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School board settles on tax trade-off By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Having failed in three consecutive elections to renew a 1-percent school district income tax, the Northridge Board of Education voted July 18 to try a new approach. Voters will be asked a fourth time to re-establish the 1-percent income tax, but this time they will also receive a reduction of an existing property tax from 9.3 mills to about 5 mills. Treasurer Jim Hudson estimated the reduction in property tax would save

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be 1 percent of income. “My recommendation is to pursue a A closer look 1 percent income tax, and in conjunction with that pursue passing a resoluTreasurer Jim Hudson estimated tion of intent that would reduce the the reduction in property tax emergency levy to a certain collection,” would save about $130 annually Hudson said. “If we reduced it to 5 on a $100,000 home, and $260 mills, that would be collections of about annually on a $200,000 home. $1.2 million.” The increase in income tax would Board members discussed proposbe 1 percent of income. ing an “earned income” income tax, which applies to fewer types of income, about $130 annually on a $100,000 but rejected the possibility because the home, and $260 annually on a $200,000 tax rate for the earned-income-only tax home. The increase in income tax would would be about 1.5 percent.

Hudson said he would rather have the income tax and the current property tax revenue, but voters have clearly said otherwise. “Ideally, where this district needs to be funded would be the 1 percent and the 9.3 (mills property tax), but unfortunately that’s not where the community wants to be, so we have to live within our means,” Hudson said. The proposal would give the district sufficient revenue to cover its costs through a five-year period, assuming voters would agree to renew the reduced property tax in 2014.

“To avoid cuts in the future, we would definitely need to renew the 5 mill (emergency levy) for $1.2 million,” Hudson said. The net effect of the trade-off is as if the district passed a smaller income tax, Hudson said. “It’s like getting a half a percent increase instead of a 1 percent increase,” Hudson said. “That’s roughly what it would shake out to be.” Overall, the exchange should benefit landowners, Hudson said. See BOARD, page A2

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Construction at Post Office Alley is under way, thanks to commercial property owners signing away easements along the roadway. Village manager Jim Lenner said he received the 12th and final signature needed to begin the $318,117 project on July 14. Lenner sent a letter to all property owners along Post Office Alley May 10 asking if they would donate part of their land to the village so it could install new water, sewer and stormwater lines and asphalt along the roadway. The village would then become responsible for maintaining the roadway, including snow removal and pothole repairs. The donated land ranged from approximately 87 square feet to 1,500 square feet. Lenner said a few property owners had concerns but said once he talked to them about the project they felt more content in signing away their land. “We talked to a couple of property owners about exactly where the right-of-way was going to be, where the pavement was going to be,” Lenner said, “making sure their structures weren’t in danger of being damaged or anything like that. “We explained all that and everyone, as far as I know, felt comfortable,” he said. Lenner said that although construction was supposed to start at the beginning of July, project contractors expect to finish within 60 days instead of the intended 90 days. In other matters Lenner told village council on July 19 that the village was one of seven communities invited back to apply for a $400,000 matching grant from the Ohio Department of Development. Lenner said the village has good odds, considering there are four $400,000 grants available. Downtown Johnstown, Inc. and the Old Town Committee See ALLEY, page A2

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Dawn Beresford has a bucket of water dumped over her head by Zachary Lester, 4, while cooling off at the Johnstown Skate N Swim on July 21. Beresford was at the pool with her two sons, Oscar and Oliver Hinerman, and Lester was at the pool with his grandfather, Gary Cavendish. The Johnstown Skate N Swim is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. and Sunday 1-7 p.m., weather permitting. Admission is $6 Monday through Saturday and $3 on Sunday. Children age 4 and under are admitted for free with a paying adult.

The Hartford Fair opens for its 153rd season Aug. 7 and will run through Aug. 13. The contest for fair king and queen will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, in the Pavilion building the night before the fair opens. 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. “Our biggest draw is the rough truck contest, where they run over some little mountains and curves and water and so forth, said fair manager Larry Hughes. “It’s done on time and speed. That’s our biggest draw, and the demolition derby is two or three. The truck and tractor pull on Tuesday is right there. Motocross is up there.” Hartford Fair is one of the few fairs that serve more than one county. “We’re all similar,” Hughes said of Ohio’s traditional county fairs. “We all have different activities, but we’re all similar in that most of the fair is for the kids. “Our fair is unique in that we cover all of Licking County for

County,” he said. “Depending on where the kids live, in certain townships, they can show here. A lot of the county fairs are for one particular county alone. Our bylaws and regulations were set up 153 years ago, with individuals from Delaware and Knox counties, and they happened to set up a fair where we happen to be at the present time.” Among the major events at the fair each year are school bus races, motocross and demolition derby. Hughes said attendance last year was down a bit from the year before, with about 215,000 total, compared to about 235,000 previously. Fair rides will be provided by Otterbacher shows, which also serves Knox County. “He’s been here, probably 12 years, 14 years,” Hughes said. “He cares about the Hartford Fair. “A couple of years ago he came in and said you need to paint your fence out along the road. I said yeah, we’ve talked about it but we can’t find any electrostatic painters out there. “He said, why don’t I put my men on it? They had a week between the Knox County Fair and the Hartford Fair and he put his men to work rolling and brushing the fence.” See FAIR, page A2

Residents ask village council for a noise ordinance By JENNA GANT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Two residents July 19 asked Johnstown Village Council to create a noise ordinance. Smith and Donna Clark said they’re having problems with dogs barking in their neighborhood and people riding loud dirt bikes behind their property at 119 Jersey St. “I don’t believe (the dirt bikes) belong in town,” Donna Clark said. “It’s head-splitting. It’s just awful.” The Clarks said they’ve called police several times about their complaints. “I thought there was a noise ordinance

when we called the police department and they couldn’t do anything about either one. Their hands are tied,” she said. “They have no authority to do anything.” Village manager Jim Lenner said there is, in fact, a noise ordinance, but it applies only to commercially zoned properties, specifically, the “effects of loud manufacturing and commercial operations.” Lenner said the Clarks’ complaints don’t fall under this ordinance. It’s difficult for communities like Johnstown to enforce noise complaints because it’s open to interpretation, Lenner said. “What I think is loud isn’t necessar-

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ily what my neighbor thinks is loud,” he said. “There’s got to be some way to measure it.” Lenner said he would talk to police chief Don Corbin to see if officers could patrol the Clarks’ neighborhood more often or perform a courtesy drive if the Clarks call about noise problems again. He said that would be a short-term fix until council decides if the village needs a noise ordinance for residents. “It would be easy for somebody to come out and hear it because there are probably regular times when it happens,” council member David Keck said. The Clarks said they hear the dirt bike riders during the weekends and dogs

daily. “We’ve had to call (police) twice because of barking dogs and the last time they said they couldn’t do anything. ‘There’s no point even coming because we can’t do anything.’ So a noise ordinance would take care of that, I’d assume,” Donna Clark said. Lenner said he would gather previous noise complaints in the village to see if a long-term solution is needed. He said he plans to bring his findings and possibly a noise ordinance draft to the next committee meeting on Aug. 8. He said the safety and service comSee NOISE, page A2

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Health news LMHS sponsors ‘For Your Health’ 5K Licking Memorial Health System will sponsor a “For Your Health” 5K and Fun Walk Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Dawes Arboretum, 7770 Jacksontown Road. The 5K will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the 1-mile Fun Walk to follow at 8:40 a.m. Awards will be given for the top three male and female finishers in each age division. Registration may be completed online at www.secondsoleracing.com through July 29. The cost to register online is $15. Raceday registration is $20. All participants will

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Kristin Siders and Lindsey Valentine, both of Johnstown, were named to the spring 2011 dean’s list at the University of Akron. To be eligible for the list, students must earn a least a 3.25 grade-point average. Lindsay M. Loshbough of Johnstown was named to the spring 2011 dean’s list at Otterbein University. To be eligible for this honor, students must earn at least a 3.6 GPA. Johnstown residents Matthew Bilcharz and Jami Hart were among the June graduates at Central Ohio Technical College. Both earned an associate de-

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BOARD Continued from page A1 “We get additional revenue but give a property tax break to everyone,” Hudson said. “This would be big for the farmers, particularly the ones who own a lot of property.” In other business, the board accepted the resignation of board member Troy Willeke, who left the previous board meeting when the board laid off high school principal Jim Hall, redistributing

mittee could then discuss if an ordinance is needed and said council would ultimately make the decision. The Clarks said any type of noise guidelines would be appreciated. “If we’d have an ordinance that should help a little I think,” Donna Clark said. “At least they could come and try to do something about it.” www.ThisWeekNews.com

FAIR Continued from page A1 Hughes said money earned from gate fees and concession fees is put into maintaining the capital stock of barns and utilities at the fairgrounds. “What monies we make go right back into the Hartford Fairgrounds,” Hughes said. “We get a little bit of support from Delaware and a little bit from Knox and Licking counties, but that probably covers 1 percent of our expenses.” Significant capital expenditures are required every year. “We put in tiling for drainage this year in our south parking lot and that approached $30,000,” Hughes said. “We upgraded 140 of our camp sites with new electric service, upgrading it from 20 amps to 30 amps, so they could run air conditioners. We added water to some spots that had been primitive. That cost us about $25,000. “It just goes on and on,” he said. “What we make goes right back to the fairgrounds.” At some point, Hughes said, he would like to replace the water system throughout the

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principal duties among all buildings to three principals instead of four. Persons interested in serving on the board are asked to submit letters of interest to board president Mark Dann, Northridge Local School District, 6097 Johnstown-Utica Road, Johnstown 43031, or by email to dkincaid@laca.org. The board expects to act to name a new board member within a week, so applications must be submitted promptly.

grounds. No one still living knows where the current lines have been installed, which makes repairs difficult. “It’s helter-skelter around the fairgrounds,” Hughes said. “We’d like one line that goes around and then have feeders off of that to the barns, to the restrooms, to the outside horse arenas. People coming behind us 50 years or 100 years from now will know where the lines are. “The people who put them in many years ago are no longer with us,” he said, “and we have to kind of guess and hit and we just don’t know where things are for sure.” In addition to the food, rides and animals, the fair includes demonstrations for milking an artificial cow and picking artificial apples. “Kids don’t know where milk comes from any more,” Hughes said. Corporate sponsors of the fair include Tech International, Inc., NU Way Services, Park National Bank, Heartland Bank, Lash Chevrolet, Washington Carquest Auto Parts and Ohio Fresh Eggs. Schedules and additional information can be found at www.hartfordfair.com.

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Benefit Housing coalition plans golf outing The Licking County Coalition for Housing (LCCH) will host its annual golf outing fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 27, at The Links at Echo Springs, 5940 Loudon St. near Johnstown. The event, a four-person scramble, will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. after registration, which starts at 7:30 a.m. The registration fee of $250 per foursome or $65

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A Pataskala veteran and a New Albany business recently offered their support to an organization with a dedicated purpose of helping others. Lowell Marx of Pataskala said he did not need the $350 veteran’s bonus check he received this year from the state of Ohio. He decided to give it to the Salvation Army in Central Ohio. Marx told the Salvation Army that he hopes his gift will inspire veterans and others to acts of charitable giving. “I want to encourage other veterans who may not need the money to give it to the Salvation Army or the (American) Red Cross,” he said. Marx was a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Ohio State University, and went on active duty after graduating from Ohio State, according to a press release from the Salvation Army. He remained a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army for 23 years, serving in the Ordnance Corps and retiring as a lieutenant colonel. The Vietnam War and Gulf War veteran submitted his bonus check to the Salvation Army on July 21. That was the same day that Salvation Army representatives picked up their refurbished 1995 emergency mobile canteen vehicle from the Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) in New Albany. “She was wore out when we brought her in here,” said Mike Foster, the canteen’s facilitator. The vehicle had only one microwave and a stove. Neither was operational. The awning didn’t work, either, and the seats were ripped, Foster said. When it was returned, the canteen had two working microwaves, a new stove, a repaired generator, a new awning and new seats. Bill Stimel, CVG’s research and development prototype manager, said the vehicle also has a new hotwater tank, a new rear bumper and gas shocks to help keep the hood propped open for easier repairs. The tire rims were painted and cleaned, as well. The canteen is a mobile disas-

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ter vehicle that is used on a weekly basis to keep it functional, said Alice Hohl, community-relations director for the Salvation Army. Capt. Terry Wood of the Salvation Army Chapel at Worthington Woods said the canteen is used at three Columbus locations every Saturday and Sunday to distribute 250 meals each day. Volunteers run the “Heart to Heart” program, which distributes the meals to homeless people and other people in need. “(The canteen is) used every weekend and it’s also available for emergency disasters that happen locally or outside our area,” he said. As the canteen aged, workers from the Salvation Army knew they needed to make repairs. But Wood said funding was not available. That’s where James Williams, vice president of human resources

for CVG, stepped in. Williams is on the Salvation Army board and decided his company could help. “We’ve done a lot of things to support them,” Williams said. The project took six weeks and a team of four CVG workers — Ben Uditis, Lee Ball, J.R. Pornsopon and Neale Spencer — to complete. Williams said CVG donated both the parts and the labor. “It was a lot of fun, actually,” Uditis said. “It’s fun to give back to the community and this was something completely different (than what we do).” CVG produces cabs for heavy trucks, construction and agricultural equipment and parts for some automobiles. The canteen is expected to be featured at CVG’s annual car show Oct. 18. It will be held on the CVG campus at 7800 Walton Parkway in New Albany. lwince@thisweeknews.com

Licking County news Local shoe drive to benefit Soles4Souls Newark area residents are invited to recycle their “gently worn” shoes in an effort to help distribute shoes to people in need. The Newark Nazarene Firehouse, 71 Maholm St., will collect shoes for Soles4Souls beginning Aug. 14. Soles4Souls distributes shoes to people living in extreme poverty and to those in areas affected by natural disasters. Donations may be dropped off before or after Sunday services through Sept. 4. For more information, visit www.giveshoes.org.

LC Players to stage ‘Postmortem’ Licking County Players will present Ken Ludwig’s “Postmortem” Aug. 4-14. The show is described as “mysterious thriller” with classic devices such as “shots in the dark, closely held secrets and misbegotten suspicions.” William Gillette, one of upstate New York’s

finest actors and playwrights, invites cast members for an entertaining weekend at his Connecticut River castle. What he didn’t plan on was a murder plot against himself. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Aug. 4-6 and Aug. 11-13. Matinee performances are sched-

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Sitting in a doctor’s office, Tom Roberts felt the world closing in on him. “You have throat cancer,” the doctor said. Roberts’ senses became distorted. Sounds became garbled. He felt numb. An unlikely candidate for throat cancer, Roberts, who didn’t drink or smoke, knew he was in for a battle. He also knew he was up for the challenge. “I had a growth in my throat and I thought it was just tonsillitis, because I never had my tonsils out and had had tonsillitis on and off since I was a kid,” said the 58-year-old Roberts, who will coach the Northridge High School football team this fall. “My dad, Earl, was one of those old geezers who didn’t think you went to the doctor unless it was killing you, so I never had my tonsils taken out. “But the growth became the size of a golf ball and I knew something wasn’t right. I went to my family doctor (Dr. Anthony Restuccio) and he sent me to an ear, nose and throat specialist (Dr. Minka Schofield) at Ohio State. After being in the examination room for about five seconds, (Dr. Schofield) said, ‘You have throat cancer.’” Not only did Roberts not drink or smoke, but he also led a healthy lifestyle. He played two-hour sessions of pickup basketball at least three times a week and ran stride-for-stride with teenagers during practice as an assistant coach with the Northridge boys basketball program. But still he wasn’t ready for the news he received on Oct. 15, 2010. “When (Dr. Schofield) said that, it was kind of like when you are playing sports and get hit in the head, like in football. You really don’t know what’s going on around you,” said Roberts, a Pataskala resident who works in real estate. “Nothing was making sense and my mind was going 100 mph. Will it kill me? Will I be OK? The brain overloads and kind of shuts off. It makes you feel kind of numb, but after I thought

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

Northridge High School football coach Tom Roberts was diagnosed with throat cancer last October. After 40 radiation treatments and eight doses of chemotherapy, Roberts learned the cancer was gone.

about it, it was OK. “My first question was whether it was going to kill me. (Dr. Schofield) said because we caught it early and I was in good health, it was probably 80 percent it wouldn’t kill me and 20 percent that it would. That’s better odds than driving to work every day. I can deal with that. “It’s just one of the challenging moments you have in life. Athletics teach us to get back up and fight and I wasn’t about to quit. You either stay on, work and enjoy life or die. (Fighting it) was a lot better than the alternative.”

AN EASY DECISION Roberts was referred to Dr. Amit Agrawal, an ear, nose and throat surgeon at OSU. After looking at the growth, Agrawal suggested either surgery or a regimen of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. “(Dr. Agrawal) said the surgery would entail cutting from my bottom lip through the Adam’s apple and breaking my jaw and spreading the mandibles apart like they do to the rib cage for a heart operation,” Roberts said. “When I heard that, I asked him when I could start chemo and radiation treatments. That sounded

good compared to that procedure.” On Oct. 29, Roberts started radiation and chemotherapy under the supervision of oncologists Dr. Farzan Sidduqu and Dr. Angerpereet Neki. “I had 40 treatments of radiation and eight doses of chemotherapy,” Roberts said. “Chemo made me really nauseous and I wasn’t able to think clearly. I would get what they call ‘chemo stares’ when I would catch myself focusing on lights or walls, and I wouldn’t even know how long I had been doing it — maybe minutes, maybe hours. “My concentration was also affect-

ed. I couldn’t even read a newspaper article. Heck, I couldn’t make it through a comic strip. I couldn’t concentrate that long.”

SIDELINED Despite being treated for throat cancer, Roberts continued his duties as junior varsity coach for the Northridge boys basketball team. It gave him a sense of normalcy. “I actually picked him up from the doctor’s office when he found out the See ROBERTS, page A6

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Davidson pitcher Courtney Smith struck out 29 batters and hit the game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the 22nd inning in a 2006 Division I district final.

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Courtney Smith remembers it like it was yesterday, even though it was more than five years ago. The emotion. The excitement. The exhaustion. The strikeouts. The grand slam. Especially the grand slam. In May 2006, Smith, a senior pitcher for the Hilliard Davidson High School softball team, went head-to-head with Sarah Phillips of Olentangy Liberty for 22 innings in a Division I district final at Pickerington Central. The three-day marathon wasn’t decided until Smith hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 22nd for a 4-1 victory. Smith also had 29 strikeouts, the 11th highest total in state history for an extra-inning game, according to the OHSAA. In 2010, Hayley Flynn of Duncan Falls Philo set the state record with 55 strikeouts in 24 innings against Thornville Sheridan. “The biggest thing I remember

is this wave of emotion,” Smith said. “I was exhausted and excited both at the same time. It was amazing.” It remains the longest OHSAA softball tournament game. Liberty and Davidson played seven innings May 17, were rained out May 18 and played 15 innings May 19. “The first day (the teams) were neck and neck and I don’t think anyone had a hit,” Smith said. “I remember it rained for like three or four hours and there were no lights (at Pickerington Central). “When we got rain the second day, I was really nervous because we had been playing well before the rain came. We were all really anxious to get out there and didn’t want to wait another day.” Smith’s counterpart also had an impressive performance. Phillips struck out 30, which ties her for ninth in the state record book with Medina’s Jessica Miller in 1999, but she also surrendered Smith’s district-title winning home run. “I think she said it was a rise-

ball, but I don’t think so because I wouldn’t have hit it if it was,” Smith said. It was the first home run Smith had hit at any level. She played one season at the University of Indianapolis and never hit another. “I would have to say the grand slam was better (than the 29 strikeouts),” said Smith, who had 77 wins at Davidson. “It was my first homer ever and just to be able to finally end that game.” Liberty took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 22nd. Rebecca Adam hit a two-out double and moved to third on a single by Phillips. Emily Capretta followed with a liner that went off the glove of shortstop Cassady Busellato, scoring Adam. “It was a pitchers’ battle the whole time and we both gave up runs in the 22nd inning,” Smith said. “We went into the last inning with clear heads and ready to finish it.” Erin Roberts led off the bottom See SMITH, page A6

The Mid-State League likely is headed for realignment, but interim commissioner Jim Hayes doesn’t know what the conference will look like after the 2012-13 school year. Hayes, who is the athletics director at Teays Valley and chair of the MSL’s realignment and expansion committee, believes the league likely will have to add schools. “We have six schools leaving after the 201213 school year and that leaves 18 in the league,” said Hayes, who took over on an interim basis after Frank Pergolizzi resigned as MSL commissioner in the spring. “Right now, I wish I knew what we are going to do. There is no clear direction on what we will do.” In the spring, MSL-Ohio Division members Granville, Heath, Lakewood, Licking Valley and Newark Catholic announced they would be leaving to join a re-established Licking County League (LCL). Licking Heights of the MSLCardinal also will be leaving for the LCL. “We could have three six-team divisions (with the 18 remaining schools) or two nine-school divisions, but neither of those has very much support,” Hayes said. “A lot of schools are worried about increased travel and competing against new schools that they don’t have a history with and they don’t know a lot about them. They want competitive balance and they are not sure about new schools.” Schools showing interest in joining the MSL include Chillicothe, Fairfield Christian, Grove City Christian, Logan and Worthington Christian. Another potential problem comes from the OCC looking to replace Watkins Memorial, which will be joining the six MSL schools in the LCL. OCC commissioner Dave Cecutti said MSL schools looking to fill that void include Bexley, Canal Winchester, Grandview, Hamilton Township, Teays Valley and Whitehall. Chillicothe, Logan and Marion Harding also applied for the OCC as well as Jonathan Alder, which has since joined the Marion County-based MidOhio Athletic Conference (MOAC). Cecutti said he expects the 32-school OCC to find a replacement for Watkins Memorial in the next few weeks, but there also is a possibility that the conference could expand. “The one-for-one swap (of a new school to

At a glance The Mid-State League will undergo changes after six schools announced in the spring that they will be leaving at the end of the 2012-13 school year. Below is the current alignment: •MSL-Buckeye — Amanda-Clearcreek, Bloom-Carroll, Canal Winchester, Circleville, Fairfield Union, Hamilton Township, Logan Elm and Teays Valley •MSL-Cardinal — Berne Union, Fisher Catholic, Grandview, Harvest Prep, Liberty Union, *Licking Heights, Millersport and West Jefferson •MSL-Ohio — Bexley, Columbus Academy, *Granville, *Heath, *Lakewood, *Licking Valley, *Newark Catholic and Whitehall *Leaving MSL after 2012-13 school year

replace Watkins Memorial) is there, but we’re also looking into adding another (eight-team) division,” Cecutti said. “If it’s in our best interest to add a fifth division then it’s something we will do. “I really don’t know for sure what direction we will be going, but we are looking into all available options.” Hayes expects the MSL to remain in three divisions, even if only five teams join the conference. That will mean two eight-team divisions and one with seven teams. “We are staying with the possibility of adding five new schools and having 23 teams in the league,” Hayes said. “It seems to be the idea with the most support. I think, for the big picture, that’s the best scenario.” Bloom-Carroll athletics director Chad Little said it might be time for change if only for the fast growth of suburban schools. “Licking Heights was outgrowing everyone (in the MSL-Cardinal) and Bloom-Carroll is the smallest school in the MSL-Buckeye,” Little said. “When you are going up against (largeenrollment) schools like Canal (Winchester) and Teays Valley, especially in sports like football, you worry about injuries. You have concerns for the well-being of the kids.” As for a timetable for restructuring the MSL, Hayes would like to have things in order by the end of the calendar year. “My desire, as I shared with athletics directors and superintendents, is to know what we are doing by December,” he said. “Doing that will meet the guidelines of our league constitution. We (as a league) can vote on changes in either December or May, and we want to have things in line by December.” shennen@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Continued from page A5 lump in his throat was cancerous,” said John Wheeler, Northridge head boys basketball coach. “The one thing he stressed was that he didn’t want anyone to know about it. The last thing he wanted to do was become a distraction to anyone in the program. He’s a hard-worker and extremely dedicated.” But the chemotherapy took a toll mentally and physically on Roberts. It became apparent it was time for him to rest instead of coach. “His last game was Jan. 14 against Utica and he didn’t get up off the bench one time when he was coaching,” Wheeler said. “He usually has more energy than me when we’re in open gym and he is usually pretty animated when he’s coaching, but he didn’t have the energy to even get off of the bench. The chemo and radiation treatments had finally taken it away from him. We sat down and I said that he needed to take time off, as much time as he needed to take.” Wheeler and assistant basketball coach Jeff Stought helped Roberts through the treatments. “(Wheeler) helped immensely. He and coach Stought were constantly checking on me, calling or stopping by to see if I needed anything,” Roberts said. “They would drive all the way from Northridge to Pataskala to make sure I was OK. They were always encouraging and supportive. “I’m not the kind of person who is used to having people do things for me. (Stought and Wheeler) were remarkable. You don’t know what you have until it’s gone. When I wasn’t around them every day, I realized how good of friends they were and still are. They have been great to me and have been true friends.” Wheeler said it wasn’t easy watching his friend struggle. “Personally, I had never seen anyone with cancer as close up as Tom,” Wheeler said. “He always had a lot of energy whether it was during open gym or talking basketball on the phone. But (after taking his leave), you could tell Tom was struggling. You could tell what kind of day he was having by the way he sounded on the phone. The treatments had drained the energy out of a guy who had all of the energy in the world. But he fought it. ... He fought it every day.”

VALENTINE’S DAY The final treatment came on Feb. 14, but Roberts then had to meet with Sidduqu to discuss the PET (positron emission tomography) and CT (computerized tomography) scans. The results did not return for two weeks. “There was a lot of trepidation before the last meeting with him because it was D-Day — either I still have cancer or I was OK,” Roberts said. “(Dr. Sidduqu) showed me the before and after scans and you could see it was gone. From the top of my head through my knees, there was no cancer anywhere. It was like I could breathe again. He told me that I would really be OK and that it wasn’t

has been around for 22 years. That just wishful thinking, but a reality. was used as the basis to “Where did the cancer come from? No one was timeframe compile a top-10 list of the top indisure. (Dr. Sidduqu) said it could have been dor- vidual performances we’ve covered. mant in me for 20 years and just recently surfaced. Along with the experienced sports Some cancers are fast-acting and others take their staff at ThisWeek and Steve Blackledge, high school reporter at The time. This was a slow form of cancer.” Columbus Dispatch, we arrived at a Being cancer free did not end all medical issues top-10 list. Below are Nos. 5-10. for Roberts, who still has difficulty swallowing Check back next week for No. 3 and and a raspy voice. He also suffered kidney com- let us know your thoughts at ThisWeekplications from the chemotherapy and radiation, SPORTS.com. and heart palpitations reaching as many as 300 NOS. 5-10: beats per minute. He had lost his hair and dropped 10. MAURICE HALL, Brookhaven football (Oct. 27, 2000) — During a from 212 pounds to 163. “I still have trouble swallowing because of the season in which he rushed for 3,057 to rank fifth on Ohio’s all-time scar tissue from radiation,” said Roberts, who slept yards list, Hall’s most memorable individual about 16 hours per day during recovery. “I was performance came during the final going five days a week to get radiation treatments week of the regular season. The that my doctor referred to as ‘massive doses that Bearcats beat Briggs 75-16 as Hall were the most permitted by law.’ I have so much rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries. scar tissue that I have to massage it every day. 9. LATOYA TURNER, Pickerington “(The treatments) also kill the saliva glands. girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — Saliva helps with digestion and lubricates the The 6-foot-4 senior helped the Tigers vocal chords. I have to carry around bottles of water to keep my vocal chords lubricated. Also, I have to take pills to emulate saliva. You never realize this but without saliva you can chew the food all you want but it just turns into a cotton ball and sticks in your throat. Nothing tasted good Continued from page A5 and that’s why I lost (weight). I’ve finally gotten up to 178 (pounds) and have stayed there for of the 22nd with a single before a couple of weeks.” Lauren Espe and Meredith Parish followed with bunt singles to load A NEW START the bases. Smith hit Phillips’next In May, Northridge athletics director Wayne pitch over the left-field fence. Howard approached Roberts about being the “(Phillips) had retired like 13 Vikings’ football coach. Newly hired Kyle Cut- or 14 in a row before we came up naw had resigned in April to take a position at in the 22nd, so having our No. 9 Upper Sandusky to ensure he would be teaching batter, Erin Roberts, come up and this fall should Northridge’s 1 percent income tax get a hit was big,” Davidson coach fail on its May 3 vote. The levy did fail, forcing a Angelo Forte said. “Then Lauren $500 pay-to-participate fee for each sport. Espe and Meredith Parish followed “I have always been active and when Mr. Howard with bunts to load the bases and asked if I would be interested in coaching, I said then (Liberty) shaded Courtney I would as long as I got a clean bill of health,” said to right field. She had only hit one Roberts, who was an assistant with the Olentangy ball in her life to right field, so I football program for nine years and was the team’s was hoping she could get the ball defensive coordinator in 2008. “I was still learn- to fall in left field so we could win ing how to walk again. I still don’t have anywhere it. (The grand slam) was somenear the stamina that I used to have.” thing I never saw coming.” But he has been working on regaining his old The Wildcats advanced to a reform, one step at a time. gional semifinal at Ohio State, “I have been walking five miles a day and I start- where they lost to Marysville 12ed jogging about three weeks ago,” Roberts said. 1 to finish the season 23-7. “The first time I jogged it was like I didn’t have Davidson catcher Kaylyn Headany muscle memory. I didn’t have any balance. It ing said the district final was the felt like I was falling forward more than jogging kind of game a player never forand I couldn’t go more than 20 yards. gets. “I live in a subdivision and my goal is to jog an “It was a pretty magical endextra driveway every day. If I can get up to a mile, ing,” she said. maybe I can start to run some sprints. We’ll see Before Smith’s grand slam, it where I go from here ... one driveway at a time.” was her right fielder and catcher who combined to make the game’s shennen@thisweeknews.com biggest play 11 innings earlier. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com Phillips was at second base with

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 en-

tering 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.

two outs in the top of the 11th when Kellie Schultz singled to right. Phillips hesitated as she rounded third as right fielder Abbey Parsley threw to Heading. There was a collision at the plate, but Heading held on to the ball. “Courtney had a great individual performance, but we made some great defensive plays across the board,” Forte said. Along with her 29 strikeouts, Smith surrendered 14 hits and issued two walks, one in the sixth and one in the 11th. The Wildcats had 16 hits against Phillips. “That game was a duel between Courtney and Sarah Phillips,” Heading said. “Courtney was always one to find ways to get people out. I remember her riseball, screwball and changeup were working. She just found ways to, not necessarily strike them out, but to get people out.” Smith graduated from the University of Indianapolis in 2010 with a marketing degree. She stayed in Indianapolis and works in communications for an economic development firm called Develop Indy. “I was talking to a guy from work last week who was a swimmer in high school,” Smith said. “I told him about it and he thought it was great and really had an ap-

preciation that I had played in a game like that. It definitely was a game that I’ll never forget.”

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