Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland High School Hope Squad will host its 2nd annual Mental Health Awareness Basketball Games on Thursday, January 11 (Women vs. Winton Woods) and Friday, January 12 (Men vs. Winton Woods).
Local organizations will be at the games to share important mental health resources with our community. They are asking all fans to wear purple and teal to the games, and they are again selling t-shirts in support of suicide prevention and mental health awareness. Follow this link to purchase shirts in adult and youth sizes.
The online store will close on December 15.
A $2 donation per shirt will go to the Loveland Hope Squads.
Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland High School Varsity basketball teams play in a rare doubleheader tonight. The Women’s team tips off at 6 PM and the Men’s game will begin at 7:30 when the Turpin Spartans travel to the Tiger fieldhouse.
Go HERE to review the stats for how both Loveland teams are scoring so far in the young season.
Loveland Magazine file photo from 2008 when Brian Wozniak played for the Loveland High School Tigers
by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – According to Sports Illustrated, new Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith has brought half his Oregon State coaching staff with him to East Lansing and former Loveland High School standout Brian Wozniak is one of them.
As reported by Sports Illustrated, “Wozniak started at Oregon State as a graduate assistant in 2015 and worked his way up to tight ends coach in 2018 when Smith was hired there. Growing up in Loveland, Ohio (outside of Cincinnati) Wozniak played four years at Wisconsin from 2010-13. During his time in Corvallis, Wozniak coached three future NFL tight ends with the Beavers, two of whom were drafted. In 2023, Oregon State tight end Luke Musgrave was drafted in the second round by the Green Bay Packers, eight spots ahead of former Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed. Wozniak has developed three-star recruits into NFL talent, and with his Ohio roots he should be able to land and develop local high school talent.”
Brian Wozniak photo by Oregon State
“Brian Wozniak will be a very valuable asset to the Michigan State football program due to his Midwest roots,” said his former Loveland coach Andrew Marlett. “Woz was an outstanding high school football player at Loveland High School in Cincinnati Ohio and at the University of Wisconsin. He has already proven himself to be an excellent recruiter and a developer of talent. He’s a rising star and will have a major impact on the Spartan football program.” Marlett was once Wisconsin’s head of football recruiting efforts and was a three-time all-Mid-American Conference pick as a defensive lineman, a high school coach in Ohio for more than two decades, and has coached at the college level.
At Oregon State, Wozniak was the Tight Ends Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.
Brian was a four-year letterman tight end at Wisconsin and was the Offensive Captain his Senior Year. He went to 5 bowl games as a player, 3 times to the Rose Bowl. As a player, he was part of 3 Big Ten Championship teams. As a coach and player, he has gone to a total of 7 national bowl games.
Brian was a member of three Big Ten Champion Badger teams.
Wozniak was a Loveland High School graduate and was ranked among the top 40 tight ends in the country. He signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons prior to the 2014 season.
The Wozniak Loveland Tiger File
Loveland Magazine File Photo
Brian Wozniak was a three-time varsity letter winner and starter in football, and a four-time varsity letter winner and starter in basketball. He graduated in 2009. At his college signing ceremony when asked by Loveland Magazine what he will miss most about Loveland football he said, “I will miss all the players on my team. We had great camaraderie.” He said he will also miss Head Coach Andrew Marlatt “and the entire coaching staff.”
Wozniak is a member of the Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
In basketball, Wozniak was a three-time 1st Team Fort Ancient Valley Conference selection, two-time Loveland Co-Most Valuable Player, and three-time Team Captain. Wozniak ended his basketball career as Loveland’s 6th all-time leading scorer.
Loveland Magazine file photo
In football, Wozniak was a two-time 1st Team Fort Ancient Valley Conference selection. As a Senior, he was a Team Captain and earned 2nd Team All-Ohio. Wozniak was Loveland’s Co-Most Valuable Player as a Junior and he won Loveland’s Stan McCoy Award for his leadership and commitment as a Senior. Wozniak also earned All-Conference Academic Awards in football and basketball his Senior year.
Wozniak was recruited by Ohio State, Purdue, Kentucky, Michigan State, Iowa, Duke, and Colorado, and of course Wisconsin.
Brian went from one football offer at Miami University to fourteen. Wisconsin, Louisville, U.C., Connecticut, Maryland, Akron, Marshall, Ohio U., Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Bowling Green, and the Air Force all made offers.
Brian is married to Samantha and has 3 sons; Sons, Bronson, Conrad, and Wyatt. Brian’s mother and father, Patty and John live in Loveland, Ohio.
Loveland, Ohio – The following Loveland Tigers were selected as members of the 2024 Ohio Music Educators Association District 14 Honor Band. These students will represent Loveland at a concert in January at West Clermont High School. They were selected through an audition process along with some of the best wind and percussion students across Hamilton and Clermont Counties.
…all students should have equal access to high quality music instruction delivered by licensed music teachers through comprehensive school programs in general, instrumental and choral music education.
OMEA advocates for:
comprehensive school programs in general, instrumental, and choral music education,
state and national music standards, with assessment to ensure that students meet high academic expectations,
licensed teachers, adequate instructional time, and appropriate facilities and materials for music programs.
To achieve this mission, OMEA:
promotes the highest levels of professional development for music teachers,
works collaboratively with other organizations and businesses/corporations for a broad spectrum of continuing education for music teachers,
encourages programs for gifted, special needs and pre-school children,
supports the concept of diversity in music education,
identifies “best practices” for teaching music at different educational levels,
uses a system of adjudicated events that demonstrate an emphasis on educational values and high achievement in school music programs,
encourages the use of technology and new approaches to music teaching and learning, and
promotes life long participation and learning in music
Loveland Magazine file photo of Drew Plitt visiting Loveland High School in 2018
Loveland, Ohio –The Cincinnati Bengals signed former Loveland High School standout, QB Drew Plitt to their practice squad today. Plitt (6-2, 217), a first-year player out of Ball State University, originally was a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2022. He played in two preseason games for Cincinnati in 2022 before being waived, and was not with an NFL team during the ’22 regular season and ’23 offseason. Plitt played in five games for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL during the 2023 season.
The Bengals play the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 PM in Paycor Stadium this Sunday.
Drew Plitt QB’d the Loveland Tigers when they won the State Championship in 2013
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Magazine TV was there yesterday in the gym at Loveland High School when Ian Ciric and Nick McHenry signed their letter of intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Athletic Director Rich Bryant introduced the young men and read a short bio about them.
David Miller is the Managing Editor of Loveland Magazine
Listen to the emotional account as Tori Morrison tells you how she finally summed up the emotional courage to meet the man who received Ben’s liver and kidneys
by David Miller
On September 22, Tori Morrison and Kate Jackson came to the LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV studio at the Simpson Farmhouse to talk about a new initiative of the Ben Morrison Fund. Morrison is the President and Treasurer of the Fund and Jackson is a member of the Board.
The fund was established after Morrison lost her son Ben and his battle with his hidden mental health problems. Ben took his life by suicide in 2021. To honor Ben and help erase the stigma of pain and struggles with mental health, the fund was established to fight for others and fight against that stigma to help make sure no one feels alone.
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“Ben’s continuing legacy will not be one of loss, but as a lifesaver through organ donation, as a loyal friend and stalwart teammate and a man of deep compassion for others. His legacy will go on through the Ben Morrison Fund and through those of us who serve that cause and carry him with us to take care to light the way out of darkness for others and spark hope to always continue your story.”
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The Ben Morrison Memorial Fund is committed to providing scholarships to graduating seniors from Loveland High School. They are dedicated to erasing the stigma of mental health struggles, opening conversations, and offering lifelines to help save the lives of young people in crisis.
The Ben Morrison Memorial Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
In this interview, my guests will tell you about Ben and the life of giving and kindness he led, most of it not obvious to his mother Tori. She tells how “onery” Ben could be, typical of teenagers not allowing parents to know their true selves.
Tori tells you that when Ben got his driver’s license she encouraged him to sign up to be an organ donor and asked him if he would. Ben would never answer her, his cantankerous nature was a tease. Tori and Ben’s father never knew he had signed the form until in the hospital after Ben took his life they asked them if it would be OK to harvest some of Ben’s organs. Realizing then that to their surprise Ben wanted that too, without hesitation they agreed.
Listen as Tori reveals for the first time how the donor process works and how she became emotionally strong enough to agree to meet the man who received Ben’s liver and kidneys.
Tori has now determined, because of the suggestion by Kate, that the current Loveland High School students don’t know what attributes Ben had that so enamored his class and teammates to him, and Ben’s Way would be a good vehicle to keep his legacy alive.
• Ben spoke up for others.
• He was unselfish.
• A leader, and protector.
• A young person who led by example and modeled hard work and resilience.
• Ben treated others with acceptance, kindness, and encouragement.
These attributes were revealed to them through the applications and actual words of the students who applied for the 21 scholarships the fund has awarded. Kate tells a story about being inspired after witnessing a young student one day that reminded her of Ben in the kind way he was treating a “special needs” child. Kate says, “Well number one, this is something Ben would do, and number two, this child should be recognized for doing something so positive in a world that’s not always so positive.” The child had done something, Ben’s way.
Watch Tori and Kate tell you how Ben’s Way will transform life and lives at Loveland High School.
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Ben may have been one of those unrecognized/uncounted victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Covid was hard for Ben, as for all those seniors. He didn’t get his final lacrosse season, prom, graduation, or grad parties, and life changed in so many ways. He didn’t know what his next chapter should be. But later that year, he decided to become a Firefighter and go to community college. He didn’t get to start those chapters. For some reason we will never know, maybe a bad day, a moment of self-doubt, an offhand comment that cut too deep, some inner turmoil or unspoken conflict, our Ben, a boy who never expressed depression nor showed signs of any form of struggle with mental illness, was suddenly and without explanation gone from our lives forever.
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Kate Jackson was a football “Team Mom” and her son was a teammate of Ben when they played for Loveland High School. Ben also competed in lacrosse. Jackson said, “Ben was an important part of my son’s life and an important part of my life and Tori became likewise an important part of my life.”
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Become a Ben’s Way Sponsor
As a sponsor of Ben’s Way, you will help us bring this initiative to more schools. Students that are chosen will receive a $25 gift card.
if you would like to sponsor Ben’s Way at a school, or you would like to bring Ben’s Way to your school, please send an email to BensWayInitiative@gmail.com
On Saturday, September 29 Cappy’s Wine and Spirits is hosting a fundraiser for the Ben Morrison Fund featuring the Chuckies in Love band playing the “ultimate throwback tunes, bringing you the iconic sounds of the 70s & 80s”.
Watch Chuckies in Love…
Become a Ben’s Way Sponsor
As a sponsor of Ben’s Way, you will help us bring this initiative to more schools. Students that are chosen will receive a $25 gift card.
if you would like to sponsor Ben’s Way at a school, or you would like to bring Ben’s Way to your school, please send an email to BensWayInitiative@gmail.com
Loveland, Ohio – The 2013 Loveland High School State Football Champions were recognized on the field between the 1st and 2nd quarters of the Homecoming game on Friday.
Loveland High School sophomore, Drew Plit was 5 for 5 passing for the game, with two touchdown throws in the first half, one to freshman,Tre Heath for 22 yards and one to Jake Elfers for 12 – in the 41-23 Division II State Championship victory over Glenville on Dec. 6.
Loveland, Ohio – During the pre-game festivities of the Loveland High School Homecoming Game last Friday, Dr. Kathryn Lorenz, the President of the Loveland City School District was recognized for her service to the schools for the past 32 years.
Lorenz was also the Grand Marshall of the Homecoming Parade.
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