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Agreement signed to start plan process

By KEVIN PARKS

Northland Community Coun- Columbus City Council in 2001. ed to assist with public partici- land Community Council and will take one year to complete. on behalf of the other officers, date of the original Northland “You are invited to take part You can participate by attendsigned a planning services agree- Plan, which dated to 1989. in the development of the North- ing public workshops or by subment with the city on June 23.

In the wake of Paul entering land I Area Plan,” the site states. mitting your ideas and comments Paul said last week he would into the agreement with the city’s “The Northland I Area Plan will to the plan website.” soon issue a call to residents to planning administrator, Vince provide updates and replace the Senior planner Marc Cerana participate in shaping the new Papsidero, a website (http://de- 2001 Northland Plan, Volume I. will serve as project manager.

Northland Plan I, which will take velopment.columbus.gov/plan- The planning process was initiThe area to be covered by the the place of one adopted by ning/northland.aspx) was creat- ated at the request of the North- plan developed over the coming

ThisWeek Community Newspapers cil president Dave Paul, acting That document was itself an up- pation in the process.

The clock is ticking.

Slowly.

The yearlong process for developing a new plan governing development in what is called the “traditional” Northland area is under way.

Ramp project sign of improved cooperation

See AGREEMENT, page A2

Task force to focus on signs left behind

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers A renewed spirit of cooperation among community leaders in Clintonville, Northland and North Linden has led to this: What do you do with 250 pounds of bird droppings?

“We didn’t save it,” according to Clintonville Area Commission chairman John DeFourny.

Instead, he said, the appalling amount of pigeon poop collected by volunteers at the June 25 Revamp the Ramp cleanup project at the Interstate 71 Cooke Road interchange was disposed of in a Dumpster that DeFourny has for his real estate business with a scale.

The effort was a joint project of the Northland Community Council, Clintonville Area Commission and North Linden Area Commission, with volunteers from the Adena Brook Community of Clintonville also turning out to help.

The project was not only successful, according to members of some of the civic groups involved, but also could herald the dawn of a new era of cooperation among neighborhoods and neighborhood organizations.

“I’m ecstatic about the collaborative nature of this project,” NCC vice president Emmanuel V. Remy said. “With tighter budgets with local government, state government, federal government, things need to be done more at a grassroots level.

“I think we all as community activists need to figure out ways to do more of this kind of work with out neighbors and other community organizations if we want to get things done,” he added.

DeFourny called Revamp the Ramp, which was conceived first separately and then jointly by Remy and the CAC’s James R. Blazer II, “something small that could be big.”

“Now there will be some growing cooperation, especially as we discuss these ramps with our bordering commissions,” DeFourny. “In a sense, rather than having the city to arrange things, we’re making phone calls, we’re having meetings.”

“I think that we’ve developed a good relationship, particularly Emmanuel, with the Clintonville folks,” Northland Community Coun-

year is bounded on the north and east by Interstate 270, the south

by Cooke, Ferris and Morse roads and the west by Huntley Road and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks.

“The area covers approximately 11,327 acres or 17.7

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By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

William Logan, coordinator for the Northland Community Council's graphics task force, stands in front of a former Max and Erma's on state Route 161, one of 38 properties whose owners have been contacted about code violations because of business signs. The restaurant chain no longer owns the property, which was sold in 2004 to an Arizona firm.

Abandoned commercial structures are a sign of these troubled times.

So are the signs out in front of the buildings, their cheery messages of welcome faded or smashed out altogether.

Northland Community Council graphics task force coordinator William Logan has expanded the group’s original mission of waging war on advertising signs placed illegally in the public right of way to embrace instances of graffiti and violations of the city’s sign code, including regulations regarding ones that are no longer being used.

“It’s a visual problem,” Logan said last week. “It degrades the environment. It makes the community look bad. If the business community looks bad, it makes the rest of the community look bad.

“The primary issue is one of perception.”

The most egregious current example of an abandoned graphic with the potential to damage people’s perceptions of the Northland area, according to Logan, is the huge sign at 1275 E. Dublin Granville Road in front of a closed Max and Erma’s restaurant.

“It’s the biggest sign we’ve got,” Logan said.

It is also, he added, an “abandoned, crappy, falling-apart sign.”

Abandoned as it currently is, it’s also the biggest sign for potential visitors to hotels and motels at the See TASK FORCE, page A2

See COOPERATION, page A2

Car lot trailers given 3-year reprieve Inter-Civic Exchange effort A closer look ‘went very well’

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The temporary will not be made permanent for a Morse Road used-car lot.

But since “temporary” has stretched back for possibly three decades, the owner of Miracle Motor Mart, former Ohio State University linebacker Mike D’Andrea, will be allowed to continue using trailers as sales offices for another three years, Board of Zoning Appeals members decided last week.

The ruling ran counter to a recommendation from the Northland Community Council’s development committee, whose members voted unanimously at their May meeting against a request from Miracle Realty Ltd. LCC, doing business as Miracle Motor Mart at 2380 Morse Road, but it fell short of the permanent special permit that had been sought by attorney Steven R. Cuckler.

By the end of the three years, according to NCC president and acting development committee chairman Dave Paul, Miracle Motor Mart’s owner would have a choice of erecting permanent structures, removing the portable buildings or seeking another special permit.

“I sort of view it as a success,” Paul said last week. “I kind of suspected this is where we were going to end up. I don’t think it was realistic to think we were just going to go in and force them to remove the portable structures immediately.”

William Logan, coordinator of the coun-

Since “temporary” has stretched back for possibly three decades, the owner of Miracle Motor Mart, former Ohio State University linebacker Mike D’Andrea, will be allowed to continue using trailers as sales offices for another three years, Board of Zoning Appeals members decided. The ruling ran counter to a recommendation from the Northland Community Council’s development committee, whose members voted unanimously against a request from Miracle Realty Ltd. LCC, doing business as Miracle Motor Mart at 2380 Morse Road.

cil’s graphics task force, did not take quite as charitable a view.

“The community in the short run did not win,” he said. “The trailers remain for three years.”

Also remaining in place, Logan pointed out, is the property tax break Miracle Motor Mart obtains by operating out of portable buildings rather than permanent structures.

“It remains unfair, but it is what it is,” Logan said.

“I think we came away with a fair and reasonable solution,” Paul said.

At issue for NCC development committee members was the way in which the trailers have been maintained and that they are no longer compatible with the rest of

the Morse Road corridor.

“The board members really did seem to recognize where we were coming from,” Paul said.

“The point is, trailers are not intended to be along that corridor,” Logan said.

Both men vowed to make certain the special permit lasts no longer than three years.

“It will remain on our radar,” Paul said.

“In the long run, the community could win if the BZA means what it says,” Logan commented.

At the May 25 development committee meeting, attorney Cuckler said the used car lot has been operating at the Morse Road location for 22 years, taking the site over from Key Oldsmobile.

The trailer-sales offices, Cuckler said, were placed on the lot sometime between 1980 and 1989. That these structures violated the zoning code did not come to light until recently, the result of improvements made at the intersection of Morse Road and Cleveland Avenue.

The eight committee members at the May 25 session voted to reject the request for a permanent special permit for the portables, and expressed dissatisfaction with the appearance of the trailers.

“They show some age,” Paul told Cuckler. “They look rather like they’ve been well-used.”

“It’s a mess,” Minerva Park Mayor Lynn Eisentrout said.

“It’s not what we’re looking for in Northland,” complained NCC vice president Emmanuel V. Remy.

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

An initiative to give members of the civic associations that belong to the Northland Community Council the opportunity to share ideas is off to a good start and is gaining momentum, according to Brandon L. Boos, chairman of the council’s community outreach and relations committee.

An initial meeting of what’s being called the Inter-Civic Exchange was held last month.

About a dozen people from nine of the NCC’s member organizations were on hand, according to Boos.

“It went very well,” he said. “I think we’ve got a lot of folks excited to see it continue.”

Recruiting and retention of members was the announced topic for the first meeting.

Most of those on hand reported membership rates of between 15 and 20 percent of residents in a given civic group’s area, Boos said, although the Wood Stream

A closer look Recruiting and retention of members was the topic for the first meeting.

Most of those on hand reported membership rates of between 15 and 20 percent of residents in a given civic group’s area, Brandon L. Boos, chairman of the council’s community outreach and relations committee said, although the Wood Stream East representative reported an 85-percent membership while in Forest Park, it’s 30 percent.

East representative reported an 85-percent membership while in Forest Park, it’s 30 percent.

“The conversation never really covered why it is important for people to join their local civic association,” Boos wrote in an email.

“I think that everyone in the room See EXCHANGE, page A2

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Agreement signed to start plan process Continued from page A1 square miles,” according to the website.

“The plan will be completed and ready for adoption in no more than 12 months from the date of the execution of the planning service agreement,” according to that document. “Any exten-

sion in this timeframe must be approved by the planning administrator. If it would appear that extending the timeframe will not result in a reasonable conclusion to the planning process, the administrator has the full authority to stop the planning process and to resume the process at a more appropriate time.”

In signing the agreement, Paul acted

with the authority of the full NCC. The members on hand for the May meeting voted unanimously to proceed with the process after hearing a presentation from Kevin Wheeler, assistant planning administrator for the city.

“An area plan provides policy guidance relative to land use, urban design and development guidelines,” the

website advises. “It is based on a participatory planning process using consensus-based techniques and technical analysis. The plan will be reviewed by the Development Commission and adopted by city council as formal city policy for this particular planning area.”

“It’s a long-term policy tool,” Wheel-

er said at the May 3 NCC session.

“Area plans do not address public safety, code enforcement or other shortterm community issues/goals that require a more immediate response than is achievable in a long-term planning document,” the agreement stated. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Task force directs efforts toward abandoned signs Continued from page A1 Interstate 71-East DublinGranville Road interchange that they might want to look elsewhere to spend the night, Logan said.

Melissa Rapp of Brad Ritter Communications, acting as spokeswoman for Max and Erma’s, said the restaurant chain “does not own the property in question.”

Franklin County Auditor’s Office records show the site is owned by Spirit SPE Portfolio LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., and that it was purchased on Oct. 14,

2004, for $1.52 million.

“Being based here in Columbus, Max and Erma’s always strives to be a good neighbor,” Rapp wrote in an email. “Until last summer, we leased the site and building on Route 161, maintaining it while we operated our restaurant. We share the community’s concern for the area, but since we do not own the site or the building, the responsibility to maintain the property rests with the landlord.”

The idea that abandoned signs might play as much a role in harming the visual appeal of the Northland area as illegal signs,

graffiti and graphics that violate city code came from George Hadler of the Hadler Cos., owners of the Columbus Square Shopping Center, Logan said.

Hadler brought the matter up to him at a Northland Alliance meeting earlier this year; pursuing abandoned signs has been part of the task force’s efforts for several months now.

The effort has had mixed success, Logan said.

Research he conducted into the issue after Hadler brought it up showed that city code requires the owners of signs that have been abandoned for six months to remove them.

In practice, Logan said, city code enforcement personnel permit owners to “rehabilitate” the signs by using blank panels to replace the business named on the sign, along with removing any wiring from lighted signs.

It’s not the letter of the law, but better than nothing, in Logan’s view.

“We are cooperating with their position,” he said.

This rehabilitation work must be done by a certified sign company. Logan said that he applauds property owners who go to that expense.

“This is no small dollar amount, we understand that,” he

COOPERATION Continued from page A1

EXCHANGE Continued from page A1 already shared an understanding that strong associations are platforms for vibrant and healthy communities. When you think of all of the groups that are vying for people’s time and attention these days, there are very few that could ever hope to have the kind of direct and positive influence on a neighborhood the way that a civic association can. “… There was one thing that everyone seemed to agree on without hesitation: No tool or tactic gets people involved in their community like a visit from a friend.

“When it comes down to it, the best thing is just to ask people to

join, and tell them why it’s important,” Boos wrote. “People like living in nice places, and most of them know that a thriving civic association can do a lot to maintain or even improve the quality of life in a neighborhood. It’s a good thing, and it’s good value.”

Those present agreed to meet again on Thursday, July 28, and to hold future meetings on the fourth Thursday of each month, according to Boos.

The July 28 session is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Minerva Park Community Center, 2829 Minerva Lake Road. The topic will be communications — in print, in person and online. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

cil president Dave Paul said. “I think that’s very good, as well as … some of our civic associations working together themselves.

“It is evidence that we’re forging alliances. They’re sort of movable. That is to say, they may shift from time to time depending on the issues.”

Paul pointed out that the NCC’s slogan is “Growth Through Cooperation.”

“And I think this is a very good sign of that cooperation,” he said.

The cleanup effort, which might be a first step in qualifying for funding under an Ohio Department of Transportation program that helps pay for upgraded landscaping and freeway interchanges, might be extended to more ramps along I-71.

And about time, too, in the opinion of Clintonville Area Commission District 7 representative Dave Southan.

“We’ve got the communities involved, and I think now they’ll want to get to Weber and North Broadway and all those exits,” Southan said. “If that comes about, we’ll have it covered from Morse Road to downtown. For once, you drive into Columbus, it won’t look like a hick town. It will make it look real attractive.”

More than 40 people showed up to help out on June 25, according to DeFourny and Remy.

“We turned people away,” DeFourny said. “You had to get there early to pick up trash.”

“We actually turned people away,” Remy said. “I think after it was done, it looked great, but the very next day, there was litter there. It’s a never-ending battle, but for that one moment, it looked really good.”

“It’s normal, but clean and swept,” DeFourny said. “Will it last? Well, no … but I don’t think it’s been cleaned in a long while. It was very well worth it.”

Other statistics DeFourny and his weighing Dumpster garnered from the first Revamp the Ramp: • More than 100 pounds of metal was recycled.

• More than 400 pounds of litter was picked up.

• Ninety percent of the trash was removed from the site for disposal.

“Typical Clintonville, we took it with us,” DeFourny commented. “We didn’t leave it for ODOT.” And then there were all those bird droppings.

“In some of the bird droppings there were (cigarette) butts … but those don’t weigh much,” DeFourny said.

said. “I do want to compliment those property owners who have seen fit … to rehabilitate the signs that have been brought to their attention. Ultimately, it is in the best interests of the business owner to do that.”

As of last week, Logan had identified 38 instances of abandoned graphics in the Northland area. Most are ground-mounted with only a handful attached to buildings.

Of the 38, 14 have had the corrective work done that spares them from supposedly having to be removed, Logan said.

The rest remain as they were before code enforcement officials, at the urging of the NCC task force, contacted the property owners.

“We have not seen a positive response yet,” Logan said. “They all have been contacted.”

Of Northland’s two major commercial corridors, the compliance rate has been highest along Morse Road and lowest along East Dublin-Granville Road, Logan said.

“It’s much more effective on Morse Road,” he said.

The work of the task force regarding abandoned graphics will continue, he said.

“This is an ongoing program,” Logan said. “As long as there are abandoned and non-maintained signs in Northland, we will continue to pursue them.”

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NCC group approves variance for duplex Recommendation now goes to Columbus City Council for action

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

In a unanimous vote last week, members of the Northland Community Council development committee recommended approval of a variance for a two-family home located in an area zoned only for single-family dwellings.

The request came at the May meeting but was tabled because committee members at that session did not feel they had adequate documentation.

Brad Fry, the attorney who appeared on behalf of RE/MAX Achievers on May 25, told development panel members that city officials made a mistake years ago, perhaps as far back as 1967, in not having the zoning classification reflect the existence of several two-family homes on Newbury Drive.

The variance request being sought related to property at 1187-1189 Newbury Drive. Port Charlotte, Fla., resident Thomas R. Perrault, the owner of the duplex, was attempting to sell the property

when the decades-old zoning discrepancy came to light.

This time around, according to development committee acting chairman Dave Paul, president of the NCC, panel members representing a dozen NCC-member organizations voted unanimously to recommend to city council support for allowing the twin-single a variance so that it can be sold.

Members voted to add a condition that the applicant seeks to have the zoning corrected within 12 months, according to the report.

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Under the program, rain barrels currently offered through Mayor Coleman’s GreenSpot Backyard Conservation Program will be available for $45, less than one third of the $139 retail price.

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“Through this public-private partnership it will be even easier for our residents to get green, saving money and the environment,” the mayor said in a press release.

“A rain barrel is an easy way to get water for yards and gardens, and the best part is, the water is free.”

Columbus residents participating in the program will become familiar with the effects of urban runoff and learn about the tools to manage storm water issues. By using a rain barrel, households will recharge the ground water supply, decrease the impact of runoff to streams, and save money by reducing the use of treated tap water to water their gardens.

“A rain barrel connected to a downspout is a great way to help the environment and improve household finances,” Paley said in the release. “They will keep excess storm water out of the sanitary sewer system and provide a free source of water for plants and gardens. Rain barrels reduce a family’s demand for treated tap water, thus lowering your water bill.”

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“We’re proud to be part of the Columbus GreenSpot Backyard

Conservation program,” Scott Griffin, vice president of Sustainability for Greif, said in the announcement. “Initiatives such as this play a critical role in educating and inspiring people to take action and we are very happy to be a part of this change.”

The city has contracted with Franklin Soil and Water to administer the program and partner with local nonprofit watershed groups to conduct the workshops.

“The City of Columbus is rich in water resources from small creeks in wooded ravines, accessible rivers and reservoirs,” Jennifer Fish, executive director of Franklin Soil and Water, said.

“Conserving and protecting these resources is important to our community for drinking water, recreation and wildlife; this is important to our identity and our economy.”

The workshop options include: • July 14, 6:30 p.m., Eastpointe Christian Church, 745 N. Waggoner Road.

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The vote to table the request in May resulted from a lack of photographs or other documentation relating to the matter, although Paul at the time asked what more committee members could want to know.

He also pointed out that delaying the matter by a month posed the potential of the request not appearing on Columbus City Council’s agenda prior to the August recess. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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George Schmidt, who calls himself a salesman more than a marketing person, will share his expertise in both areas at a Northland Area Business Association breakfast meeting set for Tuesday, July 12.

The gathering will get under way at the Bob Evans Restaurant at 960 E. Dublin Granville Road.

Joining him in presenting some marketing and sales tips that small-business owners in the Northland area might not have considered, Schmidt said, will be members of the marketing team from Easton and, he hopes, someone from the Hadler Cos. “It’s going to be more of a discussion, a roundtable, sharing what works for them in the Northland area,” Schmidt said.

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Schmidt described it as “shotgun and rifle.”

Shotgun, he said, involves spraying information all over the place, attending conferences, making cold calls, stopping people in the street to chat them up, while the rifle part is to target clients specifically he thinks can be obtained.

“I try to use just everything I can,” Schmidt said.

Most small-business owners miss the boat by thinking marketing is “only done by the big boys” and is beyond them, he said.

“That’s why so many small businesses don’t make it and McDonald’s will,” Schmidt said.

“I think, if nothing else, they should sit for a couple of hours a week just thinking of strategies and ideas, inside the box and outside the box, of how they can get in touch with people.”

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Home sales Northland 1418 Pershing Dr, 43224, Timothy A. Wheeler, $83,000.

1389 Shanley Dr, 43224, Michael Page, $80,771.

3469 Walmar Dr, 43224, Lillian P. Spurlock and Lillian P. Leach, $54,000.

1297 Lenore Ave, 43224, Fannie Mae, $50,000.

3045 Grasmere Ave, 43224, Cathy H. Hoffman, $42,500.

4141 Karl Rd, Unit 307, 43224,

Dale R. Pool, $38,000.

2013 Willow Glen Ln, 43229, Gary M. Meale and Azizkhon O. Meale, $122,000.

5443 Redwood Rd, 43229, Victoria Hunt, $109,000.

5208 W Honeytree Loop, 43229, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, $100,000.

2353 Taymouth Rd, 43229, Christine D. Lloyd, $98,500.

5433 Aspen Rd, 43229, Millicent N. Arthur, $78,000.

6487 Karl Rd, 43229, Household Realty Corp., $60,000.

5353 Cleveland Ave, 43231, Arfan Midani, $86,100.

6120 Harbour Pointe Unit 101, 43231, Snjezana Sepa, $84,900.

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Modes of transportation evolve with growth of city the railroad station. On March 9, 1853, a local entrepreneur named B. O. Ream advertised an omnibus service ED that would run every hour in LENTZ the day starting at 6:40 a.m. between the American House Hotel at State and High streets and the railroad station.

With the completion of the Scioto River bridge, the omnibus service ran from the train station to all parts of the city.

By 1867, there were nine omnibuses in use. They were complemented by an “express wagon” service that was begun in 1854 to deliver packages and freight to all parts of the city and a “pygmy omnibus” service that was begun by one Thomas Brockway in 1855.

According to a local paper, a pygmy omnibus seated only four persons, and, “The ladies find them convenient for shopping and the beaux will not use anything else for evening parties.”

That was the case at least until the more stylish hackney carriage or “hack” was introduced in Columbus during the Civil War. W. B. Hawkes had made his early fortune in the stagecoach business and now turned his attention to local transportation.

His hack service was quite successful. As one local account reported, “... during the Rebellion, this species of vehicle did a thriving business. Money was plenty, officers and soldiers were prodigal of their funds, and the hack men got the benefit. A city ordinance fixed their compensation at 25 cents per passenger, yet one case came to the writer’s knowledge in which a driver charged and was paid $15 for less than 90 minutes time.”

With this rapid growth, one might think that by the time Columbus reached the 1890s, it would have dozens of hacks and omnibuses on its streets. Yet there

were only six omnibuses and about 30 hacks serving a city of more than 100,000 people.

The reason for this lack of vehicles was the success of another mode of transportation.

On June 10, 1863, in the middle of the American Civil War, a local paper reported that something new was on the streets of Columbus.

“Yesterday, at a few minutes before noon, the first car passed over the street railroad, and of course it was the observed of the observable. In the afternoon and evening, a large number of passengers from the depot availed themselves of this easy mode of reaching the hotels. Today the remaining cars will be placed on the track and regular trips will be commenced.”

Plans to build a streetcar line had been first proposed in 1854, but it took the arrival of large numbers of troops in town during the Civil War to move the project forward. Initially operating only on High Street and then on Broad Street, the horsedrawn streetcars would soon be joined by other streetcar lines serving other parts of the city.

By the 1890s, the streetcar lines had been electrified and consolidated into one unified Columbus Railway Power and Light Co. and Columbus was a city of “streetcar suburbs.”A local history from that time noted, “The project of building a belt railway for the transportation of freight and passengers — particularly freight — around the city has been many times proposed and sometimes definitely formulated during the past 10 or 15 years, but a positive undertaking it is yet in the future.”

What was not foreseen in the 1890s was the rise of motor vehicles. When the “beltway” was completed, Interstate 270 would be the home of all sorts of vehicles. But none of them would run on rails.

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But in response, one should keep in mind that New York is a city of more than 8 million while Columbus’entire metro area is only a bit larger than 1 million. Perhaps when we are a city of 8 million, we will have a cab on every corner as well.

In the meantime, it would be well to point out that Columbus does have a lot of cabs. While most of them work the airport and most of the major hotels, it is not too terribly hard to get a cab to come to virtually any address in the city.

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The majority of people living in central Ohio rely on cars or public transportation to get around and do not find themselves regularly in need of a cab to get from place to place.

It’s been that way for some time.

Columbus was brought into being to be the new state capital of Ohio in 1812. For much of its early history, there was little need for public transportation. With the arrival of the National Road and Ohio Canal in the early 1830s, the borough of Columbus soon had 5,000 residents and became the city of Columbus in 1834. But even then, the town still remained quite compact in size, with the boundaries of North Public Lane at what is now Nationwide Boulevard and South Public Lane at Livingston Avenue.

One early account of the city’s history notes that if one were planning to leave town on a long journey, word was sent to the local stagecoach office and the stage stopped at one’s front door on the way out of town.

Life was a little simpler in those days.

The world became a little more cosmopolitan with the arrival of the first railroad into central Ohio in 1850. The Columbus and Xenia Railroad linked the capital city to the county seat of Greene County in southwest Ohio. Why build a railroad to Xenia?

In Xenia, one might catch a train on a different railroad to Cincinnati, then the largest city in Ohio.

And it should be pointed out that on its arrival in central Ohio, the Columbus and Xenia Railroad did not come all the way into Columbus. Lacking a bridge across the Scioto, the railroad stopped in the nearby village of Franklinton on the west side of the river.

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

“We hadn’t given up a goal the entire tournament, so we were in shock when we gave up two so quickly,” coach Chris King said.

“We conceded a soft goal off a corner kick seven minutes into the game and the kids were a bit taken aback by that. Five minutes later, one of their players took a bad touch on the ball, ran into one of our defenders and went down, and the ref bit on it and gave her a penalty kick, which they scored on.”

The Eagles switched from a twoforward to a three-forward formation

in the second half, but the Hawks goalkeeper made saves on shots by Bailey Wilson, Emily Byorth and Lindsay Agnew.

King said that his team’s 1-0 win over Eclipse Select of Illinois on penalty kicks in its final pool-play game on June 27 and its 4-0 victory over KCFC Force of Kansas in a semifinal on June 28 drained his players of much-needed energy heading into the final.

“We had a tougher path to reach the final than the Hawks had and we just didn’t have enough left in the tank to

come back and beat them after we fell behind 2-0,” King said. “We pressed every ball in the second half and we had some good chances, but we couldn’t finish them. We had to beat two of the best teams in the nation the past two days just to make it here, and the Hawks weren’t really tested until they played us.”

In the semifinal, the Eagles beat KCFC Force to avenge a 3-2 loss to the same team in a Regional Cup poolplay game a year ago.

“They manhandled us on the field to knock us out of the tournament last

year, but we turned the tables on them and shocked them with how physical we were,” King said.

Five minutes into the game, Hopkins stopped the ball from going over the Eagles’ goal line and cleared it to midfield.

Playing into a strong wind, the Eagles battled to a scoreless tie at halftime. They then dominated the second half with the wind at their backs.

Agnew scored three consecutive goals and Elise Jones scored with three See SOCCER, page B3

Commentary

Strong mindset key for athletes Ask any athlete, at any level, about the importance of the mental side of sports and he or she will say that believing in oneself is critical to success.

This week, the central Ohio high school student-athletes in my summer series talk about how self-conLARRY fidence imLARSON pacts their performance.

Morgan Ransom, Columbus Academy, golf: “Confidence is one of the most vital things to have when playing a sport. If you don’t believe in yourself then you will never reach your full potential.”

Jake Blankenship, Gahanna, pole vault: “If you don’t believe in yourself, your body will do what your mind thinks, so you won’t progress. Just like my coach says, ‘Your body is stupid and it is up to your mind.’”

Faith Washington, Reynoldsburg, track: “I was told, ‘If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost,’ and it seems to be that every time I thought that way, it happened.”

Mary Wells, Westerville Central, bowling: “You absolutely have to be confident in yourself and in your ability to perform under pressure.”

Michela Paradiso, Upper Arlington, soccer and basketball: “I think it is important to believe in yourself and have confidence, but never be cocky and arrogant. Teammates are the most important part in sports and without each and every teammate I would have never achieved anything.”

Jimmy Gammill, New Albany, football: “If you don’t think you can do it, you won’t be able to do it. If you don’t believe in your abilities, nobody else will either.

You shouldn’t rely on others to build that confidence. It has to be you believing in yourself.”

Napoleon Bell, Hartley football and wrestling: “One can only perform to their own expectations. If they expect highly of themselves and know they can perform highly then they will perform highly.”

Austin Cuervo, St. Charles, golf: “Self-confidence gives me comfort and makes me achieve what I want to achieve. I believe in what I do and know I can do it, which is why I trust my game and just go out and compete.”

Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, football and wrestling: “Self-confidence is huge when it is time to perform. If you don’t have any self-confidence then you’re out of luck and you are going to have a lot of trouble trying to do what you want to do.”

Next week, the student-athletes will tell you about the qualities they like best in a coach.

I’ll see you at a game.

Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.

The Columbus Dispatch file photo

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

Top Individual Performances: Nos. 6-10

Athletes’ exploits remembered From staff reports

Division II district tournament.

Also considered was whether the athlete performed spectacHer 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 win over Centerville’s ularly in more than one aspect Melissa Zimpfer in the final gave her during the game or meet in a 41-0 record for the season. question.

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

Honorable mention

Whether they set a state JAKE BLANKENSHIP, Gahanna record, put together a stellar pertrack and field (June 4, 2011) formance or accomplished a feat boys — The junior cleared 17 feet in the that hasn’t stopped wowing us, pole vault to capture the Division I central Ohio athletes have cre- state championship. That set the ated indelible memories for fol- state-meet record in the event and helped him win a yearlong battle with lowers of high school sports.

Olentangy Liberty twin brothers Joey After chronicling “20 Years and Chris Uhle, who took second and of Upsets” in 2009 and the third, respectively.

TROY BOWERS, Westerville South “Most Dominating Teams” last summer, for our third annual wrestling (March 4-6, 1999) — A hand sidelined him for a month summer series we set out to find broken of the regular season, but Bowers the “Top Individual Perfor- went on to pin three of his four opmances” of the ThisWeek Com- ponents at state and win the Division munity Newspapers era that I title at heavyweight. In the final, Bowers pinned future NFL player Alex began 22 years ago.

Stepanovich of Berea in 1:03.

Discussions were held among CLAIRE DURKIN, Worthington Kilthe staff at ThisWeek, as well bourne girls cross country (Nov. 3, as with our colleague Steve 2007) — Durkin completed a stellar Blackledge from The Colum- prep career by winning the state chamin 17:10.5. The time set the bus Dispatch, and we arrived pionship state-meet record in Division I. at a top 10 along with 10 honMINDY HAMMOND, DeSales girls orable mentions. soccer (Nov. 5, 1997) — During a Beginning July 14, we will state semifinal against defending run a retrospective article on So what makes one performeach of the top five performances, with one story running ance stand higher than another?

One key factor in the rankeach week until we finish on Aug. 11 with what we consider ings dealt with the stage on the top individual performance. which it occurred. Performances

champion Chagrin Falls, the senior goalkeeper made a diving save to preserve a one-goal lead with 17:38 remaining. Three minutes later, she scored on a penalty kick to seal what would become a 3-0 win.

JACK RAFFERTY, Dublin Coffman football (Oct. 31, 2003) — The senior quarterback who would become the district’s Player of the Year in Division I and the ThisWeek Super 25 captain threw for 152 yards and rushed for a school-record 285 yards with four touchdowns as the Shamrocks beat Marion Harding 31-22 in their playoff opener.

KRISTA KEIR, Westerville South girls track and field (June 6-7, 1997) — Two weeks after setting the state record in the discus (176-5), Keir threw 166-10 on June 6 to break the state-meet record. The next day, she threw 50-4 3/4 in the shot put to capture another title.

WENDY LYONS, Westerville South girls tennis (Oct. 19-20, 1990) — Lyons capped a career in which she went 126-6 by losing just one set in the 1990 Division I state tournament.

that happened late in the postseason against tough opposition were given extra credit.

B.J. Mullens of Canal Winchester scored 62 points during

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Baseball

Many factors cause dip in area Legion teams

By BRAD EMERINE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

How long does it take a trend to become the norm?

In the past few years, central Ohio baseball players have started taking their talents to travel squads at the expense of American Legion teams.

The players, high school coaches and Legion coaches debate the reasons for the change, but it doesn’t appear to be something that can be easily resolved.

“The number of teams has decreased, but I wouldn’t say the talent has nec-

essarily decreased that much,” said Michael Higgins, baseball chairman in Legion District 12. “I think we peaked a few years back when we had a dozen or more teams in District 12. Now we have six teams in the Senior Division and we have four teams in the Junior Division, which is in its second season of being officially recognized by American Legion.

“When we had 12 (Senior Division) teams, people around the state were amazed. I think the increase to 12 teams was the abnormality, not the decrease in posts we’re now experiencing.”

ECONOMIC WOES Higgins said one of the big reasons for fewer posts offering baseball is the weak economy.

“The economy has definitely played a role because many of the posts can’t afford to play in tournaments every weekend in addition to the league play during the week,” Higgins said. “I also think the increasing number of participants in sports such as soccer and lacrosse has taken away some of our kids.”

About a dozen years ago, Newark Post 85 ran into a similar problem and decided to only fund a few of its team’s tour-

naments. The area’s baseball gurus got together and formed the Licking County Athletics. After a few separate years, the team and Post 85 reunited and added a few other sponsors. The Athletics played a Legion schedule, a Babe Ruth schedule and also played in select elite tournaments.

Pickerington Post 283 is in the same position, playing a schedule similar to what the Athletics played in the past.

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Golf

AJGA’s Columbus Junior returns to OSU’s Scarlet

By BRAD EMERINE

and petitors include Sierra Everson (Gahanna), Tess Fraser peted in the event last season. (Marysville), Lauren Grogan Carpenter was one of three (Columbus), Erin Harper others who joined Grubnich in (Dublin), Natalie Irwin (Columthe playoff after all four fin- bus), Julie Lechner (Powell), ished with 210s. Dunne (215) Morgan Ransom (Columbus) tied for 15th, Lee (219) tied for and Gina Son (Westerville).

Ransom (Columbus Acade33rd, Thompson (221) was 37th and Yankovich (222) tied for my), Fraser, Grogan (Watterson) and Lechner (Olentangy 38th.

“My goal is to finish in the Liberty) competed in the event top five,” said Thompson, a last season. Ransom (227) was 2011 graduate who will play fifth, Grogan (229) tied for sevfor Guilford College (Greens- enth, Lechner (240) was 18th boro, N.C.), which is a highly and Fraser (243) was 19th.

Ransom, a senior, was the Diranked NCAA Division III program. “It will be my sixth vision II state champion (140) AJGA event this season, it’s on last season on OSU’s Gray a fun course and I’ve been play- Course after finishing runner-up as a sophomore and freshman. ing pretty well.”

Grogan finished third (151) Yankovich, who will be a senior in the fall, is familiar in the Division I state tournawith the Scarlet Course after ment as Watterson was eighth. playing in the state tournament Fraser (160) tied for 18th overwith the Cardinals the past two all as an individual qualifier.

“I didn’t play to my ability seasons. St. Charles won the title both seasons and Yankovich (in the Columbus Junior) last tied for second (75) in the tour- season,” said Fraser, a senior nament in 2009, when rain can- who won the Tanglewood Juceled the second round. Last nior on the Future Collegians season he tied for 10th (155) World Tour with a 157 on and teammate Michael Ricau- March 19-20.

“Competing in the AJGA is rte (144) was medalist. Carpenter (159) tied for 18th as St. a little stressful, but it is opening my eyes some. I hope to Charles won by 11 strokes.

“I’ve played that course sev- make a name for myself and eral times, but I don’t have a I’m getting contacts, but I (score) in mind because it de- haven’t really heard seriously pends on how it’s playing then,” from any colleges yet.

“I hope to finish in the top said Yankovich, who has made college visits to Miami Uni- five in Columbus and I’m workversity, Michigan State, Illinois ing hard trying to hit greens in and Purdue. “It’s the closest regulation. I’m hitting fairways, AJGA event, but I want to go in but I need to get to the green there like I do every tournament to give myself more birdie op— all business. I want to focus portunities.” on my game, play my best and bemerine@thisweeknews.com have fun doing it.”

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

LEGION Continued from page B1 beyond what 90 percent of other posts in Ohio do. They believe in Legion baseball and baseball has brought good publicity to our post.”

Because of Post 283’s financial support, the team plays other travel squads and competes in a number of elite tournaments.

“We’re in a special situation where our post supports us well financially,” Weber said. “Some posts just don’t have the money to send the team all over the state and the Midwest.”

PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES

While the bad economy can be blamed for many things, there is more to this issue.

There is a philosophical difference between Legion baseball and high school baseball coaches.

“The reason for the decline (in Legion baseball), in my opinion, is that there are too many baseball teams in central Ohio at this age,” Worthington Post 239 coach Jim Townsend said. “I think the talent is diluted and the result seems to be that Legion is not as competitive as it once was.

“I think the high school coaches chose the easy way out and turned posts into an extension of the spring season. They want their kids playing together and that has ruined Legion baseball in central Ohio. Outside of central Ohio, Legion remains very competitive.”

Post 239 went 2-2 in the state tournament last season. But Thomas Worthington coach Stephen Gussler, Worthington Kilbourne coach Jeff Boulware, Watterson coach Scott Manahan and Upper Arlington coach Matt Middleton then decided to form a travel team, Team Columbus.

“There are multiple reasons for choosing not to play Legion this year,” Middleton said. “It has become a form of high school-only ball and the play is so inconsistent. We would beat up on somebody one day and then get beaten up the next day. The level of play was so drastic and inconsistent that, in this sport, you can get bored with it rather quickly.

“In Columbus, it’s been about keeping the younger guys together from the same high school. In Upper Arlington, we kept the freshmen together and just played U-15 travel ball. But the older they

get, you want them competing and being successful playing with and against strong competition.”

With the high school season being short in Ohio, it is difficult to put the blame solely on high school coaches, Middleton said.

“It’s all about how much improvement you can make in the offseason,” he said. “Truthfully, the high school season is so short, and when you have two straight weeks of rainouts, you really accomplish very little. You really need to make your jump in improvement during the summer. “(The Team Columbus) schedule is such that we’re playing select teams and we’re playing the true Legion teams in these tournaments. That’s what we want.”

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS

what your post allows. In our case, we’re able to do both. We have played in those same tournaments with travel teams.”

Yahn also pointed out a schedule difference.

“In Legion, you’d play one league game every other night or something, but in these tournaments we play three to five games a weekend and less during the week,” Yahn said. “We can do more lifting for football, go to more camps and do other high school things during the week.”

OBLIGATIONS TO PLAYERS

Another big difference between most travel teams and Legion teams is the size of the roster.

“Travel teams generally use 11 or 12 players all summer,” Weber said. “At Post 283, we have great players competing every day for the chance to get into the lineup. Legion rosters can be deeper and more competitive because the players have to earn their way into the lineup. And that’s the way it will be for the kids who go on to play in college.”

That means a player who is slumping or not performing well can be substituted without consternation.

“At Post 283, the best players play,” Weber said. “It doesn’t matter how much money their parents pay or what their parents do for a living. I’m not saying all travel teams are like that, but it doesn’t matter here.”

In travel ball, there is more opportunity for coaches to be loyal to players and maybe even some favoritism when it comes to positions played based on how much money is invested by a player’s parents, or the money donated by a parent’s employer.

“Let’s face it. There are probably some real good players in central Ohio who don’t play travel ball because his parents can’t afford it,” Weber said.

For all their differences, Legion and travel baseball have one thing in common — trying to improve players.

Nuances and financial times may change, and that leaves the door open for Legion to eventually return to some of its better years in central Ohio.

The Licking County Athletics, who lost their Babe Ruth affiliation at the conclusion of last season, also chose not to return to Legion this season and are now a travel team.

“We went with a younger team with no 19-year-olds or college players this season,” coach Adam Arcuri said. “We think we have a lot of boys who plan to play in college and we wanted them to play against elite and select teams who also have older players. It’s a gauge as to where they are and where they need to be if they want to continue to play the game.”

Derek Yahn, a Heath senior who plays for the Athletics, said the team is enjoying the challenge.

“This allows us to travel out of town more often and we’re hanging out and becoming friends and I think that’s showing on the diamond,” Yahn said. “We’re a younger team competing against Legion teams with college players and in tournaments against older players, too. I think it will help prepare us for college baseball better. We played in a Columbus Cobras tournament against a pitcher from Xavier and a player from Ohio State.”

Weber, the Pickerington Post 283 coach, said many of the kids who choose travel ball believe they get to play on a bigger stage with more college scouts and recruiters in attendance.

“They want to go to showcases where they think they can be seen,” Weber said. “One way to do that is through travel baseball. bemerine@thisweeknews.com It’s all about what you want and www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Sports briefs Vikings’ Robinson commits to Dayton Northland High School senior boys basketball player Jalen Robinson has verbally committed to the University of Dayton, Vikings coach Sean Taylor said.

The 6-foot-8 post player averaged 12.9 points and 10 rebounds last season, helping the Vikings earn a Division I state runner-up finish.

Robinson verbally committed to West Virginia as a sophomore but de-committed in 2010 and reopened his recruiting.

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

Classes set for volleyball officials Classes are being offered to those interested in becoming a high school volleyball referee. The classes, with instructors Steve and Barb Strome, are scheduled for 6 to 9

p.m. Mondays and Thursdays from July 18 through Aug. 15 at Westerville North High School.

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The eighth Columbus Junior presented by the Memorial Tournament will be held Tuesday, July 12, through Thursday, July 14, at the Ohio State Golf Club Scarlet Course.

It is the third time that the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) event will be played on the Scarlet Course after stops in 2004 and 2009.

The Columbus Junior has been held at four venues, also including Dornoch Golf Club (2005-06), Tartan Fields (2008) and the County Club at Muirfield Village (2007, 2010).

Last year, Nicholas Grubnich of Crown Point, Ind., shot a 6under-par 210 and survived five playoff holes to win the boys division and Lindsey Weaver of Scottsdale, Ariz., posted an 11under 205 to cruise to a 12-stroke victory in the girls division. Neither player will be in the field this season.

There are 18 central Ohio players scheduled to take part in the 84-player field, which features top junior players (ages 12-18) from 16 states, Canada and Colombia.

Area players on the boys side are Garrett Brickley (Pickerington), Alex Carpenter (Westerville), Thomas Dunne (Dublin), Joo-Young Lee (Hilliard), Matthew Moosavian (Westerville), Mert Selamet (Dublin), David Shepherd (Dublin), Blake Stewart (Dublin), Drew Thompson (Pickerington) and Nate Yankovich (Blacklick).

Dunne (Dublin Coffman), Carpenter (St. Charles), Lee (Hilliard Darby), Thompson

Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Dublin Scioto — Girls lacrosse. Contact athletics director Kip Witchey at (614) 717-2468.

Hilliard Davidson — Softball pitching coach, assistant junior varsity softball. Send letter of interest and résumé to head coach Angelo Forte at angelo_forte@hboe.org.

Olentangy Liberty — Assistant girls basket-

ball, 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.

Westerville South — Assistant girls cross country. Contact athletics director Scott Dorne at dornes@wcsoh.org.

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Challenging field draws top-flight competitors

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At a glance

The Bernard Master/Wickertree Tennis Classic, one of the area’s oldest doubles tournaments, offers close to $6,000 in prize money.

But according to Wickertree Tennis Club manager Joe Foley, the cash incentives aren’t what drive the competition in the tournament, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 910, at the club, 5760 Maple Canyon Ave. “You’re not going to able to buy a new car (with the prize money), but the tournament is one of the most prestigious tournaments around,� Foley said. “Players know they’re going to have to get through a quality field of opponents just to win it. There’s not going to be an easy draw for anyone.�

Since its inception in 1978, the Bernard Master doubles tournament not only has drawn some of the best players in central Ohio but representatives from 15 to 20 countries in addition to former state champions, NCAA AllAmericans, Davis Cup players and Olympians. “We’re always impressed with the level of talent that comes out every year,� said Ravi Thenappan, who co-owns the Wickertree Tennis Club with Brandon Bertsch. “We have a lot of different level people play in this tournament.�

Based on the number of entrants, the tournament has been

The Bernard Master/Wickertree Tennis Classic doubles tournament •When: July 9-10 •Where: Wickertree Tennis Club, 5760 Maple Canyon Ave. •Divisions: Men’s open, men’s 35and-over, men’s 45-and-over, men’s 55-and-over and women’s open •Prize money: Men’s open — winners $800 each, finalists — $400 each, semifinalists — $200 each; Women’s open — winners $400 each, finalists — $200 each; Men’s 35 and 45 winners — $200 each, finalists — $100 each; Men’s 55 winners — $100 each, finalists — $25 each

ates Ross Wilson and Matthew Allare defeated Ohio State graduate Shuhei Uzawa and Steven Williams, who will be a senior for the Buckeyes this fall, 7-5, 6-2 to win the men’s open title.

Ohio State’s Kara Cecil, who will be a junior this fall, and graduate Christina Keesey defeated Niki Flower and Christiana Raymond 6-2, 7-5 and lost to Miami University’s Stephanie Danesis and Megan Martzolf 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 but won the women’s open on a tiebreaker.

James Kaser and Jerome Moenter defeated Sydney Bwalya and Paul Smith 6-4, 61 to win the men’s 35-and-over tournament, while Darrin Heinz and Bill Schneider defeated Peter Mudre and Andrew Sinclair 6-4, 6-2 to capture the men’s 45-and-over bracket.

There was no 55-and-over bracket last season.

That it is a doubles-only tournament intrigues some of the entrants. “Most of the guys in the tournament usually play singles, so it’s always different for them to play doubles,� Foley said. “It’s a different type of game.

Someone told me once (that) ‘singles is chess, doubles is war.’ In singles, there’s a lot of strategy and moving your opponent around to open up shots.

Doubles is high-speed, quick reaction tennis.�

organized into five divisions: open, 35-and-over, 45-and-over and 55-and-over divisions for men and an open division for women.

In the men’s open division, members of the winning doubles team receive $800 apiece while the runners-up receive $400 each and the semifinalists earn $200 apiece. In the women’s open division, the champions receive $400 each and the runners-up make $200 each.

In the 35 and 45 age groups, the champions earn $200 and the runners-up take home $100.

In the 55 age group, the champions receive $100 while the runners-up make $25.

High school and college players aren’t eligible for prize money, but college players can receive reimbursement for their expenses. pbatterson@thisweeknews.com Last year, Ohio State gradu- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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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 state-ranked 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.

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 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 alltime 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 seventhplace finish.

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dividual 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 touchdowns on 19 carries. He had six firsthalf touchdowns and added scoring runs of 57 and 71 yards in the second half.

LaToya Turner, Pickerington girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — The 6-foot4 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 46-30 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.

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ThisWeek staff members: •The Ohio Premier Eagles U-13 girls team lost to Eclipse Select 3-0 in a semifinal on June 28. “We are probably the best two teams in our region, so it’s a shame we had to meet in the semifinals,â€? King said. “The score wasn’t indicative of how close the game was because we gave up a couple of soft goals by our standards.

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Charity basketball event scheduled Former NBA player Leon Rodgers, an Eastmoor Academy graduate, has organized the fifth annual Battle for Peace Classic at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at Columbus East High School.

In addition to an All-Star game featuring NBA and former college players with ties to Columbus, the event will include a community march, a battle of the bands contest, a step show and a 3-on-3 outdoor youth tournament. Proceeds will benefit Rodgers Neighborhood Basketball, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by Rodgers to mentor at-risk youth.

Those scheduled to participate in the All-Star game include former Ohio State players Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies), Jon Diebler, Ron Lewis, David Lighty, Scoonie Penn and Evan

Turner (Philadelphia 76ers). play.

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G. Michael’s Bistro serve seafood treasures Summer officially just started, but I’m already worried you’re going to blow it.

How? Well, by missing out on great-here today, gone-tomorrow delicacies.

That would be a shame, because eating fleetingly available seasonal treasures — and I’m not even talking about vegetables — not only thrills your taste buds, but it fills you with a seize-the-day pleasure that makes life richer.

You want that, right? If not, stop reading. If yes, get yourself to G. Michael’s for a plate of rare and incredible seafood.

With its warm-weather menu in place, G. Michael’s has lightened up a bit. I’ll eventually get to some wonderful items on that list (and how to get them at a discount), but first I want to point you to the recurring summertime specials that have gotten me so “Don’t miss it!” excited: sublime and difficult-to-find white-fleshed salmon plus some of the best soft-shell crabs around.

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by G.A. Benton son, and I love those crazy-looking things.

Unfortunately, they too often arrive uncrispy, cooked to mush and so puny there’s not much to sink your teeth into. Not here.

G. Michael’s soft shells — which get a pleasingly ungreasy and delightfully crackly cornmeal jacketing — are generally thicker, providing pockets of sweet lovely meat. Lately I’ve had them in appetizer form ($12) detailed New Orleans style, with racy red rice and a rich remoulade sauce, and Asian-inflected, with a stir-fry-like slaw. Both were terrific.

We’re also currently enjoying the shortlived wild Alaskan salmon season. If you’ve only had commonplace farmed Atlantic salmon, I urge you to seek out their more elegant Pacific cousin. I recently hit the lottery at G. Mike’s by scor-

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Sweet Yellow Corn Johnnycakes appetizer at G. Michael’s.

ing infrequently encountered Alaskan King Salmon with pale, whitesh meat.

Called ivory salmon, it was simply and beautifully grilled. This delicate, succulent fish — likely the mildest salmon

you’re liable to eat — came partnered with stuffing-like cremini mushroom fritters, a vivid tomato and herb ratatouille, and a couple (possibly food-chain-riffing) shrimp. Order this stunner immediately if you spot it as a special.

If pristine and rarely seen seafood isn’t your thing, try the lean and mean Marinated American Bison Flatiron Steak ($28). The tender, beefy meat had a sexy char on it and except for a couple of gristly bites, was a delight. It arrived with a fruity, Worcestershire-perked sauce plus irresistibly crisp and oniony smoked goudaenhanced hash browns.

If entrees don’t beckon, G. Michael’s excellent (and not-so-small) small plates have big flavors and can be had for just $6 until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (two are plenty for dinner). Of course the awesome Shrimp and Grits is on the greatest hits list, but here are some favorites: • Seared Jumbo Scallops: This place is also famous for its great scallops, and

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this dynamic duo — crested with intense pickled rhubarb and plated with a warm apple and fennel salad — only enhances that reputation.

• Pressed Veal Sweetbreads: Wow. Imagine creamy and complex grilled sausage patties and cheesy hash browns (plus a colorful corn relish and smoky tomato sauce) for dinner.

• Sweet Yellow Corn Johnnycakes: Another play on breakfast-for-dinner, these were fluffy and savory pancakes layered with game-changing Pernodsauced spinach, mild crawfish tails, peppers and an onion sauce.

• Grilled Housemade Bratwurst Patty: Happiness on a beautiful breakfast-style biscuit with killer kraut and mustard.

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

By Chris Parker/ThisWeek

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

A new era in the history of Spain Restaurant begins in Lewis Center.

After 14 years in the Northland area, the restaurant has relocated to 76 Powell Road, in the former Beeb’s Deli location.

Owner Andres Casal said he closed the Northland site in late May to concentrate on his new store, set to open later this month.

“The space is comfortable,” he said. “It’s nice — not too big, not too small.”

He has spent the last several months renovating the interior, building a bar and installing a new floor and seating. The 3,600-square-foot building seats 120, with another 40 on the patio.

The menu offers many traditional Spanish dishes, such as paella, gazpacho and cabrito, or goat, which is marinated for four days before being slow-cooked. The bill of fare is heavy on seafood dishes, with beef and poultry dishes represented as well. There’s even duck a l’orange, using Casal’s own special recipe.

Most dinner entrees are in the $17 to $20 range. In addition to a set lunch menu, 10 specials will be featured for the afternoon crowd, Casal said. No lunch item will top $10, he said.

All desserts — including flan, cheesecake and tres leches cake — are made from scratch.

Spain also will carry a full liquor license but will not offer tapas, a style of small plates often misinterpreted in American restaurants.

“Maybe in the future I’ll open a tapas bar — a real tapas bar — downtown,” he said.

As with the previous location, the latest Spain will have white tablecloths and linen napkins

for a sophisticated look but a casual ambience.

The restaurant got its start in 1994 on the West Side.

Casal, who began cooking professionally in restaurants in New Jersey, was hired at the original location shortly after it opened. He bought his way into the ownership over the years.

Casal will reopen Spain nightclub in the former storefront at 888 W. Dublin-Granville Road in the Best Western Hotel in the next week or so, he said. It will be open Friday and Saturday.

Yet, the neighborhood couldn’t seem to get back on the upswing, so Casal decided to move to an area that’s closer to his customer base.

With few upscale dining options in the immediate area, the restaurant is perfectly situated between Polaris and nearby Powell, he said.

“It’s good for me,” he said. “Competition is good but sometimes it’s good to not have too much competition.”

Misperceptions still persist about Spanish cooking, which tends to be lumped in with any cuisine south of the American border, Casal said.

He said his style of cuisine is largely uncomplicated, allowing for clean, natural flavors.

“I think the best food is the simplest,” he said.

Spain will be open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner hours daily. For more information, call (740) 548-6900.

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G. Michael’s Bistro serves seafood treasures Summer officially just started, but I’m already worried you’re going to blow it.

How? Well, by missing out on great-here today, gone-tomorrow delicacies.

That would be a shame, because eating fleetingly available seasonal treasures — and I’m not even talking about vegetables — not only thrills your taste buds, but it fills you with a seize-the-day pleasure that makes life richer.

You want that, right? If not, stop reading. If yes, get yourself to G. Michael’s for a plate of rare and incredible seafood.

With its warm-weather menu in place, G. Michael’s has lightened up a bit. I’ll eventually get to some wonderful items on that list (and how to get them at a discount), but first I want to point you to the recurring summertime specials that have gotten me so “Don’t miss it!” excited: sublime and difficult-to-find white-fleshed salmon plus some of the best soft-shell crabs around.

Summer is prime soft-shell crab sea-

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Unfortunately, they too often arrive uncrispy, cooked to mush and so puny there’s not much to sink your teeth into. Not here.

G. Michael’s soft shells — which get a pleasingly ungreasy and delightfully crackly cornmeal jacketing — are generally thicker, providing pockets of sweet lovely meat. Lately I’ve had them in appetizer form ($12) detailed New Orleans style, with racy red rice and a rich remoulade sauce, and Asian-inflected, with a stir-fry-like slaw. Both were terrific.

We’re also currently enjoying the shortlived wild Alaskan salmon season. If you’ve only had commonplace farmed Atlantic salmon, I urge you to seek out their more elegant Pacific cousin. I recently hit the lottery at G. Mike’s by scor-

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Sweet Yellow Corn Johnnycakes appetizer at G. Michael’s.

ing infrequently encountered Alaskan King Salmon with pale, whitesh meat.

Called ivory salmon, it was simply and beautifully grilled. This delicate, succulent fish — likely the mildest salmon

you’re liable to eat — came partnered with stuffing-like cremini mushroom fritters, a vivid tomato and herb ratatouille, and a couple (possibly food-chain-riffing) shrimp. Order this stunner immediately if you spot it as a special.

If pristine and rarely seen seafood isn’t your thing, try the lean and mean Marinated American Bison Flatiron Steak ($28). The tender, beefy meat had a sexy char on it and except for a couple of gristly bites, was a delight. It arrived with a fruity, Worcestershire-perked sauce plus irresistibly crisp and oniony smoked goudaenhanced hash browns.

If entrees don’t beckon, G. Michael’s excellent (and not-so-small) small plates have big flavors and can be had for just $6 until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (two are plenty for dinner). Of course the awesome Shrimp and Grits is on the greatest hits list, but here are some favorites: • Seared Jumbo Scallops: This place is also famous for its great scallops, and

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this dynamic duo — crested with intense pickled rhubarb and plated with a warm apple and fennel salad — only enhances that reputation.

• Pressed Veal Sweetbreads: Wow. Imagine creamy and complex grilled sausage patties and cheesy hash browns (plus a colorful corn relish and smoky tomato sauce) for dinner.

• Sweet Yellow Corn Johnnycakes: Another play on breakfast-for-dinner, these were fluffy and savory pancakes layered with game-changing Pernodsauced spinach, mild crawfish tails, peppers and an onion sauce.

• Grilled Housemade Bratwurst Patty: Happiness on a beautiful breakfast-style biscuit with killer kraut and mustard.

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

By Chris Parker/ThisWeek

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

A new era in the history of Spain Restaurant begins in Lewis Center.

After 14 years in the Northland area, the restaurant has relocated to 76 Powell Road, in the former Beeb’s Deli location.

Owner Andres Casal said he closed the Northland site in late May to concentrate on his new store, set to open later this month.

“The space is comfortable,” he said. “It’s nice — not too big, not too small.”

He has spent the last several months renovating the interior, building a bar and installing a new floor and seating. The 3,600-square-foot building seats 120, with another 40 on the patio.

The menu offers many traditional Spanish dishes, such as paella, gazpacho and cabrito, or goat, which is marinated for four days before being slow-cooked. The bill of fare is heavy on seafood dishes, with beef and poultry dishes represented as well. There’s even duck a l’orange, using Casal’s own special recipe.

Most dinner entrees are in the $17 to $20 range. In addition to a set lunch menu, 10 specials will be featured for the afternoon crowd, Casal said. No lunch item will top $10, he said.

All desserts — including flan, cheesecake and tres leches cake — are made from scratch.

Spain also will carry a full liquor license but will not offer tapas, a style of small plates often misinterpreted in American restaurants.

“Maybe in the future I’ll open a tapas bar — a real tapas bar — downtown,” he said.

As with the previous location, the latest Spain will have white tablecloths and linen napkins

for a sophisticated look but a casual ambience.

The restaurant got its start in 1994 on the West Side.

Casal, who began cooking professionally in restaurants in New Jersey, was hired at the original location shortly after it opened. He bought his way into the ownership over the years.

Casal will reopen Spain nightclub in the former storefront at 888 W. Dublin-Granville Road in the Best Western Hotel in the next week or so, he said. It will be open Friday and Saturday.

Yet, the neighborhood couldn’t seem to get back on the upswing, so Casal decided to move to an area that’s closer to his customer base.

With few upscale dining options in the immediate area, the restaurant is perfectly situated between Polaris and nearby Powell, he said.

“It’s good for me,” he said. “Competition is good but sometimes it’s good to not have too much competition.”

Misperceptions still persist about Spanish cooking, which tends to be lumped in with any cuisine south of the American border, Casal said.

He said his style of cuisine is largely uncomplicated, allowing for clean, natural flavors.

“I think the best food is the simplest,” he said.

Spain will be open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner hours daily. For more information, call (740) 548-6900.

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