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  • Tigers sweep their own XC Invitational

    Tigers sweep their own XC Invitational

    Jessie Gibbins (above) placed 1st with a time of 19:33

    by Matt Huether

    Greg Ballman placed 1st with a time of 16:39.

    Symmes Township, Ohio – On September 1st Loveland held its first cross country invitational meet in four years. The event took place at the Home of the Brave Park in Symmes Township and was coordinated by Jim and Cindy Daumeyer. As a member of the cross country team myself, I would like to say thank you to the Daumeyers for their hard work and for bringing back a home invitational to Loveland.

    The Loveland Cross Country teams completed a sweep of all Middle School and High School events. The Loveland High School men were led by Greg Ballman who placed 1st with a time of 16:39. Loveland took three of the top five spots on the 3.2 mile course, with Ryan Chevalier coming in 3rd with a time of 17:27 and Matt Huether coming in 5th with a time of 17:55.

    The Loveland High School women were led by Jessie Gibbins who placed 1st with a time of 19:33 on the 3.2 mile course. Loveland put all 7 of their runners in the top 15. Ellie Carr placed 3rd with a time of 20:12 and Maaike Snider placed 4th with a time of 20:21.

    For the Middle School women, Ellie Zicka and Allison Colegate led the way running 13:16 and 13:25, placing 2nd and 3rd respectively on the 2 mile course.

    For the Middle School men, Brady Steiner and William Mansfield led the way running 12:02 and 12:15, placing 1st and 3rd respectively on the 2 mile course.

    Click on Photos to enlarge. All Photos © 2018 Loveland Magazine/David Miller.

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  • Loveland High School sports highlights

    Loveland High School sports highlights

    Jillian Hayes in the 3-0 defeat over Walnut Hills on September 4th

     

    by Matt Huether

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Womens Soccer team has gotten off to a great start with a 5-0 (2-0)record. This past Saturday they traveled to Ryle, and won 4-0. Leading the way for the Tigers is Senior Brooke Harden with 4 assists and 2 goals in 4 games. Harden just surpassed the most assists in school history (at 47)  and will be looking to extend that record which was 45. Also for the Tigers, Senior Lauren Williams has started off strong scoring 2 goals in the first four games. Williams also has 2 assists through the first four games. The Tigers traveled to and defeated Kings 3-0 on Tuesday September 4. Their next match is Saturday at home against Sycamore. The game is at 5 PM.

    Loveland Womens Soccer now #2 in the Country in USA Today…

    The Loveland Mens Soccer team currently sits at 3-2 (0-1 conference). Last Thursday the Tigers took on Anderson at their home. The game went back and forth but at the end it was Anderson on top with a score of 6-5. Loveland’s Aiden Kopek and Helga Harris scored twice and Keith Broermann scored once. On Saturday the team visited La Salle and won 2-1. Leading the way for the Tigers this season has been Senior Keith Broermann who has scored 3 goals in 3 matches. Their next game is Thursday (9/6) at home vs Kings at 7 PM.

    The Loveland Womens Volleyball team currently sits at 7-0 (3-0 conference) to start the season. Leading the way for the Tigers is Senior Ashley McDonald who has 66 kills, 57 diggs, and 5 blocks on the season. Also leading the way for Loveland is Senior Marie Plitt who has 53 kills, 60 diggs, and 12 blocks on the season.

    The Tigers continued their undefeated season with a 3-0 win at home over Walnut Hills on Tuesday. They compete again at 7 PM Thursday at Turpin.

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  • Looking at golf and tennis at Loveland High School

    Looking at golf and tennis at Loveland High School

    by Matt Huether

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School’s Fall sports are upon us and this week we will be previewing Mens Golf, Womens Golf, and Womens Tennis. All three of the teams had successful fall seasons last year with men and women’s golf teams bringing home an ECC championship and Womens Tennis finishing as conference runner-up.

    Womens Golf will look to rebuild this year after losing two first team all-conference athletes, Alejandra Bonet and Lindsay Bachmann, due to graduation. The team has a strong upperclassmen presence with Allison Roundtree and Samantha Skarda leading the way this season. Roundtree was First Team all ECC last year and Skarda was Second Team all ECC last season. During the preseason tournament Loveland (395) finished 4th behind Kings (341), Milford (351), and Turpin (378). The team’s next match is at Kings tomorrow at River’s Bend country club at 3:50 PM.

    Mens Golf also lost many players due to graduation and will also look to rebuild. Juniors Jeffery Main and Scott Henke look to lead the team this season. Main was Second Team all ECC last season and has started this season off strong shooting rounds of 70, 71, 73, and 37. Main was Medalist at the ECC preview and Anderson dual match, second at the Anderson Invitational, and sixth at the Lakota East Invitational. Main’s strong start has him at a 35.85 stroke average for the season. During the preseason tournament Loveland (322) finished 4th behind Milford (305), Turpin (320), and Kings (321). The team’s next match is tomorrow versus St. Xavier at O’Bannon golf course at 4:00 PM.

    Womens Tennis is off to a strong start this season. After finishing tied for conference runner-up last year the Loveland Womens Tennis team looks to knock off Turpin who is going for their 4th straight ECC championship this fall. The team has won their first two matches and upset CHCA, who is ranked #9 in the state. The team returns most of their starters from last season with the exception of Andrea Wittekind who graduated. Some big matches coming up are Walnut Hills on September 4th, Turpin on September 11th and St. Ursula on August 29th. Lastly, the ECC conference tournament will be held on September 25th at Lunken.

  • Tiger Men XC Preview

    Tiger Men XC Preview

    by Matt Huether

    Loveland, Ohio – With the Fall sports season starting this past week we will be previewing some teams’ seasons starting this week with Mens Cross Country. Last year the Loveland Mens Cross Country team finished 4th (93) in the ECC behind Kings (29), Turpin (48), and Anderson (86). Kings has won 4 of the last 6 ECC championships with Turpin and Anderson both winning one as well. With Kings and Anderson both losing 2 of their top 7 runners due to graduation this past year, the ECC is up for grabs.

    Loveland returns the conference’s top runner, Senior Greg Ballman. Ballman ran a personal best of 16:06.60 last year. Loveland also returns Sophomore Ajay Stutz who placed 9th at the ECC conference meet last year as a freshman and ran a personal best of 16:45.12 last year. Last year both Ballman and Stutz qualified for Regionals but failed to advance to state. With the addition of a talented Loveland freshman class and the addition of a couple of first time runners Loveland looks like a contender to win the ECC.

    When asked what his goals for the season were Coach Mike Smith said, “to win the ECC. To send a team to regionals and to hopefully advance a team to state”. Loveland has not won the ECC since the mid 2000’s but looks to break the streak this year.

    Loveland starts the season off at the preseason state meet in Columbus on August 18th, then follows that with the Moeller Under the Lights, Invitational on August 24th at Moeller.

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  • [Matt Huether] In 2nd round prediction for Cincinnati & Xavier

    [Matt Huether] In 2nd round prediction for Cincinnati & Xavier

    Matt Huether studies stats to predict the outcome of sporting contests

    The First Round of the March Madness tournament saw Virginia, Arizona, Wichita State and other top teams lose. Virginia was the first number one seed and number one overall seed to ever lose to a sixteen seed in the first round.

    Cincinnati got off to a rough start in their first game but then quickly realized the recipe for success as they won 68 to 53 over Georgia State. For Cincinnati, Sophomore Guard Jarron Cumberland had 27 points on 8 of 17 shooting (4 of 11 on 3’s). Jarron also contributed with 11 rebounds and 2 assists. Cincinnati also saw Senior Forward Kyle Washington put up 13 points on 6 of 17 shooting (1 of 4 on 3’s). Georgia State’s Sophomore Guard D’Marcus Simonds put up 24 points on 10 of 20 shooting (3 of 8 on 3’s).

    Xavier won their First Round game by a score of 102 to 83 over Texas Southern. For Xavier, Senior Guard J.P. Macura had 29 points on 11 of 16 shooting (5 of 6 on 3’s). J.P. also had 6 rebounds in 5 steals in the game. Also for Xavier, Senior Guard Trevon Bluiett had 26 points on 7 of 17 shooting (3 of 10 on 3’s). Trevon also had 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a block in Xavier’s Win.

    Next for No. 1 Xavier (29-5) is No. 9 Florida State(21-11), the game takes place on Sunday at 8:40 PM.

    Next for No. 2 Cincinnati (31-4) is No. 7 Nevada (28-7), the game takes place on Sunday at 6:10 PM. Cincinnati matches up against a talented Nevada team who got their first tournament win since 2004.

    U.C. For Cincinnati look for Sophomore Guard Jarron Cumberland who put up 27 points in the first game. Jarron averages 11.3 points per game on 41.6% shooting (33.9% from 3). Jarron also averages 3.9 rebounds a game, 2.9 assists per game and 1.0 steals a game. Also for Cincinnati, look for Senior Forward Gary Clark who averages 12.9 points per game on 52.0% shooting and (43.5% from 3). Gary also averages 8.7 rebounds a game and 2.1 assists per game.

    For Nevada, look for Junior Forward Caleb Martin who averages 19.1 points per game on 45.8% shooting (40.4% from 3). Caleb also averages 5.4 rebounds a game, 2.6 assists per game and 1.2 steals a game. Also for Nevada, look for Junior Guard Jordan Caroline who averages 17.8 points per game on 47.3% shooting (32.4% from 3). Jordan also averages 8.7 rebounds a game and 2.2 assists per game. FULL MATCHUP ANALYSIS

    Overall: Cincinnati by 11

    Estimated Score: 73-62 Cincinnati

    MAR 18 (SUN) 6:10 P.M. – NASHVILLE, TN –TV: TNT – RADIO: 700 WLW AM
     

    X For Xavier look for Senior Guard J.P. Macura who averages 12.7 points per game on 47.1% shooting (37.0% from 3). J.P. had 29 points in their first game against Texas Southern. Also for Xavier look for Senior Guard Trevon Bluiett who averages 19.6points per game on 44.1% shooting (41.8% from 3). Trevon had 26 points in the first tournament game. A Notable performance was Kerem Kanter who had 24 points in Xavier’s Win over Texas Southern. Kerem averages 10.8 points per game on 58.3% shooting (34.0% from 3).

    For Florida State look for Senior Forward Phil Cofer who averages 13.1 points per game on 49.2% shooting (39.7% from 3). Phil also averages 5.1 rebounds a game and had 9 points on 3 of 6 shooting (1 of 2 on 3’s) in their First Round game versus Missouri. Also for Florida State look for Junior Guard Terance Mann who averages 12.8 points per game on 55.9% shooting (24.5% from 3).  A Notable performance was Mfiondu Kabengele who had 14 points on 4 of 10 shooting (1 of 2 from 3) and 12 rebounds in their First Round game versus Missouri. FULL MATCHUP ANALYSIS

    Overall: Xavier by 16

    Estimated Score: 81-65 Xavier

    MAR 18 (SUN) 8:40 PM – NASHVILLE, TENN. – TV: TNT – RADIO: 55KRC-AM

    Obama Presidential Bracket: President Obama has both Cincinnati and Xavier losing in the Elite 8. President Obama has Cincinnati losing to Virginia who took an early exit after losing to the UMBC Retrievers. President Obama has Xavier losing to North Carolina, who had an impressive First Round game winning 84 to 66 over Lipscomb.

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  • [Matt Huether] Tiger Men by 2 over St. X on Saturday in State Tournament

    [Matt Huether] Tiger Men by 2 over St. X on Saturday in State Tournament

    Matt Huether studies stats to predict the outcome of Loveland High School sporting contests

    It’s Loveland vs. St. X in State Tournament on Saturday at 8 PM at Lakota West

    The Loveland Tigers (5-17, 3-11 conf) match up against the St. Xavier Bombers (15-7, 2-4 conf) in a winner take all game. Loveland looks to end their 9 game losing streak, while getting a big time win versus St. Xavier. St. Xavier looks to make a big tournament run and hopes to start off with a convincing win.

    Sophomore Guard Brenton Foust had 14 points on 5 of 5 shooting (2 of 2 from 3) as well as 3 assists recently against West Clermont.

    St Xavier lost to West Clermont by 3 (51 to 48) earlier in the season and Loveland just lost to West Clermont by 6 (61 to 55).

     

    In Loveland’s last game Sophomore Guard Brenton Foust had 14 points on 5 of 5 shooting (2 of 2 from 3) as well as 3 assists. In St Xavier’s last game Junior Guard Nathan Stockman had 13 points on 5 of 12 shooting (0 of 1 from 3). Nathan also had 7 rebounds (3 offensive) and 3 assists.

    For Loveland look for Junior Guard Jalen Greiser who averages 13.5 points per game on 40.2% shooting (37.0% from 3). Jalen also averages 5.2 rebounds (1.4 offensive) and 2.6 assists per game. For Loveland also look for Junior Guard Matthew Toigo who averages 9.5 points per game on 51.0% shooting (42.2% from 3). Matthew also averages 2.3 rebounds a game (1.0 offensive).

    Junior Guard Matthew Toigo who averages 9.5 points per game on 51.0% shooting (42.2% from 3).

    For St Xavier look for Junior Guard Nathan Stockman who averages 12.4 points per game on 40.3% shooting (30.8% from 3). Nathan also averages 3.7 rebounds (0.9 offensive) and 1.9 steals a game. For St Xavier also look for Senior Guard Chase Wolf who averages 11.1 points per game on 38.9% shooting (38.1% from 3). Chase also averages 2.1 assists per game and 1.4 steals a game. Lastly for St Xavier look for Senior Forward Bobby Jefferson who averages 8.0 points per game on 49.6% shooting. Bobby also averages 4.3 rebounds a game (1.7 offensive).

    Overall: Loveland by 2 points

    Estimated Score: 55 to 53 Loveland

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  • [Matt Huether][Photo Album] West Clermont over Tigers by 8 on Friday night

    [Matt Huether][Photo Album] West Clermont over Tigers by 8 on Friday night

    Matt Huether studies stats to predict the outcome of Loveland High School sorting contests

    The Loveland Tigers match up against the Wolves of West Clermont in a meaningful conference game tonight. For Loveland ( 5-16, 3-10 conf) this game could jump start some momentum going into the postseason. For West Clermont (14-6, 8-5 conf) this game could boost their standings in the ECC as the Wolves from West Clermont are even in the standings with the Milford Eagles.

    For the second straight night Loveland matches up against West Clermont, this time at West Clermont.

    Last night’s game resulted in a 60 to 39 win for West Clermont with West Clermont shooting 52.4% from the field and Loveland shooting 26.0% from the field.




    Jalen Greiser lead the way for the Tigers last night with 11 points on 2 of 9 shooting (5-6 from the line).

    For Loveland Jalen Greiser lead the way with 11 points on 2 of 9 shooting (5-6 from the line). For West Clermont Jay Tiemeyer had 15 points on 5 of 7 shooting ( 3 of 3 from 3).  West Clermont also won the battle of the boards yesterday out rebounding Loveland 40 to 24. West Clermont Sophomore Center Jackson Ames (6’9) had 9 rebounds in last night’s game. For Loveland Juniors Jalen Greiser and Tripp Willis both had 5 rebounds in last night’s game.

    For Loveland look for Junior Guard Jalen Greiser who averages 13.6  points per game on 40.9% shooting. For Loveland look for Junior Guard Matt Toigo who averages 9.4 points per game on 51.4% shooting (44.0% from 3). Also for Loveland look for Junior Forward Tripp Willis who averages 7.9 points per game on 40.7% shooting. Tripp also averages 4.4 rebounds a game (1.0 offensive) and 1.2 blocks a game.

    For West Clermont look for Senior Guard Jay Tiemeyer who averages 16.4 points per game on 47.5% shooting (44.2% from 3). Also look for Senior Forward Dallas Padgitt who averages 9.6 points per game on 50.7% shooting. Dallas also averages 5.1 rebounds a game (1.3 offensive) and is shooting 69.2% from the line.

    Overall: West Clermont by 8

    Estimated Score: 55-47 West Clermont

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    The © photos were taken in the Loveland gym on Thursday, February 15 – Loveland Tigers vs. West Clermont Wolves.

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  • [Matt Huether] West Clermont over Tigers by 3 on Thursday night

    [Matt Huether] West Clermont over Tigers by 3 on Thursday night

    Matt Huether studies stats to predict the outcome of Loveland High School sorting contests

    This rare Thursday night mens basketball is a make-up game. It will be played in the Loveland gym at 7:30 PM. The Tigers also play the Wolves in the regular season finale on Friday at 7:30 when they travel to West Clermont High School.

    The Loveland Tigers match up against the Wolves of West Clermont in a meaningful conference game on Thursday. For Loveland ( 5-15, 3-9 conf) this game could jump start some momentum going into the postseason. For West Clermont (13-6, 7-5 conf) this game could boost their standings as the Wolves from West Clermont are a game back of the Milford Eagles.




    For Loveland look for Junior Guard Jalen Greiser who averages 13.8 points per game on 42.0% shooting. For Loveland look for Junior Guard Matt Toigo who averages 9.7 points per game on 52.6% shooting (45.6% from 3). Also for Loveland look for Junior Forward Tripp Willis who averages 8.3 points per game on 42.7% shooting. Tripp also averages 4.4 rebounds a game (0.9 offensive) and 1.2 blocks a game.

    For West Clermont look for Senior Guard Jay Tiemeyer who averages 16.4 points per game on 46.8% shooting (41.9% from 3). Also look for Senior Forward Dallas Padgitt who averages 9.8 points per game on 52.2% shooting. Dallas also averages 5.1 rebounds a game (1.3 offensive) and is shooting 68.9% from the line.

    Overall: West Clermont by 3

    Estimated Score: 51-48

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  • [Matt Huether] Prediction: Indian Hill 54-48 Over Loveland

    [Matt Huether] Prediction: Indian Hill 54-48 Over Loveland

    Matt Huether studies stats to predict the outcome of Loveland High School sorting contests

    The Loveland Tigers (5-12, 3-7 conf) match up against the Indian Hill Braves (12-4, 9-2 conf) in a non-conference showdown. The Braves of Indian Hill have gotten off to a strong start in the season and look to continue their success. While Loveland looks to get things back on track after losing 10 of the last 11 games.

    Game time is 7:30 PM, Saturday, February 2.

    For Loveland one to look for would have been Junior Guard Jalen Greiser, who averages 15.3 points per game on 42.7% shooting. Jalen also averages 5.9 rebounds a game and 3.3 assists a game. Jalen as a Sophomore was Honorable Mention last year in the ECC. Unfortunately Jalen was hurt in tonight’s game versus the Withrow Tigers, and will be missing this game. For Loveland look for Tripp Willis who is averaging 7.5 points per game on 43.2% shooting. Also look for Junior Guard Matthew Toigo who averages 9.5 points per game on 52.6% shooting (46.9% from 3).

    For Indian Hill look for Senior Guard Colin Shaw, Colin averages 18.1 points per game on 41.5% shooting. Colin also averages 8.5 rebounds a game and shoots 78% from the free throw line. Also look for 6’7 Junior Forward Johnny Bultema who averages 12.1 points per game. Johnny also averages 5.3 rebounds per game and shoots 86.7% from the free throw line.

    Overall: Indian Hill by 6

    Estimated Score: 54-48 Indian Hill

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  • [Matt Huether] Prediction: Loveland Women by 10 over Anderson

    [Matt Huether] Prediction: Loveland Women by 10 over Anderson

    Matt Huether studies stats to predict the outcome of Loveland High School sorting contests

     

    The Tigers of Loveland (16-2, 9-2 conf) square off with the Anderson Redskins (8-11, 6-5 conf) Saturday, 2/3 at 2 PM.

    First match up, Loveland got the best of Anderson with a score of 50-37.

    This game has special meaning for the Loveland Tigers as it is their senior night and last home game.

    Senior Jenna Stanton (File Photo)

    For the Tigers look for Sophomore Jillian Hayes who is averaging 15.7 points on 48.2% shooting, as well as averaging 8.5 rebounds a game, and 3.2 steals a game. Also look for Senior Jenna Stanton who is coming off a great game, in which Jenna had 17 points on 5 of 9 shooting including 4 of 6 on threes. Jenna averages 6.2 points per game but is shooting 38.6% from 3. Finally for Loveland look for Sophomore Kate Garry, Kate averages 10.3 points per game on 35.5% shooting.

    For the Anderson Redskins look for Sophomore Elizabeth Homan, Elizabeth averages 9.4 points per game on 27.6% shooting. Also look for Sophomore Karley Steinher, who averages 9.0 points per game, on 45.2% shooting. Karley also averages 6.7 rebounds per game and shoots 39.4% from 3.

    Overall Prediction: Loveland by 10.

    Estimated Score: 53-43 Loveland.

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    Jarvis Global is an investment advisory firm in Symmes Township, Ohio which offers private portfolio management and retirement services to high net worth individuals.