Category: Sports

Camden Paeltz | The Chronicle Southwest Ohio may not be a high school hockey hotbed but that has not stopped the Mason High School hockey team from getting creative in building their program and their own traditions.  The Comets’ hockey team has a small roster consisting of six seniors and a cast of underclassmen. For several of the players, playing […]

Ali Sami | The Chronicle New Mason boys basketball coach Adam Toohey knows he has big shoes to fill.  Longtime head coach Greg Richards stepped down after 27 seasons leading the Comets. Richards won 399 games during his Mason tenure including a district championship in 2017. Toohey admits that is a tough act to follow, and said he cannot replace […]

Ali Sami | The Chronicle With a sixth consecutive state tennis championship, the Mason Comets carved their legacy in the history of Mason athletics as one of the top teams to ever wear the Comets‘ uniform and cemented the program as one of the most dominant in the landscape of girls tennis in the state of Ohio. On October 23, […]

Shyla Aggarwal Shyla Aggarwal capped off her historic Mason athletic career with a second consecutive individual state championship. Aggarwal is the only girl in Mason tennis history to have won an individual title and leaves a legacy as one of the greatest Comet athletes ever. Aggarwal, who was also state runner-up as a sophomore, became a back-to-back state champion by […]

Sean Speidel | The Chronicle Although they fell short of their goal to win a state championship, the Mason boys golf seniors capped off their historic careers with the highest OHSAA state tournament finish in school history.  The team placed second, finishing just three strokes behind St. Ignatius. On the first day at the OHSAA State tournament, the team shot […]

Carly Prows | The Chronicle Pickleball is taking over the nation, one tennis court at a time. According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the nation. With a 40 percent increase in the number of players since 2020, five million Americans have fallen in love with the sport, and the numbers are only […]

Camden Paeltz | The Chronicle Ryan Rogers is putting his jump rope abilities to the test around the country. Rogers, a sophomore, jumps for the Comet Skippers and participates in individual tournaments separate from the team. His most recent competition was the Jump Rope Throwdown, a global jump rope competition held in September in Leavenworth, Washington, where he placed second. […]

Camden Paeltz | The Chronicle Name, image and likeness (NIL) deals have changed the game in college sports by al- lowing amateur athletes to get sponsorships with corporations and profit off of their personal brands. The deals can range from local restaurants to luxury car companies or billion-dollar apparel brands. They often come with additional perks like free food or […]

Isaac Schachleiter Andrew Little | The Chronicle Senior cross country runner Isaac Schachleiter has been dominant throughout the cross country regular season. He opened his season with a convincing victory at his home course, the Mason Invitational, winning by a 10-second margin. Schachleiter’s next three meets were out of state, and he continued his brilliance. He placed second at the […]

Elina Bishoyi | The Chronicle The Mason High School Football Team decided to tackle something new this year: mental health. Over the summer, coaches of the Mason High School (MHS) Football team spoke on a panel at the Athletes in Action (AIA) event to talk about mental health. AIA is an organization working for the betterment of the physical and […]

Carly Prows | The Chronicle Whether it is shooting a jump shot, blocking a lineman or throwing a pitch, Mason High School (MHS) athletes are turning to chiropractors to help them deal with intense pain.  With sports in full swing, MHS athletes are intensifying their training and workouts in hopes of performing their best during the season. Rigorous training can […]

Andrew Little | Sports Editor 5-0. The Mason Comets have shrugged off preseason expectations to start their season undefeated in Greater Miami Conference play, one of their best starts ever.  Last season the Comets finished their season with a 4-7 record and finished in seventh place in the GMC. The Comets lost significant talent with their outgoing seniors, particularly on […]

Efa Paschka Andrew Little | The Chronicle Freshman cross country runner Efa Paschka was the Comets’ top competitor the first time she stepped on a high school course. She led the team to a victory at the OHSAA Preseason Cross Country Invitational with a fifth-place overall finish. As of September 9th, her personal record of 18:53 is the best 5k […]

Camden Paeltz | The Chronicle Some speedy freshmen are leading the charge for the girl cross country team’s fast start.  The Comets opened their season with a victory at the annual Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Preseason Cross Country Invitational. Many of the top teams in Ohio compete in that race, and the Comets had not won it since […]

Ali Sami | The Chronicle From playing on the Mason multipurpose field, all the way to playing in Kyrgyzstan, Dezzi Imanaliev has taken on the challenge of traveling overseas to play for his national team. Imanaliev was born in Kyrgyzstan and moved to the United States when he was seven years old. He was one of 25 players invited to […]