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Brandon Kors reports:

The Mason Comets boys’ and girls’ track teams both took first place in the Mount Healthy Owls Classic Friday.

The Comets boys’ team finished with a final score of 132, which was 51 points higher than second place Wayne, who stayed competitive by winning four field events. Turpin placed third, finishing two points behind Wayne.

Mason placed first in six events at the invitational.

The Comets got off to a promising start with the help of their strong relay teams. Mason won the second event of the invitational, the 4×800 meter relay, which was comprised of junior Ethan Valentine, sophomore Carver Nabb and seniors Joey Stimler and Chad Blomgren.

Mason’s 4×400 meter relay took first place honors as well. The team included Valentine, part of the 4×800 squad and senior Juan Cummings Jr. who won the 200 meter dash earlier in the meet.

In the girl’s portion, the Comets scored 156 points and finished 63.5 points in front of second place Wayne (92.50 points). Wayne was predominately strong in the relays, placing first in the 4×100 and 4×200 meter relay. Seton placed third in the classic, finishing with 58 points.

Mason won the 4×800 meter relay as well as the 800 and 1600 meter run. The Comets solidified their lead by placing first in three field events.

Withrow finished first in three events, the 100 and 200 meter dash as well as the 100 hurdles, despite finishing in tenth place.

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Mason teammates wait at home plate to congratulated Tory Stewart (12) after Stewart hit a two run home run to left field against Oak Hills in the 6th inning. Mason won 3-0 over Oak Hills. The Enquirer/ Joseph Fuqua II

The Enquirer

Macy Hubbard walked and stole a base to lead off the sixth inning before coming around to score on Meg Warren’s RBI single to break a scoreless tie and help Mason’s softball team knock off Oak Hills 3-0.

• Photos from the game

Tory Stewart struck out nine batters over seven innings to earn the victory and moved to 8-3 on the year, while also drilling a two-run home run to extend the Mason lead to 3-0 in the sixth.

Stewart outdueled Lauren Slatten, who finished with 11 strikeouts, to help third-ranked Mason move to 9-3 on the year.

Oak Hills, ranked No. 2 in the Enquirer coaches’ poll, falls to 8-2 with the loss.

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Mason baseball player TJ Zeuch. Provided photo

The Enquirer

TJ Zeuch, a 6-foot-8 senior, struck out 12 batters over seven innings to help Mason defeat Lakota East, 5-2, Wednesday.

R.J. Thompson had the big hit of the day, a two-out RBI double in the fifth inning, to even the score. He finished 2-for-3 with a double and a triple.

Mason, ranked No. 2 in The Enquirer coaches’ poll, remains perfect at 8-0, while Lakota East falls to 6-2.

Harrison 10, Little Miami 0 (six innings): Sophomore pitcher Michael Knollman pitched a five-inning, three-hit shutout. Teammate junior center fielder Nate Perry went 3-for-4 with two triples and three RBI.

Glen Este 14, Turpin 2: Glen Este hit three home runs. Austin Istvan hit his third home run of the year and drove in four runs to lead the way, while Austin Rieck and Peyton Burdick each added homers. Burdick also picked up the victory on the mound, moving to 2-1 and helping Glen Este improve to 6-4 overall.

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Chris Martin / Provided photo

Mike Dyer reports:

UC has offered Mason junior right-handed pitcher/infielder Chris Martin, according to Mason baseball coach Ken Gray.

Martin is one of the area’s top players in the 2014 class.

Mason senior infielder Connor McVey is receiving interest from UC, Xavier and Ohio State, according to Gray.

McVey, an Enquirer first-team all-area selection last season, was the Greater Miami Conference player of the year. He helped lead the Comets to a GMC title.

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Mason’s starting pitcher Andrew McDonald during the Comets baseball game against Lakota East, Monday, April, 2,2012. The Enquirer/Tony Tribble

Mike Dyer reports:

Mason senior right-handed pitcher Andrew McDonald made a verbal commitment to Virginia Tech earlier this summer, according to Mason baseball coach Ken Gray.

McDonald was 8-0 with 54 strikeouts with a 0.80 ERA in 44 innings pitched. He also had offers that included UC and Ohio State.

McDonald was first-team all-Greater Miami Conference this spring. Mason was 20-8 overall and 16-2 as GMC champs this spring.

McDonald said he verbally committed to the Hokies toward the end of June. He said he was impressed with the campus and the baseball facilities.

McDonald, who scored a 29 on his ACT, intends to study mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech.

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Mike Dyer reports:

Mason senior pitcher TJ Zeuch was impressed by the Pittsburgh coaching staff and facilities when he visited the campus less than a month ago.

On Thursday morning, Zeuch – one the area’s top players in the 2013 class – verbally committed to the Panthers.

Zeuch also had offers from UC, Boston College, Xavier, Michigan State and Notre Dame, according to Mason coach Ken Gray.

Zeuch was 5-1 with 53 strikeouts in 39 innings with an ERA of 2.15 this past season for the Comets.

Zeuch was an Enquirer Division I honorable mention selection and was first-team all-Greater Miami Conference this spring.

“TJ is a big, protectable right-handed pitcher,” said Chris Valentine, Ohio director of scouting for Prep Baseball Report. “His fastball sits in the high 80s and tops out in the low 90s while showing some life. He uses excellent arm action on his changeup and uses a hard cutter as his out pitch. With continued development of his offspeed pitches, he should become a dominant pitcher at the next level.”

Mason won the Greater Miami Conference with a 20-8 overall record and was 16-2 in the conference.

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The Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason hosted the fundraising event “Serving it up for Special Olympics” event last weekend.  Cathy Thomas, of Mason, organized the event, which raised more than $12,000 for the Hamilton County Special Olympics.

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Mason's Josh Dooley competes in the long jump at the district meet at Mason High School May 16, 2012. Dooley will compete at the state meet in the 1600-meter run. Photo by Tony Tribble.

The Greater Miami Conference recently honored many Mason student athletes for their success in track and field. Multiple athletes were honored more than once and several relay teams were also honored.

Several of the student athletes will also compete at the state meet Friday and Saturday to be held at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State University in Columbus.

Individually, on the boys’ side, junior Alex Notton (1600-meter run), senior Josh Dooley (100-meter dash) and junior Asad Maiden (110-meter hurdles) will be competing at state. In those same events, Notton and Maiden were selected to the all-GMC first team. Dooley, meanwhile, was selected all-GMC third team in the long jump and was honorable mention in the 100-meter dash.

Maiden was also selected to the all-GMC second team for the 300-meter hurdles, as well as for the high jump. Other individual athletes, who were recognized by the GMC include sophomore Tim Clark (3200-meter run, first team), senior Leslie Pil (pole vault, first team), senior Juan Cummings (200-meter dash, second team), senior Michael Mumma (800-meter run, second team), senior Ted Liu (200-meter dash, honorable mention) and sophomore Zac Thompson (3200-meter run, honorable mention).

The Mason boys’ squad will also be represented at the state meet in both the 4×400-meter and 4×800-meter relay teams. The 4×400 team (senior Adam Court, senior Zach Taylor, sophomore Ethan Valentine, junior Robert Diehl) and the 4×800 team (Valentine, Mumma, Notton and junior Paul D’Hyver de las Deses) were selected to the all-GMC first team. (more…)

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A total of five Mason High School softball players were recently selected to the Greater Miami Conference first and second teams. Four seniors from the 2012 team were first-team selections.

Margo Hutchison led the GMC and broke a school record when she hit 10 home runs in 2012. In photo, Hutchison rounds the bases during a game in April. Photo taken by Amanda Davidson.

Those Mason seniors included Sarah Browning, Margo Hutchison, Jillian Richardson and Claire Wehby.

Browning, who recently committed to play softball at Muskingum, posted a 14-9 win-loss record in 2012, struck out 130 batters in 143.2 innings and had an earned run average of 1.61.

Hutchison led the GMC and broke a school record when she hit 10 home runs in 2012. She also led her team with 41 runs batted in and with a .430 on-base percentage.

• Mason softball team statistics

Richardson led Mason in at-bats (102), runs (25), hits (39), doubles (8), triples (2) and in batting average (.375).

Wehby led Mason with 83 assists and had a fielding percentage of .953.

In addition, junior Sami Parave was selected to the all-GMC second team.

As a team, Mason finished with an 18-9 overall record and a 13-5 mark in conference play (finished fourth in the GMC standings). The Comets also won a district title before losing in the regional semifinal to Lebanon during the postseason.

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Mason's starting pitcher Andrew McDonald was named all-GMC first team this spring. Photo taken during a Comets baseball game against Lakota East in April by Tony Tribble.

A total of nine Mason High School ballplayers were recently selected to the Greater Miami Conference first and second teams. The Comets also had the player and coach of the year in the GMC.

Ken Gray earned the coach of the honors after the Comets won their first GMC title this spring. Overall, Mason finished the year with a 20-8 record and a 16-2 mark within the GMC.

Senior Connor McVey, meanwhile, was recognized as the conference’s player of the year after he led Mason in runs (25), hits (31) and stolen bases (12). McVey also had a .383 batting average and a .495 on-base percentage.

• Mason baseball team statistics

McVey and four other teammates, which include senior Josh Galloway (second in GMC in home runs and runs batted in), junior Andrew McDonald (8-0 record with a 0.80 earned run average), junior Drew Johnson (.347 batting average, .440 on-base percentage) and junior T.J. Zeuch (5-1 record, 53 strikeouts in 39 innings) made the all-GMC first team.

Second-team selections from Mason include junior Seth Bowles, senior Chris Grable, junior Drew Johnson and junior R.J. Thompson.

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