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PLSD looking at ‘flat’ pay-to-play fees No costs set yet, but could be as much as $500 per student, per sport

By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers Pickerington Local School District student-athletes likely will continue to pay to play next school year, regardless of their sport, and at more than double the current rate.

The PLSD Board of Education voted 3-2 on Feb. 14 to continue evaluation of a “flat-fee” pay-to-participate struc-

ture for students playing school-sponsored sports in 2011-12.

The board did not set the fees, but they could be as high as $500 per student, per sport. More discussion on the fees is expected at the board’s March meeting.

“We want to protect the sports at this point,” board President Lisa Reade said.

“We don’t want to eliminate certain sports because I don’t think we should

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be picking and choosing which sport is the most important sport.

“I think the philosophy we’ve had all along is to have one fee for sports.”

Currently, pay-to-participate fees are the same for all students.

High school students now pay $210 per sport, while junior high students pay $135 per sport.

On Feb. 14, Assistant Superintendent Jim Sotlar offered a scenario in which

high school students would pay $500 per sport. There would be no discounts for playing multiple sports, or for families with more than one student-athlete.

Under that plan, the district estimates it would increase revenues from pay-toplay fees from $325,500 to $449,500.

However, Reade said the board is exploring the possibility of lower per-sport fees.

“Right now, we believe the (per-stu-

dent, per-sport) fee at the highest end will be $500 at the high school level,” she said. “Our hope is to bring it down a little.”

Junior high pay-to-play fees could rise to as much as $325 per sport.

Board members Lee Gray and Cathy Olshefski opposed the move, favoring a “tiered” pay-to-play fee structure, See PAY-TO-PLAY FEES, page A2

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OPWC grant will help fund bridge replacement

By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers Violet Township will receive a state grant to fund approximately three-quarters of a project to replace the Waterloo Road bridge.

The Ohio Public Works Commission this month announced Violet Township will receive a $108,000 grant to enhance the Waterloo Road bridge to allow for two-way traffic.

The township and the Fairfield County Engineer’s Office will share the remaining $86,000 cost of replacing the bridge. However, a portion of that share will be temporarily offset by a $36,000 OPWC loan for the project, which can be paid off at no interest over 30 years.

“The Violet Township Board of Trustees and (Fairfield) County Engineer’s Office should be commended for their willingness to partner together in receiving state funding,” Violet Township engineer Greg Butcher said. “Combining resources from both the township and engineer’s office made this project happen.

“The engineer’s office agreed to perform the design in-house if the township would apply for the funding and share in the cost,” he said. “This is a good example of two governments collaborating for the overall good of the communities they serve.”

Although a precise age of the Waterloo Road bridge is not known, Butcher said it is estimated to be between 30 and 40 years old.

The bridge is located on the southeast side of Waterloo Road, between Hill and Winchester roads. It crosses a Walnut Creek tributary.

Butcher said recent traffic counts show 2,500 to 3,000 vehicles travel over the bridge each day. That’s up from approximately 1,000 vehicles per day in the late 1990s, he said.

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Nine-year-old Katie O’Loughlin writes down ideas for her illustration project during an introduction to illustration class Feb. 19 at the Rock Factory Studios in Pickerington. The class is for children ages 6 to 12 and is held on Saturdays for five weeks.

Police to offer drug education after DARE cut

By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers A school district budget crunch will end a local DARE program, but Pickerington police plan to offer alternative drug education this summer.

Included among $13-million in cuts recently announced by the Pickerington Local School District was the elimination of DARE for the 201112 school year.

The program, which seeks to steer PLSD fifthgraders toward good decisions and away from alcohol, drugs, tobacco and gangs, has been a fixture in the community due to an at least 20year partnership between the district and the Pickerington Police Department.

But while PLSD Board of Education members and administrators say they no longer can afford the program in its traditional form, Pickerington police plan to keep the DARE message

alive through a series of forums for students and parents.

“It would be an evening-type situation or on the weekend,” Pickerington Police Chief Mike Taylor said. “Our goal would be to have something like every quarter, to come up with a couple-hour program.”

Pickerington Police Cmdr. Matt Delp said the See DRUG EDUCATION, page A2

McGee Brown to keynote OU women’s conference next month

By NATE ELLIS ThisWeek Community Newspapers The first and only African American woman to serve as an Ohio Supreme Court justice will lead a local forum to celebrate Women’s History Month.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown will be the keynote speaker March 11 at the Ohio University Pickerington Center’s annual “Celebrate Women” conference.

McGee Brown’s speech is expected to address the conference’s theme, “Discovering Sources of Resilience and Rejuvenation” among women. It will be the Yvette featured event of a McGee Brown day-long conference, which will include a variety of morning and afternoon sessions dealing with stress,

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finding physical and fiscal resilience, finding jobs and social networking.

“Given the economy and everything else, these have been stressful times for a lot of people,” said Jenny LaRue, director of communications and marketing for Ohio University’s Lancaster Campus and Pickerington Center. “We want to talk about that and how to deal with those issues, but we don’t want the day to be all about heavier topics.

“That’s why we want to mix in topics

like what’s the proper wardrobe, and appearance advice for when you’re looking for a job,” she said.

Celebrate Women began locally six years ago with the mission to enhance gender equity through education, enlightenment and inspiration by honoring the past, present and potential accomplishments of women from diverse ages, ethnicities and backgrounds, LaRue said.

The event is held during National Women’s History Month, designated by

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This year, the event begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes with a reception and networking at 2:45 p.m. There also will be an art show and reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Admission to the conference is $20, or $15 for students. The event is open to women and men of all ages.

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DRUG EDUCATION Continued from page A1 department will host five to six, two-hour sessions for middle school-aged children this summer to warn of the dangers associated with alcohol, drugs, tobacco and gangs.

Additionally, a similar number of sessions will be offered to local parents to teach them more about substance abuse and other dangerous activities, as well as warning signals they should look out for in their children’s behavior.

“This summer we’re going to try to run some programs through the (Pickerington) Parks and Recreation Department,” Delp said. “It will be DARE curriculum kind of condensed into a seminar forum.”

Last year, 900 PLSD fifth-graders graduated from the DARE program, which has been provided during school hours and facilitated by a Pickerington police officer.

The PLSD Board of Education cut the program for 2011-12 based on a recommendation from the administration, which has reduced or eliminated about 100 positions — including 87 teachers — to balance the 2011-12 budget. The move is expected to save the district $26,000 next school year.

Board President Lisa Reade said each of the cuts has been difficult, but the district, by law, must balance its budget. She added drug edu-

cation will continue to be provided through other avenues, such as instruction in health classes.

“There are a lot of programs we’ve eliminated that I have mixed emotions about,” she said.

“I don’t think the district has lost our commitment to educate our students about the dangers of drugs. We’re just not doing it in conjunction with the Pickerington Police Department.”

The move also will cost the police department the vast majority of a $27,000 drug-education grant, which was used to offset the salary of one police officer.

Delp said by offering the summer sessions, the department expects to retain a fraction of the grant funding — possibly $5,000 or $6,000 — and the rest of the officer’s salary will be absorbed by the department’s general budget.

He said the summer sessions will be open and free to the public.

“This is kind of a trial,” he said. “We’ll see what the response is and maybe we’ll expand it.

“Obviously, we’re not going to reach 1,000 kids in those five or six sessions, but we’ll reach as many as we can and the parent class, I think, will be just as important.”

Pickerington residents will receive more information about the sessions next month, when the city’s parks and recreation brochure is mailed. nellis@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

MCGEE BROWN Continued from page A1 cause seating for McGee Brown’s presentation, to take place at approximately 11:45 a.m., is limited.

To register or obtain more information, contact Cindy Adair at the Pickerington Center, 12933 Stonecreek Drive, or by telephone at (614) 3679371, or (888) 446-4468, option 3. E-mail registrations also can be sent to adairc@ohio.edu.

“We have two morning sessions and two afternoon sessions,” LaRue said. “Our guests may choose up to four different panels or speakers to listen to. We’ve taken a panel approach because there are so many talented professionals in our community, and because it allows for a questionand-answer period at the end of the discussions,” she said.

McGee Brown, a longtime central Ohio child and family advocate, was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court at the outset of this year by former Gov. Ted Strickland. She took a seat vacated by Maureen O’Connor, making her the court’s first and only female African American justice.

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was the first African American elected to the Franklin County Domestic Relations/Juvenile Court. While serving as lead juvenile court judge, she directed the creation of the Franklin County Family Drug Court and the SMART Program, a truancy and educational neglect intervention program.

She retired from the bench in 2002 to create a multi-disciplinary child and family violence program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Last year, McGee Brown was a candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio.

McGee Brown has received many awards for her advocacy and community service, including the Champion of Children Award, the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, and the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award.

“Previously, we had asked Justice McGee Brown to speak and she was not available,” LaRue said.

“We think she’s a good fit, especially with her background in family and children’s advocacy.

“She also has a background in politics and she is an historic selection since she is the first African American female to be tapped for the Supreme Court.”

Continued from page A1 which would assess different fees for different sports based on how much those sports cost the district to administer and how much individual sports generate through ticket sales.

“A flat fee doesn’t take into account what a sport generates in revenues at the gate or how much a sport costs,” said Gray, one of two athletic liaisons on the board.

“If we’re trying to save money, we should know what each sport costs to conduct and we should have incentives for people to find ways to save money for their sport or to raise money for their sport.

“If you have one-fee-fits-everyone, in my mind, there is no incentive to have a coach or booster group come up with ways to cut costs or raise money because it doesn’t just benefit their sport.”

The tiered plan might have yielded fees as high as $650 per student for basketball, golf and swimming, $550 for wrestling, tennis, baseball, softball and volleyball and $450 for track, football, cross country and soccer. The $450 fee would also apply to cheerleading.

Had that structure been approved, Sotlar estimated it would have generated $406,000 in new revenue to the district.

The flat-fee structure was supported by the athletics directors at both Pickerington High School Central and PHS North.

“That way, everybody is paying the same fee,” said Pete Laihr, PHS Central athletics director.

“Just because an athlete is talented in one sport, why should they be forced to pay a higher pay-toparticipate fee over another sport?

“You have to look at the whole high school athletic program as one, and not 20 individual sports.

We’re here to help each sport and not just this one or that one.”

According to Sotlar, athletics programs cost the district approximately $1.5-million annually. The bulk of the costs come from coaches’salaries and transporting athletes to events.

Sotlar said 1,686 high school students played school sports in 2009-10, and 1,100 students par-

ticipated at the junior high level.

He estimates those numbers will drop to 1,550 and 988, respectively, next school year.

“We know we’re going to lose some kids because of these increased fees,” he said.

Board members are seeking to reduce athletics costs as part of a decision to cut $13-million from the district’s 2011-12 budget.

Those cuts are needed, they’ve said, to balance the PLSD budget after decreases in state financial support – which represents 51 percent of the district’s total funding – rising education, salary and benefits costs and a drop in local tax collections.

Currently, the district’s 201011 budget is approximately $100million.

To date, the board has authorized cutting or reducing about 100 positions for the 2011-12 school

year, including the elimination of 87 teachers’ jobs.

Also on Feb. 14, the board announced plans to reduce or eliminate 22 high school coaching positions in 2011-12.

The move is expected to affect only assistant coaches, Sotlar and Reade said, and would save the district about $100,000, depending on which coaches are reduced or eliminated.

Reade said the board also is developing new transportation guidelines for school sports, which could reduce or eliminate busing to events for teams with fewer participants.

New pay-to-participate fees for fine arts activities, such as marching band, also are expected to be announced prior to the next school year. nellis@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Zoo mourning loss of elephant Coco, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s patriarch elephant, died Feb. 16.

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This 3 BR, 1.5 BA home is situated in a great neighborhood. Everything is on one floor too!

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This 5 BR, 3.5 BA home offers 2,200 SF, large eat in kitchen w/stainless steel appliance, center island & huge pantry. Spacious family rm w/wood burning frplce.

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This gorgeous home is situated on nearly ½ acre lot & offers 4 BR, 3 BA, full bsmt w/high ceilings, loft & a 2-story great rm w/double sided fireplace. Kit w/island, Corian countertops & stone surround. Nearly 2,800 SF, 1st floor laundry, & 1st floor in-law suite or den. Spacious master bdrm w/private bath w/whirlpool tub, granite & double vanities. Absolutely beautiful! 191FOX

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Nearly half acre lot. 1st floor den & family rm w/frplc. Full partially fin bsmt. Newer roof, siding & drive. Fresh paint & new flooring. Huge bedrooms w/walk-in closet & private bath in master! 1234LIM

Great floor plan. Free standing 2 bedroom ranch condo with 2 full bathrooms and a detached 2-car garage. Vaulted ceilings & patio. This home is priced to sell quickly. Hurry before it’s gone!

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Gorgeous custom built 3 BR, 2 BA home on large lot with mature trees, features beautiful hardwood floors, open floor plan, custom cabinetry, tumbled marble countertops, full finished walkout basement and so much more! 77NOR

Spacious and open 3 BR, 2.5 BA home features finished basement, large fenced yard and loft.

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Excellent buy in good condition. Historic Lancaster home w/original hdwd flrs, 1st flr mstr w/full bath, big closets, huge kitchen w/ceramic flrs & newer cabinets. Claw tubs in baths, total 2,700 SF 4 BR, 3.5 bath, parlor/family rm, living rm, formal dining rm, country kit, den, huge 1st flr lndry & nice woodwork/doors. WOW! 322MUL

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Industry made slow but steady progress in the city In the years before the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861, Columbus, the capital of the state of Ohio, was more than the symbolic center of state power and authority.

Created by the Ohio General Assembly to be the new capital city in 1812, the town had grown very slowly at first and as late as 1830, only had little more than 2,000 residents. Then the National Road and Ohio Canal reached central Ohio and by 1834, Columbus was a city of 5,000 people.

But even that new and bustling city seemed to make most of its money in transportation and trade.

Reading of the men who were the early successes in Columbus enterprise, one comes away with the distinct impression that the best way to earn money was to serve the Ohio General Assembly with room and board, move people and products from place to place, or meet the needs of the people who did such things.

A few examples might suffice to illustrate this point. William Neil came to Columbus in 1818 and soon got into the stagecoach business. Leaving his wife to run a small tavern across from the Statehouse, Neil would eventually build an empire on wheels and become known as the “Stagecoach King.”

Lincoln Goodale was a practicing physician who found that there was not a lot of demand for doctors in the new town. He eventually opened a store and made a lot of money. As a gesture of gratitude to his adopted town, he gave Columbus its first park — Goodale Park.

And then there was Alfred Kelley. Representing Cleveland and then Columbus in the legislature, Kelley also found time to ensure the completion of the Ohio Canal, the reform of Ohio’s banks and the construction of more than one railroad.

If we add to these examples the stories of bankers such as David Deshler and lawyers such as Orris Parish, one might conclude that Columbus was a place where people made their money providing services rather than making things.

And this would be true — but only partly true.

Like most capital cities across America, most of the economic history of the city is the story of a highly diversified economy with some people working in government, others in trade and still others in transportation. And composing another significant part of the workforce were people employed in manufacturing.

When Columbus was an isolated frontier village, many of the goods people needed and could not make themselves were purchased from local craftsmen — the blacksmith, the gunsmith, the miller and that old frontier standby, the whisky distiller. But with the arrival of the Ohio Canal in the 1830s and railroads in the 1850s, it became possible to import raw materials such as iron and timber to a central place like Columbus and ship finished products from that place to a waiting world.

It was not long before a number of people began to do just that. Most early factories in Columbus were relatively small in size and employed dozens rather than hundreds of workers in a few sturdy buildings. It was no accident that most of them

soon came to be located near a ready source of water — the Scioto River.

The kind of products made ED by these early factories says LENTZ something about the needs of the people of central Ohio. The oldest successful manufacturing company in Columbus was begun in 1822 by a man named Joseph Ridgway.

Initially using horses to provide power to his foundry, Ridgway began to produce Jethro Wood’s Patent Plow. It was later said of Ridgway by a local writer in the 1850s that “… he made and sold an immense number. It was considered the best plow in use.”

In 1830, Ridgway joined with a nephew to finance the conversion of his factory to steam power and begin the production of machinery, steam engines, cast iron stoves and other products. In 1849, the Ridgways joined with a man named Pearl Kimball in a new business making railroad cars.

Joseph Ridgway died in 1850 and Kimball later operated the car company on his own. Ridgway’s foundry business passed in 1854 to another entrepreneur, Peter Hayden.

Hayden had come to Columbus in the 1830s and begun a number of enterprises. He started a business making saddles and other equipment for horses, using the labor of prisoners at the nearby Ohio Penitentiary. At the same time, he opened his own foundry producing bar iron, hoop iron and wire from pig iron and scrap iron.

Eventually, Hayden and his family would also invest heavily in the coal and iron fields of southeastern Ohio.

In 1838, John Gill and others built Gill’s Foundry with about 25 workers on the west side of

the Scioto and developed a good business making stoves and other iron goods. In 1855, the company began making a combination steel plow that sold quite well and later began making railroad cars, as well.

In 1849, Charles Ambos and James Lennox started the Eagle Foundry with $8,000. When the business was sold in 1854, the foundry became a joint stock company under the name of the Columbus Machine Manufacturing Co. Employing more than 125 men, it provided the iron for the roof of the new Statehouse as well as all of the iron ceilings and railings in the building.

And while all of this was going on, other factories were making other sorts of goods. Two men named Brotherlin and Halm began producing chairs and cabinetware by steam-powered machinery in 1853. Another company began making wooden hollowware — tubs and pails, primarily — in a factory along the river in 1856.

By 1858, there were others. A local description reported that they included Ohlen and Drake’s steam-powered saw factory, Hines and Miller’s steam-powered paper mill, and Butlers’ coffee- and spice-grinding mill. And almost as an afterthought, the author noted that there were “two extensive breweries at the south end of the city.”

All of these enterprises contributed importantly to the success of Columbus. In all, they employed several hundred men, many of them recent immigrants from Ireland and Germany who worked alongside recent arrivals — black and white — from rural Ohio.

These new factories formed the beginnings of industry in Columbus and a pattern of industrial growth and success that has continued to the present day.

Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.

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Feb. 5 • A Columbus man was cited for a marked lanes violation, fictitious tags and no operator’s license following a stop on Windmiller Drive.

• A Pickerington woman was charged with physical control while under the influence following a stop on Georges Creek Drive.

• A Columbus woman was charged with theft after allegedly attempting to take $20 worth of merchandise from a Postage Drive department store.

• A 17-year-old Pickerington boy was charged with expired plates, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage possession of alcohol following a stop on Diley Road. A Pickerington man was charged with drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from the incident. A 17-year-old boy from Canal Winchester and a 17-year-old boy from Reynoldsburg also were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Another 17-year-old Reynoldsburg boy was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Fairfield County for a juvenile probation violation.

• A Reynoldsburg woman reported her purse was stolen from a Hill Road business.

Feb. 6 • A 16-year-old Columbus girl was cited for no operator’s license and headlight required following a stop on Windmiller Drive.

Feb. 7 • Employees at a Hill Road apartment complex reported someone sprayed a fire extinguisher in the complex’s laundry room, broke several windowpanes and urinated in a dryer.

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Feb. 8 • A Canal Winchester man was cited for drug abuse and possession of marijuana after police responded to a false alarm at a Stonecreek Drive South pet store. They reported finding marijuana and a pipe in the man’s vehicle.

• A Pickerington man was cited for failure to yield following a crash on Refugee Road.

• Police recovered letters from local mailboxes in which a person fraudulently using the city’s logo had written a letter advising residents to take part in illegal activities.

• A Field Harvest Avenue woman reported the unauthorized use of her bank card. Loss was listed at $1,507.56.

• A Pickerington woman reported the unauthorized use of her credit card. Loss was listed at $392.55.

Feb. 9 • A Pickerington Ridge Drive woman reported a videogaming system, five games, a DVD and $200 were stolen from her residence.

• A 16-year-old Reynoldsburg girl was charged with theft after allegedly attempting to take an undisclosed item from a Postage Drive department store.

OPWC GRANT Continued from page A1 Increased traffic brought on by the 2004 construction of the Hill Road-Diley Road interchange has led to a recurrence of “meetings” of motorists attempting to travel both directions on what is essentially a one-lane bridge, Butcher said.

Township officials have sought for several years to remedy to problem, which has led to tight squeezes for cars trying to pass in both directions over the bridge and frequent delays when trucks and other drivers take turns passing using the span.

However, budget constraints

have continued to delay any work until now.

The OPWC grant, which the township applied for last fall, is expected to allow the project to move forward and be completed before the end of this year. The money is expected to be awarded after the state budget is finalized in July.

“The bridge is being replaced because of the narrowness of it and the desire to widen it to safely accommodate two-way traffic,” Butcher said. “The project will be competitively bid within a few months.” nellis@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Coming up To add, remove or update a 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 30, listing, e-mail editorial@thisweek- at POP Community Center for the Arts, 895 Old Diley Road, news.com. for ages 8 and older. Make a cactus garden in a pot. Cost is $15.

Event Call Mary Grace at (740) 862Dinner and Silent Auction 3187.

Fundraiser, sponsored by Peace United Methodist Church, SatRed Cross urday, March 12, at the church, The following events are ofLong and Diley roads. Bidding and appetizers begin at 5:30 p.m. fered by American Red Cross of Spaghetti dinner begins at 6 p.m. Fairfield County. To register, call Mark Brinkman will provide (740) 687-5585 or visit fairmusic. Admission is $10 for fieldcountyohio.redcross.org. adults, $5 for children age 6 to Classes and meetings are held 12 and free for children younger at the Chapter House, 121 W. than 5. Proceeds will help pay Mulberry St. in Lancaster, undown the church mortgage. Call less otherwise specified.

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Art Class, 10-11:30 a.m. SatFirst-Aid and CPR/AED urday, March 19, at POP Com- Adult, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturmunity Center for the Arts, 895 day, Feb. 26, at the Logan/HockOld Diley Road, for ages 9 and ing Health Department, 132 older. Students will paint a drag- Hocking Mall, Logan. Class fee onfly wall plaque. Cost is $13. of $80 and registration are reCall Mary Grace at (740) 862- quired prior to class. Call (740) 687-5585.

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Military Family Financial Parent and Child Art Class,

Seminar, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. Brian Haehl will present, “Financial Readiness for Military Families.” Free. Seminar will include an evening meal.

Reservations required by March 15.

Health Medical clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at Vineyard Community Church, 15187 Palmer Road, Reynoldsburg. Free sports and school physicals, health screenings and treatment for non-emergency illnesses are offered. The VCC food pantry willb e open also open at this time. Interested health care professionals who would like to volunteer, call (740) 927-7729.

Meetings Pickerington AmSpirit, 8:309:45 a.m. Fridays at Pizza Cottage, 1000 Old Diley Road. This is a business networking and referral group meeting. Visitors are welcome. Visit amspiritpickerington.com.

Pickerington Toastmasters, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the firstfloor conference room at Kroger, 1045 Hill Road N. Visit pickerington.freetoasthost.net.

Pickerington Lions Club, meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. For location and time, call 920-0800.

Reynoldsburg/Pickerington Rotary Club, noon Tuesdays at Wesley Ridge Community Center, 2225 state Route 256. Visit www.rprotary.com or e-mail viperoffice@viperprotectionservices.com for more information.

Pickerington Area Kiwanis Club, noon the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Romeo’s Pizza, 80 W. Church St. All are welcome. Call Deblin Jennings at (614) 833-3803.

Violet Grange, 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the Grange Hall, 36 Lockville Road.

Central Ohio 9-12 Project, 5 p.m. the second Wednesday and 7 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month. Meeting location varies. For information, call Mike

Lyons at (614) 561-4040 or email info@CentralOhio912.com.

Beta Sigma Phi-Xi Kappa Omega chapter meets the first Tuesday of each month. For meeting location and time or for membership information, call Norma at (614) 837-4265.

Support groups MOMS Club Pickerington North Chapter, 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at Peace United Methodist Church, 235 Diley Road. This is a support group for stay-at-home moms living in Pickerington north of Refugee Road, Etna, Reynoldsburg and Pataskala. E-mail momsclubpn@yahoo.com or call

Susan at (513) 349-4081.

Southeast Moms Group, 10 a.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at Peace United Methodist Church, 235 Diley Road. For information, visit http://pickeringtonmoms.tripod.com.

Fairfield County Autism Resource Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Early Childhood Center, 1592 Granville Pike, Lancaster. Call 653-4489 or 8626171.

Grief Support Group, sponsored by Fairhope Hospice, meets for lunch at noon the first Wednesday of the month, at the Fairfield County District Library, 219 N. Broad St., Lancaster. Call (740) 654-7077.

Metro park district The following is a list of Metropolitan the Enviroscape, an interactive miniature Park District of Columbus and Franklin model of the Earth, to discover how polCounty programs for this week. lution affects the environment and all living things. For ages 6-12.

Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park • Metro Five-0: Signs of Spring, 2 p.m.

1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway Sunday at the Nature Center. Take a short • 38th Annual Winter Hike Series, 10 stroll to Thoreau Lake to watch the ducks a.m. Saturday at the naturalist office. Take and search for signs of spring. a two-, four- or six-mile hike along the banks and bluffs of Big Darby Creek.

Chestnut Ridge Metro Park • Signs of Spring, 1 p.m. Sunday at the 8445 Winchester Road, N.W., Carroll naturalist office. Look for signs of spring • Calling in the Coyotes, 6 p.m. Saturon a one-mile walk. day at the Springhouse Program Area. Try to lure in these elusive canines.

Blacklick Woods Metro Park 6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg Highbanks Metro Park • Wildlife Observation Night, 5-8 p.m.

9466 U.S. 23 N., Lewis Center Friday at the nature center. Look through • Owls: Stealth Hunters of the Night, the nature center windows to see what noc- 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Nature Center. turnal wildlife comes into view.

Search for owls on a one-mile hike.

Blendon Woods Metro Park 4265 State Route 161 E., Westerville • Just for Kids: Polluting the Planet, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Nature Center. Use

Pickerington Ponds Metro Park 7680 Wright Road, Canal Winchester • Early Birds, 2 p.m. Saturday at the

Glacier Knoll Picnic Area. Search for and learn to identify types of ducks, geese and other birds by using scopes and binoculars.

• Calling All Coyotes, 6 p.m. Saturday at the Glacier Knoll Picnic Area. Call in coyotes while taking a two-mile hike.

Learn how these wild canines have adapted to living close to people and ways which we can learn to live with them.

• Owls Afternoon, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ellis Pond Viewing Area, Bowen Road.

Search for great horned owls on a 1.5-mile off-trail prowl through the woods.

Prairie Oaks Metro Park 3225 Plain City-Georgesville Road, West Jefferson • Calling All Coyotes, 6:45 p.m. Friday at the Whispering Oaks Picnic Area.

Call in coyotes while taking a two-mile hike. Learn fact and fiction about these wild canines.

WINTER SPECIAL! Call for information: Deanna Hoffman Sayre 614-418-7322 Chris Hebert 614-418-7315 Open Daily 1-5 Closed Wed, Thurs, & Friday.

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Community news POP community center offers new classes POP Community Center for the Arts, 895 Old Diley Road, has announced two upcoming classes.

“Dragonfly Wall Plaque” will be offered from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 19. Students will paint a clay wall plaque with acrylic paints. They will learn painting techniques and ways to embellish the project using these techniques. The class is for ages 9 and older. The cost is $13.

“Cactus Garden in a Pot,” a parent-and-child class, will be of-

fered from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 30. Children must be at least 8 years old to participate. They will paint a terra cotta pot and plant stick with acrylic paints, then plant cacti in the pot.

The cost is $15.

Class sizes are limited. To register, call Mary Grace at (740) 862-3187.

The grants are designed to assist with projects that further SWACO’s mission of reducing waste, increasing recycling and growing reuse efforts. Last year’s grant recipients included Otterbein College, the Canal Winchester School District and the Boy Scouts in Washington Township.

Grant recipients are required to provide a 25-percent cash or SWACO announces in-kind match.

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Martin set to defend state title in butterfly

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Unlike last year, Pickerington High School Central swimmer Maddie Martin won’t be going to the Division I state meet alone.

Martin, who won the 100-yard butterfly in 55.11 seconds and placed third in the 100 freestyle (52.26) at the district meet on Feb. 19 at Ohio State, is one of four Tigers who will compete at state Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26, at C.T. Branin Natatori-

um in Canton.

The sophomore joins Lindsey Inkrott, Paige Martin and Ashley Stewart on the 200 medley relay, which placed fifth (1:50) at district and earned an at-large berth. Inkrott was sixth in the 100 backstroke (59.06) and also received an at-large berth.

The top three finishers in each swimming event and the top four divers at district automatically qualified for state. Additionally, 11 at-large berths were given out for each swimming event based on times statewide.

“I’m ready to swim,” said Martin, who is seeded first in the 100 fly and ninth in the 100 free. “I don’t think it is going to be that different (competing in three events). It’s just more chances for me to swim.”

The girls team placed seventh (115 points) at district behind champion Upper Arlington (505). The boys team didn’t score as the Golden Bears won (432.5).

Maddie Martin, who won the state title in the 100 fly (54.85) last year, said she’s not anticipating making

changes to her routine.

“I just want to keep everything the same,” she said. “I try really hard not to let the nerves get to me.”

•North freshman Clay White, who took up diving in November, scored 383.5 points to place third at district and advance to state.

The Panthers boys team finished sixth (97) and the girls finished 11th (91).

“I was really nervous. I’m just getting used to the experience of meets,” said White, who is seeded 18th at state.

“I have been working on being consistent and keeping my dives the same every time. I have been working really hard the last few weeks. I did as well as I could.”

Earning at-large state berths for North were freshman Jacob Griffith, who placed fifth in the 100 fly (52.7), and the 200 free relay of Griffith, senior Matt Riordan, senior Adam Ingram and junior Paul Hintz, which placed fourth (1:28.65).

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Boys Basketball

Tigers close strong to top Raiders

By KURTIS ADAMS

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

Central’s Caris Levert (center) fights off Reynoldsburg’s R.J. Raglin (back) and teammate Javon Bess to grab a loose ball on Feb. 18.

Levert scored 26 points to help the host Tigers win 73-56.

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Smiles were abundant after the Pickerington High School Central boys basketball team concluded the regular season by defeating Reynoldsburg 73-56 on Feb. 18.

“I’m real proud of our boys to play like that in the last home game,” first-year coach Jerry Francis said.

Leading just 24-23, the Tigers outscored the Raiders 19-9 during the third quarter and 39-23 in the second half. They put the exclamation point on their second victory this season over the Raiders when Connor Kern launched a pass nearly the length of the court and found Caris Levert open at the other end for an uncontested layup in the waning moments.

Central, which improved to 10-10 overall and finished 8-6 in the OCC-Ohio Division to tie Newark for third place, also defeated Reynoldsburg 50-46 on Jan. 14.

“This was huge for us going into the tournament,” Levert said.

Levert, a junior guard, scored 17 of his career-high 28 points during the first half for the Tigers, who played 11th-seeded Marion-Franklin in the first round of the Division I district tournament on Feb. 22.

Levert knocked down three 3-pointers against Reynoldsburg, but was more effective penetrating the lane in the second half.

Jae’sean Tate contributed 10 points while Manny Harrison, one of two seniors on the roster, added nine.

“Things opened up in the second half and I got to the rim more,” Levert said. “They played

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Pickerington Central and North boys basketball teams: CENTRAL Feb. 15 — Lost to Chillicothe 6947 *Feb. 18 — Defeated Reynoldsburg 73-56. Caris Levert had a careerhigh 28 points in the regular-season finale to lead the Tigers, who outscored the Raiders 39-23 in the second half.

Feb. 22 — Played Marion-Franklin in first round of Division I district tournament. Winner plays Independence or Reynoldsburg in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at Worthington Christian Middle School. The 25th-seeded Tigers did not play Independence during the regular season. They swept the Raiders, also prevailing 50-46 on Jan. 14.

Of note: The Tigers were 10-10 overall before Feb. 22 and went 8-6 in the OCC-Ohio to tie Newark for third place.

NORTH *Feb. 18 — Def. Grove City 64-43.

Tyler Kelly scored 17 points, Trent Waybright had 13 and Evan Mills added 10 as the Panthers won their regular-season finale to push their winning streak to 14 games.

Feb. 23 — Played Central Crossing in first round of the Division I district tournament. Winner plays Teays Valley or Dublin Scioto in second round, 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Heath.

The fifth-seeded Panthers didn’t play either team in the regular season.

Of note: The Panthers were 19-1 overall before Feb. 23 and went 131 in the OCC-Ohio to share the title with Gahanna. *OCC-Ohio game

a little zone on us in the first half and I was able to hit some deep balls.”

The Tigers posted their second win in three games and eighth victory since Jan. 7 after starting 2-5.

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Girls Basketball

For Panthers, Edwards supporting cast crucial

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It almost has become a foregone conclusion that Pickerington High School North girls basketball player Kavunaa Edwards is going to get her points.

The 6-foot senior led the district by averaging 21 points during the regular season and was nearly unstoppable during the second half, scoring a career-best 37 in a 67-32 victory Feb. 8 at Lancaster.

Opposing coaches, to little or no avail, have tried just about everything when it comes to defending the Villanova signee.

Edwards clearly has become the main attraction, but the key to a Division I district championship might rest with North’s supporting cast.

If that’s the case, then the fifthseeded Panthers are off to a good start. Christy Macioce, a soph-

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Pickerington Central and North girls basketball teams: CENTRAL Feb. 19 — Defeated Walnut Ridge 7813 in first round of Division I district tournament. Jasmine Henshaw scored 15 points to lead the Tigers, who had 14 players contribute to the scoring.

Feb. 25 — Fourth-seeded Watterson in second round, 8 p.m. at Hilliard Davidson. The teams did not meet in the regular season. Winner plays sixthseeded Brookhaven or Westerville South in district semifinal, 8 p.m.

March 2 at Olentangy Liberty. The Tigers didn’t play either team in the regular season.

Of note: The Tigers are 11-10 overall and have won three of four.

omore guard, scored a seasonhigh 25 points and knocked down five 3-pointers during an 82-17 victory over Franklin Heights in a first-round tournament game Feb. 17 at Hamilton

NORTH Feb. 17 — Def. Franklin Heights 8217 in first round of Division I district tournament. Christy Macioce scored a season-high 25 points behind five 3-pointers to lead the fifth-seeded Panthers, who scored the game’s first 21 points.

Feb. 24 — Olentangy Liberty in second round, 8 p.m. at Hamilton Township. The teams did not meet in the regular season. Winner plays ninthseeded Upper Arlington or Watkins Memorial in district semifinal, 6 p.m.

March 1 at Liberty. The Panthers didn’t play either team in the regular season.

Of note: The Panthers are 16-5 overall and have won four consecutive games.

Township. She scored 14 points in the first quarter as North,

By Paul Vernon/ThisWeek which also got 18 points from North’s Christy Macioce (left) gets around Central’s Katie Stevens on Jan. 25. Macioce is part of a Edwards, led 28-4. supporting cast that must step up in the postseason. The Panthers will play Olentangy Liberty in the

See GIRLS, page B2 second round of the Division I district tournament at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at Hamilton Township.

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Wrestling

Tigers’ Spence makes most of opportunity

By KURTIS ADAMS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Pickerington High School Central wrestler David Spence made the most of his belated inclusion in the Division I sectional tournament.

He was given clearance by the OHSAA just three days before the event was held at Pickerington North on Feb. 19. A clerical error made by officials at Central regarding Spence’s alpha hydration test in December prevented the senior from competing during the regular season.

Spence won an appeal. Now he’s heading to the district tournament after placing fourth at 152 pounds in the sectional. He won three matches and qualified by beating Teays Valley’s Brendon Ferrell 7-6 in overtime in a consolation semifinal.

It hardly seemed to matter that he dropped the fourth-place match 3-0 to Gahanna’s Justin Strohschein.

“I was ready the whole time,” Spence said. “I maintained my weight, worked on my grades and kept practicing, hoping I’d get a chance.”

Spence will be joined by seven other Tigers at the district meet on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26, at Hilliard Darby. He’ll face Hilliard Davidson’s Alex Mickley in the opening round.

“I’m not satisfied,” Spence said. “I’ll keep working (this) week and see how far I can take it.”

Josh Hunter (119) and Garrett Foster (189) won sectional titles for the Tigers. In the finals, Hunter defeated John Pfleiderer of Olentangy Liberty 15-6 while Foster topped Ryan Steiner of Dublin Coffman 8-5.

Hunter, a returning state qualifier, is

By Laurie Stevenson/ThisWeek

Central’s Garrett Foster (right) tries to turn North’s Gabe Rollo on Feb. 3. Foster won a Division I sectional title at 189 pounds on Feb. 19.

32-6 entering his district match against Mount Vernon’s Dakota Riley. Foster, who is 22-6, will oppose Olentangy Orange’s Lenn Kamba.

Also qualifying were sectional runners-up Isaiah Brunner (125) and J.J. Chowoe (215), who defaulted his final to New Albany’s Matt Odierno. Brunner lost 8-5 against Liberty’s Jarrod Boone.

Central’s other qualifiers are Ason Sunkle (145), Tyler Hammond (160) and Ryan Schmeltzer (heavyweight).

Hammond placed third while improving to 11-6. Sunkle and Schmeltzer placed fourth while improving to 2910 and 18-11, respectively.

Brunner, who is 25-9, will face Worthington Kilbourne’s Nick Varazashvili in his first district match. Chowoe, who is 23-7, will oppose Troy’s Chris

Williams. Sunkle will meet Orange’s Josh Trapini, Hammond will face Clayton Northmont’s Terence Hoff and Schmeltzer will square off against Lancaster’s Kevin Miller.

Thirteen of Central’s 14 wrestlers won at least one match and a dozen placed.

They also included Aaron Yarger (130, fifth), Jordan Piecynski (135, fifth) and Anthony Bondurant (140, fifth) in addition to Tyler Hogue (103, sixth).

•Pat Elflein won a championship at heavyweight for North in its home sectional. He stopped Walnut Ridge’s Travis Gusan in the second period of the final to set a single-season school record with his 26th pin while improving to 31-6.

Elflein, who already has received football scholarship offers from Northwestern and Indiana, will face Dublin

Scioto’s Yoshi Akutsu in his district opener.

Perhaps the most stunning victory of the tournament was recorded by junior Ahmad Taylor, who defeated Brad Kakos of Franklin Heights 8-7 in overtime in a championship semifinal at 103. Kakos was 35-0 at the time. Taylor, who lost 14-5 to Coffman’s Chris Mullucey in the final, is 9-5 entering his district match against Troy’s Brandon Stradling.

Four other Panthers, including runners-up Brandon Howes (140) and Eli Corder (145), also qualified for district.

Howes pinned his way into the final, where he lost to Teays Valley’s Travis Luft 6-0 to slip to 32-10. Corder is 2712 after losing to Liberty’s Ethan Snyder 18-2 . They’ll face Northmont’s Nick Duncan and Lancaster’s R.J. Funk, respectively, in the first round at district.

North also advanced Jacob Hinze (135) and Max Orr (112). Facing elimination, Hinze beat New Albany’s Drew Auld 7-4 in a consolation semifinal before topping Coffman’s Jake Cline 52 to place third. Orr won three consolation matches, then lost to Franklin Heights’ Jon Bloss 8-6 to earn fourth.

Hinze, who is 21-10, will face Miamisburg’s Kyle Schmidt in the first round while Orr, who is 14-15, will oppose Westerville North’s Joe Herrera.

“Sometimes, having your back to the wall makes you step up,” Hinze said. “I like performing under pressure.”

North had four other placers, including Grant Snyder (119, fifth), Jake Snyder (125, fifth), Joe George (160, fifth) and Brandon Anderson (189, sixth).

Half of North’s six qualifiers — Orr, Corder and Elflein — will be competing at district for the first time.

GIRLS

At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Pickerington Central and North wrestling teams: CENTRAL Feb. 19 — Finished third (180.5) at 13team Division I sectional at Pickerington North behind champion Olentangy Liberty (239.5).

District qualifiers were: Isaiah Brunner (125, 3-1, second), J.J. Chowoe (215, 3-1, second), Garrett Foster (189, 3-0, first), Tyler Hammond (160, 3-1, third), Josh Hunter (119, 4-0, first), David Spence (152, 3-2, fourth), Ryan Schmeltzer (heavyweight, 2-2, fourth) and Ason Sunkle (145, 2-2, fourth).

Also competing were: Anthony Bondurant (140, 3-1), Tyler Hogue (103, 1-3), Wesson Hunter (171, 1-2), Jordan Piecynski (135, 1-2), Rockey Santilli (112, 0-2) and Aaron Yarger (130, 2-2).

Feb. 25-26 — District meet at Hilliard Darby.

The top four in each weight class advance to state March 3-5 at Ohio State.

NORTH Feb. 19 — Finished fourth (158.5) at home sectional.

District qualifiers were: Eli Corder (145, 3-1, second), Pat Elflein (heavyweight, 4-0, first), Jacob Hinze (135, 4-1, third), Brandon Howes (140, 3-1, second), Max Orr (112, 3-2, fourth) and Ahmad Taylor (103, 2-1, second).

Also competing were: Brandon Anderson (189, 1-3), George Dial (171, 0-2), Joe George (160, 2-2), Matt Kitchen (215, 1-2), Dillon Pinter (152, 0-2), Grant Snyder (119, 3-2) and Jake Snyder (125, 3-2,).

Feb. 25-26 — District meet at Darby. The top four in each weight class advance to state March 3-5 at Ohio State.

“It’ll be a new experience for them,” coach Brad Harris said. “I think they’ll handle it pretty well, though. They’ll be ready to go.” kadams@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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“All of us supporting players have to step up,” Macioce said afterward. “It can’t be Kavunaa all the time.”

Despite the obvious first-round mismatch, there was plenty for coach Dave Butcher to like as the Panthers improved to 16-5 overall while advancing to meet Olentangy Liberty in a second-round game on Thursday, Feb. 24, at Hamilton Township.

Another positive sign was 5-11 freshman Brittany Johnson’s willingness to lower a shoulder while driving the baseline. Promoted to varsity after senior post player Paige Stought suffered a season-ending knee injury in late December, Johnson’s emergence is even more important with 5-10 senior Jenna Andreas missing the postseason opener because of a sprained ankle.

Moreover, starting shooting guard Shelby Olszewski still is slowed by a knee injury and junior guard Taylor Jones hasn’t returned from a wrist problem that has kept her out of the lineup for more than two months.

“Girls like Macioce and Johnson and (60 senior Jordan) Householder, those kids are going to have to play a bigger role for us moving forward because we’re getting thinner and thinner,” Butcher said. “Macioce had a great game (against Franklin Heights). One thing about her is that she went deep into (the) soccer (season), so she’s just now getting better. She’s going to be an outstanding player here, no question.”

Liberty improved to 5-16 overall by elim-

inating Worthington Kilbourne 39-26 in a first-round game on Feb. 17 as Allyson VanGundy scored 10 points. VanGundy, a senior guard, is the school’s all-time career scoring leader with more than 700 points.

Another victory would send the Panthers to a district semifinal on Tuesday, March 1, at Liberty. The opponent would be either ninth-seeded Upper Arlington or Watkins Memorial.

The Golden Bears won the OCC-Central Division title and were 16-5 after defeating Grove City 67-37 in their postseason opener. They also are strong on the perimeter behind Mary Corbett, who led the district during the regular season by converting 50.7 percent of her 3-point attempts (37 of 73), and Sarah Hobbs, who was right behind her at 48.1 percent (38 of 79).

•Central coach Wade Brockwell was pleased with his team’s effort in a first-round rout.

All 15 players on the roster got into the game and 14 of them scored in a 78-13 victory over Walnut Ridge on Feb. 19 at Hilliard Davidson. Jasmine Henshaw scored all 15 of her points in the first half as the Tigers led 46-10. Aajah Hawkins had 14 points, and the Tigers also got 32 points from their bench.

That included six points each from Hilary Jacks and Melissa Weaver.

“We wanted to make sure we approached this game with the right mental aspect, and we did that,” Brockwell said. “We just wanted to get our work in and move on.”

The Tigers improved to 11-10 overall while

advancing to meet fourth-seeded Watterson in a second-round game on Friday, Feb. 25, at Davidson. The CCL-champion Eagles are 17-3, which includes a 47-45 win over Pickerington North on Dec. 23. They defeated Whetstone 65-22 in a first-round game on Feb. 19 as Ashley Andracki scored 14 points.

“When you look up the word ‘team’in the dictionary there should be a picture of Watterson,” Brockwell said. “That’s the way they play. They move the ball and pass the ball very effectively.”

The Eagles have struggled of late shooting free throws, however. They missed 10 of 13 attempts in a 51-49 double-overtime loss to Hartley on Feb. 5, missing two with no time remaining in the first overtime. They missed 10 in a row during the final four minutes three days later en route to a 53-52 setback against Teays Valley, after holding a 33-19 halftime lead.

“We’ve hit a rough patch at the wrong time,” Watterson coach Tom Woodford said at the time. “Making plays to win close games has been a strength for most of the season.

We just need to play with confidence.”

With a win, Central would advance to play in a district semifinal on Wednesday, March 2, at Liberty. The opponent would be either sixth-seeded Brookhaven or Westerville South. Entering that second-round game, the Bearcats were 14-5 and the Wildcats were 8-12. kadams@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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Continued from page B1 “This has been my goal the whole season. I’m excited to make it in a relay and as an individual,” Griffith said.

Senior Katelyn Fisher, sophomore Sara Sams, freshman Kelly Mason and senior Morgan Grodesky were the only girls to advance to state, placing seventh in the 200 free relay in 1:50.56 to secure an at-large berth.

Hintz had the longest — if not the most frustrating — day at district. He tied St. Charles’ Will Grodesky for fifth in the 50 free (21.95) and Grove City’s Braxten Judkins for fifth in the 100 free (47.71). He then lost tiebreakers to both in head-tohead swim-offs. Judkins grabbed an at-large berth to state over Hintz.

“That was just outrageous,” said Hintz, who also was on the 400 free relay that finished sixth (3:18.42). “I was kind of shocked when I saw that I tied in the 50 free. I saw it was against one of my good friends

At a glance Below are the state qualifiers with district result and state seed for the Central and North boys and girls swimming and diving teams: CENTRAL Boys — None; Girls — Lindsey Inkrott: 100 back (59.06, sixth, 19th); Maddie Martin: 100 free (52.26, third, ninth), 100 fly (55.11, first, first); 200 medley relay (1:50.00, fifth, 17th) Others who competed at district: Boys — 200 free relay (1:49.12, 27th); 400 free relay (4:08.11, 27th); Girls — Lindsey Inkrott: 500 free (5:29.10, 15th); Paige Martin: 100 breast (1:09.17, 14th), 100 fly (1:00.17, 10th); Sara Sams: 100 breast (1:08.58, 12th); Ashley Stewart: 100 free (56.61, 20th), 100 back (1:02.06, 20th); 400 free relay (3:41.36, sixth) NORTH Boys — Jacob Griffith: 100 fly (52.7, fifth, 19th); Clay White: diving (383.5, third, 18th); 200 free relay (1:28.65, fourth, 20th); Girls — 200 free relay (1:50.56, seventh, 12th)

Others who competed at district: Boys — Matt Greene: 100 breast (1:06, 24th); Jacob Griffith: 200 IM (2:01.77, 13th); Paul Hintz: 50 free (21.95, fifth), 100 free (47.71, fifth); Adam Ingram: 50 free (23.89, 30th); Justin Mathews: 100 breast (1:04.85, 20th), 200 IM (2:11.08, 27th); Matt Riordan: 50 free (22.78, 17th), 100 free (50.83, 22nd); James Ross: 100 breast (1:06.92, 28th); 200 medley relay (1:49.24, 15th); 400 free relay (3:18.42, sixth); Girls — Katelyn Fisher: 100 back (1:02.16, 21st), 100 fly (1:01.74, 18th); Carlie Focke: 100 breast (1:13.6, 24th), 100 fly (1:04.65, 28th); Logan Griffith: 200 free (1:59.15, 11th), 500 free (5:24.59, 10th); Morgan Grodesky: 50 free (25.01, 11th,), 100 free (56.35, 19th); Jessica Kaiser: 50 free (26.20, 22nd), 100 free (57.50, 27th); Kelly Mason: 100 fly (1:02.45, 20th); Kathryn Wilson: 200 free (2:10.07, 27th), 500 free (5:48.33, 24th); 200 free relay (1:40.95, eighth); 400 free relay (3:45.14, 12th)

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MSL-Ohio title with Heath.

GIRLS Westerville South’s Morgan Neighbors scored 32 points to lead the Wildcats past Teays Valley 52-39 on Feb. 19 in the first round of the Division I district tournament.

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Visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com for complete coverage of central Ohio high school basketball. Throughout the week, Hoop It Up offers previews of top games, recaps of great performances, polls, slideshows, videos and player features Top stories on the more than 150 boys District Preview: ThisWeek and girls basketball teams in ThisWeekSPORTS.com’s staff writer Jarrod Ulrey gives his take on the wide-open Dicoverage area. vision I district boys basketball tournament.

Top games Boys Basketball: Northland guard Trey Burke reacts to finGAMES OF THE WEEK BOYS: Third-seeded Upper ishing his City League career Arlington and sixth-seeded Wal- undefeated.

Girls Basketball: Pickeringnut Ridge are among the Division I teams opening district ton North is led by Kavunaa tournament play Friday, Feb. 25. Edwards, but the Panthers’ role GIRLS: Top-seeded Reynolds- players must contribute.

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Top performances BOYS Granville’s Ryan Green scored 21 points to lead his team to a 68-59 win over Whitehall on Feb. 18. The win gave Granville a share of the

“This was a great experience. I love that our guys got to experience something like this. This is what you picture when you think of high school basketball.”

— Dublin Coffman coach Jamey Collins, whose team

beat host UA 55-49 in overtime Feb. 18 in front of a soldout crowd. The win gave Coffman a share of the OCC-Central title with UA.

Note of the week The Upper Arlington and Westerville South boys basketball teams lost their respective regular-season finales.

The losses snapped lengthy winning streaks. South had won 45 consecutive regular season games while UA had won 38 in a row.

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They won their final two OCC-Ohio games, which included a 54-42 victory Feb. 11 at Grove City, and went 6-3 over the last nine.

Also playing at home for the final time was senior Jacob Flora, and a boisterous student cheering section swarmed him and the other players after the final horn.

“It’s been a real good night,” Francis said.

With a first-round victory, the Tigers would play either Independence or the Raiders in the second round at Worthington Christian Middle School on Friday, Feb. 25. The 76ers went 12-8 during the regular season while Reynoldsburg was 8-12.

The second-round winner will play in a district semifinal against Lancaster, Watkins Memorial or top-seeded Westerville South at 10 a.m. March 5 at the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

•North coach Pete Liptrap showed up to watch the school’s girls team play a first-round postseason game Feb. 17 at Hamilton Township, where his fifth-seeded Panthers opened the Division I district tournament by playing Central Crossing on Feb. 23. He was planning a similar trip to Heath,

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

Central’s Jae’sean Tate (23) battles for a rebound with Reynoldsburg’s Wendell Davis (back) and Josh Albrecht.

where a first-round victory would have his team playing either Dublin Scioto or Teays Valley in the second round on Saturday, Feb. 26.

The Irish went 8-12 during the regular season while the Vikings were 15-5.

“I like to get a lay of the land,” Liptrap said. “In the past, we’ve always played the first two rounds at the same place.

Both of these gyms are new to us, so I’m just trying to get a feel for them.”

The second-round winner advances to play eighth-seeded New Albany, Newark or Worthington Kilbourne in a district semifinal at 11:45 a.m. March

5 at the Fairgrounds.

The Panthers secured a share of the OCC-Ohio title at 13-1 by defeating Grove City 64-43 in their regular-season finale on Feb. 18, improving to 19-1 overall behind a 14th consecutive win. Gahanna also finished 131 in the OCC-Ohio.

Rounding out the standings, Reynoldsburg finished fifth at 7-7 and was followed by Grove City (5-9), Lancaster (1-13) and Groveport (1-13).

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Pickerington girls roll into district tourney From staff reports Pickerington High School North’s Brittany Beeghley and Pickerington Central’s Sarah Grim will compete in the district bowling tournament Saturday, Feb. 26, at HP Lanes.

Beeghley, competing Feb. 18 in the boys sectional at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl because North does not have a girls team, rolled a 632. That was the fourth-highest score at the site and made her the second individual qualifier behind Walnut Ridge’s Wayne Russell (648).

The top six teams and top six individuals not on a qualifying team from each of three sectionals advanced to district.

At district, the top three teams and three individuals not on a qualifying team advance to state at Wayne Webb’s. The girls event is on March 4 and the boys is on March 5.

The North boys team finished 12th (3,398), as Jonathan Alder (4,056) won the team title.

Also advancing to district were Circleville (3,922), Big Walnut (3,881), Westerville Central (3,834), Gahanna (3,759) and Hilliard Bradley

(3,719).

Others competing in three games for North were Josh Oberster (507), Kyle Mushill (505) and Seth Justice (486).

Grim rolled a 492 to earn the fourth individual qualifying spot from the girls sectional at Eastland. The Tigers finished 11th (2,789) as Westerville South (3,531) won. Also advancing to district were Buckeye Valley (3,486), Whitehall (3,373), Delaware (3,194), Newark (3,177) and Highland (3,135).

Others competing for Central included Elisbeth Griggs (437), Alyssa Miller (416), Maddie Miller (317) and Courtney Griffin (284).

The Central boys were 19th (2,980) at Eastland as Hartley (4,231) won. Other district qualifiers were Westerville South (4,174), Groveport (4,052), Brookhaven (3,996), Whitehall (3,830) and Granville (3,751).

For the Tigers, Jerry Chamberlin led with a 519 and was followed by T.J. McGuire (477), Devaunte Lyons (446), Mason Cherry (385) and Daniel Waddle (356).

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FAB 5

Editor’s note: This show is sold out.

By Jim Fischer

jfischer@thisweeknews.com We hope you enjoy our feature story on Rodney Crowell.

Since his show is sold out, we’re giving you a full additional five Fab shows (plus a bonus).

BONUS REPLACEMENT SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOW: Dig a pair of Austin-based writers/performers in Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin S a t u r d a y, Feb. 26, at the Columbus Performing Arts Center. Tickets are Carrie Elkin $20/$23. Call (614) 470-FOLK.

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Ready Set. TRS is the stage name for Indiana-born pop artist Jordan Witzigreuter, who, faced with the need to tour, has since formed a more formal “band.” You have likely heard, if nothing else, last year’s hit tune Love Like Woe, which we assume is a purposeful double-meaning.

With openers Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Friction and We Are in the Crowd, The Ready Set plays The Basement SaturDo you like to move it day, Feb. 26.

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Tickets are $15. Call 1-800Then you’ll be glad to know 745-3000. that the good folks at Dreamworks Theatricals are bringing If a symphony orchesthe company’s first-ever live tour- 3 tra is an orchestra constiing show, Madagascar Live, to tuted for the purpose of perthe Palace Theatre for five shows forming symphonies, then the Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26- Columbus Symphony Or27. Alex, Marty, Melman, Glo- chestra’s Saturday and Sunday, ria, King Julien and the Penguins Feb. 26-27, concerts at the Ohio will all be on hand for this orig- Theatre hit the nail on the head. inal story full of high jinks, music Former artistic consultant and all the Alex the Lion snow Gunther Herbig conducts a proglobes you could ever want. gram that includes Mozart’s Sym(NOTE: Alex the Lion snow phony No. 36 (“Linz”), Schuglobes unconfirmed.) bert’s Symphony No. 8 (“UnfinTickets are $82.50-$12.50. ished”) and Dvorak’s SymphoCall 1-800-745-3000. ny No. 8. The lives of these three Smile and wave, boys. central European composers miss overlapping by a handful of years In that glorious place at either end - the program pro2 where Justin Bieber meets vides a chronology of the fourFall Out Boy, you find The movement (save in, obviously,

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Tickets are $66.50-$20.50.

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The Pete Yorn/Ben 4 Kweller show Wednesday, March 2, at the Newport Music Hall, strikes The Beat as one of those “makes sense” headliner-opening act bills.

Yorn has always reminded The Beat a bit of Lindsey Buckingham - more clever than Jackson Browne and more literate than John Mayer, less earnest than either. Pixies mastermind Frank Black produced Yorn’s latest release, a self-titled effort that came out last fall.

He’s complemented by Tom Petty-meets-Matthew Sweet rocker Kweller.

Tickets are $22/$25. Call 1800-745-3000.

The daughter of Texas

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Johnny Copeland, Shemekia Copeland got her start singing the blues at age 16.

Still young in her early 30s, she has

The Chinaberry tree was, for a time, a popular, low-budget tree used for ornamental purposes, most often in the southern United States.

Singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell recalled how the trees lined the housing development in the Houston neighborhood in which he grew up — a significant enough memory that he named his new book, a memoir of sorts, Chinaberry Sidewalks.

“The book is not at all about Rodney Crowell the songwriter,” he said. “It’s about my childhood growing up in Houston.

“It’s mostly about the arc of my parents’ marriage,” he said. “My mother and father were the son and daughter of sharecroppers, with seventh/eighth grade educations. They migrated to Houston, and lived in a housing development where a lot of that workforce lived. The place was landscaped with Chinaberry trees, which had these green berries. As kids, we used to have Chinaberry wars.”

Crowell said he was deliberate in moving the content of the book away from his career as a singer and songwriter — a career that has seen him boast hit records and have his songs recorded by countless artists, including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Crystal Gayle, Heart, Keith Urban, Bob Seger, the Oak Ridge Boys, Tim McGraw and more.

The book, he said, is not merely a companion piece to his records for fans.

“There are stories (in the book) about music, but only as it applies as part of my environment,” Crowell added, explaining that he didn’t feel a book of stories about his career “was going to garner a readership.”

“I don’t want to sound insulting to the loyalty of my fans, but I don’t think of myself as an iconic star,” Crowell said. “I was going to sustain a relationship with readers with my ability to tell stories.

Crowell is hardly shelving his songwriting career. In fact, he said that working on the book both sharpened his songwriting senses and changed his understanding of songwriting. torn up the blues circuit, but would sound equally at home if rock radio should ever be is ready for a new blues diva in the Tina Turner/Bonnie Raitt mold.

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Rodney Crowell will play the Columbus Maennerchor Saturday, Feb. 26. Tickets are $30.

Call (614) 565-6130.

“With the book I discovered I couldn’t slack off,” he said, further explaining that “the narrative has to be maintained.

“That kind of day-in-day-out work is a sharp thing for a songwriter to do, to maintain.”

His one-man tour is not your standard book tour, either.

“I read excerpts from the book, I tell stories, I sing songs,” he said. “It was a lot of work on presentation and pacing.”

Crowell did the audio version of the book himself, which gave him the opportunity to hear how stories and segments of stories sounded out loud.

Additionally, he was able to make notes on how he would present the excerpts, both finding a balance between serious and humorous selections and also how he would weave the elements together into a live show.

“I have to kind of free-form a background of a story into the different segments of the book,” he said. “Then those passages had to be extended so that the audience is given a similar taste of each song.”

For more from The Beat’s interview with Rodney Crowell, read the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

songstress displays pipes seasoned beyond her years, blazing a white hot vocal trail with her well-bodied alto.

“For as long as I live, my father’s music will live through

me,” her bio states.

Copeland will play Vonn Jazz & Blues Thursday, March 3.

Tickets are $20. Call (614) 4315200.

Get your Irish up at P.K. O’Ryan’s in Worthington Unlike several of its competitors, P.K. O’Ryan’s wasn’t built in Ireland and reassembled over here. And this tiny Irish-themed pub doesn’t feature self-consciously eccentric seating in a splashy and sprawling setting.

No, P.K. O’Ryan’s is just a neighborhoody place where actual locals gather to sip, chat and sup. Maybe that’s why P.K.’s feels more like an authentic Irish pub than its built-in-Ireland, chainy brethren.

Located in quaint Old Worthington, P.K.’s is the kind of place where on a lazy Sunday, gentlemen have lunch with a pint and The New York Times and ladies roll in for an entree salad.

On a weeknight with the Buckeyes on TV, the comfy pub — which appropriates a cozy, pilsner-colored glow for evening lighting — gets a bit more ani-

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by G.A. Benton mated. But just a bit, mind you.

While P.K.’s is connected to a larger, more regulation restaurant, since I prefer its taverny aspect, I suggest you sit on that side (unless you’ve got the peewee basketball team in tow) — just follow the shamrocks to the pub entry. Then plop down at a semirickety (in a good way) wooden bench with a padded back or belly up to the well-used wooden bar, which is the color of Guinness stout.

P.K.’s food is just solid pub grub, but some of its stuff stands out. The “so wrong they’re right” Irish Nachos ($8) fit that standout category.

By Jodi Miller/ThisWeek

Irish nachos and Irish stew in a bread bowl at P.K. O’Ryan’s Restaurant and Pub.

A massive pile of just-fried, dark and crispy kettle-style potato chips arrived decorated a la reuben sandwich. Yes, shredded

bits of commendably houseroasted corned beef (though I would have liked more), sauerkraut, a decent Swiss cheese sauce and snipped scallions lent tons of salty and irresistible character to the good chips (Thousand Island was on the side for dipping).

Also good — if less wild — was the homemade chili ($4).

Meaty, thick and hearty, it was made with black beans and seemed about 85 percent ground beef — a righteous ratio.

For a lighter starter, the house salad ($4.50) wasn’t bad. While it’s not something you’ll be thinking about long afterward, neither is it a total blowoff. Good sized and assembled with fresh romaine (no iceberg), it was sprinkled with shredded cheese, tomato, onions and boxed croutons and got a bit of distinction from

P.K. O’Ryan’s Restaurant too. My favorite was the salty Black & Bleu ($10), jacked up and Pub 666 High St., Worthington 614-781-0770 Web: pkoryans.com Cuisine: Irish & British pub Price: $ (up to $10 per person) Patio: No Hours: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday -Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday the sweet and salty house poppyseed feta dressing.

Want more of that crave-worthy house-roasted corned beef?

Of course you do, so order one of P.K.’s excellent Grilled Reubens ($10). They’re not overly greasy, are judiciously proportioned and come with extracrispy french fries.

Made with Carfagna’s ground beef, the burgers are solid here,

on Cajun seasonings and enriched with blue cheese.

The homemade Irish Stew ($11.50) was a big standout. A huge, housemade bread bowl was loaded with a soulful, potatoheavy stew of tender pot roast, sweet onions, carrots and a thick, Guinness-sloshed beefy gravy.

What’s a homemade Irish sheet cake?

It’a a giant block of chocolate cake with nuts and a sweet fudgy icing ($5). In other words, what you’d call a nice Texas sheet cake when eaten in a pub that feels accommodatingly Irish.

To read G.A. Benton’s blog, visit ColumbusDiningGuide.com.

Restaurant with Southwestern flair opens in Merion Village Robin Emrick is happy to say there isn’t anything quite like Coyote Jane’s in her immediate neighborhood — or beyond.

The Merion Village restaurant, 1586 S. High St., is based on a simple premise: affordable, homemade Santa Fe cuisine and festive drinks in a laid-back environment.

Emrick, the chef and co-owner, said that while the cuisine has its roots in the artsy New Mexico capital, it melds global ingredients.

“My cooking style is to mesh different flavors that nobody else would think of putting together,” she said.

Yet the bill of fare, in which everything is currently priced less than $10, has been subject to vast interpretations.

“It’s not Mexican,” she said. “The menu right now is a little misunderstood.”

So, in short, expect the unexpected.

The “Hop Sing” green chili burger, for example, uses 8 ounces of Angus beef topped with deep-fried jalapenos, sharp cheddar and green chili agave pesto on grilled brioche. The steak chili uses a splash of Jack Daniels and is touched off with a drizzle of Mexican chipotle chocolate.

There are tacos, burritos (called burros) and deep-fried burritos, otherwise known as chimichangas. Many have Coyote Jane’s signature touch, such as the “poppy shrimp” tacos, filled with deep-fried buttermilk popcorn shrimp, a traditional garnish and cayenne mayo.

The signature cocktail is the grilled watermelon sidecar —– tequila, agave syrup, grilled watermelon and fresh mint. An unconventional version of a bloody Mary offers shrimp and pickled egg.

After leasing the building in March, the

restaurant had a few stutter steps because of liquor license and permitting issues. It is open dinner only until March 1, when lunch hours are introduced. Emrick said she will have an entirely new lunch menu while adding some entrees at dinner.

Emrick is a partner and chef in the Banana Bean Café, which got its start in Schumacher Place and later moved to Greenlawn Avenue. Her other business associates are Angela Caskey, also part of the founding partnership of Banana Bean and Skillet, and Jane Ann Wentzel, whose name served as the inspiration for the new restaurant.

The building, at the northeast corner of High and East Morrill Avenue, had been home to Craters Restaurant and Bar for about 25 years. Then, the Eagle bar had been in business for about six months before Coyote Jane’s moved in. Emrick said she liked the look of the place: wooden floors, exposed brick and a cozy dining space. She shortened the bar and added several Southwest appointments for a rustic look. The dining room seats about 30 and the bar space seats another 25.

“I’ve been down here for 15 years,” she said. “I’ve seen Merion Village grow in the last 10 years. And the people want something different.”

Coyote Jane’s is open five days a week, closed Sunday and Monday. For more information, call 614-444-5460.

Correction: Because of a reporter’s error, the Economic and Community Development Institute was incorrectly identified in last week’s edition of Table Talk.

■ The Powell dining scene has grown dramatically in recent years.

Keile Baney isn’t worried.

The chef of the Liberty Tavern says he tries to stay on top of the competition by giving diners a large variety of dishes at reasonable prices.

“We have a regular crowd and they’re not afraid to tell us what they Keile Baney want,” he said.

Customers can get everything from grilled mahi mahi over risotto to the Tavern “stacker” – a burger crowned with barbecue pork, bacon, cheddar and onion rings.

“We have a little bit of everything,” said Baney, now a contributor to Food & Wine.

Baney said his real passion is smoking. Tavern patrons are treated to frequent smoked specials, including brisket, turkey and pork shoulder.

A native of rural Erie, Penn., Baney is a 12-year veteran of the restaurant industry, working in Pennsylvania, Michigan and locally at such places as Hyde Park.

To read more on Baney and see his recipe for fish tacos, go to www.ThisWeekNews.com/foodandwine.

Recipe of the week

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

Robin Emrick, the chef at Coyote Jane’s, is seen with some of the restaurant’s dishes including chips and raja salsa, burro with soffrito red sauce and a grilled watermelon sidecar. Coyote Jane’s, 1586 S. High St. in Merion Village, features Santa Fe-style food.

See Keile Baney’s recipe for fish tacos at www.ThisWeekNews.com/foodandwine

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12014 Sheldrake Ct, 43147, 136 Brady Mill Dr, 43062, James M. Dennett and Michelle Nicholas D. Osso and Angle R. R. Dennett, $242,000.

283 Fox Glen Drive East, 43147, Joetta D. Gregory, $211,861.

12849 Fox Run Ct NW, 43147, Harold L. Auten Jr. and Diana Lynn Auten, $80,000.

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Reynoldsburg 1862 Drugan Ct, SW, 43068, Barth R. Cotner and Julie B. Cotner, $260,000.

609 Culpepper Dr, 43068, Moh Moh Win and Nicky Thein Myint Htun, $200,000.

7871 Grandley Ct, 43068, Georgi Petrov and Darlene Widdoes, $180,000.

7257 Reynolds Crossing Dr, 43068, Nicholas P. and Alicia Warblow, $109,592.

6666 Helm Ave, 43068, Christina M. Stephens, $108,500.

7015 Shaulis Dr, 43068, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, $100,000.

309 Wigwam Ct, 43068, CitiCorp Trust Bank, $94,000.

7085 Bartlett Rd, 43068, Richard D. Clark and Karen S. Clark, $76,000.

6962 Bennell Dr, 43068, Kathryn M. Barrows, $76,000.

6563 Furth Dr, 43068, US Bank, NA, Trustee, $74,000.

1768 Lane Meadow Dr, 43068, Danni S. Blazek, $69,900.

6673 Centennial Dr, 43068, Fannie Mae, $68,000.

1984 Lancaster Ave, 43068, I. Wesley and Teresa Smith, $50,000.

964 Lancaster Ave, 43068, Joelle Farrington and Robert G. Farrington, $42,000.

1789 Lucks Rd, 43068, Thomas E. Schleppi, $41,500.

6706 Manring Ct, 43068, John DeWitt, $30,750.

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School news Matthews, $151,900.

549 Stable St, 43062, Robert B. Gibson and Stephanie L. Gibson, $135,000.

Canal Winchester 3815 Mason Rd, 43110, Stephan C. Pace and Cindy K. Pace, $180,000.

6959 Laurel Boat Ln, 43110, Alice Jefferson, $168,900.

6410 Berry Pond Way, 43110, Kenneth W. Gause, $124,999.

6932 Storm Boat Ln, 43110, James L. Carroll, $105,900.

5259 Arborline Ct, 43110, Mary P. McFarland, $94,000.

6233 Fairway Ln, 43110, Fannie Mae; Condo, $92,000.

6633 Warriner Way, 43110, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, $80,000.

5178 Lodi Dr, 43110, Duane Crabtree; Condo, $78,000.

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PHS North students excel at OMEA event Pickerington High School North hosted the Ohio Music Education Association Solo and Ensemble contest on Feb. 5.

Students performed solos and in small ensembles for judges who provided comments for improvement and rated the performances. Members of the PHS North band participated in 145 performances, involving most members of the band program.

Students earning superior ratings were Drew Arnold, Kerstyn Auman, Matt Bernstein, Kim Berry, Kimi Boyce, Jeff Brewer, Kerri Cheatham, Audrey Cleaver, Taylor Conley, Joey Curmode, Hannah Diewald, Kate Eing, Mitchell Elston, Carson Engle, Riley Engle, Alex Ent, Julia Garleb, Ryan Garner, Joey Gephart, Alex Gerhard, Kristen Green, Kay Gresko, Ryan Grimsley, Nate Hang, Janelle Holmes, John Huff, Andrew Jeffers, Matthew Johnson, Briana Keller, Sophie Kowalski, J.T. Kuehne, Emily Larson, Jonah Larson, Josh Latimer, Miles Lindquist, Rachel Loudermilk, Tyler Mason, Erin McNall, Casey Miller, Chris Morgan, Sophia Narotski, Liam

Niemeyer, Yuki Okabe, Amanda Perry, Rachel Pearce, Kyle Planck, Alex Priest, Daniel Riordan, Evan Schvach, Michael Stewart, Elyse Tramontano, John Vanderhoff, Danny Wajnryb, Nick Weaver, Scott Weber, Jeremy Wang, Connor West and Taylor Williams.

Students earning excellent ratings were Elizabeth Baldwin, Matt Bardales, Tanner Barnes, Noelle Bartley, Mark Bates, Stefanie Bayley, Shelby Brewster, Lauren Burris, Madison Campbell, Kerri Cheatham, Audrey Cleaver, Kiersha Fields, Ashlynn Fisher, Jessie Fix, Kellie Feehan, Adam Garner, Cassidy Gillman, Ryan Grimsley, Elli Iacobellis, Seth Justice, Briana Keller, Alex Koenig, Miles Lindquist, Emily Lisa, Michael Lisa, Emily Loudermilk, Jessica Lumbard, Andrew Maggio, Paige Markwood, Alyssa Moore, Martin Nguyen, Taylor Okel, Ashely Patton, John Patton, Amanda Perry, David Pinkins, Jordan Potts, Kyle Planck, Michael Robson, Nick Rollason, Maddy Ruckel, Jeanette Smith, Michael Stewart, Megan Stickney, Klementina Stojanovsky, Ian Taylor, Jeremy Wang and Liz Watson.

Several ensembles also received superior or excellent ratings.

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