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200 CLUB: Congratulations to Moeller soccer coach Randy Hurley and Milford boys' water polo coach Gary Tameris, as each recently reached 290 career coachin)! wins.

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Boys' soccer preview

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paper tigers?

Choice in DII-111; Milford given nod over Mason in DI I

By Tom Ramstetter tramstetter@enquirer. com

Local ·coaches had no trouble overlooking a somewhat ordinary finish for the Summit Country Day boys' soccer program last season.

With a wealth of talent and every starter returning, the Silver Knights had been voted No.1 in the Divisions II-III preseason coaches' poll.

"On paper we have an unbelievably talented team," coach Barnard Baker said. "Hopefully that translates well on the pitch."

The Silver Knights finished in third place last season in the Miami Valley Conference with a 5-1-1 league record and a 10-5-1 overall record.

If that is to improve and Summit Country Day is to live up to the early expectations, the area's leading scorer will have to match his contributions from a year ago. Junior Alex Priede scored 31 goals to go with 10 assists in 2007 and was named to the All-Southwest "Ohio team.

Priede played mostly as a defender as a freshman two years ago, but was moved to striker in 2007 and flourished.

Priede will be joined by All-Ohio :first-teamer senior Dan Dwyer, AllSouthwest Ohio senior· Henry Meininger, sophomore Jude Austin and transfer Joe Colak, a senior who was a first-team all-state performer last season in Vermont.

Seven Hills, Mariemont, CHCA and Madeira round out the top five.

Division I Milford: Coach Brian Croston said his team should be one of the top two or three teams in the region and local coaches agree, voting the Eagles No. 1 in the Division I preseason coaches' poll, just ahead of Mason.

Croston welcomes back senior keepers Ryan Grothaus and Tommy George to mind the net.

Also returning are senior midfielder Ben Jones and senior forwards Nathan Hudson and Tyler Huerkamp.

Mason: All-area senior midfielder Zach Patterson returns with four other starters for the second-ranked Rockets. · Seniors Jordan Grant and Mike McKinley will join Patterson in the middle while senior defender Andy

Preseason

coaches' polls Division I School Points 1. Milford (5) 124

2. Mason (4) 3. St. Xavier (4) 4. Lakota West 5. Elder (2) T6. Fairfield (1} T6. Sycamore 8. Loveland 9. Lakota East 10. Colerain

122 119 91 80 64 64 54 50 33

OlheB: La Salle 29; Moeller 13; Tul]lin 12;

Anderson 7; Pnnceton 6; Walnut Hills 3; Talawanda 2; Winton Woods 1.

Divisions 11·111 1. Summit Country Day 93

(6) 2. Seven Hills 3. Mariemont T4.CHCA T4~Madeira

6. Indian Hill (1) 7. Reading (1) 8. Finneytown (3) 9.CCD .

10. Wyoming

76 67 57 57 55 50 48 27 23

Otllers: Cmcinnau CMstian 19; Badin 15; Batavia 11; Middletown Madison 10; Roger Bacon 9: Nmwood 7; Clarl< MonteSsori 6; McNicholas 6; Uwe Miami 5; Ross 5; Wilmington 5; Goshen 2; Purcell Marian 2; Taylor 2; Norwood 1; Betllei-Tate 1.

Cook and junior forward Caleb Eastham also return.

But there will be holes for Paul Reedy's team to fill. "(We) graduated 12 seniors last year on a tremendous team," Reedy said. "Players who came off the bench and played JV last year must step up for the team to be able to contend for the league title."

Elder: The Panthers welcome back five starters from last season's regional and Greater Catholic League South champions, led by four-year varsity letterman Jimmy Rice, a senior mid:fielder.

Also back for Matt Ruehl's club are senior forward Steve Schaefer, a three-year varsity letterman, senior defender Brian Rusche, senior mid:fielder Zac Sergent and junior forward Chad Thornton.

"Expectations · outside of our team are not as high as the past two years and we have taken some lumps in the preseason, but we still set our goals quite high and will continue to build on the winning culture we have had the last two seasons," Ruehl said. "We will be a hard-nosed, tough team that will be difficult to score on with speed up top that will keep opposing defenses honest

The Enouirer;Ernest Coleman

Moeller's Thomas DeVore hits the ground after he and St Xavier's Mack Hoban go after the ball in the first half of thelr'soccer matchup Saturday. The Bombers' victory moved them into first place in the Greater Catholic League's South Division.

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Ortner boots BomberS into GCL-South lead Forward's goal 路 difference in win vs. Moeller Mark Schmelzer Enquirer contributor

Wmners and losers have been hard to come by recently when Moeller and St. Xavier face off in soccer. 路 Goals have been almost as rare.

But on Saturday, the Bombers needed just one, and they got it from Robert Ortner to defeat the Crusaders 1-0 at St. Xavier's Ballaban Stadium.

The Crusaders and Bombers tied in their three previous matches over the last three seasons.

The previous two matches have

finished knotted at 1, and the teams were scoreless in 2005.

The two teams once again air peared to be on the ;yay to a scoreless tie Saturday night - until Ortner found himself with the ball 10 yards in front of the Moeller goal and only Crusaders goalkeeper Daniel Noel to beat The St. Xavier senior, who had taken a skidding indirect kick from junior Nicholas Crowley, fired the ball into the iower left comer of the net to give the Bombers the victory- the first actual decision in the series since St. Xavier's 2-0 win over Moeller at home in 2004.

'Thafs exciting," Ortner, a forward, said. "It shows that it's a team thing. We held together as a team."

Said Moeller coach Randy Hur: ley: "Give St. Xavier credit. They played hard and made the play

when they needed to."

The Bombers (7-3-2, 5-0-2 Greater Catholic League), leaJr frogged over the Crusaders, (73-2, 5-1-1) into first place by a halfgame in the GCL's South Division.

'We have high expectations," said St Xavier coach Henry Ahrens, whose team hasn't won an undisputed league championship since 2002. 'We want to get back to contending for the league championship every year.

There's along way to go. We have four matches left, and they're all tough ones." 路 Saturday's match featured two teams that were rolling.

St. Xavier, the No. 6 team in the Enquirer Division I area coaches' poll, was (H)..2 in its previous eight matches after losing its first three of the season. Moeller. unranked in the Enquirer preseason poll,

had moved up to No. 10 while going (H)..1 in its previous seven matches after a 1-2-1 start.

Each team managed one shot on goal in the first half, but the Bombers were able to maintain more pressure offensively, earning three comer kicks to none for the Crusaders.

But all of St. Xavier's scoring chances fizzled out, primarily because of Noel's talent for cutting off centering passes before they lead to shots.

"For a while toward the end of the first half, we started jamming it in there," Ortner said. "We go tit back together in the second half."

The play was more balanced in the second half, but Moeller still was able to squeeze off only one shot on goal for the game, helping Bombers senior goalkeeper John Feister log his third shutout of the season.

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CCD advances in soccer sectionals ''

Enquirer staJJ reports

Cincinnati Country Day went up 3-0 and went on to win 4-1 against Purcell Marian in a Division m soccer sectional tournament game Tuesday.

The Cavaliers' only goal came from Connor Beerck to keep CCD from the shutout Seniors Robbie Davis and Rene Peters both scored for CCD in the first 20 minutes. Junior Jessup Smith and senior Reed Caron added second-half goals for CCD. Coach Greg Hirschauer credits Caron with controlling the pace of the game, keeping CCD on top. "He (Caron) controlled the middle and was able to keep the passing game moving forward and up and down,'~ said Hirschauer.

CCD advances to the second round of the sectional tournament Lakota East 8, Western Brown 0, Division I sectional: Seven players scored, led by senior Caleb Quinn's two goals.

Lakota West 8, Mt. Healthy 0, Division I sectional: Seven players scored: Alex Wagoner with two goals, Nick Hagglund, Max Hausfeld, Patrick Henke, Erik Kinter, Conner Johnson and Wesley Leshley all with a goal each. Robert Hausfeld earned the shutout with two saves. Lakota West will play Anderson at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lakota West Anderson 2, Elder 1, Division I sectional: Seniors Nick Hertlein at John Howard each scored early in the second half. Sophomore Nathan Sexton scored for Elder.

Hamilton 1, Amelia 0, Division I sectional: Sophomore Nick Phillips scored on a comer kick off of an assist from sophomore Jordan Weislogel 52 seconds into overtime. Junior goalkeeper Dylan Hartford recorded seven saves for the Big Blue en rout to picking up the shutout NoiWood 2, New Richmond 0, Division II sectional: Senior striker Ryan Cash and freshman striker

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New Riichmond's Justin Wllsoo (left) pressures Norwood's Maximo Ruiz.

Tyler Ritchie scored. Victor Murillo had 12 saves.

Madeira 3, Blancbester 1, division Ul sectional: Madeira's goals

were scored by senior forward Robbie Tudor, senior forward Tonnny Walter and junior for~ ward Will Martin. ..... 3, Winton Woods O,division f sectional: Moeller was led

by senior striker Eric Frey's goa! and senior keeper Danny Noel's three-save shutout Fet!IWiick 2, Waynesville 1: junior Bran Benhase scored the gamewimmg goal, his second of the game, off an assist from junior Kylor Mackey with 14 seconds remaining Harrison 3, Glen Este 2, DiVision

I secti@mal: Senior Kyle Mistler scored his second goal on a direct kick with five minutes remaining.

Antonio Trujillo earned the shutout with three saves.

Princeton advances to play St Xavier at Xavier at 7 p.m. Saturday.

St. Xavier 7, Western Hills 0: St Xavier goalkeepers John Feister and Josh Kellam combined for the shutout The Bombers move to the next round of the Division I sectionals. Alex Brokamp, Drew Eckhoff, Bryant Pund, Andrew Jacobs, Danny Lusheck and Marvin Saccucci scored. The Bombers will face Princeton at home at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Turpin 8, Withrow 1, Division I sectional: Matt Russell, Joe Zifer, Kevin VanZant, Shane Kelly, Joe Hovde, Will Dulle and Corey Roberts all scored for Turpin. Russell had two goals.

Turpin advances to the second round to face Lakota East at Turpin at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Loveland 2, Colerain 0: Ryan Henke earned the shutout Loveland advances to the second round of Division I sectionals to face Moeller at Loveland at 7 p.m.

Saturday. .

Oak Hills 3, Walnut Hills 2, Division I sectional: Sean Teepen scored off of an assist from Charlie Montgomery with 19 seconds remaining to break a 2-2 tie and give visiting Oak Hills the victory.

Reading 1, Clark Montessori 0, Division Ill sectional: Senior Dennis Pastor scored with 10 minutes remaining.

La Salle 2, Kings 0, Division I sectional: Kyle Smith scored both goals. Mariemont 5, Badin 0, Division Ill sectional: Tyler Kenyon earned his seventh shutout Alex Arkeilpane scored twice and Mitchell White, Paulo ¡ Bezerra and Max Budig each scored once.

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volleyball Rqer Bacon 3, Betbei-Tate 2, division I! sectional: Roger Bacon Fenwick d. Georgetown, Division scored its third and final goal just Ill sectional: Fenwick advanced to 10 minutes into the second half.

Priooetton 2, Northwest 0: Princeton scored twice in the first half Dave Chmielewsky and Alex Kreimer scored for the Vikings.

the finals after defeating Georgetown in three games.

Fenwick will play the winner of the Greenviewvs. Ripley match at noon Saturday.

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BOYS', SOCCER DIV. I PLA1"'ER OF THE YEAR ,,

Ryan !Lavigne, Sycamore The senior was the Greater Miami Conference player of the year. He · had 12 goals and six assists for the Aviators. He has committed to play at the University of Cincinnati.

DIV. I COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Croston, •Milford · He led the Eagles to the regional final against Beavercreek.. Milford (17~1-3, 5-0) won the Fort Ancient Valley Conference-Buckeye division and went undefeated in the league.

lach Patterson, Mason The senior had 12 goals and five assists and was first-team aii-GMC.

Casey Weddle, Colerain The senior had seven goals anq eight assists: and was aii-GMC.

Joel !Ritz, Fairfield The senior had 13 goals and four assists and was aii-GMC.

Matt Moler, Sycamore The senior sweeper was second-team all-state and first-team aii-GMC. •

The senior was the FAVC Buckeye divi. sian player ofthe year. He had 1~ goals and 12 assists.

The$enior had 13 goals and 13 assists and W:as first-team all-league.

Eric Nock, Walnut Hills The senior was the FAVC Cardinal player of the year. He had 24 goals ancl eight assists.

Mike Brizii, loveland ' The senior had 11 goals, 10 assists and was third-team all:state.

luke Spencer, Winton Woods The senior was first-team all-league and had three goals and five assists.

Mitch Deyhle, La Salle: The senior had two goals and. three assists' and was first-team all-Greater Catholic League South.

Steve Schaefer, Elder The senior had nine goals and six assists and was the player of the year in the GCL South division. '

Amelia - Tyler Smith; Anderson ~ Alex Elsener, Jake McDonald, Brian Johnson, Nick Herlein; Colerain -Austin Morgan, Drew Sullivan; Elder- Brian Rusche; Fairfield Zak Moss, Mark Hansson; Glen Este -Matt Grau, Joey Majewski; Harrl· son - Kyle Mistler, Brad Pauder; Kings- DaneWalter, Tim Welch, · Jonny Whemer; La Salle- Ryan· Hart; Lakota East- Jon Reynolds, Ryan Thurman; Lakota West- Robert Bowling, Nick Hagglund; Love· iland- Andy Jarc, Chris Kuramoto, 'Aaron Zellner; Mason.'- Jordan Grant; Milford- Ghris:Bender, Nathan Hudson; Danny Haberer, Tom-

. my George; Moeller- Joe Breitenbach, Brian Mitchell, Chad Grinstead; Mount Healthy- Jake Parmley, Graham $Chaeper, Northwest- Ben Edwards, Jimmy Warren, Jesse Enderle; Oak Hills- Sean Teepen; Princeton,- Antonio Trujillo; St. Xavier- Mack Hoban, Sam Schulte, Chris Nam, Danny Lusheck; Sycamore- Brian Kapcar, Garret listo; Turpin- Will Dulle, Tim Farrell, Kevin Vanzant; Ale'c Gates; Walnut Hills- Steven Balash, Colin Irving, Victor Kamesar, Walter Donica, Justin Smith; Westem BrownZach. Mitchell; Winton WoodsTyler Popolin, Oliver Velez.

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Selected by Enquirer reporter Mike Dyer · based on recommendations by area coaches

DIV. II-VI DEFENSE ~ The 6-foot-5, 2301pound defensive end was the Associated Press Division II South- · west District defensiye player of the year. The Illinois recruit had 8:2 tackles, 19 sacks, a forced fumble and seven fumble recoveries.

DL: Cornelius {;arradine, Taft

DL: Joe Walla, Anderson The senior had 56, tackles (11 for loss) .and seven sacks. He. was second-team all- . district.

DL: Logan Fehrenbach, Turpin The senior had a league-leading 13 sacks, 10 tackles for loss (22 solo tackles), two fumble recoveries and three broken-up passes.

DL:.Brett McKinney, .Badin The senior was Division IV first-team alldistrict and the GCL Central defensive lineman of the year. He h,ad 44 tackles, six sacks, 13.5 tackl.es for loss, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups.

DL: .• Drake Brow111e, CHCA The senior had 68 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and three sacks and was Division V first-team all-state. He was all-Miami Valley· Conference the past two seasons.

DL: Mike Kidder, Kings ·The senior had 11 sacks and a forced fumble Jor the Knights, He led the Knights with 112 tackles and was Division II firstteam all-district

LB: Preston Brown, Northwe~ Thejunior was a two~way starter (ILB and FB). He had 27 Solo tackles (31 assists), four sacks and two touchdowns.

LB: Maalik Bomai)',Winton Woods The :UC recrui(had three sacks, an interception, a forced fumbJe and two TDs on punt returns. He 'was Di,vision II first-team all-district and second-team all-state.

LB: Tim Benner, Wyoming The senior had 48 solo tackles and 28 assists. He had 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles, He was Division IV second-team allcdistrict. ··--·-

. LB: Ryan Hopkins, .Western Brown The senior had 110 tatkles, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions. He was Division II firstteam all-district and first-team all-Southern '"'!

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LB: David AndersQn, Purcell Marian The senior had 45 tackles (15 assists), eight sacks, two tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries. He was Division Vfirstteam all-district.

LB: Eli Anglim, Anderson The senior was Division II first-team all. state and all-district. He had 132 tackles, including nine in the state final.

DB: Max Dietz, Ci111. Country Day The junior had 2,420 all-purpose yards and 22 Tbs to go with seven interceptions, five fumble recoveries and 90 solo tackles. Also a punter and kicker, he was Division VI first- · team a/1-distrtct and se.cond-team all-state.

DB: Chris Williams~ Winton Woods · The UC recruit had six interceptions. He was Division II firsHeam all-district.

DB: Andy Jostworth, McNicholas The senior had two sacks, nine tackles for loss, 23 solo tackles· and an interception.

He was Division Ill first-team all-district and aii-GCL Central.

DB: Jake Wurzelbacher, Badin The senior had three INTs and a fumble recovery and led the Rams with 72 tackles. He had 581 yards receiving, six TDs and kicked for 36 points (two field goals, 33/38 PAT).

He was Division IV first-team all-district. .

DB: Dawaun Smith, lockland The senior was Division VI first-team alldistrict as a return specialist. He helped · lead the Panthers to a playoff berth.

P: John Lloyd, CHCPl The 6-fopt-2, 230cpound junior was first-team all-Miami Valley Conference. He was also a holder, backup quarterback, tight· end an.d guard. ·

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October 22, 2008

Sports & recreation

Suburban Life

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Team attitu:,de fuels Moeller soccer

By Mark Chalifoux mchalifoux@communitypress.com

The Moeller soccer team is not ve1y flashy and is not the most talented team in the city. . At least not . according ot · head coach Randy Hurley.

The Crusaders do have several things going fonhem that make them a dangerous opponent in the sectional tournament, however. .

"They are competitors and .that's whatrm most proud of this year," Hurley said.

"We don't have any superstars, but the kids have' bought Into the team concept and they come ·out ·and battle in each and every game."

Hurley said there are no egos on the team and that kids have sacrificed personal stats for the good of the team and FILEPHOTC that was one factor in Moeller St. Xavier's Daniel Lusheck and Moeller's Jeffrey Fuller go after aball during agame at St X. . . , finishing 10-4-3 against a dif~ ficult schedule; and finishing second in the GCL, narrowly missing out on the GCL title.

Another element that .makes the Crusaders a dangerous team is the "We don't have strong defense. ·any superstars, T h e .bl.(t the kids have defense .bought into the has been team concept and t · h e the 11 Comeout strength · :1 of the and battle in each team as ·and every game. 1' the. emRandy Hurley s a d e r s · have shut coach out · the opponent 10 times this season. · "We've do.ne really well defensively and it's been good .team defending," Hurley said.

The team is led by midfield.ers Max Allisiori (45039) and · Bradlee Hollowell (45011) Moeller goalkeeper Daniel Noel knocks the ball away from the goal againsi St. xavier.

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"It's a world-class facility ' Eric Frey (45208) has been there and our practices have a key forward and Dan Noel been a lot ·better now that we (45212) has played strong in have it," he said.' . goal for Moeller. · The team has. seven seniors Moeller won its first secc and Hurley said it was the sen.tiona! game 3-0 over Winton ior class that set the tone for Woods and played Loveland the team.

Saturday, Oct. 18.

"The seniors don't have ..One key for Moeller will be massive egos, it's just a good . to fmd timely goal,s, which the group of kids," he said. .

Crusaders have accomplished · '"They treat the. freshrnen for much of the season. and sophomores on '\the team "We're not ah offensive just like anyone els~ al).d we.· for~e, but we've gotten some have several kids who are outtimely goals this year," Hurley standing students and. they are said. all' hard workers. It's just a "We've been tested and good group of'kids."

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Moeller's John Abeln and St Xavier's Robert Ortner fight for control of the b~ll.

1 g~mes to find that goal or two ·and that's all we've needed - - most games." .

Moeller also moved into a new practice facility on the school's campus this season.

Hurley said the practices have been much better and much more efficient as · the 1

Moeller Roster -

John Abeln (45249) · Maxwell Allison (45039) Joseph Breitenbach (45040) . .

Thomas DeVore (45140) Oliver (Ollie) Englehart (45243) ,. ' Eric Frey (45208) Jeffrey Fuller (45140) Chad Grinstead .(45241) Luke Guju (45244) Bradlee Hollowell (450'1 1) · Brian Mitchell (45243) · Daniel Noel (45212) Alexander,Orkwis (45140) Benjamin Peterson (45244) Raymond Roberts . (45231) Joseph Rogan (45i 40) Zachary Sand (452'15) Jordan Smith (45243) Connor White (45140)