Winton Woods Athletic Boosters

FALL SPORTS ROUND-UP

CROSS COUNTRY: Michael Perry continued to rack up impressive championships as the senior won the district and regional championships on the way to a 3rd place finish in the state meet in Columbus. The third place finish is a new school record, besting his 2005 seventh place finish. Perry had the best time of any FAVC runner during the regular season with a 15:32:00 time in the Lakota Fall Classic. (That time was 33-seconds better than the second best time recorded by an FAVC runner.) Joe Booker, Byron Toran, Aaron Nightingale, and Jimmy Peters also contributed to the overall tem success. Liz Steinway and Sam Kramer participated for the girls and both turned in fine performances, particularly at the Eaton and Harrison invitational meets.

FOOTBALL: Coach Troy Everhart’s Warriors earned a piece of their second division championship in three years while posting a 6-5 overall record (3-2 in the FAVC-Buckeye Division). Warrior victories were recorded against Wilmington, Akron Tallmadge, Dayton Colonel White, Harrison, Anderson, and Loveland. The Warriors were rewarded with a #3 seed and home game in the state playoffs against New Carlisle Tecumseh. The Warriors fell to the visiting Arrows 14-13 on a cold night at Fredrick Stadium. Senior running back Hosea Simpson established a new school career rushing record of 3,963 yards, breaking the old mark of 3,788 held by present Green Bay Packer Brandon Miree. Other record breaking performances were turned in by Nate Spencer (8 for 8 PAT’s vs. Wilmington) and Taylor Bradley’s 151 receiving yards against Anderson established a new single game record.

GOLF: The boys golf squad recorded a 3-9 record, earning wins over Purcell Marian, Mount Healthy and Little Miami. The Warriors also lost extremely close matches to Finneytown, Taylor and Glen Este. Brian Davis had the squads best average with a 43.21, good enough to finish 13th in the Buckeye Division. Other golfers who participated included: Jason Doan (45.19), Steven Cleary (47.08), Jason Koeninger (49.95), Tommy Murrell (50.52), Justin Chaney (51.30), Dan Rodgers (51.65), Ben Steinhauer (53.23), James Rice (55.14) and Josh Vogelsang (58.13).

BOYS SOCCER: The varsity Warriors finished their season with a 6-7-4 record (1-4-0 in the FAVC-Buckeye Division) with the victories coming against Middletown, North College Hill, Amelia, Reading, Withrow and Glen Este. The contests against Taylor, Roger Bacon, Cincinnati Christian and Norwood ended in ties. Luke Spencer finished 7th in the division in scoring with 15 points while goalkeeper Jeremy Horig recorded four shutouts, the third best mark in the division. Tyler Poplin finished with seven points, Kyle Senger with six points, Joel Mindoza and Joe Booker both finished with four points, Michael Day had three points while Zach Campbell and Oliver Velez each finished with two points each.

GIRLS SOCCER: Coach Dave Clark’s Lady Warriors defeated Deer Park 4-3, North College Hill 10-1, Wilmington 6-0, St. Bernard 5-0, Little Miami 5-4 and Western Hills 8-1 enroute to a 6-9-2 record. The ties came against Edgewood (0-0) and Glen Este (1-1). Senior Shauna Smith’s 19 goals plus nine assists gave her 47 total points and led the FAVC-Buckeye Division. Fellow senior Donielle White finished third in the division in assists with 11 and finished in fifth place with 27 points. Justine Johnson contributed 24 points and finished eighth in the divisional scoring race. Other Lady Warriors to score included: Ciara hale (seven points), Megan Hein (six points), Hope Monroe (five points), Melanie Medina and Kari Campbell with four points, Brittany Robertson, Nakeisha Alexander and Charmaine Neeley with three points each, Brianna Dennis recorded two points while Richelle Goree, Marti Henderson and Mallory Barnes each had an assist for one point.

GIRLS TENNIS: Coach Angelina Kuhlmann’s Lady Warriors battled their way through the season and finished with a 7-7 record with victories over Reading (twice), Deer Park, Taylor, Northwest, Glen Este, and Norwood. Co-captain Sable Gray played First Singles, finishing with a 10-8 regular season record and earning a fourth place finish in the Buckeye Division championships. Nina Booker played Second Singles finishing at 9-7 and also placed in fourth at the championships. Playing at the Third Singles position, fellow co-captain Matiza Abernathy lead the Buckeye Division with a 12-7 regular season record and also finished fourth in the Buckeye Division tournament. Other Lady Warriors included the First Doubles team of Janice Boyd and Shannon Samuel and the Second Doubles team of co-captain Brittany Brown and Desirae Bedford.

VOLLEYBALL: The Lady Warriors posted a 7-14 regular season record. Coach Jeff Merrill’s squad defeated Norwood, North College Hill (twice), Mount Healthy (twice), Ross, and Shroder Paidea. Chazity Bush led the squad with a 39.2 “hit percentage”. Other Lady Warriors that contributed included: Angel Edwards, Tina Karish, Tess Hackett, Katilin Stewart, and Ellie Nightingale.

FALL SPORTS AWARDS – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH

All Warriors student athletes who participated in fall sports (with the exception of football) will be honored on Monday, November 13th at the annual Fall Sports Awards Program, hosted by the Winton Woods Athletic Boosters. The evening’s ceremonies will begin at 7:00 pm in the high school cafeteria with the doors opening at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served, compliments of the Athletic Boosters. Please mark your calendar and plan on attending to show your support and appreciation of all our young men and women. (Football players will be honored during the annual football banquet. Contact the athletic office and/or Coach Everhart at 619-2425 for more details.)

BASKETBALL “WARRIOR MADNESS” – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st
The annual “Warrior Madness Night” is scheduled for Tuesday, November 21st at 7:00 pm and acts as the unofficial start to the 2006-07 basketball seasons for both the girls and boys basketball squads. Admission is either $1.00 or two canned goods per person with all proceeds going to S.O.U.L. Ministries food pantry in Springdale. Both squads will be introduced and will participate in “friendly” competition while the Winton Woods High School “Pep Band” and “Drill Team” is also scheduled to entertain. Please plan on attending this enjoyable and worthy community event.

WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW – IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL: Season opener: Saturday, December 2nd vs. Columbus Brookhaven at Chillicothe, OH @ 5:00 pm. Home opener: Tuesday, December 5th vs. Amelia @ 7:30 pm.
GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL: Season opener: Monday, November 27th at Hamilton @ 7:30 pm. Home opener: Wednesday, December 6th vs. Glen Este at 7:30 pm.
BOYS VARISTY BOWLING: Season opener: Sunday, December 3rd at Big Blue Challenge (Columbia Lanes) @ 8:00 am. Home opener: Thursday, December 7th vs. Mt. Healthy (Brentwood Bowl) @ 4:00 pm.
GIRLS VARSITY BOWLING: Season opener: Sunday, December 6th at Big Blue Challenge (Columbia Lanes) @ 8:00 am. Home opener: Thursday, December 7th vs. Mt. Healthy (Brentwood Bowl) @ 4:00 pm.
WRESTLING: Season opener: Saturday, December 9th at Pickerington Central High School @ 8:00 am.

FAVC “PLAYER OF THE WEEK” HONOREES – FALL SPORTS (9/25/06 THRU 11/10/06)
Week of 9/25/06: Justine Johnson (Girls soccer) and Shauna Smith (girls Soccer)
Week of 10/2/06: Tess Hackett (Volleyball)
Week of 10/9/06: Brittany Brown (Girls Tennis), Chazity Bush (Volleyball) and Justine Johnson (Girls Soccer)

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

You can follow Warrior athletics in particular as well as high school athletics in general via the following website links:
http://home.cinci.rr.com/athboost/index.html is the Winton Woods Athletic Boosters website and is devoted entirely to Warrior athletics. Each sport (boys and girls) has it’s own link and the site contains photos, team schedules and rosters as well as information concerning the Athletic Hall of Fame, on-line “Spirit Shop”, sportsmanship and directions to other FAVC schools. This site is updated on a regular basis and tries to provide as much information as possible about Winton Woods High School athletics.

www.favcsports.com is the official website of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference (FAVC). Official statistics, Player of the Week profiles, driving directions to member schools and much, much more can be found here. Like the athletic boosters website, the FAVC updates their site on a regular basis.
www.ohsaa.org is the official website of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). This site is a great resource for getting information concerning member schools throughout the state of Ohio, rules and regulations for all OHSAA sanctioned sports, eligibility and sportsmanship issues and concerns as well as tournament and play-off information.

NEXT MEETING OF THE ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
The next meeting of the Winton Woods High School Athletic Boosters is scheduled for Thursday March 1, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the athletic annex. Anyone interested in participating in the various activities of the Athletic Boosters is invited and welcome! (Should you have any questions regarding the function or any aspect of the Athletic Boosters, please feel free to call Herb Woeste at 619-2422.)