The Comets jumped out to a 10 point lead in the first quarter and was able to hold off the Eagles late in the game to earn their third win of the season. Matt Beebe led Mason with 11 points. Drew Matula dished out 5 assists.

The Comets break into the GMC win column with the win over the Cardinals. Conner McVey's 13 points and Drew Matula's 10 lead the Comets.

SECTIONAL

vs. Milford

SECTIONAL

vs. Withrow

The Boys Basketball team fell to Withrow in the 2nd round of the Sectional tournament on Tuesday by a score of 64-40. The Comets played tough against the talented 3rd seeded Tigers. Drew Matula led Mason with 10 points.

The team ends their 2012-13 season with an overall record of 10-13 and 5-9 in the GMC (tie-7th place).

The blowouts continued on Wednesday for the girls bball team. Mason defeated Fairfield by a score of 64-29. Kayla McDowell scored a season high 25 points in the win.

Of special note: head coach Rob Matula earned his 200th career victory with the win against the Indidan.

The Lady Comets go 15-0 with a 65-43 win versus McAuley on Thursday, January 17th. Kayla McDowell poured in 23 points while teammate Jenna Gunn contributed 14. McDowell had a monster night collecting 15 rebounds.

Next up Mason will visit Lakota East on Saturday, January 19th.

SECTIONAL

Mason (#1 seed) vs. Oak Hills

@ Kings 6:00 pm

SECTIONAL

vs. Lakota East

The 21-1, GMC Champion Mason Girls Basketball Team rolled to another Sectional Championship on Saturday with a 64-33 defeat of Lakota East at Kings HS.

The Lady Comets struggled early on with some foul trouble, but left no question that they the area’s #1 team with a convincing win over the Thunderhawks. Senior Kayla McDowell dominated play with a 20 point, 13 rebound, double-double effort to lead Mason.

The Comets will be making their sixth consecutive appearance in the District Finals this Saturday when they face Fairborn (22-2) at an 11:00 am tipoff at Harrison. The winner of this game will advance to the Regional Semi-Finals, March 6th at Wright State University. Mason is ranked #4 in the State in the final girls basketball Associate Press polls behind Twinsburg, Kettering Fairmont and Centerville.

District Championship

Mason vs. Fairborn (22-2)

11:00 @ Harrison

Sweet 16!
The Mason Girls Basketball team captured their third consecutive District Championship at Harrison on Saturday with a win over Fairborn by a score of 64-48. The Lady Comets built a 12 point half time advantage, then in the second half defensively stymied their opponent of any thoughts of a come-back. The offensive tantem of Kayla McDowell and Jenna Gunn produced 24 and 23 points respectively to lead Mason. As team the Comets shot a season high 60% from the field.

The Lady Comets (22-1) advance to the Division 1 Sweet Sixteen on Wednesday at Wright State where they will meet a familar foe in Kettering Fairmont. The Firebirds (24-1) routed Ursuline on Saturday to advance to the 8:00 pm meeting with the Comets. Last year Fairmont defeated Mason in the Regional Finals by a score of 49-40.

Regional Semi-Final

vs. Kettering Fairmont, 8:00

@ Wright State

Girls Season Comes to End

The Mason Comet Girls Basketball team was hoping the "third time would be the charm" when they faced Kettering Fairmont in the Regional Tournament semifinals at Wright State last night. Unfortunately, Lady Luck was not on the Lady Comets side as Mason bowed out of the post season with a heart wrenching 67-63 loss in overtime. The Comets led by 8 with 1:36 remaining, but couldn't hold off the determined Firebirds. It would mark the third year in a row that Fairmont ended the Comets season.
The opening 8 minutes of play Mason gained a small advantage and led 11-10. In the second quarter Fairmont took their first lead with 2 minutes remaining. Lauren Van Kleunen's shot at the buzzer sent Mason into the locker room with a 24-23 lead.

Mason led by as many as 7 in the third quarter, but headed to the fourth quarter with a slim 2-point advantage. In the final 8 minutes Mason turned up the defense while Fairmont missed free throws. The Comets 8 point advantage with under two minutes to play looked like it would be enough to send them to their second consecutive Elite Eight appearance. With less than 10 seconds remaining though Fairmont sent the game to overtime on a 3-point basket.

In overtime both teams traded baskets earlier on, but it was Fairmont that was able to establish a lead forcing Mason to foul in the final minutes. The Firebirds were able to make free throws and advance ending the Comets historic season.

It will be a season to remember once the sting of last nights loss is forgotton. The 2012-13 Mason Girls basketball team won their first ever GMC Championship, along with Sectional and District titles and finished with the second best overall record in school history. The outstanding basketball careers of Mason's seven seniors will long be remembered. They include Kayla McDowell, Sami Rutowski, Aly Herren, Sarah Ammons, Maddie Melnick, Sydney Neal and Liz Lothrop.

Congratulations to all the Lady Comets and coaches on another fantastic season.!

Mason's Gymnastics team won their first meet of the season Saturday, besting 16 other teams from Cincinnati, Dayton, & Columbus in the Forest Hills Flip Fest. The Comets beat 2nd place Worthington Kilbourne by nearly 1.5 points. Dublin Coffman HS placed third, nearly 2 points behind Mason. In the individual competition, the Lady Comets won 4 of the 5 events and took 2nd place in three of those events.

Mason newcomer, sophomore Gabby Sora won the All- Around competition with a 35.025. She also placed 2nd on beam, 3rd on vault, 6th on bars, and 9th on floor.

Another sophomore newcomer, Crystal Kratzer won the floor exercise & placed 2nd on bars.

Junior Audrey Harpen won the balance beam & was runner up on floor.

Junior Brooke Middleton won the vault competition and also placed 7th on floor.

Other score contributors for the Comets were sophomores Kylie Agin, Ashley Clark & Nina Tavernier.

The Comets compete next on January 5th at CCD.

Mason Gymnastics is 2-0 after their Indian Cup Invitational win @ Cincinnati Country Day on Sat., Jan. 5th. The Comets bested 10 teams from the Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati areas to repeat as Indian Cup Champions.

Placing big for the Comets were sophomore Crystal Kratzer, who won the uneven bars & balance beam competitions and junior Brooke Middleton who placed 3rd on vault & 5th on beam. Freshman Lindsay Colton had her Mason Gymnastics debut and scored on 3 events for the Comets (V, UB, BB), as did sophomore Kylie Agin (UB, BB, FX) & Kratzer (UB, BB, FX). Also scoring for the Comets, proving what a deep team they have were seniors Maggie Fewell (V, UB) & Kelly Scwheppe (FX), juniors Middleton (V, BB) & Audrey Harpen ((BB, FX) & sophomore Gabby Sora (V).

The Comets compete next weekend in Dublin against 11 teams from the Dayton, Columbus, & Cleveland areas. This marks the first regular season meet for Mason in Columbus.

The Mason Gymnastics Comets were runners up at the 13 team Dublin Coffman McGee Invitational this weekend in Dublin, OH. The Comets faced some new competition in their first ever out of district regular season meet and the girls did a great job.

Sophomore Gabby Sora had an impressive meet for the Comets, placing 4th in the All Around, 2nd on Beam, 4th on Floor, and 8th on bars. In addition to Sora, great performances & improvements were shown by junior Brooke Middleton on vault, beam, & floor, sophomore Kylie Agin on bars & beam, junior Audrey Harpen on vault & beam, and senior Maggie Fewell on vault.

In addition to Sora, event placers for Mason were Middleton (2nd on vault, 4th on beam, 7th on floor), Harpen (7th on floor), Agin (9th on bars), & Fewell (10th on vault).

Another gymnast contributing scores to the Comets team tally was freshman Lindsay Colton (floor, bars).

The Comets compete this coming Saturday, Jan. 19th at their home meet, the Comet Cup at the MI 45 gymnasium. The meet start time is 11am.

Mason Gymnastics won the Southwest Ohio District Championship on Saturday and is headed to the team state competition next weekend for the 4th consecutive year. The Comets had the 2nd best score in school history, with a 141.425, which was over 7 points above 2nd place Centerville. These top two teams will compete against 9 others teams from across Ohio in the state competition on Friday, March 1st, 2013 at Hilliard Bradley High School.

The Comets also had 4 different gymnasts qualify to state in the individual event state championships to be held on Saturday, March 2nd. The top 6 gymnasts in each event at the district championship qualified to state. Mason Gymnastics has never in their programs history had such a strong showing at the state-qualifying district level (including any other high school). The Comets won 4 of the 5 individual events and was runner up in the event they didn’t win.

Junior Audrey Harpen won the District All-Around competition with a 35.7 while also winning the beam competition with a 9.25 (ties school record). Harpen also qualified to state on vault and floor exercises. Sophomore Gabby Sora was the District Floor Champ with a 9.275 and also qualified to the state competition on vault and in the all-around. Sophomore Crystal Kratzer, out for most of the season with an injury, was the District Bar Champ with a 9.175. Junior Brooke Middleton was District Runner-up on Vault with a 9.15 and also qualified to state on beam.

Eight gymnasts in total added to the Comets team score that included Harpen, Sora, Kratzer, Middleton, as well as seniors Maggie Fewell and Kelly Schweppe, sophomore Kylie Agin, and freshman Lindsay Colton.

The team heads back to the gym this week to work on refining skills and routines and increasing difficulty levels, as they prepare for the state competition this coming Friday.

State Championships

4th at State!

Mason Gymnastics capped off their 4th consecutive year at state this weekend with a 5th place team finish and a 3rd place finish on the uneven bars for sophomore Crystal Kratzer.

Kratzer is only the 2nd gymnast ever to make the podium in state gymnastics for the Comets and is the highest placer ever for the school. (1st time podium placer for Mason was Amythest Gauthier, 6th place last year on the floor exercise).

The team placed a mere .325 out of 4th in the team competition on Friday, keeping them from repeating as 4th in the state from last year, but still having an impressive showing as the 5th best team in the state.
Sophomore Gabby Sora contributed 4 scores for the Comets final team tally, while Juniors Audrey Harpen and Brooke Middleton both scored on 3 events. Sophomore Kylie Agin and Freshman Lindsay Colton scored on 2 events while Senior Maggie Fewell and Sophomore Crystal Kratzer each scored on 1 event.

Other strong state event finishes for the Comets included:
Junior, Audrey Harpen – 18th on beam
Sophomore, Gabby Sora – 15th on floor
Junior, Brooke Middleton – 12th on vault
Gabby Sora – 12th in the all around

Boys Swimmers competed in the Akron Firestone friday night in Akron. The boys won 128-45.

Individual winners for Mason were, Drew Siekmann, Nick Gess, Cesar Carrillo, Alex Buddemeyer, & Eric Chen.

DISTRICT

@ Mami University

Mason qualifed five boys to the state meet in Canton next weekend. They are Eric Chen, Drew Siekmann, Preston Bailey, Justin Hove, & Peter He.

Eric will be competing in the 100 free & 200 freestyle relay. Justin will swim the 500 free, while Drew, Preston, & Peter will join Eric on the relay.

State Championships

Canton, Ohio

The Mason Boy’s Swimming team finished 25th overall at the state meet. Senior Sean Sargent finished 3rd overall in the state diving competition. Below is a complete list of the boy’s state results:

100 Freestyle - Eric Chen - 9th
500 Freestyle - Justin Hove - 23rd
200 Freestyle Relay - Eric Chen, Drew Siekmann, Peter He, Justin Hove - 16th

Mason, the No. 2 team in the Enquirer’s Division I coaches’ poll, finished with just two event championships, but the Comets still piled up enough points to finish ahead of No. 1 Ursuline, 430-381. Junior Zoe Thatcher won the 200 and 500 freestyle to lead Mason.

The top two finishers in each event at Saturday’s Division I sectionals automatically qualified for the district meet next Saturday at Miami University’s Corwin M. Nixon Aquatics Center.

DISTRICT

Miami University

The girls at Districts won their first District title in Mason history! What a meet between Mason, Ursuline & Centerville! Zoe Thatcher broke two meet and school records in the 200 free (previous mark set in 1984) and the 500 free (previous mark set in 2012).

Maureen Sullivan broke the school record in the 100 Backstroke, while all 3 relays broke the school records!

The 200 Medley consisted of Maureen Sullivan, Jordan Decker, Abbey Esler, & Julia Volpenhein. The 200 Free Relay consisted of Zoe Thatcher, Maureen Sullivan, Gabby Marinelli, and Julia Volpenhein. The 400 Freestyle Relay consisted of Lizzie Troy, Gabby Marinelli, Jordan, and Zoe Thatcher. Gabby Marinelli and Lizzie Troy both qualified individually in the 200 and 100 Freestyle.

Maureen Sullivan qualified in the backstroke & 50 Freestyle. Holly Suter qualified in the 500 Freestyle. Julia Volpenhein qualified in the 50 and 100 Freestyle.

3 divers also qualified to state – Maddie Sewell, Sydney Carr, and Sean Sargent.

State Championships

Canton, Ohio

What a weekend it was for the Mason Girl’s Swimming team and junior standout Zoe Thatcher. Thatcher won two state championships in the 200 and 500 freestyle to help lead her team to a 3rd place overall finish at Canton, Ohio on Saturday. This was the Lady Comets highest placing ever at the state level after finishing 7th overall last season. Ursuline Academy was the overall team champion winning followed by Upper Arlington.

Thatcher became an individual three-time state champion after winning the 500 freestyle last year as a sophomore. She finished third in this event as a freshman. Senior Maddie Sewell finished 3rd at the State Diving Meet. Junior Sydney Carr was 13th overall. Below is a list of the Mason girl’s results from the state meet:

200 Medley Relay - Maureen Sullivan, Jordan Decker, Abbey Esler, Julia Volpenhein - 11th
200 Freestyle - Gabby Marinelli - 19th, Lizzie Troy - 20th
50 Freestyle - Maureen Sullivan - 21st, Julia Volpenhein - 23rd
100 Freestyle - Gabby Marinelli - 9th, Lizzie Troy - 10th, Julia Volpenhein - 21st
500 Freestyle - Holly Suter - 22nd
200 Freestyle Relay - Zoe Thatcher, Maureen Sullivan, Gabby Marinelli, Julia Volpenhein - 5th
100 Backstroke - Maureen Sullivan - 20th
400 Freestyle Relay - Lizzie Troy, Gabby Marinelli, Jordan Decker, Zoe Thatcher - 3rd.

Graham 46

Mason 20

Graham Results

Graham 46 – Mason 20

Mason faced the Graham Falcons # 8 ranked team in the nation that features 4 wrestlers ranked nationally in their respective weight class. The Comets wrestled extremely hard against a very talented opponent.

Match Results:

106 - Eli Stickley (G) DEC. Patrick Kearny (M) 14 - 8

113 – Eli Seipel (G) PIN JJ Stamp (M) 2:51

120 – Brent Moore (G) PIN Marquis Thomas (M) 1:03

126 – Chase Crabtree (G) Tech Fall Caleb Walden (M) 25-10

132 – Mickey Jordan (G) PIN Austin Weingartner (M) 1:24

138 – Nate Henkle (G) DEC. Caleb Dimerling (M) 9-3

145 – Jordan Collins (M) Maj. DEC. Garret Jordan (G) 13-3

152 – Alex Marinell (G) DEC. Brian McCrea (M) 14-9

160 – Bo Jordan (G) PIN Bradley Keeton (M) 0:45

170 – Lane Thomas (G) Maj. DEC. Sheldon Sims (M) 19-8

182 – Tommy Danis (M) PIN Josh Couchman (G) 0:48

195 – Matt Allgor (M) Maj. DEC. Cole Theodor (G) 14-6

220 – Anthony Welty (G) DEC. Austin Morris (M) 9-4

285 – Adam Quick (M) PIN Brandon Hayes (G) 2:51

Mason 50 – Butler 21
Mason 53 - Wayne 18

Mason Individual Results
Kearney 2-0 0 Pins
Stamp 1-1 0 Pins
France 2-0 0 Pins
Walden 2-0 2 Pins
Crabtree 1-0 1 Pin
Dimerling 1-1 1 Pin
Weingartner 0-1 0 Pins
Collins 2-0 2 Pins
Keeton 0-1 0 Pins
McCrea 1-1 0 Pins
Sims 1-1 1 Pin
Danis 2-0 2 Pins
Wall 1-0 1 Pin
Allgor 1-1 1 Pin
Morris 1-1 1 Pin
Quick 2-0 1 Pin

Mason 39

Harrison 12

Final JVH Memorial Team Results:

1. Centerville (CV) . . . . . . . . . . .253 1/2 pts.
2. Mason (MA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 1/2 pts.
3. Kettering Fairmont (KF) . . . . .192 pts.
4. Beavercreek (BV) . . . . . . . . . .179 pts.
5. Lakota West (LW) . . . . . . . . . .158 1/2 pts.
6. Pickertington North (PN) . . . . . 152
7. Colerain (CO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
8. Glen Este (GE) . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
9. Dublin Coffman (DC) . . . . . . . . .84
10. Milford (MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Mason defeated Lebanon in the first round of the State Duals Tournament on Wednesday, January 23rd by a score of 56-13. The Comets advance to the second round.

Mason 56 Lebanon 13

106 Patrick Kearney (Mas) over Jacob Bush (Leb) Fall 1:47
113 Alec Logsdon (Leb) over JJ Stamp (Mas) Dec 5-0
120 Quinn May (Leb) over James Oden (Leb) Fall 1:13
126 Kyle Ramsey (Leb) over Caleb Walden (Mas) Maj. Dec 16-4
132 Bryan Crabtree (Mas) over Anderw Kaufmann (Leb) TF 15-0
138 Caleb Dimerling (Mas) over Nick Scott (Leb) Fall 5:22
145 Jordan Collins (Mas) over Derek Stover (Leb) Dec 9-4
152 Ethan Kaufman (Mas) over Tyler Frasher (Leb) Dec 7-5
160 Brian McCrea (Mas) Forfeit
170 Sheldon Sims (Mas) Forfeit
182 Thomas Danis (Mas) over Ollie Toller Fall 1:09
195 Matt Allgor (Mas) over Dean Broderick (Leb) Dec 6-2
220 Austin Morris (Mas) over Kayne Collins (Leb) Fall 1:55
285 Adam Quick (Mas) over Ben Oursler Fall 1:23

Mason Finishes a close Runner-up to Nationally Ranked Moeller and Advances 11 out of 14 to the District Tournament.

2013 Lebanon Division I Sectional Scores
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1. Moeller 286.5
2. Mason 253.0
3. Sycamore 144.0
4. Glen Este 136.0
5. Colerain 119.5
6. Lebanon 108.0
7. Northwest 67.0
8. Kings 56.5
9. LaSalle 53.0
10. Amelia 50.0
11. Turpin 39.0
12. Milford 31.0
13. Walnut Hills 12.0

Wrestlers advancing to District are listed below:


106 - 1st - Patrick Kearney
113 - 3rd – JJ Stamp
126 – 2nd – Bryan Crabtree
132 – 2nd – Caleb Dimerling
138 – 1st – Jordan Collins
152 – 2nd – Brian McCrea
160 – 3rd – Sheldon Sims
170 – 3rd – Adam Wall
182 – 1st – Tommy Danis
220 – 3rd – Austin Morris
285 – 3rd – Adam Quick

Alternates :
120 – 5th – Rylan France
195 – 5th – Gus Uecker

District

@ Fairfield

The Mason Wrestling team advanced 11 out of 14 individual qualifiers to this past weekends Southwest District Championships at Fairfield. As a team Mason finished 8th overall out of 52 schools competing, while Moeller was the overall champion. Tommy Danis for Mason was the 182 lb. District Champion and qualifier to next weekends State Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Patrick Kearney (106) and Brian MCrea (152) both earned positions at state as alternates.

“I am proud of the individual and team efforts that our kids gave our team all season,” said Mason head coach Craig Murnan. “They wrestled hard for our team and community. I am extremely excited to see Tommy Danis wrestle his way to a District championship knocking off the #2 and #4 kid in the state this past week-end. The 182 lb. weight class was loaded in our District and Tommy wrestled strong to advance to the state tournament. We are excited for him to represent the Comets this coming weekend in Columbus.

The Mason wrestling program produced another GMC Title this past season with a young team. In addition to attaining their fourth straight conference title the Comets were Regional Runner-up in the State Team Wrestling Competition (top 16 in state) and Sectional Runner-up.

State Championships

Columbus, Ohio

Danis 3rd at State!

Senior Thomas Danis was Mason's representative to the State Wrestling Championships at Ohio State this past weekend. Thomas defeated Gunner Lay from Loveland High School to take 3rd place overall in the 182 lb. weight class.
On his way to the finsihing 3rd, Danis defeated wrestlers from Mansfield and Massillon Jackson High Schools before falling in the semifinals to the eventual State Champion from Lakewood St. Edwards High School.

Highlights

The varsity girls did very well, finishing the qualifying round in second place to number 1 Colerain. They bowled against number seven northwest and beat them in 3 games 2/1. The lost in the next round to Badin in three games, 1 / 2.

One of the best stories of the day was the fact that our JV girls qualified to bowl in the knockout round as the 8th seed. Our girls then bowled Colerain who was ranked #1. They won the first game by a mere 2 pins. The second game they lost , but, they came back in the 3rd game to knockout the number 1 seeded team in the tourney. They eventually lost to the overall winners (McCauley), but had a terrific tourney by defeating Colerain.

2nd place out of 28 teams.

Emily harrison finished 3 pins short of the all tournament team. The girls finished with a 3720 and that relates to an overall 177 average for every game thrown.

The girls JV did an excellent job finishing 18th out of 28 teams. The very cool thing about that is that our JV girls team beat 5 other varsity GMC teams.

The Mason girls bowling team had another spectacular week-end. Led by captain Emily Harrison who scored a 408 2 game series putting her in a tie for 3rd place on the all-tourney team. She managed to bowl two very good games on a difficult sports pattern.

After the qualifying round they were in 4th place putting them up against the 5th place team, they beat them in 2 very well bowled baker games and then had to beat the number one team to move on. They managed to bowl 2 spectacular games of 197 and 199 to defeat a very good Beavercreek team. In the finals they put up a good fight going the distance, they won the first game but lost the next 2. It was a very good day. That makes a third and 2 seconds out of three tournaments, pretty impressive.

The girls continued their domination of tournaments finishing 3rd out of 24 teams.

The best news of the weekend was the fact that our own mason JV invitational tournament went off without a hitch. We had a total of 14 teams attend our first attempt at running a tournament.

Mason Girls JV dominated with a 2349, 150 pins higher than the closest competitor. Miriam Markvan finished with a team high 363 series winning her the number 1 spot on the all-tournament team.

DISTRICT TOURNEY

@ Beaver Vu Lanes

State Championships

11:00 AM Wayne Webb's

Columbus, Ohio

20th out of 30 teams

On Friday Night the Boys and Girls teams bowled in the Bearcat classic.

Boys had a fantastic day. They came in second place out of 35 teams. The shot was a difficult modified pattern and the mason boys still managed to bowl one of their best games this year. In the second individual series they managed to bowl a 1046, averaging over 200 for the 5 bowlers. That series was the best for the year.

The best news of the weekend was the fact that our own mason JV invitational tournament went off without a hitch. We had a total of 14 teams attend our first attempt at running a tournament. Mason boys finished in 4th place out of the 7 boys teams present.

Mason Boys finished first in the sectionals at Colerain. They were well ahead of their closest competition after the first round of individual play scoring a 3021: 150 pins higher than their closest competition. In bakers they continued their dominance by throwing an 1148 while the next best threw an 1110. Mason finished 201 pins higher than their closest competition.
Andrew McDonald threw the top score with a 687 series.

They will advance to the OHSAA District Tournament this Saturday, February 23rd at Beaver-Vu Lanes in Beavercreek.

DISTRICT TOURNEY

@ Beaver Vu Lanes

Mason Competition Cheer Opens 2012-13 Season with Top Awards

The Mason High School Competition Cheerleading team kicked off their 2012-13 season at the Greater Midwest Cheer Expo's Pink Ribbon Cheer & Dance Championship on Sunday, October 21, 2012.  The Comets received 1st Place and were also awarded the "Most Entertaining" show.    The annual event raises  thousand of dollars each year for The American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign. 

Congratulations to Mason's Ashley Vanover for winning the high school Jump off with her triple toe!    The team's next competition will be the UCA Regional's at Centerville High School on Sunday, November 4, 2012. The Comets are coached by Linda Wehby.

The Mason Competition Cheer team participated in the Miami Valley Regional's at Centerville High School on Sunday, November 4, 2012.  Only 12 points separated1st through 4th place with the Comets earning 4th place behind the defending National Champion Miamisburgteam and defending State Champion Centerville team.  Mason also earned a bid to the National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida. 

Congratulations to Brittany Rocheck for winning the high school Jump Off!  The Comets will compete at the Edgewood Holiday Cheer Classic this Sunday, November 11, 2012.  The Mason Competition Cheer Team is coached by LindaWehby.  

On Sunday, January 13, 2013, the Mason Competition Cheer team attended the Ohio Athletic Committee State Cheerleading Championships in Columbus. There were 26 Ohio high schools in attendance and the Comets found themselves ranked 5th after the qualifying round where only 7 teams from their division moved on to the final round.

After a nearly flawless performance in the 2nd round, the Comets outscored every team in their division moving them from 5th place to 3rd place overall for the day.

Their next competition will be LIVE! in Cincinnati on Saturday, January 26, 2013.

For the first time ever, the Mason High School Competition Cheer team and Mason Dance teams attended the OASSA Regional's together at Springboro High School on Sunday, February 3, 2013.

Both teams did extremely well and qualified for the OASSA State Championship at Ohio State University on March 3, 2013.

4th at OASSA

The MHS Comp Cheer team attended the OASSA Cheer and Dance State Championship on Sunday, March 3, 2013. After finishing 10th at States in 2012. Mason's goal this year was to finish in the top 5. After 4 Regional competitions held around the state of Ohio, only 23 D1 squads qualified for the State Championship. Mason hit their goal, scoring 4th place, only 1.5 points below the 2nd and 3rd place teams who tied. The team will end their season at the U.S. Finals in April which they will attend with a full-paid bid earned earlier in the season.