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McDonald’s to receive $450,000 facelift By DAVID S. OWEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers By the end of the year, the McDonald’s restaurant at 6323 E. Main St. will have a new look, one that company officials said they hope will be more relevant and modern. Max Carmona, senior director of U.S. restaurant design for McDonald’s, said
the company plans to redesign about 800 stores across the nation this year, including the one in Reynoldsburg. “We’ve had a building design we’ve been known for which originated in the late ’60s,” he said. “This is a way to rejuvenate the look of the brand, modernize it, and really communicate that something is different at McDonald’s. “That’s the major part of this — mak-
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ing it modernized and relevant and better for our customers,” he said. Reynoldsburg planning administrator Matt Hansen said according to the submitted building plans, the cost of the renovations is estimated at $450,000. The exterior of a McDonald’s restaurants has traditionally been yellow and red. Although the signage will feature those colors, Carmona said red will dis-
appear from the redesigned exterior. There will be some yellow, plus terra cotta, olive and sage green. Also, there will be less plastic and more brick and wood on the exterior and interior, with hanging lights producing a softer glow, he said. “What’s exciting about it is it’s still McDonalds but it’s the new and more modern McDonald’s,” Carmona said. “The interior will be more up to date,
more comfortable, and I think our customers will really enjoy them.” The remodeling will begin this month and could take up to 60 days to complete, according to Gust Mecera, regional construction manager for McDonald’s. He said the restaurant will continue to operate during that time. See FACELIFT, page A2
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By DAVID S. OWEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Franklin County Board of Elections last week denied an appeal filed by Democrat Dauryce B. Sowell, whose nominating petitions to run for a Reynoldsburg City Council seat in the May primary did not contain enough valid signatures. Twenty-one of the signatures on Sowell’s petitions were deemed invalid because they were not from registered voters. That left him with only 23 valid signatures instead of the required 25. Board of elections spokesperson Ben Piscitelli said Sowell tried to convince the board to allow two names that were printed, not signed in cursive script, as required under Ohio law. The board voted during a special meeting Feb. 24 not to do so. “The law is pretty clear cut on that. We couldn‘t do that,” Piscitelli said. “It has to be an applesto-apples comparison. It’s pretty routine, and we told him he wouldn’t be making the ballot and we wished him the best and to try again in the future.” Preston N. Stearns, a second city council candidate whose nominating petitions were rejected, did not file an appeal with the board of elections. Piscitelli said Stearns only had 24 of the 25 valid signatures necessary for certification because of an apparent oversight: He forgot to sign his declaration of candidacy, a mistake that prevented the board from counting the 13 signatures on that part of the petition. “He also signed his own name as supporting his petition and it’s not permitted for a candidate to sign his own petition, they can’t endorse their own petition,” Piscitelli said. The only contested Reynoldsburg race on May 3 will be between Republicans Scott Barrett and incumbent Fred Deskins Jr. for the Ward 1 seat on city council. Because Sowell lost his appeal before the See SOWELL, page A2
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Police officers, residents earn service awards By DAVID S. OWEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers Reynoldsburg Police Chief Dave Suciu presented awards Monday, Feb. 28, to two residents and several members of the department for their service in 2010. “We have many outstanding employees here at the Reynoldsburg Police Department and also some citizens that willingly assist us in our endeavors,” he said during Monday’s city council meeting. Suciu presented officer Joe Pickering, currently on active military duty in Afghanistan, with the
Officer of the Year award for his work ethic and professionalism and for making 250 drug arrests and 80 drunk driving arrests last year. The investigation into the 2009 murder of Omar Armando Casillas-Castenado earned awards for two police officers and a civilian. Casillas-Castenado’s body Joe Pickering was found in an abandoned car in Reynoldsburg in the summer of 2009. Police said at the time he was a native of Mexico who was in the United States illegally.
His murder was attributed to a power struggle in the local drug market. Distinguished Service awards went to officers Jeff Gammell and Brian Marvin for their investigation into the murder. Reynoldsburg resident Brenda Williams received a Civilian Service award for her assistance as a Spanish language interpreter during the investigation. “Your talents as an interpreter as well as your ability to develop an atmosphere of trust between suspects and investigators were integral to bringSee SERVICE AWARDS, page A2
Reynoldsburg officials to seek bids on new phone system By DAVID S. OWEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers Reynoldsburg City Council unanimously approved a motion Tuesday, Feb. 22, to advertise for bids on a new telephone system for all city buildings. The request was initially made by service director Jim Miller but approval was put on hold by city council on Feb. 14 for further discussion.
When the request was first introduced during a finance committee meeting on Feb. 7, Councilman Fred Deskins questioned why the city was paying a consultant $8,500 to assist in preparing a request for proposals (RFP) document instead of asking telephone companies to come in and do one on their own at no cost. Mayor Brad McCloud said the city did not have the in-house expertise available
to assess properly what the city’s telephone system needs are, thus hiring a consultant to do it ensures officials know exactly what is needed at the best price. The vote to approve the ordinance was 6-0, with Councilman Mel Clemens absent. Deskins said after discussing the issue with Miller and McCloud, he better understood why a consultant is needed. “My concern was the $8,500 stuck in
the middle of this,” he said. “After talking to them, I accept what they’ve done, pretty much.” The city’s current system, which includes 144 telephones, has been in service since 2003 and is maintained by Century Link. The company told the city last year the system needs to be upgraded. Miller said company representatives have also said Century Link cannot maintain the current system after March 16
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SERVICE AWARDS Continued from page A1 ing this case to a conclusion,” Suciu told Williams. Officer Mike Binder also earned a Distinguished Service Award for his exemplary efforts in criminal investigations. Susiu said the award was for Binder’s implementation and use of the LeadsOnline system in several theft investigations. He said Binder was able to use the system to identify and apprehend multiple suspects in theft investigations, which led to several arrests and the recovery of thousands of dollars. Sgt. Jeff Gregory received a Distinguished Service Award for his 20 years of service on the SWAT team, where he has taken part in more than 500 SWAT missions. Officer Dan Downing earned the DUI ACE Award for making 121 arrests for drug- and alcohol-related traffic offenses during 2010. Officers Lloyd Leppert and Terry McKittrick earned Life Saving Awards for their actions on Sept. 27 when they responded to an emergency call involving an unconscious and unresponsive woman who was seven months pregnant. “The lifesaving measures that you began upon your arrival stabilized the woman until medics arrived and were integral in keeping the victim
alive,” Suciu said. “The woman was eventually transported to the hospital, where she delivered the baby the following day. Your actions in this incident were above that normally expected.” For contributing to the success of the Sept. 27 incident, Suciu also gave McKittrick and Leppert Unit Commendation awards. Unit Commendation awards also went to officers James Rodgers, Don Travis, Jason Aamodt, Bill Early, Sgt. Dave Bauchmoyer and dispatcher Gail Leppert. Officers Michele Fulton, Jason Aamodt, Bill Geng and Don Travis were presented Faithful Service awards for serving 10 years on the police force. The Faithful Service Award for serving 20 years was given to police clerk Debi Byrd. A second Civilian Service Award went to Reynoldsburg resident Thomas Kluesner for assisting police officers last July in apprehending a man who was wanted in connection with several thefts. “The information you provided not only led to the arrest of the suspect, but also in recovering the property, which was integral in establishing the suspect’s involvement in other thefts through out the city,” Suciu said.
SOWELL Continued from page A1 board of elections, Republican incumbent Mel Clemens will be unopposed on the November ballot to represent Ward 4 on city council. Others certified for the May 3 ballot: • Incumbent Mayor Bradley L. McCloud, a Republican. • Republican Douglas J. Joseph, running for the council president’s position now held by William Hills, who is not seeking re-election. Joseph currently represents Ward 3 on council. • Incumbent city attorney James E. Hood, a Republican. • Incumbent Ward 2 representative Leslie A. Kelly, a Republican. • Democrat Cornelius McGrady III and Republican Bill Sampson, both seeking to repre-
sent Ward 3 on city council. They will face each other in the November general election. The Franklin County Board of Elections has approved a schedule for in-person absentee voting for the May 3 primary election and has set guidelines for voters to request absentee ballots by mail and in person. Absentee voting will be held at the board of elections from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays from March 29 to May 2 and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 30. Those planning to vote absentee by mail must either download an application from the board’s Web site http://vote.franklincountyohio.gov, request an application by phone at (614) 5253100 or in person at the board of elections. Ballots will be mailed beginning March 29 to voters requesting them.
FACELIFT Continued from page A1 He said there may be up to three more central Ohio restaurants chosen for the redesign by the end of this year. After a global search conducted in 2004, the New York-based company Lippincott Mercer was chosen to design the new look. Lippincott Mercer has more than 25 years of experience in restaurant design, Carmona said. One of the first early versions of the new design was used at the McDonald’s at Port Columbus International Airport in 2005. “Over time, since 2005, it’s kind of evolved and we’re doing this design on new restaurants,” Carmona said. “Now we’re focused on rejuvenating the existing buildings and applying the look on those, too.” Reynoldsburg development director Lucas Haire said the city worked closely with McDonald’s beginning in June 2010. The last of the design approvals was completed in October, he said. Haire said restaurant representatives “were very accommodating and easy to work with.” “I think the revamped building will really be a great addition to Main Street and good to have that improvement there,” he said.
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and repairing curbs. “It’s pretty much the same kind of work on streets every year, except my budget this year is $500,000,” he said. “Last year was $1-million, so I’m putting together a base bid of a $500,000 street program.”
Neighbors in the news Residents honored at Davidson to chair Fairfield Career Center casino commission Fairfield Career Center has named its outstanding students for the fall 2010 semester. Reynoldsburg residents receiving the honor were Maria Coronado, Haddijatou Jobe and Shawna Nebbergall. They are all studying health technology. In order to receive the outstanding student designation, students must earn high grades, maintain excellent attendance, be recommended by teachers and complete an interview with the director.
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pairs of socks. In addition he is served with four pairs of white medium weight gloves for dress affairs, and a cap and overcoat. ... To the heavy artillery, the outfit served is blue rather than olive drab. Then comes more clothes — a fatigue uniform (like overalls) but the color of new clear coffee is issued. “For 15 days or more, the embryo soldier learns to ‘guide right,’ ‘about face,’ ‘to the rear march,’ ‘ fours right about’ and the other little details that are necessary to tell the right hand from the left — quick! Then he gets a gun and its ‘shold hawms,’‘c’rry hawms,’ ‘p’rade res,’until he can’t see. He learns the gun drill and is ready in about 30 days to be transferred to some command that is ‘shy’ on membership ... the first year — in peace times — he gets clothes, board, medical attendance, washing and $13 a month. ... If Mr. Applicant gets to be a good shot he gets $2 a month extra for marksman; $3 for sharpshooter and $5 a month extra for expert rifleman. A sergeant in charge of a mess gets $6 a month extra. There are all kinds of ways to make extra money in the army. “In 15 days he is carrying a gun and learning the rudiments of the Manual of Arms; in three years he is the finished product, the finest type of man on earth — the American soldier.” In 1922, the name of Columbus Barracks would be changed to Fort Hayes in recognition of Civil War soldier and American President Rutherford B. Hayes. The post would continue to be a recruiting center through the Vietnam era. Today, most of the site serves as the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center of the Columbus school district.
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Development officials challenge prevailing-wage laws By MICHAEL J. MAURER
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Chris Strayer, vice president of
“A few years ago under Gov. ecutive order, Strayer said, but na- versed. They’re still confused by
ThisWeek Community Newspapers currently $73,891 for construc- the Ohio Economic Development Strickland, they reread the rules tional site selectors often are not what the reading of the rules is.
Local county and municipal economic development officials are arguing that confusion over state prevailing-wage laws are driving away economic development. Licking County economic development manager Rob Klinger said two companies have turned down “Rapid Outreach Grants” from Ohio, although both companies still plan to expand in the area. “We ran into a bit of a jam, with two companies, both declined the grants, because of prevailing wage,” Klinger said. “It would cost them more in their project than the grant was worth. One company was already here and was going to expand here or look at going to West Virginia. Another company declined it because it increased the project cost. They’ve got to look at the bottom line to decide if it’s worth it. It becomes financially not feasible because they lose money.” Ohio’s prevailing-wage law, according to the state’s Department of Commerce, requires public authorities “to pay the workers on most of their construction projects the local ‘prevailing wage.’ As long as the cost of the public authority’s project exceeds a threshold amount (adjusted the first of January in every even-numbered year), and the type of project is not specifically exempted by law, the prevailing wage require-
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tion projects and $22,166 for reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, repair, remodeling, renovation or painting projects.” The problem becomes acute when other states offer equivalent grants without imposing prevailing-wage conditions, Klinger said. Prevailing wage is usually tied to union-contract wage rates. The Ohio Division of Industrial Compliance and Labor states that prevailing wage includes the hourly rate of pay, the pension contribution made by the employer and the benefits cost paid by the employer. Licking County has more than two dozen prevailing-wage categories associated with specific union contracts. One bricklayer contract, for example, provides a base wage of $25 per hour and $35 per hour in total compensation with all benefits. Actual prevailing-wage rates for any individual project are determined by the Department of Industrial Compliance and Labor.
Association, said his organization has requested that Gov. John Kasich’s administration issue an executive order that would not change existing law but would confirm that a previous administration order is no longer effective. “We’re asking for an executive order from the governor’s office that states what the rules are pertaining to prevailing wage,” Strayer said. “We’re not asking for anything to change. We’re just asking for it to be recognized that this is the way the rules are going to be applied. It’s more or less a PR statement that we can take out to site selectors and say this is the way it’s going to be while Gov. Kasich is in office.” Before Gov. Ted Strickland took office, prevailing-wage rules would apply to a roadway project in an industrial park if the roadway were funded with state money, Strayer said, but not to every project in the park. Gov. Strickland changed that.
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Reynoldsburg High School wrestlers appeared to be dejected after they failed to produce any state qualifiers while competing in the Division I district tournament Feb. 25-26 at Hilliard Darby. Only the top four placers in each weight class advanced to the threeday state tournament that begins Thursday, March 3, at Ohio State. The Raiders didn’t have a top-four district placer for the first time since 2002.
“As a coach, it’s disappointing to see that streak end, but at the same time, we know that the kids wrestled well and just fell a bit short here,” said coach Jared Ball, whose squad scored 25.5 points to tie Grove City for 23rd of the 44 teams that scored at district behind champion Olentangy Liberty (128.5). “We had two guys place fifth who lost close matches where they were one move away from making it to a consolation final,” Ball said. “We were just a couple of moves away from having two state qualifiers.”
Alexander Straughter (103 pounds) and Greg Chang (112) both placed fifth and will serve as alternates for state, meaning they will wrestle at state if one of the qualifiers from their district can’t compete. “The chances of one of them getting to wrestle at state are slim, but they’ve both earned the right to go there, and you never know when you’ll get the opportunity with all of the injuries that people have this late in the season,” Ball said. “If they do get the chance to wrestle at state, either one of them could win matches there be-
cause they’re both wrestling well and peaking at the right time.” Straughter went 4-2 at district, pinning Hilliard Darby’s Sam Valenti in 2 minutes, 43 seconds in his final match. “Placing fifth is better than nothing, but I wanted to make it to state,” Straughter said. “I went 0-2 at district last year, so I guess I’ve made some progress here.” Chang went 3-2, beating Hilliard Davidson’s Jacob Davis 3-2 in an ultimate tiebreaker in his last match. “It says a lot about the kind of char-
acter that both of them have that they were able to come back and win their fifth-place match after losing close ones in the match before,” Ball said. Reynoldsburg’s other two district qualifiers, William Boykin (125) and Jordan Reed (189), both went 0-2. “This was their first time here, so they didn’t know what to expect, but they both wrestled well,” Ball said. “Jordan went 0-2, but he was in both of his matches and just came up short.” ablankenship@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
Girls Basketball
First couple rounds easy for Raiders By KEN KITCHEN This Week Community Newspapers
The first two rounds of the Division I district tournament were not much of a test for the Reynoldsburg High School girls basketball team. That probably was expected as the Raiders’ first two opponents completed winless seasons. Reynoldsburg defeated Columbus West 80-12 on Feb. 25 at Olentangy, six days after defeating Chillicothe 94-5 in the opening round. Technically, Reynoldsburg came from behind to defeat the Cowboys. West took a 2-0 lead before the Raiders scored the next 41 points. Eight Reynoldsburg players scored in the first half, and all 11 players on the roster scored. Aliyah Zantt had 14 points to lead six in double figures. Reynoldsburg starters played sparingly after the first quarter and four players from the junior varsity — Jodeci Acosta-Gorman, Tonya Johnson, Allison King and Danielle Wingo — combined for 22 points). “With our high seed, we played two down programs, but we know if we don’t play 32 minutes against any opponent now, we could be done,” Reynoldsburg coach Jack Purtell said. Reynoldsburg improved to 21-1 before playing Hilliard Davidson on March 2 in a district semifinal. The winner plays Brookhaven or Pickerington Central in a final at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Olentangy Liberty. Sixth-seeded Brookhaven defeated Westerville South 47-35 on Feb. 25 to move to 15-5. The Raiders defeated the Bearcats 56-50 in a district championship last season. Pickerington Central upset fourth-seed Watterson 65-61 on Feb. 25 and was 12-10. The Raiders swept the Tigers in OCC-Ohio Division play, winning 69-39 on Dec. 3 and 57-40 By Tim Revell/ThisWeek on Jan. 13. The winner of the district final Reynoldsburg’s Shiloh Murphy tries to get to the basket against Pickerington North’s Paige Stought (back) and Jaila Kee-Bryant earlier this season. The Raiders played Hilliard Davidson on March 2, with the winner playing Brookhaven or Pickerington Central in a Division I will play Fairborn or Lakota East in a regional semifinal Tuesday, district final on Saturday, March 5 at Olentangy Liberty.
March 8, at Otterbein. Fairborn defeated Troy 37-22 on Feb. 23 to improve to 21-2. The Skyhawks were ranked 10th in the final state poll. Lakota East downed Seton 5235 on Feb. 26 and was 17-5. The Thunderhawks lost to undefeated Cincinnati Princeton twice this season in Greater Miami Conference play. The Reynoldsburg players know the games and the opponents will only get more difficult. Zantt, a junior who comes off the bench to average a team-high 12.4 points, knows the blowouts won’t necessarily happen like in the first two rounds. “We know we have to work even harder now,” Zantt said. “We know that any game could be our last game so we have to keep practicing as hard as we can. We have to do that or we won’t go far.” Sophomore Destini Cooper has started every game the past two seasons, and this season she is averaging 9.2 points and a team-high 7.8 rebounds. “We’ve been through this experience before and know what it’s going to be like,” she said. “Our practices now get a little shorter, but they get harder. We have to keep having good fast practices and not slow down.” Sophomore Yamonie Jenkins sprained her right ankle Feb. 11 in a 46-38 win over Gahanna and missed about a week of practice. Jenkins averages six points, four assists and three steals and was back to full strength against West. She said the first two games may have been easy, but it won’t stay that way. “We all know we have to play our best and keep playing as a team.” Reynoldsburg’s starting lineup of guards Kacia Grant (3.9 points, 3.9 rebounds) and Jenkins, forward Shiloh Murphy (10 points, 4.9 rebounds) and post players Cooper and Alyssa Rice (10 points, 6.9 rebounds) is strong. See GIRLS, page B3
Boys Basketball
Reynoldsburg not dwelling on rare losing season By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Now that the season is over, it’s time for the Reynoldsburg High School boys basketball team to get busy. That was the basic premise behind what coach Chris Rider and the Raiders’ coaching staff reminded the team after its 57-46 loss to Independence in the first round of the Division I district tournament Feb. 22 at Heath. With only two seniors on its roster, Reynoldsburg believes an offseason focused on individual improvement should help it bounce back from its first losing season since Rider took over as coach in
At a glance •Record: 8-13 overall, 7-7 (fifth) in OCCOhio •Seniors lost: Josh Albrecht and Javon Pressley •Key returnees: Ryan Carter, Wendell Davis, Spencer Kirksey, Chris Lee and R.J. Raglin
1997-98. The Raiders’ last nonwinning season came when they went 11-11 during Rider’s second season in 1998-99. “What (Rider) said about the season is that we played a tough schedule and we had a young team this year, but that we did well against some tough talent,” junior Spencer Kirksey said.
During the tournament loss, Reynoldsburg led 19-12 after one quarter but struggled in the middle quarters against Independence’s quickness and was outscored 27-12 in those quarters. The 76ers’ best offensive output came in the fourth quarter when they scored 18 points. “In the second quarter, we just started playing one-on-one basketball and not executing what we wanted,” junior Chris Lee said. “Our whole team needs to get a lot more consistent. (Rider) was disappointed in the loss, but I feel like everybody is excited about next year. We’ve got a lot of guys who are going to be seniors and upcoming juniors who can do a lot. I’m just looking forward to next year.”
Kirksey and Lee were among several players who saw extensive varsity action for the first time this season. After going 14-9 overall and tying for third in the OCC-Ohio Division at 8-6 a year ago, the Raiders finished 8-13 overall and fifth in the league at 7-7. Gahanna and Pickerington North shared the OCC-Ohio title at 13-1 and Newark and Pickerington Central both went 8-6 to share third. Grove City (5-9), Groveport (1-13) and Lancaster (1-13) rounded out the By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek standings. Josh Albrecht, a 6-foot-6 post Reynoldsburg’s R.J. Raglin scrambles for the ball with player who was in the team’s regu- Pickerington Central’s Caris Levert on Feb. 18. Raglin is expected to be one of many key returnees for the Raiders
See BOYS, page B2 next season.
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Hartley Roundup
Boys basketball team relying on defense By CORY STEGER ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Hartley High School boys basketball team is one win away from reaching a Division II district championship game. The top-seeded Hawks play Hamilton Township in a district semifinal at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at the Fairgrounds Coliseum, with the winner advancing to a district final March 10 at the Fairgrounds against fifthseeded Centennial or Watterson. “I told the guys, we played a schedule that prepared us for whoever we’re going to play,” coach Randy Kortokrax said. “Now we just need to go out and get it done.” Hamilton Township is 10-11 entering the district semifinal. The Rangers opened the tournament with a 57-51 win over Olentangy on Feb. 22 and defeated Bexley 69-59 in the second round Feb. 25. The Rangers are led by guard Jacob Gifford and wing player Kameron Wright but do not have a deep roster. The Hawks could use that to their advantage, as they regularly rotate players in at multiple positions. “They have good shooters, so one thing we’re going to have to focus on is our defense,” guard DeAvery Collins said of the Rangers. “Playing good defense is how we got this far.” The Hawks beat Centennial 62-48 on Jan. 29 and swept Watterson in CCL play, winning 34-32 on Jan. 14 and 37-30 on Feb. 11. Hartley advanced to a district semifinal by defeating Columbus South 62-22 in the second round Feb. 25 at Grove City. The Bulldogs opened the game employing a 2-3 zone that frustrated Hartley enough for the Hawks to convert just four of their first 19 field-goal attempts. However, behind stout defense and five points from Collins in the final minute of the second quarter, the Hawks led 19-4 at halftime. The Hawks went on a 22-0 run in the third quarter and led 41-8 at the start of the fourth quarter. Collins led Hartley with 16 points, and Eric Siefert and Kendal Sherrod scored nine apiece. “We didn’t expect to see a zone. We thought they were going to do a lot of man de-
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The Hawks’ Andrea Cottrell (above) realizes she placed second in the 200-yard individual medley. She also was second in the 100 breaststroke. Below, Hartley’s Patrick Kelly competes in the 200 individual medley, where he finished third in 1:53.59.
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Hartley’s Jessica Carpenter (center) takes off in the 200-yard medley relay, which finished third in 1:47.33 in the Division II state swimming and diving championship Feb. 25 in C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.
fense,” Collins said. “Our coaches helped us out, and I think we did a good job of adjusting on the fly.” •Senior Evan Jackson is the only member of the wrestling team to advance to the Division II state tournament, which begins Thursday, March 3 and concludes Saturday, March 5, at Ohio State. Jackson competes at 215 pounds and enters the tournament with a 33-5 record. His first-round match is against Wauseon’s Zane Krall, who is 34-11. Jackson placed first in the district tournament Feb. 25-26 at Columbus East. He defeated Licking Valley’s Chase Redman 8-1 in the championship. Jarrod Zang (160) was the only other Hartley wrestler to place at district, defeating Sparta Highland’s Cody Kucera 115 to place fifth. The Hawks scored 51 points to finish 14th behind champion Olentangy (158.5). •Both the swimming and diving teams had a lot of good performances at the Division II state meet Feb. 23-25 at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. The girls team scored 86 points to finish seventh behind
champion Gates Mills Hawken (334), which won its 13th consecutive state title and 20th overall. Andrea Cottrell placed second in the 200-yard individual medley (2 minutes, 4.73 seconds) and second in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.02). Jessica Carpenter placed eighth in the 100 butterfly (58.9) and Brianna Archambeau, Carpenter, Cottrell and Taylor Shotwell placed third in the 200 medley relay (1:47.33). The boys team finished 11th (66) behind champion Hunting Valley University School (377). Patrick Kelly placed third in the 200 IM (1:53.59) and sixth in the 100 backstroke (52.95). Ronnie Bolden placed third in the 100 fly (50.23) and fourth in the 50 freestyle (21.13), and Michael Arnold finished 12th in diving (359.15). “I thought I could make the top five because a lot of good swimmers from last year were gone,” Kelly said. “I’m definitely happy with how I performed (at state). My main goal was to drop time, and it felt good to do that.” The boys team was fourth (137) at the district meet Feb. 18 at Ohio State behind champion Granville (256.5), fourth
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At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Hartley bowling and wrestling teams: BOWLING Feb. 26 — Boys: Finished seventh (3,835) at district tournament at HP Lanes behind champion Westerville Central (4,168). Only the top three teams advanced to state. WRESTLING Feb. 25-26 — Finished 14th (51 points)
second round of the Division II district tournament on Feb. 24 at Marysville. The sixth-seeded Hawks had a one-point lead at halftime, but Lakewood seized control in the third quarter with a 17-6 run. Lakewood was led by guard Tosha Henderson, who scored 20 points. Jyla Hicks led the Hawks with 13 points and Megan Feeney scored 11. Hartley, which had won 10 consecutive games before the loss, finished 16-5 overall and 6-2 in the CCL, placing second behind Watterson (7-1), and
at Division II district tournament behind champion Olentangy (158.5). Qualifying for state was Evan Jackson (215, 4-0, first). Others competing at district were Napoleon Bell (189, 2-2), Jordan Dickerson (heavyweight, 2-2), Jason Mercier (125, 1-2), Grant Rathburn (119, 1-2), Dominique Scott (103, 12), and Jarrod Zang (160, 3-2). March 3-5 — Division II state tournament at Ohio State
ahead of DeSales (4-4), Ready (2-6) and Columbus School for Girls (1-7). Hartley loses two seniors in Robin Kraus (guard) and Amanda Setser (guard). Expected to return are juniors Feeney (guard), Madison Geyer (guard) and Michelle Summers (guard), sophomores Hicks (post player), Kacy Kern (guard), Anna Kirk (guard), Jaana Motton (forward) and Kayla Smith (forward), and freshman Alexis Britford (guard). www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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(104) at the sectional meet Feb. 12 at Columbus Academy behind champion Granville (283) and fourth (145) at the CCL meet Jan. 29 behind St. Charles (456), DeSales (240), and Watterson (141). The girls team was third (260) at district behind champion Granville (368), second (204.5) at sectional behind Granville (281.5) and second (301) at the CCL meet behind Watterson (407), and ahead of Columbus School for Girls (242), DeSales (184), and Ready (45). The girls team loses two seniors in Archambeau (free) and Shotwell (fly/back). Among those expected to return are juniors Carpenter (fly/free) and Amber Krieger (free), and sophomores Cottrell (breast/IM), Hope Kahrig (free/fly) and Molly Shonk (back). The boys lose one senior in Arnold, who won a CCL title this season in diving and was a four-time state qualifier. All four swimmers — juniors Ethan Bolger (breast/free) and Kelly (back/IM), and sophomores Bolden (fly/free) and Vince Canini (free) — are expected to return. •The girls basketball team lost to Lakewood 47-39 in the
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Raiders were 4-6 at the season’s midpoint and avenged the loss to Newark with a 70-62 overtime win on Jan. 25 but lost four of their final six of the regular season. Four of Reynoldsburg’s losses came to opponents that were ranked in the Division I state poll last week. On Jan. 21, Rider earned his 200th victory at Reynoldsburg when his team beat Grove City 6560. After going 80-27 in six seasons at Zanesville Maysville, his teams at Reynoldsburg have gone 203-103. “(Rider would) like to see us all work on our games and just get better,” Kirksey said. “There are definitely some positives for next year with so many players like Wendell, R.J. and Chris Lee returning. “We all need to work on our weaknesses. I did shoot the ball pretty well this year, but I’d like to shoot it better, and I’d like to work on my defense.”
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Joy and relief were among the feelings Olentangy Liberty High School wrestler Jarrod Boone experienced as he walked off the mat after his 30 victory over Westland’s Scott Haslam in a consolation semifinal Feb. 26 at Hilliard Darby. The win assured Boone a spot among the top four in his weight class, landing him a coveted berth in the Division I state tournament at Ohio State for the first time. It also meant he was one of the fortunate ones — particularly at 125 pounds — to avert the painful feelings associated with being a senior whose dreams of advancing to state get dashed for the final time. There were 93 seniors among the 224 overall district representatives at Darby, but 12 of those were among the 16 competitors at 125. The weight that had the next most seniors was 215, which had nine. Needless to say, the emotions throughout the action last weekend were wide-ranging at 125 as top-seeded seniors such as Hilliard Davidson’s Eric Hoffman and Lancaster’s Ben Davis came up short of qualifying for state. Troy’s Cole Cochran pinned Beavercreek’s Josh Stevens in 4 minutes, 54 seconds in a matchup of seniors for the 125 championship, while Boone settled for fourth after losing to Pickerington Central senior Isaiah Brunner 7-3 in the third-place match. But for those four athletes, how they did during the night finals Feb. 26 was secondary to the fact that they had survived what was perhaps the tournament’s most rugged bracket. “It was really competitive because I’ve wrestled a few of these guys before,” Boone said. “I was really happy and nervous at the same time. It’s great because now you get to be recognized throughout the state. You know you’re one of the top 16 in the entire state.” Boone came in with extra motivation after los-
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Photo of the week TWICE AS NICE — Abby Chin of Upper Arlington pumps her fist after winning the 500-yard freestyle during the Division I state swimming and diving championships Feb. 26 in Canton. Chin also won the 200 freestyle. As a team, Upper Arlington scored 286 points to win its seventh consecutive state title.
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Top games GAMES OF THE WEEK BOYS: Top-seeded Westerville South, second-seeded Northland and third-seeded Upper Arlington are among the Division I boys basketball teams that will compete in district tournament semifinal games Saturday, March 5, at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. GIRLS: Olentangy Liberty will play host to all three Division I district finals on Saturday, March 5. Game times are 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Top performances BOYS New Albany’s Nick Sosh scored a career-high 27 points and added seven rebounds to lead his team past Newark 65-
58 in four overtimes Feb. 26 in a Division I second-round district tournament game. GIRLS Columbus School for Girls’ Enri Small had 26 points, 17 rebounds and three assists in a 47-34 win over Newark Catholic in a Division III second-round district tournament game on Feb. 24.
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Quotable “I think the girls wanted to do well in honor of Milena and they came here and had one of our best overall days of competition.” — DeSales gymnastics coach Misty Lloyd-Matthews on her team’s district title days after attending the funeral of former teammate Milena DiMichaelangelo.
Note of the week The Upper Arlington girls swimming and diving team won its seventh state title in a row.
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Cost to battle mosquitoes to increase sharply in 2011 Reynoldsburg City Council approved an ordinance Monday, Feb. 28, authorizing Mayor Brad McCloud to enter into a three-year contract with the Franklin County General Health District and Vector Disease Control International LLC for mosquito management services. The contract is for services from 2011 to 2013 at a cost of $18,472 per year, an increase of
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