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Brookville senior Coy Hyre - the defending Ohio Division II state champion in the 100 and 200 meters - will compete on a national stage in both events this weekend at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in Arcadia, California. The event is considered the most competitive meet in the country. Hyre will race in the 100 and 200 events on Saturday (April 12) at 9:09 p.m. and 10:11 p.m. (EST), respectively. The event is streamed for free at the following link: Arcadia Invitational Live Stream.

Ross' Lainey Lipps and Waynesville's Avery Whitaker will play in the 32nd annual Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Basketball game on Saturday at Thomas More College. The girls game will tip at 5 p.m.The boys play at 7 p.m. Cost is $7.

Welcome to the SWBL Track & Field Apparel site. This store will close to new orders on May 4 at midnight.  All orders will be processed and printed after the close of this store (all sales at this point are final). All orders will available for pick up at the event on the first day of the event. Order emails and credit card charges will show Aley Cat Designs, not SWBL. If you have a question regarding your order please contact Nate Baker (SWBL Commissioner) at swblcommish@gmail.com.

Welcome to the SWBL Boys Tennis Apparel site. This store will close to new orders on April 27 at midnight.  All orders will be processed and printed after the close of this store (all sales at this point are final). All orders will available for pick up on the first day of the event at the location your school is playing (either Thomas Cloud Park or Franklin High School). Order emails and credit card charges will show Aley Cat Designs, not SWBL. If you have a question regarding your order please contact Nate Baker (SWBL Commissioner) at swblcommish@gmail.com.

The Southwestern Buckeye League is proud to continue the SWBL Athlete of the Week program for the 2024-25 school year. The SWBL AOW is sponsored by Gameday Grille & Patio. This is Year 2 for the AOW campaign. Each Tuesday during the school year, a male and female scholar-athlete will be selected Athletes of the Week and announced on site. Winners will receive an award patch for their varsity jacket, a $25 gift card to Gameday and an SWBL AOW T-Shirt. An athlete may win the award once per season. Nominations will come from athletic directors, coaches and data (stats, results) entered on the SWBL website. Individuals may also submit nominations to swblsid@yahoo.com.

Boys: Leland Beerman, Edgewood Lacrosse

Senior attackman scored a school record 11 goals (and had an assist) in an opening day 17-8 win over Miamisburg. Also had six goals and six assists in a 15-5 win over Monroe; six goals and four assists in a 13-4 win over Monroe; and four goals and an assist in a 16-6 loss to La Salle.

Girls: Ava Hollows, Waynesville Softball

Senior and Tusculum recruit leads the SWBL in batting average (.813) and home runs (four) and ranks fifth in RBI (11). Went 9-for-10 with nine runs, eight RBI and three HRs in back-to-back wins over Brookville. A three-time All-SWBL selection (two-time first team). She has a career .447 batting average with 115 hits, 103 runs, 87 RBI, 23 doubles, 16 HRs and 11 triples.