District News

 

 

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our athletes, coaches, parents, and support personnel for your support last week as we worked to navigate the challenges posed by the extreme heat. Our most important priority is our athletes’ safety, so out of an abundance of caution we modified our games and practices the entire week. I appreciate your patience and understanding. I’d also like to thank our head trainer Brittany Shough for her leadership and assisting me in balancing the need for safety while simultaneously doing our best to get as many of our events in as possible. Her professionalism is a tremendous asset to our athletic programming and we are lucky to have her on our team. Hopefully, we will not have to deal with extreme heat for the rest of the Fall season and we can begin to enjoy warm days and cool nights. 

 

 

Boys Golf - on Monday, the team defeated Oakwood in a dual match 174-177. The team was led by Brody Deny (38) and Kaiden Kramer (44). The boys followed up their impressive victory on Monday by defeating Middletown Christian head to head in a match at Brown’s Run on Wednesday 161-181. Brody Denny (35) and Andon Grant (38) both shot personal bests. 

 

Cross Country - From Coach Kasperski, “Despite a tough course and tough conditions our runners competed well! On the men’s side,  freshman Aaron Geswein had another strong showing, running close to his best time of the season, and sophomore Titus Walton made his season debut and was able to contribute to the team score in his first race back from injury. The women had a great night, taking both the team and the individual victories! Four runners finished in the top 10 (Addy Abner (1st), Ava Thompson (5th), Mary Schade (8th), and Marin Weibel (9th). Addy Abner took the lead after 800m and increased the gap over the next two miles.”

 

 

 

Boys Soccer -  On Tuesday, the boys tied a strong Milton Union team 1-1 off a goal by Brayden Bell and an assist by Logan Schmidt. Xavier Izor had 17 saves in goal. The men of the match were Lee Cox and Connor Ables who helped keep the potent Milton attack at bay. They followed that performance up with a 3-0 victory over Tri-County North 3-0. Eli Gilbert, Yoshi Izor, and Cy Morris scored the goals for the Spartans. Logan Schmidt and Avery Miller tallied the assists. The man of the match was Yoshi Izor who scored his first career goal. 

Girls Soccer - From Coach Barnett, “[It was] another challenging week for Girls' Soccer as we went up against some strong competition.  On Monday, Varsity lost 5-0 to a very good Fairmont side, while JV lost 2-0.  On Thursday, we headed to Oxford to take on Talawanda.  After taking the lead with a goal from Abbey Heater (scored from a corner), the Lady Spartans couldn't hold on in the second half, falling 2-1.  JV came up short 1-0 in a heat-shortened game.”

8th Grade Volleyball - The team won a pair of matches last week defeating Carlisle and Eaton.

JH Football - Both the 7th and 8th grade teams knocked off very tough Miamisburg teams. The 7th grade team put in a gutsy performance coming up with big stops on defense and executing key offensive plays to come out on top. The 8th grade team pulled out a victory with a clutch pick six by Trey Reed with less than a minute left in the game.

Varsity football - The Spartans got back on track Friday night by defeating Milton Union 49-7. After a slow offensive start, the Spartans exploded on offense in the 2nd quarter with 3 Anthony Valenti TD runs (67, 22, and 1 yard respectively). Tristan Smith added his own 38 yard run to push the halftime score to 35-7. In the 3rd quarter, Brodie Hopkins added two more long TD runs of 49 and 54 yards.  

 

The Southwestern Buckeye League has announced ticket pricing for the 2024-2025 school year. The SWBL pricing structure is proactive to combat the upcoming implementation of House Bill 147 which requires schools to charge the same price for cash tickets as they charge for any other forms of payment and requires that student tickets be set at a price that is lower than an adult ticket. All SWBL regular season varsity contests will cost $8 for adult entry and $7 for students. All junior varsity, freshman and middle school/junior high games will cost $6 per adult and $5 per student. There is no discount for seniors.; however, seniors can obtain a senior pass for Valley View Home Events at the Central Office.  SWBL league meets and OHSAA postseason events will not follow this pricing structure. 

 

In an attempt to make all of our students and parents aware of upcoming sports meetings, we will list those here. If a student is even slightly interested in learning more about these sports and what it takes to get involved, we highly encourage you to attend these informational meetings. If you cannot attend the meeting, but are still interested in learning more, please reach out to the athletic office and we will get you in contact with the head coach.

 

Softball - Wednesday, September 4th at 7:00pm in the HS cafeteria.

Baseball - Monday, September 16th at 7:00pm in the HS Cafeteria.

 

Please be aware of social media scams claiming to live stream our athletic events. Unless it comes directly from the Valley View Athletic Department, the link to watch an event is a scam. We will continue trying to block these scammers; however, there are many of them and some may get through. 

 

All of our home games at the high school will be live streamed through Hudl Live TV at the following link: https://fan.hudl.com/United-States/OH/Germantown/organization/10364/Valley-View-High-School 

A single game pass is $10

A monthly access pass is $30

 

Family All Sports Season Pass - $203.00                                

This pass is good for up to five (5) scans/entries per event

Individual Adult All Sports Season Pass - $103.00                

Student All Sports Season Pass - $83.00 or free with the purchase of Spirit apparel. 

Contact the athletic office or go online to purchase.

 

Follow the Southwestern Buckeye League website (http://www.swblsports.com) to stay up to date on schedules, stats, and rosters from around the league.

The SWBL has added a Middle School site where you can find game results (no scores) for junior high athletics: http://ms.swblsports.com/

We encourage you to check out the SWBL website here in August as it contains sports previews for the upcoming season.

 

 

Make sure to follow the Valley View Athletic Department on our various social media platforms for engaging content and up to the minute developments.

 

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Coach Barnett’s comments: “Coming in as a freshman, Jordan has had some big shoes to fill after a run of talented goalkeepers have come through the Girls' Soccer program over the past several years.  So far this season, Jordan's emerging skills have kept us in games against some very talented and high-powered offenses and we are looking forward to her continuing to improve.  She is currently leading the SWBL with 60 saves and a save percentage of .750, including 13 saves vs Fairmont and 10 vs Talawanda.”

 

Coach King’s comments: “Anthony has worked extremely hard this fall and is stepping into his role as a leader as well as playing as many snaps as he can handle on offense, defense, and special teams.  He is a great leader because he has high character and work ethic.  He makes plays when we need him to on both offense and defense.  He is a vital part of our team.”

 

Coach King’s comments: “Luca is not the same player he was last year from both a physical and mental perspective.  He is much bigger and stronger and is learning to play a new position on both offense and defense and is improving each week.  The best thing he has done though is finding his voice as a leader.  Leadership is so important for a team and the more quality leaders you can have the better.”

 

Coach Stubbs’ comments: “Trey may have played the best game of his junior high career so far against Miamisburg. He is not only an outstanding player but also a natural leader for our team, always getting his teammates fired up and ready for practices and games. In this game, Trey scored both of our touchdowns, including a crucial interception and a 60-yard game-winning touchdown return with less than a minute to play, securing a 14-6 victory.”  

 

Coach Stubbs’ comments: “Layton's first junior high game was a memorable one, as he caught three touchdown passes from Colton Craig, leading the team to a 26-14 victory over Miamisburg. Layton's hard work at practice has clearly paid off, and it showed on the field this week. His dedication and effort are becoming evident, and this performance is just the beginning of what promises to be an exciting season for him.”

 

Coach Longman’s comments: “Lilli is doing a fantastic job this season being a true senior leader! She won best senior jumps at camp this summer and hasn’t slowed down since. Her cheer skills are awesome, and she is an important part of making game run-thrus and social media posts! Thank you to Lilli for the leadership and keep up the great work!” 

 

Coach Stoutenborough’s comments: “Yoshi plays forward and winger this season.  He had a great week. He always hustles and does whatever the coaches ask. His hard work paid off on Saturday as he scored his first career goal in a 3-0 win. Yoshi will be a big part of the plan this season. We are proud of his development.”