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The Greater Miami Conference recently honored its student athletes by releasing its all-conference teams. Yesterday, June 8, the baseball and softball All-GMC teams were posted on WestChesterBuzz.com. In total, Lakota had 45 athletes named to all-conference teams this spring sports season.

Overall, it was a very successful spring sports season for the Lakota school district. In baseball, Lakota East won the GMC and the state championship. Lakota East also won a GMC title in softball, while Lakota West shared the GMC title with Oak Hills in boys’ volleyball.

In boys’ tennis, Lakota East junior Zack Mueck (photo) was named the GMC Boys’ Tennis Athlete of the Year. Mueck’s teammate’s Freddy Abunku, who will continue his career at Xavier University, was named to the All-GMC First Team. Lakota West senior Aaron Madaris and Lakota East senior Akash Unakantha were both named to the All-GMC Second Team. Also, Lakota West sophomore Nick Lang was named to the All-GMC Third Team.

In boys’ volleyball, Lakota East senior Wesley Meyer was named the GMC Boys’ Volleyball Athlete of the Year. Lakota West senior Rio Onuki, Lakota West junior Alex Vohland and Lakota East junior Michael Ricke were all named to the All-GMC First Team. Meanwhile, Lakota West junior Alex Baker and Lakota East senior Anthony Fiorenza were named to the All-GMC Second Team. (more…)

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The Lakota West baseball team advanced past its first-round postseason game by defeating Woodward by the score of 18-0 in three innings on Tuesday, May 10.

At the plate, senior Brandon Dowty (2B), junior Zack Farmer (2B), senior Ryan Oltorik (2-for-2), junior Troy Dombart (2-for-3, two 2Bs) and junior Kenton LeVay (2-for-2) led the Firebirds.

The win advances Lakota West (13-10 overall, 9-9 in the Greater Miami Conference) to the next round of the district tournament. The 8th-seeded Firebirds will now have to play the 4th-seeded Anderson Redskins (16-2 overall, 12-2 in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference) this Friday at Anderson at 5 p.m.

Softball – Lakota East 12, Sycamore 1 – After winning a postseason game on Monday, the Lakota East Thunderhawks played a regular season conference game against Sycamore on Tuesday. The Thunderhawks won that game by the score of 12-1 in six innings. Senior pitcher Sara Pearson improved her record to 17-2 and struck out 10 batters. On the year, Pearson has 194 strikeouts in 116 innings and a 0.30 earned run average. Lakota East will be back playing in the postseason today, May 11, when it hosts Stebbins (Dayton) at 5 p.m.

Volleyball – Lakota West def. Fairborn – The Lakota West boys’ volleyball team snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Fairborn by the score of 25-8, 25-7, 25-15 on Tuesday. Sophomore Curtis Johnson (four service aces, 15 assists), senior Robert Hasselfeld (10 kills) and senior Rio Onuki (seven kills) led the Firebirds. Lakota West will begin postseason play May 19 at Centerville at 6:30 p.m. and will face the winner of the Beavercreek/Northmont match.

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Tags: Tags: baseball, boys' volleyball, Brandon Dowty, Curtis Johnson, Kenton LeVay, Lakota East, Lakota East Sports, Lakota West, Lakota West sports, Rio Onuki, Robert Hasselfeld, Ryan Oltorik, Sara Pearson, softball, Troy Dombart, volleyball, Zack Farmer

Lakota West bounced back from a 5-0 loss to Fairfield on Monday with a 10-0 victory against Sycamore on Thursday, April 21.

The Firebirds were led by another strong performance by senior pitcher Alex Caudill, who struck out nine batters in the win. Caudill is now 6-2 on the season.

At the plate, senior Yasmin Battle went 2-for-4 and scored three runs for Lakota West. Her teammates, freshman Ashley Sharp (2-for-4, 2B), junior Jessica Burke (2-for-3) and junior Becka Werth (3-for-3) also hit the ball well.

With the win, Lakota West improves to 9-3 overall and 8-2 in the Greater Miami Conference. After the loss, Sycamore falls to 2-10 overall and 2-9 in the GMC.

Next up on the schedule for the Firebirds is road game at Colerain (4-6 overall, 4-6 in the GMC) at noon.

Softball – Fairfield takes first place - While Lakota East didn’t play on Thursday; Fairfield earned its 10th conference victory when it defeated Colerain by the score of 5-4. The win improves the Indians record to 10-1 overall and 10-1 within the GMC. Being idle, the Thunderhawks remained at 14-1 overall and 9-1 within the GMC. Both teams will play out-of-conference opponents over the weekend, but will be back facing GMC foes on Monday. This upcoming Monday, East will host Colerain, while Fairfield host Mason. Both games will be played at 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball – Lakota West def. Middletown – Lakota West improved to 7-6 overall and 5-1 within the GMC with a 25-15, 25-14, 25-13 win at Middletown on Thursday. Junior Alex Vohland led Lakota West with five service aces. Senior Rio Onuki (eight kills) and junior Brian Fintel (four kills) also put in solid performances for the Firebirds. Next on the schedule, Lakota West will host rival Lakota East (12-3 overall, 4-0 in the GMC) this Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m.

(WestChesterBuzz also provided a game story for Lakota East’s 4-1 win against Lakota West)

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Tags: Tags: Alex Caudill, Alex Vohland, Ashley Sharp, baseball, Becka Werth, boys' volleyball, Brian Fintel, Jessica Burke, Lakota East, Lakota East Sports, Lakota West, Lakota West sports, Rio Onuki, softball, volleyball, Yasmin Battle

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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While both the Lakota East and Lakota West baseball teams postponed their games yesterday, April 12, the Lakota East softball team was able to get its game in and defeated Hamilton by the score of 6-1.

Senior pitcher Sara Pearson improved her record to 9-1 and struck out 11 in the win. So far this season, Pearson has struck out 101 batters in 56 innings and has an ERA of 0.38.

At the plate, senior Kelly Hardison hit her fourth home run of the season. Currently, she leads the Greater Miami Conference in home runs and runs batted in (18). Junior Ainsley Ellison, who leads the team with a .536 batting average, went for 2-for-3 on Tuesday.

The win improves Lakota East’s overall record to 11-1 and its conference record to 6-1 this season. This afternoon, Lakota East will host Sycamore (1-7 overall, 1-6 in the GMC) at 4:30 p.m. before visiting first-place Fairfield (7-0 overall, 7-0 in the GMC) on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Tennis – Lakota East def. Oak Hills – The Thunderhawks won their fourth consecutive match by defeating Oak Hills by the score of 5-0 on Tuesday. Lakota East’s top singles players junior Zach Mueck and senior Freddie Abunku both won their matches 6-0, 6-0. This afternoon, Lakota East (7-1 overall, 6-1 in the GMC) will host Milford at 3 p.m. before hosting Lakota West (5-2 overall, 3-1 in the GMC) this Thursday at 4 p.m.

Tennis – Sycamore def. Lakota West – Sycamore remained perfect within the GMC when it defeated Lakota West on Tuesday by the score of 5-0. The Firebirds had won its first five matches of the spring season, but has already lost twice this week. Lakota West will visit Centerville this afternoon at 4 p.m. before visiting rival Lakota East on Thursday.

Track – Lakota East wins two events – The Lakota East boys’ track squad placed ninth and the girls’ team finished fourth in the Vince Mercure Colerain Invitational on Tuesday. Sophomore Jordan Combs finished first in the pole vault and junior Lauren Buck finished first in the discus.

Volleyball – Lakota West def. Princeton - Lakota West remained perfect within the GMC when it defeated Princeton by the score of 25-7, 25-18, 25-17 on Tuesday. Junior Alex Vohland, who had 10 kills and eight aces, led the Firebirds. Senior Rio Onuki added six kills for Lakota West, which improves to 4-3 overall and 4-0 within the GMC. The Firebirds will host Centerville this evening at 7 p.m.

Volleyball – Lakota East def. Fairfield - Like Lakota West, Lakota East hasn’t lost a conference game this season. The Thunderhawks improved to 9-3 overall and 3-0 in the conference when they defeated Fairfield by the score of 27-29, 25-16, 25-18, 25-16. Senior Wesley Meyer, who recorded 30 kills, led Lakota East. The Thunderhawks will visit Fairmont this evening at 7 p.m.

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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.

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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