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Big Darby Town Center

Public input sought for development

By CARLA SMITH ThisWeek Community Newspapers

After sitting on the shelf for several years, plans for the development of the Big Darby Town Center have moved into the next phase — in spite of the economic downturn.

Prairie Township trustees held a special meeting March 9 with officials from

Franklin County and Brown Township in order to discuss an adoption schedule for the Big Darby Town Center development plans. The purpose of the meeting was to address a timeline to allow community members to give their input.

A public meeting on the development plans is slated to take place at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 5, at the Prairie Town-

ship Fire Station, 451 Hubbard Road.

The Big Darby Town Center is to be developed within the Big Darby Accord Watershed in western Franklin County and encompasses the Western portion of Prairie Township and a southwest portion of Brown Township.

“The purpose of the town center is to allow development in the less environmentally sensitive Big Darby Water-

shed,” Prairie Township administrator Tracy Hatmaker said. “It generates revenue not only for local jurisdictions but for Accord purposes. The purchase of green space with the revenue can protect water quality.”

The mixed-use development plan not only calls for the building of singlefamily homes but apartments, townhomes, 300,000 square feet of retail

space and a hotel.

“Implementation is complicated because nothing has been attempted like this in the region,” Hatmaker said. “It will require the coordination of a central group, probably formed as a Community Improvement Corporation (CIC).”

See BIG DARBY PLAN, page A2

Library adds hours, workers, materials with levy passage

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(Above) Kristy Yosick will sell her artisan chocolates in Ted Dyrdek’s Voda Emporium, an Olde Towne East market. (Below) Yosick makes a variety of chocolates, including (from left) sour chocolate, vanilla bean bon bons and chocolates filled with raspberry cream.

Chocolatier goes back to the kitchen

By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers Kristy Yosick is reuniting Columbus with her special brand of handcrafted chocolates.

She recently has partnered with the owners of Voda Emporium, an Olde Towne East market that is now the exclusive provider of her artisan treats.

Ted Drydek, who owns Voda with Gary Wahlers, said he’s personally a fan of Yosick’s creations.

“The truth is, it’s phenomenal,” he said. “We love it.”

Yosick said Voda, a quirky market with a wide range of goods, is well suited to carry her merchandise.

“I know these guys will respect my chocolates,” she said.

It’s also close to her loyal base of German Village customers.

On a related note, Yosick has passed along See CHOCOLATIER, page A2

Southwestern Public Libraries have expanded hours, hired employees, and purchased books and materials since the district’s first operating levy passed in November.

The 10-year, 1-mill levy, which is expected to generate $2.6-million this year, passed with 58 percent “yes” votes after seven failed levy atA closer look tempts.

The library previously had Employee furloughs were received 95 eliminated and positions that percent of its were reduced to part time funding from during the lean years have been brought back to full time. the state. Between 2007 and 2009, the state cut its budget by 31 percent.

Before the levy passed, the library closed one of its three buildings, cut hours by about a third, cut purchase of new materials by 75 percent and cut its staff by about 35 percent. Those employees who remained went 10 years without a pay raise. Additionally, mandatory furloughs cut their pay by about 10 percent.

Under the reduced hours, the branches opened at 10 a.m. They closed at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 3 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, and 8 p.m. other weekdays.

Library hours now are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at both the Grove City and Westland locations. The library closed its Central Crossing site, and it will remain closed.

“We added 17 hours back to our schedule,” public information officer Amy Shaw said. “As soon as the levy passed, that was the No. 1 question we received.”

Expanded hours began Jan. 31, and that change alone required the creation of 15 new positions, Shaw said.

“We have been hiring fast and furiously,” Shaw said.

To staff the expanded hours, the library has added positions in maintnance, circulation, reference and outreach.

“We aren’t hiring any administrative positions at all, only public service,” Shaw said.

New positions in cataloging were added so that See GROVE CITY LIBRARY, page A3

Program announced to help fund community gardens City and county officials last week announced creation of a fund to offer grants for community gardens.

Mayor Michael B. Coleman

Councilmember Priscilla Tyson and Franklin County Commissioners Marilyn Brown, Paula Brooks and John O’Grady made the announcement in coopera-

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“Recognizing the many benefits of community gardens, the

grant fund will support existing gardens in the city of Columbus and throughout Franklin County and encourage the creation of new ones,” according to a state-

ment released jointly by the benefits of such projects, and said mayor’s office, city council and that the American Community that of the board of commis- Gardening Association reports sioners.

The press release touted the See GARDEN, page A2

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Big Darby Town Center plan is made available for public input Continued from page A1 Beth Clark, Brown Township executive assistant, said her trustees’ concerns center on the geographic placement of revenue within the plan. It lies outside of Brown Township, she said.

Even though Brown Township wouldn’t reap in the monetary benefits like its neighbor Prairie Township, there are some good things about the plan that Brown Township

recognizes, she said.

“Trustees recognize that the plan does not impact the Hilliard City School District or emergency services,” she said. “We are looking forward to the public input piece.”

Lee Brown, from the Franklin County Development Department, said the county has put together a timeline on the adoption of the Big Darby Town Center Development Plan.

The first step is the April 5 public meeting, followed by meetings of the Big Darby

GARDEN GRANTS Continued from page A1 that there are over 18,000 community gardens in the United States and Canada.

“By partnering with the county, we have leveraged our respective resources to create new gardens and strengthen existing ones,” Coleman was quoted as saying. “Community gardens benefit our health, our community and our environment, and they give neighbors a reason and a place to come together.”

“This grant fund will support and encourage community gardens in our local neighborhoods and foster an environment of healthy living for area children,” Commissioner Brown said in a statement. “We know that if families have access to grow their own fruits and vegetables at a low cost, they are more likely to put them on their dinner table.”

“Franklin County is filled with individuals and organizations that are putting their shovels in the ground and producing nutritious food,” Brooks added.

“Community gardens help create strong communities and connect people to their food supply,” was O’Grady’s comment.

“Community gardens promote healthy lifestyles by providing fresh food for families, encourage engagement among residents of all ages, create green jobs in an improving economy and increase the overall pride in a neighborhood,” Tyson was quoted as saying.

To qualify for the grant, the applicant must meet requirements such as a registered 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and be located within the city of Columbus or qualifying areas of Franklin County. Grant awards will be made up to $4,000 for each project for supplies and/or services.

Scott’s Miracle-Gro will supplement grant awards with product donations.

Grant applicants must access the grant application on the Columbus Foundation website at www.columbusfoundation.org.

The application can be found under Columbus Foundation Grants, Fund for Targeted Needs, in the Neighborhood Grants and Community Gardens section.

The applications are due by Friday, April 1.

Winners will be announced at the Earth Day celebration at Franklin Park Conservatory on April 23.

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Accord Panel and all jurisdictions involved, including the city, county and townships. It is hoped that the plan is adopted sometime in July or August, he said.

In the meantime, plans for the Big Darby Town Center can be found on the Franklin County Web page, www.frankoincountyohio.gov/bigdarbyaccord, where the public can view and comment on the plans via the Web. csmithwestside@aol.com

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CHOCOLATIER Continued from page A1 her recipe for scones to Voda, which is now serving them in the adjacent Portico, a small coffee shop that opened recently.

Voda, 81 Parsons Ave., carries up to 31 flavors of chocolate per day, selling them by the piece and box. Customers can also place special orders, which take 24 hours to fill.

Yosick closed her business, Yosick’s Artisan Chocolates in German Village, on Christmas Eve. She said she took a muchneeded rest but returned to business in February. She now creates her confections from a small professional kitchen in Hilliard, where she turns out about 2,000 pieces a week, both for private customers and Voda.

Yosick, who lives in German Village, said she plans to double her production in the next few months as she focuses on Internet sales and several new retail locations across the city.

Her former shop, located in a small storefront on East Fifth Street, closed after three years in business. Unlike her original store, her current space is not certified kosher and she has phased out any savory items so she can focus on her brand, which she wants to expand regionally.

In addition to truffles, she makes Belgian-molded chocolates, French chocolates and is working on a line of confections, such as turtles, and themed designs.

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Cooper Stadium proposed redevelopment

German Village Society seeks accord on proposed racetrack ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The German Village Society’s board of trustees is looking to strike a good-neighbor agreement with Arshot Investment Corp. over the proposed redevelopment of Cooper Stadium.

The board passed a resolution March 7, saying unless certain conditions were met by the developer, the society would publicly oppose Cooper Park, a complex that would include a racetrack in nearby Franklinton.

The board passed the resolution at the request of resident Jay Smith, a commercial real-estate broker concerned with the potential for noise such a facility would likely generate.

“Without some measure of protection, we have to establish we’re against it,” said Smith, who agreed to begin negotiations with Arshot on behalf of the GVS. Timing is of the essence, as Columbus City Council is poised to vote in the next couple of months on a rezoning that would allow the project to move forward, Smith said.

Society members in the past had expressed concern over the racetrack but didn’t for-

mally oppose the plan. Instead, they asked the developer to consider other redevelopment options.

Arshot has agreed to put up sound walls to help mitigate the noise and contends, based on its own sound studies, that excessive noise will be well contained within the area of the park. Studies from opposition groups dispute that claim. A vast of majority of races would be held Saturday and Sunday.

Mayor Michael B. Coleman has withheld support of the racetrack until Arshot does more to address the noise issue. But the Columbus Development Commission recently supported the developer’s plans. The next stop is city council.

Construction of the park could begin in 2012.

Meanwhile, Arshot and the Southwest Civic Association, a neighborhood group close to the planned racetrack, have entered a good-neighbor agreement that addresses sound and time of operation. The developer has agreed to pay fines for violations of the accord.

GVS members expressed some concern whether any such agreement could be enforced.

Lisa Griffin, spokeswoman for Arshot, said the accord is enforceable and would be upheld by the developer.

Griffin said that while Arhsot believes that there will be no disruptive noise impact on any areas east of the Interstate 71 freeway, including German Village, the developer has consistently indicated its willingness to meet with and listen to residents of any community regarding Cooper Park.

Arshot, however, will not consider provisions to the original agreement without the consent of the Southwest Civic Association, Griffin said.

“If the German Village Society desires to participate in such discussions, we would appreciate the opportunity to meet with them and explain the many features of our existing good-neighbor agreement,” Griffin said.

“That agreement is obviously intended to protect and benefit the neighborhoods immediately surrounding the Cooper Stadium site.

“Nevertheless, with the consent of the Southwest Civic Association, we would be happy to consider any reasonable suggestions the German Village Society may have for possible additions to the existing goodneighbor agreement.”

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Libraries again offering help for job seekers

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will provide programming The Ohio State University and the Center for Workforce De“Our goal for Job Help Week velopment at Columbus State is to help make connections Community College. The new for our customers who use the partners join long-term supportlibrary as part of their employ- ers, such as Employment for Sement search,” said Steve Hipes, niors and the Ohio Department project manager for the library’s of Jobs and Family Services. job help centers.

“The library’s all about conIn 2010, the library system necting people with information,” helped more than 43,000 people Hipes said. “This is a great opin its Job Help Week efforts, he portunity for us to do that.” said.

The Upper Arlington, Wester“It’s impressive because it ville, Worthington, Grandview shows the library keeps respond- Heights, Southwest and Bexley ing to the customers’ needs,” libraries also are getting involved.

Hipes said.

Upper Arlington, for example, The Columbus library system has two days of events. No regis working with some new part- istration is necessary. From 4 to ners for the event, such as the Of- 5 p.m. March 15, Christopher fice of Continuing Education at Addison of DeVry University

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Once again, the seven library systems in Franklin County are banding together to provide workforce training to central Ohioans.

Job Help Week, the fourth such program in three years, is scheduled March 14 through March 18.

The theme is “Any Age, Any Stage,” meaning there will be specific programs for teens to senior citizens. The help is free and will deal with everything from building résumés to interviewing skills to using social media websites.

All 21 branches of the Columbus Metropolitan Library system

will provide interactive sessions with high school juniors and seniors, who will explore personality types and career ambitions.

“When they walk away they will have a sense of what their strengths are,” said Ruth McNeil, community relations manager.

On March 17, at the main branch of the Upper Arlington library, a full slate of one-hour sessions will be offered, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Career development experts from Ohio State, Franklin University, Jewish Family Services and 40 Plus of Central Ohio will provide advice on interviewing and résumé-building skills, as well as networking and career coaching.

Grove City library adds hours, workers Continued from page A1 the library can stay on top of its new materials. With the levy’s passage, the library increased its materials annual budget from $75,000 to $500,000.

“That was huge. … The department is busy down there cataloging lots of boxes.” Shaw said.

“It was empty for so many years.

It’s exciting to see the new materials coming in and all of the boxes.”

Employee furloughs were eliminated and positions that were reduced to part time during the

lean years have been brought back to full time.

Many staff members who had been laid off have been rehired.

Some former library employees accepted new jobs in the meantime, so some new faces will be seen at both branches, Shaw said.

Longtime employees got their first raise in 10 years.

“Basically it was a step increase, and it’s all over the board depending on where the employees were on the chart,” Shaw said. “That’s anywhere in the neighborhood of 3 to 4 percent.

Some people who had been work-

ing here 10 years were still at base pay.”

Other changes that the public will see include free use of the meeting room. A $25 fee to reserve meeting rooms was abolished.

Programming for families and children has increased.

Patrons can once again “read off” library fines rather than pay them.

“If somebody has an outstanding balance over $10, they can come in and read to their child or themselves and clear that up at a rate of $8 an hour,” Shaw said.

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As it were

Some of the basics taught ‘office boys’ still good today About a century ago, Columbus, like much of the rest of America, was coping with change. A mostly rural agricultural society was rapidly becoming an urban and industrial nation.

The process had begun shortly after the end of the American Civil War and would not really end until well into the 20th century. In fact, it would not be until well into the 1920s that most Ohioans would be living in or near its large cities.

But at the turn of the century, the great need of new businesses was not simply for more workers with strong backs and boundless energy, although such people would always be welcome. Just as important was the need for a whole new generation of white collar workers to help handle the administrative and managerial tasks of the new world of “modern business.”

In an era when most young people did not go much beyond the eighth grade in the public school system, large numbers of students missed out on the useful training that a “business course” in Columbus’s one and only high school could provide.

But the need for young people in the new offices created by new businesses was still there.

To meet that need, other community organizations tried to be of help. Important among them was the Young Men’s Christian Association or YMCA. Brought to Columbus in 1855 by Henry B. Carrington — a man who would later go on to some renown in the Civil War and the Indian Wars that followed — the YMCA became an important social organization.

By 1893, it had established itself in a nice building at 30 S. Third St. in Columbus. In this building, young men could participate in physical education programs, religious meetings and a wide variety of educational courses.

One course, taught by Homer Niday, was called “The Business Boys Training School.” Mr. Niday, the head bookkeeper at the American Savings Bank, asserted that with his course, “the question of breaking in a new office boy is settled to the satisfaction of all concerned.”

Looking at a summary of Mr. Niday’s course that appeared in the local press at the time, we can learn something of both what has changed and what has not changed in local business education.

“At present there are 15 boys in the ‘Business Boys Training School’ranging in age from 15 to 18 years. Promptly at seven of o’clock, they came in — brightfaced, alert, quick-stepping youngsters, whose every attitude showed they were there for business. “ And what exactly did these young men — and they were all men, as the office was no place for a lady — learn in their classes at the YMCA? “Complete mastery of typewriters of all makes, and the clever art of keeping the machines clean, oiled and in good order, proper punctuation and neatness with all copy “ “How to write a check; how to indorse a check; how to give a receipt; how to deposit money at the bank and how to give out change.

“How to answer telephone calls and the importance of always being courteous, even to the most peevish caller.

“How to manipulate the adding machine; how to make mimeograph copies; how to file papers and clippings; how to open and sort the mail and place it neatly

for the man ‘higher-up’.

“How to write, fold and stamp letters with accurate neatness.”

Reading ED through all of this, anybody LENTZ who has recently worked in an office will notice how much has changed from a century ago. First and foremost, there will soon be as many office girls as office boys. And while complete mastery of office machines is important, most of them do not today require all that much oiling. Similarly, most adding machines have been replaced by pocket calculators and the mimeograph is now a museum exhibit rather than a means of making copies.

Despite all of these technical differences between that time and our own, Homer Niday left his students with certain pieces of advice: “Be ‘Johnnie on the Spot’when needed.”

“The business world has no place for the laggard, even a new office boy.”

“When you go anywhere to represent your firm, show that you are proud of it.”

“When you answer a telephone or greet a caller, be courteous and pleasant.”

“Remember that office boys grow up very gradually and that there is sure promotion for the lad who is sincere, energetic and reliable.”

“Study your employer’s business and interests and aim to make yourself valuable to him from the very first day you enter his office” While most of us will not be called upon soon to oil a typewriter or operate a mimeograph, the general advice as to deportment and discipline given by Mr. Niday is just as valuable today as it was more than a century ago.

The newspaper article from more than century ago concluded optimistically, “That the business world has no place for laggards, even a new office boy, is

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the A B C D of this school for hustlers. That there is always room ‘higher up’ for the faithful boy is an incentive which is not overlooked.

“The boys in Mr. Niday’s class will certainly be well qualified for their work when they ‘graduate.’

The course is six months long with lessons twice each week, Tuesday evenings and Thursday evenings …

“A few years hence, the commercial life of the city will doubtless be represented in many ways and in various locations throughout the world by the men who, as boys, received their first lessons in business at the “Business Boys Training School” at the Columbus YMCA.” In a few years, the business school of the Columbus YMCA would leave and over the course of time become Franklin University. The YMCA itself would move in 1924 to its new home on Spring Street. The old building would be removed and an entirely new building would be built to be the home of The Columbus Dispatch.

And Mr. Niday’s boys? While their names remain unknown, I would like to believe that they went on to some success. They certainly seemed to be well prepared to do so.

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Westland’s James Wilson goes up for a shot against Central Crossing’s Greg Herring on Feb. 18. Wilson was one of four seniors on the squad.

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Westland High School boys basketball coach Todd Parker understands his team has a ways to go to return to prominence, but he sees some potential.

The Cougars finished below .500 for the fourth consecutive season, going 4-17 overall and 2-12 in the OCC-Central Division.

The Cougars were 10-10 in 2006-07 and haven’t had a winning season since 2004-05, when they were 21-4 and reached a Division I regional semifinal, where they lost to Cincinnati Moeller 76-73.

“We’d like to get this program back to where we had it before the levy thing,” Parker said, referring to a 2009 levy rejection that forced the cancellation of fall sports in South-Western City Schools and prompted many athletes to transfer. “Not that we were always winning championships, but we were always there in the upper half of the league and giving ourselves a chance to win the league. That’s where I’d like to

•Record: 4-17 overall, 2-12 (tied for seventh) in OCC-Central •Seniors lost: Zac Buchwalter, Abdi Omer, Andrew Shepherd and James Wilson •Key returnees: Chase Blankenship, Kris Carius and J.J. Smith

see us, and (sophomore) J.J. (Smith) is a good start toward that.”

Smith, who led the team in scoring at 11.8 points a game and rebounding at 7.4, was honorable mention all-league.

Parker also expects juniors Chase Blankenship and Kris Carius to be key players next season.

“J.J. is only a sophomore and he was our leading scorer and rebounder,” said Parker, who completed his eighth season as coach.

“Chase Blankenship really came on at the end of the season. Kris Carius had several nice big games for us as an inside post presence.

We feel like we have a nice core to work around and a lot of experience.”

Westland lost to fourth-seeded Gahanna 90-59 in the first round of the Division I district

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Westland’s Will White tries to block a shot against Central Crossing. The Cougars finished 4-17 overall for their consecutive sub.-500 finish. They also were 2-12 in the OCC-Central Division with both league victories coming against the Comets.

tournament on Feb. 22 at Lakewood. The Cougars led 19-18 after one quarter, but were outscored 24-6 in the second quarter.

Blankenship led the Cougars with a season-high 17 points followed by Smith with 14.

“We didn’t really work as a team,” Blankenship said of the season. “We have a bunch of athletes on our team. We all need to put it together and we could be

good. Next year will be the same thing. We can do it as long as we work together as a team.”

Westland beat OCC-Central rival Central Crossing twice this season. The Cougars won 60-50 at home Jan. 14 and completed the sweep with a 47-38 victory at Central Crossing on Feb. 18.

Westland’s other wins came over Franklin Heights 56-46 in the South-Western City Schools Winter Classic on Dec. 29 and

London 64-58 on Jan. 12.

The Cougars will lose seniors Zac Buchwalter, Abdi Omer, Andrew Shepherd and James Wilson.

“It was a great group of kids to work with,” Parker said of the seniors. “They played hard, they battled and they did what we wanted them to do, and that always makes it fun.”

Buchwalter was second on the team in scoring at 7.9 points a

game. Wilson averaged 7.4 points and 4.8 rebounds.

Westland tied Central Crossing for seventh in the OCC-Central behind co-champions Upper Arlington and Dublin Coffman (13-1), Thomas Worthington (95), Hilliard Davidson (7-7) and Worthington Kilbourne and Hilliard Darby (5-9). fdirenna@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Ready Roundup

Smith, Hall place at state wrestling tournament

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Allison Lichwa of Ready competes in the state tournament March 4 at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl. The senior rolled a 501 series to finish 63rd.

The goal of winning a Division III championship still was within reach for Ready High School wrestlers Bobby Smith and Josh Hall late on the second day of the three-day state tournament.

It ultimately didn’t work out for either.

Smith and Hall each lost semifinal matches and fell into the backdraw, but the duo went on to give the Silver Knights their first state placers since Jordan Dawson was eighth at 119 pounds in 2005.

Smith earned a fifth-place finish at 103 and Hall placed sixth at 112 at state, which concluded March 5 at Ohio State.

“Both were staring state finals in the face,” coach Chance Van Gundy said.

“Josh put together a good three weeks, worked hard, wrestled hard and ended his senior year on the podium. Bobby has been in a lot of big tournaments and matches, but nothing prepares you for the state tournament.”

Smith won his first two matches but lost to Bedford Chanel’s Aaron Assad 21 in two overtimes in a semifinal. After losing to Mechanicsburg’s Austin Reese 2-1 in a consolation semifinal, Smith bounced back from a 3-0 deficit late in his fifth-place match to pin Marion Pleasant’s Zon Fields in 4 minutes, 40 seconds.

Smith lost to Fields in a district tournament semifinal Feb. 26 at Coshocton.

“I was a little depressed before (the state match against Fields),” said Smith, who finished his freshman season with a 43-4 record. “I was thinking I needed to get a five-pointer or a pin. (Fields) ended

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Ready freshman Bobby Smith works on Ashland Mapleton’s Zack Durbin in a first-round match at 103 pounds during the Division III state tournament March 3 at Ohio State. Smith beat Durbin 2-1 and went on to place fifth.

up in an over-under situation and I just twisted off and went into a throw. It’s hard to come back from a loss. (Assad and I) are about even, but he was just a little better than me that day.”

“It’s a nice consolation prize,” Van Gundy said of Smith beating Fields. “It was about him putting together five more minutes. You can’t go out there and quit.

He wanted to be in the finals, but I’m excited for his future.”

Hall won his first two matches before falling to Waynesville’s Cody Steiner 96 in a semifinal. Hall then fell to Middlefield Cardinal’s Casey Johns 8-1 in a consolation semifinal and defaulted his

fifth-place match to Apple Creek Waynedale’s Tyler Harter.

Hall has battled a shoulder injury in recent weeks. It flared up to the point that he couldn’t lift it on the third day of the state tournament.

He went 0-2 at state a year ago.

“I should have placed higher,” said Hall, who finished with a 40-7 record. “I was one mistake away from making it to the finals. It was definitely better than last year. I picked up a couple more Ws.” The state performances by Smith and Hall completed a season in which Ready See READY, page A8

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Sports briefs Alumni football games planned

Girls lacrosse club registering players

Alumni Football USA is organizing teams of former high school players who want “to play in one more full contact football game.”

Players can sign up at AlumniFootballUSA.com or call (877) 578-8547. Teams are limited to 40 players.

Games will be played around Ohio in August. Alumni Football USA will provide the equipment.

Midwestern Force Lacrosse, a girls travel club, is registering players for its summer season that begins June 1.

Players are divided into three age groups: elementary (grades 1-5), middle school (grades 5-7) and high school (grades 8-11).

For registration information, visit www.MidwesternForceLacrosse.com.

Informational meetings also will be held April 16-17 in Columbus.

Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Thomas Worthington — Assistant track and field specializing in pole vault. Send résumé to athletics director Dan Girard at dgirard@worthington.k12.oh.us or fax to (614) 883-2275.

Westland — Volleyball.

Send résumé to athletics director Greg Burke at greg.burke@swcs.us.

•To add to this list, contact ThisWeek at (740) 888-6069 or sports@thisweeknews.com.

Metal bat Series scheduled for July The Continental Amateur Baseball Association 18U Metal Bat World Series will be held July 17-24 at the Bob Cene baseball complex in Struthers, Ohio.

For more information or to register, visit www.cababaseball.com or contact Ken Quinn at (330) 770-7157.

Reds outfielder to hold camp Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce’s baseball camp is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 25-26 at Prasco Park in Cincinnati.

Bruce will direct activities and provide instruction. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 14.

For more information and to register, visit www.JayBruceCamp.com or call (888) 389- 2267.

GCSTO holding swim tryouts The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is looking for new athletes for its spring season.

New swimmers are allowed a week with the team to see what it has to offer before deciding to commit. The team practices at Columbus Academy, the Concourse Hotel Fitness Club and St. Charles Preparatory School.

The team also has started a scholarship program for students in Columbus City Schools. Athletes who have competed only for summer and high school teams, or those new to swimming, are eligible for the scholarships.

Contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 478-5445.

Registration set for police/fire games Registration is under way for the 2011 Ohio Police and Fire Games scheduled for June 12-17 in Fairborn.

All first responders are eligible to compete in the games, which will feature more than 40 events. A list of events, schedules and registration forms can be found at www.TheOhioPoliceandFireGames.org.

For more information, contact Joseph A. Mahan, president of the Ohio Police and Fire Games, at (937) 335-4336 or mahan@TheOhioPoliceandFireGames.org.

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READY Continued from page A7 found significantly more success than a year ago.

The Silver Knights scored 256.5 points to win the CCL tournament Feb. 12 at Watterson, ahead of DeSales (183.5), St. Charles (150), Hartley (137) and the host Eagles (48). Hall and Smith were joined as conference champions by senior Phil Halko (160) and freshmen Will Martello (130), Dalton Scott (119) and Hannibal Tate (145).

Ready placed third (176.5) at the sectional at Madison Plains behind West Jefferson (254.5) and Amanda-Clearcreek (218.5).

Smith and Hall were first, Halko, Scott and senior Brandon Cooper (215) each placed second, Tate was third and senior Joe Knapp (135) and freshmen Patrik Garren (189) and Patrick Stover (130) all were fourth.

At district Feb. 25-26 at Coshocton, the Silver Knights were fourth (80) behind champion NelsonvilleYork (129). Hall was first and Smith took third. Scott, who finished 31-13, and Tate, who finished 35-11, each placed fifth.

Knapp (23-16) and Halko (27-14) both won two matches and Cooper (25-12) won one match. Garren (22-18) and Stover (23-20) both went 0-2.

Other seniors on the team were Brian Montgomery (125) and Chris Goodberlet (152).

The Silver Knights had 15 freshmen among their 24 competitors.

•Senior Allison Lichwa finished 63rd (501) at the girls state bowling tournament March 4 at

GCSTO offers lessons, training The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is offering lessons, camps and training sessions, as well as lifeguard training, this winter and spring at various locations around Columbus.

For more information on camps and training, contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 4785445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net.

For information on lessons and lifeguard training, contact GCSTO instructor Erin Harris at (614) 5822597 or harriserin@ymail.com.

More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.

Football coaches to hold combine Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.

She followed rounds of 165 and 154 with a 182. The tournament was delayed for more than three hours because of a power outage midway through the competition.

“It’s been a great experience,” Lichwa said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better time than I had.

It’s been fun and entertaining just to watch everybody bowl. The lights going out was pretty memorable.”

Lichwa was second at the Eastland Lanes sectional tournament Feb. 18 with a 583 behind Chillicothe’s Summer Finley (584) to advance to district as an individual. She then placed third (582) at district Feb. 26 at HP Lanes.

Lichwa, who was a four-time district qualifier, was the only senior on the girls team. Among those eligible to return are juniors Stephanie Carrier and Kelly Schwendeman and freshmen Marina Sweet, Paige Sutfin and Madison Whitehead.

The Silver Knights tied Northland and Hartley for second at 9-2 in the Central Ohio High School Bowling ConferenceCentral Division behind Watterson (11-0). They were seventh (3,051) at the 21-team sectional behind champion Westerville South (3,531).

The boys tied for fifth with Northland and Watterson at 8-5 in the COHSBC-Central behind champion Hartley (13-0) and were 13th (3,228) at the 24-team sectional behind champion Hartley (4,231).

Seniors for the boys team were Ben Kaiser and Cody Lee.

Among those eligible to return are junior Noah Yoder, sophomore Colin Rowe and freshmen Zach Bair and Andrew Rinehart.

•The boys basketball team will lose three players to graduation in Nick Alvarez, Kyle Bergman and Christian Knapper, but only Knapper was a key contributor. He joined the team for the final 12 games after returning from a broken leg and averaged 5.1 points.

Junior Derek Farmer and sophomore Kyle Wilgus, who both averaged 10 points, should be the top returnees next season along with junior Bo Hardy (6.5 ppg), sophomores Kris Clarke (3 ppg) and Doug Strickler (5 ppg) and freshman Brady Taylor (3.5 ppg).

Ready finished 6-16 overall after advancing to a state semifinal in 2010. The Silver Knights opened the district tournament with a 50-21 win over Berne Union on Feb. 23 but suffered a 50-46 overtime loss to top-seeded Heath on Feb. 26.

Hartley won the CCL at 7-1 ahead of DeSales (6-2), Watterson (4-4), St. Charles (3-5) and Ready (0-8).

“We were a much better team in the second half of the year than in the first half,” second-year coach Don Worstell said. “We could see it happening daily.

We’re really excited about our freshman and sophomore classes, and we had a couple juniors who stepped up and had good finishes.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association will hold a combine for freshman, sophomore and junior players on Sunday, March 20, at SuperKick, 409 Orange Point Drive in Lewis Center.

The combine will expose players to tests conducted at combines and camps held in spring and summer. Registration is at 10:30 a.m.

For more information and registration forms, visit www.MSROhio.com.

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• Return to the Cabbage • Wacky Woodcocks, 7:30 Patch, 2 p.m. Sunday at the p.m. Sunday at the naturalist of- Prairie View Picnic Area. Take a fice. Search for the American one-mile off-trail hike to view the woodcock performing its aerial skunk cabbage patch and check for other wildflowers along the courtship dance. way.

Glacier Ridge Metro Park Interpreters and assistive listen9801 Hyland Croy Road, ing devices for persons with hearPlain City • Sunset Wetland Walk, 7:30 ing impairments are available for p.m. Saturday at the Honda wet- any program. Call 891-0700 land Education Area, 7825 Hy- (TDD 895-6240) to schedule these land-Croy Road. Take a leisure- services.

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395 Millett Dr, 43119, Justin M. Keranen and Adrienne L. Keranen, $155,200.

352 Mogul Dr, 43119, Scott M. Binion, $145,460.

8518 Conbrook Ct, 43119, Erich P. Smith, $85,000.

6629 Elm Park Dr, 43119, Fannie Mae, $68,000.

8432 Conbrook Ct, 43119, Robert B. Smith, $48,900.

Grove City 4689 Tayport Ave, 43123, Craig M. Tuckerman, $266,000.

4770 Harrisburg Pike, 43123, Adam M. Wells, $224,000.

4578 Snowy Meadow Dr, 43123, Audry N. Hardy and Phyllis W. Hardy, $166,591.

2107 Juneau Way, 43123, HSBC Bank USA, NA, Trustee, $155,033.

5434 Haughn Rd, 43123, Fannie Mae, $150,000.

2340 Boston Mills Dr, 43123, Diane L. Conrad, $132,653.

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2386 Stargrass Ave, 43123, Nancy E. Brennemann, $110,000.

4265 Waterside Pl, 43123, US Bank, NA, etc.; Condo, $104,000.

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2418 Rock Creek Ct, 43123, Fannie Mae, $86,000.

3770 Santa Maria Dr, 43123, Anthony E. Fox and Lynn A. Fox, $76,000.

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Columbus/43228 2302 Siskin Ave, 43228, Guy B. Selsor and Constance E. Foos, $159,500.

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414 Carilla Ln, 43228, Laura and Broderick Hotchkiss, $55,165.

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5588 Villa Gates Dr, Units 6-5588, 43026, Judith F. Twiss, $174,000.

2944 Culver Dr, 43026, Matthew I. Verhotz and Jacquelyn M. Verhotz, $149,900.

5794 Trailwater Ln, 43026, Beau J. Brammer, $135,500.

2669 Whirlwind Cove Ct, 43026, Nicholas R. Sheets and Ashleigh R. Sheets, $124,700.

2265 Atlee Ct, 43220, Penelope J. Perkins, $337,500.

4249 Castleton Rd, 43220, Lyn and Cheri Amaral, $255,000.

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