Archive for July, 2010
Little League softball 9-10: Avon wins tough series
ELYRIA — It came down to one game and two measly runs. That was the difference between winning and losing in Tuesday’s Little League 9-10-year-old district softball final and you better believe Avon cherished that margin of victory over Elyria East. “I couldn’t be prouder of our team,” Avon manager Todd Austinson said after it [...]
Little League baseball majors: Boardman not going away yet
ELYRIA — Louie Cardona learned a new pitch Monday afternoon. A curveball. He used it for the first time in a game Tuesday and it worked just fine. In fact, the Boardman righthander used it more than half the time in tossing a completegame four-hitter at Ashtabula. His eight-strikeout effort was the foundation of a [...]
Obituaries for July 28, 2010
Beatrice A. Richard Christend Ervin Galarza, Jr. Jason Ebert Matesic Jean C. Buckley Joseph Gonda Ora Mae Winston Percy Smith, Jr. Steven W. Forbush Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
VIDEO: Westlake teen sings with Sting
WESTLAKE — He came to fame with songs including “The King of Pain,” but Sting delivered nothing but bliss for 14-year-old Morgan Darrow when she was selected to go onstage for a sound check before a Sting concert in the Chicago area. Morgan, daughter of Elyria native and 1984 Elyria High School grad Darrin Farrow, [...]
Ironmen drop game 5-2 to Sliders
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Stephen Hagen, Nate Antone, Brandon Cantrill and Michael Grieco all had two hits for Lorain County, but the Ironmen dropped a 5-2 decision to the Springfield Sliders on Tuesday. T. Naso (0-1) took the loss for the Ironmen. Tonight Who: Lorain County Ironmen at Hannibal Cavemen Time: 6:35 Where: Samuel Clemens Field, [...]
Crushers fall in Illinois
CRESTWOOD, Ill. — Lake Erie’s Alberto Rolon and Windy City’s Andrew Werner staged an exciting pitchers’ duel Tuesday afternoon, but it was the ThunderBolts who edged the Crushers for a 2-1 win at Standard Bank Stadium. Rolon retired the first 11 Windy City batters, and Jodam Rivera singled in Julio Rivera for the Crushers’ lone [...]
VIDEO: Memories come tumbling down as EHS gym falls
ELYRIA — For years, it has been the place where dreams came true and hopes were dashed. The gymnasium at Elyria High School played host to hundreds of games over the years and was the place where student athletes soared with success or felt the heartbreak of a loss. On Tuesday, it all came tumbling [...]
Tax credit cut is closer to going to Lorain voters in November
LORAIN — The cutting of the income tax credit for residents who work outside Lorain is another step closer to being up for a vote in November. The county elections board Tuesday certified petition signatures to put the issue on the ballot in the November election. Lorain city auditor Ron Mantini now is required to [...]
Police log for July 28, 2010
Elyria police Saturday, July 24 2:20 p.m. – 100 block Chelsee Place, Charles Seaman III, 29, of Elyria, charged with domestic violence. 2:35 p.m. – 1000 block Chestnut Commons Drive, Tanner Smith, 22, of Columbia Township, charged with theft, accused of shoplifting $49.92 in merchandise from Wal-Mart. 11:25 p.m. – 200 block Midway Blvd., car [...]
Tribe notes: Slump hits Santana
CLEVELAND — Carlos Santana has already experienced plenty in his debut season, most of it positive. Now, the rookie catcher is getting a taste of his first extended slump. Santana, who got off to an impressive start after being promoted from Triple-A Columbus, entered Tuesday hitting just .208 (15-for-72) in July (22 games), dropping his [...]
Photo gallery: American Legion marks Korean War cease-fire anniversary
American Legion Post 12 honored local soldiers killed in the Korean War, reading each name and striking a bell after each Wednesday night in Elyria. Pieces of paper containing those names were added into an inverted helmet. The Korean War Veterans Association Western Ohio Lake Erie Chapter 71 held the memorial service commemorating the cease-fire [...]
Amherst’s chances ‘good’ to land more than 400 jobs
AMHERST — The state is offering a $1.3 million incentive that could lead to 450 jobs being created in Amherst. The city’s odds of landing the new jobs as part of a major expansion of a Cincinnati-based Pierre Foods Inc., which operates a Cloverdale Farms outlet in Amherst, are strong, but the deal isn’t a [...]
Indians 4, Yankees 1: Tomlin outduels Sabathia
CLEVELAND – It was the toughest of tests for Josh Tomlin, who faced the vaunted New York Yankees and their ace, former Indian CC Sabathia, in his major league debut Tuesday night at Progressive Field. He passed with flying colors. Tomlin, an unheralded right-hander, who was a surprise pick to replace an injured Aaron Laffey [...]
Indians notes: Santana facing first slump
CLEVELAND – Carlos Santana has already experienced plenty in his debut season, most of it positive. Now, the rookie catcher is getting a taste of his first extended slump. Santana, who got off to an impressive start after being promoted from Triple-A Columbus, entered Tuesday hitting just .208 (15-for-72) in July (22 games), dropping his [...]
Indians 4, Yankees 1: Tomlin pitches Tribe to win
Josh Tomlin outdueled CC Sabathia to help the Indians to a 4-1 win Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Tomlin allowed just a run on three hits over seven innings of his major league debut, while Sabathia surrendered four runs (two earned) on nine hits over seven. The Indians prevented Alex Rodriguez from hitting his 600th [...]
Elyria High gym coming down
For years, it has been the place where dreams came true and hopes were dashed. The gymnasium at Elyria High School saw countless volleyball games, basketball games and the faces of student athletics happy to play their best, but today the only faces the old gym will see will be those of construction workers seated [...]
Ohio a finalist for millions of dollars in education funding
ATLANTA — Ohio is among 18 states that have been named finalists in the second round of the federal “Race to the Top” school reform grant competition, providing a chance to win a share of $3 billion. The other states are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New [...]
Man charged in Sheffield Lake bank robbery
Robert Starnes Jr. was charged today in connection with the robbery of the Chase Bank branch in Sheffield Lake last week and could face additional charges in two other bank robberies, the FBI announced in a news release. Starnes, 39, was arrested last Thursday on a parole violation, although Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Christopher [...]
Mixed showing for Ohio in child well-being study
COLUMBUS — An annual report finds Ohio has made progress on keeping teenagers in school but has more children living in single-parent households. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2010 Kids Count Data Book also shows an increase in Ohio children living in poverty, from 16 percent in 2000 to 19 percent in 2008 — before [...]
Seeing pink at EFD: Firefighters don rosy shirts for cancer
ELYRIA — For the next two weeks, pink will be the new blue in the Elyria Fire Department. So don’t be surprised if a firefighter shows up for a call wearing a pale pink EFD T-shirt and navy blue shorts. That’s because members of the Elyria Fire Department are wearing the pastel-colored shirts to show [...]
Hot Stove: Vermilion Aramys, Lorain Cardinals make state
PENFIELD — Vermilion Aramys and the Lorain Cardinals can make their reservations for Alliance. Aramys and the Cardinals won Hot Stove regional championships Monday to reach this weekend’s state Final Four. Aramys broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the third inning and proceeded to a 13-5 victory over Columbia Viccarone Heating and Air [...]
Police find woman, 2 kids walking naked down street
CINCINNATI — Police in Cincinnati say they found a woman and two children walking naked along a city street. Officers who encountered the three Monday night took the woman to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. The children, both under the age of 10, were placed in the custody of family services. Police say the [...]
Elyria firefighters put out truck fire overnight
ELYRIA — Elyria firefighters put out a fire that fully involved an abandoned pickup truck early this morning, according to fire officials. Lt. Karl Weber said Station 4 was called at 4:48 a.m. to railroad tracks at the end of Hawthorne Street and Eady Court. He said the vehicle was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. [...]
Cleveland Clinic will have its own ‘Jeopardy!’ category Friday
CLEVELAND — The answer is: something having to do with the Cleveland Clinic. The Clinic will have its very own category on an upcoming installment of the game show “Jeopardy!” In November, the Clinic was visited by a crew from the program, who came to shoot video clues to challenge “Jeopardy!” contestants. The hospital says [...]
Yankees 3, Indians 2: Jake makes critical mistake
CLEVELAND — Jake Westbrook didn’t make many bad pitches Monday night at Progressive Field. Unfortunately for Westbrook and the Indians, one of them wound up beating him. With the Indians owning a tenuous one-run lead over the defending world champion Yankees in the eighth inning, Westbrook made a monumental mistake to Curtis Granderson, who clouted [...]