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PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFTHE DAGGER ... Hannah Machacek, a transfer student from Evergreen, fires off the winning trifecta that put the Fayette Lady Eagles over her former team on February 21.

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2 - “The Hometown Huddle” - Edon, Montpelier, North Central, Hilltop, Stryker, Fayette, Pettisville & Wauseon Sports Action Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

Stryker Fends Off NC Eagles In Home Victory

(February 20th, 2015) – STRYKER: Stryker assumed control in the early goings of their match-up with North Central. Yet the Eagle boys refused to go away, keeping within arm's reach of their hosts throughout the contest.

They were never able to make a se-rious attempt at the lead, however, as North Central fell at Stryker 54-45.

The Panthers jumped to a 9 point lead in the first quarter, with a 16-7 showing in the game's opening period. While they didn't fall further behind, the boys from Pioneer could not put a dent in their deficit, finding themselves on the wrong side of a 26-18 halftime score.

North Central was able to inch a bit closer in the third period, coming within

7 points of the Panther boys. That was due to outscoring Stryker 8-7 in the frame. The hometown boys held firm in the fourth period, however, reestablish-ing their 9 point lead to close out the game down the stretch.

Each squad was led by a potent se-nior scoring duo throughout the game.

For Stryker, it was Parker Ruffer and Tanner Clingaman who stepped up for the their team. Ruffer led all scorers in the game with 24 points. Clingaman also reached double digits, scoring 10 points in the victory.

North Central looked to Jordan Reeves and Jordan Bailey for their scor-ing needs. Reeves provided the Eagle boys with 18 points. Bailey was close behind with 17 points in the loss.

Hilltop Cadets Rally In SecondHalf To Avoid Edon Upset

(February 20th, 2015) – WEST UNITY: After being surprised by Edon in the first half, the hometown Cadets of Hilltop rallied the troops and came away with a strong vic-tory.

Despite trailing mid-way through the third period, Hilltop was able to claim a 60-48 victory.

The Bomber boys got off to a phenom-enal start in the road game, jumping out to a 16-8 lead in the contest's opening period. Hilltop fought back in the the second quar-ter, outscoring Edon 18-13. That pulled the home team to within 3 points of their Buckeye Border Conference foe at the half, 29-26.

But it was the third stanza where the Cadet boys overtook the Bombers. Their de-fense swarmed the Edon boys, allowing the

Hilltop offense to regain the advantage. By the time Edon was able to put more points on the board, which was in the fourth quar-ter, they were already too far behind to catch up. Instead, Hilltop was able to hold on to a 12 point lead as the final buzzer sounded.

Hilltop senior Jalen Towers was the high scorer for the Cadets, putting up 17 points in the comeback win. Tim Maneval, a soph-omore, was close behind his elder team-mate, scoring 15 points of his own. Quinn Smith added 5 points to the Hilltop total as well.

Jim Peckham had an exceptional day for Edon, as the junior connected on 7 threes on his way to 23 points. Senior Alex Kirk-ingburg contributed another 10 points to the Bomber total, while Landon Bloir scored 8 points in the Edon loss.

IN FULL MOTION ... Landon Bloir (5), a junior for the Bombers, makes his way past Ca-det defenders Towers (22) and Ryan Brooker (14) as he uses a jump stop to clear himself a path to the basket.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFSTRETCHING FOR THE HOOP ... Hilltop senior Jalen Towers (22) extends his outreached arms at the peak of his jump, placing the ball inches away from the rim as it leaves his fingertips.

TURN AND SHOOT ... Colton Benson, a Stryker sophomore, catches the ball all alone in the paint, quickly twisting his upper body to get a shot attempt off before North Central sophomore Josh Roesener (5) can catch up to him and interfere with his concentration.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFUP AND OVER ... Jordan Reeves (10), a senior, takes flight for the Eagle boys as he puts a one-handed shot up beyond the reach of Panther senior Austin Grisier (23) as the Stryker defender attempts to disrupt the field goal try.

In last week's edition of The Hometown Huddle, our title page featured a picture of North Central senior Jordan Bailey putting up a shot over an Edon defender. However, Bailey was misidentified as Jordan Reeves, a different North Central senior.

We apologize for the error.

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Wauseon Indians DefeatPettisville In Home Win

(February 21st, 2015) – WAUSEON: The Blackbirds of Pettisville made the short trip to Wauseon, intent on upset-ting the Indians on their home court. Wauseon had other plans, however, and they were well prepared for their guests from the Buckeye Border Conference.

Wauseon was able to best the visiting Blackbirds 55-38.

Wauseon got off to a hot start, claim-ing a 10 point lead in the first quarter, 15-5. While Pettisville would not allow the Indians to dominate another quarter so completely, falling that far behind early in the contest put them in a deep hole, out from which they were unable to climb.

The second period saw Pettisville do a better job of keeping pace with their North Western Ohio Athletic League hosts. Still, they were outscored 11-8, adding to their deficit as they went into halftime down 26-13. Wauseon didn't tap the breaks

in the third quarter, claiming the peri-od thanks to a 16-11 margin. While the Blackbird boys were able to finally pro-duce more points than the Indians in the fourth quarter, their 14-13 effort wasn't enough to make up the double digit gap separating the two teams.

Wauseon's Noah Castle, a senior for the Indians, craftily put up 14 points, making 10 of them from the free throw line. Another Indian senior Jacob New-love scored 12 points in the victory. Zac Robinson, yet another senior, recorded 8 points on the evening as well.

Pettisville sophomore Gabe Beck led his team with 10 points. Fellow second year player Caleb Rychener had a strong night from inside the paint, earning 8 points the hard way. Teammates Eli King and Stuart Yoder each provided the Blackbirds with 7 points apiece in the loss.

Fayette Trounces Evergreen(February 21st, 2015) – EVERGREEN:

Surges in the second and third quarters allowed for the visiting Eagles of Fay-ette to put the contest out of Evergreen's reach on Saturday, February 21.

Fayette more than doubled the Vi-kings' total score, defeating the non-con-ference opponent 50-24.

The contest began as a close one. Fay-ette was able to close out the first frame with a 10-8 lead. From that point on, the game belonged to the Eagle boys, entirely and completely. They took control in the second period, stifling the Viking offense with a 13-4 run. At the half, the boys of Fayette were ahead 23-12.

Coming out of the locker room, the

Eagles continued their assault. They took the third quarter 11-7, giving themselves a 15 point advantage heading into the games' final period. In that last stanza, Fayette did not allow Evergreen to make up any ground. In fact, they expanded their lead to 28 points during one junc-ture of the quarter. The Eagles ended up closing out the contest on a 16-5 run, se-curing the 26 point win.

Koby Biddix was a big part of the reason why Fayette won so convinc-ingly. Knocking down 4 of his 5 three-point attempts, the Eagle senior scored 16 points. Juniors Alec Bost and Tristan Bates each contributed 9 points in the win as well.

Pettisville Wins With Monumental Fourth Quarter Showing

(February 20th, 2015) – PETTISVILLE: While Pettisville got off to an early lead against their visitors from Fayette, they still needed an high scoring fourth quar-ter comeback to win the pivotal Buckeye Border Conference match-up.

The Blackbirds earned the hard victory 49-44.

Pettisville got off to a strong beginning, taking a 15-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. Fayette clawed their way back into the game, however, with a 12-7 sec-ond period effort. At the half, the Black-bird boys clung to a 3 point lead, 23-20.

Then disaster struck for the home team. The Eagle defense played at a high level, limiting Pettisville to just 5 points

in the third quarter. Fayette, on the other hand, managed 12 points, giving them a 4 point lead at the start of the fourth quar-ter. But the Blackbird boys would not by denied, racking up 21 points in that final stanza to top Fayette's 12. This allowed them to savor the 5 point win.

Tate Kauffman led all scorers with 17 points, giving Pettisville the boost they needed to comeback. Noah Miller tacked on 14 more points to the Blackbird total as well.

Jared Seiler led a strong Fayette effort with 11 points. Junior Tristan Bates add-ed 10 points in the loss. Teammate Alec Bost contributed 9 points to the Eagle ef-fort.

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Wauseon JV Successfully Defends Home Court From Pettisville

(February 21, 2015) – WAUSEON: With Buckeye Border Conference opponent Pet-tisville arriving in town, the junior varsity boys of Wauseon were on top of their game as they represented the North Western Ohio Athletic League on Saturday, Febru-ary 21.

From start to finish, the Indians held control of the contest, never allowing Pet-tisville to make a serious run at the lead. Wauseon took down the Blackbirds 47-16.

Early in the game, the boys of Wauseon established a wide degree of separation between themselves and their guests from Pettisville. By the conclusion of the first

quarter, the Indians enjoyed a 15-5 advan-tage. They didn't let up in the second pe-riod, outscoring the Blackbird boys 12-2, giving themselves a 27-7 lead at the half.

Pettisville continued to struggle in the third stanza, putting up just 2 points against Wauseon's 13. Finally, in the fourth quarter, the Blackbirds were able to match the Indians, as each squad put up 7 points in the final period.

Josh Whitcomb proved to be the top scorer for Wauseon, providing his team with 8 points. Teammate Will Dorsey was close behind with 7 points in the victory as well.

Stryker Panther JVOverwhelms North Central(February 20th, 2015) – STRYKER: Play-

ing host to fellow Buckeye Border Confer-ence team North Central, the junior varsity boys of Stryker were poised to pounce upon their unsuspecting foe.

And that's exactly what happened, as a good Eagle Junior Varsity squad was blind-sided in a 43-25 road loss.

The contest was a close one in its early stages. The first period saw the two teams battle hard against one another, with Stryker barely taking the lead at 8-6 by its conclu-sion. In the second quarter, the Panthers were able to put some space between them-selves and the Eagles, carrying a 20-13 lead going into halftime, due to a 12-7 effort in the stanza.

But it was the third quarter where Stryker made their move. Scoring 15 points on their end of the floor, they only gave up 2 points to the North Central offense on the other. This led to the Panther boys holding a 20 point advantage heading into the fourth period, 35-15. In that final frame, the Eagle boys played with pride, out scoring Stryker 10-8, despite still losing the game by 18 points.

Hunter Lilleholm had a strong evening for the Stryker boys, putting up 12 points in the victory. His teammates, Alex Bost and Kaid Woolace, each produced 9 points apiece as well.

For North Central, Nick Henry was the lead scorer with 10 points on the night. Ka-leb Faler added 5 points in the loss.

Pettisville Blackbird JV DropsGame To Fayette Eagles

(February 20th, 2015) – PETTISVILLE: The Fayette Junior Varsity boys came onto Pettisville's home court on Friday, February 20, and stunned the Black-birds.

The Eagles took a decisive victory 45-19.

Pettisville struggled to get their feet off the ground early in the contest, as they fell behind 11-2 in the first quarter. Their defense couldn't find an answer for the Fayette offense, as they gave up 17 more points in the second period, compared to the 6 they scored on the other end of the

floor. At the half, the hometown boys of Pettisville were down 29-10.

Fayette continued their attack in the second half. They added another 9 points to their total, while holding Pettisville to 4 in the third frame. An 8-6 fourth quar-ter assured the Eagles of the victory.

Tharyn Colegrove led the Eagles with 9 points. Teammate Garrett Reinking put up 6 points in the win as well.

For Pettisville Brayden Hernandez scored 8 points in the loss. Levi Nofziger added 7 points for the Blackbirds in the loss.

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFBOARDED UP ... Grant Schaffner of Fayette battles Tate Kauffman of Pettisville for a rebound.

PHOTO BY T.J. HUG STAFFI DON’T THINK SO ... Kaleb Geiser of North Central deflects a shot attempt by Hunter Lilleholm of Stryker.



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2014-15 BBC FRESHMAN CHAMPION PETTISVILLE BLACKBIRDS … Front - Managers Quinn Wyse and Rylan Warner. Middle - Jaret Rychener, Noah Rocha, Connor Wyse, Gavin Riegsecker and Evan Warner. Back - Freshman Coach Justin Rufenacht, David Rupp, Dillon King, Landon Roth, Justin Rupp and Deven Girdham.

Fayette Eagle Freshman DefeatNorth Central Eagles In BBC

Tournament First Round(February 16th, 2015) – WEST UNITY:

A trio of Fayette scorers paved the path to victory in the Eagles' win over North Cen-tral in the first round of the Buckeye Bor-der Conference's Freshman Tournament.

The Eagles from Fulton County bested their Williams County counterparts 42-18.

Fayette's Travis Wagner led all scorers with 15 points. Teammate Grant Reinking added 11 points to the Eagle total. Hunter Griffiths tacked on 10 more points in the victory effort as well.

North Central was led in scoring be Cody Tomblin. He offered up 8 points in the loss.

A CLEAR PATH TO THE BASKET ... Wauseon’s Owen Newlove (21) sees an open lane to the rim and doesn’t hesitate, as he leaps into the air directly at the hoop, looking to put the ball through it before landing.

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFCOMIN’ THROUGH ... Justin Rupp (13) negotiates his way around a Fayette player at-tempting to guard him as the Blackbird boy tries to make his way toward the basket.

IN THE NICK OF TIME ... Pettisvillie’s Evan Warner (15) releases his shot before Cadet defender Brayden Gorsuch (4) can arrive on the scene and disrupt the attempt.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFAND RELEASE ... Hilltop’s Baron Bleikamp (3) just beats Blackbird would-be shot blocker Dillon King (35), as the Cadet lets his shot go before it can be impeded by the Pettisville boy.

PHOTO BY T.J. HUG, STAFFLEAN BACK ... Karrsen Schaffner (20) arches his back as he elevates on his jump shot, attempting to evade the block attempt of the North Central defender directly in front of him.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFFDRAWING THEM IN ... C.J. Moser (22) dupes a pair of Delta defenders into closing in on him, only to pass the ball off to an open Indian teammate.



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Edon Girls Force Ahead Of Hilltop With Season Ending Victory

(February 19th, 2015): EDON – Both the Bombers of Edon and the visiting Ca-dets from Hilltop were determined to end their four-game losing streaks on Thurs-day night. The Bombers displayed con-sistency at the free-throw line, ultimately paving the way to victory for the evening.

The Lady Bombers got the ball rolling in the first half; Sophomore Kaitlyn Son-neberger put up 7 points, shooting well from the inside. Alex Kiess also racked up 7 points, making five out of six free-throws and one from inside the three-point line. Hilltop’s Ariana Brown had a prolif-ic first half, totaling 8 points, 6 of which were in the second quarter. Teammates Bailey Funkhouser and Allie Schmitt also contributed 7 points in the half; Schmitt scored the only three-pointer of the game in the second quarter. The Bombers en-tered halftime leading 20-15.

Despite the second half starting off slow

in terms of scoring, the final eight minutes of play set fire to an offensive showdown between the two BBC teams. Hilltop’s Al-lie Schmitt helped propel the Lady Cadets ahead of the Bombers; however, Edon’s Sonneberger, Kiess and Hannah Kaylor dominated the Cadet defense; scoring 12 points in the fourth quarter. The assertive Bomber offense set the team up for victory 38-33.

Edon showcased immaculate focus from the free-throw line, shooting 78% as opposed to the Cadet’s 62%. Kaitlyn Sonneberger would lead the Bombers in points, accounting 15 for the evening. Allie Schmitt would yield 13 points, leading the Cadets in overall points in the match.

The Lady Cadet’s loss on the road would conclude their season at 6-15 overall and 3-7 in the BBC; Edon’s final victory at home finalized their record at 4-17 overall and 2-8 in the BBC conference.

UNSTOPPABLE ... Allie Schmitt of Hilltop fires off a shot around and over the defense of Edon’s Hannah Kaylor and Kaitlyn Sonneberger.

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD FAULHABER, STAFFGOING UP ... Alex Kiess of Edon rises to the shooting occasion over the defense of Allie Schmitt of Hilltop.

Pettisville Wins Low ScoringAffair With Liberty Center(February 17th, 2015) – LIBERTY

CENTER: It wasn't until the fourth quarter that Pettisville was able to gain a wide degree of separation with their hosts at Liberty Center.

They were able to double up the Lady Tigers, despite defense ruling the night, 26-13.

In the first quarter, Pettisville jumped to a 7-4 lead, with neither side able to get comfortable offensively. The second period was close as well, as the Lady Blackbirds took the frame 6-5. At the half, Pettisville took a 4 point lead into the locker room, 13-9.

The Blackbird girls edged out the hometown girls of Liberty Center in the third quarter as well, thanks to a 5-4 ef-fort. Then, in the fourth and final peri-od, Pettisville stepped up even more de-fensively. They held the Tigers scoreless, putting up 8 points of their own. This

gave them the 13 point win.The win was a big one for two rea-

sons. First and foremost, it was Senior Night. Sending out the Lady Blackbird seniors with a victory in their last home game produced a great feeling of pride in the Pettisville program, starting with Head Coach Jason Waldvogel himself.

“I am proud of our seniors in their final game at home.” The Coach ex-pressed.

Also, the victory breaks new ground in the history of Pettisville basketball. It ensured that the Lady Blackbirds broke the school records for the best won-loss mark in school history.

As for the game itself, Pettisville se-nior Jordyn Pursel led all scorers with 10 points in her final game. Classmate Dana Fricke added 5 points. Mikala Avi-na, a third senior, added 3 points to the Blackbird effort.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFFLOCK AND LOAD ... Alexa Leppelmeier of Pettisville takes advantage of a clear look at the hoop.

DIALING FOR A DEUCE ... Andrea Aeschliman of Pettisville tries for a tough angle two.

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Stryker Girls Finish Regular Season With A Win At North Central

(February 19th, 2015): NORTH CEN-TRAL – Two BBC teams were on the hunt for a win to conclude the regular sea-son on Friday night; the Eagles of North Central were pitted against a forceful offense of the visiting Stryker Panthers. While a close-scoring first half would in-still hope for the Eagles, a stunning sec-ond half by the Panthers would secure the victory.

The first quarter was all about the underclassmen; North Central’s Aly-saa Swank and Makayla Hayes drained two three-pointers, with teammate Ra-chel Oxender also adding two points. Stryker’s Taylor Haines and Haley Doeh-rmann totalled 11 points between the two of them alone. At the end of the first half, Stryker led by just one at 19-18.

After the break, the Panthers decided that a one point lead wouldn’t suffice.

Scoring 17 points in the third quarter, Stryker commandeered a sizeable lead at 36-28. Before the Eagles could retali-ate, the Lady Panthers sealed the victory in the fourth, adding another 16 points to result in a 52-34 win.

Stryker’s compelling second half was largely due to the conquest of Freshman Haley Doehrmann; Doehrmann scored 12 points in the second half, tallying 20 for the night overall. Teammates Audra Rupp and Taylor Haines additionally contributed 12 and 8 points, respective-ly. North Central’s Makayla Hayes reg-istered 15 points for the evening, with Rachel Oxender also contributing 11.

The resulting loss at home finalized the Eagle’s record to 7-15 for the year; the Lady Panthers added one more win to lift their record to 12-10 in the con-clusion of their season.

Fayette Eagles Top EvergreenTo Finish Regular Season

(February 21st, 2015) – EVERGREEN: In a make-up game from a couple of weeks ago, the Lady Eagles of Fayette challenged the Evergreen Vikings deep into North Western Ohio Athletic League territory on Saturaday, February 21.

The contest was tight, but the Fayette girls managed to pull out the 9 point road victory, 46-37.

In the opening period, the two teams battled to a tie, with each squad produc-ing 11 points. The visiting Eagles were able to gain a lead in the second quarter, however, outscoring the Viking girls 13-7. That gave them a 24-18 advantage head-ing into the locker room.

Evergreen wasn't about to give up, though. They came back in the third frame, putting up 15 points to Fayette's 9, and re-tying the game. The fourth quar-ter belonged to the Lady Eagles, however, as they took charge with a 13-4 effort to close out the game down the stretch.

It was Taylor Griffiths who guided Fay-ette to victory. The junior girl used a bal-anced offensive attack to score 14 points. Teammate Kaela Seiler added 11 points to the Eagle collective score, while some fancy outside shooting by Hannah Mach-acek earned her 11 points of her own. Alexis Fruchey put up 6 points in the win as well.

Montpelier Loses Fourth Quarter Heartbreaker To Liberty Center(February 21st, 2015) – MONTPELIER:

After a postponement a few weeks ago, the Lady Locos of Montpelier finally had their senior night against the girls of Liberty Center.

Unfortunately for the Locomotives, the Lady Tigers were able to slip out of Mont-pelier with a 45-40 win, despite trailing for most of the contest.

Montpelier was able to pull ahead in the first period, building a small but stable lead at 11-7. The visitors from Liberty Cen-ter were able to chip away just a bit at that advantage just before halftime, thanks to an 11-10 effort on their part in the second quarter. Clinging to a 3 point lead going into the locker room, finding themselves up 21-18.

The third period saw the two teams battle to a stalemate, with each squad pro-ducing 12 points. With just the fourth and final frame left to play, the Locos were still

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ter, however.Liberty Center had their best period

of the game, with both their offense and defense stepping up when they were most needed. The hometown girls of Montpelier were taken by surprise, succumbing to a 15-7 run by their fellow North Western Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) team. This led to the shocking 5 point loss.

Montpelier was led in scoring by Han-nah Blake, who gave her team 11 points in the loss. Senior Baylee Hageman con-trolled the inside, putting up 9 points. Bre-anna Stein, another senior scored all 5 of her points from the free throw line. A third senior, Malory Yagelski, contributed a two-point field goal as well.

Montpelier finishes their regular sea-son with a 10-12 record, and a 2-6 mark in NWOAL play.

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PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFTHE WAY OUT ... Rachel Oxender of North Central finds a baseline escape from the defense of Haley Doehrmann of Stryker.

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFTHIS IS A TEST ... Paige Keefer of Fayette probes the tenacity of the Evergreen zone with a drive.

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFCIAO! ... After juking her defender out of her high-tops, Hannah Blake of Montpelier drives into the middle of the Liberty Center defense.

ME AND MY SHADOW ... Taylor Griffiths of Fayette looks to the interior as she breezes past a defender.

GOING SOMEWHERE? ... Sabrina Pickford of North Central puts the clamps on Audra Rupp of Stryker.



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Hilltop Cadet JV Wins At Edon(February 19th, 2015) – EDON: The ju-

nior varsity girls of Hilltop made the trek across Williams County to take on the Lady Bombers on Thursday, February 19. The Lady Cadets were well prepared for the invasion, storming the Hanger in a deci-sive win.

Hilltop claimed victory over Edon 31-17.

The girls of West Unity opened the con-test with an impressive display of defense, allowing just a single point for the home-town Bombers in the first period. On the other end of the court, the Cadets scored 7 points in the same span. They went on to outscore Edon 10-4 in the second quarter.

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Coming out of the locker room, Edon continued to struggle. They found them-selves on the wrong end of an 8-3 run in the third period. Though they were finally able to make up a bit of ground down the stretch, thanks to a 9-6 effort, it was not enough to catch up to their guests from West Unity as they dropped the game by 14 points.

Lady Bomber Shayla Mason led all scor-ers with 8 points. The duo of Madi Routhi-er and Johnnie Roth produced a total of 12 points, with each girl contributing 6 points to that total.

Montpelier JV Loses TightGame Against Liberty Center

(February 21st, 2015) – MONTPELIER: In North Western Ohio Athletic League ju-nior varsity action, the Lady Locomotives of Montpelier hosted the girls from Liberty Center on Saturday, February 21.

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throughout the contest, only one of them could emerge victorious. Despite a great effort on the part of the Montpelier girls, it was the Lady Tigers who emerged as the winner. The Lady Locos lost a heartbreaker to their guests from Liberty Center, 33-29.

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFFPRESSURE ... Kati Ewers (12), a freshman for the Lady Bombers, closes in on Hilltop’s Kenley Brown (14), using her hands to get in the face of the Lady Cadet who picked up her dribble, making things much more difficult for Brown.

PULLING DOWN THE BOARD ... Abby Schaper (12) gets a good grip on the ball as she readies herself to pull in the rebound for the Lady Cadets, while Edon’s McKenna Trausch (44) tries to dislodge it from her hands.

SPLIT THE DEFENDERS ... Rebekah Carr (3) rises to shoot a jump shot for Montpelier, as the Lady Loco is positioned between a pair of Liberty Center defenders who are just a bit too late to do anything about it.

PHOTOS BY TIM KAYS, STAFFJUST OUT FOR A DRIBBLE DRIVE ... Aubrey Moss (10) attempts to get around the Liberty Center girl standing between her and a path to the basket, looking to make her way into the paint.

YOU CAN’T HAVE IT ... Lady Locomotive Jackie Carlson (24), stretches the ball as far away from the Liberty Center girl above her as she can after falling backwards to the floor.



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Wauseon Girls Take SeventhPlace In Bowling Sectional

(February 20th, 2015) – NAPOLEON: With the Lady Indians once again heading to River City Bowl-A-Way, the Wauseon girls found the number of lanes filled to be significantly greater than usual. That was due to the fact that Sectionals were being held in their home alley.

The Indians gave a valiant effort in the highly competitive match, and though that effort didn't lead them to Districts, they did put on a respectable showing with a seventh place finish. Aneesa Volkman led the girls of Wauseon with a 500 total score, put together in three games. Summer Brown added a 432 to the team's collective score, while Kama Brackman contributed

a 412. Aleea Volkman put up a 255 in two games.

The Lady Indians carried a score of 2015 with them going into the Baker Games.

In the team bowling exercise, Wauseon totaled a 990. Game 1 saw the girls man-age a 158, while they scored a 173 in game 2. During game 3, Wauseon was able to match their first game score of 158. They produced their lowest score in game 4, earning a 138. They closed out the Baker Games strong, however, making a 172 in game 5, and their best score of the day in game 6 with a 191.

Overall, the girls of Wauseon scored a 3005 to finish their season admirably.

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Wauseon Conference BowlingNO STATS RECEIVED BY TIME OF PRESS

PHOTO BY JAKE WEBER, STAFFIN MID-MOTION ... This Lady Indian bowler steps into her release as the ball slips from her grip and screams down the lane.

AND AWAY WE GO ... Peyten Shadbolt looks on as his ball zips down the lane, destined to collide ferociously with a the pins standing helplessly at the other end, doomed to being decimated by the coming collision.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFA HOP,SKIP, OR A JUMP ... Noah Stickley lets loose the ball as he finishes his motion, watching as the ball connects with the smooth wood of the lane, bouncing once before rolling swiftly toward ten waiting pins.

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PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFFLET IT RIP ... Sarah Mikolajcyk of Wauseon, winds back as she prepares to bring her arm forward and use that momentum to send her ball shrieking down the lane.



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Wauseon and Bryan swimmers compet-ed in the Division II District meet at Bowl-ing Green State University February 20.

Wauseon's Kasey Darnell will be ad-vancing to State in the 200 freestyle by swimming the distance in 1:57.71 in the District meet. She then won the District championship in the 500 freestyle, defeat-ing the field with a time of 5:14.20.

Wauseon's Sydney Darnell's fourth place finish in the 200 Individual Med-ley won her a spot in the State meet with

her time of 2:17.07, while the Indians' 12th place finish in the 200 Freestyle Re-lay advanced them to State with a time of 1:46.81.

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Sydney Darnell 200 individual medley, 200 meter relay

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Wauseon Swimmers Headed ToState After Successful District Meet

PHOTOS PROVIDEDSTATE BOUND ...Kasey Darnell, who earned the distinction of District Champion of the 500 freestyle race, will be representing the Lady Indians at the State meet.

MAKING IT TO STATE ... Sydney Darnell (right) placed 4th in the 200 IM at District and will be going to state.

A STRONG SHOWING ... Freshmen Nick Dilworth (standing on the third place platform) claimed a top three finish in the 500 meter freestyle and Austin Schuette (two platforms to the right) took fifth.

A WINNING TEAM ... The Wauseon relay team of, from left to right: Alexys Carteaux, Kasey Darnell, Alexis Meyer, and Sydney Darnell will be competing at State.

Fayette Holds Alumni Game

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFA HUGE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE … Fayette Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach, Todd Mitchell, poses for a shot with all the alumni that, at some point in their lives, once called him coach.

OKAY COACH…NOW WHAT DO WE DO? … Trailing with time ticking away, the mem-bers of team gold look to Todd Mitchell for any possible advice.

THIS ISN’T GOING TO END WELL … Austin Hylander backs down and watches as Tyler Cox readies a cruel surprise for a driving Tyler Downing.

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFA CADET SIGNS ON WITH THE EAGLES … Justin Ashenfelter, the record-holding se-nior placekicker and punter for the Hilltop Cadets, has signed a letter of intent to attend Ashland University where he will kick and punt for the Eagles. Justin plans on major-ing in Finance. Shown at the letter signing are Justin, flanked by his parents, Glen and Lisa Ashenfelter.

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Montpelier Versus Bryan,Evergreen & Liberty Center

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Wauseon Wins NWOAL Tourney, Montpelier Takes Fourth Place

(February 21st, 2015) – LIBERTY CEN-TER: With three mats beside each other covering the entirety of the Liberty Center Varsity Gym, the North Western Ohio Ath-letic League Tournament was a fast paced, hectic affair. With only Delta missing from the event, eight teams went up against each other in a chaotic scene.

Wauseon claimed victory when it was all said and done, earning 224 points over-all. Montpelier had a respectable showing as well, posting a fourth place finish at 116.5 points.

The Indians took first place in several weight classes to take the win. Alex Slatt-man won the 106 pound division, defeating Evergreen's Jared Fahrer to do so. Maurico Barajas was the winner of the 113 pound division, beating Archbold's Gavin Grime in the decisive match. At 126 pound, San-dro Ramirez made short work of J.D. Re-isinger of Swanton, pinning him in 1:56.

Hunter Yackee took the 132 pound class, beating Zack Leahey of Swanton

to do so. Wade Hodges pinned Archbold's Gabe Petersen in 3:10 to win the 145 pound division. Derek Schuette earned a win over Garrett Grime of Archbold to take the 152 pound division. Tre Campbell de-feated Evergreen's Jacob Clay by pin in 1:38 to claim the 182 pound weight class. Lastly Tony Banister was able to pin Swan-ton's Matthew Rainey in 3:00 as he won the 195 pound division.

For Montpelier, Hunter McKelvey pinned Wauseon's Jackson Sluder in 1:45 to win the 170 pound class. Dallas Roy took second place in the 138 pound divi-sion after losing to Zachary Meyer by deci-sion. Stephen Cooley earned a third place finish in the 126 pound class by beating Elijah Alvarado from Archbold. Jordan Birdsall claimed third place in the 152 pound division, earning a technical fall over Swanton's Tyler Houston. Finally, Austin Cook pinned Sam Williamson of Evergreen in 3:42 to take third place in the 195 pound division.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFSTARTING WITH THE ADVANTAGE ... Wauseon’s Hunter Yackee refuses to allow Mont-pelier wrestler Keaton Byers to get off the mat.

NO PLACE TO GO ... Indian wrestler Alex Slattman takes hold of the legs of his op-ponent from Swanton, disallowing the Bulldog from getting back to his feet during the NWOAL Tournament.

TAKING DOWN A BEAR ... Montpelier’s Chris Blosser stays on top of his foe from Bryan, ensuring that the Golden Bears is unable to reestablish his feet, as the Loco boy stays in control of the match.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFFAND STAY DOWN ... Locomotive wrestler Jordan Birdsall stays in an advantageous po-sition, holding down his opponent while staying behind him as well.

8TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL ... Pictured above are (front row, left to right): Austin Horning, Caleb Keim, Payton Moyer, Wyatt Cerda, Sam Rychener, William Fenton and Elias Rash. Back row: Caleb Nolander, Logan Rufenacht, Detric Yoder, Coach Michael Schrock, Eli Grieser, Brodie Miller and Josh Graber.

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY A NEW IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY7TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL ... Pictured above are (front row, left to right): Brett Coopshaw, Tyler Smith, Spencer Barhite, Joel Flory and Payne Reiniche. Back row: Mitchell Avina, Jaton Roehl, Isaac Reynolds, Graeme Jacoby, Matt Rupp and Coach Brian Rufenacht.

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Pettisville 7th & 8th GradeBoys Basketball Teams

8TH GRADE ... Front Row - Daryke Bass, Briar Bentley, Andrew Frisby, Blake Bumb, Aaron Stoy, Dakota Gillette, and Christopher Plummer. Back Row - Noah Frisby, Bran-don Stein, Collin Houk, Will Summers, Austin Goodnight, Dakota Barker, Ben Lee. and Head Coach Nick Ramos.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF7TH GRADE ... Front Row - Jace Norrick, Alex McCord, Roman Sommers, Braden Sane-holtz, Braeden Meyer, Jonathon Rediger, and Chance Miller. Back Row - Rowan Beck, Clay Turner, Chandler Byers, Alex VanKham, Matt Mason, Tyler Phongpieu, and Austin Peffley.

Montpelier 7th & 8th GradeBoys Basketball Teams

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFCHEERLEADERS ... Front - Breanna Wolfrum, Madison Short, Estrella Torres. Back - Kayla Hall, Alexandrea Kendra, MaKaela Treace, Jenna Ramon.

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By: T.J. HugTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

The team was fi nishing off their practice with a simple series of stretches. A majority of its members gathered in a large circle, while four upperclassmen made a smaller one its center. For twenty seconds at a time, each stretch would be performed by every one of them.

Those in the inner circle began to count off, speaking the odd numbers alone,while the rest of the Wauseon boys and girl, as there is just one on the team, joined in on the even numbers. This time, however, an underclassman decided that he needn’t take part in the count.

Wade Hodges immediately noticed the absence.“Count.” Hodges’ voice was even, but fi rm as he

stared at the offending boy.Once again, the inner circle began the count, call-

ing off the odd numbers while the rest of the team joined in on the even ones. Again, however, a single voice was missing from the group.

“Count.” Repeated Hodges, not changing his tone.For a third stretch, the count started in the same

manner as the previous two. And, for a third time, the same underclassman refused to take part in the audible portion of the routine.

This time Hodges’ raised his voice, though only a slight bit.

“This is the third time I’ve told you to count.”This time, the young man received the message

loud and clear. His recitation of the count could be heard in conjunction with the other members of the Indian wrestling squad. The remainder of the cool down stretch continued without issue.

The senior Indian wrestler hasn’t always been such a vocal leader. Actually, it’s taken four years in the high school program for Hodges to get to a point where he is comfortable in such a role.

“I’ve got a lot more confi dence,” he commented on his fi nal year at Wauseon. “(It helps with) being able to speak to the young guys and be intense.”

While taking charge may be a new concept for Hodges, wrestling most certainly is not. In fact, he’s been studying the sport since he was four years old. Preceding the days of tying his own shoes and pos-sibly experimenting in the gourmet value of paste, Hodges was watching his father, Ron, escaping holds and taking opponents to the mat.

While his interest in wrestling can be traced back to such a tender age, Hodges didn’t consider wres-tling to be “his sport” until junior high.

“It was about eighth grade that I knew I was into wrestling.”

Until that point, the Wauseon boy had tested out several other sports at school. His competitive na-ture drove him to play fl ag football and soccer, while running cross country as well.

That need to be the best makes losing a bitter proposition. Anyone who wishes to see this bitter-ness on display need only mention the name Brent Moore.

“I hate even saying his name,” said Hodges.The Indian standout lost to Moore, an excellent

wrestler from Graham High School, in the State Semi-Finals last year. The defeat is still fresh in Hodges’ mind. He did, however, avenge the loss.

“I lost last year, but I beat him this year at Iron-horse.”

Yet it takes more than a competitive edge to reach as high a level of performance as Hodges has displayed on a regular basis. Mental toughness is a big part of the equation, allowing one to push them-selves beyond the limits their peers set for them-selves.

“It’s gonna be hard, and you’re gonna want to quit at some point,” Hodges explained. “But you gotta fi nish it.”

That level of fortitude has to go beyond physical limitation as well. While expectations can certainly be a good thing, they should not serve as a box in which to trap a student athlete’s potential. The ad-vice Hodges would give those looking to those trying to follow in his footsteps echos this sentiment.

“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you can’t do something.”

All of Hodges’ hard work and affi rming ideology paid off during Wauseon’s meet against rival Arch-bold on Tuesday, February 10. It was then that he had his fi rst opportunity to put his name in the In-dian record books.

He had known for some time that the all time wins record was a possibility.

“Coming into this year, I knew I could get it,” Hodges admitted. “So it was a goal.”

And he did get it, breaking Zane Krall’s previous record of 160 wins, set in 2013. Currently sitting at 161 wins, Hodges could improve his win total to 177 if he wins the remainder of his matches. Such a massive compilation of victories will surely stand throughout the ages as an achievement untouched for generations to come.

Then again, maybe not.As a junior, Tre Campbell has already accumu-

lated 110 wins while competing for Wauseon.Unlike several athletes, who strive to work to-

ward accolades and milestones, Campbell did not set out specifi cally to reach triple digit wins.

“It really wasn’t a goal.” Campbell proclaimed. “It’s just something I kind of got.”

“My uncle talked me into wrestling.”That would be his Uncle Anthony Brooks. De-

spite Brooks convincing him to join the middle school wrestling team in fi fth grade, Campbell had reason to second guess that decision at the start of

his career.“I didn’t like it my fi rst year because I wasn’t very

good,” recalled Campbell.Campbell did show vast improvement during his

sixth grade run at wrestling. Part of his new found success in the ring had to do with dropping his weight a bit. But it was the support of his family that helped him to elevate his performance.

“My Uncle Anthony pushed me, and my parents pushed me.”

Then there was Scott Burnett.Organizer of the Burnett Trained Wrestling club

team, both Campbell and Hodges have looked to Burnett as a mentor since their junior high days. Campbell, in particular, really bonded with the for-mer high school standout wrestler since joining his team while in the eighth grade.

“We became close,” Campbell described his rela-tionship with Brunett.

While these relationships have infl uenced Camp-bell, the main reason for his success can be attrib-uted to his own work ethic and attention to detail.

“My practice habits,” Campbell accredited for his winning ways. “If you don’t have good practice hab-its, it comes out in a match.”

And that would be what he would tell aspiring wrestlers looking for a good piece of advice.

“You gotta practice hard.”With such a refi ned skill, it’s no wonder Camp-

bell has put himself in contention to challenge his current teammate for the Wauseon all time wins to-tal during his senior season. Still 51 wins behind, he’ll need to have a spectacular fi nal campaign if he’s hoping to catch Hodges.

When asked if he will be chasing after Hodges re-cord next year, a sly smirk crossed Campbell’s face.

“Possibly.”Whether or not he passes Hodges, one thing is

very clear when it comes to Campbell. He’s going to put in the hours and work to be at his absolute best, regardless of how close or far from reach the record ends up being.

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Hodges & Campbell Each Hit Milestones For Wauseon

PHOTO BY T.J. HUG, STAFFTHE BEST OF THE BEST ... Tre Campbell (left) and Wade Hodges (right) stand side by side, as the two wrestlers represent the best of what Wauseon wrestling has to offer, with both competitors claiming over 100 wins in their high school careers.


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SWIMMING/DIVING ... Front Row: Kasey Darnell, Sydney Darnell, Lexi Witt, Jordan Sloan, Patience Bachman, Kate Precht, Alexis Meyer, Alexys Carteaux. Second Row: Jenna Rhodes, Faythe Hernandez, Emily Bray, Oliviah Banister, Harley Serres, Mikayla Russell, Amanda Stutzman, Audrey Thacker. Third Row: Lukas Dominique, Kyle Zirkle, Aus-tin Schuette, Derek Rupp, Tony Schweinhagen, Kyle Vernot. Back Row: Cam Sauber, Nick Dilworth, Seth Hutchison, Aaron Beck, Quintin Reiser, Cody Fry, Mac Warncke, Caleb Blanchong.

Wauseon Performs Well At Districts, Four Girls Going To State(February 18th and 20th) – BOWLING GREEN:

The Bowling Green State University campus played host to the District Championships, where both the boys and girls Wauseon teams competed with the area elite. The Indians stacked up pretty well against the competition, with six Wauseon girls earning invitations to the State meet.

For the Lady Indians, Patience Bachman and Jordan Sloan each earned the right to advance in the diving competition, finishing in fifth and eighth places, respectively.

Kasey Darnell had a strong day individually, taking second place in the 200 meter freestyle at 1:57.71, and first in the 500 meter freestyle with a time of 5:14.2. Sydney Darnell claimed fourth place

in the 200 meter IM race, swimming a 2:11.76, and fifth in the 100 meter fly at 59.86.

The relay team of Alexys Carteaux, Alexis Meyer, Kasey Darnell, and Sydney Darnell too k seventh place in the 400 meter freestyle relay, finishing the race at 3:46.5. The 200 meter medley relay team of Meyer, Kate Precht, Carteaux, and Emily Bray fin-ished in seventeenth place with a time of 2:00.73.

Kasey Darnell will go to State in both the 200 meter and 500 meter freestyle races. Sydney Dar-nell will compete at the State level in the 200 me-ter IM race. Also, the 400 meter relay team of Car-teaux, Meyer, Kasey Darnell, and Sydney Darnell will also be competing at State.

For the Wauseon boys, divers Cody Fry and Tony

Schweinhagen took thirteenth and fifteenth places respectively.

Nick Dilworth claimed third place in the 500 me-ter freestyle race, swimming a 4:54, and fourteenth place in the 200 meter freestyle at 1:51.96. Austin Schuette was close behind in the later race, finish-ing in seventeenth place at 1:53.33. He also took fifth place in the 500 meter freestyle at 4:56.04. Derek Rupp took thirty-first place in the 50 meter freestyle at 27.4, and twenty-ninth in the 100 me-ter freestyle with a time of 53.25.

The relay team of Rupp, Seth Hutchinson, Dil-worth, and Schuette took tenth place in both the 200 meter freestyle relay at 1:35.03, and the 400 meter freestyle relay at 3:29.5.

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