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  • Loveland High School’s 2019 Fall Athletes’ and Coaches Receive Multiple ECC Awards

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – It’s no secret to the Loveland community that Loveland High School is home to some of Ohio’s top athletes! The Loveland Tigers had quite the 2019 Fall sports season in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference collecting 5 conference titles, 4 Coach of the Year titles, 2 Athlete of the Year titles and several All-Conference First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention accolades.

    With all of the victories and accolades, Loveland High School Athletics has put on the board for the 2019 Season thus far puts the Tigers at the number 1 spot with 62 points for the ECC All-Sports Trophy, which is one of the highest honors the ECC bestows. With the 2019 Fall sports season coming to an end there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that winning the ECC All-Sports Trophy may, in fact, be in Loveland High School’s near future! 

    The Eastern Cincinnati Conference released the teams, athletes, and coaches that were awarded All ECC honors on their website for the 2019 Fall sports season. Below Loveland Magazine collected the results for each Loveland High School Fall sports team that received ECC honors. At this time Football ECC awards have not been posted.

    Loveland Magazine and the community of Loveland want to take a moment to congratulate the teams, athletes and coaches that were awarded these incredible accolades and wish them the best on their future athletic endeavors! GO TIGERS!

    Women’s Volleyball

    2019 ECC Champs

    Coach of the Year

    Brian Baugh

    FIRST TEAM

    Clara Planner

    SECOND TEAM

    Diana Clark

    HONORABLE MENTION

    Maya Jepson

    Men’s Soccer

    2019 ECC Champs

    Coach of the Year

    Mike Dunlap

    Athlete of the Year

    Cole Harter

    FIRST TEAM

    Cole Harter

    Connor Patton

    Emmett Webb

    SECOND TEAM

    Helge Harris

    Kees Ciric

    Addison Hearn

    Brayden Shepherd

    HONORABLE MENTION

    Dylan Schwinn

    Women’s Soccer

    FIRST TEAM

    Kaitlyn Andrews

    Maria Bashardoust

    Lauren Donovan

    Claire Massey

    SECOND TEAM

    Leiah Goedde

    Brooke Hatfield

    Abby Pawlikowski

    HONORABLE MENTION

    Georgie Early

    Men’s Cross Country

    FIRST TEAM

    Ryan Chevalier

    Brady Steiner

    SECOND TEAM

    Alex Ditchen

    Kyle Griffin

    Ajay Stutz

    HONORABLE MENTION

    Sam Dippold

    Women’s Cross Country

    2019 ECC Champs

    Coach of the Year

    Steve Nester

    FIRST TEAM

    Ellie Carr

    Jessie Gibbons

    Sarah Madix

    Emmy Sager

    SECOND TEAM

    Bella Dillhoff

    Audrey O’Keefe

    Ansley Richards

    HONORABLE MENTION

    Ally Colgate

    Men’s Golf

    2019 ECC Champs

    FIRST TEAM

    Joe Jankowski

    Jeffrey Main

    Tyler Vallee

    HONORABLE MENTION

    Aiden Callahan

    Women’s Golf

    SECOND TEAM

    Allison Rountree

    HONORABLE MENTION

    Amy Emme

    Women’s Tennis

    2019 ECC Champs

    Coach of the Year

    Dara Hudson

    Athlete of the Year

    Anna Svitkovich

    FIRST TEAM

    Anna Svitkovich – SINGLES

    Tess Broermann and Hanna Wenger– DOUBLES

    SECOND TEAM

    Grace Haught – SINGLES

    HONORABLE MENTION

    Alex Hytree – SINGLES

  • Loveland Tigers place 6th in Women’s State Division I Cross Country Championships

    Loveland Tigers place 6th in Women’s State Division I Cross Country Championships

    Hebron, Ohio – The Loveland Women’s Cross Country Team made school history Saturday as they competed for the first time in years as a team for the Women’s State Division 1 Cross Country Championship. The race included 183 runners and took place at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at National Trail Raceway 5K Course. The Lady Loveland Tigers earned 212 points placing 6th out 20 of teams. Finishtiming.com provided the unofficial race results, which are listed below. OHSAA has yet to post the official final race results.

    30 Jessie Gibbins – 18:53

    41 Sarah Madix – 19:06.

    56 Ellie Carl – 19:18

    60 Emmy Sager – 19:20

    132 Ansley Richards – 20:15

    148 Audrey O’Keefe – 20:35

    150 Ally Colegate – 20:36

    148 Audrey O’Keefe – 20:35

    150 Ally Colegate – 20:36

    *Un-official results from FinishTiming.com

    We would like to give out a HUGE congratulations to the Loveland High School Women’s Cross Country Team! Thank you so much for representing the City of Loveland and Loveland High School Athletics with such pride and honor. We are excited to see what comes next for these amazing female athletes! Congratulations on being 6th in the state of Ohio!

    Stay tuned for the freshest 411 on Loveland Sports with Cassie Mattia!

     

  • LHS Women XC Team is headed to STATE

    LHS Women XC Team is headed to STATE

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – “Congratulations to our girls cross country team on their fantastic season,” said Brian Conaster the Loveland High School Athletic Director.

    The Loveland High School Women’s cross country team qualified to compete for the Division I State Championship which will take place on Saturday, at the National Trail Raceway, in Hebron. The Women’s Division I race is at 12:30 PM.

    The Tigers placed 3rd in the Regional tournament this past Saturday at Troy High School. The 2019 state-bound Tigers team will consist of Emmy Sager, Jessie Gibbins, Sarah Madix, Ellie Carr, Audrey O’Keefe, Allyson Colegate, and Ansley Richards. Alternate Runners if needed will be, Maaike Snider, Ellie Zicka, Bella Dillhoff, and Skyler Daumeyer. Leading the Tigers to state will be head coach Steve Nester.

    “Our girls dedicated themselves to run against some of the toughest competition, not only in the state of Ohio but other top programs of other states too. They understand what it takes to be the best and are committed to getting there. They worked hard to be better than last year and have now set the new Tiger standard of excellence. Best of luck at State” added Conaster.

    The last time Loveland runners qualified as a team was in 2007 so this year will definitely be making Tiger school history!

    Meet the team by watching this interview I conducted last week before the team went to the Regionals

    42nd Girls State Cross Country Tournament. National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio

    Race Schedule

    Girls Div III – 11:00 AM

    Girls Div II – 11:45 AM

    Girls Div I – 12:30 PM

    Boys Div III – 1:30 PM

    Boys Div II – 2:15 PM

    Boys Div I – 3 PM

    National Trail Raceway is located at 2650 National Road SW Hebron, OH 43025

    School transportation and spectators should enter Gate A off State Route 40 and follow parking coordinator directions to designated parking.

    School spirit signs are permitted to be placed on facility fencing. Recommendation is for zip tied material. Taping of signs is not recommended.

    Spectator vehicles traveling from the east should exit I-70 at Exit 126 Rt. 37N entering the Campground Gate or Gate A on Route 40. When traveling from the west spectators must exit I-70 at Exit 122 Rt. 158N. Turn right onto Route 40. Enter Gate D. After parking for free, admission into the facility is $10.00 for all school age and older. Handicapped registered vehicles will enter Gate D from State Route 40. Recreational Vehicles wishing to set up tailgating inside the competition grounds should use exit 126 from I-70 and proceed to Gate A on Route 40. A $25.00 parking fee will be taken at Gate A. Spectator admission ($10.00) will also be taken at the gate. Vehicles will park inside the meet facility with tailgating space available for each RV unit. Recreation Vehicles may park in the Campground lot outside the competition area without paying the parking fee, but due to limited parking spaces, RV tailgating is not permitted in the main parking lots. 

  • Loveland Cross Country Teams Run Like Tigers In the Last Two Competitive Meets

    Loveland Cross Country Teams Run Like Tigers In the Last Two Competitive Meets

    Sophomore Ryan Chevalier was the top Tiger finisher, crossing the finish line in 3rd place with a time of 16:28

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School is not a stranger to having successful student-athletes, but this year two Tiger teams have been taking the cross country world by storm! Loveland’s Boy’s and Girl’s Cross Country Teams proved all their summer workouts paid off in both The Loveland Invitational and Mason Invite finishing both meets in the top 2 with several individual PRs.

    The Loveland Invitational, which took place on the morning of August 31st at the Home of the Brave Park, turned out to be another beautiful meet with many great performances by the Tigers! The Boy’s Cross Country Team finished 2nd out of 19 teams with a total of 71 points. Sophomore Ryan Chevalier was the top Tiger finisher, crossing the finish line in 3rd place with a time of 16:28. Senior Kyle Griffin took the 11th place spot finishing with a time of 17:09, Sophomore Sam Neiger finished 12th with a time of 17:13, Senior Alex Ditchen finished 23rd with a 17:34, Junior Ajay Stutz finished in 24th with a time of 17:37, Junior Colin Beran finished with a 17:52 in 31st place and Senior Sam Dippold rounded off the top 7 Tiger finishers with a 17:57 in 38th place. 

    The Girls Cross Country Team ran an impressive race at The Loveland Invitational as well finishing in 1st place out of 12 teams with a score of 36 points! Sophomore Emmy Sager finished first for the Tigers running an 18:49 earning her a 3rd place finish. Finishing close behind in 5th place was Sophomore Sarah Madix with a time of 19:37, Junior Ansley Richards in 6th place with a time of 19:44, Junior Ellie Carr in 10th place with a time of 20:02, Senior Nami Cannon in 13th place with a time of 20:26, Sophomore Audrey O’Keefe in 16th place with a time of 20:36 and Freshman Ally Colegate 22nd place with a time of 20:47. Out of the Tigers top 7 finishers, 6 were in the top 15 overall! Below is a video of the start of the Loveland Invitational that was captured by a Tiger fan!

    Luckily our very own Loveland Magazine editor, David Miller, captured several photo-finish moments at the Loveland Invitational as well! Check out the meet photo album below! These photos are of the top Seniors out on the course and approaching the finish line.

    Continue reading below the photo album for the Mason Invite results

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    After the Loveland Invitational, the Tigers Girls and Boys Cross Country Team got some state-wide recognition in the Ohio Division 1 State Cross Country Poll!

    https://twitter.com/lovelandcc1/status/1169668891783639047

    On September 7th, the Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams competed again this time at the Mason Invite. Both teams did not disappoint finishing again at the top! The Girls finished in 2nd place out of 32 teams with a total

    of 120 points. Although there were 355 girls in the race that did not stop the Tigers from claiming top finishes and some PRs. Sophomore Emmy Sager finished first for the Tigers crossing the finish line in 14th place with a time of 19:10. The next Tiger finisher was Sophomore Sarah Madix who took the 20th spot with a time of 19:24, followed by Junior Ansley Richards in 23rd with a time of 19:40, Junior Ellie Carr in 28th with a time of 19:59, Senior Nami Cannon in 35th with a time of 20:12, Freshman Ally Colegate with a time of 20:37 in 48th place and Sophomore Bella Dillhoff in 73rd place with a time of 20:59. Cannon, Carr, and Madix all ran personal best times and Richards ran a season personal best time!

    The Boys Cross Country also made a name for themselves at the Mason Invite finishing 6th out of 33 teams. Out of 409 runners Sophomore Ryan Chevalier finished in 18th with a time of 16:39, followed by Senior Kyle Griffin in 35th with a time of 17:03, Junior Ajay Stutz in 53rd with a 17:19, Freshman Brady Steiner in 65th with a time of 17:33, Senior Alex Ditchen in 67th place with a time of 17:34, Sophomore Sam Neiger in 87th with a 17:48 and Senior Sam Dippold in 127th with a time of 18:09. Parents and Fans of the Tigers Cross Country Teams captured several moments of the Mason Invite. Check out the posts from Twitter below!

    https://twitter.com/lovelandcc1/status/1170394771329814528

    https://twitter.com/lovelandcc1/status/1170409925757063168

    https://twitter.com/lovelandcc1/status/1170409965590405122

    https://twitter.com/lovelandcc1/status/1170409976566861824

    The Loveland Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams will be back in action on September 21st at Centerville’s Saturday Night Lights Meet. To catch more Tiger Cross Country news you can check out their Twitter page at https://twitter.com/lovelandcc1 or Loveland’s Athletic Twitter page at https://twitter.com/LovTigers_AD.