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Lakota West unofficially clinched a Division I, Region 4 playoff berth after shutting out Colerain 48-0 on Oct. 9, with senior Kenyon Norman rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns in the first half.
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Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Oct. 13 letting Ohio colleges grant fifth-year eligibility to Class of 2022 athletes despite NCAA rules, a move with ties to Lakota West graduates competing at the college level.
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Lakota East boys soccer jumped to No. 1 in the area rankings after a 3-1 road win over previously top-ranked Fairfield, setting up a Thursday crosstown matchup against Lakota West at Liberty Township.
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Lakota East girls cross country opened its 2026 season with a 14th-place finish at the Saturday Night Lights meet, led by sophomore Alyssa Brown's 21st-place run and a nearly two-minute year-over-year improvement from sophomore Ava Kidd.
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Unbeaten Lakota West (2-0) travels to Mason (1-1) on Friday for a Week 3 Greater Miami Conference matchup, led by Kenyon Norman's conference-best 378 rushing yards and a defense anchored by Judah Blair's 26 tackles and Roman Combs' three interceptions.
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Lakota East junior Jacob Turner ran 16:56.6 to lead the Thunderhawks at the Centerville Saturday Night Lights Invitational, the team's first cross country meet of 2026.
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Lakota East's girls soccer team saw its two-game shutout streak end in a 4-0 loss to unbeaten Ross on Sept. 1, dropping the Lady Hawks to 3-2-1 as they prepare for a GMC matchup at Fairfield.
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Lakota West girls soccer opens the 2026 season 4-0 and claims the No. 1 spot in the weekly area soccer rankings, while Lakota East's boys (No. 2) and girls (No. 4) also crack the top five heading into GMC play.
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Lakota West 2021 graduate Jackson Kuwatch, a seventh-round pick out of Miami University, earned a spot on the Carolina Panthers' 53-man roster, drawing praise from Firebirds coach Tom Bolden and former defensive coordinator Carlton Gray.
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Lakota East girls tennis swept Middletown 5-0 in the Thunderhawks' Greater Miami Conference opener on Monday, Aug. 24, with singles wins from Emese Watkins, Zara Parson and Scarlett Black powering the shutout and improving the team to 2-2 overall.
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Abby Vogelmann, Bailey Bacher and Gianna Perry scored as Lakota East girls soccer beat Springboro 3-1 on Aug. 18 for the Lady Hawks' first win of 2026; the team sits at 1-1-1 after three games.
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The 30th meeting between Lakota East and Lakota West is sold out at Firebird Stadium, with an estimated 5,000 fans expected for Friday's 7 p.m. kickoff as both teams open Greater Miami Conference play at 1-0.
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Junior Miles Polacheck has scored three goals in four matches as Lakota East boys soccer opens the 2026 season at 2-1-1, highlighted by a 3-2 road win over Little Miami and a 1-0 shutout of Middletown.
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The Lady Hawks have won four consecutive tournament titles to open the 2026 fall season, with junior captain Jenna Schmidt earning two medalist honors and an individual runner-up finish across the early slate.
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