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DC Athletic Director Announces Football Coaching Transition

After several months of thought and prayer, both during the season and since, Coach Bostater has asked to step down as the leader and Head Coach of Varsity Football Program. I will share a portion of a letter he wrote to the football staff that explains his vocational status: My (continued) professional challenges require me to resume formalized education and complete some professional certifications.... I have deferred some of this for years and the years are slipping by. This has already started as I had night class last night.

[ric-bostater]Coach Bostater's leadership in helping get the football started here at DC has included roles as an Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator and Head Coach. Under his leadership the school posted its' first winning season in 2010 of 6-4 and were 9-1 this past season just missing the state playoffs. Coach Bo resigns with a Head Coaching record of 19-11. More importantly we will never be able to thank him enough for the hours of sacrifice he has put into building up the character of the young men he has coached and will continue to coach here at DCS in a reduced role.

Thankfully this transition will be a smooth one as Coach Bo will remain on staff as an assistant coach this coming fall and Coach David "Doc" Amlin will step into the Head Coaching duties for the 2012 season.

Doc Amlin joined the DCS Football Staff in 2010 as the Offensive Coordinator. Prior to coaching at DCS, Doc was the Offensive Coordinator at Vandalia-Butler High School. Doc has over 30 years of football coaching experience at schools around the Miami Valley such as: Vandalia-Butler, Carroll, Chaminade-Julienne, Troy Christian and our own Dayton Christian. 16 of those years have been spent as a Varsity Offensive Coordinator and three of which were spent during the seasons of 2003-2005 as Troy Christian's Head Coach; TCS made the playoffs during the first of his two seasons at the helm.

Coach Amlin is a graduate of Vandalia-Bulter High School and has a B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University and earned his D.D.S. from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He and his wife, Christy, reside in Vandalia and have five adult children, 4 grandchildren and another on the way.

Thanks goes out to both Coach Bostater and Coach Amlin for their continued service to the Dayton Christian community.

Brad Pompos, RAA
Athletic Director
Dayton Christian School

29th Annual Southwest Ohio High School Swimming & Diving Classic

When: Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14-15.

Diving prelims: Miami University, Mason Community Center, Milford H.S., and Trotwood-Madison H.S.; 1 p.m. Sat. Diving finals: University of Cincinnati; 9 a.m. Sun.

Swimming prelims: Beavercreek YMCA, Countryside YMCA, Miami University, Mason H.S., Milford H.S., Trotwood-Madison H.S., and Washington Twp. Rec Center. 8 a.m. Sat.-Sun.

Swimming finals: Keating Natatorium, St. Xavier H.S. 6:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

INFORMATION: 2012 marks the twenty ninth anniversary for the Southwest Classic which remains the largest invitational of its kind in the United States. The meet has grown so large the preliminaries are being held at eight locations for the twenty second year. Approximately 120 schools entering over 3050 swimmers and 160 divers are expected to participate in this year’s Classic. The Classic is unusual because the swimmers compete not only in high school events but also the longer NCAA and USA Swimming events. The Southwest Ohio Swimming Officials Association (SWOSOA) continues to sponsor this meet. Through meet proceeds, donations and sponsor advertising, SWOSOA has established an athlete scholarship fund and for the thirteenth year will be offering six $750 scholarships to three senior boys and three senior girls this year.

Ursuline Academy will be trying for their second consecutive girl’s title. Names to watch for the girls in this year’s Classic are: Swimming - Marisa Pulaski, Centerville; Eleanore Hong & Sydney Lofquist, Dayton Oakwood; Elizabeth Heinbach & Hannah Vester, Indian Hills; Natalie Rohr, Kettering Fairmont; Morgan Emter & Zoe Thatcher, Mason; Sara Krueger, McAuley; Lauren Bass, Oak Hills; Emma Kiefer, Sidney Lehman Catholic; Kendra Crew, Springfield Shawnee; Sarah May, Sycamore; Kaitlyn Ferrara & Betsy Zilch, St. Ursula; Valerie Borger & Molly Hazelbaker, Turpin; Bridget Blood, Alisabeth Marsteller, Emily Slabe & Temarie Tomley, Ursuline; Sarah Gibbons & Rachel Theiler, Wyoming; Erika Chick, Yellow Springs. Diving - Hannah Collins, Bellbrook; Morgan Mullins, Centerville; Ellen Russo, Cincinnati Hills; Jamie Schindler, Dayton Christian; Megan Helwagen, Mason; Emily Moser, St. Ursula; Andrianna DiMasso, Sycamore.

The meet draws many college coaches who come to look over the area swimmers. It will be taped for cablecast as has been done in past years. A video feed is available from the Waycross Community Television truck. Also, check out the Classic’s Web site at www.swimmeet.com for real-time information about the meet, swimmers, entry times, and results of preliminaries and finals.

DDN girls basketball ratings

Division IV

1. Tri-Village (8-1): The Patriots rebounded from falling to Miami East by blitzing CCC foe National Trail, 71-49. Tri-Village is on a 20-2 streak over the last two seasons.
2. Fort Recovery (6-1)
3. Marion Local (6-1)
4. New Knoxville (5-2)
5. Miami Valley (6-2)
Extra points: New Knoxville swaps places with Miami Valley after the Rams were beaten by Valley View (8-2) in the MUM tourney, 38-32.

DCS Ranked in the Area Top 5 in Both Girls and Boys Basketball

Division III Girls
1. Anna (9-0): The Rockets face a test on Saturday at Marion Local. Anna’s offensive fireworks hog the publicity, but the defense has allowed 43 points or fewer in all but one game.
2. Madison (10-0)
3. Miami East (8-1)
4. Carlisle (8-1)
5. Dayton Christian (7-2)
Extra points: DC is on a five-game win streak after losing to Carroll and Belmont (7-3). Greeneview (6-2) fell out after losing to Miami Trace in a holiday tourney. ... Madison hosts Alter on Monday.

Division III Boys
1. Versailles (6-0): The Tigers jump to the top spot from fourth after knocking off previous leader Miami East 58-49 in their own holiday tourney. At unbeaten Fort Recovery today.
2. Greeneview (7-1)
3. Waynesville (5-1)
4. Miami East (7-2)
5. Dayton Christian (4-1)
Extra points: Greeneview’s Evan Bradds (18.9) is among area scoring leaders. ... Waynesville has won five straight and hosts Valley View on Saturday. ... Miami East hosts Troy Christian (6-1) on Saturday.

School profiles and information about the MVS College Prep Classic:

Academics and athletics: the new face of College Prep

On the weekend of January 13 and January 14, The Miami Valley School school will host the fifth annual College Prep Classic, a weekend varsity girls and boys basketball tournament that invites four teams to campus whose programs espouse a mission of college preparatory academics. The 2012 tournament finds a uniquely diverse collection of teams from four very different programs: boarding school, home school, charter school, and parochial school.
"The College Prep Classic is an opportunity to showcase The Miami Valley School students, facilities, and coaches in the context of a competitive basketball tournament," said athletic director Ken Laake . "Yet, we are strategic in our invitations to teams whose programs focus upon college-preparation and an appreciation for the scholar-athlete model." The four teams invited to campus this year demonstrate the diverse face of college-preparation as highlighted by their profiles below and special notes from their 2011-2012 basketball season:

The Linsly School
Wheeling, WV
The "east coast" is populated in historically successful boarding schools with rigorous academics and environments that turn college-preparation from an after-thought into an all-encompassing lifestyle. In the shadow of the Ivy League, the schools evolved into successful proving grounds for future leaders and the nation's elite. The Linsly School has preserved the timeless and essential values of hard work, respect, honor, honesty, and self-discipline within a challenging academic program and yet evolved a school that sheds the elitist stigmas of more stodgy east coast schools for a program that lives the motto, "forward and no retreat." As West Virginia's only independent boarding school, Linsly offers the westward expansion version of the classic boarding school--value focused but supporting the talents of the individual student for success in the 21st century. Athletics are an integral part of the Linsly program as they contribute to "physical well-being...through athletics, students learn that hard work, perseverance, sportsmanship, and teamwork count at least as much as winning."
The Linsly Varsity Girls capped their 2010-2011 season with a dramatic 30 point win over Toronto High School (OH).
The Linsly Varsity Boys began 2012 with a significant 36 point win over Shadyside High School (PA).

Butlerville Methodist Church
Bulterville, IN
"There were over 2.5 million students in the United States home-educated in the 2010-2011 academic year," said Dr. Brian Ray of a national homeschool advocacy group. He continued by indicating that since 2002, the growth rate has been 7% to 15% per year. Nearly half a million of these students are high school aged, and 90% are college-bound. Home schooling in the 21st century has used family networks, community groups, and social media to shed the stereotype of "low socialization" and "lack of resources." The Internet has brought the world into the home classroom. Conscientious parents and tutors engage in professional development and curriculum development through the plethora of resources at their disposal. Butlerville United Methodist Church is one of the best regional examples of a group of students with common values from a home-school environment who are engaged in competitive athletics and finding social interaction through community and sports involvement. According to their coach and pastor, each girl on the team is college-bound with high achievement on the national scholastic aptitude tests.
The Varsity Lady Wolves were runner-up to the state champions in their league in the 2010-2011 season.

General Chappie James Leadership Academy
Dayton, OH
Charter schools are an effect of the high stakes educational accountability created by mandated test results and the search for viable alternatives to failing school districts. Like public schools, charters are funded by tax dollars but generally have reduced rules and regulation structures defined by the school's charter. The General Chappie James Leadership Academy (CJA) was chartered in 2005 with a mission of providing a college preparatory environment for students who are residents of Dayton. The school's namesake General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. was a graduate of the Tuskee Institute and a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, who in 1975 became the first black American to reach the rank of four-star general. As an inner city charter school, CJA holds students accountable for their work ethic and achievement by maintaining high attendance rates and focusing student academic goals upon college preparation and often enrolling the first student in a particular minority family in college.
The Varsity Falcons beat Wesley Christian (KY) in a recent tournament with a final score of 69-55, and their non-league record is now 8-4.

Seton Catholic High School
Richmond, IN
Catholic schools participate in the evangelizing mission of the Church by integrating religious education as an important part of the secondary education. The Catholic Church operates the largest non-public, parochial school system in the world. Many Catholic schools have a focus on development of students as productive citizens and practitioners of the Catholic faith. Most utilize four guiding principles related to the Catholic identity of the school, education in regards to life and faith, celebration of life and faith, and action and social justice. Emphasis upon the role of education in developing a student's understanding of their faith combined with the tremendous success of Catholic post-secondary colleges and universities have primed traditional parochial schools to be college preparatory in their curriculum. In addition, parochial schools have traditionally been successful at utilizing extra-curricular activities, especially sports, as a tool for development of spirit, mind, and body. Seton Catholic has developed into the premier Catholic school in east centeral Indiana offering an important connection between college preparation and an emphasis on spirituality and service to others as defined by a school of religion, faith, and God.
The Seton Catholic Varsity Girls come into the Classic with an 11-7 record, 4-1 in conference.
The Seton Catholic Varsity Boys come into the Classic one month after a dramatic 63-37 win over Randolph Southern (IN).

Where does The Miami Valley School fit into the increasingly diverse spectrum of college preparatory programs?
In a word, it is independent.
The school's mission to develop self-sustaining learners and compassionate global citizens has come to describe an environment that celebrates individuals-their history, their culture, and their potential. Just as each of the teams participating in the College Prep Classic Basketball Tournament represent an alternative to the public system, MVS provides a comprehensive college preparation process while celebrating the student's contribution to academics, the Arts, and athletics. With a "no-cut" athletics policy, each student is permitted to enjoy the resources at their disposal and learn in an environment where test scores, points scored, or works produced are a result, but not the goal. Students at MVS celebrate the journey and process, experiencing the world as a living laboratory for learning.
The Miami Valley School welcomes Linsley, Butlerville Methodist, Chappie James Academy, and Seton Catholic to the annual College Prep Classic and celebrates the diverse ways that schools and programs across the country are redefining the college-preparatory education

January 13, 2012
2:00 pm: Butlerville Methodist v. Miami Valley (Girls)
5:00 pm: Seton Catholic v. Linsly (Girls)
6:30 pm: General Chappie James Academy v. Linsly (Boys)
8:00 pm: Seton Catholic v. Miami Valley (Boys)

January 14, 2012
10:00 am: Third Place Game (Girls)
11:30 am: Third Place Game (Boys)
1:00 pm: Championship Game (Girls)
2:30 pm: Championship Game (Boys)

Points battle in MBC:

There’s a pretty good points battle brewing in the Metro Buckeye Conference girls basketball.

Dayton Christian and Xenia Christian — separated by one game in the MBC standings — boast the league’s top two scorers. DC senior Lisa Weber averages 25.4 points through nine games and XC junior Michaela Nelson averages 24.0 through seven games.

Perhaps more impressive than Weber’s points is how she’s doing it. The 5-foot-10 guard is shooting 70 percent from the field (63 of 90), 47.6 percent from 3-point range (20 of 42) and 77.5 percent from the free-throw line (83 of 107).

She opened the season with 46 points in a 69-39 win against West Carrollton and had 21 of her team’s points in a 67-30 loss to Carroll.

In a head-to-head matchup, Weber scored 39 in a 79-47 win against Xenia Christian on Dec. 12.

Nelson, who leads the league in rebounds with 14.9, scored 18 and added 16 rebounds against DC. The 5-8 guard has double-doubles in six of seven games.

5 high school wrestling storylines you'll want to follow

Who will win it all: With Graham at the Clash National Duals, there will be a new team champion this year. Centerville and Ryle (Ky.) tied for second last season with 140 points.

All (almost) new champs: Northmont senior Jonah Newburg is the lone returning champion at the Holiday this season, guaranteeing at least 13 new champs.

Freshmen phenoms: The GMVWA does not seed freshmen, but there are several who could make an impact, including Miami Valley’s Matthew Kolodzik and Bellbrook’s Cameron Kelly — both at 106.

How the new weights shake out: This is the first season with the new weight classes, which has added an additional upper weight while eliminating 140. At the Ironman at Walsh Jesuit earlier this month, there were just 21 wrestlers at 195 while 182, 220 and 285 had just 27 wrestlers out of 72 teams. How full will the top four weight classes be this weekend?

Opening weight battle: The 106-pound class looks to be one of the stronger weight classes, with upperclassmen Troy Barklay (Centerville) and Josh Heidkamp (Butler) to go along with freshmen Kolodzik, Kelly, Michael May (Eaton) and Jarrod Ganger (Troy Christian).

5 high school wrestlers to watch this season

Marcus Windsor, Wayne, 120: The Warriors senior took the long road to a third-place finish last season, but he looks to claim the title this year. One of the matches of the weekend could pit Windsor against returning state runner-up Max Byrd of La Salle.

Jonah Newburg, Northmont, 170: Undefeated at 10-0 after placing seventh at state last season. Newburg is the lone returning individual champ from last year.

Lyle Plummer, Chaminade Julienne, 113 : The returning state qualifier for the Eagles is a perfect 10-0 on the season, claiming titles at Franklin and Xenia.

Matthew Kolodzik, Miami Valley, 106: Reached the finals of the Ironman as the 11th seed before dropping a one-point match to the top seed.

B.J. Toal, Troy Christian, 182: Returning state runner-up, finished third at the Ironman, dropping his lone match of the season to Graham’s Huston Evans.

DC and TC continue to be ranked in State Wrestling Poll

Division III
1. Apple Creek Waynedale (3) 50
1. Nelsonville-York (2) 50
3. Mechanicsburg 42
4. Troy Christian (1) 41
5. Beachwood 35
6. Archbold 31
7. Delta 22
8. Dayton Christian 17
9. Ashland Crestview 13
9. Liberty Center 13

Ironman Kolodzik

Making an impact: As holiday tournaments near, area freshmen are making an impact.

Bellbrook’s Cameron Kelly is unbeaten. He had three pins and a 15-0 technical fall win to claim the Edgewood title.

Miami Valley’s Matthew Kolodzik advanced to the 106 finals at the Ironman — regarded as one of the toughest tournaments in the country — before falling 3-2 to Johnson Mai of North Torrence, Calif.

Kelly and Kolodzik could meet in the GMVWA Holiday tournament at the Nutter Center on Dec. 29-30.

Dayon Christian's Wrestlers Adopt a Family

Giving back: Christmas for one local family will be a little more special thanks to the Dayton Christian wrestlers.

The Warriors adopted a family for the holidays. The family consists of two grandparents with custody of seven grandchildren ranging from the ages of 10 and younger, including a set of twins.

“It showed there is more to life than wrestling,” DC coach Ted Bray said. “They had never had a Christmas, and to see our kids rally around a family in their time of need was really cool.”

The parents and wrestlers took donations, which included winter coats and money. They also shopped at Walmart, aided by Christmas lists, and wrapped.

“They took a lot of pride in doing this the right way,” Bray said. “For them to step up and help another family the way they did. ... I don’t think I could have a better group of kids.”

Walmart donated money to the cause, which Bray used to purchase a crock pot and other cooking items for the grandparents.

DDN girls basketball ratings

Division IV

1. Tri-Village (7-0): Kayla Linkous tallied 24 points and the Patriots held a 19-0 first-quarter lead on Covington to hand the Buccs their first CCC setback. Linkous leads the area with 3.1 blocks per game and also is averaging 22.9 points.
2. Fort Recovery (6-0)
3. Marion Local (4-0)
4. Miami Valley (5-1)
5. New Knoxville (5-2)

Extra points: New Knoxville stays put despite a loss to Marion Local ... The MAC is well represented with three members ... Miami Valley’s loss is to Carroll.

DDN boys basketball ratings

Division III

1. Miami East (5-1): The Vikings rolled over both Lehman Catholic and Covington following their loss to Troy.
2. Greeneview (4-1)
3. Waynesville (4-1)
4. Dixie (4-1)
5. Dayton Christian (4-1)

Metro Buckeye: Fall all-conference teams

BOYS SOCCER
First Team:

Christian Alexander, Dayton Christian; Joshua Alexander, Dayton Christian; Stefan Cleveland, Miami Valley School; Daniel Erlandson, Dayton Christian; Alec Fisco, Dayton Christian; Alex Lupinek, Dayton Christian; Alexander Mitchell, Miami Valley School; Jake Mottershead, Springfield Emmanuel Christian; Roland Newsome, Yellow Springs; Evan Ramey, Xenia Christian; Jared Scarpfin, Yellow Springs; Brent Schilling, Dayton Christian; Harrison Smith, Miami Valley School; Nick Speck, Troy Christian; Jacob Trumbull, Yellow Springs.

Second Team:

Michael Anthony, Xenia Christian; Nathanial Choo, Miami Valley School; Jake Fugate, Yellow Springs; Jared Klawer, Springfield Emmanuel Christian; Eric Lawhorn, Yellow Springs; Alex Moritz,Troy Christian; Greg Peterson, Troy Christian; Grant Reigelsperger, Yellow Springs; Collin Roe, Miami Valley School; Parker Vaughan, Dayton Christian; Tad Williams, Dayton Christian; Tim Williams, Xenia Christian.

Player of the year: Christian Alexander, Dayton Christian

Coach of the year: Steve Vaughan, Dayton Christian


GIRLS SOCCER
First Team:

Casey Apple, Dayton Christian; Kelsey Clark, Miami Valley School; Lydia Demmitt, Troy Christian; Keturah Fulton, Yellow Springs; Sarah Graver, Xenia Christian; Madison Hart, Xenia Christian; Sydney Hufferon, Troy Christian; Kayla Marrero, Middletown Christian; Lauren McKenzie, Miami Valley School; Allison Paley, Dayton Christian; Lauren Peters, Troy Christian; Maddie Rench, Troy Christian; Karli Riviello, Troy Christian.

Second Team:

Brianna Ayers, Yellow Springs; Allyson Clark, Miami Valley School; Chelsae Dean, Dayton Christian; Rachel Graver, Xenia Christian; Morgan Haddad, Troy Christian; Maria Howarah, Xenia Christian; Gabby LaFave, Miami Valley School; Asia McKenzie, Middletown Christian; Lauren Shaver, Miami Valley School; Amanda Stone, Troy Christian; Jordanne Varvel, Troy Christian; Paloma Wiggins, Yellow Springs.

Player of the year: Casey Apple, Dayton Christian

Coach of the year: Brian Peters, Troy Christian


VOLLEYBALL
First Team:

Breanna Coffman, Springfield Emmanuel Christian; Maya Hardman, Yellow Springs; Christy Martin, Springfield Emmanuel Christian; Tymika Maupins, Dayton Christian; Reagan Nye, Dayton Christian; Morgan Schlatter, Dayton Christian; Madison Tolson, Middletown Christian; Megan Tolson, Dayton Christian.

Second Team:

Bridget Best, Middletown Christian; Lauren Haines, Troy Christian; Haley Neidig, Xenia Christian; Emma Peifer, Yellow Springs; Shannon Stanek, Miami Valley School; Kim Walls, Springfield Emmanuel Christian, Rebekah Wright, Dayton Christian.

Player of the year: Morgan Schlatter, Dayton Christian

Coach of the year: Linsday Kerns, Yellow Springs

DDN girls basketball ratings

Division IV

1. Tri-Village (5-0): Houston gave the Patriots their closest contest, losing by 16 points. Senior center Kayla Linkous is averaging 25.4 points and is lethal from the floor, converting 50-of-76 shots (.658).

2. Minster (3-0)

3. Fort Recovery (4-0)

4. Miami Valley (4-1)

5. New Knoxville (5-1)

Extra points: New Knoxville bumps Marion Local after the Flyers fell to hard to Minster ... Miami Valley’s lone loss is to unbeaten Carroll, and New Knoxville has lost only to Anna.

State wrestling poll for Dec. 14

Division III
1. Apple Creek Waynedale (2) 38
2. Nelsonville-York (2) 35
3. Troy Christian 30
4. Mechanicsburg 29
5. Beachwood 25
6. Delta 17
7. Archbold 15
8. Dayton Christian 13
9. Ashland Crestview 12
10. Liberty Center 11

Eagles win at the buzzer

Persistence pays off with Middletown Christian putback
CARLISLE — The act of following through was a common theme for the visiting Middletown Christian High School boys basketball team as they dealt with the noise of a pro-Carlisle crowd in The Pit.

So it was fitting that the Eagles won Tuesday’s nonleague battle by doing just that.

With the game tied at 68-all, thanks to Andrew Goodpaster’s rainbow 3-pointer from the left corner with three seconds to go, MCS had time for one more desperation scoring try.

And in those three seconds, the Eagles’ Zach Wise got off a potential game-winning shot from the left side that clanked off the backboard and off to the right where MCS teammate Jeff Hembree was following through on the play. Hembree put up a shot from the right which went in just as the buzzer sounded to end the game, giving the Eagles an thrilling 70-68 win.

“It just came out for the better of us, because we followed the play through until the buzzer sounded,” Hembree said. “Oh man! It was like I could fly for a second. I started jumping and the guys tackled me and everything. It was a pretty amazing feeling.”

MCS coach Luke Gibson said the final play went as he drew it up during the team’s final timeout ... right up to Hembree’s rebound and game-wininng score.

“Everything executed until Jeff got that rebound. That wasn’t planned, but what a great play,” he said. “One thing we drill all week is to anticipate the next play. Never assume that if one of our best shooters takes a shot, that he’s going to hit it. Zach’s capable of always hitting that shot, but Jeff just kept going in, and he got the rebound. It was amazing.”

Hembree’s heroics offset a game-high 22-point effort from Goodpaster. It also overshadowed the Eagles’ team-high 20-point effort by Zach Henderson.

Carlisle battled back from a pair of 10-point deficits and trailed by seven points with 1:01 left in the game.

But Carlisle’s Jon Back hit a pair of free throws on one possession, Evan Helton scored with 41 seconds to go, then Back drained a jumper from the right side to pull within the Indians (1-1) within one point (66-65) with 27 seconds left to play.

Hembree then got behind Carlisle’s full-court press for a lay-up that put the Eagles (2-0) up 68-65 with 10 seconds to go. That’s when Goodpaster drained his second trey of the game to tie it up with three ticks left.

“I thought both teams gave great effort tonight. ... It was one of those games that went back and forth and, unfortunately for us, they made the last play,” Carlisle coach Jeff Waugh said.

“We knew we were up against a good team at their place against a noisy crowd,” Henderson said. “We just played through it. That’s what we want to do all year long.”

Eagles ready to compete for MBC championship

Veteran MCS bunch is battled tested with big expectations.
MIDDLETOWN — The summer work has been put in and the expectations are pretty high for the Middletown Christian High School boys varsity basketball team this season.

A longtime member of the Kingdom Center leagues during the summer months, Middletown Christian coach Luke Gibson challenged his team a bit by entering them in the Salvation Army League against the likes of Dunbar, Marshall, Northmont and Centerville, among others, at the Kroc Center in Dayton.

“We wanted to play bigger schools, to get a gauge on how we measured up, and I think it was very beneficial for us,” Gibson said. “I got the job roughly 3-4 weeks before the start of last season, and to see where this team has come in that year’s time is remarkable. We’ve really grown as a team, no question.”

Five seniors, three juniors and a sophomore make up the Eagles this season. While Gibson said all five of his primary starters from last season’s 9-12 squad are back, a starting five hasn’t been named. Four players who averaged double figures last season head the list of returnees.

Senior Zach Wise, expected to be the team’s point guard, averaged 16.1 points, 4.2 assists and 3.3 steals per game last season.

Second-team Metro Buckeye Conference selections — senior guard Josh Hutson (11.8 ppg) and senior power forward Zach Henderson (11.0 ppg, 6.5 rebounds per game) — are back, as is senior guard Garrett Cobb, who averaged just under 10.9 points per game last season. Another senior guard, Drew King, put in a lot of hard work in the summer, Gibson said. King averaged 8 rebounds per game last season.

“The expectations are high around here,” Gibson said. “We expect to contend for the conference title and we expect to make a good tournament run.”

State wrestling poll for Dec. 14

Division III
1. Apple Creek Waynedale (2) 38
2. Nelsonville-York (2) 35
3. Troy Christian 30
4. Mechanicsburg 29
5. Beachwood 25
6. Delta 17
7. Archbold 15
8. Dayton Christian 13
9. Ashland Crestview 12
10. Liberty Center 11

Dayton Christian Honorable Mention Candidates

Dayton Christian Football players Junior Running Back, Heath Harding, and Senior Offensive Linemen, Nick Townsend, were named to the All-State Teams as Honorable Mention candidates.

Congrats Gentlemen and thanks for all the hard work.



AREA SPECIAL MENTION DIVISION V

Sam Christian, Covington; EJ Burnett, Purcell Marian; Heath Harding, Day. Christian; Darren Clark, Covington; Nick Townsend, Day. Christian; Caleb Maurer, Anna; Matt Issacs, Dixie; Michael Fellers, Miami East

Paul Orme: coaching player of the week

Here is a link to the channel 7 coverage on Lisa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mroB0tg7th8

Weber WHIO/Channel 7 Athletic of the Week

Congratulations goes out to Dayton Christian Lady Warriors Senior Guard, Lisa Weber. Weber scored 46 points in the season opener against West Carrollton Sat. Nov 26th. Lisa has been named the WHIO/Channel 7 Athlete of the Week and will be spot-lighted on the 6pm News Broadcast Tuesday Nov. 29th. Congrats Lisa!!!

Dayton Christian's Weber scores 46 in girls basketball opener

Lisa Weber scored 46 points in an outstanding performance to lead Dayton Christian to a 69-39 defeat of West Carrollton in Saturday’s girls high school basketball opener for both teams.

Weber finished with 10 field goals and converted 22 of 27 free throws.

DDN All-Area football teams named

DIVISION V-VI
Offensive player of the year: Brian Kelly, Spg. Catholic Central

Defensive player of the year: Daniel Gusching, Minster

Coach of the year: Rick Bostater, Dayton Christian



FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Brian Kelly Catholic Central 6-2 190 sr.
RB: Heath Harding Dayton Christian 5-10 175 jr.
RB: Jake Heitkamp Marion Local 5-7 180 sr.
RB: Cory Brandewie Fort Loramie 5-9 163 sr.
WR: Mitchell Campbell Versailles 6-4 195 sr.
WR: Jake Aldridge Catholic Central 6-2 195 sr.
OL: Nick Reier Anna 6-0 180 jr.
OL: Sam Christian Covington 6-0 257 sr.
OL: Aaron Hall Ansonia 6-3 280 sr.
OL: Greg Hartke Marion Local 6-1 210 sr.
OL: Tommy Brown Southeastern 6-4 280 sr.
K: Brandon Garlough Bethel 5-11 175 jr.

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Maverick Long Anna 6-1 250 jr.
DL: Gus Schwieterman Bethel 6-4 215 jr.
DL: Darren Clark Covington 6-2 214 sr.
DL: Nick Townsend Dayton Christian 6-5 225 sr.
LB: Caleb Maurer Anna 6-0 175 sr.
LB: Matt Issacs Dixie 6-4 210 jr.
LB: Daniel Gusching Minster 6-3 217 sr.
LB: Caleb Ranly Fort Loramie 6-2 230 sr.
DB: Michael Fellers Miami East 5- 11 155 so.
DB: Caleb Siefring Coldwater 6-0 165 jr.
DB: Jake Cordonnier Fort Loramie 6-3 181 sr.
P: Kyle Bergman Coldwater 6-0 175 jr.

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Nick Campbell Versailles 6-0 163 so.
RB: Cole Furgason Anna 6-0 195 sr.
RB: Ryan Jordan Dixie 5-10 180 jr.
RB: Michael Olinger Tri-County North 5-8 190 sr.
WR: Preston Snodgrass Southeastern 6-2 185 sr.
WR: Derek Gaerke Fort Recovery 6-1 175 sr.
OL: Andrew Less Arcanum 6-1 220 sr.
OL: Drew Guisinger Anna 5-10 210 jr.
OL: Clay Bornhorst Minster 6-2 207 sr.
OL: Jacob Heitkamp Versailles 6-2 205 jr.
OL: Brian Olson Covington 6-0 190 jr.
K: Taylor Gannon Catholic Central 5-8 135 sr.

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Rob Wente Minster 6-3 200 sr.
DL: Michael South III Southeastern 6-1 210 sr.
DL: Mark Brunet Coldwater 6-3 200 sr.
DL: Luke Schlater Versailles 6-0 205 jr.
LB: Kody Smith Arcanum 5-10 180 sr.
LB: Kaleb Matchett Versailles 6-3 186 sr.
LB: Dylan Owens Covington 6-1 190 jr.
LB: Dustin Myers Bethel 6-1 215 sr.
DB: Austin Hutchins Tri-County North 6-2 170 so.
DB: Seth Guillozet Fort Loramie 6-0 176 jr.
DB: Jordan Chapin Coldwater 5-9 170 jr.
P: Andrew Gilardi Lehman Catholic 5-9 150 jr.

SPECIAL MENTION OFFENSE

QB: Austin Bruns, Coldwater, jr.; RB: Dusty Holcomb, Ansonia, sr.; Kevin McMaken, Miami East, sr.; JJ MacPherson, Tri-County North, jr. WR: Greg White, WL-Salem, sr.; Brad Kelley, Spg. Catholic Central, sr. OL: Ryan Will, Minster, sr.; Justin Rutschilling, Marion Local, sr.; Matt Chaney, Southeastern, sr.; Austin Rust, Mississinawa Valley, jr.; Jacob Schlater, TC North, sr.; K: Tyler Zeis, Fort Loramie, sr.

SPECIAL MENTION DEFENSE

DL: Riley Sims, WL-Salem, jr.; Parker Buhrman, Arcanum, jr.; Caleb Lawson, TC North, sr.; Reed Buxton, Catholic Central, jr. LB: Michael Sheehan, Catholic Central, sr. LB: Josh Daugherty, TC North, sr.; Josh Black, Southeastern, sr.; Jordan Klosterman, Coldwater, sr.; DB: Duncan Mercer, Southeastern, jr.; Micheal Mack, WL-Salem, sr.; James Canan, Bradford, jr.; P: Zach Konkle, WL-Salem, sr.

3rd Annual WDTN-TV OPPY Awards – Presented by Monster Energy Drink

What an amazing High School football season we had in the Miami Valley in 2011! This season had its share of great games, tremendous plays, and numerous magical moments.
The OPPY’s are the Miami Valley’s only awards show highlighting the best from the high school gridiron as seen on Operation Football on WDTN-TV in 2011! Your team, coach, or individual player has been nominated for a WDTN-TV OPPY award. Each nominee will receive a certificate and have the chance to win an OPPY.
2 Sports Jack Pohl and Hutch Konerman will broadcast The Monster OPPY awards live from Fricker’s in Huber Heights (6280 Chambersburg Road) next Monday at 7pm! We cordially invite you, your nominee, and their families to Frickers for the show. The WDTN-TV OPPY Awards will be broadcast the following night at 7pm on WDTN-TV.
Here’s a list of the award categories and the nominees.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jake Aldridge WR Springfield Catholic
Nick Campbell QB Versailes
Heath Harding RB Dayton Christian
Brian Kelly QB Springfield Catholic
Denzel Norvell RB Thurgood Marshall
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bam Bradley DB Trotwood
Robert Johnson DL Thurgood Marshall
Mitchell Larson LB Xenia
Todd Moreland LB Thurgood Marshall
Ifeadi Odenigbo DL Centerville
COMEBACK TEAM OF THE YEAR
Beavercreek Beavers (6-4)
Brookville Blue Devils (7-3)
Butler Aviators (6-4)
Chaminade Julienne Eagles (7-3)
Milton-Union Bulldogs (8-2)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Marcus Colvin Chaminade-Julienne
Maurice Douglass Trotwood
Rick Meeks Springfield Shawnee
Steve Nolan Troy
Earl White Thurgood Marshall
GAME OF THE YEAR
Week 1 - Thurgood Marshall 21 Trotwood 35
Week 1 - Spfld Shawnee 20 Spfld Catholic 14
Week 5 - Troy 35 Beavercreek 28
Week 8 - Coldwater 0 Marion Local 7
Week 10 - Alter 17 Chaminade Julienne 7
We’d love to see you on Monday, November 28th at Fricker’s in Huber Heights for the 3rd Annual WDTN-TV OPPY Awards! Don’t forget to tell your friends and come out and support your nominee. If you’re unable to attend, be sure to watch the broadcast of the show on Tuesday, November 29th at 7pm on WDTN-TV!

Metro Buckeye Runs Well at Regionals

One team and 8 individual runners qualified to race at the Regional Cross Country meet on Oct. 22nd. Everyone ran well on the day. Kyle Klingler of Troy Christian paced his race very well, never dropping out of the top 15 places. He put in a solid kick in the last 800 meters to capture 8th place, and punch his first ticket to the State meet. “Kyle has worked really hard this year, and he has never taken his focus off qualifying for State. We are all proud of the race he ran today, and look forward to supporting him at State this year.” Stated Coach Jeff McDaniel.
Bethany Norman of Xenia Christian took off with her standard fast start, then hung with the top packs throughout the race. She didn’t back down in the final sprint to the finish and qualified for State in 9th place. “Bethany has put in a lot of miles this year. This will be her 3rd trip to the State meet, and she is excited to race at a new location. She was also very proud of how her girls team did at this Regional meet.” commented Coach Norman.
The Xenia Christian girls team ran well with the top 3 girls finishing in 9th, 23rd, and 36th place. As a team the took 8th place and scored better than had been expected. “Half the team is made up of freshman, and the experience of racing at Regionals has been invaluable to them. I am truly excited to see what this team will develop into next year.” Stated Coach Jim Preston.
The other Regional qualifiers placed : Lois Miller of Yellow Spring 27th, Megan Ball of Emmanuel Christian 58th, Drew Riggle of Xenia Christian 28th, Wes Haney of Emmanuel Christian 39th, Micah Bragg of Emmanuel Christian 77th, and Grant Albrecht of Dayton Christian 75th.

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FOOTBALL

Scoring (min. 80 pts)
Player TD FG XP 2P Tot
H. Harding, Day. Christian 30 0 0 0 180
D. Norvell, Marshall 26 0 0 0 156
A. Abbott, Lebanon 23 0 0 0 138
B. Wolf, C-Massie 22 0 0 0 132
C. Brandewie, Ft. Loramie 20 0 0 0 120
D. Holcomb, Ansonia 18 0 1 3 115
C. Caudill, Brookville 18 0 0 0 108
J. Finfrock, M-Union 18 0 0 0 108
McMaken, Miami East 17 0 0 1 104
A. Baskerville, Covington 17 0 0 0 102
J. Hall, Tippecanoe 17 0 0 0 102
T. Jones, Van. Butler 17 0 0 0 102
T. Zeis, Ft. Loramie 9 1 43 1 102
Rushing (min. 750 yds)

Player Att Yds Avg TD
A. Abbott, Lebanon 196 1473 7.5 21
T. Jones, Van. Butler 179 1468 8.2 17
D. Norvell, Marshall 140 1396 9.9 26
J. Finfrock, M-Union 222 1329 6.0 16
T. Gordon, Belmont 120 1300 10.8 13
J. Hall, Tippecanoe 184 1292 7.0 15
H. Harding, Day. Christian 109 1274 11.7 25

Kickoff Returns (min. 350 yds) Player Ret Yds Avg TD
R. Stites, W. Carrollton 20 597 29.9 2
M. Tindall, Van. Butler 25 560 22.4 2
R. Griffis, Miamisburg 22 559 25.4 0
M. Osterholt, St. Henry 26 543 20.9 1
M. Burke, TV South 26 537 20.6 1
T. Jervis, Oakwood 25 536 21.4 0
CJ Davis, Beavercreek 22 482 21.9 0
J. Sanford, Xenia 24 472 19.7 1
J. Taylor, N’eastern 14 467 21.9 1
F. Catrine, Fenwick 19 460 24.2 1
T. Shinall, Troy Chr. 21 445 21.2 1

Punt Returns (min. 125 yds) Player Ret Yds Avg TD
L. Turner, Dunbar 9 301 33.4 3
M. Mack, WL-Salem 13 299 23.0 2
L. Pierron, Mar. Local 21 246 11.7 1
F. Catrine, Fenwick 10 235 23.5 1
J. Finfrock, M-Union 16 209 13.1 0
I. Dunaway, Troy 11 208 18.9 0
S. Brown, Ponitz 5 183 36.6 0
B. Perkins, Ken. Ridge 11 176 16.0 1
A. Adams, Leh. Catholic 5 165 33.0 1

Kicking (min. 30 pts) Player XP FG Pts
C. Keeton, Waynesville 45 5 60
S. Blei, Covington 44 4 56
J. Kaczala, Centerville 42 3 51
E. Vanlandingham, Franklin 21 10 51
C. Gregory, Spg. Shaw. 47 1 50
M. Ringle, Beavercreek 18 10 48
J. Helt, Tecumseh 25 7 46
T. Zeis, Ft. Loramie 43 1 46
Interceptions
6: E. Bruns, Versailles

5: F. Catrine, Fenwick; TJ Tillman, Fairborn; T. Peters, Wayne; Fellers, Miami East; C. Siefring, Coldwater; T. Cron, Covington; J. Aldridge, Catholic Central; B. Mize, Madison

4: R. Mays, Miamisburg; R. Ford, Beavercreek; R. Stites, West Carrollton; K. LeForce, Franklin; Dwyer, Franklin; Ty Black, Waynesville; J. Reid, Meadowdale; J. Huber, Coldwater; B. Ireland, Urbana; T. Powell, Urbana; D. Mercer, Southeastern; B. Kelley, Catholic Central; T. Wood, Bellbrook; B. Williams, Dayton Christian; D. Karns, Milton-Union; L. Haenni, Fenwick; M. Kruse, Carlisle; A. Snowden, Preble Shawnee
Fumble Recoveries
5: J. Chapin, Coldwater; D. Branham, WL-Salem; B. Goldschmidt, Ft. Loramie

4: B. Olson, Covington; Z. Uselton, Northwestern; G. Sayers, Cedarville; H. Grant, Cedarville; T. McIntyre, Triad; J. Rowe, Northeastern; J. Pelfrey, Mechanicsburg; M. Davis, Dayton Christian; J. Liming, Cedarville; M. Larson, Xenia; D. Heath, Trotwood; D. Bowers, Ben Loganl; Range, Marshall; Bryant, Marshall; Flucas, Marshall; A. Thorpe, Meadowdale; N. Ebbing, Preble Shawnee; K. Dorsey, Belmont

3: R. Stallard, Xenia; M. Richardson, Wayne; D. Hendrix, Wayne; T. Homan, Marion Local; J. Daugherty, TC North; Jackson, Miami East; B. Alexander, Covington; J. Williams, Covington; Husa, Lehman Catholic; Cummons, Lehman Catholic; J. Rowland, Tecumseh; N. Durham, Fenwick; R. Heard, Carlisle; B. Topp, Carlisle


Tackles
M. Larson, Xenia 154; N. Woods, Franklin 126; B. Weiss, Ben Logan 126; A. Bumpus, Meadowdale 120; N. Jackson, Northridge 115; L. Montgomery, Dunbar 104; T. Thomas, Graham 103; M. Clark, Tecumseh 100; A. Engle, Ben Logan 99; A. Baker, Tipp 98; D. Bowers, Ben Logan 98; Z. Uselton, Northwestern 96; D. Owens, Covington 94; C. McDonald, Dunbar 92; J. Daugherty, TC North 91; R. Nsenga, Fairmont 90; Z. Dickman, Coldwater 90; D. Owens, Northridge 90; J. Bannick, Greenon 89; B. Harmon, Ben Logan 89; J. Taylor, Eaton 88; M. Gordon, Greenon 87; D. Thompson, Northmont 87; D. Frost, Urbana 86; D. Thompson, Miami East 85; Cummons, Lehman Catholic 85; M. Kadash, Oakwood 85; A. Meyers, Tipp 82; W. Hanlin, Graham 82; A. Slemker, Eaton 82; J. McCafferty, Eaton 81; T. Ikerd, Miamisburg 81; LeForce, Franklin 81; J. Chapin, Coldwater 81; C. Maurer, Anna 81; T. Homan, Marion Local 79; J. Rutschilling, Marion Local 79

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BOYS SOCCER

Goals
58: Latham, Cath. Central
40: Zimmerman, Bethel
38: Horner, Franklin-Monroe
35: Trumbull, Yellow Springs
32: Woods, Greeneview
31: Lynch, Bellbrook
28: Cottingim, TV South; Hamlin, Bethel; D. Jeffries, Waynesville
26: S. Jeffries, Waynesville

Assists
37: S. Jeffries, Waynesville
22: Zimmerman, Bethel
21: Gozelski, Tecumseh; D. Jeffries, Waynesville
20: Hodges, Newton; Horner, Franklin-Monroe
19: Alexander, Dayton Chr.; Beckdahl, Cath. Central
18: Hamlin, Bethel; Latham, Cath. Central; Sigler, Northwestern

GIRLS SOCCER
Goals
27: Neff, WL-Salem
24: Peters, Troy Chr.
22: Baise, Spg. Shawnee
21: Bell, Piqua; Blankenship, Anna; Siebenaler, Greeneview; Tenorio, Northwestern
20: Price, Waynesville
19: Boggs, Tecumseh; Cruz, Northwestern

Assists
19: Baise, Spg. Shawnee
16: Peters, Troy Chr.
15: Gill, Beavercreek; Sutherly, Miami East
14: Salhieh, Kenton Ridge; Ytterbo, Miamisburg
13: Demmitt, Troy Chr.; Gieseke, WL-Salem
12: Edwards, Wayne

Goalkeepers (min. 10 games, 40 saves)
Player, school GP GA SV SV%
Mason, Wayne 12 3 51 .944
Riviello, Troy Chr. 14 9 120 .930
Pyle, Centerville 18 7 77 .917
VanMatre, Sidney 11 10 101 .910
Sears, Miamisburg 18 19 167 .898
Deal, Piqua 16 20 161 .890
Gribler, Springboro 17 13 93 .877
Nelson, Xenia Chr. 12 13 86 .869
Wisecup, Xenia 14 18 103 .851
Barker, Lebanon 17 19 107 .849

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Kills

369: Kauth, CJ
316: Reinke, Piqua
310: Hogan, Spg. Shawnee
288: Christmann, Tecumseh; Coughlin, Ben Logan
283: Courtney, Alter
270: A. Johnson, Centerville
253: Vogler, Piqua
249: Kinchen, Bellefontaine
241: Selby, Troy
Aces
106: Tolson, Middletown Chr.
91: Hardman, Yellow Springs
81: Davis, Tecumseh
76: Collins, Miamisburg
75: Hardshaw, Yellow Springs
74: Schlatter, Dayton Chr.
72: Leitsinger, Springboro
62: Besl, Middletown Chr.
61: Jones, Indian Lake
59: Vogler, Piqua
Digs
604: Krafka, Centerville
397: Lay, Lebanon
373: Stumpf, CJ
365: Barfknecht, Van. Butler
358: Jones, Fairmont
337: Limbert, Brookville
317: Tolson, Middletown Chr.
312: Kauffman, Bellefontaine
308: Kinchen, Bellefontaine
306: Miller, Indian Lake
Blocks
147: Benge, Centerville
131: Myers, Bellefontaine
118: Rader, Bellefontaine
105: Collins, Miamisburg; McMurtry, Northwestern
91: Tester, Greenville
85: Wiederkehr, Kenton Ridge
77: Christmann, Tecumseh
72: Crooks, Northwestern
71: Coughlin, Ben Logan
Assists
677: Wilbur, Ben Logan
658: Collins, Tecumseh
648: Davis, Piqua
635: DeWitt, Spg. Shawnee
627: McFarland, Fairmont
610: Wheeler, Miamisburg
602: Hess, CJ
593: B. Johnson, Centerville
569: Hendricks, Urbana
562: Maier, Indian Lake

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BOYS GOLF (min. 126 holes)

Player, school Avg. Holes
Bernard, Wayne 34.4 180
Curry, Middletown Chr. 36.5 216
Wolters, Centerville 37.1 180
Kern, Springboro 37.2 189
Geise, Springboro 38.0 234
Sveda, Centerville 38.3 171
Sipe, Centerville 38.4 180
Bremigan, Russia 38.6 243
Slonaker, Sidney 38.6 135

BOYS SOCCER DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Saturday’s district finals
Division III

Yellow Springs vs. Dayton Christian, at Bellbrook, 2 p.m.

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Division V
1. Coldwater (7-2): QB Austin Bruns has super-charged the Cavaliers, who must win at Minster to clinch at least a share of the MAC title.

2. Covington (9-0): The Buccaneers can earn their second straight unbeaten regular season and an outright CCC title by winning at Arcanum.

3. Versailles (7-2): The resurgent Tigers have to win at St. Henry for their fourth straight win and get some help to make the Region 20 playoff cut.

4. West Liberty-Salem (9-0): Having already clinched a share of the OHC title, the Tigers go for an outright championship at Triad.

5. Dayton Christian (8-1): The Warriors must beat Troy Christian in the MBC and hope for help to make the Region 20 playoffs..

Division VI

1. Marion Local (7-2): The Flyers can earn at least a piece of the MAC title by knocking Delphos St. John”s out of the conference race.

2. Minster (6-3): The only way the Wildcats can secure the Region 24 playoffs is by knocking Coldwater out of MAC contention.

3. Fort Loramie (8-1): The Redskins can warm up for the Region 24 playoffs by beating Lehman Catholic.

4. Springfield Catholic Central (7-2): The Irish are headed to the Region 24 playoffs behind Brian Kelly, the area’s No. 1 QB.

5. Tri-County North (7-2): The Panthers must beat Ansonia and hope Covington stumbles for a share of the CCC title.

State-ranked Warriors’ arsenal is total teamwork

MBC title-holders hope to earn a spot in the state semifinals.
After losing six starters to graduation last year, Dayton Christian boys soccer coach Steve Vaughn was not sure exactly what to expect as the 2011 season unfolded.

“I thought we would drop off,” Vaughn said. “We were a good team last year, but actually?we have been more consistent this year. It has been a comfortable season for me and the guys.”

Vaughn had been the head coach at Dayton Christian before stepping down to the assistant coaching spot for the past two years.

When head coach Andrew Belleman announced he wasn’t coming back this year, Vaughn returned to the top spot.

So far, that familiarity has paid off.

For the first time in school history, the squad claimed an outright Metro Buckeye Conference title en route to claiming the top seed in the postseason tournament, the top ranking in the Miami Valley Soccer Coaches Association Division III poll and was ranked fourth in the final state poll.

“As long as I have been involved in the program, I don’t know if we have ever been the top seed,” Vaughn said of his time with the Warriors, which dates back 20-plus years. “We’ve never been state-ranked.”

While rankings are nice, the Warriors are pointing at doing something that hasn’t been accomplished since 1982 — advance to the state semifinals.

“We have been talking through it,” Vaughn said. “I feel as much pressure as they do, but mine is more from the stewardship of the team. You never know what is going to happen. That is the big unknown of the tourney. But, we haven’t given games away, and we are ranked so people are noticing what we do.

“But, I tell them we are only as good as our next game. Until we get there (the state semis), we haven’t achieved everything.”

And, Vaughn could tell right away that it was not going to be a season where they dropped off.

The Warriors defeated Columbus Academy and Cincinnati Seven Hills in the preseason and the momentum carried on through the regular season.

“You never know from one year to the next how things will go,” Vaughn said. “You don’t know what other teams will be like, but it started becoming apparent early that we are going to have a top team.”

The Warriors also are a team with depth.

While Cedarville University signee Christian Alexander (Springboro) leads the way with 17 goals and 17 assists after becoming the all-time scoring and assist leader for Dayton Christian, Daniel Erlandson (Waynesville) — who has committed to Lipscomb — has added six goals and is the staple pf the defense. Parker Vaughn (Lebanon), Alec Fisco (Springboro), Brent Schilling (Miamisburg) and Alex Lupinek (Kettering) also are in the top 20 in scoring for the Metro Buckeye Conference.

“One of the things that makes us so good is that we don’t have one person we count on to score,” said Vaughn, whose team is comprised of players from Springboro, Waynesville, Centerville, Kettering and Miamisburg, among others.

“We have four or five who can score. We really have a high-quality team. With the exception of Summit (Country Day), most teams rely on one or two guys ... we really don’t have any holes.”

Now, the Warriors aim to follow up their historic regular season with a run through the tournament.

“I have told them that getting to the district finals is not an easy thing to do,” Vaughn said. “You have the weather, we could have a game where we don’t finish, injuries ... you can’t take the easier teams for granted, you have to be focused.

“That is one thing I love about this team — they warm up loose, but once they step on the field they are professional in their approach; they know they have a job to do.

“I would love to repeat what the 1982 team did — anybody would — I have one eye on that and one eye on what we need to do... but there’s no pressure.”

The Power Of Prayer

The Xenia Christian girls cross country team qualified for Regionals this year bringing a dream come true for senior team captain Natalie Clauson, and an answer to prayer from two years ago. In 2009 when Natalie was a sophomore, her teammate Bethany Norman qualified for Regionals. The Ambassadors had not sent a runner to Regionals since 2004. The morning of Regionals the Xenia Christian team arrived at Troy in full support of their single runner. They set up the team tent on Regional ground and gathered in prayer around the tent asking for God to eventually send a team through to Regionals. Natalie Clauson was one of those in attendance. She faithfully trained beside Bethany in 2009 and 2010 to prepare her for State competition as an individual qualifier, but yet no Regional race for Natalie.
Then moving forward to October 22, 2011 at the Miami Valley Tech Center where teams gathered for District competition. God prepared the path with a new change for Division III teams. This year the girls were split into two races with 4 teams from each race qualifying to go to Regionals. Xenia Christian girls had run well all season with several 3rd place team finishes in big meets. Natalie Clauson, the now senior team captain, has led her team well through out the season. At Districts the Ambassador girls toed the line with many schools far greater in size than themselves. Not many would expect a team of only 6 girls to be able to do much in heavy competition. However, on Saturday the girls put out everything they had and as a team, they captured 3rd place to advance to Regionals as the only team from the Metro Buckeye Conference going on. Natalie Clauson’s dream of racing at Regionals will come true on Saturday, October 29th and God has answered the prayers of the past teammates who prayed around the team tent two years ago. Bethany Norman, Carrie Clauson, Sarah Kensinger, Natalie Clauson, Caitlin O’Guin, and Morgan Phillips will be representing Greene County at the Regionals Cross Country meet this weekend.

New foe could aid Dayton Christian

A win over Bishop Ready means more points for Warriors in state ranking.
In an unusual scheduling move that caused a frantic Tuesday afternoon, the Dayton Christian football team switched Friday opponents while improving its schedule.

The Warriors (7-1) were slated to play Oyler, a Division VI team from Cincinnati Public Schools, until Oyler called Tuesday morning and canceled the game. Dayton Christian Athletic Director Brad Pompos spent Tuesday searching for a new opponent, and he found Bishop Ready, a D-IV Columbus school.

Bishop Ready had an open date on Friday, and it will host Dayton Christian at Hilliard Bradley High School.

“It was a stressful day, I can tell you that,” Pompos said.

Meanwhile, DC set itself up for a possible Harbin points boost. The Warriors stand No. 10 in D-V, Region 20, and the top eight teams in each region make the playoffs. Points positions are assisted by wins against teams with higher win totals.

Oyler is 1-6, meaning it would’ve been almost no help in Harbin points with a DC win. Bishop Ready is 4-4, so a Dayton Christian victory could give the Warriors a bump.

Dayton Christian will close the season against Troy Christian (1-7) in Week 10.


DC coach Rick Bostater, who works during the day in Cincinnati, faced quick changes to his game and practice plans because of the opponent change and Wednesday’s rainy weather. One of Bostater’s assistant coaches, who is retired, drove to trade game film with the Bishop Ready coaches on Wednesday morning, scrapping the Oyler preparation coaches produced last Saturday.

Then, it rained. Because Dayton Christian doesn’t have a gymnasium in the school, Bostater arranged for classrooms to do Bishop Ready study on white boards and a multipurpose room to get at least some athletic work in for the day.

However, as Bostater noted, Bishop Ready doesn’t stand in any better position, as it expected to be off this Friday. Its players had Monday off, he said.

“We’re all scrambling,” Bostater said.

Coaches have at least one motivational card to play. The first year Dayton Christian was a varsity program, in 2004, the Warriors hosted Bishop Ready for their homecoming game. Bishop Ready pounded them 70-10.

“So there’s a little emotional material to work with there,” Bostater said.

Part of Dayton Christian’s scheduling difficulty comes from its league affiliation. The Metro Buckeye Conference, which will disband after this season, has five football-playing members, meaning DC has to find six nonconference games. That’s particularly difficult later in the season, when most teams are facing the heart of their league schedules.

So far this season, the Warriors’ non-league opponents have a combined record of 10-38. That hurts DC in its regional points standings.

Many area football teams are working on the edge of playoff races, but none faced the circumstances the Warriors endured this week while trying to make the postseason for the first time.

“We’re just doing Monday and Tuesday work over again,” Bostater said. “It’s a little bit of a different situation for everybody.”

Area high school football roundup for Oct. 14

Dayton Christian 28, Bishop Ready 18: The Warriors (8-1) rallied for a pair of fourth-quarter scores to win at Columbus Bishop Ready (4-5). A Speros Gabriel run gave DC the lead in the fourth quarter, and Walter Miliner’s 66-yard TD run sealed the victory in a game that was scheduled just this week when DC’s original opponent backed out.

Fort Loramie 65, Jefferson 6: Cory Brandewie rushed for five touchdowns as Fort Loramie (8-1, 3-0 Metro Buckeye) won at Jefferson (0-7, 0-4).

Metro Buckeye Qualifiers For Cross Country Regionals

The schools in the Metro Buckeye Conference did well this past Saturday in District competition in cross country. Both Conference Champions, Bethany Norman of Xenia Christian, and Kyle Klingler of Troy Christian ran solid races and placed 3rd to qualify individually for Regionals. The remaining girls from Xenia Christian ran extremely well and as a team they took 3rd and will be moving on to Regionals this weekend. The Xenia Christian girls: Bethany Norman, Carrie Clauson, Sarah Kensinger, Caitlin O’Guin, Natalie Clauson, and Morgan Phillips will be the only team representing the Metro Buckeye Conference this year at Regionals.
However, many of the Metro Buckeye teams did put forth great effort Saturday and narrowly missed qualifying. Troy Christian boys placed 5th, Xenia Christian boys placed 5th, Emmanuel Christian boys placed 6th, and Yellow Springs girls placed 7th.
Other individual qualifiers for Regionals are Drew Riggle from Xenia Christian, Wes Haney, Micah Bragg, and Megan Ball from Emmanuel Christian, Lois Miller from Yellow Springs, Grant Albrecht from Dayton Christian, and Becca Wheeler from Middletown Christian. Good luck to all the Regional qualifiers this weekend.

Xenia Christian Girls Cross Country Team Qualifies for Regionals

The District races at the Miami Valley Tech Center in Dayton proved to be the ground for a monumental day for the Ambassadors. In previous years Division III girls were given only one race with slots for 6 teams to qualify to Regionals. Last year, coaches complained heavily as the starting line is not able to accommodate 160 girls. Also, the competition is such that the top 4 teams in the Dayton District typically make it onto State. The complaints were answered by this being the first year for Division III girls to be split into 2 races, like all the other divisions, and have a total of 8 teams qualify for Regionals.
The girls arrived with frost on the ground, and a chill in the air, but their spirits were high. “We have trained all season for this day, and the girls are really ready to take on the challenge.” Stated Coach Norman. The gun went off at 9:00am for the start of Race A for Division III. Bethany Norman held the lead for the first 1 ½ miles, and eventually placed 3rd. 3 of the remaining 5 girls on the team posted personal record times for the race. These teammates are: Carrie Clauson, Sarak Kensinger, Caitlin O’Guin, Natalie Clauson, and Morgan Phillips. When the final results were in, the Ambassador Girls team placed 3rd and will be moving onto Regional competition Saturday in Troy. “I couldn’t be prouder than I am at this moment. Xenia Christian has not sent a team to Regionals since 2004. This small team of six girls has a lot of heart, and they left everything on the course today. They are awesome young ladies and really deserved to qualify.” Commented Coach Norman.
The Ambassador boys team put for great effort in a very difficult field of runners. Drew Riggle qualified for Regionals by taking 13th place. “Drew has run well all year, and being just a freshman, this is a big accomplishment for him.” Stated Coach Preston. The remaining boys on the team are: Noah Dean, Haakon Nelson, Casey Surls, Evan Ramey, David Granduioller, and Davis Weerheim. The boys team placed 5th which is the highest they have placed as a team for many years.“It has been a pleasure coaching this team. By placing 5th as a team, they have really impressed upon themselves that they are very capable of challenging for a Regional berth in the future.” Commented Coach Preston.

Dayton Christian changes Friday football opponent

The Dayton Christian football team has changed its football opponent for Friday from Oyler to Bishop Ready after a hectic few hours at the school on Tuesday.

Brad Pompos, the Dayton Christian athletic director, said Oyler, a Cincinnati Public Schools high school, canceled the game on Tuesday. The Warriors, who are 7-1, wanted to fill the newly open spot and found a game against Bishop Ready, a Columbus private school.

The 7:30 p.m. Friday game will be played at Hilliard Bradley High School.

The change could actually benefit Dayton Christian if it can win. Despite their record, the Warriors stand 10th in the Division V, Region 20 Harbin points (the top 8 in each region advance to the playoffs). Oyler, a D-VI team, is 1-6. Bishop Ready, a D-IV team, is 4-4.

That could mean a boost in the Harbin points if Dayton Christian can win, or at least much more than Oyler could have provided. The Warriors will close the season against Troy Christian (1-7) in Week 10.

Area high school sports roundup for Oct. 17

Dayton Christian 6, Tri-County North 0: Allison Paley scored four goals and had an assist for Dayton Christian.

The Warriors will play Preble Shawnee on Thursday in the Division III Troy Sectional

Final high school state soccer poll

Boys
Division III

1. Ottawa Hills 14-0-2 94

2. Worthington Christian 11-4-1 86

3. Hudson Western Res. Acad. 14-0-1 85

4. Dayton Christian 12-2-2 69

5. Elyria Catholic 12-3-1 61

6. Cin. Summit Country Day 11-4-1 60

7. Springfield Catholic Central 13-2-1 56

8. Gates Mills Hawken 11-4-0 39

9. Cincinnati Madeira 14-1-1 36

10. Columbus Tree Of Life 13-1-2 34

Boys Golf STATE TOURNAMENT

DIVISION III

Team Standings: 1. Col. Wellington 674; 2. Lima Central Catholic 685*; 3. Middletown Christian 685; 4. Worthington Christian 703; 5. Newark Catholic 706; 6. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 710; 7. Sidney Lehman Catholic (Ben Thieman 168, John Copella 178, Tyler Bergman 175, Sam Dean 190, Mitchell Shroyer 231) 711; 8. Sugarcreek Garaway 712; 9. Stryker 714; 10. Van Buren 733; 11. St. Thomas Aquinas 734; 12. St. Joseph Central Catholic 737.

*won tiebreak

Top Ten Individuals: 1. Andrew Bieber (Gilmour Academy) 154; 2. Ryan Troyer (Sugarcreek Garaway) 158; 3. Rick Deichert (Maumee Valley Country Day) 159; 4. Ben Silverman (Ottawa Hills) 160; 5. Josh Klaus (Lima Central Catholic) 161; 6. Jon Taylor (Col. Wellington) 162; 7. Quinten Henricks (Col. Wellington), Erik Gregory (Middletown Christian), Jordan Reese (Cedarville) 164; 10. Grant Nisbet (Middletown Christian) 165. T-28: Alex Smith (Miami Valley) 176.

Girls Golf STATE TOURNAMENT

Top Ten Individuals: 1. Haylee Harford (Warren J.F.K.) 146; 2. Annie Miller (Col. Wellington), Brynn FitzGerald (Pepper Pike Orange) 153; 4. Mikayla Baer (Woodmore), Sarah Kolodzik (Miami Valley) 155; 6. Shelby Thompson (Claymont) 156; 7. Madison Mullins (Perkins) 158; 8. Maria Mancini (Seminary), Mary Rose Metter (Alter) 162; 10. Taylor Saxton (Logan Elm), Shelby Warner (Lima Central Catholic), Mikaela Hadaway (Chaminade Julienne), Makayla Dull (Lakota) 165.

Football Highlight October 14, 2011

Dayton Christian 70, Riverside 13: Heath Harding carried nine times for 148 yards and four touchdowns and also had a TD reception for DC (7-1).

High school sports results for Oct. 14

Boys golf state tournament

DIVISION III

Team Standings: 1. Sugarcreek Garaway 338; 2. Columbus Wellington 343; 3. Middletown Christian 345; 4. Lima Central Catholic 346; 5. Newark Catholic 348; 6. Worthington Christian 350; 7. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 351; 8. Lehman Catholic 353 (Ben Thieman 84, John Copella 86, Tyler Bergman 87, Sam Dean 96, Mitchell Shroyer 115); 9. Van Buren 362; 10. Stryker 366; 11. Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 369; 12. Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic 375.

Top Ten Individuals: 1. Ryan Troyer (Garaway) 76; 2. Andrew Bieber (Gilmour) 77; 3. Jordan Reese (Cedarville) 80; T4. Josh Klaus (Lima Central Cath.) 81; T4. Grant Nisbet (Middletown Chr.) 81; T4. Tanner Huntley (West Union) 81; T4. Isaac Haver (Kidron Central Chr.) 81; T8. David Meurer (Newark Cath.) 82; T8. Rick Deichert (Maumee Valley Country Day) 83; 10. Quinten Henricks (Wellington) 83.

Other Area Qualifiers: T43. Alex Smith (Miami Valley) 91
GIRLS GOLF?STATE TOURNAMENT
Top Ten Individuals: 1. Haylee Harford (Warren JFK) 71; 2. Mikayla Baer (Elmore Woodmore) 75; T3. Shelby Thompson (Uhrichsville Claymont) 76; T3. Brynn Fitzgerald (Pepper Pike Orange) 76; 5. Annie Miller (Columbus Wellington) 77; T6. Mary Rose Metter (Alter) 79; T6. Shelby Warner (Lima Central Cath.) 79; T8. Mikaela Hadaway (CJ) 80; T8. Sarah Kolodzik (Miami Valley) 80; 10. Madison Mullins (Sandusky Perkins) 82.

MBC Cross Country Conference

The on and off rain at Middletown didn’t stop the runners from giving their best efforts Friday night on the Middletown course. Kyle Klingler from Troy Christian won the boys’ race on a sprint to the finish in front of Emmanuel Christian’s Kevin Stewart. Bethany Norman from Xenia Christian won the girls’ race decisively. For the team standings in the boys: Emmanuel Christian won the conference title, Xenia Christian placed 2nd, and Troy Christian took 3rd. For the girls: Xenia Christian won for the third year in a row, and Yellow Springs took 2nd.
This upcoming week, all of the teams will be preparing for Districts next Saturday. It should be an exciting meet as once again Kyle Klingler and Kevin Stewart will challenge each other in Race A. Both runners are hoping to lead their teams to regionals. The Xenia Christian boys are in pursuit of their first regional berth in Race B. Bethany Norman will take on the field in Race A with the Xenia Christian girls team making a solid bid for regionals. Lois Miller and the Yellow Springs team will be battling for a regional slot out of Race B.

Latest high school football ratings

Division V

1. Coldwater (6-1): The Cavaliers edged Delphos St. John’s last week and are at Marion Local in what may well decide the MAC championship.

2. Covington (7-0): The high-scoring Buccaneers, at National Trail, are in command of another CCC title and playoff season.

3. Versailles (5-2): The Tigers hope to finish strong after consecutive midseason MAC losses to Coldwater and Delphos SJ’s.

4. West Liberty-Salem (7-0): Another OHC championship appears within the Tigers’ grasp should they eliminate Mechanicsburg.

5. Dayton Christian (6-1): The high-scoring Warriors lit up Lehman Catholic to remain in MBC contention after falling to Fort Loramie.

Division VI

1. Marion Local (6-1): Once again the MAC title likely will be decided when the Flyers host Coldwater. Both are unbeaten in the conference.

2. Minster (5-2): The Wildcats have mounted a three-game win streak since falling to Delphos SJ’s and Marion Local in midseason.

3. Fort Loramie (6-1): The Redskins are atop the MBC standings are handing Dayton Christian its only loss.

4. Spg. Catholic Central (5-2): The Irish still have an outside shot at an OHC title should WL-Salem fall.

5. Tri-County North (5-2): The Panthers have lost only to Brookville (6-1) in the opener and unbeaten Covington.

Latest high school football ratings

Division V

1. Coldwater (6-1): The Cavaliers edged Delphos St. John’s last week and are at Marion Local in what may well decide the MAC championship.

2. Covington (7-0): The high-scoring Buccaneers, at National Trail, are in command of another CCC title and playoff season.

3. Versailles (5-2): The Tigers hope to finish strong after consecutive midseason MAC losses to Coldwater and Delphos SJ’s.

4. West Liberty-Salem (7-0): Another OHC championship appears within the Tigers’ grasp should they eliminate Mechanicsburg.

5. Dayton Christian (6-1): The high-scoring Warriors lit up Lehman Catholic to remain in MBC contention after falling to Fort Loramie.

Division VI

1. Marion Local (6-1): Once again the MAC title likely will be decided when the Flyers host Coldwater. Both are unbeaten in the conference.

2. Minster (5-2): The Wildcats have mounted a three-game win streak since falling to Delphos SJ’s and Marion Local in midseason.

3. Fort Loramie (6-1): The Redskins are atop the MBC standings are handing Dayton Christian its only loss.

4. Spg. Catholic Central (5-2): The Irish still have an outside shot at an OHC title should WL-Salem fall.

5. Tri-County North (5-2): The Panthers have lost only to Brookville (6-1) in the opener and unbeaten Covington.

Latest area Varsity football leaders

FOOTBALL

Scoring (min. 60 pts)

Player TD FG XP 2P Tot

H. Harding, Day. Christian 24 0 0 0 144
D. Norvell, Marshall 23 0 0 0 138
C. Caudill, Brookville 18 0 0 0 108
A. Abbott, Lebanon 17 0 0 0 102
T. Jones, Van. Butler 16 0 0 0 96
D. Holcomb, Ansonia 15 0 1 2 95
R. Jordan, Dixie 15 0 0 0 90
B. Wolf, C-Massie 15 0 0 0 90
C. Brandewie, Ft. Loramie 14 0 0 0 84
J. Finfrock, M-Union 14 0 0 0 84
S. Keller, Ansonia 11 0 0 9 84
T. Gordon, Belmont 13 0 0 0 78
I. Green, Trotwood 13 0 0 0 78
J. Heitkamp, Mar. Local 13 0 0 0 78
A. Gearing, Fenwick 12 0 0 2 76
T. Zeis, Ft. Loramie 7 1 27 1 74
J. Dembski, Piqua 12 0 0 0 72
J. Hall, Tippecanoe 12 0 0 0 72
D. Hamilton, Fairborn 12 0 0 0 72
McMaken, Miami East 12 0 0 0 72
B. Stoops, N’eastern 12 0 0 0 72
I. Williams, Troy 12 0 0 0 72
J. Harrison, Wayne 11 0 0 0 66
J. Johnson, Springboro 11 0 0 0 66
A. McCrory, Spg. Shawnee 11 0 0 0 66
M. Zaire, Alter 11 0 0 0 66
A. Baskerville, Covington 10 0 0 0 60
M. Campbell, Versailles 9 0 0 3 60
L. Creditt, Waynesville 10 0 0 0 60

Passing (min. 700 yds)

Player Cmp/Att Yds TD
B. Kelly, Cath. Central
135/231 2019 24
N. Campbell, Versailles 96/166 1499 20
C. Belton, Northmont 110/198 1495 12
L. Pavlatos, S’eastern 112/190 1453 12
K. Williams, Fairborn 78/153 1374 14
J. Harrison, Wayne 93/179 1370 13
M. Simpson, Trotwood 103/187 1335 17
C. Wallace, Springfield 96/182 1313 13
A. Bruns, Coldwater 87/165 1208 15
K. Stahl, St. Henry 92/156 1200 10
T. West, Fairmont 78/156 1154 10
C. Young, Triad 99/170 1148 8
J. Little, Springboro 92/155 1133 13
K. Hall, Dunbar 60/121 1124 9
N. Mays, Urbana 66/123 1072 14
J. Burk, Greenville 82/154 1024 7
L. Morgan, Lebanon 64/127 1023 9
M. Banke, Oakwood 72/151 1021 7
L. Boyer, Carlisle 63/115 998 10
Z. Newsock, Xenia 66/139 982 7
L. Bowling, Dixie 56/101 932 10
L. Creditt, Waynesville 61/114 886 7
J. Meyer, Anna 58/106 877 8
C. May, Troy 54/97 817 11
A. Gearing, Fenwick 48/80 802 9
A. Hutchins, TC North 46/89 801 10
S. Spees, CJ 53/126 801 8
D. Mosbarger, B’fontaine 66/122 781 6
A. Bertke, Mar. Local 48/79 751 8
R. Pugh, Van. Butler 51/92 744 9
C. Cottingim, TV South 65/130 739 16
N. Lias, Kenton Ridge 47/90 707 7
R. Sims, WL-Salem 37/62 704 8

Rushing (min. 600 yds)
Player Att Yds Avg TD
T. Gordon, Belmont
120
1300
10.8
13

T. Jones, Van. Butler
132
1269
9.6
16

D. Norvell, Dunbar
116
1260
10.9
23

A. Abbott, Lebanon
157
1156
7.4
17

I. Green, Trotwood
105
1021
9.7
12

H. Harding, Day. Christian
91
998
11.0
19

J. Hall, Tippecanoe
146
995
6.8
11

D. Holcomb, Ansonia
145
931
6.4
14

J. Dembski, Piqua
124
916
7.4
12

C. Caudill, Brookville
114
883
7.7
18

B. Flucas, Carroll
154
853
5.5
3

J. Finfrock, M-Union
154
850
5.5
9

S. Keller, Ansonia
149
849
5.7
11

J. Clemons, Madison
105
847
8.1
7

Z. Smith, Beavercreek
175
821
4.7
8

C. Furgason, Anna
131
806
6.2
8

T. Crisp, Dunbar
89
803
9.0
9

B. Stoops, N’eastern
123
801
6.5
12

A. Stewart, Stebbins
121
786
6.5
7

B. Jarzab, Spg. Shawnee
102
785
7.7
8

J. Penno, Alter
94
780
8.3
8

A. McCrory, Spg. Shawnee
120
750
6.3
6

L. Creditt, Waynesville
128
742
5.8
10

M. Zaire, Alter
93
735
7.9
11

J. Heitkamp, Mar. Local
124
716
5.8
12

Landis, Brookville
68
707
10.4
7

A. Baskerville, Covington
108
681
6.3
10

I. Winston, Covington
93
679
7.3
9

McMaken, Miami East
116
677
5.8
12

A. Gearing, Fenwick
85
673
7.9
12

T. Schenck, Valley View
120
638
5.3
9

B. Payne, CJ
114
635
5.6
6

S. Conner, Greenon
89
629
7.1
6

M. Lindsey, Waynesville
77
621
8.1
9

D. Riffell, Tecumseh
95
602
6.3
6


Receiving (min. 350 yds)

Player
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD

J. Aldridge, Cath. Central
55
825
15.0
9

L. Miller, Oakwood
48
780
16.2
6

P. Snodgrass, S’eastern
48
731
15.2
5

T. Montgomery, Springfield
43
693
16.1
5

J. Trammell, Northmont
40
678
17.0
4

A. Wolf, Lebanon
36
565
19.5
4

N. Jackson, Northridge
38
556
14.6
4

J. Johnson, Springboro
36
539
15.0
11

T. Mobley, Trotwood
33
490
14.8
5

M. Campbell, Versailles
32
489
15.3
9

J. Schaaf, Springboro
34
486
14.3
4

E. Williams, Franklin
35
479
13.7
1

D. Hamilton, Fairborn
22
456
20.7
4

B. Kelley, Cath. Central
28
449
16.0
5

C. Williams, Anna
24
430
17.9
6

N. Burton, Carlisle
17
427
25.1
5

A. Miller, Wayne
29
411
14.2
5

J. Issacs, Dixie
17
404
23.8
3

L. Pierron, Mar. Local
23
401
17.4
4

A. Carey, Jr., Springfield
25
400
16.0
3

E. Bruns, Versailles
23
381
16.6
5

N. Esposito, Lebanon
23
377
16.4
3

A. Sanford, Triad
26
375
14.4
2

L. Haenni, Fenwick
20
371
18.6
5

L. Turner, Dunbar
22
370
16.8
5

C. Brandewie, Ft. Loramie
12
369
30.8
6

L. Crockett, Tecumseh
14
369
26.4
5

G. White, WL-Salem
18
364
20.2
6

B. Ireland, Urbana
20
363
18.2
3

M. Greene, Xenia
16
362
22.6
3


Kickoff Returns (min. 250 yds)

Player
Ret
Yds
Avg
TD

R. Griffis, Miamisburg
18
475
26.4
0

M. Osterholt, St. Henry
20
441
22.1
1

M. Burke, TV South
21
438
20.8
1

CJ Davis, Beavercreek
18
416
23.1
0

T. Jervis, Oakwood
18
408
22.7
0

R. Stites, W. Carrrollton
14
393
28.1
1

M. Tindall, Van. Butler
16
379
23.7
2

Z. Uselton, N’western
23
370
16.1
0

R. Belcher, Fairmont
18
368
20.4
0

F. Catrine, Fenwick
14
358
25.6
1

T. Shinall, Troy Christian
15
350
23.3
1

Z. Comer, Greenville
20
350
17.5
0

J. Sanford, Xenia
16
332
20.8
1

K. Longworth, Springboro
15
326
21.7
0

J. McMillian, Stebbins
19
288
15.2
1

J. Taylor, N’eastern
13
285
21.9
1

A. Milledge, Mech’burg
12
281
23.4
1

C. Wilson, Monroe
11
277
25.2
1

A. Abbott, Lebanon
10
275
27.5
0

N. Rehs, Fairborn
11
267
24.3
0

C. Brewer, Pre. Shawnee
11
265
24.1
1

J. Lowery, Northmont
14
260
18.6
0

S. Conner, Greenon
11
253
23.0
0

T. Zeis, Ft. Loramie
7
250
35.7
1


Punt Returns (min. 100 yds)

Player
Ret
Yds
Avg
TD

L. Turner, Dunbar
8
271
33.9
3

M. Mack, Mech’burg
11
244
22.2
2

F. Catrine, Fenwick
7
217
31.0
1

L. Pierron, Mar. Local
16
215
13.4
1

I. Dunaway, Troy
11
208
18.9
0

S. Brown, Ponitz
5
183
36.6
0

A. Adams, Leh. Catholic
5
165
33.0
1

J. Huggins, Spg. Shawnee
10
149
14.9
1

J. Johnson, Dunbar
8
142
17.8
0

B. Perkins, Kenton Ridge
8
135
16.9
1

T. Crute, Bellbrook
14
135
9.6
0

J. Finfrock, M-Union
12
135
11.3
0

N. Rehs, Fairborn
9
130
14.4
1

P. Snodgrass, S’eastern
11
125
12.3
0

T. Steiner, Greenon
6
117
19.5
0

A. Miller, Wayne
6
115
19.2
0

T. Melvin, Urbana
9
111
12.3
0

M. Hussey, Waynesville
17
111
6.5
0

C. Brandewie, Ft. Loramie
7
101
14.4
1


Kicking (min. 23 pts)

Player
XP
FG
Pts

C. Keeton, Waynesville
29
5
44

G. Burden, WL-Salem
30
3
39

A. Dimario, Alter
27
4
39

M. Ringle, Beavercreek
14
8
38

S. Blei, Covington
28
3
37

C. Gregory, Spg. Shaw.
32
1
35

T. Otten, Coldwater
23
4
35

E. Vanlandingham, Franklin
17
6
35

E. Grissom, Piqua
22
4
34

J. Helt, Tecumseh
16
6
34

J. Kaczala, Centerville
25
3
34

B. Miller, Van. Butler
30
1
33

T. Gannon, Cath. Cent.
28
1
31

Z. Thompson, Troy
27
1
30

T. Zeis, Ft. Loramie
27
1
30

D. Day, Brookville
29
0
29

E. Cospy, Trotwood
27
0
27

T. Smith, Springboro
24
1
27

J. Pope, Carlisle
20
2
26

T. Summers, TC North
26
0
26

Z. Gingrich, B’fontaine
16
3
25

C. Hamilton, Fenwick
25
0
25

E. Shelton, W. Carrollton
17
2
23


Punting (min. 10 punts, 35 yd avg)

Player
No.
Yds
Avg

K. Bergman, Coldwater
23
938
40.8

E. Grissom, Piqua
15
599
39.9

S. Spees, CJ
18
713
39.6

Fellers, Miami East
23
895
38.9

Z. Konkle, WL-Salem
18
699
38.8

F. Catrine, Fenwick
17
660
38.8

B. Miller, Valley View
33
1248
37.8

J. Aldridge, Cath. Cent.
23
865
37.6

M. Long, Anna
20
735
36.8

Z. Morgan, Bellbrook
34
1248
36.7

M. Herrin, Carroll
25
917
36.7

N. Orr, Fairmont
20
726
36.3

A. Wene, Lebanon
20
720
36.0

D. Owens, Covington
13
466
35.8

A. Yates, Sidney
38
1351
35.6

L. Miller, Oakwood
24
855
35.6

A. Post, St. Henry
13
461
35.5

S. Guillozet, Ft. Loramie
14
494
35.3

D. Byrd, Trotwood
16
563
35.2

A. Hutchins, TC North
24
841
35.0



Interceptions
5: T. Peters, Wayne; F. Catrine, Fenwick

4: R. Mays, Miamisburg; R. Stites, West Carrollton; T. Cron, Covington; J. Aldridge, Cath. Central; B. Ireland, Urbana; C. Siefring, Coldwater; T. Wood, Bellbrook; Ty Black, Waynesville; D. Karns, Milton-Union

3: R. Ford, Beavercreek; TJ Tillman, Fairborn; L. Inman, Fairborn; C. Keyes, Miamisburg; McCleskey, Marshall; Range, Marshall; T. Gordon, Belmont; D. Spearman, Leh. Catholic; W. Milner, Day. Christian; T. Montgomery, Springfield; C. Young, Triad; D. Mercer, Southeastern; Z. Uselton, Northwestern; J. Huggins, Spg. Shawnee; T. Powell, Urbana; R. Weeks, Catholic Central; J. Huber, Coldwater; Fellers, Miami East; M. Hooser, Waynesville; J. Cordonnier, Ft. Loramie; R. Drew, Greenville; L. Pelfrey, Carroll; L. Haenni, Fenwick; K. Plate, Alter; B. Mize, Madison; A. Snowden, Preble Shawnee


Sacks
12: Moreland, Marshall

9: L. Hormann, WL-Salem

8.5: C. Terrill, Ben Logan

8: J. Clements, Dunbar; Dewitt, Marshall; C. Lawson, TC North; J. Schlater, TC North; M. Brunet, Coldwater; B. Topp, Carlisle

6.5: I. Odenigbo, Centerville

6: H. Jackson, Belmont; K. Dorsey, Belmont; Johnson, Marshall, Farlow, Marshall, Flucas, Marshall; J. Klosterman, Coldwater; M. Long, Anna; J. Clemons, Madison

5.5: T. Penwell, Ben Logan; M. Owens, Tippecanoe

5: M. HOuston, Belmont; Manley, Marshall; C. Buchanan, Tecumseh; N. Woods, Franklin; N. Reier, Anna; S. Hill, Meadowdale; D. Hendrix, Wayne

4.5: D. Thompson, Northmont

4: A. Thorpe, Meadowdale; Wright, Marshall; A. Baskerville, Covington; B. Olson, Covington; B. Goldschmidt, Ft. Loramie; R. Pillion, Graham; N. Costa, Spg. Shawnee; A. Gardner, WL-Salem; E. Joos, Southeastern; R. Stallard, Xenia; M. Koehlke, Fenwick; S. Dockins, Alter; M. Issacs, Dixie


Fumble Recoveries
4: D. Heath, Trotwood; M. Larson, Xenia; Range, Marshall; Bryant, Marshall; Z. Uselton, Northwestern; H. Grant, Cedarville; G. Sayers, Cedarville; D. Branham, WL-Salem; A. Thorpe, Meadowdale

3: Flucas, Marshall; K. Dorsey, Belmont; Husa, Leh. Catholic; J. Rowe, Northeastern; J. Pelfrey, Mechanicsburg; T. McIntyre, Triad; M. Mack, WL-Salem; A. Morgan, Graham; J. Liming, Cedarville; B. Goldschmidt, Ft. Loramie; J. Chapin, Coldwater; K. Harner, Northridge; Jackson, Miami East; N. Durham, Fenwick; D. Bowers, Ben Logan


Tackles
M. Larson, Xenia 126; Moreland, Marshall 96; N. Woods, Franklin 93; A. Bumpus, Meadowdale 90; Dewitt, Marshall 89; B. Weiss, Ben Logan 89; N. Jackson, Northridge 85; M. Clark, Tecumseh 84; L. Montgomery, Dunbar 83; A. Baker, Tipp 78; T. Thomas, Graham 77; Z. Uselton, Northwestern 76; D. Yarbrough, Meadowdale 76; Z. Dickman, Coldwater 74; D. Bowers, Ben Logan 74; M. Issacs, Dixie 73; W. Hanlin, Graham 73; C. McDonald, Dunbar 73; R. Nsenga, Fairmont 73; J. Sanford, Xenia 73; C. Maurer, Anna 71; Range, Marshall 70; D. Owens, Northridge 70; McCleskey, Marshall 69; D. Thompson, Miami East 69; T. Bennett, Ken. Ridge 69; J. Chapin, Coldwater 68; D. Thompson, Northmont 68; J. Daugherty, TC North 67.5; A. Meyers, Tipp 67; A. Engle, Ben Logan 66; D. Frost, Urbana 65; D. Rose, Meadowdale 65; D. Owens, Covington 65; C. Blair, Troy 64; Z. Butcher, Troy 63; A. Rines, Springboro 62; M. Kadash, Oakwood 62; B. Harmon, Ben Logan 62; E. Cook, Graham 61; J. Brisson, Ben Logan 61; T. Ikerd, Miamisburg 61; M. Thomas, Centerville 60

Latest area Varsity soccer leaders

Boys Soccer
Goals

38: Latham, Cath. Central

36: Zimmerman, Bethel

31: Trumbull, Yellow Springs

28: Horner, Franklin-Monroe; Lynch, Bellbrook

26: Cottingim, TV South; Hamlin, Bethel; Woods, Greeneview

23: Jeffries, Waynesville

21: Carnes, Beavercreek; Jeffries, Greenon


Assists

26: Jeffries, Waynesville

20: Gozelski, Tecumseh

18: Hodges, Newton; Zimmerman, Bethel

17: Hamlin, Bethel

15: Alexander, Dayton Chr.

14: Beckdahl, Cath. Central; Bennington, Greenon; Horner, Franklin-Monroe

GIRLS SOCCER
Goals

25: Neff, WL-Salem

21: Peters, Troy Chr.

20: Baise, Spg. Shawnee; Bell, Piqua

19: Boggs, Tecumseh

18: Finney, Urbana

17: Price, Bellefontaine; Siebenaler, Greeneview; Tenorio, Northwestern


Assists

17: Baise, Spg. Shawnee

14: Salhieh, Kenton Ridge

13: Demmitt, Troy Chr.; Gill, Beavercreek; Peters, Troy Chr.; Sutherly, Miami East

12: Gieseke, WL-Salem

11: Edwards, Wayne; Titterington, Lehman Cath.

Latest area Varsity girls volleyball leaders

Aces

102: Tolson, Middletown Chr.

78: Hardman, Yellow Springs

72: Davis, Tecumseh; Hardshaw, Yellow Springs

69: Leitsinger, Springboro; Schlatter, Dayton Chr.

67: Collins, Miamisburg

55: Besl, Middletown Chr.; Jones, Indian Lake; Saunier, Oakwood

Digs

522: Krafka, Centerville

340: Lay, Lebanon

337: Limbert, Brookville

303: Stumpf, CJ

279: Kauffman, Bellefontaine

274: Kinchen, Bellefontaine; Yoder, Ben Logan

273: Miller, Miamisburg

268: Tolson, Middletown Chr.

266: Wirick, Ben Logan

Latest area Varsity girls volleyball leaders

Aces

102: Tolson, Middletown Chr.

78: Hardman, Yellow Springs

72: Davis, Tecumseh; Hardshaw, Yellow Springs

69: Leitsinger, Springboro; Schlatter, Dayton Chr.

67: Collins, Miamisburg

55: Besl, Middletown Chr.; Jones, Indian Lake; Saunier, Oakwood

Digs

522: Krafka, Centerville

340: Lay, Lebanon

337: Limbert, Brookville

303: Stumpf, CJ

279: Kauffman, Bellefontaine

274: Kinchen, Bellefontaine; Yoder, Ben Logan

273: Miller, Miamisburg

268: Tolson, Middletown Chr.

266: Wirick, Ben Logan

Latest area Varsity golf leaders

BOYS GOLF (min. 126 holes)

Player, school Avg. Holes

Bernard, Wayne 34.4 180

Curry, Middletown Chr. 36.5 216

Wolters, Centerville 37.1 180

Kern, Springboro 37.2 189

Geise, Springboro 38.0 234

Sveda, Centerville 38.3 171

Sipe, Centerville 38.4 180

Slonaker, Sidney 38.6 135

Super, Troy 39.1 135

Latest area Varsity cross country leaders

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Runner, school Time

Crow, Lebanon 18:14.00

S. Kanney, Coldwater 18:21.50

Leiher, Beavercreek 18:25.50

Berger, Versailles 18:26.46

Mahle, Springboro 18:45.00

Childers, Northmont 18:47.14

Hollon, Springboro 18:51.00

Albers, Alter 18:56.00

Seas, Coldwater 18:57.00

Roeth, Houston 18:58.90

Zavakos, Centerville 18:59.00

Norman, Xenia Chr. 19:01.84

Vogel, WL-Salem 19:06.15

Harris, Centerville 19:08.10

Stegemiller, Lebanon 19:09.00

Ohio H.S. football computer ratings for Week 8

Division V
Region 20: 1. Marion Pleasant (7-0) 12.8929, 2. Frankfort Adena (7-0) 12.5786, 3. West Liberty-Salem (7-0) 11.5929, 4. Coldwater (6-1) 11.3357, 5. Covington (7-0) 10.4643, 6. West Jefferson (6-1) 7.8571, 7. Dayton Christian (6-1) 7.4286, 8. Triad (5-2) 7.0571, 9. Miami East (4-3) 6.6714, 10. Versailles (5-2) 6.3214, 11. Anna (4-3) 5.2214, 12. Fairbanks (4-3) 5.1214

Division VI
Region 24: 1. Fort Loramie (6-1) 10.6929, 2. Marion Local (6-1) 9.1701, 3. Ada (6-1) 8.9357, 4. Springfield Cath. Central (5-2) 8.35, 5. Tri-County North (5-2) 7.9429, 6. Minster (5-2) 7.2, 7. Lockland (6-1) 7.0267, 8. Cin. Country Day (5-2) 6.3306, 9. Ansonia (5-2) 5.5429, 10. Southeastern (4-3) 4.9857, 11. Arcanum (3-4) 4.5929, 12. Waynesfield Waynesfield-Goshen (4-3) 4.5714.

Ohio H.S. football computer ratings for Week 8

Division V
Region 20: 1. Marion Pleasant (7-0) 12.8929, 2. Frankfort Adena (7-0) 12.5786, 3. West Liberty-Salem (7-0) 11.5929, 4. Coldwater (6-1) 11.3357, 5. Covington (7-0) 10.4643, 6. West Jefferson (6-1) 7.8571, 7. Dayton Christian (6-1) 7.4286, 8. Triad (5-2) 7.0571, 9. Miami East (4-3) 6.6714, 10. Versailles (5-2) 6.3214, 11. Anna (4-3) 5.2214, 12. Fairbanks (4-3) 5.1214

Division VI
Region 24: 1. Fort Loramie (6-1) 10.6929, 2. Marion Local (6-1) 9.1701, 3. Ada (6-1) 8.9357, 4. Springfield Cath. Central (5-2) 8.35, 5. Tri-County North (5-2) 7.9429, 6. Minster (5-2) 7.2, 7. Lockland (6-1) 7.0267, 8. Cin. Country Day (5-2) 6.3306, 9. Ansonia (5-2) 5.5429, 10. Southeastern (4-3) 4.9857, 11. Arcanum (3-4) 4.5929, 12. Waynesfield Waynesfield-Goshen (4-3) 4.5714.

Xenia Christian Leaves a Mark at the Centerville Stampede

The Ambassador’s girls team took the challenge of the Stampede in stride. Bethany Norman set a blistering pace from the gun and won the race with a season best time of 19:01. “I’ve been training hard all season, and it feels good to have it all come together today. I couldn’t have done it without the strength of God that He has placed within me.” Commented Bethany Norman. As a team the girls edged out Oakwood, a strong Division II team, for 3rd place, and brought home their third team trophy for the season. Top five girls were: Bethany Norman, Carrie Clauson, Sarah Kensinger, Caitlin O’Guin, and Natalie Clauson. Coach Robin Norman stated, “All of my girls have been putting in the time it takes to hit peak shape, and they are running really well. It has been an honor to coach this small team of 6 and watch how they have developed this season.”
The Xenia Christian boys’ team placed 8th in the field of Division II & III teams that raced at Centerville. Noah Dean ran a season best of 17:55 with the remainder of the top five being: Drew Riggle, Evan Ramey, Casey Surls, and Haakon Nelson. “The boys have continued to run as a tight pack all season. They have put the effort in at practice, and I believe everything will come together for them when it really counts.” Stated Coach Jim Preston

Latest high school footbal ratings

Division V

1. Coldwater (5-1): The Cavaliers have won five straight since falling to Kenton and will decide their MAC fate against visiting Delphos St. John’s.

2. Covington (6-0): The Buccaneers passed a major CCC title-quest test by handing Miami East its first conference setback.

3. Versailles (4-2): The Tigers hope to get back on the winning track after midseason MAC losses to Coldwater and Delphos SJ’s.

4. Dayton Christian (5-1): The Warriors had their perfect first half of the season dismantled by MBC rival Fort Loramie last week.

5. Miami East (4-2): Following a 19-0 setback, the Vikings still have a ways to go to contend with Covington for CCC supremacy.

Division VI

1. Marion Local (5-1): The Flyers must guard against a letdown with Parkway and looking ahead to next week’s MAC showdown with Coldwater.

2. Fort Loramie (5-1): Defensive-minded Redskins have allowed just six points during their five-game win streak that includes Dayton Christian’s first loss.

3. Spg. Catholic Central (4-2): The Irish rekindled their OHC title contention by blanking Southeastern.

4. Tri-County North (4-2): The Panthers pulled into a second-place tie with Miami East after beating Bradford.

5. Minster (4-2): The Wildcats have allowed just 14 total points in defeats of New Bremen and Fort Recovery.

Girls Golf Division II District

Girls Golf
Division II DISTRICT

At Pipestone

Team Results (Top 3 advance to state) — 1. CJ 359 (Hadaway 83, Bonner 88, Poock 93, Cartone 95, Marx 96); 2. Alter 365 (Metter 77, Brill 92, Patton 97, Laravie 99, Braun 114); 3. National Trail 374 (Drew 92, Dunham 93, Caskey 94, Abner 95, Belcher 101); 4. Indian Lake 400; 5. Covington 409; 6. Wyoming 412; 7. Shawnee 413; 8. Fort Loramie 419; 9. McNicholas 419; 10. Cin. Country Day 423; 11. Indian Hill 458; 12. Greenon 466.

Individual Qualifiers — Kolodzik (Miami Valley) 78; Bradfish (Cin. Country Day) 79; Hickman (McNicholas) 81.

Latest high school football computer rankings

Division VI
Region 24 — 1. Fort Loramie (5-1) 8.0833, 2. Marion Local (5-1) 7.0249, 3. Ada (5-1) 6.9, -. Lockland (6-0) 6.9, 5. Minster (4-2) 6.2833, 6. Springfield Cath. Central (4-2) 6.05, 7. Cin. Country Day (4-2) 5.8435, 8. Tri-County North (4-2) 5.5167, 9. Ansonia (4-2) 4.7, 10. Arcanum (3-3) 4.5167, 11. Waynesfield Waynesfield-Goshen (4-2) 4.2167, 12. S. Charleston Southeastern Local (3-3) 4.0333

State boys soccer polls for Oct. 4

Below is the Ohio State Soccer Coaches Association high school state poll.
Division III

1. Ottawa Hills 11-0-1 97
2. Worthington Christian School 8-3-186
3. Western Reserve Academy (Hudson) 10-0-1 83
4. Summit Country Day School (Cincinnati) 9-3-0 67
5. Elyria Catholic 8-2-0 63
6. Catholic Central (Springfield) 8-2-1 33
7. Badger (Kinsman) 10-0-2 24
8. Dayton Christian 7-2-2 23
9. Mansfield Christian 8-2-2 21
10. Madeira (Cincinnati) 11-1-1 19

Boys Soccer

Dayton Christian 4, Bethel 1: Alex Lupinek of Dayton Christian scored the final two goals of the game to put it away.

Joe Zimmerman of Bethel scored his 35th goal of the season to lead the state.

Dayton Christian is ranked No. 9 in the Division III state poll.

Week 6 Spotlight: Fort Loramie dominates in 32-6 victory

WEST CARROLLTON — Facing an undefeated opponent was enough, but there were also plenty of playoff implications for the Fort Loramie High School football team on Friday night.

Not only was Dayton Christian 5-0, but the Warriors are a Division V program. That could help the Redskins in the state’s calculation that determines playoff participants, as the system rewards beating both bigger and winning teams (Fort Loramie is D-VI).

Fort Loramie’s 32-6 victory at West Carrollton Middle School was a huge boost in the Harbin system, but the players weren’t too concerned about that.

“Coach mentions it sometimes,” said Fort Loramie senior Cory Brandewie, who scored two touchdowns. “But we just want to play football.”

While the players focus on the field, the current situation in the Metro Buckeye Conference makes the playoff goal more difficult for both schools. With only five football-playing members, teams have to find six non-conference games. Many of those opponents have poor records.

That will change next year when the conference stops playing football, signaling the challenges of league alignment even at the high school level.

MBC football started with three schools, Dayton Christian, Troy Christian and Jefferson. Yellow Springs and Middletown Christian boosted it to five schools, and the league planned to add Emmanuel Christian when that school adopted football.

Then Fort Loramie started a varsity team six years ago, and Lehman Catholic needed a conference. That seemed to be plenty, with eight football members.

But then it fell apart. Emmanuel Christian delayed football, and Middletown Christian and Yellow Springs dropped the sport. Wanting more for their football teams, Lehman Catholic, Fort Loramie and Troy Christian agreed to join the Northwest Central Conference next season in football.

Dayton Christian will be independent next season before playing football in the Miami Valley Conference in 2013.

As the league around them shrunk, Fort Loramie (5-1) and Dayton Christian (5-1) improved. Fort Loramie advanced to the playoffs in 2009 and 2010, and Dayton Christian went from 2-8 to 3-6 to 6-4 in the previous three seasons.

Because they could only play four conference games, Fort Loramie and Dayton Christian were forced to look all over for non-conference games. For teams needing solid Harbin points for playoff hopes, it was a challenge. Last season, for instance, Fort Loramie played teams in Bronson, Mich., Zanesville and Toledo.

Finding point-providing opponents was also difficult this season. DC, which entered Friday No. 5 in the D-V, Region 20 points, will finish the season playing teams that were a combined 2-18 entering Friday night. Fort Loramie, No. 5 in D-VI, Region 24, will play teams that were 5-15.

That’s why Friday night was so important for each.

“We’re not used to being in this situation,” said Dayton Christian coach Rick Bostater. “You just have to look forward.”

Cameron Porter 2011 MVS Grad Named Men's Soccer Ivy Rookie of the Week

PRINCETON, N.J. (10/3/11) - Cameron Porter of the Princeton men's soccer team has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the week ending Oct. 2, it was announced by the league office today.

Porter erased a two-goal deficit against No. 15 St. John’s on Wednesday, Sept. 28, scoring a pair of goals in the second half. He scored his first in the 64th minute when he redirected a shot by classmate Myles McGinley in the box. Porter got his second of the game in the 76th minute when he put away a perfect ball from inside the box. He scored on both of his shots on goal, which would force overtime. Porter's two tallies gives him the team lead in goals scored this season.

Princeton travels to play Seton Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.

Xenia Christian Cross Country Teams Do Well at Buck Creek

The competition was heavy this past weekend at the Buck Creek Invitational in the midst of rain and mud. However, the Xenia Christian Cross Country teams proved that they could stand up to the competition as both the girls and boys teams placed 5th in team competition in a field of Division I, II, and III schools. “Many of the boys ran PR’s for their season today. It was a great meet and one that gave Xenia Christian confidence to move into the end part of our season.” Stated Coach Jim Preston. Top 5 boys were Drew Riggle, Noah Dean, Haakon Nelson, David Granduoiller, and Evan Ramey.
The girls team had an equally good day. The small team of 6 would not be out done by their competition. The first 5 girls crossed the finish line before 24 minutes. The girls were Bethany Norman, Carrie Clauson, Sarah Kensinger, Natalie Clauson, and Caitlin O’Guin. “The girls are starting to reach peak times, and they are all running well. We are looking for a great finish to this season.” Commented Coach Robin Norman.

Jefferson HS product’s first TD part of college football weekend for area natives

Cody Latimer, an Indiana University freshman from Jefferson High School, caught his first career touchdown pass during the Hoosiers’ 24-21 loss to North Texas on Saturday.

He was among area products who compiled statistics during the weekend’s Football Bowl Subdivision games over the weekend.

Quick look at tonight's top football game

Fort Loramie (4-1) at Dayton ?Christian (5-0)

The Metro Buckeye Conference showdown of the year will happen at West Carrollton Junior High School between the Redskins (only loss to Minster) and DC, which improved from 2-8 to 3-6 to 6-4 in previous three seasons.

Dayton Daily News football power rankings for Sept. 30

Division V
4. Dayton Christian (5-0): The year’s best MBC showdown comes tonight when 4-1 Fort Loramie visits DC at West Carrollton Jr. High.

Division VI
2. Fort Loramie (4-1): How about the stingy Redskins defense? Four straight shutouts while scoring 47.5 per game.

Golf Sectional

Division II Sectional

At Pipestone

Team Results (Top 4 advance) — 1. Oakwood 310, 2. Alter 320, 3. Eaton 329, 4. CJ 330, 5. Fenwick 332, 6. East Clinton 358, 7. Madison 358, 8. Valley View 361, 9. Clinton-Massie 369, 10. Monroe 385, 11. Carlisle 385, 12. Dayton Christian 396, 13. Brookville 405, 14. Preble Shawnee 434, 15. Dixie 447, 16. Thurgood Marshall DQ.

Division III Sectionals

At Pleasant Hill

Team Results (top four advance): 1. Middletown Christian 331; 2. Summit Country Day 333; 4. Cin. Country Day 340 (won tiebreak); 5. Miami Valley 340; 6. Southeastern 401; 7. Williamsburg 405; 8. Cin. Christian 411; 9. Cedarville 412; 10. Xenia Christian 419; 11. Ripley-Union 444.

Individual Qualifiers: 1. Smith (Miami Valley) 77; 2. Reese (Cedarville) 83; 3. Poe (Georgetown) 84; 4. Cole (Miami Valley) 86.

At Greenville

Team Results (top four advance): 1. Covington 352; 2. Franklin Monroe 354; 3. National Trail 359; 4. Tri-Village 377; 5. Ansonia 380; 6. Arcanum 384; 7. Catholic Central 388; 8. Mississinawa Valley 405; 9. Tri-County North 415; 10. Bethel 430; 11. Emmanuel Christian.

Individual Qualifiers: 1. Rehmert (Mississinawa Valley) 75; 2. Brown (Arcanum) 87; 3. Juergens (Catholic Central) 88; 4. Cotter (Emmanuel Christian) 91.

Boys Soccer for Sept. 27

Dayton Christian 1, Catholic Central 1: In a match of two state-ranked Division III teams, No. 9 Dayton Christian (7-2-2) dominated on its home turf until No. 3 Catholic Central (7-2-1) found the late equalizer.

Senior Christian Alexander started the scoring with a first-half goal and the Warriors continued to control the game, out-shooting Catholic Central 19-8. But with less than two minutes to play, Calum Latham tied the game on a free kick.

Ohio high school football state rankings for Sept. 28

Division V

Region 20 — 1. Frankfort Adena (5-0) 8.6, 2. West Liberty-Salem (5-0) 7.85, 3. Marion Pleasant (5-0) 7.6, 4. Coldwater (4-1) 7.15, 5. Day. Christian (5-0) 6.6, 6. Covington (5-0) 6.25, 7. Miami East (4-1) 6, tie-8. West Jefferson (4-1) 5.9, tie-8. Versailles (4-1) 5.9, 10. Mechanicsburg (3-2) 4.45, 11. North Lewisburg Triad (3-2) 4.2, 12. Rockford Parkway (2-3) 3.65

State boys soccer polls

Division III

1. Ottawa Hills 10-0-0 78
2. Worthington Christian 6-3-1 72
3. W. Reserve Academy 8-0-1 61
4. Spg. Catholic Central 7-1-0 53
5. Elyria Catholic 5-2-0 43
6. Cin. Summit Country Day 7-3-0 38
7. Kinsman Badger 8-0-2 25
8. Gates Mills Hawken 8-2-0 20
9. Dayton Christian 7-2-0 19
10. Cincinnati Seven Hills 7-1-1 13

Soccer High School Results Sept. 27

MVSSCA POLL

Boys Soccer
Division III: 1. Catholic Central 105; 2. Dayton Christian 91; 3. Bethel 90; 4. Franklin-Monroe 70; 5. Waynesville 63; 6. Greeneview 62; 7. Miami Valley 32; 7. West Liberty-Salem 32; 9. Newton 20; 9. Yellow Springs 20.

Girls Soccer
Division III: 1. Fenwick 99; 2. Catholic Central 73; 3. Anna 66; 4. Greeneview 63; 5. Miami East 59; 6. Lehman Catholic 51; 7. Waynesville 43; 8. Brookville 22; 9. Miami Valley 20; 10. Troy Christian 18.

Ambassadors Finish well at the Versailles “Tour De Sewer”

Xenia Christian Cross Country teams took to the course in Versailles against Division III teams. The Varsity Girls’ Team placed 3rd in the meet edging out Greenville and Fort Recovery with some solid performances from the girls. Bethany Norman placed 3rd, Carrie Clauson placed 8th, and Sarah Kensinger placed 15th. The remaining team mates of Natalie Clauson, Caitlin O’Guin, and Morgan Phillips gave strong finishes as well. “All of the girls ran well, and gave great effort today. As a team they are coming together, and will be strong contenders at Districts.” Stated Coach Robin Norman.
The Varsity Boy’s Team placed 5th, and were knocking on the door for 4th. “The entire team really ran well. The top 5 came in within 1 minute. They have been working hard to keep moving the pack up. I believe that they will be in the hunt at Districts this year.” Commented Coach Jim Preston

Eaton Invitational at Fort St. Clair

Boys
Team Results: 1. Russia 77; 2. Minster 84; 3. Crestview 91; 4. Tri-Village 134; 5. Covington 151; 6. Xenia Christian 167; 7. Lincoln, Troy Christian 174; 9. Botkins 207; 10. Dixie 216; 11. Fort Recovery 285; 12. Twin Valley South 321; 13. Landmark Eagles 336; 14. Ansonia 359.

Individual Results (top five): 1. Murphy (Tri-Village) 16:01.29; 2. Slonkosky (Minster) 16:27.16; 3. Cornett (Lincoln) 16:44.23; 4. Hamlin (Bethel) 16:47.79; 5. Klinger (Troy Christian) 16:49.64.

Girls
Team Results: 1. Russia 56; 2. Botkins 83; 3. Xenia Christian 111; 4. Fort Recovery 116; 5. Covington 124; 6. National Trail 163; 7. Crestview 204; 8. Landmark Eagles 236; 9. Yellow Springs 240; 10. Catholic Central 257; 11. Lincoln 276; 12. Ansonia 282; 13. Troy Christian 325; 14. Newton 376; 15. Bethel 399.

Individual Results (top five): 1. Norman (Xenia Christian) 19:12.62; 2. Francis (Russia) 19:39.27; 3. Belovich (Catholic Central) 20:18.6; 4. Meyer (Russia) 20:22.58; 5. Bailey (Botkins) 20:25.10.

Cedarville Friendship Invitational At Elvin R. King

Boys

Team Results: 1. Hilliard Darby 40; 2. Celina 99; 3. Hilliard Bradley 122; 4. Summit Country Day 133; 5. Emmanuel Christian 137; 6. Cedarville 162; 7. West Carrollton 198; 8. Hillsboro 199; 9. Wilmington 215; 10. Xenia 226; 11. Northwestern 314; 12. Greeneview 327; 13. Blanchester 328; 14. Middletown Christian 358; 15. Grove City Christian 450.

Individual Results (top ten): 1. Stewart (EC) 16:41.54; 2. Lowery (HD) 16:46.1; 3. Mertz (Cel) 16:58.37; 4. Swank (Wi) 17:09.72; 5. Rothwell (Hi) 17:24.14; 6. Pease (Ce) 17:31.57; 7. Roth (HD) 17:32.75; 8. Sartoris (WC) 17:35.24; 9. Hampton (HD) 17:45.58; 10. Hagar (HD) 18:00.28.

Middletown Christian Invitational

At Brown’s Run

Team Results: 1. Middletown Christian 329; 2. Summit Country Day 340; 3. CHCA 346; 4. Alter 350; 5. Bellbrook, Waynesville 360; 7. Carroll 363; 8. West Carrollton 366; 9. Monroe 371; 10. National Trail 385; 11. Dayton Christian 387; 12. Brookville 396; 13. Cedarville 417; 14. Cin. Christian 443; 15. Miami Valley 524.

Individual Results (top ten): 1. Seitz (Ca) 75; 2. Curry (MC) 78; 3. Reese (Ce) 78; 4. Steinman (SCD) 79; 5. Gregory (MC) 80; 6. Nisbet (MC) 81; 7. Kraft (CC), Verdos (CHCA), Nikolai (A) 84; 10. Welman (NT) 84.

Final results for the MetroBuckeye Conference varsity boys golf

The Middletown Christian Boys varsity golf team won the MetroBuckeye Conference championship Thursday night at Sugar Valley Golf Club in Bellbrook. This tournament was the 4th in the series and the combined score by MCS of 952 was 8 strokes better than second place The Miami Valley School ==


players name Windy Sebastian Pleasant Sugar Total
Knoll Hills Hill Valley
Aaron Zollars Dayton Christian
1 Jay Zollars 87 41 46 80 254
2 Evan Swearengin 97 42 46 93 278
3 Skye Armstrong 92 45 48 93 278
4 Stephen Combs 95 46 49 98 288
5 Sean Maynor 113 52 50 110 325
6 Evan Brouwer 103 53 52 102 310
TEAM SCORE 371 174 189 364 1098

Daniel Doleys Emmanuel Christian
1 Nathan Cotter 96 40 47 95 278
2 Kyle Gosney 110 dnp 62 110 dnp
3 Addison Love 112 64 57 110 343
4 Nick Morgan 126 59 54 112 351
TEAM SCORE 444 no score 220 427 no score

Ron Dement Miami Valley
1 Ben Cole 76 39 43 82 240
2 Alex Smith 74 39 43 81 237
3 Sarah Kolodzik 75 40 43 79 237
4 Dave Busarow 94 44 47 93 278
5 Zach Kurdin 101 dnp 47 105 dnp
6 Matt Cole 86 38 41 81 246
7 Jon Idle dnp 52 dnp dnp dnp
TEAM SCORE 311 156 170 323 960

Gary Cobb Middletown Christian
1 Brooks Curry 72 36 39 77 224
2 Grant Nisbet 76 35 42 78 231
3 Erik Gregory 84 39 47 83 253
4 Luke Dotson 80 41 45 87 253
5 Taylor Baldwin 85 dnp 42 89 dnp
6 Luke Irving 81 42 47 86 256
TEAM SCORE 309 151 168 324 952

Dave Thigpen Xenia Christian
1 Dan Griffith 132 46 45 93 316
2 Blake Sylvester 109 48 52 116 325
3 Gabriel Voelker 108 57 56 122 343
4 Ryan Malthaner 106 47 51 0 204
5 Tyler Keifer 109 49 51 108 317
6 Paul Ewing 114 57 56 115 342
TEAM SCORE 432 190 199 432 1253

Michael Reichert Yellow Springs
1 Rachele Orme 89 56 47 94 286
2 Taylor Beck 154 60 61 126 401
3 Theron Orme 104 52 62 102 320
4 Liam Weigand 124 53 51 103 331
5 Evan Pace DQ dnp dnp dnp dnp
6 Morgan Beard DNS 84 62 137 dnp
TEAM SCORE 471 221 221 425 1338

Brooks Curry was the medalist for the tournament and was also selected as the MBC Player of the Year for a 4th consecutive year. Jay Zollars of Dayton Christian was named the recipient of the Coaches's Award.
Selected to the All-MBC 1st team are
Brooks Curry
Grant Nisbet
Alex Smith
Ben Cole
Sarah Kolodzik
Matt Cole
Erik Gregory

Second Team All-MBC members are:

Taylor Baldwin
Luke Dotson
Luke Irving
Jay Zollars
Nathan Cotter
Dan Griffith
Skye Armstrong

Dr. Gary Cobb varsity coach for MCS was selected as the MetroBuckeye Coach of the Year.

DC Warrior Update - Men's Soccer

The DC Warriors have battled hard so far this season and have positioned themselves well in the League, District and State. However, the battle is just beginning. If you want to see some of the greatest soccer games come watch the Warriors in the 2nd half of their season. Students we need your support. Bring your war paint, your voices and drums – lets be heard!!

Warriors
Ranked #1 in Metro Buckeye Conference
Ranked #2 in Miami Valley District
Ranked #7 in The State of Ohio

DC Points Leaders
Christian Alexander – 10 goals, 11 assists
Brent Schilling – 7 goals, 7 assists
Alex Lupinek – 5 goals, 6 assists
Joshua Alexander – 3 goals, 5 assists
Tad Williams – 4 goals, 2 assists
Daniel Erlandson – 4 goals, 1 assist
Tobey Brown – 3 goals
Kendall Hooten – 1 goal, 2 assists
Kevin Schindler – 3 assists

Upcoming Opponents
9/24 Oakwood Home 12pm
Ranked # 4 Div II Miami Valley
9/27 Springfield Catholic Home 7pm
Ranked #1 in Conference, #1 DIII Miami Valley, #3 in State of Ohio
10/1 Bethel Away 7pm
Ranked #1 in Conference, # 3 DIII Miami Valley
10/4 Yellow Springs Home 7pm
Ranked #2 in Conference, #9 DIII Miami Valley
10/8 CHCA Home 2pm
Ranked #2 Conference, # 5 DIII Southwest Ohio
10/11 Summit Country Day Home 7pm
Ranked #1 in Conference, #1 DII Southwest Ohio
10/13 Bishop Fenwick Away 7:15pm
Ranked #1 Conference, #1 in D11 Southwest Ohio

Latest high school football rankings

Division I

1. Wayne (1-2): Warriors can inject new life into their season and playoff hopes should they complete a four-game series sweep at Trotwood.

2. Centerville (1-2): Like Wayne, Elks posted their first win against an overmatched Canadian team last week. A trip to St. Ignatius will be daunting.

3. Troy (2-1): Trojans came to life in second half of last week’s defeat of Fairborn. Hope to extend winless Springboro’s early season woes.

4. Beavercreek (2-1): A 47-24 blitz by Trotwood last week grounded the Beavers. Creek can atone for that by winning at rival Xenia.

5. Fairmont (2-1): The Firebirds have posted two straight wins after dropping their opener to Alter. Fairmont bumps Northmont from the top 5.

Division II

1. Trotwood-Madison (3-0): Rams host Wayne in the DDN Game of the Week that features last year’s D-I and D-II state finalists.

2. Vandalia Butler (3-0): Aviators are rolling behind the area’s leading rusher, RB Tyler Jones (66-826, 10 TDs).

3. Tippecanoe (3-0): Red Devils have won the close games, beating Greenville and Milton-Union by a total of four points.

4. Franklin (3-0): Wildcats have it going both offensively and defensively, outscoring their opponents 103-36.

5. Belmont (3-0): Bison continue to be the surprise of the City League behind leading rusher Tyshawn Gordon.

Division III

1. Alter (3-0): Knights, ranked No. 2 in the state, dodged a major hurdle at Napoleon; played Purcell Marian on Thursday.

2. Thurgood Marshall (2-1): Cougars have gotten defensive after opening loss to Trotwood. CJ and Col. Eastmoor have combined for just six points.

3. Dunbar (2-1): Wolverines will make or break their shot at a City League title against Belmont on Saturday night at Welcome Stadium.

4. Eaton (2-1): The Eagles dropped a disappointing showdown with Waynesville last week. No letup tonight at unbeaten Brookville.

5. Kenton Ridge (3-0): Cougars one of three unbeaten CBC Kenton Division teams, joining Springfield Shawnee and Tippecanoe.

Division IV

1. Waynesville (3-0): QB Luke Creditt and a shutdown defense have carried the Spartans to impressive wins over Clinton-Massie and Eaton.

2. Fenwick (3-0): QB Austin Gearing leads the Falcons. A 28-0 blanking of Valley View was their lowest output.

3. Brookville (3-0): The Blue Devils can solidify their SWBL title contention by beating visiting Eaton tonight.

4. Milton-Union (2-1): Bulldogs turned to Jacob Finfrock in last week’s one-point loss to Tipp. He rumbled for 250 yards.

5. Valley View (1-2): Spartans were no match for unbeaten Fenwick last week. Should be different at Oakwood.

Division V

1. Versailles (3-0): High-scoring Tigers haven’t scored less than 31 points, but defense could use some shoring up for rare shot at MAC title.

2. Coldwater (2-1): A 17-0 shutout of Anna was impressive for the Cavs. After St. Henry this week big showdown with Versailles looms.

3. Anna (2-1): Telling three-game midseason stretch didn’t start well for Rockets. Up next is Delphos St. John’s then a trip to Marion Local.

4. Covington (3-0): Buccs had to rally in third quarter to edge Bethel 17-14. That’s enough for three MAC powers to overtake them in the rankings.

5. Dayton Christian (3-0): Warriors offense has been unstoppable, going for 53, 36 and 61 points for a tremendous 150-45 scoring advantage.

Division VI

1. Marion Local (2-1): Flyers easily took out New Bremen 55-8 to set up a great No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown at Minster in another MAC gem.

2. Minster (2-1): Second straight crucial MAC game for the Wildcats, who are coming off 7-0 setback for Delphos SJ’s.

3. Southeastern (3-0): Trojans are at unbeaten West Liberty-Salem in what could decide the OHC title early.

4. Spg. Catholic Central (2-1): Irish have won two straight and host 2-1 Triad in another great OHC matchup.

5. Fort Loramie (2-1): Redskins have posted two straight shutouts since falling to Minster in season opener

High School soccer MVSSCA coaches polls

BOYS SOCCER? MVSSCA Coaches Polls
Division I

1. Beavercreek 100; 2. Wayne 85; 3. Springboro 75; 4. Centerville 73; 5. Vandalia Butler 50; 6. Northmont 48; 7. Miamisburg 43; 8. Tecumseh 28; 9. Xenia 20; 10. Troy 18 .

Division II

1. Carroll 120; 2. Bellbrook 101; 3. Alter 90; 4. Oakwood 87; 5. Tippecanoe 75; 6. Chaminade Julienne 45; 7. Monroe 43; 8. Greenon 26; 9. Spg. Northwestern 23; 10. Spg. Kenton Ridge 18.

Division III

1. Spg. Catholic Central 85; 2. Dayton Christian 81; 3. Bethel 76; 4. Greeneview 55; 5. Franklin-Monroe 50; 6. Waynesville 42; 7. Miami Valley School 29; 8. West Liberty-Salem 28; 9. Yellow Springs 21; 10.
Newton 9.





GIRLS SOCCER?MVSSCA Coaches Polls
Division I

1. Beavercreek 78; 2. Centerville 67;
Wayne 67; 4. Lebanon 54; 5. Sidney 38; 6. Springboro 37; 7. Miamisburg 34; 8. Troy 21; 9. Northmont 20; 10. Xenia 18.

Division II

1. Alter 66; 2. Carroll 64; 3. Bellbrook 53;
4. Oakwood 46; 5. Tippecanoe 35; 6. Chaminade Julienne 34; 7. Monroe 26; 8. Spg. Northwestern 24; 9. Franklin 13; 10. Valley View 8.

Division III

1. Fenwick 104; 2. Spg. Catholic Central 90; 3. Greeneview 71; 4. Miami East 65; 5. Anna 62; 6. Waynesville 53; 7. Lehman Catholic 49; 8. Troy Christian 45; 9. Brookville 36; 10. Franklin-Monroe 6, Preble Shawnee 6.

Dayton Christian Warriors - Men's Soccer State Ranked!!!

The latest poll has been released at your DC Warriors remain ranked in the top 10 in the State. This seniors class has been ranked all 4 years. The boys are preparing to enter the most challenging stretch of their season, come out and support the boys as the represent Dayton Christian.

Division III Boys
1. Worthington Christian School 6-2-0 85
2. Ottawa Hills 8-0-0 83
3. Catholic Central ( Springfield ) 6-1-0 63
4. Elyria Catholic 4-1-0 62
Western Reserve Academy ( Hudson ) 6-0-1 62
6. Hawken (Gates Mills) 7-1-0 41
7. Dayton Christian School 4-2-0 29
8. Badger (Kinsman) 7-0-2 26
9. Mansfield Christian School 5-2-1 16
10. Tree Of Life School ( Columbus ) 5-0-0 9

Cross Country Meet at Xenia Christian

On Sept 27, 2011 XC will be hosting a make-up meet to prepare for MBC. If any of your CC teams are interested in participating let me know. The meet would start at 4:30 and mainly would be for those athletes who need an extra meet in order to run in the MBC meet.

Thanks

John





John Augustine
Athletic Director
Xenia Christian School
1101 Wesley Avenue

Xenia, Ohio 45385
Phone: (937) 352-1652
Fax: (937) 352-1641
jaugustine@daytonchristian.com

Xenia Christian Cross Country – Eaton Invitational

Saturday proved to be a fantastic day for great races. The weather was perfect and the Xenia Christian Cross Country teams delivered remarkable performances. “One of the best meets I have seen in my coaching years at Xenia Christian. Every Varsity runner set personal records today which is an outstanding accomplishment for our athletes. God has plans for this team, and we will see where He takes them.” Stated Coach Jim Preston.
The boys’ team placed 6th with the first six boys finishing in less than 19 minutes. Drew Riggle led the squad with a time of 18:04, and his teammates were; Noah Dean, Haakon Nelson, David Granduioller, Davis Weerheim, Evan Ramey, and David Neikirk.
For the girls’ team, Bethany Norman won the race with a time of 19:12. Her teammates Carrie Clauson, Sarah Kensinger, Natalie Clauson, Caitlin O’Guin, and Morgan Phillips all took minutes off their times. For their efforts the team took 3rd place out of 15 teams and brought home a team trophy. “This small team of 6 girls has an incredible amount of talent on it. They are all hard working athletes, and placing so high in such a big meet just gave them the confidence they have needed for the second half of their season.” Commented Coach Robin Norman.
Xenia Christian will be travelling to Versailles next weekend to take the challenge of the Tour De Sewer.

Results for MBC Golf Tournament at Pleasant Hill Golf Course

The 3rd of 4 total tournaments for the MetroBuckeye conference was held on the front nine at Pleasant Hill Golf Course on Monday night 9/12. Middletown Christian leads Miami Valley by 9 strokes going into the final tournament next Thursday (9/22) at Sugar Valley CC. Here are the results the event:
Aaron Zollard, Dayton Christian
1 Jay Zollars 46
2 Evan Swearengin 46
3 Skye Armstrong 48
4 Stephen Combs 49
5 Sean Maynor 50
6 Evan Brouwer 52
TEAM SCORE 189

Daniel Doleys, Emmanuel Christian
1 Nathan Cotter 47
2 Kyle Gosney 62
3 Addison Love 57
4 Nick Morgan 54
TEAM SCORE 220

Ron Dement, Miami Valley
1 Ben Cole 43
2 Alex Smith 43
3 Sarah Kolodzik 43
4 Dave Busarow 47
5 Zach Kurdin 47
6 Matt Cole 41
7 Jon Idle dnp
TEAM SCORE 170

Gary Cobb Middletown Christian
1 Brooks Curry 39
2 Grant Nisbet 42
3 Erik Gregory 47
4 Luke Dotson 45
5 Taylor Baldwin 42
6 Luke Irving 47
TEAM SCORE 168

Dave Thigpen, Xenia Christian
1 Dan Griffith 45
2 Blake Sylvester 52
3 Gabriel Voelker 56
4 Ryan Malthaner 51
5 Tyler Keifer 51
6 Paul Ewing 56
TEAM SCORE 199

Michael Reichert, Yellow Springs
1 Rachele Orme 47
2 Taylor Beck 61
3 Theron Orme 62
4 Liam Weigand 51
5 Evan Pace dnp
6 Morgan Beard 62
TEAM SCORE 221

1 Middletown Chr 168
2 Miami Valley 170
3 Dayton Chr 189
4 Xenia Chr 199
5 Yellow Springs 221
6 Emm. Chr 220

Xenia Christian Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams Take First at the Ambassador Classic

The Ambassador Cross Country teams have been off to an amazing start this year. They have competed in the Bob Schul Invitational and the Greenville Treaty Meet so far on their season. Both Boy’s and Girl’s teams have run well and placed in the top 10 at these Invitationals. Saturday was an opportunity to compete infront of the home crowd, and they were not disappointed. Coach Jim Preston stated, “This is the first time in school history that Xenia Christian has earned 3 trophies at our own meet. The athletes were truly inspiring this weekend in what they accomplished as a team.”
The JR High Girls team started the morning off by taking 2nd place and beating out Hillsboro and Ankenny. Some strong performers were Rachel Sweeney, Grace Norman, Ari Nelson, Ann Kensinger, and Lauren Simmons. Then the Sr. High Girls took to the 5K course. Bethany Norman won the race for the third year in a row. Her team mates Carrie Clauson, Sarah Kensinger, Caitlin O’Guinn, and Natalie Clauson sealed up the first place trophy with solid races. “The Ambassador girls have a very strong team this year. They are a great group of girls to coach, and I believe God has an amazing season in store for them.” Commented Coach Robin Norman. Final Girls’ standings were Xenia Christian 41, Yellow Springs 54, Cedarville 78, Xenia 121. Top finishers for Yellow Springs were Lois Miller, Alex Brown, and Rachel Meyer. Top finishers for Cedarville were Holly Fudge, Kristianna Williams, and Georgie Sandlin. Top finishers for Xenia were Carissa Mitchell, Lauren Brickey, and Dominique Couser.
The final race of the day was the Sr. High Boys who took to the course with a mission in mind. “The boys were prepared to run today, and I have to say they left everything out on the course. I am truly excited to see what the rest of the season has in store for XC.” Stated Coach Preston. When the final runner crossed the finish line, the Xenia Christian Boy’s team took a solid first place. The Ambassador top five runners were Drew Riggle, Haakon Nelson, David Granduioller, Noah Dean, and Casey Surls. Final Boys’ standings were Xenia Christian 52, Cedarville 78, Xenia 162. Top finishers for Cedarville were Timothy Waynire, Zach Bowen, and Dan Rich. Top finishers for Xenia were Brendan Orchard, Cameron Hunter, and Kyle Miller.

Mason Invitational

Boys Section I

Team Results: 1. Carmel 23; 2. Hilliard Davidson 120; 3. Mason 137; 4. LaSalle 138; 5. Spr. Shawnee 167; 6. Turpin 179; 7. Elder 193; 8. Oak Hills 193; 9. Centerville 226; 10. Sycamore 240; 11. Beavercreek 333; 12. Northmont 354; 13. Loveland 383; 14. St. Xavier 389; 15. Troy 408; 16. Fairfield 451; 17. Springboro 456; 18. Emmanuel Christian 474; 19. Ross 555; 20. Fairborn 673.

BoysSection II

Team Results: 1. Mariemont 43; 2. Wyoming 62; 3. Jonathan Alder 134; 4. Celina 145; 5. Chaminade Julienne 154; 6. Milton-Union 174; 7. Fairfield 193; 8. Batavia 202; 9. Indian Hill 231; 10. McNicholas 324; 11. Valley View 333; 12. Madeira 348; 13. Country Day 424; 14. St. Bernard 431; 15. Fenwick, Badin, New Richmond 444; 18. Northwestern 462; 19. Landmark 477; 20. North Bend 498; 21. Cin. Hills Christian Academy 525; 22. Cin. Christian 575; 23. Deer Park 601; 24. Woodward 652; 25. Miami Valley 668.

Ambassador Classic

Boys

Team Results: 1. Xenia Christian 52; 2. Cedarville 78; 3. Western Brown 134; 4. East Clinton 148; 5. Xenia 162; 6. Hillsboro 169; 7. McClain 188; 8. Day. Christian 195; 9. Waynesville 214; 10. Mid. Christian 229; 11. Fairbanks 295; 12. Jackson Center 300; 13. Miami Valley School 309; 14. Day. Stivers 316.

Individual Results (top ten): 1. Collin Rothwell, Hillsboro, 18:18.8; 2. Caleb Broughton, East Clinton, 18:58.5; 3. Grant Albrecht, Day. Christian, 19:01.1; 4. Timothy Waymire, Cedarville, 19:05.6; 5. Spencer Wells, Waynesville, 19:14.1; 6. Brendan Orchard, Xenia, 19:15.4; 7. Drew Riggle, Xenia Christian, 19:19.6; 8. Haakon Nelson, Xenia Christian, 19:22.3; 9. Zach Bowen, Cedarville, 19:36.1; 10. Dan Rich, Cedarville, 19:36.9.

Girls

Team Results: 1. Xenia Christian 41; 2. Yellow Springs 54; 3. Cedarville 78; 4. Catholic Central 87; 5. Hillsboro 90; 6. Xenia 121.

Individual Results (top ten): 1. Bethany Norman, Xenia Christian, 20:42.8; 2. Becca Wheeler, Mid. Christian, 21:30.8; 3. Carrie Clauson, Xenia Christian, 22:08.8; 4. Emily Belovich, Catholic Central, 22:31.9; 5. Lois Miller, Yellow Springs, 22:42.0; 6. Shelby Cook, Waynesville, 23:13.9; 7. Sarah Kensinger, Xenia Christian, 23:14.4; 8. Holly Fudge, Cedarville, 23:18.4; 9. Alex Brown, Yellow Springs, 23:27.2; 10. Emily Gill, Waynesville, 23:33.9.

Dayton Christian 61, Cincinnati Christian 24

Dayton Christian's Heath Harding had three touchdown runs and scored on a 33-yard pass from Tanner Wall. Conner Carr rushed 13 times for 103 yards for the Warriors (2-1).

Varsity boys golf leaders for Sept. 9

Player, school Avg. Holes

M. Bernard, Wayne 34.5 126
B. Curry, Middletown Chr. 36.1 171
C. Wolters, Centerville 37.4 117
M. Kern, Springboro 37.5 99
S. Geise, Springboro 37.9 144
S. Sveda, Centerville 38.3 117
A. Sipe, Centerville 38.4 117
C. Lash, Centerville 38.7 117
R. Wenzler, Centerville 38.8 117
J. Ford, Springboro 39.0 126

Varsity girls volleyball leaders for Sept. 9

Aces
30: A. Johnson, Centerville
19: C. Leitsinger, Springboro
17: K. Hardshaw, Yellow Springs
15: S. Bennett, Fairmont; M. Hardman, Yellow Springs; N. Uy, Fairmont

Blocks
25: K. Tester, Greenville
20: S. Benge, Centerville
18: M. Hardman, Yellow Springs

Varsity boys soccer leaders for Sept. 9

Boys socer

Goals
14: J. Zimmerman, Bethel
12: K. Hamlin, Bethel; J. Horner, Franklin-Monroe
9: E. Lynch, Bellbrook; C. Vance, Indian Lake; R. Woods, Greeneview
8: J. Mottorshead, Emmanuel Christian

State boys soccer polls for Sept. 9

Division III

1. Worthington Christian 4-1-0 95

2. Ottawa Hills 4-0-0 77

3. Cincinnati Seven Hills 4-0-1 72

4. Gates Mills Hawken 5-0-0 67

5. Spg. Catholic Central 2-1-0 55

6. Hud. W. Reserve Academy 1-0-1 53

7. Elyria Catholic 2-0-0 40

8. Cin. Summit Country Day 3-1-0 33

9. Lou. St Thomas Aquinas 3-0-0 18

10. Dayton Christian 0-2-0 12

Trumbull scored a career-high five goals

Yellow Springs 11, Emmanuel Christian 0: Leading 1-0 after 25 minutes, Yellow Springs moved senior Jake Trumbull out of goal and into the field.

It definitely paid off. Trumbull scored a career-high five goals, including three in a row at one point as the Bulldogs rolled to their second win of the year.

DC Men's Soccer vs. Troy Christian

The DC men entered their first Metro Buckeye Conference game tonight versus Troy Christian. Tonight’s games was a team win, having 19 members of the team contributing to this 5 to 1 victory. Alex Lupinek starting off the scoring in the first half from a ball played to him from Christian Alexander. However Troy Christian was able to get off a shot of their own for goal that brought the score even. DC came out in the second half and dominated both sides of the field. Alex Lupinek picked up another goal early, followed by Tad Williams adding two and Brent Schilling finishing a goal as well. Alex Lupinek, Brent Schilling and Christian Alexander provided the assists on the additional goals. It goes without saying the defensive efforts of Daniel Erlandson, Alec Fisco, Luke Danoff, Alex Link, Jake Nash and Parker Vaughan only allowed 2 shots the entire game. Several players came off the bench and contributed to this victory. This includes Toby Brown, Tyler Brown, Paul Conover, Kendall Hooten, Sam Krichhoff, Kevin Schindler, Kyle Schindler and Jeremy Schultz.

Come watch DC play their second Metro Buckeye game Saturday at 2pm at Miami Valley.

The Dayton Christian Men’s soccer team has been placed in the top #10 in the State for Division III.

The polls were released today and the Warriors have received enough votes to be place in the #10 spot as a top Division III school in the State. DC Boys teams are currently 2-2 with two recent wins over Lehman Catholic and Hamilton Baden. In the last two games the Warriors have scored 12 goals and only giving up 3. This Senior class has been ranked in the State polls all four of their years.

DC Varsity Line Up
Christian Alexander – Sr (Captain)
Joshua Alexander – So
Toby Brown – Jr
Tyler Brown – Sr
Luke Danoff - Jr
Paul Conover - Sr
Daniel Erlandson – Sr (Captain)
Alec Fisco - Sr
Kendall Hooten – Sr
Alex Link – Sr
Alex Lupinek – Sr
Jake Nash - Sr
Brent Schilling – Jr
Kevin Schindler – Jr
Kyle Schindler – Jr
Jeremy Schultz – Sr
Parker Vaughan – Jr
Tad Willliams - Jr

DC vs Badin Men's Soccer (Sept 6, 2011)

The Warriors faced off against Badin last night. The boys got on the score board early as Alex Lupinek found Christian Alexander breaking to the goal for his first goal. A few minutes later Daniel Erlandson won the ball and played it to Andrew Lupinek who threaded it through the defense to Christian Alexander who hit the back of net for his second goal. Badin answered late in the first half to close the gap 2-1. Badin came out and hit a shot to tie the game early in the second half. DC took control from there. Daniel Erlandson and Alec Fisco shut Badin down. Halfway through the second period Brent Schilling got the ball through traffic to Tad Williams who chipped the goalie for DC’s third goal of the night. Later Christian Alexander was fouled. Alex Lupinek fed the free kick to Christian Alexander who finished his hat trick and the game ended DC 4 and Badin 2. Alex Link had 4 important saves to protect the victory.

Xenia Christian Opens The Cross Country Season Well

Xenia Christian Cross Country teams travelled to Greenville over the holiday weekend to compete in the Treaty Invitational. Both the Varsity Boy’s team and the Varsity Girl’s team ran well and placed 9th out of over 20 schools competing in the sultry heat. Coach Jim Preston stated, “The boys’ team is the strongest group of guys that have been together at Xenia Christian in a long time. I am expecting great things out of them this year.” The top seven runners were David Granduioller, Noah Dean, Haakon Nelson, Drew Riggle, Davis Weerheim, Casey Surls, and David Neikirk.
“The girls’ team is smaller this year as we graduated 5 seniors last year. However, they run together well and promise to finish strong at every meet.” commented Coach Robin Norman. The top runners for the Ambassador girls’ are Bethany Norman, Carrie Clauson, Caitlin O’Guinn, Sarah Kensinger, Natalie Clauson, and Morgan Phillips. Next weekend, the Xenia Christian teams will be hosting their competition at the Ambassador Classic at 9:00am.

Results from First Two MBC Golf Events

score score
Windy Knoll Sebastian Hills
Aaron Zollars Dayton Christian
1 Jay Zollars 87 41
2 Evan Swearengin 97 42
3 Skye Armstrong 92 45
4 Stephen Combs 95 46
5 Sean Maynor 113 52
6 Evan Brouwer 103 53
TEAM SCORE 371 174

Daniel Doleys Emmanuel Christian
1 Nathan Cotter 96 40
2 Kyle Gosney 110 dnp
3 Addison Love 112 64
4 Nick Morgan 126 59
TEAM SCORE 444 no score

Ron Dement Miami Valley
1 Ben Cole 76 39
2 Alex Smith 74 39
3 Sarah Kolodzik 75 40
4 Dave Busarow 94 44
5 Zach Kurdin 101 dnp
6 Matt Cole 86 38
7 Jon Idle dnp 52
TEAM SCORE 311 156

Gary Cobb Middletown Christian
1 Brooks Curry 72 36
2 Grant Nisbet 76 35
3 Erik Gregory 84 39
4 Luke Dotson 80 41
5 Taylor Baldwin 85 dnp
6 Luke Irving 81 42
TEAM SCORE 309 151

Dave Thigpen Xenia Christian
1 Dan Griffith 132 46
2 Blake Sylvester 109 48
3 Gabriel Voelker 108 57
4 Ryan Malthaner 106 47
5 Tyler Keifer 109 49
6 Paul Ewing 114 57
TEAM SCORE 432 190

Michael Reichert Yellow Springs
1 Rachele Orme 89 56
2 Taylor Beck 154 60
3 Theron Orme 104 52
4 Liam Weigand 124 53
5 Evan Pace DQ dnp
6 Morgan Beard DNS 84
TEAM SCORE 471 221

1 Brooks Curry 72 36
2 Grant Nisbet 76 35
3 Alex Smith 74 39
4 Ben Cole 76 39
5 Sarah Kolodzik 75 40
6 Erik Gregory 84 39
end1st
7 Matt Cole 86 38
8 Luke Dotson 80 41
9 Luke Irving 81 42
10 Taylor Baldwin 86 dnp
11 Jay Zollars 87 41
12 Nathan Cotter 96 40
end 2nd
13 Rachele Orme 89 56
14 Skye Armstrong 92 45

Team Windy Knoll Sebastian Hills
1 Middletown Chr 309 151
2 Miami Valley 311 156
3 Dayton Chr 371 174
4 Xenia Chr 432 190
5 Yellow Springs 471 221
6 Emm. Chr 444 DNS

Greeneview suffers tough loss to DC

JAMESTOWN — Greeneview opened a new season with a new coach, but the same results, as the Rams suffered a loss at home last night to Dayton Christian, 53-7.

“We got outplayed,” said Rams coach Neal Kasner. “They really knew how to execute well.”

DC scored quickly, when Caleb Slaton ran the ball in for the touchdown, but the extra point was missed, leaving the score 6-0 with a little over two minutes into the first quarter.

The Rams got the ball back, but freshman quarterback Chance Frye threw the first of his two interceptions to turn the ball over to the Warriors again.

“A lot of our players are young,” Kasner said. “For some of them, this is their first time under the lights. It’s a tough baptism for us.”

As the first quarter progressed, the Rams started to progress as well — but with every progression came a set back.

Frye threw his second interception in the first quarter and the Rams were called on penalties for encroachment.

Things started to look up for the Rams after the Warriors were forced to punt, but Rams senior Kaleb Carter dropped the ball on the return causing a turnover.

DC went on to score twice more in the first quarter. But the Rams’ Tyler Saunders blocked an extra point, leaving the score 19-0, Warriors.

The Warriors began the second quarter with a score as Slaton broke away to make the score 26-0 with 10:47 left in the half.

Greeneview battled themselves again, fumbling twice, but only recovering one of the fumbles.

The Warriors’ Brandon Rahn broke Greeneview’s attempted tackles to run in another touchdown, and DC progressed to 33-0, which was the count at halftime.

But the Warriors came out of the locker room with a win in mind as junior Connor Carr ran 80 yards for the touchdown on a first down play and 39-0 lead, the extra point was no good.

The Warriors began the fourth quarter with good field position, and lead off with another score as they climbed to 53-0 in less than a minute.

Greeneview’s Heath Harding retaliated, returning the ball 20 yards, but the Rams were forced to punt after an almost intercepted pass on fourth and eight.

With the Warriors taking over again, the stands remained full as the Rams’ fans loyally cheered on their team for the remainder of the game.

The Rams’ defense kept pushing, and forced the Warriors to punt on fourth and 29.

But as the Warriors attempted the punt, a bad snap landed in the hands of Drake Lawson, standing in the endzone; a last minute score for the Rams.

With a little under seven minutes left, the Rams and Warriors battled on defense until the game ended with DC taking the win, 53-7.

Greeneview’s Frye ended the game going two-for-seven with two interceptions and 11 yards; Matt Matheny ended the game with nine tackles; Cody Lawson had two receptions for 11 yards; Armani Robinson had six yards; and Carter had nine tackles, and had 20 yards on offense.

“We have a lot of guys playing both sides the whole game,” said Carter. “We can’t complain. We’ve got a new coach, a lot to work on and it won’t happen over night. We just have to keep pushing.”

This week, Kasner said the team will work on correcting last night’s flaws.

“On offense, we have to work on running, being more physical, protecting the passer, and of course, no turn overs,” he said. “On defense, we just have to have more discipline and be where we need to be. We have to work on tackling, we can’t be missing tackles like we did tonight.”

The Rams will take on Belmont at Welcome Stadium next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. before returning home Friday, September 9 to play Riverview East Academy.

Miamisburg slips by Bellbrook

Miamisburg dominated in the second half and held on for a 24-14 win over Bellbrook at home.

Bellbrook (0-1) plays at home against Xenia (1-0) next week..

Beavercreek drops Fairfield

Zach Smith rumbled for 179 yards on 37 carries and Justin Weaver rumbled 13 times for 147 yards to lead the Beavers over Fairfield, 24-21 Friday night. The ‘Creek rushing attack in its entirety ran 58 times for 377 yards. Beavercreek (1-0) plays at Carroll (0-1) next week.

High school football standings at end of 2010 season

METRO BUCKEYE CONF.

Lehman Catholic
4-0 Conference
12-2 All

Fort Loramie
3-1 Conference
8-3 All

Dayton Christian
2-2 Conference
6-4 All

Jefferson
1-3 Conference
5-5 All

Troy Christian
0-4 Conference
4-6 All

DDN high school football ratings for August 26

Division VI

1. Marion Local (9-3): The only hiccup for the Flyers last season was meeting eventual state champ and MAC rival Delphos St. John’s in a regional semi.

2. Fort Loramie (8-3): Didn’t take long for the Redskins to establish their infant program.

3. Minster (7-6): Wildcats were the poster “tournament hot” team last season, rolling to a regional final. That helped take the sting out of the previous 1-9 season.

4. Lehman Catholic (12-2): Cavaliers advanced to the state semifinals last season and have made the playoffs four straight years.

5. Ansonia (9-2): Eugene Hoening is in his 30th season coaching the Tigers, who are pursuing their fourth straight playoffs.

Miami Valley Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association poll

Boys Division III
1. Springfield Catholic Central 86
2. Dayton Christian School 80
3. Bethel 77
4. Miami Valley 51
5. Greeneview 37
6. Franklin-Monroe 34
7. Waynesville 30
8. West Liberty-Salem 26
9. Newton 22
10. Lehman Catholic 21

Girls Division III
1. Fenwick 66
2. Waynesville 56
3. Greeneview 54
4. Springfield Catholic Central 39
5. Lehman Catholic 36
6. Dayton Christian 32
7. Miami East 25
8. Anna 12
Miami Valley 12
Franklin-Monroe 12

Football, Dayton Christian's Heath Harding

Heath Harding, Dayton Chr.

Scored touchdowns of 36, 24 and 26 yards (Warriors had six of 24 yards or more) to help DC whip Greeneview 53-7.

Catelyn Radeck Middletown Christian signs with Lindsey Wilson College

Catelyn Radeck, a 6-2 post player from Franklin, Ohio, who played last season at
Middletown Christian (Ohio) High School, has signed an NAIA scholarship with the Lindsey Wilson
College women's basketball team, head coach John B. Wethington announced on Tuesday.
"Catelyn has lots of potential and can help add depth to the post for our team next season," Wethington
said. "We are excited as a staff to have Catelyn join our program."
Radeck was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter at Middletown Christian, serving as cocaptain
the past two seasons. She averaged 11 points and 12 rebounds through four years and posted a
career-high 24 points, 19 rebounds and six blocked shots against Lockland High on Jan. 25.
During her prep career, Radeck has been named the most improved player, earned the coaches' award
and been named Player of the Week by the Middletown Journal. Radeck also played AAU basketball for
the Cincinnati Storm coached by Floyd Brewer and played varsity soccer at Middletown Christian.
Catelyn, who will pursue a degree in elementary education, is the daughter of Rodger and Bobbi Radeck.
Her older sister, Christina Elizabeth, serves in the United States Army and is based out of the 101st
airborne in Ft. Campbell, Ky. She also has a younger brother, Connor Joseph

MBC Golf Tournament

The Metro Buckeye Golf Tourney will take place at 4:30 on August 30th @ Sebastian Hills.

MBC Golf Tournament

The Metro Buckeye Golf Tourney will take place at 4:30 on August 30th @ Sebastian Hills.

Bethany Norman Xenia Christian Runner

Be sure to check out oh.milesplit.com for this article about Bethany Norman of Xenia Christian. She is featured as one of the top female runners in the state this year in cross country.

Athlete Name: Bethany Norman

School: Xenia Christian

Year of Graduation: 2013

Best times in a 5K race and in which meet.

18:57.1 at the State Cross Country Championship 2010

Tell us how your summer training is going?

Awesome!! I attened a high power cross country camp and am in the middle of a two a day week with my team!! I am feeling strong and confident and I know that God is with me every step of the way so I am ready for this season!

What are your goals for the upcoming season?

I want to get in the 17s and be in the top 3 at state! Plus break my school record which is 18:53. And break my mom's record,who is also my coach, of an 18:45.

How long have you been running and how did you get started?

I have been running since age 4 and have loved it my whole life! My mom got me started into running because she was a runner! She ran for Purdue University in college and was very good so I am trying to carry on the tradition! She is also my coach and helps me so much! I could not do it without her!!

Will you be competing out of state this season?

Most likely not

What is your favorite course to run in your state?

The John Bryan course!! I always get a runners high on that course and just feel amazing! i have always PRed on it.

What is the toughest course to run in your state?

Our home course "The Ambassador Classic." There are a ton of hills and creek crossing and some rough terrian! Times are always slow on it but training and competeing on that course has made me a stronger runner! So I thank God for our hard course!

What is your favorite cross country race so far in your high school career?

So far my favorite race would have to be Metro Buckeye Conference at the John Bryan course this past year as a sophomore!! I got a runner's high and felt amazing! I was able to win the meet by over 2 minutes!! It was an incredible gift from God! And that gave me confidence to face the competion of the next weeks race which was districts!

Favorite cross country memory?

My favorite memory is simple but very important to me. It was at regionals freshman year when I crossed the finish line in 8th place with my ticket punched to next weeks race at state!!! It was the first time that it had hit me that I was a state level runner!! I placed 24th that year as a freshman and then came back last year as a sophomore and placed 6th! I only did it through God's power, not my own!! He is amazing and all the praise goes to Him!

When you are not running what is your favorite thing to do?

I enjoy showing animals and competeing in different projects in 4-H.

Favorite quote?

"To sacrifice anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."-Steve Prefontaine

Dayton Christian Announces New Coaches

The Dayton Christian Athletic Department is pleased to announce several Varsity Head Coaching hires that have taken place over the last few weeks of the school year.


Please help us welcoming the following coaches to their new roles:
Fall Sports: Varsity Golf – Head Coach Aaron Zollars. Coach Zollars served as the Head Junior Varsity Golf Coach during the 2010 season. Aaron has coached various youth athletics in the Dayton area. He has also served as the Golf and Boys Basketball Sports Rep. to the DCS Athletic Boosters the past two school years. He is employed by State Farm Insurance Agency and has an office on Far Hills Avenue.
Varsity Boys Soccer-Head Coach Steve Vaughn. Steve returns to the helm of the boys’ soccer program after serving as the varsity assistant coach during the 2010 season. Coach Vaughan began coaching and teaching Bible classes at Dayton Christian in 1988. He has spent 14 years coaching in the Dayton Christian boys’ soccer program with five of those years as the varsity head coach. In 1993, he transitioned his career into financial services and currently is the President of Financial Counseling, Inc.
Winter Sports: Varsity Boys Basketball-Head Coach Joshua Snyder. Coach Snyder assumes the Heading Coaching duties with over 10 years of colligate coaching experience. He most recently served as a Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Wright State University and has served as an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Olivet Nazarene University, the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Cincinnati Christian University and as a basketball coach for Athletes in Action. Coach Snyder is employed as a Math Teacher at DCHS.
Spring Sports: Varsity Baseball-Head Coach Linden Kurtz. Coach Kurtz served as a Varsity Assistant Baseball coach this spring. Coach Kurtz is a 2005 Dayton Christian graduate and the son of DCHS English Teacher Mr. Greg Kurtz and DCHS Administrative Assistant Mrs. Linda Kurtz. He is a 2009 graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology and is employed at DCHS as a Chemistry and Physics teacher.


Brad Pompos

Athletic Director

Dayton Christian School

Xenia Christian Coaching Openings

Xenia Christian High School, a member school of the OHSAA, has two volleyball coaching openings. They are accepting applications for the Varsity Head Coach and Junior High Head Coach positions at this time. The application deadline is June 15 with interviews starting immediately following applications from qualified candidates. For anyone interested, please contact Athletic Director Nate Baker immediately. His contact information is as follows:
Direct Office Phone: 937-352-1652 Email Address: nbaker@daytonchristian.com

DAYTON DISTRICT-DIVISION III TRACK RESULTS

Women - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
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1) Day. Miami Valley School 117
2) Xenia Christian 90
3) Cedarville 61
4) Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 50
5) W. Alex. Twin Valley So. 45.50
6) Mechanicsburg 39.50
7) Middletown Christian 39
8) Camden Preble Shawne 31
8) New Lebanon Dixie 31
10) Lewisburg Tri-County No. 27
11) Arcanum 24
12) Spring. Cath. Central 23
13) Day. Ponitz Career Tech. 21
14) Yellow Springs 19
15) Day. Christian 16
16) Tipp City Bethel 12
17) S. Char. Southeastern 11

Men - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
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1) W. Alex. Twin Valley So. 99
2) New Lebanon Dixie 86
3) Day. Christian 71
4) Tipp City Bethel 65
5) Cedarville 61.50
6) Mechanicsburg 51
7) S. Char. Southeastern 40
8) New Madison Tri-Village 35
9) Spring. Cath. Central 28
10) Hamilton Badin 26
11) Yellow Springs 23.50
12) Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 17
13) Day. Miami Valley School 16
14) Lewisburg Tri-County No. 11
15) Day. Ponitz Career Tech. 10
16) Arcanum 8
16) Middletown Christian 8
18) Xenia Christian 3

Miami Valley School College Commitments

Out of a class of 49 The Miami Valley School has nine (9) current athletic commitments, with 2-3 to possibly follow.

Cameron Porter- Soccer, Princeton University
Keta Burke-Williams- Track & Field, Dartmouth
Bob Dyer- Golf, Lafayette College
Caitlin Pohl- Track & Field, Tufts
Laurel Cooney- Track & Field, Marietta College
Elliott Watson- Cross Country, Carnegie Mellon
Alex Zorniger- Golf, Tufts
Kailey Ketterer- Basketball, Miami University Middletown
Kathleen Norris- Track & Field, Rhodes College

Sarah Caughey- Squash, Dartmouth (Invited to try out.)
Nate Benedict- Golf, Centre College (Invited to try out.)
Matt Howard- Soccer, University of Dayton (Invited to try out.)

Xenia Christian Takes Districts By Storm

The Xenia Christian girls track team brought home the Runner Up trophy in Districts for the 2nd year in a row. “The coaching staff, team, and student body in general, are all really excited about the results of the meet. A school our size does not often accomplish such a feat, and to do this two years in a row is amazing,” stated the athletic director, Nate Baker.
The Ambassadors qualified 9 events as a team to move on to Regional competition in Troy this week. Three relays are moving on: the 4X800 relay (Caitlin O’Guinn, Natalie Clauson, Carissa Riggle, Bethany Norman), the 4X200 relay (Loria Williams, Courtney Bullard, Kirsten Woodard, Michaela Nelson), and the 4X100 relay (Katie Kensinger, Riggle, O’Guinn, Woodard). In the individual events Williams will represent the Ambassadors in both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles. Norman placed 1st in the 1600m, and Nelson placed 1st in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dashes. Michaela Nelson set a new District record in the 400m dash. “God has given us some incredible talent this year, and we the coaches have enjoyed preparing the girls for the challenge that Regionals will bring.” Stated coach Jim Preston. “We hope to move as many Xenia Christian girls as possible on to the State Meet this week.”

Middle School MBC Track - 5/14/2011

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
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Name Yr Team Time Pts
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1 Hannah Decker Emmanuel Christian Academ 17.15 10
2 Letticia Patterson Emmanuel Christian Academ 18.03 8
3 Hayley Sledge Dayton Christian 20.44 6
4 Kelsey Ball Dayton Christian 20.50 4


Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Jon Willis Emmanuel Christian Academ 19.08 1 10
2 Kaner Butler Yellow Springs 20.12 2 8
3 Isaac McDaniel Emmanuel Christian Academ 21.65 1 6
4 Adante Dudley Dayton Christian 21.88 1 4
5 Bram Koeller Middletown Christian 21.96 1 2
6 Nick Childs Dayton Christian 22.14 2 1
7 Rodman Allen Yellow Springs 25.31 2


Girls 100 Meter Dash
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Destanee Oliver Emmanuel Christian Academ 13.72 2 10
2 Rebekah Carr Dayton Christian 13.77 2 8
3 Jamaica Chapman Xenia Christian 14.20 2 6
4 Ayshia Allison Yellow Springs 14.87 2 4
5 Lauren Brown Troy Christian 15.12 2 2
6 Ali Smith Dayton Christian 15.26 1 1
7 Louresha Cheatom Yellow Springs 15.67 1
8 Sierra Crout Middletown Christian 15.86 1
9 Courtney Leis Troy Christian 15.89 1
10 Julie Rogan Emmanuel Christian Academ 17.11 1
11 Brianna Prether Xenia Christian 17.26 1


Boys 100 Meter Dash
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Josh Williams Troy Christian 12.31 2 10
2 Mikel Davis Dayton Christian 12.44 2 8
3 Luke Dillahunt Troy Christian 12.93 1 6
4 Bryce White Yellow Springs 12.96 2 4
5 Michael Orme Dayton Christian 13.29 2 2
6 Turner Landess Emmanuel Christian Academ 13.71 2 1
7 Andrew Sharrett Middletown Christian 14.59 1
8 Taran Pergram Yellow Springs 15.89 1
9 Blake Sylkvester Xenia Christian 15.92 1
10 Ji Heon Xenia Christian 15.99 1
11 Kris Harris Emmanuel Christian Academ 16.34 1


Girls 1600 Meter Run
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Name Yr Team Time Pts
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1 Sarah Kensinger Xenia Christian 5:59.91 10
2 Charlotte Walkey Yellow Springs 6:13.43 8
3 Grace Norman Xenia Christian 6:16.69 6
4 Emily Golich Dayton Christian 6:39.20 4
5 Cassandra Mendez Troy Christian 6:48.45 2
6 Madison Gebhart Dayton Christian 7:08.54 1
7 Maddi Klint Troy Christian 7:19.68
8 Sydney Storer Emmanuel Christian Academ 7:34.62
9 Hannah Day Emmanuel Christian Academ 7:40.41
10 Emily Riechman Middletown Christian 8:00.06


Boys 1600 Meter Run
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Name Yr Team Time Pts
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1 Micah Bragg Emmanuel Christian Academ 4:58.18 10
2 Josh Williams Troy Christian 5:07.90 8
3 Drew Riggle Xenia Christian 5:11.66 6
4 Fielding Lewis Yellow Springs 5:13.11 4
5 Gavin Russell Dayton Christian 5:42.87 2
6 Nick Childs Dayton Christian 5:48.15 1
7 David Ball Emmanuel Christian Academ 6:13.74
8 Ronin Koeller Middletown Christian 6:44.94
9 Jesse Osborne Troy Christian 6:49.64
10 Kyle Ashley Middletown Christian 6:55.42


Girls 4x100 Meter Relay
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Team Time Pts
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1 Emmanuel Christian Academy 1:00.97 10
2 Troy Christian 1:02.10 8
3 Dayton Christian 1:02.54 6
4 Yellow Springs 1:05.79 4
5 Xenia Christian 1:13.58 2


Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
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Team Time Pts
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1 Dayton Christian 52.75 10
2 Yellow Springs 55.07 8
3 Emmanuel Christian Academy 59.06 6


Girls 400 Meter Dash
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Hannah Decker Emmanuel Christian Academ 1:04.04 1 10
2 Danielle Darkow Dayton Christian 1:04.80 2 8
3 Lauren Brown Troy Christian 1:09.25 2 6
4 Samantha Weatherly Dayton Christian 1:11.44 2 4
5 Sarah Kensinger Xenia Christian 1:12.49 2 2
6 Charlotte Walkey Yellow Springs 1:13.53 2 1
7 Camille Beverly Troy Christian 1:16.44 1
8 Rachel Graver Xenia Christian 1:20.44 1
9 Maddison Roberts Emmanuel Christian Academ 1:27.48 1


Boys 400 Meter Dash
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Caleb Moore Emmanuel Christian Academ 57.35 2 10
2 Blake Isaacs Dayton Christian 58.55 2 8
3 Eric Cooper Troy Christian 59.33 2 6
4 Haakon Nelson Xenia Christian 59.81 2 4
5 Austin Williamson Dayton Christian 1:01.15 2 2
6 Peter Wilson Xenia Christian 1:05.16 1 1
7 Brad Troutman Middletown Christian 1:06.15 1
8 Justin Webster Emmanuel Christian Academ 1:12.84 1
9 Jesse Osborne Troy Christian 1:16.84 1
10 Gabe Trillana Yellow Springs 1:17.72 1
11 Taran Pergram Yellow Springs 1:18.22 2


Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
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Team Time Pts
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1 Xenia Christian A 2:04.54 10
2 Emmanuel Christian Academy A 2:10.07 8
3 Dayton Christian A 2:12.11 6


Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
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Team Time Pts
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1 Dayton Christian A 1:52.17 10
2 Yellow Springs A 1:54.93 8
3 Emmanuel Christian Academy A 1:57.70 6
4 Middletown Christian A 2:10.50 4


Girls 200 Meter Hurdles
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Destanee Oliver Emmanuel Christian Academ 31.40 2 10
2 Letticia Patterson Emmanuel Christian Academ 32.59 2 8
3 Morgan Adams Xenia Christian 35.85 1 6
4 Kennedee Long Dayton Christian 35.98 1 4
5 Ashlyn Burch Yellow Springs 36.44 2 2
6 Janice Howarah Xenia Christian 36.56 2 1
7 Madelynne Rines Dayton Christian 40.29 1


Boys 200 Meter Hurdles
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Jonny Eustace Xenia Christian 30.26 2 10
2 Edward Johnson Yellow Springs 30.61 2 8
3 Jon Willis Emmanuel Christian Academ 31.29 2 6
4 Tom Nuess Dayton Christian 31.36 1 4
5 Bram Koeller Middletown Christian 35.03 1 2
6 Isaac McDaniel Emmanuel Christian Academ 35.31 1 1
7 Tim Anthony Xenia Christian 36.09 2
8 Zane Pergram Yellow Springs 39.43 1


Girls 800 Meter Run
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Name Yr Team Time Pts
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1 Hannah Decker Emmanuel Christian Academ 2:50.91 10
2 Charlotte Walkey Yellow Springs 2:52.48 8
3 Taylor Skolik Dayton Christian 2:53.61 6
4 Karina Brady Dayton Christian 2:59.41 4
5 Grace Norman Xenia Christian 2:59.81 2
6 Cassandra Mendez Troy Christian 3:07.50 1
7 Murin Brads Xenia Christian 3:10.08
8 Grace Fonseca Emmanuel Christian Academ 3:14.79
9 Maddi Klint Troy Christian 3:19.30


Boys 800 Meter Run
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Name Yr Team Time Pts
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1 Haakon Nelson Xenia Christian 2:18.78 10
2 Micah Bragg Emmanuel Christian Academ 2:20.34 8
3 Kelly Turner Dayton Christian 2:21.72 6
4 Sam Pfleger Emmanuel Christian Academ 2:23.99 4
5 Drew Riggle Xenia Christian 2:25.20 2
6 Fielding Lewis Yellow Springs 2:29.16 1
7 Micah Combs Dayton Christian 2:29.64
8 Nathen Miller Yellow Springs 2:36.45
9 Jesse Osborne Troy Christian 3:09.54
10 Brent Collins Troy Christian 3:33.28


Girls 200 Meter Dash
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Jamaica Chapman Xenia Christian 29.10 2 10
2 Danielle Darkow Dayton Christian 29.72 2 8
3 Lauren Brown Troy Christian 30.77 2 6
4 Ashly Longshaw Yellow Springs 31.52 2 4
5 Anna Lambert Emmanuel Christian Academ 32.54 1 2
6 Courtney Leis Troy Christian 32.93 1 1
7 Ayshia Allison Yellow Springs 33.31 2
8 Kylie Walls Emmanuel Christian Academ 34.33 1
9 Kelsey Klostermeier Xenia Christian 41.65 1


Boys 200 Meter Dash
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Name Yr Team Time H# Pts
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1 Mikel Davis Dayton Christian 25.57 2 10
2 Blake Isaacs Dayton Christian 26.63 2 8
3 Luke Dillahunt Troy Christian 27.13 2 6
4 Eric Cooper Troy Christian 27.29 2 4
5 Turner Landess Emmanuel Christian Academ 27.74 2 2
6 Matthew Conner Yellow Springs 27.80 1 1
7 Jonny Eustace Xenia Christian 27.87 1
8 Andrew Sharrett Middletown Christian 30.17 1
9 Peter Wilson Xenia Christian 30.85 1
10 Joe Harvey Emmanuel Christian Academ 30.91 1
11 Rodman Allen Yellow Springs 31.63 2


Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
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Team Time Pts
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1 Dayton Christian 4:51.91 10
2 Xenia Christian 5:01.16 8
3 Emmanuel Christian Academy 5:02.31 6


Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
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Team Time Pts
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1 Emmanuel Christian Academy 4:06.97 10
2 Dayton Christian 4:13.82 8
3 Xenia Christian 4:17.49 6
4 Yellow Springs 5:02.96 4


Boys Long Jump
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Name Yr Team Mark Wind Pts
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1 Mikel Davis Dayton Christian 17-07.50 NWI 10
2 Caleb Moore Emmanuel Christian Academ 16-02.00 NWI 8
3 Tony Dingess Dayton Christian 15-07.00 NWI 6
4 Edward Johnson Yellow Springs 15-00.00 NWI 4
5 Josh Williams Troy Christian 14-10.00 NWI 2
6 Oluka Oika Yellow Springs 14-06.00 NWI 1
7 Eric Cooper Troy Christian 13-09.50 NWI
8 Dan Tantlinger Emmanuel Christian Academ 13-05.00 NWI
9 Ronin Koeller Middletown Christian 11-03.00 NWI
10 Kyle Ashley Middletown Christian 10-08.50 NWI
11 Blake Silvester Xenia Christian 9-10.00 NWI


Boys High Jump
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Name Yr Team Mark Pts
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1 DaJour Tayllor Dayton Christian 4-10.00 10
2 Luke Dillahunt Troy Christian 4-08.00 8
3 Tom Nuess Dayton Christian 4-08.00 6
4 Kaner Butler Yellow Springs 4-06.00 4
5 Sam Pfleger Emmanuel Christian Academ 4-06.00 2
6 Dan Tantlinger Emmanuel Christian Academ 4-04.00 1


Boys Pole Vault
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Name Yr Team Mark Pts
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1 Zane Pergram Yellow Springs 7-06.00 10
2 Oluka Oika Yellow Springs 6-06.00 8


Boys Shot Put
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Name Yr Team Mark Wind Pts
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1 Ji Heon Xenia Christian 39-03.00 NWI 10
2 Tim Abthony Xenia Christian 35-08.00 NWI 8
3 Tony Dingess Dayton Christian 33-09.00 NWI 6
4 Cole McNeal-Harding Yellow Springs 33-03.00 NWI 4
5 Mark Hall Emmanuel Christian Academ 32-10.00 NWI 2
6 Jacob Whetsel Yellow Springs 30-07.00 NWI 1
7 Eric Henkel Dayton Christian 27-08.00 NWI
8 Cullen Campbell Emmanuel Christian Academ 22-07.50 NWI


Boys Discus Throw
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Name Yr Team Mark Wind Pts
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1 Cole McNeal-Harding Yellow Springs 101-01 NWI 10
2 Jacob Whetsel Yellow Springs 83-02 NWI 8
3 Eric Henkel Dayton Christian 81-08 NWI 6
4 Ji Heon Xenia Christian 74-00 NWI 4
5 Tim Anthony Xenia Christian 71-10 NWI 2
6 Tom Nuess Dayton Christian 64-00 NWI 1
7 Grant Miller Emmanuel Christian Academ 57-04 NWI
8 Josh Overman Emmanuel Christian Academ 56-10 NWI
9 Brent Collins Troy Christian 42-00 NWI


Girls Long Jump
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Name Yr Team Mark Wind Pts
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1 Lisa DeWeese Emmanuel Christian Academ 12-04.00 NWI 10
2 Rachel Graver Xenia Christian 12-0.75 NWI 8
3 Cassandra Mendez Troy Christian 11-04.25 NWI 6
4 Ali Smith Dayton Christian 11-03.75 NWI 4
5 Jessie Troutwine Emmanuel Christian Academ 11-03.50 NWI 2
6 Louresha Cheatom Yellow Springs 11-0.25 NWI 1
7 Alyssa Donald Troy Christian 10-08.00 NWI
8 Karina Brady Dayton Christian 9-10.25 NWI
9 Kelsey Klostermeier Xenia Christian 5-10.50 NWI


Girls High Jump
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Name Yr Team Mark Pts
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1 Destanee Oliver Emmanuel Christian Academ 4-06.00 10
2 Ashlyn Burch Yellow Springs 4-02.00 8
3 Hayley Sledge Dayton Christian 3-10.00 6


Girls Shot Put
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Name Yr Team Mark Wind Pts
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1 Sierra Crout Middletown Christian 27-04.50 NWI 10
2 Brianna Prether Xenia Christian 24-04.00 NWI 8
3 Bekkah Frantom Troy Christian 23-10.00 NWI 6
4 Willa Bluestone Emmanuel Christian Academ 22-06.00 NWI 4
5 Kelsey Ball Dayton Christian 22-02.00 NWI 2
6 Abigail Gaskins Emmanuel Christian Academ 21-07.50 NWI 1
7 Madison Robertsen Yellow Springs 20-07.00 NWI
8 Alexis Nugester Yellow Springs 16-07.50 NWI
9 Kaeli Zweber Xenia Christian 16-00.00 NWI


Girls Discus Throw
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Name Yr Team Mark Wind Pts
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1 Morgan Adams Xenia Christian 68-02 NWI 10
2 Alexis Collins Dayton Christian 67-02 NWI 8
3 Camille Beverly Troy Christian 64-05 NWI 6
4 Sierra Crout Middletown Christian 55-09 NWI 4
5 Kelsey Ball Dayton Christian 49-09 NWI 2
6 Bekkah Frantom Troy Christian 47-11 NWI 1
7 Willa Bluestone Emmanuel Christian Academ 47-05 NWI
8 Madison Robertsen Yellow Springs 46-01 NWI
9 Abigail Gaskins Emmanuel Christian Academ 38-09 NWI
10 Kaeli Zweber Xenia Christian 31-09 NWI
11 Alexis Nugester Yellow Springs 26-05 NWI


Team Scores (14 Events Scored)
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Team Pts Spr Dst Hrd Rel Fld Oth
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1 Emmanuel Christian Academ 119 22 10 36 24 27 0
2 Dayton Christian 102 29 15 14 22 22 0
3 Xenia Christian 89 18 18 7 20 26 0
4 Troy Christian 45 15 3 0 8 19 0
5 Yellow Springs 40 9 16 2 4 9 0
6 Middletown Christian 14 0 0 0 0 14 0


Team Scores (15 Events Scored)
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Team Pts Spr Dst Hrd Rel Fld Oth
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1 Dayton Christian 129 38 9 9 28 45 0
2 Yellow Springs 96 5 5 16 20 50 0
3 Emmanuel Christian Academ 93 13 22 23 22 13 0
4 Xenia Christian 63 5 18 10 6 24 0
5 Troy Christian 50 32 8 0 0 10 0
6 Middletown Christian 8 0 0 4 4 0 0

Xenia Christian Girls Track Team takes Runner Up at the Metro Buckeye Conference.

The Ambassadors girls track team showed up ready to compete on Saturday, and they definitely didn’t disappoint the home crowd. “It has been many years since we have had a team with enough athletes to fill out all 16 track and field events.” commented Coach Preston. The field event athletes brought in some points for the Ambassadors. Ellie Entner tied the school record in high Jump and took 4th, Sarah Graver threw several personal records to place high in the standings for shot put and discus. Then in the running events Michaela Nelson gave the team 28pts with her finishes in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dashes. Loria Williams picked up 2nd in the 100m hurdles and 3rd in the 300m hurdles, while Bethany Norman secured her position of distance dominance as she won the 1600m and 3200m runs.
“The team couldn’t have done what they did without every girl giving all that they had. “ stated Coach Norman. The 4X800 relay (Courtney Bullard, Natalie Clauson, Carissa Riggle, Norman) took first place and dropped 30 sec off their best time. The 4X200 relay (Kirsten Woodard, Bullard, Williams, Nelson), the 4X100 relay (Katie Kensinger, Caitlin O’Guinn, Bullard, Woodard), and the 4X400 relay (Woodard, Bullard, Riggle, Williams) all took 2nd to Miami Valley. “The girls have been working really hard, but Miami Valley’s realy wins just edged us out. However, we are looking forward to the rechallenge at Districts this week,” concluded Coach Lance Nelson.

Xenia Christian Girls Track Team Competes at the Fairmont Firebird

Thursday and Friday of last week, the Xenia Christian Girl’s track team took on the mighty forces of Division I track at the Fairmont Firebird Invitational. The competition was steep with schools like Beavercreek, Alter, Springboro, Troy, Carroll, and Centerville; 20 teams in all participated. When the meet was complete, Xenia Christian left a mark for others to remember. The small squad of 12 Ambassadors placed 9th as a team. “The team is solid and really hitting peak shape as we prepare for the challenges to come with MBC Conference and Districts. The Firebird was a good tune up for us, and great preparation for state competition.” Stated Coach Robin Norman. The 4X200 relay (Loria Williams, Courtney Bullard, Kirsten Woodard, Michaela Nelson) placed 5th, and the 4X400 relay (Williams, Bullard, Woodard, Carissa Riggle) placed 10th. In the individual events the Ambassador’s “Triple Threat” rose to the occasion. Bethany Norman took 6th in the 1600m, and 8th in the 3200m. Loria Williams qualified for finals in the 100m hurdles in 1st position but took 5th over all. In the 300m hurdles she posted a solid time and took 6th. However, the best performances of the night were turned in by Michaela Nelson, a sophomore at Xenia Christian. She edged out her competitor in the 100m dash for 1st place, then took 2nd in the 200m by a hair. The most amazing race of the night was the 400m dash where Michaela blazed a time of 57.75 sec. and won with no one close. Her time puts her as the leader in the state for the 400m run for both Division II and III. “God has given us amazing talent to work with this year, and we are excited to see what the rest of the season brings.” Commented Coach Jim Preston.

Xenia Christian High School Track and Field 5/12-13/2011 Fairmont Firebird

"P" Prelim Points scored in Red *Personal Record **School Record "M" Meet Record
Girl's Name Time Boy's Name Time
4X8 Relay Courtney Bullard 1:18/1:33 2:51
Natalie Clauson 1:32/1:34.5 3:06.5
Carissa Riggle 1:21/1:29.5 2:50.5
Bethany Norman 1:13/1:21 2:34 11:22.4

100m H Loria Williams 5th 4 pts P16.18 16.90
110m H Caitlin O;Guin P19.99

100m dash Michaela Nelson 1st 10 pts P12.84 12.74 Arin Wilgus P15.07*
Katie Kensinger P14.39

4X2 relay Loria Williams 27.8
Courtney Bullard 28.8 5th
Kirtie Woodard 28.0 4 pts
Michaela Nelson 27.8 1:52.38

1600m run Bethany Norman 6th 3 pts 5:32.03 Tyler Klostermeier 5:51.82*
Rachel Stewart 1:34.5/1:40.5/1:43/1:53.5 6:51.3* Andy Young 5:52.55
Bethany 1:10.5/1:25.5/1:30/1:25.5
4X1 relay Katie Kensinger 13.51
Courtney Bullard 14.1
Caitlin O'Guin 14.5
Kirtie Woodard 13.86 55.88*

400m dash Michaela Nelson 1st 10 pts P57.80 57.75** David Neikirk P59.28*
Carissa Riggle P1:10.42 Arin Wilgus P1:11.36*

300m H Loria Williams 6th 3 pts P49.86 49.81
Caitlin O'Guin P58.32

800m run Rachel Stewart 3:08.98 Tyler Klostermeier 2:59.78
Sarah Graver 3:15.00

200m dash Michaela Nelson 2nd 8pts P26.04 26.26 David Neikirk P27.31*
Arin Wilgus P30.82*

3200m run Bethany Norman 8th 1 pt 12:07.09 David Neikirk 11:58.77*
Natalie Clauson 14:04.85 1:13/1:24/1:32/1:30/1:35.5/1:36.5/1:37.5/1:29
Beth 1:15/1:24.5/1:30/1:35/1:37/1:38/1:33.5/1:33
Nat 1:28/1:42/1:43/1:46/1:50/1:56/1:58/1:41.8
4X4m relay Kirtie Woodard 1:05
Courtney Bullard 1:05
Carissa Riggle 1:07
Loria Williams 1:05 4:22.25*

Discus Sarah Graver 56'02" Andy Young 55'05"

Shot Put Sarah Graver 26'01"*

Long Jump Katie Kensinger 13'0.5"

High Jump Katie Kensinger NH

43 pts 9th out of 20 teams

Southeastern Invitational

Xenia Christian girls’ track team takes second at Southeastern Invitational. Northeastern (Division II) won with 115 pts with a team of 40 girls. Xenia Christian Division III) finished with 109 pts. With a team of 11. “It has been truly amazing to see what God has been able to do with this small but very talented group of young ladies,” remarked Coach Robin Norman.
Loria Williams placed 2nd in both sets of hurdles, and joined Michaela Nelson, Courtney Bullard, and Kirsten Woodard on the 4X200m relay team for 2nd place. Nelson continued her sprint domination by winning the 100m, 200m and 400m dash. Nelson continues to be the time to beat for Division III in the state. Bethany Norman won the 1600m and the 3200m with solid times after a 2 month bout with a stress fracture. “The team is excited to have the third member of the “Triple Threat” back in action. Bethany is working hard and will be prepared for another run at the State this year.” Stated mom and coach Norman.
The team also has many other members who continue to add to the success, several of them new faces. Kirsten Woodard joined the team this year as a solid relay member, and sprinter in the 200m. Ellie Entner usually can be found on a volleyball court; however, she has joined the team to high jump and took 4th place on Saturday. Katie Kensinger, senior captain for the team, helped out by placing in the 100m dash and the long jump. “Great efforts were given by all the girls, and I was very proud of how everyone used their talents God blessed them with help them team win at Blanchester last week, and take 2nd this week at Southeastern. Next Thursday we travel to Troy Christian.” Commented Coach Norman.

Xenia Christian Track Team is Off and Running

Xenia Christian Track team was in action on Saturday at the Cedarville Impson Invitational. Although the meet was eventually rained out, signs of things to come were noted. Michaela Nelson won the qualifying heat for the 100m dash. Her time of 12.53 is the fastest time in the state for Division III girls at this time. She then put down a 26.50 in the 200m qualifier and finished 2 seconds in front of the rest of the field. Loria Williams won the qualifier for the 100m Hurdles with ease. Kirsten Woodard, Caitlin O’Guin, and Daniel Sampson, new members of the team, also qualified for finals in the sprints. “We had a great season last year, and we have the same runners back plus some new talent this year. We are excited about what God can do with this team .” stated Coach Jim Preston.
Last year the Xenia Christian girls team had an unprecedented season. The small team of 11 girls placed 2nd at Districts, 3rd at Regionals, and sent 3 girls to State who all came home with State Track medals. “The team is excited to see what they can do once we have a full meet and decent weather. We will be running at Blanchester on Thursday.” Commented Coach Robin Norman

Michael Seagraves throws no-hitter

Hits hard to come by Thursday

The Troy Christian High School baseball team sent quite a message to the Metro Buckeye Conference in its league opener Thursday against Xenia Christian.

Junior pitcher Michael Seagraves sparkled, tossing a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts to lead the Eagles to an 8-0 victory.

Varsity baseball and softball leaders for April 8

BASEBALL
BATTING (min. 7 AB)


Player
H/AB
AVG.

M. Diehl, Alter
7/9
.778

J. Van Horn, Sidney
7/9
.778

T. Koze, Xenia
11/15
.733

J. Bennett, Dayton Chr.
5/7
.714

G. Schwieterman, Bethel
5/7
.714

C. Morris, Wayne
8/12
.667

T. Neal, National Trail
6/9
.667

A. Harrison, Fairborn
8/13
.615

C. Kaffenbarger, N’western
8/13
.615

J. Causey, Piqua
6/10
.600

S. Spees, CJ
10/17
.588

T. Stoffel, Northmont
10/17
.588

J. Hellwig, Shawnee
7/12
.583

D. Barhorst, CJ
8/14
.571

C. Hoke, Bethel
4/7
.571

B. Hughes, Tippecanoe
4/7
.571

H. Scott, Tippecanoe
4/7
.571

J. Huggins, Shawnee
9/16
.563

J. Mobley, Ben Logan
9/15
.563

C. Koehler, Tippecanoe
9/15
.563

STOLEN BASES

11 - T. Montgomery, Springfield

9 - A. Mangino, Lebanon

7 - W. Hodge, Lebanon

6 - J. Carnegis, Dayton Chr.; T. Hemm, Piqua; E. Worley, Northwestern

5 - D. Barhorst, CJ; J. Powell, Springfield; P. Raiff, CJ; T. Rohrer, CJ; S. Spees, CJ; C. Winner, Urbana

SOFTBALL
PITCHING (min. 5 innings)

PlayerW-LIPKERA

H. Dotson, Piqua2-012.070.00

C. Adamson, Shawnee2-010.080.00

K. Whetstone, Van. Butler1-07.080.00

N. Chesley, Wayne1-07.070.00

A. Cox, Piqua1-07.050.00

S. Showalter, Lebanon1-06.070.00

B. Meinert, Springboro1-05.160.00

L. Pittsenbarger, Urbana6-141.2900.17

S. Marrs, W. Carrollton1-114.090.50

C. Teague, Piqua1-112.060.58

K. Hopf, Centerville4-024.0330.88

M. Beekman, Emman. Chr.1-07.091.00

B. Payton, Kenton Ridge3-018.041.17

M. Shuret, Greenville0-05.251.24

A. Hanes, Greenville5-135.1211.59

K. Morgan, Lebanon3-125.0171.68

L. Diggs, CJ2-227.0361.81

J. Walk, Fairmont2-226.0291.88

M. Oty, Northwestern1-111.041.91

C. Hackathorne, Greenon0-211.071.91

All-area boys basketball teams

Third team

• Jake Adams, Preble Shawnee, 6-1 junior guard: Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team; Division III District 15 Underclassmen team; Division III Southwest District special mention

• Keith Brinkman, Fenwick, 6-5 senior center: Greater Catholic League North Division second team

• Adam Emrick, Carlisle, 5-11 senior guard: Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team; Division III Southwest District special mention

• Justin Rossi, Franklin, 6-8 junior forward: Southwestern Buckeye League Southwestern Division first team; Division II Southwest District special mention

• Zach Wise, Middletown Christian, 5-11 junior guard: Metro Buckeye Conference first team; Division III/IV District 15 Underclassmen team; Division IV Southwest District special mention

Honorable?mention

Carlisle — Josh Koogle, Jordan Jacobs; Edgewood — Patrick Turner, Jon George; Fenwick — Patrick Crane; Franklin — Travis Lakins, Tyler Budde; Lebanon —Beau Smith, Colton Conover; Madison — Joe Adleta, Chris Daniel; Middletown — Vincent Edwards, Josh Johnson; Middletown Christian — Zach Henderson, Josh Hutson; Monroe — Marc Hunt, Sam Thompson; Preble Shawnee — Jesse Adams, Brett Hershner; Springboro — Jack Mapes, Josh Davis; Valley View — Brad Miller, Rob Skidmore

Middletown Christian softball preview

Middletown Christian has a new coaching staff with Eric Walton taking over as head coach, but many of the players are back and, according to Walton, much improved.

“We’ve got five returning seniors and two junior pitchers who really stepped up last year,” Walton said. “We also have five freshmen and a couple of sophomores for a good mix of talent, so it should be a pretty good year.”

The Eagles will carry 16 players on the roster with no junior varsity team.

KEEP AN EYE ON

Alyssa Walton: The junior led the Middletown area with a .553 batting average

Karla Yanes: The senior is one of three returning first-team all-conference players

Patty Rhinehart: The senior is playing for first time since junior high

QUOTABLE

“I feel pretty strong that we can finish either first or second in the league this year. We’ve got very positive, natural leaders, and we’re very excited to get the season started.” — coach Eric Walton

LAST SEASON

7-9 overall, 2-5 Metro Buckeye Conference

Middletown Christian baseball preview

Chris Conger has been a player or assistant coach at Middletown Christian for 15 years, but now gets his first chance to be head coach. Conger is taking over for Terry Wallace, who is currently serving a tour of duty in Kuwait.

“I’ve learned a lot from Terry, and I still talk to him through email a couple times a week,” Conger said. “Our four seniors (Kelly Robinson, Jake Irving, Marcus Miller and Alec Lewis) have been coached all through school by Terry and we are going to rely on them a lot.”

The Eagles have won four of the last six Metro Buckeye Conference titles, finishing second in the other two seasons.

KEEP AN EYE ON

Ryan Winters: The junior will anchor the middle of the MCS lineup

Ben Bowling: The junior is expected to get more playing time this year

Jake Irving: Senior stepping into the leadership role

QUOTABLE

“Our goal is to win the Metro Buckeye Conference and go beyond the sectional tournament. I think we have the talent to do it.” — coach Chris Conger

LAST SEASON

12-8 overall, 4-3 Metro Buckeye Conference

Pitching rule should bring offense back in fastpitch

Three feet could make a mile of difference on the softball diamond this spring.

This season, the Ohio High School Athletic Association is adopting a new pitching rule which moves the mound from 40 to 43 feet, the same distance used in the college game.

The National Federation of State High School Associations approved the rule in the summer of 2009, and Ohio changed its rule after last season.

It could mean big changes in the game this season.

It puts the offense into the game, so you better be able to throw and catch and make the routine plays.

This summer, many area players competed at the new distance to get ready for the upcoming season.

Although the distance was changed to bring more offense into the game, don’t expect coaches to stop manufacturing runs. The bunt game will still be in effect with many teams, especially given the extra three feet the pitcher will have to cover bunts.

Many coaches believe the new distance will make for an exciting season.

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Softball Preview

EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN

Head coach: Dan Beekman, fourth season.

Returning letterwinners: Seniors — Mayelin Beekman, P (.473, .73 ERA); Kristina Gosney, 1B (.544); Haley Lewis, C (.494). Juniors — Breanna Coffman P/IF (.478); Alyssa Coffman, IF. Sophomores — Kaila Beekman, IF (.500); Mercedes Harris, OF; Shanice Madison, OF; Regina Tantlinger, OF.

Other varsity players: Sophomores — Paige Savery, OF; Alexis Johnson, OF.

FYI: The Lions won the Metro Buckeye Conference title, finishing the season 17-3 and 7-1 in the league.

Coaches comment: “We are glad softball is here. The program, continuing to grow, has finally gained some experience. We have some returning players, which is helpful, and we’re very excited to have some brand new players that are picking up the game quickly. We are still small in numbers; however, our heart is big. Our school is small and our girls play multiple sports, but they are motivated to bring home another conference win, second only to serving the Lord.”

Catelyn Radeck signs with Lindsey Wilson College.

Middletown Christian senior Catelyn Radeck recently signed a scholarship to continue her basketball career at Lindsey Wilson College.

Radeck, a 6-foot-2 post player from Franklin, earned four varsity letters with the Eagles and was a three-year starter. She averaged 11 points and 12 rebounds in her career, including a career-high 24 points, 19 rebounds and six blocked shots against Lockland on Jan. 25.

Lindsey Wilson College, located in Columbia, Ky., is an NAIA Division II school that competes in the Mid-South Conference.

Dayton Christian Vs Troy Christian MBC Championship

Troy Christian wins in an exciting Metro Buckeye Conference Championship game in overtime 55 to Dayton Christian's 50.

Dayton Christian hosted Troy Christian in a game that decided the Metro Buckeye Conference Championship. The teams held identical records, both 13-6 overall and 10-1 in the MBC. Troy Christian last won a conference title in 2004-05 when they were co-champions with Jefferson while Dayton Christian hasn't won a title since re-joining the MBC in 2003.

Troy Christian's lone MBC loss of the season came in the first game of the year when Dayton Christian beat the Eagles 53-51. The Warriors' Brandon Stein connected on a three-point shot as time expired to give Dayton Christian the win. Dayton Christian was upset in a January 28 road game at Yellow Springs when they shot just 29 percent from the field and missed 12 free throws in a 67-56- loss.

3 area students compete in elite squash tourney

MIAMISBURG — Sarah Caughey has excelled at many sports — basketball, soccer, tennis and track among them. But when the 18-year-old Miami Valley School senior took up squash two and half years ago, she found a sport she could love for a lifetime.

“I walked into the door at the Dayton Squash Center, and since that day I have been here pretty much through the week, every week,” said Caughey, the 24th ranked U19 girl in the nation heading into this weekend’s Midwestern Junior Squash Championships at her home club.

“It’s a really fast-paced game, which I absolutely love, but it’s also a thinking game, which can be the most rewarding and the most frustrating part of it.”

Caughey, who hopes to attend Brown University or Dartmouth College next year to play varsity squash, leads a Miami Valley School trio of students — Corri Johnson, 17, (47th in the country in U19 girls) and Galen Squiers, 16, (88th in U17 boys) — into the three-day tournament. The event is the final qualifier for the Gold Level National Championships at Yale University from March 11-13. Caughey has already qualified to compete at Yale.

The field features 186 players in 10 divisions (U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 girls and boys). Some of the country’s elite players are appearing, including Max Reed, 15, of Lebanon, N.H., sixth nationally in his age group; and Cleveland’s Ben Lizman, 17, who is ranked 13th.

For Dayton Squash Center pro Charlie Johnson, the tournament is a reflection of the game’s ascent for local juniors.

“When I started here 10 years ago, there wasn’t a single kid that played squash,” said Johnson, Corri’s father. “That’s the best for me. That’s why we do it. It’s fun to have the kids really start to get it, play in tournaments and catch the buzz. It’s grown exponentially.”

Charlie Johnson has been instrumental in that growth. He developed the Dayton Challenge, a free program with a league and events that has introduced the game to local middle schools. Miami Valley and Springboro High School also have club teams.

Charlie Johnson and the three local players are currently in the middle of a three-week immersion program through Miami Valley. They are about to travel to Stanford, Conn., and New York City to train with professionals, but will savor the Midwestern tournament on their own turf.

“It’s great to hold such a big tournament with such high-level players in our own backyard,” Caughey said.

Late surge grounds MCS

MIDDLETOWN — The Cinderella story continues for the Troy Christian Eagles.

Troy Christian outscored host Middletown Christian 15-2 in the final five minutes to claim a 74-61 win Friday night. The win gives Troy Christian a chance to go from worst (last season) to first (this season) in the Metro Buckeye Conference.

“At halftime, we were going ‘this is fun,’ ” Troy Christian coach Ray Zawadzki. “I think we shot seven 3s, they shot five. Both teams had shots falling in that first half. We emphasized the need to play defense in the second half, and when we did, they took advantage of us inside. Their posts knew what to do.

“At the end, we finally got control of our offense, we got a little margin and ... we’re shooting over 70 percent from the free-throw line, so if we can get to the line, then we feel very confident about what the results will be.”

Troy Christian hit 8-of-13 free throws in the final quarter to pull away for the win.

The Troy Christian win overshadowed a solid performance by Middletown Christian’s Zach Henderson, who scored a game-high 23 points.

“I love how our defense stepped up tonight,” said Henderson, a senior. “We just have to stick together and not lose our focus. When we lose our focus, that’s it. We played our hearts out tonight and I’m very proud of how hard everybody played.”

Zach Wise finished with 19 points and Jeff Hembree came off the bench to score 11 key first-half points for MCS (9-10, 6-5 MBC).

MCS coach Luke Gibson said the game came down to free throws and some late turnovers.

“We knew they would stall if they got a lead, so we fouled them. But we had some turnovers in some crucial times and their free throws really made the difference,” Gibson said.

Alec Lewis, Kelly Robinson and Marcus Miller were recognized during Senior Night festivities prior to Friday’s opening tip.

Luke Chafin led Troy Christian with 22 points, junior Jacob Grant scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and Nathan Kirkpatrick finished with 16 points.

“Our focus this whole season has been to play solid defense,” Grant said. “And I think in the second half, that’s what we needed to do to win. We started playing together better as a team, and that made the difference.”

Chafin, a senior, said the team knew the importance of winning on the road.

“We knew coming into this game we could be playing Dayton Christian on Tuesday for the league championship — the first time Troy Christian would be playing for the title in school history — so we were ready. We came out slow on defense in the first half, but when we play as a team it’s going to be hard for teams to beat us.”

Troy Christian (13-6, 10-1 MBC) will play at Dayton Christian (13-6, 10-1) on Tuesday for the MBC title.

Yellow Springs’ small numbers make big splash at swim meet

WASHINGTON TWP. — Quantity? No. Quality? Absolutely.

The Yellow Springs High School swim team doesn’t even number in double digits as the Bulldogs have just six swimmers on the roster — five girls and one boy. But what they lack in size, they make up for in speed.

Yellow Springs swimmers clinched two first-place finishes in the preliminaries of the Southwest Ohio High School Swimming and Diving Classic at the Washington Township Recreation Center on Saturday.

Erika Chick won the 200-yard freestyle by more than three seconds, 1:56.47 to 1:59.90, over Miamisburg’s Anna Weisman. And teammate Elizabeth Malone edged out Centerville’s Rachel Mays in the 100-yard butterfly. Chick and Malone had the second and third best times, respectively, among the swimmers from all seven Classic qualifying sites from Dayton to Cincinnati.

“There aren’t a lot of Yellow Springs swimmers here but there are a lot of Raiders,” Chick said of her club team.

For Bulldogs’ first-year swim coach Andrew Sellers, the sparse Yellow Springs team is in stark contrast to his alma mater — Centerville. The Elks had 104 swimmers at the Classic on Saturday, the most athletes of any school at the Washington Twp. site. Fairmont had 90 swimmers on deck.

“It’s nothing like the kind of team I was used to swimming on but, as a coach, it’s kind of nice,” Sellers said. “It’s easier for me to identify with each of the kids and give them the individual attention they need.”

MUM Holiday Tournament Miami Valley 47, Preble Shawnee 28

MIDDLETOWN — A day after grabbing an early lead and holding on for a win, the Preble Shawnee High School girls basketball team could not repeat that performance.

Miami Valley went on a 17-0 run in the first quarter and held off a late charge by the Arrows for a 47-28 win and the small school division championship on Thursday at the Miami University Middletown Girls High School Holiday Basketball Tournament.

“Neither game went the way we wanted it to for us, but the name of the game is survive and advance and that’s what we did,” said Miami Valley coach Randy Duff, who won his 100th and 101st career games in the tournament. “I’m happy with the outcome and our effort.”

The effort was there from the opening horn as the Rams (7-2) seized control immediately after giving up a bucket to Preble Shawnee’s Priscilla Patterson to begin the game.

Daisy Brown tied the game with Miami Valley’s first basket and that was followed up by a 2-pointer by Lauren Shaver.

Kailey Ketterer knocked down a pair of free throws and then added a bucket. Shelby Carpenter scored her first points of the game followed by an old-fashioned 3-point play by Shaver and baskets by Carpenter and Ketterer to complete the 17-0 run.

“We won this tournament two years ago and it was kind of unexpected,” Duff said. “We came in last year thinking we would win and lost at the buzzer to Valley View. That left a bad taste in our mouth, so this one is really special.”

But the Arrows (2-5) did not quit and actually cut Miami Valley’s largest lead of 20 points in the second quarter down to nine early in the fourth quarter to make a game of it.

“I think we really thought we could make something happen when we got it back to nine,” Preble Shawnee coach Joe Webster said. “But what did happened was some missed shots and turnovers.

“It’s real simple,” he continued. “It’s a game of turnovers and we made too many (26 unofficially). I think the kids got a little nervous, but we’re halfway through the season. We can’t use that as an excuse anymore. Now we have to search for something positive.”

Miami Valley’s coach had something positive to say about the Arrows.

“We really didn’t know much about them coming into this game,” Duff said. “We knew they had struggled in the past, but he’s got some good young players. They’re about to turn things around.”

Ketterer led the Rams with a game-high 14 points. Brown and Shaver each added 10.

Patterson led the Arrows with eight points.

In the small school division consolation game, Valley View defeated New Miami 66-19.

METRO BUCKEYE CONFERENCE FOOTBALL ALL-LEAGUE 2010

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: KALEB GOINS LEHMAN CATHOLIC
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: CODY ALBERS FT. LORAMIE
COACH OF THE YEAR: MATTHEW BURGBACHER FT. LORAMIE


QUARTERBACK: DEONTAY ROBERSON JEFFERSON
RB: KALEB GOINS LEHMAN CATHOLIC, CORY BRANDEWIE FT. LORAMIE, HEATH HARDING DAYTON CHRISTIAN
WR: CODY LATIMER JEFFERSON, NICK CORDONNIER LEHMAN CATHOLIC
CENTER: DEVIN RICHARD LEHMAN CATHOLIC
TACKLE: STEPHEN GEHRET FORT LORAMIE, TRENT OWEN LEHMAN CATHOLIC
GUARD: MATT PULFER LEHMAN CATHOLIC, BRAD DREES FT. LORAMIE
KICKER (TIE): JEREMY HOPPE DAYTON CHRISTIAN, KYLE MIRACLE FT. LORAMIE
DEF. LINE: JOE POEPPLEMAN FT. LORAMIE, RODNEY HUSTON LEHMAN CATHOLIC, KYLE BOONE TROY CHRISTIAN
OLB/DE: CODY LATIMER JEFFERSON, DREW SCHMITZ LEHMAN CATHOLIC
ILB: KALEB GOINS LEHMAN CATHOLIC, CALEB RANLY FT LORAMIE, CHRIS ZIMMER DAYTON CHRISTIAN
DB: KYLE MIRACLE FT. LORAMIE, CODY ALBERS FT. LORAMIE, WIL VERNON LEHMAN CATHOLIC, JONATHAN SLAGLE LEHMAN CATHOLIC
PUNTER: JOSHUA MANNIX DAYTON CHRISTIAN

SECOND TEAM
QB: JONATHAN SLAGLE LC
RB: ROBERT BROWN TC; JOE STALEY LC; DEVONTAE STARGELL J
WR: ROBERT POTTER J;JOEL TURNER DC;EVAN GOFFENA LC
OFFENSIVE LINE: HARLEY SCHMITT J; CALEB RANLY FL;CURTIS BOOKER DC;ALEX COTA TC
DEFENSIVE LINE/DE/OLB: ERIC POEPPLEMAN FL;BRAD DREES FL;EVAN GOFFENA LC
ILB: JOE STALEY LC; JACOB BOWLING J; ALEX COTA TC
DB: MATTHEW COOTS TC; DYLAN BOYD J;JOSHUA MANNIX DC;JUAN GAY J
PUNTER: CHRIS MEYER FL

5 high school wrestling storylines you'll want to follow

1. Can Graham repeat? Not talking about winning their 11th straight state title, but the national level. It would take something miraculous to keep the Falcons from leaving Columbus with the big trophy, question is can they repeat as national champs?

2. New Coaches: Brian Carter takes over at Carlisle for Daryl Clark while Ty Morgan replaces Steve Goudy at Troy Christian. Carter, a former state champ, has a talented group returning. Morgan, also a former state champ, will have some reloading to do with the Eagles.

3. Who will win the Greater Western Ohio Conference? Springboro ran away with the one-day format last season, but Beavercreek, Fairmont, Northmont, Greenville, Piqua, Miamisburg, Centerville and Springboro will all be fighting for the top spot this time.

4. Freshman phenoms: Last season, freshman Bo Jordan claimed his first state title for Graham, Fairmont’s Matt Denlinger and Garrett Conner just missed and Troy Christian’s Jordan Marshall made it to state. Micah Jordan enters the Graham lineup as a freshman.

5. Ready, set, wait: For the second consecutive year, there has been a rule change involving the start of referee’s position. Now, the top man will mount and then the official will ask if they are set before starting action. The pause is hoped to prevent rolling starts.

Zorniger is Student of the Week

Each week in the Centerville-Washington Twp. Neighbors’ edition of the Dayton Daily News, we hope to honor a local student who was nominated by his or her school or peers.

This is our first Student of the Week for the 2010-11 school year:

Name: Alex Zorniger

Age: 17

Grade: Senior

School: Miami Valley School, 5151 Denise Drive, Washington Twp.

Hometown: Washington Twp.

Extracurricular activities: Green Club, Amnesty International, Model United Nations, First Tee of the Greater Miami Valley

Sports: Golf, basketball, tennis

Hobbies: Scuba diving, climbing, traveling and outdoor activities

Someone he would like to meet: President Barack Obama. “Not for anything political, but for the way he was able to create such a mass public movement and inspire and energize a nation toward a single purpose,” Zorniger said.

Notable achievements: Zorniger was named the school’s Male Athlete of the Year for 2009-10. He also was chosen as one of 78 junior golfers across the country to play with a Senior PGA Tour pro in the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach in California.

Career aspirations: To be a doctor working in global health.

Why this student should be Student of the Week: The school administration, which nominated Zorniger, wrote: “Alex exemplifies the model high school student-athlete. He maintains a high grade-point average in the classroom, serves as a leader on the athletic fields, and frequently volunteers his time with the First Tee program.”

Quote from Student of the Week: “MVS has helped me realize deeper career ambitions than the mainstream path toward ‘happiness.’ I feel I now truly understand what makes me happy, rather than just wealth or possessions, and what I’m passionate about. I am certain my life will be more fulfilling because of my experiences at MVS.” — Alex Zorniger

Daughter follows in mother’s footsteps on MVS tennis team

WASHINGTON TWP. — Like mother, like daughter — Rheanna Morehart followed her mother’s footsteps right onto the Miami Valley School’s tennis courts.

Morehart, like her mom, Raya Tabrah Morehart, earned the No. 1 singles spot as a freshman. It took only a few weeks, however, for Morehart to eclipse her mom’s first-year record as the Rams’ current first singles player opened the 2010 season 12-2.

“I won four matches my freshman year, and four my sophomore year,” Tabrah Morehart said. “Rheanna is a much better player than I was at her age. She doesn’t act like a freshman, she’s very well composed and much better technically than I was.”

Miami Valley coach Vin Romeo made a similar assessment.

“I tell her (Rheanna), ‘You’re faster than your mom and better than your mom,’ especially when her mom can hear me,” Romeo said with a smile.

He would know, as Romeo coached both the mother and daughter at Miami Valley.

“It’s surreal that he is coaching my daughter now,” Tabrah Morehart said. “She’s playing the same position on the same courts with the same coach. It’s like reliving a part of my high school career.”

A reluctant player

It was almost always a fight.

“Rheanna was into dance and it was a huge fight whenever I wanted her to go to tennis,” Tabrah Morehart said.

Rheanna, 14, doesn’t even try to deny it.

“I always tried to make excuses not to go,” she said. “I just wasn’t into it; I thought it was too much work.”

To add to Tabrah Morehart’s frustration was the fact that she owns and manages South Regency Tennis and Fitness Center in Springboro. Access to tennis courts, which for some players is problematic and pricey, was the easy part.

That was then. Now, the Miami Valley School freshman is a key component of the 13-1 Rams squad and a dedicated player.

“She actually has a lesson at ?6 a.m. every Tuesday and she goes willingly,” Tabrah Morehart said.

While she has played tennis for most of her life, Rheanna didn’t get serious until she was 12 when she started playing in tournaments and working with a new pro.

“I used to be so negative with myself, but I’ve learned to just go out and play my best, and play my hardest,” she said.

More than a coach

Tabrah Morehart, 42, knew Romeo on and off the courts, as she was a close friend of his daughter Lisa when they were growing up.

“He was definitely a father figure to me,” she said.

But on the court, the 1986 Miami Valley School graduate knew who was in charge.

“He did a very good job making you push yourself. Not too much, just enough,” she said.

Now her daughter is learning similar lessons from the veteran coach.

“I had heard really good things about him and now I see, firsthand, that he really cares about his players,” Rheanna said of Romeo. “It’s tough, very nerve-wracking, playing first singles, especially as a freshman. But I’ve learned to be more confident in myself as the season has gone on.”

Rheanna, however, has an added coaching benefit — her mom.

“I play so much better when she is there to watch me,” the Rams freshman said. “She always cheers me on, but it’s more than that. She also helps me a lot because she knows the game.”

MVS freshman places 2nd in state golf tourney

Miami Valley School freshman Sarah Kolodzik finished second in the Division II girls state golf tournament at Ohio State University on Saturday.

Kolodzik shot 147, seven strokes behind winner Morgan Ransom of Gahanna Columbus Academy, and was the only freshman to finish among the top 39 golfers.

Miami Valley soccer standout Princeton bound

Miami Valley School standout soccer player Cameron Porter also has scored points with Princeton.

The senior is headed to the Ivy League campus next season and will play soccer for the Tigers and is planning on majoring in chemical engineering.

Porter has been named MVP of the Metro Buckeye Conference and is the D-III district player of the year as chosen by the Miami Valley Soccer Coaches Association.

MVSSCA All-Area soccer teams

These are the all-area soccer teams selected by the Miami Valley Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association:

BOYS
DIVISION III

Player
Year
School
Position

Joe Halula
sr.
Springfield Catholic
forward

Cameron Porter
sr.
Miami Valley School
forward

Kyle Hamlin
jr.
Bethel
midfielder

Calum Latham
jr.
Springfield Catholic
midfielder

Jaden Horner
jr.
Franklin-Monroe
midfielder

Kevin Arriola
sr.
Dixie
forward

Rylee Woods
so.
Greeneview
forward

Jordan Hidges
jr.
Newton
midfielder

Jacob Shank
sr.
West Liberty-Salem
midfielder

Tanner Hopwood
sr.
Waynesville
midfielder

Joe Zimmerman
jr.
Bethel
midfielder

Jacob Trumbull
jr.
Yellow Springs
forward

Player of the year: Joe Halula, Springfield Catholic Central

Coach of the year: Bob Hamlin, Bethel

Parochial/Private coach of the year: Mario Carrillo, Miami Valley School

Assistant coach of the year: Sean Falkowski, Bethel


GIRLS
DIVISION II

Player
Year
School
Position

Sydney Neal
jr.
Fenwick
forward

Lauren Bischoff
jr.
Northwestern
defender

Brittney Dietz
sr.
Alter
defender

Haneen Salhiem
jr.
Kenton Ridge
midfielder

Taylor Fultz
sr.
Preble Shawnee
forward

Katie Collins
jr.
Greenon
forward

Christie Freytag
sr.
Lehman Catholic
defender

Makenzi Sullivan
sr.
Monroe
forward

Amanda Desjardins
sr.
Franklin-Monroe
forward

Anna Nock
sr.
Greeneview
goalie

Lauren Bunn
sr.
Waynesville
midfielder

Kristie Wolff
sr.
Dayton Christian
midfielder

Player of the year: Sydney Neal, Fenwick

Coach of the year: Kevin Schaffer, Preble Shawnee

Parochial/Private coach of the year: Corrie Weckesser, Alter

Assistant coach of the year: Dave Klum, Oakwood

Preview: No. 2 Lehman Catholic (11-1) vs. No. 8 Minster (7-5)

No. 2 Lehman Catholic (11-1) vs. No. 8 Minster (7-5)

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Where: Piqua High School

Division VI, Region 24 final

Overview

Minster is making the most of its first postseason since 2001. After starting 0-4, including a 41-6 loss against Marion Local, the Wildcats stormed into the playoffs and advanced to the regional final with a victory against the same Marion Local, 30-26, last weekend. Minster QB Chase Paxton threw for 191 yards and 2 TDs in the upset, and Adam Kaiser added 87 rushing yards as the defense held Marion Local to 75 rushing yards with continued strong play. Lehman Catholic rushed to a 42-7 halftime lead while beating previously undefeated Covington 49-27 last weekend. RBs Kaleb Goins (113 yards) and Travis Ratliff (94) helped Lehman gain 295 yards in just the first half. The Cavaliers have won 10 straight since losing their opener against Anna.

Reflections From State Cross Country

The State Cross Country meet this year brought about some remarkable memories worth mentioning. The Metro Buckeye Conference sent six runners to Regionals and three qualified for State: Kevin Stewart from Emmanuel Christian, Bethany Norman from Xenia Christian, and Lois Miller from Yellow Springs. Upon arriving at Scioto Downs it was obvious that the conference schools really came together as one team supporting each of the individuals. Troy Christian coaches and runners were on the course to encourage the runners even when they didn’t have a participant. Emmanuel Christian, Xenia Christian, and Yellow Springs coaches who could be on the start line together, did so. They supported all the Metro Buckeye runners through both Division III races. The sense of camaraderie between schools was overwhelming and appreciated by the runners themselves.
Yet, isn’t this a prime example of what the spirit of Cross Country is. It is the one sport where every runner starts on the same line and has the same goal of crossing the finish line. Every runner is important, and there is always a bond of respect between them.

Miller is Satisfied With Her State Performance

Lois Miller, a sophomore at Yellow Springs, competed at the State Cross Country Meet on November 6th. She was very excited about qualifying this year. “There are so many good runners in Ohio, and it really is an honor to get to run at Scioto Downs.” Stated Lois.
Lois enjoyed all the fanfare, and activity at the meet, but was all business once the gun went off. She sprinted through the first mile within the top twenty runners, then settled into a reasonable pace for the rest of the race. Once on the finish line stretch, she kicked it into a final sprint to pass a few more girls and claim 43rd place in a time of 19:52. “I was satisfied with my race. I would have liked to run a PR, but I gave it all had for the day.” Lois will be playing basketball in the winter season.

Stewart Took All Ohio Honors at State

Kevin Stewart, a junior at Emmanuel Christian, took his second trip to the State Cross Country Meet at Scioto Downs. His accomplishments during the regular season were remarkable as he placed in the top 5 at every cross country meet Emmanuel Christian attended. He won the Metro Buckeye Conference and was named “Player of the Year” for boys in cross country. At the District meet, he won the race with a solid sprint to the finish, and took 9th at Regionals in Troy to qualify for the State Meet.
On Saturday, November 6th, Kevin arrived ready to run with the best in Ohio that Division III had to offer. He had a great start that put him in the top pack of runners. Then through mile 1 and 2 he kept a steady pace. By the finish line stretch he was in the top 25 runners, and he held that position to claim All-Ohio Honors. His time of 16:21 was a new season PR for him. Kevin stated,”It felt good to run a PR at State, and I am happy with finishing in the top 25.” He is now considering joining the basketball team, and looking forward to Track.

Penn Station Athlete of the Month

November Winner
Mayelin Beekman
Emmanuel Christan Academy

Parents: Beth and Daniel Beekman

Siblings: Kaila Beekman

Favorite Penn Station Store: Springfield

Favorite Penn Station Sandwich: The Club

Sports Hero: Jennie Finch and Cat Osterman

Extracurricular Activities: Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track & Field, National Honor Society, Recycling Team, Muse Machine, JETS, Media 4 Carroll, Ohio Math League

Favorite Book: The Bible

Role Models: God and my family

Greatest Achievement: Surpassing 1,000 assists in Volleyball and Metro Buckeye Conference player of the year in Softball.

Plans after high school: Running in college and getting a great education.

Norman Takes 6th At State!

Bethany Norman, a sophomore at Xenia Christian, took a repeat trip to the State Cross Country Meet on Saturday. Excitement filled the air at Scioto Downs where the stands were filled with 10,000 people to watch the State Meet. Every good runner in Ohio wants to be there on that day, and only the best make it. Bethany qualified with a solid run at the Troy Regionals where she placed second. “I was much more confident and relaxed coming into State this year. I wanted to take it all in and run my best.” Stated Norman.
As the gun went off, Bethany took off at a blistering pace, and quickly grabbed the lead. She dominated the race through the first mile, leaving the rest of the field to catch up with her. “Bethany has an incredible start that puts her at an early advantage. As she is just a sophomore, our coaching staff believes firmly that she will be impossible to catch in the future when the second half of her race matches the first half.” Commented Coach Norman.
Norman kept up a solid pace through the rest of the race, and gave a final sprint on the finish line stretch to take 6th place, beating out Brittany Stockmast of Attica Seneca by 0.1 seconds. Norman’s time of 18:57.1 was a season PR for her, and only the second time in her career she has gone under the 19:00min mark. “I feel really good about my race. I took 24th last year, and I wanted to make the podium this year. It is quite an honor to step onto the podium at State and be awarded a medal. Now I am setting my sights on Track in the Spring.” Norman stated. Bethany also received Academic All-Ohio Honors due to her 4.0 GPA in school.

3 Runners From Metro Buckeye Qualify for State Cross Country Meet

Kevin Stewart, a junior at Emmanuel Christian, ran a solid race at the Troy Regional to punch his repeat ticket to the State Meet. His time of 16:50 gave him 9th place, and he finished well in front of the pack of 8 runners dueling for the remaining qualifying positions. Kevin has had a season of successes. He won the conference race with ease, and has dropped 1 ½ minutes off his PR from last year. He is hopeful to put it all together at State, drop into the lower 16’s and medal.
Bethany Norman, a sophomore at Xenia Christian, repeated her District performance and placed 2nd at the Troy Regionals behind the State Champion from 2009. Bethany led the race for the first mile, then ran stride for stride beside Tammy Berger through the 1 ½ mile mark. She completed the 5K in 19:02, and was only 17 seconds back from the leader. “My strategy was to stay with Tammy for as long as I could, and then to finish the race at a solid pace. My confidence has really grown this year, and I am ready to take on the field at the State Meet next week,” commented Bethany. Overall, she has had a great season and has dropped her time by over a minute from last year.
Lois Miller, a sophomore at Yellow Springs, arrived at the Troy Regional with one goal; to qualify for State. From the start of the race, Lois established herself in the first pack and ran with purpose. She placed 8th and not only qualified for State, but her time of 19:44 was a season PR by 13 seconds. Lois stated, “I prepared better mentally this year for this race, and then I ran what I knew I was capable of.” She is looking forward to her first State Meet at Scioto Downs.
All three athletes will be competing at Scioto Downs on Saturday, November 6th against the best runners in the state of Ohio.

Latest area boys, girls soccer leaders

BOYS SOCCER
Goals
52 – C. Latham, Spg. Cath. Central

34 – C. Porter, Miami Valley

26 – E. Lynch, Bellbrook

25 – K. Hamlin, Bethel; J. Horner, Franklin-Monroe

23 – C. Baron, Tipp

22 – JJ Dix, Lebanon; J. Zimmerman, Bethel

20 – J. Mitchell, Carroll; D. Ross, Fairborn

18 – J. Hoppe, Day. Christian

17 – T. Rabenstein, Fairmont; K. Traylor, Bethel

16 – M. Goheen, Northwestern; A. Groff, TV South; C. Farrell, Sidney; C. Carpenter, Greenon; J. Bennington, Greenon; K. Arriola, Dixie

15 – C. Alexander, Day. Christian; A. Starr, Fairmont

14 – K. Keeton, Tecumseh; M. Howard, Miami Valley; R. Payne, Newton; R. Woods, Greeneview; J. Hodges, Newton

13 – A. Lupinek, Day. Christian; K. Gruenberg, Greenville

12 – A. Deaton, Troy; J. Gozelski, Tecumseh; D. Wright, Beavercreek


Assists
31 – J. Halula, Spg. Cath. Central

22 – C. Lathum, Spg. Cath. Central

18 – T. Beckdahl, Spg. Cath. Central

16 – J. Zimmerman, Bethel;

15 – E. Lynch, Bellbrook; J. Horner, Franklin-Monroe; C. Porter, Miami Valley

14 – K. Hamlin, Bethel; C. Alexander, Day. Christian; K. Phelps, Greenon; B. Looney, Northwestern

13 – M. Howard, Miami Valley; C. Darnell, Fairmont

12 – J. Sigler, Northwestern; A. Elsner, Leh. Catholic

11 –D. Lemelle, Spg. Cath. Central; R. Stump, Troy; K. Traylor, Bethel; C. Phillips, Bellbrook; J. Lilley, Greeneview

10 – N. Lindsey, Tecumseh; E. Rees, Sidney; T. Washington, Xenia; T. Fenter, Troy; J. Bryant, Eaton; Z. Diceanu, Franklin-Monroe; K. Kahle, Bethel

9 – L. Dierker, Fairborn; J. Stovall, Centerville; J. Gozelski, Tecumseh; C. Farrell, Sidney; A. Lupinek, Day. Christian


Goalkeepers

Player, school
GP
GA
GAA
SHO

J. Bechtol, Tipp
15
3
0.200
12

A. Kreger, Centerville
17
4
0.235
11

D. Grierson, M’burg
12
5
0.417
2.5

S. Cleveland, M. Valley
17
11
0.647
11

C. Holl, Beavercreek
17
12
0.706
4.5

S. Foreman, Carroll
18
13
0.722
4.5

D. Miller, Fenwick
19
15
0.789
8.5

J. Matthews, Greenon
11
9
0.818
3

J. Deroo, Alter
18
15
0.833
8



GIRLS SOCCER
Goals
36 – K. Danner, Waynesville

35 – S. Huth, Lebanon

25 – T. Fultz, Pre. Shawnee; G. Walter, Lehman Catholic

24 – K. Blankenship, Anna; A. Neff, WL-Salem; M. Powers, Beavercreek; A. Bundy, Madison

22 – K. Wolff, Day. Christian; S. Lovelace, Franklin; K. Nickels, Greenon

21 – S. Harmer, Tipp

20 – K. Harris, Sidney

19 – K. Clark, Miami Valley; N. Siebenaler, Greeneview; B. Baise, Spg. Shawnee; J. Byrum, Northwestern; R. Price, Bellefontaine

18 – C. Brown, Greeneview; M. Sullivan, Monroe

17 – K. Holland, Leh. Catholic; A. Manning, Franklin-Monroe; R. Ford, Springboro

16 – T. Richardson, Greeneview; R. Bowen, Xenia; T. Owens-Jordan, Madison; S. Holloway, Tipp; E. Yenney, Troy; K. Overbey, Anna; L. Bunn, Waynesville; B. Edwards, Wayne

15 – C. Devitt, Carroll; A. Turner, Bellefontaine; K. Hundley, Dixie; C. Cruz, Northwestern; L. Guckenberger, Bellbrook


Assists
20 – R. Price, Bellefontaine

19 – A. Bell, Waynesville

18 – C. Brown, Greeneview

17 – J. Etson, Centerville; T. Frasik, Lebanon; E. McDaniel, Lebanon

16 – T. Fultz, Pre. Shawnee

15 – J. Elmore, Springboro; B. Koester, Sidney; S. Huth, Lebanon; H. Sparks, Lebanon

14 – T. Owens-Jordan, Madison; K. Danner, Waynesville

13 – M. Rawers, Troy; E. Yenney, Troy; K. Rowlands, Northmont; K. Blankenship, Anna; K. Catanzarite, Leh. Catholic; K. Collins, Greenon; K. Sutherly, Miami East

12 – M. Powers, Beavercreek; S. Titterington, Leh. Catholic; J. Neiman, WL-Salem

11 – M. Clark, Anna; C. Murr, Miamisburg; A. Paley, Day. Christian; M. Isaacs, Xen. Christian; L. Bunn, Waynesville

10 – K. Harris, Sidney; R. Ford, Springboro; R. Christman, Anna; B. Edwards, Wayne; A. Meister, Spg. Shawnee; M. Combs, Tipp; B. Sizemore, Ken. Ridge; A. Turner, Bellefontaine; E. Ytterbo, Miamisburg; C. Crawford, Pre. Shawnee; L. Crawford, Bellbrook; G. Walter, Leh. Catholic


Goalkeepers

Player, school
GP
GA
GAA
SHO

H. Pyle, Centerville
15
5
0.333
9

M. Schulz, Troy
16
8
0.500
5.5

G. LaFave, Miami Valley
16
8
0.500
9

A. Saurine, Carroll
11
7
0.636
7

H. Gribler, Springboro
17
11
0.647
8.5

C. Barker, Lebanon
12
8
0.667
4.5

S. Smith, Beavercreek
19
13
0.684
8

A. Blakely, Troy
13
9
0.692
3

A. Tenorio, N’western
16
12
0.750
11

K. Rindler, Miami East
14
11
0.786
n/a

Mocas, Waynesville
17
14
0.824
10

M. Madden, Fenwick
11
10
0.909
4

A. Royer, Alter
15
14
0.933
6

R. Christopher, Greenon
18
18
1.000
12

R. Taulbee, Monroe
14
14
1.000
6

Latest area volleyball leaders

Kills
B. Reinke, Piqua 330

S. Mitchell, Graham 278

E. Fullenkamp, Minster 275

A. Beck, Fenwick 264

A. Winner, Versailles 253

J. Thobe, Leh. Catholic 244

A. Johnson, Centerville 239

L. Rindler, Versailles 234

J. Kinchen, Bellefontaine 232

A. Winner, Mar. Local 229

L. Hogan, Spg. Shawnee 224

C. Moser, Troy 223

L. Coughlin, Ben Logan 218

B. Breeding, Fairborn 213


Aces
A. Calhoun, Tipp 96

M. Tolson, Midd. Christian 91

H. Saunier, Oakwood 78

C. Beeler, Milton-Union 66

S. Haman, Xenia 65

M. Schlatter, Day. Christian 58

M. Jennings, Spg. Shawnee 57

C. Maier, Indian Lake 57

J. Thobe, Leh. Catholic 56

H. Etheridge, Midd. Christian 55

C. Burchfield, Miamisburg 53

B. Dewitt, Spg. Shawnee 51

M. Laase, Urbana 51


Digs
J. Krafka, Centerville 485

D. Roberts, Bellefontaine 485

K. Schlater, Versailles 406

J. Kinchen, Bellefontaine 329

J. Levy, Fenwick 323

C. Jones, Fairmont 321

J. Kiger, W. Carrollton 315

T. Bachman, Piqua 302

D. Wright, Troy 301

V. Lay, Lebanon 295

J. Haase, Miamisburg 294

E. Lucas, Troy 293

D. Stucke, Minster 284

K. Foreman, Greenville 279

L. Rindler, Versailles 276

D. Zirkle, Graham 275


Blocks
W. Rader, Bellefontaine 149

E. Myers, Bellefontaine 149

J. Sherrer, Stebbins 96

J. Berrien, Springfield 93

D. McMurtry, Northwestern 90

H. Adams, Centerville 89

K. Van Oss, Beavercreek 89

S. Mitchell, Graham 84

S. Moore, Urbana 84

L. Kraemer, Fairmont 81

J. Glover, Sidney 78

C. Alexander, Fairborn 76

S. Sullenberger, Piqua 72

S. Benge, Centerville 72


Assists
J. Davis, Piqua 613

A. Thobe, Leh. Catholic 590

N. Bickley, Van. Butler 584

N. Ray, Fairmont 543

D. Zirkle, Graham 537

C. Maier, Ind. Lake 497

A. Collins, Tecumseh 481

H. Saunier, Oakwood 479

H. Siefker, Lebanon 469

C. Kapaku, Beavercreek 461

S. Lilley, Fairborn 455

M. Coons, Versailles 454

J. Davia, Ben Logan 444

B. Dewitt, Spg. Shawnee 442

M. Tolson, Midd. Christian 423

J. Braden, New Knoxville 420

C. Byrge, Fenwick 404

Cross Country Regional

Bethany Norman finished in 2nd place, only 20 seconds behind the state champion from 2009, Tammy Berger in the Districts Cross Country Meet. They will now rematch next Saturday October 31, at the Regional in Troy. Thanks, Robin Norman

Districts Cross Country Meet

In the Division III girls’ race at the Miami Valley Tec Center, 164 girls stood at the line for the start of the race; the largest district race held in the state of Ohio. Amongst the runners was the state champion from 2009, Tammy Berger; and 3 of the top 5 teams in the state. Bethany Norman from Xenia Christian took her place on the line, one box over from the state champion. When the gun went off, Bethany took the lead and held it for the first half mile. Then she settled in to run stride for stride with the 2009 State Champion through the first mile. In the 2nd mile, Berger pulled ahead, but Norman stayed within striking distance. Bethany ended the race with a solid sprint and placed 2nd, only 20 seconds behind Berger. Norman’s time of 18:58 is a season PR for her, and the first time she has dropped under the 19:00minute mark. “I felt really good today, and I have gained a lot of confidence,” stated Norman who is a sophomore. “I believe I am ready to take on the competition at Regionals next week.”
Lois Miller of Yellow Springs placed 7th, and Karen Zaage of Cedarville placed 10th. They both will advance to the Regional Meet in Troy. Xenia Christian girls team placed 8th with strong efforts given by Michaela Nelson, Natalie Clauson, Caitlin O’Guin, and Rachel Stewart. 5 of the 7 girls on the team turned in season best times in an effort to qualify in the team competition. Cedarville placed 14th, and Yellow Springs placed 16th.

Week 9: Cheerleaders of the Week

Week 9: Operation Football WDTN Channel 2 Cheerleaders of the Week - Dayton Christian. Congratulations. Be sure to check out the video at http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/sports/op_football/week-9-cheerleaders-of-the-week

Xenia Christian Places Well in the Buck Creek Invitational

The Ambassador boys’ team placed 8th out of 25 teams, beating their conference rival Emmanuel Christian for the first time this season. Casey Surls led the charge with a 43rd place finish in a season best time of 18:26. David Granduioller, David Neikirk, Jared Holloway, and Davis Weerheim rounded out the top 5. “This is a perfect place in the season to see the hard work paying off. Most of the boys set season best times by 30-60 seconds today,” commented Coach Preston.
The Xenia Christian girls team continued the positive wave placing 6th in the team competition. Bethany Norman took 2nd place in a season best time of 19:09. Junior, Natalie Clauson took 2 minutes off her season best and ran second girl for the team. Michaela Nelson, Caitlin O’Guinn, and Rachel Stewart brought in the rest of the points. Coach Norman stated, “The hard work everyone has put in day after day is starting to pay off as the girls are beginning to realize their potentials.”

MBC Junior High Boys Cross Country Tournament 2010

Rank Name School Time
1 Fielding Lewis Yellow Springs A 11:34.6
2 Micah Bragg Emmanuel Christian A 11:58
3 Edward Johnson Yellow Springs A 12:10
4 Nathan Miller Yellow Springs A 12:12
5 Haakon Nelson Xenia Christian 12:12
6 Drew Riggle Xenia Christian 12:25
7 Addison Love Emmanuel Christian A 12:26
8 Micah Combs Dayton Christian 12:46
9 Zack Davie Troy Christian 12:53
10 Nick Childs Dayton Christian 12:57
11 Ben Sams Middletown Christian 13:30
12 Isaac McDaniel Emmanuel Christian A 13:30
13 David Ball Emmanuel Christian A 13:38
14 Jonny Eustace Xenia Christian 13:50
15 Micah Withers Dayton Christian 13:55
16 Conner Gravley-Navello Yellow Springs A 14:08
17 Oluka Okai Yellow Springs A 14:11
18 Daniel Tatlinger Emmanuel Christian A 14:12
19 Alec Sears Dayton Christian 14:14
20 Justin Webster Emmanuel Christian B 14:24
21 Daniel Combs Dayton Christian 14:25
22 Turner Landess Emmanuel Christian A 14:36
23 Nick Scaggs Emmanuel Christian A 14:39
24 Liam Creighton Yellow Springs B 14:43
25 Josh Seitz Yellow Springs A 14:48
26 Brad Troutman Middletown Christian 14:57
27 Timothy Anthony Xenia Christian 14:58
28 Matthew Entner Xenia Christian 14:59
29 Zach Wolf Dayton Christian 15:04
30 Jacob Norman Emmanuel Christian A 15:17
31 Ronin Koeller Middletown Christian 15:28
32 Nathan Litteral Middletown Christian 15:29
33 Zach Arns Middletown Christian 15:33
34 Michael Harber Emmanuel Christian B 15:48
35 Aaron Chitwood Middletown Chr. B 16:10
36 Gabe Trillana Yellow Springs B 16:51
37 Noah Curtis Middletown Chr. B 17:31
38 Reagan Reeve Middletown Chr. B 19:09
39 Jacob Walton Middletown Chr. B 19:20
40 Mason Fraley Middletown Chr. B 22:15
41 Tyler Reed Dayton Christian 22:45
42 Ian Lyons Troy Christian 23:35
43 Seth Skinner Emmanuel Christian B 26:12:00

MBC Junior High Girls Cross Country Tournament 2010

Rank Name Team Time
1 Sarah Kensinger Xenia Christian 13:34.7
2 Rachel Graver Xenia Christian 14:08
3 Charlotte Walkey Yellow Springs 14:48
4 Grace Norman Xenia Christian 15:22
5 Gabrielle Flannery Troy Christian 15:31
6 Carrie Clauson Xenia Christian 17:40
7 Hannah Young Xenia Christian 18:13
8 Cassandra Mendez Troy Christian 18:21
9 Hannah Day Emmanuel Christian 18:22
10 Emily Reichman Middletown Christian 19:06
11 Makeyla Litteral Middletown Christian 20:28
12 Abigail Day Emmanuel Christian 20:56

Miami Valley School freshman tees up in state tourney

Soon after her introduction to golf at an area driving range at age 7, Sarah Kolodzik mentally teed up one of her first long-term goals.

Consider it gripped and ripped.

The Miami Valley School freshman is competing in the Division II girls state golf tournament at Ohio State. Kolodzik, who qualified as an individual after sharing district medalist honors with a 71 at Heatherwoode Golf Course last week, plays the par-70, 5,560-yard Gray Course in the 36-hole championship.

“I think I’ve wanted to go ever since I started playing golf,” said Kolodzik, whose brother Daniel provided some inspiration after winning a state wrestling title as a freshman at Miami Valley. “I just want to do well there. I’d like to shoot under par.”

Though she’s going up against older players, Kolodzik could benefit from having played the Gray Course during an Ohio State golf camp.

Kolodzik, who played with the Miami Valley School’s boys team during the regular season, has also participated in a number of AJGA tournaments. That could help in calming the nerves today.

Kolodzik won’t have her team with her, but she will hardly be alone when it comes to area golfers.

Graham, Alter and Chaminade Julienne all make return trips as teams. Graham finished third at state in 2009, while Alter finished fifth and CJ sixth.

Coldwater senior Ashley Evers and Stivers junior Christine Hoy also qualified for state as individuals

Ron Pinsenschaum (Class of 1967) – Baseball

The following is the bio from Eastern Kentucky University for our own Ron P’s hall of fame induction.

Ron Pinsenschaum was a four-year starter in the outfield for coach Turkey Hughes’ Eastern baseball team and was named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference in 1965, 1966 and 1967. He was selected as EKU’s Most Valuable Player in 1967 when the Colonels won the OVC championship. He also was a driving force in Eastern winning four OVC division crowns and the 1966 OVC title. His senior season, he was elected as Homecoming King and was also chosen as Mr. Popularity on campus. Following graduation with a double major in biology and chemistry, he volunteered to serve for the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War where he was awarded four purple hearts, the Silver Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and the Republic of South Vietnam Training Service Medal. Upon his discharge from the Army, he moved to Dayton, Ohio where he received his Master’s of Divinity degree and began teaching at Dayton Christian High School. He began his coaching career at Dayton Christian serving as an assistant baseball coach while teaching anatomy and physiology. He introduced soccer to the school system and began a very successful career coaching soccer in 1978. In what became his final year of coaching, Pinsenschaum was named the Ohio Soccer Class AAA Coach of the Year in 1986. Following his untimely death in 1987, the Dayton Christian School’s Soccer Camp was named in his honor and shortly thereafter, the track and soccer field at Dayton Christian was named the Ronald G. Pinsenschaum Memorial Stadium. Also, the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association annually awards the Ron Pinsenschaum Award to a coach of a boys’ soccer team. A graduate of Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio he is survived by his widow, Janet Carlson of Dayton, Ohio; two children, Ryan and Julie; and four grandchildren, Todd, Lydia, Lisa and Ronald.

Xenia Christian Girls Sweep Metro Buckeye Conference

The teams of the Metro Buckeye Conference met at John Bryan State Park to race for the league championship. 6 out of the 7 schools had Varsity teams to put forth in the girls race. This is the first time in the history of the conference to have that many girls’ teams stand at the start line. Bethany Norman took the lead from the sound of the gun and finished 2 minutes in front of the rest of the field in a time of 19:10. Natalie Clauson held on for 7th place. The Ambassador’s had all 7 of their Varsity runners in by 14th place, and 8 of the girls ran a season best time. The Xenia Christian Girls’ Cross Country team was awarded the Metro Buckeye Conference Championship for the second year in a row. Bethany Norman and Natalie Clauson were named to the 1st team All Conference. Caitlin O’Guinn, Rachel Stewart, Carissa Riggle, Katie Kensinger, and Courtney Bullard were named to the 2nd team All Conference.
The Xenia Christian Girls proved their dominance in Cross Country as the Junior High team also placed first at the conference race. 4 of the 5 members hit their season’s best time, Sarah Kensinger, Rachel Graver, Grace Norman, and Carrie Clauson. “I am very proud of all the girls 7th-12th grade. They have worked hard all season and it is paying off in these final races. Last year we had talked about establishing a dynasty in girls’ cross country due to the runners we have, and the number of sibling groups on the team. That is exactly what we pray that the Lord will continue to do with us.” Stated Coach Norman. One more week of practices and Districts is the mark for next weekend.
The Xenia Christian boys’ placed 4th in the Conference with aseason best run for David Granduioller at 18:20. Casey Surls, David Neikirk, Jared Holloway, and Davis Weerheim all had great finishes on the day. David Granduioller and Casey Surls were named to the 2nd team All Conference. The Ambassador Junior High team also placed 4th with solid finishes from Haakon Nelson and Drew Riggle.

METRO BUCKEYE CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday, October 16th, 2010
John Bryan State Park
Hosted by Yellow Springs HS

The 2010 Metro Buckeye Cross Country Championships were held in beautiful, near perfect conditions at John Bryan State Park. And while the women’s results were as anticipated the men’s race was very competitive.

In the women’s race Xenia Christian and their star harrier, Bethany Norman, dominated as they repeated as champions with just 38 points. Norman, a sophomore, won her second straight title, winning by over two minutes in the excellent time of 19:10. Yellow Springs’ sophomore Lois Miller was runner-up in 21:28 with Sarah Grady of Troy Christian third in 22:01. Middletown Christian was second in the team scoring with Yellow Springs third.

In the men’s race Emmanuel Christian’s Kevin Stewert continued the success he has had all season over his conference foes by striding away over the second mile to win the individual title in the men’s race. Stewert’s winning time was 16:52. Troy Christian’s Kyle Klinger closed the gap at the end to claim second in 17:12. Miami Valley School senior Elliot Watson was third on 17:46.

Yellow Springs high school seniors Gabe Amrhein and Nerak Patterson led Yellow Springs to the hotly contested men’s title by finishing 5th and 7th overall. Yellow Springs topped Emmanuel Christian 60 to 71 with last year’s champ Troy Christian third with 72. It was Yellow Springs’ sixth conference title in the past seven years.

Athletes Bethany Norman (Xenia Christian) and Kevin Stewet (Emmanuel Christian) were named MBC Athletes of the year. Coaches Vince Peters (Yellow Springs) and Jim Preston (Xenia Christian) were named conference coaches of the year. Peters for the men and Preston for the women.

Xenia Christian at Centerville Stampede

Xenia Christian cross country teams competed in the well attended Centerville Stampede. Over 2,000 runners ran in multi-division races. The Girls’ team placed 10th, and the Boys’ team placed 19th. Top runners for the day were Natalie Clauson in a time of 23:07. She was followed closely by Caitlin O’Guinn and Michaela Nelson. For the boys, David Granduioller completed the course in a time of 18:56, with teammates Casey Surls and David Neikirk were within 30 seconds of him. “We are dealing with some injuries, but we believe that everyone will be ready to take on the Metro Buckeye Conference meet next weekend at John Bryan State Park,” stated Coach Jim Preston

Boys Soccer clinches MBC Championship

Behind the leadership of senior, Cameron Porter (2nd in the area in goals scored) and junior keeper, Stefan Cleveland (5th in the area in goals allowed per game) the MVS Rams have run the table and gone undefeated in the Metro Buckeye Conference. The 2010 championship gives head coach, Mario Carrillo his 5th partial or outright conference championship in his career.

Kolodzik advances to women’s golf state championship in Columbus

Freshman golfer Sarah Kolodzik advanced to the women’s division II golf state championship on Thursday, Oct. 8, after a strong performance during the district tournament at Heatherwoode Golf Club.
Kolodzik shot an even par score of 71, finishing best among individuals and tying for best score in the tournament.
She now heads to Columbus to compete in the OHSAA Division II Women’s State Championship. The two-day tournament will be held at The Ohio State University's Gray Course. She will play a practice round on Thursday, Oct. 14, in preparation for the championship, according to her coach, Eric McGrane.
Athletic Director Ken Laake served as Kolodzik’s coach for the day while McGrane accompanied the boys’ team in its district match. Laake said he was impressed by Kolodzik’s stellar performance.
"Sarah was on her game all day,” he said. “She two-putted or less on all 18 greens and took a great player the distance and well beyond in the playoff round.”

Middletown Christian's Varsity Golfers Earn Conference Honors

Brooks Curry was the Medalist for the tournament and was named the MetroBuckeye Conference Player-of-the-Year. This is the 3rd year in a row that Brooks has achieved both honors. Erik Gregory was named to the 1st team, while Luke Dotson and Grant Nisbet were named to 2nd team All-MBC. The Eagles will compete in the OHSAA Sectional Tournament at Waldon Pond Golf Course on Tues. Sept. 28th.

Emmanual Christian's Mayelin Beekman milestone

One milestone achieved already this year for the ECA athletic department is overwhelming participation. At least fifteen more athletes are participating in fall sports this year than participated last year. In addition, several other milestones have immersed in our programs. The girls’ high school volleyball team has began with the best start that they have ever had at 11-0. Adding to that excitement is Mayelin Beekman crossing the 1,000 assists mark, which will put her in the OHSAA record books, never to be taken away. While we appreciate the efforts of our athletes, some deserve recognition for reaching a goal that goes beyond normal achievement. We base these achievements against the standards and records as set in the OHSAA record books for each sport.

Jeremy Hoppe Honored as Subway/Clear Channel Athlete of the Week

Jeremy Hoppe will be next weeks 9/13 Subway/ Clear Channel Athlete of the Week for the week of September 13. This will be announced on the radio stations 107.7 and 99.9 FM. Jeremy will receive a plaque and a gift card to Subway.
Jeremy Hoppe, 17, is a senior at Dayton Christian School and a co-captain on the varsity boys soccer team that is currently 5-0-1. He is a four-year letter winner on the soccer field where he stars at the mid-field and forward positions. In 2009, Hoppe was a first team All-Metro Buckeye Conference selection and had a team-high 28 points (including 11 goals) as D.C. went 11-4-2 and was a District Runner-up. This season, Hoppe has scored six points while the Warriors have knocked off Dayton’s top ranked Division-II team, Carroll, and tied perennial power Alter. One of the hottest teams in the area, D.C. has scored 22 goals in its last three wins.

A Centerville resident and son of Wally and Karen Hoppe, Jeremy also shines in the classroom where he carries a 3.7 GPA and on the D.C. varsity football team where he is the kicker. Through the team’s first two football games, Hoppe has connected on all six of his extra point attempts.

Hoppe aspires to continue his soccer career at the collegiate level and has his sights set on playing for the hometown University of Dayton Flyers.

Dayton Christian Continues Hot Scoring, Wins Sixth Straight

Under the direction of first year coach Andrew Bellman, the Dayton Christian varsity boys’ soccer team has outscored opponents 28-2 in its last four wins and currently stands at 6-0-1 in a young season which saw the Division-III Warriors tie Alter and win at Carroll.

On Sept. 9, Dayton Christian won its sixth consecutive game by knocking off Metro Buckeye Conference rival Yellow Springs by a score of 6-1. Junior forward Christian Alexander scored three goals and had an assist to increase his team-leading totals of nine goals and eight assists on the season.

Bellman, 26, came to D.C. after serving as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach at Centerville High School in 2009. He’s been impressed by the determination of a team that lost in the District Finals one year ago.

“We have seen some good attacking play and goal scoring,” said Bellman. “While I am definitely proud to see our team put up good numbers, we are going to hold ourselves to a higher standard.”

Dayton Christian shared the 2009 Metro Buckeye Conference Championship with Miami Valley as the two teams tied 2-2 late in the 2009 season. This year’s match-up could once again determine the conference champion as the teams square off for a pivotal match on Tues. Sept. 14 at Ron Pinsenschaum Soccer Stadium in Kettering.

Alexander leads a balanced D.C. attack and is joined by three other players, Jeremy Hoppe, Paul Holliday and Alex Lupinek who each has 12 or more points on the season. Senior goalkeeper Ian MacDonald is among the area leaders with 25 saves.

The Warriors are hungry for success this season. Bellman states that the team will continue to push for defensive pressure as well as determined focus for each practice and game.

Metro Buckeye Volleyball Players among area leaders

Aces
Middletown Christian - M. Tolson 71
Dayton Christian - M. Schlatter 43

Assists
Middletown Christian - M. Tolson 318

Metro Buckeye Soccer Players among area leaders

Boys Soccer

Goals
Miami Valley - C. Porter 25
Dayton Christian - C. Alexander 11
Dayton Christian - J. Hoppe 11

Assists
Dayton Christian - C. Alexander 10
Miami Valley - M. Howard 8
Dayton Christian - A. Lupinek 7
Dayton Christian - B. Schilling 7

Goalkeepers
Miami Valley - S. Cleveland GP 12, GA 10, GAA 0.833, SHO 7

Girls Soccer

Goals
Miami Valley - K. Clark 14

Assists
Miami Valley K. Clark 9

Goalkeepers
Miami Valley - L. LaFave GP 11, GA 8, GAA 0.727, SHO 7
Xenia Christian - K. Stout GP 10, GA 9, GAA 0.900, SHO 5

Metro Buckeye Football Players among area leaders

Passing
Jefferson - D. Roberson Cmp 68, Att 144, Yds 1089 TD 8
Lehman Catholic - J. Slagle Cmp 52, Att 97, Yds 841, TD 11

Rushing
Lehman Catholic - K. Goins Att 113, Yds 1085, Avg 9.6, TD 12
Fort Loramie - C. Brandewie Att 71, Yds 645, Avg 9.1, TD 7

Receiving
Lehman Catholic - N. Cordonnier Rec 21, Yds 372, Avg 17.7 TD 3
Jefferson - J. Gay Rec 20, Yds 351, Avg 17.6, TD 3

Kickoff Returns
Troy Chrisitan- T. Shinall Ret 12, Yds 250, Avg 20.8

Punt
Fort Loramie - Albers Ret 12, Yds 127, Avg 10.6,

Kicking
Fort Loramie - Miracle XP 20, FG 1, Pts 23

Scoring
Lehman Catholic - K. Goins TD 16 Tot 96
Fort Loramie - C. Brandewie TD 11 Tot 66

Interceptions
Lehman Catholic - Slage 3
Fort Loramie - Miracle 3

Sacks
Lehman Catholic - Schmitz 9

District Golf Results

Brandon Stein competed as an individual in the District Golf tournament held today at Weatherwax Golf Course in Middletown. Since he cometed as an individual rather than as part of a team (since the team failed to advance to the districts), Brandon's only opportunity to advance was to have one of the two top scores by a person not on a qualifying team (i.e., not on a team that advanced to districts).

I don't have all of the final results yet, but I believe that Brandon finished first of all golfers who got to the districts as individuals. However, more than two players who were part of teams that did not advance had better scores than Brandon did. In the end, individuals with scores of 79 and 81 advanced; Brandon shot an 83.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

Varsity Golf Sectional Results

The Dayton Christian Varsity Golf Teams season came to an abrupt and unexpected end September 29, 2010, when the team finished 5th in the sectional tournament held at Greenville Country Club with a team score of 374. Only the top 4 teams advance from the sectionals to the districts, and the 4th place score was 370.

The good news is that Brandon Stein has advanced to the districts as an individual qualifier, finishing tied for 1st (he won the tiebreaker) as the individual who was not on a team that advanced to districts. Brandon is scheduled to compete in the districts at Weatherwax Golf Course (Meadows and Valley View Courses) on Thursday, October 7th.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

JV Golf Match Results

The JV golf team finished their season with a win over Carlisle at Jamacia Run Golf course on September 28, 2010.

Dayton Christian 197
Carlisle 213

Zach Vision - 45
Stephen Combs - 48
Chris Tubbs - 51
Evan Swearingen - 53
Ben Campbell - 56
Sean Maynor - 61

The Carlisle coach modified both of the par 5's to short par 4's in order to keep play faster tonight so par was 34.

Great job tonight on a strong finish!

Coach Zollars

Xenia Christian Takes the Challenge of the “Tour De Sewer”

Xenia Christian Cross Country teams traveled to Versailes to take part in a mid-season match up between 14 powerful Division III teams. “The competition on the day was impressive, and our runners really rose to the occasion,” stated Coach Preston. The girls’ varsity team placed 7th with many outstanding performances. Bethany Norman ran stride for stride with the State Champion of 2009, Tammy Berger. Her efforts earned her 2nd place overall in a time of 19:36, and she finished only 30 seconds behind Berger. Caitlin O”Guinn turned in a great run at 23:34. Carissa Riggle, Loria Williams, and Natalie Clauson rounded out the top 5.
The boys’ varsity team placed 9th as Casey Surls continued his position of leading the team. His time was 19:17 on the course. David Neikirk, Jared Holloway, Andy Young, and E.Lai Comte completed the top 5. The Ambassador’s look forward to challenging these teams again at Districts in mid-October.

Dayton Christian soccer has opponents sighing: ‘Oh, brother’

Warriors, including six sets of brothers, aim for trip to district finals and beyond.

To foster togetherness within his high school boys soccer program, Dayton Christian varsity coach Andrew Belleman tells his players to think of teammates as family.

For many of the Warriors, that message really hits home.

Six sets of brothers help comprise the Warriors program. Ten of the brothers — including two sets of twins — play or see varsity time.

At 9-2-1 and ranked No. 2 in the Miami Valley Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association poll, perhaps the only thing tougher than playing the Warriors is being the announcer at their games.

“It does get messed up a lot,” said senior Paul Holliday, who plays varsity with twin brother Phil.

It’s no mistake, though, that the Dayton Christian program has announced itself as a contender in the upcoming Division III tournament. The Warriors have a signature win over Carroll (3-2) and a tie with Alter (1-1), both D-II powers. The only blemishes are losses to Springfield Catholic Central (2-0, ranked No. 1 in the D-III state poll) and Miami Valley (2-1, ranked No. 3 in area poll).

Belleman, a first-year head coach who assisted at Centerville last season, likes the chemistry the Warriors possess, which complements his attacking style where teamwork is critical for success.

“One thing we try to preach is the whole team is sort of brothers. Maybe (having so many on the team) makes it easier getting that concept across,” Belleman said. “We don’t seem to have any sibling rivalries. It’s definitely been a much more positive thing.”

As for the Holliday brothers, they’ve played soccer together growing up and want to continue that trend in college. Being twins does have its advantages, especially when it comes to offering constructive criticism.

“It’s easier that way since we are brothers,” Paul said. “It’s not like we get mad at each other. We just try to help each other out for the next game.”

Dayton Christian hopes that advice goes a long way, like a return trip to the district finals. The Warriors were runners-up last season and last won district in 2006. A state appearance, which would be their first since 1982, is the goal this year.

“I believe in making realistic goals and I think for this team it is realistic,” Belleman said. “It’s somewhere they’ve never been, so it’s hard to say that when you’ve never been there before. But if our program had a chance, it would be with this group.”

Friday night's football stars: Week 6

Heath Harding, Dayton Christian

The sophomore halfback scored four touchdowns three different ways. Harding had a 20-yard TD run, an 89-yard kickoff return and two TD catches. He rushed for 110 yards in DC’s 37-14 win over Lima Perry.

Baldwin Wallace Women’s Golf Team Captures Team Title at Capital to End an Outstanding Week

BEREA, OHIO – The Baldwin-Wallace College women’s golf team finished first of 10 teams today (Sunday, September 26, 2010) at the Capital University Purple & White Tournament at the Phoenix Links Golf Club in Grove City, Ohio. The finish ended a strong week for the Yellow Jackets as they won yesterday’s six-team Grove City College of Pennsylvania Invitational Tournament.

In addition, the finish at Capital extends a strong fall in which B-W has compiled a 36-4 overall record, placed first at Capital and at Grove City and third at its own 12-team tournament and third at the Sept. 18-19 Mercyhurst (Pa.) College event in which the youthful Yellow Jackets bettered seven NCAA Division II teams.

"It's not every day that you an win two tournament championships in two days in two separate states and both in cities named Grove City," said a smiling and jubilant Interim Head Coach Wayne Schneider. "The women played very well and we are extremely proud of all of them."

"We played well again today, and that was exciting," continued Schneider. "Two women, senior Nicole Carlone (Canton/St. Thomas Aquinas) and sophomore Rebecca Kapusta (Independence) each had their career-low round. That is wonderful for each of them."

Today, the Yellow Jacket “A” team carded a total of 338 strokes and beat second place and Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University by 10 shots. The women were led by freshman Emilee Woolf (Ravenna/ Senior) who carded an 83 on the par-72 and 5,834-yard Phoenix Links course. Woolf was joined by sophomore Brooke Hamilton (Cleveland/ St. Joseph Academy) at 83, Kapusta with a career-low round of 84, freshman Miranda Cunningham (Dayton/ Dayton Christian) with an 88 and freshman Rebecca Jones (Hilliard/ Darby) with a 90.

In addition, the Yellow Jacket “B” team shot a total of 375 strokes to place sixth as a team and beat four other schools "A" teams. Carlone led the "B" team with a career-low 88 and was followed by freshman Miranda Rockich (Akron/ Green) with a 93, freshman Mary Crisafio (Pittsburgh, Pa./ The Linsly School) with a 96, senior Diana Han (Curitiba, BRAZIL) with a 98 and freshman Sarah Allred (Akron/ Green) had a 104.

The Yellow Jackets will compete next weekend at the Allegheny College of Pennsylvania Tournament on Oct. 3-4 at the Meadville Country Club and then end their fall season on Oct. 9-10 at the Annual Wittenberg University “Clash at the Clouse” Tournament at the Windy Knolls Golf Course in Springfield, Ohio

Tennis coach devoted to his team, family

Four-year-old Isabel put it all into perspective for dear “old” dad.

Vin Romeo and his daughter were out together when a couple commented to Izzy that it was “so nice your grandfather brought you here.”

Izzy spun around, shooting them a piercing look.

“That is not my grandfather; that’s my father,” she said.

Turning her attention to her dad, she said, without missing a beat, “I love you daddy.”

At 63, it wasn’t the first time Romeo was mistakenly tagged as Grandpa. And with 8-month-old twins also at home, it’s likely not his last.

“I am a grandfather,” he said smiling. “Why would I mind?”

Romeo, a father of five, ranging in age from 8 months to 42 years, and grandfather of three (ages 5 to 13), has a passion for parenting and he has a similar professional passion. This season Romeo is coaching his 75th high school tennis team in a career that spans 40 years, 35 at the Miami Valley School.

Romeo’s tennis teams have a combined record of 1,176-234, a remarkable .834 winning percentage. The Rams coach has been tapped as the area Division II boys coach of the year nine times and earned the honor four times on the girls side. The veteran coach and the Rams are 12-1 on the season.

In his words

“I may look craggy but I don’t feel 63. I actually have to stop and think, ‘You are 63.’ Young kids still respond to me. I think teaching high school, coaching and loving kids the way I do are all keys to staying young.

“I wasn’t going to have kids past 30, or was that 60? Nope, not that one either. I was going to retire at 62 but, with the twins, retirement is not an option. I made choices; I gave up reading all the books I wanted to read. I made a choice to spend my time with my kids — my family.

“I had nine job offers when I took the Miami Valley position. I wanted to be in a position to be a head coach in a sport I liked, and I wanted to be in a place where I would get a good education for my kids. I came in as head of the English department and head coach of the boys tennis team and here we are 35 years later.

“The hardest thing for me as a young coach was that I lost my first six matches (at Wawasee Preparatory School) and I thought to myself ‘you’re awful.’ My ex-wife convinced me to be patient and not be so hard on myself. We won our last two matches and I’ve never had a losing season since.

“Coaching is never boring; it’s still exciting even after all these years. It’s a job but it’s also a pleasure. This is my world and when you are in it this long and have had success over the years, you get to a level of respect and that’s a great feeling. I’ve had some seasons when we were 12-8, the most matches we’ve lost since I started here, but in both of those cases, we had a ton of young kids.

“I’m not a big second-guesser. When you’re a parent, a coach and you’re teaching there are going to be days when things don’t work well. My philosophy has always been, if they win, I have prepared them and if they lose, then I haven’t prepared them mentally or physically.

“My dream now, and I pray every day, is to be around to walk my daughters down the aisle when they get married. I hope to teach until the twins graduate and I’d like to be able to give their graduation speech. It would really be a thank you to the school.”

Area boys soccer polls for Sept. 21

DIVISION III

1. Springfield Catholic Central 117

2. Dayton Christian 102

3. Bethel 96

4. Miami Valley 90

5. Lehman Catholic 62

6. Botkins 55

7. West Liberty-Salem 44

8. Franklin-Monroe 37

9. Newton 13 Waynesville 13

Xenia Christian Competes at Ohio Caverns

The Xenia Christian cross country teams took on the challenge of the Ohio Caverns course on Tuesday night. Bethany Norman won the girls race in a time of 20:05. She distanced herself from the rest of the competition with a 40 second lead that she established from the start, and then kept all the way into the finish shoot. Her team mates Caitlin O”Guinn, Carissa Riggle, Rachel Stewart, and Natalie Clauson helped bring in the 10th place finish in this multi-division race.
The Xenia Christian boy’s team had a good showing on the challenging hills course. Casey Surls finished first for the team in a time of 19:45 with his team mates David Neikirk, Jared Holloway, David Granuioller, and Andy Young not too far behind. The Ambassador’s finished 16th out of 25 teams. This weekend Xenia Christian will travel to Versailes to compete in the Tour De Sewer.

Results from 9/21/10 Varsity Boys' Golf Match played at Kittyhawk

Carroll 172
Dayton Christian 177

Dayton Christian individual scores:

Brandon Stein 39
Andy Ebert 46
David Wilson 46
Jay Zollars 46
Evan Simmons 48
Skye Armstrong 50

Season Record: 12-6 conference; 35-27 overall.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

Varsity Golf Results from 9/20/10 match at Walden Ponds:

Cincinnati Christian 171
Dayton Christian 181

Dayton Christian individual scores:

Jay Zollars 43
Brandon Stein 44
Andy Ebert 47
David Wilson 47
Skye Armstrong 54

Varsity Season Record is 12-6 conference, 35-26 overall

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Here are the JV Golf Results from today's match at Franklin Golf Course

Dayton Christian 191
Franklin 211

Dayton Christian individual scores:

Stephen Combs 45
Zach Vision 45
Evan Swearingen 49
Sean Maynor 52
Ben Campbell 54
Dylan Swearingen 54

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

Xenia Christian at the Eaton Invitational

Xenia Christian Cross Country teams competed in the Eaton Invitational. Over 1,300 runners participated in large and small school races. The Ambassador girls placed 7th in the team competition. Bethany Norman sprinted to a 3rd place finish in a time of 19:48. Caitlin O’Guin, a freshman, really helped the team by stepping up as the second girl in for the Ambassadors, followed by Carissa Riggle. “We purposely travelled outside our area and took on some of the top teams in the state. The girls ran well, and they are gaining experience for the challenge of Districts next month”, commented Coach Norman.
The Xenia Christian boy’s team excelled as most of the runners turned in their best times for the season. They placed 12th in the team competition. David Granduioller, a sophomore, led the team by placing 50th, in a time of 19:15. Casey Surls and Jared Holloway were the next two runners for the Ambassadors. Coach Preston stated, “It has been exciting to watch this team build week after week. They have a lot of potential.”

Varsity Golf Results for 9-16; Saturday Schedule

Here are the result from the Varsity golf match played today at Sebastian Hills (back 9; par 37):

Dayton Christian 173
Xenia Christian 219

Season Record 12-6 conference; 35-25 overall

Dayton Christian Individual scores:

Brandon Stein 37
David Wilson 43
Jay Zollars 44
Andy Ebert 49
Stephen Combs 56
Chris Tubb 60

Playing behind the regular match, the following golfers had the following scores:

Skye Armstrong 46
Evan Simmons 50

Just a reminder that those 8 golfers should be at Sugar Valley Country Club on Saturday in time to tee-off at 2:00p.m. for an 18-hole competitive practice round.

All other DC golfers (except for Dylan Swearingen, who has an excused absence) should be at Reid Memorial Park Golf Course for an 11:30a.m. team meeting with Coach Zollars prior to the 18-hole JV invitational Tournament.

I will likely be unavailable for DC golf communications on Friday, September 17th, so if anyone has anything they need to let me know about or has any questions, please contact me yet either tonight or know that I will likely not be able to respond to you until Saturday morning.



In Christ, Coach Vecchi

9-14-10 JV Golf Results

Here are the results for 9-14-10 JV Golf Match at Pipestone:

Miami Valley 214
Dayton Christian 218
Middletown Christian 227

Dayton Christian Individual results:

Stephen Combs 49
Zach Vision 53
Evan Swearingen 57
Sean Maynor 59
Dylan Swearingen 60
Ben Campbell 74

This was really an encouraging result for us. At the Varsity level, we have had no victories against either of these schools this season. The fact that we defeated one and were VERY competitive with the other is a promising sign for the future.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

9-13-10 Varsity Golf Results

Here are the results from the Monday, 9/13 Varsity Golf Match at Pipestone

Dayton Christian 180
Yellow Springs 229

Dayton Christian individual results:

Brandon Stein 42
Jay Zollars 42
David Wilson 45
Skye Armstrong 51
Andy Ebert 53
Chris Tubb 55

Season Record: 12-6 conference; 34-25 overall.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

9-11 Metro Buckeye Conference Match Results

Here are the results of the 3rd leg of the Metro Buckeye Conference Golf Tournament, today 9-11-10 at Mound Golf Course:

Team scores:

Miami Valley 149
Middletown Christian 160
Dayton Christian 168
Troy Christian 186
Xenia Christian 198
Yellow Springs 216
Emmanuel Christian 253

Dayton Christian individual scores:

Brandon Stein 41
David Wilson 42
Jay Zollars 42
Andy Ebert 43
Skye Armstrong 44
Evan Simmons 50

Season Records: 12-6 Conference; 33-25 overall

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

Miami Valley School student dedicated to making a difference

When 12-year-old Meredith Chauvin of Troy began classes at Miami Valley School, 5151 Denise Drive in Washington Twp., she checked into what extracurricular activities might be available.

She heard about a group called Make a Difference that is active at Gardendale Academy Elementary School, 1735 Gettysburg Ave. in Dayton.

She joined. And now she has made a difference.

Meredith dedicated herself to the program, and to the students at Gardendale.

According to Susan Newman, a teacher at the school, Meredith comes to Dayton from Troy on a regular basis to do her volunteer work, on her own time.

“Gardendale Academy is a school for severely disabled students who have not been successful in other settings,” Newman explained.

“Many times we find that parental involvement is inadequate and that our students not only need extra care in academics, but also in their emotional and behavioral well being.”

She continued, “Thankfully the students receive help from teachers, therapists and doctors who come to the school on a regular basis. And now there is help from Meredith and young people like her, who volunteer many hours and give so much to make life a bit richer for our students.”

Newman said, “It is a great place to work and to see children thrive. But I must say that on occasion there are restraints, and also some behaviors that may be hard for others to see.

“Meredith soon fit in. She initiated fundraisers, including bake sales at Miami Valley School. She also made money by doing chores for her mom and dad at home, and did other odd jobs to acquire funds to support her goal of helping out students at Gardendale.”

Newman said, ”Meredith really wanted to make a difference. I remember in the cold of winter one of her first major projects was teaching the class how to make blankets.

Meredith said, “I purchased fleece fabric and I researched how to make the blankets. I helped each of the students individualize their blankets. Some students liked sports and one had a fishing theme. Every single student made a blanket to take home, and we were so proud of what they accomplished.”

Meredith said she brought in extra fabric and that each of the students in Newman’s fourth-grade class volunteered to make a second blanket — which she arranged to be sent to the children of Haiti.

Newman said, “It was a very important lesson that Meredith taught my students. No matter how little you have, there is someone who has less.”

According to the teacher, Meredith also purchased a Ninja Smoothie Maker, and donated it to the classroom.

“She brought in containers of fresh fruit and yogurt. We did a nutrition lesson and included a smoothie for each student in the entire school,” she explained. “Many students had never tasted some of the fruits. And with a little persuasion, they tried Kiwis, blackberries, mangos, plums, peaches and many more.”

Newman said that Meredith also purchased footballs with one going to each student.

“The football will be passed to them to keep at the end of school,” Meredith said. “It will show that they passed to the next grade.”

Newman added, “Meredith also has promised she will treat each student at school to a lunch on the last day of classes.”

She added, “The impact of Meredith on my students has been amazing. The kids loved each time she came. They feel that she really cares about them. They learned a lot from her giving spirit.”

Miami Valley School grads running for college teams

Miami Valley graduates Erika Shaver and Elaina Cromer are continuing their running careers. Shaver landed at Furman University to run cross country. Cromer is at Cal Poly to run track and field. Both are 2010 Rams grads.

Also, Miami Valley senior soccer standout Cameron Porter has verbally committed to play at Princeton.

• The Alliance cross country invitational is Saturday at the Miami Valley Career Tech Center in Clayton. Area teams like to run in this meet because it’s the same 3.1-mile district course for many teams.

Racing begins at 9 a.m. and concludes with the 2 p.m. boys junior high race.

DAYTON CHRISTIAN CONTINUES HOT SCORING, WINS SIXTH STRAIGHT

Miamisburg, OH, 9/10/10 —
Under the direction of first year coach Andrew Bellman, the Dayton Christian varsity boys’ soccer team has outscored opponents 28-2 in its last four wins and currently stands at 6-0-1 in a young season which saw the Division-III Warriors tie Alter and win at Carroll.
On Sept. 9, Dayton Christian won its sixth consecutive game by knocking off Metro Buckeye Conference rival Yellow Springs by a score of 6-1. Junior forward Christian Alexander scored three goals and had an assist to increase his team-leading totals of nine goals and eight assists on the season.
Bellman, 26, came to D.C. after serving as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach at Centerville High School in 2009. He’s been impressed by the determination of a team that lost in the District Finals one year ago.
“We have seen some good attacking play and goal scoring,” said Bellman. “While I am definitely proud to see our team put up good numbers, we are going to hold ourselves to a higher standard.”
Dayton Christian shared the 2009 Metro Buckeye Conference Championship with Miami Valley as the two teams tied 2-2 late in the 2009 season. This year’s match-up could once again determine the conference champion as the teams square off for a pivotal match on Tues. Sept. 14 at Ron Pinsenschaum Soccer Stadium in Kettering.
Alexander leads a balanced D.C. attack and is joined by three other players, Jeremy Hoppe, Paul Holliday and Alex Lupinek who each has 12 or more points on the season. Senior goalkeeper Ian MacDonald is among the area leaders with 25 saves.
The Warriors are hungry for success this season. Bellman states that the team will continue to push for defensive pressure as well as determined focus for each practice and game.

Latest area golf leaders

Player, school AVG. Holes

M. Bernard, Wayne 33.60 90

N. Scott, Northmont 35.57 81

Z. Yinger, Sidney 35.60 81

M. Kern, Springboro 36.00 135

B. Curry, Midd. Christian 36.73 99

C. Wolters, Centerville 37.50 99

N. Fischer, Centerville 37.60 81

N. Duff, Fairmont 37.67 27

A. Sipe, Centerville 37.90 99

S. Geise, Springboro 38.00 135

J. Stewart, Centerville 38.00 72

Latest area girls volleyball leaders

Kills

B. Reinke, Piqua 62; K. Foreman, Greenville 57; M. Kilburn, Wayne 55; A. Johnson, Centerville 50; H. Adams, Centerville 50; L. Ingram, TV South 49; L. Hogan, Spg. Shawnee 47; A. Hetzler, Greenville 45; S. Flohre, Wayne 44; T. Baker, TV South 44; L. Coughlin, Ben Logan 44; A. Fulk, Ken. Ridge 44; L. Thomas, Van. Butler 42; M. Ehrlich, Lebanon 41; S. Vogler, Piqua 40; S. Van Wert, Springboro 40


Aces

M. Tolson, Midd. Christian 26; C. Denlinger, Wayne 19; M. Kilburn, Wayne 17; A. Calhoun, Tipp 17; L. Bycynski, Ben Logan 17; S. Flohre, Wayne 16; J. Wise, Stebbins 15; N. Ray, Fairmont 14; S. Haman, Xenia 14; S. Burtenshaw, Centerville 13; A. Johnson, Centerville 13; H. Horstman, New Knoxville 13


Digs

P. Rogers, Stebbins 133; J. Krafka, Centerville 123; K. Perry, TV South 102; T. Mills, Stebbins 98; A. Jonson, Centerville 88; K. Foreman, Greenville 82; J. Kiger, W. Carrollton 79; D. Roberts, Bellefontaine 79; K. Talley, Stebbins 78; J. Dorsten, Greenville 78; R. Hill, Ken. Ridge 76; V. Lay, Lebanon 74; J. Wise, Stebbins 73; A. Hetzler, Greenville 71


Blocks

E. Myers, Bellefontaine 29; J. Sherrer, Stebbins 27; S. Benge, Centerville 26; M. Kilburn, Wayne 26; W. Rader, Bellefontaine 25; C. Alexander, Fairborn 23; H. Adams, Centerville 22; S. Allen, Ken. Ridge 20; E. Golden, Centerville 19; P. Wagoner, Bellefontaine 18; D. McMurtry, Northwestern 15; M. Oyer, Ind. Lake 14; L. Coughlin, Ben Logan 13; C. Ball, Northwestern 13


Assists

H. Siefker, Lebanon 136; N. Bickley, Van. Butler 126; C. Miller, Ind. Lake 119; J. Braden, New Knoxville 118; J. Davis, Piqua 112; M. Myers, Centerville 111; B. Dewitt, Spg. Shawnee 102; E. Mays, Centerville 94; M. Shuret, Greenville 94; M. Tolson, Midd. Christian 91; E. Collins, Wayne 90; K. Heintz, Ken. Ridge 86; J. Davia, Ben Logan 84; N. Ray, Fairmont 83; H. Saunier, Oakwood 78; J. Hickey, TV South 65; A. Calhoun, Tipp 64

Latest area girls soccer leaders

Goals

15 – T. Fultz, Pre. Shawnee

11 – G. Walter, Lehman Catholic

8 – T. Owens-Jordan, Madison

7 – K. Blankenship, Anna; M. Powers, Beavercreek; S. Huth, Lebanon; C. Crawford, Pre. Shawnee; K. Gregory, Spg. Shawnee; B. Sizemore, Ken. Ridge

6 – S. Gieseke, WL-Salem; K. Nickels, Greenon

5 –K. Ketring, Pre. Shawnee; K. Overbey, Anna; B. Baise, Spg. Shawnee; A. Bundy, Madison; K. Clark, Miami Valley; K. Holland, Lehman Catholic

4 – B. Koester, Sidney; B. Gibbs, Fairborn; S. Drake, Springboro; R. Ford, Springboro; R. Bowen, Xenia; A. Jones, Northmont; E. Watts, Fairborn; C. Dalton, Wayne; K. Ruffolo, Alter; M. Clark, Anna


Assists

10 – T. Fultz, Pre. Shawnee

7 – C. Falknor, Centerville

5 – M. Clark, Anna; M. Fennessey, Lebanon

4 – N. Sedlock, Beavercreek; K. Rowlands, Northmont; R. Ford, Springboro; C. Crawford, Pre. Shawnee; K. Ketring, Pre. Shawnee; B. Baise, Spg. Shawnee; K. Rowlands, Northmont; T. Owens-Jordan, Madison


Goalkeepers (min. 2 gm, 10 saves)

Player, school GP GA. SV SV%

K. Deal, Piqua 3 0 38 1.000

H. Pyle, Centerville 4 0 13 1.000

K. Stout, Xen. Christian 4 1 26 .960

H. McKeta, Tipp 2 1 15 .940

A. Barnes, Northmont 5 5 60 .920

M. Foster, Ken. Ridge 4 1 12 .920

L. Benasutti, Fairborn 5 4 39 .910

M. Schulz, Troy 3 1 10 .910

J. Smith, Bellefontaine 3 3 22 .880

A. Tenorio, Northwestern 5 5 31 .860

E. Sears, Miamisburg 4 4 24 .860

C. VanMatre, Sidney 2 6 36 .860

Latest area boys soccer leaders

Goals

10 – D. Ross, Fairborn; C. Latham, Spg. Cath. Central

9 – A. Starr, Fairmont

8 – T. Rabenstein, Fairmont

7 – J. Mitchell, Carroll; J. Zimmerman, Bethel

6 – K. Arriola, Dixie; D. Villegas, Miamisburg; C. Alexander, Day. Christian; K. Hamlin, Bethel; A. Lupinek, Day. Christian

5 – D. Allen, Ben Logan; B. Dunham, Urbana; B. Looney, Spg. Northwestern; D. Sollmann, Fairborn; A. Groff, TV South; P. Holliday, Day. Christian; C. Jock, Lehman Catholic; E. Lynch, Bellbrook; L. McCammant, Bellbrook


Assists

7 – R. Stump, Troy; C. Darnell, Fairmont; C. Alexander, Day. Christian; E. Lynch, Bellbrook

6 – J. Halula, Spg. Cath. Central

5 – A. Reichel, Miamisburg; K. Kahle, Bethel; T. Washington, Xenia; L. Dierker, Fairborn; C. Berlon, Fairmont; B. Schilling, Day. Christian

4 – I. Mullen, Miamisburg; J. Mitchell, Carroll; J. Cantrell, Piqua; D. Voelker, Beavercreek; A. Starr, Fairmont;. Hamlin, Bethel; W. Niese, Bellbrook; J. Zimmerman, Bethel


Goalkeepers (min. 2 gm, 10 saves)

Player, school GP GA. SV SV%

C. Merica, Graham 2 1 21 .950

C. Holl, Beavercreek 4 1 14 .930

E. Meier, Troy 4 3 32 .910

A. Deaton, W. Carrollton 2 1 10 .910

L. Minnich, Ind. Lake 3 3 26 .900

I. MacDonald, Day. Christian 5 4 23 .850

J. Deroo, Alter 3 4 18 .820

A. Henrich, Springboro 5 7 26 .790

N. Umbdenstock, Fairborn 6 11 39 .780

J. Buszek, Lebanon 5 14 51 .780

E. Shelton, W. Carrollton 4 7 24 .770

D. Souders, Urbana 3 8 26 .760

C. Wilson, Greenon 3 5 16 .760

S. Foreman, Carroll 4 5 13 .720

Yellow Springs Cross country Report

Fielding Lewis, Nathan Miller and Edward Johnson have formed what
could become a very lucrative business - winning medals and trophies -
while leading the Bulldogs of the future. The trio of McKinney Middle School athletes from Yellow Springs placed 2nd , 3rd and 13th overall, out of 201 middle school boys, at last Saturday’s Ohio Classic Cross County Carnival at Hillsboro’s Liberty Park.

The three 8th graders, using the strength that has been built via all their long training runs, went thru their first mile of the 3,000m (1.8 mile) race in under 6 minutes. And then all three finished with life time bests at that distance: Lewis – 2nd overall in 10:50; Miller – 3rd overall in 10:53 and Johnson – 13th overall in 11:24.

With Liam Creighton temporarily out with a summer vacation suffered
broken arm, fellow 8th grader Connor Gravley-Navello has moved into the
all-important 4th man role. And he is embracing it! Connor finished
149th overall in 14:51 – a new lifetime best at that distance. Conner
ran his first mile in 7:25.

Completing the squad’s efforts on this day was first time runner Tom
Amrhein. The 7th grader ran a sub 8 minute first mile in his forst ever XC meet and finished 173rd overall in 16:35. The team finished 7th out of 19 schools to bring their season record to 12 wins and 6 losses overall.

~~~ ~~~

Sage Hale Wolf is an excellent cross country runner, thoroughly enjoying
the sport, and improving every week. In her race last Saturday the McKinney Middle School athlete had another remarkable improvement. Sage
lowered her personal best for the 3,000m distance to 15:17, after
roaring thru her first mile in a speedy 7:25! Overall, she placed 64th out of 128 finishers.

~~~ ~~~

*HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY REPORT - WOMEN*

In the varsity women’s race the Lady Bulldogs improved their season
record with a 12th place finish out of the 23 schools scoring. Ninth
grader Talia Boutis was one of the keys to the improvement. Running in
the squad’s second position she posted a new season best time of 24:23
while overcoming the challenges of the difficult Liberty Park course.

The second key to the team’s improvement is the steady performances of
Lois Miller. Miller has been working incredible hard in practice, often
running with the varsity men's squad. This has allowed Miller to match
pace with the lead pack of women and place 9th overall – out of 238
other HS girls competing. Her time was 20:59.

Following Boutis in the team scoring was Christina Brewer. Brewer was
131st overall and 87th in the team scoring with a time of 25:59. Alex
Beer and Hannah Kumbusky rounded out the top five and the squad’s
scoring efforts. Beer was finished in 27:06. Kumbusky was crossed in 27:19.

Also running well but not scoring were Mary Triplett, 215th overall in
31:09 and AnnDee Pettiford, 230th in 32:55. The women's squad’s season
record now stands at 18 wins and 25 losses

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*HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY REPORT - MEN*

The Bulldogs surprised their coach this past Saturday. The Dawgs, led by
senior Gabe Amrhein, and junior Zach McHugh pounded their way over the
lofty knolls in Hillsboro, to finish 4^th as a team out of 28
participating schools. With 200 runners in the race McHugh placed 25th
overall with Amrhein mere steps later in 27th . McHugh’s time was 18:32
with Amrhein in 18:41 - some 18 seconds faster than his 2009 time on the
same course.

“Zach and Gabe ran well together”, reported Coach Peters. “Overall, the
times weren’t as fast as last week because of the hills, but the effort
of the entire team was outstanding. This group has a fun journey ahead
of them this autumn!”

Placing third among the team’s scorers, Mitchell Brickson ran over a
minute faster than his 2009 time on this course. Brickson finished 39th
overall in 19:09. With the placing of the first five runners determining
the number of points scored, the biggest improvement on the team went to
Nerak Paterson. As the squad’s #4 man, Paterson placed 47th overall in a
new season best time of 19:24 – 20 seconds better than his clocking on
last week’s uber fast course in West Milton. Rounding out the top five
was Nathaniel Reed. Reed placed 70th overall in 20:01.

Also running well in the varsity race were seniors Josh Meadows and
Lonya Clark. Meadows was 99th overall in 20:55 while Clark placed 103^rd
in 20:58. In the junior varsity race newcomer JJ Hazelbaker, just a
freshman, placed 33rd out of the 89 runners in a time of 21:37!

The Dawgs record after two weeks stands at an outstanding mark of 38
wins to 14 losses. Yellow Springs will be at the Ambassador Invitational
at Xenia Christian HS next Saturday.

Yellow Springs Alumni XC Report

*Yellow Springs has an amazing 7 athletes competing at the collegiate level in cross county this fall. I doubt that are any other high schools our size in the state have had this level of success. Here is a report on our stars and their first competitions of the year at the collegiate level:*

* *

*Evan Firestone*, a junior on Wright State University’s Cross Country team, was a rowdy raider at this past Saturday’s University of Dayton 5k Challenge cross country meet in Kettering. Firestone ran a lifetime best of 15:38 for the 5,000 meter race to lead Wright State to a 4^th place team finish while placing 16^th overall out of the 139 collegiate runners in the men’s race. Firestone, a 2007 graduate from Yellow Springs HS, was 12^th at the Ohio HS Cross Country championships his senior year and one of the famous “Trifecta” who dominated cross country.

The leader of the Trifecta in HS, 2007 Yellow Springs grad* Sam Borchers* started off his 3rd year of cross country with the strong Penn State team at a dual meet with Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania. Competing over a 6,000 meter course Sam finished 19th out of 41 runners in 19:14 (approximately 16:02 at 5k). The Nittany Lion men took the victory, winning 23-35. Low score wins in XC.

2008 YS HS graduate* Andy Peters*, the third member of the Trifecta is now a junior at St. Xavier in Chicago. Peters opened his season by finishing 24^th in the competition held at the University of Illinois-Chicago (which is in the same conference as Wright State) on Saturday. Peters ran his 4 mile race in 22:04 as St. Xavier University placed 3^rd out of the five (5) colleges in the meet.

Goshen college (Indiana) sophomore twins* Jacob and Brock Gunderkline* opened up their XC seasons in the college's traditionally unique way with its annual Hokum Karem. A Hokum Karem – where teammates pair up and alternately run one-mile increments of the course at a time – saw the team of Jake & freshman Andrew Witkowski finish their 10 mile XC relay in 53:34, good for 4th place overall and first for Goshen College. Brock and his teammate finished 7th in 55:29.

*Anthony Pettiford* and Wilmington College opened up their 2010 season at at the Sodexo Grizzly Invitational, hosted by Franklin College (Indiana). Pettiford, a sophomore, surprised his coaching staff with a 2 minute PR over the 8 kilometer (5 mile) distance finishingn34^th out of 68 runners in 30:16. His efforts helped Wilmington College to a third-place finish out of the seven colleges competing.

*Reini Brickson* and her Lindsey Wilson University (KY) teammates will open up their season next Saturday at the Queen City Invitational hosted by teh University of Cincinnati. Brickson is a 2010 graduate of Yellow Springs HS where she was a 2 year Captain of the Bulldog XC team.

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Vince

Vince Peters
USATF Racewalk Committee National Chair
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Thursday, 9/2 Varsity Boys golf match at Pipestone

Fairborn 176*
Dayton Christian 176
(Fairborn wins tie-breaker 46-50)

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Brandon Stein 41
Jay Zollars 41
Chris Tubb 45
Evan Simmons 49
David Wilson 50
Skye Armstrong 52

Varsity record is 8-4 Conference; 29-23 overall

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS FINISH FOURTH

The Eagles placed fourth in both the varsity boys and girls races at their own Middletown Christian Eagle Invitational on Saturday. Fenwick placed third in the girls event and Madison was seventh. The Falcons were led by Alyssa Zearley, ninth in 21 minutes, 34 seconds. Fenwick was seventh in the boys race and Madison was ninth.

Jim Blair First Year Boys Soccer Coach at Emmanuel Christian

EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN

Coach: Jim Beair, first season.

Last year: 6-11, 0-4 Metro Buckeye.

Returnees: Seniors — Matthew Scott, MF; Sam Vanarsdall, F. Juniors — Brandon Olson, D; Evan Linn, MF; Andrea Martinson, MF; Stephen Miller, MF; Jared Klawer, GK; Jeffrey Johnson, MF/D. Sophomores — Wes Haney, MF/F.

Newcomers: Freshmen — Jake Mottorshead, MF; Alyssa Wellman, MF/D; Jacob O’Brien, MF/D.

FYI: Beair, a Southeastern grad, takes over for Jon Lawson, who replaced longtime coach Jeremy Hudson a year ago. Scott scored 42 goals a year ago.

Coach’s comments: “I just want to have 11 common individuals working towards one goal. We want to represent Emmanuel and God and be a good influence.”

BOYS SOCCER MVSSCA COACHES POLL

DIVISION III

1. Springfield Catholic Central 126

2. Dayton Christian 110

3. Bethel 104

4. Miami Valley School 89

5. Lehman Catholic 59

6. Yellow Springs 51

7. West Liberty-Salem 49

8. Franklin-Monroe 37

9. Botkins 30

10. Greeneview 25

MILLER 7th IN LOADED FIELD

The women’s field was loaded this past Saturday, August 28^th ,
Saturday at the 39^th Annual Bob Schul Invitational. Minster, the #1
ranked team in the state showed why - winning with 63 points. But it may
be a very competitive year as #3 ranked Versailles finished a close
second in this meet with 77 points. And #8 ranked West Liberty Salem
kept it tight with a third place finish with 88 points. Covington,
ranked 14th, placed 5th .

Thus Lois Miller’s 7th place finish, out of 180 runners, should be a
big confidence booster. Miller’s time was 20:01, her second fastest time
ever!

“Lois looked relaxed throughout today’s race”, said coach Vince Peters.
"And she had a nice kick, even though the team won’t start any speed
training for another week. She placed extremely well, against some of
the very best runners in the state”.

Miller just a sophomore, and two frosh, Talia Boutis and Christina
Brewer, were the Bulldogs top three finishers with Boutis placing 80th
and Brewer 97th . Seniors Alex Beer and Hannah Kumbusky completed the
scoring efforts for the Dawgs placing 118th and 122nd respectively.
Also running well, but not scoring were Mary Triplett in 164th overall
and AnnDee Pettiford in 170th . The Bulldogs placed 15th overall as a
team out of 22 schools to open the season with a record of 7 wins and 14
losses.

AMRHEIN LEADS BULLDOGS TO FAST START

Unlike the women’s state rankings the men’s list will undergo a major
upheaval based on the results at the Bob Schul Invitational. Eighth
ranked Russia, with 112 points, was trounced by both Minster (51 points)
and West Liberty Salem (87 points). Yellow Spring was a very strong
12^th out of the 26 schools posting scores to kick off the season with a
winning record at 14 wins and 11 losses.

Team captains, seniors Gabe Amrhein and Mitchell Brickson led the
Bulldogs placing 33rd and 47th respectively, out of the 205 runners in
the race. Amrhein’s time of 18:05 was his best since his sophomore year
and Brickson’s official time of 18:29 was a lifetime best of over 30
seconds for the 3.1415 mile long race (5,000 meters).

“The tri-captains, Gabe and Mitchell, along with Josh Meadows, have set
the bar much higher”, according to the coach. “This is a senior laden
squad which means all things are possible!”

Completing the scoring for the Dawgs were Nerak Patterson in 94^h ,
Nathaniel Reed in 96th and Josh Meadows in 100th . Also running well
but not scoring were Loyna Clark in 121st and Adam Zaremsky in 203rd .

McKINNEY SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY REPORT

The Bullpups were well represented at this year’s Bob Schul Invitational
by 5 eighth graders. The four boys and one girl weren’t enough to post
any team results but individually all five had nice starts to their
seasons. Top finisher was the young man who ran the most over the
summer, Fielding Lewis. Placing 12th overall out of the 335 athletes in
the middle school boys race Fielding finished in 12:00 flat – his second
fastest time ever, just 8 seconds off his PR of 11:52 from 2009. Nathan
Miller also started off his 2010 campaign with a 20th place finish in
12:16. Edward Johnson got off to a bit of a slow start early on but
closed fast to place 41st in 12:48. And rounding out the Bullpups
awesome performances was a lifetime best run of 16:08 for 2 miles by
Connor Gravley-Navello. Connor finished in 234th place besting 101 other
runners.

In the junior high girls race Sage Hale Wolf started out her season with
a time nearly five minutes faster than her first race in 2009. Sage finished
131st in 16:44 – out of 252 junior high girls. Her time for her first race
in 2009 was 21:26.

Colleges ‘drooling’ over? Jefferson's Latimer

Jefferson High School senior has scholarship offers for football ?and basketball.
JEFFERSON TWP., Montgomery County — At first, Cody Latimer didn’t want to transfer to Jefferson High School.

He grew up in Dayton and attended Colonel White as a freshman, then went to classes at the new Thurgood Marshall High School for two weeks before his mother found a house in Jefferson Twp. He was not enthusiastic.

“I kept trying to find ways to stay at Thurgood,” Latimer said. “I didn’t know if I could do anything here. I didn’t really know anything about Jefferson, so I’m thinking, ‘How do I get noticed there?’ ”

It hasn’t been a problem. In his third year as a Broncos athlete, Latimer has both helped the basketball team to a Division IV state championship last season and become one of the school’s most notable football players in years.

Latimer is at the beginning of a senior football season that, with strong performances, could help him gain Bowl Championship Series conference interest. With significant size and speed, Latimer has already earned nine football scholarship offers — including several Mid-American Conference schools and Indiana — after playing just one previous varsity season, as a junior.

“He’s got ’em drooling,” said Jefferson coach Daniel Parks. “He’s running 4.43, hands like glue, strong as an ox, 6-3, 210, big wide receiver. It’s unlimited for him.”

But Latimer also has basketball offers to consider from Morehead State and Western Carolina. Those were helped along by his summer AAU performances with his Driveway Legends team. A highlight tape from one tournament posted on YouTube got him more attention and at least one of his football offers, from Texas State.

To help his senior season, which started with a 21-12 loss to Clark Montessori of Cincinnati, Latimer convinced basketball teammate Deontae Roberson to play quarterback. At 6-4 with a strong arm, Roberson can get deep passes to Latimer for more ability-showcasing catches.

That combo should be on display Friday against visiting Ponitz Tech, a matchup the Broncos won in a shootout last year, 52-47.

“Even if it’s a bad ball,” Roberson said, “he can get it.”

And with more impressive catches, Latimer could possibly gain the attention of schools like Michigan State, where former Jefferson basketball teammate Adreian Payne will be a freshman this fall.

“I was leaning more toward basketball at first ...” Latimer said. “But I love the contact.”

Brandon Stein Sets New Golf Record at Dayton Christian

Brandon Stein set a new Dayton Christian High School record* for the best 9-hole score in competition by shooting a 1-under-par 34 at Sebastian Hills Golf Course today during the second leg of the Metro Buckeye Golf Tournaments. Brandon's score was 3 strokes better than any other player in the tournament.

(* denotes that records aren't available for pre-2005, but this is definitely the best score since the 2005 re-establishing of the Dayton Christian golf program).

Final Team Scores were:

Miami Valley 160
Middletown Christian 164
Dayton Christian 166
Troy Christian 183
Xenia Christian 183
Yellow Springs 208
Emmanuel Christian 247

Dayton Christian individual scores:

Brandon Stein 34
Jay Zollars 42
Evan Simmons 45
David Wilson 45
Skye Armstrong 47
Andy Ebert 49

Season records: 8-4 Conference; 29-22 overall

By the way, I haven't gone back and checked all of the records from past seasons, but as far as I can recall, this is the first time that all 6 DCS golfers participating in a match all shot 49 or better for 9 holes.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

8-26 Varsity Golf Results

Results from Varsity High School Golf Match at Pipestone:

Dayton Christian 170
Carroll 181
Troy Christian 192

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Brandon Stein 38
Jay Zollars 39
Andy Ebert 46
David Wilson 47
Evan Simmons 50
Skye Armstrong 52

Dayton Christian season record: 25-20

8/24 Varsity Golf Results

Results from Varsity Golf Match at Locust Hills Golf Course:

Dayton Christian 172
Yellow Springs 200

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Jay Zollars 42
Evan Simmons 43
David Wilson 43
Chris Tubb 44
Andy Ebert 49
Skye Armstrong 53

Counting Invitational Tournaments, Varsity Record is 23-20.

Counting only Metro Buckeye Conference Tournament and non-invitational tournament matches, the record is 4-2 conference, 8-2 overall.

8-23 Golf Results

Varsity Results from the match at Reid Memorial Park (North Course, Front 9)

Dayton Christian 165
Emmanuel Christian 265
Ponitz 298

DC Season Record (Varsity) 22-20 overall, 4-2 Conference

DC Individual Scores:

Jay Zollars 41
Brandon Stein 42
David Wilson 42
Skye Armstrong 44
Evan Simmons 46
Andy Ebert 50

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JV Results from the match at Franklin Golf Club vs. Franklin JV:

Dayton Christian 194
Franklin 228

DC JV Season Record 2-1

DC Individual Scores:

Chris Tubb 46
Stephen Combs 48
Sean Maynor 48
Andy Campbell 52
Alex Lupinek 52
Zach Vision 52

Playing behind the JV Evan Swearingen shot 51, and in his first round of golf since being medically cleared to play, Dylan Swearingen shot 64.

All in the Family

Following in the footsteps of his older brother, Drew, 17-year-old Alex Zorniger has earned an opportunity to play with a Senior PGA Tour pro in the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Aug. 30-Sep. 5.
Zorniger, a senior at Miami Valley School, will represent First Tee of the Greater Miami Valley in the tournament played at Delmonte and the Pebble Beach Golf Links, He was the only Ohioan among 70 first Tee progam participants chosen. Candidates are evaluated based on their grades, community service and golfing history.
Four years ago, Drew Zorniger was selected for the California trip. Drew, now a senior at Emory University in Atlanta, will fly to California to caddy for his brother. Because of Ohio High School Athletic Association rules, Alex Zorniger, captain of the Miami Valley School golf team, has had to put his high school career on hold until after the California tournament.

8-21 Varsity Golf Results

Here are the golf results from 8/21:

VARSITY:

Dayton Christian 174
Fairborn 188

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Brandon Stein 38
Jay Zollars 42
David Wilson 45
Evan Simmons 49
Andy Ebert 52
Chris Tubb 59

Season record: 4-2 Conference; 20-20 overall

JUNIOR VARSITY

Dayton Christian 212
Fairborn 249

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Skye Armstrong 49
Ben Campbell 51
Stephen Combs 56
Alex Lupinek 56
Evan Swearingen 64

JV season record: 1-1

8-18 Varsity Golf Results

Here are the results for today's Varsity Match at Sharon Woods Golf Course, where DC participated in the Hamilton-Badin Invitational:

Oakwood --312
Taylor --313
McNicholas -- 324
Cincinnati Country Day -- 327
St. Xavier -- 327
Wyoming --327
Hamilton-Badin -- 328
Fairfield "White" --329
Kings -- 332
Middletown Christian -- 333
Summit Country Day -- 336
Talawanda -- 338
Seven Hills -- 342
Miami Valley -- 347
Lakota East "Silver" -- 350
Roger Bacon -- 360
DAYTON CHRISTIAN -- 361
Chaminade-Julienne -- 365
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy -- 365
Finneytown -- 385

Season Records: Conference 4-2; Overall 19-20

Note that a number of the teams in the Badin Invitational were Division I and Division II schools, while Dayton Christian is Division III. Where Dayton Christian finished 45 and 36 shots behind Miami Valley and Middletown Christian, respectively, during Tuesday's Metro Buckeye Conference Tournament, we finished only 14 and 28 shots, respectively, behind those same two teams today.

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Brandon Stein 42 + 42 = 84
Jay Zollars 41 + 49 = 90
David Wilson 43 + 48 = 91
Andy Ebert 46 + 50 = 96
Evan Simmons 46 + 55 = 101
Chris Tubb 51 + 56 = 107

8/17 Varsity Golf Results

Results of the Varsity Golf Match vs. all teams in the Metro Buckeye Conference:

1. Miami Valley -- 311
2. Middletown Christian -- 320
3. DAYTON CHRISTIAN -- 356
4. Troy Christian -- 357
5. Xenia Christian -- 400
6. Yellow Springs -- 443
7. Emmanuel Christian -- 500

Season Record: 4-2 Conference; 16-6 overall

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Brandon Stein 39 + 44 = 83
David Wilson 45 + 43 = 88
Jay Zollars 42 + 49 = 91
Andy Ebert 47 + 47 = 94
Evan Simmons 44 + 54 = 98
Chris Tubb 47 + 63 = 110

Miami Valley’s Alex Zorniger to play in Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open

Alex Zorniger of Miami Valley School has been selected to play in the Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach on Labor Day weekend.

The Champions Tour event is Sept. 3-5 and can be seen on the Golf Channel.

Zorniger, 17, has a handicap of 3.6. He has been a member of The First Tee for four years.

Yellow Springs cancels football

YELLOW SPRINGS — Lack of participation has caused Yellow Springs High School to cancel its football program.

The district school board needed to approve a proposal to cancel the season. The move was recommended by Principal Tim Krier on Thursday, Aug. 5.

Julie Speelman, the school’s dean of students and athletic director, said seven players showed up for the first day of practice Monday.

“For the past couple months we’ve been trying to get guys coming out, and it just wasn’t happening,” she said.

The school has informed its opponents for the 2010 season. That includes Ohio Heritage Conference schools Greeneview (Week 2) and Cedarville (Week 3). The Bulldogs compete in the Metro Buckeye Conference.

Speelman said the middle school program will continue with its season.

In 2009, the Bulldogs finished 2-8 and 0-3 in the MBC. The 2009 roster had 20 players.

MVBCA all-area baseball teams announced

DIVISION IV

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers: Justin Hoying, Ft. Loramie; Ryan Burns, Arcanum; Jaacob Hoying, Russia.

Catchers: Joe Gordon, Houston.

First base: Taylor Neal, National Trail.

Infield: David Spearman, Lehman Catholic; Mitch Knight, Russia; Andy Schieltz, Ft. Loramie.

Outfield: Mitch Raterman, Ft. Loramie; Ben Weber, Lehman Catholic; D.J. Hemm, Lehman Catholic.

Utility/DH: Tyler Goubeaux, Russia.

Player of the year: David Spearman, Lehman Catholic.

Coach of the year: Randy Baker, Arcanum.


SECOND TEAM

Pitchers: Alex Smith, Lehman Catholic.

Catchers: Jake Boerger, Ft. Loramie.

First base: Zach Brandon, Arcanum; Ray Kuriger, Cedarville.

Infield: Cody Liming, Cedarville; Dakota Hofman, Fairlawn; Cody Gunckel, Tri-Village.

Outfield: Josh Black, Southeastern; Jacob Bowles, Ft. Loramie; Grady Garno, Arcanum.

Utility/DH: Derek Baker, Arcanum.


HONORABLE MENTION

Pitchers: Zach Kiehl, Houston.

Catchers: Will Fridley, Lehman Catholic.

First base: Nathan Wilson, Russia.

Infield: Mitchell Boerger, Ft. Loramie.

Outfield: Jordan Brandt, Russia.

Utility/DH: Brad Frilling, Ft. Loramie.

Special mention: Cody Vance, National Trail.

Xenia Christian boys hoop position open

Xenia Christian High School is accepting applications for the boys varsity basketball position.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to contact Athletic Director Nate Baker by e-mail at nbaker@daytonchristian.com or phone (937) 352-1652).

The interview process will begin immediately.

Xenia Christian seeks volleyball coach

Xenia Christian HS is accepting applications for the position of head varsity volleyball coach.

Qualified candidates should contact athletic director Nate Baker at (937) 352-1652 or at nbaker@daytonchristian.com.

TROY CHRISTIAN COACHING OPENING

Troy Christian High School currently is looking to fill a coaching vacancy for the 2010-11 school year. The opening is for a Varsity Track Head Coach. For all interested candidates, please contact Athletic Director Mike Coots directly as soon as possible. He can be reached at 937-339-5692 ext. 140 or at mcoots@troychristianschools.org

XENIA CHRISTIAN COACHING OPENINGS

Xenia Christian High School currently is looking to fill 3 coaching vacancies for the 2010-11 school year. The openings are for a Varsity Volleyball Head Coach, JV Volleyball Head Coach and Varsity Baseball Head Coach. These are paid positions and open to any qualified candidate who is a born-again Christian. The interview process will begin June 1st for all applications that have been received. For all interested candidates, please contact Athletic Director Nate Baker directly as soon as possible. He can be reached at 937-352-1652 or at nbaker@daytonchristian.com and is happy to answer any further questions.

Xenia Christian Sends Four To State!

What a finish to a great track season for Xenia Christian. The team sent four qualifiers to Columbus for the State Track & Field meet, and they did not disappoint their loyal fans. Loria Williams led the charge by making the Finals in both of her events! She took 8th place in the 100m hurdles and then returned to the podium in the 300m hurdles where she took 7th place. Michaela Nelson just missed the finals in the 100m dash as she finished one spot out; but she made sure the others in the 200m dash knew she was there to stay. She ran a blazing race in the finals finishing in 5th place, and had the distinct honor of being the only freshman to make the podium in the 200m dash. Bethany Norman delivered a solid race in the 3200m run and never let off the lead pack. She finished in 7th place, and had the same honor as her team mate, to be the only freshman to make the podium in the event. Daniel Isaacs did his part to have the Boy’s team represented by qualifying for State in the 400m Dash. “It is an amazing experience to be represented at the State level; but to have 4 different kids up here in a total of 6 events took it to a different level for us! I’m so proud of all of them for their hard work and for the way they represented us.” Coach Jim Preston stated, “We are thankful for God’s blessings that have been evident this season. Everyone worked hard and reached their potential. The future is bright for Ambassador Track as we did not graduate any girls this year. We definitely plan to be back at State again next year!”





Nate Baker

Xenia Christian H.S.

Athletic Director

Local athletes who hold state track meet records:

Division III boys

100: Tony Lee, 10.67, Jefferson, 1988.

200: Tony Lee, 21.63, Jefferson, 1988.

800*: Sam Borchers, 1:51.54, Yellow Springs, 2007.

3,200: Walter Luttrell***, 9:16.29, Dayton Christian, 2008.

400 relay: Jefferson, 42.31, (Clack, Williams, Lee, Trimble), 1986.

1,600 relay*: Jefferson, 3:21.08, (Huggins, Haygood, Douglas, McKenzie), 1994.

3,200 relay*: Yellow Springs, 7:48.39, (Onfroy, Peters, Firestone, Borchers), 2007.

Division III girls

3,200: Sunni Olding#, 10:38.02, Minster, 2004.

Pole vault: MacKenzie Wills+, 12-5, Troy Christian, 2008.

High jump: Laura Gehret, 5-8.25, Anna, 2008.

* Also state division record in addition to state meet record.

** Also state record holder (71-6.25).

*** Also state record holder (9:09.15).

+ Also state record holder (13-0).

# Also state record holder (10:32.75).

HEALTH WANTED:

Miami Valley’s girls should get a medal for playing hurt.

Super senior Elaina Cromer is nursing a sore hamstring and shin splints. Shelby Carpenter has an aggravated hip, and Laura Cooney is coming off a hamstring pull.

Only Keta Burke-Williams is fully healthy, and she anchored MV to the third-best finals qualifying time in the D-III 400 relay (49.79).

“There was a lot to overcome just to get here,” Burke-Williams said.

High school sports results for Track & Field

DIVISION III

Boys

Team Results — 1. Colonel Crawford 41, 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 40, 3. Steubenville Cath. Cent. 33, 4. Archbold 29, 5. Tinora 23, 9. Anna 19, 15. Minster 15, 19. New Bremen 12, 20. Russia 11, 27. Jefferson 9, 28. West Liberty-Salem 8, 34. Cedarville 7, 39. Yellow Springs 5.

Event Winners — 110H: Zak Cernansky (Steub. Cath. Central) 14.41; 7. Tyler Francis (Russia) 15.46. 100: Nick Melone (Columbiana) 11.02; 4. Sam Phlipot (Minster) 11.17. 800R: Archbold 1:28.49; 2. Anna 1:29.11; 5. Jefferson 1:30.35; 8. Yellow Springs 1:31.96. 1600R: Carson Britton (N. Robinson) 4:15.76; 3. Luke Pohlman (Russia) 4:21.42; 10. Kyle Hamlin (Bethel) 4:37.21. 400R: Steub. Cath. Cent. 42.61; 2. Anna 43.08. 400: Jacob Cook (Harrod Allen) 47.77; 4. Zeke Young (Cedarville) 50.21; 300H: Zak Cernansky (Steub. Cath. Central) ; 5. Eric Zirkle (WLS) 39.68. 800: Seth Butler (Liberty-Benton) 1:52.57; 7. Troy Parrett (Cedarville) 1:58.22; 11. Dillon Webster (New Bremen) 1:58.97. 200: Sam Phlipot (Minster) 22.04; 4. Alante Oliver (Jefferson) 22.51; 8. Kameron Knight (Anna) 23.20. 3200: Isaiah Bragg (Spr. Emm.) 9:22.13; 7. Justin Eilerman (New Bremen) 9:42.42. 1600R: Columbus Academy 3:18.65; 3. New Bremen 3:21.76.

Girls

Team Results — 1. Versailles 47.5, 2. Gilmour Academy 36, 3. Steub. Cent. Cath. 34, 4. Lehman Catholic 26, 5. Col. Grandview Heights 23, 7. Miami Valley School 20, 11. Miami East 15, 19. Minster 10, 24. Xenia Christian 9, 27. Ansonia 8, 27. Cedarville 8, 38. Fort Loramie 6, 63. Russia 2.5, 64. Troy Christian 2, 73. Fort Recovery .5.

Event Winners — 100H: Teddi Jo Maslowski (Steub. Cath. Cent.) 14.44, 8. Loria Williams (Xenia Christ.) 16.15. 100: Katie Reiser (Bloomdale) 12.16; 2. Gretchen Walker (Lehman) 12.28. 800R: Steub. Cath. Cent. 1:41.51; 2. Versailles 1:43.25; 3. Fort Loramie 1:4.78. 1600: Juli Accurso (Miami East) 4:57.50; 3. Tammy Berger (Versailles) 5:04.62; 9. Brittany Bailey (Botkins) 5:21.62. 400R: 1. Rittman 48.89; 3. Miami Valley 49.39; 4. Versailles 49.57; 400: Gretchen Walker (Lehman) 57.26; 6. Margaret Prakel (Versailles) 58.93. 300H: Teddi Jo Maslowski (Steuv. Cent. Cath.) 42,61; 7. Loria Williams (Xenia Christ.) 46.28; 800: Rebekka Simko (Gilmour Acd.) 2:12.62; 2. Katie Bunker (Cedarville) 2:1.75; 4. Juli Accurso (Miami East) 2:16.11; 7. Katie Borchers (Russia) 2:19.2. 200: Katie Reiser (Bloomdale) 25.03; 2. Gretchen Walker (Lehman) 25.37; 5. Michaela Nelson (Xenia Christ.) 25.78;. 8. Ashley DeMange (Versailles) 26.23. 3200: Tammy Berger (Versailles) 11:08.21; 7. Bethany Norman (Xenia Christ.) 11:43.28; 9. Shanda Henault (WLS) 11:54.82. 1600R: Miami Valley 3:59.45; 3. Versailles 4:01.57; 8.Minster 4:08.19.

Finishing strong

The Miami Valley School 1,600 relay team of Caitlin Pohl, Shelby Carpenter, Lauren Shaver and Elaina Cromer got their best result on the D-III meet’s final race.

Holding the second-best qualifying time behind state-level rival Versailles, the quartet burned to a title in the event in 3:59.45. Cromer, in particular, closed a career that saw her run in the state tournament each of the past three years.

8 athletes competing in max 4 events at state track meet

COLUMBUS — The most grueling track-and-field experience isn’t any particular race, jump or throw. It’s competing in four events combined in one meet.

That’s what eight area athletes will be doing at this weekend’s state high school meet, which will be held today and Saturday, June 4-5, at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State University. The elite eight — five boys and three girls — qualified for the maximum number of events allowed by placing among the top four at last week’s regionals.

To place at state, each will have to pass their preliminary heats, which doubles the workload. That’s eight taxing events in 24 hours, often in oppressive heat.

“It’ll be tough,” said Lebanon junior Maria Rotello, who’ll compete in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, long jump and 1,600 relay.

“I’ll just have to stay in the shade, stretch good and drink a lot of water.”

It’s rare for distance runners to advance in four events. That’s why all of the elite eight are sprinters who benefit from recovering more quickly from shorter events. The longest distance anyone will run is Elaina Cromer of Miami Valley School in the 3,200 relay.

Bragg wins D-III 3,200 state title

Emmanuel Christian senior captures the first state crown in any sport for the Springfield school.
COLUMBUS — As Isaiah Bragg crossed the finish line, all he could think about was the hard work he had put in to get to this point — a state championship.

In the last race of his high school career, Bragg went home a champion — the first athlete in Emmanuel Christian Academy history to win a state title in any sport.

Bragg won the Division III 3,200-meter run in a time of 9 minutes, 22.13 seconds at the OHSAA state track and field championships on Saturday, June 5, at Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Stadium.

“It feels pretty good knowing I’ve worked all through high school and junior high and elementary for this (state title) and I accomplished it,” Bragg said. “That’s what I really wanted to do.

“It feels good to win,” Bragg said.

The victory is the second career state championship for Bragg. He also won the Division III state cross country crown in 2008 as a junior at Cincinnati Christian.

Bragg was a two-time state qualifier, advancing in both the 1,600 and the 3,200 meters. But he decided to concentrate on the 3,200 and scratched the mile — a move that paid off in the end.

“I was planning to just put everything into the two-mile,” Bragg said. “It was a good race, great weather for it.”

Bragg stayed back in the pack for most of the first four laps.

“I knew someone would take the lead for me the first mile,” Bragg said.

That someone was Gilmour Academy’s Bart Merkel, who eventually finished fifth. Bragg kept it close, and knew he would try to break away down the stretch.

“In the fifth lap, I knew I was going to go and I just went after it,” Bragg said.

From that point forward, Bragg, the D-III runner-up last year in the 3,200, took the lead and never looked back. He beat defending state champ Nick Gliha of Garfield Heights Trinity by more than nine seconds.

“I was definitely not happy last year and I wanted to come back and get the win this year,” Bragg said.

Throughout the race, he could hear his father, Dan Bragg, yelling at him. He does it every lap of every race. He watched from the finish line as Bragg crossed it as a champion.

“That’s pretty much his job,” Bragg said. “My job is to run and his job is to tell me what I need to run and yell at me. I’ve got a lot of support.”

Bragg also finished second at the D-III cross country meet last fall. He’ll run at the Air Force Academy next season, and leaves on June 24.

He’s happy he could leave his mark on Emmanuel.

“I just hope the winning tradition can start there and that other guys can step it up and do what I’ve done,” Bragg said.

Emmanuel pitcher wins top MBC softball honor

Emmanuel Christian junior pitcher Mayelin Beekman was named the 2010 Metro Buckeye Conference Softball Athlete of the Year as the 2010 All-MBC softball teams were released.

Teammates joining Beekman on the All-MBC first team were juniors Kristina Gosney and Haley Lewis and sophomore Alyssa Coleman.

Middletown Christian’s Rachel Spahr, Alyssa Walton and Karla Yates, Troy Christian’s Ashley Cota and Stacey Wullenweber and Miami Valley’s Katie Adib made up the rest of the All-MBC first team.

Dayton Christian’s Charles Edwards was named MBC Coach of the Year.

Emmanuel Christian freshman Kaila Beekman and sophomore Breanna Coffman were named to the All-MBC second team.

Xenia Christian grad drafted by team she wanted

Leading up to the WNBA draft, Megan Frazee (Xenia Christian) made no secret of the fact she hoped to be drafted by the San Antonio Silver Stars, mainly because an assistant coach there, Olaf Lange, had been one of her coaches at Liberty University.

Turns out Frazee could not have written a better script as the Silver Stars selected her at the top of the second round, No. 14 overall, on Thursday, April 9.

Hard to tell what kind of impact Frazee might have at this level, but she was practically the female Larry Bird for four years in the Big South Conference, and even if you only remember her in high school, it’s easy to envision analysts gushing over her from the start.

“She’s strong and has one of the best 3-point shooting abilities of any player in the draft,” said Dan Hughes, Silver Stars head coach and general manager. “She’s strong enough to finish near the goal, but skilled enough to stretch the floor.”

The 6-foot-3 Frazee, who projects as a small forward, is the fourth area player drafted by the WNBA, following in the formidable footsteps of 6-foot-7 center Alison Bales (Beavercreek), the No. 9 overall selection in 2007 by the Indiana Fever out of Duke; Tamika Williams (Chaminade Julienne), No. 6 to Minnesota in 2002 out of Connecticut; and Megan Duffy (CJ), No. 31 to Minnesota in 2006 out of Notre Dame.

MVS class earned highest ACT average in its history

The 37 members of the Miami Valley School Class of 2010 have much to be proud of, but here are some of their more notable achievements:

More than a quarter of the senior class was recognized by the National Merit Program.

This year’s class earned the highest average ACT score in school history. MVS students averaged 28 on the ACT. Also, the school’s average scores on the SAT and ACT beat national, state and all local school averages. The class of 2010 had an average SAT score of 1,252.

10 percent of graduates will attend accelerated/direct-entry medical programs.

The senior class completed more than 2,800 community service hours during the past three years.

Senior Kinnari Patel was named valedictorian.

Patel, who was among the students recognized by the National Merit Program, was one of only 16 students in Ohio and 500 nationwide to be named a U.S. Presidential Scholar semifinalist.

She will continue her education at Pennsylvania State University.

Raychel Santo, another NMP honoree, was named class salutatorian. She will attend Johns Hopkins University in the fall.

Here are the members of the MVS Class of 2010, and what college they plan to attend:

• James Brown IV, Middlebury College.

• William Burdick, Miami University.

• Destiny Carpenter, University of Dayton.

• Julian Ceipek, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Ceipek was recognized by the National Merit Program.

• Bahar Cheema, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Recognized by NMP.

• Elaina Cromer, California Polytechnic State University.

• Sophia Danopulos, Earlham College.

• Emily Edwards, Denison University. Recognized by NMP.

• Sarah Edwards, DePauw University.

• Tyler Edwards, University of Dayton.

• Tyler Fearn, George Washington University.

• Margaret Frick, College of Wooster.

• Samuel Guggenheimer, University of Alabama. Recognized by NMP.

• Jennifer Hoying, University of Cincinnati.

• Patrick Kastle, Ohio State University.

• Lauren Kline, University of Cincinnati.

• Rebecca Kulik, Grinnell College. Recognized by NMP.

• Rohan Kulkarni, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine.

• Martin Manger, University of Cincinnati.

• Timothy Miller, Butler University.

• Macy Morton, High Point University.

• Kinnari Patel, Pennsylvania State University. Valedictorian; recognized by NMP.

• Sayna Patel, Ohio State University.

• Katherine Peters, Miami University.

• Olivia Pohl, Elon University. Recognized by NMP.

• Taylor Pond, Miami University.

• Christina Pouagare, Newcastle University.

• Hal Roberts, Ohio University.

• Raychel Santo, Johns Hopkins University. Salutatorian; recognized by NMP.

• Erika Shaver, Furman University.

• Terek Shrit, University of Dayton.

• Taylor Sutton, Miami University.

• Phoebe Szilagyi, Tulane University. Recognized by NMP.

• Kevin Trout, Northeastern University.

• Daniel Yanes, Ohio State University. Recognized by NMP.

• Anne Yellin, University of Dayton.

• Hanhan Zhang, McGill University.

Miami Valley School is a private, college-preparatory school serving preschool through 12th grade at 5151 Denise Drive in Washington Twp.

District Track and Field: Lions get first D-III regional qualifier

WEST MILTON — The Emmanuel Christian High School boys 3,200 meter relay team became the school’s first-ever regional qualifier at the Division III district track and field tournament at Milton-Union on Wednesday, May 19.

The top four district finishers qualified for the regional meet.

The Lions team of Terry Scott, Jared Klawer, Noah Bragg, Isaiah Bragg finished third in a time of 8:56.28.

MBC softball title goes to Emmanuel Christian

Emmanuel Christian clinched its first-ever outright Metro Buckeye Conference softball title with a 4-0 victory over host Dayton Christian in nine innings on Tuesday, May 18.

Mayelin Beekman, Alyssa Coleman, Breanna Coffman and Kaila Beekman all scored the runs in the ninth. Mayelin Beekman tossed a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts. The Lions finished 17-3 and 7-1 in the MBC.

Prep Track and Field: Two-year turnaround ?at Emmanuel Christian

The Lions won the Metro Buckeye Conference boys track and field title, the first in school history.
SPRINGFIELD — In two short years, the Emmanuel Christian Academy boys track and field squad has gone from no team to league champion.

On Friday, May 14, the Lions won their first-ever Metro Buckeye Conference Championship in just their second year with a full squad, beating powerhouse Yellow Springs by three points, 139-136.

“It’s huge for the program,” said Lions coach Chris Lundquist. “We want to get it out in the community that Emmanuel can be competitive in sports and can win league titles. Hopefully it will draw more people into the school knowing we’re going to be competitive.”

The Lions won just four events on the day, but used team depth to score as many points as possible. They had several athletes from other programs like soccer and basketball come out for track and field for the first time.

“We won that meet with a really balanced attack,” Lundquist said. “We fielded someone who could score in every single event, and sometimes two in every event.”

ECA senior Isaiah Bragg, an Air Force Academy signee, was named the MBC Co-Athlete of the Year after winning all four of the events he entered, including the 3,200-meter relay with brother Noah Bragg, Jared Klawer and Terry Scott.

He also pulled off the tough double of the 1,600 (4:48.79) and the 800 (2:08.03). He later won the 3,200 (10:53.62) — a total of four miles in just a few hours.

“It was pretty rough,” Bragg said. “I don’t normally run four events in one day, but we decided that was the best thing to do win. It was a lot of fun.”

He shared Athlete of the Year honors with Yellow Springs’ Mario Cosey, who won the 100 (11.06) and 200 (22.67). He also won the 400 relay (45.33) with teammates William Ripley, Chris Johnson and Logan Norris-Sayres, and the 800 relay (1:34.36) with Josh Meadows, Johnson and Norris-Sayres.

Lundquist was also named MBC Boys Coach of the Year.

The victory gives the Lions plenty of momentum heading into the Division III district tourney at Milton-Union this week.

Bragg will be gunning for his first state track and field title after finishing runner-up in the D-III 3,200 last season. This year, he’s worked on speed and has done more weightlifting throughout the season to drop his time.

If he’s able to bring home the victory, he’ll become the Lions’ first-ever state champ.

“It’s my goal for the season,” Bragg said. “Everything I’ve been doing has led up to that race (at state).”

Bragg and the 3,200 relay team hope to advance to the regionals, while Joel Elliott will look to win the high jump and the 100.

The Lions are hoping to keep improving on last weekend’s finish, but they’ll also remember their first-ever track and field victory.

“It was just so exciting, especially being a new program,” Lundquist said. “Half the team was rookies this year. We had a lot of downs, but we had a lot of good meets. To be able to put it together at the end was really great to watch.”

Miami Valley School looks strong at regional track meet

TROY — The Miami Valley School girls team had a good night from start to finish Friday, May 28, in the finals of the Division III high school track and field championships at Troy’s Memorial Stadium.

Keta Burke-Williams, a junior from Oakwood, started the meet by winning the long jump, going 16-feet, 61/4 inches.

Elaina Cromer, a senior from Xenia, finished off the festivities by coming from 40 meters back on the anchor leg of the 1,600-meter relay to run down leader Lauren Rindler of Versailles and give the Rams first place. Their winning time was 4 minutes, 1.51 seconds, while Versailles ran 4:02.86.

Miami Valley, a private school in Washington Twp., couldn’t match Versailles’ depth in the team race.

Versailles, led by Tammy Berger winning the 1,600 meters (5:02.33) and 3,200 (11:27.14), repeated as girls team champion with 86 points to 72 for Miami Valley.

“I’ve never done anything like that in my life,” said Cromer. “I felt strong with 200 meters to go and just kept going after her.

“I thought maybe I would get close enough for us to finish second. But I kept closing in on her and finally got the lead.”

Lauren Shaver, Caitlin Pohl and Shelby Carpenter joined Cromer on the winning relay team.

Cromer and Carpenter were also on the winning 400-meter relay team with Laurel Cooney and Burke-Williams. Carpenter is from New Lebanon and Cooney from Springboro. Despite a bad hand-off on the first exchange, MV ran 49.70.

Cooney was fourth in the long jump at 15-81/4.

Burke-Williams, a nationally ranked figure skater when she was younger, was fourth in the state last year in the long jump. “I’m happy to be going back to state with a lot of my teammates,” she said. “I didn’t jump that well tonight because I had other races.

“I know I have to do better at state. I think being a skater when I was younger helps me in the long jump. I built up my leg muscles making so many jumps in my routines. I got hurt so much that I finally had to quit.”

The top four finishers in each event qualified to the state meet June 4-5 in Columbus.

• A year off of track didn’t seem to bother Xenia Christian’s Loria Williams.

The junior swept the hurdles, winning the 100s in 15.82 and 300s in 46.15.

Williams attended Beavercreek schools through her freshman year. She had to sit out her sophomore year after transferring to XC.

• Cedarville’s Katie Bunker became one of the few individuals to win the same event in the regional four straight years with a victory in the 800 meters. Her time of 2:13.05 broke her own regional record set in 2009.

“I’m ready to take that next step,” she said, referring to finishes at state meets. She was fourth in the 800 as a freshman, third as a sophomore and second last year.

Bunker will run her college track at Lipscomb University in Tennessee.

• Lehman Catholic’s Gretchen Walter was a triple winner in the girls 100 (12.24), 200 (25.23) and 400 (57.42)

• Jefferson sophomore Alante Oliver ran his best turn of the season to power his way to first in the 200 in 21.86. Minster’s Sam Phlipot, who won the 100 in 10.92, was second in 21.95.

Minster won the boys team title with 51 points to 46 for New Bremen and 42 for Anna.

Tennis All League First Team

SINGLES:

RYAN BEATTY MVS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ALEX ZORNIGER MVS
DJ MOODY DC

DOUBLES:

JONATHAN NGUTEN AND GALEN SQUIERS MVS
NICKY SONTAG AND WILL TURNER YS


VIN ROMEO MVS COACH OF THE YEAR
SAVITA BATHIJA YS COACHES' AWARD

Baseball All League First Team

PAUL CONOVER TC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
WES CLAY TC
NICK ANTONIDES TC
KYLE SLONE TC
JORDAN HANCOCK TC
JUSTIN MARGESON MC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NATE COX MC
KYLE ROUNTREE MC
KELLY ROBINSON MC
JAKE IRVING MC
EVAN JOHN XC
DANIEL SAMPSON XC COACHES' AWARD

BILL CAMPBELL TC COACH OF THE YEAR

Softball All League First Team

MAYELIN BEEKMAN ECA PLAYER OF YEAR
KRISTINA GOSNEY ECA
ALYSSA COLEMAN ECA
ASHLEY COTA TC
STACEY WULLENWEBER TC
ALYSSA WALTON MC
RACHEL SPAHR MC
KARLA YANES MC
AURIEL SMITH MVS
KATIE ADIB MVS COACHES' AWARD

CHARLES EDWARDS DC COACH OF THE YEAR

Metro Buckeye Conference Track Meet

Listed below is the information from the MBC High School and middle school track meets:

1. For the full results of the high school meet go to the following website: http:/oh.milesplits.us/meets/72758 and scroll down to MBC and results.

2. High School meet: MVS-Girls champs and Emanuel Christian-Boy's champs

3. MIddle School meet: Yellow Springs-Girls champs and Emanuel Christian-Boy's champs

4. Athlete of the Year in track: Girls- co winners: Shelby Carpenter and Elaina Cromer-both from MVS

5. Athlete of the Year in track: Boy's- co winners: Isaiah Bragg-Emanuel Christian and Mario Cosey-YS

6. Coachability Awards: Girls-Reini Brickson-YS and Boy's-Ian Klingler-TC

7. Coaches of the Year: Girls: Mike Coleman-MVS and Chris Lundquist-Emanuel Christian

Eagle Award Scholarships Announced

Paige Huntsberger and Nate Cox were both named as winners of the Jim and Becky Parks #24 Eagle Award Scholarship at the Middletown Christian Sports Banquet.
The winner of this award must complete an application process and demonstrate excellence on the basketball floor, in the classroom, and in the community.
The scholarship, given in honor of Jim and Becky Parks for their many years of dedicated service and work towards the improvement of Middletown Christian, is awarded to a graduating senior each year. However, this year two finalist were declared winners of the scholarship, each was awarded $1512.00. The scholarship is given with the generosity of Mr. Tim Parks who wore the # 24 during his playing days at Middletown Christian.

Metro Buckeye Conference Founding Father is Retiring

John Gudgel is the boys track coach at Yellow Springs High School as well as the Principal. John began his career as a competitor. As a senior at Yellow Springs High School, he was the State Champion in the 440 yd. dash and led YSHS to the State Track Championship. While attending the University of Toledo, John was a four-year letter winner, a member of the Conference All Academic Team, the Conference Champion in the 440, and Team Captain.
At the State level, during his twenty-eight year tenure as a coach Mr. Gudgel has guided four 1600 M. Relay Champions, three 400 M. Relay Champions, three 400 M. Champions, three 200 M. Champions, one 100 M. Champion, one long jump Champion, and numerous other state placers. His teams were State Champions on six different occasions. Coach Gudgel’s many outstanding individuals include Andrew Pierce and Tony Victoria. John’s not only coached Track but also High School Basketball, his team made it to the Final Four in 1983.
John is tireless in his efforts to make his runners recognize the need for supporting their teammates, interacting in a positive way with their opponents, and taking responsibility for their lives in the classroom and beyond school. Yellow Springs High School awards a scholarship each year named in honor of a person who has been an integral part of their athletic history rightfully called, “The John Gudgel Scholarship.”
John is the Founding Father of the Metro Buckeye Conference. He was monitoring three hours of Saturday School on a cold and snowy day in the winter of 1996. He was reviewing the scores and stats of several non-league schools and noticed that they all had to do a lot of traveling week after week. John contacted these schools to see about joining a league and the Metro Buckeye League was formed. The charter schools were Cincinnati Christian, Middletown Christian, Dayton Christian, Xenia Christian, Jefferson and Yellow Springs. Cross County was the first league sport that spring, the rest of the sports followed soon after. Some schools have dropped and others have joined, but thanks to John we now have a competitive league to play in.
Even though John is retiring he will continue to coach track and will be the long term substitute Guidance Counselor in the Elementary School.

John Gudgel Plans For Retirement

Yellow Springs / McKinney School Principal John Gudgel is retiring after 30 years of service to the Yellow Springs Schools as a teacher and principal.

Gudgel has served as Principal of Yellow Springs High School/McKinney School for ten years. A 1975 graduate of YSHS, he earned a Bachelors Degree from the University of Toledo and a Masters Degree from the University of Dayton. A state track champion while in high school, Gudgel has coached the track team to seven state titles.

MIAMI VALLEY SCHOOL SENIOR SIGNS FOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MVS 6'0 senior basketball player Emily Edwards has committed to play collegiately at Dennison University. Congratulations Emily we are all very proud of your accomplishments.

TROY CHRISTIAN SENIORS SIGN FOR COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Congratulations to the following senior athletes who have signed to participate in college level athletics!

Troy Christian is proud of you!



· Wes Clay - Evangel University - Baseball

· Danielle Forrer - Sinclair Community College - Basketball

· Justin Moritz - Cornerstone University - Soccer

· Maria Schafer - Cornerstone University - Basketball

Girls play baseball, too

Two sisters, Alex and Adrianne Beer, are playing baseball for Yellow Springs High School this season. Alex, a junior, and Adrianne, a freshman, are taking the field for the Bulldogs because there was not enough student interest to form a softball team. The girls would rather play softball, but enjoy playing baseball because they are happy to be playing anything at all.
“I really like playing sports,” Adrianne said. “It’s really great to have a team to play with.”
“My favorite part is just getting to play,” Alex said. “It’s really fun to play with other people who want to play.”
In a traditionally male-dominated game, the Beers are fitting in with the help of their teammates, who treat the pair like “a couple of the guys,” according to Alex. “They talk about the same stuff they would talk about if we weren’t there,” Adrianne said. “I think it’s better than them acting like they can’t say anything in front of us.”
The Bulldogs’ opponents are generally respectful and offer up advice when the girls get on base. There are some that offer unfriendly comments, but that doesn’t irritate the girls, who get a kick out the positive experiences.
“I’ve been surprised by the guys’ attitudes,” Alex said. “Maybe [I’m frustrated] with the way I play, but I’m not frustrated with [any negative comments].”
While the girls wish their statistics were better, Coach Ted Donnell knows they are improving.
“It’s hard coming from softball and going to baseball,” he said. “Everything is quicker. The way you hit the ball is completely different.”
Alex, a second baseman, is batting around .200 for the season. Adrianne, a right fielder, said she’s doing a better job of getting the bat on the ball, but had only gotten on base a few times this season in limited action.
The younger Beer sister doesn’t get a lot of playing time because Donnell doesn’t typically play freshmen, according to Adrianne. Alex plays as an upper-classman should. The elder Beer can be found shouting out directions to the rest of the team during the game from her second-base position, an attitude that doesn’t surprise Donnell.
“Alex has great command of second base,” he said. “Being a leader is the nature of the position. Alex isn’t afraid. She has the confidence.”
To those who know the sisters, it shouldn’t be a big surprise they are on the team. The duo played baseball as youngsters and started playing in softball leagues outside the village as they got older. Alex was even able to play softball for the high school team during her freshman year. It’s something she hopes younger girls will be able to do when they reach high school.
“I wish [Yellow Springs] had been developing a program because I wish I could play high school softball,” she said. “As much as I love playing baseball, I take softball pretty seriously. I like being able to play with other girls who enjoy playing as much as I do.”
Looking out for future softball players is important to Alex because she looked up to high school athletes when she was growing up. Now she has a message for girls who look up to her.
“I would encourage girls to play,” she said. “Even though we don’t have a softball team, they should play baseball or go out of town to play softball.”
Alex is already responsible for one person playing, the sister with whom she shares a room.
“Alex always got me into a sport,” Adrianne said. “If she played it, I would end up playing it.”
The Bulldogs (0-15), play their final game of the season on Thursday, May 6. It could be the last time the Beers suit up together for the Bulldogs. While she’s not 100 percent certain, Adrianne may transfer to Xenia High School next season, where she would have a chance to play softball. Alex will be on the Bulldogs’ baseball squad for her senior season.
“I just love playing baseball and I plan on playing next year,” she said. “I’m excited to play.”

Metro Buckeye Conference League Track Meet

The Metro Buckeye Conference League Track Meets will be held May 14 and 15 at Troy Christian School. The High School meet will start on May 14 at 4:30 the cost of admission is $6 adult, $4 students. League passes will not be accepted. The Junior High is at 10:00 on the 15th. The cost will be $5.00 and $3.00, also no passes accepted.

Shaver, Brickson and Brickson Congratulations

• Miami Valley senior Erika Shaver placed second (26:16) in the 114th Penn Relays Olympic Development 5,000-meter racewalk on Saturday, April 24 at Philadelphia.

Shaver was the USATF Junior Olympic champ in the racewalk last summer.

Also placing in the event was Reini Brickson of Yellow Springs (seventh).

In the men’s development 10,000 racewalk, Beavercreek’s John Randall was fourth. He and Mitchell Brickson of Yellow Springs both qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals this summer.

Junior sprinter adds speed to Miami Valley School girls

DAYTON — The Miami Valley School girls track and field team has nearly doubled from two years ago.

And it’s a whole lot faster.

With transfer Laurel Cooney finally eligible to run this spring, the Rams are bigger — and better — than ever.

“I get a great opportunity to run and a great coach,” said Cooney during Friday’s 60th annual Edwin C. Moses / Dayton Relays at Welcome Stadium.

The junior sprinter transferred in from Springboro High School last spring and had to sit out that season. She became eligible for indoor track this past winter, and made an immediate impact.

Her addition to coach Michael Coleman’s program bumped the total team runners to a robust 11. That might not seem like much, but just two years ago the Rams fielded a team of six. Last year eight girls participated.

Besides, there are only 78 girls in grades 9-12 at the private school.

Cooney has excelled during summer AAU competition with the Yellow Springs-based Miami Valley Track Club. She owns personal bests of 12.40 in the 100 meters and 25.50 in the 200, both Division III state-worthy times.

She also has soared 16 feet, 4 inches in the long jump.

That all means she provides sudden impact for a team that has rallied around senior sprinter Elaina Cromer for four seasons. With Cooney added to the lineup, the Rams could be in for another record-producing season.

“How I found out about Miami Valley’s track team were (stories) on Elaina from her sophomore year,” Cooney said.

“I just want to strive for that kind of position. I have to be with her and stay with her. I knew this year I had to come out with a bang.”

Miami Valley wasn’t a factor in the relay meet on Friday. But the short-handed Rams will never contend in an all-relay event. When the competition focuses on individuals, Miami Valley usually fares well, like at the Troy Christian (first), Bellbrook (second) and Tippecanoe (third) invitationals.

“(Cooney’s) a difference maker,” Coleman said. “She’s a great fit. She brings leadership to the team just naturally because of her work ethic.

“A lot of people talk to us about our size, but one thing I’ve noticed with the girls that I’ve had is that it’s quality, not quantity. And once again, by adding Laurel, you add quality.”

Miami Valley should contend again for Metro Buckeye Conference and D-III district team titles. To do that, Cromer and Cooney will likely run any combination of the 100, 200, 400 and relays.

The Rams still don’t have a track to train on, but through Coleman’s connections MVS practices at least twice a week at Welcome Stadium.

“We like to say it’s our home track,” said Coleman.

Latest area baseball leaders

Here are the most recent stats for area high school baseball:

BATTING

Player
H/AB
AVG.

(min. 30 AB)

K. Wenning, Coldwater
23/33
0.697

R. Payne, Newton
20/31
0.645

J. Moore, Springfield
31/49
0.633

W. Hofstetter, B’creek
31/51
0.608

D. Toadvine, K. Ridge
33/57
0.579

R. Hayes, Dixie
27/47
0.574

B. Winter, Bellefontaine
22/39
0.564

B. Kremer, St. Henry
21/38
0.553

A. Leach, Carlisle
27/50
0.540

C. Westgerdes, Coldwater
21/40
0.525

S. Palmer, B’Creek
22/42
0.524

T. Barhorst, CJ
25/48
0.521

TJ Garman, Bellefontaine
20/39
0.513

W. Clay, Troy Christian
21/53
0.512

T. Clements, Butler
27/54
0.500

P. Conover, Troy Christian
19/51
0.500

C. Poelking, CJ
23/46
0.500

R. Kunkel, Graham
23/46
0.500

M. Bach, B’creek
19/38
0.500

B. Gomes, Urbana
23/47
0.489

T. Depriest, S’field
21/43
0.488

N. McGill, Carlisle
21/43
0.488

A. Arovits, Lebanon
20/41
0.488

T. Montgomery, S’field
17/35
0.486

K. King, Springboro
16/33
0.485

D. Mosbarger, Bellefontaine
16/33
0.485

J. Lowe, Sidney
25/52
0.481

T. Pugh, Ben Logan
25/52
0.481

M. Pearson, Carlisle
25/52
0.481

HOME RUNS
7 - R. Hayes, Dixie

5 - S. McGeorge, Tippecanoe; A. Leach, Carlisle

4 - T. Pugh, Ben Logan

3 - E. Terwilliger, Anna; A. Fogt, Anna; A. Hargrove, Troy; A. Kolpitcke, Centerville; J. Lowe, Sidney; S. White, Springboro; A. Arovits, Lebanon; B. Kremer, St. Henry; M. Carpenter, Stivers

2 - C. Hood, Eaton; Z. Wilson, Eaton; E. Hayes, Dixie; A. Reeb, Centerville; J. Griffith, Centerville; N. Livingston, Fairmont; E. Dearwester, Fenwick; S. Rupp, Fenwick; K. Raymond, Tippecanoe; Z. Schwartz, Tecumseh; I. Huss, Springboro; A. Magino, Lebanon; M. Powell, Troy; T. Hall, Wayne; D. Link, Butler; M. See, Beavercreek; B. Winter, Bellefontaine; TJ Garman, Bellefontaine; S. Cobb, Tri-Village; S. Matthews, Franklin; D. Davis, Franklin; P. Conover, Troy Christian
STOLEN BASES
17 - D. Toadvine, Ken. Ridge

14 - M. McKirahan, Ben Logan; M. Pearson, Carlisle

13 - J. Moore, Springfield

12 - B. Ireland, Urbana; T. Rohrer, CJ

11 - J. Jenkins, Northwestern; J. Skow, Tippecanoe; D. Spradlin, Graham; A. Leach, Carlisle; S. Cobb, Tri-Village; W. Clay, Troy Christian

10 - T. Barhorst, CJ; J. Vaughn, Fenwick; A. Bishop, Lebanon; A. Mangino, Lebanon; T. Wright, Troy; M. Powell, Troy; A. Young, Shawnee

9 - T. Montgomery, Springfield; N. Martin, Butler; B. Reaman, Northmont; D. Isaacs, Lebanon; K. Hosier, Greenon; R. Steiner, Greenon; D. Mosbarger, Bellefontaine; N. McGill, Carlisle; C. Westgerdes, Coldwater

8 - M. Radominski, Butler; A. Fudge, Eaton; C Robbins, Urbana; B. Gomes, Urbana


RUNS
32 - D. Toadvine, Ken. Ridge

29 - M. McKirahan, Ben Logan

28 - J. Lowe, Sidney

27 - A. Leach, Carlisle

26 - J. Moore, Springfield

25 - S. Palmer, Beavercreek; W. Clay, Troy Christian

24 - P. Merrill, Beavercreek

23 - R. Keeler, Butler; D. Mosbarger, Bellefontaine; S. McGeorge, Tippecanoe; C. Stover, Ben Logan; B. Winter, Bellefontaine

22 - W. Hofstetter, Beavercreek; B. Gomes, Urbana

21 - M. Johnson, Indian Lake; R. Hayes, Dixie; C. Westgerdes, Coldwater

20 - D. Bell, Butler; A. Fields, Ben Logan


RBI
33 - R. Hayes, Dixie

31 - T. Pugh, Ben Logan

26 - A. Leach, Carlisle; P. Conover, Troy Christian

23 - C. Klinger, Ben Logan; C. Poelking, CJ; K. Wenning, Coldwater

22 - S. White, Springboro; T. Depriest, Springfield; L. Mamer, Ken. Ridge

21 - N. McGill, Carlisle

20 - J. Moore, Springfield; TJ Garman, Bellefontaine

19 - B. Winter, Bellefontaine; N. Antonides, Troy Christian

18 - E. Hayes, Dixie; D. Davis, Franklin

17 - S. McGeorge, Tippecanoe; B. Payton, Ken. Ridge

16 - A. Arovits, Lebanon; B. Hube, Ken. Ridge; D. Moore, Tippecanoe; B. Gomes, Urbana

15 - A. Kolpitcke, Centerville; A. Lochard, Sidney; J. Powell, Springfield; D. Bell, Butler; D. Isaacs, Lebanon; K. King, Springboro; K. Kozak, Greenon; M. Bennett, Ken. Ridge; J. McDuffie, Ken. Ridge; A. Fields, Ben Logan; B. Kremer, St. Henry; A. Rammel, Coldwater


PITCHING

Player
W-L
IP
K
ERA

Booth, Carlisle
3-0
13.0
27
0.00

B. Winters, B’fontaine
0-1
13.1
11
0.53

J. Moore, S’field
2-0
13.1
10
0.53

C. Johnson, Tipp
3-0
23.2
34
0.59

M. Allen, Lebanon
3-0
21.0
14
0.67

N. Bertram, Centerville
3-1
24.1
39
0.86

M. Carpenter, Stivers
3-1
21.2
45
0.93

M. Kimec, Franklin
0-0
15.0
7
0.93

M. See, Beavercreek
2-2
20.0
3
1.05

C. Jones, Fairmont
3-0
19.2
25
1.07

A. Hargrove, Troy
2-2
19.1
29
1.09

T. Bruns, St. Henry
4-0
30.1
34
1.15

C. Poelking, CJ
1-3
24.1
22
1.15

G. Pickering, B’fontaine
2-1
18.0
27
1.17

K. Stover, Tipp
2-1
18.0
13
1.17

K. Watkins, Urbana
5-0
29.0
25
1.21

C. Dill, Tri-Village
0-1
17.1
13
1.21

R. Hayes, Dixie
2-2
33.2
20
1.25

R. Koopman, Tipp
4-0
32
1.31

J. Winningham, Stivers
2-2
22.1
36
1.31

K. Wenning, Coldwater
4-0
25.0
43
1.40

J. Isabell, Wayne
1-1
19.2
10
1.42

A. Lilley, Fairmont
2-3
24.1
39
1.44

R. Kunkel, Graham
1-2
24.0
23
1.46

C. McGinnis, Shawnee
2-0
17.2
11
1.59

N. Hansman, Butler
4-0
32.0
33
1.75

T. Elliott, S’field
2-1
16.0
9
1.75

J. Robbins, Urbana
2-0
17.2
14
1.98

R. Hogue, Ind. Lake
4-1
31.0
38
2.03

L. Mamer, Ken. Ridge
2-1
24.0
32
2.04

B. Hall, Fairborn
2-1
17.0
16
2.06

B. Slade, Tri-Village
1-1
23.2
24
2.07

J. Shea, Wayne
2-2
30.1
21
2.08

M. Pearson, Carlisle
4-0
20.0
25
2.10

D. Mosbarger, B’fontaine
3-1
20.0
27
2.10

J. Van Horn, Sidney
5-0
26.1
28
2.13

W. Smith, Dixie
3-1
28.0
20
2.25

N. Antonides, Troy. Chr.
1-0
16.0
29
2.25

S. White, Springboro
3-1
21.0
16
2.33



WINS
5 - J. Van Horn, Sidney; B. Rodenberger, Ben Logan; K. Watkins, Urbana

4 - N. Hansman, Butler; A. Feeley, Springboro; J. Newsome, Fairborn; R. Koopman, Tipp; J. McDuffie, Ken. Ridge; R. Hogue, Ind. Lake; T. Bruns, St. Henry; M. Pearson, Carlisle; R. Maples, Tri-Village; A. Worley, Dixie; K. Wenning, Coldwater; M. Seagraves, Troy Christian

Latest area boys tennis leaders

Name
Record

(min. 4 dec.)

FIRST SINGLES

R. Gupta, Troy
9-0

A. Folck, Sidney
8-0

R. Beatty, Miami Valley
7-1

A. Bole, CJ
6-1

A. Witt, Alter
4-1

C. Imwalle, Butler
3-1

DJ Moody, Day. Christian
4-2

T. Boggess, Northmont
4-3

D. Fish, Springfield
6-5

SECOND SINGLES

A. Buerschen, CJ
7-0

A. Zorniger, Miami Valley
7-1

R. Nezhad, Springfield
5-1

Y. Hu, Beavercreek
6-2

D. Scher, Butler
3-1

S. Newell, Northmont
4-2

A. Ganzsarto, Fairmont
3-2

N. Rauf, Springfield
3-2

THIRD SINGLES

B. Sommer, Fairmont
6-0

D. Yanes, Miami Valley
5-0

K. Teague, Butler
4-0

N. Tobey, Beavercreek
4-0

W. Barnett, Springfield
7-1

B. Smedley, CJ
6-1

A. Starr, Northmont
5-2

D. Bell, Piqua
3-2

R. Hawker, Xenia
4-3

Z. Stutz, Troy
5-4

FIRST DOUBLES

D. Holm/S. Mullapudi, B’creek
4-0

J. Nguyen/G. Squiers, Miami Valley
7-1

M. Henne/J. Hangana, CJ
6-1

N. Peiffer/N. Mancz, Butler
4-1

A. Hayden/T. Wirtz, M’burg
7-3

B. Thompson/R. Wynkoop, Troy
6-3

J. Kessinger/M. Ahmouda, Xenia
6-3

K. Hannigan/T. Duvelius, Lebanon
7-4

SECOND DOUBLES

S. Matthews/G. Hinders, CJ
7-0

W. Burdick/N. Benedict, Miami Valley
5-0

P. Grieve/S. Greene, Xenia
9-3

C. Hirtzinger/C. Schmitt, Troy
6-3

TRACLK. Durrant/N. Houvouras, M’burg
6-4

Troy Christian's Danielle Forrer to play college basketball for Baldwin Wallace

Tipp City, OH – Troy Christian senior Danielle Forrer has committed to play basketball for Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Forrer is a guard for the Troy Christian Lady Eagles basketball team, a four-year letter earner, and a Scholar Athlete. During her years at Troy Christian, Forrer has accumulated a number of honors, culminating in being selected for her senior year to the play in the All Southeast Ohio All-Star Game. She was also named First Team All Metro Buckeye Conference for the second straight year, and Special Mention All-Area.
Forrer has played with the Dayton Metro AAU program for the last several years, but her resume also includes playing for the Dayton Lady Hoopstars, as well as recreational and select programs in Beavercreek, Englewood, Troy and Dayton. She also played soccer for the Lady Eagles, earning Second Team All-MBC honors, and is a certified class-3 basketball official. Danielle is the daughter of assignor and official Kevin Forrer and his wife, Karen, and DeRhonda and Chris Hale of Troy.

GIRLS BASKETBALL?SOUTHWEST ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS

DIVISION IV

Third team: Sierra Bruner, Franklin-Monroe, 5-5, sr., 15.1; Shelby Carpenter, Miami Valley, 5-8, so., 10.7; Sarah Evans, Seven Hills, 5-10, sr., 17.0; Kelsey Funderburgh, Triad, 5-7, so., 15.3; Clair Ruhenkamp, Ft. Loramie, 5-11, jr., 12.1; Brianne Ward, Summit Country Day, 5-10, sr., 9.5.

Area honorable mention: Alyssa Angle, Carrie Spurgeon, Covington; Keeley Booher, Newton; Katie Borchers, Brooke Gariety, Russia; Brooke Cornett, Bethel; Taylor Cummons, Jackson Center; Courtney Davidson, Fairlawn; Danielle Forrer, Troy Christian; Christie Freytag, Lindsay Spearman, Brooke Vanover, Lehman Catholic; Monica Heckman, Franklin-Monroe; Sarah Mayo, Ansonia; Danielle Monnier, Houston; Ashley Oren, Emmanuel Christian; Amber Rice, Southeastern; Alyssa Rison, New Miami; Jenna Schmerge, Botkins; Hannah Smith, Triad; Erica Snapp, Riverside; Marina Snipes, Newton; Shaye Thomas, Tri-Village; Todjrea Watts, Jefferson; Marissa Wirrig, Bradford; Allison Woods, Catholic Central.

BOYS BASKETBALL? SOUTHWEST ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS

DIVISION IV
First team: Jake Davis, Seven Hills, 6-6, sr., 16.0; Mark Frilling, Ft. Loramie, 6-6, sr., 12.6; J.P. McFarland, Southeastern, 6-5, sr., 16.2; Ryan Newsome, Yellow Springs, 6-1, sr., 14.4; Adreian Payne, Jefferson, 6-10, sr., 15.9; Frankie Young, Lockland, 6-5, sr., 17.0.
Area honorable mention: Cody Albers, Ft. Loramie; Kyle Baughman, Riverside; Kyle Bossetti, Mechanicsburg; Austin Bruner, Ryan Burns, Arcanum; Luke Chafin, Justin Mortiz, Troy Christian; Nick Cordonnier, David Spearman, Lehman Catholic; Joel Elliott, Emmanuel Christian; Cody Gunckel, Tri-Village; Andy Hoying, Jacob Mann, Jackson Center; Jacob Hoying, Russia; Phillip Jones, Bradford; Brian Kelly, Catholic Central; Jamar Kotey, New Miami; Austin Mercer, Southeastern; Jordy Meyer, Covington; Dustin Oates, Fairlawn; Ryan Payne, Newton; Gary Peace, Mississinawa Valley; Josh Redd, Houston; Will Ripley, Yellow Springs; Tyler Schrodi, Van Spitler, Franklin Monroe; Billy Vine, Cedarville.

Late scoring run ends Eagles’ bid for upset

Turnovers plagued Middletown Christian despite tough play.
CINCINNATI — The upset-minded Middletown Christian Eagles gave second-seeded Lockland everything they could handle for the first 23 minutes of Friday’s Division IV sectional championship game at Oak Hills High School.

But a two-minute run by the Panthers — starting in the final minute of the third quarter and continuing on into the first minute of the fourth — enabled Lockland to take command and earn an eventual 80-64 win.

“We hung with them for most of the game, but those turnovers at the end of that third quarter really hurt,” MCS coach Ed Davis said. “We went from being down by two to being down by 11 just like that.”

Daniel Balsbaugh’s jumper with 1:10 to go pulled the Eagles to within two points, 50-48, but then Lockland’s Dylan Wedlock answered with a 3-pointer at the other end, then scored off an MCS turnover to put the Panthers up by seven (55-48).

Wedlock swiped the Eagles’ next possession and Tommie Hayes scored for a 57-48 lead. James Pugh ended the third with a jumper from the right side with 1.9 seconds to go and suddenly Lockland was in control 59-48 after three quarters of play.

But they were not done.

Wedlock drained another trey to start the fourth quarter to make it 62-48. Both Wedlock and Pugh came off the bench to combine for 19 points.

“When Frankie Young got his fourth foul, our reserves off the bench really stepped in and did the job,” Lockland coach Paul Andrews said. “I told the boys after the game that the bench won this game for us tonight.”

Young led Lockland with a game-high 21 points, despite playing with four fouls for a good portion of the second half.

“We knew MCS could shoot free throws and 3-pointers, but I don’t think our players realized just how good they were. And their number 33 (Zach Henderson) really surprised us. He was strong for them inside the paint today,” Andrews said.

MCS was led by Henderson, a sophomore post player who finished with 19 points. Seniors Balsbaugh (13 points) and Cox (seven) played their final games in blue and white.

“I’m glad we got this far,” Cox said. “I can’t think of a better way for us to end this season.”

Balsbaugh was just as proud of the team’s effort.

“We fought to the very end, and I’m proud of the team for the way we played tonight.”

Lockland will now play Franklin-Monroe in the district championship game on March 12 at UD Arena.

Eagles soaring after sectional championship tonight

MIDDLETOWN — At one point this season, Middletown Christian’s boys basketball team was just trying to figure out how to win. Now it seems that’s all they do.

After beginning the season with one win in their first 12 games, the Eagles now find themselves playing for a Division IV sectional title against second-seeded Lockland today, March 5, at 8:30 p.m. at Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati.

“We’ve won five in a row and seven out of our last nine,” MCS coach Ed Davis said. “At one point, we were 0-for-December, but we’ve really been playing well this last part of the season. The guys have really come together, and we have a pair of seniors who want to keep playing as long as they can.”

Seniors Daniel Balsbaugh and Nate Cox are the glue to a relatively young team. In Wednesday’s sectional semifinal against Cincinnati Country Day, Balsbaugh tossed in a team-high 25 points and had 15 rebounds, Cox added a dozen points and sophomore post player Zach Henderson added 11 points in a 59-58 win.

Davis was quick to credit his other starters — sophomore point guard Zach Wise and junior forward Jake Irving — with solid play as well.

“The guys have come together as a team,” Davis said. “And our defense has really improved since the season began.

“Like the game with Country Day, we didn’t shoot particularly well, but I told them if we continue to play solid defense and hit our free throws, we might have a shot.”

MCS hit 19-of-24 free throws while limiting third-seeded CCD to just 1-of-5 shooting from the foul line.

Second-seeded Lockland (13-9) looms next. Davis said the Panthers are led by Frankie Young, who scored 33 points in Wednesday’s win over Cincinnati Christian.

“He can do it all,” Davis said. “He’s a good rebounder, he can shoot from anywhere, he’s definitely someone we’ll need to stop.”

The two teams met on Jan. 9 on Lockland’s court during the regular season, and the Panthers rolled to an 86-72 win.

Davis expects a closer game this time around.

“They beat us, but I think we’ve got a much better team than we had back then,” Davis said.

Eagles make CCD pay at foul line

MCS sinks 19-of-24 from charity stripe, while Indians 1-of-5 in D-IV sectional.
CINCINNATI — Daniel Balsbaugh extended his prep career with a rousing performance Wednesday night, March 3.

Middletown Christian School’s senior forward couldn’t stop smiling after ringing up 25 points and 15 rebounds against Cincinnati Country Day, helping the Eagles emerge with a thrilling 59-58 victory in a Division IV sectional basketball opener at Oak Hills.

“It was crazy,” Balsbaugh said. “I was just going crazy the whole game. It was just heart pounding.”

He was 7-of-7 at the foul line in the fourth quarter for MCS (9-12), which rallied from a 51-43 deficit in the last three minutes to topple the Indians (9-12).

Nate Cox added 12 points and Zach Henderson marked 11 for Middletown Christian, which returns to Oak Hills on Friday to face second-seeded Lockland for a sectional championship at 8:30 p.m.

“At one time, we were 0-for-December,” Eagles coach Ed Davis said. “Going from 0-6 to 9-12 and getting a tournament win is just huge for a young team. These kids just battle.”

MCS earned the win at the charity stripe, sinking 19-of-24 free throws. Country Day was 1-of-5.

Rameez Khan (20), Ryan Galloway (15) and Dan Angus (10) were the point leaders for CCD.

“I’m pleased that the kids played so hard,” Indians coach Howard Brownstein said. “We’re a little short on the bench, and it caught up with us.”

Country Day seemed to be in command after running off 13 straight points and moving ahead 49-41 with 4:00 showing. It was still an eight-point affair (51-43) when Balsbaugh stepped to the line to shoot three foul shots with three minutes left.

Cox buried a 3-pointer to pull MCS even at 53-53 with 1:10 remaining, and CCD was called for a foul down low on the play. Henderson then converted both ends of the double bonus, and Middletown Christian led the rest of the way.

“Giving them a basket and a blockout on the same play is incredible,” Brownstein said. “After 25 years of coaching, nothing surprises me at all.”

The Eagles kept making free throws (15-of-17 in the fourth period) and built a 59-55 advantage. Khan nailed a trey with 1.5 ticks left for the final margin.

The Cox 3-pointer was Middletown Christian’s lone field goal of the last stanza.

“We were inconsistent with our free throws early in the year, but here lately we’ve done real well,” Davis said. “We devote a lot of time to it.”

The MCS coach praised Balsbaugh’s effort and said he’s been a consistent force all season.

“We’ve got a ton of sophomores,” Balsbaugh said. “I feel like I’ve got to step up and be a leader.”

Galloway totaled 12 rebounds and Rob Klug added 11 for the Indians.

Bid on tickets for Super Bowl, Oprah Winfrey Show at school's auction

WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — A three-night stay in Chicago with tickets to Oprah’s final season, a seven-day bike tour across the back roads of Ireland’s west coast and a weeklong vacation at a private Mexican villa with a staff of six — those are just some of the big items up for bid at The Miami Valley School’s 22nd annual auction, “Garden of Dreams.”

The event, presented by The Greentree Group, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 6 at the school, 5151 Denise Drive. The evening includes a live and silent auction, drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a catered dinner.

This year’s live auction includes trips to the Super Bowl, New York City and Colorado. A silent auction will feature more than 70 unique items, from getaways, to sports, to entertainment.

Tickets can be purchased for $140 per person by contacting the school’s development office at (937) 434-1848. The event is open to the public.

All the money raised will go directly to The Miami Valley School, providing financial assistance to students, faculty and the school. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $2 million.

The Miami Valley School is Dayton’s only independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory school. Founded in 1964, it serves students from early childhood to twelfth grade from 34 surrounding communities.

Bid on tickets for Super Bowl, Oprah Winfrey Show at school's auction

WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — A three-night stay in Chicago with tickets to Oprah’s final season, a seven-day bike tour across the back roads of Ireland’s west coast and a weeklong vacation at a private Mexican villa with a staff of six — those are just some of the big items up for bid at The Miami Valley School’s 22nd annual auction, “Garden of Dreams.”

The event, presented by The Greentree Group, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 6 at the school, 5151 Denise Drive. The evening includes a live and silent auction, drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a catered dinner.

This year’s live auction includes trips to the Super Bowl, New York City and Colorado. A silent auction will feature more than 70 unique items, from getaways, to sports, to entertainment.

Tickets can be purchased for $140 per person by contacting the school’s development office at (937) 434-1848. The event is open to the public.

All the money raised will go directly to The Miami Valley School, providing financial assistance to students, faculty and the school. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $2 million.

The Miami Valley School is Dayton’s only independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory school. Founded in 1964, it serves students from early childhood to twelfth grade from 34 surrounding communities.

Troy Christian advances 4; Graham leads state wrestling meet

COLUMBUS — Troy Christian High School wrestling coach Steve Goudy knows there is no room for error at the state wrestling tournament.

The Eagles, looking to claim their fourth Division III state title, ended the first day of action at the Schottenstein Center in fourth place.

“I am much more nervous this year,” Goudy said. “Last year, we had the seniors who have been here forever. This year we got kids who have to fight for it. Nothing is given.

“There is less room for error. We are going to have to wrestle some perfect matches to get it done.”

The Eagles advanced four to the quarterfinals (Jordan Hancock at 112 pounds, Jordan Marshall at 130, Kyle Burns at 145 and Pawlos Campbell at 140).

Miami Valley wins title with key players overseas

WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — A decade ago, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Sgt. Randy Duff was at a stoplight when a car slammed into his cruiser. He suffered a broken neck. He tried to continue working, but his arm numbed, he underwent surgery and he retired.

With AAU basketball coaching experience, Duff landed the open Miami Valley girls basketball position in 2002.

“The year before, they had six players,” Duff said, “and three graduated.”

In the eight years since, Duff has built one of the area’s best small-school programs and has achieved unprecedented success — while dealing with a unique school curriculum that has two of its players visiting Turkey during the tourney.

After winning the first basketball sectional title in school history, the Rams (19-4) will play top seed Tri-Village in a Division IV district final at 3 p.m. today at Tippecanoe High School.

Miami Valley will also continue playing without 6-foot-1 Emily Edwards (9.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg), a three-year starter, and top sub Daisy Brown, who can only support the team from 5,000 miles away while studying Middle Eastern culture.

Each year at this time, Miami Valley students enter a monthlong program called “Immersion.” Students choose a topic, take a week to study it, two weeks to “immerse” themselves in it and then a week organizing and reporting on it. The immersion occurs at the same time each year, meaning Duff was without four starters in last year’s tournament following a 17-5 season. This time, more of the team stayed.

“It’s kind of overwhelming, honestly,” said sophomore guard Shelby Carpenter, the team’s top scorer at 10.8 points per game, of the district berth. “We knew it was going to be a struggle without our players, and when we won it was just ... rejoicing.”

Miami Valley has continued the best season in school history with strong defense, the Metro Buckeye Conference’s top offense at 57.7 points per game and more experienced players who now participate in summer basketball. Several players, including Carpenter, cut short an immersion study at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky to rejoin the team for practice Tuesday and prepare for today’s game.

The tight team at the preschool-through-12th grade private school with 182 high school students hopes to continue learning as much about success as — in the case of forward Kailey Ketterer, for instance — athletic training as part of her immersion at Kettering Sports Medicine Center.

“I’ve learned so much about our team, the way we’ve played late in the season,” Ketterer said. “It’s been such an amazing experience.”

Area athletes sparkle at state

The Miami Valley had a nice title haul as the high school tournament season kept on rolling Saturday, March 6.

At the state wrestling meet in Columbus, Centerville’s Nick Miller brought home the 189-pound title in Division I, while Troy Christian’s Kyle Burns (145) and Dixie’s Ethan Hayes (215) earned D-III championships.

Troy Christian advances 4; Graham leads state wrestling meet

COLUMBUS — Troy Christian High School wrestling coach Steve Goudy knows there is no room for error at the state wrestling tournament.

The Eagles, looking to claim their fourth Division III state title, ended the first day of action at the Schottenstein Center in fourth place.

“I am much more nervous this year,” Goudy said. “Last year, we had the seniors who have been here forever. This year we got kids who have to fight for it. Nothing is given.

“There is less room for error. We are going to have to wrestle some perfect matches to get it done.”

The Eagles advanced four to the quarterfinals (Jordan Hancock at 112 pounds, Jordan Marshall at 130, Kyle Burns at 145 and Pawlos Campbell at 140).

Meanwhile, Graham was cruising in D-II. The Falcons went 10-1 in the first round to build a 22.5 point lead.

In all, 44 Miami Valley wrestlers advanced to this morning’s quarterfinals.

Dixie’s Ethan Hayes admits there is more pressure after finishing second last year, but showed no nerves in a 12-5 win in his 215-pound opener.

“There is a little more pressure, but my teammates and coaches take it off so I can just go out and wrestle,” Hayes said. “The first one is under my belt and we go from there.”

Centerville’s Brian Mathews and Piqua’s Kyle Bryant will meet in the quarters at 152, while Fairmont’s Jake Sage and Springboro’s Tyler Riegle began their collision course at 135.

“The lights and big gym don’t faze me anymore,” Riegle said. “It doesn’t seem to be as huge of a place as it did when I was a freshman and sophomore.

“I got a fantastic draw. I can’t ask for anything more.”

Centerville went 3-1 in the first round with Nick Miller (189) and Kyle Rose (215) joining Mathews in the quarters.

“I am not cutting hard, I am not nervous and I am in better shape than I have ever been,” Miller said. “I’m taking it one match at a time. I’m not worrying about anything. I am going to win anyway I can, whether I win by a lot or win by a little.”

Carlisle’s Nick LeForce opened with a flare.

In his first state tournament, the 160-pound senior recorded eight takedowns in a 21-6 technical fall in the first round.

“I’ve been sick, so I felt a little sluggish,” LeForce said. “I definitely got chills (when I walked to the mat). It was awesome.”

Nine Miami Valley wrestlers capture? state mat crowns.

COLUMBUS — Centerville senior Nick Miller was tired of looking up the podium at people at the state wrestling tournament.

In his last opportunity, the Elks’ 189-pounder was the one with the big prize.

Miller came charging back from a 3-0 deficit in his Division I title match to take a 8-5 win over Wadsworth’s Caleb Busson to become the first Centerville state champ since Jim Pearson in 1985.

“When he got the takedown, it shocked me,” Miller said. “I knew what he did then and just took it to him.

“This is amazing. I’m so excited ... I’m a state champ.”

Miller was one of nine Miami Valley wrestlers to capture state titles.

Dixie’s Ethan Hayes became the first Greyhound to win one, claiming the Division III 215-pound title with a 7-4 win.

Hayes opened the final with authority, taking Doylestown Chippewa’s Justin Schafrath down to his back in the first 10 seconds of the match.

“The first point is always the hardest to get,” said Hayes, who finished second last season. “It was a relief to get that. I settled down from there.

“My loss last season helped me learn. It definitely gave me the edge I needed this year.”

In the only showdown to feature two Miami Valley wrestlers, Troy Christian’s Kyle Burns and Covington’s Andrew DeHart met for the third straight week at 145. Burns won the sectional title, but DeHart claimed the district title.

“I knew it would be me and him again,” Burns said after holding on for a 5-3 win and the state title. “This is the last match in my life. I was going to leave it all out on the mat and have no regrets.

“I’ve grown up wrestling with him (DeHart) and we’ve never been in the same weight class before. It was unfortunate I had to wrestle him.”

Graham got titles from Ryan Taylor (103), Bo Jordan (130), Isaac Jordan (135), Felipe Martinez (140), Ryan Evans (171) and Max Thomusseit (189) to claim its 10th straight title with 223 points. Oak Harbor was second with 78.5.

“This was a great team and was real easy to coach,” Graham coach Jeff Jordan said. “Their goal was to get the X this year (10 straight). That was the big goal.”

Carlisle’s Nick LeForce’s one run at a state title ended in heartbreak.

LeForce recorded an early takedown against Dennis Raber of Orrville in their 160-pound title match. Raber recorded a reversal late in the third period to take a 3-2 lead, but was hit for stalling to tie the match at 3-3.

After neither could score in the first two overtimes, LeForce opted to put Raber on his feet in the third overtime to attempt the winning takedown. However, the final 30 seconds ended with LeForce on the short end of a 4-3 score.

“I didn’t do it,” said an emotional LeForce. “I fell short of my goal. I did everything I could. Today just wasn’t my day.

“You are not supposed to live with regrets. I am not going to make excuses, I lost.”

Centerville 215-pound junior Kyle Rose finished second in D-I, 6-4, with the winning points coming on a takedown with 12 ticks left in the match.

Ryan Halley Signs with Ashland College

Ryan Halley from Dayton Christian has signed to play football for Ashland University this fall. He will be playing DB and WR. Ryan was on the all-area team as a RB his junior season and was a first-team all conference pick at LB this past year.

Metro Buckeye Conference Swimmer of the year

From the MBC meet, we had a boy and a girl that took 1st place in all 4 events participated, including 2 individual and 2 relays. Therefore, they are the clear point leaders and consequently earn the honor of Metro Buckeye Swimmer of the Year. Those athletes are:



Girl’s – Rachel Santos, Miami Valley

Boy’s – Joe Franklin, Xenia Christian

2010 METRO BUCKEYE CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL

BOYS FIRST TEAM:

RYAN NEWSOME SR YELLOW SPRINGS
WILL RIPLEY SR YELLOW SPRINGS
JOEL ELLIOTT SR EMANUEL CHRISTIAN
MARK LIEBERMAN SO DAYTON CHRISTIAN
JULIAN HARRIS JR DAYTON CHRISTIAN
AUSTIN PIATT FR MIAMI VALLEY
ANDREW McNEELY SR XENIA CHRISTIAN
JUSTIN MORITZ SR TROY CHRISTIAN



SECOND TEAM:

JASON REEP JR EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN
TERRY SCOTT SR EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN
IAN WIMBERLY SR YELLOW SPRINGS
RYAN PHILLIPS SR YELLOW SPRINGS
DANIEL BALSBAUGH SR MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN
NATE COX SR MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN
COREY ROE JR MIAMI VALLEY


PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RYAN NEWSOME, YS

COACH OF THE YEAR: DAN MOORE, EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN

COACHES’AWARD: BENNIE KING, EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN

2010 METRO BUCKEYE CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL

GIRLS FIRST TEAM:

MARIA SCHAFER SR TROY CHRISTIAN
DANIELLE FORRER SR TROY CHRISTIAN
LISA WEBER SO DAYTON CHRISTIAN
DARIAN WOODS SR DAYTON CHRISTIAN
SHELBY CARPENTER SO MIAMI VALLEY
KAILEY KETTERER JR MIAMI VALLEY
EMILY EDWARDS SR MIAMI VALLEY
ASHLEY OREN JR EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN


SECOND TEAM:

JESSICA ALLEN JR DAYTON CHRISTIAN
LINDSEY WENZEL SR DAYTON CHRISTIAN
ASHLEY COTA SR TROY CHRISTIAN
MARYAH MARTIN FR YELLOW SPRINGS
PAIGE HUNTSBERGER SR MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN
MICHAELA NELSON FR XENIA CHRISTIAN
HALEY LEWIS JR EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN


PLAYER OF YEAR : MARIA SCHAFER

COACH OF YEAR : PAUL RULAND TROY CHRISTIAN

COACHES’ AWARD: KARLA YANES MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN

Final state H.S. wrestling poll

Division III
1. Monroeville (6) 72

2. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 66

3. Bedford St. Peter Chanel (2) 64

4. Cuyahoga Heights 48

5. West Jefferson 46

6. Troy Chirstian 39

7. Apple Creek Waynedale 30

8. Bloomdale Elmwood 23

9. Milan Edison 16

10. North Jackson Jackson-Milton 13

DC’s Nuess glad to be pushed into pool

The senior swimmer has qualified in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly and several relays in the short-course nationals.

After relentless prodding from a friend, gentle nudging from coaches and a surprise trip to the state meet as a sophomore, Dayton Christian’s Morgan Nuess finally made the transition last season to become a year-round swimmer.

Now the senior is looking for her third straight trip to state and a possible college career in the sport.

“I do wish I started club swimming earlier,” said Nuess, a Kettering resident who joined the South YMCA’s KEY Swim Club in the fall of her junior year.

She also enjoyed her time in track and cheerleading. And she played basketball in junior high.

So why the move last year?

One reason was persistent friend Ally Stover, a four-time state qualifier for Alter High School and a frequent national competitor who now swims at Cornell University.

“My friend Ally kept bugging me about doing club swimming,” said Nuess.

“I found her. I knew it all along,” Stover said of her Neuss’ success as a year-round swimmer.

Stover believed in Nuess since their summers together at Marinole Swim Club.

“Morgan has always been extremely talented,” said Stover. “She’s always been an amazing swimmer. More importantly, she’s a good friend and a good teammate. I was thrilled when she joined KEY. I loved having her around.”

Likewise, Stover’s mom used to tell Christal Nuess during the summer meets how talented her daughter was.

“We were so clueless,” said Christal. “We weren’t really a swimming family.”

All in the family

At least not her immediate family. Morgan Nuess has a cousin, C.J. Nuess, who’s one of the country’s premier distance swimmers at Arizona State and has competed against Michael Phelps at the U.S. Olympic Trials. And his mom, Diane, competed in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Former Dayton Christian coach Kay Cherry regularly conveyed to Christal Nuess that her daughter was something special in the water.

“She was very supportive,” said Christal. “She would say, ‘You don’t understand, she’s really talented.’ ”

KEY swim coach Eric Wentzel had seen Morgan practice many times at the West Carrollton YMCA and observed her surprising appearance at state as a sophomore. She was mostly limited to the freestyle sprints, but Wentzel saw her potential and invited Nuess to join his club.

Nuess eventually took him up on his offer that fall and has never stopped improving.

“She had a lot of natural talent,” said Wentzel. “She always had a good feel for the water. She’s very coachable and willing to try different things.

“Morgan is now a better all-around swimmer. She’s gone from the 50 free to four or five other races. She’s now very good at the butterfly and at other distances.”

Second nationally

The move to club swimming paid dividends last year with a return trip to state and a spot at the YMCA short-course nationals last April in Ft. Lauderdale.

The ultimate payoff for Nuess, Stover and their coach came last summer at the long-course nationals at the University of Maryland. The two longtime friends were joined by sisters Brittney and Natalie Rohr to earn a national runner-up finish in the 200 free relay, setting a Southwest Ohio YMCA league record. Brittney now swims at Miami University.

Nuess will soon turn her attention again to short-course nationals, where she has qualified in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly and several relays.

Nuess, a 4.25 grade-point average student, plans to continue swimming in college. So far she has looked at DePauw, Denison and Wheaton.

Latest area girls swimming leaders

GIRLS SWIMMING
School/Name Time
200 Medley Relay
Centerville 01:49.0
Springboro 01:50.9
Oakwood 01:53.4
200 Free
E. Chick, Yellow Springs 01:54.3
K. Barbiea, Springboro 01:58.4
T. Myszka, Centerville 02:00.2
200 IM
A. Galbreath, Fairmont 02:06.7
J. Swartz, Centerville 02:07.7
K. Crew, Shawnee 02:11.1
50 Free
M. Osterhage, Centerville 00:23.7
D. Barbiea, Springboro 00:23.7
A. Zelnick, Troy 00:23.9
1 Meter Diving
M. Mullins, Centerville 438
O. Lehman, Centerville 355.1
K. Miller, Fairmont 345.95
100 Butterfly
D. Barbiea, Springboro 00:56.2
J. Swartz, Centerville 00:57.7
K. Barbiea, Springboro 01:00.0
100 Free
M. Osterhage, Centerville 00:51.9
D. Barbiea, Springboro 00:53.0
A. Zelnick, Troy 00:53.1
500 Free
A. Galbreath, Fairmont 05:06.3
E. Chick, Yellow Springs 05:11.3
A. Weissman, Miamisburg 05:15.3
200 Free Relay
Centerville 01:39.5
Springboro 01:39.5
Oakwood 01:41.9
100 Back
E. Hong, Oakwood 00:59.3
M. Osterhage, Centerville 00:59.5
N. Rohr, Fairmont 00:59.7
100 Breast
M. Pulaski, Centerville 01:05.4
K. Crew, Shawnee 01:05.7
J. Steible, Centerville 01:08.1
400 Free Relay
Centerville 03:37.1
Springboro 03:38.5
Oakwood 03:42.5

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Team Scoring
Team G PPG
Madison 20 68.5
Brookville 19 68.3
Kenton Ridge 18 65.1
Anna 17 64.6
Tippecanoe 19 62.9
Fort Recovery 14 61.3
Graham 19 58.7
Stebbins 18 58.2
Xenia 20 57.8
Greenon 19 57.8
Miami Valley 20 57.7
Alter 19 57.1
Fra. Monroe 19 57.1
Indian Lake 19 56.1
Fairborn 19 54.4
Miamisburg 20 54.1
Carroll 19 54.1
Miami East 18 54.1
Team Defense
Team G PPG
Madison 20 30.9
Miami Valley 20 31.4
Tri-Village 18 34.9
Fairmont 19 35.4
Van. Butler 19 36.7
Northeastern 19 36.9
Troy Christian 19 36.9
Carlisle 20 37.8
Springboro 20 39.1
Troy 19 39.1
Covington 18 39.2
Waynesville 20 39.6
Alter 19 39.7
Beavercreek 19 39.8
CJ 19 40.3
Oakwood 18 40.7
Tippecanoe 19 41
Cedarville 18 41.1
Carroll 19 41.2
Indian Lake 19 41.3
Ind. Scoring
Name G PTS PPG
C. Boyd, Brookville 19 558 29.4
A. Turner, Greenon 19 548 28.8
B. Quisenberry, Tec. 19 456 24
J. Orton, Stebbins 17 367 21.6
B. McDaniel, Franklin 17 345 20.3
S. Martin, Stivers 16 313 19.6
C. LaPorte, M'burg 20 382 19.1
To. Watts, Jefferson 17 318 18.7
A. Malott, Madison 20 354 17.7
B. Peterson, WL-Salem19 322 17
B. Stucke, Tipp 18 304 16.9
K. Linkous, TV 18 303 16.8
M. Miller, M. East 18 303 16.8
M. Schafer, Troy Chr. 19 316 16.6
L. Weber, Day. Chr. 16 264 16.5
J. Erwin, S'eastern 20 320 16
C. Watkins, Anna 17 271 15.9
D. Zirkle, Graham 19 298 15.7
T. Larson, N'ridge 17 266 15.7
S. Walker, CJ 18 280 15.6
FG Perc. (min. 75 att.)
Name FGA-M %
B. Innocent, Butler 76-128 0.594
C. Triplett, Carroll 64-110 0.582
H. Slaughter, Greenon 64-111 0.577
B. Latimer, Xenia 107-186 0.575
B. Stucke, Tipp 99-176 0.563
B. Purvis, K. Ridge 79-141 0.56
K. Good, Butler 53-95 0.558
R. Blevins, Madison 59-106 0.557
D. Holbrook, Carlisle 87-157 0.554
A. Malott, Madison 140-256 0.547
L. Hoskins, Madison 104-191 0.545
E. Smith, Oakwood 59-110 0.536
T. Purk, Graham 108-207 0.522
C. Sant, Fairmont 93-178 0.522
L. Davis, Stebbins 50-96 0.521
S. Oyer, Ind. Lake 92-177 0.52
N. Billing, Anna 74-144 0.514
E. Sharpe, Tipp 60-117 0.513
C. Boyd, Brookville 234-458 0.511
S. Walker, CJ 118-231 0.511
3PT Perc. (min. 30 att.)
Name 3FGA-M %
B. Stucke, Tipp 40-75 0.533
E. Yenney, Troy 14-31 0.452
C. Pentaudi, Tipp 32-71 0.451
K. Bruggeman, C'ville 23-54 0.426
K. Austria, Carroll 22-52 0.423
K. Mullins, TC North 33-80 0.413
A. Turner, Greenon 70-174 0.402
J. Wood, Troy 41-103 0.398
C. Sakal, Troy 31-78 0.397
C. Manning, Stebbins 17-43 0.395
C. Blackburn, Ind. Lake 46-117 0.393
C. LaPorte, M'burg 25-65 0.385
C. Watkins, Anna 29-76 0.382
C. Knief, Indian Lake 26-68 0.382
B. Thornton, Xenia 28-75 0.373
FT Perc. (Min. 40 att.)
Name FTA-M %
A. Turner, Greenon 168-182 0.923
C. Leuthold, Ft. Rec. 43-50 0.86
K. Cassell, Butler 50-60 0.833
K. McLemore, Trotwood 42-51 0.824
A. Christie, Alter 49-60 0.817
C. Graves, Piqua 44-54 0.815
H. Brunswick, Ft. Rec. 34-42 0.81
C. LaPorte, M'burg 103-128 0.805
C. Boyd, Brookville 51-64 0.797
A. Henning, C'ville 47-59 0.797
A. Malott, Madison 42-53 0.793
K. Bruggeman, C'ville 48-61 0.787
J. Trimarco, S'boro 33-42 0.786
K. Watts, Trotwood 33-42 0.786
A. Miller, Oakwood 46-59 0.78
Rebounds
Name G REB RPG
K. Yeazel, Nat. Trail 13 188 14.5
K. Dorney, Greenon 19 236 12.4
J. Veney, Fairborn 19 223 11.7
C. Bates, Dixie 19 220 11.6
B. McDaniel, Franklin 13 150 11.5
S. Oyer, Ind. Lake 19 217 11.4
J. Orton, Stebbins 16 182 11.4
C. Boyd, Brookville 19 214 11.3
M. Boddie-Cannon, Spg.18 189 10.5
T. Purk, Graham 19 196 10.3
S. Walker, CJ 18 178 9.9
C. Davis, Tecumseh 19 187 9.8
D. Holbrook, Carlisle 20 183 9.2
B. Latimer, Xenia 19 175 9.2
C. Farrell, Fenwick 19 174 9.2
M. Fogt, Anna 17 157 9.2
Assists
Name G AST APG
S. Carpenter, M. Valley 20 151 7.6
L. Schiller, Tipp 18 130 7.2
R. Drinnon, B'ville 19 115 6.1
K. Cassell, Butler 19 111 5.8
S. House, K. Ridge 18 98 5.4
M. Harris, K. Ridge 18 93 5.2
C. Pentaudi, Tipp 18 93 5.2
A. Malott, Madison 20 102 5.1
L. Hoskins, Madison 20 95 4.8
K. Austria, Carroll 19 89 4.7
C. LaPorte, M'burg 20 91 4.6
M. Monahan, Fenwick 19 88 4.6
C. Reed, Fairborn 19 87 4.6
A. Turner, Greenon 19 87 4.6
M. Abner, Nat. Trail 13 70 4.4
D. Carpenter, M. Valley 20 85 4.3
A. Clark, Wayne 20 85 4.3
Steals
Name G STL SPG
K. Austria, Carroll 19 115 6.1
S. Carpenter, M. Valley 20 117 5.9
B. Quisenberry, Tec. 19 99 5.2
D. Kneisley, Dixie 19 87 4.6
L. Bunn, Waynesville 20 87 4.4
S. House, K. Ridge 18 78 4.3
C. Pentaudi, Tipp 18 78 4.3
A. Malott, Madison 20 83 4.2
C. Boyd, Brookville 19 74 3.9
M. Abner, Nat. Trail 13 60 3.8
L. Crawford, Bellbrook 19 71 3.7
K. Faul, M. Valley 20 71 3.7
H. Rose, Brookville 19 68 3.6
L. Schiller, Tipp 18 65 3.6
C. Davis, Oakwood 18 62 3.4
B. Stucke, Tipp 17 58 3.4
M. Martin, Y. Springs 16 54 3.4

Blocks
Name G BLK BPG
K. Yeazel, Nat. Trail 13 82 6.3
M. Ullery, TC North 10 49 4.9
C. Farrell, Fenwick 19 81 4.3
C. Bates, Dixie 19 75 4
A. Malott, Madison 20 56 2.8
E. Wheeler, B'ville 19 53 2.8
M. Boddie-Cannon, Spg.18 50 2.8
B. McDaniel, Franklin 13 35 2.7
E. Smith, Oakwood 19 50 2.6
C. Sant, Fairmont 18 46 2.6
B. Stucke, Tipp 17 44 2.6
S. Oyer, Ind. Lake 19 48 2.5
H. Slaughter, Greenon 19 46 2.4
S. Baker, Butler 19 43 2.3
C. Triplett, Carroll 19 43 2.3

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Team Scoring

Team Scoring
Team G PPG
Dunbar 16 82.5
Marshall 17 71.8
Jefferson 17 71.6
Yellow Springs 15 71.1
Trotwood 17 69.7
Pre. Shawnee 16 69.4
Sidney 18 69.2
Wayne 17 68.9
Northridge 15 68.3
Madison 17 68.1
Troy 17 67.9
Eaton 16 66.7
Meadowdale 17 65.8
Xenia 16 63.3
Dixie 17 62.8
Bellbrook 16 62.6
Greeneview 16 61.8
Arcanum 14 61.4
Valley View 17 61.4
Tippecanoe 18 61.3
Team Defense
Team G PPG
CJ 18 43.4
Bethel 17 43.7
Graham 18 44.4
Fort Loramie 16 44.4
Jackson Center 17 44.5
Centerville 19 44.7
Fort Recovery 17 44.7
Alter 18 45.3
Southeastern 16 45.3
Tecumseh 16 45.3
Anna 18 45.4
New Bremen 15 45.9
Bellefontaine 17 46.9
Fra. Monroe 15 47.3
Miami East 17 47.5
Covington 17 47.5
Greeneview 16 47.5
Russia 15 47.6
Coldwater 14 47.6
Ind. Scoring
Name G PTS PPG
G. Kahlig, Ft. Rec. 17 440 25.9
D. Wright, Temple Chr. 16 394 24.6
R. Innis, Dixie 16 372 23.3
K. Williams, Fairborn 17 388 22.8
R. Denny, Valley View 16 365 22.8
T. Trice, Wayne 17 345 20.3
T. Harris, W. Carrollton 18 363 20.2
D. Moore, Tri-Village 17 339 19.9
H. Hagerman, Cath. Cent.16 298 18.6
D. Billing, Anna 13 241 18.5
C. Gunckel, TV 17 312 18.4
DJ Martinez, Troy 17 312 18.4
D. Thomas, Trotwood 17 311 18.3
Q. Rollins, Wilm. 17 310 18.2
J. Staley, CJ 18 328 18.2
C. French, Eaton 16 286 17.9
A. Brown, Mech'burg 17 302 17.8
L. Burns, N'western 15 267 17.8
PJ Howell, Shawnee 13 229 17.6
A. Piatt, M. Valley 18 311 17.3
W. Pope, P. Shawnee 16 276 17.3
FG Perc. (min. 75 att.)
Name FGA-M %
A. Westbeld, Fairmont 97-153 0.634
J. Staley, CJ 126-201 0.627
S. Masin, Bethel 105-168 0.625
M. Crider, Wayne 104-167 0.623
M. Heard, Wilm. 87-141 0.617
J. Hoying, Ft. Loramie 67-109 0.615
Z. Stillings, Urbana 98-160 0.613
W. Pope, Pre. Shawnee 122-202 0.604
DJ Martinez, Troy 105-174 0.603
M. Bean, B'fontaine 59-99 0.596
T. Decker, Butler 95-161 0.59
M. Maloney, Madison 101-173 0.584
J. Eilerman, N. Bremen 100-176 0.568
D. Bennett, P. Shawnee 70-124 0.565
AJ Pacher, Butler 107-191 0.56
A. Burns, K. Ridge 50-90 0.556
M. Lee, Fairmont 72-130 0.554
W. Ripley, Y. Springs 56-102 0.549
3PT Perc. (min. 30 att.)
Name 3FGA-M %
S. Newell, Northmont 32-63 0.508
B. Williams, Butler 20-40 0.5
M. Vest, CJ 27-55 0.491
B. Payton, K. Ridge 24-49 0.49
C. Puckett, Ben Logan 31-66 0.47
R. Smart, Carroll 15-32 0.469
B. Payton, K. Ridge 18-39 0.462
A. Piatt, M. Valley 23-51 0.451
J. Moritz, Troy Chr. 35-79 0.443
D. Thomas, Trotwood 36-82 0.439
R. Pugh, Butler 27-62 0.435
A. Davis, Tipp 16-37 0.432
D. Moore, Tipp 19-44 0.432
R. Newsome, Y. Springs 33-77 0.429
J. Lowe, Sidney 15-35 0.429
T. Bachman, Piqua 14-33 0.424
M. Foster, Troy 16-39 0.41
M. Michalski, Xenia 22-54 0.407
AJ Pacher, Butler 13-32 0.406
T. Elshoff, New Knox. 15-37 0.405
D. Lassiter, S'field 23-57 0.404
E. Ludwig, Fenwick 20-50 0.4
FT Perc. (min. 40 att.)
Name FTA-M %
PJ Howell, Shawnee 43-47 0.915
T. Winner, Mar. Local 39-44 0.886
J. Koogle, Carlisle 69-80 0.863
G. Kahlig, Ft. Rec. 130-155 0.839
S. Eagle, Xenia 73-88 0.83
C. Hamilton, Bellbrook 34-41 0.829
J. Hoying, Russia 43-52 0.827
D. Brown, P. Shawnee 57-70 0.814
K. Williams, Fairborn 114-141 0.809
K. Morris, K. Ridge 59-73 0.808
M. Vest, CJ 67-83 0.807
T. Leslie, S'field 41-51 0.804
T. Elshoff, New Knox. 49-61 0.803
R. Innis, Dixie 105-131 0.802
T. Murphy, Fenwick 36-45 0.8
C. Hemmelgarn, S'boro 44-56 0.786
S. Newell, Northmont 57-73 0.781
M. Shadowens, Fairmont 62-81 0.765
M. Lieberman, Day. Chr. 39-51 0.765
A. McNeely, Xen. Chr. 48-63 0.762
N. Cox, Midd. Chr. 32-42 0.762
S. Rohr, New Bremen 32-42 0.762
J. Harris, Day. Chr. 51-67 0.761
T. Trice, Wayne 63-83 0.759
Rebounds
Name G REB RPG
J. Thuney, Alter 17 205 12.1
Z. Newsome, Northmont17 194 11.4
G. Kahlig, Ft. Rec. 17 193 11.4
G. Stephenson, M-Union16 178 11.1
AJ Pacher, Butler 17 181 10.6
S. Gossard, W'ville 8 81 10.1
W. Pope, P. Shawnee 16 157 9.8
J. Brunswick, Madison 16 153 9.6
DJ Martinez, Troy 14 133 9.5
C. French, Eaton 16 151 9.4
S. Masin, Bethel 17 155 9.1
M. Frilling, Ft. Lor. 15 135 9
T. DePriest, S'field 5 134 8.9
Assists
Name G AST APG
C. Webster, B'ville 16 116 7.3
D. Nicewaner, N'western16 105 6.6
D. Moore, Tipp 17 108 6.4
D. Thomas, Trotwood 17 104 6.1
J. Foster, Madison 17 101 5.9
C. Roberts, P. Shawnee16 93 5.8
B. Langhorn, Fenwick 17 94 5.5
C. Jackson, Eaton 16 81 5.1
M. Moore, P. Shawnee 16 78 4.9
D. Carter, Northmont 16 78 4.9
M. Shadowens, Fairmont19 90 4.7
T. Szabo, CJ 18 85 4.7
T. Leslie, S'field 17 80 4.7
S. Newell, Northmont 17 77 4.5
J. Jacobs, Carlisle 16 72 4.5
A. Timmerman, N. Bremen15 68 4.5
S. Ober, Urbana 11 49 4.5
Steals
Name G STL SPG
R. McFarland, Oakwood17 73 4.3
S. Keegan, Fenwick 16 56 3.5
N. VanHoose, Graham 18 62 3.4
T. Trice, Wayne 17 56 3.3
S. Ober, Urbana 11 34 3.1
AJ Wagner, Y. Springs 15 45 3
J. Foy, Sidney 18 52 2.9
K. Morris, K. Ridge 17 49 2.9
C. French, Eaton 16 46 2.9
J. Sutton, Bethel 16 46 2.9
A. Yates, Trotwood 16 46 2.9
D. Thomas, Trotwood 17 48 2.8
Z. Denny, V. View 17 46 2.7
C. Lynch, Bellbrook 14 38 2.7
C. Webster, B'ville 16 43 2.7
M. Maloney, Madison 17 45 2.7
Q. Rollins, Wilm. 17 44 2.6
M. Zukowitz, Alter 17 44 2.6
D. Nicewaner, N'western16 42 2.6
D. Tubbs, Trotwood 15 39 2.6
Blocks
Name G BLK BPG
J. Brunswick, Madison 16 82 5.1
G. Stephenson, M-Union16 56 3.5
B. Gautreaux, W'ville 14 45 3.2
J. Rossi, Franklin 17 43 2.5
C. Williams, N. Bremen15 37 2.5
S. Masin, Bethel 17 38 2.2
L. Atkinson, B'creek 17 37 2.2
D. Long, Parkway 17 36 2.1
G. Kahlig, Ft. Rec. 17 35 2.1
S. Gossard, W'ville 8 17 2.1
S. Meldon, N'western 16 33 2.1
Z. Stillings, Urbana 17 34 2
T. Dean, Carlisle 15 30 2
AJ Pacher, Butler 17 32 1.9
M. Frilling, Ft. Lor. 15 26 1.7
DJ Martinez, Troy 14 24 1.7
A. Reichert, Ind. Lake 15 25 1.7
D. Makiewicz, M. Valley 15 25 1.7

Final DDN girls basketball poll

Division IV
1. Fort Loramie (15-4): Solid wins over Marion Local and Anna help give Redskins the top spot. Fort Loramie has won 11 of its last 12, that lone setback a one-point loss to Versailles.

2. Marion Local (15-3): Flyers are undefeated in the MAC, a good sign for postseason success. They’ve won 11 straight, but an early loss to Fort Loramie keeps them from the top spot.

3. Troy Christian (13-6): The Eagles find themselves a half-game out of the MBC race and are winners of four of their last five.

4. Miami Valley (16-4): Rams gave the MBC title a good chase but a tough two-game skid to the top teams in the conference — Dayton Christian and Troy Christian — did them in.

5. Houston (14-6): The Wildcats are surging with wins in eight of their last nine games . That lone loss was a three-point setback to Fort Loramie.

DDN boys basketball poll for Feb. 19

Division IV
1. Jefferson (13-5): Broncos shocked the City League world by defeating Dunbar 74-72 and welcomed the return of Cody Latimer back from a broken toe. The not so good news is Michigan State recruit Adreian Payne suffered a shoulder injury vs. the Wolverines and will likely miss Saturday’s game vs. Western Hills.

2. Southeastern (15-1): Trojans are on a six-game win streak and have clinched a share of the OHC title.

3. Fort Recovery (16-1): Indians are on a 10-game win streak with a showdown vs. Delphos St. John’s (13-3) today.

4. Yellow Springs (13-2): Bulldogs are a half-game up on Emmanuel Christian in the MBC title chase.

5. Tri-Village (14-5): Patriots have won six straight and will make or break Franklin-Monroe’s CCC title efforts today.

District swim meet starts February 19 in Oxford

Area teams again go for bragging rights against their Cincinnati counterparts — and a trip to the state swimming championships — at the district swimming meets this weekend at Miami University in Oxford.

The boys swim today, Feb. 19, with Division II in the morning and D-I in the evening. The girls swim Saturday with the same setup.

See swimmeet.com for a complete list of qualifiers. Here are a few swimmers to watch and the events and place they qualified in:

Division I boys

Travis Schieman, Centerville senior: 100-yard fly (second), 400 free (second), 200 medley relay (second).

Ty Perkins, Centerville senior: Defending 500 free district champ (qualified third); 200 free (fifth), 400 free relay.

Jack Pohlmann, Beavercreek sophomore: 100 breast (third).

Division II boys

Daniel Schmitz, Oakwood senior: 100 free (first), 200 free (first), 400 free (second), 200 medley relay (second).

David Ireland, Oakwood senior: 100 fly (third), 100 breast (fourth), 200 medley relay.

Brett MacKenzie, Tippecanoe sophomore: 200 individual medley (first), 500 free (second).

Division I girls

Dani Barbiea, Kellie Barbiea, Springboro juniors: 200 medley relay (second), 400 free relay (second). Dani also enters with fastest time in both the 100 free and 100 fly.

Natalie Rohr, Fairmont sophomore: 50 free (second), 100 back (third).

Molly Osterhage, Centerville senior: 100 free (third), 200 free (third).

Abby Galbreath, Fairmont senior: 200 IM?(second).

Division II girls

Ericka Chick, Yellow Springs sophomore: Returns to defend 200 free (first) and 500 free (first) titles.

Eleanore Hong, Oakwood freshman: 100 back (first), 200 free (second), 200 medley relay (second), 400 free relay (second).

Kendra Crew, Springfield Shawnee freshman: 100 breast (first), 200 IM (first).

Morgan Nuess, Dayton Christian senior: 50 free (second).

Home, sweet, home

Travis Trice scored 33 points and Xavier Jones 14 as Wayne — the Greater Western Ohio Conference Central Division champs — capped a perfect home boys hoops season in a 78-51 defeat of Springfield.

Balancing act

The Girls Greater Cincinnati League’s Grey North Division could be shared by Alter, Chaminade Julienne and Carroll.

The teams split with each other and all finished 8-2. Alter and CJ shared the title last season, and this would be Carroll’s first GGCL title.

New season’ begins for wrestlers

The Month of Champions is upon Miami Valley high school wrestlers.

“It’s the start of a new season,” said Shawn Fayette, Miamisburg’s defending state champ. “Everything else was just preparation for this.”

Fayette will be looking to become just the fifth area wrestler to win consecutive state crowns in Division I, and the first since Sidney’s Brandon Luce (2002-03). Also this weekend, Graham and Troy Christian begin defenses of their multiple D-II and D-III state titles.

The sectionals are at Eaton and Tipp City in D-II and Lehman Catholic and Clinton-Massie in D-III on Friday and Saturday. Both D-I sectionals will be at Centerville on Saturday in a one-day format.

The top four in each weight class qualifies to next weekend’s districts.

Top 5 story lines

1. Lehman Catholic team race: The D-III sectional will pit all three teams that have been No. 1 in the area; Troy Christian, Dixie, Covington and perennial power Versailles.

2. Hilliard or Fairfield: The D-I teams will go to Centerville 1, which heads to Hilliard for the district, or Centerville 2, which goes to Fairfield.

3. City League: Belmont’s Aaron Hoffman (24-6 at 119) and Meadowdale’s Daveal Smith (23-3 at 189) go through the D-I bracket; Thurgood Marshall’s Randy Jennings (27-3 at 125) begins at Lehman.

4. 145 Lehman title: This class has three returning state-placers, led by returning state runner-up Kyle Burns of Troy Christian.

5. Call of the freshmen: Graham’s Bo Jordan (130) is a predicted state champ. Others to watch are Fairmont’s Matt Denlinger (125) and Garrett Conner (189), Miamisburg’s Jordan Branham (103) and Jordan Marshall (130) of Troy Christian.

5 great finals

1. Fayette vs. Tyler Riegle (Springboro), 135: Riegle gave Fayette his closest match at state, 4-2, but bumped up to 140 at the GWOC.

2. Lee Skinner (Fairborn) vs. Blake Lucas (Xenia), 285: Lucas is undefeated after topping Skinner at GWOC.

3. Ethan Hayes (Dixie) vs. Josh Salyers (Mechanicsburg), 215: Hayes is a projected state champ. He won the sectional last season, and split with Salyers at the district en route to finishing second at state.

4. Austen Brower (Bellbrook) vs. Evan Warner (Greenville), 130: Battle of returning state qualifiers.

5. Eddie Noble (Lebanon) vs. Branham, 103: Noble won 5-0 at the GWOC but this could be a four-match series.

Dayton Christian announces College Commitments

DCS 2009-10 College Commitments so far:

Dayton Christian is proud to announce that the following athletes have made College Commitments. We wish them all the best of luck.

Soccer: Josh Thomas Mount Vernon Nazarene

Soccer: Josh Schultz Indiana Wesleyan University

Golf: Miranda Cunningham Baldwin Wallace College

Father, son hit milestones for surging Yellow Springs

YELLOW SPRINGS — There probably are a few basketballs flying off the family tree branches of Yellow Springs High School boys basketball coach Brad Newsome.

For Brad and son Ryan Newsome, basketball has been around the family their whole lives. And they're two key reasons for the Bulldogs’ resurgent season.

During a recent 63-47 defeat of Emmanuel Christian, Ryan surpassed 1,000 career points, the eighth player in Bulldogs history to do so.

The week prior, Brad Newsome was given a plaque to commemorate his 100th career win. He is the winningest coach in school history and has brought four Metro Buckeye Conference titles to the program.

Yellow Springs (9-1) is at Dayton Christian on Friday, Jan. 29.

“This year’s team is a lot better, deeper, more experienced,” Brad Newsome said.

Ryan Newsome feels the scoring milestone is a bonus for the Bulldogs, who are 6-0 in the MBC.

“I wasn’t really trying to focus on 1,000 points; I was trying to focus on winning,” said Newsome, who is averaging 15.3 points per game.

The Bulldogs have done that and have one of the area’s more explosive offenses, second only to Dunbar in points per game.

“We have some guys that can get up and down the floor,” Brad Newsome said. “We have some options offensively.”

The Bulldogs have failed to score at least 60 points just once this season, in a 69-49 loss to Cedarville.

Some key veteran players have teamed with Newsome.

“I feel like all nine guys stand out,” Brad Newsome said. “We have so many guys that can play multiple positions and we are truly deep.”

Ian Wimberly, a 5-foot-9 guard, has played on the varsity all four years. Wimberly and Newsome were on last year’s Dayton Metro AAU team that placed third in a national tournament at Orlando, Fla.

Davone Freeman, Ryan Phillips, Will Ripley, Chris Johnson and Kody McDonald are key returners as well. Coach Newsome also is pleased with newcomers Greg Felder and AJ Wagner, who are known as the “super sophomores.”

“We want to be a championship-caliber team,” Brad Newsome said. “We feel like in doing so we were going to have to be able to play solid defense and efficient offense. I feel like we’re doing that.”

Middletown Christian wrestlers short on numbers, not talent

Eagles’ two-man team are top area wrestlers in their respective weight divisions.
MIDDLETOWN — On the second floor of the Middletown Christian Schools building in a vacant third-grade classroom, there’s a piece of cloth tape affixed next to the door that reads “Wrestling Room.”

Before they can begin their daily two-hour practice, Blake Wheeler, a sophomore 152-pounder, and teammate Joe Gerard, a senior who wrestles in the 215-pound weight class, must first move a teacher’s desk and some chairs off to the side of the small narrow classroom.

Wrestling mats, the same ones used at last year’s state wrestling meet in Columbus, were purchased with parent donations. They sit coiled up in a corner of the room.

The two wrestlers’ moving routine is just the beginning. They’ve been making moves on the mats all season long.

Second-year coach Ryan Dalton looks on as the boys clear the floor.

“I can teach technique all day, but it takes a special kind of athlete to wrestle. Both of them want to come in and improve themselves every single day,” he said.

Gerard and Wheeler make up the entire MCS team.

Wheeler has the second-most total wins among area wrestlers in his weight class with a 15-9 record and 14 pins. He recently finished second at the seven-team Middletown Invitational.

“I didn’t do as well in some tournaments as I’d wished I had, but as a sophomore I think I’ve done pretty well. I think I’ve improved over last season, but I still have some things I need to work on.”

Dalton smiled at Wheeler’s assessment.

“He reminds me of myself when I wrestled at Valley View,” Dalton said. “He always wants to try different techniques, but he’s still a little timid about trying those things in a match. He’s a good, solid fundamental wrestler.”

Gerard seems to be the perfectionist of the pair. “My goal this year was to win every tournament and go to state, but I’ve lost three tournaments so far,” he said.

Gerard has tournament wins at the Middletown, Deer Park and Cincinnati Country Day tournaments this season, and sports a 20-3 record with 17 pins to lead the area.

“Joe always is working on ways to improve,” Dalton said. “He’s never satisfied.”

Dalton and his two-man gang have another reason to be dissatisfied. Last week, during the Middletown Invitational, the team finished last in a tournament for the first time in 2½ years.

“And the guys finished first and second!” Dalton said. “We work hard, and it hurts to finish last, even though we are just a two-man team.

“We don’t want that to happen again.”

Junior High Basketball tourney

FIRST TEAM NAMED IS HOME AND WILL WEAR WHITE.

GIRLS: Saturday at Dayton Christian ( @ Kettering Middle School) 11 am Xenia Christian vs Miami Valley; 12:15 Yellow Springs vs Emmanuel Christian; 1:30 Dayton Christian vs Troy Christian

Tuesday Feb. 16 @ Yellow Springs 5pm Middletown Christian vs winner of XC/MVS; 6:15 winners of the 12:15 and 1:30 games from Saturday.

Saturday Feb. 20 @ Miami Valley 9am 5pm winner versus 6:15 winner.


7th BOYS: Saturday Feb. 13 @ Emmanuel Chris. 9am Emmanuel Christian vs Troy Christian

Thursday Feb.18 @ Troy Chris. 5pm Dayton Christian vs Xenia Christian; 6:15 pm Yellow Springs vs Saturday winner

Saturday Feb. 20 @ Miami Valley 10:30 am 6:15 winner versus 5 pm winner

8th BOYS: Saturday Feb 13 @ Emmanuel Christian 10:15 am Emmanuel Christian vs Xenia Christian; 11:30am Troy Christian vs Yellow Springs 12:45 Miami Valley vs Middletown Christian

Thursday Feb. 18 @ Xenia Christian 6pm 12:45 winner vs 11:30 winner; 7:30pm Dayton Christian vs winner of 10:15 game

Saturday Feb 20 @ Miami Valley 11:45 am 7:30 winner vs 6pm winner


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MBC Championship Swim Meet

The MBC Championship Swim Meet was held last night at the Beavercreek YMCA. The 5 teams in attendance included: Dayton Christian, Dayton Miami Valley, Troy Christian, Xenia Christian, and Yellow Springs. The turn out for the meet was great with a close to packed natatorium.
We witnessed some very fast swims, including 3 MBC Championship Meet records broken:
1. Morgan Nuess a senior from Dayton Christian broke her own record from 2008 in the Girls 50 Freestyle with a time of 25.44.
2. Erika Chick a sophmore from Yellow Springs broke a 2007 record in the Girls 100 Butterfly with a time of 1:04.06.
3. The Boys Freestyle Relay A from Xenia Christian consisting of: Nick Miller (Jr), Luke Weaver (Sr), Cory Cooper (Jr), Joe Franklin (Sr); broke a 2005 record in the Boys 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:45.33.
First place finishers included:
1. Girls 200 Medley Relay - Miami Valley A (A. Gartzka, R. Santo, A. Lane, M. Haak)
2. Boys 200 Medley Relay - Xenia Christian A (S. Franklin, C. Cooper, N. Miller, J. Franklin)
3. Girls 200 Freestyle - Erika Chick from Yellow Springs
4. Boys 200 Freestyle - Sam Franklin from Xenia Christian
5. Girls 200 Individual Medley - Raychel Santo from Miami Valley
6. Boys 200 Individual Medley - Cory Cooper from Xenia Christian
7. Girls 50 Freestyle - Morgan Nuess from Dayton Christian
8. Boys 50 Freestyle - Joe Franklin from Xenia Christian
9. Girls 100 Butterfly - Erika Chick from Yellow Springs
10. Boys 100 Butterfly - Kyle Hembree from Miami Valley
11. Girls 100 Freestyle - Haley Rowland from Xenia Christian
12. Boys 100 Freestyle - Nick Miller from Xenia Christian
13. Girls 500 Freestyle - Chelsea Rowland from Xenia Christian
14. Boys 500 Freestyle - Erich Wiggershaus from Dayton Christian
15. Girls 200 Freestyle Relay - Miami Valley A (A. Lane, R. Santo, A. Gartzka, M. Haak)
16. Boys 200 Freestyle Relay - Xenia Christian A (N. Miller, L. Weaver, C. Cooper, J. Franklin)
17. Girls 100 Backstroke - Elizabeth Malone from Yellow Springs
18. Boys 100 Backstroke - Sam Franklin from Xenia Christian
19. Girls 100 Breaststroke - Raychel Santo from Miami Valley
20. Boys 100 Breaststroke - Joe Franklin from Xenia Christian
21. Girls 400 Freestyle Relay - Dayton Christian A (O. Sears, L. Cruz, M. Carr, M. Nuess)
22. Boys 400 Freestyle Relay - Troy Christian A (B. Markley, B. Oroszi, B. Bamford, A. Cota)
At the end of the evening the scores were:
Girls -
1. Xenia Christian - 152
2. Miami Valley - 130
3. Dayton Christian - 79
4. Troy Christian - 64
5. Yellow Springs - 53
Boys -
1. Xenia Christian - 173
2. Troy Christian - 145
3. Dayton Christian - 63
3. Miami Valley - 63

Congratulations to the 2010 Metro Buckeye Conference Champions - Xenia Christian Girls Teams and Boys Team!

Miami Valley sophomore says let it snow

Usually at this time of the year, people long for the warm summer months that still seem too far away.

Not Ben Cole. The sophomore at The Miami Valley School loves playing in the snow, sometimes at speeds reaching 70 mph.

Cole, who started skiing at age 3, races with the Mad River Mountain ski team and runs the NASTAR (NAtional STAndard Race) series that allows skiers from all over the country to compete by time. Cole, who estimates he’s skied in about 15 states, currently ranks third in his regional division of 15- to 16-year-olds.

The courses vary. Giant slalom runs can take about 22 seconds and slalom runs about 26, but longer courses up north can last two minutes.

“You need really good cardio,” Cole said. “It’s basically like a two-minute sprint. Every turn you’re putting Gs on your body because you’re putting pressure on your skis and all your weight so you have to have strong legs.”

The son of Bill and Marti Cole hopes to move out west eventually and earn a ski scholarship to college.

In his words

“The first year I was kind of nervous. I was about 13 when I started, but you can pick it up pretty fast.

“When you wreck once, you kind of lose confidence. You have to build it back up again. The key to ski racing is you have to go all out as fast as you can. It’s a point system and it’s kind of complicated, but basically falling doesn’t matter that much.

“I’ve wiped out quite a few times. Nothing serious.

“Bode Miller. Just his laid-back mentality, and he’s such a good skier. He has good form.

“I like hiking and I’m on the golf team at Miami Valley. Skiing is my favorite by far.

“The mountains, I like the air out there. The beauty. I go two or three times a year skiing. My favorite slope is Deer Valley in Park City, Utah.

“They won’t race. My dad’s a doctor and my mom’s a nurse so they won’t because of injuries.

“Maybe become a doctor. Just like my dad, emergency medicine. My dad works a lot of places, but he works for Premier Health Care.

“Chemistry (with teacher Bryan Czarnota is my favorite subject). We get to do a lot of labs. We recently got to blow up stuff. We put potassium metal in water and it blew up. It was sweet because it was on water blowing up.

“I always wanted to ski race from watching the Olympics. I looked to see if there were some clubs in Ohio and tried it out. It’s hard sometimes because every slope is at least an hour away.

“I’ve raced against people on the U.S. Ski team and I cannot beat them or else I would definitely be out west. We hope to move out west, then I can really get going.”

Emmanuel Christian shocks Dayton Christian

Emmanuel Christian High School guard Terry Scott tossed in a game-high 27 points as the host Lions stunned Division III state final four qualifier Dayton Christian 66-50 in Metro Buckeye Conference boys basketball action Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Emmanuel jumped out to a 17-7 lead after the first quarter and held off the physical Warriors (1-2, 1-1 MBC). Jason Reep added a season-high 15 points and seven assists, and Joel Elliott had 14 points for the host Lions (3-0, 2-0).

I just want to be the best

“I just want to be the best,” Oren said. “I expect a lot of myself. If I don’t do everything perfect, I feel like I have a bad game.”

Lions first-year coach Brett Stewart said Oren is critical of herself to perform well, which can be a good thing.

“If she knows if something isn’t going well, she corrects it very quickly,” Stewart said. “She gets this drive just to take over. She plays very aggressive. She doesn’t let anyone push her around.”

Oren comes from a basketball family. Her brother, Justin, was a star player on the Lions’ boys team.

“We would always go to the gym and I’d rebound for him,” Oren said. “He’d always let me shoot when he was done. He’s always helping me after games.”

She’s been the Lions’ leader since she stepped onto the floor at Emmanuel. She averaged 18.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game last season and averaged 16.8 PPG as a freshman. Through three games this season, Oren is averaging 27 PPG.

“She’s starting to get more and more confidence,” Stewart said.

Although her jump shot is improving, Oren’s ability to penetrate is her main weapon on the floor.

“If my shots aren’t going in, I just try to take it to the hole,” Oren said.

“She takes things into her own hands and she’s able to create off the dribble,” Stewart said.

McNeely Proves Clutch As XC Moves To 2-0 In Conference

December 16, 2009
It has been quite a five day stretch for the Xenia Christian Boy’s Basketball team. As the conference season has begun, there has been no lack of excitement and drama. They opened MBC play at Troy Christian on Friday with a 47-46 victory at Troy Christian. Trailing by one with four seconds remaining, Senior guard Andrew McNeely stepped for two free throws. He calmly knocked both down to seal the victory. Though it was tough to upstage that performance, the Ambassadors did just that in a classic battle at Middletown Christian on Tuesday. XC looked to be moving toward a routine win, but were shocked by an amazing MC come back in the fourth quarter that sent the game into overtime. In OT, the Eagles went up one point on a layup with three seconds left. As the MC crowd exploded, XC quickly inbounded the ball to McNeely. In a Sportscenter type moment, McNeely took two dribbles and heaved up a three quarter court shot at the buzzer…Nothing but net and the XC crowd stormed the floor as the Ambassadors pulled of an amazing 59-57 victory. It has been a great team effort that has led the Ambassadors to their quick start. McNeely is leading the team in scoring averaging just over 20 points per game, while fellow Senior Ben Bouchard is chipping in nicely with 12 points per game. The victory over Middletown Christian moved XC to 3-1 overall leading into a huge local rivalry game with Yellow Springs, who is also 2-0 in the conference. That game is this Friday at Xenia Christian at 7:30 pm and the winner will take the outright lead in the MBC standings.

Middies able to survive late flurry

Turnover-prone MHS staves off late Dayton Christian rally, as Frazier leads way with 25 points.
MIDDLETOWN — Close may only count in horseshoes and hand grenades, but the host Middletown High School girls basketball team survived a close call Friday night, Nov. 27, in the Wade E. Miller gym.

The Middies (1-0) led 59-49 with just over three minutes left to play, but had to fight off a Dayton Christian rally in the final seconds for a 61-59 win.

Dayton Christian’s Lisa Weber launched a grenade of the 3-point variety with nine seconds left in the game that rolled around the inside of the rim and fell out. Had the shot fallen through, the upstart Warriors would’ve tied the game at 60. Instead, teammate Lindsey Wenzel hit a pair of free throws to pull to within a point.

At the other end, Micah Dennis hit the front end of a pair of double-bonus free throws with 6.6 seconds left to seal the win. Dayton Christian (0-1) could only muster a desperation shot from well behind midcourt as the buzzer sounded.

“I don’t think we were all on the same page, especially toward the middle of the game,” said the Middies senior center Taylor Frazier. “I’m proud that we stuck together and won though.”

Frazier finished with a game-high 25 points. Middie coach Scott Dalton wiped his brow as he left the locker room.

“Whew! Turnovers killed us tonight. And it seemed like whenever we did get a good lead, we just couldn’t put them away,” Dalton said. “I knew (Dayton Christian) would be a good test for us. They were 15-6 last season. We’re just a very young team and I think that showed tonight.”

Middletown had 38 turnovers, 23 in the first half.

Dayton Christian’s Weber led the Warriors with 22 points, but she would’ve loved to have finished with 25.

“I thought that shot was going to go in,” she said. “We were close, but I guess we just needed a few more seconds.”

Dayton Christian reeled off a 12-4 run to close to within two points, but trailed 30-28 at halftime. Middletown went on a 9-0 run to start the second half, and had a 10-point lead after three quarters of play. Once more, Dayton Christian went on a closing spurt, outscoring the Middies 11-4 in the final 3:24.

Both teams return to action Monday with Middletown playing a 7 p.m. contest in Finneytown. Dayton Christian will travel to West Carrollton. Warriors coach Paul Orme felt good after the game.

“Lisa’s shot was in-and-out. What’re you going to do?” Orme shrugged. “I’m really pleased with how we battled back like that, and I’m happy with the way we played.”

METRO BUCKEYE CONFERENCE NEWS RELEASE

2009 marked the first season of football as a league sport. 3 league members ( Dayton Christian, Troy Christian, and Yellow Springs) combined with 3 “football only” members (Ft. Loramie, Jefferson, and Lehman Catholic ). The championship came down to the last Friday of the season when Lehman defeated Ft. Loramie.

The all-league teams are listed below:

FIRST TEAM:
OFFENSIVE Player Of the Year : Mitch Raterman RB Ft. Loramie
QB: Jonathan Slagle Lehman Catholic
RB: Kaleb Goins Lehman Catholic; David Spearman Lehman Catholic
WR Cody Latimer Jefferson; Wes Horn Troy Christian; Tyler Rose Ft. Loramie
TE Jace Humphreys Ft. Loramie
C Brad Frilling Ft. Loramie
G Brad Drees Ft. Loramie; Matt Pulfer Lehman Catholic
T Ryan Jacob Lehman Catholic; Jake Meyer Ft. Loramie
PK Wade Schroeder Lehman Catholic
P Jeremy Hoppe Dayton Christian

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR ( tie): Kaleb Goins LB Lehman Catholic
Zac Ranly DE Ft. Loramie
DL: Rodney Hutson Lehman Catholic, Joe Poeppelman Ft. Loramie, Jon Pearson Ft. L
ILB Alex Wolf Ft. Loramie; Ryan Halley Dayton Christian
DE/OLB Drew Schmitz Lehman Catholic
DB Robert Brown Troy Christian; Brandon Puthoff Ft Loramie; David Spearman Lehman Catholic; Wil Vernon Lehman Catholic

COACH OF THE YEAR: Richard Roll Lehman Catholic


SECOND TEAM

QB Steve Smith Jefferson
RB: Heath Harding DC; Robert Brown TC, Kyle Keplinger TC
WR: Evan Goffena LC, Robert Potter J
TE: Taylor Patterson TC
C Mark Dyas DC
G Andrew Coots TC, Devon Richard LC
T Eddie Demmitt TC, Robbie Mathews J
DL Alex Jackson DC, David James J, Ryan Jacob LC, Eddie Demmitt TC
ILB Brad Frilling FL, Alex Cota TC, Jacob Smith DC
DE/OLB Michael Gord DC, Jace Humphreys FL
DB Robert Martin J, Jason Carnegis DC, Davonne Freeman YS, Cody Albers FL

Congratulations Bethany Norman

Bethany Norman is a freshman at Xenia Christian. She won the Metro Buckeye Conference meet by over a minute in front of the rest of the competition and helped lead her team to a 1 point victory as Metro Buckeye Champions. She set a course record at the John Bryant Invitational with a time of 19:31. Bethany placed 7th in Districts and led her team to a 9th place finish. She then placed 8th in Regionals to qualify for the State Cross Country meet. At Scioto Downs she took 24th place and earned All-Ohio Honors. Xenia Christian coaches are Jim Preston and Robin Norman.

Fort Loramie 63, Southeastern 21

The final is Fort Loramie 63-21. The Redskins will play Marion Local for the Region 24 final next week.

3:08 left in the third: Reed Florence tossed a 9-yard TD to Tyler Cooper. 42-14 Fort Loramie.

Another interception for Southeastern, and another score for Fort Loramie.

The score was set up by an 81-yard interception return for Jace Humphreys.

42-7 with six minutes left in the third quarter.

At halftime, Fort Loramie leads Southeastern 35-7.
Some quick stats:

Fort Loramie has 381 rushing yards. Mitch Raterman has 203 yards on 17 carries.

Reed Florence has 172 passing yards and a touchdown, but also has two interceptions.

The Redskins are dominating the line of scrimmage and running through huge holes in the Southeastern defense. They have 14 first downs and 27 passing yards.

The Redskins responded to the Trojans’ touchdown with a five-play, 71-yard drive, all runs, to go up 35-7.

Southeastern is on the board after a 37-yard touchdown pass from Reed Florence to Austin Mercer.
Fort Loramie is gashing Southeastern with long runs. The latest was a 38-yard touchdown from Mitch Raterman. Fort Loramie’s up 21-0 with 10:43 left in the half.

After one quarter it’s 14-0 Fort Loramie, and the Redskins are driving again. Fort Loramie had six first downs and 142 rushing yards in the first quarter.
Southeastern has moved the football but Reed Florence has thrown two interceptions.

Reed Florence threw an interception on Southeastern’s first drive. Southeastern’s down 7-0.

Fort Loramie drove right down the field and opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run. We’ve got about eight minutes left in the first quarter.

XC’s Callan Earns ‘Athlete of the Week’ Honor

Clear Channel Radio & Subway have selected their ‘Athlete of the Week’ recipient for the week of November 9, 2009. This honor has been awarded to Ally Callan, a Senior Volleyball player for Xenia Christian. Ally recently was recognized as a member of the 1st Team All- Metro Buckeye Conference Team; an honor that she also received in the 2008 campaign as a Junior. Following her graduation from Xenia Christian this Spring, Ally will be attending Cedarville University where she hopes to continue her Volleyball career with the Yellow Jackets. Congratulations to Ally for this award and another great season with the Ambassdors!

Isaiah Bragg Wins Second Place in Division III Cross Country

Emmanuel Christian Academy Senior Isaiah Bragg grabbed second place to highling fou podium finishes by Miami Valley Runners. Bragg won the D-III state title running for Cincinnati Christian in 2008 and missed out on a repeat by about eight seconds. Still his effort for Emmanuel Christian gave the school its first state appearance in any sport. CONGRATULATIONS

Area football playoff matchups: 1st round

Fort Loramie (8-2) at (2) Lockland (9-1)

D-VI, Region 24

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Notable: The Redskins are making their first postseason appearance in five seasons of existence with first-year head coach Matt Burgbacher. RB Mitch Raterman has gained 1,400 yards and scored 24 TDs. Lockland’s loss was to North College Hill (34-16), which is 10-0 in D-IV.


(5) Marion Local (5-5) vs. (4) Lehman Catholic (7-3)

D-VI, Region 24

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Sidney Memorial Stadium

Notable: The Flyers are one of two teams in the playoffs with a .500 record, but they closed the regular season with a defeat of D-V playoff participant Anna. Lehman Catholic lost to Anna, 38-10 in Week 1.

Cross country: 4-time state finalist looks for 2nd title

Heading into his fourth state meet, Isaiah Bragg feels confident in his ability to handle the course. Emmanuel Christian Academy’s Isaiah Bragg finished third in the Division III boys race at the Troy regional cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Injury to skull fuels soccer headgear debate

Dayton Christian goalkeeper’s incident makes the case for more protection.
It was Senior Night for the Dayton Christian High School boys soccer team Oct. 2 when Ian MacDonald crushed his skull.

“I saw the ball coming over top,” MacDonald, the Dayton Christian goalkeeper, said recently in his Miamisburg home, surrounded by medical head scans. “I knew I’d have to come out; I couldn’t let (the opposing player) just come in.

“As I came out, the ball bounced, and I was sliding right as he hit it. I put my hands down to stop my body, and I woke up with tons of pain. My player was over me. I saw him, and there was white above him. I heard him say, ‘He’s not ... no he’s hurt.’ ”

MacDonald, who as a junior has promising college prospects, had taken an inadvertent knee above his right eye from a teammate in a game against Xenia Christian. The play was like many others in soccer, a fight for the ball near the goal by multiple players.

Out for three months following surgery to repair the dent to his frontal bone, MacDonald is expected to return to his club team by January and rejoin DC for his senior year. By then, though, he’ll be wearing a wraparound piece of headgear to protect his head.

MacDonald’s injury is just the latest to a prep soccer goalie that has both underlined the difficulty and toughness of the position and caused some to wonder if headgear should be mandatory equipment for high school soccer players.

Most players wouldn’t want headgear, coaches and state officials said, unless professional players began wearing it. The athletes’ machismo and desire for comfort causes them to want less padding instead of more, and coaches said appropriate technique often can protect a player as much as extra equipment.

MacDonald no longer has a choice. A second concussion and a demand from his father, Scott, himself a former high school and college goalkeeper, mean he’ll be donning the black headband-like protective piece when he plays again.

“You want your players to be protected,” said Carroll coach Scott Molfenter, a former professional goalkeeper whose career included a stint with the former Dayton Dynamo. “Unfortunately, you can’t bubble-wrap everybody.”

Tough position

Even when MacDonald was lying on the turf with an egg-shaped bump forming above his right eyebrow, he didn’t want to come out of the game.

He didn’t know his frontal bone was dented — a scan shows it looking like someone took a elbow to drywall. He grudgingly agreed to go to the bench only because, by rule, he had to leave the field after a trainer tended to him.

On the bench, he began spitting up blood, and the coaches called his parents down to take him to the hospital. The doctor at first said a crack was unlikely because the bone above the eyes is very difficult to break. He returned following the scans, told the family, “It’s not good,” and sent Ian to meet with a surgeon.

“I asked to play (the following) Tuesday, and he said no,” MacDonald said. “Then I asked for Thursday, and he said no, and I said Saturday, and he said, ‘No soccer.’ ”

The possibility of injury and a desire to quickly return are stalwarts of the goalkeeper position, coaches said. As a player who attacks the ball with his entire body, the goalkeeper is susceptible to injuries to the head.

By age 10, many youth players are more regularly using their heads, said Dan Bartley, who coaches with two teams in the Oakwood United select organization. The goalkeepers, too, are aggressive by that age. One of Bartley’s players hurt his head last year when he collided with one of the posts during a save attempt.

“They use the head an immense amount,” Bartley said of the youth players.

During his career at Fairmont West, Miami Valley School and a season at Miami University, Scott MacDonald suffered injuries that included a separated shoulder and at least six concussions. He had root canals on two bottom teeth and cracked two upper teeth because of strikes to the face.

“I was knocked unconscious multiple times,” he said.

Ignoring possible injury is necessary for the position that can cause head-to-post, knee-to-mouth and diving-to-ground problems, coaches said.

“It’s a different kind of athlete that enjoys having the ball kicked at them,” said John Guiliano, the Beavercreek coach and a former goalkeeper at the Rochester Institute of Technology. “Most goaltenders are a little left of center.”

Focus on prevention

When shin protection was just becoming mandatory soccer equipment in the 1980s, players did what they could to meet standards and still find comfort.

“Guys would take small magazines and put them under their socks,” said Molfenter, a Northmont graduate. “They would tape tongue depressors together.”

Many players still dislike shin guards and are hesitant to accept more protection, coaches said. Headgear, in fact, was not allowed just a few years ago, because facial masks and other helmet-like pieces are potentially offensive equipment in a game often requiring players to go head to head.

“We couldn’t have someone coming out to play in a football helmet,” said Jerry Snodgrass, an assistant commissioner with the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Focus has increased on objectively treating head injuries and preventing others from happening, said Woody Goffinett, senior athletic trainer at Dayton Sports Medicine Institute. According to medical literature, the head injury rate in soccer actually is higher than it is in football.

Trainers in all sports are deferring to medical testing in cases such as Ian MacDonald’s — one that could have been more severe if his teammate’s knee hit inches away — instead of relying on what the players are telling them.

“We’re no longer relying on a 17-year-old telling us, ‘No, no headache today,’ when it’s game day,” Goffinett said.

Hoping to prevent more head injuries, some are asking for more protection. For now, headgear is a choice for any player, but convincing players to use it could be difficult in a culture that encourages playing with pain and not showing weakness.

“You never really think about coming out,” Ian MacDonald said, “unless it’s terrible.”

Metro Buckeye Conference Press release

The Metro Buckeye Conference crowned its first football champion this weekend when Lehman Catholic defeated Ft. Loramie. Both Lehman Cath and Ft. Loramie are "football only" members of the MBC. In other sports Dayton Christian and Miami Valley tied for the boys soccer title. There was also a tie for the volleyball crown between Dayton Christian and Emanuel Christian. This is Emmanuel Christian's first year in the league. In girl's soccer the title went to Dayton Christian.

Football coaches will have the all-league team available in mid-Nov.


Chris Rainey MBC Commissioner

Girls Soccer All League 2009

GIRLS SOCCER FIRST TEAM:

Taylor Hefferon Troy Christian Player of the year
Liberty Watson Troy Christian
Maria Schafer Troy Christian
Kristie Wolff Dayton Christian
Nicole Bryant Dayton Christian
Casey Apple Dayton Christian
Kelsey Clark Miami Valley
Allyson Clark Miami Valley
Emily Edwards Miami Valley
Karla Yanes Middletown Christian
Emily Rush Middletown Christian
Katie Stout Xenia Christian
Mariah Isaacs Xenia Christian


GIRLS SOCCER SECOND TEAM:

Nicole Sharp Dayton Christian
Lindsey Wenzel Dayton Christian
Devin Algren Dayton Christian
Gabby LaFave Miami Valley
Lauren Shaver Miami Valley
Paige Dufresne Middletown Christian
Patty Rhinehart Middletown Christian
Grace Jett Troy Christian
Danielle Forrer Troy Christian
Erica Kacho Xenia Christian
Sarah Graver Xenia Christian
Elyse Giardullo Yellow Springs


SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD:

Daisy Brown Miami Valley
Chelsae Dean Dayton Christian
Paige Dufresne Middletown Christian
Lauren Knowles Xenia Christian
Elizabeth Malone Yellow Springs
Jess Stemple Troy Christian

COACHES AWARD Taylor Hefferon Troy Christian

COACH OF THE YEAR : Jessica Orme Dayton Christian

Boys Soccer All League 2009

BOYS SOCCER FIRST TEAM:

Cameron Porter Miami Valley Player of the Year
Jeremy Hoppe Dayton Christian
Josh Schultz Dayton Christian
Josh Thomas Dayton Christian
Mathew Scott Emmanuel Christian
Jake Brown Miami Valley
Stefan Cleveland Miami Valley
Zach Wise Middletown Christian
Ray Howarah Xenia Christian
Dan Isaacs Xenia Christian
Alex Onfroy Yellow Springs
Ryan Phillips Yellow Springs
Jacob Trumbull Yellow Springs


BOYS SOCCER SECOND TEAM :

Christian Alexander Dayton Christian
Daniel Erlandson Dayton Christian
Brent Schilling Dayton Christian
Peter Vaughn Dayton Christian
David Smith Emmanuel Christian
Tyler Fearn Miami Valley
Taylor Sutton Miami Valley
Jake Irving Middletown Christian
Steve Panosian Xenia Christian
Justin Deakyne Xenia Christian
Chris Johnson Yellow Springs
Kody McDonald Yellow Springs
AJ Wagner Yellow Springs

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD:

Ben Bouchard Xenia Christian
Elliot Cromer Yellow Springs
Kyle Eaton Middletown Christian
Sam Guggenheimer Miami Valley
Jon Schindler Dayton Christian
David Smith Emmanuel Christian


Coaches Award: Roy Lowrie Xenia Christian

Coach of the Year : Mario Carrillo Miami Valley School

Volleyball All League 2009

VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM:

Paige Huntsberger Middletown Christian Player of Year
Marika Harris Troy Christian
Emily Neal Dayton Christian
Erika Tolson Dayton Christian
Aly Callan Xenia Christian
Sadie Surls Xenia Christian
Ashley Oren Emmanuel Christian
Kristina Gosney Emmanuel Christian


VOLLEYBALL SECOND TEAM:

Morgan Schlatter Dayton Christian
Megan Tolson Dayton Christian
Jenna Friece Emmanuel Christian
Destiny Carpenter Miami Valley
Madison Tolson Middletown Christian
Shannon Arbogast Troy Christian
Hannah Kirkpatrick Troy Christian
Ellie Etner Xenia Christian

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD;

Mayelin Beekman Emmanuel Christian
Hayley Blackburn Middletown Christian
Hannah Kirkpatrick Troy Christian
Maya Kyles Miami Valley
Julie Neal Dayton Christian
Sadie Surls Xenia Christian

Coaches Award: Shannon Arbogast Troy Christian

Coach of the Year : Angie Arthur Emmanuel Christian Academy

GIRL'S GOLF STATE TOURNAMENT

This is preliminary information, because when I left the Ohio State University Golf Course at around 3:00p.m., there were still golfers on the course and more than hlf of the day's scores had not yet been posted.

But Miranda Cunningham finished her Saturday round with an 87, which when combined with the previous day's 87 gave her a 36-hole total of 174. Based on the scores that had been posted by the time I left the course, this was good to guarantee that Miranda had finished at least in the top 10 of the individual qualifiers to the girls division II state golf tournament.

We coaches were told prior to the event that there are about 135 schools involved in Division III girls golf throughout the state of Ohio. The fact that Miranda finished in the top 10 as an individual entrant is quite an accomplishment. Great job, Miranda!

In Christ, Coach Vecchi

GIRL'S GOLF STATE TOURNAMENT DAY 1

Just a quick note to say we are thankful that with the cold temperatures today (never got above the mid-40's) at the girls' state tournament, the rain that had been in the forecast held off.

Miranda Cunningham shot 87 today in the fist round of the 2-round tournament, to finish the day in a tie for 9th place out of 12 individual golfers.

Miranda's tee-time for Saturday is 9:48a.m. starting on the 10th hole of the Gray Course.

In Christ, Coach Vecchi

MBC Volleyball Tourney, Junior High 2009

Saturday October 10, 2009 the MBC Volleyball Junior High Tournament was held at Middletown Christian.
Congratulations to Troy Christian Seventh Grade and Middletown Christian Eighth Grade for being the Metro Buckeye Conference Junior High Volleyball Champions.

DAYTON CHRISTIAN BOYS' GOLF RESULTS

The golf season ended 10-8-09 for the DCS boys Sectional Champion golf team. Only the top 2 teams at the district tournament in boys golf get to advance, and the DCS team score of 383 (played in the cold and rain) did not qualify. At this writing, I do not yet have the results from the entire field of golfers. The DCS individual scores were as follows:

Brandon Stein 42-46 88
Brad Girdwood 47-41 88
Jay Zollars 49-54 103
Brandon Filaseta 55-49 104
David Wilson 55-50 105

This has been a great golf season for DCS boys' golf. Our goal at the beginning of the season was to advance past the sectionals to the districts as a team. Not only did the team advance to the districts, but it became the first golf team in DCS history to win the sectional championship.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

The Playoff

Three golfers finished regulation play during the Girls' Division II District Tournament at Heatherwoode Golf Course tied at 80 for the third (and final) individual spot to advance to the state finals: Miranda Cunningham of Dayton Christian, Katie Long of Blanchester, and Brook Van Skaik of Blanchester. Long and Van Skaik had advanced to the district tournament from the Fairfield sectional, where Long scored 73, and Van Skaik scored 78, finishing as the 1st and 2nd place individual qualifiers, respectively. Cunningham had advanced to the district tournament through the Xenia sectional, where she had scored 86 to finish as the second place individual qualifier.

The sudden death playoff began on hole # 1. All three golfers found the fairway with their shots, with Van Skaik having cut the corner on the slight dogleg right to leave herself with an approach shot from about 30 yards closer than the two other golfers. Both Long and Cunningham reached the green on their approach shots, but left themselves with putts in excess of 40 feet. Van Skaik's approach came to rest in the fringe about 15 feet away from the hole.

Long was away and putted first, leaving her first putt about 6 feet away from the hole. Cunningham was up next, and left her putt inside two feet from the hole. She had to mark her ball to avoid standing in the line of Van Skaik's putt. Van Skaik's putt from the fringe just missed, going about 2 feet by the hole. Long stepped up and barely missed her 6-footer, tapping in for a 5. Van Skaik and Cunningham each sunk their short putts for 4. This eliminated Long from the playoff, with Van Skaik and Cunningham moving on to hole # 2.

Cunningham's hit first on # 2, with her tee-shot going left, making it through some overhaning branches of a tree without the tree doing much to deflect the ball or stop it's momentum. The shot ended up in the left rough, about 150 yards from the green. Van Skaik then hit her tee-shot down the right side. It landed in the rough and went into the water on the first bounce. Van Skaik had to take a penalty shot, taking her drop in a spot about 150 yards away from the green. While Van Skaik was preparing to hit her third shot, Cunningham hit her second shot from the left rough. Cunningham's second shot came to rest on the front fringe of the green, leaving her with about a 20-foot uphill putt. Van Skaik then hit her third shot onto the green, about 20 feet left of the pin.

Cunningham putted first, leaving her putt from the fringe about 3 feet short of the hole. Van Skaik rolled her putt about 5 feet past the hole, missed her putt coming back, and tapped in for a 6. Cunningham therefore had 3 putts to tie and 2 to win from about 3 feet. She just missed her 3-footer, but tapped in for a 5 and the playoff victory, which allowed her to advance to the state finals.

This is the first time that a Dayton Christian High School golfer has advanced to the state finals.

MIRANDA CUNNINGHAM ADVACES TO STATE GIRLS' GOLF TOURNAMENT

Miranda Cunningham has advanced to the state finals in girls' golf by winning the 2nd sudden death playoff hole today in the girls' sectionals at Heatherwoode Golf Course. Miranda finished the 18 holes of regulation play in a 3-way tie for third place as an individual. Since only the top three teams and the top three individuals who are not on any of the top three teams can advance to state, Miranda's 18-hole score of 80 put her into the sudden death playoff. One golfer was eliminated after the first hole, and Miranda finished the 2nd hole with a tap-in putt for a 5 after her opponent had tapped in for a 6. This is the first time that a DCS girls' golfer has ever advanced to the state finals.

The state finals 18-hole practice round for Miranda is scheduled on the Ohio State University Golf Course for Thursday, October 15th beginning at 11:50a.m. The first round of the state tournament is scheduled for 18 holes on Friday, October 16, with the second 18-hole round scheduled for Saturday, October 17th.

Congratulations to Miranda Cunningham!

H.S. soccer leaders for Oct. 1

BOYS SOCCER

Goals

22: C. Latham, Spg. Cath. Central; M. Salhieh, Kenton Ridge

20: J. Spirk, Wilmington; C. Lynch, Bellbrook

19: C. Porter, Miami Valley

16: J. Sutton, Bethel

15: R. Woods, Greeneview

14: E. Lynch, Bellbrook

13: D. Climmons, Fairborn; A. West, Wayne

12: S. Panosian, Xen. Christian; C. Baron, Tipp; C. Fulton, Northwestern; J. Brown, Bethel

11: A. Freytag, Leh. Catholic

10: J. Mitchell, Carroll; T. Rieser, Alter; N. Speck, Troy Christian

9: B. Simpkins, Ben Logan; C .Fritschie, Tecumseh


Assists

16: J. Halula, Spg. Cath. Central

11: R. Howarah, Xen. Christian; C. Latham, Spg. Cath. Central

10: J. Brown, Bethel

9: D. Ha, Wayne; C. Darnell, Fairmont; J. Hodges, Newton; S. Masin, Bethel

8: E. Grissom, Piqua; J. Mitchell, Carroll

7: L. Dierker, Fairborn; J. Buschur, Carroll; C. Pricer, Tipp; B. Bowman, Kenton Ridge; M. Canty, Greeneview; D. Estep, Greeneview; P. Fraylick, Tri-Village; E. Lynch, Bellbrook; K. Hamlin, Bethel

6: M. Anthony, Xen. Christian; M. DeNise, Piqua; A. Starr, Fairmont; T. Washington, Xenia; U. Speranza, Carroll; K. Schleip, Shawnee; B. Keaton, Greenon; M. Carter, Northwestern; C. Franzer, Tipp; C. Fritschie, Tecumseh

5: M. Georgin, Oakwood; J. Ngyuen, Miami Valley; T. Rieser, Alter; D. Lorenzo, Sidney; N. Bias, Fairmont; D. Wright, Beavercreek; A. Beigel, Sidney; T. Fisher, Northmont; P. Driver, Northmont; J. Hoppe, Day. Christian; S. Aurrichio, CJ; T. Fischer, Carroll; C. Baron, Tipp; J. Spirk, Wilmington


Goalkeepers
Player G GA GAA SHO
C. Langston, Piqua 9 0.000 0 79
M. Pena, Butler 6 0.000 4 23
M. Menker, CJ 6 0.000 4.5 n/a
A. Kleinhans, Sidney 5 0.000 3 12
A. Kreger, Centerville 11 0.273 9 n/a
B. Dorn, Beavercreek 8 0.300 6 37
J. Arnold, Wayne 7 0.333 5 36
W. Calladine, Graham 10 0.400 0 4
S. Foreman, Carroll 11 0.545 5.5 51
L. Murphy, Northmont 7 0.625 4 45
J. DeRoo, Alter 6 0.667 3.5 27
S. Cleveland, Miami Valley 10 0.700 4 n/a
J. Buszek, Lebanon 10 0.700 3 35
K. McGrail, Alter 10 0.800 4 52
J. Deakyne, Xen. Christian n/a 0.810 1 92
A. Henrich, Springboro 8 0.875 2 34
L. Bothe, Ben Logan 8 0.875 0 12
S. Harman, Oakwood n/a 0.900 6 36
J. Heckman, Tecumseh 10 0.900 5 14
D. Miller, Fenwick 8 1.000 2 50
M. Wilkes, Trotwood 5 1.000 2 42




GIRLS SOCCER

Goals

21: K. Reed, Greeneview

19: J. Jarrett, Bellbrook

18: J. Boggs, Tecumseh; K. Holland, Leh. Catholic

17: S. Scinto, Fairborn

15: E. Yenney, Troy; T. Heath, Sidney; L. Price, Waynesville

13: B. Baise, Shawnee; A. Mickle, Greeneview

12: C. Davis, Oakwood; E. Sharpe, Tipp; S. Huth, Lebanon; B. Koester, Sidney; M. Powers, Beavercreek; L. Mathews, Kenton Ridge; B. Sizemore, Kenton Ridge; K. Overbey, Anna; M. Sullivan, Monroe; G. Walter, Leh. Catholic

11: M. Rawers, Troy; T. Hefferon, Troy Christian; A. Mannier, Graham; L. Lewis, Wilmington; L. Bunn, Waynesville

10: A. Carmack, Miamisburg; E. Huber, Anna

9: M. Nemeth, Centerville; M. Stallard, Tipp; S. Holloway, Tipp; T. Fultz, Pre. Shawnee; M. Leonard, Franklin; S. Lovelace, Franklin; J. Thompson, Shawnee


Assists

16: L. Price, Waynesville

14: A. Carmack, Miamisburg

10: M. Stallard, Tipp

9: F. Vaughan, Centerville; E. Yenney, Troy; C. Eby, Wayne; S.Huth, Lebanon; L. Bunn, Waynesville; L. Jenkins, Greeneview; S. Lovelace, Franklin; A. Meister, Shawnee

8: C. Falknor, Centerville; J. Boggs, Tecumseh; M. Combs, Tipp; H. Phillips, Bellbrook; K. Reed, Greeneview

7: K. Cassell, Butler; M. Powers, Beavercreek; B. Koester, Sidney; D. Forrer, Troy Christian; A. Bell, Waynesville; C. Brown, Greeneview; S. Brown, Monroe; T. Estes, Franklin

6: M. Isaacs, Xen. Christian; C. Welsh, Centerville; E. Good, Miamisburg; E. Mitchell, Fairborn; S. Stephens, Miamisburg; M. Riese, Miamisburg; C. West, Northwestern; A. Denton, Tecumseh; K. Collins, Greenon; L. Elson, Waynesville; T. Fultz, Pre. Shawnee; T. Hennen, Bellbrook; L. Mathews, Kenton Ridge; J. Thompson, Shawnee; G. Walter, Leh. Catholic


Goalkeepers
Player G GA GAA SHO
D. Algren, Day. Christian 8 0.000 0 57
E. Walsh, Beavercreek 12 0.417 6.5 82
C. Yount, Wayne 9 0.444 6 40
H. Pyle, Centerville 10 0.600 2 31
J. Schnarr, Fairmont 9 0.667 5 100
A. Mishurda, Lebanon 12 0.750 5 84
K. Stout, Xen. Christian n/a 0.790 1 62
A. Miller, Oakwood 5 0.800 3 n/a
H. McKeta, Tipp 10 0.900 4 51

Area H.S. girls volleyball leaders for Oct. 1

Kills

J. Thobe, Leh. Catholic 235

S. Oyer, Indian Lake 204

L. Butterfield, Springfield 158

H. Rose, Brookville 157

K. Winchester, Butler 150

B. Swann, Beavercreek 146

M. Schmitmeyer, Leh. Catholic 144

A. Wray, Lebanon 143

K. Rice, Troy 133

J. Kinchen, Bellefontaine 132

A. Calhoun, Tipp 128

K. Espeleta, Northmont 124

L. Cowman, Wilmington 124

S. Mitchell, Graham 121

K. Eastham, Urbana 115

E. Tolson, Day. Christian 114

B. Breeding, Fairborn 109

C. Crawford, Covington 108

J. Kaffenbarger, Northwestern 107

A. Winner, Mar. Local 106

M. Reiser, Troy 104




Assists

D. Schofield, Springfield 350

C. Kapaku, Beavercreek 332

K. Korab, Northwestern 332

H. Saunier, Oakwood 331

J. Robinson, Wilmington 319

N. Bickley, Butler 318

E. Melling, Bellefontaine 317

R. Moyer, Tecumseh 307

A. Thobe, Leh. Catholic 305

A. Helman, Troy 293

A. Fletcher, Springboro 292

C. Wright, Wayne 284

S. Lilley, Fairborn 279

J. Davia, Ben Logan 262

A. Angle, Covington 260

H. Seifker, Lebanon 260

B. Hunley, Brookville 244

M. Tolson, Day. Christian 236



Blocks

S. Oyer, Indian Lake 102

E. Myers, Bellefontaine 95

M. Kilburn, Wayne 76

K. Berrien, Springfield 74

S. Mitchell, Graham 74

J. Ingle, Brookville 60

D. Zirkle, Graham 59

D. Carpenter, Miami Valley 51

M. Oyer, Indian Lake 50

J. Reynolds, Northwestern 50

L. Butterfield, Springfield 46

J. Berrien, Springfield 44

K. Vann Oss, Beavercreek 42

C. Clifton, Wilmington 40

C. Alexander, Fairborn 39

K. Ryan, Oakwood 38



Digs

D. Roberts, Bellefontaine 218

H. Rose, Brookville 217

J. Haase, Miamisburg 205

K. Mueller, Oakwood 201

J. Thobe, Leh. Catholic 192

K. Leasure, Bellefontaine 188

L. Stahl, Ben Logan 180

L. Brademeyer, Indian Lake 172

E. Macasek, Tecumseh 168

S. Oyer, Indian Lake 162

E. Neal, Day. Christian 162

M. Reiser, Troy 150

D. Carpenter, Miami Valley 149

N. Wyant, Northwestern 147

M. Hendricks, Urbana 143

D. Zirkle, Graham 142

J. Furay, Springfield 141

E. Tolson, Day. Christian 140



Aces

K. Mueller, Oakwood 58

S. Stanek, Miami Valley 57

P. Huntsberger, Mid. Christian 56

L. Cowman, Wilmington 53

B. Hunley, Brookville 49

C. Heckman, Graham 45

D. Carpenter, Miami Valley 41

A. Calhoun, Tipp 40

R. Bruce, Tipp 39

K. Francis, Troy 39

J. Furay, Springfield 37

M. Tolson, Day. Christian 37

C. Dowd, Tipp 36

H. Seifker, Lebanon 36

N. Cornelius, Indian Lake 35

M. Tolson, Mid. Christian 34

J. Little, Fairborn 31

C. Hall, TC North 31

D. Brown, TC North 30

S. Lilley, Fairborn 30

A. McPherson, Lebanon 30

T. Johnson, Springfield 30

H.S. golf leaders for Oct. 1

Name, School, Average

M. Bernard, Wayne, 34.3

Z. Yinger, Sidney, 35.4

L. Chafin, Troy Christian, 36.0

B. Curry, Mid. Christian, 36.1

N. Scott, Northmont, 36.3

A. Nikias, Fenwick, 36.5

R. Denny, Valley View, 36.5

W. Drees, Versailles, 36.5

M. Kern, Springboro, 37.2

P. Gilmore, Wilmington, 37.3

B. Fuller, Wilmington, 37.7

J. North, Butler, 37.8

E. Ward, Butler, 37.8

P. Barker, Miamisburg, 38.0

R. Sylvester, Xen. Christian, 38.0

Miranda Cunningham has advanced to the Girls' district tournament

Miranda Cunningham, Dayton Christian, has advanced to the Girls' district tournament by scoring an 86 at WGC in the sectionals today. Her District tournament is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th.

BOYS DIVISION III SECTIONAL GOLF

BOYS DIVISION III SECTIONAL GOLF
At Moss Creek GC, Trotwood 2009

Teams qualifying to district at Weatherwax in Middletown

1 DAYTON CHRISTIAN 352 Brandon Stein (80) Brad Girdwood (96) David Wilson (84) Brandon Filaseta (92)
2 TROY CHRISTIAN 355 Luke Chafin (84) Nick Swink (90) Austin Brewer (86) Jacob Grant (95)
3 TWIN VALLEY SOUTH 363 Jordon Combs (92) Tyler Bassler (90) Levi Robbins (85) Skylar Reckers (96)
4 BETHEL 366 Mason Siler (85) Bryce Laycock (92) Ralph Lauzze (89) Adam Loewer (100)

Others: 5 YELLOW SPRINGS 383
6 SOUTHEASTERN 385
7 DIXIE 388
8 ARCANUM 390
9 FRANKLIN MONROE 395 Individuals from non-qualfying teams
10 NATIONAL TRAIL 403 advancing to district
11 NEWTON 418
12 CATHOLIC CENTRAL 423 1. Lucas Donnell (89) YS
13 TRI-COUNTY NORTH 440 2. Carl Weiner (89) YS
14 EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN 515 3. Tyler Harris (91) D
4. Cody Eakes (92) TCN

MEDALIST: > > Brandon Stein (80) DC

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DCS VARSITY GOLF TEAM -- BOYS 'SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!

Great job!

I don't have all the team results, but Dayton Christian placed 1st out of 14 teams in the boys' sectional tournament at Moss Creek Golf Course today, with a team scote of 352!

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Brandon Stein 80
David Wilson 84
Brandon Filaseta 92
Brad Girdwood 96
Jay Zollars 97

To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time a Dayton Christian High School Golf Team has won the sectional championship! Great Job!!!

We now are scheduled to move on to the District Tournament, which is scheduled to take place at Weatherwax Golf Course on Thursday, October 8th.

More details will follow when I have the opportunity to spend more time in communications, but I wanted to get this information out as soon as possible!

In Christ, Coach Vecchi

Results from Varsity Metro Buckeye Conference Golf Tournament

Here are the results of 9-24-09 High School Varsity Metro Buckeye Conference Tournament played at Sugar Valley Country Club. Congratulations to all of the golfers for a great season and congrats to Miami Valley School for winning the tournament.

School Score Position
Miami Valley 336 1
Middletown Christian 344 2
Troy Christian 364 3
Dayton Christian 378 4
Yellow Springs 381 5
Xenia Christian 430 6
Emmanuel Christian 465 7

Top 5 Individuals:

1. Curry (MC) 79
2(T). Smith (MV) 83
2(T). Zorniger (MV) 83
4(T). Benedict (MV) 85
4(T). Dyer (MV) 85
4(T). Nisbet (MC) 85

Metro Buckeye Conference Player of the Year: Brooks Curry (MC)

Metro Buckeye Conference Coach of the Year: Gary Cobb (MC)

Dayton Christian Individual Scores:

Brandon Stein 89
Miranda Cunningham 94
Brad Girdwood 96
David Wilson 99
Jay Zollars 102
Brandon Filaseta 105

Dayton Christian Sportsmanship Award Winner: Miranda Cunningham

Dayton Christian JV Golf Tournament

I don't have the final team scores for all 15 teams that participated in today's JV tournament; the tournament organizer said that he will be e-mailing the results to me.

However, our JV squad was short-handed due to homecoming and other commitments, so instead of being able to play 6 golfers ranked 7th-12th on our team, we only had 5 golfers, and they were the team-ranked 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th golfers. Our team score for the 18-hole tournament was 421, which in all likelihood will finish us in 15th place. However, we need to understand that this is our first year with a JV squad in golf, and we are a Division-III school. Today's tournament competitors included mostly D-I schools that have had JV teams for numerous years.

In all, I was proud of our golfers who participated today, and there were some significant individual achievements today, especially the fact that 3 of our 5 golfers tied or bettered their previous-best 9-hole scores for the season on BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK 9's!! 4 of the 5 golfers scored BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK 9's lower than their season's 9-hole average score.

The DC scores were:

Andy Ebert 46-47 93
Skye Armstrong 49-53 102
Stephen Combs 53-51 104
Sean Maynor 59-63 122
Mike Hurtado 63-64 127

I believe that having a JV squad this year has definitely helped these golfers, and will give us an added benefit as we move towards next season--especially since we are scheduled to be graduating 6 seniors from the golf team after this season.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

Near-Miss for DCS Students

I just got this info from Eileen Girdwood regarding what happened as she, Brad, and Brandon Filaseta were driving home from the match in Troy last evening:

"Brandon was in the fast lane on I-75. Brad was behind him. I was in the center lane behind them. Brandon avoided one semi-truck tire but another, bigger one came up and he could not swerve to avoid it. He hit it head on, then it flew out and hit Brad's truck, then it flew out and hit a third car behind them before it flew to the shoulder. Scary to watch. We were going about 70mph when it happened. Cars were damaged but boys are fine. Grateful to God that both boys kept their composure and did not swerve because there was a lot of traffic to the right of them and cement barricades to the left."

I think we should have the people at school give a prayer of thanks for their safety.

In Christ, Pete Vecchi

Final Cross County Team Standings

Team scores
Girls
Xenia Christian 45,
MVS 46,
Yellow Springs 53,
Middletown C 89,
Emmanuel C 112,

Team scores
Boys
Troy C 28,
Yellow Springs 67,
MVS 69,
Emmanuel 94,
XC 122,
M C 135,
DC 181

Miami Valley Tennis Coaches Association polls

Division II

1. Oakwood

2. CJ

3. Alter

4. Miami Valley School

5. Catholic Central

6. Bellbrook

7. Lehman Catholic

8. Milton Union

9. Waynesville

10. Carroll

CODY LATIMER WAS NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK DAYTON DAILY NEWS

Congratulations to Cody Latimer, Jefferson, for being named the "Player of the Week" by the Dayton Daily News for week two. Cody received 404 votes. Best wishes for the rest of the season.

Yellow Springs senior gets a soccer education

YELLOW SPRINGS — Alexis Onfroy learned what soccer skills look like when you practice 12 hours a day.

The Yellow Springs High School senior spent 26 days in August teaching English to sixth-grade students at Ecole Des Sciences, a boarding school in Byimana, Rwanda.

He also played in Kigali, Rwanda, with some former Yellow Springs exchange students.

“We’d go to the field at 7 a.m., and there were already 50 kids there,” Onfroy said. “It was an all-dirt field. The goals had no nets. We played 11-on-11, and they were extremely good. I’m sure if I picked the 11 best players and we came here, we’d win state. There’s no doubt about it.”

Onfroy taught English at the boarding school, which houses 820 students in dormitories.

He called the experience “amazing.”

“I had 50 kids in my class, and some of them were as old as me or older,” Onfroy said. “It was difficult because we were supposed to work with them in pronunciation. When you have 50 kids, that’s really difficult.”

Onfroy has played a huge role in the success of the Bulldogs program over the past two seasons. He’s a left-footed player who can play anywhere on the field, including stopper and sweeper. But he’s best on the left side of midfield or at left striker.

“It’s been a real luxury,” said Yellow Springs coach Jim Hardman. “He can always take care of that side of the field. He knows the game really well.”

With Onfroy missing most of the preseason, the Bulldogs were left wondering what their team would like when he returned.

They started the season 0-2, but won three in a row, including big wins over West Liberty-Salem, Greenon and Lehman Catholic. The Bulldogs (4-4) are 1-2 since the three-game winning streak.

Onfroy is a French citizen who lives in the United States with a green card. He was born in Paris, but moved to the United States with his mother, VA, when he was 2 years old.

He’s also been a standout track and cross country star for the Bulldogs. But he plans studying in France next spring, where he hopes to play soccer.

With the loss of several good players from last year’s squad, Onfroy knows he’ll have to create more scoring opportunities this fall.

“I’ve been lucky (to have good teammates), but I have to give credit (to Coach Hardman),” Onfroy said. “He started FC Springs when I was 7. He started a club team, and this is the result, the past four years. I’m the last generation of players from that club team. It’s his doing.”

Middletown Christian Second at Northridge Classic

Paced by Brooks Curry’s 2-under-par 70, the Eagles finished as the runner-up Friday, Aug. 21, in the Northridge Classic at Kittyhawk Golf Course in Dayton. MCS finished with a 332 to place second in the 16-team field. Curry, who recorded six birdies, was the runner-up medalist. Other MCS golfers were Erik Gregory (82), Grant Nisbet (88), Luke Dotson (92), Taylor Baldwin (103) and Jesse French (109). Oakwood won the team title with a record score of 292. Other area teams competing were Valley View (354), Preble Shawnee (373), Carlisle (380), Franklin (390) and Madison (396). MCS will play in the Monroe Invitational today at Weatherwax.

Local girls teams find success playing basketball in AAU over summer

High school basketball is no longer considered just a winter sport. Factor in summer AAU, and the sport has evolved into a year-round ordeal.

• Shelby Carpenter: The Miami Valley School’s 5-7 sophomore is a prototype point guard who runs the break and can drain the outside shot. Shelby is a must watch this year.

Top area football players who haven't committed to schools yet

Cody Latimer, Jefferson: 6-3/200, LB; Broncos’ best athlete is a rugged defender and team’s top WR; will play strong safety in college.

Yellow Springs Girls Cross Country

Coach: Vince Peters, 26th season.

Last year: Second in the Metro Buckeye Conference.

Returnees: Senior — Reini Brickson. Juniors — Hannah Kumbusky, Kelly Miller, Liz Gonder. Sophomore — Mary Triplett.

Newcomers: Freshmen — Paloma Wiggins, Lois Miller.

FYI: Wiggins will be the team’s top runner.

Coach’s comments: “I think we’ve got a team that can win the league championship. If the girls do what they’re capable of, we’ll have a shot at the regionals.”

Emmanuel Christian Girl's Cross Country

Coach: Chris Lundquist, second season.

Last year: Unavailable.

Returnee: Junior — Savannah Hall.

Newcomers: Freshmen — Ada Harber, Emily Day, Amelia Walker.

FYI: The Lions are up to four girls after having just one runner, Hall, last season.

Coach’s comments: “We’re going to be going through another rebuilding year. It’s going to be all individually based. Hopefully, we can have some success to build up some interest in the program.”

YELLOW SPRINGS GOLF TEAM

Coach: Mike Reichert, third season.

Last year: 7-14, fifth in the MBC tournament.

Returnees: Senior — Lucas Donnell. Juniors — Carl Weiner, Zeb Reichert.

Newcomers: Not available.

FYI: Weiner returns as the team’s No. 1 player this fall.

Coach’s comments: “The three returning lettermen are going to be improved over last year. We’ll be competitive.”

EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN GOLF TEAM

Coach: Tom Thorpe, first season.

Returnees: Senior — Steve Monroe. Junior — Adam Stumpf. Sophomore — Alyssa Coleman.

Newcomers: Freshmen — Oliver Bluestone, Sheldon Shaw.

FYI: This is the Lions’ second year fielding a golf team. ... They are joining the Metro Buckeye Conference this fall.

Coach’s comments: “It’s a young team with a lot of enthusiasm. We just hope to get better as the season goes along.”

Big changes at Dayton Christian

Dayton Christian High School hosted a “Family Fun Day” at its Washington Church Road campus on Saturday to celebrate the beginning of the fall sports season and raise awareness about its capital improvements campaign.

Boys basketball coach Chip James said the Dayton Christian School System “is in the process of tearing down dormitories to make room for soccer, football, baseball and softball practice fields. This is part of the campaign which will also lead to a new gymnasium and more parking on the school’s campus.”

Previous College Commitments from Dayton Christian

Dayton Christian announces prior college commitments. Congratulations and we hope they are all doing well. Hopefully the list will be even longer this year.

List of College Committed Players from the 2008-2009 school year
Fall:

Boys Soccer: Neil Craft Grove City College

Football: Kevin Washington Valparaiso University

Football: Brad Apple Heidelberg College

Football: Ben Lutter Otterbein College



Winter:

Girls Basketball: Amanda Smith Master’s College (CA)

Boys Basketball: Aaron Deister Concordia University (CA)

Boys Basketball: Nate Serenius Wheaton College

Boys Basketball: Casey Weber Cincinnati Christian University

Boys Basketball: Kenny Florkey Cincinnati Christian University



Spring:

Track and Field: Kyle Abney Indiana Wesleyan University

Baseball: Eric DiMario Miami University Middletown


College Commitments from 2007-2008
Fall:

Football: Roger Smith Urbana University



Winter:

Boys Basketball: J.T. Holliday Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Boys Basketball: Travis Green Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Erika Shaver, Miami Valley School awarded National Championship!

Senior, Erika Shaver finished first in the USATF Race Walking 3000 m race on July 29th in Greensboro, North Carolina. She also competed in the 2000 m Steeplechase event and finished 9th in the nation.

Congratulations Erika on your National Championship!

Curry leads MCS golfers to runner-up finish

MCS SECOND AT NORTHRIDGE CLASSIC: Paced by Brooks Curry’s 2-under-par 70, the Eagles finished as the runner-up Friday, Aug. 21, in the Northridge Classic at Kittyhawk Golf Course in Dayton. MCS finished with a 332 to place second in the 16-team field. Curry, who recorded six birdies, was the runner-up medalist. Other MCS golfers were Erik Gregory (82), Grant Nisbet (88), Luke Dotson (92), Taylor Baldwin (103) and Jesse French (109). Oakwood won the team title with a record score of 292. Other area teams competing were Valley View (354), Preble Shawnee (373), Carlisle (380), Franklin (390) and Madison (396). MCS will play in the Monroe Invitational today at Weatherwax.

MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN SEVENTH AT BADIN BASH:

Middletown Christian School shot a total of 320 to place seventh in the 18-team Badin Bash Invitational held Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Sharon Woods Golf Course. Middletown Christian was led by Brooks Curry, who was third overall with a 73, three shots behind medalist Ronnie Stump of Oakwood; Erik Gregory, 76; Grant Nisbet, 80; and Luke Dotson, 91. Oakwood won the team title with 300. Middletown Christian will compete in the Brookville Invitational on Friday.

BOYS GOLF: Curry leads Eagles past Dixie

BOYS GOLF

MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN 170, DIXIE 198: Medalist Brooks Curry shot a 38 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to lead the Eagles to victory at Shaker Run Golf Course. Also for Middletown Christian, Luke Dotson had a 42, Grant Nisbet shot a 43 and Erik Gregory added a 47. The Eagles will play in the first Badin Bash Invitational today at Sharon Woods Golf Course.

Middletown Christian third at Brookville Invite

BOYS GOLF

MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN THIRD AT BROOKVILLE INVITE: Middletown Christian’s golf team began its season Thursday, Aug. 13 with a third-place finish in the Brookville Invitational at Penn Terra Golf Course. The Eagles scored a 307 to finish third out of nine teams. Versailles (291) and Brookville (295) were the top two teams. MCS sophomore Brooks Curry was the individual runner-up with a 2-under-par 68. Grant Nisbet (76), Luke Dotson (81) and Erik Gregory (82) also contributed for the Eagles, who kick off Metro Buckeye Conference play on Monday with a quad-match at Troy Christian’s Miami Shores course.

FRANKLIN 175, EDGEWOOD 185: Edgewood’s Chris Cassidy earned medalist honors by shooting a 40 Thursday, Aug. 13 at Franklin Golf Club. It was the Franklin Wildcats, however, that won the dual match by 10 strokes on their home course. Caleb Cook and Michael Mara each shot 42 to lead the Wildcats (2-0), who will return to action Friday, Aug. 21 in the Ridge Classic Invitational.

MIDDLETOWN RUNNER-UP AT BEAVERCREEK: Conor O’Hea shot a 77 to place fifth overall in the 72-man field Thursday, Aug. 13 in the Beavercreek Invitational at Beavercreek Golf Course. O’Hea was named to the all-tournament team with his finish. The Middies were second in the team standings with a 325. Jake Fletcher (79), Christian Woodlan (84) and Jimmy Parks (85) also scored for Middletown.

Boys Golf: Brookville Invitational

Brookville Invitational

At Penn Terra GC

Top Five Teams: 1. Versailles 291; 2.Brookville 295; 3. Middletown Christian; 4. Troy Christian 309; 5. Milton-Union 318.

Top Five Individuals: 1. Bruner (M-U) 67; 2. Curry (MC) 68; 3. Mendenhall (B) 68; 4. Drees (V) 70; 5. Barlage (V) 72.

SCHEDULE

TODAY, AUG. 14

BOYS GOLF

Fenwick at GCL Tournament, TBA (at Pipestone)



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Brookville Invitational

At Penn Terra GC

Top Five Teams: 1. Versailles 291; 2.Brookville 295; 3. Middletown Christian; 4. Troy Christian 309; 5. Milton-Union 318.

Top Five Individuals: 1. Bruner (M-U) 67; 2. Curry (MC) 68; 3. Mendenhall (B) 68; 4. Drees (V) 70; 5. Barlage (V) 72.

SCHEDULE

TODAY, AUG. 14

BOYS GOLF

Fenwick at GCL Tournament, TBA (at Pipestone)

High school boys golf preview

Middletown Christian’s Brooks Curry, Fenwick’s Alex Nikias qualified for state in ’08; now they’re eyeing another run

MIDDLETOWN — If their first school assignment is to discuss what they did over the summer, Middletown Christian School’s Brooks Curry and Fenwick’s Alex Nikias will have a lot to talk about.

Both golfers racked up impressive finishes in summer tournaments and are excited for the 2009 high school golf season.

Curry, a sophomore, finished sixth in the Division III state tournament and led the Eagles to their first-ever team berth at state.

“I don’t really feel any pressure to get back there this season,” Curry said. “I just want to go out there and play my own game. We’re all in this to have fun and that’s what I want to do this season — go out there, play hard and have fun.”

This summer, Curry won the Middletown Junior Stroke Play tournament and finished fourth in the city men’s amateur. He also finished 13th in the Ohio Junior Golf Championship.

Nikias, who finished 11th in the Division II state tourney last year, won a Southern Ohio PGA event and qualified for the Junior Optimist tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. this summer. The senior said he doesn’t feel much pressure to excel in his final high school season.

“No, not really. I know that we’ll have a younger team at Fenwick, but we’ve really worked hard so far,” Nikias said. “This year might be about working with the younger guys, but I’m really looking forward to it.”

Nikias and Curry haven’t let their recent success go to their heads. Both players have been working hard on their game.

“My game goes as my putter goes,” Curry said. “That’s what I’m working on the most right now.”

Nikias was working on the mental aspect of his game.

“I’m trying to eliminate the mental mistakes that can come up in terms of course management, that sort of thing,” he said. “It’s very difficult to do, because it’s easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment. I just need to work on staying on top of it.”

The high school golf season — boys and girls — began Monday, Aug. 10.

The D-III boys state tournament will be played Oct. 16-17 on Ohio State University’s Scarlet Course in Columbus. The D-II tourney will be contested that same weekend at the North Star Golf Resort in Sunbury. The Division I tournament will also be played on the Scarlet Course on Oct. 23-24. The girls D-II (Oct. 16-17) and D-I (Oct. 23-24) events will be played on OSU’s Gray Course.

Middletown Christian drops football to club status

School drops sport to club-level status due to OHSAA rule changes that cut into its numbers.
MIDDLETOWN — The varsity football program at Middletown Christian is on hold.

MCS Athletic Director Ray Cox said Tuesday, July 21, that the school’s board of education recently voted to drop the varsity football team back to club status for the 2009 season.

The decision was due to a lack of participation.

“It’s a hard situation,” Cox said. “I especially feel for everyone that has put in so much time and effort into getting this program going again.”

MCS rekindled its football program in 2006 when it played a mostly junior varsity schedule. Before that, the last time the Eagles fielded a team was in 1983.

“Hopefully, this is just a brief hiatus,” Cox said. “We want to get our numbers back up and get this thing going again.”

Cox cited the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s transfer regulations as one of the reasons for the lack of numbers this year.

In the past, a student transferring from one school to another could be eligible to compete right away if he/she obtained superintendent’s approval for the transfer, but Cox said that exception is no longer available and that transfer students are ineligible for one year.

He added that MCS has a policy that allows home-schooled students to participate if they take at least one class at the school.

“However, students taking virtual school classes are considered as students at whichever school they are taking the virtual class from and then can no longer participate for our school,” Cox said.

With those issues in place, Cox said there were about 18 players for the team.

“The question then arose that we may not have enough to field a team,” Cox said. “So the board decided to go back to club status.”

Middletown Christian has backed out of two of its scheduled games — Fort Loramie and Troy Christian — this season, and is looking to replace them. The Eagles eight other scheduled games will go on as planned.

In 2010, the Eagles were set to be the eighth football program in the Metro Buckeye Conference.

“They’ll just go on without us for now,” Cox said. “We are still an OHSAA and MBC school in everything else. This was a football decision only. It was difficult, but it was one that benefits us and our opponents.”

With a junior high program still fielding a club team as well, Cox believes the program will return to OHSAA status in the near future.

“Football has really been a rallying point for us,” Cox said. “It has done wonders for us. We’ll get through this. We just have to weather the storm.”

Area H.S. football poll for the week of August 23

DIVISION VI
2. Lehman Catholic (11-2): All that’s missing from the Cavaliers’ good fortune is a spot in any league.

Middletown Christian to name Davis as boys basketball coach

MIDDLETOWN — Ed Davis will be the new boys varsity basketball coach at Middletown Christian School next season.

MCS Athletic Director Ray Cox made the announcement on Wednesday, June 10.

“We had seven applicants for the position,” Cox said. “After discussing things with our board and several other coaches, we decided Davis would be the best fit for us.”

Davis has 18 years of coaching experience, much of it at Christian schools.

“I love the Christian school environment,” said Davis, who coached at Landmark Christian for three years and at Cincinnati Christian for two seasons. “When this opportunity became available, I decided to go for it.”

The Eagles coaching position opened up three weeks ago when Eric Gwinn resigned to pursue other avenues.

Gwinn, who guided MCS for six seasons, will still teach at the school, Cox said.

Middletown Christian posted a 14-8 record last season, but loses seven of its eight players, giving Davis practically a clean slate to start with.

Nate Cox, who will be a senior, will be the only returning player for Davis.

“In my last game at Cincinnati Christian, he hit a couple of 3-pointers to help them beat us,” Davis recalled. “Hopefully, he can do that for me now.

“I like to play a more fast-paced style, but it will all depend on how well we take care of the ball,” he continued. “Defense is what wins championships, so we will pressure the ball a lot, but right now I know coach Gwinn has set a up some camps and shootouts, so we’ll just see what we have and go from there.”

Davis’ coaching career began at Lockland where he coached varsity girls basketball for eight years. He then went to Little Miami for three years where he led the girls program.

He took over the boys program at Landmark Christian for four years, then went to Preble Shawnee for pone season before coaching two years at Cincinnati Christian.

Davis did not coach this past season, and has a 233-157 career coaching record.

Cox said Davis will be officially introduced to its players and parents at 7 tonight at the school.

MCS freshmen reach regionals, miss state

Despite solid freshmen seasons that qualified them for the Division III regional track and field meet in Troy last weekend, Middletown Christian athletes Breanna Ray and McKenzie Crout did not advance to this weekend’s state meet. Ray ran the 400-meter run in 1:03.18 to place 11th overall. Crout’s throw of 78 feet prevented her from advancing in the discus.

Fast track

The Miami Valley School finished in a tie for 10th in D-III with 14 points. The 400 relay team of Keta Burke-Williams, Shelby Carpenter, Lauren McKenzie and Caitlin Pohl was sixth (50.38), Elaina Cromer was sixth in the 400 (58.11), Pohl sixth in the 300 hurdles (45.62) and Burke-Williams fourth in the long jump (17-7¼).

Troy Christian Awarded All-Sports Trophy

Congratulations for a great season. Troy Christian keeps their hold on the All Sports Trophy for 2008-09. Very close on their heels and tied for second is Dayton Christian and Middletown Christian. Everyone keep up the great work over the summer and best of luck for 2009-10.

ALL LEAGUE BASEBALL

FIRST TEAM:
ADAM TAULBEE MIDD CHRIS SR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NATE COX MIDD CHRIS JR
JUSTIN MARGESON MIDD CHRIS JR
ROSS GREEN MIDD CHRIS SR
KYLE ROUNDTREE MIDD CHRIS JR
DREW LONGNECKER TROY CHRIS SR.
BRAD WENCLEWICZ TROY CHRIS SR
ZAK HANCOCK TROY CHRIS SR
KEVIN SIKES-GILBERT YELLOW SPRINGS SR
JAMIE KITZMILLER YELLOW SPRS SR
JOE FUGATE YELLOW SPRS SR
EARL NICHOLS JEFFERSON SR

SECOND TEAM

ADRIAN YANES MIDD CHRIS
TREVOR GAINES TROY CHRIS
PAUL CONOVER TROY CHRIS
LUCAS DONNELL YELLOW SPRS
DJ SANDERS JEFFERSON


SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS:
DANIEL SAMPSON XENIA CHRISTIAN
BRAD WENCLEWICZ TROY CHRIS
EARL NICHOLS JEFFERSON
TYLER FOX YELLOW SPRINGS
ADRIAN YANES MIDD CHRIS


COACHES’ AWARD : EVAN JOHN XENIA CHRISTIAN
CO COACH OF THE YEAR: TERRY WALLACE MIDD CHRIS
JOHN SHARP DAYTON CHRIS

All League Softball

FIRST TEAM:

JANAE POPPA-DEIS MIAMI VALLEY SR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NICOLE DAVIS TROY CHRISTIAN SOPH
ASHLEY COTO TROY CHRIS JR
SAMANTHA JOHNSON TROY CHRIS JR
KAELA SPURLOCK MIDD CHRIS SR
MIRANDA ALSEPT MIDD CHRIS SR
ALYSSA WATSON MIDD CHRIS FR
BRITTANY MOORE MIDD CHRIS JR
NICOLE SHARP DAYTON CHRIS JR
MIRANDA CUNNINGHAM DAYTON CHRIS. JR
BETHANY KINDLE DAY CHRIS JR
KATIE ADIB MIAMI VALLEY SOPH

SECOND TEAM:

MARKIA HARRIS TROY CHRIS
JULIE YOUNG TROY CHRIS
HANNA KIRKPATRICK TROY CHRIS
RACHEL SPAHR MIDD CHRIS
KARLA YANES MIDD CHRIS
TARA PARANJPE MIAMI VALLEY
AURIEL SMITH MIAMI VALLEY
DEVIN ALGREN DAYTON CHRIS
ERICKA TOLSON DAY CHRIS
VICTORIA FRASURE JEFFERSON

COACHES AWARD: CAROLINE GLASS JEFFERSON
COACH OF THE YEAR: PAT SPURLOCK MIDD CHRIS

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS:

HANNAH BORCHERS JEFFERSON
SARAH WORKMAN MIAMI VALLEY
STACEY WULLENWEBER TROY CHRIS
AMANDA DAY MIDD CHRIS
AUBREY HALLEY DAYTON CHRIS

Ray Cox Middletown Christian announces College Commitments

Congratulations to the following Middletown Christian Athletes. David Wheeler and Josiah Schillinger have committed to play football at Trinity International next year.
Ross Green has committed to Goshen College for baseball, and Adam Taulbee will be going to Urbana for golf.

Metro Buckeye Track Awards

Girls Coach of the Year: James Jackson-Jefferson
Boys Coach of the Year: John Gudgel

Coachability (boys)- Aaron Coffman-Emanuel Christian
Coachability (girls)- Jessica Brand-Troy Christian.
Player of the Year: (boys)- Brock Gunderkline and Alexis Onfroy
Player of the Year: (girls)- Caitlin Pohl and Keta Burke-Williams both of Miami Valley

HS Champs: Girls-MVS and Boys-YS
Middle School: Girls-YS and Boys-DC

Metro Buckeye Conference Junior High Track Results

Licensed to Troy Christian High School HY-TEK's Meet Manager 5/16/2009 01:31 PM
Metro Buckeye Conference - 5/16/2009
Troy Christian High School
Results

Event 2 Boys Pole Vault
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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Finals
1 Gaskell, Luke Troy Christi 8-06.00 8-03.00 10
2 Helman, Craig Troy Christi 8-00.00 7-03.00 8

Event 3 Girls Long Jump
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Dufresne, Natalie Mid. Christi 13-03.00 12-10.50 10
2 Pettiford, Anndee Yellow Sprin 11-05.00 11-04.25 8
3 Burton, Catie Mid. Christi 11-07.00 10-06.50 6
4 Harshaw, Kennedy Yellow Sprin 10-08.00 9-11.00 4
5 McEnaney, Kaitlyn Emmanuel Chr 10-11.00 9-05.00 2
6 Day, Emily Emmanuel Chr 8-08.00 8-06.00 1

Event 4 Boys Long Jump
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Harding, Heath Day. Christi 16-05.00 10
2 Newsome, Roland Yellow Sprin 17-04.00 14-09.00 8
3 Kohler, Hayden Mid. Christi 15-01.00 14-02.50 6
4 Wright, Jared Troy Christi 14-07.75 13-10.00 4
5 Link, Noah Day. Christi 12-00.75 2
6 Hamlin, Tyler Mid. Christi 12-00.00 11-06.25 1
7 Garvin, Dan Emmanuel Chr 12-02.00 11-06.00
7 Flores, Joey Yellow Sprin 12-03.00 11-06.00
9 Elliot, Timmy Emmanuel Chr 12-06.00 10-01.50

Event 5 Girls Shot Put
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Wheeler, Becca Mid. Christi 25-01.00 24-05.75 10
2 Beck, Taylor Yellow Sprin 18-09.00 20-10.00 8
3 Burton, Allie Mid. Christi 21-03.25 20-07.50 6
4 Giardullo, Zarine Yellow Sprin 18-00.00 4
5 Baker, Mikaila Xenia Christ 15-09.00 14-09.50 2

Event 6 Boys Shot Put
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Jackson, Adam Day. Christi 44-10.00 10
2 Day, Mark Emmanuel Chr 30-05.00 34-11.00 8
3 Bluestone, Oliver Emmanuel Chr 32-05.00 32-10.00 6
4 Crane, Steven Mid. Christi 32-08.00 32-03.00 4
5 Perry, Malcolm Xenia Christ 23-07.00 28-05.50 2
6 Harshaw, Aaron Yellow Sprin 28-07.00 23-01.50 1
7 Kimmet, Zak Yellow Sprin 23-04.00 22-08.25

Event 7 Girls Discus Throw
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Allen, Angela Yellow Sprin 81-11 78-06 10
2 Burton, Allie Mid. Christi 59-06 62-03 8
3 Wheeler, Becca Mid. Christi 65-02 60-05 6
4 Baker, Mikaila Xenia Christ 55-02 54-05 4
5 Honnerlaw, Breana Xenia Christ 35-02 41-03 2
6 Buttler, Sierra Yellow Sprin 25-05 21-04 1

Event 8 Boys Discus Throw
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Jackson, Adam Day. Christi 111-06 10
2 Crane, Steven Mid. Christi 114-00 110-09 8
3 Henkel, Kevin Day. Christi 67-01 6
4 Lawhorn, Eric Yellow Sprin 70-10 65-09 4
5 Bone, Tristan Mid. Christi 60-00 64-05 2
6 Perry, Malcolm Xenia Christ 85-09 62-03 1
7 Kimmet, Zak Yellow Sprin 54-03 57-03
8 Bluestone, Oliver Emmanuel Chr 55-00 55-08
9 Fuller, Adam Emmanuel Chr 43-00 50-05

Event 9 Girls High Jump
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Martin, Maryah Yellow Sprin 4-01.00 4-06.00 10
2 Pettiford, Anndee Yellow Sprin 3-01.00 3-06.00 8

Event 10 Boys High Jump
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Newsome, Roland Yellow Sprin 4-04.00 4-08.00 9
1 Wright, Jared Troy Christi 4-04.00 4-08.00 9
3 Flores, Joey Yellow Sprin 3-04.00 4-04.00 5
3 Montreuil, Kane Xenia Christ 4-02.00 4-04.00 5

Event 11 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Nelson, Michaela Xenia Christ 17.51 17.93 10
2 Schaefer, Nichole Xenia Christ 19.50 19.80 8
3 Harshaw, Kennedy Yellow Sprin 21.60 21.20 6

Event 12 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Jones, Jordan Day. Christi 18.70 10
2 Garman, Branden Troy Christi 19.53 8
3 Helman, Craig Troy Christi 20.88 20.00 6
4 Gray, Jordan Day. Christi 20.37 4
5 Ball, Cameron Xenia Christ 19.97 21.01 2
6 Shaw, Sheldon Emmanuel Chr 21.19 1

Event 13 Girls 100 Meter Dash
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Name Year Team Seed Finals H# Points
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1 Nelson, Michaela Xenia Christ 12.68 12.94 2 10
2 Martin, Maryah Yellow Sprin 13.50 13.67 2 8
3 Dufresne, Natalie Mid. Christi 14.60 13.80 1 6
4 Boutis, Talia Yellow Sprin 13.90 13.94 2 4
5 Schaefer, Nichole Xenia Christ 14.01 14.00 2 2
6 Moon, Dyllan Jefferson Tw 14.10 14.07 2 1
7 Dowdy, Gabby Day. Christi 14.78 1
8 Jacox, Cosette Day. Christi 14.81 1
9 Marshall, Taylor Emmanuel Chr 15.55 15.40 1

Event 14 Boys 100 Meter Dash
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Name Year Team Seed Finals H# Points
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1 Harding, Heath Day. Christi 11.80 1 10
2 Davis, Savon Jefferson Tw 11.90 11.84 2 8
3 Brown, Jonus Day. Christi 12.31 1 6
4 Harris, Carson Jefferson Tw 12.60 13.06 2 4
5 Newsome, Roland Yellow Sprin 13.80 13.37 2 2
6 Kohler, Hayden Mid. Christi 13.80 13.53 2 1
7 Gosney, Kyle Emmanuel Chr 14.00 13.94 2
8 Parsley, Jarett Emmanuel Chr 15.04 14.12 1
9 Collins, Carter Yellow Sprin 15.10 14.53 1

Event 15 Girls 1600 Meter Run
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Miller, Lois Yellow Sprin 5:36.10 5:39.42 10
2 Norman, Bethany Xenia Christ 5:36.00 5:41.01 8
3 Ball, Megan Emmanuel Chr 5:40.00 5:48.50 6
4 Pugh, Elisabeth Xenia Christ 5:51.00 5:50.63 4
5 Walker, Amelia Emmanuel Chr 7:15.00 7:01.14 2

Event 16 Boys 1600 Meter Run
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Ramey, Evan Xenia Christ 5:11.00 5:10.74 10
2 Haney, Wes Emmanuel Chr 5:04.00 5:12.03 8
3 Combs, Stephan Day. Christi 5:31.22 6
4 Kensinger, Richard III Xenia Christ 5:48.00 5:42.21 4
5 Klingler, Blake Troy Christi 5:57.00 5:55.66 2
6 Garman, Branden Troy Christi 6:05.00 6:11.22 1
7 Ford, Taylor Yellow Sprin 6:25.00 6:18.44
8 Rehm, Gabe Yellow Sprin 6:35.40 6:29.80
9 Reese, Ben Mid. Christi 6:49.00 6:30.90

Event 17 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay
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Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Yellow Springs 57.30 58.00 10
1) Roe, Michaela 2) Orme, Rachele
3) Ayers, Brianna 4) Cross, Camara
2 Xenia Christian 1:08.00 1:08.44 8
1) Wireman, Olivia 2) Honnerlaw, Breana
3) Baker, Mikaila 4)

Event 18 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
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Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Day. Christian 1:00.00 52.05 10
1) Harding, Heath 2) Brown, Jonus
3) Young, T.J. 4) Jones, Jordan
2 Emmanuel Christian 57.00 57.65 8
1) Gosney, Kyle 2) Elliot, Timmy
3) Hunter, Dorian 4) Young, Jon
3 Mid. Christian 58.80 57.77 6
1) Kohler, Hayden 2) Bone, Tristan
3) Crane, Steven 4) Hamlin, Tyler
4 Xenia Christian 1:02.00 1:08.41 4
1) Perry, Malcolm 2) Montreuil, Kane
3) Ball, Cameron 4) Schaefer, Adam
-- Yellow Springs 1:10.10 DQ
1) Lawhorn, Eric 2) Harshaw, Aaron
3) Ford, Taylor 4) Rehm, Gabe

Event 19 Girls 400 Meter Dash
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Pugh, Elisabeth Xenia Christ 1:10.00 1:07.10 10
2 Roe, Michaela Yellow Sprin 1:10.00 1:07.67 8
3 Wheeler, Becca Mid. Christi 1:08.00 1:08.75 6
4 Schaefer, Emily Xenia Christ 1:09.00 1:11.34 4
5 Marshall, Taylor Emmanuel Chr 1:17.93 2
6 Day, Emily E