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GWOC advancement in the state baseball and softball tournaments came to a halt over the weekend but, teams have much to celebrate with regard to season achievements. Northmont baseball made it to the top eight in the DI state tournament and finished second in the regional tournament. The Thunderbolts fell to Moeller Friday evening at the University of Cincinnati after accomplishing a 7-3 GWOC Central division record and overall 23-8 record.
Both the Northmont and Lebanon softball teams advanced to the final sixteen teams in the DI state tournament. Northmont faced Mason at the University of Dayton Thursday evening but was unable to overcome Mason's lead. The same evening, Lebanon defeated Colerain to advance to the final eight but fell to Mason Saturday afternoon in a close 1-0 game. Northmont and Lebanon both had 10-0 records this year within their GWOC divisions, Central and South, respectively. Northmont ended the year with an overall 24-4 record while Lebanon finished with a 26-2 record.
The lady Greenville softball team advanced to the final eight in the DII state tournament but fell to Kenton Ridge Saturday afternoon at Mason HS. The team completed the season with a 9-1 conference North division record and an overall 25-7 record. Congratulations to all teams on another successful Spring GWOC season and good luck to all graduating seniors!
Good luck to the GWOC athletes participating in the boys district tennis matches this week! Individuals from Springboro, Miamisburg, Troy, Springfield, Beavercreek, Northmont, Butler and Centerville will be competing in the singles and doubles tournaments Thursday, May 23rd and Saturday, May 25th at Centerville High School. For more information on upcoming districts information, please visit the Southwest District Athletic Board website.
In addition to the above information, the 2012 - 2013 GWOC division and conference champions have been posted to the GWOC site. This year's division champions are Centerville (Central), Butler (North) and Springboro (South). Springboro also claimed this year's GWOC conference championship title. Individual athletes and coaches who received all-division and all-conference recognition are listed within the boys tennis section on the GWOC site. Congratulations to all GWOC athletes on this season's achievements!
This year's GWOC Track Meet hosted many talented athletes and despite Friday's rain delay, featured great competition within the various events. The event's top five boys teams included Centerville (1), Northmont (2), Wayne (3), Troy (4) and Lebanon (5) while the top five girls teams were Wayne (1), Centerville (2), Troy (3), Springboro (4) and Lebanon (5). A full list of the conference meet's results can found here, where you will notice that there are a few new meet records. Congratulations to all of those who participated in this year's GWOC Track Meet and good luck at districts!
The 2013 GWOC Track Meet is almost here! Divisional meets will take place Wednesday May 15th with field events beginning at 1:30 pm and running beginning at 4:00 pm. The Conference meet and championship finals will be held Friday May 17th. Field events will start at 5:00 pm and running will start at 7:00 pm. Both events will be held at Centerville High School.