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sports Bulldog Sports Roundup Boys soccer shares MBC crown The YSHS boys soccer players entered their final regular season game on Saturday, Oct. 14, against the Dayton Christian Warriors knowing that they needed a win to guarantee at least a co-championship. After a scoreless first half with scant scoring opportunities from either side, Ben Armstrong forced a turnover deep in the Warriors defensive end just eight minutes into the second half. Armstrong dribbled into the penalty box with three defenders closing in on him as he let fly a now infamous shot that slipped past the DC goalkeeper and brought home a share of the Metro Buckeye Conference title for Yellow Springs. Yellow Springs plays Greeneview this Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., and will then play the winner of the Oakwood/Miami Valley match at Sidney on Monday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. If the team wins, the next game will be on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., with opponents decided by the outcomes of other games. Call Jim Hardman at 767-2200, or the high school at 767-7224 for more information. Golf team sends one to district Yellow Springs High School golfer Kevin Sikes-Gilbert scored an 87 in the Division III Sectional tournament at Moss Creek Golf Club on Sept. 26, which put him in the top four individual golfers to advance to the District level. He finished 15th out of 72 golfers with a score of 86 in District play on Oct. 5 at Weatherwax Golf Course. At sectionals Alex Visbal, Zach Reichert, Max Fleishman, and Joe Fugate also scored for Yellow Springs and helped the team finish 12th out of 14 teams. Cross country team MBC champs The Yellow Springs Bulldog harriers dominated the Metro Buckeye Conference at John Bryan State Park on Friday, Oct. 13, topping Dayton Christian 29 to 42. Yellow Springs senior Sam Borchers took his third straight conference championship title with a winning time of 15:50, just ahead of Dayton Christian’s John Luttrell, who finished in 15:53. For the Yellow Springs girls squad, lone runner Anna Carlson turned in another personal record performance speeding to a third-place finish in 23:10 and earning First Team All League status. The depth of the boys team’s seven varsity runners who finished among the top 15 overall won the boys their title. Behind Borchers, Evan Firestone finished fourth in 16:24, and Andy Peters took fifth in 17:33. Jacob GunderKline finished ninth in 18:25, with Brock GunderKline in 12th place in 18:38, both establishing new personal records with their times. Andy Sontag ran his fastest time of the year to gain 14th place in 19:01. Final Bulldog runner Ben Adams helped ensure the Bulldogs’ victory with his 15th place finish and his fastest time of the year, 19:07. The victory raised Yellow Springs’ season record to 132 wins and 29 losses. The Bulldogs will compete in the Dayton 2 Division III District cross country championships this Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Montgomery County Joint Vocational School. Boys events begin at 2 p.m., and the girls run at 3 p.m. Of the McKinney School athletes at the MBC, Hannah Kumbusky finished second in the girls race, and Nerak Paterson finished fourth for the boys. The McKinney boys team finished second overall. Girls soccer wins tourney game The Lady Bulldog soccer team roared through its last three season matches last week, beating Xenia Christian again 4–1 on Senior Night, falling to Troy Christian 6–4 and then losing to Dayton Christian, 1–0. Playing their fourth game in six days, the Yellow Springs girls beat Xenia Christian 4–1 on Monday, Oct. 16, to advance to the second round of tournament play against number one seed Greeneview on Thursday, Oct. 19, at a time to be determined. Against Xenia on Tuesday, Oct. 10, Ryder Comstock scored three times with Erin Silvert-Noftle assisting. Silvert-Noftle completed the win on an assist by Olivia Chen. Against Troy on Thursday, Oct. 12, keeper Sarah Morrison was out for much of the match due to an injury, and the Lady ’Dogs fell behind 5–0 early in the game. Comstock’s second half hat-trick, along with Chen’s tally off a Silvert-Noftle cross, brought the team back into the game, but the clock cut short the girls’ chance for a comeback. On Saturday, Oct. 14, Yellow Springs lost 1–0 to the Dayton Christian Lady Warriors, holders of an impressive 13–1–1 record. Coach MacKenzie Reynolds singled out the hustling play of midfielders Maxine Midtbo, Laura Hyde, Claire Triplett, and especially Rosa Dixon, as a big factor in holding down the high-powered Warrior offense. In the tournament game against Xenia, Silvert-Noftle and Comstock scored two goals each, and the Lady ’Dogs made the lead stand up behind a determined defense led by Morrison, along with Ellen Swisher, Danielle Doubt, Brenda Jones, Rachel Trumbull and India Scarver. Comstock’s goals give her eight in the last four games, all on assists by Silvert-Noftle, and the pair has become one of the most prolific scoring duos in the Miami Valley. Football loses at homecoming In the homecoming football game against the Dayton Christian Warriors on Friday, Oct. 13, Yellow Springs played well but couldn’t score until the fourth quarter, and gave up the game 36–14. Dayton’s running back is the leading rusher in the Dayton area, and the Bulldogs held him to 160 yards. Joey Bailey earned the first touchdown for the Bulldogs on a 78-yard run, and the extra point kick by Andrew Furguson was good. Antonio Woodard also completed a touchdown off a 13-yard pass from quarterback Adrian Lester, with another good kick from Woodard. Lester was 8 for 19 passing in 165 yards, with two interceptions. Bailey had 19 carries in 160 yards, and Woodard had four catches in 71 yards. Jeremiah Stubblefield had three catches in 46 yards, while Raphael Allen had one catch for 48 yards. For the defense, Bailey had 14 tackles, Josh Foster had 10 tackles, Allen and Woodard each had seven tackles, Jon Haller had five tackles, and Ryan Newsome had a fumble recovery. Volleyball ends season The YSHS volleyball team beat Ridgeville Christian 25–13, 25–22, 25–22 in its last season game on Thursday, Oct. 22. The team played Sidney Lehman on Saturday, Oct. 14 in sectionals and lost 25–6, 25–8, 25–6.
Basketball begins next week Yellow Springs High School girls basketball conditioning begins Monday, Oct. 23, in the high school gym. Times for conditioning will be 4–5:30, Monday through Friday, Oct. 23 to Oct. 27. Official practice begins Monday, Oct. 30, at 3:45 p.m. Please contact Coach Paul Comstock at 767-9279 with any questions.
Parents guests at football game At the last home football game at Yellow Springs High School this Friday, Oct. 20, parents of football players in grades seven through 12 are invited as guests of the high school and will be admitted without charge. Friday is senior night for the high school team, whose senior players will be honored at halftime. Seventh and eighth grade McKinney football players will be recognized before the game.
School board meeting canceled The Board of Education meeting for Thursday, Oct. 26, has been canceled.
The Mills Lawn School PTO will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m., in the Graham Conference Room. No program will follow. Free childcare will be available. Contact Miracle Elam, 767-2810, for further information. Mills Lawn School and the Mills Lawn School PTO will host a Fall Beautification Day on Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Come for as much or as little as you can! Bring tools, garden tools, paintbrushes, etc. We will fix, paint, plant and clean. Kids are welcome to bring bulbs to plant. Coffee and pastries will be provided by the PTO. Call Amanda Banaszak, 767-1269 or Miracle Elam, 767-2810 for more information.
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