Boy's Soccer Starts the Season Strong

Contributed by Mike Hoffman

August 23, 2010

Colerain Boys Varsity Soccer

Colerain opened up the 2010 season traveling to Northwest High School. Colerain won 3-0 on goals from Mitch Stehlin, Ricco Hanson, and Kevin Walker. The game was, for the most part, dominated by Colerain. The Cardinal defense did an excellent job at keeping the ball pushed forward and controlling the speed of the game. Patience and ball movement were the keys to this game for the Cards.

Colerain Boys Junior Varsity

The Junior Varsity played to a 0 – 0 draw. The Cards clearly dominated this game playing on the Knight’s side of the field and getting off numerous shots. The Northwest goalkeeper did an amazing job, keeping the ball out of the net.

Colerain golfer gets hole in one!

TJ Strong, Sophomore at Colerain High School, scored an ACE at the St.
Xavier JV Golf Invitational on Tuesday, August 10th, Hickory Woods Golf
Course in Milford, Ohio.

The 140yrd Par 3, Hole #2 hole-in-one was made using an Nike Ignite 8
iron, playing a Callaway BigBertha Diablo ball.

Congrats to TJ!

2010 Cross Country Season Preview

By Brendan McDonough for
WeAreColerain.com


The Boy's and Girl's Cross Country teams have started practicing for a new season with high hopes after a successful run last season. Both teams finished 3rd in the conference and, for first time in 10 years, both the men's and women's programs qualified for the regional championships. This year, the programs are looking to accomplish something that has never been done in school history: send both teams to the State Championship. The boy's team is loaded with experience, led up front by senior Craig Sulken and junior Erik Tomczewski, both 1st All-Conference last season. Following them will be a strong pack of runners led by seniors Victor Zeinner and Brendan McDonough, both returning from injury-ridden 2009 seasons. Also contributing will be a multitude of upperclassmen including seniors David Friedhoff, Craig White, and Kurtis Marshall and juniors Austin Cox and Dillan Coulter. The girl's squad has a mixture of young talent and veterans alike. Seniors Allison Steinbeck, Sam and Alex Work, and Stacey Sulken have all participated in the state meet and hope to lead their team back again this season. Joining them this season will be sophomore Kristen Selier, who was an All-Conference track athlete in three events this past spring, as well as freshman Kaylee Tepee. Senior Lyndsey Yuellig, junior Tory Lekson, and sophomore Kabrella Clark also figure to make an impact this season. The team starts off their season at Harvin Park for the Fairfield Invitational on Saturday morning, August 28th. Come out and watch the team this season as they try to make history.

Recap from Harrison Scrimmage

Every long journey starts with a first step and the 2010 Colerain Cardinal Football team took theirs Friday night. After hitting each other all summer the Cards took on the Harrison Wildcats in their first contact scrimmage.

The expectation of the 2010 Cards is that they will be led by their defense. This showed early in the scrimmage when scoring for the evening was started by a 18yd fumble recovery by #55 Andrew Smith. This set the tone for tonight's contest as the defense shut down the Wildcats. Led by #21 Chris Dukes and #44 Jarrett Grace the first team defense played extremely well. The only score given up came late in the contest when many 2nd and 3rd teamers were playing.

Offensively it was Colerain football at its best. The O-line dominated the line of scrimmage leading the way for the show to begin. The first offensive score was a pass from #1 Tyler Williams to #5 Chris Davis followed by an 80yd run by #1 Williams. Then the Cards turned to the power game. Trayion Durham (#34) scored on a 7yd run, out of triple I formation, led by the lead blocking of #7 Joe Bolden and #50 Jake Blust. Williams scored again on a 20yd run and then the subs took over. Dustin Smith (#6) led the team down the field and scored himself on a 1yd keeper. The scoring was capped off by a 50yd run by #27 Chris Mimes. All of the TDs were followed by extra points kicked by #14 Tommy Budke, who was a perfect 7 for 7.

Overall the scrimmage was impressive. Offense, defense and special teams played with aggression, enthusiasm and togetherness. That is the foundation a successful season can be built on.

We Are.....One Team One Goal
We Are.....Colerain

Meet the Team Night - 2010 Captains Named

Today was Meet the Team Night at the high school. The event marked an opportunity to meet each of Cardinals Sports teams' coaches and allowed parents and fans to meet the student athletes that will represent the Cardinals.

It was at this event that Coach Tom Bolden announced the Team Captains for the upcoming 2010 season. They are as follows:

#21 - DB - Chris Dukes

#65 - OL - Lex Ehrenschwender

#44 - LB - Jarrett Grace

#1 - QB - Tyler Willams


Congratulations to these Seniors and good luck to the entire team this season. As reminder you can catch broadcasts of every Cardinal football game exclusively from WeAreColerain.com

Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown Tailgate Tour comes to Colerain

Chris Himonidis
WeAreColerain.com Staff

From the Boosters - The Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown Tailgate Tour will be at the Groesbeck Skyline Chili on Tuesday, August 17 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Band and Cheerleaders will be on hand to greet fans with music and cheers! A number of prizes will be awarded throughout the evening including tickets to the Colerain - Northmont game to be played on Saturday, August 28 at Nippert Stadium. Football coaches will be on hand to meet fans and take questions about the upcoming season. Bring the family and enjoy the great taste of Skyline on Tuesday, August 17 at the Groesbeck Skyline Chili at 8635 Colerain Ave. 20% of all in-store sales from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. will be donated by Skyline Chili to Colerain's Athletic Department. We Are Colerain!

GMC Preview Dinner...mmm..Chicken...

Chris Himonidis
WeAreColerain.com Staff

Ever hear of the "rubber chicken tour"? Well, Colerain Head Coach Tom Bolden sure does. It started last night with a trip to Montgomery Inn for the first annual Greater Miami Conference Preview Dinner held at Montgomery Inn in Montgomery.

From The Pulse-Journal: First Annual GMC Preview Dinner
And some fun quotes: Quotes from Coaches

There is also a picture gallery from the event. Apparently, our Cardinals were a bit shy.
PICTURE GALLERY

Glad to the season take another step towards realization.

Go CARDS!!!

We Are..Colerain!

3 Cardinals Compete in NFL HSPD National 7 on 7

Three Colerain Cardinals football players represented the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL HSPD National 7 on 7 tournament which was held in Tampa, FL on July 9th-12th. Here is a little information about the tournament and the members of the team.

Roster

Chris Dukes Colerain DB/WR
Jarrett Grace Colerain TE/LB
Tyler Williams Colerain RB/DB/LB
Jared Nauert Louisville St. Francis DeSales QB/WR/LB
DaMarcus Smith Louisville Seneca QB
Jordan Bender Louisville Seneca WR/DB/LB
Cody Quinn Middletown DB/WR
Zach Edwards Middletown WR/DB
Jalin Marshall Middletown WR/DB/QB
AJ Jordan Trotwood Madison WR/DB
Nicholas Grigsby Trotwood Madison LB
George Bradley DB

The team was 1 of 23 teams to compete and here are some of their accomplishments:

7-4. (2 Losses by a total of 14 points to the eventual champ Miami Dolphins)
5 Interceptions in 1 game is a NFL 7 on 7 Record (2 by Jarrett Grace)
4 Interception in the Tournament by Jarrett Grace

Special Thanks to Dale Sturgill for providing this information and pictures.

Colerain Football...it's BAAAACCCCK!

Chris Himonidis
WeAreColerain.com Staff

From one of the best Prep writers anywhere, the Enquirer's Mike Dyer made it out to Colerain's practice this morning and got some juicy nuggets from Coach Bolden.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/preps/2010/08/02/colerain-football-notes/

The season will be here before you know it! Be sure to check out our Schedule page and make your plans accordingly to catch as much Colerain football as you can this year. But if you can't make it, have no fear as WeAreColerain.com Radio will bring EVERY SINGLE GAME to you LIVE throughout the season!

We Are...Colerain!

Colerain Football gets Pre-Season Love

Chris Himonidis
WeAreColerain.com Staff

UPDATED 8/3, 2:35 PM

And you thought the BCS rankings system was crazy! The changing of the calendar to August means football two-a-days start as well as the insanity that is National High School Football Pre-Season rankings. That's right...ranking 14,000+ HS football teams before anyone has played so much as a scrimmage. Fun for conversation, if nothing else.

To that end, a couple of national publications have given the Cardinals some pre-season attention.

First off, RivalsHigh.com, mostly known for their recruiting prowess, has ranked Colerain #50 in the nation in their Pre-Season RivalsHigh 100. You can see the write-up RivalsHigh 100: Teams 50-46.

Secondly, released today was the PrepNation.com National Prep Poll by Jamie DeMoney. This one is a bit more generous to the Cardinals as Colerain checks in at #30.

Thirdly, how about ESPN? Well, they released theirs as well and the Cardinals check in at #48. You can see that list HERE.

Next, Maxpreps.com released their poll a few weeks back and they have the Cardinals checking in at #20. To view their poll click here.

Lastly, CalPreps.com won't be releasing their full poll until August 19th, but they have released their top teams. They have the Cardinals ranked #1 in Ohio and #12 nationally. To view their breakdown on the Cardinals, click here.

Any way you cut it, a lot of expectations are on a team that finished 8-2 and out of the playoffs last year. No doubt, the young men are hungry and deeply desire the chance at redemption in 2010.

WeAreColerain.com is happy to kick off full coverage of Colerain Football LIVE on Friday August 20 when the Cardinals host Moeller in the final scrimmage before the opener on Saturday August 28 at Nippert against Northmont. Be sure in tune in for the most up-to-date info on this years Colerain Cardinal football squad.

We Are...COLERAIN!!!

Unclaimed Reserve Seat Tickets go on sale 8/3

We have received word from the Athletic Office at Colerain High School that all unclaimed reserve seat football tickets will go on sale Tuesday August 3rd at 8:30am. Tickets to all games, including Elder, as well as parking passes will be available.