High School Playbook

The Mason High School football program has a new head coach.  On Monday, November 23rd, the school named Brian Castner as the new man for the job.

Castner, a strength training and health teacher at Mason, has plenty of coaching experience.  He has spent the past three seasons as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for St. Xavier High School.  Prior to that, he served as a varsity football assistant at Mason from 2001-2006. 

Castner has also served as the head softball coach at Mason, where he led the Comets to the state Final Four twice in the last three years. 

“We appreciate Brian’s plan to build a successful football program in Mason that is grounded in self-respect and community-- developing leaders not only on the field, but off the field.  I am confident that he will continue the tradition and commitment to Mason’s student athletes,” said athletic director Scott Stemple.

The Mason Board of Education will take formal action on his contract at its next regular meeting on December 15.

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Mason's Zach Wills Wins 3200m State Title

Comets Spring Signing Day

Mason Boys' Track Team Photo

Mason Baseball Team Photo

Sycamore at Mason

Mt. Notre Dame vs. Mason

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Mason vs. Centerville Soccer

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Mason Comets vs. Fairfield Indians

Mason Comets vs. Fairfield Indians

Mason Comets vs. Fairfield Indians Ask The Ref

Mason Comets vs. Fairfield Indians

Mason's Wills Wins State Again

Mason's Sedmak Resigns As Head Football Coach

Mason Wins First District Volleyball Title

Mason Girls Golf Grabs Back-To-Back State Titles

Mason Girls Soccer Captures G.M.C. Title

Mason Boys' Soccer Captures G.M.C. Title

Only 9 tri-state football teams remain alive heading into this weekend (4 in Ohio, 5 in Kentucky).  

With that in mind, we asked you, the fans, of all the teams remaining, who has the best chance to win a state title?  

Here is what you told us:

55%  Clinton-Massie 

28%  Wyoming 

13%  Anderson 

1%  Winton Woods

1%  Simon Kenton

1%  Elder

1%  Highlands

0%  Bellevue

0%  Beechwood

Total Votes: 1,871

After this weekend, we'll see how your predictions faired!  Be sure to check back here all weekend long for scores and highlights.

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Anderson RB Kyle Slater Reaches For TD

Wyoming QB Kyle Seyfried Looks To Air It Out

Anderson RB Kyle Slater On The Move!

Winton Woods RB Thomas Owens Fights For Yards

Turpin RB Wayne Dunham Breaks Free

Bellevue RB Ricky Buckler Celebrates A TD!

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Dixie Heights at Highlands Football

Monroe vs. Wyoming Football

Ft. Loramie at Lockland Football

Centerville at St. Xavier Football

Middletown vs. Moeller Football

Wayne at Elder Football

Antonelli College Fan Photo Of The Week

Beacon Orthopaedics Big Play of the Game

Pick'em Thursday

Beacon Orthopaedics Big Play of the Game

Wildcard Game of the Week

Beacon Orthopaedics Big Play of the Game

Wilmington Hurricane hoops star, Quinten Rollins, has made his college decision official.

On Wednesday, November 11, 2009, Rollins signed his national letter of intent to join head coach Charlie Coles and the Miami University Redhawks. 

“Quinten Rollins is probably the best combo football/basketball player we’ve ever signed,” said Coles. “This young man had over 350 yards of total offense against Cincinnati Turpin in a playoff game a few weeks ago. Quinten is equally as good on the basketball floor, and probably better. If he had decided to play football, he would probably have been a high recruit, but he loves basketball and tells me he loves Miami University, and I’m so glad because I think this guy can come in, along with Josh Sewell, and play right away and not give up anything.”

Rollins averaged 17 points per game last season while helping lead Wilmington to the FAVC Cardinal Division Title.  Along the way, he picked up third-team all-state honors, as well as, being named first-team All-Southwest District.

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Wilmington Cheerleader Seniors

Wilmington Seniors

Quinten Rollins

Kyle Imhulse

Dalton Morrell

Kyle Blakeman

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Wilmington at Turpin Football

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WildCard Game of the Week

Wilmington at Walnut Hills

Wilmington at Loveland

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Wildcard Game of the Week

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Dan Hilen, Lakota East Sports Information

Halloween was a very special night for East freshman Alaina Norman.  Her 11th place finish at the OHSAA Regional Cross Country Meet advances her to next weeks State Meet in Columbus at Scioto Downs. Her time for the 3.1-mile course was an impressive 19 minutes and 32 seconds in cold and windy conditions.

“This is an amazing feat for a freshman,” said head coach Adam Thomas.  “We all wish Alaina the best of luck this Saturday in Columbus.”

The entire girls’ cross country team also had quite at day Troy.  Their amazing 5th place finish narrowly missed them qualifying as a team for State (top 4 teams and top 16 individuals qualify). The Lady Hawks defeated many teams ranked ahead of them from Cincinnati and Dayton.  Junior Colin Apperson placed 19th overall individually and just missed qualifying for the state meet by 3 places.  Congratulations to Kelly Burrows, Brittney Graham, Hailey Monnig, Victoria Reick-Mitrisin, Rebecka Sepela, and Grace Vandegriff who were all a big part of East’s success at Saturday’s race.

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Lakota East Softball Team

Jim Rouff Receives Stu Eversole Award

Lakota East Boys' Tennis Wins The GMC

Lakota West at Lakota East

Edgewood vs. Lakota East

Northwest vs. Lakota East

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Ken Eats Free!

Lakota West at Lakota East Football

Lakota East Cheerleaders

Lakota East vs. Hamilton Halftime

Lakota East Head Coach Greg Bailie

Lakota East Star of the Game!

Ken Eats Free!

Lakota East Doubles Team Falls Short Of Title

Lakota East Doubles Team Wins District Title

Lakota East vs. Hamilton

Lakota East Boys' Golf Finishes 2nd At Sectionals

Lakota East's Buck Wins At Centerville

It’s time to announce our latest “Wildcard Game of the Week”.

And this week’s winner was….. Anderson at Harrison!

This week, the Redskin and Wildcat faithful got their teams off to an early lead at the poll and never looked back, capturing 58% of the votes.

As for the game, Anderson went on the road and capped off a perfect season by defeating Harrison, 53-37.

Again, congrats to Anderson and Harrison on winning this week’s “Wildcard Game of the Week”!

The Results:

58% Anderson at Harrison

28% Clinton-Massie at East Clinton

11% Loveland at Milford

0% Lloyd at Bellevue

0% Madison at Waynesville

Total Votes: 180,575

Previous Wildcard Games:

8/28 - Deer Park at New Richmond

9/4 - Batavia at Bethel-Tate

9/11 - Hughes Center at Walnut Hills

9/18 - Mariemont at Taylor

9/25 - Loveland at Wilmington

10/2 - Goshen at Western Brown

10/9 - Finneytown at Mariemont

10/16 - Williamsburg at Batavia

10/23 - CNE at Blanchester

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Wyoming RB Isiah Nearor Gets The TD!

Lakota West's Jordan Hicks Makes The Tackle

North College Hill RB Lucien Kidd Looks To Score

Anderson RB Kyle Slater Breaks Loose

Moeller Celebrates A TD!

Turpin RB Wayne Dunham On the Run

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Boone County at Dixie Heights Football

NewCath at Beechwood Football

New Miami at North College Hill Football

Indian Hill at Wyoming Football

Lakota West at Lakota East Football

Glen Este at Winton Woods Football

Beacon Orthopaedics Big Play of the Game

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It’s official!  St. Xavier’s Matt James has formally committed to play in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

U.S. Army All-American Bowl Midwest Selection Tour made the announcement on Tuesday, October 27th, in front of the entire St. Xavier student body. 

Scout.com ranks the 6-7, 290 pound James as the 11th best offensive tackle in the country in the 2010 class.

Ninety of the nation's top high school football players are chosen to play in the annual East vs. West game every year.  This year’s game will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on January 9, 2010.  It will air live on News 5.

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St. Xavier's Carroll Scores TD

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It’s time to announce our latest “Wildcard Game of the Week”.

And this week’s winner was….. CNE at Blanchester!

This week, the Rockets and Wildcats took an early commanding lead at the poll and never looked back, capturing 62% of the votes.

As for the game, Blanchester took care of business at home and knocked off CNE, 20-12.

Again, congrats to CNE and Blanchester on winning this week’s “Wildcard Game of the Week”!

The Results:

62% CNE at Blanchester

34% Milford at Anderson

2% Harrison at Glen Este

0% Kings at Little Miami

0% Clark Montessori at CHCA

Total Votes: 42,552

Previous Wildcard Games:

8/28 - Deer Park at New Richmond

9/4 - Batavia at Bethel-Tate

9/11 - Hughes Center at Walnut Hills

9/18 - Mariemont at Taylor

9/25 - Loveland at Wilmington

10/2 - Goshen at Western Brown

10/9 - Finneytown at Mariemont

10/16 - Williamsburg at Batavia

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North College Hill RB Lucien Kidd Looks To Score

Anderson RB Kyle Slater Breaks Loose

Moeller Celebrates A TD!

Turpin RB Wayne Dunham On the Run

Woodward Goes On The Move!

Fairfield Celebrates A Big TD!

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Holmes at Withrow Football

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North College Hill at Lockland Football

Mariemont at Deer Park Football

South Decatur at Milan Football

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It’s time to answer the rumbles of Ken Broo’s stomach.  Yes, it’s “Ken Eats Free”!

This week, Ken sampled some of the delicious treats being served up at Glen Este High School.  And, if it's good enough for the Trojans, then it's more than good enough for Ken Broo.

Again, it’s “Ken Eats Free” at Glen Este High School!

Previous Ken Eats Free:

8/21 - Ryle High School

9/4 - Hamilton High School

9/11 - Indian Hill High School

9/18 - Oak Hills School

9/25 - La Salle High School

10/2 - St. Xavier High School

10/9 - Sycamore High School

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High School Football Scores

Friday, October 9, 2009

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Moeller - 35    M: Aubin - 32 car., 215 yds, 3 TD

Elder - 14

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La Salle - 7

St. Xavier - 24

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New Miami - 6

Summit CD - 17

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Batavia - 0

Goshen - 50

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Edgewood - 7

Ross - 16

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Holy Cross - 21

NewCath - 38    NCC: Hightchew - 25 car., 217 yds & 3-3, 81 yds, 1 TD

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Hamilton - 7

Mason - 17

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Glen Este - 28    GE: Pittman - 20 car., 147 yds, 2 TD

Milford - 14

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Winton Woods - 35

Harrison - 12

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Talawanda - 0

Northwest - 6

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Franklin County - 0

Batesville - 7

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Ludlow - 2

Beechwood - 49

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Colerain - 28    C: Durham - 7 car., 43 yds, 3 TD

Sycamore - 0

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Madeira - 18

Taylor - 0

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North College Hill - 27

Clark Montessori - 6

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Holmes - 12

Dixie Heights - 21

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Dayton Christian - 10

C.C.D. - 28

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Bethel-Tate - 8

CNE - 12

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Mt. Healthy - 34

Norwood - 7

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Reading - 21

Indian Hill - 31

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Cooper - 3

Boone County - 26

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CHCA - 29

Lockland - 34

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Oak Hills - 20

Princeton - 21

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Lakota West - 26

Fairfield - 7

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Middletown - 27

Lakota East - 0

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South Dearborn - 20

Lawrenceburg - 19  F/OT

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Roger Bacon - 6

Badin - 33

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Alter - 35

Fenwick - 7

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Turpin - 14

Kings - 7

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Anderson - 55    A: Slater - 21 car., 198 yds, 3 TD

Loveland - 14

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Little Miami - 31

Walnut Hills - 13

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Deer Park - 7

Wyoming - 47

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Finneytown - 13

Mariemont - 54

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Lebanon - 7

Troy - 14

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Bellevue - 56

Dayton - 7

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Russell - 21

Mason County - 34

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Campbell County - 12

Conner - 47

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Taft - 36

Woodward - 6

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Madison - 0

Carlisle - 34

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Hillsboro - 14

Madison Plains - 0

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Preble Shawnee - 0

Monroe - 48

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Washington C-H - 45

Western Brown - 13

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East Clinton - 20

New Richmond - 54

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Franklin - 7

Valley View - 9

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Aiken - 0

West Carrollton - 42

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Oakwood - 12

Waynesville - 24

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Wilmington - 20

Amelia - 6

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Greensburg - 0

East Central - 32

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Edinburgh - 0

Milan - 66

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South Decatur - 40

North Decatur - 0

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Centerville (IN) - 41

Union County - 0

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