Lakota West offensive lineman Kyle Meadows (#75) prepares to block in a game against Winton Woods in 2011. Through March 30, 2012, the 6-foot-5 295-pound Meadows has 12 scholarship offers to play college football. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

Lakota West junior offensive lineman Kyle Meadows is scheduled to visit Georgia today, according to Mike Dyer of the Cincinnati.com website The Recruiting Trail.

Meadows, who is 6-foot-5 and 295 pounds, is expected to watch practice at Georgia today, Lakota West head coach Larry Cox told Dyer.

Meadows also visited Florida State this week. Cox told Dyer that he really liked his visit.

“They did a great job of making him feel welcomed and wanted at Florida State,” Cox said. “There is a strong family atmosphere there and they made him feel a part of it.”

• Cincinnati Enquirer’s recruiting blog with Mike Dyer
• Lakota West football news from WestChesterBuzz.com
• Lakota West OL Kyle Meadows video highlights

Meadows has 12 offers from schools to play college football including, Purdue, North Carolina State, Florida State, Akron, Illinois, Louisville, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Toledo, West Virginia and Youngstown State.

According to Cox, Meadows has also attracted the interest of other big-time programs like Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State.

Meadows has also visited the University of Cincinnati and plans to visit Ohio State soon.

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Photos by Tony Jones

This Saturday, two different Easter egg hunts will take place at local parks.

One of the egg hunts will take place at Keehner Park in West Chester, while the other will take place at Liberty Park in Liberty Township.

Prior to this week, the annual Helicopter Egg Drop (photos above) at The River Church in Liberty Township took place March 24 and the Passage Church in West Chester put together an egg hunt at the Fort Liberty Playground last Saturday, March 31.

West Chester Township egg hunt - The West Chester Easter Egg Hunt will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Keehner Park. The West Chester Fire Department and the Tylersville Road Kroger are presenting this year’s egg hunt. Children will be organized into different age groups and are asked to bring a bag or basket to collect eggs. Last year, participants hunted for candy-filled eggs as well as a special golden egg that contained a savings bond. The egg hunt will take place in the Keehner Park tennis court area. Keehner Park is located at 7211 Barrett Road.

Liberty Township egg hunt – Like West Chester, the Liberty Township Easter egg hunt will take place Saturday. The Liberty Township event will begin at 10 a.m. at Liberty Park, 6757 Yankee Road. The egg hunt will be broken down into four age groups (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8). Each group will hunt for about 5-to-10 minutes before set up begins for the next group. The order will go from youngest to oldest. The first egg hunt will start at 10 a.m. and the last egg hunt is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Children may bring a basket, bag or other contained to collect the eggs. The Easter Bunny will also be available for pictures from 10 a.m. to noon in the first picnic shelter. Parents are encouraged to bring a camera. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will move inside to the Lakota YMCA.

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The farmers’ market season in West Chester Township is on its way back. There are only two winter farmers’ markets remaining before the weekly West Chester Farmers’ and Art Market will open for the 2012 season May 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Just like the weekly farmers’ market, the next winter market will take place at The Square at Union Centre. The two remaining winter markets will take place this Saturday and April 28. Both April winter markets will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The farmers’ market (picture above from market season) features all local vendors with produce and meats grown and raised locally and products made by hand. The availability of produce is dependent upon weather conditions, but shoppers can choose from a variety of foods including homemade breads and desserts, honey, jams and jellies.

For information about the West Chester Farmers’ Market, visit www.westchestersfarmersmarket.com.

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Lakota West head coach Bill Dreisbach turns in the lineup card before a game against rival Lakota East April 21, 2011. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

Lakota West head coach Bill Dreisbach, who is in his 15th year, became the school district’s all-time leader in wins Wednesday when the Firebirds won at Colerain by the score of 13-2.

Dreisbach, who now has 269 career wins, surpassed former Lakota and Lakota East head coach Jim Rouff, who coached in the district 19 seasons and was recently inducted into the Lakota Hall of Fame.

“I want to be sure to give my respect and thanks to Jim Rouff. I would not be in the district if not for him,” Dreisbach said. “I met him when we both were working for the Reds in the early-to-mid 90’s. He told me of a great opportunity in a growing district. I volunteered to be his assistant in 1997 with the last edition of the old Lakota High School, and was fortunate enough to be hired as West’s first coach the next season.”

Lakota West headl coach Bill Dreisbach talks to the young sluggers at the Best in the West Firebird Baseball Camp June 28, 2011. Photo taken by Tony Jones.

Third on the list, is the current active head coach at Lakota East – Ray Hamilton, who has 181 career wins.

All-time win leaders in Lakota baseball history:

1. 269 Bill Dreisbach (coach at Lakota West, 15 seasons)
2. 268 Jim Rouff (coached at Lakota and Lakota East, 19 seasons)
3. 181 Ray Hamilton (coach at Lakota East, 13 seasons)
4. 122 Dick West (coached at Lakota, nine seasons)
5. 69 Jim Hartman (coached at Lakota, eight seasons)
6. 21 Ed Crain (coached at Lakota, two seasons)

During Dreisbach’s tenure at West, the Firebirds have one a state championship (2007), two city championships (2008, 2009), six district championships (2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011), four Greater Miami Conference titles (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) and have been ranked nationally in two different seasons (2007, 2008) with the highest being No. 6 in June of 2008.

“I have certainly enjoyed the ride,” Dreisbach said. “From day one I have always given credit to those who deserve it the most – the players. To date, I have yet to personally score a run, get a hit or record a strikeout, but I have had a great seat in watching Lakota West win many big games and championships over the years.”

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Celebrate Reds’ Opening Day with a free cheese coney from Skyline Chili.

The Cincinnati chili chain is offering the free coney with any other menu purchase Thursday at participating locations. There is a limit to one free coney per person, per visit.

Skyline has five locations in West Chester and Liberty Township:

• 6098 West Chester Road, 513-860-5300
• 7716 Dudley Drive, 513-759-1710
• 7131 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, 513-777-7555
• 8386 Princeton-Glendale Road, 513-874-4211
• 5488 Liberty Square Drive, 513-895-3929

For other locations or more information, go to www.skylinechili.com.

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It will be mostly sunny Thursday with a high near 58 before a freeze watch goes into effect overnight, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

The freeze watch will take place late Thursday night and into Friday morning. Patchy frost is most likely to occur between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. The low is expected to be around 33.

• Cincinnati.com’s weather page with interactive radar, 7-day and hourly forecasts & more!
• National Weather Service: West Chester 7-day forecast
• AccuWeather.com: West Chester extended forecast

The forecast on Friday calls for another sunny, but cool day with a high near 59 and a low around 35.

It is expected to warm up and continue to be dry during the weekend, with highs near 66 Saturday and 67 Sunday.

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The Voice of America Chorus has announced that it will once again participate in the Sweet Adeline Region 4 Competition at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington April 20-21.

Last year the group captured first place in the small chorus division and fourth place in the “a capella” singing contest.

“We felt that was pretty good for our first time out”, said Traci Martin, Voice of America Chorus director. “Thanks to a successful membership drive in January, we have suddenly grown to a mid-sized chorus and look forward to competing in this new category.”

Competition sessions are open to the public. Tickets are available on the day of the competition at the NKCC box office for $30 each session (students, $15). For contest information, call 513-554-2648 or visit www.sai-region4.org.

To prepare for the contest, the group will host a friends and family performance at the West Chester Church of the Nazarene (Hawk’s Hall), 7951 Tylersville Road, Monday at 7:30 p.m. The evening will serve as a dress rehearsal for the competition. Food and beverages will be served and the event is free and open to the public.

The Chorus is also slated to compete in the newly formed barbershop category at the World Choir Games in Cincinnati Thursday, July 12. The World Choir Games will take place July 4-14 and feature other local groups including the Southern Gateway Chorus, Sound of Joy, Region 4 Chorus, Greater Cincinnati Indian Community Choir, Mason Chorale and the Lakota West Chamber Choir.

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National Library Week, April 8-14, will coincide with a name change to the Middletown Public Library System. As of Monday, the local library system will officially be known as the MidPointe Library System.

According to the library’s public relations manager Cari Hillman, the name change has been in the works for a number years due to the reasoning that the library’s previous name didn’t reflect its entire service area.

All three branches, Middletown, Trenton and West Chester, will have activities planned around the name change and to celebrate National Library Week.

In West Chester, the library will hold an unveiling ceremony Monday at 9 a.m. All community members are invited to attend the event and be among the first to receive a new MidPointe Library System card.

Furthermore, all patrons who visit any branch of the MidPointe Library System next week, from April 9-14, to either “trade in” their old card or apply for a new library card will be entered to win a Kindle Fire. A winner from each branch will be selected at random.

The library will also give gifts to any child who participates in a library program next week.

Next Saturday, April 14, Tom Sparough, the “Space Painter” will bring his juggling, story-telling antics to the West Chester branch for a performance at 10 a.m. in the community room. To register, call 513-777-3131 ext. 2 or visit the youth services desk at the library.

In other news, all branches of the library will be closed on Easter Sunday.

For future library events, visit the West Chester Library events page on WestChesterBuzz.com or visit the library’s online community calendar.

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A fan takes a photo of Chris Heisey during a signing event at the Sports Gallery in West Chester June 30, 2011. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

If you plan your Good Friday around getting autographs from former and current Cincinnati Reds, then it is possible to get the signatures of Bill Bray, Nick Masset, Chris Heisey, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Homer Bailey and Zack Cozart.

On the day after Opening Day, current Cincinnati Reds Bill Bray, Nick Masset and Chris Heisey will be signing autographs at the Kroger Marketplace in Franklin, 3420 Towne Blvd., from 11 a.m. until noon.

From there, Reds fans can drive five miles south on I-75 to Joe Morgan Honda, 176 Garver Rd. in Monroe, for a meet and greet with baseball legends Joe Morgan and Pete Rose.

Pitcher Bill Bray signs a Reds Pass-Port during a signing event at the Sports Gallery in West Chester June 18, 2011. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

During the event, which will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Morgan and Rose will be passing out a signed picture of the two of them. No other autographs or signing of any memorabilia will be permitted.

After that, drive another nine miles south on I-75 to get the autographs of Reds rookie shortstop Zack Cozart and starting pitcher Homer Bailey during a signing event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sports Gallery in West Chester, 7967 Cincinnati-Dayton Road.

The cost to have an item signed by either Cozart or Bailey is $20. Fans can also have both players sign the same item for $35. The store will have baseballs, bats, photos, cards, helmets and other Reds collectibles available for purchase during the event.

Later this April, Pete Rose and Cesar Geronimo will visit the Sports Gallery.

Geronimo will sign any item for $35, while Rose will sign mini-helmets, baseballs or any flat item for $55 and will sign bats, jerseys, equipment or seatbacks for $75.

The Geronimo signing is scheduled to take place April 13 from 6 to 8 p.m., while the Rose signing session is currently scheduled to take place from 1 to 3 p.m. April 28.

To purchase tickets to any of the signings at the Sports Gallery, call 513-759-4256 or visit http://www.asportsgallery.com.

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Eagle Robotics, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s first high school robotics team, advanced to a national competition after competing in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Boilermaker Regional Robotics competition at Purdue University in mid-March.

Eagle Robotics, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s first high school robotics team, celebrates after advancing to a national competition. Photo provided.

At the competition, CHCA’s robotics team competed against 40 high schools from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Local residents on CHCA’s robotics team include Edie Alexander and Gabe Sequiera, both of West Chester Township, and Kevin DeGroft of Liberty Township.

The national competition will take place in St. Louis April 25.

Meanwhile, the Lakota Robotics team 1038 and their 120-pound robot will compete in Queen City Regional Robotics event at the Cintas Center this Friday and Saturday.

The event, sponsored by FIRST, is free and will showcase 53 high school teams from the United States, Brazil and Canada.

Team 1038 is represented by students from Lakota East, Lakota West and Loveland High School. For more information, visit www.lakotarobotics.com.

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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in West Chester will host a recycling event for unwanted household electronic equipment, aluminum cans, books, clothing and plastic bottles Saturday, April 21, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Recyclable electronic equipment includes keyboards, cables, speakers, laptops, CD-ROM drives, telephones and other items. A complete list of acceptable electronic equipment is available at www.2trg.com.

Most equipment will be accepted for free. CRTs and monitors will be accepted for $10, and TV consoles for $20. Appliances, ballasts, batteries and light bulbs will not be accepted.

Aluminum cans, books, clothing and plastic bottles will be collected by, and benefit, Green Works Recycling with City Missions.

This recycling event is being held to commemorate Earth Day and is sponsored by the justice and peace commission of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Boy Scout Troop 940.

St. John Church is located at 9080 Cincinnati-Dayton Road.

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Jennifer Edwards Baker reports

There’s a 70 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms this morning before the clouds give way to sunny skies with a high temperature of 68 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

All other storm advisories and warnings from overnight have ended.

It is currently 66 degrees at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Tonight should be mostly cloudy with a low around 42.

• Cincinnati.com’s weather page with interactive radar, 7-day and hourly forecasts & more!
• National Weather Service: West Chester 7-day forecast
• AccuWeather.com: West Chester extended forecast

Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday could bring a slight chance of more showers between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., so you might want to bring an umbrella to the annual Findlay Market parade.

It will be partly sunny with a high temperature near 61 degrees by the time the Reds face off against the Miami Marlins at 4:05 p.m. at Great American Ball Park.

The overnight low will fall into the mid-30s.

Easter weekend looks great with mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 60s. Lows will be in the 40s.

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One of West Chester’s more recognizable events, KiteFest, will take flight at Voice of America Park next weekend, April 14 and 15, from noon to 5 p.m. each day. This is the eighth year for the event, which draws around 15,000 people each year.

KiteFest features various activities for children including a kite-building workshop, a parachute run, animals from the Cincinnati Zoo and play areas. There will also be kites available to purchase and separate areas designed for kite-flying lessons and demonstrations.

In attendance at this year’s event will be Chicago Fire, one of the oldest and most renowned kite-flying teams in the country. Also in attendance will be 180Go, a choreographed kite team that has become a crowd favorite, according to West Chester Township public information officer Barbara Wilson.

Parking for this year’s event will all be offsite at the West Chester Hospital off Cox Road. Shuttle buses will be used to deliver people to and from the event. Only guests with approved handicapped parking permits will be allowed to park at The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting off Tylersville Road.

For more information about the event, visit AirWavesKiteFest.com.

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The FairTax will be the topic at the Liberty Township Tea Party meeting next Tuesday, April 9, at VanGorden Elementary School, 6476 LeSourdsville-West Chester Road, at 7 p.m.

Steve Curtis, who is director of FairTax Ohio, will be the speaker.

According to information on ohfairtax.org, the FairTax would repeal the federal income and payroll taxes and replace them with a retail sales tax on all new goods and services.

Curtis writes on how FairTax would work:

Simply put, we’d pay our taxes when we buy new goods or use common services. If we buy a new car, we pay taxes. If we buy a used car… no federal taxes at all. If we buy a used home, we’d pay no taxes on the home, but we’d pay taxes on the services of the real estate agent who helped with the purchase. More importantly, we’d have our whole paycheck with which to make those purchases. For most of us, that would be a 40 percent raise right off the bat.

Meanwhile, Tea Party member Ken Korn will present “Four Minutes with Our Forefathers,” an ongoing series that examines the United States Constitution, how it was written and why it is important.

For information about the Liberty Township Tea Party, visit www.libertytownshipteaparty.org.

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Residents of Butler County will again be able to bring motor vehicles into MetroParks at no charge for 2012. MetroParks began giving free permits to county residents after narrowly passing a levy in November of 2010.

Butler Count residents, who received an annual hang tag in 2011, are being asked to hold on to their tags for the new year. Upon completion of a brief form and proof of residency, they will receive an orange sticker to be placed on top of the old permit to update their tag.

If residents have misplaced their old hang tags or did not receive one in the previous year, they can still fill out a brief form and provide proof of residency to receive a tag at no charge for 2012.

Currently, stickers or tags for 2012 are available at the MetroParks administrative offices in Ross Township just outside of Hamilton on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and at the Voice of America baitshop, which is open daily.

Permits can also be obtained at any park booth when staffed at Voice of America MetroPark, Sebald Park and Rentschler Forest MetroPark.

Partner distribution locations will include:

• Butler County Visitors Bureau in West Chester
• Middletown Libraries in West Chester and Trenton
• Morgan Township administrative offices
• The Fairfield Arts Center
• The Lane Public Libraries in Oxford, Hamilton and Fairfield

Hours for these locations vary so please consult the location for their normal business hours.

Non-residents can also still support MetroParks by purchasing motor vehicle permits at the same prices as last year-$10/annual or $5/daily permit. More information can be found on the website at www.YourMetroParks.net or by calling 513-867-5835.

Hamilton and Butler partnership - Residents of Butler County are now be able to purchase an annual motor vehicle permit for the Hamilton County Park District at select MetroPark locations thanks to a recently formed partnership between the two park systems. The $10 permits for HCPD can now be purchased at the administrative offices just west of Hamilton or at the Voice of America MetroPark baitshop in West Chester during normal business hours. Meanwhile, Hamilton County residents are also able to purchase annual permits for MetroParks of Butler County for $10 at its Winton Woods office and at the Sharon Woods Visitor Center.

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West Chester Trustee George Lang votes for his favorite bird in MetroParks of Butler County’s "Decision 2012" on Election Day Nov. 8, 2011. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

MetroParks of Butler County recently completed its “Decision 2012,” a voting contest that designated a native Ohio bird species as the official bird of the park system.

More than 1,800 votes were cast during the voting period, which began on Election Day in November and ended just prior to the beginning of March.

Great Blue Heron. Photo provided.

Winning the contest was the Great Blue Heron, which came out on top with 33 percent of the vote. Candidates also included the Eastern Screech Owl, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal and Wild Turkey. Writing in a candidate was also an option.

Finishing in second place was write-in candidate, the Prothonatory Warbler, with 21 percent of the vote. That was followed by the Northern Cardinal with 13 percent, the Eastern Screech Owl and Wild Turkey with 11 percent and then by the Pileated Woodpecker with 10 percent along with other write-in candidates.

“While you probably didn’t see any campaign signs, this program served as a fun opportunity for parents to talk with their children about the election process, how they can participate and how they can affect the outcome by getting involved,” said Lynette Dean, MetroParks program and special events supervisor. “This program also served as an educational tool for parents and children to learn about some of the native bird species.”

Dean also said that with the success of the election, MetroParks is anticipating holding other elections in the future to designate other official species of the park system.

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Steve Kemme reports

Severe thunderstorms may move into Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Tuesday evening.

The storms could begin as early as 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., and continue through Wednesday’s early morning hours, said Jeffrey Sites, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio.

The storms could affect Wednesday morning’s rush hour traffic.

• Cincinnati.com’s weather page with interactive radar, 7-day and hourly forecasts & more!
• National Weather Service: West Chester 7-day forecast
• AccuWeather.com: West Chester extended forecast

But the weather throughout Tuesday’s daytime and early evening hours should be pleasant, with partly cloudy skies and a high temperature of 79 degrees, he said.

Opening Day update: The current forecast for Thursday is mostly sunny skies with a high near 60, according to the National Weather Service. Also, according to Cincinnati.com’s new interactive weather page, there is a zero percent chance of precipitation.

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The Mason Comets completed a four-game sweep against Lakota high school baseball teams with a 4-2 victory at Mason Middle School Monday.

Overall, the Mason batters struggled to make contact against Lakota East senior ace Michael Conrad, but got a big hit when it mattered.

In the bottom of the third inning, University of Cincinnati signee Conrad loaded the bases with a wild pitch on a strikeout, hit a batter and allowed another batter to reach on a fielder’s choice.

Then, with one out, Mason junior third baseman Drew Johnson got the Comets’ first hit of the game when he pulled a Conrad fastball down the third baseline for a 2-RBI single.

“Conrad was blowing some serious cheese. I just got a pitch in the zone and I was to get a soft grounder down the third baseline. It really got the team going and pumped up,” Johnson said. “Andrew McDonald then shut it down.”

After laboring through the first two innings, walking two and hitting two other batters, McDonald settled down, striking out seven batters and allowing two hits in six innings.

One of those hits was a solo home run by senior center fielder Alex Corna, which cleared the 345-foot marker in right-center field.

Mason shortstop Marcus Otte celebrates during a 6-2 win against Lakota East. Photo by Tony Tribble.

“It was an outstanding performance for him (McDonald). To do that against a ballclub like that, the defending state champions regardless of where they are now, is impressive,” Mason head coach Ken Gray said. “He just threw a heck of ballgame today.”

The Comets added a pair of insurance runs. One more in the third on an errant throw to the pitcher and another run on an error on a ground ball to the second baseman in the fourth.

Meanwhile, in a losing effort, Conrad also pitched well for the Thunderhawks, finishing the game by striking out 10 batters and allowing only two hits in five innings of work.

“When you strike out 10 and give up two hits that should be good enough for the win,” Lakota East head coach Ray Hamilton said. “He was good enough last Monday, when gave up four hits and struck out 12. When do that, you should win. Right now, we are not.”

The defending state champs are not winning and also lost Conrad’s last outing by the score of 4-2 against Hamilton March 26. Overall, the Thunderhawks are 2-4 overall and 1-3 in the Greater Miami Conference.

“This is the GMC. I don’t care who you play for, you have to have good at-bats,” Hamilton said. “There is real good pitching in this league and that will never change. Mason is a really good team, so hopefully we can learn from this, get better from this and not make the same mistakes we made today.”

The Comets, on the other hand, behind a deep pitching staff are off to 6-2 start and improve to 4-0 in the GMC.

“It has been a blast so far. We have a great team and we think that we can make a run at the GMC and maybe advance further later on in the season,” Johnson said.

BOX: W–McDonald (2-0, 7 K’s); Conrad (0-1, 10 K’s). Leaders M-Johnson 2 RBI. LE-Corna HR. M 6-2, 4-0 GMC. LE 2-4, 1-3 GMC.

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Both the Lakota East and Lakota West baseball teams finished 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the Greater Miami Conference during opening week. This week, both teams will try to rebound from a rough start.

Lakota West senior Zak Farmer pitches during a 9-2 loss against Mason last Monday. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber.

Lakota East will start the week playing Mason (5-2 overall, 3-0 in the GMC), a team that has already defeated Lakota West twice and the Thunderhawks by the score of 13-1 last Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Lakota West will open the week against Princeton (1-4 overall, 0-3 in the GMC), a team it outscored 15-2 last Friday.

See below for the complete Lakota varsity high school sports weekly schedule:

Monday, April 2

Lakota West – baseball – at Princeton at 5 p.m.
Lakota East – baseball – at Mason at 5 p.m. (TO BE COVERED BY WESTCHESTERBUZZ.COM)
Lakota East – softball – at Princeton at 5 p.m.
Lakota West – softball – vs. Oak Hills at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 3

Lakota East – baseball – vs. Princeton at 5 p.m.
Lakota East – boys’ volleyball – at Edgewood at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 4

Lakota East – baseball – at Princeton at 5 p.m.
Lakota West – baseball – at Colerain at 5 p.m.
Lakota East – softball – vs. Colerain at 5 p.m.
Lakota West – boys’ volleyball – at Edgewood at 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 5

Lakota East – softball – at Mason at 5 p.m.
Lakota West – baseball – vs. Colerain at 5 p.m.
Lakota West – softball – at Princeton at 5 p.m.
Lakota East – baseball – at Battle Ground Academy at 6:30 p.m.
Lakota East – boys’ volleyball – vs. Mason at 7 p.m.
Lakota West – boys’ volleyball – vs. Sycamore at 7 p.m.

Friday, April 6

Lakota East – softball – at Miami East at 10:30 a.m.
Lakota East – softball – vs. Gahanna Lincoln at 12:30 p.m.
Lakota East – baseball – vs. Independence at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 7

Lakota West – baseball – vs. Kings at 11 a.m.
Lakota West – softball – vs. Gahanna Lincoln at 12 p.m.
Lakota East – softball – vs. Mt. Notre Dame at 12:30 p.m.
Lakota West – baseball – vs. Kings at 1 p.m.
Lakota East – softball – vs. Bloom Carroll at 2:30 p.m.
Lakota West – softball – vs. Glen Este at 4 p.m.

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Brennan Scanlon. Photo provided.

Brennan Scanlon, a Referral Institute franchise owner & trainer, as well as the executive director for BNI (Business Network Int’l), will be the speaker at the West Chester ▪ Liberty Chamber Alliance’s next monthly luncheon April 10.

Scanlon is expected to share ideas on how to develop a strategic referral network. For example, who should be in it and how to motivate people to refer business.

Scanlon is a member of BNI’s International founder’s circle, nominated by his peers and approved by Ivan Misner, founder of BNI & chairman of the Referral Institute.

According to the event’s press release, Scanlon locally hosted more than 1,000 BNI members, who passed 33,000 referrals generating over $26 million in closed business last year.

The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. at Wetherington Golf and Country Club in West Chester. Reservations can be made online at www.TheChamberAlliance.com or by calling 513-777-3600. The cost to attend is $27 for members and $50 for guests.

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