District News

Monday 4/22	Varsity White Tennis (Away) @ Middletown - 4:00pm JV Tennis (Away) @ Tippecanoe - 4:00pm HS Track (Away) @ Monroe JV Invitational - 4:30pm  JV Softball (Home) vs. Waynesville - 5:00pm Varsity Softball (Away) @ Waynesville - 5:00pm JV Baseball (Home) vs. Bellbrook - 5:00pm Varsity Baseball (Away) @ Bellbrook - 5:00pm
Tuesday 4/23	Varsity Blue Tennis (Away) @ Northeastern - 4:00pm Varsity White Tennis (Away) @ Waynesville - 4:00pm  JV Tennis (Away) @ Waynesville - 4:00pm JH Track (Away) @ Dixie Quad - 4:30pm Varsity Softball (Home) vs. Edgewood - 5:00pm JV Baseball (Away) @ Madison - 5:00pm Varsity Baseball (Home) vs. Madison - 5:00pm
Wednesday 4/24	Varsity Blue Tennis (Away) @ Waynesville - 4:00pm  Varsity White Tennis (Home) vs. Monroe - 4:00pm (Kercher Park) JV Tennis (Away) @ Ross - 4:00pm JH Track (Away) @ Monroe Invitational - 4:30pm JV Softball (Away) @ Miamisburg - 5:00pm Varsity Softball (Away) @ Madison - 5:00pm  JV Baseball (Away) @ Waynesville - 5:00pm Varsity Baseball (Home) vs. Waynesville - 5:00pm
Thursday 4/25	HS Track (Away) @ Wayne Invitational - 3:30pm (Troy HS) Varsity Blue Tennis (Home) vs. Miami Valley School - 4:00pm (Kercher Park) Varsity White Tennis (Home) vs Fairborn - 4:00pm (Arthur Fisher Park) JV Tennis (Home) vs. Fairborn - 4:00pm (Arthur Fisher Park) JV Softball (Away) @ Milton Union - 5:00pm
Friday 4/26	HS Track (Away) @ Wayne Invitational - 3:30pm (Troy HS) Varsity Blue Tennis (Away) @ Chaminade Julienne - 4:00pm  Varsity White Tennis (Away) @ Tecumseh - 4:00pm  JV Tennis (Home) vs. Miami Valley School - 4:00pm (Kercher Park) Varsity Softball (Home) vs. Madison - 5:00pm JV Baseball (Home) vs. Waynesville - 5:00pm Varsity Baseball (Away) @ Waynesville - 5:00pm
Saturday 4/27	Varsity Blue and White Tennis (Home) @ GCTCA Coaches Classic - 9:00am (Arthur Fisher Park) JV Tennis (Away) @ MVTCA JV Tournament - 9:00am JV Softball (Home) vs. Northeastern - 11:00am/1:00pm (DH) Varsity Softball (Away) @ Miamisburg - 11:00am Varsity Baseball (Home) vs. Alter - 11:00am JV Baseball (Home) vs. Alter - 1:00pm

Landen Jensen (Boys Tennis)

Coach Heistand’s comments: “Junior Landon Jensen is playing 1st Singles for the Boys Tennis Team this season after his incredible improvement from last season and is doing a great job.  Being the top Valley View Player on the team has allowed him to face off with the 1st Singles of each school we face.  Some of the players that he has played against are among the top players in the state of Ohio.”

Addy Abner (Girls HS Track)

Coach Laura Stoutenborough’s comments: “Addy has continued to improve her times on her events of the 4x400, 4x800 and open 800. She works hard to be the best she can be and is an encouragement to her teammates.”

Hayden Sorrell (Girls HS Track)

Coach Laura Stoutenborough’s comments: “Hayden works hard everyday and her times continue to fall. She currently is the record holder in the 400. She is working to try to lower that again. She is also part of the state ranked 4x200 and 4x400 teams.”

Kash Wollett (Boys HS Track)

Coach Devin Stoutenborough’s comments: “Kash is part of the 4x100, 4x200, 100 and high jump. He always has a great attitude and pushes himself to be better and lower his times. We are excited to see what the rest of the season holds for him.” 

Anthony Valenti (Boys HS Track) 

Coach Devin Stoutenborough’s comments: “Anthony is expanding his distances this year by adding the 4x800 to his repertoire to go with one of the state's best 4x400 teams. He runs the 400 and most meets he has been one of the few long jumpers consistently jumping over 20 feet. He pushes everyone to be better.”

News and Notes

Boys Tennis

The Varsity Blue team earned 3 victories last week including a 3-2 win vs. Carlisle, 3-2 vs Alter, and 4-1 vs. Eaton. The team currently sits in 2nd place behind Oakwood in the Buckeye divisional standings.

At the MVTCA tournament on Saturday, the 1st doubles team of Jonathon Cooke and Josh Neal broke the VV Boys Tennis record for First Doubles Career Wins with a record of 31-4.

Softball

The JV softball team was victorious on Wednesday defeating Eaton. Keira Arstingstall had a double, 2 RBIs, and 2 stolen bases. Allyson Greene had 3 hits, 3 stolen bases, and 4 RBIs. Lily Vitigoy went 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, and 2 RBIs. Kelsie Hughes went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs. Justice Wooton went 5 for 6 with 4 doubles and 7 RBIs.

On Friday evening, the Varsity team put together one of their best games of the season falling just short of league leading Waynesville by a score of 4-2.

On Saturday, in the second game of a doubleheader, the Varsity team defeated Troy Christian 19-9. Reese Riley went 5 for 5 with 2 triples, 4 runs, 4 stolen bases, and 3 RBIs. Skylar Hamric went 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs. Megan Coleman went 2 for 4 with a double, a triple, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBIs. Jillian Shell went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored. Olivia Kozuszek had 2 hits with 2 runs and an RBI. Haley Turner was the winning pitcher and had 5 strikeouts.

Baseball

On Tuesday, the Varsity team earned a victory over Carroll 4-2. Pitcher Casey Bach earned the victory pitching a complete game allowing 0 earned runs and striking out 11 batters.

On Friday, the Varsity team redeemed themselves after a loss earlier in the week vs. Eaton with a dominant 11-0 victory. The JV team run-ruled Eaton for the 2nd time within the week with a score of 14-2.

On Saturday, both the Varsity and JV teams defeated Twin Valley South. The Varsity won 10-0 while the JV team secured a 11-0 win.

HS Track and Field

The high school boys and girls track teams both finished as the champions of the Dale Plank Invitational at Talawanda on Tuesday. 

Top 3 finishers include:

 

On Friday night, the track team competed in the highly competitive Troy Relays. Against tough competition including several Division 1 schools, the girls finished 3rd overall and the boys 5th overall as respective teams. 

Top  finishers include:

 

Junior High Track and Field

The JH track team competed in the 16th annual Dixie MS Invite on Thursday. The girl team finished 1st place overall with 121 points edging Tri Village by 5 points. The boys team finished 2nd overall.  Top 3 finishers include:

Girls 4x800 Relay (1st - 12:04.38), Boys 4x800 Relay (2nd - 10:12.56), Brelynn Riley (3rd - 100M Hurdles - 19.75), Brox Zimmerman (1st - 100M - 12.09), Girls 4x200 Relay (2nd - 2:04.45), Chloe Blakley (3rd - 1600M - 7:08.46), Aaron Geswein (1st - 1600M - 5:17.13), Caleb Isbell (3rd - 1600M - 5:18.06), Girls 4x100 Relay (2nd - 58.56), Boys 4x100 Relay (2nd - 50.36), Jordan DeGroat (1st - 400M - 1:05.22), Tyson Alford (2nd - 400M - 58.44), Brox Zimmerman (1st - 200M Hurdles - 27.74), Carleigh Henson (3rd - 800M - 3:04.49), Jordan DeGroat (1st - 200M - 28.74), Tyson Alford (2nd - 200M - 26.32), Trotter Jarbo (3rd - 200M - 26.65), Jordan DeGroat (3rd - High Jump - 4’8”), Brox Zimmerman (1st - High Jump - 5’4”), Tyson Alford (2nd - Pole Vault - 9’0”), Allison Brunk (1st - Shot Put - 31’6.75”), Paisley Phillips (3rd - Shot Put - 29’6.25”), Xavier Johnson (2nd - Shot Put - 34’10.75”), Hannah Grilliot (1st - Discus - 72’4”), and Allison Brunk (2nd - Discus - 69’2”).

 

With so many results occurring daily in the Spring (especially baseball, softball, and boys tennis), we highly encourage our fans to follow us on our various social media platforms or check out the SWBL website for the most detailed information.

 

SPARTY Awards coming this Spring!

Save the Date: Tuesday, May 21st at 7:00pm.

This May, we will celebrate the 1st annual SPARTY Awards, which will recognize and celebrate the year in sports for Spartan Athletics. The evening will recognize the accomplishments of all of our athletic programs during the 2023-2024 school year. Throughout the evening, we will highlight both team as well as individual accomplishments featuring special categories including: male and female athletes of the year, rising stars, breakout athletes, and many more. 

All 9-12 Spartan athletes are encouraged to attend the ceremony with special invitations sent to those athletes who are finalists for the individual awards. We will also recognize our senior athletes who are 3-sport and/or 4-year letter winners. It will be a great night to celebrate our student-athletes all around. 

Community Nomination Opportunity

There are 2 awards that we’d like community input on for the SPARTY Awards: Coach of the Year and the Spartan Legacy Award.

Coach of the Year recognizes one of our Varsity Head Coaches for their commitment, dedication, and contributions to their sport for the 2023-2024 school year. 

Spartan Legacy Award recognizes one of our community members for their contributions and support for the Valley View Athletic programs. 

If you’d like to nominate someone for either of these two awards, please email Michael Rasey, director of athletics, at michael.rasey@valleyview.k12.oh.us. Please put the award name in the subject line along with the name of the nominee. (i.e. “name” - Coach of the Year). Only nominations from valid email addresses will be accepted. Nominations due by April 30th. 

 

February Athletes of the Month

Congratulations to students Jed Lynch and Kaydence Kinney who were recipients of the February Edward Jones Athletes of the Month award.  Pictured are Jed Lynch and Kaydence Kinney, Edward Jones Financial Advisor Chris Slattery, and Valley View Director of Athletics Michael Rasey.  Valley View would like to thank  Edward Jones in Germantown and their staff for their continued support of Valley View Athletics.

Kaydence Kinney - (Girls Bowling, Sophomore)

Coach Albright’s comments: “Kaydence fought through to come 9 pins away from making it to districts.  She struggled in game 1 and about the 6th frame, she broke down and cried because of the pressure.  She composed herself and scored well for the rest of that game and the two others.  Fighting through adversity shows what kind of character she has.”

Jed Lynch - (Boys Basketball, Senior)

Coach Denny’s comments: “Jed is the hardest worker every day he walks in the gym. Whether it’s practice or a game he’s giving you his all. He did a lot of thankless tasks and roles on our team but none of our success happens without him. His defense was the biggest reason we beat Anna, affecting the ball handler and speeding the game up! He makes everyone around him better at all times by perfecting his role. He always supported his teammates and gave the coaching staff the utmost respect with his attentiveness. We will miss having Jed, and wish him the best in his next endeavors in life following graduation.”

 

Upcoming Parent Meetings

In an attempt to make all of our students and parents aware of upcoming Fall 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.

 

Please Be Aware of Scams

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. 

SWBL Website

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/

Social Media

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