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After its championship run at the inaugural LaRosa’s Royal 8 Hardwood Classic this weekend, Lakota West earned the No. 7 ranking in The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches poll. The Firebirds were unranked in last week’s poll.

Ahead of Lakota West by one spot is Lakota East, which is ranked No. 6 in the poll after being ranked No. 4 last week and No. 2 for much of the season.

Lakota West (10-4, 5-3 in the Greater Miami Conference) has won six straight games, while Lakota East (12-4, 5-3 in GMC) has lost four of its last six games.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Walnut Hills (11) 119
2. Moeller 100
3. Withrow (1) 86
4. St. Xavier 66
5. Winton Woods 64
6. Lakota East 58
7. Lakota West 38
8. Sycamore 30
9t. Fairfield 26
9t. Middletown 26

On the girls’ side, Lakota West (11-3, 6-3 in GMC) stayed in the No. 4 spot. The Firebirds defeated Withrow 53-48 on Thursday.

Lakota East (6-11, 5-5 in GMC) was tied for the No. 10 spot in the poll last week, but fell out of the top ten after losing 53-28 to Mason on Saturday and 43-35 at Mount Notre Dame on Tuesday.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Mason (14) 140
2. Princeton 108
2t. Ursuline 108
4. Lakota West 82
5. Winton Woods 72
6. Mercy 70
7. McAuley 60
8. Sycamore 32
9. Withrow 31
10. Anderson 29

In wrestling, Lakota East moved up to the No. 7 spot after being No. 9 last week, while Lakota West received received enough votes for the No. 10 spot.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I wrestling coaches’ poll

1. Moeller (14)140
2. Loveland 121
3. Fairfield 109
4. Mason 102
5. Elder 68
6. Harrison 57
7. Lakota East 52
8t. St. Xavier 44
8t. Lakota East 44
10. Lakota West 16

In boys’ swimming, Lakota West was ranked No. 8 and Lakota East was tied for No. 10.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ swimming coaches’ poll

1. St. Xavier (3) 30
2. Moeller 26
3. Sycamore 25
4. Kings 19
5. Anderson
6. Mason 15
7. Talawanda 13
8. Lakota West 8
9. Walnut Hills 7
10t. Lakota East 11
10t. Turpin 2

In girls’ swimming, Lakota West and Lakota East were both ranked in the top ten.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ swimming coaches’ poll

1. Ursuline (4) 40
2. Mason 36
3. St. Ursula 31
4. Turpin 26
5. Sycamore 23
6. Lakota West 22
7. Seton 14
8. Walnut Hills 10
9. Mount Notre Dame 9
10. Lakota East 5

In bowling, Lakota West was ranked No. 7 in the boys’ poll, while neither team was ranked in the girls’ poll.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ bowling coaches’ poll

1. Oak Hills (6) 90
2. Middletown (3) 72
3. St. Xavier 68
4. Fairfield 67
5. La Salle 61
6. Glen Este 41
7. Lakota West (1) 32
8. Northwest 28
9. Mason 22
10. Harrison 20

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After spending most the year in the No. 2 spot in The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches’ poll, Lakota East fell down to the No. 4 spot.

Last week, the Thunderhawks (11-3, 5-2 in Greater Miami Conference) lost both of its home games – 60-53 to Lakota West and 59-53 to Princeton. Earlier this season, East had defeated both of those teams on the road.

Meanwhile, Lakota West (7-4, 5-3 in GMC) won both of its games last week – at Lakota East and at home against Colerain 49-40.

The Firebirds were not ranked into the top 10, but are ranked No. 11 according votes.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Walnut Hills (10) 109
2. Moeller 93
3. St. Xavier 81
4t. Lakota East 68
4t. Withrow (1) 68
6. Winton Woods 39
7. Fairfield 36
8. Middletown 24
9. Milford 22
10. Sycamore 19

On the girls’ side, Lakota West (10-3, 6-3 in GMC) fell to No. 4 after being in No. 3 spot for most of the season. The Firebirds defeated Lakota East, 52-35, and lost to No. 1 Mason, 54-41, this past week.

Lakota East (6-9, 5-4 in GMC) was tied for the No. 10 spot in the poll, after a loss against Lakota West and a win against Hamilton this past week.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Mason (10) 100
2. Princeton 87
3. Ursuline 67
4. Lakota West 62
5. McAuley 48
6. Winton Woods 47
7. Mercy 41
8. Withrow 30
9. Sycamore 25
10t. Anderson 13
10t. Lakota East 13

In wrestling, Lakota East remained in the No. 9 spot, while Lakota West received received enough votes for the No. 10 spot.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I wrestling coaches’ poll

1. Moeller (9) 90
2. Loveland 78
3. Fairfield 69
4. Mason 66
5. Elder 45
6. Harrison 36
7. St. Xavier 32
8. Sycamore 31
9. Lakota East 20
10. Lakota West 12

In boys’ swimming, Lakota West was ranked No. 6 and Lakota East was No. 7.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ swimming coaches’ poll

1. Anderson (1) 31
2. St. Xavier (3) 30
3. Sycamore 26
4. Mason 23
5. Moeller 14
6. Lakota West 12
7. Lakota East 11
8. Amelia 9
9. Edgewood 8
10. Hamilton 7

In girls’ swimming, Lakota West and Lakota East were both ranked in the top ten.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ swimming coaches’ poll

1. Ursuline (5) 50
2t. Sycamore 38
2t. St. Ursula 38
4. Mason 37
5. Turpin 34
6t. Lakota West 16
6t. Walnut Hills 16
6t. Lakota East 16
9t. Anderson (1) 13
9t. Seton 13

In bowling, Lakota West was ranked No. 4 in the boys’ poll, while neither team was ranked in the girls’ poll.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ bowling coaches’ poll

1. Oak Hills (3) 91
2. Middletown (6) 89
3. St. Xavier 69
4. Glen Este (1) 60
5. Fairfield 57
6. La Salle 51
7. Harrison 30
8. Lakota West (1) 26
9. Hamilton 25
10. Walnut Hills (1) 20

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After spending one week in the No. 1 spot in The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches’ poll, Lakota East fell back down to the No. 2 spot.

Last week, the Thunderhawks (10-1, 4-0 in Greater Miami Conference) took advantage of a weak voter turnout during the holiday break and grabbed the No. 1 spot from Walnut Hills. This week Walnut Hills reclaimed the top spot.

Meanwhile, Lakota West (4-3, 3-2 in GMC) fell from a two-way tie for the No. 5 spot to a two-way tie for the No. 9 spot in the latest coaches’ poll.

The rivals are scheduled to play each other Tuesday at Lakota East at 7:30 p.m. The Thunderhawks won an earlier matchup against Lakota West, by the score of 77-73.

WestChesterBuzz.com will cover the game.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Walnut Hills (8) 106
2. Lakota East (2) 91
3. Moeller 85
4. St. Xavier 77
5. Withrow (1) 64
6. Fairfield 56
7t. Middletown 24
7t. Princeton 24
9t. Sycamore 17
9t. Lakota West 17

On the girls’ side, Lakota West (9-1, 5-1 in GMC) stayed in the No. 3 spot behind GMC foes Mason and Princeton.

Lakota East (3-8, 3-3 in GMC) remained unranked.

The two rivals are scheduled to face off next Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Lakota East at 7:30 p.m. WestChesterBuzz.com will cover that game as well.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Mason (16) 169
2. Princeton (1) 147
3. Lakota West 126
4. Ursuline 114
5. McAuley 89
6. Winton Woods 66
7. Sycamore 58
8. Mercy 51
9. Anderson 42
10. Mount Notre Dame 24

In wrestling, Lakota East remained in the No. 9 spot, while Lakota West received the most votes for a school that didn’t make top ten.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I wrestling coaches’ poll

1. Moeller (13) 130
2. Loveland 113
3. Fairfield 101
4. Mason 85
5. Harrison 54
6. Elder 52
7. St. Xavier 45
8. Sycamore 44
9. Lakota East 37
10. Glen Este 14

In boys’ swimming, Lakota West was ranked No. 5 and Lakota East was unranked.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ swimming coaches’ poll

1. Moeller 24
2t. Anderson (1) 20
2t. St. Xavier (2) 20
4. Sycamore 18
5. Lakota West 17
6. Mason 14
7. Kings 12
8. Loveland 8
9. Fairfield 6
10. Oak Hills 5

In girls’ swimming, Lakota West and Lakota East were both ranked in the top ten.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ swimming coaches’ poll

1. Ursuline (3) 39
2t. Mason (1) 36
2t. St. Ursula 36
4. Sycamore 28
5. Turpin 27
6t. Lakota West 15
6t. Walnut Hills 15
8. Lakota East 11
9t. Anderson (1) 10
9t. Mount Notre Dame 10

In bowling, Lakota West was ranked No. 4 in the boys’ poll, while neither team was ranked in the girls’ poll.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ bowling coaches’ poll

1. Middletown (4) 82
2. St. Xavier (2) 78
3. Oak Hills (1) 63
4. Lakota West (2) 47
5. Glen Este 40
6. LaSalle 38
7. Fairfield 34
8. Northwest 32
9. Hamilton 27
10. Harrison (1) 26

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Voter turnout was low in the latest series of Cincinnati Enquirer coaches’ polls. However, despite receiving only one first-place vote, Lakota East was able to claim the top spot in the boys’ basketball poll this week for the first time this winter.

The Thunderhawks have won their first nine games and are also 4-0 within the Greater Miami Conference.

Senior Stedman Lowry, who is committed to Hillsdale College, leads Lakota East with 19.2 points per game. Lowry has made 47.5 percent of his field goal attempts (56-of-118), 44.7 percent of his three point shots (21-of-47) and 93 percent of his free throws (40-of-43) this season.

Last winter, Lowry tore his ACL just five games into his junior season. Prior to the injury, Lowry was averaging 17.5 points and 7 rebounds per contest.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Lakota East (1) 35
2. Walnut Hills (2) 29
3. Moeller 28
4. St. Xavier 22
5t. Lakota West 18
5t. Withrow (1) 18
7. Fairfield 13
8t. Princeton 12
8t. Sycamore 12
10. Middletown 10

Meanwhile, on the girls’ side, Lakota West (7-1, 5-1 in GMC) was ranked No. 3 in the poll, which again had a low voter turnout.

While the Firebirds haven’t played since Dec. 19, Lakota East improved to 3-7 overall and 3-3 within the GMC with a 60-43 win against Fairfield last Saturday, Dec. 22.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Mason (3) 30
2. Princeton 25
3. Lakota West 23
4. Ursuline 20
5. McAuley 19
6. Winton Woods 12
7. Sycamore 9
8. Anderson 7
9t. Withrow 6
9t. Mercy 6

In wrestling, Lakota East defeated Lakota West 33-28 on Sunday.

Match results – Lakota East 33, Lakota West 28
152 – Andy Cress (LW) dec. Corey Howard (LE) 2-1
160 – Gregory Smith (LW) dec. Clinton Gould (LE) 7-3
170 – Josh Gerding (LW) major dec. Anthony Palacio (LE) 11-3
182 – Douglas Davenport (LE) dec. Drew Fenton (LW) 9-4
195 – John Skepple (LW) dec. Johnny Detherage (LE) 6-5
220 – Eli McBurrows (LW) pin Dominic Detherage (LE)
285 – Jacob (LE) pin Daulton Frasier (LW)
106 – Sam Roth (LE) pin Khianti Jones (LW)
113 – Daniel Roth (LE) pin Austin Soliday (LW)
120 – Austin Daly (LE) dec. Jake Jensen (LW) 14-7
126 – Austin Schoeffler (LE) dec. Andrew Acuna (LW) 7-5
132 – Justin Brown (LE) pin Evan Krause (LW)
138 – Aaron Edwards (LW) dec. Nicholas Frank (LE) 17-15
145 – Kevin Leonhardt (LW) pin Kolton Wagner (LE)

East also ranked No. 9 in the Enquirer’s poll.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I wrestling coaches’ poll

1. Moeller (6) 60
2. Loveland 51
3. Fairfield 50
4. Mason 43
5t. Harrison 24
5t. St. Xavier 24
7. Elder 22
8. Sycamore 16
9. Lakota East 14
10. Middletown 11

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The boys’ and girls’ basketball teams at both Lakota West and Lakota East high schools remained in the Cincinnati Enquirer’s local coaches’ top 10 poll, which was released this week.

Lakota West (2-0, 1-0 in GMC) remained in the No. 2 spot, while Lakota East (5-0, 1-0 in GMC) climbed to the No. 3 spot after being ranked No. 7 in the preseason poll.

Both teams will be action this Friday, but it will be hard for the players to not look ahead to Saturday when the school district rivals square off at 7:30 p.m. at Lakota West High School.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Walnut Hills (13) 159
2. Lakota West 143
3. Lakota East (2) 107
4. Moeller 97
5. St. Xavier (1) 85
6. Winton Woods 73
7T. Middletown 46
7T. Princeton 46
9. Withrow (1) 43
10. La Salle 35

On the girls’ side, Lakota West (5-1, 3-1 in GMC) jumped two spots from No. 6 in the preseason poll to No. 4 and Lakota East (1-5, 1-2 in GMC) fell from No. 8 to No. 10.

Both teams will be action this Saturday – Lakota West is at Fairfield and Lakota East will host Middletown. Both games tip off at 2 p.m.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Princeton (9) 134
2. Mason (5) 131
3. McAuley 102
4. Lakota West 90
5T. Ursuline 72
5T. Winton Woods 72
7. Sycamore 44
8. Mercy 38
9. Withrow 27
10. Lakota East 15

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The boys’ and girls’ basketball teams at both Lakota West and Lakota East high schools made The Cincinnati Enquirer’s local coaches’ top 10 poll, which was released Monday.

The Lakota West boys’ program is the highest ranked team among the four, ranking No. 2 in the Division I poll. School district rival Lakota East is ranked No. 7 in the same poll.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Walnut Hills (9) 114
2. Lakota West (1) 100
3. Moeller (2) 89
T4. Middletown 76
T4. Winton Woods 76
6. La Salle 45
7. Lakota East (1) 42
8. St. Xavier 38
9. Turpin 29
10. Princeton 28

Lakota West will begin its season at home next Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. against Talawanda. On the following Friday, Dec. 7, the Firebirds will host No. 4 Middletown at 7:30 p.m. Meanwhile, Lakota East will open at Wilmington next Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Thunderhawks will then visit Lockland Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. before hosting Western Hills Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

On the girls’ side, Lakota West and Lakota East are ranked No. 6 and No. 8, respectively.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Princeton (14) 158
2. Mason (2) 143
3. McAuley 84
4. Winton Woods 81
5. Sycamore
6. Lakota West 65
7. Ursuline 58
8T. Lakota East 46
8T. Mercy 46
10. Colerain 44

Lakota East will tip off its season Saturday at noon against No. 3 McAuley at Cincinnati State. Next week, the Thunderhawks will have its home opener next Wednesday, Nov. 28, against Carroll at 7:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the Firebirds will open at Mount Notre Dame next Monday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. before having its home opener next Thursday, Nov. 29, against Oak Hills at 7:30 p.m.

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