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County comes in under budget for 2010

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Union County spent nearly 10 percent less out of its general fund in 2010 than it anticipated, but its revenue stream may continue to lessen over the next two years.

Bob Fry, a consultant the county commissioners retain to audit the county’s appropriations and other budgetary projections,

presented his latest figures for FY 2010 to the commissioners last week.

According to Fry’s numbers, fourth-quarter projections for 2010 (which are year-todate) show general fund expenditures at $17,158,983. That number is 92-percent of the 2010 permanent appropriations, which the commissioners had set at $18,554,831.

Sources of funding may be a challenge in the next two years, according to Fry’s pres-

entation. Total revenues from property taxes, sales taxes and all other forms of general fund revenue amounted to $17.6-million in 2010. Grants received by the county were 373-percent of what was expected.

“I think when you look at what was spent, part of that grant money was spent to offset what was not spent by the appropriations,”

A closer look According to Bob Fry’s numbers, fourth-quarter projections for 2010 (which are year-to-date) show general fund expenditures at $17,158,983. That number is 92-percent of the 2010 permanent appropriations, which the commissioners had set at $18,554,831.

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Gore, Reams clash over vote on new fire station

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

County commissioner Steve Stolte was sworn in as commissioner by Judge Don Fraser in the Union County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 11.

Joining him for the occasion are (left to right) Stolte’s son, Andrew Stolte, Fraser, daughter-in-law Jennifer Stolte, wife Mardy Hanlon-Stolte, Stolte himself, and his mother, Lavina Stolte, who held the Bible for the new commissioner to take his oath.

Stolte sworn in as county commissioner

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

After two years of retirement, former Union County engineer Steve Stolte has returned to public office, this time as a Union County commissioner.

On Jan. 8, the Union County Republican Central Committee selected Stolte to fill the remainder of former commissioner Tom McCarthy’s seat.

With his family beside him, Stolte was sworn into office by Judge Don Fraser on Jan. 11.

The committee interviewed 10 candidates last weekend for the job. On the first ballot, Stolte received 56.4 percent of the vote.

Former commissioner Tom McCarthy resigned from the position filled by Stolte in November.

Ohio Revised Code authorizes the county central committee to appoint a successor for the remainder of that term, which expires Jan. 1, 2013.

Stolte said that once this term is over, he intends to run for the office.

Stolte served as the county engineer for 24 years, retiring from that position in 2008. He also has served the public in many capacities, from the Union County Chamber of Commerce’s board of trustees to fundraisers for Memorial Hospital.

For an in-depth look at Stolte’s plans for his term, read this edition’s “Community Conversation” article found below.

Marysville is close to reaching a deal with Union County to purchase land for a new fire station. Following a heated discussion at city council Thursday night, however, a contract has yet to be placed on council’s agenda.

City administrator Jillian Froment updated council on the city’s progress toward purchasing about four acres of county property on County Home Road, which would be the future home of the city’s second fire station.

Council members weighed the chances of losing a federal grant to help build the fire house, versus keeping the public informed of the entire process.

Ultimately the issue was not added to the consent calendar, following a 6-1 vote (adding an item to the council’s agenda must be a unanimous vote).

Councilman Mark Reams cast the dissenting vote, saying the chances of securing a grant are still up in the air, compared to the Mark Reams responsibility of keeping the public informed. Council president John Gore said that with such a long process, the public would still have ample time to weigh in on the matter.

Froment said that in October, county commissioners asked the city to provide an independent John Gore See GORE, REAMS, page A2

Jerome Twp. to ask for Community conversation Stolte prepared to tackle new challenge 2.9-mill fire levy

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

especially about county government.

I have knowledge about the relationships between governments and the inner workings of government in general, and I know a lot of the people in this county — many relationships built up over the years.

Editor’s note: New Union County Commissioner Steve Stolte sat down with ThisWeek Marysville reporter Lin Rice after his swearing-in ceremony and shared his thoughts on his new position, the process involved in TW: What made you decide to his appointment and his plans for the put your name in for commissionfuture. The following article consists er?

Stolte: It was something I had of highlights of the conversation. thought about while I was still counThisWeek: What did you think ty engineer, that it might be someof the selection process? thing I’d have interest in doing. I had Stolte: I thought it was a great no interest in running against any of process, I thought it worked out real (the current commissioners or Mcwell. I thought it was too bad they Carthy). I’ve known them too long didn’t have more time to ask more and have too much respect for them questions of each candidate, but when to do that. Over the last couple of you have 10 to interview, there’s only years I’ve enjoyed what I’ve been so much time you can devote to each doing in retirement, but there are a one. couple of things I really missed. I missed being involved, and being a TW: How did you describe your leader. Using my skills to try to imcredentials to the selection com- prove the community. I missed the mittee? people, and being involved. When Stolte: I consider myself a pretty Tom made his decision, it became good leader, and I’ve got a lot of really easy for me to decide to try to knowledge about local government, make this happen.

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TW: What do you see as some of the things the county needs to continue doing?

Stolte: We need to certainly continue to manage the county budget in a responsible way and make sure we’re living within our means. We need to make sure we maintain a sufficient carry over. I think it’s also important that we create opportunities to communicate with the public, and at the same time create opportunities where they can provide feedback back to us. I’m not sure we do everything we can do along those lines. I don’t know what we might do, but that’s something that’s always jumped out at me.

Something else that’s important to me, is to make sure we have the necessary long-range planning in place to deal with growth and development, and to deal with increased service demands. As our county grows there are more people moving here from outside the county, with a lot moving up here from the Columbus metropolitan area. They often want greater services than what we currently provide, so you have

to be planning ahead for that, identifying what those issues are.

TW: How do you see that being accomplished?

Stolte: Something we tend to overlook when we do this sort of planning is that you need to make sure you have the processes in place to implement that planning. Otherwise you have this long range plan that then just sits on a shelf. Getting the plan finished is only half the battle – you’ve then got to implement it, and that’s where the rubber meets the road.

TW: How do you want to focus on the county budget?

Stolte: I think the county budget is going to continue to be a challenge. It may be more of a challenge in 2012 than what it is in 2011, and of course the commissioners have already passed a temporary budget, with a permanent budget probably to be passed around March. The big question mark at this point is what See STOLTE, page A2

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Jerome Township board of trustees voted Wednesday morning to place a new fire levy on the May ballot. Unlike a similar levy that was narrowly voted down last year, however, this levy comes with an expiration date.

The trustees voted 3-0 on Jan. 12 to pose an additional 2.9-mill levy for the purpose of providing fire services to the township, for a period of five years. An ongoing levy of the same millage was denied by residents in November 2010.

The decision to ask for the levy follows efforts by the township to deal with a projected 2011 budget deficit, along with a reduction in state funding expected over the next five years.

Fire chief Scott Skeldon said that all paid parttime firefighters’ positions have been eliminated.

Doing so resulted in cost savings of $143,000, according to fiscal officer Robert Caldwell.

“Our level before that was 24-hour coverage a day,” Skeldon said. “Right now we don’t have any part-time coverage, and we’re not going to have any for 2011.”

Skeldon said that if the levy were to pass, the fire department could discuss a couple different options — bringing the part-time firefighter coverage back to 24-hour levels; providing 12-hour See JEROME TWP. FIRE LEVY, page A2

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County comes in under budget for 2010 Fry said. “For instance, you had $400,000 worth of stimulus money that went into the grants, and that was used, I’m sure, by your officeholders. They were able to spend that instead of other money,” Fry said in his presentation.

Commissioner Charles Hall said he was concerned that the county won’t have those grant funds to work with in 2011 or 2012.

“I don’t think you will,” Fry replied. “But you’re going to have grants this year; it won’t be that

you won’t be without any grants.”

Commissioner Gary Lee said the county would also have some grant money that will roll over for this year.

Fry pointed out that the county has seen some significant drops in tax revenues since 2008 — more than $1-million in county sales tax since that year, along with nearly $500,000 less in general property taxes. Those revenues are predicted to continue decreasing in the next two years.

Fry’s 2010 projection for total general fund revenues (with transfers) is $17.7-million. That figure for 2008 was $19.35-million.

“When you consider that you’ve lost a good $2-million over the last couple years and still came up with a rainy day fund that’s appropriate for this county, I think you and the officeholders have done exceptionally well in holding down spending,” Fry said.

Lee said the county administration stressed the reduction in revenues to officeholders over the year.

“That’s what we kept telling the officeholders all year long — the sales tax just wasn’t coming in,” he said. “That’s why, I don’t know how many times we’ve been quoted as saying...the re-

cession has not ended in Union County. The people in Union County have not started to spend that money.”

Nearly all of the office funds within the general fund came in at or under estimates, according to Fry’s figures. The sheriff’s office appropriated $475,696 (93 percent of projections); maintenance and operations came in at $1.5-million (87 percent); commissioners at $435,824 (81 percent); prosecuting attorney at $592,145 (98 percent); and fringe benefits at $2.4-million (94 percent).

Some that came in over pro-

jections included the common pleas court at $522,889 (115 percent); and the coroner at $86,837 (144 percent). Lee said the common pleas extra expenses were due to last year’s start of a drug court program, and Hall said that the coroner’s overages were due to that budget being cut back already in the previous year.

Fry said that stimulus funds may have helped the county last year, but that officeholders also played a part in coming in under budget.”

“One of the reasons is the grants, but the other reason is that the officeholders have shown great

restraint as far as spending money,” Fry said. “I think your goal for next year should be what you spent this year.”

The commissioners are expected to complete a permanent 2011 budget in the coming months.

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Gore, Reams clash over vote on new fire station Continued from page A1 assessment of the land’s property value. The land was then valued at $14,500 per acre, Froment said, for a total of $54,000. If council signs off on the contract, the city would be restricted to only use the property for a fire station for the first 20 years, and if Marysville decides eventually to sell the land, Union County would have right of first refusal.

Froment said the city administration hopes to have the matter in front of council soon, to improve Marysville’s chances of securing a federal grant to help build the fire station.

“The reason we’re here this evening with this agreement… is because we are up against a timeline,” Froment said. “When we

spelled out our timeline back in June, we would be doing site acquisition from September to October, with the idea being we would sign an agreement at the end of October, and we’re obviously past that.”

Froment said that the city intends to apply for a federal grant to pay for half the cost of constructing the fire station. The likelihood of securing such a grant is much higher if the applicant already owns the land, she said.

The administration asked council to add the issue to its consent calendar Thursday night, which would place it on their agenda, effectively giving the issue a first reading that night. Reams expressed his concerns that Marysville residents would not have enough time to learn about the contract before

the city takes action.

“This has been something we’ve been talking about for 14 years,” Reams said. “I think there’s a lot of public interest in it, and there’s not a pressing need right now to move this along two weeks faster.

There’s a ‘maybe’ that we might get the grant, and a ‘maybe’ that it might be announced in this time period, but that’s two ‘maybes’ we’re stacking on top of each other.

We’re taking away some public notification in the process.” Gore told Reams that he disagreed with him, that there would still be plenty of time for the public to be informed.

The council then voted whether or not to place the item on its consent calendar. A unanimous vote of present council members is needed for that action; it failed 6-

1, with Reams voting no.

After the vote, Gore asked law director Tim Aslaner what could be done to change the need for a unanimous vote to place items on the consent calendar.

“So this fails. We will wait two weeks and put it back on the calendar,” Gore said. “And Mr. Reams, I will say publicly if we lose a grant on this I will hold you personally responsible for that.”

Mayor Chris Schmenk said later that she thinks waiting to put the contract on council’s agenda won’t endanger the city’s chances of securing a grant for the fire house construction.

“We can put this on the agenda at our next regular meeting, and it sounds like we could have a special meeting as well,” she said. “I think Mr. Reams is fully in sup-

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happens with the state budget. They have this $8 to $12billlion hole they’ve got to deal with, and they’ve used a lot of one-time money to balance that budget in the current biennium. We’re going to see some amount of cuts in school funding, in library funding, local government funding... and our question is how much are we going to be cut?

part-time coverage during peak hours; or coordinating part-time firefighters with full-time firefighters’ vacation and off-time.

Caldwell said that currently the township’s 2011 budget shows a projected deficit of $32,000; that budget will need to be balanced to provide for enough surplus to enter 2012.

Reductions already made in the budget include the elimination of all paid part-time firefighters, including benefits; no provision has been made for equipment purchases or replacements; no provision has been made for the accumulation of monies for future equipment purchases; and operating costs have been budgeted at a 2.5-percent escalation, according to Caldwell.

If approved, the levy would generate $588,835 annually, according to figures provided by the county auditor’s office. Without further reductions or sources of funding, the township’s fire budget projects a fund balance deficit beginning in FY 2015 of $84,000.

“It gets us on track for the next five years, but with our two primary levies rolling back it isn’t

TW: What are your thoughts on improving the county’s economy?

Stolte: We have to focus, I think, on job creation — private sector job creation — and it’s important to be attracting new business and identifying what businesses are well-suited for our community. But, you always have to keep in mind that most new jobs are created by the expansion of existing businesses. You want to make sure you have good relationships with your current businesses, and understand what is important to them. You try to identify what problems they may have in getting those issues resolved, so that when it comes time for them to do some sort of expansion they do it here, and not elsewhere.

TW: Will you run for county commissioner when your term expires?

Stolte: I intend to run in 2012.

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a permanent solution,” Caldwell said. “This would be a temporary fix for the five-year period, and maybe by that point other factors will have improved.”

Trustee Andy Thomas said changing the levy request to a five-year plan, instead of last year’s ongoing levy proposal, will keep the board in good management order.

“I think some of the people voted (in the last election) with their pocketbooks,” he said. Trustee Bob Merkle said presenting the request to voters must be done clearly.

“That’s one of the concerns the public had (asking for an ongoing levy), and we need to get this in a format the public will understand,” he said. “We definitely need the money, and I think a five-year levy — the permanent option did concern some of the people from what I’ve heard.”

Caldwell said that with the resolution adopted by the trustees, the township will now immediately take that resolution to the county auditor to have the figures certified.

It will then be submitted to the county board of elections.

The election date is May 3, 2011.

port of this from a safety standpoint. This was an issue of transparency, wanting the public to be aware of the process.”

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Humane society gathers fundraising momentum

By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The Union County Humane Society has picked up its fundraising efforts with the start of the new year, not just to provide for a new building expansion but also to keep its doors open.

Director Steffen Baldwin said that while volunteers and staff raise funding toward a $400,000 expansion plan, fundraising also provides a large part of UCHS’s operating expenses. “Over 40 percent of our regular budget comes from fundraising, so we have fundraising going on at both ends right now,� Baldwin said. “We’ll be holding some big events like our March gala to raise money for operating expenses, but we’re anticipating that those who regularly donate to us are going to choose to help the new campaign, rather than our regular expenses.�

Last month, UCHS volunteers announced plans for the expansion of the current 3,000square-foot animal shelter on County Home Road, adding another 3,000 square feet to the facility. The process began with a gift of $100,000 from a private donor for the $400,000 project, according to Baldwin. Fundraisers have been tasked with matching that donation by the end of March. “The fundraising has been fantastic so far; we have a pledge of a dollar-for-dollar match, and by the end of December we were just shy of $30,000,� Baldwin said. “I’m sure that momentum won’t keep up like that, but we would like it to.�

The expansion plan for UCHS includes quarantine rooms for dogs and cats, twice as many dog kennels, a 26-percent larger cat room, a new, larger surgery room, a dedicated intake room for strays, security system and amenities for the public. Baldwin said that while some of the additions will make life easier on the shelter’s animals, he thinks some of the upgrades are vital. “There are really three things – first of all

we’ll have a dedicated quarantine room with its own door, and a separate intake from where the adoptions happen,� Baldwin said. “We take in a lot of strays, with no knowledge of what infections they may have – right now everything goes in and out the front door. If a virus goes through the shelter, that’s a huge cost involved, to the worst-case scenario of euthanasia.�

Baldwin said increasing kennel space is also key to match the community’s growth. “Our county is the third-fastest growing in the state,� he said. “With our contract with the county, we cannot turn away any strays. Instead, we have to turn away the people who want to surrender their pets to us. If we have 50 percent more kennels, we’ll be able to accept a lot more of those animals that need help.�

With the addition of a large storage area in the back of the facility, UCHS will be able to double as a disaster-preparedness site, Baldwin said, where UCHS can coordinate with the Red Cross in disaster situations. “While that’s a change we hope to never need to use, we’re really excited to have the capability,� he said.

Several area businesses and schools have offered to help with the fundraising, Baldwin said.

Students at Marysville High School are collecting their change for the project, and businesses like the Farmhouse Ice Cream Parlor and Nextel in Marysville are contributing some sales to the cause. Baldwin said a billiard tournament to raise more money is in the works for April 16 at The Cuestick Cafe in Maryville, along with several other fundraisers in coming months. “We’re trying to let people know that we still need their ongoing support,� he said. “We’re hoping that people will be able to make two donations this year, one for our operations and another for the expansion, but if not, we’re planning for that reality.�

More information on the non-profit’s services can be found online at www.uchspets.org.

School board adds Lassiter to negotiations committee

By JIM FISCHER ThisWeek Community Newspaper

Board member committee assignments took a contentious turn during the Jan. 10 organizational meeting of the Marysville Board of Education.

Board member Doug Lassiter requested that he be added to the negotiations committee, joining board president Jeff Mabee.

Following a brief discussion that there was no direct reason to have only one board member on the committee, which sits at the table with the Marysville Education Association and mediators to handle the district’s teacher contracts, Lassiter said those kinds of discussions are partly why he was

elected to the board. “I’ve been critical of the (negotiations) process,� he said. “I think there’s a constituency that deserves a seat at the table.�

Mabee defended the process, saying, “We’re at 2008 spending levels as a result of those negotiations.�

He added that he was not opposed to adding a second committee member, but questioned the necessity.

Board member John Freudenberg opposed adding Lassiter to the committee.

Freudenberg accused Lassiter of backtracking on issues the board has reviewed or voted on, citing district policy about showing of movies in the classroom

as an example.

Lassiter said Freudenberg was taking the criticism out of context.

Board member Tracy Greer said another representative from the board on the committee might help. Because Mabee’s wife is a classified employee of the district, he abstains from board votes on contracts. “You’re negotiating something you can’t vote on,� she said.

The board voted 4-1 in favor of the complete list of assignments, including the addition of Lassiter to the negotiations committee.

Freudenberg voted against.

Board member Roy Fraker supported the addition but offered words of caution to Lassiter: “You can be a lightning rod,� he said.

No county traffic fatalities reported over holidays For the second year in a row, Union County motorists have kept their travels safe over the holiday season.

According to the Union County Health Department, no traffic fatalities occurred in the county between Oct. 1, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2010.

There were no traffic fatalities reported during that same period in 2009. “Law enforcement and injury prevention programs continue to work hard to ensure that Union County is a safe place to drive,� said Shawnna Jordan, Safe Communities/Safe Kids coordinator.

The Safe Communities program was devel-

oped through the Ohio Department of Public Safety to establish and expand community partnerships to create safer and healthier communities throughout Ohio, according to public information officer Jennifer Thrush. “These efforts are paying off as Union County was traffic fatality free for the 2010 holiday season,� Jordan said. “We need to remember and continue to remind our loved ones that it is still important to buckle up on every trip and always designate a sober driver. We can all do our part to continue this positive trend.� — Lin Rice

Semis crash; U.S. Route 42 closed for several hours A portion of U.S. Route 42 in Union County was closed down for several hours on Jan. 12, following a crash involving two semi trucks on the icy road.

According to the Marysville branch of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), at 1:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 12, a 2003 Freightliner semi truck driver lost control on the ice-covered roadway and slid into the northbound lane of traffic. The Freightliner sideswiped a 2003 International semi truck, driven by Roy M. Brooks of Orient, OH. The collision occurred about one-tenth of a mile north of Jerome Road on 42, according to OSHP. Brooks’ truck was forced off the right side of the roadway, striking a ditch and a utility pole. The driver of the Freightliner, Elvis S. Narteh of Lake Park, Fla., was charged wwith operating a vehicle without reasonable control, according to OSHP. Neither driver required transport to medical fa-

cilities following the accident.

Traffic was averted around the stretch of 42 for several hours. The International truck was a petroleum tanker; it had no visible leaks

following the crash, according to OSHP, but all of its petroleum had be transferred to another tanker before the road could be cleared. — Lin Rice

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The Marysville High School wrestling team left Olentangy High School last Thursday knowing it hurt its chances of winning the OCC-Cardinal Division.

After defeating Dublin Jerome 37-22, the Monarchs fell victim to a rally by Westerville North and lost 39-30.

Olentangy and Olentangy Liberty are tied for first in the OCCCardinal at 4-0, followed by Marysville and North at 3-1.

The Monarchs will play host to Liberty on Thursday and Olentangy on Jan. 27.

Liberty is ranked first in the Division II area coaches poll and Olentangy is first in the Division I area poll.

Marysville coach Shawn Andrews had a basic message for his team following the loss to the Warriors.

“We can’t dwell on this,” he said. “Westerville North wrestled well. We split seven and seven, and they got more bonus points. It’s back to work. We still have three matches in the league. One loss doesn’t put you out of the hunt, but obviously you’re battling uphill and you just have to get better.”

Marysville led North 22-0 and 26-12 before the Warriors came back.

After North’s Nick Durieux pinned Daric Erwin at 125 pounds in 1 minute, 51 seconds to give the Warriors their first lead at 27-26, Marysville’s Noah Forrider regained the lead for his team at 30-27 with a 12-4 win against Ryan Ouzts at 130.

Forrider is ranked first in the area at 130.

North, however, won the final two matches. Stephen Alger pinned Austin Garza at 135 in 3:08 and Trey Fisher pinned Mahmoud Elarossi at 140 in 5:27.

The Monarchs received several solid efforts in the quad match. Going 2-0 were David Sparks at 103, Forrider at 130, Tyler Miller at 152, Aaron Brofford at 160 and Morgan Miller at 189.

Olentangy defeated North 4219 and Jerome 50-15.

•The boys basketball team, 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the OCCCardinal before playing Dublin Scioto last Friday, will play host to Hilliard Darby on Tuesday in a non-league game.

The Monarchs’ next OCCCardinal game is Friday at home against Liberty, which defeated Marysville 68-42 on Dec. 7.

“Liberty is a really good basketball team,” Monarchs coach Ryan Grose said. “I was impressed with them. We unfortunately did not play very well at their place. We didn’t take care of the basketball and we didn’t execute offensively. We didn’t

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Tyler Miller of Marysville takes down Westerville Central’s Blake Munn in a match at 152 pounds during a meet Jan. 6 at Westerville South. The Monarchs rolled past South 60-15 and Central 53-11.

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The Monarchs’ Aaron Brofford battles Zach Brown of Westerville Central in a match at 160 pounds during the meet Jan. 6 at Westerville South.

do a very good job on the defensive end in taking away their best players.”

Liberty and Westerville South, which played last Friday, were tied atop the OCC-Cardinal at 6-0.

The Monarchs lost to Westerville North 66-52 on Jan. 7 while playing without starting

center Craig Runyan, who sat out with the flu.

Kody Davisson led the Monarchs with 12 points followed

by Kyle Nelson with 11.

“We’re looking to continually get better and win basketball games,” Grose said. “In the second half of the season you want

to play as many games as possible and work on things you want continue to get better at.”

•The girls basketball team will look to complete a regularseason sweep of Liberty when the teams meet on Friday at Liberty.

Marysville defeated the Pa-

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Marysville boys basketball, girls basketball, swimming and diving, and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Jan 7 — Lost to Westerville North 66-52 *Last Friday — Played Dublin Scioto Last Saturday — Played Westland Tuesday — Home vs. Hilliard Darby *Friday — Home vs. Olentangy Liberty Of note: The Monarchs were 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the OCC-Cardinal before last Friday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL *Jan. 7 — Lost to Westerville North 45-37 Jan. 8 — Lost to Jonathan Alder 46-22 *Last Friday — Played Scioto Friday — At Liberty Of note: The Monarchs were 3-8 overall and 2-5 in the OCC-Cardinal before last Friday.

SWIMMING & DIVING Jan. 8 — Boys: Defeated Olentangy Orange 121-40. Alex Rodenhausen won the 200 (2:04.31) and 500

triots 49-42 on Dec. 7.

The Monarchs, 3-8 overall and 2-5 in the OCC-Cardinal before last Friday, will play seven of their final nine regular-season games at home.

“We feel that we can play a little bit better at home and hopefully we’ll get it done,” coach Aric Tucker said.

Marysville lost to North 45-

freestyles (5:41.73), T.J. Borawski won the 200 individual medley (2:20.82) and 100 free (55.84), Quinn Mickelson won the 50 free (23.94) and 100 backstroke (1:01.39), Grant Barnhorst won the 100 butterfly (1:03.30) and 100 breaststroke (1:08.90), and Mickelson, Borawski, Barnhorst and Rodenhausen won the 200 medley (1:52.61) and 400 free (3:47.61) relays; Girls: Def. Orange 96-74. Miranda Hampton won the 100 fly (1:03.21) and 100 back (1:01.53), and Mary Kallinicou won the 50 free (26.63) and 100 breast (1:12.28) Last Saturday — Competed at Worthington Invitational Tuesday — At Hilliard Davidson Friday — Home vs. Westerville South WRESTLING *Last Thursday — Def. Dublin Jerome 37-22; lost to Westerville North 39-30 Last Saturday — Competed in Top Gun Tournament at Alliance High School *Thursday — Home vs. Liberty Saturday — At Mason Tournament *OCC-Cardinal contest

37 on Jan. 7. Jeni Jordan scored 13 points followed by Courtney Gastineau with 10.

Through 11 games, Jordan led the Monarchs in scoring at 15.8 points a game. Gastineau had connected on a team-best 13 three-pointers.

Katy Turner led the team in See ROUNDUP, page A6

Wrestling

Rapid weight loss a growing concern for competitors

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Wrestling is different from other high school sports. If an athlete doesn’t make weight, he doesn’t compete. It is the only team sport in which weight, more than skill, determines a position. That’s why one of the most important times on competition day is the weigh-in.

The NCAA and high school athletics associations across the country have tried to stamp out the practice of rapid weight loss since collegiate wrestlers Billy Jack Saylor, Joseph LaRosa and Jeff Reese died trying to make weight in 1997.

The OHSAA has been heavily involved in the weigh-in process since the 2006-07 wrestling season. Coaches interviewed by ThisWeek unanimously agreed the OHSAA’s weight certification program has been a positive, but they said there are questions about its effectiveness and its fairness to athletes who also compete in a fall sport.

“I think the idea of the (program) is good, but it doesn’t eliminate the severe weight cutting,” Reynoldsburg coach Jared Ball said. “They crash early. The idea now is to be at their weight at the beginning (of the season).”

Each of the college wrestling deaths came after a period of extreme weight loss.

Reese was trying to get down to the 150-pound weight class and had lost a reported 17 pounds in three days. Severely dehydrated, the Michigan wrestler died in the locker room at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor as he tried to weigh-in.

Saylor, a Campbell University wrestler, and LaRosa, who competed at Wisconsin-La Crosse, died under similar circumstances.

The OHSAA’s weight certification program attempts to eliminate rapid weight loss by establishing a minimum weight at which a wrestler can compete during the season. The minimum weight, called the “alpha weight,” takes into account hydration level and bodyfat percentage.

Teams typically spend an afternoon during the preseason getting the entire roster certified. Wrestlers undergo a urinalysis to prove they are not dehydrated, and once adequate hydration is established, they have their body-fat percentage determined.

If a male wrestler’s body fat is 7 percent or less (12 percent or less for females), he is not allowed to wrestle at a weight class lower than his weight

By Tim Norman/ThisWeek

Hilliard Davidson senior Nolan Gill (right) battles Mark Martin of Lakewood St. Edward in a first-round match at 135 pounds during the Division I state tournament last season. Gill was listed at 174 pounds as a football player for the Wildcats last fall and his wrestling season was delayed until he could lose weight in order to compete at 140 pounds.

at the time of certification. Wrestlers with more than 7 percent body fat are allowed to lose weight, but only in small weekly amounts determined by the OHSAA’s weight-loss formula.

“The only guarantee that you’ll be allowed to wrestle at a certain weight is

if you weigh in at that weight hydrated,” Ready coach Chance Van Gundy said. “If you’re hydrated at 140 (pounds) with 7 percent body fat, you’ll be able to wrestle 140. But if you weigh 140.1, you have to wrestle up.”

Since this formula determines where

athletes can wrestle once the season starts, Van Gundy meets with prospective team members early in the fall to determine where they might fit in the lineup once the season begins. This helps wrestlers establish a goal weight and they can use the fall to trim down before getting certified, unless they’re playing a fall sport.

Getting in shape for wrestling is especially difficult for football players. At the heavier weights, football and wrestling have some shared benefits, but most of the weight classes would be considered small for football players.

No one knows the difference in conditioning philosophy like Jason Hackett, a football player and state champion wrestler for Hamilton Township who graduated in 2003.

“Football coaches push size to have bigger, stronger kids,” said Hackett, who now coaches at Hamilton Township’s middle and high schools. “I’d like to see (the hydration test) in the middle of the season. They’ll lose that weight just because they work that hard (in wrestling practice). I loved football and wrestling, but they’re different types of conditioning.”

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“Defensively, we’re not giving up huge numbers,” said Tucker, whose team was allowing 47.2 points a game before last Friday. “We’re pretty happy with our defense, which is so much better than last year. Our rebounding is improving defensively and we have good kids.

Offensively, we struggle to score at times. We’re still young.”

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WEIGHT Continued from page A5 state wrestling championship at 171 pounds after he helped the football team make the playoffs.

Had the hydration test been in place at that time, Hackett said he wouldn’t have been able to compete at 171. He ended the football season at 205 pounds and needed until January to lose the weight. According to the rules at the time, he had to wrestle half of his matches at his lowest weight to be eligible for the postseason.

“It took a lot out of me,” Hackett said of losing the weight.

“I really do like how the hydration test is set up. The way I look at it, you might have to bump up a weight, but you’re going to need that strength.

“You can’t cut weight to where you’re not going to be able to step on the mat.”

Hackett also said finding the proper weight class is important. He said moving down in weight can give a wrestler an advantage, because he should have a larger frame and stronger muscles than a competitor who is naturally smaller. Hackett’s success at 171 pounds earned him a scholarship to Arizona State.

The need for some to lose weight had some like Pickerington Central coach Jason Allen calling for a later start to the wrestling season. Olentangy coach Matt Hammons wanted to level the playing field by having the OHSAA use the same assessor to run the weight certification tests.

Perhaps no school in the area deals with the dichotomy of football and wrestling conditioning like Hilliard Davidson. In wrestling, Davidson won the Division I district championship last season and was chosen to represent the Central District at the state duals on Jan. 9. However, three of Davidson’s four state qualifiers last year were members of the football team, which won the Division I state championship in 2009 and made it to a state semifinal this past fall.

Had Davidson won its state football semifinal on Nov. 27, wrestling state qualifiers Chase Delande, Nolan Gill and Alex Mickley would have been playing football on Dec. 4, the same day that the wrestling team opened its season.

Because he played football at a lighter weight, Delande was able to join the wrestling team for the opener on Dec. 4, but Gill and Mickley didn’t make their debuts until Dec. 28.

Coach Dominic DiSabato had to put off filing weight certifications until Gill and Mickley were able to reach their target weights. Not only did the pair miss nearly a month of the season, but Davidson also had to postpone a Dec. 16 dual with West Jefferson until Jan. 26.

Mickley was listed at 170 pounds on the football roster and is wrestling at 152. Gill was listed at 174 for football and is competing at 140 for wrestling.

“My first day back I lost like five pounds, and then the next day it was another five pounds,” Mickley said Dec. 16. “Then the next day I would eat the littlest thing and be right back up. Last week was tough, but this week the weight really started dropping.”

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ACROSS 1 Language group that includes Swahili 6 “Great” swingers 10 Yaks 14 “Get out!”

19 Yellow spreads 20 “Gloria” actress Rowlands 21 It will probably keep you in bed 22 Raccoon kin 23 Herb homily?

26 Canadian pianist Kuerti 27 It’s usually over a door 28 Australia’s __ Rock 29 Current concern 30 Dismayed cry 31 One begins “Rhapsody in Blue” 32 Witness to the Transfiguration of Jesus 33 Mag transformed by Helen Gurley Brown 36 Van Morrison’s singing daughter 37 Union leavers 38 Hawaiian tuna 39 Like a stroller out of breath?

43 Fallen orbiter 44 Sound relatives 45 With no rocks 46 Suspect story, maybe 49 ’90s game disc 50 Golf pro’s protection?

55 Nest egg initials 56 Upgrade to five stars, say 58 Not rented 59 Capers 61 “Sherlock Holmes” actress Rachel 63 “What __ Is This?”

64 Wander 66 Attend to loose ends 67 Look uncertainly (for) 68 1972 Oscar refuser 69 Wrath 70 Coffee at church?

74 Hindu title 77 Elected ones 78 Former U.K. carrier 79 Slick trick 80 Lincoln progeny 81 Adoptee’s goal?

86 Director’s challenge 87 Remove with effort 91 Use the soapbox 92 Spanish others 94 Lures

95 96 98 99 100 104 105 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114

Moccasin, e.g.

Pelvic bones Areas above hooves Pursue Torino tongue Pasta often served alla vodka “Last Comic Standing” winning routine?

Drive-thru decision It has banks in Switzerland Not a happy fate Writer Zora __ Hurston Tries out Lulus Sound measure Taunts

DOWN 1 Speaker of note 2 Author Haley 3 Michael Corleone’s bodyguard Al 4 Hand-played drum 5 Wartime diversion 6 To the max, in the disco era 7 Ivy League member 8 Stud attachment?

9 Dry and hot 10 Some wardens’ concern 11 “__ Like You”: Young Rascals hit 12 Keister 13 Place to be quiet 14 Like Super Bowl tickets, perhaps 15 Hustled 16 Kiwi or rhea 17 Sorry sort 18 They may have 84Down 24 One-time partner of novelist Miller 25 Giving the once-over 29 “Yada, yada, yada ...”

31 “__ Promise You”: *NSYNC hit 32 Family car 33 Summer getaway 34 River formed at Pittsburgh 35 Knighted vintner’s nickname?

36 Internet communications company 37 Golf’s Slammin’ Sammy 40 Pianist/composer Chasins

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41 Café additions 42 Denoting a loss 46 Dorm room Christmas tree?

47 Bugs 48 It may be stolen 50 Plotting aid 51 Not at all 52 Steal 53 Without direction 54 African antelope 57 http://ucla.__ 60 It may be financial or legal 61 Year of Super Bowl XXXVI 62 Muffin grain 63 Signs of spring 64 Former title-winning women’s wrestler Stratus 65 Saree wearer 67 Forest clearing 68 Cruel, as force 71 Stomachs 72 Suit sizes 73 Irritate 75 Shankar music style 76 Nuptial vows 81 Bernie, Roz and Greg, in a 2004 film 82 They aren’t stars 83 Understand 84 Spy covers 85 Like white water 87 Absolute ruler 88 Beckoning words 89 Score holders 90 Small finch 93 Capital city that hosted the 2007 Baseball World Cup 95 #, on scores 96 “Who’s there?” reply 97 “Well, __-di-dah” 99 Indian spiced tea 100 A party to 101 Rhyme scheme of Kipling’s “If —” 102 Cairo’s river 103 Plural suffix with Capri 105 Salary limit 106 Hugs, on cards

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