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Tax abatements approved in annual review By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Canal Winchester Tax Incentive Review Council (TIRC) met in June for its annual review of the city’s two community reinvestment areas and the Diley Road tax increment financing district, and approved each of the qualifying property owners as continuing to meet the

obligations that qualify them for property tax abatements. “We have two (abatement areas), one for Franklin County and one for Fairfield County,” said Nanisa Osborn, Canal Winchester’s finance director. “They review all of the commercial or residential properties that have received a community reinvestment area abatement and in Fairfield County, they review the TIF

district also.” Both CRA districts were created in 1987. Qualifying properties under the Canal Winchester CRA agreements receive property tax exemptions for a fixed period of years, up to 100 percent of property valuation. Community Reinvestment Areas are established in specifically identified regions where the housing stock is considered to be in need of redevelop-

ment. In tax increment financing agreements, property taxes are still paid at the same rates by the property owner, but the amounts paid are diverted from their ordinary purpose toward specific improvements on the property, such as roadways and other infrastructure. There are 14 properties in the city’s CRA No. 1. The largest single abatement

is for TS Trim — $2.97 million abated on a property value of $4.5 million, representing $90,700 in foregone property taxes. A second abatement, also for TS Trim, is valued at $303,000 abated on total value of $3.6 million, representing $9,200 in foregone taxes in 2010. See TAX ABATEMENTS, page A4

Pastor’s challenge prompts July 9 fundraiser By JOSH POLAND WBNS-10TV As a certified personal trainer, Erica Manning is used to helping people transform flab into muscle. Bulking up a modest financial investment is an entirely different proposition. Nevertheless, Manning and four friends have embraced the new challenge with all their considerable might. On July 9, the five women — all personal trainers and members of Pickerington’s Grace Fellowship Church — hold a fitA closer look will ness-themed fundraiser at the Canal WinAll proceeds from the “Hope chester gym Challenge” will go to Asia’s where they regHope, a Columbus-based, ularly work out. multidenominational proAll proceeds gram that provides long-term from the “Hope care to orphans in Cambodia Challenge” will and Thailand, children at go to Asia’s high risk for sexual and Hope, a economic exploitation. Columbusbased, multidenominational program that provides long-term care to orphans in Cambodia and Thailand, children at high risk for sexual and economic exploitation. “Obviously, as personal trainers, we take great satisfaction in helping people reach their fitness goals, but this takes it a little bit further,” Manning said. “This helps people who really need help.” The Hope Challenge began with a challenge from Keith Minier, senior pastor at Grace Fellowship, 7140 Reynoldsburg-Baltimore Road, a 620member congregation affiliated with the Indianabased Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. A few weeks ago, to illustrate a sermon on priorities and stewardship, Minier put $3,000 — broken into amounts ranging from $100 to $500 — in 12 envelopes and sealed them. At the conclusion of each of that Sunday’s three services, he placed four of the envelopes at the front of the church and invited members to pick them up. His charge to those who accepted the challenge: Take the money and grow it. Specifically, the pastor told them they had six weeks to parlay the cash into larger amounts that the church would then collect and forward to Asia’s Hope. “It’s fun and exciting,” Minier said this week. “It’s also a risk and a challenge, but our people have risen to the challenge before and knocked it

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World War II veteran Michael Pohorilla, 87, shares his experiences as an U.S. Army Air Force B-17 navigator. The plane he served was dubbed the “Sky-Goddess.”

Veteran recalls WWII service aboard the ‘Sky-Goddess’ By ANDREW MILLER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Michael Pohorilla remembers the day following the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor as the most patriotic day in U.S. history during his lifetime. “I was only 17 when Pearl Harbor happened. I was listening to the football game on the radio when the announcer came in,” Pohorilla recalled. “Monday morning, every city in America with a recruiting station had guys lined up around the block. Guys would sign up for the duration (of the war) plus an additional six months. That continued until 16.1 million U.S. soldiers were recruited — that was one in eight citizens. Literally the whole country was involved.” The 87-year-old Canal Winchester resident was raised in northeastern Pennsylvania, where his parents settled after moving from what was at the time the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Pohorilla’s father fought in

World War I as a U.S. infantryman and worked for years as a coal miner. When Pohorilla was 5, his father died after being exposed to a toxic gas attack in the war. “Thanks to my father, I was able to fight on the right side of (WWII), same as he did in his time,” Pohorilla said. “When I turned 18, I enlisted in the U.S. Army as an aviation cadet. I wanted to be a pilot but flunked a 40-hour flight test, so they made me a navigator instead.” He served in the U.S. Army Air Force, where he earned the rank of first lieutenant before his military stint ended. Pohorilla said he flew 35 bombing missions out of southern England. On the 18th mission, his B-17, named the “Sky-Goddess,” was hit by German anti-aircraft flak as it

flew over Merseberg (near Leipzig), where the crew had just dropped three tons of bombs on a chemical plant used to synthetically manufacture oil for the German war machine. “You can fly a B-17 on two or three engines, but maintaining altitude and fuel consumption is a real problem,” he said. “I set coordinates for the straightest line back to Dover (England) I could, but we weren’t going to make it. “The pilot had me instruct everyone to prepare to parachute out, but when the time came to jump, no one would go because we were too low to safely parachute out. By this point, we were over southern Belgium, which was liberated territory. “I found us a nice, freshly plowed field and our pilot managed to do a gear-up belly landing; mud flew everywhere, but everyone survived it,” he said. “We left the ‘Sky-Goddess’ in that field and switched out with different planes for the rest of our missions.”

Looking at a map, Pohorilla traced the route through anti-aircraft fire that each mission took. For the bombers to survive through to their target and then return home, a normal mission had a formation of almost 1,000 aircraft, according to Pohorilla, which put 10,000 airmen in the sky at a time — the equivalent of one whole infantry battalion on the ground. “Someone studied the numbers of the 8th Air Force and found that only about 8 percent of us were lucky enough to be a part of the Lucky Bastard Club,” Pohorilla said. The club represents flight crew members who survived all 35 of their missions. “We say God is our copilot. We only lost one member of our crew, a young kid who left behind a new bride at home,” he recalled. “Banes was a waist gunner who substituted on another flight when he was killed.” Since the war, Pohorilla has reSee POHORILLA, page A2

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Board seeks recognition for barber museum Violet Township By ANDREW MILLER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Through a small doorway, tucked in between a corner building at Waterloo and High streets and the Wigwam Restaurant, is a staircase leading to what residents contend is the world’s only barber museum — a unique attraction that its new board of directors hopes to promote nationally. Mike Ippoliti, Howard Warner, Marian Harris, Rita Manglona, James Schwarz, Karen Stiles and Mike Coolman have been appointed to the board by the Canal Winchester Historical Society, which owns the museum at 2 1/2 S. High St. in Canal Winchester. A set of advisors to the board also has been named: Bruce Jarvis, Bob Garvin, Mayor Michael Ebert and Kim Rankin. “We’ve got something no one else in the world has,” Ebert said. He hopes the museum will become a focus for tourism, which will help it sur-

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vive and be a benefit to downtown business. “It’s overwhelming to think this museum started with one man’s dream,” said Warner, who also is the director of the State of Ohio Barber Board. “Canal Winchester should be very proud to have this collection. (The museum board) hopes to move the museum to the ground floor in the fu-

ture and is promoting it nationally. This is the only barber museum in the world.” Canal Winchester resident Ed Jeffers started the museum in 1988 with just 10 items, after spending 45 years as a barber. Now, according to museum director Mike Ippoliti, there are two complete barbershops in storage, more than 2,000 razors, 71 barber poles and more, all of which museum volunteers are working to catalogue. “People continue to donate stuff,” Ippoliti said. “The first time I walked up (to the museum) after (Jeffers) died, I thought, ‘What is all this stuff?’We’ve got a couple of interns who are working on cataloging everything. Fortunately, we have a videotape of (Jeffers) giving a tour so that we were able to learn some of what was what.” According to Warner, Ippoliti is filling Jeffers’ role well. “He has done an awesome job,” Warner said. “I grew up in a barbershop and have See BOARD SEEKS, page A2

dog park now open By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

After more than two years of planning and work, the first public dog park in Fairfield County opened last weekend in Violet Township. On July 1, Violet Township officials opened the gates to Friends of the Violet Township Dog Park at the corner of Pickerington and Stemen roads. It’s been a long time coming. Plans were initiated after a group of local dog enthusiasts approached Violet Township trustees with a proposal to raise half the funds needed for the project, and in October 2008, formed a nonprofit foundation to begin accepting donations. After the group raised approx-

imately $42,000 and the township committed to funding the other half of the project, the opening of the 8.9-acre park was stalled by a wet spring that prevented grass seed from taking hold. But all that’s behind the effort now, and dogs are free to romp untethered within the confines of the fenced-in park that features a dog water fountain, up to 19 trees, an asphalt path and a wheelchairaccessible parking area. “It’s been a little difficult, but it hasn’t been because of the joint partnership between the (Friends of the Violet Township Dog Park) and the township,” said Bill Yaple, Violet Township director of operations. “The difficulty has been with the weather and allowing the See DOG PARK, page A2

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New pizzeria to use Canal Winchester ingredients By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Harvest Pizzeria is the latest central Ohio restaurant to look to local sources for most of its ingredients. Chris Crader will open the store with his fiancée, Bethany Lovell, and investor Richard Sapienza. The pizzeria is slated to open July 15 at 495 S. Fourth St. in German Village. Crader said Ohio is replete with some of the best nature has to offer, including vegetables, pepperoni and cheese. “I don’t think it’s a fad either,” Crader said. “I thought the village could use something that embraces the whole local thing.” Crader is not only building re-

A closer look Chris Crader is not only building relationships with local growers and producers; he is doing his part by harvesting tomatoes and peppers on a one-acre plot he calls Goose Foot Farm in Canal Winchester.

lationships with local growers and producers; he is doing his part by harvesting tomatoes and peppers on a one-acre plot he calls Goose Foot Farm in Canal Winchester. When the season won’t allow fresh vegetables, he’ll turn to the bounty of the Buckeye State as often as pos-

sible. For example, he plans to use Dei Fratelli tomato products. The Naples-style pies will have a thin crust, using fresh dough tossed by Amy Lozier at Omega Artisan Baking in the North Market. Space constraints prohibit Harvest Pizzeria from preparing dough on site, Crader said. Harvest Pizzeria takes over roughly 1,200 square feet of space in a once-vacant unit just south of East Livingston Avenue. Crader said he liked the neighborhood’s atmosphere and the cozy storefront, which seats 28 inside and another 20 on the patio. Pizzas will be baked in a 3,300-pound Forno Bravo pizza oven, shipped in from Califor-

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nia. It was assembled, with considerable work, on the premises, Crader said. The gas oven gets the temperature up to 800 degrees, while burning wood raises the temperature another 100 degrees. The menu will offer a dozen signature pies, plus a build-yourown section. All pizzas will be 11 inches and priced from $11 to $15. In the tradition of an Italian pie, toppings are applied judiciously, so as not to overwhelm the crust or overburden the senses, Crader said. “Nothing’s piled on too much,” he said. Chef Matt Owens, an Ohio State University graduate who studied cooking at the New Eng-

land Culinary Institute in Vermont, agreed. “It’s all about balance, finding the right balance of everything,” Owens said. Owens formerly worked at the various stations at Whole Foods on West Dublin-Granville Road. He, too, was drawn to the intimate interior, allowing him to mingle with guests. “That’s what attracted me to the space: the open kitchen,” he said. In addition to pizzas, the menu will include a selection of small plates, including olives, a cheese plate and charcuterie plate, as well as an assortment of fresh salads and several homemade desserts. Crader and Lovell are restau-

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Continued from page A1 out of the park.” This is the third time Minier has tried the experiment at Grace Fellowship, where he has served as pastor since 2004. Four or five years ago, he said, he distributed $225. Two years later, he increased the amount to $1,000. Minier said the stewardship challenge is based on the biblical “Parable of the Minas,” which Jesus recounts in Luke 19:12-27. In the parable, a nobleman who is leaving to inherit a kingdom gives several servants one mina each — a hefty sum of money — and instructs them to do business during his absence. Upon returning, the nobleman demands an accounting. One servant turned the mina into 10 minas, so he is rewarded with authority over 10 cities. Another servant, who earned five minas, is granted authority over five cities. A third servant, afraid to do anything with the money, simply returns the mina to his master. The nobleman is so angry that he gives it to the servant who had earned 10 minas: “For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.” (Luke 19:26) Minier said he’s thrilled by the fundraising projects his congregants have undertaken. One church member is using his seed money to produce and sell Tshirts, another is peddling bracelets and a third is staging a benefit concert. “One guy was just going to go around and mow people’s lawns for donations,” he said. Three or four people decided to take on projects, even though they didn’t get any of the envelopes, he noted. Minier

said he’s confident the latest experiment will yield far more than the $5,000 that Asia’s Hope needs to retain a nurse to work directly with the orphans the charity serves. However, he said, the primary goal isn’t to raise money, but rather to teach the congregation at Grace Fellowship an invaluable lesson about priorities and stewardship: “When we have a vision — boy, things get done.” Manning, who attended the first service the day Minier announced the challenge, didn’t get one of the cash-filled envelopes. Susi Vermillion, who attended the day’s final service, did. It contained $100. “She wasn’t sure what to do, but I had a plan,” said Manning, who has worked as a personal trainer since 2004. “God must have brought us together.” Before long, Manning said, she and Vermillion and their three collaborators — Kristina Grogan, Michelle Hart and Angie Ratliff — had come up with the first of what they intend to be an annual Hope Challenge. Participants will test their fitness in eight events, including push-ups, sit-ups and jump squats. The goal will be to complete as many reps as possible, using the proper form and technique, in a set amount of time. Prizes will be awarded to the winners in five categories: advanced men, advanced women, novice men, novice women and kids. The event will run from 8 a.m. to noon July 9 at Advanced Training, 462 Waterloo St., Canal Winchester, with registration beginning at 7 a.m. The fee is $25 for participants age 14 and older and $15 for those age 6 to 13. Participants may register online, at www.hopechallenge. web¬s.com, or at the door. josh.poland@10tv.com

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rant industry veterans, with Crader working for such notable local restaurants as Due Amici, Barrio and the Rossi. Lovell, who also has held a number of positions in local restaurants, recently left her job as a digital project manager for an advertising firm. “It’s a good industry and it’s about time we did something for ourselves,” Lovell said. Harvest Pizza will have a full liquor license. There will be assortment of micro-brews, including some from Elevator Brewery, which will private label Harvest’s pale ale and nut brown ale. The pizzeria will sell 15 wines by the glass and a collection of signature cocktails. gseman@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

been a barber for 50 years now, and after watching him give the tour, Mike, who was never a barber, has even taught me things I didn’t know.” In recent years, the museum has hosted several national barber groups, according to Ippoliti. “Last year, the National Barber Board convention met here,” he said. “The (museum) board is specifically made up of people who know how to fundraise, which is going to be important to take the museum to the next level.” A July 31 golf outing to raise money

A closer look A July 31 golf outing to raise money for the barber museum is planned for 12:30 p.m. at St. Alban’s Golf Course in Alexandria, Ohio. Those interested in joining can call the museum at (614) 837-8400.

for the barber museum is planned for 12:30 p.m. at St. Alban’s Golf Course in Alexandria, Ohio. Ippoliti said there is still space for foursomes. Those in-

DOG PARK Continued from page A1 grass to seed.” An official grand opening for the park will be held later this month, Yaple said. In the meantime, dog owners and their dogs are permitted to use the park, so long as the pets are vaccinated and licensed and handlers are at least 18 years old. Choker collars are prohibited at the park, and children age 13 and younger are not permitted unless accompanied by an adult. Jan Anderson, a Friends of the Violet Township Dog Park member who’s been handling publicity and fundraising for the group, was not available for comment on the opening of the park as of ThisWeek’s press deadline. However, she recently mar-

veled at the public and private support for the project. “The Friends’best-guess estimate at this time is that the community will have contributed between 55 and 60 percent of the total costs for the construction of the Dog Park,” she said. “Pretty amazing in these economic times.” In addition to the future grand opening, Yaple said township crews are working to post all park rules on the grounds. He said the Friends group continues to raise money to put in additional amenities, such as benches. “I think this will improve the community by giving more active space for community members and their dogs to use,” Yaple said. “Up to now, there’s been nothing like this here.”

terested can call the museum at (614) 837-8400. Warner said the barber industry remains strong “despite the economy.” “We’ve got 9,200 licensed barbers in Ohio with 20 schools,” he said. “One of the largest is the new Salon Schools Group on Gender Road in Canal Winchester.” The board is currently looking for volunteers to open the museum to the public for limited, regular hours each week, according to Ippoliti. Individuals and groups interested in a museum tour, volunteering or making donations, can call the museum.

POHORILLA Continued from page A1 tired from a very successful lifelong career in the chemical business, including the development of the first multi-graded motor oil. He and his wife, Ellen, were married for 55 years before she died around 2000. The couple had two children: Michael Jr., a Canal Winchester resident, and Thomas, who lives in suburban Philadelphia. Pohorilla has remained engaged in the community as a life member and chairman of VFW Post 10523 and a volunteer and board member of Motts Military Museum in Groveport.

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Community briefs Scholarship pageant registration due July 15 Registration for the 2011 Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival Queen’s Scholarship Pageant is open through July 15. Participation is open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade in the Canal Winchester school district. Tiny and Little Miss divisions will be judged on stage presence and communication skills, while the Junior and Miss divisions will include interviews, stage presence and communication skills. The pageant will be held Saturday, Sept. 3, outside of Town

Hall. Prize money is awarded in each category and the queen is awarded a $2,000 scholarship in honor of Peggy Wood. A form is available online at www.cwlaborday.org. For more information, call Dawn Sims at (740) 808-4311.

Oldies music, cruise-in planned for July 15 The 2011 Music and Art in the Park season will conclude Friday, July 15. Activities are scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. in Stradley Place, 36 S. High St. The Gas Pump Jockeys, an oldies band, will perform ’60s and ’70s music. Other entertain-

ment will include a roaming magician and an airbrush tattoo artist. The Canal Winchester Art Guild will offer live demonstrations, and artwork will be available to view and purchase. Interested participants can register for a cruise-in to be held from 5 to 6 p.m. the day of the event or by emailing dmays@ canalwinchesterohio.gov. Awards will include People’s Choice, Mayor’s Choice, Band’s Choice, Sponsor’s Choice and more. The first 50 registrants will receive dash plaques. Picnics are welcome. Fair-style food and nonalcoholic beverages can be purchased. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.

TAX ABATEMENTS APPROVED Continued from page A1 TS Trim is the city’s largest single employer, with 522 employees. The two CRA projects, originally approved in 2000 and 2001, are set to expire in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The second CRA, in Fairfield County, has 17 eligible properties, all of which are 100-percent abated. ProLogis is the largest qualifying property owner, with a valuation of $4.1 million, followed by Nifco America at $3.5 million in valuation. The tax increment financing agreement is valued at approximately $6.7 million and extends

for 12 years at the Diley Road medical complex. The Canal Winchester TIF is unusual, Osborn said, in that it is one of the only TIFs in Ohio that does not apply to school district taxes. Only nonschool property taxes are diverted under the agreement, Osborn said. “You have to identify street or sewer or water projects and a specific area they will be used in,” she said. Osborn said the use of CRAs and TIFs is essential for local development. “It’s a vital program, given Ohio’s tax structure,” she said. “Ohio is not very competitive when we compete nationally. With the CRA, we can begin to compete with states surrounding us.”

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were only six omnibuses and about 30 hacks serving a city of more than 100,000 people. The reason for this lack of vehicles was the success of another mode of transportation. On June 10, 1863, in the middle of the American Civil War, a local paper reported that something new was on the streets of Columbus. “Yesterday, at a few minutes before noon, the first car passed over the street railroad, and of course it was the observed of the observable. In the afternoon and evening, a large number of passengers from the depot availed themselves of this easy mode of reaching the hotels. Today the remaining cars will be placed on the track and regular trips will be commenced.” Plans to build a streetcar line had been first proposed in 1854, but it took the arrival of large numbers of troops in town during the Civil War to move the project forward. Initially operating only on High Street and then on Broad Street, the horsedrawn streetcars would soon be joined by other streetcar lines serving other parts of the city. By the 1890s, the streetcar lines had been electrified and consolidated into one unified Columbus Railway Power and Light Co. and Columbus was a city of “streetcar suburbs.”A local history from that time noted, “The project of building a belt railway for the transportation of freight and passengers — particularly freight — around the city has been many times proposed and sometimes definitely formulated during the past 10 or 15 years, but a positive undertaking it is yet in the future.” What was not foreseen in the 1890s was the rise of motor vehicles. When the “beltway” was completed, Interstate 270 would be the home of all sorts of vehicles. But none of them would run on rails. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.

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1853, a local entrepreneur named B. O. Ream advertised an omnibus service that would run every hour in ED the day starting at 6:40 a.m. beLENTZ tween the American House Hotel at State and High streets and the railroad station. With the completion of the Scioto River bridge, the omnibus service ran from the train station to all parts of the city. By 1867, there were nine omnibuses in use. They were complemented by an “express wagon” service that was begun in 1854 to deliver packages and freight to all parts of the city and a “pygmy omnibus” service that was begun by one Thomas Brockway in 1855. According to a local paper, a pygmy omnibus seated only four persons, and, “The ladies find them convenient for shopping and the beaux will not use anything else for evening parties.” That was the case at least until the more stylish hackney carriage or “hack” was introduced in Columbus during the Civil War. W. B. Hawkes had made his early fortune in the stagecoach business and now turned his attention to local transportation. His hack service was quite successful. As one local account reported, “... during the Rebellion, this species of vehicle did a thriving business. Money was plenty, officers and soldiers were prodigal of their funds, and the hack men got the benefit. A city ordinance fixed their compensation at 25 cents per passenger, yet one case came to the writer’s knowledge in which a driver charged and was paid $15 for less than 90 minutes time.” With this rapid growth, one might think that by the time Columbus reached the 1890s, it would have dozens of hacks and omnibuses on its streets. Yet there

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G. Michael’s Bistro serve seafood treasures Summer officially just started, but I’m already worried you’re going to blow it. How? Well, by missing out on great-here today, gone-tomorrow delicacies. That would be a shame, because eating fleetingly available seasonal treasures — and I’m not even talking about vegetables — not only thrills your taste buds, but it fills you with a seize-the-day pleasure that makes life richer. You want that, right? If not, stop reading. If yes, get yourself to G. Michael’s for a plate of rare and incredible seafood. With its warm-weather menu in place, G. Michael’s has lightened up a bit. I’ll eventually get to some wonderful items on that list (and how to get them at a discount), but first I want to point you to the recurring summertime specials that have gotten me so “Don’t miss it!” excited: sublime and difficult-to-find white-fleshed salmon plus some of the best soft-shell crabs around. Summer is prime soft-shell crab sea-

MENU by G.A. Benton son, and I love those crazy-looking things. Unfortunately, they too often arrive uncrispy, cooked to mush and so puny there’s not much to sink your teeth into. Not here. G. Michael’s soft shells — which get a pleasingly ungreasy and delightfully crackly cornmeal jacketing — are generally thicker, providing pockets of sweet lovely meat. Lately I’ve had them in appetizer form ($12) detailed New Orleans style, with racy red rice and a rich remoulade sauce, and Asian-inflected, with a stir-fry-like slaw. Both were terrific. We’re also currently enjoying the shortlived wild Alaskan salmon season. If you’ve only had commonplace farmed Atlantic salmon, I urge you to seek out their more elegant Pacific cousin. I recently hit the lottery at G. Mike’s by scor-

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ing infrequently encountered Alaskan King Salmon with pale, whitesh meat. Called ivory salmon, it was simply and beautifully grilled. This delicate, succulent fish — likely the mildest salmon

you’re liable to eat — came partnered with stuffing-like cremini mushroom fritters, a vivid tomato and herb ratatouille, and a couple (possibly food-chain-riffing) shrimp. Order this stunner immediately if you spot it as a special. If pristine and rarely seen seafood isn’t your thing, try the lean and mean Marinated American Bison Flatiron Steak ($28). The tender, beefy meat had a sexy char on it and except for a couple of gristly bites, was a delight. It arrived with a fruity, Worcestershire-perked sauce plus irresistibly crisp and oniony smoked goudaenhanced hash browns. If entrees don’t beckon, G. Michael’s excellent (and not-so-small) small plates have big flavors and can be had for just $6 until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (two are plenty for dinner). Of course the awesome Shrimp and Grits is on the greatest hits list, but here are some favorites: • Seared Jumbo Scallops: This place is also famous for its great scallops, and

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this dynamic duo — crested with intense pickled rhubarb and plated with a warm apple and fennel salad — only enhances that reputation. • Pressed Veal Sweetbreads: Wow. Imagine creamy and complex grilled sausage patties and cheesy hash browns (plus a colorful corn relish and smoky tomato sauce) for dinner. • Sweet Yellow Corn Johnnycakes: Another play on breakfast-for-dinner, these were fluffy and savory pancakes layered with game-changing Pernodsauced spinach, mild crawfish tails, peppers and an onion sauce. • Grilled Housemade Bratwurst Patty: Happiness on a beautiful breakfast-style biscuit with killer kraut and mustard.

After 14 years in Northland, Spain to reopen in Lewis Center

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Spain Restaurant is opening at the intersection of Powell Road and U.S. Route 23 after being in Northland for 14 years

A new era in the history of Spain Restaurant begins in Lewis Center. After 14 years in the Northland area, the restaurant has relocated to 76 Powell Road, in the former Beeb’s Deli location. Owner Andres Casal said he closed the Northland site in late May to concentrate on his new store, set to open later this month. “The space is comfortable,” he said. “It’s nice — not too big, not too small.” He has spent the last several months renovating the interior, building a bar and installing a new floor and seating. The 3,600-square-foot building seats 120, with another 40 on the patio. The menu offers many traditional Spanish dishes, such as paella, gazpacho and cabrito, or goat, which is marinated for four days before being slow-cooked. The bill of fare is heavy on seafood dishes, with beef and poultry dishes represented as well. There’s even duck a l’orange, using Casal’s own special recipe. Most dinner entrees are in the $17 to $20 range. In addition to a set lunch menu, 10 specials will be featured for the afternoon crowd, Casal said. No lunch item will top $10, he said. All desserts — including flan, cheesecake and tres leches cake — are made from scratch. Spain also will carry a full liquor license but will not offer tapas, a style of small plates often misinterpreted in American restaurants. “Maybe in the future I’ll open a tapas bar — a real tapas bar — downtown,” he said. As with the previous location, the latest Spain will have white tablecloths and linen napkins

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for a sophisticated look but a casual ambience. The restaurant got its start in 1994 on the West Side. Casal, who began cooking professionally in restaurants in New Jersey, was hired at the original location shortly after it opened. He bought his way into the ownership over the years. Casal will reopen Spain nightclub in the former storefront at 888 W. Dublin-Granville Road in the Best Western Hotel in the next week or so, he said. It will be open Friday and Saturday. Yet, the neighborhood couldn’t seem to get back on the upswing, so Casal decided to move to an area that’s closer to his customer base. With few upscale dining options in the immediate area, the restaurant is perfectly situated between Polaris and nearby Powell, he said. “It’s good for me,” he said. “Competition is good but sometimes it’s good to not have too much competition.” Misperceptions still persist about Spanish cooking, which tends to be lumped in with any cuisine south of the American border, Casal said. He said his style of cuisine is largely uncomplicated, allowing for clean, natural flavors. “I think the best food is the simplest,” he said. Spain will be open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner hours daily. For more information, call (740) 548-6900.

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With defenders Gabby Byorth, Makenzie Costner, Nicole Hopkins and Haley Lehmkuhl and goalkeeper Anna Rosa James-Buhigas leading the way, the Ohio Premier Eagles Under16 girls soccer team had shutouts in each of its first four Midwest Regional Cup games in Fox Cities, Wis. The defense wasn’t as strong in the final, when the Eagles allowed two goals in the first 12 minutes and lost to the Michigan Hawks 2-0 on June 29.

“We hadn’t given up a goal the entire tournament, so we were in shock when we gave up two so quickly,” coach Chris King said. “We conceded a soft goal off a corner kick seven minutes into the game and the kids were a bit taken aback by that. Five minutes later, one of their players took a bad touch on the ball, ran into one of our defenders and went down, and the ref bit on it and gave her a penalty kick, which they scored on.” The Eagles switched from a twoforward to a three-forward formation

in the second half, but the Hawks goalkeeper made saves on shots by Bailey Wilson, Emily Byorth and Lindsay Agnew. King said that his team’s 1-0 win over Eclipse Select of Illinois on penalty kicks in its final pool-play game on June 27 and its 4-0 victory over KCFC Force of Kansas in a semifinal on June 28 drained his players of much-needed energy heading into the final. “We had a tougher path to reach the final than the Hawks had and we just didn’t have enough left in the tank to

come back and beat them after we fell behind 2-0,” King said. “We pressed every ball in the second half and we had some good chances, but we couldn’t finish them. We had to beat two of the best teams in the nation the past two days just to make it here, and the Hawks weren’t really tested until they played us.” In the semifinal, the Eagles beat KCFC Force to avenge a 3-2 loss to the same team in a Regional Cup poolplay game a year ago. “They manhandled us on the field to knock us out of the tournament last

year, but we turned the tables on them and shocked them with how physical we were,” King said. Five minutes into the game, Hopkins stopped the ball from going over the Eagles’ goal line and cleared it to midfield. Playing into a strong wind, the Eagles battled to a scoreless tie at halftime. They then dominated the second half with the wind at their backs. Agnew scored three consecutive goals and Elise Jones scored with three See SOCCER, page B3

Commentary

Strong mindset key for athletes Ask any athlete, at any level, about the importance of the mental side of sports and he or she will say that believing in oneself is critical to success. This week, the central Ohio high school student-athletes in my summer series talk about how self-conLARRY fidence imLARSON pacts their performance. Morgan Ransom, Columbus Academy, golf: “Confidence is one of the most vital things to have when playing a sport. If you don’t believe in yourself then you will never reach your full potential.” Jake Blankenship, Gahanna, pole vault: “If you don’t believe in yourself, your body will do what your mind thinks, so you won’t progress. Just like my coach says, ‘Your body is stupid and it is up to your mind.’” Faith Washington, Reynoldsburg, track: “I was told, ‘If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost,’ and it seems to be that every time I thought that way, it happened.” Mary Wells, Westerville Central, bowling: “You absolutely have to be confident in yourself and in your ability to perform under pressure.” Michela Paradiso, Upper Arlington, soccer and basketball: “I think it is important to believe in yourself and have confidence, but never be cocky and arrogant. Teammates are the most important part in sports and without each and every teammate I would have never achieved anything.” Jimmy Gammill, New Albany, football: “If you don’t think you can do it, you won’t be able to do it. If you don’t believe in your abilities, nobody else will either. You shouldn’t rely on others to build that confidence. It has to be you believing in yourself.” Napoleon Bell, Hartley football and wrestling: “One can only perform to their own expectations. If they expect highly of themselves and know they can perform highly then they will perform highly.” Austin Cuervo, St. Charles, golf: “Self-confidence gives me comfort and makes me achieve what I want to achieve. I believe in what I do and know I can do it, which is why I trust my game and just go out and compete.” Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, football and wrestling: “Self-confidence is huge when it is time to perform. If you don’t have any self-confidence then you’re out of luck and you are going to have a lot of trouble trying to do what you want to do.” Next week, the student-athletes will tell you about the qualities they like best in a coach. I’ll see you at a game. Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.

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Maurice Hall (22), a 2001 Brookhaven graduate, had a game for the ages when he rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries in a 75-16 victory over Briggs in a City League-Red Division game on Oct. 27, 2000.

Top Individual Performances: Nos. 6-10

Athletes’ exploits remembered From staff reports

Division II district tournament. Also considered was whether the athlete performed spectacHer 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 win over Centerville’s ularly in more than one aspect Melissa Zimpfer in the final gave her during the game or meet in a 41-0 record for the season. question. B.J. MULLENS, Canal Winchester For example, Gahanna’s Jake boys basketball (Jan. 21, 2008) — At the Flyin’ to the Hoop Classic in Blankenship set a state-meet Fairborn, the senior and future Ohio record when he won the DiviState and NBA player had 62 points, sion I boys pole vault champi24 rebounds and three blocked shots onship last month, but to lead the Indians to a 79-69 win over New York (N.Y.) Our Savior New Brookhaven’s Khalilah CarAmerican. penter ranks higher because she AUSTIN STAAB, Westerville Cenbroke the state record in the girls tral boys swimming (Feb. 23-24, 100 meters and also added a title 2007) — In his final prep meet, Staab in the 200 in the 2000 state meet. tied the national record and won the 100 butterfly in 47.1 on Feb. 23. The Without further ado, below next day, the Stanford recruit clocked are Nos. 10-6 of the top india time of 43.93 to win the 100 vidual performances of the past freestyle. 22 years, with an honorable ESTABAN WEAVER, Hartley boys basketball (March 18, 1995) — The mention list in the accompanyHawks advanced to a Division III state ing box: semifinal with a 72-68 victory over Maurice Hall, Germantown Valley View, led by the Brookhaven footplay of Weaver. He scored 36 points ball (Oct. 27, and teamed with Matt Lowery on two key defensive stops down the stretch. 2000) — During a season in which he rushed for 3,057 yards a 2008 regular-season game, but to rank fifth on Ohio’s all-time Charles Johnson ranks ahead of list, Hall’s most memorable inthat for his 57-point game that dividual performance came durhelped Watkins Memorial upset a state-ranked team in the 1995 See TOP, page B3

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Whether they set a state JAKE BLANKENSHIP, Gahanna record, put together a stellar pertrack and field (June 4, 2011) formance or accomplished a feat boys — The junior cleared 17 feet in the that hasn’t stopped wowing us, pole vault to capture the Division I central Ohio athletes have cre- state championship. That set the ated indelible memories for fol- state-meet record in the event and helped him win a yearlong battle with lowers of high school sports. Olentangy Liberty twin brothers Joey After chronicling “20 Years and Chris Uhle, who took second and of Upsets” in 2009 and the third, respectively. TROY BOWERS, Westerville South “Most Dominating Teams” last summer, for our third annual wrestling (March 4-6, 1999) — A hand sidelined him for a month summer series we set out to find broken of the regular season, but Bowers the “Top Individual Perfor- went on to pin three of his four opmances” of the ThisWeek Com- ponents at state and win the Division munity Newspapers era that I title at heavyweight. In the final, Bowers pinned future NFL player Alex began 22 years ago. Stepanovich of Berea in 1:03. Discussions were held among CLAIRE DURKIN, Worthington Kilthe staff at ThisWeek, as well bourne girls cross country (Nov. 3, as with our colleague Steve 2007) — Durkin completed a stellar Blackledge from The Colum- prep career by winning the state chamin 17:10.5. The time set the bus Dispatch, and we arrived pionship state-meet record in Division I. at a top 10 along with 10 honMINDY HAMMOND, DeSales girls orable mentions. soccer (Nov. 5, 1997) — During a Beginning July 14, we will state semifinal against defending run a retrospective article on So what makes one performeach of the top five performances, with one story running ance stand higher than another? One key factor in the rankeach week until we finish on Aug. 11 with what we consider ings dealt with the stage on the top individual performance. which it occurred. Performances

champion Chagrin Falls, the senior goalkeeper made a diving save to preserve a one-goal lead with 17:38 remaining. Three minutes later, she scored on a penalty kick to seal what would become a 3-0 win. JACK RAFFERTY, Dublin Coffman football (Oct. 31, 2003) — The senior quarterback who would become the district’s Player of the Year in Division I and the ThisWeek Super 25 captain threw for 152 yards and rushed for a school-record 285 yards with four touchdowns as the Shamrocks beat Marion Harding 31-22 in their playoff opener. KRISTA KEIR, Westerville South girls track and field (June 6-7, 1997) — Two weeks after setting the state record in the discus (176-5), Keir threw 166-10 on June 6 to break the state-meet record. The next day, she threw 50-4 3/4 in the shot put to capture another title. WENDY LYONS, Westerville South girls tennis (Oct. 19-20, 1990) — Lyons capped a career in which she went 126-6 by losing just one set in the 1990 Division I state tournament.

that happened late in the postseason against tough opposition were given extra credit. B.J. Mullens of Canal Winchester scored 62 points during

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Many factors cause dip in area Legion teams By BRAD EMERINE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

How long does it take a trend to become the norm? In the past few years, central Ohio baseball players have started taking their talents to travel squads at the expense of American Legion teams. The players, high school coaches and Legion coaches debate the reasons for the change, but it doesn’t appear to be something that can be easily resolved. “The number of teams has decreased, but I wouldn’t say the talent has nec-

essarily decreased that much,” said Michael Higgins, baseball chairman in Legion District 12. “I think we peaked a few years back when we had a dozen or more teams in District 12. Now we have six teams in the Senior Division and we have four teams in the Junior Division, which is in its second season of being officially recognized by American Legion. “When we had 12 (Senior Division) teams, people around the state were amazed. I think the increase to 12 teams was the abnormality, not the decrease in posts we’re now experiencing.”

ECONOMIC WOES Higgins said one of the big reasons for fewer posts offering baseball is the weak economy. “The economy has definitely played a role because many of the posts can’t afford to play in tournaments every weekend in addition to the league play during the week,” Higgins said. “I also think the increasing number of participants in sports such as soccer and lacrosse has taken away some of our kids.” About a dozen years ago, Newark Post 85 ran into a similar problem and decided to only fund a few of its team’s tour-

naments. The area’s baseball gurus got together and formed the Licking County Athletics. After a few separate years, the team and Post 85 reunited and added a few other sponsors. The Athletics played a Legion schedule, a Babe Ruth schedule and also played in select elite tournaments. Pickerington Post 283 is in the same position, playing a schedule similar to what the Athletics played in the past. “Our post is the reason we still have a true Legion team,” coach Chris Weber said. “They support us financially way See LEGION, page B2

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Brian Hanks of Worthington Post 239 throws to first base to record an out during a game against Westerville Post 171C on June 15. Post 239 is among several area Legion squads affected by the increasing popularity of travel teams.

LEGION Continued from page B1 beyond what 90 percent of other posts in Ohio do. They believe in Legion baseball and baseball has brought good publicity to our post.” Because of Post 283’s financial support, the team plays other travel squads and competes in a number of elite tournaments. “We’re in a special situation where our post supports us well financially,” Weber said. “Some posts just don’t have the money to send the team all over the state and the Midwest.”

PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES

While the bad economy can be blamed for many things, there is more to this issue. There is a philosophical difference between Legion baseball and high school baseball coaches. “The reason for the decline (in Legion baseball), in my opinion, is that there are too many baseball teams in central Ohio at this age,” Worthington Post 239 coach Jim Townsend said. “I think the talent is diluted and the result seems to be that Legion is not as competitive as it once was. “I think the high school coaches chose the easy way out and turned posts into an extension of the spring season. They want their kids playing together and that has ruined Legion baseball in central Ohio. Outside of central Ohio, Legion remains very competitive.” Post 239 went 2-2 in the state tournament last season. But Thomas Worthington coach Stephen Gussler, Worthington Kilbourne coach Jeff Boulware, Watterson coach Scott Manahan and Upper Arlington coach Matt Middleton then decided to form a travel team, Team Columbus. “There are multiple reasons for choosing not to play Legion this year,” Middleton said. “It has become a form of high school-only ball and the play is so inconsistent. We would beat up on somebody one day and then get beaten up the next day. The level of play was so drastic and inconsistent that, in this sport, you can get bored with it rather quickly. “In Columbus, it’s been about keeping the younger guys together from the same high school. In Upper Arlington, we kept the freshmen together and just played U-15 travel ball. But the older they

get, you want them competing and being successful playing with and against strong competition.” With the high school season being short in Ohio, it is difficult to put the blame solely on high school coaches, Middleton said. “It’s all about how much improvement you can make in the offseason,” he said. “Truthfully, the high school season is so short, and when you have two straight weeks of rainouts, you really accomplish very little. You really need to make your jump in improvement during the summer. “(The Team Columbus) schedule is such that we’re playing select teams and we’re playing the true Legion teams in these tournaments. That’s what we want.”

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS

what your post allows. In our case, we’re able to do both. We have played in those same tournaments with travel teams.” Yahn also pointed out a schedule difference. “In Legion, you’d play one league game every other night or something, but in these tournaments we play three to five games a weekend and less during the week,” Yahn said. “We can do more lifting for football, go to more camps and do other high school things during the week.”

OBLIGATIONS TO PLAYERS

Another big difference between most travel teams and Legion teams is the size of the roster. “Travel teams generally use 11 or 12 players all summer,” Weber said. “At Post 283, we have great players competing every day for the chance to get into the lineup. Legion rosters can be deeper and more competitive because the players have to earn their way into the lineup. And that’s the way it will be for the kids who go on to play in college.” That means a player who is slumping or not performing well can be substituted without consternation. “At Post 283, the best players play,” Weber said. “It doesn’t matter how much money their parents pay or what their parents do for a living. I’m not saying all travel teams are like that, but it doesn’t matter here.” In travel ball, there is more opportunity for coaches to be loyal to players and maybe even some favoritism when it comes to positions played based on how much money is invested by a player’s parents, or the money donated by a parent’s employer. “Let’s face it. There are probably some real good players in central Ohio who don’t play travel ball because his parents can’t afford it,” Weber said. For all their differences, Legion and travel baseball have one thing in common — trying to improve players. Nuances and financial times may change, and that leaves the door open for Legion to eventually return to some of its better years in central Ohio.

The Licking County Athletics, who lost their Babe Ruth affiliation at the conclusion of last season, also chose not to return to Legion this season and are now a travel team. “We went with a younger team with no 19-year-olds or college players this season,” coach Adam Arcuri said. “We think we have a lot of boys who plan to play in college and we wanted them to play against elite and select teams who also have older players. It’s a gauge as to where they are and where they need to be if they want to continue to play the game.” Derek Yahn, a Heath senior who plays for the Athletics, said the team is enjoying the challenge. “This allows us to travel out of town more often and we’re hanging out and becoming friends and I think that’s showing on the diamond,” Yahn said. “We’re a younger team competing against Legion teams with college players and in tournaments against older players, too. I think it will help prepare us for college baseball better. We played in a Columbus Cobras tournament against a pitcher from Xavier and a player from Ohio State.” Weber, the Pickerington Post 283 coach, said many of the kids who choose travel ball believe they get to play on a bigger stage with more college scouts and recruiters in attendance. “They want to go to showcases where they think they can be seen,” Weber said. “One way to do that is through travel baseball. bemerine@thisweeknews.com It’s all about what you want and www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Sports briefs Predators U13 tryouts scheduled The Pickerington Predators White Under-13 travel baseball team will hold tryouts at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10, at Diley Road Park, 8995 Diley Road NW. For more information, contact Ed Hager at (614) 207-9008.

Campbell competes in national event Canal Winchester High School senior Bryn Campbell finished sixth in the hammer throw (195 feet, 2 inches) in the New Balance Nationals, earning him All-American honors in the meet that was held June 16-18 in Greensboro, N.C.

Hall announces class of 2011 The Canal Winchester Athletic Hall of Fame’s class of 2011 includes Cari Dean (1999), Lynne Helfrich (1976) and Tammy Spires Thomas (1986). Marsha Ervin was chosen to receive the Award of Merit, which honors volunteers and other contributors to the high school’s athletics department. The hall of fame induction is scheduled for Canal Winchester’s football game against Marion-Franklin on Sept. 9. The hall of fame dinner is the following evening at the high school. Those wishing to attend the dinner should email Sue Edwards at jerryandsue1@sbcglobal.net.

Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Dublin Scioto — Girls lacrosse. Contact athletics director Kip Witchey at (614) 717-2468. Hilliard Darby — Junior varsity girls soccer. Send rÊsumÊ to athletics director Chad Schulte at chad_schulte@hboe.org. Hilliard Davidson — Softball pitching coach, assistant junior varsity softball. Send letter of interest and rÊsumÊ to head coach Angelo Forte

at angelo_forte@hboe.org. Olentangy Liberty — Assistant girls basketball, junior varsity girls tennis, junior varsity volleyball. Send letter of interest and rÊsumÊ by July 31 to Tom Gerhardt, athletics director, Liberty High School, 3584 Home Road, Powell 43065, or email tom_gerhardt@olentangy.k12.oh.us. Westerville South — Assistant girls cross country. Contact athletics director Scott Dorne at dornes@wcsoh.org. Worthington Kilbourne — Girls tennis. Send rÊsumÊ to Jeff Todd, athletics director, Worthington Kilbourne High School, 1499 Hard Road, Worthington 43235, or email jtodd@worthington.k12.oh.us.

Classes set for volleyball officials Classes are being offered to those interested in becoming a high school volleyball referee. The classes, with instructors Steve and Barb Strome, are scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays from July 18 through Aug. 15 at Westerville North High School. For more information, call (614) 901-8495 or email stevestrome@aol.com.

Crew to hold charity run The Columbus Crew’s fifth annual 5K race and 1-mile family fun walk are scheduled for 8 a.m. Aug. 13 at Crew Stadium. The event benefits the Crew Soccer Foundation. For more information, visit www.thecrew.com/5k.

Diebler, Lighty to help direct camp Former Ohio State basketball players Jon Diebler and David Lighty will help direct the fourth annual Buckeye Stars Basketball Camp from 9 a.m. to noon July 27-29 at Worthington Kilbourne High School. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 18. For more information and registration, visit www.BuckeyeStars.com or call (888) 389-2267.

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ing the final week of the regular season. The Bearcats beat Briggs 7516 to earn the City League-Red Division title and a Division II playoff berth as the senior and future Ohio State running back rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries. He had six first-half touchdowns and added scoring runs of 57 and 71 yards in the second half. LaToya Turner, Pickerington girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — The 6-foot-4 senior helped the Tigers advance to the Division I state final and exact revenge for a painful defeat with her 29-point performance in a 51-35 win over Wadsworth. They had lost to the Grizzlies in a 1997 state semifinal. The Ohio State recruit made 12 of 14 shots from the floor and was 5-for-6 from the freethrow line while adding five rebounds, four steals and two assists. The Tigers beat Mason 4630 the next day to earn their sixth

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state title. Darcy Fishback, Upper Arlington girls swimming (Feb. 27-28, 2009) — The 2009 Division I state meet in Canton was full of memories for this senior as she led the Golden Bears to their fifth consecutive team championship. During preliminaries Feb. 27, Fishback broke the state record in the 100-yard butterfly when she finished in 53.38 seconds. She won her fourth state title in the event the next day in 54.17 seconds. Fishback also swam on two state-record relays, the 200 medley (1:43.59) and the 200 freestyle (1:34.24). Charles Johnson, Watkins Memorial boys basketball (Feb. 24, 1995) — There have been few more surprising performances than what this 5-8 senior guard accomplished in leading the Warriors to a 93-87 overtime upset of second-seeded and stateranked London in the second round of the Division II district tournament. Watkins Memorial was just

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