Archive for June, 2010
Police log for June 14, 2010
Lorain police Saturday, June 12 2:10 a.m. – 3900 block W. Erie Ave., two men assaulted by three men. 9:57 a.m. – 2100 block East Ave., Carla Cunningham, 48, of Lorain, charged with violation of a temporary protection order. 2:51 p.m. – 300 block W. Ninth St., bicycle stolen from back porch of residence. 3:14 [...]
Burglar rifled through woman’s underwear but stole nothing, police say
ELYRIA — Someone broke into a home in Elyria late Saturday night and rifled through the resident’s undergarments, Elyria police reported. The victim told police that she had been out for about 2½ hours before returning to her home in the 100 block of Meadow Street around 11:45 p.m. She found several pairs of her [...]
Tribe notes: Pronk kicking it up
CLEVELAND — Pronk is finally starting to flex his muscles. After hitting just four home runs over his first 49 games of the season, Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner has gone deep three times over his last five games. A solo shot from Hafner to lead off the second inning accounted for the only run [...]
Sandusky Speedway: Sims, Cranmore beat the weather
SANDUSKY — The Bounty Series Late Models made their second appearance of the season at Sandusky Speedway on Saturday only to see their 50-lap feature cancelled after nine laps due to rain. The night’s two other stock car features beat the weather, barely. Mike Sims of Marblehead took the shortened Sportsman race, while Mansfield’s Justin [...]
Nationals 9, Indians 4: Strasburg helps Nats past Tribe
CLEVELAND – Stephen Strasburg wasn’t as dominant as he was in his major league debut, but the Nationals right-handed phenom was still plenty good enough to beat the Indians in his second career start. Despite control issues that saw him walk five batters Strasburg was still effective, helping Washington past Cleveland, 9-4, in front of [...]
Nationals 9, Indians 4: Strasburg gets the win against Tribe
Stephen Strasburg wasn’t as dominant as he was in his major league debut but the right-handed phenom was still on the winning end in the Indians’ 9-4 loss to the Nationals. Strasburg allowed just a run on two hits over 5 1/3 innings, helping the Nats avoid the series sweep. The loss snapped a season-long [...]
The Dash Between: Tippie Moon ‘was always in best form’
Tippie Moon, wearing a traditional all-white nurse’s uniform and a smile of delight, straddled the back of a motorcycle and hung onto the young man driving it as they made their way down State Route 254 to Elmwood Cemetery. The diminutive Tippie, along with fellow funeral ushers Diane Jackson and Lela Glass, agreed to the [...]
Assault by battery: Carmona throws three-hitter, Santana hits homer and drives in three as Indians down Nationals
CLEVELAND – If they were handing out Academy Awards at Progressive Field on Saturday night, Fausto Carmona would have won the Oscar for best performance in a lead role, while Carlos Santana would have taken home the trophy for best supporting actor. Both players loomed large in a 7-1 victory over the Nationals that extended [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Troubling trend for Tribe surfaces as young players struggle
CLEVELAND – It’s been an all-around disappointing season for the Indians, who are in last place in the Central Division and all but out of contention, and we haven’t even made it to the All-Star break yet. They have struggled at the plate, where they are 12th in the American League in batting (.247) and [...]
Delhomme is Browns’ top QB, right? Mangini won’t say so, though veteran is playing the part
BEREA – Minicamp ended Saturday, and with it the offseason portion of the schedule. The players dispersed, and training camp is next, in late July. As coach Eric Mangini discussed the strides made by the passing game in the last month of practices, it seemed like the natural time for him to declare Jake Delhomme [...]
Browns notes: Top-pick Haden’s been up and down so far
BEREA – Rookie Joe Haden, the No. 7 pick in the draft, worked mainly as the third cornerback behind Eric Wright and Sheldon Brown through organized team activities and mandatory minicamp. He saw limited time with the first-team defense when Wright was nursing a leg injury. Coach Eric Mangini saw periods of solid play from [...]
Cavaliers still waiting for answer from Izzo
CLEVELAND – The Tom Izzo saga staggers on. And you thought the LeBron James rumors were getting tiresome. Izzo’s week-plus courtship by the Cleveland Cavaliers continued Saturday with no resolution – and no timetable for a decision from Michigan State’s coach, who is considering a five-year, $30 million contract offer from the team to leave [...]
2010 World Cup: U.S. comes away happy with 1-1 tie as England bemoans goalie’s ugly error
RUSTENBURG, South Africa – England’s players couldn’t get off the field fast enough. The Americans lingered to savor the night. They walked to the end of Royal Bafokeng Stadium where thousands of red, white and blue-clad fans were waving the Stars and Stripes and cheering their heads off. Try convincing the U.S. team and its [...]
Noemi Pagan remembered as focused on faith and family
LORAIN – Shortly before hundreds of family, friends, fellow teachers and church members celebrated the life of Noemi Pagan on Saturday, her husband’s cousin spoke of the unflagging faith that manifested itself in her constant smile and happy demeanor. “We are a very large, close-knit family, and they are very driven in their faith,” Rae [...]
Church leads off Juneteenth week with service for orphan boy
OBERLIN – Lee Howard Dobbins was only 4 when he came to Oberlin as one of nine women and children fleeing slavery in 1853. The orphaned child lived just a little more than a week here before dying March 26 of that year. His headstone said he “left here wasted with consumption, found a refuge [...]
Five hurt after driver dozes off
NEW RUSSIA TOWNSHIP – A Medina family of five were all treated for minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon after the father fell asleep at the wheel, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. Amy Wildman, 37, and her son, Mitchell Wildman, 17, were flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where they were [...]
Roundup: June 13, 2010
Break-in reported at Lorain bar LORAIN – An East 28th Street bar was apparently broken into Saturday morning, and money and spirits were stolen. Lorain police said a man arrived at the Crystal Rock bar at 2215 E. 28th St. shortly before 9 a.m. to discover a glass cooler behind the bar was open, and [...]
City getting quiet zones at train crossings
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – The city plans to begin construction this year on four “quiet zones” at each of four major railroad crossings, where 70 to 80 trains a day blow their whistles as they rumble through town. Expected to cost just under $2.5 million, the project is being paid for through multiple sources, with $800,000 [...]
Crash kills Wakeman man
MARGARETTA TOWNSHIP – A Wakeman man was killed after being thrown from his motorcycle at the edge of Sandusky Bay on Saturday afternoon. Christopher J. Payne, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a release from the Sandusky post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. The investigation into the fatal crash is continuing, said [...]
Obituaries for June 13, 2010
Theodore “Ted” W. O”Dell Rusha Jones James M. Carroll IV Edward L. Rongone Yvonne Sue Scarbrough Ruth Marie Normando Ron “Oz” Seifert Shirley Neri Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Indians 7, Nationals 1: Carmona, Santana shine in victory
CLEVELAND – If they were handing out Academy Awards at Progressive Field on Saturday night, Fausto Carmona would have won the Oscar for best performance in a lead role, while Carlos Santana would have taken home the trophy for best supporting actor. Both players loomed large in a 7-1 victory over the Nationals that extended [...]
Scott Petrak’s take on the Browns: Jake Delhomme is the starter, even if Eric Mangini won’t say it
BEREA — Browns coach Eric Mangini was given multiple chances to name Jake Delhomme his starting quarterback as minicamp concuded Saturday, but declined. Mangini praised Delhomme’s work with the first team, but said he wanted to continue his evaluation of Delhomme and Seneca Wallace in training camp. “I just want to see a little bit more before [...]
Quick hits from Browns minicamp
BEREA — The Browns concluded mandatory minicamp Saturday morning with a practice in the humidity. Much of the two hours was spent working on end-of-game situations, but there was enough action for a few observations. ** Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy got his first snaps with the first team, leading a 2:00-minute drill against the No. [...]
Beginning to swing: Offense stays hot as Indians down Nationals for third straight win
CLEVELAND – Don’t look now, but the Cleveland Indians are on a bona fide winning streak. The Indians used another offensive barrage, mixed in a solid effort from starter Jake Westbrook and powered their way to a 7-2 interleague victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The Indians have scored 26 runs in the [...]
Tribe notes: Santana called up and called on; catcher starts first game, bats third
CLEVELAND – In one of the most anticipated moves in recent club history, the Indians called up top prospect Carlos Santana from Triple-A Columbus on Friday, placed the catcher in the starting lineup and batted him third. “I was excited when I got the news,” Santana said through coach and interpreter Ruben Niebla. “I called [...]