@ Ohio Valley Hoops Classic

vs. Dublin Jerome, 6:15 PM

Wilmington, OH

The Boys Basketball dropped an opening season contest to Dublin Jerome at the Ohio Valley Hoops Classic last Friday. Final score was 51-49. The Comets fell behind 28-22 at the half, but fought back in the game in the 2nd half.

Three Mason players scored in double figures: Matt King 16, Eddie Puisis 12 and Nate Haller 10.

Next up Mason has a big early season matchup at Lakota West on Tuesday.

The Mason Boys Basketball team earned their first win of the season Tuesday night against GMC foe Lakota West by a score of 56-39. The Comets battled back from a 1st quarter deficit outscoring their opponent 38-15 in the final two quarters.

Mason was led by Kyle Lamotte's 18 points. Nate Haller added 10. Matt King grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 7 assists to help the cause. The defense held the Firebirds to just 27% from the field.

Next up Mason (1-1) faces another GMC challenger when they host Lakota East this Friday, Dec. 4th.

The Comets go to 2-0 in the GMC with a 56-47 win over Lakota East last Friday night before a big turnout. Mason' defense held East to just 31% from the field. The team generated enough offense on the evening to pull away in the final minutes of the contest.

Eddie Puisis led Mason with 13 points while Kyle Lamotte added 10.

Next up Mason (2-1) will host Sycamore (2-2) tonight at the MIddle School Arena.

The Mason boys basketball team defeated Sycamore on Tuesday night by a score of 58-42. The Comets (3-1, 3-0 GMC), ranked No. 4 in The Enquirer Division I area coaches’ poll, have won three consecutive games since losing its season opener. Mason started quickly.

The Comets led 13-3 at the end of the first quarter. The Comets shot 50 percent (10 of 20) from the field in the first half. Sycamore shot 28.6 percent in the first half (6 of 21). Sycamore closed the gap to 12 points (47-35) at the 3:47 mark of the fourth quarter, but the Comets went on a 9-2 run in the next two minutes to seal the game.

Junior forward Matt King had a game-high 14 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. Kyle Lamotte and Kevin Cochran added 13 and 12 points respectively.

Next up Mason goes on the road this Friday to Hamilton Big Blue.

Comets Stay Unbeaten in GMC

Mason boys bball improved their league record to 4-0 on Friday with a 62-53 win at Hamilton. The Comets pulled away in the 2nd half after holding a slim 2 point advantage at the half.

Three players notched double digit point totals; Kyle Lamotte, 15 and Eddie Puisis and Matt King both with 11. Lamotte also dished out 5 assists on the night.

Mason (4-1) will host Princeton on Tuesday, Dec. 15th.

The Comets remain perfect in the GMC at 5-0 with a 70-42 win against Princeton on Tuesday night. Three Comets scored double figures; Matt King 15, Kyle Lamotte 14 and Eddie Puisis 13.

Mason (5-1), ranked #3 in the city polls, will visit Colerain on Friday, Dec. 18th.

On Tuesday Mason visited Loveland and defeated the Tigers 75-44. Three Comets hit double figures on the night; Eddie Puisis 22, Matt King 11 and Kyle Lamotte 10.

Mason goes to 7-1 overall and is 6-0 in the GMC. They will host Lebanon in a non-conference game on Tuesday, December 29th.

The Comets used a 17-2 scoring advantage in the 2nd quarter to defeat Lebanon on Tuesday, Dec. 29th by a score of 59-40. Three Mason players stroked double figures to lead the Comets to a non-conference win; Matt King 16, Eddie Puisis 14, and Nate Haller 10. King notched a double-double snaring 12 rebounds. He was also 12-12 from the charity stripe.

Mason (8-1, 6-0) will put their undefeated conference record on the line when they host Middletown on Tuesday, January 5th.

COMETS WIN 9TH STRAIGHT!

The boys basketball team stayed perfect in league play with a 60-42 win over visiting Middletown on Tuesday night. Senior forward Nate Haller connected on four 3-pointers on his way to 14 points as Mason led by as many as 23 before settling for another double-digit win.

All but two of the Comets’ wins during their current 9 game winning stretch have been by double digits, and those two were by nine points each. Mason went into the game leading the GMC in scoring without one player among the top 10 individually.

Middletown jumped out to a 7-3 lead before Mason reeled off a 10-0 run during which four different players scored at least two points, capped by junior forward Ben Schutte’s spin move that got him open for a layup. The Comets expanded their lead to 18-9 before the Middies strung together a 6-1 run to cut the lead to 19-15. Schutte countered with a layup and free throw to give Mason a 22-15 halftime edge.

Next up Mason (9-1, 7-0) stays home to meet Fairfield this coming Friday night.

Mason pulled away from Fairfield in the final quarter last Friday to win 78-53 and increase their undefeated 8-0 GMC record. Mason shot a hot 57% from the field on the evening.

The Comets were led by Eddie Puisis's 21 points with Kyle Lamotte adding 19. Ben Schutte was credited with 4 steals in the contest.

Mason (10-1, 8-0) has a two game lead in the conference and will visit Kings on Tuesday night for a non-conference battle. The Comets stay on the road this Friday when they get back to GMC action at Oak Hills.

The boys basketball team used a 13-5 second quarter scoring advantage on Tuesday night to pull away and earn a non-conferernce win at Kings last night. Final score was 66-44. Mason led by one at the end of the first quarter.

Eddie Puisis had a big night scoring 25 points from Mason. Kyle Lamotte added 15 points and notched a double-double with 10 carooms (5 assists). Nate Haller added 10 and Mat King also grabbed 10 rebounds.

Mason (11-1, 8-0) will visit Oak Hills this Friday night.

Mason senior forward Cameron Schreiter heaved a desperation shot toward the basket as the clock ran out in the fourth quarter to give the Comets a 35-33 road victory over Oak Hills last Friday night. The win propelled Mason to a perfect 9-0 in the GMC and preserved their 2 game league lead.

With the scored tied 33-33 with 41.7 seconds left, the Comets couldn’t find any open shots, and Schreiter ended up winning the game with the worst shot possible. His 15-foot attempt from the left wing banked through the net just before the buzzer sounded. Schreiter finished with six points, none more critical than the final two, after which he was mobbed at mid-court by teammates and fans as the home crowd at Oak Hills looked on in stunned silence.

Guards Eddie Puisis and Kyle Lamotte each scored eight points for Mason, which is ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer Division I area coaches’ poll. Mason (12-1) has won 12 straight. Its only loss was to Dublin Jerome in the Ohio Valley Hoops Classic in Wilmington in November.

Next up they will host Lakota West on Friday, January 22nd.

The boys basketball team made it 13 straight wins with a 61-37 romp over Lakota West last Friday night. Mason led 38-11 at the half in a contest that was decided early. The Comet defense forced the Firebirds into 19 turnovers and 34% shooting.

Mason subs saw plenty of action in this one. The Comets go balanced scoring; Eddie Puisis 11 and Matt King and Kyle Lamotte 10.

Mason (13-1) stays perfect in the GMC with a 10-0 league record. They move to the #2 ranking in the city behind Moeller. Next up they visit Sycamore on Tuesday, Jan. 26th.

Comets Stay GMC Undefeated

Mason traveled to Sycamore on Tuesday night for another GMC romp. The Comets blew out the Aves 82-48 to keep their unbeaten league record intact at 11-0. Mason held a 16 point lead after two quarters of play. The Aves were forced into 18 turnovers.

Kyle Lamotte had a career night scoring 29 points. Eddie Puisis added 14.

Next up Mason will visit Lakota East this Friday. A large crowd is expected for this final meeting between the GMC's top two teams.

Comets Take Hawks In OT Win!

The Mason boys basketball team "turned the table" on Lakota East Friday night, earning a 57-53 overtime victory to take a commanding 3-game lead in the GMC. Last season it was East who took an OT contest from the Comets to force the two schools to share the conference title.

Mason got a career performance from their senior standout, Kyle Lamotte, to push them closer to their first-ever, outright GMC championship. The Thunderhawks had no answer for Lamotte as the 6-3 guard scored 33 points to lead all scorers. The Comets, ranked No. 2 in the Enquirer Division I coaches’ poll, came back from an eight-point deficit in the third quarter to win their 15th straight game and improve to 12-0 in the GMC. Seventh-ranked Lakota East (12-5, 9-3 GMC) fell into a tie for second place with Oak Hills, three games behind Mason with four league game left to play.

The game lived up to the anticipation that drew a packed house, including rowdy student sections from both schools. In the fourth quarter it looked like neither team wanted to win it, with both teams missing crucial free throws in the final mintues. East had a chance to send their fans home happy when a Comet foul with 1 second remaining in regulation occurred. The Hawks were only able to make 1 of 2 free throws to send the game into OT. Mason took control in the extra period seal the win.

Next up Mason will host Hamilton on Tuesday, February 2nd.

Hamilton

Comets Hold Off Big Blue

Mason boys basketball continued to roll on Tuesday night. The Comets erased a four-point deficit by running off 19 straight points in the third quarter, then held off visiting Big Blue 69-57 to clinch at least a share of the Greater Miami Conference championship.

Mason shot 50 percent from the floor, 60 percent in the second half, and made 15 of 20 free throws. Hamilton shot 41.4 percent and converted 2 of 5 foul shots.

All five starters — Kyle Lamotte (19), Eddie Puisis (15), Nate Haller (12), Cameron Schreiter (11) and Matt King (10) — scored in double digits for Mason. Haller was a human dagger in the decisive third period, burying a trio of 3-pointers in a span of just under two minutes. Puisis and Schreiter topped Mason with seven rebounds apiece. Lamotte contributed five boards, three assists and three steals, and Puisis added four assists.

*RICHARDS CAREER WIN #298

Mason is 16-1, 13-0, and haven’t lost since the season opener (51-49 to Dublin Jerome).

The Comets shared the GMC title with Lakota East last season. Mason will seek their the program's first outright GMC Championship when they visit Princeton this Friday night.

BOYS BASKETBALL SECURES OUTRIGHT TITLE!

The Mason boys basketball team won their first outright GMC Championship last Friday! Mason earned a 67-50 win at Princeton to secure back-to-back league titles. Last season the Comets shared the championship with Lakota East.

The win over the Vikings continues a string of 17 straight wins this season and keeps their GMC record perfect at 14-0 (17-1). Mason is the No. 2 ranked team in the city polls. Over the past three seasons the Comets are 51-10.

Against Princeton, Mason wasted no time, building a 15 point lead after the first two quarters and then holding on the rest of the way. Kyle Lamotte and Eddie Puisis led Mason with 20 and 18 points, respectively. Cameron Schreiter grabbed 10 rebounds to help the cause.

The Comets have an away game at Middletown on Tuesday. They return this weekend with a game against Colerain on Friday and then closing out the regular season hosting CHCA on Saturday.

Mason earned the #1 seed in the upcoming Sectional at the tournament draw on Sunday. The Comets will host the winner of the St. Xavier/Withrow contest on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 7:30 pm at Lakota West.

The Mason boys basketball team moved one step closer to a "perfect" GMC season with a 68-57 win at Middletown on Tuesday night. The Comets (15-0 GMC) who have already clinched their first-ever outright GMC title are seeking to become the first boys team to "run the table" in the league since Princeton did it 2009.

Junior guard Eddie Puisis scored 16 points, 14 in the first half, to lead the Comets (18-1). Senior forward Cameron Schreiter added 13, junior forward Matt King finished with 12 and junior forward Ben Schutte also reached double figures with 11 for Mason, which has won 18 straight games since a two-point loss to Dublin Jerome in the season-opener.

The Comets led the entire game, and junior guard Carlos Lewis broke free for a layup that gave them their biggest lead, 43-28, with 2:10 left in the third quarter. The Middies whittled that down to six points, 58-52, on a 3-pointer with 2:03 left in the game, but the Comets went a collective 10-for-12 down the stretch to fend off Middletown and hold on for the win.

Mason is scheduled to wrap up the regular season with home games on Friday against GMC-rival Colerain and Saturday against Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy in a non-league game.

Undefeated GMC Champs!

The Mason Boys basketball team completed "perfection" last Friday night with a resounding 79-35 win over Colerain. The Comet accomplishment is the first time that any league school has won 16 games and gone undefeated in doing so. In addition they are one of three teams in the past 34 years of conference play to go undefeated. Middletown went 10-0 back in the 82-83 season, followed by Princeton who went 14-0 in 2008-09.

Against the Cardinals, Mason led by 30 after three quarters of play and continued to roll in the fourth with mostly subs on the floor. Senior Kyle Lamotte, who recently commited to play at Northwood University, led Mason with 15 points. Matt King and Eddie Puisis added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Cameron Schreiter recorded 4 steals.

Mason Wins 20th!

It was another record setting night for the Comet boys on Saturday. Mason set a new team mark for their 20th consecutive win, closing out their regular season against CHCA at 20-1 overall. Final score Mason 75 and CHCA 31.

It was just another runaway win for the Comets. Mason led 26-10 after 8 minutes of play. The defense held CHCA to only 30% shooting on the night.

Eddie Puisis led all scorers with 19 points. Nate Haller followed with 12 points.

Mason earned the #1 seed in the upcoming Sectional tournament. The Comets, ranked #1 in the city polls, will play Withrow (who defeated St. X to advance) on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 7:30 pm at Lakota West.

SECTIONAL

vs. Withrow

@ Lakota West 7:30 pm

BOYS BBALL ROUTS WITHROW

Mason boys basketball blew up Withrow's plan to upset the #1 seed on Tuesday night at Lakota West. After coming off a defeat of St. Xavier in the first round of the Sectional, the Tigers could not contain the steady offiensive of Mason and their disciplined defensive play, losing by a score of 71-40 to the Comets.

After a close 1st quarter (15-13), Mason took control and ran off an 18-4 2nd quarter advantage. After the break the barrage continued, with Mason putting up a 54% shooting average from the field for the contest.

Four Mason players hit double figure scoring; Kyle Lamotte 17, Cameron Schreiter 12 and Matt King and Eddie Puisis with 11.

Mason (21-1) advances to the Sectional Final to face a familiar foe, the Middletown Middies, who defeated Anderson on Tuesday. The Comets have already defeated the Middies twice this season by scores of 60-42 and 68-57. Tipoff is 7:30 pm back at West this Friday night.

The winner will face either #4 seed Wilmington or Fairfield for the District Title on Saturday, March 5th at Wright State University.

SECTIONAL FINAL

vs. Middletown

7:30 at West

SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS!

The Mason boys won their second Division 1 Sectional title this past Friday with a 73-54 victory over Middletown at Lakota West. The Comets last won the title in the 2008-09 season. Mason won the Division 2 sectional and district in the 1993-94 season under Gary Popplewell.

This was the third win over the Middies this season and improved Mason's best all-time record to 22-1. Their only loss came at the hands of Dublin Jerome in the first game of the year. The Comets have now realed off 22 straight wins and advance to the District Championship.

The Comets immediately started hitting 3-pointers at the games opening, putting the Middies on their heels and playing from behind all night. They opened on a 14-2 run with three 3s and extended the lead to 13 points on a fourth from downtown. Middletown never got close the rest of the way.

Mason was 8 for 19 on 3-pointers, including seven makes in the first half, and connected on 21 of 35 free throws after attempting just four through two periods. Eddie Puisis had a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Kyle Lamotte added 20 points.

The Comets advance to face No. 4-seeded Wilmington next Saturday at Wright State University at 1:00 pm. Wilmington defeated Fairfield 72-60 to advance. The winner will face either Moeller or Springfield in the Regional Semi-Final on March 12th at Xavier's Cintas Center.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SENIOR KYLE LAMOTTE, RECENTLY NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL SOUTHWEST DISTRICT!

Hats off to Matt King and Eddie Puisis who were named Honorable Mention All-Southwest!

CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH GREG RICHARDS WHO WAS NAMED THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR!

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

vs. Wilmington

@ Wright State, 1:00 pm

Mason Falls In District Final

The Comets magical season came to end Saturday at Wright State with a 63-38 loss to Wilmington in the District Final. Mason had won 22 straight games since dropping its season opener, 51-49, to Dublin Jerome. The Comets went undefeated in the Greater Miami Conference, becoming just the third team, and the first since Princeton in 2009, to accomplish the feat.

Wilmington led 13-4 at the end of the first quarter but Mason started climbing back into the game behind junior Eddie Puisis and senior Kyle Lamotte. Puisis scored eight points, including two 3-pointers, in the second quarter as the Comets cut their deficit to six points, 22-16, at halftime.

Lamotte, who joined Hurrican standout Jarron Cumberland on first-team All-District team, became more aggressive to start the second half, driving to the basket repeatedly and getting to the foul line. His two free throws and a basket by junior Matt King had Mason on the verge of taking its first lead of the game.

Cumberland responded by hitting consecutive 3-pointers sandwiched around a Mason turnover and scored the final 10 points of the third quarter to regain some breathing room for Wilmington, 38-27. The University of Cincinnati-bound Cumberland scored 35 points, including 18 as part of a 23-2 run that began late in the third quarter. Mason never recovered in the fourth.

The Comets completed a tremendous season in 2015-16. Their 22-2 overall record was one of the best in Mason history. In addition to being GMC and Sectional champs, Mason (22-2) was the Enquirer poll champ and earned the No. 1 sectional tournament seed. The Comets, played in just their third district title game in school history and were ranked 12th in the final AP state poll.

Congratulations and thank you to the players and coaches on an exciting season!

The Mason Girls Basketball team romped in their season opener last Saturday, winning 60-28 over Springboro. The team shot 52% from the field and outrebounded the Panthers 30-16.

The Comets pulled away in the third quarter behind senior Lauren Van Kleunen's offensive scoring burst. Van Kleunen finished the game with 20 points to lead all scorers. Jailyn Mason and Mariah Campbell chipped in 11 each.

Mason will visit Lakota West this Tuesday night for a huge early season meeting between the two GMC favorites. The Firebrids are the defending Division 1 State Champions.

The Mason girls fell to Lakota West 58-49 last Tuesday in an early season battle between two teams that are expected to have strong seasons. Early foul trouble and the struggle to score in the 2nd quarter were factors in the loss. Halftime score was 34-24 Lakota West.

The contest was alot closer in the 2nd half but the Comets struggled to overcome the deficit. Four players scored 9 points for Mason: Jailyn Mason, Samari Mowbray, Makenzie Dixon and Lauren Van Kleunen.

Mason girls got back on track last Saturday with a 57-39 win against Solon HS.

Jailyn Mason had a big day leading her team with 20 points. Next up Mason will host Lakota East on Wednesday, December 2nd.

The Mason Girls Bball team shut down Lakota East 57-35 on Wednesday night. The Comets used a stingy defense and converted points off turnovers to win their 2nd GMC contest of the season. Mason never trailed in the game.

Junior forward Samari Mowbray led the Comets with 15 points while senior forward Lauren Van Kluenen logged a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds as Mason (3-1, 1-1) extended its winning streak in the series to seven game.

Next up Mason will host Sycamore on Saturday, Dec. 5th.

The Mason girls basketball team squashed Sycamore last Saturday by a score of 65-25. The Comets never trailed in this one and forced the Aves into 29 turnovers.

Leading the Comets was Sammie Puisis with 20 points and Lauren Van Kleunen with 14.

Next up Mason (4-1) will host Princeton on Wednesday, Dec. 9th.

The girls basketball team crushed Princeton on Wednesday night by a final score of 76-35. The Comets outscored the Vikings 20-0 in the first quarter and led 42-8 at the half. Mason shot 57% from the field on the evening.

Four players drop in double figures: Sammie Puisis 16, Lauren Van Kleunen 11, Samari Mowbray and Jailyn Mason 10.

Next up Mason (5-1, 3-1) will visist Hamilton on Saturday, Dec. 12th.

The Mason girl defeated Hamilton on Saturday by a score of 75-54. The Comets outscored Big Blue 41-12 in the first half.

Samari Mowbry and Lauren Van Kleunen both had big games scoring 20 points each in the win. Makenzie Dixon dished 7 assists to her teammates.

Next up Mason (6-1, 4-1), ranked #2 in rhe city polls, will visit Colerain on Wednesday, Dec. 16th.

Mason girls basketball crushed Colerain on Wednesday by a score of 63-28. The Comets rushed out to a 31-1 first quarter lead and led 41-5 at half.

Three players scored 11 points to lead Mason: Samari Mowbray, Lauren Van Kleunen and Anna Brinkmann. Every player on the team saw limited action in the game.

Next up the Comets (7-1, 5-1) will host Middletown on Saturday, Dec. 19th. Over the Holiday break they will also host Fairfield on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd then visit Fairmont on Monday, Dec. 28th.

Mason earned another GMC win on Tuesday night with a defeat of Fairfield by a score of 64-28. The Comets held the Indians to just 7 first half points in route to the victory. Lauren Van Kleunen led Mason with 12 points and Mariah Campbell added 10. Jailyn Mason dished out 6 assists on the night.

The girls basketball team got a non-conference win over Kettering Fairmont on Monday, Dec. 28th by a score of 58-33. A second quarter 17-4 run put Mason in the drivers seat.

Samari Mowbray led the Comets with 14 points. Sammie Puisis and Lauren Van Kleunen both added 10.

Mason (10-1, 7-1) will visit Lakota East on Wednesday, January 6th.

Mason blew by East last Wednesday by a score of 69-29. The Comets held the Hawks to single digit scoring in each of the four quarters of the game.

Three players hit double figures; Sammie Puisis 16, Jailyn Mason and Lauren Van Kleunen 15. Van Kleunen also snatched 11 rebounds. Mason dished 5 assists.

Next up Mason will host the top team in the city, Lakota West, this Saturday at 2:00 PM. The contest will be played in the HS gymnasium and NOT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ARENA.

See ticket info below:

Presale tickets will be sold today only (Friday) from 8-2:00 PM in the Mason Athletic Office; $6 adults and $4 students. NO GMC PASSES WILL BE HONORED FOR THIS EVENT!

Those wishing to attend the game are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as a large crowd is expected for this big GMC contest. The Firebirds won the first meeting between the two schools by a score of 58-49. Mason leads the series between the two league powerhouses 7-8.

The Mason girls fell to Lakota West on Saturday before a packed gym of fans, by a score of 54-46. The Comets led most of the first half, but the Firebirds managed to even the score 24-24 at the half.

Mason ran out to an early 2nd half lead but again West was able to fight back. Mason (11-2, 8-2) had a five-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but West fought back again, taking a 45-44 advantage with 5:37 left in the game. The Comets never recovered and could not match the Firebirds come back efforts in the final minutes.

Mason’s Lauren Van Kleunen had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Next up Mason has a non-conference game at Alter on Wednesday. They will once again compete in the annual prestigious Classic In the Country in Berlin, Ohio this coming weekend. The Comets will play Rock River Magnifcat HS on Saturday (6:20 pm) and Wadsworth on Sunday (8:20 pm).

Mason upset top ranked Alter HS on Wednesday night by a score of 52-48. It was a non-league girls high school matchup between two state heavyweights. The Knights are the defending Division II state champions and were ranked No. 1 in this week’s debut of the Associated Press state polls. Mason was ranked No. 4 in D-I.

Alter held onto an early lead, but Mason, loaded with a lineup of five players 6 feet or taller, gradually wore out the Knights in rebounding. That was ultimately the difference, especially when Alter was often limited to one shot in the second half.

Mason’s 6-3 center and Marquette University signee Lauren Van Kleunen tallied a game-high 21 points. Makenzie Dixon added 13 for Mason (12-2). Another senior, Jailyn Mason, was a tough matchup for Alter. She’s signed with Arkansas.

The girls will compete in the annual prestigious Classic In the Country in Berlin, Ohio this coming weekend. The Comets will play Rock River Magnifcat HS on Saturday (6:20 pm) and Wadsworth on Sunday (8:20 pm). Rocky River is the #10 ranked team in the state. Wadsworth is undefeated and ranked #1 overall in the girls division 1 polls this week.

It was a weekend of thrilling, upset basketball for the Comet Girls basketball team. Mason reeled off to strong performances at the Classic In The Country Showcase this past weekend.

On Saturday the Comets stopped #10 ranked Mgnificat by a score of 56-33. Mason ran out to a 17-2 advantage in the first quarter and never looked back. The Comets forced Magnificat into 21 turnovers.

Four players scored double figures; Sammie Puisis and Samari Mowbray 11 and Jailyn Mason and Lauren Van Kleunen 10 apiece.

Jailyn Mason earned the Player of the Game recognition.

Comets Shock State's #1

On Sunday evening the Mason Comets took to the court against the top ranked team in the State, Wadsworth HS. In what should have been a nailbiter for the Comets, it really wasn't, with Mason pulling off a 41-30 upset win.

The Classic in the Country is a girls basketball showcase like few others. The three-day event over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend invites Ohio’s best and brightest teams with an emphasis on young standout talent.

Mason went on a 19-3 opening quarter run, stunning the previoulsy undefeated Grizzlies. Wadsworth (14-1) missed 20 straight shots against Mason’s intelligent and long-armed matchup 2-3 zone.  The Comets led 19-6 at the half.

Mason led by as many as 19 in the 2nd half before a late game, furious comeback attempt by Wadsworth fell short.

Lauren Van Kluenen, a 6-3 Marquette recruit, led Mason with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Arkansas-bound point guard Jailyn Mason added 12 points and seven assists, while Samari Mowbray (6-2) and 6-footers Samantha Puisis, Mariah Campbell, Anna Brinkmann and Tihanna Fulton were strong defensively.

Lauren Van Kluenen earned Player of the Game recognition.

The Mason Girls Basketball team capped a week that saw them knock off the top teams in Division 1 (Wadsworth) and 2 (Alter) in addition to beating the States #10 ranked squad (Magnificat).

Mason (14-2, 8-2) has 6 regular season games left, all against GMC foes. The stay on the road this Wednesday when they visit Oak Hills.

COMETS ROCK HIGHLANDERS!

Mason crushed Oak Hills on Wednesday night by a final score of 69-25.  In another game that was not close, The Comets led by 30 at the half and saw many of their bench players earn court time.  

Four players scored double figures in the game; Jailyn Mason 15, Samari Mowbray, Sammie Puisis and Lauren Van Kleunen all had 13 points.  The Comets shot 57% from the field on the evening, while holding the Highlanders to just 20%.  

Next up Mason (15-2, 9-2) will host Sycamore on Saturday, January 23rd.

Mason girls destroyed Sycamore 72-24 on Saturday. The Comets have outscored their opponents 140-49 in the past two games. The Aves managaed only 8 second half points against the Mason defense. Sycamore was forced into 31 turnovers in the contest.

Sammie Puisis led the Comets with 16 points while Samari Mowbray added13.

Next up Mason visits Princeton on Wednesday, Jan. 27th.

The Mason girls basketball team continued their winning ways on Wednesday with a 65-42 victory at Princeton.

Lauren Van Kleunen led the Comets with 14 points and Samari Mowbray added 11. Mariah Campbell pulled down 10 rebounds on the night.

Next up, Mason (17-2, 11-2) will host Hamilton on Saturday, Jan. 30th.

The Mason girls basketball team won their 7th straight game on Saturday, 77-49 over Hamilton. The Comets go to 18-2 on the season and 12-2 in the GMC.

Mason basically put the game away in the first half, outscoring Big Blue 49-16 by the half. Four players scored in double digits; Lauren Van Kleunen 18, Sammie Puisis 17, Jailyn Mason 14 and Samari Mowbray 12. Mariah Campbell recorded 10 rebounds.

This is the final week of the regular season for girls basketball. The Comets will host Colerain on Wednesday for senior night. They will visit Middletown next Saturday for the regular season finale.

Mason earned the #2 seed in the upcoming Division 1 Sectional. They will meet the winner of the Mt. Healthy/Winton Woods contest at Harrison on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:00 pm.

Mason girls played their final home game of the season on Wednesday and crushed Colerain 61-28. The Comets shutout the Cardinals 27-0 in the first quarter and led 59-14 going into the final frame.

The girls shot 60% from behind the arc on the night and 57% from the field. Sammie Puisis led Mason with 17 and Mariah Campbell added 14.

The Comets (19-2, 13-2) will close out the regular season at Middletown on Saturday.

Mason Girls Close Out Regular Season

The Mason girls completed their 2015-16 regular season with a 70-45 win at Middletown last Saturday. The Comets finish with a 2nd place standing in the GMC at 20-2 and 14-2 in the league.

Mason led 31-20 at the half. Lauren Van Kleunen led the Comets with 19 points and 11 rebounds (double-double). Sammie Puisis and Samari Mowbray added 13 and 12. Jailyn Mason dished out 6 assists.

The Comet girls now turn their attention to the post season. Mason earned the #2 seed in the upcoming Division 1 Sectional. They will meet the winner of the Mt. Healthy/Winton Woods contest at Harrison on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:00 pm.

SECTIONAL

vs. Winton Woods

@ Harrison 6:00 pm

GIRLS BASKETBALL EXPLODES-ADVANCES!

The Mason Girls Basketball team ripped Winton Woods in their opening round post season contest on Tuesday. Final score Mason 70 and WW 17.

The Comets ran out to a 17-1 first quarter lead and held the Warriors to only 16 additional points over the next 24 mintues of play. The Mason defense forced WW into 15% shooting and 25 turnovers.

Sammie Puisis led Mason with 14 points and Samri Mowbray added 11.

Next up the Comets (21-2) continue on the tourney trail tonight (Friday) with a matchuip versus Kings for the Sectional Title back at Harrison at 7:00 pm. The winner will advance to the District Championship on Sat. Feb. 27th at Harrison versus either Milford or McAuley HS.

SECTIONAL FINAL

vs. Kings @ Harrison

SECTIONAL CHAMPS-GIRLS BASKETBALL!!

The Mason Girls Basketball team (22-2) defended their Sectional Title on Friday night with a 64-29 romp over Kings. With the win the Comets punched their ticket to the District Final.

For Mason this was another lopsided affair. The Comets put up 41 first half points and allowed Kings only 11 in the first two halves. It was all about the defense as Mason held the Knights to just 24% shooting from the floor and forced 22 turnovers.

The team got balanced scoring from Lauren Van Kleunen (12), Sammie Puisis (12) and Mariah Campbell (11). Jailyn Mason dished out 10 assists to her teammates. Puisis was 4-7 from behind the 3-point line.

Next up for the Comets is the District Final and a chance to make it to the State Sweet Sixteen. To get there they need to defeat McAuley this Saturday, 5:00 pm at Harrison. Presale tickets are for sale through the AD office or during all three lunches this week.

The winner will play either Ursuline or Dayton Wayne in the Regional Semi-final March 2nd.

Sammie Puisis Story

Check out a great story on Sammie and her basketball family, posted on the WCPO Insider site by HS reporter Mike Dyer. Click here to see the story.

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

vs. McAuley

@ Harrison 5:00 pm

DISTRICT CHAMPS!

Sweet 16!!

The Mason Girls Basketball team overcame a sluggish start and determined opponent on Saturday, to win another District Title. The Comets used a fourth quarter surge and their own stingy defense to outlast McAuley in the District Championship by a score of 48-43 at Harrison. It was Mason' fourth overall district title and advances them to the OHSAA Regional "Sweet 16".

McAuley (18-7) dominated the first quarter, taking a 17-9 lead after the initial eight minutes. Mason responded, holding the Mohawks to just six points in the second quarter, but McAuley still held a one-point advantage at halftime. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter when the Comets (23-2) were able to pull away, outscoring McAuley 12-7 in the final frame.

Mason went 1-for-11 from 3-point range Saturday and 15 of 45 from the floor. McAuley, on the other hand, went 7 of 16 from deep and 13 of 32 overall.

Lauren Van Kleunen led Mason with 20 points (14 from the FT line) and 10 rebounds. Mariah Campbell finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Comets. Mason outrebounded the Mohawks 31-23 and 16-7 on the offensive glass.

The victory places Mason in the regional semifinal, Wednesday, against top-seeded Wayne (25-1). The Warriors dispatched Ursuline, 51-34, earlier in the day in Harrison.

Mason last appeared in a Region Semi-Final in the 2012-13 season, then losing to Kettering Fairmont that year in the regional championship.

Mason and Wayne will faceoff at 8 p.m. in Kettering. The winner will play for a regional championship and will face either Springboro or defending state champion, Lakota West.

Lakota West and Mason were the top two teams in the Enquirer’s final Division I poll. They were ranked No. 3 and No. 5, respectively, in the final AP Division I poll. Mason’s only two losses this year came to West. West’s lone loss came to Wayne. The Warriors were ranked fourth in the final AP poll.

REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL

vs. Dayton Wayne

@ Kettering Fairmont 8:00 pm

GREAT EIGHT FOR MASON GIRLS!

The Mason Girls Basketball team defeated a young and overmatched Huber Heights Wayne, 58-37, to advance to the Regional Final this Saturday. Wayne entered the contest with only one loss on the season and were Dayton brackets #1 seed.

The Warriors, who start three freshmen and two sophomores, struggled with Mason’s length and bench depth, especially in the pivotal third quarter. Mason forward, Lauren Van Kleunen, proved to be a burden all night for Wayne (25-2). The Marquette signee went on to finish with 11 points, five rebounds and four assists. Fellow post, Mariah Campbell, scored seven and had a game-high eight rebounds. The Comets were led in scoring by Sammie Puisis. The freshman guard scored a team-high 16 points.

The Comets took the lead early and never offered Wayne much of a chance to come back. Mason led 19-13 after the first quarter and held a 26-21 lead at halftime. The third-quarter onslaught finished any real hope of a Warrior comeback.

The Comets now advance to the "Great 8" (OHSAA Regional Championship) for the first time since 2012 (lost to Kettering Fairmont). Mason will have their third shot at knocking off Greater Miami Conference rival, Lakota West, this season. The Comets fell to the Firebirds 58-49 on 11/24 and 54-46 on January 9.

West (26-1), the defending Division I state champions, and Mason (24-2) finished the regular season ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the final Enquirer Div. I poll. The two teams finished the season ranked No. 3 and No. 5, respectively, in the final AP state poll. West's only loss this season was to Wayne.

Game time is set for 7:00 at Kettering Fairmont HS Trent Arena. The winner earns a berth in the State Final Four on Friday, March 11th at OSU's Schottenstein Center against either Canton McKinley (22-3) or Solon (17-8).

REGIONAL FINAL

vs. Lakota West

at Kettering Fairmont

COMETS RETURN TO THE STATE FINAL FOUR!

2015-16 Regional Champions!!

After losing twice to Lakota West in the regular season this year, the "third time was the charm" for the Mason Girls on Saturday night at Kettering. The Comets claimed their first Regional Title since 2000, upseting the defending State Champions 49-30, propelling them to the State Final Four.

Senior forward Lauren Van Kluenen scored a game-high 19 points for Mason (25-2), but never trailed after senior forward Mariah Campbell sank two free throws for a 13-11 lead with 53.2 seconds left in the first quarter.

Defensively, Mason’s energetic 2-3 zone stopped Lakota West’s dribble penetration, which kept the Firebirds from collapsing the defense and kicking out for open 3-pointers. Lakota West shot just 25.5 percent from the field and made just 1-of-13 3-pointers while setting a season low for scoring.

Mason led by as many as 11 points in the first half behind Van Kluenen’s 10 points, which ended with Mason leading, 26-18.

Mason took advantage of a Lakota West scoring drought that lasted more than five minutes to open up a 37-21 third-quarter lead. Van Kluenen scored Mason’s last seven points of the quarter, which ended with the Comets leading, 37-23.

The Comets led by 21 points twice in the fourth quarter and effectively ended any chance of a Firebird comeback.

Mason (25-2). who finished the season ranked second in the Enquirer’s Division I coaches’ poll and fifth in the Associated Press Division I statewide poll is making their fourth trip to the state semifinals and first since winning the state championship in 2000. They play unranked Solon (18-8) in a state semifinal scheduled to start at 8 p.m. on Friday at Ohio State University’s Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus.

Mason beat Solon – also named the Comets – 57-39 on November 28.The state final is scheduled to be played on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the same site.

CO COMETS WIN STATE!!

STATE Semi-Final

vs. Solon

OSU Schottenstein Center, 8:00

MASON ADVANCES TO STATE FINAL

For the first time since the 2000 season, the Mason girls basketball team advanced to the State Championship game by defeating Solon the second time this season, by a score of 48-31. Freshman Sammie Puisis scored a career-high 21 points and Jailyn Mason added 10 as Mason led by as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter on its way to a third appearance in the state championship.

Puisis’s contributions were timely as Solon focused on corralling Mason senior Lauren Van Kluenen, who finished with six points and a team-high seven rebounds at Ohio State University’s Jerome Schottenstein Center. Mason’s aggressive zone defense limited Solon to 21.1 percent shooting (8-for-38). 

Mason led by 16 points, 34-18, with 3:07 left in the third quarter before Solon put together a 9-0 run and had the ball with a chance to cut Mason’s lead to five going into the fourth quarter, but Solon turned the ball over and 6-foot sophomore Tihanna Fulton converted a putback at the buzzer to give Mason a 36-27 lead going into the fourth quarter.

Mason (26-2), advanced to play state poll-champion Wadsworth for the state championship on Saturday.

STATE FINAL

vs. Wadsworth

@ OSU Schottenstein Center, 8:30 pm

STATE RUNNER UP!

The Mason Girls Basketball team fell in the State Championship game on Saturday, 60-51 to Wadsworth, before a crowd of 4,783 at OSU's Schottenstein Center. The Comets fell behind early and were down as many as 16 point is the contest before a 4th quarter rally fell short.

Mason (26-3) was seeking its second state championship and first since 2000 in its fourth trip to the state tournament. The Comets, who finished the season ranked fifth in the Associated Press Division I statewide poll, had beaten No. 4 Huber Heights Wayne, third-ranked Lakota West and unranked Solon by an average of 19 points in their last three games to reach the finals.

Everything that went wrong in the first half for Mason (who never led in the game) went right for Wadsworth, starting with a layup on a scripted play off the opening tip just five seconds into the game. The Grizzlies jumped out to a 10-0 lead, and Mason didn’t connect from the field until Lauren Van Kluenen’s putback with 3:06 left in the first quarter.

In the first half, Wadsworth shot a blistering 55 percent from the field (11-of-20), while the Comets managed just 27.8 percent (5-of-18), including 0-for-7 on 3-pointers. The Grizzlies made three of their five 3-pointers.

Mason didn’t help itself at the free throw either, going 4-for-9 and missing the front end of three bonus situations. The Grizzlies went 5-for-5, helping them lead, 30-14 by halftime.

The Comets regrouped after halftime. Arkansas recruit, senior Jailyn Mason, sat out much of the first half with foul trouble. She scored six points and freshman Sammie Puisis added five as Mason cut Wadsworth’s lead to 37-30 going into the fourth quarter.

Lauren Van Kleunen, a Marquette signee, cut the Wadsworth lead again - this time to 45-42 with 4:33 left in the game. Her free throws 34 seconds later put the Comets within reach again at 47-44. Mason sophomore Anna Brinkmann also played a key role in helping the Comets’ attempted comeback. Her bucket cut the lead to 53-50 with 2:14 left.

Unfortunately, the Comets ran out of time in the final two minutes and were forced to foul. The Grizzlies shut down any further attempt by Mason to get any closer, continuing to make free throw after throw, which ultimately was a key stat in ghe game. Wadsworth shot 24 of 27 from the free-throw line. Mason was 14 of 23 from the line.

The Comet girls will be remembered as one of the finest teams in Mason basketball history. Their 26 wins this season ties the record for 2nd most wins in a season (98-99 team 26-1). The girls finished 2nd in the GMC, along with being the State Runner Up. The team was Sectional, District, and Regional Champions.

THANK YOU PLAYERS AND COACHES FOR A SEASON TO REMEMBER!

Mason boys swimming came out ahead in a quad-meet this Saturday: See results below:

Boys 1st:
Diving - Allen Feng - 189.17
200 Medley Relay - Luis Carillo, Matt Helm, Caleb Bloodworth, Davis O'Brien
200 Freestyle - Caleb Bloodworth
200 IM - Matt Helm
100 Freestyle - Luis Carillo

Next up Mason will compete at the Akron Firestone Invitational on Friday, December 18th. The team will followup the next day to compete in the Canton Invitational.

The Mason BOYS Swimming and Diving Team recently competed at the Canton Invite on Saturday, Dec. 19th. No overall team scores were recorded. See highlights below:

Highest finisher on the boys was Joel Thatcher. Joel finished 3rd in the 100 Butterfly & 4th in the 100 Backstroke.

Two relay teams scored in their events:

200 Medley Relay - 7th - Joel Thatcher, Puran Kansaker, Ethan Devyak, Preston Bailey

200 Freestyle Relay - 3rd - Joel Thacher, Puran Kansaker, Ethan Devyak, Preston Bailey

Next up the Mason Swim and Dive Teams will compete at the Braves Invitational at Miami University on January 2nd.

Braves Invite

@ Miami University

The Boys Swim and Dive team participated in the Braves Invite @Miami University this past Saturday. There were 10 teams that participated. The guys won by over 130 points over runner-up Lebanon

Individual winners:

Boys:
200 Medley Relay - Luis Carrillo, Puran Kansaker, Cole Petersen, Scott Shepherd
200 Freestyle - Nate Grant
50 Breaststroke - Brian Karl
100 IM - Cole Petersen
100 Breaststroke - Puran Kansaker
50 Backstroke - Lonnie Chien
400 Freestyle Relay - Puran Kansaker, Scott Shepherd, Davis O'Brien, Luis Carrillo

Next up the Mason Swim teams travel to Upper Arlington for a dual meet on Friday, January 8th.

The Comet boy's swimming team competed at state powerhouse, Upper Arlington last Friday night. The team fell in the dual match 117-66. Allen Feng won the boys diving while Freshman Matthew Wagner finished 3rd. See highlights below:

Joel Thatcher - 200 Freestyle & 100 Butterfly
Preston Bailey - 100 Freestyle
Allen Feng - Diving

Next up for the Mason Swimming and Diving Teams is the annual Southwest Coaches Classic this coming Saturday and Sunday. The meet finals are slated to be hosted by Mason on the 2nd day of the event.

Southwest Coaches Classic

(away)

Southwest Coaches Classic

Finals at Mason

The Mason boys swim and dive teams participated in the Southwest Classic held this past weekend. This is the largest High School meet in the nation! Mason hosted 1 of the 9 preliminary sites with finals being held at St. Xavier.

The Boys finished 11th overall at the event All 3 of the boys divers made it to the finals on Sunday. Chad Petersen finished 16th, while Allen Feng finished 8th..

Next up for the team is the St. Xavier Invitational on Saturday, January 23rd.

Quad meet

Sacred Heart/Trinity/Maderia

CANCELLED

The swimming and diving teams weekend action was cancelled to travel issues by visiting teams.

Next up Mason will host East and West this Friday, January 29th. On Saturday, Mason will host LaSalle and McAuley for another tri-meet.

Mason boys swimmers won their tri-match with East and West this past Saturday. See scores and highlights below:

Mason 126, LE 95, LW 74

Boys Wins:

Ethan Devyak - 200 IM
Senior Joel Thatcher - 50 Freestyle & 100 Backstroke
Karson Walker - 500 Freestyle
Puran Kansaker - 100 Breaststroke
1 meter diving - Allen Feng

Next up Mason will host the GMC Swimming and Diving Championships. Diving is scheduled for this Friday night with Swimming events on Saturday.

The boys team will be seeking their 3rd straight league title and 5th overall since joining the GMC in 2007-08.

GMC Divimg Championships

@ Mason

GMC Championships

@ Mason

BOYS 2ND AT GMC

The boys swim and dive team finished second to Sycamore this past weekend by only 8 points! It was a very close meet throughout.

Seniors Joel Thatcher & Preston Bailey led the way with individual & relay wins. Joel won the 100 Butterfly & 100 Backstroke, setting school records in both. Preston won the 100 Breaststroke.

Joel & Preston along with Puran Kansaker & Ethan Devyak were on the winning 200 Medley Relay. Our other relay win was in the 400 Freestyle Relay consisting of Joel Thatcher, Ethan Devyak, Karson Walker, & Preston Bailey.

Joel Thatcher was named outstanding Swimmer of the Meet.

Divers Allen Feng, Matthew Wagner, & Chad Petersen finished 2nd, 6th & 8th respectively.

The team now sets its sight on the Sectional Meet. Diving will be at Miami University on Wednesday. Swimming events are back at Mason on Friday, Feb. 12th. CLICK HERE for a complete schedule.

DIVISION I ADVANCERS TO DISTRICT

In the individual events, the fastest 32 swimmers in the event will advance to the District meet. However, each sectional site (Centerville, Keating, Mason, and Trotwood) will advance two (2) automatic qualifiers. Any automatic qualifier not in the top 32 will be added at the end in open lanes.

For relay events, the fastest 24 relay teams in the event will advance to the District meet. However, each site (Centerville, Keating, Mason, and Trotwood) will advance two (2) automatic qualifiers. Any automatic qualifier not in the top 24 will be added at the end in open lanes.

In Boys Division I Diving, divers from the Keating, Mason, and combined Centerville/Trotwood sites will each qualify two (2) divers for a total of six (6) automatic qualifiers. In addition, eighteen (18) at large divers (based on scores) will advance for a field of twenty-four (24) qualifying to the district meet.

Sectional Diving Championships (Boys)

@ Miami University

Sectional Championships (Boys)

@ Mason

The Mason Boys Swim/Dive Team finished 3rd Friday night at the OHSAA Sectionals at Mason. The following Comet swimmers and divers have qualified to Districts being held @Miami next Saturday.

200 Medley Relay - Joel Thatcher, Puran Kansakar, Ethan Devyak, Preston Bailey
200 Freestyle - Joel Thatcher, Cole Petersen, Ethan Devyak
200 IM - Caleb Bloodworth, Puran Kansakar
50 Freestyle - Preston Bailey
100 Butterfly - Lonnie Chien
100 Freestyle - Karson Walker
500 Freestyle - Joel Thatcher, Ethan Devyak, Cole Petersen, Scott Shepherd
200 Freestyle Relay - Puran Kansakar, Lonnie Chien, Cole Petersen, Karson Walker
100 Backstroke - Scott Shepherd
100 Breaststroke - Puran Kansakar, Preston Bailey
400 Freestyle Relay - Ethan Devyak, Preston Bailey, Karson Walker, Joel Thatcher
Diving - Matthew Wagner, Chad Petersen, Allen Feng

The Southwest District Championships are Wednesday, Feb. 17th (Diving) and Saturday, Feb. 20th (Swimming) at Miami University.

BOYS DIVISION I ADVANCERS TO STATE
The District Tournament will automatically qualify two (2) in each swimming event to the State Meet, with sixteen (16) at large qualifiers that will be selected on the basis of times recorded in the District Meet. Six (6) divers will qualify to the State Meet.

District Diving Meet (boys)

@ Miami

District Championships

@ Miami

The boys finished 4th at the District Championships on Saturday, tying their finish from last year. See top ten team scores below:

1. Cincinnati St Xavier 559
2. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 238.5
3. Centerville 206.5
4. Mason 143
5. Cincinnati Walnut Hills 124
6. Springboro 118.5
7. Cincinnati Sycamore 109.5
8. Cincinnati Anderson 106
9. Liberty Township Lakota East 100
10. Vandalia Butler 97

Senior Joel Thatcher, Preston Bailey, & Sophomore Ethan Devyak lead the team. Joel finished 4th in the 200 Freestyle & was District runner-up in the 500 Freestyle. Preston qualifies to State in the 100 Breaststroke with his 11th place finish, while Ethan qualifies in both the 200 & 500 Freestyle.

Diver Allen Feng also made State finishing 4th place.

Additionally, the following relay teams and swimmers will move onto the State Meet next Friday & Saturday in Canton, Ohio:

--200 Medley Relay - Joel Thatcher, Puran Kansakar, Ethan Devyak, Preston Bailey *School Record

--400 Freestyle Relay - Joel Thatcher *lead -off School Record, Preston Bailey, Ethan Devyak, Karson Walker

CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK AT STATE!

State Diving Championships

@ Canton, Ohio

State Swim Championships

@ Canton, Ohio

The Mason boys swimming team finished 12th this past weekend at the Ohio High School State swimming meet. Senior Joel Thatcher had an outstanding meet finishing 6th in both the 200 & 500 Freestyle.

Boys results below:

200 Medley Relay - 14th - Joel Thatcher, Puran Kansakar, Ethan Devyak, Preston Bailey
200 Freestyle - Joel Thatcher - 6th, Ethan Devyak - 24th
500 Freestyle - Joel Thatcher - 6th, Ethan Devyak - 24th
100 Breaststroke - Preston Bailey - 21st
400 Freestyle Relay - 10th - Karson Walker, Preston Bailey, Ethan Devyak, Joel Thatcher

Congratulations to all the athletes and coaches on an outstanding season!

Mason Junior Varsity competed Friday night in the annual tri-meet against Turpin and Anderson. Both men and women's teams placed second with numerous season best times achieved.

First place finishes on the women's side included Katie Moeller int the 50 free, Jensen Hatch in the 100 freestyle, and Moeller, Kylie Krueger, Gina Deaton and hatch in the 400 free relay.

The Comet girls swim team posted a win this past Saturday in a quad meet; Mason 185, Loveland 143, Lebanon 108, Princeton 68. See highlights below:

Girls 1st:
200 Medley Relay - Jenna Steinbicker, Hailey Forston, Camille Nguyen, Ellen White
200 Freestyle & 100 Freestyle - Camille Nguyen
200 IM - Jenna Steinbicker
100 Butterfly - Alise Cheeseman
500 Freestyle - Ellen White
100 Breaststroke - Haley Dardis
Diving - Nicole Wendeln

Next up Mason will compete at the Akron Firestone Invitational on Friday, December 18th. The team will followup the next day to compete in the Canton Invitational.

The Mason Grls Swimming and Diving Team recently competed at the Canton Invite on Saturday, Dec. 19th. No overall team scores were recorded Ashey Volpenhein was voted Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet. See details below:

Ashley Volpenhein wins both the 50 & 100 freestyle.

Two Mason relay teams win events:

200 Freestyle relay - Abbey Esler, Gabby Marinelli, Allison Bloebaum, Lauren Thomas

400 Freestyle relay - Jordan Decker, Gabby Marinelli, Allison Bloebaum, Ashley Volpenhein

Next up the Mason Swim and Dive Teams will compete at the Braves Invitational at Miami University on January 2nd.

Braves Invite

@ Miami University

The Mason Girls Swim and Dive teams participated in the Braves Invite @Miami University this past Saturday. There were 10 teams that competed. Our girls won by over 170 points over runner-up Talwanda

Individual winners:

Girls:
200 Medley Relay - Meredith Wolf, Josephine Waller, Camille Nguyen, McKenzie Grau
200 IM - Camille Nguyen
100 Butterfly & 100 IM - Angelika Georgostathis
500 Freestyle - Amanthi Ranatunga
50 Breaststroke - Megan Wang
200 Freestyle Relay - McKenna Killion, Camille Nguyen, Liz Monnin, Meredith Wolf
50 Butterfly - Samantha Theisen
100 Breaststroke - McKenna Killion
50 Backstroke - Meredith Wolf
400 Freestyle Relay - Angelika Georgostathis, McKenzie Grau, Camille Nguyen, Liz Monnin

Next up the Mason Swim teams travel to Upper Arlington for a dual meet on Friday, January 8th.

Mason girl's swimming & diving teams competed against Upper Arlington in Columbus Friday night to take on one of the states perennial powers. The ladies came up short in a very competitive meet, losing 108-78.

Mason girls diving team competed very well against some very tough competition. Seniors Nicole Wendeln & Kassidy Daniels both dove well finishing 4th & 5th. See other highlights below:

Gabby Marinelli - 50 & 100 Freestyle
Ashley Volpenhein - 100 Butterfly
Caroline Wolf - 100 Backstroke
200 Freestyle Relay - Gabby Marinelli, Allison Bloebaum, Abbey Esler, Ashley Volpenhein
400 Freestyle Relay - Gabby Marinelli, Jordan Decker, Allison Bloebaum, Ashley Volpenhein

Next up for the Mason Swimming and Diving Teams is the annual Southwest Coaches Classic this coming Saturday and Sunday. The meet finals are slated to be hosted by Mason on the 2nd day of the event.

Southwest Coaches Classic

(away)

Southwest Coaches Classic

Finals at Mason

Girls Win Southwest Coaches Classic!

The Mason Girls Swim and Dive Teams came away the #1 placing at the prestigious Southwest Coaches Classic this past weekend. The Comets won the last relay event of the meet to secure the win and finish 8 points better than top ranked St. Ursula. This was the girls first win of this meet since 2010.

Highlights included the girls winning the 200 Freestyle & 400 Freestyle Relays.

200 Freestyle Relay – Allison Bloebaum, Gabby Marinelli, Jordan Decker, Abbey Esler
400 Freestyle Relay - Gabby Marinelli, Jordan Decker, Abbey Esler, Ashley Volpenhein

Allison Bloebaum broke a team record in the 200 Butterfly.

Next up for the team is a quad meet versus Sacred Heart/Trinity/Maderia on Saturday, January 23rd.

Quad meet

Sacred Heart/Trinity/Maderia

CANCELLED

The swimming and diving teams weekend action was cancelled to travel issues by visiting teams.

Next up Mason will host East and West this Friday, January 29th. On Saturday, Mason will host LaSalle and McAuley for another tri-meet.

The Comet Girls teams won a tri-match against East and West last Friday. See team scores and individual highlights below:

Mason 142, LW 121, LE 59

Girls wins:
Senior Abbey Esler - 50 Freestyle
Ashley Volpenhein - 100 Butterfly
Senior Gabby Marinelli - 100 Freestyle
Senior Ellen White - 500 Freestyle
Lauren Thomas - 100 Backstroke & 100 Breaststroke

Next up Mason will host the GMC Swimming and Diving Championships. Diving is scheduled for this Friday night with Swimming events on Saturday.

The girls team will be seeking their to continue their conference domination. They have won the league title every year since entering the league in 2007-08 (8 straight).

GMC Divimg Championships

@ Mason

GMC Championships

@ Mason

GMC DOMINATION CONTINUES FOR GIRLS SWIMMING

The Mason Girls swim team successfully defended their GMC title this past Saturday at Mason. It was a total team effort by everyone. Mason has now won the conference crown every year (9) since entering the GMC in 2007-08.

Junior Ashley Volpenhein (50 & 100 Freestyle) & Sophomore Allison Bloebaum (200 & 500 Freestyle) each won 2 individual races.

Volpehein was named Outstanding Swimmer of the meet. This is Ashley's 3rd year she has received this honor. She set 1 GMC record on Saturday in the 50 yd. Freestyle, which she previously held.

The girls also set a league record in the 400 Freestyle Relay that was last set by Mason back in 2013. They were Gabby Marinelli, Allison Bloebaum, Abbey Esler, & Ashley Volpenhein.

Other winners were:

200 Medley Relay - Caroline Wolf, Jordan Decker, Abbey Esler, Lauren Thomas
100 Breaststroke - Jordan Decker
200 Freestyle Relay - Gabby Marinelli, Allison Bloebaum, Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein

Divers Kassidy Daniels & Nicole Wendeln both dove well finishing 5th & 6th.

The team now sets its sight on the Sectional Meet. Diving will be at Miami University on Thursday. Swimming events are back at Mason on Saturday, Feb. 13th. CLICK HERE for a complete schedule.

GIRLS DIVISION I ADVANCERS TO DISTRICT

In the individual events, the fastest 32 swimmers in the event will advance to the District meet. However, each sectional site (Centerville, Keating, Mason AM, Mason PM, and Trotwood) will advance two (2) automatic qualifiers. Any automatic qualifier not in the top 32 will be added at the end in open lanes.

For relay events, the fastest 24 relay teams in the event will advance to the District meet. However, each site (Centerville, Keating, Mason AM, Mason PM, and Trotwood) will advance two (2) automatic qualifiers. Any automatic qualifier not in the top 24 will be added at the end in open lanes.

Girls Division I Diving: The sectionals at combined Trotwood/Centerville, Keating, and combined Mason will qualify two (2) automatic divers each, plus a total of eighteen (18) additional divers based on score, for a field of twenty-four (24) qualifying to the District Tournament.

Sectional Diving Championships (Girls)

@ Miami University

Sectional Championships (Girls)

@ Mason

MASON GIRLS WIN AGAIN AT SECTIONALS!

The Comet girl's swimming and diving team successfully defended their Sectional Championship this past weekend. Sixteen swimmers qualified for District at the event held at Mason. See results and qualifers below:

Ashley Volpenhein - 50 & 100 Freestyle *set pool records in both
Allison Bloebaum - 200 Freestyle
Lauren Thomas - 200 IM & 100 Backstroke
Camille Nguyen - 100 Butterfly
200 Medley Relay - Caroline Wolf, Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein, McKenna Killion
200 Medley Relay - Gabby Marinelli, Allison Bloebaum, Jordan Decker, Abbey Esler
400 Freestyle Relay - Gabby Marinelli, Allison Bloebaum, Abbey Esler, Ashley Volpenhein

The following swimmers/divers also qualified to Districts:

Meredith Wolf
Angelika Georgostathis
Josephine Waller
Liz Monnin
Emily Zhao
Alise Cheeseman
Jenna Steinbicker
Kassidy Daniels
Nicole Wendeln

The Southwest District Championships are Thursday, Feb. 18th (Diving) and Saturday, Feb. 20th (Swimming) at Miami University.

GIRLS DIVISION I ADVANCERS TO STATE
The District Tournament will automatically qualify two (2) in each swimming event to the State Meet, with sixteen (16) at large qualifiers that will be selected on the basis of times recorded in the District Meet. Six (6) divers will qualify to the State Meet.

District

@ Miami

GIRLS WIN DISTRICT AGAIN!

The amazing Mason Girls Swimming and Diving Team had an outstanding win Saturday night at the District Championships at Miami. The meet was incredibly close with St. Ursula. This was the girls 3rd District title in the last 4 years. See top ten team scores below:

1. Mason 342.5
2. Cincinnati St Ursula Academy 296
3. Cincinnati Ursuline Academy 219.5
4. Kings Mills Kings 171
5. Springboro 166
6. Centerville 158
7. Cincinnati Sycamore 153
8. Cincinnati Turpin 135
9. Beavercreek 118
9. West Chester Lakota West 118

Mason was once again led by junior Ashley Volpenhein and sophomore Allison Bloebaum. They each won 2 events and were on 2 winning relays.

Ashley won the 50 & 100 Freestyle. In the100 Freestyle she broke her own school, Pool, District, & State Record. She as also on the winning 200 Medley & 400 Freestyle Relays.

Allison had an unbelievable meet winning the 200 & 500 Freestyle, and was a member of the 200 & 400 Freestyle Relays. The 400 Freestyle Relay set a District record.

Other relay winners were:

200 Medley Relay - Caroline Wolf, Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein, Lauren Thomas
200 Freestyle Relay - Gabby Marinelli, Abbey Esler, Allison Bloebaum, Jordan Decker
400 Freestyle Relay - Ashley Volpenhein, Abbey Esler, Allison Bloebaum, Gabby Marinelli *school record

The following swimmers have moved onto the State Meet being held next Friday & Saturday in Canton, Ohio.

Ashley Volpenhein
Allison Bloebaum
Lauren Thomas - 200 IM & 100 Backstroke
Jordan Decker - 50 Freestyle & 100 Breaststroke (District Runner-Up)
Abbey Esler - 50 & 100 Freestyle
Caroline Wolf - 100 Backstroke
Gabby Marinelli - 200 & 100 Freestyle (District Runner-up)
Camille Nguyen - 500 Freestyle

CONGRATULATIONS COMETS AND GOOD LUCK AT STATE!

Ashley Volpenhein...

For a great story on Ashley Volepenhein breaking her own state record, CLICK HERE.

State Diving Championships

@ Canton, Ohio

State Swim Championships

@ Canton, Ohio

COMETS EARN THREE TITLES AT STATE!

Mason Girls Swimming Team finished as OHSAA State Runner-up this past Saturday in Canton, Ohio! The team had an outstanding state meet and battled back and forth with Upper Arlington. Unfortunately Mason fell short by 10 points of winning a state championship. This was Mason's highest point finish ever at a state meet!

Junior Ashley Volpenhein lead the Comets with 2 individual wins in the 50 & 100 freestyle. Ashley defended her 50 title for the 3rd straight year! Her 100 free win was her 2nd year in a row and this time she broke the state meet record!

Ashley was also on the winning 400 Freestyle Relay which included Abbey Esler, Allison Bloebaum, and Gabby Marinelli. This is Mason 1st state relay championship!

Below are the rest of the results:

200 Medley Relay - 3rd - Caroline Wolf, Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein, Lauren Thomas
200 Freestyle - Allison Bloebaum - 2nd, Gabby Marinelli - 8th
200 IM - Lauren Thomas - 10th
50 Freestyle - Ashley Volpenhein - 1st, Jordan Decker - 12th, Abbey Esler - 13th
100 Freestyle - Ashley Volpenhein - 1st, Gabby Marinelli - 6th, Abbey Esler - 16th
200 Freestyle Relay - 2nd - Gabby Marinelli, Abbey Esler, Lauren Thomas, Jordan Decker
100 Backstroke - Lauren Thomas - 19th, Caroline Wolf - 20th
100 Breaststroke - Jordan Decker - 13th
400 Freestyle Relay - 1st - Ashley Volpenhein, Abbey Esler, Allison Bloebaum, Gabby Marinelli

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE ATHLETEA AND COACHES ON AN OUTSTANDING SEASON!

Comets Shutout Bombers!

Mason Wrestling slammed the St. Xavier Bombers on Pin Cancer Night Thursday evening. Final score was the Comets winning 71-0. Very rarely does a shutout occur in wrestling, but the Comet wrestlers dominated the match in every aspect. Money was raised on the evening to help fight cancer and donated to the Dragon Fly organization. See results below:

106 Carter (Mason) dec. Krusinski (X) 5-1
113 Glassco (Mason) pin Yauss (X) 1:35
120 Hood (Mason) pin Strayhorn (X) 1:11
126 Z. Donathan (Mason) maj. dec. Kreider (X) 21-8
132 Waugh (Mason) pin Warman (X) 1:17
138 Schuster (Mason) pin Boschert (X) 1:20
145 Williams (Mason) pin McShea (X) 3:09
152 Schweitzer (Mason) pin Hodges (X) 1:41
160 Tibbs (Mason) pin McCurlen (X) 2:55
170 Stein (Mason) maj. dec. Harper (X) 15-3
182 Vermillion (Mason) pin Bridges (X) 1:17
195 Wiegand (Mason) dec. Hulefeld (X) 10-4
220 Hamdan (Mason) dec. Dirksing (X) 4-3
285 Mullen (Mason) pin Manness (X) 1:09

Next up Mason competes this Saturday at the Olentangy Liberty Invitational.

Mason takes 2nd place at the 18 Team Nationwide Olentangy Liberty Classic this past Saturday. Top 5 team results below:

1 260.5 Olentangy Liberty
2 172.5 Mason
3 147 Teays Valley
4 134.5 Lancaster
5 121 Pickerington Central

Individual results below:

106 Carter (9) 2-1, 0 pins, 3rd place
113 Glassco (9) 4-0, 3 pins, 1st place
120 Hood (11) 3-1, 0 pins, 2nd place
126 Waugh (10) 2-1, 1 pin, 3rd place
132 C. Donathan (9) 3-1, 2 pins, 2nd place
132 Matherne (11) 2-2, 1 pin, 6th place
138 Williams (12) 1-2, 0 pins
145 Schweitzer (11) 4-1, 4 pins, 3rd place
152 Cibula (10) 2-2, 1 pin, 6th place
160 Stein (11) 3-2, 2 pins, 4th place
170 Vermillion (10) 3-2, 2 pins, 6th place
182 Sawyer (10) 0-3, 0 pins
195 Wiegand (11) 2-2, 1 pin
220 Hamdan (10) 2-2, 0 pins, 6th place
285 Mullen (12) 4-0, 3 pins, 1st place
285 Vanderyt (12) 3-1, 1 pin, 3rd place

Next up the Mason Wrestling Team (ranked #3 in the city polls), will compete in the prestigious Al Dvorak Wrestling Invitational on Tuesday/Wednesday, Dec. 22/23rd.

Mason Wrestling finished 4th overall out of 34 teams at the 28th annual Al Dvorak Memorial Invitational held in Machesney Park, Illinois on December 22nd and 23rd. See top finishes by Comet wrestlers below:

106-Sam Glassco-3rd

113-Jamien Hood-4th

126-Zack Donathan-3rd

132-Chris Donathan-6th

138-Colin Schuster-8th

152-Jack Stein-7th

170-Nick D'agostino-8th

285-Doug Mullen-6th

Next up for the wrestling team is the Army National Guard Duals on January 8th and 9th.

COMET WRESTLING WINS GUARD DUALS!

Mason's Varsity Wrestling team finished 1st out of 38 teams at the Army National Guard Duals in West Virginia this past weekend. In addition Mason's Varsity White Team finished 9th out of 38 teams to compliment the teams success.

Mason moves its dual meet record for the year to 13-0. They will take on Moeller the #1 ranked team in Cincinnati this Thursday at 7:00 pm at Moeller High School.

CONGRATULATIONS COACH MURNAN!

Head Coach Murnan reached his 150th career dual meet win this past weekend. His 11th year coaching record with the Comets currently stands 151 -35 in dual meets.

JV Wrestling Meet

@ Mason Middle School

MASON THUMPS MOE!

The Comets won the "Battle of Montgomery Road" last night, defeating Moeller HS 37-25. It was the first meeting between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in over 4 years. See box score below:

The night started off strong with Mason quickly recovering from a first match loss at the 220 weight class. Then the Comets 285 pound heavyweight, Doug Mullen, earned a takedown in the final moments of his match to secure the team's first win of the dual. Multiple of the lighter wrestlers recieved forefits from Moeller. Mason quickly pulled ahead of Moeller, earning, at the highest point, a lead of 31 points.

Next up the team will participate in the Cathedral Invitational on Saturday, January 16th. The annual and prestigious James Horner Invitational will be hosted by Mason on Saturday, January 23rd.

Wrestlers Go Undefeated at Indy Event!

The Comet wrestling team participated in the 6-way Cathedral Dual Invitational this past Saturday. Mason goes 5-0 against their dual opponents and defeats a top 5 ranked team in Indiana (Indianapolis Cathedral) moving its dual meet record to 19-0 for the season. See results below:

Mason 75 Culver Academy 0
Mason 57 Kokomo 9
Mason 34 Center Grove 15
Mason 62 New Haven 6
Mason 47 Cathedral 20

Mason will host the annual James Horning Invitational this coming Saturday, Janauary 23rd, at the Mason Middle School Arena. Top teams and wrestlers will participate in the annual all day event. Mason has won the past two consecutive JVH invites. See schedule for the event below:

The Mason Wrestling team won their third consecutive James Horning Invitational at the Mason Middle School arena this past Saturday. The Comet grapplers outscored their nearest competitior, Dublin Coffman, 307.5-252.5 at the all day event. Glen Este was thrid overall with 161 points.

The Comets had 7 individual champions; Sam Glassco, Jamien Hood, Zack Donathan, Chris Donathan, Colin Schuster , Mark Gabe, Nick D'Agostino.

SEE FULL RESULTS BELOW:

Team scores:
1. Mason 307.5
2. Dublin Coffman 252.5
3. Glen Este 161
4. Centerville 154.5
5. Lakota West 150.5
6. Beavercreek 101.5
7. Milford 96
8. Stebbins 58
9. Fairmont 54
10. Pickerington North 51.5

Championship finals:
106 Glassco (Mason) pin Santana (GE) 2:43
113 Hood (Mason) dec. Hossan (DC) 11-7
120 Schuster (Mason) dec. Waugh (Mason) 3-1
126 Z. Donathan (Mason) tech fall Mustafa (Cent) 18-3
132 C. Donathan (Mason) tech fall Murphy (Milford) 17-2
138 Gabe (Mason) dec. Bradberry (LW) 12-5
145 Demas (DC) major dec. Acuna (LW) 16-4
152 Plaisir (DC) tech fall Asencio (Beaver) 19-0
160 D'Agostino (Mason) dec. Allen (DC) 5-3
170 Kimbrell (Fair) dec. Longo (DC) 5-2
182 Jones (GE) pin Alvarez (DC) 5:01
195 Kemp (Cent) dec. Wiegand (Mason) 10-4
220 Frye (DC) pin Stone (GE) 2:52
285 Tanner-Blair (LW) dec. Mullen (Mason) 7-5

Consolation finals:
106 Bronaugh (Milf) dec. Murray (DC) 8-2
113 Whitten (Steb) pin Maas (Fair) 4:06
120 Hertel (GE) pin Hassel (PN) 1:27
126 Lewis (GE) dec. Quinn (LW) 5-3
132 Wilson (Steb) FF Korban (PN)
138 Wolak (DC) dec. McDonough (Milf) 17-14
145 Stein (Mason) dec. Smith (GE) 1-0
152 Wilfong (Milf) dec. Howell (Cent) 11-6
160 Pflaumer (LW) dec. Uzhca (Cent) 7-6
170 Miller (Cent) FF Harris (LW)
182 Rawlings (Beaver) FF Hauer (Mason)
195 Craig (DC) dec. Walls (Beaver) 3-2
220 Hamdan (Mason) dec. Smith (Beaver) 7-2
285 Rosebury (DC) major dec. Markham (Cent) 14-5

On Wednesday, Mason HS will host the 2016 OHSAA Regional Wrestling Dual Team Tournament regional Quarterfinal. This year's bracket has Mason facing off against Little Miami HS on one mat while Anderson HS and Loveland HS will meet on the other mat. The winners will then face each other. The winner of the 2nd dual will face the winner from the B side of the regional bracket the following week.

This event will also be Mason's Senior night event scheduled before the start of the 2nd dual.

Comets Wrestlers Rout Oppenents and Advance

The OHSAA Regional Dual Quarterfinals were held at Mason on Wednesday night. Mason swamped their two opponents to continue on in the head-to-head state team competition.

In their match versus Little Miami, Mason completed a 77-0 shutout of their opponents. See breakdown of scores below:

Match 2
Mason 77 - Little Miami 0
106 Sam Glassco 9 (Mason) Forfeit
113 Jaimen Hood 11 (Mason) pin Cole Gintert 9 (Little Miami) 0:26
120 Dylan Waugh 10 (Mason) pin Greg Melton 9 (Little Miami) 1:27
126 Dylan Waugh 10 (Mason) dec. Casey Lawrence 10 (Little Miami) 8-1
132 Christopher Donathan 9 (Mason) tech. fall Connor Thompson 9 (Little Miami) 15-0
138 Mark Gabe 12 (Mason) pin Sam Smith 9 (Little Miami) 0:43
145 Nathan Williams 12 (Mason) Forfeit
152 Jack Stein 11 (Mason) pin Brandon Metz 10 (Little Miami) 3:32
160 Nicholas D'Agostino 12 (Mason) Forfeit
170 Eric Vermillion 10 (Mason) pin Tony Agricola 11 (Little Miami) 3:14
182 Seph Wiegand 11 (Mason) pin Grant Frith 10 (Little Miami) 1:54
195 Dylan Schauer 11 (Mason) Forfeit
220 Zaid Hamdan 10 (Mason) dec. Michael Magill 10 (Little Miami) 7-2
285 Douglas Mullen 12 (Mason) Forfeit

In the evening finale, Mason once again routed their adversary, winning against Anderson by a score of 66-3. See breakdown below:

Match 3
Mason 66 - Anderson 3
106 Andrew Carter 9 (Mason) pin Luke Loebker 10 (Anderson) 1:21
113 Jaimen Hood 11 (Mason) pin Javelle Howard 9 (Anderson) 0:54
120 Colin Schuster 11 (Mason) pin Thomas Volz 10 (Anderson) 2:26
126 Dylan Waugh 10 (Mason) Forfeit
132 Zachary Donathan 11 (Mason) pin Zack Olvera 12 (Anderson) 3:28
138 Nathan Williams 12 (Mason) dec. Jacob Meeker 12 (Anderson) 7-6
145 Cameron Schweitzer 11 (Mason) pin Brayden James 11 (Anderson) 0:43
152 Jack Stein 11 (Mason) pin Timothy Friedrich 10 (Anderson) 3:48
160 Kamal Adewumi 9 (Mason) dec. Blake Machesky 10 (Anderson) 6-4
170 Nicholas D'Agostino 12 (Mason) dec. Trey Lanham 11 (Anderson) 9-3
182 Cole Cain 11 (Anderson) dec. Andrew Hauer 11 (Mason) 12-6
195 Seph Wiegand 11 (Mason) tech. fall Mark Albert 11 (Anderson) 21-5
220 Zaid Hamdan 10 (Mason) maj. dec. Kevin Stone 9 (Anderson) 17-6
285 Jordan Vanderyt 12 (Mason) pin Maxwell Berry 11 (Anderson) 5:43

Mason now advances to the Regional Finals of the State Duals. The event will be a rematch of the two top teams in the city polls. Mason and Moeller will meet on Wednesday, February 3rd at 5:00 pm at Elder. The Comets have already defeated the Crusaders in a dual match two weeks ago.

The winner will wrestle again that evening against either Elder or Harrison. The champions will advance to the OHSAA State Dual Finals on Saturday, February 13th.

Next up for the Comets is the Cruiser Classic in Groveport, Ohio on Saturday, Jan. 30th.

Cruiser Classic

@ Groveport, OH

The Wrestling continued their winning ways this past weekend at Cruiser Classic in Groveport, Ohio. Mason dominated the tourney, winning by almost a 200 point margin over their nearest competitior. See scores and results below:

Team Scores

1 - 337 Mason
2 - 138 Teays Valley
3 - 127 Logan
4 - 120 Hilliard Bradley
5 - 108 Tri-Valley
6 - 94.5 Bishop Hartley
7 - 89 Westerville Central
8 - 81 Cambridge
9 - 75 Whitehall
10 - 74 Bishop Ready
11 - 74 Groveport Madison
12 - 50 Troy
13 - 39 Pickerington North

1st Place - 106 - Sam Glassco
2nd Place - 113 - Jamien Hood
1st Place - 120 - Colin Schuster
1st Place - 126 - Zack Donathan
2nd Place - 132 - Chris Donathan
2nd Place - 138 - Mark Gabe
5th Place - 145 - Cameron Schweitzer
1st Place - 152 - Jack Stein
1st Place - 160 - Nick D'Agostino
2nd Place - 170 - Eric Vermillion
1st Place - 195 - Seph Weingand
4th Place - 220 - Zaid Hamdan
2nd Place - 285 - Doug Mullen

OHSAA State Duals-Regional Finals

Mason vs. Moeller

5:00 PM at Elder

Mason fell to Moeller at the OHSAA State Dual Regional competition at Elder on Wedneday night by a score of 34-22. Elder defeated Moeller 32-27 in the final round to advance to State. See Mason match by match results below:

Lakota East will host the 2016 GMC Wrestling Championships on Saturday, February 6th. Doors open for spectators at 9:00 AM with the first round of competition beginning at 10:00 AM. The finals will begin approximately 30-45 Minutes after the conclusion of the consolation semifinals.  **Please note that the gym will be cleared prior to the start of placement matches for first and third.  During this time the gym and bleachers will be reconfigured for the finals matches.

Admission prices:     Adults     $6.00 each session     $10.00 Tournament Pass

                              Students  $4.00 each session     $6.00 Tournament Pass

Mason will be seeking their 7th consecutive GMC Championhip.

GMC Championshiips

@ Lakota East

7 STRAIGHT FOR MASON WRESTLING!

On Saturday at the GMC Wrestling Championships at Lakota East, Mason once again proved they are the team to beat in the league, winning their 7th consecutive GMC title by almost 50 points over 2nd place Fairfield. The Comets streak began way back in the 2009-10 season and now equals Lakota West for the most league titles in modern day GMC records. See team scores below:

Team Score
1. Mason 234.0
2. Fairfield 187.0
3. Sycamore 90.5
4. Lak. West 78.0
5. Lak. East 74.0
6. Oak Hills 73.0
7. Princeton 69.0
8. Hamilton 58.0
9. Colerain 49.5
10. Middletown 11.0

Mason wrestlers placed in 13 of the 14 weight classes. See placers below:

Champions
113 - Jamien Hood (11)
120 - Colin Schuster (11)
126 - Chris Donathan (9)
132 - Zack Donathan (11)
160 - Nick D'Agostino (12)

Runner-up
138 - Mark Gabe (12)
145 - Jack Stein (11)
195 - Seph Weigand (11)
220 - Zaid Hamdan (10)
285 - Doug Mullen (12)

Third Place
106 - Sam Glassco (9)
170 - Eric Vermillion (10)

Fourth Place
152 - Cameron Schweitzer (11)

The post season Sectional is Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20 at Hamilton. Each sectional will qualify the top four (4) wrestlers in each weight class to the district tournament.

Four wrestlers from each weight class and an alternate will qualify for the State Tournament to be held March 3rd – March 5th .

SECTIONAL

@ Hamilton

SECTIONAL REPEAT FOR MASON WRESTLING!

The Mason Wrestling jugernaut won another Sectional Championships at Hamillton this past weekend. The Comets qualified 12 wrestlers to District and 1 alternate. Mason saw five of their athletes win individual titles at the event. Sam Glassco, Jamien Hood, Colin Schuster, Chris Donathan and Nick D'Agostino all won sectioanl titles. Mason 2nd place runnerups included; Jack Stein, Zack Donathan, Eric Vermillion, and Doug Mullen.

See team scores below:

1.Mason257
2.LaSalle193.5
3.Glen Este193.
4.Harrison153.5
5.St. Xavier104.
6.Sycamore98.
7.Winton Woods 87.
8.Princeton66.5
9.Hamilton57.5
10.Walnut Hills47.
11.Turpin45.5
12.Withrow19.0
13.Western Hills 6.0

Below is a list of the Mason wrestlers advancing to the District Championships:

1st - Sam Glassco (9)
1st - Jamien Hood (11)
1st - Colin Schuster (11)
1st - Chris Donathan (9)
1st - Nick D'Agostino (12)
2nd - Jack Stein (11)
2nd - Zack Donathan (11)
2nd - Eric Vermillion (10)
2nd - Doug Mullen (12)
4th - Cameron Schweitzer (11)
4th - Seph Wiengand (11)
4th - Zaid Hamdan (10)

Next up for the Mason Wrestling team and their qualifiers is the District at Kettering Fairmont's Trent Arena on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27. Mason will be seeking to defend their title and win their 2nd consecutive District Championship.

 The first four (4) in each weight class will qualify to the State Wrestling Tournament to be held March 3-5 at Ohio State University.

DISTRICT

@ Kettering Fairmont Trent Arena

MASON 2ND AT DISTRICT!

Mason finishes District Runner-up (2nd place) out of 47 Division I Teams this past weekend at Kettering Fairmont. Moeller just edged out Mason by less than 8 points to grab the overall title. The Comets will send 5 wrestlers to the Individual State Tournament along with 1 State Alternate. Mason had 9 District Place Winners on Saturday. The first four (4) in each weight class qualified to advance.

Congratulations to the following individuals who will be advancing to the State Tournament:

106 - Sam Glassco (9)
113 - Jamien Hood (11)
120 - Colin Schuster (11)
132 - Zack Donathan (11)
145 - Jack Stein (11)

152 - Nick D'Agostino (12) - State Alternate

Team Scores
1. Moeller 154.5
2. Mason 147.0
3. LaSalle 128.0
4. Fairfield 120.0
5. Elder 105.0
6. Northmont 74.0
7. Glen Este 68.0
8. Centerville 66.5
9. Springboro 65.0
10. Oak Hills 59.0

The OHSAA State Championships will be held this coming Thursday-Saturday at The Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University.

Click here for complete coverage and information.

Congratuations and Good Luck to all our Comet Wrestlers and coaches!!

GO COMETS!

STATE

@ OSU

ZACK DONATHAN STATE RUNNER UP!

Mason wrestler, junior Zack Donathan is the 132 lb. State Runnerup for 2016. After clawing his way to the State Finals on Saturday at Ohio State University's Schottenstein Center, Donathan lost a very tough battle to achieve a state title. In a match where he was the clear aggressor, Donathan had Grove City Central Crossing’s Jaden Mattox on the ropes late in the match, but ran out of time in a 4-3 decision to come up short.

Mattox earned a takedown on Donathan late in the 2nd period and was able to ride it out to go up two points. Zach is Mason’s highest placer since 2009 and will have another shot for the top of the podium in 2017.

Junior Colin Schuster had a great tournament and will be looking for Columbus gold next year after finishing 3rd overall in the 120 pound weight class. Another junior, Jack Stein, placed 7th and reached the podium in the 145 lb class. Junior Jaimen Hood was an Academic All-Ohio winner and was a match away from placing. In addition, outstanding freshman Sam Glassco was also a match away from placing.

Final Team Standings
1. Lakewood St. Edward 152.0
2. Elyria 105.0
3. Powell Olen. Liberty 95.0
4. Brecksville-Broad. Hts. 82.5
5. Gr. City Central Crossing 73.5
6. Perrysburg 61.5
7. Wadsworth 61.0
8. Brunswick 50.0
9. Mason 46.5
10. Cle. St. Ignatius 42.0
Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit 42.0

Mason finishes another awesome season as GMC, Sectional champs and District Runner up. They have alot to continue to look forward to next season. Congratulations to all the wrestlers and coaches!

Highlights

The Mason girls bowling team opened their 2015-16 season with a 2568-1957 loss to Glen Este last Monday. The high scorer for Mason was Miriam Markvan with a two game series of 178, 190.

Next up Mason will host MND on Monday, Nov. 30th.

The girls bowling team earned their first win of the very young season with a 2107-2007 victory against Mount Notre Dame on Monday, Nov. 30th. Leading the Comets was Miriam Markvan with a 374 series. Rachel Snow bowled a 202 her second game.

Next up Mason visits Seton Wednesday.

The girls team fell to Seton on Wednesday by a score of 2412-1797.

Next up Mason (1-2) will particpate in the Big Blue Classic on Sunday, Dec. 6th.

The Comet girls fell to Oak Hills on Monday. They bowled a solid 2025 but Oak hills had a terrific 2447. High scorer for Mason girls was Miriam Markvan with a terrific 411 series.

Next up Mason is at Harrison today (Wednesday).

The girls bowling team had a tough time at Harrison on Tuesday. They bowled well scoring 2018 and were led by Miriam Markvan and Rachel SnowIt came down to the last baker game but they fell just a little short. Final: Mason 2018 Harrison 2050.

The Girls participated in the Holiday Tournament at Western Bowl on Saturday. The team competed well finishing 17th overall and 16th in the individual round.

Mason girls bowling defeated Sycamore on Tuesday, 1814-1596. The girls were led by Miriam Markvan's 382. Rachel Snow helped with a 171 first game, and Morgan Jewett's 283 series.

The girls are 2-5 overall and 1-1 in the GMC. Next up the Mason bowling teams will participate in the Holiday Classic Tourney on Tuesday, Dec. 29th.

The girls bowled on Monday, Dec. 28th at the Holiday Classic and did a good job. They finished 16th out of 25 teams. Leading the team were Rachel Snow, followed closely by Miriam Markvan.

Next up the girls (2-5, 1-1) will host McAuley on Monday, January 4th.

Mason girls won a close one against Princeton on Tuesday. Final score 1909-1878. It was hard fought victory coming down to the last game. Mason won the last of the team games by 40 points to scrape out a victory against a GMC rival. Girls were led by Miriam Markvan's 398 two game series followed by Emma Soper's excellent 361.

Next up Mason is at Colerain on Monday, January 11th.

Girls from Mason bowled the Colerain girls on Monday. Mason girls did not fare well as they only managed a 662 on their second series. They fell to Colerain 2050 to 1710.

Next up Mason is at Lebanon on Wednesday.

The girls bowlers ran into a hot Lebanon girls team last Wednesday. Lebanon bowled a 2155 while Mason struggled to find their shot and only managed a 1812. High for Mason was Miriam Markvan's 365.

Next up Mason is at the Lancer Tourney on Saturday, Jan. 16th.

The girls team bowled in the Lancer Baker tournament this past weekend. The team struggled in their final 2 games and were knocked out by only 16 pins. Rachel Snow was outstanding as our anchor.

The Mason girls bowled against a Lakota East team that managed to just barley stay ahead of them last Friday. After round one East was up by 2 pins, after round 2 East was only up by 3 pins. It was looking like a close race, but in the first Baker game Lakota won by 60 pins and never looked back. Mason girls have unfortunately struggled in GMC matches and are now 2-3 in the conference.

Next up Mason will host Lakota West today, January 25th.

Mason girls bowled against GMC foe Lakota West on Monday afternoon. The Comets came away with a 2248-1713 victory. No other details provided.

Next up Mason is at Reading on Wednesday, January 27th.

Mason girls bowled against Reading at Crossgate Lanes on Wednesday. The team did very well posting a solid 2138 match score to Readings 1834.

They had a big day from senior captain Miriam Markvan who posted a 222, 221 day. The rest of the team bowled well too and is looking forward to improving their record at Hamilton on Tuesday.

Mason fell to Middletown on Thursday, January 28th by a score of 2233-2019. Mason girls bowled well against a strong Middletown team had a terrific series from Miriam Markvan. Her 405 was tops for the day on both teams.

Next up they will visit Hamilton on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd.

Mason girls evened their GMC record at 4-4 on Tuesday with a 2074-2067 win at Hamilton. The Comets are now 6-10 overall.

The girls were defeated by a strong Fairfield team 2267 to 2075 on Monday. They were led by Miriam Markvan's 422 and Rachel Snow's 378.

Next up Mason will host Kings on Tuesdsay, February 16th to close out their regular season. The girls will compete in the Sectional Tournament, Feb. 18th at Crossgate Lanes. The top 7 teams will qualify for Districts.

SECTIONAL

@ Crossgate Lanes

GIRLS BOWLING ADVANCES TO DISTRICT

The Mason Girls Bowling team finished 7th at the Sectional Tourney on Thursday to punch their ticket to the upcoming District Championships. The Comets had a team total of 3188 pins to be one of the top teams to advance in the post season.

The entire Mason girl's team will bowl for a District Title on Wednesday, Feb. 24th at Beaver-Vu Lanes in Beavercreek, Ohio. The top five teams and top five bowlers on a non-qualifying team will advance to State.

Good Luck to the Comets below at District!

Miriam Markvan
Rachel Snow
Morgan Jewett
Hannah Dwaileebe
Emma Soper
Liz Popp
Leah Markvan

DISTRICT

@ Beaver-Vu Lanes

The Mason girls bowling season came to an end on Wednesday at the District Championships at Beaver-Vu Lanes. The Comets struggled to bowl their best, finishing with an overall pin total of 2979. The top five teams and top five individuals moved on to state.

Miriam Markvan was Mason's high bowler with 516 pins. Rachel Snow followed with 427 pins.

Congrats to the players and coaches on a fine season.

The boys bowling team had the second best day in Mason Bowling history in their season opener against Glen Este last Monday. The Comets had a team series of 3080. There were a lot of high scorers; Evan Haas scored a 418 two game series, next David Neal's 422, in second place was Bradon Sauer with a 481.

The team was led by Sean Merritt with a fantastic 537. Their 3080 is the best score thrown this year in the city, and Sean Merritt's 537 is tops in the GMC so far this year.

Sauer Rolls Perfect Game!

Mason senior boys bowling standout, Bradon Sauer bowled a perfect game on Monday to help his team to a 2807-2241 win over St. Xaiver. Sauer's 300 game was the first in the GMC this year. Other significant scores were Evan Haas 234 series (twice) and Sean Merritt bowled a one game series of 228.

Next up the Comets are at Elder Wednesday.

Mason Boys Bowling remained perfect on the season with a 2692-2636 win over Elder on Wednesday. Evan Haas and Sean Merritt managed to shoot over 400 but no one else on the team hit that mark. It was a good team victory getting the best out of Freshman Jeremy Capehart during Bakers. He went 7/8 helping most in the last baker game where he shot two strikes and the team managed to hold off Elder with a 226 final game.

Next up the Comets bowl in the Big Blue Classic on Saturday, Dec. 5th.

Mason boys bowled very well yesterday and had a good day with a 2879. That is usually good enough to beat most teams on most days, but Oak Hills bowled there best match of the season scoring a 2933.

High scorer for Mason was David Neal who bowled a terrific 483 2 game series. He started the first game bowling 10 straight strikes. 2 away from another perfect game.

Next up Mason is at Harrison today.

The Boys bowling team participated in the Holiday Tournament at Western Bowl on Saturday and finished in 6th place. Up until the last baker game they had moved into a chance at third place as their 233 5th game put them only 10 points from third. The last game however fell short and they fell back into 6th place.
High for the boys was Sean Merritt with a stellar 653 series.

Mason boys bowling defeated Sycamore on Tuesday, 2890-2453. The team had a terrific night with 4 of the five starters scoring over 400, and the 5th starter was very close with a 189 average. Notable scores for Mason were David Neal's 500 and Bradon Sauer's 457.

The team is 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the GMC. Next up the Mason bowling teams will participate in the Holiday Classic Tourney on Tuesday, Dec. 29th.

The Boys bowled on Tuesday, Dec. 29th at the Holiday Classic. The team finished 11th out of 26 teams. They were led by captain Sean Merritt who had a terrific 667 three game series.

Next the boys (5-2, 1-1) will visit Princeton on Tuesday, January 5th.

The Mason boys bowling team got 2016 off to a good start with a 2647-2284 win over Princeton on Tuesday night. Mason boys bowled well. The boys were led by Evan Haas who threw a terrific 446 series. He was followed closely by David Neal's outstanding 428 series. It was a good win for the boys making them 2-1 in the GMC.

Next up Mason will visit Colerain on Monday, January 11th.

Mason boys lost a difficult match to Colerain on Monday. Colerain was on fire as they bowled a season high 3037. Mason struggled and posted a season low 2533. The only bright spot was a super series from Evan Haas who bowled a 227, 225 series.

Next up Mason will visit Lebanon on Wednesday, January 13th.

Mason boys bowlers struggled a bit with their shot on Wednesday vs. Lebanon falling 2989-2592. They worked hard to have a good first round 930 and an even better second round of 975. Normally a 1905 would still keep you close but Lebanon was on fire. They had an 1114, and a 1090- putting us 300 pins behind. There were 2 bright spots this week, Evan Haas had high series of 440, and David Neal just behind with a 438.

Next up Mason is at the Lanceer Invite on Saturday.

The boys team bowled in the Lancer Baker tournament this past weekend. They made it to the knockout round and were in 12th place out of 16 teams.

Senior captain Sean Merritt was outstanding. He managed to pick up a difficult split in order to keep going in the tourney. The boys managed to somehow scrape and claw their way into the championship round finally falling to Oak Hills. After a lackluster start, Mason managed to finish second overall.

Next up the team is at Franklin on Tuesday.

The boys bowled against Lakota East and as usual we got their best scores of the year. East usually averages about 2600-2700, but on Friday they managed a season high 2803. Fortunately for Mason, we also had one of our season high scores and outlasted East to win 2969 to 2803. Noteworthy scores were turned in by Evan Haas (480) and Sean Merritt (470).

This past Saturday the freshman and sophomore Crusader challenge was at Crossgate Lanes. Evan Haas was announced at the introductions as the only returning member from the all tournament team from last year, (high score). He did not disappoint as he managed to be the top scorer in the tourney again this year. His 2 game 508 was nearly 20 pins higher than the next closest bowler. The team also bowled much better than last year earning them a spot in the championship round next to Oak Hills. It was a good battle but the Comets came in second to Oak Hills.

Next up Mason will host Lakota West today, January 25th.

Mason boys defeated Lakota West 2962-1906 last Monday afternoon. No other details provided. The Comets overall record goes to 8-4 and 4-2 in the GMC.

Next up Mason is at Reading on Wednesday, January 27th.

Merritt Rolls Perfect Game!

Mason's Sean Merritt accomplished the ultimate feat for a bowler on Wednesday, rolling a perfect 300 game against Reading at Crossgate Lanes. He is the second Comet this season to accomplish perfection. Bradon Sauer bowled a perfect game against St. Xavier back on November 30th.

Merritt's 300 came in the first game and he followed it up with a 255 in the 2nd game of the day for an amazing 555 series. Evan Haas also had a great day managing to throw 21 strikes in his 2 games and bowled 4 pins better than Merritt with a 559 series.

If that wasn't enough, every Mason starter bowled over a 400 series and set a school match record of 3174 pins. The former record was 3113. The Comets defeated Reading by a final score of 3174-1865.

It was a fantastic day that will long be remembered in Mason boys bowling history.

Mason defeated Middletown last Thursday, Jan. 28th by a score of 2795-2494. It was a much needed GMC match against a tough Middie team. Both teams struggled with the oil pattern and fortunately Mason came out on top. Some notable scores were Devon Smith's 278, and the solid consistency from David Neal.

Next up Mason (10-5, 5-2) will host Lasalle on Monday, February 1st and then visit Hamilton on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd.

Mason boys lost a tough match to Lasalle on Monday by a score of 2780 to 2813. It was a tough loss considering the Comets had a lead going into the team round. High individual scores came Evan Haas (497) and Braden Sauer (419).

The boys lost another very close match to Hamilton on Tuesday by a score of 2627-2623. Their record slips to 10-6 overall and 5-3 in the GMC.

The Mason boys team faced a very tough Fairfield team on Monday. Fairfield bowled a terrific score of 3000 and were led by two of the districts best bowlers.

Unfortunately for Fairfield, Mason has 3 of the city's best bowlers and they lived up to their expectations helping the Comets to a 3171-3000 win. Every Mason starter bowled well, setting another school record team score.

The best in the city over the last 10 years was the 3174 that the boys bowled against Reading over a week ago. On Monday, they set another record by throwing the second best score in the city. Highly notable scores were Evan Haas's 507, and David Neal's 491.

Next up Mason (11-6, 6-3) will host Kings on Tuesdsay, February 16th to close out their regular season. The boys Sectiional is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb, 17th at Crossgate Lanes. The top 7 teams will qualify for Districts.

SECTIONAL

@ Crossgate Lanes

EVAN HAAS QUALIFIES FOR DISTRICT!

The Mason boy's bowling team just missed qualifying as a team to District, finishing 8th overall (top 7 qualify) at the Sectional Tourney on Thursday. Evan Haas scored a good enough individual score to move on to the district as an individual bowler.

Haas will bowl for a District Title on Thursday, Feb. 25th at Beaver-Vu Lanes in Beavercreek, Ohio. The top five bowlers on a non-qualifying team will advance to State.

Good Luck Evan!

DISTRICTS

@ Beaver-Vu Lanes

Beavercreek, Ohio

GMCE Pink Ribbon Event

@ Fairfield

GMCE Open Nationals

@ Fairfield Arena

The 2015-16 Competition Cheer team was crowned Grand Champions at the GMCE Open Nationals with a 1st place finish at Fairfield Arena last Sunday, November 15th. Congratulatons to all the girls and 1st year head coach Mandy Schauer and her assistants Kate Lawley and Stacey Tudor.

Great Job Ladies! Next up the team will compete at the Cheer For A Cure at Lakota West on Saturday, December 5th.

Cheer For A Cure

@ Lakota West

The Mason Competition Cheer team placed 1st at the Cheer For A Cure Event this past Saturday at Lakota West. The Comets competed against teams from Milford, Colerain and Ross.

Next up Mason competes in the America's Best Cheer event at Cintas Center on January 30 and 31st.

CheerMax

@ Great Wolf Lodge

Congratulations to the Mason Competition Cheer Team. The placed 1st at yesterday's Cheer Max event at Great Wolf Lodge.

Up next is the State Championships at Ohio State University on Sunday, March 6th.

Go Comets! Good Luck at State!

State Championships

Columbus, Ohio

The Mason Competition Cheer Team finished their season at the State Championships in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend. The cheering Comets finished in the Top 15, 13th overall out of 136 teams that competed at the event.

Congratulations to the cheerleaders and coaches!!!