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  • LHS’s Andy Cruse Gives Preview of up and Coming Football Season!

    LHS’s Andy Cruse Gives Preview of up and Coming Football Season!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – As student-athletes across Ohio are gearing up to start practicing and competing, the Loveland Tigers Football Coach, Andy Cruse, is more than excited to get his team ready for the 2020-2021 season!

    Over the past several months, all contact sports in the state of Ohio were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing student-athletes to take it upon themselves to prepare for their up and coming sports seasons. Ohio coaches of course tried to impact their student-athletes as much as possible virtually, but for many high school athletes having coaches physically there motivating them through tough practices is what the athletes are saying they both want and need!

    Recently OHSAA released guidelines for all Ohio High School sports programs in regards to what the protocol will be once practices and competitions begin. With that being said I decided to check in with LHS’s Head Football Coach Andy Cruse to see just how these guidelines will affect the football program, the student-athletes, the coaches, and the loyal Tiger spectators. Here is the Loveland Tiger Football 411 featuring Coach Andy Cruse!

    Cassie   Have you started in-person practices yet with the team and coaches and if so are there any restrictions?
    Coach Cruse   We began workouts with restrictions on June 1st. We have done football-related activities for a while now, but just recently started having limited contact during on-field training. We officially begin our season on August 1st.
    Cassie Have you had fewer players come out for the team because of COVID-19 and the Pay-to-Play implementation?
    Coach Cruse   Surprisingly, no. We have had the best attendance since I’ve been the Head Coach at Loveland. I truly believe that quarantine made our athletes appreciate football and being together more. Many of them had to be very creative in their workouts without a weight room, so being able to train in our beautiful weight room has been great for all of them.
    Cassie Have you named team captains and if so who are they?
    Coach Cruse  We have not. This is something we will do early on in August. We have many players that have really emerged as leaders since last December.
    Cassie How are you and your staff handling the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions? Has it been tough or have you successfully managed the situation?
    Coach Cruse Our staff has handled it very well. Head Coaches did a walk thru on everything with Brian Conatser, our AD before we started workouts and then my staff and I did a walk-thru of how the workouts would go before we started back up on June 1st. My staff and I, like the rest of the athletic department, are taking every precaution necessary and are following the guidelines that the state has put out. Initially, it was very different than what we were used to. We have told our players from the beginning of quarantine that we must adjust and adapt moving forward and that is exactly what we have done.
    Cassie Do you have any returning Seniors or stand-out players from last year? What are your expectations for this year in regards to wins and losses?
    Coach Cruse We return 9 out of 11 starters on offense and many defensive players return with varsity experience. This team is quietly gaining more and more confidence. It has been a joy to be around them since June 1st as it is very clear they enjoy working hard and being around each other. My expectations are to be competitive in every game we play and to respond to adversity that is thrown our way this season. Senior standouts include QB Calvin Cloud, OL Zach DeWitt, WR Tyler Lake, WR Aaron Morton, DE Gabe Ogdan, and TE/LB Austin Lodor. There are a number of other players we expect big things from this season too. As a whole, we are seeing a lot of competition for playing time, which is what we want.
    Cassie The ECC recently added 3 more schools to the conference making the conference that much more competitive! This year who are you excited to compete against and who do you think will be challenging to compete against?
    Coach Cruse The ECC is a terrific conference and will continue to be even more challenging. In our conference for football, every week is an absolute battle. There are no easy games on our schedule but we embrace that challenge and are excited about it!
    Cassie Are you able to hold any fundraisers for the athletes or events to help with the pay-to-play fees?
    Coach Cruse Unfortunately we missed out on a couple of things we had planned due to COVID-19. We will be selling discount cards until July 30th around the community. Be on the lookout for our players and please help support Loveland Athletics!
    Cassie In your own words, talk about your experience with the quarantine, COVID-19, and trying to be the best coach you can be during this time.
    Coach Cruse Quarantine was a unique time for all people for a lot of reasons. For me personally, I really enjoyed the time with my family, especially being with my daughter every single day! She is 8 months old now, so seeing how much she has changed in a few months and being with her every step of the way has been a blast. It was time I would’ve never gotten had COVID-19 not happened.
    Overall, I looked at quarantine as an opportunity to get better every day. Just like we stressed with our players, I tried to have a routine every day to make sure I was productive.  I am not a huge reader, but during quarantine, I quickly became one. I read about a book every 1-2 weeks and really enjoyed it. There were also a number of virtual football clinics that my staff and I attended as well.
    Aside from that, we had a team meeting every week, at least one position meeting a week with players and a number of staff meetings. I grew to really look forward to these interactions with our players and coaches. When it all started, we decided as a staff that we wanted to make sure we were in constant communication with our players. We felt that checking in with them to see how things were going at home, how school was going, and then how workouts were going was going to be very important. We also took it as an opportunity to get closer as a team by getting to know each other better.
    Check out the Loveland Tigers football schedule for this up and coming season!
    2020-2021 Loveland Tigers Football Schedule
    8/28 Sycamore
    9/4 at Princeton
    9/11 Turpin
    9/18 West Clermont
    9/25 at Milford
    10/2 Little Miami
    10/9 at Walnut Hills
    10/16 at Kings
    10/23 Anderson
    10/30 at Winton Woods
    For more of your latest local sports news stay tuned to the Sports 411 With Me, Cassie Mattia! Oh and by the way…GO TIGERS!
  • LHS Athletics Enter Into Phase 3 of “Skills Practice”

    LHS Athletics Enter Into Phase 3 of “Skills Practice”

    LHS’s Athletic Director, Brian Conatser

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Its been a tough road for athletes all across Ohio in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Competitions have been canceled, sports seasons have been postponed, and in-person practicing has been banned. Although this new normal has been hard on many high school athletes and coaches, many were glad to hear that the Ohio Governor and Health Department’s Responsible Restart Ohio implemented a “three-phase process” that would ease both athletes and coaches back into practicing and competing.

    LHS’s Athletic Director, Brian Conatser, couldn’t be happier to get the Tiger Athletes and Coaches back into LHS’s athletic facilities, but in the safest way possible!

    “We are in Phase 3 of our skills practice which will last until July 6th,” Conatser explained, “Once we get more guidance from the Ohio Governor and OHSAA, we will move forward with those restrictions and guidelines.”
    On June 1st, LHS opened its Athletic Facilities in accordance with the OHSAA skills training guidelines.
    “Our coaches are extremely committed to working with the Athletic Department to implement COVID-19 procedures and guidelines. As an Athletic Department, we walked through the process as a team, fine-tuning our plan prior to our athletes returning to campus,” Conatser said, “The plan is extremely thorough and detailed, as the safety of our student-athletes and coaches are our primary concern.”
    Conatser provided the guidelines given to him by OHSAA that both coaches and student-athletes are following as they begin to return to athletics.
    1. Every student-athlete and coach MUST complete the 2020-21 Final Forms COVID-19 waiver prior to the 1st training session.
    2. Every student-athlete and coach MUST complete the LHS COVID-19 Self-Evaluation Google Form every day prior to each skills training session.
    3. Social distancing includes a 6-foot separation.  Entrances and Exits are outlined and over-communicated to avoid congregation and lingering of student-athletes.
    4. Facial coverings must be worn when in the building (gyms, fitness center, athletic training room). Facial coverings may be removed during the training session.
    5. Sanitation products and stations are located at the entry and exit of our inside facilities. We also ask EVERY student to bring: Water bottle, Sanitation wipes, Hand sanitizer, and Facial covering.
    6. All equipment, balls, etc. must be wiped down at the beginning and end of each training session.
    7. Three phases:  Phase 1: May 26th – June 8th / Phase 2:  June 9th – June 22nd / Phase 3: June 23rd – July 6th

    Conatser gave credit to Loveland’s student-athletes, coaches, and parents for playing such an important role in the three-phase process.

    “From parents dropping off their kids in designated spots to everyone following the COVID-19 guidelines. The coaches deserve an overwhelming amount of credit,” Conatser said, “These outstanding professionals make sure their programs have all of the information well ahead of time via communication from ZOOM, Google Hangout, email, Twitter, etc. We are looking forward to a safe and productive summer of skill training.”

    For more Loveland Tiger sports updates stay tuned to the Sports 411 With Me, Cassie Mattia!

  • LHS’s Cross Country Team releases 2020 schedule!

    LHS’s Cross Country Team releases 2020 schedule!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – As high school sports across Ohio begin to enter back into in-person practicing and competitions Fall sports teams are beginning to release their 2020 competition schedules including LHS’s Cross Country Team.

    On Wednesday, LHS’s Cross Country Twitter page released its 2020 Cross Country schedule, describing it as “very fun and challenging!”

    https://twitter.com/lovelandcc1/status/1275899167383130120

    Be sure to come out and support the Tigers beginning August 15th at the OHSAA Season-Opener at Fortress Obetz, a multi-purpose sports, and entertainment complex in Obetz, Ohio. The bleacher system alone holds 6,500 people and the standing room holds near 20,000 people. Fortress Obetz opened in 2017 and was the former site of Columbus Motor Speedway.

    GO TIGERS!!

     

     

  • Eastern Cincinnati Conference Holds a “Slogan Contest!”

    Eastern Cincinnati Conference Holds a “Slogan Contest!”

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Calling all student-athletes, coaches, parents, and fans! The Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) recently announced that they will be going through somewhat of a league transformation. In addition to adding three new schools, Little Miami, Winton Woods, and Lebanon, to the ECC for the 2020-2021 sports season they are also looking to add a new conference slogan.

     

    The ECC stated that they would love to bring more awareness and reach to the conference’s brand so the conference decided to have students, coaches, and fans submit slogan ideas. The ECC selected the top 4 slogan ideas and posted them on the ECC website so that anyone and everyone could vote on their favorite slogan! Below are the top 4 slogan selections.

    1.  Engage.  Compete.  Conquer

    2.  Excite. Challenge.  Compete.

    3.  Eastern Cincinnati Conference … top-level competition with community-based values.

    4.  Engagement.  Competition.  Community.  We are the ECC!

    The Slogan Contest allows voters to submit their slogan selection as many times as they want up until Friday, June 26th, 2020. The new slogan will be released in early July. If you would like to participate in the Slogan Contest click the link below to submit your vote!

    VOTE NOW

    ECC Schools

    Stay tuned for the latest and greatest Local Sports 411 with me, Cassie Mattia!

     

  • [Photo Album] Tigers fall in close game vs. Mount Notre Dame

    [Photo Album] Tigers fall in close game vs. Mount Notre Dame

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – It was a packed gym Saturday afternoon at Princeton High School filled with many spirited fans rooting on Loveland’s Women’s Basketball Team as they pushed to win their first District Championship. Although the Lady Tigers didn’t pull off the win, the game itself was still both competitive and exciting!

    The Lady Tigers took on Mount Notre Dame, who were not only ranked number 1 in Ohio’s Division 1 High School Women’s basketball poll they were also ranked #3 in the nation by MaxPreps, as well as being both undefeated and the reigning Ohio Champs!

    Loveland began the 1st quarter focused on shutting down MND’s top scorers and creating opportunities for Jillian Hayes inside the paint. The Tigers managed to achieve their first-quarter goals ending the quarter with a 19-17 lead, a field goal percentage of 40 percent, and they kept MND’s top scorers to single digits. 

    In the 2nd quarter, the Tigers kicked up their defense allowing MND to score only 7 points. Although MND beat Loveland 7-6 in the 2nd quarter, the Lady Tigers capitalized on their free throws, going 6 for 6. Senior Jillian Hayes led the Tigers at the half in points with 8 followed by Freshman Josie Early who tallied up 6 points. Junior Tess Broermann contributed heavily adding on 4 points, 4 assists, and 1 steal. Senior Kate Garry was the top rebounder at the half with 3 and collected 2 assists. 

    After the half, both Loveland and MND turned up the heat! The 3rd quarter seemed to be all about the fast break as most of Loveland’s baskets were either scored on a fast break or a v-cut pass to the basket. With 5:33 left on the clock in the 3rd quarter, the Lady Tigers led by 7 points. MND mirrored Loveland’s effort going 42 percent from the 3 point line and 82 percent from the free-throw line. MND outscored Loveland in the 3rd quarter 18-13, but the score did not reflect Loveland’s tenacity as they not only hustled for every loose ball they also capitalized on the defensive end.

    Going into the 4th quarter the Loveland Tigers had everything to gain and nothing to lose. Loveland pushed until the very last second of the game but unfortunately did not collect the District title. MND outscored the Tigers 19-10 in the 4th quarter making the final score of the game 61-48.

    Loveland fans at the game and at home all agreed that although the Tigers did not win it was still an exciting game and such an honor to see such a great group of women compete. The top performer for Loveland was Jillian Hayes who put up 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Following close behind Hayes was Josie Early who collected 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. The ECC champs ended their season with an impressive 22-4 record.

    Emotions ran high as Loveland lined up to receive their District runner-up medals after the game ended. ECC Coach of the Year Coach Darnell Parker and Loveland’s Athletic Director Brian Conaster handed out the school history-changing medals with a smile and a huge hug to each Lady Tiger. After medals were handed out many of the Lady Tigers ran up to their friends and families to express to them how much they appreciated their support throughout the season. It’s safe to say that the season this particular Loveland High School Women’s Basketball Team had will go down as the best season ever in LHS Women’s Basketball history. 

    Loveland Magazine would like to congratulate the LHS Women’s Basketball Team and the LHS Athletic Department for having such an incredible year! We could not be more proud of everything everyone on the team and staff accomplished. We are truly touched to have had the opportunity to cover such a great basketball program! We wish the women moving on to the play at the college level the best of luck and of course those that still have a couple more years to play for Coach Parker we can’t wait to see what next year brings. GO TIGERS! #OURWAY!

    Read the complete game stats below the photos.

    Saturday, February 29, 2020
    61
    Mount Notre Dame
    1 2 3 4 T
    MND 17 7 18 19 61
    LVL 19 6 13 10 48
    48
    Loveland
    Mount Notre Dame
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Crockett, Autumn 2-2 0-0 4-5 2 4 6 1 1 2 2 3 8
    Stanley, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Stainton, Cassie 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Wolterman, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
    Cook, Makira 5-15 3-7 4-4 1 3 4 4 3 0 3 2 17
    Centrulla, Grace 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 1 4
    Phelia, Laila 5-7 1-3 6-6 1 5 6 2 1 0 3 4 17
    Bransford, K.K. 5-19 0-1 5-9 4 3 7 2 1 0 0 3 15
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    18-47 4-12 21-26 9 21 30 9 7 3 9 16 61
    38.3% 33.3% 80.8%
    Loveland
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Kate Garry 0-6 0-4 1-2 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 3 1
    Josie Early 3-6 0-0 3-4 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 9
    Tess Broermann 2-8 0-3 3-3 2 1 3 8 1 0 2 2 7
    Jillian Hayes 7-11 0-0 6-7 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 4 20
    Olivia Raby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
    Sophia Kapszukiewicz 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Jenna Batsch 3-8 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 6
    Sophia Raby 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 5
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    17-43 1-9 13-16 5 16 21 12 3 1 11 18 48
    39.5% 11.1% 81.3%

     

  • [Photo Album] The Loveland Women’s Basketball Team Advances to the District Semi-Finals!

    [Photo Album] The Loveland Women’s Basketball Team Advances to the District Semi-Finals!

    CORRECTION: This story has been up-dated to reflect that Josie Early is a first-year student and not a Junior.

    by Cassia Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – The Lady Tigers and Coach Parker are rewriting Women’s Loveland Basketball history one win at a time! LHS’s Women’s Basketball team is set to continue their impressive journey to the tourney on Monday night against Mason High School for the OHSAA District Semi-Finals crown.

    The Tigers defeated Lebanon 52-25 last Wednesday night at Lakota East High School bringing their record-breaking season to 21-3. Stand out Senior Jillian Hayes led the Tigers in scoring and rebounds with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Hayes now officially holds the record as Loveland’s all-time leading scorer and holds the all-time rebounding record. In the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Hayes is ranked 2nd in points averaging 18.1 per game, 2nd in rebounds averaging 10 per game, 4th in blocks averaging 1.5 per game, and 3rd in steals averaging 3.2 per game.

    First year student Josie Early, came off the bench Wednesday night and scored a season-high of 10 points.

    The future of Loveland Women’s Basketball, First year student Josie Early, came off the bench Wednesday night and scored a season-high of 10 points. Teammates, Junior Jenna Batsch, and, Senior Kate Garry, added 7 points each to the big Tiger win. Batsch holds the 5th spot in the ECC for steals averaging 2.6 per game while Garry has climbed her way up to the 3rd spot on Loveland all-time leading scorer list! Not only has Garry achieved an all-time leading scorer spot she has also grabbed the number 1 spot as Loveland’s all-time leading 3-point shooter. Coach Darnell Parker celebrated Garry’s accomplishments over Twitter saying, “@Kgarry12 has vaulted herself to #3 All-Time leading scorer in Loveland History! This kid is now on the Mt Rushmore of players to wear the Orange and Black! Proud of you KG!”

    Recently the ECC released the Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams as well as the ECC Athlete of the Year and the ECC Coach of the Year. Not to anyone’s surprise, the Loveland Women’s Basketball squad received a number of accolades within the ECC. Coach Parker was named Coach of the Year and Jillian Hayes was named Co-Athlete of the Year along with Walnut Hills’ Sean Kelly Darks. Jenna Batsch and Jillian Hayes were named 1st Team All ECC while Tess Broermann and Kate Garry were named 2nd Team All ECC. Sophia Raby also received Honorable Mention All ECC.

    Loveland will go up against a talented Mason Comets team who went 15-8 this year finishing in 3rd place in the GMC. The Comets advanced to the finals by beating Ursuline Academy 39-36 last Wednesday. Mason is led by Freshman Margo Mattes who averages 14.9 points per game and Junior Forward Marilyn Popplewell who averages 9.9 points per game. The District Semi-Finals will be held at Lakota East High School on Monday at 7:30 PM.

    Check out the box score below from Loveland’s huge win against Lebanon last week!

    Wednesday, February 19, 2020

    52
    Loveland
    1 2 3 4 T
    LVL 13 11 16 12 52
    LEB 4 6 9 6 25

    25
    Lebanon
    Loveland
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Ella Nagel 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Jenna Batsch 3-10 0-2 1-3 1 7 8 2 0 0 2 1 7
    Brooke Hatfield 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Tess Broermann 3-8 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 8
    Rachel Yeager 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sophia Raby 2-6 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 4
    Olivia Raby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
    Kate Garry 3-6 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 3 2 7
    Paige Broermann 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sophia Kapszukiewicz 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Averee Martin 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
    Samantha James 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Josie Early 3-8 1-2 3-4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 10
    Jillian Hayes 4-13 0-1 4-6 3 6 9 2 2 0 2 2 12
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    20-59 4-14 8-13 10 23 33 10 2 1 9 13 52
    33.9% 28.6% 61.5%
    Lebanon
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Mueller, Logan 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 3
    Stone, Caitlyn 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    DeMichele, Elena 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Feldmann, Samantha 2-6 0-2 0-0 3 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 4
    Anspach, Sydney 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Edmonds, Molly 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Popp, Ashley 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
    Folley, Kendall 1-8 0-4 0-1 0 1 1 3 0 0 6 3 2
    Sauerland, Lindsey 0-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
    Hughes, Gia 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 4
    Spatz, Gracee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Dunn, Isabella 2-9 1-3 1-2 2 9 11 0 0 0 5 0 6
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    10-43 3-16 2-4 6 18 24 5 0 0 20 9 25
    23.3% 18.8% 50.0%

     

  • LHS’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach Reaches 100 Wins!

    LHS’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach Reaches 100 Wins!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – As you walk the halls of Loveland High school it is not hard to feel the sense of community the students, teachers, and coaches have created! That sense of community doesn’t just linger in the hallways it’s also very present in both LHS’s academics and athletic programs. One athletic program, in particular, took that sense of community LHS created and implemented it into everything he and his team does. Darnell Parker, LHS’s head women’s basketball coach, wanted to keep that community mentality when he took over the team, but at the same time, he wanted that same mentality to set the women’s basketball program apart from all of the other athletic programs. That’s when #Ourway was created. This unique mindset has not only proven its success with the Loveland Women’s Basketball team’s win-loss record but has also created a lot of hype with all of the Loveland Tigers!

    “OurWay started out as more of a tag line slash cool hashtag, but over time it became a way of life for our program! It started back in year 1 with Jenna Stanton and Madi McDermott,” Parker explained, “We had a lot of strong seniors that year, but those two really grabbed ahold of this team in the offseason and set the tone for how we were going to go about our business day in and day out! Like our community, we didn’t want to be like the Mason’s or the Lakota’s we wanted to be great the Loveland way, and that is where OurWay came from.“

    The Loveland Women’s Basketball program celebrated a huge moment in history last Saturday winning their first ECC championship. The Lady Tigers finished the ECC regular season with a 13-1 record and a 19-3 record overall. And if winning an ECC title wasn’t enough for the Tigers, Coach Darnell Parker also celebrated quite the milestone this year reaching 100 wins.

    This highlight reel was put together by Team Photographer Gayle Rothmeeler to celebrate Coach Parker’s 100th win.

    “To be able to accomplish both of these milestones in the same season was unbelievable!,” Parker said, “But winning the league by far takes the cake! This is something that has never been done by Loveland in the ECC, and 17 years since the last league title of any kind in Women’s Basketball. Being able to see the absolute joy on our kids’ faces and from everyone in the crowd is what this is all about!“

    Darnell Parker coaching the Tigers during their ECC Championship game

    Coach Parker, who from a very young age knew basketball was his passion, began coaching summer basketball camps when he was a senior varsity point guard at Findlay High School. Parker earned both all-league and all-district accolades as a point guard at Findlay High School. After Parker graduated high school he continued his stellar basketball career at Bluffton University where he played all 4 years. At Bluffton Parker was given the team captain role and was awarded best defensive player his senior year. Parker graduated from Bluffton with a degree in Business Management and immediately decided to get back into the game he just couldn’t get enough of.

    Parker’s basketball coaching career started at Glen Este where he was selected to coach 6th-grade boys. For 9 years Parker successfully coached at Glen Este until Finneytown High School approached him with an opportunity to coach the Men’s JV team. While gaining experience in the men’s high school basketball circuit Parker again got an opportunity to coach but this time as the varsity head men’s basketball coach at Clermont Northeastern High School. Next on Parker’s superb coaching journey was at Clark Montessori High School where he took the position as the varsity men’s head basketball coach. At Clark Montessori, Parker made a name for himself and his team! In 2015 he not only won the Miami Valley Conference-Scarlet Championship he also was named Coach of the Year! While Parker coached at Clark Montessori he also coached AAU Basketball at Ohio Crossover Athletics gaining even more knowledge about the game of basketball.

    Parker coached for 3 years at Clark Montessori before making the transition to Loveland High School as an assistant varsity women’s basketball coach. After almost immediately making a huge impact on the Loveland Women’s Basketball program Parker was asked to take the varsity head coach position in 2017.

    Once Parker accepted the position he began working towards achieving the goals that he set for himself as a coach and the goals that the Loveland Women’s Basketball program had set as well. After 3 years of working towards some serious goals, this year Parker and his Lady Tigers not only grabbed their first ECC title ever in school history Parker himself also reached 100 wins and was named District 16 Coach of the Year! Parker said he couldn’t be more pleased with his team’s outstanding efforts this year and appreciates everyone that helped him get to this point in his coaching career.

    Coach Parker cutting the last strand of the net after leading the Tigers to their first ECC Championship last Saturday

    “There have been so many people that have contributed to me getting to this point, but first and foremost I have to thank God because, without him, none of this is possible,” Parker explained, “My Mom and my Dad to this day are my biggest cheerleaders and have been great! My two girls Alexis and Madison have sacrificed a lot of Dad time so that I could pursue my passion and I love them unconditionally for that! And to the Loveland community, thank you for accepting me as one of your own! This community has wrapped their arms around me and this program, THANK YOU! Lastly thank you to the coaching staff, Samantha, Keith, Wray Jean, Brad, and Mike. This is a team effort and these guys put up with me every single day and we wouldn’t be where we are without them,” Parker added.

    Coach Parker and his Lady Tigers have already taken the postseason tournament by storm grabbing their first win against Talawanda on February 13th with a score of 62-24. As if there wasn’t enough Loveland Women’s Basketball Tiger hype, Senior Jillian Hayes broke the All-Time Leading Scorer record, putting up 19 points for the Tiger win. Jilian Partin previously held the record with 1,356 points in 2005. Senior Kate Garry also holds an impressive record for the Tigers with the Most made 3 point shots in school history. This record was also previously held by Jilian Partin in 2005 with 65 made 3 point shots. Garry also holds the spot for the most 3 point shots made this year in the ECC.

    Check out what these Lady Tigers had to say about Coach Parker’s 100 win milestone!

    Loveland Women’s Varsity Basketball Coach Darnell Parker

    The Loveland Women’s Basketball team will continue their “journey to the tourney” Wednesday, February 19th against Lebanon at 7:30 PM at Lakota East High School

     

     

     

     

    Watch this interview with Coach Parker’s mother…

    Proud mom and son after the Tigers captured the ECC championship
  • LHS Winter Athletics Continue to Gain Big Victories!

    LHS Winter Athletics Continue to Gain Big Victories!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – It’s no surprise to the community of Loveland that LHS Winter Athletics is taking the ECC by storm! Over the past couple of months, several Tiger teams have not only won key ECC match-ups but have also been recognized for their stellar team and individual stats. So without further ado here is your Loveland Sports 411 with me, Cassie Mattia!

    Men’s Basketball

    Over Christmas break, the Men’s LHS Basketball team definitely did not let the holidays get in the way of some good old fashioned hard-nosed basketball! On December 27th the Tigers took on Little Miami and pulled out a victory with a score of 65-51. Loveland had 4 Tigers with points in the double digits! Ian Cox made 6 out of his 9 field goal attempts totaling him out at 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, while teammates Collin Hedgepeth and Aaron Krabacher had 12 points each. Brenton Foust also played quite the game scoring 11 points and grabbing 3 assists and 3 steals. Below are some action shots caught by a very loyal Tiger!

    https://twitter.com/LHS_MrBuis/status/1210724115545354243

    On Saturday, December 28th the Tigers competed at Mason collecting another victory, 51-46. As a team, Loveland managed to create scoring opportunities for every Tiger as each team member contributed to the score. Here are the stats from Loveland/Mason match-up along with some action photos from the game!

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    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Aaron Krabacher 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 6
    Brenton Foust 1-6 0-1 5-6 1 3 4 4 0 0 1 1 7
    Sam Cox 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 6
    Tripp Towle 1-1 0-0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
    Collin Hedgepeth 4-11 0-0 2-3 4 4 8 2 0 0 4 0 10
    Alec Soth 0-3 0-3 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1
    Sean McElveen 3-4 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 7
    Ian Cox 4-6 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 10

     

    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
      17-37 4-10 13-18 6 14 20 8 2 0 15 12 51
      45.9% 40.0% 72.2%  

     

    The Tiger’s competed on Saturday, January 4th at Sycamore where they pulled out another win with a nail-biting score of 45-41. Every Tiger played a key role in the win against Sycamore but there were a couple of Tigers that really stood out! Collin Hedgepeth tallied up 17 points for Loveland while teammate Ian Cox added 9 points and Brenton Foust put up 7 points and 4 assists. Ian Cox is in 5th place in the ECC for Field Goal percentage at 55.4 and Brenton Foust is placed 4th in the ECC in assists averaging 2.3 per game.

    Currently, LHS Men’s Basketball is 5th in the ECC sitting at 2-3 in the conference and 5-4 overall. The Tigers’ competed Tuesday at Withrow in which we will bring you results in the next Loveland Sports 411! The Tigers will play again on Friday at home against West Clermont at 7:30 PM.

    Women’s Basketball

    The Loveland Women’s Basketball team is continuing one of their best seasons in school history with an undefeated record in the ECC of 7-0! The Lady Tigers faced St. Ursula on December 30th collecting a great win, 73-57. Senior Jillian Hayes was the Tigers top performer with 25 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 4 blocks. Jenna Batsch completed 4 out of 10 of her field goals racking up 12 points and 3 steals while Kate Garry added 14 points. Below are some photos from the game!

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    On Saturday, January 4th the Tigers competed against Mercy McAuley at home losing in a hard-fought battle, 58-41. Jenna Batsch had one of her best games to date scoring 20 points. Batsch went 3 for 5 from the 3 point line and 7 for 13 in overall field goals attempted! Jillian Hayes added 10 points to the final score and grabbed an impressive 13 rebounds. 

    https://twitter.com/LovTigers_AD/status/1213545753295171584

    In the ECC several Lady Tigers are at the top of the league for their individual stats! Jillian Hayes is in 4th place for points scored averaging 16.6 per game, 2nd in rebounds averaging 10.1 per game, 2nd in blocks averaging 2 per game and 5th in steals averaging 2.8 per game. Fellow Tiger, Tess Broermann, is in 3rd place for assists grabbing 3.4 a game while teammate Kate Garry sits in 5th place averaging 2.4 assists per game. Olivia Raby is in 4th place in the ECC for blocks collecting 1.5 per game and is 5th place for Field Goal Percentage averaging 51.6. Jenna Batsch is in 3rd place for steals averaging 2.9 per game.

    The Loveland Women’s Basketball teams’ next matchup will be against Ursuline Academy today at 7:30 PM on the Tigers home court. Check out some of the awesome shots taken by Loveland Magazine TV of some incredible Lady Tiger Basketball moments!

    Watch this slide show of Jillian Hayes squeezing through the double-team…

    Here are some additional photos from the Mercy McAuley game:

     

    Wrestling

    The Loveland Wrestling team competed several times over Christmas break and had great success! On December 21st and 22nd, the Tigers competed in the SWOWCA Coaches Classic at Harrison High School. Jake Cotsonas got to see the podium as he placed 2nd while teammate Brett Hogan also competed at a very high level placing 8th. Below is a photo of the two top Tigers’ finishing poses! 

    https://twitter.com/LovTigers_AD/status/1208887487692759047

    On December 27th and 28th, the Loveland Wrestling team traveled to Wheeling Park, WV to compete in the Wheeling Park Duals and on January 4th suited up again for the Beavercreek Classic. After both meets, the results the Tigers produced placed several individuals at the top spot in the ECC for their weight class. Currently, Brett Hogan is in 1st place in the 106 weight class coming in at 10-9 with 4 pins, Ty Harter is in 2nd in the 113 weight class coming in at 10-7 with 5 pins, Michael Soupene is in 1st place in the 120 weight class with a 10-6 record and 5 pins, Jake Cotsonas is in 1st in the 126 weight class coming in at 15-3 with 5 pins, Parker Ashby is in 1st in the 132 weight class with a 6-10 record and 4 pins, Kobi-D Milamis in 1st place in the 138 weight class with an 11-4 record and 7 pins, Jake Case is in 1st for the 145 weight class coming in at 12-9 with 12 pins, Jarod Mendoza is in 1st in the 152 weight class with a 12-7 record and 11 pins, Tristan Greatorex is sitting in 1st in the 160 weight class with a 9-7 record and 6 pins, Liam Hamill is in 1st in the 170 weight class with a 14-2 record and 8 pins, Angel Loza is in 1st place in the 182 weight class with a 7-3 record and 6 pins, Vaughn Pence is in 1st in the 195 weight class coming in at 8-8 with 6 pins, and last but not least Austin Beamer is in 1st place in the 220 weight class with a 15-10 record and 11 pins.

    The Tigers Wrestling team will compete again on Friday, January 10th at the Perrysburg Invitational. 

    Men’s Swim and Dive Team

    The Loveland Men’s Swim and Dive Team dove headfirst into some incredible meets over break! On Tuesday, December 17th the Tigers traveled to New Richmond to compete in a swimming event. Loveland’s top performer was Senior Brandon Day who won the 500-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke. Day not only grabbed two wins but also broke two pool records! On Saturday, December 21st, the Men’s Diving team traveled to Sycamore to compete while the Men’s Swim team traveled to Mariemont High School to compete. Brandon Day grabbed two big wins at Mariemont in the 200-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke earning him ECC Athlete of the Week! 

    The Men’s Swim Team will swim again on Saturday at 11 AM at Princeton High School while the Men’s Dive Team will dive on Saturday at 2:45 PM at Sycamore High School.

    Women’s Swim and Dive Team

    The Lady Tiger Swim team also competed at New Richmond on December 17th where several Tigers gained some fantastic accolades! Junior Sarah Lolli won the 200-meter Individual Medley and the 100-meter breaststroke. The Tigers Diving team traveled on December 21st to Sycamore to compete while the swim team traveled to Mariemont High School. Loveland had several individual successes at Mariemont! Lolli again grabbed two wins, one being in the 200-meter freestyle and the other being in the 100-meter butterfly. Lolli’s wins earned her ECC Athlete of the Week. Riley Bullock took 1st place overall at Mariemont with a score of 392.05, Sydney Keil placed 9th with a score of 250.60, and Shelby Cline placed 10th with a score of 250.10. Check out below the impressive dive from one of our very own Loveland Tigers!

    https://twitter.com/tigersdiving/status/1213507254567276544

    The Women’s Swim Team will swim again on Saturday at 11 AM at Princeton High School and the Women’s Dive Team will dive on Saturday at 2:45 PM at Sycamore High School.

    Men’s Bowling

    The Loveland Men’s Bowling team is having a great season as they are currently in 2nd place in the ECC with 900.8 points. The bowling team is 6-1 in the ECC and 9-1 overall. Saturday, January 4th the Men’s Bowling team competed at the ECC/SWOC Challenge at Northwest Lanes. Below are the results from the game as well as a video from the competition!

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Ben Westley 224 203 159 586 195.3
    Jeffrey Scott 160 213 373 186.5
    Alton French 159 210 369 184.5
    Joey Kapszukiewicz 180 182 362 181.0
    Sherron Peacock 150 190 340 170.0
    Matthew Rychlik 170 163 333 166.5
    Sub Bowler 1 199 199 199.0
    Anthony Jerdack 189 189 189.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 893 887 971 2751 917.0
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
      157 201 173 186 215 179 1111 185.2
      175 194 184 176 159 160 1048 174.7
    TOTALS PINS  
      4910  

     

    https://twitter.com/LovTigers_AD/status/1213112536226156547

    The Tigers competed again on Monday, January 6th at Cherry Grove Lanes where they took the win against Turpin with a score of 2460 to 2240. Below is a photo of the results from the match!

    https://twitter.com/LovTigers_AD/status/1213503758568693765

    The Men’s Bowling team competed Wednesday, January 8th at 4 PM at Crossgate Lanes against Turpin in which the results have yet to be reported. The Men’s next bowl will be on Saturday at Northwest Lanes for the Lancer Baker Bash.

    Women’s Bowling

    The Women’s Bowling team is also having quite the season sitting at 8-0 in the ECC and 10-0 overall! On Saturday, January 4th the Tigers bowled at the ECC/SWOC Challenge at Northwest Lanes and captured the winning title! Below are the results from the match-up along with some action footage from the game!

    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Grady Pettit 181 218 178 577 192.3
    Ashley George 160 147 149 456 152.0
    Avery Banasik 113 147 111 371 123.7
    Ashley Gilker 161 160 321 160.5
    Substitute 1 84 90 174 87.0
    Sydney Bodenstein 126 126 126.0
    Annelise Dartnell 107 107 107.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 645 799 688 2132 710.7
    TOTALS PINS  
      2132

     

    https://twitter.com/LovTigers_AD/status/1213610158896635904

    On January 6th and 8th, the Loveland Women’s Bowling Team faced Turpin where they collected two more wins! On Monday Loveland won with a score of 2251-2191 and on Wednesday won with a score of 1938-1836. Following the most recent competitions, Lady Tiger Grady Pettit is in 3rd place in the ECC for her bowling skills with an average score of 175.4. The Loveland Women’s Bowling team will compete again on Saturday at Northwest Lanes in the Lancer Baker Bash.

    Academic Team

    The Loveland Academic team is really making a name for themselves in the ECC as they are in 3rd place with a 3-1 record! On Wednesday, January 8th the Tigers competed at Milford, but the score has yet to be reported. The Loveland Tigers will compete again on January 15th at home against Kings High School.

    And that wraps up your Loveland Sports 411! Stay tuned for more local Loveland sports news coming soon!

     

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

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

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland High School Winter sports have kicked their seasons off with a bang! One Tiger team has really made a mark for themselves in the ECC, improving their record to 7-1 with a 7 game winning streak! The Women’s Loveland High school Basketball team is currently at the top of the ECC with several individual Tigers at the top of the conference for their own personal stats, one Tiger, in particular, being senior Jillian Hayes.

    Jillian Hayes and her family on the night she accepted her commemorative 1,000th point ball. The ball was presented on Friday, December 20 during the Men’s basketball against Milford.

    Hayes, a 6’2 forward, reached her 1,000 point milestone at home against Walnut Hills on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Prior to the big game, Hayes needed 27 points to reach her 1,000 points and impressively enough Hayes had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Loveland ended up grabbing the win 78-67! This was the Tigers’ first win over former ECC champs Walnut Hills since the start of the 2016 basketball season. Currently, Hayes is in 4th place in the ECC for points averaging 16.4 per game, 2nd in defensive rebounds averaging 9.1 per game, 2nd in blocks averaging 2.0 per game, and 5th in steals averaging 2.8 per game.

    The scoresheet when Jillian Hayes reached the milestone of 1,000 points of her Tiger basketball career (Click image to open a new window and see a larger view)

    Since Hayes’ big 1,000 point moment she has had some other very high scoring games. She scored 17 points at Turpin, 23 points at Milford, 15 points at home against Withrow, and 13 points at West Clermont giving her a total now of 1,068 points. Earlier this year Hayes committed to Coach Heard and the Cincinnati Bearcats to continue her already stellar basketball career.

    Jilian Partin was the last Tiger to reach the coveted 1,000 points on December 2, 2004. Partin played for the Loveland Tigers from 2001-2005 under Head Coach Wray Jean Conner. Partin totaled 1,356 points for her beyond impressive high school career. At the time Assistant Varsity Coach, Ken Tracey decided to do some research into the world of the “1,000 point club” and said that fewer than one percent of Ohio high school basketball players, either men or women ever reach 1,000 points in their career!

    Currently, Partin is at the top of the board as the All-Time Leading Scorer in Loveland Women’s Basketball history with 1,356 points. Partin also holds the Loveland Highschool Women’s Basketball record for Most Free Throws made with 329.

    Jillian Hayes is officially 288 points from the All-Time Leading Scorer record! Hayes will get the opportunity to get closer to this memorable accolade on Monday, December 30th at 7:30 PM at St. Ursula.

    In this video is Hayes scoring 993 through 1,000 points, receiving the game ball, and a post-game interview with her and Coach Darnell Parker.

    Read more about Jillian Hayes…

    One on One with Jillian Hayes

     

    This slide show is photos of Jillian Hayes when she scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Tiger’s win over Walnut Hills on Saturday, December 7, 2019.

    Game Statistics

    Saturday, December 7, 2019

    67
    Walnut Hills
    1 2 3 4 T
    WHL 14 19 18 16 67
    LVL 18 13 20 27 78

    78
    Loveland
    Walnut Hills
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Sydnee Sheppard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Kaycie Badylak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Sean Kelly Darks 5-13 2-5 3-5 2 3 5 5 3 0 1 3 15
    Zy’Aria Miller 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
    Lily Kennedy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Miyah Brooks 2-7 1-2 5-7 4 1 5 1 2 0 2 1 10
    Katie Collopy 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 5 0
    Aniyah Brown 6-9 1-3 5-6 2 3 5 0 3 0 0 3 18
    Darian Burgin 8-22 0-4 6-8 3 1 4 2 1 0 2 5 22
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    21-56 4-15 21-28 11 12 23 9 12 0 6 20 67
    37.5% 26.7% 75.0%
    Loveland
    PLAYERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    Sophia Kapszukiewicz 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Tess Broermann 3-6 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 6 0 0 1 1 7
    Sophia Raby 2-4 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 2 0 0 3 4 4
    Josie Early 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Olivia Raby 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 4
    Jenna Batsch 4-7 0-1 7-9 0 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 15
    Jillian Hayes 10-13 0-1 7-10 5 5 10 2 0 1 3 3 27
    Kate Garry 5-7 5-6 6-6 0 5 5 5 0 1 2 4 21
    TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
    26-43 6-12 20-27 7 20 27 18 1 4 16 17 78
    60.5% 50.0% 74.1%

  • Loveland High School’s Winter Sports Teams Kick the Season off right with Multiple Victories-Part 2

    Loveland High School’s Winter Sports Teams Kick the Season off right with Multiple Victories-Part 2

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – The holidays are here and so is Loveland High School’s winter sports season! Thus far LHS’s winter athletics have begun their season with a bang so what better way to showcase these talented Tiger coaches and student-athletes then to bring to you part 2 of the Loveland sports 411!

    Men’s Wrestling

    The Men’s Wrestling team started off their season with a dual victory at Sycamore on December 5th, winning 49 to 25. The Tigers won 9 out of the 14 matches! Check out the moments captured from the big win at Sycamore below!

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    The Tiger Wrestlers will be in action again on Thursday against Harrison at home.

    Men’s and Women’s Swimming/Diving

    The Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive team kicked off their season at Sycamore on December 3rd and December 7th for the Sycamore High School Invitational. The Tigers had both impressive dives and freestyles! Nami Cannon took first place in the 100 Butterfly and the Women’s dive team consisting of Sydney Keil, Shelby Cline, Kali Egan, and Morgan Eversole also collected some very impressive results!

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    The Men’s Swim and Dive team also produced some impressive results at Sycamore! Some of the Tiger top performers were Jackson Farrell who swam in the 500 Freestyle and the Men’s 200-yard medley team which consisted of Carle, Jenkins, Ferrill, and Bacanurchi. Below are some of the moments captured at Sycamore!

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/B5oOfkbH0_Q/?igshid=uek2skf1897w

    The Men’s and Women’s Swim/Dive Team competed at Walnut Hills on Tuesday, December 10th, in which we will bring you the results when we receive them, and will be swimming back into action on Tuesday, December 17th at New Richmond at 4 PM.

    Men’s Bowling

    The Loveland Men’s Bowling Team has been bowling away the competition, improving their record to 4-1 in the ECC and 5-1 overall! The Tigers are currently in 2nd place in the ECC. On Tuesday, December 3rd the Tigers took on Kings at Mason Bowl grabbing a win with a score of 2480 to 2307. Below are Loveland’s stats from the competition.

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Anthony Jerdack 192 191 383 191.5
    Jeffrey Scott 168 198 366 183.0
    Matthew Rychlik 162 199 361 180.5
    Alton French 188 188 188.0
    Ben Westley 176 176 176.0
    Sub Bowler 1 149 149 149.0
    Joey Kapszukiewicz 144 144 144.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 854 913 1767 883.5
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    179 184 159 191 713 178.3
    TOTALS PINS
    2480

     

    The Men’s Tiger’s Bowling Team faced Kings again on Wednesday, December 4th at Crossgate Lanes. The Tiger’s bowled their hearts out but unfortunately lost 2571 to 2538. Loveland competed again on Wednesday, December 11th bouncing back with a big win against Walnut Hills, 2463 to 1851. Below are the results from the Tiger’s win against Walnut Hills as well as some action shots!

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Sherron Peacock 203 205 408 204.0
    Matthew Rychlik 175 213 388 194.0
    Anthony Jerdack 190 197 387 193.5
    Alton French 148 208 356 178.0
    Jeffrey Scott 170 170 170.0
    Joey Kapszukiewicz 139 139 139.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 855 993 1848 924.0
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    174 161 139 141 615 153.8
    TOTALS PINS
    2463

     

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    The Men’s Bowling team will compete again today against Walnut Hills at 3:30 PM at Stone Lanes and on Sunday for the Holiday Classic at Western Bowl.

    Women’s Bowling

    The Loveland Women’s Bowling are dominating the ECC holding the 1st place spot with a 5-0 record in the ECC and a 6-0 record overall! On December 3rd and 4th, the Tigers grabbed two wins against Kings with a score of 1929 to 1869 on Tuesday and 2054 to 1811 on Wednesday. Below are the impressive stats from the 2 games against Kings.

    DEC. 3rd Results 

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Yanni Kahrs 190 171 361 180.5
    Grady Pettit 159 163 322 161.0
    Ashley George 102 133 235 117.5
    Ashley Gilker 175 175 175.0
    Substitute 1 90 67 157 78.5
    Sydney Bodenstein 101 101 101.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 642 709 1351 675.5
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
      128 188 151 111 578 144.5
    TOTALS PINS  
      1929  

    DEC. 4th Results

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Grady Pettit 205 167 372 186.0
    Yanni Kahrs 149 163 312 156.0
    Ashley Gilker 150 132 282 141.0
    Ashley George 155 127 282 141.0
    Annelise Dartnell 112 112 112.0
    Avery Banasik 105 105 105.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 771 694 1465 732.5
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
      163 106 172 148 589 147.3
    TOTALS PINS  
      2054  

     

    The Loveland Women’s Bowling Team grabbed another win against Walnut Hills yesterday at Crossgate Lanes, with a score of 1833 to 1504. Below are the results as well as some photos from the competition!

    Loveland
    REGULAR GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    Grady Pettit 149 150 299 149.5
    Ashley George 147 146 293 146.5
    Ashley Gilker 159 159 159.0
    Yanni Kahrs 159 159 159.0
    Substitute 1 120 120 120.0
    Annelise Dartnell 118 118 118.0
    Substitute 2 109 109 109.0
    Avery Banasik 95 95 95.0
    REGULAR GAMES TOTAL 643 709 1352 676.0
    BAKER GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 PINS AVG
    122 127 111 121 481 120.3
    TOTALS PINS
    1833

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B58nr1EgMq5/?igshid=s0q9yarbwmiq

    The Tigers are in 2nd place in the ECC for “team average,” holding a solid 700.5, and Tiger bowler Grady Pettit is in 3rd place in the ECC for her individual average, which is a 170.4. The Loveland Women’s Bowling team will compete again today against Walnut Hills at 3:30 PM at Madison Bowl and on Saturday at 9 AM at Western Bowl for the Holiday Classic.

    Academic Team

    The Loveland High School Academic Team has also had a great start to their season improving their record in the ECC to 3-1! On Wednesday, December 4th the Tigers competed at Walnut Hills where they gained both a win and a loss. The Academic Team won 81 to 68 in the first game and lost 77 to 69 in the second game. The Tigers competed again on Wednesday, December 11th at Turpin and achieved two big wins! Loveland won 82 to 51 in the first game and 77 to 57 in the second game. The Academic Team will compete again in the new year on January 8th against Milford at 4 PM.

    And that wraps up your Loveland Sports 411 With me, Cassie Mattia!