Game stats

The Mason Boy's Basketball team opened their 2013-14 season last night with a 67-45 home victory over Lebanon. Both teams struggled offensively in the early going. The Comets put together a 31-point, 3rd quarter scoring spurt that put the game out of reach for the Warriors.

Mason got double digit scoring from Eddie Puisis (15), Nick Orlando (14) and Spencer Cline (13). The Comets shot 52% from the floor in the 2nd half.

Next up Mason opens their GMC schedule when they host Middletown on Friday, November 6th.

Saturday's game at Loveland was also rescheduled for Dec. 21.

Next up Mason will host Lakota East on Tuesday, Dec. 10th.

The Comets go to 3-0 on the season with a 60-54 win over Oak Hills last Friday. Mason got double digit scoring from three players. Chris Rice led the way with 21, Rodney Hutchinson scored 15 and Adam Thomas contributed 14. The Highlanders out rebounded Mason 35-21, but the Comets were still able to hang on.

Next up Mason will visit Winton Woods on Tuesday, Dec. 17th.

The Mason boy's basketball team defeated Fairfield 57-51 in overtime last Friday night in a huge conference battle. Mason's defense allowed Fairfield to shoot only 31% from the field while forcing 14 turnovers.

Stat highlights included: senior Adam Thomas 14 points and 6 rebounds, senior Chris Rice 13 points 4 assists and junior Cameron Arminio 4-4 from the free throw line and 6 rebounds.

Mason was back on the hardwood Saturday night in a non-confernece affair with Loveland. The Comets came away with a choppy 59-54 victory to stay unbeaten on the season at 6-0.

Despite Loveland having two players scoring 22 points each Mason was able to continue to play tough defense getting stops and rebounds forcing 19 turnovers and grabbing 18 defense rebounds.

Key players for the Comets were Rodney Hutchinson with 15 points and Adam Thomas 13 points and 4 assists.

Mason (6-0, 3-0 GMC) plays Centerville next Saturday December 28 at Trent Arena versus Centerville. They will host Middletown on Monday, December 30th.

Mason (7-0, 3-0 GMC) made it seven in a row to start the season with a 60-57 overtime win over Centerville in the battle of the GMC vs. GWOC on Saturday. Mason saw their 11-point first half lead evaporate in the 2nd half as the Elks sent the game to OT on a third quarter surge.

The Comets outscored Centerville 8-5 in OT to stay undefeated. Rodney Hutchinson and Adam Thomas led Mason with 14 points each. Next up Mason will host Middletown on Monday, Dec. 30th and then entertain Lakota West on Friday, January 3rd

Middletown (makeup)

Sycamore upset the Comets last Friday night by a score of 67-57. They did it by shooting 57% from behind the arc (12-21). Many of the three point bombs were well beind the line making it more difficult to defend. Leaders for Mason were Adam Thomas with 19 points and Cameron Arminio with 14.

Next up the Comets visit Kings on Tuesday, January 14th.

The Comets defeated Kings on Tueseday night by a score of 60-54. Adam Thomas led Mason with 14 points. Chris Rice and Rodney Hutchinson added 14 and 11 points, repectively. Thomas dished out 6 assists in the game.

Next up Mason will host Hamilton on Friday, January 17th.

The Mason Boys Basketball team pulled a 81-77 overtime victory against Hamilton last Friday night. The Comets outscored Big Blue 10-6 in the extra period after concluding regulation play at 71-71.

Mason fell behind early in the first quarter by as many as 10 points. The Comets rallied in the 2nd quarter and trailed by 2 at the half. Four players scored in double figures on the evening; Adam Thomas 24, Chris Rice 16, Cameron Arminio 14 and Nick Orlando 11. Rice dished out 5 assists. Mason shot 54% from the field on the night.

Tuesday nights game against LaSalle has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8th. Next up Mason visits Lakota East this Friday.

The Mason Boy's Basketball team completed a sweep of Lakota East last Friday with a convincing 59-46 victory. The Comets utilized their trademark of suffocating defense and timely shooting to earn their 10th of the season versus 3 losses. Five teams in the GMC trail first place Middletown, all with 3 conference losses.

Mason got balanced scoring from Cameron Arminio, Rodney Hutchison and Adam Thomas(13,13,10 points respectively).

On Tuesday night Mason fell to Lakota West 69-51. The Comets trailed by only 7 heading into the final quarter. The Firebirds outscored Mason 25-14 in the last 8 minutes to win an important GMC matchup.

Mason had three players score 10 points in the contest; Chris Rice, Adam Thomas and Matt King. Next up the Comets (10-4, 5-4) visit Princeton on Friday, January 31st.

The Boys Basketball team improved their GMC record to 6-4 on Friday with a 68-54 road victory against Princeton. The Comets built and 18 point first half lead and never looked back. Mason shot a sizzling 64% from the field on the night (58% from behind the arc).

Adam Thomas led Mason with 18 points on 6-8 shooting. Nick Orlando added 15.The week ahead is a busy one for the Comets as the regular season winds down. Mason (11-4 overall) will host Oak Hills on Tuesday, Colerain on Friday and LaSalle this Saturday.

Wednesday night the Mason Comet boys handily defeated Oak Hills by a score of 51-32. The Comet defense held the Highlanders to just 24% shooting from the field and forced 18 turnovers. Cameron Arminio led Mason with 10 points.

Mason's record goes to 12-4 overall and 7-4 in the GMC. Saturday's home game versus LaSalle has been cancelled and will not be madeup. Next up Mason will host Colerain on senior night, Friday, Feb. 7th.

Mason literally and figuratively shocked Colerain 60-57 last Friday night in one of the greatest come-from-behind wins in Comet boy's basketball history. Trailing by 17 at the start of the fourth quarter, Mason scored 30 points in the final frame while limiting the Cardinals to just 10. Both teams played the final 6 minutes of the game without the use of a scoreboard after a Colerain player crashed through the scorer's table knocking out power.

The loss of use of the scoreboards seem to help the Mason players forget about the large deficit. The Comet defense provided plenty of pressure in the final minutes, forcing Cardinal turnovers and turning them into points on their end of the basket. Colerain had their chances to put the game away, but missed 7-8 free throws at one stretch allowing Mason to get back into a game that looked like a certain loss. Mason trailed by as many as 19 point in the contest.

Mason (8-4 GMC) got a double-double from Adam Thomas who scored 20 points and collected 11 rebounds. Chris Rice added 19 points also. The win enables Mason to control their own GMC destiny in the final week of the regular season. The Comets will visit conference leaders Fairfield (9-3) on Tuesday and Middletown (10-3) on Friday.

Mason (13-4) is the #7 seed in the upcoming Sectional Tournament. The have a 1st round bye and will play the winner of the Amelia/Turpin game on Feb. 25th at Fairfield at 7:30 PM.

@ Fairfield

makeup from 1/7/14

Mason fell at Fairfield on Tuesday night by a score of 62-48. The Indians outscored the Comets 20-7 in the second quarter building a lead that could not be overcome. Fairfield outrebounded Mason 35-25 in the contest. Adam Thomas led the offensive stats with 17 points.

With the loss Mason (13-5) falls to 8-5 in the league. Their final game of the regular season is scheduled for Friday at Middletown.

Mason (13-4) is the #7 seed in the upcoming Sectional Tournament. They have a 1st round bye and will play the winner of the Amelia/Turpin game on Feb. 25th at Fairfield at 7:30 PM.

SECTIONAL

Turpin

@ Fairfield 7:30 pm

The boy's basketball team advanced in the post season on Tuesday with a 54-36 win over Turpin. Mason outscored the Spartans 16-4 over the final 8 minutes of play to seal the win. The Comet defense held Turpin to only 25% shooting from the field. Mason got solid offensive performances from Chris Rice and Adam Thomas (16 and 15 points, respectively).

Next up Mason will play LaSalle in the Sectional Final this Friday night 8:30 pm at the Cintas Center. The winner will advance to play in the District Semi-final contest on Saturday, March 8th, 1:00 pm back at Cintas against the winner of the Miamisburg-Trotwood game.

SECTIONAL FINAL

vs. LaSalle

8:30, Cintas

Mason and LaSalle met Friday night in the Sectional Final at the Cintas Center.  The Comets were not able to advance as they fell to the Lancers by a score of 65-48.

The two teams were scheduled to play each other during the regular season, but inclement wintry weather forced a cancellation.  

The first half of play was a see-saw affair.  Defense and "grind it out" style offense characterized the two teams early efforts in the game.   Rodney Hutchinson's two field goals with under two minutes left in the first half gave Mason a 28-26 lead going into the locker room.  

The Lancers put together a big 2nd half.  In the third quarter LaSalle was able to establish a solid lead as the Comets struggled on the boards.  Heading into the final 8 minutes the Lancers held an 8 point advantage.  Mason fought their way back in the fourth quarter and got as close as 7 before LaSalle pushed the lead out of reach.  

Adam Thomas led Mason with 17 points.  Chris Rice added 12, while Rodney Hutchinson had 9 points and 8 rebounds.

Mason ends their 2013-14 season with a 14-7 overall record and 8-6 in the GMC (5th place).

Game stats

The Lady Comet Basketball team opened their season last Tuesday, Nov. 26th, with a tough 50-45 win over Talawanda. Mason got balanced scoring from Jenna Gunn (20), Jailyn Mason (15) and Lauren Van Kleunen (10).

The game was a see-saw affair with numerous lead changes. Van Kleunen notched her first career double-double grapping 10 rebounds.

Mason returns to action on Monday, Dec. 2nd at Winton Woods.

The Mason Girls Basketball team earned a overtime, come-from-behind victory Monday night at Winton Woods.

The Comets were down five to start the 4th quarter. Mason roared back in the final frame outscoring the Lady Warriors 9-4 and then going on to win in OT by a final score of 46-45.

Jenna Gunn led Mason with 17 points. Lauren Van Kleunen and Jailyn Mason added 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Next up the No. 3 ranked Lady Comets visit Lakota West on Wednesday, Dec. 4th.

Conference play started last Wednesday, Dec. 4th with an exciting match up for the Lady Comets playing at Lakota West. Mason defeated West in another overtime victory 45-39.

The Comets came back from a late 4th quarter deficit of 8 points to win their GMC opener. After a key steal from Freshman Samari Mowbray and a basket by Lauren Van Kleuen the Lady Comets were determined to take this momentum shift and use it to there advantage. Mowbray and Sophomore Jalyin Mason made back to back field goals which brought the Firebirds lead down to 2. After excellent free throw shooting from Senior Jenna Gunn and 2 quick field goals to tie it up the Lady Comets went in with confidence to overtime. With a field goal by Gunn, Mowbray, and 4 big time foul shots from Dixon the Comets came up victorious.

Key stats included 11 rebounds from Van Kleunen along with 4 assists. Gunn was 6/7 from the foul line 3 steals and had 6 rebounds. Dixon was 3/4 and 5/7 from the foul line with 12 points and 5 rebounds. Jailyn Mason had 4 assists.

The Mason Lady Comets played their second conference game against the Middletown Middies at home Saturday afternoon winning in excellent fashion by a score of 61-20.

Sophomore Jaliyn Mason lead the Lady Comets with 25 points and was perfect from behind the arc shooting 5/5 from the 3 point range. Jaliyn also had 5 defensive rebounds 1 block and 1 assist.

Mason's tough defense was a key factor to their win holding the Middies to only 8 points in the first half and 20 points over all. The Lady Comets forced 25 turnovers and had 6 block shots including Mariah Campbell with 2, Sydney Wright with 1 Makenzie Dixon with 1, Lauren Van Kleunen with 1, and Jailyn Mason with 1. Mason's defense opened up opportunities for the offense to be successful.

The Comets are 4-0 on the season. Be sure to come out and support the team in their next game as they face St. Ursula Monday night at home. Start time is set for 7:30 pm.

Mason Lady Comets played host to St. Ursula on Monday, Dec. 9th in a non-conference home match up. The Lady Comets defeated the Bulldogs 66-24 and improved their record to 5-0.

Senior Jenna Gunn had an outstanding offensive and defensive night. Gunn was 10/13 and scored 21 points overall. She lead the team in rebounding with 5 carooms and had 5 steals. Sophomore Lauren Van Kleunen also had an amazing night shooting 6/8 and scored 14 points overall. Van Kleunen also had 3 rebounds 2 steals and 1 blocked shot. Mason had 16 steals in the game and made 35 points off of turnovers.

Come out and support the Lady Comets as they take on Lakota East Wednesday night at 7:30

It was another big conference win for the Lady Comets last Wednesday as they defeated Lakota East 53-31. Mason trailed at half time by one, but had a big 3rd quarter, scoring 21 points to East's 7. The Hawks managed only 11 points in the second half thanks to great team defense by the Comets.

Mason had 3 players scoring in double digits on the night; senior Jenna Gunn 12, sophomore Lauren Van Kleunen 16, and sophomore Jailyn Mason 13. Lauren Van Kleunen also had 6 rebounds.

The next match up for the Lady Comets is at Oak Hills this Saturday.

The Mason girls put on a defensive clinic on Saturday, denying Oak Hills by final score of 53-16. The Lady Comets got balanced scoring. Lauren Van Klenunen led the way with 13, followed by Jenna Gunn's 12.

Mason remains unbeated on the season at 7-0 and will host Hamilton this Tuesday.

The Lady Comets smashed Hamilton on Wednesday by a score of 70-17. The Comet defense suffocated Big Blue holding them to only 10 percent shooting from the field forcing 24 Hamilton turnovers.

Nine of Mason's eleven players scored in the game led by Jenna Gunn and Jailyn Mason's 13 points. The Comets shot 52% from the field themselves.

Mason remains unbeaten at 8-0 (5-0 GMC). Next up they host Fairfield on Staturday, Dec. 21st. Over the Holiday Break they will visit McNicholas on Dec. 28th and Lakota East on January 4th.

Comets Rally Past West

The Comets (13-0, 9-0 GMC), ranked No. 1 in the Enquirer Division I area coaches’ pol and state polls, completed a regular-season sweep of No. 3 Lakota West last Saturday by a score of 55-54. Mason beat the Firebirds (9-4, 4-4) in the first matchup, 45-39 in overtime, Dec. 4 at Lakota West.

Mason trailed the entire first half Saturday and Lakota West led by as many as nine. But the Comets surged to a 36-31 lead midway through the third quarter. The Firebirds used a 14-3 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to take a 49-43 lead with less than four minutes to play.

There were five lead changes and three ties in the second half and the Comets were behind 52-48 when Haley Vorherr got the ball in the corner and hit a 3-pointer to get Mason within one. Sophomore guard Jailyn Mason followed seconds later with a jumper in the lane to give the Comets the lead for good at 53-52.

The Lady Comets had three players in double figures (Jenna Gunn 14, Lauren Van Kleunen 13 and Jailyn Mason 11). Van Kleunen made it a double-double pulling down 10 rebounds. Gunn dished out 6 assists.

Mason and Princeton remain unbeaten in the conference and will face each other one time this season on Feb. 1st. at Princeton.

Next up the Comets visit Kings on Wednesday, January 15th.

The Lady Comets blasted Kings on Wednesday by a score of 57-18. Their record stands at 14-0 overall. Jenna Gunn scored 20 points to lead Mason and was 9-10 from the field. Lauren Van Kleunen add 17 and Jailyn Mason 10.

The Comets play in the prestigious Classic in the Country this weekend in Berlin, Ohio. Mason will face Canton McKinley on Saturday (3:15) and Notre Dame HS (5:15) on Sunday. Click here for more information.

Canton McKinley

@ Classic in the Country

Mason played in the prestigious Classic in the Country Showcase this past weekend. The Comets came away with two wins and continued their season with an unblemished 16-0 record heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.

On Saturday Mason crushed Canton McKinley 52-27. Leading the way were Lauren Van Kleunen with 16 points, Jenna Gunn 14 points and 10 rebounds and Jailyn Mason with 10. Gunn also dished 6 assists.

Notre Dame HS

@ Classic in the Country

On Sunday the Lady Comets defeated Toledo Mt. Notre Dame 43-33. Van Kleunen led Mason with 18 points and 12 carooms. Gunn and Samari Mowbray added 12 and 10 points respectively. The Comets shot a blistering 58% from the field.

The Mason girls’ basketball team moved up to No. 18 nationally the USA Today Super 25 rankings this week. The Comets were No. 24 nationally last week. Mason remained No. 1 in the Ohio Assocated Press Division I state poll and in The Enquirer Division I area coaches’ poll.

The Comets postponed game at McAuley last night has been rescheduled for tonight, Wednesday, January 22nd.

Mason visits Sycamore on Saturday, January 25th.

The Mason Girls Basketball team continued their winning ways on Wednesday with a 54-40 victory over McAuley. The Comets doubled their lead at halftime (30-15) and then held McAuley in the 2nd half. Neither team shot paticularly well, but Mason held a 37-25 rebounding advantage. Of note, Mason was perfect at the charity stripe hitting 16-16 free throw attempts.

Jenna Gunn's 18 points led both teams while Lauren Van Kleunen had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Next up Mason (17-0) will visit Sycamore on Saturday, January 25th.

The Girls Basketball game at Sycamore was postponed.

Mason Girls defeated Sycamore on Wednesday by a score of 47-22. The Lady Comets (18-0) outscored the Highlanders 39-11 thru the first three quarters of play.

Jenna Gunn led Mason with 19 points. Lauren Van Kleunen tossed in 13. Jailyn Mason produced 6 steals.

The Comets will visit Princeton on Saturday, February 1st at 2:00 pm. On the line is a possible GMC Title and state wide bragging rights. Both teams are 10-0 heading into the showdown. The schools play each other one time this season.

Mason (18-1) lost their first game of the season to Princeton HS this past Saturday by a score of 63-52. The loss is also their first conference defeat and knocks them out of a tie with the Vikings for first place in the GMC with 3 games remaining on the regular season.

The two teams exchanged blows during the first 16 mintues of the game. The lead changed eight times in the third quarter and the score was 36-36 with 1:40 to play in the third. A Viking score with 1:12 to go in the quarter gave Princeton the lead for good. Mason was held to just 33% shooting from the field.

Jenna Gunn led Mason with 18 points and 12 rebounds and held Princeton standout Kelsey Mitchell to 3-of-10 shooting in the first half. Mitchell finished with 26 on the afternoon to lead all scorers.

The Lady Comets will set their sights on closing out the regular season this week with away games at Sycamore and Fairfield on Monday and Wednesday. Senior night is this Saturday, February 8th when Mason will host Colerain.

The Lady Comets earned their 20th vicotry of the season on Wednesday with a 51-23 drubbing of Fairfield. Jenna Gunn's 21 points led Mason. Lauren Van Kleunen and Jailyn Mason added 14 and 12 points.

Mason plays their final regular season contest this Saturday at home against Colerain (senior day).

Mason girls basketball has earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming postseason sectional. The Comets will open play on Thursday, Feb. 20th against the winner of the Sycamore/Harrison game. That contest will be played at Lakota East HS at 6:00 PM.

Mason concluded their regular season schedule on Saturday (senior day) with a 67-35 triumph over Colerain. Jenna Gunn and Lauren Van Kleunen led the way in the rout with 15 points each. Of note, the Lady Comets are 40-2 in the last two regular seasons combined.

Senior standout and IUPUI signee, Jenna Gunn, scored her 1000th career points in the contest.

Mason will turn its attentiion on making some noise in the upcoming Sectional Tournament. For the second year in a row the team has earned the #1 seed. The Comets will open play on Thursday, Feb. 20th against the winner of the Sycamore/Harrison game. That contest will be played at Lakota East HS at 6:00 PM.

SECTIONAL

vs. Sycamore

6:00 PM at Lakota East

LADY COMETS ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL FINAL

Mason’s girls’ basketball team advanced to the Division I sectional finals by defeating Sycamore 65-31 Thursday night at Lakota East.

Ranked No. 44 in the nation by USA Today, Mason relied on the inside game against Sycamore as it scored all 65 points without making a 3-pointer.

Mason was led by senior guard Jenna Gunn with a game-high 21 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore guard Jailyn Mason flirted with a triple-double, scoring 16 points with nine rebounds and seven steals. Freshman forward Samari Mowbray came off the bench to add 10 points.

Mason will face a 19-6 Lakota West team that is ranked No. 3 in The Enquirer Division I coaches’ poll. That game will be Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Lakota East. The previous matchup between these two teams went down to the wire as Mason eked out a 55-54 victory at home.

SECTIONAL FINAL

vs. Lakota West, 7:30 pm

The Lady Comets stellar season came to a close on Monday with a 44-39 loss to Lakota West at the Sectional Final. Mason led by as many as 9 points in the first quarter but struggled to put points on the board in the 2nd and 3rd frames (9).

West built a small advantange heading into the final 8 minutes forcing Mason to foul. The Firebirds made 10 of 13 from the line in the contest. Lauren Van Kleunen led the Comets with 14 points.

Mason finished the season with a tremendous record of 22-2 (13-1 GMC, 2nd place). The team will return a host of experienced underclassman for another anticipated great season. in 2014-15! Congratulations to all the Lady Comet players and coaches.

Mason HS Gymnastics finished a very close 2nd to Centerville by a mere .125 at Saturday's Greenville Invitational at Darke County YMCA.

Senior Audrey Harpen and junior Gabby Sora scored on all four events for the Comets, while junior Crystal Krystal added to the team tally on three events. Junior Nina Tavernier and sophomore Lindsey Schweppe had great performances for Mason, scoring on both of their events with their best routines this season. Schweppe unfortunately had to leave the meet with a bad ankle sprain which may sideline her for several weeks. Also contributing to the Comets team score of 134.575 was junior Kylie Agin (bars). Mason's final individual standings were as follows:

Gabby Sora: 4th Beam, 6th Vault, 8th Floor, 8th All Around
Audrey Harpen: 5th Beam
Nina Tavernier: 7th Vault
Lindsey Schweppe: 8th Beam

Mason competes this coming Saturday at their home meet, the Mason Comet Cup. Competition begins at 11:00am at the Mason Intermediate 4/5 building.

The Mason Gymnastics team were runner ups at last Saturday's Mason Comet Cup Invitational. The team had every competing athlete score for the Comets on at least 2 events. Sophomore Gabby Sora led the team by scoring and placing on all 4 events, including winning the balance beam and coming in 2nd place on the Vault and All Around. Senior Audrey Harpen and Junior Crystal Kratzer scored three times for Mason, while juniors Kylie Agin and Nina Tavernier and sophomore Melissa Folzenlogen scored on two events for the team.

Tavernier finished 4th on the vault and Agin placed 5th on bars. For more event placements, see below. Tavernier and Folzenlogen both debuted successful skills on floor and bars, respectively.

MEET PLACEMENTS:
Vault: Sora 2nd; Tavernier 4th, Kratzer 10th
Bars: Agin 5th; Sora 8th
Beam: Sora 1st (9.15)
Floor: Sora 5th; Harpen 8th
All Around: Sora 2nd (35.6); Kratzer 10th

TEAM SCORES:
Centerville – 1st 138.25
Mason – 2nd 133.375
ALL AROUND
Ellie Vaughn – Centerville 36.0

The Comets compete next Saturday, January 25th in Columbus at the Worthington Kilbourne Invitational.

CITY CHAMPS AGAIN!

The Mason Comets Gymnastics team won their 6th straight Cincinnati City Championship last Saturday at Cincinnati Country Day High School.  The Comets scored a season-best 137.625, six points better than 2nd place Turpin.

Mason junior Gabby Sora nearly swept the meet, winning the All Around competition (35.825), as well as winning Vault (9.0), Beam (9.2), and Floor (9.1).

In addition to Sora scoring on all 4 events for the Comets, every team member again contributed scores towards the team total!  Junior Crystal Kratzer scored on all 4 events and was runner up on the floor exercise and 4th in the All Around.  Senior Audrey Harpen scored on 3 events and placed 4th on vault.  Junior Kylie Agin also scored on 3 events, junior Nina Tavernier on 2 events, and sophomore Melissa Folzenlogen scored on bars. 

Every team member has worked hard to contribute to the team's success, including a no fall beam day!  The squad looks strong going into next weekend's District Championship where the top 2 teams will qualify to state.

For full event placements for Mason, see below:

VAULT:

Sora - 1st 9.0

Harpen - 4th 8.2

Kratzer -5th 8.15

Tavernier - 6th 8.15

BARS:

Kratzer - 5th 8.575

Sora - 7th 8.525

Agin - 9th 8.4

BEAM:

Sora - 1st 9.2

Kratzer - 3rd 8.85

Harpen - 7th 8.6

Agin - 8th 8.5

FLOOR:

Sora - 1st 9.1

Kratzer - 2nd 9.075

Tavernier - 10th 8.85

ALL AROUND:

Sora - 1st 35.825

Kratzer - 4th 34.65

Harpen - 8th 33.1

COMET GYMNASTS HEADED BACK TO STATE!

The Mason Comets Gymnastics team qualified to the State Competition for the fifth consecutive year. The District Meet was held Saturday, Feb. 22 at Lakota East High School. The Comets scored a 135.625, which placed them second behind Centerville by a mere .75. The top two teams and the top six individuals in each event including all around qualify to represent the Southwest District at the State Meet which will be held February 28 and March 1 at Hilliard Bradley HIgh School in Columbus.

Gabby Sora was the top Mason gymnast with a qualifying all around score of 35.325 (3rd place). In addition to earning the title of Beam champion with a score of 9.15, Gabby placed 2nd on vault with a 9.225 and 5th on floor with a 9.15.

Audrey Harpen competed in her final District Competition and scored on beam and floor for the Comets. Crystal Kratzer finished 7th on bars with a 8.375, 13th on beam with a 8.475, 15th on floor with a 8.9, and 13th in all around. Nina Tavernier scored 8.85 for the Comets on vault, placing 10th, and also contributed on floor.

Kylie Agin contributed on all four events, happily stepping in to compete vault when her teammate was slightly injured. Lindsey Schweppe returned to the Comet's line up after an ankle injury and contributed a score of 8.125 on bars earning her 13th place. Rounding out the Comet competitors was Melissa Folzenlogen who has contributed all season.

Mason 122

Lebanon 92

Prinnctnn 79

Mason boys swimming defeated Lebanon nad Princeton..this past Saturday. The Comets finished with 122 points followed by 92 for Lebanon and 79 for Princeton. Donald Bleasdale led the way with 2 wins in the 200 & 500 freestyle. Daniel Eichler won the 50 freestyle, while Scott Jones won the 100 breaststroke.

Next up Mason participates in a tri-meet at Anderson/Turpin.

Mason 135

Akron 38

On Saturday the Comets boy's swam in the Canton Invitational. They came away with an overall 6th place finish.

Next up the visit Upper Arlington on Friday, January 3rd.

Mason 146

Kings 105

Lebanon 55

Southwest Coach Classic

@ Mason

The Mason Boys Swimming and Diving Team finished 10th overall at this past weekends Southwest Coaches Classic. Click here for complete results.

Next up Mason participates in a tri-meet with Lakota East and West on Friday, January 24th.

Southwest Coaches Classic

@ Mason

The Mason Swimming teams held a tri-meet with Lakota East and West on Senior night last Friday. The boys won the event with 133 points. Lakota East had 93 and Lakota West 75.

Mason only won 4 events out of 12, but showed outstanding depth. Junior Justin Hove won the 200 freestyle &
junior Mpoki Mwalupindi won the 50 freestyle for Mason.

Next weekend Mason will host the GMC Swimming and Diving Championships. Diving is Friday night @7:30 pm. Swimming is Saturday @1:45 pm. The boys are seeking to regain the championship after a 4 year drought.
Click here for more details.

GMC Swimming and Diving Championships

@ Mason

BOYS RECAPTURE GMC TITLE!

After a four-year drought, the Mason Boys Swimming and Diving Team returned the GMC Championship to the Comet Trophy Case this past weekend. Mason out distanced defending champ Sycamore 478-396 to win their first title since the 2008-09 season.

Their were many outstanding performances at the Mason pool this past Saturday. Among them were the following;

--Justin Hove won the 200 & 500 freestyle

--200 Freestyle Relay - Mpoki Mwalupindi, Preston Bailey, Peter He, & Justin Hove

--400 Freestyle Relay - Justin Hove, Brad Seikmann, Joel Thatcher, & Peter He

For their efforts, each of these swimmers were named First Team All-GMC. For a complete review of all the results CLICK HERE.

Head Coach Mark Sullivan was named the GMC Coach of the Year. Next up Mason prepares for the Sectional Championships at Miami University. The diving events are Feb. 5-6 at Miami University. Swimming events will be hosted by Mason on Friday, Feb. 7-8.

2/5-2/6

2/12-2/13

The Mason boy's swimmers finished 2nd this past weekend at the Southwest Sectional Championships. Moeller was the overall winner. Mpoki Mwalunpindi and Justin Hove led the team with 1 individual win each.  Mpoki won the 50 freestyle, while Justin won the 200 freestyle. Below is a complete list of the Mason swimmers and divers qualifying for District;

Justin Hove                                    200 freestyle & 500 freestyle
Joel Thatcher                                    200 freestyle & 500 freestyle
Alex Mechler                                    200 freestyle
Brad Siekmann                                    200 freestyle & 100 freestyle
Cesar Carillo                                    200 IM & 100 butterfly
Mpoki Mwalupindi                  50 & 100 freestyle
Peter He                                    50 & 100 freestyle
Preston Bailey                                    50 freestyle
Austin Spiker                                    50 freestyle
Donald Bleasdale                  500 freestyle
Sebastian Castillo                  500 freestyle
Mike McDonald                                    100 backstroke
Terry Tao                                    100 breaststroke
Matt Helm                                    100 breaststroke
Scott Jones                                    100 breaststroke
Allen Feng                                    diving

The OHSAA SW Distritct Diving Championships are Feb. 12th and 13th at Miami University. The District Swimming Championships are scheduled for next Friday and Saturday also 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 on the basis of times recorded in the District Meet. Seven (7) divers will qualify to the State Meet. Click here for details.

The boys swimming team finished 10th Friday night at the Southwest District Championships at Miami University. The Comets swam great, but unfortunately, two of the Mason relay events were disqualified due to false starts costing a possible higher finish.  

Junior Justin Hove earned state individual qualification in the 200 & 500 freestyle. Sophomore, Joel Thatcher was also an individual state qualifier in the 500 free.  Mason's 200 freestyle relay of Mpoki Mwalupindi, Preston Bailey, Peter He, and Justin Hove also qualified for state.

For full results click here.

OHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships

CT Branin Natatorium

Canton, Ohio

The Varsity Boys Team finished 50th at the Ohio High School State Meet this past weekend in Canton. Below are our team results:

200 Freestyle
Justin Hove – 12th – 1:42.85

500 Freestyle
Justin Hove – 20th – 4:44.38
Joel Thatcher – 19th – 4:44.38

200 Freestyle Relay – 19th – 1:28.30 Mpoki Mwalupindi, Preston Bailey, Peter He, Justin Hove

Lebanon 118

Mason 114

Princeton 71

Girls finished second to Lebanon in a tri-meet on Saturday, but defeated Princeton 118-114-71. Individual wins were turned in by Ellen White in the 200 freestyle, freshman Camille Nguyen in the 100 butterfly, & Leah Ford in the 500 freestyle.

Next up Mason participates in a tri-meet at Anderson/Turpin.

Mason 111

Akron 71

On Saturday the girls finished 2nd overall behind Upper Arlington at the Canton Invitational. Of note the Comets finished ahead of the Ursuline team that was last years State Champions.

Next up the will compete in a dual meet at Upper Arlington on Friday, January 3rd.

Mason 123,

Kings 113,

Lebanon 84

The Mason girls swim team won their tri-meet last Friday: Mason 123, Kings 113, Lebanon 84. Leading the way for Mason were individual winners: Tiffany Yu – 50 freestyle & Megan Wolf – 500 freestyle & Monica Vermillion - diving. Team showed real depth in the win.

Next up the will partcipate in the prestigioius Southwest Coaches Classic on Saturday, January 18th at Mason.

Southwest Coach Classic

@ Mason

The Mason Girls Swimming and Diving Team finished 2nd overall at this past weekends Southwest Coaches Classic. Click here for complete results.

Next up Mason participates in a tri-meet with Lakota East and West on Friday, January 24th.

Southwest Coaches Classic

@ Mason

The Mason Swimming teams held a tri-meet with Lakota East and West on Senior night last Friday. The girls won the event with 146 points. Lakota West had 100 and Lakota East 59.

Individual winners:
Ashley Volpenhein – 200 Freestyle
Julia Volpenhein – 200 IM
Maddie Franzoni – 50 Freestyle
Sarah Hunter Rinderle – 100 Butterfly
Jordan Decker – 500 Freestyle
Zoe Thatcher – 100 Breaststroke
Sydney Carr – Diving

Next weekend is GMC’s. Boys are seeking to regain their championship after a 4 year drought.

Next weekend Mason will host the GMC Swimming and Diving Championships. Diving is Friday night @7:30 pm. Swimming is Saturday @1:45 pm. The Lady Comets have never lost a GMC Title. Click here for more details.

GMC Swimming and Diving Championships

@ Mason

GIRLS WIN 7TH GMC SWIM TITLE

It was business as usual for the Mason Girls Swimming and Diving Team this past weekend at the confernece swim meet. The Lady Comets continued the league domination with a spectacular 7th straight GMC Championship. Mason outscored distant Sycamore by a whopping 650.5-436.

Seventeen Lady Comets earned 1st Team All GMC honors. Below are the highlights;

--200 Medley Relay - League & Pool Record - Maureen Sullivan, Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein, & Julia Volpenhein

--200 Freestyle Relay - League Record - Tiffany Yu, Abbey Esler, Julia Volpenhein, & Maureen Sullivan

--400 Freestyle relay-Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein, Elizabeth Troy, Zoe Thatcher

--Zoe Thatcher won the 200 IM - Pool & League Record & the 500 Freestyle

--Sydney Carr won the 50 & 100 Freestyle.

--Ashley Volpenhein won the 50 yard and 100 yard freestyle

--Sydney Carr won the 1 meter diving

CLICK HERE for full results of the meet.

Congratulations to diver senior Sydney Carr & freshman swimmer Ashley Volpenhein. Both were named outstanding Diver & Swimmer of the Meet! Head Coach Mark Sullivan received the GMC Coach of the Year recogniton.

Next up Mason prepares for the Sectional Championships at Miami University. The diving events are Feb. 5-6 at Miami University. Swimming events will be hosted by Mason on Friday, Feb. 7-8.

The Mason girls swimming and diving team defended their Sectional Title this past weekend with a win over rival Ursuline by over 100 points. Zoe Thatcher and Jordan Decker led the team with individual wins.  Zoe won the 500 freestyle and Jordan the 100 breaststroke as well as 2 relay wins in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay. The following swimmers & divers qualified to Districts:

Zoe Thatcher                                    200 & 500 freestyle
Lizzie Troy                                    200 & 100 freestyle
Megan Wolf                                    200 & 100 freestyle
Maddie Franzoni                  200 IM & 100 backstroke
Tiffany Yu                                    200 IM & 100 butterfly
Liz Monnin                                    200 IM & 100 breaststroke
Josephine Waller                  200 IM & 100 breaststroke
Ashley Volpenhein                  50 & 100 freestyle
Julia Volpenhein                  50 freestyle & 100 backstroke
Maureen Sullivan                  50 freestyle & 100 backstroke
Abbey Esler                                    50 freestyle & 100 butterfly
Caroline Heywood                  100 butterfly
Jordan Decker                                    100 freestyle & 100 breaststroke
Camille Nguyen                                    500 freestyle
Kayliegh Vicknair                  500 freestyle
Caroline Wolf                                    100 backstroke
Alyssa Sinchek                                    100 breaststroke
Sydney Carr                                    diving
Aubrey Rose                                    diving
Ashley Singleton                  diving
Nicole Wendeln                                    diving

The OHSAA Southwest Distritct Diving Championships are Feb. 12th and 13th at Miami University. The District Swimming Championships are scheduled for next Friday and Saturday also 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 on the basis of times recorded in the District Meet. Seven (7) divers will qualify to the State Meet. Click here for details.

OHSAA State Championships

Canton, Ohio

Volpenhein Wins State Swimming Title!

Mason's Ashley Volpenhein wrote her name into the OHSAA state swimming record books last Saturday. Volpenheim (only a freshman) won the 50 yard freestyle edging out Ursuline's Temarie Tomley and earning a State Title in the event.

“Temarie’s an awesome swimmer. It was an honor just to swim next her," said an excited Volpenhein after the event. “I wasn’t expecting this at all. Going in, I didn’t think I had a chance. I felt like, ‘If it happened, it happened.’”

The Mason Girls finished third overall at the Ohio High School State Meet this past weekend in Canton. This is the second year in a row the team has finished 3rd behind Ursuline and Upper Arlington. It was Mason's highest point total ever earned at the state meet. Below is a complete breakdown of the Lady Comets results:

200 Medley Relay – 6th Place  1:46.72
 Maureen Sullivan, Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein, Julia Volpenhein           

200 Freestyle
Zoe Thatcher – 2nd Place – 1:47.90
Lizzie Troy – 23rd – 1:55.30

50 Freestyle
Ashley Volpenhein – 1st Place – 23.34
Julia Volpenhein – 21st – 24.57
Abbey Esler – 23rd – 24.63

1 Meter Diving
Sydney Carr – 14th – 429.80

100 Freestyle
Ashley Volpenhein – 5th – 50.98
Lizzie Troy – 19th – 53.14
Jordan Decker – 24th – 54.05

500 Freestyle
Zoe Thatcher – 2nd – 4:49.45

200 Freestyle Relay – 3rd Place – 1:34.82
Ashley Volpenhein, Zoe Thatcher, Julia Volpenhein, Maureen Sullivan

100 Backstroke
Maureen Sullivan – 9th – 57.48
Julia Volpenhein 18th – 59.12

100 Breaststroke
Jordan Decker – 24th – 1:09.58
Josephine Waller – 23rd – 1:08.52

400 Freestyle Relay – 6th – 3:31.20           
Lizzie Troy, Zoe Thatcher, Abbey Esler, Jordan Decker

Of note....Mason head coach Mark Sullivan was named the Southwest Ohio Coach of the Year.

Congratulations to all the Mason Swimming And Diving athletes!

St. Xavier Dual

@ Mason

The Mason Wrestling team smashed St. Xavier last night in dual match by a score of 45-25. Below is a complete listing of the individual results:

106 – Reid (Mason) FF (St. X)
113 – Donathan (Mason) Pin 2:57 Falke (St. X)
120 – Stamp (Mason) Dec 10-4 Flanagan (St. X)
126 – Gordon (St. X) M. Dec 13-1 Schuster (Mason)
132 – Walden (Mason) Pin 5:56 Yauss (St. X)
138 – Heyob (St. X) Pin 4:32 Gabe (Mason)
145 – Dimerling (Mason) Dec 10-3 Stephens (St. X)
152 – France (Mason) Pin 1:51 Petterson (St. X)
160 – Collins (Mason) Pin :57 VanderWerff (St. X)
170 – Heyob (St. X) Pin :33 Boering (Mason)
182 – Warwick (Mason) Dec 11-6 Fueruer (St. X)
195 – Jones (St. X) Pin :45 Wall (Mason)
220 - Kuhlman (St. X) dec 6-5 Sims (Mason)
285 – Morris (Mason) Pin 1:03 Bockhorst (St. X)

Next up the Comets participate in the Worthington Kilbourne Invitational this Saturday.

The Wrestling team competed in the Wolfpack Classic Dual Tournament at Worthington Kilbourne last Saturday. Mason entered two teams in the event. Team A finished first overall. Team B finished 11th overall.

Below are the results:

Mason A Team

Won 75-9 vs. Brook Haven

Won 78-3 vs. Big Walnut

Won 69-6 vs. St. Charles

Won 52-21 vs. Fremont Ross

Won 37-23 vs. Centerville (Championship Round)

Mason B Team

Lost 54-16 vs. Pickerington Central

Lost 52-22 vs. Coffman

Won 41-30 vs. Euclid

Lost 62-22 vs. Mt. Gilead

Won 40-27 vs. Big Walnut

Next up the Comet Wrestling team will participate in the annual SWOWCA Holiday tourney on Dec. 21-22.

Graham 50

Mason 18

The Mason Wrestling Team placed first at this past Saturday's James Horning Invitational. The Comets (307) were 100 points better than 2nd place Kettering Fairmont (207). Centerville, Lakota West and Glen Este rounded out the top 5 teams. Below are the results of the Championships Round:

106 Donathan (MA) p. Quinn (LW) 4:26
113 Kearney (MA) d. Barklay (CE)  5-2
120 DelValle (KF) d. Stamp (MA) 1-0
126 Parrett (KF) d. Crasto (CE) 10-5
132 Ferguson (PN) d. Walden (MA) 10-9
138 Demas (DC) p. Sicurella (GE) 1:16
145 Keller (BV) Tfall. Cress (LW) 15-0
152 Leonhardt (LW) p. Kimbrell (KF) 1:55
160 Bair (CE) p. Collins (MA) 5:34
170 Andrews (CE) md. Quinn (LW) 9-1
182 Fenton (LW) p. Daniel (ST) 5:40
195 Tonkin (CE) d. Sims (MA) 6-4
220 Allgor (MA) p. Ashcraft (MI) 3:58
285 Morris (MA) d. Berry (BV) 5-3

Next up Mason wrestles in the State Duals on Wednesday, January 22 and January 29th.

Wednesday night the Mason Wrestling Team won two matches at the State Duals Regional Quarterfinals. The Comets defeated Kings 72-3 and Fairfield 51-15. Mason will advance to the Regional Semi-Finals on Wednesday, January 29th. See below for individual results:

The GMC Championships will be held at Lakota East High School on Saturday, February 1st. Mason will be vying for their 5th consecutive GMC Title. For more info on the event click here.

For the first time program history, the Mason Wrestling Team won the Division 1 Regional 7 Title in the OHSAA State Duals Tournament on Wednesday evening.. Mason defeated Springboro 46-10 in the semi-final round and then went on to pin Centerville, 37-18 in the final round. The Comets advance to Columbus next week for the state dual tournament Feb. 8 at Ohio State University’s St. John Arena.

Click here for a full recap of the individual results. The GMC Championships will be held at Lakota East High School on Saturday, February 1st. Mason will be vying for their 5th consecutive GMC Title. For more info on the event click here.

Springboro 10 - Mason 46
106 Zack Donathan 9 (Mason) maj. dec. Drew Saunier 9 (Springboro) 9-1
113 Patrick Kearney 11 (Mason) pin Ryan Boulton 11 (Springboro) 4:53
120 J.J. Stamp 12 (Mason) maj. dec. Austin Campeau 11 (Springboro) 18-7
126 Colin Schuster 9 (Mason) dec. Kris Green 12 (Springboro) 8-3
132 Caleb Walden 11 (Mason) dec. Mitch Case 12 (Springboro) 12-6
138 Jakob Ottaway 10 (Springboro) dec. Nick D'Agostino 10 (Mason) 6-4
145 Caleb Dimerling 12 (Mason) dec. Cameron Earley 12 (Springboro) 3-1sv
152 Rylan France 11 (Mason) maj. dec. Chad Salzer 11 (Springboro) 11-3
160 Jordan Collins 11 (Mason) dec. Joe Kylin 12 (Springboro) 3-2
170 Andrew Honious 11 (Springboro) maj. dec. Seth Warwick 11 (Mason) 16-2
182 Adam Wall 12 (Mason) pin Julian Little 12 (Springboro) 1:37
195 Sheldon Sims 11 (Mason) maj. dec. Derek Bernard 12 (Springboro) 16-4
220 Jonathon Floyd 10 (Springboro) dec. Matt Allgor 12 (Mason) 6-3
285 Austin Morris 12 (Mason) over Ben Miller 12 (Springboro) ff


Regional Final
Mason 37 - Centerville 18
106 Justin Reid 9 (Mason) Forfeit
113 Patrick Kearney 11 (Mason) pin Troy Barklay 12 (Centerville) 1:29
120 Evan Pulaski 10 (Centerville) dec. J.J. Stamp 12 (Mason) 10-5
126 Colin Schuster 9 (Mason) dec. Cameron Crasto 12 (Centerville) 6-4
132 Caleb Walden 11 (Mason) dec. Vincent Meng 11 (Centerville) 9-7
138 Nick D'Agostino 10 (Mason) dec. Derek Barklay 11 (Centerville) 9-6
145 Caleb Dimerling 12 (Mason) dec. Hunter Smith 10 (Centerville) 5-2
152 Rylan France 11 (Mason) maj. dec. Justin Howell 10 (Centerville) 9-0
160 Alexander Bair 12 (Centerville) dec. Jordan Collins 11 (Mason) 6-4
170 John Andrews 12 (Centerville) pin Seth Warwick 11 (Mason) 1:33
182 Adam Wall 12 (Mason) pin Logan Kemp 10 (Centerville) 2:47
195 Adam Tonkin 12 (Centerville) dec. Sheldon Sims 11 (Mason) 6-4
220 Matt Allgor 12 (Mason) dec. Alejandro Charette 11 (Centerville) 8-2
285 Conan Jennings 12 (Centerville) dec. Austin Morris 12 (Mason) 7-2

Mason Grapplers Win 5th GMC Title!

The Mason Wrestling Team reassured the GMC that they are still the elite wrestling program in the conference last Saturday at Lakota East. Mason ran away with the league meet with an almost 70 point margin over 2nd place Lakota West (219-149.5). Winning individual titles for the Comets were;

106: Zack Donathan, 113: Patrick Kearney, 132: Caleb Walden, 160: Jordan Collins, and 285: Austin Morri. Each of these Comets received GMC 1st Team honors. Head Coach Craig Murnan was named the GMC Coach of the Year for the 4th time in the last 5 years. See below for a listing of all the meet placing results;

2014 GMC Wrestling Scores
*************************
1. Mason 219.0
2. Lak. West 149.5
3. Fairfield 128.0
4. Sycamore 125.0
5. Lak. East 87.5
6. Hamilton 76.5
7. Colerain 61.0
8. Oak Hills 57.5
9. Princeton 55.0
10. Middletown 38.0

First Place
106: Zack Donathan(Mason) dec. Anthony Jagel(Middletown) DEF
113: Patrick Kearney(Mason) maj. dec. Eddie Collins(Hamilton) 17-4
120: Austin Sper(Fairfield) pin Austin Schoeffler(Lak. East) 1:36
126: Sam Meddings(Fairfield) over Salmen Isakov(Sycamore) default
132: Caleb Walden(Mason) dec. Dylan Roth(Oak Hills) 8-6
138: Max Meddings(Fairfield) dec. Josh Daniels(Colerain) 7-3
145: Dillon Leneave(Fairfield) dec. Caleb Dimerling(Mason) 5-3
152: Kevin Leonhardt(Lak. West) pin Rylan France(Mason) 1:37
160: Jordan Collins(Mason) pin Demarco Smith(Princeton) 3:24
170: A.J. Kowal(Princeton) pin Ronnie Williams(Sycamore) 1:49
182: Drew Fenton(Lak. West) dec. Gary Traub(Sycamore) 3-2
195: Tegray Scales(Colerain) dec. Sheldon Sims(Mason) 10-4
220: Tinashe Bere(Sycamore) over Matt Allgor(Mason) forfeit
285: Austin Morris(Mason) dec. Noah Koehne(Sycamore) 11-6

Third Place
106: Kyle Green(Sycamore) dec. Daniel Roth(Lak. East) 5-4
113: Sam Roth(Lak. East) pin Matt Johnson(Lak. West) 2:16
120: Logan Brown(Lak. West) maj. dec. David Pitts(Hamilton) 11-2
126: DeAnte Evans(Lak. East) dec. Colin Schuster(Mason) 7-1
132: Andrew Acuna(Lak. West) dec. Daniel Ramirez(Hamilton) 5-3
138: Nick D'Agostino(Mason) dec. Aaron Edwards(Lak. West) 5-2
145: Andrew Cress(Lak. West) dec. Able Ramirez(Hamilton) 9-8
152: Jacob Bria(Fairfield) dec. Chris Albert(Colerain) 3-1SV
160: Ben Morgan(Fairfield) dec. Alex Masset(Sycamore) 6-1
170: Anthony Palacio(Lak. East) dec. Mason Quinn(Lak. West) 4-2
182: Adam Wall(Mason) pin Vince Neely(Oak Hills) 1:30
195: Brandon Mckinney(Hamilton) dec. Cody Krause(Lak. West) 7-5
220: Adriyel Glass(Princeton) dec. Joey Reese(Hamilton) 3-1SV
285: Tim Tanner-Blair(Lak. West) dec. Nick Bittinger(Middletown) 3-1

The Comets advance to Columbus this Saturday for the State Dual Championships, Feb. 8 at Ohio State University’s St. John Arena.

The OHSAA Sectional Wrestling Tournament is schedule for Feb. 14-15th at Lebanon.

The Mason Wrestling team took on USA #21 ranked Brecksville in the State Dual Championships this past Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The Comets came close but fell in the quarterfinal round by a score of 36-25. See indiviual results below:

106 Zack Donathan 9 (Mason) pin Jarod Bronstrup 10 (Brecksville) 3:28
113 Patrick Kearney 11 (Mason) pin Jason Bronstrup 10 (Brecksville) 5:29
120 Austin Assad 11 (Brecksville) pin J.J. Stamp 12 (Mason) 3:46
126 Justin DeMicco 10 (Brecksville) dec. Colin Schuster 9 (Mason) 14-7
132 Austin Hiles 10 (Brecksville) maj. dec. Caleb Walden 11 (Mason) 11-0
138 Sonny Lucas 11 (Brecksville) maj. dec. Nick D'Agostino 10 (Mason) 12-4
145 Grayson Davis 12 (Brecksville) dec. Rylan France 11 (Mason) 12-5
152 Jordan Collins 11 (Mason) dec. Luke Strnad 9 (Brecksville) 13-7
160 Austin Strnad 12 (Brecksville) maj. dec. Caleb Dimerling 12 (Mason) 14-3
170 Troy Lang 12 (Brecksville) maj. dec. Seth Warwick 11 (Mason) 13-4
182 Jimmy Suhayda 11 (Brecksville) dec. Adam Wall 12 (Mason) 8-3
195 Josh Murphy 12 (Brecksville) tech. fall Sheldon Sims 11 (Mason) 23-7
220 Austin Morris 12 (Mason) maj. dec. Eddie Sternad 10 (Brecksville) 12-4
285 Kyler Wilson 11 (Mason) Forfeit

For full results of the event click here.

Next up the OHSAA Sectional Wrestling Tournament is scheduled for Feb. 14-15th at Lebanon.

Four Comet Wrestlers Advance to State!

Donathan, Kearney, Dimerling and Morris punch ticket to the big show!

Mason finished 3rd overall at the Soutwest District Championships this past weekend. The Comets placed 7 wrestlers out of 14 weight classes at the event. Four Mason wrestlers will advance to the State Tournament and one State Alternate. Zach Donathan (106) and Patrick Kearney (113) won individual District Championships. See results info below:

State Qualifiers:
106 – Zach Donathan – District Champion
113 – Patrick Kearney – District Champion
152 – Caleb Dimerling – 4th Place
285 – Austin Morris – 3rd Place

State Alternate:
195 – Sheldon Sims – 5th Place

District Placer:
120 – JJ Stamp – 6th Place
132 – Caleb Walden – 6th Place

For complete results click here.

The OHSAA State Wrestling Championships will be held February 27-March 1 at the Ohio State University. For more info on the event click here.

State Championships

@ OSU

Highlights

Girls Place 6th at Baker Tourney

The Mason girl's bowling team played very well on Saturday at the Baker Marathon. The Lady Comets finished 6th out of the 12 teams placing them into the bracketed knock out round.

They defeated # 3 seeded Glen Este in a fabulous 3 game event. Total pins between the 2 were remarkable. Mason won the first game by 3 pins, lost the second by 1 pin and won the third by only 2 pins. They moved on to face the #2 seed Northwest and beat them in 2 straight games.

The girls then bowled in the finals against Beavercreek and lost in 2 straight. All the Mason girls were remarkable including the great efforts by Miriam Markvan, Amber Taylor, Kelsey Mitchell, Brianna Poirer, and Bryanna Braxton.

Next up Mason hosts Wilmington on Monday, December 2nd.

The Mason girls romped over Wlimington on Monday by a score of 2251-1462. Notable scorers were Morgan Motteshed’s 169 and Kelsey Mitchell’s 234.

Their record stands at 2-0 on the young season. The visit Colerain on Wednesday.

The Lady Comet bowlers sufferred their first loss of the season last Wednesday at the hands of Colerain by a score of 2472-2381. Chris McPherson scored a terrific 236 in his first game and David Neal managed a 199 first game. Chris McPherson was able to close out a close victory by scoring 28 pins in the final frame of the match, boys only won by 32.

Next up the host Lakota East on Monday, Dec. 9th.

Mason defeated East on Monday by scores of 2339-1790. No other info provided.

Next up Mason is at Milford on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

The Mason Girls defeated Milford on Wednesday by a score of 2087-1941. Miriam Markvan led the girls with a 329 series.

Mason goes to 4-1 on the year and will participate in the Holiday Classic Tournament this Saturday..

The Mason girl's bowlers finished 14th out of 30 teams this past weekend at the Holiday Classic. Senior Amber Taylor bowled 6 strikes in a row and scored a 260 for that game.

Next up they visit Middletown on Tuesday, Dec. 17th.

The Mason girls bowlers had some terrific highlights in their match with Middletown on Tuesday. They also managed their first 1000 game of the year scoring higher than any match in their past. They managed their best 2600 match but fell short to Middletown’s’ best of the year.


Next up is the Eastern Lanes Holiday Tourney on Friday, December 27th.

The Girls Bowling Team participated in the Eastern Lanes Holiday Tourney on Friday, December 27th. The Lady Comets did fantastic! The team placed first overall against a great tournament filled with GMC and GCL opponents.

Three girls finished individually in the Top Ten; Kelsey Mitchell 596, Bryanna Braxton 601, Morgan Motteshed 603. Mason finished No. 1 with a terrific team score of 3711.

Mason (4-2, 2-2) visits Hamilton on Wednesday, January 8th.

The Girls Bowling Team finished 8th out of 30 teams at this past weekends Bearcat HS Classic. Bright spots for the Comets were Bryanna Braxton’s 348 series, Amber Taylor’s 351, and a terrific 407 series from Kelsey Mitchell that placed her on the all-tournament team- 5th place.

Next up Mason hosts Fairfield on Monday, Jan. 13th.

The girl's bowling team fell to Fairfield on Monday by a score of 2499-2287. Kelsey Mitchell was high series for Mason with a 469.

Next up Mason will visit McAuley on Wednesday, Jan. 15th.

Mason Girls (5-5) fell to Oak Hills last Friday by a score of 2443-2223. The girls were led by Brianna Poirer's 411 series.

Mason girls fell to Oak Hills on Monday by a score of 2485-2373. Brittany Hein led the Comets with a 375 series.

Next up Mason visits Seton on Wednesday, Jan. 29th.

Mason girls defeated Seton on Wednesday, 2432-2254. High bowler was Kelsey Mitchell with a 437 series.

The Mason girls fell to Mercy on Monday, Feb. 3rd 2455-2245. Many of the mason girls bowled well including Miriam Markvan’s 342 series and Brianna Poirer’s 343 series .

Next up Mason will host Kings on Tuesday, Feb. 11th. The OHSAA Sectional tournament gets underway Feb. 20th at Colerain at 9:00 am.

SECTIONAL

@Colerain, 9:00 AM

GIRLS BOWLING ADVANCES TO DISTRICT!

The Mason Girls Bowling team finished 2nd overall at Thursday's Sectional Tournament and will advance to the Division 1 District Meet. The top 7 teams and 7 individuals will move on in the post season.

Kelsey Mitchell led the Comets with a 196 series for 3rd place overall. Right behind her was teammate Bryana Braxton with a 180 series for 4th place.

Colerain was the overall winner with a score of 3762. The Mason girls tallied 3693 points, ahead of third place Oak Hills (3559). The Lady Comets will bowl in the OHSAA District Championships at Beaver-Vu Lanes (Beavercreek, OH) on Wednesday, February 26th at 10:00 AM.

DISTRICT

@ Beaver-Vu Lanes, 10 AM

The Girls Bowling Team ended their season at Districts on Wednesday. The team bowled very well and picked up most of their spares. Kelsey Mitchell made 3 strikes in a row (turkey). Mason finsihed 16th overall as the top 6 teams advanced to State. Centerville was the overall winner. See Mason scores below:

Miriam Markvan 173 175 177 Total 525
Morgan Mottashed 167 144 Total 311
Brianna Poirier 163 178 159 Total 500
Bryana Braxton 160 161 187 Total 508
Kelsey Mitchell 183 193 202 Total 578

Game total 2593
Bakers 187 173 157 145 164 162 Total 988
Both Game and Bakers Total 3581

Congratulations to the players and coaches!

The boy's bowled in the Baker Marathon on Saturday finishing 13th overall. They look to get back in "the groove" when they host Wilmington on Monday, Dec. 2nd.

The Mason boy's kept their season rolling on Monday. The Comets defeated Wilmington 2371-2305. Their early season records goes to 3-0. Notable scores were Chris McPherson’s 382 series, Andrew Neal’s single game 193, and Ben Franz’s 192.

Next up Mason visits Colerain on Wednesday, December 4th.

The boy's stayed perfect on the season at 4-0 with a 2454-2422 win over Colerain last Wednesday. Chris McPherson scored a terrific 236 in his first game and David Neal managed a 199 first game. Chris McPherson was able to close out a close victory by scoring 28 pins in the final frame of the match, boys only won by 32.

Next up they host Lakota East on Monday, December 9th.

Mason boy's stayed hot with a 2436-1121 win over East on Monday.

The Comets are 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the GMC. Next up they play at Milford on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

The Mason Boy's Bowling team stayed undefeated on the season with a close 2460-2459 win over Milford on Wednesday. It was a fantastic finish with the Comets Sean Merritt striking out the tenth frame to squeak out the victory.

Mason goes to 6-0 on the year and will participate in the Holiday Classic Tournament this Sunday.

The Comet boy's bowlers participated in the Holiday Classic at Western Bowl. Chris McPherson bowled very well scoring 245, 203, 205. Chris also was fantastic in his baker series being clean on all 10 frames of team bowling. The team finished in 21st place but actually bowled better than last tournament.

Mason is at Middletown on Tuesday, Dec. 17th.

The Mason boys bowled their best match of the season on Tuesday scoring a 2713. However Middletown bowled their best of the season scoring a 3192 and handed the Comets their first loss of the season (6-1).
Highlights of the day were Karel Encarnacion shooting the first 10 strikes in a row scoring a whopping 289, Chris McPherson shot a terrific 440 series and Mason managed their first 1000 game of the year.

Next up is the Eastern Lanes Holiday Tourney on Friday, December 27th.

The boys bowlers finished in 16th place out of 30 teams at the Bearcat Classic last Friday night. They had a few bright spots, Karel Encarnacion threw a 222, 202 series, and John Kirch had a 235, 192 series.

Next up Mason hosts Fairfield on Monday, Jan. 13th.

The boy's bowlers suffered their 2nd loss of the season to Fairfield on Monday by a score of 2862-2579. High series for the Comets was John Kirch with a 433. Chris McPherson notched a 413.

Next up Mason visits LaSalle on Wednesday, Jan. 15th.

The boy's bowlers fell to Princeton on Wednesday by a score of 2634-2455. Mason's record falls to 7-3 overall and 5-3 in the GMC. Next up they host Oak Hills on Monday, Jan. 27th.

The boy's bowlers were defeated by LaSalle last Friday by a score of 2643-2397. John Kirch highlighted the Comet effort with a 403 series.

The Comets boys fell to Oak Hills on Monday by a score of 2887-2454. Kyle Helmes and Brandon Combs led Mason with 448 series.

Next up Mason will visit Elder on Wednesday, Jan. 29th.

The boy's dropped a match to Elder on Wednesday by a score of 2631-2546. Chris McPherson led Mason with a 470 series.

Next up Mason (7-7) will visit St. Xavier on Friday, Feb. 7th.

SECTIONAL

@ Colerain, 9:00 AM

Mason boys bowled in the sectionals this past Wednesday. The boys needed to be one of 7 top scores to move on and could not seem to get out of 8th place.

The team moved into 8th place after a strong 3rd series on the strength of Chris McPherson’s 234. After 3 more games of baker bowling they were in 8th place, and after 4 they were still in 8th place. But when the day was over they ended up in 10th place and were never able to climb that last hurdle. Chris McPherson moved on as an individual with his 590 3 game series.

The boy's team finishes their 2013-14 season with and overall record of 8-8. The team was 5-4 in the GMC for 5th place.

HS Competitive Cheer Earns Grand Champ Title!

On October 20th, the MHS COMP ladies competed against 2 other area high school teams and earned not only 1st place in their division but also Grand Champs for their session among 9 other total teams.

On November 10th, the team competed against Franklin High School earning 1st place in their division and also earned the title of Grand Champ among 18 other talented teams performing in the afternoon session.

Among these teams that the Mason Competition Cheer team claimed victory was the team from Miamisburg High School who was second at the OASSA State Cheer Championship last year where the Comets finished fourth. The dedication and hard work of these ladies is paying off as the MHS Comp team is off to it's strongest start to a season yet!

Mason Competition Cheer Receives Grand Champ honors again!

The Mason High School Competition Cheer team won Grand Champ at the 27th Annual Carlisle High School cheer competition on Sunday and outscored the second place team from Waynesville by twelve points. The comp team also beat out 5 other area Varsity cheer teams to earn top honors. Sabrina Latapy won the jump-off competition for the varsity level with her outstanding toe touch and pike jumps.

The ladies compete this Sunday, December 15th at Beavercreek High School.

OAC Competition

Columbus, Ohio

Mason Comp Cheer qualifies for State!

Saturday at Springboro High School the Mason Competition Cheer team qualified for the Division 1 OASSA State Cheer competition! The team has two competitions left for the season: Cheer for a Cure on February 23rd at Centerville High School and OASSA State Cheer Competition on March 2nd at The Ohio State University. Come out and support your Comets!

Cheer For a Cure

Centerville HS

Comp Cheeer Places First!

The Mason Competition Cheer Team finished first in the large varsity division this weekend at Centerville High School's Cheer for a Cure competition! The ladies compete in their final competition of the season this coming weekend at the OASSA State Cheerleading Championships at Ohio State University.

OASSA State Cheeer Competition

@ Ohio State University