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JANUARY 1, 2014 • EASTERN HILLS JOURNAL • A5
PUNTING IN PINK
By Scott Springer and Mark Motz sspringer@communitypress.com mmotz@communitypress.com
Girls basketball
» Mariemont lost 47-43 Dec. 21 against Wyoming to finish the first half of the season 7-3. Rebekah Justice scored 14 off the bench to lead the Warriors. » Seven Hills hasn’t had a game since a Dec. 11 loss to Walnut Hills: The Stingers resume play at home Jan. 4 against Norwood. » Summit Country Day beat Purcell Marian 61-36 Dec. 19. Gabbi Gehner led the way with 23 points and 11 rebounds as the Silver knights improved to 4-3. » St. Ursula Academy lost 63-54 at Mercy Dec. 21. Riley Jerow scored 17.
Boys basketball
» Clark beat Badin 5144 on Dec. 21. » Mariemont beat Deer Park 58-45 Dec. 20 to improve its record to 2-4. Joey Kromer scored 22 to lead the Warriors. » Purcell Marian got by McNicholas 50-49 on Dec. 20. Sophomore Rashaad Ali-Shakir led the Cavaliers with 22 points. Summit Country Day beat the Cavs 58-40 Dec. 21 to up its record to 4-3. » Seven Hills beat Cincinnati Christian 65-51 Dec. 13, its last game before the holidays. The Stingers host Summit Country Day Jan. 3. » Walnut Hills beat Elder 59-58 on Dec. 21. Junior MaCio Teague had 19 points for the Eagles. » Moeller defeated Western Hills 86-49 on Dec. 20. Junior Nate Fowler led the Crusaders with 18 points.On Dec. 21, the Crusaders beat Mount Healthy 66-36 as senior Grant Benzinger hit for 25 points.
Wrestling
» Moeller won the Glenn Sample Holiday Classic Dec. 21-22. Champions for the Crusaders were junior Connor Borton at 126 pounds and sophomore Jacoby Ward at 132. Sophomore Joseph Hensley was runner-up at 285. Making the semifinals was freshman Drew Hobbs at 138.
Boys bowling
» According to a release, the Walnut Eagles are proud of their varsity and junior varsity boys bowling team. They came into the season expecting to do well with two returners and three junior varsity players. Under the training of coach Butch Taylor and Eric Olson they have done extremely well. Both teams have a current record 7-0 and have included wins over: Clark Montessori, Deer Park, Norwood, Milford (2), and Turpin (2). Upand-coming challenges for the team are: Glen Este, Loveland and Anderson. The varsity team is lead by captain Karl Schottelkote averaging 196.8. He is supported by Austin Brown 196.2, Christopher Franz 169, Noah Drout 168.1, Ben Blacklidge 168 and Christopher Smithermann II 146. The junior varsity is led by captain Connor Fiasco, averaging 164.4. He is supported by Devon Williams156.1, Sebi Miller 141.3, Adam Schmidt 120.4, Simon Roth 108.6 and Max Radin 104.9.
Mariemont Junior High Lady Warriors add pink socks and ribbons to the traditional blue and white uniform to promote breast cancer awareness during the league tournament, Oct. 19. The girls won the tournament against Walnut Hills in a 5-0 victory. In front, from left, are Savannah Connor, Laney Newman, Abby Ewart, Jaxie Brokamp, Kasey Jones, Marin Valentine, Courtney Robinson, Stephanie Frey, Kyleigh Spang, Cora Dupre, Ava Morgan and Hannah Coates. In back are Kelsey Brown, Danielle Bryan, Holly Byers, Peyton McGowan, Kennedy McNeil, Kyra George, Sari Gall, Claire Lynch, Lily Toman and Abby Dodson. THANKS TO JOSEPHINE MCKENRICK
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league, that meant a lot to me.” The 6-foot-5 forward is one of only five 1,000point scorers in Seven Hills history. He led Emory in scoring at 18.2 points per game last season and was scoring at a 23-point clip through the first nine games of his senior year. “He can score in a million ways,” Zimmer-
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versity varsity sailing team. Tufts competes in the New England InterCollegiate Sailing Association and was ranked seventh in the nation as of the Nov. 13 college sailing rankings. Griffin, with crew Natalie Danziger, won the New England Freshman Championship Nickerson Trophy in November. Rolander is the son of Dana and John Rolander of Terrace Park.
Natalie Smith
» University of Cincinnati goalkeeper Natalie Smith was named to the 2013 all-Ohio team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association. The redshirt freshman from St. Ursula Academy who lives in Forest Park is the first UC player to receive the accolade since 2010. Smith recorded 15 starts for the Bearcats and posted a record of 7-
man said. “He uses his basketball IQ. He can step out and hit a three. He can hit a one-dribble jumper. He can put his back to the basket and post somebody up. The best thing about Jake is he can use all those weapons and knows the right time to use them. “Five of his last six games have been 25 points plus. His vision and his work ethic are what separate him. If you don’t have that, you’re not going to succeed.”
Davis said he plans to enjoy what will likely be his last few months on a competitive court, especially since younger brother Max Davis transferred to Emory and joined him on the court. “After high school, I didn’t think that would happen again,” Jake said. “That’s pretty special for me to get to play with my brother again. “The hours spent playing basketball and being around basketball are long, but I love it,” he
said. “I don’t dread going to the gym at all. I go in an hour early and I’m there an hour after practice. It’s my passion and I want to get the most out of it while I can.” Zimmerman said that attitude sums up Davis perfectly. “The next phase of his life probably isn’t going to be basketball, but that drive, that vision, that pursuit of excellence he brings to the court is going to continue,” he said.
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7-1 with two shutouts. She garnered 76 saves on the season and posted a1.50 goals-against average. She finished second in the American Athletic Conference with 53 saves and a save percentage of 5.89, which earned her a spot on the AAC all-rookie team. Smith was AAC goalkeeper of the week Sept. 23 after posting two shutouts and accumulating 10 saves in wins over Cornell and Providence. “Natalie has a brave mentality and was constantly improving in her first season,” said Bearcats head coach Stafford said. “She kept us in a few games this season by making some big saves and helped solidify a very young and inexperienced back four.” The Bearcats finished 8-11-1 overall (4-4-1 AAC). This season marked only the fourth time in the last 10 seasons UC won eight or more, and only the second time in 10 years they had four or more conference wins.
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