Savannah Libby | Sports Writer Centerville’s Jackson Courville’s 46 yard field goal with 15 seconds left on the clock dealt the Mason Comets a stunning 15-14 defeat to the visiting Elks. Leading 14-5 with under three minutes to play it looked like the Comets were on their way to opening the season 2-0, but when Centerville quarterback Chase Harrison hit […]
Read moreAndrew Little | Sports Writer Mason football returned Friday night, August 20 with a 15-7 victory over the Gahanna Lincoln Golden Lions in a game dictated by strong defensive plays. The Comets offense started out slow with two possessions without a first down, due in part to the Lions defensive line putting pressure on senior quarterback, Michael Molnar. The Mason […]
Read moreDivyana Bose | Staff Writer When senior Erica Fennimore hears the sound of the starter’s gun she knows she’s about to go through what is considered one of the most gruelling races in high school track and field. Eight laps around the track. Two miles of heart pounding, throbbing pain from the neck down, screaming ankles, aching feet, and legs […]
Read moreRilee Malloy | Staff Writer Mason softball player Audrey Renaud knows what it’s like to be mocked. She also knows what it’s like to get the last laugh. Renaud has Tourette’s Syndrome. A disorder that involves uncontrollable repetitive movements or unwanted sounds, also called tics. Even though she started developing severe tics in the seventh grade, Renaud wasn’t diagnosed with […]
Read moreCody Allgor | Staff Writer The three sport varsity athlete has slowly started to become something of the past at Mason High School. However, some Comet athletes are not ready to give up playing the sports they love, even if it means dealing with a jammed packed training schedule and lingering injuries. As a junior, Michael Molnar was the starting […]
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Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Coaches’ kids get treated differently. Even though parents and teammates think coaches’ kids get special treatment, it is usually the furthest thing from the truth. Parents often try to coach their kids from the sidelines or on the drive home. After a while, a child can start to resent the parent coaching. But when your […]
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Matthew Smith | Sports Editor In a normal season, the Mason baseball program would be looking to build off what they did last season. But this spring isn’t normal and the last time the Comets took the field was in 2019. The Comets will be entering their 2021 season without having played a game in two years. Many teams are […]
Read moreRaghav Raj | Staff Writer Two of Mason’s most successful athletic programs will have new leaders in the fall of 2021. A 2020 Greater Miami Conference coach of the year takes over for the departed Tiann Myer in girls volleyball, while a former Ohio Coach of the Year has been tapped to take over the boys soccer program. Myer, who […]
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Player content and photos compiled by Cody Allgor, Staff Writer There are some numbers that are synomymous with sports. Michael Jordan’s number 23, the number three on Dale Earnhardt’s car, Babe Ruth’s number 4, or the iconic number 42 of Jackie Robinson. Sometimes in high school an athlete is simply handed a jersey and that’s their number. Some athletes grow […]
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Cody Allgor | Staff Writer March 2, 2019. The day that Jenni Meier’s life changed. On her way home at the end of that day, Meier’s car was struck by a semi-truck. Taking four jaws of life to free her from the wreckage, she was eventually air-carried to University Hospital and transferred to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The list […]
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Divy Bose | Sports Writer Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Sometimes the journey to the top can be a dangerous climb. Mason High School senior wrestler Owen Amburgy saw firsthand just how dangerous that climb could be at the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Division I state wrestling championship on Saturday, March 13 and 14. After breezing through his quarter-final […]
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Abby Waechter | Staff Writer The Mason Comets girls basketball team pushed their record to 20-0 and in the process captured a district championship with a 60-44 win over the Springboro Panthers on Saturday, February 27 at Princeton High School. After Springboro jumped ahead of Mason in the first quarter 15-13, coupled with junior forward Kyla Oldacre going to the […]
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Shravani Page | Staff Writer ‘They’ say it’s almost impossible to beat a team three times in one season. Well, ‘they’ are wrong. After knocking off Lakota West 59-46 on Friday, February 26 in the district semi-final game, the Mason Comets proved that a team can be beaten three times in one season. They had a good example to follow […]
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Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Trey Killens has undergone a transformation. From varsity benchwarmer a year ago, Killiens is now the Greater Miami Conference’s leading scorer and one of the most explosive offensive scorers in Mason Comets’ basketball history. In middle school when the Mason High School coaches were watching middle school games to get a look at their potential […]
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Matthew Smith | Sports Editor Senior wrestler Brock Gibson is back on the mat after being pinned down by injuries. Gibson has been a varsity wrestler since his freshman year, but due to injuries, this is the first season he has been able to be a key contributor to the team. Going into his sophomore season, Gibson expected to be […]
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Divyana Bose | Staff Writer After claiming seven Greater Miami Conference (GMC) Championships in the fall sports season, the Mason Comets are showing that in spite of a global pandemic, they have the resilience to maintain that championship standard winning six more conference titles during the winter sports season. The Comets brought home championships in girls basketball, girls swimming, boys […]
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Evelina Gaivoronskaia | Staff Writer On Friday, February 5, the Mason Comets defeated the Sycamore Aviators 65-58 at the Mason Arena. Down 16-11 after the first quarter and trailing 34-30 at the half, head coach Greg Richards felt his team started out a little slow. “I had to call the time out early and wake us up a little bit, […]
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Risha Chada | Staff Writer It has been fourteen years, and there is no sign of stopping. On Saturday, January 30, at the Mason natatorium, the Mason Comets girls swim team faced the arduous task of continuing their stronghold on the Greater Miami Conference (GMC). The swimmers and divers managed to secure yet another GMC Championship in dominating fashion, with […]
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