IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A MIDDIE
IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A MIDDIE
October 2013
Homecoming Royalty 2013 King Vince Edwards and Queen Brooklyne Mason reigned over the 2013 Middie Homecoming game and dance .
Boys Soccer
Volley for the Cure
Above: 9/24/13 Middie Boys Soccer played their Senior Night game at Barnitz—Middies 5, Big Blue 2. It was their first game on the new turf.
Right: The girls volleyball team raised $1,000.00 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Middie Cross Country The 2013 Middie Cross Country Team is led by Will Parsons who has finished in the top 10 at the first 5 meets of the year. He set a personal best of 16:44 at the Eaton Invitational. L to R, Front Row: Nicole Rickard, Easter Mugrage; Back Row: Ryan Wilson, Monroe Conner, Noah Brown, Will Parsons, Andrew Miller
Gary Lebo Athletic Director Middletown City Schools 513-420-4515 513-420-4653 Fax glebo@middletown cityschools.com middletowncityschools.com gmcsports.com Highschoolsports.net Dynamitesports.com
Middies Cheer at Nippert It’s not just the football team that performed on the big stage. Cheerleaders, band and all the support people for the Middie caravan get a chance to be in the spotlight at UC.
Historic Happenings at Barnitz Stadium Left: September 6, 2013 the Middie football team runs on the Cris Carter Field for the very first time. It is also the first time they will play on the new turf in the stadium. Below: Vince Calhoun catches the first kick off on the new field as the Middies go on to win the first home game against Springfield High School.
Note the new handicap ramps installed as a part of the recent upgrade on both sides and both ends of the field.
9/23/2013-The Lady Middie Soccer Team played the first soccer game on the turf at Cris Carter Field—Middies 3-Northwest 0
Brooklyne Mason Commits to Campbell University “My goal is to start as a freshman and try to make an impact on the team” said Brooklyne Mason of Middletown’s Women’s Soccer Team. On March 1st, 2013 Mason accepted a scholarship from Campbell University, a Division 1 school in North Carolina. As a member of the Big South Conference, Campbell competes with, among other schools, the Virginia Military Institute, Liberty University and Radford University. “I’m nervous. It’s going to be tough. I just have to work hard to be able to play.” said Mason whose impressive athletic career includes being in the top 10 GMC offensive players three years in a row and a position on the Olympic Development Program’s state team in 2010 and 2011. Her decision to play at Campbell was not an easy one. “I was kind of discouraged because a lot of the schools were full and I wanted to play in a competitive league. Division 2 Schools made me offers and I was looking into Tiffin University in Ohio but when I went to Campbell I just wanted to go there. It’s a beautiful school,” Mason said “It’s going to be scary being away and being by myself for the first time in my life. But I’m excited.” Athletics are not Mason’s only strong suit. Her academic record is equally exceptional. Obtaining GMC All-Academic three years in a row, she plans to study sports management. “I would love to coach collegiate soccer,” she said, “That would be an ideal job for me.” Mason committed as a center midfielder for the Fighting Camels and officially reports to the team in the summer of 2014. “I’m excited. It’s my dream – it’s always been my dream.” ...by Patrick Venturella
Once a Middie, Always a Middie! Patrick “Pappy” Venturella lives and works as a professional writer in Middletown, OH. He completed his undergraduate degree in geology at Ohio Wesleyan University and continued on to Chatham University where he received his MFA in creative writing. A former Middie football player, Patrick is best known for his works of poetry and creative non-fiction. He is lending his writing skills to the Middie Athletic Department. Below: The Marching Middies at Nippert Stadium on the campus of the University of Cincinnati.
October 2013
Homecoming Royalty 2013 King Vince Edwards and Queen Brooklyne Mason reigned over the 2013 Middie Homecoming game and dance .
Boys Soccer
Volley for the Cure
Above: 9/24/13 Middie Boys Soccer played their Senior Night game at Barnitz—Middies 5, Big Blue 2. It was their first game on the new turf.
Right: The girls volleyball team raised $1,000.00 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Middie Cross Country The 2013 Middie Cross Country Team is led by Will Parsons who has finished in the top 10 at the first 5 meets of the year. He set a personal best of 16:44 at the Eaton Invitational. L to R, Front Row: Nicole Rickard, Easter Mugrage; Back Row: Ryan Wilson, Monroe Conner, Noah Brown, Will Parsons, Andrew Miller
Gary Lebo Athletic Director Middletown City Schools 513-420-4515 513-420-4653 Fax glebo@middletown cityschools.com middletowncityschools.com gmcsports.com Highschoolsports.net Dynamitesports.com
Middies Cheer at Nippert It’s not just the football team that performed on the big stage. Cheerleaders, band and all the support people for the Middie caravan get a chance to be in the spotlight at UC.
Historic Happenings at Barnitz Stadium Left: September 6, 2013 the Middie football team runs on the Cris Carter Field for the very first time. It is also the first time they will play on the new turf in the stadium. Below: Vince Calhoun catches the first kick off on the new field as the Middies go on to win the first home game against Springfield High School.
Note the new handicap ramps installed as a part of the recent upgrade on both sides and both ends of the field.
9/23/2013-The Lady Middie Soccer Team played the first soccer game on the turf at Cris Carter Field—Middies 3-Northwest 0
Brooklyne Mason Commits to Campbell University “My goal is to start as a freshman and try to make an impact on the team” said Brooklyne Mason of Middletown’s Women’s Soccer Team. On March 1st, 2013 Mason accepted a scholarship from Campbell University, a Division 1 school in North Carolina. As a member of the Big South Conference, Campbell competes with, among other schools, the Virginia Military Institute, Liberty University and Radford University. “I’m nervous. It’s going to be tough. I just have to work hard to be able to play.” said Mason whose impressive athletic career includes being in the top 10 GMC offensive players three years in a row and a position on the Olympic Development Program’s state team in 2010 and 2011. Her decision to play at Campbell was not an easy one. “I was kind of discouraged because a lot of the schools were full and I wanted to play in a competitive league. Division 2 Schools made me offers and I was looking into Tiffin University in Ohio but when I went to Campbell I just wanted to go there. It’s a beautiful school,” Mason said “It’s going to be scary being away and being by myself for the first time in my life. But I’m excited.” Athletics are not Mason’s only strong suit. Her academic record is equally exceptional. Obtaining GMC All-Academic three years in a row, she plans to study sports management. “I would love to coach collegiate soccer,” she said, “That would be an ideal job for me.” Mason committed as a center midfielder for the Fighting Camels and officially reports to the team in the summer of 2014. “I’m excited. It’s my dream – it’s always been my dream.” ...by Patrick Venturella
Once a Middie, Always a Middie! Patrick “Pappy” Venturella lives and works as a professional writer in Middletown, OH. He completed his undergraduate degree in geology at Ohio Wesleyan University and continued on to Chatham University where he received his MFA in creative writing. A former Middie football player, Patrick is best known for his works of poetry and creative non-fiction. He is lending his writing skills to the Middie Athletic Department. Below: The Marching Middies at Nippert Stadium on the campus of the University of Cincinnati.
