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Mason Comets 2023-24
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last updated March 8, 2024

Boys Basketball

Season Stats

Date
Opponent
W/L
Score
Overall
Record
GMC
Record
Game Highlights
12/1

OVHC @ home

vs. Taft

won 80-59 1-0 0-0

Mason Boys Basketball got their 2023-24 season underway last Friday with a 80-59 win over Taft at the Ohio Valley Hoops Classsic. The Comets led by 7 at the half, then outscored the Senators 36-28 the last two quarters.

Ben Menker led the way for Mason with a career high 33 points. Abib Abib tossed in 13 on the night.

Mason (1-0) will host St. Xavier on Tuesday, 12/5.

12/5 St . Xavier lost 55-53 1-1 0-0

Mason hosted GCL powerhouse St. Xavier last Tuesday. The Comets battled the Bombers for four quarters in a very tight, back-in-forth contest before falling 55-53. Mason got balanced scoring on the night with Mtt Debrosse leading the way with 18 points. Ben Menker added 12.

Mason (1-1, 0-0) opens GMC play at Hamilton tonight!

 

12/8 @ Hamilton lost 63-56 1-2 0-1

Mason Boys fell at Hamilton last Friday, 63-56. The Comets trailed Big Blue 29-23 at the half and couldn't make up the difference in the final two frames. Matt DeBrosse and Ben Menker led Mason with 17 and 13 points, respectively.

Next up, Mason (1-2, 0-1) will host Middletown on Tuesday, 12/12.

12/12 Middletown lost 62-48 1-3 0-2

The Comet boy's fell to visiting Middletown in a GMC matchup on Tuesday night. The final score was Middies 62 and Comets 48. Mason trailed at the half 27-12 and never were able to get going offensively against their 4-0 opponent. Matt DeBrosse led Mason with 16 points. Ben Menker scored 11 in the losing effort.

Mason (1-3, 0-2) will look to return to winning ways when they host Sycamore the Friday.

12/15 Sycamore lost 73-63 1-4 0-3

Mason Boys Bball suffered a 73-63 loss at the hands of Sycamore this past Friday. The Aves held a slim 2-point advantage at the half, before Sycamore overpowered the Comets 38-30 down the stretch. Mason had four players in double figures: Ben Menker 18, Matt Debrosse 16, Dylan Ringwald 12 and Luke Kirklin 10.

The Comets visit Colerain Tuesday, 12/19.

12/19 @ Colerain won 71-49 2-4 1-3

Mason Boys Basketball visited Colerain on Tuesday, Dec. 19. The Comets were on their game and came away with a convincing and much needed 71-49 victory. Details of the contest are unavailable at this time.

Next up, Mason (2-4, 1-3) will host Princeton on "Greg Richards Recognition Night"! Over the holidays, Mason will travel to Ft. Myers, Florida for the Holiday Hoopsfest. The Comets will play games on 12/27, 12/28 and 12/29 before heading back north.

12/22

Princeton

Greg Richards Recog Night

won 55-51 3-4 2-3

Mason Boys Basketball honored a former HOF coach and took down a stalwart GMC foe on Friday, Dec. 22 at the MMS Arena. The Comets recogized their legendary head coach Greg Richards during special cermonies at Friday's game. Coach Richards served as the head coach of for 27 years and totaled 399 career wins. His impact on his former players and the Mason High School community is unparelled in Comet Basketball history.

The Comet boys took care of business against the Vikings as well on this special night. Mason was able to fight off a 2nd half Princeton comeback to win a close one, 55-51. Mason got balanced scoring from three players: Matt Debrosse 17, Ben Menker and Abib bib 11 points each. Brycen Johnson chipped in 9 points off the bench.

1/27

HOLIDY TOURNAMENT IN FLORIDA

vs. Golden Gate

won 77-49 4-4 2-3 see summary below
12/28

HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT IN FLORIDA

vs. Riverside

won 59-50 5-4 2-3
see summary below
12/29

HOLIDAY TOURNMENT IN FLORIDA

vs. Seminole

won 54-53 6-4 2-3
The Comets hit the beaches and court in Ft. Myers, Florida over Christmas break, playing 3 games in 3 days against strong competition at the Holiday Hoopsfest at Bishop Verot High School.

The Comets opened up playing Golden Gate high school out of Naples, FL.  The boys started off HOT with a 26 - 12 1st quarter.  Brycen Johnson had a career high of 17 points, Matt DeBrose had 19 including 5 3-pointers.  Mason ended up winning big 77-49. 

The next day set a match up with the #2 State Ranked team in South Carolina, Greer Riverside.  A well played game by both teams, the Comets ended up making more plays.  Ben Menker, Luke Kirklin, and Dylan Ringwald all made big plays down the stretch on defense.  Matt Debrosse led the way in scoring with 19 (5 3-pointers AGAIN).  The Comets pulled away and finished with a 59-50 win. 

The 3rd game in 3 days Mason started behind the 8-ball.  The Comets looked tired but fought back from being down 10 at halftime against Seminole high school (Sanford, FL).  Matt DeBrosse led a spirited effort, he had 3 points at halftime and ended the game with 22 points!  Brycen Johnson had a huge shot go in with under a minute left for Mason to go up 2, then the other team came back and made a 3 pointer to put Seminole up 1 with 15 seconds left.  The Comets came down the floor, called time out, Ben Menker drove to the rim, and was fouled with 0.3 seconds left down 1.  The Seminole coach then called 2 time outs to try and 'ice' the FT shooter.  Ben Menker stepped up and confidently knocked down both free throws for a thrilling comeback win 54-53. 

Matt DeBrosse made the all tournament team after scoring 19, 19, and 22 in the 3 games.  Ben Menker scored 12, 15, and 12 in the 3 games.


The Brotherhood enjoyed a great time bonding as a team and enjoyed the weather as well as competing against local teams.  Mason (6-4, 2-3) is back in action at home on Friday January 5th against Fairfield.
1/5 Fairfield lost 68-50 6-5 2-4

The Comets fell to Fairfield on Friday. Final score 68-50. Mason was outscored 44-20 in the 2nd and 3rd quarter. Ben Menker led Mason with 13 points and Matt Debrosse added 12.

Mason (6-5, 2-4) will look to return to its winning ways on Tuesday when they host Lakota West.

1/9 West lost 68-38 6-6 2-5

Mason was defeated at home on Tuesday by Lakota West. Final score: 68-38. Abib Abib led the Comets with 12 points. Luke Kirklin pulled down 9 rebounds.

Next up, Mason visits Oak Hills on Friday, 1/12.

1/12 @ Oak Hills lost 60-43 6-7 2-6

Mason Boys suffered a 60-43 loss at the hands of Oak Hills last Friday. The contest was close at the half with OH leading 25-21. The third quarter saw the Highlanders outscore Mason 23-8. Leading Mason was Braden Greer with 14 points.

Next up, Mason (6-7, 2-6) will host Hamilton on Friday, 1/19.

1/19 Hamilton lost 50-49 6-8 2-7

Mason fell at home to Hamilton last Friday by a score of 50-49. The Comets took the Big Blue to overtime, but couldn't force double OT when their free throw with no time remining was just short.

Mason was led by Matt Debrosse and Dylan Ringwald who both scored 12 points. Luke Kirklin grabbed 10 reounds in the game.

Mason (6-8, 2-7) will visit East on Tuesday.

1/23 @ East lost 47-44 6-9 2-8

The Comets suffered a tough loss at Lakota East on Tuesday night. In a defensive struggle at East, Mason fell on a last second three-pointer to the Hawks by a score of 47-44. Mason led 19-15 at the half. The fourth quarter was deadlocked until East made a long trey with 3 seconds left.

Ben Menker led the Comets with 19 points. Abibi Abib added 10.

Next up, Mason will visit Princeton on Friday, 1/26.

 

1/26 @ Princeton lost 59-50 6-10 2-9

Mason Boys suffered a 59-50 loss at Princeton last Friday. The Comets trailed the Vikes 27-25 at the half and then were outscored 32-25 over the final two quarters. Ben Menker and Abib Abib led Mason with 17 and 10 points, respectively.

Next up Mason will host Colerain on Tuesday, 1/30.

1/30 Colerain won 68-25 7-10 3-9

Mason Boys swamped Colerain on Tuesday night 68-25. This game was never in doubt as the Comets dominated from tipoff. Ben Menker led the Comets with 20 points.

Next, Mason visits Sycamore on Friday, 2/2.

2/2 @ Sycamore lost 60-56 7-11 3-10

The Comets suffered a 60-56 loss in overtime at Sycamore last Friday night. After leading the Aves by 2 at the half, the game was knotted at 50-50 at the end of regulation. Sycamore outscored the Comets 10-6 in overtime to earn the win. Mason was led by Matt DeBrosse's 26 points and Ben Menker's 14.

Next up, Mason will host Moeller in a non-conference matchup this Tuesday, 2/6.

2/6 Moeller lost 42-38 7-12 3-10

The Comets gave #3 state ranked Moeller all the wanted on Tuesday night in the MMS Arena. Mason took the Crusaders down to the wire before falling 42-38. After leading at the half (23-21 Comets), a difficult third quarter allowed Moeller to gain the upper hand, making it necessary for Mason to play catchup most of the 2nd half.

Mason was led by Braden Greer and Ben Menker's 11 points. Matt DeBrosse also added 10.

The Comets are back in action on Friday at Fairfield.

2/9 @ Fairfield lost 65-57 7-13 3-11

The Comets put up a good fight when the visited Fairfield last Friday, but it wasn't enough as the Indian got a 65-57 win. The halftime score was close at 30-27, but the Comets got outscored 35-30 down the stretch. Braden Greer led Mason with 20 points. Ben Menker and Matt Debrosse added 12 and 10 points, repectively.

Next up, Mason visits Middletown on Tuesday. On Friday, 2/16, Mason will host Oak Hills for senior night and the final game of the regular season.

Mason Boys Basketball is the #24 seed in the upcoming Sectional. They will play #7 seed Sycamore in the first round of the postseason on Friday, 2/23 at 6:00 pm at Lakota West.

2/13 @ Middletown lost 63-53 7-14 3-12

Mason Boys fell at Middletown on Tuesday night by a final score of 63-53. The Comets made a furious come-from-behind attempt after trailing the Middies 40-23 at the half. In the third quarter Mason outscored Middletown 16-7, but the deficit was to large to overcome. Ben Menker led Mason with 22 points. Braden Greer added 15.

Mason will host Oak Hills this Friday for their regular season finale.

2/16 Oak Hills lost 56-38 7-15 3-13

The Comets finished the regualar season last Friday hosting Oak Hills. A close opening two quarters of play went the other way in the 2nd as Mason fell 56-38. Ben Menker led the Comets with 13 points. Mason seniors Luke Kirklin, Ben Menker, Matt DeBrosse, Josh Sweeney, Abib Abib and Alex Koelling (injured) were honored in pregame ceremonies.

Mason will take on the GMC champion Sycamore on Friday, February 23rd in the 1st round of the Sectional Tourney. Game time is slated for 6:00 pm.

2/23

SECTIONAL

vs. Sycamore 6:00 @ Lakota West

lost 62-44 7-16 3-14

Mason Boys fell to Sycamore in the first round of the Sectional this past Friday. The Aves big man, Raleigh Burgess was too much and the Comets fell 62-44. The Comets trailed Sycamore 26-18 at the half.

Senior Ben Menker finished his high school career as Mason's leading scorer with 15 points. Senior Abib Abib added 12.

The Comets head to the "off-season" and will look to strengthen and improve for the 2024-25 season.

             
             
             

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Girls Basketball

  Season Stats

Date
Opponent
W/L
Score
Overall
Record
GMC
Record
Game Highlights
11/22 @ Beavercreek lost 52-51 0-1 0-0  
11/25 Lebanon won 59-51 1-1 0-0  
12/2 @ Colerain won 86-34 2-1 1-0

Mason Girls Basketball season has begun with the Comets establishing an early 2-1 record. On 11/22 the Comets visited Beavercreek and fell 52-51. Madison Parrish led all scorers with 19 point.

On Nov. 25th, Mason handed visiting Lebanon a 59-51 loss. Again, Parrish led the way with 22 points. Anna Habra tossed in 17.

Mason hosted Colerain on Saturday, 12/2 and came away with their first GMC win of the season by a score of 86-34. Every Comet scored in the contest with Madison Parrish leading all scorers with 19. Becca Sanders, Jazz Johnson and Kaelyn Burley all added 10.

Mason (2-1, 1-0) will host Fairfield this Wednesday, 12/6.

12/6 Fairfield won 69-48 3-1 1-0

Mason Girls took down Fairfiled on Wednesday by a score of 69-48. The Comets led 40-26 at the half and never looked back. Three Mason players scored double figures: Madison Parish and Addy Gillman each had 16 while Anna Habra added 14. Habra made it a "double-double" with 12 rebounds.

Next up for Mason (3-1, 1-0) is a home game on Saturday when they host Lakota West.

12/9 West won 55-35 4-1 2-0

Girls Basketball took care of business on Saturday versus Lakota West, downing the Firebirds 55-35. The Comet opened up a 14 point lead by halftime and never looked back. Madison Parrish led Mason with 24 points followed by Riely Yost's 10.

Mason (4-1, 2-0) is back in action at Oak Hills on Wednesday, 12/13.

12/13 @ Oak Hills won 48-18 5-1 4-0

Girls Basketball put up a strong defensive effort on Wednesday to stop Oak Hills by a final score of 48-18. The Comets were able to post a 29-12 halftime advantage and shut the Highlanders down in the 2nd half allowing only 6 total points.

Mason was led by Madison Parrish with 14 points and Anna Habra with 13.

Mason (5-1, 4-0) will host 5-1, 3-0 Princeton on Saturday.

12/16 Princeton lost 72-69 OT 5-2 4-1

Mason Girls fell to Princeton on Saturday in overtime. Final score was 72-69. The Vikings were able to outscore the Comets 20-12 in the fourth quarter to send the game to OT. In the overtime period, Princeton outscored Mason 9-6 to win an important GMC battle.

Mason had three players in double figures: Madison Parish 20, Ann Habra 19 and Addy Gillman 12. Harbra produced a double-double with 13 rebounds.

Mason (5-2, 4-1) will look to return to it's winning ways on Wednesday, when they vist Middletown.

12/20 @ Middletown        

Mason Girls Bball played at the Middies tonight, Wed. 12/20 (waiting on final results).

The Comets are back in action on Saturday, 12/23 at Bellbrook. The team is off over the break and resume play on January 3, 2024 at Lakota East.

12/23 @ Bellbrook won 60-52 7-2 5-1

Mason Girls Basketball continued their winning ways on Saturday, Dec. 23rd, defeating Bellbrook 60-52 in an away contest. No game details available yet.

The Comets (7-2, 5-1) will visit Lakota East TONIGHT, Wed. 1/3/24 in a big GMC matchup.

1/3 @ East won 55-47 8-2 6-1 The Girls Bball team defeated East last Wednesday, 55-47 in a big GMC battle. The Comets battled back from a 31-26 deficit at the half, outscoring the Hawks 29-16 in the final two quarters. Mason was led by Anna Habra with 18 and Maddison Parrish with 14. Riley Yost contributed 9 rebounds.
1/6 @ Sycamore won 58-28 9-2 7-1

Last Saturday, Mason blasted Sycamore in a game on the road by a 58-28 final. The Comet defense held the Aves to single digits every quarter. Anna Habra was the leading scorer with 21 points. Addy Gillman added 10.

Next up, Mason girls (9-2, 7-1) will host Hamilton on Wednesday, 1/10.

1/10 Hamilton won 65-14 10-2 8-1

Mason Girls Basketball toppled Hamilton at home on Wednesday night by a score of 65-14. This one was never close. Mason led 47-3 at the half and gave up zero points in the third quarter.

Everyone saw playing time and scoring was extremely balanced.

Next up, Mason (10-2, 8-1) competes at the annual Classic in the Country Showcase on Sunday and Monday.

1/14

Classic in the Country

vs. Portsmouth

won 46-28 11-2 8-1

The Mason Girls Basketball traveled to Amish Country this past holiday weekend for the annual Classic in the Country Showcase.

The team went 2-0 against 2 top teams out of Ohio & Michigan. It was a great weekend of competition, team bonding, and of course… chicken & noodles and fry pies.

On Sunday, 1/15 Mason faced Portsmouth (Ohio) and won by a score of 46-28. The Comets put the game away in the 2nd half, led by Madison Parrish's 15 points with Riley Yost adding 10.

1/15

Classic in Country

vs. Belleville (MI)

won 49-28 12-2 8-1 The Comets continued 2nd day play at the Classic in the Country on Monday, 1/15. Mason, the No. 14 team in the SBLive Ohio girls basketball Power 25, jumped out to a 21-7 lead after one quarter and cruised to victory over previously unbeaten Belleville of Michigan.

The Comets outrebounded the Tigers 47-28, which led to a 16-0 advantage in second chance points. Belleville shot just 20% from the field for the game.

Madison Parrish led the Comets with 14 points and eight rebounds and Riley Yost added 11 and seven.

Mason (12-2, 8-1) returns home on Wednesday, 1/17 to host Middletown.


1/17 Middletown won 75-37 13-2 9-1

Mason Girls Basketball continued to roll with wins over Middletown (75-37 on 1/17) and Mount Notre Dame (55-46 on 1/20).

Against the Middies Anna Habra scored 13 while Madison Parrish nd Jazz Johnson added 11 each.
1/20 MND won 55-46 14-2 9-1

Madison Parrish tossed in a game-high 30 points in the win over Mount Notre Dame. Anna Habra added 12.

Next up, Mason (14-2, 9-1) will host Colerain on Wednesday, 1/24.

1/24 Colerain won 64-22 15-2 10-1

Mason Girls Basketball routed Colerain on Wednesday, 64-22. Every Comet contributed points in the win. Mason shot 72.5% from the field on the night (29-40).

Next up, Mason (15-2, 10-1), will visit Fairfield on Saturay, 1/27. The Comets currently share the lead in the GMC with Princeton (each has one loss) with 5 games remaining in the GMC.

1/27 @ Fairfield won 59-27 16-2 11-1

The Comet Girls Basketball team had more than just another GMC win to celebrate this past Saturday. One of their standout players for the past three seasons reached a lofty milestone in the process of a Mason 59-27 win at Fairfield. Junior guard Madison Parrish joined the elite "1000-point club" with a free throw late in the contest that sent her teammates and coaches in celebration mode. Parrish was presented the game ball and a Comet green and white 1K "memory ball" following the contest.

Parrish, undoubtably, has more accomplishments and individual records to set. With the remainder of this season and her senior year to come, Madison stands to establish herself as one of the may all-time great players in Comet Girls Basketball history. Her individual career points totals are: freshman 337, sophomore 371 and junior 293 (1001 total). She is a two-time First Team All GMC receipient.

Parrish finished with 25 points as the Comets advanced their overall record to 16-2 and 11-1 in the GMC. The team is currently leading the GMC with just four games remaining in the regular season. They're last three games will be against very tough GMC opponents Princeton (2/3), West (2/7) and Lakota East (2/10).

Next up Mason will host Oak Hills on Wednesday.

1/31 Oak Hills won 35-28 17-2 12-1

Mason escaped an upset bid by Oak Hills last Wednesday. The Highlanders battled the Comets at Mason with the home team pulling away for a 25-28 victory. The score at the half was 19-16 Comets. Maddison Parrish poured in 18 to lead Mason.

The win sets up a Saturday GMC showdown at Princeton. Both teams have identicl 12-1 league records. The conference championship could be on the line for both teams.

2/3 @ Princeton won 57-49 18-2 13-1

Mason Girls Basketball took a major step towards winning another GMC title on Saturday, defeating Princeton on their home court by a final score of 57-49. The Comet defense stifiled the Vikings over the final 8 minutes of play hold them to just 9 fourth quarter points while adding 16 to their total. A 3-point bucket by Princeton with just 38 seconds remaining would be their final tally as Msaon went on to close it out and secure the win.

The Mason duo of Anna Habra and Madison Parrish total 23 and 20 points, respectively to help the Comets secure their 18th win of the season. The victory enacted a little "revenge" over their GMC counter part Vikings, who defeated the Comets 73-69 in overtime earlier in the season. With just two games remaining on the regular season schedule, Mason moves 1 game ahead of both Princeton and East in the league statndings.

Mason (18-2, 13-1) can claim at least a tie for the 2023-24 GMC title with a win at Lakota West (15-4, 10-3) on Wednesday 2/7. The season finale will be a big one as the Comets host Lakota East (13-6, 12-2) on Saturday, 2/10.

Mason Girls Basketball is seeking their fourth consecutive GMC title and 7th overall.

Mason Girls earned the #2 seed at the Sectional Tourney. They will play Colerain in the first round at Lakota East on Saturday, 2/17 at 11:00 am. The winner will play Anderson on Thursday, 2/22 back at East at 5:30 pm.

2/7 @ West won 56-38 19-2 14-1

Mason girls earned at least a share of the 2023-24 GMC title on Wednesday with a defeat of Lakota West. The final score was 56-38. The Comets were in control most of the contest outscoring the birds 49-28 over the first three quarters.

Madison Parrish and Ann Habra were once again unstoppable finishing with 22 and 16 points, respectively. Habra earned a double-double pulling down 14 carooms in the game.

The Comets (19-2, 14-1) will seek an outright GMC Championship on Saturday when they host Lakota East (14-7, 13-2) in the Mason Middle School Arena at 1:45 pm. Earlier this season Mason got the best of the Hawks, defeating them 55-47.

Mason will be recognizing seniors on Saturday and the final home game for retiring head coach Rob Matula.

Mason Girls Basketball is seeking their fourth consecutive GMC title and 7th overall.

Mason Girls earned the #2 seed at the Sectional Tourney. They will play Colerain in the first round at Lakota East on Saturday, 2/17 at 11:00 am. The winner will play Anderson on Thursday, 2/22 back at East at 5:30 pm.

2/10 East won 44-39 20-2 15-1

Mason Girls Basketball "sealed the deal" this past Saturday versus Lakota East. The Comets won their 15th consecuttive game, 20th on the season, and were rewarded with their programs fourth consecutive GMC title and 7th overall.

Madison Parrish scored a game-high 16 points and the third-ranked Mason Comets surged ahead in the second half to claim a 44-39 victory over the Thunderhawks, giving their head coach one final regular season win that secured the outright Greater Miami Conference title.

Matula, who s wrapping up a tremendous high school basketball coaching life that started in 1988, was recognized for his "legacy" basketball career in pregame ceremonies. He’s been a head coach for 26 years, including two seasons as a boys basketball head coach at Talawanda (1999-2001) and four seasons at Sycamore (2001-05). He has led Mason to three regional titles including Division I state runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2016.


The Comets made this title game special, rallying from a 6-point first half deficit to claim another GMC title. The Thunderhawks (14-8, 13-3 GMC) built their largest lead at 25-16 out of the third-quarter gate, but that’s when Mason began to march back. Parrish scored 14 of her points in the second half to help the Comets go on an 11-1 surge and put the game away.

Anna Habra scored nine points and had six rebounds for Mason, which plays Colerain in the first round of the Division I tournament on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 11 a.m. at Lakota East. Saturday's winner will play Anderson on Thursday, 2/22, 5:30 pm back at East.

2/17

SECTIONAL

vs. Colerain 11:00 am at East

won 64-31 21-2 15-1

Mason easily defeated Colerain 64-31 in the first round of the Sectional Tourney at Lakota East on Saturday. Comet starters saw limited action in the contest that saw Anna Habra lead the way with 10 points.

Mason (21-2) will face Anderson in the 2nd round on Thursday, 2/22 at 5:30 back at East. The winner will play either Lebanon or Goshen on Tues., 2/27 6:00 pm at East for the Sectional Championship.

2/22

SECTIONAL

vs. Anderson

@ East 5:30

won 61-21 22-2 15-1

Mason Girls rolled past Anderson on Thursday night in the 2nd round of the Sectional Tourney at East. Final score was Msaon 61 and Anderson 21. The Comet starters saw limited action in the contest. Madison Parrish led Mason with 12 points. Addy Gillman added 9 points.

Mason (22-2) advances to the Sectional Final on Tuesday, 2/27 back at East at 6:00 pm. Mason's opponent will be #7 Goshen who defeated Lebanon in overtime on Thursday on a last second shot. The winner of Tuesday's game advances to the District Championships at Princeton, Saturday, 3/2 versus either Centerville or Springfield.
2/27

SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

vs. Goshen, 6:00

won 67-34 23-2 15-1

Mason Girls captured the Sectional Title at East last night easily defeating Goshen 67-34. The Comets built a lead that they never relinquished and added to as the game progressed. Goshen had no answer for sophomore Anna Habra who led the charge with 25 points.

Mason advances to the District Final this Saturday at Princeton High School. The Comets will play Centerville HS (#8 seed) who sports a season record of 15-8 at 2:00 pm. Mason Girls Basketball will be seeking their 4th consecutive District Title and 10th overall.

The District winner moves on to the Regional round against either Springboro or Winton Woods on Wednesday, March 6th, 7:00 pm at a location TBA.

3/2

District Championship @ Princeton

vs. Centerville

2:00 pm

won 55-39 24-2 15-1

Mason Girls Basketball won their program's 4th consecutive District Title on Saturday defeating Centerville 55-39 at Princeton. For the Comets it was their 10th Division 1 district title (11th overall). The win propels them to a regional semi-final berth. The marks the 11th time that Mason has advanced to the regional tourney under retiring head coach Rob Matula. It was also the Comets 19th consecutive win for the 2023-24 season (24-2 overall).

Mason got out to a fast start, a replica of its district semifinal against Goshen. The Comets ran out to a 15-2 lead after five minutes and were able to expand their lead to 12 points at halftime, even after Centerville went on an 8-2 run to end the first quarter.

A staunch defensive effort held the Elks to 23.8 percent shooting in the first half. Mason was able to sustain a double-digit lead by shooting 52 percent from the floor in the second half.

Sophomore Anna Habra led the way with 11 points, 11 rebounds and three assists, good for her sixth double-double of the season. Madison Parrish (13 points) and Riley Yost (10 points) joined her in double figures. The Comets key to success was penetrating Centerville's triangle-and-two defense, leading to 22 points in the paint.

Next up for Mason will be a Regional Semi-Final match-up vs. Springboro TONIGHT AT LAKOTA WEST AT 7:00 PM.

Springboro is the #1 seed coming out of the Dayton Southwest 4 bracket.  They have an overall record of 21-5 and are the 2024 GWOC champions.  The Panthers defeated Piqua, Fairborn, Butler, and Winton Woods to punch their ticket to Regionals. They are entering tonight's game with a 12-game winning streak.  The Panthers may be seeking some revenge tonight as the Comets have ended Springboro's season each of the past three years in the District Championship game (2023, 2022, 2021).   

The winner earns a Regional final berth vs either Princeton or Mount Notre Dame on Saturday, 3/6, at 7:00 pm at West.

3/6

REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL

vs. Springboro

@ West 7:00

lost 71-64 24-3 15-1

The Mason Girls Basketball season ended on Wednesday with a 71-64 loss at the hands of Springboro at Lakota West HS. It was a disappointing ending to a tremendous season for the Comets in the Regional Sem-Final. Mason had beaten Springboro in 3 straight district championship games, winning twice last year by scores of 44-25 and 55-28.

Springboro made several runs throughout the game to open up big leads. They had a 15-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.  The Panthers opened up a 39-30 halftime.

The Comet offense woke up and began to show life in the 3rd quarter on the strength of junior Madison Parrish's efforts (led all scorers with 36 points). She had the Comets' final 15 points of the third quarter to bring Mason back from a nine-point halftime deficit. Mason had taken a very brief 1-point lead with 12 seconds remaining in the third, only to allow Boro to get behind the defense and send them to the final 8 minutes with a 1-point advantage.  

In the final quarter, the Panthers outscored Mason 18-12 to end the Comets 19 game winning streak and their postseason hopes.

Sophomore Anna Habra finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Mason cause.

The loss was also the end of the Matula era at Mason. In 19 years the legendary coach and his Mason teams combined for a 378-98 record (overall 457-193), eight Greater Miami Conference championships, 15 sectional titles, 11 division crowns, three regional championships and two state runnerup finishes. He has won many coaching honors during his career that have included multiple league Coach of the Year awards, Southwest Coach of the Year, and Greater Cincinnati Coach of the Year. During his notable career, he's produced multiple all-league and all-state players that have advanced to complete outstanding collegiate careers. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH MASON PLAYER AND COACH MATULA AND HIS STAFF ON ANOTHER EXCEPTIONAL SEASON OF COMET GIRLS BASKETBALL!

 

 

         
             

 

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Boys Swimming

Date Event Team Placings
Meet result links
Highlights/notes
12/1 Highlands (KY)      
12/2 Mason Invite    

This past Saturday the Comets Swim/Dive team hosted the 20th annual Mason Invitational! Eighteen teams & over 350 swimmers from around the area participated in the event.

Boys Highlights

Aidan Yoda – 2nd 200 Freestyle & 3rd 500 Freestyle

Relays:

6th – Oliver Gao, Emmett Rose, Aidan Yoda, Mitchell Schroeder

7th – Emmett Rose, Oliver Gao, Colin Brown, Aidan Yoda

**Swimmers of the meet were: Eva Ayers & Emmett Rose

Next up, Mason will host a quad meet on Saturday, 12/9.

12/9 Quad Meet    

This past Saturday at Mason we hosted a Quintackular Meet, which included - Princeton, Lebanon, Madeira, & Kings.

Results & top performances are below:

Boy’s scores – Kings 188, Maderia 122, Mason 99, Princeton 57 Lebanon 51

The boy’s team finished 3rd. They were led by Andrei Kuhudiakov who was our lone individual winner in the 50 Freestyle. Still very inexperienced overall, the boys are improving weekly!

**Swimmers of the meet were Addison Izor & Colin Brown

Next up, Mason Swim/Dive competes at Princeton vs. Akron Firestone on Friday, 12/15.


12/15-12/16 Weekend events    

Mason swimmers and divers had a very successful past weekend. Thirty-seven of our swimmers traveled to Akron/Canton to compete in a dualmeet Friday night, 12/15 vs. Akron Firestone. Then on Saturday the team traveled to Canton to compete in the Christmas Invitational held at the CT Branin Natatorium. The rest of the team saw action Friday night at home in a dual meet vs. CHCA & LaSalle. Here are our 3 meet results:

 

1.     CHCA Results– 

Boys score: Mason 130  CHCA 99  LaSalle 68

The boy’s squad showed tremendous depth and only had one individual winner – Andrew Welker in the 200 Freestyle.

**Swimmers of the meet were: Emily Piszcz & Andrew Welker

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2.     Akron Firestone Results– 

Boys score: Mason 142  Akron Firestone 24

The boy’s team won all 11 events & were led by double winner freshman Alex Zhu. Alex won the 200 Freestyle & 100 Backstroke. Other individual wins were turned in by Mulenga Cole – 200 IM, Ethan Fang – 50 Freestyle, Aidan Jansen – 100 Butterfly, David Benedek – 100 Freestyle, Tyler Houpt – 500 Freestyle & Ethan Tu – 100 Breaststroke.

**Swimmers of the meet were: Lucy Rhoten & Noah Kirk

3.     Christmas Invitational Results – There were over 300 swimmers & 22 teams competing at the invite. No team scores were kept but looking at the results the boy’s finished 2nd to St. X. What a great meet ! 

Top boy performances were turned in by the following:

200 Medley Relay – 2nd Matt Waechter, Oliver Gao, Ethan Fang, Aidan Jansen

200 Freestyle – 2nd Tyler Houpt

200 IM – 2nd Austin Zhong, 6th Alex Zhu

50 Freestyle – 6th Aidan Jansen 

100 Butterfly – 4th Ethan Fang, 6th Tyler Houpt

200 Freestyle Relay – 4th Aidan Jansen, Noah Kirk, Ryan Kim, Tyler Houpt

100 Backstroke – 4th Ethan Fang

100 Breaststroke – 4th Oliver Gao

400 Freestyle Relay – 2nd Tyler Houpt, Mulenga Cole, Ethan Tu, Ethan Fang    

**Swimmers of the meet were Aidan Jansen & Megan Schoenlein

Next up, Mason Swim/Dive hosts Dublin Jerome on Friday, 12/29.

12/29 Dublin Jerome    

Mason Boys Swim/Dive team competed in a holiday meet at home versus Dublin Jerome on Friday, 12/22.

The boy's team thoroughly defeated Dublin Jerome by the score of 187-84! Dublin Jerome finished 3rd in the state last year! Comet team depth and individual performances were the key! The squad won 8 out of 11 events.


Individual wins were turned in by:
Mulenga Cole - 200 IM
Tyler Houpt - 50 Freestyle
Matt Waechter - 100 Butterfly
Ethan Fang - 100 Freestyle
Austin Zhong - 500 Freestyle
Ethan Tu - 100 Breaststroke

Next up, Mason Swimming/Diving begins a busy January at Upper Arlington and the Princeton Invitattional on Saturday, January 6th.

1/6 @ Upper Arlington    

It was a busy weekend for Mason Swimming and Diving. Please see the recaps below:

Friday night vs. New Albany in Columbus
Boys

Mason 88 New Albany 82


Saturday night vs. Upper Arlington in Columbus
Boys
Upper Arlington 177  Mason 107

Mason is back in action 1/13 and 1/14 as they host the annual Coaches Classic.

1/6 @ Princeton Invite      
1/13-1/14 Coaches Classic @ Mason    

Mason boy's swimming placed 2nd overall this past weekend at the annual Southwest Coaches Classic. St. Xavier was the overall champion. More highlights and details to come.

Next up, Mason Swim/Dive hosts a tri-meet this Friday for Senior Night.

1/26 Tri Meet    

Mason Boys Swimming/Diving celebrated senior night vs. Lakota East and West last Friday night. The Comets easily won! Ethan Fang was the lone double winner on the men's side. The boy's won 11 out of the 15 events.

 


Boys - Mason 142, Lakota East 54, Lakota West 38

Next up, Mason Swimming/Diving is at West Clermont on Friday, 2/2. They will also host the 2023-24 GMC Championships this Friday and Saturday. The Boy's are seeking their 8th straight league title and 12th overall.
2/2 @ West Clermont      
2/2 GMC Diving @ Mason      
2/3 GMC @ Mason     Mason Boys Swimming/Diving continued their league domination this past Saturday, winning their 8th consecutive GMC title. The Comets defeated runner-up Lakota East by 180 points to easily take the championship for another season.
Sophomore Ethan Fang and senior Oliver Gao were the teams lone individual event winners for the Comets. Ethan won the 50 Freestyle while Oliver Gao won the 100 Breaststroke. Freshman Juju Nkhumane was runner-up in diving.

All 3 Mason relays won their events.

Mason Boys have now won 12 GMC Championships since entering the league in 2007-08.

Next up is the Sectional Championships at Mason on Wednesday, February 7th (diving) and Friday, 2/9 (swimming).

2/7 Sectional Diving (boys) @ Mason      
2/9 Sectional-Boys @ Mason     Mason Boys Swim/Dive outdistanced runner-up Moeller this past weekend to win a Sectional Championship and advance Comets to District! The final score was 464-376. The win was their 7th straight sectional title.


The team qualifed 17 swimmers & 2 divers to Districts.


Ethan Fang & Matt Waechter were Sectional champs!

The Southwest District Swimming and Diving Championships are slated for this week at Miami University. The District Tournament will automatically qualify two (2) in each swimming event to the State Meet, with sixteen (16) at large qualifiers that will be selected based on times recorded in the District Meet.

Mason Boys Swimming/Diving finished as District Runner-up in the 2022-23 season.

The OHSAA State Swimming and Diving Meet will be held February 20-24 at the CT Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.


2/11 Fred Cooper District Invite @ St. Xavier      
2/17 District Meet -Boys @ Miami     Mason Boys Swimming finished as District Runner-up at Saturdays District Championships at Miami University. A host of Comets qualified for the State Championships in Canton, Ohio February 22-24th. More details coming!
2/20-24 OHSAA State Swimming Championships @ Canton    

Congratulations to Comet freshman Juju Nkhumane who finished 29th overall at Tuesday's OHSAA Boy's State Diving Championships in Canton, Ohio!

Below is a list of Mason's boys swimmers who are competing today and tomorrow for State Title in Canton.

Mulenga Cole- 200 and 500 free

Ethan Fang- 200 IM and 100 fly

Yassin Ghobril- Relay

Tyler Houpt- 200 IM and 500 free

Aidan Jansen- 50 and 100 free

Ethan Tu- 200 IM and 100 breast

Matt Waechter- 100 fly and 100 back

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Mason Boys and Girls Swimming teams competed at the State Championships in Canton, Ohio this past weekend. The Boys finished 12 overall with 62 points. The Girls Team finished as the State Championship Runner-up with a total of 207 points. Below are the individual highlights for both the boys and girls:

              GIRLS                                                                                       BOYS
   200 Medley Relay
2nd – Fairbanks, Gregory,
Soehnlen, Weitz                                                                       9th – Waechter, Tu, Fang, Jansen

                                                                           200 Freestyle
2nd  – Bella Teply                                                                       25th – Mulenga Cole                 
21st – Addy Soehnlen
27th – Avery Althouse
                                                                                 200 IM
6th – Dana Fairbanks                                                                 10th – Ethan Fang
14th – Chloe Wall                                                                      17th – Ethan Tu
                                                                                                28th – Tyler Houpt
                                               
                  50 Freestyle
24th – Kaitlyn Weitz                                                                   27th – Aidan Jansen

                  100 Butterfly
10th – Addy Soehnlen                                                                18nd – Ethan Fang
19th – Julia Gregory                                                                   26th – Matt Waechter

    100 Freestyle
21st – Chloe Wall                                                                       31st – Aidan Jansen
23rd – Lucy Rhoten                                                                   

     500 Freestyle
2nd – Bella Teply                                                                        18th – Tyler Houpt
5th – Dana Fairbanks                                                                
24th – Avery Althouse                                                   

200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Rhoten, Teply, Wall, Weitz                                                 9th –  Houpt, Jansen, Ghobril, Tu

    100 Backstroke
23rd – Kaitlyn Weitz                                                                   9th – Matt Waechter                             
                                                                                               
    100 Breaststroke
5th – Megan Schoenlein                                                             25th – Ethan Tu                                     
9th – Julia Gregory

   400 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Fairbanks, Teply, Soehnlen, Wall                                       5th – Fox, Fang, Houpt, Plumley

Diving
8th – Isabella Giraldo                                                                                         29th – Juju Nkhumane

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH TEAMS ON THEIR OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES IN THE 2023-24 SEASON!

        

         
         

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Girls Swimming

Date Event Team Placings
Meet result links
Highlights/notes
12/1 Highlands (KY)      
12/2 Mason Invite    

This past Saturday the Comets Swim/Dive team hosted the 20th annual Mason Invitational! Eighteen teams & over 350 swimmers from around the area participated in the event.

The girl’s squad won the meet! They were down by one point going into the last relay to Ursuline but our relay got the win! The boy’s team finished 6th overall. The Comets had a very inexperienced squad with many competing in their very first meet of their high school career, but they swam great!

Individual wins were turned in by seniors, Emalee Powers (100 IM), Megan Schoenlein (100 Freestyle), Oliver Gao (100 Breaststroke)

Other top performers:

Girls

Kavya Kudalkar – 2nd 100 IM & 3rd 100 Butterfly

Clara Maney – 3rd 100 IM & 4th 50 Freestyle

Olivia Hastings – 3rd 50 Freestyle & 4th 100 Butterfly

Eva Ayers – 6th 50 Freestyle & 3rd 100 Freestyle 

Sophia Creech – 7th 500 Freestyle

Relays:

1st - 200 Medley Relay – Emalee Powers, Megan Schoenlein, Kavya Kudalkar, Olivia Hastings

1st – 200 Freestyle Relay – Clara Maney, Eva Ayers, Ella Rush, Megan Schoenlein

1st – 400 Freestyle – Olivia Hastings, Clara Maney, Kavya Kudalkar, Emalee Powers

**Swimmers of the meet were: Eva Ayers & Emmett Rose

Next up, Mason will host a quad meet on Saturday, 12/9.

12/9 Quad Meet    

This past Saturday Mason we hosted a Quintackular Meet, which included - Princeton, Lebanon, Madeira, & Kings.

Results & top performances are below:

Girl’s scores – Mason 148, Lebanon 147, Madeira 105, Princeton 64, Kings 54

The girl’s team won by 1 point over Lebanon! Seniors Emalee Powers (500 Free) & Megan Schoenlein (Breaststroke) were our only individual winners! The team showed amazing depth throughout the meet!

**Swimmers of the meet were Addison Izor & Colin Brown


Next up, Mason Swim/Dive competes at Princeton vs. Akron Firestone on Friday, 12/15.
12/15-12/16 Weekend events    

Mason swimmers and divers had a very successful past weekend. Thirty-seven of our swimmers traveled to Akron/Canton to compete in a dualmeet Friday night, 12/15 vs. Akron Firestone. Then on Saturday the team traveled to Canton to compete in the Christmas Invitational held at the CT Branin Natatorium. The rest of the team saw action Friday night at home in a dual meet vs. CHCA & LaSalle. Here are our 3 meet results:

1.     CHCA Results – 

Girls score: CHCA 139  Mason 134

The girl’s squad swam great, but came up 5 points short of beating CHCA. We had 4 individual winners: Abril Reyna – 500 Freestyle, Addison Izor – 200 IM, Mariam Ndiaye – 100 Backstroke, Eva Ayers – 100 Breaststroke. Our diving team competed against Sycamore and dove very well & were led by Isabella Giraldo. 

**Swimmers of the meet were: Emily Piszcz & Andrew Welker

2.     Akron Firestone Results – 

Girls score: Mason 97  Akron Firestone 73

The girl’s team was led by double winner Bella Teply who won the 200 IM & 100 Backstroke. Other individual wins were turned in by Dana Fairbanks – 100 Butterfly & Lucy Rhoten – 500 Freestyle. 

**Swimmers of the meet were: Lucy Rhoten & Noah Kirk

3.     Christmas Invitational Results – There were over 300 swimmers & 22 teams competing at the invite. No team scores were kept but looking at the results of the meet our girls’ team easily won. What a great meet overall for both teams! 

Top girl performances were turned in by the following:

              200 Medley Relay – 1st Dana Fairbanks, Julia Gregory, Addy Soehnlen, Kaitlyn Weitz

              200 Freestyle – 1st Bella Teply, 5th Addy Soehnlen, 6th Avery Althouse

              200 IM – 1st Dana Fairbanks, 3rd Chloe Wall, 4th Julia Gregory

              100 Butterfly – 3rd Addy Soehnlen, 8th Olivia Hastings

              500 Freestyle – 1st Bella Teply, 7th Emalee Powers 

              200 Freestyle Relay – 1st Lucy Rhoten, Megan Schoenlein, Chloe Wall, Bella Teply

              100 Backstroke – 2nd Dana Fairbanks, 4th Kaitlyn Weitz

              100 Breaststroke- 1st Julia Gregory, 3rd Megan Schoenlein, 5th Chloe Wall       

**Swimmers of the meet were Aidan Jansen & Megan Schoenlein

Next up, Mason Swim/Dive hosts Dublin Jerome on Friday, 12/29.

12/29 Dublin Jerome    

Mason Girls Swim/Dive team competed in a holiday meet at home versus Dublin Jerome on Friday, 12/22.

The Girl's team took a Dublin Jerome team who was the defending state champs and beat them! Final score 158-123. Mason girls team depth and overall team performances was the difference in a big program win for the Comets!

Mason had 4 individual wins out of 8 events & won 1 relay.

Individual wins were turned in by:
Chloe Wall - 200 IM
Addy Soehnlen - 100 Butterfly
Bella Teply - 100 Freestyle
Julia Gregory - 100 Breaststroke

Next up, Mason Swimming/Diving begins a busy January at Upper Arlington and the Princeton Invitattional on Saturday, January 6th.

1/6 @ Upper Arlington      
1/6 @ Princeton Invite    

It was a busy weekend for Mason Swimming and Diving. Please see the recaps below:

Friday night vs. New Albany in Columbus
Girls
Mason 102  New Albany 68

Saturday night vs. Upper Arlington in Columbus
Girls
Upper Arlington 182  Mason 104

Mason is back in action 1/13 and 1/14 as they host the annual Coaches Classic.

 

1/13-1/14 Coaches Classic @ Mason    

Mason Girl's Swimming were the 2024 Southwest Coaches Classic Champions from this past weekend. The Comets outdistanced St. Ursula 473-431 to win the title. More details and highlights to come.

Next up, Mason Swim/Dive hosts a tri-meet this Friday for Senior Night!

1/26 Tri Meet    

The Girls swim/dive team had their senior night vs. Lakota East and West last Friday night! The ladies won 13 of the 15 events. Bella Teply, Dana Fairbanks, & Megan Schoenlein were double winners for the Comets.

 


Girls - Mason 161, Lakota East 40. Lakota West 32

Next up, Mason Swimming/Diving is at West Clermont on Friday, 2/2. They will also host the 2023-24 GMC Championships this Friday and Saturday. The girls team have won every GMC title since entering the league in 2007-08 (16 straight).

2/2 @ West Clermont      
2/2 GMC Diving @ Mason      
2/3 GMC @ Mason     Mason Girls Swim/Dive is the GMC Champion for the 17th consecutive season! The Comets won the title once again in dominating style by over 300 points to runner-up Sycamore. Mason won 10 out of the 12 overall events and it was a TOTAL team effort by all the Comets.
Mason was led by double winner Sophomore Dana Fairbanks. Dana won the 200 Freestyle & 100 Backstroke.
Other individual wins were turned in by Bella Teply - 200 IM, Addy Soehnlen - 100 Butterfly, Chloe Wall - 500 Freestyle, Julia Gregory - 100 Breaststroke, Diving - Isabella Giraldo (GMC Diver of the Year).

All 3 Mason relays won their events as well. Head Coach Mark Sullivan was named the GMC Head Coach of the Year.

Mason Girls have been GMC Champions every year since entering the league in 2007-08.

Next up is the Sectional Championships at Mason on Thursday, 2/8 (diving) and Saturday, 2/10 ( swimming). Mason Girls will also compete in the Fred Cooper District Invite at St. Xavier on Sunday, 2/11.

2/8 Sectioinal Diving (girls) @ Mason      
2/10 Sectional-Girls @ Mason     Mason Girls swimming and diving easily outdistanced runner-up Kings by a score of 598-340 at this past weekends Sectional Championships. For the girls it is their 11th straight Sectional title.


The Comet girls qualify 17 swimmers and 4 divers to the upcoming Districts.

Bella Teply was a double winner in the 200 & 500 Freestyle. Other individual wins were turned in by Chloe Wall, Addy Soehnlen, & Julia Gregory.

The Southwest District Swimming and Diving Championships are slated for this week at Miami University. The District Tournament will automatically qualify two (2) in each swimming event to the State Meet, with sixteen (16) at large qualifiers that will be selected based on times recorded in the District Meet.

Mason Girls Swimming will be seeking their 7th District Title after finishing as runnerup in 2023.

2/14 District Girls Diving @ Miami     CONGRATULATIONS to Mason's Isabella Giraldo who qualified for STATE in 7th place at District. Mason's STATE count-->2! Tori Hillman(16th), with a new HIGH SCORE! Freshman divers Ayla Dandrea(23rd) & Corinne Hartmann(26th) also had a strong showing at their first Districts. Way to go divers!
2/17 District Meet -Girls @ Miami    

Mason Girls Swimming won their programs 8th District Title on Saturday at Miami University. The Comets swept the relays and spent a lot of time up on the District podium.with many best times across the team! More details to follow...

Next up are the 2023-34 State Championships in Canton, Ohio February 23-24.

CONGRATULATIONS to Mason's Isabella Giraldo who qualified for STATE in 7th place at District. Mason's STATE count-->2! Tori Hillman(16th), with a new HIGH SCORE! Freshman divers Ayla Dandrea(23rd) & Corinne Hartmann(26th) also had a strong showing at their first Districts. Way to go divers!

They'll compete in Canton for state titles on Wednesday, 2/21.

2/21 State Girls Diving @ Canton    

Congratulations to Mason sophomore Isabella Giraldo who finished on the state podium at Wednesday's OHSAA Girls State Diving Championships! Isabella finished 8th overall in the competition!

Good luck to all our Mason Girls swimmers (listed below) competing for state titles this weekend in Canton, Ohio.

Avery Althouse-200/500FR

Dana Fairbanks-200IM/500FR

Julia Gregory-100FLY/100BR

Olivia Hastings-200IM 1st alt

Lucy Rhoten-100FR

Megan Schoenlein-100BR

Addy Soehnlen-200FR/100FLY

Bella Teply-200/500FR

Chloe Wall-200IM/100FR

Kaitlyn Weitz-50FR/100BK

GO COMETS...WIN STATE!

2/23 OHSAA State Swimming Championships @ Canton    

Mason Boys and Girls Swimming teams competed at the State Championships in Canton, Ohio this past weekend. The Boys finished 12 overall with 62 points. The Girls Team finished as the State Championship Runner-up with a total of 207 points. Below are the individual highlights for both the boys and girls:

              GIRLS                                                                                       BOYS
   200 Medley Relay
2nd – Fairbanks, Gregory,
Soehnlen, Weitz                                                                       9th – Waechter, Tu, Fang, Jansen

                                                                           200 Freestyle
2nd  – Bella Teply                                                                       25th – Mulenga Cole                 
21st – Addy Soehnlen
27th – Avery Althouse
                                                                                 200 IM
6th – Dana Fairbanks                                                                 10th – Ethan Fang
14th – Chloe Wall                                                                      17th – Ethan Tu
                                                                                                28th – Tyler Houpt
                                               
                  50 Freestyle
24th – Kaitlyn Weitz                                                                   27th – Aidan Jansen

                  100 Butterfly
10th – Addy Soehnlen                                                                18nd – Ethan Fang
19th – Julia Gregory                                                                   26th – Matt Waechter

    100 Freestyle
21st – Chloe Wall                                                                       31st – Aidan Jansen
23rd – Lucy Rhoten                                                                   

     500 Freestyle
2nd – Bella Teply                                                                        18th – Tyler Houpt
5th – Dana Fairbanks                                                                
24th – Avery Althouse                                                   

200 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Rhoten, Teply, Wall, Weitz                                                 9th –  Houpt, Jansen, Ghobril, Tu

    100 Backstroke
23rd – Kaitlyn Weitz                                                                   9th – Matt Waechter                             
                                                                                               
    100 Breaststroke
5th – Megan Schoenlein                                                             25th – Ethan Tu                                     
9th – Julia Gregory

   400 Freestyle Relay
2nd – Fairbanks, Teply, Soehnlen, Wall                                       5th – Fox, Fang, Houpt, Plumley

Diving
8th – Isabella Giraldo                                                                                         29th – Juju Nkhumane

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH TEAMS ON THEIR OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES IN THE 2023-24 SEASON!

         
         
         

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Wrestling

Date Event Team Placings Dual W/L/T Record
Mason Highlights
12/9 Firebird Classic @ Fairmont     Mason Wrestling opens their 2023-24 season at the Firebird Classic at Kettering Fairmont on Saturday, Dec. 9th.
12/15-1216 Liberty Classic @ Olentangy    

Mason Wrestling was at the Liberty Classic this past weekend...awaiting a report on the event.

Next, Mason Wrestling is at the Coaches Classic this week, 12/22 and 12/23.

12/22-12/23 Coaches Classic    

Mason Wrestling competed in the annual Coaches Classic Friday and Saturday, 12/22-12/23. No information is available on their results at this time.

The Comets will host Lebanon in a dual match, TONIGHT, Wed. 1/3.

1/3 Lebanon (dual match)     On Wednesday, 1/3, Mason varsity hosted Lebanon and fell by a final score of 33-32. No details provided.
1/6 Pioneer Classic @ Olentangy Orange    

Mason Wrestling captured the Pioneer Classic on Saturday, January 6th. Congrats to the Comets! Mason topped Bishop Watterson for the overall championship by a 242.5-217.5 point total. Individual highlights are below:

1st: 106: Sherman 132: Sabirdjanov 138: McMillen

2nd: 126: Bendure 150: Blevins 157: Overley 215: Shou 285: Hendrix

3rd: 144: Gikhman

4th: 120: McBerry 138: Sung

5th: 126: Pitcher 165: Downs 175: Dennison 190: Yuan 215: Oh

6th: 150: Vinokurov

1/13 Mason Invite    

Mason Wrestling hosted the annual Mason Invitational this past weekend at the MMS Arena. Eleven teams competed in the event that included all-day wrestling on the Comet mats.

Congratulations to Marsel Sabirdjanov (132) who won a individual championship and secured his 100th career win as a Comet.

Next up, Mason Wrestling competes at the Berkshire Invite on Saturday, 1/20.

1/20 Berkshire Invite    

Mason Wrestling finished 2nd overall at this past weekends Bershire Invtiational in Cleveland, Ohio. The Comets earned individual titles by Sherman_106, Sabirdjanov-132 and Blevins-150. See addtional highlights below:

2nd 157: Overley 190: Yuan

3rd 138: McMillen 165: Downs 175: Dennison 215: Shou 285: Hendrix

5th 113: Hayden

6th 126: Pitcher 144: Gikhman

Next up, Mason has a dual meet at Springboro on Tuesday, 1/23.

1/23 @ Springboro (dual)    

No report or information available.

Next up, Mason Wrestling will host Middletown for Senior Night this Friday, 1/26 in a varsity only dual match at the MMS arena. Senior night festivites should begin at 5:30 with wrestling at 6:00 PM.

On Saturday morning, 1/27, Mason will host the Girls Wrestling GMC Championship meet.

1/26 Middletown (dual)    

Mason Wrestling celebrated their senior night this past Friday, overwhelming visiting Middletown 60-12. Individual wins listed below:

106: Sherman 113: Hayden 120: McBerry 126: Pearson 132: Sabirdjanov 138: McMillen 144: Gikhman 150: Blevins 157: Overley 165: Downs 190: Khalil

The Comets are back in action this Thursday with a tri-meet at Northmont (with Edgewood). On Friday, 2/2, the Comets wrestle a dual meet at Anderson.

2/1 Tri-Meet @ Northmont (with Edgewood)    

Mason Wrestling was scheduled at a Northmont ri-meet on Thursday. No results available yet.

The Comets have a in-school wrestling match at Anderson, today, 2/2/23.

2/2 @ Anderson (in-school dual)    

Mason competed in a in-school dual meet at Anderson last Friday.

Next up is a tri-meet at home with Sycamore and Ross on Wednesday, 2//7. Wrestling begins that evening at 5:30 pm.

The Comets sre also gearing up for the 2023-24 GMC Championships at Middletown on Saturday, 2/17.

2/7 Tri-meet at home with Sycamore/Ross    

Masdon Wrestling hosted their final regular season meet this past Wednesday. The Comets defeated Ross 51-19 and Sycamore 40-33. See highlights below:

Versus Ross...wins by: 106: Sherman 113: Hayden 126: Castner 132: Bendure 144: McMillen 157: Gikhman 165: Overley 190: Khalil 215: Shou 285: Hendrix

Versus Sycamore....Wins by: 106: Sherman 113: Hayden 132: Bendure 138: Sabirdjanov 144: McMillen 150: Blevins 165: Downs 190: Khalil

Next up for Mason Wrestling is the GMC Championships at Middletown on Saturday, February 17th.

2/17 GMC at Middletown    

Mason Wrestling Captures 12th GMC Title

After a two-year hiatus, the Mason Wrestling team returned to the top of the league podium last Saturday at Middletown. The Comets beat out 2nd place challenger Lakota East 150-144 to claim their programs 12th overall GMC Championship. Last year's GMC champions, Lakota West, finished third overall with a score of 136.50.

Mason Wrestling has been the GMC Title winner 12 out of the last 14 seasons. Only Fairfield has won more GMC titles (24 total) since the GMC championships series started in 1966-67.

Leading the way for Mason was 126-pounder Marsel Sabirdjanov. For Marsel it was his 3rd consecutive individual GMC title. Other Comet highlights are below:

106: Sherman - 3rd

132: Bendure - 2nd

138: McMillen - 2nd

144: Gikhman - 3rd

150: Blevins - 4th

157: Overley - 2nd

215: Shou - 4th

Congratulations to Mason head coach Nicholas Maffey for being named the 2023-24 GMC Coach of the Year!

Mason Wrestlers will begin their jouney to state at the Southwest Sectionals this Saturday, 2/24 at Lebanon High School.

Qualifiers from Sectionals to District Tournaments: Division I Each sectional will qualify the top four (4) wrestlers in each weight class to the district tournament at Kettering Fairmont Trent Arena on Friday/Saturday, March 3/1 and 3/2.

Qualifiers to the State Meet, March 8th-10th at Ohio State will be four (4) in Division I, per weight class.

2/24 Sectional    

Mason Wrestling competed at the Sectional Tournament at Lebanon this past Saturday. The Comets placed fourth overall as a team, behind Springboro, Elder and Lebanon. Below is a unconfirmed list of Mason qualifers to District:

106: Samer Sherman - 2nd
113: Jack Hayden - 6th
120: Cannen McBerry - 6th
126: Marsel Sabirdjanov - 2nd
132: Colton Bendure - 2nd
138: Mitchell McMillen - 4th
157: Nathan Overley - 4th
175: Carson Downs - 5th
215: David Shou - 5th
285: Jon Hendrix - 6th

CONGRATULATIONS!

The District Wrestling Championships will be held this Friday/Saturday at Fairmont's Trent Arena.

Qualifiers to the State Meet will be four (4) in Division I per weight class.

 

3/1-3/2 District at Fairmont    

Mason Wrestling competed this past Saturday at the OHSAA District Championships at Fairmont. Congratulation to the wrestlers below who represented Mason:

106: Samer Sherman - 2nd
113: Jack Hayden - 6th
120: Cannen McBerry - 6th
126: Marsel Sabirdjanov - 2nd
132: Colton Bendure - 2nd
138: Mitchell McMillen - 4th
157: Nathan Overley - 4th
175: Carson Downs - 5th
215: David Shou - 5th
285: Jon Hendrix - 6th

Although Mason was not able to qualify any wrestlers to state, senior Marsel Sabirdjanov finished 5th overall and qualified as an alternate.

The OHSAA State Wrestling Championships will be held March 8-10 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Congratulations to Haley Williams for becoming Mason’s first girl 4x time state qualifier in wrestling! She finished in 4th place at regionals and makes the trip back to the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio on Friday!!!

 

3/8-3/10

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Girls Bowling

Date Event W/L Score Overall Record GMC Record

Highlights

11/27 Lakota Easat lost 1683-1588 0-1 0-1

Girls Bowling opened their season on Nov. 27th with a 1683-1588 loss to Lakota East. No details provided.

Next up, Mason will host Oak Hills, TODAY, 12/4.

12/4 Oak Hills lost 2153-1740 0-2 0-2
Mason girls bowling had a good showing on Monday vs Oak Hills. The girls lost 1740 to 2153 but managed some of their better series of the year to date.
Grace May bowled a 284 2 game series and Alyssa Steffan bowled a 285 2 game series. This was their best series to date and the girls keep improving each week.
12/6 @ Oak Hills won 1503-1492 1-2 0-2

In a non-collegiate match on Wednesday, Mason prevailed over Oak Hills 1503-1492. See scores below:

Alyssa Steffen 109, 161 total 270
Maddie Stammen 177, 163 total 340
Naomi Eagle 165, 104 totals 269 
Grace May 105 total 105
Izzy masters 103 total 103
Lacy Doll 80 total lady
Hope Weaver 130 total 130
Total 1297

Bakers
112, 94 total 206

Next up, Mason will compete in the Holiday Classic on Saturday, Dec. 9th.

12/9

Holiday Classic (girls)

@ Western Bowl

       
The Mason girls bowling team went to the Holiday classic this past weekend for their first tournament of the year. They struggled a little but managed to finish in 20th place out of 28 teams.

They did win one of the matches in the knockout round putting them squarely into the 6th place in the secondary tournament.

Next up, the girls will be at Sycamore on Tuesday, 12/12.

12/11 St. Ursula lost 2109-1796 1-3 0-2

Mason Girls Bowling fell to St. Ursula on Monday by score of 2109-1796. The bright spot on the Mason Girls team was Maddie Stammen who bowled her season high series 190, 138, for a 328 2 game series.

 

12/12 @ Sycamore        
On Tuesday the Mason girls team bowled Sycamore at Crossgate lanes.
The girls won 1748 to 1488.
The high bowler was Maddie Stammen with a 147 153,  2 game series.

 

Next up, Mason (1-3, 0-2) will visit East TODAY, Wednesday, 12/13.

12/13 East won 1833-1722 3-3 1-1

Mason Girls defeated East on Wednesday 1833-1722. No details were provided.

Next, Mason Girls Bowling (3-3, 1-1) will host Laktoa West on January 4th.

1/4 West lost 2205-1741 3-4 1-2 Mason Girls Bowling fell to Lakota West 2205-1741 last Thursday, 1/4. No details were provided.
1/8 Mercy McAuley (girls only)        
The girls bowled in a sport shot tournament this weekend and did well.
They ended up 14th place out of 22 teams but had some strong showings.

Maddie Stammen had a terrific day. She had a 189, 170, 119 to put her into 11th place, just missing the all tournament team.  

Next up, Mason girls (3-4, 1-2) will visit Colerain on Wednesday.

1/10 @ Colerain lost 1579-1548 3-6 1-3

Mason Girls Bowling fell in a close one to Colerain on Thursday. The final score was 1579-1548. No details of the event have been provided.

Mason (3-6, 1-3) will host Lakota East on Wednesday, 1/17.

1/17 East won 2154-1825 4-6 2-3
Girls Bowling defeated East last Wednesday, 1/17 with their season high 2154 to 1825.
They were led by Grace May with a 259. Her 359 series was her best 2 game series this year.

Grace was followed closely by Maddie Stammen who also bowled her best game and match of the year, a 224 second game for a 352 series.

The Comet girls (4-6, 2-3) will visit Middletown on Tuesday, 1/23.
1/23 @ Middletown won 1886-1822 5-7 3-3

The Comet lady bowlers won a close match at Middletown last night. Final score 1886-1822. No details available.

Next up, Mason (5-7, 3-3) will visit Hamilton on Tuesday, 1/30.

1/30 @ Hamilton won 1561-1506 6-7 4-3

Mason Girls Bowling defeated Hamilton on Tuesday 1561-1506. No other details available.

Next, Mason (6-7, 4-3) will host Fairfield on Monday, 2/5.

2/5 Fairfield lost 2099-2014 6-8 4-4

Mason Girls Bowling lost to Fairfield on Monday 2099-2014. No details provided.

Next, Mason (6-8, 4-4) will host CHCA on Monday, 2/12.

2/13 @ Princeton lost 1777-1599 6-9 4-5

Mason Girls Bowling fell 1777-1599 at Princeton on Tuesday. No details provided.

Next up for Girls Bowling is the Sectional at Roll House Lanes in Fsirfield on Thursday, 2/22.

2/22 SECTIONAL         The Girls Bowling team season came to end on Thursday at Sectional. The Comets finished 13th overall and did not make the top 7 qualifying for District. Mason accumlated a total pin score of 1838. Top bowler for the Comets was senior Grace May who rolled a 449 series. Sophomore Alyssa Steffen finished with a 438 series on the day.
             
             
             

 


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Boys Bowling

Date Event W/L Score Overall Record GMC Record
Highlights
11/27 Lakota East (boys only) won 2634-2491 1-0 1-0
Mason boys had a very good start to their new season defeating East Boys varsity 2634 to 2491 on November 27th.
Best scores of the day were Noah Riley's 223, Noah Golan's 215, and Ryan Monahan.
Props to Ryan Monahan for a great Bakers series being the go to 5th bowler.
Big Blue Tourney: Boys did very well for their first big tournament of the year.  After a little bit of a struggle they really put it together. They shot a mediocre 951 and a 915 which put them in 10 th place out of 27 teams. Their third game however, was a terrific 1053 and that propelled them into 6th  place. They managed to improve on that score by averaging 221 in bakers vaulting them up into 4th place overall.  It ended up being a very good day.  Congrats to John Benham who had a great Baker series handling the most difficult 5th spot in Bakers. 

It was a terrific start to the 2023 campaign.
Hopefully we can continue all the improvements 12-4-23 against to top ranked Oak Hills Highlanders who are coming to Mason for our first conference match of the season.

12/2 Big Blue Challenge (boys only)        
The Big Blue Tourney was this past Saturday atnd theMason boys did very well for their first big tournament of the year.  After a little bit of a struggle they really put it together. They shot a mediocre 951 and a 915 which put them in 10 th place out of 27 teams. Their third game however, was a terrific 1053 and that propelled them into 6th  place. They managed to improve on that score by averaging 221 in bakers vaulting them up into 4th place overall.  It ended up being a very good day.  Congrats to John Benham who had a great Baker series handling the most difficult 5th spot in Bakers. 

It was a terrific start to the 2023 campaign.
Hopefully the Comets can continue all the improvements TODAY, 12-4-23 against to top ranked Oak Hills Highlanders who are coming to Mason for the first conference match of the season.

 

 

12/4 Oak Hills lost 2097-1923 1-1 1-1
This past Monday Mason fell to Oak Hills at Mason Bowl. The Mason boys did well in individual games bowling 1923 to Oak Hills 2097.
Noah Riley had a great day, bowling a 423 2 game series.
Mason fell farther behind in baker games, only averaging 160.
Oak Hills is projected to be the # 1 team in the GMC and Mason will hopefully be able to hang on to 2nd place. Mason will always be looking to recapture a tie for first place and hold onto their 6 year streak at the top of the GMC.
12/6 @ St. Xavier (boys only) won 2827-2768 2-1 1-1

On Wednesdsay, Mason boys defeated St. Xavier 2827-2768. No details provided.

Next up, Mason (2-1, 1-1) will compete at the Holiday Classic at Western Bowl on Sunday, 10/11.

12/10

Holiday Classic (boys)

@ Western Bowl

       

The Mason boys bowlers went to Western Bowl this past weekend to participate in the Holiday Classic. After a bit of a struggle they managed to put themselves into the leaders tournament,  knockout round. 

After a good victory they fell to the number 1 seeded team who ended up winning the tournament.

Monday (TODAY) will be a good day to bounce back against the Moeller Crusaders. The boys' will then compete at Sycamore on Tuesday.
12/11 Moeller won 2761-2673 3-1 1-1
On Monday the Boys bowled against Moller and won 2761 to 2673.
The high bowler for Mason was Drew Freeman, a sophomore who scored his best of the year 438 2 game series.
12/12 @ Sycamore won 2509-1885 4-1 2-1

On Tuesday Mason Boys bowled Sycamore in a GMC match. The boys won 2509 to 1885.  The high bowler of the match was Drew Freeman with a 409 series.

Next up, Mason (4-1, 2-1) hosts East TODAY, 12/13.

12/13 East won 2321-2308 5-1 1-1

Mason defeated East on Wednesday 2321-2308. No details provided.

Next, Mason (5-1, 1-1) will host Lasalle on Monday, 12/18.

12/18 LaSalle (boy)        

Mason Boys Bowling was suppose to compete vs. Lasalle on Monday, 12/18. No information available yet.

Next up for boys bowling a home match vs. Lakota West on Thursday, 1/4.

1/4 West won 2814-2167 6-1 2-1 Mason Boys Bowling defeated Lakota West last Thursday, 1/4 by a score of 2814-2167. No details were provided.
1/7 Back to School Bash (boys only)        
The Comet boys had two tournaments this weekend on the same sports shot.  
On Saturday they finished in 5th place after the first round and 8th place at the end of the day.    High scorers were John Benham 15th place, and Noah Riley 19th place.

On Sunday at the annual Back to School Bash, the boys were in 13th place after round 1, but managed a strong comeback to finish tied for 5th place.

Top bowlers on Sunday were Noah Riley and Ryan Monahan.

Next up Mason boys (6-1, 2-1) will visit Colerain on Wednesday, 1/10.

1/10 @ Colerain won 2751-2053 6-2 3-1

Mason Boys Bowling defeated Colerain 2751-2053 on Wednesday. No event recap was provided.

Mason Boys (6-2, 3-1) is at the Lancer Baker Bash on Sunday and Monday.

1/14 Lancer Baker Bash (boys only)         This past Sunday the boys did well at the Lancer. After the first round they were in 7th place out of 32 teams. However they faltered in the first round of the playoffs and ended up tied for 8th.
1/15

Baker Bash (boys only)

@ Beavercreek

       

On Monday they did well at Beaver Vue Lanes in the Baker Bash. They finished the preliminary round in 7th place. They made it to the second round by a mere 7 pins. They ended up tied for third when they were not able to make it to the finals.

The Comets (6-2, 3-1) host Lakota East on Wednesday, 1/17.

1/17 East won 2774-2486 7-2 4-1
The Boys Bowlers defeated East last Wednesday, 1/17 with a score of 2774 to 2486.
High scorers were Noah Riley 419 and Noah Golan 435

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Next up, Mason boy's bowling (7-2, 4-1) will compete against Northewest on TODAY, Monday, 1/22.

The Comets will visit Middletown on Tuesday, 1/2.

1/21 Colerain Cardinal Classic (boys only)         Mason Boys Bowling competed at the Cardinal Classic on Sunday, 1/21. The Comets made it through the quarter finals before bowing out of the tourney. Noah Golan earned and individual first place finish and was nominated for the all-tourney team with a 2-game series of 470. Overall the team finished tied for 3rd.
1/22 Northwest HS won 2735-2604 7-3 4-1 Mason Boys hosted Northwest on Monday and came away with a 2735-2604 victory. No details were provided.
1/23 @ Middletown lost 2911-2837 8-3 4-2

The Comets visited Middletown on Tuesday and fell in a close one, 2911-2837. No details were provided.

Next up is the East/West Showdown at Western Bowl on Sunday, 1/28.

1/28

East vs. West Showdown (boys only)

@ Western Bowl

       

Mason boys bowled in the East/West Showdown at Western Hills this past Sunday. Awaiting details on the event.

Next up, Mason (8-3, 4-2) is at Hamilton on Tuesday, 1/30.

1/30 @ Hamilton lost 2608-2721 8-4 4-3

Mason Boys Bowling came up a little short on Tuesday versus Hamilton. The Comets fall 2721-2608. No other details available.

Next up, Mason (8-4, 4-3) will host Fairfield on Monday, 1/5.

2/5 Fairfield lost 3042-2653 8-5 4-3

Mason Boys Bowling fell to Fairfield on Monday, 3042-2653. No details provided.

Next up, Mason (8-5, 4-3) will host Elder on Monday, 2/12.

2/12 Elder (boys only) lost 2825-2720 8-6 4-3 Mason boys suffered a non-conference loss to Elder on Monday by a final scord of 2825-2720. No details provided.
2/13 @ Princeton won 2755-1955 9-6 5-3

On Tuesday, Mason boys earned a 2755-1955 win at Princeton. No details provided.

Next up for Boy's Bowling is the Sectional, today, 2/20 at Roll House Lanes in Fairfield.

2/202 SECTIONAL        

The Mason Boys bowling team had a phenomenal day at Sectionals this past Tuesday. They bowled their best series of the year and finished second place against some of the city's best teams.

The Comets were led by Ryan Monahan and Brodie Hanson. Both of them had top 10 series. On the strength of their first game 1068 they coasted all day finishing in second place. It was a terrific day for sure!

Next up is the Regionals at Beaver Vu Lanes on Friday, March 1st.

The Districts top 4 teams and 4 individuals will qualify to State, March 8-9 at HP Lanes in Columbus, Ohio.

The Comet Boys will be seeking their 3rd consecutive trip to State, finishing 4th overall at District last season.

3/1

DISTRICT

@ Beaver Vu

       

Mason Boys Bowling concluded their 2023-24 season at Districts this past Friday. The Comets finished 18th overall. Mason's top bowler was senior John Benham who finished with a 572 series. Seniors Broderick Hansen and Noah Golan finished with 558 and 527 series, respectively.

Congratulations to all the boys on their 2023-24 season!

3/8-3/9

STATE

@ HP Lanes Columbus, Ohio

         
             
             

 

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Information provided by the Mason Sports Information Director Dan Hilen