COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State males’s lacrosse group is again within the NCAA Event, and its opponent within the first spherical is a well-known one. The Buckeyes (10-5) journey north to Ithaca, N.Y. for a date with seventh-seeded Cornell (11-4) on Sunday afternoon at Schoellkopf Area. Opening faceoff is ready for two:30 p.m. in entrance of a nationwide viewers on ESPNU.
Chris Cotter and Paul Carcaterra may have the decision on ESPNU. Moreover, reside stats will likely be accessible on the schedule web page of OhioStateBuckeyes.com and Twitter updates at @OhioStateMLAX.
The Fundamentals Ohio State at Cornell // Sunday, Could 15 // 2:30 p.m. // Schoellkopf Area; Ithaca, N.Y. Watch: ESPNU // Stay Stats // Twitter Updates
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Briefly on the Buckeyes
Ohio State is 10-5 this season and completed 3-2 within the Large Ten. It’s ranked No. 12 on this week’s USILA ballot, the ultimate one of many 2022 season.
The Buckeyes are led on offense by the tandem of Jack Myers (36-44-80), Jackson Reid (46-15-61) and Colby Smith (39-6-45).
Myers is fourth nationally in assists per sport (2.93) and sixth in factors per sport (5.33). Reid, in the meantime, ranks No. 17 in targets per sport (3.07).
Within the faceoff circle, Ohio State’s unit has been ranked within the prime 10 all season and at the moment sits at No. 6, successful at a 58 % clip.
Fifth-year senior Justin Inacio sits at No. 9 nationally (.591) and is Ohio State’s all-time chief with 716 face-off wins.
The Buckeyes’ shut protection consists of two underclassmen – Large Ten Freshman of the Yr Bobby Van Buren and junior Jacob Snyder – together with graduate pupil Tyler Gallagher.
In aim, senior Skylar Wahlund is coming off a 21-save effort vs. Rutgers within the Large Ten Event semifinals. He’s began every of the final eight video games.
Head coach Nick Myers is in his 14th 12 months main the Buckeyes. He’s this system’s all-time winningest coach and his groups are making their fourth NCAA Event look.
Scouting Cornell
The Large Crimson earned the No. 7 nationwide seed on the energy of an 11-4 season that’s included wins over 4 ranked groups and a share of the Ivy League common season title.
Three gamers have 50 or extra factors on the season: John Piatelli (53-14-67), CJ Kirst (42-22-64) and Michael Lengthy (27-27-54).
On the defensive finish of the sector, Gavin Adler has 25 brought about turnovers, which is tops within the Ivy League and 18th nationally.
Ohio State/Cornell Collection Historical past
When Ohio State and Cornell meet, it’s all the time a giant sport.
Earlier this season – on March 6 – fifth-ranked Ohio State dropped a hard-fought 14-11 resolution to No. 9 Cornell at Schoellkopf Area.
On March 1, 2020 the Large Crimson got here away with a 17-16 win at Ohio Stadium in what was arguably probably the most entertaining sport within the abbreviated 2020 faculty lacrosse common season.
In 2013 and 2008, the Buckeyes and Large Crimson met within the NCAA Event.
In actual fact, Ohio State’s first-ever NCAA Event win got here on Could 10, 2008 when it defeated Cornell, 15-7, in Ithaca.
Sunday would be the seventh assembly all-time between Ohio State and Cornell. The Large Crimson has received 4 of the primary six.
What a Win Would Imply
Ohio State would advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the fifth time in program historical past.
It will arrange a gathering between both second-seeded Georgetown or the play-in sport winner between Delaware and Robert Morris.
The Buckeyes would get to play their quarterfinal sport at residence, as Ohio Stadium is one in all two host websites subsequent weekend (Sunday, Could 22).
It will be the fifth-straight first spherical win, relationship again to a 15-7 conquer Cornell in 2008.
Common Season Rewind
Ohio State jumped out to a 3-0 lead after which twice fought again from four-goal deficits to tie the rating at 10-10 at the start of the fourth quarter.
Freshman Ed Shean had a career-high 4 factors whereas Jason Knox completed with two targets.
The Buckeyes’ 11 targets got here from 9 totally different gamers.
For Cornell, CJ Kirst and John Piatelli mixed to attain eight targets (4 every).
Buckeye This and That
Jackson Reid scored 5 targets for the third straight sport final Thursday vs. Rutgers and has 22 tallies in his final 5 video games.
He’s at the moment tied for sixth in program historical past in single-season targets (46). Invoice Haagenson additionally scored 46 in 1963.
Reid’s 130 profession targets is No. 3 on Ohio State’s all-time record. The No. 2 spot is held by Logan Schuss (146 from 2010-13) and Tre Leclaire is the all-time chief (159 from 2017-21).
Jack Myers’ 80 factors is tied with Terry Gilmore (1979) and Brian Driscoll (1966) for second-most in single-season historical past. Gilmore additionally holds the No. 1 spot on the record with 90 factors in 1978.
With 44 assists, Jack Myers is 5 away from tying Terry Gimore’s single-season report, which has stood for 44 years. He had 49 helpers in 1978.
Over his final 4 video games, goalie Skylar Wahlund has 68 saves and a .562 save proportion.
Ohio State is 10-0 this season when scoring 14 targets or extra and likewise 10-0 when it picks up extra floor balls than its opponent.
All-Large Ten Honors
Jack Myers earned first group All-Large Ten honors for the second time in his profession earlier this month. Myers led the Large Ten this 12 months is assists and assists per sport.
Jackson Reid picked up second group all-conference honors for the primary time in his profession. He was additionally Ohio State’s Sportsmanship Honoree.
Bobby Van Buren was additionally a second-team choice and moreover was voted because the league’s Freshman of the Yr.
Van Buren is the third Buckeye to earn Large Ten Freshman of the Yr honors, becoming a member of Tre Leclaire (2017) and Justin Inacio (2018).
Moreover, he’s the primary shut defenseman to be chosen for the award within the eight-year historical past of Large Ten lacrosse.
Paul Menard in the No. 3 Menards/Masterforce Tools Ford Mustang earned his second-consecutive pole in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with a new track record at the recently-repaved track, laying down a time of 1m19.747s.
It is Menard’s third pole of the 2024 season. He was the fastest qualifier in TA’s last outing at Pittsburgh International Race Complex two weeks ago, and he also earned a pole earlier this season at NOLA Motorsports Park.
“I’ve watched a hundred races on TV here, but I’ve never been to the facility,” said Menard. “I drove in with my wife and kids yesterday morning and I had no idea where to park or anything. This is one of those tracks where you think of sports car racing, or any kind of racing in North America, and Mid-Ohio is right up there. To get the pole here is amazing. Thank you to 3GT — Paul, Tony and John Gentilozzi, all the guys on the crew. This is an awesome Ford Mustang. At most of these tracks, we show up, they give me a session to learn the track, then we go to work on the car. Luckily, we don’t have to work too hard on it because it’s pretty fast.”
The TA/XGT/SGT/GT race will be contested Sunday at 12:40 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast live on MAVTV and streamed live here. The highlights show of the race will air on MAVTV on Thursday, June 27 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
When Donald Slapnicker was a fifth-grader at Longfellow Elementary in Eastlake, his future was basically impacted forever.
That is when Slapnicker was heavily influenced by D.A.R.E. officer Ralph Tanner, and essentially his career path was set.
So it was fitting that Tanner was on hand to present his former protege and current officer for the Willowick Police Department with the 2024 Ohio Larry Cox D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year earlier this month at Kalahari Resorts in Sandusky.
“I remembered my D.A.R.E. officer from fifth grade, Ralph Tanner, and the impact D.A.R.E. had on me,” Slapnicker said. “I was a D.A.R.E. role model in high school. When I was approached about (taking the position) I didn’t hesitate to put in for it.”
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Slapnicker grew up in Eastlake and graduated from North High before going to Bowling Green State University. He then went to Cleveland Heights Police Academy and has been a police officer for 14 years, including 12 with Willowick, the last eight as a D.A.R.E. officer.
Slapnicker said when he is teaching D.A.R.E. he goes to the elementary school twice a week for 14 weeks. Then in the spring he plans an event for graduation, and throughout the year stops in to say hello to students and faculty.
“I was very honored that I was nominated (for the state award) by Royalview fifth grade teacher Joelle Geiger. It is a huge honor,” Slapnicker said.
Willowick Police Chief Rob Daubenmire said there was no more worthy candidate for the Ohio D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year.
“I had the honor of personally watching Patrolman Donald Slapnicker receive this award and I am extremely proud of him,” Daubenmire said. “His hard work and dedication to the children and staff at Royalview Elementary School makes him deserving of this prestigious award.”
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Whether or not Slapnicker will have the same kind of impact on any of his students that Tanner had on him remains to be seen, but he does have a clear message that he tries to get across.
“To hang around the right people and to make good choices,” Slapnicker said. “One mistake can ruin your life.
“I believe the D.A.R.E. program works,” he added. “It’s up to the individual to make the right choices. But I think that the dangers of drugs, drinking, smoking and especially vaping needs to be talked about a lot more at home and in school.”
A judge ruled Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens does not have authority over the GOP caucus’s campaign fund, handing a win to the speaker’s colleague and rival, state Rep. Derek Merrin.
Last October, Merrin filed a lawsuit against his Republican colleague in a bid to control $1 million in campaign funds. The campaign fund, called the Ohio House Republican Alliance, supports campaigns for state Republican lawmakers. In his lawsuit, Merrin alleged a closed-door vote by the majority of the House GOP caucus made him the chairman of the alliance last year. Consequently, Merrin said he should be in charge of the campaign funds.
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Mark Serrott agreed. Serrott said in his ruling on Friday that Merrin holds the majority of support from his caucus and consequently should control the campaign’s checkbook.
Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens speaks to members of the media. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
“The speaker does not have a majority of the caucus,” Serrott said. “The speaker is never going to call a meeting [of the caucus]. Why would he? He doesn’t have a majority vote. … We’re at a stalemate. The court has to do something or it will never get resolved. … That’s untenable.”
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Stephens said that as a speaker, he maintains control of the alliance fund and vowed to appeal the decision “swiftly.”
“It is imperative for the integrity of the institution of the Ohio House of Representatives that control of the campaign committee not be able to be leveraged against the highest elected official in the House on a whim,” Stephens said in a statement. “The decision potentially sets a concerning precedent that any member at any time can call a vote that undermines the control of the campaign funds.”
Legal experts told the Associated Press that Ohio law does not necessarily require the speaker and caucus leader to be the same person.
Stephens and Merrin have been at odds ever since battling each other to be speaker in the state House. In January 2023, Merrin lost the fight, while Stephens received more votes from Democrats than Republicans to clinch the victory. After his loss, Merrin urged his Republican colleagues in the House to weaken the speaker’s power by changing House rules.
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Merrin isn’t the only lawmaker Stephens is sparring with. Last fall, the speaker rejected efforts from fellow GOP lawmakers to strip the court’s power to protect the voter-passed measure to enshrine abortion access into the Ohio Constitution.
More drama went down with Ohio Republicans last September. State Republican Rep. Bob Young wrote a letter to Stephens saying he would step down after being arrested twice in a domestic violence case. His announcement came after Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), Stephens, and more than 30 Ohio House GOP members joined Democrats in calling for his resignation.
