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From left, Jen Hartel, Becky Wenzke, Lindsay Titus and Lauren Sobol.
Despite less practice time due to high water and unseasonably cold weather, local rowers of the Greater Dayton Rowing Association brought home both gold and silver medals from the Oakridge Dogwood Invitational regatta, held in Oakridge, Tennessee on April 28, 2007.
The regatta was attended by 41 clubs from 24 cities and 9 states. “This is a great start to our sprint season,” said Charlie Doyle, GDRA Junior Rowing coach. “Some of our experienced rowers placed well but others—only novices at this point—held their own in their races as well.”
Adult rowers from GDRA also competed in the regatta. The following are those who placed in their 2,000-meter sprint events.
Junior Events:
1st Place, single scull: David Crooke (The Miami Valley School, Oakwood)
2nd Place, double scull: David Crooke and Brandon Walz (Oakwood HS, Oakwood)
1st Place, double scull: Lindsey Titus (Northmont HS, Englewood) and Becky Wenzke (Oakwood, Oakwood HS)
1st Place, women’s quad: Becky Wenzke, Jen Hartel (Oakwood, Oakwood HS), Lindsey Titus, Lauren Sobol (Oakwood HS, Oakwood)
3rd Place, Lightweight double scull: Meredith Hollingsworth (Oakwood HS, Oakwood) and Lauren Sobol
Masters Events (adult rowers):
1st place, double scull: Charlie Doyle (Troy) and Bill Irvine (Oakwood).
By Jim Brooks, C-J Tennis Coach
Coming into last Monday’s Division II battle between two of the area’s top tennis teams, it was anyone’s guess as to how it would play out. Oakwood had lost only once to a Division II school, a heartbreaker against Miami Valley without Oakwood’s number two player in the lineup. Oakwood was just coming off a rousing victory over perennial state powerhouse Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. C-J was undefeated against local D II competition, including wins over Miami Valley and Alter.
C-J took the first and second singles positions (Joe Piechota over Addison Wille, 6-2, 6-3 and Conrad Klank over Brittany White, 6-2, 6-0), while Greene and Wang of Oakwood defeated Quill and Holmes at first doubles, 6-3, 6-4. That left the team score at 2-1 in favor of C-J.
At the conclusion of those first three matches, both the third singles and second doubles matches were entering a decisive third set. Nate Wallace of C-J had lost the first set to Isaac Hong 6-4, but came back to win the second 6-3. Wallace’s backboard consistency kicked in, and he prevailed at the third singles position in the third set 6-2. The second doubles position went more deeply into the third set, with Harris and Schumacher of Oakwood losing to Holmes and Iberico of C-J 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.
It was a tough 4-1 loss for Oakwood and a rare win for C-J over a team that has often achieved the top ranking in Division II tennis in the Dayton area. The Lumberjacks continued their competition in the state team tournament with a match against Tipp City on Monday (May 14). Joe Piechota and Lucas Iberico are Oakwood residents.
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The Oakwood High School Track Team traveled to Monroe last week to participate in the SWBL Conference Meet. On Thursday evening the 4x800m relay, 3200m run finals and the sprint and field event preliminaries were held. The Jills 4x800m relay finished fourth while the Jacks 4x800m relay team finished third. Sophomore Julia Sizek won the 3200m run. Juniors Jason Hewer and Gabe Svbodny came in third and sixth respectively in the men’s 3200m run.
On Saturday cooler temperatures and tough competitions led to some record setting performances by the Oakwood athletes. Jake Mays set a meet record in the dis
cus with a throw of 141 ft. and 5 inches. Mays also finished fifth in the shot put. Senior Dani Reese set two SWBL records; the 800m record at 2:15.52 and the 1600m record of 5:18.86 set in 1981 by another Oakwood High Athlete. Freshman Peter Hix was the third athlete to set a league record with a win in the 1600m run finishing in 5:33.40.
Other top finishers for the Oakwood team included third and fourth places in the boys 4x400m and girls 4x400m respectively. The girl’s 4x200m relay team finished in fifth place. Lucy Shafer finished third in the 400m dash. Meredith Irvin qualified for both the 100m and 300m hurdles finishing sixth in the 100m hurdles. J. Sizek finished second in the 1600m run and sixth in the 800m run. In the Long Jump, Laura German finished second for the girls and Zach Rodabaugh finished fourth for the boys. Joy Belser finished fifth in the shot put. Danny Reveal finished sixth in the high jump.
The team from Bellbrook won the Southwestern League title with the Oakwood girls finishing fifth. The Oakwood boys finished sixth behind meet winner Valley View.
This week the Oakwood High School track athletes will head to Welcome Stadium in Dayton for the District Competition.
Peanut Johnson is a seventh grader at Oakwood Jr. High School. She was selected to attend the USA HOCKEY National Team Development camp this summer following tryouts in the Mid-American District which emcompasses Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. She is one of only 40 selected for the honor.
The Virginia Hollinger Tennis Club, Oakwood’s premier clay court venue located at 201 Shafor Blvd., is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary this year, and will be hosting the annual Weston Memorial Invitational Tennis Tournament beginning Friday, May 25 at 5 p.m. The USTA-sanctioned event runs through the weekend, with finals to begin on Monday, May 28 at 1 p.m.
The singles and doubles tournament will feature top men’s players from around the area. Travis Curran, from the University of Toledo, will be defending his championship title from last year. Spectators are invited to any of the matches.
First prize will be $600 for the singles champion, $300 runner-up and $100 semi-finalist; $400 for the doubles team champions and $100 runner-up team. Entry fee is $35 for singles and $19 per player for doubles.
Entry forms are available for USTA members at the Hollinger Club House, or at the USTA website http: //tennislink.usta.com/tournaments using tournament #856317207. For more information contact the new club pro-manager Erica Echko at 937-299-2961 or 937-304-3572.
The South YMCA offers YMCA and Red Cross Lifeguarding classes to prepare teens for the perfect summer job! In Lifeguarding class, participants not only learn the rescue skills required for the job, they also develop critical job skills such as leadership, responsibility and decision-making.
The classes offered at the South YMCA also include certification in American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR, AED, American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid, and Red Cross Oxygen Administration. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Please direct questions to Jennifer Furnas at 434-1964.
Session Dates:
June 1,2,3,8,9,10
FEE:
$150 Members , $175 program members
The Oakwood Jills volleyball camp for girls entering grades 6-8 will be held June 11 through June 14 from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Smith School gymnasium.
Registration forms are being sent home through Smith and Harman Schools for girls entering grades 6-7. Girls entering eighth grade can pick up registration forms in the H.S. Athletic office. Register before May 28 and receive a $15 discount plus a free t-shirt. Call Kelly Neff (293-4225) with any questions.
Any girl CURRENTLY in grades 1st-5th that would like to attend the Oakwood Girls Soccer Camp, please be sure to register with Coach Gaydosh by June 1. The camp will be held June 11-15 from 10 a.m.-12 noon down at Old River Fields behind NCR. Flyers were passed out to all elementary students~ if you have misplaced it or need a new form, please email Coach Dawn Gaydosh at dawngaydosh@aol.com or feel free to call at 439-0753. This camp promises to be a lot of fun! We hope to see you all this summer!
Residential soccer camp for girls held at the College of Wooster, Wooster, OH. Two Sessions: June 17-20 & July 8-11. Detailed information at www.woostersoccercamp.com
The annual Oakwood Jills Basketball Camp will be held June 18-21 during the following sessions:
Session I: Grades 3-5 9-11 a.m.
Session II: Grades 6-8, 12-2 p.m.
All camps will be held at Smith Elementary. Registration forms may be picked up in the main office at Smith and Harman Elementary, as well as, the High School Athletic Office.
June 11-14, The Pit:
9-11 a.m. incoming 4th, 5th, & 6th graders
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. incoming 7th & 8th graders
June 18-21 9-11a.m. 4-8th graders
You can pick up a brochure for either camp at the high school athletic office. You can download the basketball brochure by going to www.oakwoodbasketball.tk
Any questions please call Paul Stone at 307-5818.
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