Cincinnati Hills League

Enquirer Spring All-Stars

The spring all-stars have been posted by the Enquirer. In Division II tennis, Devin McCarthy of Indian Hill is the Player of the Year. Devin was the State Division II Singles champ. Indian Hill coach Chris Hemingway is the Division II Coach of the Year. Division II First Team included Billy Strunk & Omar Salama of Indian Hill and Max Hennessy of Wyoming. Mackenzie Fields of Mariemont is Division I-II-III First Team Track & Field. In Division II-IV Softball, four CHL players made First Team. They are Lauren Cupp & Amanda Rottmueller of Reading and Sarah Hammitt & Suzie Murdock of Madeira. Five CHL baseball players made Division II-IV First Team: Matt Taylor of Indian Hill, Brian Baird & Scott Herkamp of Mariemont, and Garrett Edwards & Corey Woodward of Reading. Check the In The News link for the complete list of all of the all-stars. Congratulations to all!

Four Former CHL Swimmers At Olympic Trials

Four former swimmers from the CHL will be trying to make the USA Olympic Swimming & Diving team. Ashley Edgell, Madeira graduate of 2006, will be competing in the 200 & 400 IM. Ashley was a three time state champ in the 200 IM while at Madeira. She is currently attending Notre Dame University where she has had big success on the swim team. Amanda Smith, 2007 Indian Hill grad, will be competing in the 200 Butterfly, 200 IM, and the 200 & 800 Freestyles. Amanda was a two time state champ. She won the 500 Freestyle and holds the state record in the 100 Butterfly. Amanda swims for the University of Indiana. Margaret Fish graduated from Indian Hill this year. She will be competing in the 200 IM. Margaret is a three time state champ and broke the state record in the 200 IM this past February. Margaret will be attending Harvard University in the fall. Nick Thoman graduated from Mariemont High School in 2004. His events will be the 100 & 200 Backstroke. Nick was state champ in the 100 Backstroke in 2004. He is curently ranked in the top eight nationally in both events. The USA Olympic Swimming & Diving Trials are being held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 29-July 6.

David Payne In Olympic Track & Field Trials

David Payne, 2000 graduate of Wyoming High School, will be attempting to make the USA Olympic team in the 110 Meter High Hurdles. David's big break through in the hurdles came last year when he finished 3rd in the World Championships. His time of 13.02 made him the fifth ranked 110 hurdler in the world in 2007. David also received a silver medal in the 2007 Pan Am Games. He competed at the University of Cincinnati from 2000-2004. He will be returning to UC this coming school year to complete his degree. The US Track & Field Olympic Trials are being held from June 27-July 6 in Eugene, Oregon.

CHL Athletes In Olympic Trials

We know of five former CHL athletes who will be in the Olympic trials in swimming & track & field. They are David Payne, Nick Thoman, Ashley Edgell, Amanda Smith, & Margaret Fish. If there are any other athletes that we have missed, get in touch with the SID at the email contact at the bottom of this page.

Edwards & Woodward Received State Honors

Two Reading baseball players were named to the Division IV All-State team. Outfielder Garrett Edwards was named to the Second Team. Pitcher Corey Woodward was named Honorable Mention. Congratulations to Garrett & Corey!

Boys' Swimming & Diving Going To Two Divisions In 2008-2009

The state athletic board has voted to divide boys' swimming & diving into two divisions starting next school year. If a sport reaches 250 participating schools, they can split into two divisions. There are 251 schools that have boys' swimming & diving programs. This is good news for our CHL boys' teams. In the past, CHL boys' swimmers & divers have done well competing against the larger D1 schools. Now they will compete in Division II against schools closer to their size. The girls' swimming & diving has competed in Division II for several years.

All-League Teams Are Posted

The spring All-League teams are now posted under each of the sports. The only problem we had listing the athletes was in tennis. Our web set-up could not list doubles teams that had players from different schools and on 3rd doubles teams. We are working on getting it to list them. In the meantime, the following tennis players are All-League:
First Team
3rd Doubles - Mason Bourbon, freshman from Wyoming & Ian Sander, sophomore from Taylor
Second Team
3rd Doubles - Peter Wright, senior from Finneytown & Doug Tuke, junior from Madeira
Honorable Mention
3rd Doubles - Matt Luther, junior from Madeira & Drew Harris, freshman from Mariemont
Paulo Bezerra, freshman & Gavin Donley, junior from Mariemont
Congratulations to all the athletes & coaches on the All-League teams!

Wyoming Wins All Sports Cup Again

Wyoming has won the All Sports Cup again this school year. The Cowboys have only lost the cup once before. They had a total of 118.5 points over the three seasons. They won or tied seven league titles throughout the school year. Indian Hill was second with 106 points. Check under the All Sports Trophy link for the complete breakdown of all teams this past school year.

Twelve From The CHL Receive All-State Honors In Track & Field

Twelve athletes from five CHL schools received All-State honors at the state track & field meet in Columbus. To receive the all-state honor, you have to finish in the top eight in the event.
Division II
Marquis Brookins of Finneytown was the top CHL athlete at the state meet. He was 4th in the Long Jump (21' 7"), 7th in the 100 Dash (11.51), and was on the Wildcat 4 X 100 relay team that finished 8th. Other members of that team were Aaron Kelly, Von Wise, & Steven Colvin. Their time was 43.94. Only 1.1 seconds seperated 1st through 8th in that race! Kelly also finished 12th in the 100 Dash. Finneytown finished 25th overall in team scoring. The 4 X 800 Relay team from Wyoming came in 7th, running their best time of the season (8:10.12). Team members were Alex Autran, Peter Leugers, Dan Marty, & Spike Knickel. Spike received a second all-state honor. The senior runner finished a great high school career by coming in 7th in the 1600 Run with a time of 4:21.24. Indian Hill had two athletes in the top eight. Ben Hall was 6th in the Pole Vault with a season best 13' 8". Wali Morris was 8th in the Long Jump (21' 2 3/4"), Ben & Wali, along with Jon Eberle & Justin Lockhart, were on the 14th place 4 X 200 Relay team.
The highest place finisher for Division II girls was Kaitlin Worthington of Finneytown. She was 12th in the 400 Dash. The Indian Hill 4 X 200 relay team of Jordan Jemison, Suma Yalamanchili, Aubrey Rogers, & Becca Hamm were 14th. Wyoming's 4 X 800 relay team was 15th. Team members are Guro Akerlie, Barynia Backeljauw, Bryn Dunbar, & Monica Fischer.
Division III
Two female athletes from the CHL made All-State honors. Mackenzie Fields of Mariemont was the highest placing CHL athlete at the state meet. She finished 3rd in the Pole Vault with a vault of 11' 4". She also placed 10th in the 100 Hurdles and was on the Lady Warrior 4 X 100 Relay team that finished 14th. Other members of that team were Taylor Fields, Aggie Howland, & Sarah Dillman. Aggie & Sarah, along with Erica Franke & Zz Gore, were on the 4 X 400 Relay team that came in 13th. Zz also was 12th in the 800 Run. Lauren Dehan of Madeira capped off her first varsity season in track & field with a 7th place finish in the 3200 Run. Her time was 11:42.94.
Congratulations to all of the athletes that made it to the state meet. Special congratulations to those who were All-State. Also congratulations to the coaches: Sue Savage of Indian Hill, Natalie McEwan of Madeira, Jeff Timmers of Mariemont, Doug Mink & Charlie Crawley of Finneytown, & Cornell Munlin & Andy Kramer of Wyoming.

Several From CHL Get GCTCA Awards

The Greater Cincinnati Track Coaches Association named their Division II awards for boys' tennis. Several CHL players were honored:
First Team Singles
Devin McCarthy - Indian Hill
Billy Strunk - Indian Hill
Second Team Singles
Max Hennessy - Wyoming
Mason Bourbon - Wyoming
Honorable Mention Singles
Colin Barrett - Mariemont
First Team Doubles
Andy Koesterman/Stuart Zorn - Wyoming
Doug Tuke/Matt Luther - Madeira
Second Team Doubles
Vic Shankar/Arnov Mitra - Indian Hill
Honorable Mention Doubles
Trevor Forsythe/John Lippert - Wyoming
Drew Harris/Paulo Bezerra - Mariemont
Newcomer of the Year - Omar Salama - Indian Hill
Most Improved Player - Ben Schweitzer - Wyoming
Congratulations to all of these players.

Indian Hill, State Division II Champs In Singles & Doubles

Indian Hill sent three boys' tennis players to state this year and all three came home with state championships! Junior Devin McCarthy did not have a third week of meeting Joey Fritz of Cincinnati Country Day in a finals match. Fritz lost in the semi-finals to Will Petrie of Gahanna Columbus Academy. McCarthy then beat Petrie in two games, 6-4 & 6-4, to win his second state title, the first one in singles. Devin was a doubles champion in his freshman year and a doubles runner-up in his sophomore year.
Senior Billy Strunk & junior Omar Salama followed a similar path in the doubles. They had a possible third straight meeting in the finals with Sam Laber & Matt Tesmond of Seven Hills. Laber & Tesmond lost their semi-final match to Matt Goldberg & Grant Aronson of Beachwood. In the finals match, Strunk & Salama were beaten in the 1st game by Goldberg & Aronson 6-1. They won game two 6-4 to tie the match at one a piece. The final match went to Strunk & Salama 8-6. It was Strunk's second time in a finals and his first state championship. He was a doubles runner-up in his freshman year. It was Omar's first appearance at the state tourney. Congratulations to Devin, Billy, Omar & Coach Chirs Hemingway for a great season!

Final Enquirer Polls Of The Season

The final city polls show that CHL teams have done quite well this spring season. In The Division II-IV baseball poll, Reading finished 5th, Mariemont 6th, Madeira 9th, & Wyoming 10th. Reading is 2nd in the State Division IV poll. The Division II-IV softball poll has Madeira 4th & Reading 10th. In the Division II tennis poll, CHL teams make up 5 of the top 10 spots. Indian Hill was 2nd, Wyoming 3rd, Madeira 6th, Finneytown 8th, & Mariemont 9th. Indian Hill is also 2nd in the State Division II poll. CHL teams have the top three spots in Boys' Division II-III track & field. Finneytown finished 1st, Wyoming 2nd, & Indian Hill 3rd. Deer Park came in 8th. Girls' Division II-III track & field had CHL teams in three of the top four positions. Mariemont was 1st, Wyoming 2nd, & Indian Hill 4th.

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

2006-2007 Wrap Up

This past season was a good one for the CHL. Several teams and athletes did very well. Here is the breakdown of the successes by season:
FALL Wyoming won the boys’ league golf title for the 5th straight year. Indian Hill won the Sectional Tourney with Wyoming 2nd. Besides Indian Hill & Wyoming, Finneytown & Madeira had golfers qualify for districts. In volleyball, Wyoming went undefeated in league play. Reading made it to the Division III Regional Semi-Finals. Indian Hill girls' tennis team went 7-0 in league play to win their 10th straight title. The Lady Braves sent a doubles team to state. Wyoming boys & girls both won the cross country championships in the CHL. Indian Hill girls won the Division II District title and Mariemont girls were runner-up in the Division III District. Mariemont & Finneytown both had runners at the state meet. Boys’ soccer saw Finneytown go undefeated in the league but Madeira made it all the way to the state semi-finals in Division III. Girls’ soccer had Mariemont winning its first ever soccer title. Reading had the farthest run in the tournament going to the Division II District finals. Indian Hill, Deer Park, Reading, & Wyoming all made the football playoffs. Indian Hill won the league title for the 3rd year in a row.
WINTER Wrestling had Reading & Madeira as two of the best Division III teams in Southwest Ohio. Reading won the league title for the 6th time in the last 8 years. The Blue Devils also won the Division III Sectional Tournament and Reading, Madeira, Indian Hill, & Wyoming all sent wrestlers to the state meet. Wyoming boys’ basketball dominated the league. The Cowboys made it to the District Semi-Finals in Division II, while Madeira made it to the same level in Division III. Mariemont girls won the league title in basketball. The Lady Warriors had a great rivalry with Reading. Reading lost to Mariemont twice during the regular season, but beat them in the Division III Sectional Finals. The Lady Blue Devils made it to the District Finals. The most successful winter sport was swimming. Wyoming boys won the league title for the 5th time. Indian Hill, Mariemont, & Wyoming all had swimmers & divers at the state meet. Mariemont girls’ swim team edged Wyoming by 3 points for the league title. At the Division II Sectional Meet, Wyoming was 1st, Mariemont 2nd, & Indian Hill 3rd. It was the same order at the District Meet. With the three teams having several swimmers and divers at the Division II State Meet, it was no surprise that they all finished in the top 7. Indian Hill was runner-up at state for the 6th straight year. Mariemont finished 5th and Wyoming 7th. The only CHL state champs for the 2006-2007 year came at this meet. Indian Hill junior Margaret Fish won the 100 Backstroke and 200 IM. Indian Hill senior Amanda Smith won the 100 Breaststroke.
SPRING Baseball had its first ever three-way tie for the baseball championship in the CHL. Indian Hill, Madeira, & Wyoming shared the title with 11-3 records. Madeira became the only CHL school to reach the state championship in two team sports this season. Soccer made it to the state semi-finals in the fall and the baseball team repeated in the spring. Softball saw Deer Park dominate most of the spring until a late season injury to their star pitcher Casey Brookbank ended their hopes for a league title. Reading ended up winning the championship for the 2nd straight year. For the 4th time this school year, the Lady Blue Devils advanced farther than any other CHL team in state competition. Reading advanced to the Division III Regional Semi-Finals. The boys’ track championship ended up with a tight three-way battle. Madeira edged Finneytown for the title with Wyoming only 9 points behind. The Wyoming girls’ track team easily defended their championship. 18 CHL athletes made it to the state meet, with 8 receiving all-state honors.