| Fairfield City Schools Athletics - Athletes of the Week |
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| Week of January 23 |
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RACHEL DRAKE (SR) - Swimming
" Rachel is ranked 12th in the GMC in the 100 breaststroke. She is a consistent scorer in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, and she plays an important role in the girls 200 medley relay. Her work ethic and attitude make her a leader on the team."
Coach Beth Toerner
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AUSTIN WILLIAMS (SO) - Bowling
" During the 3 matches contested this past week, Austin (a second year varsity bowler) led Fairfield with an average score of 198 on some difficult scoring lane conditions. Austin was named to the GMC Second Team as a freshman last year with a 202 average. Congratulations to Austin for a continued solid performance over the past week."
Coach Nick Glomb
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| Week of January 16 |
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HANNAH WEBB (JR) -
Swimming
" Hannah is ranked in the top 20 in the GMC in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke. She has been a consistent scorer in dual and tri-meets and an important contributor to the girls' 200 medley and 200/400 freestyle relays."
Coach Beth Toerner
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KEON BENJAMIN (SR) -
Basketball
" Keon helped lead the Indians to 2 victories last week. Keon totaled 26 pts and 8 rebounds in victories over Hughes and Oak Hills high schools. Keon went 4 for 7 from the 3 point line and 6 for 6 from the free throw line on the week."
Coach Tim Austing
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| Week of January 9 |
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KATELYN PRICE (SR) -
Bowling
" Katelyn was chosen to be the Voice Captain of the varsity girls team, she has also put in the extra effort and worked on her game to better her average close to 20 pins higher than last season.
Katelyn was a big part of the varsity girls team staying undefeated this week. She average 173.5 and raised her average to 172.1 and is currently 11th in the GMC. Good bowling this week Katelyn!"
Coach Nick Glomb
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| Week of January 2 |
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KRISTIN NELSON (SR) -
Bowling
" Kristin has been on fire this season. She has improved her average 20 pins from last season. Kristin is averaging 195.3 which is 2nd in the Conference. Kristin also has the fourth highest game with a 247 and the third highest series with a 437. Kristin has been a big part of the Fairfield Varsity Girls Bowling Team having a perfect 6-0 record. Keep up the good bowling Kristin!"
Coach Nick Glomb |
JAKE NEYER (SR) -
Wrestling
"Jake is currently 17 - 3 on the season. Jake moved up a weight class and won the 152 weight class at the FIWT. Jake is captain of our team. His senior leadership helped guide the tribe to winning this year's FIWT."
Coach Ron Masanek |
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| Week of December 19 |
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DE'MARICO DAVIS (SO) - Wrestling
" De'Marico is currently 6-1 on the season. Over the break, he beat two quality opponents against Sycamore. He then came out of nowhere to finish 2nd at the Kenston Holiday Tournament. De'Marico is on pace to have great season."
Coach Ron Masanek |
KELLY BECKER (SR) -
Bowling
" Kelly is the Co-Captain of the Varsity Bowling Team and she is currently 8th in the GMC with a 178.0 average. Kelly has the 6th highest game in the conference with a 232. Kelly bowled her highest series ever and made the All-Tournament Team at the Big Blue Challenge and finished in the top 25 at the Holiday Classic. Besides being active in NHS and Class Council she still has managed to work on her game and improve her average 25 pins from last season. Kelly was also chosen for the Fairfield Echo Athlete of the Week.
Congrats to Kelly on working hard and being a positive role model this season!"
Coach Nick Glomb
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| Week of December 12 |
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RAESHAUN GAFFNEY (SR) - Basketball
"Rae was the leading scorer for the game with 44 pts. She was 18 for 18 from the free throw line with a team high of 17 rebounds. Rae's defense was outstanding and she was outstanding with her leadership on the court. She had one of the best games for all-around performance of any player in the city."
Coach David Loper
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ROSS WESTRICK (SO) -
Swimming
" Ross has had a strong start to his sophomore season. He placed first in 200 freestyle and second in the 100 freestyle at the Best of the West meet, and qualified for finals at the very competitive Canton Christmas meet, placing 10th in the 50 freestyle and 12th in the 100 freestyle overall. He has also played key roles in the boys' 200 medley, 200 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relays at both meets."
Coach Beth Toerner
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| Week of December 5 |
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TAYLOR BRYANT (JR) -
Wrestling
"Taylor is currently undefeated at 6-0 on the season. He had a quality win against a tough Beavercreek opponent."
Coach Ron Masanek |
HEATHER SCOTT (SR) -
Bowling
"Heather is the team captain and is second in the GMC with a 195.4 average. Heather also has the high game in the GMC with a 278. Heather performed well last week by bowling a 452 series with a 278 game where she had the first 8 strikes in a row, a 405 series and a 606 series. With the 606 series Heather finished 4th at the Holiday Classic in the Individuals and made the Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team which helped her team finish 7th out of 30 teams in the Holiday Classic. Great bowling last week Heather."
Coach Nick Glomb |
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| Week of Nov 28 |
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BRANDON MURPHY (SR) - Basketball
"Brandon helped lead the Indians to a win in the season opener against Dayton Fairmont. Brandon recorded a double double. He had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks."
Coach Tim Austing
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STEPHEN STEPHENSON (SR) - Bowling
"Stephen (team captain) started out the season's first match with the first 8 strikes and finished with a 278 game, and then started the second match of the year with the first 7 strikes for a 262 game. At last Saturday's Big Blue Challenge Tournament where the team finished in 5th place, Stephen added a 274 game and shot a 680 series and was named to the Big Blue Challenge All-Tournament Team.
After 7 games, Stephen holds the GMC's high average at 234.1. Last year as a Junior, Stephen was named to the GMC Bowling All-Conference First Team. Congratulations to Stephen for an incredible first week of bowling scores."
Coach Nick Glomb |
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| Week of October 17 |
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ALISON GRABER (JR) -
Volleyball
"This past Wednesday, Ali registered her best defensive game of the year recording a team high for the season in digs; she totaled 36 digs while also registering 3 kills as our libero. Ali finished the season with an impressive passer rating of 2.24 and compiled 264 digs ranking her 6th in the GMC. Without her consistent defense and aggressive serving (finished just under 90% accurate this season), we would not have been able to have the success we did."
Coach Michael Berkemeier |
DEVON BARLOW (SR) -
Football
"Devon continues to display his leadership on and off the field through this entire season. His efforts on Friday night put us in a position to win the game. For the evening he caught 8 passes for 63 yards and one touchdown. He also ran a punt return for a 79 yard touchdown. For the season he has: 54 receptions for 628 yards and 5 touchdowns and 10 returns for 203 yards and 1 touchdown."
Coach Jason Krause
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| Week of October 10 |
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KAYLA BIALASZEWSKI (JR) - Volleyball
"Kayla has been an explosive outside hitter for us all year but she turned in her best performance of the season this past Wednesday during our last regular season game. She finished with 10 kills, 1 block and a passer rating of 2.36. Kayla has continued to improve all season long both on offense and defense and her play over the last weeks of the season has shown it."
Coach Michael Berkemeier |
JULIA WOOD (SR) -
Soccer
"Julia is an extremely skilled and technical player. Even though she might be one of the smallest players on the field, she is also one of the most dangerous. Julia has really turned on as of late and over the past four games she has scored two goals and has had three assists."
Coach Patrick O'Leary |
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| Week of October 3 |
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KEVIN NKRUMAH (SR) -
Soccer
"Kevin scored in each game last week versus Colerain and Princeton to help the team capture both wins."
Coach Chad Reed
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JOEL HANSSON (SR) -
Soccer
"Joel helped the team to 2 victories last week. He had a goal and an assist in the 3-2 comeback victory over Colerain."
Coach Chad Reed |
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| Week of September 26 |
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ALLYSON DAFLER (SR) -
Golf
"Allyson has been a mainstay in the Indians' lineup all season. She was low on the team with a 42 against Middletown and Walden Pond and had a low round of 39 vs Sycamore. Allyson's overall average has continually dropped over the course of the season and presently has the 3rd lowest average on the team. Because of this hard work and steady play, she achieved the honor of 2nd team All-GMC. Allyson is truly an example for all young golfers to follow."
Coach Gail Riehl
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EMILY HUDSON (JR) -
Volleyball
"Emily is a junior middle hitter and has been a major part of our offense and defense all year long. For the season she leads our team in kills (128) and attacks (332). Emily is also ranked 2nd on our team in blocks (39). Her 128 kills place her 4th in the GMC while her 39 blocks place her 3rd. Whether serving, attacking or blocking, Emily has stepped up in many tight situations to produce a big play sparking us to victory!"
Coach Michael Berkemeier |
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| Week of September 19 |
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MALLORIE KAH (SR) -
Volleyball
"Mallorie is a senior captain, middle hitter and an important emotional leader for our varsity team. This past week was Mallorie’s best week as a varsity player. She registered 24 blocks and also totaled 28 kills. Mallorie leads the entire GMC in blocks (65) and has been asked to shut down each opposing team's best hitter. We would not be having the success we are this year if it weren’t for Mallorie."
Coach Michael Berkemeier
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HOLLY SPARKS (SR) -
Soccer
"Over the past seven games, the Indians have been scored on only three times and have had four shut-outs. Much of this success has been in part because of the play of Holly, one of our team's tri-captains. Holly has been instrumental in our team's success this year because of her senior leadership and dominant play in the backfield. Holly is an extremely physical defender that reads the game very well. She is also key to our set pieces. Even though she is a defender Holly has assisted on two goals this year."
Coach Patrick O'Leary |
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| Week of September 12 |
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ALLIE CURRY (SO) -
Soccer
"Allie has been a dominant force for us this year at the center midfielder position. At the center mid position Allie has won 90% of 50/50 balls out of the air. She is not only a play maker, she has been a goal scorer. She has netted two goals and three assists so far this season. Currently, Allie is tied for 15th in points for the GMC."
Coach Patrick O'Leary
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BRANDON HOOVER (SO) - Soccer
"Brandon is a senior captain on the varsity team. Last week he helped start the team's first goal against Oak Hills and his work rate is very noticeable in every game."
Coach Chad Reed
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| Week of September 5 |
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JUSTINE KAMINSKY (SR) -
Volleyball
"Justine is a 2nd year captain and a setter for our team this year. In both our wins this week, she stepped up performing admirably in clutch situations. This week, Justine totaled an extremely impressive stat line: 10 kills, 6 aces, 98 assists, 27 digs and a passer rating of 2.61."
Coach Michael Berkemeier
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MACY HAMBLIN (SO) -
Soccer
"This past week the Indians opened up GMC play against Sycamore. The Indians won 3-1 with the help of Macy's 3 GOALS!"
Coach Patrick O'Leary
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| Week of August 29 |
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ERIC HENSLER (SR) -
Golf
"Eric has the lowest average in the GMC with 37.3 He has consistently lead the team in every match this season in helping the team place no worse than 5th place in every tournament."
Coach Mark Jones
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JOHNSON MENSAH (SR) - Soccer
"Johnson is a a strong attacking midfielder for the varsity soccer team. He has scored 3 goals in his first 3 games and helped the team defeat Withrow and Elder in the past two weeks."
Coach Chad Reed
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| Week of 8/22 |
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GREYSUN BARDEN (JR) - Cross Country
"Greysun had a 4th place large school finish at the Fairfield Invitational on Saturday. This was the best finish for a Fairfield runner in several years at Harbin Park!"
Coach David Pierce
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COURTNEY PIATT (SO)
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Golf
"Courtney was the medalist at the Diana Schwab Invitational leading the field of 42 golfers. She was also the medalist in vs. Colerain. Courtney leads the team in average and has been the most consistent golfer all season."
Coach Gail Riehl |
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