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OFF ROAD Cincinnati Parks is planning a new mountain bike skills training trail in Mount Airy Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Cincinnati is getting a new bike skills park, the fi rst of its kind in the city. Representatives from Cincinnati Off Road Alliance (CORA) and Cincinnati Parks have been working hard to bring this new trail, targeting avid mountain bikers, to Mount Airy. The planned biking trail will be be beginner-friendly, youth-friendly and will have adaptive options for those who do not ride a traditional two-wheel bike. CORA, a non-profi t, full of volunteers dedicated to mountain-biking and maintaining trails across the city. “It’s one thing to build a trail but you gotta’ keep the trails, drainage and things like that maintained. There’s a lot of volunteer hours that go into that,” said Liv Birkenhauer, President of CORA.

The new skills park will be the ﬁ rst place in the city for bikers to practice riding over bridges, through tunnels called runners and over uneven terrain. CORA already has partnered with Cincinnati Parks to create around 4 miles of trails in Mount Airy: the Creamy Whip Trail and the Cherry on Top trail near Putz’s Creamy Whip. CORA, with its over 500 members, built these trails for mountain bikers as well as walkers.

This rendering shows what a bike skills training area planned in Mount Airy Forest could look like. PROVIDED

The new bike skill training area is still in the planning phases but the Cincinnati Parks board has approved the trail. A rendering of a skills park in Bentonville, Arkansas, was shown on the Cincinnati Parks Facebook page to show what the new trail in Mount Airy Forest could look like. Wyoming resident Ron Callahan visited the Arkansas park last year, and

shared a photo of how the rendering compares to the actual park. There’s no word yet on how much the new trail might cost but CORA and Cincinnati Parks with Progressive Bike Ramps to design the new skills park. It will be the ﬁ rst place in the city for bikers to practice riding over bridges, See TRAINING TRAIL, Page 2A

This is a photo of the park depicted in the rendering. It was built in Bentonville, Arkansas. PROVIDED/RON CALLAHAN

Christine’s Casual Dining gets permanent restaurant in Bridgetown Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Bridgetown has a new restaurant, and it has something for everybody. Christine’s Casual Dining opened ofﬁ cially on April 21, inside of what was formerly a Perkins. Christine’s was originally in a rented space on Harrison Ave. but now has a permanent home. The family-friendly restaurant serves standard American comfort food as well as Filipino and Mexican Dishes. The menu features soups, salads, burgers, tacos and a Filipino dish called pork adoba. The building kept a lot of Perkins old features but added new touches too, like a painted sign that says, “On the West Side and proud of it” and another that says, “As for me and my restaurant, we serve tacos.” Everything on the menu is under $20 and the restaurant also has a full bar. Christine McDay has been cooking her whole life, she says, and is now the manager, owner and chef of her namesake restaurant. McDay immigrated to America from the Phillipines in 2001. “Ever since I moved here, I fell in love with the area and knew this is where I wanted to open my business. I love serving,” McDay said. Christine’s Casual Dining and Drinks will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 3360 Westbourne Dr., 45248

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Councilmembers suggest using pandemic funds for stalled police headquarters build Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Four Cincinnati City Councilmembers are supporting a motion to use $20 to $25 million of the pandemic relief funds to replace the city’s District 5 police headquarters. Steve Goodin, Christopher Smitherman, Betsy Sundermann and Liz Keating have voiced their support for the plan which stalled out after much discussion in 2017. Speaking from the parking lot of the strip mall where the headquarters now sits, Goodin said April 23 that the currently building the district offi cers are working out of is “inadequate in almost every conceivable way.” Cincinnati police union president Dan Hils said the city has been dodging the issue for 60 years. Cincinnati District 5 covers the westcentral wedge of the city – Clifton, Northside, College Hill and other communities along Hamilton Avenue. In 1957, the district’s headquarters was placed in a building at the corner of Central Parkway and Ludlow Avenue near the border between Clifton and Northside. By all accounts, this was meant to be temporary, offi cials said. In 2016, the district still remained in the building. Hils said the quarters were cramped, mold was an issue and a large number of offi cers who worked there had been diagnosed with cancer. In 2017, the district was relocated to a building in the College Hill strip mall – a move that was once again supposed to be temporary. At the time, the city was preparing to allocate as much as $17 million for a new district headquarters, but the plans never became reality. On April 23, Hils said that the city has apparently redefi ned the word “temporary.” District 5 commander Capt. Craig Gregoire explained his offi cers share a parking lot with a daycare, a Family Dollar, a bank and City Gear clothing store.

Cincinnati City Councilman Steve Goodin speaks in front of Cincinnati Police District 5 about his proposal to allocate $20 to $25 million in pandemic relief dollars to build a new district headquarters. CAMERON KNIGHT/THE ENQUIRER

He said offi cers have complete weapons inspections of rifl es and shotgun in that parking lot in plain sight of parents, children and shoppers. Sundermann said portions of the ceiling are falling down and there are bullet holes in the building from shots that were fi red in the neighborhood. “This is a ridiculous place for a police district,” she said April 23. The city is expected to receive $291 million as part the federal American Res-

cue Plan. A $25 million dollar district would account for about 8.5% of that. And there have been many other proposals for how those funds should be used. The mayor has suggested using $1 million to bring the Blink festival back to the city and another nearly $10 million for theaters, museums and public art. He proposed another $5 million for local minority-owned businesses and $4 million to help for the city’s restaurants. Goodin said his proposal would need

to get majority support from the ninemember council during the upcoming budget process, which will be “strange” due to the injection of stimulus money. After that potential site would need to be selected and the community would need to have input on where the new district would go. Goodin said it could be 2022 before construction begins, but stress that the current arrangement is not working for oﬃ cers. “They deserve better,” he said.

Man pleads guilty in Sharonville gun store smash-and-grab caught on video Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The third man charged with stealing guns from Target World in Sharonville pleaded guilty to federal charges April 26. Lamont Hancock, 22, is charged with conspiring to steal fi rearms along with two other men – Miyauhn Vineyard, 21, and Michael Sanford, 26. All three are from Dayton. "(They) cut off an exterior door lock to the store," the U.S. Attorney's Offi ce for the Southern District of Ohio reported.

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"The individuals then smashed display cases in the retail area of the store and stole 58 fi rearms." The incident was caught on video. Prosecutors said 58 guns were stolen that night in January 2018 and 10 were recovered within two days through a third-party sale. It is unclear if any more of the guns taken from Target World were recovered. Offi cials called Hancock the last defendant in the case, but investigators said at the time of the burglary that "at least fi ve" people broke into the Ea Kemper Road gun shop.

Target World has been in business for more than 40 years. Its Sharonville store off ers fi rearm sales and houses an indoor shooting range. Surveillance footage showed a group of people wearing hooded sweatshirts or other head coverings running by and entering the store. Hancock, Vineyard and Sanford all face up to fi ve years in prison. RIGHT: A surveillance image from Sharonville's Target World where 50 fi rearms were stolen. PROVIDED/BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

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through tunnels called runners and over uneven terrain. “Right now, there’s been a concentrated eﬀ ort among surrounding communities as well as parks to look at Mount Airy and identify better ways to use the space,” said Rocky Merz, Communications, Engagement & Volunteers, Division Manager for the Cincinnati Parks.

“We want to make sure that we get it right, that we are putting something in there that people are going to use.” Rocky Merz

Division Manager for the Cincinnati Parks

Mount Airy Forest is Cincinnati’s largest park at almost 1,500 acres. Merz says that the Cincinnati Parks will consult community members throughout the planning and design process. “There’s no design done deal because we do want to engage the community with this,” Merz said. There will be opportunities for the

Mount Airy Forest, which covers nearly 1,500 acres, is part of Cincinnati's parks system and one of the largest urban forests in America. The Cincinnati Off Road Alliance has partnered with Cincinnati Parks to create around 4 miles of trails in Mount Airy: the Creamy Whip Trail and the Cherry on Top trail near Putz’s Creamy Whip, for mountain bikers as well as walkers. MADISON SCHMIDT/THE ENQUIRER

community to give feedback, he said CORA has already begun fundraising for the new bike trail. Cincinnati Parks Foundation has also agreed to assist with funding. In addition to the new trail, the parking lot at Mount Airy will also be expanded.

“We want to make sure that we get it right, that we are putting something in there that people are going to use. That it best serves that park and that use of that space,” Merz said. “People love Mount Airy but it is under utilized. We want to evolve this to the next level.”

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Springﬁ eld trustees approve largest road project in township history Quinlan Bentley Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Springﬁ eld Township Board of Trustees approved the rehabilitation of a total of six miles of roadway on April 15, the largest road project undertaken in township history, oﬃ cials said. The project, which is set to begin in

May, will cost roughly $3.4 million and will restore 25 of the township’s roadways, according to a release. Oﬃ cials said funding for the project comes from $1.7 million in state grant money, $1.1 million in township Joint Economic Development Zone revenues, $404,641 in road levy funds and $202,320 from residents on the streets through a property assessment of $58.55 per parcel for 10 years.

“Roads across Hamilton County were built around the same time. They are also failing at the same time,” Trustee Joe Honerlaw said in a release. In 2016, 120 streets in the township were rated as being in poor condition, with 160 in fair condition and 120 in good condition, oﬃ cials said. Following the project’s completion, oﬃ cials expect that 220 streets will be rated as good condition and 114 will in

fair condition. “We have made great progress with the limited funding allotted for roads,” Director of Infrastructure Mike Gould said in a release, adding the roads are expected to last 25 years. Residents who live on the impacted roads will receive timely notice from the township, the release states. Updates on the project can be found on the township’s website.

Springﬁ eld Township Board of Trustees have approved a more than $3 million roadway restoration project, the largest in township history. PROVIDED/SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP

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COMMUNITY NEWS Tri-State events to feature live painting demo, book signing to salute historic barns of Ohio Cincinnati artist and author Dr. Robert Kroeger has captured Ohio history by painting on canvas a historic barn located in each of the buckeye state’s 88 counties. Along with each painting is an original essay depicting the humorous as well as gritty backstories surrounding the barn that vividly captures the early days of Ohio and its brave pioneers. Dr. Kroeger’s work is profi led in the newly released book, Historic Barns of Ohio from Arcadia Publishing and History Press. “I feel like I am on a mission to preserve history one barn at a time,” says the Montgomery resident. “These structures are crumbling every day. Their architecture is magnifi cent, built with wooden nails and mortise-and-tenon joints and assembled with beams hand-hewn from nearby trees. Some barns have been around for three centuries.” Dr. Kroeger is a second-generation artist, although unlike his father, Francis, who held an art degree from Notre Dame, his professional art career blossomed later in life. Almost four decades as a Cincinnati dentist prepared Dr. Kroeger for this next chapter of his life since he studied color values and facial aesthetic principles in smile design. While historical societies and 4H Clubs throughout the state continue to raise funds through the donation of the barn paintings for auction, it’s now time for the Tri-State to celebrate the legacy of the historic barn. Dr. Kroeger will appear at several upcoming events to help raise funds for non-profi ts. Each event includes a live demo palette knife painting of an old barn that will go up for auction. He will also spend an hour recounting some of his most interesting barn stories and conduct a book signing. The upcoming TriState events include: h May 22: Grace Market, an outdoor shopping experience with over two dozen vendors selling artisan-made items and locally-grown produce, plants and spices, at Grace Green Acres Farm, 932 Cook Road, Lebanon. The demo begins at 10

tinue to oﬀ er options to participate online and in your neighborhood. Register for the Cincinnati Tri-State Walk to End Alzheimer’s today at act.alz.org/2021cts and be the ﬁ rst to know about event details as they evolve. Diana Bosse, Alzheimer’s Association

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The front cover of Dr. Kroeger’s book covering all 88 Ohio counties. PROVIDED

Dr. Robert Kroeger at the last standing barn in Montgomery. PROVIDED

a.m. followed by barn stories at noon and book signing at 1 p.m. h June 24: Warren County Historical Society at the Harmon Museum and Art Gallery, 105 S. Broadway, Lebanon. The demo begins at 10 a.m. followed by barn stories at noon and book signing at 1 p.m. h Aug. 12: Art in the Village at Heritage Village, Sharon Woods Park, 11500 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. The demo begins at 10 a.m. followed by barn stories at noon and book signing at 1 p.m. For additional information on other events featuring talks and demos by Dr. Kroeger, visit https://www.robertkroger.com/events Laura Cook, Communications Project Partners

Local author to sign copies of children’s pickleball book Children’s Book author Larry Blundred will sign copies of How Pickleball Saved Ollie Otter May 8 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Coff ee Peddlar, 112 Harrison Ave., Harrison Ohio 45030. Hardcover books will be available for purchase and cash, check or Venmo payments will be accepted on site. The author will contribute $1 of each $20 sale to Coff ee Peddlar’s Be Movement, a fund used to bless customers. Blundred was inspired by the acceptance and support he received from the Cincinnati pickleball community while his wife battled brain cancer. His fi rst children’s story depicts four critters who become fast friends and learn that pickleball is for everyone, regardless of age, size or where you’re from. The book was released in hardcover and paperback editions by Winters Publishing in December 2020. The book is also available for purchase online at pickleball-forever.com. Sara Cullin

h Woman’s City Club Virtual Public Forum h “A Conversation with Gabe Davis of the Cincinnati Citizens Complaint Authority” h Monday, May 10, 6:30-8 pm via Zoom To receive the Zoom link, please register on Eventbrite: https:// www.eventbrite.com/ e/150618286349 WCC invites the community to hear Gabe Davis, the executive director of the Cincinnati Citizens Complaint Authority (CCA) on May 10. The CAA is a key component for carrying out the 2002 Collaborative Agreement on policy community relations and police accountability. A graduate of Yale and Harvard Law School, Mr. Davis is an experienced prosecutor. He worked most recently in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he specialized in prosecuting law enforcement misconduct cases and hate crimes. An update of the CAA is timely as Cincinnati is observing the 20th anniversary of the death of unarmed 19-year-old Timothy Thomas at the hands of the police and the impassioned and complex community response. These events led to the 2002 Collaborative Agreement that, in part, aimed to increase police accountability through the Citizens Complaint Authority. The CCA is the civil oversight agency with the legal authority to investigate complaints against Cincinnati Police Department oﬃ cers, identify patterns in complaints, and issue training and policy recommendations to improve policing and

Gabe Davis , executive director, CCA. PROVIDED

Center for Addiction Treatment (CAT), a nonprofi t comprehensive addiction treatment facility, is launching its new Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in response to the need for addiction treatment options in our region. “By adding an Intensive Outpatient Program at CAT, we will now off er a full continuum of care for individuals who struggle with a substance use disorder,” CAT President/ CEO Chellie McLellan said. The new IOP is an evidence-based treatment option for people who may benefi t from treatment in a less structured environment than is found in residential services, but more intensive than weekly or biweekly outpatient services. The program will provide essential addiction education and treatment components while allowing patients to apply their newly acquired skills in their daily lives, while maintaining employment. Group counseling will be off ered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each person will also have an individual session weekly with a counselor. Treatment is individualized, but the average length of the program is 90 days. Call (513) 381-6672 or visit our website www.catsober.org to learn more about this and other programs and services. Nancy Blamer, Center for Addiction Treatment

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‘Linnie’s has never been busier,’ owner says Cincinnati pub owner talks about reactions to LeBron James Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Linnie’s Pub’s owner says he’s had a ﬂ ood of positive and negative response to the public back-and-forth he had with NBA star LeBron James in the news and on Twitter. Jay Linneman, the pub’s owner, publicly announced that he would air no NBA games on the television until James was “expelled” from the league. James responded the next day on Twitter. “Aww Damn,” James tweeted April 24. “I was headed there to watch our game tonight and have a drink! Welp.” Linneman told The Enquirer that he

was tired of sports players voicing their opinion after the Los Angeles Lakers forward posted a call for “ACCOUNTABILITY” in response to a fatal oﬃ cer-involved shooting in Columbus, Ohio.

More than one person on Twitter noted the bar owner was calling on athletes to not speak up when the bar owner was speaking up as well.

Neighboring business also supporting Linne’s

Owner says support has outweighed negatives By April 27, the pub’s website contact section included a link for people to click if they wanted to “use vile or threatening language.” The link directs to a website with ﬁ ve searches relating to Hell including “Will God forgive me.” The bar’s website further requires people to type “yes” to the question if they support law enforcement in order to leave any comment. “The support for the position has been overwhelmingly positive and has far outweighed the negatives,” he said.

Jay Linneman, owner of Linnie's Pub says business has never been better after he publicly announced that he would air no NBA games on the TV until James was "expelled" from the league. ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER

Public responses on Twitter ranged from calls to boycott the pub to praise for the pub owner’s position.

A gas station sign on Westbourne Road near Cincinnati’s West Side within a couple of miles of the pub in Delhi Township put up a sign below the price of gasoline: “Hey LeBron, the West Side thanks you. Linne’s has never been busier.” Linneman said the point was not to get support for Linnie’s. The bar owner said he has long been a supporter of law enforcement. He said more customers have been coming in since April 23. “I hope people channel the support to law enforcement and not necessarily to Linnie’s Pub,” he said.

Photographer and veteran Isaac Wright arrested again Cameron Knigh Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – April 19. Visit Cincinnati.com for possible updates. For the second time fi ve months, photographer and U.S. Army veteran Isaac Wright was arrested by a team of law enforcement offi cers. He was returning to Cincinnati after he turned himself into a Louisiana Court recently per Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Lisa Allen's instructions. Wright has been charged with fi ve felonies after police said he broke into the Queen City Tower, the PNC Bank Tower and Great American Ball Park to take pictures. Wright's Instagram, Driftershoots, shows a number of Cincinnati locations. Cincinnati police deployed 16 offi cers and fi ve bomb dogs in response to his actions at Queen City Tower in November, prosecutors said. Police got a nationwide warrant for Wright's arrest and alerted other law enforcement agencies when he was in their

area, apparently tracking his phone. Cincinnati investigators told the other agencies Wright could be armed and was a veteran with "special forces training" and post-traumatic stress disorder. Wright does have PTSD, but the Colerain High School graduate and former chaplain's assistant, said he has never been violent. He was released on bond April 9 after more than 100 days in jail. He was ﬁ rst arrested on Dec. 17 on a highway in the Arizona desert. Police had a helicopter hovering overhead when it happened. Since then, his lawyer, Laurence Haas, has argued in court that Wright was overcharged and that his military record was being used against him. Wright has no criminal record. Prosecutors and police have fought for a high bond, successfully getting it set at $400,000 for a short time. The prosecution said "stealth and deception" are Wright's trademarks and he would "disappear" if released from jail. After his release earlier this month, Wright returned to court three days later to have a GPS-tracking ankle monitor placed on him. He then traveled to Loui-

siana, with the court's permission, to turn himself in on charges there. On April 15, he checked in with his electronic monitoring oﬃ cer in the morning, Haas said, and headed for Cincinnati. Around 9 p.m., Wright's car was stopped in Warren County, Kentucky, and once again, a squad of oﬃ cers surrounded him. Wright was aware he had an open misdemeanor warrant out of Kenton County on charges he climbed the Roebling Suspension Bridge to take pictures. Haas said Wright had planned to pay the bond associated with the charges. "We are being told that an order was given by CPD to the Kentucky State troopers to arrest Isaac the minute he came into Kentucky," Haas said. He said Kentucky State Police were told the same types of statements about Wright that Arizona authorities were told. Wright's car and phone were also seized in Kentucky. He was released on his own recognizance by the Warren County court. Wright said that while he was in cus-

tody one offi cer became apologetic for the level of response once he fi gured out what the charges were. "Normally when we get this kind of response, it's for murderers. They called me away from family and told me to get to the state line immediately," Wright recalled the offi cer saying. "I posed no threat," Wright told The Enquirer. "I was unarmed." Haas said he is trying to get answers about why his client was stopped in this way again and why Cincinnati was involved with a Kentucky warrant. "This was another instance of continued trauma for a vet that suff ers from PTSD," Haas said. "This was an extremely dangerous situation that could have been avoided." Haas fi led a motion in the case on April 19 to have Wright's car and phone returned to him. His next court date before Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Lisa Allen was scheduled for May 4. The Hamilton County Prosecutor's Offi ce and the Cincinnati Police Department declined to comment on Wright's arrest in Kentucky.

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Citrus curd: ‘A lovely addition to a tea party or as a Mom’s day dessert’ Double citrus curd

Luscious citrus curd mousse

Feel free to substitute all lemon or lime juice, or a combo of both like I did.

Can be made a day ahead, covered, in refrigerator.

Ingredients

Garnish right before serving.

1 cup granulated sugar

Ingredients

⁄ 3 cup each: fresh lemon and lime juice

⁄ 4cup cold citrus curd

1 cup very cold whipping cream

5 large eggs, room temperature

⁄ 2 cup powdered sugar

⁄ 2 cup butter, melted and kept hot

2-3 tablespoons lemon juice (optional but good)

Instructions Combine sugar, juice and eggs in blender. Whirl on medium speed until well mixed.

Instructions Combine curd, whipping cream, sugar and lemon juice.

On low speed, add butter slowly in thin stream. This is called “tempering” the eggs and helps prevent curdling during cooking. (You can also do this with a whisk and some elbow grease …) Transfer to saucepan and cook over low heat, whisking or stirring constantly. Curd will be foamy as you whisk during the fi rst few minutes. After 10 minutes or so, it will thicken enough to leave a “track” on the spatula when you run your fi nger down the center. Temperature will be about 170 or so, just below a simmer. Hot enough to kill bacteria but not so hot that it scrambles the eggs. Curd will look thin but fi rms to a soft set in refrigerator. Store in refrigerator, covered, up to two weeks.

Whip until fairly stiff and soft peaks form.

Citrus curd tarts are a spring-like dessert. PHOTOS BY RITA HEIKENFELD FOR THE ENQUIRER

Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

What do you do when you clean out the freezer and ﬁ nd a container of whole lemons and limes? Well, you can do what I did: make citrus curd. Yes, you can freeze lemons and limes whole. Use within a couple of months if you can. When frozen citrus is thawed, it will exude lots of juice, so that’s a bonus.

Here’s a recipe for my favorite citrus curd along with ways to use it. A lovely addition to a tea party or as a Mom’s day dessert. Now I garnished the desserts with what I had on hand – edible red bud, roses and violet ﬂ owers, along with mint and lemon verbena leaves. Fresh berries make a beautiful and tasty garnish, as well. Tip: Grow your own lemon or lime tree The lime and lemon seeds are fun for the little ones to grow. Pot them up, keep moist in a sunny location and in a week or so, seeds will start to sprout.

Makes two cups. Oh no, my citrus curd curdled! The temperature got too high. Pour through a strainer, and you’ll be OK. Most likely it’s the whites – they cook at a lower temperature than yolks.

Citrus curd tarts Fill pre-baked phyllo shells or cookie tart shells.

Let ﬁ rm up in refrigerator, covered, an hour before serving, or up to a day. Serves 4-5.

Desserts garnished with edible red bud, roses and violet flowers, along with mint and lemon verbena leaves.

Or make your own with pie pastry or phyllo in tart pans or small muffin tins. Fill about an hour prior to serving, and garnish right before serving.

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From old-school diners to airport bars, the things I miss most about dining out Keith Pandolfi Food columnist Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

I get my second Pfi zer shot on April 5. And while, according to the latest research, I won’t reach that 95% protected status for at least two weeks afterward, one of the fi rst things I’m looking forward to is eating inside actual restaurants, instead of in my pizza-saucestained Subaru. Yes, there are a lot of new and old restaurants that, for the purposes of this job, I want or need to try. But the fi rst thing I’ll likely do is reacquaint myself with the ones that were part of my life before this whole mess happened. Will it feel normal? I don’t think things will ever feel normal again, at least when it comes to dining out. We lost too many people to this virus, restaurant workers included. Many of those who made it through have left the business for steadier, often safer careers. Seems along with exposing weaknesses in our government and health care system, COVID-19 also exposed the sometimes awful way our restaurant workers are treated. I also need to remember that, just because I'm vaccinated, the pandemic ain't over. I'll still wear my mask (I might even invest in a fancy one or two). I'll still follow whichever protocols are required of me. So no, it probably won’t feel normal. But that's a good thing, since the old normal wasn’t good enough, anyway. We all deserve better. That said, here are some random things that will help me start feeling, if not normal again, perhaps a little more human. A bit more connected, and a lot more optimistic about what the new normal will be.

Booths During a time when intimate dining experiences were all but impossible, welcoming restaurant booths into my life might be what I’m looking forward to most. Booths provide the best of both worlds – a private and intimate and, yes, comfy, space where you can hunker down and feel the energy that surrounds you. These days, I especially miss sitting at booths with my daughter at Dewey’s Pizza in Oakley. Because she loves Dewey’s Pizza. Because when she gets squirmy and restless as 5-year-olds tend to do, she can run about the dining room and over to the kitchen window and laugh as the playful pizzaiolos toss dough in her face. I miss sitting back with a cold beer at Dewey’s, too. Because Dewey’s always serves good, cold beer.

A scattering of customers at the Echo in Hyde Park. SCOTT WARTMAN/THE ENQUIRER

I look forward to ordering a semihealthy salad followed by a not-sohealthy pizza. I look forward to sitting back and watching my daughter eat across from me. Even more, I look forward to those times when she decides she wants to sit right next to me instead of across from me. Because I know those days are limited. Because I want to pack into as many booths as I can.

Diners All hail the short-order cook, the salty waitress, the old man sitting at the counter remembering all the lost old friends that used to join him there. I miss our diners. Especially our oldschool diners. I miss sitting at the counter at the Echo, in Hyde Park, reading the newspaper while the regulars look at me suspiciously because I’m not as much of a regular as they are. I always order one of two things: either the Glier’s German Greats breakfast, with eggs, goetta, potato cakes, baked apples and toasted rye bread, or the roasted turkey sandwich, which, in a world of pretty good turkey sandwiches, is my favorite in Cincinnati. I miss hanging out at Tucker’s on Vine, too. I know that its owners, Joe and Carla, have been struggling ﬁ nancially, especially during the last six months. Yes, I've been ordering carryout, but I can’t wait to walk back inside and hear Joe talking Bengals football with customers from all over the city, and for Carla to take a break from prepping her home-fries deluxe, look up at me as I enter the front door and give that comforting smile of hers. Of course, I also miss Hathaway’s, which, yes, still remains open and hidden inside the Carew Tower, a welcome and almost sacred reminder of a Cincinnati that no longer exists.

Steakhouses

Dewey's Pizza workers on the job. PROVIDED

One thing I think we’ve all been missing in our lives this past year is a little decadence. And, in my mind, steakhouses are the most decadent restaurants of all. They’re also comforting, pampering and, in some cases, even theatrical. Of course, I’ll go back to the familiar, clubby environs of the Precinct for a wedge salad served with seared pork belly and buttermilk blue cheese. And I'll splurge on the Steak Burrow, a blackened strip steak topped with Creole crawﬁ sh sauce, a nod to the Bengals

quarterback's years in Baton Rouge. During the pandemic, one of the best dinners I had was at Losanti, in Overthe-Rhine. My wife, Amy, and I sat outside just as the weather started to cool, enjoying the restaurant’s location across the street from Washington Park, which, along with the streetcar dingdinging by, made me almost feel like we were in New Orleans. I ordered a dozen cold oysters, which I sucked down so fast that I only left poor Amy with two. I followed them up with a second appetizer of French onion soup, because I just don’t see enough French onion soup on menus these days. The main course was a tender, well-marbled New York Strip, served medium rare. A perfect steak on a perfect night. I also want to try the Lonely Pine Steakhouse in Pleasant Ridge, because Polly Campbell once described it as “a restaurant in a casino in Reno, about 1965,” so how could I not? And while it's far more than just a steakhouse, there’s nothing else in this city like Maury's Tiny Cove on the West Side. The place is downright magical. And I can't wait to grab a booth in the downstairs dining room, order an oldfashioned and some hanky-panks, wolf down some lasagna with ground beef, Italian sausage and four kinds of cheese, and climbing the stairs to Maury's piano room for a singalong. Maury's is about as old school as it gets. But during times like these, there’s no shame in looking toward the past for inspiration and hope.

Music clubs One night, before the pandemic, I wandered into the Greenwich Tavern in Walnut Hills. There were ﬁ ve or six customers gathered around the bar, but otherwise it was quiet. I asked the owner if anyone was playing that night and he told me a jazz band from Atlanta was gearing up to practice for an upcoming concert in the next room over. I wandered into the tavern's live music space, with a cold bottle of Budweiser and sat down at a round table with a white tablecloth. The band started playing and it was as if a spell had been cast. They were every bit as good as any band I’d seen in New York or even New Orleans. And as I listened, I gave myself a rare nod of approval for my sense of spontaneity; for somehow getting myself to the Greenwich at the exact right time; on the exact right night. It's not just jazz I'm looking forward to seeing. I can't wait to see rock shows at the Comet in Northside, MOTR in OTR and the Northside Tavern. I can't wait to see bluegrass shows wherever bluegrass shows might be. I want to see the worst "dad band" in the land, somewhere, inside or out, with a beer in my hand and a taco or a burger on my table. I just want that brilliant combination of music, good drinks and good food back in my life.

Hotel restaurants

The principals of Dear Restaurant and Butchery: Austin Heidt, Ashley Robertson, Brian Young, Corinne Oberholzer, Brent Oberholzer. PROVIDED

The thing about hotel restaurants is that, in normal times, the customers aren't always from around here, and, these days, just being around people from other cities and other places almost feels as good and adventurous as traveling itself. During the pandemic, I sampled the menu executive chef Vanessa Miller was just starting to develop at Metropole, inside the 21C Hotel. It was

very promising stuff , and I can’t wait to try more. The same goes for Hotel Covington, where chef Aaron Allen recently celebrated his fi rst anniversary without me ever having tasted his takes on diver sea scallops or fried Louisiana oysters. I’m not sure what’s in store for Orchids at Palm Court now that chef George Zappas has left to take over culinary operations at the West End Stadium, but I’m eager to fi nd out. If nothing else, I’m looking forward to having an after-work cocktail at the Bar at Palm Court. I’d also like to spend more time on the rooftop at the Lytle Park Hotel admiring the beautiful views of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which, as much as I love the Roebling, has always been my sentimental favorite. Then, of course, there’s Khora, inside the Kinley hotel, Downtown, which blew my socks off the one time I ate there. After a year like this one, it might make sense to take a staycation at any one of these hotels. Who knows, you might meet a traveler or two. Even better, you might just discover your favorite new restaurant.

New restaurants Yes, new restaurants! It sounds so weird, I know, but I’m shocked by the number of restaurants that managed to open, instead of close, during the past year. And I can’t wait to give them a try. There’s Jot Indian Restaurant in Newport and Shanghai on Elm, which used to be Shanghai Mama’s on E. Sixth Street. I’m also looking forward to trying Dear in Hyde Park, which is run by Brian Young, who impressed the heck out of Thomas Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi on season 16 of Bravo's "Top Chef," and was a fan favorite of mine. I'm excited to try his gnocchi with lamb sugo and pecorino, as well as his truffl ed chicken cushion with cassoulet. I have no idea what a truffl ed chicken cushion is, but I aim to fi nd out. Also on my radar is Pata Roja Taqueria, which has taken up permanent residence inside Bar Saeso, on Sycamore Street in Pendleton; the Governor in Milford, Kanji Shush and Korean, in OTR, the Esoteric brewery in Walnut Hills, and North High Brewing in Hyde Park.

A drink at CVG I’m a middle-aged man, but having a drink at an airport bar always made me feel like a real adult. Maybe it's because it made me think of my father, who spent most of his life fl ying across the world for work. Not only did that drink loosen me up before the chaos of travel, but it was also a chance to collect myself after rushing to the airport and making it through security. A chance to prepare myself before being wedged into a commuter plane where I'd be lucky if I didn't end up in the middle seat with a lukewarm soda and a side of sadness. Come to think of it, I don’t care if I’m fl ying or not, I just want to sit at an airport bar at CVG again. Just for a while, preferably with a small stack of magazines and my cellphone on airplane mode. Whether it’s a cold beer from the Christian Moerlein Taproom at Gate A15, a bourbon from Hop and Cask at Gate B17, or a gin and tonic at Outback Steakhouse on Concourse B, I’m ready to fl y again.

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SPORTS La Salle’s Branam, CovCath’s Dickhaus honored at 2021 That’s My Boy award banquet Shelby DermerCincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI — The Maketewah Country Club played host Thursday, April 22, to the 54th annual National Football Foundation’s scholar-athlete awards banquet, which honored several premier high school football stars from Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. La Salle senior quarterback Zach Branam won the Southwest Ohio “That’s Our Boy” award, named after longtime Cincinnati Post sportswriter Joe Quinn. “Zach (Branam) is one of the fi nest young men I have ever been around,” La Salle football coach Pat McLaughlin said. “He leads by example on and off the fi eld. We talk about graduating men at La Salle High School who have been leaders in body, mind and spirit, and Zach has done that for the last four years.” Branam, who holds a 4.55 GPA, is committed to the U.S. Naval Academy. Over the last two seasons, Branam threw for more than 3,200 yards, ran for 2,789 and accounted for 65 total touchdowns. He led La Salle to back-to-back regional championships and a Division II state title in 2019. Branam becomes the third Lancer to win the “That’s Our Boy” award, joining Joe Burger (2012) and Ryan Murphy (1984). “Football has, and always will, mean the world to me,” Branam said. “It has taught me valuable lessons that I apply to my everyday life, and as a result, helped me become the man I am today.” Finalists for the award included: Indian Hill’s Will Klekamp; Waynesville’s Jake Amburgy; Goshen’s Erik Eickenhorst; Little Miami’s Reis Stocksdale; Bethel-Tate’s Luke Frondorf; Turpin’s

Gabe Hickman; Fairfi eld’s Jaydan Mayes; Wyoming’s Joop Mitchell; Northwest’s Diego Neri and Madeira’s Cannon Shafer. Covington Catholic off ensive and defensive lineman Ben Dickhaus won the Northern Kentucky “That’s My Boy” Award, named after former winner and Covington Catholic standout Brian P. Williams. “Ben (Dickhaus) grew into a warrior for our football program over the past couple years,” Covington Catholic head football coach and former “That’s My Boy” award winner Eddie Eviston said. “His work ethic in the weight room allowed him to be an integral part of our team on both sides of the ball in the trenches. “You know that you are going to get your best from Ben no matter the situation and that makes him a fl at-out winner. His dedication and commitment to our program will be greatly missed.” Eviston, who has led Covington Catholic to two state championships in the last four seasons, presented the award to his former teammate on behalf of the Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association. Dickhaus, who owns a 3.9 GPA and an ACT score of 34, was a fi rst-team All-Northern Kentucky and Class 5A all-star for the Colonels. He plans on studying biomedical engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Dickhaus was the eighth Covington Catholic player to win the “That’s My Boy” award and the fi fth since 2014. A Colonel has now won the award in each of the last three years as Dickhaus joined Jack Coldiron (Miami) and Michael Mayer (Notre Dame). See THAT’S MY BOY, Page 2B

St. Xavier’s Charles Temming competes during the OHSAA Division I doubles state tournament in Mason Ohio, May 25,2018. TONY TRIBBLE/OR THE ENQUIRER

Southwest Ohio’s boys high school tennis players for 2021 Sierra Newton Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

After not having a season last year due to the pandemic, tennis teams are eager to get back out and compete. In 2019, the Division I St. Xavier team won in doubles and the returners, Charles Temming and Preston Stearns, are looking to make a statement once again. Mason High School also had a doubles team ﬁ nish high in the state tournament returning, Anish Gangavaram and Vignesh Gogineni. In 2019, Springboro’s Sai Dore ﬁ nished third in state singles his sophomore year. The now-senior is now signed to play collegiately and will be tough to beat. Several players at Indian Hill had a great season in 2019 qualifying for state and Tejas Pisati seems to be the singles player on top rolling into this season. A year without tennis should make for an exciting time this season.

Sai Dore of Springboro eyes a return volley in the Flight A ﬁ rst singles at the 2019 GCTCA Coaches Classic Tennis Tournament, April 26, 2019. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

Greater Catholic League - South Charles Temming, a St. Xavier senior, and Preston Stearns, a junior, won the 2019 Division I state doubles championship.

Greater Western Ohio Conference Sai Dore, a Springboro senior, ﬁ nished third in the state in singles. Recently, Dore committed to continuing his athletic career at the University of Dayton.

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La Salle quarterback Zach Branam was the recipient of the "That's Our Boy" Award. PHOTOS PROVIDED/SCOTT JORDAN

Conner Powers is a Fenwick senior and a 2019 singles conference ﬁ rstteam player. Simon Yacoub played singles for Alter and ﬁ nished among the top in the conference.

Loveland's Connor Ruble eyes a soft point in semi-ﬁ nal action at the in Flight B ﬁ rst singles at the 2019 GCTCA Coaches Classic Tennis Tournament at Mason High School, April 27, 2019. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

Greater Miami Conference Mark Karev, a Sycamore junior, made his way to the state tournament in singles. Mason doubles partners Anish Gangavaram, junior, and Vignesh Gogineni, also a junior, ﬁ nished as the DI state runner-ups. Anthony Shalakov, a Lakota West sophomore, is nationally ranked. He will play ﬁ rst singles. Nick Athans, a Lakota West senior, will play second singles.

Eastern Cincinnati Conference

Covington Catholic offensive and defensive lineman Ben Dickhaus became the 8th Colonel all-time to win the "That's My Boy" Award.

Connor Ruble, a Loveland senior, was named 2019 athlete of the year in the ECC. Josh Lee is a Kings singles player. See TENNIS, Page 2B

Mason's Anish Gangavaram returns a volley in the OHSAA Division I Doubles Finals against Saint Xavier. JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER

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La Salle football to host nation’s top-ranked IMG Academy team Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

MONFORT HEIGHTS - North Bend Road could experience signifi cant traffi c delays on Sept. 3 if all things go in favor of La Salle High School. The Lancers football team recently released its schedule, which includes a blockbuster game against IMG Academy out of Bradenton, Florida. Sure, the Lancers tend to roll deep each football season, but this team is the defending No. 1-ranked team in the nation, according to MaxPreps and USA Today. IMG comes to Lancer Stadium Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. In the abbreviated season brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, IMG was 8-0. No Ohio teams made the Super 25 and the closest team that some of the Greater Catholic League-South teams play on occasion is Louisville Trinity at No. 15. Just for kicks, the Lancers face Trinity’s Shamrocks a week after facing IMG. “It’s a tough schedule, obviously,” La Salle coach Pat McLaughlin said. “They (IMG) won it last year, then the GCL stuff and the other teams we have to play, Colerain, Winton Woods, Cathedral. It’s part of it. We want our kids to play the best teams. So, here we go!” McLaughlin’s Lancers were 8-3 last season (2-1 GCL-South). They were Division II regional champions but were upended by Massillon Washington in the state semifi nals played at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. In 2019, La Salle routed the same Nate Moorecoached team for the Division II state title. Gone from last season’s team are quarterback Zach Branam (Navy) and defensive backs Jaylen Johnson (Ohio State), DeVonta Smith (Alabama), Iesa Jarmon (Cincinnati) and Jaymar Munday (Miami University). But the Lancers still have an abundance of talent featured around soon-to-be senior running back Gi’Bran Payne, a highly sought-after player who has narrowed his top fi ve list to Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame, Penn State and Northwestern. “We get calls from a lot of diff erent teams throughout the country,” McLaughlin said. “It’s a product of the program and the success and all of the players that have come before these guys.” It will be the fi rst time in recent years an area team has hosted a No. 1 nationally-ranked non-Cincinnati team. In 2008 when St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) made No. 1, they defeated Elder 35-24. In 2016, St. John Bosco (California) was the previous year’s No. 4 team and shut out St. Xavier 34-0. St. John Bosco would go on to fi nish No. 2 that season, while Steve Specht’s Bombers would rebound and win the Ohio Division I state title. Locally, Colerain under then-head coach Kerry Coombs was the topranked team in the nation in 2004,

The St. Xavier Bombers celebrate the OHSAA Division I football championship win, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at Fortress Obetz in Obetz, Ohio. The St. Xavier Bombers won 44-3 to win the Division I state championship. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

La Salle head coach Pat McLaughlin looks on during the football game against Massillon Washington, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

while Specht and St. Xavier were No. 1 in 2007. On the Friday before Labor Day, McLaughlin is hoping the COVID-19 attendance situation is such that a sea of Lancer red can fi ll the stands facing Buddy LaRosa Field. “That will be good,” McLaughlin said. “We’ll take a full house week one against Colerain too (Aug. 20). I’m hoping by the time we get to football season, for everybody’s sake, we can fi ll these football stadiums.” McLaughlin said the guys are excited to showcase their skills as the coronavirus has reduced the number of camps and the availability of exposure for those interested in playing in college. On Sept. 3, there will be no shortage of cameras rolling on the action. The IMG facility in Bradenton originally began as the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy that produced numerous pros before branching out to other sports. To help with all of the attention given to recruiting, in addition to football, McLaughlin has hired a pair of La Salle greats to the staff in Garrett Celek and Ben Martin. Garrett Celek was a tight end like his brother Brent (Cincinnati, Eagles) but Garrett moved on to Michigan State when Mark Dantonio became the head coach of the Spartans. He also spent time in the NFL with the 49ers. Defensive end Ben Martin was a fi ve-star recruit who played at Tennessee. “They know what it’s all about,” McLaughlin said. “They’re going to be really good coaches. They can defi nitely coach up our younger guys on what it takes to play at the next level and be successful.” The Lancers will start the season with three consecutive home games (Colerain, Winton Woods, IMG) before their fi rst road visit in Louisville against Trinity.

OHSAA approves 16 teams per region in football playoﬀ s Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

COLUMBUS - The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors approved the 2021 football tournament regulations April 22 during its April board meeting that included proposals from the OHSAA staff to increase the number of playoff qualifi ers and change the format of the regional playoff s. The number of playoff qualifi ers will expand to 16 schools per region. In addition, the higher-seeded team will host fi rst- and second-round playoff games, instead of only the fi rst round, before they use neutral sites beginning with the regional semifi nals. In the fi rst round, the No. 16 seed will play at the No. 1 seed, the No. 15 seed will play at the No. 2 seed, etc. “Last fall we received overwhelmingly positive feedback when we allowed every team to enter the football playoff s due to the shortened season because of COVID-19,” said Doug Ute, OHSAA executive director. “We know there are some who want to keep the football postseason to a smaller number of schools, but the postseason tournament gives such a positive experience for our student-athletes, the schools and their communities that we felt strongly about giving that op-

portunity to more schools to make the playoff s. And football remains the only OHSAA sport in which not every team automatically qualifi es for the postseason.” The OHSAA is also exploring adding a strength-of-schedule component to the Harbin computer ratings, which are used to determine the playoff qualifi ers. A strength-of-schedule component could be added in 2022. The site of the state championship games has not yet been determined, but the format will include one game Thursday, Dec. 2, and two games each on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec.3-5. During the regional semifi nals and regional fi nals at neutral sites, the higher-seeded team will be the designated home team. The OHSAA then determines the sites and matchups for the state semifi nals. The expansion will increase the number of football playoff qualifi ers from 224 to 448. Last year there were 709 schools in Ohio that played 11man football. Since 1999, eight schools in each region have qualifi ed for the playoff s. In May 2020, the OHSAA announced that the football playoff s would expand to 12 teams per region in 2021 and the top four seeds in each region would have a fi rst-round bye. See PLAYOFFS, Page 4B

Tennis Continued from Page 1B

Cincinnati Hills League Tejas Pisati, an Indian Hill junior, was the 2019 conference athlete of the year and part of a state-qualifying doubles team. Mark Keller is a Wyoming junior singles player.

Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference Avery Bradshaw, a Wilmington senior, was named the 2019 American Division Conference player of the year. Brian Miller, a Blanchester senior, ﬁ nished as the top second singles player in the SBAAC National Division. Colton Stamper, a Felicity-Franklin senior, is their ﬁ rst singles player.

Miami Valley Conference Sai Nalagatla, a Cincinnati Country Day senior, ﬁ nished fourth in the 2019 OHSAA state doubles tournament his sophomore season. He returns as one of the top overall players in Division II and will serve as co-captain for the team.

Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky prep football standouts were honored at the National Football Foundation's 54th annual "That's My Boy" Award scholar-athlete banquet on Thursday, April 22, at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati. PROVIDED/SCOTT JORDAN

Cincinnati Country Day's Sai Nalagatla and Ashutosh Annapantula congratulate each other on a point scored in the Flight A ﬁ rst doubles at the 2019 GCTCA Coaches Classic Tennis Tournament, April 26, 2019. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

Kasey Chopra, a CCD senior, was a district qualiﬁ er as a sophomore during the 2019 season in DII doubles. He also serves as a team co-captain.

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“Football has taught me many lessons to which I can apply to my daily life and my future,” Dichkaus said. “It gives me courage to solve a problem, determination to be better every day and the discipline to do every little thing right.”

Finalists for the award included: Conner’s Nicholas Keller; Ryle’s Matthias Cusick and Newport Central Catholic’s Jack Greene. The ceremony was trimmed in length with limited spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic and did not include a Tom Potter Memorial Award of Courage recipient or the naming of Greater Cincinnati Chapter Collegiate Scholar-Athletes.

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The Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All American baseball teams were recently announced featuring 300 players from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. They selected fi rst, second and third teams as well as high honorable mention and all-region. The listings are for current freshmen, sophomores or juniors. There were numerous selections from Greater Cincinnati for 2021, including La Salle junior Devin Taylor at fi rst team. Taylor is committed to play at Indiana. St. Xavier junior pitcher Aaron Blum made third team and is a Kentucky commit. Going back to the 2020 season which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Hamilton’s Kurtis Reid was fi rst team with Walton-Verona pitcher Travis Smith third team. Reid is a Louisville commit and Smith is a Kentucky commit. “With more than 450,000 high school baseball players in the nation, the Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American players represent the very best in their class,” said Mike Thompson, chief marketing offi cer for St. Louis-based Rawlings. “Rawlings and Perfect Game are synonymous with the game of baseball, and the preseason awards allow us to recognize and reward these elite athletes for their hard work and contribution to the game.” The Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky players are listed below as well as the Central Region selections (IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI) “To receive the Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-American or All-Region Award is a tremendous achievement for these high school student-athletes,” said Jerry Ford, president of Cedar Rapids, IA-based Perfect Game. “We are proud to recognize their talent as they prepare for their careers playing collegiate or professional baseball.”

Preseason All-Americans First Team Devin Taylor, outﬁ eld, La Salle, committed to Indiana

Third Team Aaron Blum, LHP, St. Xavier, committed to Kentucky

High Honorable Mention Colin Ames, RHP, CHCA Quinn Benner, RHP, Mariemont, committed to College of Charleston

Playoﬀ s Continued from Page 2B

Expanding to 16 schools per region does not add a week to the postseason since it was already now six weeks, it simply eliminates the byes. During the fi rst fi ve rounds of the playoff s, Division I, II, III and IV schools will play on Friday nights, while Division V, VI and VII schools will play on Saturday nights.

2021 OHSAA football playoff schedule Oct.29-30 – First round at higher-seeded teams Nov. 5-6 – Regional quarterfi nals at higherseeded teams Nov. 12-13 – Regional semifi nals at neutral sites Nov. 19-20 – Regional fi nals at neutral sites Nov. 26-27 – State semifi nals at neutral sites Dec. 2-5 – State championships, site TBD, one game Thursday, two games each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday The fi rst Friday of the regular season is Aug. 20, and the regular season will conclude on Saturday, Oct. 23. The computer rankings weren’t used in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic with all teams

Central Region Second Team Payton Ebbing, catcher, CCD, Tennessee commit Simeon Graves Jr, outﬁ eld,, St. Xavier, Louisville commit Luke Schlim,, LHP, La Salle, Ohio State commit

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CJ Richard beats the throw to third base as Mason's Mark Rutherford applies the tag. Richard collects an opening day triple for Moeller, March 27. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP/FOR THE ENQUIRER

La Salle junior Devin Taylor. TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Nathan Earley, ﬁ rst base, Moeller, committed to Ohio State Payton Ebbing, catcher, Cincinnati Country Day, committed to Tennessee Simeon Graves, Jr., third base, St. Xavier, committed to Louisville Jameson Richmond, ﬁ rst base, Oak Hills, committed to Louisville Luke Schlimm, LHP, La Salle, committed to Kentucky Evan Whiteaker, RHP, Lakota East, committed to Indiana

2020 High Honorable Mention players (who missed their spring seasons) Cole Brennan, outﬁ eld, Anderson Lauden Brooks, shortstop, McNicholas, Kentucky commit Trevor Conley, catcher, West Clermont

that wanted to participate being allowed in the playoﬀ s. Now, in 2021 the numbers will be back in place proved by JoeEitel.com with more teams qualifying than in previous years by the numbers.

Last year’s playoff teams in the 2021 format Based on last year’s rankings prior to the postseason, here’s what the 2020 playoﬀ picture would have looked like under the new 2021 format:

Division I Here were the DI rankings before 2020 playoff s began: Lakota West No. 1; Princeton No. 2; St. Xavier No. 3 (Bombers were 2020 DI state champs); Elder No. 4; Hamilton No. 5; Mason No. 6; Lakota East No. 7; Walnut Hills No. 8; Moeller No. 9; Colerain No. 10; Sycamore No. 11; Milford No. 12; West Clermont No. 13; Lebanon No. 14; Fairfi eld No. 15 and Oak Hills No. 16. Middletown, the region’s 17th school, opted out of postseason play in 2020. Assuming teams don’t opt-out in 2021, one DI Region 4 team would not make the playoff s. As in past years, No. 1 plays No. 16, No. 2 plays No. 15, etc. Under this

scenario, Lakota West would have started the ﬁ rst round with Oak Hills, Princeton would have played Fairﬁ eld, and so on.

Division II Winton Woods was the top local seed at No. 2, Other 2020 teams making it under the 2021 format would have been Kings, Turpin, La Salle (state semiﬁ nalist in 2020), Anderson, Edgewood, Talawanda, Harrison and Loveland. Using last season’s records, Little Miami and Withrow would not have made the cut.

Division III New Richmond was the top local seed at No. 2. Also making it would have been Badin, Ross, Hughes, Mount Healthy and Northwest. Monroe, Goshen and Aiken would have fallen short.

Division IV Indian Hill was the top local seed at No. 3. Wyoming was No. 4 and a state semiﬁ nalist. Others making it would be McNicholas, Bethel-Tate, Norwood and Taylor. Batavia would have missed out.

Division V Roger Bacon was the top 2020 seed. Others

Payton Ebbing of Cincinnati Country Day. PROVIDED/GREG ROSS

Sergio Dacello, catcher, Badin Payton Ebbing, catcher, CCD, Tennessee commit Max Johnson, shortstop, Mason, Indiana commit Josh Overbeek, shortstop, Anderson, Pitt commit Luke Schlimm, LHP, La Salle, Ohio State commit Michael Sprockett, catcher, Lakota East Devin Taylor, outﬁ eld, La Salle

2021 All-Central Region Underclassmen Central Region First Team Aaron Blum, LHP, St. Xavier, Kentucky commit Kayden Campbell, LHP, Fairﬁ eld, Louisville commit

that would have made it include Blanchester, CHCA, North College Hill, Mariemont, Taft, Madeira, Purcell Marian and Clermont Northeastern. Summit Country Day, Reading and Finneytown would come up short.

Divisions VI, VII Greater Cincinnati teams that would have qualiﬁ ed are St. BernardElmwood Place and Deer Park in DVI and New Miami, Cincinnati College Prep Academy and Lockland in DVII.

Reactions from coaches Statewide, the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association took umbrage with the new plan saying the OHSAA failed to work in good faith with the OHSFCA. The organization proposed 12 teams in January 2020 with the OHSAA approving in spring 2020 for the 2021 season. The April 22 vote was done without consulting the OHSFCA leading to accusations of it being ﬁ nancially motivated. In a 16-team formulation, there are no byes for the top teams.

Local comments Evan Dreyer, Anderson - “I think the 16 teams in the region is awesome

Colin Ames, RHP, CHCA Quinn Benner, RHP, Mariemont, College of Charleston commit Brennan Bell-Bucher, RHP, Badin Mitchell Berger, shortstop, Beechwood Clay Burdette, RHP, Moeller, Ohio State commit Davis Campbell, shortstop, CCD Jackson Campbell, RHP, CCD Connor Christenson, shortstop, Moeller Nic Copenhaver, RHP, Badin Parker Corbin, shortstop, CCD Caden Crawford, fi rst base, CHCA Parker Dillhoff , LHP, Lebanon Nathan Earley, fi rst base, Moeller Andrew Edrington, shortstop, Princeton Finn Ellis, catcher, Moeller Jonathan Fitz, catcher, Covington Catholic Jay Flynn, shortstop, Dixie Heights Carson French, RHP, Lakota East Brenden Garula, RHP, Mason Jake Hanley, RHP, Mason Chase Herrell, RHP, Milford Brennan Hileman, RHP, St. Xavier Wyatt Holt, shortstop, Anderson Toby Hueber, shortstop, Moeller Jake Isaacs, LHP, Sycamore Oliver Kerns, RHP, Conner Will Kocher, catcher, Kings Jackson Lux, RHP, Loveland Nathan Manley, catcher, Moeller Jacob Masterson, RHP, Moeller John Matthews, RHP, Fairfi eld Braedyn Moore, shortstop, Badin Charlie Niehaus, shortstop, Moeller Cameron Porter, RHP, Moeller Will Ramsey, RHP, Moeller CJ Richard, outfi eld, Moeller Cooper Robinson, RHP, CHCA, Butler commit Chad Ruther, third base, Badin Mark Rutherford, catcher, Mason, Auburn commit Thomas Ryan, RHP, St. Xavier Ethan Sweat, third base, Moeller Jared Teke, catcher, Batavia Dylan Thatcher, fi rst base, Madeira Jake Tschida, outfi eld, Roger Bacon Landyn Vidourek, shortstop, Badin Evan Whiteaker, RHP, Lakota East Logan Wilson, RHP, Dixie Heights Trevor Wilson, RHP, Covington Catholic

for high school football. As coaches, we have to remove our egos. We get more opportunities to be with our team, which is a great thing.” Pat McLaughlin, La Salle - “I like the move to 16 teams. I saw no problems with last year’s format. I’m a believer of put everyone in and play it out.” Jason Krause, Fairﬁ eld - “I like 12 in region 4 (Division I). We only have 17 teams.”

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SCHOOL NEWS Saint Ursula Academy students raise money for La Soupe by hosting Empty Bowls event Saint Ursula Academy students recently raised $3,000 for La Soupe, a local agency whose mission is to make sure that perishable food does not go to waste. This donation is a result of a reimagined “Empty Bowls” event, which is usually held in-person but was successfully transformed into a virtual event this year. Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns around the world to care for and feed the hungry. Empty Bowls supports food-related charitable organizations and has raised millions of dollars to help end hunger. With SUA ceramics teacher Kurt Nicaise at the helm, 2021 marks SUA’s ninth year hosting Empty Bowls to raise awareness of poverty and hunger in the Cincinnati area in partnership with a local agency that provides relief services. In the past, the event has supported Shelterhouse, Queen City Kitchen, and Interfaith Hospitality Network, to name a few. The traditional in-person lunch had to be modiﬁ ed this year, however, due to COVID safety protocols. As the ﬁ rst step of this event with a focus on service-learning, Saint Ursula Academy ceramics students studied poverty and hunger in the greater Cincinnati area. This year, their work led them to focus on La Soupe in Walnut Hills, whose mission is to Rescue – Transform – Share. Mr. Nicaise’s ceramics students once again created ceramic bowls and instead

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MND student named Billy Michal Student Leadership Award winner Mount Notre Dame (MND) is proud to announce that junior Rachel Noschang (Mason) was selected to represent the state of Ohio and receive the Billy Michal Student Leadership Award from The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA. The Billy Michal Student Leadership Award is given annually to one student from each state who demonstrates the American Spirit in his or her community. The values of leadership, teamwork, tolerance, creativity, and perseverance can and should be learned and lived by all Americans regardless of age. During World War II, when six-yearold Billy Michal from Zimmerman, Louisiana, helped his one-room school win a statewide scrap-metal collection contest, he understood that every citizen- no matter their age- could contribute to our victory in the war.

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“Rachel is an outstanding servantleader who understands the call to serve others,” expressed Todd Forman, MND Community Service Director. “Her strong values, intense patriotism, willingness to serve and protect the vulnerable, and her love of people and love of the Lord are remarkable. Rachel has an interest in the Air Force and is strongly considering applying for the US Air Force Academy.” Billy’s example, and the actions of millions of other students on the Home Front, reminds us that service to country and community helps create active, engage citizens. The National WWII Museum will present Rachel with her award at a future date and time. Chris Gramke, Mount Notre Dame

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Ohio native Kelsey Courtney, of Cuesta College (setter; 5 foot 7; freshman; Reading HS, Cincinnati), ignited Cuesta as the Cougars recorded a double-header victory over Antelope Valley on March 20. Courtney dished out 36 assists, recorded nine kills while hitting .500, made six digs and served two aces in a four-set Courtney opening triumph. In the second match, a sweep, she notched 17 assists, ﬁ ve kills, two aces and six digs. Courtney is averaging 7.3 assists, 2.8 digs and 1.4 kills a game in displaying allaround court skills. h https://www.cccaasports.org/ CCCWVCA/21week3vbpow.pdf Robert Lewis, CCCSIA

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BY JEREMY NEWTON / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ Jeremy Newton, of Austin, Texas, is a software engineer who makes mobile games. Titles he has worked on include Crosswords With Friends, Zynga Poker, Dragon Academy and many others. He has been a puzzle enthusiast since he was a child, when a grandmother got him hooked on Jumble. As a crossword constructor, Jeremy says he likes ‘‘wacky themes’’ (as a glance at today’s grid might suggest). This is Jeremy’s 14th Sunday and 21st Times puzzle over all. — W.S.

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1 Muhammad Ali’s ‘‘Me! Whee!,’’ e.g. 5 ‘‘S.N.L.’’ alum Hartman 9 Start off on the wrong foot, maybe? 13 Contaminate 19 What may be in a star’s orbit 21 Throw with power 22 Alleviate 23 Sheep’s milk product that’s often grated 25 Classic name for the land north of England 26 Course taken in shorts, often 27 ‘‘Ya don’t say!’’ 28 765-foot-long ‘‘water coaster’’ on Disney cruises 30 Countertenor 31 SWAT team or Navy SEAL group, e.g. 34 Name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet 37 Epitome of smoothness 39 ‘‘Roots’’ author Haley 40 Shocker, at times 41 & 44 It goes around every hour 46 Gaming novice, slangily 48 Secured skates, with ‘‘up’’ 50 Float component Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 4,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

51 Act as a blueprint for, as DNA for proteins 53 Brawled, in the backwoods 55 ‘‘Howdy, everybody!’’ 57 Withstand 58 Fly off the shelves 59 Like bread made from almond flour 61 ‘‘Oh, hell yes!’’ 64 Turn red, say 65 Certain formal duds 66 Nice round number? 67 Bollywood megastar Aishwarya ____ 68 ‘‘My dear man’’ 71 Grammy category won multiple times by Kendrick Lamar 77 Racy selfie posted for likes on social media, in modern lingo 80 Not a problem 81 Kennel club category 82 Makeup table 83 ‘‘Dead serious!’’ 85 ‘‘And, uh, that about covers it’’ 86 Supporting role 87 New students at Princeton or Yale in 1969 88 There’s a famous ‘‘half’’ one in Yosemite National Park 90 Vessel protected by Hera 91 Uninteresting 92 Encouraging cry 94 Bottom 96 Saves, with ‘‘away’’ 98 ‘‘Ain’t dead ____!’’

99 They often come to professors with excuses 102 Hoodwink 104 Get snake eyes, say 107 Lacking experience 108 Aligns, in a wood shop 112 Set straight 113 Oscar winner for his role as a Mexican narc in ‘‘Traffic’’ 117 Price to pay, informally 118 Major piece 119 Miniature for a World War II buff 120 Were running mates? 121 Quite a jerk 122 Make an appearance 123 Recess for prayer

14 Lighter than lite 15 Word after soul or solid 16 ‘‘You, too?!’’ playfully 17 Smart 18 Wood that’s resistant to warping 20 Mountain chain that stretches from Kazakhstan to the Arctic 24 Do a waving motion by the ocean, say 29 ‘‘That proves it’’ 32 Shade similar to verdigris 33 Distinguish oneself 34 Positioned to win 35 Shared with for quick feedback 36 Cut into 38 Region with a Unification Flag for sporting events DOWN 41 Pen pa? 1 Verve 42 Just hanging out 2 It’s 50/50 43 It really blows 3 ‘‘That kinda stuff’’: 45 Knucklehead Abbr. 47 Flinch (at) 4 Buckaroos 49 Ending for a dean’s 5 Mint address 6 Fictional pilot with 50 Cable network the line ‘‘You like with movies like me because I’m a ‘‘Sharktopus’’ and scoundrel’’ ‘‘Mansquito’’ 7 ‘‘Here ____ again’’ 52 Least klutzy 8 Milk for un café 9 Onetime MTV reality 54 Made a boo-boo 55 ‘‘I won’t ____ it!’’ series filmed near Hollywood 56 Pending 10 Recall regretfully 58 Risqué communiqué 11 Auditing org. 60 Ancient home to 12 Courtroom statements Priam’s Treasure 13 Bone to pick 62 Out of practice

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63 Quick refresher 68 Visibly scornful 69 Cold that just won’t go away? 70 Superpopular 71 Gooey spread 72 Where gymnast Simone Biles won four golds 73 One-celled organism 74 Enter unannounced, in a way 75 Photog’s setting

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