SPORTS & RECREATION
JANUARY 2, 2014 • SOUTH KENTON RECORDER • A5
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS By James Weber jweber@nky.com
TMC Notes
» Thomas More College sophomore forward Olivia Huber (Woodlawn, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) has been named to the D3soccer.com All-American Team. Huber, who was a third team selection, was also named to the NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s AllAmerican third team. The All-
American honors add to her 2013 postseason honors as she was named first team All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) and first team NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region in November. Huber, who started all 23 games for the Saints, led the team and the PAC in points (52), goals (22), assists (eight) and game-winning goals (10). The Saints finished the 2013 season at 19-2-2 overall and won the PAC regular season and tournament championship, while advancing to the sectional semifi-
nals of the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship for the first time in program history.
Catching Up With College Athletes
» Villa Madonna Academy honored nine members of its Class of 2013, who returned to the school Dec. 20. The athletes are playing college sports this year. Deuce Gibson (tennis, Asbury University), Ray Moehlman (golf, EKU), Glenn Rice
(baseball, TMC), Megan Barton (soccer/track, TMC), Kelsey McQueen (rowing, Louisville), Meggie Lund (rowing, Duke), Kirsten Giesbrecht (track, Centre), Lauren Dumaine (track, Springfield College).
NewCath stag
» On Sunday, Jan. 19, Newport Central Catholic will host the annual Stag in the NCC gymnasium from 2-6 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m. Admission is $20, which includes dinner, snacks, drinks, canned beer and a
chance to win a LED/HDTV. Additional raffles for great prizes will be available at the door. Football will be shown on the big screen.
Girls basketball
Note: All holiday tournaments ended after early publication deadlines for New Year’s Day so each team’s final placement is not available. » Ludlow beat St. Bernard 56-40 Dec. 26 in the Bellevue tourney. Tori Wofford had 20 points and Mariah Green 19.
CATCHING UP WITH COLLEGE ATHLETES
Austin Juniet, a graduate of Newport Central Catholic and resident of Ft. Thomas, scores a goal for Thomas More College men’s soccer team.COURTESY OF THE THOMAS MORE COLLEGE WEBSITE
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ness. Hailey has consistently been Big East AllAcademic and will graduate in May with a degree in chemistry. Previously Hailey lived in Walnut Hills and attended Saint Ursula, where she played varsity basketball for two years. She played soccer for Ohio Elite Soccer Academy.
Austin Juniet
» Austin Juniet, a graduate of Newport Central Catholic, transferred from Northern Kentucky University to Thomas More College in fall 2013, where he continued his pursuit of college soccer. During his first season with the Saints, Austin was a key player in helping the team win the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and the PAC tournament. He ended the season with 7 goals and 4 assists and was also named to the First Team All-PAC Conference. The Saints qualified for the Division III NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round. His parents are Chris and Carol Juniet from Ft. Thomas.
runner-up finish and individually earned secondteam All-Conference honors at the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference cross country championships, held Nov. 2 in Hillsboro, Ill. Mark, a sophomore studying occupational therapy at Spalding University in Louisville, navigated the 8-kilometer course in a time of 25:56, placing 9th in a field of 61. Mark is a 2012 graduate of St. Henry District High School and is the son of Bill and Renee Mark.
Brett Pierce
» Brett Pierce, a cross country and track distance runner at Campbellsville University and former Scott High School runner, earned All-American status by placing sixth out of 231 runners at the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championships race at Cedarville University. Pierce also placed sixth out of 98 runners in the Mid-South Conference
Nathan Mark
» Nathan Mark of Union helped his team to a
Nathan Mark of Union helped his team to a runner-up finish and individually earned 2nd-team All-Conference honors at the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference cross country championships. THANKS TO
Brett Pierce, a cross country and track distance runner at Campbellsville University and former Scott High School runner, earned All-American status by placing sixth out of 231 runners at the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championships race at Cedarville University.THANKS
RENEE MARK
TO ROD PIERCE
Courtney Tierney, a Newport Central Catholic graduate and Wilder, Ky. native, is playing golf for NCAA Division III Urbana University. THANKS TO THE TIERNEY FAMILY
Championships race at Rio Grande University, which earned him First Team All-Conference Honors and Academic AllMid-South Team Honors based on his grade point average. By placing sixth in the Mid-South Conference Race, Brett qualified for the NAIA National Championship Race in Lawrence, Kan., at Rim Rock Farm where he placed 93rd out of 313 runners (25:49) in the 8K distance. During the cross Stevens country regular season, Brett achieved the following: First place at the Asbury University Invitational; first place at the Rio Grande University Invitational; seventh place at the Berea College Invitational and ninth place at the Greater Louisville Invitational Men’s Silver Race. Brett is the son of Rodney and Patty Pierce of Edgewood.
Emily Yocom of St. Henry District High School (front row, second from right, purple headband) joined the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers Volleyball team for their first regular season G-MAC conference championship. THANKS TO KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE
tucky state and regional runner-up and owns several Scott High diving records. Stevens is the son of Marilyn and Steve Stevens.
Courtney Tierney
» Courtney Tierney, a Newport Central Catholic graduate and Wilder native, is playing golf for NCAA Division III Urbana University. During the spring season, she finished alone in fourth place (89/83=172) at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference champion-
ship at Old Hickory Country Club in Nashville to earn all-conference honors in her first season. As a sophomore during the fall season, finished in 17th place in the field of 45 (86/88/86=260) at the Mountain East Conference fall championship at the Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, W.Va. She paced the Blue Knights in each of their final two tournaments, and finished runner-up in the third fall tournament. She is the daughter of Todd and Theresa Tierney.
Emily Yocom
» Emily Yocom of St. Henry District High School joined the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers volleyball team for their first regular season GMAC conference championship. The Panthers finished their season with an overall record of 26-7, and went 12-2 in league play. Emily, a freshman defensive specialist, played in 72 sets, finishing the season with118 digs and14 service aces. Emily is the daughter of Chuck and Pegi Yocom of Burlington.
Logan Stevens
» Logan Stevens is off to a great start in his second year as a member of the nationally ranked Virginia Tech University swimming and diving team. Stevens, a sophomore geography major from Taylor Mill, recently won his first collegiate meet during a dual meet against the University of Cincinnati. Stevens placed first on the one-meter springboard with a personal-record score of 347 points against a field of eight divers. He also placed third on the three-meter springboard with a personal-best 387 points. Stevens then placed third on one-meter springboard in a meet against conference-rival University of North Carolina, and posted a score that qualified him for the NCAA Zone competition in the spring. Stevens was a fouryear letter winner at Scott High School, earning high school All-American status. He was the 2012 Ken-
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