SPORTS BRIEFLY
The week at Amelia
• The Turpin boys basketball team beat Amelia 60-27, Jan. 15. Amelia’s top-scorer was Kevin Morse with nine points. On Jan. 18, Mariemont beat Amelia 73-40. Tanner Owens led Amelia with 11 points. • The Aiken girls basketball team beat Amelia 44-32, Jan. 18. Amelia’s top-scorer was Kymmy Simon with eight points. • The Turpin boys bowling team beat Amelia 2,5422,353, Jan. 18. Amelia’s Bobby Archibald bowled a 374. • In girls bowling, Amelia beat Turpin 2,066-1,772, Jan. 18. Amelia’s Sarah Flory bowled a 325.
The week at Williamsburg
• The Williamsburg boys basketball team beat West Union 59-42, Jan. 15. Williamsburg’s top-scorer was Kendal Young with 17 points. On Jan. 18, Williamsburg beat White Oak 59-49. Williamsburg’s top-scorers were Matt Richardson, Kendal Young and Elliot Young with 14 points each. • In girls basketball, Williamsburg beat Amelia 5340, Jan. 15. Williamsburg’s top-scorer was Tara Dennis with 24 points. Amelia’s topscorer was Kymmy Simon with 16 points. • In wrestling, Williamsburg placed 11th with a score of 54 in the Charlie Moore Invitational, Jan. 15. Williamsburg’s Smith pinned Badin’s Saey in 2 minutes, 29 seconds.
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January 26, 2011
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Glen Este boys target basketball title
By Scott Springer
Glen Este boys outscore Kings
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In terms of boys basketball, the Glen Este Trojans are in uncharted waters. After having four losing seasons out of the last seven (including winning just two in ’07 and three in ’05) the 2011 version of the Trojans are on their horse and in line to snare the Fort Ancient Valley Conference East title. A look at the FAVC records find no mention of a Glen Este league championship in basketball. In just his fourth season, things are looking up for Coach Dave Caldwell and the Trojans. When a lot of Tristate teams sport lineups of spunky 6-footers, Caldwell can throw a lineup on the floor where the shortest guy is 6-2 (and he runs the point). After a Jan. 18 win over Kings, Glen Este stands at 9-2. “We’re a very balanced team,” Caldwell said. “We have three big guys that work for us that go about 6-5, 6-5 and 6-8 (senior Wynton Overcast, senior Shane Seckman and senior Mike Bouley) and some guards that can really put it in the hole from anywhere on the floor (65 junior Alex Fultz, 6-2 senior Corey Goedde).” Of that group, four score in double figures, but none average more than 13 points per game. Caldwell runs an eight-man rotation featuring six seniors, a junior and a sophomore. Glen Este’s playmaker is senior Goedde who averages near 11 points per game and is the FAVC assist leader with nearly six a game.
The following is a submitted game summary. Glen Este 55, Kings 33 – Trailing 2415 with 2:30 left in the first half, Glen Este outscored Kings 32-4 over the next 16 minutes of play on their way to a 55-33 FAVC road win Jan. 18. Corey Goedde ignited the surge, scoring eight points in less than a minute, as GE pulled into a 24-24 tie at the intermission. Excellent defensive play from Anthony Clark and a couple of keys baskets by Wynton Overcast propelled the Trojans to a nine-point lead by early in the fourth quarter, then eight more points from Goedde sparked GE to a 47-28 margin with 2:28 to play. Shane Seckman had kept the Glen Este boat afloat in a slow-paced 11-11 “We moved him from off-guard to point guard this year,” said Caldwell. “He’s scoring a little bit less this year, but he’s a great ballhandler and he’s really racking up the assists. He does a great job of getting into the paint. Having someone like him who can really slice through the defense at any time makes life easy for us.” Especially when he’s dishing off to post players that typically have two to three inches on their opponent. The big target inside is 6-8 Mike Bouley who is the FAVC’s leading shot-blocker and second in the league in rebounds. He’s also in the top five in shooting percentage and in assists. “He’d be in the top five in scoring too if he wasn’t so unselfish,” said Caldwell. “He’s just a really nice player that’s getting looks from a lot of Division II schools, includ-
first quarter, as he scored seven of his 11 points. Mike Bouley, often double and even triple-teamed by the pesky Kings defense, added nine points, 11 rebounds, and four assists, as well as six blocked shots to lead the defensive effort. Goedde led the scoring with 21 points, including three treys, and also pulled down six boards for GE. Alec Scardina, who would possibly lead the city in points per minute played, should there be such a stat, again added the final bucket for the Trojans. Glen Este, also won the JV game, 5439, and reaches the halfway point in FAVC league play tied with Milford for first place with a 7-1 record. ing NKU.” Caldwell serves as his own big man coach, but has some assistance from his junior varsity coach, who also happens to be his brother. Ryan Caldwell is remembered by some as one of Xavier University’s fan favorite “walk-ons.” Ryan also played at McNicholas and Dave assisted there under Rocket legend Jerry Doerger. Can he match Doerger’s legendary “intensity”? “Never...never,” said Caldwell, after a brief chuckle. With Dave Caldwell’s Trojan talent, it’s doubtful that his blood pressure needs to reach “Doerger” levels. In addition to his talented upperclassmen, he has sophomore Austin Rieck to throw in as a “change-up.” Caldwell likes the dynamic Rieck brings to his starters. “He’s a real slasher – long and
fast,” said Caldwell. “He’s about 62 and has long arms. He does a great job of getting to the basket. If you look at our older guys and how good they are, if I was an opposing coach, I’d be like, ‘Man, we’ve got to deal with this guy too?’” Most haven’t fared so well. Glen Este had an early season loss to St. Xavier, and then FAVC rival Milford torched the Trojans in a road game by 13. Caldwell points to the Eagles as the team to get by in the FAVC East. However, league realignment has led to some parity and some difficult challenges for a lot of teams. “Milford’s a lot like us,” said Caldwell. “They’ve got a bunch of seniors. They’re a little more guardladen than we are. We have some tough match-up problems with them. When we play it comes down to if we execute, they’ve got to deal with our big guys. If we don’t, we’ve got to struggle with their guards.” The next Eagles/Trojans struggle is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 4, at Glen Este. Caldwell’s boys are looking to surpass the 15-win seasons that were recorded in ’06 and just last year (15-5). That will more than put Dave Caldwell over the .500 mark as Glen Este coach and will effectively “right the ship” he took over. In the last two seasons alone, he’s already recorded more victories than the Trojans had from ’07-’09. “Our kids really are self-motivated and work real hard on their own to improve their game,” said Caldwell, deflecting the credit. “We’ve got a very deep and quality group of players and it makes it pretty easy on us.”
The week at Glen Este
• In boys swimming, Glen Este placed 24th with a score of 2 in the Southwest Ohio Classic, Jan. 15. • In girls bowling, Glen Este beat Turpin 2,562-1,815, Jan. 17. Glen Este’s Haley Vogelsang bowled a 414. On Jan. 19, Glen Este beat Amelia 2,508-1,924. Glen Este’s Leslie Campbell bowled a 436. Amelia’s Sarah Flory bowed a 367. • In boys bowling, Glen Este beat Amelia 2,913-2,521, Jan. 19. Glen Este’s Nathan Franz bowled a 443. Amelia’s Austin Davidson bowled a 427. BRANDON SEVERN/CONTRIBUTOR
The week at McNicholas
• The McNicholas girls basketball team beat Turpin 43-34, Jan. 15. McNick’s topscorer was Stephanie Krusling with 11 points. • In boys bowling, McNicholas placed eighth in the Greater Catholic League Tournament, Jan. 17. • In girls bowling, McNicholas placed fourth with a score of 2,679 in the GGCL Bowling Tournament, Jan. 17. McNick’s Sarah Berning bowled a 505. • The boys basketball team lost 42-30 to Fenwick, Jan. 18. Drew Hall led McNick with 15 points.
SIDELINES CNEAA sports signups
The Clermont Northeastern Athletic Association spring sports sign-ups for baseball, softball and soccer – in additional to early registration for football and cheerleading – will be 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26; and Tuesday, Feb. 1; and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 29, at the CNE Middle School building. Baseball: Tony Estep (546-8325) or Valerie Young (266-1483) Softball: Dan Ward (735-0477), Mike Freeman (724-9072) Carl Hoerth (625-2275) Soccer: Debbie Burns (625-1588) Cheerleading: Susan Purcell (4443252), Gwen Guthrie (732-1498). No football contact was listed.
New Richmond’s Cory English (top) tries to take down an opponent during the Madeira Invitational Wrestling Tournament, Jan. 8. English advanced to the semifinals of the 152-pound weight class during the event.
New Richmond wrestlers roar to success NICK DUDUKOVICH/STAFF
Hold on tight
Through Jan. 14, the Williamsburg High School girls basketball team has won five of its last six games, to bring the squad’s record to 6-5. Heidi Mcmanus (right) is second on the squad, with 10.3 points per contest this season.
Glen Este girls top Loveland by 20 The following is a submitted game summary.
Girls basketball
Glen ESTE 64, Loveland 44 – Glen Este, with the help of Jackie Young’s five points, jumped out to a 17-5 first quarter lead and went on to a 64-44 win over the Loveland Tigers Wednesday night, snapping a three game losing streak and improving their record to 8-5 on the season. Katie Gaskill scored eight of her 14 points in the second period, then Hannah Carson hit her third and fourth treys of the night to lead the way in the third stanza, as GE stretched their margin to 44-27. Senior point guard Lakin Louiso took over in the final quarter, scoring
11 of her game-high 19 points, while Jesse Brenes added five to finish with a total of eight. Sydney Strohmeyer with four and Kelley Benhase's two rounded out the GE scoring, while Gaskill chipped in with eleven rebounds, along with three assists and three blocked shots. GE hit 50 percent of their 3point attempts, connecting on 10 of 20. Kenzie Hall recorded a doubledouble in the JV game with 14 points and a dozen rebounds as Glen Este registered a 41-25 win over Loveland. Ashley Keith added eight, Madi Velton six, Jessie Goedde and Kayla Gregory four each, as the Trojans improved their record to 8-4 for the season.
By Nick Dudukovich ndudukovich@communitypress.com
With five regular season meets left in the 2010-2011 season, the New Richmond High School wrestling squad finds itself ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer’s Division II-III coaches’ poll. New Richmond’s Cory English (top) tries to takes down an opponent during the Madeira Invitational Wrestling Tournament, Jan. 7. Returning state qualifier Austin Skaggs has proved to be the catalyst for the squad, despite encountering some early season lumps that come with wrestling in a new weight class. Skaggs advanced to the quarterfinals of the Division II state championship tournament last season at 103 pounds. Currently, he is 15-6 at 119 pounds. Lions’ head coach Deron Shinkle said Skaggs is doing a good job of adjusting to his new weight. “There were some grow-
BRANDON SEVERN/CONTRIBUTOR
New Richmond’s Ryan Zawacki (bottom) advanced to the semifinals of the Madeira Invitational Wrestling Tournament while competing at 145 pounds, Jan. 8. ing pains (moving up in weight) because it’s a different style of wrestling,” Shinkle said. “But he’s doing well. He’s a real technician as far as takedowns go. He’s strong on his feet and he’s getting the hang of everything right now. Shinkle added that Skaggs could be poised to return to state this March. “He went up there last year and won a match, so he’s got the experience and the technical skills to wrestle at that level,” Shinkle said.
Sophomore J.R. Forsee has also been a major contributor to the Lions’ success. At 285 pounds, Forsee has recorded a 15-4 mark. According to Shinkle, Forsee has improved his takedown skills and is more patient on the mat. “With heavyweights, they get pins or get pinned, but he’s had more matches that have gone the distance,” Shinkle said. The squad also features contributors that have stepped up this season to make New Richmond one of the top teams in the SBAAC. According to Shinkle, Brody Hooks (112), Sam Anderson (130) and Cody Gabelman (125) have all made an impact this winter. As the squad begins to prepare for the postseason, the Lions are taking their ranking in stride. “(Being ranked third) gives the team quite a bit of confidence going into sectionals and districts...but we are just taking it one week at a time,” Shinkle said.