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May 19, 2011
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Worthington Christian Roundup
Injury may derail Montgomery’s state bid By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Joel Montgomery sat with his hands over his face as he battled to come to grips with what happened during his semifinal match in the Division II sectional boys tennis tournament May 14. The pain the Worthington Christian High School freshman began feeling a few minutes earlier finally had become too much to bear, forcing him to default after losing the first set 7-6 (7-2) of his semifinal to Granville’s Danny Gardner. Montgomery qualified for district by winning three sectional matches May 12 at Columbus School for Girls, but coach Alex Schmidt wasn’t expecting him to compete Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21, at Columbus Academy. Even if the pulled muscle in his right leg shortened Montgomery’s season, Schmidt believes the Warriors have reason to be excited for the future considering the success Montgomery had throughout his first prep season. Montgomery missed two weeks of the regular season because of the same injury and went 8-2 overall, with his only other loss coming to three-time Division II state singles qualifier Ian Wagner of Wellington. “He was feeling a lot of weakness about midway through the first set, and I think a lot of it was due to him not being able to play the last couple weeks because of the injury,” Schmidt said. “We’ll
have it tested out, but because he’s so young, we don’t want to risk anything. He was really looking forward to this, but he’s got to take care of himself. “It was different (May 12) because he wasn’t really challenged in any of his matches, but (against Gardner) there were a lot of long rallies and a lot more wear and tear.” At the sectional May 12, winning their first-round match but losing in the second round were junior Reid Smith in singles and the doubles team of Tanner Singleton and Seth Montgomery. The doubles team of Connor Holland and Jonathan Myer advanced to a quarterfinal before losing to Granville’s Ryan Rosinsky and Dylan Sharkey 6-1, 6-2. David Feusse lost to Centennial’s Bogdan Cojocari 6-1, 6-3 in his sectional opener. “I’m really happy with how the (sectional) went,” Schmidt said. “Reid Smith had to retire from his second-round match because of heat exhaustion, but he was fighting through everything. David Feusse drew the No. 4 seed, so he had a tough match. We had a really good showing. My goal was to get everyone one win and they all did except for David.” •The baseball team lost to second-seeded Fredericktown 15-2 in the second round of the Division III district tournament May 12 to finish 10-13. The Warriors opened the district tournament with a 7-1 victory over Grandview on May 10. Against the Freddies, they gave
cluded Nathan Deskins, Ben Garrison, Austin Morgan and Jack Price. “We did play a tough schedule, which helped us gauge the things we needed to work on,” coach Tim Kraynak said. “Our defense seemed to be a strength for most of the season, and as the season progressed we were able to identify three or four key guys on the mound. Quite frankly, we struggled offensively.” Junior Alec Motter was the team’s leading hitter at .403, followed by Bauslaugh (.359), junior Keaton Lovas (.318) and Deskins (.308). Bauslaugh and Lovas both drove in 16 runs. Junior J.C. Ackerman, who gave up one run in six innings in the tournament against Grandview, went 3-2 with a 2.66 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings. Junior Zach Ackerman was 2-1 with a 4.94 ERA in 22 2/3 innings over 10 games. Also pitching in 10 games were junior Trevor England, Garrison and sophomore Caleb Penney. Other players eligible to return include sophomores Frankie Myers, Jordan Rugg and Clayton Siders and freshman Casey Hamrick. “We competed well, playing in six one-run games and five By Eric George/ThisWeek two-run games against some tough opponents,” Kraynak said. The Warriors’ Clayton Siders rounds third base on his way to scoring a run on May 10 during a 7-1 victory over Grandview in a “We were young as we returned two everyday starters from last Division III district tournament game. year’s squad, which is encourup six runs in the second inning, Dan Bauslaugh, a four-year var- aging for next season. With it four in the third and five in the sity regular who started at catch- being our second year in Divifourth. er, led a senior class that also in- sion III, it was nice to get our first
At a glance
Below are the recent results for the Worthington Christian baseball and boys tennis teams: BASEBALL May 5 — Defeated Wellington 21-1 May 7 — Lost to Fredericktown 9-2 May 10 — Def. Grandview 7-1 in first round of Division III district tournament May 12 — Lost to Fredericktown 15-2 in second round of tournament Of note: The Warriors finished 1013. BOYS TENNIS May 4 — Def. Hartley 5-0 May 6 — Lost to Granville 4-1 May 9 — Def. Ready 4-1 May 10 — Def. Whitehall 5-0 May 12, 14 — Joel Montgomery advanced to a semifinal of the Division II sectional tournament but defaulted against Granville’s Danny Gardner after losing the first set 7-6 (7-2). No other Warriors advanced past the quarterfinal round.
tournament victory. In all, we will return seven starters.” •The boys and girls track and field teams are competing in the Division III district meet, which concludes Saturday, May 21, at Gahanna. Field events and running preliminaries were held May 17 and 18 for both the boys and girls teams. The top four finishers in each district event advance to the regional meet May 25 and 27 at Fairfield Union. julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
Sports briefs McCoy football camp scheduled for July
Diebler, Lighty to help direct camp
Soccer tournament coming to Dublin
GCSTO offering free swim lessons
Baseball camp set at Watkins Memorial
Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy’s inaugural football camp has been scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 16-17 at Strongsville High School. McCoy will direct activities and provide instruction. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 14. For information and registration, visit www.ColtMcCoyCamp.com or call (513) 793-CAMP.
Former Ohio State basketball players Jon Diebler and David Lighty will help direct the fourth annual Buckeye Stars Basketball Camp from 9 a.m. to noon July 27-29 at Worthington Kilbourne High School. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 18. For more information and registration, visit www.BuckeyeStars.com or call (888) 389-2267.
The Dublin Soccer League will play host to the U.S. Youth Soccer Kohl’s American Cup recreational tournament on June 11-12. It’s one of 30 stops on the tournament’s 2011 circuit. Registration is open to U8 through U15 recreational teams. Entry deadline is May 14. Visit www.dublinsoccerleague.com/KohlsCup.html for tournament rules and entry forms.
The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is offering free swimming lessons to underprivileged children on June 4 and 9 and July 2 at the Gahanna swimming pool. GCSTO also will award scholarships to participants based on their financial need and family status. For information, contact GCSTO instructor Erin Harris at harriserin@ymail.com or (614) 582-2597.
A baseball camp for players in grades 1-12 is scheduled for June 2730 at Watkins Memorial High School. Watkins Memorial coach Don Schone will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. The camp will last three hours each day and cover hitting, pitching, fielding and base running. For more information, call (866) 622-4487.
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