Photo: The 2008 SHL Baseball All-League Team include, front row, from the left, Marshall Banks (Whiteoak), T.J. Barnett (Fayetteville), Dalton Cox (Lynchburg-Clay), Ryan Fultz (Ripley), Derek Harris (Lynchburg-Clay), Blake Justice (Peebles), Ryan Lawwell (Fairfield) and Jay Lewis (Eastern); back row, Phillip Martin (Eastern), Travis Orr (Eastern), Ash Price (West Union), Nathan Ratliff (Eastern), Anrew Roades (North Adams), Andrew Seaman (Peebles), Tim Seitz (Fairfield), Craig Staggs (West Union) and Kraig Unger (North Adams).
By WADE LINVILLE The News Democrat
A long-time tradition carried on May 19, as athletes, coaches, fans and representatives of the Southern Hills League gathered once again to honor exceptional student/athletes who were blessed with success for the 2008 spring season.
Photo by Wade Linville: Eastern senior Lauren Clifton delivers the heat during Monday’s sectional win over West Union.
By WADE LINVILLE The News Democrat
The No. 1 seed Eastern Lady Warriors (18-5) headed to round three of the Southeast District Division III Sectional Tournament after cruising to a 10-0 run rule victory over the No. 8 seed West Union Lady Dragons in the second round Monday evening at Eastern High School. Mother Nature sure did dampen the field at Eastern High School during Monday’s tournament bout, but she sure didn’t have an effect on the Lady Warriors’ swift bats.
Another hair-raising season of hoops is officially in the books, and the Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference has released its all-stars for the 2007-2008 basketball season. For the second year in a row, Georgetown High School cleaned house in the SBAAC National Division, claiming league titles as a team and having a male and female to take honors as the Players of the Year.
On one end of the crowded gymnasium there was a team dressed in blue and yellow that chanted cheers of victory while its fans rejoiced another win. On the other end of the gymnasium there was a team dressed in green and white that shared in tears of sorrow, with hard-working athletes embracing each other one last time as teammates during the 2007-2008 basketball season. A dazzling post-season tournament run had reached the end for the Fayetteville Lady Rockets, but the Lehman Catholic Lady Cavaliers survived for at least one more round, advancing to the Regional Tournament. The Cavaliers defeated the Lady Rockets 65-48 while playing for the Southwest District Division IV Title at Vandalia-Butler High School Feb. 23.
Victory, pride and determination are three words that could describe the Georgetown Lady G-Men’s outstanding 2007-2008 season on the hardwood. Making a lengthy run in the post-season tournament is what every high school basketball team hopes for, but only four teams in all of Ohio will be able to say they won their last bout of the season. The Lady G-Men took the court Feb. 23 at Vandalia-Butler High School to take on the Badin Rams with the goal of claiming a 2008 Southwest District Division III Title. The Lady G-Men fell just shy of their goal, suffering a 50-39 loss to mark an end to a fabulous season.
