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Aves Cap Unbeaten Season With Thriller in the Final

Defense Rules the Day

Sycamore 7 Upper Arlington 6

     If you like defense, you loved the Division I Finals.  The first half of the Sycamore-Upper Arlington match up, for the third year in a row, produced the lowest scoring half in the 10 year history of the OSLA Tournament and had Sycamore clinging to a  2-1 lead.

Sycamore goalkeeper Adrian Amrine was the reason for the Aves lead.  The senior keeper had ten first half saves and was named the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Tournament.

      The high powered UA offense opened the second half quickly with Adriane Ghidotti and Erin Williams eachscoring to give the Golden Bears a 3-2 lead.  Emily Hunter & Lily Ricci, Tournament Offensive Outstanding Player, put the Aves back on top for good at 4-3.   Hunter (3g, 1a) and Taylor Young gave the Aves their biggest lead at 6-3, with 12:09 to play, but the Bears have been to the State Finals before and they knew the game wasn’t over.  Ghidotti found the net for the second time, and after Hunter’s third goal for Sycamore.  The Aves managers to hold the ball for extended periods of time in the last six minutes, but turnovers continued to keep the Bears in the game.  Kelly Mason scored with 1:45 remaining, the Bears won the draw, and Erin Junk made it a one goal game with 1:16 to go.  Sycamore won the ensuing draw, and ran out the clock to regain the State title they lost to UA in 2008.

Sycamore:  Hunter 3g, 1a, Ricci 1g, Keefe 1g, Young 1g, Kelp 1g, Amrine 13 saves

Upper Arlington:  Mason 2g, Ghidotti 2g, Junki 1g, Williams 1 g, Harer 3 saves

Eagles Soar to Third Championship, Near Flawless Championship Game Too Much for Blazers

New Albany 13 Hathaway Brown 8

Speed, Balance, Power, and Defense.  Sounds like what you need to win a State Championship.  It’s also a pretty accurate description of the New Albany Eagles.

Emily Haupt took the opening draw in the Division II Finals, went straight to the goal and 12 seconds into the game it was 1-0 New Albany and the Eagles never looked back. 

Two more quick goals and it was 3-0, and HB said time out.  Following the TO, the Blazers settled down and Sara Smith found the net for the Blazers to make it 3-1.  New Albany’s punishing defense and balanced offensive attack kept the pressure on all day.  They held HB standout Isabel Ballard (5g) in check for the first half.  Her first goal came at 1:25, and New Albany led 7-3 at half time. 

   The second half was more of the same,  with Cara Hernandez, Andrea Ebling, Murphy Ferguson, and Haupt all ending the game with 2 goals each.  The tournament's Outstanding Offensive Player Molly Hamilton had 5 goals.  Senior Audrey Anthony led the New Albany defense and was named the Tournament’s Outstanding Defensive Player.

New Albany: Hamilton 5g, Hernandez 2g,  1a, Ebling 2g, Ferguson 2g, 1a, Haupt 2g

                       Arey 8 saves

Hathaway Brown:  Ballard 5g, Bigger 2g, Smith 1g, Kirby 2a, Musser 5 saves.

Shingleton Goal with 4.5 Seconds Give Anderson Second Title

Comeback Falls Just Short for Cinderella Bexley

Anderson 9  Bexley 8

    Making their first appearance in the State Championship game, the Bexley Lions looked a little nervous early and fell behind the defending Division III Champions Anderson 6 – 2 with 19:53 remaining in the first half.  The Orange looked like an experienced tournament team, with Chelsea Ritter, Caroline Eldridge and Kate Shingleton all scoring.   The Lions charged back on 2 goals by Grace Curran and one by Gina Vottero, to make it 7-4.  The tournament’s Outstanding Offensive Player Shingleton gave the Orange a three goal cushion with 8:30 remaining.  But the Lions kept clawing.  Goals by Devin  Beaumier and Curran’s third of the game had the Orange on their heels and the score was 8-7.  The teams went back and forth for the next four minutes with both goalkeepers, Ashlee Heckard for Anderson and Jen Davis, Bexley making great saves.  With 1:12 remaining Elise Masse found Torrey Williams in front of the net and the Lions had come all the way back to tie the score at 8-8.

    Anderson controlled the ball, again Davis (Tournament Outstanding Defensive Player) made two great saves, but when Shelby Smith rolled behind the cage and found Shingleton cutting over the middle the senior drilled it to the back of the net and the Orange had their second straight Division III title.

Anderson:  Shingleton 5 g, S. Smith 2g 1a, Eldridge 1g 1a, Ritter 1g,

                  Heckard 5 saves

Bexley: Beaumier 3g, Curran 3g, Vottero 1g, Williams 1g, Masse 2a

             Davis 13 saves.

Orange Roll Into Finals to Defend Title

Anderson 17  Milford 8

     The Anderson lady Orange are on track to defend their Division III Title as their high powered offense was too much for the Milford Eagles.  The Orange were led by Kate Shingleton with 6 goals and 3 assists, and Shelby Smith had 6 goals.  Anderson’s outstanding goalkeeper had 9 saves.   Sara Kruse led Milford with 3 goals and an assist.,

Anderson:  Smith 6g, Shingleton 5g, 3a Barnett 3g, 1a, Eldridge 2g 1a, Yorio 1g 1a,

Ritter 1g, 1a, Cook 2a,  Kelty 1a,  Heckard 9 saves

Milford: Kruse 3g 1a, Moberg 2g, Conti 1g, Ridgway 1a,  Michael 1g,  Dodge 6 saves

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Lions Roar into Finals Over Green Bears

Bexley 13  Ottawa Hills 9

      The Bexley Lions used balanced scoring and a stingy defense to earn a birth in the OSLA State Finals for the first time in the programs history.  The Lions got 3 goal hat tricks from Elise Maass, Devin Beaumier, and Torrey Williams, while Gina Vettero had 2 scores. On the defensive end goalkeeper Jen Davis was a stalwart with 16 saves.  Brittany Healy had 3 goals for the Green Bears. 

Bexley:  Williams 3g,  Beaumier 3g,  Maass 3g, Vottero 2g, Bond 1g, Curran 1g,

               Davis  16 saves

Ottawa Hills: Healy 3g, Smith 2g, Dasani 2g, Janowicz 1g, Lemieux 1g,  Roshon 12 saves

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Here We Go Again….UA vs Sycamore

Golden Bears In Finals Again!  Cards Battle but Come Up Short

Upper Arlington 18  Thomas Worthington 12

     The Upper Arlington Golden Bears seen to have a standing invitation to the OSLA Finals, and the Bears are returning to defend their title in 2009.  It was a game of surges with the Bears jumping up early to take a 6-2 lead, but the Cards charged back to close to within 1 at 7-6.  The Bears stretched their lead in the second half,  behind Kelly Mason’s 4 goals.

Upper Arlington: Mason 4g, Ghidotti 3g 2a, Junk 3g 1a, Dappen 3g Niles 2g  Williams 2g, McDermott 1g Hanover 1a, Poole 1a, Knoop 1a,  Herr 12 Saves

Thomas: Geissbuhler 3 g 1a, Strasser 2 g 4a,  Benninger 3 g 1a, Littell 3g, Ford 1g

               Smith 8 saves

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 Aves Return to Finals, but Bees Didn’t Make it an Easy Trip

Sycamore 13  Medina 8

    The Sycamore Lady Aves remained undefeated, but the Medina Battling Bees didn’t make it easy.  As usual, the Aves jumped out quickly, taking a 5-0 lead, but the Bees weren’t ready to get on the bus.  They came storming back, and actually played the Aves even from that point.  In the second half the closed the gap to 10-8.  Lily Ricci took over at that point, scoring two of her 8 goals for the game and giving the Aves a cushion.and they were able to hold the ball down the stretch to preserve the win.  Sydney Thomas had 4 goals for the Bees.

Sycamore: Ricci 8g, Hunter 2g, 1a, Kelt 1g, Beck 1g 1a, Doherty 1 g, Amrine 6 saves

Medina:  Thomas 3g, Hudson-Heck 2g, 1a, Beadle 1g 1a, Boltja 2g  Dalton 9 saves

HB Blazes into Finals by Stopping Academy Vikings

Hathaway Brown 13  Columbus Academy 8

    Led by  Isabel Ballard’s 6 goals and 1 assist and tough defense the Hathaway Brown Blazers made quick work of the Academy Vikings in the first Division II semi final.  Junior Halle Biggar added 3 goals for HB.  Blazer goalkeeper Mary Beth Musser was solid between the pipes with 15 saves.  Lane Averill lead CA with 2 goals and an assist.

Hathaway Brown:  Ballard 6 g 1a,  Bigger 3g, M. Scanloln 2a, Moses 1g 1a, Fisher 1a, Shroyer 1g,  Kundtz, 1g, Kirby 1g,   Musser 15 saves

Columbus Academy: Averill 3g 1a, Dillion 2g, Reis 1g, Ratcliff 1g, Belcher 1g,

                                   Linkhoirn 13 saves

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New Albany Eagles Hold Off Chagrin Tigers in Title Defense

New Albany 13 Chagrin Falls 12

    The Division II night cap was the game of the night.  A lacrosse junkie's dream.  Two great teams, great individual players, it lived up to the advance billing.  Including a very exciting final 12 seconds.  It was a great offensive game, but in the end New Albany sophomore goalkeeper Sam Arey made the save of the game, against Chagrin All American Megan Takacs (5 goals) to preserve the Eagle win.  New Albany’s balance also made the difference.  Molly Hamilton had 4 goals and 3 assists, Cara Hernandez 3goals and 1a, Andrea Ebling 4 goals for the Eagles.  Kat Lipp found the net three times for the Tigers.  Chagrin keeper Dana Burrello had 15 saves.

New Albany:  Hamilton 4g 3a, Ebling 4g, Hernandez 2g 1a, Ferguson 2 g, 

                        Arey 12 saves

Chagrin Falls:  Takacs 5 g, Lipp 3g, K Seidel 1g, L Seidel 3g  Burrello 16 saves

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All Finals at Mason

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Sycamore

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 at Indian Hills

Championship

11:00 AM

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Location Change

May 15

Thomas Worthington

7:00 pm

7:00 PM

Upper Arlington

Sycamore

6:00 pm

May 18

7:00 PM

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May 14

6:30 PM

at Western Hills

7:00 PM

Location Change

OT

May 18

5:00 PM

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