OHSAA Enrollments: Number Crunching

Well the new OHSAA enrollment numbers are out and I think there’s a few problems with them.
I have created a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with all of the figures for the last two OHSAA enrollment periods. It gives a side by side comparison of the numbers for schools. You can take a look at it by clicking on this link.

OK, if you are a small school in Northwest Ohio I can see your student numbers rising or falling by 5, 10 or 15 kids. But in this part of the state where we essentially have zero or even negative population growth no one’s numbers should go up by 40 or 50 boys or girls in a 2 year period at least not at the small schools.
There are plenty of schools across the state who with the new figures have jumped more than 20 percent in their enrollment according to the new figures released this week by the OHSAA.
Here’s how the OHSAA gets the enrollment figures for each 2-year period. In October, each Ohio school must fill out a report for the Ohio Department of Education called an EMIS (Education Management Information System) report. The EMIS report is used by the ODE for various purposes including determining a school’s state funding which is based on their enrollment.
The OHSAA then takes the number of boys and girls in grades 9-11 and use those numbers to classify its member schools by size. Findlay’s numbers for the new period are 785 boys and 767 girls. That means in October Findlay High School had 785 boys and 767 girls in grades 9-11.
I think some area schools may have had an extra class added into their figures. That’s they only way I can explain their new enrollment figures compared to the ones the OHSAA used in 2005.

Here’s just a couple of examples of the numbers problems in area schools’ figures:
BLUFFTON -- Bluffton’s girls went from 145 girls in the 2005 count to 208 girls in the 2007 count -- an increase of 63 girls. That’s an increase of more than 25 percent in 2 years….Impossible.
HOPEWELL-LOUDON -- 103 boys in 2005 and 145 boys in 2007. Hard to believe since I’ve been told their native student population is declining but open enrollment has been keeping their student figures steady. Kinda think its hard to figure that their boys total would be that high. It would put them in Division III in basketball and Division V in football.
LIBERTY-BENTON: It’s a growth district but the new figures have the school gaining 19 boys and 22 girls. If true its going to put a couple of L-B teams on the bubble of moving up a division. They could move up to Division II in boys and girls track and golf. We’ll see if they contest the numbers.
LAKOTA -- Boys numbers are up 49 and girls numbers uo 79 to 241 girls in grades 9-11. No way these numbers are right, Lakota is shrinking by the day.
NEW RIEGEL -- Up 26 boys and a whopping 49 girls. No way the numbers of girls in the school increased by 40-45 percent in just 2 years.
Those are just a few of the problems I see in the numbers. I imagine many of the enrollment figures will be revised as long as school administrators are paying attention. Schools have until April 16 to contest the new enrollment figures.

NOTEWORTHY:
I BLEW IT: I just found 13 comments that needed "Moderation" most of the comments came from early on in the blog. Sorry for all those whose commets didn't appear until now. I blew it big time but the comments are now posted mostly from August and early Sept.

TRACK STARS: A couple of things that stood out for me working last night and taking area track and field results. McComb’s track team struggled in a triangular against powerful Napoleon and Ottawa-Glandorf but sophomore Katie Borgelt didn’t struggle. She won the only two evens for McComb taking the 1,600 (5:32.2) and 3,200 (12:08.0). A pretty impressive performance for the McComb runner against two very good track teams. Also a couple of school records were set in Patrick Henry’s dual with Swanton. Mykal Imbrock broke her own record in the shot put with a toss of 40-3 while Kyle Tietje set a new school record in the boys high jump with a leap of 6-1½.

BLOGGING SCHEDULE: Will have something for tomorrow but I’ll be taking Easter Weekend off and will be back at it Monday.

Tuesday’s Baseball Scores
findlay 13, sanduskY 3
Sandusky 002 010 — 3 7 2
Findlay 024 241 — 13 16 1
WP — Stutzman (2-0). LP — Esposito. top hitters: (San) Feltner 3-1B; Harvey 1B, 2B; Will 2-1B. (Fin) Bjorling 4-1B, 3 RBI; Stutzman 2-2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Eller 2-1B, 2 RBI; Kostyo 1B, 2B; Bowersox 2-1B, RBI; Mowery 1B, 2 RBI; Brigadoi 2B.
records: Sandusky 0-1 Greater Buckeye Conference; Findlay 2-1, 1-0 GBC.
Arlington 11, Riverdale 0
Arlington 620 21 — 11 11 1
Riverdale 000 00 — 0 2 3
WP — Gast (1-0). LP — Titus. top hitters: (Arl) Gast 2-2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Heavrin HR, 1B, 3 RBI; Inbody 1B, RBI; Wilson 1B, 2 RBI; Morehart 2-1B. (Riv) Moore 1B; Draper 1B.
records: Arlington 3-0.
Leipsic 7, Continental 0
Continental 000 000 0 — 0 1 3
Leipsic 500 101 x — 7 6 1
WP — Myer (1-0). LP — Mansfield (0-2). top hitters: (Con) Ladd 1B. (Leip) Goodwin 2-1B, RBI; Schroeder 2B, 2 RBI; Crow 2B.
records: Continental 0-4 overall, 0-2 Putnam County League; Leipsic 3-0, 2-0.
elmwood 15. toledo libbey 0
Toledo Libbey 000 00 — 0 2 0
Elmwood 364 2x — 15 15 0
WP — Rothenbuehler (2-0). LP — Weallens. top hitters: (Elm) Aurand 2-HR, 6 RBI; Fitch 2-2B; Rothenbuehler 2B, 1B; Stewart 1B, HR,2 RBI.
records: Toledo Libbey 3-2, Elmwood 5-0.
Ada 3, McComb 1
Ada 001 000 000 2— 3 12 1
McComb 000 010 000 0— 1 8 2
WP — Allen (3-0). LP — Newton. top hitters: (Ada) Vermillion 3-1B, RBI; Pedersen 2-1B, 2 RBI; Bingman 2B, 1B. (McC) McCullough HR, RBI.
records: Ada 5-0, McComb 1-2.
UPPER SANDUSKY 6, FOSTORIA SENIOR 4
Upper Sandusky 130 010 1 — 6 8 0
Fostoria Senior 400 000 0 — 4 7 3
WP — Baker (1-1). LP Hyde — (1-1). top hitters: (US) Miller 2-2B; Fagan 2-1B; Gillian 2B, 1B; Walton 2B; (F) Brady 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Hyde 2-1B; Bulkowski 1B, RBI; Rickman 1B, RBI.
records: Upper Sandusky 1-3 overall, 1-0 Northern Ohio League; Fostoria Senior 1-3, 0-1.
carey 18, hardin northern 2
Hardin Northern 101 00 — 2 4 6
Carey 2(15)0 1x — 18 9 1
WP — Stansberry (1-0). LP — Price (0-2). top hitters: (HN) Price 2B; Shepherd 2B; Albert 2B. (Car) Harrold 2-1B, 4 RBI; Higgins 1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Dyer 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Hardin Northern 1-4, Carey 2-4.
patrick henry 9, elida 2
Elida 200 000 0 — 2 6 7
Patrick Henry 030 060 x — 9 7 1
WP — Botjer (2-0). LP — Mohr. top hitters: (Eli) Mohr 2-2B, 1B, RBI. (PH) George 2-1B, 2 RBI; Bower 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Elida 3-2, Patrick Henry 5-1.
OTHER NW OHIO SCORES
Fairview 15, Archbold 2
Tiffin Calvert 6, Lakota 5
Baseball
Lima Bath 10, Allen East 5
New London 11, Black River 5
River Valley 9, Bucyrus 4
Ashland Crestview 9, Crestline 6
Defiance 15, Paulding 9
Wayne Trace 3, Antwerp 2
Defiance 15, Paulding 9
Sandusky St. Mary’s 5, Seneca East 5, suspended
Galion 13, Tiffin Columbian 8
Tiffin Calvert 6, Lakota 5
Ashland Crestview 9, Crestline 6
Clear Fork 4, Mansfield Senior 1
Orrville 4, Lexington 1
Ontario 12, Mansfield St. Peter’s 1
Shelby 3, Willard 2
Mansfield Madison 12, Wooster 8
Ashland 3, West Holmes 0
Sandusky Perkins 9, Avon Lake 5
Margaretta 2, Monroeville 1
Firelands 17, Huron 13
Shelby 3, Willard 2
Norwalk 8, Bellevue 6
Montpelier 4, Hilltop 3
Danbury 6, Emmanuel Baptist 0
Seymour, Tenn. 3, Anthony Wayne 1
Genoa 5, Toledo Start 0
Bowling Green 9, Eastwood 2
Defiance 15, Paulding 9
Bryan 5, Hicksville 4
Rossford 5, Lake 4
Edon 8, Fremont, Ind. 7

Tuesday’s Softball
FINDLAY 2, SANDUSKY 1
Sandusky 000 100 0 — 1 2 1
Findlay 001 010 x — 2 6 1
WP — Gilliland (2-3). LP — Rohrbach.
records: Findlay 3-5 overall, 1-0 Greater Buckeye Conference; Sandusky 5-1, 0-1.
carey 2, hardin northern 1
Hardin Northern 100 000 0 — 1 3 3
Carey 000 010 1 — 2 4 1
WP — Harley (1-0). LP — Messmer (4-2). top hitters: (HN) Parsons 1B, RBI. (Car) Kemerley 3B; Hill 1B, RBI; Strahm 32-1B.
records: Hardin Northern 5-2, Carey 5-1.
ELMWOOD 11, OLD FORT 1
Old Fort 001 00 — 1 1 4
Elmwood 233 21 — 11 11 0
WP — Dauterman. LP — Guth. top hitters: (Elm) B. Morgart 2-1B, 2 RBI; Oler 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Dauterman 3B, 2 RBI; M. Morgart 2-1B, RBI; Green 2-2B, RBI; Chapman 2B, RBI. (OF) Freeze 1B.
records: Elmwood 4-1.
pandora-gilboa 1, kalida 0
Kalida 000 000 00 — 0 4 2
Pandora-Gilboa 000 000 01 — 1 3 1
WP — Basinger (1-0). LP — Schnipke.
records: Pandora-Gilboa 1-0 overall, 1-0 Putnam County League.
mcComb 13, Ada 8
Ada 130 022 0 — 8 10 3
McComb 100 840 0 — 13 11 1
WP — Smith. LP — Jenkins (0-2). top hitters: (Ada) Hays 3B, 1B, RBI; Sybert 2B, 1B, RBI; Wagner 2-1B. (McC) Wells 3B, 2-1B, 5 RBI; Smith 2-1B; Cramer 3B, 1B, 4 RBI.
records: Ada 0-4, McComb 2-3.
van buren 11, vanlue 1
Vanlue 010 000 — 1 2 4
Van Buren 201 143 — 11 11 3
WP — Burke (2-1). LP — Simon. top hitters: (Van) Breitigam 2B. (VB) Meyer 2-1B, RBI; Conroy 3-1B, RBI; Burke 2-1B, RBI; Thornton 1B, RBI.
records: Vanlue 0-2 overall, 0-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; Van Buren 2-2, 1-0.
miller city 6, leipsic 4
Leipsic 100 010 2 — 4 6 2
Miller City 010 500 x — 6 5 3
WP — Brown (2-0). LP — Mangas (2-2). top hitters: (Leip) B. Schroeder 2B, 1B, RBI; Gerten 2-1B, 2 RBI. (MC) Brown 1B, 2 RBI; Pester 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Leipsic 2-2 overall, 0-1 Putnam County League; Miller City 3-0, 1-0.
fostoria 9, upper sandusky 7
Fostoria 000 052 000 02 — 9 13 1
Upper Sandusky 222 001 000 00 — 7 9 2
WP — Wetherell. LP — Seel. top hitters: (US) Zamora 2-1B, 2 RBI; Theil 2-2B; Lucas 2-1B, 2B, RBI; Linhart 2B; Wetherell 2-1B, 2 RBI. (Fos) Ludwig 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Myers 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Nye 1B, RBI; Cousin 2B; Mora 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Fostoria 3-3 overall, 0-1 Northern Ohio League; Upper Sandusky 4-2, 1-0.
Arlington 10, Riverdale 4
Arlington 703 000 0 — 10 13 5
Riverdale 010 000 3 — 4 7 2
WP — Hartman (3-2). LP — Messenger. top hitters: (Arl) Beagle 3-1B, 3B; Rettig 1B, 2B; Like 2-1B. (Riv) Ke. Kotterman 1B, 2B; Wells 3-1B; Jaqueth 2B.
records: Arlington 3-2.
Liberty-Benton 10, arcadia 6
Arcadia 000 330 0 — 6 6 2
Liberty-Benton 200 341 x — 10 7 2
WP — Hunker (1-2). LP — Boes. top hitters: (Arc) Krummerer 2-1B; Clemons 2-1B. (L-B) Dean 1B, 2B; Chiow 2-1B.
records: Arcadia 1-4, Liberty-Benton 1-4.
Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Delphos Jefferson 1
Delphos Jefferson 001 000 0 — 1 5 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 002 001 x — 3 11 0
WP — Tousley (2-2). LP — Bowers (3-1). top hitters: (O-G) Lauf 3-1B; Tousley 2B, 1B; Kaufman 2B, 1B; Escamilla 2-1B. (DJ) Sargent 2-1B; Apple 2B.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 2-3, Delphos Jefferson 3-1.
OTHER NW OHIO SCORES
Archbold 12, Edgerton 0
Crestline 6, Ashland Crestview 2
Fairview 3, Wayne Trace 2
Mansfield St. Peter’s 16, Norwalk St. Paul 4
Bellevue 23, Norwalk 0
Lexington 6, Orrville 0
Clear Fork 22, Mansfield Senior 0
Wooster 9, Mansfield Madison 2
Galion 7, Tiffin Columbian 2
Lakota 8, Tiffin Calvert 4
Sandusky St. Mary’s 14, Seneca East 9
Cory-Rawson 19, Bettsville 12
Allen East 12, Lima Temple Christian 5
Defiance 10, Wauseon 3
Perrysburg 8, Myrtle Beach 0
Perrysburg 6, York, Pa. 1
Toledo St. Ursula 1, Oregon Clay 0
Sylvania Northview 9, Toledo Bowsher 5
Gibsonburg 13, Fremont St. Joseph 4
Toledo Waite 12, Toledo Scott 1
Toledo Start 10, Toledo Central Catholic 1
Emmanuel Baptist 15, Danbury 0
Hilltop 11, Holgate 0
Archbold 12, Edgerton 0
Cardinal Stritch 14, Toledo Christian 0
Toledo Notre Dame 21, Toledo Woodward 3