grace read the oath of office to the city’s seven newly hired firefighters — six men and one woman. “Let’s not make a big deal out of this,” said Molly Adkins, 25. “Is [...]
Browns great Hickerson dies at 73
BEREA — Gene Hickerson, the Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame right guard whose blocking helped Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly and Bobby Mitchell make the shrine, died after a long illness. He was 73. Hall of Fame spokesman Joe Horrigan confirmed Hickerson’s death. He said Hickerson’s son, Bob, received a phone call from the care facility [...]
Lorain Council OKs plant site cleanup
LORAIN — City Council gave its approval for a redevelopment team to begin overseeing cleanup work at the former Ford plant in Lorain. The Mannik and Smith Group Inc., based out of Maumee, will guide and advise the city and plant owner Industrial Realty Group through the plant’s brownfield redevelopment — which allows the city [...]
Man killed crossing state Route 58
LORAIN — A 34-year-old man was killed outside his Lorain home early Monday morning by a hit-skip driver. David Wynn was attempting to cross state Route 58 near the 4200 block when he was struck around 1:15 a.m. by a Ford Explorer, according to Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus. Wynn suffered severe multiple blunt force [...]
Avon police bust Dayton man in sting
AVON — Police said a 22-year-old Dayton man drove to Avon on Monday afternoon expecting to have sex with a 15-year-old girl. Instead, Cory R. Jackson, 22, arrived and was put in handcuffs and taken to jail, police said. Jackson was charged with felony counts of importuning, attempted unlawful sexual contact with a minor and [...]
Elyria tables decision on IT department
ELYRIA — A decision on whether the city should create an Information Technology Department, which would automatically give three city employees pay raises, did not come Monday. Instead, City Council voted to send the matter back to the Finance Committee for further discussion. A vote was first tabled at an Oct. 6 meeting, which was [...]
Blotter: Oct. 21, 2008
Lorain police Sunday, Oct. 19 1:13 a.m. – Grove Avenue, Anthony Garcia, 39, 800 block W. 22nd St., Lorain, charged with possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia, speeding, reckless operation of vehicle and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 11:30 a.m. – 1300 block W. Ninth St., theft of fishing gear from home. 5:52 p.m. [...]
Teens volunteer to sleep out in the cold for a night
GRAFTON — It was 3 a.m. Sunday, and the temperature had dipped to the 30s. Lauren Ferritto, 14, and Jordan Kushner, 13, were finally asleep in their cardboard box, huddled under sleeping bags and blankets. All of a sudden, police officers started shaking the box. “They said, ‘You have to move — you’re creating a [...]
Lorain murder case now in judges’ hands
ELYRIA — Manuel Nieves confessed to the murder of Samuel “Freddie” Walls in a rap song heard on a jailhouse phone call, Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Tony Cillo said Monday during closing arguments of Nieves’ murder trial. Cillo said the song described a robbery that turned into a murder, and Nieves also rapped about hoping [...]
Strickland: GOP wants to scare new voters
COLUMBUS — Republicans in this hard-fought swing state are trying to scare newly registered voters by filing subpoenas for their personal information and pressing lawsuits that question their eligibility, Ohio’s Democratic governor said Monday. Gov. Ted Strickland also accused the GOP of trying to distract voters from real issues. “In the last few days the [...]
Scooter rider hit on SR 57
GRAFTON — A 21-year-old woman riding a scooter Monday morning on state Route 57 was thrown off her bike after being struck by a car turning into McDonald’s, police said. Jordana Grodek, 21, of Grafton, was treated at EMH Regional Medical Center and was released a short time later, a hospital spokeswoman said. The driver [...]
Gun rumor leads to lockdown at Avon High
AVON — During ninth period Monday, Avon High School was placed under lockdown due to a report that a student had a weapon. Police responded to the school at 2:47 p.m. and took a boy into custody without incident, according to a press release. The student did not have a gun as rumored, and no [...]
School gets cornucopia of American art
AMHERST — Students at Firelands High School will soon be learning about American artists and their styles — even if they aren’t signed up for an art class. The school recently received 40 large posters of American artwork ranging from Native American pottery to more contemporary art as part of a “Picturing America” grant from [...]
Amherst/Vermilion notebook: Oct. 21, 2008
Historical society meets Wednesday The general membership meeting of the Amherst Historical Society will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Grange-Schoolhouse, 763 Milan Ave., Amherst. The program is “The Player Piano” presented by Bill Cutcher. Refreshments and social time follow the program. The public is invited. For information, call the Society’s office at (440) [...]
Agnes May Davison
Agnes May Davison, 86, of Oberlin, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin. She was born June 19, 1922 in Oberlin. Agnes lived in Oberlin all her life. She worked as a utility clerk for the city of Oberlin for 20 years, retiring in 1986. She was a member of Rust [...]
Ralph E. Lengyel
Ralph E. Lengyel, 56, of Elyria, died unexpectedly Sunday, October 19, 2008. He was born November 19, 1951 in Lorain. Ralph was a 1971 Vermilion High School Graduate. He was a production manager for BASF Chemical Co. He enjoyed watching his daughter play soccer, spending time with his grandson, tinkering mechanically, working on cars. He [...]