LMS Students Kylie Eldridge and Hanna Cosgrove were selected as YMCA Honor Campers.
Loveland, Ohio– Loveland Middle School (LMS) students Hanna Cosgrove and Kylie Eldridge have been selected from 4,000 campers who attended YMCA Camp Ernst to receive the prestigious YMCA Honor Camper award. This selection places Cosgrove and Eldridge in an elite two percent of campers who won.
“Hanna and Kylie have earned a great recognition as YMCA Honor Campers,” said LMS Principal Chuck Ogdan. “LMS is very proud of their steward leadership and willingness to mentor others.”
“These campers made our jobs so much easier,” YMCA Camp Ernst Counselor Jackie Healey said.
A tradition since 1928, Honor Camper was created by Willard L. Wade, the founder of Camp Ernst, to recognize campers with outstanding character and leadership. Camp Ernst staff of more than 200 nominates and votes on campers who they believe display the YMCA core character values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility at the end of the weeklong session.
“These campers made our jobs so much easier,” YMCA Camp Ernst Counselor Jackie Healey said. “We do not just want to recognize the fastest runner in the track meet or the best singer at the campfire, but also those who helped others and showed true leadership all week.”
“Successes such as these exemplify our building mission of Improve or Deteriorate,” said Ogdan. “Because of students like Hanna and Kylie we are making improvements every single day at LMS. Go Tigers!”
Loveland, Ohio – The undefeated and high scoring Loveland Womens basketball Tigers host 1-3, 2-3 Kings tonight in the Tiger gym. Game time tonight in the rare Friday night schedule is 6 PM. The men take on Kings at 8 PM.
Sophomore forward Jillian Hayes is leading all ECC scorers with 16.7 points per/game and scored 25 against Withrow in a 71-36 Tiger win on December 13. Hays averages 7.3 rebounds in the young season and tops the Conference with 1.5 blocks per/game.
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Loveland, Ohio – The Milford Eagles descended on Tiger Court Tuesday, December 12, looking to avenge last year’s series sweep by the Loveland men’s basketball team. The Tigers fought hard, taking a three point lead into the fourth quarter, but ultimately fell to the unbeaten Eagles 57-52.
In front of a large Tiger Nation student body on jersey/ESPN night, Coach Reis went deep into his bench in the first half, rotating 11 players to maintain relentless defensive pressure on the Eagles. Milford took a slim 25-22 advantage into the halftime locker room.
Coming out of the break, the Eagle made an obvious adjustment, trying to speed up their transition game to beat the Tigers’ defensive pressure, but behind a 15-9 third quarter run fueled by Jalen Greiser and Matt Toigo, the Tigers took a 37-34 lead into the final stanza.
After three lead changes in the first 3 minutes of the last quarter, the Eagles took the lead for good and held off the scrappy Tigers down the stretch.
Jalen Greiser and Matt Toigo lead the Tigers with 20 and 15 points respectively. Brenton Foust dished out 6 assists and hit his first varsity trey.
Next up, the Tigers host Kings on Friday night as the Loveland girl’s squad takes on the Knights at 6 PM with the boys to follow at 8 PM. The Kings men are currently last in ECC standings with a 0-2 – 0-3 record.
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Loveland, Ohio – This is a reminder to the Tiger Family that the Loveland City School District operates on a two-hour delay schedule for weather-related delay days. This means all buildings will begin classes on a two-hour delay from regular start times, and all buses will run on a two-hour delay to pick up students.
On weather delay days, Loveland Early Childhood Center (LECC) will enact the following schedule:
AM Kindergarten = 11:10-12:50 PM Kindergarten = 2:10 -3:50 All Day Kindergarten & First grade = 11:10-3:50
LECC will communicate a bus schedule directly for morning Kindergarten home drop off and the afternoon Kindergarten home pickup.
Please note: For buildings currently offering breakfast, this will not be available on any snow delay days.
The Tiger Family will be notified about weather-related delays and closing through the district’s School Alerts system, the district website, on the district social media sites, which all members of the Tiger Family are encouraged to follow: Facebook (Loveland City Schools), Twitter (@lovelandtigers), Loveland Magazine and through other traditional media outlets.
Contact your building should you have specific questions.
To be a part of our Tiger Family during this outstanding accomplishment by our amazing student-athletes has been an absolute highlight of my time here in Loveland! While we all know how the final game turned out – I wonder how many of you have heard the story behind the making of that winning headline? It’s a story about goals that were set… by the Lady Tigers… while at Camp Kern… BEFORE the season began.
I’m sure that you can guess their top goal was to win that state title that has eluded them the two previous seasons. That is not the part that has me eager to sit down with the champions and Coach Kelly and learn more.
As a team, the athletes identified what their individual game stats would need to be if they were going to win.
What really caught my attention were the eight goals the team set to achieve leading up to the state victory finale. Eight goals that strategically led to the state title win. As a team, the athletes identified what their individual game stats would need to be if they were going to win. Each team member understood what they needed to do for the team to maintain the consistency of elite performance that would advance the mission of the team.
And they did it.
In a big, awesome, Tiger kinda way.
In fact – those student-athletes achieved EVERY goal they set for the season.
In fact – those student-athletes achieved EVERY goal they set for the season.
I call that amazing… and, an inspiration – I hope to us all.
As we collectively close the book on the year 2017, many of us will look to the New Year with new goals in mind.
As the educational leader of this district – I can assure you that our Tiger Family is keeping our eyes on the target for our own story of success. We are staying focused on the “big three” goals we set for this 2017-18 academic year: Growth, Innovation, and Care.
Just like our State Champion student-athletes – from our building secretaries, to our teachers, from our bus drivers, to our food service professionals, from our administrators to our custodial staff, and with our Board of Education leading the way – we are all focused on the success of the students who we are privileged to serve.
Students who have learned what it takes to be the best of the best.
Please join our Board of Education in recognizing the outstanding achievement of our Lady Tigers 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Board of Education Business Meeting (Loveland Intermediate School Media Center). The Loveland Athletic Department will induct the entire 2017 Lady Tigers Soccer Team into our Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame during halftime of our Tiger basketball games vs. Kings Friday, Dec. 15. And, our Loveland Athletic Boosters are generously going to purchase State Championship rings for our student-athletes and coaches. When the rings come in, we will organize a public ring ceremony event, where all are welcome.
Dr. Amy Crouse is Interim Superintendent of the Loveland City School District
Let us all resolve to be the best that we can be in the New Year. It is the Tiger way.
In service to our Tigers
Champions Tour through Loveland for Loveland Women Division I State Soccer Champs
Loveland High School seniors kicked off Red Ribbon week Monday, Oct. 23, by dressing in red and forming a red ribbon as a sign of their commitment to being drug free.
Loveland, Ohio – From dress up days to awarding prizes, from banners to guest speakers – Red Ribbon Week (October 23-27) was a celebration of making good choices at the Loveland City School District.
“The numbers associated with increased drug use across the country are alarming, and we don’t want our students to become part of those statistics,” said Judy Leamy, Loveland District Nurse, and executive committee member of the Loveland Drug Task Force. “Through the establishment and continued work of the community-school based partnership of the Loveland Drug Task Force, we have implemented programs that address the very real issues families in our community face – and Red Ribbon Week is an opportunity to continue our mission of calling awareness to this issue, and the things we all can do to change the outcome for our Tigers at all grade levels.”
Red paper with the message “Your Future Is Key, So Stay Drug Free” hung outside the cafeteria at Loveland High School (LHS) as students pledged to be drug free by placing their name on a paper key cutout. The Red Ribbon Week activities at LHS were daily and robust, including a lunchtime visit by animals from the SPCA with the theme “These Paws Don’t Touch Drugs” and a visit by safety officers with their K9 unit.
“We are passionate about equipping our Tigers with the knowledge they need to be successful, and that includes engagement about the very real-life dangers and consequences of drug use,” said LHS Assistant Principal Matt Buis, who organized Red Ribbon Week activities for the high school. “These are the conversations that can make the difference for our students, and we sincerely thank our community partners who stepped up to help.”
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Loveland Board of Education talks five-year forecast planning and Destination Loveland needs; looks to May 2019 as potential goal for action on both
A statement from the District:
The Loveland City School District’s five-year forecast projections show a need for the district to be back on the ballot in the future for an operating levy; during the September Board of Education Business Meeting, this was the information shared with Board Members. After careful consideration in committee meetings, the Board determined during public discussion at the October 17 Business Meeting to set a potential target of May 2019 to have a proposal ready for voters to consider.
Loveland Treasurer/CFO Brett Griffith
“When the Loveland City School District passed a 5.6 mill operating levy in May of 2014 we made a promise that the money from that levy would continue to fund the district until 2018, and that promise was maintained due to compelling overall fiscal stewardship of all district employees and fiscally conservative management of expenditures,” said Loveland Treasurer/CFO Brett Griffith. “Our need for an operating levy is very real, and I applaud this Board for taking the steps necessary now to properly plan for a financially stable future. Of course we will provide updates on details for this levy to our community as they are developed.”
Additionally, during the 2016-17 and present school year, Loveland teachers, staff, administrators and the Board of Education put laser focus on three key areas: academic growth, classroom innovation and Tiger care in an effort to optimize the student experience for the 4,700 Tiger students the Loveland City School District serves. What developed from that focus was the Destination Loveland Task Force – a group of Loveland parents, community members and business leaders who joined educators, staff and administrators in developing future goals. This group spent the better part of the 2016-17 school year developing what the Loveland student experience should look like.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse
Now the Loveland Board of Education is ready to invest in putting a more formal structure and definite timeline to that important work. At the October 17 Board of Education Business Meeting, Board Members – after hearing reports from the facilities and finances committees – charged Loveland Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse and Loveland Business Manager John Ames with the task to begin to develop a plan for the future facility needs in line with district goals, coupled with a financial plan. The potential timeline is to have a proposal ready for voters to consider a bond issue by May 2019.
“It is the development of a master plan for our district,” said Dr. Crouse. “Our facilities needs are district-wide and growing each new school year; it is both an issue that must be addressed now and an opportunity for the district to think and plan for the future. We will be working with a seasoned team accustomed to the size and scope of the planning that we need to do. This was the right move for the Board of Education, and I’m excited to take the process that was started last year to the next level.”
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Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant? -Henry David Thoreau
Dr. Amy Crouse is Interim Superintendent for the Loveland City School District
By Dr. Amy Crouse,
Love Always Finds a Way – that was the title of the community forum held on a Saturday morning before school started in my new role as interim superintendent. Reverend A.J. Hamilton, respected member of the Tiger Family and a long-time advocate for civil rights in Cincinnati, wanted to gather community leaders to discuss how we might work together to ensure our community remained open to diverse opinions and provide a forum to discuss race, inclusion, and diversity in our community.
I wasn’t certain what to expect that morning, but what I found as I sat amongst the panel members was a unique opportunity to listen – and what I heard was a conversation centered on developing empathy that I knew needed to continue.
Reverend A.J. Hamilton speaking at the “Love Always Finds a Way” forum he organized in July. He will receive the Superintendent’s Award on November 28.
At the Loveland City School District, we talk a great deal about Tiger Care – it is one of our district’s “big three” goals, and perhaps it is the most difficult for us as educators to really define. Our ambition is that every Tiger will be cared for and supported. Our promise is that every Tiger will have the academic, social and emotional skills to plan and achieve, and that every Tiger will develop leadership skills and have opportunity to both lead and serve others. We want to achieve all of that – but, at the heart of the goal – it’s really about relationship building – developing empathy.
Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Achieving this requires authentic communication, and story sharing – just like what happened at the community forum – the place where I became a student of history as told by those whose experience was different than my own.
“What I heard was a conversation centered on developing empathy that I knew needed to continue.”
I’ve taken what I learned that day and have started to make plans for our district to begin to dive deeper into developing opportunities for our students to develop empathy – to really understand Tiger Care. I will be working with Mosaic Church to shape a story sharing partnership for our students, the details of which are still to come.
I also want to thank the very person who began this conversation – Reverend Hamilton.
All members of the Tiger Family are invited to our Board Business Meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the Loveland Intermediate School Media Center where our Board of Education will officially recognize Reverend Hamilton with the Superintendent’s Award for his devotion to the Loveland City Schools and his lifelong commitment to civil rights.
Dr. Amy Crouse is Interim Superintendent for the Loveland City School District
As I look for the first time in my educational career through the lens of a superintendent, I feel the weight of what we are tasked with teaching the 4,700 young Tigers we serve in a way I have not known before, during a moment in history that has been marked with separation. I believe in my heart that love does always find a way, and that is an important vision worth working toward as we Prepare Students for Tomorrow, Today.
In service to our Tigers.
Loveland Magazine Publisher David Miller was a co-host of the “Love Always Finds a Way” forum.
Heather Higdon is the Chief Information Officer for the Loveland School District
by Heather Higdon,
Early on at Loveland High School (LHS) Sam Smith’s ability caught Photography Teacher Jim Barrett’s eye.
“We have a photo contest every year at LHS and it is open to all high school students,” said Barrett. “Most of the time it is entered by students that have taken Photography. Sam entered the contest as a freshman. The contest is judged by students in the photo classes and the Art Department staff and school principals. Sam’s work stood out to all involved. He won.”
Sam Smith – a Tiger since kindergarten – has been racking up accolades as a photographer, writer, journalist and filmmaker ever since. His passion for “sharing visual art that is both personal and universal” is evident. For this special feature, Sam shared what drives that passion – and offers younger Tigers some advice on how to make the most of their Loveland experience:
Loveland City School District (LCSD): Your creative work has put Loveland Schools on the map in larger forums – can you tell us about the awards you have earned so far, and what projects you are currently involved in?
LHS Senior Sam Smith (Photo courtesy of Lauren Questell)
LHS Senior Sam Smith (SS):Really, 2016 graduate Dean Parker put Loveland Schools on the larger map in my opinion. Many of my now closest friends met on the set of his film, Regret. There, we discovered a group of like-minded creatives and formed Loveland Film Club and a filmmaking community in Loveland. Dean introduced me to a lot of awards, people and film festivals that I would have otherwise never known about.
On the set of Regret, I received an email that I was a finalist for the Overture Awards, which is the region’s largest arts contest. I went on to speak about my work and have it displayed at the Aronoff center. From the 100 entries from different schools (each with their own vetting process), I was awarded First Place – something unusual and flattering for a sophomore. (Loveland Sophomore Sam Smith wins Overture Award)
SAM SMITH HONORS
Best of Category at Golden Lions Film Festival, Best Cinematography at Blue Ridge Young Filmmakers Festival, Best Cinematography at Premiere Film Festival, Best Editing and Cinematography and second overall in 2016 72 Hour Teen Film Challenge, Best Cinematography and third overall in 2017 Teen Film Challenge, Best of Show at Exposure: Montgomery Photo Show 2017 and 2016 student winner, National Film Festival for Talented Youth official selection and official selection and nominee for Best Cinematography and Best Director (for a film I assistant directed with Senior Stone Taul) at the All American High School Film Festival.
I’ve been named Best of Category at Golden Lions Film Festival, Best Cinematography at Blue Ridge Young Filmmakers Festival, Best Cinematography at Premiere Film Festival, Best Editing and Cinematography and second overall in 2016 72 Hour Teen Film Challenge, Best Cinematography and third overall in 2017 Teen Film Challenge, Best of Show at Exposure: Montgomery Photo Show 2017 and 2016 student winner, National Film Festival for Talented Youth official selection and official selection and nominee for Best Cinematography and Best Director (for a film I assistant directed with Senior Stone Taul) at the All American High School Film Festival.
At festivals like the All American High School Film Festival, pieces from Loveland have begun to dominate Ohio submissions. Loveland filmmakers have had their work shown on IMAX screens at the AMC in Time’s Square and the historic King’s Theater in Brooklyn. This year, three out of the five Ohio nominations at the festival were from Loveland. I shot four out of the eight total selections from Ohio, and Loveland students have collaborated with directors of six of the eight Ohio selections.
I’m currently writing a narrative film, editing behind the scenes for a proof-of-concept for a friend’s film, helping finish an experimental drama I did cinematography on, editing an experimental film I helped make for someone’s poetry-based film project, planning and running Loveland Film Club, putting together a new photographic portfolio about life after death and working for Loveland Magazine.
(LCSD): What is your personal favorite creation, and why?
(SS):I think right now my favorite piece is the music video I made for 2016 Loveland graduate, Ryan Mangan.
Delusion was a huge undertaking in very little time, and it was a chance to explore a genre of visual art I really enjoy. I had a lot of creative freedom and got a chance to utilize a technique I’d been experimenting with for a while. All the glitchy holographic effects were done in-camera frame by frame, and the entire film was shot in just two days with almost no crew. I spent most of my free time for about three months afterwards trying to piece the film together and get everything timed and looking just right. In the end, I’m pretty happy with the experimental semi-narrative told through the visuals and music. It’s not perfect, and every time I watch it I find new flaws. But I think that’s what pushes me forward as an artist and lets each piece be better than the last.
(LCSD): Who has inspired you at Loveland Schools to stretch yourself artistically and achieve the success you’ve achieved?
(SS):I’ve had a lot of inspiration in Loveland Schools. My biggest inspiration has definitely been from other students. Dean Parker really showed me how to have an idea and keep the forward momentum to make it a reality. Stone Taul, Sam Sauer and Jon Parker started the film club and have offered creative minds to bounce ideas off of and to inspire.
Teachers have also really inspired me at Loveland. Creative writing teacher Mrs. Borchers created a classroom atmosphere that allowed for honest expression and gave me confidence and momentum as a writer and as a person. Physical science teacher Mr. Laughman really showed honest and genuine interest to his students and would take time after class to talk about art and even how some of my photos related to concepts in physics. Strings teacher Mrs. Bierkan has watched me grow for the past eight years and helped me find an expressive artistic outlet. English teacher and now librarian Mrs. Bosse has been very encouraging of my art and writing, and helped teach me how to organize my thoughts in a way that other people can understand and feel– the basis of good art. Art teacher Mrs. Woodruff took time to personally encourage my creative endeavors and offer feedback.
Lastly, photo teacher Mr. Barrett has done so much for me as a student and artist. He gave an immediate and excited “yes” to the prospect of a Loveland film club and has critiqued, taught, pushed and helped me plan my photographs and films. He’s watched me grow as an artist and has always been encouraging and excited about my projects– he’s come to art shows and stayed many collective hours after school to help me prepare photographs, critique work and supervise the film club. I really appreciate what he’s done for me and for Loveland’s visual artists. He’s a dedicated teacher who really wants to help students achieve their creative potential.
(LCSD): What advice would you offer to younger students who are interested in creative pursuits – what should they be taking advantage of as they progress through Loveland Schools?
(SS):My biggest piece of advice is cliche and easier said than done, but it’s this: get out there and do it. Make art. The only thing holding you back is you. I’d heard it a million
“Get out there and do it. Make art.”
times, but it really took seeing the creative peers I found at Loveland making art for the notion of doing to sink in. Take electives that interest you and put everything you have into art you make for school – don’t just see it as an assignment, see it as an excuse for authentic self-expression. More than anything, surround yourself with creative and interesting people. There will always be an artistic community in Loveland. Take advantage of it.
(LCSD): If you could design your ideal future – what would it look like?
(SS):In a perfect world, I’d go on to make a living doing cinematography on narrative films and music videos, maybe supplementing some income shooting interesting commercials. I’d have the opportunity to bring my own visual style to the table and work somewhere interesting like LA or New York doing what I love with creative and driven peers.
(LCSD): Is there anything else you’d like to add?
(SS):Art is a form of expression, and in some ways a coping mechanism. Good art
“Visual art has the ability to speak above words and to say what there aren’t words for.”
transmits an idea, an emotion. It transmits something personal. And visual art has the ability to speak above words and to say what there aren’t words for. I really enjoy trying to share something that is both universal and personal. I try to share art that means something, art that has a purpose. If my images create a reaction, emotion or inspire thought then I feel that I’ve succeeded.
SAM SMITH WORKS AS A WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND VIDEOGRAPHER FOR LOVELAND MAGAZINE
Columbus, Ohio– On Friday, 11/10, Loveland High School soccer competed for the Division I state title at the Columbus MAPFRE stadium. The team bested Perrysburg High School 1-0, earning Loveland the OHSAA state championship. Junior Brooke Harden scored the winning goal with 21:20 remaining in the first half. The two teams battled for the next hour but failed to score again.
Loveland competed in the state championship in 2015 and fell to Walsh Jesuit. The freshman and sophomore players– now juniors and seniors– made it their mission to come back and claim the title. Players wrote messages about “The Mission” over car windows and fans held signs. The team was sent off to Columbus Thursday evening with a performance from the Loveland Marching Band, a police and fire escort out of the City, and a crowd gathered on a Loveland street corner to wave and cheer to the busses. At MAPFRE stadium, the home of the Columbus Crew, Loveland bolstered a packed stadium section of enthusiastic black-and-orange spectators with face paint and noisemakers.
Players enter the field lead by Brooke Harden, Colleen “Jelly” Swift and Lauren Williams
A determined Taylor Thole enters the stadium
Senior Tanner Miller poses from the fan section
The Loveland Women’s varsity soccer team
Casey West and Max Savage wait for the game to begin
Lauren Williams embraces Colleen “Jelly” Swift before the game, shouting about how she is ready to win
Lauren Williams laughs before beginning to warm up for the game against Perrysburg
Seniors Adam Clark and Gabe Harden pose from the stands
Ricky Vilar, Adam Paddock and Game Harden pose from the stands
Goalie Lauren Parker warms up before the game
Pete Matuszak begrudgingly accepts a headband from athletic director Julie Renner
Tiger Nation prepares for the game to begin
Shirtless fans stand in 20 degree fall weather
Carson Sencde, Tyler Dombrowski and Jack Stewart pose
Lauren Parker and Riley Massey huddle before the game
Loveland ends their pre-game huddle
Watch Loveland defeat Perrysburg and claim the state title:
For around an hour, Perrysburg fought without avail to take away the one-point lead Loveland held. Perrysburg attempted to score several times (notably within the last minute) but goalie and senior Lauren Parker consistently deflected and guarded the goal. Parker earned her 50th career shutout. She will play for the Miami Redhawks next year.
“I can’t even put it into words. We’ve had this goal since we lost two years ago and we just did it. That’s all I can say,” Parker told Loveland Magazine in a post-game interview.
Colleen Swift competes for the ball against Perrysburg
Colleen “Jelly” Swift falls after being fouled
Kaitlyn Andrews fights for the ball
Brooke Harden steals the ball from Perrysburg
Brooke Harden competes for the ball
Brooke Harden passes to a teammate
Zach Jacobs and Joey Fields take a break from drumming on a bucket
Brooke Harden drives to score the winning point
The team celebrates after Hardin’s goal midway though the first half
Brooke Harden attempts to steal the ball from Perrysburh
Kaitlyn Andrews fights for the ball
Colleen “Jelly” Swift gains control of the ball
Colleen Swift fights for the ball
Junior, Brooke Harden, kicks the ball away from Perrysburg
Southwest Ohio has formed a women’s soccer dynasty of sorts, claiming all the division state titles this year. Indian Hill took home division III, Summit Country Day Division II and Loveland Division I. Summit Country Day also won Divison III men’s soccer.
Sarah Harter fights for the ball
As the game neared an end, the stands turned to bedlam and rowdy excitement. Fans jumped, screamed, and cheered as it became clear that Loveland would take home the State Champion trophy.
When the clock hit zero, the team burst into emotion and ecstatic tears. Coaches and players embraced, jumped and screamed. A sign stating “The Mission Is Complete” appeared in the hands of players, while parents and friends embraced over the fence.
“It feels like we broke through a limit that was set two years ago”
“It feels like we broke through a limit that was set two years ago when we came in second. It felt like we finally accomplished the goal we had been working so hard for every year,” said Senior Colleen “Jelly” Swift.
Loveland paid their respects to the state runner-up while Perrysburg accepted their trophy and medals. Loveland players encouraged each other to clap for each opposing player and congratulate them on their success.
“As a coach, I am so proud of these kids and this program, but I am equally proud to have coached so many amazing young ladies. I am exceptionally of the fine young women they have turned out to be. The love and support that our alumni have shown through the years have been off the charts, as has Tiger Nation. Thanks to the Loveland community, alumni and administration… this one’s for you,” head coach Todd Kelly said in an official release.
A teary-eyed Julie Rener (athletic director) handed state champion medals to euphoric players and coaches. Teammates hugged and cried into each other’s shoulders in excited shock. Parents screamed and fans hollered. There was hardly a dry eye on the loveland side of the MAPFRE field.
“We became a family this season because we wanted to play for the player standing next to us and we did not want to let them down”
“I still can’t believe we just won state. It’s like it hasn’t processed into my brain yet because it’s just so amazing and unbelievable… We became a family this season because we wanted to play for the player standing next to us and we did not want to let them down. Also, I️ think our little saying, “Humble and Hungry”, played a big role in every one of us through our mission. Everyone used that to their own abilities which made us unstoppable,” Brooke Harden told Loveland Magazine.
Emily Kubin tears up after winning state
Sarah Harter watches Lauren Willaism embrace Maria Bashardoust after their win
Coach Todd Kelly hugs Lauren Parker
Riley Massey in excited shock
Brooke Harden holds a young fan, the son of a Loveland coach.
Emily Kubin wipes away tears of joy next to a belary-eyed Jelly Swift
Julie Renner hugs Brice Grieshop
Colleen “Jelly” Swift accepts her medal
Principal Peggy Johnson hugs head coach Todd Kelly
Jordan Morrison accepts her medal
Lauren Williams stands with her senior peers while Jerry Snodgrass congratulates them
Julie Renner holds the trophy
Jerry Snodgrass gives the State Champion trophy to Loveland
Loveland hoists their trophy
Colleen Swift holds a trophy
A crying fan and friend greets a player
A parent hugs a player
Loveland Athletic Booster President, Jeff Williams presents State Champion shirts to the team. Shirts will be availble for sale at Loveland High School.
Players run towards the emptying stands holding signs stating “the mission is complete”
Brooke Harden and Claire Massey pose after winning
Brooke Harden and Claire Massey embrace
Sarah Harter poses with a friend
Players leave the stadium, still teary-eyed and overjoyed
“You were not only humble but hungry all the time. It’s amazing, two years later, what you can accomplish if you stay focused,” OHSAA Director of Sports Management, Jerry Snodgrass told Loveland seniors after calling them forward.
Loveland Varsity women’s soccer poses after their win with the scoreboard in the backgroundColleen “Jelly” Swift hoists the trophy with the scoreboard in the backgroundLauren Parker (center) poses with friends for a selfie
Lauren Williams and Maria Bashardoust pose after winning
“It’s hard to believe that the mission is over. The last four years with Loveland Soccer has been a blessing to me. The girls, the coaches, and the support from the community is more than I could’ve ever asked for. This state championship has been in the making for many years. All of the alumni who taught each of us what Loveland soccer is about are the ones who made last night possible. I’m proud to be part of something so special,” said Sarah Harter after the game.
Loveland ended their season 22-1 win-loss. Colleen Swift was named the ECC women’s soccer athlete of the year and Todd Kelly coach of the year. Brice Grieshop, Brooke Harden, Riley Massey, Lauren Parker and Colleen Swift were named First Team ECC all-conference selections. Colleen Swift and Lauren Parker have been named to the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association Division I First Team.
Loveland Magazine extends its thanks and congratulations to the 2017 Loveland Varsity women’s soccer team. We would like to offer special thanks to Head Coach Todd Kelly, Athletic Director Julie Renner, Lauren Parker and everyone who has offered their time for interviews and photos. Great job, team — it’s been a pleasure reporting on your incredible journey to a State Championship.
-Writer/photographer Sam Smith and publisher David Miller
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Champions Tour through Loveland for Loveland Women Division I State Soccer Champs
Loveland Magazine Publisher David Miller was a co-host of the “Love Always Finds a Way” forum.
Heather Higdon is the Chief Information Officer for the Loveland School District
SAM SMITH WORKS AS A WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND VIDEOGRAPHER FOR LOVELAND MAGAZINE
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