Logan Sowders’ story is so inspiring, it hastened Mark Meibers’ recovery. Meibers is Harrison High School’s athletic director who spent much of the spring away from campus, recuperating from back surgery.
Just when the tallest player on Harrison High School’s 2020-2021 basketball team was putting his best feet forward in his senior season, those feet betrayed him. Brady Robertson, a 6-foot-8-inch center, scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Harrison’s first two games before his season came to a sudden halt.
Harrison High School golfer Abbey Coyle won the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association Tournament’s Lebanon Shootout at Harmon Golf Course June 11. Coyle, who will enter her senior season at Harrison later this summer, shot a nine-over-par 81, the low score in the girls 13-18 age group, and had birdies on the fourth and 18th holes.
Two recent actions by the Ohio High School Athletic Association would seem to have a direct impact on Harrison High School athletics. The first is the OHSAA’s decision to expand the high school football playoffs from eight teams per region to 16 teams per region.
No fewer than nine Harrison High School graduates are planning to continue their athletic careers in college. Seven signed letter-of-intent in ceremonies at the high school April 22; two have since made their college choices official.
Perhaps fittingly, Harrison softball coach Mike Schiering referred to a beloved children’s book when describing his 2021 team. “Like a little engine that could,” he said, after Harrison’s season ended with a 5-3 home loss to Kings May 12 in the second round of the Division I sectional tournament.
No fewer than nine Harrison High School graduates are planning to continue their athletic careers in college. Seven signed letter-of-intent in ceremonies at the high school April 22; two have since made their college choices official.
Regional track meets are busy events, with several events going on at once, in all corners of the venue. At last week’s Division I Southwest regional meet, Harrison Wildcats were in all but one of the competition areas.
One bad inning – really, one bad pitch – was enough to end Harrison High School’s baseball season. The Wildcats fell to Mason 3-1 in a Division I sectional final game May 25 at Elder High School’s Panther Athletic Complex.
Nine Harrison Wildcats have qualified to the Division I regional track and field meet this week at Wayne High School in Huber Heights. The nine – all girls – did so my placing in the top four of their events in the district tournament May 19 and May 21 at Ross.