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  • Raising Cane’s Partners with the OHSAA to Support Programs for Student-Athletes!

    Raising Cane’s Partners with the OHSAA to Support Programs for Student-Athletes!

    WHAT   Raising Cane’s Ohio and the OHSAA partnership to provide funding for student-athletes.

    WHERE   All Raising Cane’s locations in Ohio, a full list of Ohio Raising Cane’s locations can be found here.

    WHEN  Thursday, April 30, 2020.

    The nearest location is at 3901 Montgomery Road in Deerfield Township near Menards

    by Cassie Mattia

    Deerfield Township, Ohio – Restaurant chain Raising Cane’s Ohio is raising money for scholarships! The popular chicken establishment recently entered into a partnership with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) in order to provide funding for student-athlete scholarship programs and postseason tournaments.

    The three-year partnership will kick off Thursday, April 30th, in which all Raising Cane’s restaurants across Ohio will donate 15 percent of their sales from 4 PM to close to the OHSAA scholarship project. Due to the current coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic that earlier this month canceled all of the OHSAA’s Winter State Tournaments as well as all Spring sports competitions, guests will have the ability to place their orders at the drive-thru.

    The annual OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Program, which provides more than $175,000 to college-bound seniors including many Loveland High School Tigers, was canceled this Spring partly due to the OHSAA’s lack of revenue from the tournaments.

    Jerry Snodgrass, executive director of the OHSAA

    “We cannot begin to thank Raising Cane’s enough for stepping up during these unprecedented times to help give back to the student-athletes across Ohio,” said Jerry Snodgrass, Executive Director of the OHSAA. “Our mission at the OHSAA begins with ‘to serve’ and we will be able to continue to do just that with partners like Raising Cane’s, who are committed to both education and active lifestyles. We get to see firsthand how those two directly impact communities, schools, and students across Ohio. We’re really excited to kick off this three-year partnership and forge what will be a special effort to positively impact students statewide.”

    “Active lifestyle and education are two of our pillars of community involvement, when we found out various programming and scholarships could be lessened or taken away due to cancellations of championships from the COVID-19 pandemic, we immediately reached out to the OHSAA to see how we could help,” said Matt Salts, Director of Marketing at Raising Cane’s Ohio. “We’re committed to team up with the OHSAA to help provide support for the next three years to help keep these key programs available to athletes across the state of Ohio.”

    For the latest updates on Ohio’s sports world stay tuned to Loveland Sports 411 With Cassie Mattia!


  • Former LHS standout Giovanni Ricci joins Panthers as Undrafted Free Agent

    Former LHS standout Giovanni Ricci joins Panthers as Undrafted Free Agent

    From wmubroncos.com/news

    Photo from Western Michigan Broncos

    KALAMAZOO, Mich. – A native of Loveland, Ohio, Giovanni Ricci was a four-time Academic All-MAC selection at Western Michigan who was a third-team all-league selection in 2018 before bumping up to the first team in 2019. He finished with 21 games with two or more receptions and 22 contests with 20 or more receiving yards. Ricci received the Iron Bronco Award in 2019 for having played the most snaps during the regular season and represented WMU at the East-West Shrine Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla., on January 18, 2020. Ricci was a standout player for Loveland High School Tigers. Ricci was on the Loveland High Schoo’s 2013 Ohio State Championship team.

    In 2013 Gio Ricci catches a pass for a touchdown late in the 4th quarter against the Zanesville Blue Devils. The Tiger win sent them to the State Championship. (Loveland Magazine File Photo by David Burig)

    Ricci has agreed to terms with the Carolina Panthers to join the NFL organization as an undrafted free agent.

    A two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection and one of eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award in 2019, Ricci was a four-year letterwinner for the Broncos. In 45 career games with 21 starts, Ricci tallied 98 receptions for 1,114 yards (11.37) and 11 touchdowns.

    During his 2019 senior season, Ricci started all 13 games, catching 51 passes for 642 yards (12.59) and eight touchdowns. He tied for the team lead in receptions and finished second on the squad in receiving yards. Ricci also tied for the lead in the MAC, and for 40th nationally, in receiving touchdowns. Among tight ends nationally, he tied for third in receiving TDs. Ricci caught two TD passes versus Monmouth and Ohio and had one score against Michigan State, Syracuse, Central Michigan and Toledo.

    As a senior, Ricci caught two or more passes in 11 games and made four or more receptions in eight contests. He finished with a personal-best eight grabs at Syracuse and added a career-high 105 receiving yards versus the Orange. In his two games against Power 5 opponents (Michigan State & Syracuse) during the season, Ricci finished with 14 receptions for 158 yards and two TDs.

    During his junior campaign in 2018, Ricci caught 35 passes for 392 yards (11.20) and three touchdowns to finish third on the team in receptions and receiving yards. He registered two touchdown catches against Delaware State and one against Ball State, hauling in a nine-yard pass from Kaleb Eleby with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 35-35. Earlier in the final quarter against the Cardinals, Ricci caught a two-point conversion pass from Eleby to knot the contest at 28-28.

    A member of one of the best Western Michigan teams in program history, Ricci primarily played on special teams in 2016 as the Broncos captured the MAC West Division title and Marathon MAC Championship Game crown and made an appearance in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Ricci recovered a fumble against Ohio in the Marathon MAC Championship Game, setting up WMU at the Bobcat 17-yard line and leading to a Bronco field goal and a 6-0 lead.

    Ricci graduated from Western Michigan in April, 2019, with a degree in finance.



  • LHS Principal Peggy Johnson to Class of 2020: You are the light of hope for school, community, and society

    LHS Principal Peggy Johnson to Class of 2020: You are the light of hope for school, community, and society

    Loveland, OhioIn honor of the Loveland High School Spring Athletes and Class of 2020, the lights of Tiger Stadium were turned on for 20 minutes last evening.

    Watch this heartfelt video greeting that Principal Peggy Johnson recorded for the students about the tribute.

     

    LovelandAthletics
    @LovTigers_AD
    In honor of our Spring Athletes and Class of 2020. These lights are on for you this evening. We appreciate all your dedication and commitment. We miss you ALL! Forever, Go Tigers!

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  • Important up-date on Loveland Athletic Boosters mulch sale

    Important up-date on Loveland Athletic Boosters mulch sale

    Loveland, Ohio – Due to the COVID-19 safety measures put in place, the student/athletes of the Loveland Schools will not be able to deliver bag purchases of mulch this year.

    Full pallet orders will still be accepted and delivered.

    All bag orders that were already submitted will be refunded in the coming weeks.  If you have any questions, please contact Bob Gerstemeier at (513) 898-9973 or LAB@G-FG.com

    The Boosters thank you for your patience and consideration as they work through this process.

    Click Here to Order Mulch

    – Two kinds of high quality mulch are available to purchase by the bag or by the pallet
    – Queen City Dark Hardwood – Triple processed (their biggest seller)
    * $5.00 per 2.0cf bag   (50 bags/pallet = $250.00)
    – Enhanced Black Dye
    * $5.50 per 2.0cf bag   (60 bags/pallet = $330.00)



  • Pre-game interview: LHS Tigers headed to District Finals

    Pre-game interview: LHS Tigers headed to District Finals

    Loveland, Ohio – We wanted to let the community in on the excitement that is building as the Loveland High School Women’s Basketball team heads to the Division I District Finals tomorrow. Cassie Mattia went to the school Friday afternoon and interviewed Head Coach Darnell Parker and the team just before they were to begin their last practice before taking on Mount Notre Dame Saturday at 3 PM.

    They have put themselves in the position to beat the #3 team in the nation. MND is also rated the top team in Ohio.

    You will be needed as the 6th woman/man/girl/boy and that’s why we wanted you to meet the team. Both LHS and the community of Loveland encourage everyone to come out and show their support for the LHS Women’s Basketball team tomorrow as they continue to change school history!

    Game time is 3 PM and it will be played at Princeton High School in what is predicted to be a jam packed gym. (MAP 100 Viking Way, Cincinnati, Ohio.)

    Below is the exclusive interview with Coach Parker and the Tiger’s!

  • [Photo Album] Tiger women vie for District title on Saturday vs #3 team in nation

    [Photo Album] Tiger women vie for District title on Saturday vs #3 team in nation

    Junior Jenna Batsch (above) scored 17 on 7-9 shooting from the field. She had 5 rebounds, 3 assists. and blocked 2.

    Loveland, Ohio – It will be the Loveland Tigers vs. #1 seed Mount Notre Dame Saturday, February 29 at 3 PM (at Princeton H.S.).

    Mount Notre Dame defeated Edgewood 85-25 Monday night to get to the finals. MND is undefeated, ranked #1 in Ohio by MaxPreps, and has a #3 national ranking. The Tigers are the #6 seed and defeated Mason Monday night 55-41 to reach the District Finals. Loveland Tigers now 22-3 and Walnut Hills both from the ECC advanced Monday night.

    A strong 22-7 1st quarter with shots coming from every part of the court was too much for Mason to overcome.

    Senior Jillian Hayes led the Tigers with a game-high 20 points shooting 50% from the field. and 4-5 from the foul line. She had 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocked shots.

    Junior Jenna Batsch scored 17 on 7-9 shooting from the field. She had 5 rebounds, 3 assists. and blocked 2.

    Senior Kate Garry finished with 10 points, 6 coming from behind the 3-pt line, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

    A young Tiger high-5’s Jillian Hayes before she heads into the locker room after the win.

    MND is led by Sophomore 5’9″ forward K.K. Bransford who averages 20.2 points per game and scored 40 on the road against Lincoln Gahanna in October. Senior 5’6″ guard Makira Cook averages 17.6. and scored 27 against Huntington St. Joseph Academy on February 1.

    Loveland’s Hayes scored 27 in a December win over Walnut Hills.

    See Tiger vs Comets game stats below the photos…

    Monday, February 24, 2020

    55

    Loveland
    1 2 3 4 T
    LVL 22 9 15 9 55
    MAS 7 8 15 11 41

    41

    Mason

    Loveland
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Tess Broermann 1-3 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 3
    Jenna Batsch 7-9 1-1 2-4 1 4 5 3 2 2 3 1 17
    Brooke Hatfield 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Kate Garry 3-8 2-6 2-2 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 10
    Jillian Hayes 8-16 0-0 4-5 4 3 7 2 2 3 2 3 20
    Paige Broermann 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ella Nagel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Sophia Kapszukiewicz 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Averee Martin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Josie Early 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
    Sophia Raby 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 0 1 4 2
    Olivia Raby 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
    Rachel Yeager 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
    21-41 3-8 10-15 7 18 25 13 10 5 9 18 55
    51.2% 37.5% 66.7%
    Mason
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Carlin, Hannah 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
    Wagner, Megan 2-9 1-4 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7
    Legault, Avery 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Cosimi, Riley 3-6 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 8
    Carter, Alanna 2-11 0-6 1-2 2 1 3 3 1 0 4 0 5
    Black, Payton 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Ehlers, Lillian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Cary, Catherine 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
    Baird, Maddy 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 2
    Razzano, Gabby 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 4
    Popplewell, Marilyn 3-7 1-3 3-5 1 7 8 1 0 0 3 3 10
    Johnson, Bradyn 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Barnes, Amanda 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    13-41 4-17 11-18 8 14 22 7 2 0 15 12 41
    31.7% 23.5% 61.1%

     

     

  • 11 Year Old Local  is “Tumbling” into a Bright Future!

    11 Year Old Local is “Tumbling” into a Bright Future!

    Each and every citizen in Loveland makes up an important piece of the community, but in saying that it’s up to the citizen as to what they do with their role as an important piece of that community. This is what makes up a community’s “D.N.A.”

    Over the past two years, Loveland Magazine has been in search of community members that truly play an important role in Loveland’s D.N.A.

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – In the Sweetheart of Ohio, it’s not hard to find a good inspirational story as you could simply walk down the Loveland Bike Trail and find a lovely Loveland local to tell you their story. But there is a significant difference between a good story and a great story and well this 11-year-old Loveland prodigy makes for one GREAT story!

    Delaney Dunlap, daughter of Mike and Gina Dunlap, from a very young age always saw the rainbow behind the storm cloud. At 15 months old, Delaney encountered the turning point of her very young life; a leg amputation. Delaney was born with a condition called Fibular Hemimelia, meaning her fibular bone was missing. When the fibular bone is missing this can lead to limb length discrepancy, foot deformities, and knee deformities. Only 1 in 40,000 births encounter FH.

    We worked with Shriners and Children’s Hospital to determine the best course of action and we decided that having an amputation at an early age would allow her the most normal life with the least interruptions,” Delaney’s mother Gina explained, “On March 4th, 2012, at 15 months old she had her amputation.  About 3 months later she was fit for her prosthetic leg.”

    Both Gina and Mike Dunlap knew very early on that Delaney’s leg amputation wouldn’t stop her from achieving her highest goals!

    Gina, Delaney, and Mike Dunlap on vacation in 2019.

    “At 2 years of age, she took her leg from us and said, ‘I do it myself!’ She proceeded to put her leg on and jump up and say, all done, with a shrug of her shoulders,” Gina said. “By 4 we had her in gymnastics with Ms. Karol Warden and she started performing in front of people. By 5 she was playing soccer, by 7 she was playing softball, by 8 she was golfing, and about 2 years ago she took up snowboarding,” Gina added.

    Delaney performing with the SoringMaster Tumbling Team at a recent Loveland High School basketball halftime

    Now at age 11, Delaney has not only been featured in several news outlets nationally for her unbelievable athletic abilities, but she has also shared her gymnastic skill set with the world, tumbling at university games, half-time shows, local schools, and festivals. Below is a video clip of Delaney performing at the halftime of the UC game in December.

    Mike Dunlap, Loveland High School’s Soccer Coach, and Science Teacher couldn’t be more proud of Delaney’s hard work and dedication to her craft!

    “Delaney has gotten the opportunity because of her determination, to do many auditions and has landed a couple of commercials. She loves Tik Tok,” Mike added, “She currently has gathered 8 of her friends together and is choreographing a performance for the upcoming talent show at Loveland Intermediate School. They practiced for 2 hours the other day!”

    Delaney is not only an all-star athlete she was also recently selected as an Academic All-Star for the Ohio Lottery’s Partners in Education program.

    “Delaney signed with a talent agency in 2016! She has done 2 commercials and a Huffy photo shoot,” Gina said, “Recently she has had big auditions for Netflix, Nickelodeon, HBO, and Disney!”

    Gina also told us that Delaney has been consistently visiting 2 kids, Tessa and Eli who have recently had amputations. “She just wanted to let them know that they are not alone and they can do anything they set their minds to doing,” Gina said.

    Karol Warden, tumbling coach for the SoringMaster Tumbling Team has coached Delaney for 5 years. Warden said, “She inspires everyone.” Warden says that Delaney is a joy to teach and has the highest round off tuck of all of her students. “She never complains or uses her disability as an excuse. Her parents have done a great job teaching her ‘I can’ and not accepting ‘I cannot!.”

    So without further ado, Loveland Magazine presents, “What’s In Loveland’s DNA: Delaney Dunlap,” an exclusive one-on-one on-camera interview!

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    Watch Delaney tumbling at a recent Loveland High School halftime

     

    Click to read about Delaney’s father L.H.S’s Mike Dunlap who Provides Tiger Students and Athletes the Tools for a Bright Future


    Read more of our, What’s in Loveland’s DNA” stories…



  • [Photo Album] Happy Holidays from Loveland Tiger/Milford Eagle Men’s Basketball Game

    [Photo Album] Happy Holidays from Loveland Tiger/Milford Eagle Men’s Basketball Game

    Loveland, Ohio – You can always count on students dressed for the season at the game before the holiday break. This year Milford fans came dressed for a Hawaiian get-away and Tiger fans were dressed for Christmas. Neither team brought much scoring to the game, but did fight hard for a win as these rivals always do. Milford defeated the Tigers 33 – 23.

    Friday, December 20, 2019

    33

    Milford
    1 2 3 4 T
    MIL 6 9 7 11 33
    LVL 8 4 11 0 23

    23

    Loveland

     

    CLICK for complete game stats.

    The Tigers have since beaten Little Miami 65 – 51 and Mason 51 – 46 in the Mason Holiday tournament held on December 27 and 28.

    The Tiger’s first game of 2020 will be Saturday, January 4 at Sycamore at 7:15 PM. The Men are currently 2 -3 (4-4).

    The Loveland Women play again on Saturday, January 4 at home against Mercy McAuley at 2 PM. They currently are on an 8 game winning streak and are 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the ECC. Follow the Women HERE.

    [Video/Photos] Tiger basketball star Jillian Hayes reaches 1,000 points




  • It’s winter in Cincinnati, but the sun is shining on Paul Brown Stadium

    It’s winter in Cincinnati, but the sun is shining on Paul Brown Stadium

    If this team drafts Joe Burrow with their first pick in next year’s draft, the trajectory of this franchise drastically changes

    Willie Lutz is a former Loveland resident, graduate of Loveland High School, and former sports writer for Loveland Magazine

    by Willie Lutz

    The beginning of the Zac Taylor era in Cincinnati isn’t bringing the sweeping organizational changes some fans might’ve hoped when the team moved on from Marvin Lewis a little under a year ago. The team is off to a 1-13 start with their new head coach, they might lose the second-best player in franchise history after taking one snap in the team’s last 20 games, and they’re still probably not going to spend in free agency.

    Further, they’ve got a lot of their cap tied into older players and don’t have a ton of obvious young talent on the roster to try to extend. Trusting Geno Atkins, Carlos Dunlap, and Shawn Williams to carry this team for the next decade isn’t going to cut it.

    Key draft picks like tackle Cedric Ogbuehi, center Billy Price, and tackle Jake Fischer were trusted to be the future of this team’s line, only for the three to get benched over and over again, with Price trending towards the third in the group to be off the team before the decade flips. We won’t even get a chance to see this year’s 11th-overall pick Jonah Williams play a snap until 2020.

    They’ve also had issues with buy-in, as veteran linebacker Preston Brown gained weight throughout the season, eventually getting cut from the team, and starting left tackle Cordy Glenn pretended to be so injured that he couldn’t play, only to be called on his bluff by line coach Jim Turner who eventually found a way to put Glenn on notice with a one-game suspensions.

    All of that and I can still say, in the words of Dave Lapham, it’s a great day to be a Bengals fan.

    Some of the ugliness of the first few weeks was mitigated and the football started to get more watchable (for lack of a better term).

    The sky was falling in Cincinnati through the first eleven games of the season. After the team took its trip to London, did some bye week soul searching, and revaluated what they wanted to do with their offense, some of the ugliness of the first few weeks was mitigated and the football started to get more watchable (for lack of a better term). After clearing the hurdle with their first win of the season by taking the top off a rocky New York Jets squad, this team played a better four quarters of football than the Cleveland Browns when they visited First Energy Stadium two Sundays ago, when the men in stripes took a 19-27 loss in the battle of Ohio, a game where Andy Dalton certainly outplayed Baker Mayfield.

    Around the trade deadline, players lamented the thought of any of their teammates heading to other destinations almost as much as their own departures.

    Right now, I much rather be the Cincinnati Bengals than the Cleveland Browns, if for no other reason than culture alone. The Bengals’ locker room raves about the internal communication, something that was incredibly important in Zac Taylor’s initial statements about the job. Around the trade deadline, players lamented the thought of any of their teammates heading to other destinations almost as much as their own departures.

    Trust me, if you’re the Bengals, you’d rather lose that game by 8 than be on the same boat as the Browns, who are drowning under their own ego clashes after coming into the year with mixed playoff and somehow Super Bowl expectations. No one thought the Bengals would be good, but at least this team doesn’t have a star player asking other quarterbacks to lineup a trade for their talents after games.

    When Andy Dalton was benched, the team rallied around Ryan Finley. When Andy Dalton was renamed the starter, the team rallied around Andy with excitement you wouldn’t expect from a winless team who ranked 32nd in the league in just about every statistical category.

    Not to mention, this team is really starting to play some good football. Not without their stupid mistakes, of course, but the combination of Joe Mixon getting going in the rushing game and the defense starting to kick some tail, they’ve become a pretty tough team to beat over the last five weeks. 

    If this team drafts Joe Burrow with their first pick in next year’s draft, the trajectory of this franchise drastically changes.

    If this team drafts Joe Burrow with their first pick in next year’s draft, the trajectory of this franchise drastically changes.

    In sports, there is no worse place to be than in the middle. That’s why the Miami Dolphins are bottoming out, that’s why the Philadelphia 76ers did the process, it’s why the Baltimore Ravens took Lamar Jackson in 2018. You can choose to be average or you can choose to be extraordinary, but extraordinary is always going to take more work. Eventually, franchises are forced to take a hard look in the mirror and decide what they want to be; usually, the answer is a title contender.

    Could the Bengals have gone to Zac Taylor and given him a playoff-level roster headed into week one? Sure, but then all you’re doing is betting on Andy Dalton to take you into January, which has resulted in the same thing over and over again, a playoff loss.

    Bottoming out for one season to take a franchise-changing player is a tried and true formula, even with varying results.

    Bottoming out for one season to take a franchise-changing player is a tried and true formula, even with varying results. While teams are increasingly striking gold atop the draft, there’s still a Ryan Leaf for every Peyton Manning.

    However, with what we’ve seen from LSU quarterback Joe Burrow this year, it looks closer to the latter than the former. If Burrow is the next quarterback of the Bengals, he should be thrilled for the opportunity to succeed in Cincinnati. On top, his coach will be Zac Taylor, who spent a large portion of the beginning of his career, including with the 2018 NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams, as a quarterback coach. Further, in the Bengals locker room, there’s a lot of interesting young talent teams around the league would clamor over, even if that’s not resulting in wins at the moment.

    Whatever passer winds up in the Bengals backfield next season is going to be in a situation to succeed.

    In his first year in Cincinnati, Burrow (or any quarterback the team drafts) will have incredible weapons like John Ross (who’s made a significant leap in limited year-three reps), Tyler Boyd, A.J. Green (we assume), Auden Tate (another guy who made a leap), and Joe Mixon coming out of the backfield.

    Clearly heading towards a quarterback selection in the 2020 NFL Draft after Ryan Finley showed as an incapable starting option, whatever passer winds up in the Bengals backfield next season is going to be in a situation to succeed.



  • [w/photo album] Loveland Magazine Presents Loveland High School’s 2019 Fall Sports Awards!

    [w/photo album] Loveland Magazine Presents Loveland High School’s 2019 Fall Sports Awards!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – On Wednesday, November 13th, several Tigers were recognized for both their minds and their athletic abilities at the 2019 Annual Fall Sports Awards at Loveland High School! LHS Athletic Director, Brian Conatser invited friends, families, and Fall Tiger student-athletes to celebrate their 2019 sports seasons.

    Loveland High School Athletic Director, Brian Conaster

    Conatser began the heartfelt evening with a tradition of this ceremony at LHS…the senior athletes are announced and led into the gym by their head coach. Conatser invited LHS’s Site Manager and Facilities Coordinator, Jake Elfers to announce the 2019 Fall senior athletes and their coaches.

    Next Conatser took the opportunity to thank everyone who made the athletes and coaches seasons so special! “Thank you, Seniors, for your leadership and laying the groundwork within our programs,” Conatser said, “This evening I would like to introduce the administration and members from the athletic department that have joined me in this celebration. Principal, Peggy Johnson, Assistant Director of Student Athletics, Eric Fry, Site Manager & Facilities Coordinator, Jake Elfers. And Finally…our Administrative Assistant in the Athletic Department, Kristy Brulport. A special thanks to all the individuals who support and assist the athletic department and our student-athletes on a daily basis. Parents, Student-Athletes please give your parents a round of applause for their support, feeding you, driving you to and from practices, and always being a part of your games and competition,” Conatser added, “LAB Team Liaisons please stand and be recognized. We appreciate your time commitment and efforts…as you are the link between our Boosters and our Athletic Programs. Thank you for all you do. Coaches, thank you for the tremendous amount of time you spend with our student-athletes. We appreciate you mentoring our young men and women and teaching them the life skills necessary to be successful both now and in their future. Thank you! We are “Extremely Proud” of our teams and programs this Fall season.  You have all been Very enjoyable to Watch and Cheer on,” Conatser said.

    The Tigers’ 2019 Fall Sports Season marked one of the most successful Fall sports seasons in school history with 5 ECC Champions, 4 ECC Coaches of the Year and 2 ECC Athletes of the Year. With all of these accolades, this puts the Loveland Tigers in the number one spot in running for the All-Sports Trophy. Conatser was sure to give praise to both the coaches and athletes for their designated seasons as he shared the “Coaches Highlights of the Fall Season” told through the coaches’ own words during the ceremony.

    Next on the Fall Sports Awards agenda was the recognition of all of the Fall sports athletes who received top ECC honors. You can read about which Tigers received ECC accolades in the Loveland Sports 411 With Cassie Mattia HERE.

    Next in the ceremony, each student-athlete who participated in a Fall varsity sport for all 4 years were honored. Conatser announced the following Tigers to receive this particular honor.

    Men’s Cross Country

    Sam Dippold, Alex Ditchen, Kyle Griffin and Brady Jeffcott

    Women’s Cross Country

    Sofia Dillhoff, Lexi Duff, Alexi Funk, Sarah Hallock, and Kirstin Thomas

    Women’s Golf

    Allison Rountree

    Women’s Soccer

    Maria Bashardoust and Claire Massey

    Women’s Tennis

    Anna Svitkovich

    Following the announcement of the athletes who played all 4 years varsity in their designated sport, was the presentation of the 2019 Fall “Sportsperson of the Season,” and shortly after the presentation of the “Edward Jones Community Student-Athlete Award.” Loveland Magazine plans on featuring these two very special awards and its winners in a separate article coming soon!

    At the conclusion of the 2019 Fall Sports Awards ceremony, Conatser recognized individual student-athletes that received awards “beyond” the Eastern Cincinnati Conference. Below are the student-athletes who were recognized for these very prestigious awards.

    Women’s Tennis

    All-City (GCTCA) Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association Award

        • Anna Svitkovich – 1st Team Singles
        • Tess Broermann and Hannah Wenger – Honorable Mention for Doubles
        • The Women’s Volleyball Team were ranked 6th in the city

    Men’s Golf

    District Academic Honors 

    Matt Rychlik and Luke Sence

    Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

    Both teams participated in OHSAA Regionals 

    Women’s Cross Country placed 6th at the State Meet

    Jessie Gibbins was named All-Ohio Runner

    Women’s Volleyball

    All-District Recognition 

    Jillian Hayes – 2nd Team All-district

    Men’s Soccer

    All-Southwest City

    Cole Harter and Connor Patton

    1st Team All-State

    Cole Harter

    All-Southwest City Coach of the Year

    Mike Dunlap 

    Women’s Soccer

    All-Southwest Ohio and All-City

    Kaitlyn AndrewsLauren Donovan, and Clair Massey

    2nd-Team All-State

    Kaitlyn Andrews

    Women’s Golf

    Adopt-A-Team winner

    Below are the Fall sports teams that received accolades within the ECC and in post-season play.

    Women’s Soccer

    OHSAA District Champions and OHSAA Regional Runner-ups (Elite 8)

    Men’s Golf

    2019 ECC Champs

    Women’s Volleyball

    2019 ECC Champs

    2019 Coach of the Year – Brian Baugh

    Women’s Cross Country

    2019 ECC Champs

    OHSAA District Runner-ups 

    Placed 6th at the State Meet

    2019 Coach of the Year – Steve Nester

    Men’s Soccer 

    2019 ECC Champs

    2019 Coach of the Year – Mike Dunlap

    2019 ECC Player of the Year – Cole Harter

    Women’s Tennis

    ECC Champs

    2019 ECC Coach of the Year – Dara Hudson

    2019 ECC Player of the Year – Anna Svitkovich

     

    Loveland Magazine would like to take the opportunity to congratulate all of the Tiger coaches, student-athletes and their families for all the rightly deserved awards they received for the 2019 Fall sports season. I can say as former high school and collegiate student-athlete that your efforts have not gone unnoticed! The hard work, dedication, and motivation that all of you have put in during the season and off-season have paid off and for that, we are very proud to cheer loud and proud throughout the community of Loveland…..GO TIGERS!!!!

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