January 9, 2011
Prairie Township
Cash purchase of fire engine to save $14K By CARLA SMITH ThisWeek Community Newspapers
After moving funds from one line item to another, Prairie Township Trustees finagled a way to purchase a brand new fire engine and save thousands of dollars when they do it. In one of its last actions of 2010, the board of trustees at the Dec. 30 meeting found the funds necessary to pur-
chase a fire engine for $505,493. A new fire engine was one of the big-ticket items the fire department said was necessary during the campaign for the fire levy in the fall. Prairie Township Fire Chief Steve Feustel told trustees the price of the fire engine the department needed was to go up with the new year. The fire department has not yet started collecting on the new levy, so he approached the
board about a last-minute deal from Pierce Manufacturing. “We held off buying this engine until residents passed the fire levy,” Feustel said. “Our current engine is 11 years old. If we pay cash we can save about $14,000 that would have been the interest.” Township administrator Tracy Hatmaker said the board would have to approve a supplemental appropriation in
order to purchase the new fire engine. “I believe that the cash option is the best deal,” trustee Steve Kennedy said. “I feel the same way,” trustee Doug Stormont agreed. Feustel said the new engine went out to bid, and it was Pierce that came back with the best and lowest deal. Once the department gets the new fire engine, the old one will be sold, he said. “We will strip it and then try to sell
it,” Feustel said. “We might be able to get between $20,000 and $25,000 for it. I’ll be surprised if it goes much higher than that.” Trustees were unanimous in approving the agreement for the new engine and the two supplemental appropriations it required. In other business last week, the board See TRUSTEES, page A2
Prairie Township prepared for winter ahead
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Grove City’s tax debt exceeds $1M By LISA AURAND ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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The discovery of unpaid state taxes, added to a growing list of unpaid federal taxes, has pushed Grove City’s total tax debt to more than $1-million. City council discussed its tax-debt problem in detail during a special meeting Dec. 30. The Internal Revenue Service last month told the city it owed about $685,905 in unpaid taxes. During the Dec. 30 meeting, city officials said unpaid quarterly tax returns have been identified, adding about $370,000 to the federal debt. In addition, the city has learned it missed state tax payments totaling about $150,000. City council and most city administrators said they were unaware of the city’s tax debt until IRS officials visited the city with a 28-page document showing payments had been missed since at least 2007. City officials said previous IRS notices had been sent to assistant finance director Jackie Kin-
The city has paid $187,000 to the IRS for the fourth quarter of 2010 and $300,000 in initial payments toward previous quarters, finance director Mike Turner said. The $187,000 came out of the payroll account, but the $300,000 came out of the city’s unexpended 2010 general fund, which was projected to have a carryover of nearly $19-million.
cade, who handles the payroll taxes. She has been placed on paid administrative leave while city police conduct an investigation. Being placed on leave is standard procedure in these types of cases and does not indicate guilt, city law director Stephen Smith Jr. said. Kincade has denied any wrongdoing. Grove City is in talks with GBQ Consulting to perform an independent audit of the city’s books.
The city also is taking steps to appeal the penalties and interest charged by the IRS. In the course of the city’s investigation into the matter, three of the five unfiled returns were found. They’d been prepared, but never submitted. These were filed to the IRS last week. The two additional returns are being finalized and will be submitted later this week, city officials said. A Dec. 9 visit from the IRS was the first indication of any problem to upper level administration, the city has said. Previous notices sent to Kincade, who handles the payroll taxes, were not passed on to finance director Mike Turner or other city officials, mayor Richard “Ike” Stage said at a special council meeting held Dec. 30 to discuss the matter. City finance director Mike Turner told council all incoming tax-related documents either from the IRS or from the state department of taxation now will be sent directly to him. See GROVE CITY’S, page A2
Despite a budget crunch facing Prairie Township and an early onslaught of winter, township residents can expect the same level of service they’ve received in years past when it comes to snow and ice removal. “The township has always tried to do its best to keep a balance between keeping the roads safe for our residents and the emergency service providers and not overdoing putting salt down on the roads,” said Dave McAninch, road superintendent. “The township trustees and residents have come to A closer look expect us to keep the township roads clear The estimate for the salt of snow and ice purchase for the 2010-11 and safe for winter season was 300 tons, Dave McAninch, road their travel.“ McAninch superintendent, said. The said this is the township will pay $58.98 second year that per ton for regular rock salt the township this year. That price is aphas purchased proximately 2 percent highits salt through er than last year, he said. ODOT (Ohio Department of Transportation). With this process, the township has to estimate in April how much salt it thinks it will need in the coming winter. “The first year we participated in the ODOT contract we estimated our usage at 400 tons,” McAninch said. “The contract requires you to purchase 80 percent of the estimate and allows you to purchase 120 percent of the estimate. We ended up purchasing 320 tons which was the 80 percent mark and ended up going in to this year with approximately 100 tons of salt in the township salt barn.“ The estimate for the salt purchase for the 201011 winter season was 300 tons, McAninch said. The township will pay $58.98 per ton for regular rock salt this year. That price is approximately 2 percent higher than last year, he said. “We have already purchased 110 tons this year,” he said. The vendor for ODOT is Cargill, a company that also sells a product under the state bidding process that is called ClearLane enhanced deicer. “What this product does compared to regular See PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP, page A2
Women-owned firm offers cultural, environmental services By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
What started out as two archeologists scrambling to fill a void has burgeoned into a 45-employee Northland-based company with offices in four states offering services dealing with ancient history as well as completely modern issues and problems. What is today the ASC Group Inc. Cultural and Environmental Consultants, with headquarters on Freeway Drive North, was founded by business partners and Clintonville residents Shaune M. Skinner and Elsie Immel-Blei on
April 1, 1986, as simply Archeological Services Consultants. “ASC Group Inc. is a certified, women-owned cultural and environmental resources management company,” according to its website. The cultural part provided the underpinnings for the enterprise when the Ohio Historical Society, as a result of a potential conflict of interest, was forced to drop archeological surveys as a service offered. Skinner and ImmelBlei, archeologists for the society, faced losing their jobs so, with the blessing of the director, started their own firm to provide the
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Shaune Skinner, president of Northland-based ASC Group Inc., a cultural and environmental consulting firm, stands by some of the artifacts collected by her staff from the field. Skinner runs with business with her business partner Elsie Immel-Blei.
surveys, which are required by federal regulations for many types of development and land use. It was a propitious time to get into the field, so to speak, according to Skinner, now president of the company; business partner Immel-Blei is more involved in the financial end of things. In about 1986, Skinner said, the federal Office of Surface Mining had just been sued for failing to comply with a requirement to conduct archeological surveys before mining operations startSee FIRM, page A4
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Prairie Township prepared for winter ahead Continued from page A1 rock salt is work faster, longer and is more effective at low temperatures,” McAninch said. “The township is going to test this product this winter at some point to see how effective it is in lower temperature situations.” McAninch said the ClearLane product costs about 14 percent more than regular salt, but the vendor claims that the township would use 30 percent less than regular rock salt. If it works as claimed, he said, it could save the township money. “If it works one thing it will save us for sure is the cost of switching our deicing liquid from salt brine which cost 13 cents per gallon to calcium chloride which cost 75 cents per gallon,” he said. “We have to switch from brine to calcium when the temperature drops to the
low 20s and below.” McAninch said the road department has been preparing for winter since fall. “The end of September we send all of our employees to snow and ice control training that the Franklin County Engineers provide for their own employees as well as townships, villages and other small entities,” he said. Around the middle of November the township road department employees put up snow fence on Kuhlwein Road. “This is a great tool to prevent blowing and drifting on this road, which is our only real open country road in the township that we maintain,” McAninch said. Around the end of November the township places salt spreader boxes on the trucks and the plows. “We test all of the equipment to make
sure that it is working and operating properly and to try and identify any leaks in the hydraulic lines,” he said. The township also replaced one of its trucks that is used for snow and ice control this past year, he said. Now all three trucks have an automated salt distribution system. “This system on our trucks allow us to be pretty cost effective in snow and ice control,” McAninch said. When it comes to tackling a major snow event, the township tries to get material down on all of its roads at a rate of 250 pounds per lane mile. “The township has approximately 56 miles of roads so that is 112 lane miles that we maintain,” McAninch said. “The larger roads in the township — for example Norton, Alkire, Alton Road — are maintained by the Franklin County En-
gineers office.” McAninch said the township has 6 full-time employees and runs two 12hour shifts during major snow events. The three trucks are split in to three equal routes, he said. Once the major snow event has started the township continues plowing to keep the roads accessible for emergency services until the snow stops. After the snow stops, the township can clean the roads from curb to curb and edge of road to edge of road. “The one thing that causes us problems when we are in the clean-up mode is courts,” he said. “The problem with courts is that there are not a lot of places to put the snow.” McAninch said residents need to be patient in the event of a heavy snow. “Do not travel unless absolutely nec-
essary,” he said. “If you can remove your vehicles from the streets it helps us do our job better and more efficiently.” McAninch said residents need to keep their distance from plow trucks. They are dangerous vehicles and have to back frequently, he said. If after the road crew has cleaned the courts and the postal service will not deliver mail, residents should call the township at 614-878-3316, leave a message and the road department will come out with the back hoe or skid loader and push the snow away from the mail boxes. If a mail box gets knocked down call the same number and leave a message, McAninch said. The road department will put a temporary box up until it can fix or replace the box permanently. Csmithwestside@aol.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
Grove City’s tax debt exceeds $1M TRUSTEES Continued from page A1 Council members directed Smith to have the auditor’s report sent directly to council, rather than the city administration. “We obviously have some trust issues to work out,” council member Melissa Albright said. “Once this is all said and done, we’ll have to look at some other areas to make sure we don’t have any holes anywhere. ... As a city, we need to be squeaky clean everywhere.” The city has paid $187,000 to the IRS for the fourth quarter of 2010 and $300,000 in initial payments toward previous quarters, Turner said. The $187,000 came out of the payroll account, but the $300,000 came out of the city’s 2010 general fund, which was projected to have a carryover of nearly $19million.
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“When all this came about, I analyzed the state taxes, too, and made a series of payments,” Turner said. “They’ve been paid late, also, but they are current now.” He said he expects the state
will levy penalties and interest for the late payments. Also at the meeting was Harvey Dunn, senior counsel for the law firm Schottenstein Zox & Dunn, hired by the city to sort through the years of delinquent
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Commentary & opinion Firm offers Just thinking environmental, Having coyotes as neighbors unnerving cultural services Continued from page A1 ed. As a result, coal companies were lined up waiting for a whole backlog of these surveys to be conducted. For the first two years of the company’s existence, all Skinner and ImmelBlei did was surveys for mining companies, to permit operations to begin where nothing or archeological significance was found or halted where there was. “All we needed were shovels,” Skinner recalled “Back then, people wrote reports on typewriters. We didn’t have to go out and buy a building. We didn’t have to buy a lot of expensive equipment.” With the expansion of services over the years since, ASC Group Inc. has had to buy a building, lots of expensive equipment and has expanded to have offices in not only Columbus but also Cleveland, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Pa.; and Huntington, W.Va. Although archeological investigations remain a mainstay of ASC Group’s business, operations have expanded to embrace architectural history as well as ecological and environmental services. The latter aspects, added in the early 1990s, provided the impetus for changing the company’s name, Immel-Blei said. It also involved bringing on board professionals with very different qualifications and areas of expertise, which made the two founders just a bit nervous, Skinner admitted. For that to work, she added, it was necessary to find the right people to employ. “Which we have,” Immel-Blei said. “We’re lucky.” The two women pride themselves on the fact the cultural aspects of what they and their employees do have led to preservation of some important areas and artifacts. The oldest artifact ASC personnel have discovered is a projectile point that dates back to at least 10,000 B.C., Skinner said. The term arrowhead would be incorrect for such an item, she added, since it predates by many centuries the invention of the bow and arrow. “Absolutely it’s rewarding, to know that a non-renewable resource was saved,” Immel-Blei said. This is particularly the case when ancient burial sites are discovered and preserved, according to Skinner. “They would have been blasted away,” Immel-Blei put in. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
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Spotting coyotes in the back yard allows me to put the spiders I see in the bathroom into perspective. I mean, imagine if it were the other way around — spiders out in the yard and coyotes lurking under the bathroom sink. Of course, it sort of is the other way around, at least as far as the spiders are concerned. I realized long ago that trying to rid our century-old house of every last creature that crawls upon the earth was an exercise in futility, since what’s in the house is what’s under the house, and what’s under the house is whatever’s out there in the fields around us. Fortunately, some bugs of the field prefer to stay in the field, similar to the way certain people would rather tent-camp than stay in a motel, no matter how MARGO cable TV channels BARTLETT many are offered for free. Other bugs may want in, but most of them don’t make it thanks to their short legs and brief life spans. I figure if they start walking from the middle of the field, they die of advanced old age about three inches closer to the house than they were when they started. The spiders who do make it into the house, I suspect, are the ones who have spent their whole lives directly underneath it, which would explain why our house spiders tend to be unusually enormous and strong. They’ve been sheltered by the house, for one thing, and they didn’t have far to travel, for another. No wonder my husband and I have been witness to some of the brawniest arachnids ever to swagger out from under the refrigerator. They’re like hothouse flowers, raised solely to flex their thighs of steel — all eight of them — and check out their reflections in the oven window. My point, however, is that while the spiders I see in the bathroom are in fact also running around in the fields, the coyotes I see in the fields are not yet running around in the bathroom. It may be just a matter of time, of course. Recent news stories about coyotes only confirm what people in my rural neighborhood already knew: Coyotes are here. We often listen to them crying at night, and trust me, the wails, yips and yelps out there in the dark have an undercurrent of wildness that makes a person glad to be safely indoors. It might be comforting to know that according to the Ohio Wildlife Center, only animals who weigh less than 45 pounds need to fear coyotes. It might be comforting, I say, but in fact it isn’t, because our dog weighs about 40 pounds and is singularly unprepared to
fend off a coyote. adds to our unease. In fact, I doubt he’d even see a coyote comIt’s possible, I suppose, that the coyotes ing. He’d smell it coming, his nose tucked into have young themselves and, in the manner of the coyote’s tracks as if he were sewing the all good parents, are keeping an eye on us paw prints together with his muzzle, and he while their children sleep. It may be that they wouldn’t see the coyote itself until the top of are as afraid of us as we are of them. Wouldhis head bumped into the coyote’s throat. Even n’t that be funny if it turned out to be true? then, he’d probably want to play. We could all share a laugh and learn a valuThis is so sad I can scarcely think about it. able lesson at the same time. The Ohio Wildlife Center’s website sugOr wait. This isn’t an episode of Leave It gests pet owners not leave animals outdoors To Beaver. It’s Ohio Wildlife, a reality show. alone after 4 p.m. It also suggests — and this I don’t deny that coyotes are my favorite charis even more alarming — that parents “keep acters, but I’m glad that the ones in the bathan eye on small children.” room are the spiders. I’m sure this is a good idea — it’s always a good idea, coyotes or no coyotes — but am Margo Bartlett is a ThisWeek staff writer. EI alone in thinking the tone of this friendly tip mail her at mbartlett@thisweeknews.com. is a little casual under the circumstances? Community Perhaps children are less at risk than small Newspapers animals, but I still find it difficult to assume that we need to worry ThisWeek is printed on recycled paper. less about them. Chil- Stella Scharf Lee Cochran Karl Durst Advertising Account Executive Editor Sports Editor dren are, after all, our Assignment (740) 888-6027 sscharf@thisweeknews.com lcochran@thisweeknews.com kdurst@thisweeknews.com Cairns Sandy Wallace young, and as such we Adam Chief Photographer News Editor swallace@thisweeknews.com tend to feel protective acairns@thisweeknews.com Local Office: 7801 N. Central Dr., Lewis Center, OH 43035 toward them. Editorial Phone: (740) 888-6100 E-mail: editorial@thisweeknews.com Editorial Fax: (740) 888-6006 Incidentally, the 4 Classified Phone: (740) 888-5003 E-mail: classified@thisweeknews.com Classified Fax: (740) 548-8197 Customer Service: 1-888-837-4342 if you have any questions about circulation or delivery. p.m. cutoff is intendZonars Ben Cason ed to coincide with the Stephen Vice President, Executive Editor General Manager bcason@thisweeknews.com onset of dusk, since Corporate Office: P.O. Box 608, Lewis Center, Ohio, 43035, (740) 888-6100 coyotes are nocturnal Editorial Office: P.O. Box 608, Lewis Center, Ohio, 43035, (740) 888-6100 Advertising Office: P.O. Box 608, Lewis Center, Ohio, 43035, (740) 888-6000, fax (740) 888-6001 animals. Supposedly. In fact, my husband and I have been seeing coyotes in the dead is published each Thursday by Consumers News Services, Inc., a subsidiary of the Dispatch Printing Company. of day, so to speak. ThisWeek A member of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Suburban Newspapers of America and the Association of Free Community Newspapers. They seem to be Consumers News Services, Inc. reserves the right to reject, cancel or edit any advertisement at any time. we make a substantive error in news coverage, we want to correct it. If you believe an error has been made, call the local office news watching us, which Ifnumber that appears in this box. CNS is not responsible for unsolicited photographs, manuscripts, press releases, etc.
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Support groups A support group for people struggling with panic meets on an as-needed basis. To express interest in participating, call 8782697. Al-Anon, for friends and families of alcoholics, 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Crosslink Community Church, 4614 Rensch Road. Families in Touch, for families and friends of people with mental illness, co-sponsored by the Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare Community Support Network, 5:30-7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at 2200 W. Broad St. Call Janet Mueller at (614) 752-033, ext. 5178. Adult Epilepsy Support Group, 6-8 p.m. the first and third
Wednesdays of the month at Riverside Hospital Conference Center, 500 Thomas Lane. Call (614) 315-0437. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Columbus Alzheimer’s Care Center, 700 Jasonway Ave. Open to anyone affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Call 4597050. Bipolar Anonymous, 7 p.m. Thursdays at Maple Grove United Methodist Church, 7 W. Henderson Road. Call 895-1002. Bone Marrow Transplant Support Group, 1-2 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of the month in Room 322 at James Cancer Hospital, 300 W. 10th Ave. To register, call 293-9152. Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Central Ohio Chapter, Adult Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at City Barbeque, 5979 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg. Call (614) 889-6060. Eating Disorders Support Group, sponsored by the Center for Eating Disorders and Psychotherapy, 6:30-8 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 445 E. Granville Road, Building O, Worthington. Call 2939550. Emotions Anonymous, a 12step program for emotional wellness, meets from 4-5 p.m. Saturday and 7:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday at North Community Lutheran Church, 114 Morse Road; and from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at Meadow Park Church of God, 2425
Bethel Road. Call 470-0397. Families Anonymous, for parents of those with substance abuse or behavioral problems, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Overbrook Presbyterian Church, 4131 N. High St. Call 885-5199 or 875-8695. Lupus Education Group, 6:30-8 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at Mount Carmel East Hospital, 6001 E. Broad St. Call 876-8200. Pro-Mom, a nonprofit volunteer organization for mothers and children, offers parent education courses, organized child-centered activities, support and social opportunities for families. Meets the third Monday of every month. Call Colleen Hull at (614) 8446374.
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Westland High School boys basketball coach Todd Parker pumped his arms toward Cougars fans as he prepared for the postgame handshake on Dec. 29. Parker was celebrating his team’s first win of the season, a 56-46 victory over Franklin Heights in the South-Western City Schools Winter Classic at Central Crossing. “The kids have been working hard and the coaching staff has been working hard,” Parker said. “I feel like we deserve a win once in a while when you work that hard. On the other hand, you feel bad for Franklin Heights because we’ve been there. “It was good to get over the hump, and it helps build some confidence
and lets (the players) know that we’re doing the right things. We just have to be a little more consistent.” J.J. Smith and James Wilson led the Cougars with 14 points apiece. Smith scored 13 points in a 64-47 loss to Grove City on Dec. 27 in the Winter Classic. Smith was leading the Cougars in scoring (10 points a game) and rebounding (5.1) through eight games. Wilson was second in both categories at 9.1 points and 4.9 rebounds. “We’re improving as a team,” Wilson said. “We’re starting to figure out our problems. We’re solving our problems. We’re rebounding the ball better. We’re limiting turnovers, and we’re boxing out and getting rebounds. We’re playing as a team.” The Cougars play at London on Tuesday and play host to Central
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Crossing in an OCC-Central Division game on Friday. The Comets won both meetings last season, 95-64 and 69-52. Parker said his players look forward to facing other district schools. “They know each other very well,” he said. “Central Crossing is the closest to us. They really know those kids, and it’s always a big game. We usually have a nice crowd for the kids to
play in front of.” •The wrestling team returns to competition on Wednesday against OCCCentral foes Thomas Worthington and Worthington Kilbourne at Thomas. Westland was fifth (134.5 points) in the Wolfpack Classic at Kilbourne on Dec. 18, finishing behind first-place Kilbourne (239) and ahead of sixthplace Thomas (114). “Kilbourne seemed very solid,”
Westland coach Bret Busby said. “We ended up outscoring Thomas Worthington, but it wasn’t head to head. We were happy.” The Cougars finished 13th (134) at the West Jefferson Invitational on Dec. 28-29. The host Roughriders were first (390) in the 26-team field. Busby said Cameron Ray’s secondSee COUGARS, page A7
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Ready High School freshman Bobby Smith has noticed changes in himself since he began his first prep wrestling season. A lot of the fast food he ate over the summer hasn’t been part of his diet while he has increased his focus in the weight room. The results have started to show. After winning his first two tournaments, Smith captured another championship Dec. 30 when he won at 112 pounds at the Ready Winter Classic. Combined with the title won by senior Josh Hall (119), the Silver Knights earned a Winter Classic runner-up finish for the second time in three seasons. They scored 210.5 points to finish behind Whitehall (286.5). “My conditioning has been a lot better,” Smith said. “It feels good. It’s nice to have everybody in the gym cheering for you when you get your hand raised.” Smith has a 17-0 record as his team prepares to compete Saturday at the Olentangy Orange Invitational. A wrestler since he was 6 years old who used to be part of Central Crossing’s youth program when current Ready coach
and Fredericktown. Seeded second at 112 for the Winter Classic, Smith pinned Teays Valley’s Creed Milner, the top seed, in 3 minutes, 59 seconds to win the title. “Our schedule hasn’t really been that tough yet,” Smith said of his undefeated start. “I’ve wrestled some pretty decent kids and I feel like I’ve done well so far. (High school wrestling) is definitely a step up. The kids are a lot more physical and a lot more advanced. “I’m kind of disappointed in my ranking (in the coaches poll). (Fields) is someone I wrestled in a scrimmage earlier this year and I did pretty well against him. In my opinion, I should (finish) in the top three in the state this year, and my ultimate goal would be to get the gold.” Smith’s immediate success has helped Ready compensate for a roster that includes 15 freshmen among its 24 competitors. Hall, a state qualifier at 112 last season, is off to a 16-1 start after winning a Winter Classic By Tim Norman/ThisWeek title. Halko was runner-up at 171 Phil Halko of Ready tangles with Upper Arlington’s Skyler Sowry in a match at 171 pounds during the Ready Winter Classic on Dec. at the Winter Classic, while sen29. Halko went on to place second. ior Joe Knapp (135) and freshChance Van Gundy was the also has trained with Team son at 112 but was ranked No. wrestlers were Hall (first at 112) men Hannibal Tate (145) and Comets’ coach, Smith helped Miron Wrestling, which is run by 2 at 103 in the Dec. 21 area and senior Phil Halko (third at Patrik Garren (189) all were Ready earn the No. 6 ranking former Ohio State assistant coaches poll behind Marion 171). West Jefferson was the No. third. Senior Brandon Cooper in the Division III area coach- Miron Kharchilava in Dublin. Pleasant’s Zon Fields. 1 team, followed by Galion See READY, page A7 es poll released Dec. 21. Smith Smith has competed all seaThe other ranked Ready Northmor, Heath, Cardington
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New year provides chance to salute past champions It’s time to welcome in 2011 and as I have done in the past, here is a look back at the central Ohio high school sports headlines from the years ending in the No. 1. 2001 — Dublin Coffman and Marion Pleasant won state baseball titles ... Tiffany Young and Kathryn Whaling combined to win the Division II doubles title in girls tennis and Brian Steginsky and Zack Fayne of Wellington did the same in boys tennis ... Jillian Stranges took the all-around gold medal and led DeSales to second place at the state gymnastics meet ... Thomas Worthington was boys Division I soccer champs and Dublin Coffman won in girls Division I ... Carrie McCambridge of Olentangy won the state girls diving title ... State champions in wrestling were Jason Barnett and C.P. Schlatter of DeSales, Chris Hansen of Pickerington and Keith Cupp of Hamilton Township ... Granville won the Division II boys golf team title ... Columbus Academy beat Watterson in the state final in field hockey ... Four area football teams finished as state runnerup: Watterson in Division II, DeSales in III, Licking Valley in IV and Marion Pleasant in V. 1991 — Darrell Hughes of Westland won two events at the state boys track
COUGARS Continued from page A6 place finish at 119 pounds was a key to the team’s success. Ray lost to West Jefferson’s Aaron Branham 9-0 in the title match. Branham, who pinned Ray in the first period of the Harry Steel Classic at London on Dec. 11, finished fifth at 119 in the Division III state tournament last season. “Cameron suffered a broken nose in the semis and he went out there in the finals with a broken nose and wrestled his heart out,” Busby said. “Cameron was the only person that Aaron Branham did not pin in the tournament. Cameron has been to every open mat throughout the city, and just lives and dies wrestling. We were so proud of him.” Other place finishers for Westland were Exodus King at 189 (third), Scottie Haslam at 125 (fourth) and Zach Hall at 215 (sixth). Haslam competed with the flu and was forced to forfeit his third-place match against Springfield’s Robbie Shiekh. Freshman Romero White earned his first varsity victory at 135 pounds and finished 1-2.
Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Hilliard Bradley — Boys volleyball, football, boys soccer. Send résumé to athletics director Chip Ebert at chip_ebert@hboe.org. Hilliard Darby — Boys volleyball, boys soccer, assistant boys soccer. Send résumé to Chad Schulte, athletics director, Hilliard Darby High School, 4200 Leppert Road, Hilliard, 43026 or email chad_schulte@hboe.org. Westerville South — Boys soccer, assistant boys and girls soccer. Contact the athletics department at (614) 797-6004. Westland — Football, volleyball. Send résumé to Greg Burke at greg.burke@swcs.us. •To add to this list, contact ThisWeek at (740) 888-6069 or sports@thisweeknews.com.
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meet and Yolanda Jackson of Columbus West and Jenny Ridgely of Bexley did the same at the girls meet ... The Hartley boys track team won the Division II title ... LARRY Newark Catholic LARSON won the Division V state football championship ... Joe Ogilvie of Lancaster, now on the PGA Tour, was medalist at the state boys Division I golf tournament ... Columbus Academy won the team title in Division II boys golf ... Dennis English and Jason Homorody of Watterson won the doubles title at the state Division II boys tennis tournament ... J.J. White of Dublin won the boys Division I state cross country meet and the 3,200 meters at the state track meet ... Thomas Worthington brought home a state title in Division I boys soccer ... Area state wrestling champs were James Smiles and Dominic DiSabato of Ready, Jeff Benjamin of Dublin, Eric Poehler of Hilliard and current Ohio State assistant football coach Luke Fickell of DeSales ... Blaine Wilson of DeSales dazzled everyone at the state boys gymnastics meet by
winning four events and the all-around title and, with help from teammate Drew Durbin who won one event, led the Stallions to the team championship. Wilson is now co-head coach at Ohio State. 1981 — Led by medalist Chris Westfall, the Upper Arlington boys won the Class AAA golf championship and Dublin won in Class AA ... Worthington won the Class AAA championship in baseball ... The Upper Arlington girls cross country team raced to the Class AAA title ... State championships in wrestling went to Jamie Kasser and Richard Luft of Licking Heights, Scott Duncan and Wes Hines of Marion Pleasant and Paul Richards of DeSales ... Worthington won the state girls swimming championship ... David Turner and Paul Ghidotti of Upper Arlington won the Class AAA doubles championship in boys tennis ... Kevin McBroom won two events to lead Wehrle to the Class AA boys track title and Columbus Academy was team champ in Class A. 1971 — Where were the girls sports? They wouldn’t be officially recognized in Ohio for five more years. ... Walnut Ridge, led by Ed Stahl, Greg Olson and Brad Hoffman, rolled to the Class AA state championship in basketball
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At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Westland boys basketball, girls basketball, gymnastics and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL Dec. 27 — Lost to Grove City 64-47 in South-Western City Schools Winter Classic at Central Crossing Dec. 29 — Defeated Franklin Heights 56-46 in Winter Classic *Last Monday — Lost to Upper Arlington 73-51 *Last Friday — Played Hilliard Darby Tuesday — At London *Friday — Home vs. Central Crossing Saturday — Home vs. Marysville Of note: The Cougars were 1-7 overall and 0-5 in the OCC-Central before last Friday. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dec. 28 — Lost to Liberty Union 4729 in Yule Classic at Liberty Union. Logan Horn led Westland with 14 points. Dec. 29 — Lost to Heath 54-22 in Yule Classic
... Tim Moore of Westerville won the state diving competition ... Jeff Rogers and Gary Rogers of Worthington won gold medals in swimming ... Marion Pleasant was named No. 1 in Class A football in AP and UPI voting. No playoffs until the next year ... Wehrle won the state championship in Class AA baseball ... State champs in wrestling were Jack Brewer of Hilliard, Mark Davey of Circleville, Rick Stalnaker of Jonathan Alder, Bob Dieli of Ready and Jack Low of Grandview. 1961 — Jim Reed pitched Liberty Union to its second consecutive state championship in Class A baseball ... Bruce Draudt of Columbus Academy won the 100 and 200 at the state Class A track meet. Rick Elsasser of Marion Catholic and Dennis Shelton of Marion Pleasant also took gold medals in track and field ... Eastmoor won the City League football title. 1951 — Columbus East became the first City League school to win a state basketball championship when Rollie Harris and Romie Watkins led the Tigers to the Class A (big school) title ... Circleville won the state golf tournament ... East won the City football title ... Linden-McKinley lost just once in baseball and that was in the Class A state final against Cincinnati West-
*Last Monday — Lost to Upper Arlington 71-23 *Last Friday — Played Hilliard Darby *Friday — At Central Crossing Saturday — Home vs. Delaware Of note: The Cougars were 0-10 overall and 0-6 in the OCC-Central before last Friday. GYMNASTICS Last Thursday — Competed with Central Crossing and Grove City at Miami Trace Monday — Home vs. Dublin Scioto and Dublin Jerome WRESTLING Dec. 28 and 29 — Placed 13th (134) at West Jefferson Invitational, behind champion West Jefferson (390) *Last Thursday — Competed against Dublin Coffman and Hilliard Darby at Darby Last Saturday — Competed in Northridge Tournament *Wednesday — At Thomas Worthington with Worthington Kilbourne *OCC-Central contest
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finished fifth at 215, sophomore Brandon Burt took fifth at 140 and freshman Patrick Stover won two matches at 135. “We had a better second day than we did the first day,” Van Gundy said. “We’re going through some growing pains right now, but we ended on a positive note, which is nice. Smith is a pretty tough kid. He has a lot of wrestling experience from the youth level and is a pretty seasoned freshman. (Hall’s) only loss was in his first tournament of the season and he’s been wrestling well. We were hoping (Halko) could get to the finals. “Some of the guys are starting to get it. If we can get a lot wrestling room at Westland. Practice begins following of these kids up to par by Febregistration and will be held ruary, we’re going to be in good from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays shape.” and Wednesdays at the high julrey@thisweeknews.com school. The program is open to chil- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com dren in kindergarten through sixth grade. For more information, contact Chas McCutcheon at 404-3482 or coachmccutcheon@yahoo.com.
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ern Hills. 1941 — Upper Arlington won the state golf tournament with Pete Sohl earning medalist honors ... Bill Craig of Newark won the discus at the state track and field meet ... Columbus Central won the City football championship... Glenford, led by the scoring of Dick Shrider, took the Class B (small school) title in basketball. 1931 — Columbus East won the state gymnastics meet with fellow City League member Central as runner-up ... Lancaster St. Mary was runner-up to Austintown Fitch in the class B baseball tournament ... Central won the City football title. 1921 — Columbus North took home the City football title and Ashley was runner-up in the Class B track meet. 1911 — Columbus North shared the City League football championship with East and North dominated the state track meet by winning five events and coasting to the team title. History is ready to be made in 2011. Bring it on. I’ll see you at a game. Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.
At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Ready boys basketball, girls basketball, boys and girls bowling and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL Dec. 29 — Lost to Bryan 56-45 in first round of Celina HALLiday Shootout Dec. 30 — Lost to Greenville 43-40 in consolation game of Celina HALLiday Shootout. Wilgus scored 15 points and Derek Farmer added 10 for Ready, which trailed 33-24 heading into the final period. Wilgus made the all-tournament team. Last Wednesday — Defeated Fairbanks 39-35 *Last Friday — Played Watterson Tuesday — At Wellington. Ready beat the Jaguars 64-36 last season. Friday — Home vs. Worthington Christian Of note: The Silver Knights were 2-6 overall and 0-2 in the CCL before last Friday. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dec. 28 — Lost to Cincinnati Mother of Mercy 40-26 at Watterson Classic. Kim Lloyd scored 10 to lead Ready, which led 18-16 at halftime but was held to eight second-half points. Dec. 29 — Lost to Dublin Jerome 3927 at Watterson Classic. Lloyd scored 10 and Dani Pugh added nine for Ready, which was outscored 26-15
during the second half. Last Thursday — Played Jonathan Alder *Last Saturday — Played Columbus School for Girls Tuesday — Home vs. Grove City *Saturday — Home vs. DeSales Of note: The Silver Knights were 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the CCL before last Thursday. *CCL game BOWLING *Last Tuesday — Boys: Def. Centennial 1,767-1,748; Girls: Def. Centennial 1,842-1,335 *Last Thursday — Boys, girls: Played Linden *Monday — Boys, girls: At Western Lanes vs. Hartley Of note: The boys were 4-3 overall and 3-3 in the Central Ohio High School Bowling Conference-Central Division and the girls were 5-1 overall and 41 in the COHSBC-Central before last Thursday. *COHSBC match WRESTLING Dec. 29-30 — Finished second (210.5) in 21-team Ready Winter Classic behind Whitehall (286.5) Last Saturday — Competed at Olentangy Orange Invitational Saturday-Sunday — At Catholic Invitational Tournament at Toledo Central Catholic
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