SPRING SPORTS ROUND-UP
BASEBALL: Coach Mike DeMain’s squad has gotten off to a slow start, but has racked up two wins in the eight games they have played thus far. The victories have been registered against Finneytown (10-8) and Walnut Hills (11-6). Seniors Matt Cooper, Jack Stenger and Montel Boone are the offensive team leaders. Copper’s .333 average leads the squad with Stenger’s .320 and Boone’s .304 close behind. Boone also has a team leading seven RBI’s. Stenger picked up a complete game victory against Walnut Hills, allowing only six hits while striking out seven Eagle batters.
SOFTBALL: The Lady Warriors are playing well, despite only having one victory in their first twelve games. The victory came on Opening Day, an 18-0 whitewashing of the Norwood Indians at Norwood. Paige Zellars is leading the team with a batting average of .385. Zellars also has 18 RBI as well as two home runs. Also contributing to the team effort has been Mandy Mercurio (.360 batting average) and Melanie Median (.346 batting average).
BOYS TENNIS: The Warriors picked up their first victory over Glen Este on March 31st with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Trojans. Their record presently stands at 1-5 overall and 1-2 in the FAVC Buckeye Division. Rico Williams sports a 3-1 record at 1st Singles. This ties him for second place with the best winning percentage within the division. Evan Wilson has a 1-3 record playing 3rd Singles while Andrew Schiltz and Sean McHone have a 1-3 record playing in the 2nd Doubles position. Upcoming important tournaments are the prestigious Coaches Classic (April 27th and April 29th) and the FAVC Buckeye Division Championships at Mason on Tuesday, May 2nd.
BOYS TRACK: “Dominating” would be the best word
to describe the Warriors track efforts thus far. No less than four Warriors
presently have the best times in individual events within the FAVC Buckeye
Division, while relay squads have posted the best times in three events. Julian
Johnson’s 0:10.94 time in the 100-meter dash is the best time in the
FAVC thus far while Dominique Eubanks is close behind in second place with
a 0:11.10 time. Brian Lee’s 0:22.60 is the division’s best in
the 200-meter dash. Corie Blake posted a 0:51.40 time in the 400-meter dash
to lead the division while Michael Perry’s 9:36.00 is the best time
in the 3200-dash. Division leading relay times have been posted in the 400-meter
relay, the 800-meter relay and the 1600-meter relay. Coach Wright’s
squad was ranked seventh in The Cincinnati Enquirer’s preseason city
track poll and looks forward to the FAVC Championships on May 10th and May
12th.
GIRLS TRACK: The Lady Warriors have posted some impressive performances and were ranked sixth in the preseason city track poll as conducted by The Cincinnati Enquirer. Mallory Barnes has Buckeye Division best efforts in shotput (37’08.00”) and discuss (124’01.00”) while Tracee Hamner (5’04.00”) has the best mark in the high jump. Other Lady Warriors who are ranked high in individual events are: Evelyn Cooper (2nd in the 100-meter dash and 4th in the 200-meter dash), Angel Edwards (2nd in shotput and 3rd in discuss), and Shauna Smith (3rd in the 100 high hurdles and 4th in the 300 meter IM hurdles). The Lady Warriors 400-meter relay squad has the division’s best time at 0:50.30. With a seasoned team, the Lady Warriors look to do some real damage at the FAVC Championships.
SPRING SPORTS -- FAVC “ATHLETES OF THE WEEK”
Week of April 3rd: Ciera Ciers (Softball), Ron’sae Harrison (Boys Track)
and Josh North (Baseball)
Week of April 10th: Montel Boone (Baseball), Evan Wilson (Boys Tennis) and
Paige Zellars (Softball)
Week of April 17th: Melanie Medina (Softball), Jack Stenger (Baseball) and
Rico Williams (Boys Tennis)
WINTER SPORTS AWARDS
BOYS BOWLING: Charlie Fedrick Sportsmanship Award: Maurice
Richardson
Warrior Award: James Rice
Most Improved Player: Carlos Tipton
GIRLS BOWLING: Charlie Fredrick Sportsmanship Award: Jessica
Rice
Warrior Award: Brittany Studer
Most Valuable Player: Jazmine Burton
Most Improved Player: Lakia Cunningham
CHEERLEADING: Warrior Award: India Martin
Most Improved: Antoinette Pope
Most Spirited Award: Desirae Bedfor
Big Sister Award: Jessica Tinch and Amanda Lawson
Miss Congeniality Award: Tiffany Hammons
BOYS BASKETBALL: Charlie Fredrick Sportsmanship Award: Kierre
Greenwood
Warrior Award: Rayjay Batiste
Most Valuable Player: Rod Geralds
Most Improved Player Bryan Little
Newcomer of the Year: Chris Williams
Strongest Link: Rod Geralds
Mr. Clutch: Eric Taylor
Chairman of the Boards: Rod Geralds
Mr. Ice: Raynard Batiste
Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Bradley and Julian Johnson
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Charlie Fredrick Sportsmanship Award:
Paige Zellars
Warrior Award: Saterra Harris
Most Valuable Player: Myia McCurdy
Best Offense: Jasmine Shaw
Best Defense: Kiki Johnson
Most Assists: Jasmine Shaw
Best Rebounder: Myia McCurdy
Best Free Throw Shooter: Courtney Lumpkin
WRESTLING: Charlie Fredrick Sportsmanship Award: Josue Colon
Warrior Award: Steven Cleary
Most Valuable Player: Joe Booker
Most Improved Player: Cordell Boyd
COLLEGE SIGNINGS
(As of 4/21/06)
The following Warrior student-athletes have signed national Letters of Intent
to continue their athletic careers at the intercollegiate level. We wish each
and every one of them the best of luck as they continue their athletic as
well as their scholastic pursuits:
Randy Brown (Football) Bemidji State University (Minnesota)
John Bush (Football) University of Toledo (Walk-On)
Jason Davis (Football) Bucknell University (Pennsylvania)
Julian Johnson (Football) Ashland University (Ohio)
Erik Jones (Football) Western Kentucky University (Kentucky)
Myia McCurdy (Girls Basketball) Rutgers University (New Jersey)
Derric Montgomery (Football) Urbana University (Ohio)
Tim Pugh (Football) Wilmington College (Ohio)
Brian Starr (Football) Urbana University (Ohio)
Carlos Tipton (Football) Bowling Green State University (Ohio)
Drew Townsend (Football) Ohio Dominican University (Ohio)
Marcus Young (Football) University of Charleston (West Virginia)
“WELCOME TO THE SWEATHOUSE”
It is well known that Warrior athletes put many hours of time and effort into
weight training during their time at Winton Woods High School, not only during
the season, but off-season also. The pay-off usually is in the form of victories
for the team and all-league, all-city, all-district or all-state recognition
for the individual. However, once in a while the effort is recognized on the
national level. Senior football player Marcus Young has been invited to participate
in a national power lifting tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 20th. He
is the first Winton Woods student-athlete to compete in such an event and
is the only Winton Woods athlete to ever power clean over 300 pounds. (His
power lift of 325 pounds is the school record!) Best wishes and good luck
to Marcus as he competes against some of the best high school lifters in the
country!!
FAVC EXPANDS & REALIGNS DIVISIONS
The Fort Ancient Valley Conference has expanded to eighteen schools and has realigned the league members into three divisions starting in the fall of the 2006-07 school year: Buckeye Division, Cardinal Division and the new Scarlet Division. Winton Woods will remain in the reformed Buckeye Division, along with Anderson, Glen Este, Harrison, Loveland and Mason. The Cardinal Division will consist of former Buckeye Division members Amelia and Walnut Hills, along with Kings, Little Miami, Turpin and Wilmington. The newly created Scarlet Division will have FAVC holdovers Northwest, Norwood and Ross competing with newly admitted Edgewood, Mt. Healthy and Oxford Talawanda. The league feels this will create better balance and competition within each of the divisions and the schools in the divisions will be better geographically aligned.
In order to keep up with constant cost increases for officials, uniforms, equipment, etc., the FAVC has increased ticket prices next year for the following sports. These new prices are comparable to other major leagues in the city including the GMC and the GCL. The ticket prices below reflect the changes for the 2006-2007 school year:
Football
$6.00 adult/$3.00 pre-sale
student
Varsity - All tickets at the gate
will be $6.00 for anyone 5
years and up
Frosh/JV - $4.00 adult/$3.00
students
Volleyball - $6.00 adult/$3.00
students
FOOTBALL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
The 2006 football season should be an exciting one for the Warriors as they prepare to compete in the fiercely competitive Buckeye Division of the FAVC. The Warriors will open the season against Wilmington as part of the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown on Thursday, August 24th at Princeton High School’s Viking Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 pm and ticket information will be forthcoming. This is the fourth straight year that the Warriors have participated in this prestigious event, the most of any FAVC school. Re-dedication of newly renovated Charles Fredrick Stadium will be Friday, September 8th against Akron Tallmage and the fifth annual “Hall of Fame Night” will be on Friday, September 22nd versus new FAVC member Edgewood. Other home games will be against Anderson, Harrison and Loveland while road contests will be at Lakota West, Dayton Colonel White, Mason and Glen Este.