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June 30, 2011
Starburst champions MOSSL champions The CFA U9 White boys soccer team, the All-Stars, went undefeated this spring in winning its MOSSL division and the MOSSL Tournament on May 21-22. Team members are (first row, from left) Ty Boggs, Brady Weems, Jonathan Bates, Ian Gabriel; (second row, from left) Casey Finegold, Eric Thaler, Austin Gibson, coach Tim Mathias, Abel Andebrhan and Cameron Williams.
The Crew Juniors U-13 girls team won the Gold Division of the Starburst Soccer Spectacular, going 4-0 and outscoring opponents 23-0. Team members are (first row, from left) Kiana Khorrami, Aisha Suhaiba, Marissa Weiner, Samantha Damante, Margaret Link, Jessica Marielli, Stephanie Burzynski; (second row, from left) Madelyn Snyder, Kelsey Thompson, Maddie Hamilton, Jessica Schweickart, Carlee Murry, Kim Orndoff, Rachel Kronk, Erin Wesolowski and coach Travis Morrow.
Junior Cup champs College commitments Pickerington High School North graduates Lindsay White (left) and Morgan Grodesky have signed letters of intent to compete in college athletics. White will run track at Ohio Dominican and Grodesky will swim at Florida Atlantic. Attending the signing ceremony were White’s parents, Dwayne and Linda, North athletics director Mark Aprile and Grodesky’s parents, Martha and Brian.
The Phoenix Crew Juniors U10 Boys Black soccer team won the U10 Boys First Division in the Junior Cup tournament held May 7-8 in New Albany. Team members are (from left) Trevor Binau, Trevor Mrochek, Evan Shook, DeWayne Carter, coach Steve Kreiner, Dylan Gary, Karson Stanley and Murphy Weller. Not pictured: Aaron Meyer and Tyler Sullivan.
PASA champions The U12 PASA girls team won its division of the PASA tournament. Team members are (first row, from left) Emily Tackett, Madysen Emmenegger-Zak, Grace Luther, Emmy Lang, McKenna Jaeger; (second row, from left) coach Jeryl Smallwood, Abby Grube, Megan Phillips, Mia Smallwood, Ava Sclafani, Crissy Nelson, Katie Lang and coach Allen Luther.
WRESTLING Continued from page B1 a couple bigger kids coming out for the team next year and it won’t hurt us as bad as it could have in the past. We just have to have our wrestlers wrestle the best they can. The other schools are in the same position we are.” Marysville coach Shawn Andrews said his program will adapt to the new guidelines, and he believes the changes actually might help his team next season. Andrews said he expects the lower weights to be a strength of his program. “Looking at it selfishly for a year or two, it helps Marysville specifically because it’s where we have more guys than less guys, but in the broad scope of wrestling, it seems a little odd that they took away a weight class from some of the weight classes that are most
competitive and then added some at the top,”Andrews said. “It helps some kids from football or some kids who are concerned about losing too much weight between 171 and 189.” According to the NFHS, the last major change in weight classes occurred in 1988, when the lowest class was increased from 98 to 103. The only other changes since then were in 2002, when the number of classes went from 13 to 14 and the 215-pound weight class became mandatory, and in 2006, when the 275-pound class was increased to 285. The NFHS also adopted a rule change involving the figure four hold around the head, which now is illegal. Previously, the figure four was illegal around the body or both legs. “I like the new rule, it will work out,” Grant said. “The figure four
is unfair. It’s a pretty big advantage to have that locked up like that. I don’t like the figure four. ... Two legs against the neck is usually not a good idea.” In another change, the boundary line now is considered inbounds. Previously, a wrestler was out of bounds if he or she was touching any part of the line, which is two inches wide. “I like expanding the mat a little bit and having the line inbounds instead of out of bounds,” coach DiSabato said. “I’m just curious how it’s going to be called because of the size of the gyms. The mats are closer together, but you award the aggressor as much as you can and that tends to help out if the line is inbounds rather than out of bounds.” fdirenna@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
Tournament champions The Columbus Sharks won the Wellington Memorial Baseball Tournament. Team members are (first row, from left) Shane Bell, Conner Ayers, Vince Kerr, Kalob Salinas, Ryan Keel; (second row, from left) coach Todd Herd, Michael Flynn, Seth Paszke, Derrick Herd, Joshua Shapiro, coach Nathan Bell, Nate Kriss, Evan Young, Cameron Macioce and head coach Mick Shapiro.
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Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: New Albany — Boys lacrosse. Send letter of interest and résumé by Friday, July 1, to Kevin Reed, athletics director, New Albany High School, 7600 Fodor Road, New Albany 43054, or email kreed@napls.us.
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.
Worthington Kilbourne — Girls tennis. Send résumé to Jeff Todd, athletics director, Worthington Kilbourne High School, 1499 Hard Road, Worthington 43235, or email jtodd@worthington.k12.oh.us. •To add to this list, contact ThisWeek at (740) 888-6069.
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