Joey Deaton | Staff Writer The Mason Boys Basketball team lost to Oak Hills Friday night in a scrappy, physical 49-43 game. The game was a rematch of last season’s thriller, when 2016 graduate Cameron Schreiter heaved up a last second shot to give the Comets a 35-33 last-second win. It was no secret that Oak Hills came into this […]
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Joey Deaton | Staff Writer Mason girls basketball defeated Lakota West 44-42 in a rematch of last season’s regional final. The Comets won thanks to a shot banked off the glass and in by junior Ti Fulton with less than 5 seconds remaining. The 44-42 lead was only Mason’s third lead of the entire game and their largest. Fulton finished […]
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Joey Deaton | Staff Writer The last time the Mason girls basketball team was on the court, they were receiving medals for their runner-up finish in the 2016 Division I state championship game. On Friday night, the road back to the final four began. The Comets defeated the Springboro Panthers by a final score of 50-40 in a game that […]
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Joey Deaton | Staff Writer The Mason Comets Football team’s season may have ended in a 20-7 loss to Sycamore on November 11, but Team 55 made history. Mason Football was able to take that next step by defeating the Elder Panthers 21-20 in a nail-biting first round playoff game on November 4. The win was the Comets’ first playoff […]
Read moreEric Michael | Staff Writer It was the moment he had been waiting for his entire life. Fourthdown. Up by one. Playoffs. Reed Naglich got in position to receive the punt which would determine the outcome of the game. If he could lay it inside the 20, the game was over, Mason wins. If he didn’t get it off in […]
Read moreSophomore goalkeeper takes over for fallen teammate Charlie MacKenzie | Staff Writer Days prior to what could have been his last high school soccer game, senior Danny Mackzum could not move the right side of his body. Mackzum, the starting goalkeeper, was diagnosed with hemiplegic migraines, a severe type of migraine headache that has symptoms common to a stroke: muscle […]
Read morePenalty kicks spell doom for Comet soccer teams Lauren Thomas | Staff Writer An entire soccer season rides on a game of kickball. Both the boys and girls soccer teams had their seasons end at the hands of penalty kicks (PK’s). The girls lost to Seton in their postseason opener, and the boys team fell to Beavercreek in PK’s in […]
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Bryan Hudnell | Staff Writer Ellie Brush Looks Back on High School XC Achievements. Video By Multimedia Editor Alyssa Brooks. After both finishing first in Districts and fourth in Regionals, The boys and girls cross country team competed for the state championship November 5 at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. The girls placed fifth state, adding another top five […]
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Charlie MacKenzie | Staff Writer The Mason Comets’ historic postseason run was cut short with another loss to the Sycamore Aviators, this time 20-7. After keeping Sycamore from scoring on their opening drive, the Comets faced an early fourth-and-1 on their own 40-yard line and decided to go for it. Junior quarterback Jake Harris handed the ball off to junior […]
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Bryan Hudnell | Staff Writer Team 55 has made history. With a stat line of 39 carries, 250 yards, and 3 touchdowns, junior running back Matt Sora was able to help Mason secure their first Division I Postseason victory after defeating the Elder Panthers in a 21-20 thriller at Dwire Field. Sora said that the playoff win was a huge […]
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Charlie MacKenzie | Staff Writer The boys soccer season was cut short in the regional semifinals after falling to the Beavercreek Beavers. Beavercreek was the one seed from the Southwest 1 district and the fifth ranked team in the state, two spots behind the Comets. Head coach Paul Reedy said that Beavercreek has one of the top offenses in the […]
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Charlie MacKenzie | Staff Writer The Comets were unable to defend their Battle of the Skies title, falling to the Sycamore Aviators 17-10. Although Mason has already clinched a playoff spot, head coach Brian Castner said the game was important not only because of the rivalry, but because the Comets could have finished second in the GMC with a win. […]
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Freddie Wilhelm | Staff Writer Mason Men’s Soccer moved on to the district final on Monday with a decisive 3-0 win over Hamilton. Things were shaky for the Comets at the start of the first half with no real chances. Both teams struggled to bring the ball out of the air and onto the ground on a consistent basis. The […]
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Eric Michael | Staff Writer [espro-slider id=40989] Senior members of the football and cross country teams, marching band and color guard were recognized at Friday’s game. Photos by Staff Writer Jonathan McCollough. Following the senior night festivities, Mason put on a show for a packed crowd at Dwire Field, beating the Princeton Vikings 28-7 on their last home game of […]
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Bryan Hudnell | Staff Writer In a majority of the girls’ tennis team’s matches this season, the players have experienced nothing but success. The Comets head into the postseason with a whole season’s worth of momentum after securing their second straight Greater Miami Conference title with a 18-1 overall record and an undefeated conference record. After losing their first match […]
Read moreLauren Thomas | Staff Writer The Los Angeles Times said 87 percent of the picks in the 2015 National Football League draft played multiple sports in high school, but athletes at Mason High School still feel pressure to play just one sport. Intense year-round off-season workouts and increasing competition for varsity roster spots are just some of the factors that […]
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Charlie MacKenzie | Staff Writer The Greater Miami Conference winning streak continued for the Mason Cross Country team, with both the boys and girls hoisting the championship trophy. The meet took place at Voice of America Park on Saturday, October 15. The view from the top of the podium wasn’t anything new for either team, especially for the girls, who […]
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