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Mike Dyer of WCPO.COM and GMC Commissioner Steve Shuck further analyze the football playoff implications heading into week #9. As usual, several playoff spots are in limbo and will be decided in these last two weeks of the regular season. Many of these "limbo" schools will find themselves in a "playoff or play-in atmosphere" as programs compete for those all-decisive fractions of points that make all the difference in determining who is in and who is out.
For expert insiders take on how these final weeks shape up, see the link provided below:
(Mike Dyer and Steve Shuck Share Playoff Insights Entering Week 9)
The playoff plot certainly thickens!
With the GMC Cross Country Championships barely in the "rear view mirror", the league programs begin the first step toward the coveted state championships by competing in the OHSAA Southwest District meet this Saturday morning at the Voice of America Metro Park in West Chester. The meet will feature two Division I boys races (1 and 2) and two Division I girls races (1 and 2). The boys races are scheduled for 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM, while the girls races are set for 11:00 AM and 11:30 AM. Race assignments were the result of a seeding vote process by the participating head coaches.
The Middletown Middies will be competing in the Southwest District Tournament site based at Cedarville University. The girls will compete at 1:00 PM, while the boys run at 1:45 PM. Those results will also be found on Baumspage.com as indicated below, but under the Cedarville heading.
Admission for this OHSAA District Championship event is $6 for all spectators (including seniors, students and coaches/athletes not on authorized pass list). There is no charge for parking at VOA.
To check out the SW District race assignments see the link provided below:
(SW District Race Assignments)
Boys Race 1 - East, Sycamore, West, Colerain, Princeton, Hamilton
Boys Race 2 - Mason, Oak Hills, Fairfield
Girls Race 1 - West, Sycamore, Oak Hills, Fairfield
Girls Race 2 - East, Mason, Colerain, Princeton, Hamilton
For race results follow the link provided below:
(scroll down to the Southwest District, look for Voice of America - Division I Boys and Girls Race A & B
Greater Miami Conference girls tennis state qualifiers, all from the Mason Comet program, swing into action this coming weekend (October 20-21) at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. In addition to qualifying to the state championships through the very competitive SW District Tournament, all these four sate qualifiers were also GMC Champions as well as first team all-conference. To check the OHSAA Girls Tournament action and bracket matchups see the link provided below:
In singles, GMC "Athlete of the Year", #1 GMC singles champion and District singles champion, Jamie Kim (9), takes on Angelica Ross (10) from Painesville Riverside. Also in singles, GMC #2 singles champion, Ananya Aggarwel (10), faces Sarah Robertson (11) from Rocky River.
In doubles, the duo of GMC first teamers, Sanjana Reedy (10) and Nicole Reid (12) will be challenged by Maddie Atway (9) and Danielle Shoenly (9) from Powell Olentangy.
(Photo compliments of Mason Sports Information Director, Dan Hilen)
Good luck to GMC girls tennis state contenders!
Coming off two very impressive outings by their respective programs in winning both the boys and girls GMC cross country titles by decisive margins, Mason Boys Head Coach Tom Rapp and Mason Girls Head Coach Chip Dobson were both selected in a vote of their peers as the GMC "Coaches of the Year".
Tom Rapp - GMC Boys "Coach of the Year"
The Mason Comets Boys Cross Country team won their third consecutive Greater Miami Conference title on and now have won 7 league titles in the past 8 years.