Bobst & Osborn Sign with SSU Tennis
Alicia Bobst and Regan Osborn signed a letter of intent to play women's tennis at Shawnee State University on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Alicia and Regan are both four-year varsity letter winners for the Clay HS tennis team, a team which has won the SOC I championship three out of the last four years (2015, 2017, & 2018).
Alicia is the daughter of Marianne and Wayne Bobst of Portsmouth. Regan is the daughter of Brent and Kathy Osborn of Portsmouth.
Pictured along with Alicia and Regan are their parents; Matt Cline, Clay HS assistant tennis coach; and Steve Boone, SSU's tennis coach.
2018 Clay HS Tennis
Clay HS Tennis 2018
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Result(s) |
| 3/26/18 | East | East | 4:30 | W 5-0 (1-0, 1-0) |
| 3/27/18 | West | West - ETC Park | 4:30 | W 5-0 (2-0, 2-0) |
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postponed |
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postponed to 4/11 |
| 4/2/18 | Waverly | Waverly | 4:30 | L 0-5 (2-1, 2-1) |
| 4/4/18 | Minford | Minford | 4:30 | W 5-0 (3-1, 3-1) |
| 4/5/18 | Wheelersburg | WBurg | 4:30 | L 1-4 (3-2, 3-2) |
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Miami Trace Circleville |
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postponed to 4/14 |
| 4/9/18 | Valley | Valley | 4:30 | W 4-1 (4-2, 4-2) |
| 4/10/18 | East | East | 4:30 | W 5-0 (5-2, 5-2) |
| 4/11/18 | Glenwood | Glenwood | 4:30 | W 5-0 (6-2, 6-2) |
| 4/12/18 | Notre Dame | SSU | 4:30 | W 5-0 (7-2, 7-2) |
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Miami Trace Circleville |
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postponed to 4/21 |
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postponed to 4/20 |
| 4/17/18 | Portsmouth | PHS | 4:00 | W 4-1 (8-2, 7-2) |
| 4/18/18 | Unioto | Unioto | 4:30 | W 5-0 (9-2, 7-2) |
| 4/20/18 | Glenwood | Glenwood | 4:30 | W 5-0 (10-2, 8-2) |
| 4/21/18 |
Logan Elm Circleville Miami Trace |
Logan Elm | 10:00 |
LE 18 C 6 MT 6 Clay 5 |
| 4/23/18 | Ironton | Ironton | 4:30 | postponed to 5/4 |
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postponed to 4/27 |
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postponed to 5/5 |
| 4/27/18 | Notre Dame | SSU | 4:30 | W 3-2 (11-2, 9-2) |
| 5/1-2/18 | SOC | New Boston | TBA |
POY - Keller All-SOC - Velilla, Stone, Armstrong, & Cline COY - Blanton |
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| 5/7-8 | Sectional | PHS/SSU | 8:00 | Keller adv. Districts #4 |
| 5/19/18 | District | OU - Athens | 10:00 | |
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Roster
| Player | Grade |
| Hunter Armstrong | 12 |
| Alicia Bobst | 12 |
| Regan Osborn | 12 |
| Garrett Stone | 12 |
| Sydney Barney | 11 |
| Tyler Hobbs | 11 |
| Madison Nigh | 11 |
| Sarah Widdowson | 11 |
| Caden Cline | 10 |
| Gage Keller | 10 |
| Inigo Velilla | 10 |
| Ethan Jones | 9 |
| Coach - Bobby Blanton | |
| Assistant - Matt Cline |
3/26/18 - East. Clay WON 5-0
Stone won 6-1, 6-0; Widdowson won 6-0, 6-0; Hobbs won 6-0, 6-0; Armstrong/Cline won 6-0, 6-0; & Osborn/Barney won 6-0, 6-0
3/27/18 - West. Clay WON 5-0
Keller won 6-2, 6-0; Stone won 6-4, 6-3; Velilla won 6-4, 4-6, 6-0; Armstrong/Cline won 6-2, 6-4; & Osborn/Bobst 6-3, 3-1
4/2/18 - Waverly. Clay LOST 0-5
Keller lost 1-6, 0-6; Stone lost 3-6, 6-7 (3-7); Velilla lost 6-7 (5-7), 2-6; Armstrong/Cline lost 1-6, 3-6, & Osborn/Bobst lost 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (5-7)
4/4/18 - Minford. Clay WON 5-0
Keller won 6-1, 6-0; Stone won 7-6 (7-3), 7-5; Velilla won 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 6-4; Armstrong/Cline won 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; & Osborn/Hobbs won 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (7-4)
4/5/18 - Wheelersburg. Clay LOST 1-4
Keller lost 1-6, 0-6; Stone won 6-2, 6-1; Velilla lost 6-3, 5-7, 0-6; Armstrong/Cline lost 2-6, 6-4, 4-6; & Osborn/Widdowson lost 6-0, 1-6, 0-6
4/9/18 - Valley. Clay WON 4-1
Keller won 6-0, 6-0; Velilla won 6-0, 6-0; Stone won 6-2, 6-2; Armstong/Cline lost 2-6, 3-6; & Osborn/Widdowson won 6-1, 7-5
4/10/18 - East. Clay WON 5-0
Armstrong won 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Widdowson won 6-1, 6-0; Hobss won 6-1, 6-1; Osborn/Bobst won 6-0, 6-0; & Nigh/Jones won 6-0, 6-0
4/11/18 - Glenwood. Clay WON 5-0
Keller won 6-0, 6-0; Stone won 6-0, 6-0; Hobbs 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Armstrong/Cline 6-0, 6-2; & Osborn/Widdowson 6-0, 6-1
4/12/18 - Notre Dame. Clay WON 5-0
Keller won 6-0, 6-1; Velilla won 6-0, 6-1; Stone won 6-0, 6-0; Armstrong/Cline won 7-6 (7-0), 6-2; & Osborn/Bobst won 6-2, 6-0
4/17/18 - Portsmouth. Clay WON 4-1
Keller won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Stone won 6-4, 7-5; Velilla won 6-3, 6-0; Armstrong/Widdowson lost 1-6, 1-6; & Osborn/Hobbs won 6-1, 6-2
4/18/18 - Unioto. Clay WON 5-0
Keller won 6-0, 6-4; Stone won 6-0, 6-0; Velilla won 6-2, 6-0; Armstrong/Cline won 6-2, 6-0; Osborn/Bobst won 6-0, 6-2
4/20/18 - Glenwood. Clay WON 5-0
Keller won by forfeit; Velilla won 6-0, 6-4; Hobbs won 6-0, 6-2; Armstrong/Cline won 6-1, 6-1; Barney/Night won 6-4, 6-2
4/21/19 - Logan Elm Invite.
Keller lost 1-8 (LE) and won 8-4 (MT); Velilla lost 0-8 (LE) and won 8-0 (MT); Stone won 8-0 (C) and lost 2-8 (LE); Armstrong/Cline lost 4-8 (C) and lost 5-8 (MT); Osborn/Bobst lost 1-8 (LE) and won 8-0 (C). Stone received a third singles runner-up trophy.
4/27/18 - Notre Dame. Clay WON 3-2
Keller won 6-0, 6-0; Velilla won 6-1, 6-1, Hobbs lost 6-2, 3-6, 1-6; Armstrong Cline lost 5-7, 4-6; Osborn/Widdowson won 6-0, 6-2
5/1/18 - SOC Matches.
Singles - #4Stone d. Craft (NB) 6-1, 6-0; #3 Velilla d. Flannery (E) 7-5, 6-2; #1Keller d. Stone 6-3, 6-1; #3Velilla d. #2Carter (NB) 6-0, 6-3; Keller d. Velilla 7-5, 6-4. Doubles - Osborn/Widdowson d. Gosselen/Hays (NB) 6-4, 6-2; #2Armstrong/Cline d. Conkel/Werner (NB) 6-1, 6-1; Armstrong/Cline d. Boland/Graff (ND) 6-3, 6-0; Osborn/Widdowson lost to Wilcox/Zinhg (ND) 1-6, 2-6; Armstrong/Cline d. Wilcox/Zinhg (ND) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4. Gage Keller - SOC I Player of the Year. Armstrong/Cline Doubles Champions. Ingio Velilla & Garrett Stone (all-SOC team). Bobby Blanton - Coach of the Year.
Individual & Team Awards
Most Improved Award - Ingio Velilla
Hustle Award - Sarah Widdowson
All-Court Award - Regan Osborn
Best Slice Award - Hunter Armstrong
Panther Award - Garrett Stone
SOC Singles Champion - Gage Keller
SOC Doubles Champion - Hunter Armstrong & Caden Cline
SOC Team - Gage Keller (Player of the Year), Inigo Velilla, Hunter Armstrong, & Caden Cline
SOC, Coach of the Year - Bobby Blanton
Qualified for District (Singles) - Gage Keller
Alicia Bobst & Regan Osborn signed with SSU
Hinze Signs with SSU
Nate Hinze, a Clay HS senior, signed a letter of intent on Friday, March 31, 2017, to play tennis at Shawnee State University.
2017 Clay HS Tennis
Clay HS Tennis
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Result |
| 3/24/17 | Unioto | Clay | 4:30 pm | W 5-0 (1-0, 0-0) |
| 3/28/17 | West (Conf) | Clay | 4:30 pm | W 5-0 (2-0, 1-0) |
| 3/29/17 | Gallia Academy | Gallipolis | 4:30 pm | L 2-3 (2-1, 1-0) |
| 3/30/17 | Glenwood (Conf) | Clay | 4:30 pm | W 4-1 (3-1, 2-0) |
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| 4/04/17 | Minford (Conf) | Minford | 4:30 pm | W 3-2 (4-1, 3-0) |
| 4/05/17 | Portsmouth | PHS | 4:30 pm | W 3-2 (5-1, 3-0) |
| 4/06/17 | Wheelersburg (Conf) | WBurg | 4:30 pm | L 2-3 (5-2, 3-1) |
| 4/10/17 | Valley (Conf) | Clay | 4:30 pm | W 3-2 (6-2, 4-1) |
| 4/11/17 | East (Conf) | Clay | 4:30 pm | W 5-0 |
| 4/12/17 | Notre Dame (Conf) | N Dame | 4:30 pm | W 4-1 (7-2, 5-1) |
| 4/13/17 | East (Conf) | East | 4:30 pm | W 5-0 (9-2, 7-1) |
| 4/17/17 | Glenwood (Conf) | N Boston | 4:30 pm | W 5-0 (10-2, 8-1) |
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| 4/20/17 | Waverly (Conf) | Clay | 4:30 pm | L 0-5 (10-3, 8-2) |
| 4/24/17 | Ironton | Clay | 4:30 pm | W 3-2 (11-3, 8-2) |
| 4/25/17 | Notre Dame (Conf) | Clay | 4:30 pm |
W 5-0 (12-3, 9-2) SOC Champions! |
| 4/26/17 | Unioto | Unioto (OUC) | 4:30 pm | W 5-0 (13-3, 9-2) |
| 5/3-4/17 | SOC Championship | New Boston | 3:30 pm |
see below - PDTimes Successful Season |
| 5/8-9/17 | Sectional Tournament | SSU/PHS | 8:00 am | Hinze & Keller headed to Districts |
| 5/20/17 | District Tournament | OU - Athens | 9:30 am | Hinze & Keller #3 advance to state tournament |
| 5/26/17 | State Tournament | Mason | 9:30 am | Brotherly Love |
Roster
| Player | Grade |
| Hunter Armstrong | 11 |
| Sydney Barney | 10 |
| Alicia Bobst | 11 |
| Nate Hinze | 12 |
| Gage Keller | 9 |
| Madison Nigh | 10 |
| Regan Osborn | 11 |
| Taylor Pack | 12 |
| Garrett Stone | 11 |
| Lynlee Wells | 12 |
| Sarah Widdowson | 10 |
| Coach - Bobby Blanton | |
| Assistant - Jacob Baker |
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Tennis Individual & Team Awards
Most Improved - Madison Nigh
Best Form - Gage Keller
Coaches' Award - Alicia Bobst & Sarah Widdowson
Panther Award - Nate Hinze
SOC, First Team - Nate Hinze (S), Taylor Pack (S), Gage Keller (D), Hunter Armstrong (D), Alicia Bobst (D), & Regan Osborn (D)
SOC, Player of the Year - Nate Hinze
SOC, Doubles Champions - Gage Keller & Hunter Armstrong
SOC, Coach of the Year - Bobby Blanton
Doubles Team (Hinze & Keller) - District Qualifiers & State Qualifiers
College Signings - Nate Hinze (SSU), Taylor Pack (SSU), and Jacob Baker (SSU)
Results
Unioto: W 5-0.
West: W 5-0.
Gallia Academy: L 2-3. 1 singles - Nate Hinze 4-6, 0-6; 2 singles - Gage Keller 1-6, 0-6; 3 singles - Garrett Stone 4-6, 5-7; 1 doubles - Hunter Armstrong & Taylor Pack 7-5, 6-2; 2 doubles - Regan Osborn & Savannah Moore 6-2, 6-1
Glenwood: W 4-1.
Minford: W 3-2.
Wheelersburg: Lost 2-3. 1 singles - Nate Hinze 0-6, 1-6; 2 singles - Gage Keller 6-1, 6-1; 3 singles - Garrett Stone 6-1, 6-0; 1 doubles - Hunter Armstrong & Taylor Pack 0-6, 4-6; 2 doubles - Regan Osborn & Sarah Widdowson 2-6, 4-6
Valley: W 3-2. 1 singles - Nate Hinze 6-2, 6-0; 2 singles - Garrett Stone 6-2, 6-3; 3 singles - Taylor Pack 6-2, 1-6, 1-6; 1 doubles Hunter Armstong & Gage Keller 7-6 (8-6), 7-5; 2 doubles - Alicia Bobst & Lynlee Wells 3-6, 3-6
Notre Dame: W 4-1. 1 singles - Nate Hinze 6-0, 6-1; 2 singles - Gage Keller 6-1, 6-1; 3 singles - Garrett Stone 6-0, 6-3; 1 doubles - Hunter Armstrong & Regan Osborn 1-6, 5-7; 2 doubles - Sarah Widdowson & Alicia Bobst 6-4, 7-6.
East: W 5-0, W 5-0. Nate Hinze 6-0, 6-0; Gage Keller 6-0, 6-0; Garrett Stone 6-0, 6-0; Hunter Armstrong & Regan Osborn 6-0, 6-0. East forfeited second doubles. Gage Keller 6-0, 6-0; Garrett Stone 6-0, 6-0; Alicia Bobst 6-0, 6-0; Nate Hinze & Madi Nigh 6-0, 6-0. Second doubles forfeited.
Glenwood: W 5-0. Nate Hinze 6-1,6-2; Garrett Stone 6-0, 6-1; Alicia Bobst 6-2, 6-4; 1 doubles Hunter Armstrong & Regan Osborn 6-0, 6-3; 2 doubles Maddi Nigh & Lynlee Wells 6-1, 6-1.
Waverly: L 0-5.
Ironton: W 3-2. Taylor Pack 0-6, 5-7; Garrett Stone 6-3, 6-3; Sarah Widdowson 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3); 1 doubles Nate Hinze & Gage Keller 6-3, 6-3; 2 doubles Hunter Armstrong & Regan Osborn 1-6, 6-4, 3-6
Notre Dame: W 5-0. Taylor Pack 7-6, 6-4; Garrett Stone 6-0, 6-2; Hunter Armstrong 6-0, 6-2. 1 doubles Nate Hinze & Gage Keller 6-0, 6-0; 2 doubles Regan Osborn & Lynlee Wells 6-1, 6-0.
Unioto: W 5-0. Taylor Pack 6-3, 6-0; Garrett Stone 6-0, 6-1; Hunter Armstrong 6-3, 6-1; 1 doubles Nate Hinze & Gage Keller 6-2, 6-3; 2 doubles Regan Osborn & Sydney Barney 6-3, 6-0.
2017 SOC I
Team/Season Championship - Clay (13-3, 9-2)
Coach of the Year - Bobby Blanton
Player of the Year - Nate Hinze
Doubles champions - Hunter Armstrong & Gage Keller
First Team - Alicia Bobst, Taylor Pack, & Regan Osborn