Archive for August, 2011
H.S. Football: A perfect opening night for Pioneers, new coach Kevin Fell
ELYRIA – Before the season began, first-year coach Kevin Fell predicted good things on offense for his Elyria Pioneers. “I hope you keep good stats,” he advised just a short time into preparing Elyria for the season. What he didn’t reveal was how good the defense would be. The Pioneers ran roughshod over the shellshocked [...]
H.S. Football: EC uses balanced attack to get off to fast start
ELYRIA – Reloading is always better than rebuilding. Elyria Catholic started the 2011 season Friday night looking like its highly successful 2010 version in a 45-6 rout of Clearview. It was a beautiful night for football at brighter Knights of Columbus Field in front of a near-capacity crowd of 3,000-plus. Last year the Panthers were [...]
H.S. Football: Lorain runs over Midview for win
LORAIN – Lorain exercised its right to run in the second half of its season opener against Midview — and the Titans didn’t stop until they’d worn down and knocked out the Middies. The Titans’ running game kept the ball away from Midview’s high-potential but inconsistent offense, controlling the ball for 18 minutes in the [...]
Roberts comes up big as Crushers blank RiverHawks
AVON – It was a big game that called for a big-game pitching performance. Josh Roberts was up to the task. Roberts, who didn’t get out of the third inning in his last outing at All Pro Freight Stadium, went all nine Friday night in tossing a four-hitter to lead Lake Erie to a 4-0 [...]
H.S. Football: Black River gets rare opening win
SULLIVAN TWP. – Black River fumbled eight times Friday night and trailed by two touchdowns a little more than two minutes into its season opener against Western Reserve. But that didn’t seem to faze the Pirates, as they shut out the Rough Riders in the second half en route to a 48-26 non-conference victory at [...]
H.S. Football: North Ridgeville stops Demons
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Home-field advantage usually matters when the Rangers and Demons get together. North Ridgeville did nothing to change that Friday night. The Rangers took control in the second half, scoring 20 points while shutting out Westlake with a strong defensive effort. The Rangers walked away with a 34-9 win. In four plays and [...]
Ohio State wideouts feeling left out
COLUMBUS – Ohio State’s wide receivers do not need to be reminded that no one expects very much from them. And they’re not very happy about it, either. “We came in as the underdogs of this whole team,” Corey Brown said, almost spitting out the words. Asked who considered the Buckeyes’ pass-catchers as the overlooked [...]
H.S. Football: Firelands focuses, flies past Longhorns
ROCKY RIVER – Once Firelands decided to stop shooting itself in the foot and aimed its weaponry at the opponent, everything fell neatly into place. Firelands defeated Lutheran West on Friday night, 35-14, thanks to an almost flawless effort in the second half. The Falcons committed three heinous errors in the first half that had [...]
United Way kicks off annual fundraiser without mark to meet
SHEFFIELD – Friday’s football-themed kickoff for the 2011 United Way of Greater Lorain County fundraising campaign had it all. There was a green football field complete with numerals and yard markers, a big pickup truck for tailgating, wings, burgers and a marching band. The only thing missing was a dollar goal for this year’s campaign. [...]
North Ridgeville city employee indicted
A North Ridgeville Water Department employee accused of stealing more than $9,000 from the city has been charged in connection with the crime. Jenny Ocasio, 39, was charged Friday with theft in office, a third-degree felony that carries with it up to five years in prison and a maximum $10,000 fine. Ocasio had been investigated [...]
H.S. Football: Vermilion blanked by Huron
VERMILION – If patience is truly a virtue, then Vermilion head coach Ben Ohlemacher knows his will be tested as his Sailors work to rebuild a once-proud football tradition. On Friday night, though, the Huron Tigers showed no patience at all. Just two plays and 28 seconds into the 2011 season, Huron senior quarterback Kyle [...]
Sheriff gets grant to police predators
ELYRIA – The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office will receive more than $426,000 in federal aid to protect children from sexual predators. The money comes from a grant the Sheriff’s Office applied for, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals, through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Child Sexual Predator Program. Sheriff’s [...]
H.S. Football: Brookside caps tough week with big win
SHEFFIELD TWP. – After a week that saw Brookside lose both its starting quarterback and its head coach to health-related issues, the Cardinals found the perfect cure for all of their ailments – Woodward. Arin Pruitt ran for three touchdowns and the Cardinals’ defense yielded just 44 yards of total offense as Brookside defeated Woodward [...]
Sheriff-911 deal inspires look at consolidation on other levels
Even though the Lorain County sheriff’s dispatchers will combine with the county’s 911 Dispatch Center, similar law enforcement consolidations look to still be a long way off for the police departments in the county’s two biggest cities. Both the Elyria and Lorain police chiefs have talked about merging their dispatch centers for several years, along [...]
Prof gets $345,000 cancer grant
OBERLIN – An assistant professor of chemistry at Oberlin College has received a $345,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute to assist her and her team in searching for clues to detect deadly ovarian cancer. The grant to Dr. Rebecca Jean Whelan and her team was announced by U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo. “We’re all [...]
‘Downburst,’ not tornado, hit area
The National Weather Service determined that a tornado did not in fact touch down in Eaton Township during Wednesday night’s storm. Kristen Schuler, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland, said a downburst of wind caused the damage to trees and homes residents reported. Residents described wind damage that uprooted trees and ripped [...]
Police log for Aug. 27, 2011
Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Aug. 23 12:43 a.m. – 48500 block O’Neil Blvd., Sheffield Township, domestic dispute reported, but no charges filed. Elyria police Tuesday, Aug. 23 12:23 p.m. – 800 block Rosewood Drive, Calvin L. Williams, 28, 100 block Yorktown Lane, charged with possession of crack cocaine, tampering with evidence and trafficking in crack cocaine. [...]
Biber residency challenged again
A second complaint challenging the residency of Lorain school board member Paul Biber will force the Lorain County Board of Elections to revisit an issue it has already reviewed and rejected once. The latest protest over whether Biber lives in Lorain or with his wife in Sheffield Lake was filed Friday by Randy Newman, leader [...]
Equivalent punishment sought in perjury case
ELYRIA – The sentencing hearing for a Sheffield Lake woman facing prison time on perjury and falsification charges was delayed Friday so attorneys and Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi could take a closer look at what an appropriate sentence would be. Anthony Baker, the attorney for the victim in the case, had urged [...]
Man shot in testicle, Lorain police say
LORAIN – A Lorain man received a bullet to his thigh that then travelled into his right testicle and another man was shot in his buttocks Thursday night. Tyrone Yarber, 20, was dropped off at Mercy Regional Medical Center by a friend shortly after 11 p.m., according to police. He told officers he was in [...]
Vermilion Schools invites public to discuss bond plan
VERMILION – The public will get the chance to weigh in on Vermilion Schools’ evolving plans for the future at a meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at Vermilion High School. School officials and a bond issue committee have further refined the proposed uses for a 37-year, 3.98-mill bond issue to be decided in November. If [...]
Improve your home theater with piece of Oberlin’s Apollo
OBERLIN – Get ready to own history. The beautiful old seats in the Apollo Theatre will be given to the public after the final phase of about $6 million in renovations and improvements starts in September, a college spokeswoman said Friday. “These seats mean a lot to people,” said Sandra Hodge, the college’s special assistant [...]
Teen charged with stealing golf cart from fair
A teen was arrested and charged with theft late Wednesday for allegedly stealing a golf cart from the Lorain County Fairgrounds. Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Perkins saw several people running out of Gate 1 of the fairgrounds at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to his report. A few seconds later, he saw several other people chasing [...]
New cinnamon rolls a big hit with fair office
WELLINGTON — One of the Lorain County Fair’s newest food booths has already won over perhaps its most important judges. Those in the fair board office just can’t stop talking about the cinnamon rolls that come from Pretzel Palace, which this year squeezed in near the Junior Fair area. “They’re our new addiction,” fair secretary [...]
4-H pair win top honors
WELLINGTON — Luke Hyer and Jessica Zurcher are more than just Lorain County Fair grand champions. You could say they’re sort of fair decathletes. They were the winners in a unique yearly competition that takes the best out of their element — judging all the Junior Fair’s grand champions on their knowledge of and showmanship [...]