Cincinnati Hills League

Weekly Update 2/8 - 2/13

This week will be a busy one for the varsity sports. Swimming & diving are the first winter sport to start post-season. Wrestling will have their league championships. Both boys' & girls' basketball are close to crowning league champs. Check out the stats under each of the sport's links.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Indian Hill clinched at least a tie for the league title, their 2nd in a row. One more win will secure the title by themselves. The Braves are 12-0 in league play, 15-2 overall, & a 25 game league win streak over two seasons. Finneytown & Wyoming are tied for 2nd with 9-2 league marks. The Wildcats are13-4 overall & the owboys 13-3.
Nikki McKee of Wyoming is the scoring leader with an 18.6 average. Nikki is also the steals leader with 4.7 per game. Nicole Bell of Indian Hill is 2nd in scoring with a 15.4 average & 2nd in assists with a 4.7 average. Allyson Rountree of Taylor is the leader in rebounds with a 10.6 average. Taylor Courtney of Reading is 2nd with an 8.9 average. Anne Gulick of Madeira leads in assists (5.0). The blocks leader is Leigh Fisher of Mariemont with 2.9 per game.
There are 14 games scheduled this week, 3 of them make-up games from Saturday: Taylor at Madeira on Monday, Finneytown at Mariemont on Wednesday, & Wyoming at Deer Park on Saturday. The final 11 league games will be played this week. Finneytown will be at Wyoming on Tuesday to break the tie for 2nd place. Monday, Indian Hill which is #1 in the city D2-4 poll will be at #5 McNicholas. The last time these two teams played was in the D2 sectional finals last year where the Rockets won by 6.

BOYS' BASKETBALL
Indian Hill keeps a perfect league record but had a close call this past week at Mariemont. The Warriors almost pulled off an upset only losing to the Braves by 4. Indian Hill is 11-0 in the league & 13-3 overall. the Braves are riding a 21 game league win streak dating back to January 2009. One more Brave's win or a Madeira lost will clinch at least a tie for the 2nd straight league championship. Indian Hill & Madeira tied last season for the league title. Madeira, the last league team to beat Indian Hill, is 2nd (8-2,12-4). Reading & Wyoming are tied for 3rd with 7-4 marks. The Blue Devils are 11-5 overall and the Cowboys 9-6.
Will Satterfield of Indian Hill is on top in scoring with 17.9 per game average. Ben Gertz of Reading is 2nd with an 17.8 average. Tony Davis of Wyoming leads in rebounds with 11.9 per game. Gertz is 2nd with 10.8 per game. Chris Bryant of Finneytown is the assists leader (4.6) & Ben Sander of Taylor is 2nd (4.3). Eric Price of Wyoming leads in blocks (3.4). Taylor Sizer of Mariemont leads in steals with 3.1 per game.
There are 9 games scheduled this week, 8 of them league. The final 6 league games will be played next week.

WRESTLING
to be posted Monday evening....
The top league wrestlers in wins are:
Kirby Acus, Reading 29-5
Tyler Kelly, Reading 29-6
Neal Williams, Wyoming 27-1
Taylor Henderson, Mariemont 26-2
Jimmy Harrison, Reading 24-7
Also, Joe Bruewer of Deer Park, 20-1 and Dylan Weber of Taylor is 18-0.
Neal Williams has 20 pins, Jimmy Harrison 17, and Taylor Henderson & Kirby Acus 16 each.

GIRLS' & BOYS' SWIMMING & DIVING
Check out the league swimming and diving story below. Once again, congratulations to Mariemont girls' and Wyoming boys' for their league championships.
Here are the top swimmers in the league.
200 Freestyle - Hannah Vester (Indian Hill), Mack Rice (Indian Hill)
200 IM - Elizabeth Heinbach (Indian Hill), Mack Rice (Indian Hill)
50 Freestyle - Celia Oberholzer (Wyoming), Brad Hines (Taylor)
1 Meter Diving - Anna Shuller (Indian Hill), Connor Von Korff (Indian Hill)
100 Butterfly - Hannah Vester (Indian Hill), Mack Rice (Indian Hill)
100 Freestyle - Rebecca Adams (Mariemont), Brad Hines (Taylor)
500 Freestyle - Hannah Vester (Indian Hill), Max Mantkowski (Madeira)
100 Backstroke - Celia Oberholzer (Wyoming), Zach Fischer (Wyoming)
100 Breaststroke- Mariah Akinbi (Wyoming), Jonathan Profitt (Wyoming)

McCormick; Perfect 300!

Deer Park bowler Ric McCormick bowled a 300 in a match with Wyoming on Wednesday. That was his first game as he followed it up with a 224 for a 524 series. The Wildcats edged Wyoming 2235-2231. Ric, a freshman, has been Deer Park's top bowler this season. Congratuations to Ric on this big milestone!

CHL Non-League 2/2

The one non-league CHL sport we are following during the winter months is bowling. Three CHL schools have bowling teams; Deer Park, Reading, and Wyoming.
Reading girls beat Loveland 1794-1634. Deer Park girls lost to Mt. Healthy 1989-1906. Reading boys edged Summit 2177-2167. The Blue Devils lost to Loveland 2207-1973. Kevin Lykins was Reading's top bowler with a two game score of 317. Wyoming boys beat Woodward 2635-2293. Josh Hite had the high series with a 428.
The girls' top bowling averages are:
1. Alix Hillebrand ( Wyoming), 154.8
2. Michelle Whaley (Wyoming), 141.8
3. Gabrielle Betsch (Reading), 129.9
4. Whitney Reardon (Reading), 129.6
5. Marisa Jones (Reading), 122.2
The boys' top bowling averages are:
1. Nick Burns (Wyoming), 198.2
2. Joseph Meier (Wyoming), 191.1
3. Josh Hite (Wyoming), 181.7
4. Kevin Lykins (Reading) 181.3
5. Matt Brown (Wyoming), 168.6
5. Chris Bellman (Wyoming) 168.3
Deer Park has two home matches at Strikes & Spares on Thursday (Summit) and Monday the 8th (Milford). The Wildcats finish the regular season at Madison Bowl with Summit. Wyoming finishes the regular season on Thursday with Harrison at Harrison Lanes.
The Sectional Bowling Tournament will start on February 19th with the boys. The girls' sectional will be on February 20th. Deer Park and Wyoming boys & girls will be at Colerain Bowl. Reading boys will be at Colerain Bowl and Reading girls will be at Crossgate Lanes.

Frosh,Sophomores, & Mariemont Team Dominate Girls' League Swim & Dive Meet

Earlier this season, Mariemont's girls swim & dive team beat Wyoming. The Cowboys were 3rd at the state meet last year and had been dominating D1 & D2 competition this season. The Warriors showed that the win over the Cowboys was no fluke as they easily won the CHL league title. Mariemont finished with 411 points, 97 better than 2nd place Wyoming. Indian Hill was 3rd. The win snapped a two year win streak by Wyoming and was the 3rd CHL swim championship for Mariemont. The Warriors won back to back titles in 2006 & 2007. No senior won an individual event as freshmen & sophomores won 7 of the 8 contests. The meet had an interesting battle between a freshman & a junior. Freshman Alexandra Tracy of Indian Hill edged out junior Celia Oberholzer of Wyoming in the 50 freestyle. Tracy's time was 25.82 to Oberholzer's 25.97. In the 100 Backstroke, Celia beat Alexandra for the win by a margin of 1.23 . Her time (1:00.21) broke the league record held by Margaret Fish of Indian Hill in 2005 (1:00.26) and was the 3rd straight year Celia has won the event. It was the only league mark broken, although Wyoming came close in one of the relays. In winning the team title, Mariemont won four events, two of them relays. Sophomore Mackenzie Shelley won the 100 freestyle (57.24) and freshman Claire Mongenas won the 100 Breaststroke (1:09.15). The 200 freestyle Relay of Mongenas, Shelley, Bridget Mahorney, & Rebecca Adams finished 1st (1:44.35). Mariemont's 400 freestyle Relay of Adams, Mahorney, Shelley, & Lindsey Serraino had a 1st place time of 3:48.62. The 200 Medley Relay was won by Wyoming. The team of Oberholzer, Rachael Theiler, Mariah Akinbi, & Sarah Gibbons had a time of 1:54.16, only .08 off the league record. Rachael, a sophomore, also won the 100 Butterfly (1:04.08). Besides, Tracy, Indian Hill had three other wins, two of them by sophomore Hannah Vester. Hannah won the 200 freestyle for the 2nd year in a row with a time of 1:59.06. She also was a repeat winner in the 500 Freestyle (5:15.08). Hannah was named the 2010 CHL Swimmer of Year. Sophomore teammate Elizabeth Heinbach won her 2nd straight 200 IM with a time of 2:14.99. Sophomore Morgan Danyi of Finneytown won the 1 Meter Diving with a score of 159.45. Complete meet results can be found at swimmeet.com

Wyoming Wins Fourth Boys' League Swim & Dive Championship

For the 4th year in a row, Wyoming boys swim & dive team has won the CHL Championship. The Cowboys scored 446 points. Second place Mariemont had 329 points. Madeira finished 3rd. Wyoming won five individual events and all three relays. Senior Zach Fischer won two individual events and was on two winning relays. He won the 50 Freestyle for the 3rd straight year with a time of 22.57. Zach also was 1st in the 100 Backstroke (53.21). Senior teammate Jonathan Profitt had a record breaking performance in the 100 Breaststroke. His time of 1:01.65 broke the previous record of 1:01.96 shared by Profitt and Dan Schrider of Wyoming. Dan set the record in 2003 & Jonathan last year. Junior Owen Dunbar of Wyoming was 1st in the 100 Freestyle (50.04) and Cameron Merten won the 1 Meter Diving. Cameron edged out Nathan Meyer of Taylor 223.65 to 218.55. The Cowboys swept the relays. The 200 Freestyle Relay of Pat Dierker, AJ Burt, Eric Lethander, & Michael Murphy had a time of 1:31.62. The 400 Freestyle Relay of Dierker, Fischer, Dubar, & Burt had a time of 3:22.84. The 200 Medley Relay of Fischer, Murphy, Profitt, & Dunbar broke the league record with a time of 1:40.47. The previous league mark of 1:42.28 was held by Wyoming, set last year. Junior Andy Gorman of Mariemont won the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:49.50. Sophomore Max Mantkowski of Madeira won the 500 Freestyle (4:54.08). Sophomore Mack Rice of Indian Hill was a double winner. Mack finished 1st in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 52.69. He broke the league record in the 200 IM with a time of 1:58.76. The previous mark was 1:59.87, set by Phillip Roebuck of Wyoming in 2004. Mack was named the CHL Swimmer of the Year. Complete meet results can be found at swimmeet.com.

Information Is Complete For CHL State Champs

All of the individual and team state champs are now entered. The list is as complete as I can find. If anyone else knows any state champs to add, or corrections to be made, let me know. You can email the SID at the address below. Meanwhile, go to the State Champions link and check out all of our league state champs!

CHL In Its 25th Season

The Cincinnati Hills League will be celebrating its 25th year as a league during the 2009-2010 season. Look for some special articles this coming year to celebrate the 25 years of the league.

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Cable Television Links

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