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The Mason Community Center will launch a youth strength and agility program Tuesday.

The program for children ages 9-14 is designed to increase their athletic ability in the off-season by working on strength, speed and endurance.

The program meets from 6-6:45 p.m. Tuesday and Thursdays through Feb. 1 at the Mason Community Center, 6050 Mason-Montgomery Road.

Cost is $48 for community center premier members; $57 for basic members; $72 for Mason residents and $86 for non-residents.

Register online at www.imaginemason.org (activity code 161802) or call 513-229-8555.

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Tags: Tags: athletes, fitness, mason community center, sports, youth

The Mason Community Center is offering youth athletes a chance to shape up in the off season.

The center is offering a new four-week class for youth ages 9-14 to work with the center’s trainers to increase strength, speed and endurance and help prevent sports injuries.

The class starts on Aug. 7 and will meet from 6-6:45 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday through Aug. 30. A second session begins on Sept. 11.

Cost is $25 for premier members; $29 for basic members; $37 for Mason residents and $44 for non-residents.

Registrations accepted through July 31. Register online at www.imaginemason.org (activity 561600) or call 513-229-8555.

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Tags: Tags: athletes, mason community center, sports, trainers, youth

Webletes.com will visit Mason next month as part of a 12-city high school football combine camp tour.

Webletes, a free social media website designed to connect high school athletes and college coaches, will hold the prospect camp from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 25 at the Mason Middle and High School stadiums.

Athletes will be video-taped and tested on their 40-yard dash, pro-shuttle and vertical and broad jumps.  Results will be sent to college coaches across the nation.

Athletes are encouraged to pre-register at www.webletes.com (click on camp section).  Cost is $55.

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Webletes.com will visit Mason next month as part of a 12-city high school football combine camp tour.

Webletes, a free social media website designed to connect high school athletes and college coaches, will hold the prospect camp from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 25 at the Mason Middle and High School stadiums.

Athletes will be video-taped and tested on their 40-yard dash, pro-shuttle and vertical and broad jumps.  Results will be sent to college coaches across the nation.

Athletes are encouraged to pre-register at www.webletes.com (click on camp section).  Cost is $55.

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Tags: Tags: athletes, camp, coaches, football, football prospect combine camp, high school, sports, webletes

Nineteen Mason athletes signed Letters of Intent at Mason's Signing Day event on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. The Enquirer/Rachel Richardson

Nineteen Mason High School seniors signed letters of intent to play sports for college programs at Mason’s Signing Day event Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday marked the start of the NCAA signing period for football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, cross country and men’s water polo.

• Photos: Mason athletes celebrate Signing Day with family, coaches

The number of Mason student athletes making commitments is not unusual, said Mason athletic director Scott Stemple.  The school averages between 15 and 20 athletes making commitments at this time each year.

Mason Athletic Director Scott Stemple praises the 19 Mason athletes signing letters of intent at the school's annual Signing Day event on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. The Enquirer/Rachel Richardson

Stemple also emphasized that not only are Mason’s signees standouts in their sports, but many also boast high GPAs.  The average GPA for all fall teams is 3.45, he said.

“We’re proud of that; it’s something we stress,” he said.  “It’s a compliment to our school and district academically and to our coaching staff and programs.”

Football marked the biggest draw of the day, with five athletes making college gridiron commitments.  But girls’ sports were not to be overshadowed — Lady Comets comprised 12 of the day’s signees.

MasonBuzz will spotlight each of the signees and their accomplishments this week and next.  Below is the list of signees, their sport and intended college program.

Courtney Curtis, Girls Lacrosse, University of Cincinnati

Trista Kuehn, Girls Lacrosse, Coastal Carolina University

Jamie Ellison, Girls Golf, Ohio Dominican University

Anna Carley, Volleyball, Wake Forest University

Briana Glover, Basketball, Xavier University

Adam Court, Track and Field, University of Cincinnati

Taylor Reid, Track and Field, Miami University

Monica Lake, Cross Country/Track, Oklahoma State University

MacKenzie Jensen, Cross Country/track, Western Carolina University

Bridget McElhenny, Cross Country/Track, University of Dayton

Meredith Touby, Cross Country/Track, Taylor University

Breanne Keenan, Swimming, University of Delaware

Morgan Emter, Swimming, University of West Virginia

Erik Dow, Soccer, Cincinnati State University

Joe Spencer, Football, University of Illinois

Josh Dooley, Football, Miami University

Adam Hillen, Football, Tiffin University

Connor Noe, Football, Brigham Young University

Adam Brandt, Football, Capital University

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Tags: Tags: athletes, comets, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, lady comets, letters of intent, mason, mason high school, signing day, soccer, track

Fifteen student athletes are expected to make official commitments to colleges and university Wednesday at Mason’s Signing Day.

The event takes place at 2:30 in the small commons area of the high school, 6100 Mason-Montgomery Road.

Each athlete will be formerly introduced by their coach, who will also make a few brief comments highlighting their career at Mason.  The event is open to family, friends and school staff.

Athletes who have been sent invites are listed below, along with their sport and school they plan to attend:

Courtney Curtis, Girls Lacrosse, University of Cincinnati

Trista Kuehn, Girls Lacrosse, Coastal Carolina University

Jamie Ellison, Girls Golf, Ohio Dominican University

Anna Carley, Volleyball, Wake Forest University

Briana Glover, Basketball, Xavier University

Adam Court, Track and Field, University of Cincinnati

Monica Lake, Cross Country/track, Oklahoma State University

Breanne Keenan, Swimming, University of Delaware

Morgan Emter, Swimming, University of West Virginia

Erik Dow, Soccer, Cincinnati State University

Taylor Reid, Track, Miami University

Joe Spencer, Football, University of Illinois

Josh Dooley, Football, Miami University

Bridget McElhenny, CC/Track, University of Dayton

Meredith Touby, CC/Track, Taylor University

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Tags: Tags: athletes, comets, mason, mason high school, signing day, sports

Fifteen student athletes are expected to make official commitments to colleges and university at Mason’s Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

The event takes place at 2:30 in the small commons area of the high school, 6100 Mason-Montgomery Road.

Each athlete will be formerly introduced by their coach, who will also make a few brief comments highlighting their career at Mason.  The event is open to family, friends and school staff.

Athletes who have been sent invites are listed below, along with their sport and school they plan to attend:

Courtney Curtis, Girls Lacrosse, University of Cincinnati

Trista Kuehn, Girls Lacrosse, Coastal Carolina University

Jamie Ellison, Girls Golf, Ohio Dominican University

Anna Carley, Volleyball, Wake Forest University

Briana Glover, Basketball, Xavier University

Adam Court, Track and Field, University of Cincinnati

Monica Lake, Cross Country/track, Oklahoma State University

Breanne Keenan, Swimming, University of Delaware

Morgan Emter, Swimming, University of West Virginia

Erik Dow, Soccer, Cincinnati State University

Taylor Reid, Track, Miami University

Joe Spencer, Football, University of Illinois

Josh Dooley, Football, Miami University

Bridget McElhenny, CC/Track, University of Dayton

Meredith Touby, CC/Track, Taylor University

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Tags: Tags: adam court, anna carley, athletes, breanne keenan, briana glover, bridget mcelhenny, comets, courtney curtis, jamie ellison, joe spencer, josh dooley, mason high school, meredity touby, monica lake, morgan emter, signing day, sports, taylor reid, trista kuehn

Jose Cerda Navarro, a senior at Sycamore High School, died Oct. 26, 2010, his 18th birthday, after a medical emergency during swim practice. / Provided

The first round of free heart screenings for high school athletes will take place at Cincinnati Children’s Mason Campus on Sunday.

The screenings are made possible with a $5,000 donation from Simon’s Fund, a Philadelphia-based organization that seeks to prevent sudden death in infants from heart abnormalities.

Montgomery native Darren Sudman started the organization with wife Phyllis in memory of their infant son, Simon, who died about six years ago in his sleep from a possible undetected heart condition.

After reading about the death of Jose Cerda Navarro, a passionate swimmer and water polo player who attended Sudman’s alma mater, Sycamore High School, Sudman offered a donation from Simon’s Fund to fund free heart screenings for Cincinnati area athletes.

Navarro collapsed on his 18th birthday at swim practice about a year ago and died.  Doctors believe he had an unidentified heart defect.

“After doing what we’ve been doing for five years, a kid who sat in the same classrooms as I did dropped dead,” Sudman said. “It struck a chord with me, and I thought, ‘I’ve got to bring this to my hometown.’”

• Mason’s Martinez wins Jose Cerda water polo award

The donation was awarded last November to Dr. Jeffrey Towbin of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Heart Institute, where doctors had already been considering a study on the topic, said Dr. Jeffrey Anderson, a cardiologist there.

Enquirer reporter Whitaker has more details of the screening — and the controversy around them:

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Mason's Brianna Glover, left, has committed to play basketball at Xavier, while Anna Carley, right, has committed to play volleyball at Wake Forest. File photos

Nov. 9 is the initial date for athlete to sign National Letters of Intent for sports that include basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, lacrosse, volleyball, gymnastics, softball, golf, hockey, baseball and tennis. Here’s a look at where some Mason athletes have committed to play:

Girls’ basketball

• Brianna Glover; Mason; Xavier

Girls’ lacrosse

• Courtney Curtis; Mason; UC
• Trista Kuehn; Mason; Coastal Carolina

Girls’ volleyball

• Anna Carley; Mason; Wake Forest

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Tags: Tags: anna carley, athletes, brianna glover, comets, courtney curtis, mason high school, national signing day, sports, trista kuehn

Eleven Kings High School 2011 graduates will be playing sports this school year as college students.

The students, their sport, and chosen schools are:

• Matt Whitehurst, swimming, Wheeling Jesuit University, West Virginia
• Katelyn Haralamos, basketball, Wittenberg University
• Alyssa Mattson, track and field, Ohio Northern University
• Lauren Goodwin, track and field, cross country, University of Cincinnati
• Logan Warye, Lacrosse, Wittenberg University
• Paige Miller, track and field, United States Naval Academy, Maryland
• Jonny Brewster, football, Carthage College, Wisconsin
• Blake Bates, football, Ashland University
• Carolyn Carter, swimming, Miami University
• Kaeli Halbersleben, swimming, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania
• Nathan Rothschild, lacrosse, Thiel College, Pennsylvania
• Ben Bennett, baseball, University of Findlay

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Tags: Tags: athletes, college, kings high school, sports, university