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BOYS BASKETBALL STOPS FAIRFIELD
HAWKS FALL TO WINTON WOODS East Boys Bball fell to Winton Woods on Tuesday, 2/10 by a score of 44-25. The team was led by Brady Bowman's 11 points. ----------------- The Hawks earned a much-needed GMC win last Friday, defeating Fairfield 41-32. East fell
GIRLS BASKETBALL DEFEATS COLERAIN
FALLS TO PRINCETON Lakota East fell to Princeton 67-41 on Wed. 2/11, struggling to find consistent offense while committing 21 turnovers in the loss. Bella Sturgill and Isadore McCune led the way with 12 points apiece. Sturgill knocked down three field
BOYS SWIM/DIVE SECTIONAL CHAMPS!
Congratulations to the Lakota East Boys Swimming and Diving Team on securing a Sectional Title this past weekend at Princeton HS. See the record-breaking details below: New Princeton Sectional Records: Braden Fuller 100 fly with a 50.71. Boys 200
GIRLS SWIM/DIVE SEND SWIMMERS TO DISTRICT!
The East Girls Swim/Dive Team competed at Sectional this past Saturday and will send a host of Hawks to District. See details below: Girls advanced to Districts: 200 Medley Relay (Natalie Fada, Ella Witkowski, Bailey Bacher, Jocelyn Squibb) 200 Free:
BOYS WRESTLING FALLS TO WARRIORS
HAWKS SEEK GMC TITLE SATURDAY The varsity wrestling team battled hard but ultimately fell 50–25 at the February 11th dual meet versus Lebanon. Competing with a youthful lineup—including five first-year or freshman wrestlers—and giving up
GIRLS BOWLING GMC CLASH CHAMPS!
Our Lady Thunderhawks are your 2025-26 GMC Conference Clash CHAMPIONS! What an incredible day of bowling at the final regular-season tournament this past Saturday! The road to the trophy was a thriller: Qualified 4th for match play. Defeated Oak Hills
BOYS BOWLING BEGIN SECTIONAL THURSDAY
GMC CLASH WRAPUP East Boys Varsity bowling wrapped up the regular season at the GMC Conference Clash last Saturday. As last year’s champions, the boys were ready to defend the throne, but an incredibly tough lane pattern made for a challenging day of
BOYS BASKETBALL SMACKS MASON
The Hawk Boys produced one of the best performances of the season last Friday, doubling up Mason 47-23. Sharp shooting offense and strong defense "broke the scoreboard" as East earned a highly valued win over its GMC counterpart. The team shot a season-best
GIRLS BASKETBALL EARNS TWO GMC WINS!
Lakota East pulled out a gritty 47–44 win over Mason on Wednesday, 2/4, by leaning on timely scoring and relentless defense down the stretch. Bella Sturgill led the charge with a game-high 20 points, attacking the paint and getting to the line when it
BOYS WRESTLING WEEKEND DUAL RESULTS
East Wrestling hosted a dual meet this past weekend. The Thunderhawks finish the day with a 2-3 loss record. Two individual match wins away from being 4-1. Team results EAST 18 Thornville Sheriden 53 EAST 31 Little Miami 41 EAST 46 Simon Kenton
GIRLS WRESTLING 8TH AT STEBBINS INVITE
East Girls Wrestling competed at the Stebbins 1st Annual Tournament this past Sunday, finishing 8th out of 24 teams. Wrestling with a partial lineup, the Ladyhawks placed four wrestlers. Camryn Gresham (115), getting back into action after an extended
East Announces 2026 College Signings
Lakota East High School proudly announces that a distinguished group of Thunderhawk student-athletes has finalized college decisions and will continue their athletic careers at the next level. Earning the opportunity to compete in collegiate athletics is the
BOYS BASKETBALL LOSE IN OT TO BIG BLUE
The East Boys fought their way back from a deficit in regulation to force an overtime period at Hamilton on Tuesday, 2/3. Unfortunately, a last-second heave to win the game in OT fell short and the Hawks fell 50-48 to Big Blue. Sophomore Alec Washburn's
GIRLS BOWLING DOWNS BIG BLUE!
Our Lady Thunderhawks took care of business this past Monday, outscoring Hamilton 2028–1651! The energy was high, and the strikes were falling. Top Scores of the Match: Penny Ehlers: 209! Isabelle Kroeger: 187! Great job to the entire squad
BOYS BOWLING DEFEATS HAMILTON
The Thunderhawks took down Hamilton Monday, 2/2, 2652–2166! What made this win special was how the boys supported each other through every frame—when one person struggled, another was right there to pick them up. Standout Scores: Ben Holland: 224
QUIZZING SPLITS WITH MIDDIES
The Quizzing Hawks split a pair of matches on Monday versus Middletown by scores of 53-35 and 39-47.
Next up, East (4-8) will host Oak Hills Today, 2/4.
GYMNASTICS 6TH AT TURPIN INVITE
East Gymnastics competed at the Turpin Invite on Sunday, 2/1, and finished 6th overall. See highlights below: Team- 6 Lakota East 120.5 Bars 15 Leah DeVilbiss 8.0 Floor 18 Leah DeVilbiss 8.7 Next up for East is the City Championships on Saturday,
GIRLS WRESTLING 7TH AT MILFORD INVITE
The Ladyhawks place 7th in the 32-team Milford Invitational on Saturday, 1/31. Wrestling with 4 starters out of the lineup, the Hawks still had four wrestlers place in the top six of their respective weight classes 110 - Madison Western
BOYS WRESTLING FOURTH AT MILFORD
The varsity Thunderhawks placed 4th in the 21-team Milford Invitational on Saturday, 1/31. Wrestling with 5 starters out of the lineup, the Hawks still had seven wrestlers place in the top six of their respective weight classes 106 - Mehki Eady 10th
GIRLS SWIM/DIVE 3RD AT GMC CHAMPIONSHIPS
COACH HEINSEN NAMED GMC COY! East Girls Swim/Dive finished 3rd at the GMC Meet at Mason on Saturday. The ladies produced 264 points. SEE HIGHLIGHTS BELOW: Girls 200 medley relay placed 2nd with a best time of 1:51.56 (Natalie Fada, Ella Witkowski, Bailey
BOYS SWIM/DIVE THIRD AT GMC MEET
East Boys Swim/Dive placed 3rd at this past Saturday's GMC Championships at Mason. The Hawks scored 238 points at the event. See highlights below: Carter Ott placed 8th in 200 free with a 1:51.86. Braden Fuller won the 50 free with a 21.52 and placed 7th in
GIRLS BASKETBALL SPLIT TWO GAMES
HAWKS AT MASON WEDNESDAY Lakota East fell to Lakota West 51–42 last Friday, despite a gritty, balanced effort. Bella Sturgill led the Thunderhawks with 12 points and four rebounds, consistently attacking the basket and getting to the free-throw
BOYS BASKETBALL FALLS TO WEST
The Hawks suffered a 49-30 loss to their district counterpart last Friday before a sellout crowd in the "Nest". A close first-half score was unable to be maintained against the state's top team. East was forced into 13 turnovers in the game. Brody Hayes led
BOYS BASKETBALL HOLDS OFF COLERAIN
EAST HOSTS WEST FRIDAY! East Boys escaped a Colerain upset bid last Friday, 1/23, winning with a late surge in the final quarter by a score of 56-46. After falling behind at the end of the 3rd frame, East outscored Colerain 24-12 in the fourth to win going
GIRLS BASKETBALL STOPS COLERAIN
EAST HOSTS WEST FRIDAY East Girls Basketball earned a 59-34 road win at Colerain on Friday, 1/23. The Hawks led 38-19 at the break and never looked back. Bella Sturgill scored 20 to lead East and Bailey Bacher added 10 points and 9 rebounds. East (6-10,
BOYS WRESTLING TAKES DOWN WEST!
Boys Wrestling Defeats Lakota West in an amazing 38-36 dual match win last Friday, 1/23. In an extremely exciting back-and-forth dual meet, the Thunderhawks emerged victorious for the 3rd year in a row. A fast start by the first three weight classes
GIRLS WRESTLING SMACKS FIREBIRDS
LADY HAWKS 12TH AT WEEKEND TOURNEY The Ladyhawks Wrestling team took on the Lakota West Firebirds last Friday, 1/23. The Hawks defeated West in the varsity girls' match 42-30. East earned some big wins for Madison Western and Madelyn
GYMNASTICS ELK INVITE RESULTS
East Gymnastics finished 6th on Saturday, January 24, at the Elk Invite. See highlights below: Team- 6 Lakota East 119.025 All-Around- 29 Leah DeVilbiss 30.225 Bars- 23 Rachel Szczap 7.575 Floor- 24 Layna Collett 8.5 Next for gymnastics is the Turpin
QUIZ TEAM FALLS TO FAIRFIELD
East Academic Quizzers falls to Fairfield on Wednesday, 60-57 and 78-58.
The Quizzing Hawks are at West on Monday, 1/26.
BOYS BOWLING SPLITS TWO MATCHES
Our Boys Varsity team just put up a massive 2691–2230 win over Taylor! The boys were absolutely locked in today at Western Bowl. Look at these monster scores: Jeff Pike: 206 & 248 (454 Series!) Curtis Hudson: 237 & 214 (451
GIRLS BOWLING SPLITS TWO MATCHES
It was a tough battle at Western Bowl on Wednesday as our Girls Varsity fell to Taylor, 2098–1974. While we didn't get the win, there was plenty to celebrate on the lanes! Ella Bohnert stayed hot with a huge 207! Isabelle Kroeger rolled a
BOYS WRESTLING DEFEATS COLERAIN AND AVES
Tri Meet @ Sycamore with Colerain, Thursday, 1/22. A VERY long night of competition (finishing after 10:30 pm,) was worth it as 32 Thunderhawk wrestlers were able to compete last night at Sycamore. Seventeen JV wrestlers had 2 matches each. The
GIRLS' BASKETBALL SMOTHER MIDDIES
Lakota East cruised to a dominant 55–12 win over Middletown on Wednesday, controlling the game from start to finish with balanced scoring and relentless defense. The Thunderhawks forced turnovers, won the rebounding battle, and never let Middletown find
Clint Adkins Knows 200 Wins!
Lakota East head boys basketball coach Clint Adkins reached the 200-win plateau of his illustrious coaching career Monday night at the MLK classic, held at Xavier university’s Cintas center. The milestone came in emphatic fashion as the Thunderhawks
BOYS BASKETBALL GOES 2-1 OVER WEEKEND
East let one get away from them last Friday, falling 50-48 in overtime to Fairfield. The Hawks had a double-digit lead that they saw evaporate in the fourth quarter. East led 34-19 heading into a disastrous final 8 minutes. Brady Bowman led all scorers with
GIRLS' BASKETBALL DEFEATS INDIANS
Lakota East cruised to a dominant 50–25 win over Fairfield last Friday, controlling the game with suffocating defense and a commanding presence on the glass. The Thunderhawks forced turnovers, limited Fairfield’s scoring opportunities, and
BOYS SWIM/DIVE SOUTHWEST CLASSIC RESULTS
East Swim/Dive was at the Ohio Southwest Classic meet this past weekend. This meet is a prelim and finals meet, with the top 16 swimmers from 12 different sites making it back to finals. The meet has grown into the largest high school invitational
GIRLS SWIM/DIVE SOUTHWEST CLASSIC RESULTS
East Swim/Dive was at the Ohio Southwest Classic meet this past weekend. This meet is a prelim and finals meet, with the top 16 swimmers from 12 different sites making it back to finals. The meet has grown into the largest high school invitational
BOYS WRESTLING HAMMER/ANVIL RESULTS
The varsity Thunderhawks competed at the Hammer and Anvil Invitational at Western Brown High School, on Saturday. The boys continued to show signs of improvement and 10 of the 13 who competed placed in the tournament. This allowed the team to
GIRLS WRESTLING 2nd AT BROWN BROTHER INVITE!
Congratulations to the Lakota East Ladyhawks Wrestling! They finished second as a team at the Brown Brothers Invitational held at Jackson High School. 115 Jorja Lunkenheimer Champion 130 Makirah Hall Champion 140 Scarlett Frentzel 4th 155 Corinna
GYMNASTICS TROY INVITE RESULTS
East Gymnastics competed at the Northmont Invitational on Monday, 1/19. See results below: Team- 8- Lakota East 119.95 All-Around- 4- Leah DeVilbiss 32.15 Vault- 8- Leah DeVilbiss 7.7 Bars- 8- Rachel Szczap 7.5 10- Leah DeVilbiss
GIRLS' BASKETBALL FALLS TO AVES
East Girls lost a tough one to Sycamore on Wednesday, 1/14, by a score of 48-38. Bella Sturgill led East with 12 points.
The Hawks will play Fairfield tonight, Friday, 1/16 at 6:00 in another boy/girl double-dip.
GIRLS BOWLING WINS TWO!
The Lady Thunderhawks took care of business on Wednesday, 1/14 at Eastern Lanes, defeating Middletown 1730–1606! Our girls showed great poise on the lanes to lock in this GMC victory. Top Performers of the Day: Penny Ehlers: 151 & 170,
BOYS BOWLING STAYS GMC UNBEATEN!
The Thunderhawk boys bowlers took care of business on Wednesday, 1/14 at Eastern Lanes, defeating Middletown 2538–2220! It was a true 'strength in numbers' kind of day—no single massive game, just a relentless, consistent effort from every single
ACADEMIC QUIZ TEAM FALLS TO MASON
East Academic Quizzers fell to Mason 81-38 and 90-49 on Monday.
The Quizzing Hawks (3-3) will visit Hamilton today.
BOYS BASKETBALL LOSES TO AVES
The East Boys had a rough night at Sycamore on Tuesday. The Hawks fell behind early and were unable to catch up. Some shooting woes ultimately did the Thunderhawks in. Brady Bowman's 16 points led East. A busy upcoming weekend is ahead for Boys
BOYS BASKETBALL DEFEATS OAK HILLS
East Boys earned a big road win at Oak Hills on Friday, 40-34. As usual,, it was a physical, low-scoring battle between the two GMC stalwarts. East led at the half 15-8, with scoring and then held on in the 4th quarter. Brody Hayes and JJ Smith led
GIRLS' BASKETBALL FALLS TO HIGHLANDERS
Lakota East came up just short in a tightly contested 44–40 loss to Oak Hills last Saturday, battling back and forth before Oak Hills held on down the stretch. The Thunderhawks matched Oak Hills quarter for quarter early, but a narrow margin in the
BOYS SWIM/DIVE PRINCETON INVITE RESULTS
Results from the Princeton Invite Saturday, 1/10. New meet record Braden Fuller 50 free 21.54 Swimmer of the meet Braden Fuller, winning 50 free and 100 free. Carter Ott placing 3rd in 200 IM 2:06.31 Carter Ott placing 2nd in 100 fly 54.30 Boys 200 free
GIRLS SWIM/DIVE PRINCETON INVITE RESULTS
Results from the Princeton Invite Saturday, 1/10. Girls 200 Medley placing 3rd (Natalie Fada, Ella Witkowski, Emmy Hollo, Jocelyn Squibb) 1:57.13 Natalie Fada placing 3rd in the 200 free 2:01.68 Ella Witkowski placing 2nd in 200 IM 2:18.33 Girls
BOYS WRESTLING RECENT UPDATES
Varsity @ Ron Thomas Invitational at Jonathan Alder HS 1/9-1/10 A group of varsity wrestlers competed in the 22-team Ron Thomas Invitational this past weekend. The partial team finished in 8th place. Brady Dillon and Kevin Huang both wrestled well enough to
GIRLS WRESTLING RECENT UPDATES
1/3/2026 The Ladyhawks competed in the Marysville Duals. 9 teams from across the state came together to compete. The Ladyhawks' results are: Ladyhawks' Harrison 54 - Lakota East 24 Lebanon 60 - Lakota East 13 Oak Hills 42 - Lakota East
Girls Bowling Suffers Seton Loss
Lady Thunderhawks Show Heart in Narrow Loss to Seton on 1/7. The Girls Varsity team faced off against Seton tonight in a match that came down to the final frames. The Thunderhawks showed incredible poise early on, commanding the lead heading into the Baker
Boys Bowling Keeps the Streak Alive in GMC Thriller over Colerain!
The Boys Varsity Bowling team extended its perfect season to 5-0 after a high-stakes GMC League showdown against Colerain on 1/6. The Thunderhawks came out firing, posting impressive early games of 884 and 931 to build a 78-pin lead. However, Colerain
Academic Quiz Team Season Underway
HAWKS TOP CARDINALS
East Academic Quizzing defeated Colerain on Monday, 1/5/26, 52-31 and 53-32.
Up next, East visits Sycamore on Wednesday, 1/7/26.
GYMNASTICS CCD INVITE RECAP
East Gymnastics competed at the CCD Individual Invite on Tuesday, 12/30.
Beam-
Hailey Seifert- 2nd place- 8.7
Next up, East Gymnastics competes in the CD Cup event on Sunday, 1/11.
Boys Bowling Takes 2nd at Back-to-School Bash
From Underdogs to Finalists The Boys Varsity Bowling team showcased incredible grit this past Sunday at the Back-to-School Bash at Rollhouse Lanes. Competing in a massive field of 32 teams, the boys didn't let a slow start define their day. After sitting in
Girls Bowling Shines at Back-to-School Bash
Bohnert Takes Individual Title The Girls Varsity Bowling team delivered a dominant performance this past Saturday at the Back-to-School Bash. Competing in a deep field of 32 teams at Rollhouse Lanes, the girls proved they belong among the elite, securing
BOYS WRESTLING WINTER BREAK RESULTS
The Hawks Boys Wrestling team had a busy winter break. See recaps below: Varsity B @ Blanchester Dual meet tournament Dec 19 & 20 A mixed squad of younger varsity wrestlers and JV wrestlers competed in the 9-team dual meet tournament over the
GIRLS SWIM/DIVE WALNUT HILLS RESULTS
East Swimming competed at Walnut Hills on Saturday, 12/20. See recap below: Ella Witkowski winning 50 free with a 26.81 and the 100 free with a 58.33 Girls 400 free relay winning with a 3:56.32 (Jocelyn Squibb, Ella Witkowski, Emmy Hollo, Bailey
BOYS SWIM/DIVE WALNUT HILLS RESULTS
East Swimming competed at Walnut Hills on Saturday, 12/20. See recap below: Boys 200 Medley winning with a 1:45.30 (Ryan Walter, Michael Herr, Ricky Unger, Aiden Hill) Braden Fuller winning 200 free with a 1:55.80 Carter Ott winning 50 free with a
GIRLS' BASKETBALL WINTER BREAK UPDATES
On Friday, 12/19, East defeated Hamilton 56-31. The Hawks got 14-point efforts from Bailey Bacher and Isadore McCune to help with the victory. ------------------- On Monday, December 22, East fell to Seton 53-41. Bella Sturgil's 13 points led East. Bailey
BOYS BASKETBALL WINTER BREAK UPDATES
The Hawks defeated Hamilton Big Blue 47-41 on Friday, 12/19. East outscored Hamilton 15-7 in the final frame to record the win. Brody Hayes led East with 18 points. ------------------ East Boys traveled to Florida for a Holiday Tournament on December 27-29.
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