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Notebook: Hilliard Bradley Jaguars boys volleyball team enjoys whirlwind day
The seniors on the Hilliard Bradley boys volleyball team had an unforgettable day May 28.
The second-seeded Jaguars defeated seventh-seeded Dublin Jerome 25-20, 25-18, 25-21 in a Division I, East Region final at 5 p.m. that Friday to qualify for state for the first time since 2012. After the victory, they were shuttled to another milestone, high school graduation at 7 p.m. in Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center.
Senior outside hitter Jonah Gilbert had 37 kills in the match, which took approximately 70 minutes to play. Gilbert was pleased with the outcome but wanted to get to graduation.
Boys Lacrosse: Olentangy Liberty Patriots’ Aidan Kenley learns to ‘fight through adversity’
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The bumps in the road that Aidan Kenley has experienced the past three years are what he considers part of the process of bigger things to come.
The Olentangy Liberty senior received an offer to play men’s lacrosse at Ohio State as an eighth-grader and backed it up by becoming a first-team all-league honoree and tallying 36 goals and 13 assists as a freshman.
Since that time, though, the future Buckeye has run into one obstacle after another in the sport.
After helping the Liberty football team reach its third consecutive Division I state semifinal in 2018, Kenley suffered a torn labrum that kept him from playing his sophomore season for the lacrosse team.
Boys Volleyball: Olentangy Orange Pioneers looking to outwork opponents
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Spring break provides a chance for many students to take a respite. That wasn’t the case for the players in the Olentangy Orange boys volleyball program.
The Pioneers were hard at work during the break, trying to hone their skills for a season in which they have high expectations. They were seventh in the initial Division I state poll and the top-ranked team in the East Region.
“They work really hard, and they never complain about coming to gym on weekends or over spring break,” third-year coach Karlie Foy said. “They are ready to go. When we walk into the gym there is an extreme level of focus.
Notebook: Dublin Coffman Shamrocks gymnasts capture OCC-Central title
The Dublin Coffman gymnastics team has come a long way in a short time.
In the 2019 district meet, the Shamrocks finished last of 24 teams with a 97.075 score and just four competitors.
Coffman didn’t have enough gymnasts to post a team score in last year’s district meet, but the addition of sophomore Emily Yoshino and an overall increase in participants signaled that the program was on the rise.
Heading into the district meet Feb. 27 at Worthington Kilbourne, the Shamrocks had emerged as one of central Ohio’s best teams behind the continued growth of Yoshino and another strong group of newcomers.