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Board declines to take stand on S.B. 5 By CANDY BROOKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Worthington Board of Education officially steered clear of the fiery waters of Senate Bill 5 (S.B.5) on Monday. Though board member Charlie Wilson chimed in with Abramo Ottolenghi’s strong words on the damage that will be done if the bill is passed, the board did not entertain Ottolenghi’s request for a resolution. He wanted the board to officially oppose the proposed state legislation that
would curtail the collective bargaining rights of Ohio public employees, including teachers. A former board member who frequently shares his Charlie opinions with the Wilson board, Ottolenghi predicted that an end to collective bargaining would be detrimental to freedom and would increase work for school administrators. “I think you will rue the day when
you lose the ability to deal with the staff collectively,” he said. Wilson said he has testified against S.B. 5, an issue he believes is critical to the district, the state, and the David future of democracy. Bressman Teachers are discouraged and demoralized by the rhetoric emerging from the discussions surrounding the bill, he said. “We’ve had excellent labor relations in Worthington,” Wilson said.
Board president Marc Schare said the collaborative environment in the district will continue regardless of the outcome of the vote on the bill. Board member David Bressman did not state his opinion on the bill, but made clear that no one has the right to speak on behalf of the board on the matter. “If anyone testifies on this board, they speak as individual board members,” Bressman said. Also on Monday, the board heard a complaint about the increase in cost of K-plus, the all-day kindergarten program.
The district expects the state to pass a bill that will allow the continuation of the popular program next year. It also expects to continue to charge parents, with the cost increasing from $220 to $290 per month. Amy Krohn of Cross Country Drive will have a kindergartner at Bluffsview Elementary School next year. In speaking with other parents, she has learned of a concern about the cost increase. Some parents in her neighborhood may not be able to afford the See BOARD, page A1
Telhio allowed to build in Holiday Inn lot By CANDY BROOKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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Anastasia Schomaker and Veronica Nuñez present their projects to judges Raksha Adhikari and Trudy Tuttle during the annual Thomas Worthington High School Science Fair on Feb. 24.
Sophomores look science in mouth to win Thomas Worthington event By CANDY BROOKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers Mercury from dental fillings really is released into the body over time, according to two award-winning Thomas Worthington High School science students. Samantha Williams and Achinthya Sivalingam, both sophomores, won first place at the Worthington Science Day held Feb. 24 at Thomas Worthington. The two researched the controversial question of the safety of mercury fillings, using sophisticated equipment that could calcu-
late even small amounts of the dangerous metal. Being allowed to use the equipment at Ohio State University was a very valuable experience, they said. The amount of mercury released into the body is small, but could build up over time, especially in the body of a petite person, they concluded. “These fillings aren’t 100 percent safe,” Williams said. She and Sivalingam are planning careers in medicine. They will take their first-place experi-
ment results and presentation to the district science day at Columbus State Community College on March 19. Top winners that day will go on to the state science day at OSU on May 7. Nineteen other Worthington projects will also advance to the district event. Winning fourth place at the Thomas event was sophomore Casey Keegan, who experimented with over-the-counter pain killers to see which ones dissolved fastest. She placed each in test tubes of hySee SCIENCE, page A5
A new building in the front parking lot of the Holiday Inn will house the Worthington branch of the Telhio Credit Union. The Worthington Architectural Review Board and Municipal Planning Commission did not hesitate to grant permission for the construction at their Feb. 24 meetings. Telhio has been located on West Wilson Bridge Road at the main entrance to Worthington Square for the past ten years. It has been in Worthington for 25 years. The agency’s lease with mall owners ends in December. An attorney for the credit union said he believes the new mall owners have plans for the Telhio space. There have also been issues with the drive-up windows at the current location, said Telhio spokesperson Karen Davis. The current nine employees, plus personal banker B.J. Stone, plan to move into the new, 3,100square-foot building. It will occupy the 1.1-acre parking lot in front of the hotel at 7007 N. High St., which is the northwest corner of Caren Avenue and North High Street. According to a statement provided to the city, Telhio will lease the land with the intent to purchase it at a later time. The building will face North High Street, with three drive-up windows on the north side. Current curb cuts on both streets will
A closer look The credit union and hotel will share a total of 65 parking spaces. Telhio is open only during the day, leaving parking available to the Inn during the evening.
remain, and none will be added. The credit union and hotel will share a total of 65 parking spaces. Telhio is open only during the day, leaving parking available to the Inn during the evening. The red brick building will include cast stone accents. Divided light, double-hung windows were included to help the building blend with surrounding buildings. Only ARB/MPC member James Sauer expressed any reservations about the applications for architectural review and a conditional use permit. When Walgreen’s applied to build in the same location a few years ago, the city and neighbors were concerned about traffic generation and about the large size of the proposed drug store. This time, Sauer said the Telhio building might be too small, especially since it will be set back behind other buildings on the street. “It seems like it’s going to be an insignificant little thing swallowed up by the parking lot,” he said. cbrooks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
Dunaway hops on schools’ runaway retirement train By CANDY BROOKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers The retirement vacuum at the top of the Worthington school district took another sweep on Monday. The newest resignation came from Ed Dunaway, principal at Worthington Kilbourne High School, who announced he would be leaving at the end of the year.
That makes eight administrators who will not be returning next school year, and whose positions must be filled in the next few months. “People are retiring,” said Trent Bowers, coordinator of human resources. “In every case, these are people who have served the district well.” At the top, of course, is superintendent Melissa Conrath, who plans to retire in October. School board president Marc Schare said three search teams will be interviewed this Friday. One will help find
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a successor to Conrath, who has been with the district five years. Mark Glasbrenner, assistant superintendent, will also retire at the end of the year. Bowers is expected to be hired to take over as assistant superintendent. He worked part of this school year as assistant superintendent intern, but had to return to the human resources department when long-time director Jeanne Paliotto left to take a job with the Ohio Department of Education.
Fifty-eight people have applied for Paliotto’s position. Bowers hopes a successor will be hired by the end of spring break. That person will be important in the upcoming hiring of replacements for Dunaway and for Pam VanHorn, who retired in January as principal of Kilbourne Middle School, and for Karen Groff and Jennifer Williams, who will retire at the end of the See RETIRE, page A2
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City crews have unplugged two sanitary sewers that overflowed in residential Worthington neighborhoods in the past week. The first occurred on Friday, Feb. 25, along the street on Haymore Avenue South, near the west end of the street. The blockage that caused the overflow was cleared, the overflow mitigated, and the area disinfected, said Rob Chandler, assistant to the director of public service. Such blockages are commonly caused by tree roots or foreign objects, and occasionally by grease build-up, he said. On Monday, heavy rains
year as co-principals at Worthington Estates Elementary School. Jock Harris, a retired principal from the Columbus Public Schools, was named interim principal at Kilbourne Middle School. He plans to serve out this school year. For the middle school position, 101 applications have been received; for the elementary school, 95 applications. The hiring process follows a similar pattern for each post. The opening is posted, often in statewide publications. For the high school opening, the search will probably go nationwide, Bowers said. “We want to cast as wide a net as possible,” he said. “We plan to post it in the next week or so.” The human resources department then narrows the field by
were blamed for an overflow in a backyard on Chaucer Court, near Rush Run. Such problems should be solved by the sewer project being planned for the area, Chandler said. The immediate overflow has been mitigated, and the area cleaned. Clean-up of sanitary sewer overflows are done in accordance with EPA guidelines. Residents are warned to avoid affected areas when sanitary sewage is present. Anyone who sees a sanitary sewer overflow, or who needs answers to questions, may contact the Worthington Department of City Service at 4312425, or visit www.worthington.org.
matching job requirements will applications. Screening interviews are then done with 15 to 20 applicants, and the field is narrowed to four to six. Those finalists are then interviewed by teams of administrators and staff and, in the case of principals, parents. New middle and elementary school principals should be named at a board meeting in April, and Bowers said he hopes to have a new high school principal on board by June. In the search for a superintendent, the agencies being considered are the Ohio School Boards Association; the Educational Services Center of Central Ohio; and School Exec Connect, a firm from Highland Park, Ill. The proposal from each firm can be viewed on Marc Schare’s Internet blog.
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Efficiency, excellence: top ohio’s hearing experts priorities for school district 614-859-6179 How does a community measure success for its school district? Academic achievement and high quality educational opportunities for students remain at the top of this list. Thanks to the support of parents and residents and the hard work of our staff, we are successful. But there are other ways to measure success beyond the work in the classroom. In Worthington, we are committed to operating in the most efficient and effective manner possible without sacrificing educational quality. Strong fiscal management plays a vital role in the success of our schools and community. In the over 5 years that I have served as superintendent, the district has worked to make reductions and tighten its belt so that we can be as efficient as possible. The district has eliminated more than 40 certified and 25 classified positions since the ’05-’06 school year. Teachers agreed to a 0% base pay increase for the 2011-12 school year. We are constantly looking at ways to maximize staffing levels and have made reductions in overtime and substitutes to reduce our budget where it makes sense. The recent middle school restructuring has saved over $1-million this school year. In 2006, the district changed to a high-deductible health plan and we have been able to keep health care costs in check. In fact, as other school districts faced significant increases in health care costs, this year will be the first time that Worthington will spend more on health care premiums since 2005. We are also leaders and innovators in realizing the need to pur-
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Serving in the National Guard may have instilled a spartan lifestyle in freshman Congressman Steve Stivers. Ohio’s Republican representative from the 15th district still sleeps on an air mattress in his office while in Washington, he told ThisWeek. Less than 60 days into his term, the former state senator and U.S. Army National Guard lieutenant colonel said he has much work ahead. “My battle is to cut spending and try to see if we can get our federal government a lot closer to a balanced budget, and that’s going to be a hard fight... but it’s an important fight for our kids’future,” Stivers said. According to statistics from the
House Budget Committee, Stivers said the debt as a percentage of gross domestic product will be at 100 percent Rep. Steve in a few years Stivers and is projected to increase to 300 percent of our GDP by 2050. “It’s not that long before it will be unmanageable,” he said. “We’ve got to get spending turned around, which means we’ve got to figure out what to do with discretionary spending... and have an adult conversation about the mandatory spending programs at the same time.” Stivers, 45, defeated incumbent Mary Jo Kilroy in last November’s election for the 15th district seat, netting more than 50 percent
of the vote in a district that includes Union and Madison counties, along with portions of Columbus and its western suburbs. Along with discussing the country’s financial concerns, Stivers touched on several issues close to home in Ohio, particularly on battles going on in the statehouse over public employee union rights. “I think everyone sees us as Midwestern, sensible folks — so if (state governments) can’t undo something like that here, it’s going to be really hard to undo that in other places,” he said. “I think that’s what you’re seeing now in the state legislature: a way to figure out how to get that (equity),” Stivers said. “If you plot the amount a school district spends on one axis, and their performance on another axis, there’s not much of a relationship between how much they spend and how
high the performance is. Yesterday we drove by Jonathan Alder (High School), which has one of the lowest expenditures per pupil in the state, and some of the highest test scores in the state, so on efficiency they’re doing really well. It’s really about the work ethic of the students and their families, that whole family unit working together to make sure the kids become educated.” As gas prices in Ohio and across the nation continue to rise due to upheaval in the Middle East, Stivers added that he also intends to focus on energy production. “I don’t think we’re at the top (gasoline prices) yet. I don’t claim to be an energy expert, but I still think it’s going to go up from where we are,” he said. “Part of that is the Middle East, but when the EPA won’t issue new permits for drilling here...”
Stivers said he signed a letter circulated by Jeff Landry (3rd District, Louisiana), along with about 70 other members of Congress, urging the EPA to issue permits for new oil drilling endeavors. “Studies have shown there is a safe way to do this, and the administration, because of that, has lifted the ban on off-shore drilling,” he said. “We need to let them understand that their funding is directly related to whether or not we think they’re doing the job of protecting the environment, but with science-based rules. If you’re not using science, you’re just throwing darts at the wall.” Having spent much of his life
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Seniors The Worthington Griswold Center, 777 High St., offers a variety of programs for people who are retired or are age 55 and older. For more information, call 842-6320. Weekly activities for Thursday, March 3, through Wednesday, March 9: • Thursday — Open Wii Play, 8 a.m.; Nia, 9 a.m.; Google Mania, 9 a.m.; Bear Hugs, 10 a.m.; Strength Class, 10:15 a.m.; Pilates-Based Mat Work, 11:15 a.m.; Double Deck Pinochle, noon.; Beginning Line Dance, 12:15 p.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:15 p.m.; Chair Volleyball, 1:15 p.m.; Intermediate Bridge, 2:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 3:15 p.m. • Friday — Foot Care Clinic and Cholesterol Screening by appointment, 8 a.m.; AARP Tax Assistance, 8 a.m.; Fit-Stik and Tubing, 8:15 a.m.; Arnold Active Festival, 8:30 a.m.; Fun and Fitness, 9:15 a.m.; Chess Club, 10 a.m.; Crafts and Conversation, 10 a.m.; Strength Class, 10:15 a.m.; Hatha Yoga, 10:30 a.m.; Soup on Fridays, noon; Stroke Support, noon; Spanish for All Levels, 1 p.m.; Pool and Darts, 1 p.m.; Harmonaires at Willowbrook/Delaware, 12:45 p.m.; Table Tennis, 3 p.m. • Saturday — Worthington Farmers Market, 10 a.m. • Monday — Walking, 8:30
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Church Church to present Rutter’s ‘Requiem’ The Celebration of Sound Concert Series at Worthington Presbyterian Church will present “Requiem” by John Rutter and other sacred selections at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the sanctuary. The Chancel Choir, soloist, organ and orchestra perform what is widely considered to be Rutter’s most important contribution to choral literature. A freewill offering will be accepted. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall. Worthington Presbyterian Church is at 773 High St. Call 885-5355.
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“The class serves as a place where adult students can make new friends,” Olfenbuttel said. “We provide a gathering place that is especially important when people are new to this community and have few other outlets to meet people. I am very happy the library can be this for them.” For more information the English conversation classes, call 614807-2626.
Although the number of students in the Worthington Public Schools who do not speak English as their native language is a little more than four percent of total enrollment, their numbers have grown by about one third in the last five years. For their families and other new arrivals to the U.S., language barriers can make it difficult to fit into the commu- Jennifer Maier is a library assonity. ciate for Worthington Libraries.
Alicia Vandenberg, Radhika Ciripuram, Elsa Perez, Susy Bastarrchea, Hassiba Makour and Shokooh Hosseini enjoy a holiday-themed session of Northwest Library’s English conversation group. Field trips and potlucks are important activities for those attending, as both help participants make friends, learn about life in the U.S. and develop their English-speaking skills. An evening conversation group will meet at Old Worthington Library starting March 10.
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The more they talk, they more they learn, and those attending Northwest Library’s English conversation group meetings have done lots of talking over the years. Everything from holidays and health to education and art has been discussed, all to help nonnative English speakers practice pronunciation and talking in English. Adult services librarian Astrid Olfenbuttel has led the conversation group at Northwest Library, 2280 Hard Road, for four years. “Our focus is to make class a safe, fun and friendly place to learn English through topics relevant to adjusting to life in the U.S.,” she said. Conversations that encourage students to talk about their home country and personal experiences are very popular. Field trips and potlucks, where students can sample American dishes and share their favorite traditional dishes, are also part of the English conversation group experience. This month, an evening English conversation group series will be added at Old Worthington Library, 820 High St. The new group will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursdays, beginning March 10. Northwest Library’s group will continue at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. There is no fee and no need to register for either group.
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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
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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
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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.
Get your Irish up at P.K. O’Ryan’s in Worthington Unlike several of its competitors, P.K. O’Ryan’s wasn’t built in Ireland and reassembled over here. And this tiny Irish-themed pub doesn’t feature self-consciously eccentric seating in a splashy and sprawling setting. No, P.K. O’Ryan’s is just a neighborhoody place where actual locals gather to sip, chat and sup. Maybe that’s why P.K.’s feels more like an authentic Irish pub than its built-in-Ireland, chainy brethren. Located in quaint Old Worthington, P.K.’s is the kind of place where on a lazy Sunday, gentlemen have lunch with a pint and The New York Times and ladies roll in for an entree salad. On a weeknight with the Buckeyes on TV, the comfy pub — which appropriates a cozy, pilsner-colored glow for evening lighting — gets a bit more ani-
MENU by G.A. Benton mated. But just a bit, mind you. While P.K.’s is connected to a larger, more regulation restaurant, since I prefer its taverny aspect, I suggest you sit on that side (unless you’ve got the peewee basketball team in tow) — just follow the shamrocks to the pub entry. Then plop down at a semirickety (in a good way) wooden bench with a padded back or belly up to the well-used wooden bar, which is the color of Guinness stout. P.K.’s food is just solid pub grub, but some of its stuff stands out. The “so wrong they’re right” Irish Nachos ($8) fit that standout category.
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Irish nachos and Irish stew in a bread bowl at P.K. O’Ryan’s Restaurant and Pub.
A massive pile of just-fried, dark and crispy kettle-style potato chips arrived decorated a la reuben sandwich. Yes, shredded
bits of commendably houseroasted corned beef (though I would have liked more), sauerkraut, a decent Swiss cheese sauce and snipped scallions lent tons of salty and irresistible character to the good chips (Thousand Island was on the side for dipping). Also good — if less wild — was the homemade chili ($4). Meaty, thick and hearty, it was made with black beans and seemed about 85 percent ground beef — a righteous ratio. For a lighter starter, the house salad ($4.50) wasn’t bad. While it’s not something you’ll be thinking about long afterward, neither is it a total blowoff. Good sized and assembled with fresh romaine (no iceberg), it was sprinkled with shredded cheese, tomato, onions and boxed croutons and got a bit of distinction from
P.K. O’Ryan’s Restaurant too. My favorite was the salty Black & Bleu ($10), jacked up and Pub 666 High St., Worthington 614-781-0770 Web: pkoryans.com Cuisine: Irish & British pub Price: $ (up to $10 per person) Patio: No Hours: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday -Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday the sweet and salty house poppyseed feta dressing. Want more of that crave-worthy house-roasted corned beef? Of course you do, so order one of P.K.’s excellent Grilled Reubens ($10). They’re not overly greasy, are judiciously proportioned and come with extracrispy french fries. Made with Carfagna’s ground beef, the burgers are solid here,
on Cajun seasonings and enriched with blue cheese. The homemade Irish Stew ($11.50) was a big standout. A huge, housemade bread bowl was loaded with a soulful, potatoheavy stew of tender pot roast, sweet onions, carrots and a thick, Guinness-sloshed beefy gravy. What’s a homemade Irish sheet cake? It’a a giant block of chocolate cake with nuts and a sweet fudgy icing ($5). In other words, what you’d call a nice Texas sheet cake when eaten in a pub that feels accommodatingly Irish. 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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Stallions respond to tragedy with district title Cards, Wolves earn berths at state team event 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 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 Lloyd-Matthews 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,” Lloyd-Matthews 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 all-around (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 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). See GYM, page B3
Boys Basketball
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Thomas’ Claudia Doyle (second from left) prepares for the start of a heat of the 100-yard backstroke on Feb. 25. A day later, she finished second in the final.
Swimming & Diving
Doyle ecstatic to finish second By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Thomas Worthington High School senior Claudia Doyle turned in her best performance in three trips to the Division I state swimming and diving meet in Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium. On Feb. 26, Doyle placed second in the 100-yard backstroke in a school-record 55.76 seconds. She was ecstatic even though Cincinnati Ursuline freshman Emily Slabe (55.63) won the title. “Words can’t describe it. Right now, it’s pure happiness,” said Doyle, who placed seventh (57.78) in the 100 back in 2009 and fifth (57.4) last year. “I had my goals, and I’ve been working so hard this whole season. There was no way they weren’t going to come true.” Doyle, who also placed 17th in the 50 freestyle (24.39), helped the Cardinals place 13th (59 points) behind girls champion Upper Arlington (286), which won its seventh consecutive state championship. The Thomas boys team tied Garfield Heights for 31st (13) while Kilbourne’s boys team was 33rd (12) behind champion Cincinnati St. Xavier (312). “We had a perfect night,” said Jim Callahan, who coaches both the Cardinals and Wolves. “Every single swim was faster than (the preliminaries) and most everyone moved up in place.” The Cardinals girls team got all three of its relays to state. Doyle joined sophomore Maren Reeder, freshman Julia Valentine and senior Katie Allison in an eighth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:47.62). “Our relays are really close,” Allison said. “Some of us have been swimming together since we were in first grade. We’ve always dreamed of how cool it would be to be on the awards
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(Above) The Cardinals’ Sam Reeder pumps his fist after winning the consolation final of the 50 freestyle on Feb. 26. (Right) Kilbourne’s Hunter Atha finished ninth in the Division I diving competition Feb. 26.
podium at the state meet.” Sophomore Abby Jank, Reeder, senior Carly Davis and Doyle placed 11th in the 400 free relay (3:35.99), and the 200 free relay of Allison, Valentine, Jank and Davis placed 20th (1:40.71). Reeder and Valentine competed in the consolation finals of the 100 breaststroke, with Reeder finishing 11th (1:06.31) and Valentine 15th (1:07.05). “I was seeded 19th (after placing seventh in 1:07.07 at district Feb. 19 at Ohio State), and I wasn’t honestly expecting to make it See SWIM, page B3
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Worthington Kilbourne High School boys basketball coach Tom Souder wasn’t thrilled with his team’s offensive execution in its Division I district tournament opener against Newark on Feb. 23 at Hilliard Bradley. But after the Wolves lost to the Wildcats 57-43, Souder said Newark’s ability to score inside ultimately made the difference. “We played very quick on the offensive end, and we didn’t shoot the ball well,” said Souder, whose squad finished 8-13 overall. “But give Newark credit because they executed very well offensively. They have four big, strong, physical players and they got the ball inside to them and scored 40 of their 57 points in the paint. They came in with a plan and got it done.” The Wolves won five of their first nine games and won four consecutive games for the first time in program history during that stretch. Kilbourne went 3-0 in the Mustang Invitational held Dec. 28-30 at Moore Traditional High School in Louisville, Ky. The Wolves opened with a 65-62 win over Louisville Valley on Dec. 28 when senior guard Blake Collins made the winning 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining. Kilbourne then defeated Louisville Doss 61-55 on Dec. 29 and beat Louisville Southern 50-41 on Dec. 30. Senior wing player Austin Parker scored 18 points against Valley, 19 against Doss and 18 against Southern to be named to the all-tournament team. The Wolves then defeated Central Crossing 74-47 on Jan. 3 to cap their four-game winning streak. “We had a great trip to Kentucky,” Souder said. “The kids played three great games in three days and they found out a lot about themselves as well as their teammates.” But Kilbourne lost nine of its last 12 games and tied Hilliard Darby for fifth in the OCC-Central Division with a 5-9 league mark behind co-champions Dublin Coffman (13-1) and Upper Arlington (13-1), Thomas Worthington (9-5) and Hilliard Davidson (7-7), and ahead of Central Crossing (2-12) and Westland (2-12). “We hit a buzz saw with a couple of our league games,” Souder said. The Wolves will lose three seniors who started multiple games in center Jack Burian, Collins and Parker. Parker, who averaged 11.7 points, was second-team allleague and honorable mention all-district. Burian averaged 6.3 points, and Collins averaged 5.9 See BOYS, page B4
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Thomas couldn’t sustain success from early season By JARROD ULREY
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Kilbourne’s Zach Badowi (top) battles Thomas’ Noah Messerall in a 119-pound match on Jan. 27. Both wrestlers are expected to be among the top returneers for their teams next season.
Wrestling
Seasons end at district meet By KURTIS ADAMS ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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The Worthington Kilbourne High School wrestling team qualified a half-dozen individuals to the Division I district tournament. Like so many others, however, that’s where the Wolves concluded their season Feb. 25-26 at Hilliard Darby. Junior Mike Mayberry split his four matches at 171 pounds to advance to a quarterfinal match in the consolation bracket, but that was as close as anyone from either Worthington school came to a state berth. “A lot of good wrestlers aren’t moving on,” Kilbourne coach Ed Chism said after Mayberry lost 95 to Dublin Coffman’s Matt Muncrief, an eventual state qualifier, in his third consolation match. “But this has been a great experience for our kids, especially the younger ones.” Another positive aspect is that four of the five individuals who participated won matches. The sixth qualifier, senior Jedidiah Bressman, was not able to compete because of a shoulder injury. A sectional runner-up at 189 on Feb. 19 at Westland, he finished with a 31-8 record. “It’s been tough just watching,” said Bressman, who was wearing a sling. “Our guys did pretty well, though. I’m real proud of them.” Senior Connor Wolfe, who went 1-2 to finish with a 28-10 record at 140, and sophomore James Gundling, who went 1-2 at 130 to finish 22-8, won their matches in the championship bracket at
KILBOURNE •Finishes: Fourth in OCC-Central, fifth at sectional, 37th at district •Seniors lost: C.W. Boyles, Jedidiah Bressman, Richie Cole, Nick Varazashvili, Justin Williams and Connor Wolfe •Key returnees: Zach Badowi, James Gundling, Mike Mayberry, Lucky Shaut, Nico Shaut and Kyle Wahl THOMAS •Finishes: Eighth in OCC-Central, eighth at sectional, 40th at district •Seniors lost: Mark Coleman, Jason Gaston, Cody Hampton, Kurtis Walker and Austin Washburn •Key returnees: Alex Good, Max King, Noah Messerall and Andrew Shackelford
district. Freshman Lucky Shaut went 1-2 at 103 and posted a 2214 mark. Mayberry, who eliminated Thomas Worthington’s Andrew Shackelford 6-1 in a secondround consolation match, finished with a 30-11 record. Senior Nick Varazashvili, who led the team in victories and finished 38-7, lost 7-1 to eventual state-qualifier Isaiah Brunner of Pickerington Central in his opening match. Varazashvili, who lost only three regular-season matches, then dropped a 4-3 decision to sectional champion Eric Hoffman of Hilliard Davidson in his first consolation match. “We’re going to have a good crop of kids coming back, and the experience they got here is going to be an added benefit,” said Chism, whose team scored 11 points to place 37th behind champion Olentangy Liberty (128) after placing fifth (125.5) at sectional
behind champion Lancaster (180). “Overall, we had a pretty nice season. I feel bad for our seniors, but we have a lot to build on.” Kilbourne won the home Wolfpack Classic on Dec. 18 and also posted runner-up team finishes at the Golden Bear Championships at Upper Arlington, the Jonathan Alder Invitational and the Cardinal Classic at St. Charles. The Wolves went 4-3 in the OCC-Central Division to place fourth behind Davidson (7-0), Darby (6-1) and Coffman (5-2). Sophomore Kyle Wahl, a district alternate at 140, finished 1618. Junior Zach Badowi, who went 21-13 at 119, will return as well for the Wolves, whose sectional lineup also featured sophomore Josh Jenkins (160) and freshman Austin Oberly (112). Junior Nico Shaut, a district qualifier last season at 103, missed the second half of the season because of a concussion. •Both of Thomas’district participants won matches. Senior Mark Coleman, who missed time earlier in the season with a shoulder injury, went 2-2 at 135 to finish 16-11. He defeated Central Crossing’s Dez Hauber 17-9 in the opening round and also pinned Olentangy Orange’s Dan Dawson in his first consolation match. Shackelford, who went 1-2 to finish 26-14, won his first match by defeating Liberty’s Kan Hamre 7-5. The team’s only other senior in the lineup for the sectional at Marysville was Austin Washburn, who finished 15-14 at 145.
Sophomores Alex Good (130) and Max King (189) were district alternates. Good won three sectional matches and finished 21-21. Sectional placer Noah Messerall (119, sixth), a freshman, also will return for the Cardinals, who scored 67.5 points to place eighth at sectional behind champion Davidson (239.5). They scored 11 points at district to place 40th. Thomas, which went 0-7 in the OCC-Central, will return three others who won 11 or more matches. They are freshman Will Coleman (103) and sophomores Ben Hoyt (125) and Brooks Gilmore (215). The Cardinals finished the season with more than 30 wrestlers in the program, including 18 sophomores. “We knew things were going to be tough here,” first-year coach Mark Gundling said after district. “We got some wins, and we’re happy about that. We’ve got good kids, but fate worked against us with some of the draws.” Washburn and fellow senior Cody Hampton will be recognized by district’s board of education after the two recently became Good Samaritans. “They were downtown getting haircuts and found a bag lying on the ground,” coach Gundling said. “There was a wedding ring inside. Turns out the lady who lost it was a widow, and the ring was all she had left. They took the bag inside a store and made sure it got back to the rightful owner.” kadams@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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A season which at one point showed significant promise ended earlier than hoped for the Thomas Worthington High School girls basketball team. Coming off their first winning season since 2003-04, the Cardinals entered this season believing they could take significant steps forward. That seemed to be coming to fruition throughout the season’s first six weeks before a rough stretch during the second half of OCC-Central Division play set Thomas on a slide from which it was unable to recover. In their Division I district tournament opener Feb. 23 at Olentangy, the Cardinals followed a first-round bye with a 56-44 loss to Newark to finish 12-8 overall, closing the season with losses in five of their final seven games. “This was our first back-toback winning seasons in a significant amount of time, and last year we got our first tournament win (since 2004),” third-year coach Laurie Barr said. “Unfortunately, we fell a little bit short of (winning a tournament game) this year. We were hoping to take another step forward.” Eighth-seeded Newark kept Thomas’ speed under control early and built a 33-19 lead by halftime. By the time the Cardinals got untracked offensively, the deficit against one of the area’s most improved — and tall — teams was too much to overcome. Paige Cashin, a 6-foot-4 sophomore, finished with 15 points to lead the Wildcats. “I thought in the first half we didn’t look to push the ball enough,” Barr said. “They’ve got a 6-4 girl, so it’s easy to lob it inside. We have a lot of athleticism and quickness. In the second half, we did play more to our strength.” The Cardinals won six of their first seven, including a 47-43 win over Hilliard Davidson on Dec. 10 and a 51-47 win over Dublin Coffman on Dec. 17. They bounced back from a pair of losses in the Lady Vikes Classic at North Canton Hoover by winning their next four to improve to 10-3. However, Thomas struggled during the second half of league play, enduring consecutive loss-
•Record: 12-8 overall, 9-5 (fourth) in OCC-Central •Seniors lost: Natalie Carroll, Hayley Cross and China Oliver •Key returnees: Marina Bonilla, Frannie Frazier, Kimberly Hoerauf, Whitney Miller and Erica Morris
es to Upper Arlington (64-52 on Jan. 21), Davidson (57-43 on Jan. 25) and Coffman (68-36 on Jan. 28). The Cardinals also lost to Central Crossing 51-32 on Feb. 11 in their regular-season finale after beating the Comets 66-46 on Jan. 7 in the first round of conference action. Thomas finished fourth in the OCC-Central at 9-5, behind UA (13-1), Coffman (11-3) and Davidson (10-4), and ahead of Central Crossing (5-9), Worthington Kilbourne (5-9), Hilliard Darby (3-11) and Westland (014). The Cardinals won one more league game than they did a year ago. The most promising performance of the tournament loss came from sophomore Frannie Frazier, a 5-10 forward who is expected to be one of the team’s top returnees next season. She scored 13 points against Newark and averaged 13 points, nine rebounds and four steals for the season. “Next year we’ll be capable of getting past (our) first (tournament game),” Frazier said. “Everybody was able to step up and everybody had roles. It wasn’t just seniors, although we’ll miss the seniors dearly and I hope they all come back to visit us.” Thomas loses three seniors in guards Natalie Carroll, Hayley Cross and China Oliver. Carroll scored 10 points against Newark, while Cross had six points and Oliver scored three. Also expected to return are juniors Kimberly Hoerauf, Whitney Miller and Erica Morris and sophomores Marina Bonilla and Katherine Cross. Carroll, who averaged 13 points, was honorable mention all-district along with Frazier. “We’ll have six returning players, including three who started for us and a couple others who got some starts,” Barr said. “We should have a good nucleus of kids coming back.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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Wrestlers ride emotional roller coaster at district Joy and relief were among the feelings Olentangy Liberty High School wrestler Jarrod Boone experienced as he walked off the mat after his 3-0 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 wideranging at 125 as top-seeded JARROD seniors such as ULREY 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 losing in his consolation semifinal and settling for being a state alternate a year ago. He attended last year’s state tournament and watched as teammate Ethan Snyder competed. Boone then participated in more open tournaments than in any previous offseason. Having a more focused attitude also has helped Brunner. He was a district qualifier at 103 as a sophomore at Central despite coming out for the sport for the first time.
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Last season, he attended Columbus South and was fifth at a Division II sectional at 119. Refocused and back with the Tigers this season, Brunner lost to Boone 8-5 in the sectional final at Pickerington North on Feb. 19. At district, he was pinned by Cochran in 1:10 in a semifinal but edged Davis 2-1 in his next match to qualify for state. Brunner had fallen to Davis 86 during the Tigers’ 30-24 dual
victory Feb. 4. “I think with (so many) of the guys being seniors (at 125) it was more intense, so it was harder,” Brunner said. “I would have been mad if I hadn’t made it (to state). I like wrestling, but I just really don’t like losing. I was mad when I didn’t get out as a sophomore but I got over it. Last year I think I played around too much. I think my coaches this year pushed me harder because they knew I could
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Thomas’ Abby Jank (left) and Carly Davis cheer on Kilbourne’s Sam Reeder from the warmup pool.
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The Wolves’ Keeler Callahan finished 14th in the 200-yard freestyle at the Division I state meet.
SWIMMING Continued from page B1 into the (consolation) finals at all,” Valentine said. “I just went out there and gave it my all.” Reeder’s performance was part of a busy day for her family. Her brother, Sam, a senior, placed ninth in the 50 free, winning the consolation final (21.14), and was 13th in the 100 free (47.43). His school-record time in the 50 free would have been good for third in the state if he been in the championship heat. “It’s one of the best feelings I’ve ever had,” he said. “All the pressure was there, but you have been training for this moment. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever felt.” None of the Cardinals boys team’s three relays advanced beyond the preliminaries. Freshman Jesus Caraballo, sophomore Trenton Harper, senior Philip Mueller and Sam Reeder were 19th in the 200 free relay (1:29.24), and Harper, freshman
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Matt Reed, sophomore Edgar Caraballo and Jesus Caraballo placed 23rd in the 200 free (1:40.77). Jesus Caraballo, junior Adam Wolf, Sam Reeder and Mueller placed 23rd in the 400 free relay (3:19.48). •The week before state, Kilbourne junior diver Hunter Atha began experimenting with a front two-and-one-half pike. The experiment went so well that Atha decided to include it as his fourth dive at state. “I’ve never really competed with it before,” said Atha, who finished ninth with 413.60 points. “I was really nervous I wasn’t going to get past the first cut because I didn’t last year, so it was a risk to put it in the first four. “My coach (Lisa Garrett) said, ‘Go ahead put in at the state meet. You can do it fine.’” The performance was a vast improvement over last year, when Atha placed 22nd (144.15) on five dives. He didn’t appear to be on track for a solid performance
in warm-ups, but Atha said that’s usually a good sign. “My warm-ups were good, but not spot on,” Atha said. “Usually when that happens I know I am going to do better in the meet. I didn’t really worry about my dives too much. “That helped me do better than last year.” Junior Keeler Callahan placed 14th in the 200 free in 1:43.13, .18 of a second faster than district. After a disappointing swim in the Feb. 25 preliminary, the Wolves’ lone swimmer at state said he had to put that behind him. “You focus on things you could By Adam Cairns/ThisWeek have done better like a flip turn Thomas’ Julia Valentine stretches before competing in the 100 breaststroke. She finished 15th. or something then you move on so you don’t dwell on it for too Paid Advertisement long,” he said. “(In the consolation finals) it all felt good from my start to my finish.” pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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)
“We’re so excited right now, because it was so close between us and Kilbourne for second,” 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. “Our goal was to win our first district title since 1997, but we’re still happy to be going to state,” Cardinals senior Kathleen Reid said. “Our next goal is to place in the top half of the state meet.” 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). “I’m happy and a little surprised we finished this high, because we started off rough with a lot of falls on beam,” Fushimi said. “But we The Wolves finished ninth regrouped and came back strong (132.625) at state last season. in our other three events, espe“We’re going to do a lot of work cially on floor where we had some on beam to prepare for state, and of our best scores of the season.” maybe we can try to finish high-
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
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Sports briefs 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.
Girls lacrosse club registering players Midwestern Force Lacrosse, a girls travel club, is registering players for its summer season that begins June 1. Players are divided into three age groups: elementary (grades 1-5), middle school (grades 5-
7) and high school (grades 811). For registration information, visit www.MidwesternForceLacrosse.com. Informational meetings also will be held April 16-17 in Columbus. E-mail midwesternlax@yahoo.com for details.
Ready to hold baseball clinic Ready High School baseball coach Harry Caruso is directing a spring training program through April 3 for players in grades 1-12. The program, which has already begun, will be held in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Sessions include advanced hitting, pitching and catching. For more information, visit www.USBaseballAcademy.com or call (866) 622-4487.
GCSTO holding swim tryouts The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is looking for new athletes for its spring season. New swimmers are allowed a week with the team to see what it has to offer before deciding to commit. The team practices at Columbus Academy, the Concourse Hotel Fitness Club and St. Charles Preparatory School. The team also has started a scholarship program for students in Columbus City Schools. Athletes who have competed only for summer and high school teams, or those new to swimming, are eligible for the scholarships. For more information, contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 478-5445.
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Second-seeded girls reach district semi By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Worthington Christian High School girls basketball team began to grasp how far it has come this season when it earned the second seed for the Division IV district tournament. During the first two rounds of the postseason, the Warriors seemed to take their high profile in stride. After defeating Grove City Christian 56-24 on Feb. 16 at Granville, Worthington Christian beat sixth-seeded Tree of Life 43-32 on Feb. 24 at Westerville North to advance to a district semifinal for the first time since 2006. The Warriors played fifth-seeded Morral Ridgedale on March 1 at Westerville Central in a district semifinal. The winner will play top-seeded Harvest Prep or No. 7 Delaware Christian in a district final at 7 p.m. Friday, March 4, at Central. “It’s nerve-racking because if you lose, then people will think you weren’t good enough to be seeded that high,” sophomore Kelsey Morgan said. “I didn’t think (being the district’s second seed) would happen this soon, but I’m so excited.” “I don’t know that they understand that this is a big deal,” coach Adam Heath said. “They get a little overshadowed by the boys team at our school because everyone’s used to seeing the boys go so far. We’re not very confident in our abilities. They deserve to have the seed that we got, but I think the way we feel about ourselves is more like a 10
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Worthington Christian’s Tyler England shoots over Johnstown’s Harley O'Flaherty on Feb. 22 during their Division III district tournament game, which the Warriors won 52-38.
seed.” The district champion will advance to a regional semifinal at 6:15 p.m. March 10 at Picker-
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Catholic. The last time Worthington Christian was in a district final was 2005 when it was the second seed but lost to fourth-seeded Newark Catholic 52-51 in overtime. The win over Tree of Life was the Warriors’ second over the Mid-Ohio Christian Athletic League champion in less than a month. Worthington Christian beat the Trojans 46-41 on Feb. 3. In the rematch, Morgan scored 14 points, junior Allie Custer had 11 and sophomore Audrey Rettstatt added six. The Warriors led 20-11 by halftime and relied on tough half-court defense. “We definitely game-planned to make them have to score through us,” said Heath, who was named the district’s Coach of the Year in Division IV. “Any time you gamble against Tree of Life, they turn it into buckets, so we played a little more conservative and made them have to take tougher shots.” “I thought we were really communicating well and we were all helping each other out,” Morgan said. “We rebounded the ball and played very good defense. We’ve played together for a while, so I think that helps because we all just know how each person plays and how to help each other.” If the Warriors advance to a district final, they could end up facing the state’s No. 1-ranked team in Harvest Prep. Shicole Watts, a 6-foot-1 senior, averages 14 points and was the district Player of the Year. Sophomore Jaren Francis averages 13 points and also made first-team all-district. Senior guards Chelsea McK-
night (13 points per game) and Aryealle Beavers (10 ppg) made second- and third-team all-district, respectively. Delaware Christian’s top players are juniors Haley Kirby (17 ppg, second-team all-district) and Sarah Harp (11 ppg, honorable mention all-district). Rettstatt was selected secondteam all-district and sophomore Stacy Hecker made the third team. •The boys basketball team’s season ended with a 54-37 loss to fourth-seeded North Union in the second round of the Division III district tournament Feb. 26 at Dublin Scioto. The Warriors scored just five second-quarter points and battled a double-digit deficit throughout the second half against the Wildcats, who improved to 174 and played in a district semifinal March 2. Matt Fredrick scored nine points and Brooks Weygandt added eight for Worthington Christian, which finished with a 10-12 overall record. Although the Warriors limited first-team all-district selection Evan Jamison to 12 points, Travis Laird made four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points to lead North Union. “We wanted to do a great job defensively on Jamison, and I thought we did that,” coach Kevin Weakley said. “They haven’t shown that they can hit the 3, but they did (Feb. 26). We tried to adjust to things, but we just turned the ball over too much.” Worthington Christian beat Johnstown 52-38 on Feb. 22 in its tournament opener, but com-
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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.
At a glance KILBOURNE •Record: 8-13 overall, 5-9 (tied for fifth) in OCC-Central •Seniors lost: Jack Burian, Kevin Carey, Blake Collins, Josh Hudson, Malik Malone and Austin Parker •Key returnees: Connor Dahn, Brian Hanks and Jeremie Nsumbu THOMAS •Record: 15-7 overall, 9-5 (third) in OCC-Central •Seniors lost: Spencer Delacy, Zach Evaline, David Herbst, Jake Lewis and D.J. Lightfoot •Key returnees: Jordan Cowgill, Julian Henderson and Will Hill
at Central Crossing on Jan. 7. Junior post player Jordan Cowgill scored a career-high 22 points against Central Crossing and 18 points in both games against Kilbourne. “That win against Central Crossing jump-started us and those wins against Kilbourne are something we’ll always remember,” senior forward Spencer Delacy said. “We finished 5-15 last year, so to turn things around the way we did was all we could ask for.” The Cardinals will lose two senior starters in center David Herbst and guard D.J. Lightfoot. Herbst, who averaged 5.6 points, was special mention allleague. Lightfoot, who averaged 7.0 points, was honorable mention all-league. Three starters are expected to return in Cowgill, Henderson and sophomore point guard Will Hill. Cowgill, who averaged 12.2 points, was first-team all-league and honorable mention all-district. Henderson, who averaged 9.2 points, and Hill, who averaged 7.9 points, were both second-team all-league. Hill also was honorable mention alldistrict. “Our kids made tremendous improvements and we have nine players coming back, so if our kids continue to work on their games, it could be exciting for us next season,” Miller said. ablankenship@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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mitted 19 turnovers against North Union. •The boys bowling team’s lone district tournament competitor, freshman Ben Smith, finished 96th (451) of 129 individuals Feb. 26 at HP Lanes. The Warriors placed 15th (3,104) at the sectional tournament at Eastland Lanes on Feb. 18 behind champion Hartley (4,231) as Smith was 13th (593) to advance individually. Also competing at the sectional were juniors Devin Baker and Noah Thederahn and sophomores Jason Boucouras, Aaron Hamilton and Jess Meyers. Junior Devin Baker also was on the team. “(The sectional) was Ben’s best day of the season,” school representative Dean Boucouras said. “It’s a wonderful achievement for the team and for the program to have a bowler at district in our second year as a team. He just stayed very focused and got into a rhythm (at the sectional). “From a team standpoint, the team did much better than last year, and we had two seniors graduate from that team.”
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McConnell Arts Center The following programs, classes and events are offered by the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, 777 Evening St. The MAC is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday and until 9 p.m. Thursdays. Building admission and parking are free. For more information, e-mail arts@mcconnellarts.org, visit www.mcconnellarts.org or call (614) 431-0329. “Effects of Time: Mike Salrin,” “Coming Home to Roost: Marty Shuter, “Childish Issues: Evelyn Davis” and “Dance in Motion: Stephanie Matthews” are on view through March 6. Salrin’s photography aims to document the beauty in rusted metal, peeling paint or the grime of an empty warehouse. Shuter will present a lighthearted look at chickens through ceramic sculptures. Davis will feature mixed-media works examining the symbiotic relationship of childhood and adulthood. Matthews is a photographer of dance and movement who practices what she calls “emotion-based” photography. A free writing workshop will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13. No registration required. Topics include Revisiting Story Structure, Writing Books for Children, Characters and 30 Steps to Being a Better Writer. The instructors will be Joan Trojanowski, Peg Hanna, Saundra Crum Akers and David Bell
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