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PETE HAYES: Ted Klasner was a stand-up guy who was both blessed and a blessing
Ted Klasner: Blessed and a blessing
Commentary Pete Hayes Telegraph Sports editor
June 23, 2021
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The late Ted Klasner in a 2012 Telegraph photo when he was named the Illinois Official of the Year in Girls Soccer Award from the National Federation of Officials Association. Klasner died May 25.Margie Barnes file photo | The Telegraph
Ted Klasner knew his time had come. With his heart about to give out, he told his wife, Pat, that he couldn’t hang on much longer. And when the end came and his great big heart stopped and the beeping monitor flat-lined, all his family was around him.
Notebook: Hilliard Bradley Jaguars boys volleyball team enjoys whirlwind day
The seniors on the Hilliard Bradley boys volleyball team had an unforgettable day May 28.
The second-seeded Jaguars defeated seventh-seeded Dublin Jerome 25-20, 25-18, 25-21 in a Division I, East Region final at 5 p.m. that Friday to qualify for state for the first time since 2012. After the victory, they were shuttled to another milestone, high school graduation at 7 p.m. in Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center.
Senior outside hitter Jonah Gilbert had 37 kills in the match, which took approximately 70 minutes to play. Gilbert was pleased with the outcome but wanted to get to graduation.