Milford's No Match

From Coach Hoppenjans:
The Girls’ JV Tennis team pulled their first W for the season against Milford.  The results were:

Mallory Faler def. Paige Arenas 6-2, 6-2
Sarah Sheerajin def. Nicole Spencer 6-2, 6-2
Wyoming forfeit
Shoger/ Darwish def. Hakel/Patel 6-1, 6-0
Lagaly/Jacquamin def. Patel/ LeFrance 6-4, 6-1

Wyoming 3- Milford 2

Thanks to Coach Hoppenjans for the report, and

Thanks to Jack Jacquamin for the great pictures.

Home Court Advantage

The Varsity Volleyball team defeated Madeira here at home on Tuesday, August 26th.  From Arch Cunningham's pictures it looks like it was an exciting game.  I'm sure you'll fill us all in on the highlights when you send in your first report.  No rush.  (Yes, patience is one of my greatest assets as a renowned lazy person.)

Thanks to Arch Cunningham for the great pictures.

See more HERE

It's a Shut-Out

Kara Pendery reports for the Girls Varsity Soccer team and their Monday, August 25th game at Princeton.

Wyoming Goalie Olivia Munneke was a bit busy in the beginning of the game. We were challenged early in the game.  Our defense continued to play strong and along with Olivia, the Cowboys kept the Vikings scoreless.  The Vikings' defense committed a foul just outside their box, granting the Cowboys' a scoring opportunity with 8 minutes remaining in the first half.  The foul and subsequent kick occurred in the same spot as in the Little Miami game last Saturday.  That kick allowed Little Miami to tie up the game.  It was like Deja Vu...all over again.  :)  This time, we were the ones taking the kick. Kayla Hampton was set to take the kick.  Instead of going to goal, she made a beautiful cross to Chelsea Davis who popped the ball up and into the net.  Princeton didn't see it coming.  It was a well executed play.  We went into the half up 1 - 0.  Our second goal came from Kayla Hampton. Kayla dribbled the ball around the defenders and popped it in for the score.  Jasmine Evans gave us our final goal of the game.  The score came from a long power shot, around the 25 yard line, straight down the middle of the field.  The ball flew just under the crossbar and down the back of the net. The goalie had no chance....it was beautiful!  Wyoming Varsity beat Princeton 3 - 0.  JV lost to Princeton 0 - 3.

Competition can bring us together... in many ways.

Thanks to Kara Pendery for the report, and some of the above pictures.

and Thanks to Rod Apfelbeck for the remainder of the above pictures.

See more of Kara's pictures HERE

See more of Rod's pictures HERE

MS Tennis Takes Off

Susan Osha brings us the Girls MS Tennis news:

The WMS girls tennis team opened the season Wednesday (August 27th) at Princeton. The girls, led by coach Karlene Rumpke, fought hard against a tough opponent in 90+ degree heat.
The Vikings’ top talent was strong in the singles matches, dominating the Cowboys, Anya Kirsch 0-6, 0-6; Jenny Lewis 2-6, 2-6; and Katy Vanatsky 1-6, 4-6.
Cowboys showed great depth of talent, however, winning both doubles matches at “love”. Emily Mayer/Eleanor Stall and Sophie Williams/Peyton Osha handled their opponents without dropping a game.
Final:  Vikings 3, Cowboys 2
Thursday, the ladies travel to Mason to take on the Comets.

Thanks to Susan Osha for the report and the great pictures.

See more HERE

Teeming with Tennis

Coach Kindred has been sending in Tennis reports from this week.

Turpin 4 -Wyoming 1
Court One Singles; Haley Thoresen (W) d. Gabby Verdin (T) 6-3, 6-1
Court Two Singles; Katie Bercz (T) d. Anne Boster (W) 6-2, 6-0
Court Three Singles; Brogan Bennell (T) d. Ellen Boster (W) 6-1, 6-0
Court One Doubles; Toerner/Antoniades (T) d. Carter/Sasson (W) 6-1, 6-2
Court Two Doubles; Wilke/Millard d. Marcella Domka/Kalyxa Roman (W) 6-2, 6-1

August 26 2014
Wyoming 5 - Madeira 0
Court One Singles; Haley Thoresen (W) d. Celia Kline (M) 6-0, 6-0
Court Two Singles; Anne Boster (W) d. Racheal Chambers (M) 6-3, 6-0
Court Three Singles; Ellen Boster (W) d. Madeline Gellis (M) 6-0, 6-0
Court One Doubles; Carter/Sasson (W) d. Mauch/Grey (M) 6-1, 6-3
Court Two Doubles; Marcella Domka/Kalyxa Roman (W) d. Fisher/Bruemmer (M) 6-3, 6-3

August 27 2014
Wyoming 1 - Milford 5
 Court One Singles; Haley Thoresen (W) d. Reinhart 6-0, 6-2
Court Two Singles; Bales (M) d. Anne Boster (W) 6-2, 6-1
Court Three Singles; Shaffner (M) d. Ellen Boster (W) 6-4, 6-1
Court One Doubles; Harrington/Morehouse (M) d. Carter/Sasson (W) 6-1, 6-3
Court Two Doubles; Johnston/Hilliard (M) d. Marcella Domka/Kalyxa Roman (W) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4

Record:  Wyoming (1 & 5)

Thanks to Coach Kindred for the scores and

Thanks to Bob Carter for the great pictures from the Milford match.

See more HERE

VOTE!

Madi Maisel has been nominated for LaRosa's MVP of the Week.

Let's start this year off with a huge show of support for our Cowboy nominee.

If you're not already on the list to vote, sign up here HERE

Photo thanks to Rod Apfelbeck

So Close

Coach Hoppenjans reported for the Girls JV Tennis team.

The Girls’ JV tennis team lost by a hair against Turpin Monday, despite having to forfeit a court due to injury.  Our doubles teams dominated our new blue courts, and our singles players fought hard and smart, but came up short.  The scores were:

Allison Musgrove def. Paige Arenas 6-0, 6-2
Sara Meek def. Marika Shoger 6-3, 7-6
Wyoming forfeit

Darwish/ Lagaly def. Sherman/ Evans 6-2, 7-6
Jacquamin/ Sheerajin def. Kohasik/ Grossman 6-4, 6-0

Turpin 3- Wyoming 2

XC Out of the Gate

Sidelined Senior strider, Drew Gold, filed this report from the Cross Country team's Saturday, August 23rd Centerville meet.

The Cincinnati Enquirer ranked, number one boys and number 2 ranked girls cross country teams got off to a great start for the season when they competed at the Centerville Saturday Night Lights race this week. The boys varsity team placed 4th among 22 other teams and the girls varsity team placed 3rd among 16 other teams. Boy’s Seniors Ben Stites and Max Hoffman placed 3rd and 5th. Girl’s Seniors Katie Spray and Margaret Manley placed 11th and 13th and Sophomore Terra Forsythe placed 15th.

Soccer Shots Seen Here

Scott Payne has been getting some great shots of the  Boys JV Soccer team this season.  These are from the Tuesday, August 19th match against Princeton.  

Thanks to Scott Payne for the great pictures.

See more HERE

The Season Opener

Kara Pendery reported from the Saturday, August 23rd Girls Varsity Soccer game at Little Miami.

The Cowboys were originally introduced as the Colts, so maybe that threw them off a bit.  The Cowboys' first game of the season resulted in a tie.  Wyoming dominated for the majority of the game.  The refs gave the girls a couple of water breaks due to the humidity and heat. It was great to see several ladies taking shots on goal, but we couldn't get it in the net. It was 0 - 0 at the half.  Little Miami came back stronger in the 2nd half, but Wyoming kept them scoreless for the majority of the half.  Wyoming's only goal came when the Cowboys worked the ball down the field, starting with a pass from Kayla Hampton to Sonia Pendery.  Sonia made a great cross from the outside where Casey Jervier was waiting to put it in the net. We kept the lead until the final 2 minutes of the game.  Little Miami took the opportunity, from a free kick just outside the box, to tie the game at 1 - 1.  

Thanks to Kara Pendery for the report. She also snapped some pictures, including one of local legend, Rod Apfelbeck, before he was mistaken for the paparazzi and escorted bodily from the field.

Did he throw up is hands in despair?  Did he hang his head and cry?  No way.  The never-say-die attitude and grit of our Cowboys has obviously rubbed off on him over the years, as he still found a way to dodge the soccer field bouncers and bring home photographic gold from the outside of the maximum security chain link fence force field.

See more of Kara's pictures HERE

See more of Rod's pictures HERE