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July 31, 2011

Trustees put JEDZ on Nov. 8 ballot

By CARLA SMITH ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Prairie Township trustees voted unanimously July 27 in favor on legislation that will allow the township to place a JEDZ (Joint Economic Development District) on the Nov. 8 ballot.

The measure was voted on at the board of trustees’ regular meeting; a public hearing on the issue took place before the meeting. While trustees entertained questions from two residents who attended the public hearing, there

24th annual festival to offer up Irish fun

were no business representatives in attendance to speak for or against the proposed JEDZ. The JEDZ is a way for the township to collect a 2 percent tax from identified businesses along the West Broad Street corridor. It will also enable the township to redirect tax dollars back to the township from those employees who work in the West Broad Street corridor but don’t live in the township.

Because Ohio law prohibits townships from collecting income tax, Prairie Township is partnering with

the village of Obetz, which will serve as the entity to collect the income tax.

Once collected, Obetz will be able to keep 20 percent while the township will retain 80 percent of the revenue.

“On Monday evening (July 25), Obetz had a public meeting and approved the agreement,” township administrator Tracy Hatmaker reported.

“This is an opportunity to make improvements that only a municipality can develop. This corridor has a lot of potential with just a little investment.

The JEDZ is important in that way.”

If Prairie Township residents vote to approve the JEDZ, the township can expect to collect between $1.5 million and $2 million in new revenue.

Passage of the measure would be needed, trustees have said, to offset the possibility of steep cuts that include the elimination of the senior center; a decrease in the Franklin County Sheriff’s contract by 20 percent; cutting the road maintenance program in half; cutting the zoning department See PRAIRIE TWP., page A2

A closer look The JEDZ is a way for the township to collect a 2 percent tax from identified businesses along the West Broad Street corridor. It will also enable the township to redirect tax dollars back to the township from those employees who work in the West Broad Street corridor but don’t live in the township.

SWCS plans meritbased pay

SUMMER SIZZLE

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

By JENNIFER NOBLIT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The 24th annual Dublin Irish Festival at Coffman Park next weekend will feature a full slate of music, cultural activities, sports, food and dancing with a Celtic twist.

The festival runs Aug. 5-7 in Coffman Park, which is transformed into more than 29 acres of Irish entertainment and activities.

The event will include 65 acts on seven different stages with both singers and dancers.

“Returning favorites in the entertainment lineup are Gaelic Storm,” events administrator Mary Jo DiSalvo said. “This is their eighth time. They were the group that played in ‘Titanic.’ We’ve also got a returning favorite, the Step Crew. They’re a touring dance act. They have fancy footwork and fantastic fiddling.”

New to the lineup this year are Goitse and the Elders.

A new element at the Irish rock stage will let visitors get closer to the bands.

“We have a stage-side screen on the side of the Killian’s Irish rock stage. People can see the screen from a greater distance,” DiSalvo said. “We’re doing that this year because it brings the entertainers closer to the audience.

People can see up close and personal.”

While Irish dancing will be featured on stage, the Columbus Feis will be held across Coffman Road at Coffman High School.

A winners parade will be held at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 6 on the Irish Thunder Stage.

Festival visitors also can learn a little bit about Irish dance.

“Throughout the weekend, if people are interested, they can go to the Ceili dance tent to learn the steps for themselves,” DiSalvo said.

The festival also will feature children’s activities in the Wee Folks area.

“The Wendy’s Wee Folk area is extremely popular year in and year out,” DiSalvo said.

Children could do crafts, play on bounce games provided by SuperGames or check out some See 24TH ANNUAL, page A2

By Eric George/ThisWeek

Brayden Davis, 3, plays with a hula hoop with his grandmother, Barb Rogers, while Soul Kitchen performs during the Summer Sizzle concert series July 22 at Grove City’s Town Center Plaza. Concerts are held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. held every Friday and Saturday through Aug. 20.

Planning has started for meritbased pay for South-Western City School administrators.

Performance-based merit pay raises were part of the contract approved June 10 for administrators. Beginning with the 201213 school year, new administrative employees, and any current administrators who opt to do so, will take part in a merit-based compensation structure.

Superintendent Bill Wise said the district started to study the idea of performance compensation when there appeared to be a trend at the federal and state level.

“We’ve been in the process of looking at performance compensation for actually about two years,” he said.

Compensation would be awarded using a goals-based system with measurable objectives, Wise said. Student performance would be a significant component. The district has about 20,000 students.

Administrative employees, the South-Western Administrative Association (SWAA) leadership, the district treasurer, the deputy superintendent, the head of personnel, and probably a board member will be involved primarily in development.

The district won’t hire any outside consultant, so no outright additional expenditure will occur, Wise said.

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Officials: New greenhouse will save conservatory time, money

By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Franklin Park Conservatory’s support greenhouse, the crowning piece of a threeproject capital campaign, opened over the weekend.

Officials say the 9,300-square-foot facility will provide much-needed efficiency for the conservatory, which formerly had to move plants off-site throughout the year, costing staff time and money for rental space.

The greenhouse will become the botanical warehouse and growing facility for plants used in several conservatory exhibitions and displays, such as bonsai plants, orchids, poinsettias for the Christmas season and plants that provide fruit nectar for the Blooms & Butterflies exhibit held from March through

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Located between the picnic shelter and the community gardens, the $1.3-million greenhouse has several “green” features: permeable pavers, a retractable roof that allows for natural ventilation and rain barrels that will catch runoff precipitation. A blackout room will use insulating curtains to artificially shorten the day to simulate the light and dark schedules of specific varieties of plants. Moveable plant tables will be more flexible, freeing up more space.

The building, however, is not open to the general public.

Bruce Harkey, executive director of the conservatory, sees a lot of potential with the addition of the greenhouse.

This room, part of the new greenhouse at the Franklin Park Conservatory, uses insulating curtains to artificially shorten the day to simulate

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24th annual festival to offer up Irish fun Continued from page A1 entertainment, events manager Alison LeRoy said.

“We have a variety to hit different age groups,” LeRoy said. “For the youngest age group, we have a little area of free games for toddlers in the east Coffman shelter house. We do wristbands for the Pot o’ Gold play land, where SuperGames is. That’s $10 for a wristband.

Last year, we let kids pan for different jewels in the river. It was popular last year.”

Children also could create hats and crowns or shamrock bracelets and sunglasses in the craft area.

On stage, Pirate MacGregor, who tells tales of Irish pirates, and Candace MazurDarman are popular acts, LeRoy said.

“Candace gets kids involved on stage, and they help create the story,” she said.

Elsewhere on the grounds are chances to shop, taste some Irish fare and drink.

Cultural experiences also are available at Brian Boru’s Ireland, showing what the Emerald Isle was like 1,000 years ago. Festival-goers could check out tents that teach about an Irish wake, genealogy and tools used to make linen and wool.

Irish sports events will be held in the greenfields area and will include the Highland Heavy Weight games Aug. 6.

Aug. 7 will include Sunday morning

New Irish fest feature is mead tasting, education

By JENNIFER NOBLIT ThisWeek Community Newspapers

An opportunity to test and learn about honey wine will be included in the lineup of beer and whiskey tastings at this year’s Dublin Irish Festival.

Mead was sold at last year’s festival, but this year, an inaugural mead tasting will be offered at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 7 as part of the annual Dublin Irish Festival in Coffman Park.

The whiskey and beer tastings at the festival often sell out, so after several requests, festival organizers decided to try a tasting for honey wine.

“We get requests. People say, ‘Why do you have other beverages that are Irish, but not mead?’ So we decided to try it,” events administrator Mary Jo Di Salvo said.

Trish Lackey, events manager, said the mead tasting would follow a similar layout of the whiskey and beer tastings and could accommodate 100 patrons.

The Oliver Winery of Bloomington, Ind., will provide the mead. Mead is one of the first products made at Oliver Winery, said Jeff Milburn, a Dublin resiservices, including Irish Mass, traditional Mass, an interdenominational service and Druid service.

In lieu of tickets, guests may enter the festival for free until 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, if they bring a nonperishable food item for the Dublin Food Pantry.

dent who works for the winery.

“It was started by Professor (William) Oliver. He was a professor at Indiana University who decided to make some mead,” Milburn said.

Although the origin of mead, or honey wine, is “fairly unknown,” Milburn said, some think it first was made by the Irish.

“No one can claim its origins, but many think it was created by Irish monks,” he said. “And it was accepted by every type. … It was something enjoyed by everyone, from peasants to high kings.”

The wine made from honey also has ties to “honeymoon,” which, Milburn said, is an Irish word.

Though the etymology of “honeymoon” comes with different theories, Milburn attributes the word to an Irish rite.

“Honeymoon comes from Irish culture. When newlyweds would drink mead for the full cycle of the moon,” he said, noting that mead often would be given to newlyweds as a present. “In today’s society, individuals are still participating in that tradition, and they don’t realize that’s where it came from.

Honeymoon is the gift of mead.”

DiSalvo said last year’s collection netted more than 10,000 pounds of food for the local food pantry.

Aug. 7 also will include the annual Irish contests of reddest hair, most freckles and greenest eyes at 3 p.m. For the first time, a “best legs in a kilt” contest

The mead tasting will offer information on the history of mead, how it’s made and some tastes.

Milburn said the tasting would include Camelot mead, as well as mead infused with black cherry and mango.

“We take the original Camelot mead and infuse it with fresh, natural flavors,” he said. “We’re also featuring our spritzers, made by adding a little ginger ale. It’s a great summer cocktail.”

Milburn said he’s a longtime attendee of the Dublin Irish Festival and the mead tasting should be a perfect addition.

“I believe it’s a great opportunity for guests to experience something new that dates back centuries,” he said. “It’s now a widely accepted and highly produced product. It’s one of the most homemade wines produced.”

The mead tasting is slated for 11:30 a.m. Aug. 7 in the Bushmills darts and whiskey snug. DiSalvo said attendees should register early, adding that she expects it to sell out.

For more information on the Dublin Irish Festival and other activities, visit dublinirishfestival.org.

will be held at 6 p.m.

Redheads also will be aplenty Aug. 7 as a redhead social-networking group takes a group picture at the festival.

Tickets to the Dublin Irish Festival are $10 at the gate for adults. Admission for children ages 12 and younger

is free. Discounted tickets are available online until Aug. 4 at dublinirishfestival.org.

The Dublin Irish Festival will run from 4 p.m. to midnight Aug. 5, 11 a.m. to midnight Aug. 6 and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Aug. 7.

South-Western City Schools planning merit-based pay Continued from page A1 Wise said he hasn’t heard any concerns about the plan at this point. Administrative employees “have been very cooperative and very understanding” as the district works through the process, he said.

The district has about 90 SWAA members.

Given natural turnover, Wise estimated the vast majority of administrative employees would participate in performance compensation in five to seven years, if not sooner. Ultimately, he hopes to create a system that people

would want to opt into. He also hopes to apply the system to other types of staff, if it works well enough.

“Our hope is that this will make us more results-oriented,” he said.

District treasurer Hugh Garside said the group has looked at existing models in other states.

Some models were confusing, and some districts deviated from the models they created or got rid of them altogether, he said.

“We didn’t want to establish something that we weren’t going to be able to hold onto for the long haul,” Garside said.

The district also is looking at what other districts are doing in the Race to the Top Program, which has a performance-based process. SWCS is not a part of Race to the Top. The Ohio Department of Education’s website describes Race to the Top as “a competitive grant program designed to encourage and reward states that are creating the conditions for education innovation and reform.”

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) allocated $4.35-billion for the program.

The state is studying a model

Officials: New greenhouse will save conservatory time, money Continued from page A1 “Having new facilities creates new opportunities at the conservatory,” he said.

Conservatory officials also realize the possible need for additional greenhouse space.

“I think it meets our needs right now but in a few years, we’ll need more,” said Garry Clarke, director of planning.

The greenhouse opening marks the completion of the $23-million capital program at the conservatory, which included two 5,000-squarefoot additions to the John F. Wolfe Palm House and the community-gardening campus. The campaign and the projects were part of the first phase of a master plan to upgrade the conservatory.

To celebrate, conservatory officials have planned a community gala. The gala will begin on the Grand Mallway at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, a symbolic date for the conservatory because it marks the dedication of the first project — the Palm House additions — on Aug. 8, 2008.

Highlights of the celebration include a picnic, in which participants are encouraged to bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages, children’s activities and the release of monarch butterflies. The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will perform at 8:30 p.m. At dusk,

A closer look The greenhouse opening marks the completion of the $23-million capital program at the conservatory, which included two 5,000-square-foot additions to the John F. Wolfe Palm House and the community-gardening campus.

The campaign and the projects were part of the first phase of a master plan to upgrade the conservatory. To celebrate, conservatory officials have planned a community gala. The gala will begin on the Grand Mallway at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8.

James Turrell’s light installation, featuring thousands of LED lights and computer technology, will illuminate the Palm House. Food and beverages will be available for purchase throughout the evening.

The conservatory planned a total of three capital campaigns to fund the three-phase master plan.

The second campaign is now in the planning stages. gseman@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Prairie Twp. trustees put JEDZ issue on Nov. 8 ballot Continued from page A1 by $50,000; and cutting administrative costs by $17,000.

“This board has always been fiscally responsible and we believe in not spending more than we bring in,” trustee Steve Kennedy said. “I believe township residents have a better qual-

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ity of life than our city neighbors.”

If the JEDZ issue is approved, it will not mean a new tax on Prairie Township residents, Kennedy said. The only residents it will affect are those residents who work in the West Broad

Street corridor.

Kennedy estimates that is less than 200 residents would be affected. More than 18,000 people reside in the township, he said. csmithwestside@aol.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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for merit-based pay, Garside said.

Senate Bill 5, which included provisions for mandatory meritbased pay, is headed for a statewide referendum.

Garside said the district is delaying decisions until the state has a model. He said he didn’t know when that will happen.

The district’s development group has looked at the performance index for the district and its individual schools. The measures could take into account different types of learning pop-

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ulations within each individual building, such as students who speak English as a second language and those taking special education. Administrators tied to other types of service, such as transportation or food service, would have other types of indicators.

Some teachers might not get raises in the performance-based system, Garside said. He said it

is too soon to predict if the change would save district money.

Bob Rains, district personnel director and SWAA president until Aug. 1, said he doesn’t yet have an opinion on the performance-based system. The association didn’t fight the system, and they want what’s best for students, he said.

“I have not heard anybody voice any complaints,” he said.

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Grove City hosts sister-city visitors from Germany 62, visited at their own expense, said St. John’s pastor Don Allman.

The visitors stayed with church families and were taken to Niagara Falls, Washington, D.C., the Ohio Statehouse, and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. “The beauty and the grandeur of the Niagara Falls really impressed them,” Allman said. Members of both churches participated at a worship service at St. John’s and a dinner afterward on July 17.

Twenty years ago, both churches first visited each other, and vis-

By SARAH SOLE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Two communities separated by an ocean and perhaps a sizeable sea of political history got a chance to share cultures this month in Grove City.

As part of a 20-year relationship, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at 3220 Columbus St. hosted members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lübtheen, Germany, from July 10-22.

The church members, ages 9 to

A closer look The visitors stayed with church families from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and were taken to Niagara Falls, Washington, D.C., the Ohio Statehouse, and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

its with smaller groups have taken place more recently.

Allman visited Lübtheen in 2006. It is a small community of about 5,000 people, a part of eastern Germany that was previously

under Communist rule, Allman said. “They have a strong sense of faith,” he said.

Allman said said some of Lübtheen’s streets have cobblestones. One could walk anywhere

in town, and most did.

People would buy fresh baked goods daily. People’s homes were comparable to those here, only smaller, Allman said. Sometimes multiple generations shared one home.

Allman said the church members make trips to see each other about every five or six years. This most recent group was probably the largest group since the original trips 20 years ago. Allman said he plans to organize a trip to Lübtheen next year or the fol-

lowing year.

Grove City Mayor Richard “Ike” Stage said the city has also had a relationship with Lübtheen for two decades.

The city hosted a breakfast in honor of the guests to recognize the “sister” city relationship on July 15 at City Hall. Stage and other staff members attended.

“It was refreshing to see them enjoying freedom,” Stage said.

The mayor and the residents of Lübtheen will become honorary citizens of Grove City, Stage said.

Community briefs Alkire Bridge work to start this week Franklin County Engineer Dean C. Ringle, in association with Metro Parks, has announced that the widening of the Alkire Road Bridge, spanning the Big and Little Darby Creeks just west of Gardner Road, will soon be under way and will wind up in early December.

“The south side of the structure will be widened to accommodate a Metro Parks bike/pedestrian trail,” Ringle said.

“Since there are no sidewalks or bike lanes currently on the bridge, we will extend the deck and superstructure and build new safety railing.”

Travel across the bridge will be maintained during most of the project, but there will be times when some phases

of the construction will require closures.

The detour route for eastbound motorists on Alkire Road will follow Georgesville-Wrightsville Road south to London-Groveport Road, east to Norton Road, north to Lukens Road, north to Kopp Road, and north to Alkire Road.

Westbound motorists will follow the detour route in the opposite direction.

The county engineer’s office will su-

in Galloway, will offer a “Welcome to Medicare 2011” seminar at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 10. The Ohio Department of Insurance will present information on deadlines, supplemental policies, prescription drug coverage, and will counsel Medicare enrollees Church to offer For information, call Joe Garka at Medicare seminar (614) 853-1242 or visit www.DayspringAlton Road Church, 1199 Alton Road Columbus.org.

pervise the building of the $1.3-million bridge improvement project by the Complete General Construction Company on behalf of Metro Parks, which is funding the project.

Coming up To add, remove or update a boundaries are the Scioto River listing, email editorial@thisweek- to the east, I-270 to the south, the railroad tracks west of Harnews.com. risburg Pike on the west and Mound Street to Mt. Calvary to Events Greenlawn Avenue on the north.

Rummage Sale, sponsored by Call (614) 562-4728. the Women’s Guild at Saints Westland Senior Citizens, 11 Simon and Jude Catholic Church, a.m. the second and fourth Thurs9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 5-6 at 9350 day of the month at Columbia High Free Pike, West Jefferson.

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For more information, call (614) 870-6476.

Meetings VFW Post 6065, 5 p.m. the American Legion Galloway third Thursday of the month at Post 779 meets at 7:30 p.m. the the Prairie Township Senior Censecond Thursday of the month at ter, 4616 W. Broad St. Ladies the Prairie Township Fire Station, Auxiliary meets at 6:30 p.m. For information, call Will Davis at 123 Inah Ave. Southwest Area Commis- (614) 309-0171. sion, 7 p.m. the third WednesWest Columbus Civitan day of each month at New Hori- Club, 6:30 p.m. the first and third zons United Methodist Church, Tuesdays of the month in the pri1665 Harrisburg Pike. Visit vate dining room at Bob Evans www.columbusswac.org for Restaurant in Georgesville Square. more information about the com- Call (800) 248-4826. mission. The commission welA singles group for seniors comes the involvement of area meets at 6:30 p.m. every Friday residents. The commission at various locations. For details,

Class reunions

call Scioto Ridge United Metho- Healthcare Community Support dist Church at (614) 876-4343. Network, 5:30-7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at 2200 W. Broad St. Call Janet Mueller Support groups at (614) 752-033, ext. 5178.

DivorceCare, 6 p.m. Sundays, Adult Epilepsy Support Aug. 21 through Nov. 20, at Cy- Group, 6-8 p.m. the first and third press Wesleyan Church, 377 Wednesdays of the month at Alton-Darby Creek Road. Di- Riverside Hospital Conference vorceCare for Kids, for ages 5- Center, 500 Thomas Lane. Call 12, will be held at the same time. (614) 315-0437.

Classes are free; workbook is $12.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver SupChildcare provided. To register, port Group, 6:30-8 p.m. call Debbie at (614) 878-8192, Wednesdays at Columbus ext. 247, or email Divorce- Alzheimer’s Care Center, 700 Care@cypressonline.net.

Jasonway Ave. Open to anyone A support group for people affected by Alzheimer’s disstruggling with panic meets on ease. Call (614) 459-7050.

Bipolar Anonymous, 7 p.m. an as-needed basis. To express interest in participating, call (614) Thursdays at Maple Grove Unit878-2697. ed Methodist Church, 7 W. HenAl-Anon, for friends and fam- derson Road. Call (614) 895ilies of alcoholics, 7:30 p.m. Tues- 1002. days at St. John’s Lutheran Bone Marrow Transplant Church, 3220 Columbus St., Support Group, 1-2 p.m. the Grove City. first and third Wednesdays of the Families in Touch, for fami- month in Room 322 at James lies and friends of people with Cancer Hospital, 300 W. 10th mental illness, co-sponsored by Ave. To register, call (614) 293the Twin Valley Behavioral 9152.

Franklin Heights High School Class of 1961 will hold its 50-year reunion at J.P.’s Ribs at Bolton Field Saturday, Sept. 17. Call Janet Coleman at (614) 871-3649 for more information.

Franklin Heights High School Class of 1966 will hold its 45-year reunion Oct. 22. Cost is $40 per person; $75 per couple. For more information or to RSVP, contact Becky (Sweazy) Malone at (614) 801-9059 or bmalone@columbus.rr.com.

Grove City High School Class of 2001 has begun planning for a 10-year reunion. Classmates are asked to send contact information to: Briana Bowshier, bribowshier15@ yahoo.com; Sarah Hostetler (Dye), sarahhostetler@ gmail.com; Diana Sponseller (Kaufman), sponseller1@att.net; or Sarah Murton (Conley), smurton153@gmail.com.

Hilliard High School Class of 1961 will hold its 50-year reunion Oct. 22.

Columbus West High School Class of 1981 30-year reunion is scheduled for Aug. 13 at the Shamrock Club. Cost is $20 before July 30; $25 after. Mail check and contact information (including maiden name) to Joan Latz-Stormont at 3868 Quail Hollow Drive, Columbus 43228. Call LatzStormont at (614) 274-9795 or Debbie O’Bryan-Dickson at (614) 837-7939.

Westland High School Class of 1976 35-year reunion will be held Saturday, July 30, at The Courtyard by Marriott at Westbelt Drive at I-270. For more information, contact Steve Collins at scollins27@columbus.rr.com or Barry Skaggs at blskaggs@ gmail.com.

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As it were

McDowell led small group of volunteers at Bull Run On July 21, 1861, the Civil War began to be a very long war, indeed. And one of the major figures who helped define that day was a native of Columbus.

As the commander of the Union Army of Northeastern Virginia, Gen. Irvin McDowell had spent the previous ED several months desperately tryLENTZ ing to make an army out of a horde of enthusiastic volunteers. Under tremendous pressure to defeat a rebellious South, McDowell had moved out of Washington, D. C., with his quickly trained and even more quickly equipped army to “crush the Rebels.”

He almost did just that.

This was not a job that Irvin McDowell really wanted. And it certainly was not the one he trained for when he left to join the army more than 30 years before. Born in Columbus in 1818, McDowell grew up in a simple New England saltbox house at the northwest corner of Front and Spring streets. At the time, the house was in the woods some distance from the center of town and nestled against the creek that passed by and gave Spring Street its name. Until 1834, one crossed the creek at High Street on a wooden bridge.

Columbus was not very large when Irvin McDowell was a boy.

Founded in 1812 to be the new state capital, the village only had a few hundred residents at the end of the War of 1812. Prominent among them were Abram Irvin McDowell and his wife, Eliza.

Abram McDowell held a number of public offices and made a success of himself in a variety of enterprises. But the McDowells had come from the more sophisticated society of Kentucky and Virginia, and hoped that their children would also be able to rise above the frontier world of central Ohio.

With that intent, they sent young Irvin off to school in Troyes, France, for several years.

With Abram McDowell’s political influence, an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was obtained for Irvin to further his education.

It should be noted that the American army was quite small in these years and West Point was essentially a training ground for civil engineers. In a growing America, one could make a nice living as a civil engineer after a period of military service. On the other hand, the military itself still carried a certain social cachet, as well.

Irvin McDowell chose to stay in the army. Graduating in 1838, he was posted as a second lieutenant in the artillery. After serving four years as a tactics instructor at West Point, he served on the staff of Gen. John Wool during the Mexican War and was cited for bravery at the Battle of Buena Vista.

After the Mexican War, McDowell served for a number of years as a brevet major in the adjutant general’s office. He acquired a reputation as a solid, dependable officer and an excellent mil-

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Gen. Irvin McDowell

infantry, was on the move.

McDowell did not think his army was ready, and said so. But three-month enlistments were about to expire and he was under pressure from the president, the Congress and the country to defeat the rebels and be done with it.

So McDowell marched his army south toward Richmond, Va. Awaiting his arrival was a Confederate Army roughly equal in size. On July 21, 1861, the two met near Manassas, Va., at a little stream called Bull Run. On a brutally hot day and observed by many tourists who had driven out from Washington to watch the battle, the two armies fought well — considering neither army had really been in battle before. Ultimately, the Confederates fought a better end game and the Union Army retreated in disarray.

To say the least, most people in the North were shocked. A local Columbus paper recorded the scene: “An immense, surging crowd assembled in front of our office.

All expected the enemy would soon be ours and the oppression and gloom of war gave way to sunshine and joy. But at noon came dispatches announcing disaster, and a most despondent gloom settled over their faces and a pall seemed to settle on their spirits. But in the evening, a feeling of determination and revengeful resistance was aroused such as words cannot describe. ‘I feel like going myself!’ was the exclamation of everyone who spoke.”

Sensing that more troops might be needed, President Lincoln had called for 300,000 more men a few weeks before the battle. By early August, they were assembling at a number of encampments in and around Columbus. This war, it was now well understood, was going to last for quite some time.

Irvin McDowell lost his command of the large army but acted as a division and corps commander through the rest of the conflict. In 1864, McDowell was given command of the Department of the West and served in the West for the rest of his career.

He retired with the rank of major general in 1882 and died three years later. He is generally credited with the creation of the Presidio military base in San Francisco.

itary administrator. In 1861, his talents would be put to the test.

The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in 1860 on a Republican pledge to oppose the extension of slavery to the territories had led to the attempted secession of a number of southern states over the next several months. Political and persuasive attempts to bring the rebellious South back into the Union ended with the fall of Fort Sumter at Charleston, S.C. Not recognizing the South as independent, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers for three months to defeat “combinations too powerful to suppress” by normal means. In other words, the president hoped a citizen army could swiftly repress those rebellious southerners.

The commander of America’s army was Gen. Winfield Scott, who had fought bravely in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War and had served in the army for more than 50 years. He had literally written the book that was used to train America’s soldiers.

But he was also old and tired and sick and knew that he needed a younger combat commander. He hoped to get his protégé, Robert E. Lee, to take the job. But Lee returned to his native Virginia and fought for the South.

At that point, Scott turned to Irvin McDowell, who had recently been promoted to brigadier general with the help of his political mentor, former Ohio governor and Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase.

The response of the North to the war had been enthusiastic.

More than 15,000 men arrived in Columbus to enlist in the first few days of the war. Over the next several months, the men were armed, uniformed, trained and marched away to war. By midJuly 1861, Irvin McDowell’s Army of Northeastern Virginia, Ed Lentz writes a history column including two regiments of Ohio for ThisWeek.

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By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The wait is nearly over for high school football players and coaches.

It started with the sometimes monotonous days of weight-room work, which began for many the moment last season ended.

The past few weeks have included activities such as team camps and 7on-7 passing tournaments, with a few glimpses of the playbook thrown in.

Beginning Monday, Aug. 1, it final-

ly will start to feel like football again.

For Grove City coach Matt Jordan, that first day of official coaching allowed by the OHSAA provides an enjoyable opportunity to see his players bond.

It also doesn’t hurt that it’s a chance for relationships between some players and coaches to get a fresh start.

“You no longer get any excuses from anybody,” Jordan said, laughing. “Seriously, it’s fun to finally get to put the pads on. You’ve been in the weight room since December, so it’s fun watch-

ing everyone run around in helmets.

You know it’s football season, and there’s this wonderful excitement in the air. There’s something about that adrenaline that comes.”

According to the OHSAA, the dates teams are allowed to scrimmage this year are Aug. 9-20. Although games can be played as early as Aug. 22, most teams start their season Aug. 26 or 27.

Many teams in central Ohio won’t have their first scrimmage until Aug. 12, which means they have 11 days to put plays in motion before their first

contact against another team.

Putting in drills over the first couple days of practice can be an important exercise in setting the pace for the coming months as well as in preparing for scrimmages.

“You try to establish everyday types of drills and try to mix them up,” Jordan said. “We do certain things day one, certain things day two and get a rotation going. You’re always evaluating talent and you definitely want to laterally be going forward to see who looks good.

“In football, you already have a pretty good idea who your guys are Aug. 1, so you’re also looking at team cohesiveness. Do you have some leaders who are ready to step up? You start initially with your base offense and base defense in the early days and then do repeat and review to make sure you haven’t moved too fast. When you get to pads, it all changes.”

Teams from the City League sometimes have obstacles, particularly early See FOOTBALL, page A6

Commentary

Respect essential to prep athletes Bad news often takes precedence over good news when it comes to stories about athletes.

Most athletes perform well at their jobs and conduct their lives in a respectful way, but poor decisions often lead to headlines.

This week, the high school stuLARRY dent-athletes LARSON writing in my summer series discuss how they view two elements of the positive side of sports — sportsmanship and respect.

Jake Blankenship, Gahanna, pole vault: “I always try to be as positive as possible and I always remember that I do this sport because I love it and not as if it is my job.”

Mary Wells, Westerville Central, bowling: “I view respect and sportsmanship as a bigger part of the game than talent. You don’t have to be a friend with everyone, but it is important to get along with everyone.”

Faith Washington, Reynoldsburg, track: “Respect and good sportsmanship are necessities come game time. Whether it was something in your day that upset you or things just aren’t going the way you want them to, no one likes to feel disrespected. Sometimes it’s going to be about someone else’s day, so smile and congratulate them as they would congratulate you.”

Napoleon Bell, Hartley, football and wrestling: “Respect in competition is vital.

When you are big enough to respect your opponents, you respect yourself and your teammates that much more.”

Austin Cuervo, St. Charles, golf: “Respect and sportsmanship are always very valued traits to have as an athlete. In order to respect the game, you must respect your competitors in that game.”

Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, football and wrestling: “I will make it real simple — respect all, fear none.”

Jimmy Gammill, New Albany, football: “In high school games, you have to remember that the guys out there on the field from the other team are just like you. Many of us get to be friends over the years. It is important to represent your school and community well on and off the field.”

Michela Paradiso, Upper Arlington, soccer and basketball: “Respect and sportsmanship in competition are very important. I will be the first to say that emotions, sometimes, do get the best of me during games. The important thing is to keep in mind that it is a game and it is nothing to compromise your morals over.”

Morgan Ransom, Columbus Academy, golf: “It is never

By Adam Cairns/ThisWeek

Greg Avery (5) of Newark begins to celebrate in the final seconds of the Wildcats’ 65-52 victory over Lakewood St. Edward in the Division I state championship game on March 15, 2008. Avery dominated the game, scoring 33 points and adding 11 rebounds, three assists and four steals to lead Newark.

Top Individual Performances: No. 3

Avery’s heroics led Newark to title

By JARROD ULREY

Counting down to No. 1

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Greg Avery of the Newark High School boys basketball team couldn’t have been more excited for the spotlight of the Division I state championship game March 15, 2008, against Lakewood St. Edward.

Even now, though, he cringes at how his game started — with a pair of what he considered bad shots, the first of which resulted in a missed layup.

But little else went wrong that night for Avery.

The 6-foot-3 senior tied his career high of 33 points on 14 of 18 shooting and added 11 rebounds, three assists and four steals to lead the Wildcats to a 65-52 victory and their first state championship since 1943 before a crowd of 12,465 at Ohio State’s Value City Arena.

“My first two shots were two of the dumbest shots,” Avery said.

“I wanted to get rolling, and after that I was just in the zone.”

Avery made seven consecutive shots after missing his first attempt, including back-to-back baskets to open the second quarter. He hit a jumper nine seconds

ThisWeek Community Newspapers has been around for 22 years. That timeframe was used as the basis to compile a top-10 list of the top individual performances we’ve covered.

Along with the experienced sports staff at ThisWeek and Steve Blackledge, high school reporter at The Columbus Dispatch, we arrived at a top-10 list.

Below are Nos. 4-10. Check back next week for No. 2 and let us know your thoughts at ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

NOS. 4-10: 10. MAURICE HALL, Brookhaven football (Oct. 27, 2000) — During a season in which he rushed for 3,057 yards to rank fifth on Ohio’s all-time list, Hall’s most memorable individual performance came during the final week of the regular season. The Bearcats beat Briggs 75-16 as Hall rushed for 411 yards and eight touchdowns on 19 carries.

into the period to make it 21-14 and made his only 3-point attempt with 6 minutes, 57 seconds remaining in the quarter to give the Wildcats a 24-14 lead.

After Newark took a 14-point lead midway through the second period, St. Edward rallied to within six before Avery hit a jumper with 7 seconds left in the first half to make it 33-25.

9. LATOYA TURNER, Pickerington girls basketball (March 19, 1999) — The 6-foot-4 senior helped the Tigers advance to the Division I state final with her 29-point performance in a 5135 win over Wadsworth. The Ohio State recruit made 12 of 14 shots from the floor and was 5-for-6 from the free-throw line while adding five rebounds, four steals and two assists.

8. DARCY FISHBACK, Upper Arlington girls swimming (Feb. 27-28, 2009) — During preliminaries Feb. 27, Fishback broke the state record in the 100-yard butterfly when she finished in 53.38 seconds. She won her fourth state title in the event the next day in 54.17 seconds. Fishback also swam on two state-record relays: the 200 medley (1:43.59) and the 200 freestyle (1:34.24).

7. CHARLES JOHNSON, Watkins Memorial boys basketball (Feb. 24, 1995) — There have been few more

surprising performances than what this 5-8 senior guard accomplished in leading the Warriors to a 93-87 overtime upset of second-seeded and stateranked London in the second round of the Division II district tournament.

Watkins Memorial was just 1-19 entering the matchup but got 57 points from Johnson, who made 19 of 34 from floor, including eight 3-pointers, and was 11-for-15 from the free-throw line.

He added eight rebounds, six steals and five assists.

6. KHALILAH CARPENTER, Brookhaven girls track and field (June 2-3, 2000) — At the 2000 Division I state meet, the junior broke the meet and state records in the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 seconds on June 2. The next day, she won the 100 in 11.71 and the 200 title in 23.69, a time that lowered the state mark she already held.

5. JEFF BACKES, Upper Arlington

“I really noticed (how well he was playing) the next week watching the game and seeing some of the shots he made,” Newark coach Jeff Quackenbush said. “We ran a play for him at the end of the (first) half and he made this fade-away (jumper) from about 17 feet. You know he’s scoring and doing well, but I guess he was just in that zone

and we felt really good about the shots he was taking.

“He had a huge steal at the end of the third quarter and just played well the entire game. His whole game, just everything he did, he really competed well that night.”

The other starters for the Wildcats — post player Dane Kopp, forward Will McCoy and guards Cody Dennison and Rahlin Wat-

football (Dec. 2, 2000) — In leading the Golden Bears to the Division I state title, the 5-9, 180-pound senior turned in a performance worthy of the Ohio Mr. Football award that he had received days earlier. Backes rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and preserved a 15-9 victory over Solon at Fawcett Stadium in Canton with an interception with less than a minute remaining.

4. COURTNEY SMITH, Hilliard Davidson softball (May 17 and 19, 2006) — Smith brought to a close what remains the longest OHSAA softball tournament game, hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the 22nd inning for a 41 victory over Olentangy Liberty and a Division I district championship for the Wildcats. It was Smith’s first career home run. She also stood out in the circle, striking out 29 while pitching a complete game. She didn’t allow a run until the top of the 22nd.

son — each played contributing roles in what became Newark’s fourth state championship. Although McCoy scored just four points, he was one of the primary reasons St. Edward’s Tom Pritchard — an Indiana University recruit — was held to nine points on 3-for-7 shooting.

See AVERY, page A6

Club Swimming

Marlins roll to another SESL championship

By PAUL BATTERSON ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Sam Kocher knew he would be at a disadvantage when he competed in the Suburban East Swim League championships July 20-21 at the Hilltop pool.

Recovering from a June 14 surgery to correct a deviated septum, the Reynoldsburg Marlins swimmer was reduced to push-off starts in his events while the rest of the SESL competitors dived into the pool.

See LARSON, page A6 “That’s a pretty big disadvantage,”

Kocher said. “Every person is a body length or two ahead of you. You have to make up a lot of ground.”

Kocher more than made up for it. The 2011 St. Charles Preparatory School graduate placed first in the 100-yard individual medley (1 minute, 0.33 of a second) and the 50 butterfly (26.83) in the boys 15- to 18-year-old division. He also joined his brother Alex, Andrew Templeman and Josh Dorsett in first-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:51.18) and 200 freestyle relay (1:44.24).

The performances helped the Marlins

capture their 12th SESL varsity championship in 14 years. They scored 601 points to finish ahead of the Eastmoor Swordfish (458), Gahanna Hunter’s Ridge (175), New Albany (98), Hilltop (38), London (36) and Foxboro (9).

The meet consisted of competitors in the 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18 age groups.

The Marlins’ Tiffany Aeling, a 2011 Hartley graduate, thought about not competing this summer so she could focus on getting ready to swim for Marshall University in the fall.

“I decided that since some of my other

friends were still swimming and I can still compete, I may as well come back and finish out my last year,” said Aeling, who clocked a 55.79 in the 100 freestyle to break her own meet record of 56.33 in 2008 and placed first in the 100 IM (1:06.81) in the girls 15-18 division.

“That was a nice way to finish it out,” she said.

The Marlins’Leah Svoboda, Drewanne Maffett, Sara Kohs and Marisa Glusich broke the SESL record in the girls 13-14 See SESL, page A6

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FOOTBALL Continued from page A5 on, because many of the players who come out for football as freshmen are competing in the sport on a team for the first time.

For those taking over a program for the first time such as Brookhaven’s Trevor White, that factor as well as figuring out how to install a new system can make for some complicated moments of preparation even before the first day of official coaching.

“Especially with a new program, a big thing early on is setting the tone,” White said. “You want to be getting everybody on the same page, and what we’ve been debating is how much of the offense and defense do we put in. Do we just throw it at them or do we take it step by step?

“We’ll have some kids that played (youth) football but some who have never played the sport before. You’ve always got to walk a line of bringing kids along but not holding the veterans back, and especially with a new program, it’s important that

SESL

At a glance Below is a look at the Westland and Ready football teams entering Monday, Aug. 1’s first day of official coaching: WESTLAND •Coach: Steve White, first season •2010 record: 1-9 overall, 0-7 (eighth) in OCC-Central •Last playoff appearance: 2006, lost in Division I first round •Opener: Aug. 26 at Linden-McKinley •Top expected returnees: Korey Browning (QB), Zach Hall (OL/DL), Kyle Maxwell (OL/DL), Junior Reyes (OL/DL) and Brady Willis (OL/DL) •Preseason outlook: It was a rough transition year for the Cougars after not having a team in 2009, and coach Brian Smith resigned after the season. Instilling confidence inside a program that has lost 28 of its last 30 games could be one of the biggest keys to success for White and his new

you’re really getting to know the team. I’m really excited to learn who my team is.”

One of the key aspects of the first days of official coaching, according to Olentangy Liberty coach Steve Hale, is getting players’ technical reactions back on track.

“You’re working a lot on technique, stance and starts, quickness and a lot of ball skills,” Hale said. “What responsibilities do I have? There are a lot of drills

coaching staff.

READY •Coach: Larry Wolf, 14th season •2010 record: 4-6 overall, 0-1 (second) in CCL-Gold •Last playoff appearance: 2009, lost in Division V first round •Opener: Aug. 26 vs. Franklin Heights •Top expected returnees: Kelly Culbertson (DB), Patrik Garren (DL), Brandon Gutheil (TE/DL), Bo Hardy (QB) and John Wright (K) •Preseason outlook: With injuries and inexperience among the contributing factors, the Silver Knights a year ago endured their first losing season since 1998. Ready enters the season intent on improving defensively after giving up an average of 29.2 points a game last year.

For preseason information on other central Ohio teams, go to ThisWeekSPORTS.com.

•The Swordfish won the junior varsity trophy for swimmers in the 6-and-under, 7-8 and 9-10 age groups, scoring 328 points to finish ahead of Reynoldsburg (300), New Albany (134), Foxboro (128), Hunter’s Ridge (73), Hilltop (5) and London (3).

“It’s always exciting for us as coaches to see the swimmers’ hard work culminate with such a successful finish,” said Phillips, whose team has won the junior varsity trophy the past four years.

Eastmoor’s Luke Ciminillo-Delamotte was first in the 25 fly (17.09), the 50 breast (43.17) and the 50 free (33.02) and helped the 100 medley relay that also included Ryan Heuser, Angelo Evans and Michael Knox place first (1:16.23) in the boys 9-10. Zeke Poulos, Leo Noll, Tony Thivener and Mikey Jolley were first in the boys 8-and-under 100 medley relay (1:46.37) and 100 free relay (1:28.44).

Also taking firsts for the Swordfish were Poulos in the boys 6-and-under back (26.21), Heuser in boys 9-10 50 back (41.04) and the girls 9-10 100 free relay of Meg Samuel, Mia Phillips, Kayla Williams and Tommie Lipp (1:04.36).

In the girls 9-10, Reynoldsburg’s Samantha Nappi set a league record in the 50 free (29.44) in the July 20 preliminaries, topping the 30.18 mark set in 2010 by Sampson. Nappi then placed first (30.19) in the event a day later.

Nappi also placed first in the 25 fly (15.56) and 50 breast (39.35) and helped Julia Bazley, Gabrielle Jackson and Molly Bruggeman win the 100 medley relay (1:15.41).

The Marlins’ Karah Van Horn, Liza McClung, Kasey Lichtner and Shannon McCafferty set a record in the 8-and-under girls 100 medley relay (1:26.15), topping the mark of 1:26.81 set by New Albany in 2009. They also won the 100 free relay (1:16.64).

Lichtner took first in the girls 7-8 25 fly (18.44) and 25 free (17.26).

Reynoldsburg’s Nate Gaver was first in the boys 8-and-under 25 fly (16.6), 25 breast (20.82) and 25 free (15.88). Also placing first for the Marlins were Abby Carlson in girls 8-and-under 25 back (23.42), Freddie Culbert in the boys 6and-under 25 free (23.07) and Nathan Stewart, Matthew Ufferman, Lance Angle and Jay Amburgey in the 9-10 boys 100 free relay (1:07.67).

In the girls 6-and-under, Foxboro’s Stella Brofford set a league record in the 25 free (19.58), breaking the 2009 record of 20.68 by Eastmoor’s Azure Lewis, and won the 25 back (23.55).

Picking up j.v. wins for New Albany were Alek Jacoby in the boys 7-8 25 back (25.28), Crew Jochems in the girls 7-8 25 back (20.79) and Morgan Pankow in the girls 9-10 50 back (37.12).

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where we try to put kids in situations where they can learn. I think it’s just a matter of being organized and knowing what schemes we have.

“Obviously everybody gets a brand new start. There’s an excitement and an anticipation that you’ll have a great season. That first time on the practice field is like being reborn each year.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

AVERY Shortly after the state championship, Avery signed to play collegiately for Western Carolina.

He averaged 6.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 30 games, including four starts, during the 2008-09 season.

After the season, he decided to transfer to the University of Findlay, a Division II school, because of the coming birth of his daughter. During the 2009-10 season for the Oilers, Avery averaged 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 27 games, including five starts.

Despite having what he deemed a successful transition early on to Findlay’s program, longtime coach Ron Niekamp, who retired earlier this year after 26 seasons, told Avery after the season that he “didn’t really fit the system,” Avery said.

In search of a place to play, Avery was considering Valdosta State, a Division II school in Valdosta, Ga., when on July 26, 2010, he and two other men were accused of assaulting a man in Myrtle Beach, S.C. “They tried to hit me with a felony, but I didn’t do anything,” Avery said. “It set me back two more steps.”

Avery now is a student at the Newark branch of Ohio State and working for Dennison’s father, Joe, but is hoping to play competitive basketball again soon. He is considering playing on the Division III or NAIA level, or could join a semipro team.

Regardless of some of the ups and downs that have occurred for Avery the past three-plus years, he knows the memory of what he helped accomplish with his high school team lives on.

“It’s still unbelievable,” Avery said. “I still talk to guys who played on that team regularly, and for that game I think we all just did everything to get us that ring. We didn’t let distractions get in our way. I felt like when I was starting to get hot that we were going to win the game.”

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The Wildcats never led by fewer than five points in the second half and stretched the lead to as many as 16 in the final period.

Watson, who plays for Capital University, scored 10 points. Dennison scored eight and Kopp added seven as the Wildcats finished with a 24-4 record.

Avery said the standout performance of the team’s defense made it difficult for St. Edward — and Pritchard in particular — to take good shots.

Dennison, who played two seasons for Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and will play for Tiffin University this season, remembers talking with Avery when both were in elementary school about one day making it to the state tournament.

“He pretty much did everything for us that night,” Dennison said. “We’d had the mindset to be in that situation since we were in fifth grade, and in my junior year and Greg’s senior year, we finally reached that goal. That will to win got us over the hump.

“I personally tried to give him the ball all the time, and everybody fed off of him. We were all clicking. Everything he was shooting was going in.”

Avery remembers fondly the scene when he and his teammates returned to Newark that night and the celebrations that followed over the coming days.

It was a fitting end to a prep career in which Avery scored 1,131 points. He made third-team all-state and first-team all-district his senior season as he averaged 18.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Avery became the sixth player in program history to score more than 1,000 career points.

“I remember driving home and the fans were waiting for us when we got back to our gym,” Avery said. “We had a ceremony and had a day named after us, ‘Newark State Championship Day.’ julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com There was a lot of support from Newark.”

200 free relay (1:53.05), topping the previous best of 1:53.3 set by Bexley in 1980.

Lauren Bailey, Glusich, Svoboda and Maffett set a league record in the girls 13-14 200 medley relay by swimming a 2:01.49 in the July 20 preliminaries to beat the previous record of 2:05.01 set by Eastmoor in 2008. They won the event in 2:05.32 on July 21.

Glusich also won the 50 breaststroke (33.47), 50 free (27.41) and 100 IM (1:06.56). Bailey was first in the 50 backstroke (32.71) and Svoboda won the 50 fly (29.98).

Other first-place finishers for the Marlins included Michael Bungard in the boys 13-14 50 back (30.62) and 50 free (25.44), Alex Kocher in the boys 15-18 100 back (1:01.54), Patrick McCafferty in the boys 11-12 50 fly (33.18) and 100 IM (1:18.44), Templeman in the boys 15-18 100 breast (1:11.99) and 100 free (55.03), Tanner Wooddell, Cameron Mertz, McCafferty and Jack Baughman in the boys 11-12 200 medley (2:26.72) and McCafferty, Baughman, Wooddell and Ian Goeschl in the boys 11-12 200 free relay (2:10.63).

Eastmoor’s Jessica Carpenter won the girls’ 15-18 100 back in 1:06.18, breaking the SESL record of 1:06.59 set by Hilltop’s Lesa Petitt in 1998. Carpenter also won the 50 fly (28.08), teamed with Victoria Barlay, Alexa Williams and Amanda Rochford to win the 200 medley relay (2:06.89) and teamed with Rochford, Williams and Abby Evans to win the 200 free relay (1:54.14).

The Swordfish’s Tyler Mansfield was first in the girls 11-12 50 fly (29.73) and the 100 IM (1:11.92). She also joined Maggie Phillips, Emily Hernon and Lauren Carmon to win the 200 medley relay (2:17.72) and Phillips, Maria Evans and Carmon to win the 200 free relay (2:02.79).

Eastmoor’s Patrick Lawrence won the boys 13-14 50 fly (28.22), 50 breast (33.67) and 100 IM (1:05.66). He joined Niels Grunden, George Melikian and Danny Mackessy to win the 200 medley relay (2:08.33) and the 200 free relay (1:53.86).

Also taking firsts in the varsity meet were Hunter’s Ridge’s Dylan Warren in the boys 1112 50 back (31.68) and 50 free (27.56), Alex Saccocio in the boys 11-12 50 breast (37.94), Hannah Snedden in the girls 11-12 50 breast (36.82), Kirstyn Thomas in the girls 15-18 100 breast (1:16.08) and London’s Emma Sampson in the girls 11-12 50 back (30.89) and 50 free (28.42).

“Believe it or not, we don’t look forward to it being the Eastmoor-Reynoldsburg show every year,” Eastmoor coach Tony Phillips said. “The league is getting stronger. More of the teams are pbatterson@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com getting represented in every race in finals.”

LARSON Continued from page A5 very fun to play with someone who has a bad attitude. Laugh at your good shots and laugh even harder at your bad shots because when you win, you

want others to be happy for you.”

Next week, the student-athletes will pass on advice to younger students who are beginning to compete in the sports in which these students excel.

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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