Archive for March 10th, 2010
Elyria Catholic girls fall; Avon Lake boys move on
Elyria Catholic’s season is over, but Avon Lake’s is still going strong. The Panthers, making the school’s first appearance in a girls regional basketball game, lost 68-45 to defending state champion and second-ranked Regina on Wednesday in a Division III semifinal at Cuyahoga Falls High School. EC ends the season at 20-5, while Regina improves [...]
LaPorta makes debut, Branyan still not ready
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Only one of the anticipated exhibition debuts came off without a hitch Wednesday at Goodyear Ballpark. Both Russell Branyan and Matt LaPorta were expected to play for the first time this spring in the Indians’ Catcus League game against the Padres – a 10-5 Cleveland victory — but only LaPorta answered the [...]
Game info from Indians’ 10-4 win over Padres at Goodyear Ballpark on Wednesday
Indians (5-0) 10, Padres (1-5) 4 Hits: Center fielder Grady Sizemore had a big game, going 2-for-2 with a grand slam, four RBIs, a walk and two runs. … Right fielder Shin-Soo Choo was 2-for-3 and drove in Cleveland’s first run in the opening inning with a double. … Left fielder Trevor Crowe went [...]
LaPorta makes exhibition debut, Branyan doesn’t
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Only one of the anticipated exhibition debuts came off without a hitch Wednesday at Goodyear Ballpark. Both Russell Branyan and Matt LaPorta were expected to play for the first time this spring in the Indians’ Catcus League game against the Padres, but only LaPorta answered the bell.
‘Frosty’ doing better after icey swim, goes up for adoption Saturday
Frosty, who got her name after she spent Sunday afternoon in the frozen Black River in Lorain, is in good health, according to Lorain County Dog Warden Jack Szlempa, and will go up for adoption Saturday at the county dog pound. Lorain firefighters who rescued her from the cold waters were the first to suggest [...]
Report: Browns shopping Brady Quinn
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday the Browns have offered Brady Quinn in trade talks. The report cites multiple league sources. President Mike Holmgren has said repeatedly he’s leaving his options open at quarterback, and no one in the organization has committed to Quinn as the starter. If Quinn’s availability is a topic around the league, trade [...]
AUDIO: Mailman a hero after finding woman who fell in backyard
SHEFFIELD — Mail carrier David Poszgai is being called a hero after he rescued one of his customers who had fallen in her backyard this morning. Listen to an interview with a neighbor and the mailman: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Poszgai, of Sheffield Lake, was delivering mail on Mulberry Lane, one of [...]
Prosecutors: Judge didn’t have power to acquit Joseph Allen
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge didn’t have the power to acquit Joseph Allen of child molestation charges last year, Assistant County Prosecutor Billie Jo Belcher told a panel of three appeals court judges Tuesday. Burge cleared Allen and Nancy Smith of charges they had molested 4- and 5-year-old children on Smith’s [...]
Lower fuel costs, smaller vehicles saved state of Ohio $6.8M in 2009
COLUMBUS — Ohio officials say a drop in fuel prices drove a $6.8 million drop in state vehicle costs last year. The Ohio Department of Administrative Services says state employees also helped out the bottom line by using smaller vehicles and covering less miles. The department’s report says a $5.3 million dip in spending on [...]
Three feature-length movies may be filming in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Financially hard-pressed Cleveland is offering $1.2 million in loan guarantees to jump-start a film industry in the city. A Cleveland City Council committee voted Tuesday to approve the backing for three feature-length films to be produced by Nehst Studios. One film is a romantic comedy starring Vivica A. Fox, another is based on [...]
Governor: Death row inmate likely stockpiled pills
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland says a death row inmate who survived an overdose of pills likely saved up medication that had been prescribed for him. The governor acknowledged to reporters on Tuesday that his view of what happened to Lawrence Reynolds Jr. was speculation, but Strickland noted he was speculating from his position [...]
On top at last: EC seniors never lost hope
Elyria Catholic’s three seniors played varsity basketball when they were freshmen. But not very well. The Panthers finished 3-18 that season and who knew what the future held? Actually, they did, and so did present coach Eric Rothgery, who was junior varsity coach at the time. To them, the future looked pretty promising and, indeed, [...]
Wonder where they all went? Mariners now Wahoo West
PEORIA, Ariz. — Take a stroll through the Seattle Mariners spring training clubhouse and it’s tough not to bump into a former member of the Indians organization. Seattle, which lost 6-4 Tuesday to the Indians at Peoria Sports Complex, now employs ex-Cleveland players Cliff Lee, Ryan Garko, Franklin Gutierrez, Milton Bradley, Josh Bard and Mike [...]
Derek Anderson regrets ripping Browns fans
It didn’t take Derek Anderson long to regret ripping Browns fans. He sent a statement early Wednesday morning through a former Browns public relations manager. “I said some things to (the New-Herald’s) Jeff Schudel earlier that I regret,” he wrote. “Those of you who got to know me personally from covering the Browns over the past five years, [...]
Girls D-I regional: Saints keep up until Waite turns up defense
NORWALK — For more than 10 minutes Tuesday night, Southview had a leg up on sixth-ranked Toledo Waite. Then two things happened. The Indians slapped a full-court zone on the Saints and Natasha Howard, their 6-foot-3 post and Florida State recruit, went to work offensively. The combination produced bunches of Southview turnovers and bigger bunches [...]
President Obama returning to Northeast Ohio Monday
Nearly two months after a whirlwind visit to Lorain County, President Barack Obama is returning to Northeast Ohio. No location has been announced for the visit, which will take place Monday and focus on health insurance reform, the White House announced Wednesday in a news release. Further details of the Ohio visit will be announced [...]
Turnovers costly: Southview has 35 errors and only 34 points
NORWALK — The list of disappointing things Scott Plzak saw Tuesday night was long. Plazak’s Southview team had more turnovers (35) than points (34) in its Division I regional clash with sixth-ranked Toledo Waite. The Saints shot less than 30 percent from the field, and nobody but Shanique Ogle did much scoring. The rebounding difference [...]
Elyria’s top brass receives raises
ELYRIA — In a year where city officials will likely ask residents to approve an income tax increase, the city’s top three elected officials are enjoying a bump in their pay — an increase City Council voted to give them in 2007. Effective Jan. 1, Mayor Bill Grace, the second-highest salaried city employee in 2009, [...]
Large fire on Highland Court early Tuesday suspicious
ELYRIA — Early Tuesday, George and Sakeena Rose and their seven children woke to smoke in the air and a pounding on their door at 112 Highland Court. It was 1:21 a.m. and a suspicious fire had engulfed the vacant house next door at 114 Highland Court, spread to their home and filled their dining [...]
Obituaries for March 10, 2010
JoAnn Leu Stephen Blaker Marie A. Shaver Alvin Cook Patricia A. Schroth Barbara Taylor Barrett Carol L. Fankhauser Elizabeth M. Livchak Lillie B. Cook Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Derek Anderson blasts Cleveland fans after release
BEREA — Derek Anderson’s fall was as fast as his rise. His turbulent five-year run with the Browns came to an abrupt, if anticipated, ending Tuesday as the Browns terminated his contract. He becomes a free agent and can sign with any team. Quarterbacks who are 26 years old with a strong arm are always [...]
Local fish fry cooks share their best tips
Golden brown, breaded beauties are religiously served up at Friday fish fries in church halls, restaurants and dining rooms around the county during Lent. But what do you do if you have a taste for yellow perch, tilapia, grouper or salmon on one of the non meat-abstaining days of the week? Could you be lured [...]
Police chief praises officers’ heroic efforts
Terry Costigan, the first photographer on the scene caught the drama in a picture showing police Sgt. Richard Ellis and Officer Paul Lesner as they carried the Rose family’s children from the open window of their house. Other officers who assisted were Donald Moss, Daniel Marsico, James Sword, Gary Longacre, James Rider, James Kerstetter, Scott [...]
Distant hydrants, narrow mains hampered firefighters’ efforts
ELYRIA — When rolling up to the scene of a blaze, a firefighter doesn’t want to worry if there will be enough water to battle it. But the inferno early Tuesday on Highland Court was a difficult one to fight because that particular street does not have any fire hydrants. So as soon as firefighters [...]
Bids start at $2.882 million at Holiday Inn sheriff’s sale next month
ELYRIA — The Elyria Holiday Inn will go to sheriff’s sale on April 21 with bids starting at $2.882 million. The hotel, built in 1964, has been in receivership since last year as the foreclosure case against owners Ely Associates worked its way through the court system. According to court records, the company failed to [...]