FINAL 2013 SWOC ALL-SPORTS STANDINGS
1. Harrison (128 points)
2. Talawanda (126.5)
3. Wilmington (117.5)
4. Ross (114)
5. Northwest (89)
6. Edgewood (85)
7. Little Miami (64)
8. Mt. Healthy (54)
Talawanda High School fell just short in the race for the first Southwest Ohio Conference All-Sports Trophy, announced last week following the conclusion of the spring sports schedules.
Talawanda finished second overall in the SWOC standings, just 1.5 points behind Harrison (128 to 126.5).
The trophy was decided by Harrison’s strong runner-up performances. With a 1.5-point deficit, Talawanda can look back on several places over the school year where it might have made up the difference. But, the Braves finished the year with a total of nine league championships out of a total of 22 contested in the league, three of which Talawanda does not even compete in.
Harrison won the all-sports trophy with one outright championship and two co-championships over the school year. Although Harrison did not have the most points in any sports season, it did get enough second-place points in the fall and winter, as well as a fourth in the spring, to win the overall all-sports trophy by a narrow margin.
League champions are awarded nine points, with seven to the second-place team. In the event of a tie for first, each team gets eight points.
Wilmington was third behind Talawanda in the overall standings with 117.5 points while Ross was fourth with 114.
Talawanda led the fall sports standings 55.5 points to 53 by Harrison, which put both schools well ahead of third-place Wilmington, which had 44.
The winter sports season, however, went in favor of Wilmington, which accumulated 51 points to 47.5 for Harrison and 41 for Talawanda.
Spring sports standings went in favor of Ross, which had 31 points with Talawanda one behind at 30 and Northwest third with 28.5. Harrison was fourth in the spring sports with 27.5 points.
Talawanda got a league title in girls track and a second-place finish in boys tennis this spring.
Three sports are included in the SWOC all-sports standings in which Talawanda does not field teams, meaning other schools picked up points while the Braves had none. Those sports are girls golf and both boys and girls bowling.
Harrison picked up points in all three with a third place in girls golf, good for six points, and a tie for first and a second-place finish in boys and girls bowling, for eight and seven points, respectively, all of which helped offset Talawanda’s big advantage in league-championship points.
Many individual athletes were recognized for their efforts for the Braves this school year with a variety of awards. Spring sports awards were just announced last week with the completion of the final awards program. The winter sports awards were overlooked when those awards were completed due to one being held later, so we make up for that oversight here.
Winter sports awards
Swimming and Diving — Most Valuable award, Scott Richmond and Kyra Reisenfeld; Braves award, Edgar Caraballo and Sophie Dilek; Most Improved, Fernando Jijon and Shelby Kelemen; Captains awards, Dillon deMedeiros, Jacob Hogg, Sophie Dilek and Mira Alexander.
Cheerleading — MVP, Megan Wise; Varsity Braves Award, Jessica Buller; JV Braves Award, Abby Needham; Freshman Braves Award, Pearl Zajbel; Most Improved, Joey Sackenheim.
Wrestling — MVP, Adam Ruby; Varsity Braves Award, Alex Logsdon; Most Improved, Blake Bolton; JV Braves Award, Jake Dankert; Freshman Braves Award, Gavin Pearson; Most Pins, Adam Ruby; Most Improved, James Hatfield.
Boys Basketball — MVP, Austin Davidson and Nolan Robinson; Varsity Braves Award, Tripp Webb; Most Improved, Elijah Mincy and Colton Adams; Free Throw Award, Tripp Webb; Defense Award, Nolan Robinson; JV Braves Award, Jon Joseph; Freshman Braves Award, Alden Sasser.
Girls Basketball — MVP, Ana Richter; Varsity Braves Award, Brilyn Webb; Most Improved, Megan Richardson; Coaches Award, Darby Glaab; JV Braves Award, Mel Smith; Defensive MVP and Career Assists Record, Bristyl Webb.
Ice Hockey — MVP, Brandon Tafelski; Braves Award, Wade McQueen; Most Improved, Ryan Vonderhaar; Best Offensive Player, Brandon Tafelski; Best Defensive Player, Mason Miller; Coaches Award, Jack Spaulding and Jon Abshire; Best Newcomer, Taylor Hamilton.
Spring sports awards
Baseball — MVP, Nate Lynch; Best Outfielder, Nate Lynch; Best Infielder, Nolan Robinson; James Stephenson Best Pitcher Award, Howie Smith; Braves Award, Will Hesford; Most Improved, Howie Smith; Dutch Grammel Excellence Award, Kyle Schlade; JV Braves Award, Blake Keller; Freshman Braves Award, Brady Feltner.
Tennis — MVP, Alex Danielson; Braves Award, Bobby Bennett; Most Improved, Josh Ubbes; JV Braves Award, Zac Antonius.
Softball — MVP, Amalia Stevens; Braves Award, Ashley Alexander; Best Defense, Melena Smith; Best Offense, Kherrin Morgan; Most Improved, Shelbi Felblinger; JV Braves Award, Maggie Collins.
Track and Field — MVP, Bristyl Webb and Matt Derickson; Most Improved, Lizzy Compton and Ethan Coffin; Braves Award, Hannah Wachenheim and Jonathan Lukac.
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