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MAYSVILLE, Ky. — Franklin High School senior track and field athletes Jeremy Ruppert and Quenton Richards both competed in the men’s open division of the Mason County Open I track and field meet on Sunday.
Ruppert won the mile run in 4:59 and Richards finished second in the high jump (5 feet, 6 inches) and the 55-meter dash (7.07 seconds).
Lebanon High School held a signing ceremony this morning, celebrating five student-athletes who inked letters on National Signing Day. Jacob Bennett, a 6-foot-6, 285-pound offensive tackle signed with Bowling Green State University to play football; Hayley Stegemiller, a middle distance and cross country runner, signed with Ohio University for track and field; Brandon Machen, a long stick defenseman, signed with Davenport College in Grand Rapids, Mich. for lacrosse; Landen Brown, an infielder, signed with Bluffton College to play baseball; and Kris France, a catcher, signed with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for baseball.
Hamilton High School offensive lineman is headed to West Virginia University.
Pankey, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound tackle, announced his decision this morning on National Signing Day. Pankey originally committed to Pittsburgh, but opened up the recruiting process when the Panthers changed head coaches.
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Three Lakota West seniors — Blake Bell, Jordan Darland and Cole Stalker — recently made verbal commitments to continue their football careers.
Bell, a 6-foot, 265-pound defensive lineman, chose the University of California Pennsylvania over St. Joseph’s (Ind.), Indianapolis and Ohio Dominican.
Darland, a 6-1, 225-pound linebacker, chose Olivet Nazarene in Bourbonnais, Ill. over Malone, Georgetown College and Duquense.
Stalker, a 6-2, 205-pound linebacker, chose the University of Findlay over St. Joseph’s (Ind.), Robert Morris, Georgetown College and Lyndsey Wilson College.
Fellow senior Dawson Fletcher committed to Indiana last year.
West will hold a signing ceremony at 7 a.m. Wednesday and all four players also will be present at the GMC signing event Wednesday afternoon.
Middletown Christian Schools is seeking a junior high track coach and a junior high softball coach for the 2012 spring season.
Applicants must be willing to obtain an FBI/BCI background check and a state pupil activity permit.
Applications can be picked up at the school or by contacting the athletic office at (513) 423-4542 ext. 1309, or at mcseagles@yahoo.com
Public all-session ticket sales for the 2012 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament begin at 10 a.m. Monday.
Below is information from an Ohio High School Athletic Association press release.
The state tournament is March 1, 2 and 3 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus. The cost for an all-session ticket book (five sessions) is $75 each for the Entry and Club Levels and $55 each for the Terrace Level.
Tickets can be purchased in person at Ticketmaster locations (including most Kroger stores), by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or by going on-line at ticketmaster.com. Ticketmaster orders will also include applicable service charges. To avoid service charges, tickets can be purchased in person at the OSU Athletic Ticket Office, located in the southeast corner of the Schottenstein Center with office hours Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Single-session ticket sales for the state tournament begin on Monday, February 20, at 10:00 a.m., with tickets priced at $15 each. Single-session tickets can be purchased by following the same procedures listed above for all-session ticket orders. A large quantity of single-session tickets is also expected.
The 75th Annual OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament schedule is as follows: Thursday, March 1: Session 1 — 3:00-Division III Preliminaries; 4:20-Division II Preliminaries; 5:50-Division I Preliminaries; 7:20-Division III Consolation Round 1; 8:00-Division II Consolation Rounds 1; 8:45-Division I Consolation Round 1; Friday, March 2: Session 2 — 10:00-Division III Quarterfinals; 10:40-Division II Quarterfinals; 11:25-Division I Quarterfinals; 12:15-Division III Consolation Round 2; 1:00-Division II Consolation Round 2; 1:45-Division I Consolation Round 2; Session 3 — 6:30-All Divisions Championship Semifinals; 8:50-All Divisions Consolation Quarterfinals; and Saturday, March 3: Session 4 — 10:00-All Divisions Consolation Semifinals; 11:00-All Divisions Third-, Fifth- and Seventh-Place Matches; Session 5 — 5:15-Hall of Fame Ceremonies and Parade of Champions; 5:45-All Divisions First-Place Matches.
Badin senior Kara Gerbus needs 22 points tonight against North College Hill to reach 1,000 for her career.
Follow her progress by following me on Twitter @thejaymorrison.
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From Middletown Christian HS Athletic Director Ray Cox…..
Middletown Christian is seeking a coach for our Junior High Softball team for the upcoming 2012 spring season.
Applicants must be willing to obtain an FBI/BCI background check and a state pupil activity permit.
Applications can be picked up at the school or by contacting the athletic office at 513-423-4542 ext. 1309 or at mcseagles@yahoo.com
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Middletown High School football coach Troy Everhart said players showed up in abundance this week as the team began 2012 weight training.
Everhart said 81 players were in attendance Tuesday, followed by 85 on Thursday and 77 on Friday.
“Those are unbelievable numbers when considering the amount of kids we have in winter sports,” Everhart said. “Seventy-seven is really unbelievable for a Friday.”
He said he always begins his weight training the day after Martin Luther King Day, giving kids plenty of time off once the season has ended.
The Middies will lift at 2:35 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays the rest of the school year.
Middletown went 10-2 in 2011 and will open the 2012 campaign in the Crosstown Showdown. Everhart said the opponent has yet to be finalized.
“If you want to win the way we want to win at Middletown, you’ve got to get kids in the weight room,” Everhart said. “I really feell good about the way we’ve started. You’ve got to like it.”
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Congratulations to Badin High School senior Luke Wurzelbacher for being nominated for the “That’s My Boy” award from the Greater Cincinnati chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
Following is a press release from the school:
Badin High School senior quarterback Luke Wurzelbacher has joined the list of Rams football players nominated for the annual “That’s My Boy” award, given annually by the Greater Cincinnati chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
It is considered the top award available to high school football players in the area.
“Luke had a terrific career in the Badin football program,’’ said head football coach Bill Tenore. “He was an excellent player, and a great young man to coach. We were very blessed to have him on our team.”
Luke is the son of Dale and Julie Wurzelbacher of Ross and a graduate of St. Joseph School. He rarely missed a down for the Rams this past season - as the quarterback on offense, a safety on defense, the punter, handling the kickoffs and holding on extra points.
“I’m really honored. It’s a thrill to be nominated,’’ Wurzelbacher said. “I can’t really believe it - it’s just that special of a thing.”
Wurzelbacher was named the All-Purpose Player of the Year in the Greater Catholic League Central Division, as well as the Punter of the Year. He was first team all-area by the Hamilton JournalNews. Badin finished the season 6-4, winning the league title, and just missed out on a playoff berth.
“I just enjoyed everything about it,’’ Wurzelbacher said of his senior season. “I was doing what I loved with my friends, people that I love. The whole experience was great.
“I remember so many things,” he added, “but one thing I’ll never forget is after the last game (a 31-8 win over McNicholas), just being out on the field with the players, the students, the coaches, the parents. That was special.”
Wurzelbacher was slated to play tight end and wide receiver on offense for the Rams, but a pre-season injury to the first-string quarterback thrust him into the spotlight. He was up to the challenge.
“I wasn’t expecting it,’’ he nodded, “but the team needed me and I was glad to fill in.”
Ten players from Southwest Ohio have been nominated for the “That’s My Boy” award, which has been presented each year since 1962. The Southwest Ohio Football Coaches Association oversees the nominations, which represent football excellence, academic performance and involvement in extracurricular activities.
Wurzelbacher is the seventh Badin football player nominated in the past eight years, including Jon Hufford ’05, Andy Spaeth ’06, Matt Frankey ’07, Nate Jackson ’08, Zach Toerner ’09 and Matt Shamp ’10. Frankey was the award winner in 2007.
Luke is the last of four Wurzelbacher children to come through Badin High School. As good of a football player as he is, he is focusing on playing baseball in college. He is the starting shortstop in Badin’s high-profile baseball program, but has not made a college decision as yet.
The “That’s My Boy” awards dinner is set for Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Presidential Ballroom of the Westin Hotel in downtown Cincinnati. Butch Jones, the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, will be the keynote speaker.
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Ross High School is looking for a new girls soccer coach in wake of Fred Hibbs announcing his retirement Wednesday.
Here is what athletic director Doug Noonan is looking for in a coach.
Qualifications: Prior coaching experience (high school level preferred). Communication skills to meet the needs of the position. Leadership skills to conduct program implementation. Organizational skills needed to work within an interscholastic setting.
Deadline: Feb. 1.
To Apply: Send letter of interest and resume to Mr. Doug Noonan, Athletic Director, Ross High School, 3601 Hamilton-Cleves Rd., Hamilton, Ohio, 45013. Or fax to (513) 868-4500. Or e-mail to Doug.Noonan@rossrams.com.
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Alexis Rogers, a Lakota West HS graduate who now plays women’s basketball for Bowling Green State University, was named the Mid-American Conference East Division player of the week on Monday.
Rogers, a 6-foot-1 redshirt sophomore Forward, averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds in a pair of MAC wins over Ohio and Buffalo. She had a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds in a win over the Bobcats, and she had 19 points and seven boards in the win over Buffalo.
This is the second time Rogers has been named to the MAC East award this season. She sat out last season after transferring to BGSU from Duke University.
Rogers will be playing close to home on Thursday. That’s when the Falcons (14-3, 4-0 MAC) travel to Miami University to play the RedHawks (14-3, 4-0 MAC) in a battle for first place.
Gametime is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at Millet Hall in Oxford.
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The Middletown Christian Club Football Organization is currently searching for two head football coaches for its Junior High and High School teams for the 2012-2013 season.
This is a very unique and challenging opportunity. Middletown Christian is a Christian, Faith-based program looking for someone with strong Christian values to lead our young men. The program was established in 2006 and has grown into a winning program.
Please email a letter of interest and resume to Dave Lindenschmidt at: dlindenschmidt@cinci.rr.com by Friday, January 27th.
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