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  • In their own words: LHS head coaches share about the Fall season

    In their own words: LHS head coaches share about the Fall season

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – 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.

    At the Fall Sports Awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 13 Athletic Director, Brian Conatser was sure to give praise to both the coaches and athletes for their designated seasons as he shared what each coach had written with the near-capacity crowd in the high school gym.

    Coaches Highlights of the Fall Season – “Told through their own words…”

    Cheer Team    Accolades by Coach Emily Christman

    Our cheer team had a fun, spirited, and successful season that all started at our annual summer camp. All three teams took home awards in the cheer, chant, band dance, and Game Day competition categories. We also had nine athletes selected for the honor of UCA All- American (Shelby Cline, Hannah Powers, Amy Keyser, Emma Scott, Caroline Staley, Courtney Keyser, Ellie Steinbrunner, and Anya Winfield. In addition to these awards, the entire program took home the coveted “Top Banana!” Although the name sounds silly, the award is given to the team or program who demonstrated exceptional skill, spirit, leadership, and enthusiasm throughout the entire 3-day camp.

    During the season, the girls on all three teams demonstrated pride and commitment to this program all season long. Led by our seniors, the girls embraced the idea of being an ambassador for their school and that being a cheerleader is about more than just cheering on the sidelines. The vision statement of our program is to: Be a good cheerleader, but a great person. And the coaches this year believe these young ladies, especially our seniors, really demonstrated that this year!

     

    Men’s Cross Country   Accolades by Coach Steve Nester

    The boys cross country team had a nice season filled with many accomplishments that hadn’t been done in the past decade or so.
    Overall season record of 116-45 and 21-7 against ECC opponents.
    Second largest roster in school history at 70 strong.
    Highest Finish at the ECC Championships while finishing as Runner-up.
    Placed Third at District Championships and posted the fastest time average in school history with all scorers running 16:59 or faster.
    Qualified for the Regional Championships for the second year in a row. The first time that this has happened in over a decade. 
    The boys finish at the Regional Championships was their highest team finish in this meet since 2007.

     

    Women’s Cross Country    Accolades by Coach Steve Nester

    The girls posted the best year of Cross Country in school history. Highlights include:

    Season Record of 154-17. They were 27-0 against ECC opponents.
    They won their first Conference Championship in school history.
    Eight girls named All ECC.
    The JV won their second straight ECC Open Championship in dominating fashion.
    Finished as the District Runner-up for only the second time ever. 2005 was the first time.
    Qualified for the Regional Championships for the second year in the row with their highest finish ever at 3rd place, fastest time average, and lowest regional point total in history.
    Defeated power program Mason for the first time this century.
    Qualified for the State Championships for only the second time in school history and the first time since 2007.
    6th best team in the state out of 175 total.
    Three girls were named Academic All Ohio – Ellie Carr, Jessie Gibbins, and Ansley Richards
    Jessie Gibbins was named All Ohio Runner

     

    Football   Accolades by Coach Andy Cruse

    Our Football program had success despite the season record. 2 players were all ECC and 1 was honorable mention. Many players 9-12 got
    valuable varsity experience to help build for the future. They threw for over 2,000 yards and 17 different players touched the ball on offense this season. The teams played with relentless efforts and represented Loveland High School the right way.

     

    Men’s Soccer   Accolades by Coach Mike Dunlap

    The Men’s soccer team finished the season 13-5. During the 16 game regular season the Tigers played 11 teams that were at one time ranked in the top 10 in either Cincinnati, Dayton or Kentucky during the 2019 season. The 13 wins also included an undefeated run through the conference. During conference play the Tigers outscored their opponents by a score of 25 to 2 on the way to
    securing another ECC championship. This is the first back to back league titles since 2009 and 2010. During the 18 game season they outscored their opponents 45-16 with 8 clean sheets (shutouts). The foundation of the ECC championship was laid down when the then #4 ranked Milford Eagles brought their undefeated team to Tiger Stadium to face the #6 ranked Tigers in mid September. The 2 teams battled for a scoreless 76 minutes before the Tigers were able to score with 3 minutes left to play and then cling to a 1-0 victory. The Tigers finished the regular season ranked #3 in the city and 15th in the state in Division 1.

     

    Women’s Soccer   Accolades by Coach Todd Kelly

    The Loveland Women’s soccer team finished the season with a 16-4 record overall and a 5-1 record in the ECC. They won the Sectional Title and District Title and battled all the way to the Elite 8 finishing as the Regional Runner-up losing to the eventual State Champion.
    The girls were ranked as high as 2nd in the city during the season. Our four senior captains, Kaitlyn Andrews, Maria Bashardoust, Georgia Early, and Claire Massey led the program to an overall record of 72-8-4 record or an average of 18 wins per season despite soccer having a 16 game schedule meaning they have more wins than what is actually scheduled and have in effect played an extra high school season.
    The 72 wins is the most for any Division I High School in Ohio over the past 4 years. They amassed an ECC record of 24-1-1- losing just one game in their 4 year career. Their 72 wins are the second most in program history over 4 years and their 8 losses are tied for the fewest in 4 years. They finish a remarkable four year run that saw go 22-1 in 2017 to win The Division I Ohio State Championship, make 3 Elite 8 Appearances with one Regional Title, 4 District Titles, 4 Sectional Titles, 3 ECC titles, and 3 City Championships finishing the year ranked #1 in the City in three of their four years. They were ranked #1 in Cincinnati for 25 of the 36 weeks there was a poll during their 4 seasons. Offensively they scored 242 goals over 4 years and were shutout just 5 times in 4 years, the fewest times over 4 years in Loveland history. Defensively, they surrendered just 39 goals or 9.75 per year despite averaging playing 21 games per year. In the 84 games played during their 4 years, they recorded 57 shutouts or almost 70% of the games they played.
    Kaitlyn Andrews was named Second-Team All-State, and Kaitlyn, Lauren Donovan, and Claire Massey were named All-SW Ohio. Kaitlyn, Maria, Georgie, and Claire have left this program better than when they entered and the coaches are extremely proud of the 2019 team for just being the best they can be.

     

    Men’s Golf    Accolades by Coach David Allan

    The 2019 boys golf team had another thrilling and decorated season. In dual matches the team had a record of 10-2, going 5-1 in league play, two of those wins coming down to just 1 shot. They claimed the ECC season long title by winning the preview tournament at Glenview with a sizzling score of 302 and finished off the regular season at the ECC Championship with a 307 to claim the league title.
    Individually, Jeffrey Main, Tyler Vallee and Joe Jankowski were all named first team ECC and honorable mention All District. Tyler finished with the team’s lowest stroke average at 39.07, taking medalist honors at the ECC preview tournament.
    In the post season the Tigers advanced out of sectionals shooting a 308 at Sharon Woods on a tough, baked out and windy day, securing a birth to Districts. Unfortunately the season ended with a 6th place finish at Districts and no trip to the State tournament.
    The future is strong though, and the tradition of excellence on the course will continue. The outgoing group of senior leaders will be sorely missed, but the team will return a solid core of players next year including Tyler, Joe and Aiden Callahan. It will be great to see what these men and the team can do to represent Loveland next season and beyond.

     

    Women’s Golf    Accolades by Coach Barb Orsinelli

    In a very competitive ECC the girls golf team finished 5th in the league. We had a very young group of golfers with 2 sophomores and 7 freshman making up the JV and Varsity Teams.The lady tigers were led by Senior Allison Rountree, who earned medalist honors in 5 matches, named to 2nd team all conference, and honorable mention All City. Allsion signed today to play college golf at Ohio Northern University. Throughout the year we made big strides in our individual and team scoring. We had tremendous leadership from our seniors and look forward to seeing the development of our underclassmen next year.

     

    Women’s Tennis – Accolades by Coach Dara Hudson

    Girls tennis had an excellent year in 2019. These athletes worked hard all summer in Open Courts and clinics at Harpers and it paid off. All 3 teams competed well all year with JV A finishing the season with a 17-3 record. Varsity girls were co-champs in the ECC this year by winning the ECC tournament with all 5 courts winning medals at 1st or 2nd place. Congratulations to our Anna Svitkovich who is ECC Player of the Year!!
    Other ECC honors included 1st Team All-Conference for Anna Svitkovich in singles and 1st Team All Conference for the doubles team of Hanna Wenger and Tess Broermann. Freshman Grace Haught was voted to Second Team Doubles for Singles and Alex Hytree took the Honorable Mention award. With a 15-2 record to cap off the year, Varsity is ranked 6th in the city.
    The Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association also honored our team by voting Anna Svitkovich to First Team singles in Cincinnati and Tess Broerman and Hanna Wenger were voted to the city Honorable Mention Team. We ended the year with our doubles team of Tess and Hanna finishing 3rd in sectionals, qualifying for districts and winning the first round there. A great year for the Loveland Lady Tiger Tennis team!

     

    Women’s volleyball – Accolades by Coach Brian Baugh

    The girls volleyball team finished the season with a record of 20-5 (12-2) and were ECC co-champions and reached the sectional finals. This is the third straight (4th overall) ECC title for the girls volleyball team. This also marks the 4th straight season the girls have reached 20 wins in a season.  
    This season featured many great wins including defeating Lakota East, Turpin, Anderson (2x), Kings (3x) and Milford. The girls volleyball team had four girls recognized on All-ECC teams, and one individual was All-District.  
    We had a few players make their way into the record books. Jillian Hayes is now second all-time in blocks, broke the school record for blocks in a match (9), and is sixth all-time for career kills and efficiency. Audrey Planner is now 6th all-time in career aces. Diana Clark is third all-time for serve receive in a season. Abbie Miller is second all-time in career assists.
    Overall it was another great season for the Lady Tigers!

    Here are photos from the Fall Sports Awards ceremony.

    You can click on the photos below to view them larger. All photos are © protected, however they can be purchased by sending an EMAIL.

  • Loveland Tigers’ Run Away With Several ECC Academic Awards!

    Loveland Tigers’ Run Away With Several ECC Academic Awards!

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – As many of you in the community know Loveland High School has had quite the successful 2019 Fall sports season. The athletic ability of these Tiger student-athletes’ is what many families and friends follow daily. Unfortunately, sometimes the student part of student-athlete is not recognized as much because in the public eye it is not as entertaining as watching the individual’s athletic ability play out. The most difficult and most impressive part of being a student-athlete is the time commitment and hard work that goes into becoming a great student. With that in mind please join us in congratulating the following Loveland High School student-athletes for being awarded ECC ALL-ACADEMIC! Loveland Magazine is proud to be apart of TIGER NATION!

    ECC ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS

    FALL 2019 (Varsity only-3.5 GPA or higher-1st Quarter)

    Cheer

    Kayla Adkins, Lora Kate Bezjak, Kaitlyn Breese, Erin Flanagan, Olivia Herrmann, Amy Keyser, Megan Korniak, Nicole Pedicini, Hannah Powers, Olivia Powers, Anna Soupene, Caroline Spikes, Caroline Staley, Emma Vincent and Emma Wentland

    Women’s XC

    Nami Cannon, Ellie Carr, Allyson Colegate, Skyler Daumeyer, Bella Dillhoff, Sofia Dillhoff, Lexi Duff, Kali Egan, Kristina Feighery, Allie Fogel, Alexi Funk, Jessie Gibbins, Sarah Hallock, Sarah Madix, Ansley Richards, Emmy Sager, Maaike Snider, Kirstin Thomas, Meghan Tibbs and Ellie Zicka

    Men’s XC

    Colin Beran, Ryan Chevalier, Alex Ditchen, Grant Hanson, Brady Jeffcott, Carter Jerome, Sam Neiger, Alex Saletta, Max Spencer, Brady Steiner, Ajay Stutz, Andrew Waple and Alex Wolf

    Football

    Luca Aquilino, Zach Bebout, Jack Bergman, Jake Cotsonas, Zach DeWitt, Ethan Freeland, Max Huddleston, Tyler Lake, Austin Lodor, Weston Manske, Mason Moore, Ben Morrison, Gabe Ogdan, Adam Perry and Jaden Walton

    Men’s Golf

    Aiden Callahan, Jack Gray, Scott Henke, Matt Rychlik, Luke Sence and Tyler Vallee

    Women’s Golf

    Emme Amy, Erin Dickman, Kristin Dygert, Jordan Lawrence, Allison Rountree and Maya Stokes

    Women’s Soccer

    Kaitlyn Andrews, Maria Bashardoust, Lauren Donovan, Georgie Early, Caroline Florea, Leiah Goedde, Brooke Hatfield, Ella James, Sophia Kapszukiewicz, Claire Massey, Reilly Patton, Abby Pawlikowski and Ava Webb

    Men’s Soccer

    Kees Ciric, Ryan Dillinger, Aaron Earl, Helge Harris, Cole Harter, Addison Hearn, Pierce Madson, Drew Moore, Luc Parrish, Connor Patton, Brayden Shepard, Ethan Smith, Emmett Webb and Daniel Zamagias

    Women’s Tennis

    Tess Broermann, Babs Dwyer, Grace Haught, Maira Hodar, Alex Hytree, Sarah McKenzie, Allsion Partin, Anna Svitkovich and Hanna Wenger

    Women’s Volleyball

    Ally Batsch, Diana Clark, Ellie Egan, Kate Garry, Jillian Hayes, Maya Jepson, Olivia Kenyon, Abbie Miller, Alex Miller, Emma Neltner, Nicole Niven, Clara Planner, Audrey Planner, Brie Saunders and Isabel Vuyk

     

  • Superintendent asks for more frequent, direct feedback

    Superintendent asks for more frequent, direct feedback

    by Dr. Amy Crouse

    After reflecting on the election results of last week, it is clear that the district needs more frequent, direct feedback and engagement from the Loveland Schools community, including parents, residents, and staff. Our Board of Education, along with the school administration, is taking the results of the failed combined levy very seriously and is asking for your guidance in determining the next steps to ensure we continue to support our goal of providing the best education for Loveland children.

    On Tuesday, November 19, we invite you to join us for a brief Board of Education business meeting and a community input/listening session that will follow. We want to hear from you, and need your honest and direct feedback.

    It is my sincere hope that we – together – will find ways to move forward for the benefit of our community as a whole.

    Dr. Amy Crouse is the Superintendent of the Loveland City School District

     

  • Restoring Trust: Recommendations for the Loveland Board of Education

    Restoring Trust: Recommendations for the Loveland Board of Education

    By Kim and Rick Donaldson

    A large portion of the Loveland community has lost faith in the Loveland board of education and school administration. This is clear from the decisive 78% to 22% defeat of the school levy and bond issue on November 5th. Further evidence is provided by the fact that the two board members running for reelection each garnered only around 50% of the vote while running unopposed, meaning that half of those who voted chose to vote for neither of them. Before putting another levy on the ballot, the board needs to take substantive actions to regain the community’s trust.

    Before putting another levy on the ballot, the board needs to take substantive actions to regain the community’s trust.

    Others in the community have recommended three actions: terminate the land purchase contract with the Grail, terminate the Allerton Hill consulting contract and implement Ohio’s open checkbook. All three are excellent ideas and we support them wholeheartedly. These three actions would demonstrate that the board is responding to the electorate and that they are committed to communicating openly, honestly and with full financial transparency. In addition, the board needs to demonstrate a commitment to providing strong, fiscally responsible governance in the future.

    We, therefore, recommend two additional actions

    The first is to implement an annual budgeting process that starts with a strict cost cap tied to taxpayers’ ability to pay. A relatively simple way to do this would be to limit the total expenditure per student, including both operating and non-operating expenditures, to a fixed percentage of the median income in the district. We recommend a limit of 20%, which according to the Ohio Department of Education data corresponds to 2013 levels, before the ramp-up that occurred over subsequent years. This would serve to ensure that school taxes do not continue to consume an ever-increasing portion of household income and restrict tax levies to levels more acceptable to voters.

    Because of its focus on cost versus benefit, this method forces much better prioritization and decision making than the typical method.

    The second action is to use a zero-based budgeting approach to allocate money within the budget cap. This is a standard budgeting method in which the budget allotted to each expense category starts at a base level of zero and moves up from that level only to the extent that is justified by its benefit. Because of its focus on cost versus benefit, this method forces much better prioritization and decision making than the typical method wherein each expense is assumed to start at the prior year’s level plus a standard annual increase. In this context, benefits would need to be defined as proven, quantifiable impacts on academic performance in order to ensure we deliver the best education our community can afford for our children.

    Taking these actions now would go a long way toward convincing the community that the Loveland board of education is actively supervising school administrators, ensuring sound management of the school system and advancing the interests of the entire community.

    After all, that is what we elected them for?

    Kim and Rick Donaldson live in the Grailville neighborhood of Miami Township

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

    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.

  • [Loveland Magazine TV] Eleven Outstanding Loveland High School Student-Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent

    [Loveland Magazine TV] Eleven Outstanding Loveland High School Student-Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent

    Columnist Cassie Mattia is a resident of Historic Downtown Loveland

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – Eleven Tigers made the community of Loveland proud on Wednesday each committing to playing athletics at the collegiate level. Loveland High School invited the community to attend its annual 2019 Fall Sports Signing Day ceremony where each athlete was able to sign their National Letter of Intent with their coaches, friends, and families present!

    Loveland High School Athletic Director, Brian Conaster, in front of a packed LHS gym, first presented each athlete along with their accolades and then proceeded in asking that athlete to officially sign their letter of intent. Loveland Magazine TV was lucky enough to capture the memorable ceremony on camera! Experience the Tiger ceremony for yourselves and click below to see the full 2019 National Letter of Intent Signing Day at Loveland High School! GO TIGERS!

    Loveland Magazine congratulates the following, on committing to play their sport at the collegiate level:

    Kate Garry – Basketball – University of Akron
    Jillian Hayes – Basketball – University of Cincinnati
    Brandon Day – Swim – University of Utah
    Kristin Thomas – XC/Track – Georgetown
    Kaitlyn Andrews – Soccer – University of Cincinnati
    Claire Massey – Soccer – Taylor University
    Maria Bashardoust – Soccer – Cleveland State University
    Caitlin Elam – Soccer – University of Louisville
    Carson Deer – Baseball – University of Tennessee-Martin
    Allison Rountree – Golf – Ohio Northern University
    Riley Bullock – Dive – Ball State University

    LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV IS SPONSORED BY MOVE2LOVELAND

     

  • Residents invited to attend input session at the November 19 Board of Education meeting

    Residents invited to attend input session at the November 19 Board of Education meeting

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland Board of Education will meet for a regularly scheduled business meeting on Tuesday, November 19 at 6 PM, which will include a hearing of the public. Immediately following the meeting, the board will host an opportunity for dialogue between the community, the board, and the administration.

    The board will need to submit ballot language for a potential operating levy on the March ballot no later than December 18, requiring a first resolution to be passed at the December 10 board meeting.

    “We welcome input from our residents on how to gain community support for the school district to meet its financial needs going forward,” said Art Jarvis, board president. “Based on the results of the recent election, we are not able to pursue a comprehensive approach to the facilities issues as proposed in our master plan at this time. We must, however, continue to serve our Loveland students with a quality education. An analysis of the district expenses will be made over the coming weeks and we are asking our residents to provide input on what they are willing to support in terms of educational programs and services.”

    The board will need to submit ballot language for a potential operating levy on the March ballot no later than December 18, requiring a first resolution to be passed at the December 10 board meeting. In order to prepare, the board has added three meetings to its regular meeting schedule and may supplement with additional opportunities for the community to provide input in the process.

    Loveland Board of Education adds several meetings to schedule

    Read on…

     

    The Board of Education’s full meeting schedule can be found here. Meetings start at 6 PM and are held in the LMS/LIS Media Center on 757 South Lebanon Road.

  • The Loveland High School Marching Band Takes “Rhapsody in New York” to Indianapolis on Friday

    The Loveland High School Marching Band Takes “Rhapsody in New York” to Indianapolis on Friday

    The photo above of the Loveland Marching Band’s Colorguard was taken at the LHS Homecoming halftime

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland High School (LHS) Marching Band recently competed at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) State Marching Band Competition in Columbus with “Rhapsody in New York” – a show that has been a great success throughout the season. Now, by special invitation, the 140-member band will also perform at the Bands of America Grand Nationals in Indianapolis this Friday, November 15. The event will showcase high school marching bands from across the nation and exhibition performances by some of the most respected university marching bands.

    The band recently competed at a contest hosted by Turpin High School. The LHS band earned awards for, AA champs, best general effect, best visual,
    best color guard, best percussion, best, best music, and were “Grand Champions”.

    The event will showcase high school marching bands from across the nation and exhibition performances by some of the most respected university marching bands.

    “The Marching Band has a new life to it this year,” said Band Director Geoff Miller, who leads the band with LHS music and jazz teacher Alex McCoy. “The students have worked incredibly hard and are really performing at a high level. I think they understand how incredible the experience is going to be in Indianapolis and they are rising to the challenge. ‘Rhapsody in New York’ features music by George Gershwin, Billy Joel, and Alicia Keys. The music is fun to play, it has a groove and gets pretty powerful as it progresses.”

    Grand Nationals, which will be live-streamed on flomarching.com, is a three-day event including preliminaries, semi-finals, and finals held at Lucas Oil Stadium, a world-class indoor venue. 45 bands perform in two prelim contests; 30 bands advance to the semi-finals, and the 12 bands with the top scores continue on to the finals.

    The Loveland band is scheduled to play Friday at 3 PM

    Watch them HERE

    (Be prepared to buy a subscription)

    This is the first time the LHS Marching Band participates at Grand Nationals. Last time Mr. Miller performed with a marching band at the event was in 1999 when his high school band from Plymouth-Canton Ed. Park in Michigan won the competition.

    In March the band will travel to New York City to march in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade has been a tradition in NYC since 1762.

  • Local Election Results: Nov. 5, 2019

    Local Election Results: Nov. 5, 2019

    If you find value in reading these Election Results and the expense involved in putting it together, please…These results have been posted after the Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren County Boards of Elections have published their “Unofficial Results” and all precincts have reported 100% unless noted as of 12:30 AM. Official results must be certified by the various Boards in the coming weeks.

    Local School Taxes

    Loveland City School District

    Combined Operating and Bond Levy

    Clermont Co.

    YES – 1219

    NO – 4101

    Hamilton Co.

    YES – 1185

    NO – 4394

    Warren Co.

    YES – 43

    NO – 139

    TOTAL –

    YES – 2447

    NO –  8634

    Goshen Local School District

    Bond Levy 5.24 mills – 34 years

    Warren Co.

    YES – 91

    NO – 106

    Clermont Co

    YES – 1264

    NO – 1668

    TOTAL

    YES – 1355

    NO – 1774

     

    Kings Local School District

    4.96 mills Bond Levy

    YES – 3508

    NO –  3675

     Sycamore School (34 of 36 precincts)

    4 mills Bond Issue

    YES –  6067

    NO – 3758

    Lebanon City Schools

    Additional Levy 4.99 mills for 4 years

    YES – 5522

    NO –  4389

    Local Candidates

    Loveland City Council at Large – 3 elected to a 4-year term

    Pat Ahr

    Clermont Co. – 249

    Hamilton Co. – 866

    Warren Co. – 68

    TOTAL – 1183

    Kathy Bailey

    Clermont Co. – 659

    Hamilton Co. – 1840

    Warren Co. – 143

    TOTAL – 2642

    Andy Bateman

    Clermont Co. – 581

    Hamilton Co. – 1493

    Warren Co. – 116

    TOTAL – 2190

    Kent G. Blair

    Clermont Co. – 481

    Hamilton Co. – 1290

    Warren Co. – 102

    TOTAL – 1873

    Cory O’Donnell

    Clermont Co. – 216

    Hamilton Co. – 509

    Warren Co. – 44

    TOTAL – 769

    Angela L. Settell

    Clermont Co. – 243

    Hamilton Co. – 931

    Warren Co. – 73

    TOTAL – 1247

    Loveland Board of Education – 2 elected to a 4-year term

    Arthur R. Jarvis

    Clermont Co. – 2631

    Hamilton Co. – 2241

    Warren Co. – 81

    TOTAL – 4953

    Kathryn Lorenz

    Clermont Co. – 2931

    Hamilton Co. – 2611

    Warren Co. – 85

    TOTAL – 5627

    Symmes Township Trustee – 1 elected to a 4-year term

    Phil Beck – 2459

    CJ Carr – 1745

    Symmes Township Fiscal Officer – 1 elected to a 4-year term

    Joseph C. Grossi – 2968

    Milford Council at Large – 4 elected to a 4-year term

    Edward J. Haskins – 670

    Kyle Mitchell – 626

    Benjamin Redman – 600

    Sandra Russell – 753

    Milford School Board – 2 elected to a 4-year term

    Emily Chestnut

    Clermont Co. – 3659

    Hamilton Co. – 0

    TOTAL – 3659

    Mike Durkee

    Clermont Co. – 1789

    Hamilton Co. – 0

    TOTAL – 1789

    Dave Meranda

    Clermont Co. – 3572

    Hamilton Co. – 0

    TOTAL – 3572

    James Rhodes

    Clermont Co. – 1606

    Hamilton Co. – 0

    TOTAL – 1606

     

    Goshen Township Trustee

    Bob Hausermann – 1999

    Bill Pitman – 953

    Goshen Township Fiscal Officer

    Laura Engled – 2449

    Goshen School Board – Full term – 2 elected

    John Benthien – 

    Warren Co. – 142

    Clermont Co – 1323

    TOTAL – 1465

    Julie Casey – 

    Warren Co. – 106

    Clermont Co. – 1709

    TOTAL – 1815

    Derrick Holmes – 

    Warren Co. – 37

    Clermont Co. – 1116

    TOTAL – 1153

    Goshen School Board (unexpired term) – 1 to be elected

    Deborah S. Gray – 

    Warren Co. – 152

    Clermont Co. – 2308

    TOTAL – 2460

    Miami Township (Clermont County) Trustee

    Ken Tracy – 6356

    Miami Township (Clermont County) Fiscal Officer

    Eric C. Ferry – 6249

    Judge of Hamilton County Municipal Court – 1 to be elected per district – 6-year term (District 5) (93.46% precincts reporting)

    Kari L. Bloom – 10014

    Heather S. Russell – 17396

    Local Issues

    Loveland Revised Charter

    Clermont Co. –

    YES – 697

    NO – 281

    Hamilton Co. –

    YES – 1909

    NO – 1044

    Warren Co. –

    YES – 165

    NO – 59

    TOTAL –

    YES – 2771

    NO – 1384

    Milford City

    Renewal with an Increase 17 mills – for Fire & EMS – for 5 years

    For – 915

    Against – 310

    Hamilton County

    Tax Levy (Renewal) – .34ml 5yr – Family Services & Treatment Programs

    For – 111,399

    Against – 48,980

    Tax Levy – (Renewal) – 4.13ml 5yr – Developmental Disabilities

    For – 121,513

    Against – 38,881

    Hamilton Township Fire Levy Additional 1.0 mill CPT.PDF

    For – 3922

    Against – 2370

    Hamilton Township Police Levy Additional 1.0 mill CPT.PDF

    For – 3082

    Against – 2239

    Helpful Links and to view results of ALL area issues and candidates:

    Clermont County Board of Elections

    Hamilton County Board of Elections

    Warren County Board of Elections

    Ohio Secretary of State

    League of Women Voters

    League of Women Voters of Cincinnati Area

    Smart Voter

     

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    Polling locations, voting hours, Election Guide

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