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Jim Mosic is the city’s new top cop Both Mosic and Jerry Strait, promoted to lieutenant, rose through ranks over years By CANDY BROOKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers Improving community involvement with programs like Blockwatch will be a top priority of Worthington’s new chief of police. Jim Mosic, who was named last week to succeed Chief Mike Mauger when he retires Jan. 11, said he will hold open houses to familiarize the community with
the department, and will stress outreach to his officers. “I want them to realize we can’t do this alone,” Mosic said during an interview on Monday. Lt. Jim Mosic, 49, has Sgt. Jerry Mosic worked his way Strait through the ranks at the police depart- has,” he said.
ment over the past 26 years. He said he knows the community, the department, and the officers and civilian employees well. “They are the reason the Worthington Police Department has the fine reputation it
Mosic has been a lieutenant for the past year. He was promoted from sergeant when Lt. Doug Francis accepted a position with the Hilliard police department. Francis is now chief of that department. Mosic has a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Ohio State University. Also promoted last week was another department veteran, Sgt. Jerry Strait. Strait, one of four applicants for the chief’s position, will take over the lieutentant’s po-
sition. Strait has been a police officer for 28 years, starting with the Worthington Division of Police in 1987. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Ohio State University and from Franklin University with a bachelor’s degree in public administration. He has a master’s degree in human service manSee MOSIC, page A3
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Mike Duffey listens while talking to State Rep. Cheryl Grossman following his honorary swearing-in ceremony for friends and family at the Ohio State House on Jan. 2. Grossman represents the 23rd district and Duffey will represent the 21st district. Longtime resident Joe Davis is replacing Duffey on Worthington City Council.
Family, friends surround Mike Duffey as he becomes state representative By CANDY BROOKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers Soon enough, he will be dealing with deficits and Democrats. But for a few moments this past Sunday, Mike Duffey looked out and saw only family and friends in the statehouse chambers. About 50 of them – including the Democratic side of the Duffey family – turned out to watch him take the oath of office as the Ohio representative from the 21st district. With wife, Lindsay, and 8-month-old son, Jack, by his side, Duffey was sworn in by former Ohio House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson. He then thanked those who supported him through a tough campaign and
a year he will not forget. During 2010, both his mother and father died, his son was born, his Worthington home underwent a major addition, and, not incidentally, he ran for state office. The election was close – he won by only 377 votes over Democrat David Robinson – and was marked by a deluge of attack ads against Duffey. He thanked his wife and many supporters for seeing him through it all. “So many of you emerged from the woodwork and helped me with my campaign,” Duffey said. One of those was George Campbell. A lifelong Democrat, Campbell was so offended by the attacks on Duffey that he became one of his most hard-working cam-
paigners. “I feel very gratified that a big attack ad campaign did not work,” he said on Sunday. Campbell, a former president of the Colonial Hills Civic Association, also felt a kinship with Duffey because both grew up in the Colonial Hills area. Duffey attended Colonial Hills Elementary School, graduated from Thomas Worthington High School, then returned to his hometown after graduating from the University of Michigan. Duffey began running for Worthington City Council in his early 20s, and lost twice before being elected five years ago. He beSee DUFFEY, page A2
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Worthington police officers may start 2011 with a new contract. Though terms of the agreement have not been announced, Worthington City Council on Monday returned from a closed session to introduce an ordinance accepting a new labor agreement with the union representing the city’s officers. Police have been working without a contract for more than a
year. City manager Matt Greeson said a public hearing on the contract could take place as early as Jan. 18, but the exact date will be determined by the timing and outcome of the vote of the police union. Both sides have declined to comment on the issues that caused negotiations to continue for more than a year. Council also approved a Swiminc loan extension which will help the public pool complex expand. A “splash pad,” similar to but
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larger than the one at Easton, will be built in the southeast corner of the pool property at 400 W. Granville Road. Cost is expected to be $225,000. The city will defer two annual $35,000 payments on a $600,000 promissory note issued in 1996 to help pay for other improvements at the complex. The Swiminc board has made timely payments on the loan and will resume annual payments on Dec. 31, 2012. The balance due is $210,000. Also at the Jan. 3 meeting, new
council member Joseph Davis took the oath of office. He replaces Mike Duffey, who resigned to become a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Council also passed a resolution thanking retiring Police Chief Mike Mauger for his 40 years of service to the community. “You really need to be proud of the job you’ve done, nobody could have done it better,” said city law director Mike Minister. cbrooks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
A bit of Worthington history will walk out the door when chief of police Mike Mauger retires next week. Mauger, who once considered becoming a history teacher, instead has created his own story as an integral part of the Worthington Division of Police for the past 40 years. He joined the department in 1970, hired by the city’s first police chief, Paul Abbott. He was one of ten officers who drove used highway patrol cars and communicated with three walkie-talkies. As he retires, the department’s 30-plus officers drive computerequipped cruisers, can find stolen or wanted vehicles with a hightech license plate reader, and are more interested in DNA than fingerprints at the scene of a crime. “The only thing that doesn’t change is there are good guys and bad guys,” Mauger said. His memory is filled with details about both. There are records of some of the city’s most infamous crimes, but Mauger will take with him an encyclopedic recall
of what happened on those fateful occasions. There were six murders – and twelve bodies – durMike ing Mauger’s Mauger tenure. In 1974, when Mauger was a patrol officer, Clifford Chase murdered his parents and brother in their house on Medick Drive. A few years later, Worthington Estates mother Margo Davies murdered her three children and put their bodies in trash bags, leaving most of them in Delaware County. In the late 1980s, Loreen Smith killed her two small children and left their bodies in their beds in their Hayhurst Street home. In 1983, two drug dealers were murdered in a deal gone bad in their home on East North Street; and a man was murdered by a man he had taken to his Ville Charmante condominium. The last was Thane Griffin, one of the victims of a man who went See MAUGER, page A3
Antique show has a storied past of its own By CANDY BROOKS
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The Worthington Antique Show, said to be the longest-running antique show in central Ohio, will be held this Saturday and Sunday at the Worthington Holiday Inn. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at the door. The Worthington Historical Society, which sponsors the show, was formed following World War II, when the economy was strong enough to support the first antique show, said historical society president Jutta Pegues. It has continued every year. More than 30 dealers from all over the Midwest participate each year in the show that was first held in St. John’s Episcopal Church. The venue changed to Green Meadows Inn, and later to the Gen-
Guard on West Dublin-Granville Road. When the Guard needed all its space for training, it was moved to the Hilton Hotel, which is now the Holiday Inn. Some of the managers over the years have been Jim and Jordy Ventresca, Jack and Jean Frost, Bunny and Bill Nolt. Tom Heisey has managed the show since Mrs. Nolt’s death in 2007. He is great-grandson of the founder of the famous Heisey Glass Company in Newark. As in past years, the dealers will bring a comprehensive scope of formal and country furniture, folk and fine art, fine china, glassware, toys, silver, jewelry and porcelain for both the advanced collector and those just beginning to acquire See ANTIQUES, page A2
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genuine antiques, Heisey said. Several new exhibitors this year will bring stoneware decoys, golf By CANDY BROOKS and lunch and dinner, and Sunday brunch. memorabilia, quilts, linens, writGARY SEMAN JR. There will be some reconfiguration of the ing instruments, jewelry, silver ThisWeek Community Newspapers interior, but the exhibition kitchen will remain, and more. he said. They will be adding a bar in what was The antique show is one of the Brett Holland and Bill Cosgrove are branch- a banquet room at Caffe Daniela. It will feaprimary fundraisers for the hising out to Worthington with a new restaurant ture a quality selection of craft and imported torical society. concept. beers, wines and notable repertoire of scotch, Funds are used for the upkeep The owners of the Grandview Café are poised bourbon and whisky, Cosgrove said. of the society’s properties. This to open Rivage Atlantique this spring in the The space is in the shopping strip that inyear, the added expense of reformer Caffe Daniela site, 652 High St. cludes House Wine, the Candle Lab, Elli nail salon a placing the roof at the Old Rec“It was a really good opportunity for us,” nd Graeter’s. It has been vacant since last sumtory must be addressed with funds Cosgrove said. mer, when Caffe Daniela closed its doors. raised by the show. He said the restaurant, meaning Atlantic Kathryn Paugh, executive director of the WorThe 1845-building, once the shoreline in French, will focus on New Eng- thington Chamber of Commerce, said she had home of the rectors of St. John’s land and low country fare. The menu will re- the opportunity to meet with Flagg and HolEpiscopal Church, was moved flect the culinary styling of chef Rich Flagg, land, a long-time Worthington resident, and was from the church property to the who spent 25 years working in Boston and impressed by their plans for the space and menu. corner of West New England AvSouth Carolina. “I think it’s a great fit for the area we call the enue and Oxford Street several “Essentially the focus is going to be the quarter, that strip of businesses in that area,” years ago. It now houses the soseafood of the deep coastal waters of the At- Paugh said. “And I think it will work well with ciety’s collections, gift shop and lantic,” Cosgrove said. The ambience will be the mix of shops and business and will be a weloffices. upscale casual. The restaurant will be open for come addition to downtown.” Last fall, it was discovered that the roof was failing. The back section was in such poor condition that it had to be replaced immediately. Otherwise, winter weather might have damaged the historic clothing collection stored dihim well on Sunday. is committed to public service and rectly underneath. Continued from page A1 “It has been so much fun to has important qualities for a repThe front section of the roof came interested in council because watch him grow,” she said. “I have resentative, Tim said. will be replaced in the spring. he used to drive his father, John witnessed his life-long love for “He has an open ear and a good The society also owns and mainDuffey, to meetings, then would and commitment to Worthington.” heart,” he said. tains the Orange Johnson House stay for the long and sometimes Tim Duffey, one of Mike’s cbrooks@thisweeknews.com on High Street and the Indian tedious proceedings. many siblings, turned out to watch www.ThisWeekNEWS.com mounds on Plesenton Drive. The elder Duffey served on him take office. Like father John, council from 1983 to 2001. many of them are Democrats, but Can you solve the mystery? By the time he was elected to they still support Mike, who is the council, Mike had done an in- third generation of politicians in credible amount of research into the family. how the city works, said Kim Grandfather Warren was a state Nixon-Bell. representative 98 years ago, and The former Colonial Hills went on to be elected a U.S. Conteacher met Mike when he was a gressman from the Toledo area. first-grader, and appreciates the And John, besides serving on thoughtful, responsible young council, was a judge on the Ohio man he has become. She was Tenth District Court of Appeals. among the admirers who wished Like the elder Duffeys, Mike
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laughing — as Mauger opened the box, jumped, and drew his gun when the snake jumped out at him. He also remembers Tom Verne, twice honored for heroism, as well as the late Roger Gibson and Richard Tennant, who retired but still works as the department’s court liaison. Of course he will never forget Paul Abbott, who hired Mauger in September 1970, when he was fresh out of the Marines. Serving in the Marines in Vietnam left a lasting impression on the young police officer, and helped him learn the meaning of discipline and commitment, he said. He also learned to lead from the front, a lesson that served him well as a police officer, he said. Mauger said he is not sure what retirement will bring, though he hopes to travel with his wife, Janet, who he married just before he became a Worthington police officer. He will miss the people he works with, and not just at the department. He has also learned to know and value the residents of Worthington over the years. “It’s been great serving you,” Mauger said.
on a vindictive killing spree in the 1990s. Though Mauger can recall details of each murder, some smaller cases left lasting impressions as well. He was instrumental in the prosecution of a nurse who was drugging nursing home residents and stealing their jewelry. She may have even caused the death of one victim before Worthington police worked with the Franklin County prosecutor’s office to put her behind bars. He also remembers a young drug dealer who he tried to help. The young man joined the military, straightened out his life, and wrote to Mauger, thanking him for helping set him straight. But the retiring chief also has good memories of his fellow officers who he has worked with and admired over the past 40 years. He remembers practical joker Larry Dixon, who one night hid a rubber snake in the traffic control box at North and High streets. He and other officers knew it was Mauger’s duty to open the box to change the signal at night. They were watching — and
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MOSIC Continued from page A1 agement from Franklin. Mosic’s base salary will be $96,386. His total compensation will be $137,439. Strait’s salary will be $88,293. His total compensation will be $127,389. Total compensation includes contributions to the Ohio Police Pension Fund, Medicare, Workers Compensation, insurances and uniform allowances. Lt. Michael Dougherty and Sgt. John Slaughter also applied for the chief’s position. City manager Matt Greeson, who makes the final decision on police promotions, decided to keep the selection process within the department based on what he has seen since he took over as city manager three years ago. “I felt we had a number of people capable and qualified to be a
chief,” he said. All candidates went through a day-long assessment by a fourmember panel from the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and were interviewed by two panels of community members. Greeson took into consideration the ratings and opinions of the police professionals and the community when making his decision. “I’m excited to promote Jim Mosic, he will do a great job,” Greeson said. The promotions also open a sergeant’s position, which means a patrol officer will be able to move up the ranks. Those positions don’t open very often in Worthington, and Greeson looks forward to making another promotion in coming weeks. “We have a lot of capable, longserving officers in Worthington,” he said.
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Downtown was busy on New Year’s Eve 1910 As Columbus and central Ohio moved toward the end of 2010, the area counted itself fortunate that it had missed the great storms that brought freeze warnings to the citrus-growing South and more than a foot of snow to much of the north. All of this bad news about bad weather is sure to remind us how lucky we are to miss such things. Well … at least most of the time. Central Ohio has been relatively free of snow in the past few weeks. But some of us may remember that last winter brought us a lot of snow — after the first of the year. Such was the case in ED Columbus 100 years LENTZ ago, as well. As 1910 became 1911, a large blast of cold air accompanied by snow, wind and other wintry things was heading straight for the Midwest. Fortunately, it did not arrive until a couple of days after New Year’s Eve. So, as it had so many times in the past, the party went on. New Year’s Eve in Columbus in 1910 would instantly be recognizable in some ways to a visitor from our own time. There were a lot of happy people on the streets of downtown Columbus at the very late hour of 11 p.m. Some of them, having stopped at a party or two, were probably a little happier than others. But there were differences as well. Columbus in 1910 was a “streetcar city” whose newly developed suburbs in every direction were linked to the central business district by electrified streetcars. It was to the downtown that people came to work, to worship, to shop and to amuse themselves. It was in downtown Columbus that one would find the best stores, the best restaurants and most of the city’s theatres. And almost all of these places were open on New Year’s Eve. The Busy Bee confectionery store was selling several kinds of candy and ice cream. These included Salted Jordan Almonds, Crème de Menthe Marshmallows and New Year’s Neapolitan ice cream. This was described in one newspaper as “a blending of Cherry Glace, Oriental Ice and Belmont Cream. You will not find a richer or more satisfactory ice cream dessert: per quart, 60 cents.” After dinner at a local restaurant or a bit of ice cream at the Busy Bee, some residents passed the evening of the last day of the year at a local theatre. Some form of motion picture theatre had been present in Columbus since the 1890s. Over the years, nickelodeon parlors had given way to silent film presentations in larger rooms. But to most people, going to the theatre still meant a trip to a place where real people performed on stage. In Columbus in 1910, one could choose from a variety of theatre presentations on New Year’s Eve. The High Street Theatre featured “Harry Clay Blaney in his new American play ‘The
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were coming out this early because the biggest difference between 1910 and 2010 is that the celebration of the New Year began at 11:30 p.m. rather than midnight. At 11:30, church bells began to chime, fireworks were ignited and a general celebration began. It began at 11:30 because some people still refused to follow the standard time established by the railroads many years earlier. These people still followed “sun time” and to them, midnight came 30 minutes earlier. At 12 a.m. Standard Time, the railroad locomotives at Union Station joined the celebration with blasts from their whistles and the party continued. After all of this celebrating, many of the happy residents of the city went home, enjoyed a dish of Busy Bee Neapolitan ice cream and went to bed with the confident belief that 1911 would be a good year. And as we now know, for the most part, they were absolutely right. Happy New Year. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.
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Coming up To add, remove or update a list- second Wednesday of each month ing, e-mail editorial@thisweek- at Ohio Health Medical Campus, news.com. 300 Polaris Parkway. All are welcome. Call Tim Maurice at (614) 818-9175 or visit centraloEvent hiocwrt.wordpress.com. Networking Event, sponsored Informational Meeting, sponby the Dublin, Union County and sored by the Funeral Consumers Worthington Area Chambers of Alliance of Ohio, 7 p.m. the last Commerce, 5:30-7 p.m. ThursMonday of the month at the First day, Jan. 27, at Franklin UniverUnitarian Universalist Church, 93 sity, 495 Metro Place S., Dublin. W. Weisheimer Road. Non-profNetworking, appetizers and door prizes. Admission is free for all it, non-denominational informayoung professionals group mem- tion about end-of-life issues. Free. bers and $10 for non-members. No sales or insurance. Call (614) 263-4632. Call (614) 889-2001. Inventors Network meets to discuss the invention process at 7 Health p.m. the second Tuesday of the Free Health Seminar, 6 p.m. month at TechColumbus, 1275 Monday, Jan. 10, and Tuesday, Kinnear Road. The meeting fee is Jan. 25, at the Wellness Forum, $5 for non-members and $36 per 510 E. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite year for members. Call 470-0144 G. Dr. Pam Popper will discuss or visit www.inventorscolumdiet, lifestyle and healthcare. Open bus.com. to the public; meal included. RePulsar Chapter of AmSpirit, quired reservations may be made 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. every Thursby calling (614) 841-7700 at least day, at 8425 Pulsar Place. Profes24 hours in advance. sionals, business owners and sales professionals are invited to beMeetings come involved with the chapter. The Central Ohio Civil War Contact Kellina Snyder at (614) Roundtable meets at 7 p.m. the 395-1228.
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MAC news The following programs, classes and events are offered by the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, 777 Evening St. The MAC is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday and until 9 p.m. Thursdays. Building admission and parking are free. For more information, e-mail arts@mcconnellarts.org, visit www.mcconnellarts.org or call (614) 4310329. • “Dance in Motion: Stephanie Matthews,” “Motion Abstracted: Evelyn Davis” and “Photographic Reflections: A Group Exhibit” are on view through Jan. 16. The exhibits are free and feature a variety of artists and media. • Mike Salrin’s “Effects of Time,” a photography exhibit, opens today (Jan. 6) and will be on view through March 6. Salrin’s photography aims to document the beauty in rusted metal, peeling paint or the grime of an empty warehouse. A free opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight. • The MAC writers group
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Filjak made her or5 Ms. chestral debut at the age of 12 and, more recently, was the winner of the 2009 Cleveland Piano Competition. She was kind enough to engage in an e-mail Q&A with The Beat.
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1 As a college student exper-
imenting with digital sampling software and creating mashups, Gregg Michael Gillis displayed a clever ear and got tagged “a lawsuit waiting to happen” by no less than the New York Times Magazine. Gillis settled on stage name Girl Talk, started releasing records and took the clubs by storm. Girl Talk will play Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Thursday, Jan. 6. Tickets are $25. Call 1800-745-3000.
2 “Russian Masters” is not a
chess tournament but a tribute by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra to great composers from that nation, starting with programs Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, at the Ohio Theatre. The program includes RimskyKorsakov’s Overture on Russian Themes, Stravinsky’s Petrouchka and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Con-
Vladimir Feltsman
certo No. 1. Pianist Vladimir Feltsman joins the CSO on the Tchaikovsky piece. Enrique Arturo Diemecke guest conducts. Oh, there are more Russian masters, and the CSO has two more of these programs slated over the next few weeks, so folks will get to hear more Tchaikovsky but also Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and The Beat’s favorite, Shostakovich. Tickets for the Jan. 7-8 programs are $66.50-$11.50. Call (614) 228-8600.
latest entry in the 3 The “young country music acts fronted by an attractive blonde woman” is The Band Perry. Three siblings hailing from Mobile, Ala., it took the trio a few years of playing each in their own band to realize that their musical ventures were best kept in the family. You may have heard the charttopping If I Die Young. There’s likely more where that came from. TBP will play Newark’s Midland Theatre Sunday, Jan. 9. Tickets are $22.50. Call (740) 345LIVE.
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call Louisville’s Dawn Landes offbeat is akin to calling a rainbow colorful. It seems obvious but it’s still worth checking out for yourself. Landes will take her unique liberties with folk and bluegrass at the Rumba Cafe Monday, Jan. 10. Call (614) 2681841.
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The Beat: Both of your parents were pianists? Seems like you would either embrace this or run away from it! Talk about their influence on you as a young person and still today as a professional musician. Martina Filjak: My parents were both amazing, although my father unfortunately died when I was very young. Growing up in a musical family was an absolute privilege. I cannot even really recall the first time my baby fingers went over the keyboard, but certainly I was still a toddler. I have been incredibly attracted to music and to the piano in the same time. I recall I was able to read music in the same time I was starting to be able to read and write. TB:You also faced challenges from a standpoint of social/political upheaval in your country when you were young. Can you share how that may have shaped you as a person and an artist? MF: I indeed have experienced and grew up amidst the entire huge, historical change that has significantly changed the circumstances of the early 90s in entire Eastern Europe — and I have also experienced several years of war in my home country. It is impossible to not be somehow touched or marked by those events on a strong personal level. Those memories are in the same time very public and very intimate. I say public because on one hand you see it in newspapers and on TV, and on the other hand private, since you experi-
Croatian-born pianist Martina Filjak will perform with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 8 and 9, at the Southern Theatre. Tickets are $46-$10 and are available by calling (614) 464-0066 or through www.promusicacolumbus.org.
ence yourself these traumatic events that are often touching very hidden parts of (one’s) self. Naturally, it has given my personality a certain edge — perhaps, an edge is something that an artist could use at times? I certainly hope so. TB: In Columbus, you’ll be playing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G. Can you talk about this piece? MF: This concerto is a special piece for me. I learned it listening to it for weeks while I was about 12 years old. I was recovering from a traffic accident and wasn’t allowed to read, play or be exposed to a too strong light after the concussion I suffered. So back then, the Ravel concerto was my saviour. After I recovered I had to beg my teacher to let me play it - she wouldn’t at first as she said I was too young. But I learned it anyway. TB:You are very expressive while you play. Are you aware of this?
MF: Thank you. I believe this is one of my goals - when I play I really do attempt to express and give the absolute maximum. TB: As a young “classical” artist, do you feel a responsibility to bring this music to young audiences? MF: I would say, I try to bring music to all possible audiences, not necessarily only the young ones. I have a feeling that, since the appreciation of classical music comes with a certain ‘age and social status,’or at least it is commonly believed to be like that, this idea in the same time scares potential audiences off. But I also have a feeling that classical music is making a ‘comeback’ - maybe people are starting to get intrigued to know more about music that was able to survive through centuries? For more from The Beat’s Q&A with Martina Filjak, read the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.
Another Fisherman’s Wharf, more great seafood Chalk up another one for the Chalkias family — a new Fisherman’s Wharf has opened. Sailing out dishes of high-grade seafood from its Polaris-area kitchen, this Wharf is off to a brisk start. For background, the original Fisherman’s Wharf premiered on Morse Road in the mid-’70s during a drastically more provincial dining era than we’re currently enjoying. Partially drawing on the Chalkias family’s Greek heritage, it was like the restaurant that launched a thousand others. Some are still chugging along, others have long run aground, but count among that distinguished number Niki’s Deli, a Fisherman’s Wharf in Bexley, Fisherman’s Wharf Pier II, Feta in Pickerington and the Big Fat Greek Kuzina. I’ll not bother mentioning every eatery with ties to the Chalkias brood, but rest assured that if you’re a fan of Greek food in Columbus,
MENU by G.A. Benton you’ve probably patronized a Chalkias-related restaurant. So of course Grecian accents make their way into the new Fisherman’s Wharf, but as its name suggests, this place is mostly about the fish. Its nautical theme is clearly stated outside, where beneath porthole windows peeking through huge and heavy black lacquered doors, a split-in-two captain’s wheel serves as handles. Inside, off-white walls with coppery swaths set off black and blue accents. So tablecloths, menus, napkins, servers outfits and even leftovers boxes are night shaded. Fanciful blue pops up in pretty, aquarium-riffing stained glass windows. There’s also a large and at-
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Macadamia Nut Crusted Halibut at Fisherman’s Wharf.
tractive rectangular bar in the big and bustling restaurant. Overall, it’s a handsome, but not chichi, establishment. Accordingly, it generally draws in
regular folks splurging on excellent, and pricey, seafood. As for cooking and plating styles, they’ve ranged from straightforward to considerably fancier. From the latter group, the Sesame Ahi Tuna ($12) was a fine starter. Looking like a dozen dominoes toppled in a straight row, the raw, served room temperature “tiles” of delicious sashimi-grade fish sported crunchy seared rims encrusted with white and black sesame seeds. Artful squiggles of wasabi mayo and a fragrant oil provided modernist touches — but skip the overpowering soy sauce dip. Homier but soulful was the Seafood Chowder ($4.50/cup). Actually more like a soothing potato soup laced with clams, its starchy ballast was leavened with a nicely measured tang. Saladwise, my favorite was the eye-catching, tongue-delighting
Fisherman’s Wharf 1611 Polaris Pkwy., Westerville 614-431-1411 Web: bestgreekusa.com Cuisine: Seafood Price: $$$ ($20-$30 per person) Patio: Yes Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday, 12-10:30 p.m. Saturday, 12-9 p.m. Sunday and near meal-in-itself Captain’s Artichoke Salad ($6). Like a gussied up Greek salad, its manifold elements (cucumber, roasted red peppers, creamy feta and much more) made for a dynamic combination. Navigating the mammoth menu for entrees can take a while. You’ll scan past delicacies like Day Boat Scallops, plump Danish scampi, killer Kodiak Alaskan Red King
Crab Legs, and luscious Maine lobster tails. Want ’em all? Then opt for the Baked Variety platter ($50, but could feed two) which rounds them up simply, perfectly cooked, dusted with seasoned breadcrumbs and presented with lakes of garlicky melted butter. For something “cheffier,” pick the terrific Macadamia Nut Crusted Halibut ($26). Sauced with a sweetish orange buerre blanc, it was a huge and truly beautiful piece of succulent snow-white fish. Soft and supple, yet endowed with bells and whistles galore (berries, bananas, nutella, whipped cream, chocolate sauce), Gina’s Crepes ($12, easily serves two) were the obvious dessert star. To read G.A. Benton’s blog visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com
Abusive customers pose issues for servers, restaurateurs Bill Glover was quite fond of his appetizer: braised pork belly drizzled with jalapeno ketchup and served with creamed corn. One of his customers, who apparently had a sensitivity to spiciness, had other ideas and wasn’t shy in sharing her thoughts. “She looked at me with this real callous face and said, ‘Where do you get off putting this on the menu? My tongue is swollen and I can hardly talk.’” Glover, chef and owner of Sage American Bistro in the University District, said he apologized but the guest wouldn’t relent. He asked, in front of a room full of astonished onlookers, what he could do to make her happy. She said nothing and stormed off with her dining companion, who also had a choice expletive for the chef. So the customer’s always right? It depends on who you ask. “You always have to lean on the side of the guest is right,” Glover said. “But on the food-service side you can’t believe the things we encounter. People leave this profession because they get bitter dealing with the public.” Indeed, pleasing guests is the objective of any diligent restaurateur. Certainly, they have some legitimate complaints: a forgotten fork, cloudy wine glass or cold chicken fricassee. So how does one differentiate constructive criticism from downright abuse? Industry veteran Paul Liu, owner of Haiku and Bento Go Go, said customers cross the line when they insult the staff. “A lot of times when you talk civilly with them, the owner or the manager talks to them, they behave differently,” Liu said. “Sometimes they don’t
of service to their staff. And, in his professional world, there is no substitute for first-rate customer relations. “The food is an important component” of restaurants, he said. “But there are plenty of people who will eat mediocre food if the service is world-class.” His company sends secret diners in to test the determination of servers. They will, for example, say they found a hair on their burger. The servers too often will look for the wayward lock or quibble with customers when the solution is simple: “Toss the old one away and get them a new one,” Cannon said. “Service is a lost art in this industry,” he said. “Those that stay focused on it usually have better sales growth, significantly better profits and a significantly better culture and environment than those who don’t.”
Recipe of the week and when they don’t, you politely ask them to leave.” It’s an endless discussion in the food-service industry, said Jarrod Clabaugh, director of communications for the Ohio Restaurant Association. “We always encourage our members to train their staffs on the importance of etiquette,” he said. “Whenever a customer’s request can be followed, like leaving a particular item out of a dish, they should do their best to meet that request.” Most patrons are easy to please, Clabaugh said. “But, some customers’ requests can be over-
reaching,” he said. “It’s important to walk the line carefully.” Howard Cannon of Restaurant Consultants of America, based in Alabama, said restaurants can never overvalue customer service. “In the old days it was ‘The customer’s always right,’” he said. “Now you can barely get an operator to agree with that. Ultimately they’re not trained to believe it.” Cannon said the industry has grown so much, so fast, that operators couldn’t teach the finer points
“Frenchie” fries, courtesy of David MacLennan of Latitude 41.
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Wrestling is different from other high school sports. If an athlete doesn’t make weight, he doesn’t compete. It is the only team sport in which weight, more than skill, determines a position. That’s why one of the most important times on competition day is the weigh-in. The NCAA and high school athletics associations across the country have tried to stamp out the practice of rapid weight loss since collegiate wrestlers
Billy Jack Saylor, Joseph LaRosa and Jeff Reese died trying to make weight in 1997. The OHSAA has been heavily involved in the weigh-in process since the 2006-07 wrestling season. Coaches interviewed by ThisWeek unanimously agreed the OHSAA’s weight certification program has been a positive, but they said there are questions about its effectiveness and its fairness to athletes who also compete in a fall sport. “I think the idea of the (program) is good, but it doesn’t eliminate the severe
weight cutting,” Reynoldsburg coach Jared Ball said. “They crash early. The idea now is to be at their weight at the beginning (of the season).” Each of the college wrestling deaths came after a period of extreme weight loss. Reese was trying to get down to the 150-pound weight class and had lost a reported 17 pounds in three days. Severely dehydrated, the Michigan wrestler died in the locker room at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor as he tried to weigh-in. Saylor, a Campbell University
wrestler, and LaRosa, who competed at Wisconsin-La Crosse, died under similar circumstances. The OHSAA’s weight certification program attempts to eliminate rapid weight loss by establishing a minimum weight at which a wrestler can compete during the season. The minimum weight, called the “alpha weight,” takes into account hydration level and body-fat percentage. Teams typically spend an afternoon during the preseason getting the entire roster certified. Wrestlers undergo a uri-
nalysis to prove they are not dehydrated, and once adequate hydration is established, they have their body-fat percentage determined. If a male wrestler’s body fat is 7 percent or less (12 percent or less for females), he is not allowed to wrestle at a weight class lower than his weight at the time of certification. Wrestlers with more than 7 percent body fat are allowed to lose weight, but only in small weekly amounts determined by the
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Crossing in an OCC-Central Division game. The Comets have only one player taller than 6-4 in 6-6 senior post player Greg Herring. “Central Crossing is considerably improved compared to last year,” Miller said. “They have
On Feb. 2, a few dozen high school football players from central Ohio will be among the thousands nationally who officially make their college decisions known. For many, signing a letter of intent will be nothing more than a formality to complete what has been known for months, and sometimes even years. Accepting a scholarship offer can seem JARROD like a no-brain- ULREY er for some players such as Westerville Central senior tight end Nick Vannett, one of the country’s best at his position who said last July that playing for Ohio State would be “truly a dream come true.” Most, of course, don’t have it that easy. In the high-stakes world of prep recruiting, athletes are getting scholarship offers at younger ages than ever before. When you’re a school from a BCS conference such as the Big Ten, having an early plan for how you’ll fill out your 2011 recruiting class — and for that matter, those in 2012 and 2013 — is just good business strategy. This trend hasn’t been without its obstacles for college football programs, which often are left in limbo until the official signing day or later waiting for athletes to make up their minds. In late October, Dublin Coffman senior quarterback Cole Stoudt verbally committed to Wyoming, only to announce 10 days later that he would sign with Clemson. Pickerington North senior tight end Darien Bryant, after being wooed for months by schools that included Hawaii, North Carolina and West Virginia, verbally committed to Nebraska on Dec. 16. Less than 48 hours later, Bryant backed out of the commitment. The stories of Bryant and Stoudt are similar to dozens of others throughout the nation, as teenagers attempt to make decisions that will affect their lives for years to come. Could there be a way to make these decisions easier? Having more options would help. That’s what college basketball permits. Players are able to sign with their respective programs in November or in April if they’re still undecided. Why not add a football signing period in early August for those whose decision is firm? This would allow recruiters to focus on the remaining athletes throughout their senior seasons. Think that’s too early? Players could be allowed to sign in October, which would encourage those considering enrolling in January to finalize their decision. Another option would be to allow players to sign in mid-December so it would not conflict with the playoffs in most states. One reason for there being no early signing period in college
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Kilbourne’s Olivia Zimmerman shoots over Westerville Central’s Andrea Thomas (left) and Megan Mills on Dec. 29. Zimmerman scored six points as the Wolves won the non-league game 44-39. Kilbourne returns to action Friday at Dublin Coffman.
Boys Basketball
Inconsistent play slowing Thomas By AARON BLANKENSHIP ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Thomas Worthington High School boys basketball team demonstrated its ability to score in transition and execute its halfcourt offense during a 64-40 win over Westland on Dec. 21 and a 70-50 victory over Columbus East on Dec. 30. The Cardinals also have held teams to low point totals by playing aggressive man-to-man defense, as they did in a 40-39 win over Hilliard Davidson on Dec. 10 and against Westland. However, after the Cardinals struggled to execute their offense and failed to make defensive stops in the fourth quarter of a 66-61 loss at Dublin Coffman on Dec. 17 and a 65-56 loss at Centennial on Dec. 28, coach Bob Miller said his team needed to work on being more consistent on both sides of the court. “I think we’re getting better, but we’re still inconsistent offensively and defensively,” Miller said. “Offensively, we need to make better choices at times and we need better timing on our offensive sets. We need to do a better job of making stops and holding teams down, too, because we couldn’t get stops when we really needed them against Coffman or Centennial. At other times, we’ve looked very good on offense and defense. It’s just a matter of executing more consistently.” The Cardinals improved to 63 with a 37-35 victory over
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The Cardinals’ Will Hill brings the ball upcourt Dec. 28 against Centennial.
Hilliard Darby last Monday. They already have exceeded their win total from last season when they finished 5-15 overall. David Herbst, a 6-foot-8 center, credits guards Will Hill and Lance Leslie with doing a better job of pushing the ball in transition and feeding it inside to him and 6-10 Jordan Cowgill.
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Leading Thomas in points per game through eight contests were Cowgill (11.6), Julian Henderson (10.8), Hill (7.1), D.J. Lightfoot (7.0) and Herbst (6.9). Cowgill also was averaging 10 rebounds per game. “Will Hill and Lance Leslie are doing well at pushing the ball in transition and they’re doing a
much-better job of getting the ball to us in the post,” Herbst said. “D.J. Lightfoot and Julian Henderson are doing a good job in transition, too, and they’re two of the best spot-up shooters that we have.” The Cardinals will attempt to exploit their height advantage Friday when they play at Central
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2010: The Year In Review
Off-field tragedy, stunning upsets among top stories From staff reports As we begin 2011, we take a look back at the highs and lows of central Ohio high school sports for 2010. There was tragic news off the field, as Rico Butler, who helped the Hilliard Davidson football team win the Division I state championship in 2009, drowned in a quarry. There were stunning upsets, including the Northland boys basketball team, which lost to Gahanna 71-45 in a Division I regional final despite being ranked No. 1 in the country and the defending state champion. And there was triumph on the football field, as two members of the CCL, Hartley and Watterson, captured state championships. Here’s how the year stacked up through the eyes of the sports staff at ThisWeek Community Newspapers. We hope you enjoy the look back at 2010 as much as we did. TWICE AS NICE: The CCL has only five teams in football but produced two state champions in Hartley and Watterson. Hartley, led by running back Noah Key, defeated Chagrin Falls 34-13 in the Division IV state final on Dec. 3 at Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium to finish 13-2 and capture its first state championship since 1986. Watterson overcame six turnovers to beat Akron Buchtel 13-12 in the Division III state final on Dec. 4 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium to finish 13-1 and win its first state title since 2002. Key, the Division IV Player of the Year who rushed for 2,755 yards (8.8 yards per carry) and 40 touchdowns, rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries against Chagrin Falls, which finished 13-2. Omar Lane also had a big game, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on six carries. The Hawks went 5for-5 on fourth down, recovered an onside kick and held Chagrin Falls to 159 total yards. “I don’t know if there were a ton of people who picked us to win the game,” Hawks coach Brad Burchfield said. “We taped all the pundits saying that Chagrin Falls is going to win the game and played it for the kids (the night before the state final). We’re happy to take that underdog role.” Watterson, which won its final 10 games, held Buchtel to 204 total yards but was not able to pull away from the Griffins because of turnovers. The Eagles, who had 258 yards, lost three fumbles and threw three interceptions, including one that was returned 80 yards for a touchdown. With Watterson trailing 12-6, Ray Cook scored on a 3-yard run and Tim Carter kicked the extra point to put the Eagles ahead with 10 minutes, 50 seconds left. On their ensuing possession, the Griffins drove from their own 23yard line to the Watterson 6, only to be stopped on fourth-and-1. Buchtel, which finished 11-4, got the ball back three plays later on the Watterson 21 as the result of an Eagles fumble. However, on second-and-15 from the Eagles’ 26, Jared Simpson sacked Griffins quarterback Stephen Parker for a loss of 12 yards and Brad McCurdy intercepted Parker on the next play to help seal the victory. “These guys know as well as
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No. 1: Watterson’s T.J. GIlles (left), Matt Redfield (39), Patrick Rhomberg (4), Brad McCurdy (11), Ray Cook (35) and the rest of the Eagles celebrate after a 13-12 victory over Akron Buchtel in the Division III state championship game Dec. 4 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon. Fellow CCL member Hartley also won a state title, beating Chagrin Falls 34-13 in the Division IV final.
I do how great of an accomplishment this season was,” Eagles coach Dan Bjelac said. “There were a number of behindthe-scenes things that happened. This team found ways to get it done all year.” Linebacker Matt Redfield was the state’s co-Defensive Player of the Year and district Defensive Player of the Year. STUNNING UPSETS: The Northland boys basketball team and Gahanna boys soccer team both were ranked No. 1 in the country for much of their respective seasons, but neither was able to defend their respective state championships, or even return to the state tournament. Northland lost to Gahanna 7145 in a regional final on March 20 at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The loss snapped a 37-game winning streak for the Vikings, who finished 23-1. Gahanna’s four-guard offense helped it shoot 23-for-38 from the floor, with Stevie Taylor and Rob Brandenberg (19 points apiece) leading the way. The Lions advanced to state for the first time, where they lost to eventual champion Massillon Jackson 62-50 in a semifinal on March 26 to finish 26-1. “As time goes on, people will remember our Northland game more than playing in front of 15,000 people at the Schott,” said Lions coach Tony Staib, whose team was ranked second in the final state poll behind Northland. “It was a team everybody said that couldn’t be beat. The way we beat them, it was one of those magical games that puts an exclamation point on the season for these guys.” Jared Sullinger, now playing for Ohio State, had 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Vikings, who lost despite outrebounding Gahanna 36-18. Northland, which had beaten Cincinnati Princeton 60-58 in the 2009 state final, spent several weeks as the No. 1-ranked team in the country, according to most national polls. Among the Vikings’ victories were a 53-52 win over Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep on Dec. 17, 2009, and a 47-46 win over Mouth of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy on Jan. 16. Both of those games were
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televised on ESPN. Ranked first for most of the season in the ESPN/Rise poll, the Gahanna boys soccer team lost to Olentangy Orange 2-1 in double overtime in a Division I regional final on Nov. 6, marking its only loss in its last 44 games. The Lions had beaten Orange 3-0 on Sept. 9 and had outscored their opponents 96-9. The Pioneers lost to Centerville 2-1 in a state semifinal on Nov. 9. Gahanna finished 19-1-1, with its only other blemish being a 1-all tie against Massillon Jackson on Oct. 2. Orange’s Colton Bloecher scored the winning goal against the Lions with 4:24 left in the second overtime. “It’s shocking,” said Gahanna senior forward Chris Davis, who scored with 3 seconds left in the first half to give the Lions a 1-0 halftime lead. “We were so determined to win. It’s devastating. I didn’t expect this at all. I thought we were going to win and go to the state semis.” OV E R C O M I N G TRAGEDY: The Hilliard Davidson football team fell short in its quest to repeat as Division I state champion, finishing 13-1 after losing to Huber Heights Wayne 28-14 in a state semifinal on Nov. 27. Still, it was another successful season for the Wildcats, especially when taking into consideration that the Davidson football family was dealt a major blow when running back Rico Butler drowned May 25 while swimming with friends in a quarry. Butler would have been a senior this year. “I think everyone would have taken a 13-1 season,” said coach Brian White, whose team won its 11th OCC championship by finishing 7-0 in the OCC-Central Division. “Coming into this year, we weren’t exactly sure how everything was going to pan out and what the kids’reaction to losing Rico was going to be. There were a multitude of questions about things coming into this year.” The Wildcats dedicated their season to Butler by wearing a sticker with the No. 5 — Butler’s jersey number — on their helmets. “They certainly didn’t forget
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Chelsea Scott and Jordyn Smith. Sykes also was on the secondplace 800 relay (1:41.1) with Aisha Cavin, Dixon and Maya Pedersen. The 1,600 relay of Taisha Ferguson, Cavin, Pedersen and Scott finished first in 3:49.94, breaking the previous meet record of 3:50.08 set by Warrensville Heights in 2009. QUITE A SPLASH: The Upper Arlington girls swimming and diving team won its sixth consecutive Division I state title, scoring 295 points to finish ahead of runner-up Watterson (186) in February at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. The Golden Bears won only one event, the 200-yard medley relay, but had swimmers finish in the top eight in every event. Kristyn Fulcher, Nicole Wagner, Katie VanFossen and Lauren Comer teamed to win the 200 medley relay in 1 minute, 46.23 seconds, edging runner-up Centerville (1:46.67). Abby Chin placed second in four events: the 500 freestyle (4:53.6), 200 free (1:51.24), 200 free relay (1:35.97) and 400 free relay (3:29.67). Watterson’s Gracie Finnegan, capped a dominant career by winning four more state titles to finish with eight for her career. She defended her titles in the 50 free (23.2) and 100 free (50.06) and anchored the Eagles’ 200 free relay (1:35.08) and 400 free relay (3:27.09) to first-place finishes. Also on the relays were Camey Rabold, Michele Rielly and Samantha Schuttinger. “(Defending my state titles) definitely added pressure, but I came in knowing it’s my senior year,” Finnegan said. “I kind of wanted to go out with a bang and break some records. But I had great competition and I had a great time. It was real fun.” THREE-PEAT: The Lakewood softball team won its third consecutive state championship, defeating Poland Seminary 1-0 in the Division II state final on June 4. Third baseman Kelsi Thompson led the Lancers’offense, producing two of their five hits, including a solo home run in the second inning. Pitcher Alyssa Patznick went seven innings, allowing six hits and one walk and striking out four. Lakewood finished 29-5. The Lancers’other two titles came in Division III, as they beat Youngstown Ursuline 5-0 in 2009 and defeated Wellington 5-3 in 2008. Grove City reached the state final in Division I, losing to Massillon Perry 10-0 on June 5 to finish 28-5. ACES ON THE COURT: Central Ohio players swept the Division I and II state titles in the boys tennis tournament on May 29 at Ohio State. Worthington Kilbourne senior Kevin Metka defeated Liberty Township Lakota East’s Zack Mueck 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 in the Division I singles final, marking his second state title. Metka was part of the Division I doubles championship team in 2009. Watterson junior Chris Diaz, who won the Division I doubles title in 2008 with his brother, Philip, and placed second in doubles in 2009, cruised through the
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about Rico all year long,” White said. “They kept him in the back of their minds all year long, but fortunately it was kind of in the back of their minds. They used it as just enough motivation to get themselves prepared to play, but at the same time, Mr. Butler (Rico’s dad, Rico Sr.) even said back last spring when Rico’s accident happened that he didn’t want the kids going out and playing this year for Rico. He wanted them to play for themselves and they did a little bit of a combination of both, and it worked out well for them.” The Wildcats also experienced tragedy during the 2009 season when 16-year-old Arthur Lane was struck by a train and killed on the eve of the team’s 16-15 win over Cleveland Glenville in the state final. NATIONAL RECOGNITION ON HARDWOOD: Not only was Jared Sullinger of the Northland boys basketball team named Ohio’s Mr. Basketball for the second consecutive season after averaging 23.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, he was named Naismith Player of the Year, an honor bestowed on the top player in the nation. Sullinger, a 6-foot-9 forward now starting for Ohio State as a freshman, also was named McDonald’s All-American, Jordan Brand All-American and Parade magazine Player of the Year. He finished as Northland’s all-time leading scorer with 1,972 career points. Sullinger was named MVP of the McDonald’s All-American game on March 31 at Ohio State, despite having to go to a hospital the morning of the game for what was thought to be food poisoning. He scored 22 points and had seven rebounds in the East all-star team’s 107-104 loss to the West. Sullinger also participated in the Jordan Brand Classic on April 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Satch Sullinger, Jared’s father and Northland’s coach, was named Naismith Coach of the Year. SPECIAL DELIVERY: St. Charles golf coach Anthony Mampieri almost missed the crowning moment of his team’s sea-
son. On the morning of the second day of the Cardinals’ dominating performance at the Division I state tournament, his wife, Leeanne, went into labor with the couple’s third child. Cristiano Matthew Mampieri was born about four hours before the Cardinals teed off on Oct. 23, allowing Mampieri an opportunity to meet his team at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course before the start of the second round. “He got there and gave them a pep talk before they were to tee off and then went back to the hospital for a while,” assistant coach Eric Horvath said. “He told me he had a favor to ask of me, and then takes off early.” “Eric said that he felt like he was the Dennis Hopper character from the movie ‘Hoosiers.’ You know when Gene Hackman gets kicked out of the (basketball) game and hands (Hopper’s character) the scorebook and tells him he’s the coach now,” Mampieri said with a wide grin. “It wasn’t anything like that, but (Eric) did a great job.” When Mampieri returned to the course a few hours later, St. Charles was well on its way to its second consecutive state title. The Cardinals shot a record 610, breaking the previous mark of 611 set by Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2002 and Upper Arlington in 1993, and finished well ahead of runner-up St. Ignatius (621). Senior Michael Ricaurte was tournament medalist with a 144 over 36 holes. Mampieri resigned as coach after the state tournament, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. RIGHT ON TRACK: The Reynoldsburg girls track and field team defied the odds by winning a second consecutive Division I state championship. Despite the fact that their participation dropped by more than 50 percent from the 2009 season, the Raiders scored 56 points at the state meet that concluded June 5 at Ohio State to finish well ahead of runner-up Rocky River Magnificat (35). After losing a large senior class and having two key expected returnees transfer, Reynoldsburg had fewer than a dozen athletes competing by season’s end. Yet, led by sophomore Destinee Gause, the Raiders were able to defend their state title. Gause was disqualified at state in the 100 meters preliminaries because of a false start, but she won her second consecutive 200 title (24.07 seconds) and led the 400 relay (47.24) and 1,600 relay (3:48.87) to titles. The Hartley girls team narrowly missed winning its second consecutive Division II state title, as it scored 71 points to place second behind Cleveland Collinwood (77) and ahead of third-place Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (57). Collinwood had competed in Division I in 2009. That season, the Hawks shared the state title with Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, as both teams scored 55 points. Though the team championship eluded Hartley, the Hawks won individual titles and broke a meet record in the 1,600 relay. Senior Chesna Sykes won the 100 (11.97) and 200 (24.22) and was on the winning 400 relay (47.37) with CharAnna Dixon,
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At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Kilbourne and Thomas boys basketball teams: KILBOURNE Dec. 28 — Defeated Louisville (Ky.) Valley 65-62 at Mustang Invitational in Louisville, Ky. Austin Parker scored 18 points, Jack Burian had 14 points and Blake Collins added 12. Dec. 29 — Def. Louisville (Ky.) Doss 61-55 at Mustang Invitational. Parker scored 19 points and Brian Hanks scored 12. Dec. 30 — Def. Louisville (Ky.) Southern 50-41 at Mustang Invitational. Parker scored 18 points and Burian scored 10. *Last Monday — Def. Central Crossing 74-47. Parker scored 23 and Burian added 18. *Friday — Home vs. Dublin Coffman
Tuesday — At Hilliard Bradley Of note: The Wolves are 5-4 overall and 2-3 in the OCC-Central. THOMAS Dec. 17 — Lost to Dublin Coffman 66-61. D.J. Lightfoot scored 23 points. Dec. 21 — Def. Westland 64-40. Jordan Cowgill scored 15 points and Julian Henderson scored 12. Dec. 28 — Lost to Centennial 65-56. Cowgill scored 18 points. Dec. 30 — Def. Columbus East 7050. Henderson scored 20 points and Cowgill had 13. *Last Monday — Def. Hilliard Darby 37-35. Cowgill scored a team-high 10 points. *Friday — At Central Crossing Of note: The Cardinals are 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the OCC-Central. *OCC-Central game
some excellent guards and they go to the boards hard. They definitely use an up-tempo style of play, so this could end up being a high-scoring game if both teams push the ball.” •Kilbourne went 3-0 in the Mustang Invitational on Dec. 2830 at Moore Traditional High School in Louisville, Ky. The Wolves won three consecutive games for only the fifth time in program history. The Wolves opened with a 6562 win over Louisville Valley on Dec. 28, as Blake Collins scored rience for our kids and our team,” how the entire trip went for us.” the winning points on a 3-point- coach Tom Souder said. “We played some good basket- ablankenship@thisweeknews.com er with 2 seconds left. Kilbourne then defeated ball there, too, so I’m thrilled with www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com Louisville Doss 61-55 on Dec. 29 and beat Louisville Southern 50-41 on Dec. 30. Austin Parker scored 18 points against Valley, 19 points against Doss and 18 points against Southern, earning him a spot on the all2011 tournament team. For Children Aged 5 – 7 • January 28, “We rode the bus together back and forth to Louisville and basiFind out if your child is likely to experience difficulty cally lived together for three days, • Learning to read • Learning to write • Learning to spell and it was a great growing expe-
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OHSAA’s weight-loss formula. “The only guarantee that you’ll be allowed to wrestle at a certain weight is if you weigh in at that weight hydrated,” Ready coach Chance Van Gundy said. “If you’re hydrated at 140 (pounds) with 7 percent body fat, you’ll be able to wrestle 140. But if you weigh 140.1, you have to wrestle up.” Since this formula determines where athletes can wrestle once the season starts, Van Gundy meets with prospective team members early in the fall to determine where they might fit in the lineup once the season begins. This helps wrestlers establish a goal weight and they can use the fall to trim down before getting certified, unless they’re playing a fall sport. Getting in shape for wrestling is especially difficult for football players. At the heavier weights, football and wrestling have some shared benefits, but most of the weight classes would be considered small for football players. No one knows the difference in conditioning philosophy like Jason Hackett, a football player and state champion wrestler for Hamilton Township who graduated in 2003. “Football coaches push size to have bigger, stronger kids,” said Hackett, who now coaches at Hamilton Township’s middle and high schools. “I’d like to see (the hydration test) in the middle of the season. They’ll lose that weight just because they work that hard (in wrestling practice). I loved football and wrestling, but they’re different types of conditioning.”
In 2002, Hackett won a Division II state wrestling championship at 171 pounds after he helped the football team make the playoffs. Had the hydration test been in place at that time, Hackett said he wouldn’t have been able to compete at 171. He ended the football season at 205 pounds and needed until January to lose the weight. According to the rules at the time, he had to wrestle half of his matches at his lowest weight to be eligible for the postseason. “It took a lot out of me,” Hackett said of losing the weight. “I really do like how the hydration test is set up. The way I look at it, you might have to bump up a weight, but you’re going to need that strength. You can’t cut weight to where you’re not going to be able to step on the mat.” Hackett also said finding the proper weight class is important. He said moving down in weight can give a wrestler an advantage, because he should have a larger frame and stronger muscles than a competitor who is naturally smaller. Hackett’s success at 171 pounds earned him a scholarship to Arizona State. The need for some to lose weight had some like Pickerington Central coach Jason Allen calling for a later start to the wrestling season. Olentangy coach Matt Hammons wanted to level the playing field by having the OHSAA use the same assessor to run the weight certification tests. Perhaps no school in the area deals with the dichotomy of football and wrestling conditioning like Hilliard Davidson. In wrestling, Davidson won the Division I district championship
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2010: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Continued from page B2 Division II singles field without losing a set in any of his four matches. He beat defending state champion Joey Fritz of Cincinnati Country Day 6-3, 6-2 in the final. Diaz finished 31-0 in singles matches without losing a set and has a 62-1 career record in high school singles matches. He has won a team-record 62-consecutive singles matches. Upper Arlington won its staterecord 15th doubles championship but first since 1999 when junior Billy Weldon and freshman Stu Little defeated New Albany’s Riyad Bennoui and John Hendrix 6-4, 6-1 in the Division I final. For only the 10th time in the 91-year history of the boys state tournament, a pair of doubles teams from the same school matched up against each other in the final when senior Andrew Enslen and sophomore Chad Buchanan of Columbus Academy played senior Eoghan Bahnson and sophomore Langston Hughes, also from Academy. Enslen and Buchanan topped their teammates 6-3, 6-4. B ROT H E R LY LOVE: After trading the state pole vault record with his twin brother, Joey, for much of the season, Olentangy Liberty junior Chris Uhle topped his sibling at the Division I state track and field meet on June 5 at Ohio State. Chris cleared 16 feet, 9 inches to win the state title and break his brother’s state record by an inch. Joey placed second at state in 16-0. Dublin Scioto’s Michael Shibko was third (15-8) and Gahanna’s Jacob Blankenship was fourth (15-8). “I never like knocking Joey down, but getting the state record was amazing,” Chris Uhle said. “After he missed his third attempt, I was thinking, ‘This is my show. If I clear this, I’ll get first place.’” Joey cleared 16-5 on April 13 but the height wasn’t recognized by the OHSAA because it was set in a dual meet. Chris cleared 166 at Liberty’s Freedom Relays on April 23 to set the official record, but the brothers shared the mark after they both cleared 16-7 at the Olentangy Invitational on April 30. Joey then owned the record by himself after clearing 16-8 at the Delaware County Elite Eight meet on May 6. WOULDA, COULDA, SHOULDA: The Westerville North boys cross country team may be wondering “what if” for quite some time after the Division I state meet on Nov. 6 at Scioto Downs. The Warriors appeared to be a strong candidate to finish in the
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2010: More top stories Below are the rest of the top 25 stories from ThisWeek Sports in 2010. For more details on each story, please visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com. No. 21: Hilliard Davidson baseball team upsets top-seeded Grove City in Division I district tournament. No. 22: Four area Division I boys basketball teams finish the regular
top six before losing their No. 2 runner Jeff Hannaford to a disciplinary issue. According to a school official, Hannaford, a fourtime state qualifier, did not run at state because he violated the school and school district codes of conduct. Not only was Hannaford missing from North’s lineup, but Kent Ford was slowed by a knee injury and Evan Larrick failed to finish after suffering an ankle injury halfway through the race. Hannaford’s twin brother, Brian, finished third in 15 minutes, 27.7 seconds, as the Warriors placed 15th of 16 teams with 276 points, well behind champion Louisville (125). North also finished 15th in its only other state appearance in 1996. “You can’t play the wouldacoulda-shoulda game,” coach Dave Weaner said. The Hannafords helped North win its first regional championship on Oct. 30 at Pickerington North, as the Warriors scored 69 points to edge runner-up Reynoldsburg (71) and third-place Dublin Coffman (79). Brian Hannaford won the regional title in 15:50.7, with Jeff placing third in 1:59.3. CHAMPIONS ON THE HARDWOOD: The Harvest Prep girls basketball team seemed to master the art of comefrom-behind victories on its way to capturing the Division IV state championship. The Warriors, who finished 271, rallied from 18 points down to defeat Fort Loramie 49-46 in a state semifinal on March 19 at Ohio State and then rallied again to beat Berlin Hiland 45-41 in the final the next day. Shicole Watts paced the Warriors with 16 points, nine rebounds and three steals in the semifinal and 14 points, 10 rebounds and four steals in the final on her way to being named the state co-Player of the Year. The only other central Ohio girls team to reach state was Reynoldsburg, which lost to eventual Division I champion Canton McKinley 42-39 in a semifinal. Three area boys teams advanced to state. Gahanna lost to eventual champion Massillon Jackson 62-50 in a semifinal in Division I. Ready lost to Orrville 50-48 in a Division III semifinal and Newark Catholic lost to Dayton
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Jefferson Township 59-52 in the final in Division IV, despite a 20point, four-assist performance by senior Matt Dawson. CHAMPIONS ON THE MAT: Central Ohio had only two state champions in wrestling, including Westerville North’s Josh Demas, who won a state title for the second consecutive season. Demas won the 171-pound title in Division I, defeating Copley’s Sam Wheeler 9-3 in the final. In 2009, he won the title at 152. The area’s only other state champion was Dublin Scioto’s Randy Languis, who edged Massillon Perry’s Shane Foster 5-4 in the final at 140 in Division I. Marysville’s Jake McCombs was the runner-up at 125 in Division I and Olentangy’s Trevor Fiorucci was the runner-up at 103 in Division II. Marysville was the area’s highest-placing team in Division I, scoring 64.5 points to place fourth behind champion Wadsworth (172), and Olentangy was the highplacing team in Division II, finishing 10th (38) behind champion St. Paris Graham (223). NO LONGER SECOND BEST: After finishing second in the Division II state girls golf tournament as a sophomore, Columbus Academy junior Morgan Ransom shot a 140 to win the Division II state tournament on Oct. 16 at Ohio State’s Gray Course. Ransom’s two-day total tied the second-lowest individual score in a girls golf state championship. ALL IN THE FAMILY: Cousins Ashley Thai and Lauren Thai of the Hilliard Bradley girls tennis team beat Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s Kassie Faugno and Dominique Baxter 60, 6-2 in the Division II state final on Oct. 23 at Hilliard Davidson to become the first players from their program to capture a state championship. In the Division I girls state tournament, Dublin Jerome’s Lauren Bellinger and Sarah Stein finished second in doubles, losing to Cincinnati Ursuline Academy’s Komel Safdar and Mehvish Safdar 6-4, 6-2 in the final. Upper Arlington senior Niki Flower finished second in singles, losing to Cincinnati Mount Notre
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No. 6: Destinee Gause (right) and the Reynoldsburg girls track and field team won their second consecutive Division I state title June 5 at Ohio State.
Dame’s Sandy Niehaus 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the final. After the match, Flower, who had won the singles title in 2009 and was second in doubles in 2008, was taken to an area hospital, where she was treated for dehydration. Flower, however, returned the next day and pulled out two wins at first singles to help the Golden Bears defeat Cincinnati Ursuline Academy 3-1 in a semifinal and Westlake 3-1 in the final to capture their 14th state team title. “I worried if she eventually was going to hit a wall,” coach Shaun Stamps said. “Niki is a true example of a team player. She has a lot of heart and she always, always finishes strong.” BOYS SWEEP IN LACROSSE: Upper Arlington defeated Worthington Kilbourne 10-8 in the Division I state final on June 5 to finish 18-2 and win its sixth state championship in seven years. That same day, Dublin Jerome beat Hunting Valley University School 14-6 in the Division II final to win its second state title. The Celtics, who finished 18-4, won their other state championship in 2005. UA had lost to Kilbourne 7-6 in the state final in 2009. “It means everything,” Golden Bears senior defender Joseph Benedick said. “All of us felt like we let the seniors down last year. We just wanted to step it up this year.” For the first time since 2006, central Ohio did not have a girls lacrosse state champion. UA lost to Medina 15-9 in the state final and was the only area team to make it to a state final. New Albany’s bid for a third state title ended with an 11-10 loss to eventual champion Medina in a state semifinal. In Division II, Wellington, lost to Chagrin Falls 11-10 in one semifinal and Columbus Academy lost to Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown 19-13 in the other.
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Because two of the victories came against out-of-state opponents, Lee needed two additional wins to be recognized by the OHSAA. Ready girls basketball coach Joe Lang won his 400th career game on Jan. 23 when the Silver Knights defeated Hartley 45-35. After the game, he was presented with the game ball and received a standing ovation. Westerville South boys basketball coach Ed Calo earned his 300th career victory when the Wildcats defeated Groveport 6448 on Jan. 19. Calo is in his 24th season with the Wildcats. Olentangy Orange football coach Brian Cross recorded his 200th career win when the Pioneers beat Watkins Memorial 3914 on Oct. 8 and had a 203-110 career record at the conclusion of the season. Cross’ coaching career spans 29 seasons, including the last three at Orange and 16 at Grove City. SAYING GOODBYE: Thomas Worthington track and field coach Nancy Beattie retired in June after 20 seasons with the girls program. She led the Cardinals to eight Division I regional titles (1991-97, 1999), 12 district championships (1989, 1991, 1993-98, 2002, 2004-05, 2007) and 11 OCC titles (1990-91, 1993, 1995-98, 2005-08). Beattie also coached the Thomas boys cross country team from 1989-97, winning league and district titles in 1993. Kim Shepherd, who guided the Hilliard tennis program from its infancy, stepped down after the Hilliard Davidson girls season and plans to move to Georgia to be closer to his family. An Ohio Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee in 2000, he had coached the girls team since 1974 and coached the boys squad from 1973 through 2006. During his tenure, Davidson’s boys and girls teams combined to win nine league championships and produce 12 state qualifiers.
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