Luke Judge

Lakota student athletes are back from spring break and will begin today, April 25, a very busy week during the spring sports season. The biggest event could be the annual Coaches Classic boys’ tennis tournament, which will take place Thursday, April 28 and Saturday, April 30. The coaches seed meeting for the tournament is scheduled for today at St. Xavier at 6:30 p.m.

also, at the end of the week, the baseball, softball and tennis state tournament draws will take place. In baseball, Lakota East is currently in first place in the Greater Miami Conference. In softball, the Thunderhawks were ranked No. 1 in the state in last week’s Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association poll.

There are also a couple of Lakota East/Lakota West rivalry games this week. Weather pending, the two schools will face off in baseball Monday, April 25, at Lakota West at 4:30 p.m. and in girls’ lacrosse this Thursday, April 28, at Lakota West at 7 p.m. In the gym, Lakota East will also visit Lakota West to play a boys’ volleyball match this Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m.

Here is a look at the rest of the weekly schedule:

Lakota West – Tennis – vs. Cin. Hills Christian at 4 p.m. Lakota East – Softball – vs. Colerain at 4:30 p.m. Lakota West – Softball – at Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. Lakota East at Lakota West – Baseball – at 4:30 p.m.

Lakota East – Tennis – vs. Mason at 4 p.m. Lakota West – Tennis – vs. Princeton at 4 p.m. Lakota East and Lakota West – Track – at Princeton Inv. at 4 p.m. Lakota East at Lakota West – Boys’ Volleyball – at 7 p.m. Lakota West– Girls’ Lacrosse – vs. Mason at 7 p.m. Lakota East– Girls’ Lacrosse – at Cin. Hills Christian at 7:30 p.m.

Lakota East – Tennis – vs. Loveland at 4 p.m. Lakota West – Tennis – vs. Elder at 4 p.m. Lakota East – Softball – at Mason at 4:30 p.m. Lakota West – Softball – vs. Bishop Ready at 4:30 p.m. Lakota West – Baseball – vs. Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. Lakota East – Baseball – vs. Sycamore at 5 p.m. Lakota West – Boys’ Volleyball – vs. Wayne at 7 p.m. Lakota East– Boys’ Lacrosse – at Bishop Fenwick at 7:30 p.m. Lakota West– Boys’ Lacrosse – at St. Xavier at 7:30 p.m.

Lakota East and Lakota West – Tennis – GCTCA – TBA Lakota East – Softball – vs. Fairborn at 4:30 p.m. Lakota West – Softball – vs. Butler (Vandalia) at 4:30 p.m. Lakota East – Baseball – at Oak Hills at 5 p.m. Lakota East – Boys’ Volleyball – at Middletown at 7 p.m. Lakota West – Boys’ Volleyball – at Mason at 7 p.m. Lakota East at Lakota West – Girls’ Lacrosse – at 7 p.m.

Lakota East – Softball – vs. Middletown at 4:30 p.m. Lakota West – Softball – vs. Colerain at 4:30 p.m.

Lakota West – Baseball – at Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. Lakota East – Baseball – at Sycamore at 5 p.m. Lakota East– Boys’ Lacrosse – vs. Anderson at 7:30 p.m. Lakota West– Boys’ Lacrosse – vs. Turpin at 7:30 p.m.

Lakota East and Lakota West – Tennis – GCTCA – TBA Lakota West– Boys’ Lacrosse – at Mason at 1 p.m.

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