Archive for May 23rd, 2009
Cavaliers still have a shot: LeBron James hits miracle 3-pointer at buzzer to even series with Magic at 1-1
CLEVELAND – It took 20 years, but the Cavaliers now have a happy version of “The Shot.” With one second left and his team down two, LeBron James took an inbounds pass from Mo Williams, rose up and hit a 3-pointer from the top of the circle to give the Cavaliers a thrilling 96-95 victory [...]
Shaun Bennett: Cavaliers’ key to success against the Magic is to get aggressive and stay aggressive
If there`s anything Cleveland should take from Friday night`s 96-95 win over the Orlando Magic, it`s that the Cavaliers are at their best when they show aggression on both ends of the floor. LeBron James provided his normal dozen or so highlight-reel drives, Sasha Pavlovic made Orlando`s interior defense look silly several times and even [...]
Indians lose a pair of pitchers, not to mention the game to the Reds
CINCINNATI – The first time Adam Rosales got a chance to break open the game, he fouled out. That`s how it`s been going lately for the lanky rookie, who has struggled to get a hit. Given another chance to drive in a run in the eighth inning, he broke the tie and his 0-for-14 slump. [...]
Division III District Softball: Wellington finds a way, edges Columbia 1-0 for second year in a row
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – A year ago to the day, the same team won the same district softball tournament on the same diamond by the identical score. This time, it took a bizarre and dramatic turn of events to make Wellington (21-5) a 1-0 victor over Columbia in a Division III championship game. On May 22, [...]
Lou Rotunda Award: Hard work no problem for Elyria Catholic’s Zach Poling
ELYRIA – Zach Poling never really had a choice. Not if he wanted to stay a Poling in good standing, that is. Around the Poling household, you see, achieving isn`t just celebrated, it`s expected. “It definitely comes from my parents,” Poling, an Elyria Catholic senior, said of the work ethic that inspired his rather impressive [...]
High school softball notes: County three-peat is back as Elyria, Keystone and Wellington all make regionals
For the second straight year, and third in the last five, Elyria, Keystone and Wellington are Sweet 16 softball teams. On Thursday, they will play regional semifinals in Divisions I, II and III, respectively, two wins away from the Final Four in Akron`s Firestone Stadium on June 4-6. Wouldn`t you love to see them all [...]
Cavs notes: Van Gundy says refs doing their job by not calling more fouls on big men
CLEVELAND – There`s a reason Cavaliers small forward LeBron James attempted 115 free throws in his first nine playoff games, while Orlando center Dwight Howard took just 105 in his first 13. At least there is according to Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, who said NBA officials have followed the rule book and called things [...]
Pavlovic gets confidence boost from LeBron, then provides offensive and defensive spark off the bench
CLEVELAND – LeBron James got his wish, and the Cleveland fans got a show during the first half of the Cavaliers` 96-95 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. James called for Cavaliers coach Mike Brown to give reserve swingman Sasha Pavlovic more minutes off the bench after Game 1 of the Eastern Conference [...]
State jobless rate hits double digits
Ohio`s jobless rate in April hit the highest point in 25 years, boosted again by losses of jobs in the auto industry and other manufacturing and construction jobs. Figures released Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services put the rate at 10.2 percent, up from 9.7 percent in March, and an increase [...]
Nationally, 44 states lost jobs
WASHINGTON – Forty-four states lost jobs in April, led by California where employers slashed 63,700 positions, as the recession took a further toll on U.S. workers. Trailing California in over-the-month job losses were: Texas, which saw 39,500 jobs vanish; Michigan, which lost 38,400 jobs; and Ohio, where payrolls fell 25,200, according to a U.S. Labor [...]
Columbia man charged in wife’s death
ELYRIA – The estranged husband of a 34-year-old Columbia Township woman who died under suspicious circumstances March 15 has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide charges in connection with her death. John J. Biszantz, 34, was served with the indictment in Lorain County Jail while serving an earlier jail sentence for violating a [...]
Elyria Schools’ teachers union files complaint over superintendent’s comments
ELYRIA – Superintendent Paul Rigda is facing an unfair labor practice charge filed on behalf of the Elyria Education Association for comments he made following a recent meeting in which teachers voted against proposed changes to their health care plan. The Ohio Education Association filed the charge against Rigda on behalf of the teachers` union. [...]
Former S. Korean president dead in apparent suicide
SEOUL, South Korea – Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural southern home, his lawyer said. He was 62. Roh had been hiking in the village of Bongha this morning when he threw himself off a mountainside rock, [...]
Mother of boy charged in killing
Three-year-old`s body was buried in an Albuquerque playground
CORRECTIONS: May 23, 2009
A story Monday about Elyria Musical Art Society scholarship winners left out a winner, George Keller. Keller is a freshman at Lorain County Community College who aspires to be an opera singer. He`ll use his scholarship money for further study. Changes to the Elyria Schools` health insurance plan came from the health insurance committee, a [...]
City, Lorain Schools work together City, Lorain Schools to start fastpitch, baseball teams for middle-school ballplayers
LORAIN – This spring marked the beginning of a new partnership between the Lorain Schools and the Lorain Parks and Recreation Department. And the partnership is allowing middle-school-aged children of Lorain to reap its athletic benefits. Baseball and fastpitch softball have been a spring tradition at the high school level for many years, but it [...]
Obituaries for May 23, 2009
William H. Bommer Melanie Ann Turchik Rebecca Diaz Harriet L. Shirley James P McGuinn Edith Hannah Emmerich Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Lorain/Sheffield/Sheffield Lake notebook: May 23, 2009
Therapy office raises funds, colllects food Therapy Partners, which provides physical, occupational and speech therapy services to long-term care facilities throughout Northeast Ohio, collected 405 pounds of food and $365 May 12 through a company-wide food drive for Harvest for Hunger. “Giving back to the local community is very important to us as a company, [...]
Annual Vietnam Vets vigil to be held today
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee will hold its annual memorial vigil which begins at 6 p.m. today at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Lorain County on North Lake Street, Amherst. The vigil will last until midnight. Mayor David Taylor of Amherst will have opening remarks, the Rev. Michael Plog of Faith Baptist Church, Amherst, will [...]
State Senate to consider union issue
COLUMBUS – Several Republican state senators are troubled by a provision in the House-approved budget bill that would allow Ohio court workers to form employee unions, a spokeswoman for the GOP-led Senate said Friday. But it`s unclear what action the Senate will take on the issue over the next few days, said Maggie Ostrowski, spokeswoman [...]
Memorial Day events
Amherst All units for the Memorial Day parade Monday will begin lining up at 9 a.m. on Washington Avenue between Cleveland Avenue and the Marion L. Steele High School parking lot. A memorial service by area veterans groups will take place in the Cleveland Avenue Cemetery at 9:55 a.m. The parade begins at 10 a.m. [...]
Pearch and walleye festival May 30
LORAIN – Throughout the years, communities along Lake Erie have laid claim to the fish that swim just off the north shore. Vermilion holds the Festival of the Fish. Port Clinton has the Walleye Festival. Lake County hosts the Perch Festival. Mike Challender, executive director of the Lorain Growth Corp., said the best fishing along [...]