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The Greater Miami Conference recently finished naming its all-conference teams. Overall, there were a total of 51 different Lakota student athletes who received recognition for their performances during the winter sports season.

Drew Gay. Photo provided.

The only Lakota student athlete to be recognized as his or her sport’s player of the year was Lakota West junior bowler Drew Gay. It was the second straight year that a member of the Firebirds’ varsity bowling team was named athlete of the year.

In basketball, a total of nine student athletes were named to either the first or second all-GMC squads. Making the first team on the boys’ side was Lakota West juniors Ali Barnes and Monty Boykins. While, in girls’ basketball, Lakota East seniors Molly Blomer and Bernice Satterwhite were honored with first-team recognition.

In other sports, Lakota had 10 wrestlers, four chess players, three academic team participants and 24 swimmers honored.

Below is a list of all the Lakota student athletes honored this winter by the GMC:

Basketball (9)

First team all-GMC:
Ali Barnes (Jr.) – Lakota West
Monty Boykins (Jr.) – Lakota West
Molly Blomer (Sr.) – Lakota East
Bernice Satterwhite (Sr.) – Lakota East

Second team all-GMC:
Rob Harpring (Jr.) – Lakota East
Tyler Williams (Soph.) – Lakota West
Lauren Cannatelli (Fr.) – Lakota West
Alyssa Grevenkamp (Sr.) – Lakota East
Ali Zieverink (Sr.) – Lakota West (more…)

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For the fourth consecutive year, the Sycamore boys and the Mason girls won the Greater Miami Conference swimming championship. Meanwhile, the Mason wrestling team won its third GMC title in a row. Both GMC meets took place during the weekend.

In the boys’ portion of the GMC swimming meet, Lakota East finished third and Lakota West finished fifth. Lakota West junior Bryan McNamara was the only school district athlete to win an event, winning the 500-yard freestyle.

In the girls’ portion of the GMC swimming meet, Lakota West finished third and Lakota West finished fourth. Lakota East senior Jessika Hall (photo), who has signed onto to swim at Michigan State, won the 200-yard individual medley at the meet.

• Results of the 2012 Greater Miami Conference swimming meet
• Results of the 2012 Greater Miami Conference wrestling meet

In wrestling, Lakota East finished third and Lakota West finished in eighth out of 10 GMC squads. Lakota East senior Jacob Landers (120 lbs.) was the only school district wrestler to win his weight class at the meet.

Lakota wrestlers finishing near the top of their weight class included junior Justin Brown (second place, 132 lbs.), senior Eric Sullivan (second place, 145 lbs.), senior Jacob Burton (second place, 195 lbs.), junior Austin Daly (third place, 113 lbs.), Tim Bowman (third place, 285 lbs.) and Corey Howard (fourth place, 145 lbs.) of Lakota East; and sophomore Kevin Leonhardt (third place, 126 lbs.), senior Jamie Keesling (third place, 170 lbs.) and senior John Davis (fourth place, 145 lbs.) of Lakota West.

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The athletic departments at Lakota East and Lakota West high schools recently named their athletes of the week. Seniors Molly Blomer and Jason Shake were honored at Lakota East, while seniors Jackson Blue and Amanda Horne received the honor at Lakota West.

The Lakota East girls’ basketball team has been dealt numerous injuries this season. Playing a big role in keeping the team on the winning side of the scoreboard has been senior forward Molly Blomer, who leads Lakota East in scoring (14.2 points per game) and in rebounding (5.9 rebounds per game). Blomer tied a career high Monday when she scored 25 points in a 51-44 win against Rogers (Toledo) in the Classic in the Country at Berlin High School.

Jason Shake is a senior member of the Lakota East chess team. According to EastThunderhawks.com, Shake “has a long history of being a reliable player, consistently working hard every week year after year while exhibiting good sportsmanship. He was also more helpful than many, taking the initiative to complete various tasks without being asked to do them.”

Last Friday, Jackson Blue set a Lakota school district record when he blocked 8 shots in a 56-50 loss against Princeton. In that same game, Blue also pulled down 7 rebounds. The previous record was 7 set by Josh Chichester during the 2003-2004 season. Blue has been playing a big role for Firebirds all season, averaging 6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.

Amanda Horne tied a Lakota West single game record when she bowled a 241 in a match at Middletown last Monday. The high score placed her eighth overall in the Greater Miami Conference this season. The 241 score was also 62 pins higher than any other score recorded by a girls’ Lakota bowler this winter. She also recorded the high series for West in both the match at Middletown and last Wednesday’s match versus Monroe.

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The athletic departments at Lakota East and Lakota West high schools recently named their athletes of the week. Junior Bryan McNamara and sophomore Tiffany Howard received the honor at Lakota West, while seniors Emma Lippscomb and Daniel Robbins were honored at Lakota East.

McNamara was honored as male swimmer of the meet at the Milford Invitational last Saturday. During the meet, McNamara finished first in the 500-yard freestyle and placed in the top three in all four of the events he participated in.

Meanwhile, at the same meet at Milford, Howard won the 100-yard backstroke. Howard helped Lakota West finish first out of 13 competing schools. Howard was also part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that finished first at the Lakota Tri-Meet Tuesday. Lakota West also won that event, finishing ahead of Lakota East and Notre Dame (Ky.).

Lakota East seniors Lippscomb and Robbins are considered leaders on the academic quiz team this winter sports season. According to the Greater Miami Conference (not all of the season score have been reported), the Thunderhawks have complied a 4-2 overall record.

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The athletic departments at Lakota East and Lakota West high schools recently named their athletes of the week for the first time in the 2012. Junior Monty Boykins and senior Shabazz Reeves received the honor at Lakota West, while sophomore Shelby Hutton and junior Tyler Phillips were honored at Lakota East.

During the holiday break, Lakota West also honored sophomore point guard Tyler Williams, junior swimmer Savannah Rice, senior forward Kayaune Ross and sophomore swimmer Casey Frazier as athletes of the week.

Boykins scored a total of 58 points in the Republic Bank Holiday Classic in Lexington, Ky., last week. He led the Firebirds with 16 points in the team’s opening round win against Simon Kenton. On Tuesday, Boykins scored 15 points in Lakota West’s 60-46 win against Hamilton. The junior small forward has scored in double figures in each game (all 8 games) this season.

During Lakota West’s Holiday Hoops Fest, Reeves led all of her Firebird teammates with 21 points. On Wednesday, Reeves scored 10 points, had 2 assists and 3 steals off the bench in a 68-60 loss to Greater Miami Conference power Princeton. Reeves is also the leading scorer for Lakota West at 8.9 points per game. She has also already signed on to play at Morgan State University.

Hutton finished in first place in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke during a swim meet that included Middletown and Lakota West Dec. 27. She was also on the 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay teams that finished in first place at the same event.

On the boys’ swimming side, during the same meet Dec. 27, Phillips finished first in the 100-yard backstroke and second in the 200-yard individual medley. He was also on the 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay teams that finished in first place.

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The athletic departments at Lakota East and Lakota West high schools recently named their athletes of the week for the second time in the winter sports season. Seniors Adrianna McNeal and Daniel Lindberg received the honor at Lakota West, while junior bowlers Jeff Amlung and Kelly Monroe were honored at Lakota East.

Despite missing practice in the preseason with a microfracture on her tibia, McNeal helped the Firebirds jump out to 4-0 start this winter. Currently, she leads her team in rebounding with 5.2 rebounds per game and in steals with 2.6 steals per game. Last week, McNeal had her best game of the season when she scored 16 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in a 56-48 loss to Sycamore. Lakota West is now 4-2.

Lindberg was a double winner, and Lakota West’s only winner at last Saturday’s quad meet at Keating Natatorium. Lindberg won both the 200 yard individual medley and the 500 yard free style races. He also added to the Firebirds’ scoring total by swimming legs on two placing relay teams.

Amlung currently leads the Lakota East squad with a 167.6 average. According to the school’s official athletic website, eastthunderhawks.com, “Despite having limited varsity experience, he has stepped into a leadership role on the team. Jeff has worked hard in the offseason and at practice to improve his game. With his work effort he will continue to improve and will be moving up the conference leader board and taking the team with him.”

Monroe currently leads the Lakota East girls’ bowling team with a 122.1 average. According to the school’s official athletic website, eastthunderhawks.com, “Kelly has also worked on her game in the offseason and is showing potential to become a solid bowler in the GMC conference. She is also a leader on the team and encourages her teammates to raise their games as well.”

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Lakota East didn’t lose a basketball game until Feb. 18 last season. This winter, the team lost its first Greater Miami Conference matchup by the score of 66-52 to Fairfield Friday.

The Thunderhawks fell behind early to Fairfield, as the Indians jumped out to a 12-3 advantage after the first quarter. By halftime, the lead was up to 26-14. In the second half, Lakota East failed to make up any ground.

Four Indians scored in double figures in the win including senior James Turner (12 points, 7 assists), senior Brandon Murphy (12 points, 11 rebounds), senior Devon Barlow (16 points, 8 rebounds) and sophomore Tim Fleming (11 points, 3 assists).

Meanwhile, Lakota East junior Stedman Lowry scored a career high 27 points in the loss. In the Thunderhawks 61-50 season-opening win against Lockland last Friday, Lowry scored a previously career high 16 points.

Both teams were impressive at the free-throw line, Fairfield made 17-of-22 attempts (77.3 percent) and Lakota East made 15-of-17 (88.2 percent).

Statistically, Fairfield won the turnover battle – committing 9 and forcing the Thunderhawks into making 17.

Next up, Lakota East (1-1 overall, 0-1 in the GMC) will play at Oak Hills (0-2 overall, 0-1 in the GMC) at 7:30 p.m. next Friday. Fairfield (3-0 overall, 1-0 in the GMC), on the other hand, will host Centerville (1-2 overall, 0-1 in the Greater Western Ohio Conference) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Box score – Fairfield 66, Lakota East 52

Fairfield (3-0) – Turner 6 0 12, Murphy 3 6 12, Barlow 4 4 16, Fleming 3 4 11, Smith 2 0 5, Lindsey 1 0 2, Woods 1 2 4, Benjamin 1 1 4. Totals 12 17 66.

Lakota East (1-1) – Leppert 3 2 8, Harpring 3 1 8, S Lowry 8 9 27, Owens 0 2 2, D Lowry 1 0 2, Panzecca 1 0 2, Baxter 1 1 3. Totals 17 15 52.

Halftime: Fairfield 26-14. 3-pointers: F 7 (Barlow 4, Fleming, Smith, Benjamin ) L 3 ( S. Lowry 2, Harpring).

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The athletic departments at Lakota East and Lakota West high schools recently named their first athletes of the week of the winter sports season. Seniors Whitney Wyckoff and Dwight Hu received the honor at Lakota East, while senior Summer Reeves and junior Drew Gay were honored at Lakota West.

Wyckoff has helped the Lakota East girls’ basketball team get off to a 3-0 start this winter. The four-year starter is averaging 13.3 points, 4 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 2 blocks per game this season. She has scored more than 10 points in each of her games this season. Wyckoff will continue her basketball career at Yale University next season.

Hu is a senior, first board player on the Lakota East chess team. According to the school’s official athletic website, eastthunderhawks.com, “Dwight has a winning record against the best player from every other GMC team. Dwight models good sportsmanship and excellent chess to our younger players.”

Reeves has been a big reason that the Lakota West girls’ basketball program is off to 4-0 start this winter. Reeves is averaging 9 points per game, but recorded a game-high 17 points in the Firebirds’ 53-52 win against Withrow Dec. 2. She also combined with her twin sister, Shabazz, for 20 points in Wednesday’s 38-31 win against Ursuline.

Gay has been a big reason why the Lakota West boys’ bowling team is currently 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the Greater Miami Conference. According to the GMC website, Gay is currently third in the conference with a 220.4 average. Last season, Gay was named to the All-GMC First Team.

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The Greater Miami Conference has recently honored Lakota East and Lakota West athletes by naming them to its all-conference teams. With the exception of the football, the conference has named its coaches of the year, players of the year, first-team and second-team athletes.

A total of five student athletes from the Lakota school district have been named as their sport’s player or athlete of the year. In addition, three Lakota coaches – Rick Cooper (Lakota West boys’ soccer), Adam Thomas (Lakota East cross country) and Karen Barnes (Lakota East girls’ tennis) have been honored as their sport’s top head coach.

From Lakota East, juniors Ashley Evans (volleyball) and Taylor Holden (tennis) were named athletes of the year. Evans, who is committed to Purdue, led Lakota East to its first GMC title since 2008. Meanwhile, Taylor Holden led Lakota East to its second straight conference title.

From Lakota West, seniors Josh Spaw (boys’ soccer), Lauren Pratt (girls’ soccer) and Brady Holmer (cross country) were also named athletes of the year. Spaw led Lakota West to its first GMC title since 2002, Pratt scored 10 goals and had six assists for the Firebirds and Holmer won both GMC and district titles this fall.

Below is a list of all the players (except football) honored by the GMC this fall:

Girls Volleyball

Player of the Year: Ashley Evans (Lakota East) – Jr.

First-Team All-GMC:

• Annie Bierman (Lakota West) – Jr.
• Ashley Evans (Lakota East) – Jr.
• Ali Lake (Lakota East) – Jr.
• Mel Stewart (Lakota West) – Sr.
• Morgan Weinheimer (Lakota East) – Sr.

Second-Team All-GMC:

• Rachel Cogan (Lakota West) – Jr.
• Corri Muha (Lakota West) – Sr.
• Mandy Stanislovaitis (Lakota West) – Sr.
• Anna Starr (Lakota East) – Jr.

(more…)

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For the second straight day, West surprised Lakota fans by defeating a favored East team. On Friday, the Lakota East football team lost a thrilling 25-20 game that was decided on a last-second touchdown pass. On Saturday, and in a much bigger upset, Lakota West took down the state’s No. 4-ranked volleyball squad by the score 25-23, 25-23, 26-24.

“If we play them ten times, we win once,” Lakota West head coach Tracey Kornau told the Cincinnati Enquirer. “Today was that once.”

The upset gave Lakota West the district title and eliminated rival Lakota East from the postseason.

In the regular season matchup, Lakota East handled the Firebirds by the score of 25-20, 25-19, 25-16.

For the Firebirds, it was their only Greater Miami Conference loss of the season.

For Lakota East, it led to its first GMC title and win against Lakota West since 2008.

Last year, Lakota East also lost to the Firebirds in the regular season and in a 25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-8 thriller in the final 16 of the state tournament.

With Saturday’s win, Lakota West will now advance to the final 16 of the state tournament where it will play Mount Notre Dame Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Tippecanoe High School.

The Cincinnati Enquirer was at the district final match Saturday. For the complete recap, visit Cincinnati.com’s post “Lakota West knocks off rival East in volleyball.”

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