Big Walnut High School Wins Ralph Young All-Sports Award for Fourth Time in Five Years

Big Walnut High School Wins Ralph Young All-Sports Award for Fourth Time in Five YearsSUNBURY, OH — Big Walnut High School is proud to announce it has once again captured the prestigious Ralph Young All-Sports Award, marking the fourth time in five years the Golden Eagles have earned the top honor in the Ohio Capital Conference (OCC)(Capital Division).This year’s race was one of the closest in recent memory. Big Walnut finished with a 2.640 average, narrowly edging out Worthington Kilbourne’s 2.800 average to reclaim the title. The defining moment came at the OCC Track and Field Championships, where the Girls Track and Field team secured the OCC Championship, and the Boys Track and Field team finished second, securing the award for the Golden Eagles.“This recognition reflects the full scope of what it means to be a Big Walnut Golden Eagle,” said Athletic Director Brian Shelton. “Winning the Ralph Young Award four times in five years is a reflecti

MS Fall Sports Information 2025.26 - Tryouts - Camps/Clinics - Coach Contacts

See the attched file for the MS Fall Sports Information 2025-26.  

2025 Fall Sports - Information - Tryouts - Camps - Contact Information

          General Information All student-athletes must sign up in Final Formshttps://bigwalnut-oh.finalforms.com/students All student-athletes must have an updated on physical on file to participatehttps://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports-Medicine/2025-26PPE.pdf Football - Curtis Crager curtiscrager@bwls.netSummer Calendar posted on Sportsyou as well as athletic websiteYouth Camp: Tues-Thurs. May 26th-28th (9:00-10:30 1st-3rd & 11:30-1:00 4th-6th)Middle School Camp: Mon-Thurs. July 14th-17 (6:00-8:30 at the Middle School)Strength Training: M, W, Th: 8:00-11:00 am (9th-12th)Camp Days: M-Wed: July 21st-26th: 8:00-1:30 p.m. (9th-12th) Cheerleading - Anna Laux - annalaux@bwls.netSummer Lifting Tuesday/Thursdays 9:30-10:30 AM starting June 3rdSummer practices Tuesday/Thursdays 7:30-10:30 starting July 1stCamp August 5th-8th, 2025 - Mason, OHGameday choreography August 10th, 7am-4pm, BWH

OHSAA STATE TRACK AND FIELD GAMEDAY INFORMATION

MS Archie Griffin Award 2024-2025

Each year, the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award is given to one middle school male and one middle school female student-athlete from each school in the Ohio High School Athletic Association. This award is the highest honor a student athlete can achieve from our school. The award is named after a famous Ohio native, Archie Griffin, who was a two-time Heisman Trophy winner and a leader on and off the field. The purpose is to recognize those who exemplify the ideals of sportsmanship and demonstrate qualities like integrity, leadership, a positive attitude, academic discipline, humility and volunteerism. We are honored and proud to share that the 2024-25 Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award winners at BWMS are Brynlee Buirley and Jacob Arriaga. Congratulations to these two amazing student-athletes who go above and beyond in the athletic arena, the classroom and our community. 

Erin Hoover - State Bound - Girls Track - High Jump

Congrats to Soph Erin Hoover for qualifying to compete in the OHSAA State Track and Field Championships that will be held at Jessie Owens Stadium.  Erin completed a jump of 5'4" to place third at regionals.  Erin will compete at states on Saturday, June 7th, at noon.  State Track and Field Schedulehttps://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Track-Field/2025/2025TrackStateMeetSchedule.pdfRegional Results:https://milesplit.live/meets/679950/events/27/results/F/F>

MS 2025-26 Cross Country Summer & Fall Schedule

See attached file. Please note, all dates are subject to change. Continue to check the SportsYou group for updates as well as Final Forms. 

MS Cross Country June Runs & SportsYou Details

MS Cross Country June Runs Schedule & SportsYou DetailsMessage from Coach Coey - I hope everyone is having a good start to your summer. A message was sent out in Final Forms as well. For those not able to register in FF just yet (until the new school year is activated after June 1) then you will still have this information to receive updates.  We will be doing our June runs Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:30pm-8pm, starting Tuesday, June 3rd at McNamara Park.This will be the only communication through Final Forms that you receive. Everything from here on will be through SportsYou. Our MS XC team channel in SportsYou is KXUH-Q5PC. I have added an attachment on how to access that if you have not already done so. If you are a rising 9th grader, and you want to get some miles in, you are welcome to join us also but make sure you are working with your HS coaches to be sure you are on the same page. If you are a parent and you want to come walk/run to help keep eyes

MS Summer Tennis Open Nets 2025 Details

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Twenty-three Big Walnut High School student-athletes sign to compete at the collegiate level

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, twenty-three Big Walnut High School student-athletes sign to compete at the collegiate level. See the link below for pictures from the ceremony.  https://bigwalnutathletics.net/main/eventPhotoList/folderID/112764/id/0AthleteSportCollege/UniversityDenza AllenBasketballBowling Green UniversityNathan WardCC/TrackUniversity of Rio GrandeOlivia SpleteGirls GolfDefiance CollegeHunter BergstenTrackAshland UniversityTyler GoetzmanGolfMount Vernon NazareneNate TrippGolfOhio WesleyanJake SpannGolfOhio WesleyanAinsley CurranSoccerOtterbein UniversityTanner HyltonSoccerHiram College Seth TydingsSoccerUniversity of Wisconsin, WhitewaterKyla KlausGirls Lacrosse Otterbein UniversityBryce LawhunBoys VolleyballBaldwin WallaceAidan WestFootballOhio WesleyanClaire VarvelLacrosseLake Erie CollegeAmadu BahSoccerMercyhurst UniversityKaty WaltonCheer-StuntAshland UniversityNatalie ReidaVolleyballShawnee StateBrody KingCC/TrackUniversity of Rio GrandeAdah-Mary DarstWre

College Signing Celebration Day Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 3 pm - BWHS Gymnasium

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, we will celebrate the college signing of the following Big Walnut HS athletes in the Big Walnut HS gymnasium at 3 pm. Please join us to celebrate our student-athletes' success. AthleteSportCollege/UniversityDenza AllenBasketballBowling Green UniversityNathan WardCC/TrackUniversity of Rio GrandeOlivia SpleteGirls GolfDefiance CollegeHunter BergstenTrackAshland UniversityTyler GoetzmanGolfMount Vernon NazareneNate TrippGolfOhio WesleyanJake SpannGolfOhio WesleyanAinsley CurranSoccerOtterbein UniversityTanner HyltonSoccerHiram College Seth TydingsSoccerUniversity of Wisconsin, WhitewaterKyla KlausGirls Lacrosse Otterbein UniversityBryce LawhunBoys VolleyballBaldwin WallaceAidan WestFootballOhio WesleyanClaire VarvelLacrosseLake Erie CollegeAmadu BahSoccerMercyhurst UniversityKaty WaltonCheer-StuntAshland UniversityNatalie ReidaVolleyballShawnee StateBrody KingCC/TrackUniversity of Rio GrandeAdah-Mary DarstWrestlingJohn Carroll UniversityDomoni

Varsity Baseball vs Mount Vernon - OHSAA Regional Semifinal - Gameday Information - Bracket

Tickets:  Online at www.ohsaa.org/tickets or cash at the gateWinner plays Thursday, June 5, 2025, 2 pm @ Grove City vs (New Albany/St Charles)https://officials.myohsaa.org/Admin/Bracket/PublicBracket?TournamentId=4551 

Davis and Katta qualify for D1 OHSAA Tennis Districts

Top-seeded Owen Davis and Suhass Katta qualified for D1 OHSAA Districts by winning all of their matches on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. District seed matches will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Upper Arlington High School.

Boys Middle School Lacrosse - OMSL Tournament

The boys lacrosse team played in the Ohio Middle School Lacrosse tournament this pas weekend. Teams from all over Ohio met to compete and settle it on the field. The Eagles began the day on Saturday with a 9-3 victory over Milford, followed by a fantastic 11-5 win against Rocky River. On Sunday, the team battled Jones Middle School from Upper Arlington. Despite losing the game, the team showed grit and heart. The coaches and parents were very proud of the effort, the teamwork, and the respect that the boys demonstrated throughout the weekend.Congratulations on an impressive and successful season!

CoEd Middle School Track - Newark Invitational

Big Walnut Track and Field travelled to Newark for the final Invitational of the season Boys - Finished 3rd place with 121 point 4x800 - 2nd place - Wyatt Burton, Dylan Clark, Finn Long, and Jacob Sebald110 meter hurdles - 1st and 2nd Place - Brayden Giesler and Cohen Winters100 meter hash - 2nd and 7th Place - Brayden Giesler and Chris Brown Jr. 4x200 - 4th place - Chris Brown Jr, Titus Brockman, Kelan Giesler, and Jacob Leach1600 meter run - 4th and 5th Place - John Coey and Leo Bianconi4x100 - 4th place - Chris Brown Jr, Colton Evans, Kelan Giesler, and Grant Patterson400 meter dash - 4th and 6th place - Colton Evans and Andrew Nieset200 meter hurdles - 2nd place and 5th place - Cohen Winters and Alex Dull800 meter run - 5th and 7th place - John Coey and Leo Bianconi200 meter dash - 3rd and 7th place - Brayden Giesler and Charles Gray-Douce4x400 - 3rd place - Jacob Leach, Colton Evans, Cohen Winters, and Grant PattersonLong Jump - 4th and 8th place - Grant Patterson a

Girls Middle School Lacrosse - Shamrock Invitational

The girls lacrosse team took 2nd place this weekend at the shamrock invitational. Each player contributed to the success of our team tremendously and allowed us to walk away with a 17 point goal differential. 

Varsity Girls Track claims the Delaware County Title

Boys 8th Baseball vs. Marysville Bunsold 5/8/25

17-1 Win over MarysvilleJackson Haught with the win, 4 innings pitched with 6 strikeouts.  Kane Horba and Sander Largent each had 2 hits.  Owen Leffler, Jacob McDonough, Zavier Buckley, Bentley Collins, Parker Albright, Dom Vitale, Cullan Dunson, and Jackson Kolesar each had a hit.  The team finishes the year a perfect 13-0.  224 runs were scored.  19 runs were given up defensively, only 7 of those earned.  

Girls 8th Softball vs. Genoa Middle School

8th grade softball beat Genoa MS in a great extra innings game last night in dramatic fashion - 6 to 5. The Jags took a one run lead in the 7th but the Eagles tied it up with an RBI single from Olivia Long. In the 8th, Avery Moravita started off the inning with a double to left and Josey Durst finished the inning off with a walkoff single that scored Avery for the victory.  Maddy Baucke, Maggie Adams, and Olivia had multiple hits and Ashlyn Greathouse pitched a great game from the circle.  Key defensive plays were made by Jenna Cousere, Gabby Delgenio, and Callie Bowman to secure the win.  Great win for the Eagles.

Girls 7th Softball vs. Minerva Park Middle School

7th grade softball defeated Minerva Park 25-15 in a fantastic season ending win! Lilly Franklin had two great plays at shortstop in the last inning.  Kori Batt hit an in the park home run while Zoey Greenawalt hit a nice shot to center for an out of the park home run.  

Boys Middle School Lacrosse vs. Dempsey Middle School

The boys lax team won again last night, thumping Delaware by a score of 16-1. The offense played a fantastic ball control game, highlighted by patience and grea decision making. Goal Scorers for the Eagles were Peyton with 5, Gavin with 4, Carter with 2, and Maclain, Aidan, Jalen, Auggie and Jackson with 1 goal each. Besides scoring twice, Carter filled out the stats book with 2 ground balls, 1 broken Delaware stick, and 1 huge hit. The face off specialists of Max and Jace were excellent again, winning 96% of face off opportunities. The boys will play again this weekend as they are entered in the OMSSL tournament in Dublin. GO EAGLES!!!

Big Walnut Varsity Boys Tennis - 2025 OCC Champions - Back to back

Congratulations to Coach Ryan Balaz and the Big Walnut Boys Tennis Team for winning the OCC Championship and finishing league play with an undefeated record of 6-0. Big Walnut has now claimed the OCC boys tennis title for two consecutive seasons.  OHSAA Tournament play begins next week, and for the first time in school history, our doubles team of Owen Davis and Suhaas Katta will compete together as the number one seed. This marks a significant milestone, as it is the first time, for either boys or girls, that Big Walnut has had a player seeded first at sectionals in Division 1. Congrats on a great season and good luck next week.Go Eagles! 

Kennedy Stambaugh scores her 100th goal in an 18-0 win over Westerville North

Congrats to Kennedy Stambaugh for scoring her 100th career goal in an 18-0 win over Westerville North on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.   The win moved the Lady Eagles into a tie for second place in the OCC.   

Girls 7th Softball vs. Genoa Middle School on 5.2.25

On Friday, 7th grade softball almost came back from a 6 run deficit in the 6th inning against Westerville Genoa with a double from Lilly Franklin and a triple from Jordan Dragon but ended up coming just short (5-6). Our record is 7-4. 

CoEd Middle School Track - Pickerington Lakeview Invite @ Pickerington North HS

Big Walnut Track and Field traveled to Pickerington North for the Lakeview Invitational. The athletes braved the rain and wind and gave it their all.  The boys tied for 5th with a total of 43 points. Contributing to those points were  4x800 - 6th place - Jacob Sebald, Finn Long, Jude Maury, and Andy Nieset110 Hurdles - 3rd place - Braydan Giesler100 Meters - 7th place - Braydan Giesler4x200 - 8th place - Chris Brown Jr, Titus Brockman, Kelan Giesler, and Charles Gray-Douce1600 Meters - 2nd place - John Coey400 Meters - 8th place - Colton Evans200 Hurdles - 6th place - Cohen WintersHigh Jump - Tie for 3rd place was Rocco Pentello and Alex DullLong Jump - 3rd place - Grant Patterson and 7th place Asahel BiswaShot put - 8th place - Chris Wolfe The girls finished 2nd with a total of 84 points. Contributing to those points were 4x800 - 2nd place - Lanie White, Emma Shultz, Lindsey Cochran, and Cambrie Eifert100 Hurdles - 5th place - Brynlee Buirley100 Mete

Boys Middle School Tennis vs. Lakeview Junior High School

Great job goes out to the boys tennis team for their 5-0 victory over Pickerington Lakeview. Boys tennis is now 8-3 for the season.Winning in singles for the Eagles were Evan Cunningham and Evan Palmer. Winning in doubles were Logan Ewing and Nickolai Akruzhnou, Lucas Erwing and Anderson Roby and Rui Bateman and Danny Vo.   

Boys 8th Baseball vs. Gahanna West Middle School

Jackson Haught with the complete game win throwing 6 innings allowing 0 earned runs and striking out 4.  Cullan Dunson led the way with 2 hits and 2. RBIs.  Kane Horba and Jack Sonagere each had 2 hits.   Parker Albright and Jackson Kolesar each had 1 RBI. 

Boys Middle School Lacrosse vs. McCord Middle School

Once again, the boys' lacrosse team won again last night, defeating the Worthington Wolves by a score of 15-1. After a sluggish start, the offense erupted for 9 goals in the 2nd period. Leading scorers for the team were Jackson with 5 goals, Gavin with 3, Peyton and Maclain with 2 each, as well as Auggie, Brady, and Brock Eckelbarger each with 1 goal.For the season, Gavin League now holds the school record with 34 goals scored in one season. Peyton has had a fantastic all around offensive season with 27 goals 26 assists and 37 ground balls recovered. Jackson has scored 25 times this season. Amazing stats on offense! Keep it going Eagles!The boys travel to Berlin Monday May 5 with a 6:00 start.

Boys Middle School Lacrosse vs. Berkshire Middle School

The boys team won again last night, this time hammering a very over matched Olentangy Berkshire team by 19-0. Amazing performance took place up and down the field, as the Big Walnut offense dominated the possessions, ground balls, and scoreboard. Several  players scored their first goals of the season, including Jalen Jones, Clark Reckner, Jace Leonard and Brady Ruegg who scored twice.The duo of Jace Leonard and Max Osborne combined for a perfect 18 out of 18 on faceoffs, as well as combining for a total of 16 controlled balls. A special shout out to the goalies Max Shearer and Tyler Grannell who each stopped every shot attempt by Berkshire. Tyler also had a fantastic outlet clearing pass that eventually led to another Eagle goal. 

Girls 8th Softball vs. Teays Valley West MS - Double Header

The 8th grade softball team split a doubleheader with Teays Valley on Saturday.  The Eagles could not recover from an early Vikings lead in the first game.  Maggie Adams had 3 hits and Joslyn Shaver had a run in the comeback attempt.  The Eagles bats came alive in the second game recording 16 hits.  Avery Moravitz had 3 of those including 2 doubles and Jenna Couser added 3 hits with one being a triple.  Gabby DelGenio used quality at bats and nifty baserunning to contribute to the win.  The Eagles are 7-4 on the season and take on Orange, Berlin, and Pickerington Lakeview this week.

CoEd Middle School Track @ Joe Lenge Memorial Invite (Dublin)

Big Walnut Track and Field travelled to Dublin Scioto on Saturday to compete in the Joe Lenge Memorial Invitational. There were 16 total teams there. Both Boys and Girls battled and fought hard.  Girls finished 1st in the invitational with a total score of 65. 4x800 relay - 7th place - Reagan Crawford, Ella Evans, Emma Shultz, Carlie McGann4x200 relay - 3rd place - Rachel Kofi-Opata, Kenley Neverman, Addison Elliott, Emma Owings 4x100 relay - 6th place - Rachel Kofi-Opata Addison Elliott Madeline Chhuom Kenley Neverman 100 m - 5th place - Rachel Kofi-Opata 800 m - 2nd place - Cambrie Eifert and Lanie White in 6th place 1600 m - 5th place - Lanie White and Cambrie Eifert in 6th place 200 m hurdles - 4th place - Brynlee Buirley Long jump - 2nd place - Brynlee Buirley Shot put - 1st place - Soleil Stanford Discus - 2nd place - Soleil Stanford and Ava Andreini finishing 6