tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104439952011-11-30T13:12:51.851-05:00The HACKS BLOG is a compilation of high school sports information, news, notes and general comments and observations.Ed Letsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285278101797683649noreply@blogger.comBlogger1181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10443995.post-90619615486193813782008-11-25T12:50:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:51:45.127-05:00

We are looking to change the format for the Hack Sports blog page and are interested in any ideas, suggestions or comments from the readers as to what they believe would work best and would get you the fan more interested in participating.Please let us know.

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Elder has the best shot of bringing home a state title from those teams in Cincinnati.Winton Woods has the complete package and as long as they continue to use it they could be crowned champions as well even though Anderson got move love from the polls.There isn't a team in Kentucky that should be able to stand in the way of the Bluebirds from Highlands. Pretty soon they may have to change the

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The spring sports season starts today with Kentucky baseball and fast-pitch softball games.The Ohio season officially starts Saturday with track and field and continues next week with baseball, softball and boys' tennis.

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The school announced two college commitments Tuesday night.Senior cross country and track standout Jordan Parayil signed with Bellarmine University.Parayil was cross country district runner-up, sixth at regionals and 38th at the state meet this past fall.Also, junior Christine Brewer orally committed to play soccer at Ohio University. She also considered Dayton, Memphis and Kentucky.Brewer was a

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St. X plays Lakewood St. Edward in a Division I state basketball semifinal Friday at 5:15 p.m. at Ohio State's Value City Arena. It is the second consecutive state tournament appearance for both teams.St. X defeated Withrow in the regional final last weekend to reach the state final four.If St. X wins Friday, it will play in the state final Saturday night in Columbus.

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The boys' volleyball season is almost ready to go as teams will have tryouts starting this week. The first matches are expected near the end of March.There will be two divisions in Ohio this year, which is a new feature for teams participating around the state.Elder, Moeller and St. Xavier are expected to be among the top teams in the Cincinnati area once again this spring.The state tournament is

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Lakota West wrestling coach Scott Fetzer was named the Division I coach of the year on Friday at the state tournament in Columbus, according to the Lakota West Web site.

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Besides the several tournament basketball games, there is plenty of other postseason action this weekend.The state wrestling begins Thursday at Ohio State. The state bowling is Friday and Saturday in Lancaster.The state gymnastics meet is Friday and Saturday at Hilliard Darby.Sycamore plays St. Xavier in a district hockey final in Columbus Saturday night. The winner advances to the state

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The women's basketball state playoff game against Pickerington Central scheduled for Wednesday, 2/27 HAS BEEN MOVED to Thursday 2/28!Due to inclement weather, the Otterbein vs. Capital game scheduled for Tuesday night has been moved to Wednesday. This will push back the Lakota West vs. Pickerington Central back to Thursday, Feb. 28th. The game will begin at 6:15pm and if the Firebirds win, they

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The district wrestling tournament was postponed from today and will start instead on Saturday.The Division I meet at Fairfield will begin at 2:45 p.m. The Goshen Division II meet will be at 2 p.m. The Division III meet at Kettering Fairmont will begin at 3 p.m.The competition resumes Sunday morning at those locations and the finals will be in the afternoon or early evening.The girls' district

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At the this weekend's state swim meet, Lakota West Principal Dick Hamilton will be inducted into the State Swim coaches Hall of Fame.Hamilton began his coaching career at Talawanda High School in 1972. He also served as head coach at Wooster High School, GlenOak High School, and Princeton High School. In addition he served as an assistant at Southern Illinois University.As a head coach he

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Lakota West senior forward Amber Gray has been named a 2008 McDonald's All-American. She is one of 20 players selected to play in the McDonald's All-American game, which will be March 26 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.Gray averages 19 points and over eight rebounds and has scored 1,845 points in her career at Lakota West.

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Came across this announcement recently from Boone County High School:"Congratulations to Cory Farris, Cory was named to the 2008 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School All-American team. Cory was one of only fourteen catchers nationwide to be named to the first team. Louisville Slugger sponsors the High School All-American teams. The staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper selects the teams.

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Milford had nine league placers and two champions at the FAVC Buckeye meet last weekend. Zach Sherman (130) and Kyle Krummert (135) were champions for Milford.Milford will be at the Division I sectional at Western Brown starting at 6 p.m. Friday. The tournament resumes at 11 a.m. Saturday.

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Several St. Xavier student-athletes will sign national letters of intent when the school holds a signing ceremony at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday.There are expected to be more than a dozen football players from the Bombers’ Division I state championship (15-0 record) expected to sign Wednesday.“That’s the obvious goal of a college prep school like St. X, to prepare the students for college,” St. X

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The Lakota East boy’s basketball coaching staff recently raised funds for the "Coaches vs. Cancer" program.Since the program began in 1993, more than 500 basketball coaches across the country have raised nearly $40 million dollars to help fight cancer and provide hope to those facing the disease. Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National

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Princeton won the annual Milford Invitational last weekend. The Vikings took first place with 177.5 points, while Milford was second with 174 points.Zach Sherman (125 pounds) and Randy Burgdorf (140) won first-place matches for Milford.On Thursday night, Milford competes against Glen Este and host Loveland starting at 5:30 p.m.

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Cincinnati Big-School Division1. Moeller (15-1) - Crusaders have played a tough schedule with a brutal four-game stretch coming up at the end against Elder, Withrow, La Salle and St. Xavier. Still unbeaten against local competition. Only loss has been to USA Today No. 3-ranked St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) 56-45. 2. St. Xavier (16-1) - Solid schedule. Bombers lone loss of the season is to No. 1

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Television network ONN will have an hour-long special on football signing day, Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 8 to 9 p.m.The show will discuss a breakdown of Ohio's top 10 high school recruits and the top recruits with their college selections.ONN will replay the special at 11 p.m. Wednesday and noon on Thursday, Feb. 7.

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The Lakota East dual wrestling match against Harrison High School has been rescheduled for Friday, Feb. 1st @ Lakota East High School. JV at 5:00 and Varsity at 7:00.Submitted by Dan HilenSports Information DirectorLakota East High School

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Once again this year, Wm. Mason High School, the Mason Wrestling Family, and the James Horning Family will sponsor the James Horning Memorial Wrestling Tournament. This will be the fourth year for the annual varsity wrestling invitational held at the Mason Athletic Arena at Mason Middle School. On October 18, 2004 James Horning, a senior captain for the Mason Comets westling team as tradgically

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Junior Tessa Elkins is a dynamic scoring point guard on the state's #1 women's basketball team. She is heavily counted on to create scoring opportunities for herself and her teammates. This includes making the right decisions with the ball.On Sunday, Elkins made the right decision for herself as she committed to play basketball for Ohio University and coach Sylvia Crawley."I went on an unofficial

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Fairfield announced it has named Doc Gamble its new head football coach, pending school board approval Wednesday, according to the school district Web site.Gamble, who had been head coach at Withrow since 2002, led the Tigers to a 17-4 record the past two seasons.

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Cincinnati Big-School Division1. Moeller (12-1) - Crusaders have played a tough schedule and are unbeaten against local competition. They are 3-0 against GCL South schools and beat USA Today No. 9-ranked Lincoln (NY). Only loss has been to USA Today No. 1-ranked St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) 56-45. 2. St. Xavier (13-1) - Bombers lone loss of the season is to No. 1 Moeller. All 13 wins are by

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEEAST WRESTING MATCH POSTPONEMENTSDue to the unexpected death of Lakota East wrestler Travis Shake, upcoming matches scheduled for Friday, January 11th against Harrison and Saturday’s January 12th Fairmont Duals have been postponed so students, teammates and staff may attend his services.Arrangements for Travis are as follows:Visitation 3-8pm Friday, January 11 at MUELLER

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After finishing second at the State Duals in Wadsworth last weekend, Moeller is traveling again this weekend.The Crusaders will be at the seventh annual National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) National Wrestling Festival at Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville, Pa.

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Cincinnati Big-School Division1. Moeller (11-1) - Crusaders have played a tough schedule and are unbeaten against local competition. They are 3-0 against GCL South schools and beat USA Today No. 9-ranked Lincoln (NY). Only loss has been to USA Today No. 1-ranked St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) 56-45. 2. St. Xavier (10-1) - Bombers lone loss of the season is to No. 1 Moeller. Ten wins are by double

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The Milford wrestling team went 3-0 in Thursday and Friday matches. Milford defeated Lakota East 39-33 Thursday. Junior Kennan Rue (285) pinned his opponent to give Milford the win after the score was tied at 33.Milford defeated Franklin 56-11 and Princeton 35-33 on Friday.Milford next competes at Lebanon Thursday (Jan. 10) starting at 7 p.m.

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The Mount Notre Dame basketball team plays Chaminade-Julienne Sunday at Wright State University's Nutter Center at 4:30 p.m.It was previously scheduled for a different time.

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In the past week I have attended four high school basketball games around the greater Cincinnati / Dayton area and no matter where I am, "THAT GUY" is always there.You know him, the one that shows up at every game trying to relive his high school glory days. Like a typical "THAT GUY", his memory of actual events become more exaggerated with each passing year."THAT GUY" has the following traits.1

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Here are the latest No. 1 teams in the Hacks Fab 5 Basketball poll released today:Boys: Moeller, North College Hill, Covington CatholicGirls: Lakota West, Badin, Notre DamePolls are not scientific by any stretch. Right now I think, pardon the pun, Moeller boys and Lakota West girls are a slam dunk No. 1. The Crusaders have beaten No. 2 St. Xavier and No. 3 Elder. Likewise, the Firebirds have

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The introduction of the 3-point shot in basketball has forever changed the face of basketball and not necessarily for the best.Sure a trey is exciting and seems more contagious as players and fans get caught up in the bombs from behind the arc.But lost amongst all of the young kids just looking to launch a shot from treyville is the art of hitting a 10 to 12 foot jump shot. Feeding the man down

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I'm kind of surprised by the results of the latest Hacks poll that asked the question: Is St. Xavier the best Cincinnati football team ever? By a margin of 66.7 % to 33.3 % respondants said no. Which makes me wonder then - Who is the best team ever? I know some say the 2004 Colerain team. Others says some of the Moeller teams from the 70s. Let's hear your thoughts...

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Milford senior Kyle Krummert reached 100 career wins this past weekend as he went perfect (5-0) at the Harrison tournament.Krumert (135 pounds) joins three other Milford wrestlers to reach the century mark including: Kyle Frederick (115 career wins and 1995 graduate), Mike Reckman (111 wins, 1995 graduate) and Jeff Lobes (100 wins, 2004 graduate).

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Two of the top Division I wrestling teams in the city will compete this Thursday night at Elder when top-ranked Moeller faces third-ranked Elder.The match begins at 7 p.m. and will certainly be a good test for both teams during the early part of their schedule.Moeller has nine returning starters, including senior Eric Gobin, a two-time state placer. Elder has four state qualifiers returning,

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St. Xavier is ranked No. 2 in the Week 17 PrepNation.com national poll. The Bombers (15-0) defeated Mentor 27-0 last weekend in the Division I state final at Fawcett Stadium.Miami Northwestern (13-0) remains the top-ranked team after it earned its third consecutive trip to the 6A semifinals in Florida.

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The state football finals are this weekend and the area has two teams that will play in Stark County.Anderson will make its first trip to the state final when it plays Louisville at 7 p.m. Friday at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in the Division II state final.St. Xavier, which won the state Division I state title in 2005, plays Mentor at 7 p.m. Saturday at Fawcett Stadium in the Division I

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The Kings local school district and the Kings High School boys and girls basketball teams have teamed up for a "Hoops for Hunger" program that will benefit the food pantry in South Lebanon.Players will collect canned goods and money donations at future basketball games:Boys' games: Nov. 24, 27 and Dec. 7 and 14.Girls' games: Nov. 24 and Dec. 5 and 15.

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It seems no surprise to find the Cincinnati area has several teams that will be going for a state semifinal appearance this weekend.While most of the attention is about Colerain-St. Xavier, three other divisions have promising games. The Turpin-Anderson game is intriguing because it involves two teams from the same school district.Indian Hill makes its first regional appearance after it came up

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Some thoughts from the Division I regional semifinals at Paul Brown Stadium:Not the most exciting atmosphere I've ever been in. The stadium is just so big, it seems to swallow up the teams and fans.But...it's got to be cool for the kids to get the chance to play in an NFL stadium. That's "tell the kids & grandkids" kind of stuff 20-30-40 years down the road. Not many people can say they did

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From Lakota West Sports Information Director Todd Hummer:Lakota West will hold the following college signings on Tuesday, Nov. 13th in the West media center- 2:30pm. Please feel welcome to attend.Amber Gray Basketball TennesseeQuinessa Johnson Basketball St. Francis (Pa)Katy Hare Swimming Duquesne

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There was a young man, who was a student at Colerain high school that predicted an Illini victory over Ohio State.Ken Broo scoffed at him.George Vogel game him credit for having the guts to call it but didn't see it happening.Props to the young man for calling the upset.Anyone know who he was?

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If you are a high school sports fan, then this is certainly one of your favorite weeks of the year.In Ohio, there will be several area football teams playing this weekend in the regional semifinals. Two games at Paul Brown Stadium will highlight four of the best Division I teams in the area on Saturday when Colerain plays Moeller at 2 p.m., followed by St. Xavier vs. Centerville at 5 p.m.Starting

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La Salle senior WR DeVier Posey will be selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at 10 a.m. Tuesday at La Salle.Posey, who has orally committed to Ohio State, will be one of 84 players selected across the country for the honor.The game is Jan. 5, 2008 at the Alamodome and televised at noon live on NBC.

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We have a new girls' tennis state champion today.Summit Country Day junior Gabby Steele won the Division II state singles title today with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 over Dayton Oakwood senior Kelsey Haviland.Steele defeated Haviland 6-3, 6-1 in the district final at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason Oct. 13.Also Saturday, Moeller was second in the Division I boys’ golf state tournament. St. Xavier

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Just got this e-mail from Dan Hilen at Lakota East:LAKOTA EAST-WEST FOOTBALL TICKET INFORMATIONThe Lakota East-West football game is scheduled for Friday, October 26th at Lakota East High School. Gates will open at 5:00 with kickoff slated for 7:30 PM.A sellout crowd of 8,000 is expected to attend. Pre-sale tickets go on sale at both East and West athletic offices beginning Monday, October 22, 8:

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It seems like every year there is a team somewhere across America that crushes their opponent in a high school sport.The typical argument breaks out as to whether or not it is bad for the sport and wrong to do that to a group of kids or if a coach shouldn't be expected to "call off the dogs".In the game of soccer, beating another team 16-0 can be seen as inexcusable. It would be like beating

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The postseason has a full slate of games this week with Ohio sectional volleyball and soccer with a busy schedule.In reviewing the final coaches' state polls in volleyball and soccer here's what we find with area teams.In volleyball, Mercy (21-1) was ranked No. 1 in the Division I poll with 23 first-place votes. McAuley (15-7) is sixth, followed by Ursuline (15-7) at seventh.In boys' soccer,

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Take a look at our most recent Fab 5 Poll (http://www.hacksports.com/v2/fab5.htm) and post your comments here.Here's where I think the most disagreements will occur:Cincinnati Big School Division - Ranking Elder (4-3) fifth ahead of both La Salle (4-3) and Moeller (4-2). The Lancers beat Elder 28-19, but the Panthers 49-33 dismantling of the Crusaders last week convinced Hacks enough to make

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The Highlands girls' soccer is ranked No. 1 in the season's final regular-season state coaches' poll this week. The Bluebirds (14-1-4) received 16 first-place votes.Newport Central Catholic (15-3-1) was fourth. Notre Dame (11-4-4) was sixth.The postseason begins this week.

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The St. Xavier football team (7-0) is ranked No. 2 in this week's PrepNation.com national high school football poll.Colerain (7-0) is ranked No. 10 in the poll.Colerain is at Lakota East Friday night, while the Bombers play at Lakewood St. Edward at 2 p.m. Saturday.

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The ongoing question is whether St. Xavier or Colerain is the better football team at this point of the season. Yes, we're only in Week 7, but the look ahead toward the postseason is tempting.St. X has had more national attention - and is ranked higher in most national polls. The Bombers have defeated top competition, including DeMatha (Md.), Louisville Trinity and Cleveland Glenville, not to

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The Mason boy's soccer team is currently undefeated overall and sits atop the GMC standings with Lakota West and East with perfect records.Due to a rain out last Thursday, yes a rain out in West Chester, the game between Mason and Lakota West was rescheduled for tonight.Mason will have less than 24 hours to recover from that game before they have to travel to Lakota East to play their second game

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A press release from Todd Hummer at Lakota West:The Lakota West baseball and softball programs are holding the 3rd annual golf outing at the Beckett Ridge Country Club on Sunday, October 7th.It has been announced that Reds favorite Jeff Brantley will be the event's guest speaker. Brantley pitched in the Major League's from 1988-2001 for the Giants, Reds, Cardinals, Phillies, and Rangers and was

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The rain wasn't making things easy for golfers at Sharon Woods Thursday. But after a two-hour rain delay, Indian Hill was able to win the Division II boys' golf sectional.The Braves (324) advanced to the district tournament Oct. 4 at Weatherwax. Senior Michael Burke led the Braves with a par 78."We thought if we shot 320 it would be a good number," Indian Hill coach Bob Larbes said."Going into

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Despite a loss last week for the first time since Sept. 2006, the Highlands girls' soccer team remained No. 1 in this week's state coaches' poll.The Bluebirds (10 first-place votes) are 11-1-3 at the start of the week. Newport Central Catholic (13-1-1) is third and had five first-place votes.Notre Dame (8-3-4) is sixth.Ryle and Covington Catholic qualified for the state boys' golf tournament by

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Got this release today from Todd Hummer of Lakota West who handles the sports PR at the school:West Grads On The National Scene!Several Lakota West alumni are making names for themselves on the college football scene this year.Mike Lovell (class of '02)College of Mt. Saint Joe's5'10" 185, SeniorRunning BackLovell has been the Mt. Saint Joe's offense in recent years. So much so that the senior's

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Running BacksKendall Owens – LaSalle, 633 yards rushing, 9 TD’sDavid McComas – Carroll, 630 yards rushing, 5 TD’s(Honorable Mention, Reggie Clay – Roger Bacon, 492 yards rushing, 5 TD’s)QuarterbackZach Toerner – Badin, 980 yards passing, 13 TD’s(Honorable Mention, Kurt Hess – Chaminade-Julienne, 956 yards passing, 11 TD’s)Wide ReceiverNate Jackson – Badin, 458 yards receiving, 7 TD’sZack Kauth –

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Mercy will host the Fall Classic Volleyball tournament this weekend. Twelve teams from Ohio and Kentucky will participate Saturday and Sunday. Teams are divided into four pools, playing on two courts at Mercy during the weekend starting at noon Saturday.The final match will be played at 3 p.m. Sunday.A two-day pass is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Single session tickets are $6 for adults

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I realize it is early in the season but here is my All GMC Offensive Team based on games as of September 18th.Running BacksDominique Sherrer - Colerain, 457 yards rushing, 8 TD'sBud Golden - Sycamore, 548 yards rushing, 6 TD's(Honorable Mention, Taylor Williams - Lakota East, 568 yards rushing, 4 TD's)QuarterbackCaleb Watkins - Middletown, 648 yards passing, 9 TD's(Honorable Mention, Spencer Ware

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Just got this press release from Lakota East Sports Information Director Dan Hilan:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEEAST FOOTBALL ON FOX SPORTS NET!Lakota East Football will take center stage on Thursday, September 20th at Thunderhawk Stadium. Fox Sports Net Ohio will do a live broadcast that evening of East’s match up against GMC foe the Sycamore Aviators, at a special 6:30 PM kickoff. Lakota East is one of

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St. Xavier, Colerain and Elder are all ranked in this week's ESPN Super 25 poll. The Bombers are No. 4 followed by Colerain (No. 12) and Elder (No. 20). This only solidifies how strong Cincinnati football truly is. Counting No. 15 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown), that gives Ohio four teams in the top 25. So how does that compare to other states? Pretty damn strong, especially considering

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For years when the media and fans across the United States thought of great high school football they only thought of California, Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.Thanks to the coaches and players in the Cincinnati area, high school football is now spoken in the same sentence as the previously mentioned states.Whether it is St. Xavier rolling Dematha Catholic on ESPN 28-7 in front of a national

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The St. Xavier football team remained in the No. 1 spot nationally, according to a poll by PrepNation.com. The Bombers (3-0), who host Louisville Trinity Friday, defeated Cleveland Glenville 27-12 last Saturday.In other updates:The Highlands girls' soccer team remained No. 1 in the Kentucky girls' soccer coaches' state poll this week. The Bluebirds (7-0-2) have 20 first-place votes. Newport

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Lebanon girls’ volleyball coach Tim Mersch recorded his 300th career coaching win tonight in a victory over Centerville.Mersch, who is 300-156 in 19 years, is a former coach at Walnut Hills, where he won 280 games. He still teaches health at Walnut Hills, but said he is retiring as an educator at the end of the school year. He plans to continue coaching at Lebanon – a place he’s been the past two

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The Highlands girls' soccer team remained No.1 in this week's state coaches' poll that was released today.The Bluebirds (26 first place votes), have a 6-0-1 record. Newport Central Catholic (5-0-1) and Notre Dame (4-1-3) are fourth and fifth respectively.The starting time for the Colerain at Mason football game Thursday, Sept. 13 has been changed to 7:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. The game will be

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Lakota East football could make history in 2007 but it won't be the kind of history they will want to remember.The Thunderhawks travel to Worthington Kilbourne on this Friday to take on a team that currently stands 2-0 with a lot of offensive fire power.East is 0-2 and have looked bad in both of their losses, having been outscored 66 to 26 in those two games.Based on the rest of their schedule,

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Part of being a great athlete or coach starts with being a great human being.The Bishop Fenwick Falcons lost a great man named Ted Parrella earlier this year and honored him Friday night.Often we talk about scores, statistics or highlights from a game but in this instance I wanted to recognize Mr. Parrella for leaving such a lasting impression on generations of young men and women who passed

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It seems like, at least at the national level, all you ever hear about is how great prep football is in Texas and Florida. When are folks going to realize how strong it is in OHIO?Maybe people will finally take notice after this weekend's Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge. St. Xavier showed it is one of the top teams in the country after dismantling DeMatha 28-7. Colerain defeated Hoover (Ala.

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Highlands remained No. 1 in the state girls' soccer coaches' poll this week. The Bluebirds were 5-0-1 at the start of the week and have 25 first-place votes.Notre Dame (4-1-1) dropped from third to fourth place.

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Whew - Went to my daughters' volleyball matches last night at Beechwood. Nothing like being in a crackerbox gym with no air conditioning and temperatures hovering around 100 degrees! I actually saw people melting in their seats before my very eyes...well, not exactly but it was brutal to say the least.Being the macho guy that I am, I found a spot near a large fan in the corner and stood in the

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Ran into Boone County senior Cory Farris last night at a volleyball game. He is featured on the cover of the fall issue of Hacks Sports along with several other athletes. If the past two years is any indication - he has rushed for over 3,300 yards - Cory has a good shot at finishing second on the Rebels' all-time rushing list. That would be an impressive feat considering the backs who have come

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The Highlands girls' soccer team is ranked No. 1 in this week's Kentucky state coaches' poll, which was released Monday. The Bluebirds had a 2-0-1 record with 15 first-place votes.Notre Dame (3-0) was third with two first place votes. Newport Central Catholic (1-0-1) is in sixth place and is the only other area team in the top 10.

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Polls are fun to put together. They are definitely not an exact science. You take the information that is available, apply what knowledge you have and then basically take an educated guess on who will do what on the playing field.So...here are a few items to consider with the Hacks Fab 5 preseason football poll just released. St. Xavier and Colerain are clearly the top two teams among the big

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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With the temperatures in the tristate flurting with triple digits and going past it when the heat index is included, one has to wonder if preseason practices and conditioning should be cancelled.The raging debate is whether or not schools and organizations should be made to cancel practice or conditioning for the safety of children from grades 1 through 12. As an athlete one might consider this

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The St. Xavier-DeMatha (Md.) high school football game will be televised nationally on ESPN on Sunday, Sept. 2, at noon, an ESPN spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.The game, at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium, is the marquee attraction of the Burger King Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge. St. Xavier is No. 1 and DeMatha No. 3 in the preseason PrepNation.com poll. The USA Today

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Mount Notre Dame senior volleyball player Rachael Adams has been doing well as a member of the U.S. Girls' Youth National Team, which is playing in Mexico this summer.Last Thursday, Adams, who led MND to the Division I state title last fall, had 14 points on five kills and a team-high six blocks and three aces at middle blocker.However, the U.S. lost to China 3-1 at the 2007 FIVB Girls' Youth

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The 37-year-old Bolden has the large task of replacing Kerry Coombs, who won 161 games and a state title in 16 years as Colerain coach. Coombs moved on to become University of Cincinnati defensive backs coach, and Bolden was elevated from Colerain offensive coordinator.“I’m ready for the challenge,” Bolden said. “People are wondering if we’ll drop off, but I’m telling you it’s going to be the

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St. Xavier will be rated No. 1 nationally in the preseason PrepNation.com and Rise magazine football polls, the polls' ratings editor said today.Jamie DeMoney compiles the polls, with the PrepNation.com poll officially called the National Prep Poll. The NPP has been compiled weekly since 1987, making it the nation's second-oldest weekly high school sports ratings. The USA Today national ratings

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Here are a few items today:The Kings athletic department requests hall of fame nominations by Sept. 1. Contact AD Matt Koenig at 459-2939 for more information.Roger Bacon baseball player Eric Vanover, who graduated this past spring, has committed to play for Miami Hamilton.Badin seniors Abby Milillo and Megan Reimer have made oral commitments to play soccer in college, according to Badin coach

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Notre Dame junior Alex Carl is currently third at Stonecreek, a Calloway PGA series tournament in Urbana, Illinois this week. I just spoke with Carl by cell phone as she was waiting out the rain.She shot 77 on Tuesday and hopes to complete the tournament today or Thursday. She is competing in the 13-15 age group.Carl was the regional runner-up last season for Notre Dame and was tied for 19th at

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Is there a better way to start a high school football season than with the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown?This year’s event will be the biggest to date with ten games in 4 days as the event celebrates its tenth year.All of the action gets started with a double header at Princeton High School’s Viking Stadium on Wednesday, August 22nd and will be followed the next night with a double header at

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Just got off the phone with Lockland AD Ken Meibers.Always quick to put a good word in for his athletic program, Meibers said out of the 210 students, 105 are male. And with about 50 signups for football, that's a pretty good ratio (about 50 percent) playing football.Also consider this: Meibers said about 75 percent of the students are in extracurricular activities.

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Just got this release from MSJ:The College of Mount St. Joseph officially announces the following high school seniors have committed to attend the Mount in the fall and play baseball next spring for the Lions. They are: Jake Daughterty (Colerain High School), transfer from Miami-Hamilton University; Robert Layne (Ryle High School); Troy Lippert (Colerain High School); Ben McQueen (Conner High

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It's only the second day of July, but I know the high school sports season isn't far away. If you are counting at home, Kentucky high school golf begins July 30.This time of the summer is a good time to follow recruiting. Just last week two Turpin football players - WR Andy Cruse and LB Luke Kelly - made oral commitments to Miami. Also, Wyoming offensive lineman Larry Black committed to

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Congrats to the Lakota West Firebirds who brought home their first state championship with a 4-0 victory over Mentor in a game that went past midnight!Congrats to Madeira for making to the Semi finals before falling one game short of the championship.Congrats to the Mason girl's fast pitch softball team for making it to the semi finals before falling as well.You should all be very proud of your

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The state track and field meet will be this weekend starting Friday at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Should be a good field with representation from Cincinnati.Also, Lakota West and Elder baseball teams compete at Cooper Stadium Thursday in Division I semifinals. Also, Madeira plays at 4 p.m. Friday in Division III.The Mason Comets' softball team is in Ashland for the Division I

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St. X did Lakota West a favor and knocked off Moeller (#1 in the state) prior to Friday's Regional Match Up.Ironic that Lakota West's sophomore pitcher Bryan Beaver transferred from Moeller to West after his freshman year and ends up pitching the Firebirds to an 8-6 victory over the Bombers.West (26-5) advances to a state semifinal at 10 a.m. Thursday against Cleveland St. Ignatius at Cooper

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Jason Foley has been named the new Madeira head wrestling coach, Madeira AD Joe Kimling announced Monday.Foley was a long-time assistant to Bob Kearns, who retired after this past season.

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Winton Woods senior Michael Perry has signed to run cross country and track at Miami University.Perry was third (15:27) in the Division I state cross country meet in the fall. He finished seventh in the state as a junior.

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Roger Bacon senior Kelsey Rose has committed to play volleyball at Wagner. Rose made the Division II district first-team and was first-team all-GGCL Grey.Also, St. Xavier senior Joey Deters has committed to swim at Notre Dame next year. He was a two-time relay state champion and an individual state finalist during his career. Deters was a co-captain this past season.St. X senior Tommy Janszen has

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Lakota East head baseball coach Ray Hamilton notched win number 300 this week when the Thunderhawks defeated Middletown in the teams final regular season contest.Hamilton’s overall record of 300 wins and 165 defeats spans 18 seasons as a head coach at Ross and Lakota East High School. His coaching accomplishments include 5 FAVC and 1 GMC league titles. Hamilton took over the East baseball program

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Glen Este has named Dave Caldwell as head boys' basketball coach. Caldwell is a former assistant varsity coach and head freshman coach at McNicholas.He played football for four years at Wittenberg and was a basketball walk-on his sophomore and seniors years."What we liked best about Dave was not only his basketball sense...but he (has) a high sense of enthusiasm he brings to both the basketball

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John Karabinus has been named girls' basketball coach at Kings, pending Board of Education approval.Karabinus was one of five finalists interviewed. He is currently a junior high history teacher and has been part of the junior high basketball program."John brings enthusiasm, knowledge of coaching basketball and passion toward making a positive impression on kids' lives," Kings AD Matt Koenig said

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Moeller is ranked No. 1 in this week's boys' volleyball state poll. The Crusaders (13-0) have 30 first-place votes and 309 points overall. Second-place Hilliard Darby (one first-place vote) has 254 points.La Salle is third (228), followed by fourth-place Elder (222), seventh-place St. Xavier (131) and 10th-place Lakota East (32).McNicholas (18) and Purcell Marian (6) also received votes.Moeller

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The Coaches Classic boys' tennis tournament starts Thursday and continues Saturday. The rain date is Friday. This tournament has several teams from the area.Walnut Hills lineman John Reese (6-4, 250 pounds) has committed to play football at Marian College in Indianapolis.

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