Archive for March, 2010
Women’s NCAA tourney: Mississippi wants revenge against OSU
PITTSBURGH — The game will be played on a neutral court in Pittsburgh, not on Ohio State’s home floor in Columbus. Some of the players are different, others find themselves playing more important roles. One prominent player who was a starter a year ago now is one of the nation’s best reserves. Regardless, Mississippi State [...]
Area achievers: Sports news from you
St. Jude gets hot, makes it to final It’s called peaking at the right time. That’s exactly what the St. Jude eighth-grade boys basketball team did this season. Despite entering the Cleveland CYO Diocesan Championships with a losing record, St. Jude reeled off five straight wins and took down three undefeated teams to reach the [...]
4 area players named All-Ohio for basketball
Two area seniors and two juniors were named to the Associated Press Division I and II All-Ohio boys basketball teams announced Monday. Vermilion senior Nick Farley was named special mention in Division II after he led the Sailors to a 14-9 record. The 6-foot-4 forward averaged 18.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. [...]
Game info from Indians’ win over Cubs on Monday
Indians (12-5-2) 9, Cubs (11-8-1) 2 Hits: Fausto Carmona offered up the finest performance by an Indians starting pitcher this spring. He tossed six scoreless innings and allowed just two hits, while striking out two. … Austin Kearns strengthened his bid to win the starting job in left field by reaching base in all [...]
Ilgauskas, Cavaliers close to agreement
INDEPENDENCE – The Cavaliers are close to reaching a contract agreement with former center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Agent Herb Rudoy said the sides were close and a deal could be in place Monday night or Tuesday morning. Ilgauskas could practice with the team Tuesday and accompany the Cavaliers to New Orleans for a game Wednesday night.
Former Avon Lake Mayor Vince Urbin gets his criminal record sealed
ELYRIA — A county judge on Monday ordered the criminal record of former Avon Lake Mayor Vince Urbin sealed over the objections of prosecutors. Urbin, who resigned as mayor in March 2001, was convicted of tampering with evidence, complicity to tampering with evidence and two counts of unlawful interest in a public contract. He had [...]
Photo gallery: EC students present Stations of the Cross
Students from Elyria Catholic High School performed a living Stations of the Cross on Sunday evening at St. Vincent DePaul Church in Elyria. The production, in its 13th year, is made up of 17 Elyria Catholic students who perform in parishes and schools across the Diocese of Cleveland. The Roman Catholic tradition acts out scenes [...]
Second fire in 10 days at Lorain home ‘definitely intentionally set’
LORAIN — A fire overnight at a West 15th Street duplex was “definitely intentionally set,” according to the Lorain Fire Department. The home, 327 West 15th, was damaged in a previous fire a little over a week ago, and no one was staying there, according to Lorain Fire Capt. Jeff Fenn. The call came in [...]
House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama
WASHINGTON — A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats’ improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage. On the cusp of succeeding where numerous past congresses and administrations have failed, jubilant House Democrats voted 219-212 late Sunday to send legislation [...]
Obituaries for March 22, 2010
Alfred F. Tyree, Sr. Raymond T. Draper Ethel E. Marr Margaret Schon Eugene Yates Esther Searles-Unger Catherine C. Kuzniar Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Cavaliers 104, Pistons 79: Powe’s big game sinks Pistons
CLEVELAND — Leon Powe outscored LeBron James and the Cavaliers won by 25 points. That’s how Sunday night went at Quicken Loans Arena, where Cleveland cruised to a 104-79 victory over the hapless Detroit Pistons. Appearing in just his 11th game of the season, Powe posted, literally, a game- and season-high 16 points as Cleveland [...]
OSU’s Turner shakes off bad game, sparks win over Georgia Tech
MILWAUKEE — Nobody got a bigger boost than Ohio State when mighty Kansas tumbled and the Midwest regional suddenly went up for grabs. No way, then, that Evan Turner was going to have another bad game. Turner shook off one of the worst shooting nights of his career by coming within an assist and a [...]
Acta in no hurry to make roster moves
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Indians manager Manny Acta doesn’t have many decisions to make this spring. It’s a good thing, since Acta said Sunday that he is not close to making any of them. “We’ve got two weeks left,” said Acta, prior to Cleveland’s 12-5 victory over the Dodgers at The Ballpark at Camelback Ranch. “We’re [...]
Shining again: St. Mary’s beautiful windows were covered up for 70 years
ELYRIA — On Easter Sunday, the light from the rising sun will again shine through beautiful stained glass windows in the sanctuary at St. Mary Church. The project to remove plaster and bricks that blocked the windows for more than 70 years was completed this week, said Mike Moore, the church’s music director and business [...]
Fires at bowling alley, barn, empty field over weekend
The cause of a fire at Black River Lanes on Oberlin-Elyria Road on Sunday afternoon was undetermined. It was the third fire of the weekend in the county. The Carlisle Township Fire Department responded to the bowling alley a little after 4 p.m. and quickly put out the fire in an attached garage. Fire Chief [...]
At Lorain school forum, cost vs. ‘wow’
LORAIN — About 75 residents gathered Sunday afternoon at Longfellow Middle School to discuss several sites for the new consolidated Lorain High School and the possibility of it being the first building in a proposed 60-acre “health and education” campus in the heart of downtown. Architect Gary Fischer ran the forum, in which several residents [...]
Police log for March 22, 2010
Lorain police Monday, March 15 3:43 p.m. – 3000 block Colorado Ave., theft of bank card, unauthorized charges reported. Tuesday, March 16 12:11 p.m. – 1500 block W. 28th St., theft of purse from vehicle. 12:39 p.m. – 900 block Central Drive, home broken into, cell phone stolen. Wednesday, March 17 3:15 p.m. – 100 [...]
Lavender leads rout for Buckeye women
PITTSBURGH — Turns out the turkey sandwiches bothered Ohio State a lot more than St. Francis did. Jantel Lavender dominated inside for Ohio State with 23 points and 16 rebounds against smaller St. Francis, Pa., and the second-seeded Buckeyes opened up a 27-point lead before halftime during a 93-59 rout in a first-round Dayton regional [...]
Tribe notes: Branyan closer to return
GLENDALE, Ariz. — A day after receiving some bad news on the injury front — closer Kerry Wood — the Indians got some good news in the department. Cleveland manager Manny Acta said first baseman Russell Branyan was expected to run and play catch Sunday at the team’s complex in Goodyear. Branyan has yet to [...]
Cavs notes: Z deal should go fast
CLEVELAND — It should be a negotiation that doesn’t require a ton of negotiating. The Cavaliers can start talking contract today with Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and there’s a chance the team’s former center could be back in uniform for a game in New Orleans on Wednesday. “He’s a good friend of mine and he’s a great [...]
The Dash Between: TB Clinic administrator Lenore Eastin Wayman
Lenore Eastin Wayman began working for the Lorain County Tuberculosis Clinic in 1964, when it was established at Pleasant View Sanatorium in Amherst. The former Amherst resident, who died Feb. 22, 2010, at age 90, started as a clerk-typist for the clinic. She retired in 1981 after several years as administrator of the TB clinic, [...]
Powe is powerful as Cavaliers roll to seventh straight win
CLEVELAND – Leon Powe outscored LeBron James and the Cavaliers won by 25 points. That’s how Sunday night went at Quicken Loans Arena, where Cleveland cruised to a 104-79 victory over the hapless Detroit Pistons. Appearing in just his 11th contest of the season, Powe posted, literally, a game- and season-high 16 points as Cleveland [...]
Indians get positive news on injury front
GLENDALE, Ariz. – A day after receiving some bad news on the injury front – closer Kerry Wood — the Indians got some good news in the department. Cleveland manager Manny Acta said first baseman Russell Branyan was expected to run and play catch Sunday at the team’s complex in Goodyear. Branyan has yet to [...]
Game info from Indians’ win over Dodgers on Sunday
Indians (11-5-2) 12, Dodgers (6-9-1) 5 Hits: Designated hitter Travis Hafner and right fielder Austin Kearns combined to drive in eight runs. Hafner went 2-for-4 with a double, while Kearns was 2-for-3 with a pair of two-run home runs and five RBIs. … Center fielder Grady Sizemore went 2-for-2 with a double, two runs, [...]
Milestones for 03/21/2010
50th Anniversary – Alward Wedding – Hecht Engagement – Jezewski-Edwards Engagement – Rokasy-Shafran 50th Anniversary – Smith