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View & Share the SWBL Weekly Newsletter: Issue 4

Get in the game! With the NEW Southwestern Buckeye League Newsletter. The SWBL NL is a NEW resource designed to promote league programs and inform the masses. To read this week's newsletter CLICK HERE. The newsletter will be published weekly during the fall sports season and bi-weekly during the winter and spring. The SWBL Newsletter is sponsored by The Bellbrook Brewing Company.

SWBL Golf: Bellbrook, Valley View, Oakwood Shine

The SWBL golf season has passed the mid-way point with the completion of the second league tournament. The final league outings will be held Sept. 16 (boys) and Sept. 19 (girls) at Beechwood Golf Course. Bellbrook’s Ainsley Gregory has been the medalist at both SWBL girls events thus far, shooting rounds of 76 and 78. As a team, Bellbrook has crushed it. The Eagles won the first league tourney by 60 strokes and the second by 45. Oakwood was runner-up each time. In boys action, Bellbrook’s CJ Scohy has been the overall and Southwestern Division medalist in both events, while Franklin’s Aiden Standifer and Bellbrook’s Michael Gregory have each had a second and third place individual finish. The Eagles have dominated the Southwestern Division team scores. Bellbrook won the first event by 44 strokes over runner-up Ross and the second event by 37 strokes over runner-up Franklin. Valley View’s Brody Denny has been the Buckeye Division medalist in both events with rounds of 75 and 78. The Spartans won the first league tourney 354-359 over Oakwood. The Lumberjacks extracted revenge in the second tourney, winning 324-342 over VV. Carlisle was third in both events. Click the following links (Girls Golf/Boys Golf) for complete results of each league tourney.

SWBL Teams Ranked in MaxPreps State Polls

Several SWBL teams are ranked in the latest MaxPreps Ohio Computer Rankings. Waynesville’s boys soccer squad is ranked No. 1 in the state in Division IV and Brookville is ranked 11th. In girls soccer, Bellbrook is ranked No. 5 in D-III, while Waynesville is No. 7 and Oakwood No. 21 in D-IV. In football, Bellbrook is No. 15 in Division III, while Valley View is No. 13 in D-IV. In volleyball, Brookville is ranked No. 8 in D-V and Ross is ranked No. 18 in D-III. 

SWBL Gameday Grille & Patio Athletes of the Week

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: Nick Feldhaus, Waynesville Soccer

Junior came up huge (three goals and an assist) in last week’s convincing 5-1 win over Brookville. Also had a hat trick (three goals) and an assist in a 4-1 win over Bellbrook. Currently leads the SWBL in points (36) and goals (15) and ranks second in assists (6). Is a two-time first team All-SWBL selection. Has 139 career points.

Girls: Jordan Frantz, Bellbrook Soccer

Senior goalkeeper and Wright State recruit surpassed 600 career saves with seven in a shutout win over Monroe. Her 604 career saves rank 31st in state history and are Greene County and Bellbrook records – for both boys and girls. The mark also ranks second in SWBL history (boys and girls) behind Franklin’s Cadence Crocker (1,065 saves from 2019-2022). Frantz leads the SWBL in shutouts (five) and ranks third in saves (55). She is a three-time first team All-SWBL selection in soccer and was All-Ohio last year in soccer and basketball.