Greater Miami Conference

GMC Athletes in the Super Bowl

Bob Ashby noted that two members of the New Orleans Saints Rosters are former GMC athletes. Troy Evans, Lakota 1996, plays a prominant role as the Saints special teams captain and also as a back up linebacker. Evans was an all GMC first team selectee in both football and basketball. Zach Strief, Milford 2001, is a back-up offensive tackle for the Saints. Strief was also a multi sport varsity letter winner who competed in the GMC in football, basketball, and track and field. He was a three time all GMC selectee in football.

GMC Swimming and Diving

Congratulations to Mason, the girls' champion, and Sycamore, the boys' champion for this year. As soon as the final results are reported they will be posted.

Wrestling Tournament Nears

Oak Hills High School located at 3200 Ebenezer Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45248 is proud to host the 2009-10 Greater Miami Conference Wrestling Championship on Saturday, February 13, 2010.

The following is a timeline for Saturday:
• Doors Open for Spectators 9:30 am
• First Round 10:00 am
• Finals 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first round

Ticket Prices:
Adult $6.00 each session $10.00 Tournament Pass
Students $4.00 each session $ 6.00 Tournament Pass

Join us for a great day of quality wrestling!

Lakota West Girls Score Big Time

The Lakota West Girls’ Basketball team is the winner of the 2009 OHSAA Foundation/UGIVE Basketball Service Week. The girls and their coaches were recognized at the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game Sunday, January 31 and had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet with NBA all-star, Shaquille O’Neal because of their outstanding service.
Service Week took place from Nov. 19 through Dec. 5, 2009, and Lakota West was the team to get the highest percentage of students to volunteer during the two week period. In addition for participating in Service Week, the team also got to play in a Foundation Game against the opponent of their choice. The girls’ service project was one that was very close to their hearts. They teamed up with Reach Out Lakota’s “Adopt a Child” Christmas program and bought gifts for 96 local children in need during the holiday season. Wanting to make the project even better, each girl volunteered to donate an additional $5 to the cause and spent a Saturday afternoon shopping at Target for gifts for children ages four to 18.

Special Award Established

The Sycamore Lady Aves Basketball Team will be presenting “The Love of the Game Award “ to Ashley Wanninger from Colerain High School. The award is in memory of Dr. Bob Cooper the father of Abby and Alex Cooper who played for the Lady Aves. Dr. Cooper passed away suddenly in early June of complications from leukemia. Bob was a great supporter of the program and loved and lived the game of basketball. In establishing this award, the Sycamore coaches note that it will be presented annually to the female GMC player that exemplifies a desire to improve their game and work at their highest level at all times.

This Kidd Can Score

Lakota East girl’s basketball player, senior Amber Kidd, is the type of quiet, unassuming player that could easily go unrecognized. What shouldn’t go unnoticed though is that she recently broke through the 1,000-point mark in her high school career.
Kidd transferred to East last year after playing at Westbrook Christian School in Rainbow City, Alabama for three seasons. Eligibility requirements in her former state permitted the talented Kidd to play varsity when she was in the 8th grade. During her first year on varsity she scored 277 points. In subsequent seasons she totaled 289 points as a freshman and 283 points as a sophomore. Her junior and senior years at East have produced another 191 points bringing her to an all-time mark of 1040 points to date.

Academic Quiz Team Season Nears Completion

A match on January 27 and then two matches the following week will conclude the season for the quiz team participants. The tournament that follows on February 13 at Hamilton High School does not impact the GMC standings, but does allow another team from the GMC to enter state competition.

Fall All-Stars

The following GMC athletes have been selected to The Cincinnati Enquirer Fall All-Star Teams.

GIRLS' TENNIS

First Team –
Ashleigh Witte, Lakota West; Tori Turner, Lakota West; Carolyn Pitman, Lakota East; Taylor Holden, Lakota East.

Honorable Mention –
Lakota East – Erin Filbrandt, Jessica Backstrom, Samar Sheriff; Lakota West – Nicole Soutar, Kelsey Betz, Shelby Betz; Mason –Sso-Rha Kang, Nicole Huser, Katherine Baruk; Sycamore – Bianca Patel, Allie Martin, Joyce Zhang, Maggie Cron, Aamna Dosani.

BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY

Runner of the Year – Zach Wills, Mason

First Team –
Matt Kahl, Mason and Izak Velazquez, Oak Hills.

Honorable Mention –
Lakota West – Aaron Gehring, J.J. Webber; Mason – Eric Hauser, Tate Honaker, Matt Kincaid, Chris
Lehman, Matt Larcomb; Sycamore – Nick Fry.

GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY

Coach of the Year – Chip Dobson, Mason

First Team –
Claudia Saunders, Princeton; Jessica Harrison, Mason; Monica Lake, Mason; Amanda Shelby, Lakota West.

Honorable Mention –
Lakota East – Alaina Norman; Mason – Chelsea Hoffmaster, Bridget McElhenny, Brenna Hallum, Mackenzie Jensen, Tori Martin; Sycamore – Samantha Siler.

BOYS' GOLF

Player of the Year - Korey Ward, Lakota West

First Team –
Jordan Day, Lakota East and Conor O’Hea, Middletown

Honorable Mention –
Fairfield – Ryan Barnes, Adam Zuleger; Lakota East – Matt Sorrows; Mason – Brennan Kallmyer; Middletown – Jake Fletcher; Oak Hills – Andrew Taske; Sycamore – Ivan Coronel, Matt Nickol, Nick Capozzoli.

GIRLS' GOLF

Player of the Year – Emily Wright, Mason

Coach of the Year – Fred Reeder, Mason

First Team –
Erin Michel, Mason and Kari Hogeback, Lakota West

Honorable Mention –
Colerain – Taylor Smith; Fairfield – Lindsey Mapes, Kayla Hann; Lakota East – Caitlin Buck, Abby Tepe; Mason – Deanna Mychalishyn, Chelsea Sturtevant;
Middletown – Abbie Birchwell, Allie Lawwill; Sycamore – Maggie Smith.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

First Team –
Lexi Dannemiller, Lakota West; Gaby Gray, Sycamore; Liz McMahon, Lakota West; Rachel Eubanks,
Oak Hills

Honorable Mention –
Fairfield – Karsen Cronin; Lakota East – Meredith Garda; Mason – Sanaya El-Naggar; Oak Hills – Lauren Engleman.

FOOTBALL

Offense –
First Team - QB: Caleb Watkins, Middletown; RB: Jordan Thompson, Lakota West; WR: Nick McKnight, Middletown; OL: Kevin Schloemer, Lakota West; OL: Brandon Good, Colerain.

Defense –
First Team – DL: Rashad Frazier, Middletown; LB: Jordan Hicks, Lakota West; Aaron Lewis, Middletown; LB: Jarrett Grace, Colerain; DB: Jerry Gates, Middletown; P: Greg Tabar, Colerain.

Honorable Mention –
Colerain – Bam Harrison, Joe Bolden, Andrew Smith, Trayion Durham, D’Arius Godfrey, Tyler Williams, Jake Blust, Chris Dukes; Fairfield – Arryn Chenault, Ray Gordon, Russell Turner, Josh Scott, Justin McCray, Josh Pfaff, CJ Tally, Robert Mincey, Marquise Vann; Hamilton – Chaz Veal Jr., Todd Dockery, Breon Boyd, Marcus Brodie, Brian Cleckley, Darius Gilbert,Devin Jarrett, Gerald Davis, Adam Pankey, Robbie Parker; Lakota East – Grant Keller, Casey O’Shea, Brogan Murphy, Nate Billisits, Pedro Powell, Matt Luers, Cory Keebler,Brian McCarty; Lakota West – Mark Fowler, Terrence Shipmon, Ryan Krummen, David Burke, Phil Brinkman, Alex Savage, John Peters, Konnor Blevins, Alex Smith, Brandon Neal, Ryan Kelly, Aaron Phelan, Beau Odom; Mason – Joe Spencer, Tyler Plank, Andy Porter, Maison Kana, Nick Wehby, Derek Henson; Middletown – Sam Current, Kyle Schwarber, Eric Redding, Cody Quinn, Zach Edwards, Kevin Henderson, Antonio Banks, Kevin Watts; Oak Hills – Jayson Schunk, Ryan Quinn, Geoff Stacey, Thomas Reuss, Jake Hildreth, Brandon Kamp, Steve Gebing, Sam Peter, Gregg Owens, Tommy Konkoly, Corie Cartmell, Ben Russell, Brian Johnson, Caleb Stacey, Ben Schmidt; Princeton – Spencer Ware, Justin Cornwall, Garyn Pride,Rakeem Chandler, Ashton Hood, Charles Mason; Sycamore – Darius Hillary, Paul Yanow, Tyler Dowdall, Tim Andrews, Justin Murray.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Coach of the Year – Paul Reedy, Mason

First Team – Caleb Eastham, Mason; Chris McNutt, Lakota West; Ben Dhiman, Sycamore; Kyle Troutman, Fairfield; Nick Hagglund, Lakota West; Christian Johnson, Fairfield; Max Riehemann, Sycamore.

Honorable Mention –
Lakota East – Ben Slageter, Troy Ward; Mason – Corey Campbell, Tyler Galley; Oak Hills – Riley Kilgore; Princeton – Chris Steinman.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

First Team – Alex Azeez, Lakota West; Jae Atkinson, Mason; Devyn Ciotti, Lakota West; Lauren Hettinger, Fairfield.

Honorable Mention –
Colerain – Samantha Work; Fairfield – Kiersten Ottaway; Hamilton – Amanda Boyd; Lakota East – Abbie Schauble; Mason – Megan Frye; Middletown – Darien Perrin; Oak Hills – Emily Reddington, Katie Beck; Princeton – Nicole Donnelly; Sycamore – Erin McLean.