STATE CHAMPIONS
THE MIGHTY PEN 7
Student Life
Schockling to make it to the district
qualifying level as well. The team will
miss other important seniors Quinn
Verfurth, Stephan Ganobsik, and Peter
Tran, who all played significant roles
in the team’s success. The Stallions
will return a handful of first year letter
winners, including sophomores Kevin
Boyer and Charlie Mitchell.
Track and Field
Under the guidance of new head coach
Ben McGinnis, the theme of the 2013
Spring Track and Field season was
“Faith, Focus, Finish.” A good mix
of experienced upperclassmen and
talented underclassmen set the tone for
a successful year and signals a strong
foundation for the future of the program.
The boys program found its way through
the post-season and took the 4x100
relay all the way to State Finals with
an 8th place finish. The girls program
pushed through their post-season and
took the 4x200 relay to States, but fell
short of a Saturday appearance in the
finals. The program is losing 8 senior
boys and girls this year. The boys,
who were defending their 2012 CCL
championship this year, finished in 2nd
place. The girls came into CCLs ready
to win and were able to secure their first
CCL championship in years.
Baseball
Coming off of back to back State
Championships, the young Stallions
finished a tough season with a 15-18
record. They showed great promise in
the state tournament, however, getting
to the District final game before losing
6-5 to Granville High School. Senior
Alex Perrine was named 2nd Team
All-Ohio, 1st Team All-District, and 1st
Team All-CCL. Junior Bryan Stopar, an
All-State Honorable Mention, was also
selected to the All-District and All-League
teams. Juniors Connor Golden and
Justin Thompson were named All-District
Honorable Mention as well. Moreover,
Coach Tom Neubert was named Coach
of the Year by two separate associations:
The National Baseball Coaches
Association and the National Federation
of High Schools. Neubert attributes
his personal awards to one group --”His
players.”
Softball
The Lady Stallions completed the 2013
season with a 14-12 record, finishing
2nd in the CCL and Runner-up in the
District. With the loss of 4 seniors to
graduation (Katie King, Kate Miltko,
Allison Rodriquez, and Anna Gentile) the
girls look to a promising 2014 campaign
with the return of 9 letterwinners.
Sophomore Centerfielder Taylor Freeman
was named 1st Team All-District, with
freshman Leah Roten and junior Chloe
Biskner selected to the 2nd Team. Third
Baseman, senior Anna Gentile, was an
All-District Honorable mention.
Girls Lacrosse
The Girls Lacrosse team finished the
2013 season with its best record in
school history, finishing 11-4-1, including
a tournament win over Cincinnati Mother
of Mercy High School.
4-year letterwinner and team MVP
Paige Plesich was named 1st Team All-
League and 2nd team All-District along
with junior Ali Cargin. Both were also
selected to the Academic All-League,
All-State, and All-America teams. In
addition, 8 girls were selected to the
Academic All-League and All-State
Academic teams: Mallory Janszen,
Kate Moody, Meredith Lloyd, Kierra
Graham, Liza Hornyak, Maggie Simon,
Kaitlyn Dolan, and Toni Halter. 3 players
also joined Cargin and Plesich on the
Academic All-America Team: Meredith
Lloyd, Kierra Graham, and Maggie Simon.
Boys Lacrosse
After winning a State Championship
and losing 14 seniors from the 2012
team, the 2013 Stallions faced the
spring with many uncertainties regarding
personnel, roles, and leadership. Seniors
JT Blubaugh, Roman Zingarelli, Alex
Musci, and Matt Chadwick certainly
stepped up to lead the Stallions all the
way to the State Final Four, proving that
they didn’t want to rebuild, but rather
reload. The Stallions finished with an
11-5 record, 3 of the losses by 1 goal
and 2 of those losses were in overtime.
The Stallions also beat rivals St. Charles
and Bishop Watterson, extending their
winning streak over both teams in the
CCL. Several Stallions also received
post-season accolades: Austin Jackson,
1st Team All-Region, Honorable Mention
All-Ohio; McLean Fitzmartin, 1st Team
All-Region, Honorable Mention All-Ohio;
Matt Chadwick, Honorable Mention All-
Region; Nick Musci, Honorable Mention
All-Region. Senior JT Blubaugh finished
an amazing senior season, collecting
several accolades to cap his career which
included the following achievements:
Honorable Mention All-Region 2009 as
a freshman; 1st Team All-Region 2011,
2012, 2013; 1st Team All-Ohio 2012,
2013; 1st Team All-American 2012,
2013; Ohio DII Attackman Player of the
Year, 2012, 2013 (despite missing 5
games) with 52 points, 41 goals, and 11
assists; Career 228 goals and 61 assists
for 289 points. He will be playing for the
Buckeyes next Spring.
Hello, Dolly!
Director Ms. Lori Arnett brought another wonderful
show to the LittleTheatre stage this past April with
the production of
Hello, Dolly!
The cast, in their
vibrant costumes, wowed the audience with their
beautiful voices and talented dancing feet. Kudos to the
orchestra and stage crew as well!
