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By John Boyle
| Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 03:27 PM
Middletown High School senior Deejay Hunter had a list of schools he was going to visit throughout the month of July.
He’ll have to cancel several trips.
On Tuesday, July 9, Hunter gave a verbal committment to continue his football career for the University of Tennessee Volunteers.
Hunter is a standout cornerback/safety/kick returner for the Middies.
For more on the story, check out my story on our Web site:
http://www.middletownjournal.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/high-schools/2008/07/09/mj071008sphunter.html
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By John Boyle
| Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 11:32 AM
Received an e-mail this morning from the folks at the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series IV.
After several changes, the schedule for the prep football showcase is finally set.
Lakota West and Middletown are both partcipating in the two-day event.
The Middies will face Warren Central (Ind.) at 2 p.m., Aug. 30, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. The Firebirds play in the event’s final game — at 6 p.m. Aug. 31 vs. St. Rita (Ill.) at PBS.
The Challenge features games in Canton and Cincinnati and at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas over Labor Day Weekend.
Check out the complete schedule here:
http://www.middletownjournal.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/high-schools/2008/07/01/mj070208herbstreit.html
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By John Bombatch
| Saturday, June 7, 2008, 07:25 PM
From Skip Weaver
The 101st boys and 34th girls annual state track and field meet has just completed.
The girls team champion was Cleveland Heights Beaumont with 62 points. The boys champion was Cleveland Heights with 44 points, just nipping LaSalle which had 41.
The Middletown girls finished 11th with 14 points.
Senior Dierra Riley placed fifth in the 100-meter dash in 12.32 seconds, as did the 400 relay team of Latia McKellar, Ayeshia Kimbrough, Chaniqua Corinealdi and Riley (48.33 seconds). The girls 800 relay team was sixth in 1:41.58.
The biggest news from our general area is that Mason freshman Zach Wills became the first boy in school history to win a state track championship. He won the 3,200 run in 9:15.34.
Word aroud Jesse owens Memorial Stadium was that he was the first freshman ever to win the two-mile race at state, but that is unconfirmed.
We mentioned Middie sophomore Fabia McDonald’s sixth-place finish in the high jump and Mason senior Lindsey Ossim’s fourth-place finish in the discus earlier.
Other area placers in Division I were:
Lebanon’s Bekah Bonny, fifth in the 100 hurdles (14.74)
Lakota West’s 800 relay team of Rashod McClendon, Bakari Bussey, D.J. Brown and Dwight Phillips in fourth place (1:27.51)
Springboro’s Carly Hamilton, second in the 1,600 run (4:57.2)
Lakota West’s 400 relay team (same foursome as 800) in fifth place (42.32)
Lebanon’s 400 relay team of Joe MacCutcheon, Trey Bonny, Logan Norris and Chase Cochran in eighth place (42.48)
Mason’s Rachel Harley, sixth in the 300 hurdles (44.73)
Mason’s girls 1,600 relay team of Chelsea Vanhook, Molly Culbertson, Harley and Rachel Weber in seventh place with the school’s second-fastest time ever (3:55.28)
Well, it’s time to get busy writing stories for the Sunday editions, so have a great summer everybody! See you in football season!
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By Jay Morrison
| Saturday, June 7, 2008, 06:04 PM
It’s over. Badin falls to Canton Central Catholic 8-0 in the Division III state championship game.
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By Jay Morrison
| Saturday, June 7, 2008, 05:51 PM
A Badin fan wearing a “Seger” shirt was hit in the back of the head while looking down on a high foul pop. After some attention by medical staff, it appears she’ll be OK.
What looked like a one-out single by Mike Roman ended up being a double play. Roman was caught in a rundown between first and second as pinch-runner Marc Davide was scoring. After Zach Toerner slapped the tag on Roman, the Rams appealed to third that Davide missed the base, and the umpire calls him out.
It’s 8-0 heading to the bottom of the seventh.
Badin has Zach Toerner, Eric Gerbus and Garrett Seger due up.
Central Catholic 8 10 0
Badin 0 1 1
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By Jay Morrison
| Saturday, June 7, 2008, 05:44 PM
Nate Jackson draws a two-out walk, but Tony Cassano fouls out to first base to end the sixth inning.
Canton Central Catholic pitcher needs just 12 pitches in that inning, bringing his total through six to a staggeringly low 63.
It’s still 8-0 heading to the seventh.
Central Catholic 8 9 0
Badin 0 1 1
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By Jay Morrison
| Saturday, June 7, 2008, 05:40 PM
The Rams are probably wishing they had started Brett McKinney. Since coming into the game in the fourth inning, he’s thrown 2 2/3 innings of one-hit ball with four strikeouts.
Badin is down to its last six outs. The Rams will send 9-1-2 to the plate in the bottom of the sixth.
Central Catholic 8 9 0
Badin 0 1 1
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