Archive for April, 2011
NFL Draft 2011: Is Auburn defensive star getting a Fairley bad rap?
Auburn defensive coordinator Ted Roof has gotten the calls from NFL coaches and general managers. The ones loaded with tough questions about defensive tackle Nick Fairley. Roof isn’t a draft junkie, but he’s seen and heard enough rumors and reports to know the criticism directed at Fairley. That he’s a one-year wonder who didn’t play [...]
Cavaliers final report card: Tough year yields tough grades
Professor Noland has spent the last week reflecting on the Cavaliers’ 19-63 season and grading final exams. Somewhat surprisingly, he – Professor Noland loves to refer to himself in the third person – is now in a slightly better mood as he prepares to issue final report cards for the 2010-11 season: Baron Davis Acquired [...]
Tribe-Twins rained out; Acta keeps fast start in perspective
MINNEAPOLIS – However the season is dissected, the Cleveland Indians have certainly started strong. For manager Manny Acta, it’s not the time for this to matter. Arguably baseball’s biggest early surprise, the Indians rolled into Minnesota with the best record in the American League at 13-6. The defending AL Central champion Twins are already six [...]
Moving forward: Ohio State players bonding in wake of scandal
COLUMBUS – In many ways, the five-game NCAA suspensions handed to five of Ohio State’s top players and head coach Jim Tressel haven’t had much effect on the team’s spring workouts. “We’ve stuck together,” linebacker Andrew Sweat said. “Adversity happens. We’re coming together to overcome it.” All but quarterback Terrelle Pryor are practicing with the [...]
Mixed martial arts: Tonight’s match in Elyria big for fighters, promoters
ELYRIA – There will be a lot on the line tonight when Marcus Washington and Garret Sahene step into the cage for the main event at the Rocktagon Amateur Elite Series 5 event. Each fighter holds a regional championship for the promotion – Washington’s from Ohio and Sahene’s from Pennsylvania – and the bout will [...]
High school softball: Messy game, finish for Avon Lake, Olmsted Falls
OLMSTED FALLS – The only thing worse than playing softball for two hours in the rain and mud is at the end of the day having nothing to show for your efforts. That was the fate that befell Avon Lake and Olmsted Falls on Friday after their Southwestern Conference softball game was suspended due to [...]
Bank robber gets 15 years
Bank robber Robert Starnes Jr. was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison for three bank heists last year that netted him $11,114. Starnes, 39, was convicted last year of federal bank robbery charges for robbing the Lorain National Bank branch on North Ridge Road in Elyria Township on June 28 in which $4,616 [...]
Internet cafe patron sues, claiming it wouldn’t pay winnings
ELYRIA – A Lorain man is suing a Vermilion Internet sweepstakes cafe for allegedly not giving him his full winnings last year. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court, said that Kenneth Carder Jr. won a $6,250 jackpot while playing at the Stay Connected II Internet cafe on Aug. 27. “(Carder’s) screen [...]
Parking warnings raise political kerfuffle
ELYRIA – Complaints about the city’s largely unenforced two-hour limit on downtown parking have prompted Law Director Terry “Pete” Shilling to warn two people about the time limit in recent days. The warnings have taken on political overtones because the two people warned are supporting the two candidates vying to replace the retiring Shilling – [...]
Lorain County Free Clinic marks 25 years
LORAIN – Once a month, Drs. Jessica and Brian Wells finish a long day at work and then head off to the Lorain County Free Clinic for an evening of volunteer work. No matter how tired she is, Jessica Wells said she feels an extra bounce in her step when she walks into the free [...]
Man receives probation for sex with underage teen
ELYRIA – A New London man avoided prison time Friday when he was sentenced on charges he and another man streamed their sexual encounters with an underage girl over the Internet. Max Torgerson, 22, was given five years probation by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge during the sentencing hearing, which took place a [...]
Man injured in head-on crash
AMHERST – A Lorain man suffered leg and head injuries after his Saturn went left of center on Cooper Foster Park Road on Friday and struck a Jeep Grand Cherokee head-on, according to police. Carmello Mejias, 29, of Lorain, was taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain and then flown to MetroHealth Medical Center [...]
Men plead guilty to throwing Molotov at train
ELYRIA – Two men pleaded guilty Friday to charges they threw a Molotov cocktail at a speeding train last year. Jacob Chapman and Sean Rogowski, both 20, could get prison time when they are sentenced later this year on the arson, railroad vandalism and unlawful possession of dangerous ordinance charges. Prosecutors said the two men [...]
Free Easter dinner offered at St. Mary
ELYRIA – St. Mary Church is sponsoring a free Easter dinner noon to 3 p.m. Sunday in the St. Mary Parish Hall. Anyone in need of a dinner or company on Easter Sunday is welcome, according to the Rev. Charles Diedrick. “It’s become a tradition for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter,” Diedrick said. “If somebody doesn’t [...]
Roundup: April 23, 2011
Man says group of teens robbed him of $3 LORAIN – A Lorain man said he was jumped by six teens who stole $3 from his pocket. The man, 18, said he was walking near West 14th Street and Long Avenue when he was jumped. The teens called themselves the “12 Block Mafia” as they [...]
PlayHouseSquare Presents “West Side Story”
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Check out The Chronicle Telegram’s Facebook page Apr 25th – Apr. 29th for your chance to win tickets to opening night. More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it’s back, and mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, West Side Story soars as the greatest love [...]
Lorain accident sends 2 people to the hospital
LORAIN — Two people have been sent to the hospital from an accident this morning on Cooper Foster Park Road in Lorain. The accident, which happened about 11:30 a.m. near Gargasz Drive, involved a tan Saturn and a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Saturn was heavily damaged, and the Jeep had moderate damage. The male [...]
Photo gallery: Lorain residents, dogs rally for dog park
Dogs and their owners gathered at Lakeview Park last night to rally and help build support for bringing a dog park to the city. Click here to read more. Help Lorain win $100,000 by commenting at BarkforyourPark.com.
Fairview relays: Vermilion track sweeps Division II titles
FAIRVIEW PARK — Last season, the Vermilion girls got to celebrate winning the Division II team portion of the 33rd Annual Fairview Warrior Relays while their male counterparts had theirs taken away. A scoring error resulted in the Sailor boys being prematurely crowned the Division II team winners, so midway through their victory lap, they [...]
Problem picks? Browns’ Heckert has to decide on players with issues
BEREA — The NFL Draft, by its nature, is filled with questions. Does the cornerback run fast enough? How strong is the lineman? Can the receiver catch consistently? Who’s good enough to compete against NFL talent? Most of the on-field questions can be answered by watching game film and attending individual workouts. The tougher questions [...]
Robert Starnes Jr. gets 15 years prison for 3 bank robberies last year
Robert Starnes Jr. was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison for three bank robberies last year in Lorain County. Starnes, 39, was convicted last year of the federal bank robbery charges and has promised to appeal. He robbed the Lorain National Bank branch on North Ridge Road in Elyria Township on June 28 [...]
Softball: Pioneers turn it on late to rout Medina
ELYRIA — It might have taken a wounded duck single to get Elyria’s softball team going Thursday, but once Alexis Roseboro’s two-run, bases-loaded hit found grass in the fifth the Pioneers rolled to a 12-4 Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division win over Medina. Until then, the Pioneers (9-2, 3-0 NOC) were showing some rust following [...]
Baseball: Keystone stifles Pirates’ late rally for PAC victory
SULLIVAN TWP. — Black River put a scare into Keystone in the final inning but couldn’t finish the job, losing 4-3 Thursday afternoon in a Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division game. It was the first half of a rare doubleheader for Keystone (6-4, 4-1 PAC), which played Firelands later on in the evening in a [...]
Royals 3, Indians 2: Royals upend Tribe, Perez with ninth-inning clutch hit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As baseball games go, this was a dandy. There was outstanding pitching, great defense and clutch hitting — especially Melky Cabrera’s walkoff single in the ninth that lifted Kansas City past the Cleveland Indians 3-2. Cabrera rifled a bases-loaded, two-run base hit into left field with one out off closer Chris [...]
Grace and Krasienko big spenders in runup to May 3 vote
SHEFFIELD TWP. — The incumbent mayors of Elyria and Lorain are both outspending their challengers in their respective Democratic primaries, according to campaign finance reports that were due Thursday at the Lorain County Board of Elections. In Elyria, Mayor Bill Grace has spent $20,305 so far and has another $12,385 left to finish out the [...]