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2007-11-19T08:54:00.001-08:00

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Same stuff just a new home!

A new home for the Buzz

2007-04-30T12:17:00.000-07:00

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Jamie

Thomas...Yes, Quinn...Hell no!

2007-04-30T07:43:00.000-07:00

Joe Thomas with the Cleveland Browns third pick?
I couldn’t have been happier.
Trading next year’s No.1 and more to get Brady Quinn? I couldn’t have been more pissed.
He’s not worthy.
I don’t understand the love affair with this guy. I know, I know, he was expected to be one of the top players taken in the draft and is supposed to be one of the top quarterbacks in college football.
I don’t get why people are so enamored with this kid. It’s not like the Browns will be playing Army, Navy and Stanford anytime soon. I’d rather give the guys we have now a shot at the QB spot rather than a Notre Dame QB that looks like he just stepped out of the cover of GQ Magazine.
When Savage and the boys took Thomas, I thought maybe they finally get it. I was blissful for three hours thinking that finally maybe the Browns knew what they were doing. Mortgaging next year’s draft to move back into the first round to take Brady Quinn ruined all hope I had that these guys know what they are doing in the Browns “War Room”
Thoughts?
Tomorrow reflections on the L-B Invite.

Saturday’s Baseball Scores
Ottoville 5, Lima Temple Christian 4
Ottoville 001 100 3 — 5 7 0
Lima Temple Christian 110 020 0 — 4 6 4
WP — Basinger. LP — Hochstettler. top hitters: (Otto) Gasser 2B, 1B. (LTC) Hochstettler 2B.
records: Ottoville 6-7, Lima Temple Christian 4-7.

coldwater 7-11, findlay 1-1
first game
Findlay 100 000 0 — 1 4 2
Coldwater 320 110 x — 7 10 0
WP — Slavik (5-2). LP — Corbin (1-2). top hitters: (Fin) Bjorling 1B, RBI; Eller 2B; (Cold) Muhlenkamp 2B, HR; Schoenherr 2B.

second game
Findlay 010 00 — 1 2 2
Coldwater 362 0x — 11 11 1
WP — Geeslin (3-1). LP — Mowery (1-2). top hitters: (Fin) Mowery 1B, RBI. (Cold) Muhlenkamp 2B; Harlamert 2B; Wenning 2B; James 3B; Klenke HR.
records: Findlay 7-7, Coldwater 14-3.

Northwood 6-1, Fostoria Senior 3-2
First Game
Fostoria 000 000 4 — 4 3 0
Northwood 004 200 x — 6 9 1
WP — McGaharan. LP — Echelberry.
Second Game
Fostoria Senior 100 000 1 — 2 4 0
Northwood 000 100 0 — 1 2 2
WP — Hyde. LP — Seibert.

van buren 2, st. wendlein 1
Van Buren 010 001 0 — 2 7 0
St. Wendelin 000 001 0 — 1 7 5
WP — Ma. Frazier. LP — Gehring (1-1). top hitters: (VB) Greer 2-1B, 2B; Mi. Frazier 1B, RBI; Ma. Frazier 1B, RBI; Herr 3B. (FSW) Reiter 2-1B, RBI.
records: Van Buren 11-4, Fostoria St. Wendelin 4-9.

columbus grove 5-4, new riegel 2-1
first game
Columbus Grove 103 000 0 — 4 6 0
New Riegel 100 000 0 — 1 3 2
WP — Bogart. LP — Theis (2-3). top hitters: (CG) Bogart 2-1B. (NR) Scherger 1B, 2B.
second game
Columbus Grove 130 000 1 — 5 7 1
New Riegel 001 010 0 — 2 6 1
WP — Osterhage. LP — Conley (2-1). top hitters: (CG) Neu 2-1B, RBI; Wolfe 2B, RBI. (NR) Schalk 2-1B; Wagner 2B; Mack 2B, RBI.
records: New Riegel 8-9.

del. jefferson 16-9, hardin northern 5-3
first game
Hardin Northern 004 10 — 5 4 5
Delphos Jefferson 431 8x — 16 9 3
WP — Antalis. LP — Shepherd (0-3). top hitters: (HN) Shepherd 2B. (DJ) Bastian 2B; Miller 2-2B; Kraning 1B, 2B.

second game
Hardin Northern 000 03 — 3 4 2
Delphos Jefferson 231 3x — 9 7 0
WP — Carder. LP — Hall (2-2). top hitters: (HN) Ruhlen 1B, 2 RBI. (DJ) Schuerman 1B, 3B; Joseph 1B, 2B..
records: Hardin Northern 2-11.

liberty-benton 3-6 north baltimore 2-3
first game
North Baltimore 101 000 0 — 2 3 4
Liberty-Benton 000 200 1 — 3 5 3
WP — Parkins (3-1). LP — Routzon. top hitters: (NB) Smith 2B. (L-B) Radabaugh 2-2B; Lieb 1B, RBI.

second game
North Baltimore 000 101 1 — 3 6 2
Liberty-Benton 202 002 x — 6 6 1
WP — Panning (4-0). LP — Smith. top hitters: (NB) Cole 2B; Routzon 2B, RBI (L-B) Cates 3B, 2 RBI; Radabaugh 1B, 2 RBI.
records: North Baltimore 4-11, Liberty-Benton 10-1.

Other Baseball Scores
Ashland 12-8, Shelby 1-6
Bucyrus 14, Mount Gilead 6
Bucyrus 8, Seneca East 5
Parkway 7, New Bremen 5
Clear Fork 10-10, Lucas 0-0
Lima Shawnee 13, Lima Central Catholic 3
Norwalk 10-3, Western Reserve 1-8
Toledo Central Catholic 11-2, Fremont St. Joseph 0-4
Ottawa Hills 5, Toledo St. Francis 3
Ottawa Hills 12, Sylvania Southview 3
Oregon Clay 2-7, Anthony Wayne 1-1
Defiance 8, Wauseon 1
Sylvania Northview 10, Toledo Start 4
Emmanuel Baptist 5, Danbury 1
Genoa 13, Eastwood 2
Toledo Christian 9-6, Toledo Waite 6-0

Saturday’s Softball Scores
Anthony Wayne 4, Findlay 1
Anthony Wayne 200 200 0 — 4 7 0
Findlay 001 000 0 — 1 6 2
WP — Gill. LP — Thomas (3-2). top hitters: (AW) Baker 2-1B; Gill 2B, 1B; (TW) Henry 2B, 1B; Almond 2-1B, RBI; Rinesmith 1B; Gilliland 1B.
records: Findlay 7-9, Anthony Wayne 11-2.

Toledo Whitmer 4, Findlay 3
Toledo Whitmer 201 000 01 — 4 4 2
Findlay 001 002 00 — 3 7 1
WP — Kulkowski. LP — Gilliland (4-6). top hitters: (Fin) Gilliland 2B, 1B; Lahey 2-1B; Henry 1B; Rizor 1B; Almond 1B. (TW) Gorsuch HR, 1B; Temple 2B.
records: Findlay 7-10, Toledo Whitmer 10-4.

Elmwood 5, Gibsonburg 0
Gibsonburg 000 000 0 — 0 0 1
Elmwood 210 110 x — 5 10 0
WP — Chapman (7-1). LP — Milleson. top hitters: (Elm) B. Morgart 3B, 2-1B, RBI; Green 3-1B; Reynolds 2-1B.
records: Elmwood 14-5 overall, 6-1 Suburban Lakes League.

Bluffton 1-11, Lima Senior 0-0
First Game
Lima Senior 000 000 00 — 0 4 1
Bluffton 000 000 01 — 1 5 0
WP — Kisor (7-8). LP — Hoff.

Second Game
Lima Senior 000 00 — 0 1 2
Bluffton 361 1x — 11 13 1
WP — Hines. LP — Steward.
records: Bluffton 8-10.

Continental 11-2, Columbus Grove 6-1
First game
Continental 321 32 — 11 9 0
Columbus Grove 000 15 — 6 9 0
WP — Streicher. LP — Vorst. top hitters: (Cont) Hauter 3B, 2B; Coble 2B; Streicher 2B. (CG) Birkemeier 2B.

Second game
Continental 000 010 1 — 2 3 1
Columbus Grove 001 000 0 — 1 4 1
WP — Hanefeld. LP — Bartz. top hitters: (Cont) McKean 2B.
records: Continental 4-8, Columbus Grove 5-6.

Fostoria St. Wendelin 2, Van Buren 0
Van Buren 000 000 0 — 0 3 0
Fostoria St. Wendelin 001 100 x — 2 5 0
WP — Molyet (5-3). LP — Burke. top hitters: (VB) Meyer 1B; Sonnenberg 1B; Gilbert 1B. (FSW) Papenfus 1B, RBI; Solether 1B, RBI; Schiefer 2B.
records: Van Buren 7-6, Fostoria St. Wendelin 8-4.

Woodmore 4-3, Hopewell-Loudon 3-0
First Game
Hopewell-Loudon 000 030 0 — 3 6 1
Woodmore 110 200 x — 4 5 0
WP — Michaelis (10-4). LP — Smith (3-2). top hitters: (H-L) Dull 3-1B, RBI. (Wood) Warren 2-1B, RBI; Phillips 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Woodmore 10-4, Hopewell-Loudon 8-3.

Second Game
Hopewell-Loudon 000 000 0 — 0 2 2
Woodmore 110 100 x — 3 5 1
WP — Michaelis (11-4). LP — Dull (5-2). top hitters: (Wood) Artressia 2-1B, RBI; Constantini 2B, 1B. (H-L) Kapelka 1B; Smith 1B.
records: Woodmore 11-4, Hopewell-Loudon 8-4.

Leipsic 2-6, Allen East 0-11
First Game
Leipsic 001 100 0 — 2 6 0
Allen East 000 000 0 — 0 2 0
WP — Mangas. LP — Shoemaker. top hitters: (Leip) Gerten 2-2B; Hernandez 3B.

Second Game
Leipsic 000 202 2 — 6 3 1
Allen East 112 412 x — 11 6 3
WP — Wyss (7-5). LP — Stall. top hitters: (AE) Cook 2B, 1B; Prowant 2B.
records: Allen East 9-7, Leipsic 6-12.

Ottawa-Glandorf 4-2, Delta 3-9
First Game
Ottawa-Glandorf 200 020 0 — 4 6 6
Delta 002 010 0 — 3 7 3
WP — Tousley. LP — McCulloch. top hitters: (O-G) Bingley 2B, 1B, RBI.
Second Game
Ottawa-Glandorf 010 010 0 — 2 4 1
Delta 220 212 x — 9 6 4
WP — Borm. LP — Kaufman. top hitters: (Del) Osterhout 2-2B.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 5-10, Delta 7-7.

Marion Catholic 8, Vanlue 7
Marion Catholic 003 122 0 — 8 5 1
Vanlue 040 003 0 — 7 10 1
WP — Persinger. LP — Simon (6-4). top hitters: (Van) Hagerty 3B; Willard 2-1B; Simon 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Breidigan 1B, RBI; Thomas 1B, RBI; Wilcox 1B, RBI.
records: Marion Catholic 11-5, Vanlue 6-5.

North Baltimore 12, Vanlue 0
North Baltimore 121 53 — 12 12 0
Vanlue 000 00 — 0 0 0
WP — Trevino. LP — Simon (6-5). top hitters: (NB) Vanaman 2-1B; 2B, 2 RBI; King 1B, RBI; Rensch 2-1B, 2 RBI; Miller 2-1B, 4 RBI; Trevino 2-1B, RBI; Swartz 2B.
records: Vanlue 6-6.

North Baltimore 2, Vanlue 0
North Baltimore 000 000 2 — 2 6 0
Marion Catholic 000 000 0 — 0 3 2
WP — Vanaman. LP — Perminger. top hitters: (NB) King 2-1B; Swartz 2-1B; Miller 3Bl Delancy 2B.
records: North Baltimore 10-4.

Other Softball Scores
Toledo Central Catholic 8-11, Bowling Green 6-5
Bucyrus 13-8, Galion Northmor 6-4
Clear Fork 10, Shelby 3
Clear Fork 11, Fredericktown 0
Shelby 10, Fredericktown 0
Bellevue 6, Eastwood 1
Oregon Clay 4, Bellevue 3
Sandusky Perkins 6, Medina 0
Edison 4, Sandusky St. Mary’s 1
Springfield 10, Toledo Waite 0
Springfield 5, Lake 0
Toledo Whitmer 3, Anthony Wayne 0
Toledo Start 4-1, Wauseon 1-3
Toledo St. Ursula 8-7, Bedford, Mich. 6-2
Rossford 7-7, Bryan 5-0
Oregon Clay 9, Elida 2

Draft day aproaches

2007-04-27T07:34:00.000-07:00

Well, for the second straight day Thursday Mother Nature wiped the area prep sports slate completely clean.
At the moment with the ground saturated and dark clouds hanging low this morning, getting games set for this afternoon in doesn’t look too promising either. I just got an email from Riverdale AD Craig Taylor telling us that tonight’s make up baseball game between the Falcons and Colonel Crawford is already been postponed…again.
With sectional baseball and softball beginning next week let’s hope the weather breaks so the tournament schedule is disrupted as little as possible.
I know one event that won’t be postponed by weather this weekend and that’s the NFL Draft Saturday and Sunday in New York City.
As a Cleveland Browns fan I always have high expectations on draft day. But my high expectations turn to bitter anguish when I realize how many of the ballclub’s high draft choices have been utter failures in the NFL.
Here’s a great look at some of the Browns greatest draft bungles since they returned to the NFL in 1999.
I popped my 2007 season ticket package out of my bag. I want to share with you all why we should all remain on the Browns bandwagon and not partake in a purple Kool-Aid drink-a-thon before minicamp even starts.

A comprehensive plan is in place to make the Browns better for 2007, and we have begun to put that plan into action. Our staff is committed to building a core of impact players that will make the Browns a winner and our loyal fans proud. --- Browns GM Phil Savage.

Sorry if I am a little skeptical Phil but I have heard this before. In 2006, ‘05, ‘04, etc., etc.
I went on a rant in the newsroom shortly after the end of last season and told my good buddy Mark Heiman that if the Browns didn’t take a lineman in the first round of the draft that I was DONE. A successful offense isn’t built upon a foundation of skill players. The rock solid foundation of an offense lies in the five big eaters up front that block for the skill players.
So OK even if the Browns don’t take a lineman like Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas in the first round, I’ll still be a fan. I’ll just be an unhappy fan.

NOTEWORTHY:
L-B INVITE: If you see me there, make sure you step up and say Hello!

UF SIGNEE: Spring practice is over but the University of Findlay has added another former area prep football player to its roster.
Seth Morris, a 2006 Upper Sandusky graduate, has signed to play at UF beginning next fall. Morris attended the Ohio State University at Marion last year while lifting and staying in shape.

WAPAK HIRES COACH: Greenville High School head football coach Doug Zimmer was been named the new football coach at Wapakoneta. Zimmer, 41, replaces, Kevin Fell, who posted a 16-16 record and guided the Redskins to a playoff appearance in his three seasons as head coach. Greenville was 1-9 last year under Zimmer.

MEALER SIGNS WITH MICHIGAN: Wauseon junior Elliott Mealer has made a verbal commitment to play football at the University of Michigan beginning with the 2008 season.
Mealer chose Michigan over several Big Ten schools including Ohio State, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue and Northwestern, along with a pair of Mid-American Conference schools, Toledo and Bowling Green, plus several other Division I schools.
The 6-foot-6, 295-pound lineman was a Division IV All-Ohio selection last season.

HARRINGTON HEADED TO OSU: Sandusky St. Mary’s Patrick Harrington has signed a letter of intent to attend Ohio State University beginning next fall. Harrington is a four-year letterman in wrestling at St. Mary’s and was part of three Division III state championships. He also won back-to-back individual state crowns, taking the 103 title in 2006 and the 119 championship last month and finishing with a 176-14 career record.

THURSDAY SOFTBALL
Clear Fork 7, Mansfield Madison 1
Lexington 2, Ashland 1
Mansfield Christian 7, Mansfield St. Peter's 5

THURSDAY BASEBALL
Ashland 3, Lexington 3, suspended 7th inning
Mansfield St. Peter’s 3, Mansfield Christian 2

Track Honor Roll Updated 4-25

2007-04-25T14:28:00.000-07:00

Updated Track Honor Roll
Enjoy All You Track Junkies out there...here's your fix.

Boys Track
Shot Put
1. Meuleman, Columbus Grove 53-4
2. Miller, Liberty-Benton 50-9
3. D. Schleter, Hopewell-Loudon 49-5¼
4. Fletcher, Carey 49-2
5. Stewart, Upper Sandusky 48-4
6. Place, Bluffton 48-1
7. Gerth, Liberty-Benton 48-0
8. Kleman, Ottawa-Glandorf 45-7½
9. Heacock, Hardin Northern 44-4¼
10. Hoag, Riverdale 43-4
11. Hinton, Fostoria Senior 43-3¼
12. Vogt, Columbus Grove 43-3
13. Tahy, Elmwood 42-10
14. J. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 42-9
15. DeVlugt, Hopewell-Loudon 42-8
15. Dick, North Baltimore 42-8
Discus
1. Meuleman, Columbus Grove 171-7
2. Hoag, Riverdale 144-9
3. Cody, Liberty-Benton 143-7
4. D. Schleter, Hopewell-Loudon 142-6
5. Stewart, Upper Sandusky 140-0
6. Fletcher, Carey 138-3
7. Hoerig, Upper Sandusky 136-9
8. Noble, Fostoria 135-9
9. Harrold, Carey 135-6
10. Berry , Elmwood 133-4
11. Tahy, Elmwood 133-1
12. Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf 129-4
13. DeVlugt, Hopewell-Loudon 129-2
14. Kleman, Ottawa-Glandorf 128-11
15. Knerr, Riverdale 127-1
High Jump
1. Ky. Tietje, Patrick Henry 6-1½
2. Hochstettler, Pandora-Gilboa 6-1
3. J. Guagenti, Bluffton 6-0
4. Griffin , Elmwood 5-11
5. Schroeder, Columbus Grove 5-10
5. Horstman, Cory-Rawson 5-10
5. Bottesch, Elmwood 5-10
5. Schroeder, Leipsic 5-10
9. Cole, Carey 5-8
9. Harris, Riverdale 5-8
9. Ke. Tietje, Patrick Henry 5-8
9. Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf 5-8
9. Ratliff, Hardin Northern 5-8
9. Reinhart, Fostoria St. Wendelin 5-8
9. Schoonover, Liberty-Benton 5-8
9. Wise, Hopewell-Loudon 5-8
9. Cassidy, Fostoria Senior 5-8
9. Turney, Van Buren 5-8
9. Aurand, Arcadia 5-8
9. Boss-Hummel, Cory-Rawson 5-8
Long Jump
1. Brunow, Hardin Northern 21-6
2. Cramner, Liberty-Benton 21-2
3. Sargent, Ottoville 20-7½
4. Shuey, Pandora-Gilboa 20-4
5. Steinman, Arlington 20-2
6. Schmidt, Continental 19-10
7. Bumb, New Riegel 19-6½
8. Allums, Elmwood 19-6
8. Cook, Liberty-Benton 19-6
10. Brubaker, Patrick Henry 19-4
10. Herr, Bluffton 19-4
12. Giangiordano, Liberty-Benton 19-3¼
13. Sewell, Cory-Rawson 19-3
14. Geckle, Continental 19-2
14. Steve, Hopewell-Loudon 19-2
Pole Vault
1. Nickles, Columbus Grove 15-4
2. Spangler, Van Buren 13-1
3. Mills, Findlay 13-0
4. Briggs, Elmwood 12-6
4. Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf 12-6
4. Simon, Van Buren 12-6
7. Carpenter, Liberty-Benton 11-6
7. Schoonover, Liberty-Benton 11-6
9. Motter, Hardin Northern 11-0
9. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 11-0
9. Kimmel, Continental 11-0
12. Bruskotter, Ottawa-Glandorf 10-6
12. Klima, Ottoville 10-6
12. Spitnale, Findlay 10-6
12. B. Niese, Cory-Rawson 10-6
12. Augsnburger, Pandora-Gilboa 10-6
100 Meters
1. Bame, Hardin Northern 11.0
2. Fox, Riverdale 11.2
3. Burgei, Ottawa-Glandorf 11.3
3. Carpenter, Liberty-Benton 11.3
3. Busch, Liberty-Benton 11.3
6. Bumb, New Riegel 11.4
6. Pires, Upper Sandusky 11.4
6. Sargent, Ottoville 11.4
9. Cramner, Liberty-Benton 11.5
9. Arthur, Pandora-Gilboa 11.5
9. Busch, Patrick Henry 11.5
9. Flowers, Patrick Henry 11.5
9. Benton, Leipsic 11.5
14. Burka, Upper Sandusky 11.6
15. Powers, Patrick Henry 11.7
15. Benson, Van Buren 11.7
15. Spallinger, Pandora-Gilboa 11.7
200 Meters
1. Smithey, Elmwood 22.9
2. J. Guagenti, Bluffton 23.0
3. Cramner, Liberty-Benton 23.2
4. Herr, Bluffton 23.3
4. Geckle, Continental 23.3
6. Bonner, Patrick Henry 23.4
6. Bame, Hardin Northern 23.4
8. Spallinger, Pandora-Gilboa 23.5
9. Mitsch, Carey 23.7
9. Burgei, Ottawa-Glandorf 23.7
11. Benson, Van Buren 23.8
11. Busch, Patrick Henry 23.8
11. Powers, Patrick Henry 23.8
14. Bruskotter, Fort Jennings 23.9
14. Slosser, Hopewell-Loudon 23.9
400 Meters
1. J. Guagenti, Bluffton 50.4
2. Smithey, Elmwood 50.6
3. Pothast, Ottawa-Glandorf 51.7
4. Bonner, Patrick Henry 52.4
5. Romantic, Findlay 52.9
6. Brodman, Upper Sandusky 53.2
7. Bruskotter, Fort Jennings 53.5
8. Corson, Ottawa-Glandorf 53.7
9. Brose, Hopewell-Loudon 53.8
10. Aurand, Arcadia 54.0
11. Walter, Hardin Northern 54.2
11. Maynard, Ottawa-Glandorf 54.2
13. Recker, Continental 54.3
14. Rettig, Arlington 54.7
15. Coomler, McComb 54.9
800 Meters
1. Brodman, Upper Sandusky 2:02.5
2. Romantic, Findlay 2:04.5
3. Butler , Liberty-Benton 2:04.6
4. Kelbley, New Riegel 2:07.0
5. Giangiordano, Liberty-Benton 2:07.4
6. Birkemeier, Columbus Grove 2:09.6
7. Ramge, Fostoria St. Wendelin 2:09.7
8. Bascal, Findlay 2:09.9
9. Maag, Pandora-Gilboa 2:10.0
9. Reinhart, New Riegel 2:10.0
11. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 2:10.4
12. Romanko, Hopewell-Loudon 2:11.0
13. Rettig, Arlington 2:11.3
14. Hochstettler, Pandora-Gilboa 2:12.0
14. Schroeder, Leipsic 2:12.0
1,600 Meters
1. Bascal, Findlay 4:40.7
2. Mackell, Findlay 4:42.2
3. Butler , Liberty-Benton 4:44.0
4. Hohman, Hopewell-Loudon 4:46.6
5. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 4:48.4
6. Smuda, Patrick Henry 4:48.5
7. Anderson, Carey 4:51.9
8. Green, Elmwood 4:56.0
9. Hermiller, Findlay 4:57.1
10. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 4:57.9
11. Schroeder, Leipsic 4:59.0
12. Brinkman, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:00.3
13. Oman, Arlington 5:01.4
14. Siefker, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:04.7
15. Clementz, Ottoville 5:05.2
3,200 Meters
1. Smuda, Patrick Henry 10:29.4
2. Hohman, Hopewell-Loudon 10:31.3
3. Kindig, Findlay 10:33.1
4. Mackell, Findlay 10:36.9
5. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 10:45.0
6. Butler , Liberty-Benton 10:47.0
6. Hermiller, Findlay 10:47.0
8. Anderson, Carey 10:51.0
9. Siefker, Ottawa-Glandorf 10:58.4
10. Richey, Hopewell-Loudon 11:03.3
11. Kerns, Ottoville 11:04.2
12. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 11:05.6
13. Johnson, Liberty-Benton 11:08.0
14. Green, Elmwood 11:09.0
15. Brinkman, Ottawa-Glandorf 11:09.4
110 Meter High Hurdles
1. Nickles, Columbus Grove 15.2
2. Horstman, Cory-Rawson 15.5
2. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 15.5
4. Cook, Liberty-Benton 16.0
4. Hughes, Ottawa-Glandorf 16.0
6. Brubaker, Patrick Henry 16.1
6. Reinhart, Hopewell-Loudon 16.1
8. Hyde, Liberty-Benton 16.3
8. Heitmeyer, Ottoville 16.3
10. Butler , Leipsic 16.4
11. Siebenaller, Hopewell-Loudon 16.5
12. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 17.0
12. Croy, Ottawa-Glandorf 17.0
12. Boss-Hummel, Cory-Rawson 17.0
15. Oberly, Bluffton 17.2
300 Meter Inter. Hurdles
1. Nickles, Columbus Grove 39.6
2. Geckle, Continental 41.0
3. Busch, Liberty-Benton 41.9
4. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 42.5
5. Reinhart, New Riegel 42.6
6. Siebenaller, Hopewell-Loudon 42.7
7. Reinhart, Hopewell-Loudon 42.9
8. Brubaker, Patrick Henry 43.0
9. Butler , Leipsic 43.2
10. Higgins, Carey 43.7
11. Hughes, Ottawa-Glandorf 43.8
12. Moor, Cory-Rawson 43.8
13. Mitsch, Carey 44.0
14. Diller, Pandora-Gilboa 44.4
15. Cook, Liberty-Benton 45.0
400 Meter Relay
1. Liberty-Benton 44.3
2. Patrick Henry 44.4
3. Hardin Northern 45.1
4. Ottawa-Glandorf 45.7
5. Columbus Grove 46.4
6. Hopewell-Loudon 46.5
7. Arlington 46.6
8. Cory-Rawson 46.9
8. Pandora-Gilboa 46.9
10. Bluffton 47.1
11. Ottoville 47.5
12. Riverdale 47.7
13. North Baltimore 47.8
14. Van Buren 48.0
14. Fostoria Senior 48.0
800 Meter Relay
1. Patrick Henry 1:32.3
2. Bluffton 1:33.3
3. Pandora-Gilboa 1:35.4
4. Hardin Northern 1:35.6
5. Arlington 1:35.9
6. Ottawa-Glandorf 1:36.2
7. Carey 1:36.3
8. Hopewell-Loudon 1:37.0
9. North Baltimore 1:37.4
10. Liberty-Benton 1:37.6
11. Pandora-Gilboa 1:38.0
12. Elmwood 1:38.1
13. Cory-Rawson 1:38.3
14. New Riegel 1:38.5
15. Columbus Grove 1:38.8
1,600 Meter Relay
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 3:32.1
2. Bluffton 3:34.3
3. Continental 3:36.0
4. Patrick Henry 3:37.1
4. Carey 3:37.1
6. Liberty-Benton 3:37.6
7. Upper Sandusky 3:38.4
8. New Riegel 3:39.1
9. Findlay 3:39.2
10. Hopewell-Loudon 3:39.7
11. Columbus Grove 3:40.5
12. Hardin Northern 3:43.5
13. Elmwood 3:45.3
14. Cory-Rawson 3:47.2
15. Arlington 3:48.6
3,200 Meter Relay
1. Findlay 8:31.7
2. Hopewell-Loudon 8:38.3
3. Liberty-Benton 8:40.7
4. Arlington 8:46.0
5. Pandora-Gilboa 8:46.3
6. Columbus Grove 8:47.2
7. Ottawa-Glandorf 8:50.3
8. Ottoville 8:52.9
9. Upper Sandusky 8:55.1
10. Carey 8:59.9
11. Patrick Henry 9:00.7
12. Elmwood 9:03.5
13. McComb 9:06.1
14. Hardin Northern 9:08.1
15. Riverdale 9:12.6
Girls Track
Shot Put
1. Imbrock, Patrick Henry 40-3
2. Shaffer, Carey 36-5
3. Bryan, McComb 34-6
4. Kohli, Pandora-Gilboa 32-10½
5. Schroeder, Leipsic 32-10
5. Kloepfer, Liberty-Benton 32-10
7. James, Arcadia 32-7
8. Yates, Carey 32-7
9. Beining, Ottoville 32-5½
10. Steegman, Cory-Rawson 32-3
11. Bro. Bushong, Riverdale 31-8¾
12. Schroeder, Leipsic 31-6¼
13. Wenger, Bluffton 31-6
14. Heyman, Riverdale 31-2½
15. Oldman, Elmwood 30-10
15. Moorhead , Liberty-Benton 30-10
15. Myers, Patrick Henry 30-10
Discus
1. Shaffer, Carey 123-6
2. Bro. Bushong, Riverdale 116-5
3. Imbrock, Patrick Henry 115-9
4. Miller, Columbus Grove 112-7
5. Benavides, Patrick Henry 108-9
6. Bardall, Leipsic 106-11
7. James, Arcadia 105-10
8. Bryan, McComb 104-10
9. Bonner, Columbus Grove 104-8
10. Kloepfer, Liberty-Benton 103-11
11. Morlock, Elmwood 103-8
12. Schoenberger, Riverdale 103-5
13. Heyman, Riverdale 102-11
14. Myers, Patrick Henry 102-1
15. DeVlugt, Hopewell-Loudon 99-8
High Jump
1. Saums, Liberty-Benton 5-2
2. Ca. Ritzler, Hopewell-Loudon 5-0
2. St. Spitnale, Continental 5-0
2. Althaus, Bluffton 5-0
5. K. Bassitt, Bluffton 4-10
5. Bates, Arlington 4-10
5. Sa. Spitnale, Continental 4-10
5. Lewis, Riverdale 4-10
5. Nadler, Leipsic 4-10
5. Vehre, Carey 4-10
5. Schroeder, Columbus Grove 4-10
5. Kracher, Hopewell-Loudon 4-10
5. Ward, Vanlue 4-10
14. Baker, Van Buren 4-8
14. Baldridge, Carey 4-8
14. Burnap, Fostoria Senior 4-8
14. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 4-8
14. Davis, Vanlue 4-8
14. Fagan, Van Buren 4-8
14. Eiting, Liberty-Benton 4-8
14. Foster, Arlington 4-8
14. Frey, Upper Sandusky 4-8
14. Roszman, Carey 4-8
14. Scott, Columbus Grove 4-8
14. Stansbery, Upper Sandusky 4-8
Long Jump
1. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 16-11¼
2. Vaupel, Liberty-Benton 16-9½
3. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 16-3½
4. Co. Ritzler, Hopewell-Loudon 15-11½
5. St. Spitnale, Continental 15-10
6. Gase, Fostoria St. Wendelin 15-7¼
7. Burkett, Liberty-Benton 15-5
8. Ka. Brown, Riverdale 15-3
9. Butte, Findlay 15-1½
10. Kline, Upper Sandusky 15-1¼
11. Whitta, Cory-Rawson 15-0½
12. Batton, Carey 15-0
13. Rettig, Arlington 14-11
14. Petersen, Findlay 14-10½
15. Yungmann, Patrick Henry 14-9
Pole Vault
1. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 11-6
2. C. Imm, Ottawa-Glandorf 10-0
3. Kaufman, Ottoville 9-0
3. Schilling, Upper Sandusky 9-0
5. Christopher, Hardin Northern 8-9
6. Linehan, Liberty-Benton 8-8
7. Saums , Liberty-Benton 8-6
8. K. Imm, Ottawa-Glandorf 8-0
8. Muckenstrum, Liberty-Benton 8-0
8. Schoenberger, Riverdale 8-0
8. Vance, Pandora-Gilboa 8-0
8. Muckenstrum, Liberty-Benton 8-0
8. Bottesch, Elmwood 8-0
8. Fabiani, Carey 8-0
14. Butte, Findlay 7-6
14. Gilkerson, Van Buren 7-6
14. Mitchell, Findlay 7-6
14. Needler, Columbus Grove 7-6
14. Wood, Cory-Rawson 7-6
14. Wheeler, Van Buren 7-6
14. Bushong, Riverdale 7-6
14. Finneran, Findlay 7-6
100 Meters
1. Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf 12.7
2. Hall, Fostoria Senior 12.8
2. Reiser, Elmwood 12.8
2. Ford, Cory-Rawson 12.8
2. Bingley, Ottawa-Glandorf 12.8
6. Rettig, Liberty-Benton 12.9
6. Ankney, Upper Sandusky 12.9
8. Caudill, Upper Sandusky 13.0
8. Jacoby, Carey 13.0
10. Eatherton, Riverdale 13.1
10. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 13.1
12. La. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 13.2
12. Fraszewski, McComb 13.2
12. Co. Ritzler, Hopewell-Loudon 13.2
15. Rettig, Liberty-Benton 13.3
15. Bower, Arlington 13.3
200 Meters
1. Jacoby, Carey 26.0
2. Reiser, Elmwood 26.3
3. Bingley, Ottawa-Glandorf 26.5
4. Scott, Columbus Grove 26.6
5. Ford, Cory-Rawson 26.9
6. B. Stratton, Bluffton 27.0
7. Hall, Fostoria Senior 27.1
7. Ankney, Upper Sandusky 27.1
7. Rettig, Liberty-Benton 27.1
10. Lewis, Columbus Grove 27.4
11. Foster, Arlington 27.6
11. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 27.6
11. La. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 27.6
14. Diller, Columbus Grove 27.7
15. Pina, Arcadia 28.0
400 Meters
1. Jacoby, Carey 58.5
2. Lewis, Columbus Grove 1:00.6
3. Heitmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf 1:01.1
4. Sottoway, Findlay 1:02.2
5. M. Brown, Findlay 1:02.7
6. Brooks, Liberty-Benton 1:03.1
7. Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf 1:03.2
8. Ford, Cory-Rawson 1:03.5
9. Parsons, Findlay 1:03.7
10. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 1:04.5
11. Reiser, Elmwood 1:04.9
12. Kaufman, Leipsic 1:05.0
13. Wolfram, Patrick Henry 1:05.6
14. Heffner, Columbus Grove 1:05.7
15. Eiting, Liberty-Benton 1:05.7
800 Meters
1. Farmer, Liberty-Benton 2:31.0
1. Berry , Fostoria St. Wendelin 2:31.0
1. Leckrone, Findlay 2:31.0
4. Coble, Continental 2:31.4
5. Sterling, Findlay 2:31.9
6. Newcomer, Liberty-Benton 2:33:0
6. Larson, Liberty-Benton 2:33.0
8. Parsons, Findlay 2:33.7
9. Sottoway, Findlay 2:33.9
10. Sprunger, Pandora-Gilboa 2:34.2
11. Kimmel, Arlington 2:34.4
12. Heimann, Elmwood 2:35.0
13. Grimes, Ada 2:36.0
14. Maag, Ottoville 2:36.8
15. Kaufman, Leipsic 2:36.9
1,600 Meters
1. Sterling, Findlay 5:24.4
2. Leckrone, Findlay 5:25.2
3. Stief, Upper Sandusky 5:28.5
4. Farmer, Liberty-Benton 5:31.0
5. Borgelt, McComb 5:32.3
6. Sprunger, Pandora-Gilboa 5:36.0
7. Chaskel, Liberty-Benton 5:37.0
8. Barlage, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:38.2
9. Heimann, Elmwood 5:42.0
10. Larson, Liberty-Benton 5:44.0
11. Berry , Fostoria St. Wendelin 5:46.0
12. Gephart, Findlay 5:47.0
13. Selhorst, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:47.7
14. Bockbrader, Elmwood` 5:52.0
15. Coble, Continental 5:56.2
3,200 Meters
1. Leckrone, Findlay 11:25.4
2. Chaskel, Liberty-Benton 12:00.0
2. Larson, Liberty-Benton 12:00.0
4. Selhorst, Ottawa-Glandorf 12:05.8
5. Borgelt, McComb 12:08.0
6. Sterling, Findlay 12:25.2
7. Stief, Upper Sandusky 12:27.2
8. Sprunger, Pandora-Gilboa 12:30.6
9. Bockbrader, Elmwood 12:34.0
10. Heimann, Elmwood 12:40.8
11. Mathias, Elmwood 12:57.0
12. Newby, Elmwood 13:02.0
13. Muhlenkamp, Liberty-Benton 13:27.0
14. Kiesel, Fostoria Senior 13:33.7
15. Todd, Findlay 13:38.0
100 Meter Interm. Hurdles
1. K. Bassitt, Bluffton 15.8
2. Goller, Liberty-Benton 16.1
3. Gase, Fostoria St. Wendelin 16.2
4. Vaupel, Liberty-Benton 16.9
4. Bockrath, Ottawa-Glandorf 16.9
6. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 17.0
7. Myers, Upper Sandusky 17.1
7. Bowers, Ottoville 17.1
7. Chapman, Hopewell-Loudon 17.1
10. Filliater, Fostoria Senior 17.2
10. Kaufman, Ottoville 17.2
12. Long, Van Buren 17.3
12. Kendrick, Van Buren 17.3
14. Seiler, Cory-Rawson 17.4
14. Clary, McComb 17.4
14. McAllister, Hopewell-Loudon 17.4
14. Barger, Arcadia 17.4
14. Conaway, Cory-Rawson 17.4
14. Closson, Ottawa-Glandorf 17.4
300 Meter Low Hurdles
1. Ka. Brown, Riverdale 46.2
2. Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf 46.2
3. Goller, Liberty-Benton 47.9
4. Ly. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 49.4
4. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 49.4
6. Vaupel, Liberty-Benton 49.5
7. Sa. Spitnale, Continental 49.7
8. Bockrath, Ottawa-Glandorf 50.1
9. Schroeder, Leipsic 50.3
9. Bruynis, Upper Sandusky 50.3
9. K. Bassitt, Bluffton 50.3
9. Long, Findlay 50.3
13. Gase, Fostoria St. Wendelin 50.4
14. Chapman, Hopewell-Loudon 50.5
15. Barger, Arcadia 51.0
400 Meter Relay
1. Patrick Henry 52.0
2. Columbus Grove 52.1
2. Liberty-Benton 52.1
4. Upper Sandusky 52.2
5. Arlington 52.5
6. Ottawa-Glandorf 53.0
7. Van Buren 53.1
8. Bluffton 53.3
9. McComb 53.6
10. Hopewell-Loudon 53.9
11. Cory-Rawson 54.4
12. Elmwood 54.5
12. Carey 54.5
14. Fostoria Senior 54.5
15. Fostoria St. Wendelin 54.7
800 Meter Relay
1. Columbus Grove 1:48.2
2. Liberty-Benton 1:50.0
3. Upper Sandusky 1:50.6
4. Findlay 1:51.0
5. Riverdale 1:51.5
5. Arlington 1:51.5
7. Ottawa-Glandorf 1:52.1
8. Arcadia 1:53.3
9. Leipsic 1:53.9
9. Fostoria St. Wendelin 1:53.9
11. Patrick Henry 1:54.5
12. Bluffton 1:55.3
13. Pandora-Gilboa 1:55.4
14. Van Buren 1:55.5
15. Ottoville 1:55.6
1,600 Meter Relay
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 4:06.7
2. Liberty-Benton 4:15.4
3. Columbus Grove 4:16.4
4. Upper Sandusky 4:17.7
4. Findlay 4:18.3
6. Riverdale 4:19.1
7. Carey 4:25.2
8. Continental 4:26.2
9. Pandora-Gilboa 4:28.0
10. Leipsic 4:28.8
11. Fort Jennings 4:29.4
12. New Riegel 4:33.0
13. Hopewell-Loudon 4:34.0
14. Arlington 4:36.6
15. Patrick Henry 4:39.4
3,200 Meter Relay
1. Liberty-Benton 9:48.6
2. Findlay 10:01.4
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 10:05.5
4. Continental 10:17.9
5. Elmwood 10:49.1
6. Leipsic 10:59.0
7. Carey 11:02.8
8. McComb 11:08.7
9. Arlington 11:16.2
10. Cory-Rawson 11:21.9
11. Ottoville 11:24.3
12. Arcadia 11:25.4
13. Van Buren 11:26.3
14. Fort Jennings 11:43.7
15. Hopewell-Loudon 11:44.0

L-B Invite

2007-04-25T09:08:00.000-07:00

The Liberty-Benton Invitational is this weekend.
It’s probably one of the strongest small school track and field meets in the state. Last year probably a couple of dozen All-Ohioans competed in the meet including a few state champs.
I imagine this year will be no different. I’ll have a preview in tomorrow’s Courier and I‘ll be out there all day Saturday and I‘m looking forward to it.
I’ll take Liberty-Benton to win the girls title, and it will be a very talented girls field. L-B is kind of hampered by injuries on the boys side at the moment but I’ll make them a prohibitive favorite Saturday. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see strong showings from teams like Pandora-Gilboa, Bluffton, Columbus Grove and of course Hardin Northern.
Should be a good day, hopefully Mother Nature cooperates. Field events begin at 9 a.m. with the running event finals set for 1:30 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY:
DICK SCHULTZ: There will be another area track meet Saturday as Hopewell-Loudon hosts the annual Dick Schultz Invitational at Chieftain Stadium along the banks of Wolf Creek. The Chieftains have a very good boys team and I’d be surprised if they didn’t win the Midland Athletic League this season. They don’t have any standouts that I think are a shoo-in to place at state but they are solid in nearly every event. Look for them to win this weekend.

REISER TO THE TOP: At work, we don’t do much with those track dual meets we get. But believe me we study them and look for certain things that catch our eye. Last night was one of those nights where there was a big-time attention grabber. Elmwood freshman Katie Reiser has been making a name for herself running very well in the sprints for the Royals this season. But when I saw her beat Carey’s superb sprinter Danielle Jacoby that definitely makes someone who follows area track and field take notice. Makes me think big things are in store this season for Reiser.

NO HORNETS: Cory-Rawson won’t be competing at the Liberty-Benton Invitational this weekend. Evidently the Hornets have some kind of conflict with a band trip this weekend. It’s too bad, I was looking forward to a matchup between Cory-Rawson’s Dana Ford and Jacoby as well as seeing C-R’s Lucas Horstman in the 110 high hurdles.

TOURNEY DRAWS: The Northwest District will conduct it’s prep baseball and softball tournament draws Sunday. We’ll be posting them at www.thecourier.com Sunday as soon as they are available.

TOMORROW: No blogging tomorrow. But I will post an updated area track honor roll later tonight.

Tuesday Baseball Scores
findlay 8, lima senior 4
Lima Senior 021 100 0 "” 4 7 2
Findlay 420 200 0 "” 8 10 1
WP "” Stutzman (4-1. LP "” Wellman. top hitters: (LS) Evans 1B, 2B, RBI. (Fin) Mowery 3-1B, RBI; Corbin 2-1B, 3 RBI; Eller 2B, 2 RBI; Bjorling 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Lima Senior 3-9 overall, 1-4 Greater Buckeye Conference. Findlay 7-5, 4-1.

Carey 6, Colonel Crawford 5
Colonel Crawford 001 010 3 "” 5 9 2
Carey 100 401 x "” 6 8 2
WP "” Thompson (2-2). LP "” Walker. top hitters: (CC) Tackett 2-1B, 2B, RBI; Haldeman 2-1B, 2B, 3 RBI. (Car) Sammons 1B, 2B, RBI; Thompson 1B, RBI; Stansberry 1B, RBI.
records: Colonel Crawford 6-5, Carey 6-6.

Ada 13, Upper Scioto Valley 3
Upper Scioto Valley 000 30 "” 3 4 4
Ada 424 03 "” 13 11 2
WP "” Pederson (3-0). LP "” Nelson. top hitters: (USV) Dyer HR, RBI; Oglesbee 2B, 2 RBI. (Ada) Grzybowski 2-1B, 3 RBI; Sheldon 2B, RBI; Rouch 1B; Vermillion 2B, 1B, RBI; Pederson 1B, RBI; Alllen 1B, RBI; Simmons 1B, RBI; Bingman 1B, RBI.
records: Ada 12-2.

bluffton 6, cory-rawson 5
Cory-Rawson 100 220 0 "” 5 5 4
Bluffton 101 000 4 "” 6 7 3
WP "” Eiserle (1-1). LP "” Welch. top hitters: (C-R) Caskie 2B, RBI; Benner 1B, 2B, RBI; Michel 2B, RBI; Marshall 3B; Reichley 1B, 2 RBI. (Blu) Kisor 2-1B, RBI; Fruchey 2-1B, 2 RBI.
records: Cory-Rawson 7-6, Bluffton 6-4.

Fort Jennings 7, Spencerville 5
Spencerville 001 020 2 "” 5 7 5
Fort Jennings 322 000 x "” 7 6 2
WP "” Gerdeman (3-1). LP "” Koverman. top hitters: (FJ) A. Chandler 2-1B, RBI; Utrup 1B, 2 RBI; Stechschulte 1B, RBI. (Spen) Wolfe 2-1B, RBI.
records: Fort Jennings 6-4.

Kalida 3, Leipsic 1
Kalida 000 300 0 "” 3 6 2
Leipsic 000 010 0 "” 1 3 1
WP "” Guisinger (4-1). LP "” Crow. top hitters: (Leip) J. Schroeder 2-1B. (Kal) VonderEmbse HR, 2 RBI. Maag 1B. RBI.
records: Leipsic 7-7 overall, 4-2 Putnam County League; Kalida 9-4, 4-0.

Miller City 7, Lincolnview 5
Lincolnview 122 000 0 "” 5 9 1
Miller City 020 320 x "” 7 7 4
WP "” Wenzinger. LP "” Simpson. top hitters: (MC) Erford 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Lammers 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Miller City 7-7.

Mohawk 10, NEw Riegel 0
Mohawk 220 24 "” 10 8 2
New Riegel 000 00 "” 0 5 3
WP "” Daniel. LP "” Williams (2-3). top hitters: (Moh) Daniel 1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Hohman 1B, 2B, RBI; Sowers 2B, 2 RBI.
records: New Riegel 8-7, 3-2.

ottawa-glandorf 15, lima bath 12
Ottawa-Glandorf 106 602 0 "” 15 15 2
Lima Bath 043 500 0 "” 12 11 3
WP "” Maag (2-1). LP "” Jenkins. top hitters: (O-G) Brickner 3-1B; Leatherman 2B, 4-1B; Meyer 2B, 1B; Bellman 2-1B; Maag 2-1B. (LB) Jenkins & Stewart 2B; Sterling HR; Korkate 3-1B.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 10-4 overall, 3-2 Western Buckeye League.

Pandora-Gilboa 6, Columbus Grove 4
Pandora-Gilboa 001 102 02 "” 6 9 6
Columbus Grove 000 002 20 "” 4 5 2
WP "” Howell. LP "” Osterhage (1-5). top hitters: (P-G) 4-1B, RBI; Blaski 2-1B, RBI. (CG) Wolfe 2B, HR, 2 RBI.

Patrick Henry 14, McComb 0
McComb 000 00 "” 0 4 1
Patrick Henry 820 4x "” 14 13 0
WP "” Taylor (5-1). LP "” Sudlow. top hitters: (PH) Leonard 2B, 1B, RBI; Botjer 2-1B, 2 RBI; L. George 2B, 1B, RBI; Meyer 2-1B, RBI; Schwiebert 2B, 3 RBI.
records: Patrick Henry 13-4, McComb 2-10.

Arcadia 10, Riverdale 9
Riverdale 016 020 000 "” 9 10 4
Arcadia 000 150 301 "” 10 9 4
WP "” Sopher. LP "” Weber. top hitters: (Riv) Brown 4-1B, RBI; Draper 2-1B, RBI; Titus 2B, 3 RBI.
records: Arcadia 7-7.

Other Tuesday Baseball
Ashland 9, Wooster 8
Bellevue 6, Oak Harbor 4
Buckeye Central 12, Galion Northmor 5
Fostoria 6, Galion 4
Fremont Ross 4, Napoleon 1
Otsego 8, Rossford 4
Woodmore 5, Eastwood 0
Willard 12, Bucyrus 7
Clyde 14, Edison 4
Woodmore 5, Eastwood 0
Bettsville 13, Monclova Christian 4
Elida 9, Celina 6
Coldwater 11, St. Henry 1
Lima Central Catholic 7, Convoy Crestview 2
Ada 13, Upper Scioto Valley 3
Parkway 5, Delphos St. John’s 1
St. Marys 4 Memorial, Van Wert 3
Fairview 12, Wayne Trace 1
Ottawa Hills 14, Danbury 1
Ottoville 20, Lima Perry 4
Mansfield Madison 8, Clear Fork 1
Buckeye Central 12, Galion Northmor 5
Mansfield St. Peter’s 32, Gilead Christian 0
West Holmes 9, Lexington 1
Orrville 9, Mansfield Senior 0
Marion Harding 9, Sandusky 8
Sandusky Perkins 7, Norwalk 5
Willard 12, Bucyrus 7
Clyde 14, Edison 4
Toledo St. John’s 4, Defiance 3
Cardinal Stritch 10, Maumee Valley Country Day 0
Pettisville 3, Liberty Center 2
Toledo Christian 6, Northwood 1
Evergreen 14, Sand Creek, Mich. 4
Montpelier 11, Stryker 4
Delta 9, Swanton 1
Pettisville 3, Liberty Center 0
Paulding 9, Archbold 0
Bryan 7, Tiffin Columbian 5
Wapakoneta 5, Lima Shawnee 4

Tuesday’s Softball
Findlay 12, Lima Senior 1
Lima Senior 000 01 — 1 2 3
Findlay 156 00 — 12 10 1
WP — Thomas (3-1). LP — Hoff. top hitters: (Fin) Almond 2-1B, RBI; Gilliland 2-1B; Thomas 2-2B; Walton 2B, 2 RBI; S. Cavitt 1B; Henry 1B; Rizor 1B.
records: Findlay 7-8 overall, 3-2 Greater Buckeye Conference; Lima Senior 1-13, 0-5.

ada 3, upper scioto valley 0
Upper Scioto Valley 000 000 0 — 0 1 4
Ada 030 000 x — 3 3 0
WP — Sybert (3-2). LP — Arnett. top hitters: (Ada) Klopfenstein & Fullom 1B; Gossman 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Ada 6-9.

Riverdale 9, ARcadia 7
Arcadia 410 110 0 — 7 7 4
Riverdale 020 304 x — 9 9 3
WP — Schoenberger. LP — Boes (3-6). top hitters: (Arc) Kummerer 2-2B, 1B. (Riv) Ke. Kotterman 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Kr. Kotterman HR, 2B, 1B, 4 RBI; Stone 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Arcadia 4-10, Riverdale 6-8.

Columbus grove 11, Leipsic 8
Leipsic 060 020 0 — 8 10 0
Columbus Grove 030 314 x — 11 12 5
WP — Bartz (4-4). LP — Mangas. top hitters: (Leip) Mangas 1B, 2B, RBI; Schroeder 2B, 2-1B, 3 RBI; Mangas 1B, 2B. (CG) Carpenter 2B, 3B; Birkemeier 2B, 2-1B, RBI; Bartz 2-1B, 2 RBI; Schroeder 3B, 2 RBI; Vorst 2B, 2 RBI; Gerdeman HR, 2 RBI.
records: Leipsic 4-12 overall; Columbus Grove 4-4, 2-1 Putnam County League.

miller city 8, bluffton 3
Bluffton 000 300 0 — 3 1 2
Miller City 100 052 x — 8 10 5
WP — Brown (7-1). LP — Kisor (5-6). top hitters: (MC) Brown 2B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Kaufman HR, RBI; Griggs 2B, 1B, RBI; Franz 2-1B, 2 RBI. (Blu) Emmans 2B, RBI.
records: Miller City 8-1, Bluffton 5-10.

north baltimore 6, patrick henry 3
Patrick Henry 003 000 0 — 3 4 3
North Baltimore 101 202 x — 6 8 5
WP — Trevino (5-2). LP — Kreais. top hitters: (NB) Trevino 3B; Rensch 2-1B, RBI; Swartz 2-1B, RBI. (PH) Kreais 2B.
records: North Baltimore 7-4.

Mohawk 9, New Riegel 1
Mohawk 600 102 0 — 9 13 2
New Riegel 001 000 0 — 1 5 1
WP — Wise (11-1). LP — J. Mathias (7-4). top hitters: (Moh) Wise 3-1B, 2B, 4 RBI; Kramer 3B, 1B, RBI; Messersmith 2-1B, 3B; Clouse 2B, 1B. (NR) L. Mathias 2B, 1B.
records: Mohawk 13-3 overall, 4-0 Midland Athletic League; New Riegel 13-4, 3-2.

Elmwood 3, Otsego 2
Otsego 020 000 000 — 2 5 0
Elmwood 000 200 001 — 3 7 1
WP — Chapman (6-1). LP — Hatfield. top hitters: (Elm) Reynolds HR, 1B, 2 RBI; Green 2B, 1B; Reiser 1B, RBI.
records: Elmwood 12-5 overall, 4-1 Suburban Lakes League.

Findlay JV 11, Lima Senior 0
Findlay 124 004 — 11 12 1
Lima Senior 000 000 — 0 0 2
WP — Estep (6-4). LP — Guise. top hitters: (Fin) Turco 3B, 1B, 2 RBI; Marshall HR, 1B, 4 RBI.
records: Findlay 8-7 overall, 2-3 Greater Buckeye Conference.

Other Softball Scores
Ashland 8, Wooster 1
Bellevue 8, Oak Harbor 2
Bryan 5, Swanton 2
Bucyrus 10, Willard 0
Colonel Crawford 9, Crestline 2
Eastwood 8, Woodmore 0
Fostoria 6, Galion 4
Gibsonburg 5, Lakota 1
Lexington 6, West Holmes 1
New London 5, Ashland Crestview 1
North Baltimore 6, Patrick Henry 3
Northwood 3, Toledo Christian 0
Lexington 2, West Holmes 1
Clear Fork 3, Mansfield Madison 0
Northwood 3, Toledo Christian 0
Toledo Start 8, Toledo Bowsher 0
Swanton 8, Fayette 0
Toledo Notre Dame 20, Toledo Libbey 0
Evergreen 5, Sand Creek, Mich. 2
Wauseon 6, Edon 0
Oregon Clay 9, Toledo Waite 0
Toledo St. Ursula 4, Toledo Whitmer 0
Hilltop 13, Montpelier 9
Napoleon 5, Fremont Ross 4
Gibsonburg 5, Lakota 1
Eastwood 8, Woodmore 0
Clyde 13, Edison 10
Wapakoneta 4, Lima Shawnee 1
Elida 4, Celina 2
Defiance 7, Kenton 6
New Bremen 4, Fort Loramie 0
Antwerp 8, Ayersville 1
Lima Bath 10, Ottawa-Glandorf 0
St. Marys Memorial 8, Van Wert 0
Archbold 3, Convoy Crestview 2
Fairview 5, Wayne Trace 0
Delphos Jefferson 12, Ottoville 1
Ottawa Hills 8, Danbury 7
Sandusky 2, Marion Harding 1
Marion Catholic 10, Ridgemont 1
Norwalk 7, Huron 3
Bellevue 8, Oak Harbor 2
Bucyrus 9, Willard 0
New London 5, Ashland Crestview 1

My Softball Rant

2007-04-23T21:45:00.001-07:00

It’s been awhile since I put together a good, solid rant.
Here goes.
One of the things we do in the spring, every spring, is put together a list of baseball and softball leaders for each Saturday morning’s newspaper.
We fax and email each area baseball and softball coach and we even run a notice in the newspaper telling area coaches we would be more than happy to run their stats in the newspaper each Saturday morning. If that isn’t enough, when they call in their games we remind them to send us their stats each week.
Guess how many area softball coaches reported their stats last week? Well, we got a whopping total of 7 stats for the 30 schools that we cover.
That’s totally ridiculous and unacceptable,
Any coach worth their salt has stats that are at least semi updated each week. I’m not sure what to think anymore. Are they too busy to send in stats, incapable of figuring them out or do they just don’t care or take the sport seriously?
I don’t know what the answer is but the baseball coaches don’t seem to have much of a problem sending their stuff in.
I’m beginning to believe if they don’t care why should we.

NOTEWORTHY: Helms and Sons out of Findlay was awarded the contract to put in Field Turf at Donnell STadium at a cost of $681,000. The project was rebid last week as the Donnell Foundation wanted to make sure "Field Turf" was installed instead of some knockoff artificial surface. It's too bad the outdated track at Donnell will stay.

Monday’s Baseball Scores
liberty-benton 8, arcadia 1
Liberty-Benton 411 000 2 — 8 11 0
Arcadia 000 000 1 — 1 2 4
WP — Lieb. LP — Kirian (3-1). top hitters: (L-B) Pasche 3-1B, 2 RBI; Koenig 2-1B, 2B. (Arc) Huffman 3B.
records: Arcadia 7-6 overall, 3-1 Blanchard Valley Conference.

arlington 3, mccomb 0
McComb 000 000 0 — 0 0 3
Arlington 210 000 x — 3 2 3
WP — Gast (2-0). LP — Phillips. top hitters: (Arl) Morehart 1B, REBI.
records: McComb 2-9 overall, 0-3 Blanchard Valley Conference. Arlington 6-2, 3-2.

van buren 20, hardin northern 0
Hardin Northern 000 00 — 0 3 1
Van Buren 265 7x — 20 17 1
WP — Herr (1-0). LP — Albert (0-3). top hitters: (VB) Tropf 2-2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Greer 2-2B, RBI, Stoffel 2-1B, RBI; Ma. Frazier 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Pate 3B; Herr 2B, 2 RBI; Mi. Frazier 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Hardin Northern 2-9 overall, 0-4 Blanchard Valley Conference. Van Buren 10-3, 4-0.

CORY-RAWSON 4, VANLUE 0
Vanlue 000 000 0 — 0 4 1
Cory-Rawson 011 002 x — 4 7 0
WP — Caskie (2-1). LP — Alfred (2-2). top hitters: (Van) Lee & Kloepfer 2-1B. (C-R) Caskie 2B; Welch 1B, RBI; Michael 1B, 2-2B; Anderson 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Cory-Rawson 7-5 overall, 2-2 Blanchard Valley Conference; Vanlue 10-5, 2-3.

Genoa 8, elmwood 6
Genoa 106 100 0 — 8 11 1
Elmwood 140 000 1 — 6 8 0
WP — Bassitt. LP — Rothenbuhler (4-2). top hitters: (Elm) Ben Hammer 2 HR, 3 RBI; John Aurand 2B, 2-1B, RBI.
records: Elmwood 12-5 overall, 3-2 Suburban Lakes League; Genoa 5-0.

north baltimore 10, hopewell-loudon 6
Hopewell-Loudon 012 030 0 — 6 9 2
North Baltimore 200 233 x— 10 9 0
WP — Cole (2-1). LP — Schalk (1-2). top hitters: (H-L) Z. Yost HR, 2 RBI; Schalk 1B, 2B, RBI; Clouse 3-1B. (NB) Emgard 1B, 2B, HR, 4 RBI; Cole 1B, HR, 3 RBI; Wymer HR, 2 RBI; Benedict 2-2B, RBI.
records: Hopewell-Loudon 7-4 overall, 1-2 Midland Athletic League. North Baltimore 4-9, 2-2.

Fremont st. joseph 20, st. wendelin 1
Fostoria St. Wendelin 100 00 — 1 4 7
Fremont St. Joseph 945 2x — 20 20 0
WP — Mills. LP — Reiter (0-2). top hitters: (FSW) Smith 1B, HR, RBI; Stuby 2B. (FSJ) Lewis HR, 1B, 5 RBI; Barbour 1B, 2-2B, 5 RBI; Mills 3-1B, 2 RBI; Gray 3-1B, 2 RBI; Rusher 2B, 2-1B; Crocket 2B, 3B.
records: Fostoria St. Wendelin 4-8, 0-2 Midland Athletic League. Fremont St. Joseph 12-5, 4-0.

New Riegel 7, Bettsville 3
Bettsville 000 012 0 — 3 3 3
New Riegel 012 004 x — 7 11 2
WP — Williams (2-2). LP — Hartsel. top hitters: (NR) Wagner 2-1B, 2 RBI; Mack 2B, 1B; Theis 2-1B, RBI; Wertz 2-1B, RBI. (Betts) Hull 2-1B.
records: New Riegel 8-6 overall, 3-1 Midland Athletic League.

miller city 7, continental 1
Miller City 014 020 0 — 7 11 1
Continental 001 000 0 — 1 4 1
WP — Hermiller. LP — Louiselle. top hitters: (MC) Vennekotter 1B, 2B; Meyer 2-2B; Pester 2-1B.
records: Miller City 6-7 overall, 3-3 Putnam County League. Continental 0-14, 0-5.

fort jennings 2, ottoville 0
Fort Jennings 000 110 0 — 2 5 0
Ottoville 000 000 0 — 0 4 0
WP — Weber (2-0). LP — Gasser. top hitters: (FJ) A. Chandler 1B, RBI; Kloeppel RBI; S. Chandler, Horstman, Krietmeyer 1B. (Otto) Looser, koch, Miller & Wurst 1B.
records: Fort Jennings 5-4 overall, 2-1 Putnam County League.

PATRICK HENRY 4, DELTA 2
Delta 000 0101 — 2 3 3
Patrick Henry 011 002 x — 4 7 1
WP — Nate Wilheml (3-0). LP — Vaughn. top hitters: (Del) Kelsey 2B. (PH) Kyle Reese 2-1B; Austin Bower 2B, RBI; Cody Meyer 2-1B, RBI.
records: Patrick Henry 12-4 overall, 2-1 Northwest Ohio Athletic League. Delta 3-1 NWOAL.

bucyrus 14, riverdale 0
Riverdale 000 000 — 0 2 7
Bucyrus 002 10(11) — 14 12 0
WP — Draper. top hitters: (Riv) M. Weber & Draper 1B.

PaulDing 4, Ada 3
Paulding 100 101 1 — 4 5 2
Ada 000 003 0 — 3 10 2
WP — Riley. LP — Allen (6-2). top hitters: (Paul) Sholl 3B; Riley 2B; Stoller 2B; Rocha 1B, RBI; Philpot 1B, RBI. (Ada) Sheldon 3-1B; Pedersen 2-1B, 2 RBI; Rouch 2-1B, RBI; Allen 1B, RBI; Bingman 1B, RBI.
records: Ada 11-2 overall, 3-2 Northwest Conference; Paulding 5-10, 2-1.

bluffton 7, spencerville 3
Bluffton 000 230 2 — 7 9 3
Spencerville 201 000 0 — 3 5 2
WP — Wietholter (3-1). LP — Keysor. top hitters: (Bl) Wietholter 3-1B, 2 RBI; Keeler 2B, 2-1B, 3 RBI. (Spen) Wiechart HR, 2 RBI.
records: Bluffton 5-4 overall, 2-2 Northwest Conference. Spencerville 4-5 overall.

ayersville 2, kalida 0
Kalida 000 000 0 — 0 5 0
Ayersville 001 010 x — 2 4 0
WP — Zachrich. LP — Basinger (1-1). top hitters: (Kal) Birkemeier 2-1B; Vonderembse, Rampe & Maag 1B. (Ayer) Fritz 2B, RBI; Cell 2B, RBI.
records: Kalida 8-4, Ayersville 14-3.

findlay 7, lima shawnee 5
Findlay 101 005 0 — 7 6 3
Lima Shawnee 003 002 0 — 5 8 1
WP — Armand (1-1). LP — Kopilchack. top hitters: (Fin) Corbin 2B, HR, RBI; Mowery 2B, RBI; Bjorling 1B, 2 RBI. (LS) Caprella 2-1B; Andes 2B.
records: Findlay 6-5, Lima Shawnee 12-6.

findlay jv 11, lima shawnee 5
Findlay 020 603 0 — 11 11 0
Shawnee 102 100 1 — 5 8 2
WP — Clay (1-2). LP — Anderson. top hitters: (Fin) Gilts 3B, 1B, 4 RBI; Craft 1B, 2 RBI; Arredondo 2-1B, RBI.
records: Findlay 6-4.

Other Baseball Scores
Allen East 5, Waynesfield 2
Anthony Wayne 6, Bowling Green 4
Archbold 6, Montpelier 5
Ashland Mapleton 12, Monroeville 1
Bellevue 4, Norwalk 3
Buckeye Central 7, Ontario 5
Cardinal Stritch 15, Toledo Woodward 0
Convoy Crestview 14, Lincolnview 4
Defiance 8, Fairview 7
Edon 10, Hilltop 4
Elida 15, Leipsic 3
Evergreen 10, Wauseon 0
Gibsonburg 8, Otsego 6
Hicksville 4, Wayne Trace 1
Lake 3, Lakota 2
Margaretta 4, Edison 2
Maumee 3, Sylvania Southview 1
Mohawk 8, Tiffin Calvert 4
New London 10, South Central 0
Norwalk St. Paul 11, Plymouth 10
Oak Harbor 15, Huron 5
Oregon Clay 11, Toledo Start 1
Perrysburg 13, Springfield 3
Pettisville 6, Stryker 3
Port Clinton 6, Sandusky St. Mary’s 2
St. Henry 6, New Bremen 3
Sandusky Perkins 9, Clyde 0
Sylvania Northview 13, Rossford 5
Tiffin Columbian 5, Galion 3
Toledo Bowsher 30, Toledo Scott 0
Toledo Christian 6, Liberty Center 3
Toledo Libbey 10, Toledo Woodward 7
Toledo St Francis 13, Toledo Waite 2
Toledo St. John’s 24, Toledo Rogers 1
Western Reserve 7, Ashland Crestview 4
Wynford 12, Lucas 2

Monday's Softball Scores
LEIPSIC 1, Pandora-Gilboa 0
Pandora-Gilboa 000 000 0 — 0 0 3
Leipsic 000 000 1 — 1 2 0
WP — Dani Mangas (4-9). LP — Basinger. top hitters: B. Schroeder 1B; Dana Mangas 1B.
records: Leipsic 4-11 overall, 1-1 PCL, 2-3 BVC.

arlington 3, mccomb 2
McComb 020 000 0 — 2 2 4
Arlington 100 000 2 — 3 7 4
WP — Rettig (3-1). LP — Wells. top hitters: (McC) Metzger 2-1B. (Arl) Glick 2-1B, RBI; Rettig 1B, RBI.
records: Arlington 8-5 overall, 2-4 Blanchard Valley Conference.

Van Buren 2, Hardin Northern 1
Hardin Northern 000 000 100 0— 1 5 3
Van Buren 000 100 000 1— 2 3 1
WP — Burke (7-4). LP — Messmer (8-5). top hitters: (VB) Meyer 1B; Wood 1B; Thornton 1B. (HN) Parsons 2-1B; Price 1B, RBI; Kr. Marquart 1B; Flowers 1B.
records: Van Buren 7-5 overall, 4-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; Hardin Northern 9-5, 3-1.

vanlue 8, cory-rawson 3
Vanlue 110 033 0 — 8 9 5
Cory-Rawson 100 011 0 — 3 5 10
WP — Simon (4-3). LP — Bosse (3-5). top hitters: (Van) Hagerty 2-1B, RBI; Simon 2-1B, 2 RBI; Willard 2-1B; Thomas 2-1B. (C-R) Bosse 2-1B, RBI.
records: Vanlue 6-4 overall, 2-2 Blanchard Valley Conference. Cory-Rawson 5-6 overall, 1-4.

liberty-benton 5, arcadia 2
Liberty-Benton 002 010 2 — 5 8 0
Arcadia 000 100 1 — 2 7 4
WP — Dean (3-5). LP — Boes (3-5). top hitters: (L-B) Piper 2B, 1B; Harpst 2B, 3B; Meadows 2-1B. (Arc) Johnson 2B, 1B, RBI.
records: Liberty-Benton 5-9 overall, 3-2 Blanchard Valley Conference; Arcadia 4-9, 2-2.

Genoa 2, Elmwood 0
Elmwood 000 000 0 — 0 4 0
Genoa 110 000 x — 2 6 1
WP — Szypka. LP — Dauterman. top hitters: (Gen) Talmage 2-2B; Susor 2B. (Elm) M. Morgart 2B.
records: Elmwood 11-5 overall, 3-1 Suburban Lakes League; Genoa 12-0, 6-0.

new riegel 20, bettsville 0
Bettsville 000 00 — 0 0 4
New Riegel 466 4x — 20 10 0
WP — T. Mathias (5-0). LP — Hunker. top hitters: (NR) J. Mathias 2-1B, 3 RBI; Borer, Orians, Hughes, T. Mathias 1B, RBI; Kelbley 2-1B, 2 RBI.
records: New Riegel 13-3 overall, 3-1 Midland Athletic League; Bettsville 0-12, 0-4.

hopewell-loudon 11, north baltimore 4
Hopewell-Loudon 001 042 4 — 11 10 1
North Baltimore 000 301 0 — 4 8 10
WP — Smith (3-1). LP — Trevino (4-2). top hitters: (H-L) Smith 3B, RBI; Kapelka 3B, 1B, RBI; Richey 2B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Brickner 2B. (NB) Trevino 1B, 2B, 3 RBI.
records: Hopewell-Loudon 7-2 overall, 3-1 Midland Athletic League. North Baltimore 6-4, 3-1.

Fostoria st. wendelin 9, st. joseph 7
Fostoria St. Wendelin 200 041 2 — 9 10 1
Fremont St. Joseph 103 030 0 — 7 7 2
WP — Molyet (4-3). LP — Engemon. top hitters: (FSW) Schiefer 2B, 3 RBI; Geroski 3-1B, 2 RBI; Rutter 2-1B, RBI. (FSJ) Chudzynski 2-2B, 2 RBI; Walters 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Fostoria St. Wendelin 7-4 overall, 2-1 Midland Athletic League. Fremont St. Joseph 2-9, 1-3.

Carey 11, old fort 0
Carey 100 424 — 11 10 0
Old Fort 000 000 — 0 3 3
WP — Nalle (6-1). LP — Guth. top hitters: (Car) Holsinger 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Walter 2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Harley 2B, RBI.
records: Carey 13-2 overall, 6-0 Midland Athletic League.

Miller City 2, Ottoville 0
Ottoville 000 000 0 — 0 1 1
Miller City 200 000 x — 2 6 1
WP — Brown (6-1). LP — Miller (3-5). top hitters: (MC) Averesch 2-1B; Griggs 2B, RBI. (Otto) Hohlbein 1B.
records: Miller City 7-1 overall, 3-0 Putnam County League; Ottoville 3-6, 0-2.

ottawa-glandorf 10, liberty center 5
Liberty Center 100 021 1 — 5 -- --
Ottawa-Glandorf 020 521 x — 10 -- --
WP — Tousley (4-8). LP — Meister.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 4-9.

Fostoria Senior 1, Upper Sandusky 0
Fostoria Senior 000 000 1 — 1 8 1
Upper Sandusky 000 000 0 — 0 3 2
WP — Seel. LP — Wetherell. top hitters: (Fos) Mora 3-1B; Cousin 2-1B. (US) Linhart 2B; Howard 2B.
records: Fostoria Senior 10-9 overall, 4-4 Northern Ohio League; Upper Sandusky 9-6, 5-4.

columbus grove 6, lima central cath. 2
Columbus Grove 010 041 0 — 6 8 1
Lima Central Catholic 001 001 0 — 2 7 0
WP — Bartz (3-4). LP — Patton. top hitters: (CG) Birkemeier 2-1B; Schroeder 2-1B, RBI. (LCC) Hoffman 2-1B; Diglio 2-1B.
records: Columbus Grove 3-4 overall, 2-2 Northwest Conference; Lima Central Catholic 0-7 overall.

paulding 12, ada 6
Paulding 005 006 1 — 12 15 5
Ada 005 001 0 — 6 5 3
WP — K. Carnahan. LP — Jenkins. top hitters: (Paul) Hornish 4-1B; Adams 2-1B, 3B; Simpson 2-1B, RBI; J. Carnahan 2-1B, RBI. (Ada) Fullom 2-1B, 2 RBI; Sibert 1B, RBI; Jenkins 1B, RBI.
records: Paulding 5-6 overall, 3-1 Northwest Conference. Ada 5-9, 2-3.

bucyrus 11, riverdale 5
Bucyrus 002 702 0 — 11 14 --
Riverdale 002 110 1 — 5 8 --
WP — Hargro. LP — Ke. Kotterman.

Other Softball Scores
Anthony Wayne 10, Bowling Green 1
Archbold 13, Montpelier 1
Ashland Crestview 10, Western Reserve 0
Ashland Mapleton 2, Monroeville 0
Bellevue 5, Norwalk 0
Buckeye Central 9, Ontario 2
Cardington 23, Mansfield St. Peter’s 15
Convoy Crestview 2, Lincolnview 0
Crestline 2, Colonel Crawford 1
Delta 6, Patrick Henry 0
Eastwood 13, Fremont St. Joseph 3
Elida 8, Parkway 5
Emmanuel Baptist 12, Toledo Rogers 2
Evergreen 10, Wauseon 3
Gibsonburg 1, Otsego 0
Jeromesville Hillsdale 8, Ashland 4
Lakota 14, Lake 4
Lexington 8, Orrville 3
Lucas 7, Wynford 4
Margaretta 10, Edison 3
Marion Harding 23, Mansfield Senior 0
Mohawk 18, Tiffin Calvert 1
New London 7, South Central 0
Oak Harbor 1, Huron 0
Oregon Clay 5, Fremont Ross 0
Perrysburg 10-4, Bowsher 0-2
Port Clinton 7, Sandusky St. Mary’s 0
Rossford 4, Sylvania Northview 0
Sandusky 10, Lima Sr. 0
Sandusky Perkins 10, Clyde 0
Springfield 6, Perrysburg 4
Sylvania Southview 7, Maumee 4
Tiffin Columbian 9, Galion 2
Willard 11, Shelby 8
Woodlan, Ind. 15, Wayne Trace 2

A great weekend

2007-04-23T09:50:00.000-07:00

It was a great weekend weather-wise and everyone got their games in this weekend. Here’s hoping it stays that way.
Just an aside on sports writing. Believe me when I tell you we try and do the best that we can every day. With limited time and space it’s tough to get everything done we want to get done and others want us to do.

That said, we went to the Associated Press Society of Ohio awards banquet Sunday morning. Several Courier staffers were up for awards. It was so nice that most of the sports staff and a couple of people from the newsside had a little tailgate before the banquet. Miller Lite and a couple of Jello shots strictly for celebration purposes.

Anyway the Courier sports staff won several awards…
DIVISION III, Newspapers with daily circulation of 13,000 to 24,999
Best Sports Enterprise: 1, Jamie Baker and Mark Heiman, The (Findlay) Courier, "New OHSAA Divisions"; 2, Dave Hanneman, The (Findlay) Courier, "FHS and Substance Abuse"
Best Sports Columnist: 1, Dave Hanneman, The (Findlay) Courier
Best Sports Writer: 3, Mark Heiman, The (Findlay) Courier; HM, Dave Hanneman, The (Findlay) Courier.
Best Daily Sports Section: 2, The (Findlay) Courier.

I feel very lucky to work with outstanding sports writers and more importantly terrific individuals. I hope everyone feels as blessed in their workplace as I do in mine to be working with great people and friends.

Back to blogging about your local sports tomorrow. I have to rant about area high school softball coaches and their irresponsibility.

SATURDAY SOFTBALL SCORES
Kalida 3, Van Buren 0
Kalida 000 201 0 "” 3 3 1
Van Buren 000 000 0 "” 0 4 3
WP "” Schnipke. LP "” Burke (5-4). top hitters: (Kal) Verhoff 1B; Gerding 1B; Wilson 1B. (VB) Thorton 1B; Gilbert 3B; Monday 1B; Wood 1B.

Van Buren 6, Patrick Henry 0
Patrick Henry 000 000 0 "” 0 3 1
Van Buren 011 301 x "” 6 10 3
WP "” Burke (6-4). LP "” Reese. top hitters: (PH) Nickels 1B; Kreous 1B; Phillips 1B. (VB) Meyer 2-1B; Thorton 1B, 3B, 2 RBI; Sansom 1B, RBI; Gilbert 1B, 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Van Buren 6-5.

Vanlue 13, Old Fort 3
Vanlue 380 20 "” 13 13 2
Old Fort 101 10 "” 3 3 3
WP "” Simon (5-3). LP "” Heck. top hitters: (Van) Hagerty 2-1B, 2B; Simon 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Lee 3-1B, 2 RBI; Wagner 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Vanlue 5-4.

pAULDING 18, oTTOVILLE 2
Paulding (10)08 00 "” 18 17 1
Ottoville 011 00 "” 2 7 1
WP "” Carnahan. LP "” Schimmoeller. top hitters: (Paul) Carnahan 2-1B, 2B ; Erford 3B, 2B, 1B; Gawronski HR, 1B; Simpson & Schlegel 2B, 1B. (Otto) Hohlbein 2B, 1B.
records: Paulding 4-5.

Eastwood 12, New Riegel 5
Eastwood 001 713 0 "” 12 12 0
New Riegel 011 300 0 "” 5 7 5
WP "” Haas. LP "” J. Mathias (7-3). top hitters: (East) DeWryre 2B, 2-1B, RBI; Bushman 2-1B, RBI; Renollet 3B, 2 RBI. (NR) L. Mathias 3B, RBI.
records: Eastwood 8-1, New Riegel 11-3.

New riegel 12, Fremont St. Joseph 2
Fremont St. Joseph 000 02 "” 2 2 3
New Riegel 222 42 "” 12 8 1
WP "” T. Mathias (4-0). LP "” Crockett. top hitters: Berryman 1B, RBI. (NR) L. Mathias 1B, RBI; Hemminger 1B, 2B, RBI; Tiell 1B, RBI
records: New Riegel 12-3

Hopewell-Loudon 4-10, Lakota 3-7
First Game
Lakota 200 000 1 "” 3 5 0
Hopewell-Loudon 102 010 x "” 4 4 4
WP "” Smith (2-1). LP "” Capehart. top hitters: (Lak) Lawerence 2B, 1B; Capehart 2B, 2 RBI. (H-L) Smith 2B; Kapelka 3-1B, 4 RBI.
Second game
Lakota 100 302 1 "” 7 7 3
Hopewell-Loudon 011 620 x "” 10 13 6
WP "” Dull (4-1). LP "” Gwiner. top hitters: (Lak) Dennis 2B, HR, 3 RBI; Cheatham 3B, 1B; Hoffman 1B, RBI. (H-L) Kapelka 2B, 2-1B, RBI; Kuhn 2-1B, 3 RBI; Hopple 2 RBI.
records: Lakota 5-6, Hopewell-Loudon 6-2.

Otsego 8, St. Wendelin 1
St. Wendelin 100 00 "” 1 2 4
Otsego 122 3x "” 8 8 0
WP "” Hatfield. LP "” Molyet (3-5). top hitters: (FSW) L. Geroski 1B, Tate 1B. (Otse) Greulich 2-1B; Tolles 2B, 1B.
records: Otsego 2-6, St. Wendelin 5-4.

St. Wendelin 4, Toledo Waite 1
Toledo Waite 000 10 "” 1 4 2
St. Wendelin 030 1x "” 4 9 0
WP "” Rutter (3-1). LP "” Pecina. top hitters: (TW) Burke RBI. (FSW) L. Geroski 1B, 2B, 3B; Papenfus 1B; J. Geroski 3B.
records: St. Wendelin 6-4.

CONTINENTAL 11, Stryker 1
Stryker 100 000 "” 1 0 0
Continental 200 702 "” 11 11 2
WP "” Streicher. LP "” Henry. top hitters: (Cont) Streicher 3-1B, 3 RBI; Tegenkamp 3B, 1B; Hanefeld 2-1B; McKean 3B; Coble 2B.

Ayersville 3, Continental 1
Continental 100 000 0 "” 1 1 0
Ayersville 101 100 0 "” 3 7 0
WP "” McCurdy. LP "” Hanefeld. top hitters: (Ayer) McCurdy 2B, 1B.

Arlington 12, Allen East 2
Allen East 101 000 "” 2 2 3
Arlington 100 245 "” 12 13 1
WP "” Rettig (2-1). LP "” Shoemaker. top hitters: (AE) Conkle 1B; Drury 1B. (Arl) Rettig 4-2B, 4 RBI; Price 2B; Darnell 1B, RBI; Beagle 2B, 2 RBI; Like 2-1B, RBI.
records: Allen East 5-6, Arlington 6-5.

Arlington 7, Lima Senior 6
Lima Senior 301 011 0 "” 6 10 1
Arlington 310 030 x "” 7 7 8
WP "” Sielschott (1-0). LP "” Stewart. top hitters: (LS) Butler 2-1B. (Arl) Price 1B, RBI; Glick 1B, 2 RBI; Rettig 1B, RBI; Sielschot 1B, RBI.
records: Arlington 7-5.

Fostoria Senior 2, Centerville 0
Fostoria Senior 100 100 0 "” 2 1 1
Centerville 000 000 0 "” 0 5 0
WP "” Myers. LP "” Saunders.
records: Fostoria Senior 9-8, Centerville 7-6.

Minerva 2, Fostoria Senior 1
Minerva 000 000 02 "” 2 5 2
Fostoria Senior 000 000 1 "” 1 5 1
WP "” Davis. LP "” Seel.
records: Fostoria Senior 9-9.

OTHER SCORES
Otsego 8, Fostoria St. Wendelin 1
Otsego 6, Toledo Waite 4
Gibsonburg 1, West Salem Northwestern 0
West Salem Northwestern 6, Colonel Crawford 2
Loudonville 2, Lexington 0
Loudonville 6, Edison 2
Colonel Crawford 8, Ashland Mapleton 0
Gibsonburg 5, Ashland Mapleton 1
Jeromesville Hillsdale 16, Crestline 4
Ayersville 2, Edon 1
Continental 11, Stryker 1
Edon 5, Stryker 1
Ayersville 3, Continental 1
Pettisville 10, Tinora 7
Archbold 3-9, Fairview 2-8
Lake 4-11, Wauseon 0-4
Paulding 18, Ottoville 2
Black River 11-0, South Central 1-2
New London 7-16, Seneca East 5-4
Houston 7-3, Marion Local 2-9
Paulding 18-6, Ottoville 2-7
Lima Bath 8, Lima Central Catholic 0
Wapakoneta 4-2, Bellefontaine 3-1
Lima Senior 13, Lima Perry 5
Ontario 1-8, Galion 0-9
Genoa 6, Oak Harbor 0
Genoa 5, Elida 2
Port Clinton 13-5, Norwalk 3-6
Huron 3, Danbury 1
Marion Pleasant 6, Willard 0
Marion Harding 4-11, Tiffin Columbian 1-4
Sandusky 23-20, Mansfield Senior 0-1
Willard 12, Lancaster 2
Bellevue 3, Mount Vernon 2
Bellevue 7, Stasburg Franklin 0
Vermilion 10, Northwood 0
Mansfield St. Peter's 2-4, Lucas 0-9
Mansfield Christian 10-4, Plymouth 1-1
PREP SOFTBALL
Eastwood 13, Fremont St. Joseph 3
Swanton 5, Toledo Rogers 0
Toledo St. Ursula 4, Cincinnati St. Ursula 0
Toledo St. Ursula 6, Parma Padua 1
Sylvania Southview 4, Youngstown Ursuline 3
Sylvania Southview 7, Cleveland Heights Beaumont 1
Cardinal Stritch 1-4, Lake 0-3
Toledo Central Catholic 9, Parma Padua 1
Toledo Central Catholic 6, Parma Heights Holy Name 2
Toledo Christian 11-5, Toledo Scott 9-3
Rocky River Magnificat 3, Toledo Whitmer 0
Toledo Whitmer 4, Cleveland St. Joseph Academy 1
Oregon Clay 8, Cincinnati Sycamore 3

SATURDAY’S BASEBALL SCORES
BOWLING GREEN 5-3, FINDLAY 3-4
first game
Bowling Green 212 000 0 — 5 6 1
Findlay 020 100 0 — 3 7 3
WP — Mercer. LP — Kostyo (0-1). top hitters: (BG) Simon 2-1B, RBI. (FIn) Kuhlman 2B; Bjorling 2-1B; Bowersox 2B; Pickering 2-2B, 2 RBI.
second game
Bowling Green 002 100 0 — 3 7 2
Findlay 100 210 x — 4 6 1
WP — Corbin (1-1). LP — Snyder. top hitters: (BG) Zuzik 2B; Strahm 1B, 2B. (Fin) Corbin 1B, 2B, RBI; Kenney 1B, RBI; Bjorling 1B, RBI; .
records: Bowling Green 7-5, Findlay 5-5.

LEIPSIC 9-8, pandora-gilboa 8-10
FIRST GAME
Pandora-Gilboa 032 210 0 — 8 9 5
Leipsic 200 112 3 — 9 9 5
No outs when winning run scored.
WP — N. Schroeder (1-0). LP — Blaski. top hitters: (P-G) Maag 2B; Swary 2B. (Leipsic) R. Schroeder 2B; Selhorst 2B; Crow 2-2B; Morin 3B.
records: Leipsic 7-4 overall, 2-2 Blanchard Valley Conference.
SEcond game
Pandora-Gilboa 700 102 0 — 10 7 1
Leipsic 111 104 0 — 8 7 4
WP — Gunn. LP — Meyer (1-2). top hitters: (P-G) Lehman 2B; Maag 1B, HR. (Liep) R. Schroeder 2B; Meyer 2-1B; Morin 2-1B.
records: Leipsic 7-5 overall, 4-1 Putnam County League.

lucadello tournament
Championship Game
Tinora 9, St. Wendelin 2
Tinora 102 132 0 — 9 7 0
St. Wendelin 001 000 1 — 2 2 4
WP — Schroeder. LP — Smith (2-1). top hitters: (Tin) Schroeder 1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Cary 3B, 1B, RBI. (FSW) Reiter 1B, Reineke 1B.
records: Tinora 14-2, St. Wendelin 4-7.
Consolation game
Fostoria 14, North Baltimore 9
North Baltimore 000 504 0 — 9 10 3
Fostoria 210 650 x — 14 12 2
WP — Cleveland (1-2). LP — Trevino. top hitters: (NB) Engard 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Smith 2-1B; Cole 1B, RBI. (Fost) Brady 2B, 1B, RBI; Rickman 2B, RBI; Echelberry 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Fostoria 8-6, North Baltimore 3-9.
SemiFinal games
TInora 4, Fostoria 3
Tinora 200 200 0 — 4 8 2
Fostoria 000 110 1 — 3 7 1
WP — Beicharz. LP — Echelberry (1-1). top hitters: (Tin) Schroeder 2B. (Fost) Hyde 2-1B; Bulkowski 1B, RBI.
St. Wendelin 2, North Baltimore 1
North Baltimore 000 001 0 — 1 5 0
St. Wendelin 000 100 1 — 2 10 4
WP — Gehring (1-0). LP — Routzon. top hitters: (NB) Smith 2-1B, Routzon 2B. (FSW) Smith 2-2B; Stuby 2B, RBI; Frankart 3-1B, RBI; Frias 2-1B.

VANLUE 14-10, UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY 2-0
first game
Upper Scioto Valley 001 01 — 2 2 2
Vanlue 437 0x — 14 13 2
WP — Kloepfer. LP — Nelson. top hitters: (Van) Kloepfer 3B, 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Lee 3B, 1B, RBI; Drown 2B, 1B, RBI; Alfred 1B, 2 RBI.
Second Game
Upper Scioto Valley 000 000 — 0 5 1
Vanlue 042 013 — 10 13 0
WP — Kloeppel. LP — Krummery. top hitters: (Van) Prater 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Bostic 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Kloepfer 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Kloeppel 2B, 1B, RBI. (USV) Nichelson 2-1B.
records: Vanlue 10-4.

kalida 9, stryker 7
Kalida 810 000 0 — 9 12 3
Stryker 002 030 2 — 7 9 5
WP — Berheide (2-0). LP — Erb. top hitters: (Kal) Birkemeier 23-12B; Guisinger 2-1B; Maag 3-1B; VonderEmbse 2-1B, 3B. (Str) Brown 2-1B; Perez 1B, 2B, HR.
records: Kalida 8-2, Stryker 9-5.

patrick henry 11, kalida 1
Kalida 010 00 — 1 3 1
Patrick Henry 200 81 — 11 7 0
WP — Phillips (1-0). LP — Schnipke. top hitters: (Kal) Rampe 2B; Basinger 2B. (PH) George 3-1B, 2 RBI; Schwab 2B, RBI.
records: Kalida 8-3, Patrick Henry 10-3.

patrick henry 10, Stryker 0
Stryker 000 00 — 0 2 4
Patrick Henry 152 02 — 10 12 0
WP — Taylor (4-1). LP — Perez. top hitters: (PH) Botjer 1B, 2-2B, 2 RBI; Reese 3-1B, 3 RBI; Bower 1B, 2B, 2-1B; Schwab 2-1B.
records: Stryker 8-6, Patrick Henry 11-4.

Hopewell Loudon 17-14, Lakota 8-7
First Game
Lakota 510 020 0 — 8 12 3
Hopewell-Loudon 1100 042 x — 17 17 5
WP — Brown (2-1). LP — Miles. top hitters: (Lako) Dennis 2-1B, 3 RBI; Stoudings, Cox & Sattler 2-1B. (H-L) S. Brickner 3B, 3-1B, RBI; Yost 2B, 1B, RBI; Schalk 2-1B, 2 RBI; Britton 3-1B, 5 RBI; Birch 2-1B, 2 RBI.
Second Game
Lakota 230 020 0 — 7 9 3
Hopewell-Loudon 340 232 x — 14 18 0
WP — Kirby (1-0). LP — Pugh. top hitters: (Lako) Stoudinger 2-1B, RBI; Aldrich & Dussel 2-1B, 2 RBI. (H-L) J. Yost 3-1B; Brickner 3B, 2-1B, 3 RBI; Z. Yost 3-1B, 2 RBI; Schalk 2-1B, 3 RBI; Britton 4-1B, 6 RBI; records: Hopewell-Loudon 7-3.

lima temple christian 6, fort jennings 3
Fort Jennings 000 300 000 — 3 5 2
Lima Temple Christian 210 000 003 — 6 9 2
WP — Sullivan (1-1). LP — A. Chandler. top hitters: (LTC) Sullivan HR, 3 RBI.
records: Fort Jennings 4-4, Lima Temple Christian 4-5.

ALLEN East 8-5, Cory-Rawson 6-10
First Game
Cory-Rawson 200 202 0 — 6 8 5
Allen East 200 202 x — 8 15 1
WP — Swaney. LP — Michael. top hitters: (C-R) Caskie 2-1B, HR, 2 RBI; Welch 2-1B, RBI; Michael 2-1B. (AE) Swaney 2-1B, 2 RBI; Werling, Swaney & Neeley 2-1B, RBI; McDorman 3-1B, 2 RBI; Rhinock HR, 1B, 2 RBI; Engle 2-1B, 2 RBI.
Second Game
Cory-Rawson 203 012 2 — 10 12 1
Allen East 100 111 1 — 5 8 0
WP — Michel (1-2). LP — Rhuno. top hitters: (AE) Neeley 2-1B; Werling 2-1B, RBI. (C-R) Marshall 2-1B; Reichley 1B, RBI; Benner 2-1B; J. Curth 2-1B, 3 RBI.
records: Cory-Rawson 6-5.

Edon 3, Continental 1
Continental 000 000 1 — 1 3 2
Edon 111 000 x — 3 5 4
WP — Fritsch. LP — Loiselle. top hitters: (Cont) Hopkins 2-1B. (Edon) Becker 2B, 1B.
records: Edon 9-4, Continental 0-11.

Delta 2, Continental 1
Continental 000 001 0 — 1 5 2
Delta 000 000 2 — 2 5 2
WP — Schlosser. LP — Mansfield. top hitters: (Cont) Miller 2-1B. (Del) Betz 3B, 1B; Kelsey HR; Lambert 2B.
records: Delta 12-7, Continental 0-12.

Ada 20-7, Lima Perry 8-2
first Game
Ada 404 120 — 20 18 4
Lima Perry 012 50 — 8 8 3
WP — Grzybowski (2-0). LP — Conrad. top hitters: (Ada) Vermillion 2-2B, RBI; Rush 2-2B, 4 RBI; Rouch 3-1B, 4 RBI; Grzybowski 1B, 2B, 3 RBI. (LP) Cockrell 2B, 1B, 2 RBI.
second game
Ada 040 021 0 — 7 11 2
Lima Perry 000 002 0 — 2 5 4
WP — Pederson (2-0). LP — Kohnen. top hitters: (Ada) Pederson HR, 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Rush 2-1B, RBI; Bingman 3B, RBI; Shledon 1B, RBI.
records: Ada 11-1, Lima Perry 2-10.

Other Scores
Ashland 6-5, North Canton Hoover 5-12
Evergreen 12-2, Otsego 8-1
Hopewell-Loudon 17-14 Lakota 8-7
Fostoria 14, North Baltimore 9
Fostoria St. Wendelin 2, North Baltimore 1
New London 12-12, Seneca East 8-6
South Central 14-9, Buckeye Central 16-2
Ayersville 3, Edon 1
Delta 2, Continental 1
Ayersville 5, Delta 0
Edon 3, Continental 1
Patrick Henry 10, Stryker 0
Kalida 9, Stryker 7
Patrick Henry 11, Kalida 1
Tinora 4, Fostoria 3,
Tinora 9, St. Fostoria Wendelin 2
Celina 11-6, Paulding 6-2
Archbold 13-7, Hicksville 3-6
Fairview 5-8, Van Wert 2-2
Oak Harbor 14, Fremont Ross 7
Oak Harbor 4, Shelby 0
Fremont Ross 11, Toledo Libbey 2
Galion 11-9, Ontario 1-4
North Central 8-16, Wayne Trace 0-5
Lima Central Catholic 12, Parkway 3
Galion Northmor 8-10, Bucyrus 5-7
Marion Harding 7-14, Tiffin Columbian 1-10
Marion Pleasant 14-10, Colonel Crawford 4-1
Lexington 6-5, Sparta Highland 2-4
River Valley 13-10, Kenton 2-4
Vermilion 9-9, Port Clinton 3-0
Bellevue 12-3, Woodmore 11-12
Mansfield Senior 4-12, Sandusky 3-23
Ottawa Hills 12-10, Sandusky St. Mary’s 0-6
Norwalk 12-5, Edison 1-15
Willard 13-11, Ashland Crestview 3-4
Buckeye Central 16-2, South Central 14-9
Mansfield St. Peter's 9-11, Lucas 8-5
Plymouth 22-6, Mansfield Christian 16-17
Toledo Christian 6, Elmwood 2
Walsh Jesuit 13, Toledo St. John’s 7
Toledo St. John’s 7, Cleveland St. Ignatius 6
Columbus DeSales 14-15, Toledo St. Francis 0-0
Oregon Clay 10, Genoa 4
Oregon Clay 9, Perrysburg 0
Lake 4-11, Wauseon 4-4
Swanton 6-6, Eastwood 1-3
Evergreen 12-2, Otsego 8-1
Toledo Start 12-16, Flat Rock, Mich. 2-0
Sand Creek, Mich. 8, Emmanuel Baptist 6
Addison 6, Emmanuel Baptist 4
Perrysburg 12, Genoa 0
Toledo Central Catholic 5-4, Columbus Watterson 4-13
Liberty Center 1-4, Edgerton 0-2

Friday 4-20 Baseball/Softball Scores

2007-04-20T20:36:00.001-07:00

Here are the softball and baseball scores from Friday night.

Saturday’s Softball
Marion Harding 10, findlay 5
Marion Harding 102 023 2 — 10 11 3
Findlay 401 000 0 — 5 5 7
WP — Feldman. LP — Gilliland (4-5, 2-2). top hitters: (MH) Felsman 2-1B; Taquielnyrd 2-1B, McComas 3-1B. (Fin) Henry 1B, 2B; Rinesmith 3B, RBI; Almond 1B; Rizor 1B.

Vanlue 9, Tiffin Calvert 8
Tiffin Calvert 000 431 0 — 8 7 2
Vanlue 112 203 x — 9 16 4
WP — Simon (4-3). LP — Dotson. top hitters: (Van) E. Hagerty 2-2B, 2-1B, 4 RBI; Simon HR, 2B, 3 RBI; Ward 2-1B; Wilcox 2-1B; Willard 2B, 1B; Davis 2-1B. (TC) Kelbley 2-1B; Tiell 2-1B.
records: Vanlue 4-4, Tiffin Calvert 3-10.

LEIPSIC 15, CORY-RAWSON 5
Cory-Rawson 050 000 — 5 3 3
Leipsic 321 261 — 15 17 2
WP — Dani Mangas (3-6). LP — Bosse. top hitters: (Leip) Dani Mangas 3-1B; B. Schroeder 3B, 1B; Westrick 3-1B; Hernandez 2-2B, 2-1B. (C-R) Woodward 1B; DeVore 1B; Basinger 1B.
records: Leipsic 3-8 overall, 1-3 Blanchard Valley Conference; Cory-Rawson 5-5 overall.

Upper Sandusky 7, Shelby 6
Upper Sandusky 202 002 000 1— 7 12 5
Shelby 011 101 200 0— 6 8 2
WP — Jury. LP — Bartosiak. top hitters: (US) Linhart 2B, 2 RBI; Wetherell 2B, 1B; Thiel 2-2B, RBI; Zamoa 2-1B, 2B, RBI; Lucas 2-1B, 2 RBI. (Shel) Monastra 2-1B, RBI; Leonardt 2-1B, 2 RBI; Amato 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Upper Sandusky 8-5 overall, 5-3 Northern Ohio League; Shelby 6-8, 4-4.

North Baltimore 5, Van Buren 0
Van Buren 000 000 0 — 0 4 6
North Baltimore 002 300 x — 5 5 0
WP — Trevino (4-1). LP — Burke. top hitters: (NB) Delancy 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Allison 2B. (VB) Thornton 2-1B.
records: North Baltimore 6-3, Van Buren 5-4.

ada 6, allen east 5
Allen East 000 311 0 5—8 5
Ada 330 000 x — 6 8 3
WP — Jenkins. LP — Wyss. top hitters: (AE) Klingler 2-1B, RBI; Shoemaker 2-1B, RBI; Drury 1B, RBI; Gossard 3B; LOng 1B, 2 RBI. (Ada) Jenkins 2-1B; Gossman 1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Hefner 3B, RBI; Kloppenstein 1B, RBI; Sibert 1B, RBI.
records: Allen East 4-5 overall, 1-3 Northwest Conference; Ada 5-6, 2-2.

Columbus Grove 3, Ottoville 1
Columbus Grove 101 010 0 — 3 3 2
Ottoville 000 000 1 — 1 4 1
WP — Bartz (2-4). LP — Miller. top hitters: (CG) Birkemeier 2-1B, 2 RBI; Herron 1-B.
records: Columbus Grove 2-4 overall, 1-1 Putnam County League.

Hopewell-Loudon 14, Danbury 0
Hopewell-Loudon 104 18 — 14 17 0
Danbury 000 00 — 0 2 3
WP — Dull (3-1). LP — McGhee. top hitters: Kapelka 2-3B, 2B, 4 RBI; Dull 3-1B; Kuhn 2-1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Hopple 2-1B, RBI; Richey 2-1B, RBI. (Dan) McGhee 1B; Brouin 1B.
records: Hopewell-Loudon 4-2, Danbury 5-4.

Bucyrus 13, Riverdale 0
Riverdale 000 00 — 0 2 3
Bucyrus 070 6x — 13 12 1
WP — Gregg. LP — Schoenberger (2-3). top hitters: (Riv) Naus 1B; Wells 1B.
records: Riverdale 5-7 overall, 3-4 North Central Conference.

Marion Harding 2, Findlay JV 1
Findlay JV 001 000 0 — 1 2 2
Marion Harding 002 000 x — 2 2 0
WP — Gibson. LP — Estep (5-4). top hitters: (Fin) Heflinger 1B, VanHoose 1B. (MH) Slob 1B, Cantrell 1B.
records: Findlay 7-7 overall, 1-3 Greater Buckeye Conference.

Saturday’s Softball Scores
Loudonville 2, Elmwood 1
Antwerp 10, Fayette 0
Perrysburg 1, Anthony Wayne 0
Kenton 3, Celina 1
Rossford 7, Bowling Green 5
Lincolnview 7, Lima Central Catholic 1
Defiance 4, Lima Shawnee 3
Evergreen 1, Bryan 0
Richmond Edison 10, Lexington 0
Convoy Crestview 2, Kalida 1
Sandusky Perkins 12, Boardman 1

Saturday’s Baseball
MARION HARDING 5, FINDLAY 3
Marion Harding 201 100 1 — 5 6 3
Findlay 011 100 0 — 3 6 2
WP — Tanner (3-0). LP — Mowery (1-1). top hitters: (MH) Pittman 1B, 2B; Crawford 2B, RBI. (Fin) Kostyo 1B, 3B, RBI; Bjorling 2B; Kuhlman 1B, RBI.
records: Marion Harding 5-7 overall, 3-1 Greater Buckeye Conference. Findlay 4-4, 3-1.

Ada 12, Allen east 0
Allen East 000 00 — 0 3 3
Ada 102 9x — 12 10 0
WP — Allen (6-1). LP — Werling. top hitters: (AE) Swaney 1B. (Ada) Vermillion 2B, 2-1B, 2 Rbi; Dysert 1B, 2 RBI; Rush 2B, 2 RBI; Sheldon 1B, RBI; Bingman 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Allen East 1-7 overall, 0-4 Northwest Conference. Ada 9-1, 3-1.

Mohawk 19, Hardin Northern 3
Hardin Northern 030 00 — 3 4 5
Mohawk (11)21 5x — 19 14 1
WP — Daniel. LP — Price. top hitters: (Moh) Daniel 2-1B, 2B; Jump 2-2B; Dunn 2B. (HN) Price 2-1B; Hall 1B; Albert 1B.
records: Mohawk 10-2, Hardin Northern 2-8.

Van Buren 6, North Baltimore 1
Van Buren 000 110 4 — 6 5 1
North Baltimore 100 000 0 — 1 5 4
WP — Frazier (2-0). LP — Marine (0-3). top hitters: (NB) Benedict 2-1B. (VB) Iliff 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Phillips 1B, RBI; Marshall 1B, RBI.
records: Van Buren 9-3, North Baltimore 3-7.

Carey 10, Mccomb 1
McComb 010 000 0 — 1 9 1
Carey 002 701 x — 10 11 2
WP — Hahler (1-0). LP — Sudlow. top hitters: (McC) Newton 2-1B; George 1B, 2B, RBI. (Car) Sammons 2-1B, 3B, 3 RBI; Harrold 3-1B, 2 RBI; Geiser 1B, 3 RBI.
records: McComb 2-7, Carey 5-6.

Elmwood 8, Otsego 3
Otsego 000 003 0 — 3 4 5
Elmwood 111 410 x — 8 4 0
WP — Hammer (2-0). LP — Feffer. top hitters: (Ots) Brown 2B, RBI. (Elm) Aurand 2 RBI; Rothenbuhler 1B, RBI; Fitch 1B, RBI; Farabee 1B, RBI; Bay 1B, RBI.
records: Elmwood 12-3 overall, 3-1 Suburban Lakes League; Otsego 1-4 SLL.
vanlue 11, tiffin calvert 7

Tiffin Calvert 000 032 2 — 7 9 2
Vanlue 303 050 x — 11 13 3
WP — Drown (2-1). LP — Stover. top hitters: (TC) Keller 2B, 2-1B, RBI; Dell 2-1B, 3 RBI. (Van) Kloeppel 2-2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Kloepfer 2-2B, 2 RBI; Drown 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Lee 2B, 1B, RBI.
records: Tiffin Calvert 7-6, Vanlue 8-4.

kalida 4, columbus grove 1
Kalida 002 110 0 — 4 9 1
Columbus Grove 000 010 0 — 1 7 1
WP — Guisinger (3-1). LP — Osterhage (1-4). top hitters: (Kal) Smith 2-1B; Berheide 1B, 2 RBI; Horstman 1B, RBI; Maag 2-1B. (CG) Bogart 3-1B; Maag 1B, RBI.
RECORDS: Kalida 7-2 overall, 3-0 Putnam County League; Columbus Grove 3-11, 1-3.

Other Baseball Scores
Bryan 4, Evergreen 1
Ottawa Hills 12, Cardinal Stritch 0
Convoy Crestview 15, Continental 0
Norwalk 10, Tiffin Columbian 8
Sylvania Northview 10, Sylvania Southview 7
Defiance 11, Lima Shawnee 6
Toledo St. John’s 11, Toledo Whitmer 0

Updated track honor roll 4-20

2007-04-20T10:32:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest track honor roll updated.
Have a terrific sun-filled weekend.
We'll be back on Monday.

Boys Track
Shot Put
1. Meuleman, Columbus Grove 52-3
2. Miller, Liberty-Benton 50-9
3. Stewart, Upper Sandusky 48-4
4. Place, Bluffton 48-1
5. Gerth, Liberty-Benton 48-0
6. D. Schleter, Hopewell-Loudon 47-4
7. Fletcher, Carey 46-2½
8. Kleman, Ottawa-Glandorf 45-7½
9. Hoag, Riverdale 43-4
10. Hinton, Fostoria Senior 43-3¼
11. Vogt, Columbus Grove 43-3
12. Tahy, Elmwood 42-10
13. DeVlugt, Hopewell-Loudon 42-8
14. Zeigler, Bluffton 42-7¼
15. Berry , Elmwood 42-4
Discus
1. Meuleman, Columbus Grove 171-7
2. Hoag, Riverdale 144-9
3. Stewart, Upper Sandusky 139-9
4. Fletcher, Carey 138-3
5. Hoerig, Upper Sandusky 136-9
6. King, Leipsic 136-8
7. Cody, Liberty-Benton 135-10
8. Berry , Elmwood 133-4
9. Harrold, Carey 132-4
10. DeVlugt, Hopewell-Loudon 129-2
11. Kleman, Ottawa-Glandorf 128-11
12. D. Schleter, Hopewell-Loudon 127-2
13. Knerr, Riverdale 127-1
14. Vogt, Columbus Grove 126-3
15. Kelly, Riverdale 126-0
High Jump
1. Ky. Tietje, Patrick Henry 6-1½
2. Hochstettler, Pandora-Gilboa 6-1
3. J. Guagenti, Bluffton 6-0
4. Schroeder, Columbus Grove 5-10
4. Horstman, Cory-Rawson 5-10
6. Cole, Carey 5-8
6. Griffin , Elmwood 5-8
6. Bottesch, Elmwood 5-8
6. Harris, Riverdale 5-8
6. Ke. Tietje, Patrick Henry 5-8
6. Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf 5-8
6. Ratliff, Hardin Northern 5-8
6. Reinhart, Fostoria St. Wendelin 5-8
6. Schoonover, Liberty-Benton 5-8
6. Wise, Hopewell-Loudon 5-8
6. Cassidy, Fostoria Senior 5-8
Long Jump
1. Brunow, Hardin Northern 21-6
2. Cramner, Liberty-Benton 21-2
3. Sargent, Ottoville 20-7½
4. Shuey, Pandora-Gilboa 20-4
5. Steinman, Arlington 20-2
6. Bumb, New Riegel 19-6½
7. Allums, Elmwood 19-6
7. Cook, Liberty-Benton 19-6
9. Brubaker, Patrick Henry 19-4
9. Herr, Bluffton 19-4
11. Giangiordano, Liberty-Benton 19-3¼
12. Sewell, Cory-Rawson 19-3
13. McIntyre, Columbus Grove 19-0¾
14. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 19-0
15. Richard, Arlington 18-7¾
Pole Vault
1. Nickles, Columbus Grove 15-4
2. Spangler, Van Buren 13-1
3. Mills, Findlay 13-0
4. Briggs, Elmwood 12-6
4. Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf 12-6
4. Simon, Van Buren 12-6
7. Carpenter, Liberty-Benton 11-6
7. Schoonover, Liberty-Benton 11-6
9. Motter, Hardin Northern 11-0
9. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 11-0
9. Kimmel, Continental 11-0
12. Bruskotter, Ottawa-Glandorf 10-6
12. Klima, Ottoville 10-6
12. Spitnale, Findlay 10-6
100 Meters
1. Bame, Hardin Northern 11.0
2. Fox, Riverdale 11.2
3. Burgei, Ottawa-Glandorf 11.3
3. Carpenter, Liberty-Benton 11.3
5. Bumb, New Riegel 11.4
5. Busch, Liberty-Benton 11.4
5. Pires, Upper Sandusky 11.4
5. Sargent, Ottoville 11.4
9. Arthur, Pandora-Gilboa 11.5
9. Busch, Patrick Henry 11.5
9. Flowers, Patrick Henry 11.5
12. Benton, Leipsic 11.6
12. Burka, Upper Sandusky 11.6
14. Coppler, Arlington 11.8
15. Harnishfeger, Columbus Grove 11.9
15. Bolden, Fostoria Senior 11.9
200 Meters
1. J. Guagenti, Bluffton 23.0
2. Cramner, Liberty-Benton 23.3
2. Herr, Bluffton 23.3
2. Geckle, Continental 23.3
5. Smithey, Elmwood 23.4
6. Bonner, Patrick Henry 23.6
6. Spallinger, Pandora-Gilboa 23.6
8. Bame, Hardin Northern 23.7
9. Benson, Van Buren 23.8
9. Busch, Patrick Henry 23.8
9. Powers, Patrick Henry 23.8
9. Smithey, Elmwood 23.8
13. Bruskotter, Fort Jennings 23.9
13. Slosser, Hopewell-Loudon 23.9
15. Burgei, Ottawa-Glandorf 24.0
400 Meters
1. J. Guagenti, Bluffton 50.4
2. Smithey, Elmwood 51.1
3. Bonner, Patrick Henry 52.4
3. Pothast, Ottawa-Glandorf 52.4
5. Brodman, Upper Sandusky 53.2
6. Romantic, Findlay 53.6
7. Brose, Hopewell-Loudon 53.8
8. Aurand, Arcadia 54.0
9. Bruskotter, Fort Jennings 54.0
10. Maynard, Ottawa-Glandorf 54.2
11. Coomler, McComb 54.9
800 Meters
1. Brodman, Upper Sandusky 2:06.5
2. Butler , Liberty-Benton 2:07.0
3. Romantic, Findlay 2:08.7
4. Ramge, Fostoria St. Wendelin 2:09.7
5. Birkemeier, Columbus Grove 2:10.5
6. Giangiordano, Liberty-Benton 2:11.0
7. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 2:11.2
8. Rettig, Arlington 2:11.3
9. Romanko, Hopewell-Loudon 2:11.3
10. Hochstettler, Pandora-Gilboa 2:12.0
11. J. Schroeder, Leipsic 2:13.8
12. Strigle, Findlay 2:13.9
13. Kelbley, New Riegel 2:14.3
14. Lanwehr, Ottawa-Glandorf 2:14.6
1,600 Meters
1. Hohman, Hopewell-Loudon 4:46.6
2. Bascal, Findlay 4:49.8
3. Butler , Liberty-Benton 4:50.2
4. Mackell, Findlay 4:50.5
5. Anderson, Carey 4:51.9
6. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 4:52.7
7. Hermiller, Findlay 4:57.1
8. Brinkman, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:00.3
9. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 5:01.9
10. Smuda, Patrick Henry 5:02.1
11. Clementz, Ottoville 5:05.2
12. Recker, Liberty-Benton 5:07.0
13. Roof, Columbus Grove 5:07.4
14. Oman, Arlington 5:07.6
15. Wonder, Carey 5:08.0
3,200 Meters
1. Hohman, Hopewell-Loudon 10:36.6
2. Smuda, Patrick Henry 10:45.0
2. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 10:45.0
4. Butler , Liberty-Benton 10:47.0
5. Mackell, Findlay 10:54.3
6. Hermiller, Findlay 10:55.1
7. Siefker, Ottawa-Glandorf 10:58.4
8. Anderson, Carey 10:59.2
9. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 11:05.6
10. Richey, Hopewell-Loudon 11:08.7
11. Brinkman, Ottawa-Glandorf 11:09.4
12. Senecal, North Baltimore 11:13.1
13. Donaldson, Continental 11:13.5
14. Hooley, Bluffton 11:14.6
15. Clementz, Ottoville 11:16.0
110 Meter High Hurdles
1. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 15.7
2. Horstman, Cory-Rawson 15.8
2. Nickles, Columbus Grove 15.8
4. Cook, Liberty-Benton 16.0
4. Hughes, Ottawa-Glandorf 16.0
6. Brubaker, Patrick Henry 16.1
7. Reinhart, Hopewell-Loudon 16.4
8. Heitmeyer, Ottoville 16.7
8. Siebenaller, Hopewell-Loudon 16.7
10. Hyde, Liberty-Benton 16.9
11. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 17.0
11. Croy, Ottawa-Glandorf 17.0
13. Butler , Leipsic 17.2
13. Oberly, Bluffton 17.2
300 Meter Inter. Hurdles
1. Nickles, Columbus Grove 41.4
2. Busch, Liberty-Benton 42.0
3. Geckle, Continental 42.6
4. Brubaker, Patrick Henry 43.0
5. Reinhart, Hopewell-Loudon 43.3
5. Siebenaller, Hopewell-Loudon 43.3
7. Higgins, Carey 43.7
8. Hughes, Ottawa-Glandorf 43.8
8. Moor, Cory-Rawson 43.8
8. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 43.8
11. Mitsch, Carey 44.0
12. Diller, Pandora-Gilboa 44.4
13. Butler , Leipsic 44.5
14. Reinhart, New Riegel 44.7
15. Cook, Liberty-Benton 45.0
400 Meter Relay
1. Patrick Henry 44.7
1. Liberty-Benton 44.7
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 45.7
4. Hardin Northern 46.1
5. Columbus Grove 46.5
5. Hopewell-Loudon 46.6
6. Arlington 46.7
8. Cory-Rawson 46.9
9. Pandora-Gilboa 46.9
10. Bluffton 47.1
11. Ottoville 47.5
12. Van Buren 48.0
13. Fostoria Senior 48.0
14. McComb 48.1
15. North Baltimore 48.2
800 Meter Relay
1. Bluffton 1:33.3
2. Patrick Henry 1:33.4
3. Pandora-Gilboa 1:35.4
4. Ottawa-Glandorf 1:36.2
5. Hopewell-Loudon 1:37.1
6. Carey 1:37.2
7. Liberty-Benton 1:37.6
8. Pandora-Gilboa 1:38.0
8. Arlington 1:38.0
10. Elmwood 1:38.1
11. Cory-Rawson 1:38.3
12. Hardin Northern 1:38.5
13. North Baltimore 1:38.7
14. Columbus Grove 1:38.8
15. Riverdale 1:39.4
1,600 Meter Relay
1. Bluffton 3:34.3
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 3:34.4
3. Patrick Henry 3:37.1
4. Liberty-Benton 3:37.6
5. Columbus Grove 3:40.5
6. Hopewell-Loudon 3:43.1
7. Continental 3:43.8
8. Upper Sandusky 3:44.7
9. Elmwood 3:45.3
9. Carey 3:45.3
11. New Riegel 3:45.6
12. Cory-Rawson 3:47.2
13. Findlay 3:47.4
14. Arlington 3:48.6
15. Pandora-Gilboa 3:51.6
3,200 Meter Relay
1. Findlay 8:41.2
2. Hopewell-Loudon 8:47.0
3. Liberty-Benton 8:50.2
4. Ottoville 8:55.6
5. Columbus Grove 8:56.0
6. Arlington 8:56.6
7. Pandora-Gilboa 8:59.9
8. Upper Sandusky 9:02.4
9. Elmwood 9:03.5
10. McComb 9:06.1
11. Ottawa-Glandorf 9:07.4
12. Carey 9:10.6
13. Riverdale 9:16.0
14. Bluffton 9:19.1
15. Patrick Henry 9:20.4
Girls Track
Shot Put
1. Imbrock, Patrick Henry 40-3
2. Shaffer, Carey 36-3½
3. Bryan, McComb 34-6
4. Schroeder, Leipsic 32-10
5. Kloepfer, Liberty-Benton 32-10
6. James, Arcadia 32-7
7. Yates, Carey 32-3
8. Beining, Ottoville 32-1
9. Bro. Bushong, Riverdale 31-8¾
10. Wenger, Bluffton 31-6
11. Heyman, Riverdale 31-2½
12. Kohli, Pandora-Gilboa 31-2
13. Oldman, Elmwood 30-10
14. Moorhead , Liberty-Benton 30-10
15. Hohman, Hopewell-Loudon 30-5
Discus
1. Shaffer, Carey 123-6
2. Bro. Bushong, Riverdale 116-5
3. Imbrock, Patrick Henry 112-1
4. Benavides, Patrick Henry 108-9
5. James, Arcadia 105-10
6. Bryan, McComb 104-10
7. Miller, Columbus Grove 104-5
8. Heyman, Riverdale 102-11
9. Schoenberger, Riverdale 102-9
10. Myers, Patrick Henry 102-1
11. Bonner, Columbus Grove 101-2
12. Beining, Ottoville 99-2½
13. Kloepfer, Liberty-Benton 98-11
13. DeVlugt, Hopewell-Loudon 98-10
14. Kohli, Pandora-Gilboa 98-9
15. Fields, Hardin Northern 97-8
High Jump
1. Ca. Ritzler, Hopewell-Loudon 5-0
1. St. Spitnale, Continental 5-0
1. Althaus, Bluffton 5-0
4. K. Bassitt, Bluffton 4-10
4. Bates, Arlington 4-10
4. Saums, Liberty-Benton 4-10
4. Lewis, Riverdale 4-10
4. Nadler, Leipsic 4-10
4. Vehre, Carey 4-10
4. Schroeder, Columbus Grove 4-10
11. Baker, Van Buren 4-8
11. Baldridge, Carey 4-8
11. Burnap, Fostoria Senior 4-8
11. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 4-8
11. Davis, Vanlue 4-8
11. Fagan, Van Buren 4-8
11. Eiting, Liberty-Benton 4-8
11. Foster, Arlington 4-8
11. Frey, Upper Sandusky 4-8
11. Roszman, Carey 4-8
11. Scott, Columbus Grove 4-8
11. Stansbery, Upper Sandusky 4-8
Long Jump
1. Vaupel, Liberty-Benton 16-9½
2. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 16-6½
3. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 15-10
4. St. Spitnale, Continental 15-8
5. Burkett, Liberty-Benton 15-5
6. Ka. Brown, Riverdale 15-3
7. Butte, Findlay 15-1½
8. Kline, Upper Sandusky 15-1¼
9. Whitta, Cory-Rawson 15-0½
10. Gase, Fostoria St. Wendelin 15-0½
11. Batton, Carey 15-0
12. Rettig, Arlington 14-11
13. Petersen, Findlay 14-10½
14. Selhorst, Columbus Grove 14-7½
15. Noffsinger, Continental 14-6
Pole Vault
1. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 11-6
2. C. Imm, Ottawa-Glandorf 10-0
3. Kaufman, Ottoville 9-0
4. Linehan, Liberty-Benton 8-8
5. Saums , Liberty-Benton 8-6
6. K. Imm, Ottawa-Glandorf 8-0
6. Muckenstrum, Liberty-Benton 8-0
6. Schoenberger, Riverdale 8-0
6. Vance, Pandora-Gilboa 8-0
6. Schilling, Upper Sandusky 8-0
6. Muckenstrum, Liberty-Benton 8-0
12. Butte, Findlay 7-6
12. Gilkerson, Van Buren 7-6
12. Mitchell, Findlay 7-6
12. Needler, Columbus Grove 7-6
12. Wood, Cory-Rawson 7-6
100 Meters
1. Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf 12.7
2. Hall, Fostoria Senior 12.8
3. Ford, Cory-Rawson 12.9
3. Rettig, Liberty-Benton 12.9
3. Ankney, Upper Sandusky 12.9
6. Bingley, Ottawa-Glandorf 13.0
6. Reiser, Elmwood 13.0
6. Caudill, Upper Sandusky 13.0
9. Eatherton, Riverdale 13.1
10. La. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 13.2
10. Fraszewski, McComb 13.2
10. Ritzler, Hopewell-Loudon 13.2
10. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 13.2
14. Berry , Fostoria St. Wendelin 13.4
14. Myers, Bluffton 13.4
14. Bower, Arlington 13.4
200 Meters
1. Jacoby, Carey 26.0
2. B. Stratton, Bluffton 27.0
2. Ford, Cory-Rawson 27.0
4. Hall, Fostoria Senior 27.1
4. Rettig, Liberty-Benton 27.1
6. Bingley, Ottawa-Glandorf 27.3
7. Reiser, Elmwood 27.4
7. Lewis, Columbus Grove 27.4
9. Foster, Arlington 27.6
9. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 27.6
11. Diller, Columbus Grove 27.7
12. Ankney, Upper Sandusky 27.9
13. Foster, Arlington 28.0
14. Caudill, Upper Sandusky 28.2
15. Baddley, Arlington 28.3
15. Myers, Bluffton 28.3
15. Schroeder, Columbus Grove 28.3
15. Burkett, Liberty-Benton 28.3
400 Meters
1. Jacoby, Carey 59.7
2. Lewis, Columbus Grove 1:02.1
3. Heitmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf 1:02.6
4. Brooks, Liberty-Benton 1:03.1
5. Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf 1:03.9
6. Ford, Cory-Rawson 1:04.0
7. M. Brown, Findlay 1:04.6
8. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 1:04.9
9. Parsons, Findlay 1:05.1
10. Heffner, Columbus Grove 1:05.7
11. Kimmel, Arlington 1:05.8
12. Frantz, Cory-Rawson 1:05.9
13. Wolfram, Patrick Henry 1:06.0
14. Eiting, Liberty-Benton 1:06.7
15. Chandler,
Fort Jennings 1:06.8
800 Meters
1. Brooks, Liberty-Benton 2:30.0
2. Coble, Continental 2:32.8
2. Sterling, Findlay 2:32.8
4. Newcomer, Liberty-Benton 2:33:0
5. Sottoway, Findlay 2:33.9
6. Sprunger, Pandora-Gilboa 2:34.2
7. Farmer, Liberty-Benton 2:35.0
8. Leckrone, Findlay 2:35.1
8. Berry , Fostoria St. Wendelin 2:36.9
10. Grimes, Ada 2:39.9
11. Hanefeld, Continental 2:41.0
12. Ky. Brown, Riverdale 2:41.8
13. Barlage, Ottawa-Glandorf 2:42.0
14. E. Brown, Findlay 2:43.8
15. Maag, Ottoville 2:43.9
1,600 Meters
1. Leckrone, Findlay 5:25.2
2. Borgelt, McComb 5:32.3
3. Farmer, Liberty-Benton 5:34.0
4. Sprunger, Pandora-Gilboa 5:38.2
5. Sterling, Findlay 5:39.9
6. Stief, Upper Sandusky 5:40.0
7. Chaskel, Liberty-Benton 5:42.0
8. Larson, Liberty-Benton 5:44.0
9. Barlage, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:44.2
10. Gephart, Findlay 5:47.0
10. Heimann, Elmwood 5:47.0
12. Sharrock, Ada 5:47.2
13. Selhorst, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:51.3
14. Bockbrader, Elmwood` 5:52.0
15. Berry , Fostoria St. Wendelin 5:59.2
3,200 Meters
1. Leckrone, Findlay 11:46.0
2. Chaskel, Liberty-Benton 12:03.0
3. Selhorst, Ottawa-Glandorf 12:06.0
4. Borgelt, McComb 12:08.0
5. Sterling, Findlay 12:25.2
6. Springer, Pandora-Gilboa 12:37.0
7. Larson, Liberty-Benton 12:38.0
8. Heimann, Elmwood 12:40.8
9. Stief, Upper Sandusky 12:43.0
10. Mathias, Elmwood 12:57.0
11. Bockbrader, Elmwood 13:00.1
12. Muhlenkamp, Liberty-Benton 13:27.0
13. Kiesel, Fostoria Senior 13:33.7
14. Barkimer, Columbus Grove 13:38.9
15, Cole, Arcadia 13:53.2
100 Meter Interm. Hurdles
1. K. Bassitt, Bluffton 15.8
2. Goller, Liberty-Benton 16.2
3. Gase, Fostoria St. Wendelin 16.9
3. Vaupel, Liberty-Benton 16.9
5. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 17.0
6. Myers, Upper Sandusky 17.1
7. Bockrath, Ottawa-Glandorf 17.2
7. Filliater, Fostoria Senior 17.2
9. Chapman, Hopewell-Loudon 17.3
10. Clary, McComb 17.4
10. McAllister, Hopewell-Loudon 17.4
12. Conaway, Cory-Rawson 17.5
12. Wanamaker, Liberty-Benton 17.5
12. Fields, Bluffton 17.5
12. Kaufman, Ottoville 17.5
12. Long, Van Buren 17.5
300 Meter Low Hurdles
1. Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf 46.5
2. Ka. Brown, Riverdale 47.2
3. Vaupel, Liberty-Benton 49.9
4. Bockrath, Ottawa-Glandorf 50.1
5. K. Bassitt, Bluffton 50.3
6. Goller, Liberty-Benton 50.7
6. Chapman, Hopewell-Loudon 50.7
6. Sa. Spitnale, Continental 50.7
9. Barger, Arcadia 51.0
9. Ly. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 51.0
11. Field, Bluffton 51.1
12. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 51.2
13. Gase, Fostoria St. Wendelin 51.3
13. Schroeder, Leipsic 51.3
15. Bruynis, Upper Sandusky 51.4
15. Fell, Ada 51.4
400 Meter Relay
1. Liberty-Benton 52.7
1. Columbus Grove 52.7
3. Arlington 52.8
3. Patrick Henry 52.8
3. Upper Sandusky 52.8
6. Ottawa-Glandorf 53.0
7. Bluffton 53.3
8. McComb 53.6
9. Van Buren 54.3
10. Cory-Rawson 54.4
11. Elmwood 54.5
12. Hopewell-Loudon 54.6
13. Findlay 54.9
800 Meter Relay
1. Columbus Grove 1:49.1
2. Liberty-Benton 1:50.0
6. Arlington 1:52.0
3. Findlay 1:52.1
5. Upper Sandusky 1:52.3
4. Riverdale 1:52.9
7. Leipsic 1:55.3
7. Bluffton 1:55.3
9. McComb 1:55.7
10. Cory-Rawson 1:56.0
11. Arcadia 1:56.4
12. Elmwood 1:56.8
13. Ottawa-Glandorf 1:57.0
13. Fort Jennings 1:57.0
13. Fostoria St. Wendelin 1:57.0
1,600 Meter Relay
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 4:09.7
3. Liberty-Benton 4:15.4
4. Riverdale 4:23.0
5. Columbus Grove 4:23.2
6. Findlay 4:23.3
7. Upper Sandusky 4:27.2
8. Pandora-Gilboa 4:29.1
9. Fort Jennings 4:29.4
10. Leipsic 4:31.0
11. Continental 4:32.0
12. Carey 4:32.6
13. New Riegel 4:33.0
14. Elmwood 4:41.4
15. Ada 4:41.9
3,200 Meter Relay
1. Liberty-Benton 10:08.0
2. Findlay 10:09.0
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 10:09.8
4. Continental 10:33.1
5. Elmwood 10:51.0
6. McComb 11:08.7
7. Carey 11:12.8
8. Leipsic 11:23.0
9. Ottoville 11:24.3
10. Cory-Rawson 11:27.5
11. Arlington 11:33.0
12. Van Buren 11:43.6
13. Fort Jennings 11:43.7
14. Columbus Grove 11:45.9

Short of time

2007-04-19T20:13:00.000-07:00

There will be no bloggin' today. And I had planned a look at area track invitationals this weekend. The Fostoria Booster, Hardin Northern, Upper Sandusky Swankhouse Memorial, Tiffin Bill Krause Invitational and Ayersville Bob Diller Invites are all this weekend.

Unfortunately I have to roll out of the rack early as I'm a part of The Courier's Days of Caring team for the United Way and we have to work this morning doing a few things for the Open Arms domestic violence shelter beginning at 8 a.m.

I will post an updated area track honor roll later today.

Thursday’s Baseball Scores
Ada 11, Upper Scioto Valley 0
Ada 221 303 — 11 15 0
Upper Scioto Valley 000 000 — 0 3 1
WP — Dysert (1-0). LP — Nicholson. top hitters: (Ada) Dysert 3-1B, 3B, 2 RBI; Vermillion 3-1B, 3B, 3 RBI; Sheldon HR, 3B, 3 RBI; Allen 2-1B. (USV) Nicholson 2-1B.
records: Ada 8-1.

Patrick Henry 10, Continental 0
Patrick Henry 204 000 4 — 10 7 1
Continental 000 000 0 — 0 2 6
WP — Wilhelm (2-0). LP — Ladd (0-2). top hitters: (PH) Meyer 2B, 2 RBI; Botjer 2-1B, 2 RBI; Leonard 2B. (Con) Miller 2B.
records: Patrick Henry 9-4, Continental 0-9.

liberty-benton 2, miller city 1
Miller City 000 000 1 — 1 2 2
Liberty-Benton 000 110 x — 2 2 2
WP — Smith (1-0). LP — Niese. top hitters: (L-B) Parkins RBI; Ferguson & Cates 1B. (MC) Lammers & Meyer 1B.
records: Liberty-Benton 7-1, Miller City 6-6.

Kalida 4, Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Ottawa-Glandorf 000 210 0 — 3 6 2
Kalida 220 000 x — 4 5 0
WP — Basinger (1-0). LP — Meyer. top hitters: (OG) Brickner 3-1B, 2B. (Kal) Rampe 2B, RBI; Guisinger 1B, 2 RBI; Smith 2-1B, RBI.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 9-4, Kalida 6-2.

Columbus grove 4, Delphos Jefferson 3
Delphos Jefferson 003 000 0 — 3 5 4
Columbus Grove 200 010 1 — 4 5 1
WP — Hovest (1-2). LP — Miller. top hitters: (DJ) Miller 1B, RBI. (CG) Wolfe 2-2B, RB
records: Columbus Grove 5-7.

Van Buren 12, Tiffin Calvert 6
Tiffin Calvert 300 300 0 — 6 10 3
Van Buren 043 005 x — 12 12 2
WP — Frazier (2-1). LP — Widman. top hitters: (VB) Greer 2-1B, 2 RBI; Phillips 2-1B, 2 RBI; Iliff 2B, 1B, RBI; Tropf 2B; Stoffel 2B. (TC) Woodman 3-1B; Williams 2B, 1B; Gassner 2B.
records: Van Buren 8-3.

McComb 12, Bettsville 2
McComb 002 205 3 — 12 10 1
Bettsville 000 010 1 — 2 4 3
WP —Phillips (1-0). LP — Hartsel. top hitters: (McC) Shoop 1B, 2B, 4 RBI; Newton 2-1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Quiroga 2B, 2 RBI; Phillips 2B, 2-1B, RBI. (Bet) Margliotti 2B, 2 RBI.
records: McComb 2-6, Bettsville 0-8.

st. wendelin 7, new riegel 5
New Riegel 000 203 0 — 5 4 1
St. Wendelin 221 200 x — 7 11 0
WP — Smith (2-0). LP — Lucius (1-1). top hitters: (FSW) Frankart 3-1B, 3 RBI; Reiter 1B, 2B, RBI; Smith 1B, 2B. (NR) Wagner 2-1B, 2 RBI; Conley 1B; Wertz 1B, 2 RBI.
records: New Riegel 7-6, St. Wendelin 3-6.

Carey 7, arcadia 2
Carey 002 014 0 — 7 8 1
Arcadia 200 000 0 — 2 3 2
WP — Stansberry (2-0). LP — Pina. top hitters: (Car) Higgins 2-2B, 3 RBI; Hahler 2-1B, RBI; Thompson 2-1B. (Arc) Kirian 2-1B, RBI.
records: Carey 4-6, Arcadia 7-5.

Other Baseball Scores
Mansfield St. Peter’s 6, Galion Northmor 5
Mount Vernon 8, Marion Harding 2
South Central 10, Ashland Mapleton 8
Waynesfield-Goshen 6, Marion Catholic 5
Tiffin Columbian 14, Bellevue 3
Fostoria 6, Willard 3
Otsego 18, Lakota 8
Defiance 8, Toledo Central Catholic 1
New London 15, Ashland Crestview 5
Archbold 5, Bryan 3
Ayersville 21, W. Trace 2
Genoa 9, Woodmore 2
Tinora 15, Edgerton 5
Fairview 11, Holgate 4
Antwerp 3, Hicksville 1
Montpelier 4, Liberty Center 3
Patrick Henry 10, Continental 0
Wauseon 10, Swanton 7
Stryker 11, North Central 5
Lima Bath 10, Delphos St. John’s 0
Crestline 16, Mansfield Christian 5
Wooster 6, Clear Fork 2
Mansfield Senior 13, Ontario 12
Fostoria 6, Willard 3
Toledo Christian 13, Danbury 1
Lorain Admiral King 15, Sandusky 3
Monroeville 10, Norwalk St. Paul 5
New London 15, Ashland Crestview 5
Van Wert 5, Lincolnview 0
Botkins 9, New Knoxville 4

Thursday’s Softball Scores
Carey 5, Arcadia 4
Carey 000 023 0 — 5 4 2
Arcadia 000 130 0 — 4 6 2
WP — Harley (5-0). LP — Boes (3-4). top hitters: (Car) Strahm 2B; C. Holsinger 1B; Hill 1B; Kemerly 1B. (Arc) Johnson 2-1B; Wise 2-1B.
records: Carey 11-2, Arcadia 3-4.

North Baltimore 12, Leipsic 2
Leipsic 200 00 — 2 3 2
North Baltimore 330 6x — 12 8 1
WP — Rensch (2-1). LP — Stall. top hitters: (NB) Vanaman 2-1B; Delancy 2-1B, 3B, 4 RBI; Rensch 3B, RBI; Miller 2B.
records: North Baltimore 5-3, Leipsic 2-8.

Arlington 11, Old Fort 1
Old Fort 001 000 — 1 3 2
Arlington 225 002 — 11 9 0
WP — Rettig (1-1). LP — Guth. top hitters: (Arl) Beagle 2-1B, HR, 4 RBI; Williams 2-1B, 2 RBI; Glick 2B, 1B; Oates 1B, RBI. (OF) Haubert HR.
records: Arlington 5-5, Old Fort 1-8.

van buren 9, calvert 8
Calvert 100 151 0 — 8 9 4
Van Buren 201 302 1 — 9 12 3
WP — Burke (5-2). LP — Dutro. top hitters: Sonnenberg 3B, 2-1B; Meyer 2B, 1B, RBI; Sansom 3B, 1B, 3 RBI; Wood 2-1B, RBI; Thornton 2-1B, RBI. (Cal) Wade HR, 1B, RBI; Seislove 2-1B; Kelbley 3B, 3 RBI; Headrick 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Van Buren 5-3.

St. Wendelin 7, RIverdale 4
St. Wendelin 040 000 3 — 7 7 1
Riverdale 010 000 3 — 4 7 4
WP — Molyet (3-2). LP — Kotterman (0-3). top hitters: (FSW) Geroski 3B, 2-1B, RBI; Solether 2-1B; Burns 1B, RBI. (Riv) Kri. Kotterman 1B, 2B; Stone 2B.
records: St. Wendelin 5-3, Riverdale 5-6.

ada 13, upper scioto valley 3
Ada 130 45 — 13 8 0
Upper Scioto Valley 030 00 — 3 5 0
WP — Anderson. LP — Fullom. top hitters: (Ada) Sybert 3B, 1B, RBI; Hays 2-1B, 2 RBI; Hefner 2-1B, 4 RBI; Gossman 2B, 3 RBI. Arnett 1B, RBI.
records: Ada 4-6, Upper Scioto Valley 2-5.

McComb 19, Bettsville 9
Bettsville 052 02 — 9 6 5
McComb 063 82 — 19 10 1
WP — Smith (2-1). LP — Hunker. top hitters: (McC) Kendrick 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Cramer 2-1B, RBI; Bundy 2B, 2 RBI; Smith HR, 3 RBI. (Betts) Arrioga 2-1B, 2 RBI; Twigg 2B, RBI.
records: McComb 6-4.

paulding 10, bluffton 7
Paulding 700 002 1 — 10 11 2
Bluffton 203 101 0 — 7 7 1
WP — Carnahan. LP — Kisor (5-5). top hitters: (Blu) Bassitt & McCamey 2-1B.
records: Bluffton 5-8 overall, 1-2 Northwest Conference.

Patrick Henry 6, Continental 4
Patrick Henry 102 001 2 — 6 4 1
Continental 200 100 1 — 4 6 4
WP — Reese. LP — Hanefeld (1-5). top hitters: (PH) Shugart 2B; Nickels 2-1B. (Cont) Streicher 2-1B, 2B; Burke 3B.
records: Patrick Henry 6-5 overall, 1-5 Northwest Ohio Athletic League.

upper sandusky 7, norwalk 0
Norwalk 000 000 0 — 0 4 2
Upper Sandusky 020 230 x — 7 10 2
WP — Jury (5-3). LP — Patusky. top hitters: (US) Thiel 1B, 2B, RBI; Jury 2B; Zamora 2-2B, 2 RBI; Howard 2-1B, RBI.
records: Upper Sandusky 7-5 overall, 4-3 Northern Ohio League; Norwalk 8-6, 3-4.

delphos jefferson 11, columbus grove 0
Delphos Jefferson 206 03 — 11 11 0
Columbus Grove 000 00 — 0 1 4
WP — Bowers. LP — Bartz (1-4). top hitters: (CG) Birkemeier 3B. (DJ) Miller HR, 3 RBI; Shivley HR, 2 RBI.
records: Columbus Grove 1-4 overall, 0-2 Northwest Conference; Delphos Jefferson 9-2 overall.

Other Softball Scores
Coldwater 3, Lima Bath 2
Galion Northmor 6, Mansfield St. Peter’s 1
Marion Catholic 18, Waynesfield-Goshen 2
Marion Harding 6, Ridgedale 1
Fostoria 6, Willard 5
Bellevue 11, Tiffin Columbian 1
South Central 3, Ashland Mapleton 2
Shelby 5, Galion 1
Norwalk 5, Upper Sandusky 1
Evergreen 3, Delta 0
Antwerp 4, Hicksville 2
Sandusky Perkins 17, Huron 0
Celina 1, New Bremen 0
Parkway 11, Marion Local 4
New London 7, Smithville 1
Ashland Crestview 3, Mansfield Madison 2
Lakota 4, Otsego 3
Archbold 5, Bryan 0
Fairview 15, Holgate 0
Antwerp 4, Hicksville 2
Wauseon 12, Swanton 0
Patrick Henry 6, Continental 4
Stryker 7, North Central 0
Paulding 10, Bluffton 7
Edon 12, Fayette 3
Hilltop 11, Pettisville 9
Genoa 6, Woodmore 0
Delphos Jefferson 11, Lima Perry 1
Anthony Wayne 10, Fremont Ross 8
Galion 8, Shelby 7
Ada 13, Upper Scioto Valley 3
Crestline 13, Mansfield Christian 3
Danbury 7, Toledo Christian 5
Sandusky 6, Edison 0
Sandusky Perkins 17, Huron 0
Fostoria 6, Willard 5
New London 11, Smithville 1
Norwalk St. Paul 12, Monroeville 1

Going up? Going down?

2007-04-18T18:52:00.000-07:00

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…

Talent wasting away

2007-04-17T20:07:00.000-07:00

For me it’s really sad when I see athletic talent that’s been wasted.
Sometimes it’s college athletes other times it’s professional athletes. That’s something that really bugs me. You see these guys that have the world by the tail. They are famous, talented, rich and some of them just piss it all away on drugs, criminal activity, whatever.
That’s something I just don’t and probably never will understand.
But today I want to write about something similar yet different.
I’m talking about wasted talent at the prep level.
I know it’s a choice and you can’t make kids go out for sports but it really does bug me to see talented athletes sitting in the stands watching instead of participating.
It really used to eat me up when I was coaching wrestling. We’d have talented kids that would come up though our biddy and junior high system. Some would wrestle for a year or two and eventually, for whatever reason, decide not to come out the following year. Some of those guys were even district qualifiers.
For whatever reason, Hardin Northern’s Travis Bolen and Carey’s Alexa Spurlock both decided not to go out for their respective school’s track teams so I’ve been told.
Both are extremely talented.
Bolen was a regional qualifier in the 100 and was a part of the Hardin Northern’s 400-meter relay team that finished third at state last season. Spurlock qualified for state in the long jump last season as a freshman and was a part of the Blue Devils’ regional champion 800 relay team.
It’s a shame that neither are participating in track this season. I just hope it’s not a choice they’ll regret later on.

Tuesday’s Baseball Scores
findlay 11, fremont ross 2
Findlay 150 201 2 — 11 11 2
Fremont Ross 020 000 0 — 2 7 10
WP — Stutzman (3-1). LP — Damman. top hitters: (Fin) Mowery 4-1B, RBI; Kostyo 2-1B, 2B, RBI; Corbin 1B, 2 RBI; Bowersox 3B, RBI; Bjorling 3B, RBI. (FR) Mendosa 2-1B, 2B.

LIBERTY-BENTON 11, TIFFIN CALVERT 1
Liberty-Benton 110 003 6 — 11 14 2
Calvert 001 000 0 — 1 7 4
WP — Parkins (2-1). LP — Williams. top hitters: (L-B) Panning HR, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Cates 2-1B, 2 RBI; Brennan Lieb 3B, 1B, RBI; Quinlin 2-1B, RBI. (Cal) Keller 2B, 1B.
records: Liberty-Benton 5-1, Calvert 6-4.

Vanlue 4, Allen east 1
Allen East 000 100 0 — 1 3 0
Vanlue 020 200 x — 4 5 2
WP — Bostic (2-0). LP — Wright. top hitters: (AE) Swaney 1B; Wetman 1B; Werling 1B. (Van) Chiow 1B, 2 RBI; Simon 1B, RBI; Kloepfer 2B
records: Allen East 0-5, Vanlue 6-4.

new riegel 14, cory-rawson 7
New Riegel 520 400 3 — 14 17 3
Cory-Rawson 123 001 0 — 7 7 6
WP — Conley (2-0). LP — Michel. top hitters: (NR) Theis 3-1B, 2B, RBI; Williams 2-1B, 3B, RBI; Wagner 2-1B, 2B, RBI; Mathias 2B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Conley 2-1B, 2 RBI. (C-R) Caskie 2-1B; Cramer 2-1B, 2 RBI; Marshall HR, RBI.
records: New Riegel 6-5, Cory-Rawson 5-3.

Elida 7, Ottawa-Glandorf 5
Elida 200 011 3 — 7 8 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 000 410 0 — 5 6 0
WP — Brennemen. LP — Hermiller (2-2). top hitters: (Eli) Mohr 2B; Brennemen 2B; Bly 2B. (O-G) Rosebrock 1B, 2B; Hermiller 2-1B.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 8-3.

pandora-gilboa 7, miller city 6
Miller City 103 020 0 — 6 7 4
Pandora-Gilboa 130 021 x — 7 7 4
WP — Blaski (2-1). LP — Erford. top hitters: (MC) Schroeder 2-1B; Lammers 2-1B, 2 RBI; Pester 2B, RBI. (P-G) Lee 2-1B, RBI; Blaski 1B, 2B.
records: Pandora-Gilboa 3-3 overall, 2-1 Putnam County League.

leipsic 7, ottoville 6
Ottoville 210 300 0 — 6 3 3
Leipsic 201 022 x — 7 9 5
WP — Crow (4-0). LP — Gasser. top hitters: (Otto) Gasser 2B, 3 RBI. (Leip) R. Schroeder 1B, HR, RBI; Meyer 2-1B, RBI; N. Schroeder 2-1B, RBI.
records: Leipsic 5-4 overall, 4-0 Putnam County League; Ottoville 2-6 overall.

buckeye central 20, riverdale 6
Riverdale 100 50 — 6 7 7
Buckeye Central (12)22 4x — 20 17 6
LP — B. Weber. top hitters: (Riv) B. Weber 2-1B, RBI; M. Weber & Shark 1B, RBI.

Hopewell-Loudon 5, Gibsonburg 4
Hopewell-Loudon 300 100 1 — 5 5 4
Gibsonburg 000 031 0 — 4 6 1
WP — Kuhn (1-0). LP — Fisher. top hitters: (H-L) Brickner 2B; Yost 2-1B. (Gib) Billow 1B.
records: Hopewell-Loudon 5-3, Gibsonburg 3-5.

patrick henry 7, north baltimore 1
North Baltimore 010 000 0 — 1 4 4
Patrick Henry 100 330 x — 7 8 2
WP — Taylor (3-1). LP — Routzon. top hitters: (NB) Engard 2-1B. (PH) Bower 3-1B, 2 RBI.
records: Patrick Henry 8-4.

LIma Central Catholic 5, Kalida 2
Kalida 001 010 0 — 2 4 3
Lima Central Catholic 301 100 x — 5 4 2
WP — Bowers (2-0). LP — Smith (1-1). top hitters: (Kal) Smith 2-1B; Birkemeier 1B, RBI; Guisinger 1B. (LCC) Bowers 3B, RBI; Gronas 2B.
records: Kalida 5-2, Lima Central Catholic 9-2.

New Riegel 14, Cory Rawson 7
New Riegel 520 400 3 — 14 15 2
Cory Rawson 123 001 0 — 7 7 8
WP — Lucius. LP — Michel (0-2). top hitters: (NR) Wagner 2-1B, 2B, RBI; Theis 3-1B, 2B, RBI; Williams 2-1B, 3B, RIi; Conley 2-1B, 2 RBI; Mathias 2-1B, 2B, RBI. (CR) Bentor 2B, RBI; Marshall HR , RBI; Caski 2-1B; Kramer 2-1B, 2 RBI.
records: New Riegel 6-5, Cory Rawson 5-3.

fort jennings 6, columbus grove 0
Fort Jennings 200 202 0 — 6 9 0
Columbus Grove 000 000 0 — 0 3 4
WP — Weber (2-0). LP — Osterhage (1-3). top hitters: (FJ) A. Chandler 2B, 1B, RBI; Horstman 2-1B, RBI; Stechschulte & Krietemeyer 2B, RBI.
records: Columbus Grove 2-3 overall, 1-1 Putnam County League; Fort Jennings 2-9, 1-1.

findlay JV 16, fremont ross 3
Fremont Ross 001 20 — 3 2 2
Findlay 067 3x — 16 19 1
WP — Roberts (3-0). LP — Rohrbacher. top hitters: (Fin) Federici 2-1B, HR, 5 RBI; Paul 1B, 2-2B, 2 RBI; Roberts 3-1B, 2 RBI; Arredondo 2-2B, 4 RBI.
records: Findlay 4-2 overall, 3-0 Greater Buckeye Conference.

Other Scores
Ashland 12, Orrville 2
Defiance 11, Van Wert 0
Edgerton 3, Antwerp 2
Elida 7, Ottawa-Glandorf 5
Fairview 2, Tinora 1
Lakota 24, Woodmore 14
Norwalk 1, Galion 0
West Holmes 3 Mansfield Madison 2
Wynford 10, Bucyrus 1
Cardinal Stritch 9, Northwood 1
Ottawa Hills 5, Maumee 0
Delta 11, Toledo Bowsher 2
Montpelier 7, Pettisville 6
Evergreen 7, Lake 2
Archbold 16, Stryker 11
Liberty Center 9, Otsego 1
Tinora 3, Fairview 2
Sandusky Perkins 16, Margaretta 0
Port Clinton 12, Huron 7
Oak Harbor 10, Sandusky St. Mary’s 0
Clyde 10, Woodmore 0
Bellevue 7, Upper Sandusky 5
Norwalk St. Paul 10, Mansfield St. Peter’s 0
Danbury 5, Maumee Valley Country Day 1
Shelby 6, Fostoria 4
Gibsonburg 5, Hopewell-Loudon 4
Tiffin Columbian 8, Willard 3
Lexington 11, Mansfield Senior 1

Tuesday’s Softball Scores
findlay 3, fremont ross 1
Findlay 300 000 0 — 3 6 3
Fremont Ross 000 010 0 — 1 3 3
WP — Gilliland (4-4). LP — Gallagher. top hitters: (Fin) Gilliland 2-1B, RBI (FR) Gallagher 3B, 2-1B.
records: Findlay 5-7 overall, 2-1 Greater Buckeye Conference; Fremont Ross 4-8 overall.

Carey 9, SenecA EAST 2
Carey 330 300 0 — 9 12 1
Seneca East 000 000 2 — 2 3 1
WP — Nalle (5-1). LP — Walker. top hitters: (Car) Walter 2B, 1B; Kemerly 2B, 1B, RBI; Baker 2B, 1B, RBI. (SE) Riesmar 2B, RBI.
records: Carey 9-2 overall, 4-0 Midland Athletic League.

vanlue 4, allen east 2
Allen East 010 100 00 — 2 2 0
Vanlue 000 000 22 — 4 9 4
WP — Simon (2-3). LP — Wyss. top hitters: (Van) Hagerty 1B; Simon HR, 2 RBI; Pelphrey 1B; Ward 2-1B, 2B; Wisner 1B, Wilcox 2-1B, RBI. (AE) Long 1B, RBI.
records: Vanlue 2-4, Allen East 2-4.

SHELBY 6, FOSTORIA 0
Fostoria 000 000 0 — 0 4 4
Shelby 014 010 x — 6 5 0
WP — Bartosiak. LP — Myers (3-2). top hitters: (F) Solether 2B. (S) Schell 2B, 1B; Bartosiak 1B, RBI; Seymour 3B.
records: Fostoria 7-6 overall, 2-4 Northern Ohio League. Shelby 6-6, 4-2.

new riegel 13, cory-rawson 2
New Riegel 011 74 — 13 13 0
Cory-Rawson 002 00 — 2 4 3
WP — T. Mathias (3-0). LP — Harris (1-1). top hitters: (NR) Wagner 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Hemminger 1B, 2 RBI; Kelbley 2B, HR, RBI; Hughes 2-1B, 2 RBI; L. Mathias 2-1B, RBI. (C-R) Devore 2-1B; Basinger 3B.
records: New Riegel 10-2, Cory-Rawson 4-3.

Ada 9, Leipsic 4
Leipsic 101 002 0 — 4 10 3
Ada 000 216 x — 9 10 3
WP — Sybert (2-1). LP — Mangas. top hitters: (Leip) Nuveman 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Mangas 1B, 2B; Escamilla 1B, 2B, RBI. (Ada) Gossman 2-1B, 2B; Woodruff 1B, 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Leipsic 2-6, Ada 3-6.

Bellevue 10, Upper Sandusky 0
Upper Sandusky 000 00 — 0 1 2
Bellevue 000 55 — 10 10 1
WP — Yantz. LP — Wetherell (1-1). top hitters: (Bel) Wilburn 2-1B; Artino 2-1B; Brumbaugh 2B, 2 RBI; Buckner HR, 2B, 1B, 4 RBI. (US) Jury 1B.
records: Bellevue 9-0 overall, 6-0 Northern Ohio League; Upper Sandusky 6-5, 3-3.

bluffton 10, pandora-gilboa 0
Pandora-Gilboa 000 00 — 0 1 4
Bluffton 210 07 — 10 12 0
WP — Kisor (5-4). LP — Basinger (3-4). top hitters: (Blu) Bowyer 4-1B, 2 RBI.
records: Pandora-Gilboa 3-4, Bluffton 5-6.

buckeye central 7, riverdale 1
Buckeye Central 020 030 2 — 7 3 1
Riverdale 010 000 0 — 1 7 3
WP — Marcum. LP — Ke. Kotterman (0-2). top hitters: (Riv) Wells 2-1B.
records: Riverdale 4-5.

findlay jv 10, fremont rOSs 9
Fremont Ross 223 200 0 — 9 8 2
Findlay 331 011 1 — 10 5 5
WP — Estep (5-3). LP — Salonz. top hitters: (FR) Lewis 3-1B. (Fin) Hernandez 1B, 3B.
records: Findlay 6-6 overall, 1-2 Greater Buckeye Conference.
Monday’s Results

McComb 15, Pandora-Gilboa 3
McComb 241 125 — 15 12 0
Pandora-Gilboa 002 010 — 3 4 3
WP — Wells (2-1). LP — Basinger. top hitters: (McC) Haas 2-1B, 4 RBI; Smith 3-1B, RBI; Wells 3B, 3 RBI; Metzger 2-1B, 2 RBI. (P-G) Hovest 2-1B; George 3B.
records: McComb 4-4 overall, 1-0 Blanchard Valley Conference.

Other Scores
Antwerp 8, Edgerton 1
Archbold 15, Stryker 0
Ashland 1, Orrville 0
Buckeye Central 7, Riverdale 1
Bucyrus 11, Wynford 0
Colonel Crawford 13, Ontario 5
Crestline 11, Lucas 0
Defiance 11, Van Wert 0
Oregon Clay 5, Toledo Notre Dame 0
Marion Harding 11, Lima Senior 1
Parkway 11, Lincolnview 0
Sandusky Perkins 15, Margaretta 4
Springfield 5, Wauseon 3
Wayne Trace 10, Hicksville 6
West Holmes 10, Mansfield Madison 0
Woodmore 1, Clyde 0
Gibsonburg 3, Old Fort 0
Springfield 5, Wauseon 3
Woodmore 1, Clyde 0
Ottawa Hills 6, Hilltop 2
Oregon Clay 5, Toledo Notre Dame 0
Toledo Central Catholic 15, Toledo Libbey 0
Emmanuel Baptist 9, Toledo Christian 0
Toledo St. Ursula 13, Toledo Waite 0
Cardinal Stritch 9, Northwood 1
Genoa 3, Gibsonburg 0
Napoleon 6, Rossford 1
Toledo Whitmer 2, Toledo Bowsher 0
Sylvania Southview 19, Rossford 10
Sylvania Southview 7, Toledo Libbey 3
Sandusky St. Mary’s 2, Oak Harbor 1
Port Clinton 4, Huron 2
Fremont St. Joseph 5, Edison 3
Willard 7, Tiffin Columbian 3
Danbury 16, Western Reserve 7
Shelby 6, Fostoria 0
Tiffin Calvert 5, Liberty-Benton 3
Clear Fork 4, Wooster 2
Mansfield St. Peter's 4, Plymouth 0

From Bluffton High School to Boston

2007-04-16T21:43:00.000-07:00

EDITOR'S NOTE: It was kind of a pleasant surprise to peruse the results of Monday's Boston Marathon and see a familiar name near the top of the results list. Mark Heiman is making a special contribution to the Buzz today and it's all about Ann Alyanak. But she'll always be thought of as Bluffton High School track and field standout Ann Stechschulte to us...

From Mark Heiman...
I had no more than sat down in my chair Monday when Jamie — also dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, as he and I had a living tribute to Don Ho — told me that Bluffton native Ann Alyanak had finished ninth in the Boston Marathon.
I looked at him quizzically and thought about it. We then said it about the same time, “Ann Stechschulte.”
Alyanak finished ninth in women’s division ov the world’s preeminent marathon. She covered the rainy, windy course in 2 hours, 38 minutes and 55 seconds. That time was good for 113th overall out of over 23,000 runners and was an Olympic 'A’ standard time.
A number of memories came flooding back from watching her on the basketball court, where she starred for the Pirates as a wing, to the track.
One of those memories is something I will never, ever forget and I can still see it vividly. It taught me a lesson. It definitely taught Alyanak a lesson and probably even the 10,000 or so fans that were watching the final Ohio High School Athletic Association state track meet in The Horseshoe.
During her senior year of 1997, Alyanak surprised the field by winning the high jump with a leap of 5-foot-6. Later in the day she won the 1,600-meter run, an event she had finished second in the previous year.
Then it was time for her race — the 800, which Alyanak had won the previous season.
Alyanak came down the backstretch with the lead. She was ahead of Minster’s Jessie Barhorst comfortably and was keeping Barhorst in her sights.
But Alyanak didn’t see Edgerton’s Kylee Studer, who was charging hard on the outside.
Now this is the part I can still see. Stechschulte slowed about 10 meters from the finish line and with about two steps left she was almost walking. Then she realized Studer was coming and lunged for the finish line, but in a photo finish placed second by .09 of a second.
It then turned into one of those moments in journalism that I don’t like. I had to ask her about the 800 finish. But there weren’t any tears or trembling lips. Alyanak was poised and straight forward.
“That was my stupidity. I let it slip out of my hands. I did not know she was there, but I know better than to let up at the end,” she said at the time.
For good measure, she may have called it stupidity, but Alyanak was anything but. She graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Bluffton and went to Purdue, where she also had a fabulous career.
Hopefully in the near future, I’ll get the chance to talk with Alyanak. I want to see if that lesson she learned that day 10 years ago proved fruitful as she runs toward her dream of competing in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Monday 4-16 Prep Scores

2007-04-16T21:41:00.001-07:00

Here are Monday’s prep baseball and softball scores from NW Ohio...

Monday’s Softball Scores
DEFIANCE 3, FINDLAY 2
Defiance 010 100 1 — 3 7 1
Findlay 000 000 2 — 2 6 0
WP — Tumblin. LP — Henry (0-2). top hitters: (Def) Lopez 3B, 2B; McDonald 2B, 1B. (Fin) Almond 3B, 2B, 1B; Miller 2B; Rizor 1B; Henry 1B.
records: Findlay 4-7, Defiance 5-3.

Arlington 6, Cory Rawson 0
Arlington 200 200 2 — 6 8 2
Cory Rawson 000 000 0 — 0 4 2
WP — Hartman (4-3). LP — Bosse (3-2). top hitters: (Arl) Like 2-1B, RBI; Beagle 3B, RBI; Scarbrough 1B, RBI. (CR) Bosse & Basinger 1B.
records: Arlington 4-4 overall, 1-3 Blanchard Valley Conference; Cory Rawson 4-2, 1-1.

hardin northern 6, arcadia 5
Hardin Northern 130 020 0 — 6 8 3
Arcadia 001 020 2 — 5 10 0
WP — Messmer (7-4). LP — Boes (2-3). top hitters: (HN) Messmer 2B, 1B, RBI; Poe 2B; Price 2B, 2 RBI; Potter 1B, 2 RBI; Parsons 1B, RBI. (Arc) Clemens HR, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Conine 2-1B; Johnson 2-1B, RBI.
records: Hardin Northern 8-4 overall, 2-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; Arcadia 3-7, 1-1.

liberty-benton 10, vanlue 0
Vanlue 000 00 — 0 2 4
Liberty-Benton 540 01 — 10 9 1
WP — Dean (2-3). LP — Simon. top hitters: (L-B) Dean HR, RBI; Marshall 2-1B; Chiow 1B, 2B.
records: Liberty-Benton 3-5 overall, 2-1 Blanchard Valley Conference.

van buren 3, lEipsic 0
Van Buren 000 012 0 — 3 5 2
Leipsic 000 000 0 — 0 4 6
WP — Burke (3-2). LP — Dani Mangas (2-4). TOP HITTERS: Gilbert & Calland 1B, RBI; Wood 2B.
records: Van Buren 3-3 overall, 2-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; Leipsic 2-5, 0-2.

Elmwood 9, lake 1
Elmwood 001 602 0 — 9 12 0
Lake 000 000 1 — 1 1 0
WP — Dauterman (4-3). LP — Akenberger. top hitters: (Elm) Morgart 2-1B; Angie Oler 1B, 2 RBI. (Lak) Lind 1B.
records: Elmwood 7-3 overall, 1-0 Suburban Lakes League.

Ada 14, Lima central catholic 6
Ada 410 405 0 — 14 6 3
Lima Central Catholic 310 100 1 — 6 8 5
WP — Jenkins (1-4). LP — Capretta. top hitters: (Ada) Hays 1B, RBI; Fullom 1B, 3 RBI. (LCC) Illia 2 1B; Capretta 1B, RBI.
records: Ada 2-6, Lima Central Catholic 0-3.

Bluffton 2, Upper Scioto Valley 0
Upper Scioto Valley 000 000 0 — 0 1 1
Bluffton 000 020 x — 2 8 2
WP — Kisor (4-5). LP — Arnett. top hitters: (Blu) Wheeler 2-1B; McKamey 1B, RBI. (USV) Arnett 1B.
records: Bluffton 4-6, Upper Scioto Valley 1-6.

Carey 18, Bettsville 0
Bettsville 000 00 — 0 0 8
Carey 1341 0x — 18 12 0
WP — Autum Harley (3-0). LP — Johnson. top hitters: (Car) Walter 1B, 3B, 3 RBI; Baker 2B, 3B, RBI; Harley 3B, 2 RBI.
records: Carey 8-2, 3-0 MAL.

St. Wendelin 9, Old Fort 3
St. Wendelin 010 710 0 — 9 9 4
Old Fort 002 010 0 — 3 2 3
WP — Rutter (2-0). LP — Gath. top hitters: (FSW) Schifer 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Emerine 1B, 2B.
records: St. Wendelin 4-2 overall, 1-0 Midland Athletic League; Old Fort 1-4, 1-1.

hopewell-loudon 16, tiffin calvert 2
Hopewell-Loudon 124 18 — 16 13 0
Tiffin Calvert 200 00 — 2 2 2
WP — Dull (2-1). LP — Dodson. top hitters: (H-L) Kuhn 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Kapelka 2-2B, 4 RBI; Hopple HR, 1B, 3 RBI; Brickner 2-1B; Siebenaller 2B, 2-1B. (TC) Sikora 1B, RBI.
records: Hopewell-Loudon 2-8 overall, 2-2 Midland Athletic League; Tiffin Calvert 1-1 MAL.

Upper Sandusky 9, Tiffin Columbian 0
Upper Sandusky 331 020 0 — 9 11 2
Tiffin Columbian 000 000 0 — 0 5 2
WP — Jury (5-3). LP — Bogard. top hitters: (US) Thiel 2-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Wetherell HR, 2B, 2 RBI; Sammet 2-1B, RBI; Jury 2B, 2 RBI. (TC) Gibson 2B.
records: Upper Sandusky 6-4 overall, 3-2 Northern Ohio League; Tiffin Columbian 1-10, 0-5.

Lucas 5, Riverdale 1
Lucas 040 010 0 — 5 7 1
Riverdale 010 000 0 — 1 7 4
LP — Schoenberger (2-2). top hitters: (Riv) Ke. Kotterman 1B; Kr. Kotterman 3B, 1B; Al. Naus, Ash Naus & Justice 1B.
records: Riverdale 4-4 overall, 2-2 North Central Conference.

ottawa-glandorf 7, kalida 6
Kalida 200 022 0 — 6 3
Ottawa-Glandorf 010 123 x — 7 7
WP — Tousley. LP — Jorrey. top hitters: (Kal) Verhoff 2B; Wilson 2-1B. (O-G) Tousley 2B; Kaufman 3B, 1B; Moening 2-1B.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 3-7.

New riegel 6, st. joseph 5
St. Joseph 203 000 0 — 5 9 1
New Riegel 110 000 4 — 6 7 2
WP — J. Mathias (6-2). LP — Engaman. top hitters: (NR) L. Mathias 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Wagner 2-1B, RBI; Reinhart 2-1B. (FSJ) Chudzinski HR, 1B, 3 RBI; Crockett & Taylor 2-1B.
records: New Riegel 9-2 overall, 1-1 Midland Athletic League; St. Joseph 1-10, 1-2.

Lima Bath 12, North Baltimore 2
North Baltimore 010 001 — 2 6 4
Lima Bath 520 104 — 12 10 0
WP — Ricker. LP — Trevino (2-1). top hitters: (NB) Miller 2-2B, 1B, RBI. (LB) Ricker 3-1B; Sanders 3-HR, 8 RBI.
records: North Baltimore 3-3.

bryan 8, patrick henry 0
Patrick Henry 000 000 0 — 0 1
Bryan 610 100 x — 8 8
records: Patrick Henry 4-5.

Norwalk 4, Fostoria Senior 3
Fostoria Senior 000 001 2 — 3 4 1
Norwalk 001 030 0 — 4 8 0
WP — Patusky (1-0). LP — Myers (3-1). top hitters: (Fos) Cousin 2B; Mora 1B, 3 RBI. (Nor) Ross 2-1B; Payusky 2-1B; Reamer HR, 4 RBI; Wheeler & May 2B.
records: Fostoria Senior 7-5 overall, 2-3 Northern Ohio League; Norwalk 7-5, 2-3.

Other Softball Scores
Anthony Wayne 4, Sylvania Northview 3
Archbold 6, Liberty Center 1
Ashland Mapleton 4, Ashland Crestview 3
Bellevue 5, Shelby 0
Bucyrus 5, Crestline 3
Clyde 6, Huron 3
Colonel Crawford 10, Buckeye Central 0
Convoy Crestview 9, Paulding 3
Evergreen 10, Montpelier 0
Delphos Jefferson 10, Allen East 0
Delta 11, Swanton 1
Hicksville 5, Wayne Trace 2
Hilltop 13, Fayette 4
Lincolnview 4, Spencerville 3
Margaretta 11, Oak Harbor 0
Oregon Clay 18, Toledo Rogers 0
Otsego 6, Eastwood 5
Ottawa Hills 8, Montpelier 6
Montpelier 16, Fayette 9
New Bremen 10, Marion Local 0
New London 9, Monroeville 1
Northwood 7, Emmanuel Baptist 0
Norwalk St. Paul 10, South Central 6
Parkway 11, St. Henry 3
Perrysburg 2, Maumee 1
Perrysburg 17, Elida 2
Port Clinton 2, Edison 1
Rossford 10, Sylvania Southview 0
St. Marys Memorial 11, Lima Senior 0
Sandusky Perkins 15, Sandusky St. Mary’s 0
Springfield 12, Bowling Green 0
Toledo St, Ursula 14, Toledo Central Catholic 1
Willard 11, Galion 1
Wauseon 8, Fairview 4
Western Reserve 8, Plymouth 7
Woodmore 1, Lakota 0
Wynford 9, Ontario 7

Monday’s Baseball Scores
arlington 12, cory-rawson 5
Arlington 003 250 2 — 12 16 3
Cory-Rawson 020 020 1 — 5 11 7
WP — Drerup (3-0). LP — Caskie (1-1). top hitters: (Arl) Morehart 2-1B; Heavrin HR, 1B, 4 RBI; Drerup 2-1B, RBI; Bruley 2-2B ; Inbody 2B, 2 RBI; Wilson 2-1B; Leonard 2B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Gast 2B; Hindall 1B, RBI. (C-R) Marshall 2-1B; Caskie 2-1B, RBI; Rader 3B, 2-1B, 3 RBI; Reichley 1B, RBI.
records: Arlington 5-1 overall, 2-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; Cory-Rawson 5-2. 1-1.

Van Buren 9, Leipsic 4
Van Buren 212 030 1 — 9 13 2
Leipsic 021 100 0 — 4 5 2
WP — Phillips. LP — Meyer. top hitters: (VB) Phillips 2-1B; Marshall 3B, 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Stoffel 2B; Gilliland HR, 2 RBI. (Leip) Schroeder 2B, RBI.
records: Van Buren 6-3 overall, 2-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; Leipsic 4-4, 0-2.

liberty-benton 11, vanlue 1
Vanlue 010 000 — 1 5 5
Liberty-Benton 420 302 — 11 10 2
WP — Lieb (1-0). LP — Kloepfer. top hitters: (Van) Kloepfer 2B; Simon 2-1B. (L-B) Pasche 2-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Ferguson 1B, 3B, 2 RBI; Parkins 1B, 3B, RBI.
records: Vanlue 5-4 overall, 1-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; Liberty-Benton 4-1, 2-1.

arcadia 5, hardin northern 2
Hardin Northern 010 010 0 — 2 2 4
Arcadia 030 101 x — 5 8 2
WP — Pina (2-1). LP — Albert )-2). top hitters: (Arc) Kirian 3-1B; Elchert 2-1B; Ridenour 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Arcadia 6-4 overall, 2-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; Hardin Northern 2-6, 0-2.

pandora-gilboa 8, mccomb 7
McComb 221 000 2 — 7 9 2
Pandora-Gilboa 302 000 3 — 8 10 3
WP — Howell (1-1). LP — Newton. top hitters: (McC) Quiroga & Newton 2-1B, RBI. (P-G) Lee 2-1B, RBI; Blaski 3-1B; Maag 3B, 2 RBI; Hazelton 2-1B, 3 RBI; Howell 3B.
records: Pandora-Gilboa 2-3 overall, 1-1 Blanchard Valley Conference.

Lima Central Catholic 5, Ada 4
Lima Central Catholic 000 201 0 — 4 8 5
Ada 210 100 x — 5 9 2
WP — Allen (5-1). LP — Kottenbrock. top hitters: (LCC) Bowers 3-1B, RBI; Saine 1B, 2 RBI. (Ada) Pederson 2B, 1B, RBI; Rush 1B, RBI.
records: Lima Central Catholic 2-0 Northwest Conference; Ada 7-1 overall, 2-1 NWC.

Bluffton 9, Upper Scioto Valley 0
Upper Scioto Valley 000 000 0 — 0 3 2
Bluffton 016 101 x — 9 10 0
WP — Wietholter (2-0). LP — Nickelson. top hitters: (Blu) Kisor 2-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Wietholter 2-1B.
records: Bluffton 4-2.

Carey 18, Bettsville 6
Bettsville 004 20 — 6 7 1
Carey 207 9x — 18 14 4
WP — Thompson (1-2). LP — Margliotti. top hitters: (Car) Geiser 3-1B, 3 RBI; Higgins HR, 1B, 6 RBI; Sammons 2-2B, RBI; Taylor 2-1B, RBI. (Betts) Hartsel 2B, 1B, RBI; Kimmet 2B, 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Carey 3-5 overall, 1-2 Midland Athletic League; Bettsville 0-8, 0-1.

Fostoria 7, Norwalk 4
Fostoria 510 100 0 — 7 9 2
Norwalk 300 000 1 — 4 4 2
WP — Muñoz (2-0). LP — McIntyre. top hitters: (F) Hyde 2-1B, RBI; Bulkowski 2-1B, 2 RBI; Rickman 2B. (N) Duncan 1B, RBI
records: Fostoria 6-4 (4-1 NOL).

Elmwood 6, Lake 5
Lake 010 011 2 — 5 6 1
Elmwood 013 200 x — 6 5 2
WP — Sheline (3-0). LP — Ashman. top hitters: (Lak) Robinson 1B, HR, 2 RBI; Lowe HR. (Elm) Fitch 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Lake 1-1 Suburban Lakes League. Elmwood 11-2 overall, 2-0 SLL.

Tiffin Calvert 8, Hopewell-Loudon 7
Hopewell-Loudon 000 430 0 — 7 9 1
Tiffin Calvert 040 004 x — 8 8 1
WP — Stover. LP — Brown (1-1). top hitters: (H-L) Brickner 2-1B; Yost 2-1B, 2 RBI; Schalk 1B, RBI; Britton 2-1B, 3 RBI; Brown 1B; (TC) Williams 1B, 2 RBI; Stover 3-1B, 2 RBI; Woodman & Zirger 1B, RBI.
records: Hopewell-Loudon 4-3 overall, 1-1 Midland Athletic League; Tiffin Calvert 4-3.

Kalida 6, Continental 0
Continental 000 000 0 — 0 0 1
Kalida 100 401 x — 6 7 2
WP — Guisinger (2-1). LP — Miller. top hitters: (Kal) Smith 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Guisinger 2B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Rampe 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Kalida 5-1 overall, 2-0 Putnam County League.

ayersville 7, miller city 6
Ayersville 202 100 2 — 7 7 3
Miller City 300 030 0 — 6 6 4
WP — Seifert. LP — Pester. top hitters: (Ayer) Zachrich 2-1B; Hagen 2-1B; Knight 2B, 1B. (MC) Hermiller 3-1B; Pester 2B.

Fremont St. Joseph 4, New Riegel 2
Fremont St. Joseph 011 200 0 — 4 5 3
New Riegel 002 000 0 — 2 4 6
WP — Mills. LP — Theis (2-2). top hitters: (FSJ) Potter 1B, 2B; Hilty 2B. (NR) Theis 2B, RBI; Schroder & Williams 1B; Conley 2B.
records: Fremont St. Joseph 9-4 overall, 3-0 Midland Athletic League. New Riegel 5-5, 1-1.

bryan 7, patrick henry 0
Patrick Henry 000 000 0 — 0 2 3
Bryan 221 011 x — 7 11 0
WP — Vitec. LP — Botjer (3-1). top hitters: (Bry) Vitec 2-1B, RBI; Fruth 2-1B; Fisher 2B; Martin 2-1B.
records: Patrick Henry 7-4 overall, 1-1 Northwest Ohio Athletic League; Bryan 2-0 NWOAL.

Lucas 4, riverdale 3
Riverdale 010 010 1 — 3 6 1
Lucas 000 220 0 — 4 5 1
WP — Johnson. top hitters: (Riv) Weber 2-1B.

Other Baseball Scores
Anthony Wayne 13, Sylvania Northview 6
Archbold 15, Liberty Center 0
Ashland Crestview 6, Ashland Mapleton 2
Buckeye Central 8, Colonel Crawford 0
Bucyrus 12, Crestline 12, suspended 12th inning
Clyde 9, Huron 2
Defiance 6, Tinora 4
Delphos Jefferson 20, Allen East 3
Delta 5, Swanton 4
Eastwood 6, Otsego 5
Elida 15, Ottoville 5
Evergreen 9, Montpelier 8
Fairbanks 21, Lima Perry 6
Fairview 6, Wauseon 1
Galion 8, Willard 7
Genoa 10, Gibsonburg 0
Lima Shawnee 7, St. Henry 6
Mohawk 11, Seneca East 6
New London 11, Monroeville 6
Northwood 8, Maumee Valley Country Day 1
Oak Harbor 12, Margaretta 2
Oregon Clay 17, Toledo Rogers 0
Perrysburg 5, Maumee 4
Pettisville 10, North Central 8
Port Clinton 4, Edison 2
Sandusky Perkins 15, Sandusky St. Mary’s 5
Shelby 21, Bellevue 20
South Central 16, Norwalk St. Paul 6
Spencerville 6, Lincolnview 5
Springfield 5, Bowling Green 2
Stryker 23, Edon 8
Tiffin Columbian 11, Upper Sandusky 1
Toledo Bowsher 13, Toledo Waite 10
Toledo St. John’s 6, Toledo Central Catholic 0
Toledo Scott 10, Toledo Woodward 0
Toledo Start 30, Toledo Libbey 0
Toledo Whitmer 6, Toledo St. Francis 3
Van Wert 7, Wayne Trace 4
Western Reserve 6, Plymouth 1
Wynford 3, Ontario 2

Track Leaderboard 4-16

2007-04-15T20:01:00.000-07:00

Below are the Findlay area track and field leaders for the 2007 high school track season so far. We run this list weekly in The Courier but haven't been able to format it for the website yet.

This is one of those tedious things we do at the newspaper that I actually enjoy and take pride in. We have a computer program that takes all of the results we type up, sorts them and spits out this listing of top performances. Unfortunately the program was on the fritz and I had to do this one by hand. It's fixed now and I should have a better handle on keeping the listings up to date.

Actually I faxed and emailed all 30 schools we cover to make sure this is updated with everyone's top performances each week. I'll post the list each day that I update it.

This is the first track leaderboard so it may be incomplete...but it will get better just as we all hope the weather gets better.

NOTEWORTHY:
NEW COMET: Genoa has hired a replacement for football coach Bill Jones (a former FHS head football coach by the way). Delta's Mike Vicars will take charge of the struggling program. I have to tell you I am amazed at the Genoa's recent lack of success on the gridiron. I mean that school has some terrific athletes. I've seen their wrestling, baseball and other teams and wow other schools would kill for some of those kids. Hopefully Vicars will get the ship righted.

MORE ON AREA PREP TRACK AND FIELD TOMORROW: A couple of last year's shining stars on the track aren't having any success this season. I'll tell you why tomorrow.

Boys Track
Shot Put
1. Meuleman, Columbus Grove 50-10
2. Miller, Liberty-Benton 49-7
3. Place, Bluffton 48-1
4. D. Schleter, Hopewell-Loudon 47-4
5. Stewart, Upper Sandusky 46-6 1/4
6. Kleman, Ottawa-Glandorf 45-7 1/2
7. Gerth, Liberty-Benton 45-4
8. Fletcher, Carey 43-0
9. Berry , Elmwood 42-4
10. J. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 42-3
11. Heacock, Hardin Northern 42-0

Discus
1. Meuleman, Columbus Grove 170-0 1/2
2. Hoag, Riverdale 143-10
3. Fletcher, Carey 138-3
4. Berry , Elmwood 133-4
5. Harrold, Carey 132-4
6. Cody, Liberty-Benton 131-8
7. D. Schleter, Hopewell-Loudon 127-2
8. Knerr, Riverdale 127-1
9. Stewart, Upper Sandusky 127-0
10. Kelly, Riverdale 126-0
11. Cody, Riverdale 125-7
12. Vogt, Columbus Grove 124-0

High Jump
1. Hochstettler, Pandora-Gilboa 6-1
1. Ky. Tietje, Patrick Henry 6-1
3. Guagenti, Bluffton 6-0
4. Cole, Carey 5-8
4. Griffin , Elmwood 5-8
4. Harris, Riverdale 5-8
4. Horstman, Cory-Rawson 5-8
4. Ke. Tietje, Patrick Henry 5-8
4. Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf 5-8
4. Ratliff, Hardin Northern 5-8
4. Reinhart, Fostoria St. Wendelin 5-8
4. Schoonover, Liberty-Benton 5-8
4. Wise, Hopewell-Loudon 5-8

Long Jump
1. Brunow, Hardin Northern 21-6
2. Cramner, Liberty-Benton 21-2
3. Shuey, Pandora-Gilboa 20-4
4. Steinman, Arlington 20-1 1/2
5. Allums, Elmwood 19-6
5. Bumb, New Riegel 19-6
5. Cook, Liberty-Benton 19-6
8. Herr, Bluffton 19-4
9. Giangiordano, Liberty-Benton 19-3 1/4
10. Brubaker, Patrick Henry 19-1
11. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 19-0
12. Richard, Arlington 18-7 3/4

Pole Vault
1. Nickels, Columbus Grove 15-4
2. Spangler, Van Buren 13-1
3. Mills, Findlay 13-0
4. Briggs, Elmwood 12-6
4. Simon, Van Buren 12-6
6. Carpenter, Liberty-Benton 11-6
6. Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf 11-6
6. Schoonover, Liberty-Benton 11-6
9. Motter, Hardin Northern 11-0
10. Bruskotter, Ottawa-Glandorf 10-6
10. Kimmel, Continental 10-6
10. Spitnale, Findlay 10-6

100 Meters
1. Bame, Hardin Northern 11.0
2. Fox, Riverdale 11.2
3. Carpenter, Liberty-Benton 11.3
3. Herr, Bluffton 11.3
5. Corson, Ottawa-Glandorf 11.4
6. Arthur, Pandora-Gilboa 11.5
6. Busch, Patrick Henry 11.5
6. Flowers, Patrick Henry 11.5
9. Benton, Leipsic 11.6
9. Burka, Upper Sandusky 11.6
9. Coppler, Arlington 11.6

200 Meters
1. Guagenti, Bluffton 23.0
2. Bonner, Patrick Henry 23.6
2. Herr, Bluffton 23.6
2. Spallinger, Pandora-Gilboa 23.6
5. Bame, Hardin Northern 23.7
5. Burgei, Ottawa-Glandorf 23.7
7. Benson, Van Buren 23.8
7. Busch, Patrick Henry 23.8
7. Powers, Patrick Henry 23.8
10. Bruskotter, Fort Jennings 23.9
10. Smithey, Elmwood 23.9

400 Meters
1. Guagenti, Bluffton 50.4
2. Smithey, Elmwood 52.0
3. Bonner, Patrick Henry 52.4
3. Pothast, Elmwood 52.4
5. Bruskotter, Fort Jennings 53.2
6. Romantic, Findlay 53.6
7. Brose, Hopewell-Loudon 53.8
8. Aurand, Arcadia 54.0
9. Maynard, Ottawa-Glandorf 54.2
10. Brodman, Upper Sandusky 54.9

800 Meters
1. Butler , Liberty-Benton 2:07.0
2. Brodman, Upper Sandusky 2:08.5
3. Romantic, Findlay 2:10.1
4. Giangiordano, Liberty-Benton 2:11.0
5. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 2:11.2
6. Romanko, Hopewell-Loudon 2:11.3
7. Hochstettler, Pandora-Gilboa 2:12.0
8. Ramge, Fostoria St. Wendelin 2:13.7
9. J. Schroeder, Leipsic 2:13.8
10. Strigle, Findlay 2:13.9
11. Kelbley, New Riegel 2:14.3
12. Lanwehr, Ottawa-Glandorf 2:14.6

1,600 Meters
1. Hohman, Hopewell-Loudon 4:48.0
2. Bascal, Findlay 4:50.0
3. Anderson, Carey 4:51.9
4. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 4:54.0
5. Hermiller, Findlay 4:57.1
6. Mackell, Findlay 4:58.0
7. Brinkman, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:00.3
8. Smuda, Patrick Henry 5:02.1
9. Roof, Columbus Grove 5:07.4
10. Wonder, Carey 5:08.0
11. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 5:08.5

3,200 Meters
1. Hohman, Hopewell-Loudon 10:36.6
2. N. Frisch, Hopewell-Loudon 10:45.0
3. Hermiller, Findlay 10:55.1
4. Smuda, Patrick Henry 10:55.6
5. Mackell, Findlay 11:00.1
6. Richey, Hopewell-Loudon 11:08.7
7. Brinkman, Ottawa-Glandorf 11:09.4
8. Anderson, Carey 11:11.2
9. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 11:12.3
10. Senecal, North Baltimore 11:13.1
11. Elsea, Findlay 11:17.0
12. Hooley, Bluffton 11:17.4

110 Meter High Hurdles
1. Horstman, Cory-Rawson 15.8
2. Nickels, Columbus Grove 15.9
3. Cook, Liberty-Benton 16.0
3. Hughes, Ottawa-Glandorf 16.0
5. Brubaker, Patrick Henry 16.1
6. Reinhart, Hopewell-Loudon 16.4
7. Siebenaller, Hopewell-Loudon 16.7
8. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 17.0
9. Butler , Leipsic 17.2
9. Hyde, Liberty-Benton 17.2

300 Meter Inter. Hurdles
1. Nickels, Columbus Grove 41.4
2. Geckle, Continental 42.6
3. Reinhart, Hopewell-Loudon 43.3
4. Siebenaller, Hopewell-Loudon 43.4
5. Hughes, Ottawa-Glandorf 43.8
5. Moor, Cory-Rawson 43.8
7. Beidelschies, Upper Sandusky 44.0
8. Higgins, Carey 44.2
9. Butler , Leipsic 44.5
9. Diller, Pandora-Gilboa 44.5
11. Cook, Liberty-Benton 44.9
12. Mitsch, Carey 45.4
12. Reinhart, New Riegel 45.4

400 Meter Relay
1. Patrick Henry 45.6
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 45.7
3. Hardin Northern 46.1
4. Pandora-Gilboa 46.5
5. Hopewell-Loudon 46.6
6. Arlington 46.7
6. Columbus Grove 46.7
8. Cory-Rawson 46.9
9. Bluffton 47.1
10. Liberty-Benton 47.6
11. Fostoria Senior 48.0
12. New Riegel 49.0
13. Carey 49.6
14. North Baltimore 49.7
15. Elmwood 50.2

800 Meter Relay
1. Bluffton 1:33.7
2. Patrick Henry 1:35.0
3. Pandora-Gilboa 1:35.4
4. Liberty-Benton 1:35.6
5. Ottawa-Glandorf 1:36.2
6. Hopewell-Loudon 1:37.1
7. Cory-Rawson 1:38.3
8. Hardin Northern 1:38.5
9. North Baltimore 1:38.7
10. Columbus Grove 1:38.9
11. Arlington 1:39.2
12. Carey 1:39.7
13. Fostoria Senior 1:41.0
14. Elmwood 1:41.3
15. New Riegel 1:41.8

1,600 Meter Relay
1. Bluffton 3:34.3
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 3:35.6
3. Liberty-Benton 3:37.6
4. Hopewell-Loudon 3:43.9
5. Cory-Rawson 3:47.2
6. Carey 3:47.3
7. Findlay 3:47.4
8. New Riegel 3:48.4
9. Columbus Grove 3:49.9
10. Arlington 3:51.8
11. Pandora-Gilboa 3:52.0
12. Hardin Northern 3:52.9
13. Continental 3:57.0
14. Fostoria St. Wendelin 3:58.1
15. Fostoria Senior 4:01.0

3,200 Meter Relay
1. Hopewell-Loudon 8:47.0
2. Liberty-Benton 8:52.0
3. Findlay 8:52.2
4. Arlington 8:59.6
5. Pandora-Gilboa 9:04.0
6. Columbus Grove 9:06.5
7. Carey 9:10.6
8. Patrick Henry 9:20.4
9. Riverdale 9:22.4
10. Ottoville 9:24.2
11. Continental 9:33.5
12. Bluffton 9:34.7
12. North Baltimore 9:34.7
14. Upper Sandusky 9:35.0
15. New Riegel 9:36.0

Girls Track
Shot Put
1. Imbrock, Patrick Henry 40-3
2. Shaffer, Carey 35-1
3. Schroeder, Leipsic 32-10
4. James, Arcadia 32-7
5. Yates, Carey 32-3
6. Kloepfer, Liberty-Benton 31-10
7. Heyman, Riverdale 31-2 1/2
8. Kohli, Pandora-Gilboa 31-2
9. Hohman, Hopewell-Loudon 30-5
10. Bro. Bushong, Riverdale 30-3

Discus
1. Shaffer, Carey 123-6
2. Bushong, Riverdale 116-5
3. Imbrock, Patrick Henry 112-1
4. Benavides, Patrick Henry 108-9
5. James, Arcadia 105-10
6. Bryan, McComb 104-10
7. Heyman, Riverdale 102-11
8. Myers, Patrick Henry 102-1
9. Miller, Columbus Grove 99-4
10. DeVlugt, Hopewell-Loudon 98-10
11. Kohli, Pandora-Gilboa 98-9

High Jump
1. Ca. Ritzler, Hopewell-Loudon 5-0
2. Bassitt, Bluffton 4-10
2. Nadler, Leipsic 4-10
2. Sa. Spitnale, Continental 4-10
2. Saums, Liberty-Benton 4-10
6. Baker, Van Buren 4-8
6. Baldridge, Carey 4-8
6. Burnap, Fostoria Senior 4-8
6. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 4-8
6. Fagan, Van Buren 4-8
6. Foster, Arlington 4-8
6. Frey, Upper Sandusky 4-8
6. Kracher, Hopewell-Loudon 4-8
6. Lewis, Riverdale 4-8
6. Schoenberger, Riverdale 4-8

Long Jump
1. Vaupel, Liberty-Benton 16-9
2. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 15-10
3. St. Spitnale, Continental 15-5
4. Ka. Brown, Riverdale 15-3
5. Butte, Findlay 15-1 1/2
6. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 15-1
7. Whitta, Cory-Rawson 15-0 1/2
8. Burkett, Liberty-Benton 15-0
9. Petersen, Findlay 14-10 1/2
10. Batton, Carey 14-8

Pole Vault
1. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 10-6
2. C. Imm, Ottawa-Glandorf 10-0
3. Linehan, Liberty-Benton 8-6
4. K. Imm, Ottawa-Glandorf 8-0
4. Schoenberger, Riverdale 8-0
4. Vance, Pandora-Gilboa 8-0
7. Butte, Findlay 7-6
7. Gilkerson, Van Buren 7-6
7. Mitchell, Findlay 7-6
7. Needler, Columbus Grove 7-6
7. Schilling, Upper Sandusky 7-6

100 Meters
1. Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf 12.7
2. Ford, Cory-Rawson 12.9
3. Bingley, Ottawa-Glandorf 13.0
3. Reiser, Elmwood 13.0
3. Rettig, Liberty-Benton 13.0
6. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 13.2
6. Fraszewski, McComb 13.2
8. Baddley, Arlington 13.5
8. Hall, Fostoria Senior 13.5
8. Pepple, Arlington 13.5
8. Stratton, Bluffton 13.5

200 Meters
1. Jacoby, Carey 26.0
2. Ford, Cory-Rawson 27.0
3. Rettig, Liberty-Benton 27.2
4. Bingley, Ottawa-Glandorf 27.3
5. Reiser, Elmwood 27.4
6. Stechschulte, Columbus Grove 27.6
7. Stratton, Bluffton 27.7
8. Foster, Arlington 27.8
9. Ankney, Upper Sandusky 28.4
10. Caudill, Upper Sandusky 28.6

400 Meters
1. Heitmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf 1:02.6
2. Jacoby, Carey 1:03.0
3. Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf 1:03.9
3. Lewis, Columbus Grove 1:03.9
5. Ford, Cory-Rawson 1:04.0
6. Latham, Pandora-Gilboa 1:04.9
7. Parsons, Findlay 1:05.3
8. Kimmel, Arlington 1:05.8
9. B. Kaufman, Leipsic 1:07.0
10. Wolfrum, Patrick Henry 1:08.6

800 Meters
1. Brooks, Liberty-Benton 2:30.0
2. Coble, Continental 2:32.8
2. Sterling, Findlay 2:32.8
4. Sprunger, Pandora-Gilboa 2:34.2
5. Leckrone, Findlay 2:35.1
6. Hanefeld, Continental 2:36.1
7. Barlage, Ottawa-Glandorf 2:39.1
8. Ky. Brown, Riverdale 2:41.8
9. Brown, Findlay 2:43.8
10. Kosch, Ottawa-Glandorf 2:44.9

1,600 Meters
1. Borgelt, McComb 5:32.3
2. Farmer, Liberty-Benton 5:38.0
2. Leckrone, Findlay 5:38.0
4. Sprunger, Pandora-Gilboa 5:38.2
5. Sterling, Findlay 5:39.9
6. Stief, Upper Sandusky 5:40.0
7. Brooks, Liberty-Benton 5:43.0
8. Barlage, Ottawa-Glandorf 5:46.4
9. Gephart, Findlay 5:47.0
10. Sharrock, Ada 5:47.2

3,200 Meters
1. Leckrone, Findlay 11:46.0
2. Selhorst, Ottawa-Glandorf 12:05.8
3. Borgelt, McComb 12:08.0
4. Chaskel, Liberty-Benton 12:11.0
5. Lugibihl, Bluffton 12:21.0
6. Springer, Pandora-Gilboa 12:37.0
7. Stief, Upper Sandusky 12:43.0
8. Mathias, Elmwood 12:57.0
9. Bockbrader, Elmwood 13:00.1
10. Barkimer, Columbus Grove 13:38.9

100 Meter Interm. Hurdles
1. Goller, Liberty-Benton 16.2
2. Bassitt, Bluffton 16.6
3. Gase, Fostoria St. Wendelin 16.9
4. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 17.0
5. Bockrath, Ottawa-Glandorf 17.2
6. Chapman, Hopewell-Loudon 17.3
7. Clary, McComb 17.4
8. Fields, Bluffton 17.5
8. Long, Van Buren 17.5
10. Barger, Arcadia 17.7
10. Seiler, Cory-Rawson 17.7

300 Meter Low Hurdles
1. Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf 46.5
2. Ka. Brown, Riverdale 48.2
3. Barger, Arcadia 51.0
3. K. Bassitt, Bluffton 51.0
3. Ly. Daughenbaugh, Upper Sandusky 51.0
6. Field, Bluffton 51.1
7. Inselmann, Patrick Henry 51.2
8. Gase, Fostoria St. Wendelin 51.3
8. Schroeder, Leipsic 51.3
10. Bruynis, Upper Sandusky 51.4

400 Meter Relay
1. Patrick Henry 52.8
2. Liberty-Benton 52.9
3. Upper Sandusky 53.1
4. Columbus Grove 53.3
5. Arlington 53.6
5. Ottawa-Glandorf 53.6
7. Bluffton 53.8
8. Van Buren 54.3
9. Cory-Rawson 54.4
10. Elmwood 54.5
11. Hopewell-Loudon 54.6

800 Meter Relay
1. Columbus Grove 1:49.1
2. Liberty-Benton 1:50.0
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 1:52.2
4. Findlay 1:53.3
5. Upper Sandusky 1:53.5
6. Riverdale 1:53.6
7. Arlington 1:53.9
8. Bluffton 1:55.3
9. Cory-Rawson 1:56.0
10. Arcadia 1:56.4

1,600 Meter Relay
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 4:11.6
2. Upper Sandusky 4:27.2
3. Fort Jennings 4:29.4
4. Findlay 4:30.3
5. Leipsic 4:31.0
6. Riverdale 4:31.5
7. Continental 4:33.0
7. New Riegel 4:33.0
9. Carey 4:33.5
10. Pandora-Gilboa 4:35.5
11. Liberty-Benton 4:37.6
12. Columbus Grove 4:37.8

3,200 Meter Relay
1. Findlay 10:09.0
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 10:09.8
3. Liberty-Benton 10:21.1
4. Continental 10:33.1
5. Elmwood 10:51.0
6. Leipsic 11:23.0
7. Ottoville 11:24.3
8. Cory-Rawson 11:27.5
9. Carey 11:42.9
10. Van Buren 11:43.6
11. Fort Jennings 11:43.7

Saturday Baseball Softball Scores

2007-04-15T04:46:00.000-07:00

Saturday Baseball Scores
Baseball
Vanlue 3, arcadia 2
Arcadia 000 200 0 — 2 6 0
Vanlue 300 000 0 — 3 8 3
WP — Alfrod (1-1). LP — Pind. top hitters: (Arc) Kirian 1B; Fleegle 1B. (Van) Chiow 4-1B, Bostic 2-1B.
records: Arcadia 4-4, Vanlue 4-3.

Vanlue 4, Emmanuel Baptist 3
Vanlue 002 110 0 — 4 7 4
Emmanuel Baptist 300 000 0 — 3 4 4
WP — Drown (1-1). LP — Baden. top hitters: (Van) Alfred 2-1B; Kloepfer, Bostic & Drown 1B.
records: Vanlue 5-3, Emmanuel Baptist 3-5.

Maumee 6-6, Patrick Henry 0-8
First Game
Maumee 300 200 1 — 6 7 4
Patrick Henry 002 001 0 — 3 3 5
WP — James. LP — Taylor. top hitters: (Mau) Parry 2-1B; Williams 2B, 1B; Cooper 2B. (PH) Bower HR.
Second Game
Maumee 021 003 0 — 6 7 7(Patrick henry 020 402 x — 8 8 3
WP — Reese. LP — Rohman. top hitters: (Mau) Cooper & Williams 2-1B; Chapman 2B. (PH) Reese 2-1B; Botjer HR; Taylor & Meyer 2B.
records: Patrick Henry 7-3.

Convoy Crestview 18, Ottoville 6
Convoy Crestview 002 303 (10) — 18 18 4
Ottoville 004 010 1 — 6 7 5
WP — Berger. LP — Looser. top hitters: (CC) Orsbon 2-2B; Myers 2B; Schneider 3B.
records: Crestview 4-1, Ottoville 2-3.

OTTAWA-GLANDORF 6-7, Wauseon 0-3
First Game
Ottawa-Glandorf 301 010 1 — 6 7 0
Wauseon 000 000 0 — 0 4 2
WP — Schoemaker. LP — Worsher.
Second Game
Ottawa-Glandorf 022 020 1 — 7 6 1(
auseon 000 030 0 — 3 5 6
WP — Leatherman. LP — Warnecke. top hitters: Rosebrock 2-1B, 2 RBI.

bELLEFONTAINE 6, sT. wENDELIN 3
St. Wendelin 000 003 — 3 3 4
Bellefontaine 040 02x — 6 5 0
WP — Garman. LP — Gehring (0-1). top hitters: (FSW) Smith 2B. (Bel) Akline 2-1B.
records: St. Wendelin 2-5, Bellfontaine 8-1.

Elmwood 14, Fostoria Senior 4
Elmwood 060 050 3 — 14 14 0(Fostoria Senior 002 200 0 — 4 6 5
WP — Tyson. LP — Rickman. top hitters: (Elm) Rothenbuhler 3-1B, RBI; Aurand 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Fitch 2-1B. (Fos) Hernandez 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Elmwood 10-2, Fostoria Senior 5-4.

Fostoria Senior 4, Hopewell-Loudon 3
Hopewell-Loudon 100 000 2 — 3 7 1
Fostoria Senior 100 200 1 — 4 8 1
WP — Hyde (3-1). LP — Birch. top hitters: (Fos) Echelberry 2-1B, RBI; Brady 2-1B, RBI; Bulkowski 2B. (H-L) Yost 2B, 1B; Brickner 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Hopewell-Loudon 5-1, Fostoria Senior 5-3.

eLMWOOD 12, cLYDE 4
Clyde 001 030 0 — 4 7 4
Elmwood 260 400 x — 12 10 2
WP — Hammer. LP — Waugman. top hitters: (Elm) Aurand HR; Hammer 2B. (Cly) Gurney 2B.
records: Clyde 6-3, Elmwood 9-2.

Clyde 13, Hopewell-Loudon 3
Clyde 202 27 — 13 11 1
Hopewell-Loudon 201 00 — 3 4 3
WP — Stein. LP — Yost. top hitters: (H-L) Yost HR. (Cly) Meyer 2-2B; Andrews 2B; Shell 2B.
records: Clyde 7-3, Hopewell-Loudon 5-2.

COry-Rawson 3-6, Columbus Grove 2-5
First Game
Columbus Grove 101 000 0 — 2 2 1
Cory-Rawson 000 002 1 — 3 5 3
WP — Welch (3-0). LP — Hovest (0-2). top hitters: (C-R) Welch 3-1B, RBI; Benner 3-1B; Snodgrass 1B, RBI. (CG) Wolf 1B, 2 RBI.
Second Game
Columbus Grove 003 001 1 — 5 12 1
Cory-Rawson 102 030 x — 6 8 0
WP — Marshall (1-0). LP — Osterhage (1-2). top hitters: (C-R) Marshall HR, 3 RBI; Caskie 2-1B, RBI; Rader 1B, RBI; Michel 2-1B. (CG) Gerdeman 1B, RBI; Neu 2B, RBI; Bogart 2-1B, RBI; Reed 2B, RBI; Schroeder 2-1B.
records: Cory-Rawson 5-1, Columbus Grove 2-8.

Tinora 4, Continental 3
Tinora 000 310 0 — 4 6 1
Continental 000 003 0 — 3 3 2
WP — Schroeder. LP — Mansfield (0-2). top hitters: (Tin) Williams 2-1B, RBI.
records: Tinora 9-1, Continental 0-7.

kalida 12, mccomb 4
Kalida 202 035 0 — 12 13 2
McComb 022 000 0 — 4 10 5
WP — Schnipke. LP — Newton (0-2). top hitters: (Kal) Birkemeier & Smith 3-1B; Guisinger 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI. (McC) Quiroga 3-1B; Newton 2B, 1B.
records: McComb 1-5, Kalida 4-1.

Other Saturday Scores
Maumee 6-6, Patrick Henry 3-8
Elmwood 12, Clyde 4
Kalida 12, McComb 4
Kalida 11, McComb 0, suspended 3rd inning
Bellefontaine 6, Fostoria St. Wendelin 3
Antwerp 20, Hamilton, Ind. 1
Ashland 3-8, Sandusky 2-3
Berlin Hiland 11-12, New London 2-2
Bryan 8, Anthony Wayne 2
Clear Fork 11-9, Ashland Crestview 8-9, second game suspended
Clyde 13, Hopewell-Loudon 3
Defiance 14, Tiffin Columbian 0
Defiance 8, Fremont Ross 3
Elida 13-11, Lima Senior 1-4
Emmanuel Baptist 10, Bettsville 0
Fremont St. Joseph 20-2, Norwalk St. Paul 0-0
Genoa 20-10, Toledo Libbey 1-0
Lexington 6, Pleasant 5
Liberty Center 5-0, Napoleon 1-1
Lima Bath 8, Anthony Wayne 5
Lima Shawnee 3, Fairview 1
Montpelier 21-8, Hilltop 6-3
Ottawa Hills 8-3, Port Clinton 3-1
Parkway 22, Mississinawa Valley 1
Perrysburg 6-2, Archbold 3-3
Salem, Va. 13, Sylvania Southview 11
Sandusky Perkins 7, Shelby 1
Springfield 13-7, Swanton 3-5
Stryker 11, Hamilton, Ind. 1
Toledo Christian 7-3, Delta 3-6
Toledo Start 19, Allen Park, Mich. 9
Toledo Waite 13-12, Maumee Valley Country Day 0-1
Toledo Bowsher 11, Whiteford, Mich. 10
Vermilion 8-10, Huron 1-3
Western Branch, Va. 11, Sylvania Southview 5
Liberty Center 5-0, Napoleon 1-1
Lincolnview 19, Lima Temple Christian 3
St, Marys Memorial 10, Ayersville 1
Fremont Ross 4, Tiffin Columbian 3
Mohawk 6, Cardington 1
Wynford 10, Seneca East 7

Saturday’s Softball Scores
FIndlay 10, Archbold 0
Archbold 000 000 — 0 1 3
Findlay 2000 323 — 10 6 2
WP — Gilliland (3-4). LP — Kern. top hitters: (Arch) Wyse 1B. (Fin) Rizor 2-1B, 2 RBI; Gilliland 2-1B, 2 RBI.
records: Findlay 4-6, Archbold 7-5.

Mccomb 9-16, Pandora-Gilboa 1-17
first Game
Pandora-Gilboa 001 000 0 — 1 4 3
McComb 000 522 0 — 9 10 2
WP — Wells (1-0). LP — Basinger. top hitters: (P-G) Basinger 2B; Hoyest 1B; George 1B, RBI. (McC) Latta 3-1B, RBI; Kendrick 2-1B, 3 RBI; Haas 1B, 2 RBI.
second Game
Pandora-Gilboa 454 102 1 — 17 5 3
McComb 310 1000 2 — 16 15 6
WP — Basinger. LP — Davis (0-2). top hitters: (P-G) Basinger 1B; Lovell 2B, 3 RBI; Stainbrook 1B, 2 RBI. (McC) Haas 2B, HR, 3 RBI; Latta 2B, 3RBI; Bundy 2-1B, 2 RBI; Metzger 2-1B, 2 RBI.

Wayne Trace 12-9, Ottawa-Glandorf 1-5
first game
Wayne Trace 601 23 — 12 9 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 001 00 — 1 1 0
WP — Critten. LP — Hempfling. top hitters: (WT) Bradtmueller 2-1B, 2 RBI; Ross 3-1B, RBI; McDougle 3B. (O-G) Bingley 1B.
second game
Wayne Trace 105 001 2 — 9 6 4
Ottawa-Glandorf 001 000 4 — 5 6 0
WP — McDougle. LP — Tousley. top hitters: Lee 2-1B, RBI; Ruble 1B, 2B, 2-RBI. (O-G) Koutman 2-2B; Hemricle 1B.
records: Wayne Trace 6-1, Ottawa-Glandorf 2-8.

New Riegel 17-15, Sandusky St. Marys 5-3
first game
New Riegel 273 60 — 17 16 2
Sandusky St. Marys 203 00 — 5 4 3
WP — J. Mathias (5-2). LP — Jesberger. top hitters: (NR) Mathias 2-2B, HR, 6 RBI; Reinhart 2-1B, 3 RBI; E. Hemminger 2-1B, 2B, 3 RBI. (SM) Jesberger 1B.
second game
New Riegel 000 1212 — 15 13 1
Sandusky St. Marys 000 003 — 3 5 2
WP — T. Mathias (2-0). LP — Lewis. top hitters: (NR) L. Mathias 2-1B, 2B, 3R RBI; Smith 2-1B, RBI.
records: New Riegel 8-2, Sandusky St. Marys 5-4.

Miller City 8, Delta 7
Miller City 010 110 400 1 — 8 10 9
Delta 002 121 100 0 —7 12 4
WP — Brown (4-1). LP — Born. top hitters: (MC) Franz 2-2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Wagner 3-1B, Brown 1B, 2 RBI. (Del) McColloch 3-1B.
records: Miller City 5-1, Delta 5-7.

Ayersville 13-7, Leipsic 3-1
First Game
Ayersville 007 06 — 13
Leipsic 102 00 — 3
WP — Mutchler. LP — Gerten. top hitters: (Leip) Schroeder 2-1B; Nuveman 2-1B; Gerten HR. (Ayers) Cereghin 2-1B; McCurdy 2B.
Second Game
Ayersville 300 13 — 7
Leipsic 102 00 — 3
WP — McCurdy. LP — Westrick. top hitters: (Leip) Escamilla 2B. (Ayers) McCurdy HR, 3B, 2B, 3 RBI; Burk 2B, 1B.

fostoria 1, cloverleaf 0
Cloverleaf 000 000 0 — 0 0 0
Fostoria 000 001 0 — 1 4 1
WP — Seel (4-4). LP — Browne. top hitters: (Fos) Loomis 2-1B, 2B; Seel 1B, RBI.
records: Cloverleaf 1-6, Fostoria 6-4.

Fostoria 12, carey 9
Fostoria 004 610 1 — 12 18 2
Carey 302 103 0 — 9 9 0
WP — Myers. LP — Nalle. top hitters: (Fos) Loomis 3-1B, 2B; Cousin 2-1B, Mora 3-1B, 4 RBI; Myers 3-1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Nye 2-1B, 2B, 3 RBI. (Car) Walter 2-1B, RBI; Kemerly 2-1B; Baker 1B, 2B.
records: Fostoria 7-4, Carey 6-3.

Carey 10, Port Clinton 2
Carey 202 202 2 — 10 7 3
Port Clinton 000 200 0 — 2 2 2
WP — Harley (2-0). LP — Sverina. top hitters: (Car) Baker 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Strahm 1B, 2 RBI; H. Holsinger 2B, 1B.
records: Carey 7-3.

Findlay JV 8, Lima Bath 7
Lima Bath 401 200 0 — 7 6 1
Findlay 600 000 2 — 8 7 5
WP — Estep (4-3). LP — Evans. top hitters: (Fin) Hernandez 2-1B; Warnimont 2B, 1B, 3 RBI. (LB) Britt 2-1B.
records: Findlay 5-6.

Arcadia 6, Vanlue 1
Arcadia 310 010 1 — 6 5 1
Vanlue 100 000 0 — 1 4 2
WP — Boes (2-2). LP — Simon.

Emmanuel Baptist 7, Arcadia 6
Emmanuel Baptist 101 302 0 — 7 9 1
Arcadia 002 004 0 — 6 13 3
WP—Harnica. LP — Conine.
records: Arcadia 3-6.

Other Saturday Scores
McComb 9-17, Pandora-Gilboa 1-16
New Riegel 17-15, Sandusky St. Mary’s 5-3
Fostoria 12, Carey 9
Fostoria 1, Lodi Cloverleaf 0
Ashland Crestview 13, Monroeville 3
Berlin Hiland 2-13, New London 1-14
Cardinal Stritch 9, Fremont St. Joseph 2
Clear Fork 8, Ontario 5
Crestline 9, Plymouth 6
Danbury 5-5, Toledo Rogers 1-1
Edison 11-17, Norwalk 1-8
Emmanuel Baptist 16, Bettsville 1
Evergreen 8-0, Lake 0-3
Lucas 18, Western Reserve 2
Marion Pleasant 6, Lexington 3
Napoleon 5-3, Maumee 0-4
New London 15, Plymouth 7
Oberlin 7, Lucas 6
Oregon Clay 6, Sylvania Southview 5
Rayland Buckeye Local 9, Monroeville 4
Sandusky Perkins 4-3, Wooster 1-3
Sylvania Southview 7, Toledo Bowsher 2
Vermilion 3-2, Willard 2-6
Wauseon 4-19, Otsego 1-1
Bryan 6-16, Tinora 0-0
Black River 28, Western Reserve 1
Lorain Brookside 4, Ashland Crestview 1
Fairview 6-14, Liberty Center 4-9
Napoleon 5-3, Maumee 0-4
Bucyrus 14-12, Galion 2-2
Fremont Ross 9-8, Tiffin Columbian 1-10
Mohawk 8, Shelby 0

Friday night baseball, softball

2007-04-14T20:36:00.000-07:00

Better late than never...here are the baseball and softball scores from Friday night.

Friday’s Baseball Scores
Elmwood 7, Lakota 0
Lakota 000 000 0 — 0 2 2
Elmwood 202 012 x — 7 8 0
WP — Rothenbuhler (4-0). LP — Babcock.
top hitters: (Lak) T. Foos 2-1B.
records: Elmwood 8-2 overall, 1-0 Suburban Lakes League; Lakota 3-4, 0-1.

Ada 5, Delphos Jefferson 4
Delphos Jefferson 000 004 0 — 4 5 1
Ada 012 011 x — 5 9 3
WP — Allen (5-0). LP — Miller.
top hitters: (DJ) Kraning 2B, RBI; Fisher 2-1B; Miller 1B, RBI. (Ada) Vermillion 2-1B, RBI; Sheldon 2-1B; Dysert 1B, RBI; Grzybowski 2-1B, RBI; Bingman 2B.
records: Delphos Jefferson 3-4, 1-2 Northwest Conference; Ada 7-0, 2-0.

Liberty-Benton 8, Arlington 4
Liberty-Benton 031 310 0 — 8 8 3
Arlington 012 001 0 — 4 4 5
WP — Panning. LP — Heavrin.
top hitters: (L-B) Lieb 2-1B, 3 RBI; Ferguson 1B, 2 RBI; Panning 2B, RBI; Radabaugh 2B, 1B, RBI. (Arl) Morehart 2B, 1B; Heavrin HR, 2 RBI; Wilson 1B, RBI.
records: Arlington 4-1 overall, 1-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; Liberty-Benton 3-1, 1-1.

Leipsic 3, Miller City 1
Leipsic 201 000 0 — 3 4 0
Miller City 000 000 1 — 1 2 2
WP — Crow (3-0). LP — Hermiller.
top hitters: (Leip) N. Schroeder 2-1B. (MC) Erford 1B, RBI.
records: Leipsic 4-3, Miller City 2-3.

Patrick Henry 2, Evergreen 0
Evergreen 000 000 0 — 0 3 2
Patrick Henry 000 110 x — 2 6 0
WP — Z. Botjer (3-0). LP — Pinkelman.
top hitters: (PH) Z. Botjer 2-1B; Reese 2-1B. (Ever) Wade 2B, 1B.
records: Patrick Henry 6-2 overall, 1-0 NWOAL; Evergreen 0-1.

Fremont St. Joseph 10, North Baltimore 3
North Baltimore 000 120 0 — 3 4 4
Fremont St. Joseph 302 023 x — 10 7 2
WP — Crockett. LP — Cole (0-1).
top hitters: (NB) Engard 1B, 2B; Marine 2B. (FSJ) Hilty 3-1B, 2 RBI; Barbour 3B, RBI; Crockett 3B, RBI
records: North Baltimore 2-5 overall, 0-2 Midland Athletic League; Fremont St. Joseph 6-4, 2-0.

Columbus Grove 6, Waynesfield 0
Waynesfield-Goshen 000 000 0 — 0 5 0
Columbus Grove 001 041 — 6 5 0
WP — Bogart (1-1). LP — Alspaugh.
top hitters: (CG) Reed 2B, RBI; Gerdeman 2B, RBI.
records: Columbus Grove 2-5, Waynesfield-Goshen 2-6.

Van Buren 3, Mohawk 1
Van Buren 010 110 0 — 3 5 3
Mohawk 001 000 0 — 1 7 1
WP — Marshall (3-1). LP — Kaub.
top hitters: (VB) Grant, Iliff & Frazier 1B, RBI. (Moh) Hohman & Kaub 2-1B; Frankart 2B.
records: Van Buren 5-3, Mohawk 5-2.

Other Baseball Scores
Convoy Crestview 9, Wayne Trace 2
Defiance 8, St. Marys Memorial 0
Edison 12, Huron 2
Elyria 9, Ashland 7
Fairbanks 5, Lima Temple Christian 1
Fairview 11, Antwerp 9
Fostoria 11, Bellevue 8
Galion 6, Upper Sandusky 1
Marion Harding 8-7, Lexington 2-1
Parkway 10, Lima Senior 2
Wapakoneta 7, Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Woodmore 7, Gibsonburg 0
Wynford 6, Bucyrus 2
Strongsville 7, Madison 1
Crestline 14, Lucas 2
Ontario 5, Colonel Crawford 4
Willard 4, Norwalk 2
Norwalk St. Paul 10, Ashland Crestview 5
South Central 13, Monroeville 3
New London 9, Plymouth 2
Danbury 16, Bettsville 1
Margaretta 8, Sandusky St. Mary’s 5
Sandusky Perkins 6, Oak Harbor 1
Clyde 6, Port Clinton 0
Tiffin Columbian 10, Shelby 9
Buckeye Central 13, Riverdale 3
Coldwater 2, Versailles 1
Toledo Waite 3, Northwood 2
Oregon Clay 2, Ottawa Hills 1
Genoa 19, Otsego 0
Lake 4, Eastwood 1
Sylvania Northview 8, Springfield 3
Bryan 5, Montpelier 1
Liberty Center 15, Wauseon 14
Toledo Start 13, Anthony Wayne 10
Toledo Central Catholic 10, C. Florida Christian 2
Stryker 15, Fayette 1
Emmanuel Baptist 6, Maumee Valley Country Day 5
Maumee 6, Rossford 5
Toledo Whitmer 8, Monroe, Mich. Jefferson 0
Elida 10, Kenton 0
Lima Perry 2, Upper Scioto Valley 1
St. Henry 14, Sidney Lehman 5
Crestview 9, Wayne Trace 1

Saturday’s Softball Scores
Riverdale 6, Buckeye Central 2
Riverdale 302 000 1 "” 6 6 2
Buckeye Central 100 010 0 "” 2 7 1
WP "” Schoenberger (2-1). LP "” Heydinger. top hitters: (Riv) Ke. Kotterman 3-1B; As. Naus 3-1B, 2B; Wetherill 3B; Al. Naus 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Riverdale 4-3 overall, 2-1 North Central Conference.

Hardin Northern 3, Kalida 2
Kalida 000 000 002 "” 2 3 2
Hardin Northern 000 000 003 "” 3 10 3
WP "” Messmer (6-4). LP "” Schnipke. top hitters: (Kal) Gordon 2B. (HN) Price 3-1B; Messmer 2B, 1B; Flowers 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Parsons 2-1B, RBI.
records: Hardin Northern 7-4.

Liberty-Benton 5, Arlington 0
Liberty-Benton 100 022 0 "” 5 6 1
Arlington 000 000 0 "” 0 3 4
WP "” Dean. LP "” Rettig (0-1). top hitters: (L-B) Harpst 3-1B.
records: Arlington 3-4 overall, 0-3 Blanchard Valley Conference.

North Baltimore 11, St. Joseph 1
North Baltimore 025 22 "” 11 10 1
Fremont St. Joseph 000 10 "” 1 1 2
WP "” Trevino. top hitters: (NB) Miller 2-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Delancy 2-1B, 3B, RBI; Allison 1B, 2 RBI.
records: North Baltimore 3-2 overall, 2-0 MIdland Athletic League.

Wapakoneta 7, Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Wapakoneta 000 034 0 "” 7 8 --
Ottawa-Glandorf 000 010 0 "” 1 2 --
WP "” Truesdale. LP "” Tousley (2-4). top hitters: (O-G) Wehri 1B, Moening 1B.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 2-5.

Ottoville 3, Miller City 2
Miller City 002 000 0 "” 2 2
Ottoville 001 000 2 "” 3 5
WP "” Miller (2-1). LP "” Brown (3-1). top hitters: (MC) Wagner 2-1B; Griggs 2-1B, RBI; Brown 2B, RBI. (OTT) Schimmoeller 2B; Wannammacher 1B.

Evergreen 8, Patrick Henry 0
Patrick Henry 000 000 0 "” 0
Evergreen 000 071 x "” 8
WP "” Shugert. LP "” Smith. top hitters: (PH) Schwab 2B; Reese 1B.
records: Patrick Henry 4-4.

Upper Sandusky 5, Galion 4
Galion 004 000 0 "” 4 4 4
Upper Sandusky 101 000 3 "” 5 6 4
WP "” Jury (4-4). LP "” Hoffman. top hitters: (US) Lucas & Jury 1B, RBI. (Gal) Saterfield 2B, 2 RBI.
records: Upper Sandusky 5-4 overall, 2-2 Northern Ohio League; Galion 1-8, 1-3.

Other Softball Scores
Bellevue 5, Fostoria 1
Delphos Jefferson 4, Ada 2
Perrysburg 15, Bowling Green 1
Rossford 4, Maumee 1
Sandusky Perkins 5, Oak Harbor 3
Willard 7, Norwalk 5
Woodmore 3, Gibsonburg 0
Clyde 3, Port Clinton 1
Springfield 9, Sylvania Northview 0
Oregon Clay 2, Archbold 1
Convoy Crestview 3, Belmont, Ind. 2
Paulding 5, Spencerville 4
Toledo Whitmer 6, Fremont Ross 0
Ashland 6, Loudonville 1
Hillsdale 8, Elmwood 7
Ridgedale 6, Toledo Waite 1
Marion Harding 3, Lexington 2
Margaretta 16, Sandusky St. Mary’s 3
Willard 7, Norwalk 5
Danbury 5, Bettsville 3
Norwalk St. Paul 5, Ashland Crestview 4
South Central 12, Monroeville 7
New London 15, Plymouth 7
Mohawk 12, Van Buren 3
Riverdale 6, Buckeye Central 2
Shelby 9, Tiffin Columbian 3
Crestline 3, Lucas 0
Colonel Crawford 5, Ontario 0
Lexington 2, Marion Harding 1
Oregon Clay 2, Archbold 1
Ayersville 3, Hilltop 2
Eastwood 4, Lake 0
Toledo Notre Dame 7, Pallotti, Md. 1
Toledo Notre Dame 11, E. Syracuse, N.Y. 2
Ottoville 3, Miller City 2
Archbold 10, Napoleon 6
Anthony Wayne 3, Sylvania Southview 2
Wauseon 11, Liberty Center 4
Wauseon 3, Edgerton 2
Genoa 2, Marysville 1
Ottoville 3, Miller City 2
Elida 9, Kenton 2

Track meets are off

2007-04-13T06:43:00.000-07:00

Columbus Grove Invite postponed
Because of expected inclement weather conditions the Columbus Grove Invitational track meet originally scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until Monday.
Arlington, Ada, Columbus Grove, Fort Jennings and Ottoville are the area teams that will compete in the meet.
The invitational is slated to begin at 4:30 p.m. with the field events. The running events are tentatively scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal switched
The Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal Invitational will also be switched to Monday.

Donnell bids are opened...track stays

2007-04-13T06:29:00.000-07:00

Went to the Donnell Stadium bid opening yesterday at the Findlay City Schools administrative offices yesterday.
Never attended a bid opening before so I figured what the hey, it would be a chance for me to learn a little more about the process and find out a little more about the whole Donnell Stadium project since people still aren’t talking.

Here’s some of the story wrote for today’s Courier…

The next step in installing a synthetic turf field at Donnell Stadium has been taken.

Bids on the project from three companies, seeking to replace the current grass field with a new artificial surface, were opened at the Findlay City Schools' administrative offices Thursday afternoon.

Findlay-based contractor Helms & Sons had the lowest base bid for the project at $681,100. Alvada Construction's bid of $685,800 was second and Specialized Construction of Cuyahoga Heights submitted a bid of $759,000.

The estimated cost for the base bids and site improvement, including the synthetic surface, was $780,000.

The Findlay Board of Education is expected to take action to accept or reject the bids at its April 23 meeting.

The Donnell Stadium upgrades will be paid for by the Findlay City Schools, which will be reimbursed for the cost of the entire project by the Donnell Foundation.

Donnell Stadium was built in 1928 and is aesthetically and structurally considered one of the top prep football stadiums in northwest Ohio.

The playing field has had its share of problems in recent years.

The field, which is used by both the Findlay High School and University of Findlay varsity football teams, was unfit to host OHSAA playoff games last fall. The natural grass surface has been replaced or upgraded at least three times since 1986. The last upgrade was in 1999 when a High Performance Gravity (HPG) drainage system was installed.

Renovations to the press box and home-side seating have been completed in recent years.

The synthetic turf project is expected to be completed by Aug. 15 in time for the start of the 2007 prep football season.

Findlay would be the third Greater Buckeye Conference school to install synthetic turf. Fremont Ross and Lima Senior have installed similar surfaces on their fields in past year or two. Tiffin's Frost-Kalnow Stadium also features a synthetic turf.

OK, I’ll admit there wasn’t much new information in there except for the bid opening and when the school board is expected to act to accept a bid.
When the bids were open and everyone was leaving I asked for a copy of the plans. The contact person for Rooney, Clinger & Murray architects was there and showed me the plans.
I asked if I could have a copy of the plans, he studied at me with a quizzical look. And asked what do you want them for? I told him I just wanted them.
He hesitated for just a moment and Findlay City Schools treasurer Michael Barnhart piped up that he had to give it to me…because it’s public record.
Thank goodness, I would have hated to have to throw a fit that early in the afternoon if they didn‘t hand over the plans. I have no idea how to read the plan anyway.
I do know for all those interested, yes, they are keeping the outdated six lane track at Donnell.

NOTEWORTHY:
BAUGHN QUITS AT GALION: Van Buren graduate Kyle Baughn has resigned his position as Galion’s head football coach. Baughn guided the struggling program to a pair of 1-9 records over the past two seasons.
He was non-renewed as the middle school’s assistant principal. Here’s a story in today’s Galion Inquirer.
BOBCAT IS AN OILER: Bettsville's Jessica Lynch has committed to play golf for the University of Findlay next fall. The girls golf district qualifier will study pharmacy at the school.

Thursday’s Prep Softball
Clear Fork 10, West Holmes 6
Genoa 7, Otsego 0

Thursday’s Prep Baseball
Delta 11, Wauseon 0
Melbourne, Fla. CC 12, Toledo CC 0
Toledo St. John’s 6, Chardon NDCL 0
Pendleton, Fla. 10, Toledo St. John’s 4

Track time?

2007-04-12T07:29:00.000-07:00

I imagine a lot of area track teams are chomping at the bit to get out on that 400-meter oval this weekend.
All of last weekend’s invitationals were either canceled or postponed due to the shitty weather we had over Easter weekend. Customarily I would have said crappy weather. But the weather last weekend was beyond crappy and when we start blogging at The Courier they may draw the line at using an expletive to describe the weather so I felt the urge to use it right there.
The weather forecast for this weekend is none too promising. Here’s the forecast per the National Weather Service: SATURDAY...BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 50 PERCENT.
Hopefully it will be nice enough to get these meets in. Anyway here is a look at each of the four area invites set for this weekend.

First Federal Invitational
WHERE: Fostoria Memorial Stadium.
WHEN: Saturday, 10 a.m. running event finals no earlier than 12:15 p.m.
AREA TEAMS COMPETING: Arcadia, Carey, Cory-Rawson, Hopewell-Loudon, New Riegel, North Baltimore, Pandora-Gilboa, St. Wendelin and Van Buren.
DEFENDING CHAMPS: Carey girls, Hopewell-Loudon boys.
WHAT TO WATCH: Should be an interesting meet. The Blue Devils, led by All-Ohioan Danielle Jacoby, are the area favorites in the girls meet. Cory-Rawson’s Dana Ford will be one of the favorites in the sprint races on the girls side and St. Wendelin freshman Juanna Gase has been making a name for herself so far this season for the Mohawks. Hopewell-Loudon has the depth needed to defend its boys title. Pandora-Gilboa’s boys look to be improved and don’t be surprised to see Van Buren’s Dusty Spangler win the pole vault.

Columbus Grove Invitational
WHERE: Columbus Grove’s Clymer Stadium
WHEN: Saturday, 10 a.m., running event finals 12:30 p.m.
AREA TEAMS COMPETING: Arlington, Ada, Columbus Grove, Fort Jennings and Ottoville.
DEFENDING CHAMPS: Columbus Grove boys and girls.
WHAT TO WATCH: Outstanding weather made for a record-setting meet last year. CG pole vaulter Heath Nickels has already vaulted over 15-feet this season while teammate Cory Meuleman is the defending Division III district champ and had a toss of 170-½ this week. With a group of outstanding relay teams, the Bulldogs should also fare well in the girls meet.

Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal Invitational
WHERE: Ottawa-Glandorf High School.
WHEN: Saturday,
AREA TEAMS COMPETING: Ottawa-Glandorf, Bluffton, Liberty-Benton.
DEFENDING CHAMPS: Liberty-Benton boys, Ottawa-Glandorf girls.
WHAT TO WATCH: Too many outstanding area athletes competing here to list them all. John Guagenti from Bluffton will be a runner to watch for in the 400 in the boys meet. It will be the first test for Liberty-Benton’s boys team who were state runners-up last season. The Eagles will seek to defend their girls crown with all-Ohioan Kesha Brooks leading a strong group of talented runners from L-B. The Titans are no slouches either with standout Allison Schroeder leading the way in the hurdles .

Patrick Henry Invitational
WHERE: Patrick Henry High School.
WHEN: Saturday, 9 a.m.
AREA TEAMS COMPETING: Patrick Henry, McComb, Elmwood, Leipsic.
DEFENDING CHAMPS: Celina (not sure if they are participating this year).
WHAT TO WATCH: Patrick Henry’s boys were second and the girls were third as the school had a track renaissance last year. PH’s Mykal Imbrock owns the school record in the shot put with a throw of over 40-feet this season. McComb’s Katie Borgelt was impressive in sweeping the distance races in a triangular with O-G and Napoleon recently. PH’s boys team is awash in top-notch sprinters and Kyle Tietje recently set the school record in the high jump. It should also be noted that Leipsic’s teams have markedly improved as well.

Wednesday’s Baseball Scores
Monroeville 6, Ashland Crestview 0
Perrysburg 12, Toledo Bowsher 4
Toledo St. John’s 5, Akron SVSM 4
Pendleton, Fla. 3, Toledo St. John’s 1
Eau Gallie, Fla. 6, Toledo Central Catholic 1

Wednesday’s Softball Scores
Toledo Notre Dame 3, Falconer, N.Y. 1

Dying too soon

2007-04-10T20:42:00.000-07:00

Former University of Findlay basketball player and McComb assistant basketball coach Des Buford died last weekend.
I only met Des once and he was a nice enough guy. Anyway St. Michael the Arcangel church was packed with mourners for his funeral.
Courier Sports Editor Larry Alter wrote a nice column about Des that ran in Tuesday’s newspaper.
Des was just 40 and there have been too many athletes dying too young around here recently with the Bluffton University baseball tragedy and the kid from Tiffin University passing away from the accident at the corner of State Route 53 and County Road 38 recently.
Prayers to all their family and friends and may they rest in peace.
Here was Larry’s column about Des. Being a basketball coach in the BVC I’m sure others out there may have a story to share also …

Last Friday morning I got a call from Mark Heiman. He wanted to know if I had heard anything about the death of Des Buford.
I wasn’t sure I was hearing him right.
“Des Buford from the university?” I asked.
Mark said he had heard the news from a couple of friends who are associated with the University of Findlay.
I was shocked, like I’m sure so many others were as they too learned of Des’ untimely death.
I hadn’t talked with Des recently, but I saw him at the UF playoff games in March, bouncing along with his son at his side, enjoying the game he loved so much.
And as usual where ever Des was, Treyjon wasn’t far behind, a basketball tucked under his arm.
Des joined the Oiler “basketball family” in 1985 as Ron Niekamp’s first recruit.
Although he didn’t have any official capacity in recent years, Des was always associated with the men’s program if nothing more than a fan.
He served as assistant coach to Niekamp from 1991-1998. Des handled recruiting and aided in practices and game strategy. He also coordinated administration of academic tutoring, contributing to a 90-95 percent graduation rate in the men’s program.
“I’ve known Des Buford as a player, assistant basketball coach and colleague for the past 22 years,” Niekamp stated in an email circulated on the University of Findlay campus Monday by Dave Emsweller, Vice President for Student Services.
“More recently, Des has served as a mentor for several basketball players.
“Being the very first player that I recruited to Findlay, Des will always be remembered for the kind, gentle and caring person that he was. I always felt that he was a shining example of what all our student-athletes could strive to become.”
I got to know Des during his playing days when he developed his skills first as a member of the junior varsity team and then as a varsity player for two seasons.
He wasn’t about scoring, although he could do that, too. Oh, he scored 275 points in his career, 206 of those coming during the 1988-89 season when he was captain of an Oilers’ squad which went 23-6 on the year and advanced to the NAIA District 22 finals.
But he also had 66 rebounds, 67 assists and 32 steals.
And that’s how I remember Des as a playmaker.
He was one of those players who loved to handle the ball and challenge defenses with his pin-point passing and the ability to take an opponent to the basket.
Those talents led to a .593 shooting percentage from the field and a .742 mark at the free throw line as a senior.
During his career he played alongside Aaron Roth and became an assistant to Roth at McComb, serving the past eight years in that capacity.
Des earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1990. Nine years later, he was awarded a master of business administration degree. Along the way, he worked in admissions, served as executive director of minority student services and became director of intercultural student services in 2004. He also advised the Black Student Union.
Basketball, though, is how I will remember Des.
He always greeted me with a handshake and & “Hey, LA, what’s up?”

NOTEWORTHY:
TOMORROW: It’s track time! Four area invites are on tap for Saturday. We’ll talk about ‘em.

Tuesday's Baseball Scores
Findlay 3, Napoleon 2
Findlay 011 000 1 — 3 6 1
Napoleon 010 000 1 — 2 8 1
WP — Mowery (1-0). LP — Keller. top hitters: (Fin) Corbin 2-1B, Mowery 2B, RBI; Bowersox 2B, RBI; Elchert 1B, RBI. (Napo) Gilson 2-1B.
records: Napoleon 1-5 overall, 0-2 GBC.

VAN BUREN 5, PATRICK HENRY 4
Patrick Henry 200 100 100 — 4 6 1
Van Buren 200 200 001 — 5 7 4
WP — Marshall (2-1). LP — Reese. top hitters: (VB) Mason Frazier 2B, 1B, RBI; Grant 2-1B. (PH) Botjer 2-1B, 3B, 3 RBI.
records: Van Buren 4-3.

Columbus Grove 13, Pandora-Gilboa 3
Columbus Grove 030 64 — 13 9 3
Pandora-Gilboa 000 30 — 3 1 5
WP — Osterhage. LP — Balski (1-1). top hitters: (CG) N. Schroeder 1B, 2B, 3 RBIs; Neu 2B, RBIs; M. Schroeder 2-1B. (P-G) Hazelton 1B, 2-RBIs.
records: Columbus Grove 1-6 overall 1-1 Putnam Coutny League, Pandora-Gilboa 1-3, 1-1.

Hopewell-Loudon 11, Carey 1
Carey 000 10 — 1 3 2
Hopewell-Loudon 091 01 — 11 11 0
WP — Schalk (1-0). LP — Harrold (1-2). top hitters: (H-L) Yost 2B, 1B, RBI; Britton 2-1B, 2 RBI; Clouse 2-1B; Brown 2 RBI; Chapman 1B, 2 RBI. (Car) Thompson 1B; Geisey 1B; Dyer 1B.
records: Hopewell-Loudon 4-0 overall, 1-0 Midland Athletic League.

Hardin Northern 10, Waynesfield 4
Waynesfield 310 000 0 — 4 5 6
Hardin Northern 132 112 x — 10 7 4
WP — Hall (2-0). LP — Shaner. top hitters: (HN) Price 2-1B, Ruhlen 2-1B. (Way) Polhamus 2B.
records: Hardin Northern 2-5.

KALIDA 12, LIMA TEMPLE CHRISTIAN 1
Lima Temple 100 000 0 — 1 5 3
Kalida 620 002 2 — 12 14 2
WP — Berheide (1-0). LP — Hochstettler. top hitters: (Kal) Birkemeier 2B, 1B, RBI; Guisinger HR, 1B, 4 RBI; Maag HR, 1B, 4 RBI; Rampe 2B, 1B. (LTC) Patrick 2-1B.
records: Kalida 3-1.

miller city 10, mccomb 0
McComb 000 00 — 0 3 1
Miller City 090 1x — 10 4 1
WP — Meyer. LP — Cramer. top hitters: (McC) Williams 2B. (MC) Erford 2-1B, 2 RBI.
records: Miller City 4-3.

NEW RIEGEL 8, ARCADIA 4
Arcadia 110 002 0 — 4 6 2
New Riegel 030 032 x — 8 8 4
WP — Lucius (1-0). LP — Fleegle. top hitters: (Arc) Ridenour 1B, 2B; Pina & Lynch 1B, RBI; (NR) Williams 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Scherger 2B, 3 RBI; Lucius 1B, RBI.
records: Arcadia 4-3, New Riegel 5-4.

oTTAWA-gLANDORF 7, kENTON 3
Kenton 003 000 0 — 3 5 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 040 030 x — 7 6 3
WP — Maag (1-1). LP — Wyden. top hitters: (Ken) Clapfaddle 2-1B; Kleinfelter 2B. (O-G) Leatherman 2-1B, 2B; Myer 1B.
records: Kenton 0-2 Western Buckeye League; Ottawa-Glandorf 6-1 overall, 1-0 WBL.

CRESTLINE 11, RIVERDALE 2
Crestline 420 211 1 — 11 14 2
Riverdale 100 100 0 — 2 7 6
LP — Draper. top hitters: (Riv) Moore 2-1B; Draper 2-1B, RBI; .

NORTH BALTIMORE 10, LEIPSIC 3
Leipsic 010 200 0 — 3 7 5
North Baltimore 003 205 x — 10 7 2
WP — Routzon (2-0). LP — Moran. top hitters: (Leip) Goodwin 1B, RBI. (NB) Smith 2-1B, 2 RBI; Engard 2-1B; Wymer 1B, RBI.
records: North Baltimore 2-4.

Fostoria Senior 2, Tiffin Columbian 1
Fostoria Senior 000 002 0 — 2 7 2
Tiffin 000 000 1 — 1 4 1
WP — Hyde (2-1). LP — Smith. top hitters: (Fos) Bulkowski 2B, 2 RBI; Muñoz 2-1B; (TC) Hurd 2-1B.
records: Fostoria Senior 3-3 overall, 2-1 Northern Ohio League; Tiffin Columbian 3-5, 0-3.

findlay jv 16, napoleon 0
Napoleon 000 00 — 0 1 3
Findlay 1(14)1 0x — 16 13 1
WP — Roberts (2-0). LP — Beiswanger. top hitters: (Fin) Paul 1B, 2B, 4 RBI; Craft 2-1B, 2 RBI; Gilts 2-1B, 2 RBI.
records: Findlay JV 3-2.

OTHER SCORES
Ashland 7, Lexington 3
Bellevue 3, Galion 1
Bucyrus 12, Ontario 10
Elida 1, Lima Shawnee 0
Fremont Ross 6, Marion Harding 2
Lucas 9, Colonel Crawford 8
Monroeville 9, Bettsville 4
New London 2, Ashland Mapleton 1
Northwood 10, Danbury 0
Perrysburg 12, Toledo Bowsher 4
Port Clinton 10, Fremont St. Joseph 9
Sandusky 8, Lima Senior 4
Shelby 6, Norwalk 0
Swanton 5, Otsego 2
Willard 5, Upper Sandusky 0
Wynford 11, Buckeye Central 7
Montpelier 10, North Central 0
Ottawa Hills 20, Maumee Valley Country Day 0
Woodmore 22, Toledo Scott 2
Defiance 8, Wapakoneta 0
Delta 7, Evergreen 2
Toledo Libbey 16, Toledo Woodward 0
Stryker 9, Archbold 5
Archbold 8, Hilltop 7
Toledo Christian 10, Gibsonburg 1
Columbus Watterson 4, Sylvania Southview 1
Eastridge Fla. 8, Sylvania Southview 4
Toledo Whitmer 7, Bryan 3
RS Central, NC 4, Toledo St. Francis 2
Toledo St. Francis 7, Facquier, Va. 1
Victor N.Y. 14, Toledo St. Francis 6
Coldwater 4, Fort Recovery 0
St. Marys Memorial 13, Celina 3
Lima Bath 2, Van Wert 1
Defiance 8, Wapakoneta 0
Ottoville 6, Delphos Jefferson 4
Mansfield Madison 13, Mansfield Senior 0
W. Holmes 5, Clear Fork 3

Tuesday's Softball Scores
napoleon 2, findlay 0
Findlay 000 000 0 — 0 4 0
Napoleon 000 110 x — 2 8 0
WP — Hall. LP — Gilliland (2-4). top hitters: (Fin) Henry 2B; Gilliland 2B. (Nap) Busch 2-1B; Meyer 2-1B.
records: Findlay 3-6 overall, 1-1 Greater Buckeye Conference; Napoleon 5-4, 2-0.

Ada 9, Pandora-Gilboa 4
Pandora-Gilboa 101 110 0 — 4 7 5
Ada 351 000 x — 9 7 2
WP — Sybert (1-1). LP — Basinger. top hitters: (Ada) Jenkins 2B, 1B, RBI; Gossman 2-1B, RBI; Sybert 3B, 1B, 3 RBI. (P-G) Lovell 2-1B; C. Watkins 2B, 1B; Estrada 1B, RBI; J. Watkins 2B, RBI.
records: Ada 1-5, Pandora-Gilboa 2-2.

carey 9, hopewell-loudon 0
Carey 101 200 5 — 9 11 3
Hopewell-Loudon 000 000 0 — 0 3 1
WP — Nalle (4-0). LP — Dull (1-1). top hitters: (Car) Holsinger 2B, 2-1B, RBI; Kemerley 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Harley 2B, RBI. (H-L) Smith 2-1B.
records: Carey 6-1 overall, 2-0; Midland Athletic League; Hopwell-Loudon 1-2, 0-1.

Elmwood 13, Oak Harbor 3
Oak Harbor 102 000 — 3 6 3
Elmwood 112 405 — 13 13 1
WP — Dauterman (3-1). LP — Weber. top hitters: (Elm) Morgart 4-1B; Green 2B, 1B; Chapman 2B; Dauterman 2-1B.
records: Elmwood 5-1.

Hardin Northern 11, Waynesfield 0
Waynesfield Goshen 000 00 — 0 0 3
Hardin Northern 164 0x — 11 10 0
WP — Messmer (5-4). LP — Wireman. top hitters: (HN) Poe 2B, 3B, 5 RBI; Messmer 1B, 2B, RBI; Parsons 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Hardin Northern 6-4.

Kalida 2, Continental 0
Continental 000 000 0 — 0 1 2
Kalida 000 101 x — 2 2 0
WP — Schnipke (1-2). LP — Hanefeld. top hitters: (Kal) Wilson 2B; Schnipke 1B. (Cont) Hauter 2B.
records: Kalida 1-2 overall, 1-1 Putnam County League; Continental 0-2, 0-1.

Miller City 7, Columbus Grove 1
Columbus Grove 100 000 0 — 1 6 4
Miller City 400 030 x — 7 9 4
WP — Brown (3-0). LP — Bartz (1-2). top hitters: (MC) Brown 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Averesch 2-1B, 2 RBI; Wagner 2B, RBI; Franz 1B, RBI.
records: Miller City 4-0 overall, 2-0 Putnam County League; Columbus Grove 1-2, 0-1.

new riegel 9, arcadia 1
Arcadia 000 001 0 — 1 4 4
New Riegel 102 204 x — 9 9 1
WP — J. Mathias (4-2). LP — Conine (0-2). top hitters: (Arc) Johnson 2B, 1B; Holman 2B. (NR) Wagner 2B, 1B, RBI; J. Reinhart 1B, RBI; L. Mathias 2B, 3B, 3 RBI; Smith 1B, RBI; Hemminger 2B.
records: Arcadia 2-5, New Riegel 6-2.

riverdale 2, crestline 1
Crestline 000 010 0 — 1 3 0
Riverdale 000 002 x — 2 4 1
WP — Schoenberger. top hitters: (Riv) Ke. Kotterman 2B; Kr. Kotterman 3B, RBI; Wetherill 2-1B, RBI.
records: Riverdale 3-3 overall, 1-1 North Central Conference.

Willard 3, Upper Sandusky 2
Upper Sandusky 000 000 100 01 — 2 9 3
Willard 000 100 000 02 — 3 8 2
WP — Fluharty. LP — Jury (3-3). top hitters: (US) Jury 2-1B; Lucas 1B, 2-2B, RBI. (Wil) Dalton 1B, 2B; Clark 1B, 2-2B,, RBI.
records: Upper Sandusky 4-4 overall, 1-2 Northern Ohio League, Willard 3-2, 2-1.

Napoleon 14, Findlay 2
Napoleon 001 58 — 14 6 0
Findlay 000 20 — 2 4 2
WP — Lather. LP — Warnimont (1-3). top hitters: (Nap) Lamming 2-1B.
records: Findlay 4-5 overall, 0-2 GBC.

OTHER SCORES
Ashland 3, Lexington 1
Bucyrus 7, Ontario 5
Clear Fork 6, West Holmes 3
Colonel Crawford 11, Lucas 4
Convoy Crestview 2, Delphos Jefferson 0
Lake 6, Swanton 2
New London 9, Ashland Mapleton 2
Northwood 10, Danbury 0
Rossford 4, Toledo Start 2
Wynford 4, Buckeye Central 3
Lima Shawnee 6, Elida 0
Lima Bath 5, Van Wert 2
Lincolnview 12, Coldwater 2
St. Marys Memorial 4, Celina 0
Allen East 8, Lima Perry 6
Parkway 2, Minster 1
Ada 8, Pandora-Gilboa 4
New Bremen 11 Botkins 1
Wayne Trace 1, Antwerp 0
Marion Harding 5, Fremont Ross 3
Mansfield Madison 11, Mansfield Senior 4
Mansfield St. Peter's 16, Akron Elms 0
Clear Fork 6, West Holmes 3
Shelby 10, Norwalk 0
Louisa County, Va. 3, Toledo Notre Dame 1
Lake 6, Swanton 2
Rossford 4, Toledo Start 2
Gibsonburg 13, Toledo Christian 0
Woodmore 6, Old Fort 3
Liberty Center 7, Hilltop 4
Springfield 4, Archbold 3
Cardinal Stritch 9, Emmanuel Baptist 1
Anthony Wayne 5, Wauseon 3
Sylvania Southview 2, Toledo Whitmer 1
Sandusky 5, Eastern, N.J. 2
Sandusky 16, St John’s, Va. 1
Monroeville 27, Bettsville 4
Bellevue 12, Galion 0
Shelby 10, Norwalk 0
Fostoria 5, Tiffin Columbian 4

Snowed out in Cleveland

2007-04-09T21:12:00.000-07:00

Area high school baseball and softball teams were able to get back on the field today…but the Cleveland Indians weren’t able to.
The Indians head for their new home away from home … Milwaukee’s Miller Field for three game series against the Anaheim Angels.
Complete coverage of the whole Indians mess can be found here on the Plain Dealer’s website.
You know I have gone to the Indians home opener for the past few years but I didn’t get tickets for this year’s opener and I’m glad I didn’t after seeing how much snow fell at Jacobs Field Friday through Monday.
But MLB commissioner Bud Selig, in consultation with the Indians and Angels, decided to move the Tribe’s next series to Milwaukee rather than face the possibility of more postponed games that will have to be made up.
I’m kind of torn on this whole issue.
This is the longest home stand of the season for the Indians and it’s being cut short by the trip to Milwaukee. But then again who knows when the Lake Effect Snow Machine is finally going to stop dumping the white stuff on Jacobs Field.
What will be even tougher is finding the days to make up the four games lost with the Mariners. The two teams supposedly have just one common off day.
Hopefully a pennant race won’t be decided by a doubleheader on the day after the regular season ends.

NOTEWORTHY:
BVC BASEBALL: A couple of surprises on the diamonds yesterday. Arcadia put together a big rally to knock off Leipsic and defending BVC co-champs Cory-Rawson rolled to an easy win over Liberty-Benton. That last game surprised me a little not so much that the Hornets won, but that they won so handily.

Monday's Baseball Scores
oregon clay 3-4, findlay 0-3
first game
Findlay 000 000 0 — 0 0 0
Oregon Clay 000 021 x — 3 4 0
WP — Achter. LP — Stutzman (2-1). top hitters: (OC) Knerim 2B, RBI.
second game
Findlay 100 001 0 — 2 4 2
Oregon Clay 020 101 x — 4 4 0
WP — Martin. LP — Corbin (0-1). top hitters: (Fin) Mowery 1B, 2B, RBI; Kostyo 2B. (OC) Winckowski 2-HR, 1B, 3 RBI.
records: Findlay 2-3, Oregon Clay 6-0.

eastwood 7, new riegel 5
New Riegel 400 001 0 — 5 6 4
Eastwood 240 001 x — 7 8 4
WP — Haas. LP — Williams (0-2). top hitters: (NR) Williams HR, 3 RBI; Theis 1B, RBI. (East) Meyer 2B, 2 RBI; Starkey 2-2B; Rolf 2B, RBI.
records: New Riegel 4-4, Eastwood 4-2.

vanlue 7, hardin northern 3
Vanlue 000 061 0 — 7 9 3
Hardin Northern 010 002 0 — 3 11 2
WP — Kloeppel. LP — Albert (0-1). top hitters: (Van) Kloepfer 1B, 2B; Prater HR. (HN) Shepherd 2-1B; Hall 2-1B, 3B; Comstock 3-1B.
records: Hardin Northern 1-6 overall, 0-1 Blanchard Valley Conference.

kalida 7, Delphos st. john’s 5
Kalida 102 211 0 — 7 9 2
Delphos St. John’s 130 001 0 — 5 9 1
WP — Smith (1-0). LP — Smith. top hitters: (Kal) Guisinger 2-2B, RBI; Birkemeier 1B, 2B, RBI; Berheider 2-1B, RBI; Horstman 1B, 2 RBI. (DSJ) Hemker 2-1B; Blankenship 2-1B, RBI; Johnson 2B, RBI.
records: Kalida 2-1.

arlington 8, pandora-gilboa 4
Arlington 000 116 0 — 8 6 3
Pandora-Gilboa 000 201 1 — 4 6 3
WP — Drerup. LP — Lee (0-1). top hitters: (Arl) Leonard 3B; P. Morehart 2B; Gast 2-1B. (P-G) Lee 2-1B.
records: Arlington 4-0 overall, 1-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; Pandora-Gilboa 1-2, 0-1.

cory-rawson 10, liberty-benton 1
Liberty-Benton 001 000 0 — 1 3 6
Cory-Rawson 442 000 x — 10 6 2
WP — Caskie (1-0). LP — Parkins (1-1). top hitters: (L-B) Lieb 2-1B. (C-R) Caskie 1B, RBI; Welch 1B, RBI; Benner 1B,. 2 RBI; Rader 2-2B, 4 RBI.
records: Liberty-Benton 2-1 overall, 0-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; Cory-Rawson 3-1, 1-0.

arcadia 5, leipsic 4
Leipsic 300 000 1 — 4 2 4
Arcadia 010 000 4 — 5 4 3
WP — Kirian (2-0). LP — R. Schroeder. top hitters: (Arc) Ridenour 1B, 2 RBI; Lynch 1B. (Leip) Schroeder 1B, RBI.
records: Arcadia 4-2.

ada 4, columbus grove 1
Columbus Grove 000 010 0 — 1 4 4
Ada 100 210 x — 4 4 1
WP — Allen (4-0). LP — Hovest. top hitters: (CG) Gerdeman 2-1B; Osterhage 1B, RBI. (Ada) Vermillion 2B; Pedersen 2B, 2 RBI; Rush 1B, RBI.
records: Columbus Grove 0-6 overall, 0-2 Northwest Conference; Ada 6-0, 1-0.

lake 9, Fostoria st. wendelin 4
Fostoria St. Wendelin 130 000 0 — 4 8 5
Lake 207 000 x — 9 7 3
WP — Swartz. LP — Roth (0-2). top hitters: (SW) Stuby 2-1B, RBI; Peiffer, Frias, Reiter 1B, RBI; Faber 2-1B. (Lak) Carr 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Swartz 1B, 3 RBI; DeCant 2-1B, RBI.
records: Fostoria St. Wendelin 2-4.

miller city 8, fort jennings 6
Miller City 021 050 0 — 8 4 2
Fort Jennings 100 203 0 — 6 8 5
WP — Hermiller. LP — S. Chandler. top hitters: (MC) Schroeder 2-1B; Ellerbrock 3B, RBI; Hermiler HR, RBI. (FJ) Weber 1B, 2B, RBI; Utrup 2-1B, 2 RBI; A. Chandler 1B, RBI.

Fostoria Senior 5, Galion 0
Galion 000 000 0 — 0 1 0
Fostoria Senior 100 310 x — 5 6 0
WP — Muñoz (1-0). LP — Walter (1-1). top hitters: (Gal) McClintock 1B. (Fos) Brady 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Butcher 2B, 2 RBI; Hernandez 1B, RBI.
RECORD: Fostoria Senior 2-3 overall, 1-1 Northern Ohio League.

oregon clay jv 15, findlay jv 8
Oregon Clay 313 510 2 — 15 8 3
Findlay 105 020 0 — 8 6 6
WP — Holmes. LP — Paul (0-2). top hitters: (OC) Kuas 2-1B, 2B, 3B; Toth 1B, 2B. (Fin) Gilts 1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Roberts 1B, HR, 3 RBI.
records: Findlay JV 2-2.

Monday's Softball Scores
arcadia 6, leipsic 0
Leipsic 000 000 0 — 0 1 1
Arcadia 202 200 x — 6 10 1
WP — Boes (1-2). top hitters: (Arc) Garcia 2B, 1B; Kummerer 2B, 2-1B; Clemons HR, RBI.
records: Arcadia 2-4 overall, 1-2 Blanchard Valley Conference.

pandora-gilboa 8, arlington 3
Arlington 200 010 0 — 3 3 4
Pandora-Gilboa 112 220 x — 8 10 2
WP — Basinger (2-0). LP — Hartman (3-3). top hitters: (Arl) Haley 2-1B; Rettig 3B. (P-G) Watkins 2-1B, RBI; Lovell 2-1B, RBI.
records: Arlington 3-3 overall, 0-2 Blanchard Valley Conference; Pandora-Gilboa 2-0, 1-0.

fostoria Senior 3, galion 1
Galion 000 000 1 — 1 2 1
Fostoria 200 010 0 — 3 7 0
WP — Seel (3-3). LP — Hoffer. top hitters: (Fos) Seel 2B, RBI; Nye 1B, RBI. (Gal) Grogg 2B, 3B.
records: Fostoria Senior 4-3 overall, 1-1 Northern Ohio League; Galion 1-6, 1-1.

cory-rawson 4, liberty-benton 3
Liberty-Benton 010 020 0 — 3 12 3
Cory-Rawson 101 000 2 — 4 6 4
WP — Bosse (3-1). LP — Dean. top hitters: (L-B) Marshall 2-1B; Dean 1B, 2B; Piper 2-1B; Meadows 1B, 2B. (C-R) Basinger 2-1B.
records: Liberty-Benton 0-1 Blanchard Valley Conference; Cory-Rawson 4-1, 1-0.

columbus grove 13, ada 3
Columbus Grove 160 301 2 — 13 15 1
Ada 200 010 0 — 3 8 3
WP — Bartz (1-1). LP — Jenkins. top hitters: (CG) Ashley Birchmeier 2-2B, 2-1B, 4 RBI; Ashtyn Shafer 2B, 2-1B, 3 RBI; Genna Carpenter 2-1B; Janelle Herron 2B, 1B. (Ada) Gossman 2-2B, 1B; Ring 2-1B.
records: Columbus Grove 1-1 overall, 1-1 Northwest Conference; Ada 0-5, 0-1.

shelby 3, upper sandusky 2
Shelby 000 003 0 — 3 3 1
Upper Sandusky 000 110 0 — 2 7 2
WP — Bartosiak. LP — Jury (3-2). top hitters: (US) Thiel 3B, 1B; Lucas 2-1B; Jury & Howard RBI. (She) Seymour 2B.
records: Upper Sandusky 4-3 overall, 1-1 Northern Ohio League.

OTHER SOFTBALL SCORES
Ashland Crestview 6, Lucas 5
Bellevue 8, Willard 2
Buckeye Central 24, Bettsville 1
Delphos Jefferson 10, Bluffton 0
Edison 12, Sandusky St. Mary’s 0
Lincolnview 4, Hicksville 3
Mansfield Christian 16, Kingsway Christian 0
Marion Catholic 10, Lima Temple Christian 0
Mohawk 20, Norwalk St. Paul 0
Norwalk 4, Tiffin Columbian 2
Tinora 5, Continental 1
Toledo Notre Dame 10, Sherman, N.Y. 0
Toledo St Ursula 1, Fremont Ross 0
Oak Harbor 7, Clyde 3
Genoa 16, Toledo Waite 0
Archbold 13, Swanton 1
Perrysburg 6, Sylvania Southview 4
Rossford 9, Springfield 2
Hilltop 5, Stryker 4
Anthony Wayne 13, Maumee 1
Sandusky Perkins 12, Port Clinton 2
Margaretta 12, Huron 3
Van Wert 5, Fairview 4
New Bremen 4, Covington 0

Frozen Easter of 2007

2007-04-09T07:19:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone out there had a very Hoppy Easter!
I took a few days off from work to enjoy myself outside who knew it was going to be the great Frozen Easter of 2007.
OK I’ll admit it sometimes I write “over the top.”
But I’ve been saving this for a rainy day. But since there have been plenty of snowy days as of late that will suffice.
Someone asked me once why we don’t cover the all-star basketball games around the area. Well one of the reasons is that, honestly, they aren’t really all-star games anymore.
Fostoria Boosters, BG Sentinel, MAL vs. BVC, Putnam County, district 8 and the rest, NCC vs. Firelands…the list of all-star games area basketball players participate in is endless.
If you play basketball and are a senior chances are pretty good you’ll get invited to one of these all-star games. That means it isn’t really an all-star game it’s a senior game.
They are fun for the players and coaches but I’ve been to a few of these games and they gym isn’t exactly packed. It’s not nearly as big as an OHSAA district, regional and even a first round sectional game.
Actually I read this in a NW Ohio newspaper recently the names were changed to protect the innocent and naiive…

“As Sports Editor of The EAST PODUNK PRESS, I've had the pleasure of attending some great sporting events in the three years that I've worked here.
I've covered the BCS National Championship game, the Fiesta Bowl, Ohio State football, as well as the great high school sports in the area. However, all of them pale in comparison to the Multi County All-Star Cage Classic.
First of all, it gives the best high school seniors in the four county area an opportunity to strut their stuff one last time on the basketball court, before moving on to college.”

If you believe that I have some swamp land near Houcktown to sell you.

NOTEWORTHY:
LET’S GET IT ON: Just about the entire prep schedule since last Wednesday has been wiped out by cold weather. Because of scheduling I imagine some teams haven’t played in as long as a week. Hopefully they’ll be able to get a few games in tonight and more as the rest of the week slowly warms up.
Here’s today’s area schedule…weather permitting of course.

Monday's Schedule
Girls Softball
Galion at Fostoria (NOL), 4:30
Shelby at Upper Sandusky (NOL), 4:30
Defiance at Findlay 4:30
Tinora at Continental, 4:30
Arlington at Pandora-Gilboa (BVC), 5
Van Buren at McComb (BVC), 5
Leipsic at Arcadia (BVC), 5
Liberty-Benton at Cory-Rawson (BVC), 5
Columbus Grove at Ada (NWC), 5
Bluffton at Delphos Jefferson (NWC), 5
Evergreen at Patrick Henry (NWOAL), 5
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Riverdale, 5
Ottawa-Glandorf at Miller City, 5
Ottoville at Wayne Trace, 5

Prep Baseball
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Lake, 1
New Riegel at Eastwood, 4:30
Galion at Fostoria (NOL), 4:30
Shelby at Upper Sandusky (NOL), 4:30
Continental at Ottoville (PCL), 4:30
Findlay at Oregon Clay, 4:45
Liberty-Benton at Cory-Rawson (BVC), 5
Vanlue at Hardin Northern (BVC), 5
Van Buren at McComb (BVC), 5
Leipsic at Arcadia (BVC), 5
Arlington at Pandora-Gilboa (BVC), 5
Evergreen at Patrick Henry (NWOAL), 5
Miller City at Fort Jennings (PCL), 5
Continental at Ottoville (PCL), 5
Columbus Grove at Ada (NWC), 5
Bluffton at Delphos Jefferson (NWC), 5
Kalida at Delphos St. John's, 5
Wayne Trace at Ottawa-Glandorf, 5

Prep Boys Tennis
Maumee at Findlay, 4:30
Norwalk at Fostoria (NOL), 4:15
Upper Sandusky at Tiffin Columbian (NOL), 4:15
Lima Bath at Ottawa-Glandorf (WBL), 5
Kenton at Bluffton, 4:30

Donnell Resolved...No comment

2007-04-05T14:56:00.001-07:00

NOTE TO READERS: This was supposed to be my column that was going to run Saturday. But people more powerful than I said there had to be a story in Thursday’s paper...so that pretty much rendered this column moot. I think this column is much more entertaining than the story in the paper today...just my opinion only. No comments from Superintendent Wittwer, AD Snodgrass or the building and grounds guy who even came up to the office last night to make sure he wouldn’t be quoted.
Just one last sentence before you read my column....why the hell is everyone scared to say anything....I don’t understand the secrecy.

My Column...

This is going to be a ground-breaking column.
That’s because it’s all about whether or not they are going to break ground for a new synthetic turf field at Donnell Stadium.
Can’t say for sure what’s going on out there. People in charge of the stadium are pretty tight-lipped about the whole thing.
The plans are so secret and information so scarce that you’d think that the U.S. government was installing a secret UFO base at Donnell Stadium instead of replacing the natural grass surface with synthetic turf.
Hmmm, maybe that’s why there are dozens of stakes with yellow ribbons driven into the ground at Donnell Stadium.
A secret UFO base could be a boost for the Findlay economy, if that’s what’s happening at Donnell Stadium. Unfortunately no one has come forth on the record to refute a possible UFO base being installed at Donnell Stadium.
The biggest clue to the Donnell Stadium mystery was right there under our very noses in The Courier on page B5 of the March 29 edition of the newspaper.
The clue to what’s going on with Donnell Stadium was is in very small print in the classified section of the newspaper.
The first paragraph says everything we need to know to squelch the secret Donnell UFO base rumors I have been spreading.
“Sealed proposals are invited to furnish labor and material for a proposed synthetic turf system at Donnell Stadium for Findlay City Schools.”
The classified advertisement is your typical notice seeking bids on a project you’d often see when a school district or government entity is seeking bids from private contractors on a big project. Looking past all of the legal gobbledy gook in the ad it lists the estimate for the base bids on the project at $780,000. That’s no small chunk of change.
In addition, the contractor awarded the bid much achieve “substantial completion” by August 15, 2007 just in time for the start of the new football season.
Bids on the project are scheduled to be opened in the office of the business manager for the Findlay City Schools on April 12 at 2:30 p.m.
All I can say if the new synthetic turf is installed at Donnell Stadium is that it’s about time. After covering games at Tiffin’s Frost-Kalnow Stadium and Fremont’s newly-renovated Don Paul Stadium I think synthetic turf is the way to go especially for stadiums like Donnell that have two or more teams playing on it each season.
The only problem I see is what to do with the outdated six-lane track surrounding the field. Any upgrade of the field should eliminate the track. The lanes are narrow and the facilities are less than outstanding for a track meet. It would be nice to see the University of Findlay and Findlay City Schools in a joint effort to build a quality 8-lane outdoor track for use by both the schools and the university.
For a city the size of Findlay, with a Division I high school and an NCAA Division II university, not to have a proper outdoor track facility is a shame.
Donnell is a great place to watch a football game and the addition of synthetic turf will allow for more games to be played in Findlay --- specifically OHSAA playoff games. Conceivably with a change in the playing surface, Donnell Stadium could host playoff games right up to the state semifinals.
If and when synthetic turf is finally installed at Donnell Stadium, the school, businesses in town and football fans in the area will all benefit.
There’s no secret in that.
Contact staff writer Jamie Baker at:
(419) 427-8409
jamiebaker@thecourier.com

WEDNESDAY BASEBALL
Mansfield Madison 8, Wooster 6
Mansfield Sr. 12, Clear Fork 9
Ashland 10, West Holmes 5
Van Buren 4, S. Laurel, Ky. 3
Glasgow, Ky. 6, Van Buren 3
Tottenville, N.Y. 5, Ottawa Hills 3

WEDNESDAY SOFTBALL
Ashland 11, West Holmes 1
Mansfield St. Peter’s 16, Norwalk St. Paul 4
Wooster 12, Mansfield Madison 11
Clear Fork 15, Mansfield Sr. 1

OHSAA Enrollments: Number Crunching

2007-04-03T20:16:00.001-07:00

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

UT Rockets in a close shave

2007-04-02T19:45:00.000-07:00

Point shaving at the University of Toledo? Hard to believe but it just might be true.
Here’s a link to a story about the whole sordid ordeal about former UT football player Harvey “Scooter” McDougle.

And here are the details about the point-shaving scheme according to documents filed in federal district court in Detroit:

— The scheme began in the fall of 2003 when a Michigan man identified only as “Gary” met University of Toledo football players at a cellular telephone store in Toledo.
— The man took the players out for dinners and to casinos in Detroit. He evaluated the players and then decided which ones he would recruit in the point-shaving scheme.
— “Gary” and the football players met at a Detroit restaurant and then gambled at Greektown Casino in December 2005.
— McDougle would attempt to recruit football and basketball players to join the scheme.
— McDougle told “Gary” during a call in December 2005 that he would talk to other players and see if they could make money on a game between Toledo and Texas-El Paso.
— McDougle told FBI agents last December that he gave “Gary” information about games so he could place bets. McDougle said he never played differently to affect any games.

Even if McDougle didn’t play any differently in games, if he did take gifts from gamblers seeking for him to be a part of the scheme and he talked to other players about joining the plan, then he’s guilty of complicity plain and simple. If the allegations are true then he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and an investigation into the UT program should be conducted to make sure no other athletes are involved.

If a point shaving scheme is going to happen, the schools from the MAC are good candidates. It’s nothing against the schools from the MAC, it’s just that the conference’s football teams tend to fly under the national radar. I don’t remember when it happened but you couldn’t even bet on the MAC legally with Vegas-based sportsbooks up until around 5 or so years ago I think.

MAC football games aren’t televised nearly as much as the other conferences and they just don’t get the national attention other programs get that. They probably don’t get the same attention by bettors that other conferences get either. I wouldn’t have expected this at most MAC schools. Places like Ohio,

Miami and Ball State are more or less insulated from the outside by being located in rural areas. But Toledo would a prime candidate for shenanigans such as this. It’s in an urban area and close to Detroit and all of the organized crime within its realm.

I guess Buffalo couldn’t have been a candidate for a point-shaving scheme too. But then again your program has to be relatively good and ahead in some games to shave points. The Bulls don’t exactly fit the bill.

Hopefully, this wound in the UT athletic department doesn’t run too deep and the NCAA doesn’t have to wield it’s big enforcement stick on the Rockets.

NOTEWORTHY:
SOFTBALL AND FUDGE: It happens every year and usually it’s softball. Yesterday one coach called in their game as a no-hitter and the opposing coach called and said they had 4 hits. That’s one helluva difference. Makes me wonder when we start getting stats if they will be accurate at all or if they will be fudged. I’m sure it happens in every sport. An extra rebound here and assist there in hoops. A hit when its a fielder’s choice in baseball/softball. Actually, I’m kind of sure a scant few coaches don’t know how to score a game. It was refreshing to get the Carey-New Riegel softball game — a 1-hitter by Megan Nalle. Both coaches agreed on the linescore.

Monday’s Baseball Scores
LAKOTA 4, ARcadia 2
Arcadia 110 000 0 — 2 5 5
Lakota 000 211 0 — 4 3 2
WP — Babcock. LP — Huffman (0-1). top hitters: (Arc) Fleegle 2-1B, RBI; Huffman 1B. (Lak) Miles 2B, RBI; Soudinger 2B, RBI.
records: Arcadia 3-2, Lakota 3-2.

Convoy Crestview 25, Columbus Grove 3
Convoy Crestview 153 0(12) — 25 20 0
Columbus Grove 003 00 — 3 7 0
WP — Michaud. LP — Bogart. top hitters: (CC) Cory Michaud 3-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Schneider 2-1B, 3 RBI; Myers 3B, 1B, 3 RBI; Cody Michaud 2B, 1B, RBI; Harmon 2B, RBI; Eickholt 2-1B, RBI. (CG) Neu 2-1B, 2 RBI; Harris 2B, 1B.

liberty center 6, continental 3
Liberty Center 000 130 2 — 6 9 0
Continental 100 011 0 — 3 4 4
WP — Chefflinger. LP — Miller (0-1). top hitters: (Con) Miller 1B, RBI. (LC) Spiess 3B, 1B, RBI; Shumaker 2-1B; Brown 2-2B.
records: Liberty Center 4-1, Continental 0-4.

kalida 1, miller city 0
Miller City 000 000 0 — 0 3 2
Kalida 010 000 x — 1 1 0
WP — Guisinger (1-1). LP — Hermiller (0-2). top hitters: (MC) Wenzinger 2-1B; Pester 2B. (Kal) Smith 1B, RBI.
records: Miller City 2-3 overall, 0-1 Putnam County League; Kalida 1-1, 1-0.

new riegel 14, carey 4
New Riegel 400 104 5 — 14 19 0
Carey 102 000 1 — 4 8 4
WP — Theis (2-1). LP — Harrold (1-1). top hitters: (NR) B. Mathias HR, 2-1B, 5 RBI; Theis 3-1B, 3 RBI; Reinhart 3-1B, RBI; Wartz 2-1B, 2B. (Car) Thompson HR, 1B, RBI; Sammons 3-1B, RBI.
records: New Riegel 4-3 overall, 1-0 Midland Athletic League; Carey 1-4, 0-1.

patricky henry 6, ayersville 3
Ayersville 110 010 0 — 3 4 2
Patrick Henry 110 031 x — 6 7 3
WP — Taylor (2-0). LP — Brown. top hitters: (Ayers) Carr 2-1B. (PH) Reese 2-2B, 3 RBI; Leonard 2-1B; Bower 2B.
records: Patrick Henry 4-1.

bluffton 3, allen east 1
Bluffton 003 000 0 — 3 5 2
Allen East 000 100 0 — 1 4 4
WP — Wietholter (1-0). LP — Engle. top hitters: (Bl) Wietholter 2-1B; G. Fruchey 1B, 2 RBI. (AE) Yetman 2B, 1B.
records: Bluffton 3-1 overall, 1-0 Northwest Conference.

Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Fort Jennings 0
Fort Jennings 000 000 0 — 0 3 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 100 011 x — 3 9 1
WP — Leatherman (2-0). LP — Gerdeman. top hitters: (O-G) Andy Brickner 2B, 1B, RBI; Nienberg 2B, 1B, RBI; Horstman 2B, 1B. (FJ) Gerdeman 2-1B.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 5-1.

crestline 18, riverdale 14
Riverdale 203 350 1 — 14 20 9
Crestline 405 513 x — 18 15 4
LP — Weber. top hitters: (Riv) Draper 2-2B, 2-1B, RBI; Rose 2B, 1B; Brown 2B; Titus 3-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; McKee 3-1B; Weber 3-1B; McAvoy 1B, 2 RBI.

vanlue 6, danbury 1
Danbury 000 000 1 — 1 2 4
Vanlue 202 020 x — 6 6 1
WP — Kloepfer (1-0). LP — Petroff. top hitters: (Van) Drown 2-1B; Kloepfer 2B, RBI; Sean Alfred 2B, RBI.
records: Vanlue 2-3.

OTHER NW OHIO SCORES
Archbold 14, North Central 2
Baseball
Bluffton 3, Allen East 1
Bowling Green 5-7, Otsego 1-4
Bryan 4, Edgerton 1
Colonel Crawford 15, Lucas 1
Defiance 4, Delta 3
Eastwood 12, Fostoria 11
Edison 5, Bellevue 4
Edon 10, Hicksville 0
Evergreen 6, Hilltop 2
Fremont St. Joseph 15, Tiffin Calvert 1
Gibsonburg 6, Cardinal Stritch 4
Lima Bath 13, New Knoxville 2
Lima Central Catholic 3, Spencerville 0
Lima Perry 13, Marion Catholic 0
Lima Shawnee 11, Delphos St. John’s 1
Lincolnview 12, Delphos Jefferson 5
Mansfield Madison 5, Galion 2
Maumee 5, Lake 0
Mount Gilead 12, Mansfield St. Peter’s 5
Ontario 3, Bucyrus 0
Ottawa Hills 7, Buffalo Timon 6
Patrick Henry 6, Ayersville 3
St. Henry 4, Celina 0
St. Marys Memorial 6, Marion Local 4
Sandusky 15, Margaretta 5
Sandusky St. Mary 18, Plymouth 9
Shelby 15, Lexington 7
Stryker 10, Wauseon 0
Swanton 16, Toledo Rogers 6
Toledo St. Francis 7, Sylvania Northview 5
Toledo Waite 7, Emmanuel Baptist 6
Wayne Trace 3, Antwerp 2
Waynesfield-Goshen 5, Riverside 2
Willard 14, South Central 0

Monday’s Softball Scores
CELINA 8, FINDLAY 3
Findlay 300 000 0 — 3 3 3
Celina 301 220 x — 8 13 0
WP — L. Homan (4-0). LP — Thomas (1-1).
records: Findlay 2-5, Celina 7-0.

Miller City 6, Cory-Rawson 5
Cory-Rawson 000 301 000 001 00 — 5 11 7
Miller City 000 130 000 001 01 — 6 12 10
WP — Wenzinger (1-0). LP — Bosse (2-1). top hitters: (MC) Wagner 3-1B, 2 RBI; Griggs 3B, 2B, 1B, 2 RBI. (C-R) DeVore 2-1B, RBI; Bosse 2-1B; Woodward 2-1B.
records: Miller City 2-0, Cory-Rawson 2-1.

North Baltimore 11, Seneca East 0
North Baltimore 121 07 — 11 12 0
Seneca East 000 00 — 0 5 1
WP — Trevino (1-0). LP — Walker (2-1). top hitters: (NB) Vanaman 2-1B, HR, 2B, 3 RBI; Rensch HR, 3B, 3 RBI; Trevino HR; Allison 2-1B, RBI. (SE) Hosang 2-1B.
records: North Baltimore 2-2 overall, 1-0 Midland Athletic League.

leipsic 2, ottawa-glandorf 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 000 001 00 — 1 2 2
Leipsic 001 000 01 — 2 4 4
WP — Mangas (2-0). LP — Tousley (1-2). top hitters: (Leip) Mangas 2-1B. (O-G) Bingley 1B, RBI.
records: Ottawa-Glandorf 1-3, Leipsic 2-0.

hardin northern 6, arlington 1
Hardin Northern 301 200 0 — 6 11 1
Arlington 000 000 1 — 1 3 2
WP — Messmer (4-1). LP — Hartman (2-2). top hitters: (HN) Messmer 2B, 2-1B, RBI; Parsons 1B, RBI; Flowers 2-1B, RBI; Marquart 2-1B, RBI; Potter 2-1B. (Arl) Rettig HR, 1B.
records: Hardin Northern 5-1 overall, 1-0 Blanchard Valley Conference; Arlington 2-2, 0-1.

convoy crestview 9, columbus grove 0
Convoy Crestview 014 001 3 — 9 9 1
Columbus Grove 000 000 0 — 0 3 3
WP — Hicks (2-0). LP — Bartz (0-1). top hitters: (CC) Lehman 3B, 2B; Hicks 2B, 1B; Henry 3B. (CG) Carpenter 2-1B.
records: Convoy Crestview 2-0 overall, 1-0 Northwest Conference; Columbus Grove 0-1, 0-1.

Eastwood 4, Fostoria Senior 0
Fostoria Senior 000 000 0 — 0 1 1
Eastwood 110 020 x — 4 8 0
WP — Haas. LP — Seel. top hitters: (East) Taylor HR; Dewyer 2-1B; Samson 2-1B. (Fos) Nye 2B.
records: Eastwood 4-0, Fostoria Senior 3-2.

CAREY 2, NEW RIEGEL 1
New Riegel 000 100 0 — 1 1 1
Carey 000 200 x — 2 4 1
WP — Megan Nalle (3-0). LP — J. Mathias (3-2). top hitters: Baker 2-2B, RBI; Kemerly 1B; Ellis 1B. (NR) L. Mathias 1B.
records: Carey 4-1 overall, 1-0 Midland Athletic League; New Riegel 3-2, 0-1.

lakota 13, arcadia 0
Lakota 440 104 — 13 9 0
Arcadia 000 000 — 0 1 2
WP — Capehart. LP — Baird. top hitters: (Lak) Capehart 2-2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Bickford 2B, 1B, 2 RBI; Lawrence 2B, 1B, 2 RBI. (Arc) Conine 2B.
records: Lakota 3-0, Arcadia 1-2.

crestline 9, riverale 4
Riverdale 010 012 — 4 4 2
Crestline 411 030 — 9 6 2
WP — Shumate. LP — Ke. Kotterman (0-1). top hitters: (Riv) Naus 2B; Justice 1B, 2 RBI.
records: Riverdale 2-2 overall, 0-1 North Central Conference.

OTHER NW OHIO SCORES
Archbold 4, Anthony Wayne 1
Bellevue 6, Edison 1
Bryan 8, Napoleon 1
Buckeye Central 5, Wynford 1
Bucyrus 14, Ontario 0
Clear Fork 5, Ashland Crestview 0
Colonel Crawford 8, Lucas 0
Convoy Crestview 9, Columbus Grove 0
Crestline 9, Riverdale 4
Delphos Jefferson 3, Lincolnview 1
Delta 12, Bowling Green 7
Fairview 5, Hilltop 2
Gibsonburg 2, Cardinal Stritch 1
Lake 7, Rossford 4
Lexington 1, Shelby 0
Lima Shawnee 4, Kalida 0
New London 4, Mansfield St. Peter’s 1
Patrick Henry 6, Ayersville 3
Sandusky 8, Margaretta 1
Sandusky Perkins 3, North Olmsted 2
Sandusky St. Mary’s 13, Plymouth 2
Springfield 17, Hilltop 4
Toledo Christian 5, Pettisville 2
Toledo Whitmer 5, Maumee 2
Van Wert 6, St. Henry 3
Wauseon 11, Stryker 0
Wapakoneta 3, New Bremen 1
Wayne Trace 9, Edgerton 4
Willard 12, Mansfield Madison 9

It's the best day of the year

2007-04-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

Well it’s perhaps one of the best sporting days of the year today.
Major League Baseball opening day and the NCAA Men’s Basketball championship game are both slated for today.
Opening day signals the start of summer (OK maybe summer will begin after next week’s cold snap). I like baseball because it isn’t just played on Saturdays and SUndays. Baseball will be on nearly every night of the week from here on out through September.
It works right in there with the whole spring and Easter concept this week. The season begins and everyone thinks their team is a possible pennant contender no matter how bad their team finished the previous year. It’s a time for rejuvenation and rebirth.
I’ve been to a lot of opening days over the years at Jacobs Field and at old Cleveland Municipal Stadium over the years. I’m hopeful, but not confident, that the Indians can make a run at the playoffs this season. It’s a new season and the Tribe equal to everyone else — at least they are today.
I can remember going to Municipal Stadium on opening day and being there with 70,000 fans. I also remember sometimes going there in September when there were 70 fans (or it seemed like it). The lake was usually frozen. Unfortunately I was only 5 when my dad died and I never got to go to any games with him.
But I’ve made up for it with my step dad. He’s from England and since moving to states 4 years ago he has become an Indians fanatic. He watches them religiously every night and has been waiting for the start of the season since their final game last year. I take him to Jacobs Field a couple of times a year.
Anyone have any baseball memories they care to share?

NOTEWORTHY:
GO BUCKS: The commentators certainly didn’t give the Buckeyes a chance to beat Georgetown in Saturday’s NCAA men’s basketball semifinals. And don’t look for them to favor them in tonight’s final against Florida. It’s a 9:21 tip off by the way. So give me some predictions. Who’s going to win. Personally, with Florida’s previous experience in the final I think that gives them a big edge. Let’s say Florida 82, OSU 72. Anyone else want to stick their neck out.

THE DONNELL QUESTION?: I’ve talked to a few people about what the hell is going on at Donnell Stadium. I have no idea why people are so damned tight-lipped about the whole thing. It’s a football field! It’s not George W. Bush’s secret attack plans for Iran and North Korea. Anyway, I’ve been bumped back a week in the column rotation so I won’t get to respond on my theory of what’s going on at Donnell until next Tuesday. It will be a good read, I hope.

ON TAP FOR TOMORROW: Point-shaving and the University of Toledo football team.

Saturday’s Softball Scores
Archbold 10-12, Napoleon 1-7
Arlington 9, Botkins 0
Ashland 10, Findlay 6
Ayersville 14-2, McComb 3-1
Bellevue 15, Clyde 3
Bowling Green 7, Toledo St. Ursula 1
Bryan 5-9, Van Wert 2-2
Bucyrus 9, Marion Elgin 4
Carey 13, Wynford 3
Cardinal Stritch 6-13, North Baltimore 5-12
Clear Fork 5, Ashland Crestview 0
Clear Fork 5, West Salem Northwestern 3
Colonel Crawford 4-10, Tiffin Calvert 2-0
Crestline 11-5, Galion Northmor 1-4
Elmwood 2, Archbold 1
Elmwood 8, Bowling Green 0
Fairview 18, Pettisville 3
Fostoria 6, Liberty-Benton 0
Fostoria 7, Arcadia 2
Fostoria St. Wendelin 1, Arcadia 0
Fostoria St. Wendelin 5, Liberty-Benton 2
Greenville 8, Bluffton 1
Hardin Northern 12, Ridgemont 6
Hopewell-Loudon 18-3, Upper Sandusky 7-8
Lexington 10-12, Galion 8-1
Lima Bath 3-0, Sylvania Southview 2-2
Lucas 4-11, Mansfield Christian 3-0
Maumee 5-1, Fremont Ross 4-6
New Riegel 10, Oak Harbor 2
New Riegel 12, Van Buren 6
Norwalk 7-6, Vermilion 6-2
Oak Harbor 4, Van Buren 0
Oregon Clay 5, Findlay 2
Oregon Clay 10, Ashland 0
Otsego 9-8, Northwood 3-1
Patrick Henry 7-7, Tinora 1-8
Plymouth 14-8, Buckeye Central 7-9
Rossford 10-16, Toledo Waite 0-0
St. Henry 5, Mechanicsburg 4
Sandusky 9, Lorain Admiral King 1
Sandusky Perkins 2-3, Mohawk 1-2
Springfield 6-5, Evergreen 3-9
Toledo St. Ursula 2, Elmwood 1
Willard 10, Margaretta 3

Saturday’s Baseball Scores
Ada 9-7, Vanlue 2-2
Amherst Steele 7-9, Sandusky 2-3
Anthony Wayne 3, Defiance 2
Anthony Wayne 6, Napoleon 1
Arcadia 10-11 Upper Scioto Valley 1-7
Arlington 3, Allen East 0
Ashland 5-7, Marion Harding 0-6
Ashland Crestview 17-8, Jeromesville Hillsdale 11-4
Bryan 3, Tiffin Columbian 0
Bryan 5, Edon 0
Buckeye Central 9-16, Plymouth 3-3
Celina 7-7, Greenville 6-6
Clear Fork 12, Loudonville 3
Clyde 8, Seneca East 3
Clyde 8, Bellevue 4
Defiance 15, Napoleon 5
Elmwood 6-4, Port Clinton 2-2
Evergreen 12-4, Edgerton 2-3
Fostoria St. Wendelin 5-11, Cardinal Stritch 4-5
Galion Northmor 16-3, Crestline 9-12
Hicksville 7-1, Stryker 3-2
Hopewell-Loudon 14-15, Upper Sandusky 0-5
Lake 9-10, Northwood 8-8
Lexington 6-14, Galion 2-10
Liberty Center 4-9, Holgate 3-7
Lima Bath 11-0, Ayersville 3-5
Lima Central Catholic 12-3, Eastwood 1-3
Lima Shawnee 12-9, Wauseon 1-1
Mansfield Christian 7-7, Lucas 6-17
Marion Elgin 4, Bucyrus 0
Miller City 3, Leipsic 1
Mohawk 10-11, Ridgedale 0-1
Monroeville 19-16, Mansfield St. Peter’s 11-8
Montpelier 8-11, Columbus Grove 4-8
New London 8-11, Urichsville Claymont 5-6
Norwalk 5-8, Huron 4-7
Oak Harbor 11-10, New Riegel 1-14
Ottawa-Glandorf 6-2, Paulding 5-1
Oregon Clay 4-7, Bedford, Mich. 1-4
Patrick Henry 5-4, Tinora 1-7
Ridgemont 15, Hardin Northern 3
Rossford 13-13, North Baltimore 9-0
St, Henry 6, Wapakoneta 1
St. Henry 10, Coshocton 6
Sandusky Perkins 6-1, LaGrange Keystone 4-14
Springfield 20-11, Toledo Rogers 1-1
Tiffin Columbian 7, Edon 6
Tiffin Columbian 16, Toledo Libbey 6
Toledo Libbey 6, Toledo Scott 0
Toledo Start 14-7, Maumee 2-6
Toledo Waite 5-14, Erie Mason, Mich. 1-8
Walsh Jesuit 4-13, Toledo Central Catholic 3-3
Wapakoneta 9, Coshocton 3
West Bloomfield 12-1, Sylvania Northview 2-11
West Salem Northwestern 13, Clear Fork 0
Willard 2, Margaretta 0
Woodmore 10-4, Fremont St. Joseph 0-9
Youngstown Ursuline 6-5, Toledo St. Francis 0-7

Looks a little wet out there

2007-03-31T07:10:00.000-07:00

Looks like rain today. There was a big schedule on tap for today baseball and softball-wse but I imagine there will be a few rainouts in the area. Here are the scores and some softball capsules from around the area. Be back on Monday!

Friday’s Baseball Scores
Archbold 7, Montpelier 3
Ashland Crestview 7, Black River 2
Bellevue 11, Port Clinton 10
Bluffton 4, Miller City 3
Clear Fork 15, Wooster Triway 10
Coldwater 22, Mississinawa Valey 1
Delphos St. John’s 8, Wayne Trace 7
Eastwood 10, Fostoria St. Wendelin 7
Edgerton 3, Wauseon 2
Edison 9, Western Reserve 2
Emmanuel Baptist 11, Community Christian 1
Lake 5, Swanton 2
Lakota 16, Carey 3
Leipsic 8, Columbus Grove 1
Liberty-Benton 8, Holgate 1
Mansfield Christian 8, Kingsway Christian 0
Mansfield St. Peter's 2, Crestline 1
Mohawk 16, Margaretta 2
New Riegel 13, Riverdale 4
Norwalk St. Paul 8, Sandusky St. Mary’s 4
Pandora-Gilboa 5, Continental 0
Parkway 10, Delphos Jefferson 2
Patrick Henry 11, Hicksville 1
Shelby 12, Colonel Crawford 2
Tinora 0, Hilltop 2
Toledo Waite 1, Rossford 0
Wellington 5, Monroeville 1
Willard 15, Mansfield Senior 1

Friday’s Softball Scores
Arcadia 22, Bettsville 11
Arlington 6, Ada 0
Ashland Crestview 5, Black River 2
Bellevue 7, Port Clinton 1
Clear Fork 10, Triway 0
Colonel Crawford 14, Shelby 7
Delphos Jefferson 2, Hardin Northern 1
Eastwood 5, Fostoria St. Wendelin 2
Emmanuel Baptist 9, Community Christian 2
Genoa 2, Fostoria 0
Hilltop 1, Tinora 0
Lakota 7, Carey 3
Mansfield Christian 10, Kingsway Christian 0
Mansfield Madison 3, Galion 1
Mansfield St. Peter's 2, Crestline 0
Mohawk 9, Margaretta 3
New London 6, Firelands 1
Riverdale 6, New Riegel 2
Sandusky Perkins 24, Norwalk St. Paul 0
Springfield 12, Toledo Central Catholic 2
Summerfield, Mich. 10, Emmanuel Baptist 0
Toledo Start 1, Sylvania Southview 0
Toledo Whitmer 6, Sylvania Northview 3
Van Wert 2, Lincolnview 1
Wellington 11, Monroeville 0
Wauseon 16, Liberty Center 5
Willard 13, Mansfield Senior 2

SOFTBALL PREVIEW CAPSULES
Arcadia
HEAD COACH: Heather Post (2nd year, 8-17).
2006 RECORD: 8-17 overall, 4-4 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Katie Boes, soph., P/UT; Meredith Conine, jr., P/IF; Abigail Holman, jr., IF; Monica Johnson, jr., IF; Liza Kummerer, soph., OF; Angie Clemons, soph., C/UT.
TOP PROSPECTS: Courtney Garcia, fr., P/UT; Alyssa Below, fr., IF/UT.
NOTABLE: Conine and Johnson will serve as team captains. The Redskins did lose a solid player to graduation in Monica Bame.

Arlington
HEAD COACH: Gregg Feller (4th year, 42-25).
2006 RECORD: 16-9 overall, 7-2 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Shandale Beagle, sr., OF; Amber Gast, soph., C/1B; Hillary Hartman, jr., P; Whitney Like, sr., 3B; Niki Williams, sr., C.
TOP PROSPECTS: Miranda Oates, sr., IF; Emily Sielschott, jr., P/IF; Shaunie Rettig, fr., OF/P; Mary Price, fr., OF.
NOTABLE: Williams is a two-year letterwinner for the Red Devils while Beagle was an honorable mention all-BVC selection last season.

Bluffton
HEAD COACH: Dan Gillett (7th year, 28-58).
2006 RECORD: 5-14 overall, 2-7 Northwest Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Jenna Kisor, sr., P; Leigh Emans, jr., 1B; Becky Edwards, sr., OF; Megan McKamey, sr., OF; Jessica Sommers, jr., IF; Andrea Hines, jr., P/2B; Chelsea Wheeler, soph., SS; Ashley Bowyer, soph., OF; Kristen McKamey, soph., IF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Not available.
NOTABLE: Leigh Emans was a second team all-NWC selection last season.

Carey
HEAD COACH: Eric Mullholand (6th year, 63-54).
2006 RECORD: 14-9 overall, 4-6 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Heidi Holsinger, sr., CF; Michelle Walter, sr., LF; Alisha Doran, sr., LF; Ally Vaughn, sr., RF; Ashley Baker, jr., SS; Lynae Sammons, jr., 2B; Paige Strahm, jr., 1B; Jackie Brezina, jr., C; Autumn Harley, jr., P/OF; Jana Kemerly, jr., P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Megan Nalle, jr., P; Courtney Holsinger, soph., 3B; Heidi Allen, jr., OF/C.
NOTABLE: Carey has posted four straight winning seasons and has advanced to the district tournament in each of the past two seasons.

Columbus Grove
HEAD COACH: Jim Wagner (2nd year).
2006 RECORD: 9-11 overall, 1-4 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Janelle Herron, jr., 2B; Genna Carpenter, jr., OF; Kristy Birkemeier, soph., SS: Heather Bartz, jr., P; Ashtyn Shafer, sr., OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Ashley Birchmeier, fr., IB; Lisa Karhoff, jr., 3B; Amanda Langhals, fr., OF; Breanne Schroeder, soph., C.
NOTABLE: It’s the third season for the Columbus Grove program and it will be the inaugral season for the Bulldogs in the Northwest Conference.

Continental
HEAD COACHES: Tim Eding & Jordan Streicher (3rd year, 14-26).
2006 RECORD: 6-13 overall, 2-3 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Kelly Coble, sr., 3B; Jessica Hanefeld, soph., P; Samantha Geuter, sr., OF; Brooke Tegenkamp, soph., OF/SS; Allison Karhoff, sr., IF/OF/P; Allison Streicher, sr., 1B/P; Ashley Burke, jr., 2B/SS; Emily Hauter, jr., 2B; Allison McKeon, jr., C; Janelle Doenges, soph., OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jessica Brown, soph., OF.
NOTABLE: With 10 returning letterwinners look for the Pirates to be a much-improved ballclub.

Cory-Rawson
HEAD COACH: Ron Kruse (3rd year, 16-25).
2006 RECORD: 5-14 overall, 1-6 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Kim Bosse, sr., P; Gloria Basinger, soph., C; Sara Devore, jr., OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Sarah Devore, jr., OF; Brook Woodward, jr., IF; Stephanie Mancino, sr., OF.
NOTABLE: Kim Bosse, a three-year starter, will look to be the leader of the team and on the mound as she returns with 2nd team all-BVC honors. Basinger (.426 avg. last year), Devore and Mancino will be solid at the plate, while Woodward will look to be solid on defense again this year.

Elmwood
HEAD COACH: Matt Hoiles (8th year, 146-51).
2006 RECORD: 23-5 overall, 12-2 Suburban Lakes League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Angie Oler, sr.; Kayla Chapman, sr.; Brittany Green, sr.; Kylie Reiser, sr.; Brooke Morgart, jr.; Brittany Dauterman, jr.; Megan Morgart, jr.; Liz Wagner, jr.; Kelsey Feasel, soph.
TOP PROSPECTS: Emily Reynolds, fr.; Kristi Chapman, soph.; Megan Oler, soph.
NOTABLE: First team all-Ohioans Brittany Dauterman and Brooke Morgart return along with first team all-SLL selection Megan Morgart.

Fostoria
HEAD COACH: Gabe Sierra (2nd year).
2006 RECORD: 10-15 overall, 4-10 Northern Ohio League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Sha’ Cousin, sr. IF; MacKenzie Herrig, jr., OF; Stephanie Loomis, jr., IF; Jordan Mora, jr., OF; Lynlee Myers, jr., P/IF; Marina Nye, jr., OF; Megan Solether, jr., C; Morgan Manns, soph., OF; Breanna Pingle, soph., IF; Keri Seel, soph., P/IF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Macy Creeger, soph., IF/OF; Kristy Vore, jr., OF; Danielle Bateson, soph., P/IF; Sadie Miller, soph., IF/OF; Mel Nye, jr., P/IF; Susie Clevenger, sr., IF/OF; Mary Ludwig, sr., OF; Genee Keels, fr., IF; Taylor Newlove, fr., C; Sam Goddard, fr., C/OF; Olivia Martinez, soph., OF; Rea Peyton, jr., OF/IF.
NOTABLE: Myers and Seel both earned second team all-NOL honors for the Redmen.

Fostoria St. Wendelin
HEAD COACH: Theresa Webb (13th year, 147-145).
2006 RECORD: 17-7 overall, 5-5 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Lindsay Solether, sr., 2B; Dani Papenfus, jr., SS; Jordan Geroski, jr., OF; Lindsay Schiefer, jr., OF/1B.
TOP PROSPECTS: Sarah Molyet, sr., P; Caitlin Bosak, jr., OF; Francena Tate, soph., 3B; Kayla Funkhouser, soph., OF; Lauren Geroski, fr., C; Chelcie Rutter, fr., P/OF; Taylor Burns, fr., OF; Cassi Papenfus, fr., 1B/OF; Tara Emerine, fr., OF.
NOTABLE: Solether and Dani Papenfus batted .328 and .316 respectively for the Mohawks.

Hardin Northern
HEAD COACH: John Messmer (2nd year, 12-13).
2006 RECORD: 12-13 overall, 4-4 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Jaci Messmer, sr., P/CF; Ally Parsons, sr., RF; Annie Price, sr., C; Kylie Busch, sr., 3B/OF; Natasha Ruhlen, sr., 1B/3B; Nicole Miller, sr., OF; Ashley Poe, jr., SS; Jessica Flower, jr., P/CF; Kelsey Potter, jr., OF/P; Kristine Marquart, jr., IF; Kristie Steiner, soph., 2B.
TOP PROSPECTS: Lauren Bowsher, fr., OF; Brittany Conover, fr., p/3B; Cheyenne Flowers, fr., P/2B; Nicole Lewallen, fr., OF; Jamie Heacock, fr., OF.
NOTABLE: Jaci Messmer, a three-time all-conference selection, could pitch the Polar Bears to the top of the conference.

Hopewell-Loudon
HEAD COACH: Tom Swanagan (2nd year, 16-8).
2006 RECORD: 16-8 overall, 6-4 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Emily Kuhn, sr., 3B; Laura Spangler, sr., SS/OF; Amber Smith, sr., P/OF; Nikki Dull, jr., P/OF; Megan Kapelka, jr., P/1B; Megan Reinhart, jr., C; Melissa Brickner, jr., OF/3B; Kelly Hopple, jr. IF/OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jessica Lynch, soph., IF/OF; Bre Richie, fr., OF/C; Samantha Siebenaller, soph., IF/OF.
NOTABLE: Senior Emily Kuhn should wield a big stick for the Chieftains after batting .423 and diving in 19 runs.

Kalida
HEAD COACH: Jeff Clement (1st year).
2006 RECORD: 8-10 overall, 3-3 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Kelly Schnipke, sr.; Abby Wilson , sr.; Liz Foppe, jr.; Megan Heitmeyer, jr.; Gina Verhoff, soph.
TOP PROSPECTS: Samantha Recker, soph.; Billie Jean Gerding, jr.; Kasie Bellman, soph.
NOTABLE: Kelly Schnipke is Wildcats’ top returning pitcher as she posted a 3.00 ERA last season.

Lakota
HEAD COACH: Erin Rau (4th year, 27-47).
2006 RECORD: 13-13 overall, 2-11 Suburban Lakes League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Katie Dennis, sr., 1B; Amanda Capehart, sr., P; Sarah Lawrence, sr., 3B; Blake Cheatham, sr., OF; Cara Lentz, jr., SS; Katie Gosche, jr., OF; Alicia Bickford, soph., C; Sam Graber, soph., 3B; Kelly Gwinn, soph., P; Jessica Chalfin, soph., IF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Rachel Hoffman, fr., OF; Hannah Podach, fr., 2B; Breanne Nonnemaker, fr., UT.
NOTABLE: The Raiders will be looking to make big strides in the tough SLL.

Leipsic
HEAD COACH: Jackie Gerten (1st year).
2006 RECORD: 20-9 overall, 4-5 Blanchard Valley Conference; 6-0 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Brittany Schroeder, sr., SS; Dana Mangas, sr., 2B; Anea Escamilla, jr., 1B/RF; Danielle Mangas, jr., P; Kayla Nuveman, soph., 3B.
TOP PROSPECTS: Courtney Stahl, sr., 1B; Holly Bolman, sr., OF; Samantha Hernandez, sr., OF; Jacqui Westrick, jr., C; Shelby Schroeder, soph., OF; Ciarra Ybarra, soph., OF; Sydney Kuhlman, soph., LF; Chelsea Gerten, soph., P.
NOTABLE: Brittany Schroeder is a returning first-team all-PCL selection. Danielle Mangas was a second team all-conference pick in both the BVC and PCL.

Liberty-Benton
HEAD COACH: Jeff Craig (9th year, 113-69).
2006 RECORD: 14-8 overall, 7-2 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Brittany Keller, sr., 3B; Emily Rucki, sr., 1B; Natalie Piper, sr., 2B/1B; Amanda Schimmoeller, jr., SS; Ashley Hunker, jr., P/OF; Abby Dean, jr., P/SS; Alexandria Meadows, jr., 1B; Elyse Marshall, jr., CF; Anna Harpst, jr., 2B/OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jackie Chiow, jr., C; Kara Marshall, fr., OF/C; Kaityn Barfield, sr., OF.
NOTABLE: Defense is going to be the key for the Eagles, who have to find replacements for catcher Raquel Sterling and shortstop Tamara Butler.

McComb
HEAD COACH: Nick Shoop (1st year).
2006 RECORD: 7-15 overall, 3-6 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Brittany Kendrick, sr., 2B/P/OF; Brittany Haas, sr., 3B/P; Eve Rhoades, sr., OF/C/IF; Chelsea Cramer, soph., C/OF; Michelle Metzger, soph., OF/IF; Erin Wells, soph., P/IF; Ashley Latta, soph., OF; Alycia Nichols, soph., IF/OF; Alex Smith, soph., P/OF/IF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Not available.
NOTABLE: The Panthers should be improved as they have plenty of experience returning, including a solid group of six sophomores.

Miller City
HEAD COACH: Chris Rump (2nd year, 12-11).
2006 RECORD: 12-11 overall, 4-1 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Lisa Brown, sr., P; Amy Franz, sr., OF; Amanda Averesch, sr., 2B; Brittany Wagner, sr., 1B; Erica Maas, sr., OF; Theresa Kaufman, sr., OF; Carrie Griggs, soph., C; Danielle Schroeder, jr., P; Brittany Wagner, jr., OF; Abby Wenzinger, jr., IF/OF TOP PROSPECTS: Jessica Schnipke, jr., IF; Abby Lammers, jr., OF; Lindsay Petser, soph., IF; Marci Wenzinger, soph., P/IF.
NOTABLE: Brown and Averesch were first-team all-PCL selections for the Wildcats.

New Riegel
HEAD COACH: Jamie Lininger (4th year, 41-34).
2006 RECORD: 14-11 overall, 5-5 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Brittany Hemminger, sr., CF; Jenna Mathias, sr., P/SS/3B; Kari Smith, sr., C/P; Megan Ellis, jr., 3B/OF; Emily Hemminger, jr., 2B; Lauren Orians, jr., DP/1B; Michelle Borer, soph., OF/C; Kaiti Hughes, soph., 1B/3B; Jessica Tiell, soph., OF/DP/C.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jackie Reinhart, jr., OF/UT; Paula Kelbley, fr., OF/1B; Taylor Mathias, fr., OF/P/3B; Sarah Reinhart, fr., 2B/OF; Jami Wagner, fr., SS/OF/DP.
NOTABLE: Smith batted .308 and was a first team all-MAL selection. Brittany Hemminger was a second-team pick.

North Baltimore
HEAD COACH: Seth Gilman (2nd year).
2006 RECORD: 22-7 overall, 6-4 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Bri Rensch, sr., P/SS; Molly Allison, sr., OF; Brittany Trevino, jr., 3B/P; Jenna Swartz, jr., 2B; Dani Morelock, jr., C/OF; Ryan Herringshaw, jr., 2B; Stephanie Miller, jr., 1B; Heather King, jr., C/OF; Baley Delancy, jr., OF; Brittany Vanaman, soph., OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Courtney Lincoln, fr., 3B/SS; Caitlin Cotterman, fr., 3B/SS; Jessica Williams, soph., OF/1B; Kaycee Neumann, sr., OF.
NOTABLE: North Baltimore has most of its big hitters back but will need to step it up on defense.

Ottawa-Glandorf
HEAD COACH:
Troy Yant (3rd year, 22-30).
2006 RECORD: 14-15 overall, 1-8 Western Buckeye League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Tara Moening, sr., SS/OF; Tabbie Tousley, jr., 2B/P; Becky Young, soph., C.
TOP PROSPECTS: Melissa Deters, soph., P/OF; Tresa Escamilla, soph., 3B/C; Sydney Gerdeman, soph., IF; Hannah Hemrick, soph., IF; Brooke Kaufman, soph., 1B/P; Cady Lauf, soph., CF/P; Dana Lauf, soph., RF/P; Brittany Morman, soph., OF; Kim Bingley, fr., OF; Ashley Hempfling, fr., P/OF; Tara Wehri, fr., LF.
NOTABLE: With just three lettermen, the Titans will be very young.

Patrick Henry
HEAD COACH: Beth Hoops (2nd year).
2006 RECORD: 10-10 overall.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Chelsea Reese, soph., OF/P; Ariel Kinder, soph., 3B; Michelle Nickels, soph., SS; Michelle Erford, jr., OF; Devan Quiroga, jr., OF; Michelle Schwab, sr., 2B; Katie Kreais, sr., P/1B.
TOP PROSPECTS:
Salina Roa, sr., OF; Taylor Meyer, sr., OF; Hailey Phillips, fr., IF.
NOTABLE: The Patriots will be young but could show improvement with a group of sophomores.

Riverdale
HEAD COACH: Nicole Ritter (1st year).
2006 RECORD: 15-6 overall, 9-3 North Central Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Kristi Kotterman, jr., SS: Kelli Kotterman, jr., OF; Alicia Naus, soph., OF; Maisea Hicks, soph., Allysha Wells, jr., 3B; Ashley Naus, soph., OF.
NOTABLE: Kelli Kotterman could be headed for a big season as she batted .382 last season.

Upper Sandusky
HEAD COACH: Dave Young (8th year).
2006 RECORD: 15-8 overall, 9-5 Northern Ohio League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Trisha Zamora, sr., C; Brittany Howard, sr., 2B; Cheryl Thiel, sr., SS; Jessica Lucas, sr., 1B; Brittany Calmes, sr., OF; Kendra Sammitt, sr., C/3B; Laura Wetherell, sr., P/RF; Chelsea Jury, jr., P/RF; Danielle Bachtell, jr., CF; Nikki Linhart, jr., 3B/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Shelby Calmes, soph., C.
NOTABLE: The Rams should be solid defensively but are looking to add a little more offensive punch.

Van Buren
HEAD COACH: Stacy Sharp (3rd year, 20-34).
2006 RECORD: 13-9 overall, 9-0 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Randi Sansom, sr., IF; Chelsey Meyer, sr., OF; Brooke Conroy, sr., OF; Jerica Sonnenberg, sr., IF/OF; Hanna Burke, jr., P; Janelle Wood, jr., IF; Shelby Calland, jr., IF/OF; Laura Thornton, soph., P/IF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Hillary Hachey, jr., IF; Kelly Gilbert, soph., C/IF.
NOTABLE: The Black Knights are the defending BVC champions, but were 4-9 outside the league.

Vanlue
HEAD COACH: Sally Kloepfer. (3rd year, 14-45).
2006 RECORD: 3-16 overall, 2-7 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Alyssa Simon, sr., P/IF; Krystin Breitigam, jr., IF; Elizabeth Hagerty, jr., C; Sarah Pelphrey, jr., IF; Kayla Thomas, jr., IF/P; Reanna Wisner, jr., OF; Brittany Wilcox, OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Taryn Willard, sr., IF/DH; Cally Lee, jr., OF; Paige Davis, soph,m UT; Erin Parsell, soph., OF; Jennifer Wagner, soph., UT/P; Morgan Hotelling, fr., UT; Dusty Ward, fr., UT.
NOTABLE: Simon batted .350 and was one of the area leaders in both ERA and strikeouts.

Baseball and more baseball

2007-03-30T07:31:00.000-07:00

Nothing fancy today.
We have some baseball and softball capsules from the Findlay area, Will post the baseball capsules today and try and put up the softball capsules tomorrow. Scores are below. Have a terrific weekend.

Thursday’s Baseball Scores
Anthony Wayne 9, Toledo Central Catholic 5
Antwerp 5, Hilltop 0
Arlington 4, Fostoria St. Wendelin 0
Ayersville 12, Ottoville 9
Clyde 9, Lakota 2
Convoy Crestview 7, Hicksville 3
Defiance 6, Findlay 4
Delphos Jefferson 4, Delphos St. John’s 3
Delta 14, Stryker 9
Elida 6, Bryan 5
Evergreen 6, Toledo Whitmer 2
Galion Northmor 9, Galion 5
Genoa 10, Cardinal Stritch 4
Gibsonburg 3, Tiffin Calvert 2
Hardin Northern 4, Upper Scioto Valley 1
Liberty Center 24, Fayette 2
Lincolnview 5, Fort Jennings 4
Mansfield Madison 8, Shelby 7
Minster 6, Spencerville 1
Mohawk 11, Wynford 1
Napoleon 7, Wauseon 3
New London 21, Mansfield St. Peter’s 1
North Baltimore 11, Otsego 5
North Central 3, Montpelier 1
Oregon Clay 12, Perrysburg 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 10, Miller City 1
Parkway 11, Celina 8
Patrick Henry 7, Holgate 3
Paulding 6, Van Wert 4
Ridgemont 13, Lima Perry 2
Sandusky Perkins 13, Fremont Ross 0
St. Henry 7, St. Marys Memorial 5
Seneca East 16, Monroeville 4
South Central 22, Colonel Crawford 3
Summerfield, Mich. 13, Emmanuel Baptist 2
Sunbury Big Walnut 8, Marion Harding 7
Tiffin Columbian 4, Mansfield Senior 0
Toledo Bowsher 7, Northwood 1
Vanlue 7, New Riegel 6
Wapakoneta 8, Lima Senior 7
Willard 13, Sandusky 1
Coldwater 4, Lima Shawnee 3
North Central 3, Montpelier 1
Napoleon 7, Wauseon 3
Paulding 6, Van Wert 4
Ayersville 12, Ottoville 9
Pat. Henry 7, Holgate 3
Delta 14, Stryker 9
Lib. Center 24, Fayette 2
Antwerp 5, Hilltop 0
Elida 6, Bryan 5
Marion Local 12, New Bremen 1

Thursday’s Softball Scores
Colonel Crawford 16, South Central 2
Edison 8, Ashland Crestview 5
Galion Northmor 5, Galion 3
Mohawk 15, Wynford 0
New London 4, Mansfield St. Peter’s 1
Hardin Northern 12, Upper Scioto Valley 2
Fostoria 4, Patrick Henry 1
Fostoria St. Wendelin 9, Arlington 4
New Riegel 9, Vanlue 7
Cory-Rawson 4, Ada 1
Bluffton 5, Ottawa-Glandorf 4
Antwerp 9, Continental 0
Sandusky St. Mary’s 7, Fremont St. Joseph 1
Sandusky Perkins 13, Fremont Ross 4
Seneca East 9, Monroeville 4
Norwalk 12, Norwalk St. Paul 4
Bellevue 4, Huron 3
Lima Shawnee 2, St. Henry 1
New Bremen 11, Sidney Lehman 1
Celina 10, Parkway 0
Coldwater 13, Lima Senior 0
Wapakoneta 4, Bellefontaine 1
Wayne Trace 3, Paulding 0
Gibsonburg 10, Tiffin Calvert 0
Eastwood 14, Tiffin Columbian 5
Shelby 12, Madison 6
Lexington 2, Wooster 1
Toledo Central Catholic 12, Toledo Rogers 2
Lake 5, Oak Harbor 1
Otsego 7, Bowling Green 1
Woodmore 7, Northwood 3
Evergreen 3, Sylvania Southview 2
Toledo Start 3, Toledo Notre Dame 2
Archbold 3, Defiance 0
Oregon Clay 13, Toledo Bowsher 3
Tinora 9, Stryker 6
Napoleon 3, Wauseon 0
Ayersville 10, Pettisville 8
Antwerp 9, Continental 0
Wayne Trace 3, Paulding 2
Hilltop 15, Hicksville 1
Lima Perry 10, Ridgemont 9

BASEBALL CAPSULES
Ada
HEAD COACH: Ken Jochims (3rd year, 37-38).
2006 RECORD: 14-14 overall.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Zac Dysert, jr., C/P; Jeremy Pederson, sr., IF/P; Josh Rouch, jr., OF; Mike Bingman, sr., OF; Nate Vermillion, jr., IF/P; Ron Grzybowski, jr., IF/P; Ben Smith, sr., IF; Michael Allen, sr., P/OF; James Sheldon, sr., IF; David Rush, sr., C/IF/OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Tyler Simmons, fr., IF/P; Jeff Wolber, sr., OF; Josh Duffy, jr., OF; Ethan Collins, sr., OF/IF; Cody Mattson, fr., C; Matt Flower, soph., OF; Wes Haux, sr., OF; Trey Klopfenstein, fr., IF.
NOTABLE: The return of Dysert, a two-time 1st-team all-NWC selection who batted .353 and led the team in runs (21), hits (30), stolen bases (17) and RBI (22), along with two 2nd-team all-leaguers in Sheldon and Vermillion (.316, 18 RBI) will make Ada a solid ball club.

Arcadia
HEAD COACH: J.T. Bates (3rd year, 14-35).
2006 RECORD: 8-18 overall, 1-8 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Seth Kirian, jr., SS/P; Austin Riggs, jr., C/IF; Brett Sopher, jr., P/OF; Landon Fleegle, soph., 1B/P; Jeff Huffman, soph., 3B/P; John Kummerer, soph., IF; Kyle Mason, soph., OF; Cody Mason, sr., OF/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Kirk Ridenour, sr., P/OF; Julian Pina, fr., P/3B; Clay Baker, fr., OF/P; Jake Metzger, fr., IF; Aaron Lynch, soph., C/P; Andrew Parks, soph., OF/P; Anthony Elchert, fr., C/IF; Jordan Duncan, fr., P/OF/C; Jordan Endicott, sr., OF/C.
NOTABLE: Junior Seth Kirian should wield a big stick for the Redskins as he batted .461 last season with 12 RBI and 21 stolen bases.

Arlington
HEAD COACH: Tom Yates (5th year, 66-24).
2006 RECORD: 17-3 overall, 8-1 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Stefan Inbody, sr., OF/P; Jason Brunswick, sr., IF; Jacob Drerup, jr., P/IF; Paden Morehart, jr., IF/P; Chandler Heavrin, jr., IF/P; Calvin Wilson, jr., IF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jacob Hindall, jr., C; Treg Wells, jr., IF/OF; Tom Bell, jr., OF; Zane Leonard fr., OF/P; Trever Gast, fr., P/OF; Matt Morehart, fr., C; Justin Bruley, fr., IF/P; Kevin Rogers, fr., P/IF; David Feller, fr., IF; Trevor Bower, fr., OF; Troy Essinger, fr., OF; Evan Hill, fr., IF.
NOTABLE: The Red Devils return just two seniors and have nine freshman as top prospects. But the program has been consistently strong, winning at least 16 games for four straight seasons. Drerup, a first-team all-BVC selection as a pitcher and Morehart, who hit .423 and was a honorable metion all-BVC selection, will carry most of the load for Arlington.

Bettsville
HEAD COACH: Rod Daniel (5th year, 25-102).
2006 RECORD: 3-22 overall, 1-9 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Joey Kimmet, sr., 3B/P; Michael Cook, sr., OF; Pete Margliotti, sr., P/C/SS; Tyler Hull, jr., OF/C; Jacob Cress, soph., OF; Troy Blausey, soph., OF/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Brandon Bryant, jr., 1B/P/3B; Andrew Hartsel, fr., 1B/P; Joe Sexton, fr., 3B/P; Tyler Mulligan, fr., 2B/P.
NOTABLE: Margliotti and Cook are both three-year letterwinners for the Bobcats.

Bluffton
HEAD COACH: Ben Thaxton (1st year)
2006 RECORD: 7-11 overall, 3-6 Northwest Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Adam Wietholter, sr. SS/P; Garrett Fruchey, sr. C/P; Zach Domer, sr. 2B/OF; Aaron Lutz, sr.. OF/P; Nick Hines, sr. 2B; Nick Wheeler, sr. 1B; Ben Eiserle, jr., 3B/P; Andrew Hieronimus, sr. OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Andrew Keeler, jr., INF/P; Devin Kisor, soph., INF; Zach Devier, fr., OF; Logan Fruchey, soph., C.; Matt Suderman, fr., P.
NOTABLE: With eight seniors on the roster there’s good returning experience, especially on the mound. Wietholter batted .410 last season and earned first-team all-NWC honors.

Carey
HEAD COACH: Eric Vackert (7th year, 63-73).
2006 RECORD: 9-12 overall, 5-5 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Scott Harrold, sr., P/IF; Nate Geiser, jr., C/OF; Trace Thompson, soph., P/IF; Jay Hahler, soph., IF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Oscar Dyer, sr., IF/OF; Michael Taylor, sr., P/OF; Jason Higgins, soph., IF; Derek Sammons, soph., If; Jordan Stansberry soph., C/P; Cy Strahm, fr., OF/P; D.J. Dyer fr., Of; Nick Nusbaum, soph., OF.
NOTABLE: With only four returning letterwinners it looks like senior Scott Harrold will be the leader. Harrold hit .306 last year with 15 RBI.

Columbus Grove
HEAD COACH: Cory King (5th year, 42-61).
2006 RECORD: 13-11 overall, 8-1 Northwest Conference, 3-4 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Zach Gerdeman, sr., OF; J.J. Harris, sr., 3B; Derek Neu, sr., 1B; Mike Schroeder, sr., OF/2B; Adam Osterhage, jr., P/SS; Nate Bogart, soph., P/SS; Garrett Wolfe, soph., OF/C.
TOP PROSPECTS: David Creamer, soph., 3B; Nate Schroeder, soph., 2B; Brett Reed, soph., C..
NOTABLE: Four seniors headline a group of seven returning lettermen. Neu also put up some pretty big numbers, hitting .343 and driving in 27 runs.

Continental
HEAD COACH: Bradd Miller (3rd year, 9-38).
2006 RECORD: 5-18 overall, 2-5 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Ben Miller, sr., IF/P/C; Dustin Ladd, sr., OF/P; Scott Keck, sr., P; Nik Louiselle, jr., IF/P; Kyle Mansfield, jr., IF/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Cody Hopkins, sr., P; Kyle Shafer Jr., IF/OF; Nick Bidlack, jr., IF; Vick Huezingay, sr., OF; Patrick Llewellyn, jr., IF; Cody Rau, soph., IF; Lane Howell, fr.; Rex Louiselle fr.; Justin Moran, fr.; Chris Baden, fr.
NOTABLE: Some young pitchers could by a key for the Pirates in the 2007 season as Continental hopes to get to the .500 mark.

Cory-Rawson
HEAD COACH: Robert Businger (19th season).
2006 RECORD: 16-3 overall, 8-1 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Drew Curth, sr., 1B; Joe Marshall, sr., SS; Troy Caskie, jr., P/OF; Mitch Cramer, jr., OF; Ethan Welch, jr., P/OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Justin Reichley, sr., IF/DH; Levi Benner, jr., C; Alex Bibler, jr., IF; Chad Carroll, soph., Tony Rader, soph., IF; John Snodgrass, soph., OF.
NOTABLE: Troy Caskie batted .285 and was 8-0 on the mound for the defending BVC champs.

Elmwood
HEAD COACH: Kyle Reiser (23rd year, 363-121).
2006 RECORD: 20-8 overall, 12-2 Suburban Lakes League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Ryan Rothenbuhler, sr., P/3B; Cory Stewart, sr., SS; Jon Aurand, jr., 1B; Nathaniel Fitch, jr., C; Ben Hammer, jr., P/OF; Adam Sheline, jr., P/OF; Andrew Lee, jr., P/OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Josh Mayo, jr.; Greg Day, sr., IF; Bo Sheldon, jr., UT; Trey Farabee, jr., UT.
NOTABLE: It could be another championship season at Elmwood with the return of four letterwinners that hit .339 or better. Hammer, a second-team all-state selection, heads a strong group of six returning all-SLL selections.

Fostoria
HEAD COACH: Brooks Lance (6th year, 80-66).
2006 RECORD: 23-7 overall, 10-4 Northern Ohio League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: .Brian Butcher, sr., OF; Kyle Echelberry, sr., 2B/P; Scott Brady, soph., C; Micah Hyde, soph., SS/P; Chase Munoz, jr., OF/P; Casey Cleveland, soph., 2B.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jimmy Rickman, fr., 3B/P.
NOTABLE: Lance must replace three standouts now playing Division I sports. Marcus Hyde (football) is now at Michigan State, Alax Kaminsky is playing baseball at Youngstown State, and Anthony Munoz is the starting shortstop at Wright State. Those three players were also the Nos.1, 2 and 3 starters on last year’s pitching staff. Micah Hyde and Chase Munoz both had around 20 stolen bases a year ago. As a team, the Redmen swiped 96 bases in 2006.

Fostoria St. Wendelin
HEAD COACH: Denny Maag (3rd year, 21-24).
2006 RECORD: 9-12 overall, 4-6 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Jared Reiter, sr., SS/2B/P; Matt Gehring, jr., OF/P; Alex Reineke, jr., IF; Matt Roth, jr., IF/OF/P; Levi Smith, jr., C/OF/P; Noah Stuby, jr., IF/P; Keifer Frias, soph., IF/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Alex Peiffer, sr., IF/P; Nick Frankart, jr., OF/OF; Tony Peiffer, jr., OF; Josh Rogerson, jr., OF; Dan Faber, soph., C/IF; Quinn Noel, soph., IF/OF; Justin Reinhart, soph., OF/P; Jordan Hoyer, soph., OF.
NOTABLE: Mohawks should be much improved with seven starters and their top two pitchers, Jared Reiter and Noah Stuby, both returning.

Fort Jennings
HEAD COACH: Jeff Swick (6th year, 45-53).
2006 RECORD: 14-7 overall, 3-4 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Andrew Utrup sr., C; Scott Chandler, sr., SS/P; Chad Stechschulte, sr., OF/P; Sean Weber, sr., OF/IF/P; Aaron Chandler, jr., Of/P; Matt Krietemeyer, jr., IF; Ross Gerdeman, jr., IF/C/P; Josh Calvelage, soph., IF/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Matt Grothouse, sr., IF; Troy Kloeppel, sr., OF/P; Jared Horstman, fr., C; Trevor VonSossan, fr., IF/P; Matt Schimmoeller, fr., OF; Drew Mesker, fr., OF/P; Nate Pitney, fr., IF; Adam Osting, fr., 1B; Michael Pasterchik, fr., OF; Jeremy Neidert, fr., OF.
NOTABLE: The Musketeers’ return one of the top batteries in the PCL in Weber (1.05 ERA) and Utrup. (.431, 26 RBI). Gerdeman, a 6-4 right-hander, and Stechschulte round out a solid staff. Weber (.444), Scott Chandler (.317) and Stechschulte (21 runs scored) are all 3-year lettermen.

Hardin Northern
HEAD COACH: Brady Mast (3rd year, 11-34).
2006 RECORD: 9-15 overall, 2-6 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Brad Comstock, sr., 3B; Cody Price, sr., SSF/OF/P; Kyle Albert jr., OF/1B/P; Jeb Bowman jr., 2B; Anthony Hall, jr., Of/P; Alec Stewart-Evans, soph., 1B/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Dylan Shepherd, fr., IF/P; Nathan Ruhlen, fr., IF; Reid Parsons, fr., C.
NOTABLE: In Price (.349, 15 RBI), Albert (17 RBI) and Hall (11 RBI), the Polar Bears return three of their top seven run producers. Price and Albert will likely be the top two men on the pitching staff.

Hopewell-Loudon
HEAD COACH: Tony Swanagan (3rd year, 73-50).
2006 RECORD: 20-8 overall, 6-4 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Sean Brickner, sr., LF; Zach Yost, sr., SS/P; Brok Darr, sr., P; Corey Britton, sr., INF; Tony Birch, sr., P/1B; Luke Schalk, jr., CF/P; Tyler Brown, soph., P/1B.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jay Yost, soph., SS; Miles Chapman, fr., OF.
NOTABLE: Chieftains should have a strong pitching staff with the return of Darr (2.30 ERA), Birch (3.21 ERA), Schalk (3.80 ERA) and Brown (2.41 ERA). Brickner batted .484 last season and was the District 9 player of the year.

Kalida
HEAD COACH: Jim McBride (25th year, 267-188).
2006 RECORD: 19-8 overall.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Ross Guisinger, sr., P/OF/1B; Aaron VonderEmbse, sr., C; Shawn Smith, sr., P/IF; Ryan Rampe, sr., IF; Jordan Horstman, sr., OF; Jason McCollum, sr. OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Ross Warnecke, sr., IF; Ross Hermiller, sr., OF; John Foppe, sr., OF; A.J. Maag, sr., OF/P; Adam Berheide, jr., OF/P; Andy Wehri, jr., OF/P; Dean Schnipke, jr., IF/P; Derek Birkemeier, soph., IF/P; Matt Schnipke, soph., C; Doug McIntyre, soph., OF; Ryan Kleman, soph., OF; Preston Ellerbrock, soph., IF/P.
NOTABLE: Ross Guisinger was 8-1 with a 1.03 ERA last season.

Lakota
HEAD COACH: Tracy Rosser (1st year).
2006 RECORD: N/A
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Nathan Sather, sr., P/3B/SS; Tom Foos, sr., P/SS/2B/RF; Jake Aldrich, sr., CF/P; Steve Dible, sr., P/1B; Ryan Babcock, jr., P/SS/CF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Josh Dennis, soph., OF; Nate Dassel, jr., C; Adam Cox, jr., P/1B.
NOTABLE: With five returning lettermen with pitching experience, Lakota will have a deep staff. Overall depth may be a factor, especially with just four seniors on the roster.

Leipsic
HEAD COACH: Darren Henry (6th year, 76-50).
2006 RECORD: 16-10 overall, 6-3 Blanchard Valley Conference, 3-4 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Ryan Schroeder, sr., SS/P; Jason Crow, sr., 3B/P; Adam Meyer, sr., OF/P; Ryan Morin, jr., OF/P; Jordan Selhorst, jr., C; Toney Hernandez, jr., P/1B/OF.
TOP PROSPECTS: Brian Goodwin, jr., IF; Luke Haselman, jr., IF/P; Nate Schroeder, soph., OF/P; Jacob Schroeder, soph., IF/P; Craig Meyer, soph., 1B/P; Jacob Stall, soph., OF/P; Brennan Hiegel, soph., IF/OF; Jay Maag, fr., IF/P; Brandon Schroeder, fr., OF.
NOTABLE: Ryan Schroeder should be solid at the plate for the Vikings after hitting .340 and driving in 19 runs last season. Crow (5-3, 2.68 ERA), Meyer and Hernandez form the nucleus of what should be a solid pitching staff.

Liberty-Benton
HEAD COACH: Jim Rucki (1st year).
2006 RECORD: 9-9 overall, 5-4 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: L.J. Parkins, sr., P/3B; Nathan Cates, sr., 1B; Chase Ferguson, sr., LF; Aaron Panning, jr., OF/P; Peter Quinlin, sr. IF; Andy Smith, jr., P/IF; Brennan Leib, soph., P/IF.
NOTABLE: Rucki may be the new man on the L-B bench, but he has a wealth of experience. As head baseball coach at Rocky River, Rucki took that program to Division II state runner-up finishes.

McComb
HEAD COACH: Rob Quiroga (1st year)
2006 RECORD: 5-16 overall, 2-7 Blanchard Valley Conference
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Noah Shoop, sr., SS/P; Derek Quiroga, jr., C/P/LF; Colten McCullough, jr., 2B/OF; Caleb Sudlow, jr., 3B/P; Jacob Newton, jr., 1B/P;
TOP PROSPECTS: Chase Drewes, soph., OF; Jesse Cramer, fr., P/2B/OF.
NOTABLE: It couldc be a season of transition and growth for the Panthers. McComb has just one senior letterman and two seniors overall on a 16-man roster. But the team has a deep and strong nine-man junior class to count on.

Miller City
HEAD COACH: Cary Melia (4th year).
2006 RECORD: 12-11 overall.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Andy Hermiller, Nathan Ellerbrock, Phil Erford, Beau Pester, Andy Rump, Mitch Wenzinger.
TOP PROSPECTS: Seth Lammers, Tony Schroeder.
NOTABLE: Melia welcomes back six starters from a team that reached the district semifinals. Pitching and defense will be a strength.

New Riegel
HEAD COACH: Dave Uitto (27th year, 336-248).
2006 RECORD: 14-12 overall, 5-5 Suburban Lakes League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Josh Theis, sr., P/IF; Josh Conley, sr., P/OF; Nick Williams, sr., P/IF; Tyler Scherger, jr., SS; Ryan Mack, jr., P/C; Alec Wagner, jr., OF; Matt Reinhart, jr., OF; Matt Wertz, soph., P/DH/1B; Lee Kelbley, soph., P/IF; Bret Mathias, soph., P/IF; Dustin Lucius, soph., P/1B.
TOP PROSPECTS: Zac Clouse, fr., 2B; Josh Lucius, fr., OF/P; Codey Holman, fr., OF.
NOTABLE: Theis earned second-team all-Ohio honors last season after hitting .412 and drivng in 41 runs while going 5-5 on the mound with a 2.87 ERA. He headlines a talented group of 11 letter winners who will be looking to make Uitto’s 27th — and final — season a memorable one.

North Baltimore
HEAD COACH: Humpy Flores (6th year, 54-60).
2006 RECORD: 11-13 overall, 5-5 Midland Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Nick Benedict,. sr., UT; Jonathon Routzon, sr., 1B/P/C; Luke Wymer, sr., 1B/DH; Matthew Smith, jr., IF/P; Matt Woodruff, jr., IF/P.
NOTABLE: Tigers have just two returning starters and will be counting on pitching and defense to be competitive.

Ottawa-Glandorf
HEAD COACH: Nick Miller (1st year).
2006 RECORD: Not available.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Matt Rosebrook, sr., 1B; Andy Brickner, sr., SS/P; Jake Maag, sr. P/OF; Brent Ellerbrock, sr., 2B/P; Steve Nienberg, sr., OF; Luke Bellman, jr., OF/P; Alex Hermiller, jr., P/C/SS; Aaron Leader, jr., OF; Tyler Leatherman, jr., P/OF; Jake Meyer, jr., C/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Ryan Horstman, jr., 3B; Brandon Schroeder, jr., P/OF; Ryan Zender, jr., 2B; Derrick Schierloh, jr., C; Jacob Moening, soph., P/OF; Brian Schmiedebusch, soph., P/OF; Alex Schomaker, soph., P/1B; Kyle Rosebrock, soph., OF; Trent Haughn, soph., P/OF.
NOTABLE: Jake Maag was an second team all-Western Buckeye League selection while Meyer made the honorable mention list for the Titans.

Ottoville
HEAD COACH: Anthony Castronova (11th season, 146-99-1).
2006 RECORD: 11-11-1 overall, 5-2 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Ryan Gasser, sr.; Chris Looser, sr.; Colbey Basinger, sr.; Brandon Miller, sr.; Andrew Koch, jr.; David Wurst, jr.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jason Wehri, sr.; Nick Rue, sr.; Taylor Robbins, jr.; Matt Niemeyer, soph.; Alex Odenweller, soph.
NOTABLE: Ryan Gasser, Chris Looser and Colbey Basinger should lead the Big Green as all three are two-year letterwinners.

Pandora-Gilboa
HEAD COACH: Larry McCullough (8th year, 60-96).
2006 RECORD: 8-15 overall, 3-5 Blanchard Valley Conference, 2-5 Putnam County League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Josh Maag, sr., C; Nick Gunn, sr., 3B/P; Aaron Hazelton, sr., OF; Austin Blaski, jr., SS/P; Michael Howell, jr., OF/P; Jordan Lehman, jr., 2B/OF; Tyler Swary, soph., 1B/C.
TOP PROSPECTS: Cory Forney, sr., IF/OF; Nate Lee, fr., SS/3B/C/P; Kyle Hall, fr., OF/P; Seth Swary, fr., OF.
NOTABLE: Michael Howell batted .294 last season while Josh Maag hit .268 and banged out 6 doubles with 13 RBI. Gunn, Blaski and Howell combined for 5 of last year’s 8 pitching wins.

Patrick Henry
HEAD COACH: Gregg Inselmann (7th year, 456-125 career).
2006 RECORD: 28-3 overall, 7-1 Northwest Ohio Athletic League.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Kyle Schwab, sr., SS; Nate Wilhelm, sr., P/1B; T.J. Taylor, sr., P/OF; Zack Botjer, jr., P/1B/3B; Kyle Reese, jr., 3B/P; Mitch Leonard, soph., OF/P/C; Cody Meyer, soph., 2B/SS/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Greg Bergstedt, jr., C/P/OF; Tyler Phillips, soph., C/P; Brad Phillips, soph., P/OF; Luke George, fr., OF/2B; Austin Bower, soph., 1B/DH.
NOTABLE: They don’t rebuild at Patrick Henry, they reload. But they’ll have to reload without all-Ohio catcher Marc Krauss, who graduated and is currently a starter for Ohio University, and three other all-league players.

Riverdale
HEAD COACH: Wes Davis (2nd year, 2-20).
2006 RECORD: 2-20 overall, 0-16 North Central Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Matt Weber, sr.; Kolby Thomas, sr.; Matt Shark, soph.; Brad McKee, soph.; Derek Titus, soph.; Levi Brown, soph.
TOP PROSPECTS: Sam Moore, fr., OF/P; Derek Draper, fr., OF/P/1B; Brock Weber, fr., IF/P; Dave Rose, C/IF.
NOTABLE: With just a pair of returning seniors on the roster and a big group of sophomores and freshmen it will likely be another rebuilding year.

Upper Sandusky
HEAD COACH: Pete Miller (4th year).
2006 RECORD: 6-11 overall.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Tyler Baker, sr., SS/P; Jacob Fagan, sr., OF; Patrick Massara, sr., OF; Kirk Miller, sr., 2B; Matt Turk, sr., 1B; Kaleb Swinehart, sr., C; Kenny Edler, jr., SS; Zach Thornton, jr., P/OF
TOP PROSPECTS: Matt Smiley, jr., P.
NOTABLE: Rams return eight lettermen from a team that fell just one game shy of making the regional. The top four men in the batting order are back in lead-off man Jordan Fagan, No.2 hitter Kirk Miller, Tyler Baker in the No.3 spot and Matt Smiley hitting cleanup.

Van Buren
HEAD COACH: Rob Obenour (6th year, 101-50)
2006 RECORD: 12-10 overall, 8-2 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Matt Pate, sr., OF/DH; Colin Stoffel, sr., OF; Logan Grant, jr., C; Matt Phillips, jr., P/3B; Adam Greer, jr., P/OF; Chase Marshall, jr., P/SS; Chris Baney, jr., IF/C.
TOP PROSPECTS: Mason Frazier, jr., P/1B/OF; Mitchell Frazier, jr., P/3B/SS; C.J. Iliff, jr., 1B; Jon Tropf, jr., P/2B; Seth Sattler, jr., C/DH; Kevin Ragless, soph., OF; Josh Gilliland, soph., P/OF; Derek Brauneller, soph., P/1B; Travis Kingsley, soph., P; Matt Nye, soph., P.
NOTABLE: With just 23 seniors on the roster, Obenour has one of the younger teams he’s had since he’s been Van Buren’s head coach. Black Knights, who went into the last league game of the 2006 season with a shot at the BVC title, have a deep and talented junior class headed by three returning all-league players.

Vanlue
HEAD COACH: Aaron Long (1st year).
2006 RECORD: 10-14 overall, 2-6 Blanchard Valley Conference.
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Chad Drown, sr., SS/P; Josh Simon, soph., OF; Nick Lee, jr., OF/SS/2B; Sean Alfred,. jr., 3B/P; Josh Kloepfer, jr., 1B/P; Chase Kloeppel, soph., C/P.
TOP PROSPECTS: Jacob Javersak, jr., OF/P; Taylor Chiow, fr., OF/P; Garrett Stone, fr., 3B/P; Drew Bostic, fr., P.
NOTABLE: Drown is the lone senior on the roster, but the Wildcats are not inexperienced. Drown will be earning his fourth varsity letter, Lee, Alfred and Kloepfer are 2-year lettermen and Javersak, Simon, and Kloeppel lettered last season.

Lots of no-nos

2007-03-29T08:15:00.000-07:00

Wowser!
Hard to believe some of the performances I’ve seen in baseball, softball and track already this spring,
Borrowing the title from one of my favorite movies some of the performances have been good, bad and downright ugly,
Let’s go around the horn…

NO-NO-NO: Lakota’s Amanda Capehart fired a perfect game in a 12-0 six inning softball win over Old Fort Wednesday. She struck out 9 of the 18 batters she faced.
-- Carey’s Scott Harrold fired a no-hitter and struck out 10 in a five inning no-hitter against Riverdale. The Falcons were also no-hit by three different Liberty-Benton pitchers in a 24-0 loss to the Eagles earlier this week.
-- Woodmore’s Sam Michaelis also fired a no-hitter Tuesday in a 2-0 softball win over my alma mater Fostoria St. Wendelin.

GAME OF THE DAY: Elmwood’s girls softball team comes to town today to take on Findlay High School at Diamond Field or whatever the Trojans are calling the field these days. I wish Findlay would pick up a few more games like this against some other local teams in a few other sports. Should be an interesting match up.

FAST STARTS: Tuesday was the first day area track teams competed and there were a few impressive opening day performances.
Columbus Grove’s Cory Meuleman, the defending Division III state champ, won the discus in a quad Tuesday with a toss of 158-2 and teammate Heath Nickles captured the pole vault with a jump of 15-4...both of those marks would earn the Bulldog duo a spot on the state awards stand in a a couple of months.
-- Liberty-Benton’s boys and girls track teams appeared loaded in easily winning a quad involving Van Buren, Mohawk and Carey.
-- Arcadia’s was second in a quintangular at Lakota, Leipsic’s girls were a close third behind Columbus Grove and Cory-Rawson in the CG quad and Arlington’s girls won a triangular with Ada and Indian Lake. Should be an interesting battle for second place in the BVC girls meet this year.

Wednesday’s Baseball Results
Ashland 8, Mansfield Madison 3
Ashland Crestview 10, Loudonville 5
Buckeye Central 13, New Riegel 11
Carey 10, Riverdale 0
Colonel Crawford 5, Plymouth 5
Edison 14, Fremont Ross 5
Elmwood 2, Bowling Green 1
Fostoria 6, Margaretta 5
Fremont St. Joseph 14, Oak Harbor 4
Galion 7, Cardington 4
Marion Harding 3, Upper Arlington 3
Port Clinton 12, Sandusky 11
South Central 13, Sandusky St. Mary 1
Toledo Bowsher 8, Sylvania Northview 4
Van Buren 10, Vanlue 0
West Holmes 11, Mansfield Sr. 7
Wooster 8, Lexington 7
Benjamin Logan 9, Ridgemont 0
Galion Northmor 10, Ontario 2
Tiffin Calvert 12, Norwalk St. Paul 11

Wednesday’s Softball Results
Ashland 7, Mansfield Madison 3
Bowling Green 9, Findlay 5
Cardinal Stritch 5, Otsego 3
Carey 13, Riverdale 3
Colonel Crawford 7, Plymouth 3
Crestline 4, East Knox 2
Edison 5, Firelands 4
Genoa 4, Toledo Central Catholic 3
Gibsonburg 5, Clyde 3
Lakota 12, Old Fort 0
Lexington 6, Wooster 0
Margaretta 5, Monroeville 1
New Riegel 13, Buckeye Central 3
Orrville 2, Clear Fork 1
Ottawa Hills 21, Bettsville 0
Perrysburg 10, Tiffin Columbian 4
Sandusky 24, Port Clinton 0
Sandusky St. Mary 13, South Central 3
Sparta Highland 4, Marion Harding 3
Springfield 17, Swanton 3
Sylvania Northview 3, Toledo Notre Dame 1
Toledo St. Ursula 7, Rossford 3
Van Buren 11, Northwood 9
West Holmes 18, Mansfield Sr. 0
Benjamin Logan 28, Ridgemont 0
Lancaster Fisher Catholic 11, Marion Harding 0

I was had

2007-03-27T22:45:00.000-07:00

I’m feeling a wee bit jilted today and a little melancholy too.
I took former North Baltimore football coach Ryan Hite at his word when he told me he was resigning because of personal issues that were family related. He said he wanted to put his family first in a story I wrote on his resignation in Tuesday’s Courier.
I guess I was a little naiive. A little? OK very naiive. He did tell me the uncertainty of the whole situation was a factor but in his letter of resignation to the North Baltimore Board of Education he laid it all out there.
We had an additional story you can read here.
Here’s Hite’s resignation letter.

"It has become overwhelmingly clear that the goals and expectations of myself and my staff differ from the goals and expectations of the majority of the football team," Hite wrote in his letter of resignation, which is dated Feb. 26.
"I believe that a successful team must have leaders and players that share a similar vision. Since the conclusion of the season, members of the program have decided to pursue a vision that differs with that of its leadership.
"Therefore, I feel it is within the best interests of myself and the program to respectfully resign from the position of head football coach and strength coach at North Baltimore High School."

OK, this tells me he doesn’t think the kids weren’t living up to their end of the bargain. He has high goals for the football program but the football players weren’t putting in the effort to get there.
Am I wrong? How does everyone else read those remarks?
Hey like I said I took him at his word. He’s a young, enthusiastic guy and I think he did some nice things at NB and has been a good member of the community. I think he might have bitten off more than he can chew with the job but he is young and idealistic.
On a side note, I’m amazed sometimes how some school administrators or coaches will tell you no comment or sometimes even lie when they don’t want something unpleasant out there in print. The truth is always better than a lie because they eventually come to light and then it makes everyone look bad. Not that I was necessarily lied to when he told me family concerns were an issue, but there were other reasons for his resignation and he didn’t want to see them in print…for him not sharing those reasons when he knew they were in his letter of resignation, I am a little disappointed. But he’s young and still learning.

Anyway whether or not the May 8 levy try passes or not kids that want to play sports will have to pony up. If the levy passes students will be charged $25 and $50 respectively for junior high school sports and if the levy fails the fees will rise to $250 for high school sports.
The entire plan is in Joy Brown’s story here.

TUESDAY’S BASEBALL SCORES
Ada 12, Hardin Northern 0
Archbold 15, Edgerton 1
Ashland Crestview 5, Bucyrus 3
Bluffton 13, Carey 10
Bryan 3, Napoleon 2
Clyde 5, Norwalk 0
Cory-Rawson 15, Pandora-Gilboa 12
Coldwater 2, Fort Loramie 1
Defiance 8, Wayne Trace 2
Edison 11, New London 8
Elida 13, Columbus Grove 4
Elmwood 10, North Baltimore 0
Fairview 7, Paulding 2
Fremont Ross 7, Delta 3
Galion 7, Cardington 4
Galion Northmor 10, Ontario 2
Genoa 10, Fremont St. Joseph 9
Kenton 9, Upper Scioto Valley 6
Leipsic 12, Holgate 2
Lexington 11, Wooster 7
Mansfield Madison 7, Ashland 5
Margaretta 5, Bellevue 1
Miller City 3, Continental 1
Mohawk 8, Lakota 6
New London 7, Buckeye Central 1
New Riegel 12, Upper Sandusky 6
Northwood 5, Otsego 1
Oregon Clay 3, Sylvania Southview 1
Orrville 9, Clear Fork 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Ottoville 0
Perrysburg 12, Lake 11
Sandusky 4, Huron 1
Seneca East 10, Crestline 8
Shelby 5, Marion Harding 2
South Central 14, Danbury 2
Swanton 11, Rossford 8
Tinora 6, Antwerp 5
Toledo Libbey 13, Toledo Rogers 4
Toledo Whitmer 9, Maumee 7
Willard 14, Colonel Crawford 1
Wynford 6, Plymouth 1
Woodmore 13, Fostoria St. Wendelin 5

TUESDAY SOFTBALL SCORES
Antwerp 13, Hicksville 3
Ayersville 7, Liberty Center 2
Archbold 9, Edon 0
Ashland 9, Mansfield Madison 1
Bellevue 2, Margaretta 0
Bryan 4, Paulding 0
Bucyrus 9, Ashland Crestview 2
Carey 7, Bluffton 3
Celina 16, Minster 0
Clear Fork 4, Orrville 1
Clyde 6, Norwalk 5
Colonel Crawford 5, Willard 1
Cory-Rawson 11, Allen East 5
Danville 3, Lucas 0
Defiance 4, Napoleon 3
Delphos Jefferson 7, Van Wert 2
Eastwood 6, Delta 1
Evergreen 9, Hilltop 0
Findlay 6, Maumee 2
Fremont Ross 3, Port Clinton 2
Genoa 10, Fremont St. Joseph 0
Hardin Northern 6, Liberty-Benton 2
Kenton 9,Upper Scioto Valley 4
Lake 14, Toledo Rogers 0
Leipsic 6, Continental 4
Lima Shawnee 8, Sidney 2
Mohawk 14, Ridgedale 0
New London 5, Buckeye Central 0
New Riegel 3, Upper Sandusky 0
Perrysburg 3, Toledo Whitmer 2
Plymouth 11, Wynford 7
Rossford 10, Northwood 0
St. Marys Memorial 4, Parkway 0
Sandusky 10, Huron 0
Sandusky St. Mary’s 4, Norwalk St. Paul 2
Seneca East 3, Crestline 0
South Central 5, Danbury 1
Springfield 5, Oregon Clay 1
Wauseon 10, Pettisville 4
Wayne Trace 3, Ottoville 1
West Holmes 20, Mansfield Senior 1
Woodmore 2, Fostoria St. Wendelin 0

ADDITIONAL MONDAY BASEBALL SCORES
Ayersville 13, Hilltop 4
Fort Recovery 11 Celina 2
Pettisville 4, Edgerton 2
Upper Sandusky 12, Kenton 2
Margaretta 4, Norwalk St Paul 3

ADDITIONAL MONDAY SOFTBALL SCORES
Antwerp 5, Edon 4
Bryan 7, Fairview 1
Napoleon 7, Delta 2

Trouble in Tiger Town

2007-03-27T10:19:00.000-07:00

It's been a tough year in Tiger Town.
North Baltimore has suffered through: a train derailment downtown, the loss of the town's lone grocery store, battles over taxes between the city council and citizens and the school district facing a $1.4 million deficit.
Now they don't even have a football coach.
Ryan Hite resigned as North Baltimore's head football coach at the end of last month. He's a young guy and in a tough situation.
Here's a link to my story about him and his stepping aside.
It's expected that the NB Board of Education will come up with a pay-to-participate plan at tonight's 7 p.m. meeting in the high school library. The plan will take affect if the school district's voters don't pass a 1-percent income tax which will be on the May 8 primary ballot.
The junior high already pays $277 per sport. The cost stopped the school from fielding an eighth grade boys basketball team this winter. I've been told the cost for varsity sports at NB in a pay-to-participate place could be in the range of $400-$500.
If a pay-to-participate plan is enacted after the levy fails, North Baltimore football is done — at least for this coming season. I just don't see enough parents coming up with the money to allow their kids to play football. Numbers will be an issue. Plus it's likely that a multi-sport athlete wouldn't have the funds to participate in 2 or 3 sports. They'd have to settle for one sport and NB needs every athlete it has to be a part of multiple sports teams if possible.
I can't really blame Ryan Hite for stepping down. He wants to coach and there's a pretty good chance he won't get that opportunity at NB in 2007 as more budget cuts loom on the horizon if the May 8 levy fails.
He said he resigned because it was in the best interest of his family. I take him at his word. He's a good kid taking on a tough job as the head football coach at NB. But I also think that deep down the sense of uncertainty about the program probably played a role in his departure too.
With the uncertainty, NB isn't only losing coaches (girls basketball coach Jeff Daniels also resigned) — they are losing athletes too already.
Junior Cory Herr, the baseball team's top pitcher and one of the school's best football and basketball players, has joined NB sophomore Evan Shank and both have transferred to Van Buren. If pay to participate is adopted expect others to jump ship to nearby schools like Elmwood, Van Buren and McComb — especially those in junior high school who can open enroll at neighboring schools without penalty.
I'm not confident the levy is going to pass. A few people I know from NB and people that work there don't think the levy will pass either. It's as if there's a big, dark cloud hanging over the village with a perpetual rainstorm. I want it to pass, I hope it passes.
It's your school NB, and it's time to step up to the plate.

NOTEWORTHY: I’ll post the daily schedule and baseball and softball results daily below each day for the rest of the spring.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday's Events
College Athletics
Women's Golf — Findlay at Bellarmine Invitational, TBA
Men's Tennis — Wayne State (GLIAC) at Findlay, 2
Women's Softball — Findlay at Urbana (GLIAC), DH, 3
Prep Baseball
Bluffton at Carey, 4:30
Elida at Columbus Grove, 4:30
Woodmore at Fostoria St. Wendelin, 4:30
Cory-Rawson at Pandora-Gilboa, 4:30
Upper Sandusky at New Riegel, 4:30
Ottoville at Ottawa-Glandorf, 4:30
North Baltimore at Elmwood, 4:30
Continental at Miller City, 4:30
Hardin Northern at Ada, 4:30
Holgate at Leipsic, 4:30
Prep Track
Hardin Northern at RIverdale, 4:30
Ottawa-Glandorf & Fort Jennings at Elida, 4:30
Pandora-Gilboa, Cory-Rawson & Leipsic at Columbus Grove, 4:30
Arlington & Indian Lake at Ada, 4:30
Arcadia at Lakota, 4:30
Liberty-Benton, Carey & Mohawk at Van Buren, 4:30
Arcadia, Hopewell-Loudon & Bettsville at Lakota, 4:30
Ottoville at Lima Perry, 4:30
Bluffton at Delphos Jefferson, 4:30
Prep Softball
Hardin Northern at Liberty-Benton, 4:30
Cory-Rawson at Allen East, 4:30
Woodmore at St. Wendelin, 4:30
Continental at Leipsic (PCL), 4:30
Findlay at Maumee, 4:30
Upper Sandusky at New Riegel, 4:30
Patrick Henry at Miller City, 4:30
Bluffton at Carey, 4:30
Wayne Trace at Ottoville, 5
Prep Boys Tennis
Bluffton at St. Marys Memorial, 4:30

Monday March 26 Baseball
Bowling Green 11, Toledo Whitmer 8
Bryan 7, Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Defiance 6, Archbold 5
Delaware Hayes 11, Marion Harding 3
Delphos Jefferson 9, Kalida 7
Delphos St. John’s 5, Wapakoneta 1
Delta 6, Springfield 1
Edison 11, New London 8
Edon 4, Antwerp 1
Evergreen 12, Swanton 3
Findlay 11, Tiffin Columbian 0
Fort Jennings 7, Elida 5
Galion 5, Ridgedale 1
Galion Northmor 15, Mansfield Christian 6
Gibsonburg 7, Arcadia 2
Lakota 9, Fostoria 8
Lexington 13, Ontario 1
Liberty-Benton 24, Riverdale 0
Lima Central Catholic 3, Lima Bath 0
Lima Shawnee 6, Paulding 5
Lima Temple Christian 5, Lima Perry 2
Mansfield Madison 8, Bellevue 7
McComb 8, Bluffton 4
Norwalk 6, Ashland Crestview 2
Oak Harbor 6, Monroeville 5
Plymouth 12, Lucas 1
St. Henry 4, Indian Lake 3
St. Marys Memorial 10, Parkway 6
Sandusky 5, Clyde 2
Sandusky Perkins 3, Vermilion 0
Sandusky St. Mary’s 9, Tiffin Calvert 4
Seneca East 13, Buckeye Central 5
Shelby 21, Mansfield Senior 3
South Central 10, Bucyrus 3
Tinora 9, Liberty Center 8
Toledo Woodward 22, Toledo Rogers 16
Upper Scioto Valley 5, Hardin Northern 4
Wayne Trace 8, Continental 1
Western Reserve 2, Lagrange Keystone 1
Willard 3, Huron 2
Woodmore 4, Mohawk 3
Wynford 11, Carey 1
Margaretta 4, Norwalk St. Paul 3

Monday March 26 Softball
Bowling Green 5, Fremont Ross 2
Bucyrus 7, Mansfield Madison 1
Defiance 12, Liberty Center 0
Evergreen 3, Cardinal Stritch 1
Fayette 3, Emmanuel Baptist 2
Findlay 11, Tiffin Columbian 0
Hardin Northern 11, Ada 2
Hilltop 9, Edgerton 4
Huron 4, Lorain Brookside 3
Lima Perry 10, Lima Temple Christian 9
Lima Shawnee 9, Paulding 0
Mansfield Christian 6, Galion Northmor 5
Mansfield St. Peter’s 3, South Central 1
Margaretta 13, Western Reserve 3
McComb 8, Bluffton 2
Miller City 10, Pettisville 2
Mohawk 7, Woodmore 0
New Bremen 10, Bradford 1
New London 2, Edison 1
North Baltimore 5, Ayersville 4
North Union 7, Marion Harding 0
Norwalk 4, Ashland Crestview 2
Ontario 3, Lexington 2
Otsego 6, Archbold 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 15, LCC 2
Parkway 3, Spencerville 0
Perrysburg 4, Clay 3
Plymouth 6, Lucas 5
Ridgedale 4, Galion 1
Riverdale 6, Liberty-Benton 5
St. Marys Memorial 9, Indian Lake 0
Sandusky 12, Clyde 3
Seneca East 11, Buckeye Central 5
Sylvania Northview 4, Toledo Central Catholic 0
Tiffin Calvert 5, Sandusky St. Mary’s 4
Toledo St. Ursula 3, Maumee 0
Upper Sandusky 9, Kenton 1
Van Wert 9, Lima Senior 0
Wapakoneta 8, Benjamin Logan 1
Wayne Trace 8, Continental 1

Sports Ala Carte

2007-03-26T05:08:00.000-07:00

Plenty on the plate today for breakfast.
We’ll try to cover the topic ala carte today.

STATE BOYS BASKETBALL: Buster got back from the state boys basketball tournament yesterday. He was a one-man wreaking crew filing three or four stories a day from Columbus.
It’s too bad the Eagles and Rams both fell one game short of their state tournament dreams Saturday at the Schottenstein Center. I’m pretty well convinced that winning a state title in basketball is tougher than in any other sport. You have only four divisions and everyone in the state has a team. You have to be skilled, talented and a little lucky to win a state title in basketball.
Anyway it was a banner postseason for area basketball teams. I think there were five teams in our 30-school coverage area that advanced to the regional level and another 7 girls teams that also made the Sweet 16. That is by far the most teams we’ve ever had advance that far in the same season since I start at the newspaper back in 1994. Truly amazing.

SPRING STARTS: There were supposed to be a couple of track meets to get the spring sports season underway Saturday but both were cancelled. So I guess, weather permitting, things should get underway today for area baseball, softball and tennis teams.
I have been calling coaches and working on softball capsules. Most teams have gotten outside just a few times this spring so far and mostly for parking lot practices. Miller City coach Chris Rump went even so far as to paint a softball diamond on the school parking lot. In softball you have the usual suspects for success -- Elmwood and some of the teams from the MAL.
The teams from the BVC are slowly improving in fastpitch but honestly they are still a step and a half behind some of the other Division IV schools from around the area. Van Buren won the conference at 13-9 overall and 9-0 in the BVC I believe that record speaks volumes to how far the conference has to go to become more competitive in softball.

MORE JOBS OPEN: There have been plenty of head football jobs shake open in NW Ohio over the last week. Lima Senior’s coach Rick Vaughn decided to leave Lima for Central Crossing in suburban Columbus and head coaches at Elida and Paulding were also shown the door in recent days. Wapakoneta, Celina, Genoa and I think New London are also looking for head football coaches in the NW District.
North Baltimore’s Ryan Hite also decided to resign his position as head football coach. He gave up the post Feb. 27 and his resignation will be approved at Tuesday’s North Baltimore board of education meeting. I talked a little to Ryan last night for a story for Tuesday’s paper. Much more on the whole North Baltimore situation later this week.
Two other volleyball coaching jobs are also available in the MAL. Hopewell-Loudon and Carey. With all the volleyball tradition the Chieftains have and former coach Dave Reinhart’s Black Swamp Volleyball Club just up the road people will probably be lined up for the H-L gig.

SOMETHING’S FISHY: Finally, got out and did a little fishing Saturday. Went up to Mud Creek looking for some bullhead and caught three carp. Hey, a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work anyday. Anyone, else fish out there? Email me your favorite fishin’ holes from the area and we’ll compare notes.

BREAKFAST: Give me eggs and toast. What is your favorite breakfast? I still get the willies watching my English stepdad get enjoyment from eating Quakers Instant Grits for breakfast.

NEWSWORTHY:
BASKETBALL
L-B Eagles miss out on gold
L-B Enjoyed a great run
Rams come home as runners up
A trying week for Diebler family
Dunbar proves their Ram tough
No one quite like young Diebler
More than game on Upper’s mind
L-B falls one game short of perfection
1-point quarter costs L-B
Holgate heart-broken at state
Holgate wins style points but still loses in state semis
Holgate converts doubters
SOFTBALL
Findlay softball preview
NCC Softball Preview
Ashland area softball preview
Lima area softball capsules
Sandusky softball has high hopes
SBC Softball Preview
BASEBALL
Findlay baseball preview
Ashland area baseball preview
Seniors are key for Port Clinton
TRACK
Defiance’s season looks promising
Defiance area girls track capsules
Sandusky track team is a road warrior
Sandusky area track preview
SBC Girls Track Preview

Those crazy Buckeyes

2007-03-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

I know there’s a method to the Madness.
March Madness that is. Oh I almost forgot March Madness©® I don’t know whether the NCAA copyrighted or trademarked March Madness©® so I’ll use both symbols whenever I use their phrase.
But who came up with the schedule for the Ohio State-Tennessee game last night?
Two teams in the Eastern Time Zone and they don’t tip it off until 10:20 p.m.?
The game didn’t end until I think around 12:30 a.m. but it was a dandy as the Buckeyes pulled out an 85-84 win over the Vols. I know everything the NCAA Tournament does, it does it for high TV ratings but I’m sure how OSU-Tennessee starting at 10:20 p.m. fits into that equation.
I’m sure there were more than a few bleary-eyed people at work across the state this morning after staying up to watch the end of the game. I think were also quite a few people who may have saw how far behind the Buckeyes were at halftime and decided to hit the hay.
Well if the last couple of games have been any indication you can’t ever count the Buckeyes out.
Here’s hoping Thad Matta still has his rabbit’s foot and the Buckeyes’ luck hasn’t yet run out.

NOTEWORTHY: Best of luck to Liberty-Benton and Upper Sandusky tomorrow at Value City Arena. Actually, for some reason I think both teams come back home as champions tomorrow.

Have a great weekend everyone I’ll be back on Monday.

NEWSWORTHY:
Prep Track
Wood County Girls Track Capsules
Ashland area track capsules
Perrysburg hurdler sets sites on state
Boys Basketball
Liberty-Benton headed to state finals
L-B Eagles handled state pressure
Liberty-Benton interview and slideshow
Audio highlights of L-B’s semifinal win
Upper Sandusky crushes Poland Seminary
Upper can play defense
State Tournament Coverage from the Plain Dealer
State Tournament Coverage from the Columbus Dispatch
Upper Sandusky runs roughshod over Poland Seminary
Diebler puts on a complete show against Poland Seminary
Liberty-Benton stands tall at state

Softball
Defiance area preview
Defiance has a mix of old and new
Gibsonburg picked fifth in SLL softball race
Genoa softball team has unfinished business
Baseball
Defiance seeks to continue tradition
Defiance area baseball preview
Wooten should be solid on the mound for Woodmore
SBC Baseball Preview
Sandusky area baseball capsules

Football
Vaughn leaving Lima Senior for Central Crossing head football job

Girls basketball has come a long way...still has more work to do though

2007-03-22T10:33:00.000-07:00

You’ve come a long way baby.
I never thought I’d see the day when there would be four or five guys crowded around the small TV in Courier newsroom watching women’s basketball.
It happened Tuesday night when the BGSU women’s basketball team slipped past Vanderbilt to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16.
I’m not sure that would have happened a decade or even five years ago. But womens and girls basketball has come a long way in popularity since then but they still have a long way to go to capture the imagination of the casual sports fan.
Take the OHSAA state girls basketball tournament for example. The crowds at the girls state tournament were a little disappointing.

Here were the attendance figures for the four state championship games…
Division I -- 3,576
Division II -- 4,936
Division III -- 4,624
Division IV -- 3,734

So what should be done? Some suggest moving the games across campus to St. John Arena. I don’t agree. Let’s face it compared to the Schottenstein Center, St. John Arena is pretty much a dank, dark, dump. It’s historic, a lot of wonderful memories were made there but it’s not fit for the state girls basketball tournament…in my opinion for whatever that’s worth.

Locally, the following for the girls teams is pretty good when they are playing close to home. But statewide there isn’t the hardcore following there is for the boys state tournament or even the boys regional tourneys. The OHSAA boys state tournament is an event, people attend it every single year. It’s a tradition. Some do travel to Columbus and watch the girls state tournament each year but there isn’t nearly the rabid fan base that the boys tournament has.

I don’t even think the girls state tournament it has the following that the state wrestling tournament has. Even though wrestling is a secondary sport in the winter, it still has a built in fan base that is willing to travel to Columbus the first weekend of March and spend three days there. This year 71,000 fans attended the five sessions at the state wrestling tournament. Girls basketball in Ohio has yet to tap a similar fan base.

So what can be done? How can the OHSAA increase attendance so the 19,200-seat Schottenstein Center doesn’t look so empty when the girls play? Marketing would be good…a targeted marketing campaign. Target youth leagues especially those for young girls and their parents, Give them a group discount on tickets. Hell, market the tournament through the burgeoning Upwards youth basketball program. Better yet drop the ticket prices across the board by $2-3. Tickets for the boys basketball and wrestling were a couple of dollars more expensive than the girls tournament but dropping the price a few bucks more might entice some additional fans to go to the games.

Any other ideas out there?

Boys Basketball
Diebler is named Mr. Basketball
Upper Sandusky has unfinished business
Future Buckeyes will be on display
Liberty-Benton trying to complete perfect season
Holgate marches to its own beat
Harvest Prep hopes to outrun Holgate
A titanic turnaround for Holgate
Plain Dealer coverage of the OHSAA state boys basketball tournament
TRACK
Wood County Boys Track Capsules
Jumper Fairbanks shines for Eastwood
Bucyrus area boys track capsules
BASEBALL
Bellevue ready to rip it
SOFTBALL
Pitching, power key for Bellevue softball team
Other Sports
Elida ousts Etzler as football coach

Think Spring

2007-03-20T05:51:00.000-07:00

The spring sports season is always interesting.
And it’s mostly because of the weather. One day it will be 75 and sunny and the next it will be cold and rainy with the wind chilling you to the bone.
There’s nothing like sitting in a lawnchair in mid-May and watching a little high school baseball or softball. Keeping score, listening to the fans and coaches jaw with the umpire, the smell of freshly cut grass. It’s a beautiful thing and most of the time it‘s free
But I think I like covering prep track and field best in the spring. The reason is that there are so many different things to write about at a track meet. Throwers, jumpers vaulters. Sprinters, distance, hurdlers. There’s something for everyone to watch.
I think track has grown on me over the years working at The Courier. I’ve gotten to see Liberty-Benton, Cory-Rawson, Columbus Grove, Ottawa-Glandorf and Upper Sandusky all win state titles over the years in track and field. Not to mention countless state individual champions and placers from schools like Bluffton, Riverdale, Fostoria St. Wendelin, Carey and Hopewell-Loudon.
If the state indoor meet is any indication, it will be another banner year for area competitors.
Liberty-Benton’s Kesha Brooks, the defending Division III outdoor 800-meter state champ, won the indoor crown. But other area schools were well-represented in the girls meet too with Cory-Rawson’s Dana Ford and McComb’s Katie Borgelt placing in a pair of events.
It is nice to see Dana Ford doing well after she was forced to miss the final few weeks of last season with an injury. She should be one of the area’s top female sprinters again during this outdoor season.

NOTEWORTHY:
COMINGS AND GOINGS: Marion Harding has hired a new football coach. Heath Hinton will take over as the Presidents’ next coach here’s a little synopsis here of the hiring from the Marion Star.
In addition to NW District small schools will be looking for basketball coaches. Tom Kowaleski has stepped down after 10 years at Sandusky St. Mary’s and Woodmore’s Ty Ray has also resigned. A couple of pretty decent jobs open right there.

THURSDAY: Title IX in high school and how to get more fans to attend the OHSAA girls state tournament. No blogging tomorrow I'm taking a full time out to see if I can find a place where the fish are biting :)

BOYS BASKETBALL
VASJ has plenty of hoops history
L-B ends St. Henry’s quest for Columbus
Diebler is top Division II player
GIRLS BASKETBALL
St. John’s praises players
St. John’s finals loss brings out emotions
Ottoville does it with class and character
Tough third period denies St. John a title
New Knoxville girls are state runners up
Africentric ends New Knoxville‘s state bid
Cleveland Central Catholic ends St. John’s season

And then there were two

2007-03-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

And then there were two.
Out of 30 area teams that started on the road to the OHSAA state tournament there are just two boys basketball teams left Liberty-Benton and Upper Sandusky.
It’s too bad these teams didn’t play one another this season.
I never did get to see L-B play. Is there anyone out there who has watched both of these teams? How would you say they matched up?
Would Diebler and Falk go off on the Eagles? Or could L-B’s defense and patience keep them in check?
They are only one division apart and I imagine that Upper must be close to Division III status.
So what do the basketball minds out there think…how would the Rams and Eagles match up?

NEWSWORTHY:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Division I
St. Edward shoots down Findlay 66-50
St. Edward flying south for spring
St. Edward rules the perimeter against Findlay
St. Edward’s Roe narrows choices to North Caroline, Michigan State

Division II
Upper Sandusky fights its way past Olmsted Falls
Olmsted Fouls
Diebler breaks nose in regional final win
Division IV
Holgate wins regional crown

Holgate is headed back to Columbus
New Knoxville falls short in battle of unbeatens
New Knoxville boys bow out of tournament
Division III
Third quarter is huge in Liberty-Benton win
It took L-B a half to play its style
Liberty-Benton shows up in the second half
Hyde’s 25 points help L-B reach state tournament

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Division III
Ironmen are state champs in Division III
Tradition, tears and a trophy for St. John’s
St. John’s falls to inside out combo
Division IV
Defense carries Africentric past New Knoxville
New Knoxville falls in final to Africentric
Africentric is too much for Ottoville
New Knoxville stops Chanel in semifinals
OTHER SPORTS NEWS
Coldwater school officials working to follow Title IX
Prep Baseball
Fremont starts from scratch after 20 win season
Prep Softball
Fremont looks to improve on 7-win season
Prep Track
Woodmore’s Pendleton working hard for fourth discus title
Port Clinton area track preview capsules

Shooting woes, foul at the end

2007-03-17T08:56:00.000-07:00

You can’t cheer in the pressbox.
And I’ll let you all in on a little sports writing secret we’re not rooting for you. It may seem a little harsh but we’d probably rather see you lose than win because that just decreases our work load the following week during the OHSAA tournament season.
But I’ll have to admit after covering Van Buren their last four games I couldn’t help but pull for them high-top press row at Anderson Arena.
I hate breaking my own rules but I was hoping the Black Knights would make it to state.
Unfortunately the season ended at BGSU.
A bad shooting night doomed Van Buren in its regional final against Holgate Friday night. They shot just 42.9 percent from the field, about 20 points lower than they shot during the regular season.
Also a charging foul on Van Buren junior Matt Phillips, who was heading to the basket with 13.5 seconds left in the game and the Black Knights trailing 35-34, could have been as easily called a blocking foul on Holgate’s Alex Urdiales.
Instead of Phillips, an excellent free throw shooter going to the line to give Van Buren a chance to take the lead, Holgate got the basketball back with a chance to run out the clock.
Van Buren junior Patrick Stacy entered the game and had a chance at a 3-pointer at the buzzer. He never got a good look and had to try and off balance shot that missed the mark.
I asked E.J. Frost about the charging call and he gave me an emphatic “No comment.” after the game. I’m not sure if he was upset at the call or for me asking the question. Because I didn’t know the context of his No comment I left it out of the story. Clearly, Van Buren fans weren’t happy with the charging foul call.
I really thought Van Buren was going to win this game. Holgate wasn’t sharp and committed 17 turnovers against Fort Jennings in the regional semifinals. They took much better care of the basketball against the Black Knights committing just 7 turnovers an they shot 56 percent from the field…the combination of those two factors got the Tigers the win.
Still Van Buren was 22-3 and had a season to be proud of. The tournament run by the Black Knights will be long remembered by their players, coaches and fans.

NEWSWORTHY:
Boys Basketball
Division II
Upper Sandusky shows it has more than Diebler
Upper Sandusky is just a win away from state tournament
Division IV
Holgate nips Knights
Offense helps Holgate beat Van Buren
New Knoxville boys fall in regional final
New Knoxville boys bow out of tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Division I
Late drought dooms Trojans
Findlay’s girls put it all on the line
Findlay Courier: State girls basketball tournament notebook
Stifing defense shuts down Findlay
Returning champs beat Findlay
Division IV
Bozeman’s clutch 3 lifts Nubians over Ottoville
Kruse’s late jumper lifts New Knoxville
New Knoxville wins a thriller
New Knoxville to play for state title
Ottoville falls on last-second shot
Last second shot sinks Ottoville
Africentric eliminates Ottoville
Division III
Ms. Basketball is a major obstacle for St. John’s

Rammies roll

2007-03-16T08:00:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you have to roll with the punches.
I roll in to the office at 4 p.m. Thursday. There I was expecting to spend a quiet evening typing schedules or working on baseball capsules.
Wrong. Review Times Sports Editor Scott Cottos, who was supposed to cover Upper Sandusky’s Division II regional semifinal game against Van Wert, was sick so I was pressed into duty to watch the Rammies and the Cougars.
Honestly, I don’t mind covering basketball, especially at this time of year since wrestling is over. No offense, but it sure as hell beats covering those regular season games between Arcadia and Cory-Rawson.
But this was the game this week I didn’t really want to cover. Nothing against my friends from Upper Sandusky. They have a great basketball team and I’ve interviewed and written stories abut some great young people over the years. But I hate the crush of media that comes with covering the Rams this season.
I walked up and down press row to look at the media outlets covering this game…two writers from the Detroit News??? Some other newspapers with as many as three reporters on hand. Five or six radio stations and all the other “working media” that aren’t really media but basically curiosity seekers. A couple of radio stations were there and they didn’t broadcast anything.
OK that ends my rambling Friday rant…on to basketball.
All right erase the rant above. I’m damn glad I went to this basketball game. This was one of the most entertaining games I’ve covered in a long time. Non-stop action from the opening tip.
Upper Sandusky’s Jon Diebler is the best high school basketball player I have ever seen in person. Granted I never watched Lebron play and I cover wrestling most of the winter months. He is the real deal.
But I was even more impressed with Alex Falk. Man, this kid doesn’t play like a sophomore. He has the poise of a season veteran and isn’t gun shy about taking it to the hole or pulling up for jumper in traffic…I’m working on my basketball vernacular.
They were doggone impressive and blew Van Wert right off the floor.
Here’s an example of how the game went for Van Wert. Chris Morrow, a 6-foot-6 junior, who led the team with like 15 points missed three consecutive easy shots right underneath the basket, this doesn’t include the tip in try he missed on the same series. But just after the halftime buzzer sounded, a Van Wert player swished in a desperation shot from halfcourt.
That’s how the night went for the Cougars, it just wasn’t meant to be.
Up next for the Rams is Olmsted Falls…I have a sneaking suspicion that the Rams will be packing their bags for Columbus Saturday night.

NOTEWORTHY: Guess who was up in the stands watching the Upper Sandusky game yesterday? It was Browns quarterback Charlie Frye. Boy would I like to have asked him a few questions last night.

NEWSWORTHY:
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
Findlay meets powerful St. Edward
DIVISION III
Liberty-Benton has added incentive<
St. Henry rolls behind threes, defense
St. Henry topples Evergreen in regional semis
Evergreen’s season comes to an end
St. Henry finds a leader in the post

DIVISION II
Upper Sandusky’s Falk has a big night
Sparks ignites Olmsted Falls
Sparks, Olmsted Falls end Kenmore’s run
Foul shooting, turnovers doom Kenmore against Olmsted Falls
Cougars fall short against Upper Sandusky
Cougars fall to Upper in regional semifinals
Falk picks up slack for Upper Sandusky
DIVISION IV
Van Buren faces a different challenge tonight
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
Findlay’s success is a team thing
DIVISION II
Sandusky Perkins state run comes to an end
No hair regrets for Perkins’ Lowe
Perkins run ends in state semifinals
DIVISION III
Delphos St. John’s steamrolls Albany Alexander
DIVISION IV
Africentric eyes first basketball title
Top ranked Africentric awaits Ottoville
New Knoxville’s frenzied Friday

Finding the way to the finals

2007-03-15T05:49:00.000-07:00

OK I guess I’m ready for a big steaming plate of crow for breakfast this morning.
In my second to last paragraph yesterday, I predicted a Liberty-Benton win and a Findlay High School loss.
I was right on target with the Eagles but dead wrong when it comes to the Trojans.
All those who thought Findlay High School would make the regional finals before the season started please raise your hands?
Anyone?
Let’s face it the Trojans have no track record of doing this kind of thing their last regional appearance was in I think 1980 or ‘81.
People have probably underestimated them all season long and I am guilty of that yesterday. Luke Kraus is a pretty good player as a sophomore but these guys don’t have one superstar or a go-to player like Upper Sandusky’s Jon Diebler or something similar to that. They are well-coached and play great team basketball, although some of the parents of players are grumbling a little about Kraus getting more than his share of the limelight. But that’s typical Findlay bullshit. I imagine the players don’t give a damn who gets the limelight as long as they are still playing basketball and one step closer to Columbus.

The OHSAA has decided to flip-flop the regional final games scheduled for the University of Toledo’s Savage Hall on Saturday. The Division I regional final between Findlay and Lakewood St. Edward’s will be played at 3 p.m. and the Division II regional final, which will be determined tonight will play at 7:30 p.m.

As for Liberty-Benton, Africentric kept it close for the first half but a 27-2 run to start the second half allowed them to roll to an easy 77-46 win over the Nubians.
C’mon BVC fans be haters in football but back the Eagles tournament run in hoops. I think they beat St. Henry and make the Division III final four. The Eagles are well-coached, have some great athletes and they are playing some terrific basketball right now.
Plus they didn’t have to knock any other BVC teams out of the tournament to get there. Ahh, to see a Liberty-Benton wrestling team have 1/8 of the success of the basketball team…that’s my March madness dream. But that’s another blog topic for another day.

Tonight’s the night our final area boys team, Upper Sandusky, plays its regional semifinal tournament game. The Rams take on Van Wert tonight at Savage Hall in a Division II regional semifinal. Good feature in today’s paper about sophomore Alex Falk and how he’s been the overlooked player for Upper Sandusky this season. He’s quite a talented athlete in his own right. Should be an interesting ballgame.

NEWSWORTHY:
WHAT’S UP FINDLAY: Your girls are going to state, your boys are in the regional final but there’s plenty of tickets for sale still and no windows painted downtown in support of your basketball teams. I’m kind of surprised at that then again maybe I’m not. And another thing why aren’t there cheerleaders at the girls basketball games? Especially if a school’s boys team is out of the picture. If cheerleaders are all about building school spirit then they should be cheering at the girls games too, right?

COACHES NEEDED: Kevin Brandt has turned in his resignation as Leipsic’s boys basketball coach. The Vikings have struggled the past two seasons under Brandt. He resigned last season but was convinced to return and finished out the season. Kevin is a great guy and I wish him all he best in the future.
Riverdale is looking for new volleyball coach. A program with lots of tradition will have their third coach in three years.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Findlay bombs its way into regional final
Liberty-Benton runs away with a 77-46 win
Falk adds punch to Upper Sandusky lineup
New Knoxville dominates fourth quarter for regional win
New Knoxville outlasts Lockland
Woeful third quarter dooms Fort Jennings in loss to Holgate
Holgate survives against Fort Jennings
St. Henry advances by crushing Evergreen
Van Wert to face Ohio’s finest in regional semifinals
Findlay gets rare regional victory
St. Henry’s Puthoff buries Evergreen
Liberty-Benton buries Africentric

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Findlay girls know they are in for a tough test
Ottoville faces athletic Africentric team at state
Ottoville faces uphill climb in state semifinals
Ottoville, Africentric both like to press
Vorst looks to erase bad memories
Playing in the Schott will be a new experience for New Knoxville’s girls
Findlay finds its way to state

Van Buren chameleons

2007-03-14T07:53:00.000-07:00

Here’s a simple sentence that describes Van Buren’s 67-54 regional semifinal win over Wynford last night at Anderson Arena.
The Black Knights did what they wanted whenever they wanted to against the Royals.
They darn near played a perfect basketball game.
I’ve gotten to see their last three tournament games and they are prep basketball’s version of a chameleon. They can change to whatever style they need to to win.
Against Ottawa Hills they struggled a little but were still able to gut out victory by outplaying the Green Bears down the stretch. Against unbeaten Toledo Christian the Black Knights used patience and passes to wear down the Eagles. In last night’s game, Van Buren’s defense got them off and running with easy transition baskets to cruise past Wynford.
It’s been the perfect combination during their tournament run of personnel, performance and style that’s got Van Buren to the regional finals.
Now Holgate is up next. It’ll be a night of watching the Tigers pass the ball to one another 12 or 13 times probably. If Holgate doesn’t do a better job of taking care of the basketball (they had 17 turnovers against Fort Jennings Tuesday) it’s going to be awfully tough for them to hang in there with VB.
Up tonight is Liberty-Benton and Columbus Africentric in the regional Division III semifinals at and Findlay in the Division I regional semis at UT. My gut instinct tells my L-B wins but Findlay doesn’t.
We shall see.

NOTEWORTHY:
NO BASEBALL AT OLD FORT: It’s kind of sad but Old Fort will not field a baseball team this season. According to reports on the latest school board meeting, the school has decided there isn’t enough interest to field a team for the 2007 season. Only nine boys signed up to play baseball this year and after months of requests for more participation no one stepped forward to join the team.

NEWSWORTHY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Van Buren near-perfect in beating Wynford
Van Buren dumps Wynford
Buckeye Central falls short in regionals
Holgate edges Fort Jennings
Patient attack leads Holgate past Fort Jennings
Big fourth quarter gets New Knoxville to regional semifinals
Findlay boys are breaking new ground
Toledo St. John’s is improving
Holgate, VB get regional wins
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delphos St. John’s girls nearing goals
St. John’s girls are fulfilling their goals
New Knoxville used loss to spur them on
High expectations for Findlay girls basketball team
Columbus Grove’s Schroeder is first team all-Ohio

BGSU is the place

2007-03-13T09:03:00.000-07:00

Tonight’s the night.
Boys regional basketball at Bowling Green State University.
Oh yeah and Myles Pizza before the game.
Should be some interesting match ups. I just hope I don’t fall asleep during the first semifinal tonight between Holgate and Fort Jennings.
You know the Tigers are known for slowing it down. They’ve had a couple of games this season where they scored in the teens I think their game against Napoleon was 19-14 if I remember right.
Hey who am I to criticize Holgate’s style of play, they’ve been to the regional 7 straight years. OK so playing Pettisville, North Central and the like might not be the toughest district but hey they win it every year. They are doing something right over there at Holgate.
The second game should be interesting, both teams are on a roll. Wynford has won seven straight and Van Buren is coming off an impressive win over unbeaten Toledo Christian.
Seriously, if the Knights play like they did against TC they win, if they play like they did in a 43-39 win over Ottawa Hills thy could be in trouble. We’ll find out which team shows up about 8 p.m. tonight. I do know one thing, E.J. Frost is a helluva a coach and he’ll have his boys well-prepared.

NOTEWORTHY:
HE’S FAST: Arlington graduate and Hillsdale College freshman Jared Krout did earn All-American honors in two events for the Chargers over the weekend at the NCAA Indoor track and field championships. He finished eighth in the long jump and sixth in the 400 I do believe. Pretty darn impressive I must say for a true freshman. Again, why didn’t UF recruit this kid?

TWO-TIMER: Congrats to University of Findlay junior Tony Guerra for becoming a two-time NCAA wrestling champion last weekend in Kearney, Neb.I think this makes it five years on a row that UF coach Shawn Nelson has produced and NCAA champion. Way to go Roughnecks! They are one of the best and most underappreciated athletic teams in the area.

OHSAA DOIN’ IT RIGHT: I have to tell you every OHSAA tournament I have been to have been run splendidly. The folks running the tournaments have been friendly and helpful and there has been sportsmanship all around…except for an incident between some students from Fostoria and Lexington I’ve been told. Kudos to the OHSAA for running a first class operation.

NEWSWORTHY:
BOYS BASKETBALL
St. Henry stops Spencerville
Buckeye Central stops long regional drought
Wynford faces tough Van Buren team
Fort Jennings, Holgate peaking at right time
There’s a bullseye on Liberty-Benton’s back
Plenty of tradition at Division IV regionals
Division IV BGSU Regional Capsules
Buckeye Central in regional for first time in 13 years
Holgate in familiar territory
GIRLS BASKETBALL
St. John’s girls win thriller over Columbus Grove
Ottoville defense dooms Stryker
Roethlisberger wins top Division I honor
Findlay’s state opponent young but experienced
New Knoxville girls team is off to Columbus

Big weekend

2007-03-12T09:46:00.000-07:00

Back to blogging.
It was a long weekend. For the first time ever we posted our top weekend sports stories on the Courier’s Electronic Edition Saturday night so our readers didn’t have to wait all the way until Monday to read about Findlay High School, Liberty-Benton, UF and the other big basketball games we covered.
It was some work to get it done but hey if we have the technology why should people have to wait. I’m like everyone else when I know the information is out there I want it now. It seemed to work pretty well.
Anyway here are a few quick hitters for Monday morning. This is the great thing about the U.S. you are free to express your opinion whether others agree with you or not. Well, I’ll be expressing a few here…

UNCHARTERED TERRITORY: If you would have told me that Findlay High School’s girls basketball team would make it to state and the FHS boys would be playing in the regional I would have laughed and said you are crazy. Well the joke is on me. That was true especially with the way the FHS girls ended the season with a couple of losses to Napoleon and Lima Bath. After all it’s the first time the FHS boys have been to regionals since like 1981 and the first time the girls have made it to state ever. But honestly, the way both teams are playing right now, I could see both teams winning one or even two games this weekend.

GIVING IT AWAY LIKE CANDY: An assistant basketball coach at a Mid American Conference school up I-75 delayed not one but both of my interviews with his chit chat with both coaches after a recent tournament game between Findlay and Lima Senior. He was handing out his business card to the coaches as I anxiously awaited a chance to interview both coaches. It was a day after they were ousted from the first round of the MAC tournament in Cleveland. I was so frustrated by the delay I just wanted to blurt out…”Hey, dude. Why are you giving away your business card…when Dakich gets fired you won’t be recruiting anyone.” Oops, I think I just outed what school the guy was from. Anyway no offense to the kids from FHS and Lima Senior, but if they are recruiting any members of those teams for this year’s recruiting class the BGSU coaches deserve to be let go.

BEST CHANT: The folks at the Lexington Regional were throwing their extra hot dogs into the stands to the Delphos St. John’s student section during Saturday’s Division III regional girls basketball game between Columbus Grove and St. John’s Right on cue Grove’s students started chanting, “We want hot dogs!” They didn’t get any.

GIRLS GET OUTTA LINE: Noticed the FHS cheerleaders in the line to shake hands after Findlay beat Lima Senior. If I had just lost a hard-fought game to the Trojans for the third time the last thing I would want to see is a bunch of giggling cheerleaders waiting to shake my hand. Keep cheering ladies but don’t get in line.

BVC POWER: An impressive display of basketball Friday night from Van Buren and Saturday from Liberty-Benton to reach the boys regional tournament. Van Buren played nearly a perfect game to beat Toledo Christian. They dominated play inside and their crisp passing kept the Eagles off balance and opened the way for some easy baskets inside. If the Black Knights play like that this week, punch their tickets to Columbus. Liberty-Benton was equally impressive in their win over Western Reserve Saturday. Columbus Africentric is up next Wednesday night they are 13-9 but don’t let their record fool you as they play a Division I laden schedule.

NEWSWORTHY:
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Findlay girls headed to state tournament
Division I Girls Regional Notebook
Big Green back at state tournament
Stryker girls fall to Ottoville in regional final
Ottoville is off to Columbus
Not Columbus Grove’s day
BOYS BASKETBALL
Findlay 3’s tame Tygers
Liberty-Benton rolls to district crown
Upper takes district title
Evergreen knocks off PH
Mansfield Senior bows out of tourney to Findlay
New Knoxville wins district crown
Upper Sandusky Rams return to regionals
Upper Sandusky, Diebler win district crown
New Knoxville in regionals for first time since 1947
Musketeers get revenge against Ottoville
Evergreen captures Division III district
Holgate streak hits 7
FJ overcomes Ottoville
Van Wert knocks off Wapakoneta
Van Wert outlasts Wapak
Upper Sandusky wins shootout with Lexington
It’s on to regionals for Van Wert
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Findlay’s dream season comes to an end
WRESTLING
Guerra wins second NCAA title
Two Ashland wrestlers place at Nationals

Findlay High School boys have to play better

2007-03-09T06:51:00.000-08:00

I’ll give the Findlay High School Trojans credit --- they survived.
Call it a sloppy win, but it was a win nonetheless for the FHS team who went to 18-3 on the season.
They were lucky. Lima Senior couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn Thursday night the Spartans had many chances to get back in the game against Findlay but couldn’t get anything going on offense there were several occasions they got a couple or even three shots off during single possessions and didn’t make any of the shots.
Now is the time for the boys to start picking it up. Getting to the district finals has been a chore for FHS over the years, according to head coach and FHS basketball historian Jim Rucki, FHS has only been to the finals maybe three times since 1981. These chances don’t come around every day so you have to seize the moment when they do.
Up next is a very good Mansfield Senior team. Just for comparison some common opponents.

Findlay (18-3)
Dec. 8 Sandusky W 67-50
Dec. 14 at Marion Harding W 54-42
Jan. 19 at Sandusky W 65-58
Jan. 25 Marion Harding W 75-57
Feb. 8 Lima Senior W 60-52
Feb. 23 at Lima Senior W 62-51
March 8 Lima Senior W 51-43

Mansfield Senior (20-2)
Dec. 2 Sandusky W 65-57
Dec. 16 Lima Senior W 63-46
March 8 Sandusky W 70-60

What does that mean? Hell if I know. But Findlay needs to play better offensively to beat Mansfield Senior and secure a spot in next week’s regional that much I do know that much.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Findlay gets past Lima Senior
Hyde carries Eagles past New London
All-Northwest Ohio Basketball Selections
Fliers done in by Diebler
Ty Ray steps down as Woodmore basketball coach
Upper star gets to 3,000
Lima Senior season comes to an end
Wapak, Van Wert to renew rivalry in district final
Spencerville survives Crestview
Wauseon nipped by Van Wert
No.1 Liberty-Benton ousts New London
With Diebler seeing is believing
Wauseon falls short against Van Wert
Late run keys Mansfield Senior’s boys team
Sandusky falls to Tygers
New London falls to top-ranked Liberty-Benton
Western Reserve upends Elmwood
Spencerville knocks off Crestivew
Wapak reaches district final

GIRLS BASKETBALL
St. John, Columbus Grove slide by in regional semis
Mansfield St. Peter’s girls ousted in OT thriller
Ottoville cruises past Liberty Center
Stryker comes up big against H-L; Ottoville rolls

Krout will be All-American

2007-03-08T06:55:00.000-08:00

I can’t let another day pass without sharing with you another area athletic success story.
Arlington’s Jared Krout.
Remember Jared? Ran extremely fast, jumped extremely far for the Red Devils the previous four track seasons.
Well he’s doing the same at a higher level now. As a true freshman, Krout has qualified for the NCAA Division II national indoor track and field meet in Boston in three events.
He’s seeded sixth in the 200-meter dash (21.58), ninth in the 400-meter dash (47.98) and sixth in the long jump (7.27 meters that’s 23-feet 7-inches to all of us who haven’t gone metric yet).
Pretty impressive display for a true freshman and it’s too bad that I’m not sure he was even recruited by the University of Findlay not that he would have came here anyway.
Adding to his honors, Krout was also named the GLIAC men’s performer of the year and freshman of the year and was recently named the regional competitor of the year for the men in the Great Lakes Region.
Jared never won a state championship but I have a feeling with talent, drive and determination before it’s all said and done he just might bring an NCAA championship home to Arlington.

Plenty of links to coverage of NW Ohio basketball games below.

NOTEWORTHY:
THEY SAID IT: You get some great quotes from coaches along the tournament trail and here’s one from an unidentified basketball coach: “If they would have made a tape of tonight’s game of how not to do it, we’d have starred in it.” That’s laying it on the line.

3,000 POINTS: Upper Sandusky’s Jon Diebler is at 3,000 points and counting after last night’s 99-73 district semifinal against Clyde. The Rams will March on Saturday night at Ashland University against Lexington. I think the Rams roll in that one but things will likely get much tougher when they head to the regional the following week.

KUDOS TO FALCONS, ‘DOGS: It was the end to a great run for the Riverdale Falcons in last night’s loss to Columbus Grove. These two teams should find a way to hook up during the regular season. It would be great to see Grove knock off Delphos St. John’s and give their fans the thrill of playing the state tournament just a year after their boys made the trip. I’m sure CG girls track coach Tim Staley would be willing to keep the track equipment in storage for an extra week while the Lady Dogs play in Columbus.

BUZZ FUTURE: Not sure about the future of this blog. We will be going to blogs on The Courier website soon and they may make me abandon blogging here. Will keep you updated on the progress.

NEWSWORTHY:
NW OHIO WRESTLING NEWS AND INFO
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Columbus Grove wins a thriller against Riverdale
Liberty Center, Ottoville, Stryker head to Elida regional
Hoban defense stops O-G
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Fell to leave Wapakoneta football post

Van Buren can go all the way if...

2007-03-07T07:10:00.001-08:00

Well after watching Van Buren last night, I think they have what it takes to make it to Columbus IF they get past unbeaten Toledo Christian Friday night in the Division IV district finals at Liberty-Benton.
I think they match up inside much better than Continental did. I was actually shocked by the 25-7 halftime score of the Continental-Toledo Christian game I’ve gotten to see quite a few Continental games and honestly I have never seen a worse performance during a two quarter stretch from them than I did last night.
Toledo Christian caused many of their problems but Continental isn’t the same team they were without Scott Keck in the lineup. Keck was one of the Pirates go-to players and he went down with an injury last month
Like all outstanding basketball teams, Van Buren made every play they had to down the stretch against Ottawa Hills to win.
Fort Jennings pulled the upset over Columbus Grove at Elida and it will be another Father-Son match up between the Musketeers’ John VonSossan and Ottoville’s Tom VonSossan. Ottoville’s is going for its third win of the season against Fort Jennings. The Big Green beat the Musketeers 53-42 Dec. 16 and 62-31 Feb. 6.
Vanlue won another easy game against Mohawk to reach the district finals at Fostoria and will now play Wynford. That shows how bad the MAL was this season in my opinion. No offense to all of my many MAL friends out there but the league really was down this season.
Of course Findlay High School’s girls cruised past Brunswick last night. I thought maybe that game would be closer. Can the Trojans take their act to Columbus…I guess we’ll see Saturday afternoon in Norwalk.