St. X’s Tom Downey committed to serving others
By Tony Meale • tmeale@communitypress.com Only five golfers on each high school team can play in the postseason, and as a senior, Tom Downey, a St. Xavier High School 2011 graduate, wasn’t one of them....
View ArticleLiverpool still flying as a Hawkeye
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com The young woman who soared as an Eagle is flying as a Hawkeye now. Four-time Division I state track meet qualifier Ashley Liverpool, whose name is on...
View ArticleLocal golfers win big at GCGA junior event
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com Two area prep golfers aren’t waiting for the high school season to begin to leave their mark on area golf courses. St. Xavier High School...
View ArticleOther golf teams in the Eastern Hills area
By Scott Springer•sspringer@communitypress.com Walnut Hills The Eagles didn’t get as many eagles as they would’ve liked in 2010, finishing 1-7 in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference-East. They lost...
View ArticleTop GGCL golfers pave way for St. Ursula
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com The St. Ursula Academy golf team couldn’t have ended the 2010 season on a much higher note. The Bulldogs placed sixth in the Division I state...
View ArticleSt. Xavier golf reloads
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com Consider that the St. Xavier High School golf team’s five-man lineup in last year’s state tournament featured four seniors and you would think the Bombers...
View ArticleRoundtable: First look at golf, cross country
Community Press staff sports reporters Nick Dudukovich, Ben Walpole and Scott Springer discuss the golf and cross country teams to watch this fall, including Anderson, Ursuline, Elder, Taylor,...
View ArticleSt. Xavier to induct four
Baseball standout Jason Basil (class of 1997), swimming phenomenon Jayme Cramer (’01), soccer-wrestling multi-sport talent Shawn Rockey (’94) and veteran team physician Dr. Rob Heidt Jr. (’69) land in...
View ArticleLady Eagles could be ‘best team in school history’
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com WALNUT HILLS – Bill Valenzano’s going into his fourth year coaching Walnut Hills cross country and has never sounded more optimistic about the crop of...
View ArticleA first glance at other cross country teams in the area
The following are first looks at other schools and teams in the Community Press coverage area not specifically featured in main cross country stories. Amelia boys The Barons are coming off a...
View ArticleExperience, depth to carry Seven Hills tennis
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com COLUMBIA TWP. – Generating interest in tennis is not a problem for Seven Hills. Head coach Tim Drew had 41 girls try out this fall. As a result, the...
View ArticleFirst look at other girls tennis teams
The following are first looks at other schools and teams in the Community Press coverage area not specifically featured in main girls tennis stories (click on blog tag: ohtennis11). Anderson The...
View ArticleGamble Gators begin inaugural football season
By Jason Hoffman • jhoffman312@communitypress.com The Gamble Montessori High School Gators take the field this week to begin their inaugural season in Division VI football after a split with their...
View ArticleDespite No. 1 rank, St. X football looks to get better
By Tony Meale • presspreps@gmail.com SPRINGFIELD TWP. – Mixed feelings. That’s probably the best way to describe Steve Specht’s outlook on preseason rankings. Nice compliment, great source of pride –...
View ArticleEagles football seeks to fly above .500
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com WALNUT HILLS – After back-to-back seasons of 5-5, the Walnut Hills football Eagles are looking for a winning campaign under coach George Kontsis....
View ArticleWithrow football finds a good Place
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com HYDE PARK – After stops at Middletown, Chaminade-Julienne and Hamilton, veteran football coach Jim Place hung up his whistle a couple years back....
View ArticleCrosstown Showdown predictions
The Community Press and Recorder reporters give their two cents about which teams they think will come away with wins this week in the Crosstown Showdown games, which start tonight (Aug. 24) as Wyoming...
View ArticleCoombs keeps ‘Cats in Cincinnati
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com Since joining then-coach Brian Kelly’s UC staff in late 2006 from Colerain High School, Kerry Coombs has concentrated on scouring the I-275 belt and...
View ArticleRoundtable: Soccer season kicks off
The Community Press and Recorder sports staff discusses the boys and girls high school soccer scene in Ohio and Kentucky.
View ArticleSt. Ursula soccer aims to keep the bar set high
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com WALNUT HILLS – St. Ursula Academy soccer and high expectations go hand in hand. The Bulldogs have won 15 Girls Greater Cincinnati League Scarlet...
View ArticleSt. Xavier golfer shoots rare double eagle
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com Joey Arcuri didn’t even get to see the greatest golf shot of his life. The St. Xavier High School junior watched his approach shot bounce short of the green...
View ArticleSt. Ursula field hockey reigns as team to beat
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com WALNUT HILLS – The 2011 version of the St. Ursula Academy field hockey squad believes it can repeat as state champions. But third-year head coach...
View ArticleUnanswered prayer brings Hundley to St. X football
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com SPRINGFIELD TWP. – Fate has a funny way sometimes. Back in 2006, a seventh-grade gymnast from Ross named Conor Hundley suffered an ugly injury; he fell off...
View ArticleReloaded Stingers begin season with hot start
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com OAKLEY – The soccer squad at the Seven Hills School may feature some fresh faces on its current roster, but head coach Terry Nicholl refuses to...
View ArticleSt. X Young Alumni collecting hygiene items at Friday football game
St. Xavier High School hosts its first home football game of the season Friday night, Sept. 16, against Louisville Trinity. It’s another chance for the Bombers to face nationally ranked competition on...
View ArticleNew lineup, same success for St. X cross country
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com SPRINGFIELD TWP. – St. Xavier High School cross country coach Mike Dehring had just finished breaking down his expectations for the weekend’s meet with his...
View ArticleBulldogs volleyball tested early, often
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com WALNUT HILLS – One way to find out where a team stands is to schedule top competition. After all, the adage, “To be the best, you’ve got to beat the...
View ArticleWalnut Hills soccer takes it to the Max
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com WALNUT HILLS – Coach Eric Rothwell’s Walnut Hills Eagles are right in the thick of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference-East division this season,...
View ArticleSpecht to be introduced as U-19 national coach
USA Football Executive Director Scott Hallenbeck will present St. Xavier’s Steve Specht with a U.S. Under-19 National Team football helmet at the outset of the school’s pep rally for Friday’s game...
View ArticleKontsis has Eagles out to record start
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com WALNUT HILLS – The Eagles haven’t landed yet as Walnut Hills High School remains flying high over their best football start in decades. According to...
View ArticlePass rush, key plays lift Bombers past Elder
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com The box score did not tell the whole story. The Elder High School football team outgained St. Xavier 235-227 in total yards. The Panthers had possession of...
View ArticleRoundtable: Writers discuss weeks 6, 7 in football
The Community Press sports writers Nick Dudukovich, Scott Springer and Ben Walpole discuss Ohio high school football happenings in week 6 and look ahead to week 7. They discuss schools that include...
View ArticleSt. X weekend sports highlight community service projects
Not only does St. Xavier High School play host to some big sporting events this weekend, the school also is doing some community service work in association with the games. On Friday – in connection...
View ArticleBalance carries Bombers to sectional title
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com The St. Xavier High School golf team may have the secret to postseason success – balance. Five Bombers scored in the 70s at the Division I sectional...
View ArticleVideo: Looking ahead to week 8 football
Nick Dudukovich, Scott Springer and Ben Walpole discuss 2011 Ohio high school football from week seven and look ahead to week 8 in this week’s Press Preps Roundtable. Mentioned in this video are teams...
View ArticleSt. Xavier aces district golf test
By Ben Walpole • bwalpole@communitypress.com Back in August, Alex Kepley wasn’t sure what he had in his St. Xavier High School golf team. He knew he had a lot of players, many of them talented. But...
View ArticleMoeller, St. Xavier games on cable
(Provided) CINCINNATI, OHIO – Time Warner Cable (TWC) continues its coverage of the 2011 Ohio High School Football season on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 by presenting two great matchups. At 2 p.m. TWC...
View ArticleWalking the walk with Walnut Hills
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com WALNUT HILLS -The optimism that Walnut Hills boys soccer coach expressed in late July proved warranted. Watching a shirts and skins scrimmage on the hot...
View ArticleRunning with a pack of Bulldogs
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com EAST WALNUT HILLS In terms of health, St. Ursula’s regional appearance at Troy Oct. 29 was destined to be better than their district affair the week...
View ArticleLive blog: Summit soccer state semifinals
Elizabeth Williams puts in a rebound off Addie Englehart’s shot to send Summit to state with 4:32 remaining in overtime.. Silver Knights win and advance to state final where they will play Shaker...
View ArticleSummit’s Williams talks game winning goal
Summit Country Day forward Elizabeth Williams scored the game winning goal to send Summit to the Division III state soccer final, which will be played at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Nov. 12. Summit...
View ArticleLive state soccer blog: Summit vs. Shaker Heights Laurel
1:50 p.m. Nick reports a final score of 5-2 and a state title for the Summit Country Day Silver Knights women’s soccer team. 1:44 p.m. Nick has gone down to get ready for the end-of-the-game interviews...
View ArticleSummit’s Schertzinger talks state title win
Summit Country Day’s Meredith Schertzinger talks about the Silver Knights defeating Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-2, for the Division III state title at Crew Stadium, Nov. 12. Schertzinger had two goals and...
View ArticleMoeller vs. St. Xavier D-I regional football finals LIVE BLOG
Ben Walpole and Scott Springer here at Nippert Stadium ready to live blog the Division I regional final between Moeller and St. Xavier high schools for you, our loyal readers. Ten minutes to kickoff....
View ArticleBombers face familiar faces in state semis
With football’s final four just days away, I’ve been pondering if there is any way that St. Xavier hits a road bump on the way to the state championship game against Pickerington Central this weekend…...
View ArticleCatching up with college athletes
The Community Press and Recorder newspapers are seeking submissions from parents of college athletes to let their hometown communities know how the student-athletes are doing. We’re looking for...
View ArticleMy top five football phenoms of the fall
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com In response to Nick Dudukovich’s top five football standouts this fall, I figured I’d throw my quintessential quintet up for debate. (We start backward...
View ArticleWithrow announces inaugural athletic hall of fame class
Withrow High School began as East High School in 1919. The name was changed to Withrow in 1925. Since inception Withrow has established a rich heritage of producing outstanding athletes while attending...
View ArticlePress Preps Roundtable: Talking girls, boys basketball
In this week’s Press Preps Roundtable videos, James Weber, Nick Dudukovich, Scott Springer and Tom Skeen discuss Ohio and Kentucky high school boys and girls basketball. For the girls, team discussed...
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