Walnut Hills soccer players choose colleges

Four Walnut Hills senior girls' soccer players have made oral commitments to compete in college, the school announced today.

Iesha King and Kristi Moore will attend Wright State. Kelly Thomas has chosen George Mason University and Landi Wilson is going to South Alabama.

Hacks Magazine - Fall 2007 Issue

Hacks Magazine is due out at the end of August. It is the first of three magazines scheduled for the 2007-08 school year and highlights the fall sports season. There are features on football, cross country, golf, volleyball and soccer from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky schools and other various items that make for a pretty good read. We'll start sneaking some of the stories out on the website in the very near future so be on the lookout.

Past readers of Hacks will notice a style change from previous years. A new graphic artist/designer is on board and he has created a pretty slick product, I must say. I'd like to hear some feedback when you get the magazine in your hands. I think it is one of the best-looking magazines we've ever done in the past eight years...no kidding.

We cover over 100 schools so there are obviously great stories to be told all across Greater Cincinnati. We don't know and/or hear about them all. That's where you come into play. Send us your ideas and we'll take a look at a possible story. No promises - but we'll certainly explore all ideas. And the website is another option to get stories posted.

St. Ursula soccer ready to go

St. Ursula soccer coach Dave Ruehl is looking forward to his first season as the Bulldogs' new coach. Ruehl, a former Elder coach, went 80-68-31 in 10 seasons as the varsity coach with the Panthers.

St. Ursula, which lost to Sycamore in the district final last year, returns a number of highly skilled players. The Bulldogs have been to the Division I state semifinals four of the past six seasons.

Early college commitments include senior midfielder Tori Huster (Florida State), senior midfielder Lindsey Frey (College of Charleston) and senior forward Casey Mercurio (DePaul).

"I am not going to treat the girls any differently than the guys, but I think we can play a similar style and we can play fast," Ruehl said.

Several area coaches respect Ruehl and believe he will do well at St. Ursula.

"He’s going to do a great job," Anderson coach Bil Miller said. "He’s a proven winner."

MND's Strizak commits to Dayton

Mount Notre Dame senior outside hitter Sharon Strizak has orally committed to play volleyball at Dayton beginning in the fall of 2008.

Strizak is one of 12 returning players for the state champion Cougars this season. Senior libero Abbie Rees committed to Charlotte earlier this summer.

Senior middle hitter Rachael Adams, who has been playing with the U.S. Girls' Youth National team in Mexico this August, is still undecided. Adams has interest from several Division I schools across the country.