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What’s in Loveland’s DNA Featuring Darnell Parker!
by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – “This community needs a win, and I have to deliver it to them,” Loveland High School’s Women’s Basketball Coach Darnell Parker said with his legendary smile. Parker has certainly become a big part of the Loveland community spreading positivity among his student-athletes and the cancer community. There’s no question that Coach Parker is a part of “What’s in Loveland’s DNA!”

Parker, who was born and raised in Findlay, Ohio, grew up knowing that he “would have to work twice as hard as everyone else” to accomplish what he wanted to accomplish in life.

“My dad always told me that growing up and that always stuck with me. Seeing my mom and dad work so hard so that I would never go without ingrained in me a work ethic like no other,” Parker said when speaking about what he had gained from his parents growing up.

Parker, a born and bred athlete, started participating in sports at a very young age and almost instantly fell in love with the game of basketball.

“My dad was a fantastic athlete even getting an opportunity to be drafted by the Atlanta Falcons,” Parker said when asked about where his love for sports came from. Parker’s dad competed in football and baseball at Purcell Marian and then eventually moved on to play football at Defiance College, unfortunately succumbing to a leg injury that stopped him from moving forward in the professional sports world.

Parker pursued his collegiate basketball career at Bluffton College where he also obtained his degree in Business Management Administration. Post-college Parker took his coaching talents to West Clermont where he coached 6th-grade boys basketball for 9 years before making his move to Loveland.

Once Parker made the move to Loveland he eventually landed the LHS Women’s Basketball Head Coach position, and that’s when he began making history!

“I really couldn’t have chosen a better community to live in and coach in,” Parker said after reminiscing on his successful coaching career at LHS. Parker is definitely going down in history as one of the most successful LHS Women’s Basketball coaches of all time, grabbing the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Coach of the Year twice, leading the Tigers to 2 of the best seasons in school history, and coaching some very successful women collegiate athletes who have all broken school records at one point or another!

Unfortunately in October of 2020 shortly after Parker lost his father to COVID-19 complications, Parker received the news that he was diagnosed with both Liver and Colin Cancer.

“Telling my kids and my players that I had cancer was the hardest thing I ever had to do,” Parker said, “We cried it out and hugged it out and my girls really dedicated that season to me. They rallied around me.”

Fast forward now to 2022, Parker is now in chemotherapy and says he’s feeling good and that through all of this he has made the choice to make his journey one where he can encourage and help others going through cancer. “I thought to myself well I can either go into a shell and take it on myself or stay positive and share the experience with everyone and give those that need it support.”

Parker who has 2 daughters and just got married last year, says his future is looking bright and that he can’t wait to get back out on the LHS basketball court, which he says he will be transitioning into next week but will only be coaching home games.

After knowing Coach Parker myself for nearly 3 years I thought the start of 2022 would be the perfect opportunity to feature Coach in our “What’s in Loveland’s DNA” segment because no one can really deny the effect he has had on the Loveland and LHS community. I am pleased to present to you Coach Darnell Parker in a Loveland Magazine TV production of “What’s in Loveland’s DNA!” Click below to watch the full-length interview!

Here are some still photos from my interview with Coach Parker by David Miller:
Want to read more about Coach Darnell Parker? Check out Loveland Magazine’s past stories!

Loveland High School Basketball Programs Look to Change School History!

LHS’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach Reaches 100 Wins!

L.H.S’s Coach Parker Gives Sneak Preview of 2020-2021 Season!

A Tribute to Coach Darnell Parker and his Loving Tigers

LHS’s Coach Parker is Stronger Than Ever…and so are his Tigers!

“Eat Out to Help Out” Loveland’s Coach Darnell Parker!

Community Rally’s Around LHS’s Coach Parker at Opening Night of “Rolling Mondays!”

“Rolling Mondays” Part 2 was a Success too!

Hug Coach Parker before his cancer surgery

[Video] Hugs for Coach Parker Night at Loveland High School

For more heartfelt stories stay tuned to “What’s in Loveland’s DNA” With ME, Cassie Mattia!
Jan 21, 2022

LHS Grad Jillian Hayes and the UC Bearcat Women’s Basketball Team Claim the Kendle Cup Again!

by Cassie Mattia

Cincinnati, Ohio – How about them Bearcats?!

The UC Women’s Basketball team grabbed a huge victory on Saturday beating the Xavier Muskateers, 82-73, in the 2021 Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout at Fifth Third Back Arena. This was the 43rd time Cincinnati and Xavier competed for the Kendle cup (the Crosstown Shootout trophy) making the Bearcats 26-17 in the rivalry series. Head Coach Michelle Clark-Heard is now 3-0 against Xavier since taking the head coach position. After the win on Saturday, UC is now 5-4 in the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Former Loveland High School (LHS) stand-out student-athlete Jillian Hayes has not only helped the Bearcats grab some big wins already this year, but is also making a name for herself in the AAC and the world of women’s college basketball! Hayes’ senior year at LHS was one for the books as she averaged 18.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 2 assists, and 3.1 steals per game. With those stats, Hayes was named the 2019-2020 Eastern Cincinnati Conference Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Year, 1st Team All-ECC, and LHS’s All-Time Leading Scorer (1,412), and Leading Rebounder (778). She also led the Loveland Tigers to back-to-back ECC Titles and an OHSAA Sectional Title in 2020.

Hayes not only succeeded on the basketball court at LHS she also achieved top honors in the classroom receiving an Academic Pin for her G.P.A, and recognition for her leadership and sportsmanship earning her The Principal’s Award-Outstanding Female and the OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award.

Going into her Freshman season with the UC Bearcats Women’s Basketball Team, Hayes was selected as the No. 116 prospect in the 2020 class by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and was ranked as a 4-star recruit by Prospects Nation. Hayes definitely did not disappoint her Freshman year with the Bearcats despite the COVID-19 obstacles averaging 7.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.1 blocks earning her a spot on the AAC All-Freshman Team. Hayes not only had 20 starts her Freshman season she also placed 1st among the AAC Freshman class in blocks (1.1), 2nd in defensive rebounds (4.4), and 3rd in minutes played (32.3) and assists (2.7). Hayes led the Bearcats team in steals (34) and ranked 3rd in points (182), rebounds (126), and blocks (26).

Since graduating from LHS, Hayes has had a couple of big goals in mind one being to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Thus far in her sophomore season as a team captain, she has made it very clear as to what her personal and team goals are as she has already put up double digits in points in 4 games this season. Check out Hayes’ top games thus far in her sophomore season!

December 1st against Central Michigan (Win 59-54) – 23 points, 5 rebounds, 9/15 FG

November 27th against OSU (Loss 50-86) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal

November 16th against Ohio Win 62-73, 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals

November 10th against Alabama A&M Win 73-60, 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals

Here at Loveland Magazine we love celebrating the successes of former LHS graduates, so we decided to take a trip down to Cincinnati to watch Hayes compete in the 2021 Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout. Wow were we impressed with Hayes’s ability to be a leader and produce stats that led the Bearcats to an 82-73 victory!

Hayes ended the game with 9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 assists, most of the stats coming in the final 4 minutes of the game, as she said, “I knew I had to turn it on and produce to get us a win!” At the half, Xavier was up 32-31, due mostly to the Bearcats 14 turnovers and 32.4 Field Goal percentage. Xavier also outrebounded the Bearcats 27-18.

Once the 2nd half of the Crosstown Shootout began Hayes and the Bearcats began to outperform Xavier. In the 4th quarter alone Cincinnati outscored Xavier, 32-20, and made 60% of their shots raising their total field goal percentage for the game to 42.4%! Cincinnati’s bench also stepped it up towards the end of the game accumulating 43 points compared to Xavier’s 9 points.

Securing the Kendle Cup wasn’t the only milestone for the Bearcats as they also had their highest-scoring game of the season, tied their season-best for 3-point shots made (6), and had 4 Bearcats for the 2nd time this season score in the double digits. Hayes said she hopes this momentum continues right into the NCAA tournament, which has been a goal of hers since she committed to playing basketball at Cincinnati.

After the Bearcats claimed the Kendle Cup once again, Loveland Magazine TV got the opportunity to interview Jillian Hayes post-game to talk about the victory, her role as a team captain, and what she believes UC will achieve this season! So without further ado, we bring to you several exclusive Crosstown Shootout videos and a one-on-one interview with UC Bearcat Sophomore Jillian Hayes!

Xavier 73

##	Player	GS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	ORB-DRB	REB	PF	A	TO	BLK	STL	PTS
10	Beeler,Shaila	*	35	7-15	0-1	9-10	2-2	4	2	5	3	1	1	23
01	Clark,Nia	*	37	5-11	3-7	5-7	2-2	4	3	2	4	0	0	18
44	Townsend,Ayanna	*	33	3-6	0-0	3-4	5-4	9	4	0	2	1	2	9
11	Satterfield,Kaelynn	*	23	4-10	0-0	0-1	2-6	8	4	3	2	0	0	8
15	Scarlett,Mackayla	*	27	2-8	1-2	1-2	3-2	5	5	1	2	0	1	6
02	Hayes,Mikayla		18	0-2	0-0	5-8	2-2	4	1	0	2	2	0	5
23	Harris,Aanaya		23	1-4	0-0	0-0	0-6	6	4	3	4	0	1	2
30	Prenger,Courtney		4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
TM	TEAM		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
	TOTALS	–	200	23-57	4-10	23-32	18-24	42	24	14	20	4	5	73

Team Summary	FG	3PT	FT
1st Quarter	5-15	2-3	6-8
33.33 %	66.67 %	75.00 %
2nd Quarter	6-13	0-2	2-4
46.15 %	0.00 %	50.00 %
3rd Quarter	9-14	1-1	2-3
64.29 %	100.00 %	66.67 %
4th Quarter	3-15	1-4	13-17
20.00 %	25.00 %	76.47 %
Total	23-57	4-10	23-32
	40.4 %	40.0 %	71.9 %

Technical Fouls: none	Second Chance Points: 12	Scores Tied: 5 time(s)
Points in the Paint: 28	Fast Break Points: 13	Lead Changed: 5 time(s)
Points off Turnovers: 3	Bench Points: 9

Cincinnati 82

##	Player	GS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	ORB-DRB	REB	PF	A	TO	BLK	STL	PTS
15	Niang,Arame	*	20	6-13	0-1	2-3	1-4	5	4	0	1	2	0	14
02	Levy,Akira	*	28	3-7	0-0	7-8	1-3	4	3	7	4	1	1	13
20	Hayes,Jillian	*	32	3-13	0-0	3-3	3-4	7	5	4	1	2	3	9
04	Milton,Braylyn	*	13	1-6	0-1	1-3	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
31	Dean,Nevaeh	*	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
01	Wilson,Caitlyn		31	5-12	4-10	1-1	0-2	2	2	2	2	0	3	15
22	Williams,Malea		18	6-6	2-2	0-2	1-1	2	3	1	0	2	0	14
10	Scott,Jadyn		14	1-2	0-0	4-4	4-1	5	1	0	1	0	0	6
03	Scott,Jada		12	2-2	0-0	0-1	1-1	2	1	3	0	0	0	4
42	Craig,Clarissa		12	1-3	0-0	0-0	2-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2
05	Elfatairy,Lojain		11	0-1	0-1	2-2	0-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	2
TM	TEAM		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS	–	200	28-66	6-15	20-27	15-20	35	22	20	10	7	8	82

Team Summary	FG	3PT	FT
1st Quarter	6-18	2-3	1-1
33.33 %	66.67 %	100.00 %
2nd Quarter	5-16	2-4	4-7
31.25 %	50.00 %	57.14 %
3rd Quarter	8-17	2-7	1-1
47.06 %	28.57 %	100.00 %
4th Quarter	9-15	0-1	14-18
60.00 %	0.00 %	77.78 %
Total	28-66	6-15	20-27
	42.4 %	40.0 %	74.1 %

Technical Fouls: none	Second Chance Points: 14	Scores Tied: 5 time(s)
Points in the Paint: 34	Fast Break Points: 7	Lead Changed: 5 time(s)
Points off Turnovers: 18	Bench Points: 43

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Dec 16, 2021

[Highlight Reel] LHS Women’s and Men’s basketball

Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland High School Women’s and Men’s varsity basketball teams are into their 2nd and 3rd weeks of their season.

The Women are currently 3-2 (3-1) and host Winton Woods 5-1 (3-1) tonight at 7:30 in their Chuck Schmidt Gymnasium. Josie Early is the Tiger’s leading scorer averaging 10.4 points/game followed by Olivia Raby with a 9.6 average. The women are fresh off three last-minute victories – Kings in overtime 47-46, West Clermont 33-30, and last Saturday, Walnut Hills 39-36.

The Men 3-1 (1-1) traveled to Kings last night and brought home a 68-60 victory provided by the hot 3-pt shooting of Jack Sauer who shot 6 for 7 from behind the arc, and Ben Kirlin who was 4 for 7. Sauer finished with 19, followed by Dylan Schwinn with 18, and Kirlin with 15. They play next this Friday at home against West Clermont 0-1 (0-1).

Jack Sauer is averaging 12.5, Brayden Frietch 11.5, and Dylan Schwinn 9.8.

Here is a highlight reel of both teams in action as they began their season.

Dec 8, 2021
LHS Women’s Cross Country Team Brings Home the OHSAA Silver!
by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – What a fantastic day it was to be a Loveland Tiger! On Saturday both the Loveland High School (LHS) Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Teams for the first time ever in LHS history competed together for the OHSAA Division 1 title at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park in Columbus. Both Teams went into the race having record-breaking years so many die-hard Tiger fans knew that they would come back with some impressive accolades!

The LHS Women’s Cross Country Team broke several school records this year but the most important one came in the form of a 2nd place OHSAA Division 1 Women’s Cross Country trophy on Saturday! The Tigers finished right behind Perrysburg (101) with a score of 109 and an impressive runners average of 18:59. Senior Jesse Gibbins was the top finisher for the Tigers crossing the line in 7th place with a time of 18:25.2, Senior Sarah Madix was next placing 19th at 18:55.2, Senior Emmy Sager finished in 26th place with a time of 19:09, Junior Madison Conatser finished in 28th with a time of 19:10.5, Junior Ally Colegate placed 29th with a time of 19:10.8, Sophomore Lauren Gard finished next in 82nd place with a time of 20:03 and rounding out the team score was Senior Maaike Snider in 102nd place with a time of 20:17.9.

The winning time for the Women’s Division 1 race (unscored) was 17:32.1 ran by Senior Alyssa Shope from Gahanna Lincoln. For the full OHSAA Division 1 Women’s Cross Country meet results click here.

Shortly after the LHS Women’s Cross Country milestone win, the Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) released the team conference awards naming LHS’s Steve Nester ECC Coach of the Year and Senior Emmy Sager ECC Runner of the Year! Seniors Jesse Gibbins, Sarah Madix, and Emmy Sager all received 1st Team All-ECC honors while Juniors Ally Colegate and Madison Conatser grabbed 2nd Team All-ECC honors. Senior Maaike Snider also received ECC honors with Honorable Mention.

The LHS Men’s Cross Country Team had a season full of monumental moments including their trip to the OHSAA Division 1 Men’s Cross Country meet on Saturday! The Tigers placed 12th among a very talented field of athletes with a score of 313 and a runners average of 16:33. Senior Ryan Chevalier was the top finisher for the Tigers placing 6th with a time of 15:37.3, Junior Brady Steiner finished next in 48th place with a time of 16:23.2, Freshman Nick Huff finished in 84th place with a time of 16:51.7, Junior Cayden Dyer placed 85th with a time of 16:52, Senior Sam Neiger finished 90th with a time of 16:57.5, Junior Grant Hanson placed 98th with a time of 17:04.3, and Senior JP Tew rounded out the Tigers placing 134th with a time of 17:58.2.

Mason took the OHSAA Division 1 Men’s Cross Country title with a score of 106 and the winning runner (unscored) was Senior William Zegarski from Little Miami with a time of 14:39.9. Zegarski broke the previous Ohio State All-Time Meet record. For the full OHSAA Division 1 Men’s Cross Country meet results click here.

The ECC All-Conference awards were also announced for the Men’s Cross Country Teams post the State meet awarding Steve Nester with the ECC Coach of the Year! Senior Ryan Chevalier, and Juniors Cayden Dyer and Brady Steiner were awarded 1st Team All-ECC honors while Junior Grant Hanson and Freshman Nick Huff received 2nd Team All-ECC honors. Senior Sam Neiger also received ECC honors in the form of Honorable Mention.

Check out the photo album from Saturday’s meet brought to you by Loveland Magazine Editor, David Miller!
Congratulations to both the LHS Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Teams on an unbelievable season! It has been a joy watching school history happen right in front of our eyes! We can’t wait to see where the future takes all these wonderful Tiger student-athletes!

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Nov 9, 2021
[Video] LHS and LMS Cross Country Teams all Secure the 2021 ECC Championship Title!
The Loveland Women remain the #1 team in Ohio and have claimed the ECC Championship Title!

by Cassie Mattia

Symmes Township, Ohio – Overnight rain did not slow down these Tigers as the LHS Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams took home the 2021 ECC Championship Trophies!

On Saturday at 9 AM at LHS’s home course, The Home of the Brave Park, both Men’s and Women’s Teams prepared for one of the coldest races thus far! The cold temperatures certainly didn’t phase the Tigers as the Loveland’s Women’s Team won with a score of 33 and the Men’s Team won with a score of 43.

The LHS Women’s Cross Country Team had several top 10 finishes with Senior Emmy Sager grabbing the 1st place spot with a time of 19:07.93. Sager was also named ECC’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week. Senior Jessie Gibbins took the 4th place position with a time of 19:25.76, Senior Sarah Madix placed 5th with a time of 19:31.75, Junior Madison Conatser placed 11th with a time of 19:48.76, Junior Ally Colegate finished 12th with a time of 19.51.76, Senior Maaike Snider finished 21st with a time of 20:19.81, and Sophomore Lauren Gard rounded out the team score placing 27th with a time of 21:02.66.

Lebanon women placed 2nd and Walnut Hills claimed 3rd place. This ECC win will mark the 2nd ECC Championship in Loveland Women’s Cross Country history (2021 and 2019).

For the full ECC Women’s Meet Results click here.

Week # 7 State High School D-1 Women’s Cross Country Poll
1. Loveland
2. Shaker Heights
3. Centerville
4. Hilliard Davidson
5. Perrysburg
6. Mason
7. Beavercreek
8. Massillon Jackson
9. Brunswick
10. Medina
Loveland High School ECC Champions Ohio’s 7th State ranked team

The LHS Men’s Cross Country Team collected their first ECC Championship in school history on Saturday! Senior Ryan Chevalier finished in 3rd place with a time of 16:20.98, Junior Brady Steiner placed 7th with a time of 16:44.60, Junior Cayden Dyer finished in the 8th spot with a time of 16:49.45, Freshman Nick Huff placed 11th with a time of 17:03.48, Junior Grant Hanson finished in 14th place with a time of 17:12.64, Senior Sam Neiger crossed the line in 26th with a time of 17:34.01, and Sophomore Kyle Becker placed 50th with a time of 18:31.46.

Lebanon placed 2nd and Turpin grabbed the 3rd place spot. Little Miami’s William Zegarski won the ECC Meet with a time of 15:38.48 and Walnut Hill’s Gianni Allwein took 2nd place with a time of 15:59.35.

For the full ECC Men’s Meet Results click here.

Week # 7 State High School D-1 Men’s Cross Country Poll
1. Mason
2. St. Xavier
3. Hilliard Davidson
4. St Ignatius
5. St Edwards
6. Massillon Jackson
7. Loveland
8. Louisville
9. North Canton Hoover
10. Lancaster
Both the Men’s and Women’s LHS Cross Country Teams will compete on Saturday at the Voice of America Park (7850 VOA Park Dr, West Chester Township, OH 45069) for the OHSAA District Championships. The Women will run at 10 AM and the Men are set to run at 11:30 AM. Tickets are $8 if you purchase online before 6 AM on October 23rd. If you decide to purchase after the pre-sale deadline, tickets will be $10. There will be no gate sales. To purchase tickets click here.

Middle School Champions

The Loveland Middle School Cross Country Team’s both took home ECC Championship Trophies as well making Saturday a huge win for Loveland Tigers across the board!

LMS Cross Country Coach John Waple said, “The middle school cross country teams had an amazing season. Every kid came and worked hard all season and grew as runners. This was just a truly tremendous group of kids to coach. We were very fortunate that all four of our teams won at ECC, which is just a great testament to the depth of this team. Not only did our team win every race, but we had three individual champions and several top finishers.”

LMS ECC Champs Coach Jenkins, Evan Colegate, Zach Chevalier, Tyler Schwinn, Michael Piposar, Ronan Wolfer, Luke Zicka, and Coach Waple

The LMS Boys Cross Country Team secured an ECC title with a score of 43. 8th Grader Ronan Wolfer was the top finisher for the Tigers placing 3rd with a time of 11:12.59, Tyler Schwinn placed 5th with a time of 11:35.98, 7th Grader William Manly grabbed the 9th place spot with a time of 11:38.85, 8th Grader Zach Chevalier finished 12th with a time of 11:47.34, and Evan Colegate placed 14th with a time of 12:10.10.

For the full Boy’s ECC Meet Results click here.

LMS ECC Champs Coach Jenkins, Savanna Conliff, Caroline Murnan, Parker Mentzer, Allie Kimnach, Ellie Orth, Tori Elliott, and Coach Waple

The LMS Girls Cross Country Team took first with a score of 16. 8th Grader Caroline Murnan took the top spot with a time of 12:42.09, Parker Mentzer grabbed 2nd place with a time of 12:44.03, Delaney Cilley finished 3rd with a time of 12:58.36, 7th Grader Tori Elliot placed 4th with a time of 12:59.09, and 8th Grader Ellie Orth placed 6th with a time of 13:06.07.

Delaney Cilley, Parker Mentzer, and Caroline Murnan

For the full ECC Girl’s Meet Results click here.

Congratulations to the LHS Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams as well as the LMS Boy’s and Girl’s Cross Country Teams! We are so proud of your hard work and dedication! We can’t wait to see what the future holds for these FAST Tigers!

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Oct 21, 2021
ECC Championship hosted by Loveland XC on Saturday

Symmes Township, Ohio – The Loveland High and Middle Schools are hosting the Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) championship meet this Saturday at Home of the Brave park.

As of last Thursday, the LHS women’s team was still ranked #1 in Ohio and the Men’s team was ranked #5.

High school runners will compete on a 5K course and the Middle school runners compete on a 2-mile course.

It is also Senior Day for our high school seniors.

This is a once in a lifetime chance to see these State ranked student athletes and cheer them to the finish line.

ECC XC Championships 2021

Sponsored by:

ECC Conference

Hosted by:

Loveland High School

When: Saturday, October 16th

Where: Home of the Brave Park

11605 North Lebanon Road

Symmes Township, Ohio

High School Schedule:

9:00 AM: Men’s High School Championship Race

9:35 AM: Women’s High School Championship Race

10:10 AM: Men’s High School Open Race

10:45 AM: Women’s High School Open Race

11:35 AM: Awards Ceremony

Middle School Schedule:

1:00 PM: Men’s JH Championship

1:30 PM: Women’s JH Championship

2:00 PM: Men’s JH Open

2:30 PM: Women’s JH Open

Oct 13, 2021
LHS Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams Continue to Rewrite Tiger History!
by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – Have you ever seen a Tiger this fast? On Saturday, September 25th the LHS Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams competed in the Loveland Sunset Invitational where they both grabbed 1st place finishes! The Women won with a score of 15 and the Men took the top spot with 17.

The Loveland Women’s Cross Country Team not only secured a 1st place finish as a team but also broke some school records along the way. The Tigers for the first time ever had 4 Women run under 19 minutes in the same 5k race, with the top 7 finishing 1-2-3-4-5-8-9. Previously the Women had only had 2 Tigers in the same race finish under 19 minutes.

Senior Emmy Sager secured a 1st place finish with a time of 18:32.70, Senior Jessie Gibbins placed 2nd with a time of 18:35, Senior Sarah Madix crossed the line in 3rd with a time of 18:36.7, Junior Madison Conatser finished 4th with a time of 18:57.9, Junior Ally Colegate placed 5th with a time of 19:19.2, Senior Maaike Snider finished in 8th place with a time of 19:44.1, and Sophmore Lauren Gard placed 9th with a time of 19:54. For the complete meet results click here.
- The LHS Women’s CC Team at the Loveland Sunset Invitational. Photo credited to Eric Colegate.
- The top 5 finishers running in a pack at the Loveland Sunset Invitational. Photo credited to Eric Colegate.
The Tigers for the 1st time in school history are not only ranked number 1 in the state according to the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches poll they are also number 1 in the state for their average team time on Ohio MileSplit. In addition to all those impressive team accolades, individually several of the Loveland Women are at the top of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) with their latest times. Emmy Sager is number 1 in the ECC, Jessie Gibbins is number 2, Sarah Madix is number 3, Madison Conatser is number 5, and Ally Colegate is number 8.

OATCCC Week 4 Ohio High School Division 1 Women’s Poll

The Loveland Women’s Cross Country Team will compete again Saturday, October 2nd at Centerville’s Saturday Night Lights.

The Loveland Men’s Cross Country Team captured a nice win at their home meet last Saturday finishing 1-2-3-5-6-8-9 with a runner’s average of 16:30.

Senior Ryan Chevalier finished in 1st place with a time of 16:04.2, Junior Brady Steiner placed 2nd with a time of 16:08.2, Junior Cayden Dyer finished in 3rd with a time of 16:30.3, Freshman Nick Huff placed 5th with a time of 16:50.2, Senior Sam Neiger placed 6th with a time of 16:57, Junior Grant Hanson crossed the finish line in 8th place with a time of 17:08.5, and Senior Kyle Becker placed 9th with a time of 17:14.6. For the complete meet results click here.

The LHS Men’s CC Team at the Loveland Sunset Invitational. Photo credited to Jen Steiner.

The Tigers are currently ranked 6th in the state according to the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches poll and several individuals are ranked at the top in the ECC. Ryan Chevalier is ranked number 2, Brady Steiner is sitting in 4th place, and Cayden Dyer is in 7th place.

OATCCC Week 4 Ohio High School Division 1 Men’s Poll

The Loveland Men’s Cross Country Team will also be competing Saturday, October 2nd at Centerville’s Saturday Night Lights.

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Sep 30, 2021
[Photos] Under the Friday Night Lights

Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Tigers hosted the Milford Eagles on Friday, 9-17-21. Here are highlight photos including a parachute landing, game action, and featuring the Marching Band and Color Guard. Milford defeated Loveland 48-34 and the Milford/Miami Victory Bell went home with the Eagles for another season.

Game STATS.

Photos by David MillerLoveland Magazine © 2021

Sep 20, 2021
[PHOTOS] LHS Men’s Cross Country Team Places 2nd at the 2021 Loveland Invitational!

by Cassie Mattia

Symmes Township, Ohio – And the Tigers did it again! On Saturday, September 4th the Loveland High School Men’s Varsity Cross Country Team grabbed a 2nd place finish at their home course, the Home of the Brave Park in Symmes Township. The Tigers placed 2nd out of 17 teams with a score of 50 at the 2021 Loveland Cross Country Invitational.

Senior Ryan Chevalier ran a season-best crossing the finish line in 2nd place with a time of 15:44.2, Junior Brady Steiner also ran a season-best time finishing in 5th with a time of 15:55.7, Junior Cayden Dyer finished in 8th place with a season-best time of 16:22.8, Freshman Nick Huff placed 17th with a season-best time of 16:45.2, Senior Sam Neiger finished right behind Huff running a season-best time of 16:48.2 placing 18th, Junior Grant Hanson placed 27th with a season-best time of 17:12.7, and Junior Alex Saletta rounded out the Tigers top 7 running another season-best time of 17:43.2 putting him in 39th.

Not only did nearly every Tiger run a season-best on Saturday, now 6 of the men are officially in the top 10 in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) for their performances!

The LHS Men’s Cross Country Team is currently ranked #14 in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Division 1 Poll.

A BIG Congratulations to the LHS Men’s Cross Country Team for placing 2nd at the Loveland Invitational on Saturday! We are so proud of you Tigers!

If you missed all the Tiger action on Saturday click below to watch the Loveland Invitational footage brought to you by Loveland Magazine TV!

Check out the Loveland Cross Country Invitational Final Team Scores as Well as the top 20 Individual Results Below!

CLICK HERE for the Complete Loveland Invitational Results Including the Men’s Open.

Want to watch the LHS Men’s Cross Country Team in action? The Tigers will be competing again on Saturday, September 11th at 9 AM at the Mason Invitational which will be held at Corwin Nixon Park.

Click below to read and see photos of the LHS Women’s Cross Country Team at the Loveland Invitational

[PHOTOS] LHS Women’s Cross Country Team Grabs Another 1st Place Finish!

Cassie Mattia – Sep 8, 2021

For the latest LHS updates stay tuned to the Loveland Salad With ME, Cassie Mattia!

Sep 8, 2021
[PHOTOS] LHS Women’s Cross Country Team Grabs Another 1st Place Finish!

by Cassie Mattia

Symmes Township, Ohio – And the Tigers did it again! On Saturday, September 4th the Loveland High School Women’s Varsity Cross Country Team collected another 1st place finish only this time it was at their home course, the Home of the Brave Park in Symmes Township. The Tigers placed 1st out of 13 teams with a score of 31 at the 2021 Loveland Cross Country Invitational.

Senior Jessie Gibbins ran a season-best crossing the finish line in 2nd place with a time of 18:43.9, Senior Emmy Sager also ran a season-best time finishing in 4th with a time of 18:48.9, Junior Madison Conatser finished right behind Sager in 5th place with a season-best time of 19:08.1, Senior Sarah Madix placed 7th with a season-best time of 19:20.4, Junior Ally Colgate ran a season-best time of 19:48.8 placing 13th, Senior Maaike Snider placed 19th with a season-best time of 20:20.1, and Sophomore Lauren Gard rounded out the Tigers top 7 running another season-best time of 21:16.9 putting her in 31st.

Not only did nearly every Tiger run a season-best on Saturday, now 6 of the ladies are officially in the top 10 in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) for their performances!

The LHS Women’s Cross Country Team currently sits in 1st place in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Division 1 Poll.

Here at Loveland Magazine, we are extremely excited to see what the future holds for the LHS Women’s Cross Country Team! Congratulations on grabbing another 1st place finish!

If you missed all the Tiger action on Saturday click below to watch the Loveland Invitational footage brought to you by Loveland Magazine TV!

Check out the Loveland Cross Country Invitational Final Team Scores as Well as the top 20 Individual Results Below!

CLICK HERE for the Complete Loveland Invitational Results Including the Women’s Open.

Want to watch the LHS Women’s Cross Country Team in action? The Tigers will be competing again on Saturday, September 11th at 9 AM at the Mason Invitational which will be held at Corwin Nixon Park.

For the latest LHS updates stay tuned to the Loveland Salad With ME, Cassie Mattia!

Sep 8, 2021