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DELPHOS Jefferson head football
coach saw his fourth
Wildcat team finish
6-4 last fall, 4-4 in the
Northwest Confer-
ence.
He begins his fifth
season with an over-
all mark of 21-19 and
brings back half of
the starters from that
team: five on offense,
six on defense.
He expects as
usual for his 4-4
defense to be the glue of this years unit.
Back to familiar surroundings are the
likes of cornerbacks Tyler Mox (5-10, 150,
senior; 37 solos, 11 assists) and junior Trev-
or Dudgeon (5-8, 151), inside linebackers
Ross Thompson (6-0, 200, senior; 87 solo
tackles, 30 assists, 11
for loss) and sopho-
more Dalton Hicks (6-
2, 210; 69 and 44, 10
for loss), outside line-
backer Joe Gorman
(5-10, 160, senior; 19
and 7) and end Jordan
McCann (6-0, 192, ju-
nior; 42 and 11).
Backing up those
spots in the second-
ary are seniors Austin
Jettinghoff (5-11, 182) and Zavier Buzard
(5-10, 170); juniors Kurt Wollenhaupt (5-
7, 156) and Derek Foust (5-8, 161); and
sophomores Drew Wannemacher (5-9, 154),
Adam Rode (5-8, 147), Josh Teman (5-10,
151), Mike Cline (5-9, 143) and Ryan Goer-
gens (5-9, 155).
At the linebackers are juniors Aaron
Parkins (5-8, 180) and Tyler Talboom (6-0,
195); and sophomores Damien Dudgeon (5-
7, 148), Jordan Dudgeon (5-9, 164), Corbin
Betz (5-5, 140) and
Grant Wallace (5-11,
150).
Key losses from
the stop troops due to
graduation are Quint-
en Wessell (91 solos,
42 assists), Drew Kor-
tokrax (51 and 16),
Zac Bland (36 and
18), Colin McConna-
hea (33 and 15), Zach
Kimmett (32 and 15;
4 sacks) and Chris Truesdale (37 and 6; 5
picks).
Also sitting out the football season is ju-
nior linebacker Nick Fitch (19 and 12) due
to injury.
The strength of the defense is at the
linebackers: we have three of the four back.
As well, we have two corners we feel we
can leave on an island
and match up outside
1-on-1, Coach Lin-
deman explained.
That will give our
4-4 defense more
flexibility against the
spreads that we face
more and more. We
can play coverage or
blitz with the same
personnel, which is
so important to de-
fense today.
Because of all the work these kids have
done in the off-season and preseason, our
team speed is much better and were still
pretty strong physically; our senior leader-
ship has been crucial in getting this done.
We want to get guys to the football and we
have the athletes to
do so; we want to
allow them to make
plays.
The only concern
is an almost all-new
front four outside
of McCann but
the Wildcats plan to
rotate defensive tack-
les choosing from
among six at any
given time, especially
starting with senior
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The strength of the defense
is at the linebackers: we
have three of the four back.
As well, we have two corners
we feel we can leave on an
island and match up outside
1-on-1. That will give our
4-4 defense more flexibility
against the spreads that we
face more and more. We can
play coverage or blitz with
the same personnel, which
is so important to defense
today.
Bub Lindeman,
head coach, Jefferson football
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Ryan Kerby (5-7, 175), junior Tyler Foust (6-0,
198) and sophomore Warren Poling (5-9, 192)
but also utilizing senior Aaron Culp (6-0, 212)
and senior Adam Crabtree
(6-1, 250). At the other
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(6-0, 350).
That leaves the other open spot safety
and candidates include
Buzard (a safety/lineback-
er, Jettinghoff and Teman.
On the up-tempo mul-
tiple-I offense the Wild-
cats are featuring in 2013,
the lone starter back up
front from last fall is Isaac
Illig (8 pancake blocks) at
right tackle.
Thompson (28 recep-
tions, 542 yards, 5) is
back for his fourth year of
varsity and third as a tight
end/H-back front-liner, Jet-
tinghoff (61-of-133 passing, 1,207 yards, 10
TDs, 8 picks; 47 rushes, 174 yards) is back
for his third season under center, Buzard (190
rushes, 1,275 yards, 17 TDs; 8 catches, 180
yards, 2) at tailback and McCann as the second
tight end. As well, Mox (5 catches, 120 yards,
1) and Trevor Dudgeon got playing time off the
bench at the wideout slots and likely will see
more time this fall.
Major losses on that side of the ball are
Wessell (93 totes, 623
yards, 12), Kortokrax
(16 grabs, 277 yards, 1;
22 rushes, 187 yards,
2) and linemen Geoff
Ketcham (35 pancake
blocks), Evan Stant (21),
Zach Kimmett (7) and
Colin McConnahea (3).
Newcomers to the
starting 11 are projected
left tackle Culp, left
guard Crabtree, right
guard Tyler Foust or
Noah Illig and a battle at center between Stew-
art and Poling.
Providing backup help are the likes of
quarterbacks Wollenhaupt, Teman and Rode;
running backs Herron,
Gorman, Parkins, Derek
Foust, Hicks, Damien
Dudgeon, Jordan Dud-
geon, Wannemacher
and Betz; wideouts Go-
ergens, Cline and Wal-
lace; tight end Talboom;
and trench warriors Alec
Lindeman, Fetzer, Kim-
mett, Kroeger, Siefker
and Bryce Lindeman.
Austin gives us a
very experienced quarterback that can get us
in and out of the huddle quickly and make ad-
justments at the line of scrimmage, We have a
veteran running back in Zavier but we have a
Because of all the work these
kids have done in the
off-season and preseason, our team
speed is much better and
were still pretty strong physically;
our senior leadership
has been crucial in getting
this done. We want to get
guys to the football and
we have the athletes to do so;
we want to allow
them to make plays.
Bub Lindeman,
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As always, another key to our
success is health; we dont
have a lot of numbers (47 in the top
4 grades, 36 in the top 3) but that is
nothing new. Were in the same boat as
many other teams in Division VI. We
want to put our best athletes out there
all the time but yet you have to build
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Bub Lindeman,
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lot of other weapons that we feel will make
us tougher to deal
with and give Zavier
even more room,
Coach Lindeman
added. We want to
create space for our
playmakers to make
things happen be-
cause we feel these
guys are capable of
doing that well; we
have some excellent
athletes in our skill
positions. Of course,
having only one starter back up front is a
concern and that will be key to how well we
do: how quickly they can come together and
get on the same page, especially in the run-
ning game.
As always, another key to our success
is health; we dont have a lot of numbers (47
in the top 4 grades, 36 in the top 3) but that
is nothing new. Were in the same boat as
many other teams in Division VI. We want
to put our best athletes
out there all the time
but yet you have to
build depth so those
guys can get a break.
Jettinghoff will
replace All-NWC
Kortokrax (27 boots,
41.6-yard average)
as the punter and ei-
ther Wollenhaupt or
Herron will replace
Jettinghoff (20 total
points-after) as the kicker.
Assisting Coach Lindeman in those du-
ties are Jeff Stant, Damon Ulm, Ben Rahrig,
Chris Sommers, Rusty Thompson and Scott
Boggs.
Jefferson begins 2013 on Friday, Aug.
30, at home versus Waynesfield-Goshen.
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Alexa Marlow, Jordyn Radler, Kayleigh OConner, Addison Schimmoeller, Arianna Knebel and Tasha Shaeffer; and back, head coach Josiah Stober, Elisabeth Miller, Kylee
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better soccer results for Lady Jeffcats
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
DELPHOS Josiah Stober began his head varsity coaching career with
the Jefferson girls soccer team in 2012, going 5-10-2 in his inaugural campaign
that ended in the Division III Sectionals.
He hopes that his sophomore campaign has a higher number in the win col-
umn and a lower one on the loss side with nine letterwinners returning.
Among those veterans are six
starters, including lone senior (16-
girl roster) Brooke Hesseling (second
year; midfielder/backer); the most ex-
perienced players in a quartet of third-
year juniors in Kylee Haehn (striker),
Bailey Miller (midfielder), Elisabeth
Miller (midfielder) and Jordyn Ra-
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That leaves two more that lettered
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Shaeffer (backer/goalkeeper); at this point, letterwinning sophomore Brandy
White (backer) will provide needed depth, always a concern for the Lady Wild-
cats who have had their share of injuries over the years.
With that experience, we are more skilled at every position this year. We
look to move the ball more effectively this year, Stober observed. Com-
munication has improved along with team chemistry.
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By JIM METCALFE
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DELPHOS The Jefferson volley-
ball unit went 7-15 last
fall.
However, six of seven
returning starters (libero
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letterwinner ought to
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for third-year head coach
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she seeks to improve her
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The coach does have to replace
3-year varsity starter Fallon Van Dyke
and letterwinner Caitlin Landwehr but
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coming off the bench.
With the departure of three-year start-
ers (and fourth-year players) Sydney Dr-
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(midfielder), Jenna Moreo (midfielder)
and Corinne Metzger (sweeper), as well
as Paige Miller (three years; goalkeeper)
and Madison Flack (striker), there are
some holes to fill.
One of the largest between the
pipes will likely be filled by junior
keeper/backer Kayleigh OConner.
The rest of the Lady Cat roster has
a trio of freshmen: Kiya Wollenhaupt
(backer), Makaya Dunning (goalkeeper/
midfielder) and Cheyanna Scirocco
(backer).
We have a group of girls that are
more skilled and have another year of
experience. We have a good core of girls
returning from last year that bring a lot
to the team, Stober added. The girls
are really working hard on their con-
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only one senior, this will be another year
of growth and learning for the Wildcats.
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but we dont have it
anymore. Were
now in the same boat
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ways and not leave
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DELPHOS St. Johns gridiron
fans got used to the idea of the Blue
Jays using a deep
2-platoon scheme
with plenty of
numbers during its
2-decade run of ex-
cellence.
Those days are
over for the fore-
seeable future.
Veteran head
coach Todd Schulte
enters his 15th sea-
son (145-41 over-
all) with a total of 55 players in the
top four grades, including 36 in the top
three.
He also faces a rebuilding job as
eight new starters must be found on
defense and seven on offense as 20
seniors bid adios in 2012 off an 8-5
edition (5-3 in the Midwest Athletic
Conference).
We were fortunate to have that
kind of depth before but we dont have
it anymore. Were now in the same
boat as a lot of teams that had to have
guys go both ways and not leave the
field, Schulte began. It didnt affect
our preparations as much in the off-
season we hit the weights hard as
we always do and did the agility drills
and such but it has affected how
weve run our preseason condition-
ing and two-a-days. Our front-liners
are not getting the rest like before; we
are instilling that they need to get used
to playing tired. Were trying to build
depth but its a slower process without
the numbers.
The bread-and-butter of the Blue
Jay grid program
the defense is
in most need of fo-
cus as only senior
tackle Nate Schro-
eder (5-10, 255; 27
solos, 21 assists -
12-game stats from
2012), senior Cody
Looser (6-3, 215;
58 and 40) at Ax
linebacker and ju-
nior strong safety
Evan Hays (5-10, 171; 43 and 20) are
back in familiar starting spots.
The good news is we have one
starter at every level of the defense,
so thats a good base. Unfortunately,
we have to replace the rest, Schulte
continued. We will still be in the base
4-3 and though we tweak what we do
as far as blitzing, stunts and schemes,
were still about getting as many
people to the football as possible but
being smart and disciplined. Overall,
our team speed is good; this isnt the
fastest team weve ever had but by no
means are we slow. We want to be ag-
gressive as always but its just a matter
of finding the right people to plug in
and getting them up to speed.
If you look at their grades, we
arent young with our new guys
they just lack experience. We are still
trying to fill in the deeper depth chart
but its a work in progress.
The other eight members of the
starting lineup at this point looks like
thus: defensive ends Jason Wittler
(6-0, 198, senior) in front of Wes
Buettner (5-11,
185, junior) and
Alex Haunhorst
(5-9, 168, junior),
with Luke Mac-
Lennan (5-10,
195, senior) and
Draven Dickman
(5-10, 178, junior)
the depth; Kellen
Schomaeker (5-
11, 230, senior)
at the other tack-
le with Trent Closson (6-2, 205,
sophomore) providing relief senior
Tyler Jettinghoff (6-3, 218; 23 solos,
Nate Schroeder
Cody Looser
Jason Wittler
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6 assists; 3 picks) at Sam linebacker,
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Mike; cornerbacks
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senior James Harrison (5-11, 181, ju-
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solos, 41 assists),
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and 32), Troy
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peter (46 and 26),
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and 26), Andrew
Metzger (42 and
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and Clay Courtney (22 and 17).
The multiple-I offense will be built
around the returning backfield tandem
of tailback Jettinghoff (233 rushes,
1,768 yards, 19 TDs; 20 receptions,
208 yards, 1) and fullback MacLennan
(78 totes, 603 yards, 9), plus left tackle
Spencer Ginter (6-4, 250, senior) and
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at center.
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to run the ball
that is our bread-
and-butter on
offense. It helps
to have two very
good runners back
to do that but we
also know teams
will key on them, so we have to devel-
op the quarterback and receiving posi-
tions; Tyler and Luke can help those
guys along, too, Schulte explained.
With our offense,
it comes down to
the guys up front;
we have to be able
to control the line
of scrimmage and
move people off
the ball. Spencer
and Ryan are two
good guys to start
with but so far, our
projected starting
five up there hasnt
been there; weve been battling inju-
ries. It has forced us to move people
around and in the end, that will help us
develop depth.
I think we do
have the chance to
become a deeper
team as we go.
Were physically
pretty strong; we
worked as hard as
ever in the weight
room, so that
shouldnt be an is-
sue.
Penciled in as
the other seven
starters in this offense are left guard
Buettner (who also backs up Shumak-
er as the pivot), backed by freshman
Jaret Jackson (6-1, 185); right guard
Schomaeker, with Wittler behind him;
right tackle Aus-
tin Schulte (6-4,
235, junior), with
Schroeder the
backup; Wras-
man at split end,
backed by Hays,
Wise, Mohler,
Brian Pohlman
(6-0, 168, junior)
and Garrett Nagel
(5-8, 153, junior);
May at wingback,
with depth com-
ing via Fischer, Wyatt Nagel (5-7, 142,
junior), Zach Gable (5-9, 155, junior)
and Ben Dickrede (5-10, 154, junior);
Tyler Conley (6-6, 185, junior) at tight
Andy May
Luke MacLennan
Tyler Jettinghoff
Quinn Wise
Ben Wrasman
Spencer Ginter
Were going to run the ball that is
our bread-and-butter on offense. It helps
to have two very good runners back to
do that but we also know teams will key
on them, so we have to develop the
quarterback and receiving positions;
Tyler Jettinghoff and Luke
MacLennan can help those
guys along, too.
Todd Schulte,
head coach
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backups.
Harrison is the
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DELPHOS John Munoz has four sea-
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cer coach and has a 30-40-7 mark.
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that ended in the Division III sectionals.
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including six starters.
Two of those starters are fourth-year
senior Sam Bonifas and third-year senior
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turns between the pipes, while sophomore
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as starters.
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man, senior Maddie Burgei, senior Lyndsay
Mohler and third-year junior Emilee Grot-
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One of the strengths of this unit is we
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game, Munoz stated.
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We are try to fill a lot of positions since
losing a lot of starting seniors last year; that
loss of experience is crucial for us to off-set
and grow up quickly, Munoz continued.
Among those losses are Alyssa Gable
(3 years). Morgan Musser, Kelsey Pohl-
man, Rylee Hamilton, Ally Mohler, Brittany
Kramer, Jessica Recker and Michelle Hitch-
cock.
I always try to keep it fun for the girls
and have them enjoy the game while learn-
ing it. Above all, we have to stay humble and
stay hungry, the coach added.
Assistant coach is Kristy Hasenkamp.
The Lady Blue Jays have a trio of match-
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fastest and first freshman to qualify for re-
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2013.
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place of former coach Kelly
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Brittany Claypool (outside hitter), ju-
nior Bekah Fischer (middle hitter) and
freshman Jessica Geise (middle hitter)
are first in line to step into the starting
six (seven counting the libero).
We are a team with a lack of experi-
ence but have shown great strides and
lots of improvement in the pre-season.
We hope to continue that throughout the
season and be competitive while were
doing it, Dammeyer not-
ed.
That still leaves a lot
of open spots either as
starters or providing depth
off the bench for other
fresh faces to the varsity
level, such as junior Lydia
Schwinnen (right-side hit-
ter), junior Haleigh Dew-
yer (defensive specialist/
libero), junior Colleen
Schulte (setter), junior
Kestley Hulihan (right-side hitter/set-
ter), junior Sam Kramer, sophomore
Olivia Kahny (outside hitter), Maddie
Pohlman (right-side hitter), Hayley Jet-
tinghoff (outside hitter), Sydney Fisch-
bach (right-side/middle hitter), Mad-
elyn Buettner (right-side/middle hitter)
and freshman Maya Gerker (setter).
Assisting Dammeyer in the varsity
ranks is Maggie Wannemacher.
The junior varsity team consists of
Kramer, Hulihan, Schwinnen, Fisch-
bach, sophomore Shannon Bockey,
sophomore Emilie Buettner, freshman
Brooklyn Mueller, freshman Brooke
Richardson, freshman Ally Gerberick
and classmate Jana Hamilton.
The Jays have commenced the Dam-
meyer tenure with three matches this
week.
We are a team with a lack of
experience but have shown great
strides and lots of improvement
in the pre-season. We hope to
continue that throughout the
season and be competitive while
were doing it.
Carolyn Dammeyer,
head coach
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coach has three freshmen to step in and fill
out the team: Nick Pohlman, Evan Pohl-
man and Patrick Stevenson.
Nick ran real well last year on the ju-
nior high team and his goal is to challenge
Aaron for the #2 runner and to break the
19:00 mark, Coach Hellman continued.
Evan is in his first year of cross country
but wants to get under 21:00 and vie for
the fifth runner. Patrick made big improve-
ments in junior high; he also wants to get
under the 21-minute mark and challenge
Evan.
On the girls side, fourth-year senior
and 2-time Regional qualifier Megan Jo-
seph (girls number 1) leads the veteran
flock, along with sophomore Anna Muel-
ler (number 2).
Megan had the fourth-fastest PR (20:00)
in school history and wants to break the
school record of 19:32 (Erin Calvelage) and
qualify for the State meet, Hellman said.
As the only senior, I am looking for her to
help her young teammates learn how to im-
prove. Annas PR was 22:41 and she wants
to get under 22:00 mark and maintain the
spot as the number 2.
Teresa Pohlman was the lone graduate
from the girls program and Hellman also
has a trio of freshmen completely new to
the sport in Breece Rohr, Lexi Pohlman
and Bailee Lindeman.
Breece had a very good junior high
track season in the spring; her goal is to
get under 21:00 and challenge Anna for
#2. Lexi and Bailee are seeking to improve
in each race, the coach added. Since we
will be able to compete as a team on both
sides this year, our goal is to be in the top
half of the scoring at the meets. Weve got
some good runners back and some hard-
working freshmen; we should be very
competitive in meets.
It has been a learning experience for
me in that I have not had a full team in my
years of coaching. On top of that, I have six
freshmen out of the 11 runners, four who
did not run before. I expect to surprise a few
teams early in the season since we did not
have teams in the past years and did not have
much success on the JH team last year.
St. Johns opened the season at its own
invitational Aug. 24.
Runners
It has been a learning experience for me in
that I have not had a full team in my years
of coaching. On top of that, I have six
freshmen out of the 11 runners, four who
did not run before. I expect to surprise
a few teams early in the season since we
did not have teams in the past years and
did not have much success on the
JH team last year.
Steve Hellman,
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Jason Carpenter begins his seventh year
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With a rebuilding offense in 2012, de-
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The offense also has holes to fill with the
graduation of 6-3 wideout Brandon Stinson,
wideout Nick Pauff, offensive tackle Nick-
oli Sackinger and guard Brandon Smiley,
amongst others.
Carpenter will need contributions from
letterwinners like senior Chance Weitz (of-
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Christian Moran, Quinn Searcy, Damien
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Lengefeld, Maurice Rose, Henwin Cuffy,
Patrick Brockert, Amari Gooding, Austin
Lopez, Tyler Kanitz and Shelton Folz.
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mon, Bill Kellermeyer, Jay Terry and Brett
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
ELIDA Kevin Kings Lady Dawg
volleyballers finished 2012 with a 9-14
mark, including sixth in the Western
Buckeye League at 3-6, that lost in the
Division II sectional semifinals.
Nine letterwinners, including six
starters, return from that unit in hopes of
quickly improving Kings 6-season mark
of 43-96.
The starters back for King are seniors
Torie McAdams (5-10 middle hitter; 187
kills, 33 total blocks, 233 digs, 23 aces)
and Erika Kiel (5-7 libero/outside hitter;
31 aces, 396 digs); juniors Aubrey Wil-
liams (5-8 outside hitter; 113 kills) and
Ally Bader (5-7 opposite; 42 kills); and
sophomores Summer Grogg (5-9 middle
hitter; 96 kills) and Katie Hawk (5-8 set-
ter/opposite; 485 assists).
Other veterans off the bench are senior
Andrea Stocker (5-7 defensive specialist;
113 digs), junior Alicia Zuber (5-5 defen-
sive specialist) and sophomore Karmyn
Martinez (5-6 defensive specialist/setter/
outside hitter).
We have a strong base of fundamen-
tals and use our quickness defensively;
those are our strengths, King said. What
we really need to address is being aggres-
sive offensively and using our strengths to
our advantage. We need to learn how to
take advantage of any mismatches as they
occur during play.
Only two players used up their eligi-
bility last fall: Bethany Koch (defensive
specialist; 238 digs) and Kali Cahill (mid-
dle hitter/setter; 94 kills).
Senior outside hitter Carly Stetler (5-
10) and 5-7 junior Katelyn Shellenbarger
(outside hitter/defensive specialist) are
King expects big things out of Lady Dawg VB
the two newcomers to the varsity.
Senior leadership and experience will
help generate aggressive play and keep
us competitive through our season and
Western Buckeye League schedule. We
are hoping to be competitive in the WBL;
O-G was on top of the league last season
and we expect them to defend that title,
King added.
Ashley Edwards is the junior varsity
coach. Her team is made up of Shellen-
barger, sophomores Cheyanne Elsea(5-1
libero/defensive specialist), Megan Tracy
(5-7 outside/middle hitter), Emily Bow-
man (5-7 outside hitter), Erin Bowman
(5-7 setter) and Taylor Creps (5-7 oppo-
site/middle hitter); and freshmen Kate-
lynn Sumption (middle/outside hitter),
Rachael Davisson (outside hitter/defen-
sive specialist) and Mallory Etzler (oppo-
site/outside hitter).
The freshmen team, headed by Leisa
Stratton, Kylee Kiel (outside hitter), Re-
becca Tschour (outside hitter), Emily
Gremling (middle/outside hitter), Natalie
Carder (middle hitter/right-side hitter),
Maddie Murphy (setter/defensive special-
ist), Macie Pettigrew (right-side hitter),
Sierra Fromm (defensive specialist/out-
side hitter), Whitney Wise (defensive spe-
cialist), Jordan Brocklehurst (defensive
specialist) and Jasmine Ackles (outside
hitter).
The Lady Dawg volleyballers are well
into the season with five matches in the
first two weeks.
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
ELIDA Three Division II All-District
honorees will pace the Elida girls soccer team
into 2013 under fourth-year coach Brady Over-
holt.
Senior fourth-year defender Cassidy
Slusher (All-Western Buckeye League), senior
fourth-year forward Lindsey Hall (All-WBL)
and junior third-year midfielder Brett Pauff
(All-WBL) leads seven letterwinners back
from last falls 6-9-1 season, including finish-
ing fifth in the WBL.
Four more veterans hope to help build up
Overholts overall mark of 30-34-7, includ-
ing third-year senior defender Ashlyn Erman,
senior goalkeeper Caitlin Shroyer, junior mid-
fielder Kaitlin Gay and sophomore midfielder
Courtney Siefker).
They will be bolstered by a Shawnee trans-
fer and All-WBL player in junior defender
Abby Waddle.
One of the things we do well when we
are on-task and focused is be a very aggressive
team who moves the ball around, Overholt
noted. With the four All-league performers we
have back from last year, those four will be key
leaders for us.
Our biggest concern coming into this sea-
son and one we have to address quickly
is finishing in the offensive third and putting
more balls in the back of the net.
Perhaps helping to do just that for the
Lady Dawgs and make them even tougher
on the back end and in the midfield are a
handful-plus of promising newcomers in senior
defender Erika Stoodt, junior defender Kaylee
Klinger, sophomore defender Mychaela John-
son, freshman forward Hope Carter and fresh-
man defender Kyleigh Gay.
A key quartet of Lady Dawgs must also
be replaced from last fall due to graduation:
4-year starter Shannon Boroff, 3-year starter
Jena Wensole, 3-year starter Kala Bowsher and
Rachel Foust; along with the other graduate in
Gina Culp.
We have a core group of very athletic girls
who need to blend well with our youth to make
this a successful season, the coach added.
When on their game, they have the ability to
compete with any team in the WBL and feel
we have the talent this year to compete for a
title, which will obviously be tough in the very
competitive 10-team WBL.
Elise Jenkins serves as the varsity assistant
coach.
Elida is three matches into the 2013 cam-
paign.
The Lady Dawgs soccer crew for 2013 has, Front Row (l-r): Abby Waddle, Ashlyn
Erman, Erika Stoodt, Caitlyn Shroyer, Cassidy Slusher, Lindsey Seiberling and Lind-
sey Hall; and 2nd Row: head coach Brady Overholt, Kaitlin Gay, Kyleigh Gay, Brett
Pauff, Hope Carter, Mychaela Johnson, Courtney Siefker, Danielle Crouch, Makayla
Reese and JV coach Elise Jenkins. Not pictured is Kaylee Klinger.
The Elida boys varsity soccer crew
has, Front Row (l-r): Kyle Finnerty, Aus-
tin Calvelage, AJ Siefker, Riley Overholt,
Blake Kleman, Simen Domaas, Logan
Frysinger, Brice Coolidge and Garrett
Brinkman; 2nd Row: Jacob Simmons,
Oliver Fessler, Gaerid Littler, Isaac Nich-
ols, Jerod Houston, Shawn Ezell, Chase
Watson, Matt Graymire, Adam Ordel and
manager Ethan Thomas; and 3rd Row:
assistant coach Scott Warris, Matt Cellar,
Ethan Schaefer, Austin Morrison, Nathan
Stewart, Dalton Reichert, Austin Fickel,
Gunner Braun, Jared Ramon, Luke Sim-
mons and head coach Tom Thomas.
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
ELIDA Tom Thomas begins his
10th season at the helm of the Elida boys
soccer program.
Coming off a 6-8-4 mark in 2013, he
brings back 10 starters and five other let-
terwinners for bigger and better things in
2013.
Back for another go-round with the
Bulldog boys first 11 are seniors Austin
Calvelage (defender), AJ Siefker (defend-
er), Brice Coolidge (defender) and Riley
Overholt (midfielder); juniors Shawn
Ezell (midfielder), Adam Ordel (mid-
fielder) and Jerod Houston (forward); and
sophomores Dalton Reichart (midfielder),
Nathan Stewart (defender) and Gaerid Lit-
tler (forward).
The other five veterans are junior goal-
keeper Garett Brinkman who will take
the place of lone missing starter Drew La-
ing juniors Chase Watson (midfielder),
Thomas primed
with 10 returning
starters for Elida
boys soccer
See THOMAS, page 55
Elida harriers
Elida girls and boys cross country squads for this season has, Front Row (l-r): Alyssa Turrentine, Tori Bowen, Ashley Ulrich,
Hannah Malone, Kaiti Hinegardner, Lauren Bull, Aerianna Littler and Helena Van Sickle; and 2nd Row: David Sperry, Austin
Kesler, Eric Anthony, Glenn McVey, Logan Malone, Josh Bull, Max Stambaugh, Gaerid Littler, Daulton Buetner, Caleb Newland
and head coach Bruce Marshall. Not pictured are Trevor Brookman and Kelsey Goodman.
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
ELIDA Bruce Marshall coached
for nine years in the Elida junior high
cross country level before taking over
the head varsity position in 2012,
finishing 46-90 (7th out of 10 in the
Western Buckeye League) in the girls
ranks and 32-109 (8th in the WBL) in
the boys.
He returns six letterwinners on both
sides as he begins his sophomore cam-
paign as the head man.
The Lady Bulldog unit is led by
WBL first-teamer (and 26th at Dis-
tricts) Alyssa Turrentine (sophomore;
personal record of 21:03), along with
senior Kaiti Hinegardner (24:05) and
four other sophomores Tori Bowen
(21:28), Hannah Malone (26:09), Ash-
ley Ulrich (26:29) and Helena Van
Sickle (29:08).
Many of the girls have worked
hard during track season and have put
in miles this summer. We hope to reap
the benefits of this, Marshall said.
We need to have our top three runners
improve as the season progresses, with
the remaining girls running as a pack
in order to improve our team score.
Our team, as a whole, is very
young. We hope to stay injury-free,
continue to improve our times and
move up in the standings of the WBL.
This will depend on how well the
freshmen runners adjust to the 5K dis-
tance. Our top runner, Aly, has set a
personal goal of making it to Region-
als this year. She missed it by 10 places
last year as a freshman. Three runners
are varsity basketball cheerleaders this
year Kaiti, Tori Bowen and fresh-
man Lauren Bull. They are very ath-
letic and competitive.
Besides Bull, the other promising
newcomer is fellow freshmen Aerian-
na Littler, with the final roster member
freshman Kelsey Goodman.
The boys are led by returning soph-
omore Gaerid Littler (18:03), along
with seniors Austin Cunningham
(21:05) and Logan Malone (22:04), ju-
nior Glenn McVey (20:13) and sopho-
mores Josh Bull (20:26) and Eric An-
thony (20:27).
Turrentine, Littler pace Elida harriers into 13
Promising newcomers include se-
nior Max Stambaugh and freshmen
Trevor Brookman, Daulton Buetner
and Caleb Newland.
Many of the guys have been put-
ting in the miles, as well as some
speed work over the summer; this
should result in faster times. We need
to continue to improve our times and
learn to run together as a pack when
possible, Marshall added. Our team
is still very young. With the seniors
providing leadership to the younger
runners, we hope to move upward in
the conference. Last year, our top four
runners were made up of three fresh-
men and one sophomore; they are all
back this year. Our top runner, Gaerid,
also plays on the soccer team. He ran
a 4:53 in the 1,600-meter run during
track last spring as a freshman. A new
runner this year, Max, is also on the
golf team. He races cars at Allentown
during the summer and has run in a
number of 5K races this summer. We
have four boys that will be competing
for the #2 spot on the team.
In our league, Van Wert, Defi-
ance and Shawnee are always strong.
Wapak has a nice group or runners this
year. The other WBL schools Bath,
OG, Celina, Kenton and St. Marys
have some strong runners as well. Our
conference should be well-represented
at the State meet.
The remainder of the Bulldog boys
are freshmen Austin Kesler and David
Sperry.
Elida opened 2013 Aug. 24 at the
Rotary Invitational at Wright State,
Celina.
Many of the girls have worked hard during track season and have put in
miles this summer. We hope to reap the benefits of this. We need to have
our top three runners improve as the season progresses, with the remain-
ing girls running as a pack in order to improve our team score.
Bruce Marshall,
head coach Elida cross country
The Elida girls tennis crew for the new season consists of, left to right, Front Row: Ashley Fay, Chloe Bechdolt, Elizabeth White,
Cera Savage, Hailey Hurst and Summer Slusher. Second row: head coach Quinn Whittaker, Katie Kennedy, Sydney Sexton, Mor-
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Elida tennis 2013
Whittakers Lady Dawgs seek 2013 hard-court success
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
ELIDA Quinn Whittakers girls ten-
nis crew struggled last fall in putting to-
gether a 4-11 season, including 2-7 in the
Western Buckeye League.
His Division II crew of Lady Bulldogs
have five letterwinners back for this season.
These include se-
nior doubles Hailey
Hurst, senior singles
Cera Savage, senior
Elizabeth White, ju-
nior doubles Ashley
Fay and sophomore singles Meredith Little.
Promising newcomers include junior
Summer Slusher, junior Jenna Mekolites
and sophomore Jacie Higbie.
Our girls have been working hard all
year long and we are looking forward to a
successful season! he said.
The remainder of the Lady Dawg tennis
team has Chloe Bechdolt. Katie Kennedy,
Sydney Sexton, Morgan Nelson and McK-
inna Griffith.
Assistant coach is Chris Kelley.
Elida is two-plus weeks into its season.
Our girls have been
working hard all year
long and we are
looking forward to
a successful season!
Quinn Whittaker,
head coach, Elida girls tennis
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By JIM METCALFE
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OTTOVILLE Fourth-year Ot-
toville girls soccer head
coach Tim Kimmet will
not have quite the depth he
has had in the past as 16
players are on this years
edition, with none of them
freshmen.
However, 10 of them
are veterans from last falls
11-7 unit (1-2-1 in the Put-
nam County League).
Expect strong leader-
ship especially on the
defensive side of the pitch from ex-
perienced seniors Monica Sarka (fourth-
year midfielder), Megan Schnipke
(fourth-year defender), Daniel Tren-
kamp (fourth-year; goalkeeper) and
Amy Tumblin (fourth-year; defender).
As well, six more underclassmen re-
turn in Courtney Von Sossan (third-year
junior midfielder), Lexi Wannemacher
(third-year junior midfielder), sopho-
more Dana Eickholt (forward), sopho-
more Alena Horstman (defender), soph-
omore Carly Kortokrax (midfielder) and
sophomore Erica Brickner (defender) to
lend a veteran hand.
Third-year junior Hal-
ey Landwehr, who would
have been the 11th letter-
winner, is nursing an in-
jury that will sideline her
for the soccer season.
In the past, we have
defended well; well need
to continue to do that. Of-
fensively, our concern is
finishing well with our
shots on-goal, Kimmet
noted.
Of course, having to replace seven
very experienced seniors taking 28
varsity letters with them from last
years group is part of that equation: Ra-
chel Beining (midfielder/goalkeeper),
Monica Buettner (midfielder/defender),
Kendra Koester (forward/midfielder),
Casey Miller (defender/midfielder),
Marissa Pohlabel (midfielder/defender),
Rachel Turnwald (forward/midfielder)
and Nicole Vorst (defender/midfield-
er).
We are very low in numbers. This
year, some of the girls playing varsity
soccer will be for the first time, Kim-
met added. We have no freshmen com-
ing in, so we need to mature very quick-
ly as a team. We need to keep a positive
attitude.
The rest of the Lady Green roster
all who will have to continue right away
as newcomers to the varsity level are
senior defender Stephanie Horstman,
senior defender Haylee Koester, junior
midfielder Megan Lambert, sophomore
midfielder Robyn Turnwald and Karin
Wendeberg.
Assistant coaches are Jess Beining
and Brian Eickholt.
The Lady Green has had four match-
es in the early going.
We are very low in
numbers. This year, some
of the girls playing varsity
soccer will be for the first
time. We have no freshmen
coming in, so we need to
mature very quickly
as a team. We need to keep a
positive attitude.
Tim Kimmet,
head coach,
Ottoville girls soccer
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and Cody Kemper. Back row head coach Bob Kaple, Johnny Landwehr, Ryan Kimmet, Brandon Kimmet, Andy Horstman and
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
OTTOVILLE Bob Kaple will
have a boys cross
country team
for Ottoville in
2013, his 45th
year of coach-
ing for the Big
Green.
Unfortunate-
ly, with the grad-
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varsity runner Amy Looser and 3-year
letterwinner Kara Hoersten, plus no
girls coming out either from the junior
high ranks or from high school, he only
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year junior Elizabeth Luersman.
She will be competing by herself.
On the boys side, he has five letter-
men back from an 8-100 overall mark in
2012: third-year senior Mark Waldick,
third-year junior Ryan Kimmett and se-
nior Andy Horstman, senior John Land-
wehr and junior Brandon Kimmet.
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for the boys side.
He has three freshmen coming into
the varsity program to help out: Trevor
Fischer, Cody Kemper and Eric Von
Sossan.
We have the five experienced guys
from last year that learned a lot, the
veteran mentor said. The three fresh-
men were part of a junior high record of
91-15. Overall, we are looking for im-
provement from last year.
The Big Green opened at the St.
Johns Invitational Aug. 24.
Kaple seeing running numbers dropping at Ottoville
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
OTTOVILLE Ottoville second-year head volleyball coach
Kirt Martz figured hed have a starting lineup of letterwinners back
from last seasons 10-12 edition of Lady Green (2-4 in the Putnam
County League).
Unfortunately for Martz, one of them
fourth-year senior setter/outside hitter Tonya
Kaufman (201 assists in 767 sets; 46 kills
on 87.01 hitting percentage; 94.5 percent
serving; PCL first-teamer) suffered a pre-
season knee injury and is likely done for the
season.
However, five veterans are back, led by
senior Taylor Mangas (middle/outside hitter;
40 kills on 90.16% hitting; 91.3% serving;
122 digs; PCL second-teamer), senior Nikki
Burgei (middle hitter; 40 kills on 88% hitting; 123 blocks), senior
Kara Schimmoeller (outside hitter), classmate Kelsey Miller (defen-
sive specialist) and junior Annie Lindeman (outside hitter; 39 kills on
81.21% hitting; 91,9% serving; 98 digs; PCL Honorable Mention).
We lost a lot of close games last year. We need to be able to serve-
receive and close out games, Martz noted. If we are able to do that,
our record should be improved from last year. I have a great group of
young ladies who work very hard and want to experience as much suc-
cess as possible.
The remainder of the Lady Green varsity roster has junior Chelsey
Boecker (setter/defensive specialist), junior Morgan Beining (mid-
dle/outside hitter), junior Lyndsey Wannemacher (middle/outside
hitter) and sophomore Nicole Kramer (setter/outside hitter).
The junior varsity team, coached by Alicia Haselman, consists of
sophomores Jasmine Jones (outside hitter) and Jenny Burgei (outside
hitter); and freshmen Brooke Mangas (setter/outside hitter), Maizee
Brinkman (outside hitter), Alexis Thorbahn (setter/outside hitter),
Alicia Honigford (outside hitter), Madison Knodell (middle/outside
hitter) and Autumn Neer (outside hitter).
The Lady Green volleyballers have already played two matches
to start the season.
We lost a lot of close games last year. We need to
be able to serve-receive and close out games. If
we are able to do that, our record should
be improved from last year. I have a great
group of young ladies who work very hard and
want to experience as much success as possible.
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Connor Kuhlman; and standing, Drew Williams, Rudy Wenzlick, Joe Van Oss, Kyle Bendele, Brandt Landin, Jared Fanning, Joel Beining and head coach Eric Gerker. Absent
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
OTTOVILLE Ottoville head boys
soccer coach Eric Gerker has usually
had pretty good numbers and experi-
ence in his six previous years at the Big
Green helm as he has built a 91-32-5
mark.
However, that wont be the case in
2013 as he lost nine lettermen from
2012s 12-4-1 edition (3-1-0 in the
Putnam County League, good for a co-
championship) and will only trot out a
roster of 14.
Still, he has 11 lettermen back for
the newest season, led by fourth-year
seniors Alex Horstman (midfielder) and
Lucus Maag (forward).
Two juniors: Brandt Landin (mid-
fielder) and Austin Honigford (defend-
er/sweeper); are back for their third sea-
sons of varsity ball.
The remainder of the veterans will
enter their second seasons of varsity
soccer: Jordan Kelch (senior defender/
sweeper), Colin Bendele (junior goal-
keeper), Joe Van Oss (junior defend-
er), Joel Beining (junior midfielder/
defender), Jared Fanning (sophomore
forward), Drew Williams (sophomore
midfielder/forward), Rudy Wenzlick
(sophomore defender) and newcomer
Alex Krouskop.
We will return a solid core of play-
ers from 2012 with those 11 lettermen.
Especially with our veterans at the mid-
field and forward positions, passing and
scoring should be a strength, Gerker
acknowledged. However, with our
lack of depth, only having 14 players on
the roster, is one area of concern. The
second is defense because we arent as
experienced back there coming into the
season. The third is having only three
seniors on the roster, so we dont have
that kind of experience.
Leaving the Big Green boys soccer
program due to graduation taking a
total of 23 varsity letters with them
are Matt Burgei (four years, two years
as a starter; sweeper/defense), Dylan
Klima (four years, two years as a starter;
forward), Bryan Hohlbein (four years;
defender), Anthony Eickholt (three
years; forward), Grant Altenburger
(two years, midfielder/forward), Austin
Schroeder (two years; midfielder), Lo-
gan Gable (two years; midfielder), Cory
Fischer (defender) and Austin Meyer
(defense).
Three prospects will provide much-
needed depth for the Big Green this fall:
junior Kyle Bendele (defender), fresh-
man Emmit German (midfielder/for-
ward) and classmate Connor Kuhlman
(midfielder).
We will need to focus on daily im-
provement. The lack of depth and inex-
perience will give us challenges to face
but with a solid core of players return-
ing, we look to be competitive in all of
their matches, Gerker added.
Dustin Markward serves as the assis-
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The 2013 Fort Jennings girls soccer unit has, front from left, Marissa Good, Nicole Ricker, Cassie Horstman, Emily Grone, Ashley Gable and Jamie Saum; row two, Erin
Eickholt, Kasidy Klausing, Sarah Chandler, Hannah Clay, Jenna Calvelage, Erin Osting, Keri Eickholt, Alyssa Weideman, Jordan Horstman and Haley Wittler; and row
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
FORT JENNINGS Fort Jennings
girls soccer coach Rodney Wagner has
had some good players graduate and
good ones replace them over the years
as he has built up a 12-season 129-64-
22 career mark.
This years crew is no different.
Wagner has some star players to re-
place from last falls 13-2-3 edition (1-
1-2 Putnam County League) that went
1-1 in the Division III postseason.
Among the boatload of those who
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Wagner reloads Lady Musketeer soccer crew
See WAGNER, page 37
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All of our returning lettermen are top prospects
this year because it will take their past efforts
and experience to build upon to meld the
underclassmen and freshmen into a team that
puts its best out on the line every day and
in every minute of the game.
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soccer
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
FORT JENNINGS Gregg Luth-
mans Fort Jennings boys soccer unit
finished 7-8-1 in 2012, his second year
back at the helm after three previous
years in the beginning of the 21st cen-
tury and starting his 27th year as a var-
sity coach overall.
That crew had a .500 mark in the al-
ways-rugged Putnam County League
at 2-2-0.
He returns 11 lettermen from that
2012 campaign in an effort to even up
his 14-19-2 2-year mark.
Leading the pack are returning
starters Seth Ricker (third-year senior
center midfielder/sweeper; All-Dis-
trict/PCL first-teamer), senior Garrett
Berelsman (third-year defender/mid-
fielder; Honorable Mention All-Dis-
trict/PCL second-teamer), sophomore
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center midfielder/forward; All-Dis-
trict HM/PCL second-teamer), senior
goalkeeper Alex Vetter (HM PCL) and
junior defender Conner Wallenhorst
(HM PCL).
Four other front-liners are back
in senior outside midfielder/forward
Dylan Van Loo, third-year junior
outside/defensive midfielder Evan
Ricker, junior defender Austin Kehres
and junior outside midfielder/forward
Mark Metzger.
Senior defensive midfielder Spen-
cer Dray and junior outside midfielder
Chad Wurst lettered off the bench last
fell.
All of our returning lettermen are
top prospects this year because it will
take their past efforts and experience
to build upon to meld the underclass-
men and freshmen into a team that
puts its best out on the line every day
and in every minute of the game,
Luthman said. We have a very good
mix of underclassmen pushing the up-
perclassmen. If the older guys thought
a job was secure, they found out they
have to battle to get that time. With
that said, all of these players are push-
ing for their team, so they are working
hard for each other.
With that attitude, this 2013 team
is going to reach high for all that they
can. Excitement will abound.
As far as Putnam County League
prospects, Luthman doesnt leave his
team out of the picture.
Continental, Kalida, Miller City
and Ottoville are always geared to be
unrelenting opponents. Nonetheless,
we will be hunting for the top, he
added.
Alex Maag is the assistant coach
and Bill Calvelage the volunteer as-
sistant.
The Musketeer boys have complet-
ed three matches in the early part of
the 2013 season.
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Schroeder and Lori Bruskotter, along
with 3-year letterwinners Katlin Stech-
schulte, Kristen Maag and Marissa
Mesker; 2-year letterwinners Elaina
Maag and Mara Brown, along with first-
year varsity players Gina Stechschulte,
Martina Weems, Gabbie German and
Reanne Higginbotham.
All is not lost for the 13th-year head
coach as three starters seniors Em-
ily Grone (forward), Cassie Horstman
(fullback) and Ashley Gable (fullback)
and six more letterwinners se-
niors Jamie Saum (fullback/midfielder),
Nicole Ricker (fullback) and Marissa
Good (forward); juniors Alyssa Louth
(midfielder/fullback) and Erin Osting
(goalkeeper); and sophomore Brandi
Kaskel (forward) return to the Or-
ange and Black for 2013.
We have several strengths. One is
we are a strong defensive team, with
over-average speed, Wagner began.
The team this season has very good
chemistry, with an attitude that losing is
not an option.
Some strong newcomers are ex-
pected to lend a hand either in the
starting 11 or providing breathers off
the bench are juniors Keri Eickholt
(forward), Jenna Cavelage (midfielder/
fullback), Alyssa Wiedeman (fullback),
Sarah Chandler (midfielder) and Han-
nah Clay (midfielder); and sophomores
Kasidy Klausing (midfielder), Jorden
Horstman (midfielder), Jenna German
(midfielder), Madison Grote (fullback),
Lydia Mesker (forward) and Renee Kra-
ner (midfielder).
My biggest concern is we need to
work on our finishing, Wagner contin-
ued. We can keep our opponents from
scoring goals but if we dont finish, we
will struggle to win. Staying healthy
I think this is a concern of all teams; los-
ing a few key players can really hurt a
team.
The remainder of the roster who
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injuries and the occasional illness hits
are sophomores Jessica Young (full-
back) and Jacie Thomas (midfielder)
and freshmen Erin Eickholt (forward/
midfielder), Haley Wittler (midfielder/
fullback), Abby Von Sossan (forward),
Devyn Wiechart (goalkeeper) and Hai-
ley Young (midfielder).
If we stay away from the injuries
and work on finishing, we should have a
very good season. One of our goals will
be to win the PCL and make it as far as
we can in the tournament this season,
he added. In the PCL, anything can
happen. Kalida is coming off a strong
season last year and should be very good
this season. Miller City and Continental
are always tough and play a very physi-
cal game. Usually, all three teams have
a lot of speed and are good ball-control
games. Ottoville is going to be down a
little this season but always puts up a
tough game when we play them.
We should be able to hang with all
the teams in the league; we need to stay
on task and be able to put balls in the
back of the net.
Assistant coach is James Buettner.
The Lady Musketeers are three con-
tests into the 2013 campaign.
Wagner
If we stay away from the injuries
and work on finishing, we should
have a very good season. One of
our goals will be to win the PCL
and make it as far as we can in
the tournament this season.
Rodney Wagner,
head coach Fort Jennings
girls soccer
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2013 but he has a bit of rebuilding to do as
only five starters (in nine spots) and three
other lettermen are back for his sixth overall
varsity coaching season (22-29).
Leading the Bulldog starters are All-
Northwest Conference linebacker Alec
Gladwell (5-8, 170, senior; 47 solos, 13 as-
sists, 6 for loss) also a running back
along with senior guard/defensive end Will
Selhorst (6-0, 180), senior wide receiver-
turned-quarterback Riley Brubaker (6-2,
160) and juniors Joey Warnecke (5-9, 170;
running back/linebacker; 116 carries, 686
yards, 4 touchdowns; 46 solos, 23 assists)
and wideout/cornerback David Bogart (5-9,
155; 12 catches, 150 yards, 3 scores; 3 picks).
Lettermen back are the trio of senior
Mason Smith (6-4, 200; wideout/defensive
back), senior Alex Burgei (6-0, 185; offen-
sive line/defensive end) and junior Hunter
Halker (6-0, 160; wideout/defensive back).
Schafer will be looking for Halker to be-
come a full-time player, along with promis-
ing newcomer Andrew Nichols (5-11, 185,
sophomore; offensive line/linebacker) to help
compensate for 10 graduated starters in the
13 other positions.
Those departures are Colin Grothaus
(quarterback/defensive back; 78-of-155
passing, 1,190 yards, 11 touchdowns, 11 in-
terceptions; 3 picks), Dakota Vogt (running
back/linebacker; 106 rushes, 727 yards, 9;
14 catches, 257 yards. 2; 48 solo tackles,
17 assists), Derek Rieman (wideout/defen-
The 2013 Columbus Grove football unit has, front row, left to right, Will Selhorst, Riley Brubaker, CJ Shartzer, Jonah Shank,
Alec Gladwell, Alex Burgei, Mason Smith, Zachary Brinkman and Tyler Schroeder; row two, Eli Schroeder, Alex Giesige, Tanner
Neu, Alex Walker, Andrew Burgei, David Bogart, Christian Stechschulte, Hunter Halker, Joey Warnecke and Andrew Nichols;
third row, Rece Roney, TJ Pardo, Brandt Follas, Dylan Blankmeyer, Baily Clement, Tyler Brooks, Kyle Shafer, Jake Utendorf and
Aiden Fortman; row four, Reid Stechschulte, Logan Ridenour, Lachlan Clymer, Eli Wiswasser, Eric Warnecke, Brandon Grigsby,
Grant Cassidy, Adam Birkemeier and Bryce Ricker; and back, assistant coaches Caleb Arthur and Tyler Allen, head coach Andy
Schafer and assistant coaches Brent Price, Jeremy Wyant and Eric Ernie Siefker. Absent is Isaac Siefker.
Columbus Grove gridders
(Delphos Herald/Charlie Warnimont)
sive end), Brandon Benroth (center/line-
backer; 66 solos, 35 assists), Trevor Schro-
eder (250-pound two-way lineman), Bobby
Lopez (270-pound two-way lineman), Trey
Roney (260 pounds; two-way lineman),
Hunter Giesige (quarterback/defensive
back), Blake Hoffman (wideout/defensive
back; 21 catches, 426 yards, 4 TDs) and
Trent Vorst (two-way lineman).
We have a lot of team speed, which
is our biggest strength. We will need
to use it well to compensate for our over-
all lack of experience and size, Schafer
noted.
Some of the seniors that could help in this
regard in an otherwise youthful roster 15
seniors and juniors out of 38 total are the
likes of CJ Shartzer (5-9, 165; running back/
defensive back), Jonah Shank (6-0, 150;
wideout/defensive back), Zachary Brinkman
(5-10, 160; offensive line/defensive tackle)
and Tyler Schroeder (5-10, 155; offensive
line/defensive end).
Three juniors also fit into the mix: Tan-
ner Neu (6-2, 150; wideout/defensive back),
Alex Walker (6-0, 160; wideout/defensive
end) and Christian Stechschulte (5-8, 155;
offensive line/linebacker).
Grove begins the sophomore campaign
for Schafer on the road Friday, Aug. 30, at
archrival Pandora-Gilboa.
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Bulldog netters 2013
Members of the Columbus Grove volleyball team for 2013 are: front row, Shay Schroeder, manager. Second row:
left to right, Rachel Schumacher, Hope Schroeder, Briana Glass and Kelli Vorst. Third row: Sydney McCluer, Rachel
Kohls, Sammi Stechschulte, Emily Tabler and Deanna Kleman. Back row: Lori Schroeder, junior varsity coach; Alesha
Glass, freshman coach, Kristen Wynn, Julia Wynn, Megan Verhoff and Susan Jones, head coach.
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS GROVE Susan Jones took a
year off from coaching volleyball at Ottoville but
realized she missed it so.
When Kelly Lepley decided to step down from
the Columbus Grove head position for the same
reason, Jones saw the opportunity and jumped at it.
She is well-stocked for her first season at the
helm of the Division III varsity program, coming
off a 17-5 season (runners-up in both the Putnam
County League and Northwest Conference) that
ended in the Districts last fall, with 10 returning
players that sport 18 letters.
Back for another season for the Lady Bulldogs
are fourth-year senior Julia Wynn (5-11 middle hit-
ter), third-year senior Kelli Vorst (5-0 libero), third-
year senior setter Rachel Schumacher (5-3), third-
year senior Emily Tabler (5-7 right-side hitter),
third-year senior Sammi Stechschulte (5-11 outside
hitter), senior Megan Verhoff (5-8 right-side hitter),
third-year junior Sydney McCluer (5-5 outside hit-
ter), third-year junior Hope Schroeder (5-5 defen-
sive specialist), junior Rachel Kohls (5-6 defensive
specialist) and Briana Glass (5-5 setter).
We have a lot of experience on the court; we
will use that well on the court because these girls
know how to play the game, Jones noted. What
we need to do is continually improve and make ad-
justments for each match.
We have a hard-working, experienced team.
We are looking to be competitive in the PCL and
NWC.
Only two promising newcomers are expected to
make an impact this fall: Deana Kleman (5-8 senior
right-side/outside hitter) and junior Kristin Wynn
(5-11 middle hitter).
Assistant coaches are Lori Schroeder (junior
varsity) and Alesha Glass (freshmen).
The Bulldog netters have played a pair of match-
es to commence 2013.
Jones inherits very experienced Grove girls volleyballers
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Lady Bulldog harriers 2013
Grove boys harriers
Members of the Columbus Grove girls cross country team: Front row: Kayla Par-
lette, Candace Downing, Lindsey Malsam and Macy McCluer. Second row: Micah
Stechschulte, Brooke Schnipke, Stacy Hovest, Megan Langhals and Julia Bogart. Third
row: Mackenzie Wurth, Gracyn Stechschulte, Leah Meyerholtz, Linea Stephens, Mor-
gan Messer and Lauren Roose. Fourth row: Kristen Malsam, Lindsay Langhals, Jason
Jay, head coach, Alexis Ricker and Danielle Schramm.
Members of the Columbus Grove boys cross country team are: Front row: Lee
Atlenburger, Jerry Kesselmeyer, Boone Brubaker and Ryan Tabler. Second Row:
Jacob Schroeder, Ryan Price, Cody Wischmeyer, Cody Reynolds and Corey Schro-
eder. Third row: Preston Brubaker, Colton Grothaus, Phillip Vance and Austin Sager.
Fourth row: Bryce Sharrits, Logan Douglas, Terry Schnipke, head coach, Zach Shafer
and Alex Tabler. (Delphos Herald/Charlie Warnimont).
Jay hopes for luck with Grove girls runners
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS GROVE Jason Jay re-
turns for his eighth year at the helm of the
Columbus Grove girls cross country team.
He brings back what he hopes to be lucky
number 7 (returnees) from last falls fourth-
place Northwest Conference finishers.
Among them are All-NWC selection
Alexis Ricker (third-year junior; 20:46
personal record set last year), as well as
fourth-year senior Kayla Parlette (22:12),
fourth-year senior Brooke Schnipke 24:01),
third-year junior Megan Langhals (21:18)
and sophomores Linnea Stephens (23:18),
Mackenzie Wurth (23:29) and Morgan Mess-
er (24:40).
Having to replace graduated Kelsey War-
necke, Cassie Stechschulte, Alexa Halker,
Quincy Miller, Sienna Gerdeman and Me-
lissa Amstutz, a quintet of newcomers to the
roster are high on the list for Jay: junior Dan-
ielle Schramm, freshman Candace Downing,
freshman Leah Myerholtz, freshman Gracyn
Stechschulte and classmate Macy McCluer.
Other possibilities include senior Stacy
Hovest, senior Lindsay Langhals, senior Mi-
cah Stechschulte, sophomore Lindsey Mal-
sam, freshman Julia Bogart, freshman Kirst-
en Malsam and classmate Lauren Roose.
The Lady Bulldogs already have two
meets under their belts.
Grove boys runners replacing stars but hopeful
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer

COLUMBUS GROVE The 2013 edi-
tion of boys cross country in Columbus
Grove will look a little different than in the
past.
Seven seniors graduated from a squad that
won the NWC, Districts and finished sixth in
the Division III State meet.
Gone are star runners Jake Graham (Lake
Erie College), Alex Shafer, Grant Schroeder
and Nick Schmiesing. Graham finished sev-
enth in the state last year and Shafer finished
42nd, while Schroeder (76th) was a #4 runner
who ran in the 16s for the Bulldogs.
Sometimes, one can replace talent; there
are new runners who step in every year and
have the potential to contribute to the team. Re-
placing experience and leadership is a whole
different story, Grove coach Terry Schnipke
explained. We graduated five young men
who had run for at least four years in our pro-
gram; it is difficult to replace 25 years of com-
bined experience. We will be young this year
and likely take our lumps but it will be a work
in progress all year. We look to stay healthy
and improve each meet so we can compete
with the best by the end of the year.
Right now, we dont have that #3 and #4
guy who can consistently run in the 16s, so
we have our work cut out for us. My top four
or five guys know what kind of work it will
take to succeed and theyll push themselves
to get there.
The cupboard is not exactly bare for the
eighth-year head coach, however. Junior cap-
tain Colton Grothaus (43rd in the state last
year), junior Jerry Kesselmayer (93rd) and se-
nior captain Logan Douglas (100th) all return
to form a good nucleus for the 2013 team.
Further veterans include senior Lee Al-
tenburger, senior Cody Reynolds, junior Alex
Tabler, junior Cody Wischmeyer, junior Zach
Shafer and classmate Corey Schroeder, as
well as sophomore Phillip Vance, look to fill
the open spots in the top seven.
Promising newcomers like senior Jacob
Schroeder and sophomores Bryce Sharrits
and Ryan Price look to fill in when necessary
and contribute.
Freshmen Boone Brubaker, Preston Bru-
baker and Austin Sager complete the roster.
The Bulldogs are already two meets into
their season.
Spencerville Bearcats football 2013
S p e nc e r v i l l e Be a r c a t s
The Spencerville football crew for 2013 has, front from left, Jeremiah Campbell, Lucas Perkins, Aaron Crider, Colton Miller, Anthony Schuh, Gabe Davisson, Zach Bockey,
Tyler Core and Hunter Hardesty; row two, Chris Adams, Tyler Dues, Bryan Holliday, Cole Bellows, Elijah Hawk, Dan Gelivera, Jordan Wagner, Trevor McMichael, Grant
Goecke, Logan Vandemark and Andrew Emery; row three, Braden Dunlap, Andrew Klaus, Mason Caskey, Mason Nourse, Wyatt Krouskop, Evan Pugh, Damien Corso, Devin
Hennon, Evan Barnett, Nate Johnson, Zach Brown, Hunter French and Robby King; fourth row, Dakota Davis, Trenton Schwartz, Austin Ball, Keaton Lotz, Dakota Prichard,
Cody Dickson, Gage Goecke, Calvin Wilson, Peyton Ford, Alex Vickers, Brady Becker, Jarrett Wagner and Nick Freewalt; row five, Dakota Stiles, Brandon Patterson, Caleb
Sutherland, Damon Jenkins, Lucas Carpenter and Daytona Hughes; and back, Anna Quick, A.T.C., assistant coaches Rick Orr, Ben Krouskop, Jim Morris and Todd Mer-
riman and head coach John Zerbe.
Zerbe has holes to fill on Bearcat gridiron
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
SPENCERVILLE John Zerbe contin-
ued the upswing in the Spencerville football
program in 2012 that began in 2011, going
8-2 for the second straight year (6-2 in the
Northwest Conference).
However, having to replace a total 14
starting positions, several of those who were
part of the resurgence, Zerbe (4-year mark
of 16-24) will see if that surge can continue
in 2013.
Three starters return to the Wing-T of-
fense: running back Colton Miller (5-8, 170,
senior), running back Anthony Schuh (5-11,
180, senior; 495 yards rushing, 9 scores;
Honorable-Mention All-NWC) and fellow
honorable-mention pick Lucas Perkins (6-0,
215, senior offensive line).
Five veterans are back to familiar spots
in the Bearcat Desert Swarm D; Miller
in the secondary, Perkins up front, Schuh at
linebacker, senior Tyler Core (6-1, 195) at
defensive line and sophomore Zach Goecke
(6-1, 175) at linebacker.
Zerbe lost 4-year lettermen Lucas
Krouskop (offensive/defensive line) and
Derek Goecke (quarterback//linebacker),
3-year guys Coleman McCormick (of-
fensive/defensive line), Dominick Corso
(tight end/defensive end), Cole Roberts
(linebacker/tight end), John Smith (running
back/defensive back), Bryce Ringwald (of-
fensive line/defensive end), Lucas Shumate
(offensive line/linebacker) and Devon Cook
(running back/defensive back); and 2-year
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SPENCERVILLE The Spencerville
volleyball team hopes to have a smooth
transition from last years head coach, Kari
Wicker, to this years new coach, Josh Ear-
ly.
However, with no seniors on this years
roster, the leadership will have to fall upon a
boatload of juniors.
The chances are bolstered by the return
of five letterwinners from last falls 4-16
season (1-8 in the Northwest Conference),
including projected starters in junior Cierra
Adams (outside hitter), junior setter Schy-
lar Miller (third-year starter), junior outside
hitter/passer Megan Miller, junior middle
hitter/passer Katie Merriman and classmate
Amanda Crider (middle hitter/passer).
I think one of our main strengths is that
we play together as a team. With a big junior
class, the girls know each others strengths
and weaknesses and they play well togeth-
er, early noted. We have good leadership
from a number of girls and we do a good job
of making up for our lack of height by being
scrappy and playing with intensity.
The two other starters are likely promis-
ing newcomers in junior Chelsea Hanjora
(outside hitter) and junior libero Maddy Hol-
lar.
They must replace a pair of 2-year start-
ers lost to graduation in Abby Freewalt (out-
side/middle hitter) and Shelby Mulholland
(outside/middle hitter).
Our main weakness is our lack of
height; we have girls who play well at the
net but our lack of height forces us to work
harder and causes problems for us at times,
he continued. This lack of height creates a
weakness when blocking and hitting. Girls
are showing improvement in both of these
areas but these are two areas we need to con-
tinue to get better at.
Josh Early takes over Lady Bearcat netters
Another weakness is that we are a
young team. We do not have any seniors, so
this will be the first year of playing varsity
full-time for a lot of our girls.
The final two members of the 2013 vol-
leyball varsity for the Lady Bearcats are ju-
nior Cali Conrad (outside hitter/passer) and
sophomore Amanda Lowry (outside hitter).
Our main team goal this season is
to improve each time we play. With a
young team, showing steady improvement
throughout the season is the main goal we
want to accomplish, Early added. Win-
ning our conference games is another goal
that we have. With only one conference win
last season, our goal is to surpass this by a
number of wins.
I expect our team to be competitive, to
play through the ups and downs and gain
valuable experience that we can use heading
into next season.
The junior varsity coach is Anna Thomp-
son.
The Lady Bearcats commenced the Ear-
ly tenure with a pair of matches in the past
week.
The 2013 Spencerville varsity volleyball squad has, first row, left to right, Amanda Crider, Chelsea Hanjora and Katie Merriman;
middle, Cali Conrad, Maddie Hollar and Megan Miller; and back row, head coach Josh Early, Cierra Adams, Schylar Miller,
Amanda Lowry and assistant/junior varsity coach Anna Thompson. (Delphos Herald/Jim Metcalfe)
(Delphos Herald/Jim Metcalfe)
(Delphos Herald/Jim Metcalfe)
Lady Bearcat cross country 2013
Bearcat harriers 2013
The Spencerville boys cross country team for the newest season has, from left, head coach Brian McMichael, Austin
Conrad, Ed Smith, Connor Vogt, Matt Hurles, Thad Ringwald, David Wisher, Billy Sidey and assistant coach Bev Wisher.
Absent are Caleb Vogt and Josh Cook.
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
SPENCERVILLE Brian McMichael has
been around a long time for the Spencerville
cross country units starting his 42nd year for
the boys and 33rd for the Lady Bearcats.
He has compiled a 2,550-1,855 mark for the
boys (36-80) and 1,413-560 for the girls (106-30
last fall).
The Lady Bearcats start 2013 in far better
shape with a lucky number seven letterwinners
off a first-place Northwest Conference team
stretching their title reign to six years in a row
that was also second in the District, fourth in
Regional and 16th at the Division III State Meet.
He only has to replace one key loss to gradua-
tion: Jennifer Burnett, the fifth runner.
This years crew of Lady Bearcats will be
headed by veterans by fourth-year senior Tori
Hardesty, third-year senior Ashley Keiber, third-
year senior Karri Purdy, second-year senior Tesa
Horton, third-year junior Schylar Miller, third-
year junior Kacie Mulholland and junior Cierra
Adams.
We have upperclass leadership, meet expe-
rience and a group that works hard in practice.
What we need to work on is running with the
race leaders and running in a pack, McMichael
noted. The team has good experience and lead-
ership returning from the 2012 team that won
the NWC title, was fourth in the Regional and
qualified to the State Meet. With hard work, they
should contend for the NWC title and be able to
advance in the tournament.
Megan Miller is a promising junior expected
to fill in.
Our goal is to finish in the top three teams in
each meet, defend the NWC title, qualify to the
regional meet and qualify to the State meet.
He has high expectations as he figures his
Lady Bearcats should be at the top of the NWC,
followed by Bluffton, Columbus Grove and
Crestview.
On the boys side, only a trio of lettermen
return from last falls eighth-place NWC team
(ninth in the District).
Fourth-year senior Caleb Vogt and fourth-year
senior Matthew Hurles are the most experienced,
along with sophomore Jacob Cook.
Looking to step in for the graduated Aaron
Hefner and Joe Wisher are promising newcom-
ers in sophomore Billy Sidey, sophomore David
Wisher, freshman Thad Ringwald, freshman Ed
Smith, freshman Connor Vogt and freshman Aus-
tin Conrad.
We have senior leadership, which is a posi-
tive, and we work hard in practice, the coach
added. What we need to address is learning how
to race, especially running as a pack. The teams
success depends on how fast the new runners de-
velop.
Lady Bearcat harriers primed for State return
Our team goals is to finish in the
top half of the teams in each meet and
improve throughout the season.
He places his boys fourth in the
NWC for preseason picks, behind Co-
lumbus Grove, Crestview and Lincol-
nview.
Bev Wisher returns for her sixth
year as the assistant coach.
The Bearcats opened their newest
campaign Aug. 24 at the St. Johns In-
vitational.
Nine junior high runners will also
be on the roster: eighth-graders Des-
tiney Fiely, Jenna Henline and Jayden
Smith and seventh-grader Alivia Mc-
Michael for the girls and for the boys,
Josh Cook (8th), Robert Modic (8th),
Kalob Pitson (8th), Hunter Stephen
(8th) and Matthew Wood (8th).
The 2013 edition of the Spencerville girls cross country crew has, front from left, head coach Brian McMichael, Megan
Miller, Cierra Adams, Karri Purdy, Kacie Mulholland, Tori Hardesty, Schylar Miller, Tessa Horton, Ashley Keiber and
assistant coach Ben Wisher.
Bearcat Co-ed soccer 2013
Youthful Bearcat soccer for sophomore coach Hobbs
The 2013 edition of the Spencerville Co-ed soccer unit has, front from left, Skylar Ward, Carleigh Hefner, J.T. Thiery, Chandler
Kahle, Keith Nielsen, Brandon Bockey and Logan Cheney; middle, Billy Sidey, Ben Croft, Trevor Osting, Griffin Croft, Byron Gay,
Bailey Croft and Eric Mack; and back, assistant coach Russell Bender, Christina Emery, Cole Ward, David Wisher, Austin Rex,
Tricia Riley, Riley Klaus, Thad Ringwald, Noah Schwietzer and head coach Josh Hobbs.
SPENCERVILLE Josh Hobbs had
a rough inaugural campaign as the head
coach of the Spencerville co-ed soccer unit,
going 0-15.
He is hoping for much better results in
this, his sophomore campaign.
However, he has a painfully youthful
roster to try and do just that.
Among this group of 22 players are
only two upperclass performers that will
be the core of the starting 11: one senior
fourth-year midfielder Tricia Riley
and sole junior in
third-year man By-
ron Gay (goalkeeper/
forward), starting
the year between the
pipes.
Seven sopho-
mores dot the roster,
including a half-dozen that lettered last fall:
David Wisher (forward), Billy Sidey (de-
fender), Cole Ward (defender/goalkeeper;
expected to start at defender), Noah Sch-
weitzer (defender) and Riley Klaus (mid-
fielder), all five expected to start, and Aus-
tin Rex (forward).
Still, Hobbs expects that youthful en-
thusiasm to translate into good things this
fall despite the lack of varsity experience.
We are still a very young team with
a lot of energy. We have had a good pre-
season and are hoping to be more competi-
tive this year, Hobbs said. We did gain
some valuable experience last year and I
feel that our depth has greatly improved
this season; it should allow us to substitute
more frequently and keep our team fresh.
We are expecting to play good defense
and improve offensively as the season goes
on. Our biggest weakness this year will be
inexperience due to having only one junior
and one senior but I feel that our sopho-
mores playing all of last season will result
in improved play.
Helping provide that depth and/or fill-
Zerbe
ing into the starting lineup are the last
sophomore, Logan Cheney (defender);
and a bakers dozen of freshmen, includ-
ing likely starters Trevor Osting (defender),
midfielder Bailey Croft, forward Chandler
Kahle and J.T. Thiery (forward).
That Ringwald (forward/midfielder/de-
fender) is another ninth-grader high on the
list for Hobbs.
Hobbs only lost one letterwinner last
fall: Austin Oehlhof.
The remainder of the depth for 2013 has
freshmen Griffin Croft (midfielder), Sky-
lar Ward (defender), Christina Emery (de-
fender), Brandon Bockey (midfielder), Ben
Croft (midfielder), Eric Mack (midfielder),
Keith Nielsen (forward) and Carleigh Hef-
ner (forward).
Assisting Hobbs in the coaching duties
is Russell Bender.
The Bearcats have already opened their
season with a pair of matches.
back), Greg Miller (tight end/defensive
end), Danny Settlemire (running back/de-
fensive back), Dusty Settlemire (tight end/
linebacker) and Jacob Lowry (offensive
line/defensive end).
However, four lettermen are also back to
step into open spots in the front 22: senior
Gabe Davisson (offensive/defensive line;
5-10, 200), senior Aaron Crider (offensive/
defensive line; 6-2, 245), junior Logan Van-
demark (5-10, 245; running back/defensive
line) and junior Jordan Wagner (6-1, 185;
tight end/linebacker).
Players to watch include senior Hunter
Hardesty (6-1, 180; running back/lineback-
er), junior Grant Goecke (6-0, 160; quarter-
back/linebacker), junior Trevor McMichael
(6-0, 175; running back/defensive back),
junior Elijah Hawk (6-3, 250; offensive/
defensive line), sophomore Mason Nourse
(6-1, 160; quarterback/defensive back) and
sophomore Evan Pugh (6-0, 200; offensive
line/linebacker).
We lost a tremendous group of seniors
from a year ago but we have a real nice mix
of upperclassmen and underclassmen that
have come together nicely, Zerbe noted.
We will be inexperienced in spots but feel
as though we can compete in our league.
The NWC will be very balanced, so any-
thing is possible.
Assistant coaches are Rick Orr, Todd
Merriman, Jim Morris, Til Wilson and Ben
Krouskop.
Spencerville kicks off the 2013 cam-
paign Friday, Aug. 30, at Perry.
We are still a very young
team with a lot of energy. We
have had a good preseason
and are hoping to be more
competitive this year.
Josh Hobbs,
head coach, Spencerville soccer
Ka l i d a Wi l d c a t s
Kalida boys harriers
LadyCat runners 2013
The Kalida boys cross country unit for 2013 has, front from left, Caleb Siebeneck, Adam von der Embse, Grant Zeller,
Alex von der Embse, Jacob Dunn and Mitchell Kerner; and back, head boys coach Scott Miller, Austin Vorst, Noah Verhoff,
Brady Laudick, Austin Nartker, Trevor Maag and head girls coach Kayla King. Absent is Trent Gerding.
The Kalida girls harriers for the new season has, front from left, Makenzie Smith, Katelyn Siebeneck, Erica Honigfort,
Jade Zeller, Kristen Fortman and Danica Basinger; and second row, head boys coach Scott Miller, Kelly Doepker, Rebecca
Brinkman, Katelyn Kortokrax, Paige Wurth, Jackie Gardner, Bailey Eickholt and head girls coach Kayla King.
Kalida runners a mix of veterans and newcomers
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
KALIDA Scott Miller returns three let-
termen to the overall youthful Kalida boys cross
country crew.
On the LadyCat side, new coach Kayla King
has five veterans back for her first season in place
of Rob Schnippel.
Back for the senior-less
boys are third-year junior Grant
Zeller, second-year junior Jacob
Dunn and sophomore Alex von
der Embse.
Miller, entering his seventh
season, has four performers to
replace due to graduation: 3-year man Joel Zeller
and 1-year veterans Jordan Wurth, Eric Warnecke
and Damon Birkemeier; from last falls 11th-place
Division III District unit.
He does have a nice crew of newcomers to add
to this years team, including junior Noah Verhoff,
junior Logan Roebke, junior Mitchell Kerner, ju-
nior Austin Vorst, sophomore Trevor Maag, sopho-
more Trent Gerding, freshman Adam von der Emb-
se, freshman Austin Nartker and classmate Caleb
Siebeneck.
With no seniors, there will be a lot of competi-
tion for varsity spots. The juniors have taken the
leadership roles and are working hard to push the
underclassmen to better themselves and the team,
Miller noted. We must continually push each
other at practice and create depth with the new or
young athletes in the program. We need to continue
to work on running in packs to be successful for
this upcoming season.
I am looking forward to the upcoming season.
We have a lot of spots to fill due to graduation of
our senior class but it has been fun to watch the
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
KALIDA Kristen Luebrecht took
over the Kalida volleyball unit for a sea-
son in 2012 and finished 15-8, including
3-3 in the Putnam County
League.
Kristen Stechschulte
now has the reins of the
LadyCat netters and has
some holes to fill as she
must replace six letterwin-
ners from last fall.
Gone are the graduated taking 15
varsity letters with them Julia Vande-
mark (3 years), Kayla Siefker (3 years),
Andrea Bellman (3 years), Amy Smith (3
years), Carrie Gerding (2 years) and Bai-
ley Dangler (1 year).
Stechschulte does have the luxury of
some experienced performers back, led by
fourth-year senior Elizabeth Turnwald and
fourth-year senior Alexis Decker.
Kalida LadyCat volleyball
Allison Siebeneck, Carlee Miller, Kennedy Hoffman, Sarah Hovest and Lexi Decker; row two, Allison Recker, Caitlin Stech-
schulte, Nicole Recker, Alexis Vorst and Kylie Siebeneck; and row three, freshmen coach Julia Vandemark, head coach Kristen
Stechschulte, Morgan Niese, Madison Burgei, Kylie Osterhage, Elizabeth Turnwald, junior varsity coach Alison Meyer and assis-
tant coach Sandy Westrick. Absent is assistant coach Mike Westrick.
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Also returning are second-year senior
Kylie Siebeneck, second-year senior Mad-
ison Burgei, second-year junior Kennedy
Hoffman and sophomore Kylie Osterhage.
We hope to compete in the PCL and
will strive to be playing our best at tourna-
ment time, Stechschulte added.
Looking to help the LadyCats do so
are junior Nicole Recker, junior Mor-
gan Niese, junior Alexis Vorst, classmate
Caitlin Stechschulte, sophomore Sarah
Hovest, sophomore Allison Recker, class-
mate Allison Siebeneck and freshman
Carlee Miller.
Assisting in the coaching department
are assistant varsity Sandy and Mike
Westrick. The junior varsity coach is Ali-
son Meyer and the freshmen coach Van-
demark.
The LadyCats began the season Aug.
27 versus Van Wert.
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Kalida boys varsity soccer
The Kalida girls varsity roster for the new season includes, front from left, Paige Roller, Sarah Verhoff, Lindsey
Erhart, Makenna Vorst and Alexa Ellerbrock; row two, Brittany Kahle, Hannah Kahle, Laine Laudick, Makenna
Richey and Jackie Gardner; third row, Whitney Smith, Molly Ellerbrock, Megan Vine, Justine Verhoff and Joni
Kaufman; and back, head coach Dave Kehres, Morgan Knapke, Courtney Buss, Mariah Doepker, Cathy Basinger,
Kiersten Recker and assistant coach Brent Bockrath.
The Kalida varsity boys soccer squad for the newest season has, front from left, Drew Hovest, Devin Kortokrax,
Luke Langhals, Brent Hovest, Ryan Siefker and Austin Swift; row two, Derrick Schimmoeller, Ian Richey, Trevor
Guisinger, Adam Langhals, Grant Unverferth and Alex von der Embse; and back, head coach Mark Czubik, Matt
Faber, Jordan Kortokrax, Brandon Verhoff, Andrew Krouse, Michael Schroeder, Logan Roebke and assistant coach
Ryan Birkemeier.
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
KALIDA Kalida girls soccer coach Dave Kehres
saw his LadyCats advance to the Division III regional
finals (and just fell short of State) for the first time ever
last fall as part of the Putnam County League champion-
ship unit (4-0-0) and a 19-1-1 overall mark.
The eighth-year coach (79-32-14) has a strong crew
of veterans back nine starters and nine other letter-
winners to follow up that historic season.
With those nine starters spread throughout the line-
up: fourth-year seniors Kiersten Recker (defender) and
Justine Verhoff (midfielder/forward), both third-year
starters, and Whitney Smith (defender/midfielder) and
Sarah Verhoff (goalkeeper/forward); third-year start-
ing juniors Mariah Doepker (midfielder/defender)
and Jackie Gardner (midfielder/forward), along with
Makenna Vorst (forward/midfielder); and sophomores
Cathy Basinger (defender) and Brittany Kahle (mid-
fielder/forward); defense should remain a constant for
the LadyCats.
Kehres also has that wealth of experience to either
step into the starting 11 or provide needed depth led
by third-year juniors in Courtney Buss (forward/mid-
fielder), Molly Ellerbrock (midfielder), Lindsey Erhart
(forward/midfielder) and Megan Vine (midfielder); and
a handful of sophomores: Alexa Ellerbrock (forward),
Joni Kaufman (defender/midfielder), Laine Laudick
(midfielder/goalkeeper), Makenna Richey (midfielder/
Kehres loaded to repeat stellar LadyCat soccer season
Czubik has 11 back but faces falling numbers for Kalida boys
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
KALIDA Long-time Kalida boys soccer mentor
Mark Czubik had another solid season in 2012 with a 11-
4-3 mark (3-1-0 in the Putnam County League).
A full lineup of veterans are back for the 2013 cam-
paign, the 24th for the Wildcat coach.
Back are seniors Ian Richey (midfielder), Adam Lang-
hals (midfielder/forward), Trevor Guisinger (midfielder)
and Andrew Krouse (defender); juniors Brent Hovest
(goalkeeper), Logan Roebke (defender), Luke Langhals
(defender/midfielder/forward) and Devin Kortokrax (de-
fender/midfielder/forward); and sophomores Austin Swift
(midfielder/forward), Drew Hovest (defender/midfielder)
and Grant Unverferth (midfielder/forward).
We have some good offensive talent with four or
five players as potential goal-scorers. That is our biggest
strength this year, Czubik said. Our biggest concerns
come with defensive chemistry. We also dont have the
depth were used to having, especially with our player
numbers way down. Injuries hit us the first few days of
practice.
Despite those lack of usual numbers, Czubik will still
use the experienced talent that is already available, as well
as six prospects he is high on that played on the junior
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The newest Lincolnview boys soccer crew has Chandler Adams, Bryce Camp-
bell, Louis Crow, Eli Farmer, Derek Friesner, Dalton Kayser, Austin Leeth, Hayden
Ludwig, Conner McCleery, Jacob Pollock, Cole Schmersal, Dalton Schmersal, Wyatt
Schmersal, Tyler Wannemacher and coaches Mike McCleery and Mark Evans.
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
RURAL MIDDLE POINT The Lin-
colnview Lancer boys of co-head coaches
Mark McCleery and Nick Evans wont quite
have the depth that they had a year ago, with
only 14 players out for the programs third
season (15-13-5).
He will have eight lettermen back from
last falls 6-7-5 edition.
Three of those returnees are third-year
seniors Bryce Campbell (midfielder), Dal-
ton Kayser (defender) and Conner McCleery
(midfielder/forward).
Four 11th-graders also are back in third-
year men Dalton Schmersal (defender/goal-
keeper), Wyatt Schmersal (defender) and
Tyler Wannemacher (defender), as well as
Austin Leeth (midfielder/forward).
Sophomore Cole Schmersal (defender) is
the eighth returnee.
We dont have the speed we have had in
the past but we will be a more cohesive team
this year. What we need to work on to help
us do that is possessing and controlling the
ball, McCleery said.
Having to replace five 3-year letterwin-
ners from last year: Kade Carey (midfielder/
forward), Mark Evans (goalkeeper/forward),
Nick Leeth (defender/forward), Jaquobe Mark-
ward (midfielder) and Evan Williams (forward/
defender) is the coaches main concern.
Charged with trying to do that are se-
nior Eli Farmer (midfielder/forward), senior
Derek Friesner (defender/goalkeeper), ju-
nior Louis Crow (midfielder), junior Jacob
Pollock (midfielder/defender), sophomore
Chandler Adams (midfielder) and Hayden
Ludwig (midfielder).
The Lancers have played three matches
in the first two weeks of the season.
Lancer boys struggling
with depth in new season
The Lincolnview girls soccer unit for the current campaign has Julia Thatcher,
Joanne Myers, Christine Stemen, Cassie Hale, Jordan Ludwig, Brooke Schroeder,
Lydia Myers, Savannah Bigham, Kennedy Mengerink, Claire Clay, Hunter Bugh,
Brittany Foust, Hannah McCleery, Ciearra Brown, head coach Katrina Smith and
assistant coach Adam Smith.
Lady Lancers experienced
for 2013 but lack soccer depth
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
RURAL MIDDLE POINT Katrina
Smith had a relatively veteran girls soccer
group for Lincolnview last fall, bringing
back nine starters from the Lady Lancers
first foray into the varsity wars in 2011.
This fall wont be quite as rosy as far as
starting players are concerned as the Lanc-
ers only bring back four from a year ago.
As well, the numbers continue to stay
around the mid-teen area, this year at 14,
causing every player to have to play more
than one position and area of the field.
This years starting veterans are led by
third-year starters Cassie Hale (senior for-
ward/midfielder), senior Lydia Myers (de-
fender) and classmate Joanne Myers (de-
fender).
The fourth returning starter is third-year
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Lincolnview volleyball team
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
RURAL MIDDLE POINT The Lin-
colnview volleyball program has built its
reputation on defense, no matter who the
coach has been.
That will stay the same under fifth-year
head coach Heather Crow as she returns three
letterwinners from last falls 11-13 edition.
That trio is led by 3-year Northwest
Conference honorable-mention pick Ashley
McClure (fourth-year senior outside hitter),
third-year senior Kelsey Mohr (setter/right-
side hitter) and third-year junior Devann
Springer (middle hitter/setter).
Defense will be a strength for this team
and athleticism as well. The hitters are all
very talented and can run a mixture of sets,
Crow began. Kelsey and Devann (setters)
are both returning this year; they have really
improved in running the team offense. Serv-
ing is another strength for this team.
The girls are versatile athletes; most of
them have played other positions in previous
years, which will help during games if things
are not going the way we want them to. We
can switch the lineup with confidence.
However, she also has holes to fill with
the loss of four senior starters from last fall:
Jodie Doner (all-NWC pick), Whitner Miller
(all-NWC), Mandie Tenant and Lauren Cal-
vert.
The quartet the coach looks to take their
places are junior Ashley Teman (left-side/
outside hitter), junior Baylee Neate (middle/
right-side hitter), sophomore Ashton Bower-
sock (right-side hitter) and freshman outside
hitter Katie McClure.
The final member of the varsity is soph-
omore defensive specialist/outside hitter
Grace Gorman.
As usual, this team will struggle with one
major issue.
As many years, we lack in height. We are
going to need to work on timing for blocking
to compensate for lack of height, she added.
Our lineup is completely different; we will
have a new libero and outside hitter, which
will be the first in two years. The girls are
continuing to work on understanding how
each other plays and being comfortable with
each other on the court. The girls continue to
work on improving confidence in their abili-
ties as individuals and as a team.
This year we are looking at becoming
more of an aggressive team both offensive-
ly and defensively. We are looking to run a
quicker offense. As far as the league goes, it
is always a goal to be the top in the confer-
ence. For me, the teams to beat are Bluffton,
Columbus Grove and Crestview.
The assistant coach is Megan Price.
The junior varsity team, coached by Au-
brey Markward, has Gorman, junior Stepha-
nie Longwell (middle hitter) and freshmen
Kayla Schroeder (defensive specialist/right-
side hitter), Katlyn Wendel (middle hitter/
setter), Zoe Miller (setter/outside hitter),
Gracie Lammers (outside hitter), Tori Dud-
geon (outside hitter) and Elizabeth Lammers
(outside hitter).
The Lady Lancers already have four
matches under their belts.
Crow again faces lack of height for Lancer volleyball
The Lincolnview varsity volleyball crew for the newest season has Katie McClure, Ashton Bowersock, Baylee Neate, Grace Gorman, Devann Springer, Ashley Teman, Ash-
ley McClure, Kelsey Mohr, head coach Heather Crow, assistant coach Megan Price and JV coach Aubrey Markward.
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The Lincolnview boys cross country runners for 2013 are Bayley Tow, Ben Bil-
imek, Alex Rodriguez, Travis Lippi, Colton Snyder, Troy Thompson, Tracey West,
Doug Hicks, Austin Sealscott, Brayden Farmer, Andrew Fickert, Caleb Moore, Dalton
Hines, Micah Germann and head coach Matt Langdon.
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Tow leading Lancer harriers into 2013
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
RURAL MIDDLE POINT Vet-
eran Lincolnview boys and girls head
cross country coach Matt Langdon has
a major cog to build his teams around
in 2013: junior state-caliber runner
Bayley Tow.
Tow, in his third varsity season for
the Lancers, will be counted on to be at
the top of the leaderboard in every race
and invitational.
However, he wont be alone as far
as experienced boys runners are con-
cerned and shouldnt be alone in fight-
ing for at least the top 20 in most events.
He has four veteran seniors to back
him up, led by fourth-year performer
Austin Sealscott, third-year man Ben
Bilimek, third-year man Travis Lippi
and third-year man Doug Hicks.
Other veterans include junior Alex
Rodriguez, junior Troy Thompson, ju-
nior Micah
Germann
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gelo Katalenas and Nick Germann.
As well, several lettermen or others
who did not letter but could have made
significant contributions to 2013 chose
not to go out.
The newcomers that will need to
provide depth or even step into the top
seven when injuries or illnesses inevita-
bly come include Colton Snyder, Tracey
West, Brayden Farmer, Andrew Fickert
and Caleb Moore.
Langdon doesnt have nearly as
many options on the Lady Lancer side
but unlike last fall, he will have enough
to have a team score.
He has three veterans in junior Abbie
Enyart, junior Mikinzie Dull and sopho-
more Anna Gorman.
He also has a pair of newcomers in
Claira Rhoades and Ryanne Ducheney.
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By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
VAN WERT George Scotts Van Wert
Cougar boys soccer team struggled last fall,
ending 2-13-1.
When the season was over, he bid adieu
to eight starters and another veteran from
that crew.
He only has three starters and three other
lettermen back to build the 2013 unit around.
Back to the starting lineup are senior
Kyle Money, junior Joe Lisa and junior Josh
Overholt.
Expected to step into three of the open
eight spots in the first 11 are veterans in se-
nior Sean Miller, senior Ritchie Espinoza
and sophomore Andrew Perry.
Penciled in as potential starters are two
especially promising varsity newcomers in
senior Matt Bidlack and junior Brandt Hen-
ry, along with senior Elijah Wortman, senior
Joey Mooreland, junior Eric Yeung and Ja-
cob Williamson.
Scott must replace the graduated nine
of Joey Hurless, Caleb Markward, Dan
Thompson, Jon Lisa, Nathan Wilhelm, AJ
Smith, Nik Goessel, Trevor Pearson and
Alex Bair.
We are a very young team that plays
well together. We expect to focus on defense
and moving the ball up the field through
our midfield, he explained. As usual, the
Western Buckeye League is tough. I expect
St. Marys and Shawnee to battle for the top
position with Ottawa-Glandorf and Elida
behind them. Kenton and Wapak have good-
looking teams this year as well. We will take
it one game at a time.
Depth will come from the remainder
of the roster: senior Joseph Foster; juniors
Quinton Rutowski, Reed Baxter and Tyler
Rex; sophomores Bailey Neuenschwander,
Cameron Bagley, Doug Billingham, Nick
Gorman and Wade Healey; and nine fresh-
men: Austin Hammonds, Austin Suddoth,
Austin Price, Brandon Hernandez, Chase
Day, Colton Smith, Josh Fowler, Spencer
Teman and Zach Fry.
Van Wert has two matches under its
belt.
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
VAN WERT Keith Recker took over
the Van Wert gridiron program last fall from
Bob Priest and went 1-9 (1-8 in the Western
Buckeye League).
That crew put up lopsided averages of
8.6 points (81.3 yards rushing and 81.4
yards passing) on offense and 33.6 points
defensively.
He begins his sophomore season at Van
Wert (third season as a head coach, with 1
year at the now-closed Marion Catholic, and
eighth overall) for the Division V Cougars
with a new offensive system the spread
and the tried-and-true 4-3 defense in an
effort to close the gap.
He doesnt quite have as many veterans
back from last year 10 as he did in
2012 when 20 lettermen dotted the roster.
This group is paced by a pair of WBL
Honorable-Mention picks in third-year se-
niors Daniel Patterson (6-2, 222; offensive/
defensive line) and Michael Smelser (6-0,
158; wide receiver/defensive back; 61 total
stops).
Also back are third-year seniors Terrence
Branson (5-11, 154; wide receiver/defensive
back; 12 catches, 240 yards, 1) and Jacob
Braun (6-2, 219; offensive/defensive line)
and Zack Thomas (6-2, 246; offensive/defen-
sive line; 46 stops), third-year juniors Chan-
dler Adams (5-9, 172; running back/line-
backer) and Nicholas Krugh (5-9, 153; wide
receiver/defensive back); and sophomores
Nolan Smith (6-3, 273; offensive/defensive
line), Ryan Stoller (6-0, 156; running back/
linebacker; 40 stops) and Justice Tussing (5-
9, 152; running back/linebacker).
We have good team speed this year,
with three of the runners from the State
track team also playing football. Our se-
niors are small in quantity but have shown
great leadership and will all contribute this
fall; the work ethic, attitude and discipline
of this group will look to pay off this sea-
son, Recker began.
Promising newcomers include juniors
Dillon Baer (5-11, 185; offensive line/line-
backer), Quincy Salcido (5-7, 137; wide re-
ceiver/defensive back) and Ethan Williams
(5-10, 257; offensive/defensive line) and
sophomores Jon Averesch (6-2, 286; of-
fensive/defensive line), Gavin Gardner (5-
9, 150; kicker) and quarterback/defensive
back Colin Smith (5-11, 160).
Key players that graduated in the spring
or decided not to go out are the likes of Ca-
leb Lloyd (132 rushes, 634 yards, 5 scores;
11 catches, 142 yards, 1), Chris Miller (6
totes, 118 yards, 2 TDs; 9 grabs, 92 yards),
Nik Wolford (2 TDs; team-leading 89 total
stops), Tyler Williams (54-of-153 passing,
814 yards, 5 scores, 14 picks), Steve Barn-
hart (4 pancake blocks), Logan Ray (76
stops) and Chris Miller (4 picks).
Players to watch in Reckers mind
are Branson, Smelser, Patterson, Krugh,
Nolan Smith, Colin Smith, Stoller and Tus-
sing.
With numbers for grades 10-12 around
35 players, depth will be an issue. We must
stay healthy and be in great shape to be com-
petitive, Recker added. Especially, we have
three returners on the offensive line and need
at least two guys to step up and grab starting
roles, along with guys providing depth.
We are very young this year, with only
six seniors and nine juniors. We will rely
on those two classes to provide production
but we will also need a lot of sophomores to
step up and compete against teams that play
a lot of seniors and juniors. We understand
we are up against some very big challenges
but this group is very competitive and will
accept each challenge that comes its way.
Assistant coaches are Jason Cross (de-
fensive coordinator/LBs), Craig Syphrit
(QBs), Kent Smelser (RBs), Mark Herge
(DL), Ryan Parrish (DBs), Drew Golden
(WRs), Keith Utendorf, Adam Tussing
(RBs/LBs) and Zane McElroy (OL/DL).
Van Wert commences 2013 on Friday,
Aug. 30, at Bryan.
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Lady Cougars strong for 2013 volleyball season
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
VAN WERT Vicki Smiths Van
Wert Lady Cougars finished
last falls volleyball season at
13-11 when they were beaten in
the Division II post-season.
Beginning her third season
at the helm, she looks to bet-
ter her 180-76 career mark (12
seasons of coaching varsity vol-
leyball) with six returning start-
ers and two more experienced hands from
last season.
Back to the starting lineup are senior
Taylor Doidge (outside hitter), senior
Claire Gamble (defensive specialist), ju-
nior Alexis Dowdy (middle hitter), junior
Alexa Dunlap (outside hitter), junior Ri-
ley Jones (setter) and junior Amanda Co-
plin (setter/outside hitter).
The other two veterans are senior
McKenna Merkle (defensive
specialist) and senior Chey-
enne Handy (outside hitter/
defensive specialist).
We have eight returning
lettermen, so we will have
a strong team with experi-
ence this year; the team has a
strong chemistry and is will-
ing to work to get better. They have set
league and individual goals for this year,
Smith said.
She expects to be even stronger with
a quartet of promising newcomers: junior
McKenzie Collins (middle/outside hit-
ter), junior Saige Royer (middle/outside
hitter), sophomore Landrie Koontz (out-
side hitter/defensive specialist) and class-
mate Domonique Grothause (setter).
What we need to work on is our
quickness on offense; we are not a very
big team, so we need to keep the other
team moving. We also need to keep work-
ing on our passing game, Smith added.
We would like to finish on the top of the
Western Buckeye League this year. This
year will be a great year with the group
of girls that are on varsity. They are very
smart and have a desire to get better.
The junior varsity roster, coached by
Ashley Holden, has Koontz, Grothause,
juniors Kelsey Spridgeon (defensive
specialist); sophomores Catlin Kuhlman
(defensive specialist), Morgan Mogowan
(middle hitter), Sandy Nguyen (middle/
outside hitter), Morgan Lahmon (middle
hitter) and Karli Turnwald (outside hit-
ter); and freshmen Megan Spray (setter),
Emma Kohn (middle/outside hitter) and
Peyton Fleming (outside hitter).
Freshmen roster, headed by Diana
Kiehl, has Spray, Kohn, Fleming, Cassidy
Sinning (outside hitter), Abbi Spridgeon
(outside hitter/defensive specialist), Ella
Butler (middle hitter), Kateri Steinecker
(setter/outside hitter), Mackinzee Dun-
ning (defensive specialist), Sierra Black-
more (middle/outside hitter) and Jessica
Smith (outside hitter).
Van Wert has played three matches to
get into its 2013 schedule.
Veteran Lady Cougar soccer crew greets new coach Lamb
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
VAN WERT The Van Wert Cougar
girls soccer team went 5-12 a year ago
under the leadership of Rich Nouza.
This years crew will be headed by
first-year head coach Larry Lamb.
Lamb hopes that a full lineup of let-
terwinners back from 2012: seniors
Hannah Hulbert (forward), Lauren
Mathew (midfielder), Lexi Myers (de-
fender), Claire White (defender), Olivia
McKeddie (defender) and goalkeeper
Rachel Gordon; juniors Emily Bair
(forward), Cassy Zartman (midfielder),
Carisa Burgos (midfielder), Alea Hill
(defender); and sophomore Shianne
Baldwin (defender); will help ease the
transition.
Only four players graduated off last
seasons team.
Lamb expects strength for this team
at the front and the back end.
We should be strong at forward
and the keeper positions this year with
Emily Bair moving up to join Hannah
Hulbert at forward and Rachel Gor-
don at keeper, Lamb said. It will be
an interesting year with trying to fill
four starting spots from last year. We
will have a few girls playing new po-
sitions this year but they seem to be
catching on pretty quick, so only time
will tell.
The Western Buckeye League is a
tough league, so were hoping we finish
in the middle of the pack.
The rest of the roster has sophomores
Leslie Foster (midfielder) and Sadie
Zartman (goalkeeper); and freshmen
Dekota Thomas (forward), Maggie Cripe
(defender), Madison Buecker (defender)
and Sarah Linser (goalkeeper.
The Lady Cougars are three matches
into the new season.
Rollins returning to coach for Lady Cougar hard-courters
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
VAN WERT Chuck Rollins previ-
ously coached boys and girls tennis at Van
Wert for nine seasons and two more at
Lima Central Catholic.
That was nine years ago.
He returns to the coaching for the Lady
Cougars in 2013, hoping to put together a
solid team and program.
He has three starters to build this unit of
girls tennis players around senior Claire
Butler (the projected third singles player),
senior Sydney Dull (second singles) and
10th-grader Ali Moreland (first singles).
They replace the singles players from
last fall in first singles Katie Etter, second
singles Paige Dunlap and third singles Ra-
chel Chen.
However, that trio are the only veterans
back from 2012, so Rollins has a rebuild-
ing job in front of him.
Promising newcomers like sophomore
Sydney Felger and classmate Hannah Ste-
men are expected to combine for the first
doubles duo, with sophomore Kali Agler
and freshman Tabatha Tennie the likely
second doubles.
Tracey Nygune off the first doubles
was the other lost starter from last fall.
We are going to be relatively young
and inexperienced; its going to be a re-
building year and our focus is on improv-
ing our tennis skills at every position
throughout the course of the season. We
still would like to finish in the top half of
the Western Buckeye League, Rollins
said.
Van Werts season is well underway.
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Grandstaff paces Knight cross country runners
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
CONVOY Jeff Bagley has coached a lot
of good runners in his 26 years of coaching cross
country at Crestview.
He will have a chance to coach a few more
in 2013 as third-year junior State qualifier Mycah
Grandstaff headlines 21 boys harriers.
Besides Grandstaff, other returnees to the
Knight boys are seniors Bryce Richardson, Cops-
ey Bogle and Tanner Skelton, along with juniors
Branden Clayton, Eli Jones and Andy Burnett.
Promising newcomers include junior Charles
Thornburg and sophomore Jon Krouse.
We have 21 boys running high school cross
country. This can create an environment of com-
petition and encouragement that will allow us to
maximize our potential, Bagley said.
Only having to replace departed lettermen Joel
Genter and Shelby Ripley, the coach will have a
bevy of other varsity newbies in senior Jacob
Germann; junior Brett Ripley; sophomores Noah
Daugherty, Noah Eggleston, Landon Goins, Cody
Mefferd, Corbin Schumm and Noah Smith; and
freshmen Caleb Bagley, Tanner Crowle, Dylan
Sparks and Griffen Waltmire.
On the girls side, he only has four veterans
to build around in seniors Chelsea Hancock and
Janelle May, junior Hali Finfrock and sophomore
Eden Allison out of a roster of 10.
Our attitudes have been exceptional in our
preseason. We will look to use that as a plat-
form for improvement as the season progresses,
Bagley added.
One Bagley is looking at with high expecta-
tions to replace graduated Elizabeth Saylor and
Courtney Perrott is varsity newcomer Brooke
Ripley (freshman), along with senior Sophia Smith,
junior Vicki Callow, sophomores Madison Penix
and Meghan Sherman and freshmen Emma Saylor
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Knights ready for successful 2013 grid season
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
CONVOY Jared Owens has compiled a
10-10 record in his first two seasons as the Crest-
view football coach, going 5-5 both years (3-5 in
the Northwest Conference last season).
With 15 returning lettermen back from that
crew, his Division VI program might be on the
verge of big things in 2013.
Among the veterans are what Owens hopes
is a lucky 11 of starters who will play a lot
on both sides of the ball: seniors in skill players
Dylan Henry (200 pounds), Kameron Grubaugh
(190) and Isaiah Simerman (175) and linemen
Scott Miller (third-year starter; 230) and Zen Bur-
dette (230); and juniors in skill players Malcolm
Oliver (third-year starter; 205), Preston Zaleski
(third-year lettermen; 155) and Jake Lippi (175)
and linemen Corbin Grubb (240), Seth Moser
(215) and Jordan Roop (225).
Four more are experienced off the bench and
likely will step into the starting lineup: senior line-
man Jon Young (230), juniors Nate Owens (205)
and Justin Overmyer (195); and sophomore Jor-
dan Miller (155).
Players expected to make an impact in 2013
who didnt letter last season are seniors Justin
Gibson (170) and Lucas Clark (220); junior Dono-
van Carmean (150) and sophomore Isaiah Kline
(133).
What we do well is rely on a strong running
game. We feel that we can use our running game
to set up the passing game, Owens said. What
we need to work on is continue to develop consis-
tency in our tackling and our passing game.
Owens figures he has a number of players to
watch are the four that earned conference recog-
nition a year ago: Miller, Simerman, Oliver and
Grubaugh. He also figures that the younger play-
ers that received playing time last fall whether
by design or by injury should translate to im-
proved play on the field this time around.
Not everything is rosy for the third-year coach
as Owens saw 10 key performers graduate in the
spring of 2013: 2-year starters Venice Roberts,
Trevor Roop, Justin Lare, Jake Harmon, Avery
Jones and Trevor Saylor, 2-year letterman Zach
Burdette and letterwinners Josh Ream, Shayne
Goings and Alex Roop.
After graduating a good core group of seniors
from last years team, we return a bunch of players
who received significant game experience a year
ago. We look forward to the challenges the NWC
present as well as our non-conference schedule;
we have to use our experiences to improve on last
seasons 5-5 record, Owens added.
Assistant coaches include Jon Van Cleave,
Corbin Vance, James Lautzenheiser, Matt Perkins,
Steve Sealscott, Travis Owens and Ben Kaufman.
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CONVOY Melissa Mefferd begins
her fourth season at the helm of the Crest-
view girls soccer team with 12 letterwin-
ners from a 2-12-3 edition (1-4-1 North-
west Conference), entering the season
with a 15-30-6 career mark.
Those returnees are led by second-team
All-NWC senior Brooke Bowen (fourth-
year forward/midfielder) and honorable-
mention senior Riley Guest (fourth-year
midfielder/goalkeeper), along with seniors
Ali Macki (third-year midfielder), Court-
ney Grote (defender) and Jamie Moore
(forward/midfielder); juniors Lauren
Schmid (third-year defender), Kylee Gent
(third-year midfielder), Bekka Tracey
(midfielder) and Karlee Trammell (mid-
fielder); and sophomores Jada Preston
(defender/goalkeeper), Siera Wood (mid-
fielder) and Alyssa Walter (midfielder/
goalkeeper).
Mefferd only has to replace there key
components of last falls unit but all there
will be difficult to replace as they all earned
league honors: 4-year defender Clare Mef-
ferd (NWC first-teamer and team MVP),
4-year goalkeeper Darcci Swager (NWC
honorable mention) and 2-year varsity
player Aly Williamson (defender/mid-
fielder; NWC honorable mention).
As we enter the season, one of our
strengths is this team works well together
and we are looking forward to a challeng-
ing season. Our senior leadership should
be good and will be tremendous role mod-
els for the underclassmen, Mefferd said.
Our biggest question marks are trying to
replace an experienced goalkeeper and the
loss of two exceptional defenders.
Keys to our success are staying posi-
tive and learning each time this team steps
on the field.
The remainder of the varsity unit for
2013 has seniors Desiree Hiday (midfield-
er) and Emily Adams (forward/midfield-
er); junior Kaitlin Hallfeldt (midfielder);
sophomore Amanda Cole (midfielder/
defender); and freshmen Kylee Agler (for-
ward/midfielder), Abby Clouser (mid-
fielder) and Kenzi Case (midfielder).
Our goal for this season is to be com-
petitive in the NWC. My top two picks in
the league are Allen East and Bluffton,
the coach added.
Assistant coaches are Joy Short and
Meagan Hall.
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Staff Writer
CONVOY Tammy Gregory has built
a strong volleyball program at Crestview, so
much so that last seasons 17-8 season (7-2
in the Northwest Conference) seemed like
a downer when it ended in the Division IV
District semis.
The Lady Knights expect things to be
more normal as eight letterwinners are back
in 2013.
The lone graduate to be replaced is
first-team NWC performer Mekale Clifton,
whose leadership, consistency, clutch play
and varsity experience Gregory notes her
crew will miss.
Another NWC first-teamer will lead
this crew: fourth-year senior Kirstin Hicks
(outside hitter/middle blocker; 2nd-Team
District 8), along with a pair of NWC Hon-
orable-mention picks): third-year junior
Courtney Trigg (middle blocker) and sec-
ond-year Tianna Rager (sophomore libero/
defensive specialist; season record-holder in
digs with 498).
Also back are a quintet of third-year
players: Haley Helm (sophomore setter/out-
side hitter), Mackenzie Riggenbach (junior
setter/outside hitter), Megan Hartman (ju-
nior middle blocker/outside hitter), Nicole
McClure (senior outside hitter) and Mallory
Bowen (junior libero/defensive specialist).
So many of my players can play mul-
tiple positions, which is very nice! Depend-
ing on who plays which position, the start-
ing line-up may vary, so all of them could
technically be starters at some point; it is
great to have a group like this because they
are very coachable and want the best for the
team, Gregory began. We have great team
chemistry and playing experience from last
season. We can mix and match our line-up.
We have a hard-working group of girls that
want to continue the success for Crestview
volleyball.
The most important newcomers are se-
nior Grace Callow (middle blocker/outside
hitter) and two varsity/junior varsity players
in Brady Guest (sophomore outside hitter/
setter) and Claire Zaleski (sophomore out-
side hitter).
All is not perfect for Gregorys Lady
Knights as one persistent negative haunts
them.
Height; we just have never been blessed
with height. We also still have some young-
er players that dont have a lot of varsity
experience, Gregory added. Consistency
is the key to this years team. We also need
everyone having their A game and not just
one or two players. We continue to work
hard and strive to be at our best at all times.
They believe and trust in one another, which
will allow us to pull through in those tough
times.
In the conference, there is not a single
team to look over any given night. I feel once
again the NWC will be well-balanced and
very competitive. Our goal is always to win
the NWC and we will work hard to reach
that; we will continue to focus on one game
at a time and never look ahead. Volleyball
is a game of momentum; therefore, the final
outcome of any match can take a turn real
quick. Every team is beatable but we have
to be at our best at all times or bounce right
back after we lose a point.
Crestview opened the season Tuesday,
Aug. 27, versus Coldwater.
Gregorys Lady Knights loaded for volleyball wars
hard work led by the juniors to continue
the success of our cross country pro-
gram.
Two seniors the only two in the
entire program are back for the girls
harriers: fourth-year Katelyn Kortokrax
and Paige
Wurth.
The other
returnees from
last years
ninth-place Re-
gional finishers
are third-year
junior Re-
becca Brink-
man, third-year junior Jackie Gardner
and sophomore State qualifier Katelyn
Siebeneck.
However, King also has to deal with
the loss of record-setting and State-qual-
ifying runner Jessica Doepker (4 years)
finishing 16th last fall at Hebron af-
ter ending eighth in 2011 along with
fellow graduate Katie Schmitz.
Three freshmen will in particular
be called upon to try and off-set those
losses: Kelly Doepker, Kristen Fortman
and Bailey Eickholt.
Four others also have their chances
to help this years LadyCats: sopho-
more Erica Honigfort, freshman Jade
Zeller, freshman Danica Basinger and
classmate Makenzie Mikki Smith.
We have great team chemistry this
year with our seniors and juniors. They
have been good leaders to the six in-
coming freshmen, King noted. The
girls have worked very hard this season;
however, with such an overall young
group and the graduation of Jessica,
several of our younger girls will have to
step up and fill key roles for our team.
With the mix of veteran runners,
led by our returning State qualifier, and
newcomers on our team, we have high
hopes to be competitive both this season
and in the postseason.
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Kalida runners
Thomas primed with 10 returning starters for Elida boys soccer
By JIM METCALFE
Staff Writer
ELIDA Tom Thomas begins
his 10th season at the helm of the
Elida boys soccer program.
Coming off a 6-8-4 mark in
2013, he brings back 10 starters and
five other letterwinners for bigger
and better things in 2013.
Back for another go-round with the
Bulldog boys first 11 are seniors Austin
Calvelage (defender), AJ Siefker (defender),
Brice Coolidge (defender) and Riley Over-
holt (midfielder); juniors Shawn Ezell (mid-
fielder), Adam Ordel (midfielder) and Jerod
Houston (forward); and sophomores Dalton
Reichart (midfielder), Nathan Stewart (de-
fender) and Gaerid Littler (forward).
The other five veterans are ju-
nior goalkeeper Garett Brinkman
who will take the place of lone
missing starter Drew Laing ju-
niors Chase Watson (midfielder),
Issac Nichols (defender) and Ethan
Schaefer (defender) and sopho-
more Kyle Finnerty (midfielder).
The other players who used up their eli-
gibility a year ago are Spencer Sciranka (for-
ward) and Steven Tooker (forward).
We look to continue growing as a team
day-to-day. Our goal will be to improve in
each training session and most importantly,
be consistent in what we are doing. Thom-
as added. Our success will be based on
how focused we are while preparing for our
matches. The boys are excited to get after it,
which makes the coaching staff optimistic for
2013.
The remainder of the Bulldog roster has
seniors Blake Kleman (defender) and Logan
Frysinger (forward); juniors Shawn Ezell
(midfielder) and Simen Domass (midfielder);
and sophomore Dalton Reichert (midfielder).
The Elida boys have played three matches
to begin the season.
defender) and Paige Roller (midfielder/forward).
Even with the experience, its a new season and a new team.
We have a new team chemistry, Kehres
noted. We need to become more consistent
on offense but we have those same lofty ex-
pectations.
He does have to replace highly-regard-
ed Summer Holtkamp, along with fellow
4-year player Skylar Basinger, as well as
3-year players Emily Schnipke, Emily
McElroy and Kaylin Verhoff, all who exhausted their eligibility
last fall.
The last two members of this 20-girl crew are the sole fresh-
men: Hannah Kahle (midfielder/forward) and Morgan Knapke
(goalkeeper/midfielder).
As always, the PCL is one of the toughest leagues around. Ev-
ery team comes ready to put their best on the field and anyone of
the teams are capable of winning the league title, Kehres added.
Assisting in the coaching department is Brent Bockrath.
The LadyCats soccer unit has played two matches in the first
week of the new campaign.
varsity team or saw limited varsity action last fall: Jordan Kortokrax
(sophomore midfielder/defender), Brandon Verhoff (sophomore mid-
fielder/forward), Alex von der Embse (sophomore defender), Der-
rick Schimmoeller (junior forward), Ryan Siefker (junior midfielder/
defender) and Michael Schroeder (junior mid-
fielder/defender)
That group of six will be called upon to re-
place four graduated lettermen: Ryan Korte,
Ryan Erhart, Dustin Rosselit and Adam Knueve.
The talent is there; we will be competi-
tive in most matches. Depth and injuries are a
real concern and we have to address those, the
coach added. The PCL is very competitive and wide-open. Any one
of the five league opponents has potential and ability to win the league
this year.
Ryan Birkemeier is the varsity assistant.
Scott States is the junior varsity coach and that crew is made up of
Schimmoeller, Schroeder, Siefker, J. Kortokrax, sophomores Westin
Basinger (forward/midfielder), Brandon Erhart (goalkeeper), Devin
Giesige (forward/midfielder), Nathan Meyers (defender), Kaleb Sel-
horst (forward/midfielder), Nathan Vorst (defender) and Trey Webken
(midfielder/forward); and freshmen Ryan Ellerbrock (midfielder/for-
ward), Lucas Gerding (defender), Tyler Lehman (midfielder), Griffin
Recker (midfielder/forward), Adam von der Embse (defender) and
Collin Wurth (defender).
Czubiks boys footballers have played three matches since opening
the season Aug. 20.
Kehres Czubik
Issac Nichols (defender) and
Ethan Schaefer (defender)
and sophomore Kyle Finnerty
(midfielder).
The other players
who used up their
eligibility a year
ago are Spencer Sci-
ranka (forward) and
Steven Tooker (for-
ward).
We look to continue grow-
ing as a team day-to-day. Our
goal will be to improve in each
training session and most im-
portantly, be consistent in what
we are doing. Thomas added.
Our success will be based on
how focused we are while pre-
paring for our matches. The
boys are excited to get after it,
which makes the coaching staff
optimistic for 2013.
The remainder of
the Bulldog roster has
seniors Blake Kleman
(defender) and Logan
Frysinger (forward);
juniors Shawn Ezell
(midfielder) and Si-
men Domass (midfielder); and
sophomore Dalton Reichert
(midfielder).
The Elida boys have played
three matches to begin the sea-
son.
Thomas
Lady Lancers
junior goalkeeper Julia Thatcher
(midfielder as well).
However, nine letterwin-
ners do return from 2012: senior
Christine Stemen (midfielder/
forward), senior Jordan Ludwig
(midfielder/goalkeeper), senior
Kennedy Mengerink (defender/
midfielder), junior Claire Clay
(midfielder/forward), junior Brit-
tany Foust (defender/midfielder),
junior Hannah McCleery (de-
fender/midfielder)sophomore
Brooke Schroeder (midfielder/
forward) and classmate Savan-
nah Bigham (defender/forward).
There were four graduates from
the Class of 2013: Haley McA-
bee (forward/midfielder), Kaylee
Thatcher (forward/midfielder),
Sarah Harris (forward/midfielder)
and Courtney German.
Only two newcomers dot the
2013 Lady Lancer roster: fresh-
man Hunter Bugh (defender/mid-
fielder) and classmate Ciearra
Brown (midfielder/defender).
Adam Smith serves as the as-
sistant coach.
Lincolnview soccer unit is
two matches into its 2013 season.
Good Luck
to all area
teams in 2013
Van Wert
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S c h e d u l e s
CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 24 St. Johns Invitational Away 9 a.m.
Aug. 27 Wayne Trace Invit.
(Boys team only) Away 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 31 Col. Grove Invitational Away 9 a.m.
Sept. 7 Bearcat Invitational Sville 9 a.m.
Sept. 10 Elida Away 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 O-G Blue/Gold Invitational Mem. Pk. 9 a.m.
Sept. 21 Van Wert Invitational VWC Res. 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 Putnam County Inv. (O-G host) Mem. Pk. 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 5 Antwerp Invitational Away 8:30 a.m.
Oct. 8 O-G/LCC (O-G host) Mem. Park 5 p.m.
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BOYS SOCCER
Aug. 17 Spencerville Away 11 a.m.
Aug. 19 Van Wert Home
Aug. 21 Riverdale Away
Aug. 24 Bryan Home 1 p.m.
Aug. 27 Lincolnview Away
Sept. 5 Ada Home
Sept. 9 Continental* Away
Sept. 11 Lima Cent. Cath. Home
Sept. 14 Sidney Lehman Away 11 a.m.
Sept. 21 Archbold Away 6 p.m.
Sept. 23 Lima Tem. Christian Away
Sept. 27 Miller City* Away
Sept. 2 Spencerville Home
Oct. 4 Kalida* Home 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 Paulding (JV) Home 1 p.m.
Oct. 8 Fort Jennings* Home 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 New Knoxville Home 6 p.m.
* - Putnam County League match
All matches kick off at 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted
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GIRLS SOCCER
Aug. 17 Wapakoneta Home 6 p.m.
Aug. 20 Van Wert Home 6 p.m.
Aug. 22 Jefferson Away
Aug. 24 Bryan Home 11 a.m.
Sept. 4 Cory-Rawson Away
Sept. 10 Lima Cent. Cath. Home 6 p.m.
Sept. 18 Lincolnview Home 6 p.m.
Sept. 20 Fort Jennings* Away
Sept. 23 Ada Home 6 p.m.
Sept. 24 Crestview Away
Sept. 26 Coldwater Away
Sept. 30 Kalida* Home 6 p.m.
Oct. 3 Continental* Away
Oct. 8 St. Johns Away
Oct. 10 Fort Jennings Home 6 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 26 Parkway Home
Aug. 27 Lincolnview Away
Aug. 30 Kalida* Home 5 p.m.
Sept. 3 Van Wert Home
Sept. 5 Jefferson Home
Sept. 10 Upper Scio. Vall. Home
Sept. 12 Wayne Trace Home
Sept. 16 Columbus Grove* Away
Sept. 21 Bluff./McComb Bluffton 10 a.m.
Sept. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf Home
Sept. 24 Pandora-Gilboa* Away
Sept. 26 Leipsic* Home
Sept. 28 St. Johns Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 30 Ayersville Home
Oct. 5 LCC/Coldwater LCC 10 a.m.
Oct. 8 Lima Tem. Christian Away 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 10 Continental* Home
All matches start with JV at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted
GIRLS SOCCER
Date Opponent Site Time
Aug. 19 Van Wert Away
Aug. 22 Ottoville Home
Aug. 24 Lima Cent. Cath. Lima St. noon
Aug. 26 Miller City Home
Sept. 3 New Knoxville (club) Away
Sept. 5 St. Johns Away
Sept. 9 Lincolnview* Home
Sept. 12 Kalida Home
Sept. 16 Ada* Away
Sept. 21 Continental Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 24 Fort Jennings Away
Sept. 26 Crestview* Home
Sept. 30 Cory-Rawson Away
Oct. 5 Lima Senior Away 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 Allen East* Home
Oct. 10 Bluffton* Away 7 p.m.
* - Northwest Conference match
All home matches at Keith Hamel Memorial Field in Fort Jennings
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 26 Waynesfield-Goshen Home
Aug. 2 Perry Home
Sept. 4 Miller City (V only) Home 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 5 Ottoville Away
Sept. 7 Pandora-Gilboa Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 9 Antwerp Away 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 17 Ada* Away
Sept. 19 Lima Cent. Cath. Away
Sept. 21 Cory-Rawson Invitational Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 23 Lima Temple Christian Home
Sept. 26 Paulding* Away
Sept. 30 Bath Away 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 1 Spencerville* Home
Oct. 3 Allen East* Away
Oct. 7 Wayne Trace Home
Oct. 8 Bluffton* Home
Oct. 10 Kalida Home
All matches start with JV match at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted
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FOOTBALL
Aug. 30 Waynesfield-Goshen Home
Sept. 6 Paulding* Away
Sept. 13 Bluffton* Home
Sept. 20 Allen East* Away
Oct. 4 Crestview* Home
Oct. 11 Columbus Grove* Away
Oct. 18 Montpelier Away 7 p.m.
Oct. 25 Ada* Home
Nov. 1 Spencerville* Away
* - Northwest Conference game
All games kick off at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted
CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 17 OHSAA Early-Season Inv. Away 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 24 St. Johns Invitational Stadium Park 9 a.m.
Aug. 27 Wayne Trace Invitational Away 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 31 Wapak Night Meet Away 7:15 p.m.
Sept. 3 Quad Away 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 10 Elida Invitational Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 14 O-G Blue-Gold Invit. Away 9 a.m.
Sept. 21 Van Wert Invitational VWC Res. 9 a.m.
Sept. 28 Kalida Wildcat Invit. Away 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 Allen County Invitational Faurot Pk. 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 3 Coldwater Lions Inv. Away 5 p.m.
Oct. 10 MAC Tournament Away 5 p.m.
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GIRLS SOCCER
Aug. 20 St. Marys Memorial West 7 p.m.
Aug. 22 Wapakoneta Home 7 p.m.
Aug. 24 Fort Jennings Away 1 p.m.
Aug. 29 Allen East Away
Aug. 31 Lima Senior Away 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 3 Coldwater Vill. Hall
Sept. 5 Jefferson Home
Sept. 7 Ottawa-Glandorf Home 1 p.m.
Sept. 10 Crestview Away
Sept. 12 Continental Home
Sept. 14 Elida Home 1 p.m.
Sept. 17 Kalida Home
Sept. 23 Miller City Home 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 Cory-Rawson(????) Home 11 a.m.
Oct. 8 Ottoville Home
Oct. 10 Lima Cent. Cath. Lima Stad. 5:30 p.m.
All matches at St. Johns Annex
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 26 Van Wert Away 6 p.m.
Aug. 27 Spencerville Home
Aug. 29 Ft. Recovery* Away
Aug. 31 Kenton Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 5 New Knoxville* Home
Sept. 7 Pioneer Days Invitational Kalida 9 a.m.
Sept. 9 Miller City Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 12 Coldwater* Home
Sept. 17 Marion Local* Home
Sept. 19 St. Henry* Away
Sept. 21 Kalida Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 23 Lincolnview Home
Sept. 26 Parkway* Home
Sept. 28 Ottoville Home 10 a.m.
Sept. 30 Columbus Grove Away 6 p.m.
Oct. 3 Minster* Away
Oct. 5 Crestview Away 10 a.m.
Oct. 8 New Bremen* Away
Oct. 10 Versailles* Home
* - Midwest Athletic Conference match
All matches start with JV at 5:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted
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FOOTBALL
Aug. 30 Elida Away
Sept. 13 St. Henry* Away
Sept. 20 Coldwater* Home
Sept. 27 Anna* Away
Oct. 5 Marion Local* Home
Oct. 11 Ft. Recovery* Home
Oct. 18 Versailles* Away
Oct. 25 New Bremen* Away
Nov. 1 Minster* Home
* - Midwest Athletic Conference game
All games start at 7:30 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 24 St. Johns Invitational Away
Aug. 31 Greenville Invitational Away
Sept. 7 Tiffin Invitational Away
Sept. 14 OG Invitational Away
Sept. 21 VW County Invitational Home
Sept. 28 Otsego (Mich.) Invititational Away TBA
Oct. 3 Coldwater Invitational Away 5 p.m.
Oct. 12 WBL Meet St. Marys
Oct. 19 District O-G TBA
Oct. 26 Regional Tiffin TBA
Nov. 2 State Hebron TBA
All meets start at 9 a.m unless noted
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BOYS SOCCER
Aug. 19 Ottoville Away
Aug. 22 Lima Temple Christian Home
Aug. 2 Lima Cent. Cath. Home
Aug. 29 Ottawa-Glandorf* Home
Sept. 5 Shawnee* Away
Sept. 7 Fort Jennings Home 11 a.m.
Sept. 10 Kenton* Home
Sept. 12 Lima Senior Away
Sept. 16 Elida* Away
Sept. 19 Bath* Home
Sept. 24 Celina* Home
Sept. 30 Defiance* Away
Oct. 1 Lincolnview Away
Oct. 3 Wapakoneta* Home
Oct. 7 Spencerville Away 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 10 St. Marys Memorial* Away
* - Western Buckeye League match
All matches start at 5 p.m. unless noted
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GIRLS SOCCER
Aug. 19 Jefferson Home
Aug. 20 Ottoville Away 6 p.m.
Aug. 27 Ottawa-Glandorf* Away
Aug. 31 Lincolnview Home 10 a.m.
Sept. 3 Shawnee* Home
Sept. 9 Kenton* Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 12 Elida* Home
Sept. 17 Bath* Away
Sept. 19 Lima Senior Away 6 p.m.
Sept. 23 Celina* Away
Sept. 26 Defiance* Home
Sept. 28 Crestview Home 11 a.m.
Oct. 1 Wapakoneta* Away
Oct. 5 Bryan Away 11 a.m.
Oct. 8 St. Marys Memorial* Home
Oct. 10 Coldwater Home
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 22 Paulding Home
Aug. 26 St. Johns Home
Aug. 27 Kalida Away
Aug. 29 Ottawa-Glandorf* Away
Sept. 9 Coldwater Home
Sept. 12 Kenton* Away
Sept. 19 Elida* Home
Sept. 21 Wayne Trace/Bryan WT 10 a.m.
Sept. 23 Crestview Home
Sept. 26 Bath* Away
Sept. 28 Van Wert Invitational Home 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 Celina* Away
Oct. 3 Defiance* Home
Oct. 7 Antwerp Away 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 8 Wapakoneta* Away
Oct. 10 St. Marys Memorial* Home
All matches start at 6 p.m. (JV first) unless noted
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FOOTBALL
Aug. 30 Bryan Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 6 Ottawa-Glandorf* Home
Sept. 27 Elida* Away
Oct. 4 Bath* Home
Oct. 11 Celina* Home
Oct. 18 Defiance* Away
Oct. 25 Wapakoneta* Home
Nov. 1 St. Marys Memorial* Away
All games kick off at 7:30 p.m. unless noted
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COLUMBUS GROVE
CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 20 Early Bird Invitational Ben Logan 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 31 Columbus Grove Invitational Home 9 a.m.
Sept. 7 Tiffin Carnival Away 9 a.m.
Sept. 14 O-G Blue/Gold Invitational Mem. Pk. 9 a.m.
Sept. 17 Ohio Caverns Inv.
(West Liberty-Salem) Away 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 21 Cloverleaf Invitational Away 9 a.m.
Sept. 28 Booster Invitational Bettsville 10 a.m.
Oct. 1 Putnam County Old Shoe Inv.
(O-G host) Mem. Pk. 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 5 Anna Invitational Away 10 a.m.
Oct. 12 NWC Championships (CV host) Reser. 10 a.m.
Oct. 19 Districts Away noon
Oct. 26 Regionals TBA 11 a.m.
Nov. 2 State Hebron 11 a.m.
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 24 Pat. Henry/Pettisville Pett. 10 a.m.
Aug. 27 Leipsic# Home
Aug. 31 Arlington Home 10 a.m.
Sept. 7 Carey Tri Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 10 Jefferson* Home
Sept. 11 Miller City# Away 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 16 Ottoville# Home
Sept. 19 Paulding* Away 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 24 Spencerville* Home
Sept. 28 Continental# Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 30 St. Johns Home
Oct. 3 Ada* Away
Oct. 5 Pandora-Gilboa# Away 10 a.m.
Oct. 7 Kalida# Away
Oct. 8 Crestview* Away
Oct. 12 Ottawa-Glandorf Away 11 a.m.
# - Putnam County League match
All matches begin with JV match at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted
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FOOTBALL
Aug. 30 Pandora-Gilboa Away
Sept. 13 Ada* Home
Sept. 27 Spencerville* Home
Oct. 4 Evergreen Home 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 Jefferson* Home
Oct. 18 Paulding* Away
Oct. 25 Crestview* Away
Nov. 1 Bluffton* Home
BOYS SOCCER
Aug. 20 Wapakoneta Away
Aug. 24 Van Buren (V first) Away 11 a.m.
Aug. 26 Shawnee (Parents Night) Home
Aug. 29 Fort Jennings* Home
Aug. 31 Celina Home
Sept. 5 Lima Temple Christ. (V Only) Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 10 Miller City* Home
Sept. 13 Pettisville (V first Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 17 Liberty-Benton Home
Sept. 20 Continental* (V first) Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 26 Elida Home
Sept. 28 Defiance Home 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 1 CoryRawson (V only) Away 5 p.m.
Oct. 4 Ottoville* (V only) Away
Oct. 8 Bluffton Away
Oct. 12 OttawaGlandorf (Senior Night) Home
Oct. 15 Sectional Tournament Home TBA
All matches begin at 7 p.m. unless noted
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GIRLS SOCCER
Aug. 20 Van Buren (Parents Night) Home 6 p.m.
Aug. 28 Lima Cent. Cath. Home
Aug. 31 Wauseon Away 1 p.m.
Sept. 6 Fort Jennings* Home
Sept. 12 Jefferson Away
Sept. 14 CoryRawson Home 1 p.m.
Sept. 17 St. Johns Away
Sept. 19 Kenton Home
Sept. 26 Archbold Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 Bluffton Away 1 p.m.
Sept. 30 Ottoville* Away 6 p.m.
Oct. 3 Swanton Home 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 Liberty-Benton Home 1 p.m.
Oct. 8 Continental* (Senior Night) Home
Oct. 10 Bath Away 7 p.m.
Oct. 15 Sectional Tournament TBA TBA
All matches begin at 5 p.m. unless noted
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CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 24 St. Johns Invitational Delphos 9 a.m.
Aug. 31 Columbus Grove Invitational Away 9 a.m.
Sept. 14 OG Blue/Gold Invitational Away 9 a.m.
Sept. 21 Liberty Center/Widewater Inv. Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 28 Kalida Invitational Fish and Game
Club 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 PCL meet (Ottawa) Mem. Pk. 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 19 District Meet TBA TBA
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 27 Van Wert (Parents Night) Home
Aug. 30 Ottoville* Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 5 Lincolnview Away
Sept. 7 Kalida Pioneer Days Inv. Home (2 sites) 9
a.m.
Sept. 12 Ayersville Away
Sept. 14 Antwerp/Crestview CV 10 a.m.
Sept. 17 Wapakoneta Home
Sept. 19 Van Buren Home
Sept. 21 St. Johns Home 10 a.m.
Sept. 26 Archbold Away
Sept. 28 Van Wert Invit. (V only) Away 9 a.m.
Oct. 3 Leipsic* Home
Oct. 7 Columbus Grove* Home
Oct. 8 PandoraGilboa* (Senior Night) Home
Oct. 10 Jefferson Away
Oct. 15 Sectional Tournament TBA TBA
All matches begin at 6 p.m. (JV first) unless noted
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CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 17 OHSAA Early-Season Inv.(Boys team only) TBA 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 27 Wayne Trace Invit. (Boys team only) Away 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 31 Columbus Grove Invit. Away
Sept. 7 Bearcat Invitational Sville
Sept. 10 Elida Invitational Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 14 O-G Blue-Gold Inv. Away
Sept. 21 Van Wert Invitational VWC Res.
Sept. 28 Edgerton Invitational Miller Pk.
Sept. 19 Willow Bend Invitational Away 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 NWC Championships (CV host) VWC Res. 10 a.m.
All meets begin at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted
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BOYS SOCCER
Aug. 17 Lima Senior Away 2 p.m.
Aug. 20 Fort Wayne Fusion Home
Sept. 5 Bryan Away
Sept. 7 Delta Away 11 a.m.
Sept. 11 Woodlan Away
Sept. 14 Cory-Rawson Home 11 a.m.
Sept. 17 Ada Away
Sept. 21 Paulding Home
Sept. 26 Lima Cent. Cath. Lima St. 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 Eastbrook Home 1 p.m.
Oct. 1 Van Wert Home
Oct. 3 Miller City Home
Oct. 10 Spencerville Away
All matches begin at 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted
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GIRLS SOCCER
Aug. 17 Lima Senior Lima St. Noon
Aug. 26 Crestview* Home
Aug. 31 Van Wert Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 3 Bluffton* Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 9 Jefferson* Away
Sept. 14 Coldwater Home 1 p.m.
Sept. 18 Ottoville Away 6 p.m.
Sept. 21 Anna Home 1 p.m.
Sept. 23 Allen East* Home
Sept. 26 Fort Jennings Away
Sept. 28 Eastbrook Home 11 a.m.
Sept. 30 Ada* Away
Oct. 3 New Knoxville Home
Oct. 5 Botkins Away 11 a.m.
All matches begin at 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 20 Van Wert Away 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 24 Antwerp Home
Aug. 26 Continental Away
Sept. 5 Kalida Home
Sept. 12 Bluffton* Home
Sept. 16 Parkway Home
Sept. 21 Minster Invitational Away 9 p.m.
Sept. 23 St. Johns Away 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 Hville/Wayne Trace Hville 10 a.m.
Oct. 1 Ada* Home
Oct. 3 Paulding* Away
Oct. 7 New Knoxville Away 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 8 Spencerville* Home
CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 31 Columbus Grove Invitational Away 9 a.m.
Sept. 14 Eaton Invitational Ft. St. Clair 8:30 a.m.
Sept. 21 Van Wert Invitational Reser. 9 a.m.
Sept. 24 LCC/Lima Sr. (LCC host) Faurot 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 3 Coldwater Lions Invitational Away 5 p.m.
Oct. 12 NWC Championship Reser. 10 a.m.
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GIRLS SOCCER
Aug. 20 Continental Home
Aug. 22 Cory-Rawson Home
Aug. 26 Lincolnview* Away
Sept. 5 Anna Away 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 7 Ada* Home 11 a.m.
Sept. 10 St. Johns Home
Sept. 12 Fort Jennings Home 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 Lima Senior Lima St. 11 a.m.
Sept. 21 Kenton Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 24 Ottoville Home
Sept. 28 Van Wert Away 11 a.m.
Oct. 1 Coldwater Away
Oct. 5 Lima Cent. Cath. Home 1 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 27 Coldwater Home
Aug. 31 Archbold/Stryker Stryker 10 a.m.
Sept. 5 Wayne Trace Away
Sept. 9 Parkway Away 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 10 Ada* Away
Sept. 14 Tri-match Home 10 a.m.
Sept. 19 Lincolnview* Away
Sept. 23 Van Wert Away
Sept. 24 Paulding* Home
Sept. 26 Spencerville* Away
Sept. 28 Lady Knight Invitational Home 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 Allen East* Home
Oct. 3 Bluffton* Away
Oct. 5 St. Johns Home 10 a.m.
Oct. 12 Hicksville Home 10 a.m.
All matches start with JV match at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted
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FOOTBALL
Aug. 30 Parkway Away
Sept. 6 Hicksville Home
Sept. 13 Wayne Trace Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 20 Bluffton* Away
Oct. 4 Jefferson* Away
Oct. 11 Ada* Home
Oct. 18 Spencerville* Away
Nov. 1 Paulding* Home
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CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 31 Wapakoneta Night Meet Away 6 p.m.
Sept. 3 Elida Tri Home 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 10 Elida Invitational Home 5 p.m.
Sept. 14 O-G Blue/Gold Invitational Mem. Park 9 a.m.
Sept. 17 Shawnee/O-G Faurot Park 5 p.m.
Sept. 21 Van Wert Invitational Reser. 9 a.m.
Sept. 28 Kalida Wildcat Inv. Fish/Game Club 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 Allen County Inv. (LCC host) Faurot Pk. 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 3 Coldwater Lions Inv. Away 5 p.m.
Oct. 12 WBL Championships (St.Marys host) Away 9 a.m.
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BOYS SOCCER
Aug. 22 Elida Fall Classic Home 5/7 p.m.
Aug. 24 Elida Fall Classic Home 5/7 p.m.
Aug. 29 Defiance* Home
Sept. 5 Wapakoneta Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 7 Syl. Southview Home 3 p.m.
Sept. 10 St. Marys Mem.* Away
Sept. 16 Van Wert* Home
Sept. 26 Kalida Away
Sept. 28 Lima Senior Away 11 a.m.
Sept. 30 Ottawa-Glandorf* Home
Oct. 3 Bath* Away
Oct. 5 Napoleon Home 1 p.m.
Oct. 7 Lima Cent. Cath. Lima St. 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 10 Celina* Away
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GIRLS SOCCER
Aug. 20 Coldwater Home
Aug. 24 Liberty-Benton Away 1 p.m.
Aug. 27 Defiance* Away
Sept. 3 Wapakoneta* Home
Sept. 7 Lima Cent. Cath. Lima St. Noon
Sept. 9 St. Marys Mem.* Home
Sept. 12 Van Wert* Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 14 St. Johns Away 1 p.m.
Sept. 18 Riverdale Home
Sept. 21 Van Buren Away 11 a.m.
Sept. 23 Kenton* Away
Sept. 26 Ottawa-Glandorf* Away
Sept. 28 Fort Jennings Home 1 p.m.
Oct. 1 Bath* Home
Oct. 8 Celina* Home
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 20 Miller City (no JV) Away 7 p.m.
Aug. 22 Leipsic Home 6 p.m.
Aug. 24 Parkway Invitational Away 9 a.m.
Aug. 27 Hardin Northern Away
Aug. 29 Defiance* Away
Sept. 5 Wapakoneta* Home
Sept. 7 LCC/Lima Sr. LCC 1 p.m.
Sept. 12 St. Marys Mem.* Home
Sept. 14 USV/Bluffton Bluff. 10 a.m.
Sept. 19 Van Wert* Away 6 p.m.
Sept. 28 Van Wert Invitational Away 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 Kenton* Away 5 p.m.
Oct. 3 Ottawa-Glandorf* Away
Oct. 8 Bath* Home
Oct. 10 Celina* Home
All matches begin with JV match at 5:30 p.m. unless otherwise
noted
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FOOTBALL
Aug. 30 St. Johns Home
Sept. 6 Defiance* Home
Sept. 13 Wapakoneta* Away
Sept. 20 St. Marys Mem. Away
Sept. 27 Van Wert* Home
Oct. 4 Shawnee* Away
Oct. 11 Kenton* Home
Oct. 18 Ottawa-Glandorf* Home
Oct. 25 Bath* Away
Nov. 1 Celina* Away
* - Western Buckeye League game
All games kick off at 7:30 p.m.
SPENCERVILLE
CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 31 Columbus Grove Invitational Away
Sept. 3 St. Johns/Perry/Shawnee (Boys only) Home 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 7 Bearcat Invitational Sville
Sept. 14 O-G Blue/Gold Invitational Mem. Park
Sept. 21 Van Wert Invitational Reser.
Sept. 28 Best of the West (Boys team only) Botkins 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 1 Allen County Invitational (LCC host) Faurot Pk. 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 NWC Championship (CV host) VWC Reser. 10 a.m.
Oct. 19 Districts TBD TBD
Oct. 26 Regionals TBD TBD
Nov. 2 State Hebron TBD
All meets start at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted
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BOYS/CO-ED SOCCER
Aug. 17 Ottoville Home 11 a.m.
Aug. 27 Botkins Home
Sept. 3 Paulding JV Home
Sept. 9 Paulding JV Away
Sept. 16 Cory-Rawson Home
Sept. 21 Fairlawn Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 23 Continental JV Away
Sept. 30 New Knoxville Away
Oct. 5 Lima Cent. Cath. Home 1 p.m.
Oct. 7 Van Wert Home
Oct. 10 Lincolnview Home
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VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 22 Minster Home
Aug. 27 St. Johns Away 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 29 Wayne Trace Home
Aug. 31 St. Marys Mem. Inv. Away 10 a.m.
Sept. 3 New Knoxville Home
Sept. 7 Pioneer Invitational Kalida 9 a.m.
Sept. 9 Waynesfield-Goshen Away
Sept. 12 Ada* Home
Sept. 19 Bluffton* Away
Sept. 23 Perry Away
Sept. 30 Lima Tem. Christian Home
Oct. 1 Jefferson* Away
Oct. 3 Lima Cent. Cath. Home
Oct. 8 Lincolnview* Away
Oct. 12 Miller City (V only) Away 9 a.m.
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FOOTBALL
Aug. 30 Perry Away
Sept. 6 Ada* Away
Oct. 4 Lima Cent. Cath. Lima St.
Oct. 11 Bluffton* Away
Oct. 18 Crestview* Home
Oct. 25 Vermilion Home
Nov. 1 Jefferson* Home
All games kick off at 7:30 p.m.
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BOYS SOCCER
Aug. 22 Elida Fall Classic Away 5/7 p.m.
Aug. 24 Elida Fall Classic Away 5/7 p.m.
Aug. 26 Ottawa-Glandorf Away 7 p.m.
Aug. 29 Kalida* Away 7 p.m.
Aug. 31 Archbold Home 6 p.m.
Sept. 5 Continental* Home
Sept. 7 Van Wert Away 11 a.m.
Sept. 17 Van Buren Home
Sept. 19 Liberty-Benton Away
Sept. 21 New Knoxville Away 1 p.m.
Sept. 24 Riverdale Home
Sept. 28 St. Marys Memorial Home 11 a.m.
Oct. 3 Lima Temp. Christian Away
Oct. 8 Ottoville* Away 7 p.m.
Oct. 10 Cory-Rawson Home
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GIRLS SOCCER
Aug. 19 Wapakoneta Home
Aug. 24 St. Johns Home 1 p.m.
Aug. 28 Miller City* Home
Sept. 6 Kalida* Away
Sept. 10 Findlay Away 5 p.m.
Sept. 1 Crestview Away 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 Bath Home 1 p.m.
Sept. 17 Bluffton Away 7 p.m.
Sept. 20 Ottoville* Home
Sept. 24 Jefferson Away
Sept. 26 Lincolnview Home
Sept. 28 Elida Away noon
Sept. 30 Coldwater Away
Oct. 1 Allen East Home
Oct. 3 Van Buren Home
Oct. 7 St. Marys Memorial Away 7 p.m.
Oct. 10 Ottoville* Away 6 p.m.
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