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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!

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Nov 4, 2019
[video] Niki Christow, Josh Elfers, Ian Fields, Grace Moriarty, and Jordan Morrison sign National letters of Intent

Loveland, Ohio – On April 17 five Loveland student-athletes signed their National Letter of Intent to play their sport beyond the high school level.

In this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video, you can watch the ceremony conducted by Loveland High School Athletic Director Brian Conaster as he talks about their academic and athletic achievements.

Niki Christow – Soccer (Wittenberg University)
Josh Elfers – Football (Hanover College)
Ian Fields – Soccer (John Carroll University)
Grace Moriarty – Cross Country and Track (Nova Southeastern)
Jordan Morrison – Track (High Point University)

May 4, 2019
Jessie Gibbins is last athlete standing (running) for LHS

by Matt Huether

Loveland, Ohio – The Fall Sports season is coming to a close for all except one athlete, Freshman Cross Country runner, Jessie Gibbins, competes at the State Championships Saturday at 3 PM in Hebron, Ohio at the National Trail Raceway.

Jessie’s Coach, Steve Nester, answered some questions for us.

1) Have you ever had an athlete qualify for state? If so how many?

I’ve had the good fortune of coaching many runners who have advanced to State Championships as a direct effort of their hard work. I am exceedingly proud of Jessie for reaching the pinnacle of our sport. She is a wonderful person and runner.

2) What advice would you give Jessie going into this meet?

My advice to her would be to simply enjoy the moment. This is a tremendous accomplishment, especially as a Freshman. Jessie earned the right to be with the best of the best competing at the Ohio State Cross Country Championship.

Jessie got to state by placing 22nd at the Regional Championships running a time of 19:06. 30. Jessie’s PR this season is 18:32.50 and was at the Centerville Saturday Night Lights meet.

Loveland Magazine would like to wish Jessie the best of luck at State and would like to congratulate her on a great season and a great start to her career.

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Nov 8, 2018
Cross Country and Soccer advance in State Tournament

Men and Women Cross Country advance to Regionals – Soccer go to District Finals

by Matt Huether

Loveland, Ohio – This past Saturday while competing at Districts, the Loveland Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams both advanced to Regionals. The Loveland Men’s placed 3rd (90), behind Kings (58) and St Xavier (29). The Loveland Women’s team placed 3rd (105), behind Kings (69) and Lakota East (33). This marks the first appearance for the Men’s team since 2016 and the first appearance for the Women’s team since 2008.

The results for the District Mens Race follow:

Greg Ballman (SR): 16:22.3 (6th Overall)

Ryan Chevalier (FR): 16:52.9 (14th Overall)

Ajay Stutz (SO): 17:03.2 (21st Overall)

Alex Ditchen (JR): 17:07.9 (23rd Overall)

Thomas Gear (SR): 17:18.1 (26th Overall)

Matt Huether (SR): 17:20.6 (28th Overall)

Kyle Griffin (JR): 17:38.1 (48th Overall)

The results for the District Womens Race follow:

Jessie Gibbins (FR): 18:37.5 (3rd Overall)

Ansley Richards (SO): 19:56.9 (22nd Overall)

Kristina Feighery (FR): 20:08.7 (25th Overall)

Ellie Carr (SO): 20:11.9 (27th Overall)

Grace Moriarty (SR): 20:14.2 (28th Overall)

Sydney Cree (SR): 20:32.0 (32nd Overall)

Kirstin Thomas (JR): 21:13.7 (46th Overall)

Both teams will compete in Regionals this Saturday (10/27) at the Troy High School for a shot to advance to State. From a field of 17 teams, 5 will advance and qualify for State. Additionally the first 20 finishers qualify for State as an individual in each race.

Womens Soccer

The Loveland Women’s Soccer team is starting off their post season strong, beating Western Brown 4-0 and Sycamore 2-1. Leading the way for Loveland are Seniors Brooke Harden and Lauren Williams. Brooke has 11 goals and 10 assists in 18 games. Lauren has 7 goals and 3 assists in 17 games. The team will play at Centerville versus Springboro this Saturday (10/27) at 7:00 PM in the District Fnals.

EDITOR’s NOTE: We have corrected this story to reflect that the Tiger Soccer match this Saturday is the District Fnals, and not semi-finals.

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Oct 25, 2018
Tiger Cross Country up-date

Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland men and women’s Cross Country teams had strong showings at the ECC Conference meet this past Saturday held at West Clermont. Both teams placed 3rd overall behind Kings and Turpin. Kings and Turpin are ranked Top 20 in the state for both Mens and Womens Cross Country.

The Loveland men’s Cross Country team placed 3rd (85) at the ECC Conference Championships behind Turpin (41) and Kings (39). The Tigers had arguably their best “team” race of the season. Team times include:

Senior, Greg Ballman, 9th overall, time of 16:59.10

Freshman, Ryan Chevalier, 14th overall, time of 17:06.30

Sophomore, Ajay Stutz, 19th overall, time of 17:20.91

Junior, Alex Ditchen, 21st overall, with a time of 17:22.57

Senior, Thomas Gear, 22nd overall, time of 17:23.18

Senior, Matt Huether, 24th overall, time of 17:25.50

Junior, Kyle Griffin, 26th overall, time of 17:27.14

Their next meet, Districts, will be held at Voice of America Park on Saturday October 20th at 11:30 AM.

The Loveland Womens Cross Country team placed 3rd (84) at the ECC Conference Championships behind Kings (54) and Turpin (48). Team times include:

Freshman, Jessie Gibbins, 9th overall, time of 19:38.39

Sophomore, Ansley Richards, 13th overall, time of 19:51.27

Sophomore, Ellie Carr, 14th overall, time of 19:51.53

Senior, Sydney Cree, 23rd overall, time of 20:35.00

Senior, Grace Moriarty, 25th overall, time of 20:41.29

Freshman, Kristina Feighery, 31st overall, time of 21:04.15

Junior, Lexi Duff, 36th overall, time of 21:53.10

Their next meet, Districts, will be held at Voice of America Park on Saturday October 20th at 10:30 AM.

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Oct 16, 2018
Tigers sweep their own XC Invitational

Jessie Gibbins (above) placed 1st with a time of 19:33

by Matt Huether

Greg Ballman placed 1st with a time of 16:39.

Symmes Township, Ohio – On September 1st Loveland held its first cross country invitational meet in four years. The event took place at the Home of the Brave Park in Symmes Township and was coordinated by Jim and Cindy Daumeyer. As a member of the cross country team myself, I would like to say thank you to the Daumeyers for their hard work and for bringing back a home invitational to Loveland.

The Loveland Cross Country teams completed a sweep of all Middle School and High School events. The Loveland High School men were led by Greg Ballman who placed 1st with a time of 16:39. Loveland took three of the top five spots on the 3.2 mile course, with Ryan Chevalier coming in 3rd with a time of 17:27 and Matt Huether coming in 5th with a time of 17:55.

The Loveland High School women were led by Jessie Gibbins who placed 1st with a time of 19:33 on the 3.2 mile course. Loveland put all 7 of their runners in the top 15. Ellie Carr placed 3rd with a time of 20:12 and Maaike Snider placed 4th with a time of 20:21.

For the Middle School women, Ellie Zicka and Allison Colegate led the way running 13:16 and 13:25, placing 2nd and 3rd respectively on the 2 mile course.

For the Middle School men, Brady Steiner and William Mansfield led the way running 12:02 and 12:15, placing 1st and 3rd respectively on the 2 mile course.

Click on Photos to enlarge. All Photos © 2018 Loveland Magazine/David Miller.

SYDNEY CREE

NATHANIEL FLEENOR

MAAIKE SNIDER

GRACE MORIARTY

KRISTINA FEIGHERY

ELLIE CARR

KYLE GRIFFIN

RYAN CHEVALIER

GRACE MORIARTY

SAM DIPPOLD

MATT HUETHER

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Sep 24, 2018
Loveland High School Sports Updates

by Matt Huether

Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Womens Soccer team sits at 6-0-1 (2-0-1 conference) after tying 2-2 in a game versus Milford. Leading the way for Loveland are Seniors Brooke Harden and Lauren Williams. Harden has 4 goals and 5 assists in 7 games this season while Williams has 3 goals and 3 assists this season in 7 games. Their next game is on
Tuesday September 18th at home versus Withrow at 7 PM. With the tie, they fell to 2nd in conference standings to #1 Turpin (3-0, 4-4). The team is now #3 in the country in the USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings. This was before the tie with Milford.

Loveland Forward Lauren Williams had her header blocked early in the match against Milford.

The Loveland Mens Soccer team sits at 6-2 (2-1 conference). Leading the way for Loveland are Seniors Andrew Hartman and Aiden Kopek. Hartman has 2 goals and 5 assists in 5 games while Kopek has 4 goals in 3 games this season. Their next game is Thursday September 20th at Withrow (0-2, 2-3) at 7 PM.

The Loveland Womens Cross Country team placed 3rd out of 18 teams at the Mason meet on September 8, beating out Ursuline, Springboro and many others. Leading the way for the Tigers are Freshman, Jessie Gibbins, who ran a 19:47.0 at the meet and Sophomore, Ellie Carr, ran a 19:52.0 at the meet. Their next meet is at Centerville on Saturday September 22nd.

The Loveland Mens Cross Country team placed 10th out of 27 teams at the Mason meet. They placed higher than Centerville, St.Xavier (B), to name a few. Leading the way for Loveland are Senior Greg Ballman who ran a 16:46.4 at the meet. Also for Loveland Freshman, Ryan Chevalier, ran a 17:32.8 at the meet. Their next meet is Saturday September 15th at Milford at 9 AM.

Freshman Leiah Goeddef scored on this header against Milford.

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Sep 18, 2018
Four to be inducted into Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday

Sarah (Leeper) Lucas

Graduated from Loveland High School in 2007

High School Accomplishments

Varsity Cross Country 4-years

Team MVP 1-year

1^st Team All-FAVC 3-years 2^nd Team All-FAVC 1-year

1^st Team All-District 1-year 3rd Team All-District 2-years

1^st Team All-City 1-year

Region Qualifer: 3^rd ‘03, 8^th ‘04, 9^th ‘05

13^th in State ‘05

‘03

Enquirer Runner of the Year ‘03

Varsity Track 4-years

1^st Team All FAVC 1-year

2^nd Place in District 1-year, 3^rd Place in Region 1-year

4^th Place in State in the 3200 1-year

Adam Engel

Graduated from Loveland High School in 2010

High School Accomplishments

Varsity Baseball (4yr. Starter)

Most Valuable Offensive Player 3-years

Tiger Man Award 2-years

1^st Team All-FAVC 3-years

FAVC Player of the Year 1-year

All-Time Career Leader in Batting Average (.500)

All-Time Season Leader in Doubles (17)

FAVC All-Academic 4-years

Edward Jones Student Athlete of the Month (2010)

LaRosa’s Male Athlete of the Year (2010)

Varsity Football 3-yeas

Rookie of the Year

MVP Offense 3

Team MVP

Gold Star Chili Star of the Week

1^st Team All-FAVC

FAVC Player of the Year

FAVC All-Academic 4-years

Varsity Basketball

FAVC All-Academic 3-years

College

University of Louisville Baseball 4-yr. Scholarship

Major League Baseball

Chicago White Sox

Jim Gruver

Graduated from Loveland High School in 1974

Loveland Athletic Achievement Award

Football 1-year

Basketball 2-years

Varsity Track (4 Year Letterman)

1984 to Present: Score Keeper for Mens Basketball

1984 to Present: Clock Keeper for Mens Basketball

1984 to Present: Announcer for Mens Basketball

1990 to Present: Clock Keeper for Varsity Football Games

1994 to 1999: Score Keeper for Womens Basketball

1994 to 1999: Clock Keeper for Womens Basketball

1994 to 1999: Announcer for Womens Basketball

1995 to 2001: Clock Keeper and Announcer for Womens Soccer

Dennis Drinnen

Graduated from Loveland High School in 1964

High School Accomplishments

Varsity Football 3-years

Captain 1-year

1^st Team All-EHL 2-years (Both Offense and Defense)

1^st Team All-City 2-years (Both Offense and Defense)

All-District 1-year

Claw Man Award 2-years

All-State 1-year

Tri-State Team 1-year

VFW District Athlete of the Year 4

Varsity Baseball 3-years

All-Star Game 1-year

Varsity Basketball 3-years

Varsity Baseball 3-years

All-EHL 2-years

College

4yr Scholarship University of Kentucky Football

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Jan 31, 2018
Loveland Middle School Cross Country State Champs

Girls team takes the podium as best in Ohio

Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Middle School (LMS) Girls Cross Country Team won the title of State Champions at the State Junior High Cross Country meet Sunday, Oct. 22.

“I am so excited to win the state trophy,” said LMS Eighth Grade Student Maaike Snider. “Thank you to the coaches and parents for everything. It has been a great season!”

Meet the State Champions

Sarah Madix, Allison Colegate, Ellie Zicka, Bella Dillhof, Jessie Gibbins, Maaike Snider, and Lindsey Dwyer

Snider was one of three student-athletes who finished in the top 15 overall. The group included: Jessie Gibbins (fifth place); Maaike Snider (seventh place) and Sarah Madix (11^th place).

“We are extremely excited about both of our cross country teams at LMS,” said LMS Principal Chuck Ogdan. “These student-athletes have gone above and beyond in the classroom and on the field of competition! They are true examples of our building’s four core values: grit, rise, innovation and leadership. Go Tigers!”

“Coach Steve Federman and Coach Carol Adams, along with all of our LMS cross country coaches do such a great job working with, training and developing our runners and student-athletes,” said Loveland District Director of Student Athletics Julie Renner. “They start way before our kids join the LMS cross country team. They get them excited during Runners Club in the elementary and intermediate schools. The success of our seventh through 12th grade Girls and Boys Cross Country programs are due to the hard work and dedication of so many who are role-models for our kids, in building up the sport not only as competitive but also as a life-long activity for our student-athletes.”

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Nov 1, 2017