• No School - Spring Break - Mar.14 - Mar.18
  • No School - Spring Vacation Day - April 15
  • HS Theatre Spring Show - April 8-9
  • End of 3rd Quarter - Mar. 31
  • HS One Act Plays- April 13 at 7pm
  • No School - Prof. Development Day - April 25
The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf

The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf

The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf

Alex Wittenbaum

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief

I am a senior on the Leaf Staff and I hold the title of sports chief. I manage the Sports Center section on shsleaf.org and help design and write for the number one high school newspaper in Ohio, The Leaf. I am an avid sports fan. I love following and watching my favorite teams play, such as the Indiana Pacers, the Cincinnati Reds and the Bengals, and the New York Yankees. My idol is Derek Jeter. I strive to be like him and model my life as he lives his. I also love to play tennis. I was a part of the 2014 State Championship tennis team. It is my biggest accomplishment in sports so far, and I recently signed to play college tennis at Marian University in Indianapolis.

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College of Mount Saint Joseph basketball player Lauren Hill never gave up. After being told that she would live until Christmas of 2014 at the most, she persevered and made it through Easter. Hill’s determination fighting mentality has inspired us all, and will never be forgotten.

Hill leaves lasting legacy

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
April 16, 2015
College basketball player for Mount St. Joseph University Lauren Hill has battled extreme brain cancer for months. She is still in good spirits, even though she has to take multiple medications and must be extremely cautious with everything she does. An Upper Deck Lauren Hill playing card will be released and will sell for $10 at Hill’s website, thecurestartsnow.com.

Hill keeps fighting

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
March 19, 2015
The Varsity tennis team took home the school’s first State title in the 2014 season. Before each match, they partake in warm up drills such as pushups to help improve physical stamina. They open their season in April

Tennis season set to begin

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
February 26, 2015
The Varsity Tennis team captured the Division I OTCA State Team Title for the first time last season. They have been training all offseason to try and defend their win this year. Tryouts begin Mar. 9.

Tennis team hopes to repeat

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
January 9, 2015
16 seniors at SHS compete for the Nasty Boys F.C recreational soccer team. They play in a competitive leage at Wall 2 Wall sports every weekend. The season has started off with three wins, and a close loss against the Loveland Varsity team

Seniors kick for Nasty Boys

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
December 4, 2014
Senior Cara Norris signed her letter of intent to swim at The Ohio State University in front of many family members and friends on Fri. Nov. 21. She is the second athlete to sign this year.

Norris signs with Ohio State

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
November 30, 2014
The Varsity Hockey team released their annual Hype video. The team will play home games at Sports Plus and the Cincinnati Gardens.

Hockey releases ‘Hype’ video

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
November 30, 2014
Layup 4 Lauren is an event to help spread awareness of the fight that Mount St. Joseph basketball player Lauren Hill has had to endure. SHS will host the benefit during all three lunch periods on Tues. Nov. 24. Donations will be taken to help find a cure for this deadly cancer.

Lay-ups for Lauren comes to SHS

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
November 24, 2014
The basketball program will return four seniors this season, and will be made up of 11 freshman and sophomores. They will begin their season on the road at Milford on Tues. Dec. 9. They will open GMC play against Oak Hills at home.

Basketball set to tip off season

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
November 20, 2014
Gold Club is just one of the many offseason activities that both the boys and girls tennis teams partake in. Every Sunday, each player sends an email to Coach Mike Teets with their tennis playing activities from the past week. Participating in Gold Club can be an advantage when tryouts roll along.

Tennis teams active in offseason

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
November 14, 2014
Derek Jeter is sixth in the all time hit list, and has a career bating average of  .310. He is known though for his classiness off of the field. He has left a lasting impact on the sports world.

Jeter ‘did it his way’

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
October 21, 2014
Senior Nakul Narendran is the third SHS tennis player to commit to a college program for the fall of 2015. He joined teammates Alex Wittenbaum and Deepak Indrakanti. The team will begin offseason conditioning on Tues. Oct. 13

Narendran to become Blue Jay

Alex Wittenbaum, Sports Chief
October 16, 2014
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