SPORTS NEWS   Support the Spartans!   Athletic Website:  The athletic website is being completely redone.  If you are currently looking for schedules for the remainder of this school year go to schedulestar.com to view those.  Next year we will have a new site called arbiterlive that will keep all of the schedules up to date for everyone.  I will have a URL once the renovation of the website is updated.  Thanks and sorry for any confusion.

ATHLETIC PHYSICALS this year will be held at Waynesville High School Gymnasium on Monday, May 16^th.  Current High School students will begin at 3 pm (grades 9-11).  Current Middle School students will begin at 5:00 pm (grades 6-8).  Cost of the physical will be $10.00.   Make Checks payable to: Wayne Local Schools. Paperwork will be on the school website under the Athletic portion of forms and information.  Make sure you completely fill out all required forms.   Thank you to all of our volunteers that helped out with all four of our track meets that were hosted at Waynesville.  We couldn’t have accomplished everything if it weren’t for all of the great people in the community!  Also, thanks for the hospitality donations by McIntosh’s, Stonehouse, Gameday, B & B, and Subway.  

The Waynesville Middle Schools Boys Track team had back to back invitational victories this past week at Clinton Massie and our home Spartan Invitational held this past Thursday.  Outstanding efforts by the team members helped lead to these huge successes and we were led by top scorers Parker Struewing, Dominic Riviello and Jared Greer.   Mason Shoephoerster continues to score in the top three in both the shot-put and the discus throw while Anthony Curry and Seth Bloom have found their niche in the long jump event and are consistently improving and placing in the event.  Mac Greely has also found his groove in the hurdles and the 400-meter run to score crucial points for the team effort.  Brayden Dietz continues to run sub-sixty (track term: under 1 minute) in the 400-meter run and is impressive as a seventh grader. Also, seventh grader Tanner Johnson has been giving his all to improve in the hurdle events and is getting better every week and will continue as a hurdler prospect for next year.  A big shout out goes to all of the seventh graders whom are competing against runners a year older, but continue to strive for success.  Our seventh graders this year are Colin Amato, Seth Bloom, Daric Brown, Gabe Coppock, Brayden Dietz, Kaden Harvey, Denver Johnson, Tanner Johnson, Payton Layne, Levi Morgan, Stefan Muterspaw, Gavin Price and Cole Walton.  Keep up the great Work! Go Spartans!  

Waynesville Middle School Girls Track kept a consistent record this past week with two solid 3^rd place victories at the Clinton Massie Invite and the home Spartan Invite held this past Thursday.  At Clinton Massie, Lydia Vrettos scored a 1^st place win in her 200m hurdle race.  Seventh grader Hannah Gill also placed 2^nd in her 1600m run.  Both the 4x100 and 4x200 relays placed in 2^nd as well with teams consisting of Megan Handle, Lydia Vrettos, Grace Moore, Carli Brown, Willa Pardon, and Caroline Bensman.  For the field events, Peyton Stiles placed 4^th in shot put, and Grace VanSchaik placed 5^th in discus.  All helped earned crucial points needed for the team.  At the Spartan Invite last night, eighth grader Caroline Bensman placed 1st in long jump.  Megan Zidaroff and D’Laney Lezotte stepped up and helped their teammates in time of need to earn points for our 4x400 meter relay team.  Great job ladies!   This was another banner week for

Spartan Tennis. This past Friday we defeated a good conference rival Preble Shawnee 4-1. On Monday we beat East Clinton 4-1 . We beat Madison Tuesday 4-1 and lost a tough one to Milton Union 2-3 on Thursday. We have a Quad meet Saturday at Northwestern and this Tuesday is our League Tournament at Tom Cloud Park.   Of note is the 12-0 season record of first doubles twin towers of Lucas Mohme and Ryan Teeters. Ben Muth also has an amazing 14-1 record.  

JV Baseball  This week the JV team played Milton Union twice and both resulted in a victory. The first game was won by a score of 13-2 and the second was 13-1. These wins put the Spartans at 14-1 overall and 10-0 in the league. The Spartans take the field again Friday at home against Valley View at 5pm.   

Waynesville Varsity Baseball is now one win away from a 4^th straight SWBL title after taking two league games from Milton Union this past week. The Spartans were also winners of the Todd Foster Memorial Tournament in Urbana last weekend, defeating Northeastern and host Urbana in a double header. The Spartans will play Carlisle at home on Monday beginning at 5:00 PM for the SWBL title, with another matchup against the Indians on Wednesday in Carlisle. Waynesville will then head to Fifth Third Field on Thursday at 4:30 PM to play Oakwood. Friday is senior night and the Spartan bats will host Bellbrook in a night game beginning at 7:00 PM. The regular season wraps up with another night contest on Saturday, May 7 at 7:00 PM against Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Come out and support your Spartan baseball team (16-2) as they look to wrap up another SWBL title and head into OHSAA tournament play.

Varsity softball enjoyed another week of solid play from both Varsity and JV teams.  Varsity softball gained 2 wins against Oakwood and Milton-Union.  Although a 2nd contest with Milton-Union ended with a 1 run loss, Emily Wells and Madisyn Wamsley each hit their first Home Runs of the season.  Tori Wilson picked up the complete game win at Home against Milton-Union, and Sarah Jones did the same on the road at Oakwood.  JV girls had 2 solid showings against Middletown Madison and Milton-Union this week, continuing to ensure a bright future for our overall softball program.  Softball schedules are posted on the Waynesville website, and this is our final week of play before tournament play begins.  Come out and support our girls at Home next week. GO SPARTANS!  

Boys Varsity Track Runner-Up at Franklin-Bart Owens Invitational! Spartan first place finishers were: Trevor Johnson- 400m dash (52.6): 4x100m relay [Jimmy Plummer, Bret Grismer, Jake Hardin, Trevor Johnson,]- (44.0): Bret Grismer- 100m dash (10.9), 200m dash (22.3) Second place finishers: Trevor Johnson- High Jump (6’): 4x800m relay [Max Austin, Brian Evans, Austin Phillips, Kyle Rodriguez]- (8:47): Max Austin- 1600m run (4:15.15) Third place finishers: Trevor Johnson- Long jump (20’5”): Logan Bloom-Discus (119’): Jimmy Plummer- 200m dash (23.5): Max Austin- 2 mile run: 4x400m relay [Rodriguez, Fink, VanDyke, Hardin]- (3:46)  

Girls Varsity Track Runner-Up at Franklin-Bart Owens Invitational! First place finishers:  Brooke Lezotte- Long Jump (15’ ½”). 200m dash (27.5): 4x800m relay [Emily O’Connor, Tara Todd, Katie Feldmann, Alison Coleman]- (10:52): Emily O’Connor- 800m run (2:35): Alison Coleman- 3200m run (12:33) Second place finishers: Megan Osterhage- 100m dash (14.0): 4x100m relay [Megan Osterhage, Brooke Lezotte, Jessica Gill, Madison Dietz]- (53.9) Third place finishers: Madison Dietz- Long Jump (14’ 3’’): Jessica Gill- High Jump (4’9”): Tara Todd- 800m run (2:46): Sabrina Ball- 100m hurdles (18.1)

Youth Basketball Camp Summer 2016 May 31st - June 3rd 1st – 2nd Grade (Boys and Girls) 8:00 to 10:00 am   3rd – 6th (Boys and Girls) 10:30am to 1:00pm Registration Form http://www.wayne-local.com/media/athletics/Waynesville%20Spartans%20Basketball%20Camp%202016%201.pdf   Questions please contact: Mike Arlinghaus, Head Coach marlinghaus@wayne-local.com (513) 897-4706 ext 3119

WAYNESVILLE SPARTANS TO PLAY AT FIFTH THIRD FIELD – DAYTON DRAGONS TICKETS AVAILABLE   The WHS varsity baseball team will once again be selling Dayton Dragons tickets to members of the community. In exchange for the sale of tickets, the varsity team will have the opportunity to play at Fifth Third Field on Thursday, May 5^th at 4:30 PM against Oakwood High School. The cost of attendance is free to the high school games. Tickets for Dragons games are for Friday, May 13^th beginning at 7:00 PM and Sunday, May 22^nd beginning at 2:00 PM. The cost is $10 per ticket. Please feel free to contact me at rhill@wayne-local.com for more information or purchase tickets through any varsity or junior varsity baseball player. Thank you! Ryan Hill

Spartan Football MULCH Madness The Waynesville High School Football Team will be selling mulch again this year. This annual sale serves as a fundraiser to help offset the cost of our team camp at Higher Ground. Each bag of “Triple Shredded Dark Black Gold” mulch is $5. Free delivery is included with orders of 5 or more bags within a 5 mile radius, and will be dropped off on Saturday, April 30th.  Please see any high school football player or email Coach Philpot at bphilpot@wayne-local.com to place your order. Payment is due by delivery, and checks should be made payable to Waynesville Football. Thank you in advance for supporting Spartan Football!  

Lady Spartans Youth VB Mini-Season Practice Dates: May 2, 4. (Always Mondays and Wednesdays) 6^th Grade Practices:2:45-5 Grades 2-5: 3:30-5 (We will have them gather in elementary gym and walk to the high school with a coach)   All records and stats can be found at the SWBL website   swblsports.com   If interested in purchasing a season pass, visit the high school office or contact the Waynesville Athletic Department at (513) 897-8756.  

Contribute to Waynesville Community Field: Our students have a high quality, outdoor artificial turf system available for practice and events.  Our durable surface provides superior playability with an excellent drainage system.  The natural looking aesthetics with long lasting performance will enhance our outdoor programs for years to come.  You can still support this project by making a lasting contribution.  $10,000 & Up Sponsors *Includes recognition on larger slot yard lines and 8x8 brick, in game recognition announcement, field signage $1,000 & Up Sponsors *Includes Name on a yard line recognition sign and 8x8 brick.  Be a Brick Sponsor:  One 4X8 brick with a minimum gift of $250 =3 lines of laser text having 18 letters/spaces.  One 8X8 brick with a minimum gift of $500 = 6 lines of laser text having 18 letters/spaces. Your personalized brick can be in recognition of students, alumni, families, corporations and organizations, in our honorarium brick yard by the scoreboard area. Brick Sponsors can use PAYFORIT and pay online https://www.payforit.net/MakeItemPaymentEx.aspx .  Brick text can be emailed to  fundraiser@wayne-local.com    

Connect with Waynesville Athletics The athletic department is connecting with Spartan fans and alumni through Facebook. Like us at www.facebook.com/WaynesvilleAthletics to see current events, team pictures and news articles from the past added weekly, and chances to win prizes.   Follow us on Twitter for live in game updates, pictures and video clips @SpartansLive   Find up to date schedules, listen or watch game broadcasts, and see spotlighted events at www.spartanslive.com   Advertise with Us There are numerous ways in which you can partner with the athletic department to promote your business or group. If you’re interested in connecting with people though Waynesville Athletics contact 513 897-8756 for details on available opportunities. Athletic Director Mr. Brandon Philpot  bphilpot@wayne-local.com

WLS resident senior citizens (age 62 and over) are eligible for a free pass for all home sports events - Senior citizens who live in the Wayne Local School District can contact Helen at the central office for the passes. 897-6971