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Upper Arlington City Council voted unanimously Feb. 28 to approve the reorganization of two city departments. City clerk Beverly Clevenger and parks and recreation director Tim Moloney discussed the changes at city council’s Feb. 22 conference session. Clevenger said the clerk’s office has had a reduction in staff in
record management administrator retired last July and an administrative assistant the department shared with the city manager’s office left in December. The vacant positions have saved the city an estimated $56,573 through the beginning of March, Clevenger said. “However, the department cannot continue to support its responsibilities and services with-
ployee,” Clevenger said in a staff report. The formation of various council committees that meet at different times, an increase in the number of appeals and zoning issues, citizens’ petitions and statewide regulatory requirements have increased the department’s workload, Clevenger said. “Last year’s vacancies provided an opportunity to evaluate the
City staff researched similar job descriptions in neighboring communities such as Dublin, Hilliard and Gahanna and the American Records Management Association. Staff recommends that council approve the hiring of one parttime assistant deputy city clerk who can work up to 25 hours per week. Instead of hiring another records management administrator, staff
ditional administrative and clerical duties to support the overall functions of the office. Clevenger said the city must wait for the Ohio Civil Service Commission to assign pay grades to the two positions to be filled before the city can set salary ranges and begin the hiring process. She said the city anticipates the commission taking up the issue at its March 8 meeting.
mending eliminating the Lifelong Learning & Leisure Division and transferring its programs to the Recreation Division. Two parttime employees who currently schedule programming and book instructors will also be transferred to the Recreation Division. With the retirement of recreation superintendent Ginny See PLAN, page A2
City, IAFF reach agreement on 3-year contract By CHRIS BOURNEA ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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Connie Barber, participating in a self-defense for seniors class last week at the Upper Arlington Senior Center, receives handson instruction from UA Police Officer Greg Ellifritz on the technique for dislocating an attacker’s windpipe.
Short course shows seniors ways to protect themselves By ANDREW MILLER ThisWeek Community Newspapers In a classroom at the Upper Arlington Senior Center Feb. 24, police officers Heather Galli and Greg Ellifritz spent a morning arming a handful of older adults with the skills they need to defend themselves from an attacker. The course is part of a monthly series sponsored by the Upper Arlington Commission on Aging. Galli, the community relations and crime prevention officer, is the
police department’s liaison to the commission. She works with other commission members to develop personal safety courses that are timely and relevant to seniors. “The topics come from reviewing current police reports,” Galli said, “along with the concerns I hear from people during my regular visits here [to the Senior Center].” Ten center members took part in last week’s free self-defense course, which covered in-home safety, such as burglary prevention, and how to respond to physical attacks.
“Anything that increases the risk of getting caught reduces the risk of being victimized by a burglar in the first place,” Ellifritz said. “Flood lights, keeping doors and windows closed and locked — simple things like that make a big difference. Most burglaries happen due to easy access, like unlocked doors or keys that you think are hidden outside but that the robbers know how to find.” Galli explained that a better option for See COURSE, page A2
The city of Upper Arlington has finally reached a new compensation agreement with the local firefighters’ union after several months of negotiation. Upper Arlington City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to approve the agreement. Discussions between city staff and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 1521, began on Oct. 6, 2010, according to a staff report by assistant city manager Joe Valentino. Seven negotiation sessions followed, with council approving a fact-finder’s report on Feb. 7. Members of the IAFF unanimously rejected the report. “Before setting an arbitration hearing date, the parties conferred and through that process, the parties came to a tentative agreement,” Valentino said. According to the three-year agreement, there will be no wage increase for IAFF members in 2011, a 1 percent increase in 2012 and a 2 percent increase in 2013. The city had proposed no wage increases through 2013, while the IAFF had opened negotiations proposing annual 4 percent wage increases for the same period. Debbie Johnson was among council members who thanked IAFF members for making concessions. “I’m glad the union took into account the position the city is in,” Johnson said, referring to
A closer look According to the three-year agreement, there will be no wage increase for firerfighters in 2011, a 1 percent increase in 2012 and a 2 percent increase in 2013.
budget challenges the city is facing. David DeCapua said he voted against the agreement because he doesn’t think the city will ultimately be able to fulfill its terms, given economic projections for the next few years. “It’s not sustainable,” DeCapua said of the agreement. “I don’t want to be a part of kicking the can down the road.” Other aspects of the agreement include giving the city the ability to increase IAFF members’ contributions to health insurance coverage to 10 percent from the current 8 percent. The agreement also gives the city the ability to offer IAFF members the alternative of opting out of traditional insurance and contributing to a health savings account beginning in 2013. Whereas the IAFF had proposed allowing members to carry over up to 120 vacation hours from one year to another, the agreement allows firefighters to carry over vacation time only if authorized by the city manager. Fire Chief Jeff Young said both See AGREE, page A5
UAHS filmmakers to show work at Arnold’s Film Festival By ANDREW MILLER ThisWeek Community Newspapers
In Columbus, mention Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the name likely conjures up images of bodybuilders first, “The Terminator” second. For 23 years, Columbus has hosted the Arnold Sports Festival, the world’s largest sports and fitness exposition. This March 3-6, the Arnold Sports Festival con-
nects athleticism with filmmaking by introducing the Arnold Sports Film Festival, being held at the Arena Grand Movie Theatre. “We were inspired by films that really get into the mind of athletes; that show what motivates not just superstars but every athlete,” film festival chair Jim Hern said. “(Schwarzenegger) wanted to find a way to bridge the gap between the athletes at the festival and people who can tell their stories. It was
a way for him to connect two important facets of his life.” For this first year, two categories were juried for entry into the film festival: international film students and U.S. high school film students. Hern focused outreach efforts on Ohio high schools this year. “Over 100 Ohio schools were contacted and 40 responded,” Hern said. “Upper Arlington was one
of the most supportive schools, with some very strong entries.” Upper Arlington High School communication teacher Amanda Fountain used the film festival as a class assignment, something Hern hopes other schools will do in coming years. The festival rules restricted the films to 15 minutes in length — a manSee FILMS, page A5
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and Ellifritz’s own necks. “The techniques we are teaching today don’t require a lot of physical strength or training to be effective,” Ellifritz said. “They will seriously injure or even kill a person, though.” “[The officer’s] level of expertise is amazing. After taking the Lifelong Learning woman’s self defense course, and now this, I feel much more confident about protecting myself,” said Connie Barber, one of the participants. Clarence Cole, who also took the class, agreed. “I think this presentation was so well done should be mandatory for members of the Senior Center,” he said. Next month’s free senior safety course will focus on safe driving and will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 18, in room 204 at the Senior Center. “We’ll focus on demystifying driving by reviewing driving laws and how to deal with situations that [the seniors] might encounter,” Galli said. “Some people think we should just take seniors’ licenses away, but I think we should make [them] aware of what resources are available to them. There are a lot of techniques and accessories that can help them be safer and more confident drivers.”
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Educator protests provisions of S.B. 5 To the editor: I’m writing as an elementary educator to voice my opposition to the currently proposed Senate Bill 5 (S.B. 5). S.B. 5, regardless of intent, will be a death blow to the profession I love and will do irreparable damage to our educational system and communities. It is an irrefutable fact that an educated society is a better society. As our educational system goes, so goes the nation. S.B. 5 will unduly burden public servants, those of us who have dedicated our lives to serving ALL the people of Ohio and will ultimately have a small impact on our state budget. Eliminating collective bargaining will allow those furthest removed from our profession to dictate what our best practices are. Having worked in business and education, I know firsthand how impractical most attempts to apply business metrics to the complex and nuanced profession I love so much are. Times are tough. We teachers feel this in our families and communities as much as anyone else. I am not opposed to ceiling caps, but I am vehemently opposed to doing away with our step scale salaries and merit pay. To be a public educator in my district you must either have or be working towards a masters’ degree and we must pay for continuing education on an annual basis. We also spend hundreds to thousands of dollars a year out of our own pockets to support our curriculum and instruction. Some funds are available for these activities, but they are limited. … Outstanding teachers give many more hours than they are obligated to or compensated for. My music teacher and I both give over 100 hours annually teaching students ukulele during our lunch period. …In my building, one teacher runs a robotics club during her lunch period while another leads students in Destination Imagination … Another gives her planning time to meet with students for Geography Bee. … None of this is for pay. Teaching is done in a spirit of service that cannot be fully compensated. Having worked in marketing for over 15 years, including operating my own business, I am familiar with merit pay (base plus commission salary) systems. These work effectively in the business world because they increase competition. Teachers work best through collaboration, not competition. I work in a school that models the spirit and practice of collaboration. I cannot imagine the impact on student learning if we were pitted against each other to earn salaries based in part or whole on student test scores, only one of many indicators of how a child is progressing. Too, I believe teaching is far too complex and nuanced to apply a system of merit pay. With the wide spectrum of readiness levels across the curriculum, it seems that merit pay would make even great teachers reluctant to serve our most needy students, students whose needs and gifts
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FILMS Continued from page A1 ageable length for students, according to Hern and Fountain. “I required all of my first-year broadcast theory students to enter a film,” Fountain said. “This is how I like to teach; real life projects that are fun. And having Schwarzenegger’s name attached to this festival raises the bar. It was great seeing the students so excited.” Five of Fountain’s students’ films about the inner life of an athlete were chosen by the jury, which included Schwarzenegger and local Ohio State University football star and actor Eddie George. Students Kate Barker, Maria Nicoloulias, Gabrielle Whitcomb, Jordan Arkin, Lily Rhodehamel, Garrett Powers, Charlotte Thorson, Gabby Veri and Marquax Aschinger broke up into groups to produce the five films, including one about Barker’s sister Hannah, a gymnast diagnosed with epilepsy, and another about nationally ranked synchronized swimmer Kendall Glasser. “Making this film, I learned a lot about production in general. I
also had a chance to learn a lot more about my sister’s [epilepsy], which brought us closer together,” said Barker, a junior. Powers and Rhodehame, both juniors, were involved in producing two of the films selected by the jury for the festival. “It was cool learning about something you really wouldn’t get to see,” Powers said, talking about the film about Glasser. “And now I feel like I can setup a nice shot. Before I had no idea how much time and skill it took to make something like this.” The festival organizers hope this will be a pipeline for student filmmakers to connect with Hollywood right here in central Ohio. “These kids get to learn about the film process and have a shot at some of the biggest eyes in Hollywood seeing their work,” Hern said. George will emcee the film festival and host the awards ceremony. The student films will be screened at the Arena Grand Movie Theatre throughout the weekend, starting at noon on Friday, March 4. For tickets and a schedule, visit www.highschoolfilmfestival.com.
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Residents look at plans for Fishinger, Ridgeview, Farleigh By GARY BUDZAK ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Three Upper Arlington road projects were discussed at an informal public information meeting Feb. 24 in the Municipal Services Center. Detailed construction plans showing each property affected were on display, and project managers were present to answer questions during a two-hour period. According to city engineer Tom Komlanc, those questions included, “When is my driveway going to be impacted? Will they still pick up my trash? What about mail delivery? I had standing water in the curb and gutter for the longest time, will that be corrected? I have a tree in the front yard, and by nature of doing this work, is the tree going to be removed?” Answering the last-asked question, Komlanc said that any tree removed will be replaced. Landscaping near the road may be disturbed, however, and he said residents will need to remove it if they want to keep it.
Project manager Paul Selegue said another question he gets is, “Do I have to pay for any of this?” Residents’ tax dollars are paying for the work, but residents will have to pay extra if they are upgrading or having additional work done on their driveway, or if they need to have their sidewalk replaced. This year’s reconstruction projects are Chaucer Drive (from Fishinger to Kingsgate roads), Farleigh/Ridgeview roads (from Redding to Tremont roads) and Fishinger Road (from Tremont to Kenny roads). The cost of the projects is expected to be $1,770,000 for Fishinger; $851,000 for Farleigh and Ridgeview; and $81,000 for Chaucer. The projects will start this month and should be completed by the end of September. Contractors will work between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Another common question is whether traffic will be maintained on affected streets. Chaucer and Farleigh/Ridgeview will be open to people living within the block,
and Fishinger will be rebuilt in two separate halves, with one-way traffic each direction maintained throughout the project. There will be times, however, when residents won’t have access to their driveways. They are recommended to park on the nearest street behind their house so they can walk through their back yards. A minimum of five feet behind the new curb will be removed to allow the new roadways to be built. There will be new sidewalks on the south side of Ridgeview, the north side of Fishinger and the west side of Kenny roads. New street lights will be installed for Chaucer and Fishinger; and new fire hydrants installed on Farleigh/Ridgeview. Roadway and traffic patterns will remain the same. Komlanc said information on the projects that answered many questions was sent out to residents a few weeks ago, but this meeting offered people a chance to have their specific concerns addressed. For more information, call the engineering division at 583-5360.
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Library news Main Library 2800 Tremont Road 486-9621 • Learn about “African American Women in the Civil War” at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5. Dr. Annette Jefferson of the University of Phoenix Columbus campus will discuss how women like Susie King Taylor, Charlotte Forten and Harriet Tubman acted with strength of character and conviction to make meaningful contributions to the war. • Kindergartners through fourth-graders are invited to take part in the “Beyblade Tournament” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7. Registration is required. • Teens in grades 6-12 can participate in a “Digital Photos Scavenger Hunt” March 7-28. Combine creativity with nature and technology by taking digital pictures for a library contest. For details, visit teens.ualibrary.org. • The parent and child book discussion group will meet at 7
p.m. Tuesday, March 8, to discuss “Cosmic” by Frank Boyce. • “Winter Storytime” runs through March 3. “Babytime” meets at 10:15 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. “Preschool” meets at 4 p.m. Mondays and 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays. “Tales for Twos and Threes” meets at 11:15 a.m. Mondays and 10:15 a.m. Thursdays. “Family Storytime” meets at 7 p.m. Mondays. No registration is required. Lane Road Library 1945 Lane Road 459-0273 • “Tail Wagging Tutors” will return at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6. Kindergartners through fifthgraders can read to registered therapy dogs. No registration is required. • “Let’s Speak English” meets at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. each Monday. ESOL students can study English in small groups with experienced tutors. No registration is required. • The Writes of Passage book discussion group meets at 7 p.m.
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March 3, 2011
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Festive, affordable Mexican restaurant opens in Kingsdale By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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Anna Diaz pours a Patrón margarita at Las Margaritas in the Kingsdale Shopping Center on Feb. 25. The Mexican restaurant recently opened in the space formerly occupied by CiCi’s Pizza.
The Upper Arlington location is the fifth Las Margaritas in central Ohio. Metropolitan Partners recently opened a fourth store in Gahanna. They have two more restaurants expected to open this year: One each on the West Side and Reynoldsburg. Two other locations, one in Powell and another on Henderson Road, have since closed. There’s a lot of competition in the Mexican restaurant market citywide. Rollins said that in Upper Arlington, though, there are limited options for south-ofthe-border dining.
“I think the rebirth of Kingsdale is a big part of the story,” he said. It’s been a little more than a year since Continental Real Estate Cos. began redeveloping the site. The tenant mix includes the Giant Eagle Market District, the popular destination known for its
prepared food and extensive assortment of wine. On a related note, Metropolitan Partners recently opened the Wine Bistro on Lane Avenue, the second location in central Ohio. gseman@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
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Golden Apple nomination deadline is Friday, March 4 By GARY BUDZAK ThisWeek Community Newspapers Students used to give their favorite teachers an apple. Thanks to the Upper Arlington Civic Association, UA schoolteachers can also get a Golden Apple Award. For more than 30 years, the UACA has awarded Golden Apples to teachers. Forms were sent out to the schools, but in recent years, the nominating process can also be done online (see uaca.org and send the nomination to uagoldenapple@gmail.com). Be sure to include the teacher’s name, school, grade or class and what makes them great. This year’s deadline is midnight tomorrow (Friday, March 4). In the weeks following the deadline, the association’s 30-member board of directors will read through all of the nomination letters (100 or more are expected), and then choose a teacher from each school (public and private), and one from the preschools to get the award. “What’s neat about this is the teachers do not know they’re going to win the award,” said Chris Reinke, UACA president. “We are very hush-hush about it.” From April 5-7, the awards are distributed to
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the teachers while they are teaching in their classrooms. Several civic association members, wearing their familiar gold coats, walk into the class with the principal. Sometimes they’re joined by the teacher’s family members or parents of some students. “It doesn’t take that person long to figure out why we’re there,” Reinke said. “We don’t say anything, everyone filters into the room, and then we present the award. It’s moving. It can be emotional. I like the sincere joy and appreciation that you see in those teachers when they receive that award. “The kids are so excited and proud that their teacher won the award, and the parents are there in support, too. It pulls in a lot of different people from different stages of their life. In that regard, it’s the most unique event that we do.” “One teacher that I talked to, she said, ‘It’s always been my dream to win the Golden Apple,’” said Kristi Stummer of the Golden Apple committee. “Reading through these nominations, it makes you really appreciate where you live, and the good schools we’re surrounded with.” In addition to receiving the award, the teachers will also get to ride on their own Golden Appledecorated vehicle in the Fourth of July parade. gbudzak@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
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Trip to Egypt leads to encounter with history High School Hoops on By ALAN FROMAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Grandview Heights Public Library public relations associate Connie Frecker expected a dramatic experience when she made a recent journey to Egypt. But the Upper Arlington resident didn’t expect to find herself in the middle of a country undergoing a revolution. Frecker and her husband, George, were among a group of mostly Americans participating in a trip organized by Quest Travel, an Egypt-based company. “It was a trip that was spiritual in nature,” she said. The journey was designed to provide its participants with a chance to explore landmarks of the country and consider what meaning or message may lie behind their symbols and hieroglyphics.
A closer look Upper Arlington resident Connie Frecker and her husband, George, were among a group of mostly Americans participating in a trip organized by Quest Travel, an Egypt-based company.
“The point of the trip was to explore Egypt’s past,” Frecker said, but modern Egypt and the changes it is undergoing became an unexpected focus of the trek. “We were beginning to get an inkling that something was wrong” on Jan. 25 as the group were in New York preparing to leave for Egypt, she said. On that day, known as the Day of Revolt, protests occurred throughout Egypt.
“It was ironic that while many Americans and westerners were trying like crazy to get out of Egypt, we were coming into the country,” Frecker said. And “we never felt unsafe” during the trip, she said. “It wasn’t the way it was reported or represented by what you saw on TV. “The Egyptians love Americans,” Frecker said. “Everywhere we went, while their country was undergoing this revolution, we were given smiles and thumbs up and peace signs. “I think they were so proud and excited about having the chance to have a say in their own country’s future,” she said. It seemed the young people of Egypt were the catalysts for the movement that led to the resignation of longtime president Hosni Mubarak, Frecker said, but she sensed it was people like the middle-aged mother she met and talked
to who may have been the force that pushed things to a point where real change was possible. “She said she could appreciate some of the things that Mubarak had done for her country over the years, but she recognized that it was time for him to go,” she said. The woman could be thought of as being comparable to Americans who represent “middle America,” Frecker said. The Quest Travel group were in Cairo when Mubarak resigned on Feb. 11 and the next day they were able to visit Tahrir Square where so much history had been made. “A lot of people had left by then, a lot of the tents were gone, but there were still a lot of people,” Frecker said. “The atmosphere was like the Fourth of July. Everyone was celebrating and so happy. It was history happening right before our eyes. I’ll never forget it.”
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Members of the Upper Arlington girls swimming and diving team celebrate Feb. 26 after winning the Division I state championship. The Golden Bears scored 286 points to easily beat runner-up Cincinnati Ursuline Academy (212). For more photos from the state swim meet, go to ThisWeekSPORTS.com and click on “Slideshows.”
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UA’s Abby Chin pumps her fist after winning the 500 freestyle. Chin also won the 200 free.
CANTON — After months of preparation and training, Upper Arlington High School girls swimming and diving coach Dan Peterkoski had one final message for senior Abby Chin. “He looked at me and said, ‘Go out there and race. It’s your last time. Just go out there and do what you know how to do,’” Chin said. She listened to the advice. The senior was part of four state title swims at the Division I meet Feb. 24-26 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, helping the Golden Bears win their seventh consecutive state championship. The Bears scored 286 points to finish ahead of Cincinnati Ursu-
line Academy (212). Chin placed first in the 200yard freestyle in 1 minute, 49.38 seconds and won the 500 free (4:48.93). Chin then anchored junior Gabby Veri, senior Kayla Hammerberg and junior Lauren Comer to first-place finishes in the 200 free relay (state-record 1:34.12) and 400 free relay (3:26.71). Chin was fourth in the 500 free as a freshman and second as a sophomore and junior. Each time, someone different finished ahead of her. She came into the event seeded third (4:55.28) behind Akron Firestone sophomore Katie Miller (4:52.15) and Mason freshman Zoe Thatcher (4:53.92). In the championship heat, Chin surged ahead on the fifth lap and held off
Miller to win by .09 of a second. “You don’t see many races like the 500 free very often,” Peterkoski said. “That was a special race.” “I’m so excited right now,” Chin said. “I’ve gotten second the last two years in the 500 free and to go my senior year winning it is great.” The Bears needed depth to win the state title. UA, which qualified 12 girls in 19 individual events and three relays, had at least one competitor in the championship heat of every event but diving and the 100 breaststroke. It also had two swimmers in the championship heat of the 50 free, the 100 free and the 200 free. See GIRLS, page B4
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After looking at the projected scores for the Division I state meet, the Upper Arlington High School boys swimming and diving team knew it faced an uphill climb Feb. 24-26 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. The Golden Bears were picked to finish fourth with 134 points behind Toledo St. Francis (318), Cincinnati St. Xavier (283) and Centerville (223), based on the teams’ district results. Receiving 92 points from their relays, the Bears finished third (150) behind St. Xavier (312) and St. Francis (298). Centerville (145) was fourth.
“We knew we had a lot of ground to make up,” coach Mike de Bear said. “(Placing in the top six in the 200-yard medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 free relay) is about as good as it gets.” Junior Andrew Rabe, sophomore Joey Long, junior Adam Dodson and senior Adam Rabe pulled off a surprise in the 200 free relay by placing second in 1 minute, 25.28 seconds behind St. Francis (1:24.45). The foursome came into the state meet seeded ninth (1:27.35) after placing second at district, but climbed to fourth after going 1:26.56 in a Feb. 25 preliminary. Adam Rabe was pleasantly surprised when he saw the 200
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(3:07.51). “All the hard training we did is paying off,” said Neri, who also placed 11th in the 100 backstroke (53.04) and 20th in the 200 free (1:44.93). “We’ve had a lot of great swims.”
The Upper Arlington High School boys basketball team has not reached a Division I district final since winning a district championship in 2007 and has ended its past two seasons in a district semifinal. To get to a district final this season, the Golden Bears will have to beat a Westerville Central team riding an eight-game winning streak. The teams meet in a district semifinal at 2:30 p.m. Sat-
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UA’s Joey Long is congratulated by coach Mike de Bear after finishing third in the 500 freestyle.
free relay results on the scoreboard. “I still don’t believe it,” he said. “We talked before the race and we knew we had to take it out strong. All of the guys stepped up.” Junior Sean Neri, Adam Rabe, sophomore Max Jelen and An-
drew Rabe helped the Bears start strong by placing sixth in the 200 medley relay (1:35.61) in the meet’s first final. Long, Adam Rabe, Neri and junior Ryan Cutler closed the meet by placing third in the 400 free relay (3:07.95) behind St. Francis (3:05.66) and Centerville
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Division I state swimming and diving meet
(Left) UA’s 200-yard freestyle relay of Adam Dodson, left, Andrew Rabe, Joey Long and Adam Rabe seem a little surprised to have finished second Feb. 26. (Right) Lauren Comer, left, and Gabby Veri celebrate after winning the 200 freestyle relay along with teammate Abby Chin and Kayla Hammerberg.
(Left) Members of the Upper Arlington swimming and diving team celebrate Feb. 26 after winning the Division I state championship. (Below) Lauren Comer races en route to a sixth-place finish in the 200 individual medley.
Jordan Russell performs a dive Feb. 24. She finished 10th.
Photos by Adam Cairns/ThisWeek (Far left) Coach Dan Peterkoski cheers on Abby Chin as she swims to victory in the 200 freestyle. (Left) Kayla Hammerberg hangs onto the lane line after finishing third in the 100 freestyle. (Above middle) Claire Van Fossen poses with her medal after finishing second in the 100 butterfly. (Above) Adam Rabe swims the butterfly leg of the 200 IM. He finished 10th.
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Wellington’s Jenna Tugaoen (left), Anna Viragh, Abby Postle and Annie Miller prepare for the 400 freestyle relay Feb. 25 at the Division II state meet. The relay finished 23rd and didn’t advance.
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Tugaoen finishes 16th at state By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers
After placing 16th in the 100-yard backstroke in 1 minute, 1.69 seconds at the Division II state meet that concluded Feb. 25 at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Wellington School sophomore Jenna Tugaoen had a vision of where she wants to stand at the end of next season. Tugaoen became the first Jaguars swimmer to score at state, helping Wellington finish 56th with one point behind champion Gates Mills Hawken (334). “Watching all of the girls go up on the awards podium inspired me,” said Tugaoen, who also placed 21st in the 100 butterfly (1:00.35) and teamed with senior Anna Viragh and juniors Annie Miller and Abby Postle to finish 23rd in the 400 freestyle relay (3:54.81). “That’s what I want to do next year. That’s where I want to be.” Coach Bill Miller hopes other members of his program share Tugaoen’s vision. Last year, Wellington had only two state qualifiers in 2010 graduate Pete Campbell, who took 20th in the 100 back (56.02), and Miller, who tied Bay Village Bay’s Audrey McDonald for 20th in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.06). “Last year, Pete and Annie opened the door,” coach Miller said. “Others started to see, ‘I can do that, too.’ But Pete and Annie are club swimmers. This year was a little different. Two of those girls don’t swim club at all. I’m hoping more of our swimmers realize they don’t have to be a club swimmer. If they work hard, they can make it.” Tugaoen had to wait until nearly the end of the meet on Feb. 25 before swimming in the consolation final. She added 1.49 seconds onto her time from her preliminary heat the day before. Gates Mills Hawken sophomore Marissa Cominelli won the event in 55.49.
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Jenna Tugaoen finished 16th in the 100 backstroke and 21st in the 100 butterfly.
The boys team finished fifth (158) of six teams at sectional behind champion Grandview (284) and 16th (45) at district behind champion Granville (256). The girls team expects to return state-qualifiers Miller, Postle and Tugaoen as well as juniors Abby Chester and Brittany Johnson, sophomore Gabi Ragusa and freshmen Brittany Anderson and Amelia Palmer. Expected to return for the boys team are juniors Austin Holland and Cameron Kirk, sophomore Alex Winkle and freshman Joe Campbell. •The boys basketball team will play sixthseeded Fairfield Christian Academy in the second round of the Division IV district tournament at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at Grove City. Seeded eighth, Wellington opened the tournament with a 65-60 overtime win over Gahanna Christian Academy on Feb. 26 at Westerville North to improve to 8-13. Tarren Taylor scored 16 points to lead the Jaguars, with Sam Zacher and Billy Brisk adding 11 and 10 points, respectively. Fairfield Christian Academy improved to 15-7 and extended its winning streak to eight games with a 44-42 win over Marion Catholic on Feb. 26. Hayden Welch was averaging 14.3 points over the past four games for Fairfield Christian Academy and scored the winning basket against Marion Catholic on a last-second layup. Wellington also will have to contend with the Knights’ Stephen Carpenter and Justin Potochink, who were averaging 16.3 and 10.8 points, respectively, over the last four games. The Wellington-Fairfield Christian Academy winner will play second-seeded Harvest Prep or Madison Christian in a district semifinal at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the Fairgrounds Coliseum.
“It was a little hard sitting around,” coach Miller said. “She warmed up but cooled down before she had to swim. She didn’t have her best swim because she had dropped a lot of time at the district meet, but she was in very good spirits afterward.” The Jaguars will have to cope with losing one of their largest senior classes. The boys team loses four seniors in Nick Bruno, Austin Koeppel, Jon Miller and Reid Postle, and the girls team loses five seniors in Viragh, Casey Fleeter, Abby Kaplan, Sitara Koneru and Sally Lee. The girls team won a sectional championship for the first time, scoring 296 points to finish first among the five Division II schools at Upper Arlington on Feb. 12. The Jaguars then finished sixth (140) at district Feb. 18 at Ohio State, behind champion pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com Granville (368).
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that history and tradition,” Casey said. “It’s not a great facility, but it’s a place the kids really want to get to.” •SEASON SWEEP — UA won all three meetings with league-rival Thomas this season, but the Cardinals didn’t make it easy in the final two. The Bears cruised to a 65-39 win over Thomas on Dec. 7. But in the second meeting Jan. 21, UA trailed 27-15 at halftime before rallying in the second half to win 45-43, with senior guard Brian Sullivan scoring the winning basket with less than three seconds left. In the tournament matchup, UA led 9-6 after the first quarter and 29-19 at halftime, after scoring the final 11 points of the half, including five in the waning seconds. After Sullivan drove into the lane and scored with 3 seconds left, Smith stole the inbounds pass and banked in a 3-pointer from the left corner as time expired. “Sometimes you kind of see things before they’re going to happen,” Smith said. “I thought they were going to try to get off one more shot. ... As soon as they threw it in, I caught it and threw it back up and it went down for me.” “With (Sullivan) hitting that one (shot) and then Carter getting the steal and hitting that 3, that was really big,” Casey said. “That gave us some breathing room.” UA extended its lead to 41-29 by the end of the third quarter, but Thomas rallied in the fourth
quarter and cut its deficit to 5453 on Julian Henderson’s 3-pointer with 15.8 seconds left. Sullivan then made the first of two foul shots with 14.7 seconds left to make it 55-53. He missed the second free throw, but senior post player A.J. Norman tipped the rebound to Sullivan, who was fouled with 12.1 seconds left and went back to the line, where he made both free throws to extend the lead to 57-53. “That was a huge play,” Casey said, referring to Norman tipping the rebound to Sullivan. “It gave us an extra possession.” Cardinals guard Will Hill scored with 2.3 seconds left to make it 57-55, but junior guard Connor Casey made two free throws with 1.4 seconds left to seal the win. “Playing a team three times is always tough,” Smith said. “We know all their stuff and they know all our stuff. They’re a good team. They’re skilled, they’ve got pieces and they didn’t quit. It was a tough game, but we stuck it out. It was a good win.” Sullivan led all scorers with 22 points and Smith scored 17. Guard D.J. Lightfoot had 16 points to lead Thomas. “The first (postseason win) is always the toughest,” coach Casey said. “I don’t know why that is, but you really have to grind. ... Generally, if you get that first (win), then you play pretty well from that point forward.” pdolan@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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ney said of his team’s winning streak. “We talk about the journey a lot with these guys. We know the goal eight games ago was to finish out the season without a loss. This is a process for us and a journey, and the journey is just starting.” The UA-Central winner plays second-seeded Northland or 13thseeded Olentangy Liberty in a district final at 9 p.m. March 11 at the Fairgrounds. In secondround games Feb. 26, Northland beat Franklin Heights 75-36 to improve to 21-1 and Liberty defeated Delaware 54-51 to improve to 16-6. UA junior guard Carter Smith hopes his second game at the Fairgrounds has a different outcome than the first. The Bears lost 5048 to Dublin Coffman in a district semifinal a year ago after sweeping the Shamrocks in OCCCentral Division play during the regular season. Smith did not score in the loss and missed an open jump shot in the waning seconds that would have forced overtime. “It was a bittersweet ending there last year,” Smith said of the Fairgrounds. “It’s a cool place to play, so we’re definitely looking forward to getting back there.” Casey said one of his team’s goals every season is to play at least one game at the Fairgrounds, which opened in 1918. Since 2007, Division I teams must advance to a district semifinal to play at the facility. The first two rounds are played at area schools. “Bradley is a great host and has a real nice facility, but you want to play in that venue that has all
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By AARON BLANKENSHIP ing Westland’s Exodus King 13ThisWeek Community Newspapers 11. Lowrey then lost to Winkler 11-9, before defeating MiamisUpper Arlington High School burg’s Sterling Paulson 10-5 to wrestling coach Grant Mc- place fifth. Cormick was mildly disappoint“This was a fun experience with ed that neither of his athletes qual- some ups and downs,” Lowrey ified for the Division I state tour- said. “It was fun to win some nament by placing in the top four matches here, and I’m happy that of their weight classes at district I didn’t go two-and-out. My sinFeb. 25-26 at Hilliard Darby. gle-leg (takedowns) and stand-up But McCormick was pleased (wrestling) were good. I’m lookwith the efforts of junior James ing forward to next year.” Lowrey, who went 4-2 and placed By placing fifth, Lowrey will fifth at 189 pounds, and sopho- serve as a state alternate, meanmore Vito DiBenedetto, who went ing he will wrestle at state if one 0-2 at 130. of the qualifiers out of his district “Of course, I was hoping they can’t compete. The state tournawould make it to state, but I can’t ment will be held Thursday fault the way that either of them through Saturday, March 3-5, at competed here,” said McCormick, Ohio State. whose squad scored 10 points to “We’re just going to have to finish 39th behind champion wait and see if he gets in,” McOlentangy Liberty (128.5) as 44 Cormick said. “We’re going to teams scored. “They’re both sec- prepare as if he’s going to wresond-year wrestlers, and they have tle at state.” a steep learning curve. You can DiBenedetto lost to Teays Valsee them getting better from ley’s Cole Nace 16-6 and to match to match, and even with- Dublin Scioto’s Anthony Trocin matches. chio 9-1. “They’re what is right about “It’s exciting to be here, but the sport in that they get out of now I realize that this is a lot wrestling what they put into it.” tougher than sectional,” Competing at district for the DiBenedetto said. “(Nace) scored first time, Lowrey opened with a quite a few points on me. But I’m 17-8 loss to Clayton Northmont’s having some good experiences Paul Winkler, before bouncing here, and I’ve made a few more back to pin Reynoldsburg’s Jor- improvements.” dan Reed in 2 minutes, 50 seconds, beating Olentangy Orange’s ablankenship@thisweeknews.com Lenn’s Kamba 11-6 and defeat- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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Menden helps Bears cruise past Warriors By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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UA’s Olivia Menden blocks a shot by Westland’s Rachelle Marcum on Feb. 8. The Golden Bears posted a 59-26 victory over Watkins Memorial in the second round of the district tournament Feb. 24.
Throughout the season, junior Olivia Menden of the Upper Arlington High School girls basketball team has seen how effective she can be when she makes free throws. She’s also seen what can happen when she doesn’t. Menden, a 5-foot-9 forward, went 6-for-6 from the foul line and scored 14 points as the ninth-seeded Golden Bears overcame a sluggish first half to post a 59-26 win over 36thseeded Watkins Memorial in the second round of the Division I district tournament Feb. 24 at Hamilton Township. UA improved to 17-5 and advanced to play fifth-seeded Pickerington North in a district semifinal March 1. The winner plays third-seeded Olentangy Orange or 10th-seeded Logan in a district final at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Olentangy Liberty. The district champion plays Dublin Coffman, Gahanna, Newark or Northland in a regional semifinal at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Otterbein University. “Menden has been all over the place for us,” coach Chris Savage said. “She’s going to the line a lot. If we can get her going” at the foul line, it will help the team. “(Free throws are) a huge part of my game,”
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce’s baseball camp is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 25-26 at Prasco Park in Cincinnati. Bruce will direct activities and provide instruction. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 14. For more information and to register, visit www.JayBruceCamp.com or call (888) 389- 2267.
Football coaches to hold combine The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association will hold a combine for freshman, sophomore and junior players on March 20 at SuperKick, 409 Orange Point Drive in Lewis Center. The combine will expose players to tests conducted at combines and camps held in spring and summer. Registra-
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MSL seeking commissioner The Mid-State League is searching for a new commissioner. Send résumé and cover letter by 4 p.m. Friday, March 4, to Troy Slattman, MSL President, 4000 Mink Road SW, Pataskala, Ohio 43062, or email tslattman@laca.org. Interviews will be conducted prior to the league’s April 13 meeting.
Soccer officiating classes offered The Licking County Soccer Officials Association will offer classes for prospective high school officials beginning Saturday, March 5. Classes will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays at Headley Park
in Gahanna. Instructors are Howard Lewinter and Dennis James, both of whom have more than 20 years experience as high school soccer officials. Students who complete the course and pass the tests receive a license from the OHSAA to referee high school soccer. To enroll or for additional information, call Lewinter at (614) 235-6544 or James at (614) 563-8376.
St. Charles offers baseball camp St. Charles Preparatory School baseball coach Ray Benjamin will conduct baseball camps for boys ages 7-14 on Saturday, March 5. For ages 7-10, a camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. The camp for ages 11-14 will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Benjamin at (614) 7782052 or benj33@aol.com.
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over to every area of shooting.” Menden credits Savage and assistant coach Lou Tiberi for improving her free-throw shooting mechanics. “Even though I miss sometime, my free throws have gotten a lot better,” Menden said. “Now I’m more comfortable going to the line in a huge game.” UA needed to be aggressive against Watkins Memorial because of the Warriors’ 2-3 zone defense. Menden said the key to being successful against that defense is finding the open spaces and taking advantage of them. “Early on, we just weren’t hitting the shots like we normally do, but it ended up working out well,” said Menden, whose team led Watkins Memorial 13-7 after the first quarter before extending its lead to 28-12 by halftime and 46-20 after three quarters. “We just needed to have the balls fall into the basket.” Although the Bears advanced to a district semifinal for the third time in four years, Savage was disappointed with the slow start. “In the second half, I saw the team that I wanted to see, but I wasn’t happy at all with our execution in the first half,” he said. “You can’t have a start like that and hope to beat a team like Pickerington North.” pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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Menden said. “I’m kind of smaller for my position. I have to throw myself at the basket. If no one stops me, I’m going to make it. If I don’t, I should get fouled and have to make my free throws.” Before playing North, Menden had scored in double figures three of her previous four games. The exception during that span was a 41-36 win over Dublin Scioto on Feb. 14. In that contest, she was held to one point, though she missed four of five foul shots. “(Free throws) can make the difference between winning and losing. In a lot of my games when I’ve missed my free throws, it has made a huge difference,” said Menden, who also went 1-for-5 from the foul line in a 61-58 loss to Dublin Coffman on Dec. 14. “After the Scioto game, I had to get myself back into the groove. I make sure I take it to the basket harder. Once you’re in a slump, you have to work twice as hard to get out of it.” The Bears were shooting about 63 percent from the foul line before playing North, including making 16 of 19 free throws against Watkins Memorial. Savage said he doesn’t have his players do any special free-throw shooting drills other than to shoot them in practice. “We just work on form and balance on every shot we take,” Savage said. “When you do the same thing over and over again, it translates
“That was total motivation,” added Veri, who placed sixth in the 100 free (51.95) and eighth in the 50 free (23.92). “We wanted it badly and gave it everything we had.” Van Fossen also was second in the 100 butterfly (56.69). Joining her on the awards podium were Comer, who was sixth in the 200 individual medley (2:06.24) and seventh in the 100 back (57.78), and Miller, who was eighth in the 200 free (1:54.93). In addition to the championship heats, UA reached the consolation final in five events. Senior Jordan Russell was 10th in diving (407.7 points) and freshmen Jenny Smith (10th in 200 IM, 2:07.93; 11th in 500 free, 5:08.56), Betsy Trace (14th in 100 back, 58.59) and Elizabeth Weldon (12th in 500 free, 5:07.14) also scored for UA. Also competing were sophomore Sarah Mamo (24th in 100 breast, 1:10.16), Miller (21st in 500 free, 5:10.96), senior Amy Trace (20th in 200 free, 1:56.84) and Weldon (19th in 200 free, 1:56.46). “I never thought in a million years we’d be able to do this,” Veri said. “I remember thinking winning five in a row my freshman year was just amazing. Now we’ve won seven. That’s just incredible.”
The strength of the team’s lineup even surprised Peterkoski. “We showed a lot more depth (in the finals) than we thought we’d have in the beginning of November,” he said. “This was a year where we questioned our depth. These girls found a way to get it done.” The Bears received 110 points from their relays. In addition to winning the two free relays, freshman Betsy Trace and juniors Beth Long, Claire Van Fossen and Jessica Miller placed fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:46.83). In 2009, Hammerberg joined Kristyn Fulcher, Maddie Armitage and Darcy Fishback in setting the previous state record (1:34.24) in the 200 free relay. Hammerberg said helping to break that mark was the perfect way to close her senior season. “When Abby touched the wall, it was like, ‘Oh my God, we did it again,’” said Hammerberg, who also was third in the 100 free (51.69) and fourth in the 50 free (23.48). “(When we set the record the first time) I was a sophomore and I didn’t know what was going on. To do it again as a senior feels that much more special because this one of my last pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com races ever in high school.”
DeSales honors former teammate, wins district By AARON BLANKENSHIP ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Members of the DeSales High School gymnastics team were devastated when they learned that senior classmate and former teammate Milena DiMichaelangelo died unexpectedly Feb. 18 at age 17. DiMichaelangelo competed for the Stallions as a freshman and sophomore and had remained friends with many of her former teammates. DeSales was sluggish and unfocused in practice after attending DiMichaelangelo’s funeral on Feb. 22, and coach Misty LloydMatthews wasn’t sure how effective her squad would be when it competed in the district meet Feb. 26 at Worthington Kilbourne. Therefore, Lloyd-Matthews was thrilled to see her team score a season-best 136.85 points to win its second consecutive district title and eighth championship in 10 years. Thomas Worthington (134.525) placed second, with Kilbourne (134.25), Dublin Coffman (133.35) and Dresden Tri-Valley (132.5) rounding out the top five. “This was an emotional week for us and it was hard to get the girls motivated and focused in practice because they were such close friends with Milena,” LloydMatthews said. “I wasn’t sure how we’d do because we had a bad week of practice, but 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. All of them did amazing at district.” DeSales was led by sophomore Kate Miltko and junior Katie Vance. Miltko won vault with a 9.175, finished second in the allaround (35.0) and tied Dublin Jerome’s Hannah Ruddle for second on uneven bars (8.675). Vance won balance beam (9.1), finished third on floor exercise (9.075) and tied Ruddle for fifth
At a glance Below are the team scores and individual state qualifiers from the district gymnastics meet Feb. 26 at Worthington Kilbourne. The top three teams advanced to the state meet March 4-5 at Hilliard Bradley: TEAMS 1. DeSales (DES) 136.85; 2. Thomas Worthington (TW) 134.525; 3. Worthington Kilbourne (WK) 134.25; 4. Dublin Coffman (DC) 133.35; 5. Dresden Tri-Valley (TV) 132.5; 6. Hilliard Darby (DAR) 131.45; 7. Grove City (GC) and Olentangy Liberty (OL) 127.475; 9. Hilliard Bradley (HB) 126.775; 10. Olentangy (OLE) 126.75; 11. Olentangy Orange 124.225; 12. Dublin Jerome (DJ) 124.05; 13. Upper Arlington (UA) 121.8; 14. Big Walnut (BW) 119.825; 15. Delaware (DEL) 118.85; 16. Buckeye Valley (BV) 113.075; 17. Heath 112.85; 18. Washington Court House Miami Trace 110.075; 19. Hilliard Davidson 108.275; 20. Dublin Scioto 107.8; 21. Mount Vernon 107.725; 22. Westland 90.65; 23. Thornville Sheridan 86.7; 24. Central Crossing 77.075 ALL-AROUND 1. Meghan Parsley (DAR) 35.55; 2. Kate Miltko (DES) 35; 3. Macie Warner (TV) 34.675; 4. Jacklyn Hayes (OL)
in the all-around (34.55). The top three district teams will compete in the state team tournament on Friday, March 4, at Hilliard Bradley. The top eight finishers in each event, including the all-around, will compete in the individual state tournament on Saturday, March 5, at Bradley. DeSales finished eighth (134.85) at state last year behind champion Brecksville-Broadview Heights (148.05). Thomas coach Marci Skeen was thrilled after her squad held off Kilbourne to place second at district for the second consecutive year. Freshman Leah Carloni was the Cardinals’top performer, placing fourth on vault (8.9) and eighth in the all-around (34.375). “We’re so excited right now, because it was so close between us and Kilbourne for second,”
34.65; 5. Katie Vance (DES) and Hannah Ruddle (DJ) 34.55; 7. Erica Rodriguez (WK) 34.425; 8. Leah Carloni (TW) 34.375 BALANCE BEAM 1. Vance (DES) 9.1; 2. Becca Jaskot (UA) 9.025; 3. Bridgette Boyle (OLE) 8.75; 4. Parsley (DAR) 8.725; 5. Vicki Horton (HB) and Natalie Mathews (BW) 8.7; 7. Nicole Norris (DAR) 8.575; 8. Erin Knickerbocker (WK) 8.525 FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Rodriguez (WK) 9.225; 2. Parsley (DAR) 9.125; 3. Vance (DES) 9.075; 4. Selena Fushimi-Karns (WK) 9.05; 5. Miltko (DES) and Hannah Johnson (TW) 8.95; 7. Ruddle (DJ) 8.925; 8. Warner (TV) 8.875. UNEVEN BARS 1. Hayes (OL) 8.825; 2. Miltko (DES) and Ruddle (DJ) 8.675; 4. Ellen O’Brien (DC) 8.65; 5. Parsley (DAR) 8.6; 6. Warner (TV) 8.45; 7. Geena Reinitz (DES) 8.45; 8. Alexandra Kern (DEL) 8.425 VAULT 1. Miltko (DES) 9.175; 2. Parsley (DAR) 9.1; 3. Warner (TV) 9.05; 4. Carloni (TW) 8.9; 5. Fushimi-Karns (WK) 8.875; 6. Taryn Annis (TV) 8.825; 7. Angela Hughes (GC) 8.8; 8. Amelia Holt (Centerburg) 8.775
Skeen said. “We had our highest vault total that we’ve had all season and that carried us through the rest of the day.” Thomas finished 10th (132.2) at state a year ago. Kilbourne coach Cindy Fushimi said she was content with finishing third at district for the second year in a row. Junior Erica Rodriguez led the Wolves by winning floor with a 9.225 and placing seventh in the all-around (34.425). The Wolves finished ninth (132.625) at state last season. Hilliard Darby senior Meghan Parsley finished first in the allaround (35.55), second on both vault (9.1) and floor (9.125), fourth on beam (8.725) and fifth on bars (8.6). ablankenship@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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jfischer@thisweeknews.com The Beat sees that some Lady Gaga person is having a concert March 10 at the Schottenstein Center. How come you don’t hear that much about her? On to the Fab Five.
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lage, bookended by gigs at the Hey Hey Bar and Grill on Whittier Street Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Great harmonies and fiery picking are common themes form all three shows. For details, call (614) 445-9512. CityMusic welcomes the ethereal Altan in concert Wednesday, March 9, at the Lincoln Theatre. The Donegal, Ireland, ensemble combines traditional ballads and dance tunes with contemporary folk songs in an acoustic setting, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh’s alluring vocals providing the perfect complement to the flute, fiddle and guitar accompaniment. Tickets are $26-$11. Call (614) 4690939.
rounds at all times of the year, but you know it’s getting into March when the density increases. Like during the next week, for example. The Dollyrots are prepared Neo-traditional party band Gael- 2 to unleash bubble-gum punk ic Storm, touring in support of its of the highest order on denizens latest CD, Cabbage, starts things of The Summit Friday, March 4. off Friday, March 4, at the NewFronted by Avril-meets-Gwenport Music Hall. Tickets are meets-Courtney Kelly Ogden, the $19.50/$25. Call 1-800-745D-Rots are probably best3000. known for their tunes BeAcoustic duo Switchcause I’m Awesome, Kick back will perform Me to the Curb and their original liturgical cover of Brand New Key. music at the It doesn’t get much more 11:30 a.m. fun, as the band Mass Sunday, tours the U.S, in March 6, at support of St. Mary 2010’s A Little Catholic Messed Up on Church in Blackheart German Records. That is, Vi l the label run by Joan Jett, a patron for and advocate of the Florida-based trio. The relationship could not be more apropos. Ranger Danger and Charlie Hustle open. Tickets are $8/$10. Call (614) 268-9377. Thomas 3 Chris King may have Trout Fishing in America
sold his soul to the devil a decade ago as Tommy John-
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son in O Brother,Where Art Thou?, but his real-life chops are bona fide. The son of bluesman Tabby Thomas, CTK peppered his blues with hip-hop and other forms, and later on hit it big acting in and scoring films, including O Brother and Ray. King, who has a new album due out call Sketches of Time, and his band will play the Lincoln Theatre Saturday, March 5, in a concert sponsored by the Jazz Arts Group’s Inside Track series. Local band The Floorwalkers opens. Tickets are $30/$25. Call (614) 469-0939. think children’s music 4 You that appeals to adults is a recent phenomenon? Then you haven’t been paying attention, as Trout Fishing in America — the duo of guitarist Ezra Idelet and bassist Keith Grimwood — has been at this game for about 30 years. Lullabies, story songs, audience participation and a goofy, self-deprecating sense of humor, all delivered via first-class folk-pop musicianship is TFIA’s MO. Trout Fishing in America will be in concert Saturday, March 5, at Newark’s Midland Theatre. Tickets are $20-$7.50. Call (740) 345-LIVE.
forming.’Ari Hest loves you. He just loves songwriting more. “There’s something about the feeling of coming up with a good melody or a good line,” Hest told The Beat. “That’s why I do what I do.” Hest, a Brooklyn-based pop singer-songwriter, has proven his adroitness in those other areas as well. In the midst of a heavy touring schedule, he self-produced his 2009 album Twelve Mondays. The project culminated a 2008 Web-based project in which he wrote, recorded and released a new song every Monday throughout the year, allowing fans to then select their 12 favorites for the album. “I made all the decisions,” Hest said. “So (for his new record, Sunset Over Hope Street), I gave up the reigns.” Specifically, to indie musician and producer Alex Wong. “I knew going in that this was going to be something I wasn’t used to, but it was very much an ‘I’d like to try this’ mentality,” Hest explained. “I knew going in I would be pushed. Alex uses a lot of strings and keyboard sounds – things I’m not used to. But I left much of the arranging to Alex. I worked on writing and re-writing songs.” While he consciously stepped back in making Sunset Over Hope Street, Hest admitted the making of this record tested his patience after the immediacy of his song-a-week project. “(Sunset) was recorded over a year, in between breaks while both Alex and myself were on tour,” Hest explained. “It was a long time in the making, with a lot of time to listen back to what we had done so far. I started to get slightly impatient, because the songs were done but not finished.” Patience is a theme throughout the album, although, Hest explained, in a more personal sense. “(The title track) is essentially about being patient waiting for something new to come along when you’re just getting out of something, and also feeling happy for the other person as they move on and you try to move on,” he said. The job, now that the album is complete and
Ari Hest will play the Rumba Café Saturday, March 5. The Mooncussers and Crowe open. Call (614) 268-1841.
tour forthcoming, was to “recreate the album with new arrangements for two people,” Hest said, explaining that, for this tour, he’s bringing along a drummer and that’s all. “The songs stand on their own,” Hest said. “They started out this way, so they don’t require a band.” The Columbus date is early in the tour. Hest said he’s looking forward to playing these new songs for audiences. “I hope everything resonates with people in some way,” he said, sounding like a person who cares about the songs the way every good songwriter should. ■ For more from The Beat’s interview with Ari Hest, read the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.
Pickerington pizza shop is a real heavyweight champ The reputation of Catalfino’s pizza precedes it. For over a decade, Catalfino’s took first or second place in the Slice of Columbus competition. It scored several consecutive second places in the North American Pizza and Ice Cream Show. And Catalfino’s landed in the top 10 of the American Pizza Championship. Catalfino’s business also has a storied past going back to the mid-1970s. That was when the family that still owns and operates Catalfino’s co-opened their first one-oven, two-table shop on the East Side of Columbus. Decades of success, change, expansions and relocations eventually brought Catalfino’s to its newest spot in Pickerington a couple of years ago. This latest incarnation is a big and bright, nice but casual restaurant with a decidedly sporty at-
MENU by G.A. Benton titude. There’s lots of Buckeye stuff on the walls, plus tons of TVs beaming in games and races (it’s the kind of place where a NASCAR dad gets decked out in full stock-car regalia). Largely full of happy families, Catalfino’s also has a fully stocked bar detailed with a crazy parade of flattened beer caps. A crazy parade of “Man vs. Food”-type munchies can adorn Catalfino’s pizzas, salads, sandwiches and starters if you so desire. I so desired. That’s why I picked the funky Fagiolo Fries appetizer ($6). It was a big pile of “krinkle” cutters doused in a nice, black-pep-
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The Champion pizza at Catalfino’s in Pickerington.
pery homemade pasta and bean soup topped with melted provolone. Yeah, it sounds odd, but really it’s not far from chili cheese fries. Think of it as Italian-Amer-
ican poutine, if you want, but do think of it. Also think of the Chicago Combo ($9), which the menu says is fully endorsed by The Fan’s Mike Ricordati. Here, a decent Italian beef sandwich increased its girth by the addition of a spicy sausage patty. Was it an authentic Windy City dish? Not really. Did it’s blend of “jus” (I would have liked more), griddled roast beef, spicy sausage and giardiniera (hot pickled veggies) prove Ricordati knew what he was talking about (at least in this case)? You betcha. Of course Catalfino’s topnotch pizzas are the stars. You can design your own, go with a traditional combo or pick one of the shop’s over-the-top specialties ($8.50 to $22). If you’re considering the latter, here are some uncommon things Catalfino’s
Catalfino’s Italian 10501 Blacklick-Eastern Rd., Pickerington 614-575-5380 Web: catalfinos.com Cuisine: Pizza Price: $ (up to $10 per person) Patio: Yes Hours: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.11:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.10:30 p.m. Saturday, 4-9:30 p.m. Sunday will toss onto their excellent, thin and crispy crusts: wing sauce, chicken and celery; BLT; spaghetti and meatballs; pulled pork. I’m generally not a fan of barbecue on pizza, but Catalfino’s Carolina pulled pork was a winner. I liked how its homemade
thick, tangy and smoky barbecue sauce complemented both the good meat and — wait for it — onion rings! Also terrific was the wellnamed Champion (ricotta, bacon, sausage, ham, pepperoni and much more). Catalfino’s menu says this pie’s won more than 20 awards in competitions, and I could see — and taste! — why. The menu also says The Fan’s Scott Torgerson declared the Spicy Italian “will be his final meal if he’s ever on Death Row.” After demolishing that irresistible grease bomb (killer spicy marinara plus double meats and cheeses), Death Row seemed almost redundant. To read G.A. Benton’s blog visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com
Warma for the shawarma: Spit-roasted meats gaining popularity Behold the vertical rotisserie, a magnificent machine that is being used by a growing number of ethnic restaurants in Columbus. Spit-roasted options are the signature dishes at such newcomers as Lavash, Pita Hut, Los Guachos and Lashish, the Greek. The electric broiler rotates a composite of meat in front of bright-orange heating lamps, which melt away fat and leave the outside golden brown and glistening with moisture. The outer shell is then sliced off per order, and often placed in a pita or is part of a larger plate ensemble.
Most everyone is at least familiar with the gyro, brown cuts of herb-flecked meat cut from the large, twirling cylinder, and garnished with shredded lettuce, onions, tomatoes and tzatziki inside a soft pita. While not new, a different brand of twirling, carnivorous delight is tempting local diners: the shawarma. Several local restaurants offer their own variations.
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Lufti Ayoub, owner of the Pita Hut, cuts the shawarma on Feb. 26. The Pita Hut’s shawarma is season with spices imported from Jerusalem.
Pita Hut in Clintonville has a Jerusalem-style, “As the ethnic population increases, these restauusing alternating layers of dark-meat turkey and rants will remain popular,” he said. lamb. Owner Lutfi Ayoub said the seasoning is Latif said the competition is good, opening up key to the alluring, complex flavor. He uses a blend diners to different cuisines and their spit-roasted of 10 herbs and spices, ground fresh in Israel and dishes. shipped to Columbus. He said he dry-rubs the “Bottom line: the customer wins,” he said. pieces of meat and marinates them, usually overnight, before placing them on the skewer for cooking. The place offers nine condiments, from hummus to cucumbers, for added flavor. “That’s the important part, always,” he said. The sauce also is a big part of the equation, says Recipe of the week Nasir Latif, owner of Lavash, also in Clintonville. He offers a simple but bold garlic sauce for his two shawarma options: a Lebanese-style using lamb and beef and a chicken selection. Latif said big beehive-shaped columns of meat pirouetting behind the counter help draw in customers. “It looks good,” he said. “It tastes good.” Shish Kebab Mediterranean Café and Café Istanbul use the rotisserie to make doner, the Turkish equivalent of gyro. Ilyas Batuk, chef and partner of Shish Kebab on Bethel Road, said the secret to excellent doner is using a good fat ratio – 25 percent – and forcefully compressing the ground beef and lamb mixture on the spit, which gives it a fine texture. “If you don’t have the fat, it’s no good,” he said. Customers seem to agree, as the doner is one of the top sellers in the restaurant. He makes 80 pounds each Friday and Saturday and another 50 pounds on Sunday, with smaller amounts during the rest of the week. Mike Polster, a partner of the Louis R. Polster Co., a restaurant-equipment supplier in the Brewery District, said he believes the sales of the ver- Orange butter cake with Grand Marnier, courtical broilers will continue to increase. tesy of Richard Blondin of the Refectory.
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