Archive for August, 2011
High school football preview 2011: Demetrius Walton has skills Elyria wants to make the most of
For a Division I team team that’s had as many as eight or nine two-way starters in recent years, it’s almost hard to fathom that only one player appears to be penciled in for double duty this season. Right now, senior Demetrius Walton is the one guy Kevin Fell can’t do without on either side [...]
High school football preview 2011: Lake Erie League breakdown
TEAM CAPSULES Bedford Bearcats COACH: Sean Williams, second year 2010 RECORD: 2-8, 2-3 Strengths: Two exceptionally talented defensive players in 6-foot-6, 240-pound end Myles Hilliard and 6-4, 185-pound defensive back Tyvis Powell. Weaknesses: Overall inexperience and lack of depth. Scouting Report: Bedford’s only wins a year ago came at the expense of Warrensville (1-9) and [...]
High school football preview 2011: Lorain’s Matt Cox is a scholar … and a heck of a football player
If Mark Solis was looking for leadership when he took over at Lorain, it didn’t take long to find someone to provide it. “This kid epitomizes what a student-athlete means,” Solis said of Matt Cox, the 6-foot-2, 240-pound senior letterman. “He’s No. 1 in his class. He’s very organized and transcends what leadership is all [...]
Attorney: Boy died from blood disorder, not abuse
ELYRIA — A lawyer for Alyson Sweany, the mother of Jesse Crum Jr., has suggested in court documents that a medical condition may have killed the 3-year-old boy, who died in March 2010. “Jesse may have died as a result of a platelet disorder, not as a result of any abuse,” attorney Paul Griffin wrote [...]
High school football preview 2011: Six Lorain County teams greet new season with new coaches
You hear the call at every stadium in Major League Baseball. “You can’t tell the players without a scorecard,” the vendors shout. That familiar call will have a new twist at Lorain County high school football games this fall: You may not be able to tell the coaches without a program. A slew of head [...]
Mariners 9, Indians 2: Seattle swamps Tribe
CLEVELAND — The Seattle Mariners are the lowest-scoring and worst-hitting ballclub in the American League. Against the Indians, though, they look like the most explosive team on the planet. Journeyman slugger Wily Mo Pena knocked in four runs and rookie third baseman Kyle Seager had three doubles Wednesday afternoon, powering the Mariners to a 9-2 [...]
Boys soccer: Amherst shuts out Westlake
AMHERST — The Amherst Comets performed like a well-trained army Wednesday evening. First, they went in for the kill with precision force and deadly accuracy to score three goals in the first 15 minutes of the match. Then they spent the rest of night preserving their conquest, holding on to defeat Westlake 3-0 in the [...]
Browns: Hardesty ready to make debut
BEREA — Browns running back Montario Hardesty has passed his physical, made it through several practices and earned his coach’s trust. Now, there is only one hurdle left for him to clear in his comeback from reconstructive left knee surgery. Hardesty will make his much-anticipated 2011 debut tonight when Cleveland travels to Philadelphia to play [...]
High school football 2011: Black River ready to roll
SULLIVAN TWP. — Black River will open the season Friday night in the position as a favorite in the Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division. With 12 returning starters, including Division IV All-Ohio defensive end John Guilford, the Pirates are looking to pick up where they ended 2010 — with a six-game winning streak and a [...]
Tim Dahlberg: Time to address fan-on-fan violence
Beaten in Los Angeles. Shot in San Francisco. Better be careful what you wear to the stadium. That great ticket you scored could be your last. It was supposed to be nothing more than a meaningless exhibition game at Candlestick Park, a chance to cheer and jeer as hopefuls from both sides of the Bay [...]
High school roundup: Strimbu leads A.L. boys to soccer win
AVON LAKE — Alex Strimbu scored three goals to lead Avon Lake to a 7-1 boys soccer win over Berea in Southwestern Conference action Wednesday. Nick Stephenson added two goals for the Shoremen, who had an 11-5 advantage in shots. GOAL: (B) Marlon Robertson; (AL) Alex Strimbu 3, Nick Stephenson 2, Eric Mills, Alex Yungvirt. [...]
Robert J. Forster
Robert J. Forster, 87, of Wakeman, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Gaymont Nursing Home in Norwalk. He was born September 20, 1923 in Sheffield, and had lived in Wakeman since 1954. He worked for 30 years at Thew Shovel in Lorain, farmed, and was a talented welder. He used his skills as a welder [...]
Eleanor Catherine Kalter
Eleanor Catherine Kalter, 99, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 at New Life Hospice in Lorain. She was born in North Ridgeville in 1912, to the late Anna Maria (nee Wiederkehr) and John Kalter. Eleanor was stricken by polio at the age of 13 which left her with a paralyzed leg. She had [...]
Leslie C. Konesky
Leslie C. Konesky, 66, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at the St. John Medical Center, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Cleveland and has been a resident of North Ridgeville since 1970, moving from Cleveland. Leslie was a mechanic for the City of North Ridgeville service garage for 13 years. He had [...]
James “Big Jim” LaCourse
James “Big Jim” LaCourse, 70, of Lorain, died Monday, August 22, 2011. He was born on December 14, 1940 in Lorain. James was raised in Huron and graduated from Huron High School. He had made his home in the Lorain County area. James served in the United States Marines during Vietnam. He was employed in [...]
Dr. Pacifico Canda Mercado, M.D.
Dr. Pacifico Canda Mercado M.D., 85, of Cape Coral, Florida, (formerly of Elyria), passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 25, 1925, in the Philippines. Dr. Mercado was a medical school graduate of The University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. [...]
John Mitoff
John Mitoff, 80, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center in Lorain. He was born March 16, 1931 in Lorain. John had made his home in Amherst since 1954. He attended Fenn College in Cleveland where he received his Engineering training. John served in the United [...]
Grayce H. Riggle
Grayce H. Riggle (nee Murray), 86, of Elyria, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at Center Ridge Nursing Home in North Ridgeville. Mrs. Riggle lived in Elyria for the past 45 years and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Church of the Open Door and the Jolly 60′s. Surviving her are two sons, [...]
Yolanda H. “Lola” Robertson
Yolanda H. “Lola” Robertson, (nee Lengyel), 95, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at her home, following a long illness. She was born August 27, 1915 in Huron and was a lifelong Elyria and Lorain resident. Lola was a member of the Christian Heritage Assembly of God Church in Avon. She was very [...]
Henry “Hank” J. Wade
Henry “Hank” J. Wade, 75, of Elyria died at his home, Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.
Mary Jo Wilson
Mary Jo Wilson (nee Kuterovich), 60, of North Ridgeville, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a long illness. Mary Jo was born May 31, 1951 in Elyria where she was raised. North Ridgeville has been her home for the past 30 years. She was a graduate of Elyria Catholic High [...]
Lorain County Fair truck pull results
Work stock Adam Esbenshade (2006 Duramax “Disorderly Conduct”): 296.891 feet Bill Workman (2006 Chevy Silverado): 295.962 Justin Ackley (2003 Chevy): 294.927 Ryan Lorentz (2008 Chevy 2500HD): 293.923 Amy Ackley (2003 Chevy): 288.22 2.6 diesel trucks John Savage (2005 Chevy Duramax): 318.359 feet Dale Bennett (2004 Chevy): 305.065 Adam Brown (2001 Dodge Ram 2500): 295.118 Josh [...]
VIDEO: Lorain County Fair truck pull
Soldier home on leave dedicates truck pull effort to 2 fallen comrades
WELLINGTON — Ryan Mayse didn’t have the longest pull in Wednesday night’s Lorain County Fair truck pull. But he might have had the loudest applause when it was announced that Mayse, an Army specialist home on leave from Afghanistan, was dedicating his run to two fellow servicemen who won’t be coming home. Mayse, 22, said Staff [...]
Ohio Supreme Court ruling keeps Quinn off ballot
ELYRIA —Tim Quinn’s hopes that the Ohio Supreme Court would put him back on the November ballot as an independent candidate for Elyria mayor were dashed Wednesday when the state’s highest court tossed his legal challenge to the Lorain County Board of Election’s decision to remove him from the ballot. The Supreme Court ruling didn’t [...]