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Loveland Herald
March 17, 2010
Sports & recreation
Moeller advances to face Princeton By Mark Chalifoux mchalifoux@communitypress.com
The Moeller High School basketball team continued its postseason run by winning a district championship over Trotwood-Madison 5147 Saturday, March 13, at the University of Dayton Arena. Charlie Byers led all Crusader scorers with 19 points, including 14 points in the second half. Moeller has picked up steam late in the season, securing a share of the GCL championship and defeating Middletown and Loveland before knocking off a very good Aiken team in the sectional final. “We had a make-up game against Middletown
and ever since that point we’ve been playing pretty well,” Moeller head coach Carl Kremer said. “We’ve built a bit of momentum.” One reason for that momentum has been the play of senior Griffin McKenzie. Kremer said he’s had a tough time to get things to fall his way, but his hard work is beginning to pay off. “To his credit, he has
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worked even harder and focused even more in practice when things weren’t going his way and he gives us a lot of leadership on the floor,” Kremer said. “He’s starting to get some confidence now that some of his shots are falling. He has a beautiful shot and was just in a slump for part of the season.” McKenzie played per-
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Lauren Beachy, who graduated from Loveland in 2007 and plays soccer for Ohio State University, received the Elisa S. Hamilton award, which honors relentless and passionate play. Beachy started all 20 matches for the Buckeyes this past season, tying for third on the team with four assists, including two on game-winning goals. It is the third straight year that Beachy has won the award.
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They did it. The Miami Valley Christian Academy girls’ basketball team finished the season with a winning record for the first time in program history, accomplishing the team’s biggest goal for the season. The feam finished 10-8 and had several winnable games canceled due to snow, so the Lions could’ve had an even higher winning percentage. MVCA did not win its tournament game, so the Lions finished the season with a 10-9 record overall. It was a win over Immaculate Conception that sealed a winning season for the team. “They were pretty excited,” head coach Tim Schwirtz said. “It’s a big deal, especially for the seniors who have been on the team for four years. It means a lot to them.” Schwirtz said the team finally came together in the last six to eight games of the season, thanks to the team’s senior leadership, and that helped push the
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Lions over the top. The 48-44 win over Lockland in mid-January was the team’s biggest win and was a victory that helped motivate the Lions the rest of the way. Senior standout Sarah Makoski averaged 11 points a game and was the team’s leading scorer with more than 200 points on the season, a record for the Lions. She scored 156 as the team’s leading scorer last year. Senior standout Sophie Simunek averaged 10 points a game and was the other go-to player for MVCA. Nikki Postenrider of Anderson Township was the team’s leading rebounder and scored twice as many points this season as she had last year. “From a coaching standpoint it was a great year because they had a winning season and everyone individually improved their performance and showed that in the energy level they brought in practices,” Schwirtz said. Gabby Buckley of the Milford area was the team’s most improved player and
was a scoring threat off the bench. Rachel Moreland was the team’s defensive specialist and will be a key player next season and Anne Schwirtz was the team’s top shot-blocker. Freshman Melissa Hughart of Amelia showed improvement and is the team’s top outside shooter, according to Schwirtz. Senior Hope Stenger of Loveland was a contributor in a number of ways and had a strong attitude all season, Schwirtz said. The team will have to replace a considerable amount of scoring next season after losing Makoski and Simunek. Schwirtz said he’s confident Buckley and Hughart can turn into dependable scorers for the team next season. Schwirtz said he was most pleased with the energy level from the team this season. “They were fantastic and seemed to have a lot of fun but also worked hard,” he said. “They haven’t really tasted success until this year but just to see them have that success to me is the most gratifying thing.”
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but the Crusaders have outrebounded their opponents by a considerable margin. They outrebounded a good Aiken team by 18. “Size doesn’t matter; it’s about technique and fundamentals and mostly about wanting to get the ball. We’ve been very good about that,” he said. “Everyone has to do their part to rebound if we’re going to have a chance.” The Crusaders advanced to play Princeton at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at the Cintas Center in the regional semifinals.
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haps his best game of the season against Aiken, leading the Crusaders with 24 points and 12 rebounds in the 78-56 blowout win. “I think he can lead this team a long way,” Kremer said. He also said this is the time of year when the seniors take over, and McKenzie and senior Josh Morelock have stepped up their games.
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Moeller’s Griffin McKenzie (44) makes a layup against Trotwood.
Lions celebrate 1st winning season
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Moeller holds up the district championship trophy after beating Trotwood.
“The reason we’ve been playing better is that it’s a collective team effort,” he said. “We’re getting great production out of everyone.” Juniors Alex Barlow and Byers have been consistent threats for Moeller and combined for 37 points against Aiken. Kremer said he thinks the work the Crusaders put in early in the season on fundamentals is part of the reason for Moeller’s success in March. “For us the whole philosophy is you have to be willing to get worse before you get better,” he aid. “We dedicate a lot of time early in the season to fundamentals and you start getting dividends from that later in the season. It doesn’t pay off as quickly but it’s far more important than the Xs and Os.” One impressive facet for Moeller lately has been the Crusaders’ rebounding. Moeller doesn’t have much size other than McKenzie
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