THIS WEEK'S STANGS SCOREBOARD (2024)

The start of the school year is upon us. StudentsMUSTbe enrolled in and have to pass 5 credits in theCURRENTquarter at the HS level to be eligible to play a sport. Keep in mind thatif you are enrolled in a CCP course and you drop the course or fail to attend and they drop you, the STUDENT SHOULD NOTIFY athletics and their counselor ASAP.

Also, a few reminders:

1. When taking a CCP course it MUST be a 14-16 week course. 8 week coursesCOULD CAUSEyou to be ineligible. They count toward eligibility but you must be enrolled in that CCP course prior to the start of the new semester

2. GPA’s must be above 2.0 or students will be placed on an academic contract

3. The OHSAA eligibility standards areFOR QUARTER GRADES ONLY. Semester grades do not count towards eligibility

4. Students must pass the equivalent of 5 credits at the HS level and 4 classes as the MS level

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RUNNING WITH THE MUSTANGS

The girls varsity team traveled to their sectional site, Big Met, to get some practice in against St Joe’s in a friendly 9 hole match. The girls faced a really good team top to bottom while gaining valuable knowledge of the course for sectionals. The girls were led by sophom*ore Kanishka Badri who had her lowest round of a 40. The girls are back in action next week with the 3rd GCC tournament on Monday at Fox Den, another friendly match on Wednesday against Rocky River and Avon Lake, and the Medina Bee Invite on Thursday at Fox Meadows.

The JV girls golf team was at home this week, taking on St. Joe’s and Brunswick at Valleaire. Joy Daher led the team vs St. Joe’s with a personal best score of 48, but despite the effort, the team lost 205-212. The girls rallied on Wednesday led by Jaya Dunn with a score of 52 and a birdie on hole #5, Kinley Cardilino with a score of 53 and Joy Daher with a score of 54 to defeat Brunswick 219-244.

The girl’s volleyball program had a successful first week of conference play.On Tuesday against Euclid, we had a program sweep, with the freshmen team securing their first win of the season. The varsity player of the game was senior Kenzie Ziegler. She was effective on both sides of the ball. She was the most efficient on offense hitting .500 with 6 kills, 0 errors and 12 attempts. She also passed a perfect 3.0 on serve receive, contributed 8 assists, and 4 aces.

On Thursday, JV and varsity beat Shaker Heights. Senior Brooke Balogh was player of the match. She was an imposing force at the net. Although she only had 2 official blocks in the book, she put back at least 6 other balls. Additionally she was the second most efficient on offense with 15 attempts, 6 kills and 1 error. She also contributed 3 aces for the match.

The JV team is now on a 3-0 streak thanks to their hustle on defense and tough serving.

The freshmen team looks to continue their work on offense and getting more efficient behind the serving line.

A young boys soccer team continues to improve as the early season moves along.

9/3

The Boys traveled to Mentor for another GCC match up. JVA won 3-0 to improve 2-0 in the conference. Goals scored by James R. (2) and Jake K with assists from Will M. and Jake K. Clean Sheet: Aleks H. and Josh C.

Varsity tied Mentor 0-0.

9/7

The Mustangs hosted Midview on Saturday. JVA dominated the game with possession. Defensively, the Mustangs shut out their 4th straight team while scoring 5 goals. Goals by: James R (2), Jake K, Satino D, and Benny H. Assists by: Luke H, Kevin W, James R, Archit S, and WIll M. Clean Sheet: Aleks H. and Josh C.

Varsity defeated Midview by a score of 5-0. Goals by Greg Sisamis, Andrew Sbarnieciu, Symeon Koronets, Antonio Colabianchi, and Maks Jungeburg. Shut out by Logan Glacken

Mustangs next game: Tuesday at Home vs Shaker Heights

Girls Soccer one had one contest this week as they hosted Mentor on Wednesday night. The Lady Mustangs were victorious against the Cardinals in a 2-0 game. The Lady Mustangs dominated Mentor possessing the ball on their end the majority of the game.

This week, the Lady Mustangs travel to Walsh Jesuit on Monday night to take on the defending state champs. JV starts at 5 followed by Varsity at 7. On Wednesday, the Lady Mustangs will host Shaker Heights for a key GCC game.

Currently, the Lady Mustangs hold a 2-1-2 overall record

Good Luck Lady Mustangs!

Varsity (9-0, 4-0 GCC):The varsity team extended its unbeaten streak to 9 matches with a 3-2 victory at Brunswick on Wednesday before winning at Cleveland Heights 5-0 on Thursday. At Brunswick Mallory Koch (6-2,6-2) and Charlotte Grauel (6-0,6-1) earned two team points at singles before Brunswick earned the team points at third singles and first doubles. Mia Gyure/Kayla Helsel completed a three set comeback to clinch the match for the Mustangs with a 5-7,6-3,6-3 victory that lasted over 2 1/2 hours. On Thursday the team swept Cleveland Heights behind wins by Koch, Grauel, MJ Gillahan, Kadison Rood/Gyure and Helsel/Rahi Borawake. On Saturday the team competed in the highly competitive Highland Invitational comprised of some of the top teams in the area. The Mustangs placed 5th out of 9 teams with 17 points. Koch fell to last year’s state qualifier from Highland 6-4,6-3 before ending the day with a decisive 4-1,4-1 victory over Avon at 1st singles. Grauel used a third set victory to defeat St. Joe’s 5-7,6-2,1-0(10-5) en route to a 4th place victory at second singles. Gillahan placed 6th at 3rd singles, highlighted by a 4-0,4-0 victory over Perry. Rood/Gyure used a three set victory over St. Joes 1-6,6-3,1-0(12-10) en route to a 4th place finish at 1st doubles. Helsel/Keerthana Ragupathi had a big 4-1,4-0 win over Perry at 2nd doubles. This week the Mustangs square off with Medina on Monday at home for a battle of the unbeaten in the GCC followed by a home match vs St. Joe’s on Tuesday before traveling to Aurora on Thursday.Varsity B (3-3-1):The Mustangs fell 4-1 to North Ridgeville’s varsity team on Tuesday in their lone match of the week. Jasmine Kaur/Keerthana Ragupathi picked up a three set victory at 2nd doubles. The team travels to Medina on Monday, hosts St. Joe’s on Tuesday and hosts Aurora on Thursday and will participate in the JV GCC Tournament on Friday.

JV (7-2, 2-1 GCC):The JV team defeated North Ridgeville 5-0 and Brunswick 4-1 this week. Winning for the Mustangs against North Ridgeville was Jessica Hajek, Aliyah Yusko, Palak Jategaonkar, Kate Ingram/Aryana Katiyar and Allie Rusinko/Hannah Eidam. In the victory over Brunswick the team was led by Rihanna Diaz, Leyla Boybekova, Hajek and Yasmin Chavez/Yusko. The team travels to Medina Monday and on Tuesday they travel to Impett Park to face St. Joe’s before participating in the JV GCC Tournament on Friday.

Varsity Runner of the Week!

From Coach Spilker:

“Abby Schneiderman:dropped over a minute from her PR. Abby has ran two variety races so far this year and each week is better than the last”

From Coach Alexander:

“Asa Dailey: Asa ran a great race and a big PR on a difficult course! Asa always has a great attitude at practice and is willing to do what it takes every day. This has been paying off in his races, and will continue to pay off for the rest of the season!

JV Runner of the Week!

From Coach Spilker:

“Addy Mahoney: Led our JV team and matched her season best on a very difficult and hilly course.”

From Coach Alexander:

“Liam Lietzke: Liam went out and attacked his race which resulted in a huge PR! Liam is well on his way to breaking 20. Can’t wait to see his improvements continue in the coming weeks!

Rumble Through the Jungle Recap:

The lady trail-blazing Mustangs traveled to Louisville Kentucky to compete at the Rumble Through the Jungle with Kentucky’s top competitors finishing 4thoverall. Hannah Jicha tore up the competition, besting the field with an 18:38, 12 seconds ahead of the next finisher. Lindsay Magyar, Renee Cicco, Haylee Smith, and Stella Januszewski were our scorers with 150 points. Congrats Ladies!

The Mustang Men topped a field of 37 teams and finished 11thoverall with 295 points. Scoring for varsity was Brendan Gartland (39th17:29), Rhami Istanbouli (48th17:42), Tim Carnes (58th17:58), Luke Weiland (63rd18:01), and Caiden Mobley (87th18:29)

In the open competitions, our Mustangs busted out some great performances with Addison Mahoney finishing 20thoverall with a 23:40 and Katelynn Pechatsko 38thoverall with 24:27 and 1stand 2ndfor the Mustangs. On the boys’ side Aiden Bort (30th20:24) and Liam Lietzke (21st20:24)

The Varsity Football team picked up its first victory of the season in a rain storm against Berea-Midpark by a final of 21-6. Coach Trusnik picked up his first win as Mustangs head coach.

The Mustangs will travel to John Carroll University to take on Benedictine on Saturday night for a 7:00PM kickoff.

As in the past, we are starting off with our High School Role Models. We plan to host meetings at the high school for juniors and seniors interested in taking part. We plan to have our first meeting on September 3rdat 7:20 am, 1:30 pm, and 2:30 pm in the Little Theater. At this meeting, we will inform the students they need to then sign up for an interview time slot, of their choice, between September 16th– 27th(link will be provided soon).

In addition, the students need to know the following information:

·They need to be a junior or senior in good standing with the high school and/or through a background check.

·At our first meeting in September, Role Model expectations will be discussed and applications will be handed out.

·Applications are due backNO LATERthan Friday, September 13th. (There will be NO exceptions past this deadline.)

·Interviews will be held between September 16th– 27th.

·Role Models will be selected and notified September 30th.

·Once selected, there will be a meeting for activity sign-ups on either October 3rd(after school – 2:30 pm) OR October 4th(before school – 7:20 am) in the Little Theater.

Please check the online calendar listed below for the most up to date information and schedules. The calendar is constantly changing and sometimes take up to 24 hours to sync with the Athletic Website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the athletic office for more information.

Click on the link below for the latest Strongsville High School Athletic Calendar

https://www.rschoolohio.org/public/genie/1214/school/4099/

You can also click on the link below to visit the Mustangs Athletic High School website

http://www.strongsvilleathletics.org

The Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) will be raising admission ticket prices for all athletic events beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. In May, GCC principals approved the increase in athletic ticket prices after GCC Athletic Directors conducted a review of ticket prices for surrounding conferences in Northeast Ohio and found most to already be at these price levels. Ticket sales revenue generated from the events is the main source of funding used by member schools to cover costs for sports and the overall athletic department budget. While costs of game officials, security, sporting equipment, along with all the other costs associated with these events have increased and ticket prices have not. The increase is intended to help offset costs without sacrificing family, student and community experiences. This is the first price increase the GCC has issued since the formation of the league in 2020. The GCC consists of member schools Brunswick, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Medina, Mentor, Shaker Heights, and Strongsville.

Varsity Football:

$10 at the gate for Adult/Student General Admission

$8 Adult Presale flat fee until 2 hours before kickoff (was $7)

$5 Student Presale (no change)

*Season tickets for home contests are at the discretion of the home school

Varsity/JV (All other Varsity Sports):

$8 Adult/Student (was $7)

Freshman or JV (stand alone):

$5 Adult/Student (was $4)

Middle School Sports:

$5 Adult/Student (was $4)

Senior Citizens Ticket Prices

Free admission (no change)

GCC Passes

Distributed by individual schools, GCC passes admit one spectator per pass

GCC Tournaments:

$8 Adult/Student (was $7)

No charge for pre-school age children

No Senior Citizen passes accepted

New this year to the Mustangs Athletic Department is the ability for Students and Adults to purchase passes.ADULT PASS: The Athletic Department will offer a 10 EVENT GAME PASS for adults. This pass will be $80.00 dollars for the 10 games. This means any ADULT can use this pass and get entrance into any 10 games they want. With this pass, ADULTS will also receive 1 game free so in total, ADULTS can use this pass for 11 events. This pass can be used multiple times for one event, but will not exceed the 11 games. For more questions on the Adult Pass, please reach out to the Athletic Department.

STUDENT PASS:Once again this year, the Athletic Boosters will pay upwards of $7500 for students to attend sporting events FREE OF CHARGE, EXCEPT for Boys Basketball and Varsity Football. In Boys Basketball and Varsity Football, students MUST purchase a ticket to be admitted into the contest. The Student Pass, which will cost a Student $50.00 for the year, will allow them to get into any Boys Basketball and Varsity Football game at no charge with the pass. In total, there are 16 games between Boys Basketball and Varsity Football, which gives the Students a savings of $30.00 by purchasing the student pass. If you have questions on the Student Pass, please reach out to the Athletic Department.

All Passes will be scanned in at the ticketing gate just like any other ticket and the passes can be stored digitally in the spectator’s phone.

Just a reminder. All athletes need to be enrolled in and pass at least 5 credit hours to be eligible for any Athletic Team. If you have any questions about your schedule or think you may NOT be enrolled in enough credits, please see Mr. Ziegler immediately or visit your guidance counselor. ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY THE QUARTER GRADES AND NOT THE SEMESTER GRADES. IF YOU ARE DEEMED INELIGIBLE, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE ATHLETIC OFFICE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CCP CLASSES AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THE CLASS AS OF THE START DATE OF THE SEMESTER

If you have questions about eligibility, please be sure to contact the Athletic Office or email Mr. Ziegler atdziegler@scsmustangs.org

Anyone interested in purchasing Mustangs Athletic gear can do at the link below. Please keep in mind that this site is open 24/7 365 days a year and everything can be customized by sport. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the athletic department

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