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Lakota West jazz band performs at the 2012 Jazz ‘n Cakes breakfast. Photo provided.

There is plenty to do in West Chester and Liberty townships this weekend.

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Friday

Lakota East Theater presents ‘The Secret Life of Girls’ – Lakota East High School’s Thunderhawk Theater and its newly founded Zonta Club have partnered to present a community event that focuses on the struggles faced by young women in today’s society. In its production of “The Secret Life of Girls,” 7 p.m. Friday, friendly athletic competition among a group of girls takes a spiraling turn as each girl’s personal battles surface.

French Riviera to be featured at Armchair Program – Residents of West Chester Township are invited to experience the French Riviera without ever leaving their hometown. The Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France will be discussed at this week’s Armchair session at Township Hall, 9113, Cincinnati-Dayton Road, at 7 p.m. Friday.

Saturday

Some of the many raffle baskets on display at the 2012 Lakota West Jazz ‘n Cakes event. Photo provided.

Lakota West bands Jazz ‘n Cakes breakfast – The Jazz ‘n Cakes pancake breakfast and Market Street fundraising event will take place Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Lakota West High School. The breakfast is one of the most important band fundraisers of the year. The event itself will feature live music by Lakota West High School jazz bands, as well as the 7th grade jazz bands from Lakota Plains and Lakota Ridge Junior Schools.

MDA Muscle Walk – MetroParks of Butler County is hosting this year’s Southwest Ohio Muscle Walk for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The event will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Voice of America Park in West Chester. To register, visit www.musclewalkmda.org/southwestoh2013.

Helicopter Easter Egg Drop – Watch candy-filled eggs fall from a helicopter as at the annual egg drop at The River Church, 5546 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, in Liberty Township. The event, which takes place from 9 a.m. to noon, includes the egg drop and hunt, face painting, wandering magician, up-close look at helicopter, photos with Easter Bunny, craft and cupcake walk.

Police’s identity theft program – The West Chester Police Department is offering a free shredding and identity theft awareness event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday. During the event, West Chester police will be at The West Chester Activity Center, 7900 Cox Road, to accept personal paperwork for shredding and to answer any questions related to identity theft.

Dudley Memorial Park cleanup – Volunteers are needed for Saturday’s work date at Liberty Township’s Dudley Memorial Park. Parks Committee member Chuck Holliday has organized the session, which runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the park, 5700 Yankee Road.

Easter egg hunt set for special needs children – ABC Pediatric Therapy Network, 9902 Windisch Road, West Chester, will host an Easter egg hunt for children with special needs 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 23. The event is being organized by Sidney Crecelius, 15, a Mason High School sophomore. The event is limited to 100 children. To reserve a spot in the egg hunt, email sidney.crecelius@aol.com.

Portman to speak at Butler Co. Rep. dinner – U.S. Sen. Rob Portman will be the featured keynote speaker at the Butler County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day dinner on Saturday. The event opens with a 6 p.m. social hour at the Oscar Event Center at the Jungle Jim’s Fairfield complex, 5440 Ohio 4. Dinner and the program follow at 7 p.m.

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Lakota East High School’s Thunderhawk Theater and its newly founded Zonta Club have partnered to present a community event that focuses on the struggles faced by young women in today’s society.

In its production of “The Secret Life of Girls,” 7 p.m. Friday, friendly athletic competition among a group of girls takes a spiraling turn as each girl’s personal battles surface.

Each character confronts real life issues and in the end, resolves to change her ways. An educational performance on the affect of bullying reestablishes that girls are not alone in their fight.

“Everyone has faced the perilous trials of junior high,” said Kristen Statt, who teaches East’s acting classes, among other classes at East. “It’s a tumultuous time in every young girl’s life and is not as easy as everyone may believe.”

The production is the culminating project of this year’s Acting II and III classes. While the female students will assume acting roles, the male students will serve as directors, stage managers and technical directors. Following its debut, the group hopes to take the show on the road and perform at some of Lakota’s junior schools.

“Let’s Talk” is the title of the Zonta Club’s video that extends the discussion into the realm of the high school girl. East’s new Zonta Club, advised by Jill Kelechi, is an empowerment group for young women trying to impact the lives and minds of their peers. The Zonta Club seeks to bring attention and discussion to the unseen struggles in the daily lives of young women.

The community is invited to explore these struggles through a multimedia performance and facilitated discussion in the Lakota East Theater. Admission is free. For more information, contact the Thunderhawk Theater at 755-7211 ext. 15305.

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Photos captured by Tony Jones of The Cincinnati Enquirer

Student groups at Lakota East High School organized the first-ever Craft For The Cure. During the event Friday, the school cafeteria was opened for four hours after school and people of all ages participated in crafting activities. Proceeds from the event benefited the Lakota East Relay for Life.

The Lakota East student groups sponsoring the event were Art Club, Roots, National Honor Society, Zonta Z-Club, J. Kyle Braid Leadership, SACA Student Government, and the Relay for Life Committee.

For more West Chester and Liberty Township photos, there are many other events captured on our Flickr photostream and more West Chester and Liberty Township related photo galleries on our Photos page.

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The Lakota Board of Education approved this week its school calendar for 2014-15.

According to the calendar, school would begin Aug. 21, 2014. Students would be off Nov. 26-28, 2014 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

A two-week winter break would begin on Dec. 22, 2014, with students returning to class Jan. 5, 2015. Spring break would begin March 30, 2015, with students returning April 6, 2015.

• Download Lakota’s 2014-2015 calendar

The last day of school for students is set for May 29, 2015, with graduation either May 30 or 31, 2015.

If needed, calamity makeup days would be Feb. 13, and June 1-4, 2015.

For more information, call 513-874-5505 or visit www.lakotaonline.com.

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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.

Senior guard Ali Barnes has helped Lakota West with its six-game winning streak. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II on Jan. 8, 2013.

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.

Lakota West fans cheer on their team in a game against Lakota East Jan. 8. The Lakota West win helped earn the team earn more votes in The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches’ poll, while the loss didn’t help Lakota East as it fell to No. 4 in the poll. Photo by Joseph Fuqua II.

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.

Myo Baxter puts up a shot against Lakota West in what turned out to be a 77-73 win for Lakota East Saturday, Dec. 15. Photo taken by Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com. For more photos from this game, visit http://proofs.trimphotoandvideo.com/g/121512east_west

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.

Lakota East defeated school district rival, 77-73, Lakota West on Saturday, Dec. 15. Photo taken by Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com. For more photos from this game, visit http://proofs.trimphotoandvideo.com/g/121512east_west

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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Lakota East beats West and wins first playoff game

WestChesterBuzz.com will count down the area’s top 12 stories of 2012 this month, concluding with West Chester’s most discussed topic of the year on Sunday, Dec. 30.

Photo gallery of the entire football season, starting from summer camp to the playoffs. Images provided by The Cincinnati Enquirer, Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com and WestChesterBuzz.com.

After losing back-to-back games against Sycamore and Mason in October, Lakota East appeared to have no shot at the postseason. However, the Thunderhawks bounced back with wins against Fairfield and Lakota West in the final weeks of the 2012 season and earned in its first postseason berth in school history.

The West win, which snapped a seven-game losing streak against its rival, and the extra points earned when Northmont, a team Lakota East defeated in Week 1, defeated Wayne in the final week of the season gave the Thunderhawks enough to sneak into the No. 7 seed in the OHSAA Region 4 postseason bracket.

Once in, Lakota East defeated No. 2 seed Springboro in its regional quarterfinal matchup.

In that game, The Panthers tied the score, 38-38, with less than a minute to play. In overtime, junior quarterback Eric Eichler put Lakota East on top by scoring on a six-yard run. On Springboro’s overtime possession, the Thunderhawks defense stopped senior Rahman Hardin before he could cross the goal line on a 4th-and-goal from the 2-yard line.

• Follow Lakota East football on WestChesterBuzz.com
• Moeller defeats Lakota East, 46-20, in regional semifinals
• Lakota East wins postseason OT thriller, 45-38, against Springboro
• Lakota East upsets rival Lakota West, 33-21

The following week, the Thunderhawks jumped out to 7-0 lead against Moeller in the regional semifinals. The Crusaders, however, were able to cruise to a 46-20 win thanks in large part to the performance of Northwestern commit Keith Watkins, who rushed for three second quarter touchdowns.

“Obviously we are really proud of our kids. We just wish we would have played better at the end here, but our seniors did a great job and I thought they battled back and fought hard in the second half,” Lakota East head coach Rick Haynes said after the game.

The loss also ended the high school career of 26 seniors.

“I hope when they look back they will be very, very proud of what they accomplished and not just focus on this one game,” Haynes said.

A few weeks later, Moeller won its eight state championship by defeating Toldeo Whitemer, 20-12, in Canton.

This story was the only Lakota High School sports story to make WestChesterBuzz.com’s list of top 12 stories in 2012. There were many other stories that just missed the cut. See below for a few stories that were honorable mentions.

• Video shows police striking patron with batons at West Chester bar
• Lakota West choir honored to be part of World Choir Games
• Former Lakota teacher gets 15 years for child porn
• Bengals help Lakota school with aging playground
• Cherokee Elementary School student hit by car on way home from school

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Cincinnati Enquirer’s Tony Jones provided the photos:

Students from Lakota East High School work on completing their projects before the end of the year in Karen Saunders’ ceramics class.

For more West Chester and Liberty Township photos, there are many other events captured on our Flickr photostream and more West Chester and Liberty Township related photo galleries on our Photos page.

Also, remember to share your photos through the Photos page or by email akiefaber@westchesterbuzz.com.

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