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CHL To Raise Admission Prices
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The members of the CHL voted unanimously to raise admission prices to athletic contests for the 2008-2009 school year. The price increase is the first in five years for the league. Adult ticket prices for middle school contests and student ticket prices for middle school and high school contests have been increased by $1.00. The recommendation to increase admission prices came after a lengthy review by the league athletic directors and principals. Gate receipts are used by member schools to purchase uniforms, pay officials and supply equipment for the athletic teams in the high school and middle school programs.
The admission structure for the 2008-2009 school year:
High School (football, volleyball, soccer)
$6.00 - Adults
$4.00 - Students
High School Basketball Tripleheaders (frosh, JV, varsity)
$4.00 - Adults $3.00 - Students until 5:00pm
$6.00 - Adults $4.00 - Students after 5:00pm
Junior High/Middle School Level
$4.00 - Adults
$3.00 - Students
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Stories Delayed This Week
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We will have a limited number of front page stories this week. The SID is away from his main computer. Most of the scores will be in and some stats are also on the site. All fall sports are under way. Many of the first games are non-league contests. Next week, we will have a complete breakdown of what has happed so far
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Payne, An Olympic Silver Medalist
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Wyoming grad David Payne finished 2nd in the Olympic 110 High Hurdles, earning a silver medal. American David Oliver took home a bronze medal for his 3rd place finish. Payne got off to a great start but could not keep up with world record holder Dayron Robles of Cuba. David's time of 13.17 was .01 faster than Oliver. Payne was 3rd at the World Track & Field Championships last year. He also earned a silver medal at the 2007 Pam Am Games. Earlier this year, David was fighting illness & injury. He qualified for the Olympics by finishing 3rd in the US Olympic Trials. At Beijing, he put together three solid rounds to advance to the finals. Payne attended the University of Cincinnati, and is the first Olympic medalist for the Bearcat track & field program. Congratulations to David Payne for a great Olympic performance!
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Indian Hill & Madeira Tie For Top Spot In League Golf Preview
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Indian Hill & Madeira tied for first in the CHL League Golf Preview, held at Weatherwax Golf Course. Each team had a score of 334. Wyoming was a close 3rd with a score of 338. The Braves were lead by Robby Pickett & Nate Meyer, each shooting an 82. Tucker Isgrig (85) & Nate Bennett (85) rounding out their scoring. Matt Longsworth led the Mustangs with an 81. His score of 81 made him the medalists for the tourney. Doug Tuke was right behind him with an 82. Kenny Groll (83) & Nate Gulick (88) rounded out Madeira's scoring. Check out the the complete team scores and the top 10 individuals under the Golf link, Preseason.
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Website Visits Increase 257%
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The CHL Website had a 257% increase in website visits from our first year to the second year. The 2006-2007 year had 161,991 visits. This past year of 2007-2008 had 417,105 visits! Our year runs from August 1st to July 31st. As we enter our third year, the "bar" has been set high! We apprecitate all the support from the last two years and hope it increases in our third year.
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Boys' Swimming & Diving Going To Two Divisions In 2008-2009
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The state athletic board has voted to divide boys' swimming & diving into two divisions starting next school year. If a sport reaches 250 participating schools, they can split into two divisions. There are 251 schools that have boys' swimming & diving programs. This is good news for our CHL boys' teams. In the past, CHL boys' swimmers & divers have done well competing against the larger D1 schools. Now they will compete in Division II against schools closer to their size. The girls' swimming & diving has competed in Division II for several years.
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Cable Television Links
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Two public access studios, ICRC TV and Waycross Community Media, will at various times during the season cover CHL teams. We will update the Website with any broadcasts. Instead of putting the playback schedule each time, you can get the schedule through the access websites or call the studios. ICRC will also televise sports events on their website.
ICRC - icrctv.com or 772-4272
Waycross - waycross.org or 825-2429
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2006-2007 Wrap Up
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This past season was a good one for the CHL. Several teams and athletes did very well. Here is the breakdown of the successes by season:
FALL Wyoming won the boys’ league golf title for the 5th straight year. Indian Hill won the Sectional Tourney with Wyoming 2nd. Besides Indian Hill & Wyoming, Finneytown & Madeira had golfers qualify for districts. In volleyball, Wyoming went undefeated in league play. Reading made it to the Division III Regional Semi-Finals. Indian Hill girls' tennis team went 7-0 in league play to win their 10th straight title. The Lady Braves sent a doubles team to state. Wyoming boys & girls both won the cross country championships in the CHL. Indian Hill girls won the Division II District title and Mariemont girls were runner-up in the Division III District. Mariemont & Finneytown both had runners at the state meet. Boys’ soccer saw Finneytown go undefeated in the league but Madeira made it all the way to the state semi-finals in Division III. Girls’ soccer had Mariemont winning its first ever soccer title. Reading had the farthest run in the tournament going to the Division II District finals. Indian Hill, Deer Park, Reading, & Wyoming all made the football playoffs. Indian Hill won the league title for the 3rd year in a row.
WINTER Wrestling had Reading & Madeira as two of the best Division III teams in Southwest Ohio. Reading won the league title for the 6th time in the last 8 years. The Blue Devils also won the Division III Sectional Tournament and Reading, Madeira, Indian Hill, & Wyoming all sent wrestlers to the state meet. Wyoming boys’ basketball dominated the league. The Cowboys made it to the District Semi-Finals in Division II, while Madeira made it to the same level in Division III. Mariemont girls won the league title in basketball. The Lady Warriors had a great rivalry with Reading. Reading lost to Mariemont twice during the regular season, but beat them in the Division III Sectional Finals. The Lady Blue Devils made it to the District Finals. The most successful winter sport was swimming. Wyoming boys won the league title for the 5th time. Indian Hill, Mariemont, & Wyoming all had swimmers & divers at the state meet. Mariemont girls’ swim team edged Wyoming by 3 points for the league title. At the Division II Sectional Meet, Wyoming was 1st, Mariemont 2nd, & Indian Hill 3rd. It was the same order at the District Meet. With the three teams having several swimmers and divers at the Division II State Meet, it was no surprise that they all finished in the top 7. Indian Hill was runner-up at state for the 6th straight year. Mariemont finished 5th and Wyoming 7th. The only CHL state champs for the 2006-2007 year came at this meet. Indian Hill junior Margaret Fish won the 100 Backstroke and 200 IM. Indian Hill senior Amanda Smith won the 100 Breaststroke.
SPRING Baseball had its first ever three-way tie for the baseball championship in the CHL. Indian Hill, Madeira, & Wyoming shared the title with 11-3 records. Madeira became the only CHL school to reach the state championship in two team sports this season. Soccer made it to the state semi-finals in the fall and the baseball team repeated in the spring. Softball saw Deer Park dominate most of the spring until a late season injury to their star pitcher Casey Brookbank ended their hopes for a league title. Reading ended up winning the championship for the 2nd straight year. For the 4th time this school year, the Lady Blue Devils advanced farther than any other CHL team in state competition. Reading advanced to the Division III Regional Semi-Finals. The boys’ track championship ended up with a tight three-way battle. Madeira edged Finneytown for the title with Wyoming only 9 points behind. The Wyoming girls’ track team easily defended their championship. 18 CHL athletes made it to the state meet, with 8 receiving all-state honors.
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