Video: McNick captains celebrate 1st win at new stadium
Captains of the McNicholas High School football team talk about playing their inaugural game at Penn Station Stadium. McNick defeated Purcell Marian, 44-8, to earn the victory on Oct. 16. From left to...
View ArticleTurpin Football: Position updates
If you haven’t heard, the Turpin football team has suffered numerous injuries. Quarterback Eric Martin and wide receiver Shade Whitfield are some of the players who have been lost for the year. Running...
View ArticleTurpin football’s next man in
Turpin entered Friday’s game against Little Miami with 19 players out with injuries. The squad managed to trounce their opponent, 42-0, despite their bumps and bruises. Quarterback Connor Jansen was an...
View ArticleOHSAA computers shun Anderson
Despite posting an 8-2 regular season record, the Anderson Redskins failed to qualify for the year’s postseason. The Redskins didn’t possess enough quality wins to help the squad move up the Division...
View ArticleMcNick makes 1st playoff appearance since 2003
For the first time in seven years, the McNicholas Rockets will play a postseason football game. McNick will host Dayton Dunbar at Turpin High School, Nov. 6. If the Rockets are victorious, the victory...
View ArticleSoccer: McNick boys fall in regionals
The McNicholas boys’ soccer team ended its season with a 1-0 loss to Columbus St. Francis DeSales in the regional semifinals at Fairborn High School, Nov. 2. McNick goalie Billy Losekamp did his best...
View ArticleSoccer: McNick girls advance to regional final
The McNicholas girls’ soccer team advanced to the regional final round by defeating Wyoming, 1-0, at Centerville High School, Nov. 3. McNick’s Tricia Walsh scored the match’s only goal with 25:42...
View ArticleAnderson girls’ soccer one game from state final
The Anderson High School girls’ soccer team is one game away from playing in the Division-I state championship match. The Redskins play Pickerington High School North, Nov. 10, at Centerville High...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Anderson falls one game short of state final
The Anderson High School girls’ soccer team lost in the Division I state semifinals to Pickerington North, 3-2, at Centerville High School, Nov. 10. The Redskins led after the first half, 2-1....
View ArticleLocation for McNick playoff game announced
McNicholas High School will square off against Eaton in a Division III football regional final, Nov. 20. According to the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s website, the game will be played at...
View ArticlePlayoff football: Thinking about the McNick/Eaton game
Having a conversation with myself about tonight’s McNicholas/Eaton Division III playoff game. Would you really pick against McNicholas tonight? They’ve had a great season? Yes, they’ve had a terrific...
View ArticleFootball: McNick coasts to state semis
By Nick Dudukovich ndudukovich@communitypress.com With a 5-5 record last year, not many expected the McNicholas Rockets to be anything but an average team during the 2010 campaign. On paper, McNick...
View ArticleFootball: Continuing my McNick conversation
After watching McNicholas’ regional final football victory over Eaton, I’m continuing my previous conversation about the Rockets. McNick defeated Eaton, 39-14, at Mason High School, Nov. 20. McNick...
View ArticlePlayoff football prediction: McNick battles Watterson in the Division III...
The McNicholas High School football team finds itself just one game away from the Division III state championship game. The Rockets square off against Columbus Bishop Watterson at 7 p.m., Saturday,...
View ArticleMcNick’s Ryan Haynes named to All-Ohio defensive team
McNicholas High School linebacker Ryan Haynes was named to the Division III-IV All-Ohio first defensive team for his efforts throughout the football season. During the regular season, Haynes led the...
View ArticleThe seven things you should know about the fall sports season
With the state football championships wrapping up over the weekend, I got to thinking about what a great season it was for fall sports. Although no Cincinnati area teams were represented on on the...
View ArticleSeven schools to form new conference: Read why
Anderson, Glen Este, Kings, Loveland, Milford, Turpin, and Walnut Hills High Schools will leave the Fort Ancient Valley Conference and begin a new conference in the fall of 2012. According to Glen Este...
View ArticleMcNick’s Klonne looks back on illustrious career
I recently talked with retired McNicholas High School football coach Steve Klonne about his career. We covered it all. From where he started, his success and departure from Moeller, as well as his...
View ArticleTop 5 footballers that I saw in 2010
Who were the five football players that really impressed me this season? With 2010 winding down, that is the question I found myself asking. Well, I got to thinking (don’t worry, I didn’t hurt myself),...
View ArticleAnderson seniors pave the way for Redskins success
There’s something to be said about senior leadership, and right now, nobody knows that better than the Anderson High School boys basketball team. The Redskins’ class of 2011 have Anderson in first...
View ArticleFootball: McNick coaching search update
Archbishop McNicholas High School is close to naming a replacement for former head football coach Steve Klonne. McNick Athletic Director Rob Heise said the school hopes to announce its decision by the...
View ArticleBoys Hoops: Milford’s Baker scores 20 as Eagles defeat Anderson
Milford’s Zach Baker picked a prime time to have one of the best games of his season. On the road against Anderson, Baker scored 20 points as Milford defeated the Redskins, 64-52, Jan. 7. He also...
View ArticleMcNick girls finds success in the post
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com The start of the 2010-2011 season proved to be a little rocky for the McNicholas High School girls basketball team after the girls dropped five of...
View ArticleA chat with Turpin swimmer Molly Hazelbaker
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com Turpin High School junior Molly Hazelbaker helped guide the swim team to a third-place finish (among a 47-team field) at the Southwest Ohio High...
View ArticleMcNick names former Ohio QB as head coach
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com Updated Jan. 20, 11:40 a.m. The McNicholas High School football team didn’t need to look far to find a new head coach. The school promoted assistant...
View ArticleFootball: More McNick
The football season has been over for a month but that hasn’t stopped the Rockets from making some offseason noise. As you’ve read by now, former assistant Mike Orlando has been promoted to head coach....
View ArticleOrlando thankful for McNick coaching shot
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com Becoming a head football coach is something Mike Orlando has wanted to do for a long time. After spending the past eight seasons as an assistant, the...
View ArticleMcNick’s Easley talks team’s success
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com Through 11 games, the McNicholas High School boys basketball team is 8-3 on the season. Led by seniors, such as Kevin Easley, the squad is on pace...
View ArticleOpinion: Great to see Staubach at UC
As Cincinnati.com already reported, McNicholas High School quarterback Matt Staubach will attend the University of Cincinnati as a “preferred walk on,” according to McNick athletic director Rob Heise....
View ArticleWise, Bonekamp aid ‘Skins in ‘King of the Hill’ win
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com Backed by the performance of David Wise and Sam Bonekamp, the Anderson High School wrestling team cruised to its fourth straight King of the Hill...
View ArticleAnderson’s Campbell picks up 100th win
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com For Anderson High School wrestler Patrick Campbell, the Division I Moeller sectional championship tournament couldn’t have ended any better. Besides...
View ArticleCulture change clear for McNick hoopsters
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com It’s official: McNicholas High School boys basketball is back on the right track. For the second straight season, the Rockets find themselves playing...
View ArticleTurpin, McNick, Anderson hits the diamond for 2011
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com As the weather starts to improve, and days last a little longer, area high school teams are preparing for the start of baseball season. Turpin The...
View ArticleMcNick, Turpin and Anderson softballers ready for ’11
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com McNicholas High School takes to the field in 2011 set on defending its Girls Greater Cincinnati League Gray Division championship from a season ago....
View ArticleLady Orange ready to defend state title
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com The girls of the Anderson Lady Orange lacrosse club may be 2-2 to start the season, but appearances can be deceiving. Ask the Brecksville Bees, the...
View ArticleTurpin doubles team serves up district spot
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com NEWTOWN – The No. 10 city-ranked Turpin Spartans tennis team was well represented at ATP Lindner Tennis Center sectional tournament. At doubles, the...
View ArticleMartin ends illustrious career as Turpin falls to X
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com ANDERSON TWP. – The Turpin High School baseball team couldn’t overcome the powerful St.Xavier bats and fell in the sectional finals, 7-3, at Anderson...
View ArticleDivision doesn’t matter: Anderson aims for postseason
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com ANDERSON TWP. – The last two years the Anderson Redskins competed in the Division II state playoffs, the team was playing in the championship games....
View ArticleAnderson’s Vogele outruns the competition
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com ANDERSON TWP. – Anderson High School runner Nick Vogele placed 47th at last fall’s cross country state championship, and he’s not happy about it....
View ArticlePreview: Anderson, Turpin renew football rivalry
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com ANDERSON TWP. – The last time Turpin and Anderson played on the same field was 2007 and the stakes couldn’t have been bigger. With a trip to the...
View ArticleLive blog: Anderson at Turpin
10:05 p.m. It’s over. Anderson defeats Turpin, 20-17. 9:59 p.m. Whoa baby. Nick Mason connects with Reed Kaiser for a 28-yard catch. Anderson had no timeouts but Turpin takes one to regroup. Two plays...
View ArticleAnderson tops Turpin for the battle of Forest Hills
By Nick Dudukovich • ndudukovich@communitypress.com ANDERSON TWP. – In sports, not many games live up to the hype. But this year’s Turpin and Anderson match up was one of the exceptions. Down three...
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