Archive for October 26th, 2007
Daniel visits his mother
Daniel Petric, the 16-year-old son of a pastor, accused of killing his mother and shooting his father, was granted private visitation at his mother’s casket today. His attorney had asked the court if Daniel could have a furlough to go to the funeral on Saturday. Instead, private visitation was granted. We went to […]
Prep football: Midview, North Ridgeville rediscovering the richness of their rivalry
For a decade, it was a rivalry built in reverse. It was growing less intense with time. When North Ridgeville quarterback Eric Proszek was attending varsity games back in his middle school years, the Rangers no longer scheduled games with Midview — its oldest and most impassioned rival. Among fans, players and coaches, the […]
District volleyball: Amherst digs deep, downs Olmsted Falls for first title since 2003
EATON TWP. — Down 23-20 in a pivotal Game 3, Amherst volleyball coach Laurie Cogan pleaded with her Comets during a timeout, telling them it wasn’t too late to rally. She was right. It wasn’t too late and Amherst did rally, winning its first Division I volleyball district […]
Wedge sees bright future for Indians
CLEVELAND — It took a trip to the Amazon jungle for former Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel to get over the pain from a Game 7 World Series loss to the Marlins in 1997. Eric Wedge hasn’t gone to those extremes, but it’s been five days since his team finished off squandering a 3-1 ALCS […]
Red Sox rely on pitching this time, grab 2-0 Series lead
BOSTON — There’s more than one way to rough up the Rockies. Boston’s big bats battered them in the World Series opener. Then October ace Curt Schilling and a stingy bullpen shut down Colorado in Game 2. Relying more on guile than pure gas, Schilling pitched Boston […]
Report: County faces huge debt
ELYRIA — Lorain County’s financial future is bleak, according to an independent report presented to the county commissioners Thursday.
The report, prepared by the Public Service Institute at Lorain County Community College as county voters get ready to vote on whether to allow a sales tax increase, said that the county could have a budget shortfall […]