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March 17, 2011

Post-parade classic car show to return

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

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A Menards hardware store and new Franklin County Animal Shelter are part of the redevelopment at Northland Village.

‘Specialty retail’ may help fill Northland Village

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The inaugural post-Northland Community Independence Day Parade car show last summer was a success.

Almost too much of one, according to George Hadler of the Hadler Cos. “Boy was it a hit,” the chief executive officer said at last week’s Northland Area Business Association quarterly luncheon. “Everybody really enjoyed it.”

Well, maybe not so much some of the members of his firm’s staff. They put in some serious overtime organizing the first event, Hadler conceded.

In announcing at the luncheon meeting that the Columbus Square Classic Car Show would be returning to the shopping center parking lot on July 4, Hadler said that he would be “outsourcing” management of the event to the Auto Smarts Radio group.

“Auto Smarts” is a radio show syndicated on stations throughout the Midwest. It was created by on-air personality Dan “Boots” Longenette of See POST-INDEPENDENCE DAY, page A3

NABA’s new events add benefits, past president says

Something quite special is being planned to fill out redevelopment of the former Northland Mall site.

Or not.

In any case, whether it’s something different or the usual, something will arise as the project continues over the next two or three years, Mo Dioun of Northland Village Developers LLC told those in attendance at last week’s Northland Area Business Association meeting.

When the man behind Northland Village concluded his remarks at the quarterly luncheon, only

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

See ‘SPECIALTY RETAIL’, page A2

The activities of the Northland Area Business Association extend beyond just four quarterly luncheon meetings, past president Dave Cooper said at last week’s first quarterly luncheon meeting of 2011.

Quarterly breakfast gatherings and evening events have been added to the mix under the presidency of Roseann Hicks, Cooper said.

“Some people can’t make the luncheons, and that’s the reason we’re doing it,” the past president said.

Hicks was present for the NABA meeting but did not participate in the program, instead tending to her infant son, Christian Dale, and letting various members hold and fuss over the baby.

Mo Dioun of Northland Village Developers LLC speaks at the recent Northland Area Business Association meeting.

See NABA, page A2

Free clinic to benefit from golf outing

By KEVIN PARKS

profit organization that will ben- ber of the association’s board of

ThisWeek Community Newspapers efit from proceeds at the seventh trustees.

The Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center free clinic, which recently expanded services and hours thanks to financial support from Catholic churches in the Northland area, will get another boost this summer.

The four-year-old clinic, which operates out of the Haimerl Center on Morse Road, was announced last week as the non-

annual Northland Area Business Association Golf Tournament.

The business organization’s largest fundraiser event of the year will return to the York Golf Club, 7459 N. High St., on Monday, Aug. 8.

The outing has become a success story for both NABA and the nonprofits selected for the past five years to receive 20 percent of the event’s net proceeds, according to Paul Weber, a mem-

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The naming of the charity chosen by the tournament committee, along with some of the details of the event, were announced at last week’s quarterly luncheon meeting of the Northland business organization.

“This is one that has worked out well, and it also helps with fellowship and business-to-business,” said Weber, who served See FREE CLINIC, page A2

End of an era

Cason retires as ThisWeek executive editor

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Friday, March 18, marks the end of an era at ThisWeek Community Newspapers.

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‘Specialty retail’ may help fill Northland Village Continued from page A1 one or two questions were posed.

That might have been because Dioun, who created the limited liability corporation specifically for the project, provided few specifics beyond what has already been announced.

But he did offer some tantalizing hints to a rapt audience of business people hoping that Northland Village will be a shot in the arm — not only for the nearby Morse Road corridor but also East Dublin Granville Road and beyond.

Perhaps those most intriguing of these was Dioun’s announcement that, with the help of what he described as a “national expert,” a specialty retailer is being sought to take some of the space not being given over to the existing Ohio Department of Taxation offices, the soon-to-open massive Menards home improvement store, the new Franklin County Animal Shelter and the rejuvenated J.C. Penney building, which holds both Vaud-Villities Inc. and, by this fall, the administrative offices for Franklin County Job and Family Services as well as two combined Opportunity Centers.

“I cannot discuss it specifically,” Dioun said of the identity or type of specialty retailer currently being wooed.

According to the website allbusiness.com, a specialty retailer is one “concentrating on selling one merchandise line of goods

A closer look Mo Dioun of Northland Village Developers LLC said that the philosophy all along has been to find tenants for the site that will bring people to the Morse Road corridor, whether it’s clients of the Opportunity Centers, those interested in adopting a dog or customers of Menards. The intent is not to compete with such nearby retail magnets as Easton Town Center and Polaris Fashion Mall, he said, but to find something neither of those two venues has to attract traffic back to Northland.

for a particular and usually selective clientele. Examples are stores selling videotapes, bagels, leather goods and imported china.

Specialty retailers have a narrow but deep selection in their specialty.”

The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms states that it is “retail business with a narrow but deep product line, likely to appeal to a select group of buyers.” An example given was a bicycle shop that includes not only bikes and accessories but also difficult-to-find and imported products.

“It is not about grabbing the lowest-hanging fruit,” Dioun said of the approach to redeveloping the site of the former mall, which closed in October 2002.

Instead, Dioun said, the philosophy all along has been to find tenants for the site that will bring people to the Morse Road corridor, whether it’s clients of the Opportunity Centers, those interest-

ed in adopting a dog or customers of Menards. The intent is not to compete with such nearby retail magnets as Easton Town Center and Polaris Fashion Mall, he said, but to find something neither of those two venues has to attract traffic back to Northland.

“I was impressed,” Northland Community Council president Dave Paul said of Dioun’s presentation.

Among other things, Dioun said that he has brought onetime Columbus Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Ty Marsh on board to be part of the Northland Village development.

“That’s a huge asset for the project,” Dioun told NABA members and guests.

“I think that’s great,” Paul said.

“I’ve met and indirectly worked with Ty on some other projects.

I’m impressed that he’s working with Mo.” “It’s a long-term project,” Dioun said.

The first major piece of that puzzle to fall into place was the purchase, in March 2008, of a 16acre parcel that was once the Northland Mall Sears store and parking lot by Menards. The home-improvement retailer, which is based in Eau Claire, Wis., is a family-owned company that was started in 1960 and now has nearly 200 stores in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Former NABA president Dave Cooper, who recently stepped down as chairman of the Northland Alliance, told those attending last week’s luncheon meeting that he’d recently taken a tour of the nearly completed 200,000square-foot store.

“It’s an absolutely phenomenal facility; I was blown away,” Cooper reported. “A welcome addition to the community, and we’re all pleased to have them.”

Next, Dioun said, was the $20million Franklin County Animal Shelter, which replaces an aging and cramped facility on Alum Creek Drive. When it’s completed, probably in July, Dioun said, the state-of-the-art facility will draw national attention, and draw people from all over the region who are interested in adopting dogs.

That forced relocation of VaudVillities from the mall’s former movie theater to a portion of the old J.C. Penney building, Dioun said. Once performances of the troupe’s annual show are held there, he said that will also attract people from throughout central Ohio.

The Ohio Department of Taxation offices employ roughly 800 people and bring 200 or more visitors daily to the former mall site, according to the developer.

More recently, the remaining 140,000 square feet of the old J.C. Penney has been undergoing renovation to accept 500 county Job and Family Services employees, probably in the fall, along with perhaps 250 visitors a day, Dioun said.

Excluding Menards customers, Dioun predicted that 1,500 to 1,700 visitors will come to the existing or planned operations at Northland Village on a daily basis, creating the demand for additional restaurant, retail and even residential space in the rest of the project. Without naming names, Dioun said that one food operation and a retail store would start construction in June with a planned opening in October. Negotiations are taking place with another food operation, he added.

Some of the old mall site, Dioun said, is to be set aside as green

space for community events, perhaps music concerts or a farmers market.

Envisioned in a portion not yet developed are three-story buildings that will have restaurant and retail space on the first two floors, with residential on the third, the developer said. Dioun envisions perhaps some form of assisted or independent living situation to accommodate some of those who moved to the Northland area back in the 1960s.

“They love Northland and they embrace Northland,” Dioun said, and they don’t want to be forced to leave the area when advancing age requires them to give up living on their own.

What was once a thriving mall and then nothing at all is still, according to Dioun, one of the most active construction sites in central Ohio.

“You can be very proud of that,” he said.

Dioun also said that he had not taken any steps in creating Northland Village without being in contact with community leaders.

“We are excited,” Dioun said.

“There is a lot that has happened in tough economic times.

“The community support has been very essential in what we have accomplished.” kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Free clinic to benefit from golf outing Continued from page A1 as master of ceremonies for the gathering at Monaco’s Palace and Catering.

“We’re really looking forward to it,” NABA past president Dave Cooper said.

The Hadler Cos., owners of the Columbus Square Shopping Center and Columbus Square Bowling Palace, will once again this year be the “Platinum Sponsor” for the golf outing, according to Cooper. He urged other businesses to come on board in sponsoring the tournament, saying it was a way to help increase awareness by being included on programs and posters.

Helping Hands executive director Joyce Bourgault thanked NABA members for selecting the clinic as the tournament’s 2011 nonprofit partner.

The clinic began by offering free medical care to the uninsured, Bourgault explained, but recently added hours as well as counseling and other social services thanks to a grant of $40,000 to $50,000 a year for the next three years from the Northland Deanery.

Helping Hands also offers assistance with tax preparation through the Ohio Benefits Bank, she said.

“We really appreciate all your support, and look forward to seeing you at the golf tournament,” Bourgault said.

Previous nonprofits to benefit from the tournament, Cooper said, were Big Brothers Big Sisters, the YMCA, Heritage Day Health Center and last year the Bair Foundation, a nonprofit Christian foster care agency with an office on East Dublin

NABA Continued from page A1 Having a dozen events for business association members instead of four makes membership all the more valuable, Cooper told those at the meeting. It provides, he said, more networking opportunities, which is one of the main purposes of NABA. “We’re got to support each other and be there for each other,” said master of ceremonies and member of the board of trustees Paul Weber of the YMCA North.

On a related note, Weber said that membership invoices were going out asking business owners and managers to renew. He urged them to get their dues paid by the next quarterly luncheon in roughly three months.

During his remarks, Cooper said that there was also something new to the Northland Area Business Association to go with the breakfast and evening get-togethers: little Christian Dale Hicks.

“This is his first NABA meeting,” Cooper said.

Not so, insisted membership services director Mark Higdon.

He argued that the child had been on hand for past meetings during his mother’s pregnancy.

Cooper conceded the point.

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The Aug. 8 fundraiser includes not only golf but also live and silent auctions, Cooper said.

The day will begin with registration at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at noon. Cocktails will be served and awards handed out starting at 5:30 p.m. Individual registration for golfers is $125; the cost is $500 for a foursome.

More information is available from Cooper at (614) 888-2201 or via e-mail, dave@inkwellcolumbus.com, or Lisa Fravel at (614) 882-6616 or via e-mail, lisa.fravel@pnc.com.

“Please keep that date open,” Cooper urged NABA members.

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Post-Independence Day parade classic car show to return Continued from page A1 Grove City, who told audience members at the NABA gathering that he puts on a 300-car show annually for the Grove City Rotary Club as well as various regional shows.

“Cars have always been my foot in every door,” Longenette said in a 2007 interview. “I’ve loved automobiles since I was a kid. I’ve raced everything since I got on my Big Wheel as a 3year-old.”

At the luncheon, Longenette said that he would try to use his regional car show experience to draw vehicles to the Columbus Square Classic from as far away as Kentucky.

“From what I understand it was a great show, so I’ve really got my work cut out for me to make it better,” he said.

In a press release from the

An image of last year’s Northland Community Independence Day Parade car show.

Hadler Cos., which owns and manages Columbus Square, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Ohio had been named as the Northland-area charity selected to benefit from this years car show.

The Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center was the charita-

ble partner for the 2010 event.

“The Hadler family really enjoys sponsoring this event,” Hadler said in the announcement. “We hope it adds some excitement to the parade and becomes an annual tradition as a fun family event for the Northland communities.

‘Cinderella’ on tap at DeSales Students in the St. Francis DeSales High School Little Theater are bringing a childhood classic to life.

The troupe’s production of “Cinderella” will take place on March 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m., as well as March 20 during a special chil-

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Tickets are $10, $5 for children 12 and under for the matinee.

Tickets will be on sale through March 18 from 10:20 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the cafeteria, or before and after school in the Performing Arts room.

“The Hadler Cos. wants to give back to the Northland community. Columbus Square Shopping Center’s continued success depends on support from the Northland community. We want to do our best to earn loyal shoppers, and that in turn will allow us to

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“Cars are my first love,” Longenette told NABA members.

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‘Stuart Little’ Northland-area residents Julia Buttermore (front row, left) as Mrs. Little and (backrow) Kelana Williams as The Pigeon, along with Emily Cipriani as Stuart Little, are featured in the cast of Columbus Children’s Theatre production of “Stuart Little.” The play, based on the classic children’s tale by E.B. White, runs through March 27 at CCT’s Park Street Theatre, 512 Park St. For information or to reserve tickets, call (614) 224-6672.

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Cason retires as longtime ThisWeek executive editor Continued from page A1 ing a newsroom discussion on politics or the NCAA basketball tournament.

Cason announced his retirement to ThisWeek staffers March 11, concluding a career that spanned the height of the Watergate era as an editor at The Washington Post to building one of the nation’s most respected community newspaper organizations. Under Cason’s leadership, ThisWeek Community Newspapers have won hundreds of state, regional and national awards for journalistic excellence.

More importantly, general manager Stephen Zonars said, Cason won the loyalty of hundreds of thousands of central Ohio readers.

“Ben has been the heartbeat of ThisWeek Community Newspapers for 18 years, and his contributions are immeasurable,” Zonars said.

“On his watch, the readership of our papers has grown by more than 200,000 people, which may be the most honest reflection of how valuable the public finds our coverage, which is the product of Ben’s leadership in the newsroom.”

Zonars said Cason’s legacy is the team of journalists he has assembled at ThisWeek.

“We are indebted to Ben for attracting bright and passionate reporters and editors who share his love of community news and sports, and to Ben’s high personal standards for quality, objective and, above all, accurate reporting,” he said. “No one checks more facts than Ben. Ben’s legacy will be that his brand of journalism will live on through our staff because Ben showed them the way as he coached, mentored and nurtured them. Ben leaves us in good hands.”

Two of Cason’s first hires after he arrived at ThisWeek were Lee Cochran, now assistant managing editor and sports editor, and Sandy Wallace, news editor.

“I came to ThisWeek from a small daily, and it took some time for me to get used to the different pace and schedule of weekly papers,” Wallace said. “But Ben’s vision for the papers was very clear. It was all about better reporting, better editing, better writing. For Ben, content is key, regardless of whether it’s in print or on-

line.

“It will be very strange to walk in the newsroom on March 21 and know Ben won’t be there,” she said. “We’re losing a wealth of experience and institutional knowledge — but I think I can safely say that Ben’s influence will continue to be felt for a long time.”

“Ben came to ThisWeek three months before me,” Cochran said. “Soon after I started, he explained his plan for improving the papers, and it’s a vision he has followed ever since and one that will continue. The success we’ve had at ThisWeek is a credit to Ben and his vision. He knew what it took to be a successful newspaper and led us there.

“He is a leader, a mentor and, most importantly, a friend. He will be missed by our readers and our newsroom.”

After graduating from the University of Florida, Cason took a job at The St. Petersburg Times, where he met his wife, Carol.

Cason was news editor at The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal that eventually toppled President Richard Nixon. He said the Watergate episode was one of the most interesting times in his career. As news editor of The Post during that era, he put together many of the paper’s historic front pages.

Cason said working for newspapers that were family-owned has been important to him.

“I feel fortunate to have worked for familyrun operations almost my entire career — the Wolfe family in Columbus, the Graham family at The Washington Post and Nelson Poynter at The St. Petersburg Times,” Cason said. “Journalism is almost always better when it’s run by families who live in the communities than by faceless large newspaper chains.”

Cason said he remains a proponent of community journalism.

“I think community journalism is the future of journalism,” he said.

The Casons are the parents of two sons:Alexander lives in Charlotte, N.C.; David, his wife, Julie, and their two sons live in Worthington. jdonahue@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Church news St. Anthony to open Lenten pizzeria Beginning Friday, March 18, the Longhorn Lenten Pizzeria will be offering homemade pizzas and gourmet salads, with proceeds to benefit St. Anthony School sports programs.

The pizzeria is located in the St. Anthony cafeteria, 1300

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March 17, 2011

Commentary & opinion Guest column

Inaction on spending, national debt is unacceptable Astronomical government spending over the past years has pushed our national debt to more than $14-trillion and counting.

My daughter, Sarah, is over a year old and when she was born, her share of the national debt was $35,000. Today, it is around $45,000. This is alarming, and Congress must start making the tough decisions on spending so we can provide our children with a better future.

Many federal programs have received funding increases over the last several years that outpaced both inflation and the growth of the American family budget. In fact, over the past two years, regular non-defense, discretionary funding has increased by 24 percent, while the stimulus bill alone cost around $821-billion.

This spending spree is unacceptable and unsustainable. Across Ohio and the nation, families prioritize their own budgets to make ends meet and they should expect no less of Congress. We did not land in this spending crisis overnight and we will not turn around it around overnight; however, vote by vote, Congress can reduce the out-of-control spending and debt.

The U.S. House of Representatives has already moved forward in reducing government spending in a number of ways. It was important that the first step in putting the nation’s fiscal house in order was to start by cutting our own office budgets by 5 percent, for a savings of around $35.2-million. Then in January, we voted to repeal the health care law, which would cut new spending by $2.6-trillion over 10 years and reduce the deficit by $700billion.

Furthermore, I joined my colleagues in cutting $100-billion from the budget for the rest of fiscal year 2011, which goes through September of this year. Now that it has passed the House, the budget for the rest of this fiscal year is

now under consideration by the U.S. Senate. Lastly, I voluntarily cut my own salary by 5 percent and STEVE each month, I STIVERS return that amount to the U.S Treasury to go toward paying off the national debt.

These are just the first steps in the process of turning around our nation’s spending and debt crisis.

As Speaker Boehner recently announced, the next step will be entitlement reform. When addressing this issue, we need to ensure that promises made are promises kept and those who are reliant on these programs today are not adversely impacted. However, we need to make certain that these programs are not just around for our parents or ourselves but that they are still around for our children and grandchildren.

The longer we put off reform of these programs, the harder it will be to fix down the road. Republicans and Democrats need to work together for Congress to

make any progress on this issue.

I look forward to having an open and honest conversation with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on entitlement reform in the coming months.

If we want to give our children a brighter future where they are not buried under a mountain of debt, then we need to learn to live within our means today. That is why this Congress has made reducing government spending a priority and we will continue to move forward with our commitment to restore fiscal responsibility to our country.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments on cutting government spending or any other federal issue.

You can contact my central Ohio district office at (614) 2996415 or my Washington, D.C., office at (202) 225-2015. For more information on where I stand on the issues, you can sign up for my e-newsletter at www.stivers. house.gov.

Steve Stivers represents the 15th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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The Beat Arts, eats and fun in central Ohio as many say, but he’s really good.

Talented, witty, eccentric, raw.”

For sure Dwayne Carter is money — tunes like 6 Foot 7 Foot, Lollipop and the new Right Above It, plus his many collaborations — dude knows a hit song when he makes one.

Wayne’s a free man as of last November and is out on the road with compatriots Nicki Minaj,

FAB 5

By Jim Fischer

jfischer@thisweeknews.com

1 Andrew Lloyd Webber de-

serves the credit he gets for reviving the “big” musical, as Phantom of the Opera and CATS are modern classics. But perhaps the best and most popular musical of the late 20th century is Les Miserables. (It’s The Beat’s favorite, anyway.)

Pageantry, a passionate story and, of course, great songs — Do You Hear the People Sing, Bring Him Home, I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own — Les Mis has it all.

The current tour is a newly conceived 25th anniversary production, and continues through Sunday at the Ohio Theatre.

At press time, tickets were already scarce. Prices start at $22.50.

Call (614) 469-0939.

2 If you’re going to play blue-

grass music, you couldn’t pick a much better locale than Charlottesville, Va. Hailing from that town in the

Rick Ross, Travis Barker and Mix Master Mike, stopping at nationwide Arena Saturday, March 19.

Ticket are $126.76-$40.75. Call 1-800-745-3000.

Sure, glorious, tuned-down riffing abounds, but Torche songs also often have distinguishable melodies and poppy chord progressions. Frontman Steve Brooks also borders on engaging in concert.

The scene is broadly rewith openers Post Teens 4 ferred to as “stoner rock,” andTorche, Tilts, plays the Ravari Room but The Beat wonders if Miami’s Monday, March 21. Tickets are Torche actually belongs. $10/$12. Call (614) 263-4058.

5 Within the past few years, the Columbus sica musicians.

Lil’ Wayne

The Honeydew Drops

turn it on its head.

The Honey Dewdrops will play the downtown Westerville Old Bag of Nails Saturday, March 19.

The Kentucky String Quintet opens.

Tickets are $10/$12. Email dcook@columbus.rr.com for more information.

Blue Ridge foothills, Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish teamed up to form The Honey Dewdrops.

The couple won the 2008 A Prairie Home Companion Talent Contest, and their path was affirmed.

Serious picking and harmonies 3 The Beat fully admits we’ve always had trouble with Lil mark the tunes that make up their Wayne’s voice, so any appreciatwo albums — 2009’s If the Sun tion we might have developed for Will Shine and last year’s These Old Roots, both boasting original his overall game suffered.

So we checked with a Critic tunes that embrace tradition and Crony and got “he’s not the best

Gay Men’s Chorus has collaborated with “We wanted to feature each organization in both ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the addition to having that anchor piece,” Chen said.

Columbus Children’s Choir.

“Some of these pieces are not performed often, This weekend, the groups will collaborate and this is material our musicians wouldn’t norwith one another — all at the same time. mally get to play.”

“Our three organizations are considered smallThe children’s choir will perform Glick’s er arts groups in Columbus, but we’re each Psalm Trilogy, “a beautiful piece commissioned unique,” ProMusica executive director Janet by the Toronto Children’s Choir,” Mathias said.

Chen told The Beat. “Not every city has any or The CGMC will be joined by ProMusica muall of these. So we get to highlight some of the sicians for “some standard men’s chorus selecuniqueness of Columbus.” tions,” Sarsany said, including Behold Man, FarLeaders of each of the groups told The Beat ther Sail, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless the collaboration has both artistic and organi- Child and Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart. zational benefits.

The program will include “We’re doing music that ProMusica Chamber Orches- a special combined piece to we can’t do separately,” tra, the Columbus Gay Men’s close the evening – a CGMC director Dr. Tim Chorus and Columbus Chil- Sarsany arrangement of the Sarsany, who will conduct dren’s Choir will combine for Christina Aguilera song the concerts, said. “It was Beautiful, offered as an antiimportant and a challenge to “Musicians in Harmony” Friday bullying anthem. pick repertoire that fit the and Saturday, March 18-19, at All three expressed excombination.” the Lincoln Theatre. Tickets citement about performing The centerpiece of the are $31/$16. Call (614) 464- at the Lincoln Theatre, alprogram is Bernstein’s 0066 or visit www.promusica- though Sarsany confessed Chichester Psalms, which, the combined forces — CCC director Dr. Sandra columbus.org. about 180-190 in all — will Mathias explained, “we disstretch the stage to its limcovered this voicing is how he originally envi- its. sioned,” with children on the higher voice parts That each group will be exposed to — hopecombined with men’s voices. fully — new audiences also makes the collab“We don’t get to do many major works with oration a big plus. an orchestra,” Mathias added. “This is a won“It’s a unique opportunity for the communiderful opportunity for our singers and they’re ty,” Mathias said. working very hard.”

“To be in front of these other groups’ audiThe combined ensembles will also perform ences that might not otherwise see us is a great Rutter’s Look at the World and Kaplan’s Glori- thing,” Sarsany added. ous.

Each of the choirs will perform works sepaFor more in “Musicians in Harmony,” read rately, also with accompaniment from ProMu- the BeatBlog at www.ThisWeekNews.com.

Les Miserables

Vino Vino in Grandview; so nice they named it twice When I first wrote about Vino Vino around five years ago, the little Grandview hub had a lot of buzz about it. Well, frankly, I hadn’t heard much Vino Vino talk lately. After a few recent visits, I think I know why: Its many patrons are trying to keep this terrific place (and its brashly flavored, artfully plated dishes sold at really great prices) all to themselves.

Comfy, urbane, sophisticated, casual — these were the adjectives that popped into my brain as Brazilian music played (a much appreciated Vino Vino mainstay) and I perused the lengthy vino list.

The wine-named place has a few flights with grinning descriptions, a ton of bottles that range from an unoaked Chilean chard (Cousino Macal, $22) to a big Barolo (Marcarini, $80) and lots of foodfriendly juice in between.

Salads are certainly solid here. The Charleston ($6) is one of those walnut and Maytag blue cheese numbers, but nicely done — with earthy julienned veggies and a lightly applied bright vinai-

Vino Vino

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by G.A. Benton grette.

If you’re more of a Caesar person, pick the Parmesan Peppercorn ($6). It’s like a spicy and creamy version minus the anchovy but plus sweet corn kernels and a hunk of fresh avocado.

Before moving on, I should mention that the last salad — along with a bunch of other goodies — are available in smaller portions for $3 (some are $4) during Vino Vino’s spectacular happy hour, which is one of the best in town.

Other happy hour highlights include: a killer Fish Taco (get the lettuce wrap option) that’s bold, huge and colorful and easily rivals any in the city; a very nifty crab cake actually packed with crab, nicely butter-browned and offering a flattering hint of mustard; a super-juicy sirloin and portobello slider; and an excel-

goat cheese.

Fried chicken took a fun and nutty Thai turn in the Pistachio Crusted Chicken ($13). Two large logs of juicy boneless breast meat were pistachioed and bread crumbed and presented in crusty jackets. They were accompanied by dense and garlicky smashed redskins, a nice veggie medley starring broccoli and a sweet Thai-like chili sauce.

The Roasted Salmon ($15) was a platefilling big fillet of grill-marked pink fish roused into specialness by a butter sauce with an intense lemon zestiness. Jasmine rice was on the side for sopping up the attention-demanding sauce.

A dense but not super heavy NYCstyle cheesecake ($6) was good on its own, but even better with its accessories — nuts, fruit, syrup and cinnamon.

Molten in the middle, the tangy cheese had a highly attractive, crackly brown crust. Cutting the richness were an herby, chunky and addictive marinara sauce plus a little balsamic-drizzled salad.

Goat cheese went entree in the veggie-tastic Asparagus Risotto Tower ($12).

A stellar vegetarian dish, it stacked the

By Daniel Sohner/ThisWeek rich risotto with accumulating layers of diced portobellos; a sort of fire-roasted Asparagus Risotto Tower from Vino bell pepper and onion chutney; and a Vino in Grandview. final top floor of charred asparagus lent blackened tuna and veggie pizza. spears. Surrounding the tower was a To read G.A. Benton’s Back on the regular menu, the Baked moat of earthy, spicy and wonderful blog visit ColumbusGoat Cheese ($8) was a marvelous starter. French green lentils rippled with lusty DiningGuide.com

Northland welcomes Nigerian restaurant on Cleveland Ave. Esther Ajiboye thinks Columbus is ready for something many residents rarely, if ever, have tried: Nigerian cuisine.

Ajiboye and her husband Olawale have opened Intercontinental Restaurant, a 30-seat eatery in the Northland area.

Opening day two weeks ago, the restaurant served 200 customers. Since then, a steady stream of diners has flowed

through Intercontinental, supping on such dishes as plantains with spinach, goat meat with mixed okra stew and fish pepper soup.

“We’ve been very busy,” Mrs. Ajiboye said.

The reason, she suspects, is the

paucity of Nigerian restaurants in the region. In fact, she claims that Intercontinental, 5777 Cleveland Ave., is the only one in the state. Also in its favor are the healthful aspects of the cuisine — nothing is deep-fried — and the price. All meals start out at $7.99. Prices go up if customers ask for extra portions.

“We give you what will fill you up,” she said. “We don’t ration

By Eric George/ThisWeek

Esther and Olawale Ajiboye have opened Intercontinental Restaurant featuring Nigerian cuisine at 5777 Cleveland Ave.

it.”

Both Ajiboyes are from the western part of Nigeria, where each owned a restaurant.

“Cooking brought us together,” Mrs. Ajiboye said. “Food brought us together.”

“This is the first time we are working together,” her husband said. “I enjoy it. She’s a good cook.”

Columbus is no stranger to regional African cuisines, offering a wide variety of styles: Figs Café (a mix of Ghanaian and Western fare), Blue Nile (Ethiopian) and Solay Bistro (Somali), for example.

Mr. Ajiboye said many of the restaurant’s West African dishes, such as jollof rice, are shared throughout most of the continent.

One of the most popular dishes at Intercontinental is moi moi, made from a base of black-eyed peas that are soaked, peeled, cooked and pureed, and seasoned with a variety of ingredients. After it is boiled in foil and firms up into a loaf, the moi moi is cut into pieces to be eaten on their own or served with meat. Another big seller is egusi soup, made of melon seeds, and often served with a ball of pounded yam, where diners peel off pieces of the globe and dip it into the soup as they eat.

Mrs. Ajiboye said the spice level of the dishes is mild and suited to most diners but there is a

habanero salsa served tableside for those who want a spicy condiment.

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner hours daily. For more information, call 614-843-5665.

Spain Restaurant is opening a second site in Lewis Center.

The Spanish eatery, a Northland staple for 12 years, will take over the site most recently occupied by Beebs Deli, 76 Powell Road.

The 3,500-square-foot building, which will seat around 100 people, is just west of U.S. Route 23.

The menu and pricing structure will remain largely unchanged, said general manager Luis Aguilar. A specific opening date is not certain, but it should be ready within two months.

He said the plan is to keep the current site at 888 E. DublinGranville Road and have a less formal menu.

■ Beer columnist Michael Paull recommends Bam Biere from Michigan, a light barrel-aged saison with a potent sour-beer punch. Read his column at www.thisweeknews.com/foodandwine.

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Sullinger, Lee will be missed in City It will feel a bit odd once the district basketball tournament rolls around next year.

For much of the past three decades during February and March, one thing you knew you’d see was the intensity displayed by the Brookhaven High School girls team and its passionate coach, Reggie Lee. On a similar scale during recent years, the JARROD Northland boys team ULREY brought one of the best assemblies of talent in central Ohio history to the floor every night under largerthan-life coach Satch Sullinger.

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek With both men having announced that they won’t be back Trey Burke of Northland cuts his piece of the net after the Vikings won their fourth district championship in five seasons with a 65-62 victory over Westerville Central next year as coaches, things on March 11 in the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The Vikings opened the regional tournament March 16 against Gahanna. Visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com for coverage. won’t be the same in either sport.

After Lee took over the Bearcats’ program in 1981, he did more than just win seven district titles, the 1996 Division I state championship and 515 games.

With a style centered on showing tough love to his players during practices and timeouts, Lee helped to pioneer that females were capable of memorable exploits on the court when girls basketball still was in its infanBy JARROD ULREY n’t have that experience, I think in headlights,” coach Satch cy at the state level.

ThisWeek Community Newspapers they would have gotten us. We Sullinger said. “It’s almost like “When I first started coaching, know the keys to getting a vic- now we’re supposed to be in this I coached boys, and I wouldn’t The Northland High School tory like this. I think we came game.” have coached girls if not for what boys basketball team began its in and felt like it was going to be With his team trailing by one (Pickerington North coach) Dave fourth regional tournament in another light game for us.” point with 1 minute, 24 seconds (Butcher) and Reggie did,” Gafive seasons believing that it Northland advanced to a Di- remaining, Burke turned a steal hanna girls coach Rick Hauser could, as senior guard Trey vision I regional semifinal March into a three-point play to give said. “What would Reggie have Burke put it, “be a family again.” 16 against Gahanna in the Fair- the Vikings a 57-55 lead. Kamorbeen able to do if he’d had a feedFor a variety of reasons, not grounds Coliseum. The winner in Harris, who formerly attender program?” the least of which was that they moved on to a regional final at ed Northland along with CenSullinger first coached at the ran into a Westerville Central 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, tral teammate Quentin Henderhigh school level with the team looking to avenge a loss at the Fairgrounds against West- son, fouled out on the play.

Columbus East boys team from at the same level last season, the erville South or Liberty TownLavante Justice made a pair of 1983-85 and helped rebuild the Vikings struggled to a 65-62 dis- ship Lakota East. free throws with 1:00 remaining Beechcroft boys team into a City trict championship game victoLast season, Northland beat to make it 59-55, but Central took League-North Division power ry March 12.

Cincinnati Colerain 70-41 in a leads of 60-59 and 62-61. in the early 1990s. He took over “We came out like last year regional semifinal before being Burke made two free throws a Beechcroft team that had gone with another chip on our shoul- upset by Gahanna 71-45 in a re- with 8.1 seconds to go and Jus2-19 in 1990-91 and had the ders,” Burke said. “(Central) gional final. tice had a steal and hit two free Cougars in the City title game gave us their all. With me being “I was talking to one of my throws with 2 seconds left to in 1994. the captain, I didn’t do some of assistants, and we were re- seal it.

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek the things that I needed to do. membering that the first time Sullinger then spent three seaBurke made six of eight free The Vikings’ Jordan Potts eyes the basket as he soars past (Experience) was the only thing (we were in a district final in See ULREY, page B3 Christian Graves of Westerville Central on March 11.

See VIKINGS, page B3 that pulled us through. If we did- 2007) it was like a deer caught

Boys Basketball

Vikings return to regional tourney

Girls Basketball

Northland’s season ends in regional semifinal

By JARROD ULREY ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Northland High School girls basketball coach Dean Washington had some uplifting words for his four seniors after the Vikings lost to Pickerington North 58-50 in a Division I regional semifinal March 8 at Otterbein.

Tatiana Chapple, Ayanna Colvin and Taren Mahone all were key players this season, while Destiney Johnston rounded out the senior class.

“It was good for us to have gotten here,” Washington said. “I told our seniors that they raised the bar for the program. We’ll break through eventually.”

In one way, the Vikings had a breakthrough this season.

After winning a second City LeagueNorth Division title in three seasons, Northland lost to Africentric 60-52 on Feb. 12 in the City championship game.

The Vikings bounced back, however, to earn their first district title since 1983. They opened the postseason with wins over Marysville (49-27 on Feb. 23) and Dublin Coffman (58-46 on Feb. 28) before beating defending district champion Gahanna 51-35 on March 5 in a district final at Olentangy Liberty.

Northland, which lost to Gahanna 5351 in a district semifinal a year ago, finished 21-2.

During the regional semifinal loss, North’s Kavunaa Edwards, the district Player of the Year, had 14 first-half points.

The Vikings trailed 41-36 with 57 seconds to go in the third period but got a 3-pointer from junior Raven BryantWilliams and a basket and free throw from sophomore Alexis Peterson to take their first lead at 42-41.

The Panthers outscored Northland 17-8 in the fourth quarter as Edwards made five of six from the foul line. Edwards finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds and went 11-for-12 from the free-throw line.

Junior Symone Denham and Peterson each scored 16 points and Chapple added eight. Northland was outrebounded 43-31 by the Panthers, who beat Liberty Township Lakota East 5240 on March 11 to advance to the state tournament.

“You look at a team that’s lost only one other game this year, and that was in the City championship game,” North coach Dave Butcher said of the Vikings.

“We’ve played Northland a lot the last few years in scrimmages. Northland, Reynoldsburg and Olentangy Orange are so young.”

Chapple will be the biggest loss. The 5-foot-11 post player, who signed with East Carolina in November, averaged nine points and nine rebounds.

Colvin and Mahone each averaged seven points. Mahone was unable to play in the district tournament because of an injury.

Denham and Peterson give the Vikings a strong duo for next season. Both players averaged 14 points, with Peterson making first-team all-district and Denham making the third team. Denham scored a season-high 28 points in Northland’s 67-48 win over Brookhaven on Feb. 12 that helped wrap up the CityNorth title. Peterson scored 20 in the win over Gahanna.

Also eligible to return are juniors Brandie Curd-Watson (4 points per game) and Cortland Mullins, sophomores Jasmine Weatherspoon (4 ppg)

By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek

Northland’s Alexis Peterson is consoled by her father, Mike, after the Vikings’ 58-50 loss to Pickerington North in a Division I regional semifinal March 8 at Otterbein.

and Chelsi Hairston and freshmen Aliya Colvin and Brooklyn Peterson.

Junior Kierra Simpson was expected to be a key player before being lost to an injury in the preseason.

The Vikings went 14-0 in the CityNorth to finish ahead of Brookhaven

(12-2), Beechcroft, Columbus East and Mifflin (8-6), Centennial (4-10) and Linden-McKinley and Whetstone (1-13).

“We had a couple key injuries to Kierra Simpson and Taren Mahone, but we found some gems in Raven BryantWilliams and Brandie Curd-Watson,”

Washington said. “We’ll take (time) off to clear their heads. (Alexis Peterson and Denham) are going to be special players next year.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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ThisWeek’s 2010-11 Super 12 WRESTLING TEAM The Captain

Brothers helped toughen Delande

By JEREMY STEWART

About the athletes…

AL CASERTA Olentangy

Sr.

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Caserta blossomed as a senior, finishing 48-11. During the regular season, he placed second in the Olentangy Invitational on Dec. 4, the James V. Horning Memorial on Jan. 22 and the Delaware Invitational on Feb. 5 and finished third in the North Canton Hoover Invitational on Dec. 17-18.

Caserta then capped his career with a strong postseason, winning the Division II sectional on Feb. 19 at Hilliard Bradley, finishing second at district Feb. 25-26 at Columbus East and placing fifth at state March 3-5 at Ohio State.

“Al was a hammer for us all year,” coach Matt Hammons said.

“He moved up to wrestle at 135 to help the team out in duals, and he had a lot of success at both 130 and 135. Al’s a wicked scrambler. When you get in a dogfight with him, most of the time you’re going to end up on the bottom.”

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Although Chase Delande of the Hilliard Davidson High School wrestling team won the Division I state title at 145 pounds, he’s still going to be treated like the younger brother of Bo and Spencer.

Both Bo Delande, a 2007 Davidson graduate, and Spencer Delande, a 2009 graduate, were state qualifiers as seniors, but neither made the kind of run the youngest Delande did at the state tournament March 3-5 at Ohio State. Chase went 4-0, defeating Massillon Perry’s Tanner Lemon 9-4 in the championship match.

Although neither of his older brothers won a state title, they had an influence on Chase getting one.

“Being the youngest brother, they would beat up on me sometimes,” said Chase, who has been named captain of the ThisWeek Super 12 wrestling team. “I think that’s what helped me a lot. It made me mentally stronger. I could take a beating.”

Spencer often came to the practice room this season to help train his younger brother. With Spencer having a nearly 50-pound weight advantage, Chase had a difficult time trying to control his brother.

And for Chase, control was what it was all about.

“He’s great at turning people over,” coach Dominic DiSabato said. “He’s a strong kid even though he may not look like it.

He’s tough. He’s really physical and he has that football player mentality where he’s going to make you feel pain.”

The only central Ohio wrestler to capture a state title this season, Chase Delande earned his 100th career victory in his match against Lemon. The junior finished the season 46-2. His only losses were to Mentor Lake Catholic’s Matt Fee at the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Holiday Tournament, which concluded Dec. 30.

After that tournament, Delande was unbeatable. He swept through the OCC-Central Division dual matches, defeated Grove City’s Robert Coles 14-0 to win the Marysville sectional title Feb. 19 and defeated Olentangy Liberty’s Ethan Snyder 10-4 to win a district title Feb. 26.

The state title gave Delande a state championship in two sports.

He was a cornerback for the Davidson football team when it won the Division I state title in 2009.

“In wrestling, it’s more of a thrill,” Delande said of winning a state championship. “In football, it’s a long game, two hours. In wrestling, it’s six minutes and all eyes are on you.”

ANGELO DISABATO Hilliard Davidson

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The son of the coach of one of the area’s premier wrestling programs, DiSabato beats opponents not only with skill, but with a deep knowledge of the sport.

DiSabato capped a stellar season with a fifth-place finish at the Division I state tournament. He finished the season 50-5 and earned his second trip to the awards podium at state. He placed eighth at 103 as a sophomore.

“One thing that he’s really benefited from is he’s a smart wrestler, and being around wrestling as long as he has, he understands situations,” said coach Dominic DiSabato, Angelo’s father. “There are not too many mistakes that he makes on the mat because he didn’t know the situation.”

DiSabato was named the OCC-Central Division Wrestler of the Year in addition to winning sectional and district championships.

ThisWeek’s Super 12 team profiles the top high school wrestlers — regardless of weight class — in our coverage area. The team was determined by the sports staff and by nominations from area coaches.

Super 12 NAME Al Caserta Chase Delande Angelo DiSabato Travis Drumm Pat Elflein Trevor Fiorucci Noah Forrider Andrew Higgins Brady Hutchins Ryan Murdock Vince Pickett Bobby Smith

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Dom Barlow Conor Driscoll Sufyan El-Geroushi Anthony Fosco Payton Gutierrez Josh Hall Caleb Hetterscheidt Evan Jackson Morgan Miller Tyler Miller Nathan Pressley Ryan Sanders Dan Satterthwaite Chris Settles Craig Thomas

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Hilliard Bradley

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Chase Delande went 46-2 this season, capped with the Division I state title at 145 pounds.

Past Captains Westerville North’s Josh Demas (2009-10), North’s Jesse Dong (2008), Westerville Central’s Brendan Barlow (2007), Westerville South’s Anthony Ciraky (2006), Hamilton Township’s Nick Hackett (2005), New Albany’s Larry Reichard (2004), Westland’s T.J. Enright (2003), Hamilton Township’s Jason Hackett (2002), DeSales’ C.P. Schlatter (2000-01), Ready’s Tommy Rowlands (2000) and Pickerington’s Keaton Anderson (1999).

TREVOR FIORUCCI Hwt.

Olentangy

Elflein could be among the early favorites to win the Division I state heavyweight title next season following the graduation of Centerville’s Kyle Rose, who defeated him 7-5 in a district final en route to winning the state title this year.

Elflein went 1-2 at state, but he was eliminated by a pair of eventual placers in matches decided by a combined three points.

“That was Pat’s first time at state, so it was a good learning experience,” coach Brad Harris said. “Now he knows what he needs to do going forward,” Elflein, who packed on 40 pounds after his sophomore year, finished the season with a 35-9 record and set the single-season program record with 28 pins.

He already has football scholarship offers from Indiana and Northwestern.

Canal Winchester

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Central Crossing

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Not only did Hutchins earn a 50-8 record but he did so in dominating fashion, pinning 41 opponents, which ranks him ninth on Ohio’s all-time season leader list.

For his career, Hutchins compiled a 15648 record with 113 pins. His career pin total ranks 12th on Ohio’s all-time list and his win total was one shy of Seth Morton’s program record for career wins.

“By earning six points with every pin, Brady has accounted for hundreds of team points for us,” coach Trent Brooks said. “Brady was an all-around dream to coach and he set the tempo for our team both on and off the mat.”

Hutchins finished first in the Cambridge Invitational on Dec. 4, the Watkins Memorial Invitational on Feb. 5 and the Division II sectional Feb. 19 at Licking Heights. After placing second at district, he went 1-2 at state for a third consecutive season.

VINCE PICKETT

Murdock added to his résumé this season as both a Division I district and sectional champion.

After finishing fifth at the state tournament at 103 as a sophomore, he placed sixth at 112 and finished this season with a 44-5 record. He entered state ranked second in Brian Brakeman’s High School Wrestling Forecast.

“His goal was to win it this year, but it made it tough when he lost his first match (at state),” coach Bob Stoll said. “He’s got another year to try to do it.

“He’s going to be a heck of a boost for our other guys next year as a leader.”

Murdock, a three-time district qualifier, was first-team all-OCCCentral Division as the Shamrocks finished third (5-2) behind champion Hilliard Davidson (7-0).

Jr.

Fiorucci added to his already impressive résumé this season, finishing with a 45-7 record and winning five tournaments.

He won the Olentangy Invitational on Dec. 4, the North Canton Hoover Invitational on Dec. 17-18 and the James V. Horning Memorial on Jan. 22. He also successfully defended his titles at the Division II sectional and district tournaments.

Having placed eighth at 103 at state in Division I as a freshman and second at 103 in Division II as a sophomore, Fiorucci went 3-2 and placed fifth at 119 at state this year.

“Trevor was dominant all season, and his only losses were to studs in tough tournaments,” coach Matt Hammons said. “He’s a pinner. Whether he’s on top or bottom, there’s always a good chance that Trevor is going to put someone on their back and stick them.”

BRADY HUTCHINS 152

In Bradley’s first two seasons, Higgins became one of the wrestlers who would help lay a solid foundation for a successful program. He ended his prep career by becoming the program’s first state placer.

Higgins placed third at the Division II state tournament, beating Medina Highland’s Tyler Bloniak 11-7 in the third-place match. Higgins had a 44-4 record this season using what coach John Riggs said was an unusual technique.

“He has a very unique style where he uses a lot of scrambling,” Riggs said. “He’s great with his legs and with tilts. He’s able to put his opponents in situations that maybe they haven’t seen before.”

Higgins won sectional and district championships en route to qualifying for state and was named the OCC-Capital Division Wrestler of the Year.

RYAN MURDOCK Jr.

Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

ANDREW HIGGINS 130

Though only a sophomore, Forrider is a two-time placer at the Division I state tournament.

As a freshman, he finished eighth at 119.

This season, he placed sixth at 130 and finished with a 41-10 record. For his career, he is 85-18.

This season, Forrider won the title at the Marysville sectional before winning the district title. He entered the state tournament ranked eighth in his weight class in Brian Brakeman’s High School Wrestling Forecast.

“Noah is a huge part of our program as a competitor and a leader,” coach Shawn Andrews said.

“His experience at the state level as a two-time placer is a great example to the kids on our team as to what it takes to be successful.”

Dublin Coffman

Heath Hilliard Bradley Hilliard Darby Olentangy DeSales Ready Olentangy Hartley Marysville Marysville Canal Winchester St. Charles Grandview Hamilton Township Olentangy Liberty

Pickerington North

NOAH FORRIDER So.

WT. 130 145 119 215 Hwt. 119 130 152 125 112 160 103

PAT ELFLEIN 215

Drumm upstaged Heath teammates Dom Barlow, a four-time state placer, and Mason Robinson at the Division III state tournament as the heralded trio concluded their careers with a combined 496 victories.

Drumm was the Bulldogs’ top finisher, placing fifth to finish the season with a 34-3 record. He had eight postseason pins and won a district title Feb. 25-26 at Coshocton, where his father, Robin, died of a heart attack following one of his matches three years ago.

“Of our three (state qualifiers), Travis was the most focused,” coach Roger Morgan said. “If he didn’t think he had a legitimate shot at winning (state), he wouldn’t be here.”

Drumm, a two-time state qualifier who was a state alternate as a sophomore, finished with 160 career victories. He has signed to play football at Tiffin University.

Marysville

YR. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr.

Honorable Mention

TRAVIS DRUMM Heath

SCHOOL Olentangy Hilliard Davidson Hilliard Davidson Heath Pickerington North Olentangy Marysville Hilliard Bradley Canal Winchester Dublin Coffman Central Crossing Ready

BOBBY SMITH 160

Ready

If high school wrestling fans didn’t know who Pickett was before the Division I district tournament, they quickly found out after he demolished the competition on the way to a district title, winning each of his four matches by tech-fall, major decision or pin. He beat Olentangy Liberty’s Nick Kaczkowski 13-0 in the final.

“I always say you have to be good on your feet. You have to be good in escape and you have to be able to hold someone down.

Vince is good at all three of those,” coach Jamie Ramirez said.

“That makes him difficult to wrestle. He’s tall and lanky. He’s hard to shoot on and he’s got a great shot himself. Plus, he has a bit of a mean bone.”

Pickett, who finished the season 50-3, placed fourth at the state tournament.

Fr.

103

Not often does a freshman make as much of an impact as Smith did this winter.

He helped the Silver Knights win the CCL title and then followed with a Division III sectional title and a third-place finish at district.

Smith went 3-2 at the state tournament. He won his first two matches before losing his next two. He bounced back to pin Marion Pleasant’s Zon Fields in 4 minutes, 40 seconds to finish fifth.

Smith, who finished with a 43-4 record, had lost to Fields in a semifinal at the district tournament Feb. 26 at Coshocton.

“He’s a very determined wrestler,” coach Chance Van Gundy said. “I’m just looking forward to the next three years. I’ve had several freshmen come in that were good, but I don’t think any has been as special as Bobby.”

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Lakota East, ranked sixth in the final state poll, was 23-1 after beating Cincinnati Princeton 4836 in a district final March 12. The Thunderhawks are led by former Hilliard Darby coach Wally Vickers, who guided the Panthers to their only district title in 1999 and has Lakota East in its first regional tournament.

Thunderhawks senior guard Michael Boyd was named Player of the Year in the Greater Miami Conference. Other key players include seniors Cameron Lee, Jalen Goodwin and R.J. Leppert.

Lakota East trailed in its district final for most of the game until Goodwin made back-to-back 3pointers to give his team a 29-28 lead late in the third quarter. The Thunderhawks led for the final 10:09, making 10 of 12 free throws over the final 3:20.

Leppert had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Goodwin added 12 points.

throws and finished with 19 points. Jalen Robinson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Devon Scott added 14 points and seven rebounds.

“It’s a good win,” Sullinger said. “Any time you win a district championship, it’s a good one.

We’ve won three in a row and four out of five. It’s about winning. We missed free throws at the beginning of the game, but at the end of the game we knocked them down.”

If Northland won its regional semifinal matchup over Gahanna, it will face a state-ranked team for the regional title.

Westerville South was 23-1 heading into the regional and was fifth in the final state poll behind No. 1 Garfield Heights, Northland, Cincinnati La Salle and Toledo St. John’s.

The Wildcats beat New Albany 69-54 on March 11 to win their first district title since 2008, as Ben Jones scored 23 points and Wisconsin-signee julrey@thisweeknews.com Traevon Jackson had 13. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

sue college educations has brought him as much satisfaction as the numerous victories he has earned on the court.

Particularly in the City, the influences of Lee and Sullinger over the years can’t be underscored.

There are some veteran boys coaches in the City who will remain, and there are some fine young coaches such as brothers Jason Bates of Walnut Ridge and Michael Bates of Africentric.

One of the most respected girls coaches in the City will remain in Will McKinney, who often has called Lee one of his mentors.

But in multiple aspects, the departures of Lee and Sullinger will create an unquestionable void.

For the sake of central Ohio basketball — and for the development of young people who walk the halls at Brookhaven and Northland — let’s hope someone can come close to filling the shoes of Lee and Sullinger over the coming years.

sons at Reynoldsburg and three at his college alma mater, Oberlin, before taking over Northland’s program in 2000-01.

While it took time to transform the Vikings into a winner, Northland’s run through the City — and central Ohio — has been memorable.

With Division I college talent such as Devon Moore, J.D. Weatherspoon and Jared Sullinger, the Vikings won district titles in 2007 and last year and were state champions in 2009. They’ve also won 74 consecutive City games.

What the two men provided off the court has been even more important.

During his first season at Beechcroft, Satch Sullinger told The Columbus Dispatch that “I think my niche is here, where I can influence lives. I want to be an impact player.” With constant preaching about accountability and being a good citizen off the court, he did what he could to live up to that mantra. julrey@thisweeknews.com For Lee, helping his athletes and students pur- www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

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