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April 14, 2011
LIONS
The Lions Maria Kahan delivers a pitch April 5 at Whitehall.
Schools announce coaching vacancies
At a glance
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Wemlinger now hopes Stewart’s confidence spreads to the rest of the team. The Lions have been plagued by lategame collapses. In its first seven losses, Bexley has been outscored 25-12 in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings combined. Wemlinger said games like a 7-2 loss to Whitehall on April 5 hurt. Whitehall snapped a 2-all tie by scoring five runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Bexley begins the second round of MSL-Ohio Division play against Heath on Thursday, April 14. The Lions play host to Whitehall on Wednesday, April 20. “If we don’t come to play in this league, you’re going to struggle,” Wemlinger said. •Boys lacrosse player Nick Maley also is having a breakthrough performance this season. The junior attacker has 24 goals in the Lions’five games. He scored a team-high 36 goals last season as Bexley went 8-9. Maley scored seven goals to lead the Lions to their first win over Watterson 16-14 on April 5. He also had seven goals in an 18-4 victory over Marysville on April 9. “I don’t know if he ate Wheaties every day or what. If it were that simple, I’d have all the kids do it,” said coach Rich Russo, whose team was 3-2 overall before playing Pickerington Central on April 13. “The biggest thing is he’s matured.
Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Bexley baseball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse and softball teams: BASEBALL April 5 — Defeated Whitehall 8-2 *April 6 — Def. Granville 16-5. The Lions scored nine runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. *April 8 — Lost to Newark Catholic 7-1 April 9 — Lost to Olentangy 5-3 and Mount Vernon 14-4 *April 12 — Played Lakewood *April 13 — Played Licking Valley *April 15 — Home vs. Columbus Academy April 16 — at Big Walnut with Ready *April 20 — Home vs. Whitehall Of note: The Lions were 4-4 overall and 3-1 in the MSL-Ohio before April 12. *MSL-Ohio game BOYS LACROSSE April 5 — Def. Watterson 16-14. Nick Maley had seven goals and Tyler Bringman added five goals. April 6 — Lost to DeSales 19-6. Maley had three goals. April 9 — Def. Marysville 18-4. Maley had seven goals. April 13 — Played Pickerington Central April 15 — Home vs. Pickerington North
He’s bigger, stronger and faster than he was a year ago. He just has the knack for putting the ball in the back of the net.” “Over the past summer, it just felt like something clicked,” Maley said. “The game got a little easier. I’m playing with a good group of guys this year and on game day I just go into this little zone.” Maley expects goals will be more difficult to come by as defenses start to focus on him.
April 19 — Home vs. Hilliard Bradley Of note: The Lions were 3-2 overall before April 13. GIRLS LACROSSE *April 5 — Def. Granville 13-2. Gabby Goldach had six goals. April 7 — Def. Orange 11-8. Goldach had four goals. April 13 — Played Hilliard Davidson April 14 — At Gahanna April 16 — Cincinnati Indian Hill and Loveland in Hannigan-Galipault Tournament at Thomas Worthington Of note: The Lions were 2-2 overall before April 13 and are 1-2 in the CIL. *Central Independent League game SOFTBALL *April 5 — Lost to Whitehall 7-2 *April 6 — Lost to Granville 10-2 *April 8 — Lost to Newark Catholic 4-1 April 9 — Def. Millersport 10-4; lost to Hamilton Township 10-6 *April 12 — Played Lakewood April 12 — Played Worthington Christian *April 13 — Played Licking Valley *April 14 — At Heath April 19 — At Franklin Heights *April 20 — Home vs. Whitehall Of note: The Lions were 3-7 overall and 0-4 in the MSL-Ohio before April 12. *MSL-Ohio game
The following schools are seeking coaches: Bexley — Girls soccer. Send letter of interest and résumé by Friday, April 15, to Molly Feesler, athletics director, 326 S. Cassingham Road, Bexley, Ohio 43209, or email molly.feesler@ bexleyschools.org. DeSales — Boys and girls swimming. Send résumé to athletics director Tom Neubert at tneubert@cdeducation.org. New Albany — Girls tennis. Send résumé by Friday, April 15, to athletics director Kevin Reed at kreed@napls.us. Westland — Volleyball. Send résumé to athletics director Greg Burke at greg.burke@swcs.us. Worthington Kilbourne — Wrestling. Send résumé to Jeff Todd, athletics director, 1499 Hard Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235, or email jtodd@worthington .k12.oh.us.
“Before one of the games my coach said, ‘They’re starting to get worried about you,’” Maley said with a laugh. “I’ve got a lot of friends on this team who are good players and (if teams start to double team me) I can help the offense by passing and creating opportunities for them.” pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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Sports briefs St. Charles holding various camps St. Charles Preparatory School is holding various camps. A 10-week basketball camp for boys in grades 7-8 is under way and runs 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through June 1. Contact coach Will Gruber at wgruber@cdeducation.org or (614) 2602303. A football camp for boys entering grades 1-8 is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 13-16. Contact coach Jeff Pharion at jeffpharion@hotmail.com or (614) 825-6694. A baseball camp for boys ages 7-14 is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon June 2023. Contact coach Ray Benjamin at benj33@aol.com or (614) 778-2052. A soccer camp for boys entering
grades 4-9 is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon June 27-30. Contact coach Rick Ey at richard_ey@yahoo.com.
All-Star Classic set for April 17 The third annual Jump25.com Ohio College All-Star Classic will be held Sunday, April 17, at Upper Arlington High School. The event will begin at noon with a high school boys all-star game featuring seniors from central Ohio. At 1:45 p.m., seniors from Ohio NCAA Division II and III and NAIA schools will play in the men’s small college all-star game. At 3:30 p.m., a men’s Division I college all-star game featuring seniors from Ohio schools will be played.
Griffin to speak at charity camp
GCSTO offers lessons, training
Former Ohio State running back Archie Griffin will be the featured speaker at the annual Lauren’s First and Goal Football Camp on June 26 at Otterbein University. The camp is a fundraiser for Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation, which provides financial support for brain tumor research and families living with pediatric cancer. The one-day camp is open to student-athletes entering grades 9-12 this fall. Athletes will be divided into small groups to receive instruction in offensive and defensive skills from volunteer coaches. To register for the camp, visit www.LaurensFirstandGoal.org.
The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is offering swimming lessons, competitive stroke analysis camps, teen fitness programming and life guard certification training sessions this spring and summer at various locations around Columbus. For more information on the stroke analysis camps, contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 478-5445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net. For further information on lessons, teen fitness and lifeguard training, contact GCSTO instructor Erin Harris at (614) 582-2597 or harriserin@ ymail.com. More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.
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