Sololiya Ebba | The Chronicle When the Mason Comets take the court on Friday, November 22 against Lakota West, it will be the beginning of the end. It will mark the beginning of Madie Parrish’s senior and final season as a Mason Comet. This career flaunts a freshman year state championship appearance, multiple Greater Miami First-Team titles, more Division I […]
Read moreCamden Paeltz | Editor-in-Chief On November 2, the Mason High School Boys Cross Country team reclaimed the top step on the state championship podium. It was the Comets’ third state title in the last four years. The Comets finished ahead of local rival St. Xavier. Junior Caden Winship led Mason, scoring sixth overall and finishing in 15:09. Following Winship was […]
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Aybika Kamil | The Chronicle The Mason High School (MHS) Varsity Football team faced many challenges this season. After the news of offensive line coach Bill Lapthorn’s passing, the players rallied together to honor their late coach throughout the season. Lapthorn started coaching the MHS Varsity Football team in the 2018-2019 school year. The legacy that Lapthorn left for his […]
Read moreJack Mendelsohn | The Chronicle The trophy is back where it belongs. After the Sycamore Aviators scored a touchdown on their second play of the game, the Mason Comets responded by scoring 29 unanswered points on their way to a 29-7 victory bringing the Battle of the Skies trophy back home. Sycamore wide receiver Tre Meadows put the Aviators on […]
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Katie Samol | The Chronicle Players sprint down the field, hurling the ball at one another in an effort to score a touchdown. As the crowd tracks the action, tattoos adorning the athletes’ bodies catch attention. One athlete displays a sleeve working its way up his bicep, while another showcases an intricate design filling his calf. Although this scene might […]
Read moreCamden Paeltz | Editor-in-Chief October 10 proved to be a challenging day for the Princeton Vikings, as they hosted both the Mason varsity volleyball and boys’ soccer teams, who each secured victories that clinched the Greater Miami Conference (GMC) championship titles on Princeton’s home turf. The Mason varsity volleyball team continued their dominance in the conference, winning the first three […]
Read moreJack Mendelsohn | The Chronicle Sports A six yard touchdown pass in the game’s final seconds from senior quarterback Ashton Sheafe to senior receiver Ethan Jordan spoiled Homecoming for the Middletown Middies and gave the Mason Comets a hard fought 17-14 victory Friday night on the Middies’ home field. It was a tale of two halves for the Comets. The Middies […]
Read moreJack Mendelsohn | The Chronicle After 19 seasons at the helm of the Mason High School cross country program, head coach Tom Rapp is set to retire at the conclusion of the fall season. He will leave behind an impressive resume of team accomplishments. Under Rapp’s direction, the program has won four Ohio High School State Championships, four state runner […]
Read moreKatie Samol | The Chronicle As the Mason High School (MHS) Varsity Sideline Cheer Team gets their fall season rolling, they are kicking it off with a team that is significantly different from that of last season. Last year, the MHS Varsity Sideline Cheer Team had 16 seniors with three captains; the seniors made up over 70 percent of the […]
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Sololiya Ebba | The Chronicle The Mason Men’s Soccer team, holders of two Greater Miami Conference championships in the past three years, is kicking off the 2024-2025 season with a familiar face on the sidelines. Following the departure of the previous head coach, Nate Baer, former JV Green coach Garrett Szabo took charge of the successful program last spring. On […]
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Mitchell McMillen | The Chronicle The Mason baseball team is swinging for the fences this season, led by a large and experienced senior class. The 29-man varsity roster boasts 17 seniors this year with high hopes for what they can accomplish together. Eight of the seniors were on the 2022 Comets’ team that made the state final four including four […]
Read moreHarper Stull | MBC, Mason Sports Radio, The Chronicle Contributor For the last 23 years, Tony Affatato has been the girls track and field head coach, but this year Affatato is expanding that role to bring together the boys and girls teams under one united group simply named Mason Comets Track and Field. When Affatato was approached about taking over […]
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Camden Paeltz | The Chronicle Rob Matula has dedicated 18 years to the Mason girls’ basketball program. For his final home game on February 10, the Mason community united to celebrate his impact. Matula has been coaching basketball ever since 1988. 26 of those years Matula has spent across three teams as the head coach, 18 of which have been […]
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Mitchell McMillen | The Chronicle What once was seen as a way for older people to get their blood flowing, is turning into a sport for all ages. A group of students at Mason High School (MHS) are rallying to further pickleball as a sport for all to play. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) Topline Participation […]
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Andrew Little | Editor-in-Chief The Mason girls swim and dive team entered CT Branin Natatorium looking to make a splash, and left as state runners-up. The Comets have been on an upward swing for the past three seasons, finishing in 16th place at the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division One finals in 2022 and seventh place last year. […]
Read moreMitchell McMillen | The Chronicle When sophomore Colin Keough steps onto the ice for the Mason High School hockey team, he and his teammates are sharing more than just a jersey. Keough and several of his teammates don long-flowing mullets. Keough acknowledges his mullet fits a stereotype, but chooses to embrace the identity. “I chose my hair because when you […]
Read moreCamden Paeltz | The Chronicle On January 13th, the annual Mason Wrestling Invitational took place. The invite consisted of some of the top high school wrestlers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. To accommodate the needed space, the arena at Mason Middle School annually transforms into a wrestling arena. Four mats are set up for matches occurring simultaneously. The unique atmosphere […]
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Hudson Pitcock | The Chronicle Brotherhood is not just a slogan, it is an on-court advantage. Last year, Adam Toohey took over as head coach of the Mason boys basketball team. The Comets went 16-8 in his first year, but the on-court results are not the only thing that the team is looking to build on. After 27 years of […]
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