Archive for November 8th, 2008
Off night not so awful after all: Cavaliers struggle against Pacers, but still find a way to win
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers didn’t play their game, but they still found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-107 Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Despite coming out with no energy, giving up a season-high point total and getting outrebounded by 14 — it was the first time Cleveland lost the battle of the [...]
Harrell still getting his kicks: Avon star running back making the most of his decision to give up soccer for football
It’s hard to believe, but the success the Avon football program is enjoying may have come down to a decision made by a 12-year-old. It was a decision that turned goals into goal lines, crossbars into uprights and yellow cards into yellow flags. “I started playing soccer when I was just 4 years old,” Eagles [...]
Avon vs. Tiffin Columbian scouting report: Need for speed may prove crucial
Tiffin Columbian coach Steve Gilbert has been breaking down game film for the past 16 years at the Seneca County school, and has been preparing for playoff games seven of the last nine seasons. But even he didn’t need long to figure out the kind of team Avon was, probably because he saw that type [...]
Romeo on Browns’ defense .. wherefore art thou?
BEREA — Several hours of sleep did nothing to make Browns coach Romeo Crennel feel any better about the way his defense played down the stretch in a 34-30 loss to Denver on Thursday night. For the second game in a row — and the second time in five days — Cleveland blew a double-digit [...]
College football: Northwestern quarterbacks keeping Ohio State guessing
One quarterback is a veteran with a steady arm. The other is less experienced, and his scrambling ability gives the offense a different look. Ohio State’s Todd Boeckman and Terrelle Pryor? Yes, them too. The No. 12 Buckeyes settled on Pryor weeks ago. But now the defense faces a quarterback question, with Northwestern not saying [...]
College football: Ohio State, Baldwin-Wallace, Oberlin capsules
TODAY’S GAMES No. 12 Ohio State at Northwestern TIME: Noon WHERE: Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. TV/RADIO: ESPN2; WEOL-930 AM; WKNR-850 AM RECORDS: Ohio State (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) lost to Penn State 13-6 in Columbus on Oct. 25. Northwestern (7-2, 3-2) defeated Minnesota 24-17 on the road last Saturday. COACHES: Jim Tressel is 80-18 in [...]
High school volleyball: Olmsted Falls vs. Cincinnati Ursuline Academy
TODAY’S GAME WHAT: Division I state final WHO: No. 2 Olmsted Falls (28-0) vs. No. 1 Cincinnati Ursuline (28-0) TIME: 1 p.m. WHERE: Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State University, Fairborn TICKETS: $9 at gate TV: SportsTime Ohio DIRECTIONS: Follow Interstate 71 south to I-70 west. Exit onto I-675 south. Exit North Fairfield Road. Turn [...]
High school soccer: St. Ignatius’ 19th shutout of season pays off in third state championship
COLUMBUS — St. Ignatius senior Denio Leone’s first-half goal through a cluster of defenders stood up as the game-winner to give the Wildcats a 1-0 win over Beavercreek on Friday night in the Division I boys soccer championship game in Columbus Crew Stadium. In winning its third state championship, top-ranked St. Ignatius (19-1-3) went 18-0-3 [...]
Officials: Route 57 project won’t be done before snow flies
However, all four lanes of the road are expected to be open later this month
Elyria to spend federal funds to demolish run-down homes
ELYRIA — More vacant and abandoned homes could come down or become property of the city through the administration’s plan for the $2.4 million it will receive from the federal government. City Council will see two budget drafts Monday that show how the city’s Community Development Department suggests the money be spent. Both call for [...]
Lorain charity’s cupboards nearly bare; its clients suffer
LORAIN — Some nights, all Terry Morries has to eat is sauceless spaghetti or a can of beans. “Until things get better, this is how it is,” the 42-year-old Lorain man said Friday, just a few hours after the Labor Department announced the national unemployment rate is at a 14-year high. Morries is disabled and [...]
Financial bleeding worsens for Ford, GM
DETROIT — The American auto industry is running on fumes. General Motors, the nation’s largest automaker, warned Friday that it may run out of money by the end of the year after piling up billions in third-quarter losses and burning through cash at an alarming rate. Ford sustained heavy losses, too. The situation is so [...]
CORRECTION: Nov. 8, 2008
The name of the principal of Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst was incorrect in a story Friday. The principal is Michael Gillam.
Ohio Edison offers help with winter energy bills
AKRON — With cold weather approaching, Ohio Edison wants customers to know numerous payment programs are available during the winter heating season. “The cold weather, combined with the tough economic times, might mean some of our customers will have difficulty paying their electric bills,” said Richard Grigg, executive vice president of Ohio Edison’s parent company, [...]
ROUNDUP: Nov. 8, 2008
Siblings say man approached them ELYRIA — A 9-year-old girl was scared Wednesday when a strange man approached her at Wal-Mart on Chestnut Commons Drive while she stood guard outside over her older brother’s bicycle, an Elyria police report said. “Did you walk here? Is your parent with you?” the man allegedly asked the girl [...]
BLOTTER: Nov. 8, 2008
Lorain police Wednesday, Nov. 5 3:50 p.m. – 200 block W. Erie Ave., Kassiem K. Howard, 21, Lorain, charged with obstructing official business. Thursday, Nov. 6 9:18 a.m. – 3000 block Leavitt Road, attempted breaking and entering. 9:22 a.m. – 4500 block Camden Ave., 60-inch flat-screen television stolen. 12 p.m. – 2600 block Garfield Blvd., [...]
Strickland says economy is Bush`s fault
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland, who must put together a new state budget early next year, warned Friday that Ohio faces tough economic times that won’t be easily overcome. Strickland, a Democrat expected to run again in 2010, says the state would likely have experienced moderate but steady growth had the nation not been hit [...]
Another vigil planned after Casa Fiesta raid
OBERLIN — Oberlin College students and others who object to the arrests of illegal immigrants at Casa Fiesta restaurant plan to hold a candlelight vigil at 6:30 tonight on the southeast corner of Tappan Square, an organizer said. There will be several speakers, and the group will distribute fliers, said Mark Fahringer, chairman of the [...]
Republic steel plant to shut down in December; when it`ll run again unknown
LORAIN — Republic Engineered Products will shut down its Lorain blast furnace in the first two weeks of December, a move that will lead to 300 to 400 steelworkers being laid off. REP spokesman Ken Braun said he doesn’t know when the furnace will be restarted. It will depend, he said, on when business picks [...]
Panel urges reform in Cuyahoga County
CLEVELAND — A reform panel on Friday recommended that Ohio’s most populous county be run more efficiently with more authority placed in the hands of one of three commissioners. Gov. Ted Strickland and legislative leaders had urged changes in Cuyahoga County’s government. The Commission on Cuyahoga County Government Reform was appointed this summer to conduct [...]
Kindergartner brings dummy grenade to show and tell
AKRON — Officials say they evacuated an elementary school when a kindergartner brought what looked like a hand grenade for show and tell. Principal Karen Gegick at Seiberling Elementary says children have to guess what classmates have brought, and the boy gave a clue Friday morning that his item was something that blows things up. [...]
Former church youth worker convicted of sex with minor
OBERLIN — An Amherst man pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in Oberlin Municipal Court. Albert Battistelli IV, 19, could get time in the county jail when he is sentenced Jan. 8. According to Amherst police, Battistelli had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old boy in August [...]
Woman gets 3 days in jail for striking cyclist
AVON LAKE — An Avon woman received three days in the county jail at her sentencing hearing Thursday in Avon Lake Municipal Court for a September car accident in which she struck a bicyclist. Barbara Gregus, who pleaded no contest to a DUI charge last month, also will lose her driver’s license for six months [...]
Lorain cop wants protection order
ELYRIA — A Lorain police officer who was named in a Lorain woman’s civil stalking protection order last week now wants the same protection. Officer Tabitha Angello has filed a request for her own protection order against Natalie Zapolski. Zapolski obtained a protection order last week after she said Angello had been harassing her via [...]
Lorain Youth Baseball looks to create a walk of fame to raise cash for its ballfields
LORAIN — Over the years, countless children have taken the field at Campana Park. They’ve rounded first, caught their first ball and maybe even hit their first home run. A big part of how they are able to do that is the many volunteers who make sure each Lorain Youth Baseball season runs smoothly. With [...]