Katy Wilber was 4 for 5 from the arc against Seton
Harrison, Ohio – Freshman Katy Wilber with 12 points, led the Loveland Tigers Wednesday afternoon at Harrison High School in the first round of the Southwest 2 – Division I Sectional State Tournament. Wilber was 4 for 5 shooting, all three-pointers. In the 45-37 win, Olivia Raby contributed 11.
A strong 3rd quarter allowed Seton to get back into the game and come to within 2 in the 4th, but strong shooting from the Tiger foul line protected their lead.
The # 8 seeded Tigers next travel to Lakota East High School on February 15 at 6 PM to play # 16 seed Oak Hills.
Below are game photos from the Seton, Walnut Hills, West Clermont, Springboro, and Kings competitions.
CORRECTION: Indian Hills’ Ella Riggs did not play in the game. I was reading old news that was featured on the team’s web page. Riggs graduated last year.
by David Miller
David Miller with his buddy the Loveland Tiger at the Mental Health Awareness Night on January 17th.
Loveland, Ohio – Haven’t seen the 2023 “Our Way” edition of Loveland High School Women’s basketball? Here is a photo sampling of the fierce play you’ve missed.
The Tigers are currently in 3rd place in the tough Eastern Cincinnati Conference with an 8-3, 11-4 record.
This past Monday they defeated Turpin on the Tiger court 39-36 and overwhelmed the Little Miami Panthers on the road, 54-39 on January 12. At home, on January 10 they defeated Winton Woods 37-36. And, on January 5 defeated Milford on the Tiger court 45-43.
That’s a 4 game-winning streak and 6 wins in their last 7 games.
The women travel tonight to nearby Indian Hill to take on their all-time leading scorer, Ella Riggs who on January 7 set the Braves record with 1638 career points. This is a non-conference game against the 5-4, 9-4 Braves, who are on a 8-win and 1-loss streak in the Cincinnati Hills League.
In the Tiger win over Turpin Olivia Rabe scored 16. At Little Miami, she scored 23 and pulled down 13 rebounds, had 5 assists and steals, and blocked 4 shots. She leads the ECC averaging 3.6 blocks per outing.
Jose Early scored 13 against Turpin and is second in the ECC with 4.1 assists per game. She is first among ECC opponents with 3 steals per game.
The scoring was spread out in the Winton Woods game with Katy Wilber, Olivia Raby, and Josie Early scoring 9 each and Sophia Kapszukiewicz adding 7.
For high school basketball fans, know that this Tiger team is aggressively smart and disciplined under the co-coaching staff of Keith Braswell and Brad Early.
The next home game for the Tigers is Monday, January 23 vs Anderson, however, Indian Hill High School is a close enough venue, and it will be a short journey to see some incredible athletes tonight. The game time is 7:30.
Loveland, Ohio – Come and Support the Loveland Women’s Hoops teams tonight as they take on the undefeated West Clermont Wolves. Bring your canned goods for the LIFE Pantry.
The Varsity Tigers are 3-3, 5-2. The Wolves are 4-0, 6-0.
JV game is at 5:30 PM and Varsity at 7 PM.
@TigerSpiritClu1 is giving 1 concession coupon if you bring 2 canned goods! (Limit to 2 coupons per person) #OurWay
David Miller is the Publisher of Loveland Magazine
Loveland, Ohio– In this LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video, you will get a feel for what it was like to be in the Loveland High School gym Friday night as Loveland Women’s Head Basketball Coach Darnell Parker received a community hug on the eve of his leaving for the Cleveland Clinic for cancer surgery.
His team and their parents gave him an emotional sendoff as well as raised dollars to help pay his hospital bills with a split-the-pot raffle and half-court shots.
Coach Parker sends along his greetings and thanks in a brief interview and basketball mom Jessica Early talks about the evening’s event.
The popular coach will undergo surgery to remove cancer in both his Liver and Colon.
Couldn’t make it to the game… visit the GoFundMe page and give to this worthy cause so our beloved friend with his young family can afford the expenses of their journey to Cleveland and their cancer cure journey.