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The EL CAPORAL Team of the Week-- Lakota East Boys Basketball
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Boys Varsity Basketball Team. The Thunderhawk boys basketball team is rated as one of the best in the Greater Cincy area this season. Their early season records certainly proves
GIRLS BASKETBALL SLAPS MIDDIES
Girls Basketball evened their record at 4-4 on Wednesday with a 56-35 win at home versus Oak Hills. The Hawks built a 32-8 lead by halftime and never looked back. Leaders for East: Madison French 18 and Payton Woody 12. Next up, East girls will visit
GIRLS BOWLING FALLS TO MIDDIES
Girls Bowling fell at Middletown on Wednesday, 1867-1372. East was led by Senior Raegan Seiler with a 341.
Next up, Girls Bowl is at Mason on Monday, January 3rd.
BOYS BOWLING TAKE LOSS AT MIDDLETOWN
Boys Bowling fell to Middletown on Wednesday 2612-1549. East was led by Freshman Jake Castilo with a 280.
Next up for East boys bowl is an away match at Mason on Monday 1/3.
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 12/16/21
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 12/16/21
BOYS BASKETBALL DEFEATS COMETS
East Boys Bball returned to their winning ways on Tuesday night with a 78-52 blowout of visiting Mason. This game was over by halftime (29-16). Hawk leaders included: Charlie Kenrich 14, Nate Adkins 11, and Jadon Coles 10. Kenrich notched his first
BOYS BASKETBALL TAKES LOSS FROM AVES
East Boys suffered their first loss of the season on Friday to the Sycamore Aves by a score of 64-55. The contest was played before a raucous crowd in the Hawks Nest and was a close one till late in the game when the Aves pulled away. The score was 42-42 at
GIRLS BASKETBALL FALLS TO SYCAMORE
East girls slipped against Sycamore on Saturday, falling 54-50. East rallied in the final quarter but it wasn't enough to overcome the Aves. East senior, Sarah Sewak, dropped 17 points and has been averaging 11 points per game. Brooke Asher put up 10 points
WRESTLING TEAM 12TH AT EDGEWOOD INVITE
Lakota East Wrestled in the Edgewood Invite on Saturday finishing 12th overall. Below is a list of Hawks and their placings: Jag Singh 6th Tyler Epstein 5th Kam Freeman 6th Sam Pennix 2nd Kevin Kornau 4th Next up East Wrestling competes in the Coaches
GIRLS BASKETBALL SMACKS HAMILTON
East Girls Bball went on the road last Wednesday, defeating Hamilton 63-22. No details were provided for the game. Leading scorers for East: Payton Woody 17 and Savannah Smith 10. Woody also had a double-double snaring 10 rebounds. Brooke Asher dished 5
SWIM/DIVE MEET RESULTS
East Boys Swim competed against St. Xavier on Wednesday at Keating. See details below: Place School Points 1 Blue Cstx Blue Cstx 185 2 White Cstx White Cstx 154 3 Lakota East Lakota East 95 4 Lakota West Lakota West 64 Total 498.00 GIRLS SWIM/DIVE
GIRLS BOWLING FALLS TO COLERAIN
East Girls Bowling lost to Colerain on Wednesday, 2603-1638. No details were provided.
Next up, the Hawks are at Middletown on Wednesday, Dec. 15th.
BOYS BOWLING LOSES TO CARDINALS
The East Boys Bowlers hosted Colerain on Wednesday, falling by a score of 2559-1471. No details were provided.
Next up, East boys are at Middletown on Wednesday, Dec. 15th.
VOLLEYBALL YOUTH SPRING LEAGUE
Our Future Hawk Teams will participate in the competitive Cincinnati Premier Youth Volleyball League SEASON: March 28th to May 22nd PRACTICE: 2- 1 ½ hour sessions per week GAMES: 10 games and a tournament. COSTS: $125.00 Players will need to
The EL CAPORAL Team of the Week - Lakota East Girls Basketball
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Girl's Varsity Basketball Team. The East Girls are off to a strong start of their 2021-22 campaign. They earned a signature win over Mason last week, marking the first time they
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 12/9/21
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 12/9/21
BOYS BASKETBALL SMACKS OAK HILLS
East Boys Basketball pushed their record to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the GMC with a 69-24 win at home vs. Oak Hills. The Hawks blitzed the Highlanders with a stifling defense, creating multiple turnovers and producing a 40-point lead at one point.
BOYS BASKETBALL DEFEATS HAMILTON
Lakota East Boys Basketball started their GMC season last Friday at Hamilton with a "marathon" 84-70 win. East led the entire contest, but Big Blue kept the margin at an "uncomfortable" margin until the end. The game did not get underway until almost 8:30,
GIRLS ASKETBALL FALLS TO WEST
West outlasted East Girls Basketball on Saturday 50-47. The contest was a close one that could have gone either way. West led 23-21 at the half.
Sarah Sewak led East with 16 points.
The Hawks (2-3, 1-1) will rebound when they visit Hamilton on Wednesday.
WRESTLING TEAM OPENS THE SEASON WITH A WIN!
East opened their season at home vs. Anderson on Friday night. The Hawks outwrestled Anderson 36-33. See individual results below: Jagwinder Singh wins by fall. Zeppelin Ashber won by fall. Tyler Epstein won by decision. Drew Wanke won by fall. Braden
GIRLS BASKETBALL UPSETS MASON!
The Lakota East Girls Basketball began their GMC schedule in a big way on Tuesday. The Hawks ended Mason's winning ways over East with a 55-50 victory in the Hawks' Nest. The Thunderhawk girls had last defeated Mason in the 2011-12 season (62-52). Before that
BOYS and GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING SEASON UNDERWAY
Boys Swim competed in a tri-meet at Turpin on Thursday. See scores below: 1. Turpin High School 161 2. Lakota West 73 3. Lakota East 54 Girls Swim competed in a tri-meet at Turpin on Thursday. See scores below: 1. Turpin High School 134 2. Lakota East 104
CHESS FINISHES 4TH IN GMC
The Lakota East Chess team wrapped up its 2021 season on November 30th at the GMC Chess Tournament. The Hawks finished 6-3 during the regular season and followed that up with a 2-3 record at the tournament to finish the season 8-6 and fourth in the
SWIMMING AND DIVING SEASON UNDERWAY
Boys Swim/Dive opened their season last night with a tri-meet at Princeton. See scores below: 1. Lakota West 335 2. Princeton High School 322 3. Lakota East 230 Girls Swim/Dive opened their season last night with a tri-meet at Princeton. See scores below:
GIRLS BOWLING FALLS TO KINGS IN OPENER
Girls Varsity Bowling opened their season last night with a loss to Kings. See details below:
Kings 1676 LE 1561
Lakota was lead by Senior Raegan Seiler 309 and Junior Sophia Tombragel 233.
Next up, East Bowling will host Colerain on Wednesday, Dec. 8th.
BOYS BOWLING LOSES TO KINGS IN OPENER
Boys Bowling fell to Kings in their season opener on Tuesday, 2283-1655.
Lakota was led by Freshman Oliver Panyko 276 and Sophomore Chase Church 274.
Next up, the Hawks host Colerain on Wednesday, Dec. 8th
BOYS BASKETBALL WINS THE SEASON OPENER!
East Boys Basketball is off to a strong start for their 2021-22 season. Last Friday, they blasted Massilon Jackson in the Ohio Valley Hoops Showcase by a score of 80-54. The game was never close. East led by as many as 31 at one point. Leaders for the Hawks:
GIRLS BASKETBALL SEASON IS UNDERWAY
East Girls Basketball is off to a 1-2 start with competition underway. The Hawks fell in their opener at home versus Springboro on Saturday, Nov. 20th by a score of 58-47. In that contest, East was led by Madison French with 19 and Sarah Sewak with
CHESS DEFEATS COLERAIN
Chess kept their winning ways in their final regular-season match on Nov. 18th. The Hawks defeated Colerain 4-1 to go to 6-3 on the season.
The Chess masters will play in the GMC Tourney at Sycamore on Tuesday, Nov. 30th.
Chess Team Starts the Season 6-3
The Thunderhawk Chess Team is already in action! See their early-season results below: 10/21 Mason lost 5-0 10/26 @ Hamilton won 5-0 10/28 Middletown won 5-0 11/1 @ Oak Hills won 4-1 11/4 Lakota West lost 4-1 11/9 @ Sycamore lost 3-2 11/11 Fairfield
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 10/28/21
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 10/28/21
JOE WILSON IV WINS STATE GOLF TITLE! EAST BOYS GOLF 5TH AT STATE!
BOYS GOLF 5TH AT STATE! WILSON BECOMES 3RD LAKOTA STATE TITLEIST It was a special weekend for the Lakota East Boys Golf program and senior standout Joe Wilson IV. Wilson led his team to a 5th place finish at the OHSAA State Championships and individually
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY DISTRICT RUNNER-UP
EAST QUALIFIES TO REGIONAL The Lakota East men’s cross country team brought home the District Runner-Up trophy, punching their ticket to the Regional Championships next week. The top 5 teams in their race qualified. Leading the way for the
GIRLS CC JOCEY WILLIS QUALIFIES TO REGION!
Jocey Willis ran her best race of the season this past weekend at the Southwest Ohio District Cross Country Championships at Voice of America Park. Willis, a junior, ran 18:58.2 for the 5k (3.1-mile) Championship course which was only 2 seconds off of
FOOTBALL FALLS AT WEST
HAWKS RETURN TO PLAYOFFS FRIDAY! The Thunderhawks fell at Lakota West on Friday by a score of 34-7. The Hawk defense was stellar in the early going. The first half ended with West leading 10-0. East got on the board in the third quarter on
BOYS SOCCER SHUTS DOWN ELDER
HAWKS ADVANCE TO MEET WEST The East boys soccer team advanced to the sectional finals of the OHSAA tournament after defeating the Elder Panthers Saturday evening by a score of 5-0. Senior, Dylan Stidham, got the Hawks on the board in the 4th minute of play
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 10/21/21
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 10/21/21
The EL CAPORAL Team of the Week-- Football
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Football Team. East Football enters the final week of the regular season with a record of 7-2 overall and 6-1 in the GMC. The Hawks are striving for their first league title since
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 3RD AT GMC
The Lakota East men’s cross country team just narrowly missed being GMC runner-up as a team by 3 points. They placed 3rd overall in a very competitive race at Saturday's GMC Championships at VOA. Leading the way for the Thunderhawks was
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 5TH AT GMC
Jocey Willis ran the best race of her season this past weekend at the Greater Miami Conference Cross Country Championships at Voice of America Park on Saturday. With an initial goal of placing in the top 5, Jocey managed to outpace all but one athlete
BOYS SOCCER ADVANCES IN POST-SEASON TOURNEY
HAWKS SHUT OUT NORTHWEST 5-0 The boy's soccer team opened up tournament play Tuesday evening with a 5-0 win over Northwest High School. Senior captain, Connor Pletikapich, started the scoring spree 10 minutes into the match after receiving a pass from the
GIRLS SOCCER FALLS TO HAMILTON
SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE East Girls Soccer season came to an abrupt conclusion on Monday night in the first round of the sectional tournament. The Hawks struggled to score in the contest and were upset by Hamilton in overtime (penalty kicks) by a final
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SEASON COMES TO AN END
East Girls Volleyball saw their season end on Monday night in the first round of the Sectional Tourney. Harrison HS outlasted the Hawks by scores of 19-25, 19-25, 25-23, 24-26 Eryn Rose lead the team with outstanding defense while Anna LaCalameto and
BOYS GOLF STATE BOUND AGAIN!
HAWKS RETURN TO COLUMBUS FOR 6TH STRAIGHT TIME! East Boys Golf punched their ticket to the State Championships by finishing 3rd overall at the District Championships on Thursday at Beavercreek CC. East will be making their 6th consecutive trip (7
GIRLS GOLF FINISH 5TH AT DISTRICT
The East girl's golf team battled the windy elements on Tuesday at Glenview for the 2021 OHSAA Districts tournament. After the Hawk's first nine, they were sitting in third place with Lakota West and St. Ursula close behind. The girls held a great position
BOYS SOCCER DEFEATS FAIRFIELD
HAWKS FINISH 2ND IN GMC...POSTSEASON NEXT WEEK The East boys soccer team finished off the regular season with a come from behind win on the road against Fairfield Thursday evening. After falling behind 0-1 in the middle of the first half, the Hawks
GIRLS SOCCER WINS 4TH GMC TITLE
HAWKS LEAGUE CO-CHAMPS IN 2021 The Lakota East Girls Soccer team capped off the regular season with an exclamation point on Tuesday night. The Hawks secured a share of the league title by defeating visiting Fairfield by a final score of 3-0. East captures
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO MERCY-MCAULEY
Lakota East fell to Mercy in 4 sets on Thursday but played one of the best games of the season. See scores below: 13-25 25-21 10-25 15-25 What a fantastic night with the Hawks raising $3000 for Champions do overcome and $4000 for Breast cancer
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 10/14/21
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 10/14/21
The EL CAPORAL Lakota East Team of the Week--Girls Cross Country
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Girls Cross Country Team. East Girls Cross Country has been a "work in progress" this fall. The Hawks have continually improved with every meet and event. Last week they
FOOTBALL SMASHES OAK HILLS
East Football went on the road last Friday and came away with a dominant 49-14 win over Oak Hills. Quarterback T.J. Kathman set the tone on a night where the Lakota East offense did whatever it wanted against Oak Hills. Kathman threw just six passes (one of
BOYS GOLF WINS OLENTANGY INVITATIONAL!
Lakota East Boys Golf traveled to Wedgewood GC this past weekend where they on the Olentangy Invitational. The Hawks shot a team score of +13 to edge out 2nd place Liberty HS. Congratulations to Joe Wison who shot -2 under-par to claim medalists' honors at
BOYS SOCCER SPLITS AGAINST ELKS AND BIG BLUE
Boys Soccer played two matches in recent days. On Saturday they fell to Centerville 2-0. --------- On Monday, the Hawks routed Hamilton 8-0. East's Connor Pletikapich got a three-goal hattrick on the evening. Other goals were scored by Khaled Eid, Jackson
GIRLS TENNIS 2021 SEASON CONCLUDES
East Girls Tennis season came to an end this past week. The Hawks played well but fell short of qualifying any players to the district championships. Sectional results: Natasha won vs MND, 6-1, 6-1, and then faced a very good Walnut Hills player who
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SPLITS TRI-MATCH
East VB split a weekend tri-meet this past Saturday. The Hawks lost to Springboro 24-26, 25-19, 25-13 and defeated Anderson 24-26, 25-19, 25-13. No details were provided. Next up, East VB will visit Fairfield tonight and host Mercy McAuley on Thursday.
BOYS GOLF 2ND AT SECTIONAL...QUALIFY FOR DISTRICTS!
BOYS GOLF 2ND AT SECTIONAL...QUALIFY FOR DISTRICTS! Lakota East Boys Golf finished 2nd overall at Wednesday's Sectional. The Hawks shot a very good round of 289 behind Mason's blistering 274. Joe Wilson was co-medalist for the event with a score of 67.
BOYS SOCCER SHUTS OUT MIDDIES
The boy's soccer team defeated the Middletown Middies Thursday night 6-0. Senior captain, Braden Anderson, got the Hawks on the board in the fourth minute after receiving a ball from senior Vicente Raymundo and fired the shot over the Middie goalkeeper. The
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS MIDDLETOWN
The East girls volleyball team swept the Middes last night in their senior Night Game taking them in 3 by scores of: 25-9 25-9 25-7 In the contest 3 East players reached career-high goals- Paige Clippinger reached 200 kills, Eryn Rose reached 300
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 10/7/21
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 10/7/21
The EL CAPORAL Lakota East Team of the Week-- Boys Cross Country
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Boys Cross Country Team. East Boys Cross Country is on the course this year and improving with each race. Since the beginning of the season, these hard-working and dedicated
GIRLS GOLF THIRD AT SECTIONAL
East Girls finish 3rd in Sectionals today to secure their advancement to Districts next week at Glenview. It was a tremendous team effort for the scores to come together to get the girls to continue their post-season. East shot a team score of 340 on the
BOYS SOCCER DEFEATS COLRAIN 2-1
East Boys Soccer visited Colerain last night and came away with a 2-1 victory. Both goals were scored by Jack Pascoal who is a senior. Kobe Foster notched 3 saves as the goalkeeper. no other details were provided.
Next up, East (7-3-2, 3-1-2) will host Middletown this Thursday, Oct. 7th.
GIRLS SOCCER SHUTS OUT CARDINALS ON SENIOR NIGHT
Senior Night for the Thunderhawks was last night at the Hawks' Nest. East girls soccer took on visiting Colerain and were able to stay atop the GMC with Mason at 5-0-2 with two games remaining in the regular season. Final score 5-0 East. Abby Burghard,
GIRLS TENNIS SHUTS OUT ANDERSON 5-0
at Sectional Today East Girls Tennis earned a 5-0 win vs Anderson on Tuesday for their last match of the regulars season. See scores below: Natasha Kejriwal vs A. Toren 6-3, 6-0 Kelsey Retzsch vs A. McPhillips 6-4, 6-2 Amisha Kejriwal vs A.
BOYS GOLF 3RD HOBAN INVITE
East Boys Golf finished third this past weekend at the prestigious Hoban Invite at historic Firestone CC. Hoban HS was the overall winner with a -2 under par. Dublin Jerome 2nd at +14 and East third at +16. This is the final regular-season
FOOTBALL EARNS HISTORIC WIN!
HAWKS END STREAK DEFEAT CARDINALS! The 21-year loss drought to Colerain ended last Friday night as the Lakota East Football team edged out the Cardinals 7-6 in a tense defensive struggle. East had 15 consecutive losses to Colerain dating back to the 1999
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY WINS AT KINGS DUAL
The Thunderhawk girl's cross country team brought home a title this past weekend at the King's Duals held at Kingswood Park in Deerfield Township, giving them some much-needed confidence heading into the post-season. The Lakota East women were paired
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY WINS AT KINGS DUAL!
East Boys CC got a much-needed win this past Saturday at the King's Duals. The Thunderhawks were paired up with a very equal team in the King's Knights. In the 54-man field, senior Will Tenoever closed fast narrowly missed winning the entire race by
GIRLS TENNIS GMC TOURNEY RESULTS
East Girls Tennis concluded the GMC Tournament at Mason this past Saturday. Below are the final tourney results: Mason 55 pts Sycamore 43 pts West/Oak Hills 36 pts East 35 pts Princeton 21 pts Colerain 19
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO NORTHMONT
Lakota East fell to Northmont on Saturday in 5 sets. The Hawks put up a fight with Molly Marshall leading the defense with digs. Julia Schaffeld, Anna LaCalameto, and Madelyn Luers lead the attacks and blocks at the net. See scores below: 15-25 26-24
GIRLS SOCCER DEFEATS VIKINGS 6-0
The Hawks took on Princeton last night on the road in a GMC matchup. A 6-0 victory kept the East girls soccer team tied at the top of the GMC with Mason. Junior keeper Carman Woody earned the shutout with a stellar defense in front of her anchored by
BOYS SOCCER SHUTS OUT PRINCETON 3-0
The East boy's soccer team defeated the Princeton Vikings Thursday night 3-0. Senior, Vicente Raymundo got the Hawks on the board midway through the first half after receiving a pass from junior, Khalid Eid. The Hawks extended the lead in the 2nd half
The EL CAPORAL Lakota East Team of the Week-- Girls Soccer
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Varsity Girls Soccer Team. East Girls Soccer is enjoying an outstanding campaign in 2021. The Hawks are currently 3-0-2 in the GMC coming off a tie with league leader Mason.
BOYS GOLF GMC RUNNER-UP
HAWKS FINISH 2ND IN ONE-DAY EVENT A rain-shortened GMC tourney was necessary to determine the 2021 GMC Boys Golf title (GMC bylaws). After Tuesday's round at Walden Ponds, the league determined Mason as the GMC champion. The Hawks boys (2nd
BOYS SOCCER FALLS TO MASON 2-0
Lakota East boys soccer visited Mason on Thursday and fell 2-0. The Hawks played outstandingly in the first half holding off the Comets 0-0. Mason was able to get on the board twice during the 2nd half on a couple of very difficult shots. East had some
GIRLS SOCCER TIES 1-1 WITH MASON
The Thunderhawks squared off against State Ranked Mason HS last night at the Hawks Nest. The JV team battled a much more experienced squad in Mason JV-A and fell short 3-2. They continued to battle till the final whistle and looked good in the
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL LOSES TO MASON
Lakota East Volleyball faced Mason last night in a BIG GMC conference game. Mason was able to sweep the Hawks in 3 sets: 9-25, 11-25, and 20-25. Natalie Dieball, Paige Clippenger, and Erin Cooney's had big attacks at the net and Julia Schaffeld's Blocks kept
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 4th PRINCETON INVITE
The rain held off at the Princeton Invitational on Saturday, and the Lakota East Cross Country team saw some good conditions for racing which led to many lifetime and season-best performances. The men’s team placed a very respectable 4th out of 14
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 6th PRINCETON INVITE
The Thunderhawk women placed 6th out of 9 teams at Saturday's Princeton Invite. The team did not have their top runner in the lineup for this event. Senior, Dani Thorner, led the way for East with her 10th place overall finish in the 85-runner
FOOTBALL EARNS COME FROM BEHIND WIN VS. AVES!
Lakota East remains unscathed in GMC play this year, improving to 4-0 against league foes with a come-from-behind 34-27 effort at Sycamore on Friday. The Thunderhawks scored 14 unanswered in the fourth quarter behind quarterback TJ Kathman, who threw a
GIRLS TENNIS RUNNER-UP AT COACHES CLASSIC
The Hawk ladies tennis team competed in the annual Coach Classic this past week. East was runner-up in Coaches Classic - Flight C division. See scores below: Turpin 17 pts Lakota East 14 pts Oak Hills 13 pts Summit 12 pts It was great
GIRLS GOLF 9th AT THE DUBLIN JEROME INVITE
The East girls golf team battled the elements up at Darby Creek for the Hope Invitational on Monday, hosted by Dublin Jerome. Off and on sprinkles with some strong wind gusts, made for a tough grind out there. The girls kept at it and finished 9th out of 21
GIRLS SOCCER DEFEATS BIG BLUE
HAWKS HOST MASON FOR GMC ON THURSDAY The Thunderhawk girls soccer team traveled to Hamilton to take on Big Blue in a GMC showdown. On a wet and rainy night, the JV Hawks started the night with a 6-0 victory over Hamilton JV led by a hat trick
GIRLS TENNIS BOUNCES MIDDLETOWN
HAWKS FINISH 3RD IN GMC East Girls Tennis earned a GMC win vs Middletown on Tuesday, 5-0. The Hawks finished 7-2 in the GMC with a solid 3rd place finish. See scores below: Reagan Gilbert vs Nora McGuffy 6-0, 6-0 Natasha Kejriwal vs Ashlynn Tran 6-0,
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS HAMILTON
The Hawk volleyball team dominated over the Big Blue yesterday, winning the match in 3 sets.
25-16
25-15
28-26
No other details were available.
The Hawks visit Mason on Thursday.
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 9/23/21
SOPHIA PERRINO
Sophia is a junior on the East Girls Soccer Team.
Sophia is a defender who has been instrumental in the Hawk's transition to a new formation this season.
Sophia is a savvy player who has a high soccer IQ and seeks to make herself an all-around better athlete!
The EL CAPORAL Lakota East Team of the Week-- Lakota East Girls Volleyball
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Varsity Girls Volleyball Team. East welcomes first-year head coach Jenn Dreher. Her team this fall got off to a slow start but recently turned things around with a big GMC win over
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 4th MILFORD INVITE
The top 5 varsity men’s teams at the Milford Invitational were only separated by 28 points. The Lakota East men’s team placed 4th despite not having one of their top athletes (Ashton Gibbs) in the lineup. Senior, Will Tenoever,
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY MILFORD INVITE RESULTS
The Lakota East women’s cross country team started to face some hot conditions in their race as they placed 13th out of 23 teams. Junior, Jocey Willis, continued to be the top Lady Hawk as she placed 15th overall out of 184 runners in 19:43.3,
FOOTBALL EARNS A BIG WIN VS. MASON 33-27!
East FB went on the road to Mason this past Friday and came away with a tough 33-27 win to keep their GMC record perfect at 3-0 (4-1 overall). A pair of TJ Kathman fourth-quarter touchdown runs was enough to lift Lakota East past Mason for its fourth
BOYS SOCCER FALLS TO SUMMIT
East Boys Soccer hosted Summit this past Saturday and fell to the D.2 powerhouse 2-0. East gave up a goal in the first half and then another with about 7 minutes to play in the game.
The Hawks (5-2-1, 1-0-1) will host Hamilton on Tuesday.
GIRLS SOCCER LOSES TO SUMMIT 4-1
The Summit Silver Knights journeyed to the Hawk's nest for a nonleague matchup this past Saturday. The Hawk JV team started the evening with a convincing victory 4-0 over an impressive Summit squad. The Silver Knights varsity squad repaid the
GIRLS GOLF PLACES 4TH AT GMC TOURNEY
The East Girls Golf Team battled it out in the GMC Tournament this past Tuesday and Wednesday. Playing within the top half of the conference with girls in their groups from Mason, Sycamore, Oak Hills, and West. There was some amazing golf played over the past
GIRLS TENNIS DEFEATS URSULA B AND FAIRFIELD
Girls Tennis earned a 5-0 win over the St. Ursula B team on Wednesday. See scores below Reagan Gilbert vs Cari Gemrich 6-2, 6-0 Natasha Kejriwal vs Cristina Reina 6-1, 6-0 Kelsey Retzsch vs Noelle Bellamah 6-0, 6-1 Kirsten Kusel/Abigail
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO FENWICK
The East varsity girls volleyball team took Fenwick to 4 sets coming out strong in the first set. Natalie Dieball’s and Anna LaCalameto’s kills along with Bre Sayles and Paige Clippenger’s Defensive net strategies lead the Hawks to victory
The EL CAPORAL Lakota East Team of the Week-- Lakota East Boys Soccer
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Varsity Boys Soccer Team. East Boys Soccer is enjoying a great start to its 2021 season. Their record climbed to 5-1-1 with a 5-game streak this season (1-0-1 GMC). There is
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 9/16/21
JOCEY WILLIS Jocey is a junior on the East Girls Cross Country Team. Jocey has led the Lakota East women’s cross country team in each of her three races in 2021. After struggling a bit in her first two meets, Jocey cut an entire minute off
BOYS GOLF 2ND AT UPPER ARLINGTON INVITE
East Boys Golf shot a team score of 298 on Monday at the Upper Arlington Invite in Zanesville, Ohio. The Hawks finished 2nd out of 16 teams and were just 3 strokes behind winner Dublin Jerome. TY SYLLA shot -3, 69. And Joe Wilson came in with a
BOYS SOCCER TIES WITH SYCAMORE
The East boys soccer team battled to a 3-3 draw against the Sycamore Aviators Tuesday night. Twelve minutes into the match junior, Jacob Nguyen slotted a ball to senior captain, Connor Pletikapich, who dribbled past the Sycamore backline and fired a shot 17
GIRLS SOCCER PLAYS TO DRAW WITH AVES
The Hawk Girls Soccer team traveled to Sycamore on Tuesday night for a GMC matchup. The Varsity squad managed to claw out a tie with a motivated Aves squad. Junior Erica Cox led the Hawks with a goal and an assist. Junior Macy
GIRLS TENNIS WINS TWO MORE MATCHES
East Tennis took on Mason's Varsity B team on Monday and came away with a 4-1 win. See scores below: Reagan Gilbert vs Niki Chhabra 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Natasha Kejriwal vs Sonal Marla 6-3, 6-3 Abigail Price vs Ananya Karthijegan 6-2, 6-1 Kirsten Kusel/Mary
BOYS CC 4th AT TROY TWILIGHT
The Thunderhawk men ran a great race at Troy, placing 4th out of 16 teams, without their #1 runner (Will Tenoever) in the lineup. Leading the way for East was junior, Marshall Novean, who ran a season-best time of 17:18 to place 19th overall in the 145-man
GIRLS CC...WILLIS 5TH AT TWILIGHT INVITE
Jocey Willis continues to improve this season, as she raced up front this past weekend at the Troy Twilight Invitational. Jocey placed 5th overall out of 144 runners, and her time of 19:41.5 for the 5k (3.1-mile) course shaved an entire minute off of
LAKOTA EAST FB SMASHES BIG BLUE
Lakota East football continues to light up the scoreboard, having now put up 103 points in its last two games. The Thunderhawks have won three straight after pulling away from Hamilton Friday night with 20 consecutive points and posting a 54-21 win at home.
BOYS GOLF 3RD AT ST. CHARLES
East Boys Golf had a solid day this past Saturday at the annual St. Charles Invtie. The course only played 14 holes due to construction but East players focused on the positive and tried to beat par on the day (55). The Hawks finished 3rd overall among
BOYS SOCCER WINS 5TH IN A ROW!
The East boys soccer team defeated the Springboro Panthers on the road Saturday evening 2-0. In the opening minutes of the match senior captain, Connor Pletikapich, was taken down inside the penalty area earning a pk for his team. Pletikapich converted the pk
GIRLS SOCCER FALLS SHORT TO KY STATE CHAMPS
Thunderhawks took on the defending KY state champions, Sacred Heart on Saturday. Sacred Heart entered the match at 8-0 and featured the KY Gatorade player of the year, Junior Mallory Glass. The JV team started the day with a victory over a talented JV
GIRLS TENNIS FALLS IN STATE MATCH TO AVES
East Girls Tennis took a tough 0-5 loss to Sycamore in our GMC match and State Team match last Friday afternoon. See scores below: Reagan Gilbert vs Elle Frischer 3-6, 1-6 Natasha Kejriwal vs Corine Baker 7-6, 0-6, 7-10 Kelsey Retzsch vs Mya Reardon 6-4,
The EL CAPORAL Lakota East Team of the Week-- Lakota East Girls Tennis
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Girls Tennis Team. East Girls Tennis is approaching the mid-way point of their season. Their fall campaign has been strong as the team has accumulated a 8-3 overall record and 3-1
GIRLS GOLF FALLS TO WEST
The East girls golf team took on Lakota West at Hamilton Elks on Thursday, Sept 9th. The course was playing tough for the match. West came out on top with a score of 168 against our 182. Lakota East's Clare Yeazell (sophomore) was the low medalist with
BOYS SOCCER DEFEATS NORTHMONT!
The boy's soccer team won their fourth game in a row with a 3-0 shutout on the road against the Northmont Thunderbolts Thursday evening. Junior goalkeeper, Kobe Foster, came up with two big saves in the opening minutes of the match to keep Northmont off the
GIRLS SOCCER TAKES DOWN THE FIREBIRDS!
The Thunderhawk Girls Soccer team took on league and cross-town rival Lakota West last night at the Hawks Nest. No one on the current roster has ever experienced a victory over West on the soccer pitch and there was plenty of motivation to go
GIRLS TENNIS DEFEATS KINGS AND PRINCETON
On Wednesday, East defeated Kings 5-0. See scores below: Reagan Gilbert vs S. Victor 6-0, 6-0 Natasha Kejriwal vs L. Astacio 6-0, 6-0 Kelsey Retzsch vs M. Moore 6-3, 6-4 Kirsten Kusel/Abigail Price vs B. Gause/H. Hardman 6-4, 6-3 Nisso
BOYS CC 7th AT WARRIOR INVITE
This past Saturday, the East Boys CC team ran an aggressive race to place 7th in a 20-team field at the Lebanon warrior invite. The team was missing a couple of their top runners at this event. Senior, Will Tenoever was the first
GIRLS CC 6TH AT WARRIOR INVITE
The Lakota East women’s cross country team had a strong showing at the Lebanon Running Warrior Invitational on Saturday despite not having their #1 runner (Jocey Willis) in the lineup. They placed 6th out of 14 teams. Senior, Dani
LAKOTA EAST SMASHES MIDDLETOWN
The East Football team smashed Middletown at home this past Friday by a score of 49-7. The Hawks built a 35-0 lead by halftime and never looked back. See scoring summary below: Significant individual stats QB TJ Kathman 4/5 passing for 166 yards and 3 TD's
BOYS GOLF 2ND AT NEW ALBANY INVITE!
East Boys Golf competed at the New Albany Invite yesterday. The Hawks finished 2nd overall shooting a team score of 317. Dublin Coffman was the overall winner with a score of 302. East senior Joe Wilson was 2nd overall shooting an individual score of 75.
GIRLS GOLF 6TH AT SPRINGBORO INVITE
East Girls Golf competed at the Springboro Invite on Thursday, Sept. 2. East had a team score of 349 and came in 6th place out of 16 schools. Clare Yeazell making the top 10 and Ellie Yeazell making the top 20 in low individual scores. The match
GIRLS SOCCER FALLS 1-0 TO ELKS
The Thunderhawks took on state-ranked Centerville at the Hawks Nest on Saturday. The JV team started the day with a hard-fought 0-0 tie with the Centerville JV-A. The Varsity team played a back and forth battle which ended in a 1-0 loss to
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL UPDATES
Last Saturday, East girls VB hosted the Loveland Tigers, and but up a great fight before falling in 4 games, 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21. The Hawks had the best serve-receive of the season and a great offensive attack but Loveland’s netplay held strong
BOYS SOCCER SHUTS OUT OAK HILLS
East Boys Soccer opened GMC play last night with a 2-0 shut out at home vs. Oak Hills. Goals were scored by: Ty Langhorn and Andrew Shroder. Kobe Foster earned the shutout as goalie with 3 saves.
Next up, East (3-1, 1-0) will visit Northmont on Thursday, Sept. 9th
GIRLS SOCCER DEFEATS OAK HILLS
Girls Soccer earned their first GMC win last night at Oak Hills by a score of 2-1. No other info was available to report at this time.
Next up for East Girls Soccer (3-2, 1-0) is a home match vs. Centerville on Saturday.
GIRLS TENNIS FALLS TO MARIEMONT AND MASON
East Girls Tennis suffered a tough loss vs. Mariemont on Wednesday, 5-0. See scores below: Natasha Kejriwal vs Ella Malafa 6-4, 1-6, 4-6 Kelsey Retzsch vs Kate Taylor 6-2, 5-7, 3-6 Abigail Price vs Lucy Glassmeyer 3-6, 1-6 Kirsten Kusel/Mary
Putter's Lakota East Athletes of the Week for 9/2/21
TJ KATHMAN TJ is a senior on the 2021 East Football Team. TJ is the Thunderhawk quarterback and is making big contributions to his team early in the 2021 season. At 2-games into the fall schedule, TJ has 235 yards passing and 3 touchdowns.
The EL CAPORAL Lakota East Team of the Week-- Lakota East Boys Golf
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Boys Golf Team. East Boys Golf is annually one of the best teams in the area and state. The 2021 Thunderhawks continue to produce outstanding scores and results early in the
BOYS GOLF 8TH AT PICKERINGTON
East Boys Golf competed at the Pickerington Invite on Monday. The Hawks shot a team score of 320 and finished 8th overall. See scores below: Ty Sylla 75 Cam Uhl 78 Nick Collins 82 Walker Wood 89 Jacob Curry 89 Next up, East will compete at the New
GIRLS TENNIS SHUTS OUT BIG BLUE
East Girls Tennis defeated Hamilton 5-0 on Tuesday, to push their overall record to 7-1 and 3-0 in the GMC. See scores below: Natasha Kejriwal vs Vaishuavi Vengula 6-0, 6-0 Kelsey Retzsch vs Scarlett Mejia 6-0, 6-0 Abigail Price vs Jasmine Buell 6-0, 6-0
Lakota East Athletics Partners with Explosion Fitness
Lakota East Athletics will be partnering with Explosion Fitness Solutions in conjunction with Beacon Orthopaedics/ Christ Hospital agreement that is currently in place. I am incredibly excited for this opportunity to work with Explosion, Emily Miller and Tom
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY THIRD AT EAST INVITE
The Lakota East Varsity Cross Country teams improved on their performances this week at the Lakota East Fall Classic at Voice of America Park, despite running in wet, sloppy conditions. The Thunderhawk men placed 3rd out of 13 teams, behind
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 8th AT THE EAST INVITE
The Lakota East Varsity Cross Country teams improved on their performances this week at the Lakota East Fall Classic at Voice of America Park, despite running in wet, sloppy conditions. On the women’s side, junior Jocey Willis led the way for the
FOOTBALL SHUTS OUT EAGLES
The Thunderhawk Football team had their game postponed on Friday night and moved to Saturday, eventually shutting out the Milford Eagles 35-0. Lakota East's defense started the day and its offense finished it. Ethan Evans opened the scoring with a 24-yard
GIRLS SOCCER TAKES TOUGH LOSS TO ZIONSVILLE
The Hawks tackled the weather and Indiana powerhouse Zionsville on Saturday. As the day heated up the Varsity match kicked off and the first half ended scorelessly. The Hawks found the back of the net first when Junior Lauren Sullivan found Senior Carly
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL suffers double loss at tri-match
East Girls VB hosted a tri-meet with St. Ursula and Turpin on Saturday. East fell to St. Ursula 25-15, 25-7. ------------------- In their match vs. Turpin, East lost 25-12, 25-13. No other details were provided for these matches. Next up East
GIRLS SOCCER falls to Anderson
The Hawks traveled to Anderson last night to face off against the Raptors. The varsity match was a back and forth battle between two quality teams. Anderson scored the first two goals and Lakota East answered with one of their own. The East squad
BOYS SOCCER shuts out Milford!
The Boys Soccer team earned their second straight victory of the week defeating the Milford Eagles on the road by a score of 1-0. The Hawks struck early in the match when senior captain, Connor Pletikapich, finished a ball the bounced around inside the
Putter's Athlete of the Week - 8/26/21
CAMERON UHL Cam is a senior on the 2021 East Boys Golf Team. Cameron has come out firing low scores this fall and is currently averaging 76 for 18 holes. Cameron shot a 1 under par 71 at the East Invitational at Wetherington Golf & Country Club on
FORMER LAKOTA EAST/PURDUE VOLLEYBALL STANDOUT ASHLEY EVANS TO PLAY FOR TEAM USA!
Lakota East 2013 graduate, Ashley Evans, continues to add significant accomplishments to her volleyball career. It was recently announced that Ashley will be one of 14 athletes to represent USA Volleyball at the 2021 Women’s NORCECA Continental
GIRLS TENNIS earns state team tourney win!
East Girls Tennis played a first-round state Team Match vs. Miamisburg on Wednesday winning 4-1 to advance to the next round. See scores below: Natasha Kejriwal vs Eden Hill 1-6, 6-2, 5-10 M Kelsey Retzsch vs Nithya Paruchuri 6-3, 6-3 LE Abigail
The EL CAPORAL Lakota East Team of the Week-- Lakota East Girls Golf
This week's EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Girls Golf Team. East girls golf season is well underway with 1st-year coach Taylor Anderson taking the helm. The Hawks have fared well in the early going. They placed 3rd at
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL is stopped by Seton
East played Seton with a lot of heart but couldn’t pull out for the win. Scores: 23-25, 16-25, 15-25. Coach Dreher was impressed as her middles shut down the Seton middle offense. Clippinger and Sayles lead the way in blocking, Rose and Marshall held
GIRLS TENNIS PUTS DOWN THE FIREBIRDS!
Lakota East Girls Tennis defeated district rival Lakota West on Tuesday afternoon by a score of 3-2 for a big GMC win! See scores below: Gilbert vs Schleibaum Gilbert retired due to illness LW N. Kejriwal vs Young 6-3, 6-2 LE Retzsch vs
GIRLS SOCCER EARNS ANOTHER WIN VS. SPRINGBORO
East Girls Soccer traveled to Springboro to take on the Panthers on Tuesday night. The Varsity team matched the intensity of the Panthers on their home pitch. In a back and forth game, the Hawks struck first when Erica Cox found the back of the net on
BOYS SOCCER DEFEATS LOVELAND
The boy's soccer team notched their first victory of the 2021 season with a 4-1 win at Loveland High School Tuesday night. The boys fell behind an early goal from the Tigers, but quickly leveled the score from a strike 30 yards out by junior, Ty Langhorn. The
GIRLS GOLF LOSES CLOSE ONE TO ST. URSULA
The East Girls Golf Team traveled down to Cincinnati Country Club to play their match against St. Ursula on Monday. Sophomore, Clare Yeazell lead the team again with a score of even-par (36) followed by a record round for sophomore Lexi Park (40).
BOYS GOLF 5TH AT CENTERVILLE INVITE
UHL EARNS MEDALIST HONOR East Boy's Golf shoots a team score of 300 to finish 5th overall at Monday's Centerville Invite at Yankee Trace. Cam Uhl was the overall medalist with a career-low score of 68. Other scores are below: Ty Sylla 69, Jake
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY OPENS SEASON
The Lakota East men raced in tough conditions at Fortress Obetz on Saturday. The Thunderhawk men placed a very respectable 19th out of 43 strong teams. The senior duo of Asthon Gibbs and Will Tenoever led the way for East. Gibbs
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY SATURDAY RESULTS
The Lakota East women’s cross country team started off the season on a hot, steamy Saturday at Fortress Obetz in Columbus, the home of the State Championships in November. The Hawk women placed 31st out of 42 teams. The top
FOOTBALL FALLS TO MOELLER
East opened their football season at home last Friday vs. GCL Moeller in the Hawks Nest. The Hawks took a 42-27 loss in the contest. Fireworks were on tap as Lakota East and Moeller combined for 875 yards of total offense. The two clubs exchanged blows for
BOYS GOLF 5TH AT MOELLER INVITE
East Boys Golf competed at the Moeller Invite on Saturday at Walden Ponds. The Hawks shot a team score of 301 finishing 5th overall. St. Ignatius was the overall winner, followed by Dublin Jerome, St. Xavier, and Dublin Coffman. See East scores below: Ty
BOYS SOCCER FALLS TO ST. XAVIER
East Boys Soccer opened their season at always tough St. Xavier. In a tight, physical contest the Bombers took the match 2-1. No other details are available.
Next up, East will visit Loveland on Tuesday, Aug. 24th.
GIRLS SOCCER EARNS WIN IN SEASON OPENER!
The East girls soccer program traveled to West Clermont on Saturday to take on the Wolves. It was a successful season opener for both squads. The junior varsity team came away with an impressive victory, holding West Clermont scoreless and no shots on goal.
GIRLS TENNIS WINS!
On Thursday, Aug. 19th, East Girls Tennis defeated Oak Hills 3-2 in an away match. See scores below: M.Lint (O) def. Gilbert 6-3, 6-3 Kadakia (O) def. Kerjiwal 6-3, 6-0 Retzsch (L) def. Lykins 6-0, 6-4 Kusel-Schadek (L) def. Marsala-Malone 7-5, 6-0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WINS SEASON OPENER!
East opened their 2021 season at home vs Walnut Hills this past Saturday. Head Coach Jennifer Dreher earned her first Hawk win by scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-19. No other details are available.
East is back in action on Tuesday at Alter.
BOYS GOLF SEASON IN FULL SWING
The Thunderhawk Boys Golf Team is well into their 2021 campaign. Listed below are recaps from their early-season action: East opened their season at the Top 12 event with Alter on Aug. 6. The Knights outscored the Hawks in a close match 296-298. East was led
GIRLS GOLF IS UNDERWAY!
Under new head coach, Taylor Anderson, the Girls Golf team is off and running! Below are recent recaps from their early-season schedule: The East girls golf team hosted their invitational on Monday, August 9th at Wetherington Golf and Country Club.
GIRLS TENNIS IS ON THE COURTS!
Lakota East Girls Tennis has already started their 2021 season. Below are updates from their early-season matches: Lakota East wins, 5-0 over St. Ursula B-team in their season opener on Aug. 9th. Everyone did a great job and took care of business on
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