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  • [Photo Album] Tigers fall in close game vs. Mount Notre Dame

    [Photo Album] Tigers fall in close game vs. Mount Notre Dame

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – It was a packed gym Saturday afternoon at Princeton High School filled with many spirited fans rooting on Loveland’s Women’s Basketball Team as they pushed to win their first District Championship. Although the Lady Tigers didn’t pull off the win, the game itself was still both competitive and exciting!

    The Lady Tigers took on Mount Notre Dame, who were not only ranked number 1 in Ohio’s Division 1 High School Women’s basketball poll they were also ranked #3 in the nation by MaxPreps, as well as being both undefeated and the reigning Ohio Champs!

    Loveland began the 1st quarter focused on shutting down MND’s top scorers and creating opportunities for Jillian Hayes inside the paint. The Tigers managed to achieve their first-quarter goals ending the quarter with a 19-17 lead, a field goal percentage of 40 percent, and they kept MND’s top scorers to single digits. 

    In the 2nd quarter, the Tigers kicked up their defense allowing MND to score only 7 points. Although MND beat Loveland 7-6 in the 2nd quarter, the Lady Tigers capitalized on their free throws, going 6 for 6. Senior Jillian Hayes led the Tigers at the half in points with 8 followed by Freshman Josie Early who tallied up 6 points. Junior Tess Broermann contributed heavily adding on 4 points, 4 assists, and 1 steal. Senior Kate Garry was the top rebounder at the half with 3 and collected 2 assists. 

    After the half, both Loveland and MND turned up the heat! The 3rd quarter seemed to be all about the fast break as most of Loveland’s baskets were either scored on a fast break or a v-cut pass to the basket. With 5:33 left on the clock in the 3rd quarter, the Lady Tigers led by 7 points. MND mirrored Loveland’s effort going 42 percent from the 3 point line and 82 percent from the free-throw line. MND outscored Loveland in the 3rd quarter 18-13, but the score did not reflect Loveland’s tenacity as they not only hustled for every loose ball they also capitalized on the defensive end.

    Going into the 4th quarter the Loveland Tigers had everything to gain and nothing to lose. Loveland pushed until the very last second of the game but unfortunately did not collect the District title. MND outscored the Tigers 19-10 in the 4th quarter making the final score of the game 61-48.

    Loveland fans at the game and at home all agreed that although the Tigers did not win it was still an exciting game and such an honor to see such a great group of women compete. The top performer for Loveland was Jillian Hayes who put up 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Following close behind Hayes was Josie Early who collected 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. The ECC champs ended their season with an impressive 22-4 record.

    Emotions ran high as Loveland lined up to receive their District runner-up medals after the game ended. ECC Coach of the Year Coach Darnell Parker and Loveland’s Athletic Director Brian Conaster handed out the school history-changing medals with a smile and a huge hug to each Lady Tiger. After medals were handed out many of the Lady Tigers ran up to their friends and families to express to them how much they appreciated their support throughout the season. It’s safe to say that the season this particular Loveland High School Women’s Basketball Team had will go down as the best season ever in LHS Women’s Basketball history. 

    Loveland Magazine would like to congratulate the LHS Women’s Basketball Team and the LHS Athletic Department for having such an incredible year! We could not be more proud of everything everyone on the team and staff accomplished. We are truly touched to have had the opportunity to cover such a great basketball program! We wish the women moving on to the play at the college level the best of luck and of course those that still have a couple more years to play for Coach Parker we can’t wait to see what next year brings. GO TIGERS! #OURWAY!

    Read the complete game stats below the photos.

    Saturday, February 29, 2020
    61
    Mount Notre Dame
    1 2 3 4 T
    MND 17 7 18 19 61
    LVL 19 6 13 10 48
    48
    Loveland
    Mount Notre Dame
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Crockett, Autumn 2-2 0-0 4-5 2 4 6 1 1 2 2 3 8
    Stanley, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Stainton, Cassie 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Wolterman, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
    Cook, Makira 5-15 3-7 4-4 1 3 4 4 3 0 3 2 17
    Centrulla, Grace 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 1 4
    Phelia, Laila 5-7 1-3 6-6 1 5 6 2 1 0 3 4 17
    Bransford, K.K. 5-19 0-1 5-9 4 3 7 2 1 0 0 3 15
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    18-47 4-12 21-26 9 21 30 9 7 3 9 16 61
    38.3% 33.3% 80.8%
    Loveland
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Kate Garry 0-6 0-4 1-2 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 3 1
    Josie Early 3-6 0-0 3-4 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 9
    Tess Broermann 2-8 0-3 3-3 2 1 3 8 1 0 2 2 7
    Jillian Hayes 7-11 0-0 6-7 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 4 20
    Olivia Raby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
    Sophia Kapszukiewicz 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Jenna Batsch 3-8 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 6
    Sophia Raby 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 5
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    17-43 1-9 13-16 5 16 21 12 3 1 11 18 48
    39.5% 11.1% 81.3%

     

  • Loveland Magazine’s very own David Miller is Recognized by OHSAA and LHS

    Loveland Magazine’s very own David Miller is Recognized by OHSAA and LHS

    “The LHS Athletic Department already treated me like royalty, so this is the icing on that cake.” – David Miller

    by Cassia Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – It’s always an honor to receive recognition. Whether it’s for something as simple as performing an act of kindness, like volunteering for a charity, or for something as big as being honored for doing outstanding work within your career. That day has come for Owner and Editor In Chief of Loveland Magazine, David Miller!

    The Members of the Southwest District Athletic Board notified Miller just a few weeks ago that he was chosen as the recipient for OHSAA’s prestigious “Media Award.” Below is the history behind the Media Award:

    “In 1991, the Ohio High School Athletic Association initiated a program entitled the Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Program. One aspect of the program was to honor those special individuals who bring great recognition to our high schools, coaches, and especially, our athletes through media’s different forms. Each of Ohio’s six athletic districts was asked to put a process in place to gather nominations of individuals who fit this special category.” – OHSAA’s Official Website 

    When Miller received the news about being selected as a recipient of the Media Award and found out that the Loveland High School (LHS) Athletic Department Staff were responsible for him being nominated Miller was beyond the moon! 

    On Saturday, February 1st LHS’s Athletic Department wanted to celebrate Miller and his award so they invited him to be honored between quarters of the Loveland Men’s basketball game. Although Miller was nearly at a loss for words he wanted to take the time to thank LHS for helping him get to this point in his Journalism career.

    “This really felt good for me to walk out on the court and be honored by the LHS Athletic Department,” Miller said, “Loveland’s Athletic program is incredible because it puts the students first as well as their academics. I remember being at the Senior awards ceremony at LHS last Fall and the parents were on one side and athletes were on the other. The gym was filled. The athletes were dressed in their best clothes and everyone sat and paid attention as each student-athlete received their accolades. They were so attentive and applauded for each award given,” Miller added, “I remember thinking to myself, what an impressive group of students and what an incredible amount of work went into preparing for the night! The respect the athletes have for one another is something the LHS Athletic Department doesn’t demand but they teach them how to honor and support one another.”

    “Not every reporter in Ohio gets to be at games where an atmosphere of fun, safety, and respect is demonstrated by the young men and women at Loveland High School. I can’t thank the Athletic Department enough for that aspect of what they do,” said Miller.

    “LHS has always made me feel welcome at their events and have always made every effort to help me get coverage for their athletes,” said Miller.

    “They are so accommodating and are always giving back to those who make a difference in the Loveland community and recognizing me is one example of what they do every day.”

    In praising the Athletic Department Miller stressed the hospitality they show him whenever he enters a court or field. “They are so accommodating and are always giving back to those who make a difference in the Loveland community and recognizing me is one example of what they do every day.” He added, “There is never a stupid sports question I ask that isn’t answered, and believe me, I can ask some stupid questions.” Miller talked about whenever he enters a court or field that he is greeted by someone in the Department thanking him for being there and asking him if there is anything he needs.

    If being recognized in front of the wonderful people and student-athletes of LHS wasn’t enough Miller will also get the opportunity to be recognized during the finals at Ohio’s Division 1 Boys’ High School basketball game at Xavier University’s Cintas Arena. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 8th between quarters 3 and 4. Miller and 8 of his guests will also be treated to a sit-down dinner before the honorary ceremony. OHSAA also expressed their appreciation for Miller and everything he has done for Ohio High School sports.

    “Congratulations! We truly appreciate what you have done and continue to do for our coaches and athletes,” OHSAA’s representatives said.

    Miller will be joining a very talented group of journalists who previously received the Media Award. Check out past winners of OHSAA’s Media Award below!

    SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
    2018-19 John Bombatch (Xenia Gazette) and Dale Barger (Greenville Daily Advocate)
    2017-18 Wade Linville (Brown County Press) and Elise Jesse (Cincinnati WLWT-TV)
    2016-17 None
    2015-16 Rick Cassano (The Journal-News) and Marc Pendleton (Dayton Daily News)
    2014-15 Eric Frantz (J.J. Huddle) and Matt Hammond (Bellefontaine Examiner)
    2013-14 Rob Kiser (Piqua Daily Call) and Mark Slaughter (Cincinnati WCPO-TV)
    2012-13 None
    2011-12 Jack Kramer (ScoresBroadcast.com) and Scott Ward (Greenville WTGR)
    2010-11 Mike Dyer (Cincinnati Enquirer) and Ron Nunnari (Englewood Independent)
    2009-10 Jack Pohl (Dayton WDTN-TV) and Chick Ludwig (Dayton Daily News)
    2008-09 Enos Pennington (New Richmond Local Sports Radio) and Richard Crawford (Clermont Sun Newspapers)
    2007-08 Sonny Fulks (Piqua WPTW) and Jerry Nardiello (Middletown Journal)
    2006-07 Ken Barhorst (Sidney Daily News) and Tom Archdeacon (Dayton Daily News)
    2005-06 Tom Groeschen (Cincinnati Enquirer) and Roger Barber (Wilmington WSWO-Radio and Wilmington WKFI-Radio)
    2004-05 Ron Jackson (Dayton Daily News) and Omar Williams (Dayton WDTN-TV) and Guy Fogle (Dayton WDTN-TV)
    2003-04 John Popovich (Cincinnati WCPO-TV) and Tom Gamble (Cincinnati WLW/WCKY-Radio)
    2002-03 Jack Gordon (WPFB-Radio, Middletown) and Joe Neves (WPTW-Radio, Piqua)
    2001-02 Bill Liermann (WKFI/WSWO-Radio, Wilmington) and Kert Radel (WMOH-Radio, Hamilton)
    2000-01 Mark Huber (Wilmington News-Journal) and Mike Hartsock (WHIO-TV, Dayton)
    1999-2000 Don McDermott (Greenville Daily Advocate) and Dave Schutte (Cincinnati Enquirer)
    1998-99 Dave Long (Dayton Daily News) and Duane Bachman (WPTW-Radio, Piqua)
    1997-98 Ted Landis (Brookville Star) and Warren Johnson (WPFB-Radio, Middletown)

     

    Join us in congratulating David Miller for receiving OHSAA’s 2020 Media Award! Stay tuned for photos from the March 8th honorary ceremony!

     

  • [Photo Album] The Loveland Women’s Basketball Team Advances to the District Semi-Finals!

    [Photo Album] The Loveland Women’s Basketball Team Advances to the District Semi-Finals!

    CORRECTION: This story has been up-dated to reflect that Josie Early is a first-year student and not a Junior.

    by Cassia Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – The Lady Tigers and Coach Parker are rewriting Women’s Loveland Basketball history one win at a time! LHS’s Women’s Basketball team is set to continue their impressive journey to the tourney on Monday night against Mason High School for the OHSAA District Semi-Finals crown.

    The Tigers defeated Lebanon 52-25 last Wednesday night at Lakota East High School bringing their record-breaking season to 21-3. Stand out Senior Jillian Hayes led the Tigers in scoring and rebounds with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Hayes now officially holds the record as Loveland’s all-time leading scorer and holds the all-time rebounding record. In the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Hayes is ranked 2nd in points averaging 18.1 per game, 2nd in rebounds averaging 10 per game, 4th in blocks averaging 1.5 per game, and 3rd in steals averaging 3.2 per game.

    First year student Josie Early, came off the bench Wednesday night and scored a season-high of 10 points.

    The future of Loveland Women’s Basketball, First year student Josie Early, came off the bench Wednesday night and scored a season-high of 10 points. Teammates, Junior Jenna Batsch, and, Senior Kate Garry, added 7 points each to the big Tiger win. Batsch holds the 5th spot in the ECC for steals averaging 2.6 per game while Garry has climbed her way up to the 3rd spot on Loveland all-time leading scorer list! Not only has Garry achieved an all-time leading scorer spot she has also grabbed the number 1 spot as Loveland’s all-time leading 3-point shooter. Coach Darnell Parker celebrated Garry’s accomplishments over Twitter saying, “@Kgarry12 has vaulted herself to #3 All-Time leading scorer in Loveland History! This kid is now on the Mt Rushmore of players to wear the Orange and Black! Proud of you KG!”

    Recently the ECC released the Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams as well as the ECC Athlete of the Year and the ECC Coach of the Year. Not to anyone’s surprise, the Loveland Women’s Basketball squad received a number of accolades within the ECC. Coach Parker was named Coach of the Year and Jillian Hayes was named Co-Athlete of the Year along with Walnut Hills’ Sean Kelly Darks. Jenna Batsch and Jillian Hayes were named 1st Team All ECC while Tess Broermann and Kate Garry were named 2nd Team All ECC. Sophia Raby also received Honorable Mention All ECC.

    Loveland will go up against a talented Mason Comets team who went 15-8 this year finishing in 3rd place in the GMC. The Comets advanced to the finals by beating Ursuline Academy 39-36 last Wednesday. Mason is led by Freshman Margo Mattes who averages 14.9 points per game and Junior Forward Marilyn Popplewell who averages 9.9 points per game. The District Semi-Finals will be held at Lakota East High School on Monday at 7:30 PM.

    Check out the box score below from Loveland’s huge win against Lebanon last week!

    Wednesday, February 19, 2020

    52
    Loveland
    1 2 3 4 T
    LVL 13 11 16 12 52
    LEB 4 6 9 6 25

    25
    Lebanon
    Loveland
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Ella Nagel 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Jenna Batsch 3-10 0-2 1-3 1 7 8 2 0 0 2 1 7
    Brooke Hatfield 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Tess Broermann 3-8 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 8
    Rachel Yeager 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sophia Raby 2-6 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 4
    Olivia Raby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
    Kate Garry 3-6 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 3 2 7
    Paige Broermann 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sophia Kapszukiewicz 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Averee Martin 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
    Samantha James 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Josie Early 3-8 1-2 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 10
    Jillian Hayes 4-13 0-1 4-6 3 6 9 2 2 0 2 2 12
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    20-59 4-14 8-13 10 23 33 10 2 1 9 13 52
    33.9% 28.6% 61.5%
    Lebanon
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Mueller, Logan 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 3
    Stone, Caitlyn 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    DeMichele, Elena 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Feldmann, Samantha 2-6 0-2 0-0 3 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 4
    Anspach, Sydney 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Edmonds, Molly 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Popp, Ashley 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
    Folley, Kendall 1-8 0-4 0-1 0 1 1 3 0 0 6 3 2
    Sauerland, Lindsey 0-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
    Hughes, Gia 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 4
    Spatz, Gracee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Dunn, Isabella 2-9 1-3 1-2 2 9 11 0 0 0 5 0 6
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    10-43 3-16 2-4 6 18 24 5 0 0 20 9 25
    23.3% 18.8% 50.0%

     

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

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

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – As you walk the halls of Loveland High school it is not hard to feel the sense of community the students, teachers, and coaches have created! That sense of community doesn’t just linger in the hallways it’s also very present in both LHS’s academics and athletic programs. One athletic program, in particular, took that sense of community LHS created and implemented it into everything he and his team does. Darnell Parker, LHS’s head women’s basketball coach, wanted to keep that community mentality when he took over the team, but at the same time, he wanted that same mentality to set the women’s basketball program apart from all of the other athletic programs. That’s when #Ourway was created. This unique mindset has not only proven its success with the Loveland Women’s Basketball team’s win-loss record but has also created a lot of hype with all of the Loveland Tigers!

    “OurWay started out as more of a tag line slash cool hashtag, but over time it became a way of life for our program! It started back in year 1 with Jenna Stanton and Madi McDermott,” Parker explained, “We had a lot of strong seniors that year, but those two really grabbed ahold of this team in the offseason and set the tone for how we were going to go about our business day in and day out! Like our community, we didn’t want to be like the Mason’s or the Lakota’s we wanted to be great the Loveland way, and that is where OurWay came from.“

    The Loveland Women’s Basketball program celebrated a huge moment in history last Saturday winning their first ECC championship. The Lady Tigers finished the ECC regular season with a 13-1 record and a 19-3 record overall. And if winning an ECC title wasn’t enough for the Tigers, Coach Darnell Parker also celebrated quite the milestone this year reaching 100 wins.

    This highlight reel was put together by Team Photographer Gayle Rothmeeler to celebrate Coach Parker’s 100th win.

    “To be able to accomplish both of these milestones in the same season was unbelievable!,” Parker said, “But winning the league by far takes the cake! This is something that has never been done by Loveland in the ECC, and 17 years since the last league title of any kind in Women’s Basketball. Being able to see the absolute joy on our kids’ faces and from everyone in the crowd is what this is all about!“

    Darnell Parker coaching the Tigers during their ECC Championship game

    Coach Parker, who from a very young age knew basketball was his passion, began coaching summer basketball camps when he was a senior varsity point guard at Findlay High School. Parker earned both all-league and all-district accolades as a point guard at Findlay High School. After Parker graduated high school he continued his stellar basketball career at Bluffton University where he played all 4 years. At Bluffton Parker was given the team captain role and was awarded best defensive player his senior year. Parker graduated from Bluffton with a degree in Business Management and immediately decided to get back into the game he just couldn’t get enough of.

    Parker’s basketball coaching career started at Glen Este where he was selected to coach 6th-grade boys. For 9 years Parker successfully coached at Glen Este until Finneytown High School approached him with an opportunity to coach the Men’s JV team. While gaining experience in the men’s high school basketball circuit Parker again got an opportunity to coach but this time as the varsity head men’s basketball coach at Clermont Northeastern High School. Next on Parker’s superb coaching journey was at Clark Montessori High School where he took the position as the varsity men’s head basketball coach. At Clark Montessori, Parker made a name for himself and his team! In 2015 he not only won the Miami Valley Conference-Scarlet Championship he also was named Coach of the Year! While Parker coached at Clark Montessori he also coached AAU Basketball at Ohio Crossover Athletics gaining even more knowledge about the game of basketball.

    Parker coached for 3 years at Clark Montessori before making the transition to Loveland High School as an assistant varsity women’s basketball coach. After almost immediately making a huge impact on the Loveland Women’s Basketball program Parker was asked to take the varsity head coach position in 2017.

    Once Parker accepted the position he began working towards achieving the goals that he set for himself as a coach and the goals that the Loveland Women’s Basketball program had set as well. After 3 years of working towards some serious goals, this year Parker and his Lady Tigers not only grabbed their first ECC title ever in school history Parker himself also reached 100 wins and was named District 16 Coach of the Year! Parker said he couldn’t be more pleased with his team’s outstanding efforts this year and appreciates everyone that helped him get to this point in his coaching career.

    Coach Parker cutting the last strand of the net after leading the Tigers to their first ECC Championship last Saturday

    “There have been so many people that have contributed to me getting to this point, but first and foremost I have to thank God because, without him, none of this is possible,” Parker explained, “My Mom and my Dad to this day are my biggest cheerleaders and have been great! My two girls Alexis and Madison have sacrificed a lot of Dad time so that I could pursue my passion and I love them unconditionally for that! And to the Loveland community, thank you for accepting me as one of your own! This community has wrapped their arms around me and this program, THANK YOU! Lastly thank you to the coaching staff, Samantha, Keith, Wray Jean, Brad, and Mike. This is a team effort and these guys put up with me every single day and we wouldn’t be where we are without them,” Parker added.

    Coach Parker and his Lady Tigers have already taken the postseason tournament by storm grabbing their first win against Talawanda on February 13th with a score of 62-24. As if there wasn’t enough Loveland Women’s Basketball Tiger hype, Senior Jillian Hayes broke the All-Time Leading Scorer record, putting up 19 points for the Tiger win. Jilian Partin previously held the record with 1,356 points in 2005. Senior Kate Garry also holds an impressive record for the Tigers with the Most made 3 point shots in school history. This record was also previously held by Jilian Partin in 2005 with 65 made 3 point shots. Garry also holds the spot for the most 3 point shots made this year in the ECC.

    Check out what these Lady Tigers had to say about Coach Parker’s 100 win milestone!

    Loveland Women’s Varsity Basketball Coach Darnell Parker

    The Loveland Women’s Basketball team will continue their “journey to the tourney” Wednesday, February 19th against Lebanon at 7:30 PM at Lakota East High School

     

     

     

     

    Watch this interview with Coach Parker’s mother…

    Proud mom and son after the Tigers captured the ECC championship
  • LHS Winter Athletics Continue to Gain Big Victories!

    LHS Winter Athletics Continue to Gain Big Victories!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – It’s no surprise to the community of Loveland that LHS Winter Athletics is taking the ECC by storm! Over the past couple of months, several Tiger teams have not only won key ECC match-ups but have also been recognized for their stellar team and individual stats. So without further ado here is your Loveland Sports 411 with me, Cassie Mattia!

    Men’s Basketball

    Over Christmas break, the Men’s LHS Basketball team definitely did not let the holidays get in the way of some good old fashioned hard-nosed basketball! On December 27th the Tigers took on Little Miami and pulled out a victory with a score of 65-51. Loveland had 4 Tigers with points in the double digits! Ian Cox made 6 out of his 9 field goal attempts totaling him out at 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, while teammates Collin Hedgepeth and Aaron Krabacher had 12 points each. Brenton Foust also played quite the game scoring 11 points and grabbing 3 assists and 3 steals. Below are some action shots caught by a very loyal Tiger!

    https://twitter.com/LHS_MrBuis/status/1210724115545354243

    On Saturday, December 28th the Tigers competed at Mason collecting another victory, 51-46. As a team, Loveland managed to create scoring opportunities for every Tiger as each team member contributed to the score. Here are the stats from Loveland/Mason match-up along with some action photos from the game!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ob7ncg0sG/?igshid=iau9f06hr6t9

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B6oerVrA_wA/?igshid=12ijom2yerq5a

    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Aaron Krabacher 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 6
    Brenton Foust 1-6 0-1 5-6 1 3 4 4 0 0 1 1 7
    Sam Cox 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 6
    Tripp Towle 1-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
    Collin Hedgepeth 4-11 0-0 2-3 4 4 8 2 0 0 4 0 10
    Alec Soth 0-3 0-3 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1
    Sean McElveen 3-4 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 7
    Ian Cox 4-6 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 10

     

    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
      17-37 4-10 13-18 6 14 20 8 2 0 15 12 51
      45.9% 40.0% 72.2%  

     

    The Tiger’s competed on Saturday, January 4th at Sycamore where they pulled out another win with a nail-biting score of 45-41. Every Tiger played a key role in the win against Sycamore but there were a couple of Tigers that really stood out! Collin Hedgepeth tallied up 17 points for Loveland while teammate Ian Cox added 9 points and Brenton Foust put up 7 points and 4 assists. Ian Cox is in 5th place in the ECC for Field Goal percentage at 55.4 and Brenton Foust is placed 4th in the ECC in assists averaging 2.3 per game.

    Currently, LHS Men’s Basketball is 5th in the ECC sitting at 2-3 in the conference and 5-4 overall. The Tigers’ competed Tuesday at Withrow in which we will bring you results in the next Loveland Sports 411! The Tigers will play again on Friday at home against West Clermont at 7:30 PM.

    Women’s Basketball

    The Loveland Women’s Basketball team is continuing one of their best seasons in school history with an undefeated record in the ECC of 7-0! The Lady Tigers faced St. Ursula on December 30th collecting a great win, 73-57. Senior Jillian Hayes was the Tigers top performer with 25 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 4 blocks. Jenna Batsch completed 4 out of 10 of her field goals racking up 12 points and 3 steals while Kate Garry added 14 points. Below are some photos from the game!

    https://twitter.com/LHS_MrBuis/status/1211806971017515012

    https://twitter.com/LHS_MrBuis/status/1211821333769859078

    On Saturday, January 4th the Tigers competed against Mercy McAuley at home losing in a hard-fought battle, 58-41. Jenna Batsch had one of her best games to date scoring 20 points. Batsch went 3 for 5 from the 3 point line and 7 for 13 in overall field goals attempted! Jillian Hayes added 10 points to the final score and grabbed an impressive 13 rebounds. 

    https://twitter.com/LovTigers_AD/status/1213545753295171584

    In the ECC several Lady Tigers are at the top of the league for their individual stats! Jillian Hayes is in 4th place for points scored averaging 16.6 per game, 2nd in rebounds averaging 10.1 per game, 2nd in blocks averaging 2 per game and 5th in steals averaging 2.8 per game. Fellow Tiger, Tess Broermann, is in 3rd place for assists grabbing 3.4 a game while teammate Kate Garry sits in 5th place averaging 2.4 assists per game. Olivia Raby is in 4th place in the ECC for blocks collecting 1.5 per game and is 5th place for Field Goal Percentage averaging 51.6. Jenna Batsch is in 3rd place for steals averaging 2.9 per game.

    The Loveland Women’s Basketball teams’ next matchup will be against Ursuline Academy today at 7:30 PM on the Tigers home court. Check out some of the awesome shots taken by Loveland Magazine TV of some incredible Lady Tiger Basketball moments!

    Watch this slide show of Jillian Hayes squeezing through the double-team…

    Here are some additional photos from the Mercy McAuley game:

     

    Wrestling

    The Loveland Wrestling team competed several times over Christmas break and had great success! On December 21st and 22nd, the Tigers competed in the SWOWCA Coaches Classic at Harrison High School. Jake Cotsonas got to see the podium as he placed 2nd while teammate Brett Hogan also competed at a very high level placing 8th. Below is a photo of the two top Tigers’ finishing poses! 

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    On December 27th and 28th, the Loveland Wrestling team traveled to Wheeling Park, WV to compete in the Wheeling Park Duals and on January 4th suited up again for the Beavercreek Classic. After both meets, the results the Tigers produced placed several individuals at the top spot in the ECC for their weight class. Currently, Brett Hogan is in 1st place in the 106 weight class coming in at 10-9 with 4 pins, Ty Harter is in 2nd in the 113 weight class coming in at 10-7 with 5 pins, Michael Soupene is in 1st place in the 120 weight class with a 10-6 record and 5 pins, Jake Cotsonas is in 1st in the 126 weight class coming in at 15-3 with 5 pins, Parker Ashby is in 1st in the 132 weight class with a 6-10 record and 4 pins, Kobi-D Milamis in 1st place in the 138 weight class with an 11-4 record and 7 pins, Jake Case is in 1st for the 145 weight class coming in at 12-9 with 12 pins, Jarod Mendoza is in 1st in the 152 weight class with a 12-7 record and 11 pins, Tristan Greatorex is sitting in 1st in the 160 weight class with a 9-7 record and 6 pins, Liam Hamill is in 1st in the 170 weight class with a 14-2 record and 8 pins, Angel Loza is in 1st place in the 182 weight class with a 7-3 record and 6 pins, Vaughn Pence is in 1st in the 195 weight class coming in at 8-8 with 6 pins, and last but not least Austin Beamer is in 1st place in the 220 weight class with a 15-10 record and 11 pins.

    The Tigers Wrestling team will compete again on Friday, January 10th at the Perrysburg Invitational. 

    Men’s Swim and Dive Team

    The Loveland Men’s Swim and Dive Team dove headfirst into some incredible meets over break! On Tuesday, December 17th the Tigers traveled to New Richmond to compete in a swimming event. Loveland’s top performer was Senior Brandon Day who won the 500-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke. Day not only grabbed two wins but also broke two pool records! On Saturday, December 21st, the Men’s Diving team traveled to Sycamore to compete while the Men’s Swim team traveled to Mariemont High School to compete. Brandon Day grabbed two big wins at Mariemont in the 200-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke earning him ECC Athlete of the Week! 

    The Men’s Swim Team will swim again on Saturday at 11 AM at Princeton High School while the Men’s Dive Team will dive on Saturday at 2:45 PM at Sycamore High School.

    Women’s Swim and Dive Team

    The Lady Tiger Swim team also competed at New Richmond on December 17th where several Tigers gained some fantastic accolades! Junior Sarah Lolli won the 200-meter Individual Medley and the 100-meter breaststroke. The Tigers Diving team traveled on December 21st to Sycamore to compete while the swim team traveled to Mariemont High School. Loveland had several individual successes at Mariemont! Lolli again grabbed two wins, one being in the 200-meter freestyle and the other being in the 100-meter butterfly. Lolli’s wins earned her ECC Athlete of the Week. Riley Bullock took 1st place overall at Mariemont with a score of 392.05, Sydney Keil placed 9th with a score of 250.60, and Shelby Cline placed 10th with a score of 250.10. Check out below the impressive dive from one of our very own Loveland Tigers!

    https://twitter.com/tigersdiving/status/1213507254567276544

    The Women’s Swim Team will swim again on Saturday at 11 AM at Princeton High School and the Women’s Dive Team will dive on Saturday at 2:45 PM at Sycamore High School.

    Men’s Bowling

    The Loveland Men’s Bowling team is having a great season as they are currently in 2nd place in the ECC with 900.8 points. The bowling team is 6-1 in the ECC and 9-1 overall. Saturday, January 4th the Men’s Bowling team competed at the ECC/SWOC Challenge at Northwest Lanes. Below are the results from the game as well as a video from the competition!

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Ben Westley 224 203 159 586 195.3
    Jeffrey Scott 160 213 373 186.5
    Alton French 159 210 369 184.5
    Joey Kapszukiewicz 180 182 362 181.0
    Sherron Peacock 150 190 340 170.0
    Matthew Rychlik 170 163 333 166.5
    Sub Bowler 1 199 199 199.0
    Anthony Jerdack 189 189 189.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 893 887 971 2751 917.0
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
      157 201 173 186 215 179 1111 185.2
      175 194 184 176 159 160 1048 174.7
    TOTALS PINS  
      4910  

     

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    The Tigers competed again on Monday, January 6th at Cherry Grove Lanes where they took the win against Turpin with a score of 2460 to 2240. Below is a photo of the results from the match!

    https://twitter.com/LovTigers_AD/status/1213503758568693765

    The Men’s Bowling team competed Wednesday, January 8th at 4 PM at Crossgate Lanes against Turpin in which the results have yet to be reported. The Men’s next bowl will be on Saturday at Northwest Lanes for the Lancer Baker Bash.

    Women’s Bowling

    The Women’s Bowling team is also having quite the season sitting at 8-0 in the ECC and 10-0 overall! On Saturday, January 4th the Tigers bowled at the ECC/SWOC Challenge at Northwest Lanes and captured the winning title! Below are the results from the match-up along with some action footage from the game!

    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Grady Pettit 181 218 178 577 192.3
    Ashley George 160 147 149 456 152.0
    Avery Banasik 113 147 111 371 123.7
    Ashley Gilker 161 160 321 160.5
    Substitute 1 84 90 174 87.0
    Sydney Bodenstein 126 126 126.0
    Annelise Dartnell 107 107 107.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 645 799 688 2132 710.7
    TOTALS PINS  
      2132

     

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    On January 6th and 8th, the Loveland Women’s Bowling Team faced Turpin where they collected two more wins! On Monday Loveland won with a score of 2251-2191 and on Wednesday won with a score of 1938-1836. Following the most recent competitions, Lady Tiger Grady Pettit is in 3rd place in the ECC for her bowling skills with an average score of 175.4. The Loveland Women’s Bowling team will compete again on Saturday at Northwest Lanes in the Lancer Baker Bash.

    Academic Team

    The Loveland Academic team is really making a name for themselves in the ECC as they are in 3rd place with a 3-1 record! On Wednesday, January 8th the Tigers competed at Milford, but the score has yet to be reported. The Loveland Tigers will compete again on January 15th at home against Kings High School.

    And that wraps up your Loveland Sports 411! Stay tuned for more local Loveland sports news coming soon!

     

  • [Video/Photos] Tiger basketball star Jillian Hayes reaches 1,000 points

    [Video/Photos] Tiger basketball star Jillian Hayes reaches 1,000 points

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School Winter sports have kicked their seasons off with a bang! One Tiger team has really made a mark for themselves in the ECC, improving their record to 7-1 with a 7 game winning streak! The Women’s Loveland High school Basketball team is currently at the top of the ECC with several individual Tigers at the top of the conference for their own personal stats, one Tiger, in particular, being senior Jillian Hayes.

    Jillian Hayes and her family on the night she accepted her commemorative 1,000th point ball. The ball was presented on Friday, December 20 during the Men’s basketball against Milford.

    Hayes, a 6’2 forward, reached her 1,000 point milestone at home against Walnut Hills on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Prior to the big game, Hayes needed 27 points to reach her 1,000 points and impressively enough Hayes had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Loveland ended up grabbing the win 78-67! This was the Tigers’ first win over former ECC champs Walnut Hills since the start of the 2016 basketball season. Currently, Hayes is in 4th place in the ECC for points averaging 16.4 per game, 2nd in defensive rebounds averaging 9.1 per game, 2nd in blocks averaging 2.0 per game, and 5th in steals averaging 2.8 per game.

    The scoresheet when Jillian Hayes reached the milestone of 1,000 points of her Tiger basketball career (Click image to open a new window and see a larger view)

    Since Hayes’ big 1,000 point moment she has had some other very high scoring games. She scored 17 points at Turpin, 23 points at Milford, 15 points at home against Withrow, and 13 points at West Clermont giving her a total now of 1,068 points. Earlier this year Hayes committed to Coach Heard and the Cincinnati Bearcats to continue her already stellar basketball career.

    Jilian Partin was the last Tiger to reach the coveted 1,000 points on December 2, 2004. Partin played for the Loveland Tigers from 2001-2005 under Head Coach Wray Jean Conner. Partin totaled 1,356 points for her beyond impressive high school career. At the time Assistant Varsity Coach, Ken Tracey decided to do some research into the world of the “1,000 point club” and said that fewer than one percent of Ohio high school basketball players, either men or women ever reach 1,000 points in their career!

    Currently, Partin is at the top of the board as the All-Time Leading Scorer in Loveland Women’s Basketball history with 1,356 points. Partin also holds the Loveland Highschool Women’s Basketball record for Most Free Throws made with 329.

    Jillian Hayes is officially 288 points from the All-Time Leading Scorer record! Hayes will get the opportunity to get closer to this memorable accolade on Monday, December 30th at 7:30 PM at St. Ursula.

    In this video is Hayes scoring 993 through 1,000 points, receiving the game ball, and a post-game interview with her and Coach Darnell Parker.

    Read more about Jillian Hayes…

    One on One with Jillian Hayes

     

    This slide show is photos of Jillian Hayes when she scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Tiger’s win over Walnut Hills on Saturday, December 7, 2019.

    Game Statistics

    Saturday, December 7, 2019

    67
    Walnut Hills
    1 2 3 4 T
    WHL 14 19 18 16 67
    LVL 18 13 20 27 78

    78
    Loveland
    Walnut Hills
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Sydnee Sheppard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Kaycie Badylak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Sean Kelly Darks 5-13 2-5 3-5 2 3 5 5 3 0 1 3 15
    Zy’Aria Miller 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
    Lily Kennedy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Miyah Brooks 2-7 1-2 5-7 4 1 5 1 2 0 2 1 10
    Katie Collopy 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 5 0
    Aniyah Brown 6-9 1-3 5-6 2 3 5 0 3 0 0 3 18
    Darian Burgin 8-22 0-4 6-8 3 1 4 2 1 0 2 5 22
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    21-56 4-15 21-28 11 12 23 9 12 0 6 20 67
    37.5% 26.7% 75.0%
    Loveland
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Sophia Kapszukiewicz 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Tess Broermann 3-6 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 6 0 0 1 1 7
    Sophia Raby 2-4 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 2 0 0 3 4 4
    Josie Early 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Olivia Raby 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 4
    Jenna Batsch 4-7 0-1 7-9 0 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 15
    Jillian Hayes 10-13 0-1 7-10 5 5 10 2 0 1 3 3 27
    Kate Garry 5-7 5-6 6-6 0 5 5 5 0 1 2 4 21
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    26-43 6-12 20-27 7 20 27 18 1 4 16 17 78
    60.5% 50.0% 74.1%

  • [Exclusive] 4 Outstanding Athletes will be Inducted into LHS’s Athletic Hall of Fame

    [Exclusive] 4 Outstanding Athletes will be Inducted into LHS’s Athletic Hall of Fame

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Four former standout Loveland High School athletes will be inducted into the Class of 2019 Hall of Fame during halftime of the Men’s basketball game against West Clermont on Friday, January 10.

    Kevin Taylor, founder, and chairman of the Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame committee recently announced the 2019 Hall of Fame inductees.

    Jessica Ajunwa Class of 2019

    High School Accomplishments

    • Graduated from Loveland High School in 2010
    • Varsity Track 1, 2, 3, 4
    • 1st Team All-FAVC 2, 3, 4
    • FAVC Runner of the Year 4
    • 1st Team All-City 100 Meter Dash 4
    • 1st Team All-City 200 Meter Dash 4
    • 1st Team All-Southwest District 100 Meter Dash 4
    • 1st Team All-Southwest District 200 Meter Dash 4
    • 2nd Team All-Regional 100 Meter Dash 4
    • 2nd Team All-Regional 200 Meter Dash 4
    • 2nd Team All-State 100 Meter Dash 4
    • 2nd Team All-State 200 Meter Dash 4
    • 2nd in 100 Meter Dash at Midwest Meet of Champions 4
    • 2nd in 200 Meter Dash at Midwest Meet of Champions 4
    • College: University of Cincinnati for Track

                                        

    Sam Bolden Class of 2019

    High School Accomplishments

    • Graduated from Loveland High School in 1972
    • Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4
    • Varsity Track 1, 2, 3, 4. 4 Year Letter
    • 1st Team All-EHL 880 Yard Relay Team 4
    • 2nd Team All-EHL 220 Yard Dash 4 EHL All-Star 4
    • 1st Team All-Sectional 880 Yard Relay Team 4
    • 1st Team All-Sectional 220 Yard Dash 4
    • 3rd Team All-Southwest District 220 Yard Dash 4
    • 1st Team Division AA All-City 4
    • 9th All-State 220 Yard Dash 4
    • Placed in Top 5 220 Yard Dash, 880 Relay and Long Jump at Little Miami and Blanchester Invitational Meets All 4 Years
    • 1972 School Records in 220 Yard Dash 22.7 Sec.
    • 880 Yard Relay 1min.34.3 sec. Long Jump 20ft. 5in.
    • College: Eastern Kentucky University

                                                   

    Sarah (Fisher) Kruger Class of 2019

    High School Accomplishments

    • Graduated from Loveland High School in 2010
    • Varsity Cross Country Division I, 4 Year Letter
    • Team Member 1st All-FAVC 2, 3, 4
    • Team Member 1st All-Southwest District 3, 4
    • Team Member All-Region and All-State Honors 4
    • 1st Women’s Team to Qualify to State
    • Track: 4 Year Varsity Letter
    • 1st Team All-FAVC 1600 Meter Run 1, 2
    • 2nd Team All-FAVC 1600 Meter run 3, 4
    • 1st Team All-Southwest District 1600 Meter Run 2, 3
    • 2nd Team All-Southwest District 1600 Meter Run 3, 4
    • All-Region Honors 1600 Meter Run 4
    • All-State Honors 1600 Meter Run 4
    • Represented Ohio at Midwest Meet of Champions 4
    • College: Washington University in St. Louis for Cross Country, Track and Field.

     

    Andrew Alten Class of 2019

    High School Accomplishments

    • Graduated from Loveland High School in 2014
    • Varsity Football: 3 Year Letter – Team Captain 4
    • Member 2013 Division II State Championship Team
    • 1st Team All ECC Offensive Lineman 3, 4
    • 1st Team All-City Offensive Lineman 4
    • 1st Team All-Southwest District Offensive Lineman 4
    • 1st Team All-State Offensive Lineman 4
    • Anthony Munoz Offensive Lineman of the Year 4
    • Larosa’s High School MVP Finalist 4
    • Varsity Wrestling Division I: 4 Year Letterman Captain 4
    • League Placer 285lb Weight Class 2, 4 League Champion 4
    • Sectional Placer 285lb Weight Class 2, 4 Sectional Champion 4
    • District Qualifier 285lb Weight Class 2,4 District Champion 2, 4
    • State Qualifier 285lb Weight Class 2, 4
    • State Champion 285lb Weight Class 4
    • Career Record 99 wins 21 losses. 500 Career Points
    • 50 Season Wins (2014) All Time Rank #1 in School History
    • 242 Season Points (2014) All Time Rank #2 in School History
    • 155 Season Takedown Efficiency (2014) All Time Rank #4 in School History.
    • College: University of Findlay for Football

    Want to see past LHS Hall of Fame inductee ceremonies? Click below on any of the links to watch!

    2010 Loveland High School Hall of Fame

    2014 inductees into Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame

    2016 Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction

    Class of 2017 Loveland HS Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony

    [VIDEO] Class of 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame induction

    Brandon Williams, Tim Bauer, Bobby Capobianco, and Brian Wozniak – Hall of Famers

  • [w/photo album] Loveland Magazine Presents Loveland High School’s 2019 Fall Sports Awards!

    [w/photo album] Loveland Magazine Presents Loveland High School’s 2019 Fall Sports Awards!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – On Wednesday, November 13th, several Tigers were recognized for both their minds and their athletic abilities at the 2019 Annual Fall Sports Awards at Loveland High School! LHS Athletic Director, Brian Conatser invited friends, families, and Fall Tiger student-athletes to celebrate their 2019 sports seasons.

    Loveland High School Athletic Director, Brian Conaster

    Conatser began the heartfelt evening with a tradition of this ceremony at LHS…the senior athletes are announced and led into the gym by their head coach. Conatser invited LHS’s Site Manager and Facilities Coordinator, Jake Elfers to announce the 2019 Fall senior athletes and their coaches.

    Next Conatser took the opportunity to thank everyone who made the athletes and coaches seasons so special! “Thank you, Seniors, for your leadership and laying the groundwork within our programs,” Conatser said, “This evening I would like to introduce the administration and members from the athletic department that have joined me in this celebration. Principal, Peggy Johnson, Assistant Director of Student Athletics, Eric Fry, Site Manager & Facilities Coordinator, Jake Elfers. And Finally…our Administrative Assistant in the Athletic Department, Kristy Brulport. A special thanks to all the individuals who support and assist the athletic department and our student-athletes on a daily basis. Parents, Student-Athletes please give your parents a round of applause for their support, feeding you, driving you to and from practices, and always being a part of your games and competition,” Conatser added, “LAB Team Liaisons please stand and be recognized. We appreciate your time commitment and efforts…as you are the link between our Boosters and our Athletic Programs. Thank you for all you do. Coaches, thank you for the tremendous amount of time you spend with our student-athletes. We appreciate you mentoring our young men and women and teaching them the life skills necessary to be successful both now and in their future. Thank you! We are “Extremely Proud” of our teams and programs this Fall season.  You have all been Very enjoyable to Watch and Cheer on,” Conatser said.

    The Tigers’ 2019 Fall Sports Season marked one of the most successful Fall sports seasons in school history with 5 ECC Champions, 4 ECC Coaches of the Year and 2 ECC Athletes of the Year. With all of these accolades, this puts the Loveland Tigers in the number one spot in running for the All-Sports Trophy. Conatser was sure to give praise to both the coaches and athletes for their designated seasons as he shared the “Coaches Highlights of the Fall Season” told through the coaches’ own words during the ceremony.

    Next on the Fall Sports Awards agenda was the recognition of all of the Fall sports athletes who received top ECC honors. You can read about which Tigers received ECC accolades in the Loveland Sports 411 With Cassie Mattia HERE.

    Next in the ceremony, each student-athlete who participated in a Fall varsity sport for all 4 years were honored. Conatser announced the following Tigers to receive this particular honor.

    Men’s Cross Country

    Sam Dippold, Alex Ditchen, Kyle Griffin and Brady Jeffcott

    Women’s Cross Country

    Sofia Dillhoff, Lexi Duff, Alexi Funk, Sarah Hallock, and Kirstin Thomas

    Women’s Golf

    Allison Rountree

    Women’s Soccer

    Maria Bashardoust and Claire Massey

    Women’s Tennis

    Anna Svitkovich

    Following the announcement of the athletes who played all 4 years varsity in their designated sport, was the presentation of the 2019 Fall “Sportsperson of the Season,” and shortly after the presentation of the “Edward Jones Community Student-Athlete Award.” Loveland Magazine plans on featuring these two very special awards and its winners in a separate article coming soon!

    At the conclusion of the 2019 Fall Sports Awards ceremony, Conatser recognized individual student-athletes that received awards “beyond” the Eastern Cincinnati Conference. Below are the student-athletes who were recognized for these very prestigious awards.

    Women’s Tennis

    All-City (GCTCA) Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association Award

        • Anna Svitkovich – 1st Team Singles
        • Tess Broermann and Hannah Wenger – Honorable Mention for Doubles
        • The Women’s Volleyball Team were ranked 6th in the city

    Men’s Golf

    District Academic Honors 

    Matt Rychlik and Luke Sence

    Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

    Both teams participated in OHSAA Regionals 

    Women’s Cross Country placed 6th at the State Meet

    Jessie Gibbins was named All-Ohio Runner

    Women’s Volleyball

    All-District Recognition 

    Jillian Hayes – 2nd Team All-district

    Men’s Soccer

    All-Southwest City

    Cole Harter and Connor Patton

    1st Team All-State

    Cole Harter

    All-Southwest City Coach of the Year

    Mike Dunlap 

    Women’s Soccer

    All-Southwest Ohio and All-City

    Kaitlyn Andrews, Lauren Donovan, and Clair Massey

    2nd-Team All-State

    Kaitlyn Andrews

    Women’s Golf

    Adopt-A-Team winner

    Below are the Fall sports teams that received accolades within the ECC and in post-season play.

    Women’s Soccer

    OHSAA District Champions and OHSAA Regional Runner-ups (Elite 8)

    Men’s Golf

    2019 ECC Champs

    Women’s Volleyball

    2019 ECC Champs

    2019 Coach of the Year – Brian Baugh

    Women’s Cross Country

    2019 ECC Champs

    OHSAA District Runner-ups 

    Placed 6th at the State Meet

    2019 Coach of the Year – Steve Nester

    Men’s Soccer 

    2019 ECC Champs

    2019 Coach of the Year – Mike Dunlap

    2019 ECC Player of the Year – Cole Harter

    Women’s Tennis

    ECC Champs

    2019 ECC Coach of the Year – Dara Hudson

    2019 ECC Player of the Year – Anna Svitkovich

     

    Loveland Magazine would like to take the opportunity to congratulate all of the Tiger coaches, student-athletes and their families for all the rightly deserved awards they received for the 2019 Fall sports season. I can say as former high school and collegiate student-athlete that your efforts have not gone unnoticed! The hard work, dedication, and motivation that all of you have put in during the season and off-season have paid off and for that, we are very proud to cheer loud and proud throughout the community of Loveland…..GO TIGERS!!!!

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  • Loveland Tigers’ Run Away With Several ECC Academic Awards!

    Loveland Tigers’ Run Away With Several ECC Academic Awards!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – As many of you in the community know Loveland High School has had quite the successful 2019 Fall sports season. The athletic ability of these Tiger student-athletes’ is what many families and friends follow daily. Unfortunately, sometimes the student part of student-athlete is not recognized as much because in the public eye it is not as entertaining as watching the individual’s athletic ability play out. The most difficult and most impressive part of being a student-athlete is the time commitment and hard work that goes into becoming a great student. With that in mind please join us in congratulating the following Loveland High School student-athletes for being awarded ECC ALL-ACADEMIC! Loveland Magazine is proud to be apart of TIGER NATION!

    ECC ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS

    FALL 2019 (Varsity only-3.5 GPA or higher-1st Quarter)

    Cheer

    Kayla Adkins, Lora Kate Bezjak, Kaitlyn Breese, Erin Flanagan, Olivia Herrmann, Amy Keyser, Megan Korniak, Nicole Pedicini, Hannah Powers, Olivia Powers, Anna Soupene, Caroline Spikes, Caroline Staley, Emma Vincent and Emma Wentland

    Women’s XC

    Nami Cannon, Ellie Carr, Allyson Colegate, Skyler Daumeyer, Bella Dillhoff, Sofia Dillhoff, Lexi Duff, Kali Egan, Kristina Feighery, Allie Fogel, Alexi Funk, Jessie Gibbins, Sarah Hallock, Sarah Madix, Ansley Richards, Emmy Sager, Maaike Snider, Kirstin Thomas, Meghan Tibbs and Ellie Zicka

    Men’s XC

    Colin Beran, Ryan Chevalier, Alex Ditchen, Grant Hanson, Brady Jeffcott, Carter Jerome, Sam Neiger, Alex Saletta, Max Spencer, Brady Steiner, Ajay Stutz, Andrew Waple and Alex Wolf

    Football

    Luca Aquilino, Zach Bebout, Jack Bergman, Jake Cotsonas, Zach DeWitt, Ethan Freeland, Max Huddleston, Tyler Lake, Austin Lodor, Weston Manske, Mason Moore, Ben Morrison, Gabe Ogdan, Adam Perry and Jaden Walton

    Men’s Golf

    Aiden Callahan, Jack Gray, Scott Henke, Matt Rychlik, Luke Sence and Tyler Vallee

    Women’s Golf

    Emme Amy, Erin Dickman, Kristin Dygert, Jordan Lawrence, Allison Rountree and Maya Stokes

    Women’s Soccer

    Kaitlyn Andrews, Maria Bashardoust, Lauren Donovan, Georgie Early, Caroline Florea, Leiah Goedde, Brooke Hatfield, Ella James, Sophia Kapszukiewicz, Claire Massey, Reilly Patton, Abby Pawlikowski and Ava Webb

    Men’s Soccer

    Kees Ciric, Ryan Dillinger, Aaron Earl, Helge Harris, Cole Harter, Addison Hearn, Pierce Madson, Drew Moore, Luc Parrish, Connor Patton, Brayden Shepard, Ethan Smith, Emmett Webb and Daniel Zamagias

    Women’s Tennis

    Tess Broermann, Babs Dwyer, Grace Haught, Maira Hodar, Alex Hytree, Sarah McKenzie, Allsion Partin, Anna Svitkovich and Hanna Wenger

    Women’s Volleyball

    Ally Batsch, Diana Clark, Ellie Egan, Kate Garry, Jillian Hayes, Maya Jepson, Olivia Kenyon, Abbie Miller, Alex Miller, Emma Neltner, Nicole Niven, Clara Planner, Audrey Planner, Brie Saunders and Isabel Vuyk

     

  • 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