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Board will ask voters to OK tax swap Northridge will try income tax again — paired with property tax reduction By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

For the fourth election in a row, Northridge voters will see a 1percent income tax on the Nov. 8 ballot, but this time with a twist. The income tax will be paired with a reduction in the school district property tax. The Northridge Board of Ed-

ucation Aug. 1 approved placing a five-year, 1-percent income tax on the ballot, paired with a reduction in an existing property tax levy, reducing its millage from 9.3 mills to 5 mills. If successful, the measure would bring about $1 million into district coffers and save residents about $1 million on their current property taxes. To that end, the board adopt-

ed a concurrent resolution authorizing district treasurer Jim Hudson to ask the county auditor to reduce the property tax on the condition the income tax is approved by voters. Board member Lee Hatfield said the ballot language will not reference the property tax re-

A closer look The Northridge Board of Education Aug. 1 approved placing a five-year, 1-percent income tax on the ballot, paired with a reduction in an existing property tax levy, reducing its millage from 9.3 mills to 5 mills. If successful, the measure would bring about $1 million into district coffers and save residents about $1 million on their current property taxes. To that end, the board adopted a concurrent resolution authorizing district treasurer Jim Hudson to ask the county auditor to reduce the property tax on the condition the income tax is approved by voters.

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Hartford PHITATHALON Fairgrounds buzz in preparation for opening By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

It was the Friday (Aug. 5) before opening day, and the Hartford Fairgrounds were jam-packed. The crowd included most of the 24 members of the fair board, dozens of campers, vendors, suppliers and workers setting up tents, building the race course infield and stands, adding last-minute electric power service, and generally running from one place to the next all day at the 190-acre Hartford Fairgrounds. “This week I’d say it’s 12 hours a day at least,” said board member and maintenance man Jerry Cashdollar. After a few power outages last year, board members were expecting improvements this year, with upgraded service to the campgrounds and temporary lighting facilities just in case. “Take away the parking and you have about 40 acres of concentrated peoA closer look ple, and if the lights go out, it gets exciting,” The 153rd Hartford Fair said board opens today (Sunday, Aug. member Dick 7) and will run through Fisher. Saturday, Aug. 13. Among Board memthe featured acts this year bers estimated are the JaneDear Girls and between 300 Josh Thompson, in a country and a 1,000 music performance at 7:30 people were p.m. Monday, along with busy at the fair horse shows and horse pulls Friday, beand motorized events such tween concesas tractor pulls and obstasionaires setcle course contests. ting up, campers coming in and harness racers training their horses. “You want to be careful to look both ways when you cross the track,” said fair manager Larry Hughes. Vendor Jim Ison is preparing to celebrate his 42nd birthday and has been coming to the Hartford Fair for 28 years. “I’ve been coming here since I was 14,” Ison said. “That was back before they had pavement.” Ison, who co-owns Northstar Concessions with Carrie Williams, arrived from New Hampshire, traveling the NASCAR circuit along the East Coast for most of the summer. See HARTFORD FAIRGROUNDS, page A2

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Karlee Michael of Johnstown rinses off after competing in the PHITathalon July 30 at Union County Fair on July 30. PHITathalon is a 5-mile physical endurance race. For a slideshow of the event, visit www.ThisWeekNews.com.

McDonald’s supervisor

Sign removal would fast-track fast food By JENNA GANT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Johnstown village officials may remove a “no left turn” sign from West Coshocton Street to Bigelow Drive in order to help bring more customers to McDonalds. McDonald’s supervisor Kelly Welker said people who want chicken nuggets and Big Macs have to backtrack to get to her restaurant, and she’s worried about losing customers. She asked village council Aug. 2 to consider removing the sign so drivers could turn left onto Bigelow Drive. Welker said some customers don’t want to deal with driving to the next street light — which allows turns into the parking lot shared by the old Kroger’s, Goodwill and Hallmark stores — to eat at McDonalds. “It’s a hindrance for some customers, who say ‘I’m not even going to deal with that,’ whereas it’s very

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It’s (no left turns onto Bigelow Drive) a hindrance for some customers, who say ‘I’m not even going to deal with that,’ whereas it’s very easy to get into Wendy’s.

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easy to get into Wendy’s,” Welker said. Village manager Jim Lenner said he talked to the Ohio Department of Transportation about the “no left turn” sign, and ODOT didn’t have an issue with removing it. Lenner said he still wants to talk to the village’s safety and service committee. If the committee approves the change, he said, he’d want to try it on a trial basis. He added that he wants to put restricted times on the sign so drivers

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wouldn’t be able to turn left during rush hours times of 6-9 a.m. and possibly 4-6 p.m. “That’s the rush hour heading out (6-9 a.m.) so if you have someone turning left, they’re just stopping up traffic all the way in town,” Lenner said. Police Chief Don Corbin told Lenner there haven’t been many accidents at the intersection of West Coshocton Street and Bigelow Drive and attributed that fact to the current “no left turn” sign.

“The fewer turning movements you have onto 62, the fewer chances of rear-ends or pulling out in front of somebody, so as a general rule the fewer access points the better for any major roadway,” Lenner said. Lenner said it also helps that motorists can only go 35 mph on West Coshocton Street near the intersection. “If the signs go up and we start to see (car crashes,) then we’ll have to address it and take them back down,” he said, “but I don’t see it to be a problem.” He said Bigelow Drive will eventually lead into a huge residential area, at which point a stoplight would have to be put in at the Bigelow Drive and West Coshocton Street intersection. Lenner said he should know by the end of the month whether the “no left turn” sign would be removed or altered, with designated restricted hours.

‘Hoping for the best,’ workers encounter problems in P.O. alley By JENNA GANT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

When work began on improvements to Post Office Alley, officials had their fingers crossed that upgrades could be made with few obstacles and very little fuss. But some obstacles have been encountered, village manager Jim Lenner told Johnstown Village Council at its Aug. 2 meeting,

water, sewer and stormwater lines and asphalt along the roadway. Lenner said construction crews discovered an old pipe underneath current lines in the alley, and had to identify it before proceeding. “When the building went up JIM LENNER in 1842, they put a storm tile down there and no one knew about it,” — Johnstown village manager Lenner said. “We didn’t map them back then. We didn’t know about and it’s not really surprising, given the infrastructure — there. the age of the structures — and The village is installing new them so we just found them by

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We knew we were going to run into problems just because of the age of the infrastructure. “We were hoping we wouldn’t find them — hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.

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digging them up.” He said workers had to take time to flush dye down the toilet of a business on Coshocton Street to determine if the pipe was for sanitary or stormwater use, causing an additional “headache,” Lenner said. “(The village needs to know) If it’s stormwater or if it’s sanitary,” he said, “because if it’s sanitary, we need to tie it in so it can’t

continue on to where it’s going.” Lenner said officials were relieved to find out it was an old stormwater pipe, but he said construction crews would have to wait to fix the problem. “They’re going to have to reopen (U.S. Route) 62 to get across for storm and water. We weren’t able to coordinate the opening of See ‘HOPING’, page A2

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Board will ask voters to OK tax swap Continued from page A1 duction. “That there will be a reduction of the previous levy cannot be on the ballot,” Hatfield said. “We’re going to have to try to communicate that this fall. That can’t be a part of the (ballot) language here.” The district’s 1-percent income tax expired at the end of 2010, defeated twice that year at the ballot box, and failing again in May. The income tax had raised about $2 million annually toward the

district’s $13-million operating budget. Board member Jayma Bammerlin said the changes would take effect Jan. 1. “We’re talking about a million dollars for residents in reduced property tax,” Bammerlin said. “That would actually come into effect next year in 2012.” “It would be effective in 2011, collections in 2012,” Hudson said. “The collections on the income tax would start January 2012, and we want this to be simultaneous — the reduction (in property tax) and the collection of the income tax.”

Bammerlin said the income tax would be more fair to taxpayers than a property tax, particularly for farmers and fixed-income residents who owned property. “I think having an income tax is a fair way of collecting revenue for our schools amongst everyone,” Bammerlin said. “If your income goes down, your contribution goes down, if your income goes up, your contribution goes up. If you are a senior citizen on Social Security, Social Security is not taxed, which will help our senior citizens.

“By providing a property tax decrease for our senior citizens, we’ve helped someone on a fixed income be able to support our school system, because the amount they are paying goes down a little bit,” she said. “I think that’s a big help, and a big message to get out to our community.” Board president Mark Dann said passage of the income tax would allow the district to bring back some, but not all, programs that had been cut in the last year, including partial FFA and consumer science curriculum.

“We’re not able to bring back all the programs we previously had,” Dann said. “That’s not what we’re trying to do. We’re trying to bring back those programs that are important for a well-rounded education.” In other business, the board swore in Chris Pokorny as a new board member to serve out the term of Troy Willeke, who resigned in protest of the board’s action in laying off high school principal Jim Hall earlier this summer. Three board seats will be up for election in November.

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Continued from page A1 Fisher worked Friday with other board members to set up the figure-eight race course for Sunday’s grandstand event, school bus racing, which starts at 6 p.m. “This is our second year and it was very successful,” Fisher said. “Anything that is motor sports and crash-and-bang is very popular at the fair. Last year we had two buses that got upset. We’re the third in a five-part series, with Marion, Knox, us, Morrow, and Delaware counties. There will be $1,200, $1,500 prize money at the end of the series for anyone whose bus can hold together that long.” Buses race in two classes, long bus and short bus. “If it’s seven windows or less behind the dri-

ver’s window, it is considered a short bus, if it’s eight windows or more, it is considered a long bus,” Fisher said. “The longs and the shorts can’t compete against each other because the short bus is so much more agile, it will turn so much quicker. Some of the long buses now are rigging up with independent brakes on the rear wheels so they can work around the figure eight.” Other events through the week are described at hartfordfair.com. The 153rd Hartford Fair opens today (Sunday, Aug. 7) and will run through Saturday, Aug. 13. Among the featured acts this year are the JaneDear Girls and Josh Thompson, in a country music performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, along with horse shows and horse pulls and motorized events such as tractor pulls and obstacle course contests.

Events Maple Leaf 5K set for Aug. 13 The Maple Leaf 5K run, walk, children’s race and 1-mile run walk is set for Saturday, Aug. 13, at Granville Intermediate School, 2025 Burg St. in Granville. The race begins at 9 a.m. Race day registration is $25 ($50 for a family of four, with a maximum of two adults) and begins at 8 a.m. For more information, email info@granvillekiwanisclub.org.

Tiki Time at Works is set for Aug. 20 The Works: Center for History, Art & Technology will light the torches for an evening of glass blowing, food, beverages, music and Tiki fun from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20.

Tiki Time at The Works is a fundraiser to celebrate the re-lighting of the center’s glass studio following its summer hiatus. The Works Glass Studio welcomes thousands of visitors each year to watch live glassblowing demonstrations and participate in hands-on classes and workshops. The studio also acts as a catalyst for aspiring glass blowing artists through community outreach and Artist in Residency programs. Appetizers and beverages will be served during the evening, which also will feature exclusive glass auctions and sales. Tickets, $30 per person for members of The Works or $35 per person for non-members, may be purchased in advance at www.attheworks.org or by calling (740) 349-9277. Tickets to the event also may be purchased at the door. Tiki Time at The Works in an adults-only event.

62 with Post Office Alley, so unfortunately that will take another two days of time on 62,” he said. Lenner said workers also found an old manhole that had to be replaced, adding to construction delays. “We knew we were going to run into problems just because of the age of the infrastructure,” Lenner said. “We were hoping we wouldn’t find them — hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.” The contractor had expected to complete the $318,117 project by the end of August, but Lenner said it could go past the anticipated completion date. “I’m sure they’re going to ask

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for some forgiveness because they did find things that weren’t technically on the plans,” Lenner said. “We’ll work with them.” In other matters Aug. 2, Lenner told council that he and Joseph Robertson of the Monroe Township board of trustees have discussed the possibility of sharing local services. Although their talks are in the early stages, he said, pooling services could benefit both village

and township in light of state budget cuts made this year. He said Robertson and he would “figure out what we have, what the township has, what services we can offer” and how the two would fund such services. The next All Committee meeting will be held on Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. in the council chambers. Village council will meet next on Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers.

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Pataskala police re-establish bicycle patrol By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

They have been collecting mothballs for a few years, but two heavy-duty bicycles owned by the city are about to be put back into service by the Pataskala Division of Police. “Due to the low staffing we’ve had, it was just one of the things we could not afford to do,” said Chief Bruce Brooks. “Back at the time (before passage of the city income tax), we were as low as two officers on the street (during a single shift). It’s just not feasible when you have a city of 40 square miles, to have one of them on a bicycle, if he needs to give backup to another officer. It just wasn’t safe.” But bicycle patrols are popular with law enforcement in Ohio, with the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy providing annual certification of bike patrol officers. “It has to do with getting closer to the community,” Brooks said. “If you go down the street with your air-conditioner on and your windows up, it’s harder to get a feel. If you have an officer on a bicycle, he has a better feel, and they’re more accessible. If the officer is driving, you can’t just flag him down. And if he’s on a bicycle, he may stop and say, ‘Hi.’ We’ll get a lot more feedback from citizens and business-owners who can talk to him more often.”

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Under the supervision of Johnstown police officer Ed Rutherford, right, Pataskala police officer Alex Colles ride his bicycle through a slalom course behind Pataskala police station on Aug. 4.

Officer Mark Decker, one of the Pataskala’s two trained bike patrol officers, said the bike patrol provides more intimate communications. “It brings the officer out of the cruiser and brings him face to face with people,” Decker said.

“We’re stopping and talking to kids and talking to adults. It’s easier to patrol.” Brooks said Pataskala is unusual, with its large geographic area and its mix of rural areas and subdivisions, so that only some areas will be suitable for

bike patrol. “It’s not feasible in the rural areas, but there are housing developments throughout the city,” Brooks said. “We have bike racks on the cruisers, so they can drive out to the west side, to the giant Brooks Edge development off

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Taylor Road, which is about the furthest point west in the city. They’ll be able to park and take their bike off then provide that one-on-one patrolling in the neighborhood. Then they can strap their bike on the car an go to another development.”

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Coaches face ‘delicate balance’ with scrimmages By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers

On the way to its first losing season in 12 years last fall, an already young and undersized Ready High School football team was hindered further when it lost an expected twoway starter to a broken leg. The fact that Christian Knapper went down on the second play of the Silver Knights’ final preseason scrimmage to end his senior season virtually before it started was all the more painful. The 2011 preseason gets under way Tuesday, Aug. 9, with a series of matchups that includes Grove City traveling to Upper Arlington and Gahanna playing host to Olentangy Lib-

erty. From Aug. 9-20, coaches and players will compete in various scrimmages throughout central Ohio in preparation for the coming season. They’ll be crossing their fingers that they won’t face a similar situation to what the Silver Knights and Knapper did last fall. “Injuries like that usually are freak accidents where somebody twists somebody or gets pretzeled underneath a pile,” Ready coach Larry Wolf said. “(Knapper’s injury was) where the kid tried to stop and cut. Most of the time freak injuries are a total accident where there’s no rhyme or reason to them. Our kids are well-conditioned and well-prepared and we just tell them to go out and play hard.”

After three seasons in which his team stayed mostly healthy over the course of each season, DeSales coach Ryan Wiggins watched last year as several key regular-season injuries, including one to running back Warren Ball that lingered much of the fall, hindered his team’s success. Like Wolf, however, Wiggins isn’t planning to keep his players from giving their best effort just to try to keep them from getting injured, and that includes when they’re competing in a preseason scrimmage. “It’s a delicate balance,” Wiggins said. “It always bothers me when a kid gets hurt in practice, but you’ve got to prepare physically. You’re trying to be smart when it’s your own guys, but when you play a different-

colored jersey, you’ve just got to play. Usually when injuries occur they are freak things and you can’t worry about them.” Most of central Ohio’s teams are competing in two scrimmages, although a few will play two scrimmages from Aug. 9-16 and a third that the OHSAA deems a “jamboree” scrimmage from Aug. 18-20. Because the OHSAA requires all schools to pay $250 to its Catastrophic Insurance Fund if they choose to compete in a third preseason game, schools may charge admission to the jamboree. Olentangy Orange opens its scrimmage schedule Aug. 13 against visiting Kings Mills Kings and plays host to Westland on Aug. 16 before playing host to Reynoldsburg on Aug. 19

in a jamboree. According to Pioneers coach Brian Cross, the scrimmage against Westland will be a “passing scrimmage.” Although both teams will have 11 players on the field unlike in the 7on-7 passing tournaments during the summer, at least seven of every 11 plays will be passes. Cross considers it to be a sign of the times as teams continue to develop more complex passing offenses. Westland’s new coach, Steve White, was an assistant under Cross when the two were on the same coaching staff at Grove City. “I don’t know what other people are doing, but having two scrimmages See FOOTBALL, page A5

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Athletes share thoughts, advice For more than a decade, I have had student-athletes write in this summer series and the three questions that I enjoy hearing their responses from the most are what advice they would give to younger students who are beginning their sport, who their heroes are and what their future plans are LARRY at this time of LARSON their life. The final three weeks of this summer’s columns deal with those topics, beginning with the one on advice. As young people grow, they are faced with decisions on activities they might want to try. Whether it’s music, science, art, drama, sports or any other extracurricular activity, I highly urge them to give things a chance and see if it is the right fit for them. Here are suggestions from student-athletes who are among the best in the area, if not the state, at their sport. Michela Paradiso, Upper Arlington, soccer and basketball: “I would encourage the need to make sure you take responsibility for yourself in the sport. You can’t blame other people, coaches, parents, referees or other players for your downfalls and losses. Remember that there is a lot of time to play soccer and you have to keep the passion alive and keep teammates as the most important thing.” Austin Cuervo, St. Charles, golf: “I would tell a young athlete in my sport to have a good head. Golf is just about the least amount of strokes, not what strokes may or may not look like.” Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, football and wrestling: “Work hard at your sport. When it gets really tough, fight through it and keep going.” Napoleon Bell, Hartley, football and wrestling: “You will experience failure and defeat. The key thing is this: If the endeavor was a defeat, it was also a learning experience. It does not make you a failure.” Jake Blankenship, Gahanna, pole vault: “No matter what happens, make sure you give it your all and don’t quit. Pole vaulting is not an easy sport, but when you become successful, you learn you can do anything.” Mary Wells, Westerville Central, bowling: “Try the sport because you like it and not because someone else wants you to try it. If you are not sure whether you will enjoy the activity, make sure you at least give it a try.” Faith Washington, Reynoldsburg, track: “I would tell a

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Ryan Wilson won three events — the long jump, 100-meter hurdles and 300 hurdles — at the 1998 Division I state meet, scoring all of Westerville North’s points to secure a share of the state title with Brunswick. The 1999 North graduate advanced to state in four events each of his four seasons, scoring in 14 of the events.

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Even before Ryan Wilson entered high school, his mother, Cynthia, got a glimpse of the kind of competitor who was emerging under her roof. “He might have been 12 or 13 years old, and he told me, ‘I’m going to go to the state track meet all four years in four events,” his mother said. “That’s exactly what he would do, and he scored in 14 of those 16 events.” Perhaps his greatest feat as a prep athlete occurred in the 1998 Division I state meet, as the Westerville North junior lived up to his own high expectations in many aspects, winning the long jump (23 feet, 1 inch) on the first day of competition and coming back on day two with titles in the 110meter hurdles (13.95 seconds) and 300 hurdles (37.1). Even with a weekend full of accomplishments, there was a disappointment that is just as memorable to Wilson: He had to settle for seventh place in the 200. Although athletes now receive two points for finishing seventh and one point for eighth in an event, a different point system was in place at that time in which no points were given for seventh or eighth. The three titles he won that weekend gave North 30 points and a co-championship in Division I with Brunswick. “The interesting thing is that See LARSON, page A5 what I remember most about it

ThisWeek Community Newspapers has been around for 22 years. That timeframe was used as the basis to compile a top-10 list of the top individual performances we’ve covered. Along with the experienced sports staff at ThisWeek and Steve Blackledge, high school reporter at The Columbus Dispatch, we arrived at a top-10 list. Below are Nos. 3-10. Check back next week for No. 1 and let us know your thoughts at ThisWeekSPORTS.com. 10. MAURICE HALL, Brookhaven football (Oct. 27, 2000) — During a season in which he rushed for 3,057 yards to rank fifth on Ohio’s all-time list, Hall’s most memorable individual performance came during the final week of the regular season. The Bearcats beat Briggs 75-16 as Hall rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries. 9. LATOYA TURNER, Pickerington girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — The 6-foot-4 senior helped the Tigers advance to the Division I state final with her 29-point performance in a 5135 win over Wadsworth. 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. 8. DARCY FISHBACK, Upper Arlington girls swimming (Feb. 27-28, 2009) — 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). 7. 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 1-19 entering the matchup but got 57 points from Johnson, who made 19 of 34 from floor, including eight 3-pointers, and was 11-for-15 from the free-throw line. He added eight rebounds, six steals and five assists. 6. KHALILAH CARPENTER, Brookhaven girls track and field (June 2-3, 2000) — At the 2000 Division I state meet, the junior broke the meet and state records in the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 seconds on June 2. The next day, she won the 100 in 11.71 and the 200 title in 23.69, a time that lowered the state mark she already held. 5. JEFF BACKES, Upper Arlington football (Dec. 2, 2000) — In leading the Golden Bears to the Division I state title, the 5-9, 180-pound senior turned

in a performance worthy of the Ohio Mr. Football award that he had received days earlier. Backes rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and preserved a 15-9 victory over Solon at Fawcett Stadium in Canton with an interception with less than a minute remaining. 4. COURTNEY SMITH, Hilliard Davidson softball (May 17 and 19, 2006) — Smith brought to a close what remains the longest OHSAA softball tournament game, hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the 22nd inning for a 4-1 victory over Olentangy Liberty and a Division I district championship for the Wildcats. It was Smith’s first career home run. She also stood out in the circle, striking out 29 while pitching a complete game. She didn’t allow a run until the top of the 22nd. 3. GREG AVERY, Newark boys basketball (March 15, 2008) — Avery led the Wildcats to a 65-52 victory over Lakewood St. Edward in the Division I state championship game. The 6-3 senior forward tied his career high of 33 points on 14 of 18 shooting and added 11 rebounds, three assists and four steals as the Wildcats captured their first state title since 1943. Avery made third-team all-state his senior season as he averaged 18.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists. He became the sixth player in program history to score more than 1,000 points, finishing with 1,131 career points.

is the lesson I learned,” Wilson said. “The 200 was my last event and was definitely my weakest event. I had chosen to run the 200 instead of the (1,600 relay) that year and I remember I got seventh because I didn’t run all the way through the line. I remember when I watched the replay on the screen that someone was able to pass me right at the end. That

extra point I didn’t get was what I remember the most because my team didn’t win the (outright championship).” Wilson’s performance in the 1998 state meet was part of one of the most remarkable prep careers of any central Ohio track athlete. In 1996 as a freshman at Columbus Academy, he took second in the long jump, was

fifth in the 110 hurdles and ran the anchor leg of the winning 1,600 relay in the Division III state meet. That performance followed a boys soccer season in which he helped the Vikings win the 1995 Division II state title. Wilson transferred to Westerville North midway through his sophomore season and immediately became a standout

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at the Division I track level. In the 1997 state meet, he took fourth in the long jump, fourth in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the 300 hurdles and helped the 1,600 relay finish third. In 1998, during the final state track meet held at Ohio Stadium, he was one of five North athletes competing but the only one who scored. The 3,200 relay of Nathan Aichele, Jared Conley, Jason Conley and Tyler Pensyl also represented the Warriors but didn’t place. In 1999 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Wilson defended his titles in the 110 hurdles (13.7) and 300 hurdles (36.46) and finished third in the long jump (23-7 1/4). He also competed in the 1,600 relay that failed to place. “It was amazing, watching Ryan perform the way that he did,” said Pensyl, who went on to run for Denison University and has been working for the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease as an associate for five years. “He rose to the occasion. We only lost one meet all year, and we had a number of outstanding individuals. It really felt like a team championship and I thought it was a reflection of everything that we did that year.” According to Bob Cavin, who was North’s coach in 1998 and currently serves as an assistant football and track coach at New Albany, a now-famous T-shirt was produced after the first day of the state meet. See WILSON, page A5

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One of the things that attracted Justin Hallowell to play for the College of Wooster’s men’s basketball team was the Scots’ winning tradition. Wooster had the best winning percentage of any Division III team in the 2000s and made runs to a national semifinal in 2003 and 2007. But according to Hallowell, the Scots took the next step after Nathan Balch transferred to Wooster from the University of Missouri-Kansas City before the 2008-09 season. “Nathan and I had played against each other a couple of times in high school,” said Hallowell, a 2008 Thomas Worthington High School graduate. “When I heard he was transferring here, I immediately got in touch with him. We talked a lot during the summer (of 2008). When he got to school, it was like we had been playing together for a year already.” Hallowell and Balch, a 2007 Olentangy graduate, joined a contingent of central Ohio players that helped lead Wooster to a 31-3 record last season. The Scots lost to the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minn.) 78-54 in their first appearance in the Division III national championship game on March 19 in Salem, Va. Balch (12.1 points, 3.4 rebounds), Hallowell (11.9 points, 6.1 rebounds) and 2007 St. Charles graduate Bryan Wickliffe (10.1 points, 6.4 rebounds) were among the Scots’ top four scorers. Ian Franks led the team in scoring, averaging 18.3 points. Balch, a 6-foot-1 guard who finished his college career tied for 22nd on Wooster’s all-time scoring list in three seasons with the program with 1,136 points, was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court for his work in the classroom and made firstteam all-NCAC. Wickliffe, a 6-5 center who finished as Wooster’s 10th-leading rebounder (754) and 15th-leading scorer (1,193 points), and Hallowell, a 6-7 forward, were named second-team all-NCAC. Forward Mike Evans, a 2008 Pickerington North graduate, and guards Doug Thorpe, a 2010 Eastmoor Academy graduate, and Bryce Agler, a 2010 Olentangy Orange graduate, played supporting roles last season. “Last season was everything I hoped for,” said Balch, who was team captain. “Ever since I was a little kid, I dreamed of playing in the national championship game. It was a great feeling to actually

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live that out.” Balch, who averaged 2.8 points in his one season with UMKC, didn’t like his role with the Kangaroos, who finished 11-21 that season. “I didn’t want to be one of these guys who came off the bench and was a fillin player,” he said. “I wanted to be a major contributor to the team with a winning tradition.” After talking with Wickliffe during a visit to Wooster, Balch knew he had found where he wanted to be. Being part of a group of Columbus players made Balch feel at home at Wooster. “When I went UMKC, I didn’t have anything in common with my teammates,” he said. “We played against similar teams, so it was fun to talk about the experiences we had. It was nice to have (being from Columbus) in common.” None of the six area players on Wooster’s roster last season had experienced anything like the Scots’run to the cham-

FOOTBALL Continued from page A4 when we tackle and run the ball is enough,” Cross said. “This gives us a chance to have the defense see more passing, and we’ll mix in a few draw plays.” While some teams prefer to play a neighborhood school that could bring unique intensity during their scrimmage opener, others will enter their first scrimmage with an eye on keeping it simple. Perennial playoff contender Eastmoor Academy and defending Division IV state champion Hartley will meet in the opening scrimmage for both teams Aug. 13 at Hartley. The matchup of East-side schools is one that Warriors coach Jim Miranda looks forward to because of the toughness that his team will get to face as it prepares for the coming season. “Hartley’s got a good, sound program with well-coached kids,” Miranda said. “(Hawks coach Brad Burchfield) enjoys the team speed we have. For us, they have a quick-paced offensive set and disciplined kids, so it makes us have to play sound.” DeSales plays at Westerville South on Aug. 13 in what Wiggins calls a “controlled” scrimmage. It then plays host to Upper Arlington on Aug. 19. “The first scrimmage is against somebody other than

pionship game. Only Thorpe, who was on Eastmoor’s team that lost to Toledo Libbey 59-50 in a 2008 regional semifinal, had been on a district championship team in high school. Wooster, which had finished 25-6 overall in the 2009-10 season after losing 7568 to Guilford Technical Community College (Jamestown, N.C.), in the third round of the national tournament, opened last season by winning its first 20 games. The Scots were ranked first in the nation before losing to Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Ind.) 69-68 on Feb. 5. Seven days later, they lost to Wittenberg 76-72. Hallowell called the two-game losing streak the turning point of the season. “A lot of our fans started thinking instead of getting better throughout the season we were starting to get worse,” he said. “(Coach Steve Moore) told us, ‘Look guys, I think we’re playing good basketball right now. I wouldn’t sweat it. We’re playing well and I think we can

At a glance Below is a list of scrimmages involving central Ohio high school football teams throughout the ThisWeek Community Newspapers coverage area (times and dates are subject to change): AUG. 9 Gahanna vs. Olentangy Liberty (9 a.m.); Grove City Christian vs. South Charleston Southeastern (6 p.m.); Teays Valley vs. Columbus Academy (9 a.m.); Thomas Worthington vs. Beechcroft, Marysville and Walnut Ridge (5 p.m.); Upper Arlington vs. Grove City (noon) AUG. 10 Bexley vs. Licking Heights (10 a.m.); Buckeye Valley vs. Ready (9 a.m.); Jonathan Alder vs. Brookhaven (8:30 a.m.); Marion Elgin vs. Grandview (10 a.m.); Pickerington North vs. Dublin Coffman (9 a.m.) AUG. 12 Canal Winchester vs. New Albany and Liberty (10 a.m.); Central Crossing vs. Columbus East (7:30 p.m.); Gahanna vs. Lakewood St. Edward (11 a.m.); Olentangy vs. Brookhaven (7 p.m.) AUG. 13 Bexley vs. Fairbanks (10 a.m.); Briggs vs. Ready (10 a.m.); Delaware vs. Westland (10 a.m.); Dublin Coffman vs. Marysville (9 a.m.); Dublin Jerome vs. Independence, Pickerington Central and Worthington Kilbourne (11 a.m.); Dublin Scioto vs. Hilliard Davidson (7 p.m.); Grove City vs. Hilliard Darby (10 a.m.); Grove City Christian vs. Africentric (9 a.m.); Hartley vs. Eastmoor Academy (6 p.m.); Hilliard Bradley vs. Groveport, Hamilton and Northland (10 a.m.); Johnstown vs. Licking Valley (10 a.m.); Licking Heights vs. Heath (10 a.m.); Marion Harding vs. Watkins Memorial (10 a.m.); Olentangy Orange vs. Kings Mills Kings

(10 a.m.); St. Charles vs. Big Walnut (10 a.m.); Troy vs. Reynoldsburg (10 a.m.); Upper Arlington vs. Watterson (9 a.m.); Westerville Central vs. Granville (10 a.m.); Westerville South vs. DeSales (10 a.m.); Whetstone vs. Westerville North (10 a.m.) AUG. 16 Bloom-Carroll vs. New Lexington and Northridge (10 a.m.); Orange vs. Westland (5 p.m.) AUG. 17 Grandview vs. Academy (6 p.m.) AUG. 18 Canal Winchester vs. Newark (6 p.m.); Coffman vs. Gahanna (7 p.m.); Pickerington Central vs. Dover (noon); Sparta Highland vs. Hartley (7 p.m.); Westerville South vs. Pickerington North (7 p.m.) AUG. 19 Big Walnut vs. Teays Valley (7 p.m.); Brookhaven vs. Lancaster (7 p.m.); Central Crossing vs. Columbus South (6 p.m.); DeSales vs. Upper Arlington (7 p.m.); Jerome vs. Thomas (6 p.m.); Eastmoor vs. Olentangy (7 p.m.); Grove City Christian vs. Fisher Catholic (7 p.m.); Davidson vs. Findlay (6 p.m.); Johnstown vs. Zanesville Maysville (6 p.m.); Kilbourne vs. Grove City (7 p.m.); Liberty vs. Marion-Franklin (6:30 p.m.); Licking Heights vs. Utica (6 p.m.); Marion Harding vs. Delaware (7 p.m.); Marysville vs. Darby (7 p.m.); New Albany vs. Whetstone (7 p.m); Northland vs. Walnut Ridge (7 p.m.); Northridge vs. Independence and Philo (6 p.m.); Orange vs. Reynoldsburg (7 p.m.); St. Charles vs. Scioto (6:30 p.m.); Watkins Memorial vs. Bexley (10 a.m.); Watterson vs. Lexington (6:30 p.m.); Westerville Central vs. Beechcroft (7 p.m.); Westerville North vs. Bradley (6 p.m.); Westland vs. Franklin Heights (7 p.m.)

Nathan Balch (left), an Olentangy graduate, and Bryan Wickliffe (above), a St. Charles graduate, were among six central Ohio natives who helped the College of Wooster men’s basketball team advance to the Division III national championship game last season.

do big things in the tournament.’ That helped everyone’s morale and made us play better and better.” The Scots won their next 10 games, including a 47-45 win over Manchester Community College (Manchester, N.H.) in the second round of the national tournament on March 5 and a 73-71 win over Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.) on March 18. However, in the national title game, St. Thomas built a 46-26 lead midway through the second half. Wooster went on a 10-0 run, which included a 3-pointer by Balch, to cut St. Thomas’ lead in half but could get no closer. It was the second time in two years that St. Thomas had routed Wooster, as the Scots lost to the Tommies 84-53 at home on Nov. 21, 2009. The 31-point margin of defeat was the worst loss for Wooster since the Scots lost to Gannon University (Erie, Pa.) 95-53 on Nov. 23,

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see how physical we are and Continued from page A4 how well we’ve learned our assignments.” young person beginning running to stay hydrated and always, aljulrey@thisweeknews.com ways listen to what your body www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com is trying to tell you during your workouts.” Morgan Ransom, Columbus Academy, golf: “When I was younger and even today, teams and application forms, visit the Fan my dad would ask me after Zone/Game Entertainment section of www.blueevery round of golf that I played jackets.com or call (614) 246-3037. if I had fun and if I tried my hardest. Hopefully the answer Schools announce to these two questions is always

coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Northridge — Boys freshman, junior varsity and assistant varsity basketball. Girls eighth-grade and junior varsity volleyball. Contact athletics director Wayne Howard at whoward@laca.org. Wellington — Boys soccer, girls soccer, girls tennis. Email cover letter and résumé to athletics director Elizabeth Clapacs at clapacs@wellington.org.

He then traveled to Europe to compete in meets in Switzerland and France in July. He also was expected to travel to Sweden for a meet in late July. Now 30 years old, Wilson expects to continue competing professionally for at least two years and possibly as many as six. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1999. “It’s a lot of fun to compete in Europe,” he said. “It’s always nice to know that there’s a knowledgeable fan base over there that really appreciates you. It’s refreshing. I definitely feel fortunate to be able to travel like this, and I’m trying to enjoy the parts that I can. Not a lot of people are able to see the world like I have.” Although he’s competed in track meets in front of as many as 75,000 fans in Europe, the sheer magnitude of winning three state titles is something Cynthia Wilson believes will live on in the memories of track fans throughout Ohio. “The further you get away from it, the more you realize what a big deal it was, especially since it was in Division I,” she said. “It was the last time the meet was held at Ohio State, so that was fun, too. He’s always set all of these goals for himself and some of those goals have eluded him, but he’s been able to run at the highest levels. He loves the hurdles and he really loved Westerville North and loved coach Cavin and the support from the community.”

On the front, the shirt read, “Get outta my way. I’m on Ryan Wilson’s team.” On the back, it read, “I made it to the state meet, too.” “It was a great team accomplishment and Ryan was just the leader,” Cavin said. “For Ryan to score all of our points, that was just the icing on the cake.” “Even though I happened to score all of the points, that was one of the best teams we’ve ever had,” Wilson said. “Even though it’s an individual sport, I still have a lot of friends from that team. That was the last meet in ‘The Horseshoe,’ and I’m really proud I was able to be a part of people sending the track out in style.” Wilson comes from a family of track athletes. His brother, Glen, was a three-time state meet competitor for Academy who later competed in track for Yale. His mother coached track in the 1980s and early 1990s, making stops at Columbus Central, Centennial and Academy, and remains a teacher at Academy. After Wilson graduated from North, he competed for the University of Southern California, winning an NCAA title in the 110 hurdles in 2003. He also was the bronze medalist in the IAFF World Athletics Final in 2008. Wilson has been a professional track athlete since 2004. In the USATF Outdoor Nationals on June 25 in Eugene, Ore., he finished 16th (13.52) in the semifinals of the 110 hurdles sen- julrey@thisweeknews.com ior race as the top eight advanced to the final. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Sports briefs The Columbus Blue Jackets are accepting applications for the chance to audition for the hockey club’s official promotion teams — the Pepsi Power Patrol, Ice Crew and Cannon Crew. Applications are due Aug. 11, with invitation-only auditions to be held at 9 a.m. Aug. 14 at Chiller North. Candidates for the three teams should be high spirited, outgoing, athletic, physically fit, comfortable on camera and enjoy interacting with fans. Participants must be 18 or older and must be a high school graduate or hold a GED. For additional information about the three

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ourselves and it’s when you’re going to see real speed for the first time,” Wiggins said. “We know we’re going to see kids with good size and good athleticism, and we’re looking to

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1999. It also marked Wooster’s widest margin of defeat at home since a 110-77 loss to Ohio Wesleyan on Jan. 14, 1987. “It was awful,” Balch said. “They must be our kryptonite or something. As we started to see it slip away from us, it really hurt us. We were having such a fun season and to have it come to an end like that was just awful.” Hallowell said it was days after the loss in the national championship game before he realized what the Scots had accomplished. “There was definitely a sense of disappointment walking off the court,” he said. “After talking with my friends and family, I realized how special of a season that was. It was definitely the best year of my life and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

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Johnstown, Ohio 1BR, Single Story Private Entry, Quiet Property, Great Location YES, IT DOES PAY TO COMPARE Call Now! 740-967-6969 Upper 2 Bedroom 38B S. Main St. Fully Applicaned Kitchen All Electric, W/D Hook-Up $601/mo. $450 Deposit Agent owner 740-334-0046

PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1000 Weekly Mailing Brochures from Home. Income is guaran teed! No experience required. Enroll Today! www.thehomemailer.com

Recreation

Beautiful German Shep herd Puppies.. Gorgeous German Shepherd Babies. Parents on Premises. Black and tan. Two males and Two females available. Two are plush coats as is the mother. These puppies are not registered, only being sold as pet quality family companions. Price is 500.00 . wormed and first shots. Vet checked. If interested call 740-547-4540. Great puppies! You won’t be disappointed! Mother is AKC, sire is CKC registered. QUARTER HORSE, REG, 2 YR GRULLO STALLION, $1200, 3 MO OLD STUD COLT, $300 OBO. FOR INFORMATION CALL 740-497-2714

ST. BERNARD PUPS 6 weeks, pure bred, male & female, pop shots & wormed $250 ea., 614-332-4970

CCW Classes. 1 day class offered by experienced certified NRA instructor. Groups or one on one available. $120 each or less. Classes daily. 614-829-7775.

COME PLAY WITH US! Our happy little group has room for more kids. Parties - Learning Activities Crafts. N/S, 35 yrs exp. Bussing to Searfoss Reas. Rates. 740-967-0722

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VRC Basement finishing, Bathroom remolding, All Drywall needs & Painting Call Shane: (614)735-3173

Bobcat & Backhoe Service Free Estimates µ Footers Trenching µ Post holes Final grades µ Reseeding Good concr ete finish work! Call Gil: (740) 467-3939

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