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As coach Rick Bohne enters his 13th year as coach, he's hoping for a lucky season . . The Crusaders ended a good season last year with an ll-1 record and a first-place finish in the Greater Catholic League. Is an encore in store this year? While Bohne said he hates to use the cliche, he's "gu~Jrdedly optimistic" about the upcoming 1 season. It could be a great year or the team could â&#x20AC;˘ struggle, depending on how the inexperienced players perform, he said. Moeller lost five seniors, including two starters, Bohne said. One graduate, Neil Lykins, captured the individual Division I state championship last year. Another loss was Chris Larbes, an all-city, all-league player last year. Returnees include senior starters Scott Gelhot, Scott Sweeney and junior starter Nick Wunder. Other returning players include senior Rob Ward and junior Jeff Silber. Bohne said the three returning starters serve as anchors and leaders for the rest of the team. The fourth and fifth players need to build up their consistency if the team wants to compete as in past years, he said. Junior varsity players from last year who will compete for varsity playing time include seniors Jackson Garn and Bob Moeller, junior Dan DeBrunner and sophomore Steve Wallace. Moeller puts a lot of weight on league matches against rivals St. Xavier, Elder and LaSalle, . Bohne said, leading to the GCL tourneyJ;.<>-<j-.
Boys golf Sectlenal T - . . - 1 Dlvlsilft I (AI GlenvieW Golf c:-vl Top , _ T - QM!Ify to District l L*oto West 316 (Hobbs 76, HWert 76, Stleger 12. llutirlage 12, Wllems ~)
2. AnclenGn 323 (Mattock 76. Carey II, Swisher 13, Hawkins 13, Arnold a) 2. Meson 323 (Joe Reuss 79, Short 10, Oris Reuss 11, Salzer'*» 13, T.,....u 19) 4. Moeller 324 (Moeler 71, Wunder 10, Sweeney 11, Gam 15, Gellot 16). other sceres 5. Turpin 377; 6. Syc-e 321; 7. Milford 336; I. KingS 336; 9. McNicholaS 3'3; 10. Lakota East :W7; 11. Loveland :W9; 12. Walnut Hils 369; 13. Glen Este 373; 14. Amela 312. lndiYidu.l District Qualifiers
Adem Knox (Sy~e) 77; Nid< Mathiason (Kings) 71; Andy Preising (Turpin) 79; Gordon Kropp (Lakota East)IO. Tr~Medalist: Kenton Hobbs, Brent ..._,t, Brian Mattock 76.
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s. Ceclarvile 336, 6. Miami v•y :we, ;. Clncinn8tt eo.,.,try Day 353. 1. Wayne,,· vile 357, 9. Southeastern 365, 10. CinciltNll Hila Ch'istian 370. 11. Georgetown 313. 12. Ripley~ewis 317, 13. Reading _,,, 14. St. - d 421, 15. w...... burg 432, 16. Clark Montessori 433, 17. Twin v•y South 437, 11. Fayettevile 511. 19. Jefferson S'ZI. Individual District QuMiflen Adam Schlepp! (Cedarville) 17, Brandon 8arbol.w' (Ripley) 10, Nalllan
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Boys golf District Tournament (At w•atherwax Golf course, par 72) Division I Team Standings l Miamisburg 311 {Brandon McMahan 79, Mike Fink 79, Drew Elmore 79, Andy Halenbrack 81, Todd Doty 85). 2. Centerville 326 (Nick Sharpe 80, Mark Leonard 80, Scott Langley 81, Andy Vonderall85, Lance Oakes 86). 3. Lakota West327 (Kenton Hobbs 79, Brent Hubert 82, Ryan Wiliams 82, Roddy Sti~r 84, Kevin Buhrlage 88). Others: 4. Moeller 329, 5. Beaver· creek 330, 6. Vandalia Butler 332, 7. Oak Hils 334, 8. Elder 336, 9. Anderson 336, 10. Fairmont 337, 11. Fairfield 338, 12. Mason 338, 13. Northmont 340, 14. Tecumseh.342, 15. La SaHe 345, 16. Wilmington 358. Individual Slate Qualifiers Kevin Hall (Winton Woods) 77, Ryan · Chambers (Wilmington) 77, Tim ·Kress (Springfield North) 78. Division Ill (AI Weatherwax Golf course) Top two teams advance to state tourn• men!· Team Standings 1. Summit Country Day 337 (Topher Sheldon 81, Wes Homan 84, Eric Ragland 85, Patrick Cruz 87, Mike Barnard 96). 2. Springfield Northeastern 339 (Hall 79, Andrews 82, Alleman 88, Mann 90, Plank 95.) Others: 3. Tipp City Bethel 346, 4. Middletown Fenwick 347, 5: Seven Hils 348, 6. Tri-Village 361, 7, Arcanum 366, 8. East Olnton 370. Individual OualiferJ Hank Alexander (Seven H'•s> 79, David GerCMM ( Tioo Citv &thai l An
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THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
SUNDAY, AUGUST
15, 1999
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Top players easy to pick; teams bunched in poll Moeller loses five players but still No. 1 BY DAVE SCHUTTE Enquirer contributor
Listing the best boys golfers for the 1999 season was easy for Cincinnati area coaches but picking the top teams proved more difficult. "Right now, I'd be hard pressed to pick a team that I could guarantee will be No. 1," Sycamore coach jeff Newberry said. "There's a lot of potential but no one team stands out." Due to this uncertainty, eight of the top 10 teams re-
BOYS GOLF PREVIEW ceived first-place votes in the Enquirer's preseason poll. Moeller earned the distinction as the top team, even though the Crusaders graduated Division I state medalist Neil Lykins and five seniors. Fairfield was second, followed by Lakota West, St. Xavier, Sycamore, Winton Woods, Elder, Turpin, Badin and Oak Hills. The individual talent level is at at all-time high. Winton Woods senior Kevin Hall, Moeller's Nick Wunder and Middletown's Marty Miller head the
list. Others to watch include Roddie Stieger and Kenton Hobbs (Lakota West), Drew Isaac (Sycamore), Chris jeffery (Milford), Eddie Baker (Hamilton), Dan Gardner (Sycamore), Jeff Kroth and Stephen Gay (St. Xavier), Ben Phalen (Fairfield), Steve Montgomery (Elder), and Steve Koch (Kings).
spots. 2. Fairfield: Until two weeks ago, coach Steve Kessler was confident his team would challenge Moeller for the No. 1 spot. Today, Kessler named Lakota West as the team to beat. "When Roddie Stieger transferred (from Fairfield) to Lakota West, the balance of power switched," Kessler said. "We'll have a good team but losing Roddie was big blow." 1. Moeller: Wearing the favorFairfield returns five solid perite's hat for the third consecutive formers: Ben Phalen, Tom Eppley, season doesn't sit well with Rick Jordan Castle, Kyle DeBord and Brian Bohne, the Crusaders veteran coach. Ingram. "We lost a lot and haven't proven 3. Lakota West: The addition of anything as yet," Bohne said. Stieger gives¡ Lakota West Coach "There's a lot of good teams as jack Buhi one of the most talented capable as us." teams in Cincinnati. Moeller's top three golfers, juReturning starters Kris and Kenniors Nick Wunder, Scott Gelhot and ton Hobbs, Noah Koterba, Peter Jeff Silber, will be the catalyst but the Hong and Kevin Buhrlage round out a key will be in the four, five and six starting lineup that will be tough to
beat. "Roddie will definitely help us," Buhi said. "If nothing else, it will make for some stiff competition and make everyone work harder." 4. St. Xavier: The Bombers will be a young team and second-year coach Brian Shircliff will build around Stephen Gay, Jeff Kroth and Andrew Deye. "We had a strong JV team that won the GCL last season," Shircliff said. 5. Sycamore: Drew Isaac will be the mainstay for a team that returns five letter-winners, including Dan Gardner, Adam Knox, jason Richeson and Ben Thompson. "I would tell people we belong in the second five," said Newberry. "We'll have the ability to beat teams in the top five on any given day." 6. Winton Woods: Kevin Hall, a 16-year-old senior who won six local and state titles this summer and played in three national tournaments,
may be in a class by himself. "Kevin played in the junior world tournament at Torrey Pines (San Diego) and missed the cut for the finals by six strokes," Hall's father, Percy, said. Along the way, Hall won the Glenview Club championship while also finishing first in the Spring Junior Open at The Mill, Cleveland Minority Tournament in Cleveland, Phalen Classic and Shawnee Lookout Open. Hall is featured with Tiger Woods in the September issue of Golf Digest and also in this month's Golfjournal. 7. Elder: Although the Panthers lost three to graduation, coach Mike Trimpe expects to field a solid team that includes Brian Hartoin, Eric Burkhalter, Brian McCarren, Kevin Geiger, John Menninger, Anthony Trimpe and Steve Montgomery. 8. Turpin: The Spartans have three outstanding golfers in Andy Preising, Bob Kirkham and John Pape
but their success will be determined by several newcomers who must take it to the next level. 9. Hamilton Badin: T.J. Collins (39.5 average) and Tate Prows (38.8) are the foundation of a balanced Badin team that could surface as one of the best in Cincinnati. Other players expected to contribute are Greg Jolivette (41.2), Kenny Brunner (40.8), Jeff Burger (43.5), Mark Sanders (42.0) and Mark Koehler (43.5). 10. Oak Hills: Based on the consistent performances during the summer and a strong finish in 1998, coach Randy Owen is confident the Highlanders will be improved. Senior Robbie Buerger and junior Ross Goodson will anchor a team that will also rely on senior Jeff Conklin and Ryan Tallent and juniors Matt Blakely, Joe Morris and Kevin Vollmer.
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Athlete of the Week Neil Lykins
alk about a busy swmner! In July and August Moeller senior golfer Neil Lykins won the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association's Junior Met Boys Championship, The City of Cincinnati Junior Open and was the top fmisher from Cincinnati in the U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional. This outstanding prep golfer averaged an impressive 38.8 last season and was medalist six times while being named frrst team all-city. "Neil is a super kid who is very dedicated. very level-headed and has a great perspective," says Crusaders' Coach Rick Bohne. With a 37.5 average so far this season, Neil already has been medalist five times as he leads the Crusaders, the city's nwnber-one ranked team. Neil has two school records so farlowest average for a junior (38.8) and lowest single round at the state tournament (76). Golfruns in the Lykins family-brother Nick, a junior at UC, plays for the Bearcats' ~quad Coach's Quote- ''Neil has a tremendous attitude. great work ethic and the ability to stay focused. His internal drive is as good as any athlete I've coached."
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1960 Dan Ledford
Dick Beerman.
Birthdate: Residence: Graduating!GPA: Height/Weight: Greatest Achievement:
Parents: Siblings: Favorite Movie: Favorite Book: Favorite Entertainer: Biggest Influence: Sports Heroes: Most Like to Meet: Future Goal:
5-11-81 Blue Ash 1999/3.2 6'3"1175 Ibs. Playing in a varsity match Y<ith brother Nick Art & Sue Lykins Nick (20) Good Will Hunting Every Shot I Take (Davis Love III) David Letterman "My family." Dei on Sanders-Warrick Dunn -Bob Sura Paul Azinger P:ay professional golf anywhere
Barry Bonnan EnrollmentiFaCulty: 890 60 Nickname/Colors: Fighting Crusadersr Blue-Gold-White Conference'Div.: Greater Catholic LeagueSoutlv1 Athletic Achievements: Srate champs: football, 7; baseball. 3: laCrosse, 2; -volleyball. I; more than 70 AUAmericans; nlllllerous professional athletes in baseball and football.
Academic Achievements: 96% of students go on to college; leaders in educational technology and student art programs. "Moeller is prepared to fulflii its mission of comprehensive Catholic education, preparing young men spiritually, academically and athletically." - Dan Ledford, Principal
"We are extremely proud of the diversity of our athletic successes and the coaches and athletes who have made them all possible."- Dick Beerman/ Barry 8oi'DWI, Athletic Directors
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