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Worthington City Schools’ Superintendent Melissa Conrath speaks during the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Groundhog Day Forecast Breakfast at Brookside Country Club on Feb. 2.
Conrath: Schools must ‘refocus’ to meet future challenges By CANDY BROOKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Worthington City Schools has a history of excellence and a future of challenges. That was the message Superintendent of Schools Melissa Conrath presented to the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce at its Groundhog Day Breakfast on Feb. 2. “We have to refocus what we are doing,” she told the audience at Brookside Country Club. Over the past year, the district continued to attain recognition for its performance. It was again rated “excellent” on state report cards, and graduates went on to study at nationally ranked colleges. Last year’s graduates earned $12-million in scholarships. And 75 percent of high school students participate in extracurricular activities, she
said. In December, Phoenix Middle School teacher Tim Dove was named Ohio Teacher of the Year and Evening Street Elementary School teacher Kellie Ehlers was one of four finalists chosen from 1,000 nominees. “A key to our success is our highly trained and experienced teaching staff,” Conrath said. But even high achieving school districts must adopt new programs to remain competitive in the 21st century, she said. Among Worthington’s new programs are International Baccalaureate programs being launched at Slate Hill Elementary School and Worthington Kilbourne High School; a leadership development program at Worthington Estates Elementary; the highly regarded Phoenix Middle School program; and specialized learning academies at Thomas Worthington High School.
“We also have to refocus how we manage tax dollars,” Conrath said. A 15 percent to 20 percent reduction in state reimbursement is expected next year, and the phase-out of the state tangible tax will cost the district $15-million a year when it is fully enacted. “We can cut expenses or increase taxes,” she said. “We are looking at making reductions where we can.” A state audit pointed to $2.6-million in possible reductions. The district requested the audit, and has made $1.5-million in reductions so far, Conrath said. But even the full amount suggested by the audit is only one percent of the district’s budget. “It’s not fun work, but we regard it as the work we need to do,” she said. cbrooks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
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Worthington’s first dog park will have areas for small and large dogs to run and play, and benches for owners to sit and watch. Plans for The Dog Park at Godown Road were unveiled Feb. 3 at a meeting at Linworth Baptist Church before a crowd of about 25 dog owners eager to see Worthington get a dog park of its own. Actually, it will be shared with the city of Columbus, which will partner with Worthington to build and operate the park, which is owned by Worthington but located in Columbus. The vacant land is on the north side of Godown Road, just west of the railroad tracks. It is bound on the north and west sides by Don Scott Field. Worthington purchased the land about 20 years ago, when the need for soccer fields was growing. It was never developed for soccer, however, and it is used only as a nursery for trees for Worthington’s parks. The east edge of the park, along the railroad tracks, will continue to be used as a nursery. Construction of the dog park is to begin this summer and be complete by the end of the year.
The proposed revitalization of Worthington Square may be the best business news coming out of Worthington in recent years. City manager Matt Greeson summed up the city’s response in three words. “We are ecstatic,” he told the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce at the annual Groundhog Day Breakfast on Feb. 2. Asked to forecast the coming year in business, he of course began with the plans to bring back the mall, which has been failing for many years. This past December, it was purchased by Worthington resident Tom Carter and a group of Texas investors. Plans for renovation are expected to be submitted to the city in the spring, with construction set to begin in the summer. The Wilson Bridge Road corridor study is also due in the spring. The land use and market analysis will be a blueprint for what the city hopes will be the redevelopment of East and West Wilson Bridge roads. The plan will signal to the development community that the city is ready to work with them, he said. A new era at the community
being redesigned and group membership options for businesses are being explored. A new web site will launch in 2011. A collaborative effort of the Chamber of Commerce, the Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Olde Worthington Business Association, it will focus on downtown and community activities. “We’re hoping it becomes the preeminent site for what to do in Worthington,” Greeson said. New development manager Jeffry Harris introduced himself to the audience and brought them up to date on what he is doing to retain and attract business to Worthington. He began with the city in December. The city’s economic development program is already sound, but he would like to update it as he becomes more familiar with the city’s needs, Harris said. Targeted areas for redevelopment, besides the mall and Wilson Bridge Road, are Huntley and Proprietors roads, the old CVS site, and the United Methodist Children’s Home site, he said. He has already begun reaching out to current businesses and congratulating those who are central Ohio market leaders, he said.
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going to want to explore the nooks Worthington Economic Development Director Jeff Harris speaks and crannies,” said Kathy Spatz during the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Groundhog Day Foreof the Columbus Recreation and cast Breakfast at Brookside Country Club on Feb. 2. Parks Department. There will also be benches, a hydrant for filling water bowls and walkways winding through the park. At the entrance will be a paved parking lot for 50 vehicles. Columbus has budgeted $250,000 for construction. Worthington will be responsible for operating and maintaining the park When asked to rate the curBy CANDY BROOKS for 10 years. The park grew out of the efforts ThisWeek Community Newspapers rent business conditions in central Ohio, “fair” continued to be of WOOF, an organization that Worthington business own- the majority response, the same formed in March 2009 with a goal of establishing a dog park in Wor- ers saw 2010 as a “turnabout as the results of the 2010 surthington. WOOF raised funds and year,” according to Kathryn vey. Fifty-five percent rated constudied other dog parks to decide Paugh, director of the Worwhat it wanted Worthington’s park thington Area Chamber of Com- ditions as “fair,” 36 percent as merce. “good” and 4 percent as “exto be. It then worked with WorthingShe reported the predomi- cellent.” Six percent chose ton’s Parks and Recreation De- nantly optimistic results of the “poor” to describe economic partment to find and evaluate nine chamber’s annual survey of conditions in central Ohio. potential sites, deciding that the member’s opinions on the econRespondents said that condiGodown site had most of the fea- omy at the Groundhog Day tions in Worthington are better tures it desired. Breakfast held Feb. 2 at Brook- than in the surrounding central Columbus decided to join in side Country Club. Ohio area for the third consecthe effort because it was looking Sixty-three percent of those utive year. for a site for a dog park on the responding said their forecast Fifty-two percent rated Wornorth. city’s north side, Spatz said. for business conditions in cen- thington’s economic conditions The large dog area will have For now, the park is being called tral Ohio was better than 2010. as “good,” with 34 percent ratseveral elevations and variations the Dog Park at Godown Road, Another 34 percent said it was in landscaping. but a contest may be held to come about the same as 2010. See SURVEY, page A2 “Both you and the dogs are up with a new name.
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A petition to annex the village of Riverlea to the city of Worthington has been certified by the Franklin County Board of Elections. Worthington City Council was notified on Monday that the ball has put into motion that could end up with Worthington taking over the 224-home village that is located within its southwest quadrant. But between now and annexation, there are many complex steps that need to be taken, and no assurance that council, the voters of Worthington, or the voters of Riverlea will vote to approve in the end. The annexation bid was started last fall by a group of Riverlea residents who decided it was time for the village to become part of the city. Riverlea has always been a separate political entity, governed by a village council that oversees services such as street improvements and trash collection. It is served by Worthington fire and contracts for service with Worthington police But the cost of running the vilage is increasing, and much needed sewer and road improvements are estimated to cost $3- to $4-million, according to Riverlea Mayor Mary Jo Cusack. Scott Thompson has only lived in the village a year and a half, but he has heard from
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many neighbors that they are unhappy with the way it is operated, with the condition of roads and other issues. “Everybody probably sought annexation for different reasons,” he said. “I saw value for both parties, both for Riverlea and for Worthington.” He was on the committee that collected signatures on the petition to seek annexation. Of 110 signatures collected, 91 were certified as being resident electors in the 2009 general election. Seventy-five were needed. Riverlea Village Council now has 30 days to declare an intent to negotiate an annexation agreement and appoint three commissioners to negotiate. That will probably happen at the next regular village council meeting on Feb. 22, though a special meeting could be called if there is enough interest, said Cusack. “We’ll just follow the procedures set forth in the law and see what happens,” she said. Once the city receives notice of the vil-
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ing them as “fair,” and 4 percent as “excellent.” The percentage who chose “poor” to describe economic conditions in Worthington was seven. A majority of respondents expect an increase in sales and services in the next three to six months. Sixty percent expect such expansions – an increase of 7 percent over last year’s results. Twenty-seven percent said they planned to add jobs in the next three to six months, and 63 percent said they expect to stay at the same staffing level. Only one responding business expects to eliminate jobs in the coming year. Sixty-four percent of respondents to the survey were the owners of small businesses, with one to nine employees. Businesses with more than 100 employees made up 13 percent of respondents. This was the 13th year the chamber has polled members about their views on the economy.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. In recognition of the awareness campaign, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners recently approved a proclamation acknowledging the education and advocacy efforts of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Columbus Section, designed to protect youth from abuse. NCJW is entering the third year of providing a community-based information campaign, which uses radio commercials, billboards, ads and posters to promote awareness of the problem among teens, parents, educators and the general public. The educational program and campaign that accompanies it points out the warning signs of abuse and provides information about how to get help. For more information about the NCJW Teen Dating Abuse Prevention Project, contact Nancy Eisenman at (614) 747-1704.
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Brother, can you spare a dime for a night’s lodging? Columbus and America have spent much of the last quartercentury attempting to come to grips with the problem of people with little or no money and very few places to spend the night. But this is not a story about America today. I will leave that story to others. Today I would rather look a little more closely at how people with few resources lived a century ago. One-hundred years ago, some people who had lost everything due to bad decisions, bad attitudes or simply bad luck left their old world behind and hit the road. They became known as “tramps,” “hoboes” or “vagrants” and lived off the land and by their wits. As far as I know, the definitive history of the vagrant in America has yet to be written. But a lot of good historical research seems to point to the simple fact that outsiders and other just plain unlikable people have a long history in our country. More than one historian has noted that more than a little of this country was founded and settled by such people. Eventually, many — if not most — of these people settled down, found a calling, a living or a career and no longer drifted across the land. Every town of any size in America has had its share of people who simply did not fit in. Many lived on the edges of the town, did their best to stay out of the way and got on with their lives. In the early history of Columbus, a number of rather disreputable types — nominally led by a man named Jones — founded a settlement of their own called “Jonesburgh” near the intersection of Naghten Street and Cleveland Avenue, a place that was then “out in the country.” It soon became an open marketplace for thieves, robbers and other nasty people. The “village,” such as it was, became a local center of drink, dissolution and disease and was in short order closed down by local residents who did not like to have such a place so close to the state capital. One could assume that the good citizens of Columbus who drove out the bad people of Jonesburgh thought they had rid the city of its unwanted residents once and for all. If, indeed, they thought so, they of course were sadly mistaken. Columbus, like every American city, would always have a vice district — an area that through much of the 1800s would come to be called the “Badlands.” The state capital would also always have people who literally lived at the edges of the town and who subsisted on whatever they might scavenge. But this story is not really about those people. Rather, it is about
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the people who came to Columbus looking for work, with few, if any, resources, and just simply ED needed a LENTZ place to stay. In January 1902, a reporter for the Columbus Press-Post followed several of these people and wrote a rather lengthy story about what he discovered about their lives: “There are several men in Columbus who are each worth $1,000,000, which at 6 percent interest, means an income of $60,000, or nearly $200 per day … But it is not with the rich man this article is intended to deal … The poorest man is the one who lands in the city with 25 cents in his pocket, and must live upon this until he can find something to do that will bring him another 25 cents, if no more. “The man with 25 cents still views the world hopefully. He discovers that it will carry him through one day in comparative comfort. There is 5 cents for his breakfast, 5 cents for his dinner, 5 cents for his supper and 10 cents remaining for a bed in a lodging house. “There are numerous lodging houses in Columbus, whose signs say that a night’s lodging may be secured within at prices ranging from 10 to 15 cents. To put it in round figures, a canvass was made of ten of these ‘hotels’ and it was learned that an average of 20 men per night — all the year round — lodge in each of these establishments. “There is a sitting room, dignified by the title of ‘office,’ usually upon the walls of which the far-seeing proprietor has hung framed rules and regulations,
made up in style somewhat like Sunday School mottos, reading thus: “‘Anyone retiring with his shoes on will forfeit his bed.’ ‘Sleeping in the office strictly forbidden.’ ‘Beds must be paid for in advance.’ “There are, however, permanent lodgers also in the 10- and 15-cent hostelries. The majority of these have the 15-cent beds. These beds are located in small rooms hardly larger than the private lockers in the athletic clubman’s club house … In the rooms or stalls, there is a single iron bed, one chair and hooks for hanging up clothing … The lodgers who expend 15 cents a night for a sleeping place are many of them clerks on small salaries, some of them from the great army of men who work in the wholesale houses and other big establishments where hundreds of men are employed. “The ambitious and manly boy who came to the city from his country home last autumn to find work in town writes to his mother dating his letter ‘hotel’this and that, and little does the good woman dream of how dreary is the place called hotel, where her son is spending the long winter nights, sending home every cent he can spare. “Of course, there are better things in store for the boy, for he is gritty, but at present he is bravely doing the best he can and does not find a cheap lodging house unendurable.” For many young people coming to a town growing and changing in early 20th-century America, the 10- to 15-cent hotel was a first step to a better life. Perhaps in our own time, similar places still are.
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Police reports Worthington police • On Jan. 30 between 12:28 and 1:35 p.m. in the 5600 block of North High Street, someone broke a window on a vehicle and removed miscellaneous items. • On Jan. 30 at 8:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Haymore Avenue South, police were called on a complaint of a suspicious solicitor. A 23-year-old male, allegedly selling candy for Ohio Youth League, had an outstanding traffic warrant in Columbus and was taken to the Franklin County Jail. • On Feb. 3 at 2:15 p.m. at the Huntington Bank, 6851 N. High St., a patient and caregiver were involved in a physical altercation while in the drive-thru lane. • On Feb. 3 at 3:15 p.m., a woman was arrested for shoplifting at Kroger at Worthington Square. • Between Feb. 1 and 4, someone removed copper downspouts from St. Michael’s Church, 5750 N. High St. Loss was estimated at $1,500. • On Feb. 4 at Thomas Worthington High School, two purses were stolen from a ceramics class and a cell phone was stolen at the school. • On Feb. 5 at 12:28 a.m., police were called to Ridgedale North and Northland Road on a suspicious person report. An intoxicated 16-year-old boy was charged and released to his mother and an 18-year-old was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and released to a relative. • On Feb. 3 or 4, copper downspouts were stolen from a house in the 100 block of West Southington. • Overnight on Jan. 30 in the 2400 block of Collins Drive, a vehicle was entered by breaking a window. A laptop, cell phone, radar detector and other items were stolen. Loss was estimated at $1,835.
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The Worthington Griswold Center offers a variety of programs for people who are retired or are age 55 and older. For more information, call 842-6320. Weekly activities for Thursday, Feb. 10, through Wednesday, Feb. 16: • Thursday — Open Wii Play, 8 a.m.; Internet 1 and 2, 9 a.m.; Ski Outing at Mad River, 9 a.m.; Bear Hugs, 10 a.m.; Chicago Trip Preview, 10 a.m.; Strength Class, 10:15 a.m.; Pilates-Based Mat Work, 11:15 a.m.; Double Deck Pinochle, noon; Beginning Line Dance, 12:15 p.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:15 p.m.; Watercolor: Exciting Paintings, 1 p.m.; Chair Volleyball, 1:15 p.m.; Bridge Basics, 2:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 3:15 p.m. • Friday — AARP Tax Assistance, 8 a.m.; Fit-Stik and Tubing, 8:15 a.m.; Fun and Fitness, 9:15 a.m.; Chess Club, 10 a.m.; Crafts and Conversation, 10 a.m.; Strength Class, 10:15 a.m.; Hatha Yoga, 10:30 a.m.; Balance and Flex, 11:15 a.m.; Soup on Fridays, noon; Stroke Support, noon; Singalong with Lori, 12:45 p.m.; Spanish for All Levels, 1 p.m.; Pool and Darts, 1 p.m.; Harmonaires Rehearsal, 1:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 3 p.m. • Saturday — Worthington Farmers Market, 10 a.m. • Monday — Walking, 8:30 a.m.; Pool and Darts, 9 a.m.; Fun
and Fitness, 9:15 a.m.; Cross Stitch, 9:30 a.m.; Mah-Jongg, 9:30 a.m.; Shopping at Walmart, 9:45 a.m.; History of Civil War, 10 a.m.; Strength Class, 10:15 a.m.; German Club, 10:45 a.m.; Wii Bowling League, 11 a.m.; Amazing Race Detour, 11:15 a.m.; Pickleball, 12:30 p.m.; Project Linus Blankets, 1 p.m.; Investor Workshop, 1 p.m.; Arthritis/Fibromyalgia Support Group, 3 p.m.; Alzheimer’s Support, 6 p.m. • Tuesday — Art at the Griswold, 8:15 a.m.; New Attitude, 9:15 a.m.; Play Reading, 10 a.m.; Frontier Life America, 10 a.m.; Strength Class, 10:15 a.m.; Mystery Lunch, 10:45 a.m.; Current Events W and F, 11 a.m.; Zumba, 11:15 a.m.; Circuit Training, 11:15 a.m.; Adventures in Writing, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1:15 p.m.; Speaking French, 1:30 p.m.; Advanced Line Dance, 5 p.m.; Card Party (Bridge), 5:30 p.m.; Colored Pencils, 6 p.m.; Belly Dancing, 6:30 p.m.; Card Party (Euchre), 7 p.m. • Wednesday — Walking, 8:30 a.m.; Pool and Darts, 9 a.m.; Fun and Fitness, 9:15 a.m.; Armchair Travel, 10 a.m.; Knit Wits, 10 a.m.; Easy Line Dance, 10:15 a.m.; Intermediate Line Dance, 10:45 a.m.; Chair Yoga, 11 a.m.; Open Painting, 11:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Texas Hold ’Em, 1 p.m.; Theatre Class, 1:45 p.m.; Love in the Afternoon, 2:30 p.m.
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Worthington youth to take stage Daniel Kelly of Worthington is featured in the cast of Weathervane Playhouse’s Young Artists Repertory Theatre production of “13.” Eighteen central Ohio teen actors make up the cast of the modern rock musical, which follows a group of 13-year-olds as they make the leap from childhood to their teenage years. The play deals with issues teens face on a daily basis: bullying, parental divorce, first dates and physical maturation. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Feb. 10-11, and 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Weathervane Playhouse in Newark. Tickets are $10-$13. Visit www.weathervaneplayhouse.org. Parents are advised that the
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Library news The following programs are offered by Worthington Libraries. Old Worthington Library is at 820 High St., Northwest Library is at 2280 Hard Road and Worthington Park Library is at 1389 Worthington Centre Drive. Call (614) 807-2626. “Guess Who?” a series for fourth- through sixth-graders, will allow participants to use the library’s biography resources to identify each week’s featured famous people. The program is scheduled for 4 p.m. Feb. 17 (Presidents) and Feb. 24 (Women’s History Past and Present). Teens can play games, decorate cookies and make duct tape roses during Northwest Library’s Anti-Valentine’s Day Party, scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. Old Worthington Library will also host an Anti-Valentine’s Day celebration at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14. Northwest Passages, a morning book dis-
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Kathryn Tomashewski and Calvin Wijnhamer have announced their engagement and plans to be married. The bride-to-be is the daughter of David and Patricia Tomashewski of Worthington. She graduated from Thomas Worthington High School in 2006 and Grove City College in 2010. She is a substitute teacher for area schools. The future groom is the son of Stan Wijnhamer of Big Bear, Calif. and Lora Jeffries of Chico, Calif. He graduated from Champion Christian School in 2006 and Grove City College in 2010. He is a personal banker for JP Morgan Chase. The couple plans a June wedding at the Darby House in Galloway.
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are the recent results and coming Wolves lost to Coffman 61-25 on Jan. 7. In recent years, Worthington Kil- Below schedules for the Kilbourne and Thomas Feb. 17 — Olentangy Liberty in first round bourne High School girls basketball girls basketball teams: of Division I district tournament at 8 p.m. at Hamilton Township coach Steve Palmer didn’t have much KILBOURNE note: The Wolves were 9-9 overall and choice when it came to selecting a *Jan. 25 — Lost to Upper Arlington 65-51. Of 5-7 in the OCC-Central before Feb. 8. Mary Francis Gardner had 12 points and spot for his team on the Division I Sarah Bechtel scored 10. THOMAS district tournament bracket. *Jan. 28 — Defeated Westland 40-25. *Jan. 25 — Lost to Davidson 57-43. DavidAt the tournament draw held Feb. Kayla Pack had 12 points and Olivia Zim- son outscored the Cardinals 38-18 in the merman scored 11. second half. Natalie Carroll had 13 points 6, Palmer had plenty of options. Jan. 31 — Def. Briggs 51-47. Zimmerman and Frannie Frazier scored 12. The Wolves were seeded 24th and (14 points), Gardner (12) and Bechtel (10) *Jan. 28 — Lost to Coffman 68-36. Carwill play 31st-seeded Olentangy Lib- scored in double figures. roll had 16 points. erty in the first round of the tourna- *Feb. 4 — Lost to Hilliard Davidson 43-34. *Feb. 4 — Def. Westland 52-41. Frannie outscored the Wolves 18-10 in Frazier had 16 points and Kim Hoerauf ment at 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Hamilton Davidson the fourth quarter. Marissa Elliott scored scored 13. Township. The winner plays fifth- 12 points. *Feb. 8 — Played Hilliard Darby seeded Pickerington North or 39th- Feb. 5 — Def. Columbus South 51-23. The *Feb. 11 — At Central Crossing. The Caroutscored South 19-3 in the sec- dinals won 66-46 on Jan. 7. seeded Franklin Heights in the sec- Wolves ond quarter. Pack had 10 points. Of note: The Cardinals were 11-6 overall ond round at 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at Hamil- *Feb. 8 — Played Central Crossing and 8-4 in the OCC-Central before Feb. 8. *Feb. 11 — Home vs. Dublin Coffman. The *OCC-Central game ton Township. Kilbourne has not played Liberty, “The past two years we’ve come Palmer said. “When you have three North or Franklin Heights this seainto the tournament with three wins,” wins, you don’t have very many opson.
tions. You have to play a Reynoldsburg, a Pickerington North, a Dublin Coffman — teams who are very good. “Technically, you have a chance to win every game, but we went into the draw hoping to get a very winnable game.” Liberty was 4-12 at the time of the draw. Kilbourne was 9-9 overall and 5-7 in the OCC-Central Division before playing Central Crossing on Feb. 8. The Wolves, who haven’t had a winning season since 2002-03 when they finished 12-9, have won just two tournament games since 2002, defeating Grove City 61-59 in the first round in 2002 and defeating Watkins Memorial 38-31 in the opening round in 2008. One of the keys to Kilbourne’s suc-
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Kilbourne’s Lauren Barnhart (top) and Thomas’ See GIRLS, page B3 Kat Cross battle for the basketball Jan. 14.
Worthington Christian Roundup
Girls squad seeded second for tournament By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Worthington Christian High School girls basketball team brought an attitude of not being satisfied into the regular season’s final week. The Warriors, who already had doubled their victory total from a year ago, earned the second seed for the 19-team Division IV district tournament at the drawing Feb. 6. Still, Worthington Christian struggled down the stretch during a 46-41 victory over visiting Tree of Life on Feb. 3 and then gave up 27 points during the third quarter of a 64-49 loss to North Union on Feb. 5. “I actually kind of feel like we haven’t played up to our potential,” coach Adam Heath said. “The more I try to do, the less of our potential we reach, so I’m trying to just let them play. I do think we have a skill set that we’re not maximizing yet, but at the same time, they’ve played great and are staying positive.” The Warriors will open the postseason at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Granville against 16thseeded Grove City Christian. They could face Tree of Life again in a third-round game Feb. 24 at Westerville North. The sixthseeded Trojans open the postseason Wednesday, Feb. 16, against Danville.
The other teams in that portion of the bracket are third-seeded Gilead Christian, No. 4 Shekinah Christian and fifth-seeded Morral Ridgedale. The district’s top seed is Harvest Prep, the No. 1-ranked team in the state poll. The Warriors have beaten Shekinah Christian (43-36 on Dec. 2) and Gilead Christian (5047 on Jan. 13) as well as Tree of Life this season. They were on a six-game winning streak before falling to North Union. The Wildcats, seeded second for the Division III district tournament, built a 57-36 lead after three quarters. Allie Custer, who had scored in double figures just three other times this season, led with 13 points, and Stacy Hecker added 12 for Worthington Christian. Hecker averaged 11.8 points and Audrey Rettstatt averaged 11.2 to lead the Warriors. “I’ve told the girls that now it’s time to reassess where we’re at and what we can we be better at,” Heath said. “I think Tree of Life exposed us by breaking our press easily in the third and fourth quarters.” •The boys team had lost four in a row and was 5-10 overall before playing Grove City Christian on Feb. 8. The Warriors have struggled on See WARRIORS, page B2
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Kilbourne’s Austin Parker, a 6-2 wing player, was averaging 13.3 points and 3.1 rebounds before playing Central Crossing on Feb. 8. The Wolves were 7-2 in games in which Parker scored at least 12 points.
Boys Basketball
Offseason pays off for Parker By AARON BLANKENSHIP ThisWeek Community Newspapers
For several years, Austin Parker of the Worthington Kilbourne High School boys basketball team relied on his natural talent and athleticism to be successful on the court. But after three solid but not spectacular seasons at the freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels, he worked relentlessly this past offseason to polish his skills. The work paid off, as the 6foot-2 senior wing player has developed into the Wolves’ leading scorer and possibly its top player overall. “I’ve been blessed with a lot of ability and playing basketball
At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Kilbourne and Thomas boys basketball teams: KILBOURNE *Feb. 4 — Lost to Hilliard Davidson 47-43. Austin Parker scored 14 points and Brian Hanks scored 12. *Feb. 8 — Played Central Crossing *Feb. 11 — At Dublin Coffman *Feb. 12 — At Pickerington North Of note: The Wolves were 7-9 overall and 4-7 in the OCC-Central before Feb. 8.
has always been a natural thing for me, and I was always able to get by on my talent alone when I was younger,” Parker said. “But other people started catching up to me by my sophomore year, and I didn’t have the skill set to play at a higher level, so I real-
THOMAS Feb. 1 — Game vs. Olentangy Orange postponed. *Feb. 4 — Defeated Westland 47-38. Julian Henderson scored 15 points and D.J. Lightfoot scored 11. *Feb. 8 — Played Hilliard Darby *Feb. 11 — Home vs. Central Crossing *Feb. 15 — Home vs. Jonathan Alder Of note: The Cardinals were 9-6 overall and 6-5 in the OCC before Feb. 8. *OCC-Central game
ized that I need to change some things up. I started getting better my junior year, but I worked really hard on my game this past summer to get my game to where it is now.” After averaging 7.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in his first varsity
season as a junior, Parker was averaging 13.3 points and 3.1 rebounds and had 19 assists and seven blocked shots through 16 games this season. “Austin’s worked hard on some aspects of his game and he’s put a lot of time in the weight room, too,” coach Tom Souder said. “Austin’s a very good athlete, and he’s had some big games where he’s scored well. We’d like for him to do that every game, because we’re a better team when he does.” Parker has had a major impact on the Wolves, as they were 7-2 in games in which he scored 12 or more points and 0-7 when he scored 10 or fewer points. See BOYS, page B3
Love of basketball is evident for Gahanna’s Taylor Stevie Taylor is a whirlwind. The dynamic and diminutive leader of the Gahanna Lincoln High School boys basketball team seems to be everywhere on the court when he plays. The 5-foot-11 point guard is either setting up a teammate, scoring a basket or causing confusion for opponents with his defense — and it has been that way for four years. I recall hearing about Taylor when he was in middle school and his reputation has continued to build throughout his high school career. In his last 44 games, the team that he has led has lost just two times — 58-48 to Pickerington North on Feb. 4 and 62-50 in a Division I state semifinal last March against eventual champion Massillon Jackson. Taylor is a winner. His drive and passion for basketball are obvious. He has passed those attributes onto his teammates at Gahanna, and he will do the same next season when he be-
gins playing at Ohio University. “My drive to be successful begins with my family,” Taylor said. “I feel LARRY like I have a LARSON lot of responsibility carrying my last name. My brother, Robbie, was a Gahanna Lincoln graduate in 2008 and he paved the way for me to be who I am, and I also feel great responsibility to represent the community of Gahanna. Our community has been behind everything that I have done and I want to always exemplify what is good about our school and town. “The other thing that pushes me to succeed are my critics. Some people look at the fact that I am under 6 feet tall and See LARSON, page B2
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College Signings
Tight ends, safeties hot commodities locally By JARROD ULREY
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The strength of central Ohio’s 2011 high school football recruiting class starts at tight end and safety. On Feb. 2, Westerville Central tight end Nick Vannett and Eastmoor Academy safety Ron Tanner celebrated National Signing Day by signing with Ohio State and Pickerington Central safety Eilar Hardy signed with Notre Dame. Other tight ends to sign were Walnut Ridge’s Austin Traylor, who signed after picking Wisconsin last November, and Pickerington North’s Darien Bryant, who was a late commitment to Vanderbilt. “As always, there are some Big Ten (Conference)-type of guys in this class, and obviously a lot of (Mid-American Conference)-class guys (from central Ohio),” said Bill Kurelic, who covers Midwest recruiting for ESPN.com and Ohio State for Bucknuts.com. “This year, there weren’t really any central Ohioans among the great, great prospects. The big name was probably Nick Vannett. Then when you add in Tanner and Hardy, it was a good year.” Vannett was a bright spot for the Warhawks, who had a 2-8 record. The 6-foot-6, 230-pound senior had 46 catches for 606 yards and four touchdowns. He is ranked No. 6 among MaxPreps.com’s top 25 tight ends in the 2011 class. According to MaxPreps.com, Tanner is No. 8 and Hardy is No. 21 among safeties. Tanner had three interceptions, three tackles for losses and 55 solo tackles as Eastmoor finished 64. Hardy had 63 tackles, five tackles for losses, six pass breakups and returned an interception for a touchdown for Pickerington Central, which went 11-1 after losing to Hilliard Davidson 13-6 in the Division I, Region 3 final. Hardy, Tanner and Vannett all
Below are area high school seniors who have announced their Division I college signings to ThisWeek. Also listed are football players who have signed with schools in the Football Championship Subdivision: BASEBALL (10) — Isaac Beller (Pickerington Central) Wright State; Austin Cousino (Dublin Coffman) Kentucky; Michael Fries (Olentangy Liberty) Butler; Adam Hall (Coffman) Xavier; Ryan Leffel (Coffman) Ohio State; Nick Sergakis (Columbus Academy) Coastal Carolina; Kyle Sorensen (Pickerington North) Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne; Joey Tomko (Gahanna) Elon; Weston Weiss (Reynoldsburg) Youngstown State; Colin Williams (Westerville North) Dayton BOYS BASKETBALL (4) — Trey Burke (Northland) Michigan; Traevon Jackson (Westerville South) Wisconsin; Brian Sullivan (Upper Arlington) Miami; Stevie Taylor (Gahanna) Ohio GIRLS BASKETBALL (9) — Tatiana Chapple (Northland) East Carolina; Kavunaa Edwards (Pickerington North) Villanova; Raven Ferguson (Africentric) Ohio State; Travecia Franklin (Brookhaven) Indiana State; Courtney Haley (Watterson) Western Michigan; Briana Holmes (Brookhaven) Marist; Marah Morris (Brookhaven) Indiana State; Shelby Olszewski (Pickerington North) Austin Peay; Brittani Thomas (Africentric) Akron BOYS CROSS COUNTRY (1) — Blake Taneff (New Albany) Ohio State GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY (2) — Megan Collins (Coffman) Dayton; Jessica Hoover (Hilliard Davidson) Miami University FIELD HOCKEY (5) — Abby Barker (Watterson) Michigan State; Zoe Beaumier (Bexley) Colgate; Kristi Gegas (Thomas Worthington) Ohio; Gabby Goldach (Bexley) Miami; Sam Urell (Bexley) Ohio State FOOTBALL (39) — Kyle Annis (Hilliard
made the ThisWeek Super 25, as did Bryant and Traylor. Another strong spot among central Ohio recruits was defensive line. DeSales senior Chris Rock verbally committed to Michigan last May and will be joined on the defensive line in Ann Arbor by Davidson’s Keith Heitzman, who switched his verbal commitment from Vanderbilt in January. Dublin Coffman defensive lineman Brad Carrico is part of Notre Dame’s recruiting class after enrolling in January.
Davidson) Butler; Ray Ball (Westerville South) Wisconsin; Jack Beebe (Dublin Jerome) Dayton; Pat Benton (Johnstown) Dayton; Matt Brown (Big Walnut) Dayton; Darien Bryant (Pickerington North) Vanderbilt; Brad Carrico (Coffman) Notre Dame; Tamani Carter (Pickerington Central) Michigan; Frank Chambers (Johnstown) Morehead State; Bryce Cheek (Olentangy) Akron; Vinny Cordova (New Albany) Eastern Illinois; J.D. Detmer (Davidson) Toledo; Miles Fisher (Westerville Central) Air Force; Nick Gentile (DeSales) Air Force; Eilar Hardy (Pickerington Central) Notre Dame; Keith Heitzman (Davidson) Michigan; Alex Huettel (Pickerington North) Bowling Green; Mike Jamar-Brown (Pickerington Central) Buffalo; Jarrell Jones (Northland) Miami; Evan Kendrick (DeSales) Navy; Noah Key (Hartley) Toledo; Jared Leet (Olentangy Orange) Morehead State; Hunter Maynard (Watterson) Bowling Green; Jeremy McCoy (Marion-Franklin) Kent State; Kyle Payton (Davidson) Kent State; Austin Peterman (Columbus Academy) Valparaiso; Max Phelps (Dublin Coffman) Holy Cross; Anthony Pruitt (Groveport) Kent State; Chris Rock (DeSales) Michigan; Matt Skura (Worthington Kilbourne) Duke; Luke Smurthwaite (Grove City) Kent State; Cole Stoudt (Coffman) Clemson; Kris Strange (Pickerington Central) Eastern Michigan; Devante’ Strickland (Marion-Franklin) Kent State; Ron Tanner (Eastmoor) Ohio State; Austin Traylor (Walnut Ridge) Wisconsin; Nick Vannett (Westerville Central) Ohio State; Jacob Walaszek (Big Walnut) Air Force; Jourdan Wickliffe (St. Charles) Eastern Illinois BOYS GOLF (5) — Alex Carpenter (St. Charles) Florida Southern; Thomas Dunne (Coffman) Northern Illinois; Jared Howard (Dublin Jerome) Cincinnati; Jake Miller (Watkins Memorial) Marshall; Michael Ricaurte (St.
Charles) Duke GIRLS GOLF (2) — Lauren Grogan (Watterson) Michigan; Lauren Stephens (Coffman) Toledo BOYS GYMNASTICS (1) — Drew Moling (Canal Winchester) Ohio State GIRLS GYMNASTICS (1) — Madison Shorts (Olentangy Liberty) Ball State BOYS LACROSSE (4) — Ryan Borcherding (Coffman) Air Force; Leo Horine (Jerome) Quinnipiac; John Horner (Jerome) Towson; Luke Treece (Upper Arlington) Ohio State GIRLS LACROSSE (4) — Adrian Ghidotti (Upper Arlington) Connecticut; Kendall Gordon (Thomas Worthington) Louisville; Grace Korandovich (Wellington) San Diego State; Lily Yednock (Thomas) Jacksonville GIRLS ROWING (2) — Ashley Bauer (New Albany) Ohio State; Anna Lind (Westerville Central) Iowa BOYS SOCCER (6) — Emmanuel Appiah (Westerville Central) Cincinnati; Alex Bechtol (Olentangy) Bowling Green; Tony Boerio (Pickerington North) Bowling Green; Joel Craig (Big Walnut) Evansville; Charlie Macias (St. Charles) Evansville; Wil Trapp (Gahanna) Akron GIRLS SOCCER (20) — Dominique Brown (Westerville Central) South Carolina State; Maria Bruno (Olentangy Liberty) Western Michigan; Macy Cobb (Central Crossing) Morehead State; Al Davies (Newark) Purdue; Meredith Delong (Bexley) Ohio State; Michelle Devilbiss (Liberty) Purdue; Julia Evans (Big Walnut) High Point; Olivia Evans (Coffman) UNCCharlotte; Aubrey Fisher (Liberty) Ohio State; Maura Hulme (DeSales) Southern Indiana; Gena Inbusch (Upper Arlington) Vanderbilt; Ashley Miltko (Westerville North) Wright State; Charlotte Myers (Bexley) Miami; Carli Pimm (Jerome) Akron; Kenzie Schlemitz (Coffman) Bowling Green; Megan Scoliere (Dublin Scioto) Ohio State; Abbey Smith
Watterson’s Hunter Maynard, who originally made a verbal commitment to Ball State but eventually signed with Bowling Green, is another defensive line recruit. Other area players who signed with Big Ten schools were Westerville South offensive lineman Ray Ball (Wisconsin) and Pickerington Central defensive back Tamani Carter (Michigan). Worthington Kilbourne offensive lineman Matt Skura signed with Duke from the Atlantic Coast Conference. “It’s really exciting,” Walnut
Ridge coach Byron Mattox said of having one of his players sign with a Big Ten school. “Getting your kid into a college anywhere is big, but to go to a BCS school and compete is really exciting.” •SKILLED-POSITION TALENT — The area’s most sought-after quarterback was Coffman’s Cole Stoudt, a 6-4, 200-pound senior who signed with Clemson. Stoudt, who originally made a verbal commitment to Wyoming in October only to later change his mind, was 182for-279 passing for 2,329 yards
ers score. Jan. 25 — Def. Buckeye Valley 46-31. Rettstatt scored 11 points and Stacy Hecker added nine. Jan. 29 — Def. Ready 56-45. Hecker made three 3-pointers and scored 14 points. Jan. 31 — Def. Gahanna Christian 5628. Hecker scored 14 points for the Warriors, who led 18-0 after the first quarter. Feb. 3 — Def. Tree of Life 46-41. Kelsey Morgan scored 13 points. Feb. 5 — Lost to North Union 64-49 Feb. 8 — Played Wellington Feb. 11 — At CSG Feb. 12 — At Liberty Union Feb. 16 — Grove City Christian in second round of Division IV district tournament 6 p.m. at Granville. Winner plays sixth-seeded Tree of Life or Danville in third round 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at Westerville North. Winner plays in district semifinal 6 p.m. March 1 at Westerville Central. District final is 7 p.m. March 4 at Westerville Central.
Worthington Christian is the second seed. Of note: The Warriors were 12-4 before Feb. 7. BOYS BOWLING *Jan. 26 — Lost to Olentangy Liberty 1,677-1,520 *Jan. 27 — Lost to Hilliard Bradley 2,168-1,644 *Jan. 28 — Lost to Big Walnut 2,3231,580 *Jan. 31 — Lost to Hilliard Darby 2,087-1,641 *Feb. 1 — Match vs. Thomas Worthington postponed because of inclement weather. No makeup date has been announced. *Feb. 12 — Worthington Baker Eliminator at Capri Lanes Feb. 18 — Sectional tournament at Eastland Lanes Of note: The Warriors are 1-12 overall and 0-12 in the Central Ohio High School Bowling Conference-North Division. *COHSBC-North match
28 and 46-37 on Feb. 4, respectively, play in the CCL. Buckeye Valley, which they lost to 51-33 on Jan. 25, won 14 of its first 15 games. “We’ve been going through a really tough stretch of our season when you consider that we just played Buckeye Valley, De-
Sales and St. Charles,” coach Kevin Weakley said. “Our biggest challenge, as it has been all season, is that we’re really good defensively but we’re offensively challenged.”
WARRIORS Continued from page B1 offensive and average 47.2 points. After beating Fisher Catholic 6431 on Jan. 18, Worthington Christian averaged just 35.7 points over its next four games. DeSales and St. Charles, which the Warriors lost to 43-31 on Jan.
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with 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions last season. Other area quarterbacks to commit to Division I programs were DeSales’ Nick Gentile (Air Force) and Grove City’s Luke Smurthwaite (Kent State). Smurthwaite made the Super 25 after completing 168 of 298 passes for 2,369 yards and 15 touchdowns. Gentile rushed for 671 yards and 650 yards as an option quarterback for the Stallions, but he likely will play linebacker for Air Force. Central Ohio’s top two run- julrey@thisweeknews.com ning backs were Westerville www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Worthington Christian boys basketball, girls basketball and boys bowling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL Jan. 25 — Lost to Buckeye Valley 5133. Brooks Weygandt scored 11 points. Jan. 28 — Lost to DeSales 43-31. Weygandt scored 14 points. Feb. 4 — Lost to St. Charles 46-37. Weygandt scored 12 points. Feb. 5 — Defeated Licking Heights 5742. Weygandt scored 11 points. Feb. 8 — Played Grove City Christian Feb. 10 — At Berne Union Feb. 11 — Home vs. Ready. The Warriors lost to the Silver Knights 43-42 on Jan. 14. Feb. 15 — Home vs. Mansfield St. Peter’s Of note: The Warriors were 5-10 before Feb. 8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jan. 24 — Defeated Millersport 5415. Audrey Rettstatt scored 11 points to lead the Warriors, who had 11 play-
(Liberty) University of Miami; Devon Tabata (Kilbourne) Duquesne; Sara Vaughan (Upper Arlington) Dayton; Paige Weber (Davidson) Morehead State SOFTBALL (10) — Taryn Allmon (Grove City) Akron; Shelby Fink (Big Walnut) Bowling Green; Andi Hayes (Westerville Central) University of Charleston; Tiyona Marshall (Gahanna) Miami University; Dani Pugh (Ready) Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne; Dakota Pyles (Central Crossing) Ohio; Tiffany Ricks (Reynoldsburg) Dayton; Kellie Roudabush (Hilliard Bradley) Akron; Allissa Turkovich (Central Crossing) Toledo; Haley Widner (Ready) James Madison GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING (8) — Emily Boone (Watterson) Toledo; Kellie Carmendy (Liberty) Ohio State; Abby Chin (Upper Arlington) Louisville; Claudia Doyle (Thomas) Buffalo; Kayla Hammerberg (Upper Arlington) Virginia Tech; Natalie Ritter (Columbus Academy) North Carolina; Jordan Russell (Upper Arlington) Notre Dame; Amy Trace (Upper Arlington) Miami University BOYS TENNIS (1) — Billy Weldon (Upper Arlington) Butler GIRLS TENNIS (1) — Abby Lewis (Westerville North) Wright State BOYS TRACK & FIELD (2) — Chris Uhle (Liberty) Virginia Tech; Joey Uhle (Liberty) Air Force GIRLS TRACK & FIELD (1) — Adaora Anunike (Olentangy) Miami University GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (9) — Hayley Benson (Hilliard Bradley) Ball State; Ava Cramp (Upper Arlington) University of the Pacific; Ellen Conti (Grove City) Tennessee Tech; Isolde Hannan (Coffman) Dayton; Andrea Noe (Liberty) Georgia State; Erin Sekinger (Ready) Ohio State; Madison Spence (Pickerington North) Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne; Meredith Stranges (Coffman) Southeast Missouri State; Lindsey Zitzke (Coffman) Pittsburgh
South’s Jayshon Jackson and Hartley’s Noah Key. Jackson, who was the Super 25 captain after rushing for 2,583 yards and 23 touchdowns on 349 carries, will play for Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Mich. Key, who rushed for 2,885 yards and 42 touchdowns while leading the Hawks to the Division IV state championship, signed with Toledo. According to Toledo’s website, Key is projected as a defensive back in college. He had three interceptions last season. St. Charles’ Jourdan Wickliffe, a 6-1, 195-pound senior, is expected to play wide receiver for Eastern Illinois. He totaled 600 yards rushing and 300 yards receiving on offense and 95 tackles and four interceptions on defense. •KICKING IT STRONG — Of the 20 girls soccer players who signed with Division I colleges on Feb. 2, 17 compete for the Ohio Premier club program. Five players from Ohio Premier, including Bexley’s Meredith Delong, Olentangy Liberty’s Aubrey Fisher and Dublin Scioto’s Megan Scoliere, signed with Ohio State. The Buckeyes advanced to an NCAA semifinal last fall, where they lost to Notre Dame 1-0 to finish 17-5-2. OSU earned the second most victories in program history and reached the College Cup for the first time. Scoliere’s sister, Danielle, will be a senior next season for OSU. Danielle Scoliere also graduated from Scioto. “I’ve wanted to play for Ohio State my whole life, so I’m really excited,” Megan Scoliere said. “I get to play with my sister when I’m a freshman and she’s a senior. (Last season) they won the Big Ten for the first time in history and reached the Final Four. We think we can win another championship next year.”
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Continued from page B1 sort of skinny and think that I’m not physically strong enough to compete at a high level and I am always out to prove them wrong. I have been provided with the opportunity to show younger students that if you make the most of what ability you have then you can be successful. I try to use my abilities to the fullest each and every time I play and since I am certainly not a person of anger, I channel all of what I do through my heart and through my brain. I try to handle every circumstance I face with composure and maturity and most of the time it has worked. “By being successful over the last four years I have taken on more and more responsibility on the floor with my team and now, in my last days as a Gahanna Lincoln Lion, I feel more and more pressure is on me to perform. As point guard and as our leader, I take personally how we do on the court. If we lose, I feel like I have failed my teammates, my school and my community, so I continue to hope I can take the ex-
cellent coaching I have had and use it to execute our game plan.” In its run to a state semifinal last season, Gahanna upset Northland, the No. 1 team in most national polls at the time, 71-45 in a regional final, snapping the Vikings’ 37-game winning streak. “Last year made such a difference in all of our basketball lives,” Taylor said. “We found out that hard work and believing in yourself truly pays off and that has resulted in a great team attitude this year. We are a cohesive group and we have nine seniors who relate well with each other. We all back each other up and we enjoy being with each other, and we really enjoy bringing students together within our school and helping to unify our Gahanna community.” In my long tenure interviewing high school athletes, there are a great number who light up and visibly show you how much they love their sport, and Taylor is a perfect example of that. When he talks basketball with you he displays that same electric personality he shows when he is on the
court. “Oh how I love the atmosphere of basketball,” he said. “I love having a team all having the same goal and that is simply to win. I will cherish all the wonderful memories this sport has provided me — going to Italy, playing AAU ball all over the country and, most of all, playing for Gahanna Lincoln. I have traveled the world by bouncing a basketball and bouncing that ball has provided me a chance for a college education and maybe what I love most; maybe when my mind is most free of problems and I am most relaxed is when it is just a hoop, the ball and me.” Anyone who has seen Taylor play will understand. Anyone who hasn’t seen him play should do so in the coming weeks. Gahanna is lucky to have him. 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.
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Jerome looks to defend Blue Jackets Cup title By AARON BLANKENSHIP overtime on Jan. 7. The bottom six teams in the CHC standings will compete in Many of the participating a separate six-team consolation coaches consider the Dublin division of the Blue Jackets Cup Jerome High School hockey to determine ninth through 14th team to be the favorite to win place. That tournament starts the Blue Jackets Cup, given that Friday, Feb. 11, and concludes the Celtics have won the tour- Sunday, Feb. 13, and will be held nament four of the past five years at the Ice Haus and Chiller and won their first Capital Hock- North. ey Conference regular-season “We beat Liberty, Liberty beat title this season. Coffman (4-3 on Dec. 5) and But Jerome coach Pat Mur- Coffman beat us (3-1 on Dec. phy cautioned that this may be 19) in our league games, and I the most competitive tournament don’t think you can discount in the eight-year history of the Cincinnati Moeller, St. Charles event, which will be held Thurs- or Upper Arlington from winday, Feb. 10, Friday, Feb. 11, ning this either, because they’ve and Sunday, Feb. 13, at the Dis- been right there with the three patch Ice Haus, Chiller North of us,” Murphy said. “In a oneand Chiller Ice Works. game playoff, any team can beat The seeding for the Blue Jack- anyone else on a given night. I ets Cup was determined by the don’t think many people exfinal standings in the CHC. pected us to win the Blue JackJerome and Olentangy Lib- ets Cup the first two years we erty each won a share of the did it, so that goes to show that CHC regular-season title with you have to play well and take 12-1 league records and 24 every game very seriously.” points, but Jerome is seeded first The Celtics were seeded in the tournament for having fourth in the Blue Jackets Cup beaten Liberty 3-2 on Feb. 4 in a year ago, but beat fifth-seedthe teams’ head-to-head meet- ed St. Charles 3-0, upset toping. seeded Liberty 3-0 and rallied Cincinnati Moeller (11-2, 22) to beat third-seeded Moeller 4was third in the final CHC stand- 3 in the final. Jerome also won ings, followed by Dublin Coff- Blue Jackets Cup titles in 2006, man (10-2-1, 21), St. Charles ’07, and ’08. (7-4-2, 16), Upper Arlington (7Murphy said he plans to give 4-1-1, 16), Olentangy Orange each of his four forward lines a (6-4-3, 15), Olentangy (7-6, 14), lot of playing time throughout Thomas Worthington (5-7-1, 11), the Blue Jackets Cup in an efGahanna (4-9, 8), DeSales (3- fort to wear down his opponents, 9-0-1, 7), Worthington Kilbourne especially in the second and third (2-11, 4), Dublin Scioto (1-12, rounds of the event. Among Jerome’s scoring lead2) and Watterson (0-13, 0). St. Charles is seeded fifth ahead of ers are James Eastep (32 goals, UA, having beaten UA 3-2 in 14 assists), Blair Comfort (11
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At a glance Below are the first-round games on Thursday, Feb. 10, in the Blue Jackets Cup: Dublin Jerome vs. Olentangy at Dispatch Ice Haus; Olentangy Liberty vs. Olentangy Orange at Ice Haus; Cincinnati Moeller vs. Upper Arlington at Chiller Ice Works; Dublin Coffman vs. St. Charles at Ice Works Below are the first-round games on Friday, Feb. 11, in the Blue Jackets Cup consolation division. Gahanna and Thomas Worthington each has a first-round bye: Worthington Kilbourne vs. Dublin Scioto at Chiller North; DeSales vs. Watterson at Ice Haus Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Kilbourne and Thomas hockey teams: KILBOURNE *Jan. 29 — Lost to Dublin Coffman 10-0. Joe Fischer had 20 saves. *Jan. 30 — Defeated Watterson 60. Patrick Roman scored two goals and Matt Agner, Garren Erlenbusch,
goals, 26 assists) and Chase Compton (23 goals, 10 assists). All three of the Celtics’ goaltenders — West Faulkenberry, Cameron Gutman and Josh Howell — have played well and could see action. “Playing four lines has been our philosophy and our game plan all along, and it’s worked in the Blue Jackets Cup in the past, so we’ll stick with it,” Murphy said. “All four lines are doing really well and we’ve been scoring well in most of our games. We’ve had fantastic goaltending, too, so the key is to play good defense to keep our goals against down. If we give up three or less goals per game, I think
BOYS Continued from page B1 “It helps the team when I’m aggressive and I score because we’ve had problems scoring, and when I score a lot of points that usually pushes us over the edge,” Parker said. “It’s a lot of pressure and responsibility, but I like it because that’s what leaders and good players are expected to do.” While Parker has improved his jump shot, he’s most effective at slashing to the basket and scoring inside the paint. He draws a lot of hard fouls driving to the basket, but he credits his older brother, Eddie, with teaching him the importance of finishing those opportunities, whether he does so with a layup or free throws. “I’ve become a good shooter, but I have an athletic advantage over most people and I’m really good at getting to the basket,” Parker said. “I get hit hard a lot, but I got my toughness from playing basketball one-on-one with my brother every day. Eddie’s four years older than me, and he
cess this season has been its depth at the guard position. “In the past, we relied on one or two guards, but this year we have five guards who can handle the ball,” Palmer said. “In one game, we went to a five-guard lineup. A team may try to take away our best player, but we have this girl and this girl and this girl to handle the ball. “I was looking at this the other day. (Before Feb. 4), we scored 482 points and allowed 522 points. That’s a 40-point difference. Last year, we lost (to Harvest Prep by 46 points, 65-19). Even the games we’re not winning, we’re in the game. That’s been huge.” •Thomas is seeded 16th for the district tournament and opted for a first-round bye.
we’ll be OK.” Liberty coach Jack Hoogeveen said his team will need to play patient and disciplined hockey to win its first Blue Jackets Cup. “Our system is a neutral-zone forecheck, and when we’re forechecking well, we can be a tough team to beat,” Hoogeveen said. “The key is to play within our system and to avoid defensive breakdowns.” The Patriots feature three highscoring forward lines, led the by first line of Christopher Bergamesca (15 goals, 29 assists), Noah Allmaras (11 goals, 10 assists) and Jimmy Ruska (23 goals, 22 assists). Liberty also has a pair of ex-
Baseball clinic set at Watkins Memorial beat up on me and pushed me really hard to be my best.” Parker has dunked the ball in four varsity games and the Wolves are 3-1 in those contests. “Most people my size can’t dunk, but I’ve been blessed with the athleticism to do it, and coach tells me to go for one when I get the chance,” Parker said. “It’s real fun, because it gets the fans into it and it fires your teammates up and gets them to play harder. It also takes the heart out of the other team.” Parker takes a lot of pride in playing good defense and he typically guards the opponent’s best shooter. During a 50-48 loss to Upper Arlington on Dec. 10, he guarded Miami University recruit Brian Sullivan for large chunks of the contest and helped limit him to a season-low nine points, 11 below his average. “Some high-scoring players don’t like to play defense, but I love that aspect of the game,” Parker said. “I like the challenge of trying to hold another star play-
er to less points than I score.” Parker is searching for a place to play in college, where he plans on studying to become a lawyer. Off the court, he spends much of his free time playing the drums, which he does twice on Sundays as part of a church band. Parker said his father, Eddie, has been a positive influence throughout his entire life. His father is the founder, president/CEO and senior pastor of The Word Church of God in Christ. “My dad’s a great role model for me as a man and as a great father,” Austin said. “Any time I ever need advice, he’s always there for me. He’s taught me to try to work hard in everything I do, because that’s how you become successful in the long run. He’s also taught me to not conform to the bad decisions that other people make. I wouldn’t be the person or basketball player than I am without his help.”
The Cardinals will play eighthseeded Newark or 37th-seeded Hilliard Darby in the second round at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at Olentangy. They have not played Newark this season, but beat Darby 5932 in an OCC-Central contest on Jan. 3. Thomas was 11-6 overall and 8-4 in the OCC-Central before facing Darby in the second round of league play on Feb. 8. “We’re just working on some things and trying to get our chemistry together,” coach Laurie Barr said of her team’s preparation for the postseason. “We’ve been a work in progress all season. We’re trying to get all of the pieces together.” Last season, the Cardinals posted their first tournament win in six years, beating Mount Vernon 60-45 in the first round before
losing to Dresden Tri-Valley 6031 in the second round. “That win was a huge confidence booster for our team,” Barr said. “I remember all of the girls being really excited and just really proud of the effort and willingness they put into the team to get that first win. “We hadn’t had much luck in the tournament, but getting that experience should help us take that next step.” Thomas defeated Westland 5241 on Feb. 4 to end a three-game losing streak. Frannie Frazier scored 16 points and Kim Hoerauf scored 13 to lead the Cardinals, who had lost to Upper Arlington 64-52 on Jan. 21, Hilliard Davidson 57-43 on Jan. 25 and Coffman 68-36 on Jan. 28.
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Joey Jacob and Ben Piecenski scored once. Fischer had 13 saves. *Feb. 4 — Lost to DeSales 6-5. Roman scored three times and Scott Humes and Jacob scored one goal apiece. Fischer had 17 saves. Feb. 10-13 — Blue Jackets Cup Of note: The Wolves are 4-19-1 overall and finished 2-11 in the Capital Hockey Conference. THOMAS *Jan. 29 — Def. Dublin Scioto 9-3. Tommy Pischel scored three goals and both Kyle Gratz and Riley Maloney had two. Will Byars and Shane Hartlaub both scored once. *Jan. 30 — Lost to Upper Arlington 7-6 (OT). Jimmy Danko scored two goals and Byars, Harrison Cohan, Gratz and Brett McCarthy all scored once. *Feb. 4 — Lost to Olentangy Orange 5-4. Byars, Danko, Gratz and Nicholas Highley all scored. Feb. 10-13 — Blue Jackets Cup Of note: The Cardinals are 12-12-2 overall and finished 5-7-1 in the CHC. *CHC game
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perienced, offensive-minded defensemen in Anthony Bergamesca (six goals, 16 assists) and Alec Vidrick (10 goals, 14 assists). But Hoogeveen said his squad likely will need a standout performance from one or both of his goaltenders — Eddie Arcy and Bryan Finneran — to win the tournament. “When you look at how close our games against Coffman and Jerome were, you can see that this tournament is wide open and the difference between a win and a loss can be one big play made by either team,” Hoogeveen said. “We’ve got three balanced lines and they all can score, and we play well in our defensive end, too. But our goaltenders have done a great job of keeping us in games all season, and we’re going to need them to come through for us in this tournament, because there are a lot of good scorers in our league.” Coffman is aiming for its fourth Blue Jackets Cup title. The Shamrocks won the first two events in 2004 and ’05 and captured their third title in ’09. Coach Perry Pooley said his team needs to utilize its skating speed and create scoring chances with quick, accurate passing. “We’ve got to keep our feet moving, and we’ve got to move the puck and be smart with it,” Pooley said. “We can’t have turnovers in the neutral zone, and we need to tighten up our
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