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Mount Gilead has tough draw
MOUNT GILEAD – Mount Gilead boys basketball coach Tom Cooper knows a tough Central District field when he sees one. At the recent drawing for this season’s Division III event, he saw a real beast. “The Central District is always tough,” Cooper said of the tourney which for local squads begins today. “I think it [...]
Read More >>Leathery eyes trip to state wrestling tourney
At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Columbus Academy boys basketball, girls basketball, bowling, swimming and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Feb. 14 — Lost to Granville 63-53. Tim Eldridge scored 16 points and Zach Ratcliff scored 14. *Feb. 17 — Defeated Bexley 79-54. Jacob Mikalov scored 31 points, Eldridge [...]
Read More >>Broken hand slows, not stopping Granville’s Steffeny
Dain Steffeny has been staring at the wrestlers that ended his 2010-11 season every day for a year. Steffeny did not know Hilliard Bradley would move up to Division I and take standout Jake Zoller with it. Steffeny’s freshman season ended in the consolation bracket at the district tournament when he lost to Zoller 3-1 [...]
Read More >>Permit fees vary widely; some are rising
Reynoldsburg businesses that want to install signs might be paying more — up to five times as much — just to get permission. The increase, and others like it, would bring in an additional $18,000 a year for the city, based on permits issued in 2010. Still, administrators say the various permit fees are meant [...]
Read More >>Changes to MSL threaten area rivalries
LANCASTER — The realignment of the Mid-State League potentially will cause some familiar rivalries to no longer exist. Although the realignment, which will bring five teams to the league when seven leave, doesn’t go into effect until the 2013-14 school year, schools already are scheduling for that fall sports season. Liberty Union’s fiercest rival in [...]
Read More >>Witch hazel blooms brighten drab monotones of winter
By Denise Trowbridge Dispatch Saturday February 18, 2012 9:50 AM Something bewitching is lurking in central Ohio. Red, yellow and orange flowers that look like bent, withered fingers or the tentacles of an octopus are blooming, sending out perfume. The witch hazel is flowering. Vernal witch hazel is one of the earliest shrubs to bloom, [...]
Read More >>ThisWeek wins 32 ONA excellence awards
Friday February 17, 2012 11:32 PM The staff of ThisWeek Community Newspapers brought home 32 awards from the Ohio Newspaper Association’s Osman C. Hooper Weekly Newspaper Show Feb. 9 at the Columbus Polaris Hilton. The total represents the most awards ever at the Hooper Show for ThisWeek and was also the highest number won by [...]
Read More >>Boys basketball roundup: Westerville South wins on three
Saturday February 18, 2012 6:04 AM Stephen O’Daniel hit a three-pointer as time expired, capping Westerville South’s rally from a 13-point deficit in a 58-57 victory over visiting Olentangy Liberty last night in an Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division game. Trailing by three with four seconds left, O’Daniel made a free throw and then missed [...]
Read More >>Valley wins, forces NC boys basketball team to share MSL-Ohio
HANOVER — Already motivated by a one-point loss at Newark Catholic, senior night put Licking Valley over the top Friday. Playing in front of a full house at Dick Torbert Gymnasium, the inspired Panthers sent their eight seniors out with a resounding 60-40 win against the Mid-State League-Ohio Division co-champions. NC was forced to share [...]
Read More >>2012 Central Ohio Power 100
You’ll see quite a few familiar faces on this year’s Power 100, and that might lead you to decide the list is a bit stale. Skeptics would say these so-called influential leaders of Central Ohio are content with the positions they have achieved and aren’t doing anything to make the region better. When you look [...]
Read More >>Capital director wins 2 Grammys
Enlarge Image William Boggs By Jeffrey Sheban The Columbus Dispatch Friday February 17, 2012 5:44 AM The former artistic director of Opera Columbus has won two Grammy Awards for a classical recording. William Boggs of Upper Arlington, a faculty member and the director of orchestras for Capital University in Bexley, was honored in the categories [...]
Read More >>Death at a gallery
The 911 call was heartbreaking, as 911 calls tend to be. At 5:35 p.m. Jan. 31, a frantic voice reported that a man had hanged himself in the garage behind a home at 615 E. Town St. “Come here!” the voice implored. “Is he breathing?” the operator asked. “He’s cold!” In the days that followed, [...]
Read More >>U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (Feb. 16)
Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 16 — The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio. *** Prosthetic Design Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 16 — Prosthetic Design . . . For more information about Targeted News Service and its NewsFocus products, such as the Federal Contract Awards, contact Myron Struck, Editor, Springfield, [...]
Read More >>Herskovic-Gerberg
Laura and Stanley Herskovic of Beachwood announce the engagement of their daughter Shani to Elon Gerberg, son of Joann Marcus of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Orly and Amnon Gerberg of Bexley, Ohio. Ms. Herskovic, granddaughter of the late Miriam and Michael Herskovic, Greta Berkoff and Sam Cervella, earned her bachelor’s degree in communications at Bowling [...]
Read More >>Girls basketball roundup: Esposito connects late for Darby
Saturday February 11, 2012 6:07 AM Kate Esposito’s three-pointer from the corner with three seconds left propelled Hilliard Darby to a 45-42 victory over Westland in an Ohio Capital Conference Central Division game last night. A Westland turnover with 21 seconds left set the stage for Esposito’s third three-pointer and capped a 14-9 fourth quarter [...]
Read More >>High-school basketball roundup: Darby girls top Scioto in tournament opener
Wednesday February 15, 2012 4:59 AM Annie Hilditch hit a three-pointer with 40 seconds remaining and Hilliard Darby came back in the fourth quarter to defeat Dublin Scioto 43-39 last night in a Division I girls sectional tournament opener at Olentangy Orange. The basket by Hilditch put Darby (8-13) ahead for the first time. Kate [...]
Read More >>Sports & Recreation: Highlight Reel
Thursday February 16, 2012 7:31 AM Buckeye Classic Ohio Expo Center, I-71 and E. 17th Avenue (614-905-1168, www.buckeye-classic.org) Elite gymnasts competing in a qualifying event for the Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup are among the 2,300 participants entered in the event. times 8 a.m. to about 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday admission $14, or $10 for [...]
Read More >>Winning streak comes just in time Granville boys basketball
Patience has been a central theme for the Granville boys basketball team. In the first year of coach Joe Rinkes’ system, the rewards are coming. The Blue Aces entered Tuesday’s showdown with league-leading Columbus Academy (GHS won, 63-53) playing the best ball of its season. “Because we do have seven seniors and a lot of [...]
Read More >>Academy boys remain in MSL Ohio title chase
Columbus Academy’s boys basketball team had a big week at home, featuring two blowouts — an 88-27 decision against Lakewood Feb. 7 and a 96-50 knockout of Whitehall Saturday, Feb. 11. Those were the most important results as the race for the Mid-State League Ohio Division title continued. The wins kept the Vikings tied for [...]
Read More >>Andrew Maley and Diana Haninger
Paul and Emily Haninger of Westerville announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Diana Haninger, to Capt. Dr. Andrew Maley, son of Lt. Col. Thomas Maley and Marie Maley of Dublin. The bride-to-be graduated from Bexley High School in 2003, received a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University in 2007 and a doctor of osteopathic [...]
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