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City council debates scavenging law By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Council member Bryan Lenzo said there is no burden to requiring scavengers to obtain property owners’ permission beforehand. “When somebody doesn’t want you doing it, that’s when we have issues,” Lenzo said. “I don’t see that it’s an inconvenience to ask permission if you want to engage in this activity.” Council member Bernie Brush said

Pataskala City Council revisited a pending anti-trash scavenger law May 2, as several county residents spoke in favor of scavenging because of recycling and economic benefits, even as some council members continued to express concerns about nuisances and trespassing.

he was ambivalent about requiring permits versus minimizing regulations. “Possibly, the permit is the way to separate who is doing the scavenging,” Brush said. “I agree, it probably should not be done at night. That’s when people are a little nervous, somebody’s out there in the dark, what are they doing. “It sounds like there is more concern in the old village and these concentrat-

ed areas. I am one for not having more ordinances and regulations if we can handle it in another fashion.” Council member Dan Hayes said he did not want to establish a permit process for the activity. “We’re already permitting solicitation,” Hayes said. “It’s trash picking. It’s fine. If we just start by not permitting it at dark, we can see how it goes.

I doubt that you’ll see people dumping trash cans over in the middle of the day. “Let’s just ban it at night hours and see what happens. If that works, great, if it doesn’t, we’ll look at it again. That will at least address the issue of loud trucks coming through the neighborhood at 4 a.m, and it might address litSee SCAVENGING LAW, page A3

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Franklin County voters spur levy passage By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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Weightlifter Brad Hobbs of the West Licking Warriors celebrates after competing in the bench press competition during the Area 6 Special Olympics meet at Denison University on May 1.

With a razor-thin margin of 85 votes, 1,463 to 1,378, the Licking Heights Local School district passed a 10-year, 11.92-mill emergency property-tax levy to replace an 8.92mill levy expiring this year. Licking County residents voted strongly against the levy, but Franklin County voters heavily supported it. In Franklin County, 67.86 percent of voters, or 737 of 1,086, were in favor of the levy, compared to only 41.37 percent, or 726 of 1755 voters, in Licking County. Treasurer Jennifer Vanover said passage of the levy should ensure the district can make it through two years before the board will have to return to taxpayers for more funding. “It gives us some room to evaluate and make the reductions that need to be made to make the levy last as long as it possibly can,” Vanover said. The board had originally projected adding staff to handle growth in student population

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New principal hired at middle school y MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Southwest Licking school board held a brief special meeting May 4 to approve the hiring of a new principal at Watkins Middle School, which has been operating under the supervision of interim principal Don Sullivan since January. Kasey Rathburn, currently principal at Baldwin

Road Junior High School in Reynoldsburg, will start in the fall. “She comes with a very high recommendation from those who have worked with her,” said superintendent Forest Yocum. “Her strong suit is in curriculum but she also has a good reputation as a disciplinarian. We’re looking for some good things from her.” The board also approved final layoffs, “reduc-

tions in force,” for teachers and staff. “I’ve passed out 18 letters in the last couple of days to different people on staff, certificated and classified, because of the (reductions in force) situation,” Yocum said. “We’re not replacing most of the people who are retiring, as few as possible. But there may be a few situations where a few people See NEW PRINCIPAL, page A3

Etna trustees give final approval to 310 development By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers After hours of work that the Etna Township trustees and zoning commission began in January, trustees on May 3 took only minutes to give unanimous final approval of a planned-unit

development zoning plan for an 86acre commercial and residential development on state Route 310. The proposal covers land east and west of Route 310 and would require construction of access roads that eventually would require a traffic signal. “It’s a product we all can buy into,

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addition to the public meetings, she had used the township hall to meet with residents of the area for their input. JBW Properties submitted the zoning application in January. The land, which was zoned for agricultural use,

Influential Etna Twp. resident dies Neil Ingle, of Etna Township, died early May 6. He was 75. His friends remember him as a great man and a great artist, whose sketches, paintings and pumpkin carvings will be remembered, said longtime friend Gary Burkholder. Ingle was a member of the Cumberland Trail Golf Course and stayed active politically, serving on the township’s economic-development commission and both Joint Economic Development Zone boards. See INGLE, page A2

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LEVY PASSAGE of about 200 students each year. However, to fund such additional staff would have required a levy of 16 mills or 17 mills, Vanover said, and the board simply did not believe voters would support it. “The 16- or 17-mill option that would have gotten us through the forecast at the time would have included staffing additions to accommodate the growth,” Vanover said. “The compromise was to reduce the millage rate to what was more palatable, as well as eliminating the addition of staff. Since the forecast had staff members added each year, that assumption was taken out.” No staffing reductions will be required now, apart from a consolidated athletics director position and the loss of eight teaching-aid positions.

However, class sizes will likely increase because of the inability to add teachers. “With our enrollment growth, we need to be adding staff, so with our growth we feel like we’re cutting,” Vanover said. “We did not hire staff this year despite enrollment growth. “Unfortunately, that means class sizes will be going up, unless enrollment goes down. We do not anticipate that.” Superintendent Thomas Tucker said he convened administrators May 4 after the election to consider ways to keep costs down and still provide services. Tucker said flex credit, secondary-enrollment options and contracts with educational service centers would all likely play a role. Vanover said the district still could see changes in the state budget, which is not expected to

be finalized for several weeks. Currently, the district’s teachers pay 25 percent of their health-insurance premiums, which is above an expected minimum requirement of 15 percent. A proposal to have teachers pay more of their retirement is expected to be removed from budget proposals. The district operating budget is $27 million, and the expiring 8.92-mill levy raised $4.3 million annually. The 11.92-mill emergency levy is projected to raise $6.2 million annually. Because of state-mandated rollbacks, the 8.92-mill levy’s effective collection rate was 8.23, according to the Licking County auditor’s office. The annual cost of the 11.92-mill levy per $100,000 of home value is $365, an increase of $113 over the current collection of $252 per $100,000 on the expiring levy.

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ETNA TRUSTEES Continued from page A1 will have retail development west of Route 310 and professional office development east of Route 310, with residential developments behind each. A roadway will connect the development to the Cameron Chase subdivision, allowing the residential portions of the new and existing subdivisions to have access to each other. There will be no connection to Cumberland Trail subdivision. As originally proposed, the development included age-restricted single-family condominiums for seniors at four units per acre.

As approved, the development includes the age-restricted condominiums at four units per acre or an option for non-age-restricted single-family homes on 1-acre lots. The development was approved as a “planned-unit development,” which is common in municipalities but less common in townships. Both developers and governments usually prefer the option because of its flexibility. Under traditional straight zoning, requirements such as lot size and setbacks are clear and fixed and apply throughout the zoning area. In planned-unit development zon-

INGLE Continued from page A1 He also was a member of the West Licking Historical Society and was part of the society’s annual holiday tour. “He truly was a great man and gave to so many people,” Burkholder said. “He continued to give and was involved.” Memorial service arrangements are being made through Kauber-Sammons Funeral Home of Pataskala. — Lori Wince

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ing, requirements could be customized for various purposes and special conditions could be attached. In other township business, the zoning commission met May 4 to continue work on a comprehensive plan recommended by the comprehensive planning committee. Commission members heard conflicting testimony about whether a portion of the comprehensive plan should allow for expanded industrial land use in the eastern end of the township. A public hearing was scheduled for the zoning commission’s June 1 meeting.

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Community briefs LCUW seeking executive director The Board of Directors of the Licking County United Way (LCUW) is accepting applicants for the position of executive director. In February 2011, LCUW announced that current director Donna L. Carpenter will transition into a part-time role to focus on the organization’s long-range resource development plan. The

search committee is seeking an innovative, collaborative leader to foster and build community partners and provide strategic direction in fulfilling LCUW’s mission and five-year vision. The application deadline is May 18. Applicants can visit www.lcuw.net to view a complete job description and to learn about United Way and its impact in Licking County. Resumes may be forwarded to Search Committee, Licking Coun-

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who have received letters, we may be able to call them back, if we have a position to fill.” Yocum said he has come close to such layoffs before, but never had to actually implement them. “I was trying to think the other day, in my 44 years in education, I think there may have been only one other time I’ve had to actually deliver a letter or two,” he said. “There have been a few times we’ve been up to that point because of levies, but we’ve always been able to avoid it. “I think it’s the first time I’ve had to pass out letters knowing some of those people would not be able to come back in positions.” Yocum said the district would have to revisit additional levies or staffing cuts in 2013, following the passage last fall of an emergency levy. “With that we are doing, we are trying to come up with the numbers to be financially solvent for the next two years,”Yocum said.

tering. I doubt if many people have the gall to flip trash cans over in the daylight hours.” Lenzo said requiring permission should be enough. “It might be a bit of overregulation (to require permits),” Lenzo said. “Perhaps the issue could be solved if we set a time frame of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and it could be written or verbal permission. It’s when somebody doesn’t want you to do it, that’s when we have trouble. When asked, almost 100 percent of folks say sure, go ahead and do that.” Pataskala resident John Hohmann, a retired doctor of medicine, said he had been scavenging for decades and it would be impractical to require permission. “As an environmentalist, I have for over 40 years removed curbside trash in Bexley, Columbus and Pataskala,” Hohmann said. “Recycling and reusing helps the individuals, rich or poor, who make the effort to do so.” Mayor Steve Butcher said council would discuss the issue at its next work session.

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Calling all mothers on Mother’s Day: Now what? I’ve never been sure what to make of Mother’s Day. It doesn’t feel like a real holiday, for one thing. With the obvious exception of Easter, any holiday that always falls on a Sunday and therefore never offers anyone a day off is just pretending to be official, the way that chips made with vegetables are just pretending to be junk food. To be fair, I’ve never known what to make of Father’s Day, either. Father’s Day has always been especially perplexing, in fact, because I grew up in a home without a father. When we made Father’s Day cards during the last days of the school year, no special arrangements were made for those of us who had no father. Nobody suggested making a “Happy Parent or Guardian Day” card, or let us draw a picture of a broken home instead. More than once my sister and I came home with Happy Father’s Day cards for my mother, who wasn’t the kind of woman who talked about being both mother and father to us. She couldn’t be father and she wasn’t going to try, she said. Over the years the three of us worked up fairly hilarious comedy sketches having to do with forced Father’s Day card-making and related issues. I for one was sure I had missed nothing really important during my fatherless upbringing, and it wasn’t until I watched my own daughters with their father that I began to suspect I was wrong. But about Mother’s Day. I’ve always assumed that Mother’s Day founder Anna Jarvis was, if you’ll excuse the expression, a flake. Who but a flake would propose making mother appreciation a holiday? Not that people didn’t appreciate their mothers. They just didn’t dream of going that extra step, any more than they dreamed of asking Congress to make snickerdoodles the national cookie. It occurs to me, though, that perhaps Jarvis wasn’t such a screwball after all. She might have been the sharpest young woman of her age. Because think about it: Sunday was a holiday for men and children, but did women have it off? Puh-lease. They still pumped the water, hauled stove wood, caught and fricasseed a chicken or two and gave birth to a couple of babies, all while not missing church. Thank heaven for Anna Jarvis, for giving us a few hours of rest. I happen to know — as anyone with Google and a couple of fingers to type with could find out — that Anna Jarvis never was a mother herself. She campaigned for Mother’s Day on behalf of her own mother, who had mentioned the idea when Anna was only 12. Her mother had come to school for some reason — probably be-

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cause it was her day to be the Lunchroom Mommy — and while there she said this: “I hope that MARGO someone, BARTLETT sometime, will found a memorial mother’s day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.” How little Anna remembered that word for word I can’t imagine, but the Internet says she did, and we all know how reliable the Internet is when it comes to facts. She remembered it and she devoted a good chunk of her life toward making Mother’s Day a real holiday. Which just goes to show what a noble mother she would have been, because she had all the necessary qualities: Faith, selflessness, dedication, a transcendent love and no real interest in getting a life. But back to my point, or at least

to the general area of my point. I’ve never known what to do with Mother’s Day. I hoped to find clarity when I became a mother myself, but as it happened it was the 1970s, when all the social conventions were tossed out or reinvented ironically. High schools either didn’t have senior proms, citing a lack of interest, or students elected a cow senior prom queen. People celebrated earth mothers or the Mother Earth News or Mother Jones, but Mother’s Day had all but fallen off the radar. Now it’s back, and I still don’t know what to do with it. But it’s not my decision, right? When it comes right down to it, that’s the real blessing of Mother’s Day: Someone else makes the plans. Thank you, Anna Jarvis and Anna Jarvis’s mother. And while I’m at the podium, I’d also like to thank my own mother for not trying to be my own father, too. Who needs a father? Not me, until my own daughters turned my husband into a dad and me into a believer. Amen.

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State funding aids early detection In December of 1989 Elizabeth Cassady’s mother Roberta informed her “We realize that it’s unrealistic to expect the BCCP to family that she had been diagnosed receive more funding during these tough economic with breast cancer. Elizabeth recalls her concern for her mother was times. When the current budget problems are resolved overwhelming. So was the concern for and the state can dedicate more resources toward her own health as she knew she may be prevention, we will continue to show the cost benefits at a higher risk of breast cancer than the average woman. of early screening versus treatment and ask that Elizabeth also understood, through funding be increased.” her mother’s own battle, that if detected early the survival rate is very good. She — KATIE CARTER determined her best chance to fight the KOMEN COLUMBUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR disease, if ever she were diagnosed, would be to catch it early through years-old and her insurance didn’t write an appeal letter to her insurance regular screenings. cover mammograms for women under company informing them of her mothUnfortunately at the time of her the age of 40. So every year she would er’s diagnosis and her higher risk. mother’s diagnosis Elizabeth was 25-

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SURVIVOR CEREMONY

Regina Brett to speak at post-race event On May 14, downtown Columbus will be transformed into a sea of pink as thousands gather to participate in the annual Susan G. Komen Columbus Race for the Cure. Within the crowd of pink-clad peopleâ€”there were more than 50,000 participants in 2010â€”certain individuals stand out because they are just a little bit pinker than all the rest. Hundreds of breast cancer survivors, marked by their solid pink t-shirts, will run and walk the 5K race course this yearâ€”accompanied by family, friends and the Central Ohio community. After the race, all survivors will be invited to participate in the Sur-

vivor Ceremony & Celebration, an empowering, inspirational event that will start at 10:45 a.m. on the west steps of the Ohio Statehouse. The keynote speaker for this yearâ€™s celebration knows all too well what it means to be a breast cancer survivor. Regina Brett has been cancer-free for 14 years. She has sisters and cousins who have lost their lives to the disease. Her daughter found out in 2007 that she, like Brett, carried the BRCA1 gene, which can cause breast cancer, and chose to have her breasts surgically removed. Brett is a well-known and respected columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and a Pulitzer Prize finalist twice for pieces she

wrote for the newspaper. She is also the author of God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Lifeâ€™s Little Detours, an inspirational collection of essays, and she hosts a weekly call-in radio show on Northeast Ohioâ€™s NPR affiliate station. At the Columbus survivor ceremony, Brett will celebrate breast cancer survivorship surrounded by fellow survivors and those closest to themâ€”in addition to thousands of other Ohioans. As each survivor crosses the finish line, they will receive a pink rose and be asked to proceed to Survivor Palooza, a special tented area designated for survivors, to prepare to be honored at the

ceremony. During the event, they will parade across the Statehouse lawn in order of length of survivorshipâ€”from those undergoing treatment to those who have been cancer-free for decadesâ€” and assemble on the steps of the Statehouse to be recognized. The celebration wonâ€™t be without music. The Hot Pink Racers, a local band that combines punk rock and pink, will get the crowd moving. The band was organized exclusively for the Columbus Race for the Cure by Joe Cygan, the widower of Heather Pick, a Columbus television news anchor who lost her fight with breast cancer in 2008. Rebekah Smith, a talented young Columbus singer,

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Joey Rich of Watkins Memorial lands in the pit on a long jump attempt during the Gary Smith Memorial Invitational on April 30 at Thomas Worthington. The Warriors boys team finished fourth and the girls were fifth in the 15-team event.

Watkins Memorial Roundup

Tennis team sticks to status quo By KURTIS ADAMS

were 11-3 overall and had won April 5. The team’s doubles record fore playing Big Walnut on was 22-8 before May 7. The May 5. Warriors had swept the doubles Much of that success can be courts in eight of 15 matches. attributed to the way the douThe top doubles pairing feables teams have performed. The tures seniors Andrew Stocker Warriors, who posted a 7-10 and Alex Rieser. They’ll stay record last spring, split those together for the sectional, which courts during a 3-2 victory over will be held on Thursday, May Teays Valley on May 4 and had 12, and Saturday, May 14, at earned at least one doubles Pickerington Central. Their firstpoint in every match dating to round opponents are Lancasta 5-0 loss to defending OCC- er’s Ricky Renko and Massih Capital Division champion New Saheli, who played the top two Albany in the season opener singles spots for the Golden

ThisWeek Community Newspapers eight consecutive matches be-

The Watkins Memorial High School boys tennis team’s lineup will have a familiar look for the Division I sectional tournament. “It’ll be the same one we’ve been playing the last few weeks,” coach Shawn Walter said. “We don’t see any reason to change it up now.” That’s because the Warriors are enjoying one of their finest seasons in recent memory. They

Gales for much of the season. Stocker saw time at first doubles for the Warriors a year ago as did Rieser at Central Crossing before he transferred last summer. “We were a little nervous playing together at first,” said Stocker, a four-year letterwinner and team co-captain who will be going into the Air National Guard following graduation. “But we won our first match (defeating Lancaster’s Colby Black and Tim Womack 6-2, 6-4 on April 7) and that kind

of put everything in motion. “We play pretty well together, and I think that’s because we do things differently. On some doubles teams the players have the same skill sets, but I’m better on the baseline and Alex is more aggressive at the net putting balls away.” Rieser is trying to duplicate Stocker’s power serve, however. “He’s definitely getting better with that,” Stocker said. “He’s more willing now to go See WARRIORS, page B2

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Baseball squad earns share of MSL title By KURTIS ADAMS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Licking Heights High School baseball team’s long wait is finally over. The Hornets clinched at least a share of the MSL-Cardinal Division title with an 8-3 home victory over Fisher Catholic on May 5, improving to 144 overall and 11-2 in the league. It’s their first championship since 1989, also in the MSL-Cardinal. They can win the title outright by defeating Harvest Prep in the regular-season finale on Tuesday, May 10. Second-place Liberty Union, which had beaten the Hornets 5-1 on April 29 to earn a split in the season series, finished with an 11-3 league record. “We’ve put ourselves in a good position,” said coach Jeff Boyer, who is in his 31st season. There’s probably a sense of relief as much as anything else. The Hornets haven’t had a losing season since 1997, but the MSL-Cardinal title eluded them for more than two decades. There were a slew of second- and thirdplace finishes over the years. “A lot of the time people get hung up on chasing ghosts,” Boyer said. “Every team is different so I’ve never See HORNETS, page B2

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Licking Heights shortstop Jake Foley fields a grounder during an 8-5 win over Liberty Union on April 13. The Hornets have clinched a share of their first league title since 1989.

The Newark High School baseball team could benefit from the fact that many of the higher seeds avoided entering the same bracket as fellow OCCOhio Division member Pickerington North when the draw for the Division I district tournament was held. The Panthers, who are ranked sixth in the state poll led by Cincinnati St. Xavier, were voted the top seed. The next six all opted for different brackets. That left eighth-seeded Olentangy Orange, ninth-seeded Grove City and 12th-seeded Hilliard Darby as the top contenders in the bracket featuring both the Wildcats and North. Three of the top seven seeds, including fifth-seeded Gahanna, are from the OCC-Ohio. “It certainly didn’t hurt to see how it unfolded,” said Newark coach Kyle Walters, whose team was 7-13 overall but 5-3 in nonleague games following a 173, five-inning loss to Zanesville on May 5. “Given our situation with the (bad) weather and the fact that we play in a league that’s got some of the district’s best teams, we’ve played some decent baseball. I like our seeding and the opportunity we have.” The Wildcats visit Worthington Kilbourne for a firstround tournament game on Monday, May 9. The winner advances to meet Westerville South or Dresden Tri-Valley in the second round on Wednesday, May 11. Newark has prepared for the postseason by facing top competition of late. After defeating Grove City 3-2 in the second game of that series on April 26, the Wildcats were swept in consecutive league series by Pickerington North and Pickerington Central, which is seeded seventh. That brought them to the game with Zanesville, which is the top seed in Division II in the East District. “Now it just comes down to us playing our game,” said Walters, whose first team at Newark was a surprise district champion in 2008 having entered the postseason with a 12-11 record before upsetting then-third-seeded Pickerington North 7-3 in a semifinal. “We have to get ahead early in the counts, we have to be opportunistic (at the plate) and we can’t give away bases (defensively). “We don’t have a shutdown left-hander like we did in 2008 (with Michael Boichan), but this team reminds me a little of that group the way they prepare and compete. They’re not ready to be done playing yet.” Granville is seeded fifth in Division II, but its bracket also features third-seeded Hartley, fourth-seeded DeSales and sixth-seeded Watterson, which between them have made 13 state tournament appearances See NOTES, page B2

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Continued from page B1 big on that first serve, and that makes us even more dangerous when he’s getting it in.” The second-doubles team of sophomores Dylan Clear and Maxwell Nader will open the sectional by playing Zanesville’s Brenton Osborne and Derald Madsen. “They have a very high competitive spirit and don’t like to lose; both of our (doubles) teams are like that,” Walter said of Clear and Nader. “They both play soccer and really use their athleticism. “I think both teams have improved their volley play, and they’re both very quick with their lateral and horizontal movements. Our goal is to win every match, of course, and a lot of the time we’re winning both doubles courts. When that happens it takes a lot of pressure away from singles, which is where you run into most team’s best players.” In singles, Austin Williams will face Lancaster’s Ian Elick in the opening round at sectional. Halle Cheplowitz will play Westerville South’s Daniel Calvert while John Barnett will oppose Lancaster’s Hunter Staley. Williams and Barnett did not play the same opponents during the regular-season match with the Gales as Watkins Memorial won 4-1. None of the players are seeded, and the Warriors have not advanced anyone to the district tournament since they began playing in the Columbus sectionals four years ago. “It was definitely a lot easier when we used to go out to New Philadelphia,” Walter said. “In those days, the Cincinnati teams were the strongest in Ohio; now the Central District

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Watkins Memorial baseball, softball, boys tennis and track & field teams: BASEBALL April 30 — Defeated Olentangy Liberty 12-7. The Warriors scored seven runs in the top of the fourth inning to erase a 5-1 deficit and post their seventh come-from-behind victory. *May 2 — Def. Franklin Heights 172 in five innings. The Warriors, who scored 11 runs in the third, got two hits and four RBI from Gage Marek as they extended their winning streak to seven games. *May 3 — Game at Franklin Heights postponed *May 6 — Played Hilliard Bradley *May 7 — Played Hilliard Bradley May 9 — Home vs. Teays Valley in first round of Division I district tournament. The teams did not play during the regular season. Winner advances to play Westerville North or St. Charles in second round May 11. The Warriors are seeded 10th. Their bracket also features second-seeded Dublin Coffman, fifth-seeded Gahanna and sixth-seeded Hilliard Davidson. Of note: The Warriors were 13-5 overall and 7-4 in the OCC-Capital before May 6. SOFTBALL *May 2 — Game at Mount Vernon postponed *May 3 — Game at Franklin Heights postponed *May 4 — Def. Franklin Heights 3-2. Christina Christian hit her fourth home run, a two-run shot in the fourth inning that erased a 2-1 deficit. *May 5 — Lost to New Albany 8-7 *May 6 — Played Hilliard Bradley May 7 — Played Utica and Newark May 10 — At Westland in first round of Division I district tournament. The teams did not play during the regular season. Winner advances to play at third-seeded Groveport on May 12. The Warriors have not won in the postseason since 2007. Of note: The Warriors were 3-14 overall and 3-8 in the OCC-Capital before May 6.

has become sort of the hot-bed of tennis. “Our goal is to be competitive, though. We think we can win at least once on every

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BOYS TENNIS May 2 — Def. Whitehall 5-0 May 4 — Def. Teays Valley 3-2 *May 5 — Lost to Big Walnut 3-2 *May 7 — Competed in OCC-Capital tournament at Hilliard Bradley May 10 — Home vs. Columbus West *May 11 — Home vs. Hilliard Bradley May 12, 14 — Division I sectional tournament at Pickerington Central. The top four finishers in singles and doubles advance to district May 2021 at Hilliard Davidson. Of note: The Warriors were 11-4 overall and 2-4 in the OCC-Capital before May 7. TRACK & FIELD April 30 — Boys: Finished fourth (58) in 15-team Gary Smith Memorial Invitational at Thomas Worthington behind champion Solon (162). The Warriors finished second (1:29.62) in the 800 relay, which also featured Division I state-title contenders Thomas Worthington (first, 1:29.21) and Solon (third, 1:29.7); Girls: Finished fifth (56) in Gary Smith Memorial Invitational behind champion Solon (122). Morgan Reichert won the 3,200 (11:11.5) and Rachel Arnott was first in the pole vault (10-0). May 4 — Boys: Won six events at the Licking County Honor Roll Meet, which was moved to Watkins because of poor field conditions at Utica. Team scores were not kept. The Warriors took first in the 400 relay (44.46), 800 relay (1:32.61) and 1,600 relay (3:31.41). They also got victories from Devonte Marable in the 100 (11.4), Joey Rich in the high jump (60) and Cameron Johnson in the pole vault (14-0); Girls: Won five events at the Honor Roll Meet, which included Kayla Brown in the 100 hurdles (17:02) and 300 hurdles (48.67). They also got wins from Arnott in the pole vault (10-0), Mara White in the 1,600 (5:24.2) and Reichert in the 3,200 (11:23.93). May 7 — Competed in Viking Invitational at Teays Valley *May 12, 14 — OCC-Capital meet at Hilliard Davidson. The boys team won its third consecutive title a year ago by outscoring runner-up Big Walnut 184-137. The girls team captured its second title in a row by outscoring second-place New Albany 145.5-138. *OCC-Capital contest

and captured four titles. Top-seeded Olentangy and second-seeded Jonathan Alder, the defending state champion, both entered the opposite bracket in an unusual move possibly made to avoid playing in the same regional as Zanesville. Half of the four No. 1 seeds are from Licking County. Heath, which advanced to the regional in three of the past four seasons, is seeded first in Division III while Newark Catholic, which has advanced to state seven times since 2002 and was a runner-up last spring, is the top seed in Division IV. Newark Catholic beat Heath 6-1 on May 5 to improve to 15-4 overall and clinch the MSLOhio title at 11-2. Second-place Heath fell to 13-5 and 9-4. •SOFTBALL — Newark Catholic is seeded first in Division IV, earning its first No. 1 seed since 2006. Lakewood has the same Division II seed (second) it had a year ago while capturing a third consecutive state championship. The only school to win four in a row is Akron Spring- kadams@thisweeknews.com field in Division I from 1992-95. Licking Val- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Continued from page B1 Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Licking Heights baseball, softball, track & field and boys volleyball teams: BASEBALL *April 29 — Lost to Liberty Union 5-1 *April 30 — Defeated Millersport 100 in five innings. Mick Stakely and Dalton Golden combined to pitch a onehitter. *May 4 — Def. Berne Union 8-4. The Hornets scored all eight runs in the top of the seventh to give Golden, who pitched two scoreless relief innings, his first win. Jake Foley and Graham Jonker had RBI singles while Zack Dunbrack, Zac Scott and Josh Hoar contributed two-run doubles. *May 5 — Def. Fisher Catholic 8-3. The Hornets clinched at least a share of the MSL-Cardinal title. May 9 — Home vs. Heath *May 10 — Home vs. Harvest Prep. The Hornets, who will capture the outright league title with a victory, won the first-round game 20-0 in five innings on April 15. May 12 — Home vs. Bexley or Buckeye Valley in second round of Division II district tournament. The Hornets, seeded seventh, defeated the Lions 3-2 on March 29 but have not played Buckeye Valley. Winner advances to a district semifinal May 17 at Dublin Coffman. The Hornets’ last semifinal appearance was in 2006 in Division III. Of note: The Hornets are 14-4 overall and 11-2 in the MSL-Cardinal. SOFTBALL *April 30 — Lost to Millersport 16-1 in five innings April 30 — Lost to Newark Catholic 13-0 in five innings and 10-8. Alyssa Stanley had two hits, including a triple, in the first game. Cassie Cochrum, Payton Wilson and Emily Wander had two hits apiece in the second game. *May 4 — Lost to Millersport 5-1

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*May 5 — Lost to Fisher Catholic 9-4 *May 6 — Played West Jefferson May 9 — At Buckeye Valley in first round of Division II district tournament. The teams did not play during the regular season. Winner advances to play at fourth-seeded Licking Valley on May 11. The Hornets are seeking their first postseason victory since 2003. *May 10 — Home vs. Harvest Prep *May 12 — At Berne Union Of note: The Hornets were 4-14 overall and 4-7 in the MSL-Cardinal before May 6. TRACK & FIELD April 29 — Boys: Finished third (96) in Ranger Invitational at Hamilton Township behind champion Columbus Academy (158); Girls: Finished third (84) in Ranger Invitational behind champion Columbus School for Girls (184). The Hornets got victories from Skyler Ortiz in the 100 hurdles (17.27) and Kayla Velasquez in the discus (115-3). May 4 — Boys: The 400 relay placed second (45.37) at the non-scored Licking County Honor Roll Meet, which was moved to Watkins Memorial because of poor field conditions at Utica; Girls: The Hornets won two events at the Honor Roll Meet, including the 3,200 relay (10:32.56). Velasquez won the discus (season-best 119-8). May 6 — Competed in Mifflin Invitational *May 10, 13 — MSL-Cardinal meet at Berne Union. The boys team finished third (107.5) behind Berne Union (141) and Liberty Union (116) last year. The girls team was fifth (73) as Grandview (159) won. *MSL-Cardinal contest BOYS VOLLEYBALL *May 4 — Played St. Charles *May 5 — Lost to Whetstone 25-12, 25-10, 25-8 *May 11 — vs. DeSales May 12 — at Westerville South Of note: The Division II tournament draw will be held May 9. *COVL match

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Coming up Events Charity Yard Sale, sponsored by the MOMs Club of Sunbury, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 12 and 13 at the Sunbury Town Hall, 9 E. Granville St. Items will include maternity clothing, children’s clothing, toys and more. Proceeds benefit the Matthew Barr Charitable Fund. Call (740) 936-7810. Salsa, swing and ballroom dancing are offered every Sunday evening in the Fellowship Hall at Pataskala United Methodist Church, 458 S. Main St. A beginner lesson starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by general

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