Category: Sports

Loveland Volleyball Sectional Champs play District Finals Saturday

The Loveland Volleyball team defeated #3 ranked St. Ursula in the sectional finals this past Saturday. This marks the first Division 1 sectional title for the Tigers in program history and the first sectional title since 1998 when Loveland was in Division 3.

The Tigers were lead by great defensive play of Rachael Blumberg and Corrine Wilson. The offense was lead by setter Megan Kirlin who had 54 assists, Marie Plitt with 24 kills and 7 blocks, Mackenzie Atkinson with 10 kills and 7 blocks, and Kim Bailey with 9 kills.

The Tigers advance to District finals Saturday October 29th vs. Springboro at Vandalia Butler HS. Game time is Scheduled for 12:30 PM.

Oct 25, 2016
Subconcussive head Impact exposure and white matter tract changes over a single season of youth football
[quote_center]This work provides a better understanding of the effects of subconcussive head impacts on the brain of youth football players[/quote_center]

Conclusion

This study found a statistically significant relationship between head impact exposure and change of FA value of whole, core, and terminals of left IFOF and right SLF’s terminals where WM and gray matter intersect, in the absence of a clinically diagnosed concussion.

Purpose

To examine the effects of subconcussive impacts resulting from a single season of youth (age range, 8–13 years) football on changes in specific white matter (WM) tracts as detected with diffusion-tensor imaging in the absence of clinically diagnosed concussions.
Advances in Knowledge

■ Our study demonstrated a statistically significant relationship between head impact exposure in a single season of youth football and change in fractional anisotropy (FA) value of the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus in the absence of clinically diagnosed concussions (R² = 0.4334; P = .003).

■ Our study demonstrated a significant relationship between head impact exposure and change of FA of the superior longitudinal fasciculus terminals where white matter and gray matter meet (P = .0283, R² = 0.2893).
Implication for Patient Care

■ This work provides a better understanding of the effects of subconcussive head impacts on the brain of youth football players (age range, 8–13 years).
Read the full story HERE in the Journal of the Radiological Society of North America
Oct 24, 2016
VIDEO: Loveland Womens Soccer zero Mercy in 6 goal shut-out
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Sam Smith

Loveland, Ohio – Womens Soccer defeated Mercy Saturday night at Tiger Stadium in a second round District State Tournament match. Number 1 seed Loveland (16-0-1) moves on to Lakota West high school Tuesday to play Lakota East (9-7-1) at 7 PM.

Last year, Womens Varsity Soccer went to the state finals. This year, the team is rising again; placed first in the ECC tournament and 10th in the nation. The Womens Varsity soccer team has their sights set high. Due to their ranking, they were given a by in the first round of the State tournament. The team has now won 16 games, tied 1 and lost none. The next closest ECC competitor, Milford, trailed with 6 wins, 7 losses and 2 ties. In the conference, Loveland ended with a 6-0 winning season. The Tigers are #1 in the Cincinnati Enquirer Coaches Poll with 17 first place votes. In the OSSCA State ranking, the Tigers are #3 behind #1 Strongsville, and Medina and trailed by last year’s State Champions, Walsh Jesuit who beat Loveland in the finals last year 1-0.

The Tigers are #4 in the MaxPreps rankings behind, Strongsville, Walsh Jesuit, Medina, and ahead of #5, Canfield.

“This season has been more than what I expected. I knew we were going to be great, but I never thought we would be undefeated with the difficulty in our schedule. We have exceeded our team goals that we set in the beginning of the year, and have already broken two more school records, along with adding to the ones we broke last year.” said forward, Brice Grieshop.

The Tigers broke a school record, only letting up seven goals in the season. They have also broken the school’s previous record, winning 15 games in the regular season.

“This post season is going to be tough just like last years, but there is no doubt that this team will do anything possible to get back to playing in the Columbus Crew’s stadium and bring home the huge gold trophy.” continued Grieshop.

“I feel super confident because our team in super close and we are all in on the same goal. We are excited to see how it plays out.” said Goalie, Lauren Parker.

On Saturday against Mother of Mercy, Junior Lauren Parker recorded her 11th shut-out of the season. The team has also broken another record only letting up 7 goals in 17 games.
- At 26:50 in the first half, Danielle Kenyon scored off an assist from Brooke Hardin.
- At the 24:41 mark, Rachel Ernst scored on a free kick.
- A second goal by Rachel Ernst to start the 2nd half.
- Tigers led 4-0 with a second half goal by Claire Beran and assist by our Brooke Harden.
- Brice Grieshop scored to make it 5-0 with 26:30 left in the game.
- Colleen Swift scored with 7:30 remaining in the game.
- Tigers win 6-0.
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Oct 23, 2016
October 9-16 Athletics Recap and Womens Soccer Photo Album

Junior Lauren Parker (above) recorded her 10th shut-out of the season on Saturday October 15.

[quote_center]Loveland Womens Soccer ranked 12th in nation by USA Today[/quote_center]

by Sam Smith

Week in Review:

October 16:

Luke Wadell was nominated for WCPO Player of the Week: Vote Here until Wednesday at 6 PM.

October 15:

Boys Soccer tied Lebanon 1-1

Girls Soccer beat Lebanon 5-0. Finished regular season 15-0-1. Champion of ECC by a wide margin. Play winner of Mercy/Glen Este in State Tournament at Home Saturday at 7 PM. Ranked 12th in nation

Boys and Girls Cross Country competed for the ECC championship

Greg Ballman ranked #2 in boys cross-country ECC championship

Caleb Davis ranked #9 in boys cross-country ECC championship

Jacob Korniak Ranked #15 in boys cross-country ECC championship

Kayla Hartzler Ranked #10 in girls cross-country ECC championship

Sydney Cree Ranked #13 in girls cross-country ECC championship

Loveland Marching Band ranked at #4 in open class

Loveland Tigers Beat Glen Este 55-20 in Football on military appreciation night

October 13:

Girls Volleyball beat Glen Este. Scores were 25-13, 25-17 and 25-14

Boys Soccer tied Milford 2-2

Boys Golf competed at districts

October 11:

Girls Volleyball won over Walnut Hills. Scores were 15-14, 25-13 and 25-17

Girls Soccer beat Milford 3-2

Girls Golf went to Districts

Current Standings:

Football: 4-4

Girls Tennis: 12-2

Boys Soccer: 3-2-2 (win/loss/tie)

Girls Soccer: 15-0-1; ranked 12th in nation

Boys Golf: 15-1

Next Week:

October 17:

Girls Varsity Volleyball 6:30 PM at Hamilton

Boys Varsity Soccer 7: PM at Princeton

October 20:

Boys Varsity Cross Country 5 PM at Southwest Ohio District Open Race

Girls Varsity Cross Country 5:45 PM at Southwest Ohio District Open Race

October 21:

Varsity Football 7 PM at Kings

October 22:

JV Football 10 AM District Meet

Boys Varsity Cross Country 11:30 AM District Meet

Football 7 PM vs Kings at home

Girls Varsity Soccer at 7 PM (tournament game)

These photos were taken Saturday when Loveland beat Lebanon, 5-0. © David Miller/Loveland Magazine

Keep up on ECC Standings

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Oct 18, 2016
Dom Starsia Coming to Loveland

[quote_center]October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Loveland High School Auditorium[/quote_center]

Legendary Hall of Fame men’s lacrosse coach, Dom Starsia, will be coming to Loveland High School to speak to you!

This event is free of charge. Come early to get a seat. This event is sponsored by the Southern Ohio Chapter of US Lacrosse and Loveland Lacrosse.

The Southern Ohio Chapter will be having a short meeting of coaches and program administrators following Coach Starsia’s presentation.

Oct 15, 2016

Video highlights: Loveland football defeats Walnut Hills 43-6 on Road

[quote_center]It is Military Appreciation Night ~~Friday~~ Saturday when Glen Este comes to Loveland[/quote_center]

The Loveland Tigers (3-1, 4-3) traveled to Walnut Hills last Friday and beat the Eagles 43-6. Senior Luke Waddell returned after three weeks, nursing a leg injury to rush 13 times for 115 yards. He scored twice.

Other scores for the Tigers were, Andrew Hesse with a safety, Rudy Grant with a 45-yard run, Zion Wynn 2 yard run, Ryan Bagnoli 9 yard run, and Cameron Beck’s 75 yard kick-off return to end the game. Evan Highland kicked 5 for 5 extra points. Natron Webster had two picks.

The Conference, number one and two play Friday. Turpin stayed on top of the ECC and is now 5-0, 7-0 after their win over Withrow, 23-8, and play at Anderson (3-1, 5-2) Friday.

43
Loveland

	1	2	3	4	T
LVL	0	7	16	20	43
WHL	0	0	0	6	6

6
Walnut Hills

Scoring Summary
2ND QUARTER	LVL	WHL
LVL	TD	Luke Waddell 35 YD RUN (Evan Highland KICK)	7	0
3RD QUARTER	LVL	WHL
LVL	SAF	Andrew Hesse SAFETY	9	0
LVL	TD	Luke Waddell 31 YD RUN (Evan Highland KICK)	16	0
LVL	TD	Grant Rudy 45 YD RUN (Evan Highland KICK)	23	0
4TH QUARTER	LVL	WHL
LVL	TD	Zion Wynn 2 YD RUN (Evan Highland KICK)	30	0
LVL	TD	Ryan Bagnoli 9 YD RUN (Evan Highland KICK)	37	0
WHL	TD	Justin Lockett 2 YD RUN (Marcus Borden RUSH FAILED)	37	6
LVL	TD	Cameron Beck 75 YD KICKOFF RETURN (Evan Highland KICK FAILED)	43	6

Team Stat Comparison
LVL	WHL
1st Downs	11	10
Total Yards	313	144
Passing Completions	0	1
Passing Attempts	1	9
Passing Yards	0	6
Passing Average	0.0	0.7
Rushing Attempts	36	37
Rushing Yards	313	138
Rushing Average	8.7	3.7
3rd Down Efficiency	3-8	2-9
4th Down Efficiency	0-0	1-2
Penalties	6-48	8-46
Turnovers	0	2
Possession	21:25	26:35

Oct 13, 2016

McCormickFest 5K and Festival a success

Milford’s McCormick Elementary celebrated its fourth annual McCormickFest 5K and Festival on September 24^th. The event took place at Miami Meadows Park and was a huge success, with more than 350 children and adults from the community in the 5k, and more than 1,000 people attending the festival. Festival attendees enjoyed a food truck rally, games, bounce houses, face painting, and a local business showcase.

With the support of McCormick families and community business sponsors, the PTO-sponsored 5K and Festival enjoyed its highest attendance to date. “It is fast becoming a wonderful fall tradition for McCormick students, families, and staff, as well as members of the local community,” said McCormick PTO volunteer, Elaine Mackey.

“The McCormick PTO is grateful to many local sponsors that make McCormickFest 2016 possible, including Athlete Instincts, Target, Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choice, UC Health – University of Cincinnati Physicians, Bear Paddle Swim School, Rinaldi Orthodontics, and Bright Futures Family Chiropractic.” said Mackey.

Oct 11, 2016
Loveland Reds fan hit home run to win free season tickets for 2017

Two Cincinnati Reds fans won free season tickets for the 2017 season after cashing in on the team’s “Swing For Your Seats” promotion Saturday.

More than 400 Reds season-ticket holders stood at home plate at Great American Ballpark for their chance to homer off one of four pitches thrown from the mound at 60 miles per hour.

John Benza of Loveland, Ohio, whose family has been 20-game season-ticket holders for four years, hit the third pitch that was thrown to him over the left field wall.

Read on at ESPN.com…

Oct 9, 2016

Anderson’s Jay Volpenhein wallops Tigers 42-21

In the David Burig photo above, Senior Zion Wynn sheds a tackler as he advances the ball toward the Anderson 10 yard line late in the game.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Sam Smith

Loveland, Ohio – Hard to beat an offense that puts up 540 yards and quarterback Jay Volpenhein, completing 28 of 35 passes for 276 yards. Volpenhein also rushed 16 times for 92. Actually the Tigers held Volpenhein below his 331 passing yard average. He has 1,985 six games into the season, completing 65 per-cent. He is just shy of 500 rushing yards and is averaging 83 per-game. He has passed for 24, and ran for 6 touchdowns.

The Tigers (2-1-2-4), now 4th in the ECC are on the road this Friday at #5 Walnut Hills. Game time is 7 PM. (See map below)

Turpin (3-0, 6-0) remains un-beaten after their 27-7 home win over Kings last week. Anderson (2-1, 4-2) took over 2nd place in the conference.

This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is game highlights of the Loveland vs. Anderson game.

Photos are by David Burig for Loveland Magazine.

riley-hamill — **Sophomore quarterback Riley Hamill scrambles to his left in an effort to avoid the Anderson defense.**

ryan-batsch — **Junior defensive back Ryan Batsch picks-off Anderson quarterback Jay Volpenhein.**

rudy-grant — **Running back Rudy Grant gets a lead block from lineman Brandon Riehle as Loveland advances the ball late in the first half.**

Friday, September 30, 2016

	42
Anderson

	1	2	3	4	T
AND	14	6	15	7	42
LVL	0	14	0	7	21

21
Loveland

Scoring Summary
1ST QUARTER
AND	TD	09:06	Kyle Blaha 10 YD RUN (Willie Johnson KICK)	7	0
AND	TD	02:25	Kyle Blaha 5 YD RUN (Willie Johnson KICK)	14	0
2ND QUARTER
LVL	TD	09:46	Ryan Bagnoli 4 YD RUN (Evan Highland KICK)	14	7
LVL	TD	01:29	Ryan Bagnoli 3 YD RUN (Evan Highland KICK)	14	14
AND	TD	00:06	Amadez Jones 5 YD PASS FROM Volpenhein,Jay	20	14
3RD QUARTER
AND	TD	09:56	Volpenhein,Jay 2 YD RUN (Willie Johnson KICK)	27	14
AND	TD	07:23	Kyle Blaha 45 YD RUN (Willie Johnson KICK)	35	14
4TH QUARTER		L
AND	TD	09:42	Amadez Jones 7 YD PASS FROM Volpenhein,Jay (Willie Johnson KICK)	42	14
LVL	TD	06:20	Hamil 1 YD RUN (Evan Highland KICK)	42	21

Team Stat Comparison
AND	LVL
1st Downs	27	19
Total Yards	540	296
Passing Completions	28	5
Passing Attempts	36	16
Passing Yards	276	71
Passing Average	7.7	4.4
Rushing Attempts	37	45
Rushing Yards	264	225
Rushing Average	7.1	5.0
3rd Down Efficiency	8-11	7-13
4th Down Efficiency	2-2	1-2
Penalties	7-84	5-45
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	22:55	25:05

CONTINUE READING COMPLETE GAME STATS…

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Oct 7, 2016

Attend Volleyball Senior Nt. Thursday and win 50″ HDTV

Loveland Womens Volleyball is trying to break the record for the most attended event at Loveland high school gym. The women are having a great season and in contention to win the ECC.

It takes a community to do it!

Oct 3, 2016