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Bulldog Sports Round-up

Two advance to golf districts
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Moss Creek course in Trotwood, YSHS golfers Carl Weiner and Lucas Donnell did what only two previous Bulldog golfers have done — qualify for the Division III District tournament.

Competing in the sectional match at Moss Creek, Weiner and Donnell each shot an 89 to become two of the 16 individuals who advance to the district play, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 8, at Weatherwax course in Middletown (get directions at www.playweatherwax.com). The tee time for both is 10:50 a.m. from the blue tees, and Weiner does Meadows 9, then Valley View 9, while Donnell does Valley View 9, then Meadows 9.

The two local golfers are following the footsteps of YSHS golfer Kevin Sikes-Gilbert, who advanced to district play in 2006, and Rory Hotaling, who advanced in 2002 and 2003.

At the sectional meet, the Yellow Springs team finished fifth of 14 teams competing. Zeb Reichert shot a 101 and Wade Huston shot 104  for a total of 383.

Footballers win Homecoming
The Bulldogs football team crammed all their touchdowns into one night against the Fayetteville Rockets on Friday, Oct. 2, to win their Homecoming game 38–25.

Yellow Springs kicked off to the Rockets, whose runner was quickly brought down by AJ Wagner. On the Bulldogs’ ball, first and ten, Roland Newsome passed to Ryan Newsome, who threw a 40-yard pass to Ian Wimberly for a Bulldog touchdown.

Possession went back and forth until the Bulldogs got the ball and Ryan Newsome threw a 25-yard pass to Wagner for another touchdown.

Then the Rockets took possession and crashed right through the Bulldogs’ line for a 28-yard gain, brought down by Ian Wimberly. At the first and ten, the Rockets made a 37-yard run, brought down by Devonne Freeman, followed by a touchdown and extra point. The Rockets gained a 13–12 lead with one more touchdown before the end of the first quarter.

Ryan Newsome scored a 45-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter, followed shortly after by a 35-yard pass from Ryan Newsome to Wagner for the Bulldogs’ fourth touchdown of the night. The Bulldogs scored again on a handoff from Roland Newsome to Freeman for a halftime lead of 32–13.

Sam Morrison scored a 20-yard touchdown in the second half, and the Rockets could not catch up.

In passing for the Bulldogs, Ryan Newsome was six for nine for 168 yards on three touchdowns. Roland Newsome was two for three for 61 yards. In rushing, Ryan Newsome had 11 carries for 105 yards; Morrison had 13 carries for 70 yards; Freeman had seven carries for 32 yards; and Jeremy Paul had seven carries for 14 yards. In receiving, Wimberly had two catches for 74 yards and Wagner had four catches for 122 yards running.

On defense for the Bulldogs, Wagner had 12 tackles, 3.5 quarter back sacks, a forced fumble, fumble recovery and pass deflection. Tony Parker had six tackles; Jacob Fugate had five tackles; Freeman had 3.5 tackles, a forced fumble and fumble recovery; and Adison Pettiford had two tackles and a sack.

Volleyball wins 1, loses 2
The YSHS volleyball team lost 3–1 to Stivers last week, followed by a straight set loss to Emmanuel Christian on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and a 3–1 win against Jefferson on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Against Stivers, Yellow Springs had a hard time finding its rhythm and lost 19–5, 21–25, 25–20, 16–25. Marlee Layh had one kill, one assist, four aces, four blocks and two digs. Natasha Perry had five kills and an ace, and Alex Beer had two kills, six assists, three aces and a dig.

Against Emanuel, the Lady Bulldogs played very well in the loss at 14–25, 13–25, 19–25. Maiya Thornton had three kills, and Perry had three kills and an assist, while Beer had five assists and a dig.

Against Jefferson, the Bulldogs came together at the end to win 25–15, 25–22, 22–5, 25–12. Maya Hardman had four kills; Beer had two kills, an ace and three assists; and Layh had two kills, four aces, a dig, an assist and two blocks.

Boys soccer wins 2, loses, ties
The YSHS boys varsity soccer team beat Middletown Christian 2–0 on Thursday, Sept. 17, and tied Fairborn 3–3 on Thursday, Sept. 24. Then the team took a 3–1 loss to Miami Valley on Saturday, Sept. 26, and buried Emmanual Christian in a 13–1 onslaught on Thursday, Oct. 1. The Bulldogs are 6–5–1 for the season.

Boys harriers sixth at Buck
Gabe Amrhein led Yellow Springs to a sixth-place team finish out of 19 schools at the Buck Creek Invitational cross country meet on Saturday, Oct. 3. Eight of the 10 Bulldogs achieved season best performances, beginning with Amrhein, who ripped the first mile in 5:30 to finish the 3.1 miles in 18:10 for 23rd place out of 207 runners.

Sophomore Nate Reed, Zach McHugh and junior Josh Meadows finished under the 19-minute barrier, followed by senior captain Birch Robinson-Hubbuch, who was 49th.

Girls harriers eighth
For the girls cross country at Buck Creek on Saturday, Lois Miller improved to finish fourth in 20:12 out of 139 runners on the 3.1-mile course. Miller averaged 6 minutes, 30 seconds per mile to help the girls to an eighth-place finish out of 15 schools, ahead of big city rivals Fairborn and Xenia. Tecumseh won with 69 points.

Paloma Wiggins and Reini Brickson finished 34th and 37th, respectively.

McKinney boys third, girls sixth
Seventh grader Fielding Lewis flirted with the win at Buck Creek but finished third in a lifetime best of 12:36 for two miles to lead the McKinney Bullpup cross country team to third place.

Running in a pack like the Three Musketeers, Talia Boutis, Christina Brewer and Michaela Roe led the McKinney girls to a sixth place finish out of 14 schools. Boutis finished 13th in 14:39 out of 128 girls.

45 years for soccer league

Yellow Springs Soccer Inc., YSSI, will celebrate 45 years of recreational soccer and honor Joe Robinson, the founder of the YS Recreational Soccer League, with a community potluck on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mills Lawn School auditorium. Interested individuals and families are encouraged to keep this date available and participate in the festivities.

In 1964, Joe Robinson started the soccer program that has grown into the extremely popular league of today. Presently, approximately 250 kids play recreational soccer during the fall and spring seasons. On many Friday evenings and Saturday mornings, these young soccer enthusiasts can be found playing on the community soccer fields with families and friends nearby. This program is staffed entirely by volunteers and is free to participants.

Former and current recreational soccer coaches and referees are encouraged to attend this community potluck and be recognized for their contribution to the success of this soccer program. Current and former soccer players, families and community members are encouraged to come to appreciate the others. Please bring a dish to share plus your own table service.

Interested persons who have memorabilia including photos, videos and newspaper articles of this early soccer league should contact Mike Knemeyer at 767-2920 by October 24 so that these treasures can be included in the evening’s program. To help with this event, contact Lauren Miller at 767-2072. Assistance in the set-up and clean-up for this event would be greatly appreciated. Community service hours will be granted to students who help. Please join in the celebration of one of Yellow Springs most enjoyed activities — soccer!

Memory book for Coach Chesire

T-ball coach Coach Jimmy Chesire is retiring, and plans are underway to commemorate his 25 years of dedication to young people and t-ball with a memory book. Susan Hyde is requesting pictures and/or stories about t-ball players and/or Jimmy, from t-ball players and their families past and present.

Susan requests submissions to her by Oct. 15, because of the need to lay out the book chronologically and to prepare it for next summer. She suggests making copies of items submitted, and identifying on a sticky note the first and last names of people and the year, on the back of photos. For stories, include complete names and the year.

Send all items to Susan Hyde, 1405 President Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387-1326; or e-mail susanhyde@aol.com and include your name and phone number.