May 22, 2013

Hot Stove baseball: Titans pick right time to top Elyria

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PENFIELD — Winning a Lorain County Hot Stove championship is always nice, but beating a team that had beat you twice before, well, that’s something special. The Lorain Titans did just that Wednesday, defeating Elyria Lorain National Bank 7-5 in the Lorain County Hot Stove Class E (ages 15-18) county championship. Elyria had beaten the [...]

Dad of 4-year-old Cancer patient refuses to OK Disney trip

TOLEDO — A 4-year-old girl who went through two years of cancer treatments isn’t being allowed to go on a Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World because her father said she’s in remission and the trips should go to children who are sicker than his daughter. The young girl, McKenna May of Haskins, had the trip [...]

Cavs reportedly discussing deal for LA’s Andrew Bynum

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The latest trade rumor involving the Cavaliers is a very “big” one. Three centers were in the middle of a three-team trade that was reportedly being discussed Wednesday, with the Cavs getting Andrew Bynum, the Los Angeles Lakers getting Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic getting Anderson Varejao, draft picks and several other players. The [...]

Little League baseball: Avoiding losers bracket at state a must for Elyria East Seniors

Elyria East Seniors all-stars manager Jeff Saxton  gives some instruction to Seth Harrah during practice Wednesday. The team opens state tourney play Saturday. (CT photo by Bruce Bishop.)

ELYRIA — Vince Lombardi — or whoever first uttered the cliche — was almost right as far as the Little League state tournament is concerned. Jeff Saxton will tell you winning isn’t everything, but it approaches 100 percent. “One thing you want to do is stay out of the losers bracket,” said Saxton, manager of [...]

Carlos Santana’s first homer since May 15 lifts Indians

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carlos Santana rediscovered his power stroke at an opportune time. Santana hit a three-run homer during a five-run seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 10-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. Shin-Soo Choo and Asdrubal Cabrera hit two-out singles off Kyle Farnsworth (0-2) before Jason [...]

More than 770 sweepstakes cafes in Ohio, latest documents show

COLUMBUS — The late submission of more than 100 affidavits increases the count of Ohio Internet cafes or “sweepstakes” businesses to more than 770. The state originally estimated there were fewer than 300 of the largely unregulated businesses, which offer games functioning like slot machines with cash prizes. Customers pay for Internet time or phone [...]

Canada search continues for missing North Ridgeville man

Royal Canadian Mounted Police and search teams continued their search Wednesday for a North Ridgeville man last heard from July 4 as he was about to embark on an exploration of a remote, heavily-forested area of British Columbia as part of a film project. Warren “Andrew” Sill, 26, has been listed as missing for 12 [...]

Documents show mother Erica Perez has a long history with county Children Services

LORAIN — Lorain County Children Services took custody of Erica Perez’s children for four months in 2008, court records show. In an affidavit filed Friday with Lorain County Juvenile Court, Children Services caseworker Stephen Silva outlined the agency’s history with Perez, who was arrested July 5 on seven counts of child endangering after her children [...]

VIDEO: Friends, family attend Ely Square rally honoring Tianna Madison

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ELYRIA — The 100-meter dash and 4×100 relay events that Tianna Madison will compete in at the Olympics are frenzied, brief competitions often decided in the blink of an eye. But the journey from a sidewalk outside her family’s Elyria home where Madison sprinted to the starting blocks in London for Team USA later this [...]

Elyria Schools to seek levy in November

ELYRIA — Elyria Schools could not escape placing a levy on November’s ballot, said board members who voted unanimously Wednesday evening to place an emergency operating levy before voters in the coming months. After the district cut $3 million from its budget as a reaction to deep state cuts and decreasing student enrollment earlier this [...]