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Baseball: Auten continues strong sophomore season with another gem for Delaware Valley
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ALEXANDRIA – The best chance Bernards High School’s baseball team had of breaking through on Delaware Valley ace lefty Ryan Auten Tuesday afternoon was in the first inning.
The Mountaineers loaded the bases with one out on two singles and walk. But the 6-foot-5 sophomore struck out two to end the threat. He eventually got in his rhythm and did what’s come to be expected of him – he dominated.
The Terriers had a four-run fourth inning sparked by senior Brady Riordan’s three-run homer and went on to win 5-0.
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Auten allowed only those two first inning hits, struck out 12 and walked two in his 5 2/3 inning, 91-pitch effort. Dan Shapiro went the last 1 1/3 innings.
“I struggled in the beginning with walks, but then focused up, threw strikes, got my pitches in and did my thing,” said Auten.
Del Val took a big step in taking the Skyland Conference Valley Division title. The Terriers (8-3-1) are 5-1-1 in the division with one game left with Phillipsburg. Bernards (6-6-1) is 4-2 with games against Phillipsburg and Gill St. Bernard’s left.
Auten was coming off an 111-pitch, 6 1/3 inning effort against Gill St. Bernards last Thursday so coach Marty White was sure not to push the youngster.
“He’s fantastic, and I think he might be the best pitcher in the conference,” said White. “When he comes out and hits his spots, I mean he just starts going and blowing past batters.
“He’s legit, he’s gonna be a D1 player somewhere, We weren’t going to run him past 90 (pitches) today. He had a 4 1/2 day rest and we felt comfortable with that.”
Auten pitched five innings with 10 strikeouts and five walks against Bernards April 11 in a 4-2 win. Shapiro got the win in relief.
Bernards senior ace Evan Hoeckle, who took the loss in that game despite 6 1/3 strong innings, went six innings in the rematch, He allowed seven hits with six strikeouts, a walk and a hit by pitch.
“We didn’t put the ball in play enough,” said Bernards coach Jeff Falzarano. “We took too many fastballs down the gut, and you have to hit fastballs. You can’t let him get into a positive count. We have to play better defense, and we can’t strike out 14 times.”
Sophomore Cooper Fransen had two hits, a run scored and stolen base for Del Val. Junior catcher Matt Falzarano – coach Falzarano’s son – had two hits and a walk.
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — People in Delaware County said it feels like new housing developments are popping up on every corner.
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“What haven’t you noticed, right? The whole area just exploded,” said Scott Shonebarger.
Scott Sanders, the executive director of the Regional Planning Commission, said companies like Intel and other industries are a main driver for thousands of people moving to Delaware County.
With the big boom comes an urgent need for more housing.
John Wicks is the developer at Real Property Design and Development.
He has spent over a decade building homes for families in Delaware County.
Wicks said the Olentangy School District is one of the hottest spots for new homes.
“I started with one high school up until the 90s, then now we’re up to four up to five different high schools so it’s just a big draw,” said Wicks. “It’s a beautiful community.”
The district has grown into the fourth largest in Ohio with a new elementary school opening next year, and a fifth high school in 2028.
Wicks said the growth has presented some challenges over the years like labor shortage and some opposition.
“It’s become a big issue for a lot of people that live in and around these areas. They tend to oppose new growth and new development, so restrictions have gotten a little bit harder. Costs have obviously gone up over the last 20 years,” said Wicks.
The planning commission says between 275,000 and 350,000 people could call Delaware County home by 2040.
That’s up from 214,000 in 2020.
Scott Shonebarger said he supports growth but wonders when is enough.
“I mean to a certain extent I think you know at some point right you have to have some sort of boundaries I think, getting into the fact that now you have five high schools,” said Shonebarger. “What’s the limit?”
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
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