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Spartans Set for State!
The Spar10s are set to compete in the OHSAA State Meet TONIGHT at 7:05pm! Watch the Spartans live through their INSTAGRAM feed: @turpin_gymnastics stream will begin at 7:05pm OR Streaming is available through OHSAA
Turpin Spartans Eliminated in Sectional Finals
Co ECC Champs Turpin was defeated once again in the Sectional Championship game this time by the #2 ranked team in the State, the St. X Bombers. Turpin found themselves down early 16-4. The Spartans battled to cut the lead to 3 in the 3rd quarter but
State Meet Highlights
Turpin Swimmers Finish Strong at State Meet! Special Congrats to Ava Sutphin who stood on the Championship Podium- taking 6th place. Will Meyers set a New Team Record in the 100 Backstroke at the District Meet. 50.42!!! And 6
Wrestling Wraps Up Season At Sectionals
The varsity wresters made their way to Lakota East for the 2021 Sectional tournament. The team wrapped up a difficult year of quarantines and injuries. They battled hard and had two sixth place wrestlers - freshman Linkyn Schardt and junior AJ Aquilia.
Swim District Highlights!
Turpin Swim Girls take 3rd Place at Districts out of 29 Division 1 schools- losing only to Mason and just 2 pts. behind St. Ursula! Boys take 14th. STATE MEET this weekend in Canton! 10 swimmers and 2 divers will compete! Good Luck!! GIRLS
Spar10s Are District Champs
Forest Hills School District will be well represented at the state gymnastics meet on March 5 and 6. Turpin finished first and Anderson second and only the top two teams advanced. This last happened in 2005 where we both qualified
Swim Success at Sectional Meet on Feb. 5 and 6! Girls take 1st and Boys steal 2nd. Some amazing successive finishes and solid swims from both teams.
For the Ladies: Eva Watts has a “perfect” meet, winning all 4 of her events. The Johnson twins finish within 0.41 seconds to take 1-2 in the 100 Fly! Ava Sutphin, Morgan Slaney, and Olivia Geiger go 1-2-3 in the 200 Free- finishing within
Gymnastics Update
The Gymnasts finished in 3rd place at the city championships with lots of personal best scores coming in as the season gets ready to wrap up. Floor started off excellent with all six scoring their highest of the season. Maycee led the way with a
Turpin Takes Share of ECC Title
The Lebanon Warriors traveled to Klinger Court with lots of motivation. A win would guarantee them at least a piece of the ECC title, while at the same time, denying Turpin’s share of the top spot. It would also avenge their only ECC
Spartans Defeat Milford!
The Spartans kept their ECC title hopes alive with a 47-33 win over the visiting Milford Eagles. Turpin raced out to an early 8-0 lead en route to the victory! Brady Hardewig hit back to back 3 point baskets as well as a step back long 2 off the
Spartans Rally Falls Short at Loveland
The Turpin Spartans went into their Tuesday night matchup at Loveland on a roll, winners of 5 out of 6 and 3 in a row including consecutive hard-fought battles over Walnut Hills and rival Anderson. The matchup against the Tigers was the 7th game in 15
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Matthew Johnson
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Matthew Johnson! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Will Guy
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Will Guy! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Spartans Ground Eagles
The re-match between the Spartans and the Eagles lived up to the hype as Turpin avenged it’s only league loss 5 days prior to this same Walnut Hills team. Turpin used toughness and down the stretch execution to defeat the visiting Eagles
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Ethan Zinn
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Ethan Zinn! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Wrestling vs West Union and Finneytown
Fresh out of quarantine, the wrestling team traveled to West Union for a tri-meet with Finneytown and West Union on Saturday. The combined varsity and JV grapplers had a great day after a long layoff, scoring 13 wins out of 14 matches. Carson
Turpin Swim, JV Girls End Season at Mason Invite
Turpin Swim- JV Girls- had an amazing end to the season at the Mason Invite on Jan. 31. The talent and speed of this group shows the depth of Turpin’s girls team. Times dropped like crazy; almost 100 seconds were collectively deducted from seed
Spartans Sweep Forest Road
The Spartans headed across town to play rival Anderson for the second time this season. Following the tip, the Spartans quickly jumped out in front off the basket from Claire Kilmkowski. Anderson quickly gained the lead off a three point basket, but that
Spartans Fall to Warriors
Hitting the road again, the Spartans headed up to Lebanon to take on the Warriors for their second matchup of the season. The Spartans started quickly, scoring the opening basket of the game off the basket by Sophia Schiano. The team was quickly hit with a
Turpin Swim and Dive Beats Anderson
Anderson vs. Turpin- No contest...yet another WIN for the Spartans on Saturday, Jan. 30. Turpin took FIRST in all but 4 individual events- Anderson’s Maggie O’Toole and Justin Dostal earned their first places, well done. Spirits and
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Theisen Lee
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Theisen Lee! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Max Gundrum
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Max Gundrum! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Spartans Dismantle Knights, 69-52
After torching Anderson earlier in the week, the Spartans kept the flame burning against Kings on Friday night, to maintain the top spot in the ECC. Brady Hardewig led all scorers with 16 points, and he notched the home team’s first points of the
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Matt Sheffer
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Matthew Sheffer! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Jack Cnota
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Jack Cnota! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Turpin Township
It had been 16 days since the Spartans took the court so a little rust was to be expected. However when you have Forest Hills rival Anderson as your first game back...rust is not an option! Turpin outscored Anderson 17-2 in the 2nd quarter and
Turpin Swim Shines at ECC Meet!
ECC Swimming/Diving: Girls-1st/ Boys 2nd! ECC Champions- Alexandra Johnson, Olivia Geiger, Lucia Johnson, Eva Watts, Ava Sutphin, Olivia Studenka, and Lily Blankenship. Girls dominated the meet with their speed and depth. Boys had speed and spirit
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Dominic Cantrella
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Dominic Cantrella! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Boys Basketball Senior Spotlight: Jaiden Alcalde
Meet Senior Boys Basketball player Jaiden Alcalde! Click HERE to view the interview!
Thank you to Scott Sheffer for coordinating and interviewing our Spartans!
Spartans Clip Eagles, Solidify 1st Place in ECC
The Turpin Spartans went on the road in a tough ECC battle against the Milford Eagles and emerged victorious in a tightly played game. Brady Hardewig scored 14 and Theissen Lee added 13 for the Spartans (5-0 ECC, 6-3 Overall) as they maintained their
Crusaders Outlast the Spartans
After knocking off the Elder Panthers a week earlier, the Turpin Spartans faced another GCL Goliath, when the Moeller Crusaders traveled to Klinger Court. The Spartans gave Moe all they could handle, led by Brady Hardewig’s 16, along with 9 each
Gymnastics Update
On Saturday January 23 the team traveled to Centerville for the 8 team Elk Invite . The Spar10's squeaked by Beavercreek to win by a .3 margin. Scoring on vault were Maycee Herzog 1st ,Alyssa Carney 3rd, Anna Grimes
JV Girls Sweep Anderson!
The Girls JV Spartan basketball team upped their winning streak to 6 games on Saturday with a dominating 34-16 victory, and season sweep, over rival Anderson. Paige Dornheggen and Kate Palmer each netted 10 points for Turpin (7-5 overall, 6-3 ECC) in
Spartans Prevail Over Wolves
The Spartans were back at Klinger Court, following a big road win, taking on ECC rival, West Clermont. The game began with an early steal which led to the first basket by Sophia Schiano off the assist from Claire Klimkowski. The Wolves kept the game close
Spartans Keep Winning Streak Alive Against Warriors
The Spartans traveled up to Winton Woods for a Saturday afternoon matchup with the Warriors. The game began with the Spartans winning the opening tip but they were unable to capitalize on the early possession leading the Warriors to score the opening basket
Swim Vs Mariemont!
Jan. 9th vs. Mariemont: Swim Success continues as Girls win 180-144. Unfortunately, boys lost a close meet, 156-140. With no more dual meets until the ECC on Jan. 23, it’s been a challenging year with swimmers in and out of quarantine.
King of the Hill
The Spartan Wrestling team hosted McNick and Anderson for The King of the Hill Thursday night. The young team wrestled well against Anderson (we did not wrestle McNick). The combined JV and Varsity squad won 7 of 11
JV Girls Stay Hot Against Warriors
The Turpin JV girls basketball team continued their 2021 roll, winning their 5th game in a row in the new year 40-24 over the Lebanon Warriors. The Spartans (6-5 overall, 5-3 ECC) won for the 6th time in their last 7 matchups dating back to December and
Swim Meet Highlights!
2021 Starts with Swim Success! Jan. 5, Turpin Girls and Boys BOTH beat Milford. 119-63 and 101-68 respectively. Live Feeds allowed parents to cheer from home and swimmers to complete. Pool temperature was warmer than usual, said a swimmer, but
Spartans Win Big on Senior Night
The Spartans began the New Year with a big game, taking on cross-town rival Anderson. This game was a special one for the Spartans who were celebrating Senior Night, honoring their one and only senior, Brooke Painter. The game started with the opening tip
Spartans Win 7 In A Row!
The Spartans hit the road for their first road trip of the new year, heading just down the road to Mariemont for a matchup against the Warriors. Early on, both teams struggled with getting points on the board. The first Spartan basket came more than halfway
Spartans Tame Tigers
Turpin erased an early 8-0 deficit to come from behind and defeat the scrappy Tigers of Loveland. The victory gives the Spartans sole possession of first place in the ECC early in league play. Brady Hardewig got Turpin going with 6 straight points
Gymnastics Update
The gymnastics team finally gets to say #wehadaseason - as they had their first meet on Saturday at the 12 team Country Day Cup. It was a bit different this year, but what isn't. The meet was held in 3 sessions and no fans, but online
Spartans Win Big Against the Highlanders
The Spartans continued their home game stand with a game against Oak Hills. The game started with the opening tip going to the Spartans who capitalized with a quick basket by Sophia Schiano. Baskets by Cecelia Hilgefort and Claire Klimkowski brought the
Girls JV Ring in 2021 With Win Over Rival!
The Turpin JV Girls Basketball team welcomed 2021 the same way they said farewell to 2020: with a league win. This time the Spartans (2-5 overall, 2-3 ECC) beat their cross-township arch-rival Basketball Team 33-25 in front of the socially distanced
Senior Night Swim Meet!
At the last meet of 2020, spirits were high for Senior Night, as we celebrated the achievements and future plans of: Hannah Aman, Abby Hardewig, Sami Lingo, Elizabeth Liu, Caroline Rupp, Morgan Slaney, Claire Studenka, Eva Watts, and Hirak Basu. Best of luck
Spartans Show Grit at "The Pit"; Beat Elder 52-50
As the Spartans traveled to the West Side to take on the number four ranked team in the state, it’s not likely that many outside of the Spartan locker room gave Turpin a chance prior to tip-off. However, the Spartans put together a solid team
Win Against Panthers Marks Three in a Row!
The Spartans were back home for an ECC matchup against the Panthers from Little Miami. The game started off with an early three pointer from Brooke Painter but the Panthers quickly took the lead following a couple of three pointers on their behalf. The
Spartans Fall to Lancers 55-50
Seniors Dom Cantrella and Ethan Zinn each scored 13 points and Theissen Lee hauled in 7 boards, but it wasn’t enough as the Turpin Spartans fell to the visiting LaSalle Lancers 55-50 Tuesday night. The Spartans (3-3 overall, 3-0 ECC) and the
JV Girls Declaw Tigers For First Win!
Paige Dornheggen did her best Steph Curry impersonation in lighting up the scoreboard with 4 3-point field goals as the JV Spartans rolled to their first victory of the season. Dornheggen 15 points overall led Turpin (1-4 overall, 1-3 ECC) past the
