Winter sports have been in full swing here at Oak Hills, and a lot of our teams have been pretty successful in the Greater Miami Conference. To get you all caught up on the different teams’teams successes, here are a bunch of stats and notable players for our winter sports teams, since Jan. 22nd:
Boys Basketball: 8-6 record, which puts them at sixth in the GMC, averaging 49.3 PPG (eighth in the GMC), allowing 35.9 PPG (lowest in the GMC, second lowest is Princeton allowing 45.9 PPG) Notable Players: Nate Riep (Sr.), a frontrunner for GMC player of the year, has 180 points on the season so far, averaging 15 a game. His shooting percentages have been 50 percent from FG, 40 percent from 3PT, and 55.3 percent from the free throw line. Another star player has been Henry Maginn (Sr.), who has 148 points on the season, averaging 12.3 a game. Percentage wise, he’s shooting 44.7 percent from FG, 33.3 percent from the 3PT range, and 73.5 percent from the free throw line.
Girls Basketball: The Lady Scots boast a 9-6 record, averaging 42.5 PPG (sixth in the GMC), allows 35.3 PPG (lowest in GMC, Mason in second with 38.9), Notable Player: Ava Kammerer (Jr.) who has 228 points on the season, averaging 16.3 per game. She’s passed the 20 point mark four times this season, the first three of those were back-to-back-to-back games. Her shooting percentages have been 41.5 percent from FG, 34.1 percent for 3PT’s, and 77.1 percent from the free throw line.
Boys Bowling: Currently third in the GMC being 4-1 in conference play, with an overall record of 6-2, averages a score of 2627 per match. The star of the team has been Tanner Iles (Sr.) so far, who has been Oak Hills’s top bowler in all but one match, averaging 222.8 pins per game, with a personal season record of 290 pins in one match, 10 away from a perfect score. He has 5124 pins knocked on the season.
Girls Bowling: At this point in the season, girls bowling is leading the GMC, being 5-0 in conference play and 7-2 overall record. They average a score of 2003 in their 8 dual matches so far. One of the stars on the team is Ella Weinmann (Jr.), who has averaged 167.3 pins a series, a personal record of 225 pins, and 4015 pins on the season. Another notable bowler is Emma Brunner (Sr.), who averages 161.5 pins a series, with a personal record of 194, and has knocked 3875 pins on the season.
Boys & Girls Swimming: Both teams are 5-2 in dual meets this season, and both placed 2nd at the Best of the West meet in early December. The prodigy of the team has been sophomore Jett Sloan, who currently is the 15th ranked sophomore in the state of Ohio, according to Swimcloud.com. He took first place at the Princeton Invitational in the 100 Freestyle. Some of his personal bests include 21.74 in the 50 Free, 47.52 in the 100 Free, 55.98 in the 100 Backstroke, and a 53.26 in the 100 Fly. On the girls side, Senior Emery Charles has had a very successful season so far. Some of her personal best include a 25.22 in the 50 Free, a 1:11 in the 100 Breast, and a 2:08.56 in the 200 Free, which she won at the Best of the West meet this year.
Boys Wrestling: Notable Performers: Chazz Tallarigo (Sr) 11-1 with two pins which puts himself at second in the GMC 120 lbs weight class, Albert Loving (Jr) is 8-4 with four pins which puts him at fifth in the GMC 150 lb weight class, Brady Singler (Sr) 9-3 with nine pins which puts him at fifth in the GMC 175 lbs weight class, and Theorie Troxell (Jr) 6-2 with three pins, sixth in the GMC 215 lbs weight class
Girls Wrestling: Despite the many successes achieved by our girls wrestling team, which has only been a sport here at Oak Hills for three years, the GMC does not yet recognize Girls Wrestling as an official sport. That hasn’t dissuaded the many athletes on the team, with multiple notable performers. Junior Lilliana Anderson boasts a record of 16-3 with 14 pins and placed second at the Ross Invite. Chole Keiley (So.) is 9-6 with nine pins. Isabelle Barkley (Jr.), the most recent CleanEatz Athlete of the Week, has a record of 13-8 with 11 pins. A foreign exchange student from Pakistan, Reena Reena (So.) is searching for her first win of the season, and we wish her the best of luck. Just recently, they’ve made history at the Milford Girls Invitational Tournament, OHHS Girls placed first out of 24 teams. This is the first tournament the team has won!
On the court, in the pool, on the mat, or in the alley, Oak Hills winter student athletes have been persistent in their efforts to succeed both in the classroom and at their sports. The hard work is paying off for the Highlanders, and it seems pretty likely that there are going to be multiple performances at the conference championships that are drawing closer.
