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Lakota East and Lakota West will face off in multiple sports this week including bowling, wrestling, swimming and gymnastics. Next week, on signing day Feb. 1, Lakota East will face rival Lakota West in girls’ basketball.

In boys’ basketball, Lakota West has an important home game against Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Firebirds (8-5 overall, 5-2 in the Greater Miami Conference) are currently tied with Fairfield (11-2 overall, 5-2 in the GMC) in the conference standings. Both teams are one game behind Mason (12-1 overall, 6-1 in the GMC) and Middletown (9-4 overall, 6-1 in the GMC).

See below for the weekly Lakota varsity high school sports schedule:

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Lakota East at Lakota West – bowling – at 3:30 p.m.
Lakota East – boys’ basketball – vs. Middletown at 7:30 p.m.
Lakota West – boys’ basketball – vs. Fairfield at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25

Lakota East – academic quiz – vs. Mason at 4 p.m.
Lakota East – girls’ basketball – vs. Fairfield at 7:30 p.m.
Lakota West – girls’ basketball – at Oak Hills at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26

Lakota West – bowling – vs. Clinton Massie at 3:45 p.m.
Lakota East at Lakota West – wrestling – at 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27

Lakota East and Lakota West – swimming – at Mason at 5 p.m.
Lakota East – boys’ basketball – vs. Princeton at 7:30 p.m.
Lakota West – boys’ basketball – vs. Colerain at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28

Lakota East – wrestling – Tri with Moeller/Mason at 9 a.m.
Lakota West at Lakota East – gymnastics – Lakota East Invitational at 9:30 a.m.
Lakota East – girls’ basketball – at Oak Hills at 2 p.m.
Lakota West – girls’ basketball – at Sycamore at 2 p.m.
Lakota West – wrestling – at Harrison at 7 p.m.

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Lakota East fell behind early and couldn’t come back in what turned out to be a 63-43 loss to Vandalia Butler in the Flyin’ to the Hoop Invitational at Fairmont High School in Kettering Monday.

The Thunderhawks received word late Friday that it would compete in the event, according Pulse Journal reporter Jay Morrison. The original schedule had Morgan Park (Chicago) penciled in to play against Vandalia Butler.

Vandalia Butler’s Jake Greer led all scorers with 22 points, while junior Robbie Harpring led Lakota East with 13.

Lakota East’s next scheduled game will be at Colerain (5-6 overall, 0-6 in the GMC) at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Vandalia Butler 63, Lakota East 43

Lakota East (5-7, 2-4 in the GMC) – Baxter 3 0 6, Brady 1 4 6, Harpring 5 0 13, Lowry 1 0 2, Owens 1 0 2, Panzeca 3 0 6, Schwartz 1 0 2, White 3 0 6. Totals: 18 4 43.

Vandalia Butler (5-7) – Cloud 2 0 4, Ja. Greer 8 6 22, Jo. Greer 3 3 9, Hershberger 3 1 8, Motter 1 1 3, Pugh 3 2 9, Tindall 3 0 8. Totals: 23 13 63.

Halftime score: Vandalia 36-20. 3-pointers: LE 3 (Harpring 3); V 4 (Tindall 2, Hershberger, Pugh).

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With the day off from school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, several Lakota East and Lakota West athletes are participating in holiday invitationals.

Both the Lakota East boys’ and girls’ basketball programs will take part in well-known Ohio prep basketball events.

The Lakota East boys (5-6 overall, 2-4 in the Greater Miami Conference) are playing at noon Monday against Vandalia-Butler in the Flyin’ to the Hoop Invitational, which is held at Trent Arena in Kettering.

Meanwhile, the East girls (7-5 overall, 5-3 in the GMC) will face Rogers (Toledo) at 5 p.m. Monday at the Classic in the Country at Berlin High School.

In gymnastics, both Lakota West and Lakota East are competing in the Troy Invitational Monday.

Later in the week, the Lakota West boys’ basketball team (7-5 overall, 4-2 in the GMC) will host Middletown (9-2 overall, 6-0 in the GMC) at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

See below for the weekly Lakota varsity high school sports schedule:

Monday, Jan. 16
Lakota East and Lakota West – gymnastics – Troy Invitational at 10 a.m.
Lakota East – boys’ basketball – vs. Vandalia Buter at Flyin to the Hoop in Kettering at 12 p.m.
Lakota East – girls’ basketball – vs. Rogers (Toledo) at Classic in the Country Challenge at Berlin Hiland High School at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17

Lakota West – bowling – vs. Badin at Gilmore Lanes at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 18

Lakota East – bowling – vs. Sycamore at 3:30 p.m.
Lakota East – academic quiz – at Sycamore at 4 p.m.
Lakota West – girls’ basketball – at Middletown at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19

Lakota West – bowling – at Colerain at 3:45 p.m.
Lakota East– swimming – at Tri at Milford (diving only) at 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20

Lakota East– wrestling – vs. Fairfield at 7 p.m.
Lakota East – boys’ basketball – at Colerain at 7:30 p.m.
Lakota West – boys’ basketball – vs. Middletown at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 21

Lakota West– wrestling – at Mason’s James Horning Memorial at 9:30 a.m.
Lakota East – girls’ basketball – vs. Middletown at 2 p.m.
Lakota West – girls’ basketball – vs. Fairfield at 2 p.m.
Lakota East– wrestling – vs. Super Tri w Edgewood/Oak Hills/Alliance at 6 p.m.
Lakota East– swimming – at Oak Hills at Keating 6 p.m.

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The Lakota East basketball program kept its perfect record when it defeated Fairfield Jan. 14 by the score of 66-55. The win improved the Thunderhawks’ record this season to 10-0 overall and 5-0 within the Greater Miami Conference.

Lakota East senior guard Michael Boyd led all scorers with 16 points in the win, 14 of which came from the free-throw line.

Junior guard James Turner, who scored a career high 15 points, led Fairfield.

The Thunderhawks’ undefeated record will be in jeopardy early this week.

On Monday, Jan. 17, at 11:30 a.m., Lakota East will have to play Lee High School (Huntsville, Ala.), who are the defending big school champs in Alabama, in the Flyin’ to the Hoop event in Dayton, Ohio. Lee also features the 6-foot-7 Devin Langford, who is committed to Illinois.

If the Thunderhawks survive that matchup with their record unscathed, they will have to play a road game at Mason the following night, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The Comets are currently 9-2 overall and 4-1 in the GMC this season.

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