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29-05-2025
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Vote for 2025 central Ohio high school boys tennis regular season player of the year
The Ohio high school boys tennis postseason continues this week with the district tournament. That means it is time to determine who has been the top Columbus-area player for the regular season by voting for your choice. Advertisement Read about the candidates and then vote in our poll. The deadline is 4 p.m. May 29. In addition, keep an eye out for the annual All-Metro teams for spring sports in the days following the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards show, which is June 18 at Upper Arlington High School. Freshman Austin Bruey has starred at first singles for Pickerington Central. Austin Bruey, Pickerington Central A freshman who has played No. 1 singles throughout the spring, Bruey went 16-2 in the regular season with all of those wins coming in straight sets. His only losses were to 2024 state placers Abhinav Dandu of New Albany and Shane Hand of Olentangy Liberty. Jackson Clements, New Albany The senior went 14-3 between first singles and first doubles. Clements qualified for his second Division I state tournament last year in singles and is playing doubles this postseason with classmate Abhinav Dandu, last year's state singles runner-up. Aidan Cooney and Cade Spring, London The Red Raiders' first doubles team was 13-0 entering the Division II district tournament, including wins over Division I Hilliard Bradley and a strong Springfield Northwestern team in Central Buckeye Conference play. Both players are seniors. Shane Hand, Olentangy Liberty The Patriots' top singles player and fourth-place finisher at state a year ago, Hand was 11-0 entering the Division I postseason. One of his wins was in straight sets over Columbus Academy's Nason Lo, one of the top Division II players in the area. Henry Lessard, Bexley The sophomore and last year's Division II state singles champion went 10-0 in the regular season between singles and doubles. Henry and older brother Sam, a senior, are playing doubles this postseason. Nason Lo is the top player for OTCA state tournament-bound Columbus Academy. Nason Lo, Columbus Academy The junior went 9-2 between first singles (8-2) and first doubles (1-0) and qualified for the Division II district tournament in singles. Academy (18-0) also has qualified for the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association state tournament. Pedro Prieto Moura, Thomas Worthington A senior foreign exchange student from Brazil and first-year tennis player, Prieto Moura went 6-6 in singles and 5-0 in doubles. Some of those wins were in three sets to give Thomas the overall win in matches. Senior Gianni Russo has starred at first singles for Marysville. Gianni Russo, Marysville The senior went 10-1 at first singles during the regular season, with his only loss coming to Clements. Russo has played only one three-set match all year, a win over Olentangy's Gavin Cheung. Nik Shough, Dublin Coffman The senior brought a 9-3 record into the Division I postseason for a Shamrocks team that plays in the competitive OCC-Central. A 2024 state tournament qualifier, Shough's only losses this regular season were to some of the state's top players in Dandu, Hand and Academy's Lucas Xue. Advertisement High school sports reporter Dave Purpura can be reached at dpurpura@ and at @dp_dispatch on X. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: OHSAA tennis: Vote for central Ohio's top regular season player
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28-05-2025
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Gahanna school to host bone marrow screening for girl, 8, in need of transplant
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus Academy is hosting a free screening event on Wednesday to help a third-grade student find a bone marrow donor match. What started as mysterious bruising quickly took a turn for a local family after learning their 8-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a disorder in which her bone marrow no longer produces white blood cells. Kaia Julka is a happy and active child who loves lacrosse, something she can't wait to get back to doing. On Easter weekend, her parents Courtney and A.J. noticed bruising all over her body. After a trip to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Kaia was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia, a condition that leaves patients tired and more prone to infection and uncontrollable bleeding. Kaia was taken to the hospital because she had bleeding from her gums. Her parents say she's at high risk for serious complications, so finding a match would mean everything to them. 'The one fortunate thing about aplastic anemia is that there is a cure, and that cure is bone marrow donation,' Kaia's mother Courtney Kauh said. 'So if she were to find a full match, that would just be, it would feel like a second chance at life, like literally.' 'To have that potential to save a life, which most of us will never have to be able to give that gift, that's huge, so we need somebody who's a match and we also need somebody who's willing to say, 'Yes,'' Kaia's father A.J. Julka said. The best match for Kaia is likely someone of Indian or Korean descent and somebody between the ages of 18 and 40. For more information on the event and how to register, click here. KaiaDownload The screening will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Columbus Academy, 4300 Cherry Bottom Road, Gahanna. The initial screening consists of a cheek swab, which will be conducted by the school's nurse. If you are unable to make Wednesday's screening and still want to be screened, visit Kaia's Be The Match webpage by clicking here or text TeamKaia to 61474. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-05-2025
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What private schools have the priciest tuition in central Ohio? Here's the top 15
What's the most expensive private school in central Ohio? A private school is a school that is not administered or funded by the government, in contrast to a public school or charter school. In Franklin County, approximately 14% of students are in private school, The Dispatch previously reported. Many of central Ohio's private schools have differing rates that get more expensive as the student gets older. The price tag doesn't account for factors like student aid offered by the school, state aid for special needs students or the state's expansion of its universal EdChoice voucher program. Many central Ohio private schools have a higher tuition rate than in-state tuition costs for Ohio public colleges and universities, with Ohio State University costing $13,244, Ohio University costing $14,158 and the University of Cincinnati costing $6,988. This list only includes ranges for high school-aged students from ninth grade to twelfth grade, although private schools typically have lower tuition rates for younger grades. This list was compiled by reviewing the tuition fees listed on the schools' websites. Here's the private high schools in central Ohio with the priciest tuition: Columbus Academy (Gahanna): $34,300 to $37,100 Columbus School for Girls (Columbus): $32,100 to $33,700 Marburn Academy (New Albany): $34,385 Wellington School (Columbus): $32,000 to $33,000 St. Charles Preparatory School (Columbus): $15,950 Worthington Christian (Westerville): Upper school (grades 7-9) $13,229 to upper school (grades 10-12) $14,699 St. Francis DeSales High School (Columbus): $13,600 Tree of Life Christian School (Columbus): $13,040 Bishop Watterson High School (Columbus): $12,000 Madison Christian School (Groveport): $11,325 Genoa Christian Academy (Westerville): $11,000 Liberty Christian Academy (Pataskala): $10,645 Northside Christian School (Westerville): $10,430 Bishop Ready High School (Columbus): $10,300 Shekinah Christian School (Plain CIty): $9,995 Cole Behrens covers K-12 education and school districts in central Ohio. Have a tip? Contact Cole at cbehrens@ or connect with him on X at @Colebehr_report This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Top 15 private schools with the highest tuition in central Ohio
