Summer activities
High school sports may come to a (official) pause in the summer, but high school athletes stay active. Here is a roundup of what some current and former Harrison Wildcats have been doing.
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What current and former Harrison student-athletes are doing this summer
Soaring with Hawks Bailey Manos (Class of 2022) is playing softball with her travel team, Ohio Hawks 16U – Hutchinson. Manos and the Hawks have traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, for the T-Bolts 5 Star Showcase and to Columbus, Georgia, for the Junior Olympic Cup.
Harrison senior starts his own ‘green’ business
Ben Peaslee knows the importance of a well-maintained lawn. The Harrison High School senior (Class of 2022) has played three years as a member of the golf program – two on varsity – and recently completed his first year with the Wildcat baseball squad.
Ross edges Talawanda, Harrison for SWOC All-Sports Trophy
By Dick Maloney Contributor A strong spring wasn’t quite enough for Harrison High School to reclaim the Southwest Ohio Conference All-Sports Trophy for the 2020-2021… Login to continue reading Login…
Sports talk wannabes no longer
They have evolved from “Wannabes” to “Actually Ares,” but Alex Lewis and Chris Schreiber haven’t changed (other than being a little older.) Schreiber and Lewis, both 28, started Sports Talk Wannabes in 2016 as a way to act on and stay involved in the local sports scene, particularly high school sports. They are 2011 graduates of Harrison High School, where they were members of the Wildcat football team.
All-Southwest Ohio Conference honors
2020-2021 SWOC girls bowling all-stars These girls bowlers earned All-Southwest Ohio Conference honors for the 2020-2021 season (Harrison bowlers in bold): Coach of the Year Trevor Ward, Harrison Under Ward, Harrison won its second consecutive outright SWOC girls championship. Athlete of the Year Leah Anderson, Northwest First team Alyssa Pierce, Harrison Pierce is a two-time district qualifier as an individual and was a member of the district qualifying team in 2019-2020.
Tombragel leaves legacy as 3-sport star
She was one of the fastest athletes at Harrison High School – a playmaker in the fall, disrupter in the winter and record-setter in the spring. 2021 graduate Ava Tombragel left her mark across three seasons for the Wildcats, and will now take her talents to Miami University Hamilton.
Girls second as Butler sets SWOC pole vault record
Edgewood’s boys and Talawanda’s girls are the Southwest Ohio Conference team track and field champions for 2021, but Harrison’s athletes impressed the home crowd May 11. Freshman Natalie Kiefer set a school record in the 1,600- meter run 1,600-meter run, breaking the mark she set only 11 days earlier, and senior Olivia Butler set a league record in the pole vault with a mark of 10-feet, 6-inches.
Wildcat coaches support shot clock
Troy Kinnett and Andy Marx saw the same game from different perspectives, and came away with the same conclusion. Harrison’s boys basketball team was playing Western Hills in the second round of the Division I sectional tournament in February 2020 at Hamilton High School.
Metzger to wrestle at Greco Roman Nationals in Fargo
Harrison High School junior Evan Metzger has qualified to wrestle as a member of the Ohio team in the 2021 National 16-under Greco-Roman Tournament in Fargo, North Dakota. He will wrestle in the 126-pound weight class.