Any baseball fan knows the mystique that surrounds a potential no-hitter in a big-league game. Superstitions range from teammates, coaches and trainers distancing themselves from the prospective honoree as he comes to the dugout between innings and while his team is at bat to fans and announcers observing a varying degree of refraining from saying the words “no” and “hitter.” […]
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Broskie back for another year as Braves skipper
A lot has changed in Central Ohio during the past 30 years, but there has been one constant at Whetstone High School: Tim Broskie runs a tight ship as coach of the baseball team. Broskie, in his 30th year as Whetstone’s coach and 34th year as a teacher, has the Braves running as a well-oiled machine. But like machines that […]
Indianola Carnival brings fun to the community
There is much to love about the month of May, especially for students (and teachers) who are at the cusp of a two-and-a-half-months-long summer vacation. But for students and staff at Indianola Informal K-8 School, there is something else filling the halls with anticipation: the annual Indianola Informal Carnival, taking place Friday, May 12. This year’s carnival will include a […]
Coaches look forward to more summer days
The Ohio High School Athletic Association recently released details of the expansion of summer coaching opportunities from 10 days to 13, with the opening of the training window beginning May 15, instead of June 1. Fall sports also will be allowed to begin practice on Monday, July 31, instead of the previously established date of Aug. 1. “Obviously many of […]
Lombardo wins 500th during Eagles’ tourney run
When Vince Lombardo coached his first game as boys basketball coach at Bishop Watterson High School, he was just 12 years removed from attending his first Bruce Springsteen concert. Now, nearly 30 years after starting the job – and 40 since first seeing The Boss – Lombardo is still going strong. He just won his ninth district championship and picked […]
Eagles find states to be twice as nice
Several Bishop Watterson High School competitors advanced to the state’s biggest stage in wrestling and swimming this postseason, including girls wrestling, which held an OHSAA state tournament for the first time. Boys wrestling Watterson finished fourth in the Division II tournament, totaling 81.5 points to finish behind Graham Local (157), DeSales (120.5) and Buckeye (83.5). Freshman Joe Curry (34-2) won […]
Rudzinski will take his football talents to OSU
Bishop Watterson High School senior Ryan Rudzinski ended the recruiting process March 8 by accepting an offer from Ohio State University to be a preferred walk-on player. The decision comes after the multisport athlete played defense regularly for the first time this past year and set a school record with 10 interceptions from his safety position. “It was a really […]
Zonta honors Collier
The Zonta Club of Columbus recently honored its 2023 Outstanding Young Women award recipients at a reception and ceremony at the Worthington Hills Country Club. Jenna Collier, a Bishop Watterson High School student, was one of 12 women honored based on their excellence in academics, leadership and service to their school and community. Mindy Drayer, radio co-host, news anchor and […]
Whetstone drama department does double duty
The month of March brings a theater double feature to Whetstone High School’s performing spaces, with one show about love and another about family. First up, a student-led performance of John Cariani’s Almost, Maine will take the stage on Friday, March 3, at 7 p.m. It is for one night only unless heightened demand for tickets necessitates a second showing. […]
Watterson turns to past with ‘Damn Yankees’
Just a week before the first pitch of the regular season is thrown for Major League Baseball, baseball season begins for thespians at Bishop Watterson High School. The spring musical at this Clintonville parochial school will be Damn Yankees, a modern retelling of the Faust story in which a middle-aged real estate agent named Joe Boyd makes a deal with […]
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