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Olentangy Liberty High School hockey player Ed Arcy kisses the trophy after the Patriots beat Dublin Coffman 3-2 to win the Blue Jackets Cup title at Dispatch Ice Haus on Sunday, Feb. 13. Arcy, a junior goaltender, made 33 saves to spark the victory. See Sports, page C1.

Olentangy Local Schools faces extensive cutbacks — including up to 124 staff positions and elimination of most busing and of all sports and other extracurricular activities — next school year if the combination operating levy-bond issue fails on May 3. Superintendent Wade Lucas told school board members at a Feb. 9 work session that such reductions would total about $11.48-million. “We had a tough, tough decision to make,” Lucas said. “We had to cut $11-million. ... What we tried to do through the entire process is to keep it fair. It’s not a pretty sight.” While Lucas expressed confidence that the three-year bond issue and 7.9-mill operating levy will be approved in the spring, he said the district has to be ready if the issue fails. Traditionally, the school board has approved a list of possible cutbacks in case a tax issue fails. The board plans to vote on Lucas’ list at its regular meeting on Feb. 23. Lucas said the main purpose of the possible cutbacks is to try to protect academic programs as much as possible. Board president Julie Wagner Feasel said the district is not using threats or scare tactics but is dealing in reality if the issue fails. “Our school district has already cut $15.7-million (since 2008),’she said. “Now you are looking at things that are near and dear to people’s hearts.” See OLENTANGY LINKS, page A7

Commissioners enter fray over police costs By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

She posed the idea during a Feb. 8 meeting of the citizens committee. Brenner said that by contracting with the sheriff’s office, the city could save about $1.5-million annually. Her suggestion brought a rapid outcry from most of the roughly 80 people attending the meeting. The audience included council members, residents and city employees. A number of attending residents objected and police chief Gary Vest said that residents would lose local control by consolidating the service. Though county officials said commissioners are not involved

Powell residents angered by a suggestion that the city police department be replaced sent ripples of concern through the Delaware County commissioners’ Feb. 14 meeting. Commissioners said they have received a number of complaints from Powell residents about the contracts that Delaware County Sheriff Walter L. Davis III’s office has with two townships, Concord and Orange. Those complaints followed a suggestion by Powell city council member Sara Marie Brenner that the city replace its police department with coverage from the See COMMISSIONERS, page A6 county sheriff.

County OKs Menards abatement in Orange By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

A Menards store being proposed in Orange Township cleared a hurdle during the Delaware County commissioners meeting Feb. 10. The commissioners approved Menards’ proposed development project and offered a 50-percent tax abatement for 10 years on the assessed value of the home improvement store, pending rezoning by the township. The agreement enables the county to offer financial incentives to offset about $1-million of the estimated $5.3-million that Menards plans to spend on road improvements surrounding the 68 acre parcel. Twenty-one of these acres will be devoted to the home im-

provement store, while 19 will be for retail use and 5.5 will be for an industrial site. Menards would save about $860,000 over 10 years with the tax abatement, economic development director Gus Comstock told ThisWeek. The 162,000-square-foot store would cost $7.5 million, and would sit north of Orange Point Drive on the east side of U.S. Route 23. Construction is projected to start by August and last a year, Comstock said. He predicted that rezoning could take until summer to complete. Based on the company’s sales estimates, Menards would generate $500,000 to $600,000 per year in Delaware County sales tax, Comstock said. The county sales tax is 1.75 percent. See MENARDS, page A6

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(Above) Gibson “Gib” Lewis, 92, was honored for his service in World War II and received a Bronze Star Medal on Saturday, Feb. 12, at Orange Township Hall. Lewis was recovering in a hospital at the end of WWII and at the time did not receive the recognition due him. (Below) U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township) pinned the Bronze Star on Gibson.

WWII vet gets medal six decades late By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Lewis Center resident Gibson “Gib” Lewis received a Bronze Star Medal more than 60 years after earning it for his service in World War II. Lewis, 92, received the medal from U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township), Feb. 12, at the Orange Township Hall. “I’m here to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of Mr. Lewis. It’s a wonderful story and today fortunately we can recognize those men of the ‘Greatest Generation,’ but fewer and fewer are here to celebrate with us. It is gratifying that we’re celebrating with you, your wife and family today,” Tiberi said, noting the medal and recognition were “long overdue.” “I really do appreciate it. This is one of the highlights of my life. The next one to this was our 70th wedding anniversary (celebrated with wife Helen) in September,” Lewis said. It was through Lewis’ friend and neighbor, Jack Seitzinger, that Lewis learned he was eligible for a Bronze Star. “Last year, I went to his house and he showed me his Purple Heart. I’m a retired

soldier with 21 years, and here’s a man who fought in World War II and got wounded and has the Combat Infantry Badge,” Seitzinger said. “ That’s a very significant award that you only get if you’ve actually been in battle and fought with the enemy,” he said. “I

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noted that he did not have a Bronze Star.” As a result of a study conducted in 1947, the Bronze Star Medal was awarded retroactively to soldiers who had received the Combat Infantryman Badge. See WWII VETERAN, page A2

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WWII veteran receives medal six decades late Continued from page A1 The medal, established in 1944 and awarded for service dating to 1941, is an Armed Forces individual military decoration that may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit or meritorious service, said Rick Pitzer, Lewis’ grandson, at the ceremony. “I never dreamed of anything like this, until Jack came up with the idea,” Lewis said. “I’m 92, so it’s a good thing they didn’t take much longer.” Seitzinger and Tiberi’s office were able to use Lewis’ military service records to work through the process of getting Lewis’ medal. “He’s a fellow soldier and we look out for each other,” Seitzinger said when asked why he made the effort on Lewis’ behalf. While filing paperwork for his friend’s medal, Seitzinger learned that the government lost Lewis’ Army records due to a fire in the St. Louis facility where they were stored. “Gibby’s was among those records destroyed,” Seitzinger said. “They had nothing that pertained to him.” However, Lewis still had his discharge papers which had his complete military record on the back. “A lot of soldiers went to their graves not knowing (they were eligible for a Bronze Star), and I didn’t want that to happen to Gibby,” Seitzinger said, noting that Tiberi’s office was instrumental in the process. In1944, after 16 weeks of basic training, Lewis shipped out on the Queen Mary for a five-day trip to England, he said. He was 25 and had a wife and baby daughter at home. “I crossed the English Channel and they loaded me on a 40-8 boxcar which holds 40 men or 8 horses. They took me smack up to the front line and I joined the outfit,”

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Some of the awards that Gibson “Gib” Lewis has received for his military service.

Lewis said. His first battle was in the Rhineland. “I was in central Europe, performing duties in the frontline as a scout. A scout goes ahead of the platoon or the squad. In other words, you’re a decoy,” Lewis said. “On Jan. 18, 1945, I was hit by a gun from a tank. An 88-millimeter.” Lewis said he was lucky in that the shrapnel didn’t injure his bones. He spent a number of months in hospitals in Luxembourg, Germany and England, returned to the states on a hospital ship

(USAHS Chateau Thierry) and finished out his service in the states as a dispatcher in a motor pool. He was discharged on his birthday, Feb. 5, 1946, “having received a number of decorations including the Combat Infantryman Badge, Rifle Marksman, American Theater, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart and the World War II Victory Medal.” He returned to work for Republic Steel in Warren, retiring from the industry in 1979. Lewis has three daughters, seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

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Animals find ways to remain cozy during winter In general, aquatic turtles hibernate, buried in the mud. And many varieties of frogs live, frozen, in suspended animation all winter. Ice crystals form in such places as the body cavity and bladder and under the skin, SUE but a high concentration of HAGAN glucose in the frog’s vital organs prevents freezing. It’s antifreeze for frogs. When spring-like temperatures arrive, the frog’s frozen parts will thaw and the lungs and heart will start up again. I can relate to the squirrels and other warmblooded creatures curled up in nests. After all, that is not far different from what we humans do when we wrap up in a blanket and stay indoors. But swimming lethargically in frigid water, or hibernating in mud, or literally freezing and just kind of hanging out in suspended animation? No thanks. As I continue my winter walks in the parks, even though I’ll be able to hear birds sing and watch squirrels scamper up and down trees, I’ll know that some wildlife is just waiting out the winter. I’m looking forward to hearing the “peeps” and “glump-glumps” of frogs, and hearing more creatures moving about the underbrush. That time seems forever from now, as we wait out an especially cold, long winter. Meanwhile, Preservation Parks has scheduled some programs especially for those of you dreaming of spring. Our Warm Weather Withdrawal Series includes three programs , on Feb. 15 and 22, and March 8. These focus on the actions of wildlife captured at night on trail cameras; creating a butterfly oasis; and designing a woodland shade garden. All three will be held at Deer Haven Preserve, 4183 Liberty Road, will begin at 7 p.m., and are for ages 16 and up. Visit www.preservationparks.com or call (740) 524-8600 for more information on parks and programs. Sue Hagan is marketing and communications manager for Preservation Parks of Delaware County.

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City’s rivers did not provide useful waterway Continued from page A4 began to argue that government should finance “internal improvements” like roads, canals and river work to “open the West” to commerce. And all of this should be financed by the federal government. Of course many people in the East were not thrilled with the idea that their taxes should subsidize public works that would help the Ohio River valley compete with their own commerce. So canals were more a dream than a reality for a number of years. Then the extraordinary success of the Erie Canal linking the East to the Great Lakes captured the imagination of the country in the years after the War of 1812. Soon many Ohioans were talking about canals and building one in the state. But talk was really the only result. Like many other times in the state’s history, forceful leadership was needed to bring canals to Ohio. In this case, that leadership was provided by Ethan Allen Brown. As early as 1816, Brown, a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, had written to Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York seeking information about the canal system of that state. When Brown was elected governor in 1818, he proposed building a canal and continued to press for its construction. In the end the Ohio General Assembly agreed and studies were made as to possible locations. Two major canal systems — the Miami and Erie in the west and the Ohio and Erie in the east — were built with the support and super-

vision of a number of people as committed to the project as Gov. Brown had been. Important among them was Alfred Kelley. Kelley had come to Columbus in 1816 to represent Cleveland in the assembly. He served for the next several decades, eventually representing Columbus as well. As a member of the Canal Commission he personally supervised the construction of much of the canal. When the economic depression of the 1830s threatened Ohio’s ability to pay interest due on its canal bonds, Kelley would pledge his own Columbus home as collateral to ensure payment on the bonds. Through the efforts of Kelley and many others, Columbus was linked to the main line of the Ohio and Erie Canal by a Feeder Canal that entered the city near the place where Bicentennial Park is today. In 1860, a state arsenal — now the Cultural Arts Center — would be built next to the canal to permit easy movement of arms and ordnance in and out of the capital city. The canal and the recently arrived National Road transformed Columbus. As late as 1832, Columbus was a frontier village of a few thousand people. By 1834, Columbus was a city of five thousand people. Large numbers of travelers and immense quantities of freight arrived by both road and water and more than a few Columbus residents made their fortune in the new crossroads capital city. The canal and its people captured the imagination of the city. Longtime resident Emily Stewart later remembered, “The first canal boats seemed like fairy

palaces. They were painted white and the windows had green shutters and scarlet curtains. The inside panels of the cabins contained pictures and mirrors. The officers of the passenger boats were gentlemen. The cabin was a dining and sitting room in the daytime, but was converted into a sleeping apartment at night. There were staterooms at each end for the ladies, whose comfort was further promoted by the attentions of a polite and diligent stewardess. For years after the canal was opened, the boats always came in with a band of music playing on board. The captain of the boat usually played the clarinet for the entertainment of the passengers…” But all of this growth and success came with a price. The riverfront between the Main Street Canal Basin and the Broad Street Bridge came to be filled with docks for canal boats and warehouses lined the waterfront. Factories, inexpensive housing and even less attractive taverns soon followed. The river, once clear and pristine, soon became little more than an open sewer and a place few people willingly visited for leisurely recreation. The golden age of the Ohio and Erie Canal lasted for less than 30 years. By 1850, the first railroad had arrived in Columbus and within a few years, the canal began a long, slow decline. An attempt to revive the canal around the turn of the century was unsuccessful as well. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.

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Commissioners enter fray over police costs Continued from page A1 in the Orange and Concord contracts and that by law the sheriff can enter into those contracts, commissioners Dennis Stapleton, Tommy Thompson and Ken O’Brien said they want to review the contracts. The townships pay hundreds of thousands of dollars annually under the contracts, which place designated deputies in the two townships. Those protesting to commissioners said such contracts increase costs for all county taxpayers, because the sheriff’s office still pays for training, equip-

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Olentangy links operating levy, sports The biggest cuts would be in personnel: an estimated 76 teaching positions ($5.5-million), nine administrative jobs ($480,000) and up to 39 classified positions ($155,000), mostly bus drivers. In addition, elimination of all extracurricular and cocurricular activities, including sports, in the 2011-12 school year would save about $2.97-million. Most of that savings would be in supplemental contracts for coaches and others. The elimination of high school busing and busing for all other students within two miles of all elementary and middle schools would save an estimated $1.57-million. Nearly $700,000 would be saved by eliminating the three resource officers at the high schools, busing for field trips (including sporting events), athletic trainers and extended service contracts. To meet union contractual requirements and to give people time to look for other jobs, the district intends to send out lay-off (or reduction in force) notifications to some staff members by March 31. Nothing will happen if the May issue passes. Lucas said he and his staff explored increasing pay-to-play fees, now about $75 per sport, but determined that they would have to raise the fee to between $800 and $1,000 per sport per participant. Fees for other activities, such as marching band, also would increase significantly. “I’m not sure we want to create a culture of haves and have-

nots” which favors those who can afford to play, Lucas said. Board member Scott Galloway suggested further discussion is needed on pay-to-participate fees. Members Wagner Feasel, David King and Stacy Dunbar seemed opposed to high fees, as well as to what kind of message that could send. “How can we have a football team on the field when we are cutting teachers?” Wagner Feasel

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asked. “When we start cutting our certified teachers, we start impacting our academics. There’s no booster club to raise money for teachers.” Wagner Feasel’s husband is head girls basketball coach at Olentangy High School and one of her daughters plays on the team. “We want to provide everybody with the opportunity to do everything,” Dunbar said. “We have to pass the levy.”

The levy would raise about $25.5-million a year and cost the owner of a $100,000 house an additional $241.94 annually. The nonew-millage bond issue would raise about $24.4-million a year by restructuring the district’s current bond debt. It would pay for a new elementary school, textbooks and other things such as some capital improvements. Even with passage of the tax issue, school officials have said

about $4.5-million in reductions would be needed next school year. Officials have said those reductions, such as not filling some vacant staff positions, would not adversely impact academic or other programs. Board member Kevin O’Brien asked how many other opportunities the district will have to put an issue on the ballot if it fails in May. Treasurer Becky Jenkins said

the district could place it on the November ballot. She also reminded the board that the projected $11.48-million in cuts is only to get the district through November. If no tax issue passes this year, the district will have to make an additional $12million to $13-million in cuts. “As unfortunate as these cuts ($11.48-million) are, the next round is going to be a lot worse,” she told the board.

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Preservation Parks Preservation Parks of Delaware County For information, visit www. preservationparks.com or call (740) 524-8600. • Children ages 8 through 12 are invited to join Preservation Parks naturalists for a one-day Presidents Day Nature Camp, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, February 21. Spend the day at Deer Haven Preserve, 4183 Liberty Road, learning about the natural world through games, activities and hikes. Cost is $15. Registration and payment are due by Feb. 7. Visit www.preservationparks. com to register. Call (740) 5248600, ext. 3. • Register for Build-A-Box Workshops. Learn how to build bird boxes in two separate pro-

grams. Building a box for bluebirds will be taught from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 24; building a box for robins, phoebes and barn swallows will be taught from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on March 3. Both programs will be at Deer Haven Preserve, 4183 Liberty Road. The Feb. 24 bluebird program will be led by guest expert Dick Tuttle. Registration is due Feb. 17. Registration for the March 3 program on robins, phoebes and barn swallows is due Feb. 24. The materials cost per box is $5, payable the day of the program. • Homeschool Adventures, “CHI Delaware: Cultural History Investigators,” 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17. Ages 7-11. Unearth clues and solve the mystery of the “lost civilization of Deer

Havenia.” Deer Haven Preserve, 4183 Liberty Road. • Great Backyard Bird Count, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 19. Gather data for the annual bird count, and learn how to recognize birds at your own feeders. Activities for children and hot beverages. Deer Haven Preserve, 4183 Liberty Road. • Hound Hike, 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 20. Take a walk on a nature trail with your socialized canine. Emily Traphagen Preserve, 5094 Seldom Seen Road. • Warm Weather Withdrawal: Butterfly Oasis, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22. Learn how to create a backyard oasis for a variety of butterflies. Ages 16 and up. The Lodge at Deer Haven Preserve, 4183 Liberty Road.

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Liberty divers head to district shorthanded By AARON BLANKENSHIP ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Olentangy Liberty High School girls swimming and diving team took a major hit when it lost three of its five divers in senior Kellie Carmendy and freshmen Olivia Ball and Brittany Menninger. Carmendy, an Ohio State recruit who won state and district titles last season, and Ball chose to compete in the USA Diving Winter National Preliminary club meet held Jan. 30-31 at the University of Iowa rather than compete for their

high school squad this postseason. Liberty lost Menninger for the season to a shoulder injury. Nevertheless, junior Alex Clay and senior Ali Swafford are confident they will represent the Patriots well in the Division I district meet on Saturday, Feb. 19, at Ohio State. “A lot of people thought we would be at a disadvantage without them, but that only made us work harder because we believe that we can still have two divers go to state and maybe even win another state championship,” Clay said. “We practice 15 to 17 hours a week,

so I think we’re ready to do well.” At district, the top three placers in each swimming event and the top four divers automatically qualify for the state meet Feb. 24-26 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. In addition, 11 atlarge berths for each swimming event will be awarded based on times statewide. Last season at district, Clay placed fifth (381.4) and Swafford finished sixth (366.45) to qualify for state, as the top six divers advanced a year ago. At state, Clay finished fifth (402.15) and Swafford placed 24th (149.5). Clay, who was a state qualifier in

gymnastics last year as well, gave up gymnastics to focus solely on diving. “Ali and I are both shooting for state and we’ve both improved since last year,” Clay said. “We’ve both got a shot at making it, but we’ll need to be consistent, because there are so many divers there, that one miss can kill you. “Winning a district title is definitely my goal and I think it’s going to be reachable if I make all of my dives.” The Patriots scored 173 points in the 14-team sectional on Feb. 12 at Thomas Worthington to place second behind Thomas (194).

Senior Alexa Kaufman won both the 200-yard freestyle (1 minute, 59.75 seconds) and 500 free (5:23.92) to lead the way. “We did good as a team,” Kaufman said. “A lot of people dropped a lot of time and we all want to see a solid drop in time again at district.” Liberty’s boys squad scored 163 points to finish third in the 12-team sectional, behind New Albany (238) and Thomas (195). Senior Dmitry Dolgov won the 100 See SWIM, page B3

Gymnastics

Orange captures first title in OCC By AARON BLANKENSHIP ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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Ethan Hollingsworth of Liberty celebrates in front of Dublin Coffman’s Mason Cessna after scoring a goal in the third period of the Patriots’ 3-2 victory in the Blue Jackets Cup final Feb. 13 at the Dispatch Ice Haus.

Hockey

Patriots win Blue Jackets Cup By AARON BLANKENSHIP and SCOTT HENNEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Olentangy Liberty High School hockey coach Jack Hoogeveen felt like his team had to stay out of the penalty box to beat Dublin Coffman in the Blue Jackets Cup final Feb. 13 at the Dispatch Ice Haus. He could only smile and shake his head after the second-seeded Patriots

racked up 10 penalties leading to nine power-play opportunities for the fourthseeded Shamrocks, but still managed to earn a 3-2 victory. The Patriots improved to 23-8-1 overall and became the first team outside of Dublin to win the Blue Jackets Cup. Coffman, which dropped to 21-8-1, won Blue Jackets Cup titles in 2004, ’05 and ’09, while Dublin Jerome won in ’06, ’07, ’08 and ’10. “When we’re five-on-five we can play

with anybody, so we talked about avoiding selfish penalties and staying out of the box,” Hoogeveen said. “I thought there was no way we could win if we gave up that many power plays, because Coffman has a good power play and a lot of good scorers. But our penalty-kill units grinded it out, and our goalie gave us a chance to win.” Junior goaltender Eddie Arcy had 33 saves and didn’t give up a goal during two five-on-three Coffman power plays

in the first period. Arcy’s tournament included 13 saves in a 3-0 win over seventh-seeded Olentangy Orange on Feb. 10 and 14 saves during a 3-2 win over sixth-seeded Upper Arlington in a semifinal on Feb. 11. “The toughest saves were in the first period during those five-on-threes,” Arcy said. “It felt like they were constantly in our zone and we couldn’t get into a See HOCKEY, page B3

Boys Basketball

Liberty shooting for trip to Fairgrounds Coliseum By SCOTT HENNEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Olentangy Liberty High School boys basketball team has reached one milestone and hopes to continue with more as the Division I district tournament looms. The Patriots defeated Beechcroft 55-54 in overtime on Feb. 12 to improve to 13-6 overall, marking the first time the program has reached 13 wins. After the regular-season finale on Friday, Feb. 18, at home against Westerville South, coach Greg Nossaman will shift his team’s focus to reaching a district semifinal at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, which would be another first for the Patriots. “We won 13 games and now we want to add on to that,” Nossaman said. “Another goal was to go to the Coliseum, which is something the kids shoot for

every year.” To reach the Fairgrounds, the Patriots will have to get through the first two rounds of the district tournament. They play Hilliard Darby in the first round at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Jonathan Alder. The winner advances to the second round, where it will play Delaware or Dublin Jerome at 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Jonathan Alder. “We did see (Darby) when we were scouting Marysville, but that’s about all I know,” Nossaman said. “They haven’t been scoring a lot, but they are physical and play great defense.” Darby improved to 6-12 after defeating Westland 51-49 on Feb. 12. Senior guard Matt Cyrus led the Panthers with 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter that helped erase a 14-point deficit. Though Nossaman is still gathering information on Darby,

he is quite familiar with Panthers coach Brett Norris. “I was at Willard for 10 years and I coached against (Norris) when he was at Delphos St. John’s,” Nossaman said. “He’ll be ready to play us.” •Orange was seeded 10th in the Division I district tournament and will play Hilliard Davidson in the first round at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Jonathan Alder. “(The tournament draw on Feb. 13) was kind of interesting and we were kind of surprised to be the 10th seed,” coach John Betz said. “I really think it turned out the best that it could have for us.” Davidson dropped to 11-7 with a 61-41 loss to third-seedBy Eric George/ThisWeek ed Upper Arlington 61-41 on Orange’s Josh Wintermantel reacts to making the winning basket Feb. 12. Davonte Peterson, a 5-foot-9 to beat the buzzer as Marc Harter (23), Seth Clark (21) and Lew

Despite the fact that the Olentangy Orange High School gymnastics team is in its third season, junior Kelly Schutte said many of her classmates aren’t aware of its existence. But chances are the Pioneers gained more recognition after scoring 126.9 points to win the OCCCapital Division meet on Feb. 12 at Worthington Kilbourne. Hilliard Bradley (125.675) was second, followed by Dublin Jerome (123.1), Big Walnut (122.675), Mount Vernon (109.275) and Central Crossing (36.175). Orange, which went 5-0 in OCC-Capital duals, captured its first league title with 24 points. Rounding out the final league standings were Bradley (4-1, 20), Big Walnut (3-2, 14), Jerome (14, 12), Mount Vernon (2-3, 10) and Central Crossing (0-5, 4). “When they see us wearing our warm-up jackets at school, some people still walk up to us and say, ‘We have a gymnastics team?’” Schutte said. “So one of our biggest motivations was to get a championship banner for our gymnasium to let the rest of our school know we’re here and to prove to ourselves that we’re a championship team.” Becca Keane led Orange by placing second on the uneven bars (8.25) and the all-around (33.025), third on vault (8.125), fifth on the balance beam (8.175) and sixth on the floor exercise (8.475). Molly Nathaniel was fourth on beam (8.2) and Schutte and Katelyn Daniels tied for sixth on vault (8.075). “Everybody pulled together and we got our best team score ever,” Schutte said. “We were really strong on floor and vault.” Orange will compete in the district meet on Feb. 26 at Kilbourne. At district, the top three teams and top eight individuals in each event, including the allaround, advance to the state meet on March 4-5 at Bradley. Last year, the Pioneers scored 110.575 points at district to finish 18th of 23 teams behind state qualifiers DeSales (135.325), Thomas Worthington (133.375) and Kilbourne (133.3). “At district, we just want to continue to improve so we can place higher there than we did last year,” Schutte said. •Olentangy finished second (132.55) in the OCC-Ohio meet on Feb. 12 at Kilbourne behind Thomas Worthington (133.575) and ahead of Dublin Coffman (130.2), Hilliard Darby (129.6), Grove City (128.95) and Upper Arlington (120.675). Colleen McHugh placed first on beam (9.0) and floor (9.15) and was second on bars (8.55) and the all-around (34.775). Bridgette Boyle was third on floor (9.1), fourth on beam (8.8), fifth in the all-around (33.375) and sixth on vault (8.275), and Hannah Olenick placed fifth on vault (8.425). Olentangy tied for second (3-

Staum of Olentangy show their disappontment as the Pioneers

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Girls Basketball

Patriotsâ€™ VanGundy sets record despite injury By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers

At the start of the season, Allyson VanGundy set her sights on becoming the all-time leading scorer for the Olentangy Liberty High School girls basketball team. But when the senior guard tore the ACL in her right knee in a 59-53 loss to Westerville South on Dec. 3 in the Patriotsâ€™ fourth game, that dream, not to mention her season, seemed to be over. However, VanGundy was determined to play again this season and returned to the lineup in a 41-36 loss to Westerville Central on Jan. 7. Eight games later, she scored nine points in a 3328 loss to Central on Feb. 11 to become the programâ€™s scoring leader, passing 2009 graduate Cassie Swafford, who had held the record with 689 points. â€œThat was my main (individual goal) at the beginning of the season, but after I tore my ACL, I didnâ€™t think I could get it,â€? said VanGundy, who has 695 career points. â€œAfter the game my dad (Charles) said, â€˜Iâ€™m really proud of you. You set that as a goal and you got it.â€™â€? VanGundy, who decided to delay surgery on her knee until after the season, missed six games because of the injury. â€œShe couldnâ€™t have gotten the record without the help of her teammates, but sheâ€™s a pretty remarkable kid,â€? coach Ron Florey said. â€œIf she hadnâ€™t injured her knee, we wouldnâ€™t be having this conversation. She would have broken the record right before Christmas.â€?

VanGundy will be looking to add to her record when the Patriots face Worthington Kilbourne in the first round of the Division I district tournament at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at Hamilton Township. The Wolves lost to Dublin Coffman 55-39 on Feb. 11 to fall to 10-10 but won four of their final six regular-season games. Kilbourne is allowing an average of 39.2 points a game. â€œUsually in the first round, you have these 40-50 point (margin of victory) games,â€? Florey said. â€œOn paper, this looks like it should be a really good game.â€? Liberty concluded a stretch in which it played four games in six days with a 41-38 loss to Ready on Feb. 12. â€œItâ€™s a big concern,â€? Florey said. â€œWe gave (the players) Sunday off, but we needed to get back to practice to get ready for Kilbourne.â€? â€˘Olentangy coach John Feasel views Pickerington North as a blueprint for building a successful program. After winning the OCC-Cardinal Division for a second consecutive season, the Braves, who were 16-3 before playing Columbus South in the first round of the Division II district tournament on Feb. 15, seem to have mastered Northâ€™s winning formula. â€œThe hardest thing to defend is a team that can score six or seven players deep,â€? said Feasel, whose team is the top seed in Division II. â€œPickerington North wins with girls who donâ€™t normally average over 10 points a game. Itâ€™s a different girl (stepping up) every night. Thatâ€™s the kind of program you want to build.â€? Olentangy finished 12-2 in the OCC-

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Liberty, Olentangy and Orange girls basketball teams: LIBERTY Feb. 7 â€” Lost to Hilliard Davidson 58-43. Karla Levering had 11 points and Emily Perry scored 10. *Feb. 8 â€” Lost to Dublin Scioto 38-23 *Feb. 11 â€” Lost to Westerville Central 33-28 Feb. 12 â€” Lost to Ready 41-38 Feb. 17 â€” Worthington Kilbourne in first round of Division I district tournament, 8 p.m. at Hamilton Township. Winner plays Franklin Heights or fifth-seeded Pickerington North in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at Hamilton Township. Winner plays in district semifinal, 6 p.m. March 1 at Liberty. Of note: The Patriots are 4-16 overall and finished 3-11 (tied for seventh) in the OCCCardinal. OLENTANGY *Feb. 8 â€” Defeated Westerville Central 5347. Brooke Zwayer had 10 points. *Feb. 11 â€” Def. Westerville South 56-45. Zwayer had 19 points and Lydia Hyburg scored 11. Feb. 15 â€” Played Columbus South in first

Cardinal, ahead of Dublin Scioto (104), Westerville North (9-5), Westerville Central (7-7), Westerville South (5-9), Dublin Jerome (4-10), Liberty (3-11) and Marysville (3-11). The Braves wrapped up the league title the same way they had won the other 11 league games. They used balanced scoring and gritty defense to defeat Westerville Central 53-47 on Feb. 8. Ten of their 14 league games were decided by 10 points or fewer, with Olentangy winning eight of those contests. â€œ(Winning the title) means a lot to us,â€? senior Jamie Richardson said. â€œLast

round of Division II district tournament. Winner plays Hamilton Township in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at Marysville. Winner plays in district semifinal, 8 p.m. March 1 at Pickerington North. Feb. 18 â€” At Big Walnut Of note: The Braves were 16-3 overall before Feb. 15 and finished 12-2 (first) in the OCCCardinal. *OCC-Cardinal game ORANGE *Feb. 8 â€” Def. Franklin Heights 87-26. The Pioneers outscored the Falcons 18-0 in the first quarter. Ashley Bassett-Smith (14 points), Mya Walker (13) and Taylor Agler (12) all scored in double figures. *Feb. 11 â€” Lost to Hilliard Bradley 45-33. Bassett-Smith had 11 points. The Pioneers were outscored 13-4 in the fourth quarter. Feb. 17 â€” Westland in first round of Division I district tournament, 8 p.m. at Olentangy. Winner plays Independence or Central Crossing in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at Westerville Central. Winner plays in district semifinal, 8 p.m. March 1 at Liberty. Of note: The Pioneers are 18-2 overall and finished 13-1 (first) in the OCC-Capital. *OCC-Capital game

regular season. Thatâ€™s the challenge facing Westland, which plays the Pioneers in the first round of the Division I district tournament at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at Olentangy. â€œOne of my assistants went to see (Westland) the other day and they were using the triangle and two and a couple of other things we havenâ€™t seen this season,â€? said coach Mary Ann Grimes, whose team is 18-2 overall and won the OCC-Capital championship at 13-1, finishing one game ahead of runner-up Hilliard Bradley (12-2). â€œItâ€™s hard when youâ€™re facing something new. We need to prepare them for that.â€? Orange is averaging 60.4 points a game and only four teams â€” Northland, DeSales, New Albany and Bradley â€” have held the Pioneers under 55 points. The Cougars, who dropped to 0-20 after losing to Marysville 43-32 on Feb. 12, struggled defensively early in the season, allowing 71.5 points a game in their first four games. In their last five games, however, they have allowed 41.2 points a game. â€œTeams are always going to be creative defensively, but the further you go in the tournament, theyâ€™re going to stick with what theyâ€™re good at,â€? Grimes said. â€œI like the composure our team has shown. With us only holding a twogame lead in the conference most of the year, a lot of teams wanted to play spoiler. But our team has been handling things like business as usual.â€?

year, we had to share the title with (Scioto). This year, we have it all to ourselves.â€? If Olentangy beat Columbus South, it will meet Hamilton Township in the second round at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Marysville. The Rangers are 0-20 and havenâ€™t scored more than 25 points since a 51-47 loss to Franklin Heights on Dec. 28. If the Braves reach a district semifinal on March 1 at Pickerington North, they likely would play sixth-seeded Hartley. â€˘Orange rarely was slowed down pbatterson@thisweeknews.com offensively by an opponent during the www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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College-bound Pioneers Joined by Pioneers coach Brian Cross, Orange seniors Jared Leet (left), Marquise Boykin, Blake Joe and Pablo Kirigiti signed letters of intent Feb. 7 to play college football. Leet will play at Morehead State while Boykin, Joe and Kirigiti are headed for Notre Dame College.

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Last fall, the Braves finished 4-9-4 overall after losing to Grove City 5-2 in the first round of the Division I district tournament. Olentangy went 15-1 in the OCC-Cardinal Division to place seventh, behind Dublin Scioto (6-0-1), Dublin Jerome (5-2), Olentangy Liberty (5-2), Westerville Central (4-2-1), Westerville North (3-3-1) and Marysville (1-4-1), and ahead of Westerville South (0-7). Wolfe said he has not set a timetable for filling the position but ideally would like to have a coach in place before the school districtâ€™s spring break, which runs March 21-25. Wolfe is accepting rĂŠsumĂŠs at jay_wolfe@olentangy.k12.oh.us through March 4. â€œWeâ€™re looking for someone like Kristen,â€? Wolfe said. â€œWe want someone who has a lot of energy, organization and knowledge of the sport.â€? Olentangy hasnâ€™t had a winning season since 2007 when it finished 8-7-3, but Schreiber believes with the right coach, the Braves have a chance to achieve that goal next season. â€œThese girls are willing to work if the goals are set for them,â€? Schreiber said. â€œThey are fully capable and willing to work as hard as possible to accomplish those goals. I wish nothing but the best for the program and want to thank all who were involved.â€?

For the sixth time in seven years, the Olentangy High School girls soccer team is looking for a coach. Kristen Schreiber, who compiled a 10-18-5 mark in two seasons with the Braves, recently stepped down in anticipation of a move back to her hometown of Marietta. â€œI will be, more than likely, relocating this summer. I did not want to make the decision in late spring and leave the girls coachless, so I decided to step down now,â€? Schreiber said. Athletics director Jay Wolfe said one of Schreiberâ€™s top achievements was increasing the number of players in the program. â€œWhen she got here, the program was not in good shape from an organizational standpoint,â€? Wolfe said. â€œShe was able to instill a sense of discipline and organization. Kristen got the girls to believe in themselves, what they were doing and that they could win.â€? â€œI hope the girls take ownership of their team and continue to work hard and get better every day,â€? Schreiber said. â€œI gave a lot of myself to this program in the two years I was their coach and they gave me a lot of themselves. Building those relationships and becoming a unit, team and family is what I love about coaching, and I pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com feel we started that process.â€?

Schools announce coaching vacancies The following central Ohio schools are seeking coaches: Delaware â€” Football. Send rĂŠsumĂŠ to athletics director Clint Fetty at fettycl@dcs.k12.oh.us. Hilliard Darby â€” Girls golf, assistant junior varsity boys soccer. Send rĂŠsumĂŠ to Chad Schulte, athletics director, Hilliard Darby High School, 4200 Leppert Road,

Hilliard, 43026 or e-mail chad_schulte@hboe.org. Olentangy â€” Girls soccer. Send rĂŠsumĂŠ to athletics director Jay Wolfe at jay_wolfe@olentangy.k12.oh.us by March 4. Upper Arlington â€” Field hockey. Send rĂŠsumĂŠ to girls athletics director Jodi Palmer at jpalmer@uaschools.org.

Westerville South â€” Assistant boys and girls soccer. Contact athletics department at (614) 797-6004. Westland â€” Volleyball. Send rĂŠsumĂŠ to Greg Burke at greg.burke@swcs.us. â€˘To add to this list, contact ThisWeek at (740) 888-6069 or sports@thisweeknews.com.

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The Patriots’ Noah Allmaras (left) and Jimmy Ruska collide with Steven Panchyshyn of Coffman on Feb. 13. Ruska scored the winning goal off a rebound with 28.4 seconds remaining.

HOCKEY Continued from page B1 groove, so I just tried to keep us within a goal to give our team a chance to win this game.” Coffman scored its first goal during a Liberty power play midway through the second period when Kevin Putnam stole the puck, skated the length of the ice and beat Arcy one-on-one. Liberty’s Ethan Hollingsworth scored off an assist from Robert Koehler early in the third period to tie the game, before Sam O’Brien scored on a four-onthree power play to put Coffman ahead 2-1 with 10 minutes, 2 seconds remaining. O’Brien was assisted by Gregory Strine and Matt Smith. Smith returned to play in the tournament after missing the previous 15 games with a broken wrist. The Shamrocks’ forward line of O’Brien, Putnam and Ian Flinders was effective throughout the tournament, scoring six goals in Coffman’s 10-3 win over fifth-seeded St. Charles on Feb. 10 and both goals in its 21 semifinal win over top-seeded Jerome on Feb. 11. “Our first line is tough to contain, because those guys have so much creativity and skill,” said Coffman assistant coach Scott Adamick, who filled in as head coach for Perry Pooley, who was coaching his son’s youth club hockey team in a tournament in Montreal. “We played well and had our chances. Look at the number of power plays we had that we didn’t capitalize on, especially with the two-man advantage. It’s do-ordie in those situations and when you don’t score on power plays, most of the time it comes back to bite you. But give credit to their goaltender, because he played phenomenal.” The Patriots tied the game at 2 less than three minutes after O’Brien’s goal when Koehler fired a shot off goaltender Nathan Schuman’s pads and Kyle Horner knocked the loose puck into an open portion of the net.

SWIM Continued from page B1 breaststroke (59.24) and 200 individual medley (1:57.57) and is seeded first in both events for district. “I improved my times from what I did here last year, so I’m happy with that,” Dolgov said. “My biggest goal is to match or beat a 1:53. I’m going to try my hardest to get that.” •The Olentangy boys team finished second (281) in the sixteam Division II sectional on Feb. 12 at Upper Arlington, behind Grandview (284). Trevor Askins won the 200 free (1:50.58) and 100 butterfly (55.44), Eric Evans won the 200 IM (2:05.96) and 100 breast (1:03.29), and Greg Guidarelli won the 50 free (22.88) and 100 free (50.89). The Division II district meet will be held Friday, Feb. 18, at Ohio State. The top three boys finishers and top four girls finishers in each swimming event and the two top divers automatically qualify for state. The girls team placed eighth (37) in the 14-team Division I sectional at UA, behind champion UA (416). “We’re seeing a lot of seasonand career-bests,” coach Steve Gipe said. “The goal (for our boys team) for district is to get even faster, so we can get a couple individuals and relays

At a glance Below are the results of each round of the Blue Jackets Cup, which was held Feb. 10, 11 and 13 at the Dispatch Ice Haus, Chiller North and Ice Works: Feb. 10 — Olentangy Liberty defeated Olentangy Orange 3-0; Dublin Coffman def. St. Charles 10-3; Dublin Jerome def. Olentangy 6-2; Upper Arlington def. Cincinnati Moeller 5-2 Feb. 11 — Liberty def. Upper Arlington 3-2 and Coffman def. Jerome 2-1 in semifinals; Olentangy def. St. Charles 4-3 and Moeller def. Orange 2-1 (OT) in consolation games Feb. 13 — Liberty def. Coffman 32 in final Below are the results of each round of the Blue Jackets Cup consolation tournament, which was held Feb. 11-13 at the Dispatch Ice Haus and Chiller North: Feb. 11 — DeSales defeated Watterson 11-1; Dublin Scioto def. Worthington Kilbourne 6-2 Feb. 12 — Thomas Worthington def. Scioto 4-0 and DeSales def. Gahanna 3-2 in semifinals Feb. 13 — Thomas def. DeSales 40 in final; Gahanna def. Scioto 9-0 and Kilbourne def. Watterson 12-2 in consolation games

seed behind Jerome. The Patriots have a first-round bye and play DeSales or Troy in the second round at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Ice Haus. Liberty, which lost to Oxford Talawanda 2-1 in overtime in the second round of district last season, defeated DeSales 11-1 on Feb. 5 but has yet to play Troy this season. The second-round winner plays eighth-seeded Upper Arlington, Olentangy or Beavercreek in a district quarterfinal on 4:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Ice Haus. Olentangy, which is 19-14, plays Beavercreek in the first round at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Chiller Dublin. The teams have not played this season. The winner plays UA at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Ice Haus. The Golden Bears beat the Braves 4-3 on Feb. 4. If Olentangy advances to a district quarterfinal, it likely would face Liberty, which defeated the Braves 12-2 on Dec. 31. Last season, the Braves lost to Cincinnati Moeller 7-2 in the second round of district. Orange, which is 12-12-3, plays Thomas Worthington in the first round at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Chiller Dublin. The teams split two meetings this season, with the Cardinals winning 3-2 in overtime on Jan. 14 and the Pioneers winning 65 on Feb. 4. The winner plays seventhseeded St. Charles in the second round at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Ice Haus. The teams tied at 2 on Jan. 22. If Orange advances to a district quarterfinal, it would play third-seeded Dublin Coffman, Kettering Alter or Worthington Kilbourne at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Ice Haus. Last season, the Pioneers lost to Talawanda 4-3 in the opening round of district.

With only 28.4 seconds left, Schuman saved a shot by Christopher Bergamesca only to have Jimmy Ruska poke the puck through the goaltender’s legs for the winning goal. “I went to the net hard, like we’re taught to do, and when I saw the puck sitting there in the crease, my eyes got huge like dinner plates, and all I had to do was tap it in,” Ruska said. To reach the final, Coffman upset top-seeded Jerome as Putnam and O’Brien scored and Schuman had 27 saves. “Our guys were pumped to play that game, because Jerome is our rival and they were the No. 1 seed,” Adamick said. “That was a more up-tempo game and it was almost more emotional and energetic than the Liberty game because both teams wanted it so badly.” •TOURNEY INFO — Fresh off its Blue Jackets Cup cham- ablankenship@thisweeknews.com pionship, Liberty heads into the shennen@thisweeknews.com district tournament as the No. 2 www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

At a glance Below are the district qualifiers with sectional time and district seeds for the Liberty, Olentangy and Orange boys and girls swimming teams: LIBERTY BOYS Nathan Blaine: 200 free (1:57.06, 23rd), 500 free (5:13.15, 19th); Tommy Dawson: 200 free (1:58.11, 25th), 100 back (1:00.05, 20th); Dmitry Dolgov: 100 breast (59.24, first), 200 IM (1:57.57, first); Matthew Lennon: 50 free (23.06, 12th), 100 free (50.45, 11th); Matthew McMahon: 100 free (51.13, 17th), 200 free (1:51.07, 10th); Alan Thornhill: 50 free (22.57, seventh), 100 fly (55.66, 12th); 200 free relay (1:31.23, fourth); 400 free relay (3:17.39, second); 200 medley relay (1:52.01, 16th) LIBERTY GIRLS Olivia Bentley: 200 free (2:07.6, 21st), 100 breast (1:09.67, ninth); Samantha Gaiss: 500 free (5:32.19, 11th), 100 fly (1:02.54, 12th); Erin Groves: 50 free (26.69, 26th), 100 back (1:02.49, 14th); Kendall Haas: 50 free (26.6, 25th); Cameron Hiltner: 200 free (2:06.37, 19th), 500 free (5:33.54, 13th); Alexa Kaufman: 200 free (1:59.75, seventh), 500 free (5:23.92, sixth); Taylor McCabe: 100 breast (1:10, 10th), 200 IM (2:19.76, 11th); Katelyn Penza: 200 free (2:07.78, 22nd), 500 free (5:43.66, 23rd); Ashleigh Rissmeyer: 100 back (1:02.32, 12th), 100 fly (1:04.85, 24th); 200 free relay (1:48.01, 12th); 400 free relay (3:53.03, 13th); 200 medley relay (1:54.43, eighth)

through.” •The Orange boys team finished 11th (27) in the 14-team Division I sectional on Feb. 12 at UA, behind champion UA (414), and the girls squad placed 10th (32) in the Division I sectional at UA.

OLENTANGY BOYS Trevor Askins: 100 free (1:50.58, fifth), 100 fly (55.44, fourth); Quentin Bowden: 100 free (54.45, 26th), 100 breast (1:12.25, 28th); Colby Brothers: 200 free (2:03.5, 26th), 500 free (5:46.42, 25th); Aaron Diestler: 100 back (1:01.24, ninth), 500 free (5:09.31, sixth); Eric Evans: 100 breast (1:03.29, first), 200 IM (2:05.96, second); Greg Guidarelli: 100 free (50.89, seventh), 50 free (22.88, fifth); William Paull: 200 free (1:54.50, ninth), 500 free (5:03.3, fourth); 200 free relay (1:38.02, ninth); 400 free relay (3:29.01, second); 200 medley relay (1:51.78, seventh) OLENTANGY GIRLS Kaitlin Hetterscheidt: 500 free (5:55.38, 29th); Victoria Langwasser: 100 breast (1:11.23, 14th), 200 IM (2:29.28, 28th); Mara Nebraska: 100 breast (1:13.14, 22nd), 200 IM (2:24.79, 19th); Madison Wolfe: 100 back (1:02.59, 15th), 100 fly (1:04.25, 22nd); 200 free relay (1:52.1, 18th); 200 medley relay (2:01.35, 18th) ORANGE BOYS Brad Haney: 100 back (1:02.55, 24th); Robert McHale: 100 fly (59.22, 25th); 200 free relay (1:39.13, 16th); 400 free relay (3:42.12, 17th) ORANGE GIRLS Kaitlin Milburn: 200 free (2:08.46, 24th), 500 free (5:36.39, 16th); Brooke Pulkrabek: 200 IM (2:30.05, 29th); 200 free relay (1:50.14, 16th); 400 free relay (4:00.15, 16th); 200 medley relay (2:11.04, 28th)

“Our kids swam great and we had a lot fun,” coach Dan Harris said. “We’re not quite statecaliber yet, but I’d like to see us drop more time at district.” ablankenship@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

2, 18) with Darby (4-1, 18) in the overall OCCOhio standings behind Thomas (5-0, 24) and ahead of Coffman (2-3, 14), Grove City (1-4, 8) and Upper Arling-ton (0-5, 4). “Olentangy did great on floor and beam, but they didn’t have their best day on vault and bars,” coach Misty Lloyd-Matthews said. “We did get our best team score here, though.” Last year, Olentangy scored 120.125 points at district to finish 15th. “This is the strongest Olentangy has been since the split with Liberty,” Lloyd-Matthews said. “DeSales, Thomas Worthington, Worthington Kilbourne, Olentangy, Dublin Coffman and Liberty are all in the mix for those top three spots, so it’s going to be a crapshoot. It’s just going to come down to who has the best day that day.” •Liberty finished second (128.775) in the OCC-Central meet on Feb. 12 at Kilbourne behind Kilbourne (134.975) and ahead of Delaware (121.6), Dublin Scioto (109.625), Hilliard Davidson (108.125) and Westland (70.5). Despite feeling ill, Jackie Hayes placed second on bars (8.7), beam (9.1) and the all-around (35.175), third on vault (8.45) and fourth on floor (8.925). Claire Voisard was fifth on bars (8.0) and eighth in the all-around (31.45). The Patriots finished second (4-1, 20) in the overall OCC-Central standings behind Kilbourne (5-0, 24) and ahead of Delaware (3-2, 16), Davidson (2-3, 10), Scioto (1-4, 10) and Westland (0-5, 4). Last year, Liberty scored 129.8 points at district to finish fourth, missing advancing to state by one spot. “Liberty could be right there to qualify for

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Liberty, Olentangy and Orange gymnastics teams: LIBERTY Feb. 5 — Finished second (125.975) of seven teams behind Olentangy (131.725) Feb. 12 — Finished second (128.775) in OCC-Central meet behind Worthington Kilbourne (134.975) and ahead of Delaware (121.6), Dublin Scioto (109.625), Hilliard Davidson (108.125) and Westland (70.5) Feb. 26 — District meet at Worthington Kilbourne OLENTANGY Jan. 17 — Finished second (129.55) of four teams behind Thomas Worthington (131.45) and ahead of Big Walnut (118.4) and Mount Vernon (105.225) Jan. 26 — Finished second (125.975) of four teams behind Hilliard Darby (130) and ahead of Hilliard Bradley (115.65) and Davidson (97.3) Feb. 5 — Finished first (131.725) of seven teams ahead of runner-up Liberty (125.975) Feb. 12 — Finished second (132.55) in OCC-Ohio meet behind Thomas Worthington (133.575) and ahead of Dublin Coffman (130.2), Darby (129.6), Grove City (128.95) and Upper Arlington (120.675) Feb. 27 — District meet at Kilbourne ORANGE Jan. 25 — Finished second (123.25) of four teams behind Coffman (132.825) and ahead of Mount Vernon (113.325) and Dublin Jerome (107.1) Feb. 5 — Finished third (125.8) of seven teams behind Olentangy (131.725) and Liberty (125.975) Feb. 12 — Finished first (126.9) in OCC-Capital meet ahead of Bradley (125.675), Jerome (123.1), Big Walnut (122.675), Mount Vernon (109.275) and Central Crossing (36.175) Feb. 17 — At Kilbourne with Grandview and Thomas Worthington Feb. 27 — District meet at Kilbourne

state, if they hit,” Lloyd-Matthews said. “If Jackie hits everything, it’s going to be a great day for Liberty.” ablankenship@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Sports briefs Lessons available in shot put, discus Former U.S. Olympic coach Criss Somerlot provides shot put and discus lessons at a “throws center” at 189F W. Olentangy St. in Powell. The lessons are for athletes in high school and junior high. Somerlot, who lives in Powell, was a U.S. Olympic coach in 2004 and 2008. He also was a coach and teacher at Centerville High School near Dayton. For more information, contact Somerlot at (614) 560-1251 or csomerlot@aol.com.

Registration open for flag football i9 Sports is registering youth flag football players through

Feb. 24. The spring season will be played at Dublin Jerome High School on Sundays from April 3 through June 12. To register, visit www.i9sports.com and click on the “How to register” link.

Registration begins for police/fire games Registration is under way for the 2011 Ohio Police and Fire Games scheduled for June 12-17 in Fairborn. All first responders are eligible to compete in the games, which will feature more than 40 events. A list of events, schedules and registration forms can be found at www.TheOhioPoliceandFireGames.org. For more information, con-

tact Joseph A. Mahan, president of the Ohio Police and Fire Games, at (937) 335-4336 or mahan@TheOhioPoliceandFireGames.org.

Girls lacrosse club registering players Midwestern Force Lacrosse, a girls travel club, is registering players for its summer season that begins June 1. Players are divided into three age groups: elementary (grades 1-5), middle school (grades 57) and high school (grades 811). For registration information, visit www.MidwesternForceLa-crosse.com. Informational meetings also will be held April 16-17 in Columbus. E-mail midwesternlax@yahoo.com for details.

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GIRLS Africentric’s Raven Ferguson had 22 points, nine rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals as her team beat previously undefeated Northland 60-52 in the City League championship on Feb. 12 at Mifflin.

Visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com for complete coverage of central Ohio high school basketball. Throughout the week, Hoop It Up offers previews of top games, recaps of great performances, polls, slideshows, videos and player features on Top stories the more than 150 boys and Boys Basketball: Westergirls basketball teams in ThisWeekSPORTS.com’s ville South is setting its sights on the postseason after earncoverage area. ing the top seed in the Division I district tournament Feb. 13. Top games Girls Basketball: Reynoldsburg’s best regular season in GAMES OF THE WEEK BOYS: Northland vs. Walnut program history is now comRidge, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, plete. Next up: The Raiders’ Feb. 19, at Columbus East. quest for a Division I state title. Hockey: Liberty became the This is the City League chamfirst team outside Dublin to pionship game. GIRLS: District tournament win the Blue Jackets Cup. Commentary: Mr. High games are under way. School Sports, Larry Larson, Top performances profiles Will McKinney’s Africentric girls basketball team, which has become a local and BOYS Olentangy Liberty’s Jake statewide powerhouse in eight Bischoff scored seven of his seasons. game-high 27 points during overtime as the Patriots edged Quotable Beechcroft 55-54 in a non“I went to the net hard, like league game Feb. 12. Liberty improved to 13-6 with the we’re taught to do, and when I saw the puck sitting there in victory.

the crease, my eyes got huge like dinner plates, and all I had to do was tap it in.” — Liberty’s Jimmy Ruska, who scored the game-winning goal in the championship game of the Blue Jackets Cup on Feb. 13.

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junior point guard, leads Davidson in scoring, averaging 12.3 points, followed by 6-1 junior guard/forward Chris Logsdon (9.8), 5-9 junior guard Brandon Gleim (6.9) and 6-4 junior forward Cole Lawson (6.7). “Davidson is fundamentally sound; they aren’t going to make many mistakes,” Betz said. “They have a quick point guard (Peterson) who handles the team pretty well. They have played a brutal schedule and have very nice record for the games they have had to play.” The Orange-Davidson winner will play 12th-seeded Mount Vernon or Westerville Central in the second round at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at Hilliard Bradley. “We have a goal of reaching the Coliseum, because we have never won two tournament games before,” Betz said. “Now we know who we have to play to reach that goal.” The Pioneers close the regular season on Friday, Feb. 18, at Delaware in an OCC-Capital Division game. Orange won the first meeting 57-54 on Jan. 14. •Olentangy opens the Division II district tournament against Hamilton Township at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Grove City. The Rangers were 7-10 over-

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Liberty, Olentangy and Orange boys basketball teams: LIBERTY *Feb. 4 — Lost to Westerville North 50-45. Andy Yazrombek scored 14 points and Frank Longhino scored 11. *Feb. 8 — Defeated Dublin Scioto 55-43. A.J. Motika scored 14 points and Nick Archer scored 13. *Feb. 11 — Lost to Westerville Central 40-38. Archer scored 10 points. Feb. 12 — Def. Beechcroft 55-54 (OT). Jake Bischoff scored 27 points, including five 3-pointers, and Yazrombek scored 13. *Feb. 18 — Home vs. Westerville South Feb. 23 — Hilliard Darby in first round of Division I district tournament, 6 p.m. at Jonathan Alder. Winner plays Dublin Jerome or Delaware in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Jonathan Alder. Of note: The Patriots are 13-6 overall and 9-4 in the OCC-Cardinal. OLENTANGY *Feb. 4 — Def. Dublin Jerome 58-48. Chad Nugen scored 26 points. *Feb. 8 — Lost to Westerville Central 54-52. Nugen scored 16 points and Stephen Walczak scored 10. *Feb. 11 — Lost to Westerville South 87-48. Nugen scored 12 points. Feb. 12 — Lost to Orange 44-41. Walczak scored 12 points. *Feb. 18 — Home vs. Westerville

all before playing Bloom-Carroll on Feb. 15. In a 63-53 win over Circleville on Feb. 12, Hamilton Township had four players score in double figures, including James White with 15 points and Kameron Wright with 14.

North Feb. 22 — Hamilton Township in first round of Division II district tournament, 6 p.m. at Grove City. Winner plays 11th-seeded Bexley or Hilliard Bradley in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at Grove City. Of note: The Braves are 6-13 overall and 3-10 in the OCC-Cardinal. *OCC-Cardinal game ORANGE *Feb. 4 — Def. Watkins Memorial 8742. Andy Bosley and Josh Wintermantel scored 16 points, Matt Kurelic scored 13 and Blake Hoskins scored 10. *Feb. 8 — Def. Franklin Heights 5940. Wintermantel scored 18 points and Jordan Combs scored 12. *Feb. 11 — Lost to Hilliard Bradley 63-46. Hoskins scored 15 points. Feb. 12 — Def. Olentangy 44-41. Wintermantel scored 18 points, including the winning 3-pointer as time expired. Feb. 14 — Lost to Thomas Worthington 51-37 *Feb. 18 — At Delaware Feb. 22 — Hilliard Davidson in first round of Division I district tournament, 6 p.m. at Jonathan Alder. Winner plays 12th-seeded Mount Vernon or Westerville Central in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at Bradley. Of note: The Pioneers are 14-5 overall and 9-4 in the OCC-Capital. They were seeded 10th in the Division I district tournament. *OCC-Capital game

The Orange-Hamilton Township winner will play 11th-seeded Bexley or Bradley in the second round at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at Grove City. shennen@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Library holding Star Wars day By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Force will be with Delaware County District Library’s Powell branch during its “Star Wars Day” event from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at the branch, 460 S. Liberty St., Powell. “Kids love Star Wars. Parents love it. People of all ages love it. It’s never gone out of style,” said Julie Moran, branch manager, explaining why the library is celebrating the movie series. Members of the 501st Legion, a club of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, will be on site, Moran said. Five characters from the various episodes will attend the event,

including Darth Vader, a storm trooper and Queen Amidala. Visitors can have their pictures taken with the characters and get their autographs, Moran said. The library will be decorated in white and blue streamers and balloons, posters of the Star Wars characters and displays of memorabilia. Reference librarian Stephen Cook, from the main branch, will display collection pieces. “I’m going to bring down memorabilia that I’ve collected over the years: a model of the Millennium Falcon, a Pez (dispenser) collection with six of the characters, posters and a friend’s collection of Micro Machines,”

Cook said. The event includes activities such as participating in “flight school” where children will make paper airplanes and race them, drawing a star-scape, sitting for a caricature artist, constructing droids and playing pin-the-tail on the bantha, a mammoth-like character, said Moran. Attendees are encouraged to dress in costumes, Moran said. Cook’s favorite character is ObiWan Kenobi. “I fell in love with the character in the very first movie, which is now Episode IV. He’s a Merlintype character, heroic and wise, and I wanted him to be my grandfather,” said Cook, “And Ewan

McGregor did a wonderful job interpreting the character (in Episodes I-III).” Another activity is lightsaber training, Moran said, “You can’t do Star Wars without lightsabers.” One of Cook’s favorite scenes from the series is the battle between Obi-Wan Kenobi and bounty hunter Jango Fett. “Star Wars has some of the finest sword fights ever put on film,” Cook said. “A sword fight can either make or break a film for me.” For more information visit www.delaware.lib.oh.us.

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The following programs are offered at the Powell branch of the Delaware County District Library, 460 S. Liberty St. For information, call (614) 888-9160. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. • Paws to Read, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 19. Children may read a favorite book to a dog who loves kids and stories. Registration is required. • Pajama party family program, 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 21. Pack your pillow and teddy bear and join us! • Adult book discussion, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22. “The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck. • Toddler Time, for ages 2-3, 10 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. • Baby Time, for ages birth-24 months, 11 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. • Family Story Time, for preschool ages, 10 a.m. on Fridays. To download e-books onto computers or iPods, visit www.delawarelibrary.org and click on the “e-books” link on the home page.

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Lots of vino and voluptuous food at Tucci’s in Dublin The first thing you notice when you tread into the terrific Tucci’s is a chalkboard with 16 special wines listed on it. These are all available in two-, four- and sixounce pours that will never be overoxidized because Tucci’s owns a fancy Enomatica machine. If you’ve never seen one, they’re sleek, state-of-the-art appliances that feature high-tech wine preservation systems and deliver automated pours. Given this fact — and the existence of about 150 more wines on Tucci’s menu — it’s clear vino is big here. But you could have gathered that from all the burgundyred accents in the casually elegant restaurant or from the convivial laughter bubbling up from its bustling, bottle-laden tables. Don’t think that Tucci’s is consistently busy just because of its hooch, though. No, this prettily

MENU by G.A. Benton golden-glowing eatery with both intimate and communal seating serves some of the best food around. Toss in a friendly and knowledgeable waitstaff, and you have one of the top-tier restaurants in the area. Tucci’s menu is big but not overwhelming. It’s filled with influences from Italy, Asia, California and even Hawaii. Most of these influences surface in the huge Outrigger Canoe Combo appetizer ($17). That fun, fry-happy app came with a boatload of: spicy scallops (perfectly “blackened,” served with a mustardy sauce and cooling gorgonzola); calamari laced with ba-

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The Outrigger Canoe Combo and Chorizo-Crusted Grouper at Tucci’s.

nana peppers and Parmesan (matched with a sort of Italian salsa); colorful Big Island Chips (made with root veggies like taro and lotus); and a shiitake, tomato and onion filled eggroll with a cit-

rusy soy sauce. For a more modest starter, pick the Bibb Salad ($7). Like an elegant upgrade from that popular and still-resurgent iceberg wedge, its tender leaves of bibb lettuce were coated in a horseradishy gorgonzola dressing and further flattered by crispy bacon lardons and diced tomatoes. Some of the best dining deals here are Tucci’s good, handmade pizzas ($10-$12) and stylish pastas ($10-$18, available in smaller sized and priced portions). From the latter, the Spaghetti Bolognese ($10 for the “small” — it was big) was a winner. A chunky, believable and completely delicious bolognese sauce was tossed with whole wheat pasta. The sophisticated entree had a complex, parmesan-enhanced richness slightly leavened by bits of bright tomato.

Tucci’s 35 N. High St., Dublin 614-792-3466 Web: tuccisbistro.com Cuisine: Italian Price: $$$ ($20-$30 per person) Patio: Yes Hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday lunch, 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday Tucci’s proudly serves organically raised, grass-fed beef. This makes its great 14-ounce New York Strip Steak ($35) a relatively guiltrestrained splurge. Beautifully grillseared, it was thick and lean but super juicy and had a mild but nice “chew.” Its very fine plate mates (garlicky sauteed spinach and mushrooms, fingerling potatoes and a fruity “cabernet demi”) were

cleverly designed to keep the focus on the high-grade meat. Seafood’s prevalent here, too. It comes in various varieties and styles, but even fish eschewers probably couldn’t resist the refined fish-n-chips treatment of the Chorizo-Crusted Grouper ($23). I loved its crunchy crust (with bits of spicy sausage) and goat cheese potato cake as well as its spicy “tomatoscallion emulsion.” To finish, the buttery and caramel-y Apple Tartlette ($7) — with big clusters of candied nuts plus smoky, spicy and gingery notes — was more complex than I might’ve thought. Ditto for this excellent restaurant. To read G.A. Benton’s blog visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com.

Professional kitchen hopes to attract food entrepreneurs A vacant warehouse on the city’s East Side soon will be transformed into commercial kitchen for bakers, candy-makers and mobile push-cart operators. The Economic and Development Policy Institute is developing the 8,000-square-foot space as a way to encourage job growth through entrepreneurship, said Bob Kramer, director of food services and safety for the nonprofit agency. “The basis of the community bakery and commissary area is to provide a commercial setting for those food entrepreneurs who want to start a business,” said Kramer, former food-safety supervisor for Columbus Public Health. “At the

same time we can provide them a menu of services, including business training, food-safety training, marketing and also loans, if necessary.” The facility, off I-670 at 1655 Old Leonard Ave., is expected to open by June 1. The space will be split up into to two areas. The bakery will have four separate bake stations, each equipped with a convection oven, large mixer, preparation table, reach-in cooler, sinks, stovetop range and other necessary equipment. The mobile food-cart commis-

sary will have individual cart storage units equipped with a secure fence and locked door, and other essential kitchen amenities. In addition, the warehouse will have a walk-in cooler and freezer available for cold storage along with an area for dry storage available for all who use the facility. State law allows some homebased companies to produce food – jellies, jams, pretzels and bread, for example – for resale. The EDPI facility, meanwhile, provides those businesses with an opportunity to expand by working with commercial equipment in a larger space that’s licensed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and

This computer-generated image depicts a commercial kitchen being developed by the Economic and Community Development Institute.

Columbus Public Health, Kramer said. Push-cart operators, which are not self-sufficient and need to work from a base of operations, also could find the new facility attrac-

tive, he said. Kramer said that although a pricing structure has not been set, the organization is looking at hourly rentals for the bakery and longerterm leases for the mobile food-

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■ Dietitian Jennifer Burton offers helpful tips to those are trying to lose weight and ■ Geri Ziemba has taken her passion for keep it off. comfort food to the Dublin Village Tavern. was founded, she was Several of her recipes have elevated the named general manager. place’s standing in the local pub world. Back then it was known as Jennifer Burton Ziemba, general manager a bar with food, she said. of the 11-year-old restaurant, “Now we’re known as an eating establishcreated one of the hottest ment more than a drinking establishment,” items – the Irish egg rolls, she said. which are basically Ruben Ziemba said she enjoys the challenge of sandwiches wrapped up in developing recipes for the tavern. “I kind of won ton skins and deep-fried. treat this place like my baby,” she said. “I’m But that’s not all. The lat- Geri Ziemba always looking for ways to make it better.” est chef to contribute recipes for Food & Wine developed the recipes for Recipe of the week meatloaf, crab cakes and other tavern favorites. As for the other pub classics, the kitchen makes the sauce for the chicken wings. Burgers are hand-patted, never frozen. In the summer, Ziemba uses real key limes for key lime pie. It all goes back to her childhood, when her parents owned a comfort-food restaurant in suburban Detroit. She held every job in the Wishing Well, from busing tables to working in the kitchen. See Geri Ziemba’s recipe for carrot cake at In 2000, when the Dublin Village Tavern www.ThisWeekNews.com/foodandwine

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Surgery an option for sinus problems Frequent sinus infections in children are a common problem, especially for children in daycare settings. The average child can have six to 10 upper respiratory tract infections a year that have symptoms including nasal discharge and blockage. Other factors that contribute to frequent sinus infections are environmental allergies, exposure to second-hand smoke, immunodeficiency, congenital craniofacial anomalies and some inherited conditions. Children with lung problems such as asthma and cystic fibrosis often have related sinus problems. Most viral infections will resolve without treatment. A small percentage will progress to bacterial sinusitis that will require antibiotics for treatment. Narrowing or blockage of the nasal passages or sinus openings may increase the chances that a cold will progress to bacterial sinusitis. Often, children may need medication to help treat sinus problems. This could include nasal steroids, nasal saline, mucous-thinning medications called mucolytics and some allergy medications such as anti-histamines. In a small percentage of children, surgery may be necessary to relieve the blockage and open the sinuses or nasal passages. Prior to any surgery, a thorough work-up is necessary in order to determine the appropriate treatment course. Younger children do not typically need surgery on the sinuses as their sinuses are still developing. Younger children with frequent sinus infections often have their adenoid, a patch of tissue located where the nose and throat join, removed.

The adenoid can be a haven for bacteria and can often block the nasal passages. Removing the adenoid is a simple and painless surgery that can be very effective. When the sinus problem is more involved than an enlarged adenoid, the sinuses CHARLES to be imaged via a speELMARAGHY need cial X-ray called a CT scan. A CT scan is the best way to investigate the anatomy of the sinuses and determine if the openings of the sinuses are blocked. If sinus openings are blocked, they can be enlarged using special instruments and a small camera called an endoscope. This is called endoscopic sinus surgery. Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Rhinology Clinic is unique in that it offers allergy testing and endoscopic evaluation during the same visit. This allows both the allergist and otolaryngologist to determine an appropriate treatment plan. You should always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider prior to starting or stopping any treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Dr. Charles Elmaraghy is a member of the Department of Otolaryngology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor of clinical otolaryngology at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.

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