Sports Wire: Changes in OHSAA by-laws are considered

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by Advocate Staffers

Administrators in school districts which are members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association are voting through May 15 on 17 amendments to the OHSAA constitution and by-laws.

One amendment would change the name of the governing body of the OHSAA from Board of Control to Board of Directors. The OHSAA believes Board of Control is an antiquated term that could have a negative connotation.

Another amendment would allow a school district athletic administrator who is not a licensed member of the teaching profession or who does not hold an administrative license to run for election to a district athletic board.

A number of the amendments deal with transfers of student-athletes from one school to another and with eligibility.

One amendment would add an exception to the policy related to sports participation by students from foreign countries and exchange students.

It states for a student from a country or province outside the United States who is enrolled in a member school that provides housing and accepts the role of the parent may be eligible for interscholastic athletics.

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An OHSAA subcommittee of administrators and coaches met recently to discuss the regulation of assigning schools to tournament divisions.

The OHSAA said the subcommittee has not been given a deadline to submit a proposal to the Board of Control, and any changes would not take place until the 2009-10 year since the association is in the first year of a two-year cycle for tournament division assignments.

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Pro golfers David Engram of Barrington Golf Club and Mitch Camp of Walden tied for sixth place in the May 5 Callaway-Pepsi Stroke Play Series 2 at Elyria Country Club.

They both earned $443 after shooting a 1-over-par 73. Auroran Todd Lancaster tied for 14th at 74 and earned $203. Locals who didn't place in the money were Rick Areddy and Anthony Greidanus, who tied for 40th at 78.

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The Aurora Women's Golf Association played its first tournament of 2008 on May 6, and greens superintendent Jim Laut had the course in excellent shape.

Flight winners were as follows: A -- Melody Teweksbury, 72; Marian Lynch, 73; Mary Ann Muccio, 75; B -- Carol Bowman, 66; Robbie Oros, 69; Marilyn Kostansik, 72; C -- Elizabeth Chapple, 67; Terry Parris, 75; Linda Hallbauer, 77.

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Two people from Aurora participated in the Cincinnati Flying Pig Half-Marathon on May 4. Sara Stump, 20, placed 2,953th overall in 2:10:35, while Mary Beth Butkovic, 46, was 3,804th in 2:19:12.

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Auroran Linda Gogan placed 18th in the women's 35-39 division in the Jeep Davis 5K run May 3 in Barberton. Her time was 34:59.9.

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Several Aurorans ran in the United Mitochodrial Disease Foundation Run Wild for a Cure 5K recently at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Lauren Weinkauf was ninth (26:09.65) and Cortney Warner was 28th (35:04.45) in the women's 13 to 16 division, while Alison Matta was 18th in the women's 25 to 29 division in 27:33.85.

Gabrielle Scully was second in women's 35 to 39 in 23:40, Sue DeMay was first in women's 50 to 54 in 27:59.4 and Jane Springer was third in women's 55 to 59 in 30:37.7.

For the men, Austin Weinkauf was 14th in 17 to 20 in 28:07.2, Joel Domino was eighth in 25:37.95 and Lewis Winkauf 21st in 33:57.75 in 45 to 49 and Lenny Hudson was third in 23:37.9 in 50 to 54.

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In the Lakewood Hospital Ambulance Chase 5K, Jane Springer was fifth in women's 55 to 59 in 29:45.9, while in the Cleveland Clinic's Celebrate Nursing 10K, Spring was second in 55 to 59 in 1:01:17.75 and Daniel Blechschmid was first in men's 40 to 44 in 41:38.35.

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A summer basketball camp for boys and girls in grades 4 to 8 will be June 9 to 12 at Harmon School.

Boys sessions, with Hiram men's coach Steve Fleming in charge, run from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and girls sessions, with Hiram women's coach Andrea Preston in charge, are from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Cost is $60, including a T-shirt. For details, call Darrell McNair at 330-995-2835 or Jeff Skonieczny at 330-995-2866.

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Several distance runs are coming up in Northeast Ohio through the end of this month.

The granddaddy of all Northeast Ohio runs -- the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon -- will be May 18, with runners also having the opportunity to choose half-marathon and 10K distances. Details and registration are possible at www.clevelandmarathon.com or 1-800-467-3826.

The Mercy Health 5K will be May 17 at 8:30 a.m. at 6200 Whipple Ave. NW in North Canton. Online registration closes May 15 at 5 p.m.

The Red Cross Heartland Heroes 4-Miler will be May 24 at the Medina County Career Center in Medina. The Pvt. Heath D. Warner 5K will be May 26 at 8 a.m. in downtown Canton.

The Shearer's Chip Chase 5K will be May 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Bimiler Park in Brewster (southwest Stark County).

For details on the above four runs, visit www.ohiochallengeseries.com.

The Motorcars Blossom Time Run will be May 25 at 9 a.m. at Philomethian Intermediate School on East Washington Street in Chagrin Falls.

The Morgana Run 5K will be May 31 at 9 a.m. at 7100 Aetna Road in Cleveland, while the Race for the Green 5K will be that day at 8:30 a.m. at the Gates Mills Community House on Chagrin River Road.

The details on the above three races, visit www.hermescleveland.com.

And finally, the Tallmadge Memorial 5K will be May 26 at 8 a.m. at Tallmadge Middle School on Route 91, north of the Circle. For details, visit www.active.com.

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Aurora resident Evan Sanford, a graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School, has an 0-2 record and 7.71 earned run average for the University of Cincinnati baseball team this year.

A junior, he has one save in 9 innings pitched, with 12 strikeouts and 2 walks. As of May 11, the Bearcats were 32-19 overall and 16-8 in the Big East Conference.