Going up? Going down?

Well the OHSAA has revised its enrollment figures for the next two-year period and there were many, many changes made from the initial list it released a few weeks ago.
Many schools including Bluffton, Liberty-Benton, Patrick Henry and Hopewell-Loudon dropped by 20, 30 and even 40 or more pupils in both the boys and girls listings.
All I can say is that the number of students seem to be falling all across the area.
Here is a list of the revised figures by area conferences biggest to smallest…

GREATER BUCKEYE CONFERENCE
FINDLAY 783 Boys 761 Girls
MARION HARDING 610 Boys 554 Girls
LIMA SENIOR 580 Boys 539 Girls
FREMONT ROSS 540 Boys 502 Girls
SANDUSKY 481 Boys 439 Girls
NAPOLEON 326 Boys 317 Girls

BLANCHARD VALLEY CONFERENCE
LIBERTY-BENTON 163 Boys 167 Girls
VAN BUREN 122 Boys 114 Girls
LEIPSIC 113 Boys 96 Girls
CORY-RAWSON 98 Boys 81 Girls
PANDORA-GILBOA 93 Boys 73 Girls
MC COMB 87 Boys 93 Girls
ARLINGTON 87 Boys 75 Girls
ARCADIA 79 Boys 89 Girls
HARDIN NORTHERN 73 Boys 42 Girls
VANLUE 41 Boys 33 Girls

MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE
MOHAWK 137 Boys 128 Girls
CAREY 130 Boys 121 Girls
SENECA EAST 128 Boys 128 Girls
HOPEWELL-LOUDON 115 Boys 110 Girls
CALVERT 104 Boys 85 Girls
NORTH BALTIMORE 97 Boys 92 Girls
ST JOSEPH 82 Boys 95 Girls
ST WENDELIN 65 Boys 63 Girls
OLD FORT 64 Boys 75 Girls
NEW RIEGEL 51 Boys 55 Girls
BETTSVILLE 21 Boys 34 Girls

OTHER AREA SCHOOLS IN COURIER COVERAGE AREA
FOSTORIA 246 Boys 236 Girls
UPPER SANDUSKY 229 Boys 246 Girls
OTTAWA-GLANDORF 226 Boys 228 Girls
ELMWOOD 153 Boys 139 Girls
BLUFFTON 142 Boys 135 Girls
PATRICK HENRY 133 Boys 121 Girls
RIVERDALE 130 Boys 132 Girls
ADA 111 Boys 83 Girls
COLUMBUS GROVE 111 Boys 138 Girls
OTTOVILLE 94 Boys 63 Girls
CONTINENTAL 90 Boys 78 Girls
KALIDA 77 Boys 79 Girls
FORT JENNINGS 60 Boys 47 Girls
MILLER CITY 55 Boys 51 Boys

I won’t rehash that old argument about how much bigger L-B is than the rest of the conference. We’ll pick that fight another day. But I will mention that they continue to be the largest school in the entire Northwest District without a wrestling team.
There will be some schools that will be switching divisions for the next two seasons. Fostoria’s enrollment is dropping like a rock. The Redmen have 246 boys and 236 girls in grades 9-11. But the only sport that they will drop in this period is football. Look for the Redmen to be Division IV next season. In the span of less than a decade the Redmen have gone from a II to a IV in football…amazing.

Carey and Riverdale will be right on the bubble and could be Division V or Division VI in football depending on the divisional breakdowns that will be adopted by the OHSAA Board of Control at its May meeting.

Looking at the fall sports, Riverdale will probably be Division III in volleyball. And there will be no crying from other area schools when powerful Ottawa-Glandorf probably moves back up to Division II in boys soccer. There won’t be any changes in divisions for area schools in golf, girls soccer, girls tennis or cross country.

In the winter, no changes in swimming but there are a few changes in basketball and wrestling in all probability. In boys basketball, Upper Sandusky will likely drop from a Division II to Division III school (and I hear rumors of a possible 6-foot-9 German exchange student moving into the district next year). Patrick Henry will go from Division III to Division IV…they’ll be a tough tournament team no doubt.
In girls basketball, both are right on the bubble but Upper Sandusky could move back up to Division II and Carey is likely to be in Division IV next season. That breaks up that outstanding Division III Bucyrus Sectional.
In wrestling, Ottawa-Glandorf will probably move back up to Division II. More on changes in the NW District wrestling here.

As for spring sports, no changes in track and field but Upper Sandusky and Ottawa-Glandorf will be Division III in baseball and Patrick Henry will move down to Division IV. Riverdale will likely get bumped up to Division III in softball.

Wednesday’s Baseball Scores
Arcadia 2, Pandora-Gilboa 1
Arcadia 000 001 1 - 2 2 1
Pandora-Gilboa 010 000 0 - 1 2 1
WP - Kirian. LP - Gunn (0-1). top hitters: (Arc) Ridenhour 1B, Pina 1B. (P-G) Howell 1B; Lehman 1B, RBI.
records: Arcadia 7-4 overall, 3-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; Pandora 3-4, 1-2.

Leipsic 9, Hardin northern 6
Leipsic 310 000 2 3- 9 5 6
Hardin Northern 500 001 0 0- 6 6 6
WP - Morin. LP - Hall (2-1). top hitters: (Leip) N. Schroeder 1B; R. Schroeder 2B; Selhorst 2-1B. (HN) Price 2B; Albert 1B, 2B; Ant. Hall 1b; Aus. Hall 1B.
records: Hardin Northern 2-7 overall, 0-2 Blanchard Valley Conference.

woodmore 5, elmwood 1
Elmwood 100 000 0 - 1 4 0
Woodmore 300 002 x - 5 11 3
WP - Wooten (3-0). LP - Ry. Rothenbuehler (4-1). top hitters: (Elm) Re. Rothenbuehler 2-1B; Hammer HR, RBI. (Wood) Zellinger 1B, 2B; Schumacher 2-1B, 2 RBI.
records: Elmwood 11-3 overall, 2-1 Suburban Lakes League; Woodmore 2-1 SLL

Van Buren 5, Cory Rawson 2
Cory Rawson 011 000 0 - 2 3 4
Van Buren 110 300 x - 5 7 2
WP - Marshall (4-1). LP - Welch (3-1). top hitters: (CR) Marshall 2-1B; Welch 1B, RBI. (VB) Greer 4-1B, 2 RBI; Baney 1B; Frasier 1B.
records: Cory Rawson 3-4 overall, 1-2 Blanchard Valley Conference; Van Buren 7-3, 3-0.

liberty-benton 6, mccomb 2
Liberty-Benton 120 011 1 - 6 8 2
McComb 000 000 2 - 2 4 2
WP - Panning. LP - Cramer (0-2). top hitters: (L-B) Pickett 1B, 2B, RBI; Pasche 1B, 2B, RBI; Parkins 2-2B, RBI. (McC) Newton HR, RBI.
records: Liberty-Benton 6-1 overall, 3-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; McComb 1-6, 0-2.

vanlue 7, arlington 2
Arlington 100 100 0 - 2 7 2
Vanlue 110 500 x - 7 7 1
WP - Alfred (2-1). LP - Heavrin. top hitters: (Arl) Morehart 2-1B; Wilson 2-1B; Inbody 1B, RBI. (Van) Lee 2-2B, RBI; Alfred 1B, 2 RBI; Drown 2B, RBI.
records: Arlington 5-2 overall; Vanlue 7-4, 2-2 Blanchard Valley Conference.

new riegel 11, seneca east 6
New Riegel 211 301 3 - 11 14 4
Seneca East 010 100 4 - 6 8 5
WP - Williams (1-2). LP - Featheringill. top hitters: (NR) Schalk 4-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Williams 2-1B, HR, 4 RBI; Theis 2-1B, RBI; Reinhart 2-1B. (SE) Kohlenberg 2-1B; Young 2-1B; Snavely 2-1B, 2 RBI.
records: New Riegel 7-5 overall, 2-1 Midland Athletic League.

north baltimore 9, st. wendelin 6
North Baltimore 006 021 0 - 9 9 1
St. Wendelin 300 200 1 - 6 8 4
WP - Cole. LP - Stuby (1-2). top hitters: (NB) Williams 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Trevino 1B, 2 RBI; Cole 2-1B, RBI; Engard 1B, RBI. (FSW) Stuby 1B, HR, 3 RBI; Reiter 2B; Frankart 2B, RBI; Noel 2-1B, 2 RBI; Smith 1B, RBI.
records: North Baltimore 3-6 overall, 1-2 Midland Athletic League; Fostoria St. Wendelin 2-6, 0-1.

tiffin calvert 8 carey 1
Tiffin Calvert 001 231 1 - 8 10 1
Carey 100 000 0 - 1 5 3
WP - Gassner. LP - Harrold (1-3). top hitters: (TC) A. Brickner 2-1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Keller 2-1B. (Car) Thompson 2-1B; Harrold 1B, RBI; Taylor 2B.
records: Tiffin Calvert 7-5 overall, 2-1 Midland Athletic League; Carey 3-6, 1-3.

Miller City 4, Columbus Grove 1
Columbus Grove 000 001 0 - 1 5 2
Miller City 000 400 x - 4 9 1
WP - Hermiller. LP - Bogart. top hitters: (CG) Wolfe 2-1B. (MC) Erford 2-1B; Schnipke 2B.

Lucas 5, Riverdale 2
Riverdale 100 001 0 - 2 6 1
Lucas 010 040 x - 5 8 1
LP - Weber. top hitters: (Riv) Draper 1B, RBI; Rose 1B, RBI.
records: Riverdale 0-10, 0-6.

Other Baseball Scores
Anthony Wayne 5, Springfield 4
Archbold 10, Patrick Henry 0
Ashland 15, Orrville 3
Ashland Mapleton 7, Plymouth 0
Allen East 4, Upper Scioto Valley 3
Bluffton 11, Fort Jennings 1
Buckeye Central 18, Colonel Crawford 4
Clyde 11, Margaretta 3
Delphos Jefferson 11, Lima Perry 0
Genoa 9, Lake 4
Gibsonburg 2, Eastwood 1
Huron 5, Sandusky St. Mary’s 4
Lake 8, Otsego 2
Lexington 3, Mansfield Senior 2
Lima Bath 10, Delphos St. John’s 0
Lima Senior 15, Kenton 8
Lima Shawnee 18, Spencerville 2
Lincolnview 8, New Knoxville 0
Lucas 5, Riverdale 2
Mansfield Madison 7, West Holmes 1
Mansfield St. Peter's 18, Cleveland Horizon 0
New London 7, Norwalk St. Paul 1
Oregon Clay 29, Toledo Woodward 0
Perrysburg 13, Rossford 6
Port Clinton 12, Oak Harbor 0
Sandusky Perkins 10, Edison 3
South Central 10, Ashland Crestview 3
Sylvania Northview 16, Maumee 9
Sylvania Southview 7, Bowling Green 4
Tiffin Columbian 8, Sandusky 1
Toledo Central Catholic 12, Toledo Waite 3
Toledo Libbey 7, Toledo Scott 1
Toledo St. Francis 7, Toledo Bowsher 6
Toledo St. John’s 8, Toledo Start 1
Western Reserve 3, Monroeville 1
Woodmore 5, Elmwood 1
Wynford 9, Ontario 8

Wednesday’s Softball Scores
Hardin Northern 13, Leipsic 9
Leipsic 000 620 1 - 9 9 1
Hardin Northern 035 104 x - 13 9 3
WP - Messmer (8-4, 2-0). LP - Mangas. top hitters: (Leip) Schroeder 1B, 2B; Wesatrick 2-1B. (HN) Parsons 2-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Marquart 2-3B, 1B, 5, RBI.
records: Hardin Northern 9-4 overall, 2-0 Blanchard Valley Conference.

Van Buren 4, Cory Rawson 0
Cory Rawson 000 000 0 - 0 3 1
Van Buren 031 000 x - 4 9 2
WP - Burke (4-2). LP - Bosse. top hitters: (CR) Devore 1B. (VB) Wood 3-1B, RBI; Thorton 3B, HR, RBI.
records: Van Buren 4-3 overall, 3-0 Blanchard Valley Conference.

Vanlue 10, Arlington 6
Arlington 000 301 2 - 6 5 5
Vanlue 151 300 x - 10 12 5
WP - Simon (3-3). LP - Hartman. top hitters: (Arl) Haley 1B, 2 RBI; Beagle 2B; Glick 1B, RBI; Sielschott 1B, RBI. (Van) Simon 2-1B, HR, 4 RBI; Ward 2-1B, RBI.
records: Arlington 4-5 overall, 1-4 Blanchard Valley Conference; Vanlue 3-4, 1-2.

Mccomb 2. Liberty-Benton 1
Liberty-Benton 001 000 0 - 1 5 2
McComb 000 100 1 - 2 5 3
WP - Wells (3-1). LP - Dean. top hitters: (L-B) Hunker 3B, 1B; Marshall 1B, RBI. (McC) Rhoades 2-1B; Wells RBI; Cramer 1B.
records: Liberty-Benton 3-4 overall, 1-2 Blanchard Valley Conference; McComb 5-4, 2-0.

north baltimore 6, st. wendelin 5
North Baltimore 010 400 000 1 - 6 13 1
St. Wendelin 004 001 000 0 - 5 8 3
WP - Trevino (3-1). LP - Rutter (2-1). top hitters: (NB) Rensch 2-1B, 2B; King 3B; Swartz 1B, 2B, RBI. (FSW) Tate 2B, 2 RBI; Burns 2-1B; Geroski 2-1B.
records: North Baltimore 4-3 overall, 3-0 MIdland Athletic League; Fostoria St. Wendelin 4-3, 1-1.

Elmwood 5, Woodmore 0
Woodmore 000 000 0 - 0 0 0
Elmwood 104 000 x - 5 4 0
WP - Dauterman (5-3). LP - Michalis. top hitters: (Elm) Oler 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Elmwood 9-3 overall, 3-0 Suburban Lakes League.

New riegel 16, Seneca East 3
New Riegel 203 416 - 16 20 2
Seneca East 002 010 - 3 4 4
WP - J. Mathias (7-2). LP - Wilhem. top hitters: (NR) L. Mathias 4-1B, 2 RBI; Smith 3-1B; Ellis 2-1B, HR, 6 RBI; B. Hemminger 3-1B, RBI. (SE) Hosang 1B, 2B.
records: New Riegel 11-2 overall, 2-1 Midland Athletic League; Seneca East 4-6, 0-4.

Carey 10, Tiffin Calvert 0
Tiffin Calvert 000 000 - 0 2 2
Carey 410 302 - 10 10 1
WP - Harley (4-0). LP - Dodson. top hitters: (Car) Baker 3-1B, 4 RBI; Autum Harley 1B, 2B, 3 RBI, Doran 2-1B, RBI.
records: Carey 10-2 overall, 5-0 Midland Athletic League.

arcadia 10, pandora-gilboa 9
Arcadia 271 000 0 - 10 6 5
Pandora-Gilboa 000 022 5 - 9 8 8
WP - Boes (4-6). LP - Basinger (3-4). top hitters: (Arc) Conine 2B, 1B, RBI; Johnson 3-1B, RBI. (P-G) J. Walkins 2-1B, 2B; C. Walkins 2-1B, 3 RBI
records: Pandora-Gilboa 3-4 overall, 2-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; Arcadia 5-6 overall.

miller city 15, lima cent. cath. 4
Miller City 131 (10)0 - 15 13 5
Lima Central Cath. 000 31 - 4 3 3
WP - Brown (5-1). LP - Palton. top hitters: (MC) B. Wagner (jr.) 2B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Griggs 2B, 2-1B, 3 RBI; Averesch 1B, 2B, RBI; Franz 1B, 3 RBI; B. Wagner (sr.) 1B, 2 RBI; Brown 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Miller City 6-1.

RIverdale 8, Lucas 3
Riverdale 202 031 0 - 8 13 1
Lucas 100 001 1 - 3 5 1
WP - Schoenberger (3-2). top hitters: (Riv) Kri. Kotterman 1B, 2-3B; Al. Naus 2-1B, RBI; Wetherill 3-1B, RBI; Stone 1B, HR, RBI; Ke. Kotterman 2-1B.
records: Riverdale 5-5 overall, 3-3 North Central Conference.

Hopewell-Loudon 10, Old Fort 2
Old Fort 000 001 1 - 2 6 4
Hopewell-Loudon 222 301 x - 10 9 2
WP - Smith (1-1). LP - Guth. top hitters: (OF) Leemaster 2-1B. (H-L) Kuhn 2-1B, 2B; Reinhart 2B.
records: Old Fort 1-7 overall; Hopewell-Loudon 3-2, 2-1 Midland Athletic League.

Other Softball Scores
Anthony Wayne 4, Springfield 1
Archbold 11, Tinora 0
Ashland 3, Orrville 2
Ashland Crestview 7, South Central 3
Ashland Mapleton 11, Plymouth 3
Bucyrus 6, Crestline 3
Colonel Crawford 10, Buckeye Central 0
Convoy Crestview 11, Wayne Trace 4
Delphos Jefferson 11, Lima Perry 1
Eastwood 2, Gibsonburg 1
Evergreen 1, Toledo Start 0
Genoa 7, Lakota 2
Huron 6, Sandusky St. Mary’s 0
Lake 7, Otsego 3
Lexington 14, Mansfield Senior 0
Lincolnview 7, Ottoville 4
Monroeville 20, Western Reserve 9
New London 10, Norwalk St. Paul 0
Rossford 7, Perrysburg 1
Sandusky 10, Tiffin Columbian 1
Sandusky Perkins 6, Edison 1
Sylvania Northview 3, Maumee 1
Sylvania Southview 2, Bowling Green 0
Toledo Central Catholic 8, Fremont Ross 4
West Holmes 4, Mansfield Madison 2

Will post Wednesday’s baseball scores tomorrow…