Boys Basketball: Summer League 2010 is in Session

June 8th- Loveland(H) (W 59-49)
Leading Scorers (Byrd, Bryant)
June 10th- St. Xavier JV (L 38-66)/Varsity (W 63-60)
June 12th- @McNicholas Shootout Varsity (3 wins)
June 16th- Aiken JV (L 65-60) Varisty (W 77-59)
Leading Scorers: Bryant 23, Byrd 21, Schumann 9, Coaston 8
June 18th- Colerain: Varsity RB 74 Colerain 47

Bryant 17 Byrd 13 Peterkin 12 Coaston 9 Schumann 8

June 22nd- Varsity Final: RB 59 Walnut Hills 37.

Spartan Leading Scorers: Bryant 18, Schumann 17, Peterkin 10, Coaston 8, Byrd 4,

June 24th- Varsity Final RB 53 Princeton 51

Spartan Leading Scorers: Bryant 16 Byrd 12 Schumann 8

RB Steak Fry for RB Athletics --> Tickets are only $20

The STEAK FRY will be June 11th here at RB The tickets are only $20 for brats, metts and a steak dinner with all the sides(salad, baked potato, corn on the cob). Drinks & Dranks (BEER) will be served all evening -MUST BE 21 TO ATTEND--> Also (Cornhole & Split the Pot.)-

Time To Vote: Spartan M/F Athlete of the Year & Coach of the Year

SAOY: You can pick any Spartan Male/Female Athlete to win the Award
COY: You can only pick Coach Ryan Bedinghaus or Coach Brian Neal

Senior Softball Player Signs to Play for Thomas More Next Year

At her signing, senior Kassee Florea with Athletic Director Joe Corcoran (seated left), softball Head Coach Dick Arszman, and Principal Rick Sollmann (standing)

On Wednesday May 12, senior Kassee Florea signed on to play softball with the Thomas More Saints. Florea says she’s been playing softball since age five. This year she was awarded First Team GGCL. “I love everything about softball,” she said.

“Kassee has been a superb asset to our team,” said friend and teammate Sarah Stentz. Kassee says its friends like these along with Coach Dick Arszman and her family that influence her to be her best. Florea’s mom, Gail Florea said that Florea is very committed to her sport. “We’re very proud of her as a daughter and a player,” said Mrs. Florea.

Florea will be majoring in psychology with a minor in biology next year as she begins her incredible journey
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Florea joins classmates Solomon Tentman, Jorian Hudson, Jordan Jatzek and Jake Rose as athletes who have been awarded college athletic scholarships.

Spartans Meander Amid Tough Schedule

By Tony Meale • tmeale@communitypress.com • April 17, 2010

The Roger Bacon High School boys' volleyball team has hit a rough patch in its schedule.

Roger Bacon got off to a fast start this year, recording 3-0 wins over Holy Cross and Badin in late March. Spartans head coach Adam Goller attributed his team's early season success to seniors Sean Speed (OH/DS) and Nick Wilking (L).

"Those guys have gone above and beyond this year," Goller said.

The Spartans, however, hosted a quad with Purcell Marian, Lakota East and Dublin Coffman on April 3 and lost all three matches.

They followed with road losses to McNicholas (1-3 on April 6) and La Salle (0-3 on April 9) before besting Loveland 3-0 at home April 12.

Roger Bacon then lost 3-0 to Elder, which has advanced to the Division I state final the last three years, before knocking off Fenwick 3-1.

"Our struggles came against some tough teams," Goller said. "Elder and McNick are always good, Purcell is strong this year - we didn't play well against some good teams."

Aside from Speed and Wilking, the Spartans have been led by a pair of returning first-team all-league performers - seniors Jake Rose (S) and Matt Westerfeld (MB). Goller has also been impressed with sophomores Ben Rose, Josh Wilking and Connor Mouty.

Other contributors include senior Christian Van Rafelghem and juniors Evan Macht, E.J. Weickert, Drew Wilson and Nick Koehling.

"I've got a lot of good role players who played JV last season," Goller said. "Their effort is there."

The Spartans are coming off a year in which they advanced to the state semifinals. Goller said his team must improve its blocking if it hopes to advance deep in the tournament this season.

Roger Bacon has upcoming matches at Edgewood (April 21), at St. Xavier (April 23), against Moeller (April 27), at Sycamore (April 28) and at Carroll (April 29).

The month of May brings the likes of Fairfield, Badin, Mason and Purcell Marian. Senior Night is slated for May 14 against McNicholas.

"I've been impressed with our serve-receive and defense," Goller said. "We're passing well enough and playing D well enough to win games."