Archive for March, 2010
Indians injury update, Cabrera, Wood and Branyan
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera returned to the lineup Friday after a week on the shelf with a strained left groin. He showed no ill affects during an 0-for-1 performance that included a walk and a run in the Indians’ 7-6 loss to the Giants at Scottsdale Stadium. Cabrera walked in the third inning, [...]
Game info from Indians’ split-squad games Friday
Giants (12-6) 7, (ss) Indians (9-5-2) 6 (ss) Indians (9-5-2) 12, Rangers (6-9) 2 Hits: Against the Rangers in Surprise, first baseman Andy Marte went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in the first inning. … Right fielder Shin-Soo Choo went 1-for-3 with his second homer of the spring. … Designated hitter Shelley Duncan went [...]
Indians make first round of cuts
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Indians made their first round of cuts Friday, reducing their roster by seven players. Cleveland optioned right-handed pitchers Jeanmar Gomez and Hector Rondon, and catcher Carlos Santana and outfielder Jordan Brown to Triple-A Columbus, while also optioning infielders Carlos Rivero and Nick Weglarz to Double-A Akron. Infielder Beau Mills was re-assigned [...]
Daniel L. Kulas
Editor’s note: Due to problems with The Chronicle’s e-mail server, Daniel L. Kulas’ obituary was inadvertently omitted from today’s newspaper. It is Chronicle policy not to put obituaries online in their entirety under normal circumstances. Daniel L. Kulas, 41, of Lorain, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday March 17, 2010. He was born March [...]
2 suspicious fires in a week gut North Ridgeville fieldhouse
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — For the second time in a week, firefighters responded to suspicious fires in a field house and concession stand near the soccer field at North Ridgeville High School, according to a spokesman for the fire department. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Bement said he was called at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to the concession [...]
Spelling bee finals tonight; trip to national bee in D.C. on the line
EATON TWP. — To the winner go the spoils— in this case, a trip to Washington, D.C. The winner of tonight’s finals of The Chronicle- Telegram’s 27th annual Spelling Bee will compete against other top spellers at the 83rd Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee competitions June 2- 4 in the nation’s capital. Tonight’s bee begins [...]
Couple awake to find escaped inmate standing over their bed
LORAIN — A Reid Avenue couple awoke Wednesday night to find a man standing over them who asked for the female owner of the house they were in. Police said Lee B. Anderson, 28, took cell phones from the couple and began calling and texting the woman. While he was occupied, they slipped off to [...]
Shin-Soo Choo an all-around threat for tribe
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Hands down, Grady Sizemore has been considered the Indians’ best overall player. Now he’s got some competition. If there’s a member of Cleveland’s projected starting lineup that best personifies a five-tool player, it is South Korean outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, who appears poised to have a breakout season after putting up impressive numbers [...]
Clearview Clipped in OT of regional semifinal game
BOWLING GREEN — Clearview had an eight-point lead early in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s Division II regional semifinal game against Celina at Bowling Green State University’s Anderson Arena. Normally, that would be all she wrote for the opposing team. But Celina had other plans. The Bulldogs held the Clippers scoreless for six minutes, tied [...]
State of the schools: North Ridgeville needs May levy to pass
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Superintendent Craig Phillips knew some of the message he had to deliver during Thursday’s annual State of the Schools address wasn’t going to be cheery. But he also knew it was necessary. Speaking to a large group at the North Ridgeville Education Center, Phillips sprinkled discussion of the district’s financial woes with [...]
Game was just a quarter too long for Clearview
BOWLING GREEN — Clearview’s best basketball season in 13 years ended in defeat Thursday night, in no small way because the game lasted too long. The Clippers, having won their first district championship since 1997, took an eight-point lead on Celina early in the fourth quarter of their Division II regional semifinal on Thursday night. [...]
Officer Kerstetter motorcade details released
Visitation for Officer James Kerstetter is 2 to 9 p.m. today at Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home in Elyria. His funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday at the LCCC field house but is limited to family and police officers. Community members would would like to pay tribute to Kerstetter are asked to line the motorcade route. Chronicle graphic [...]
Hundreds line up, wait hours to pay respects to Officer Kerstetter
ELYRIA — For hours, they stood in line Thursday, somberly waiting for their chance to pay their respects to the family of slain Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter. Hundreds and hundreds of people showed up on the first day of visitation for Kerstetter, who was shot and killed Monday night. A second visitation is 2 [...]
Officers who shot Ronnie Palmer had personnel files full of praise
ELYRIA — Every Elyria police officer’s personnel file contains a form discussing the officer’s desires should the unthinkable happen and they be killed in the line of duty. Among the questions on the form is who should handle the notification of the family. Slain Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter, gunned down Monday night on 18th [...]
March Madness: Ohio University stuns Georgetown
Who knew that all this time Ohio used the regular season as a warm-up act? The Bobcats’ time to shine is March. The MAC Tournament champion Bobcats, who had a losing record in conference play, have found their way in the only month that matters and now boast an NCAA Tournament win for the first [...]
March Madness: Turner on fire for Ohio State
MILWAUKEE — He returned from a back injury to become perhaps the nation’s best player, and his late-game long shot to beat Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament has been played over and over on TV sports highlight shows. With the NBA player comparisons already flying around, Turner knows that a long run in the [...]
Police log for March 19, 2010
Elyria police Sunday, March 14 10:08 a.m. – 300 block Fuller Road, Fuller Road Community Church, air conditioner parts and copper tubing stolen. 5 p.m. – 1000 block Chestnut Commons Drive, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Robert Reed, 18, of Grafton, charged with the theft of a cell phone charger. Monday, March 15 11:37 a.m. – 18 West [...]
Thieves take big-screen TVs from Stewart
ELYRIA — Thieves took three large-screen TVs from Stewart Appliances during an overnight break-in in which a piece of cinder block was used to break into the Cleveland Street business. Police reports said officers discovered glass smashed out of an entrance door about 4:09 a.m. Thursday. No one was found inside, but the cinder block [...]
Obituaries for March 19, 2010
Eugine Mashburn Ronald Palmer Sr. Jesse Elijah Crum Jr. Thelma Jeanette Sprunk Janet Knapp Byles Officer James Anthony Kerstetter Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Tribe notes: Sowers ‘healthy’ but struggles in debut
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Jeremy Sowers finally took the mound Thursday, making his exhibition debut and allowing two runs on three hits through two innings of the Indians’ 6-2 victory over the Reds at Goodyear Ballpark. Sowers, Cleveland’s firstround draft pick (sixth overall) in 2004, has been working his way back from left-shoulder inflammation. He retired [...]
Drug task force raids Lorain home
LORAIN — The Lorain County Drug Task Force has raided a Lorain home and hauled its owner out in handcuffs. They also spent about two hours packing up the supplies for his marijuana growing operation, including lighting, fans, a humidifier, chemicals, fans and even a vacuum sealer they say comprised three “drug houses” within his [...]
Indians injury updates
Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (strained left groin) said he would return to the lineup today in one of the Indians’ split-squad games. Manager Manny Acta confirmed as much. Cabrera has been on the shelf since last Friday when he sustained the injury diving back to third base in an exhibition game against the Angels in Goodyear. [...]
Game info from Indians’ win over Reds on Thursday
Indians (8-4-2) 6, Reds (6-7-1) 2 Hits: Designated hitter Travis Hafner hit his first home run of the spring, a solo blast in the fourth inning that traveled well above the 410-foot wall in dead center. … Left fielder Trevor Crowe went 2-for-3 with a double and made a nice running catch down the [...]
Lorain Easter basket has a new color scheme
LORAIN — The iconic Easter basket at Lorain’s Lakeview Park has a new look just in time for its big day. The colors? A blast from the past. Lakeview Park manager Bryan Goldthorpe said he looked through pictures collected for a an ongoing project that turned into a Chronicle story last year and printed out [...]
Memorial route for fallen officer set
ELYRIA – The route for the funeral procession that will carry slain Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter’s to his final resting place Saturday has been set. The funeral is set to begin at 10 a.m. and will be followed by a memorial route from Lorain County Community College, where the funeral is being held, to [...]