Top 5 Schools

1. Mason 25

2. Sycamore 50

3. Loveland 69

4. Milford 133

5. Walnut Hills 147

A first place finish for the Mason Varsity in their debut race this season. Mason ran two teams (Mason A and Mason B) in the varsity race and scored a low 25 points to win on a very hot day on a challenging course.

Sophomore Tom Clark was the overall winner in 17:29 followed closely but sophomore Steve Yates in 4th in 17:46. The next three scoreres were Alex Notton (11), Joey Stimler (11), and Nick Grismer (9). Grismer was Mason’s fifth man in his first ever high school race.

The Comets will host the annual Mason Invitational this Saturday, Sept. 10.

Top 5 Schools

Carmel 23

Hilliard Davidson 120

Mason 137

LaSalle 138

Shawnee 167

Patrick Appleton-Carmel

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On their home course on a perfect day, the Mason Varsity finished 3rd as a team establishing themselves as the best team at the meet from southwest, OH by just 1 point over LaSalle.

Hilliard Davidson outscored Mason by 17 points for the 2nd place finish and the nationally-ranked boys from Carmel, IN scored just 23 points as the meet champions.

Mason’s top finishers were junior Alex Notton followed by sophomore Tom Clark. Both moved up well throughout the race. Sophomore Zac Thompson stepped up today and finished 3rd for Mason followed by freshman Nick Grismer.

Grismer may be a freshman but he certainly doesn’t race like it; he has been improving each race this season. 5th for Mason was sophomore Steve Yates. Brett Sanders and Ethan Valentine round out the top 7 for Mason. Also competing on varsity today for Mason were Joey Stimler (11), Matt Buchko (12) and Nick Whimore (11).

Mason will race at the Alliance Invite next Saturday, Sept. 17th.

Top 5 Schools

1. Mason 88

2. Lakota West 96

3. Oak Hills 107

4. Lakota East 117

5. Tippecanoe 153

Mason put 6 runners under 17:00 to beat out all the competition at last Saturday's, Alliance Invitational. Every Mason Varsity finisher ran a season best time.

Junior Alex Notton led for Mason and worked his way up throughout the race to establish a good position to outkick two key runners from other schools. He finished 7th in 16:16 moving him up #9 on the Mason All-Time Performance List. Next was sophomore Tom Clark in 15th followed by freshman Nick Grismer in 19th, with another great performance. Joey Stimler, a junior, finished next with nearly a minute improvement from his previous best performance. And the all-important 5th and final scorer for Mason was sophomore Steve Yates in 25th.

Not to be outdone, the JV runners swept both races, occupying places 1-5 in the 9th/11th grade race and places 1-7 in the 10th/12th grade race. Full results available at: http://www.baumspage.com/cc/ccframe.php?path=http://www.alliancerunning.com.

Next up the Comets race at the Culver Academy Invite on Saturday, Sept. 24th.

The Mason Comets traveled to one of the best cross country venues in the Midwest. They competed at the Culver Invitational against the greatest of Indiana’s cross country programs (and incidently some of the best programs in the Midwest), namely, Columbus North, Carmel, North Central. Also at the meet from OH were Centerville, Louisville and Sylvania Northview. Mason was overpowered by the Indiana schools but was the first OH school (11th place), beating Centerville by 40 points.

Top scorer was junior Alex Notton, followed by sophomore Tom Clark, junior Joey Stimler and Nick Grismer finished together followed by junior Connor Van Blaricom in the 5th spot for Mason. Sophomores Zac Thompson and Steve Yates were 6th and 7th man for Mason today.

Next up is the state previw meet, the Midwest Meet of Champions on Saturday, Oct. 1st.

Team Scores: Top 5 Schools Points

1. St. Ignatius 113

2. Brunswick 146

3. Olen. Liberty 164

4. Mason 165

5. Lakota West 195

The Mason boys ran well against very strong competition and very epic conditions and the Midwest Meet of Champions on Saturday, Oct. 1st. . A cold, windy, wet, muddy and slightly misty course awaited the competitors. While it’s normally a fast course, the conditions eliminated hopes of fast times and made it about beating people.

The Comets 4th place finish was impressive, just 1 point out of 3rd place. All varsity runners finished in front of Lakota West’s 3rd finisher, giving us the 30 point cushion of the next southwest OH school in the meet. While Alex Notton, Tom Clark and Joey Stimler got the job done up front, finishing in 14th, 33rd and 38th respectively, senior Brett Sanders pulled his pack along (Van Blaricom, Grismer and Ryan Sanders) and finished 4th man for Mason.

Next up for the Comets is the GMC Championships on Oct. 15th at VOA.

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Mason Cross Country teams celebrated league championships on Satruday. The girl's cc team started things off earning their second consecutive championship at Voice of America Park. The boy's cc team made it a Mason sweep also earning their second conference title.

For the boys team, junior Alex Notton was Mason’s first scorer, placing third in a personal best time of 16:10. Mason’s 2nd man across the line was sophomore Tom Clark in 16:33. Close behind were junior Joey Stimler, sophomore Ryan Sanders and junior Connor Van Blaricom, all withing 12 seconds of each other. Mason piled in 5 runners in the top 18 overal and all 7 (with sophomore Steve Yates and senior Brett Sanders as 6th and 7th man) in the top 25. This is the first time in Mason Boys Cross Country history that all 7 runners in the same race finished under 17 minutes. Mason finished with 61 points as the overall winner. Lakota East placed second (89), Lakota West third (92), Sycamore fourth (93) and Colerain fifth (101) to round out the top five teams. Clark and Notton were named 1st Team All-GMC.

Both teams will complete in the District Championships next Saturday, October 22nd at Voice of America Park. For more information click here.

State Championships

This Saturday the lady Comets were in action at the Fairfield “Brian Plassman” invite. They fared well, but were met with very stiff competition in the team of St. Ursula. The Bulldogs of SUA gave the Comets everything they could handle, but our ladies were able to beat them by one single point! ONE POINT in cross country is the smallest margin possible, and represents just one person, passing one other person. This means every girl, every team member, every Comet was huge today!

The team was led by LAUREN WOOD! Yes, Lauren Wood, who last year was not even close to varsity, this year started the season off with a huge day by leading the Comets in their efforts against the all comers at the hilly confines of the Fairfield XC course. Lauren had a PR (personal record) on this very tough course, and was followed by Bridget McElhenny and Tori Martin, all of whom placed in the top 10 of this strong field.

Our next scorer was Maddy Baehre, who had a great day, and rounding out our scorers was Mackenzie Jensen, in her second race in 5 days. Overall, the team ran well, they placed our whole top 7 in the top 20 of the field, and many girls had great days.

The team looks to be solid this year, with great depth as well. In the JV race, the team took the first 11 spots, and scored a rare perfect score overall, putting another 15 girls in the next 20 spots. All in all, it was a great outing for the Comets.

Next week they will be in action at Hillard in the Hot Summer Bash against some very tough teams from up North. Go Comets.

The Comets were in action this weekend at Hilliard Bradley High School at the “HOT SUMMER BASH.” The race, aptly named, took place at 11:00am for the varsity girls and they were “HOT!” The temperature was over 90 degrees with high humidity when the gun went off. The team ran smart and hard, saving some of their energy for the ladder half of the race, and it paid off. The team rolled through the mile in roughly 2-3rd place overall, but by the two mile they had taken charge. When it was all said and done, they crushed the competition, with a very low score of only 30 points, beating a tough field of Medina, Sylvania Northview, Hilliard Davidson and Sycamore.

The team was led (for a while) by Monica Lake who actually passed out due to the heat. She looked great, but the heat got to her. (she is fine now) After that happened, Tori Martin took charge and led the Comets by placing 2nd place overall, with Bridget McElhenny not far behind in 3rd. After that, Freshman, Delaney McDowell sprinted to a 5th place finish, with Laruen Wood in 6th just seconds behind. The team scoring was rounded out by Mackenzie Jensen in 14th place, completing our scoring unit and racking up another big win for the Comets.

The “Varsity B” girls also got to run in the varsity race. This team was led by Mere Touby, who ran to a great time and great place overall. They also got support from newcomer Nicole Steinbricker and Bri Manns who ran quite well too.

Overall, it was a great day for the Comets. The Varsity A girls placed 1st and the B team placed 7th. Unfortunately the JV girls were not able to run due to the heat. The paramedics saw one too many people and they shut the meet down.

Next week it is the Mason Invitational. The team will get all they can handle from a super strong field including Carmel, Springboro, Beavercreek and others. It should be a great meet...PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE COMETS!

1. Carmel--22

2. Mason--102

3. Franklin City--107

4. Beavercreek--138

5. Springboro--153

Individual Results for Msaon:

2. Monica Lake 18:47

22. Lauren Wood 19:51

24. Bridget McElhenny 19:54

26. Victoria Martin 19:57

36. Delaney McDowell 20:16

41. Mackenzie Jensen 20:27

43. Madalyn Baehre 20:30

49. Victoria Blakeman 20.47

53. Ashley Calvani 20:54

72. Meredith Touby 21:32

1. Springboro 41

2. MASON 47

3. Lakota West 96

The Mason Girl's CC Team finished 2nd at the Alliance Invitational, six points from 1st place Springboro. Monica Lake was 2nd overall with a time of 18:16. See summary below:

1 2 Monica Lake 12 18:16 2

6 Lauren Wood 11 19:15 3

9 Bridget McElhenny 12 19:24 4

13 Mackenzie Jensen 12 19:46 5

17 Delaney McDowell 9 19:57 6

( 19) Madalyn Baehre 11 20:03 7

( 20) Ashley Calvani 11 20:08

The girls cross country team had some ups and downs this weekend. While the Varsity girls were disappointed with a close second place finish to Springboro, overall it was a great day for personal bests. The Varsity girls were led by senior Monica Lake who was second overall, running an 18:16. Lauren Wood was the number two runner for the Varsity girls. She ran a personal best of 19:15 and continues to improve every week. Bridget McElhenny (19:24), Mackenzie Jensen (19:46), and Delaney McDowell (19:57) were the remaining scorers for the Varsity team. A Varsity B team also ran in the Varsity race for Mason. These girls beat out many Varsity teams with a 5th place finish. The jv girls won the open race with only 22 points. Katelyn Reckers led this group with a personal best time of 21:22 and was followed closely by Katelyn Cain with a 21:24. Maggie Owens and Brooke Rawson also had great races. Owens ran a 21:32 and Rawson ran a personal best of 21:33.

This past weekend at the Culver Inivte the Mason Girls Cross Country team did very well. They were led by Monica Lake who set a new personal best of 18:08, followed by Bridget McElhenny who also did very well, follwed closely behind by the ever-improving Lauren Wood.

These three ladies ran "lights out" and helped the Comets to a close 3rd place finish behind the very strong Indiana team of Columbus North. It was so close in fact that it was a tie through the 5th runner, requiring a very rare 6th runner tie breaker to determine the score.

The girls also had strong showings from Tori Martin, Mackenzie Jensen and Delaney McDowell, and the final runner on the varsity squad who also broke 20 minutes was Maddie Baehre. This was the best the girls have run yet, and a nice step forward on their quest to be the best.

The JV girls also did quite well with Bethany Angstadt leading the charge in the JV race, followed closely behind by newcomer to Ohio, Nicole Steinbicker. All in all it was a great trip and a strong showing for the ladies.

Next up is the state previw meet, the Midwest Meet of Champions on Saturday, Oct. 1st.

The Mason ladies tore up the course at Hilliard Davidson on Saturday place 1st at the prestigious event. The team was led by Monica Lake who took 4th place overall. She was followed closely behind by Lauren Wood and then Bridget McElhenny, both of whom placed in the top 15 of this prestigious meet of Champions.

After that, the ladies fourth and fifth runners of the day were Tori Martin and Mackenzie Jensen. Not scoring, but displacing many other runners were Maddie Baehre and Delaney McDowell who both turned in solid performances on this rain soaked, muddy course.

The ladies won the meet over the state’s top ranked teams and began to lay a nice foundation toward the post season racing. A few of the top teams were not too far back, but the Mason ladies took care of business on this very difficult day. The team also enjoyed a display of depth as the ladies won both the Freshman race and the Open race in resounding fashion.

Next up are the GMC Championships at VOA on Saturday, October 15.

Mason Cross Country teams celebrated league championships on Satruday. The girl's cc team started things off earning their second consecutive championship at Voice of America Park. The boy's cc team made it a Mason sweep also earning their second conference title.

The depth of the Mason girl's team overpowered the rest of the GMC field on Saturday. Monica Lake finished 4th overall with a time of 18:41 to lead the Comets. Lauren Wood, Bridget McElhenny, and Tori Martin finished 7th, 8th and 9th respectfully, helping Mason outdistance 2nd place Sycamore 41-58. Other contributors to the Mason GMC title were Mackenzie Jensen 13th, Maddie Baehre 20th, and Delaney Mcdowell 32nd. Colerain, Lakota East and Lakota West rounded out the top five. Mason's Jensen, Lake, Martin, McElhenny and Wood were all named 1st Team All-GMC.

Both teams will complete in the District Championships next Saturday, October 22nd at Voice of America Park. For more information click here.

Girls Cross Country Team Off to State!

The Mason Girls Cross Country continued their run through the postseason earning a Regional Championship this past weekend at Troy. The Lady Comets defended their 2010 title with an almost 20 point margin over second place Beavercreek (67-86). It was the girl's 5th Regional Title in six years and punches their ticket for next weekends State Championships.

Mason was lead by Monica Lake who ran to a 3rd place overall finish with a solid time of 18:23. The team ran a tight pack after this, with Tori Martin, Lauren Wood and Bridget McElhenny all running shoulder to shoulder for well over 2 miles until they separated a touch in the last mile. Laruen ran great finishing in 14th, Bridget just behind Tori a few spots back. After this was Mackenzie Jensen who ran an awesome race, and made things happen in the all important 5th spot. Mackenzie delivered for the team and finished in a good time of 19:40. The team was also buoyed by Nicole Steinbicker who ran well for us in the 6th spot overall.

For a complete recap of the girls race click here. Now it’s on to State, where the ladies face Ohio’s best!. The Lady Comets will be looking to return to the podium where last year they were the girl's State Runnerup.

State Championships

@ Natioanl Trail Raceway

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The Mason Comet football team opened their 2011 season with a 38-28 win over Springboro on Friday, August 27th.

Junior tailback Darryl Johnson had 29 carries and amassed 197 yards en route to four touchdowns (one in each quarter) for Mason. Johnson’s efforts on the ground helped Mason control the ball for more than 28 minutes over the course of the game. Senior wide receiver Kevin Niehoff made five catches for 57 yards and a touchdown.

“We are happy to be 1-0 but we know we have Lancaster (Columbus, OH) won their division last year, a 50th Anniversary Game (50th year). This senior class deserves to be 1-0, they really worked hard,” said Mason coach Brian Castner. “I’m happy for them but we need to be ready for Lancaster." (quoted to Cincinnati Enquirer).

The Comets will host Lancaster this coming Friday night at Atrium Stadium.

The Comets played before a capacity crowd on Friday Sept. 2 at Dwire Field at Atriium Stadium. Unfortunately, visiting Lancaster rallied from a 28-14 second-half deficit and outlasted Mason 41-35 in overtime.

Mason looked to be in the drivers seat with a 14 point lead and the ball after recovering a Lacaster fumble in the end zone. But the Gales (2-0) scored 21 unanswered points to grab a 35-28 lead with 3:42 to play. The Comets (1-1) answered with a clutch drive to the knot the game with 1:06 left. Quarterback JD Sprague hit Kevin Niehoff on a fade pattern in the right corner of the end zone on a fourth-and-12 play from the Lancaster 19-yard line. The touchdown pass and Marcus Otte’s subsequent tied the game at 35 and sent the game into OT.

In overtime, Mason stalled and didn’t get any points when they muffed the snap on an attempted field goal. Lancaster won it on when Ethan Bond scored on a 6-yard run.Mason QB JD Sprague finished 16-for-28 for 194 yards and two touchdowns passing. He also ran for three touchdowns and 79 yards.

The Comets will visit Glenn Este on Friday, Sept. 9th.

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Darryl Johnson rushed for 131 yards and four touchdowns Friday night as Mason rolled past host Glen Este 42-7. Quarterback JD Sprague rushed for a score and passed for a touchdown for the Comets (2-1).

Sprague broke loose for a 57-yard TD run in the second quarter and tossed a 15-yard TD pass to Kevin Niehoff in the fourth. Johnson scored on runs of 3, 3, 16 and 3 yards. The Comets (2-1) outgained the Trojans (2-1) 332-117.

Mason begins their GMC schedule with a visit to Colerain next Friday, Sept 16th.

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The first and second halves were two different stories for the Comets as they fell to Colerain on Friday by a score of 56-20. Mason RB Darryl Johnson's 1-yard run with 4:13 left in the thrid quarter made the score 28-20 Colerain. But the Cardinal's struck for 4 straight TD's enroute to the win, while Mason did not get back on the scoreboard.

Darry Johnson was a bright spot again forthe Comets rushing for 80 yards on 25 carries and two touchdowns.

Mason will host Fairfield on Homecoming night this Friday, Sept. 23rd.

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The Mason Comets smashed Fairfield on Friday, Sept. 23rd by a score of 44-6. Mason (3-2, 1-1 GMC) held Fairfield (1-4, 0-2) to 122 total yards while the Comet offense ground out more than 370 yards, 230 on the ground.

Mason’s defense sacked Fairfield quarterback Kyle Wheeler six times and batted down five passes while intercepting two. They even put points on the board when nose tackle Nick Lewis intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards on the last play of the first quarter to give the Comets a 16-0 lead.

Mason quarterback JD Sprague finished 6-of-9 for 121 yards passing with one touchdown, a 4-yard strike to tight end Zach Boden.

Next up Mason will travel to Lakota East on Friday, Sept. 30th.

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The Mason Comet Football team spoiled the Thunderhawk Homecoming with a 28-14 win on Friday, Sept. 20th. The Comets put up 21 unanswered points after falling behind early in the game.

Mason got a 43-yard TD run by Darryl Johnson in the first quarter. Johnson ran for another TD in the second quarter on a 8-yard scamper. JD Sprague's 4-yard pass to Zach Boden with 25 seconds left before the half put the Comets up for good. Sprague ran 5 yards for a TD in the fourth to complete the scoring.

Johnson finished with 130 yards rushing while Sprague ran for 85 yards and was 12/16 passing for 118 yards. The Comets go to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the GMC. Next up the host Princeton on Friday, Oct. 7th.

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JD Sprague’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Zach Boden with 6:34 remaining in the game lifted Mason to a hard-fought, 14-7 win over visiting Princeton on Friday. The Comets improved to 5-2 with the win — Mason’s third in a row —— and stayed within a game of Greater Miami Conference co-leaders Colerain and Sycamore. Princeton fell to 5-2 (2-2 GMC).

Both teams were able to move the ball as the Comets and Vikings combined to roll up over 600 yards of offense but points were at a scarcity. Mason got on the board first on a 10-yard run by Matt Stewart with 8:32 left in the first quarter. The score remained 7-0 until early in the third quarter when Princeton’s Demarco Thomas caught a 10-yard TD pass from Nate McGill to tie the score. Darryl Johnson rushed for a game-high 222 yards on 27 attempts to lead the Comet offense while Sprague completed 5-of-11 passes for 73 yards with all five completions going to different receivers.

The Comets will visit Oak Hills on Friday, Oct. 14th.

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Mason held Oak Hills scoreless in the second half while JD Sprague ran for one touchdown and threw for another to break a 14-14 tie at halftime and lift the Comets to a 28-14 win Friday night.

Mason (6-2) stayed tied with Middletown and Sycamore — the Comets’ next two opponents — for second place in the Greater Miami Conference at 4-1. Oak Hills fell to 1-4 in the GMC, 3-5 overall. With the win Mason assures themselves of the team's first winning record since 2005 (7-3).

Darryl Johnson, who rushed for 175 yards on 34 carries, gave the Comets an early with a 1-yard run late in the first quarter. But, Oak Hills answered just two minutes later on an 8-yard run by Demarco Ruffin.

Ruffin scored again early in the second quarter to give the Highlanders a 14-7 lead. But that was all that Oak Hills would get.

Mason’s defense held Ruffin to 70 yards (his second-lowest total of the season) on 18 carries and limited the Highlanders to 225 yards of total offense. The Comets were particularly effective on third down, as Oak Hills converted only 3-of-11 third down conversions.

Mason intercepted three passes on the night — one each by Drew McGuire, Daniele Tedoldi and Connor Noe — and allowed Oak Hills quarterback Liam Sallquist to pass for just 80 yards (12-of-26).

Trailing 14-7, the Comets tied the game on a 10-yard run by Johnson with 4:29 remaining in the half. The game stayed tied until late in the third when Sprague scored on an 8-yard run. Four minutes later, Sprague hit Zach Boden on a 45-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-14.

Mason will host Middletown this Friday in a contest that could have playoff implications for the Comets.

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The Comets fell a little short on Friday, losing to a very talented and sppedy Middletown team by a score of 21-14. The Middies overacame 5 turnovers to win an important GMC contest on some big plays from their offense.

Mason was in the contest till the very end. The Comets took advantage of a errant Middie snap to close within 21-14 with 6:21 remaining. In the final minute the Comets drove to the Middletown 23-yard line before the drive stalled with 0:38 remaining.

JD Sprague ran for Mason's other TD in the third quarter after a recovered on-side kick. Darryl Johnson rushed for 67 yards on 20 carries. Mason will close out the regular season next Friday when they host Sycamore.

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Comets Smash Aviators!

The Comets needed a big win over GMC rival Sycamore Friday night to propel them into the OHSAA playoffs for the first time since 2004. Mason not only advanced, but did so with an exclamation point walloping the Aves in the "Battle of the Skies". What many thought would be closely played contest ended up as a Comet rout with a final score of 41-13.

Mason dominated the Aviators from the opening gun. The Comets (7-3, 5-2 GMC) stormed out of the gate, putting Sycamore (8-2, 5-2) in a 21-0 hole in the first 10 minutes of the game. Things never got better for the Aves.

Statistically QB JD Sprague had a big night with 60 yards on the ground, a pair of rushing TD's and completing 6-of-12 passes for 169 yards and two more TD's. Darryl Johnson was Mason’s leading rusher with 104 yards on 20 carries. Kevin Niehoff caught two passes for 83 yards and also scoring two TD's including a 53-yarder from Sprague. The Mason special teams unit was also key to the Comet victory. Corey Quallen scooped up a blocked punt and raced in 31 yards for a score. Connor Noe also recovered a fumbled punt and Tyler Swallen recovered a fumble on defense. The potent Sycamore offense actually outgained Mason by a 368-352 margin, but Ave turnovers hampered their effectiveness.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official football playoff schedule on Sunday. The top eight teams in the Harbin computer ratings for each region of the state’s six divisions advance to the postseason. First round games will be played at the home of the higher seeded team. Ensuing rounds will be played at neutral sites to be determined until the state championship games on Dec. 2 and 3 in Canton and Massillon. Seven of the eight teams in Division I Region 4 are from the Cincinnati area, including four teams from the Greater Miami Conference. Only eighth seed Centerville prevented an area sweep.

Middletown (9-1) earned the top seed in Division I and will host the Elks. Second-seeded Colerain (9-1) hosts No. 7 Walnut Hills (8-2), No. 3 St. Xavier (7-3) hosts No. 6 Mason (7-3) and No. 4 Moeller (7-3) will play No. 5 Sycamore (8-2) at Lockland.

Mason's 1st round playoff oppenent won their season finale against St. Xavier of Louisville on Friday by a score of 7-3. The Bombers finished the year with a 2nd place finish in the GCL South Division behind Moeller. Ticket information will be released in the next few days. Game time is slated for 7:00 pm this Saturday.

CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK COMETS!!

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Regional Playoffs

Mason (#6) vs St. Xavier (3)

Amonst 7 years to the date, Mason Fooballl returned to the OHSAA Regional Playoffs on Saturday, November 5th. It was the Comets first postseason appearance since November 6, 2004 when they were members of the FAVC, and lost an opening round game to Centerville (34-7). Mason (No. 6 seed) and St. Xavier (#3 seed) entered the contest with identical records at 7-3. The Comets season would disappointedly end this night with St. Xavier earning a 17-6 win to move on in the postseason.

Mason took the opening drive down the field into Bomber terrritoy before a bad snap stallecd a Comet drive. The Mason defense stopped St. X on downs on their first drive. Mason started on their own 1 for their second offensive series and failed to earn a first down. The first quarter ended with no score.

The Comet defense stopped St. X. on their next drive after the Bombers went for it on fourth and 10 from the Mason 25. The Comet offense once again went 3 and out on their next series. On the Bombers next series St. Xavier went 6 plays on 22 yards with 5:31 left in the 2nd quarter taking a 7-0 lead. Mason once again could not move the chains on their next possession. St. X went out on downs, but on Mason's next possession a Bomber interception with 22 seconds left in the half resulted in a St. X TD and a 14-0 lead going into halftime.

The Bombers took the opening drive in the 2nd half to the Mason 11 yard line before converting a 28 yard field goal and expnading their lead to 17-0. Mason was forced to punt the ball away on their 1st 2nd half possession.

The fourth quarter got underway with St. X still holding a 17-0 after both teams committed turnovers. Darryl Johnson put Mason on the board with a 19-yard run with 1 minute left in the game.

The Comets season ended tonight but proved they can play with Cincinnati's elite teams. St. Xavier moves on to meet Colerian in the Regional Semifinals. The resurgence of the Mason Football program is underway with the team producing their best overall record in 2011 since the 2005 season when they went 7-3.

Congratulations to all the players and coaches on a great season.

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St. Xavier 145

Mason 150

1. Elder A 294

2. Mason A 310

3. Springboro A 313

4. St. Xavier white 322

5. Centerville 323

The Comet boy's golf team had a great showing at the prestigious Hadley Invitational at Weatherwax on Saturday, Sept. 17th. The boy's finished second overall with a total team socre of 310, behind overall winner Elder (294). See Mason summary below:

Alex Ebel 74
Reeve Bergesen 75
PJ Greene 82
Eric Swoyer 81
Thomas Vonderhaar 80

The Comets are back in action against LaSalle and Maderia on Monday, Sept. 19th. The GMC Golf Championships are Wednesday and Thursday this week at Weatherwax.

Mason (152) came out on top in a tri match with LaSalle (156) and Maderia (no score reported) on Monday, Sept. 19th. See Mason summary below:

Alex Ebel 41
Reeve Bergesen 39
PJ Greene 36 * medalist
Eric Swoyer 43
Thomas Vonderhaar 40
Scott Purvis 38

Next up Mason plays in the GMC Championships at Weatherwax on Sept. 21-22.

The Boy's Golf team finished 2nd at the GMC Tourney on Thursday. Below is a summary of the individual and team scores:

1. Alex Ebel 11 81 --- 2. Reeve Bergesen 12 82 79 161 3. P.J. Greene 11 84 76 160 4. Eric Swoyer 11 79 80 159 5. Thomas Vonderhaar 12 80 79 159 6. Scott Purvis 9 86 88 174

1. Lakota East 629 2. Mason 639 3. Fairfield 642 4. Lakota West 660 5. Oak Hills 675 6. Colerain 686 6. Sycamore 686 8. Middletown 694 9. Hamilton 742 10. Princeton 762

Earning 1st Team All GMC were Ryan Bergesen, PJ Greene, Eric Swoyer, and Thomas Vonderhaar.

Next up the Comets face Anderson and Elder on Wednesday, Sept. 28th.

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Mason was one of four teams qualifying for next weeks District Championships. The Comets finished 3rd shooting a 323 overall. Districts will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12th at Weatherwax.

The boys golf season came to a close on Wednesday with a 7th place finish in he District tourney at Weatherwax. The Comets shot a team score of 320. The top three teams (Centerville, St. X and Elder) and top three individuals move on to State.

Mason results were: Alex Ebel 77, Reeve Bergesen 78, Thomas Vonderhaar 81, PJ Greene 84, Eric Swoyer.

Mason 144

East 167

Fairfiled 169

Ellison, Zhang 39

Vossman, Bennie, Atkinson 40

Mason 163

West 166

Mason girls golf squeaked by always tough Lakota West by a score of 163-166 in an matchup of two perennial state powerhouses. Jenny Zhang took medalist honors with a 40 at Shaker Run.

Next up Mason host Mount Notre Dame on Aug. 31st.

Team Results
1. Sycamore 300 *
2. Ursuline Academy 304 *
3. Dublin Coffman 305 *
4. Mason 312
5. Centerville 320
6. Lakota West 330
7. Lakota East 345
8. Sycamore (B) 350
9. Marysville 351
10. Northmont 361

Mason competed in the Centerville Invitational on Tuesday, Aug. 30th finishing 4th overall in a field of 16 teams. See summary below:

zhang 70 (2 under)

Liebert 81

Ellison 80

Bennie 81

Vossman 82

Next up Mason will compete against Middletown and Princeton on Wednesday, Sept. 14th.

Mason 164

MND 211

Mason defeated Mount Notre Dame on August 31st by a score of 163-211. See summary below:

Jenny Zhang 37

Tara Liebert 42

Jamie Ellison 46

Rachel Vossman 45

Miranda Dubler 42

Hannah Bennie 45

Next up the Comets are in a tri match with Middletown and Princeton on Sept. 14th.

Tri match

Mason 163

Middletown 180

Oak Hills 193

Mason 171

Middletown 185

Princeton 235

Mason 170

Kings 190

Mason girls golf won a pair of matches against Middletown and Princeton on Wednesday, Sept. 14. On Thursday the Comets defeated Kings in a dual match 170-190. See summary below:

Jenny Zhang 41

Jamie Ellison 42

Tara Liebert 43

Rachel Vossman 45

Hannah Bennie 55

1. Sycamore 631

2. Mason 657

3. Lakota West 686

4. Lakota East 725

5. Fairfield 740

6. Middletown 767

7. Oak Hills 791

8. Colerain 796

9. Princeton 904

10. Hamilton 1033

The Mason Girls golf team finished 2nd at the GMC Championships on Thursday, Sept. 20th. Freshman Jenny Zhang led the Comets with a 4th place 161 total. She was followed closely by junior Tara Lieberts 5th place 162 total. See summary individual and team summary's below:

1. Jenny Zhang 9 82 79 161 2. Tara Liebert 11 83 79 162 3. Jamie Ellison 12 82 84 166 4. Macy Hubbard 11 83 86 169 5. Miranda Dubler 10 88 --- 6. Rachel Vossman 11 85 --- .

1. Sycamore 631, 2. Mason 657 3. Lakota West 686 4. Lakota East 725 5. Fairfield 740 6. Middletown 767 7. Oak Hills 791 8. Colerain 796 9. Princeton 904 10. Hamilton 1033 .

Next up Mason will play in the St. Angela Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 24th.

Mason competed in the St. Angela Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 24th finishing tied for 5th. (339). See summary below:

Jenny Zhang 84, Tara Liebert 85, Jamie Elison 86, Macy Hubbard 84, Rachel Vossman 91.

Mason 149

Mason defeated St. Ursula by a score of 149-158 Monday, Sept. 26th. Tara Liebert had a 36 to lead the Comets followed by Jamie Elison 37, Jenny Zhang, Rachel Vossman and Miranda Dubler all had 38 while Macy Hubbard scored 41.

The Comets will play in the Sectional Tournament on Monday, Oct. 3rd.

Sectional Tourney

@ Walden Ponds

no report

The Mason girls golf team finished 3rd overall at Monday's sectional tournament. By virtue of their finish as a top four team they will qualify for the District Championships on Wednesday, Oct. 12th at Weatherwax Golf Course.

The girls golf season came to a close on Wednesday at the District Tournament at Weatherwax. The Lady Comets finished 4th overall shooting a team score of 319. The top three teams (Ursuline, St. Ursula and Sycamroe) and top three individuals move on to the State Tourney.

Mason results: Jamie Elison 84, Tara Liebert 84, Jenny Zhang 86, Macy Hubbard 87, and Rachel Vossman 90.

The Comets graduate only one senior and will be back strong next season. Congratulations to the coaches and players.

W/L

Score

Overall
Record

GMC
Record

The Comet boy's soccer team defeated Loveland on Saturday by a score of 2-0. See Summary below:

Shutout: Pedro Diaz 7 saves
Goals: Jack Clark, Noah Zelkind
Assists: Jack Clark, Michael Marino

Next up Mason will host Lebanon on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. at 7:00 pm.

The boy's soccer team defeated Lebanon on Saturday, Sept. 3rd by a score of 2-0. See summary below:

Shutout: Pedro Diaz 5 saves
Goals: Tyler Blust, Michael Marino
Assists: Jack Clark, Tyler Blust, Michael Marino

The Comets will visit St. Xavier on Tuesday, Sept. 6th.

Mason sufferred their first loss of the season to St. Xavier by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Jack Clark score the Comets only goal.

The Comet boys soccer team rolled over Hamilton on Thursday by a score of 10-1. Scoring Summary: Jack Clark 3, Noah Zelkind 2, Chris Roman, Evan Cranfield, Brian Kolish, Tyler Blust, Connor Bauer.

Mason will host Sycamore on Tuesday, Sept. 13th.

The boys soccer team fought to a 1-1 tei with Sycamore on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Comets lone goal was scored by Tyler Blust and assisted by Chris Roman.

Next up Mason host Princeton on Thursday, Sept. 15.

The boys soccer team shutout Princeton 4-0 on Thursday, Sept. 15. See summary below:

Shutout: Pedro Diaz (4 saves). Goals: M -Jack Clark 2, Joshua Greenfield, Michael Marino.

Mason goes to 4-12 on the season and 2-0-1 in the GMC. The Comets are back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 20th at Colerain.

The Comets shutout Colerain 4-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 20th. Pedro Diaz recorded the shutout with 5 saves. Goals were scored by Jack Clark, Michael Marino, Alex Henn, Josh Greenfield.

Next up Mason will host Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 22.

The Comets stay unbeaten in the GMC with a 6-1 win over Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 22nd. See summary below:

goals: Jack Clark 2, Noah Zelkind, Connor Bauer, Michael Marino, Alex Henn

Next up Mason hosts Milford on Saturday, Sept. 24th.

The boy's soccer team downed a very good Milford squad by a score of 1-0 on Saturday, Sept. 24th. Jack Clark scored the only goal of the game for Mason off an assist by Noah Zelkind. Pedro Diaz earned the shutout in goal with 5 saves.

Next up Mason will host Fairfield on Tuesday, Sept. 27th.

The boy's scocer team stayed unbeaten in the GMC on Tuesday with a 1-0 win against Fairfield. Jack Clark scored the only goal of the game while Pedro Diaz earned the shutout with 6 saves.

Mason will visit always tough Centerville on Saturday, Oct. 1st.

The boy's soccer team remain unbeaten in GMC conference play with a 4-0 shutout over Oak Hills on Tuesday nigth. Pedro Diaz recorded the shutout in goal for the Comets.

Mason has an overall record of 9-2-2 and will visit Lakota West on Thuraday for a showdown of the two top teams in the conference on Thursday, Oct. 6th.

The Comets dropped a 1-0 decision at Lakota West on Thursday, Oct. 6th. The loss drops Mason behind West in the GMC race.

Mason boy's soccer shutout the visiting Thunderhawks by a score of 4-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 11th. Goal were scored by the following Comets: Jack Clark 2, Noah Zelkind, Brian Kolish. Pedro Diaz recorded the shutout with 5 saves.

Mason will visit Fairmont on Saturday for their final regular season contest. They begin Sectional Tournament play on Wednesday, Oct. 19th when they host Western Brown at 7:00 pm. Mason is the #4 seed in the tournament.

The Comets concluded their regular season schedule on Saturday with a 1-0 shutout versus Fairmont. Pedro Diaz recorded the save in goal.

They begin Sectional Tournament play on Wednesday, Oct. 19th when they host Western Brown at 7:00 pm. Mason is the #4 seed in the tournament.

SECTIONAL

vs. Western Brown 7:00

@ Mason

The boy's soccer team advanced in the sectional tourney on Thursday with a 5-0 shutout of Western Brown. Scoring summary below:

goals: Jack Clark 3, Eric Dow, Noah Zelkind
shutout: Pedro Diaz 2 saves, Spencer Parrish 1 save

The Comets are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 22nd when they will face Kings (#15 seed) at Loveland at 7:00 pm. Go Comets!

SECTIONAL

vs. Kings (#15) @ Loveland 7:00

The boy's soccer team advanced to sectional championship with a 2-0 win over Kings on Saturday night. Jack Clark and Michael Marino scored goals for the Comets while Pedro Diaz produced another shutout in goal with 5 saves.

Mason will play Walnut Hills (#3 seed) at Lakota East on Tuesday, Oct.25th at 7:00 pm. The winner will advance to the District Championship on Saturday, Oct. 29th at Wyoming High School at 2:00 pm.

District Semi-Finals

vs. Walnut Hills (#3 seed)

Mason and Walnut Hills met Tuesday night at Lakota East in a third round sectional matchup. In a fast, physical contest the Comets of Mason defeat Walnut 2-0 winning a Sectional title and advancing to the District Finals.

The Eagles entered the game with an overall record of 11-3-3 as the tournaments #3 seed. The Comets (13-3-2) were the #4 seed.

Walnut kept the ball in their half of the fileld most of the first 40 minnutes. The Mason defense and keeper Pedro Diaz turned away numerous Eagle scoring chances. The second half produced more scoring opportunities for Mason. At the 51:27 mark in the game Michael Marino put Mason ahead beating the keeper in the front of the box. At 65:46 Brian Kolish drilled a shot into the bottom right-hand corner of the net giving the Comets a 2-0 lead.

Pedro Diaz notched his 4th straight shutout in goal and 11th on the season. Mason will play the winner of the Turpin/Lakota West game next Saturday, 2:00 pm at Wyoming.

District Championship

vs. Lakota West (#6 seed)

2:00 pm at Wyoming

The boy's soccer season disappoitingly came to an end on Saturday in the District Final versus Lakota West. The Firebirds defeated the Comets in penalty kicks by a final score of 2-1.

The Firebirds — who entered the contest unbeaten in their last 12 games, including a 1-0 victory against the Comets on Oct. 6 — found themselves down early when Mason defender Erik Dow put a ball in the upper right corner of the goal from 40 yards out less than seven minutes into the game. But West answered eight minutes later when Josh Spaw headed in a corner kick from Bill Hare.

Neither team managed a score through the final 65 minutes of regulation or 30 minutes of overtime, setting the stage for PKs, which Mason keeper Pedro Diaz opened with a stop against Spaw. The West keeper made two saves against Mason scorers to eventually win the PK round was a 4-2 advantage and end the Comets season.

The boy's had an outstanding season (14-4-2) compared to what many thought would be a rebuilding season. Congratulations and hats off to all the players and coaches!

W/L

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Overall
Record

GMC
Record

Mason opend their 2011 campaign with a 2-1 loss to powerful St. Ursula on Tuesday, August 23rd. See summary below:

Mason goal by Ivy Beddow with 14:16 (head ball) left in the second half. Assist: Alexis Enis.
Mason Keeper Morgan Cole: 6 shots, 4 saves, 2 goals allowed, played 80 minutes.

Mason: 5 shots, 4 shots on goal, Madison Melnick Yellow Card @ 21:34 in first half.

Next up the Comets will visit Loveland on Thursday, Aug. 27th.

The Lady Comet soccer team earned their first "w" of the season on Saturday with a 2-0 shutout of Loveland. See game summary below:

Mason goals: Samii Rutowski 36:50 in 2nd half--Jami Pfeifer 3:24 in 2nd half. Assist Rutowski Shutout: Morgan Cole, 7 saves.

Next up Mason visits Setion on Monday, Aug. 29th.

The Mason girls soccer team soundly defeated Seton on Monday, Aug. 29th by a score of 7-0. See game summry below:

1st half
Sami rutowski @ 18:51 assist jami pfeifer

Sami rutowski @ 14:31 assist alexis dalton

Jami pfeiffer @ 11:52

Ivy beddow @ 1:19 assist jill vitere

Score: 4-0

2nd half

Goals
Mason
Sami rutowski 38:43 assist jami pfeiffer
Jami pfeiffer 31:18
Jennifer williams 21:11

Shutout morgan cole/kelsey harris
Saves
Morgan cole 1
Kelsey harris 1

Mason will visit Mercy on Saturday, Sept. 3rd.

The Lady Comets soccer team defeated Mercy on Saturday by a score of 2-0. See summary below:

Mason goal @ 17:55 got a goal from Demi Moses off a Jami Pfeifer corner kick

Mason goal 48:54. Jill Vitere
Assist Sam Rutowski and Ivy Beddow

Shutout. Morgan Cole--3 saves

Meason will host Hamilton on Thursday, Sept. 8th.

The Mason Comets girls varsity soccer team kicked off the defense of their GMC Title by defeating the Hamilton Big Blue 7-0 at the Mason Multi-purpose field on Thursday, Sept. 8th.

Sami Rutowski scored Mason's first goal on a Jami Pfeiffer corner kick with 23:56 left in the first half.
Freshman Jill Vetere took a through ball from Alexis Enis and dribbled through Hamilton defenders to score her first goal of the match at the 13:01 mark.

With 9:18 left in the first half, a Jami Pfeifer cross was defended by Hamilton but Senior Ivy Beddow scored on a deflection in front of the goal.  Two minutes later, Jill Vetere finished the first half scoring with her second goal of the match at the 7:19 mark.

Mason jumped on an early opportunity in the second half with Sami Rutowski taking a through-ball from Jami Pfieffer and powering through the Hamilton defense for her second goal of the match just 1:40 into the second half.  Jami Pfieffer scored at 33:49 on a cross by Ivy Beddow.  Senior Courtney Hackney scored her first goal of the season and the last goal of the match with 9:44 remaining in the game. Senior Morgan Cole and sophomore Kelsey Harris combined for Mason's fourth straight shutout.

Next up Mason will visit Sycamore on Tuesday, Sept. 13th.

The girls soccer team game with Sycamore ended in a 1-1 tie on Tiuesday, Sept. 15. See below:

Mason Goal: Jami Pfeiffer with 1:30 left in the first half.
Mason Assist: Demi Moses Mason Saves: Morgan Cole: 13

Next up the Lady Comets visit Princeton on Thursday, Sept. 15.

The Mason girls soccer team shutout Princeton on Thursday by a score of 2-0. See summary below:

Shutout: Morgan Cole (1 save) and Kelsey Harris (1 save). Goals: M -Jami Pfiefer,

Mason girls soccer was victorius over Turpin on Saturday by a final score of 4-1. See summary below:

Mason Goals:
Jami Pfeiffer 2 (38:21 1st half, 11:43 2nd half)
Demi Moses 1 (1:17 1st half) Head ball
Madison Melnick 1 (11:43 2nd half) Head ball

Assists:
Jami Pfeiffer 2
Demi Moses 2

The Lady Comets host Colerain on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

The Msaon girls soccer team shutout Colerain on Tuesday, Sept. 20th by a score of 4-0. See summary below:

Mason Goals
Sami Rutowski 36:57 left in 1st half
Amy Haas 17:57 left in 1st half

(Colerain Own Goal) 22:26 left in second half
Amy Haas 17:15 left in second half

Assists:
Jami Pfieffer 3
Sami Rutowski 1

Shut out: Morgan Cole Saves: 5

Mason visits Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 22nd.

The Girls Soccer team defeated Middletown 4-1 on Thursday. See summary below:

Mason goals: Demi Moses 35:17 left in 1st half
Olivia Gaus 21:10 left in 1st half
Alexis Enis 22:55 left in 2nd half

Assists:Ivy Beddow Alex Neihoff Oliva Gaus

The Lady Comets stay unbeaten in the GMC with a 4-0-1 record. They'll visit Fairfiield on Tuesday, Sept. 27th.

The girl's soccer team kept pace with the boys remaining unbeaten in conference play with a 6-0 shutout of Oak Hills on Tuesday night. See summary below;

Mason Goals:
1st half
32:17 Jami Pfeifer
26:05 Madison Melnick
19:18 Jami Pfeifer
8:37 Alexis Enis
6:15 Jill Vitere

2nd Half
23:57 Sami Rutowski

Assists:
Courtney Hackney 1
Alexis Enis 1
Amy Haas 1
Jill Vitere 2
Ivy Beddow 1

Shutout:
Morgan Cole/Kelsey Harris

Saves:
Morgan Cole 1
Kelsey Harris 3

The Lady Comets also face a GMC showdown of the unbeatens when they host Lakota West on Thursday.

Mason and West girls soccer battled to a 0-0 team on Thursday night. The tie leaves Fairfield on top in the GMC (6-0-1) with the Comets and West in second (6-0-2) with one conference game remaining. Morgan Cole had the shutout with 4 saves.

The Comets will visit Lakota East on Tuesday, Oct. 11.

The Lady Comets visited Lakota East on Tuesday, Oct. 11th with a lot on the line. A win against the Hawks would setup a possible GMC title match with Fairfield next Saturday. The contest ened in a very hard fought 0-0 tie with both teams exhibiting hustle and heart.

The first half ended with neither team able to produce a goal as both defenses neutralized any scoring effort. The second half both teams had scoring opportunities that were turned away time after time by stout defenses. Morgan Cole recorded the shutout in goal with 4 saves for Mason.

The Lady Comets will host Anderson on Thursday, Oct. 13th. Their record stands at 9-2-3 and 5-0-3 in the GMC. The Lady Comets begin tournament play on Thursday, Oct. 20th when they host the winner of the Lebanon/Winton Woods match. Mason is the #4 seed in the sectional.

@ Fairfield 3:00 pm

* makeup

The Lady Comets shutout GMC champion Fairfield on Saturday, Oct. 15th by a score of 1-0. The only tally in the contest was a PK by Demi Moses. Morgan Cole recorded the shutout in goal. Mason finishes tied for 2nd in the GMC.

The Lady Comets begin tournament play on Thursday, Oct. 20th when they host the winner of the Lebanon/Winton Woods match. Mason is the #4 seed in the sectional.

SECTIONAL

vs. Lebanon

7:00 @ Mason

The Lady Comets escaped with a 1-0 win over Lebanon on Thursday to advance in the Sectional Tournament. Mason's lone goal was scored by Jamie Pfeifer with 36:24 left in the first half. Morgan Cole recorded the shutout in goal with 2 saves.

Mason advances to play Loveland (#16 seed), Monday, Oct. 24, 7:00 pm at Sycamore. Go Lady Comets!

SECTIONAL

vs. Loveland @ Sycamore 7:00

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

vs. Centerville

1-0

4-2 PK's

Lady Comets Fall in District PK's The Mason Girls 2011 soccer season came to a close on Thursday evening in dramatic fashion at Monroe HS. After a marathon 110 minutes of field play and a round of penatlty kicks, Mason lost a heart-breaking 1-0 decision (4-2 PK's) to Centerville in the District Finals. Neither team was able to produce a goal during two 40 minute periods of regulation and two OT sessions. Centerville scored 4 of their penalty kicks and allowed only two to Mason to advance to next weeks regional competition.

Coming into the game Centerville (16-1-2) had advanced in the tournament with postseason victories over Northmont and Miamisburg. The Comets (13-3-3) advanced with hard earned wins over Lebanon (1-0) and Loveland (2-1 OT).

In the first half Mason demonstrated an offensive advantage with constant pressure on the Elk defense. Centerville's All-State keeper, Halle Pyle, kept the Comets off the scoreboard with several outstanding saves. The Mason defense shutdown Centerville scorers limiting them with few opportunites to put a goal in the net. Mason had a flurry of scoring chances in the last minutes of the opening half but could not find the back of the net (0-0).

The 2nd half duplicated the play of both teams in the first half. Mason found fewer chances to score as the Centerville defense tightened. Regulation play ended 0-0 and went to a 15 minute sudden death overtime to determine the winner.

Centerville went on the offensive early in the first OT period. The Mason defense was good enough to counter the Elk scoring threats. Mason created havoc in the Centerville box in the final seconds of the 1st OT, but once again Halle Pyle the Elk keeper put on a clinic turning several Mason shots away and sending the teams to a second 15 minute OT period.

Once again neither team could score during the 2nd OT even though there was plenty of outstanding plays and tremendous effort. The outcome would be decided by penalty kicks. See PK summary below:

--Centervilles 1st PK was good 1 (0-1) --Mason's 1st PK was blocked (0-1) --Centervilles 2nd PK was good (0-2) --Mason's 2nd PK was blocked (0-2) --Centervilles 3rd PK was missed (0-2) --Mason's 3rd PK was good (1-2) --Centervilles 4th PK was good (1-3) --Mason 4th PK was good (2-3) --Centervilles 5th PK was good (2-4) --Mason no attempt (2-4)

The girl's end a tremendous season with a final overall record of 13-3-3. Congratulations to all the players and coaches.

The girls tennis team under new head coach, Mike Reid, downed St. Ursula 4-1 in their opeing match on Monday, Aug. 22nd. See summary below:

Fitzpatrick (SU) d. Cepeda 62, 63

Kelly d. Byrne 61, 61

Huser d. Rohde 61, 61

Baruk/Yuan d. Cappinnan/Tapongna 62, 63

Pandit/Shah d. Rupp/Bernard 62, 61

Baruk and Yuan lead team with 6-2, 6-3 win at #1 Doubles

Mason earned their first GMC win of the season with a 5-0 smashing of Hamilton on Tuesday, Aug. 23rd. See summary below:

Cepeda d. Chadwick 60, 60

Josyula d. Still 60, 60

Shurtleff d. Lancaster 62, 64

Yuan/Baruk d. K. Chadwick/Hubbard 60, 61

Shah/Pandit d. Kirby/Miller 60, 62

Next up the girls host Sycamore in an early GMC showdown on Thursday, Aug. 25th.

The Lady Comets defeated rivial Sycamore on Wednesday, Aug. 25th by a score of 3-2. SEE SUMMARY BELOW:

Kruger (Syc) d. Cepeda 63, 76 (6)
Kelly d. Southard 60, 63
Huser d. Hura 60, 57, 62
Baruk/Yuan d. Miller/Pescovitz
Panteleyeva/Kays (Syc) d. Shah/Pandit 64, 46, 10-3

Next up Mason play in the Bishop Watterson Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 27th.

The Mason girl's tennis team tied for fourth overall at the prestigious Bishop Watterson Invitational this past weekend. See summary below:

Overall Results
1: New Albany
2: Bishop Watterson
3: Hilliard Bradley
4: tie Mason, CSG
6: Dublin Coffmann
7: Worthington Kilbourne
8: Bexley

Flight 1 Singles
DiLorenzo (NA) def L. Thai (HB) 6-2, 6-7, 10-4

Flight 2 Singles
Ghidotti (Watt) def A. Thai (HB) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8

Flight 3 Singles
Brown (Watt) def Vitella (NA) 6-1, 6-2

Flight 1 Doubles
Lee/ Letizia (DC) def Baruk/ Yuan (Mason) 6-0, 6-2

Flight 2 Doubles
Reddy/ Zhong (NA) def Henderson/ Kennedy (CSG) 7-5, 6-1

Next up Mason will host Loveland on Aug. 29th.

The girls tennis team defeated Loveland 5-0 on Monday, Aug. 29th. See summary below:

Cepeda d. Lally (L) 6-0, 6-0
Kelly d. K. Hoderlein (L) 6-0, 6-0
Huser d. Pitman (L) 6-3, 6-0
Baruk/Yuan d. S Hoderlein/Schneider (L) 6-2, 6-1
Shurtleff/Josyula d. Ralph/Sullivan (L) 6-0, 6-0

The Mason girls tennis team record remained unblemished on the season (5-0) with a 5-0 rout of Princeton on Tuesday, Aug. 30th. See summary below:

Cepeda d. Brown 6-2,6-0
Kelly d. Grender 6-0, 6-1
Huser d. Nguyen 6-0, 6-0
Baruk/Yuan d. Grender/Kufeldt 6-2, 6-0
Shah/Pandit d. Donaldson/Nicholson 6-2, 6-3

The Comets will visit Colerain on Thursday, Sept. 1st.

The Comet tennis girls stayed undefeated with a 5-0 shutout of Colerain on Thursday, Sept. 1. Mason's early season record goes to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the GMC. See summary below:

Cepeda d Thinnes 6-0, 6-0
Kelly d. Brandie 6-0, 6-0
Huser d. Steinbeck 6-0, 6-1
Pandit/Shah d. Feldman/Curtis 7-5, 6-4
Shurtleff/Josyula d. Hoehn/Graff 6-1, 6-2

Next up Mason will host Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 8th.

State Team Tourney

Mason vs. Miamisburg

The Msaon Girl's Tennis Team advanced in the State Team Tennis Tourney on Thursday, Sept. 9th with a 5-0 victory over Miamisburg. See summary below:

Cepeda d. Steingass 6-0, 6-1
Kelly d. Gustafson 6-0, 6-0
Huser d. Hohenbrink 6-1, 6-0
Baruk/Yuan d. Nunery/Young 6-1, 6-1
Shah/Pandit d. Ayers/VanOwe 6-3, 6-0

Mason will play the winner of the Little Miami-West Carrolton match in the next round.

Next up the Comets will host Fairfield on Tuesday, Sept. 13th

The tennis Comets down Alter High School on Monday, Sept. 12th by a score of 3-2. See summary below:

Boeckman (A) d. Cepeda (M) 6-4, 6-3

Kelly (M) d. Hawley (A) 7-5, 5-7, 6-4

Kader (A) d. Josyula (M) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1

Baruk/Yuan (M) Wireman/Davis (A) 6-3, 6-4

Shah/Pandit (M) d. Miller/Tahy (A) 6-1, 6-1

On Tuesday, Sept. 13 Mason defeated Fairfield 5-0 to stay undefeated on the season. See summary below:

Huser d. S Reed 6-1, 6-0

Shah d. Patrick 6-0, 6-0

Mason wins by forfeit

Baruk/Yuan d. Noonan/Hartman 6-0, 6-0

Shurtleff/Josyula d. Flaker/Scott 6-3, 6-3

The Mason girls shutout Oak Hills on Wednesday, Sept. 14th 5-0. See summary below:

Kelly d. Wilhelmus 6-1, 6-3
Huser d. Thomas 6-1, 6-0
Shurtleff d. Omara 6-1, 6-1
Baruk/Yuan d. Huber/MacArthur 6-1, 6-2
Shah/Pandit d. Byrne/Goebel 6-2, 6-0

Next up Mason will participate in the annual Coaches Classic on Sept. 15 and 17.

State Team Tourney

vs. Little Miami

The Comet girls tennis team advanced in the State Team Tennis Tournament with a 5-0 win over Little Miami on Friday, Sept. 16th. See Summary below:

Cepeda d. Brandalik 6-0, 6-0 Kelly d. Perelman 6-0, 6-0 Huser d. Renoldt 6-1, 6-0 Baruk/Yuan d. Sanders/Burton 6-0, 6-0 Shah/Pandit d. Dans/Burton 6-0, 6-0

The Mason girls tennis team ran their record to 12-0 overall and 7-0 in the GMC with a 4-1 win over West on Tuesday, Sept. 20th. See summary below:

Soutar (LW) d. Cepeda (M) 6-2, 6-3
Kelly d. Capavilla (LW) 6-4, 6-4
Huser d. Danquah (LW) 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4
Baruk/Yuan d. Dunlap/Rivers (LW) 6-0, 6-2
Shah/Pandit d. Clarke/Shaffner (LW) 6-0, 6-4

Next up Msaon visits Ursuline on Wednesday, Sept. 21. A showdown looms on Thursday, Sept. 22nd when the GMC undefeateds, (EAST and MASON) meet in Comet Country.

The Comets suffered their first loss of the year by a score of 3-2 aganist Laktoa East on Thursday. See summary below:

Lakota East 3, Mason Green 2

Holden (L) d. Cepeda 7-6 (8), 6-2
Mueck (L) d. Kelly 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Silverberg (L) d. Huser 7-6 (5), 6-3
Baruk/Yuan (M) d. Floyd/Fugate 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Pandit/Shah (M) d. Harrison/Wills 7-5, 6-4

Mason White 5, Lakota East B 0

Hopkins (M) d. King 6-4, 6-0
Kumar (M) d. Zins 6-1, 6-0
Clippinger (M) d. Williams 6-1, 6-0
Rollinger/Heydt (M) d. Nickilus/Salyers 6-1, 6-0
Malhotra/Sexton (M) d. Evans/Pavuk 6-2, 7-5

Mason is still in the hunt for a conference title that will be decided at the GMC tourney next week. The Comets host CHCA on Monday, Sept. 26th.

STATE TEAM TOURNEY

Mason vs. Ursuline

The Mason Tennis Team bowed out of the State Team Tourney on Friday, Sept. 23rd, after a successful run. The Comets were knocked out by powerful Ursuline by a score of 3-1. See summary below:

Safdar (U) d. Cepeda 6-1, 6-2 Suarez (U) d. Kelly 6-3, 6-4 DeWitt (U) d. Huser 6-2, 6-4 Baruk-Yuan (M) d. Fleming-Johns 6-1, 6-4 Pandit/Shah (M) leading 6-4, 1-2 suspended.

Next Mason will host CHCA on Monday, Sept. 26th.

The Mason finished their GMC schedule with a 5-0 shutout over Middletown on Tuesday. See summary below:

Huser d. Habash 6-0, 6-1
Josyula d. A. Ferguson 7-5, 6-2
Shurtleff d. Powell 6-0, 6-0
Baruk-Yuan d. Owens-M. Ferguson 6-0, 6-2
Pandit-Shah d. McNally-Larson 6-0, 6-1

Mason is 8-1 in the conference and will host the GMC Tourney on Sept. 28 and Oct. 1.

Mason finished 2nd overall behind 1st place Lakota East at Saturday's GMC Championships. Below are individual finishes:

Cepeda placed fifth.
Kelly took second
Huser took third
Baruk/Yuan second
Pandit/Shah second

Next up Mason will play in the sectional tourney Wednesday and Friday.

10/5

The doubles tennis team of Nina Cepeda and Lynn Kelly advanced over the weekend to the OHSAA District Tennis Tournament. They will face the doubles team from Wayne High School at 9:00am this Thursday, October 13 at Centerville High School. Full results below;

Cepeda/Kelly qualified for the Districts, finished second in the sectional. Lost in final to Sycamore’s Kruger/Southard.

Baruk/Yuan lost in the qualifying round in three sets to East’s Floyd/Fugate.

Nicole Huser lost in the qualifying round in three sets to Chanel Williams of Winton Woods.

Ria Shah lost in the second round to Erica Beinesche of Northwest, again in three sets.

Radhika Pandit lost in the second round to 3rd seeded Cassidy Hicks of Hamilton.

The Mason duo of sophomores Nina Cepeda and Lynn Kelly fell in the doubles championship on Saturday to Springboro’s Aundrea Busse and Julie Brockman 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 but will advance to State by virtue of their overall finish. The top four singles and doubles team qualify for State.

Cepeda and Kelly were the top two singles players for Mason this season but have teamed up for doubles in the postseason. They placed second in the sectional tournament to Sycamore’s Kruger and Southard and reached Saturday’s final with a 6-4, 6-1 win in the semifinals against Ursuline.

“At first they were a couple of singles players trying to figure out how to play doubles but they’ve gotten much better and are working well together,” said Mason coach Mike Reid. “Nina is a pretty big hitter and Lynn is consistent. She’s got good hands at the net. It’s been a great experience for them to team up.”

The State Tennis Championships will take place at Ohio State University’s Outdoor Varsity Tennis Courts on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22.

Nina Cepeda and Lynn Kelly represented Mason in the OHSAA State Tennis Championships this past weekend. The sophomore doubles duo defeated the Hudson's doubles team in the first round by scores of 6-3, 6-3. They would lose a close match in the second round to the eventual state runnerup team from Upper Arlington by scores of 7-5 and 6-4.

Congrats to both of the fine Comet Athletes on a tremendous season!

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 GMC
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The Women's Varsity volleyball team opened up this past weekend with a victory over Anderson 25-21, 25-18 and lost to Lebanon 18-25, 12-25.

Senior Maddy Colton had a total of 22 digs, Senior Anna Carley led the offense with 24 kills and Freshman Katie Puisis had 38 assists.
Both JV and Freshmen teams opened up with 2 victories a piece!

The Comets will host St. Ursula Tuesday night.

The Mason Women's Volleyball team lost a very close battle to the St. Ursula Bulldogs 25-14, 21-25, 16-25, 25-20, 15-11. on Tuesday, Aug. 30th.

The Comets trailed 2 sets before Senior Anna Carley pounded 9 kills in set 4 to help rally the Comets to a set 4 victory! Set 5 was a battle to the end! Senior Anna Carley led the team with 24 kills and 8 blocks; Senior Kate Randall tallied 7 kills; and Senior Maddy Colton led our serving with 5 aces and the defense with 22 digs. OUTSTANDING JOB COMETS!!

The Women's volleyball team will travel to Roger Bacon on Thursday.

The Women's Volleyball team defeated Roger Bacon 25-19, 25-16, 25-22 on Thursday, Sept. 1. Freshman Ally King contributed 7 kills, 2 blocks and 2 service aces. Junior Liz Lothrop added 4 kills for the offense and freshman Katie Puisis set 22 assists and served 3 aces. Senior Maddy Colton ran the defense with 19 digs. Great job Ladies!!

The Comets are 2-2 and will host McAuley on Tuesday, September 6th.

The Women's Volleyball team lost a close game to McAuley: 25-23, 25-21, 15-25, 20-25, 13-15.

The Comets started out on fire going up 2 sets to 0. McAuley controlled the next 2 sets leading into set 5. McAuley and Mason battled back and fortThe Mason Comets girls varsity soccer team kicked off the defense of their GMC Title by defeating the Hamilton Big Blue 7-0 at the Mason Multi-purpose field on Thursday, Sept. 8th.

Senior Anna Carley lead the Comets with 4 service aces, 25 kills and 13 digs. Freshman Ally King added 10 kills and 10 digs, Senior Maddy Colton swept the floor with 34 digs. Freshman Katie Puisis dished out 37 assists and 12 digs.

The Women's Varsity Volleyball team defeated Hamilton 25-8, 25-16, 25-21.Freshman Ally King had 10 kills and Sophomore Molly Tucker had 4 kills and 1 block. Senior Jessica Swonger had 8 digs and Freshman Paige Meyer had 4 kills and 2 blocks.

The Lady Comets will play Wyoming and Chaminade Julieanne on Ssturday, Sept. 10th.

@ Tri Meet @ Chaminade

vs. Wyoming

@ Tri Meet @ Chaminade

vs. Chaminade

The Women's Volleyball team lost to both tough Chaminade Julienne and #1 in the City Wyoming. In a close battle, Mason lost to CJ 25-16, 27-25, 23-25.

The offense was led by Senior Anna Carley (21 kills), Freshman Ally King (9 kills), and Sophomore Molly Tucker (5 kills). The defense was led by Senior Maddy Colton with 26 digs and a 2.3 (out of 3) serve receive passing efficiency and Junior Bonnie Huesing had 10 digs. Freshman Katie Puisis dished out 34 assists.

The Comets challenged Wyoming from the start but lost 19-25, 26-28. Sophomore Molly Tucker and Freshman Ally King combined for 12 kills (6 each) while Senior Anna Carley had 13 kills. Senior Maddy Colton had 2 service aces and 13 digs.

TOMORROW - VOLLEY FOR THE CURE against rival SYCAMORE!! PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS!!

The Lady Comets put on a show at the VOLLEY FOR THE CURE last evening by defeating rival Sycamore 25-20, 25-12, 25-22.

Freshman Ally King put down 6 kills with one error for a .455 hitting efficiency and 4 service aces. Sophomore Kelsey McKinley added 4 kills with no errors. Freshman Katie Puisis had 24 setting assists and 2 service aces.

The Comets are 2-0 in the GMC and will host Princeton at home Thursday night.

The Women's Volleyball team defeated Princeton 25-11, 25-12, 25-14 on Thursday, Sept. 15th. The Comets had an outstanding team performance totaling 33 kills with a hitting efficiency of .420, 11 service aces and 28 digs. Great job Ladies!

Mason will visit Fenwick on Monday, Sept. 19th.

The Women's Volleyball team defeated Colerain 24-26, 25-16, 25-18, 25-16 on Tuesday, Sept. 20th. The Comets were led by Senior Anna Carley's 22 kills and 3 service aces; Senior Maddy Colton's 26 digs and 3 service aces; Senior Kate Randall's 7 kills; Sophomore Molly Tuckers' 5 kills and 2 blocks; and Freshman Katie Puisis's 41 assists and 6 digs. The entire team put a lot of heart and desire into the game.

The Comets are 4-0 in the GMC and host Middletown on Thursday, Sept. 22.

The Women's Volleyball team defeated Middletown 25-14, 25-5, 25-19 on Thursday to stay unbeaten in the GMC. Freshman Katie Puisis dished out 26 assists, had 12 digs and 2 service aces. Sophomore Molly Tucker pounded down 11 kills and 1 block and Junior Liz Lothrop had 2 blocks and 1 kill. Senior Anna Carley had 14 kills and 13 digs.

The Comets will face Ursuline and Wapahani (IN) at home on Saturday at 10 and 12pm.

TRI MATCH

Ursuline and Wapahni

The Women's Volleyball team lost to Wapahani (#2 2A Indiana) 14-25, 21-25 and Ursuline (#9 in state) 18-25, 19-25 over the weekend. Senior Anna Carley led the team with 17 total kills, 7 digs and 5 assist blocks. Sophomore Molly Tucker had 7 total kills and Senior Maddy Colton had 15 total digs.

Tuesday, the Comets will host Fairfield on Youth Night.

The Women's Volleyball team defeated Fairfield 25-8, 25-17, 25-21 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten in the GMC.

The Comets were led by Senior Anna Carley with 14 kills and 9 digs; Senior Maddy Colton 22 digs; Sophomore Molly Tucker with 8 kills and 3 blocks. Freshmen Kaite Puisis had 31 assists and 11 digs and Junior Brittany Dodson contributed 6 kills and 4 digs.

The Comets travel to Kettering Fairmount on Thursday.

The varsity volleyball team lost to Kettering Fairmount 12-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-11, 10-15 on Thursday. The Comets fought back from a slow start and took sets 3 and 4, but fell short in set 5. Junior Brittany Dodson led the Comets with 15 kills and digs; Senior Maddy Colton controlled the defense with 24 digs; Freshmen Katie Puisis had 45 assist, 2 service aces and 2 kills.

The Comets travel to Wayne tomorrow and will face both Wayne and Seton.

The Lady Comets went 1-1 this past weekend losing to Seton in 3 tough sets 25-21, 20-25, 22-25 and defeating Wayne 25-6, 25-8.

During Seton's game, Freshman Katie Puisis had 5 service aces and 29 setting assists, Sophomore Kelsey McKinley had 3 assist blocks and 4 kills, and Senior Anna Carley had 19 kills.

Mason dominated Wayne throughout the entire game! Junior Liz Lothrop had 4 kills and Freshman Ally King had 3 kills, 1 solo block and 1 assisted block.

The Comets travel to Oak Hills on Tuesday.

The Women's Volleyball team lost to Oak Hills 25-18, 11-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-9 on Tuesday. Freshman Katie Puisis dished out 43 assists, 9 digs and 2 service aces; Senior Anna Carley led the offense with 28 kills and Senior Maddy Colton led the defense with 26 digs.

The Comets travel to Lakota West on Thursday.

The Women's Volleyball team was defeated by Lakota West 22-25, 10-25, 18-25 on Thursday. The Comets were led by Senior Anna Carley with 19 kills and 15 digs; Brittany Dodson had 9 kills and 12 digs; Senior Maddy Colton had 17 digs; Freshman Katie Puisis had 32 assists.

The Comets will host Lakota East on Tuesday which is Senior Night.

The Women's Volleyball team lost a hard fought battle to #6 in the state Lakota East 26-28, 20-25, 25-16, 25-23. The Comets had a huge TEAM effort in this battle!

Senior Anna Carley had 27 kills, 2 service aces and 10 digs; Senior Maddy Colton did not let anything touch the floor with 25 digs and a 2.3 (out of 3) serve recieve efficiency; also, Seniors Kate Randall and Jess Swonger had solid performances. Junior Brittany Dodson had 9 kills and 17 digs.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE COMETS!!

The Women's Volleyball team will travel to Lakota East on Monday for the first round of Sectionals against Harrison at 7:30pm. Mason is the #11 seed overall.

SECTIONAL

vs. Harrison 7:30

@ Lakota East

Mason Women's Volleyball defeated Harrison in the first round of Sectionals: 25-16, 25-20, 25-13 on Monday night. Freshman Paige Meyer had 5 kills and 2 blocks; Junior Brittany Dodson was on fire with 6 service aces in game 3!

The Comets face Glen Este on Thursday at East at 7:30pm.

SECTIONAL

vs. Glen Este 7:30 at East

The Women's Volleyball team lit up the court last evening against Glen Este defeating them in 3 sets: 25-23, 25-16, 25-15.

Senior Anna Carley and Junior Brittany Dodson led the offense with 19 and 12 kills respectively while Senior Maddy Colton had a solid defensive performance with 18 digs. Freshman Ally King dominated Glen Este's serve receive with 3 service aces and Freshman Katie Puisis dished out 38 setting assists. Great Job Ladies!!

The Comets will play for the Sectional Championship on Monday against Mother of Mercy at 6pm at Lakota East.

SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

vs. Mother of Mercy @ East 6:00 pm