Archive for October 26th, 2008
Phillies stay up late to squeak out 5-4 win over Rays, take 2-1 World Series lead
PHILADELPHIA — This was midnight madness, and then some, at the World Series. “Freak things kind of happened there,” Eric Bruntlett said after scoring the winning run for the Philadelphia Phillies at 1:47 a.m. Carlos Ruiz finished off a wacky ninth inning with an infield single with the bases loaded, and the Phillies outlasted the [...]
Big letdown … again: Offense stumbles, Pryor fumbles as Ohio State falls short against Penn State
COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s big-game blues have seeped into the Big Ten. A winner in pretty much every pivotal conference matchup since Jim Tressel took over as head coach, the Buckeyes were a loser Saturday night in the most unlikely of places. No. 3 Penn State 13, No. 10 Ohio State 6 — at Ohio [...]
Offensive woes at heart of Ohio State’s latest loss
COLUMBUS — Perhaps the offensive explosion at Michigan State last week was the aberration. For the third time this year — and the second time in a row at The Horseshoe — Ohio State’s offense failed to produce a touchdown in losing to No. 3-ranked Penn State, 13-6, Saturday in front of 105,711 mostly red-clad [...]
Crennel wants Browns to keep focus on field: But can team really leave distractions behind and just play ball?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coach Romeo Crennel spent the week in the eye of the storm. Arguably his best player, tight end Kellen Winslow, was suspended for today’s game against the Jaguars. His boss, general manager Phil Savage, uncorked an emotional rant on the radio but left Crennel to answer the many sensitive questions involving the [...]
Boys soccer: Amherst tops Avon Lake, wins first district title
AMHERST — Amherst withstood a wild and woolly ending Saturday and came away with a 3-2 win over Southwestern Conference foe Avon Lake in a Division I boys district soccer final. With their first-ever district championship, the Comets (10-7-2) advance to a regional semifinal against North Royalton on Tuesday at Bay High at 7 p.m. [...]
Elyria Catholic’s Coolidge heads to state as regional cross country champ; Panthers, Bay also make state as teams
TIFFIN — One more step for Marty Coolidge. The Elyria Catholic junior added a Division II regional championship to the district title he won a week ago, easily outdistancing the field Saturday at Hedges-Boyer Park, and helped EC win a trip to next week’s boys state meet. The Panthers finished third with 132 points. Defiance [...]
Elyria faces deep cuts if tax fails
ELYRIA — The police chief says he’ll lose a fourth of his department. The acting fire chief figures his department will end up staffing only one of its four stations. Those will be the realities, they say, if voters defeat the city’s effort on the November ballot to renew a longstanding income tax. The same [...]
Navy veteran gets emotional ride on carrier he served on in the late `50s
ELYRIA — Donald Rothgery remembers his time aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid like it was yesterday. When he closes his eyes at night, he still dreams about the ship. That’s why he couldn’t believe his luck when he was chosen to be one of 250 former crew members to be on the ship as [...]
Poll: All tied up in Ohio
John McCain and Barack Obama remain locked in a tight race for Ohio with little more than a week to go in their presidential campaigns, according to a poll released Saturday. The pair of presidential hopefuls is about even in Ohio, a poll commissioned by the state’s eight largest daily newspapers found. Barack Obama posts [...]
‘Dreamgirls` star`s mother, brother killed
CHICAGO — It was the cradle of Jennifer Hudson’s greatest triumphs. It’s now the scene of her darkest hour. The Oscar-winning actress and singer has often credited her rise to fame to her upbringing in the impoverished neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side where she went to grade school and sang in church. At that church, [...]
Dan Coughlin: When it comes to bats, ash is still the best
As kids we swung bats with nails in them and tossed balls wrapped in black electrician’s tape. We patched our equipment as best we could. Now, check out the World Series. Actually, you undoubtedly have noticed this and commented about it at any professional baseball game, anywhere, any time. Pieces of shattered bats clutter the [...]
Even-more-updated trick-or-treat schedule
Area communities will be hosting Halloween events and trick or treat on various days this year as Halloween falls on a Friday. The general rule of thumb for most communities is for homeowners to turn on the front porch light to participate. AMHERST Amherst’s annual Halloween parade will immediately follow a costume-judging contest 4 p.m. [...]
Economy delays Cleveland school rebuilding
CLEVELAND — The city schools’ extensive rebuilding plan may face further delays as the district has trouble borrowing money to start construction. District officials canceled a plan to borrow $70 million by selling bonds after advisers warned of high interest rates or the possibility some investors might not bid. The Ohio School Facilities Commission, which [...]
Elyria notebook: Oct. 26, 2008
Attend kids’ theater meeting The Lorain County Children’s Pioneer Theater will hold a general meeting open to the public at 3 p.m. today at West River Branch Library in Elyria. LCCPT is a theater enrichment program for school-aged children in Lorain County. The meeting will give parents an opportunity to see what it is about. For [...]
A royal role model: Admiral King’s turnaround shows rival Saints what’s possible
LORAIN — When second-year Southview coach Todd Auvil insists his team is on its way to sustained improvement, he points to times like Saturday afternoon at George Daniel Stadium, when the Saints clawed their way back into what looked to be a laugher. They’re not they’re yet, though, and while it might be tough to [...]
Nona K. Quick
Nona K. Quik (nee Moore), 94, of North Olmsted died Friday, October 24, 2008 at St. John Westshore Hospital in Westlake following a brief illness. She was born October 10, 1914 in Mount Vernon, Missouri and lived in Daytona Beach, Florida for 33 years until moving to North Olmsted recently. Nona was a member of [...]
Mary S. Shipula
Mary S. Shipula (nee Miller), 97, of Elyria died Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Wesleyan Village following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home, Elyria. 322-4626
Margaret Metz
Margaret Metz, 96, of Elyria died Saturday, October 25, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home, Elyria. 322-4626
Lottie T. Musial
Lottie T. Musial (nee Kufel), 91, of North Ridgeville, died Friday October 24, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Lottie was born December 16, 1916 in Lorain. She was the former owner of Musial’s Greenhouse in North Ridgeville. She is survived by son, Walter (Ruth) of North Ridgeville; grandchildren, Julie Musial [...]
Lee E. Jacobs
Lee E. Jacobs, 68, of Amherst, died Friday, October 24, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain, following a six month illness. He was born July 8, 1940 in Warren to the late Frank and Nancy Longstreth Jacobs. Lee was raised in Warren and Cleveland and was a 1959 graduate of John [...]
Kellan O`Dell Barnie
Kellan O’Dell Barnie, 21, of Elyria died Friday October 24, 2008 at University Hospital in Cleveland after a sudden illness. He was born March 12, 1987 in Elyria and was a 2005 graduate of Elyria High School and also attended Lorain County Community College. He had been employed for the past five years at EMH [...]
Jordan Elisabeth Gonzalez
Jordan Elisabeth Gonzalez, 21, of Lorain, died unexpectedly Friday at Fairview Hospital, Cleveland. She was born Nov. 16, 1986 in Elyria, and has lived in Lorain all her life. She graduated from Southview High School in 2005, and was studying Art at Lorain County Community College in Elyria. She was a talented singer and songwriter [...]
Jane Birkbeck Hess
Jane Birkbeck Hess, 73, of Scottsdale, Arizona passed away Tuesday September 30, 2008. Jane was born on June 10, 1935 to Dr. Stanley J. and Mari H. Birkbeck in Elyria. Jane graduated from Elyria Catholic High School in 1953 and then attended Barry College in Florida. It was there that she became acquainted with Ray [...]
Fred Rubin Sims
Fred Rubin Sims, 86, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 18, 1922 in Hammond, Louisiana and was a resident of Lorain since July, 1944. He was a member of Church of God MPGT in Lorain, where he served [...]
Frances M. Smith
Frances M. Smith, 83, of Grafton passed away Thursday October 23, 2008 in the New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain after a short illness. She was born July 25, 1925 in Elyria and had lived her entire life in Lorain County. She was a 1943 graduate of Elyria High School. She was a member [...]