Firebird baseball now No. 1
Thursday, May 01, 2008
For the first time in Lakota district history, a baseball team sits atop the state poll.
Lakota West — riding a 28-game winning streak heading into Wednesday night's game at Colerain — garnered 21 first-place votes and 227 total points en route to the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Division I poll.
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The Firebirds — the defending D-I state champs — are 18-0 overall and 14-0 in the Greater Miami Conference, having already clinched their second straight outright crown.
"That was our primary goal," Dreisbach said. "In my opinion, this is the toughest, deepest baseball conference in the state. It gives us a great sense of accomplishment. It's nice to check that off and turn towards our other goals."
