Mason Athletic Results- Fall Season

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Mason finishes/Times/Highlights

BOYS CC BACK ON TRACK WITH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

No surprises this weekend. The Mason Boys’ Cross Country team won the Division I Southwest Ohio District Championship, proving they are a force to be reckoned with at the upcoming regional and state meets. The Comets recent 3rd place GMC finish may have produced a few doubters of the Mason talent. But with sophomore sensation Zach Wills back in the lineup and strong finishes by the rest of the Comet runners, those doubts were erased at Saturdays district meet at Voice of America.
“Going into the district championship race the team had a solid week of training,” said Mason assistant coach Travis Murray. “We didn’t back off too much (training) as we’re still looking down the line in terms of peak performance.”
A key to the Comets success on Saturday included the return of Zach Wills who did not run in the GMC meet. With Zach’s return the team had its normal "feel" again according to Coach Murray. Wills 1st place finish (16:01.20) topped Lakota West’s Aaron Gehring (GMC champion) by almost 3 seconds.
Another important component of the race was the Mason “pack of 4” led by senior Ed Carlin (6th place), junior Matt Larcomb (7th), junior Matt Kahl (9th), and sophomore Matt Kincaid (10th). Five Mason runners placed in the top 10 overall. Sophomore Tate Honaker ran a great race as the Comet's sixth man, beating Elder's 4th and 5th men and finishing in 16:49-- his best time of the season.
Mason won with a team score of 33 followed by Elder (61), Lakota West (87), Moeller (120) and Milford (127) rounding out the top five teams. Complete meet information can be found at www.baumspage.com. The top four teams and individual runners that finished in the top 16 advance to next Saturdays Regional Meet at Troy, Ohio. The boys Division 1 race is set for a start time of 12:35 pm.

Comets March on to State as Regional Champs!

The boys' cross country team continued their race to the state meet, winning the programs first Regional Championship at Troy on Saturday. The Comets will compete in the Division I state meet on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Scioto Downs in Columbus.

"I was very pleased. It's our first regional championship ever and this region is a tough region to win anytime," Mason coach Tom Rapp said. "I'm very proud of the guys, they did a great job."

Once again sophomore running sensation Zach Wills was the individual region champion blowing away the nearest competitor by an 8 second margin. "It's awesome. I just love my team and everyone on it," Wills said. "It's an awesome feeling just being able to go to state with my guy best friends."

Wills was followed by junior Matt Kahl (13th, 16:32.91), senior Ed Carlin (16th, 16:34.65), sophomore Matt Kincaid (23rd, 16:46.85) and junior Matt Larcomb (28th, 16:55.32). The Comets finished with a team score of 67, 33 points lower than second place Centerville.

" We're running well, we're running with toughness and we're running with confidence," commented head coach Tom Rapp. "We've come a long way. When I first started coaching here we had trouble even getting to this meet and to win it is a thrill."

For complete meet results visit www.baumspage.com

BOYS CC SWEEP TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATE TITLES!

The Boys Cross Country team won Mason High Schools first OHSAA CC State Championship on Saturday at Scioto Downs in Columbus, Oho. Super sophomore Zach Wills led the team and field of 144 competitors winning an individual state title.

The final results were a duplication of much of the rest of the Comets 2008 season with Wills finishing first and the team finishing first. Except for the GMC meet (in which Wills did not participate) the Comets raced through their schedule in dominating fashion winning five Invitationals then adding a district, regional and now state championship.

The Comets outpaced second place Hillard Davidson by a 20-point margin while Wills time of 15:15.66 beat 2nd place Stuart Edmonds of Twinsburg by almost 14 seconds. "I was expecting a fast time,” said Wills. “We were really just focusing on place, but with good competition comes good times."

Other Comet contributors to the team state title included; Matt Kahl (29th), Ed Carlin (46th), Matt Kincaid (51st), Matt Larcomb (59th), Tate Honaker (122nd), and Eric Hauser (126th).

Other teams at this years state meet may need to get use to seeing a lot of Comets in front of them in the future. The Scioto Downs podium could become a familiar place for Mason over the next several seasons. The Comets will graduate only one senior from the group of seven runners who competed in this years state meet. The opportunity to rewrite the state cross country record books in green is certainly a strong possibility.

For now the team can rest and take pride in knowing they are the Division 1 Cross Country State Champs!

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Lady Comets Qualify for State!

The Comet lady runners had a great day at the Pickerington Regional. The team was led by Monica Lake, who finished an impressive 5th overall. Rounding out the Mason scoring were Mackenzie Jensen, Emily Staresinic, Jessica Harrison and Brenna Hallum making their way through the course to score 108 points.

“The girls had great time, as they battled against the best from Columbus, and what appears to be the best from Cincinnati,” said girls head coach Chip Dobson. “The Pickerington field was loaded this year, and the girls did a great job to make it out of this tough Region.” The girls’ appearance at next weeks state meet will mark the 5th consecutive year of qualification. For complete regional meet results visit www.baumspage.com

Mason individual finishes below:

5th-Monica Lake (19:00.11))

23rd-Mackenzie Jensen

25th-Emily Staresinic

38th-Jessical Harrison

42nd-Brenna Hallum

65th-Alyssa Carman

For complete meet results visit www.baumspage.com

CROSSTOWN SHOWDOWN

MASON VS. NORTHMONT

@UC Nippert Stadium 2:45 pm

COMET TURNOVERS LEAD TO GMC LOSS

With their defense providing big play after big play, the Firebirds earned a hard-fought 21-6 win over host Mason in the Greater Miami Conference opener Friday night, Sept. 12, at Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium.

The Comet running attack that rolled up some big yardage last week struggled (77 yards on 34 attemplts) while quarterback Patrick Koman was hurried into two interceptions and was sacked three times.

West drew first blood when Rick Finley capped off a 13-play, 56-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run with 8:58 left in the second quarter. West blocked a Mason punt with 1:40 left in the 1st half to go up 14-0. Mason countered with a 37-yard Andrew Gage field goal before the half cutting the West lead to 14-3.

West scored another 2nd half TD and Mason got another Gage field goal to round out the scoring.

Neither team put up notable offensive numbers. The West offense gained 177 yards on 51 plays while the Comets went 60-158 yards.

Comets Put A 1st Half Scare Into Cardinals

The heavily favored Colerain Cardinals found out in the first half that they couldn't take Mason lightly. A resurgent Comet offense out scored top ranked Colerain and led 27-20 at the half. No other team in on the Cardinals schedule this season has accomplished that feat.

The second half was a different story. The Cardinal offense proved they are one of the top teams in the nation scoring 28 unanswered points to win going away.

Mason QB Jordan Barnes was 17 of 36 with 1 TD. Craig Taylor caught 6 passes for 80 yards and 1 TD. Nick Wehby set a new Comet record with his 99-yard kickoff return in the 1st quarter. Patrick Koman scored Mason's final TD on a 16-yard run in the 2nd quarter to give the Comets the lead going in to the half.

COMETS DEFEAT INDIANS

The Mason Comets didn't disaappoint the homecoming crowd on Friday getting a much needed win against Fairfield. An ugly first half of football was followed by a second half that saw the Comets take advantage of Fairfield mistakes.

Down 7-0 early in the third quarter, sophomore running back, David Fulcher, scampered 14 yards to even the score (7-7) and get the Comet offense in gear. Fulcher scored again in the fourth quarter on a 2 yard run to give Mason the lead (14-10). Later in the 4th quarter Patrick Koman took a pass from Jordan Barnes and ran 61-yards for the final score of the evening (21-10).

Fulcher ended up with 21 carries for 101 yards and two TDs. Jordan Barnes went 14/28 through the air for 185 yards. Patrick Koman caught 5 passes for 132 yards.

Comets Fall in 2008 Finale

The third ranked Aviators proved they were deserving of the poll placement as they offense overcame a strong first half defensive effort by the Comets. Mason throttled the Sycamore high powered offense and star running back Bud Golden holding them to 10 first half points.

The second half the Aves picked up the pace and found a way to solve the Comet defensive effort. Mason sophomore running back Gabe Shreve scored Mason's only TD at the 8:50 mark in the fourth quarter. Andrew Grage got a 21-yard FG in the 1st quarter.

The Comet offense piled up 229 yards of offense compared to the Aves 388. Sycamore run 13 more plays on offense than the Comets.

Twenty-six Mason seniors played their last game as a Mason Comet.

MASON WINS ADVANCES TEAM TO DISTRICT

The Comets win the Cincinnati West Sectional by 16 strokes over 2nd place St. Ursula to advance their entire team to next weeks District tournament. Four of the top 6 finishers were Comets.

CONGRATS AND GOOD LUCK AT DISTRICT!!

MASON EARNS STATE GOLF TITLE

Expectations and anticipations are sometimes difficult to live up to, but the Mason Girls’ Golf team proved they are Ohio’s best this past weekend in Columbus. After going unbeaten in every match, invitational and tournament in the 2008 campaign, the talented and highly favorite Comets didn’t disappoint. Mason not only claimed the program’s first golf state championship, but did so in record fashion. Their 307 team score on Friday (one day state tourney record) combined with Saturday’s 323 total tied the overall state tournament record of 630 held by Dublin Jerome in 2000.

Weather conditions were not ideal on Saturday, but the Comets still managed to add to their Friday total, outdistancing second place and defending state champion, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, by an amazing total of 26 strokes. Finishing third at 656 was Columbus Bishop Watterson, who lost the tiebreaker for second place. In fourth place was Cincinnati St. Ursula. All results can be found on the OHSAA website: www.ohsaa.org.

"After last season's state runner-up performance, our team decided second place just wasn't acceptable,” said head coach Fred Reeder. “They worked hard and bonded. These girls never lost focus on their ultimate goal: winning the state title."

Mason sophomore Erin Michel, with her two-day scores of 78-75 (153), finished on the state's first team. Three Comets made second-team All-State: senior Alexis Nelson, 76-82 (158); sophomore Jessica Zhang, 75-84 (159); and sophomore Emily Wright, 78-82 (160). Senior Elizabeth Nebraski rounded out the Comets’ scoring with a 170.

"We have such a deep team, which is a huge advantage,” said Reeder. “With our 10 varsity golfers, I was able to mix around the lineups at every invitational and we still won every tournament. I can't imagine any coach in Ohio history who has ever had that luxury."

The future looks hopeful for a Comet repeat next year with an experienced and talented group of underclassman returning. "The exciting thing about this season - and this is news other teams may not want to hear - is the returning players believe we can even be better next year,” said Reeder.

“We have a chance for a dynasty."

The Comets play Cincinnati's #1 ranked team to a 1-1 tie

Zach Patterson scored for Mason. The Comets came into the contest as the #3 ranked team in the Cincinnati Enquirer poll.

Comets Advance!

Goals by Zach Patterson and Jordan Grant. Combined shutout by Mike Sparks and Miles Koutny.

MASON GIRLS SOCCER
WINS FIRST GMC TITLE

The Mason Girls’ Soccer team won the 2008 GMC Championship Tuesday night, “with a little help from their friends.” The Beatles hit tune from ‘60’s was very appropriate as the Comets needed a little help from another GMC foe (probably not friend) to win their first conference title. Mason’s 1-1 tie of two-time defending GMC champion Sycamore opened the door for an outright league title for the Lady Comets. Sophomore Janese Atkinson scored the Comet’s lone goal.
Oak Hills and Mason entered the last night of conference play with identical GMC records (7-1). Mason’s only loss was to Colerain and Oak Hill’s only loss was to the Comets. While Mason was tying Sycamore, Fairfield was knocking off Oak Hills (1-0) putting the title into Comet territory for 2008.
“We are obviously very excited to reach one of our goals,” said Mason head coach Katie Barnes. “It was a total team effort.” The Comets are led by the strength of 10 seniors who last year finished 2nd to Sycamore in their first season in the GMC. “We have a talented, experienced group of players who work extremely hard,” said Barnes.
Mason is the 4th seed overall in the upcoming District Tournament. They will host Winton Woods on Monday, Oct. 13th at 7:00 pm. The winner of that game will move on to play the winner of the Lakota East/Seton contest on Thursday, Oct. 16th.
According to Coach Barnes the expectations for her club are still out there. “The scary thing for other teams is I don’t think we have played 80 minutes of soccer yet.” The Comets will get some additional tournament tune up opportunities with upcoming home games this Thursday and Saturday against Loveland and Mercy closing out the regular season.
Team members include; Janese Atkinson, Emily Crye, Megan Frye, Courtney Hoenicke, Courtney Collins, Amy Lipton, Stephanie Gort, Heather Jung, Kristen Leist, Hannah Moore, Hailey Morris, Kimberly Connor, Skylar Chew, Kelly Loughead, Ali Siebel, Britney Voorhis, Megan Matula and Rachel Defrank.
Mason has a current overall record of 11-2-1.

Comets Escape Against East

The Mason Comets got a close call against the Thunderhawks in 2nd round tournament action. Usually when a #4 seed and #12 seed meet the outcome should be predicatable. Not so with this battle as the first 80 minutes of regulation were played with neither team able to produce a goal.

The Comets came out firing in the 15 minute OT. With approx. 4 mintues into overtime Mason's Courtney Collins took a pass from Kristen Leist and buried the ball into the back of the net. Mason goalie Rachel Defrank kept the Hawks off the board getting the shutout. The win gives the Comets a Sectional Championship.

Mason will advance to the District semis on Monday, 10/20 to face the #10 seed Lakota West. The Firebirds defeated Oak Hills on Thursday in PK's. Mason defeated West earlier this season 4-2.

The Mason/West game will be played at Princeton HS. starting at 7:00 pm. Tickets will be available at the gate for $5...no passes will be honored.

GO COMETS!

District Semi-Finals

Mason vs. Lakota West

7:00 pm @ Princeton HS

District Championship

Mason vs. Centerville

@ Northmont 6:00 pm

Mason Individual Results & Match Notes

Comets Finish Off GMC Schedule With "W"

The Mason Comets girls volleyball team finished a stellar GMC campaign downing always tough Sycamore in four. With the win the Comets finish 2nd in the GMC title race.

Game Highlights: Mason pulled out a victory for this league game. Hillary Melnick led the team with 46 setting assists.

Comets Knocked Out..

The Mason volleyball season came to an abrupt end on Tuesday night with a loss to GMC foe Oak Hills.

WAITING ON FURTHER DETAILS OF THE MATCH.

Date	Event	Team Placings	Winning Individual/Time	Mason finishes/Times/Highlights
8/23	Brian Plasman Invitational	Top 10 Schools 1. Mason 25 2. Sycamore 109 3. Milford 116 4. Kettering Fairmont 145 5. Lakota West 149 6. McNicholas 161 7. Lakota East 179 8. Turpin 183 9. Badin 211 10. Lebanon 255	Zach Willis 15:47	Place Name Grade Time 1 Zach Wills 10 15:47 2 Matt Kincaid 10 16:18 4 Matt Kahl 11 16:22 8 Ed Carlin 12 16:52 10 Matt Larcomb 11 17:05 17 Eric Hauser 11 17:28 23 Tate Honaker 10 17:35
8/30	Warrior Invitational (JV ONLY)	1. Reynoldsburg 41 2. Pick. North 77 3. Dublin Jerome 90 4. St. Xavier 100 5. Lakota West 142 6. Central Crossing 168 7. Pick. Central 190 8. McNicholas 205 9. Centerville 212 10. Mason 240		Place Name Grade Time 39 Alec Schlosser 11 18:14 45 Ronnie Ipach 11 18:26 48 Dan Scurry 11 18:34 58 Chris Lehman 11 18:45 61 Brad Lonsway 12 18:51 64 Bobby Beebe 10 18:52 99 Tyler Willet 11 20:19
9/6	Mason Invitational	Team Scores: 1. Mason 30 2. Sycamore 93 3. Celina 100 4. Turpin 103 5. Northmont 120 6. Oak Hills 130 7. Lakota East 148 8. St. Xavier 174 9. Fairmont 282 10. Fairfield 300	1 Zach Wills 10 15:37	Mason Boys Varsity: Place Name Grade Time 1 Zach Wills 10 15:37 4 Ed Carlin 12 16:30 5 Matt Kahl 10 16:31 7 Matt Kincaid 10 16:40 15 Tate Honaker 10 17:19 24 Eric Hauser 11 17:41 28 Matt Larcomb 11 17:49 31 Alec Schlosser 11 17:58 41 Dan Scurry 11 18:19 47 Ronnie Ipach 11 18:24
9/13	Allance Invitational	1. Mason 63 2. Centerville 76 3. St. Xavier 142 4. Dublin Coffman 162 5. Hilliard Darby 173	Zach Willis 15:41	Place Name Grade Time 1 Zach Wills 10 15:41 8 Matt Kahl 10 16:35 9 Matt Kincaid 10 16:37 12 Ed Carlin 12 16:38 36 Tate Honaker 10 17:21 43 Eric Hauser 11 17:36 65 Alec Schlosser 11 17:59 92 Ronnie Ipach 11 18:31 104 Dan Scurry 11 18:38 120 Chris Lehman 11 19:05
9/20	Malone Invitational	1. Mason 36 2. Cuyahoga Falls 75 3. Louisville 92 4. Boardman 127 5. Glenoak 138	Zach Willis 15:40	Place Name Grade Time 1 Zach Wills 10 15:40 6 Matt Kahl 11 16:30 7 Matt Kincaid 10 16:33 8 Ed Carlin 12 16:35 14 Matt Larcomb 11 16:53 20 Eric Hauser 11 17:15 24 Tate Honaker 10 17:26
9/23	Kings Invitational (JV ONLY)	1. Sycamore 34 2. West 42 3. Kings 53 4. Mason 128 5. Little Miami 140 6. Hamilton 168		Place Name Grade Time 21 Jordan Karim 11 19:14 25 Eric Pfander 10 19:39 27 Tyler Egelhoff 10 19:52 28 Jordyn Rentfrow 11 19:57 31 Brian Luria 10 20:19 32 Chuckie Chiara 11 20:30 36 Brett Muller 10 22:20
9/27	Fairmont Invitational (JV only)	1. Elder 97 2. Lakota West 115 3. Dublin Jerome 115 4. Sycamore 140 5. Worth. Thomas Worthington 149 6. Fairmont 181 7. Revere 186 8. Beavercreek 211 9. Colerain 213 10. Celina 218		Place Name Grade Time 47 Tyler Phillips 10 17:29 54 Alec Schlosser 11 17:33 60 Dan Scurry 11 17:39 81 Ronnie Ipach 11 17:55 97 Tyler Willet 11 18:10 124 Tim Huesing 12 18:37 125 Jordan Karim 11 18:38 132 Zack Bishop 9 18:53 134 Jon Stewart 11 18:59 135 Eric Pfander 10 19:00
9/27	Midwest Meet of Champions	1. Mason 94 2. Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 110 3. Centerville 116 4. Reynoldsburg 127 5. Hilliard Davidson 133 6. Green 157 7. Cuyahoga Falls 167 8. LaSalle 172 9. Breck. Broadville Hts. 194 10. Hilliard Darby 214	1st Zach Wills 15:02	Place Name Grade Time 1 Zach Wills 10 15:02 21 Ed Carlin 12 16:01 23 Matt Kahl 11 16:04 24 Matt Kincaid 10 16:05 25 Matt Larcomb 11 16:07 63 Eric Hauser 11 16:55 83 Tate Honaker 10 17:21
9/30	Ross H.S. (JV ONLY)	1. Mason 23 2. Glen Este 40 3. Ross 111 4. Harrison 122 5. Northwest 140 6. Western Brown 188 7. Goshen 189 8. Hamilton 207 9. Madeira 247 10. Mt. Healthy 292		1 Alec Schlosser 11 17:56 4 Ronnie Ipach 11 18:19 5 Eric Pfander 10 18:24 6 Tyler Phillips 10 18:27 7 Dan Scurry 11 18:38 8 Tyler Willet 11 18:38 9 Chris Lehman 11 18:43 11 Bradley Lonsway 12 18:47 17 Tim Huesing 12 19:18 19 Brett Sanders 9 19:27
10/11	GMC Championships @ VOA	1. Lakota West 73 2. Sycamore 76 3. Mason 76 4. Oak Hills 84 5. Colerain 108 6. Lakota East 109 7. Middletown 161 8. Princeton 207 9. Fairfield 243 10. Hamilton 307	Aaron Gehring-Lakota West 16:01	MASON FINISHES 4 Matt Kahl 11 16:23 7 Matt Kincaid 10 16:28 10 Ed Carlin 12 16:45 20 Tate Honaker 10 17:20 35 Matt Larcomb 11 17:54 41 Ronnie Ipach 11 18:03 48 Eric Hauser 11 18:34
10/18	District Championships @ VOA	1st place		BOYS CC BACK ON TRACK WITH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP No surprises this weekend. The Mason Boys’ Cross Country team won the Division I Southwest Ohio District Championship, proving they are a force to be reckoned with at the upcoming regional and state meets. The Comets recent 3rd place GMC finish may have produced a few doubters of the Mason talent. But with sophomore sensation Zach Wills back in the lineup and strong finishes by the rest of the Comet runners, those doubts were erased at Saturdays district meet at Voice of America. “Going into the district championship race the team had a solid week of training,” said Mason assistant coach Travis Murray. “We didn’t back off too much (training) as we’re still looking down the line in terms of peak performance.” A key to the Comets success on Saturday included the return of Zach Wills who did not run in the GMC meet. With Zach’s return the team had its normal "feel" again according to Coach Murray. Wills 1st place finish (16:01.20) topped Lakota West’s Aaron Gehring (GMC champion) by almost 3 seconds. Another important component of the race was the Mason “pack of 4” led by senior Ed Carlin (6th place), junior Matt Larcomb (7th), junior Matt Kahl (9th), and sophomore Matt Kincaid (10th). Five Mason runners placed in the top 10 overall. Sophomore Tate Honaker ran a great race as the Comet's sixth man, beating Elder's 4th and 5th men and finishing in 16:49-- his best time of the season. Mason won with a team score of 33 followed by Elder (61), Lakota West (87), Moeller (120) and Milford (127) rounding out the top five teams. Complete meet information can be found at www.baumspage.com. The top four teams and individual runners that finished in the top 16 advance to next Saturdays Regional Meet at Troy, Ohio. The boys Division 1 race is set for a start time of 12:35 pm.
10/25	Regional Championships Troy, Ohio	1st place-67 2nd-Centerville 3rd-Lasalle 4th-St. X (top 4 teams and top 16 individuals qualify for state)	Mason-Zach Wills (15:55.27)	Comets March on to State as Regional Champs! The boys' cross country team continued their race to the state meet, winning the programs first Regional Championship at Troy on Saturday. The Comets will compete in the Division I state meet on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Scioto Downs in Columbus. "I was very pleased. It's our first regional championship ever and this region is a tough region to win anytime," Mason coach Tom Rapp said. "I'm very proud of the guys, they did a great job." Once again sophomore running sensation Zach Wills was the individual region champion blowing away the nearest competitor by an 8 second margin. "It's awesome. I just love my team and everyone on it," Wills said. "It's an awesome feeling just being able to go to state with my guy best friends." Wills was followed by junior Matt Kahl (13th, 16:32.91), senior Ed Carlin (16th, 16:34.65), sophomore Matt Kincaid (23rd, 16:46.85) and junior Matt Larcomb (28th, 16:55.32). The Comets finished with a team score of 67, 33 points lower than second place Centerville. " We're running well, we're running with toughness and we're running with confidence," commented head coach Tom Rapp. "We've come a long way. When I first started coaching here we had trouble even getting to this meet and to win it is a thrill." For complete meet results visit www.baumspage.com
11/1	OHSAA Championships @ Scioto Downs	STATE CHAMPS		BOYS CC SWEEP TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATE TITLES! The Boys Cross Country team won Mason High Schools first OHSAA CC State Championship on Saturday at Scioto Downs in Columbus, Oho. Super sophomore Zach Wills led the team and field of 144 competitors winning an individual state title. The final results were a duplication of much of the rest of the Comets 2008 season with Wills finishing first and the team finishing first. Except for the GMC meet (in which Wills did not participate) the Comets raced through their schedule in dominating fashion winning five Invitationals then adding a district, regional and now state championship. The Comets outpaced second place Hillard Davidson by a 20-point margin while Wills time of 15:15.66 beat 2nd place Stuart Edmonds of Twinsburg by almost 14 seconds. "I was expecting a fast time,” said Wills. “We were really just focusing on place, but with good competition comes good times." Other Comet contributors to the team state title included; Matt Kahl (29th), Ed Carlin (46th), Matt Kincaid (51st), Matt Larcomb (59th), Tate Honaker (122nd), and Eric Hauser (126th). Other teams at this years state meet may need to get use to seeing a lot of Comets in front of them in the future. The Scioto Downs podium could become a familiar place for Mason over the next several seasons. The Comets will graduate only one senior from the group of seven runners who competed in this years state meet. The opportunity to rewrite the state cross country record books in green is certainly a strong possibility. For now the team can rest and take pride in knowing they are the Division 1 Cross Country State Champs!

Date	Event	Team Placings	Winning Individual/Time	Mason finishes/Times/Highlights
8/23	Brian Plasman Invitational	1 Mason High School 68 2 Sycamore High School 94 3 Turpin High School 95 4 Milford High School 97 5 Lakota West High School 168 6 Kettering Fairmont High S 190 7 Lebanon High School 196 8 Walnut Hills High School 214 9 Lakota East High School 229	Monica Lake 19:54	The Lady Comets were in action at the hilly confines of Harbin Park in Fairfield on Saturday. The team looked sharp with the Comets taking home the win, and scoring nearly 30 points better than the next closest team. They were led by Monica Lake the new super frosh, and closely behind was another freshman, Makenzie Jensen. Other varsity runners who ran well were Brenna Hallum, Emily Staresinic and Natalia Carvalho. The team looked sharp, and appears to be ready to roll this season. Top Varsity Scorers were: Monica Lake 19:54 Mackenzie Jensen 20:13 Brenna Hallum 20:50 Emily Staresinic 21:01 Natalia Carvalho 21:06
8/30	Warrior Invitational	1. Mason 45 2. Lakota West 114 3. Lebanon 124 4. McNic 126 5. Pickerington N. 150		Lebanon Invite The Mason Girls CC team did a great job at Lebanon, they ran without a few of their stars, but still managed to do quite well. The girls dominated the front of the race, with newcomer Mackenzie Jensen leading the way. Great races were also turned in by Brenna Hallum, and Jessica Harrison. The team looks strong, and very deep as well. Top Individuals 1. Mackenzie Jensen 20:37 2. Brenna Hallum 20:46 3. Jessica Harrison 21: 32 4. Chelsea Hoffmaster 21:33 5 Bridget McElhenny 21:36
9/6	Mason Invitational	Team Scores 1. St. Ursula 68 2. Mason 96 3. Oak Hills 114 4. Sycamore 120 5. Turpin 121		The Mason Invite went very well. Mason hosted the meet and brought in top ranked St. Ursula. This team is loaded and the girls of Mason ran quite well against them. The Comets were led by freshman Monica Lake, who broke 20:00 on this tough course, and no far behind were Mackenzie Jensen, Emily Staresinic and fresh off the soccer field Alyssa Carman. The team looks strong, and when we are firing on all cylinders, we will be tough to beat. Top Individuals 1. Monica Lake 19:54 2. Mackenzie Jensen 20:37 3. Emily Staresinic 20:42 4. Alyssa Carman 20:53 5. Natalia Carvalho 20:59
9/13	Allance Invitational	1. Mason - 105 2. Springboro -124 3. Oak Hills – 135 4. Sycamore – 146 5. Tecumseh – 152 6. Dublin Coffman – 215		The lady Comets ran great in this showdown of local teams. The scores were high because the race was quite large, but the competition was solid. Springboro is a great team this year, and we were pleased to get them on an off day. The team is really coming together, and looks to be a solid team this season. The team was led again by Monica Lake, who continues to have a stellar season. She was followed closely behind by a pack of Jensen, Hallum, Staresnic, Carvalho, Carman and Harrison. 1. Lake 19:45 2. Jensen 20: 3. Hallum 20:21 4. Staresinic 20:28 5. Carvalho 20:35 The JV girls ran great too, dominating their race, and setting themselves up for a great season.
9/20	Malone Invitational	Final Scores: Top Finishers: 1. CVCA - 40 2. MASON - 73 3. Massilon Jackson - 129 4. North Royalton – 133 5. Louisville - 150 6. Green - 152		The team traveled north to see what they could see. They bumped into one of the best teams in the nation in CVCA. The girls ran tough, but were taken down, and pulled in a solid 2nd place behind this juggernaut of a team. The girls were led (again) by Monica Lake in a stellar time of 19:29 and were followed closely behind a great pack of girls that run very well. The team faced a tough hilly course, but ran well, and established themselves as one of the top 5 teams in the state!! Top Finishers: 1. Monica Lake 19:29 2. Mackenzie Jensen 20:22 3. Brenna Hallum 20:25 4. Alyssa Carman 20:31 5. Emily Staresinic 20:25
9/23	Kings Invitational (JV only)	3rd place		The team took their JV to Kings in a rare midweek meet and did quite well. The team was led by Sam Knechtly, who ran to a season best time. She was our first scorer, and great runs were also turned in by Marin Rebella, Janie Simonton, and Jamie Sobatka. Rachel Mann, Emily Drake and Mirand Carney also turned in great efforts that took us to a 3rd place finish behind the likes of Kings and West. This was a strong showing, seeing that these teams ran their varsity squads, and we ran our JV. This team is very deep and the Kings Invite was a great shocase for that dept.
9/27	Fairmont Invitational (JV only)	11th place	Top Finishers 1. Tricia Wolford 21:06 2. Kristine Novicki 21:25 3. Beckie Kroeger - 21:26 4. Sam Knechtly -22:03 5. Emily Drake -22:13	The JV team traveled to Fairmont for their invite. The team had a "varsity" represent them in this race, and they did so quite well. Our JV girls ran again against a very strong varsity field and competed well. Out of 22 teams, they placed 11th, and had several personal best times. The girls improved a great deal, and look strong as we head into GMC.
9/27	Midwest Meet of Champions	1. Magnificat 31 2. St. Ursula 89 3. Clarkson, Michigan - 91 4. Brecksville Broadview - 145 5. Mason 155 6. Brunswick 199 7. Hudson 201 8. SVSM 210 9. Cuyahoga Falls 213 10. Anderson 274	1. Monica Lake 18:55 2. Emily Staresinic 19:33 3. Mackenzie Jensen 19:47 4. Alyssa Carman 19:56 5. Jessica Harrison 19:56	The team traveled north to Hilliard Darby for the Midwest Meet of Champions. This meet was epic. The top teams in the state were there, and a few top teams from out of state as well. This meet was fast, flat and tough. The girls were led by Monica Lake who ran very well becoming the 2nd best Mason CC runner ever. She ran tough, and placed 9th in this very strong field. The Comets also had great runs from Emily Staresinic and Mackenzie Jensen. The team placed 5th behind a field that may have been as strong as the state meet.

10/11	GMC Championships @ VOA	1. Oak Hills 47 2. Mason 59 3. Sycamore 75 4. Colerain 95 5. Lakota West 107 6. Lakota East 156 7. Princeton 214 8. Fairfield 229 9. Hamilton 272	Brooklyne Ridder-Oak Hills 19:08.30	MASON FINISHES 5. Monica Lake 10 Brenna Hallum 12. Mackenzie Jenson 13. Emily Staresinc 19. Alyssa Carman 23. Chelsea Hoffmaster
10/18	District Championships @ VOA	3rd place		Comets Qualify for Region Mason Finishes: 4th Monica Lake 8th Emily Staresinic 13th Machenzie Jensen 15th Alyssa Carman 21st Brenna Hallum 23rd Jessica Harrison 24th Chelsea Hoffmaster
10/25	Regional Championships Pickerington, Oh	1st Oak Hills-61 2nd Kings-72 3rd Upper Arlington-79 4th Mason-108 5th Hillard Davidson-123 (top 4 teams and top 16 individuals qualify for state meet)		Lady Comets Qualify for State! The Comet lady runners had a great day at the Pickerington Regional. The team was led by Monica Lake, who finished an impressive 5th overall. Rounding out the Mason scoring were Mackenzie Jensen, Emily Staresinic, Jessica Harrison and Brenna Hallum making their way through the course to score 108 points. “The girls had great time, as they battled against the best from Columbus, and what appears to be the best from Cincinnati,” said girls head coach Chip Dobson. “The Pickerington field was loaded this year, and the girls did a great job to make it out of this tough Region.” The girls’ appearance at next weeks state meet will mark the 5th consecutive year of qualification. For complete regional meet results visit www.baumspage.com Mason individual finishes below: 5th-Monica Lake (19:00.11)) 23rd-Mackenzie Jensen 25th-Emily Staresinic 38th-Jessical Harrison 42nd-Brenna Hallum 65th-Alyssa Carman For complete meet results visit www.baumspage.com
11/1	OHSAA Championships @ Scioto Downs	7TH PLACE		The Mason Girls’ Cross Country team finished in seventh place with a score of 225. Freshmen Monica Lake led the way for Mason, finishing in 22nd place in 19:10.07. Other Comet finishes included; Emily Staresinic (79th), Mackenzie Jensen (82nd), Brenna Hallum (87th), Chelsea Hoffmaster (91st), Jessica Harrison (93rd) and Alyssa Carman (112th). Rocky Riv. Magnificat was the overall winner of the girl’s Division 1 meet followed by Canton Hoover, Springboro, Upper Arlington, Cin. St. Ursula, Cin. Oak Hills then Mason. The Comets will certainly be a force to be reckoned with next year as they return an experienced core of young and talented runners in 2009. For complete results go to www.ohsaa.org

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Overall Record	GMC Record	Mason Highlights	Statistics
8/23	CROSSTOWN SHOWDOWN MASON VS. NORTHMONT @UC Nippert Stadium 2:45 pm	lost	28-17	0-1	0-0	For the first three quarters of Saturday's Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown game against Clayton Northmont, Mason took advantage of Thunderbolt mistakes, benefited from lucky bounces and placed itself in position to pull a season-opening upset. Then the fourth quarter started. Northmont claimed its first lead of the game with two touchdowns in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, and then added another a few minutes later to salt away a 28-17 victory over the Comets. Despite being outgained 163-37 in yards in the first half, Mason jumped to an early 10-0 lead thanks to two punt blocks by senior defensive end Clay Northcutt. Northcutt's first block set up a 29-yard field goal by Andrew Grage, while his second ended in a Mason touchdown. After Northcutt blocked the punt, teammate Kyle Searer scooped it up and ran toward the end zone. When a Northmont tackler punched the ball out of Searer's grasp, it bounded into the back of the end zone where Northcutt fell on it for the Mason touchdown. In the third quarter, Mason benefitted from a lucky bounce to score its only offensive touchdown. On a third-down play at the Northmont 46, Koman attempted to connect with receiver Mychael Bembry on a 10-yard out. The ball tipped off Bembry's hands, then off the hands of a Northmont defender, and flew into the arms of Mason's Jason Lamb, who was 10 yards behind the play. Lamb raced into the end zone untouched for the Comet score.	game stats season stats
8/29	Anderson	lost	42-13	0-2	0-0	Few highlights for the Comets as the defending Div. 2 State Champs overruns Mason. Mason's lone TD was the results of a 7-yard run by Michael Bembry.	Game stats
9/5	Withrow	won	53-18	1-2	0-0	The Comets unveiled their new field and also unveiled a resurgent offense exploding for 36 2nd quarter points en route to their first win of the 2008 season. A feeling of urgency was on the sideline as the Comets strived to put the last two weeks behind them. "This is what I thought we could do," Mason coach David Sedmak said. "I thought we were capable of doing this, and finally we did it. It was incredible." The Mason offense put up 464 yards of total offense scoring on their first three possesions of the game. The Comet defense forced 6 Withrow turnovers that produced 35 of the Mason points. Mason sophomore David Fulcher, son of the former Bengal great, rushed for 96 yards on 12 carries to lead the Comets. Alex Martinez ran for 56 yards and a touchdown for Mason (1-2), who had 272 of their yards on the ground. Senior quarterback Patrick Koman added 136 yards and 3 touchdowns through the air. The Comets will host the Lakota West Firebirds next Friday in what will be showcased as the annual Cross County Showdown sponsored by Brazenhead.	Game stats Season stats
9/12	Lakota West	lost	21-6	1-3	0-1	COMET TURNOVERS LEAD TO GMC LOSS With their defense providing big play after big play, the Firebirds earned a hard-fought 21-6 win over host Mason in the Greater Miami Conference opener Friday night, Sept. 12, at Dwire Field at Atrium Stadium. The Comet running attack that rolled up some big yardage last week struggled (77 yards on 34 attemplts) while quarterback Patrick Koman was hurried into two interceptions and was sacked three times. West drew first blood when Rick Finley capped off a 13-play, 56-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run with 8:58 left in the second quarter. West blocked a Mason punt with 1:40 left in the 1st half to go up 14-0. Mason countered with a 37-yard Andrew Gage field goal before the half cutting the West lead to 14-3. West scored another 2nd half TD and Mason got another Gage field goal to round out the scoring. Neither team put up notable offensive numbers. The West offense gained 177 yards on 51 plays while the Comets went 60-158 yards.	game stats season stats
9/19	Hamilton	lost	32-7	1-4	0-2	The Comets' lone score came in the second quarter when they went 54 yards in six plays, with Jordan Barnes finishing it off with a 13-yard touchdown run. Mason's five other possessions in the first half netted a total of minus-1 yard. The GMC's top-ranked defensive unit held Mason to 108 total yards.	game stats season stats
9/26	Colerain	lost	48-27	1-5	0-3	Comets Put A 1st Half Scare Into Cardinals The heavily favored Colerain Cardinals found out in the first half that they couldn't take Mason lightly. A resurgent Comet offense out scored top ranked Colerain and led 27-20 at the half. No other team in on the Cardinals schedule this season has accomplished that feat. The second half was a different story. The Cardinal offense proved they are one of the top teams in the nation scoring 28 unanswered points to win going away. Mason QB Jordan Barnes was 17 of 36 with 1 TD. Craig Taylor caught 6 passes for 80 yards and 1 TD. Nick Wehby set a new Comet record with his 99-yard kickoff return in the 1st quarter. Patrick Koman scored Mason's final TD on a 16-yard run in the 2nd quarter to give the Comets the lead going in to the half.	game stats season stats
10/3	Fairfield	won	21-10	2-5	1-3	COMETS DEFEAT INDIANS The Mason Comets didn't disaappoint the homecoming crowd on Friday getting a much needed win against Fairfield. An ugly first half of football was followed by a second half that saw the Comets take advantage of Fairfield mistakes. Down 7-0 early in the third quarter, sophomore running back, David Fulcher, scampered 14 yards to even the score (7-7) and get the Comet offense in gear. Fulcher scored again in the fourth quarter on a 2 yard run to give Mason the lead (14-10). Later in the 4th quarter Patrick Koman took a pass from Jordan Barnes and ran 61-yards for the final score of the evening (21-10). Fulcher ended up with 21 carries for 101 yards and two TDs. Jordan Barnes went 14/28 through the air for 185 yards. Patrick Koman caught 5 passes for 132 yards.	game stats season stats
10/10	Lakota East	lost	24-14	2-6	1-4	Comets Battle Hawks in Putters Cross Town Shootout It didn't take long for the the Hawks to get on the board in a shoot out between Butler and Warren County rivals. At the 8:04 mark in the 1st quarter East's Jared Riley ran 71 yards for the first score of the game (7-0). The Comets Nick Wehby took East's ensuing kick off and ran it back 95 yards to even the score (7-7). East had a slight lead at the half (17-14) after a Austin Weiheimer 31-yard field goal and Pedro Powell 54-yard run from scrimmage. Mason's Taylor Craig caught a 30-yard pass from Jordan Barnes with 3:38 left in the half. Both defenses stiffened up in the second half. East put the game out of the Comets reach with another Jared Riley 25-yard TD run. For the night Riley finished with 165 yards on 28 carries including two TD's. Powell ran 23 times for 133 yards and 1 TD. Mason's Jordan Barnes threw for 107 yards and 1 TD.	game stats season stats
10/17	Princeton	lost	52-21	2-7	1-5	The Princeton Vikings high powered offense was all it was billed. There were not many surprises as Princeton junior QB Spencer Ware and his core of talented running backs and receivers made plays and caused havovic for the Comet defense. The Vikings put up 28 points in the first quarter. Mason got on the board mdway through the 2nd quarter on a 22 yard TD reception by Taylor Craig from Jordan Barnes. Mason's Clay Northcutt provided a defensive highlight in the 3rd quarter, recovering his own blocked punt and running it back 26 yards for the Comets 2nd score. Mychael Bembry scored Mason's final points on a 2 yard TD run in the 4th. Bembry finished with 81 yards rushing on 14 carries. Senior Patrick Koman had 6 receptions for 60 yards. Twenty six seniors were honored in pregame ceremonies for their contributions to the Comet football program.	game stats season stats
10/24	Sycamore	lost	34-10	2-8	1-6	Comets Fall in 2008 Finale The third ranked Aviators proved they were deserving of the poll placement as they offense overcame a strong first half defensive effort by the Comets. Mason throttled the Sycamore high powered offense and star running back Bud Golden holding them to 10 first half points. The second half the Aves picked up the pace and found a way to solve the Comet defensive effort. Mason sophomore running back Gabe Shreve scored Mason's only TD at the 8:50 mark in the fourth quarter. Andrew Grage got a 21-yard FG in the 1st quarter. The Comet offense piled up 229 yards of offense compared to the Aves 388. Sycamore run 13 more plays on offense than the Comets. Twenty-six Mason seniors played their last game as a Mason Comet.	game stats season stats

Date	Event	Team Placings	Medalist(s)	Other Comet Scores	Match Record	Event Notes
8/12	Princeton Invitational	Team Scores: LaSalle 302, Middletown 303, *Mason 303,** Vandalia-Butler 311, Lakota West 315, Oak Hills 318.		Individual Scores: Phil Kester- 72 Evan Bryan- 77 Brennan Kallmyer- 77 Kevin Bohn- 77 Wes Greene- 81 Tommy Carns- 83		*Mason came in third after a score card playoff. Phil Kester finished 4th overall with an even par 72
8/13	Lebanon Invitational	6th at Shaker Run Team Scores: Lakota East 304, Lakota West 308, Sycamore 309, Wilmington 311, Springboro 314, Mason 318. 6th out of 19		Individual Scores: Phil Kester- 71 Evan Bryan- 76 Brennan Kallmyer- 87 Kevin Bohn- 84 Tyler Stargle- 102 Evan Harris- DNF		Phil Kester all tournament team with tied for 2nd place one under par 71
8/14	Anderson Invitational	3rd at Legendary Run Team Scores: Elder 301, Lakota West 309, Mason 310, Lakota East 313, Middletown 313, Fairfeild 316. 3rd out of 20.		Individual Scores: Phil Kester- 71 Evan Bryan- 76 Kevin Bohn- 82 Brennan Kallmyer- 85 Wes Greene- 81 Tommy Carns- 82		Phil Kester one under par 71 , all tournament team again!!
8/15	Fairfield Invitational	19th Team Scores: Mason B Varsity 332. 19th out of 26.		Individual Scores: Tyler Stargle- 98 Evan Harris- 90 Reeve Burgersen- 76 Drew Hutson- 81 Bobby Starnes- 85 Daron Prater- 91

8/17	Sycamore Invitational	16th out of 18 teams		Individual Scores: Phil Kester 84, Brennan Kallmyer 82, Kevin Bohn 85, Evan Bryan 88, Wes Greene 91, we could only take 5 players
8/18	Kings Invitational	4th place Team Scores: Lakota East 292, Lakota West 306, Middletown ____ Mason 314, LaSalle 320, Fairfeild 321, Loveland 324. 3rd out of 13.		Individual Scores: Phil Kester- 81 Evan Bryan- 75 Brennan Kallmyer- 73 Kevin Bohn- 85 Wes Greene- 91 Tommy Carns- 86		Brennan Kallmyer all tournament team with a one over par 73
8/20	Princeton	Mason 158 Princeton 167		Scores Evan Bryan 38 Wes Greene 39 Kevin Bohn 40 Phil Kester 41 Brennan Kallmyer 42 Tommy Carns 44
8/23	Middletown Invitational	Mason 6th out of 22 teams Winning Team Lakota East 300, Middletown Pink 301, Sycamore 308, Centerville 314, Butler 316		Score 317 Phil Kester 77 Tommy Carns 77 Brennan Kallmyer 81 Evan Bryan 82 Kevin Bohn 85 Wes Greene 87
8/26	Lakota East/West	Lakota East 155* Lakota West 155 Mason 160 Played at Four Bridges Back Nine par 36		Scores Phil Kester 40 Evan Bryan 39 Brennan Kallmyer 41 Kevin Bohn 40 Tommy Carns 45 Wes Greene 45		*East wins match with 5th man tie breake

9/2	LaSalle	Mason 157 LaSalle 158	Medalist Evan Bryan 35	Phil Kester 38 Kevin Bohn 40 Drew Hutson 44 Tommy Carns 45 Brennan Kallmyer 46
9/3	Loveland	Mason 151 Loveland 158	Medalist Drew Hutson 36	Phil Kester 37 Evan Bryan 39 Kevin Bohn 39 Brennan Kallmyer 41 Wes Greene 45

9/10	Colerain	Mason 163 Colerain 170		Phil Kester 41 Evan Bryan 38 Kevin Bohn 42 Brennan Kallmyer 42 Tommy Carns 46 Wes Greene 48

9/11	East/Wyoming/Oak Hills	Lakota East 151 Mason 154 Oak Hills 162 Wyoming 176		Phil Kester 40 Evan Bryan 39 Kevin Bohn 37 Brennan Kallmyer 45 Drew Hutson 38 Tommy CArns 42
9/13	Hadley Invitational	Mason 5th out of 21 teams Score 326		Kevin Bohn 78 Drew Hutson 81 Brennan Kallmyer 82 Tommy Carns 85 Evan Bryan 86
9/15	Kings					NO REPORT
9/17-9/18	GMC Championships	sixth place (656)		Mason was led by Kevin Bohn, who shot 155 and tied for sixth overall earning a spot on the first team.		results at www.baumspage.com
9/20	Warren County Tournament	MASON-1st place (302) 8 teams	Evan Bryan-72	Phil Kester 73 Drew Hutson 78 Kevin Bohn 82 Tommy Carns 82 Wes Greene 87		Top five players were all tournament team

9/25	Elder/Anderson	Elder 162 Mason 166 Anderson 182		Phil Kester 38 Brennan Kallmyer 41 Tommy Carnes 42 Evan Bryan 45 Kevin Bohn 48 Drew Hutson 51		No other information available.
10/1	Sectional Championships	1 Moeller 306/83 District Qualifier 2 Lakota West 306/87 District Qualifier 3 Lakota East 309 District Qualifier 4 Sycamore 314 District Qualifier 5 Loveland 320 6 Milford 323 7 Mason 325 8 Amelia 340 9 Anderson 341 10 Kings 345		Phil Kester Jr 40 4383 Evan Bryan So 46 42 88 Kevin Bohn Sr 41 37 78 Drew Hutson So 39 42 81 Tommy Carns Jr 40 43 83		No Mason district qualifiers Congratulations to each team member on a great season! Full results at: http://www.swdab.org/Boys%20Golf/golf_-_div__i_glenview.htm
10/8	District Championships
10/17	OHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Date	Event	Team Placings	Medalists	Other Comet Scores	Match Record	Event Notes
8/11	Lakota West Invitational	1st -MASON 312	Alexis Nelson-73	Emily Wright-78 Jessica Zhang-79 Erin Michel-82 Elizabeth Nebraski-83		Great start for the Comets this year as the Mason Green team won the Lakota West Invitational by 24 strokes, shooting a 312 at Four Bridges Country Club. Medalist Alexis Nelson led the way with a 73. Emily Wright shot 78, Jessica Zhang had a 79, Erin Michel shot 82, and Elizabeth Nebraski had an 83. The Mason White team came in third place at 337, only three shots behind second-place Columbus Bishop Watterson. Deanna Mychalishyn paced the team with an 82, followed by Hannah Swoyer at 84, Kathleen Casey at 85, Alli Wehrman with an 86 and Chelsea Sturtevant with an 89. That's 10 Mason golfers, and no golfer shot 90 or above!
8/12	Fairfield Invitational					NO REPORT
8/13	Middies Golf Invitational	1ST PLACE! 340				The Mason Green varsity team shot 304 at the Middletown Invitational at Weatherwax on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Mason had the co-medalists, with sophomores Emily Wright and Erin Michel shooting one-over-par 73s. Senior Alexis Nelson had a 76, Jessica Zhang shot 84, Hannah Swoyer shot an 84, and Elizabeth Nebraski rounded out the scoring with an 89. Mason beat the second-place team in the field by 36 strokes. And the team that shot the 340 for second place? Mason White! Senior Alli Wehrman shot an 80, and juniors Deanna Mychalishyn and Chelsea Sturtevant both had 85s to pace the team.
8/15	Pickerington North Invitational	1ST PLACE 306	Emily Wright and Jessica Zhang -- Mason co-medalists			At the Pickerington Invitational at Turnberry on Friday, defending champion Mason again won the title with a 306, beating the old record for the tournament by 7 strokes (Walsh Jesuit in 2001). Sophomores Emily Wright and Jessica Zhang were co-medalists with even-par 74s. Alexis Nelson fired a 78, sophomore Erin Michel and senior Elizabeth Nebraski both had 80s, and senior Hannah Swoyer shot a 90. In a highly anticipated matchup, Mason beat second-place (and defending state champion Walsh Jesuit) by 15 strokes. Mason White finished 5th in the strongest tournament field of the year with a 342.
8/16	Villa Madonna Academy	1ST PLACE! 315	Alexis Nelson-72 (even par)			The Mason Green varsity team won its fourth tournament in a row Saturday at the Villa Madonna Invitational at Kenton County, Kentucky's, Pioneer Course. Senior Alexis Nelson fired an even-par 72 to tie for the lowest individual round. Emily Wright shot 78, Jessica Zhang had an 82, Elizabeth Nebraski shot 83, and Erin Michel had an 85. The 315 team score bested St. Ursula by 7 strokes, and defending Kentucky state champion Franklin County by 11. This means Mason defeated the defending state champs from Ohio and Kentucky in consecutive days.
8/18	Centerville Inv.	1st Place 310		Mason Green – 310 Alexis Nelson – 76 Emily Wright – 74 Erin Michel – 85 Jessica Zhang – 75 Elizabeth Nebraski – 87		The Mason Green team made it 5-5 in tournaments this season with a convincing win at the Centerville Invitational. Mason shot 310, 22 strokes better than second-place Ursuline. Three golfers shot in the 70s, including Emily Wright's 74, Jessica Zhang's 75 and Alexis Nelson's 76. The White team continues to have golfers who would have scored on the Green team. Deanna Mychalishyn and Hannah Swoyer both shot 83, as the White team finished with a 336, only four shots away from second place.
8/21	Kings/Turpin	Mason 153 Kings 168 Turpin 208	Jessica Zhang even par 35			The Mason Green team set a new school record at Reeves Golf Course on Thursday, beating the 153 shot by the Mason JV team last year by 10 strokes. Leading the way: Jessica Zhang, who was medalist with an even-par 35. Three golfers shot 36: Alexis Nelson, Emily Wright and Alli Wehrman. Hannah Swoyer had a 39, and Deanna Mychalishyn shot 40. Kings finished in second place with a 168, and Turpin had 208. Mason is now 2-0 on the season.
8/26	Quad Match	Mason: 154 Mount Notre Dame: 163 Sycamore: 178 Colerain: 197	Jessica Zhang even par 35 Co-medalist			Sophomore Jessica Zhang was co-medalist with a one-over-par 37 on the Woodside course at Weatherwax. Deanna Mychalishyn fired a 38, while Alexis Nelson shot 39. Other scores: Emily Wright: 40; Hannah Swoyer: 43; Alli Wehrman: 45. Mason moves to 5-0 on the season, 2-0 in the GMC.
9/3	Hamilton	Mason 140 Hamilton 200	Jessica Zhang 1-under par 33	Emily Wright: 34; Alexis Nelson: 36; Elizabeth Nebraski: 37; Deanna Mychalishyn: 38; and Hannah Swoyer: 39.		Mason moves to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the GMC.
9/4	Fairfield	Mason 151 Fairfield 214	Alexis Nelson and Deanna Mychalishyn were co-medalists with one-over-par 37	Erin Michel shot 38, Emily Wright 39, and Jessica Zhang and Alli Wehrman shot 41 and 42, respectively.		Mason moves to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the GMC.

9/9	Lakota East	Mason 189 East 200	Catlin Buck 43-Lakota East			No information provided
9/10	Oak Hills	Mason 161 Oak Hills 185	Emily Wright 35	Erin Michel, 41; Elizabeth Nebraski, 42; Deanna Mychalishyn, 43; Alexis Nelson and Jessica Zhang, 44.		The Mason Green team continued its undefeated season Wednesday by beating Oak Hills 161-185 on the front nine at Beckett Ridge Country Club. Sophomore Emily Wright shot a one-under-par 35 to lead the Comets, who are now 8-0 (5-0 in the GMC).
9/13	Massilon Perry	1st place	Alexis Nelson (76)	Emily Wright finished 3rd with a 77. Three Mason golfers shot 82: Jessica Zhang, Deanna Mychalishyn and Hannah Swoyer.		The Mason girls' golf team won the Massillon Perry Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 13, beating defending state champion Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit by four strokes, 317-321. The tournament, delayed by heavy rain, ended up featuring four teams instead of the original nine due to the harsh weather. Other scores: Massillon Perry: 365; Glen Oak: 410. The Mason Green varsity team has won every invitational it has entered this season (6-0).
9/16-9/18	GMC Championships	1st place	Emily Wright-148			LADY COMET GOLFERS REPEAT…CAPTURE GMC TITLE! The Mason girls' golf team blew away the competition Wednesday and Thursday at Wetherwax Golf Course. The Comets won their second consecutive GMC Golf Championship and set a new record team score for the event in the process. There was no power outage for the Comets as they shot 41 strokes better than second place Lakota West in the two-day tournament. Mason’s 625 team score topped last year’s record mark by 16 strokes (Mason-641). By comparison, the 2006 Lakota West State Championship team shot 659 at the same tournament. Sophomore Emily Wright garnered GMC Player of the Year honors with a two-day total of 148 (75-73). Four of six Mason golfers finished in the top six scores of the event. Emily Wright (1st), Alexis Nelson (3rd), Erin Michel (4th), Jessica Zhang (5th) and Elizabeth Nebraski (7th) all received First Team All-GMC honors. For Mason, this is the team's seventh consecutive tournament victory this season which includes two tournament wins over defending state champion Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit. "The girls have been so focused this year,” said head coach Fred Reeder. “They see a clear purpose this year: to win a state championship and prove they belong among the elite girls' golf teams in Ohio history.” Team depth is what has separated the Comets from the competition this year. In three of the tournaments - Pickerington Invitational, Middie Invitational and Villa Madonna Invitational – the Lady Comets have set new team scoring records. Mason’s second team has illustrated the depth of talent on this year’s team, as they have finished no worse than 4th in any tournament. Mason travels to the Glass City for the Toledo St. Ursula Invitational on Saturday. The event will include a third meeting with Walsh Jesuit (defending Div. 1 State Champions). The Comets will be without the services of their #1 player, Alexis Nelson, who will miss the tournament for a college visit. The girl’s golf Sectional Championships will begin on October 2nd. results at www.baumspage.com
9/20	Toledo St. Ursula	1st place		Emily Wright led the way again, shooting a 73 on the par-71 course, and missing medalist honors by one stroke. The other sophomore sensations continued to shine, as Erin Michel shot 77 and Jessica Zhang had a 78. Seniors Alli Wehrman and Elizabeth Nebraski had 81 and 82, respectively.		The Mason girls made it 8 for 8 in 2008 by winning its 8th tournament of the year. Mason shot a 309 Saturday at the Toledo St. Ursula Invitational at Highland Meadows - without its #1 golfer, Alexis Nelson - to win the tournament by 14 strokes. Pickerington North finished second with a 323. Cincinnati St. Ursula was third at 324. Finishing fourth was defending state champion Walsh Jesuit with a 325, and fifth was Lakota West with a 327.
9/22	Cinti. St. Ursula	Mason 155 St. Ursula 159 Sycamore 180	Seniors Alexis Nelson and Elizabeth Nebraski won co-medalist honors with one-over-par 37s.	Deanna Mychalishyn shot 40, Hannah Swoyer and Alli Wehrman both had 41s, and Chelsea Sturtevant shot 42.		Mason moved its record to 10-0 on the season (6-0 GMC) with a win in a tri match with St. Ursula and Sycamore at The Vineyard Golf Course.
9/25	Lakota West	Mason 155 West 165	Erin Michel was medalist with a one-over-par 37	Jessica Zhang and Kathleen Casey both fired 39s. Emily Wright had a 40, Deanna Mychalishyn a 42, and Chelsea Sturtevant shot 45.		The Mason varsity team defeated Lakota West on Thursday, 155-165, on the West course at the Grizzly. Mason moves to 11-0 overall (7-0 GMC).

9/30	Sectional Championships	1st place-Mason 305	Medalist Emily Wright-Mason 38-35=73	Other Mason scores: Michel Erin-75 Jessica Zhang-78 Alexis Nelson-79 Elizabeth Nebraski-86		MASON WINS ADVANCES TEAM TO DISTRICT The Comets win the Cincinnati West Sectional by 16 strokes over 2nd place St. Ursula to advance their entire team to next weeks District tournament. Four of the top 6 finishers were Comets. CONGRATS AND GOOD LUCK AT DISTRICT!!
10/8	District Championships	1st Place	Emily Wright (75)	see highlights		GIRLS GOLF REPEATS…STATE BOUND! There was no doubt who the favorite was going into Wednesdays, Southwest District Girls Golf Championships at Weatherwax Golf Course. The question by many was not if, but by how much. The Mason Girls didn’t disappoint as they captured their second consecutive District championship and are off to Columbus for a State title run. The Comets fired a 319, eight strokes better than runner-up St. Ursula (327). Ursuline (330) and Lakota West (341) grabbed the final team spots for next week's state tournament. “It’s actually a relief to win this,” said Mason head coach Fred Reeder. "It was definitely a goal to get back to Columbus after being there last season.” The Comets are undefeated this year adding to their sectional and GMC titles with the win at District. Sophomore Emily Wright earned medalist honors with a 75, firing a 38 on Meadows and a 37 on Valley View. Senior Alexis Nelson and sophomore Erin Michel each scored 81, while sophomore Jessica Zhang and senior Elizabeth Nebraski both had an 82. Other members of the Mason team include; seniors Hannah Swoyer and Alli Wehrman; juniors Kathleen Casey, Deanna Mychalishyn and Chelsea Sturtevant. Last year the Comets were runner-up to eventual state champion Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit. This years state finals will be held Oct. 17-18 at The Ohio State University Gray course. GO COMETS!!Submitted, Dan Hilen Mason Sports Information
10/17	OHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS	1st place				MASON EARNS STATE GOLF TITLE Expectations and anticipations are sometimes difficult to live up to, but the Mason Girls’ Golf team proved they are Ohio’s best this past weekend in Columbus. After going unbeaten in every match, invitational and tournament in the 2008 campaign, the talented and highly favorite Comets didn’t disappoint. Mason not only claimed the program’s first golf state championship, but did so in record fashion. Their 307 team score on Friday (one day state tourney record) combined with Saturday’s 323 total tied the overall state tournament record of 630 held by Dublin Jerome in 2000. Weather conditions were not ideal on Saturday, but the Comets still managed to add to their Friday total, outdistancing second place and defending state champion, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, by an amazing total of 26 strokes. Finishing third at 656 was Columbus Bishop Watterson, who lost the tiebreaker for second place. In fourth place was Cincinnati St. Ursula. All results can be found on the OHSAA website: www.ohsaa.org. "After last season's state runner-up performance, our team decided second place just wasn't acceptable,” said head coach Fred Reeder. “They worked hard and bonded. These girls never lost focus on their ultimate goal: winning the state title." Mason sophomore Erin Michel, with her two-day scores of 78-75 (153), finished on the state's first team. Three Comets made second-team All-State: senior Alexis Nelson, 76-82 (158); sophomore Jessica Zhang, 75-84 (159); and sophomore Emily Wright, 78-82 (160). Senior Elizabeth Nebraski rounded out the Comets’ scoring with a 170. "We have such a deep team, which is a huge advantage,” said Reeder. “With our 10 varsity golfers, I was able to mix around the lineups at every invitational and we still won every tournament. I can't imagine any coach in Ohio history who has ever had that luxury." The future looks hopeful for a Comet repeat next year with an experienced and talented group of underclassman returning. "The exciting thing about this season - and this is news other teams may not want to hear - is the returning players believe we can even be better next year,” said Reeder. “We have a chance for a dynasty."

Date	Event	W/L	Score	Overall Record	GMC Record	Mason Individual Results & Match Notes
8/12	Brecksville Broadview Hts.	lost	4-1	0-1		NO INFO PROVIDED
8/13	St. Ursula	won	3-2	1-1		NO INFO PROVIDED
8/15	Centerville	lost	4-1	1-2		NO INFO PROVIDED
8/18	Fenwick	won	3-2	2-2		1st singles: O'gara d. Pham 4-6, 6-1, 10-5 2nd singles: Sullivan d. Kang 6-7, 6-1, 10-3 3rd singles: King d. busse 6-2, 6-2 1st doubles: Heydt/Hatch d. Campbell/Hennel 6-3,6-0 2nd doubles: Baruk/Stulen d. Garnica/Terry 7-5,6-0
8/19	Princeton	won	5-0	3-2	1-0	1st singles: Kang d. Henderson 6-2,6-0 2nd singles: King d. Edwards 6-0,6-0 3rd singles Baruk d. Monroe 6-2, 6-0 1st dubs: Heydt/Hatch d. Wilson/brown 6-7,7-5,7-6 2nd dubs: Stulen/Raptis d. Kufeldt/Brown 5-7,6-2,6-2
8/21	Colerain	won	5-0	4-2	2-0	1st singles Pham d. Morris 6-0, 6-0 2nd singles King d. Bryan 6-3, 6-3 3rd Singles Baruk d. Ehrman 6-0, 6-1 1st doubles Heydt/Hatch d. Curtis/Mcbee 6-1, 6-1 2nd doubles Stulen/Raptis d. Colina/Singler 6-1, 6-1
8/26	Middletown	won	5-0	5-2	3-0	1st singles Pham d. Phillipe 6-0,6-2 2nd singles Kang d. Wilhelm 6-0, 6-0 3rd singles Baruk d. Bolin 6-0, 6-0 1st doubles Hatch/Heydt d. Williams/Wireman 6-0, 6-1 2nd Doubles Raptis/Stulen d. Tompoulidis/Reed 6-0, 6-1
8/28	Fairfield	won	5-0	6-2	4-0	Pham d. Reece 6-0, 6-1 Kang d. Shao 6-0, 6-0 King d. Cooper 6-1, 6-3 Heydt/Hatch d.Landers/Harris 6-1, 6-0 Raptis/Stulen d. Morris/Flaker 6-0, 6-1
9/4	Oak Hills	won	5-0	7-2	5-0	1st singles:King d. Levenier 6-2, 6-2 2nd singles: Baruk d. Ehrman 6-0, 6-0 3rd singles: Stulen d. Schultz 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 1st doubles: Pham/Hatch d. Cella/Emerick 6-0, 6-0 2nd doubles: Kang/Raptis d. Biever/Gilkey 6-0, 6-1
9/8	Lakota East	won	4-1	8-2	6-0	NO REPORT
9/9	Lakota West	lost	3-2	8-3	6-1	NO REPORT
9/10	Talawanda					NO REPORT
9/11	Oak Hills					NO REPORT
9/15	Mt. Notre Dame					POSTPONED
9/16	Hamilton					POSTPONED
9/17	CHCA	lost	5-0	8-4	6-1	NO REPORT
9/18	Sycamore	won	3-2	9-4	7-1	1st singles: Pham d. Patel 6-2, 6-1 2nd: Kang d. Martin 6-3, 6-2 3rd: Krueger d. King 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 1st Doubles: Patel/Zhang d. Heydt/Hatch 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 2nd: Raptis/Stulen d. Reddy/Cron 6-3, 6-0
9/22	Mother of Mercy					NO REPORT
9/24	Indian Hill					NO REPORT
9/25-9/27	GMC Championships	3rd place				Mason's Katherine Baruk finished 5th in 1st singles Lauren King 4th second singles Samantha Stulen 3rd third singles Emily Pham and Sso-Rha Kang 1st place first doubles Courtney Heydt and Sphia Raptis 2nd second doubles NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE
10/4	GCTCA Tournament					NO REPORT
10/3	Sectional Championship					Mason's doubles team of Emily Pham and Sso-Rha Kang qualify for districts! No other information reported.
10/10 & 10/11	District Championships @ Lindner Family Tennis Center Mason, Ohio					Mason High's doubles tandem lost in the quarterfinals of the Division I district tournament Friday, Oct. 10, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. Pham and Kang — both two-time state qualifiers — were eliminated by Centerville's Whitney Wagner and Anastasia Voevodin 6-4, 6-2.