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Loveland High School Students kick off Service Challenge Project for William Howard Taft Elementary

Twelve students from Loveland High School attended the Anthony Muñoz Foundation Youth Leadership Seminar in October and are following up with a Service Challenge Project to benefit students at William Howard Taft Elementary School in Cincinnati. (Left to right: Jacob Cotsonas, Sean McElveen, Carson Deer, Kate Garry, Gabe Ogdan, Cole Harter, Claire Massey, Delaney O’Brien, Jillian Hayes, Andrew Waple, Kaitlyn Kramer and Ellie Carr.)

**Columnist Cassie Mattia is a resident of Historic Downtown**

by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – Here’s a chance to get an early pre-season look at the Tiger Women’s basketball teams and help a very good cause!

Twelve students at Loveland High School (LHS) that were selected to attend the Anthony Muñoz 2019 Youth Leadership Seminar in early October, kicked off a “Service Challenge Project” with Spirit Week at LHS on Wednesday.

The project goal is to raise the funds needed to provide a Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course items for the physical education program at William Howard Taft Elementary School.

OHSAA Foundation Basketball Games

Foundation Service Week is highlighted by a “Foundation Game.” Member schools electing to participate in Foundation Service Week are permitted to use one of their five allotted scrimmages to play a regulation game under all normal game conditions. Foundation Games do not count against a team’s record. Through this initiative, Ohio student-athletes generated in excess of $500,000 for charitable organizations and causes across the nation and beyond

The students are partnering with the LHS Girls Basketball team in a joint effort to raise the money for equipment that the students at William Howard Taft Elementary have both talked about and wished for. Loveland’s game against Fairfield High School has been sanctioned as an OHSAA Foundation Scrimmage and will contribute to the cause. The following is information on the scrimmage!

Tuesday, November 19

Loveland High School is at #1 Tiger Trail

Start time: 6 PM (JV), 7:30 PM (Varsity)

Admission: $5/person

Raffles: Gift basket, Jaxson Hayes (Loveland native and NBA New Orleans Pelicans) signed jersey, and split the pot

Tickets ($1) will be sold for a chance at the half-time three-point shot

“Fill the bucket” – money collections between the third and fourth quarter of the varsity game

Mr. Anthony Muñoz will be attending the event.

About the Anthony Muñoz Service Challenge Project

Anthony Muñoz, a former 13-season offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, started his foundation in 2002 to make a difference in the lives of local youth in the Greater Cincinnati area. The Anthony Muñoz Foundation has since engaged the Tri-State region to positively impact youth mentally, physically and spiritually. The annual Youth Leadership Seminar brings together more than 1,000 students from schools in the region for a day of leadership development, where they have also presented the challenge to meet a need in their community through a Service Challenge Project.

Nov 15, 2019

Loveland Women’s Soccer wins Regional Semi

Maria Bashardoust helps defeat Beavercreek in Regional Semi-Final

Monroe, Ohio – To get to the Regional Finals the Loveland Women’s Soccer Team had to beat the #2 team in the nation and a team that until Tuesday evening held the longest winning streak in Ohio history of 43 straight games. The Tigers won over Beavercreek, 3-2 in a game played at Monroe High School. Beavercreek, the reigning Ohio Div. I Champions had not lost a match since they lost in the post-season in 2017.

Caroline Florea, Claire Massey, and Lauren Donavon scored for the Tigers.

Loveland Magazine caught up with Head Coach Todd Kelly after the game…

The Tigers play 19-0-2 Lakota West on Saturday at Princeton High School at 7 PM for the Regional Title. Loveland traveled to Lakota West on August 20 to open their season and lost 1-2.

In 2017, Loveland High School soccer competed for the Division I state title at the Columbus MAPFRE stadium and beat Perrysburg High School 1-0, earning Loveland the OHSAA state championship. Loveland competed in the state championship in 2015 and fell to Walsh Jesuit. They are currently on a 12-game winning streak and have a 16-3-0 record.

Here is a slide show of photos taken at the victory over Beavercreek. All photos are © protected but you can purchase high resolution files by sending an email to Loveland Magazine.

Oct 31, 2019

LHS Women XC Team is headed to STATE

by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – “Congratulations to our girls cross country team on their fantastic season,” said Brian Conaster the Loveland High School Athletic Director.

The Loveland High School Women’s cross country team qualified to compete for the Division I State Championship which will take place on Saturday, at the National Trail Raceway, in Hebron. The Women’s Division I race is at 12:30 PM.

The Tigers placed 3rd in the Regional tournament this past Saturday at Troy High School. The 2019 state-bound Tigers team will consist of Emmy Sager, Jessie Gibbins, Sarah Madix, Ellie Carr, Audrey O’Keefe, Allyson Colegate, and Ansley Richards. Alternate Runners if needed will be, Maaike Snider, Ellie Zicka, Bella Dillhoff, and Skyler Daumeyer. Leading the Tigers to state will be head coach Steve Nester.

“Our girls dedicated themselves to run against some of the toughest competition, not only in the state of Ohio but other top programs of other states too. They understand what it takes to be the best and are committed to getting there. They worked hard to be better than last year and have now set the new Tiger standard of excellence. Best of luck at State” added Conaster.

The last time Loveland runners qualified as a team was in 2007 so this year will definitely be making Tiger school history!

Meet the team by watching this interview I conducted last week before the team went to the Regionals

42nd Girls State Cross Country Tournament. National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio

Race Schedule

Girls Div III – 11:00 AM

Girls Div II – 11:45 AM

Girls Div I – 12:30 PM

Boys Div III – 1:30 PM

Boys Div II – 2:15 PM

Boys Div I – 3 PM

National Trail Raceway is located at 2650 National Road SW Hebron, OH 43025

School transportation and spectators should enter Gate A off State Route 40 and follow parking coordinator directions to designated parking.

School spirit signs are permitted to be placed on facility fencing. Recommendation is for zip tied material. Taping of signs is not recommended.

Spectator vehicles traveling from the east should exit I-70 at Exit 126 Rt. 37N entering the Campground Gate or Gate A on Route 40. When traveling from the west spectators must exit I-70 at Exit 122 Rt. 158N. Turn right onto Route 40. Enter Gate D. After parking for free, admission into the facility is $10.00 for all school age and older. Handicapped registered vehicles will enter Gate D from State Route 40. Recreational Vehicles wishing to set up tailgating inside the competition grounds should use exit 126 from I-70 and proceed to Gate A on Route 40. A $25.00 parking fee will be taken at Gate A. Spectator admission ($10.00) will also be taken at the gate. Vehicles will park inside the meet facility with tailgating space available for each RV unit. Recreation Vehicles may park in the Campground lot outside the competition area without paying the parking fee, but due to limited parking spaces, RV tailgating is not permitted in the main parking lots.

Oct 28, 2019

Loveland Girls Cross Country Wins the ECC and Continues Success in Post-Season!

by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School Fall sports have been running away with ECC titles left and right, but one team in particular actually did “run away” with the ECC title! The Loveland High school Women’s Cross Country is marking one of their best seasons in history not only winning the 2019 ECC title but also continuing well into the post-season where the Lady Tigers will compete for a bid to the State Tournament on Saturday at Troy High School.

2019 Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year Steve Nester has also managed to lead the Men’s Cross Country Team to regionals on Saturday. With all of the great athletes running around the halls of Loveland High School Loveland Magazine had to, of course, take another trip out to the land of the Tigers to chase down and chat with the Women’s Cross Country Team about their season of personal bests! Click the below to see Loveland Magazine TV’s sit down interview with the Loveland High School Women’s Cross Country Team!

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Oct 25, 2019

[Video Interview] Loveland Men’s Soccer Win Back to Back ECC titles!

by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Tiger athletes continue to represent Loveland High School with flying colors earning yet again another 2019 ECC title – this time the Boys Soccer Team! Coach Mike Dunlap and his team of dedicated soccer players went undefeated in the ECC with a 7-0 record, competed in the sectional finals and grabbed some top coach, team, and individual ECC accolades.

Loveland Magazine decided to pay another visit this week to the home of the Loveland Tigers, Loveland High School, to talk with Coach Dunlap and the Boys Soccer Team about just what went into being able to compete at such a high level and how the team achieved such great chemistry. Click below to see LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV’s exclusive interview with the Loveland High School Boys Soccer Team!

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Oct 24, 2019

[Video Interview] Loveland Tiger’s Girls Tennis Team Wins 2019 ECC Title

by Cassie Mattia

Loveland, Ohio – It’s no secret that Loveland High school is succeeding in athletics as 5 Fall sports teams have now grabbed an ECC title this year. The Loveland High school Girls Tennis Team, whose last ECC title came in 2012, was 1 of the 5 teams to earn a 2019 ECC title and the lady tigers along with Coach Dara Hudson couldn’t be more proud of their successful season!

Loveland Magazine TV decided to pay a visit to Loveland High school to see just what the 411 was on the Loveland High School Girls Tennis Team. With a 15-2 record overall and a 6-1 record in the ECC Coach Hudson couldn’t stress enough why it couldn’t have been possible without the hard work and dedication put in by each and every one of the girls! Click below to see the full Loveland Magazine TV interview with Coach Hudson and the Loveland High School Girls Tennis Team!

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Oct 23, 2019

[Video Interview] Loveland Girls Volleyball are ECC Champs for 3rd Consecutive Year

Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School sports are continuing to collect big wins as regular season play comes to an end and tournament season begins! This year 5 Loveland High School Fall sports teams won an ECC title, which Loveland Magazine thinks is a HUGE deal! In saying that, we decided to head over to Loveland High School to chat with the Loveland High School Girls Volleyball Team, who just ended regular season play with their 3rd ECC title in a row and a 19-4 record! Head coach Brian Baugh along with the entire varsity squad let us in on their secret to success in a Loveland Magazine TV exclusive interview! Click below to watch!

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Oct 18, 2019

RP Diamond Tiger Spirit Wear Sale at Loveland Magazine during Homecoming Parade Thursday

Loveland, Ohio – RP Diamond Printing & Embroidery will be selling Tiger Spirit Wear on the porch of the Loveland Magazine office during Thursday’s Homecoming Parade this Thursday.

Loveland Magazine is located right on the parade route in the heart of the West Loveland Historic District at 514 West Loveland Avenue and is one of the favorite spots to view the parade because of ample parking in the District.

The sale will start at about 4:30 PM. The parade starts at 6:30 PM. The story below contains a map of the Parade Route and all the 411 about the 2019 Loveland Homecoming festivities.

All You Need To Know About The 2019 LHS Homecoming Festivities

The anticipation has begun for Loveland High School’s Homecoming activities and Loveland Magazine has the 411 on what to expect this year!

Sep 22, 2019

[Photo Album] Aviators soar over Tigers in season opener

Blue Ash, Ohio – The Aviators’ opening half performance was too much for the Tigers to overcome last Friday when they traveled to Sycamore to open the regular season. At halftime, it was 43 – 14. Each team scored one more touchdown in the second half to make the final score, 50 – 20.

Sycamore outpaced Loveland with 372 total yards vs. the Tiger’s 178. Loveland’s Liam Hamill ran 21 times for 94 yards. The stats for the game are incomplete, however, you can view what Sycamore reported (below). Home teams are responsible for reporting stats.

These photos were taken both in the pre-game warmups and during the game.

The Tiger home season-opener is on Friday against Lebanon at 7 PM. Lebanon lost as host to Kings last Friday, 34 – 20.

These photos can be purchased by contacting editor@lovelandmagazine.com.

Friday, August 30, 2019

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Loveland

	1	2	3	4	T
LVL	0	14	0	6	20
SYC	19	24	7	0	50

50
Sycamore

Scoring Summary
			1ST QUARTER	LVL	SYC
LVL	SAF	00:01	TEAM SAFETY	0	2
SYC	TD	00:01	William Ingle 4 YD RUN (Jack Ferron KICK)	0	9
SYC	TD	08:01	William Ingle 35 YD RUN (Jack Ferron KICK)	0	16
SYC	FG	04:57	Jack Ferron 42 YD	0	19
			2ND QUARTER	LVL	SYC
SYC	TD	10:39	William Ingle 1 YD RUN (Jack Ferron KICK)	0	26
SYC	TD	10:39	Jordan McConnel 25 YD PASS FROM Andrew Fehr (Jack Ferron KICK)	0	33
LVL	TD	00:01	Unknown 46 YD PASS FROM Unknown (Logan Farnsworth KICK)	7	33
LVL	TD	02:35	Unknown 17 YD PASS FROM Unknown (Logan Farnsworth KICK)	14	33
SYC	FG	00:26	Jack Ferron 28 YD	14	36

Team Stat Comparison
	LVL	SYC
1st Downs	12	22
Total Yards	178	372
Passing Completions	14	8
Passing Attempts	28	14
Passing Yards	100	134
Passing Average	3.6	9.6
Rushing Attempts	30	40
Rushing Yards	78	238
Rushing Average	2.6	6.0
3rd Down Efficiency	3-15	1-6
4th Down Efficiency	3-5	0-1
Penalties	5-46	5-27
Turnovers	1	1
Possession	39:27	31:35

Loveland Stats
PASSING
	CP/AT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Unknown	14/27	100	3.7	3	0
Luca Aquilino	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	14/28	100	3.6	3	0

Sycamore Stats
PASSING
	CP/AT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Andrew Fehr	8/14	134	9.6	2	0

RUSHING
	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Liam Hamill	21	94	4.5	14	0
Unknown	8	-9	-1.1	16	0
Unknown	1	-7	-7.0	0	0
Team	30	78	2.6	16	0

RUSHING
	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
William Ingle	10	96	9.6	35	3
Dahmear Celestine	9	55	6.1	12	0
John Douthitt	7	12	1.7	8	0
Andrew Fehr	6	19	3.2	12	1
Jordan McConnel	6	64	10.7	21	0
TEAM	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Cody Charles	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Team	40	238	6.0	35	4

RECEIVING
	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Liam Hamill	4	15	3.8	12	0
Unknown	3	32	10.7	46	1
Unknown	2	46	23.0	29	2
Luca Aquilino	2	8	4.0	5	0
Mason Moore	2	27	13.5	16	0
TEAM	1	-28	-28.0	0	0
Team	14	100	7.1	46	3

RECEIVING
	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Marquell Fisher	3	53	17.7	35	0
Jordan McConnel	2	62	31.0	37	2
KJ Sally	1	13	13.0	13	0
Gordy Anaple	1	5	5.0	5	0
William Ingle	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	8	134	16.8	37	2

KICKING
	FG	PCT	LNG	XP	PTS
Logan Farnsworth	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Luca Aquilino	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/3	2

KICKING
	FG	PCT	LNG	XP	PTS
Jack Ferron	2/2	100.0	42	6/6	12

PUNTING
	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LNG
Luca Aquilino	6	146	24.3	0	0	41

PUNTING
	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LNG
Andrew Fehr	2	65	32.5	0	1	35

PUNT RETURNS
	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD

PUNT RETURNS
	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Michael Cipollone	1	5	5.0	5	0

KICKOFF RETURNS
	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Zach Owens	2	17	8.5	10	0
Liam Hamill	2	45	22.5	23	0
Unknown	2	30	15.0	26	0
D’Marqo Johnson	1	27	27.0	27	0
Team	7	119	17.0	27	0

KICKOFF RETURNS
	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Jordan McConnel	3	103	34.3	63	0
William Ingle	1	48	48.0	48	0
Marquell Fisher	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	5	151	30.2	63	0

FUMBLES
	FF	FR	TD
TEAM	1	0	0
Zachary Bebout	0	1	0
Team	1	1	0

FUMBLES
	FF	FR	TD
TEAM	1	0	0
Rasheed Harris	0	1	0
Team	1	1	0

INTERCEPTIONS
	INT	YDS	TD

INTERCEPTIONS
	INT	YDS	TD

DEFENSE
	TACKLES
	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK
Unknown	8	4	12	2.0
TEAM	6	0	6	1.0
Unknown	2	5	7	0.0
Unknown	6	1	7	0.0
Trent Williamson	5	0	5	0.0
Zach Owens	3	0	3	0.0
Unknown	1	1	2	0.0
D’Marqo Johnson	2	0	2	0.0
Unknown	2	0	2	0.0
Nate Holman	1	1	2	0.0
Zachary Bebout	0	0	0	0.0
Unknown	1	0	1	0.0
Team	37	12	49	3.0

DEFENSE
	TACKLES
	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK
Apollo Ford	4	1	5	2.0
Jacob Andre	5	2	7	0.0
Jovani Mujanayi	3	2	5	1.0
TEAM	4	0	4	0.0
Jacob Tuiemeh	5	0	5	0.0
Noah Blase	2	1	3	1.0
Qai Williams	1	2	3	1.0
Nick Stephenson	2	1	3	0.0
Dillon Andre	2	1	3	0.0
Rasheed Harris	1	0	1	0.0
Nate Clark	1	1	2	0.0
Justin Williams	1	1	2	0.0
Marquise Fisher	1	1	2	0.0
Miles Bryant	1	0	1	0.0
David Guitierrez	1	0	1	0.0
Rashun Newbolt-Thomas	1	0	1	0.0
Liam Fleck	0	1	1	0.0
Tofer Gould	1	0	1	0.0
Team	36	14	50	5.0

Sep 5, 2019

Here’s the 411 on the 2nd Annual Loveland XC Invitational this Saturday at Home of the Brave Park

Last year, Loveland Tiger Jessie Gibbins placed 1st with a time of 19:33 on the 3.2-mile course.

by Cassie Mattia

Symmes Township, Ohio – High school and middle school cross country runners from across the region will converge on Home of the Brave Park on Saturday for the 2nd Annual Loveland XC Invitational. This is a beautiful course with varied terrain, it very spectator friendly, and has ample convenient parking. There are plenty of restrooms and even a playground with a splash park along the course for the younger Tiger fans.

Last year, the Loveland Cross Country teams completed a sweep of all middle and high school events.

Races begin at 8 AM and conclude with Middle School awards at noon.

Below are the course maps and you can bookmark them on your phone to carry them with you on Saturday, or below you will also find printer-friendly .pdf files of the course so you can print the maps to take with you.

Live results will be available at live.finishtiming.com.