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  • Loveland Tiger sports up-date

    Loveland Tiger sports up-date

    Ashley McDonald in recent action against Walnut Hills

    by Matt Huether

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Womens Golf team had a strong showing this past week at the ECC Championships taking 2nd in the Conference finisher. In the Preseason Tournament Loveland took 4th (395) behind Kings (341), Milford (351), and Turpin (378). This time around Loveland took 2nd (360) only behind Kings (343). Loveland was led by Silver Medalist Samantha Skarda (84) and Bronze Medalist Allison Rountree (85). Also for Loveland Erin Dickman shot a 95, Alex Vanderhorst shot a 96 and Kali Egan shot a 109. Their next match is tomorrow, (9/25) at Turpin at Terrace Park Country Club at 4 PM.

    The Loveland Womens Volleyball team also had a great week beating Anderson (3-0) and West Clermont (3-0). The team sits at 13-1 (8-0 conference) and is currently ranked #17 in the state. Loveland is led by Seniors Marie Plitt and Ashley McDonald. Plitt has 129 Kills, 158 Diggs and 35 blocks on the season. McDonald has 161 Kills, 129 Diggs and 13 blocks on the season. McDonald was named Novacare Player of the game in Loveland’s win over Anderson.  During the game she had 9 Kills and 3 Diggs. Loveland’s next game is Tuesday night (9/25) at 7 PM at Kings.

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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.