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Mason, who entered postseason play No. 4 in the Associated Press Division I state poll, ended Lakota East’s season with a 64-33 win in the district semifinals on Saturday night at Kings High School.

Lakota East sophomore Leah Goodwin goes up for a basket in a 64-33 loss to Mason Feb. 23, 2013. Photo taken by Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com. More photos from this game, http://proofs.trimphotoandvideo.com/g/022313east_mason

Missouri-bound forward Kayla McDowell led Mason with 20 points and 13 rebounds, both of which were game highs.

A total of 12 Thunderhawks saw action in their final game of the season. Of those 12, eight were sophomores, two were juniors and two were freshmen.

Lakota East finishes the year with a 10-15 overall record. In the regular season, East posted a 7-7 record within the Greater Miami Conference.

Lakota East (10-15) - Satterwhite 2 1 5, Rodgers 1 1 3, Wills 1 1 3, Goodwin 2 2 8, Franklin 3 0 8, Catron 1 0 3, Panzeca 1 0 2, White 0 1 1. Totals 11 6 33.

Mason (21-1) - Herren 1 4 6, McDowell 8 4 20, Ammons 3 0 6, Neal 2 0 4, Gunn 2 2 6, Mason 3 3 9, Melinick 1 3 5, Brown 2 0 4, Rutowski 2 0 4. Totals 24 16 64.

Halftime: Mason 34-24. 3-pointers L 5 (Goodwin 2, Franklin 2, Catron).

BOYS’ SWIMMING

Division I state championship

Team scores: 1. St. Xavier 270; 2. Upper Arlington 187.5; 3. St. Ignatius 186; 4. St. Francis De Sales 115; 5. Centerville 113; 6. Hudson 107; 7. North Canton Hoover 101; 8. Moeller 95; Mayfield 91; Sycamore 91; 15. Kings 39; 16. Anderson 38; 18. Talawanda 36; 25. Mason 27; 26. Lakota West 26; 28. Walnut Hills; 38. Little Miami 13; 42. Middletown 10; 43. Lakota East 9; 44. Cincinnati Turpin 7; 50. Lebanon 4; La Salle 1.

200MR–St. Ignatius 1:31.97 ; 200 free-Long (Upper Arlington) 1:38.43; 200IM–Palazzo (Hudson) 1:48.49; 50 free–Miller (Westerville North 20.87; 100Fly–Bailey (Youngstown Boardman) 49.43; 100 free–Belanger (Akron Firestone) 45.17; 500 free–Hendricks (St. Xavier) 4:27.69; 200FR–St. Xavier 1:23.74; 100Back–Appleby (Cuyahoga Falls) 49.00; 100Breast–Palazzo (Hudson) 55.00; 400FR–St. Ignatius 3:04.86.

GIRLS’ SWIMMING

Division I state championship
Team scores: 1. Ursuline 234; 2. Upper Arlington 215; 3. Mason 148; 4. Strongsville 136; 5. Fremont Ross 125; 6. Hudson 112; 7. Massillon Jackson 108; 7. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 100; 9. Centerville 99.5; 10. St. Ursula 95; 14. Sycamore 54; Turpin 51; 36. Lakota East 12; 36. Mercy 12; 45. Mount Notre Dame 6; 48. Seton 4; 52. Lakota West 3; 54. Kings 1.

200MR–Ursuline 1:43.27; 200 free–Thatcher (Mason) 1:47.43; 200IM–Miller (Akron Firestone) 1:57.98; 50 free–Kinney (Massillon Jackson) 22.53; 100Fly–Martin (Pickerington Central) 55.37; 100 free–Kinney (Massillon Jackson) 49.70; 500 free–Thatcher (Mason) 4:47.81; 200FR–Upper Arlington 1:34.19; 100Back–Miller (Akron Firestone) 54.04; 100Breast–Blood (Ursuline) 1:03.09; 400FR–Ursuline 3:23.19.

WRESTLING

Division I District tournament At Fairfield
Team scores: 1. Moeller 195, 2. Centerville 96, 3. Loveland 85, 4. Fairfield 81, 5. Elder 76.5, 6. Laokta East 68.5, 7. Beavercreek 64, 8. Mason 62.5, 9. St. Xavier 60.5, 10. Miamisburg 58, 12. Princeton 51, 13. Colerain 49, 15. Sycamore 44, 16. Glen Este 39.5, 17. Lakota West 39, 18. Middletown 38.5, 20. Harrison 35, 23. Lebanon 28.5, 24. Edgewood 25, 27. Withrow 20, 28. La Salle 19, 29. Northwest 18, 31. Kings 9, 35. Anderson 7, 36. Hamilton 7, 37. Turpin 5, 39. Amelia 3.

Note: top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to state tournament.

First place
106-Jagel(Middletown) dec. Williams(Elder) 7-4; 113-Ziegler(Moeller) dec. Milano(LaSalle) 3-1; 120-Daly(Lakota East) dec. Barden(Fairfield) 5-2; 126-Selmon(Princeton) dec. Sicurella(Glen Este) 9-8; 132-Mendel(Moeller) dec. Denlinger(Kett. Fairmont) 3-1ot; 138-Sams(Fairfield) dec. Calvert(Sidney) 6-1; 145-Kowal(Princeton) dec. Leonhardt(Lakota West) 5-1; 152-Bair(Centerville) pin Wilson(Moeller); 160-Smith(Colerain) dec. Sizemore(Moeller) 9-6; 170-Corba(Beavercreek) dec. Schmidt(Miamisburg) 5-3; 182-Danis(Mason) dec. Rosser(Moeller) 5-3; 195-Thornberry(Moeller) dec. Scales(Colerain) 3-2ot; 220-Frueauf(Moeller) maj. dec. Isaacs(Withrow) 8-0; 285-Gutapfel(Harrison) dec. Burton(Lakota East) 6-1.

Third place
106-Heidkamp(Butler) pin Roth(Lakota East) 2:17; 113-Tucker(Loveland) dec. Logsdon(Lebanon) 5-2; 120-Ward(Moeller) dec. Clouse(Beavercreek) 3-0; 126-Parrett(Kett. Fairmont) dec. Borton(Moeller) 7-3; 132-Newell(Butler) dec. Heyob(St. Xavier) 12-7; 138-Branham(Miamisburg) dec. Morgan(Elder) 3-2; 145-Huber(Sycamore) pin Miller(Wayne) 2:33; 152-Lauffer(Fairfield) dec. Buchanan(Tecumseh) 3-1; 160-Caniglia(Loveland) dec. Globke(Middletown) 1-0; 170-Weber(Loveland) dec. Gilchrist(Centerville) 6-4; 182-Lay(Loveland) dec. McGraw(Troy) 5-1; 195-Bere(Sycamore) dec. Tonkin(Centerville) 9-8; 220-Nye(Springfield) dec. Martin(Butler) 7-3; 285-Daniels(Northwest) dec. Johnson(Elder) 5-1ot.

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After defeating McAuley by 20 points just two weeks ago, Lakota West was eliminated from postseason play when it lost to the Mohawks by the score of 58-57 in overtime of a district semifinal game on Friday night at Harrison High School.

In the loss, the Firebirds made only 26.9 percent of their field goal attempts. McAuley, on the other hand, converted 41.1 of its percent its field goal tries.

Sophomore Lauren Cannatelli led Lakota West with 17 points, 13 of which came in the fourth quarter and overtime. Freshman Nia Staples added 15 points in the loss.

Lakota West officially finishes the 2012-2013 season with a 20-4 record. There are two seniors on the team, Emily Niehaus and Rachel Tomasic.

Lakota West (20-4) - Staples 5 3 15, Wells 1 0 2, Cannatelli 5 3 17, Carter 0 1 1, Tomasic 1 2 4, Whitaker 3 0 6, Aull 1 5 7, Wasan 2 1 5. Totals: 18 15 57.

McAuley (15-9) - Bove 7 0 15, Lambert 4 0 11, Vogelpohl 2 0 4, Egbers 3 4 11, Pifher 2 0 4, McFelea 4 0 10, Meunch 1 0 2. Totals: 23 5 58.

Halftime: McAuley 30-23. 3-pointers: L 6 (Cannatelli 4, Staples 2); M 7 (Lambert 3, McFelea 2, Bove, Egbers).

Lakota East boys’ basketball team advances – The Thunderhawks defeated Glen Este by the score of 73-48 in their postseason opener on Friday night at Lakota West High School. Sophomore center Alex White led Lakota East with 16 points. East will now play Oak Hills (8-14) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Lakota West. The Thunderhawks defeated Oak Hills, 49-36, in their only regular-season meeting this season on Dec. 18.

Lakota East (16-7) - Boez 1 4 6, A. Emrick 1 0 2, Harpring 3 0 7, S. Lowry 3 2 8, Shaw 4 1 10, Norris 3 1 7, D. Lowry 2 0 4, Panzeca 3 1 7 Baxter 2 2 6, White 6 3 16. Totals: 28 15 73.

Glen Este (4-19) - Keszei 3 0 6, Harris 1 1 4, Flanigan 1 2 4, T. Burdick 1 5 7, Jones 1 0 3, Gordon 1 2 4, Rieck 6 2 16, Speigel 0 2 2, Couch 0 2 2. Totals: 16 14 48.

Halftime: Lakota East 37-20. 3-pointers: G 4 (Harris, Jones Rieck 2); E 2 (Harpring, Shaw). (more…)

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This past weekend at Centerville High School, Lakota West placed third as a team and had 9 wrestlers qualify for districts and 3 as alternates.

Lakota West wrestling results:

1st – Kevin Leonhardt (145)
2nd – Eli McBurrows (220), Daulton Frasier (285)
3rd – Andrew Acuna (126), Jackson Smith (182)
4th – Evan Krause (132), Andy Cress (138), Josh Gerding (160), Drew Fenton (170)
5th – Austin Soliday (106), Greg Smith (152), John Skepple (195)

Below are the full results:

2013 Centerville 1 Division I Sectional Scores
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1. Centerville 250.5
2. Beavercreek 182.5
3. Lakota West 175.0
4. Springboro 151.0
5. Wayne 99.0
6. Edgewood 92.0
7. Tecumseh 86.0
8. Xenia 81.5
9. Piqua 43.0
10. West Carrollton 43.0
11. Belmont 35.0
12. Little Miami 15.0

First Place
106: Brendan Gibson(Wayne) dec. Tyler Senter(Xenia) 10-5
113: Troy Barklay(Centerville) maj. dec. Tristan Bean(Edgewood) 17-7
120: Brenden Watson(Centerville) over John Clouse(Beavercreek) forfeit
126: A.J. Donigian(Beavercreek) dec. Cameron Crasto(Centerville) 8-4
132: Josh Scanlon(Centerville) maj. dec. Tommy Daley(Springboro) 11-2
138: Jacob Keller(Beavercreek) pin D.J. Campos(Edgewood) 2:27
145: Kevin Leonhardt(Lakota West) dec. Cameron Earley(Springboro) 9-3
152: Alexander Bair(Centerville) dec. Chuck Buchanan(Tecumseh) 9-5
160: Zack Adkins(Springboro) dec. Chris Cochran(Centerville) 7-2
170: Nick Corba(Beavercreek) maj. dec. Alec Gilchrist(Centerville) 20-6
182: Garrett Conner(Centerville) pin Andrew Sizer(West Carrollton) 2:55
195: Adam Tonkin(Centerville) maj. dec. Derek Hudson(Xenia) 21-8
220: Conan Jennings(Centerville) dec. Eli McBurrows(Lakota West) 8-3
285: Tristan Taylor(Tecumseh) dec. Daulton Frasier(Lakota West) 14-7

Third Place
106: Ryan Fortner(West Carrollton) pin Allen Eben(Tecumseh) 0:31
113: Blake Biteman(Tecumseh) pin Austin Conte(Little Miami) 1:55
120: Ben Daley(Springboro) pin Jaren Rutherford(Edgewood) 1:28
126: Andrew Acuna(Lakota West) dec. Jakob Ottaway(Springboro) 2-1
132: Anthony Mauro(Beavercreek) maj. dec. Evan Krause(Lakota West) 12-1
138: Mitch Case(Springboro) dec. Andy Cress(Lakota West) 8-7
145: Joseph Miller(Wayne) dec. Colton Hale(Centerville) 4-2
152: Keith Hayes(Beavercreek) over Joe Kylin(Springboro) forfeit
160: Anthony Davis(Wayne) dec. Josh Gerding(Lakota West) 12-5
170: Nathan Bush(Edgewood) dec. Drew Fenton(Lakota West) 3-2
182: Jackson Smith(Lakota West) dec. Trever Jackson(Xenia) 8-3
195: John Floyd(Springboro) dec. Drew Durand(Piqua) 8-4
220: Thomas Baker(Beavercreek) dec. Sam Robinson(Springboro) 9-2
285: Dalton Trame(Beavercreek) dec. Kendric Dorsey(Belmont) 3-1

Fifth Place
106: Austin Soliday(Lakota West) pin Joshua Combs(Belmont) 2:52
113: Ben Heiland(Beavercreek) dec. Sarah Allen(Wayne) 7-3
120: Cassius Bailey(Wayne) pin Famal Shakhmandrov(Belmont) 2:39
126: Keyan Jumper(Wayne) pin Chris Eyler(Belmont) 2:00
132: Justin Hixson(Xenia) dec. Mitchell Sellars(Little Miami) 9-7
138: Hunter Bryant(Piqua) maj. dec. Hunter Smith(Centerville) 12-1
145: A.J. Hewitt(Beavercreek) dec. Nick King(Edgewood) 6-4
152: Gregory Smith(Lakota West) pin Daylonn Dudgeon(Xenia) 2:46
160: Michael Herbert(Tecumseh) pin Jarame Wright(Piqua) 0:27
170: Ronnie Caudill(Wayne) dec. Chase Neiswender(Xenia) 7-0
182: Kaeleb Payne(Edgewood) pin Eion Hogston(Piqua) 2:24
195: John Skepple(Lakota West) pin Ova Venters(Edgewood) 2:40
220: Cody Smith(Xenia) pin Calvin Poffenberger(Belmont) 4:44
285: Jake Hetzler(Piqua) pin Zach Cooper(Centerville) 1:45

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Lakota West’s Lauren Cannatelli leads the Firebirds in scoring this season with more than 14 points per game. Photo from Mason game Jan. 12, 2013 by Jeff Swinger.

Lakota West has won six straight heading into its matchup with school district rival Lakota East on Wednesday. The Firebirds latest came Saturday with a 60-43 win against Fairfield. Lakota West sophomore Lauren Cannatelli led all scorers with 14 points.

Fairfield (7-13, 4-9) – Butler 1 0 2, Stewart 0 4 4, Spaulding 1 0 2, Saliba 1 0 2, Mueller 4 0 11, Williams 3 2 8, Ricks 2 0 4, Rhodes 5 0 10. Totals: 17 6 43.

Lakota West (16-3, 10-3) – Wells 1 1 3, Niehaus 2 3 8, Staples 4 2 10, Cannatelli 5 3 14, Whitaker 2 1 5, Carter 3 0 6, Tomasic 1 0 2, Aull 3 1 7, Wasan 2 1 5. Totals: 23 12 60.

Halftime – Lakota West 31-25. 3-pointers: F 3 (Mueller); L 2 (Niehuas, Cannatelli).

Girls’ basketball

The Thunderhawks snapped a four-game skid with a 60-48 win at Middletown Saturday. Lakota East has two games left in the regular season, at Lakota West Wednesday and at Fairfield Saturday.

Lakota East (7-13, 6-7) – Satterwhite 4 1 9, Rodgers 1 0 3, Pearl 0 1 1, Franklin 3 2 9, White 3 3 9, Wills 4 1 9, Thomas 2 1 5, Goodwin 3 6 13, Panzeca 1 0 2. Totals 21 15 60.

Middletown (8-13, 2-11) – Rodriguez 2 1 5, Edwards 6 12 24, Shealey 4 1 9, Booker 2 1 5, Bost 0 1 1, Banks 2 0 4. Totals 16 16 48.

Halftime – Middletown 26-23. 3-pointers: L 3 (Rodgers, Franklin, Goodwin).

Boys’ basketball

Lakota East remained in a four-way tie for first place in the GMC despite being upset, 69-59, by Colerain Friday night. Senior guard Stedman Lowry paced the Thunderhawks with 22 points. However, senior guard Milton Davis scored a game-high 25 points for the Cardinals. With a 7-4 conference record, East is tied with Fairfield (12-7, 7-4), Sycamore (10-8, 7-4) and Middletown (10-9, 7-4).

Lakota East (14-5, 7-4) – Emrick 1 0 2, Harpring 5 0 13, S. Lowry 8 0 22, D. Lowry 1 0 3, Baxter 3 0 6, White 6 1 13. Totals: 25 1 59.

Colerain (7-10, 3-8) – Bennie 4 2 12, Porter 1 0 3, Cook 3 0 8, Reed 3 1 8, Davis 7 5 25, Mays 4 1 10. Totals: 23 10 69.

Halftime – Colerain 30-28. 3-pointers: L 10 (Harpring 3, S. Lowry 6, D. Lowry); C 13 (Bennie 2, Porter, Cook 2, Reed, Davis 6, Mays).

The Firebirds made eight 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 62-58 at Middletown Friday night. The loss was Lakota West’s second straight in the GMC. The team did rebound with a 72-69 overtime win at Kings on Saturday, but it didn’t help their conference record, which fell to 6-5. Meanwhile, with the win, Middletown remains in a four-way tie for first place in the GMC. Junior Vincent Edwards, who has offers from Dayton, Xavier, West Virginia and Purdue, scored 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in the win. His junior classmate, Chance Sorrell, added a career-high 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Lakota West (12-6, 6-5) – Barnes 5 2 14, Bowling 3 0 6, Williams 4 0 11, Moo Young 2 0 4, Grove 5 0 13, Hicks 3 0 6, Thomas 1 0 2, Martin 1 0 2. Totals 24 2 58.

Middletown (10-9, 7-4) – Edwards 5 7 17, Sorrell 8 3 19, Marshall 3 6 12, Jackson 3 0 7, Dean 3 1 7. Totals 22 17 62.

Halftime – Lakota West 33-31. 3-pointers: L 8 (Barnes 2, Williams 3, Grove 3); M 1 (Jackson).

2013 GMC Wrestling Championships

1. Mason 177.0
2. Fairfield 144.0
3. Sycamore 121.0
4. Lak. East 94.5
5. Lak. West 92.0
6. Colerain 91.0
7. Princeton 87.5
8. Middletown 77.5
9. Oak Hills 22.5
10. Hamilton 22.0

First Place
106: Anthony Jagel(Middletown) dec. Patrick Kearney(Mason) 4-3
113: Austin Sper(Fairfield) pin Dylan Roth(Oak Hills) 1:07
120: Austin Daly(Lak. East) dec. Greysun Barden(Fairfield) 3-2
126: Patrick Allen(Colerain) dec. Brandon Selmon(Princeton) 3-1SV
132: Caleb Dimerling(Mason) dec. Justin Brown(Lak. East) 1-0
138: Adam Sams(Fairfield) dec. Jordan Collins(Mason) 13-6
145: Kevin Leonhardt(Lak. West) dec. Brad Huber(Sycamore) 4-0
152: Latrell Davis(Middletown) dec. A.J. Kowal(Princeton) 3-2
160: Detuan Smith(Colerain) maj. dec. Jacob Globke(Middletown) 12-3
170: Drew Fenton(Lak. West) dec. Ryan Gaffney(Sycamore) 5-1
182: Thomas Danis(Mason) maj. dec. Michael Plunkett(Fairfield) 9-0
195: TeGray Scales(Colerain) dec. Stephen Ludwig(Fairfield) 5-1
220: Tinashe Bere(Sycamore) dec. Austin Morris(Mason) 5-3
285: Jacob Burton(Lak. East) dec. Adam Quick(Mason) 3-2 (more…)

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Usual suspects draw top seeds in team event

Lakota East and senior Austin Daly (left) are the No. 3 seed in Region 7A. The regional tournament will begin next week, on Jan. 23. East will face No. 6-seeded Edgewood at Mason High School at 6 p.m., while No. 4 Lakota West will face No. 5 Springboro at Fairfield High School Photo taken during the Fairfield Invitational wrestling meet Jan. 5, 2013 by Tony Jones.

Kevin Goheen reports:

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced regional brackets for its inaugural wrestling dual state tournament this week.

Moeller, Harrison and Fairfield in Division I, Ross in Division II and Reading in Division III were named No. 1 seeds in their respective regionals.

First and second round matches (regional quarterfinals) of the single-elimination tournament will be held on Jan. 23. Regional semifinals will be held on Jan. 30, with the regional finals set for Feb. 6.

Eight regional winners in the three divisions will meet on Feb. 9 at Ohio State University’s St. John Arena to determine state championship teams.

Sites and times for the regional quarterfinal round will be announced on Tuesday, according to the OHSAA

Moeller, ranked No. 1 in the Enquirer coaches’ poll and No. 3 in the state coaches’ poll, heads up the Division I, Region 8A field. Loveland, which is ranked No. 2 by the area coaches and No. 10 in the state, is the second seed in that half of the Region 8 bracket followed by No. 3 Sycamore and No. 4 Glen Este.

Harrison, Elder, St. Xavier and Princeton are the top four seeds in Region 8B. Harrison is ranked No. 6 in the latest Enquirer poll and owns a 31-30 dual win against No. 5 Elder this season.

Elder is coming off a 31-23 win against No. 7 St. Xavier this past Saturday night following a loss at Moeller on Friday. St. Xavier knocked off Harrison 31-27 last week.

Fairfield is the No. 1 seed in Region 7A. The Indians are ranked No. 3 locally. Mason, ranked No. 4, is the second seed followed by Lakota East as the third seed and Lakota West as the fourth seed. The Region 7B bracket is comprised of Dayton teams, led by Centerville as the No. 1 seed.

Lakota East will face Edgewood, a six seed, on Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. at Mason High School, while Lakota West will face Springboro, a five seed, that same day and time at Fairfield High School.

Ross is the No. 1-ranked team in the Enquirer Division II-III coaches’ poll. Coach Rich Dunn’s team, led by returning state qualifiers Joseph Jones (145) and Tyler Bridwell (195), have had strong showings at the Glenn Sample Coaches Classic (placing fourth) and other larger tournaments to earn the No. 1 seed in Division II Region 15B.

New Richmond is the No. 2 seed, followed by Eaton and No. 4 seed Bethel-Tate.

Reading, coming off a win at its own Charlie Moore Invitational this past weekend, is the top seed in Division III Region 23A, ahead of No. 2 Carlisle.

Deer Park is the third seed, while Badin is seeded fourth. Reading is ranked No. 4 in the coaches’ poll.

Blanchester, ranked No. 3 locally, is the second seed in Region 23B behind New Lebanon Dixie.

Greater Miami Conference Wrestling Championship

Lakota East High School will host the 2012-2013 Greater Miami Conference Wrestling Championship on Saturday, Feb. 2.

Doors open for spectators at 9 a.m. and the first round will start at 10:00 a.m.

Ticket Prices are $6 for each session, $10 for a tournament pass for adults; $4 for each session, $6 for a tournament pass for students.

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On Friday, Lakota West extended its winning streak to three games with a 49-40 win against Colerain. Meanwhile, Lakota East lost its second straight game when it fell to Princeton 59-53.

Lakota West defeated Lakota East earlier last week. Then on Friday, West won its game, while East lost its second straight. Now, both teams are involved in a tight race for the top spot in the Greater Miami Conference standings. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II on Jan. 8, 2013.

After the two straight losses, both within conference play, there is a crowd atop the Greater Miami Conference standings. East (11-3, 5-2 in GMC) is now tied with Sycamore (8-4, 5-2) and Middletown (8-6, 5-2). Fairfield (8-3, 5-3) Lakota West (7-4, 5-3) are also fighting for that top spot.

Colerain (4-8, 0-7) - Porter 1 2 4, Cook 2 0 5, Reed 7 0 14, Dula 0 2 2, Davis 4 3 11, Mays 2 0 4. Totals: 16 7 40.

Lakota West (7-4, 5-3) - Barnes 6 2 14, Bowling 4 3 11, Williams 2 1 7, Peterkin 1 1 3, Thomas 0 4 4, Grove 4 0 8, Martin 1 0 2. Totals: 18 11 49.

Halftime: Colerain 16-15. 3-pointers: C 1 (Cook); L 2 (Williams 2).

Princeton (7-5) - Jordan 5 4 17, Tibis 1 0 2, Abrams 2 0 4, Bricking 3 1 7, Hilson 9 1 19, Bosel 1 0 2, Walters 1 6 8. Totals: 22 12 59.

Lakota East (11-3) - Emrick 4 0 8, Harpring 3 0 6, S Lowry 7 0 15, D Lowry 5 0 11, Baxter 3 1 7, White 3 0 6. Totals: 25 1 53.

Halftime: Tied 24-24. 3-pointers: P 3 (Jordan); L 2 (S Lowry, D Lowry).

On Saturday, Lakota West couldn’t hand Mason (14-0, 9-0 in GMC) its first loss of the season – losing 54-51. Lakota East, on the other hand, defeated Hamilton 45-34.

Lakota East and Lakota West swimming and wrestling teams were also in action this weekend.

Mason (14-0, 9-0) – Herren 1 0 3, McDowell 7 5 19, Ammons 2 0 5, Neal 4 1 10, Gunn 2 1 5, Mason 3 0 6, Melinick 1 0 2, Van Kleunen 1 2 4. Totals 21 9 54.

Lakota West (10-3, 6-3) – Staples 3 2 8, Cannatelli 2 2 7, Carter 2 0 4, Tomasic 4 0 12, Wasan 4 2 10. Totals 15 6 41.

After losing to Lakota West earlier in the week, the Lakota East girls’ basketball team bounced back with a 45-34 win against Hamilton on Saturday Jan. 12, 2013. The win gave the Thunderhawks a winning record in conference play. Photo taken by Tony Tribble on Jan. 9.

Halftime: Mason 27-20. 3-pointers: M 3 (Herren, Ammons, Neal); L 5 (Cannatelli, Tomasic 4).

Hamilton (3-12, 2-7) – Gilbert 2 1 6, Thompson 1 0 2, Spurlock 8 5 23, Conrad 1 0 3. Totals 12 6 34.

Lakota East (6-9, 5-4) – Satterwhite 4 2 10, Rodgers 1 0 2, Goodwin 1 1 4, Franklin 4 0 9, White 5 1 11, Wills 3 1 7, Thomas 1 0 2. Totals 19 5 45.

Halftime: Lakota East 25-17. 3-pointers: H 4 (Gilbert, Spurlock 2, Conrad); L 2 (Goodwin, Franklin).

Swimming

Lakota East 162, Fairfield 99
200MR–Lakota East 1:48.50; 200 free–McDonald (L) 1:46.86; 200IM–Nucerino (L) 2:18.87; 50 free–Westrick (F) 23.15; 100Fly–McDonald (L) 55.86; 100 free–Westrick (F) 58.80; 500 free–Ellis (F) 5:11.38; 200FR–Fairfield 1:41.24; 100Back–Dennis (L) 1:02.63; 100Breast–Jessee (L) 1:10.49; 400FR–Lakota East 3:30.69.

Anderson 180, Lakota West 100
200MR–Anderson 2:08.32; 200 free–Gallagher (A) 1:51.36; 200IM–McNamara (L) 2:00.38; 50 free–Davis (A) 22.70; 100Fly–Raker (L) 54.23; 100 free–Doerflein (A) 50.77; 500 free–Wethington (A) 4:54.01; 200FR–Anderson 1:32.55; 100Back–Tinsley (L) 1:05.92; 100Breast–Raker (L) 1:04.27; 400FR–Anderson 3:22.04.

Fairfield 151, Lakota East 135
200MR–Lakota East 2:00.06; 200 free–Liang (L) 2:08.03; 200IM–Webb (F) 2:26.34; 50 free–Hutton (L) 26.55; 100Fly–Madl (F) 1:03.63; 100 free–Hutton (L) 57.04; 500 free–Grimes (F) 5:49.29; 200FR–Fairfield 1:25.13; 100Back–Webb (F) 1:05.69; 100Breast–Schaefer (F) 1:21.03; 400FR–Lakota East 4:01.79.

Lakota West 171, Anderson 111
200MR–Anderson 2:07.34; 200 free–Martin (A) 1:59.09; 200IM–Defosse (A) 2:30.35; 50 free–Sauter (L) 25.79; 100Fly–Sauter (L) 1:04.51; 100 free–Frazier (L) 56.93; 500 free–Martin (A) 5:19.07; 200FR–Lakota West 1:45.00; 100Back–Lupariello (A) 1:08.91; 100Breast–Rice (L) 1:12.25; 400FR–Lakota West 3:48.69. (more…)

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This past weekend, the Lakota East varsity wrestling team placed sixth out of 18 teams at the Fairfield Invitational – just missing the top five by one point.

Austin Daly (Sr., 120 lbs.) and Jacob Burton (Sr., 285 lbs.) both placed second, losing very close bouts in the championship finals.

Daly knocked off long time nemesis Greyson Bardon from Fairfield in the semifinals. Lakota East head coach James Lehman said, Daly then lost a very close bout on a “mysterious” penalty in the finals to district champion Brendan Watson (Centerville).

Meanwhile, Burton had a rematch of his Coaches Classic semifinal loss in which he has now narrowed the gap even more losing a close 3-1 decision to Truman Gutapfel (Harrison). Gutapfel has a full ride to play football at Boston College.

Also placing for Lakota East: Justin Brown placed fourth; Daniel Roth placed fifth; Austin Schoeffler and Ryan Durham both placed sixth.

The JV/Freshmen competed very well at the Xenia JV Invitational where no team scores were kept. Champions included: Dominic Brown, Sam Roth, and Deante Evans; Josh Miller finished second; Nick Frank and Adam Hacker each placed third.

Below are the results for Lakota West wrestling Saturday at the Beavercreek Invitational.

Team scores:
1. Sidney 216.5
2. Lakota West 201.5
3. Beavercreek 180.5
4. Greeneview 167
5. Stebbins 132
6. Trotwood-Madison 50
7. Meadowdale 6

Lakota West placers:
106 Austin Soliday – 4th
120 Jake Jensen – 3rd
126 Andrew Acuna – 4th
132 Evan Krause – 3rd
138 Kevin Leonhardt – 2nd
145 Andy Cress – 1st
152 Greg Smith – 3rd
160 Josh Gerding – 2nd
170 Drew Fenton – 3rd
182 Jackson Smith – 3rd
195 John Skepple – 3rd
220 Eli McBurrows – 1st
285 Daulton Frasier – 2nd
285 George Asafo-Adjei – 4th

All but one starter placed top four for Lakota West. Sophomore Andy Cress won the title at 145 lbs. by beating Logan Calvert from Sidney, who beat Cress last week at the Dayton Holiday tourney. Senior Eli McBurrows wrestled a dominant finals match against Thomas Baker from Beavercreek to win the title at 220 lbs.

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Results from Wednesday night’s tri-meet at Ryle High School (Union, Ky.).

Lakota West 53, Conner 19
195 Skepple (LW) pin Zanders (Conner)
220 McBurrows (LW) forfeit
285 Frasier (LW) pin Platt (Conner)
106 Moore (Conner) pin Soliday (LW)
113 Wiley (Conner) pin Emlemdi (LW)
120 Jensen (LW) default Starns (Conner)
126 Acuna (LW) dec. Lawson (Conner) 8-3
132 Goins (Conner) major dec. Krause (LW) 8-0
138 Leonhardt (LW) pin Marquis (Conner)
145 Cress (LW) pin Brandstetter (Conner)
152 G. Smith (LW) pin Tope (Conner)
160 Gerding (LW) tech fall Madden (Conner) 16-0
170 Warwick (Conner) dec. Fenton (LW) 4-2
182 J. Smith (LW) dec. Acord (Conner) 7-4

Ryle 42, Lakota West 24
220 McBurrows (LW) dec. Maine (Ryle) 12-5
285 Weber (Ryle) pin Frasier (LW)
106 Osborne (Ryle) pin Soliday (LW)
113 L. Erdman (Ryle) pin Emlemdi (LW)
120 Adams (Ryle) pin Brown (LW)
126 J. Erdman (Ryle) pin Jensen (LW)
132 North (Ryle) pin Krause (LW)
138 Leonhardt (LW) dec. Sander (Ryle) 9-6
145 Belk (Ryle) dec. Cress (LW) 4-2
152 G. Smith (LW) dec. Dorne (Ryle) 4-2 OT
160 Gerding (LW) pin Woolf (Ryle)
170 Fenton (LW) dec. Kish (Ryle) 7-2
182 J. Smith (LW) pin Green (Ryle)
195 Craven (Ryle) dec. Skepple (LW) 10-8

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Lakota East held off school district rival Lakota West, 77-73, Saturday night in a game that went down to the final seconds.

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

The Thunderhawks, No. 3 in the latest Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches’ poll, led Lakota West, No. 2 in the same poll, by 10 points with 2:48 left in the fourth quarter. The Firebirds, however, closed the gap to one and trailed 74-73 with a minute remaining, according to WestFirebirds.com.

Lakota missed opportunities to take the lead, missing field goals with 45 seconds and then again with 23 seconds to go. Then, with nine seconds left on the clock, the Firebirds missed a three-point attempt that would have tied the game.

According to the Pulse Journal, the two teams played in front of “a standing-room-only crowd.” The paper’s Eric Hickey reported senior Stedman Lowry led East with 24 points. Furthermore, according to the Pulse, Myo Baxter added 18 points and eight rebounds in the win.

WestFirebirds.com reported Lakota West seniors Ali Barnes and Monty Boykins led the Firebirds with 22 and 21 points, respectively.

The win improves Lakota East to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the Greater Miami Conference, Lakota West falls to 3-1 and 2-0 in the GMC. Due this season’s scheduling rules, the game did not count as a GMC league game.

Lakota East will be back in action this Tuesday when its visits Oak Hills (0-4, 0-2 in GMC) at 7:30 p.m. Next up for the Firebirds is a home game against Sycamore (2-2, 1-1 in GMC), also on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

(Box score not provided)

GIRLS BASKETBALL - The Firebirds (6-1, 4-1 Greater Miami Conference) stayed in a tie for second place in the GMC with a 55-29 road win against the Indians (3-3, 2-2). Sophomore guard Lauren Cannatelli led all scorers with 12 points, and freshman guard Nia Staples added 11. Junior guard Bria Spaulding led Fairfield with 10 points.

Lakota West (6-1, 4-1) - Wells 2 0 4, Niehaus 2 0 4, Staples 2 5 11, Adams 0 4 4, Cannatelli 5 0 12, Whitaker 1 0 2, Carter 3 2 8, Tomasic 1 2 5, Aull 0 3 3, Kibell 1 0 2, Wasan 1 0 2. Totals: 17 16 55.

Fairfield (3-3, 2-2) – Butler 1 1 4, Slaughter 1 1 3, Spaulding 5 0 10, Mueller 1 1 3, B. Williams 2 0 4, Bentley 0 2 2, James 1 0 2, Branch 0 1 1. Totals: 11 6 29.

Halftime: Lakota West 34-11. 3-Pointers: L 5 (Staples 2, Cannatelli 2, Tomasic); F 1 (Butler).

GIRLS BASKETBALL - After losing its first five games of the season, Lakota East won its second straight when it defeated Middletown by the score of 56-47 Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Kandace Satterwhite led East with 16 points and seven rebounds, both career highs. Sophomore Cydney Franklin added 11 points for the Thunderhawks. Middletown senior Vada Edwards led the Middies with a season high 27 points. Edwards, who is averaging 19.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game this season, also had 12 rebounds in the loss. Lakota East will be back in action Monday night at 7:30 p.m. when it visits Winton Woods.

Middletown (3-4, 0-4) - Rodriguez 2 1 5, Edwards 12 3 27, Shealey 1 0 3, Roberts 4 0 8, Reynolds 2 0 4. Totals 21 4 47.

Lakota East (2-5, 2-2) - Satterwhite 8 0 16, Rodgers 3 3 9, Wills 1 0 2, Franklin 4 2 11, White 2 0 4, Catron 3 0 8, Thomas 1 0 2, Goodwin 2 0 4. Totals 24 5 56.

Halftime: Lakota East 26-23. 3-Pointers: M 1 (Shealey); LE 3 (Franklin, Catron 2).

Comet Classic Diving meet At Sycamore
Individual results: 1. McConnell (Lakota East) 432.15; 2. Sewell (Mason) 428.85; 3. House (Lakota West) 392.40; 4. DiMasso (Sycamore) 378.45; 5. Brophy (Summit Country Day) 368.40; 6. Carr (Mason) 361.85; 7. Wegryn (Indian Hill) 353.5; 8. Arnold (Indian Hill) 335.45; 9. Hayes (Mercy) 323.90; 10. Korengele (Indian Hill) 323.25; A. Mitchell (McNicholas) 318.05; 12. Carolin (Seton) 310.50; 13. M. Mitchell (McNicholas) 310.30; Tepe (Colerain) 308.05; 15. Rupp (Oakwood) 304.15.

RESTLING Coaches Classic At Harrison Note: semifinals and finals are Sunday
Team scores (thru quarterfinals): 1. Fairfield 131, 2. Moeller 129.5, 3. Loveland 101, 4. Mason 93.5, 5. Ross 81, 6. Simon Kenton (Ky.) 80.5, 7. Mount Vernon 73, 8. Lakota East 70, 9. Elder 65.5, 10. Kettering Fiarmont 63, 11. St. Xavier 60.5, 12. Harrison 59, 13. Beavercreek 57, 14. Glen Este 53.5, 15. Sycamore 52.5, 16. Ryle 52, 17. Middletown 48.5, 18. Lakota West 45.5, 19. Walton-Verona (Ky.) 42.5, 20. Edgewood 42, 21. Colerain 41, 22. Princeton 39.5, 23. La Salle 36.5, 24. Lebanon 36.5, 25. New Richmond 36, 26. Amelia 33, 27. Bethel-Tate 32, 28. Oak Hills 30, 29. Deer Park 26, 30. Hamilton 25, 30. Reading 25, 32. Turpin 24, 33. Milford 23, 34. Kings 22.5, 35. Withrow 21, 36. Talawanda 19, 36. Northwest 19, 38. Madeira 17, 39. Western Hills 17, 40. Anderson 16.5, 41. Goshen 9.5.

Quarterfinals
106–Kearney (Mason) dec. Branson (Glen Este) 8-2; Roth (Lakota East) dec. Frankel (Sycamore) 8-1; Gatica (Fairfield) dec. Kruspe (Moeller) 4-2; Vuyk (Loveland) major dec. Bemerer (Reading) 13-2. 113–Riley (Mount Ver.) pin Sper (Fairfield) 3:43; Tucker (Loveland) dec. Logsdon (Lebanon) 9-5; Ziegler (Moeller) dec. Bean (Edgewood) 11-4; Milano (La Salle) major dec. Delvalle (Kettering) 10-0. 120–Daly (Lakota East) dec. Ward (Moeller) 6-5; Davis (Fairfield) dec. Owens (Simon Kenton) 10-6; May (Lebanon) dec. Peters (Bethel) 13-6; Adams (Ryle) major dec. Clouse (Beavercreek) 14-6. 126–Parrett (Kettering) dec. Allen (Colerain) 3-1; Borton (Moeller) dec. Ibarra (Madeira) 10-5; Parrott (Simon Kenton) dec. Donigian (Beavercreek) 6-2; Barden (Fairfield) dec. Selmon (Princeton) 3-2. 132–Denlinger (Kettering) major dec. Brown (Lakota East) 9-0; Hinkle (Mount Ver.) dec. Smith (Elder) 7-2; North (Ryle) pin Rose (Middletown) 3:43; Mendel (Moeller) dec. Meddings (Fairfield) 8-1. 138–Brown (Walton-Verona) dec. Stephens (St. Xavier) 6-1; Morgan (Elder) major dec. Davis (Glen Este) 10-2; Bryant (Fairfield) major dec. Keller (Beavercreek) 14-4; Leonhardt (Lakota West) pin Andrews (Deer Park) 1:58. 145–Sams (Fairfield) pin Burke (Oak Hills) 1:58; Camps (Edgewood) dec. Cummins (Turpin) 11-5; Collins (Mason) pin Morton (Moeller) 3:25; Jones (Ross) dec. Huber (Sycamore) 8-2. 152–Cooper (Simon Kenton) major dec. Williamson (Madeira) 12-1; Kowal (Princeton) dec. Staten (Mount Vern.) 4-0; Siemon (Deer Park) dec. Jones (Walton-Verona) 10-8; Davis (Middletown) dec. Wilson (Moeller) 7-4. 160–Heyob (St. Xavier) major dec. Conners (Elder) 10-0; Meyer (Moeller) dec. Caniglia (Loveland) 8-5; Lauffer (Fairfield) dec. Smith (Colerain) 2-1; Globke (Middletown) major dec. Rivera (Harrison) 13-2. 170–Sizemore (Moeller) pin Thomas (Fairfield) 3:11; Jones (Walton-Verona) major dec. Day (Reading) 15-1; Corba (Beavercreek) pin Meiman (Ryle) 1:09; Weber (Loveland) dec. Reid (New Rich.) 7-6. 182–Chamblee (Simon Kenton) pin Kennedy (Glen Este) 5:20; Rosser (Moeller) dec. White (New Rich.) 11-7; Danis (Mason) pin Jones (St. Xavier) 1:00; Lay (Loveland) pin Plunkett (Fairfield) 1:49. 195–Scales (Colerain) dec. Rowan (Glen Este) 2-1; Ludwig (Fairfield) pin O’Toole (St. Xavier) 3:45; Bridwell (Ross) dec. Thornberry (Moeller) 2-1; Lybarger (Mount Ver.) major dec. Allgor (Mason) 15-7. 220–Frueauf (Moeller) pin Brennock (Loveland) 2:22; Morris (Mason) dec. Jordan (Colerain) 6-3; Mueller (Simon Kenton) pin Batchelor (West Hi) 5:57; Heimkreiter (Ross) dec. Kuhllmann (St. Xavier) 5-1. 285–Burton (Lakota East) dec. Quick (Mason) 5-2; Gutapfel (Harrison) def. Alten (Loveland) injury default; Peacock (Ross) dec. Forsee (New Rich.) 7-2; Daniels (Northwest) pin Tulloch (Kettering) 2:35.

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The Lakota West varsity wrestling program placed third at Saturday’s Olentangy Invitational in Lewis Center, Ohio. Of the 12 Lakota West wrestlers competing, eight finished in the top four in their weight class, led by a first-place finish by sophomore Andy Cress at 145 pounds.

As a team, Lakota West finished behind Centerville and St. Xavier and ahead of five other schools.

Individually, Kevin Leonhardt (138 lb.) and Butch Chaney (195 lb.) finished in second place; Jake Jensen (120 lb.), Drew Fenton (182 lb.) and Eli McBurrows (220 lb.) finished in third place; Austin Soliday (113 lb.) and Mason Quinn (152 lb.) finished in fourth place.

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