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The Firebirds may have finished the regular season with a losing record within conference play, but that hasn’t stopped them from making a run in the postseason.

That run continued Thursday when Lakota West – not ranked in The Enquirer’s final top ten coaches’ poll – shutout No. 7 Harrison by the score of 3-0 in a sectional final at Kings High School. In the sectional semifinal, West knocked off No. 5 Hamilton by the score of 5-3.

In the latest win, junior Grant Schuermann improved his record to 6-2 on the year and struck out 11 batters in a complete game shutout.

West (16-13) will now face Northmont (20-7) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Centerville High School.

WP-Schuermann (6-2, 11 K’s); LP-Glines (6-1). Leaders: LW-Griffiths 2-4; S. Harrison 2-3; Allinger 2B; Addington 3B; Johnson 2B, RBI. Records: L 16-13, H 19-9.

POSTSEASON GAMES THIS WEEKEND

No. 3 Lakota East (24-3) and No. 6 Loveland (20-6) will play their Division I sectional baseball championship game at 5 p.m. today at Western Hills High School. The game was postponed Thursday because of weather. If East wins, it will then have to take on Troy at 11 a.m. Saturday at Centerville High School.

No. 6 Lakota East (22-8) and No. 1 Lebanon (24-2) will play at 5 p.m. today at Northmont High School. East won a sectional title with its 11-inning, 4-2 win against Centerville Monday.

Lakota East and Lakota West athletes will wrap up the Division I track district tournament today at Winton Woods High School. The first four in each event at districts will qualify for the regional tournament next Wednesday, May 29 and next Friday, May 31 at Dayton Welcome Stadium.

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A total of 18 student athletes were recognized Wednesday during a special spring signing event at Lakota West High School. In photo – (back L to R) Michael Carter, Daulton Frasier, Zach Moo Young, Liam Maloney, Monty Boykins, Ali Barnes, Erik Hunkemoeller and Luke Scott. (Middle L to R): John Raker, Ryan Addington, Joe McClanahan and Nicholas Lang. (Front L to R): Will Wilson, Morgan Riley, Rikkie Shumard, Morgan Montgomery and Ryan Martin. Photo taken by Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com. For more photos from the event, visit http://proofs.trimphotoandvideo.com/g/052313west

A total of 17 student athletes were recognized Thursday during a special spring signing event at Lakota West High School. Overall, athletes from 10 different sports at Lakota West selected to attend 14 colleges and universities from the around the country.

Among those recognized, five will be competing for Division I programs, the highest level of collegiate sports. That includes Monty Boykins, who will play basketball at Lafayette College; Daulton Frasier, who will play football at Miami University; Nicholas Lang, who will play tennis at Northern Kentucky University; Morgan Montgomery, who will be a cheerleader at University of Louisville; and Morgan Riley, who will be a cheerleader at Bowling Green State University.

• Ryan Addinton – baseball – Carson Newman University
• Ali Barnes – basketball – Concord University
• Monty Boykins – basketball – Lafayette College
• Michael Carter – football – Heidelberg University
• Daulton Frasier – football – Miami University
• Erik Hunkemoeller – baseball – Capital University
• Nicholas Lang – tennis – Northern Kentucky University
• Liam Maloney – football – Morehead State University
• Ryan Martin – football – Capital University
• Joe McClanahan – soccer – University of Findlay
• Morgan Montgomery – cheerleading – University of Louisville
• Zach Moo Young – basketball – Oberlin College
• John Raker – swimming – Ohio Northern University
• Morgan Riley – cheerleading – Bowling Green State University
• Luke Scott – football and lacrosse – Capital University
• Rikkie Shumad – swimming – Urbana University
• Will Wilson – track and field – Ohio Northern University

Boykins, who committed to Lafayette in late February, was leading his team in scoring this season until he tore his ACL at the end of the Fairfield game Dec. 28, which was the Firebirds’ seventh game of the 2012-2013 regular season. Including that game, Boykins had been averaging 17.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

The 6-foot-4 guard also had offers Duquesne, Miami (Ohio), Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Kennesaw State, James Madison, Bowling Green, Kent State, Eastern Kentucky and Robert Morris.

This spring’s group joins the 17 others, who participated in a signing event in early February. Those student athletes included Ben Pendery (football – Dayton), Marshall Stretch (golf – Ohio Dominican), Kyle Meadows (football – Kentucky), Margaret Hare (soccer – Xavier), Audrey Jennings (lacrosse – Queens University of Charlotte), Andres Martinez (golf – Heidelberg), Elle Nguyen (soccer – Northern Kentucky), Ryan Ostendorf (baseball – Wooster), Bryan McNamara (swimming – Miami of Ohio), Nicole Soutar (tennis – Northern Kentucky), Jeffrey Wray (golf – Cincinnati State), Nick Bengal (football – Gannon), Tori Turner (tennis – Wright State), Drew Garbenis (football – Robert Morris), Annie Bierman (volleyball – Furman), Mike Kelly (football – Navy) and Mandy Stanislovaitis (volleyball – Adelphi).

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Pending school board approval, Scott Kaufman will join the administrative team at Lakota East High School serving as an assistant principal and also as athletic director. Kaufman is currently serving as the athletic director at Wyoming High School.

Scott Kaufman. File photo.

This past school year, Bryant had been serving as the athletic director at both Lakota West and Lakota East high schools. Prior to that, he became athletic director and assistant principal at Lakota East in 2009.

“Scott is an outstanding educator and brings a wealth of experience to Lakota East,” Lakota East principal Suzanna Davis said. “I have no doubt with Scott’s strong leadership, our athletic and academic programs will be pushed to new levels.”

Kaufman started his professional career as a middle school math teacher at Princeton Junior High. He served from 1998 to 2011 as the athletic director at Princeton High School. In 2011, he was named athletic director at Wyoming High School.

Kaufman graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. with a bachelor of science in education. He earned a master of education in 2005 and his principal licensure in 2012, both from Xavier University.

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A total of 18 student athletes were recognized Wednesday during a special spring signing event at Lakota East High School. In photo – (Front L-R) Taylor Holden, Danielle Fleming, Ali Lake, Morgan Costa, Erin Smiddy and Hannah Copeland. (Second L-R) Kayla Lamar, Justin Smith, Brett Colburn, Adam DeLaet and Anna Star; (Back L-R): Ben Bostick, Justin Burton, Kalen White, Tyler Gibbons, Jordan Combs, Kyler Corbett and Zachary Daniel. Photo taken by Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com. For more photos from the event, visit http://proofs.trimphotoandvideo.com/g/052213east

A total of 18 student athletes were recognized Wednesday during a special spring signing event at Lakota East High School. Overall, athletes from 11 different sports at Lakota East selected to attend 14 colleges and universities from the around the country.

Among those recognized, four will be competing for Division I programs, the highest level of collegiate sports. That includes Jordan Combs, who will compete in the pole vault at Miami University; Taylor Holden, who will play tennis for the University of Rhode Island; Ali Lake, who will play volleyball at Ohio University; and Anna Starr, who will play volleyball at Bowling Green State University.

• Benjamin Bostick – football – Centre College
• Jacob Burton – wrestling – College of Mount St. Joseph
• Brett Colburn – baseball – Capital University
• Jordan Combs – track, pole vault – Miami University
• Hannah Copeland – soccer – Carroll University
• Kyler Corbett – football – Moorehead State University
• Morgan Costa – lacrosse and basketball – Walsh University
• Adam Delaet – baseball – Walsh University
• Zachary Daniel – football – Ohio Northern University
• Danielle Fleming – volleyball – Ohio Dominican University
• Tyler Gibbons – baseball – Capital University
• Taylor Holden – tennis – University of Rhode Island
• Ali Lake – volleyball – Ohio University
• Kayla Lamar – basketball – University of Virginia at Wise
• Erin Smiddy – golf – Ohio Dominican University
• Justin Smith – football – Centre College
• Anna Starr – volleyball – Bowling Green State University
• Kalen White – men’s volleyball – Alderson-Broaddus University

Combs recently finished first in the boys’ pole vault at the Greater Miami Conference meet. This week, he will compete in the Division I track district tournament at Winton Woods.

Holden, meanwhile, selected URI because she wanted to play at a competitive school on the East Coast. She was also considering Massachusetts, George Washington, Seton Hall, St. Bonaventure and Ball State. For Lakota East, Holden was a four-time state quarterfinalist, state doubles runner-up in 2009, GMC Player of the Year in 2011 and was named first team all-city from 2009 to 2011.

Lake selected Ohio over other offers that included Xavier, James Madison and High Point. She verbally committed to Ohio as a sophomore and also had interest from North Carolina, Tennessee and Marquette.

Starr, who was previously committed to Wright State, signed with Bowling Green, according to the Lakota East athletic department. Starr was named first team all-GMC in 2012 and was a captain as a senior. She joins fellow senior Madeline Garda, who signed with BGSU earlier this year.

The 18 student athletes join the 17 others from Lakota East, who signed with colleges in February. Those athletes include Derek Baker (baseball – Ashland), Ethan Bryant (baseball – Sinclair), Chris Elam (baseball – Lincoln Trail), Jarrett Rindfleisch (baseball – Ball State), Lea Buckenmyer (softball – Goshen), Jake Chestnut (football – Notre Dame College), Richie Gould (football California University of Penn.), Keith Brady (football – Columbia), Ashley Evans (volleyball – Purdue), Madeline Garda (volleyball – Bowling Green), Emily Roth (swimming – Findlay), Kyle Lee (Lacrosse – SUNY Herkimer County Community College), Stedman Lowry (basketball – Hillsdale), Matthew Rice (cross country/track – Harding), Kelly Burrows (cross country/track – Northern Kentucky), Andrea Felix (soccer – Slippery Rock) and Will Mahone (football – Notre Dame College).

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It took 11 innings, but Lakota East advanced past Centerville in a 4-2 win Monday at Miamisburg High School. Meanwhile, Lakota West was eliminated from postseason play when it lost by the score of 2-1 Monday at West Carrollton.

Lakota East Lea Buckenmyer improved her record to 16-7 and also went 3-for-6 in East’s 4-2 win against Centerville in its Division I sectional final Monday. Photo taken at an earlier game this season by Tony Tribble.

With the win, the Thunderhawks (21-8) will play Lebanon (24-2) in a district final matchup Friday at 5 p.m. at Northmont High School.

With the loss, Lakota West finishes the season with a 20-7 overall record. The Firebirds finished the regular season with a 15-3 record within the Greater Miami Conference, which was good enough for second place.

Lakota East 4, Centerville 2

W–Buckenmyer (16-7, 9 Ks); L–Samborsky. Leaders: L–Buckenmyer 3-6; Sprockett 2-5; Callihan 2B, GW RBI; Messer 2-4, RBI; Fair 2-6, 2B, RBI; Manning 2-5, RBI. C–Scholle 2-6; Guancile 2-5; Wynn 2-5; Herlihy 2-4. Records: L 21-8, C 22-6.

BASEBALL

Lakota East, ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer Division I area coaches’ poll, will play in a sectional final against No. 6 Loveland (20-6) at 5 p.m. Thursday at Western Hills. Lakota West, which upset No. 5 Hamilton Friday, will now play No. 7 Harrison (18-8) at 5 p.m. Thursday at Kings High School.

TRACK

The Division I track district tournament will be held at Winton Woods High School Wednesday and Friday. Besides East and West, the tournament will also include Colerain, Elder, Fairfield, Hamilton, Harrison, La Salle, Mt. Healthy, Northwest, Oak Hills, Ross, Talawanda, Western Hills, Winton Woods, McAuley, Mother of Mercy, Seton and St. Ursula. The first four in each event at districts will qualify for the regional tournament next Wednesday, May 29 and next Friday, May 31 at Dayton Welcome Stadium.

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Lakota East’s Autumn Heath placed in both the 100 and 200 sprints at last year’s state meet in Columbus. In photo, taken by Tony Tribble, Heath is seen competing at last year’s regional meet at Welcome Stadium in Dayton. This past Saturday, Heath was named GMC runner of the year.

Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Lakota East senior outfielder Tyler Schlensker hit a one-out RBI single to bring in senior designated hitter Brett Colburn for the game-winning run in a 5-4 win over Glen Este in a Division I sectional semifinal Saturday.

The hit was Schlensker’s only of the game, but it propelled Lakota East, ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer Division I area coaches’ poll, to the sectional final against No. 6 Loveland (20-6) at 5 p.m. Thursday at Western Hills.

Lakota East junior pitcher Kyle Lepper came into a tie game in the top of the seventh inning and didn’t allow a run.

W–Lepper (6-1); L–Moore (1-4). Leaders: L–Minniear 2B; Elam 2-4. G–Rieck 3-4; T. Burdick 2-3. Records: L 24-3, G 11-14.

Meanwhile, Lakota West (15-13) upset No. 5 Hamilton, by score of 5-3, in its sectional semifinal Friday. The Firebirds had lost to Hamilton (20-7) twice in the regular season. Lakota West will now play No. 7 Harrison (18-8) at 5 p.m. Thursday at Kings High School.

SOFTBALL

After advancing last week, Lakota West (20-6) will take on Springboro (18-5) at 5 p.m. Monday at West Carrollton and Lakota East (19-8) will now face Centerville (22-5) at 5 p.m. Monday at Miamisburg.

BOYS’ TRACK

Greater Miami Conference Championships at Mason High School

Senior Jordan Combs, who is committed to Miami, won the pole vault for Lakota East.

Team scores: 1. Mason 190, 2. Sycamore 93 3. Colerain 73, 4.Oak Hills 71, 5.Middletown 68.50, 6.Princeton 58.50, 7.Lakota West 49, 8.Lakota East 37, 9.Hamilton 18, 10.Fairfield 3

100M–Chanatry (Ma) 10.99; 200M–Cummings (Ma) 22.08; 400M–Konkoly (OH) 48.59; 800M–Valentine (Ma) 1:54.64; 1600M–Notton (Ma) 4:19.77; 3200M–Clark (Ma) 9:21.98; 110 hurdles–Maiden (Ma) 14.66; 300 hurdles–Mainden (Ma) 38.41; 4×100–Mason 42.65; 4×200–Mason 1:26.95; 4×400–Mason 3:19.84; 4×800–Mason 7:58.73; Shotput–Wiesman (Co) 56’8”; Discus–Sorrell (Mi) 153’04’; Long jump–Marshall (Mi) 23’.50”; High jump–Marshall (Mt) 6’4”; Pole vault–.Combs (LE) 12’6”.

Coach of the Year: Hank Ray (Sycamore)

Field Athlete of the Year: Jalin Marshall (Middletown)

Runner of the Year: Billy Chanatry (Mason)

GIRLS TRACK

Greater Miami Conference Championships at Mason High School

Junior Autumn Heath won the 100 and 200 meter runs for Lakota East. She was also named GMC runner of the year.

Team scores: 1. Mason 183, 2.Sycamore 149, 3.Lakota East 95, 4. Princeton 72, 5. Colerain 53, 6.Lakota West 30, 7.Middletown 26, 8. Fairfield 21, 9.Oak Hills 19, 10.Hamilton 14

100M–Heath (LE) 12.22; 200M–Heath (LE) 24.74; 400M–Knue (Ma) 58.49; 800M–Rhodenbaugh (Sy) 2:16.50; 1600M–Wood (Ma) 5:02.23; 3200M–Wood (Ma) 10:39; 100 hurdles–Horning (Ma) 14.90; 300 hurdles–Horning (Ma) 45.25; 4×100–Sycamore 49.26; 4×200–Sycamore 1:44.06; 4×400–Sycamore 3:54.74; 4×800–Mason 9:28.35; Shotput–Brown (Ma) 37’10.50”; Discus–Sherrer (Co) 115’10”; Long jump–Mbah (LE) 17’9”; High jump–Horning (Ma) 5’2”; Pole vault–Nelson (Ma) 10’6”.

Runner of the Year: Autumn Heath (Lakota East)

Field Event Performer of the Year: Ashley Brown (Mason)

Coach of the Year: Liz Gonda (Sycamore)

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Sophomore Haley Johnson broke a scoreless tie with an RBI triple in the third inning, propelling Lakota West to a 6-1 win at home against Miamisburg Wednesday in its Division I sectional matchup.

Lakota East Lea Buckenmyer improved her record to 14-7 and also went 3-for-3 with 3 RBIs in East’s 11-4 win at Piqua in its Division I sectional matchup Wednesday. Photo taken at an earlier games this season by Tony Tribble.

Johnson came around to score on junior Madison Bridges base hit, and that was all the run support sophomore Madeline Kurtz would need. Kurtz pitched a complete game, with nine strikeouts, to move to 9-1.

Lakota West (20-6) advances to take on Springboro (18-5) at 5 p.m. Monday at West Carrollton.

W–Kurtz (9-1, 9 Ks); L–Wright. Leaders: L–Johnson 3B; Bridges 2-2; Brown 2B; Walterbusch 2B. M–Adams 2-3. Records: L 20-6, M 11-12.

Meanwhile, Lakota East led by a strong offensive showing from sophomore Payton Callihan, senior Lea Buckenmyer and junior Taylor Fair scored 11 runs in its 11-4 win at Piqua Wednesday in its Division I sectional matchup.

The trio combined to go 9-for-12 at the plate, hit four doubles and drive nine runs.

Lakota East (19-8) will now face Centerville (22-5) at 5 p.m. Monday at Miamisburg.

W–Buckenmyer (14-7); L–Dotson. Leaders: L–Callihan 4-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Buckenmyer 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Fair 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI; Dendler 2-3; Manning 2B. Records: L 19-8, P 20-5.

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Lakota East and Lakota West baseball teams wrapped up the regular season with rivalry games against one another last week. East defeated West in both games, 5-3 and 3-2, last Wednesday and this past Saturday.

Lakota East’s Autumn Heath wins the girls’ 100 meter dash at the Mason Invitational, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Heath also won the 200 meters. Photo taken by Tony Tribble.

Both teams will begin postseason play this week. East will host the winner of Tuesday’s Sycamore at Glen Este matchup on Thursday at 5 p.m. Meanwhile, West will host Mt. Healthy Tuesday at 5 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Before Lakota West opens postseason play Wednesday it will play at Mason Monday and at Sycamore Tuesday, both games are scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Currently, West (17-6, 13-3) is in second place in the GMC standings behind Oak Hills (22-3, 16-1) and ahead of Mason (18-6, 13-4).

Lakota East (18-8, 11-6) is currently in fourth place in the GMC.

In postseason play, West will host the winner of Tuesday’s Xenia at Miamisburg matchup Wednesday at 5 p.m., while East will play the winner of Tuesday’s Fairmont at Piqua matchup Wednesday at 5 p.m.

TENNIS

Neither Lakota East or Lakota West won a singles or doubles championship at this past week’s GMC Tournament. Mason swept No. 1 through No. 3 singles, while a Lakota athlete lost in the third place match for each singles division against a Princeton athlete.

Those third place matches include Princeton’s Matt Arroyo defeating Lakota West senior Nick Lang at No. 1 singles; Princeton senior Jacob Bent defeating Lakota East sophomore Boris Menniger at No. 2 singles; and Princeton senior Brian Hazen defeating Lakota West sophomore Hunter Cross at No. 3 singles.

Lakota East No. 2 doubles team of junior Nick Stuckert and freshman Kirill Smolyansky did win its third-place match against Fairfield’s Adam Zinader and Alexander Keith.

TRACK

Lakota East finished eighth out of the boys and fifth out of the girls (each out of 13 teams) at this weekend’s Mason Invitational. Lakota East junior Autumn Heath won the 100 and 200 meters, posting times of 12.50 and 25.18, respectively.

The GMC Track and Field Meet will begin at Atrium Stadium at Mason High School Wednesday. Field events, which include boys’ discuss and long jump, as well as girls’ shot put, high jump and pole vault, will begin at 4 p.m. Running prelims will begin at 5:30 p.m. On Friday, field events, which will include boys’ shot put, high jump and pole vault, as well as girls’ discus and long jump will begin at 4 p.m. and the running finals will begin at 6 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students. The rain date is Saturday.

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Lakota East second baseman Kylie Dempsey makes a play in a game against Oak Hills April 26, 2013. Her team will begin postseason play Wednesday. Photo taken by Tony Tribble.

The spring sports season is almost over.

The Lakota East and Lakota West baseball teams recently found out where they will be starting in the postseason. Lakota East (20-3, 14-2 in the Greater Miami Conference) is scheduled to host the winner of Tuesday’s Sycamore at Glen Este matchup on Thursday, May 16 at 5 p.m. Meanwhile, Lakota West (13-11, 8-8) will host Mt. Healthy Tuesday at 5 p.m. The winner advances to play at Hamilton Thursday, May 16 at 5 p.m.

In softball, both Lakota West (16-6, 12-3) and Lakota East (17-8, 10-6) will have a bye in the postseason. West will host the winner of Tuesday’s Xenia at Miamisburg matchup Wednesday at 5 p.m., while East will play the winner of Tuesday’s Fairmont at Piqua matchup Wednesday at 5 p.m.

This week, the GMC Tennis Tournament will take place Thursday and Saturday at Mason High School. Play begins at 9 a.m. on both days. In the case of rain Thursday, the tournament will be rescheduled to Friday. If rain occurs Friday, the matches will be moved indoors to Mercy Fairfield.

Next week, the GMC Track and Field Meet will begin at Atrium Stadium at Mason High School Wednesday. Field events, which include boys’ discuss and long jump, as well as girls’ shot put, high jump and pole vault, will begin at 4 p.m. Running prelims will begin at 5:30 p.m. On Friday, May 17, field events, which will include boys’ shot put, high jump and pole vault, as well as girls’ discus and long jump will begin at 4 p.m. and the running finals will begin at 6 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students. The rain date is Saturday, May 18.

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Shannon Russell reports:

Lakota West graduate Korey Ward has been selected to participate in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships. He will compete in the regional May 16-18 at Ohio State. Photo provided.

The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals. The finals will take place May 28-June 2, at The Capital City Club, Crabapple Course in Atlanta.

The Lakota West grad and All-Atlantic 10 selection recently finished fourth in the A-10 Championship in Coral Springs, Fla. He posted three Top Five finishes in 10 tournaments this year and recorded a 71.8 scoring average.

Ward’s NCAA berth marks the third straight year and 10th time in 13 years that the Xavier men’s golf program has sent an individual or team to an NCAA regional. It’s also the third straight year and fifth time in seven years that a Musketeers men’s individual golfer has qualified for the NCAA Championships.

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