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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

8th Softball Highlights

The 8th grade softball team continued their winning ways by beating Olentangy Berlin 7 to 3 in some difficult playing conditions. Ashlyn Greathouse had another complete game win from the circle and she was helped by some outstanding defense from Maggie Adams, Josey Durst, and Joslyn Shaver.  Offense was highlighted by a perfectly executed bunt by Chloe Rice that scored an insurance run in the 7th.  The 4-0 Eagles play Olentangy Shanahan Thursday at home.

MS Track Highlights 4.16.25

Congrats to the boys on track and field team for beating NA with a score of 69-50. 1st place finisher 110 & 200 Hurdles - Cohen Winters100 & 200 Meter - Braydan Giesler4x200 - Camden Stephens, Titus Brockman, Louie Formen, Charlie Gray-Douce4x100 - CJ Brown Jr, Camden Stephens, Cohen Winters, Grant Patterson400 M - Charle Grey-Douce4x400 - Jacob Leach, Andy Nieset, Colton Evans, Wyatt BurtonDiscus - Chris Wolfe Congrats to the girls on track and field team for beating NA with a score of 81-38.  1st 100 & 200 hurdles - Brylnee Buirley100 m - Emma OwingsGirls sweep the relays1600 - Cambrie Eifert800 m - Lindsey Cochran200 m - Kenley NevermanShot - Soleil Stanford Big Walnut travels to Granville for their 1st invitational on Friday

MS Boys Tennis Highlights 4.15.25

Great job goes out to the boys tennis team last night on their 4-1 victory over Olentangy. They are now 4-1 for the season. Winning in doubles for the Ealges were Rui Bateman and Dalton Robertson, Vincent and Ronan Fisher, Jacob Anthony and Pierce Campbell, Jesse Rehmert and Gavin Nagra.Good luck against Gahanna. 

8th Baseball Recap 4.16.25

27-1 Win over Shanahan.  Owen Leffler lead the offense going 4-5 at the plate.  Parker Albright, Anthony Rodriguez, Zavier Buckley each had 5 RBIs.  Cullan Dunson and Jackson haught had 2 hits a piece.  Bentley Collins started and got the win striking out 4 over 2 innings, Jacob McDonough threw 2 innings of relief and Colton Moseley got the save. 

MS Boys Tennis Victory vs Dublin Sells 4.14

Great job goes out to the boys tennis team last night on their 5-0 victory over Dublin Sells. They are now 3-1.  Winning in singles for the Eagles were Caiden Lumby and Evan Valenzuela.  Winning in doubles for the Eagles were Rui Bateman and Vincent Fisher, Jacob Anthony and Dalton Robertson, Ronan Fisher and Pierce Campbell.  Good luck tonight against Olentangy!

7th Softball Highlights vs Genoa 4.14

7th grade softball had a heartbreaking loss against Westerville Genoa (8-7). It was a highly competitive game with Abby Hershberger, Kori Batt, Lilly Franklin and Zella Crumley each hitting doubles.  7th grade record is now 2-2.  

MS Girls Lacrosse Defeats Berlin Bruins 9-2

Girls Lacrosse had an awesome night last night beating Berlin 9-2! The continued hard work paid off as the offense controlled the game play for the majority of the game and the defense prevented the ball from coming close to the goal. Both Katherine Nichols and CeCe Baby did amazing in goal! Come out to support the lacrosse program on Wednesday 4.16 when girls play Shanahan @ 6:45 and the boys play Hilliard Memorial @ 5:30.Let's GO EAGLES!!

MS Boys Lacrosse Victory Over Olentangy Orange 4.14

The boys lax team improved their season record to 4-0-1 with a tough fough 10-5 victory over Orange. Scoring for the Eagles were the usual suspects of Gavin League and Jackson Willms each with 3 goals. Auggie Precht with 2 goals and Peyton Pillion with a goal as well. Maclain Baker scored his first goal of the season, and he absolutely laid the BOOM on an Orange player with a huge hit that led to a turnover and goal for BW. Jalen Jones played a great game, grabbing 9 ground balls and Max Shearer was strong as always in goal, stopping 10 shot attempts. Finally, a big shout out to Preston Layton who made a great defensive call in the second half, thereby stopping Orange's rally attempt.The boys return to action against Hilliard Memorial at HOME tomorrow night at 5:30. Come out and support your EAGLES!

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

Boys 8th Baseball vs. Teays Valley West MS - Double Header

Game 1: 33-2 Win Cullan Dunson threw 3 innings allowing 2 hits and no earned runs, striking out 5.  Kane Horba led the offense going 4-5 with 3 RBIs Owen Leffler had 4 RBIs Jackson Kolesar, Anthony Rodriguez, and Jacob McDonough each had multiple hits.  The team drew 11 walks and collected 17 hits.   Game 2: 15-0 Win Colton Moseley threw 3 innings allowing 0 runs, 1 hit and striking out 4.  Jacob McDonough got the save allowing no runs on no hits.  Parker Albright and Owen Leffler each had 2 hit and 2 RBIs.  Jackson Kolesar, Cullan Dunson, and Zeke Buckley each had a hit.  The team drew 10 walks.