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Middletown is hosting an Ohio High School Athletic Association Foundation Game (scrimmage) vs. La Salle on Saturday, Nov. 28, at Wade E. Miller Gym.
The varsity game will start at 6 p.m., with freshmen and junior varsity games slated for 3 and 4:30 p.m., respectively.
Tickets will be $6 for adults and $4 for students. Proceeds will benefit the OHSAA Foundation Fund and the Bill Brewer Children Education Fund.
Lakota West High senior OLB Jordan Hicks is one of five finalists for the high school Butkus Award, which honors the nation’s top linebackers.
Joining Hicks are: Khairi Fortt (Stamford, Conn.); Dakota Royer (Lancaster, Pa.); Hayes Pullard (Los Angeles, Calif.); and Jeff Luc (Port St. Lucie, Fla.).
The winner is expected to be announced on or before Dec. 8.
Although he hasn’t put together the official varsity roster yet, first-year Lakota West High boys basketball coach Sean Van Winkle has an idea of who will dress with the big club.
They are: seniors Obi Nwankwo, Robert Cartwright, John Peters, Jordan Hicks, Jordan Griffin, Brian Straus, Alex Smith and Matt Stafford; and juniors Dylan Romero, Phil Cook, Matt Fox and Korey Ward.
The Firebirds will host a six-team scrimmage on Saturday, Nov. 21, with Ross, Bethel-Tate, Madison, Centerville and Withrow.
Then on Wednesday, Nov. 25, West travels up to UD Arena to scrimmage Moeller and Dublin Coffman. The Firebirds finish up the preseason hosting Lebanon, Taft and Dayton Dunbar on Saturday, Nov. 28.
Mason High senior Hilliary Melnick is a two-sport standout in volleyball and basketball.
In volleyball, Melnick was the GMC’s top setter with 677 assists, while on the hardwood, the 5-foot-8 guard is the Comets’ best 3-pointer shooter.
That’s led her to receive college attention for both sports.
John Carroll University, North Central College, Marietta College, Lynchburg College and Wittenberg University have all shown interest in Melnick in either one or both sports. She also has visited Bellarmine University.
With Greg Bailie resigning as head football coach at Lakota East on Tuesday, Nov. 17, that leaves Lakota West’s Larry Cox as the longest-tenured coach in the Greater Miami Conference.
Bailie came to Lakota in 1993 and took over the East program in ‘97 when the school split into East and West. Cox has been at West since the school’s inception.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for Greg,” Cox said. “Greg ran a clean program. His teams were always fundamentally sound. You were going to have to beat them to win the game. They weren’t going to give you anything. I felt like he was definitely a respected opponent.”
Fenwick High School is now accepting applications for the position of girls tennis coach.
The position is open because Mary Joseph has decided to step down after 14 years of coaching. Joseph, an FHS alumnus, also coached boy’s tennis and girl’s basketball at different times in her tenure. She plans to stay active at Fenwick and hasn’t ruled out a return in the future.
Anyone interested in applying for the coaching position should contact Athletic Director Jerry Kombrinck (513) 423-0724.
Mason High senior soccer star Caleb Eastham broke the single-season school record for goals with 18 and career record for goals with 30.
As a result, Eastham was named the Greater Miami Conference Player of the Year and a Division I first-team, all-Ohio selection.
Mason coach Paul Reedy said Eastham is attracting college attention ranging from Division I to Division III schools.
“He is trying to find the right fit and I am confident he will be able to do that,” Reedy said.
Eastham and senior teammates Corey Campbell and Tyler Galley will play in the senior all-city game at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, at Princeton High School.
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