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Council approves financial forecast By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers Pataskala City Council approved a five-year financial forecast July 5 that reflected improvements in the 2010 general-fund balance over 2009, but that also projects declining revenues through 2015, due to changes in state funding for local governments. Finance director Jason Carr told the council finance committee that Pataskala is using a comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) format, rather than the traditional cash-basis format.
“This is the second year we have done the CAFR,” Carr said. “The CAFR has more information about what we have done in the past and what we are doing in the future, and it has statistical information that can be used to measure yourself against other entities.” General-fund revenues were $1.94 million in 2010, an increase of $186,000 over 2009 revenues, while general-fund expenditures were $1.45 million in 2010, an increase of $159,000 over 2009 expenditures. The general-fund balance increased 40 percent, to a total of $485,000.
Online To read Pataskala’s recently completed financial report, visit www.ThisWeekNews.com.
The total general-fund balance is projected to steadily decline during the period of the forecast, decreasing from $1.19 million in 2012 to $372,000 in 2016. Revenues would fall to $1.58 million in 2015, while expenses would increase to $1.6 million.
The general-fund balance is particularly affected by balloon debt-service payments that are approximately $150,000 annually, but $450,000 in 2014. Carr said the income tax is projected to bring in $3.2 million in 2011, including $1.5 million paid by residents, $1.6 million collected in employer withholdings and $100,000 for business net profits. Carr said mayor’s court fine revenues were an important part of the budget. “If it were not for mayor’s court and the projections we have and the dollars the court has brought in, we would be
in a significantly worse financial position in the general fund than what we are now, based on the cuts to the Local Government Fund, based upon cuts to the estate tax and based on cuts to tangible personal-property reimbursement,” Carr said. In addition to the general fund, other major funds include the street fund, the water fund and the police fund. The police fund reflects expenditures of approximately $1.6 million annually, the street fund is projected at $1.1 million See COUNCIL, page A2
Treasurer HIGH-FIVES wants to be accessible for county residents By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers After more than 25 years of working in the private sector, Licking County treasurer Scott Ryan is settling into his first political role. He was appointed by the Licking County Republican Party to the position in January after former treasurer Mike Smith was elected county auditor in November. “I just want to convey that tone, that I know we are here to serve people, rather than be the heavy hammer of government,” Ryan said. To that end, Ryan is extending treasurer’s office hours in Newark, 20 S. 2nd St., from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each weekday from Thursday, July 14, to Wednesday, July 20, and adding Saturday office hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 16 to accommodate in-person payments for property taxes in the final week Scott Ryan of collections. “I realize just how busy we all are and really want to help in a small way by making our property taxes more convenient to pay,” Ryan said. The Pataskala office hours will remain the same, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Residents also may pay by mail or online at www.lcounty.com/treasurer. The treasurer’s office is relatively administrative in relation to most elected offices, with the primary duties being to collect and pay bills, maintain funds in secure accounts and serve on the board of revisions and the budget commission. Tax rates and valuations are handled in other offices. Despite the limited ability to affect policy and valuation decisions, Ryan said, he hopes to make what changes he can. For online payments to the treasurer’s office, Ryan recently negotiated a third-party credit-card convenience fee reduction from 3 percent of the payment value to 2.75 percent. The office also has added an online electronic-check service for a flat fee of $1.95 per transaction. See TREASURER, page A2
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Lakewood Ours Wrecking coaches Cory Furbee and Chris Middlemus (right) congratulate their players during the 67th annual Licking County Shrine Tournament on July 5. Ours Wrecking defeated North Newark Bloomberg Eye Center 10-9 in the consolation game of the Farm Division, which is for 9- and 10-year-olds. To view a slideshow from the tournament, visit ThisWeekNews.com.
Licking Heights
School board approves bus purchases By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Licking Heights school board met July 7 and approved the purchase of two buses at a cost of $78,000 each. The board also moved a guidance counselor position from purchased services to staff. Acting Superintendent Nelson McCray said the used-bus market was expensive relative to the price of new buses. “Used buses that have 50,000 miles on them, they still wanted $60,000 for them,” McCray said. Board member Richard Wand said the district had been paying the same price of $78,000 for several bus purchases.
“I think the last six or eight buses we’ve purchased at this price,” Wand said. Treasurer Jennifer Vanover said the price was reasonable. “Apart from special handicapped bus, which was around $90,000, this is a pretty good price,” she said. Vanover said the buses should be delivered by August. In other business, the board approved a staff position for a guidance counselor whose previous contract was with The Woodlands, a social services agency in Licking County. Vanover said guidance counselor Lavonne King had been serving for the past four years in a guidance function for the district as an employee of
The Woodlands, but her contract with the Woodlands was ending. The board approved King as guidance counselor at West Elementary School for one year at a salary of $37,936. Wand asked the administration to review the guidance counselor job descriptions to ensure that the description matched the expected duties. Also, building and grounds superintendent Allen Rogers reported on summer construction activities. “We’re moving forward with utilities over at West (Elementary),” Rogers said. Bids for construction on the West Elementary expansion are expected to go out July 23, Rogers said. www.ThisWeekNews.com
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Licking Heights receives encouraging preliminary scores By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers According to preliminary scores released by the Ohio Department of Education, the Licking Heights school district expects good news when final state report cards for 2010-11 are released in August. The ODE has not yet released value-added measures for all districts in the state.
Licking Heights’ preliminary rating was “effective” and it met 24 out of 26 indicators on the report card, according to information from the district. The report card is a complex mixture of state and federal standards that involves both absolute test performance at eight different grade levels in reading, writing, math, science and social studies, and additional requirements for “adequate yearly progress,”
or AYP, under the federal No Child Left Behind law. AYP is measured by various ethnic and economic demographics and special education. The report card is increasingly difficult to satisfy each year, because it assumes that at the end of a 10-year period, 100 percent of students will be proficient in the subjects tested. Jack Fette, curriculum director at
Licking Heights High School, said the preliminary data suggested that the district would meet AYP in special education, which is a difficult task. “The data is definitely up this year at the high school and the middle school,” Fette said. “The eighth-grade science indicator looks like it will be met for the first time ever. There might be a couple areas where we dipped, but I think we improved in maybe 18 of 26
areas, and in the other areas, it was the same performance.” At the 10th-grade level, Licking Heights exceeded 80 percent of students meeting the minimum requirement, with a high of 96.7 percent in writing. The minimum performance level for meeting a state standard in each subject is 75 percent. www.ThisWeekNews.com
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TREASURER Continued from page A1 “It isn’t much, but we’re trying to reduce those costs for taxpayers who want to go that route,” Ryan said. “If you compare that to the (late) penalty, which is 5 percent within 10 days and 10 percent thereafter, if it’s just a timing issue for when they will have the money, it might be better to pay the 2.75 percent. They’re still ahead of where they would be getting it to us late.” Ryan said he is currently pilot-testing an email notification program, which would prompt property owners with a notice when bills are due and provide a secure website link to manage multiple parcels. Much of Ryan’s time is spent in board of revisions meetings, where residential and commercial-property owners request adjustments in their property values, which has the effect of reducing each parcel’s taxes due. “It’s kind of a year-round activity at this point,” Ryan said. “With values declining over the last several years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of cases. We had about 800 cases this year, which is down from last year, when I think it was 1,200, but past history has been normally about 100 cases (annually). “That makes perfect sense, since property values have dropped. It’s at the top of people’s minds, as it should be.” Ryan said most cases that make it the board of revisions see some reduction in taxes. “Last year, 80 percent saw some lowering of the property values,” Ryan said. “This year, I don’t have figures, but I am impressed with the appraisers’ staff in the auditor’s office. From my perspective, being new to the process, I’m impressed with efforts to get it right. We want a fair value for the property.” One wrinkle to the property re-evaluations is that some taxpayers may not see their tax payments fall as much as they might be expecting because of an Ohio law that property-tax levies are paid on a dollar basis rather than as a tax rate. The law, House Bill 920, which went into effect in 1976, protects taxpayers from increasing tax bills during times of property appreciation. It effectively freezes voted property millage at the dollar amount collected in the first year a levy goes into effect. As property values increase, the law mandates the effective millage rates of most levies must decrease, so that the overall dollars paid in property taxes remains constant. However, the law has the opposite effect when property values fall. To keep the dollars collected at a constant level means that the tax rate has to automatically rise. “I think it’s a real possibility for next year,” Ryan said. “We’re in a re-evaluation year right now, so next year’s tax bills will reflect new values countywide. The good news for property owners is that in a lot of cases, neighborhoods have come down in value, but the bad news is, a lot of the property-tax levies are for fixed-dollar amounts rather than fixed millage. All these years, that has been to the taxpayers’ benefit, but now I expect some taxpayer frustration with that. It will be up to our office to help people understand that their tax bill may not reduce by as much as they think it should be reduced.” Ryan also said he was considering requesting a performance audit from the state auditor. He said he would wait to see whether Licking County chose to request a countywide performance audit before making a decision about requesting one for the treasurer’s office. Under a program that has been in effect since the 1990s, the state auditor will, for a fee, provide an independent review of activities in any political subdivision and make recommendations for improvement.
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Events Patriotic Potluck, 5 pm. Friday, July 15, at Zerger Hall Senior Center, 745 E. Main St. The evening will honor past and current members of the armed forces. Music, entertainment and door prizes are included. Reservations are due July 12. Call (740) 7633986 or (740) 814-0264. Salsa, swing and ballroom dancing are offered every Sunday evening in the Fellowship Hall at Pataskala United Methodist Church, 458 S. Main St. A beginner lesson starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by general dancing. Free. All-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner, 5 to 7:15 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Newark Maennerchor, 195 W. Orchard St. Spaghetti, garlic bread, tossed salad, iced tea, coffee. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Call (740) 323-1163.
Health Friends and Family Infant and Child CPR, 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 21, in the first floor conference rooms at Licking Memorial Hospital, 1320 W. Main St. Class focuses on life support and treatment for choking children. Cost is $5 per person. To register, call (740) 348-4346. See COMING UP, page A8
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Dawes Arboretum Dawes to offer summer concerts Dawes Arboretum’s summer music series has returned. All programs are free, with the exception of Bluegrass, Barbeque and Boom! Audience members are encouraged to bring a blanket or chairs. The schedule is as follows: • From 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, the musical duo Gemini will perform folk, blues and country in Dawes’ All Seasons Garden. • From 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, Rockin’ in the Tree-
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tops will play 1960s British rock. The education department will host activities before the music, as well as a professional facepainter. The gates open at 5 p.m.; the show will be on the concert stage. • Noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, in the All Seasons Garden, singer Bob Piacsek will entertain kids of all ages with his covers of Radio Disney tunes. Wagon rides, ice cream and educational games also will be available. • From 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, steel drummer Deighton Charlemagne will bring rhythm to the All Seasons Garden. • At 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, the gates open for Bluegrass, Barbeque and Boom! The Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra and Denison University this year will feature Civil War-era arrangements in honor of Licking County’s sesquicen-
tennial commemoration of the Civil War. Tickets are $12 general admission, $5 for children ages 6-18. Children younger than 6 will be admitted free. Food and drink will be available for purchase, or those attending may bring their own picnics. Tickets will be available soon. For VIP information, call (740) 323-2355 or email wsmckee@dawesarb.org. • From 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 in the All Seasons Garden, El Calido Viento will blend the classical sounds of Latin and South America.
Dawes plans July 15 night hike Dawes Arboretum will host a night hike for children and adults from 9 to 11 p.m. on Friday, July 15, beginning at the Visitors Center deck. The hikes are free, although donations are welcome.
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Top Individual Performances: Nos. 6-10
Area athletes’ accomplishments remembered 10 From staff reports
Whether they set a state record, put together a stellar performance or accomplished a feat that hasn’t stopped wowing us, central Ohio athletes have created indelible memories for followers of high school sports. After chronicling “20 Years of Upsets” in 2009 and the “Most Dominating Teams” last summer, for our third annual summer series we set out to find the “Top Individual Performances” of the ThisWeek Community Newspapers era that began 22 years
ago. Discussions were held among the staff at ThisWeek, as well as with our colleague Steve Blackledge from The Columbus Dispatch, and we arrived at a top 10 along with 10 honorable mentions. Beginning July 14, we will run a retrospective article on each of the top five performances, with one story running each week until we finish on Aug. 11 with what we consider the top individual performance. So what makes one performance stand higher than another?
One key factor in the rankings dealt with the stage on which it occurred. Performances that happened late in the postseason against tough opposition were given extra credit. B.J. Mullens of Canal Winchester scored 62 points during a 2008 regular-season game, but Charles Johnson ranks ahead of that for his 57-point game that helped Watkins Memorial upset a state-ranked team in the 1995 Division II district tournament. Also considered was whether the athlete performed spectacularly in more than one aspect during the game
or meet in question. For example, Gahanna’s Jake Blankenship set a state-meet record when he won the Division I boys pole vault championship last month, but Brookhaven’s Khalilah Carpenter ranks higher because she broke the state record in the girls 100 meters and also added a title in the 200 in the 2000 state meet. Without further ado, below are Nos. 10-6 of the top individual performances of the past 22 years, with an honorable mention list in the accompanying box:
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 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 See TOP, page A7
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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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Licking Memorial Hospital’s Nolan Jurden tags out Cameron Crouch of Edward Jones at third base during the Varsity Division consolation game in the 67th annual Licking County Shrine Tournament on July 7 at the Mound City Little League complex. Edward Jones won 16-3.
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Austin Fluhart (left) celebrates with teammate Michael Pound after pitching Newark Optometry to an 11-2 victory over KMA Electric in the Varsity Division championship game at the Licking County Shrine Tournament on July 7.
On a muggy evening, Austin Fluhart needed a break. The Newark Optometry pitcher had a three-run lead in the top of the third inning but had walked North Fork KMA Electric’s Jaxon Coad to load the bases with two outs. The humidity started to get the best of Fluhart, so he called a timeout and signaled to the dugout for a water bottle. The respite helped the righthander regain his focus and he struck out the next batter. Newark Optometry went on to an 11-2 victory in the championship game of the Licking County Shrine Tournament’s Varsity Division (ages 11-12) on July 7 at the Mound City Little League complex. Newark Optometry lost 12-0 in last year’s final to North Newark-rival J&D Storage. “I had to stay focused on the mound if we were going to win it,” Fluhart said. “It was humid. It was pretty hot. Last year it
To view a slideshow from the Licking County Shrine Tournament, please visit: www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com was hotter and they gave us water breaks during a couple of innings, so I asked for the water to cool off a little.” Fluhart allowed seven hits, struck out 10, walked two and hit a batter. “Austin was collected all night,” said Newark Optometry coach Kevin Lewis, whose team improved to 20-4 overall. “He even called a timeout to get some water. He knew he needed a little bit of a break and asked for it. You can’t beat that.” KMA Electric scored two runs in the first inning. Casey Daubenmire walked to start the game and Jacob Shuley followed with a single. Tony Hoover and Hayden Justice had RBI groundouts. “When we got two (runs) in the first inning, I thought we
would be able to hit (Fluhart),” said KMA coach Steve Cummins, whose team fell to 34-8. “We thought we would score more runs, but we didn’t get the big hit.” Newark Optometry answered with three runs in the bottom of the first. Michael Pound drew a lead-off walk and scored on a triple by the next hitter, Cameron Lewis. Drake Nance singled to drive in Lewis and Fischer Nance added an RBI groundout. “We have been down runs early all year. I knew we had to come back and tie them up or get the lead in our at-bat,” Fluhart said. “It didn’t change the way I threw the ball.” Newark Optometry scored two runs in both the second and third innings before putting the game away with four runs in the fifth. Fluhart had a double and two See VARSITY, page A7
Marston leads win over Slagle-Kiser Dental By SCOTT HENNEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Mack Marston had to buckle down in a hurry. The pitcher for the North Fork Marston Insurance baseball team was wild but struck out six in three innings of relief to help secure the Licking County Shrine Tournament Farm Division title in a 64 win over Southwest Licking Slagle-Kiser Dental on More photos, July 5. Marston also tripled in page A6 the first and doubled in the fifth to drive in Garrett Meyers with the go-ahead run of the championship game for 9- and 10-yearolds at the Mound City Little League complex. “I was like, ‘Oh, my God,’” Marston said of his pitching. “I knew I had to focus more and calm down. Sometimes it helps when I realize that I have to just throw strikes.” Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth, Slagle-Kiser chased Meyers, the Marston Insurance starter, after Sabastian Bateman reached on an error leading off the inning and Drake Barnish walked. Marston entered and recorded a strike-
Farm Division when we went with him, we were going to stay with him. “He had outings like this before and had to work through it.” Marston Insurance took a 4-1 lead in the second. Mack Marston tripled with two outs in the first off Slagle-Kiser starter Owen Diamond and scored on a wild pitch. In the second, Brandon Piper singled and scored. Kyler Cummins and Noah Thompson also scored as Marston Insurance took advantage of three walks and two errors. “Going up 4-1 was really important,” said coach Marston, whose team improved to 32-2. “We knew (Slagle-Kiser) could hit the ball and would hit the ball. By Chris Parker/ThisWeek Getting the lead gave us confidence.” Thompson reached on an error to lead Marston Insurance’s Noah Thompson scores a run as catcher Connor Brandon of off the sixth and scored the final run on Slagle-Kiser Dental gets the throw too late in the Farm Division final at the Licking a throwing error. County Shrine Tournament on July 7. Marston Insurance prevailed 6-4. “We gave up four runs early and we out before hitting Braden Vandenbark Marston then hit Drake Weber but gave (the game) to them,” said Slagleto load the bases. Bobby Montagnese ended the inning with a strikeout. Kiser coach Steve Dupps, whose team then grounded into a fielder’s choice to “I told (Mack) to get out there and fell to 29-5 overall. “That’s not taking score Bateman and Barnish, who never throw strikes,” coach Mark Marston anything away from (Marston Insurance) stopped at third and beat the throw home said. “If they hit it, they hit it. See FARM, page A7 to tie the game at 4. “We had confidence in Mack and
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Marston Insurance coach Mark Marston (left) and his team celebrate with the championship trophy after winning the Farm Division final July 5.
Owen Diamond of Slagle-Kiser Dental gets some hitting advice from coach Steve Dupps during the Farm Division final.
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(Above left) Ours Wrecking coach Chris Middlemus picks up his son, Devin, as they celebrate a nine-inning, 10-9 victory over Bloomberg Eye Center in the Farm Division consolation game June 5. Devin drove in the winning run. (Above right) Licking Memorial Hospital coach Dave Gebhart talks to his players as they show their disappointment after the loss to Edward Jones on July 7. (Above) Pitcher Bren Johnson of Bloomberg Eye Center throws to first base from his knees to record an out during the loss to Ours Wrecking. (Right) Newark Optometry celebrates with the Varsity Division championship trophy after the win over KMA Electric on July 7.
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TOP Continued from page A5 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 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
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Honorable mention JAKE BLANKENSHIP, Gahanna boys track and field (June 4, 2011) — The junior cleared 17 feet in the pole vault to capture the Division I state championship. That set the state-meet record in the event and helped him win a yearlong battle with Olentangy Liberty twin brothers Joey and Chris Uhle, who took second and third, respectively. TROY BOWERS, Westerville South wrestling (March 4-6, 1999) — A broken hand sidelined him for a month of the regular season, but Bowers went on to pin three of his four opponents at state and win the Division I title at heavyweight. In the final, Bowers pinned future NFL player Alex Stepanovich of Berea in 1:03. CLAIRE DURKIN, Worthington Kilbourne girls cross country (Nov. 3, 2007) — Durkin completed a stellar prep career by winning the state championship in 17:10.5. The time set the state-meet record in Division I. MINDY HAMMOND, DeSales girls soccer (Nov. 5, 1997) — During a state semifinal against defending 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
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 freethrow line. His point total broke the all-divisions district tournament scoring mark. Johnson added eight rebounds, six steals and five assists. Khalilah Carpenter, Brookhaven girls track and field (June 2-3, 2000) — At the 2000 Division I state meet in Dayton
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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. Her 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 win over Centerville’s Melissa Zimpfer in the final gave her a 41-0 record for the season. B.J. MULLENS, Canal Winchester boys basketball (Jan. 21, 2008) — At the Flyin’ to the Hoop Classic in Fairborn, the senior and future Ohio State and NBA player had 62 points, 24 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead the Indians to a 79-69 win over New York (N.Y.) Our Savior New American. AUSTIN STAAB, Westerville Central boys swimming (Feb. 23-24, 2007) — In his final prep meet, Staab tied the national record and won the 100 butterfly in 47.1 on Feb. 23. The next day, the Stanford recruit clocked a time of 43.93 to win the 100 freestyle. ESTABAN WEAVER, Hartley boys basketball (March 18, 1995) — The Hawks advanced to a Division III state semifinal with a 72-68 victory over Germantown Valley View, led by the play of Weaver. He scored 36 points and teamed with Matt Lowery on two key defensive stops down the stretch.
Welcome Stadium, the junior broke the meet and state records in the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 seconds on June 2. That time eclipsed her 1998 meet record of 11.74 and broke the all-time mark of 11.63 set in 1993 by Dayton Dunbar’s Danielle Twitty. The next day, she won the 100 in 11.71 and captured the 200 title in 23.69, a time that lowered the state mark she already held. Carpenter also helped Brookhaven’s 400 relay to a seventh-place finish. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
VARSITY •CONSOLATION — Edward Jones scored early and often in a 16-3 rout of North Newark rival Licking Memorial Hospital in the consolation game, which was played before the championship. Caleb Claggett was the winning pitcher and drove in five runs with two hits for Edward Jones. Griffin Hayden had four hits and Simon Romine had three hits. “We have been scoring a lot of runs since the semifinal (a 10-4 loss to Newark Optometry),” said Edward Jones coach Troy Crouch, whose team improved to 26-3. “The next night in league play, we came back to beat Newark Optometry 25-12 and then scored 15 and 16 in a couple of other league games. Our kids came out loose and played well against a good (Licking Memorial) team.”
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singles, drove in two runs and scored once to lead a 13-hit attack. Drake Nance had four singles with three RBI and Pound had a triple and scored twice. Lewis had a triple and single with two RBI and scored three runs, and Tristin Benner singled and scored twice. Trevor King also had an RBI single. “I was a little worried when we got down two runs, but we had been hitting the ball well in the Shrine,” Lewis said. “When we scored 10 runs in the semifinal (a 10-4 win over North Newark Edward Jones on June 28), I knew we were hitting the ball well.” Hoover had a double and single for KMA and Shuley added two singles. “Give (Newark Optometry) credit because they hit the ball and hit it hard,” Cummins said. “But finishing second of 38 teams is a great accom- shennen@thisweeknews.com plishment. Our kids can be proud of that.” www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
FARM Continued from page A5 because they took advantage of every mistake we made.” Slagle-Kiser had three hits, but Vandenbark’s third-inning double was the only one after the first. Montagnese and Connor Brandon both had singles in the team’s first at-bat. “(Mack) Marston throws the ball hard and we were anxious to get up there and hit it,” Dupps said. “Our kids kept battling.” Marston struck out the side in the sixth to end the game.
•CONSOLATION — Devin Middlemus singled to drive in Lawson Tittle in the ninth inning to lead Lakewood Ours Wrecking past North Newark Bloomberg Eye Center 10-9 in the consolation game. Ours scored two runs in the sixth to send the game into extra innings tied at 5 before scoring four times in the seventh to tie the game at 9. “We came this far in the tournament and we knew we had to keep plugging,” Ours coach Chris Middlemus said. “The
kids showed a lot of heart.” Devin Middlemus had a triple, double and single and pitched 7 2/3 innings. Lawson Tittle had a double and two singles, and Lawrence Tittle had three doubles and was the winning pitcher. Luke Duval and Gavin McIntosh both had singles. Bren Johnson reached base four times for Bloomberg, and Johnny Valdez and Caden Elwell both reached base three times.
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GCSTO holding swim tryouts The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is looking for new athletes. New swimmers are allowed a week with the team to see what it has to offer before deciding to commit. The team practices at Columbus Academy, the Concourse Hotel Fitness Club and St. Charles Preparatory School, and the Gahanna swimming pool during the summer. The team also has started a scholarship program for students in Columbus City Schools. Athletes who have competed only for summer and high school teams, or those new to swimming, are eligible for the scholarships. For more information, contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 478-5445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net. More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.
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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.
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 résumé to athletics director Chad Schulte at chad_schulte@hboe.org. Hilliard Davidson — Assistant junior var-
sity softball. Send letter of interest and résumé 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 résumé by July 31 to Tom Gerhardt, athletics director, Liberty High School, 3584 Home Road, Powell 43065, or email tom_gerhardt@olentangy.k12.oh.us. Ready — Softball. Send letter of interest and résumé by July 15 to athletics director Ralph Locke at rlocke@cdeducation.org. Westerville South — Assistant girls cross country. Contact athletics director Scott Dorne at dornes@wcsoh.org.
GCSTO offers lessons, training The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is offering swimming lessons, competitive stroke analysis camps and teen fitness programming at various locations around Columbus. For more information on the stroke analysis camps, contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 478-5445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net. For more information on lessons and teen fitness, contact GCSTO instructor Erin Harris at (614) 582-2597 or harriserin@ymail.com. More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.
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Coming up Continued from page A2 Childbirth Education Class, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 22, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 23, at Licking Memorial Hospital, 1320 W. Main St. Expectant mothers should bring a support partner, two pillows and a blanket. Cost is $60 per couple. To register, call (740) 348-4346. Stork Tour, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Licking Memorial Hospital, 1320 W. Main St. Expectant parents and those planning a pregnancy are invited to take a guided tour of the maternity floor. To register, call (740) 348-4346. Blood Pressure Clinic, 10 to 11 a.m. the fourth Monday of the month at the Licking County Health Department, 675 Price Road. Call (740) 349-6535.
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Chapter 310, 5 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at First Presbyterian Church, 65 N. 3rd St., Newark. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m., program at 7 p.m. Call Nancy Hunt at 7452057. Licking Heights Athletic Boosters meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Licking Heights High School, 4000 Mink St. Nar-Anon Family Group, 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 80 Granville St. A companion to Narcotics Anonymous, open to family and friends of people using drugs. Call Susan at (740) 344-5963. Moundbuilders Toastmasters Club, 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month in room 71 of Hopewell Hall at the OSU
Newark Campus. Call (740) 3618727 or visit www.lectern.us. Land of Legend Woodcarvers Club, 5 p.m. workshop, 7 p.m. meeting the first Tuesday of each month at the First Baptist Church of Newark, 1000 Granville Road. Call Harry Limings at (740) 9670660 for information. Bryn Du Governance Commission, 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Bryn Du Mansion property. Meetings are open to the public. Call 587-0707.
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Meetings Licking County Genealogical Society July Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, at the Licking County Public Library, 101 W. Main St. Nancy Ottman will present “17th, 18th and 19th Century Tombstone Markings and Meanings.” Free and open to the public. Call (740) 349-5510.
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