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![[Photo Album] Tigers hang with #2 in State Division II](https://lovelandmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Loveland-vs.-McNick-feature.jpg)
by Todd Robinson
Loveland, Ohio – Despite having the day off school due to the continuing arctic temperatures, the Loveland men’s varsity basketball team was in action Tuesday night. The Tigers hosted Archbishop McNicholas, the state’s #2 ranked team in Division 2. The Rockets entered the game with a perfect 11-0 record.
McNich’s 55-41 victory over the Tigers set a new school record for the Rockets – the first time they have ever started a season with twelve consecutive wins. But the McNicholas victory wasn’t easy, as the Tigers played one of their best games of the year. The Tigers surprised the Rockets and jumped out to an early 13-6 lead behind 6 points by Jalen Greiser and 5 by Matt Toigo. A Jeffrey Mains fast break layup midway through the second quarter gave Loveland a 20-14 lead. But the Rockets responded with a 15-0 run before Greiser hit a bucket at the end of the second quarter.
Going into the locker room, the Rockets led the Tigers 29-22. Much to the delight of Tiger Nation and Rockets fans, the Kings Firecrackers performed their riveting jump rope show at the half, closing to a standing ovation by the appreciative crowd.
[Photo Album] Firecracker performance at Loveland High School
Alex Soth opened the second half scoring with a field goal, cutting the Rocket lead to 5 points – the closest it would be the rest of the game. McNicholas slowly build on their lead, expanding it to 40-29 at the end of 3 quarters. And despite intense Tiger defensive pressure in the fourth quarter, the Rockets remained undefeated with the 55-41 victory.
Jalen Greiser led the Tigers with 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Matt Toigo had 11 points and Alec Soth had a game high 8 rebounds. Loveland’s record is now 4-8. (2-4 in ECC). Loveland hosts Turpin at Tiger Court on Friday night.
| Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PLAYERS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| NEUZIL,Matt | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BURDICK,Cole | 5-12 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| REIDY,Ryan | 5-9 | 0-2 | 4-8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| EHLERS,James | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| LANG,Michael | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BELMONT,Ryan | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JOHNSON,Patrick | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BRUNOT,Evan | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KELLERMAN,Bryce | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
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| 19-41 | 3-12 | 14-26 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 55 | |
| 46.3% | 25.0% | 53.8% | ||||||||||
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| PLAYERS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Tripp Willis | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Brady McCluskey | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Main | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Alec Soth | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Brenton Foust | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jalen Greiser | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Gabe Rubio | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Toigo | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Sean McElveen | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Cox | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
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| 16-35 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 41 | |
| 45.7% | 42.9% | 37.5% | ||||||||||
“You’re changing people’s lives, you guys.” – CBS science reporter, David Welch Pogue
by Staff Writer Sam Smith
Las Vegas – It’s branded as “The Global Stage for Innovation” – and this year, two Loveland High School (LHS) students earned their place at the speaker platform. Seniors Emily Kiehl and Radu Vasilescu’s research project outshined hundreds of national project submissions, and the duo was selected as one of four scholarship-winning teams named “Young Innovators to Watch” by the Consumer Technology Association.
The MC for the presentation was TV science presenter, writer and CBS science reporter, David Welch Pogue who asked questions to Kiehl and Vasilescu. Pogue proclaimed, “You’re changing people’s lives, you guys.”
Kiehl and Vasilescu earned the opportunity to present their winning project at the 2018 Consumer Technology Association’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), on January 11 in Las Vegas. The CES is an annual gathering of the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers, with more than 184,000 in attendance. Lenovo flew Keihl and Vasilesciu to the convention in Nevada and received a $1000 check.
“Project Purple,” Kiehl and Vasilescu’s winning project, proposes a Virtual Reality treatment for Amblyopia, a medical condition that happens when the vision in one eye is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working properly.
“This was personal to my family,” explained Kiehl, who suffers from Amblyopia. “I’ve spent a lot of my years in doctors’ offices learning about [it].”
Watch the two present, starting at +2:08:
Kiehl explained her medical situation to Vasilescu when the two students were working as lab partners during a freshman biology class. Kiehl had just undergone a recent eye surgery.
“Our lab was on cells, and we were tinting the cells purple and learning about them under a microscope,” said Vasilescu. “Suddenly Emily looked up, stared me dead in the eye and said, ‘Is that purple?’ That was the first time she ever saw the color purple.”
Fast forward a couple of years, and Project Purple was born at the University of Cincinnati’s RevolutionUC Hackathon, in April 2017. At the event, UC students formed over 40 teams and spent 24 hours competitively coding and developing projects.
“We won first place overall at that hackathon with the prototype for Project Purple,” said Vasilescu. “That gave us the motivation to continue.” Out of 40 college teams, the high school project took home 1st place for having the most potential and being the most creative.
As national scholarship winners, Vasilescu and Kiehl plan to use the scholarship money to purchase resources to continue their Virtual Reality research on real patients. After finalizing the prototype, they are seeking a couple of willing participants for their planned longitudinal case-study.
“It is great to see students highly engaged in thinking about ways to solve problems,” said LHS teacher Phil Marchal, who mentors the students in their independent study course and supports their research and development. “Their project takes a relatively new technology and proposes a solution that potentially could make the lives of individuals better. What a neat learning experience.”
To learn more about Project Purple, please visit http://raduvasilescu.com
Learn more about the CES at https://www.ces.tech/
Radu Vasilescu’s website: http://raduvasilescu.
Emily Kiehl’s website: https://emilydkiehl.
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Loveland Board of Education selects
Terrah Floyd as
Interim Treasurer
Loveland, Ohio – Through a formal letter to the Loveland Board of Education, Loveland Treasurer/CFO Brett Griffith announced during the Thursday, Jan. 11, Board Organizational Meeting that he will be retiring through the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio for medical reasons. His departure is effective beginning Friday, Jan. 12.
“It has been my privilege to serve the students, staff and the Loveland Board of Education in the capacity of treasurer and chief financial officer the past 10 years,” said Griffith. “During this tenure our office has managed in a fiscally conservative manner while never losing focus on providing for excellent academic opportunities for our students; I sincerely thank all of our Loveland community for their continued support of our important mission to prepare students for tomorrow, today. I know I’m leaving the district poised for continued growth.”
“Mr. Griffith is a consummate professional who has done an excellent job managing our district finances so that funds are focused on enhancing the experience for our students while maintaining fiscal health, and his services have been greatly appreciated,” said newly elected Loveland Board of Education President Art Jarvis.
“We sincerely thank Mr. Griffith for his service to the district, and we wish him all the best,” said Loveland Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “He has been a valuable member of our Tiger Family, and he will be missed.”
Griffith joined the Loveland City School District in 2008 as treasurer/CFO. The Board of Education named Terrah Floyd as interim treasurer until a search can be conducted to find and name a permanent replacement; in addition to assisting the Loveland City School District as needed, Floyd currently works as the treasurer/CFO of the Springboro School District where she has served since 2013.
![[Photo Album] Loveland Mens Basketball returns home Friday against West Clermont](https://lovelandmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Loveland-vs.-Anderson-Basketball-5-of-54.jpg)
by Todd Robinson
In a battle of Tigers on this Tuesday night, host Withrow knocked off the Loveland men’s basketball team 44-24. Loveland entered the game shorthanded, as three regular starters were out with injuries. Ultimately, a combination of a very active Withrow defense and a lack of Loveland scoring punch proved too much for visiting Tigers to overcome. Loveland took its only lead early in the game, 3-2, behind a Brady McCluskey trey. Battling hard, Loveland trailed 11-8 after the first quarter, but Loveland was able to score only 5 points in the second and third quarters combined, and that enabled Withrow to take a commanding 29-13 lead into the final quarter. Four quick points by Loveland to open the final quarter caused Tiger Nation to think about a comeback, but Withrow answered the challenge and finished with a 44-24 victory. Loveland’s overall record became 4-4 on the season and 2-2 in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference.
On a frigid Friday night, the Loveland men’s basketball team fell to the visiting Anderson Redskins, 40-37, in an ECC league matchup. Ultimately, a poor first half doomed the Tigers. Scoring only 8 points in the first two quarters, Loveland dug itself a 25-8 halftime hole against the 2-7 Redskins. But Coach Reis got his players to turn it around in the second half.
After picking up their defensive intensity, the Tigers won the third quarter, 11-5, narrowing the gap to 30-19.
A 13-6 run by the Tigers over the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, highlighted by 7 consecutive Jalen Greiser points, brought Loveland to within 4 coming down the stretch. An Ian Cox bucket followed by an Alec Soth trey ignited an excited Tiger Nation and brought Loveland all the way back, tying the game 37-37 with 1:15 left in the game. Over the next 40 seconds, the Redskins took a 40-37 lead, knocking down three free throws from the charity stripe. The Tigers called a timeout with 28 seconds to play, looking to design a play to tie the game. But Anderson came out of the timeout in a zone defense for the first time all night – frustrating the Tiger attack. After a final Loveland timeout with 5 seconds left, Greiser’s desperation trey from 30 feet bounced off the rim and the Redskins took home the 40-37 victory.
After being out 3 weeks with a foot injury, Greiser returned to action and led the Tigers with 13 points and 7 rebounds. Matt Toigo kicked in 9 points and Brenton Foust had 5 steals in an outstanding defensive effort. The loss dropped Loveland’s record to 4-5 (2-3 in the ECC).
Playing its second game in two nights, the Loveland men’s basketball team made the short trip to Sycamore, falling 52-42 to the Greater Miami Conference’s Aviators. With perimeter shooting continuing to be as cold as the arctic temperatures outside, the Tigers couldn’t overcome Sycamore’s balanced attack.
The first half was a back-and-forth affair with both teams holding the lead several times. The most exciting play of the half was a Loveland basket that didn’t count – as Tiger Brenton Foust launched a three quarter court shot that swished through the net a split second after time expired in the first quarter. Ultimately, the two teams were tied 16-16 entering the halftime locker room.
The Tigers opened the second half with a strong run, taking a 25-21 lead midway through the third quarter. But an 11-0 run by the Aves over the next 3 minutes gave Sycamore a lead they would never relinquish.
Entering the final quarter down 32-27, the Tigers cut the Aviator lead to 3 points several time early in the fourth quarter, but could never get that big basket to reclaim the lead. Sycamore slowly pulled away down the stretch, topping the Tigers with a 52-42 final score.
Matt Toigo led the Tiger attack with 12 points. The Sycamore victory evened their record at 5-5. The loss was Loveland’s fourth consecutive defeat, with an overall record of 4-6 (2-3 in ECC). .
Loveland returned to action in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Tuesday, traveling to Walnut Hills to take on the league leading Eagles. Despite a strong effort, the Tigers fell 69-50 to the Eagles.
In front of a small midweek Walnut Hills crowd, Loveland took an early 3-2 lead behind a Matt Toigo field goal and a Parker Carrigan free throw. But a 17-4 run by the Eagles gave them a lead they would never relinquish.
At the half, Walnut Hills was up 29-18. With their strongest offensive half over the past three games, Loveland cut the Eagles lead to 10 points several times in the third quarter. Unfortunately, the Tigers could never close the gap to single digits, as at one point in the third quarter, Walnut Hills countered was four consecutive treys.
The Tigers won the effort stats for the game, out-rebounding the taller Eagles and generating more steals, but Walnut Hills’ 51% shooting efficiency was the difference in their 69-50 victory.
Jalen Greiser led the Tigers with 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Matt Toigo knocked in 11 points. Jack Stewart earned the first varsity points of his career, hitting a trey late in the fourth quarter. Loveland’s record now stands at 4-7 (2-4 in ECC).
The Tigers host 7-3 West Clermont on Friday night, January 12 at 7:30 PM.
![[Photo Album] Tigers chase down Wolves for come from behind win](https://lovelandmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Loveland-Tiger-Womens-Basketball-3-of-48-1.jpg)
Loveland, Ohio -The Tiger women came from an 8 point 3rd quarter deficit on Saturday for a 1-point win over then, 2nd place West Clermont. Loveland moved up a spot in ECC standings with the win. The Conference leader is still Walnut Hills (6-0, 11-1). Loveland is now 6-1 and 11-1. West Clermont is now 5-1, 9-4 and moved down to 3rd place with the loss.
Loveland led after one quarter by 6 but relinquished the lead when the Wolves scored 25, giving them a 3 point advantage going into the locker room. West Clermont added to their lead to make it an 8-point lead outscoring the Tigers by 4 in the 3rd period. A 20-12 scoring advantage in the final quarter gave Loveland the come from behind win in the final seconds of play.
Jasmine Hale scored 18 and Dakota Reeves scored 16 to lead the Wolves. Reves put down 4 three-pointers.
The Tiger scoring was led by Jillian Hayes with her game-high 19 and 10 rebounds. Madi McDermott scored 17, including 2-2 from the 3-point arc. Kate Garry ended the game with 11, including 2 three-pointers.
The women Tigers take to the court next on Saturday at 2 PM when they travel to Turpin High School (3-1, 8-5).
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| PLAYERS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Alexis Starks | 1-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Kendall Hale | 4-9 | 0-4 | 5-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Kaylin Burdick | 2-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Jasmine Hale | 6-10 | 2-2 | 4-8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Marissa Jenike | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kirsten Click | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jenna Simon | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dakota Reeves | 5-8 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
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| 19-42 | 7-17 | 22-30 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 67 | |
| 45.2% | 41.2% | 73.3% |
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| PLAYERS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Courtney Henthorn | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Jenna Stanton | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Kate Garry | 2-7 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Madi McDermott | 6-8 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Jillian Hayes | 7-14 | 0-1 | 5-10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Taylor Thole | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anna Cooper | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tess Broermann | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
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| 23-48 | 5-13 | 17-26 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 68 | |
| 47.9% | 38.5% | 65.4% |
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| Walnut Hills | 6 – 0 | 1.000 | 65.2 | 32.0 | 11 – 1 | .917 | 61.8 | 32.2 | W4 |
| Loveland | 6 – 1 | .857 | 55.0 | 43.3 | 11 – 1 | .917 | 56.8 | 38.6 | W1 |
| West Clermont | 5 – 1 | .833 | 65.0 | 38.5 | 9 – 4 | .692 | 57.6 | 45.8 | L1 |
| Anderson | 4 – 3 | .571 | 36.7 | 45.1 | 5 – 8 | .385 | 34.7 | 44.8 | L1 |
| Turpin | 3 – 4 | .429 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 8 – 5 | .615 | 38.5 | 35.5 | W1 |
| Kings | 2 – 5 | .286 | 40.3 | 49.4 | 4 – 8 | .333 | 42.9 | 48.8 | L2 |
| Milford | 1 – 6 | .143 | 29.3 | 48.4 | 4 – 8 | .333 | 35.1 | 46.3 | W1 |
| Withrow | 0 – 7 | .000 | 32.7 | 58.9 | 1 – 9 | .100 | 31.6 | 53.7 | L9 |
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![[Photo Albums] Tiger Women and Men win varsity doubleheader over Knights](https://lovelandmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/julie-renner.jpg)
Women now 7-0
by Todd Robinson,
Loveland, Ohio – In a rare Loveland basketball varsity doubleheader, the squads for both the women’s and men’s teams took on neighboring rival Kings at Tiger Court on Friday night. In front of an energetic and spirited near-capacity crowd, the Tiger roundballers didn’t disappoint. Both teams delighted a raucous Tiger Nation with exciting victories. The atmosphere with Loveland’s friendly rival was electric, as the floor-to-ceiling Tiger student section sported their ugly Christmas sweaters, the Kings student section was large and loud, the Tiger Pep Band was rocking, Tiger alumni were out in force, and the State Championship women’s soccer team was inducted into the Loveland Tiger Hall of Fame at halftime of the men’s game.
State Championship women’s soccer team was inducted into the Loveland Tiger Hall of Fame at halftime of the men’s game.
In the opening game, Loveland’s Coach Parker has the undefeated women playing an exciting full court game. Rotating his squad through 32 minutes of relentless defensive pressure, the Tigers wore down the Knights en route to a 50-36 victory. After taking a 26-18 lead to the halftime locker room, the Tigers sported a 15-5 third quarter run to fuel their win against a scrappy Kings team. The Loveland victory avenged a 2017 series sweep by the Knights. Tiger Kate Garry was honored as the NovaCare Player of the Game. The Lady Tigers remain undefeated at 7-0 (5-0 ECC) and travel to St. Ursula on Tuesday evening.
In the second half of the twin bill, the Tigers men’s team extended their winning streak over the Knights to three games over two years with a hard fought 52-44 victory. With two starters out with injuries, the Tigers got off to a rocky start. Loveland started with 5 consecutive turnovers and didn’t get their first shot up until over three minutes into the game. Kings leveraged 7 total first quarter Tiger turnovers to jump out to an 11-5 lead after the opening stanza.
Three consecutive treys to start the second quarter, the first by Alec Soth, and the next two by Matt Toigo energized the Tigers and the crowd. The Tigers outscored the Knights 23-9 in the second quarter, giving Loveland a 28-20 halftime lead.
After senior Brady McCluskey opened the third quarter with a three and extended the Tiger lead to 11, the Knights fought their way back into the game. Despite junior Gabe Rubio’s six straight points in the middle of the quarter, the Knights closed their deficit to two points, 39-37, at the end of three quarters.
A Knight trey to open the fourth quarter gave Kings a 40-39 lead, their first since the second quarter, but a Toigo field goal put the Tigers back on top, a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way. However, the Knights made it interesting down the stretch. A Knights bucket with 52 seconds left cut the Tiger lead to 46-44. With fouls to give, Kings fouled on three consecutive plays. On the fourth out of bounds play, the Tigers called a quick time out under frantic Knights defensive pressure as both sides scrambled for the basketball. Coming out of the timeout, Kings fouled Alec Soth. Now in the bonus, Soth calmly knocked down two free throws. A Tiger steal lead to two McCluskey free throws. And two more free throws with 7 seconds remaining closed out the game for the Tigers, with the final score 52-44.
The Tigers were led by senior Brady McCluskey with 17 points. Sophomore Alec Soth kicked in 10 points and 6 rebounds. Matt Toigo scored 10 points. Brady McCluskey was awarded the NovaCare Player of the Game.
The Men improved their record to 3-2 (2-1 ECC) and host Little Miami on Tuesday evening.
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| PLAYERS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Jack McHugh | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Treshawn Fisher | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Briton Longwell | 5-12 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Gabe Hicks | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| PJ Marchal | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley Bush | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Peters | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Jack Hussey | 5-14 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
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| 18-46 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 44 | |
| 39.1% | 33.3% | 37.5% | ||||||||||
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| PLAYERS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Alec Soth | 3-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Matt Toigo | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Tripp Willis | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Brenton Foust | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Sean McElveen | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brady McCluskey | 4-7 | 2-3 | 7-9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Gabe Rubio | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ian Cox | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Parker Carrigan | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Main | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
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| 18-34 | 5-10 | 11-17 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 52 | |
| 52.9% | 50.0% | 64.7% | ||||||||||
Loveland Intermediate School and Loveland Middle School students walked donations from their buildings down the street to the L.I.F.E. Pantry during the 2017 Pass-it-On drive, an annual tradition. (Provided Photo)
Tiger Family helps to ‘Pass-it-On’ during annual food drive
Loveland, Ohio – A Holiday Box with all of the fixings – decorative holiday napkins included – with enough food to serve families for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukkah. That was the gift to more than 200 Loveland families thanks to a community pulling together, and a 17-year partnership between the Loveland City School District and Loveland L.I.F.E. Pantry. The Tiger Family donated nearly 8,000 items during the November Pass-it-On donation drive.
“Thanks to the enormous efforts of our team working with the school – the teachers and students, parents, and police officers, the L.I.F.E. Pantry was able to serve 207 area families,” said L.I.F.E. Pantry Director Linda Bergholz. “The blessings of this community are abundant, and we are both humbled and grateful for the outpouring of our school community.”
Families picked up the Holiday Boxes from the pantry on Saturday, Nov. 18. The pantry provided families with additional fresh items, some donated from area businesses, as well as gift certificates for the main course for the two meals. This year, the pantry also provided recipe cards for each family so they could make traditional holiday foods, like green bean casserole, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and even hot cocoa with marshmallows, too – and clients could taste-test the delicious recipes at box pick-up.
“Our Preschool through fourth graders collected over 2,500 items towards making winter holiday meal baskets for families right here in our own district,” said Stacy Fitzgibbon, LEPTA Pass-it-On chairperson.
“Our Preschool through fourth graders collected over 2,500 items towards making winter holiday meal baskets for families right here in our own district,” said Stacy Fitzgibbon, LEPTA Pass-it-On chairperson. “This is my third year helping with Pass-it-On, and the generosity this community exhibits with its time and resources always amazes me.”
“For the 17th year, Pass-it-On has been a great partnership between Loveland Schools and L.I.F.E. Food Pantry,” said Lauren Aiello, M/INT Pass-it-On Chairperson. “The fifth through eighth grades at Loveland Intermediate School and Loveland Middle School collected over 5,200 items toward the holiday baskets. That is twice what was requested! Loveland’s generosity to its neighbors is inspiring, and shows just one aspect of our wonderful community. We couldn’t do any of this without the families taking part, teachers supporting our efforts, and the volunteers who help pull all of this together.”
