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WedMay30

Lakota athletes named to all-GMC softball teams

Posted by akiefaber May 30th, 2012, 3:40 pm Post a Comment

Lakota West sophomore Ashley Sharp led team her team in runs batted in and led the GMC in wins on the mound. Photo taken during a game in April by Amanda Davidson.

A total of 12 Lakota high school softball players were recently selected to the Greater Miami Conference first and second teams. Lakota East had four first-team selections, while Lakota West had three.

Making the first team from Lakota East were junior Lea Buckenmyer (led team with a .432 batting average and with 19 wins), senior Ainsley Ellison (led team in runs, hits and stolen bases – she also hit .430) senior Alyssa Grevenkamp (hit .337) and senior Kim Rollins (hit .352).

Lakota West honorees included sophomore Alyssa Hedric (lead team in doubles and tied for lead in runs scored), senior Amanda Lahti (tied on team in runs scored, also hit .330) and sophomore Ashley Sharp (led team with 21 runs batted in and led GMC in wins with 20).

Second-team selections include sophomore Kadey Astrop, sophomore Taylor Fair and sophomore Gracie Sprockett, all from Lakota East; as well as sophomore Kathleen Burbrink and senior Jessica Burke, both from Lakota West.

Both Lakota varsity softball teams finished at the top of the GMC standings – Lakota West took first place with a 23-6 overall record and a 16-2 mark within the GMC, while Lakota East finished in second place with 22-8 overall record and a 15-3 mark in conference play.

In addition to the student athletes, Lakota West head coach Keith Castner was selected as the GMC coach of the year. Castner earned his 300th career win in April and led Lakota West to its first GMC title since 2009.

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FriApr13

Lakota East and Lakota West name athletes of the week

Posted by akiefaber April 13th, 2012, 10:16 am Post a Comment
Lakota East at Mason

Michael Conrad currently leads the GMC in strikeouts with 44. Photo taken by Tony Tribble.

The athletic departments at Lakota East and Lakota West high schools recently named their athletes of the week. Junior Lea Buckenmyer and senior Michael Conrad received the honor at Lakota East, while sophomores Grant Schuermann and Ashley Sharp were honored at Lakota West.

While Buckenmyer and Conrad were the first to be acknowledged this spring at Lakota East, Lakota West has also honored seniors Alex Vohland and Amanda Shelby as athletes of the week this April.

Lea Buckenmyer has been the Thunderhawks go-to pitcher this spring, pitching in 11 games and having a 9-2 record. She also has 48 strikeouts, three shutouts and a 1.28 earned run average in 71 total innings. At the plate, she has also been one of Lakota East’s top hitters – leading the team in runs, doubles, triples, runs batted in and on-base percentage. She also has a batting average of .479. Overall, her team is currently 12-2 overall and 7-1 in the Greater Miami Conference.

Like last season, Michael Conrad has been one of the most dominating pitchers in the region. In four starts, Conrad is 2-1 and has an earned run average of 1.75. He also has 44 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched. Conrad, who was honored as The Enquirer’s spring baseball athlete of the year last spring, has signed on to play baseball at the University of Cincinnati.

Grant Schuermann has excelled on the mound and at the plate for the Firebirds this season. According to the GMC website, he leads the team with a .405 batting average and is also 2-0 as a starting pitcher this spring. Schuermann received the honor, however, by pitching two complete games in wins against Princeton (12-1) April 2 and against Kings (5-0) April 7. In addition, he doubled in both contests.

Like Buckenmyer, Ashley Sharp has been go-to pitcher this spring, pitching in 13 games and having a record of 10-2. She also has 68 strikeouts, four shutouts and a 1.32 earned run average in 79.1 innings. At the plate, she is second on the team in hits, doubles and in batting average (.350). She leads the team in runs batted in. She has been a big reason why, Lakota West is currently 11-3 overall and 8-0 in the GMC.

On March 29, Alex Vohland led Lakota West with 17 kills in a win against Centerville. Since then, Lakota West has continued to play well on the court and has an overall record of 9-0 and a 3-0 mark within the GMC. Vohland has been key reason for the strong start, leading the GMC with 130 kills.

Meanwhile, Amanda Shelby took first place in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs at the Fairfield Invitational. This past Wednesday, Shelby finished second in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs at the Ralph Bergdoll Invitational in Miamisburg.

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WedMar21

Enquirer: Both Lakota softball teams to ‘play major roles’

Posted by akiefaber March 21st, 2012, 3:35 pm Post a Comment
Lakota East vs. Lakota West

Lakota West celebrates after defeating Lakota East in the state tournament last season. The Firebirds were the only softball team to defeat Lakota East in 2011, winning twice in the regular season and again in the state quarterfinals. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.

Lakota East and Lakota West featured in The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Division I softball preview

Mark Schmetzer reports

Lakota East’s march to last season’s Division I state tournament was memorably stopped short by Lakota West in the regional finals.

There’s a good chance those two schools will play major roles in this season’s tournament – or, if not those two, another area team, according to Lakota East coach Steve Castner.

“I believe the area will hold its own, as it has for years,” he said.

Castner’s Thunderhawks, who finished the regular season as champions of both the Associated Press state poll and The Enquirer area coaches’ poll, have three first-team all-Greater Miami Conference performers returning in junior Lea Buckenmyer and two seniors, right fielder Ainsley Ellison and shortstop Alyssa Grevenkamp.

Lakota East vs. Lakota West

Lakota East was the favorite to win the state title last season, but was ousted 1-0 in the state quarterfinals by rival Lakota West May 28, 2011. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.

Buckenmyer will move from first base to take over for Sara Pearson, last year’s Enquirer Player of the Year. Buckenmyer was 5-0 with a 1.31 earned-run average in 10 games last season.

The Firebirds, who lost in the state semifinals, have experience in senior third baseman Amanda Lahti, who hit .440 while being named first-team all-GMC last season, and senior catcher Jessica Burke.

Fairfield, which tied Lakota West for second in the GMC, returns six starters, led by senior third baseman Kelly Browning, a two-time, first-team all-GMC selection.

Mason also will be counting on seniors, according to coach Liann Muff. Pitcher Sarah Browning was named first-team all-GMC last season while catcher Margo Hutchinson, shortstop Jill Richardson and third baseman Claire Wehby were second-team picks.

Glen Este, the third local team to reach last season’s regional tournament, lost all-state pitcher Kelly Benhase, but coach Tim Gregory expects sophomore right-hander Bailey Miller and freshman left-hander Brook Parker to capably plug the hole for the youthful Trojans.

Mercy, which won the Girls Greater Cincinnati League Scarlet Division championship and reached the Division II regional finals last season, has eight returning starters, including pitchers Amy Feie and Anna Eggleston, to help a weather move up to Division I.

“We have great potential, experienced leaders and team motivation,” coach Stefanie Kathman said.

The Bobcats will be challenged by McAuley, which finished second in the Scarlet behind second baseman Rachel Oakley, who hit .513.

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WedJun8

Lakota baseball and softball athletes honored by GMC

Posted by akiefaber June 8th, 2011, 1:47 pm Post a Comment

The Greater Miami Conference recently announced its all-conference baseball and softball teams. A total of 23 Lakota baseball and softball players were named to the conference’s first and second teams.

Lakota East vs. Butler In baseball, Lakota East’s Ray Hamilton was named GMC Coach of the Year and Lakota East junior pitcher Mike Conrad shared the honor of GMC Baseball Athlete of the Year with Middletown’s Kyle Schwarber.

Lakota East, which won the GMC title and a state title this spring, had five players (Conrad, senior J.D. Whetsel, senior Jesse Rait, senior Evan Hills and junior Alex Corna) named to the All-GMC First Team and two (senior Mitch Geers and sophomore Jarrett Rindfleisch) named to the All-GMC Second Team.

Lakota West, which won a district title this season, had two players (senior Ryan Oltorik and junior Jake Wagner) named to the All-GMC First Team and three (senior T.J. Belieu, senior Mack Doherty, junior Zack Farmer) named to the All-GMC Second Team.

In softball, Sara Pearson, who has signed on to play at the University of Memphis, was named as the GMC Softball Athlete of the Year. Pearson struck out 264 batters in 164.2 innings and posted a 0.30 earned run average in 2011.

Lakota East, which won the GMC title and a district title in 2011, had five players (Pearson, sophomore Lea Buckenmyer, junior Ainsley Ellison, junior Alyssa Grevenkamp and senior Kelly Hardison) named to the All-GMC First Team and one (junior Kim Rollins) named to the All-GMC Second Team.

Lakota West, which won a regional title this spring, had two players (senior Alex Caudill and junior Amanda Lahti) named to the All-GMC First Team and three (senior Yasmin Battle, senior Melanie Bryan and junior Jessica Burke) named to the All-GMC Second Team.

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FriMay13

Lakota East is No. 1 in final state poll

Posted by akiefaber May 13th, 2011, 3:42 pm Post a Comment

The final Ohio High Softball Coaches Association poll was released this week and the Lakota East Thunderhawks remained in the No. 1 spot. Locally, Glen Este (No. 5) was the only other school to be included in the latest statewide poll.

Lakota East at FairfieldThe Lakota East softball team also finished in the No. 1 spot in the final Cincinnati Enquirer’s coaches’ poll. The rest of the top five included Glen Este (No. 2), Fairfield (No. 3), Lakota West (No. 4) and Milford (No. 5).

Lakota East (23-2 overall, 15-2 in the Greater Miami Conference) is currently tied with Fairfield (17-2 overall, 15-2 in the GMC) atop the GMC standings. The Thunderhawks only two losses this season came against rival Lakota West.

Senior pitcher Sara Pearson, who has complied an 18-2 record this season, leads the Thunderhawks. She also leads the GMC in earned average, wins and strikeouts. Pearson has also performed well at the plate (.388 batting average). Through Wednesday, Pearson leads all Thunderhawk starters in on-base percentage (.463) and runs batted in (29).

Hitting directly behind Pearson in the lineup, in the cleanup spot (fourth in the order), senior catcher Kelly Hardison leads the team with seven home runs and is second with 28 runs batted in. Through Wednesday, she is currently hitting .362 and has a .416 on-base percentage.

Five other starters, Ainsley Ellison (.509), Alyssa Grevenkamp (.324), Kim Rollins (.344) and Lea Buckenmyer (.384) all have batting averages greater than .300 this season (through Wednesday).

After today’s game against Fairfield, Lakota East can focus back on the postseason. The Thunderhawks have already won two games this postseason and will play Fairborn (15-8 overall, 6-4 within the Greater Western Ohio Conference) at Fairmont High School on Monday, May 16, at 5 p.m.

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ThuApr28

Lakota East remains No. 1 in the state

Posted by akiefaber April 28th, 2011, 8:14 am Post a Comment

Lakota East at Fairfield

Lakota East remained ranked No. 1 in the state in the latest Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association poll. Lakota East received nine first-place votes and totaled 111 points in the poll.

Gahanna Lincoln, which is a few miles east of Columbus, fell from No. 2 to No. 3 and had a total of 78 points. Elyria, which is about 30 miles west of Cleveland, moved up from No. 3 to No. 2 and had two first-place votes and totaled 92 points in the poll.

Locally, Glen Este (No. 4) and Lebanon (No. 9) were included in the latest statewide poll. Glen Este (65 points) moved from No. 5 from last week’s poll and Lebanon (24 points) moved down from No. 8 from last week’s poll.

Currently, Lakota East is No. 1 in the Cincinnati Enquirer’s coaches’ poll. The Thunderhawks have a total of 116 points and eight first-place votes, while the No. 2 team, Glen Este, has a total of 109 points and four first-place votes.

Lakota East is 15-1 overall and 9-1 within the Greater Miami Conference. Its only loss, which was against rival Lakota West, came in its second game of the season. West (9-3 overall, 8-2 in the GMC) is currently ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer poll. The two rivals are scheduled to play tomorrow, April 28, at 4:30 p.m.

The Thunderhawks are led by their senior pitcher Sara Pearson, who has complied a 12-1 record this season. Pearson also has 141 strikeouts in 80 innings and a 0.44 earned run average. She has also performed well at the plate with a .517 on-base percentage and a .447 batting average. Pearson has 21 hits in 47 at-bats, 16 runs, three doubles, four home runs and 17 runs batted in.

Hitting directly behind Pearson in the lineup, in the cleanup spot (fourth in the order), senior catcher Kelly Hardison leads the team with six home runs and 23 runs batted in. She is currently hitting .396 and has a .463 on-base percentage.

Five other starters, Ainsley Ellison (.513), Alyssa Grevenkamp (.360), Kim Rollins (.370) and Lea Buckenmyer (.306) all have batting averages greater than .300 this season.

Right now, Lakota East trails Fairfield (10-1 overall, 10-1 in the GMC) in the GMC standings. The two teams finish the season against each other May 4 at 4:30 p.m. at Lakota East High School.

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WedApr20

Lakota East ranked No. 1 in the state

Posted by akiefaber April 20th, 2011, 5:32 pm Post a Comment

Lakota East at Fairfield

In the first Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association poll of the spring sports season, Lakota East received seven first-place votes and was ranked as the state’s best softball team.

Lakota East earned a total of 91 points. Gahanna Lincoln, which is a few miles east of Columbus, was ranked second with 67 points. Locally, Glen Este (No. 6 – 32 points) and Lebanon (No. 7 – 29 points) also made the top ten.

Gahanna Lincoln will have an opportunity to earn more points this Saturday, April 23, when it faces Lakota East at the Valley of Thunder in Symmes Valley.

Currently, Lakota East is No. 1 in the Cincinnati Enquirer’s coaches’ poll. The Thunderhawks have a total of 138 points and eight first-place votes, while the No. 2 team, Glen Este, has a total of 133 points and five first-place votes.

Lakota East is 14-1 overall and 9-1 within the Greater Miami Conference. Its only loss, which was against rival Lakota West, came in its second game of the season. West is currently ranked No. 4 in the Enquirer poll. The two rivals were scheduled to play this afternoon at noon, but the game has been postponed.

The Thunderhawks are led by their senior pitcher Sara Pearson, who has complied a 11-1 record this season. Pearson also has 129 strikeouts in 73 innings and a 0.48 earned run average. She has also performed well at the plate with a .556 on-base percentage and a .488 batting average. Pearson has 21 hits in 43 at-bats, 16 runs, three doubles, four home runs and 17 runs batted in.

Hitting directly behind Pearson in the lineup, in the cleanup spot (fourth in the order), senior catcher Kelly Hardison leads the team with five home runs and 22 runs batted in. She is currently hitting .370 and has a .420 on-base percentage.

Five other starters, Ainsley Ellison (.528), Alyssa Grevenkamp (.362), Kim Rollins (.357) and Lea Buckenmyer (.326) all have batting averages greater than .300 this season.

Right now, Lakota East is tied with Fairfield (9-1 overall, 9-1 in the GMC) atop the GMC standings. The two teams finish the season against each other May 4 at 4:30 p.m. at Lakota East High School.

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ThuApr14

Lakota East hands Fairfield its first loss

Posted by akiefaber April 14th, 2011, 10:51 pm Post a Comment

Lakota East at Fairfield

Lakota East senior Sara Pearson took advantage of a second chance and hit an eighth-inning home run in what turned out to be a 2-1 victory against the previously unbeaten Fairfield Indians.

After nearly popping out in foul territory to Fairfield first baseman Jeanie Taggart, Pearson took the next pitch and launched it over the fence in right-center field for a game-winning home run in the top of the eighth inning.

“You can’t give a player like Pearson a second chance,” Fairfield head coach Brenda Stieger said. “We really should have had that foul ball, but you give a good player a second chance and those things can happen.”

>>>PHOTOS: FAIRFIELD AT LAKOTA EAST<<<

Fairfield had an opportunity to comeback in the bottom of the eighth, but Pearson pitched a perfect inning and recorded the last out by striking out junior Kelly Browning.

“She is such a competitor,” Lakota East head coach Steve Castner said of Pearson. “She wants the ball on the mound, in the circle, every game … she wants to be the girl at the plate with the game on the line. A lot of athletes aspire to that, but only really good athletes want it.”

Pearson, who has signed on to play at the University of Memphis, dominated the Indians at the plate and on the mound. She went 3-for-4 as a hitter and struck out nine in a complete game performance as pitcher. The win improves Pearson’s record to 10-1 on the season. (more…)

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High school roundup: Firebirds beat Fairfield

Posted by akiefaber April 14th, 2011, 9:46 am Post a Comment

Lakota West scored the game-winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday, April 13, when junior Jake Wagner singled in junior Nick Billman to make the score 2-1. The Firebirds would hold on to the lead thanks in part to senior starting pitcher T.J. Belieu, who threw a complete game. Belieu improves his record to 3-0. He also has 19 strikeouts in 20 innings and an ERA of 1.40 this season.

The win improves Lakota West’s overall record to 5-4 and its record within the Greater Miami Conference to 4-3. The Firebirds will visit Oak Hills (5-3 overall, 4-3 in the GMC) this afternoon at 5 p.m.

Baseball – Lakota East 2, Middletown 0 – Earlier this week, Lakota East had two games against Middletown postponed before finally beating the Middies by the score of 2-0 on Wednesday. Senior pitcher Evan Hills earned the win, improving his record to 3-1 on the season. Senior Brian Evans went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in both runs. The win moves Lakota East into a two-way tie with Mason (7-2 overall, 5-2 in the GMC) atop the GMC standings. The Thunderhawks (6-3 overall, 5-2 in the GMC) will visit Fairfield (6-4 overall, 3-4 in the GMC) this afternoon at 5 p.m.

Softball – Lakota East 10, Sycamore 1 – The Thunderhawks won its 11th straight game on Wednesday when it defeated Sycamore by the score of 10-1. Sophomore pitcher Lea Buckenmyer improved to 3-0 this season. She also has 24 strikeouts and a 1.05 ERA in 20 innings this season. Senior Kelly Hardison homered for the fifth time this season and drove in four runs. Lakota East (12-1 overall, 7-1 in the GMC) will visit Fairfield (8-0 overall, 8-0 in the GMC) this afternoon in a battle between two of the area’s top teams.

Tennis – Centerville def. Lakota West – After winning five straight matches last week, the Lakota West boys’ tennis team has lost all three of its matches this week. The latest loss was against Centerville, which defeated the Firebirds by the score of 4-1. No. 3 singles player sophomore Nick Lang won his match for Lakota West. The Firebirds will visit rival Lakota East (7-1 overall, 6-1 in the GMC) this afternoon at 4 p.m.

Volleyball – Centerville def. Lakota West – The Elks defeated Lakota West by the score of 25-19, 25-19, 25-16 on Wednesday. Junior Alex Baker led the Firebirds with nine digs. Senior Rio Onuki had four kills and sophomore Curtis Johnson added two kills in the loss for Lakota West. The Firebirds (4-4 overall, 4-0 in the GMC) will visit Oak Hills (8-1 overall, 3-1 in the GMC) tonight at 7 p.m.

Volleyball – Lakota East def. Fairmont – Lakota East defeated Fairmont by the score of 25-16, 26-24, 25-18 on Wednesday. The win improves Lakota East’s overall record to 10-3 this season. The team is also 3-0 within the GMC. East will host Princeton tonight at 7 p.m.

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FriApr8

High school sports roundup: Lakota sweeps opponents

Posted by akiefaber April 8th, 2011, 12:19 pm Post a Comment

Lakota high school teams were victorious in all six of the reported athletic contests Thursday, April 7. Lakota West won its baseball, tennis and volleyball contests, while Lakota East earned wins in softball, tennis and volleyball.

Freddy Abunku Tennis – Lakota East def. Fairfield – The Thunderhawks rebounded from Wednesday’s loss to Sycamore by defeating Fairfield by the score of 5-0. Lakota East No. 1 and No. 2 singles Zach Mueck and Freddy Abunku (photo) didn’t lose a single game in their matches en route to 6-0, 6-0 victories. With the win, Lakota East improves to 4-1 overall and 4-1 within the GMC. This afternoon, the Thunderhawks will host Elder at 4 p.m. before hosting Westerville Central this Saturday at 2 p.m.

Baseball – Lakota West 4, Colerain 3 – Lakota West senior pitcher T.J. Belieu earned his second win of the year while striking out eight batters in a 4-3 win against Colerain on Thursday. Junior Troy Dombart led the Firebirds at the plate by going 3-for-3. Lakota West revenged a 3-2 loss to Colerain April 1 and improves to 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the GMC. The Firebirds will host Middletown (6-1 overall, 4-1 in GMC) this afternoon at 5 p.m. before hosting a doubleheader (noon and 2 p.m.) against Glen Este on Saturday.

Softball – Lakota East 7, Beavercreek 0 – Sophomore pitcher Lea Buckenmyer earned her second win of the season in a 7-0 win against Beavercreek on Thursday. Junior Alyssa Grevenkamp (2-for-4, 2 runs), senior Sara Pearson (2-for-3), senior Kelly Hardison (2-for-3, 2B) and junior Kim Rollins (2-for-3) all performed well at the plate for the Thunderhawks. Lakota East improves to 9-1 overall (4-1 in GMC) with win and will host Mason (7-2 overall, 4-1 in GMC) this afternoon at 4:30 p.m.

Tennis – Lakota West 5, Oak Hills 0 – After starting the season on Tuesday, the Firebirds have now won three straight matches in three straight days after defeating Oak Hills by the score of 5-0. This afternoon, Lakota West will go for its fourth straight win when it visits La Salle at 4 p.m.

Volleyball – Lakota West def. Fairfield – After losing its first three matches of the season, Lakota West has bounced back and won its third straight after holding off Fairfield by the score of 25-16, 25-19, 25-27, 25-17. Junior Alex Vohland led the Firebirds with 16 kills and 25 assists. Teammates senior Robert Hasselfeld (10 kills) and senior Rio Onuki (3 aces and 5 kills) also contributed to the win. Lakota West will be back in action Tuesday, April 12, when it hosts Princeton (1-0 overall, 0-0 in GMC) at 7 p.m.

Volleyball – Lakota East def. Hamilton – The Thunderhawks won its second conference match of the season by defeating Hamilton by the score of 25-4, 25-10, 25-13 on Thursday. Lakota East improves to 5-2 on the year and 2-0 within the Greater Miami Conference.

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