January 17, 2007

sports

Bulldog Sports Roundup

Girls drop two home games
Ashanta’ Robinson’s 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals were not enough to lead the Lady Bulldogs to victory at home on Monday night, Jan. 7, against Dayton Christian. The final score was Dayton Christian 45, Yellow Springs 43 in overtime.

This was the first game without point guard Stephanie Scott (who had a broken left hand) and the team struggled against the Crusaders’ pressure defense throughout the game. The Bulldogs had a 12–11 lead after the first quarter, with Robinson scoring 7 of the points. The second quarter was back and forth with the teams scoring 8 points a piece, with Robinson scoring another 7. It was Yellow Springs, 20, Dayton Christian, 19 at the half. In the third quarter the Bulldogs committed a number of unforced turnovers, but managed to maintain their slim lead. The team finished with 20 turnovers for the game. Robinson had all 12 of the team’s fourth quarter points, but Dayton Christian scored 14 to tie it at 43 at the end of regulation. The overtime period was a defensive struggle between the two teams, with no one scoring from the floor. The only points were two free throws made by Dayton Christian that ended up being the difference in the game.

In another tough home game without Scott on Thursday, Jan. 10, the team lost to Miami Valley, 40–34. Ryder Comstock scored 16 points, and had 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks, Robinson had 10 points and fouled out in the fourth.

Bulldogs swim at Wayne
The Yellow Springs High School boys and girls swimming teams competed in the Wayne Invitational held at Wright State University, Saturday, Jan. 5, and at the Shawnee High School Invitational held at Wittenberg University on Friday, Jan. 11. At the Wayne meet, for the first time this season, both the boys and the girls had nearly all their swimmers in the water. The girls team placed eighth and the boys finished 12th among 16 teams in a very competitive meet. Combining the scores, the Bulldog swimmers were 10th, ahead of Stivers, Fairborn, Botkins, Miami Valley, Fort Recovery, and Parkway.

In relay competition, the girls 200-meter medley relay including Claire Triplett (backstroke), Natalie Sanders (breaststroke), Barbara Jewell (butterfly), and Miriam Barcus (freestyle) placed eighth. The girls 200-meter freestyle relay including Danielle Doubt, Triplett, Rachel Trumbull, and Marlee Layh finished 10th. The girls 400-meter freestyle relay, featuring Doubt, Barcus, Jewell, and Sanders, placed fifth. The boys 400-meter freestyle relay consisting of Zane Reichert, John Michael Malone, Francesco Amighetti and Sam Lovering, finished eighth.

In individual competition for the girls, Sanders placed third in the 100-meter free-style and sixth in the 100-meter breaststroke. Doubt finished seventh in the 50-meter freestyle and 13th in the 100-meter breaststroke. Jewell swam to 10th place in the 100-meter freestyle and 14th in the 100-meter breaststroke. Barcus was 11th in the 100-meter freestyle and 14th in the 100-meter backstroke. Layh placed 16th in the 50-meter freestyle and 18th in the 100-meter freestyle. Triplett was 33rd out of 57 competitors in the 50-meter free and 17th in the 100-meter backstroke. Swimming in her first high school meet, Trumbull placed 42nd in the 50-meter freestyle and 23rd in the 100-meter breaststroke.

For the boys, Reichert finished 5th in the 100-meter backstroke and 13th in the 100-meter freestyle. Amighetti placed 19th in the 50-meter freestyle and 23rd in the 100-meter breaststroke. Lovering swam to seventh place in the 100-meter breaststroke and 22nd in the 50-meter freestyle. Malone was 25th in the 50-meter freestyle and 21st in the 100-meter freestyle.

An abbreviated line-up showed up for the Shawnee meet last Friday. In individual competition, Barcus swam her personal best time in the 200-meter freestyle to finish ninth, then swam the 500-meter freestyle, finishing with a good time in third place, scoring all of Yellow Springs’ points. Doubt had a good performance in the 50-meter freestyle, finishing eighth, and swam to seventh place in the 100-meter breaststroke. Triplett had a good performance in the 100-meter freestyle, swimming the event for the first time this season. She also swam a good 100-meter backstroke. Aprile Doubt lowered her time in the 50-meter freestyle and swam a strong 100-meter breaststroke. The four girls combined to finish 14th in the 200-meter medley relay. Amighetti and Reichert represented the boys. Amighetti swam the 200-meter freestyle for the first time this season, then swam his fastest 100-meter freestyle of the season. Reichert had good performances in the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke.

The Yellow Springs swimmers next meet is the County Invitational held at Wittenberg on Friday and Sunday, Jan. 18 and 20. The prelims are on the 18th with warm-ups at 6:30 p.m. and the finals are on the 20th with warm-ups at 2 p.m.

Recreational youth basketball signup
Registration for recreational youth basketball will be held Saturday, Jan. 19, 11 a.m.–noon, at the Bryan Community Center gym. All third through sixth grade girls and boys are welcome to play. The league’s focus is on learning basic basketball skills and sportsmanship.

Since the purpose of the registration is to assess players’ skills and assign them to teams, children should come prepared to play. Coaches will then contact players’ families to let them know the time of their first meeting. League play will begin Saturday, Jan. 26, and continue through mid-March. Children will play 90 minutes each Saturday, beginning at 9 or 10:30 a.m. High school players are encouraged to help as assistant coaches and may earn community service learning credit. If unable to attend registration, for more information, or to help coach, call Lynn Hardman at 767-8433.

Mills Lawn PTO to host family folk dance night
The Mills Lawn PTO will host a family folk dance on Saturday, Jan. 26, 7–9 p.m., in the Mills Lawn gym. The community is invited. This dance will be led by Jay Williams, an experienced dancer and instructor, who has been working with the younger grades in gym this year. Williams will lead a variety of easy-to-learn dances drawn from Eastern European cultures.
Participants are asked to bring a canned good for a local Food Bank as their cost of admission.