October 25, 2012
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DeSales Roundup
Li again falls to her foil in final By DAVE PURPURA THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
Hilliard Darby in 18:07.94 after not winning a race during the regular season. The top five teams and top 20 individuals in districts 1 and 2, and top six teams and top 24 individuals in district 3, advanced to regional. Westerville South’s Greg Smith and Westerville Central’s Dana Roberts qualified as individuals. Smith was
My Linh Li of the DeSales High School girls tennis team could have left the Division II state tournament Oct. 20 at Elysium Tennis Center in Plain City dejected. The senior’s 6-0, 6-2 loss in the singles championship match to Hartley’s Rachael Morales was her fourth in five matches this season against her CCL rival. But the legacy Li leaves – three top-three state finishes in singles in as many state appearances – left her and coach Anthony Tienprasid smiling. “I can leave here knowing I gave it my all,” Li said. “Rachael is just a great player. I don’t think she missed anything. Her passing shots were just awesome, and she made me hit so many extra balls with the way she moved the ball around the court.” Morales had only seven unforced errors, three of which were double faults. “It’s tough to think about how it ended, but as far as what (Li) did here – finishing first in doubles (in 2009 with her sister, Kim My Li), third in singles (in 2011) and now second, you can’t ask for much more,” Tienprasid said. Li, who is unsure if she will play in college, defeated Isabel Quinones of Rocky River 60, 6-1 in the first round at state, beat Haley Thoresen of Cincinnati Wyoming 6-3, 62 in the second round and upset defending state champion Rachel Nelson of
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At arm’s length South’s Noah Prentiss tries to fend off Central defender Denny Eng during their game on Oct. 12. For previews of the Central, North and South regular-season finales, see page C7. CHRIS PARKER/THISWEEKSPORTS
Cross Country
North boys capture district title By DAVE PURPURA THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
Kent Ford of the Westerville North High School boys cross country team won the Division I, district 1 meet in 16 minutes, 55.71 seconds and teammate Jacob Dumford was .27 seconds behind in second place as the Warriors scored 45 points and captured the team title Oct. 20 at Watkins Memorial.
Evan Larrick was 13th (17:29.43) for North, followed by Matt Parkhurst (14th, 17:30.1), Nicholas Chatel (15th, 17:31.54), Phillip Horn (19th, 17:40.09) and Trevor Dilley (43rd, 18:21.71) as the Warriors edged runner-up Pickerington North by three points in the 13-team race. Led by Heather Sandvik’s second consecutive victory (19:10.04), North’s girls scored 98 points to finish third behind champion Hilliard Davidson
(35) in the 14-team district 1 meet and secure a berth in the regional Saturday, Oct. 27, at Pickerington North. Haley Sandvik was eighth for the Warriors in 20:01.2, followed by Heidi Engelhardt (19th, 20:41.56), Jocelyn Sharpe (33rd, 21:29.95), Mary Swatzell (37th, 21:38.47), Sarah Koch (43rd, 21:50.02) and Anna Kocak (51st, 22:29.64). Heather Sandvik also won the OCCCardinal Division meet Oct. 13 at