Northeast Suburban Life from Cincinnati, Ohio • B2

2B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 COMMUNITY PRESS NORTHEAST Football Purcell Marian managed just nine downs in its 38-0 loss to Chami- nade Julienne Sept. 14. Keane two second-half touchdown runs lifted Cincinnati Country Day to a 20-9 win over Lock- land Sept. 14. Dimetrius Baylor ran for three touchdowns in Indian 30-7 vic- tory over Madeira Sept.

14. Deer Park scored 23 fourth-quar- ter points to edge Reading 43-39 and move to 4-0 Sept. 14. Jerry 9- yard TD run late in the fourth quarter proved to be the Heard had four total touchdowns in the win. Matt Megois 5-yard TD run was only score in a 30-7 loss to Indian Hill Sept.

14. Jared Kreimer threw a touchdown and caught another in St. 20- 14 overtime loss to Indianapolis Cathe- dral Sept. 14. Liam Hamill ran for 267 yards and three touchdowns in 24-0 win over Withrow Sept.

14. Withrow fell to Loveland 24-0 Sept. 14. Mariemont improved to 4-0 after a 42-14 thrashing of Finneytown Sept. 14.

Sycamore rallied from a 14-point to force overtime, where they would eventually fall to Mason on Sept. 14, 30-27. Ryan Mickens had a pair of 1-yard TD runs in Walnut 42-21 loss to Milford Sept. 14. MVCA blasted Cleveland Lutheran East 42-14 Sept.

14 to improve to 4-0. Summit Country Day blasted Clark Montessori 51-0 Sept. 14. Cole Fisher threw three touch- downs and ran for another in 56-6 win over Holy Cross Sept. 14.

R.J. Khayo scored on special teams, through the air and on the ground in 39-0 victory over Lafayette Sept. 14. Girls Soccer CHCA improved to 1-2 after a 2-0 win over Landmark Christian Sept. 8.

Laney hat trick led CHCA to a 3-1 win over Norwood Sept. 13. Loveland remained perfect with a 1-0 victory over Sycamore Sept. 8. Sycamore dropped to 4-1-1 after a 1-0 loss to Loveland Sept.

8. Sycamore moved to 2-0 in the GMC after an 8-1 win over Middletown Sept. 13. Becky Moss posted an 8-save shut- out in Mount Notre 3-0 win over St. Ursula Sept.

8. Rey hat trick and another Moss shutout an- chored 4-0 win over Seton Sept. 10. MND edged Oak Hills 2-1 Sept. 11.

Anna and Ellie Podojil found the net in Indian 3-0 win over Marie- mont Sept.12. Grace Kaegi scored twice in Sum- mit Country 5-0 win over Seven Hills Sept. 12. Boys Soccer Ethan Higgins had a 2-save shut- out in Indian 3-0 win over McNi- cholas Sept. 8.

Cal Collins had a 6-save shutout in 3-0 win over Walnut Hills Sept. 8. Walnut Hills fell to 1-4-1 after a 3-0 loss to Moeller Sept. 8. Trenton Toliver scored twice in St.

5-1 win over Lakota West Sept. 8. Madeira blew out Batavia 7-1 Sept. 10. Brennan Callow scored in Seven 2-1 win over Summit Sept.

12. Tony hat trick anchored Cincinnati Country 3-0 win over Cincinnati Christian Sept. 13. Tennis Loveland blanked 5-0 Sept. 10 to improve to 9-1.

St. Ursula beat Sycamore 3-2 Sept. 12. St. Ursula beat Seton 5-0 Sept.

13 to improve to 9-5. Summit Country Day beat Seven Hills 3-2 Sept. 12. Madeira bowed to Wyoming 5-0 Sept. 13.

Indian Hill blanked Taylor 5-0 Sept. 13 to improve to 10-1. Ursuline claimed its ninth- straight GGCL tennis championship with a 5-0 win over Mercy McAuley Sept. 13. Sycamore moved to 6-1 in the GMC after a 5-0 win over Princeton Sept.

13. Girls Golf Summit Country Day beat Winton Woods 145-241 Sept. 10 behind medalist Ellie Moran, who shot a 34 at Tri-coun- ty Golf Range. Zoe Edmondson shot a 45 at Park for medalist honors in win over Badin Sept. 11.

Walnut Hills beat West Clermont 230-300 Sept. 10 behind medalist Rhyan Nunn, who shot a 49 on the front nine of Friendly Meadows. Sycamore beat Kings 163-175 Sept. 12 behind medalist Heather Bruck, who shot a one-over par 37 on the front nine at Walden Ponds. Boys Golf Purcell Marian fell to Roger Bacon 170-200 Sept.

10 at The Mill Course. Brandon Conner was match med- alist in 8-stroke lost to Tay- lor Sept. 10. Loveland fell to Lebanon 160-165 Sept. 11.

Volleyball Sycamore fell to Anderson in straight sets Sept. 8. The Aves fell to 2-8 after a three-set loss to Hamilton Sept. 13. Seven Hills handled Cincinnati College Prep in straight sets Sept.

8. Seven Hills dispatched Finneytown in three sets Sept. 12. Ursuline moved to 7-0 with a four- set win over Springboro Sept. 8.

Ursu- line fell to Mercy McAuley in four sets Sept. 13. CHCA handled New Miami in straight sets Sept. 10. CHCA dispatched St.

Bernard in three sets Sept. 11. Loveland moved to 9-0 with a straight-set win over Withrow Sept. 10. Indian Hill beat Finneytown in three sets Sept.

11. Indian Hill improved to 8-1 with a win over Deer Park Sept. 13. Cincinnati Country Day fell in four sets to Cincinnati Christian Sept. 12.

Mariemont dropped to 9-3 after a three-set loss to Wyoming Sept. 13. Mount Notre Dame moved to 10-2 after a four-set win over Seton Sept. 13. SHORT HOPS Shelby Dermer tober 2016 and Spang a tear in her groin when she re- sumed playing in January, then a strained quad ended her sopho- more season at Mariemont after just games and her entire club season.

hurt to walk upstairs. I was kicking the ball in warm-ups and it felt like my leg snapped in half. It was really bad at Spang said. am playing with pain now and just hoping to be fully recov- ered Haney said Spang is another game-changer whose value is through the roof. got speed un- matched and a tenacity hard to match.

one of those players that other teams have to plan around. Having her back in the lineup, it makes us stronger. no two ways about it. just a better team with her out on the he said. Spang said having Dorsten by her side last season eased some of the pain of being forced into the year-long spectator role.

wish injury on anyone, but it was nicer to have someone with me. Mine a torn ACL, but it was good to be someone, es- pecially my close she said. Anxious is how Spang de- scribes her emotion before Marie- battle with Madeira. After missing last season, she forgets a few of the arduous opponents the conference has to But make no mistake about it, the CHL is a gauntlet of heavy- duty competition with a pair of state-ranked teams on tap. Mariemont has recorded 20- straight winning seasons under Haney, but won a CHL title since 2006, despite a 130-56-23 record and three district titles over that span.

The Warriors have been con- ference runner-up three times (twice in the past three years) and have watched foes Madeira (2010) and Indian Hill (2017) capture state championships. road goes through Madei- ra and Indian Hill, year after year after Haney said. al- ways in the mix, al- ways in the mix, often in the mix. But Indian Hill is defend- ing state champs, the top-ranked team in the state right now, Ma- a top 3 team in the state. We gotta take it to them the nights we play About Ava Favorite subject: Pre-calc Dream college: Indiana or Mi- ami University Possible college major: Sports management Favorite moment at Marie- mont: Scoring her varsity goal Fast food: (Number 1 without pickles, diet lemonade) Sit-down restaurant: Taste of Belgium Movie: Movie genre: Comedy Music genre: Country Go-to song: About Kami Favorite subject: English Dream college: University of Colorado Boulder Possible college major: Pre- med Fast food: (chicken strips) Sit-down restaurant: Flip- Movie: Maze Movie genre: Action Music genre: Pop Go-to song: Anything by Macklemore Mariemont Continued from Page 1B ern Kentucky side, as well as MND, To- ledo St.

Ursula and now Ursuline. Many of the girls are year-round players who see personal trainers in addition to hammering balls over nets. Chris Lovett has taken over MND from long-time coach Joe Burke, who now is an assistant. The Cougars traditionally play good teams to the north and south. They were 9-0 until losing a pair of knock- down drag-outs to Mercy McAuley and Ursuline.

region is good and has been for years Lovett said. think it will be for a little The past 10 years demonstrates the GGCL dominance most Ur- suline won the state Division I title last season as well as in 2012 and 2009. In 2008, the Lions were runners-up. MND won in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and was runner-up in 2016. In 2007, the Cougars were runners- up to champion Mercy before the tour- nament was rearranged to prevent such local matchups on the state level.

So, not since 2010 has a GGCL team not made it to the state title game. Lovett remembers when local teams could advance to the state semi- and play one another. However, he sees an upside in the regional ap- proach. really makes our regional and regional really some- thing special to go Lovett said. easily considered the marquees event for volleyball in the city.

You have a Thursday night where the gym is packed at Lakota West and you even get Should you enjoy intense atmos- pheres, a GGCL volleyball game can be a thrill a minute. Student sections are in costume with clever signage and if not in the bleachers by the national anthem, it may be standing room only. like witnessing a college-level volleyball Samuels said. folks seen high school volley- ball in the GGCL, I think be sur- prised at the level of play and talent. It would rival a Division II game or some small school Division I Added Lovett, deafening! fun.

The students get involved and the cheering sections battle it out. in- tense. why we do it and I have it any other The OHSAA state volleyball tourna- ment is Nov. 8-10 at Wright State. The smart money says a GGCL team will be there.

be able to tell by the encourag- ing signs posted along the interstate leading to the Colonel Glenn Highway. Volleyball Continued from Page 1B Ursuline's Logan Case sets up one of her teammates in the game between the Ursuline Lions and the Mercy-McAuley Wolves at Mercy-McAuley High School. JIM OWENS FOR THE ENQUIRER Mount Notre Dame's Sam Wolf celebrates after scoring in the set against Ursuline Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at Ursuline Academy. ALEX VEHR FOR THE ENQUIRER.