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Monday, August 10, 2009
Levy failure in Columbus affects area teams
The failure of the South-Western School District’s levy in Columbus last week could make things tougher for several area teams. Four high schools — Grove City, Westland, Central Crossing and Franklin Heights — won’t field football teams this season, and many of the players from those schools are transferring to other high schools.
London High School, for example, which plays Urbana in Week 1 and Northeastern in Week 3, has accepted 23 students from the South-Western District, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Some of them will play football for London.
West Jefferson, which plays at Mechanicsburg in Week 1, has also accepted students from the district.
Failed levy may bring students to county
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Training Camp Insider: Catholic Central
Patrick Sheehan and Devon Halloran won’t have a lot of company on Senior Night. They are the only two seniors on Catholic Central’s football team in 2009.
“Me and Pat have some big roles to fill,” said Halloran, an offensive lineman and linebacker. “We have to step up and be senior leaders.”
Just two years ago, the Irish had 14 seniors, and that team won the regional championship.
“It hasn’t been the same since in terms of experience,” coach Steve DeWitt said, “so we’re trying to rebuild that experience.”
Though they are a small class, Sheehan and Halloran have a lot to brag about. In their first three seasons, the Irish have posted a total record of 31-7 (10-2, 13-1, 8-4). The class that graduated in 2006 went 36-12 in their four seasons.
Sheehan, a wide receiver and safety, has been contributing since his freshman season. He kicked a 26-yard field goal with 12 seconds left to beat Sidney Lehman Catholic in the first round of the playoffs in 2006.
Speaking of playoff success, the Irish’s top player from the 2007 regional champion team, Brian Wagner, should see his first collegiate action this season. Wagner redshirted last season as a freshman at the University of Akron. Here’s a link to his bio on Akron’s Web site.
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Tecumseh boys golf has experience, depth
Matt Ehlinger’s happy to get a full offseason with his Tecumseh High School golf team.
That wasn’t the case last season, as he took over the squad right before the season started. The Arrows still managed to finish second in the CBC Kenton Trail Division.
They’ve got even bigger expectations this fall.
“We’ve been working hard all spring and summer,” Ehlinger said. “I’ve seen a lot of improvement. There’s a lot of healthy competition going on for spots. We’re hoping to have a pretty good season.”
The Arrows return its four top players, including Kyle Furlong, Scott Rogers, Zach Rapp and Kyle Jeffers.
Ehlinger said consistentcy will be key for his squad this season.
“We need to go out and have each guy focusing on what they can do and not do too much,” Ehlinger said. “We just need to take one shot at a time and see what happens.
“Everybody’s excited,” Ehlinger continued. “Hopefully all the hard work we put in will pay off.”
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Fall sports practices underway today
While three varsity sports — football, boys golf and girls golf — are already underway, the remaining slate off fall sports — boys soccer, girls soccer, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls tennis and volleyball — begin practice, today, Monday, Aug. 10.
Here’s a quick look back at 2008 with a short glimpse into the 2009 season:
Girls Soccer: Greenon’s girls team completed its second straight unbeaten regular season, finishing 14-0-2 in 2008. They won their second straight CBC Mad River Division title before falling to Waynesville in a D-II district final match. The Knights will look to reload this season after losing six seniors, including News-Sun All-Area Player of the Year LeeAnn Shaffer.
Girls Tennis: The area’s top girls tennis player, Catholic Central’s Leah Ann Miller, returns for her senior season this fall after earning three News-Sun All-Player of the Year honors (she shared the award with Northwestern senior Megan Asterino last year). She’ll also get some help from Frannie Trempe, an Irish senior who went 19-3 at second singles last year. Both will have designs on getting to state tournament in 2009.
Boys Cross Country: All five boys who competed at the state cross country meet — Northwestern’s Ben Jones, Greenon’s Gareth Graver, Kenton Ridge’s Chris Lykins and Yellow Springs’ Jake and Brock GunderKline — have graduated, leaving a big hole to fill around the area. Graham, Northeastern and Kenton Ridge all return strong squads in 2009.
Girls Cross Country: The Northwestern girls cross country team finished eighth at the state cross country meet in 2008, up one spot from their ninth-place finish in 2007. The Warriors graduated just one senior, Kasey Hosier, who competed in four straight state cross country meets. The Warriors will likely return their entire squad in 2009 and will be a state contender once again.
Volleyball: Springfield’s Lindsey Butterfield, the 2008 News-Sun All-Area Volleyball Player of the Year, returns for her senior season after 3.5 kills, 1.3 digs, 1.1 blocks and 1.0 aces per game last season for the 18-5 Wildcats, who return a boatload of talent this fall. West Liberty-Salem, Southeastern and Urbana also return strong squads in 2009.
Boys Soccer: The Catholic Central boys soccer squad, who won the D-III state title in 2007, finished 12-4-2 in 2008, falling to Yellow Springs in a sectional final match. This year, the Irish return a ton of talent, including playmakers Calum Latham and Joe Halula, and have big hopes heading into 2009. Greenon won the Mad River Division title in 2008 and hopes to defend its title. Tecumseh and Kenton Ridge also return strong squads.
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A leg up on the competition
Today, Aug. 10 marks the first day of practice for several fall sports, including volleyball.
One coach near Youngstown wanted to make sure his team was the first team in uniform:
HUBBARD — The Hubbard High volleyball team wants to be one of the last teams practicing in Ohio this fall. The Eagles are certain to be the first. Hubbard will celebrate “Midnight Madness” tonight, opening this season’s practice at 12:01 a.m. — the first minute allowed by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. “We have a pretty good team coming back,” said Eagles coach Chuck Montgomery, whose squad went 24-2 last year. “With almost everybody coming back, people are looking for big things. This is just a good way to start the season. Something different, something new.”
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