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8/20 | OHSAA Invite @ National Trail Raceway | 8th | The Lakota East men’s cross country team started their 2016 campaign on a positive note last Saturday by placing 8th out of 26th teams in the loaded OHSAA Pre-Season Invitational. Junior Dustin Horter placed 3rd overall in 16:00 flat for the 5k (3.1 mile) course. Seniors Max Sellers, Blake Dodson, and Dan Leonard were the next Thunderhawks to cross the finish line in 40th (17:31), 60th (17:51), and 78th (18:03) respectively. Sophomore Troy Temelis ran a personal best time by 1 minute and 17 seconds to become the early season #5 runner for the Hawks. Troy placed 117th overall with a time of 18:41. See individual results below: The Thunderhawk men will next compete on their home course at the Lakota East Fall Classic at Voice of America Park on August 27th at 9:00 a.m. |
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8/27 | Lakota Fall Classic @ VOA | 3rd | The Lakota East Men’s cross country team placed 3rd out of 13 teams in the blistering heat at the Lakota East Fall Classic on Saturday. The Thunderhawks were led by overall race champion, junior Dustin Horter, who won the meet by nearly a minute with a time of 15:53.5 for the 5k (3.1 mile) race. Seniors Max Sellers and Dan Leonard crossed the line next for East by placing 11th and 22nd overall. Junior Logan Stumpf ran a lifetime best 18:07 to place as the Hawks #4 man and 35th overall. Rounding out the top 5 for East was junior Joe Mislansky who placed 59th overall in 18:33. Varsity Boys 5k The Lakota East Cross Country team will next race at the Asics Hot Summer Bash in Hilliard, OH next Saturday, September 3rd. |
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9/3 | Asics Hot Summer Bash @ Hilliard, OH | The Lakota East men’s cross country made their name known in the city and the state this past weekend at the ASICS Hot Summer Bash at Hilliard Davidson High School. The boys placed 5th but competed very closely with 7 of the top teams in the State. Crossing the line before anyone else was Junior Dustin Horter who ran an incredible 15:18.5 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course to take the individual crown. The next Hawk to finish, running the best race of his career to date, was Senior Dan Leonard whose time of 16:41.0 (15th place) ranks him as the 19th fastest Thunderhawk in school history. Seniors Max Sellers and Blake Dodson followed closely behind by placing 17th (16:49.7) and 27th (17:04.1) overall. Rounding out the scoring for East was Junior Logan Stumpf who ran a lifetime best 17:39.4 which was good for 42nd place in the varsity race. Next up for the Thunderhawk men is the Princeton Invitational, next Saturday, September 10th at Landmark Christian Academy. |
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9/10 | Princeton Invite @ Landmark Christian | The Lakota East men’s cross country team brought home the team title this past Saturday at the Princeton Invitational. Despite not racing a full varsity squad, the men’s team showed their tremendous depth by placing 1st out of 14 teams. The Thunderhawks were led by junior Logan Stumpf who placed 5th overall in a time of 18:33 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course in very wet and humid conditions. The next four finishers for the Hawks were juniors Ryan Jones (18th, 19:11) and Joe Mislansky (25th, 19:34), sophomore Trenton Kuhlman (27th, 19:43) and junior Adam Johantges (28th, 19:44). The Boys Open team also came away victorious by placing 7 runners in the top 20, led by sophomore Matt Prock who placed 4th overall in a time of 20:19. Next up for the East running crew is the Cedarville Invitational at Cedarville University next Satruday, September 17th. |
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9/17 | Cdarville Invite | The Lakota East men’s cross country team just missed walking away as team champions this past weekend at the Cedarville Friendship Invitational at Cedarville University. The team placed 2nd out of a huge field of 24 teams and just got edged out by the Elder Panthers. Junior Dustin Horter continued his campaign towards the State Championship by crushing the course record by 10 seconds on his way to a 41 second victory over a very quality field of 574 runners. Dustin’s winning time was 15:30.6 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course. The always reliable senior trio of Max Sellers (24th, 17:10.8), Dan Leonard (25th, 17:14.1), and Blake Dodson (32nd, 17:24.7) were the next three finishers for the Thunderhawks. Junior Logan Stumpf continued his quest of closing the gap on the three seniors ahead of him by placing 44th overall in a time of 17:46.5 to round out the scoring for East. Next of for the men’s cross country team is the Harrison Invitational at Harrison High School this Saturday, September 24th, at 9:00 a.m. |
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9/24 | Harrison Invite | The Lakota East men’s cross country team placed 4th out of 11 teams this past weekend at the Harrison Invitational at Harrison High School. Senior varsity regulars Max Sellers and Blake Dodson paced the Thunderhawks with their top 5 finishes. Max placed 3rd overall in a time of 17:14 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course and Blake was right behind him in 5th place with a 17:20. Junior Joe Mislansky came across the line next for the Hawks, joining the sub-18 minute club, with his 17:54 for 21st place. Rounding out the scoring for East was sophomore Reese Kuhlman (32nd, 18:14), and senior Jordan Swift (33rd, 18:19). Next week, the men’s cross country team will be competing at the Firebird Invitational on Saturday, October 1st, at Indian Riffle Park in Kettering Fairmont. The 2016 GMC Championships are upcoming on Saturday, October 15th at Voice of America park. |
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10/1 | Kettering Firebird Invite | The Lakota East men’s cross country team placed 6th out of 18 teams this past weekend at the Neal Charske Firebird Invitational in Kettering. Dustin Horter was once again the overall champion, winning by over a minute, with his 15:40 effort for the 5k (3.1 mile course). Seniors Max Sellers (14th, 17:10) and Dan Leonard (28th, 17:26) were the next two finishers for Lakota East. Rounding out the top 5 scoring places for the Thunderhawks were juniors Logan Stumpf (49th, 17:56) and Ryan Jones (64th, 18:07). The men’s team is off next weekend as they prepare for the GMC Championship at Voice of America Park on October 15th. |
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10/15 | GMC @ VOA | The Lakota East men’s cross country had a very strong showing at this past weekend’s G.M.C. Championships at Voice of America Park. The Thunderhawk men placed 2nd overall behind Mason High School. Lakota East was led by junior Dustin Horter who set a blistering pace, covering the first mile in 4:26, to run away with the individual crown by a 42 second margin. Dustin’s finishing time of 15:01.2 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course is a new school record (Brian Godsey, 15:08, 1998) and proves that he is a major contender for the individual State Championship. Crossing the finish Line next for East, placing 8th and 9th overall, were seniors Dan Leonard (16:30.1) and Max Sellers (16:30.8). These two efforts move Leonard and Sellers into a tie for the 16th fastest time in Lakota East cross country history. The Hawks’ 4th man, and having a breakthrough race, was junior Logan Stumpf who placed 24th overall in a time of 17:12.8. Running strong, rounding out the top 5 scorers, and keeping East in the runner-up team position was senior Blake Dodson who placed 28th overall in 17:27.7. Next weekend Lakota East will be back at Voice of America for the District Championships. The top 4 teams and top 16 individuals will qualify to the Regional Championships. |
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10/22 | District @ VOA | ||||
10/29 | Regionals @ Hobart Arena, Troy, OH | ||||
11/5 | State @ National Trail Raceway | ||||
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8/20 | OHSAA Invite @ National Trail Raceway | 7th | The Lakota East women’s cross country team started their season off on a high note on Saturday by placing 7th out of 22 high quality teams at the OHSAA Pre-Season Invitational. The Thunderhawk ladies had an impressive, and race best, 20 second spread between their #1-#5 runners. Sophomore Lindsay Isom was the first finisher for East placing 31st overall in 20:53 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course. Freshman standout Danielle Horter was the next East finisher in 40th place in 20:59. Sophomores Ali Neumeier (51st, 21:07) and Kaitlyn Smith (56th, 21:13), and senior Abby Whayne (57th, 21:13) rounded out the top 5 for Lakota East. See individual results below: The girls will next compete at their home meet at Voice of American park August 27th at 9:00 a.m. |
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8/27 | Lakota Fall Classic @ VOA | 9th | The Lakota East women’s cross country team fought hard on a very hot day this past weekend at the Lakota East Fall Classic. The varsity team placed 9th out of 16 teams and was led by sophomore Kaitlyn Smith who placed 26th overall in 21:41 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course at Voice of America Park. freshman Danielle Horter, sophomore Elizabeth Pinder, freshman Kasey Hanes, and sophomore Ali Neumeier rounded out the top 5 scorers for the Thunderhawks. In the women’s open race, it was juniors Mikayla Strauss and Kathryn Creehan who led the way placing 8th, and 26th overall in 23:30.9 and 24:23. Varsity Girls 5k The Thunderhawk ladies will next compete at the Asics Hot Summer Bash in Hilliard, OH on September 3rd. |
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9/3 | Asics Hot Summer Bash @ Hilliard, OH | The Lakota East women’s cross country team took advantage of idea race conditions, and a very quality field, to run some fantastic races this past Saturday at the ASICS Hot Summer Bash at Hilliard Davidson High School. The women’s varsity team placed 7th overall. Sophomore Ali Neumeier led the Hawks with a lifetime best performance, and 18th fastest time run by any girl in Lakota East history. Ali ran 19:58.6 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course which placed her 20th overall. Freshman Danielle Horter ran a personal record, 20:12.9, to place 24th overall. Rounding out top 5 scorers for East were sophomores Kaitlyn Smith (20:18.2, 25th) and Elizabeth Pinder (22:02.8, 46th), and Junior Mikayla Strauss (22:15.2, 48th). The Thunderhawk women will compete next at the Princeton Invitational, next Saturday, September 10th at Landmark Christian Academy. |
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9/10 | Princeton Invite @ Landmark Christian | The Lakota East women’s cross country team turned in a very strong performance on Saturday at the Princeton Invitational. Despite the soggy and humid conditions, as well as not running a full varsity squad, the women’s team still finished an impressive 4th out of 13 teams. The Lady Thunderhawks were led by sophomore Elizabeth Pinder who placed 13th overall in a 5k (3.1 mile) time of 22:54. Coming in behind Elizabeth, in a very strong pack, and rounding out the top 5 scorers were Juniors Mikayla Strauss (21st, 23:45) and Laura Daniels (24th, 23:49) and freshmen Macey Palmer (27th, 24:12) and Kasey Hanes (33rd, 24:16) Up next for the East runners is the Cedarville Invitational at Cedarville University next Saturday, September 17th.
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9/17 | Cdarville Invite | The Lakota East women’s cross country team had a good showing at the huge Cedarville Friendship Invitational this past weekend at Cedarville University. The women’s team placed 7th out of 21 teams in a race that held 529 runners. The top finisher for the Hawks was freshman Danielle Horter, who placed 16th overall in a time of 20:30.0 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course. The sophomore duo of Kaitlyn Smith (21st, 20:51.9) and Ali Neumeier (56th, 21:39.1) were the next two finishers for East. Freshman Lauren McGarvey ran a huge personal record of 21:47.7 to place 62nd for East, and rounding out the scoring for the Thunderhawks was junior Laura Daniels who placed 67th overall in a time of 21:53.3. Next of the East cross country women is the Harrison Invitational at Harrison High School this Saturday, September 24th at 9:00 a.m. |
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9/24 | Harrison Invite | The Lakota East women’s cross country team saw the return of senior Abby Whayne and the season debut of sophomore Mariah Ragsdale, last year’s top two runners, this past weekend at the Harrison Invitational at Harrison High School. Abby was the top runner for the Hawks with her 11th place overall finish in a time of 21:18 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course. Mariah was not far behind in 15th place in 21:21. Rounding out the top 5 scorers for East were freshman Macey Palmer (31st, 22:05), and juniors Mikayla Strauss (36th, 22:17) and Laura Daniels (39th, 22:21). The Lady Thunderhawks’ team placed 6th out of 12 teams. Next up for the women’s cross country team is the Firebird Invitational next Saturday, October 1st, at Indian Riffle Park in Kettering Fairmont. The GMC Championships are upcoming on Saturday, Oct. 15th at Voice of America. |
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10/1 | Kettering Firebird Invite | The Lakota East women’s cross country team, running a full and healthy varsity squad for the first time this season, narrowly missed becoming the Division 1 champions this past Saturday at the Neal Charske Firebird Invitational in Kettering. The girls placed 2nd overall in the 15-team field, missing the victory by only 2 points to Bellbrook. The Lady Hawks were led by a 13th place finish from Danielle Horter whose time of 19:57 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course is the 17th fastest time ever run by a Lakota East girl. Sophomores Ali Neumeier (19th, 20:21) and Kaitlyn Smith (20th, 20:21) were the next two runners to finish for East. Senior Abby Whayne came in next with a 30th place finish in 20:58. Sophomore Mariah Ragsdale rounded out the 5 scorers for the Thunderhawks with her 41st place finish in 21:10. The women’s team does not race next weekend in preparation for the GMC Championships on October 15th at Voice of America Park. |
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10/15 | GMC @ VOA | The Lakota East women’s cross country team had a terrific showing at this past weekend’s G.M.C. Cross Country Championships at Voice of America Park. The Thunderhawk women continued to get stronger on the season as they placed 2nd overall in the 10-team field behind Mason High School. East was led by sophomore Ali Neumeier’s career breakthrough performance which placed her 5th overall in a time of 19:19.4 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course. Ali’s performance makes her the 8th fastest cross country girl in Lakota East history. Following Ali in a tight pack in 13th, 19th, and 21st place were freshman Danielle Horter (19:57.9), sophomore Lindsay Isom (20:09.7) and sophomore Kaitlyn Smith (20:19.7). Senior Abby Whayne rounded out the top 5 for The Hawks with her 23rd place finish in 20:25.2. The efforts of the Thunderhawk women earned their coach, Adam Thomas, Coach of the Year honors in the Greater Miami Conference. Next weekend, Lakota East will be back at Voice of America Park for the District Championships. The top 4 teams and top 16 individuals will qualify to the Regional Championships. |
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10/22 | District @ VOA | ||||
10/29 | Regionals @ Hobart Arena, Troy, OH | ||||
11/5 | State @ National Trail Raceway | ||||
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8/26 | Loveland | won | 31-14 | 1-0 | 0-0 | East Senior running back Tyler VanFossen set career highs with 26 carries, 239 yards and three touchdowns as the Thunderhawks opened the 2016 season with a convincing 31-14 win over Loveland in a Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown matchup at Lakota East. The contest was played on Saturday morning as Friday night storms forced a postponement. VanFossen also connected on a 32-yard field goal and all four PAT attempts while forcing Loveland to start drives deep in its own territory with booming kickoffs, one of which landed about three yards past the end zone. Junior quarterback Dylan Fry was 4-of-7 for 66 yards and a touchdown, a 16-yard screen pass to junior running back Jeffrey Garcia. As a team the East offense rushed for 337 yards and passed for another 66. The defense gave up two 100+ yard efforts by Tiger RB's but were able to make stops and force mistakes good enough for an opening season win. Next up East will host Pickerington HS this Friday night. The contest has a special 7:30 pm kickoff start.
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9/2 | Pickerington | lost | 37-34 | 1-1 | 0-0 | East dropped a 37-34 non-conference game to Pickerington North on Friday night. The Hawks took and early 14-0 lead but PN got back in it with an effective passing attack. Still Lakota East led at the half 14-7. The third quarter was not good for the home team. PN ripped off 23 unanswered points before a late surge by the Hawks gave them a chance to tie or win the game. East got two fourth quarter TD's on rushes by Silas Ingram (4-yards) and Dylan Fry (47-yards). The Hawks had the ball at the Pickerington 30 yard line with less than two minutes to play, but turned it over on downs to seal the win for PN. Statistical highlights: Dylan Fry 6/15 161 yards and two TD's. Tyler VanFossen 77 yards rushing on 24 carries and a TD. Dylan Fry 72 yards rushing on 10 carries and a TD. Xavier Warren 3 receptions for 103 yards and 2 TD's (longest 47 yards). The Hawks (1-1) will look to get back on track this Friday when they visit Dayton Northmont who lost to Fairfield last week 27-13. |
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9/9 | @ Northmont | lost | 10-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | The Football Hawks fell at Northmont last Friday in a low scoring affair, 10-7. The Hawks got on the scoreboard first in the 2nd quarter on a Tyler VAnFossen 1-yard plunge. The Hawks were not able to put any points on the board after that. Northmont kicked a FG and scored a TD in the third period to get a lead and win the contest. East was outgained offensively 283-187. QB Dylan Fry was 5/11 for 59 yards passing. Tyler VanFossen had 16 carries for 44 yards. Xavier Warren notched 2 catches for 44 yards on the night. GMC play gets underway this Friday when East (1-2) will host Oak Hills (1-2). The Highlander defeated Loveland in week 3 45-28. |
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9/16 | Oak Hills | lost | 30-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | The football team struggled against GMC foe Oak Hills at home last Friday night. After a long lightening delay, the Hawks and Highlanders got things underway, but it was Oak Hills winning 30-7. The contest was close at the half (16-7). Neither team could crack each others defenses in the third with the Highlanders adding 14 more in the final stanza. Dylan Fry threw for 136 yards and a TD on the night. East will try to get on track this Friday when they visit Middletown (0-4). |
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9/23 | @ Middletown | won | 40-3 | 2-3 | 1-1 | East evened their GMC record to 1-1 with a lopsided defeat at Middletown last Friday. The Hawks dominated the Middies 40-3. East gave up an early field goal, but the defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way. The Thunderhawks outgained their opponent 371-93 in total yardage. Senior Tyler Glenn returned to action gaining 128 yards on 19 carries and 2 TDs. The Hawks got TDs from Tyler Van Fossen, Silas Ingram and Donny Wilkinson. Ingram rushed for 58 yards on the night. Homecoming is this Friday as Lakota East (2-3) hosts Hamilton Big Blue (3-2, 0-2). |
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9/30 | Hamilton | won | 31-28 | 3-3 | 2-1 | Lakota East fought off a resurgent Hamilton Big Blue last Friday night to grab a 31-28 victory over their GMC foes. East (3-3, 2-1 Greater Miami Conference) had led by 21 points in the second quarter and was up 24-7 at halftime, but HHS (3-3, 0-3) took advantage of two turnovers to battle back and went ahead for the first time with 1:21 left after three consecutive rushing touchdowns. The Thunderhawks were determined to not let a game they had dominated in the first half, slip get away. After it looked like Big Blue had rallied for a fourth quarter come-from-behind win, a long return on the ensuing kickoff put East at its own 48 and set the Hawks up for their go-ahead score. Junior Dylan Fry not only had the game-winning touchdown pass, but also rushed for a 12-yard gain on fourth-and-12 to move into Hamilton territory and extend the drive with 43 seconds left. Fry lofted a 20-yard pass to Xavier Warren in the end zone with 25 seconds left in the game to give East an exciting last second TD and win. The Big Blue had two first-half turnovers to help East take a comfortable lead early as defensive back Allen Jantausch had an interception and a fumble recovery to help set up two of those scoring drives. The Hawks drove 56 yards for a 7-0 lead on Tyler VanFossen’s 6-yard run after the interception. Tyler Glenn then added a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs on the next two drives — the second coming after Jantausch recovered a fumble at the Big Blue 30-yard line — to make it a 21-0 lead with 7:07 left in the second quarter. East will go on the road this Friday when they visit Sycamore (2-4, 1-2). The Aves fell to Fairfield last week by a score of 35-27. |
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10/7 | @ Sycamore | lost | 28-0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | The Thunderhawks couldn't get anything going this past Friday night at Sycmaore, losing 28-0. The Hawks record dips to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the GMC. The Thunderhawks will be ready for Mason this Friday night when they host the Comets (5-2, 3-1) for the final home of the season on senior night. |
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10//14 | Mason | won | 21-17 | 4-4 | 3-2 | UPSET! The Lakota East Thunderhawk football team took down Mason in upset fashion last Friday by a final score of 21-17. The Hawks never quit after what many thought woiuld be a blow out. East battled back after a half time 14-6 deficit, basically shutting down the Comets in the 2nd half. Mason got an early 7-0 lead after a defensive 1st quarter. Lakota East scored on a 6 yard TD run but the XP is no good. Mason leads 7-6 with 2:12 left in the 2nd quarter. The Comets scored again before the end of the 2nd quarter and took a 14-6 lead in to the locker room. The tables turned in the 2nd half. East got on the board at 7:20 in the third quarter on a 6-yard pass to Tyler VanFossen from Dylan Fry and all of a sudden it was a tie game at 14-14. Mason added a 40 yard FG from Andrew Hauer later in the third to go up 17-14. Lakota East didn’t take long to respond. After penalties forced the Thunderhawks to its own 11-yard line and facing a 3rd-and-19, Andrew Jaeger found Xavier Warren in the open field, who took the ball 77 yards down to the Mason 11. Fry capped off the drive himself, taking snap and running it in from six yards out to take the 21-17 lead. That score stood until the final buzzer sounded. Lakota East finished the game with 164 rushing yards on 44 rushes, led VanFossen who had 79 yards of his own. Ingram and Fry had the two rushing touchdowns for the Thunderhawks. The Thunderhawks also had 133 passing yards on only four completions. The longest pass for Lakota East came from Jaeger, who tossed a 77 yard bomb to Xavier Warren. East evens their record to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the GMC. They will visit Fairfield (5-3, 3-2) who got shutout by Colerain last week 28-0. |
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8/5 | Mt. Vernon Invite @ Chapel Hill GC | Our varsity men have had a chance to dip their toes in the deep end to open their season at the Mt.Vernon Invite. As a team the Hawks shot a 311 score and tied for 9th. | ||||
8/6 | St. X Top 12 @ Beavercreek | On August 6th, in a top 12 battle against the defending State Champs at Beavercrek, there were some positive signs from the squad and some clear areas where we need to focus. | ||||
8/8 | Centerville Invite @ Yankee Trace | 2nd | The East Black squad had a blistering round the Centerville Invite at Yankee Trace (292) on Aug. 8th with scores of 70,72,74,76 to finish 2nd to Dublin Jerome. The Hawks defeated always good St. Xavier by double digits in the effort. Kyle Schmidt shot 2 under par 70,will Schmidt 72, Peyton Houston 74, spencer Moore 76, and drew Mahon 79 | |||
8/9 | Oakwood Invite @ Dayton CC | 4th | On Tuesday, Aug. 9th East finished 2nd at the Oakwood Invite with a team score of 303 and finished in 2nd place. | |||
8/10 | East Invite @ Browns Run | The East Invitational scheduled for August 10th had to be cancelled due to weather related issues. | ||||
8/13 | St. Xavier Invite @ Makatewah | On Saturday, August 13th the Hawks shot 313 and finished 4th out of 16 teams at the St. Xavier Invite at Makatewah in what may be considered the best field in the state! | ||||
8/15 | Westbrook Invite | 1st | The Thunderhawk Boys Golf Team won the Westbrook Invitational on Tuesday, Aug. 15th shooting a team score of 301. The Hawks defeated local teams like St. X. and Lasalle at the tourney. See scores below: Drew Mahon shot 73 (3rd overall), Kyle Schmidt 74, Ben Irvin 76 and Will Schmidt 78. From Coach Combs... I wanted to pass along a VERY proud coaching moment (and should be for you parents) this week at Westbrook invitational. Obviously our team played very well and one the event, which is great. BUT, more moving to me personally was when the Lexington H.S. Coach, who we have never played with or met, stopped me towards the end of the round to tell me how classy our men were, and how fun is what for their team to play with us. He said that to a player, all of their guys enjoyed their day with ours. THESE COMMENTS make me as proud to be a coach as any that I could hear, or any achievement our teams could achieve. GREAT job men! Next up East will participate at the LaSalle Invitational at Clovernook on Monday, Aug. 22nd. |
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8/22 | LaSalle Invite @ Clovernook | The Thunderhawk boys golf team topped a talented field on Monday at the LaSalle Invitational at Clovernook. East shot 300 on a par 71 course for the first place finish. Kyle Schmidt was 2nd overall with a 73, Spencer Moore 74, Ben Irvin 76, Will Schmidt 77 and Drew Mahon 77. The Hawks battled thru a long round---5.5 hours, to win by 12 shots. East now has 2 straight tourney wins in a row, after winning the Westrbook Invite on Aug. 15th. Great job on Thursday by our JV team taking down the mighty Comets JV 165 to 172. Freshman Aten Brock was low score with a 36. Next up the Hawks compete in the Middie Invitational on Saturday at Weatherwax. |
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8/27 | Middie Invite @ Weatherwax | The Middletown Invitational scheduled for last Saturday was cancelled due to storms and will not be made up. East will be at Armco Park on Monday (today) for their annual 3-club challenge. FROM COACH COMBS.... OUR jv team keeps rolling along with wins and good scores. As Coach Moore has probably told the guys----it is common to see younger players have scores that are up and down as they master the ability to be consistent. What is really nice to see is that many of the guys are taking their turns going low! THE key to being consistent (when your body is growing an inch a week) is a very solid short game, and mastering the items that you can control: Set up, posture, balance and tempo! Keep up the good work! Varsity men won the Lasalle Inv @ clovernook on Monday with a very solid score of 300. 300 or lower has been one of our goals each time out---so hopefully we keep doing it. SO Good to see so many parents, grandparents watching at Weatherwax yesterday….. I LOVE seeing our families out there---so keep coming! |
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8/31 | Mason Top 12 @ Heritage CC | East boys golf defeated Mason 314-119 at the Top 12 event at Heritage CC on Wednesday. The 8 lowest scores were used at the match. Four Thunderhawks birdied #9! See scores below: Alex Dunaway and Will Schmidt were medalist with 37’s. Ben Irvin 38, Kyle Schmidt 39, Drew Mahon 40, Jake 41, Nate Haberthier 41, Shane Murphy 43, Peyton Houston 43, Justin Mays 43, Hayden Hoogerhyde 47, Stone Shields 50 Next East will participate in the Kettering Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 6th at NCR. FROM COACH COMBS... Pretty solid week for the East Golf Program. The Jv boys keep rolling along with dual match wins and some solid scores. On Saturday the men battled their way to a 336 and a 5th place finish in the top JV field in the state (results attached). We tied the 4th place team but lost on a 5th score tiebreaker, and beat 6th place Upper Arlington by 1 shot. SPEAKS to the importance of each shot when so few strokes separate many teams. Just one put, 1 chip, 1 shot that you hit when you thought your score didn't matter….every shot counts, and the only shot that matters is the one you are hitting. SO great to see so many family members watching the boys at Hickory and I had a blast watching them play. Very positive support from moms, dads, grandparents and sisters! Solid scores but MUCH room for improvement around the greens. * We are entering an exciting time for our season and also a time where players can start pressing to make our final 5 and 6 man rotations. We play 6 men at GMC's and only 5 in state playoffs. RIGHT now, are top 4 are pretty set with Kyle Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Ben Irvin, & Drew Mahon. Alex Dunaway has claimed a stake to #5 with a solid week (and a 74 at Beavercreek yesterday). REGARDLESS of where each player ends up playing in the coming events, we really want a unified team that is celebrating together. I really like the way this group is coming together and want to keep it going! **New match on Silver schedule this week at Browns Run (Thursday) and Monday at Alter Inv….I will take a mixture of players to ALTER (miami ValleyGC) on Monday so make sure you let me know if you want to go. |
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9/6 | Kettering Invite @ NCR CC | EAST men’s golf team shot a blistering 283 (3 over par as a team) yesterday to win Kettering Inv. at NCR C.C. KYLE SCHMIDT (10) shot a crazy low, 5 under par 65 and was medalist out of over 120 golfers, tying the school record shot by Aidan Javed 2008' & Matt Senter 2003'. Other scores: Will Schmidt 72, Peyton Houston 73, Ben Irvin 73, Alex Dunaway 76, Drew Mahon 79. |
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9/10 | Hadley Invite @ Weatherwax | The Hadley Invite at Weatherwax was cancelled on Saturday due to weather issues. East plays in the Alter Invitational today at Miami Valley GC. | ||||
9/12 | Alter Invite @ Miami Valley GC | East boys golf shot a 317 on Monday at the Alter Invite at Miami Valley GCfinising 10th as a team. Ben Irvin shot an even par 71 and finished 4th out of 80 players. Jake Owens (12) and Hayden Hoogerhyde (12) shot solid rounds of 81 along with Shane Murphy’s 84 and Stone Shields 91.
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9/17 | St. Charles Invite Varsity B | The East boys Varsity B team competed in the St. Charles Invitational on Saturday finishing 5th overall with a team score of 335. St. Xavier was the overall winner with a 310. See East scores below: Owens 89 Next up on the Hawks schedule is the GMC Championships at Glenview on Wednesday, Sept. 21 and Thursday, Sept. 22nd. East will be seeking their third consecutive league title and 7th overall. The East boy's golf team has won more GMC Championships than any other team sport in the school's 19-year history. |
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9/21-9/22 | GMC @ Glenview | GMC Three Peat For East Boys Golf!! The Lakota East Boys Golf team made league history yesterday at Glenview Golf Course. The 2016 Thunderhawks not only won their third straight GMC title (seventh overall), they did so in historic fashion. Their team total of 599 (291-308) for the two day event set a new GMC low score record. The former record was Sycamore's 602 shot in 2008. The boy's golf team has won more GMC Championships than any other team sport in Lakota East's 20-year history. Since 1969, the Hawks 7th league golf title ranks them behind Fairfields 12 overall GMCchampionships, followed by Middletowns total of 9. It was a dramatic ending at the final hole on Thursday. East and Mason were about even after the Comets had surged back from a day one 9-stroke deficit. East's Kyle Schmidt landed his 2nd shot within 5 feet of the hole on #18, then dropped his eagle putt to seal the win. Schmidt, only a sophomore, was named the GMC Player of the Year for his two day total of 139 (two off the GMC all-time record). “I am so proud of this team, and how they have responded to adversity this year," said 2016 GMC Coach of the Year Jeff Combs." All of the guys contributed to the win and were grinding til the end." "They shot lights out in the 1st round, and then took a few good shots from a very talented and well coached Mason squad. Going into our back nine our lead had been erased, and it appeared we might be down by a shot or 2. Drew Mahon went -1 on his last 3 holes, Will Schmidt birdied 18, and of course Kyle Schmidt Eagles the 520yard # 18 with a large gallery watching." Alex Dunaway, Drew Mahon, and Kyle Schmidt earned 1st team All GMC honors. Peyton Houston, Ben Irvin and Will Schmidt each received 2nd team All GMC recogniton. See all scores below: 1. Kyle Schmidt 10 67 72 139 Complete results are also posted at: http://www.baumspage.com/golf/gevent.php?peventID=62&table=C Congratulations to the East boys JV team who shot a blistering 325 last week to win the GMC JV event. East is the top ranked team in the latest city polls. The Hawks will begin preparing to defend their Sectional title on Tuesday, Oct. 4th back at Glenview. From Coach Combs... JV:
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9/26 | Upper Arlington Invite @ Virtues Course | CANCELLED | ||||
9/28 | St. Xavier @ Oasis | CANCELLED | ||||
10/1 | Vandalia Butler Invite @ Cassel Hills GC | CANCELLED | ||||
10/4 | Sectional @ Glenview | Boys Golf Repeats As Sectional Champs! Lakota East Boys Golf team made it "back-to-back" Sectional Champs yesterday winning the title yesterday with a sizzling team score of 306. Overall it was East's thrid Sectional title. The Hawks outdistanced Mason (311), Loveland (311) and Moeller (313). The top four teams now qualify for the Southwest District Championships. Kyle Schmidt was his usual steady self with an even par 72. Ben Irvin was extremely solid all day and came in with a great, 2 over par, 74! Next was Will Schmidt with a 78, Alex Dunaway with an 82 (birdie on his last hole), and Drew Mahon with an 85. The District Champioships will be held on Thursday, Oct. 13th at Beavercreek GC. District will qualify three (3) teams and the three (3) individual low scorers not on a qualifying team to the State Tournament, October 21 - 22, 2016 at OSU Scarlet GC. |
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10/13 | District @ Beavercreek | Boy Golf State Bound!!! The Lakota East Boys Golf team continued their magical run in the postseason on Thursday at the Southwest District Championships at Beavercreek GC. For the 2nd time in school history the Thunderhawks qualifited for the OHSAA State Championships next week. The Hawks last made the trip to Columbus as a team in the fall of 2008 when they won the overall District Title that year. They went on to a 7th place finish at state. East finished third overall with a team score of 309 for the 2016 tourney. The top three teams in the district earned state berths. Centerville was first with a 303, followed by St. Xavier with a team score 305. Senior Will Schmidt paced East with a 1-over-par 37-36—73 good for a third place tie among the well over 100 competitors. Senior Ben Irvin (38-39—77), sophomore Kyle Schmidt (41-37—78) and junior Alex Dunaway (39-42—81) also scored for the Thunderhawks. Junior Drew Mahon added a 43-42—85. “Those guys were all phenomenal players," said head coach Jeff Combs. “We had more than five guys that could go under par, and this group’s about the same way .It’s so hard to get to state and you can’t take it for granted." East was the Greater Miami Conference and Cincinnati East sectional team champion this season. The last GMC school to earn a state boys title was Lakota West in 2000. The state tournament will be held next Friday and Saturday at Ohio State University’s Scarlet Course in Columbus. BOYS GOLF HEADED TO STATE!
The 2016 Thunderhawk Boys Golf Team will be one of 18 Division 1 teams to compete for an OHSAA Championship this coming weekend. For the 2nd time in school history the Thunderhawks qualifited for the OHSAA State Championships. The state tournament will be held next Friday and Saturday at Ohio State University’s Scarlet Course in Columbus. The Hawks will tee off on the back 9 at 9:00 am on Friday morning. A special state sendoff will take place on Wednesday morning at the high school beginning promptly at 9:45 AM.
GO HAWKS.....WIN STATE!
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8/5 | Oak Hills | won | 1-0 | 8.5.16 |
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8/8 | Fairfield Invite | The Fairfield Invite on August 8th was cancelled due to weather related issues. | ||||
8/9 | Sycamore Invite | 5th | Sycamore Invitational |
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8/10 | Middletown Invite | The Middletown Invite on August 10th was cancelled due to weather related issues. | ||||
8/12 | West/Princeton/ Colerain | 3-1 | 8.12.16 Next up East will host CHCA on Thursday, Aug. 17th. |
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8/17 | CHCA | East 215 CHCA 250 |
4-1 | After heavy rains last Wednesday, the ladies golf team battled extremely wet conditions at Four Bridges Country Club to outlast CHCA 215-250. The Hawks were led by junior Kenzie Harris who was the medalist and shot her low score of the season, 45. Sees scors below:
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8/22 | Lady Elks Invite | Lakota East Girls notched another top 5 finish at the Lady Elks Invitational at Yankee Trace on Monday. The ladies battled soggy and soft conditions to post a 379 to finish in 5th place. Natalie Hamilton was the low Lady Thunderhawk with a score of 91. Next up East will battle St. Ursula on Tuesday, Aug. 30th. |
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8/30 | St. Ursula | 5-1 | The level play of Lakota East Girls Golf was enough to outlast St. Ursula 179-183 at Green Crest Golf Course on Tuesday, August 30. St. Ursula's Isabel York shot 39 and took medalist honors, but the Lady Thunderhawks showed consistency with 5 scores in the 40's and won by 4 strokes. Junior Natalie Hamilton had the low score for Lakota East with a 43. Next up East will host Seton on Wednesday, Aug. 31st. |
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8/31 | Seton | 6-1 | On Wednesday, August 31, the Lady Hawks Golf Team beat Seton 172-178. It was a tight battle at Neumann Golf Course, but the Hawks were able to come away with a victory thanks in part to Junior Liz Springer's career low round, 3 over par, 38. Springer also earned medalist honors. Next up East will host Mason on Tuesday, Sept. 6th. |
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9/6 | Mason | 6-2 | The Thunderhawk girls golf team battled Mason at Four Bridges Country Club on Tuesday, September 6. It was a great duel, but Mason edged Lakota East by 2 strokes, 181-179. Freshman Grace Honigford was low East players shooting a 43. Grace Honigford 43 Liz Springer 44 Natalie Hamilton 47 Camryn Eddy 47 Taylor Reynolds 50 Leah McCain 51 Next up for the Thunderhawks is a match versus Mount Notre Dame on Thursday, September 6 at Four Bridges Country Club. |
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9/8 | Mt. Notre Dame | 7-2 | On Thursday, September 8, the Thunderhawks stormed past Mount Notre Dame, winning 177-232. The Hawks were led by Juniors Natalie Hamilton and Liz Springer, who shot 41 and 42. Natalie's 41 led the field to earn medalist for the match. Natalie Hamilton 41 Liz Springer 42 Jayde Tyler 47 Grace Honigford 47 Sydney Bode 49 Taylor Reynolds 53 Up next, the ladies face Seton High School, Monday, September 12. The GMC Tournament is Wednesday, September 14 and Friday, September 16 at Glenview. |
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9/12 | @ Seton |
8-2 | The Lady Thunderhawks outplayed Seton at The Golf Center at Kings Island on September 13, 179-192. The Lady Thunderhawks were led by Freshman Grace Honigford who shot a 42. Grace Honigford 42 Leah McCain 45 Camryn Eddy 46 Taylor Reynolds 46 Lauren Michael 51 Kenzie Harris 59 Next up for the Lady Thunderhawks is the GMC Championship on September 14 and 16 at Walden Ponds Golf Course. |
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9/14-9/16 | GMC | Congratulations to the Hawk Girls Golf team who battled at the GMC Championships this past week at Walden Ponds. We finished in 4th place and showed a lot of promise for what is to come. Special hi 5's to Freshman Grace Honigford for shooting a career low 75 on Friday, which was also tied for the second lowest round of the tournament! Her 87-75=162 earned her 7th place individually and earned 1st Team All GMC. Freshman Camryn Eddy also earned 1st Team All GMC, shooting 83-85=168 and finished 8th individually. Junior Natalie Hamilton finished 16th individually and Junior Liz Springer finished 17th individually. Both Natalie and Liz eared 2nd Team All GMC Honors. See scores below: The Sectionals are two weeks away. Next up East is at Fairfiled today, Sept. 19th. |
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9/19 | @ Fairfield | 8-3 | The Hawks fell to Sycamore on September 20 at the very difficult Blue Ash Golf Course, 187-198. The Lady Hawks were led by Freshman Grace Honigford who shot a 47.
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9/22 | @ Hamilton | 9-3 | The Lady Thunderhawks took down Hamilton on September 22, 182-198. The girls were led by Sophomore Taylor Reynolds and Freshman Leah McCain who both fired a 43 at Indian Ridge Golf Course. Next up East will visit Springboro on Tuesday, Sept. 27th. |
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9.27 | @ SPRINGBORO | 9-4 | The Thunderhawk girls golf team fell to an inspired Springboro team at the final match of the season on September 27. Springboro celebrated senior night by having 2 players shoot even par and posted their team low for the season. Junior Liz Springer led the Thunderhawks with a 40, but it wasn't enough to beat the Boro. Team totals were 161-175. East Girls will play in the SW Sectional at Walden Ponds on Wednesday, Oct. 5th. Each sectional will qualify four (4) teams and the four (4) individual low scorers not on a qualifying team to the District Tournament at Glenview Golf Club, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 (Rain date Wednesday, October 12, 2016). |
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10/5 | SECTIONAL at Walden Ponds |
Lakota East Girls Golf is District BOUND!! Congratulations to the Thunderhawks who finished 3rd at the Sectional Tournament on Wednesday, punching their ticket to Districts. The top four teams at the event were; Sycamore, Springboro, East and McAuley. Freshman Grace Honigford led the way shooting an 83. It was a difficult day for scoring, but the ladies battled to shoot 349 as a team, only 3 shots out of 2nd place. The East girls are now preparing for Tuesday's District Championships at Glenview Golf Course. District will qualify three (3) teams and the three (3) individual low scorers not on a qualifying team to the State Tournament, October 21 - 22, 2016. |
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10/11 | DISTRICT At Glenview |
The Thunderhawk girls golf team finished the season on Tuesday with a bang, nearly qualifying for the State Tournament. At Glenview Golf Course for the District Championship, the ladies battled fast, undulating greens to finish with a 347. McAuley’s #1 player shot a tournament low 74 to push her team by us with a 346. The Hawks were led by Junior Natalie Hamilton’s 84 and finished 4th at the District Championship. Natalie finished tied for 14 out of 77 competitors. Centerville was the only other team to have 3 ladies finish in the Top 20. See scores below: Congratulations to our girls and Coach Powell on a great fall season! |
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Season recap Under 1st year head coach Gene Powell, the Lakota East Girls Golf team finished strong in 2016 almost qualifying for the state tourney. The Hawks missed the cutoff by only 1 stroke with a District finish of 4th overall ahead of many elite teams in our area. The team had a 3rd place finish at the Sectional. In addition to their postseason success, East girls had top 5 placings at the Lady Elk and Sycamore Invite. The Hawks were 4th overall in the GMC. The team had an impressive 9-4 record in head-to-head matches this season. |
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8/23 | Loveland @ 7:15 | won | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | The Lakota East Boys Soccer Team started off their season on a positive note on Tuesday night at home, notching a win over the visiting Loveland Tigers by a score of 3-0. The Hawks struck early in the 2nd minute of the game with a goal by senior forward, Austin Eldridge as he beat the goal keeper to a ball played behind the Tiger’s defense by senior, Nathan Miller. Midway through the first half, East struck again with a ball played out of the back from senior captain, Nathan Ekberg, that connected with senior forward, Ilias Boujlil, who beat the last Loveland defender and placed the ball past their goal keeper, making the score 2-0. That score would remain going into the 2nd half, until sophomore midfielder, Andrew Macedo, got his first career varsity goal, by finding space behind the Tiger’s outside defender and following up his own rebound and placing the ball in the net.
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8/25 | Milford @ 7:00 | won | 5-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | The Lakota East boy’s soccer team continued their winning ways last night with another shutout victory over the Milford Eagles by a score of 5-0. After 39 minutes of scoreless soccer, junior captain, Jak Birdsong, struck a ball 30 yards out, finding the top shelf of the goal. That goal would give the Hawk’s the momentum they needed going into the 2nd half as the scoring opportunities came more frequent and the Hawk’s capitalized on 4 of them. Senior forward, Ilias Boujlil, added 2 more goals to his season after outrunning Milford’s backline twice and finding the back of the net. Senior forward, Austin Eldridge, added a goal after finding space behind the last defender and senior midfielder, Nathan Miller, would score his first career varsity goal on the night with a scramble in the mouth of the goal. Jak Birdsong assisted on two of the Hawk’s goals.
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9/1 | @ LaSalle @ 7:00 | tie | 0-0 | 2-0-1 | 0-0 | The boy’s soccer team came to a draw in last night’s game against the LaSalle Lancers by a score of 0-0. In the first half it appeared it’d be a matter of minutes until the Hawk’s would get the go ahead goal, as they out possessed the Lancers, creating more scoring opportunities. The Hawk’s would go into halftime unable to capitalize on their chances. The Hawk’s defense got more of a test in the second 40 minutes as LaSalle upped their pressure and kept the ball in East’s defensive area for the majority of the half. East defenders, Nathan Ekberg and Bryan Moriarty, helped keep the shut out for the Hawks as they both recorded a goal line save from two Lancer scoring opportunities. Goal Keeper, Conner Rehling, and the Hawk’s defense recorded their third shutout in three games this year.
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9/6 | @ Centerville @ 7:15 | won | 5-1 | 3-0-1 | The boys soccer team displayed a strong perfmance in last nights victory over the Centerville Elks by a score of 5-1. The Hawks took early control of the game when senior, Ilias Boujlil, found his senior teammate, Austin Eldridge, in the middle of the the Hawks attacking third of the field who then fired a shot past the outstretched goal keeper making the score 1-0. Minutes later, it would be Eldridge who would return the favor to Boujlil, by slottiing the ball to Boujlil who was making a hard run past the Elk denfense and then after collecting the ball, was able push it passed the goal keeper, extending the lead to 2-0. Before the first half would end, senior captain, Nathan Ekberg, would score a header goal off a Hawk's corner kick taken by senior capatin, Jack Harper making the score 3-0.
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9/8 | @ Hamilton 7:00 | tied | 1-1 | 3-0-2 | 0-0-1 |
The boys soccer team tied Hamilton last night by a score of 1-1. Hamilton struck first 12 minutes into the game, as a Hamilton attacker found a gap between the Hawk's defense and fired a shot past East sophomore goal keeper, Ethan Rottenberger. Three minutes later, the game was delayed due to lightning. The game would resume 45 minutes later and the first half would come to an end. With potential of additional bad weather approaching, the Hawk's had to work fast to get the equaling goal and with 7 minutes into the half, junior captain, Jak Birdsong's corner kick, connected with senior, Austin Eldridge to even the score at 1-1. Two minutes later lightning was spotted in the area and play was never resumed after that point making the final score 1-1. The Hawks finish up their road trip tomorrow evening as they head to Fairmont High School. |
9/10 | @ Fairmont 5:00PM | The boys soccer game at Fairmont on Saturday was cancelled due to weather issues. East (3-0-2) will host top ranked Mason (5-0) on Tuesday night. | ||||
9/13 | Mason 7:15 | lost | 3-0 | 3-1-2 | 0-1-1 | The Thunderhawks dropped their first game of the season to Mason on Tuesday 3-0. The Hawks held the top ranked Comets to 1-0 thru the first half, but allowed a couple of goals later in the contest. Next up East (3-1-2, 0-1-1) will look to return to their winning ways when they visit Princeton on Thursday night. |
9/15 | @ Princeton 7:00 | lost | 1-0 | 3-2-2 | 0-2-1 | The East Thunderhawks fell to Princeton on Thursday night 1-0. The Hawks could not capitalize on offensive chances in their half of the field and the Vikings made their one goal count. East gets back into action on Saturday when they visit Springboro for a 7:15 start. |
9/17 | @ Springboro 7:15 | tied | 1-1 | 3-2-3 | 0-2-1 | East tied Springboro 1-1 last Saturday night at the Panthers home field. The Hawks (3-2-3) will host Colerain this Tuesday night at 7:15. |
9/20 | Colerain 7:15 | won | 4-2 | 4-2-3 | 1-2-1 | The boy’s soccer team returned to their winning ways and notched their first GMC victory last night against the visiting Colerain Cardinals by a score of 4 -2. The Hawks drew first blood midway through the first half when junior, Ethan Fine scored his first varsity goal 8 yards out from the box. After having a goal called back from the officials earlier in the half, senior, Bryce Perrigo found the back of the net again to extend the lead 2-0 going into half time. The Cardinals wouldn’t go away quietly as they were successful in tying the score at 2-2 in the second half. The Hawks found the resiliency to respond after senior, Nathan Miller drew a foul in the goal box, earning a penalty kick that junior captain, Jak Birdsong capitalized on making the score 3-2. Moments later, senior, Trevor Coffman extended the lead to 4-2 after finding space behind Colerain’s defense. Goal Keeper, Conner Rehling recorded 4 saves on the match. The Hawks go back on the road and continue GMC play against Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 22nd. |
9/22 | @ Middletown 7:00 | won | 4-0 | 5-2-3 | 2-2-1 | The boys soccer team earned another shut-out victory in last night’s game against Middletown by a score of 4-0. Senior, Ilias Boujlil got the Hawks on the board 28 minutes into the game as he beat the Middies last defender and placed the ball behind the goal keeper making the score 1-0. That score would stand through the first half. The Hawks looked dominant in the 2nd half possessing the ball and patiently waiting for opportunities to score. Moments into the 2nd half senior, Trevor Coffman received a pass from sophomore, Andrew Macedo and took on the outside Middie defender then fired a shot inside the near post past the goalie extending the lead to 2-0. With momentum on their side, senior, Bryan Moriarty found space down the channel of the field and crossed the ball to his on running teammate, senior Nathan Miller who put the ball away making the score 3-0. Before the game would end the Hawks would get one more past Middletown when Coffman played a ball overtop the back line to teammate, junior Ethan Fine, who found his 2nd goal in two games making the final score 4-0. The Hawks defense, consisting of seniors Jack Harper, Nathan Ekberg, Logan Combs and Bryan Moriarty were able to limit and shut down the GMC’s top goal scorer and preserved the shut-out for senior goal keeper, Conner Rehling who recorded one save. The Hawks (5-2-3) travel back to Fairmont on Saturday to play a rescheduled game against the Kettering Fairmont Firebirds. |
9/24 | Fairmont | won | 2-1 | 6-2-3 | 2-2-1 | The boys soccer team strung their third win in a row after beating the Fairmont Firebirds on Saturday by a score of 2-1. Midway through the first half senior, Ilias Boujlil crossed a ball behind the Firebird defense that connected with senior, Nathan Miller, who fired a shot past the outstretched goal keeper, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead into halftime. Ten minutes into the 2nd half, junior captain, Jak Birdsong sent a ball overtop the defense’s backline to senior, Trevor Coffman who extended the Hawk’s lead to 2-0. Three minutes later the Firebirds responded by firing a shot past senior goal keeper, Conner Rehling, shorting the lead 2-1. The Hawks defense held tough for the remainder of the match securing the victory.
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9/29 | Fairfield 7:00 | won | 1-0 | 7-2-3 | 3-2-1 | The boys soccer team made it 4 wins in a row in last night’s 1-0 victory over the Fairfield Indians. The Hawks possessed the ball well in the first half and limited Fairfield’s chances on goal keeping the score 0-0 going into half. The Hawks created more corner kick opportunities than the Indians by a ratio of 7-2. Midway through the 2nd half the Hawks would capitalize on one of their corner kick opportunities when senior captain, Jack Harper’s kick connected with sophomore, Andrew Macedo, who headed the ball past the goal keeper making the score 1-0. Later in the half senior defender, Bryan Moriarty can up big for the Hawk’s defense when he made a goal line save to help preserve the win and the shut-out. Senior goal keeper, Conner Rehling recorded 6 saves on the night and earned his 5 shut-out of the season.
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10/4 | @ Oak Hills 7:00 | won | 1-0 | 8-2-3 | 4-2-1 | The East boys soccer team won their 5th match in a row last night against Oak Hills by a score of 1-0. The Hawks scored the lone goal of the match 10 minutes into the game. Junior captain, Jak Birdsong connected a pass to senior teammate, Trevor Coffman who fired a shot past the Highlander goal keeper. The Hawks defense held strong for the remainder of the match securing their 6th shut-out of the year. Senior goal keeper, Conner Rehling recorded 4 saves on the evening.
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10/8 | Walnut Hills 3:00 | won | 2-1 | 9-2-3 | 4-2-1 | The boys soccer team earned their 6th win in a row on Saturday, defeating Walnut Hills by a score of 2-1. The Hawks struck first, 10 minutes into the game when a long throw-in by freshman, Brady Shapiro connected with senior Trevor Coffman. Moments later, another long throw-in, this time by senior Austin Eldridge who found junior captain, Jak Birdsong who took the air out of the ball and placed it past the keeper extending the lead 2-0. Before the 1st half would end, Walnut Hills capitalized on a penalty kick, shortening the lead to 2-1. The 2nd half presented opportunities for the Hawks to extend the lead, but were unable to capitalized on them. Goal Keeper Conner Rehling recorded 7 saves on the match. East enters the final week of the regular season with a 9-2-3 ovearll record (4-2-1 GMC). The Hawks take on the visiting Lakota West Firebirds this Tuesday at 7:15pm for Senior Night.
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10/11 | Lakota West 7:15 | lost | 3-2 | 9-3-3 | 4-3-1 | The boy’s soccer team fell to the other team last evening by a score of 3-2. The Hawks showed strength in the opening 20 minutes and took an early lead when senior Ilias Boujlil, slotted a ball to senior teammate, Austin Eldridge who shot the ball past the goal keeper making the score 1-0. Moments later there was a scramble in front of the Hawk’s goal and the ball deflected off the opponent and bounced past the Hawk’s keeper evening the score at 1-1. As the Hawk’s battled to regain momentum, they found themselves down 2-1 when their opponent weaved through the defense and got the go ahead goal before the half would end. Early in the 2nd half the Hawks fell further behind as their opponent once again found space behind the defense and increased their lead 3-1. East wouldn’t go down without a fight as with 15 minutes remaining in the match, junior captain, Jak Birdsong sent a ball into the box that connected with senior captain, Nathan Ekberg, who headed the ball past the keeper making the score 3-2. Though East continued to fight to get the equalizing goal, time expired leaving the final score at 3-2. The Hawks honored 11 seniors last night for senior night. Those seniors were Bryce Perrigo, Nathan Miller, Bryan Moriarty, Logan Combs, Trevor Coffman, Ilias Boujlil, Austin Eldridge, Nathan Ekberg, Keagan Shapiro, Jack Harper, and Conner Rehling. |
10/13 | @ Sycamore 7:00 | lost | 3-1 | 9-4-3 | 4-4-1 | The boys soccer team suffered their 2nd loss in row last night against Sycamore by a score of 3-1. The Aviators struck first, 8 minutes into the game, but the Hawks were able to respond 2 minutes later when senior, Bryce Perrigo, connected a pass with senior, Trevor Coffman, to even the score at 1-1. Before the Half would end, Sycamore beat a Hawk defender on the weak side of the box from a crossed ball to retake the lead 2-1. Senior goal keeper, Conner Rehling, had a busy night as he was called on to make 21 saves in the match, but the Aviators were able to slip another goal by in the 2nd half extending the lead to 3-1 and clinching the GMC title. The Hawks will strive to make a run in the upcoming postseason. East grabbed the #4 seed in the upcoming Sectional. They will host the winner of the Princeton/Loveland contest on Thursday, Oct. 20th. |
10/20 | SECTIONAL vs. Princeton/Loveland @ East 7:00 |
won | 4-3 PK | 10-4-3 | The boys soccer team advanced in the OHSAA tournament by defeating the Loveland Tigers in an overtime penalty shootout in last night’s rainy match. The Hawks kept the ball on their offensive half of the field for the majority of the match and although created chances to take a lead, were stopped by Loveland’s goal keeper. The defense held strong throughout the evening, limiting the Tigers to 5 shots on goal and only one corner kick. East had 12 corner kick opportunities but were unable to capitalize.
Senior, Austin Eldridge, looked to put the Hawks back in the lead as the 2nd shooter, but was denied by the Tiger goal keeper, putting the advantage in their favor. After Loveland’s 2nd shooter shot the ball under a diving Rehling, putting the Tigers up 2-1, it was up to senior captain, Jack Harper to keep the Hawk’s hopes alive. As he’s done in the past, he fired his shot past Loveland’s keeper evening the shootout to 2-2. In another close save attempt, Loveland’s third shooter placed his shot just out of Rehling’s reach keeping the shootout in their favor 3-2. The pressure then fell to senior, Bryce Perrigo, who calmly stepped up to the 12 yard penalty mark and fired his shot in the net evening the score to 3-3. The odds evened, when Loveland’s fourth shooter sent his shot over the crossbar setting up East’s fifth shooter senior, Logan Combs to keep momentum for the Hawks. After the referee signaled for Combs to shoot, he successfully placed his shot past the Tiger’s goal keeper giving East a 4-3 lead and putting the pressure on Loveland’s last shooter. With suspense heavy in the stadium, East’s boys celebrated after watching the fifth Tiger shooter sail his shot over the crossbar, giving the Hawk’s the victory and advancing them to the sectional finals on Monday night. The Hawk’s will take on #2 seeded Anderson at Princeton High School at 7:00pm. |
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8/17 | @ Loveland | won | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | Lakota East came out strong in our first match of the year at Loveland last Wednesday, winning by a score of 3-2. Led by Clare Holtmeirer and Grace Silverberg, the Hawks got off to a quick start with 2 singles victories. After two close hard fought losses on 3 rd court and 1st doubles, our freshman duo of Allison Gomito and Sarah Cope won 6-4, 6-3 at 2nd doubles. We had excellent crowd support and support from our players not playing in the match. It was a great first match for the Hawks. See scores below: 1. Clare Holtmeirer def Peyton Geers 6-4, 6-2 |
8/18 | Centerville | lost | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | Lakota East fell to 1-1 on the season with a very close 3-2 loss to Centerville on Wednesday. IT was a great team effort to rally the team and make a come back to 2 all but the team fell just short of marking their second straight victory. Our girls will learn from this experience and be even more ready for GMC play. IT was great to see our doubles players never quit and try new strategies in order to find ways to stay in the match. See scores below: 1.Amiri (CV) def Holtmeirer (LE) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 1d. Dhinara/Alappatt (CV) def Saucers/ Graham (LE) 6-3, 6-3 Up next for the Hawks the team competes in the Pickerington Sat. August 20th. |
8/20 | Pickerington Invite | It was a strong performance this past Saturday from our Varsity Girls Tennis team @ The Pickerington Invite. East placed 4th in the 1st flight and posted multiple wins in several flights. In flight 1, Grace Silverberg and Clare Holtmierer highlighted the day with a 4th place finish, beating a strong team from Chaminade Julienne in their opening match. In flight 2, Sierra Schrad and Alyssa Hetterich made progress in each match, posting a strong victory in their second match. They will continue to improve and contribute throughout our season. In the 3rd flight, Payton Sauders and Syd Conley posted a strong win in their second match. They showed lots of fight and stayed in each match until the end. In the 4th flight, Lexie Adams and Kiki Davis made it to the finals of the backdraw but came up just short falling in their final match. Megan Hoke and Peyton Graham went undefeated in the 5th flight. They posted dominate victories in each match and will be a big part of our success in the GMC this season. Overall we finished 5th as a team and had a very strong showing against some very strong competition. The next match is @ Hamilton Tuesday, 8/23 4pm. GO HAWKS |
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8/23 | @ Hamilton | won | 5-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | The East varsity girls tennis team defeated the Hamilton girls 5-0 on Tuesday. It was a good start to the GMC season. 1. Hoke def Avery 6-0, 6-0 1d. Romito/Davis def McReek/Dollenmeyer 6-4, 6-3 Next up is top ranked Mason at East on Thursday. |
8/25 | Mason | lost | 5-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | The Hawks ran into the states #1 team, Mason, on Thursday, falling 5-0. See scores below: Aggarwal d. Holtmeier 6-0, 6-2 Next up East will host Miamisburg on Monday, Aug. 29th. |
8/29 | Miamisburg | lost | 3-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | East girls fell at home on Monday 3-2 against a tough Miamisburg varsity team. The Hawks doubles teams were very tough but singles fell a little short. See scores below: 1. MB def Holtmeier (LE) 6-1, 6-1 1d. Hetterich/Grahm def MB 7-6, 6-2 Next up East will host Colerain on Thursday, Sept. 1st. |
8/30 | @ Princeton | won | 4-1 | 3-3 | 2-1 | The Lakota East girls varsity team defeated Princeton high school 4-1. This puts the varsity girls at 2-1 in conference play. Waiting on results from Colerain match on Thursday.
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9/1 | Colerain | won | 5-0 | 4-3 | 3-1 | The East girls defeated Colerain varsity 5-0 on Thursday to bring them to 3-1 in conference play. Our girls are setting themselves up nicely for a top 3 finish in conference play and are looking stronger with every match. We had lots of support from students and parents which makes for a fun atmosphere in conference play. See scores below: 1. Holtmeirer def Col 6-0,6-1 1d. Grahm/Hetterich def Col 6-2,6-1 Next for the girls is a match with Springboro on Wednesday, Sept. 7th. |
9/7 | Springboro | lost | 5-0 | 4-4 | 3-1 | It was a rough day for East varsity tennis team on Wednesday. Springboro came in with a strong lineup and defeated the Hawks 5-0. At one singles Clare Holtmeier showed some progress in the first set and that will prove to be very beneficial calling into the conference schedule. See scores below: 1. Sb def Holtmeirer 6-3, 6-1 1d. Sb def Hetterich/Conley 6-0,6-0
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9/8 | @ Middletown | won | 5-0 | 5-4 | 4-1 | The East girls tennis def Middletown 5-0! It was a convincing win for the girls and a good start to the rest of the conference season. This win brings the Hawks to 4-1 in conference play. See scores below: 1. Hoke def MT 6-2, 6-1 1d. Schrad/Grahm def MT 6-0, 6-0 Up next for the Hawks is St Ursula on Monday, Sept. 12th. |
9/12 | St. Ursula | won | 3-2 | 6-4 | 4-1 | On Monday, the Hawk girls tennis team earned one of the best wins in program history with a a 3-2 toppling of St. Ursula. Clare Holtmeirer clinched the 3rd point for the Hawks at number 1 singles. East girls showed lots of energy and confidence playing against one of the top teams in the city. The Hawks have had a tough schedule and it is paying off as they approach the GMC tourney. See scores below: 1. Holtmeirer def SU 6-2, 5-7, 6-0 1d. SU def Sauders/Schrad 6-2, 6-2 Up next East is @ Fairfield on 9-13. GO HAWKS! |
9/13 | Fairfield | won | 5-0 | 7-4 | 5-1 | East shut out Fairfield on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 5-0. See scores below: 1 Holtmeier def Ff 6-3, 6-1 |
9/14 | @ Sycamore | lost | 4-1 | 7-5 | 5-2 | The Hawks fell 4-1 on Wednesday to a tough Sycamore squad. The Hawks had chances but couldn't execute on the key points. The highlight of the match was number one singles as Clare Holtmeier posted a great win. See scores below: 1. Holtmeier def Wittenbaum 0-6,6-4,10-5 1d Lu/Satropa def Hoke/Romito 6-2,6-1 |
9/15 | @ Oak Hills | won | 4-1 | 8-5 | 6-2 |
The East varsity tennis team defeated Oak Hills 4-1 on Thursday. The Hawks remain in third place in the GMC with this victory. See scores below: 1 Holtmeier def OH 6-0, 6-1 1d OH def Hetterich/Grahm 7-5,7-5 Next East will host Lakota West on Tuesday, Sept. 20. |
9/20 | Lakota West | The varsity girls had a disappointing loss to Lakota West on Tuesday by a score of 3 to 2. With the GMC tournament coming up next week our girls will use this for motivation and be ready to finish top three again in the GMC for a second straight year. Our girls have been tough all year and they will be no different recovering from this loss. See scores below: 1 LW def Holtmeier 6-3, 6-3 Next up for the East tennis team is the annual Coaches Classic on Thursday and Saturday. The GMC Tennis Championships will be held on Thursday, September 29th and Saturday, October 1st at the Mason High School tennis courts. Action each day will begin at 8:00 AM. First day activities will continue until dusk with second day action continuing until tournament conclusion. The girls programs will be vying to unseat the defending GMC champion Mason Comets. Mason High School will serve as the tournament site with the Princeton Athletic Administration acting as meet management. |
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9/22-9/24 | Coaches Classic | It was a rough day at the coaches classic on day for the Hawks last week. Kennedy Floyd, Megan Hoke, and Syd Conley were faced with a tough task in singles and all fell in their opening round and second round matches in straight sets. At doubles Clare Holtmeier and Grace Silverberg posted a first round win against Sycamore! They fell short in their second match against Mason losing in three sets. They are looking good for sectionals and we expect big things. Sierra Schrad and Peyton Sauders showed lots of great energy and teamwork but lost two hard-fought matches at the second doubles flight. Waiting on final results of the GCTCA tourney. Next up East will host Indian Hill TODAY. The GMC Tennis Championships will be held on Thursday, September 29th and Saturday, October 1st at the Mason High School tennis courts. Action each day will begin at 8:00 AM. First day activities will continue until dusk with second day action continuing until tournament conclusion. The girls programs will be vying to unseat the defending GMC champion Mason Comets. Mason High School will serve as the tournament site with the Princeton Athletic Administration acting as meet management. |
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9/29-10/1 | GMC | East girls tennis finished third overall at the GMC Championships this past Saturday. Mason was first, followed by Sycamore. The Hawks edged district rival Lakota West by a 15-14 margin. The final GMC tennis standings are decided by a compilation of the placing points earned in the first round of conference play and the final standing points from the conference tournament. East earned 7 point in the regular season GMC schedule and 8 in the tournament. Super Soph, Grace Silverberg finished 2nd overall in 2nd singles and earned 2nd Team All-GMC honors. Megan Hoke (9), Peyton Souders (12), Kennedy Floyd (11), Sierra Schrad (12), and Alyssa Hetterich (12) all were 3rd team All-GMC. Sectional Championships are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8th at Centerville. Holtmierer and Silverberg are seeded 2nd in the doubles flight and are looking to do big things this year! Qualifiers from each Sectional to District will be four singles and four doubles in Division I. |
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10/6-10/8 | Sectional | In the first day of the Sectional tourney at Centerville on Thursday, East's Sydney Conley fell 6-2, 6-2 to Centerville in the first round. She fought hard and left it all on the court but just could not win the big points. Sydney has played a big role in the Hawks success this year and should be proud of her high school career. Tomorrow the Hawks start the remaining sectional matches at 9am @ Centerville. Qualifiers from each Sectional to District will be four singles and four doubles in Division I. Go Hawks! Saturday, Girls tennis sectional results: At the Sectional Tennis Finals on Saturday at Centerville, East's doubles duo of sophomore Grace Silverberg and junior Clare Holtmeier advanced to the District Championships. The pair of Hawk tennis standouts finished 2nd to Bellbrook and will move on in the post season to play St. Ursula in Districts on Thursday at 9:00am. Congratulations to these two awesome Hawks! The District Championships are at Centerville on Thursday, Oct. 13 and Saturday, Oct. 15th. Qualifiers from District to State Meet will be four (4) singles and four (4) doubles. State Meet to be held on October 21 - 22, 2016. |
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10/13-10/15 | District | East's tennis stars, doubles duo Clare Holtmeier and Grace Silverberg fell in the quarter finals at the District Championships at Centerville on Thursday. The loss ends their season, but doesn't dilute the great, great season these two outstanding tennis players had in 2016! Congratulations to both of these young Hawks and we can't wait to see what you do next season! |
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10/22 | State | SEASON RECAP Under new head coach Ryan Hamning, the Thunderhawks had a solid season in 2016. The Hawks went 6-3 in the always tough GMC to finish 4th overall. Highlights included a 4th place finish at the Pickerington Invitational and third place finish in the GMC. At the Sectional Tennis Finals at Centerville, East's doubles duo of sophomore Grace Silverberg and junior Clare Holtmeier advanced to the District Championships. |
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