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Newark Wildcat girls soccer prepares for a rematch against the

Golden Gales BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

Vs. Lancaster (10/6) Vs. Zanesville (9/26)
The Wildcats hosted the Lancaster Newark girls soccer visited Zanes-
Golden Gales on Tuesday in Newark. ville on Saturday to face the Blue
The Gales got out ahead in the first Devils in Sulsberger Stadium. The
half with two goals, eclipsing the Blue Devils couldn’t hold back the
Wildcats’ single goal in the period. Wildcats as they blasted forward to
The second half of the game was a 5 – 0 shutout win.
a shutout for Newark as Lancaster
pumped out two more goals to take Vs. Coshocton (9/24)
the game 4 – 1. In Coshocton County on Thursday,
Newark will head back to Lancast- the Wildcats took on the Redskins.
er to recap with the Gales on Tues- Newark found the net three times in
day, October 20th at 7 PM. the first half, to send Coshocton to
the halftime break down 3 – 0.
Vs. Watkins Memorial (10/3) At the start of the second half, the
The Warriors came to face the Redskins landed a goal to trim the
Wildcats on Saturday. Newark got lead down to 3 – 1. The Wildcats put
out to a 1 – 0 lead in the first half be- up two more goals on the board be-
fore Watkins tied up the game and fore the Redskins could get another
held the game level until halftime 1 goal of their own. Coshocton got by
– 1. the goalie one more time, but still
Early in the second half, the War- trailed 5 – 2. As the clock ticked
riors landed another goal to lead 2 down, Newark landed their final
– 1. Just 16 minutes later, Watkins goal, and the Redskins answered
Memorial tacked on another goal, 3- back with their final goal to win the
1, and held it for the win. game 6 – 2.

Vs. Reynoldsburg (9/29) Vs. Teays Valley (9/22)
The Raiders invaded Newark on On the road in Ashville on Tuesday,
Tuesday, but were quickly faced with the Vikings dominated the first half
a goal by the Wildcats to jump out of the match, taking a 3 – 0 lead be-
1 – 0. Unable to stop the Cats, Reyn- fore the halftime break.
oldsburg was held scoreless as New- The Wildcats came to life in the
ark pumped out two more goals to second half, finding the net twice
lead the game 3 – 0 at halftime. to avoid a shutout, but Teays Valley
Back on the field, the Wildcats added three more goals to take the
didn’t take it easy on the Raiders as 6 – 2 win.
they wasted almost no time at all to
pile on a fourth goal to lead 4 – 0. Vs. Fairfield Union (9/21)
Just minutes later, Newark put the fi- On Monday night in Newark, the
nal shot over the bow for the Raiders Falcons met up with the Wildcats for
as they hit the net for a 5 – 0 shutout a battle that ultimately left Newark
victory over Reynoldsburg. in the lurch with a 2 – 1 loss.
Newark Wildcat player steels the ball from Zanesville. Matthew Dotson

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OTC Honors Legends of Loyalty Award Winners

create a positive office culture. Those
traits translate to her work with the
campus’s staff development com-
mittee, of which she is currently the
vice chair.
Kim Goudy

igate the often-overwhelming world
of financial aid. She has ascended
to assistant director of customer ser-
vice and processing. In that position,
she works directly with families seek-
ing help affording college, also serv- The Ohio State University avoid duplicating costs. They craft
ing as a liaison for veteran and mili- at Newark their respective strategic plans to
tary-connected students. Amacher’s
efforts and contributions personify Goudy embodies what it means to be For 55 years, COTC and Ohio State prioritize and continue strengthen-
COTC’s mission to provide avenues an educator. She has taught at COTC Newark have collectively dreamed ing this important relationship. Sus-
for everyone to achieve higher edu- since 2002, currently as a professor of offering an accessible education taining such a collaborative culture
cation — and to provide a supportive of business management technolo- to the communities they serve, and takes a devotion to teamwork. For
environment once they’re here. gy. She claims her students served they have worked in lockstep to bring COTC, Ohio State Newark has long
that vision to life. Through a unique fulfilled the other half of that equa-
Rhonda Carter as the impetus for pursing her doc- cost-shared partnership, they share tion — to this campus’s and commu-
torate degree, which she achieved in
Leadership is more than just manag- 2015. By herself learning to juggle personnel, resources and facilities. nity’s benefit.
ing processes. It’s also about service school and a full-time job, she could They operate off joint budgets to
toward people. For Carter, it comes relate more deeply to those students’
with her title: services center super- experiences. Goudy has presented at
visor. She manages the campus’s more than a dozen national and in-
printing efforts, connecting with and ternational conferences, not to men-
fulfilling requests from all corners tion made multiple appearances on
of the campus community. She has NBC4. She has also earned a COTC
been doing so for almost 30 years Teaching Excellence Award, a fitting
now. Carter’s colleagues have called recognition of her tremendous men-
her work exceptional and claim her torship and dedication.
kindness, energy and enthusiasm

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