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GMC Golfer Shines!

Emily Wright, the 2008 GMC Girls Golf Player of the Year, won the Cincinnati Metropolitan Women's Amateur Championship on Thursday. Wright, a soon to be junior at Mason, scored a one up victory over veteran Lynn Thompson at Highland Country Club in Fort Thomas. Wright is believed to be the youngest champion in the 94-year history of the tournament. Neither Chairwoman Sharon O'Dowd nor two-time champion Jane DeGraff could remember anybody younger winning, and they had not heard of anybody younger winning before they started playing in the tournament.

GMC Athletes Making All-City

The following GMC athletes have recognized as The Cincinnati Enquirer Spring All-Stars:

TENNIS –

Division I Player of the Year - Wyatt Lippert, Lakota West

First Team – Freddy Abunku and Zach Mueck, Lakota East

Honorable Mention –
Lakota East – Prince Abunku and Matt Witzman; Lakota West – Greg Heimann and Grant
Jones; Mason – Ninad Inamdar and Arvind Pitchai; Middletown – Michael Cole and Tariq Habash; Princeton – Conner Nagle and Daniel Regenold; Sycamore – Adam Reinhart, David Jungerwirth, Jake Maxwell, Frank Pan, Adam Samuels, and Jordan Chen.

BASEBALL –

First Team – Marcus Davis, Princeton; Ricky Finley, Lakota West; Jacob May, Lakota West; Jake Proctor, Oak Hills; Nathan Smith, Lakota West.

Honorable Mention –
Colerain – Nick Priessman, Ryan Foster, Alex Schock; Fairfield – Mitch Durbin; Hamilton – Arias Turner; Lakota East – Andrew Wills, Luke Giddens, Matt Zompero, Evin Dusold, Noah Buettgen; Lakota West – Bryan Beaver; Mason – Destul Huff, Taylor Lovett, Jordan Besecker, Devon Davis, John Desotelle, Scott Klever; Middletown – Austin Downing, Kyle Schwarber; Oak Hills – Matt Malloy, Kyle Raleigh, Joel Bender, Joe Cox; Princeton – Spencer Ware; Sycamore – Mike Morris, Marty Jones.

SOFTBALL –

Player of the Year - Emily Schwaeble, Colerain

Coach of the Year - Susan Dayton, Colerain

First Team –
Andrea Amrein, Colerain; Hillary Ballinger, Lakota East; Hope Fletcher, Princeton; Jaisa Fox, Fairfield; Emily Lafferty, Lakota East; Christin Miller, Mason; Chelsea Sherman, Lakota West.

Honorable Mention -
Fairfield – Megan Lockhart; Hamilton – Katie Fuller; Lakota East – Alexa Thompson; Lakota West – Alex Caudill, Kelly Freels, Kari Hogeback; Mason – Erin Roark; Middletown – Brianna Lipscomb.

BOYS TRACK –

Athlete of the Year - Zach Wills, Mason

Coach of the Year - Chip Dobson, Mason

First Team –
Ty Brewer, Lakota West; Brandon Candella, Lakota West; Josh Clarke, Lakota West; Kendrick Davis, Mason; Aaron Gehring, Lakota West; Aaron Hilson, Princeton; Darius Jenkins, Princeton; Charles Mills, Princeton; Aaron Smith, Princeton; Tyler Smith, Princeton.

Honorable Mention -
Darnell Gilbert, Princeton; Phillip Sliger, Middletown; Hank Geer, Sycamore; Matt
Larcomb, Mason; Allen Roberts, Middletown.

GIRLS TRACK –

First Team – Claudia Saunders, Princeton

Honorable Mention –
Jocelyn Spells, Princeton; Brooklyne Ridder, Oak Hills; Alanah Sonntag, Sycamore; Fabia McDonald, Middletown; Erin Milner, Mason; Sarah Hunter, Mason; Megan Rudy, Mason; Kelsey Wood, Mason; Brittany Betts, Mason; Myntia Daniels, Princeton; Kristin Lynem, Princeton; DeAirra Pringle, Princeton; Monica Lake, Mason; Brenna Hallum, Mason; Chelsea Vanhook, Mason; Molly Culbertson, Mason; and Alex Klauke, Oak Hills; Danielle Mercer, Oak Hills; Allison Echler, Oak Hills; ; Kiersten Wones, Mason; Mia Obiekwe, Sycamore; Jessica Cobb, Colerain.

Mason Wins All Sports Trophy

Mason High School has won the coveted GMC All Sports Trophy for the second straight year. The Comets totaled 202.5 points over second place Lakota West’s 184.5 points. Last year both schools were also 1-2 in the race during Mason’s rookie season in the league. This year Mason and West were in a virtual tie for fall and spring sport totals. The difference came in the winter sports as the Comets opened up an 18-point gap over the Firebirds.
The Comets have collected league titles this year in boy’s bowling, swimming and track while the girls’ teams have won golf, soccer, swimming and track championships. Mason’s 7 team titles matched last years total when the Comets set a record of 207 points. The All-Sports Trophy is the GMC’s top honor annually awarded to the athletic program that collects the highest number of points in the 10-member conference based on regular season finishes in each sport.
Complete results of all sports finishes and points earned may be found by clicking on the All Sports Trophy link above.

Colerain Girls to Move on to State

Emily Schwaeble pitched a perfect game to lead the Cardinals to their first Division I regional championship with a 6-0 win over Glen Este Saturday at the University of Dayton. Colerain (20-8), under first-year coach Susan Dayton, lost to Hudson, the eighth-ranked team in the Associated Press Division I state poll, Thursday at Firestone Stadium in Akron. Congratulations on a fine season!

State Track Meet Results for GMC Athletes

Boys’ Track Division I State Track Meet Results

4x800M Relay - 7. Lakota West
800M - 11. Brandon Candella (Lakota West)
1600M - 11. Phillip Sliger (Middletown)
High Jump - 11. Allan Roberts (Middletown)
4x100M Relay - 4. Princeton
3200M Run -1. Zach Willis (Mason), 8. Hank Geers (Sycamore), 16. Matt Larcomb (Mason)
Shot Put - 7. Kendrick Davis (Mason)

Girls’ Track Division I State Track Meet Results

4x800M Relay - 6. Mason
Long Jump - 5.Mia Obiekwe (Sycamore)
100M Hurdles – 7. Caludia Saunders (Princeton)
300M Hurdles -3. Claudia Saunders (Princeton), 8. Fabia McDonald (Middletown)
3200M Run - 2. Brooklyne Ridder (Oak Hills), 7.Alanah Sonntag (Sycamore)

District Track News

Boys Division I District Meet at Dayton Welcome Stadium

Regional qualifiers: Top four in each event

Team scores: 4. Middletown

Event winners: 1600M - 4:19.58, 2. Sliger (Middletown); High Jump -1. Roberts (Middletown), 3. Brown (Middletown); Long Jump -1. Redding (Middletown); 4x400M Relay - 3. Middletown; Shot Put - 4. Banks (Middletown).

At Mason - Team scores: 1. Mason; 3. Princeton; 4. Sycamore.

Event winners: 100M -1. Smith (Princeton), 3. Hull (Sycamore); 200M - 3. Hull (Sycamore); 400M -1. Grant (Mason), 2. Lehman (Mason), 3. Listo (Sycamore), 4. Gilbert (Princeton); 800M - 2. McMillan (Sycamore); 1600M -1. Carlin (Mason), 3. Kahl (Mason); High Jump - 3. Hamm (Mason) ; Long Jump -1. Hull (Sycamore), 4. Blair (Princeton); 110M Hurdles -1. Jenkins (Princeton), 2. Celestin (Mason); 300M Hurdles -1. Jenkins (Princeton), 4. Celestin (Mason); 4x100M Relay -1. Princeton; 4x200M Relay -2. Mason; 4x400M Relay -1. Mason; 4x800M Relay -1. Mason; 3200M Run -1. Wills (Mason) 9:05.44, 2. Larcomb (Mason) 9:30.77, 3. Geers (Sycamore); Shot Put - 4. Davis (Mason); Pole Vault -1. Butsch (Mason).

Girls Division I District Meet at Dayton Welcome Stadium - Team scores: 5. Middletown

Event winners: High Jump -1. McDonald (Middletown); Long Jump -2. McDonald (Middletown; 100M Hurdles -2. McDonald (Middletown); 300M Hurdles -1. McDonald (Middletown); 4x100M Relay -2. Middletown; Shot Put -1. Dennis (Middletown); Discus -1. Green (Miamisburg), 4. Dennis (Middletown) .

Division I District Meet at Mason - Team scores: 1. Mason; 5. Princeton; T-8. Sycamore.

Event winners: 100M -2. Hunter (Mason); 200M - 3. Spells (Princeton); 400M - 4. Spells (Princeton) ; 800M - 2. Culbertson (Mason); 1600M - 3. Sontag (Sycamore) ; Long Jump -2. Obiekwe (Sycamore) , 4. Cox (Mason); 100M Hurdles -1. Saunders (Princeton), 2. Milner (Mason); 300M Hurdles -1. Saunders (Princeton), 2. Milner (Mason), 4. Harley (Mason) 46.00; 4x100M Relay - 2. Mason, 4. Princeton; 4x200M Relay -14. Princeton; 4x400M Relay - 4. Mason; 4x800M Relay -1. Mason, 4. Sycamore; 3200M Run -2. Sontag (Sycamore); Shot Put - 4. Templeton (Mason); Pole Vault -1. Wones (Mason, 3. Bergesen (Mason) .

All-State Baseball

The Ohio All-State baseball selections have been made for this year. The All-State baseball teams are voted by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. There are sixteen players voted to the first team, fifteen players to the second team, and approximately ten players receive honorable mention. The 23-6 Lakota West Firebirds were the Greater Miami Conference’s and Cincinnati’s best team according to the Enquirer. They won seventeen consecutive games before falling in the regional semi-finals.

Lakota West Senior outfielder Ricky Finley grabbed First Team honors by hitting .424 with a Lakota District record 54 runs scored. Teammate Senior Nathan Smith earned Second Team All-State honors for the second straight season. Lakota West Senior Bryan Beaver also earned Second Team honors for the second consecutive season. Junior Jacob May, a second baseman, earned Second Team All-State honors. Fellow GMC athlete Marcus Davis, Princeton outfielder, also earned Second Team honors.

All-State Softball

The All-State softball teams are voted by the Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association. Garnering honors are the following players from the GMC:

First Team All-Ohio - Catcher Emily Lafferty from Lakota East, pitcher Christin Miller from Mason, pitcher Emily Schwaeble from Colerain, and infielder Chelsea Sherman from Lakota West.

Honorable Mention – Infielder Andrea Amerein (Colerain), infielder Hope Fletcher (Princeton), and pitcher Hillary Ballinger (Lakota East).

Oak Hills Super Senior

Oak Hills High School senior Alexandra Klauke is a three-sport standout athlete for the Highlanders, having qualified for the state finals in each one. In cross country, she was a member of the team that was the Greater Miami Conference, District and Regional champions. The team finished sixth at the state finals in the fall. During the winter season, she was a member of the freestyle relay team that qualified for the state finals in Akron. This spring she runs one leg of the 4-x-800 relay. The track relay team won the Greater Miami Conference Championship and qualified for the state finals the weekend of June 8 in Columbus.

Lakota West Softball Champions

With their 17-1 GMC record, Lakota West has earned the championship in girls softball.

GMC Track Meet - Champions

Congratulations to the Mason Comet boys and girls track teams for winning the GMC Track Championships! The girls team won by 82 points over second place Middletown, and theboys won by 40 points over second place Middletown. Results will soon be posted on the track web pages.

GMC Tennis

The GMC Tennis Tournament was won by Lakota East and they also won the Conference Championship. This is the first tennis championship for a Lakota team since 1981. Wyatt Lippert from Lakota West won the Player of the Year honor for the third time. Results are posted on the tennis website; please note that All Sports points cannot be awarded until makeup matches are completed.

Lakota West Volleyball - Champs

The Lakota West boy's volleyball team claimed their first ever GMC Conference Championship with an impressive 8-0 record. They currently stand at 17-2 entering tournament play.