Archive for October, 2011
Simply effective: Ohio State relies on running game, defense to upset No. 16 Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Still stuck under the NCAA cloud hanging over Ohio State and desperate for a way to end a two-game losing streak, interim coach Luke Fickell drew up a game plan Saturday that conservative Buckeye legend Woody Hayes would have loved. Keep the ball on the ground and out of freshman quarterback Braxton [...]
Raider have emotions, home field on their side today against Browns
OAKLAND, Calif. — Black is always the color of choice at Raiders home games. Never has it been more appropriate than for today’s visit from the Browns. The game will serve as a public memorial to Oakland owner Al Davis, who died Oct. 8. The O.co Coliseum — otherwise known as the Black Hole — [...]
Boys soccer: Avon zeros in on postseason after beating Avon Lake to complete unbeaten regular season
AVON LAKE — The Avon Eagles started the season as the new kids on the block in Division I, trying to make a name for themselves in their first year in the big-school division. Eight weeks later, Avon is the envy of its peers as the area’s only undefeated team. On Saturday, the Eagles put [...]
Cross country: Avon boys win West Shore, snap league-title drought
BAY VILLAGE — The last time the Avon boys cross country team won a conference title, Coach Tara Gruskiewicz was about to turn 6 and athletic director Erich Frombach was a senior at Amherst High School. The drought ended Saturday for the Eagles, who last won a league title in 1986 when they won the [...]
Girls soccer: Wellington uses wind to its advantage, breezes past Lake Ridge
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Wellington freshman Brittany Mariast scored a first-half goal with the Dukes attacking into a stiff wind Saturday afternoon. With a 1-0 lead and the wind at their backs the second half, the Dukes added four goals, including another by Mariast, and cruised to a 5-0 non-conference victory over Lake Ridge. For the [...]
Rangers rip Tigers, head back to World Series
ARLINGTON, Texas — After waiting until their 50th season to reach their World Series, the Texas Rangers are going right back. Nelson Cruz had one more big blast, Michael Young caught the final out long after hitting a pair of doubles in one of the highest-scoring postseason innings ever and the Rangers became the American [...]
Unified school flourishing after controversial merger of Lorain’s Admiral King and Southview high schools
Us and them has become we. A year after the merger of Admiral King and Southview high schools into Lorain High School, fears of turf battles, busing headaches and a lack of extracurricular activities never materialized. Lorain High Principal Diane Conibear credits good cooperation and planning. “Believe me, I had a lot of sleepless nights,” [...]
Doctor, wife to be honored for service
ELYRIA — Dr. Florencio and Lily Yuzon were giving back long before the phrase lost some of its power through overuse. The couple will be recognized for their decades of community service and good works locally and in their native Philippines when they become the 2011 Distinguished Citizens of the Heart of Ohio Council of [...]
LCCC FamilyFest honors college’s student veterans
U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton thanked Lorain County Community College students Saturday for their sacrifices for their country and community through their service in the Ohio National Guard and various branches of the military. “Serving in the military and the armed forces is a very selfless and patriotic act,” said Sutton, D-Copley Township. Sutton spoke briefly [...]
Celeste Kelley
Celeste Kelley (nee Bonaminio), 56, co-owner and operator of Bonaminio’s Lorain Flower Shop and Greenhouse, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011, at her residence in Vermilion, while under the care of Stein Hospice. The family will receive friends at the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, Amherst, Monday, October 17, 2011, from 3 [...]
George J. Gates
George J. Gates, 85, entered into rest Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his residence. George was born March 23, 1926 in Lorain. He lived in Avon his entire life and was self employed as a builder in Lorain County until his retirement in 1990. He was a member of St. Mary’s of the Immaculate Conception [...]
Sharon S. Warren
Sharon S. Warren (nee Jett), 55, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at Regency Hospital in Middleburg Heights, following a long illness. She was born February 21, 1956, in South Charleston, West Virginia. Sharon lived in Avon before moving to Lorain, where she resided the last 16 years. She was a graduate of [...]
Renee M. Decker
Renee M. Decker (nee Baumbich), 48, of Elyria, passed away suddenly at EMH Healthcare Wednesday, October 12, 2011. She was born in Cleveland, and grew up in North Ridgeville before moving to Elyria, where she has lived for the past 22 years. Renee was a member of the Singing Angels youth chorus from 1971 to [...]
Carol Brindley
Carol Brindley, 91, of Sherman, Illinois, formerly of Lorain, was called home to be with her Lord at 11:58 P.M. on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois. Carol was born January 29, 1920 in Attica, New York, the daughter of Roy and Ida Bowen Roth. She married LaMotte E. Brindley on [...]
High school football: Scores
AREA SCORES Elyria 31, Stow 26 Elyria Catholic 44, Rocky River 6 Midview 49, Marion Harding 14 North Ridgeville 41, Bay 21 Avon 46, Vermilion 7 Maple Heights 28, Lorain 27 Firelands 40, Buckeye 36 Black River 62, Brookside 13 Wellington 55, Keystone 6 Columbia 43, Brooklyn 13 Clearview 40, Lutheran West 14 Fairview 39, [...]
Roundup: Banyasz, Bican lead Columbia past Brooklyn
BROOKLYN — John Banyasz completed 10 of 15 passes for 155 yards and four touchdowns to lead Columbia to a 43-13 win over Brooklyn on Friday in Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division action. Zac Bican caught two of the Raiders’ (6-2, 4-1 PAC) touchdown passes and also had 18 carries for 118 yards, including a [...]
Fairview has little problem with sloppy Oberlin
OBERLIN — Oberlin coach Fred Howery looked across the field after Friday’s night Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division game against visiting Fairview and summed up the night’s events with six words. “They were the better team tonight,” Howery said. The Warriors were better in all facets of the game as they rolled to a 39-7 [...]
Milestone moment: Black River coach Al Young gets 150th win as Pirates pound Brookside
SULLIVAN TWP. — Before Black River coach Al Young could address his team Friday after a 62-13 Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division win over Brookside, hard-hitting senior linebacker Austin Jones interrupted to hand him the game ball. For a man who bleeds Pirates black and gold and is in his 22nd year as the team’s [...]
Wright scores six TDs as Wellington whips Keystone
Jim Jablonski The Chronicle-Telegram LAGRANGE — After a big win last week over unbeaten Black River, the Wellington Dukes weren’t about to let winless Keystone stand in the way of their drive to a possible playoff berth and Patriot Athletic Conference championship. Behind the running of senior Clay Wright and taking advantage of three Wildcat [...]
North Ridgeville finally finds comfort zone at Bay, runs away from Rockets in second half
BAY VILLAGE — Due to terrible field conditions at North Ridgeville’s Ranger Stadium, Friday’s game was moved to Bay Village’s all-weather field. The move seemed to bother North Ridgeville and inspire the Rockets, at least for the first half. “We took Bay for granted,” running back Paul Sonego said. “We looked at Bay and said [...]
Avon comes out ready, puts Vermilion away early
AVON — As he spoke to his team following Friday night’s win over visiting Vermilion, Avon coach Mike Elder couldn’t help but get excited when he came to his final remark: “Bring on the Middies.” Elder preached to his team all week not to overlook the Sailors, and they listened, roughing up Vermilion on the [...]
Avon Lake picks off Brecksville to pick up big win
AVON LAKE — Senior defensive back Mike Russell came into Friday night’s game with two interceptions. Last Friday, according to coach Dave Dlugosz, he had what could have been a “pick-six” slip right through his hands. With the game, and the season, on the line in the final minute of Friday’s Southwestern Conference game with [...]
Midview dominates, rolls to seventh straight win
Chris Sweeney The Chronicle-Telegram EATON TWP. — Midview pounced on Marion Harding early and often, cruising to a 49-14 victory for their seventh straight win and setting up a showdown with Avon next week for first place in the West Shore Conference. The Middles started off slow, going three-and-out thanks to a false start and [...]
By Holley, Elyria Catholic snaps losing skid: Sophomore QB leads way against Rocky River
ELYRIA — It’s Homecoming Weekend at Elyria Catholic, but Friday night at Knight of Columbus Field might have felt more like Jeremy Holley’s coming out party. Holley, the Panthers’ sophomore quarterback, completed 23 of 32 passes for 303 yards and no interceptions in EC’s 44-6 rout of West Shore Conference rival Rocky River. “He’s on [...]
Titan-ic upset gets blocked: Lorain falls a point short of top-ranked Maple Heights
LORAIN — What’s a coach to say after his team, for the second time in six weeks, pushes a top-ranked team to the brink before falling short? “It’s hard,” Lorain coach Mark Solis said Friday night after the Titans lost 28-27 when Maple Heights blocked an extra point with 28 seconds left. “But you can’t [...]