CHL News

Records Could Fall This Weekend At Mariemont Pool

The CHL swim/dive championships will get started Friday at Mariemont with the diving finals. It will continue Saturday with the swimming finals. It could be a record breaking weekend at the Mariemont High School pool. Already this season, eight events are showing times under the current league records.

Wyoming girls will be looking for back to back league titles and their 7th CHL championship overall. Mariemont looks to keep the Cowboys from that title. The Warriors come into the meet with leaders in eight events. Indian Hill has come on strong the last few weeks. The Braves are coming off of a 7th place finish in the Southwest Classic, the highest of any league team.

Wyoming boys are looking for their 6th straight title and 10th overall in CHL history. The Cowboys should get good competition from Mariemont. Don't rule out Madeira. The Mustangs were champs of their own invite earlier this season. Indian Hill will be strong in several events.

Winter Sports Update 1/23 - 1/28

It will be a busy week for CHL sports. Girls' basketball have past the half way point & boys' basketball nears the the half way point of their seasons. Two wrestling teams head to northern Ohio for invites this weekend. Swimming & diving will be having their league meet this weekend. Check out stats under each sport's link. Also check out stories on CHL teams under the In The News link.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Indian Hill is still on top in the league with a 8-0 mark. The Braves are 10-3 overall. Madeira is 7-1 in the league & 10-4 overall. Wyoming is 6-3 in league play & 8-5 overall. Reading is 5-4 in the league & 7-7 overall. The Blue Devils have won 5 of their last 7 games. Reading beat Deer Park 44-39. Kelsey Lambdin had 16 points & Emilie Courtney had 12 for Reading. Madeira beat Reading 44-34. Emily Luther had 19 for the Amazons and Emilie Coutrney had 15 for the Blue Devils. Wyoming beat Roger Bacon 65-14. Michelle Jolson had 18 points & Clara Rodrigue added 17 for the Cowboys. Mariemont beat Finneytown 62-46. Julie Whittelsey was 4 for 5 from the 3 point arc and had 24 points for the Warriors. Emma Griffith added 10 points. Tamara Mayes had 25 points & 12 rebounds for the Wildcats. Teammate Inez Stewart had 17 points & 17 rebounds.

Here are the stat leaders. Only up to date stats will be posted:
Scoring Average - Nicole Bell, Indian Hill
Rebound Average - Inez Stewart, Finneytown
Assists Per Game -Nicole Bell
Blocks Per Game - Meredith Garrison, Mariemont 2.9
Steals Per Game - Nicole Bell

There are 10 games this week, nine of them league contests. Eight of those league games will be on Wednesday & Saturday. A big Wednesday showdown will be Madeira at Indian Hill. It will be the first meeting for the teams this season. Friday, Reading will be at Wyoming. Wyoming won the first meeting on December 16th.

BOYS' BASKETBALL
Madeira is 6-0 in the league & 9-3 overall. Indian hill is 2nd at 6-1 in league play & 9-2 overall. Finneytown is 3rd (5-2, 9-4). Deer Park is 8-4 overall. Six of the eight teams have better than a .500 record. Indian Hill senior Austin trout has scored 78 points in three games including a career high 29 in the Braves victory over Finneytown 62-47. Teammate Teddy Kremchek added 15 points. Reading had four players in double figures as they beat Taylor 68-47. Tyler Estes had 18 points & 13 rebounds. Blake Durbins had 18 points, Cory Havesn 13, & Cole Cloud 11. Greenview had a 1 point lead at the half over Madeira and the game was tied after 3 quarters. But the Mustangs outscored the Rams 17-13 in the 4th quarter to win 62-58. Andrew Benintendi equaled a career high with 34 points. Isaac Rupe added 12 for the Mustangs.

Here are the stat leaders. Only up to date stats will be posted.
Scoring Average - Andrew Benintendi, Madeira 22.8
Rebound Average - DeMarco Hunter, Finneytown
Assists Per Game - John Griggs, Indian Hill 5.4
Blocks Per Game - Markus Johnson, Deer Park 3.9
Steals Per Game - Benintendi 2.7

There 10 games scheduled for this week. Eight league games will be on Tuesday & Friday.

WRESTLING
Wyoming hosted their annual duals invite. The Cowboys finished 1st place. They beat Madeira 51-16 for the championship. Wyoming won four dual matches to get to the finals. They shut out Finneytown & Loveland B. The Cowboys beat Mt. Healthy 64-12. Their closest match was against Miamisburg B, winning 41-39. Mikey Gonzalez, Alour Nyamor, & Adam Blum all had five wins for Wyoming. The championship match was the 89th dual victory for Coach Brian Pitman. he surpasses Tom Ritz (87) for the most duals wins by a coach in Wyoming history.
Mariemont was 6th at the Valley View Invitational. James Tecco was runner-up at 138 lbs. Riley Henderson & David Quiambao both had 3rd place finishes.

Here are the league leaders in wins:
Brandon Strochinsky (Taylor) 27-1, Mikey Gonzalez (Wyoming) 23-6, Chris Collins (Reading) 20-4, Adam Blum (Wyoming) 20-9, Jamey Perdue (Reading) 18-2, Corbin Guggenheim (Wyoming) 18-10, Joe Dilbert (Reading) 17-3, Alour Nyamor (Wyoming) 17-4, Josh Sagan (Wyoming) 17-11, James Tecco (Mariiemont) 16-1, Ryan Strochinsky (Taylor) 16-2
Pin leaders are Gonzalez 17, B. Strochinsky 16, R. Strochinsky 14, Nyamor 13, Xachery Telgkamp (Reading) 13

Taylor will have a tri match at Northwest on Thursday and a quad match at Elder on Saturday. Deer Park will be at the Milford Invitational on Friday & Saturday. The same two days, Indian Hill will be at the Lockland Invitational. Saturday, Wyoming will be at the Miami Trace Invitational. Two league teams will be heading to northern Ohio on Friday & Saturday. Madeira will be at the LIma Central Catholic Invitational. Reading will be at the Division III Super Duals at St. Marys High School in Sandusky.
SWIMMING & DIVING
Twenty Wyoming senior swimmers & divers had their final home meet at Powell Crosley YMCA against Indian Hill & Kettering Alter. Indian Hill girls won with 66 points. Wyoming had 22 & Alter 7. Winners for Indian Hill were Elizabeth Heinbach (4 events), Alexandra Tracy (3), Delany Smith (3), Rachel McGoff (3), Grace Stimson (3), Hannah Vester (2), Sarah Vester (1). Rachael Theiler won one event for Wyoming. Wyoming boys won with 55 points. Indian Hill had 28 & Alter 11. Wyoming winners were Pat Dierker (4), Eric Lethander (3), Jonathan Rutter (2), Sam Rominger (2), Max Chou (1), & John Dryer (1). Indian Hill winners were Mack Rice (3), Drew Rice (1), Noah Brackenbury (1), & Sam Vester (1).

Swimming & Diving stat leaders:
Girls
*200 Medley Relay - Mariemont 1:52.74
*200 Freestyle Relay - Mariemont 1:39.84
*400 Freestyle Relay - Mariemont 3:36.76
200 Freestyle - Hannah Vester, Indian Hill 1:57.10
200 IM - Claire Mongenas, Mariemont 2:11.25
*50 Freestyle - Claire Gilmore, Mariemont 24.77
1 Meter Diving - Julie Kuzniczci, Madeira score-150.40
100 Butterfly - Gilmore 1:01.46
100 Freestyle - Gilmore 53.92
500 Freestyle - Vester 5:12.32
100 Backstroke - Alexandra Tracy, Indian Hill 1:00.58
*100 Breaststroke - Mongenas 1:05.39
Boys
200 Medley Relay - Indian Hill 1:41.83
200 Freestyle Relay - Madeira 1:32.08
*400 Freestyle Relay - Wyoming 3:19.63
200 Freestyle - Nate Wagner, Mariemont 1:44.38
200 IM - Mack Rice, Indian Hill 1:55.39
50 Freestyle - Wagner 22.62
1 Meter Diving - Nate Meyer, Taylor score-214.55
100 Butterfly - E. Lethander 51.60
100 Freestyle - Wagner 46.81
*500 Freestyle - Jonathan Rutter, Wyoming 4:50.68
100 Backstroke - Mack Rice, Indian Hill 51.88
*100 Breaststroke - Rice 1:00.07
* These times are under the current league record in the event. CHL Bylaws state that only league records can occur at the league meet. But it looks like several league marks could fall at the league championship on January 28th at Mariemont.

On Tuesday, Mariemont will host Cincinnati Country Day. Mariemont will also host the league meet this week. Friday will be the diving championships. The swimming championships will be on Saturday. More on the meet later this week.

Weekly City Polls 1/24

Here are the weekly city polls ( (2) - last week's rank ) :
BOYS' BASKETBALL D2-4
4. Indian Hill (3)
8. Madeira (9)
GIRLS' BASKETBALL D2-4
2. Indian Hill (2)
8. Madeira (7)
GIRLS' SWIMMING/DIVING D2
1. Mariemont (T1)
2. Indian Hill (T1)
3. Wyoming (3)
4. Madeira (2)
9. Taylor (NR)
BOYS' SWIMMING/DIVING D2
1.Wyoming (1)
2. Mariemont (T2)
3. Madeira (T2)
4. Indian Hill (4)
8. Taylor (8)
WRESTLING D2-3
4.Reading (4)
5. Wyoming (7)
9. Deer Park (8)

Weekly Update- Bowling 1/24

Bowling is a non-league sport. It takes five schools to have a team to make it a recognized CHL sport. Right now, four schools have boys' bowling, Deer Park, Reading, Taylor, & Wyoming. Deer Park, Reading, & Wyoming have girls' teams. Several high schools in the Cincinnati area have bowling teams. Most of them are Division I schools. Bowling is a state recognized sport. All teams compete in Division I.

No results have been reported.

Here are the top eight averages:
Girls
1. Whitney Reardon, Reading 154.9
2. Kalina Procas, Deer Park 148.6
3. Haley Hodge, Deer Park 142.0
4. Rachel Viacava, Wyoming 139.6
5. Ginger Engel, Wyoming 131.7
6. Breanna Betsch, Reading 122.3
7. Katlin Siemers, Deer Park 117.5
8. Becca Huff, Reading 116.7
Top Games
Hodge 208, Engel 202, Viacava 200, Procas 196, Reardon 190
Top Two Game Series
Viacava 379, Reardon 376, Procas 347, Engel 347, Hodge 345
Boys
1. Ric McCormick, Deer Park 218.5
2. Kevin Lykins, Reading 202.6
3. Matt Brown, Wyoming 177.4
4. Will Hungarland, Deer Park 174.6
5. Nick Sand, Deer Park 165.1
6. Adam Childs, Reading 164.1
7. Jack Meier, Wyoming 161.5
8. Kyle Lynch, Reading 156.2
Note- Out of the 292 bowlers listed with averages, Ric is 3rd & Kevin is 30th.
Top Games
McCormick 268, Lykins 268, Brown 236, Childs 231
Top Two Game Series
McCormick 486, Lykins 477, Hungarland 436, Sand 433, Brown 417

Deer Park will be at Monroe on Wednesday. Reading will be at Norwood on Tuesday at Stones Lanes. Wyoming will be at home against Summit at Brentwood on Thursday. The Wyoming boys will take on Taylor at Stumps lanes on Monday, January 30th.

Kaufman & Nerl Honored

Each year the Southwestern Ohio Athletic Directors Association recognizes & honors individuals within the association for their dedication to the student/athletes, schools, & communities they serve. Two of the eight that were honored were from the CHL.

Scott Kaufman of Wyoming was presented the NFHS Citation. It is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the NFHS and other organizations that have impacted high school activities.

Tom Nerl of Mariemont was presented with the NIAAA State Award of Merit. It is in recognition of meritorious service, leadership, & special contributions to interscholastic athletics at the state & local level.

They will represent the southwest district serving as nominees for state & national recognition at the state conference in October. Congratulations to Scott & Tom and good luck in October.

We Welcome Our Newest Advertiser

Our newest advertiser is on our right side panel (refresh the page if you don't see it right away). Buckeye Running Company joins us on the CHL website. As in any of our ads, click on the ad and it will go to their website. There you will see a special coupon for CHL fans. It will get you 25% off any one item in their store. The coupon is good for all of 2012. Buckeye Running Company is located in Mason at 4200 Areo Drive. It is off the Western Row Road exit on I-71 and is where Tylersville & Western Row roads meet.
We encourage you to support the Buckeye Running Company and all of our advertisers.

Prestigious Milestone Reached For Website

CHL website had another record breaking month in web visits in December. During the month, 190,554 visits were made. It was the 17th straight month a monthly record was set. After the first five months of our year, we have had 982,554 "hits" on the website. That breaks the entire year record set in 2010-2011 of 938,501 visits. Sometime on the morning of Wednesday, January 4th, we reached a prestigious goal of 1,000,000 website visits! As always, we thank all of you for your support of the CHL website!

Check Out Video On Cincinnati Sports Medicine Site

Most of you know that when you click on our website ads, it will bring up their websites. If you click on Cincinnati Sports Medicine, go to the right side of their front page and click on When To See A Sports Medicine Physician. Dr. Marc Galloway has great information for athletes, parents, & coaches on when it is an appropriate time to see a sports medicine doctor.

As always, we thank our website advertisers. These people are supporting high school sports. You can thank them by supporting their businesses.

CHL Sportsmanship Statement

Welcome to the Cincinnati Hills League
As members of the Cincinnati Hills League, we would like to welcome our fans and guests to our schools and athletic facilities this season. We appreciate your support and attendance at our events and remind all attendees that the use of tobacco and alcohol are prohibited at school sponsored events. Fans are not allowed on the fields of play and we ask you to respect our facilities and quality of play on the field. Positive sportsmanship will be shared between both teams during the competition and we ask for our fans to exhibit that same behavior. Cheer for your team, show respect for the officials and the support staff in place to make the event a positive experience for all in attendance.

We are friendly rivals; we respect the work and efforts shown by both teams. We are proud of our schools and are very appreciative of your support and attendance.

Thank you.

The Cincinnati Hills League

LINK TO THE WEBSITE

At the upper right of the website front page, you will see a link titled History. When you click on it, you will have a brief history of the Cincinnati Hills League. Then you will have links to every school year from 1985-1986 (the year the league was formed) to 2005-2006. These are years before the website was started. Those school year links will include standings from all the league sports and, in many cases, the all-league selections for the varsity sports. It's taken about a year to get this organized. Although, we have a lot of the information from the past years, we are missing some standings and all-league selections. When you read the introduction to the link, it will explain this further.
I would like to thank two people who helped with getting this information on the website. Jennifer Dillingham from Reading High School helped with scanning the info. Dave Carroll, our webmaster, got the link up and operating. We hope you enjoy the link and we invite any comments.

CHL 101, Part Two

The second part of our series on the CHL covers the website. The site started in August 2006. Our website is operated by Sports Websoft (their link is at the bottom of this page). They design the set-up of the site. If you check out other high school websites, you might notice similarities. Sports Websoft operates the GMC, FAVC, GCL, GGCL websites in the Cincinnati area. They also operate the Western Ohio Conference in the Dayton area. Sports Websoft also works with the Cincinnati Enquirer. Sports stats are automatically put on both our website & the Enquirer online site.

The Sports Information Director has several jobs to do for the website. The biggest job is to write the front page stories. Another job is to enter the sports schedules. Several are automatically put on to the site by the website operations person, but some have to be manually entered. For example, boys' & girls' basketball schedules are automatically put on the site, but the SID must manually add swimming & diving and wrestling. Likewise, those sports that have their schedules entered automatically will also have their sports scores entered automatically. This is done when the coach reports their results to the Enquirer. Other jobs of the SID include updating the All Sports Trophy points, entering all-league selections, keeping the sports champions up to date, entering the college commitments, adding team scores for certain sports ( and correcting wrong scores). Also, the SID works on the league history.

The next installment will have more information on the website. Our first bio of CHL personal will be on the site soon.

CHL 101, Part One

In the next few weeks, we will have articles to give you a behind the scenes look at the Cincinnati Hills League & the website. It's hoped that this will provide a good insight on how a league and website is run. Our first part will deal with the league's history and set-up.

In the mid 1980's, there was a big shake-up in the sports leagues in the Cincinnati area. Emerging from the shake-up came new leagues, one of those being the Cincinnati Hills League. The CHL officially began in the fall of 1985. The league had nine charter members. It included seven present schools plus CAPE & Loveland. Taylor joined the league in 1989 moving that number to ten. In 1994, CAPE dissolved as a school. A year later, Loveland left to join the FAVC. Since then, it's been the same eight schools. The league was part of a confederation of leagues based out of the Hamilton County Educational Services office. At the end of 2008-2009 school year, the CHL left HCES and is now independent of any other leagues.

The league is governed by the eight athletic directors and a Board of Control. The Board of Control is made up of the eight high school principals from the league schools. The league has a set of by-laws for the different sports. Any change in the by-laws has to be approved by the Board of Control, which meets 3-4 times during the school year. The athletic directors meet once a month during the school year. They take care of the day by day operations of the league. One AD is the president, a job that rotates among the eight AD's every school year. The current president is Tom Nerl of Mariemont. Other items that the athletic directors take care of include scheduling, tournament set-ups & locations, & overseeing all-league selections (made by the coaches). They make recommendations to the Board of Control on issues such as the league budget. The two people who are year round employees of the CHL are the league secretary and the sports information director. More details on these ten individuals will be posted in the coming weeks. Working on a seasonal basis (by sport) are the assigners of the officials.

Our next installment will be about the CHL website.

Information Is Complete For CHL State Champs

All of the individual and team state champs are now entered. The list is as complete as I can find. If anyone else knows any state champs to add, or corrections to be made, let me know. You can email the SID at the address below. Meanwhile, go to the State Champions link and check out all of our league state champs!

Support Our Advertisers

Please support our advertisers. If you know of anybody who is interested in advertising on the CHL Website, contact the SID at the email address below.

Cable Television Links

Two public access studios, ICRC TV and Waycross Community Media, will at various times during the season cover CHL teams. We will update the Website with any broadcasts. Instead of putting the playback schedule each time, you can get the schedule through the access websites or call the studios. ICRC will also televise sports events on their website.
ICRC - icrctv.com or 772-4272
Waycross - waycross.org or 825-2429