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Down by a point with 10 seconds to go, Lakota East missed two shots as the game clock expired in a 40-39 loss to rival Lakota West Wednesday. The Firebirds’ win snapped a three-game losing steak against Lakota East.

Prior to Lakota East’s three-game winning streak, Lakota West had taken down the Thunderhawks in 18 straight contests.

The latest contest featured eight ties and eight lead changes. The last lead change occurred with 4:46 left in the game, when freshman Lauren Cannatelli made a three-point shot that gave Lakota West a 38-37 advantage.

Leading the Firebirds in the scoring column was senior forward Adrianna McNeal, who finished with 12 points. She also had eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, Lakota East was led by seniors Tazzie Shaw (10 points, eight rebounds) and Molly Blomer (11 points, seven rebounds).

Lakota East will be back in action Saturday at 2 p.m. when its hosts Sycamore (17-1, 11-1 in the GMC). Meanwhile, also on Saturday at 2 p.m., Lakota West will host Hamilton (11-6 overall, 5-6 in the GMC). After Saturday, both teams will conclude the regular season with two games next week.

Lakota West 40, Lakota East 39

Lakota East (11-6 overall, 8-4 in the GMC) – Satterwhite 1 4 6, Grevenkamp 1 0 2, K. Satterwhite 2 0 4, Pashi 1 0 2, Franklin 2 0 4, Shaw 5 0 10, Blomer 3 4 11. Totals 15 8 39

Lakota West (10-7 overall, 6-6 in the GMC) – Zeiverink 3 0 6, Sh. Reeves 3 0 9, Kannatelli 2 0 6, Carter 1 0 2, Tomasic 1 1 3, Su. Reeves 0 2 2, McNeal 4 4 12. Totals 14 7 40

Halftime: East 23-22. 3-Pointers: E 1 (Blomer); W 5 (Sh. Reeves 3, Kannatelli 2)

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Led by senior forward Molly Blomer, who scored 21 points, Lakota East cruised to a 67-43 win against Middletown Saturday. The win was the Thunderhawks’ second this week.

Along with Blomer, three other Thunderhawks scored in double figures including senior point guard Bernice Satterwhite (11 points, 11 rebounds), freshman Kandace Satterwhite (10 points, 6 rebounds) and senior forward Tazzie Shaw (10 points, 4 rebounds).

Meanwhile, junior Vada Edwards (15 points, 7 rebounds) and sophomore Korie Roberts (13 points, 5 rebounds) led Middletown.

Lakota East will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when it hosts Fairfield (4-10 overall, 1-8 in the Greater Miami Conference). Middletown will be in action at the same time Wednesday when it hosts Hamilton (9-4 overall, 3-4 in the GMC).

Lakota East 67, Middletown 43

Middletown (5-10, 1-8 in the GMC) – Edwards 5 5 15, Burks 3 3 9, Dalton 1 0 3, Roberts 5 2 13, Saylor 1 0 3. Totals 15 10 43.

Lakota East (9-5, 6-3 in the GMC) – B. Satterwhite 5 0 11, Grevenkamp 2 1 6, K. Satterwhite 4 2 10, Pashi 1 1 4, Blomer 5 10 21, Palmore 0 1 1, N. Thomas 1 0 2, A. Thomas 1 0 2, Shaw 4 2 10. Totals 23 17 67.

Halftime: Lakota East 33-13. 3-pointers: M 3 (Roberts, Saylor, Dalton). LE 4 (B. Satterwhite, Grevenkamp, Pashi, Blomer).

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The Lakota East and Lakota West boys’ basketball teams each face road tests against one of the top teams in the Greater Miami Conference this Friday.

Lakota East (5-5 overall, 2-3 in the GMC) – winners of three straight – will visit Mason (9-1 overall, 4-1 in the GMC) at 7:30 p.m., while Lakota West (7-3 overall, 4-1 in the GMC) will visit Princeton (7-2 overall, 2-2 in the GMC) at the same time.

This past Friday, Mason defeated Lakota West, while Princeton – losers of two straight – suffered a 60-55 upset at Oak Hills.

On the girls’ side, Lakota East will try to bounce back from a 70-63 loss to Princeton last Saturday when it visits Colerain (8-4 overall, 4-3 in the GMC) at noon this Saturday.

The Thunderhawks (7-3 overall, 5-2 in the GMC) did return starter Tazzie Shaw for the Princeton game.

Shaw, who had been out since suffering a concussion in a game against Notre Dame (Ky.) Nov. 30, scored 11 points and had 9 rebounds in the loss.

See below for the weekly Lakota varsity high school sports schedule:

Monday, Jan. 9
Lakota West – academic quiz – at Fairfield at 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Lakota East and Lakota West – swimming – Tri with CovCath and Notre Dame at 3:30 p.m.
Lakota East – bowling – at Oak Hills at 3:30 p.m.
Lakota West – bowling – at Middletown at 3:45 p.m. (more…)

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All four of the Lakota varsity high school basketball programs will be in action this weekend. The boys’ programs will play Friday night, while both girls’ programs will take the court Saturday afternoon.

The Lakota West boys’ program (1-0 overall, 1-0 in the Greater Miami Conference) will host Sycamore (1-2 overall, 0-1 in the GMC) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Firebirds won their season opener against Oak Hills (1-2 overall, 0-1 in the GMC) by the score of 56-47 Dec. 6.

In that win, Lakota West held a 19-point lead in the third quarter. The Firebirds struggled to finish the game, however, as the Highlands eventually tied score 42-42 with three minutes to play.

Led by junior guard Ali Barnes, who scored all of his seven points in the last three minutes, Lakota West closed out the game on a 14-5 run.

“As a team, we haven’t learned to believe in each other yet. That is our biggest problem right now,” Lakota West head coach Sean VanWinkle said after the game.

“We have a long, long way to go.”

Meanwhile, Sycamore has lost to Indian Hill (55-39) and Princeton (76-37). The Aves only win was against Milford (46-44).

Senior A.J. Williams, who has committed to play football at Michigan, leads Sycamore with 13.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Williams, who is 6-foot-6 260 pounds, could be a tough matchup for the Firebirds.

Meanwhile, the Lakota East boys’ program (1-1 overall, 0-1 in the GMC) is hoping to rebound from a 66-52 loss against Fairfield (4-0 overall, 1-0 in the GMC) last week when its visits Oak Hills at 7:30 p.m. Friday. (more…)

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In a series once dominated by Lakota West, the Thunderhawks cruised to a 61-54 victory against their school district rival at Lakota East High School Wednesday.

The win gives Lakota East – No. 2 in the Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches’ poll – their third straight against the Firebirds. The win also marks the 100th victory for Lakota East head coach Nikki Drew.

Prior to the three-game winning streak, Lakota West – No. 4 in the Enquirer poll – had taken down the Thunderhawks in 18 straight contests.

This time, Lakota East earned the win despite playing without two key seniors, Whitney Wyckoff (Yale commit) and Tazzie Shaw (Marshall commit), who will both continue their basketball careers at the collegiate level.

“I told my players and staff that true character shows when you are put through obstacles and we talked about responding the right way, controlling what we can and the girls did that,” Drew said.

Wyckoff, who has led Lakota East in scoring for the past three seasons, was ruled out for the season by Drew after the senior suffered a knee injury in the 50-21 win against Oak Hills Saturday.

In place of the 5-foot-10 Wyckoff, freshman Cydney Franklin made her first varsity start. The 5-foot-4 Franklin finished with a career high 10 points. She also had four rebounds and two assists. (more…)

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