Reds Futures Showcase

vs. Lakota West

@ Prasco Park 4:00 pm

Opening Day for the 2012 baseball campaign started off in great fashion for the Comets. The Comets defeated GMC rival Lakota West 9-2 at Prasco Park as part of the Reds Futures High School Showcase 2012 Series on Monday evening.

Andrew McDonald was the starting pitcher for the Comets and gave up just 2 runs and 4 hits over 5 innings of work to notch the victory. Zach Boden pitched 2 scoreless innings to close the game. Offensively the Comets came out of the gate strong scoring 2 runs in the first inning on a Billy Highfill single. The Comets scored 4 more times in the third with Josh Orlando providing the big hit of the inning with a triple. The Comets never looked back with six different Comets providing hits tonight including a triple by Corey Quallen.

The Offense tonight was a team effort with many timely hits and RBI’s. Offensive leaders for the Comets:

Orlando 2 hits, 2 rbi

Quallen 2 hits, 1 rbi, 1 run

Otte 1 hit, 3 runs

Johnson 1 hit, 1 rbi, 2 runs

Galloway 1 hit, 2 rbi, 2 runs

Highfill 1 hit, 2 rbi

Next up GMC rival Lakota East at 5pm Tuesday.

The sun was shining on a perfect afternoon for baseball at Lakota East on Wednesday, March 27th. The Comets put the exclamation point on the day as they throttled the defending state champions 13 to 1.

TJ Zeuch pitched 5 strong innings in his first outing of the year allowing only 1 run on 3 hits to pick up the win for the Comets. Zach Boden pitched a scoreless 6th inning and that is where the game ended due to the 10 run rule. The Comet offense exploded for 11 hits in the game. The scoring started in the 2nd inning with a 2 run triple by Drew Johnson. In the 3rd inning Billy Highfill had an rbi double to open the Comet lead to 5 –0. The Comets scored 3 more times in the 5th inning powered by a 2 run triple by Corey Quallen to push their lead to 8 to 1. In the 6th and final inning the Comets scored 5 more times with the big hit of the inning being a 2 run double by Joey Thomas.

Offensive leaders for the Comets:

Quallen 2 hits, W, 3 RBI, 2 runs

Otte 2 hits, 1 run

Highfill 2 hits, HBP, W, 1 RBI, 4 runs

It was the Home opener for the Comets on a beautiful spring break day for baseball in Mason. The Comets beat Lakota West 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 2 game sweep of the Firebirds in 2012. The Comets are now off to a 3-0 start on the season with all 3 victories coming over GMC rivals. Seth Bowles pitched very well in his opening debut for the Comets giving up only 2 runs and 4 hits over 5 innings of work. Chris Martin also pitched well in his Comet debut going the final 2 innings giving up 1 run and picking up the win.

It was a hard fought game offensively as the Comets never trailed in the game, but never led by more than one run. The Comets scored one run in each of the first two innings on a Connor McVey double in the first and a Corey Quallen triple in the second. RJ Thompson had an RBI double in the 4th inning to put the Comets up 3-2. In the 5th inning the Comets had their defensive gem of the game with a spectacular diving catch in centerfield by Chris Grable. The Firebirds scored the tying run in the 6th inning to knot the score at 3 all. In the bottom of the seventh inning Rodney Hutchison started the Comet rally with a pinch hit single. Then with the bases loaded and one out, Josh Galloway came through with a big line drive single to left field to drive in the winning run for the Comets.

Warrior Spring Classic

vs. Siegel

Mason got off to a strong start in the Warrior Spring Classic on March 29th beating Siegel (TN) 6-0. Freshman Rodney Hutchison pitched outstanding going 6 strong innings and giving up only 3 hits and no runs in getting his first win of the season. Zach Boden pitched a scoreless 7th to secure the shut out for the Comets.

The game was close for most of the way with the Comets scoring their first run in the 4th inning. It stayed 1-0 for the Comets until they exploded for 5 runs in the 7th inning. The big hit of the 7th was a 3 run RBI triple from Lee Sponseller. Offensively in the game hits for the Comets came from Galloway, Sponseller, Johnson (2), and Thompson. Walks also played a key part in the game with McVey (3) and Otte (2) working over the opposing pitchers.

Mason had 6 runs on 5 hits with 1 error; while Siegel had O runs, 3 hits, with 1 error.

Warrior Spring Classic

@ Gallatin

In the 2nd game of the Warrior Spring Classic on March 30th the Comets were victorious extending their season opening winning streak to 5-0 as they beat Gallatin 4-3.

Cody Apking started and pitched 4 strong scoreless innings leaving the game with the Comets winning 1-0. The Comets went up 1-0 in the 3rd inning with a walk by Tyler Lawson who came around to score on Connor McVey’s RBI single. Jansen Besecker pitched well over the final 3 innings to enable the Comets to pull out the victory with a 3 run 7th inning. The Comets scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th inning on the strength of a 2 run RBI single by Lee Sponseller. The Comet defense held up for the victory in the bottom of the seventh with James Weingand providing a spectacular double play (5-3) to keep Gallatin at bay.

Offensive leaders for the Comets with 2 hits each: McVey, Sponseller, and Orlando.

Warrior Spring Classic

@ Mount Juliet

In game 3 of the Warrior Spring Classic on Friday, March 30th the Comets fought hard but lost 3-2 to Mt. Juliet (TN).

The Comet offense had back to back doubles in the first inning by Otte and Galloway to go up early in the game 1-0. In the 2nd inning Connor McVey made a great defensive play fielding the ball deep in the hole at shortstop and throwing a strike to Josh Galloway at the plate to gun down the MJ runner trying to score. It stayed 1-0 until the bottom of the 4th inning when MJ put up a run to knot the score at 1-1. In the 5th inning McVey had an RBI single to put the Comets up 2-1, but that was all the scoring the Comets would have. MJ put up 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th to go up 3-2 and that is where the scored stayed.

Andrew McDonald started for the Comets and pitched 2 scoreless innings. TJ Zeuch pitched the next two innings giving up just 1 run on 2 hits. Chris Martin pitched the last 3 innings giving up just 2 runs on 2 hits.

Overall the Comets had 2 runs on 6 hits with 1 error; Mt Juliet had 3 runs on 6 hits with 2 errors.

Warrior Spring Classic

vs. Collierville

Mason was only able to generate 2 hits on offense in their 4th and final game of the Warrior Spring Classic Tournament on Saturday, March 31st and lost 3-0 to the Collierville Dragons. Seth Bowles started and pitched well for 5 innings as the 3 runs that the Dragons scored during his pitching were all unearned. Zach Boden pitched a scoreless 6 and 7th in the Comets loss. Marcus Otte and Josh Galloway each had a single providing the only Comet offense of the day. The Comets never threatened in the game as the Dragons pitching kept the Comets bats at bay.

Back to GMC league play at home Monday vs. Lakota East.

The Mason baseball team maintained their perfect record in the GMC (5-0) with a 6-4 win over Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon. The Comets overall record is 7-2. Junior TJ Zeuch (2-0) was the starting pitcher and had another impressive outing in picking up the victory for the Comets. Zeuch allowed only 3 hits over 5 innings and gave up just one earned run. Senior Zach Boden pitched the final 2 innings to close the door on Hamilton and pick up his 2nd save of the season.

Hamilton tried to get in scoring position in the top of the first inning but a perfect throw and tag from Josh Galloway to Marcus Otte nailed the runner trying to steal 2nd base.

The Comet offense did all of their scoring in the 1st inning picking up 6 runs and held on the rest of the way to secure the win. The first 6 Comets of the game all got on base and came around to score. The Comets picked up 4 hits in the first inning from McVey, Galloway, Highfill, and Johnson. The Comets would only pick up 2 more hits the rest of the game from Grable and a second hit from Highfill.

The Comets travel to Hamilton Thursday night as they look to push their GMC winning streak to 6 games.

Junior TJ Zeuch pitched a commanding NO HIT performance for the Comets in blanking the Aviators 10-0 in 5 innings Wednesday night. Mason sweeps their 2 game series with Sycamore and pushes their GMC winning streak to 8 games and no loses.

Zeuch pitched a great game as he was effectively hitting the strike zone all night long and kept Sycamore off the base paths with his command. In the second inning Zeuch stuck out the side 1-2-3.

Offensively the Comet bats were hot with 11 hits from 7 different players. The Comets scored 2 runs each in the 2nd and 4th innings before putting up 6 more runs in the bottom of the 5th for the walk off win. Drew Johnson started the 5th inning for the Comets with a double and came around to score on Lee Sponseller's RBI single. Chris Grable had a bases loaded single to left field knocking in 2 more Comet runs. The Comets loaded the bases again and Josh Galloway knocked in 2 more runs with his single. Johnson ended the game with his second double of the inning pushing the 10th Comet runner across the plate to win by run rule.

Offensive Leaders:
McVey 3 Hits, W, 1RBI, 2R
Johnson 2 Dbls, 1RBI, 1R
Quallen 2 Hits, 1RBI, 3R
Galloway 1 Hit, 1W, 2 RBI
Grable 1 Hit, 2 RBI, 1R

The Comets travel to Princeton (Summit Field, 18 W. Sharon Rd.) on Friday night looking to extend their GMC winning streak to 9 games.

Mason sweeps their 2 game series with Princeton and pushes their GMC winning streak to 10 games beating the Vikings 15-2 on Monday night. Junior Andrew McDonald pitched a NO HITTER in going the distance (5 innings) in this game ended by run rule. McDonald rung up 11 strikeouts in his command performance tonight. Offensively the Comets got going in the first inning with a lead off home run over the right centerfield wall by Connor McVey. Josh Galloway had the big bat tonight knocking a 2 run home run in the 3rd inning and going yard again in the 4th inning with a 3 run home run. Rodney Hutchison added a pinch hit single knocking in 2 RBIs in the 4th inning.

Offensive Leaders:
Galloway 2 HR, 5RBI, 2R
McVey 2 Hits, HR, 3RBI, 4R
Johnson 1 Dbl, 1RBI, 1R
Hutchison 1 Hit, 2RBI

Next up Mason hosts Colerain on Wednesday, April 18th.

Mason took one on the chin Friday night losing to Colerain 4-3. Junior Seth Bowles pitched well and went the distance tonight for the Comets. After Colerain scored 2 runs in the first Bowles settled in and shut down the Cardinals for 4 straight innings.

Mason's bats were all too quiet until the 6th inning when Josh Galloway jump started the offense hitting a no doubter over the left field wall for a home run to cut the deficit to 2 -1. After singles by Drew Johnson and RJ Thompson, Rodney Hutchison hit a sacrifice fly to knot the game at 2 apiece. Mason could not hold the tie as Colerain scored 2 unearned runs in the bottom of the 6th to jump back on top 4-2. Mason battled in the 7th inning with a double by Connor McVey and an RBI single from Galloway but that was all the offense they could put together losing 4-3. It was the Comets first loss in GMC play, but the Comets still sit on top of the GMC standings with a 2 game lead.

The Comets look to get back to their winning ways today (Monday) when they travel to Middletown.

Mason got back on track in their quest for a GMC title with an 11-0 victory over Middletown on Monday night. Junior Andrew McDonald continued his winning ways on the mound going the distance tonight (5 innings) and picking up the win. On a very windy night McDonald held the Middies to just 2 hits in the shutout victory.

After a scoreless first inning the Comets stormed ahead with 6 runs in the top of the 2nd inning. Junior RJ Thompson knocked in 2 runs with his bases loaded single and senior Josh Galloway lined a bases loaded double to right field to knock in 3 more runs all in the 2nd. In the 4th inning senior Chris Grable had the defensive gem of the game with a double play in centerfield catching the fly ball and throwing a bull's eye to catcher Josh Galloway who blocked the plate to tag the Middie runner trying to score from 3rd. The score remained 6 to 0 until the top of the 5th inning when the Comets put 5 more runs on the board. Grable had a bases loaded 2 run single in the 5th inning as the Comets iced the game and hung on to end the game on run rule in the bottom of 5.

Offensive leaders: Grable 2 Hits, Dbl, 2RBI, 2R; Sponseller 2 Hits, 2R; Orlando Dbl, 3 RBI, 1R; Thompson 1 Hit, 2RBI, 1R.

The Comets continue GMC play when they host Middletown Wednesday night at 5pm.

Mason Baseball 2012 Greater Miami Conference Champions 

The Mason High School Baseball Team clinched an outright GMC title with a 3-2 victory at Fairfield on Monday night.  It is Mason's first league championship since entering the GMC five years ago.  The Comets had finished second twice in the conference in 2008 and 2009.  Their last league title was in 2007 when they earned a FAVC Buckeye division championship.  

It was a hard fought game with the Comets jumping out to an early 3-0 lead then hanging on for the win.  Junior Andrew McDonald started the game on the mound and had another strong outing in giving up just 2 runs over 6 innings.  McDonald raises his record to 6-0 on the season.  Senior Zach Boden pitched the 7thinning and shut down the Indians to pick up his third save on the season.

In the first inning Mason scored their 1st run when RJ Thompson singled and Drew Johnson drove him in with an RBI double.  In the 3rd inning the Comets scored what would be their final 2 runs on RBI singles by Johnson and Josh Orlando.  The Comets had several outstanding defensive plays with the help of Josh Galloway to keep the Indians off the board until the 6th inning when they would score their 2 runs.  The Comets made 2 great put outs at home plate getting the 3rd out of the inning in both the first and fifth innings.

Mason's offensive leader recap:  Thompson 3 Hits, 2R; Johnson 2 Hits, Dbl, 2 RBI; Orlando 2 Hits, Dbl, 1 RBI; Grable 1 Hit.

In the latest Division 1 baseball polls Mason is ranked 2nd in the city and 7th in the state.  Their overall record stands at 17-5 with three games remaining on the schedule.   The Comets will host Oak Hills on Wednesday then travel to the Highlanders on Friday.  

SECTIONALS

vs. Withrow

@ Mason 5:00pm

SECTIONAL

vs. Hamilton

5:00pm @ Hamilton

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

vs. Vandalia Butler

2pm @ W. Hills

Mason’s 2012 baseball season ended on Saturday afternoon as they lost a heartbreaker 2-1 in the District finals to Vandalia Butler.

The game was a classic pitching duel as TJ Zeuch battled hard and pitched 6 great innings of baseball giving up just 1 run on 5 hits. V-B scored one run in the 3rd inning. Mason came back to tie the game in the 5th inning. Senior Tyler Lawson led off the 5th inning with a big double off the right field wall and came in to score on a sacrifice bunt by junior RJ Thompson.

The game stayed tied at 1-1 until V-B was able to score one run in the top of the 7th inning to take a 2-1 lead. V-B was knocking on the door for more runs as they had bases loaded with 1 out. Senior Zach Boden came in from the bullpen to end the scoring threat striking out the last 2 batters. Mason could not score in the bottom of the 7th inning and lost 2-1.

Offensive leaders: Lawson 2 hits, DBL, R; Drew Johnson DBL; Thompson 1 hit, RBI; McVey 1 hit; Orlando 1 hit.

While the season ended too early, it was a great season overall for the Comets. They won the GMC championship in commanding fashion with a 3 game lead and they were sectional champions in the D1 Ohio State Playoffs.

Best of luck to the 7 seniors who move on to college this fall: Zach Boden, Josh Galloway, Chris Grable, Tyler Lawson, Josh Orlando, Marcus Otte, and James Weingand. These seniors led by example and never took a day off leaving it all on the field every day.

Best of luck to the returning players for 2013 as the Comets return a strong lineup and are sure to be one of the top rated teams not only locally, but in the state.

The Mason Comets defeated the Glen Este Trojans on Tuesday by a score of 3-0 to earn their first victory of the 2012 softball season.  Sophomore pitcher, Tori Stewart, gave up only 3 hits while striking out 5 Glen Este batters on the day. 
 
The Mason offense is still looking to get on track – gaining a total of only three hits on the day, two of those coming from senior shortstop, Jillian Richardson.   Senior catcher, Margo Hutchison, also added a clutch hit when she lined a single in to right center field, driving in the first two runs for Mason.  All of Mason’s three runs scored in the third inning.  Pleased to get their first win on the charts – Mason will gear up for their second conference game of the year when they face the Big Blue of Hamilton on Wednesday. 
 
Leaders:
Richardson: 2 for 3, RBI
Hutchison: 1 for 3, RBI
Tori Stewart: 7 innings, 5 strikeouts, 3 hits

Next up Mason will host Sycamore on Monday, April 2nd.

Mason moved to 4-1 in the GMC (5-3 overall) with a 2-1 extra inning win at Fairfield on Wednesday afternoon. It took 11 innings, but the Mason Comets were able to pull out a very important GMC Conference victory. The Comets have now played in three extra inning games already this season. This was their first extra inning victory this year, and it enabled them to improve their conference record to 4-1 on the season. The win also helped them to stay near the top of the GMC standings with Lakota East and Lakota West. A loss in this game would have been painful.

Mason had 9 hits on the day, but once again, the timely hitting was missing. There were a total of 6 innings where the Comets left runners in scoring position. Senior third baseman, Claire Wehby, drove in Mason’s first run of the day with an RBI single in the second. Mason added their second run – and eventual game winner – when senior catcher, Margo Hutchison singled to left and drove in Alex Johnson from second base in the top of the 11th inning with the go ahead run.

Senior pitcher, Sarah Browning, gave a gritty performance for the Comets. Backed by a strong defensive performance from her teammates, she limited Fairfield to very few scoring opportunities. Mason’s infield was rock solid with Claire Wehby, Jillian Richardson at shortstop, and Taylor Stewart at second base getting the bulk of the work. Mason will face a tough conference rival on Thursday as they travel to take on Lakota East.

Leaders:
Wehby: 2 for 4, RBI
Casciotti: 2 for 5
Johnson: 2 for 6
Browning: 11 innings, 6 hits, 5 K’s

The Mason Comets took the long bus ride over to Oak Hills High School on Monday to take on GMC Conference foe – the Oak Hills Highlanders.  The Comets were able to defeat Oak Hills by a score of 4-2. 

Mason did all of their scoring in the top of third inning.  The Comets had 3 of their 6 total hits in the third – and were also able to capitalize on 3 Highlander errors in the inning.  Beyond that productive third inning, the Comet offense was fairly quiet.  Mason struck out 17 times in the game – a season high.  Nearly half way into the 2012 season, they are still trying to find themselves offensively.   Mason allowed single runs in the fourth and sixth inning, but were able to close it out for their fifth Conference win – moving their GMC record to 5-2 on the season.

Leaders:
Hutchison: 1 for 3, Triple, 2 RBI
Tori Stewart: 7 innings, 6 hits, 8 K’s

Next up Mason hosts Lakota West on Wednesday, April 11th.

Mason falls to West 6-3

Through five innings Wednesday, the Mason Comets appeared to be on their way to defeating the number one team in the GMC Conference – the Lakota West Firebirds.  Mason scored one run in the fourth inning.  After two walks in the inning, junior left fielder – Macy Hubbard - cracked a double to right field driving in the game’s first run.  Mason then took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when Margo Hutchison drilled a 2 out, 2 run Home Run over the center field fence.  After allowing a leadoff double to start the game, senior pitcher Sarah Browning was cruising through the lineup of the league’s top team.  She retired 13 straight Firebirds and 15 of the 16 hitters she faced through five innings.    The relentless Firebirds mounted a rally though in the top of the sixth – scoring five runs – to steal the victory from Mason.

Mason faces GMC competition again on Friday at home against Princeton.

Leaders:
Hutchison: 2 for 2, Home Run, 2 RBI
Hubbard:  1 for 3, Double, RBI
Browning: 1 for 1, 2 walks
Parave: 1 for 2
Browning: 5.1 innings, 6 hits, 5 K’s

The Mason Comets defeated the Princeton Vikings by a score of 9-2 on Friday to improve their record to 6-3 in the GMC Conference. Senior shortstop, Jillian Richardson, and junior first baseman, Megan Warren, led the offense with 3 hits each. The Comet bats used a 15 hit attack to take control of the game early and secure the win.

Leaders:
Warren: 3 for 4, 3 RBI
Richardson: 3 for 4, 3 RBI, Triple

Next up Mason will visit Colerain on Monday, April 16th.

The Mason Comets used some serious offensive pop to defeat the Colerain Cardinals by a final score of 16-0.  The Comets scored early and often.  The Mason offense scored 3 runs in the first inning and 3 more in the second.  Their biggest inning was the sixth, when they scored 8 times.

Mason gathered 14 total hits on the day – led by seniors Jillian Richardson and Margo Hutchison, and junior Macy Hubbard.  Hutchison hit her league leading third home run of the season in the first inning.   Senior pitcher, Sarah Browning, struck out 9 for the Comets – allowing only 2 hits on the day.  The Comets move to 7-3 in the GMC and will face Hamilton on Wednesday.

Leaders:
Richardson: 3 for 3, 3 RBI
Hutchison: 2 for 4, Home Run, Double, 3 RBI
Hubbard:  2 for 2, 2 RBI
Browning: 6 innings, 2 hits, 9 K’s

Next up Mason visits Hamilton on Wednesday, April 18th.

The Mason Comets travelled to Hamilton on Wednesday for their second game of the season against the Big Blue of Hamilton. Mason won the game by a score of 12-4. Hamilton jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, but the Comets battled back. Mason seniors, Margo Hutchison, Jillian Richardson, Claire Wehby, and Sarah Browning – displayed their leadership by stepping up big for the Comets. Hutchison, Richardson, and Wehby collected 2 hits each and 8 RBI’s combined. Browning came into the game in the second inning and pitched 6 perfect innings – retiring 18 consecutive batters. The Comets move to 8-3 in the GMC Conference and will face the Middies of Middletown on Thursday.

Leaders:
Richardson: 2 for 3, 2 RBI, Triple
Hutchison: 2 for 5, 4 RBI, 2 Doubles
Wehby: 2 for 3, 2 RBI
Warren: 2 for 5, 2 RBI
Browning: 6 innings, 0 Hits, 5 K’s

The Mason Comets improved their record to 9-3 in the GMC Conference by defeating the Middletown Middies on Thursday by a score of 5-1.  The Middies scored their lone run in the first inning and held a 1-0 advantage until the top of the sixth inning.  Mason scored twice in the sixth and then three more runs in the seventh to secure the win.  Junior center fielder, Sami Parave, had a big day offensively for the Comets going 4-4 at the plate.  The Comets travel to Columbus on Saturday for a doubleheader at Pickerington Central.

Leaders:
Parave: 4 for 4, Double
Tori Stewart: 4.1 innings, 6 hits, 6 K’s
Browning: 3.2 innings, 1 hit, 5 K’s

Next up Mason visits Middletown on Friday, April 20th.
    

The Mason Comets took an overnight trip to Columbus, Ohio to play two games at Pickerington Central High School.  The Comets lost game one against the Pickerington Central Tigers by a score of 5-1.  Mason gathered 7 hits in the game, but their lone run came on a second inning solo home run by senior catcher, Margo Hutchison. 

Game 1 Leaders:
Hutchison: 2 for 3, Home Run, 1 RBI
Browning: 6 innings, 5 hits, 4 K’s

Game two was against another Columbus area school – St. Francis DeSales.  The Stallions defeated the Comets by a score of 7-6.  Sophomore, Jessica Casciotti, had 2 of the Comets 8 hits in the game.  Freshman pitcher, Sydney Ramsey, made her first varsity start – and pitched 5 solid innings for the Comets.  The Comets led early in this one, but the Stallions came back late to win.

Game 2 Leaders:
Casciotti: 2 for 3
Richardson: 1 for 3, 3 RBI
Parave: 1 for 3, 2 RBI
Warren: 1 for 1
Ramsey: 5 innings, 6 hits, 1 K
Browning: 2 innings, 2 hits, 2 K’s

Mason will visit Sycamore on Monday, April 23rd.

The Mason Comets went on the road Monday for a GMC Conference match with the Sycamore Aviators. It was a cool and windy day, but the bats were hot from the start. The Comets jumped on top early, scoring two runs in the first, two more in the second, and led 7-0 after 4 innings. Mason had six players gather at least two hits or more on the day. Senior players Margo Hutchison, Sarah Browning, and Claire Wehby helped lead the Comet attack, as did junior Sami Parave. Sophomores, Jessica Casciotti and Hannah Mizener were a combined 5 of 5 on the day. The Comets move to 10-3 in GMC Conference play.

Leaders:
Browning: 2 for 3, Home Run, RBI
Mizener: 3 for 3, Double
Casciotti: 2 for 2, RBI
Wehby: 2 for 3, Double
Hutchison: 2 for 4, 2 RBI
Parave: 2 for 4, 2 RBI
Browning: 7 innings, 4 hits, 12 K’s

The Mason Comets defeated the South Dearborn Knights by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. The Comets were down 4-3 going into the bottom of the 7th inning, but were able to rally late and win the game with a walk off single by sophomore, Tori Stewart. Two batters earlier Senior Catcher, Margo Hutchison, tied the game at 4 apiece with a one out single into center field scoring junior, Sami Hayner. Hayner made a nice slide to the backside of home plate to avoid the tag that enabled the Comets to tie the game and set the stage for the walk off win. The Comets are at home Wednesday and will face GMC rival – Fairfield.

Leaders:
Hutchison: 2 for 3, Double, 3 RBI
Warren: 2 for 4, Double, 1 RBI
Tori Stewart: 1 for 1, 1 RBI
Ramsey: 7 innings, 8 hits, 4 K’s

The Mason Comets lost to the Fairfield Indians by a score of 9-4 on Wednesday in a game that went 8 innings.

The score was tied 2-2 through 7 innings of play and there was hope that the Comets would win in walk off fashion for the second consecutive day. The Comets tied the score in the bottom of the 7th inning when Megan Warren came around to score on a single by Sarah Browning that went through the left fielder and rolled to the fence. The Comets were unable to push the winning run across in the bottom of the 7th – and the Indians pulled ahead in the top of the 8th inning. Margo Hutchison hit her 5th Home Run of the season, a 2 run bomb, in the bottom of the 8th, but the rally ended there for the Comets. This was the second extra inning game of the season between the Comets and Indians – with Mason winning the earlier game this year by a score of 2-1.

Leaders:
Browning: 2 for 3, Double, RBI
Richardson: 2 for 4, Double
Hutchison: 1 for 4, Home Run, 2 RBI
Mizener: 1 for 3, RBI
Browning: 7.1 innings, 10 hits, 4 K’s
Stewart: 2/3 inning, 1 hit

Next up Mason hosts Lakota East on Friday, April 27th.

Comets Upset Top Ranked Thunderhswks!

The Mason Comets defeated the Lakota East Thunderhawks by a score of 4-2 on Friday. Lakota East started the game at the top of the GMC standings with a 13-1 Conference record. The Comets entered the game with a 10-4 Conference record – tied with Fairfield for third place in the GMC standings. In front of a packed house at Mason’s Softball Complex, the Comets were able to knock off the number 6 ranked team in the State of Ohio.

Lakota East scored first, with their only two runs coming in the top of the second inning. The Comets came right back in the bottom half of the second – when junior first baseman, Megan Warren, hit a two run Home Run into left field that banged against the left field foul pole. Warren’s rocket shot was her first Home Run of the season and tied the game at 2-2. The Comets pulled ahead in the bottom of the fourth inning when senior third baseman, Claire Wehby, singled to center, driving in the Comets third run. Senior catcher, Margo Hutchison, capped the scoring for the Comets when she hit a towering solo Home Run over the left center field wall for her sixth Home Run of the season. Backed by strong defensive support, Senior Pitcher, Sarah Browning and her Comet teammates, were able to hold a potent East lineup to only 6 hits on the day.

This signature win for the Comets improves their conference record to 11-4 on the season. They have three conference games remaining: Oak Hills (tonight), Lakota West (Wednesday), and Senior Night against Princeton next Friday.

Leaders:
Warren: 1 for 3, Home Run, 2 RBI
Hutchison: 2 for 3, Home Run, RBI
Browning: 2 for 3, Double
Wehby: 1 for 3, RBI
Browning: 7 innings, 6 hits, 2 K’s

The Mason Comets scored two runs in the bottom of the 6th inning and held on to defeat the Oak Hills Highlanders by a score of 2-0 at Mason’s home field on Monday. Mason senior pitcher, Sarah Browning, retired the first 13 Highlander batters that she faced before allowing a one out single in the fifth inning. Browning gave up only 2 hits on the day, and the Comet defense was rock solid behind her.

The game was tied at 0-0 going into the bottom of the sixth inning. Senior shortstop, Jillian Richardson, drew a one out walk. Senior catcher, Margo Hutchison then belted a 3-2 pitch into a gusty wind and over the left field fence for her seventh home run of the season. The Comets held on for the win and improved their GMC Conference record to 12-4 on the season. After taking in a Cincinnati Reds game on Tuesday night, the Comets will be back in action on Wednesday at GMC rival, Lakota West.

Leaders:
Hutchison: 1 for 3, Home Run, 2 RBI
Browning: 1 for 2
Hubbard: 1 for 2
Browning: 7 innings, 2 hits, 6 K’s

The Mason Comets had defeated every team in the GMC Conference at least once this season – except one … the Lakota West Firebirds. The Comets made the short trip to Lakota West on Wednesday with hope of evening their season record against West at 1-1. The Firebirds jumped out front early, scoring 2 runs in the first and another run in the second inning. Down 3-0, the Comets scored 2 runs in the third inning on 2 run double down the left field line by senior shortstop, Jillian Richardson. The Comets had one more hit than West, and threatened earlier in the game, but were unable to gain the lead and take down the 15-2 Firebirds.

The Comets will complete their regular season schedule at home against Princeton on Friday, May 4th.

Leaders:
Richardson: 1 for 4, Double, 2 RBI
Browning: 7 innings, 5 hits, 3 K’s

The Lady Comets are the #1 seed in the upcoming Sectional Tournament. They will host the winner of the Northwest/Princeton game on Wednesday, May 9th at 5:00 pm.

Mason celebrated senior day with a 14-0 trouncing of Princeton last Friday. The rain moved in just as Mason was about to officially acknowledge their 2012 graduating seniors. The ceremony was delayed by about a half hour, but all six players were then recognized by the large crowd of family, friends, teammates, and coaches. The Mason seniors include: Sarah Browning, Jayla Garner, Margo Hutchison, Jillian Richardson, Paige Torbet, and Claire Wehby . Congratulations and Best Wishes to our seniors.

As for the game, Mason jumped out on top early and scored runs in every inning of the 5 inning game. The game was stopped on Friday due to rain in the top of the third inning. Play resumed on Saturday and the Mason offense picked up where they left off. The Comets run ruled the Princeton Vikings after 5 innings of play. The game was called with Mason leading 14-0.

Leaders:
Richardson: 4 for 5, 3 RBI
Hubbard: 3 for 3, 2 RBI
Parave: 2 for 3, Double, 2 RBI
Warren: 2 for 3, Double, RBI
Browning: 2 for 5, Double
Casciotti: 2 for 4
Ramsey: 1 for 1, RBI
Taylor Stewart: 1 for 1
Browning: 5 innings, 4 hits, 6 K’s

Mason is the # 1 seed in the upcoming Sectional Tournament and will host the winner of the Northwest/Princeton contest on Wednesday, May 9th.

Comets Win 8-5 against East Central
5/5/12

The Mason Comets improved their overall record to 16-10 with an 8-5 victory over the East Central Trojans on Saturday. The Comets led by a score of 3-0 through the first 3 innings. Senior catcher, Margo Hutchison hit her GMC Conference leading, eighth home run of the season in the second inning. Hutchison’s 2 run drive helped the Comets build on their early lead. The Trojans put 4 runs on the board in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead. The Comets added 2 more runs in the fifth inning when junior first baseman, Megan Warren, hit her second home run of the season – putting the Comets back on top at 5-4. The Trojans answered and tied the score at 5 each in the top of the sixth. The Comets then sent nine batters to the plate in the bottom of the sixth, scoring three times, and putting the game away for good.

Leaders:
Hutchison: 2 for 2, Home Run, 2 RBI
Warren: 3 for 4, Home Run, 2 RBI
Johnson: 3 for 4, RBI
Parave: 3 for 4
Richardson: 1 for 3, 2 RBI
Tori Stewart: 3.1 innings, 6 hits, 2 K’s
Ramsey: 3.2 innings, 3 hits, 2 K’s

SECTIONAL

vs Princeton

5:00 pm at Mason

Mason Opens Post Season with 14-4 Win over Princeton

The Mason Comets defeated the Princeton Vikings on Wednesday by a score of 14-4 at Mason’s Softball Complex. The Comets opened the post season as the # 1 seed for Cincinnati area Division 1 schools. They were awarded this seed over 25 other teams in the Cincinnati Sectional portion of the playoffs. The Comets were playing the Vikings for the third time this season and for the second time in five days. The Comets may not have played their best defensive game of the season, but their offense came ready to take care of business.

The middle of the Comet lineup went a combined 10 for 14 in the game and drove in 12 of Mason’s 14 runs. Senior shortstop, Jillian Richardson, went 4 for 4 on the day. Senior Catcher, Margo Hutchison, hit her league leading, 9th home run. Junior first baseman, Megan Warren added a 2 for 3 day – while senior pitcher, Sarah Browning hit her second home run of the season for the Comets.

Leaders:
Richardson: 4 for 4, RBI
Hutchison: 3 for 4, Home Run, 6 RBI
Warren: 2 for 3, 2 Doubles, 2 RBI
Browning: 1 for 3, Home Run, 3 RBI
Browning: 5 innings, 5 hits, 3 K’s

The Comets advance to take on the Turpin Spartans in round 2 of the playoffs next Monday at Lakota West High School.

SECTIONAL

vs. Turpin

@ Lakota West 5:00pm

The Mason Comets defeated the Turpin Spartans by a score of 12-2 on Tuesday and will advance to the District Championship game 5:00 pm today (May 18) at Lakota East.

The Comet offense banged out 10 hits in the 5 inning game – with their big inning coming in the fourth. The Comets plated 6 runs in the fourth to put the game out of reach. The Spartans brought an 18-3 record into the game and were riding a 10 game winning streak.

Mason moves to 18-10 on the season and will go up against their GMC rival, the Fairfield Indians, on Friday. The Comets defeated Fairfield 2-1 in an 11 inning game the first time they met this year. Fairfield won 9-4 in an 8 inning game the last time the two teams met.

Leaders:
Hutchison: 1 for 1, Home Run, 2 RBI
Browning: 1 for 3, Double, 2 RBI
Richardson: 1 for 3, Double, 2 RBI
Hubbard: 1 for 3, 2 RBI
Hayner: 1 for 2, Triple, RBI
Wehby: 2 for 2
Sullivan: 2 for 4
Browning: 5 innings, 3 hits, 3 K’s

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

vs. Fairfield

5pm Lakota East

Mason – ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer Division I softball coaches’ poll – scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth and held off No. 5 Fairfield’s rally in the seventh to win a Division I district championship 4-3.

Fairfield answered with two runs in the top of the seventh, but with two outs and the tying run on third, Mason senior center fielder Sami Parave made an outstretched catch to end the game. In the sixth inning the game was tied 1-1 when Mason junior outfielder Sammi Hayner started the Comets’ inning with a go-ahead RBI.

Mason senior pitcher Sarah Browning threw a complete game with seven strikeouts and went 2-for-2 at the plate. Mason, who lost 1-0 in the district finals last season to Glen Este, will face No.1-ranked Lebanon (28-1) in the regional semifinals Thursday at 5 p.m. at Northmont. The Comets overall record increases to 19-10 overall.

REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL

vs. Lebanon (#1)

@ Northmont 5:00

The Comet boy's tennis team defeated Sycamore 3-2 to open their season on Tuesday, April 3rd. According to Coach Kirtley this is Mason's first win over the Aves in the past 15 years. See summary below:

1D - Indrakanti (S) defeated Cepeda (M) 6 - 1; 6 - 3
2D - Tsai (M) d Karev (S) 6-2; 6-1
3D - Schneider (M) J Goodman (S) 6-0; 6-0
1D - Mostowy/Lebedev (M) d Stern/Narendran(S) 6-2; 7-5
2D - Grandhi/B. Goodman (S) d Heim/Kang (M) 5-7; 5-7

Next up Mason visits Colerain on Tuesday, April 10th.

Cepeda (Mason) d Steiner (Kettering) 6-0, 6-1
Tsai (Mason) d Wolfe (Kettering) 6-0, 6-0
Schneider (Mason) d Shine (Kettering) 6-0, 6-0

Mostowy/Lebedev (Mason) d Toscano/Thomson (Kettering) 6-0 6-1
Heim/Kang (Mason) d Bare/Bodary (Kettering) 6-0, 6-1

On Wednesday, 4/12 the Mason Green Tennis team beat Columbus Academy 5 - 0. See summary below:

1S - Miguel Cepeda beat Abram Schottenstein 6-1; 6-3
2S - Luke Tsai beat Langston 6-2; 6-2
3S - Jeremy Schnierder beat Ezer Smith - 6-1; 6-1
4S - David Speier beat Nikal Patel 6-4; 4-6; 10-4
1D - John Mostowy/Alex Lebedev beat Chris Perrini/Evan Alexander 6-4; 6-0
2D - Colin Heim/Young-Jin Kang beat Dan Leathery/Ryan Jung 6-3; 7-5

The Mason tennis team kept thier 2012 unblemished record with a 5-0 win over Middletown on Thursday, April 12th. The Comets are now 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the GMC. See match summary below:

1S - Cepeda vs Mack 6-0; 6-1
2S - Tsai vs Johnson 6-0; 6-0
3S - Wes Ramsey 6-0; 6-0
1D - Mostowy/Lebedev vs Baker/Stephan 6-0; 6-0
2D - Heim/Kang vs Price Tanpaulidis 6-0; 6-0

Next up Mason visist Hamilton on Friday, April 13th.

Mason Green beat Hamilton 5 - 0 on Friday to stay undefeated on the season. See summary below:

1S Cepeda (M) defeated Campbell (H) 6 - 0; 6 - 0
2S Tsai (M) defeated Tuley (H) 6-0; 6-0
3S Schneider (M) defeated Rueckel (H) 6-0; 6-0
1D Speier/Lebedev (M) defeated Bunn/Fritsch 6-1; 6-0
2D Heim/Kang (M) defeated Tyree/Kirch (H) 6-0; 6-0

Record 6 - 0 GMC 4 - 0. Mason will host Princeton on Monday, April 16th.

Mason Boys' Tennis Beat Princeton 5 - 0 on Monday, April 16th to stay unbeaten! See summary below:

1S - Miguel Cepeda defeated Conner Nagel 7-6 (TB 8-6), 7-5
2S - Luke Tsai defeated Brian Hazen 6-0; 6-0
3S - Jeremy Scheider defeated Henry Breidenbach 6-0; 6-0
1D - John Mostowy/Alex Lebedev defeated Matt Arroyo/Jarc Bent 6-3; 6-4
2D - Colin Heim/Young-Jin Kang/Mike Roy/Same Ficke 6-2; 6-4

The 2012 Coaches' Classic seed meeting was at St. X on Monday night. For the second year in a row, Mason entered three Varsity teams into the tournament. The only school ever to do so. There are 7 flights in the tournament and we have one team in each of the first three flights, A, B and C. This is an improvement over last year when we were in flights A, C and D.

In flight A, Mason is seeded first on every court except for one. This is also a first for us. The tournament begins at 3:30 on Thursday with the semi and finals on Saturday morning. Flight A is at Mason. Flight B is at Sycamore and CHCA. Flight C is at Mason and Kings.

Varsity Green Tennis defeated Oak Hills 5 - 0 on Wednesday keeping their record unblemished and string of match shutouts going. See summary below:

1S Tsai (M) defeated Raabe 6-0, 6-0
2S Schneider (M) defeated Hogue 6-0: 6-1
3S Kang (M) defeated Thomas 6-0; 6-0
1D Mostowy/Lebedev defeated Brannon/Ryland 6-0; 6-0
2D Speiers/Schweppe (M) defeated Hristouski/Sullivan 6-0; 6-0

The teams overall record 9-0 and GMC 7 - 0. Mason is participating in the the Coaches Classic tourney April 19-21. They will visit Fairmont for a non-league match on Monday.

The Mason Boy's Tennis Team captured first place at this past weekends Greater Cincincinnati Coaches Classic tournament. The Comets earned the win over a field of excellent high school tennis team in the tourney's top division, Flight A. This was the first time in the history of the Mason Boy's Tennis program that they have finished first at this event. The Comets garnered 270 points to second place Sycamore's 250:

1st place - Mason - 270 points
2nd place - Sycamore - 250 points
3rd place - Cincinnati Country Day - 160 points
4th place - St.X 145 points
5th place - Lakota East - 100 points
6th place - 7 Hills - 60 points
7th place - Turpin - 55 points
8th place - Princeton - 10 points

Below is a breakdown of the Mason results:

1st singles
Round 1
Cepeda (Mason) defeated Larkin (7-Hills) - 6-1; 6-1

Semis
Cepeda (M) defeated Hirsch (CCD) 6-4; 6-4

Finals Mueck (LE) defeated Cepeda 7-5; 6-2 - MIguel second place and earns 50 points

2nd singles
Tsai (Mason) defeated Salomon (ST. X) 6-0, 6-2

Semis
Tsai (M) d Bercz (T) 6-1; 6-0

Finals Wildman (CCD) defeated Tsai (Mason) 6-3; 7-6 (TB 7-5) - Luke second place and earns 50 points

3rd singles
Schneider (Mason) d Galack (Lakota East) 6-0; 6-0

SF Schneider (M) d Markoits 6-1; 6-0

Finals - Schneider (Mason) defeated Karev (Syc) 5-7; 6-4 TB 10-5 Jeremy wins Championship and earns 80 pointsn

1st dubs

Mostowy/Lebedev (Mason) d Roy/Bent (Prin) 6-3; 6-3

Semis
Mostowy/Lebedev (M) d Zinn/Knoll (T) 6-0; 6-3

Finals Stern/Granhi (S) d Mostowy/Lebedev (M) 6-4; 2-6; TB 10 - 4 John and Alex second place and earn 50 points

2nd dubs
Heim/Kang (Mason) d Wilke/Lloyd ( Tur) 6-0; 6-0
Baverman/Shanahan (X) d Heim/Kang (M) 4-6; 6-3 TB 10-7

Heim/Kang (M) d Ficke/Brideinbach (P) 8-1

3rd place - Heim/Kang (M) d Klete/Cusher - 8 - 2 Colin and Young-Jin third place and earn 40 points

Next up Mason is at Fairmont on Monday, April 23rd.

State Team Tourney

vs. Springboro

The Comets lost their first head-to-head match on Monday in the 2nd round of the State Team Tournament. Mason was edged out by Springboro by a score of 3-2. See summary below:

Cepeda lost to Berry 4-6; 5-7
Tsai defeated Kinaven 6-0; 6-1
Schneider defeated M. Beatty 6-0; 6-0
Mostowy/Lebedev lost to Locklear/Gruber 6-2; 1-6; 3-6
Heim/Kang lost to O'Gara/R. Beatty 4-6; 4-6

Mason Green defeated Lakota West 5 - 0 on Tuesday to stay undefeated in the GMC. See summary below:

1S - Miguel Cepeda defeated Nick Lang 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
2S - Luke Tsai defeated Hunter Cross 6-0; 6-0
3S - Mark Lienhardt defeated 6-1; 6-1
1D- John Mostowy/Alex Lebedev defeated Chris Waflart/Brian Griffiths 6-0; 6-1
2D - Colin Heim/Young-Jin Kang defeated Oskar Carlstrand/Trey Black 6-0; 6-0

Next up Mason will host Lakota East on Thursday, April 26th.

Mason defeated Lakota East 5 - 0 on Thursday, April 26th. To stay undefeated in the GMC at 9-0. See summary below:

1S - Miguel Cepeda defeated Drew Souders 6 - 0; 6 - 0
2S - Luke Tsai defeated Bill Barren 6 - 0; 6-0
3S - Jeremy Schneider defeated Jake King 6-0; 6-0
1D - John Mostwoy/Alex Lebede defeated 6 - 3; 7-5
2D - Colin Heim/Young-Jin Kang defeated 6-2; 6-2

Next up Mason will visit Upper Arlington on Saturday and host Springboro on Monday, April 30th. Mason will host the GMC conference tournament beginning May 3-5.

Boys Tennis Upsets States #1 Ranked Team

Cincinnati's top ranked Mason's Boys Varsity Tennis team traveled to Columbus on Saturday, to play a match against Ohio's No. 1 ranked team. The Comets made it count knocking off Upper Arlingtons with a convincing 4-1 win. It was the first time in program history the two teams had met and was played indoors at the Wickertree Tennis Facility due to outside weather conditions. The victory sends the team's record to 12-1 overall. See match summary below:

1S Cepeda lost to Little 6-4; 6-1; 6-2
2S Tsai defeated Melvin 6-1; 6-4
3S Schnedier defeated Griffin 6-4; 2-6; 6-3
1D Mostowy/Lebedev defeated Wallace/Holsopple 2-6; 6-2; 6-2
2D Heim/Kang defeated Minton/Pema 3-6; 6-4; 1-0 STB 10-5

At the sectional seed meeting held this past weekend
Miguel Cepeda and Luke Tsai earned the #1 seed for doubles. John Mostowy and Colin Heim got the #3 seed for doubles.

The Comets will play Springboro today at home. Mason (9-0 in the conference) will look to win their first GMC title this week when they host the league championships beginning Thursday and concluding on Saturday.

GO Comets!

Mason defeated a very talented Springboro team on Monday by a score of 3-2. See summary below:

1S - Jeremy Schneider - lost to Zach Berry - 7-6 TB 7-3, 6-2; 6-2
2S - Alex Lebedev defeated Phillip Gruber - 6-4; 6-2
3S - Young-Jin Kan lost to Ryan O'Gara 1/6; 6-7 TB 6-8
1D - Miguel Cepeda/Luke Tsai defeated Philip Locklear/Ryan Beatty 7-5; 6-1
2D - John Mostowy/Colin Heim defeatd Partick Kinnunen, Nick Ruscello 6-2; 6-1

Mason's record expands to 13 - 1 overall. They are currently ranked #1 in the Cincinnati Enquirer's poll and
#3 in State coaches' poll.

Next up the Comets will host the GMC Championships beginning on Thursday and concluding on Saturday. The team will be vying for their first GMC title.

GMC Tournament

@ Mason

GMC Tournament

@ Mason

Mason Boy's Tennis--GMC Champions! 

Saturday's finish to the league tournament took 6 long hours to conclude, but the wait was well worth it for the 2012 Mason Boy's Tennis Team as they captured the school's first GMC Tennis Championship. Rainy conditions forced play indoors at the Camargo Raquet Club, where the Comets dominated the competition, winning 3 of the 5 league titles.  As a team, Mason swept the regular season and the tournament, collecting all 22 points and finishing in front of2nd place Sycamore (18 points) and third place Princeton (15 points). Leading up to this year's title, Mason had finished 2nd in 2008 (1st year in GMC) and 2011.  The last league title for the Comets dated back to 2007 when they were champions of the FAVC Buckeye division. See the GMC match summary below:

1S - Miguel Cepeda--2nd place

2S - Luke Tsai-1st place

3S - Jeremy Schneider-1st place

1D - John Mostowy/Alex Lebedev-2nd place

2D - Colin Heim/Young-Jin Kang-1st place

Luke Tsai, Jeremy Schneider, Colin Heim and Young-Jin Kang were all named to the GMC First Team. Miguel Cepeda, John Mostowy and Alex Lebedev received 2nd Team All-GMC honors.  Linda Kirtley was named the 2012 GMC Coach of the Year.

"We are both thrilled and honored to win the GMC," said Mason head coach Linda Kirtley.  "It is a very competitive conference with many great players and coaches. We have focused all season on doing what it takes to win the GMC."  

Prospects for a Mason GMC repeat in 2013 are very optimisitic as this year's squad fielded a finals team consisting of 2 seniors, 2 juniors, 2 sophomores and 1 freshman.  The Comets will begin post season action this week with Mason hosting the Sectional Tournament beginning on Tuesday, May 8th.  

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PLAYERS AND COACHES!

GO COMETS!

Mason still has a regular season match on Monday at CHCA.

On Monday, May 7th Mason defeated CHCA 5-0 in the final regular season match of the year. See summary below:

1S - Jeremy Schneider defeated Logan Huwse 7-5; 6-3
2S - John Mostowy defeated Ben Wittengel 6-3; 6-1
3S - Young-Jin Kang defeated Chris Bosinger 6-0; 6-1
1D - Miguel Cepeda/Luke Tsai defeated Roger Pheps/Colin Kenney 6-1; 6-1
2D - Nick Schweppe/Alex Lebedev defeated Cody DiFabio/Joe Kabadiv 6-3; 6-1

SECTIONALS

@ Mason

Sectional tournament play began on Tuesday. Six out of seven Mason Varsity tennis players qualify for districts.

Singles
Jeremy Schneider
defeated Scruggs from Hamilton 6-0; 6-0
defeated Patterson from Moeller 6-4; 6-3
defeated the #4 seed - Nick Lang from Lakota West 6-1; 6-4
will play #2 seed Indrakanti from Sycamore in the first round on Saturday

Alex Lebedev
defeated Dawson from Winton Woods 6-0; 6-0
defeated Nosek from Kings 6-1; 6-3
defeated the #3 seed - Nagel from Princeton 6-0; 6-7; 7-5
will play #1 seed - Mueck from Lakota East in the first round on Saturday

Doubles - both team held their seeds
#1 seed - Miguel Cepeda/Luke Tsai
defeated Paulson/McLelland from Kings 6-0; 6-0
defeated Souders/Barren from Lakota East 6-0; 6-0
will play #4 seed Karev/Narendran from Sycamore in the first round on Saturday

#3 seed - Colin Heim/John Mostowy
defeated Bennett/Sens from Talawanda 6-1; 6-0
defeated Jarc/Treloar from Loveland 6-3; 6-0
will play #2 seeds Stern/Grandhi from Sycamore in the first round on Saturday

SECTIONAL FINALS

A great day on the courts on Saturday for the Mason ternnis team:. See below:

Singles:
Jeremy Scneider unseeded wins #2 seeding for districts
Alex Lebedev unseeded takes #3 seeding for districts

Doubles
Miguel Cepeda/Luke Tsai hold on to #1 and win the sectional championships
Colin Heim/John Mostowy seeded #3 takeover the #2 seeding for districts

In singles semis:
Alex Lebedev (Mason) (unseeded) lost to Zach Mueck (Lakota East) (seeded #1)- 6-7; 3-6
Jeremy Schneider (Mason) unseeded defeated Deepak Indrakanti (Sycamore) (seeded #2) 6-1; 6-3

In singles finals:
Jeremy Scheider lost to Mueck (LE) 6-2; 6-1
Alex Lebedev defeated Indrakanti (SYC) 6-0; 6-4

In doubles semis:
Miguel Cepeda/Luke Tsai (Mason) seeded #1) - defeated Yurik Kareve/Nakul Narendran(Sycamore) (seeded #4) - 4-6; 6-2; 6-2
Colin Heim/John Mostowy (Mason) seeded #3 - defeated Dylan Stern/Nikhil Gandhi (Sycamore) (seeded #2)- 5-7; 6-3; 6-2

In doubles finals:
Cepeda/Tsai defeated Heim Mostowy 6-3; 6-0

District Championships are this Thursday at the ATP Tennis Center in Mason. The qualifiers from district to state will be four singles and four doubles. The State Tournament will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012, and Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Columbus at the OSU Varsity Tennis facilities.

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

@ ATP Center

Three Mason tennis players are State Qualifiers!

Singles: Alex Lebedev
Doubles team: Miguel Cepeda and Luke Tsai

They will play in the semis and finals Districts on Saturday, 5/19 at the ATP to determine seeding for the State tournament.

First rounds for State begin on Friday, May 25th.

Go Comets!

Miguel Cepeda and Luke Tsai won the District Double Championship on Saturday at the ATP Tennis Center in Mason. They will advance to the OHSAA State Championships at Ohio State next Friday and Saturday. Alex Lebedev also qualified for state with a 4th place finish in singles. Tournament draw information will be available on Tuesday.

Congratulations to all and good luck at State!

State Championships

Ohio State Tennis Facilities

Alex Lebedev lost in the first round to Stu Little, Upper Arlington 4-6; 4-6

Miguel Cepeda and Luke Tsai are the State Doubles Champions
They defeated the following teams in order to win their title.

Round 1 - defeated Rob Demarco (11)/Mike O'Connor (11) 6-1; 6-0
Round 2 - defeated Oliver Sybert (12)/Alex Kobelt (9) New Albany 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (TB 8-6)
Semis - defeated Dylan Stern (11)/ Nikhil Grandhi (11), Sycamore 6-3, 6-3
Finals - defeated Yuri Karev (11) Nakul Narendran (9), Sycamore 6-1; 6-1