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County prepares second 911 call center By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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(Above) Delaware County sheriff Walter Davis points to a monitor in the control room during a tour of the recently renovated county jail on Friday, Feb. 25. (Below) Davis discusses the new dorm facilities as director Joseph Lynch watches.

County jail renovation adds 96 beds By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Delaware County has finished second-floor renovations that will add 96 beds to its jail. The project, estimated at a little more than $2-million, also included parking lot improvements and first-floor maintenance. The sally port area, where prisoners enter and leave the facility, also was expanded. R.W. Setterlin Building Co. started construction in March 2010. Funding for the project came from bonds and also from revenue the county gets for housing federal prisoners on a temporary basis. County sheriff Walter Davis said Delaware County’s growing population has increased the jail’s average population. Prior to the renovation, the facility dealt with overcrowding by

Delaware County will secure the equipment necessary to provide a backup location in Orange Township for 911 call center operations. Commissioners on Feb. 21 approved the addition of $117,173 to the $656,425 contract between the county and Windstream Communications, a equipment dealer in Columbus. Funding for the equipment comes from the five-year, 0.45-mill operating levy for county 911 services that expires at the end of the year and from cell phone surcharges allocated by the state. A backup location for 911 communications became necessary after the county switched to a new phone system, Frontier Communications. The 911 system’s dispatchers and equipment currently are in a county building at 10 Court St., said emergency communications director Bob Greenlaw. The Court Street location probably would take a couple of weeks to replace if it went out of action, Greenlaw said. With the second site in Orange, operations would continue virtually uninterrupted. The Court Street center could be shut down by “something simple,” he said, such as a broken pipe. As a matter of routine, equipment at the Orange Township location at 7700 Gooding Blvd. will be operating but unmanned, Greenlaw said. That would ensure its rapid use if it is needed. The county made an agreement with the township to use the space in the lower part of the building. “It gives us a place to go if this place becomes uninhabitable,” Greenlaw said. The Orange Township facility will get six laptops to enable remote

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Delaware City Schools officials say they will have a better idea about the district’s finances by spring’s end, but the budget clearly is tight. The next fiscal year, starting July 1, has a projected $1.4-million deficit, financial director Chris Blue told ThisWeek. January’s operations expenditures were $142,025 higher than projected. Total expenditures are nearly 2 percent higher than projected for this point in the year. Though total operational receipts are 3.8 percent higher than projected, Blue said overall revenue

is still low. Blue delivered January’s financial report to the board during their Feb. 22 meeting at the District Technology Center. The projected numbers come from the district spending plan that also uses figures from the district’s five-year forecast. Blue told ThisWeek the district will get a better picture of the budget after May. Compared to the five-year forecast, the district’s income is $865,655 higher than projected for the fiscal year, Blue said. She said she thinks that’s a temporary trend.

Sunbury officials have a little while longer until they have to deal with revenue shortages caused by the elimination of the estate tax. Though the Ohio House of Representatives has been considering legislation that would end the tax, it’s expected to do it gradually, phasing out the tax starting in 2013. Ohio has the lowest estate tax exemption in the United States. Just $338,333 of the taxable estate is exempt from the estate tax, compared to an average exemption amount of about $1.7-million for other states that have one, state officials have said. State Rep. Andy Brenner, who is cosponsoring the repeal bill, said he knew there would be some sort of compromise.

Ohio has the lowest estate tax exemption in the United States. Just $338,333 of the taxable estate is exempt from the estate tax, compared to an average exemption amount of about $1.7-million for other states that have one.

“I think that’s giving consideration to local governments,” he said of the 2013 timetable. Brenner said from a moral standpoint, he doesn’t think the state should tax estates. The estate tax could influence someone’s decision to do business within the state, he said, saying Ohio needs to once again be-

come competitive. Brenner also called the estate tax unreliable. “You can’t budget for it,” he said, saying the tax is not a large part of most budgets. The estate tax was 4.1 percent of Sunbury’s general fund budget in 2010, said village administrator Dave Martin. Martin said the village would more than likely Dave Martin look at spending cuts to make up for the difference rather than asking for a tax increase. Still, the additional time until the proposed bill would begin makes it difficult See SUNBURY GETS, page A2

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County prepares second 911 call center Continued from page A1 connection. “It gives us a lot of flexibility,” Greenlaw said. Greenlaw said the entire backup location project is budgeted at $160,000. Besides phone lines, the Orange facility will need furniture, a radio link, and a recording system for calls. Greenlaw said he still needs quotes for the addi-

tional equipment. He estimated that the radio link would cost about $10,000 and the recording system would cost about $20,000. Greenlaw said he hopes that the Orange facility will be ready in about 90 days. The county is asking for a renewal of the 911 levy on the May ballot. Though the backup project is being paid for with funds from the current levy, Greenlaw

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Continued from page A1 A lack of new construction has contributed to the decrease in the district’s income. Blue said state funding is also an issue. The district has had the same funding amount for several years, despite the addition of 155 students to the district this year. “That’s really the dilemma we have,” Blue said. Blue said the three largest revenue sources are real estate taxes, state foundation funding and state reimbursement for personal property tax. The district should know more about real estate tax revenue in March and personal property tax revenue by May. The district projected it would receive about $22.4-million from local property taxes and about $18-million from state and federal sources for the 2011 fiscal year. Blue said that a levy is still necessary in addition to other costsaving measures the district will implement. The board would have to file with the board of elections by Aug. 10 to request an emergency levy, she said. “The sooner they make the decision, the better,” Blue said. Also during the Feb. 22 meeting: • Ted Knapke of the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio described the benefits of participating in the Ohio Superintendents Evaluation System. The standards-based system would provide a great opportunity for discussion, said superintendent Paul Craft. • Hayes High School students Nate Nichols and Alex Rider designed a project that helped teachers in four classrooms better use their space. The students' wall-based design included a white board, a wall-mounted LCD projector and shelving. About 30 square feet per classroom was utilized, said technology director Stan McDonald. The cost for each classroom ranged from $1,000 to $1,500 to remove old slate boards or white boards and prep the walls, McDonald said. Blue said the total project cost $18,143, of which $8,964 came from permanent improvement funds and $9,179 came from the parent teacher organization. Permanent improvement funds provided for the shelving and computer equipment, while parent teacher organization funds covered the white boards and LCD projectors. The district worked with Delaware Building Systems on the project. McDonald said he would like to continue the project in more classrooms.

for the council to predict where they’ll be financially, Martin said. “You can’t really tell till it gets here,” Martin said. Mayor Len Weatherby said that 5 to 8 percent of village revenue comes from the estate tax. “The loss of this revenue would have a major impact on our village revenues,” Weath-

has not called for any statewide distribution of sales tax. Main Street Delaware president Jesse Carter said the $5,000 grant will go toward public programs including First Fridays, farmers’markets, and the Christmas parade. “We are extremely grateful for the county’s support,” Carter said. Carter said Main Street Delaware has seen a decline in small donations.

erby said. The bill would have to pass in the House and the Senate and go through a conference committee before the governor sees it. Brenner said the House Len Weatherby is waiting to make a decision on the bill until Gov. John Kasich delivers the state budget by March 15.

“It’s going to be a tough budget; I think everyone knows that,” Brenner said. Brenner also said that the local government fund could be a part of the governor’s budget bill. “Every indication is that local government funding is going to be cut,” he said. Martin said the local government fund was 3.9 percent of Sunbury’s budget in 2010. — Jeff Donahue contributed to this story.

County jail renovation adds 96 beds Continued from page A1 using makeshift beds. “We were putting inmates on the floor with a mattress,” Davis said. According to the sheriff’s office, since 2000 the average daily jail population has increased by 89 percent. The average population in the jail was 107 in 2000, compared with 203 in 2011. The new extra space will create additional funding opportunities. “It will allow us to house a few more federal prisoners, which will generate revenue coming into the county,” Davis said. The county typically houses those inmates, who stay until they are sentenced. The 96-bed facility is broken into four housing units with 24 beds in each. Each unit has a

shower facility, a TV, and dining tables. Davis said the phones in the units provide a way for inmates to talk to people outside the facility without additional cost. Though the jail uses samegender supervision, Davis said he’s looking to move to a coed system to better utilize staff. The floor’s control room houses six monitors. It previously took two employees to monitor the jail. Now it takes one. Davis said the change allows for a more effective use of the staff.

A room for training and teaching also is available for inmates, which Davis said can contribute to reduced recidivism. The sally port earlier could hold one car and now can hold three, Davis said. The expansion increases safety when transporting prisoners and leaves room for inmates to wash the cars. Davis said his office had been spending $20,000 to $30,000 a year on car washes. Davis said a future renovation plan, based on a needs assessment completed last year, would

enable the jail to hold more than 500 prisoners. The county would add more additions to the building in five or six phases. Davis said it will be a 10- to 15-year project. “We’ll take that process very slowly,” Davis said. County commissioner Ken O’Brien, who attended a tour Feb. 25, said the new facility provides available space to combat any over-crowding issues that could contribute to leniency in sentences, he said. “It was an appropriate allocation of money,” O’Brien said.

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City Art Center new addition to art district By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The founders of the City Art Center want to bring Delaware residents something different. “It’s about enriching the cultural landscape,” said co-founder Suanne Goings. The nonprofit arts center, founded by Jessi Walker, Phyllis Catania and Goings, opened Dec. 3. Located at 22 E. Winter St. near

the Strand Theatre, the center is part of the arts district planned for downtown Delaware. Ohio-based American Art Works Foundation is the center’s fiscal sponsor; City Art Center will operate under the foundation until it receives its own nonprofit status. The center offers classes, studio space and exhibits that feature local and regional artists. Walker said the center will focus

on artists who push the boundaries creatively. “We just want to be able to encourage that,” she said. The City Art Center will offer a pencil drawing workshop in March, and holds yoga and figure drawing sessions. Walker said the center hopes to develop a computer lab to include new media education for digital photography. A new exhibit opens up at the

center the first Friday of every month. March 4 will mark the start of a new exhibit featuring artist James Krehbiel, a Ohio Wesleyan University faculty member. Walker said they want to support emerging artists while showcasing artists from other areas. “We want it to function both ways,” Walker said. Providing studio space for local artists is important to Walker. The close community of artists can

Harry Potter events slated in Delaware By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers The crowd at the March 4 First Friday event might notice a difference in their downtown surroundings — namely, the sudden popularity of wizard robes. Downtown Delaware’s transformation into Hogsmeade, the fictional wizarding village in the world of Harry Potter, will mark the beginning of the Central Ohio Symphony’s “Magical Musical Month of March.” At the First Friday, 20 students from the Harry Potter club at Hayes High School and

40 students from Ohio Wesleyan University will man stations, Hejmanowski said. Hayes students will debark and sand 200 sticks for wand-making. Attendees can attend a potions class, and actors in costume will attend. “There’ll be quite a lot going on downtown” during the First Friday, said Central Ohio Symphony board secretary Dave Hejmanowski. First Friday runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Public speaking events, student writing competitions and other presentations will all lead up to the symphony’s 3 p.m. Sunday, March 27, performance of Carl Orff’s

“Carmina Burana” and “The Harry Potter Suite” at Gray Chapel at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware. In keeping with the theme, Ohio State University quidditch team members will play a 1 p.m. match March 27 at the sulfur spring next Phillips Hall on the OWU campus. Free educational presentations are scheduled throughout the month. A guest speaker will teach high school students about life during the Middle Ages, the era in which “Carmina Burana” is set. Delaware, Olen-

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tangy and Village Academy middle school students will perform Harry Potter monologues at area library branches. Ohio Wesleyan professor Zachariah Long will discuss Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s writing at 7 p.m. March 22 at the Hamilton--Williams Campus Center. Hejmanowski said that a large orchestra will be used for “Carmina Burana.” This is about as big as you’re going to get,” Hejmanowski said. Three choirs — including Ohio Wesleyan’s Choral Art Society, Columbus vocal ensemble Capriccio! and its children’s choir — will participate. While “Carmina Burana” will run about 45 minutes, the Harry Potter selection will run about 20 minutes, Hejmanowski said. The suite that John Williams composed for the first Harry Potter movie feature has themes repeated in the rest of the films, Hejmanowski said. For tickets, call the symphony office at 740-3621799 or buy online at http://www.centralohiosymphony.org.

be installed, as well parking spaces, signs and pavement painting. County commissioners on Feb. 24 approved a bid in the amount of $108,676 from 2K General Construction of Lewis Center, which will perform the improvements. The improvements are funded through a $125,300 community development block grant from the Delaware County commissioners. Trustee Barbara Lewis said, “I’m very pleased that we were able to receive this grant thanks to all the staff work that went into this.” The township also has received two grants from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources that will help to fund other improvements in McNamara Park, said Joe Clase, assistant administer for the township. They are $100,000 for constructing trails and $119,000 for building two tennis courts, Clase said. Including the grants, the township has budgeted $950,000 in improve-

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Four of Genoa Township’s parks will receive improvements particularly helpful to people with disabilities. Starting in spring, county grant funds will provide park improvements compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A rubberized playground surface and ADA-accessible playground equipment will be installed at Center Green Park, 7846 Center Green Drive. ADA parking signs and pavement painting, as well as a handicap-accessible picnic table, will be installed at Freeman Park, 6460 Freeman Road. A fishing pier and ADA-compliant parking signs, pavement painting, curbs and ramps will be installed at Hilmar Park, 6533 Hilmar Drive. At McNamara Park, 7049 Big Walnut Road,ADA-compliant paver-brick crossings and skid-resistant mats will

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ments for McNamara Park, which include doubling the size of the park to 30 acres, wetland rain gardens, and adding 1.5 miles of trail improvements that will encircle the park and connect to Genoa Township Community Hall. That work is slated to begin this summer. The township has increased its attention to ADA-accessible amenities after a 2009 survey of its residents showed that 5 percent of the 600 respondents said they would take advantage of accessibility features while gaining access to the parks, Clase said. The township also has added seven ADA-accessible raised garden beds to its community garden plots at Worthington/Fleur Park, 4539 Worthington Road. The Genoa Township Parks Advisory Board will hold an open house at 7 p.m. April 6, in the Genoa Township Community Hall, 5111 S. Old 3C Highway.

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Community Library news The following programs are offered at the Community Library, 44 Burrer Drive in Sunbury, unless noted. For information, call (740) 965-3901 or visit community.lib.oh.us. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. • Wii’re Gaming! For 6th through 12th graders, 3 to 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. • Family Arts & Crafts Time, 5 to 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. The next program will be March 1. Cost is $5 per

project; two people can work together. Registration required. • Used Book Event, noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 3; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 4; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. For more information, call (740) 965-3901. • LEGO club, a new organization. Meetings will be on Saturdays beginning March 5. Ages 5-8 will meet from 10 to 11 a.m.; ages 9 and up will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration is required; free. • Lunch at Your Library,

12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 9. Children ages 4 to 6 with an adult helper will make a sandwich, fruit dish, vegetable and dessert. Cost: $3 per pair. Registration required. • Juggler Matt Jergens will perform at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 at the First Baptist Church of Sunbury, 12259 N. Old 3C Highway. Show for all ages is free, courtesy of the Community Library Friends. Registration is required. For more information, visit www.mattjergens. com/Home.html.

Birthday party Ralph Martin, owner of Martin Shoe Repair, greets well-wishers Feb. 19 at a surprise 80th birthday celebration at Buehler’s Main Street Grill. Longtime friends and family members planned the party, which included stories, cake and a quavering rendition of “Happy Birthday” by former Brown Jug restaurant owner Ed Wolf, foreground. Martin continues to repair shoes at 28 W. Winter St.

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Event Dinner guests pick soup and bowl Ceramic bowls of all colors, sizes, shapes and designs will be available for the choosing at Delaware County Habitat for Humanity’s Thursday, March 10 fundraising dinner, “Soups for Shelter.” The ninth annual event will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic School, 66 E. William St. For the first time, students at the Columbus College of Art & Design created some of the bowls. Others were made by students at Buckeye Valley, Delaware Hayes,

Olentangy, Olentangy Liberty and Olentangy Orange high schools, Village Academy, Heritage Middle School and Cheshire Elementary’s fourth-grade Girl Scout troop. Guests who buy a complete meal ticket for $15 may choose one bowl from the collection. Meal tickets without a bowl are $10. Additional bowls are $10. Soups for Shelter planners say the popular dinner has become a tradition for some families. “Many guests look forward to adding to their bowl collection – while helping Habitat at the same time. It’s a win-win for everyone.” Soups for Shelter

chairwoman Eileen Watts said in a news release. Tickets are available at the door. Group tickets may be purchased in advance by calling Habitat at (740) 363-9950 or by e-mailing Habitat office manager Kathy Crosbie at kcrosbie@habitatdelawareco.org. Tickets also may be purchased at Habitat’s ReStore, 305 Curtis St Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. All proceeds will benefit Delaware County Habitat for Humanity’s building, renovating and repairs.

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Wednesday of each month as needed. Candidates must be city residents. Send a letter of interest and background information to the City of Delaware, care of Michele Kohler, 1 S. Sandusky St., Delaware 43015. For more information, call (740) 203-1010 or e-mail mkohler@delawareohio.net.

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Delaware Hayes High School junior Jessica Ward barely missed qualifying for the Division I state swimming and diving meet the previous two seasons. This year, she made it. On Feb. 25-26, Ward was scheduled to compete at state in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200 medley relay after qualifying from district on Feb. 19 at Ohio State. “I was extremely happy with all four of my swims (at district), and it feels great to finally get to state,” Ward said. “I was so close the past two years, so to finally get past that and actually make it, it’s a tremendous feeling.” The top three finishers in each swimming event at district, as well as the top four divers, au-

Additionally, 11 at-large berths were awarded in each swimming event based on district times statewide. Last season at district, Ward was 11th in the 100 backstroke and her time was the 24th-best in the state, but she was not among the 24 state participants because the Northeast District had an automatic qualifier with a slower time. As a freshman, Ward missed a state berth in the 100 fly by 0.64 of a second. This year at district, Ward competed in four events that set school records. In the 100 fly, she finished sixth in 58.35 seconds, lowering the mark of 1:00.14 that she set at district in 2009. Ward swam leadoff and was followed by freshman Brittany Puthoff, sophomore Lindsey Norris and freshman Regan De-

foursome beat the school mark of 1:51.93 that they set at sectional on Feb. 12 at Thomas Worthington. “We knew we had a good chance of going to state in the medley relay, but it was still exciting,” Ward said. “The best part was when we saw our time. That got us psyched up for the rest of the meet. When you do great in the first event of the day, that sets the tone. “Being the first out of the water (in the relay), I get to see the rest of the event. It’s really amazing to watch them do their thing. Seeing Brittany compete in the breaststroke is really a fun thing to watch. It’s so neat that all four of us dropped times. We all need each other to succeed.” Puthoff earned the Pacers’ See PACERS, page B3

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The Pacers’ Mat Giannakos finished fourth at 125 pounds at the Division I sectional at Marysville on Feb. 19 to advance to the district meet, which concluded Feb. 26.

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Zach Parsons picked a good time to have the best shooting game of his career. The Delaware Hayes High School junior was 6-for-6 from the field, including 5-for-5 from 3-point range to help the boys basketball team defeat Dublin Jerome 58-48 in the first round of the Division I district tournament Feb. 23 at Jonathan Alder. The Pacers played Olentangy Liberty in the second round on Feb. 26. Parsons scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half to help Delaware take a 26-24 lead. “I was just playing my role,” Parsons said. “The past couple of weeks, my coaches and teammates have told me I need to take those shots, and that gave me confidence. I have been shooting well lately, but I never had a game like this where I took that many shots and never missed.” Parsons needed to be good. Jerome coach Dave Hale, a forBy Paul Vernon/ThisWeek mer Delaware assistant, drew up Big Walnut’s Carson Chatterton (left) battles Olentangy’s Chad Nugen for a rebound on Dec. 29. The Golden Eagles opened the Division II district tournament Feb. 22 a game plan to limit the number with a 57-37 victory over Sparta Highland. of touches by Pacers standout Matt Bingaya, who was averaging 21.2 points per game. “I thought coach Hale had a great game plan,” Delaware coach Jordan Blackburn said. “The 11-3 (zone defense) they played was designed to take Matt out of the game and they did a very nice job with that.” With Parsons connecting from the perimeter, Jerome players rushed out from their positions By PATRICK DOLAN our kids instinctively understand scored 12. in the zone in the second half to ThisWeek Community Newspapers that.” “Tyler’s been great for us all contest shots. Once that happened, Big Walnut raced out to a 15- year long,” DeLaney said. “He’s point guard Mike Wells had room Having won just one of its final 3 lead in the first quarter and led very intelligent in how he plays eight regular-season games, the 31-22 at halftime. The Golden Ea- and he listens to how we want to for dribble penetration and BinBig Walnut High School boys bas- gles outscored the Fighting Scots play, and he really tries to go out gaya got more opportunities. ketball team certainly didn’t head 18-10 in the third quarter and and do the things we want him to Bingaya and Wells both scored into the Division II district tour- maintained a double-digit lead do. I thought he was tremendous 10 of their 14 points after halfnament riding a wave of momen- throughout the fourth quarter. offensively and defensively.” time. Bingaya was 7-for-9 from tum. Highland finished 9-12. Seeded 16th of 26 teams, Big the floor and had a game-high But coach Mike DeLaney said “I thought we did a good job to Walnut played fifth-seeded Cennine rebounds. Wells had three his players remained confident start the third quarter, coming out tennial in the second round Feb. assists and was 5-for-6 from the before their tournament opener and re-establishing some mo- 25. The winner faces fourth-seedfree-throw line as the Pacers made Feb. 22 against Sparta Highland. mentum that we kind of lost there ed Canal Winchester or Watter14 of 19 free throws overall. “The kids never really lost hope at the end of the (first) half,” De- son in a district semifinal at 6 p.m. Jerome stayed close thanks to because I think they recognized Laney said. “We got (the lead) out Thursday, March 3, at the FairNick Neale, who scored 15 of his how difficult our schedule is and to 15, 16 points and were able to grounds Coliseum. The district game-high 21 points in the first hopefully that pays off as we go keep it there the rest of the night. final will be played at 6 p.m. half. on through the Division II tour“We’re smaller and Highland March 10 at the Fairgrounds. “We didn’t find him early, but nament,” DeLaney said after his has a big, physical, senior-domiThe Golden Eagles have not we did a much better job in the team defeated Highland 57-37 to nated team and we wanted to try played Canal Winchester or Watsecond half,” Blackburn said. “I improve to 7-14. to pressure as much as possible terson this season. Canal Wintold the guys that if he scores in “The level of athletes we play to get out into the open court and chester was 14-6 in the regular the second half, it better be with with our schedule prepares us for use our quickness advantage a lit- season and Watterson improved a hand in his face.” the tournament. Our schedule, I tle bit to try to score. The kids did to 8-13 with a 46-36 win over LinDelaware led 39-31 after three would put it up against anybody a good job pushing the basketball den-McKinley in the first round quarters and twice was ahead by in Division II in terms of who we and throwing it ahead to the open of the tournament Feb. 22. By Paul Vernon/ThisWeek 10 in the fourth. But the Celtics, play, especially this year. The top man.” •Five members of the wrestling four teams in (the OCC-Capital Junior guard Tyler Beam led team qualified for the Division II The Golden Eagles’ Emily Chucta shoots over Olentangy Orange’s who finished 7-14, got as close Taylor Agler on Jan. 25. The girls basketball team defeated 10thDivision) are as good as anybody the Golden Eagles with 15 points See EAGLES, page B2 seeded Beechcroft 53-43 on Feb. 22 in its district opener. See BASKETBALL, page B2 in central Ohio, I think. And I think and junior forward Seth Wandling

Big Walnut Roundup

Quick starts lift boys in tournament opener

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EAGLES Continued from page B1 district tournament Feb. 25-26 at Columbus East. Advancing out of the sectional tournament Feb. 19 at Licking Heights were senior Braden Hale (152 pounds, third), juniors Aaron Gase (140, third) and Tyler Schenz (145, first) and freshmen Logan Crum (112, third) and Alex Eisnnicher (130, second). The top four in each weight class advanced to district. A district qualifier for the second year in a row, Schenz won all four matches at sectional, raising his record to 29-10. He went 0-2 at district last season at 135. “Tyler wrestled great,” coach Luke Moore said. “He was the third seed going in and he beat some real tough kids there. ... He has a pretty good draw (at district), but when you get to district, everybody’s good.” The top four in each weight class at district qualified for the state tournament, which runs Thursday, March 3, through Saturday, March 5, at Ohio State. Big Walnut did not have any state qualifiers last season. Hale was a district qualifier as a freshman and sophomore but suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first meet of his junior season. He went 3-1 at sectional to improve to 25-14. “About halfway through the season, his knee was really bothering him and he was struggling,” Moore said of Hale. “We gave him a few days off and he came back refreshed and his knee was feeling good. ... To come back from a torn ACL is real impressive. I was real happy he made it to district.” Gase and Crum both went 3-1 at sectional to improve to 31-14 and 21-15, respectively. Eisnnicher went 2-1 to raise his record to 23-17. Also competing at sectional were juniors Ian Barney at 189 (2-3, sixth), Jason Griffiths at heavyweight (2-2, fifth) and Gene Hogg at 215 (1-3, sixth), sophomores Chad Harness at 160 (1-2, fifth) and Anthony Roberto at 125 (1-3, sixth) and freshman Austin Carr at 135 (0-2). The Golden Eagles did not have anyone compete at 103, 119 or 171. Griffiths was a district qualifier last season, going 1-2 at heavyweight. He finished this season 35-7. “Jason had a heck of a year,” Moore said. “When I talked to him (after sectional), I said this one tournament doesn’t take away from your season. He had one of the toughest weight classes in the tournament. I still think he’s one of the four or five best wrestlers in his weight class in the district. “He has a torn labrum in his (left) shoulder and he was ill the week before (sectional), but he’s not going to use that as an excuse. He had a couple tough things to deal with, but he wrestled through everything. I’m proud of him for how he battled through it.” Big Walnut scored 129 points at sectional to finish sixth of 13 teams, behind champion Licking Valley (222.5). •The girls basketball team opened the Division II district tournament with a 53-43 win over 10th-seeded Beechcroft in the second round on Feb. 22, advancing to a district semifinal for the sixth consecutive season. Big Walnut, which is seeded fifth and had a first-round bye, plays second-seeded Eastmoor Academy at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at Pickerington North. The winner plays fourth-seeded Jonathan Alder or 12th-seeded Columbus East in a district final at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at

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At a glance Ohio Dominican University. The Golden Eagles have not played Eastmoor, East or Jonathan Alder this season. Eastmoor improved to 18-3 with a 56-26 win over Canal Winchester in the second round on Feb. 22 behind 19 points from senior Chelsey Radcliff. The Warriors also got 13 points from Tajanee Wells. “They’re pretty good, obviously,” coach Bob Scott said of Eastmoor, which is averaging 68.9 points and has scored 70 or more points nine times. “They’re athletic, quick and they have two pretty good players (in Radcliff and Wells). We have to handle their press and not let them score as much as they’re used to.” Jonathan Alder is 16-5 after beating Centennial 48-34 on Feb. 22 behind 11 points and eight rebounds from Brittany Bakenhaster. That same day, East improved to 12-8 with a 44-36 win over Mifflin as Alana Lassiter and Whiney McKoy each scored 14. Big Walnut, which won a district championship in 2009, improved to 14-7 with the win over Beechcroft, which finished 12-9. Senior guard Tabatha Piper had 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles, with sophomore guard/forward Emily Chucta and freshman forward Skylar Fleak adding 12 and 10 points, respectively. Fleak, who saw little playing time on varsity during the regular season, played more than two quarters against Beechcroft. “Obviously, when you put a freshman in and she scores 10 points, it’s huge,” Scott said. “She played in the second quarter (of a 53-31 loss to Olentangy in the regular-season finale Feb. 18) and did a good job and we’ve seen what she can do in practice, so we thought we’d give her a shot to play (against Beechcroft) when (senior guard/forward Jazmine Reed) got into some foul trouble. “Having three players in double figures is huge. That’s what we’ve been missing for much of the season.” •None of the swimming teams’ district qualifiers advanced to the state meet, but coach Andy Chatterton believes the program has a bright future, especially given that four freshmen and two sophomores competed at district. Competing for the boys team in the Division II district meet Feb. 18 at Ohio State were sophomore Carson Chatterton in the 100-yard butterfly (1 minute, 3.27 seconds, 29th), the 200 freestyle relay (1:42.77, 25th) and the 400 free relay (3:58.36, 21st). The relays were comprised of Chatterton, senior Kevin Meyer and freshmen Carter Marsch and Joel Windle. The next day, competing for the girls team in the Division I district meet were senior Kelsey Peterson in the 200 free (2:07.38, 25th), the 200 medley relay (2:04.85, 20th), the 200 free relay (1:49.41, 16th) and the 400 free relay (4:03.54, 18th). The relays were comprised of Peterson, sophomore Natalie Chatterton and freshmen Jessica Osburn and Michelle Stefaniak. The top three finishers in each swimming event at both district meets automatically advanced to the state meet, which concluded Feb. 26 at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. In addition, 11 atlarge state berths for each swim-

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Big Walnut boys basketball, bowling and gymnastics teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Feb. 18 — Defeated Franklin Heights 59-38. Tyler Beam scored 20 points, Seth Myers scored 11 and Grant Beam scored 10. Feb. 19 — Lost to Granville 56-52. Tyler Beam scored 21 points and Joel Craig scored 13. Feb. 22 — Def. Sparta Highland 5737 in first round of Division II district tournament Feb. 25 — Played fifth-seeded Centennial in second round of district tournament. Winner plays fourthseeded Canal Winchester or Watterson in district semifinal, 6 p.m. March 3 at Fairgrounds Coliseum. District final is March 10 at Fairgrounds. Of note: The Golden Eagles were 714 overall before Feb. 25 and finished 4-10 (sixth) in the OCC-Capital, behind New Albany (13-1), Delaware (11-3), Mount Vernon (104), Olentangy Orange (9-5) and Hilliard Bradley (7-7), and ahead of Franklin Heights (1-13) and Watkins Memorial (1-13). *OCC-Capital game BOWLING Feb. 18 — Boys: Finished third (3,881) of 22 teams in sectional tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, behind Jonathan Alder (4,056) and Circleville (3,922). Zach Green led the Golden Eagles with a 593 series, placing ninth. The top six teams advanced to the district tournament Feb. 26 at HP Lanes. The top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team at district advanced to the state tournament March 5 at Wayne Webb’s; Girls: Finished 20th (2,055) of 21 teams in sectional at Wayne Webb’s. Samantha Humphries led the Golden Eagles with a 417 series, finishing 36th. GYMNASTICS Feb. 26 — Competed in district meet at Worthington Kilbourne. Top three teams and top eight individuals in each event, including the all-around, advanced to the state meet March 4-5 at Hilliard Bradley.

ming event were awarded based on times statewide. The girls team scored two points at district to finish 23rd, behind champion Upper Arlington (505) with 23 teams scoring. The boys team did not score, as Granville finished first (256) and 34 teams scored. “(The district meets) went really well,” coach Chatterton said. “It was a great time. The goal was to get to the district meet. “If this group sticks together, I think there’s a real good chance for (this year’s district qualifiers) to be in the top eight at district. They give out medals for the top eight, and I think they have their eyes set on that achievement in the next couple years.” The boys team loses two seniors in Meyer and Jacob Walaszek but expects to return Carson Chatterton, Marsch, Windle, junior Rayshawn Rankin and sophomores Sean Conley and Matt Heiden. The girls team loses three seniors in Peterson, Alyssa Newman and Marybeth Stefaniak but expects to return Natalie Chatterton, Osburn and Michelle Stefaniak as well as junior Emily Petty, sophomores Aria Dockham, Morgan Reed and Kayla Walaszek and freshmen Brittany Hatfield, Haley Lescinsky, Madison Scanlan and Katie von Hollen. “I’m hoping everyone will come back,” coach Chatterton said. “That way we can pick up where we ended this year. Everybody’s telling me they’re coming back and they’re excited about next year.” pdolan@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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BASKETBALL Continued from page B1 as 53-48 with 42 seconds left. The Pacers scored the final five points on two free throws from Wells, one from Jacob Bosiokovic and a basket by Bingaya. The Pacers closed the regular season by winning seven of their final eight games, beating Olentangy Orange 55-44 on Feb. 18 to finish 11-3 in the OCC-Capital Division, second behind New Albany (13-1). The second-round winner will play second-seeded Northland or Franklin Heights in a semifinal at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The district final is 9 p.m. March 11 at the Fairgrounds. Delaware swept Franklin

Heights this season, winning 6147 on Dec. 7 and 79-48 on Jan. 21. The Falcons were 1-19 overall and had a first-round bye. Northland was 20-1 after routing Groveport 87-27 in the first round on Feb. 23. The Vikings, ranked second in the state poll, are led by senior guard Trey Burke, a Michigan signee who averaged 23.9 points and 6.6 assists in the regular season. Devon Scott, a 6-foot-8 junior forward, averaged 10.1 rebounds. The Vikings’lone loss was 8481 to Lakewood St. Edward on Feb. 5. They are efficient on offense, especially in the post where Scott was 94-for-127 from the floor to lead the area in shooting (74 per-

cent) and 6-8 junior forward Jalen Robinson was 71-for-98 (72.4 percent). Burke was 192-for-313 (61.3 percent) from the floor, including 39-for-81 (48.1 percent) from 3-point range. “Burke is the best player in central Ohio, and they also have a pair of very athletic post players,” Blackburn said. “Our goal at the draw was to reach the (Fairgrounds) because anything can happen once you get there. But we have a tough game just to reach that tough game. It’s time for us to play our best ball of the year, which we didn’t do (against Jerome).” bemerine@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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only automatic state berth by finishing third in the 100 breast in a school-record 1:05.25. She set the previous mark of 1:07.14 at sectional. “I really can’t explain how it feels to go to state in an individual event and relay,� Puthoff said. “It’s just crazy. To post that time in the medley relay, we really celebrated that and I think we fed off that the entire day.� It was the first time the Pacers qualified two girls to state in individual events. The last individual state qualifier was Adie Curtner, who finished 17th in the 100 breast in 1995. That also was the last season Delaware’s girls competed in the 200 medley relay at state. The Pacers set two other program records at district but failed to advance in those events. Ward was 11th in 59.88 in the 100 back to better her time of 1:00.14 set at district in 2010. The 400 free relay of Ward, Abby Kremer, DeWitt and Puthoff was seventh in 3:41.76 to break the mark of 3:45.53 set by Kate Prengaman, Jenn O’Neill, Lexi Noice and Catey Dominguez in 2003. “Coach (Bill Rietz) came to us before the 400 freestyle relay and told us that we needed to cut three seconds off to set a school record, and that if we could do that, it would be the first time we have ever set five school records in one meet,� Ward said. “We

dropped our best time by six seconds and beat the old record by over three seconds. We didn’t make it to state, but it was such an accomplishment for the relay and for the team. It was just a wonderful day.� The Pacers finished ninth (100 points) in the team standings as Upper Arlington (505) won and 23 teams scored. •The wrestling team qualified three to the Division I district tournament and finished seventh (70.5) behind champion Hilliard Davidson (239.5) in the 13-team sectional at Marysville on Feb. 19. Junior Seth McCurdy was third at 119 pounds to qualify for his third district. He was joined at district, which was held Feb. 25-26 at Hilliard Darby, by seniors Mat Giannakos and Tyler Daugherty. The top four in each weight class advanced to district. The top four in each weight class at district will compete in the threeday state tournament, which begins Thursday, March 3, at Ohio State. McCurdy went 3-1 at sectional, beating Mount Vernon’s Dakota Riley 5-3 in the thirdplace match to improve to 359. His loss was to Darby’s Cameron Longwell, who finished second. Giannakos finished fourth at 125, going 3-2 to improve to 3016. He won his first two matches before losing 5-3 to eventual

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champion Eric Hoffman of Davidson. He beat Upper Arlington’s Joe Mascari 3-1 in overtime to qualify for district then was pinned in 4:14 by Mount Vernon’s Nick Yashnyk in the third-place match. “I’m excited to get to wrestle at district, but truthfully, I’m upset to finish fourth,â€? Giannakos said. “I lost to the sectional champion by two points and I was getting ready to turn him late in the third period, but I ran out of time. In the thirdplace match, I had just won an emotional match in overtime to qualify for district and I let a little fatigue set in in the third period and I got thrown. It was embarrassing.â€? Daugherty was fourth at 215 and entered district with a 2817 record after going 3-2 at sectional. He won his first two matches with pins before losing 9-0 to eventual champion Ryan Sanders of St. Charles. He then pinned Briggs’ Zachary Morro in 3:47 before losing the third-place match to Davidson’s Marshall Knoch 4-1. Delaware’s only other placer was junior heavyweight Zach Sumner, who finished sixth. •After competing in the district bowling tournament as an individual last season, junior Ashleigh Keller had some company this season. The Pacers girls qualified as a team for the district that was

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held Feb. 26 at HP Lanes in Columbus. The boys team did not advance, but Ray Getz qualified as an individual. At district, the top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advanced to the state tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl. The girls tournament is Friday, March 4, and the boys tournament is Saturday, March 5. In the sectional at Eastland on Feb. 18, Keller rolled the seventh-highest series (542) to lead the girls to a fourth-place finish (3,194) in the 21-team field. The top six teams and top six individuals not on a qualifying team advanced. “Last year it was a little uncomfortable at district as an individual,� Keller said. “It’s a great feeling to qualify as a team because now we can cheer each other on and be there for support and to help each other make adjustments. A lot of us scored above our averages, and that’s a great feeling.� Katie Fleming (519) and Tayler Kunce (454) followed for the Pacers. Westerville South (3,531) won the girls team title. Getz earned the fifth individual district berth by posting a 584, but the boys team finished 12th (3,388) behind champion Hartley (4,231) in the 24-team field. bemerine@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Hayes bowling, gymnastics, swimming & diving and wrestling teams, as well as the Delaware club hockey team: BOWLING Feb. 18 — Boys: Finished 12th (3,388) in Division I sectional at Eastland Lanes behind champion Hartley (4,231). Ray Getz (584) was the fifth of six individual district qualifiers. Also competing in three games for the Pacers were Josh Jones (518) and Alex Hohe (501). Girls: Finished fourth (3,194) in sectional behind champion Westerville South (3,531) as top six advanced to district. Ashleigh Keller (542) had the seventh-best score at the site. Also rolling three games were Katie Fleming (519) and Tayler Kunce (454). Feb. 26 — Girls team and Getz competed in district tournament at HP Lanes. The top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advanced to the state tournament March 4 (girls) and March 5 (boys) at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl. GYMNASTICS Feb. 26 — Competed in district tournament at Worthington Kilbourne. Top three teams advanced to state team tournament March 4 at Hilliard Bradley. Top eight individuals in each event, including the all-around, advanced to state March 5 at Bradley. SWIMMING & DIVING Feb. 19 — Boys: Finished 19th (24) in Division I district meet at Ohio State, won by Upper Arlington (432.5). None of the Pacers qualified for state. Eric Berry was 15th (265.30 points) in diving. Cameron Hackett was 23rd (1:00.34) in 100 back and 24th (57.66) in 100 fly. Also in 100 back, Thomas Lenhart was 24th (1:00.67) and Joe Kinney was 30th (1:03.63). Nate Planisek was 30th (2:02.92) in 200 free. The 200 free relay of Planisek, Kinney, Anthony Sanfillipo and Joel Simpson was 12th (1:34.33), the 200 medley relay of Kinney,

Planisek, Hackett and Simpson was 14th (1:47.95) and the 400 free relay of Hackett, Sanfillipo, Simpson and Planisek was 15th (3:28.13). Girls: Finished ninth (100) at sectional behind champion Upper Arlington (505). Advancing to state were Brittany Puthoff in 100 breast (third, 1:05.25), Jessica Ward in 100 fly (sixth, 58.35) and Ward, Puthoff, Lindsey Norris and Regan DeWitt in 200 medley relay (fourth, 1:48.93). Also competing were Lindsey Norris (12th, 1:00.56) and Abby Kremer (23rd, 1:03.10) in 100 fly, Ward (11th, 59.88), DeWitt (25th, 1:02.78) and Norris (29th, 1:05.42) in 100 back and DeWitt (15th, 2:19.27) and Abby Hoovler (19th, 2:22.67) in 200 IM. Kremer was 13th (2:02.02) in 200 free and Susan Thomson was 19th (25.85) in 50 free. The 400 free relay of Ward, Kremer, DeWitt and Puthoff was seventh (3:41.76) and 200 free relay of Puthoff, Hoovler, Kremer and Thomson was disqualified. Feb. 25-26 — Qualifiers competed in state at Branin Natatorium in Canton WRESTLING Feb. 19 — Finished seventh (70.5) behind champion Hilliard Davidson (239.5) in 13-team Division I sectional at Marysville. District qualifiers were Tyler Daugherty (215, 3-2, fourth), Mat Giannakos (125, 3-2, fourth) and Seth McCurdy (119, 3-1, third). Also competing were Joel Calfe (160, 0-2), Toby Cook (135, 0-2), Wyatt Davis (112, 1-2), Shawn Johnson (189, 12), Andrew Nesselroad (130, 1-2), Andrew Sierawski (171, 2-2), Derek Sumner (145, 0-2) and Zack Sumner (heavyweight, 1-3). Feb. 25-26 — Qualifiers competed in district at Hilliard Darby. Top four in each weight class advanced to state March 3-5 at Ohio State. CLUB HOCKEY Feb. 18 — Lost to Westerville 8-0 in Blue Jackets Cup Of note: The Tribe finished 2-28 overall.

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