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NAME: Colton Hartman
SCHOOL: Lebanon High School
SPORT(S): Baseball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Earning athletic college scholarship
BIRTHDATE: 10/28/2004
HEIGHT: 6'3"-205 lbs.
RESIDENCE: Lebanon
PARENTS: Scott & Tiffany
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: Jimmy Onate
FUTURE GOAL: Win a state championship

Lebanon senior left-handed pitcher Colton Hartman is an all-star performer who holds the school-record for single-season strikeouts. Perfect Game named him as a pre-season All-American heading into this season. He is rated as Ohio's second-best player overall in the 2023 class by Prep Baseball Report and was rated during the preseason as the number one high school player in Ohio by USA Today.

Colton this season is 6-2 on the mound for the ECC co-champions with a shutout and a league-leading 88 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched. At the plate, he hit .352 with 19 RBI. The Warriors finished as district runners-up, going 21-9 overall, 14-4 in conference play.

Last year as a junior, Colton helped lead the 20-12 Warriors to their first-ever district championship. He pitched 61 innings, earning a 4-3 record and leading the ECC with 114 strikeouts in just over 60 innings pitched. He also pitched two shutouts and had a 1.607 ERA. Also an outfielder, at the plate, he hit .218 with 19 RBI and seven extra-base hits, including two homeruns.

Big games on the mound included tossing a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts in Lebanon's 1-0 win over Elder in the district semifinals, and tossing seven innings of one-hit ball, allowing just one unearned run, while striking out 12 in a Warrior's 7-1 victory over Anderson.

Colton has earned many honors for his baseball accomplishments. His junior year, he was named first-team all-ECC, first-team all-city (Enquirer) and second-team all-Ohio. He also was selected for the Perfect Game All-American Game in Phoenix, Arizona, the Team USA 18U Trials in North Carolina and the East Coast Pro Series in Hoover, Alabama.

A good student who enjoys fishing in his spare time, Colton also played a year of football for the Warriors. He has committed to play baseball starting next fall at the University of Louisville. His club baseball team are the Bo Jackson Elite Team and the Indiana Bulls national team.

His favorite athlete is Mike Trout, favorite entertainer is Trevor Bauer, favorite book is The Giver, favorite movie is Moana and most-like-to-meet is Morgan Wallen.

COACH'S QUOTE – "Colton Hartman is one of the finest gentlemen I have ever coached. His work effort is second to none and his character is blue ribbon. Colton is one of the top pitchers in the nation and has success written all over him."
— Larry Price, Varsity Baseball Coach



LAROSA'S 2022-2023 MVPs
Amy Klocke

NAME: Amy Klocke
WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 30
SCHOOL: Bishop Brossart High School
SPORT(S): Track-Cross Country
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Five state championships (2 track, 3 cross country)

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Luke Vaughn

NAME: Luke Vaughn
WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 23
SCHOOL: Elder High School
SPORT(S): Baseball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023

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Ryleigh Peters

NAME: Ryleigh Peters
WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 16
SCHOOL: Fairfield High School
SPORT(S): Softball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: School-record 10 strikeouts in a row to start a game

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Aydan Hamilton

NAME: Aydan Hamilton
WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 9
SCHOOL: Campbell County High School
SPORT(S): Baseball-Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Committing to U. of Kentucky for baseball

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Avery Gottlieb

NAME: Avery Gottlieb
WINNER ANNOUNCED: May 2
SCHOOL: Oak Hills High School
SPORT(S): Softball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: "Beating Lakota West last season."

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Malachi Snow

NAME: Malachi Snow
WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 25
SCHOOL: Northwest High School
SPORT(S): Track
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning a state championship

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Anna Swisshelm

NAME: Anna Swisshelm
WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 18
SCHOOL: West Clermont High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Getting Baptized

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Tennel Bryant

NAME: Tennel Bryant
WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 11
SCHOOL: Moeller High School
SPORT(S): Track & Field-Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Full-ride to a Div. I college

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Emma Littrell

NAME: Emma Littrell
WINNER ANNOUNCED: April 4
SCHOOL: St. Henry High School
SPORT(S): Swimming
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Placing 3rd at state junior year in 100 freestyle

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Lucas Moore

NAME: Lucas Moore
WINNER ANNOUNCED: March 28
SCHOOL: Badin High School
SPORT(S): Baseball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Signing to play at and attend the University of Louisville

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Noelle Hubert

NAME: Noelle Hubert
WINNER ANNOUNCED: March 21
SCHOOL: Notre Dame Academy
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Breaking multiple school records

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Chandler Starks

NAME: Chandler Starks
WINNER ANNOUNCED: March 14
SCHOOL: Anderson High School
SPORT(S): Basketball-Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning a state championship

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Whitney Lind

NAME: Whitney Lind
WINNER ANNOUNCED: March 7
SCHOOL: Cooper High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: "Have a Successful career at Lehigh; graduate with a bachelor's degree in business and later pursue a masters."

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Gibson Holmes

NAME: Gibson Holmes
WINNER ANNOUNCED: February 28
SCHOOL: Indian Hill High School
SPORT(S): Swimming
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Setting two state swimming records

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Abby Holtman

NAME: Abby Holtman
WINNER ANNOUNCED: February 21
SCHOOL: Ryle High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Signing with the University of Cincinnati

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Jacob Meyer

NAME: Jacob Meyer
WINNER ANNOUNCED: February 14
SCHOOL: Holy Cross High School
SPORT(S): Swimming
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Being the leading scorer in the country

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Lainy Kruger

NAME: Lainy Kruger
WINNER ANNOUNCED: February 7
SCHOOL: Notre Dame Academy
SPORT(S): Swimming
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Participating in the 2021 Olympic Trials

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Conner Cravaack

NAME: Conner Cravaack
WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 31
SCHOOL: Madeira High School
SPORT(S): Basketball-Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Committing to play football at the University of Akron

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Kylee Fears

NAME: Kylee Fears
WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 24
SCHOOL: Talawanda High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Setting the all-time school career rebounding record as a junior

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Logan Ottke

NAME: Logan Ottke
WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 17
SCHOOL: CHCA
SPORT(S): Swimming
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning Ohio Div. II state title in 100 breastroke

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Sole Williams

NAME: Sole Williams
WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 10
SCHOOL: Princeton High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023

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Nate Dudukovich

NAME: Nate Dudukovich
WINNER ANNOUNCED: January 3
SCHOOL: Lakota West High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Firebirds going to the district finals; scoring 1,000th point junior year.

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Kamden Schrand

NAME: Kamden Schrand
WINNER ANNOUNCED:December 27
SCHOOL: Notre Dame Academy
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning two state championships

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Evan Ipsaro

NAME: Evan Ipsaro
WINNER ANNOUNCED:December 20
SCHOOL: Covington Catholic High School
SPORT(S): Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: First-team all-state as a junior

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Shannon Ott

NAME: Shannon Ott
WINNER ANNOUNCED:December 13
SCHOOL: Seton High School
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Helping team win state title; scoring winning goal

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Jermaine Mathews Jr.

NAME: Jermaine Mathews Jr.
WINNER ANNOUNCED: December 6
SCHOOL: Winton Woods High School
SPORT(S): Football-Basketball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning Ohio state championship

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Lindsey Green

NAME: Lindsey Green
WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 29
SCHOOL: Highlands High School
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: "Leading Ohio in assists my junior year and my club volleyball team being fifth in the nation."

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Colin Pieper

NAME: Colin Pieper
WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 22
SCHOOL: Highlands High School
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: NKAC Most Outstanding Soccer Player

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Brooke Bultema

NAME: Brooke Bultema
WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 15
SCHOOL: Ursuline Academy
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Commitment to play volleyball at the U. of Kentucky

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Griffin Scalf

NAME: Griffin Scalf
WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 8
SCHOOL: Anderson High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: First-team all-Ohio

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Drew Novak

NAME: Ally Cordes
WINNER ANNOUNCED: November 1
SCHOOL: Wyoming High School
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: First-team all-state in 2021

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Drew Novak

NAME: Drew Novak
WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 26
SCHOOL: Western Brown High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Ohio Mr. Football Finalist; Ohio Div. III Player of the Year

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Sydney Nolan

NAME: Sydney Nolan
WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 19
SCHOOL: Notre Dame Academy
SPORT(S): Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Ky. State 2020 volleyball champs; making state all-tournament team

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Braedyn Moore

NAME: Braedyn Moore
WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 12
SCHOOL: Badin High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Play in the NFL

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Sophia Kuerze

NAME: Sophia Kuerze
WINNER ANNOUNCED: October 5
SCHOOL: Oak Hills High School
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Selected as team captain in junior year

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Malik Hartford

NAME: Malik Hartford
WINNER ANNOUNCED: September 28
SCHOOL: Lakota West High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Committing to Ohio State U.

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Shyla Aggarwal

NAME: Shyla Aggarwal
WINNER ANNOUNCED: September 20
SCHOOL: Mason High School
SPORT(S): Tennis
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning 2021 individual state championship

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Mitch Bolden

NAME: Mitch Bolden
WINNER ANNOUNCED: September 13
SCHOOL: Lakota West High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning the GMC title

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Peyton Kohls

NAME: Peyton Kohls
WINNER ANNOUNCED: September 6
SCHOOL: Mount Notre Dame
SPORT(S): Soccer
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Winning national championship with club team; winning MND's first-ever Ohio state championship

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C.J. Hester

NAME: C.J. Hester
WINNER ANNOUNCED: August 30
SCHOOL: Wyoming High School
SPORT(S): Football
GRADUATING YEAR: 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Regional championship and 2,000-yard rushing season

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