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Top stories Spring Football: In this installment of the Friday Night Live: Spring Edition, we’ll look at what Northland is doing to build on its breakthrough season last fall. Will the City League-North Division be another tight battle among Beechcroft, Brookhaven and Northland? Or will one of the other teams step forward? Admirable Assistant: ThisWeek’s Jarrod Ulrey profiles Ian Burkhart, who serves as a volunteer goalkeeper and defense coach for the Dublin Jerome boys lacrosse team. On June 13, 2010, the 2009 Jerome graduate was left paralyzed after an accident at the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Next stop, South Beach: Larry Larson, Mr. High School Sports, profiles New Albany senior Taneisha Cordell, who currently holds the area’s fastest time in the 400 meters and 800 and will run track at the University of Miami (Fla.) next season.
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By AARON BLANKENSHIP got our picture taken,” Gute said. ThisWeek Community Newspapers Autumn Rose finished second in the zone 5 final March 18-20 The Autumn Rose Equestrian in Wilmington, Ohio, but Gute middle school team continued its said she and her teammates were tradition of success in the Inter- confident they could win nationscholastic Equestrian Association als. Dublin Davis seventh-grader national finals. Megan Burian placed fifth in fuThe team, which trains at Au- ture beginner horsemanship in the tumn Rose Farm in Plain City, zone 5 final to miss qualifying for outscored runner-up Hammond nationals by two spots. School 20-19 and was named na“We knew we could do well,” tional champion at the event, which Gute said. “I drew a good horse was held April 28-May 1 in Upper who was sweet and put his heart Marlboro, Md. Hammond School into it. But I would have been fine was named reserve champion. with any horse that I drew.” Autumn Rose owner and coach •The Autumn Rose Equestrian Debbie Griffith said she doesn’t high school team scored 24 points take her team’s success for grant- to finish as reserve champion, one ed even though it has captured the point behind national champion national champion title in two con- Grier School, snapping its sixsecutive years and four times in year streak of capturing the nathe past seven years. tional title. “We’ve had a lot of success in Autumn Rose had won the zone the seven years we’ve competed 5 final by one point. here, but every one of the 12 teams “This was the first time in our By Eric George/ThisWeek that compete in the national finals seven years competing in the nahave to be really good to make it tional finals that our high school this far, so we never count on win- team hasn’t won, and it was hard MUDDERS DAY — Pickerington North’s Abbey Paulus (left) ning this championship,” Griffith to lose by one point,” Griffith said. and Big Walnut’s Christa Ford vie for the ball on a muddy field said. “We have a lot of dedication “But I’m still happy because the during a game April 26 at Big Walnut. North won 15-3. on our middle school and high kids rode extremely well. Luck of school teams and it’s paid off for the draw plays into it. It’s hard to us in the national finals.” have a level playing field when my perspective is that I don’t Mobile Web Placing first for Autumn Rose you’re drawing from 12 different want to waste my time. You just have to deal with it and in the team competition were horses.” Visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com make the best of life.” Dublin Karrer Middle School sevPlacing first for Autumn Rose on your smartphone. Just go to — Ian Burkhart, volunteer http://mobile.thisweeksports.com. enth-graders Caroline Gute in fu- in the team competition were assistant coach for Dublin Sign up for News Alerts so when ture intermediate reining and Hilliard Davidson freshman Jerome, who is paralyzed and breaking news occurs, we’ll send Karey Ulstad in future novice Rachel Ninke in junior varsity confined to a wheelchair. alerts to your phone. horsemanship. novice horsemanship, Tristan Rounding out the scoring in the Rowland of the Cincinnati area in Note of the week Friend us team competition were Dublin varsity intermediate reining and Grizzell sixth-grader Sarah Ros- Plain City’s Savannah Vawter in Under first-year assistant Log onto Facebook.com and berry, who placed second in fucoach Leah Fickell-Howard, search "ThisWeekSports" to ture beginner horsemanship, and the Dublin Coffman softball become a fan. Dublin Sells eighth-grader Kaylee team was batting .315 Adamek, who placed sixth in futhrough 16 games. That’s a Follow us ture intermediate horsemanship. significant improvement from In the individual competition, last season when the ShamFollow us on Twitter @TWSAdamek won the future intermeportsFan today. rocks batted .251. diate reining title and Karrer eighth-grader Jordan Medsker finished second in future intermediate horsemanship. “We all jumped up and down High School. will compete. More than 950 student-athletes For more information, visit and screamed after they announced we won, and then we went and and 80 teams from across the state www.ohioyouthrunner.org.
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Middle school state track meet is May 29 at Groveport The sixth annual middle school state track and field meet is scheduled for May 29 at Groveport
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Spring Football FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE RETURNS In the fifth week of a spring football series looking at central Ohio high school programs, ThisWeek is featuring the City-North Division. To read full offseason stories on each team, as well as others throughout central Ohio during the coming weeks, go to Friday Night Live at ThisWeekSPORTS.com. Next week: City-South
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varsity intermediate horsemanship. Rounding out the scoring in the team competition were Dublin Coffman freshman Colleen Bendig, who placed fifth in j.v. beginner horsemanship, and Dublin Jerome sophomore Ciara Bartholomew, who placed sixth in varsity open horsemanship. Hilliard Bradley senior Jessica Cornwell placed eighth in varsity open reining. “We’re really happy with how we did,” Ninke said. After placing third in the zone 5 final, Ninke bounced back to win her event at nationals. “I’m usually pretty consistent, so I think (the) zone (competition) was a misunderstanding with the judging,” Ninke said. “There’s always some nerves, but I felt confident I could do well at national. I just did what my coaches taught me to do, and I felt like I got a good draw, a sweet horse.” In the individual competition, Davidson sophomore Jordan Schumacher won the j.v. beginner horsemanship title, Marysville freshman Ashton Clark won the j.v. novice horsemanship title, Rowland won the varsity intermediate reining title and Watterson senior Megan Foley placed second in varsity open reining. “This was a good horse show for us, and we had a good year overall,” Griffith said. ablankenship@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com