Walnut Hills High School Sports

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Tom Donnelly
513-363-8602
Email: donnelt@cps-k12.org

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Eligibility Reminder For All Fall Athletes

A reminder to all fall athletes that your 4th quarter grades will determine eligibility for the fall of 2009-20010 season. All JH students must pass 75% of their 4th quarter classes. High school students must pass 5 1-credit classes in the 4th quarter, not including PE class. Summer school classes will not make up for failing 4th quarter grades. Any questions or concerns contact the athletic department.  Click here for more information.

Golf News-Adding JH Team & Upgrading HS Teams

Everyone interested in golf, from incoming 7th graders to returning seniors, both girls and boys, must email Tom Donnelly, the Athletic Director, at donnelt@cps-k12.org immediately.

He will email you back about an exciting summer of practice, instruction from professionals, clinics, tournaments, and the like; we are taking our golf program into June and July, so you can upgrade your game in time for tryouts in August.

We are also taking our golf program into the JH. We intend to create a perennial Top 10 program for boys and girls. So, email the AD right away. Check out the sports web page in the next few weeks for additional information.

Sports Physical July 21 at Walnut Hills

Save the date of July 21, from 6 to 8 pm, Walnut Hills Arts and Sciences Building. Check the web page (www.walnuthillseagles.com/Sports/) for more details as they become available. Cost: $10. A Sports Physical is MANDATORY for all JH and HS students wishing to play sports. You must have a sports physical to hand your coach on the first day of tryouts. Tryout dates will be posted on the web page as that information becomes available.   Click here for all the paperwork you MUST complete.

Kids Summer Camps at Walnut Hills

(More details and registration materials will be found on the athletic web page, www.walnuthillseagles.com/Sports/, as they become available. All camps are taught by the very best - the Walnut Hills high school and junior high coaching staffs.)

Girls Soccer Camp for Current 6th - 8th Graders. Tues, June 30 to Fri, July 3, 7:30-9:30am, on the turf at Walnut Hills. Cost: $85 by June 22, $95 after June 22. For more information, contact Coach Garrigan at tgarrigan@cinci.rr.com.

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Boys Soccer Camp for Current 4th - 8th Graders. Tues, July 7 to Fri, July 10, 7-9pm, on the turf at Walnut Hills. Cost: $65. . For more information, contact Coach Rothwell at Rothwell_e@oakhills.hccanet.org.

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George Kontsis Youth Football Camp for Current 2nd - 7th Graders. Mon, June 15 to Thurs, June 18, 5:30-7:30pm, on the turf at Walnut Hills. Cost: $55.  For more information, contact Coach Kontsis at KontsiG@cpsboe.k12.oh.us.

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Girls Volleyball Camp for Current 6th - 7th Graders. Mon, July 27 to Fri, July 31, 9-11am, in the gym at Walnut Hills. Cost: $40. For more information, contact Coach Reyes at drey260728@aol.com.

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Boys Basketball Camp for Current 6th - 7th Graders. Mon, July 13 to Fri, July 17, 8-11:30am, in the gym at Walnut Hills. Cost: $50. For more information, contact Coach Martin at MartiJa@cpsboe.k12.oh.us. Click here for registration materials as they become available.

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Boys Basketball Camp for Current 2nd - 5th Graders. Tues, June 23 to Fri, June 26, 6:30-9:30pm, in the gym at Walnut Hills. Cost: $50. For more information, contact Coach Moman at coachmoman@hotmail.com.

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Beginners Boys & Girls Tennis Camp for Current 6th - 11th Graders. Mon, June 22 to Fri, June 26, 5-6:30pm, at Walnut Hills tennis courts. Cost: $65. For more information, contact Coach Lacey at wlacey_ela@yahoo.com.

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Intermediate/Advanced Boys & Girls Tennis Camp for Current 6th - 11th Graders.  Mon, June 22 to Fri, June 26, 10-11:30am, at Walnut Hills tennis courts. Cost: $65. For more information, contact Coach Lacey at wlacey_ela@yahoo.com.

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Contact Information for All Fall Sports and Basketball

Many of the fall teams and some of the basketball teams will be doing things in June and/or July - conditioning, weight lifting, leagues, open gyms/fields, instruction, and the like. Also, many of the fall teams will have tryouts before school starts. Here is who you should contact if you have any questions about a fall team or a basketball team.

TEAM

COACH

PHONE

EMAIL

JH Cross Country

Coach Stocker

363-8474 

stocked@cps-k12.org 

JH Football

Coach Tatum

967-6139

armandtatum@yahoo.com 

JH Golf

Tom Donnelly, AD

363-8635

donnelt@cps-k12.org

Boys JH Soccer

Coach Nolan

886-4932

jnolan@raymeyersigns.com 

Girls JH Soccer

Coach LaCoe

407-0527 

clacoe@mac.com 

Girls JH Tennis

Tom Donnelly, AD

363-8635

donnelt@cps-k12.org

Girls JH Volleyball

Coach Reyes

305-6667

drey260728@aol.com

Boys JH Basketball

Coach Martin

607-4865

MartiJa@cpsboe.k12.oh.us

Girls JH Basketball

Tom Donnelly, AD

363-8635

donnelt@cps-k12.org

HS Cheerleading

Coach Phillips

227-6072

c_phil09@yahoo.com

HS Cross Country

Coach Valenzano

316-9942

bvalenzano@yahoo.com 

HS Football

Coach Kontsis

363-8664

KontsiG@cpsboe.k12.oh.us

HS Golf

Tom Donnelly, AD

363-8635

donnelt@cps-k12.org

 

 

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Athletics 2008-09: A Year in Review.

  • 67 teams in 18 sports.
  • New administration in the Athletic Department.
  • Added JH baseball, JH swimming, JH diving, HS diving this year.
  • Freshman football team for 1st time in 6 years.
  • Adding JH golf and fencing next year. Working on JH softball.
  • Added pole vault and throws coaches in track and field.
  • Added a professional, year-round weight and conditioning coach.
  • 1 State Champion-Academic Team
  • 8 League Champions-nearly 3 times as many league champs as last year. Men's soccer, girls' 7th grade volleyball, boys' 8th grade basketball, women's basketball, men's basketball, academic team, girl's JH track, men's track.
  • 5 teams finish in the city's Top 10 in Division I. Men's soccer, men's bowling, women's basketball, men's basketball, women's track.
  • No. 1 in entire League/FAVC (18 teams) in all-sports points for this winter sports season - Walnut Hills had the most successful winter sports program in the league.
  • 66 First Team All-League Performers.
  • 6 League Players of the Year. Men's soccer, women's basketball, men's basketball, academic team, Female Runner of the Year, Female Field Athlete of the Year.
  • 5 League Coaches of the Year. Men's soccer, women's basketball, men's basketball, academic team, men's track.
  • 1 All-American. Men's swimming.
  • 3 First Team All-City. Men's soccer, women's basketball, men's basketball, with spring All-City not yet named.
  • 12 Honorable Mention All-City. Men's soccer, women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, men's swimming, with spring All-City not yet named.
  • 3 East-West Senior All-Stars. Football, women's basketball, men's basketball.
  • High School Player of the Year, Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Women's Sports Association, women's 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams.
  • 50 Senior Academic Award winners - seniors earning a varsity letter with a 7-semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.
  • 73 All-Conference Academic Award winners in Fall and Winter seasons, spring yet to be named.
  • At least 16 seniors will be playing in college.
  • Nut House student cheering section begun. Germaine Henderson, Miami U's top men's basketball recruiter, called it the best high school atmosphere he's experienced in years.
  • Instituted formal Academic Monitoring system for athletics.
  • Increased the seating capacity of the gym with the addition of student cheering section under visitor's basket.
  • Planning 22,000-25,000 square feet second gym and locker room/office complex near stadium.
  • Established internship program in sports administration with local universities.
  • Established Athletic Hot Line for daily schedule.
  • Revamped the seasonal award ceremonies.
  • Varsity football won, was named Channel 9 Team of the Week Football, and held 2nd annual football sports stag.
  • 8th and 9th grade football teams had winning records.
  • Girl's JH cross country team won the All-City Championship and the Milford Invitational.
  • Men's golf won the League's Shootout Tournament.
  • Women's tennis won the doubles championship at the Coaches' Classic.
  • Girl's JH soccer was undefeated and won the CHCA Eagle Invitational for the 2nd year in a row.
  • Men's soccer 12-2-2 this year.
  • Men's JV soccer team went 14-1-1 this year.
  • More than half of the first team all-league performers in men's soccer were from Walnut Hills.
  • Academic Team was 14-0 in league this year and League Champions 4th consecutive year.
  • Women's basketball undefeated league champs 2 years in a row, winner of 23 straight league games, 16-5 this season.
  • 4 of the 5 starters on the women's basketball team made 1st or 2nd team all-league.
  • Men's varsity basketball was 17-4, 9-1 in league and JV team was 16-3, 10-0 in league.
  • All 5 starters on the men's basketball team made 1st or 2nd team all-league.
  • Varsity swim team undefeated in 8 dual meets and set 13 school time records.
  • Girl's and boy's JH swimming, as a first year program, was the largest in SW Ohio.
  • Men's bowling team was 13-4 and 7-3 in league.
  • 8th grade boys basketball team went 31-0 over the last 2 years, winning the league and the league tournament 2 years in a row.
  • Women's track team broke 3 league records in the League Championship. 100 dash, 200 dash, and the 400 dash.
  • Women's track team won the Kick-Off Classic and the Mt. Healthy Owl's Classic this year.
  • Girl's and boy's JH track teams won 7 of their last 8 meets and in the 8th meet finished 2nd.
  • Men's baseball team won the inaugural Brandon Phillips Classic and won more league games this year than in last 4 years combined.

    Tom Donnelly 363-8602
    donnelt@cps-k12-org
     
    Steve
    Castator 363-8601
    Castats@cpsboe.k12.oh.us

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