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Late 43 Yard Field Goal Leads Hilltop Past Antwerp

By: T.J. Hug

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September 5th-6th-ANTWERP: A stoppage in play and

postponement in mid-game did nothing to shortchange the

intensity of the contest between Antwerp and the visitingHilltop Cadets. A sizable portion of this game was played

on Friday night, as scheduled, but surrounding thunder-storms delayed the completion of the match-up until Sat-

urday afternoon. The Archers drew rst blood as quarterback Josh Poul-

son completed a 67 yard pass to Trenton Copsey for a rst

quarter touchdown. Running back Justice Clark was ableto pound in the two point conversion attempt, giving Ant-

werp an early 8-0 lead. On the ensuing kick-off, however,Mikel Burlew exploded for a 75 yard return and touchdown

for the Cadets. Hilltop quarterback Quinn Smith tried to

even the score with a conversion of his own, but his passfell incomplete. This made the score 8-6 Archer advantage.

Hilltop took the lead in the second period. Tyler Suboskiwas on the receiving end of a 30 yard touchdown strike

from Smith. Again, the two point conversion pass attemptwas missed by Smith. Still the Cadets had taken control

of the game, 12-6.

The third quarter saw the Cadets add three more pointsto their total, thanks to the leg of Justin Ashenfelter. The

kicker nailed a 29 yard eld goal for the score. The Ant-

werp combination of Poulson and Copsey wasn't nishedquite yet, though, as the quarterback and receiver hooked

up for a 15 yard touchdown pass. Jarett Brute made the

rst extra point of the game by either side, and the thirdperiod concluded with a 15-15 tie.

Defense ruled the fourth quarter, as both offensesstruggled to put points on the board. In fact, the rst and

only score of the period came with only 13 seconds left onthe clock. Ashenfelter landed an impressive 43 yard eld

goal to give Hilltop the victory over Antwerp, 18-15. The

game-winning boot of Ashenfelter broke the Hilltop recordof 39 yards, previously held by his older brother, Austin.

In the losing effort, Antwerp actually outgained the Ca-det offense with 355 total yards versus Hilltop's 278. This

advantage came from a huge rushing differential, as theArchers ran for 161 yards as a team, while Hilltop only

managed to rush for 38. The Cadets ruled the skies, how-

ever, passing for 240 yards compared to Antwerp's 194.Hilltop also won the turnover battle, throwing only 1 in-

tereception as opposed to the Archers 2 picks. Antwerp didcontrol the time of possession, holding the ball more than

twice as long as the Cadets.

This game was won predominantly on the arm of Smithwho completed 16 of 33 passes for 240 yards for Hilltop,

adding a touchdown and interception to those numbers.

Smith was also the team's leading rusher, carrying the ball

11 times for 23 yards. Running back David Smith had 7rushes for 13 yards.

The leading receiver for the Cadets was Zack VanDyke,

hauling in 6 receptions for 117 yards. Tyler Suboski made5 catches for 61 yards, and Mikel Burlew looked in 4 pass-

es for 53 yards.Antwerp's Poulson went 9 for 16 passing, with 2 touch-

downs and 2 interceptions. Both of those touchdowns werecaught by receiver Trenton Copsey, who reeled in 5 catches

for 118 yards. Willie Jones had 5 receptions for 54 yards.

Nick Barnhouse led the Antwerp rushing attack with19 attempts and 99 yards. Justice Clark added 11 rushes

for 66 yards.Perhaps the biggest story on the night, rushing wise,

at least, was the -18 yards dealt to Poulson. The Hilltopdefense was able to sack the mobile quarterback 3 times

during the course of the game, also containing his running

ability all throughout. This strategy may very well havemade the biggest impact on the outcome of this game.

Next week, Hilltop will play their home opener againstHolgate. Ideally, this will take place on Friday night at 7:00

P.M. But, as this week has proven, one can never be totally

sure.

T.J. Hug may be reached at [email protected]

PHOTOS BY FORREST R. CHURCH, PUBLISHER WINNING FIELD GOAL ... Cadet Justin Ashenfelter receives a good snap, hold, and great blocking which enabled him to drill a perfect 43 yard eld goal with 13 seconds

left in the game which proved to be the game winner.

WORD FROM THE COACH ... Coach Paul Kyser addresses his young Cadets post

game.

DEFENSE ... Having been blown out in their opening contest at Montpelier, Hill-

top’s defense played tough at AHS, giving up 15 points.

GAME ENDING INTERCEPTION ... Kohl Collins picks off a late Antwerp attempt for

a miracle to run out the clock and to lock the Hilltop triumph.

LOW SCORING AFFAIR ... QB Quinn Smith was pressured throughout the game

but mustered up a late run on a scramble to help set up the winning eld goal.

LOCK & LOAD ... As Jalen Towers holds off one rusher and another closes in,

Quinn Smith looks to unload a pass before getting hit.



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(Sept. 18) BBC Meet (Ironwood) 9:00 AM

(Sept. 18) Fayette @ Antwerp (Pond-A-

River) 4:30 PM

(Sept. 18) Montpelier @ Stryker (Riverside

Greens) 4:30 PM

SOCCER – CO-ED/BOYS

(Sept. 12) Pettisville @ Kalida 7:00 PM(Sept. 13) Wauseon @ Swanton 11:00 AM

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(Sept. 16) Wauseon @ Rossford 4:30 PM

(Sept. 18) Wauseon @ Deance 4:30 PM

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(Sept. 13) Stryker/Tinora @ Patrick Henry

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(Sept. 15) Evergreen @ Hilltop 5:30 PM

(Sept. 15) Montpelier @ Fairview 5:30 PM

(Sept. 16) Edon @ Fayette 5:30 PM

(Sept. 16) North Central @ Pettisville 5:30

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(Sept. 16) Stryker @ Hilltop 5:30 PM

(Sept. 18) Bowsher @ Wauseon 5:30 PM

(Sept. 18) Fayette @ Stryker 5:30 PM

(Sept. 18) Hilltop @ North Central 5:30 PM

(Sept. 18) Pettisville @ Edon 5:30 PM

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Bulldog Rushing Attack Gashes Bomber DefenseBy: T.J. Hug


September 5th-6th-EDON: There is

many a cliché that could be used to de-scribe why Edon lost on Saturday.

Losing the turnover battle is alwaysa popular choice. And yes, when a team

turns the ball over six times like the Bomb-ers did against the Edgerton, it is extreme-

ly difcult to win a game. Add to that the

fact that most of said turnovers happenedin the second quarter, when the Bulldogs

exploded for 33 points, and this argumentbecomes even more convincing.

Others might point to the lack of a

ground game for Edon. Indeed, rushing24 times for just 9 yards is pretty rough,

especially when one considers that quar-terback Kaiden Sapp rushed for 17 yards

by himself. Generally, an inability to runthe football will make even the most potent

of offenses anemic.

A simple look at the scoreboard will

convince most people that Edon's effortmust have been lacking. After all, it's hardto look at the scoreboard and honestly be-lieve that the Edgerton might have beenthat much better than the Bombers. It'smuch easier to look at the players from adistance and demand they play with “moreheart.”

But no, none of these things were thedetermining factor in Edon's 20-59 loss tohated rival Edgerton.

The turnovers, while debilitating to besure, weren't enough to keep Edon downby themselves. In fact, most of the turn-overs were committed a good distanceaway from the Bomber end zone, givingtheir defense every opportunity to respondto the sudden change of possession.

Rushing for 9 yards as a team did littleto stop the Edon passing attack. KaidenSapp still threw for 348 yards and a touch-down while completing 23 of 43 passes.

And anyone at the game could tell byhow loud the pads were cracking that

“heart” wasn't lacking on either side of theeld, and certainly not from the Bombers.

The culprit behind Edon being on thewrong side of a 39 point route was noneother than their own rushing defense. TheBomber defense gave up 318 yards and8 touchdowns on 32 attempts. In otherwords, one out of every four times a Bull-

dog rusher touched the ball, Edgertonscored a touchdown.It's not as though the Bulldogs method-

ically wore Edon down. Those 8 touch-down runs made up 207 of their rushing yards, with 6 of them being longer than 20 yards. 56 of Edgerton's leading rusher,Dallas King's 99 yards came on two plays,both of them touchdown runs. His quar-terback, Duane Miller, amassed 74 yardson his 2 touchdown runs, which is 30more yards than he gained from passingthe ball all day.

The point is, outside of those six plays,the Edon defense held Edgerton to a muchmore respectable 121 yards rushing and a

pair of short touchdown runs. With only

80 yards passing on the afternoon for theBulldogs, and 36 of those yards coming

from a meaningless touchdown reception

by receiver Alex Michael, that would havereduce Edgerton's total yardage to just

over 200 yards.But it doesn't work that way, and Mill-

er, King, and running back Logan Danielswere able to break long runs when they got

to the second and third levels of the Bomb-

er defense. Is this due to some schematicissue with Edon's back seven? Could it be

a fundamentals issue? Is a personnel shiftin order? It's tough to say for sure, but it's

clear that some adjustments are likely tobe made, and soon.

Hicksville is coming to visit, and if the

Bombers want to save their season, theycan't let six plays beat them again this

week.

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PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG & FORREST R. CHURCH, STAFF

SNAP ... Edon Quarterback Kaiden Sapp looks to unload the ball while running fromthe Bulldog pursuit.

CHALLENGE YOU ... An Edon defensive back gets between an Edgerton receiver and the

ball as the referee looks on.

I DON’T THINK SO ... Bomber wide receiver Braden Miller attempts to look the ball in,

but an Edgerton defender bats the pass away.

BACK OFF ... Sapp stiff arms a would-be tackler while making a play with his feet.





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Nothing went right for Montpelier in theirattempt to host Wauseon.

Kicking off Friday night, the game waspostponed to Saturday after only a few

plays due to thunderstorms. Unfortu-

nately for the Locomotives, things only gotworse from there.

Two rst half touchdown passes byIndians quarterback Zac Robinson put

Montpelier in an early hole. Noah Castleand Derek Rupp made the receptions, for

20 and 12 yards respectively. The onlything to go right for the Locos in the peri-

od was when Wauseon kicker Josh Whit-

comb missed the extra point on his team’ssecond touchdown.

Another Robinson touchdown throw,preceded by a 2 yard touchdown run byNate Suntken, put Wauseon up by 26points. Whitcomb missed a second pointafter attempt after the rushing score. Lateinto the third quarter, Nate Suntken ranfor a much longer touchdown, sprinting49 yards for the score. With Whitcomb’skick parting the uprights, the Indianstook a 33 point lead.

The fourth quarter was more of thesame. Robinson threw for another touch-down, this one to Jacob Flory for 72 yards. T.J. Gype ran 69 yards into the end zonefor the last score of the game. Whitcombnailed both extra points, giving Wauseona 47-0 victory over home team Montpelier.

At the conclusion of the game, the boysfrom Wauseon had amassed an impres-sive 519 yards of total offense, while the

Locos only managed to generate 81. TheIndians also dominated the time of pos-session, holding the ball for thirteen min-utes longer than Montpelier.

Zac Robinson led the offensive assaultagainst Montpelier. With deadly accu-racy, the Wauseon quarterback complet-ed 18 of 22 passes for 287 yards and 4touchdowns. Rushing wise, the meaning-less touchdown run by Gype made himthe leading rusher for the Indians. NateSuntken’s 6 rushes for 67 yards and 2touchdowns had a greater impact on thegame, however. But it was Robinson him-self who took on the majority of the rush-ing burden, keeping the ball 16 times for55 yards.

For as rough of a game as this was forthe Locomotives, they played a fairly cleangame. Taking care of the ball for most of

the game, they only fumbled once, though

that did lead to the only turnover of thegame. Montpelier also committed only

a single penalty, which amounted to ve yards.

Despite the lack of mental mistakes,

the Locos just couldn’t nd a rhythm fortheir offense. Quarterback Dylan Snyder

went 4 for 9 passing for 33 yards, alsorunning the ball 7 times for 20 yards.

Bryce Cooley was the most productiverunner for Montpelier on the afternoon,

charging ahead twice for 21 yards.

Montpelier will need to regroup by nextweek, as they will be hosting Liberty Cen-

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Montpelier Lady LocosOverpower North Central

September 2nd-MONTPELIER: With

the Eagles of North Central coming into

town, the Lady Locomotives were ready.Despite a valiant effort by the visiting

Lady Eagles, it took Montpelier only threesets to earn the victory. Game 1 was con-

trolled by the Lady Locos, who took theset 25-13. Capitalizing on the early mo-

mentum, Montpelier came out strong in

the second set and never looked back,winning the game 25-7. North Central

tried to rally in game 3, but just couldn’tget anything going. They dropped the set

11-25.

Hannah Blake was dominant on the

court for the Locomotives, hitting 16 of

17 attacks with 10 kills, as well as 10 as-sists, 4 digs, and 3 blocks. Christy Duch-

ene added 14 digs and 6 aces to the Mont-pelier cause. Landri McKelvey also served

up 6 aces, but it was her 17 assists thatreally helped propel the Locos to the win.

Sidney Houk contributed 11 digs, 8 kills,

and 4 aces to the victory as well.Alyssa Swank led the North Central ef-

fort, nailing 6 serves and 7 passes. Team-mate Keeley Shaw also hit 7 passes. Cady

VanDaVoorde made 3 kills for the Eagles.

Hilltop Cadets Battle, CannotOvercome Liberty Center

September 2nd-LIBERTY CENTER:

Each set was a battle, but the Cadetsfailed to take a set from Liberty Center on

the road. The Lady Cadets made Liberty Center

uncomfortable in game 1, but were unable

to take the set, losing 21-25. Not deterred,the Hilltop girls made another run at the

Tigers in the second set. It wasn’t enough,though, as the Cadets fell 22-25. Hilltop

tried to mount one last assault, but Lib-

erty Center turned up the heat. The LadyCadets lost the third and nal game 16-25.

Cierra Grant led the way for the LadyCadets with 11 digs and 4 kills. Baylee

Schmitt had 7 assists, 5 digs, and 2 aces

on the evening for Hilltop as well. Team-mate Felicity Jackson added 3 aces, 3 digs,

2 assists, and 2 blocks in the losing ef fort.

Pettisville Wears Down Stryker September 4th-STRYKER: Taking to

the road, the Lady Blackbirds challenged

Stryker in their rst BBC match of the year. It was a successful journey for Pettis-

ville, as they were able to walk away withthe win.

In game 1, Stryker tried to keep pace

with Pettisville, but fell behind 17-25. Inthe second set, the Blackbirds began to

take over the match. They won the game25-11. Pettisville didn't let up in game 3,

and took the set 25-10.

Jordyn Pursel had 11 digs, 10 kills,and 3 aces for Pettisville. Teammate Kate

Kauffman added 16 assists, 12 digs, and 2aces. Teagan Kauffman served up 10 aces

to go along with her 11 digs and 1 kill.Dana Fricke made 12 kills, 2 digs, and 2

aces in the victory as well.

Maddie Uribes led the Lady Pantherswith 4 assists, 2 blocks,and 1 kill. Audra

Rupp was 11/13 hitting with 3 kills andmade 3 blocks as well. Brittany Breier also

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OVER IT GOES ... North Central freshman Makayla Knapp smacks the ball over Loco-motive defenders Landri McKelvey (12) and Sidney Houk (2).

REACH HIGH ... Cady VanDeVoorde, a junior for the Eagles, hits the ball beyond thereach of attempting blockers Landri McKelvey (12) and Audrey Pirtle (8) of Montpelier.

BLOCK ... Lady Locos junior Hannah Blake watches as her teammate’s hit is blocked

by North Central’s Makayla Hayes (9), with VanDeVoorde rising to the occasion as well.


BACK TO YOU ... Stryker’s Maddie Uribes leans back to tip the ball over waiting Black-bird Dana Fricke.

NOT THIS TIME ... Panther juniors Audra Rupp (11) and Sierra Walters (23) elevate to

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CONTINUATION OF VOLLEYBALL ACTION



Edon Bombers Drop North Central In Straight Sets

September 4th-PIONEER: With Edoncoming to town, North Central knew they

had a tough match on their hands. Still,the Bombers were able to come into their

home court and leave with a BBC Victory.

Edon got off to a great start, winning

the rst set 25-10. The Lady Eagles im-proved their play in game 2, but couldn'tbest the Bombers, dropping the set 16-25.

The girls of North Central stepped up evenmore in the third set, but game 3 belonged

to the Bombers, with the road team takingthe set 25-19.

In the loss, Rachel Oxender got things

going for her team, making 12 assists.

Alyssa Swank added 7 kills for North Cen-tral, while Abby Auch led the team in pass-es and serves with 11 and 6, respectively.

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF

AIR TIME ... Hannah Kaylor (14) tries to get the ball into Eagle terrirory while Reese

Cogswell (12) blocks it.

GET OVER THERE ... Abigail Auch (5) backs up her teammate Mikayla Hayes (9) as she

sends the ball past Edon’s Kaitlin Chrisman (1).

LOOKING TO SCORE ... Nicole Newell (3) jumps high to give the ball back to NorthCentral. Mikayla Hayes (9) and Abigail Auch (5) prepare to counter.

Wauseon Indians Win WildSeesaw Sets With SwantonSeptember 4th-SWANTON: An epic bat-

tle took place in Swanton on Thursday, asthe Lady Indians hit the road to take on

the Lady Bulldogs. The match went back

and forth, with momentum swaying as thewind, but it was the girls of Wauseon who

stood victorious at the end of the night.Game 1 set the tone for the evening.

Coming down to the wire, Wauseon tooka viciously competitive set, 28-26. Neither

side eased up in the second set, and Swan-

ton came away with a 26-24 win in game 2. The largest margin of victory on the night

came in game 3, where the Lady Indiansenjoyed a 25-20 advantage. The Bulldogs

bit back, however, earning a 25-22 victory

in the fourth set, forcing a deciding game5. This last set was more ercely contested

than any other, with the Wauseon girls

stealing the road match 19-17.Sariah Yackee defended the Indian side

of the court superbly, with 37 digs to hername, as well as an ace. Hayley Chamber-

lain set her teammates up beautifully allnight, amassing 30 assists to go along with

her 2 kills and 2 blocks. Morgan Roth also

made 30 assists, and had 9 digs. KierraFountain led the scoring effort for the Lady

Indians, nailing 15 kills and 6 aces, andcontibuted 6 digs as well.

Locomotives Lose At ArchboldSeptember 4th-ARCHBOLD: With a val-

iant effort the Lady Locos of Montpelier at-

tempted to steal a win on the road againstthe Archbold Blue Streaks. The girls of

Archbold had no intention of losing ontheir home court, however, and fended off

Montpelier in a four set battle.During the rst set, Montpelier fought

hard but couldn't pull out the win, falling

17-25. The second game was a tough, tight

match. The Locomotives were able to pullout the victory, thought, with a score of 25-

22. Game 3 saw the Lady Blue Streaks pull

away, as Montpelier dropped the set 10-

25. Trying to mount a comeback, The LadyLocos pushed hard in game 4, attempting

to force a fth set. Yet it wasn't to be, andArchbold handed Montpelier a loss, 18-25.

Christy Duchene recorded 20 digs andan ace on Montpelier's behalf. Teammate

Landri McKelvey set things up for the Lo-

cos with 17 assists, as well as 6 digs. Han-

nah Blake had 7 kills, 7 digs, and 4 assistsin the loss.

September 6th-WEST UNITY: The LadyCadets of Hilltop successfully defended

their home court against Fayette on Sat-

urday, defeating the visiting Eagles instraight sets.

The Lady Eagles challenged Hilltop inthe rst game, but the Cadets responded

by winning the set, 25-19. Game 2 waseven more competitive, but the girls of Hill-

top were able to withstand the Fayette at-

tack and take the set 25-23. The third set

was very similar to the rst one, as Hilltopachieved the victory, 25-19.

Ariana Brown had 9 kills, 5 blocks, and

an ace in the Cadet victory. Allie Schmittcontributed 11 digs and 6 kills as well.

Baylee Schmitt gave Hilltop 11 assists onthe evening.

Paige Keefer made 8 kills. 11 digs and ablock for Fayette in the losing effort. Han-

nah Machacek added 17 assists, a kill,

and an ace.

Fayette Loses To HilltopLady Cadets In Straight Sets


GET READY ... Hilltop junior Baylee Schmitt (3) winds back to bat the ball across the

net, while Fayette’s Kaela Seiler (20) jumps to block.

A LITTLE REACH ... Lady Cadet Veronica Roth (9) reaches for the ball as Fayette junior

Hannah Machacek (13) anticipates its arrival.





CONTINUATION OF VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ACTION



September 6th-WEST UNITY: Hilltophosted Tinora and Bryan in a tri-match on

Saturday. With two opponents coming totown, the Lady Cadets had a tough task

defending their home court.

Hilltop's rst bout was with Bryan. TheCadets took control of game 1, winning the

set 25-14. The second set was more com-petitive, with the Golden Bears making

a run at Hilltop. The Lady Cadets foughtback, however, taking the game 25-19.

Felicity Jackson served up 10 assists

for Hilltop in the rst match, along with 2

blocks and a dig. Lady Cadet Ariana Brownnailed 8 kills. Allie Schmitt had 6 kills, 3

digs, and 3 aces in the victory. The second match of the day pitted Hill-

top against Tinora. The Lady Rams provid-

ed erce competition for the Cadets. Thegirls of Hilltop lost game 1, 17-25. The sec-

ond set saw Tinora pull even further away,as Hilltop dropped the game 13-25.

Veronica Roth had 3 kills and 2 digs onthe night for the Lady Cadets. Teammate

Cierra Grant made 3 blocks, 2 kills, and 1

dig. Allie Shmitt had 5 kills.

Cadets Win, Lose Straight Sets

North Central Eagles LoseTri-Match At Liberty Center September 6th-LIBERTY CENTER:

The Lady Eagles of North Central took tothe road, traveling to Liberty Center for

a tri-match against the Tigers and fellow

travelers, the Hicksville Aces.In the first match, North Central took

on Liberty Center. The first set was anexciting one, as both sides played well.

The Eagles eventually dropped the c loseset, however, 25-27. Game 2 wasn't

nearly as competitive, most likely due to

the nature of North Central's previousdefeat. Liberty Center took the set, 25-

12.

Against Hicksville, the Eagles lost instraight sets. Game 1 saw the Aces over-

take North Central, 25-13. The Lady Ea-gles tried to come back, but just didn't

have enough momentum. They droppedthe second set, 17-25.

Lady Indians Split Tri-MatchSeptember 6th-Wauseon: Hosting a

tri-match on Saturday, the Lady Indiansof Wauseon took on Napoleon and Ottawa

Glandorf. The rst match pitted the Wauseon

girls against Napoleon, an opponent they

were able to defeat in straight sets. Therst game was competitive, but the Indi-

ans remained in control of the set, 25-17.Wauseon pulled away in the second set,

winning by a 25-11 margin.Kierra Fountain made 6 kills and 5 aces

for the Lady Indians. Teammate Morgan

Roth also had 5 aces, and added 10 assists

as well. Kallie Strauss contributed 4 killsand 4 blocks as well.

In the second match, the girls of

Wauseon took on Ottawa Glandorf. Al-though they put up outstanding effort, the

Lady Indians lost the bout in straight setsthemselves. The rst game was Ottawa

Glandorf's to win, as Wauseon dropped the

set 16-25. Game 2 was a battle, but theIndians came up short, 21-25.

Hayley Chamberlain set things in mo-tion for the Lady Indians with her 8 as-

sists, along with 2 blocks and 1 ace. KierraFountain and Sydney Bosell each had 3

kills and 3 blocks, while Kallie Strauss one

upped her teammates by making 3 kills

and 4 blocks in the losing effort.

JV Volleyball ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

September 2nd-MONTPELIER: Thematch was a hotly contested one, going

to a third and deciding set, but it was theLady Eagles of North Central who slippedout of Montpelier with the win. The junior

varsity contest was an intense battle, withthe Eagles pulling away late in the third

game.

Wasting no time, both teams stormedthe court in the rst set. North Central

won a hard fought game 1, however, 25-23.Game 2 saw no slow down in the action.

Montpelier was able to even the match outwith a 15-20 win. In the third set, though,the Lady Eagles gave the Locos more than

they could handle, taking the game 25-15.Charlie Baker served up an impressive

8 aces on the evening for North Central.

Makayla Knapp hit 8 attacks with 3 killsin the win as well.

North Central JV Wins HardFought Match With Montpelier

Wauseon JV Win, Lose Tri-MatchSeptember 6th-WAUSEON: The JV

Lady Indians challenged both Napoleonand Ottawa Glandorf on Saturday.

To begin the day, Wauseon went headto head with Napoleon, a team they beat

in back-to-back sets. Game 1 saw the

Indians take the set comfortably, 25-17.Napoleon came a little closer in the sec-

ond set. It wasn't enough, however, as the

girls of Wauseon controlled the game, 25-

19.Against Ottawa Glandorf, the results

were quite different. The rst set wentpoorly for the home team Indians, as they

fell 9-25. In game 2, Wauseon attempt-

ed to rebound. This redoubling of effortwasn't enough, however, and the Indians

dropped the set 14-25.

North Central Lady EagleJV Loses To Aces, TigersSeptember 6th-LIBERTY CENTER:

Taking part in a tri-match in volleyball is

difcult. Going against two teams involvesmore preparation, more dedication, and,

of course, more perspiration. And eventhat isn't enough, sometimes.

The junior varsity girls of North Cen-

tral traveled to Liberty Center to do battlewith both the home town Tigers and the

Aces of Hicksville. Despite some standoutperformances, however, the Lady Eagles

left Liberty Center with no more wins than

losses.Hicksville was the rst opponent for

North Central. The Eagles came out of thegates strong, handing the Aces a 25-9 de-

feat. Regrouping, Hicksville gave the girls

of North Central all they could handle,

taking the set 25-23. The Lady Eagles

were able to rebound themselves, though,as they won game 3 by a score of 25-15.

In the second match, the Lady Eaglestook on Liberty Center. Yet the Tigers were

ready for them. In game 1, North Central

played ercely, but they couldn't over-take the Tigers, losing 17-25. The second

set played out similarly, with the Eaglesdropping the game 15-25.

Makalya Knapp had a monstrous day

for North Central, serving up 15 aces intotal. Aleea Lonabarger put down 5 kills

for the Lady Eagles, while teammate Ally-son Fenicle went 7-0 on attacks, muster-

ing 3 kills herself.

Edon JV Bests North Central

September 4th-PIONEER: In junior var-

sity competition, the Bombers from Edonmade the trek to Pioneer to do battle with

the girls of North Central. Even with homecourt advantage working against them, the

Bombers were still able to take the matchin straight, though heavily contested, sets.

Game 1 was fairly competitive, though

Edon was able to pull away for a 25-17 vic-

tory. The second set was much more in-

tense. North Central gave the Edon girlseverything they had, but the Bombers were

able to withstand the attack, winning thegame, and the match, 25-22.

Makalya Knapp gave the Eagles 7aces and 3 kills in the defeat. Teammate

Makayla Rizor added 5 digs, defending her

side of the court well.

Lady Locos JV Loses InStraight Sets To Blue Streaks

September 4th-ARCHBOLD: In junior var-

sity action, the girls of Montpelier traveled toArchbold to play the Blue Streaks on Thurs-

day. The trip was not fruitful, however, asArchbold was ready to defend their home

court, winning in straight sets.

The rst game was closely contested, butsaw Montpelier lose 18-25. In the second

set, the Locomotives fell behind and couldn'tcatch back up, dropping the game 13-25.

Lady Cadets JV Split Tri-MatchSeptember 6th-WEST UNITY: The

Junior Varsity Lady Cadets took on

both Bryan and Tinora at their tri-match on Saturday.

Hilltop took on Bryan first, and theexciting match went to three sets. In

the first game, the Cadets won a hard

fought set, 25-19. The second set be-longed to the Golden Bears, 25-17. The

decisive game 3 was a struggle betweenthe two teams, but it was the girls of

Hilltop who came out on top, 25-21. The match with Tinora went qui te

differently, though. In Game 1, theLady Rams overpowered the Cadets,

25-11. The second set was Tinora's to

control as well, as the Lady Cadets fell13-25.

JV Lady Cadets Take Down FayetteSeptember 6th-WEST UNITY: It took

just two sets for the Hilltop girls to defeat

the Fayette Eagles. The rst game was a erce competition,

with the Cadets just squeaking by, 25-23.Game 2 was a different story, though. The

Lady Cadets took down the Lady Eagles25-12 to win the match.

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North Central Defeats Fayette In

Suburban ShowdownSeptember 2nd-BRYAN: Suburban Golf Course hosted

a BBC battle between two Eagles as North Central took

on Fayette on Tuesday. When the dust cleared, it was the

Eagles of North Central that stood victorious with a deci-sive 26 stroke win, 179-205.

North Central’s David Pinc was awarded medaliststatus for the match, shooting a 43 on the day. Jordan

Reeves was but a single stroke behind his teammate,ring a 44. Brady Zuver, in turn, was only one swing

behind Reeves, offering a 45 to the team’s cause. Brock

Zuver put up a 47 to complete the North Central total.In the losing effort, Joel Smith shot a 49 for Fayette.

Teammate Tharyn Colegrove scored a 50. Michael Bru-baker and Justin White rounded out the Fayette score,

shooting a 52 and 54, respectively.

Edon Drops Match At Hickory HillsSeptember 4th-HICKSVILLE: Making a trip to HickoryHills, the Bombers of Edon faced off against the Hicksville

Aces on Thursday. The trek was a forgetful one, however,

as the Bombers dropped the match, 174-206.

Alex Kirkingburg led the way for Edon with a 45. JimPeckham was a swing behind Kirkingburg, ring a 46.

Hayden Runyan contributed a 51 to the losing effort, andEvan Fisk rounded out the Bomber scoring by shooting

a 54.Hicksville's Jarin Jasso put up a 39, which earned him

medalist status. Bailey Tear offered up a 44 for the Aces.

Wes Perry and Trevor Kinn shot a 45 and 46, respectively.

Wauseon Defends Home Course

Against Montpelier & DeltaSeptember 4th - WAUSEON: Ironwood Golf Course

became a battleground on September 4, serving as thebackdrop of a three-way slug fest between host Wauseon

and visitors Montpelier and Delta.It was the Indians who came out on top, pulling away

from their competition with a collective round of 159.

Montpelier claimed second place at the match with itsscore of 191. Delta came in last place with a 201.

Wauseon's Brady Rupp won medalist honors at theevent, putting up a 34. David Williams added a 40 to the

victory effort, while teammate Trevor Dominique red a42. Chase Brock completed the Indians scoring with a 43.

Hunter Shaull shot a 44 to lead the way for Montpelier.

Loco Andrew Luke offered up a 46. Sam Rings swung hisway to a 49, and Clay O'Neal shot a 52.

PHOTO PROVIDED

WINNERS ... The Wauseon Golf Team wins the Deance Bulldog Invitational on August 30. Pictured: Anna Marshall,Chase Brock, Brady Rupp, David Williams, Trevor Dominique, and Coach Mike Marshall.

PHOTO BY BEN KESSLER, STAFF

IN THE HOLE ... Montpelier’s Austin Schudel winds back

to putt the ball.

AWAY WE GO ... Evan Fisk, a sophomore at Edon, pre-pares to drive the ball.

FOCUS ... Stryker’s Tanner Clingaman nishes his swing

after driving the ball.

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Wauseon Indians Take Part In Deance InviteSTATS NOT RECEIVED FOR THIS CONTEST

PHOTO BY BEN KESSLER, STAFF

CALCULATING ... Austin Frisbee of Stryker studies thegreen in preparation to put.

EXTRA PLANNING ... Anna Marshall of Wauseon plansher putt in the Indians’ tri-match against Montpelier and

Delta.

EXTRA PLANNING ... Tyler Clausen of Wauseon gets ready

in the Indians’ tri-match against Montpelier and Delta.





Panther Invitational Hosts Several Area TeamsSeptember 6th-MONTPELIER: Riverside Greens was

packed on Saturday, as Stryker hosted 15 teams at the

Panther Invitational. The tournament was a ercely com-petitive one, and the match came down to a 5 stroke differ-

ence separating rst and second place.Home team Stryker took the win with a collective score

of 315. Medalist Chad Ruffer shot a 76 on Stryker's behalf.

Tanner and Hayden Clingaman each red a 78 for the Pan-thers. Austin Frisbe offered an 83 to the winning cause.

Second place belonged to Wauseon, who shot a 320 asa unit. Brady Rupp has the lowest score on the day with a

71, giving him medalist honors for the Indians. Also achiev-ing medalist status was Trevor Dominique with a 72. Anna

Marshall shot an 85, and Tyler Clausen a 92 to round out

Wauseon's scoring. David Williams was disqualied.In fourth place, North Central put up a 350. The Eagles

were led by David Pinc and his 79 strokes. Jordan Reevesred an 85 while teammates Brady Zuver and Dakota Pitts

offered an 87 and 99 respectively to the North Central total.Hilltop brought home fth place, resting on the 79 put

up by Isaac VanArsdalen. A pair of 89s shot by Colin Sa-

bins and Zach Roehrs also added to the Cadet score. Team-

mate Trevor Shipman contributed a 97.Montpelier earned a sixth place standing, due in large

part to the 82 swings taken by Sam Rings. Hunter Shaullwas just a single stroke behind teammate Rings, shooting

an 83. Clay O'Neal scored a 95, and Andrew Luke a 97 forthe Locomotives, putting their total at 357.

The Bombers of Edon weren't far behind the Locos,

shooting a team score of 359. Alex Kirkingburg was a med-alist at the event, ring off a 76. Jim Peckham offered an

82 to the Bomber effort. Hayden Runyan swung a 92, andEvan Fisk a 109 for Edon as well.

Fayette scored a 388 collectively, guided by Tharyn Co-legrove's 91. Justin White added a 99 for the Eagles, one

stroke behind Kamren Randall's 98. Michael Brubaker

shot a 100. The Pettisville Blackbirds totaled a 441, led by the clubs

of Matt Krill, who shot an 89. Evan King red a 95 forPettisville, while teammates Hannah Meller and Andrew

Cananda made a 123 and 134 contribution respectively tothe team score.

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North Central Soars OnRoad Against Pettisville

September 4th-PETTISVILLE: Regardless of sport,winning on the road is difcult. Having dual medalists on

the same team helps quite a bit, however. The North Central Eagles paid the Blackbirds of Pet-

tisville a visit on Thursday, and they came ready to play.

Even though they were in the Blackbirds' nest, the Eagleswere still able to come away with a convincing 59 stroke

victory, 172-231. Jordan Reeves and David Pinc both earned medalist

honors at the match, with each competitor shooting a 40.Brady Zuver was only a couple strokes behind, ring a 42.

Dakota Pitts completed the Eagles' scoring effort, offering

up a 50.In the defeat, Evan King put up a respectable 44.

Teammate Matt Krill added a 48, while Blackbirds Han-nah Meller and Andrew Canada shot a 66 and 73, respec-

tively.

CONTINUATION OF GOLF ACTION

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF

SWING ... Samantha Wiedmer looks into the distance,

tracking her ball after swinging.

PUTT ... Emily Kaylor watches the ball roll towards the

hole after putting.

SECOND PLACE ... The Wauseon golf team came in second at the Stryker Panther Invitational with a score of 320.Pictured above are Coach Mike Marshall, Anna Marshall, David Williams, Brady Rupp, Trevor Dominique, and Tyler

Clausen.

Edon Lady Bomber

Golf ActionSTATS NOT RECEIVED FOR THIS CONTEST

CHIP ... North Central’s Allyson Hutchison chips the ball

onto the green at the Panther Invitational.

CONCENTRATION ... Alex Kirkingburg of Edon concen-trates while putting at Riverside Greens.

DRIVE ... Clay O’Neal winds back to drive the ball toward

the green as he represnts Montpelier at the Panther Invi-tational.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF

OUTTA HERE ... Fayette’s Joel Smith knocks the ball to-

ward the green.

SWING ... Drew Canada,from Pettisville, sets up his swingat Riverside Greens.

PUTT ... Cadet Levi Grant putts on the green for Hilltop.

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B o y s & G i r l s C r o s s C o u n t r y A c t i o nTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

August 30th - COLUMBUS GROVE:

Taking to the road, the North Central

Eagles took part in the Columbus GroveInvitational.

The Eagles entered seven runnersinto the race. Of those seven, Trenton

Sakos was first to finish, turning in atime of 18:57. Behind him, teammate

Jason Vassar clocked in at 19:25. Adam

Knepper was the third North Central

runner to complete the race with a time

of 20:49.For the North Cenral girls, Emma

Zenz offered up a time of 26:03, the bestof any Lady Eagle on the day. Fellow Ea-

gle Taylor Harper was in close pursuit at26:24. Sam Vassar ran a 27:06 for North

Central as well.

North Central Competes InColumbus Grove Invitational

JV Boys Of North Central RunAt Columbus Grove Invitational

August 30th-COLUMBUS GROVE: The Columbus Grove Invitational saw a host of

teams run its course, and the North Central junior varsity team was among them. Theteam ran valiantly, though they struggled in the competition.

Hunter Wilson was the rst to nish the race for the Eagles, running a 21:43. Cody Tomblin kept pace with fellow Eagle Wilson, crossing the nish line at 22:05. Joe Gal-

loway ran a 22:08 for North Central, while Ryan France and Kaleb Faler rounded outthe North Central effort with a 23:03 and 27:17, respectively.

Montpelier Boys TakeTri-Meet, Edon Gets Third

September 2nd-MONTPELIER: Superi-

or Athletic Complex was the site of a three-way competition between Hicksville, Mont-

pelier, and Edon. Despite Hicksville takingboth rst and second place overall, it was

Montpelier who claimed the win.Loco Jared Rediger was the third run-

ner to cross the nish line, turning in a

time of 17:46. Michael Blake, also of Mont-pelier, earned fourth place, running an

18:22. Eighth place belonged to Locomo-tive runner Alec Waterson and his 19:40

time. Shawn Ramey and Austin Miller took

ninth and tenth place, nishing at 19:53

and 19:55, respectively.

Jerry Braun carried the banner forthe Bombers taking fth place at 18:40.

Dunkle handed Edon seventh place with atime of 19:19.

In the girls meet, Montpelier took twoof the top three spots, including a rst

place nish by Jaqueline Carlson at 22:10.

Jessica Earle was the third place nisher,completing the race at 27:07.

Brenda Harrington gave Edon a thirdplace nisher, recording a time of 25:44.

Makayla Bostarter nished the race at

30:01.

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The Lady Indians won a back and

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4, and Yackee played a vital role in the

victory, making 37 digs to keep the ball

alive in addition to an ace.

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HILLTOP HIGH SCHOOL

SARIAH YACKEE

WAUSEON HIGH SCHOOL

The Cadet kicker went 2 for 3 in

Hilltop’s win over Antwerp, including a

game-winning 43 yard kick. The field

goal is a new Hilltop record, breaking

his own brother’s 39 yard benchmark.

Montpelier, Stryker Hold TheirOwn At Archbold InvitationalSeptember 6th-ARCHBOLD: With 114

boys and 102 girls running at the event,the Archbold Invitational was a competi-

tive race. Montpelier and Stryker wereamongst the teams battling for position at

the contest.

The Locomotives took third at theevent, led by medalist Jared Rediger and

his sixth place time of 18:13. Fellow Loco

Michael Blake nished eleventh at 18:47.Alec Waterston completed the race intwenty-rst place at 19:24.

Stryker was awarded twelfth place as

a unit. Hunter Lillehom ran a 22:03 for

the Panthers. Israel Aguilar completed

his run at 22:27, and Trevin Rhoades n-ished with a time of 22:59.

Medalist Jacqueline Carlson was therst Lady Loco to cross the nish line,

taking sixth place at 21:59. Hayley Suffel

ran a 29:31 for Montpelier, and teammate Jessica Earle nished at 29:43.

The Lady Panthers nished in seventh

place as a team. Megan Graber crossedthe line at 22:44 for Stryker. Shi'AnnaWhitman ran a 23:04, and fellow Panther

Paige Speelman nished with a time of

23:17.

Pettisville Boys & Girls Compete In Tifn Cross Country Carnival

September 6th-TIFFIN: With 289 boys

and 331 girls ready to race, the Tifn Cross

County Carnival was nothing less thandaunting. Pettisville runners, boy and girlalike, showed no fear, however.

Elizabeth Sauder was the rst Black-

bird girl to nish the race, taking twenty-sixth place at 20:13. Alexa Leppelmeier

claimed thirty-seventh place, running the

race in 20:37. Nichole Foor ran a 21:32 for

Pettisville as well.Kyle Lantz was the leader for the Pet-

tisville boys, running a 16:31, giving him

seventeenth place. Jacob Hauter took fty-

sixth place, clocking in at 17:23. Ben Grayran a 19:12.

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High School Band EventsTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

PHOTOS BY FORREST CHURCH, PUBLISHER

GAME ENTERTAINMENT ... Members of the Montpelier High School Band play prior tokickoff of last week’s contest with Wauseon.

GROUP POSE ... Montpelier and Wauseon cheerleaders pose together as the Locomo-tives football team hosted the Indians.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF

GOOD PACE ... Israel Aguilar runs for thePanthers at the Archbold Invitational.

CLOSE END ... Ryan France nears thenish line for North Cenral.

PULLING AHEAD ... Nate Hutchinson attempts to pass an Ayersville runner at thehomestretch of the course of the Archbold Invitational.







Wauseon Girls Lose First Home Game Of SeasonSeptember 4th-WAUSEON: The Lady

Indians hosted the Springeld Blue Dev-

ils on Thursday. Despite a valiant effort,

Springeld took the match by a score of2-0, handing Wauseon its rst home loss

of the year.Ashleigh Allison recorded eight saves in

the losing cause for the Indians. As a team,

Wauseon took ten shots at the goal, but just couldn’t get one to go through the net.

By: Bill BrayTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

September 4th-PETTISVILLE: On ascorching September afternoon at the Pet-

tisville soccer eld, Wauseon squeaked outa 1-0 win over the Blackbirds in boys soc-

cer action.

The rst half belonged to Pettisville asthe ball was in their offensive end for much

of the half. As time was running out, a goalwas scored by Pettisville’s Jakob Waidelich

only to have it nullied by an offside callagainst the Blackbirds’ Andrew Sauder.

The rst four or ve minutes of the sec-

ond half was again played in the Black-birds offensive end. The tide would turn

after that point as Wauseon’s Leo Ren-don broke away and booted the ball into

the south goal from the right side for thegame-winning goal.

The Blackbirds outshot the Indians 14-

11, but it was the second half drive bothoffensively and defensively that led the In-

dians to the win.

“The play was really lop sided in the rst

half with mainly Pettisville controlling the

game, Wauseon coach Shawn Kaufmann

said. “We really seem to be a second half

team.”

Brady Kinnersley, new to the Wauseon

program, was the keeper in the match

and had several key saves and earned the

shutout.

“To my knowledge, this is his rst in-

troduction to competitive soccer. He has

no travel experience or high school playing

experience prior to this season. He is an

exceptional athlete and though I’ve never

seen him play his other sports, basketball

and baseball, there’s no doubt he excels inthose as well. He is still learning the keeper

position but did a few things last night to

show me he is getting more comfortable.”

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Lady Indians Lose On The RoadSeptember 6th-CLYDE: Taking on Clyde

on their home eld, the Lady Indians of

Wauseon fought hard, but could not comeup with the victory on Saturday. Losing

the game 2-1, the Indians gave the hometeam all they could handle, even though it

wasn't quite enough.

Wauseon Keeper Ashleigh Allison had

six saves in the match. Inversely, the Lady

Indians took seven shots at the Clyde net. Jaydeline Vasvery scored the lone goal for

Wauseon, thanks to assists from NatalieKoenig and Ashley Smith.

Pettisville Takes Down Oregon ClaySeptember 4th-PETTISVILLE: The

Blackbirds of Pettisville were triumphant

on their own eld when they took on thevisiting Oregon Clay, taking the game 4-1.

Pettisville managed to get 12 shots at

the goal, while Oregon Clay took 7 shots.

Jakob Waidelich scored 3 goals for the

Blackbirds, and teammate Josh Liechtymade the other score. Matt Bohland scored

the lone goal for Oregon Clay.

Indians Slip Past The Blackbirds

PHOTO BY BILL BRAY, STAFF

NOT GETTING PAST ME ... Wauseon’s Aaron Spieles moves up to defend Pettisville’sEthan Brakeeld as he is moving the ball downeld.

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September 4th-STRYKER: The rst ju-nior high BBC Golf Jamboree was held at

Riverside Greens on Thursday.Four teams took part in the event.

Fayette took home rst place with a team

score of 194. North nished in secondplace, turning in a 198. Montpelier's 222

was good for third place, and Edon's totalof 247 gave them a fourth place nish.

For North Central, Chace Boothmanred a 45. Teammate Nathan Stembridge

offered up a 48. Levi Huffman put up a 52

for the Eagles, and Lane Cogswell shot a53 to round out North Central's scoring.

JH Cross Country ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Stryker Wins Tri-Meet At BryanSeptember 2nd - BRYAN: Up against

stiff competition in Holgate and Pauld-

ing, the Stryker Junior High Cross Coun-try Team took rst place at a tri-meet in

Bryan involving 27 runners. The Panthers

won the race, not by taking rst place, butby putting forth the best collective effort.

The rst Panther to nish the run, Iza- yah Ferguson took third place at 12:27.

Teammate Logan Boetz followed up witha fourth place nish by running a 13:02.

Emmanuel Villanueva nished in sixthon Stryker’s behalf with a time of 13:17.

Claiming tenth place was Panthers runner Tristan Sampson, clocking in at 13:52.

Of the 31 girls running at the event,

two of them represented Stryker. AbigailGrice earned third place for the Panthers

at 16:40. Also running for the Strykergirls was Emily Banks, who took twelfth

place thanks to her time of 24:13.

Montpelier & Edon HoldTheir Own In Tri-Meet

September 2nd-MONTPELIER: Though

Hicksville was the only team with enoughmembers to ofcially score, junior high

runners from Montpelier and Edon showedthey could compete at a tri-meet held at

the Superior Athletics Complex.

In the boys heat, the Locomotives re-ceived second, fourth, and sixth place

nishes from runners Matthew McClaine,Gage Crisenbery, and Daniel Banks. Mc-

Claine completed the race in 11:44, Cris-enbery in 13:32, and Banks in 13:54.

Clayton Casebere took seventh place for

Edon, running a 14:08. Teammate ClaytonFitch nished at 16:36.

In the girls heat, Lydia Grime broughtfourth place to Montpelier with her time

of 13:55. Brinn Miller claimed sixth place,

running a 14:17. Gabby Cox crossed thenish line at 14:54, and Kimme Engels at

15:19 for the Lady Locos.Wendy Braun was the lone runner for

Edon, nishing in fth place with a timeof 14:02.

JH Volleyball ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon Eighth GradersConquer Napoleon St. Paul

August 26th: The eighth grade Wauseon

Volleyball Team took on Napoleon St. Paul,coming away with a hard fought victory.

In game 1, the Lady Indians earned a

25-17 win. Napoleon came back in the sec-

ond set, as Wauseon dropped the game 19-

25. With a decisive third game imminent,the Wauseon Girls answered back. Con-trolling game 3, they took the set 25-15.

Wauseon Indians WinsWild Contest With DeltaAugust 28th: In a back and forth slug

fest, it was the Junior High Ladies of

Wauseon who stood victorious. Their op-ponent, Delta, gave the Lady Indians all

they could handle, but could not earn thewin.

The Wauseon Eighth Graders tookcharge in game 1, winning the set 25-14.

The Lady Panthers battled back, however,

and the Wauseon girls found themselves

on the wrong end of a 21-25 score. It tooka third game to determine the winner of

the contest, and the Indians respondedto the challenge. Finding the rhythm they

had in game 1, Wauseon came on strong,taking the set 25-15.

Wauseon Eighth GradersWin Close Match

September 4th: In eighth grade volley-ball action, the Lady Indians of Wauseon

took on the Archbold Blue Streaks on Thursday. The match was hotly contested,

and both sets came down to the wire. Ul-timately, however, it was Wauseon who

stood victorious in straight sets.

Game 1 set the tone for the match.Wauseon won the set by a score of 25-21.

The Blue Streaks turned up the intensityin the second set. Despite Archbold's nal

push, the Lady Indians were able to handlethe pressure, enjoying a 25-23 win.

Junior High Locomotives

Defeat Liberty Center September 4th: Both the Seventh and

Eighth Grade Locomotives Volleyball Teams came away with wins in straight

sets against Liberty Center on Thursday.In the Seventh Grade match, game 1

saw the Lady Locos take the set 25-14. The second set played out similar to the

rst, with Montpelier winning the game

25-17. Kennedy Caudill led the way for theLocomotives with 14 points off the serve.

Arie Merillat and Tony Steffes each added7 points off the serve.

For the Eighth Graders, the match was

a tale of two sets. In game 1, the Lady Lo-comotives dominated the set with a 25-6

win. Liberty Center came back strong ingame 2, though. Montpelier was able to

handle the late rally, however, and escapedwith a 25-20 victory.

Hannah Bumb was the leading scorer

off the serve for Montpelier, contributing11 points to the victory. Alizya House made

6 points off the serve as well.

Edon Seventh Grade, North

Central Eighth Grade Girls WinSeptember 4th-EDON: In junior high

volleyball action, the Edon Bombers tookon the Eagles of North Central on Thurs-

day. The Seventh Grade match was all Edon.

The Bombers dropped North Central in

straight sets. In game 1, the Eagles put upa ght, but were bested 13-25 by Edon.

The second set saw the Bombers dominate

North Central, taking a 25-3 win.Eighth Grade had the inverse result,

with North Central earning the victory.Both sets were hotly contested, and both

ended with the Lady Eagles winning 25-

22.

Pettisville Junior High GirlsTake Down Visiting Stryker

September 4th-PETTISVILLE: Both Sev-enth and Eighth Grade Blackbirds faced

off against the Lady Panthers of Stryker on Thursday. The girls of Pettisville success-

fully defended their home court in both

games. The Seventh Grade Stryker Girls play

hard in the rst game, but fell short, asthey dropped the set 14-25. Pettisville

proved to be too much for Panters in game2 as well, and Stryker lost the set 12-25.

In Eighth Grade action, The LadyBlackbirds controlled the match. They

took game 1 by a comfortable 25-10 mar-

gin. The Lady Panthers came back strongin the second set, but Pettisville was able

to fend them off for a 25-19 victory.

Pettisville JV WinsShowdown With Stryker

September 4th-STRYKER: The LadyBlackbirds were able to win their rst BBC

game despite playing on the road Thurs-day. It wasn't easy, however, as the Lady

Panthers from Stryker defended their

home court with vigor. The rst set was a tough battle, with

Pettisville pulling away for a 25-17 win. The girls of Stryker didn't relent, though,

and came back with ferocity in the secondgame, taking the set 25-16. In game 3,

however, the Lady Blackbirds stepped up

and overpowered Stryker, 25-16.

Stryker, Pettisville, & Montpelier BoysShine At JH Archbold Invitational

September 6th-ARCHBOLD: The Arch-bold Invitational had several schools com-

peting in the event, with 119 boy runnersand 68 girl runners total.

Stryker took second at the event, led

by Izayah Ferguson's sixth place nish at12:17. Logen Boetz's 13:02 time was good

enough to earn eighteenth place.TristinSampson and Reece Hall took thirty-sec-

ond and thirty-third place respectively.

Sampson ran a 13:38, and Hall a 13:39.Abigail Grice was the lone Lady Panther

to run in the race. She claimed thirtiethplace with a time of 16:31.

The Montpelier boys had a respect-able showing at the Invitational, own-

ing the rights to seventh place overall

thanks to Mathew McClaine and his timeof 12:20. Locomotive Daniel Banks ran a

14:45, while Gage Crisenbery and WilliamBelknap nished the race at 15:10 and

17:41. respecively.Montpelier entered three girls into the

race. Lydia Grime ran a 15:21, good for

fourteenth place. Gabby Cox completedthe race with a time of 15:35, and Kimberly

Engels did the same at 15:54.Logan Rufenacht was the rst Black-

bird to nish the race, claiming thirteenth

place for Pettisville thanks to his time of12:36. Caleb Nolander took sixteenth place

at 13:01.Tony Stuckey and Matt Ruppcompleted the race with times of 14:54 and

16:25. respectively.Pettisville had two girl runners entered

into the Invitational. Kelly Miller took

twenty-fourth place at 15:46. MadeleineWixom nished the race at 17:23.

North Central Takes Second,Fayette First At BBC Jamboree

Junior High Golf EventsTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon's Trevor Dominique Named TJGA Player Of TheYear For Second Straight Year

By: T.J. Hug


Trevor Frank Strana-

han was a very well accom-plished gentleman.

He studied business atHarvard and The University

of Pennsylvania. He was

a world class weight-lifter.He completed 102 mara-

thons.Oh, and he played a lit-

tle golf, too. The Toledo native's golf

career spanned from 1936-

54, and comprised of over70 amateur tournament

victories, as well as a pro-fessional victory at the L.A.

Open in 1958 and severalhigh nishes in Major Tour-

naments. He also came in

second at the U.S. Amateurin 1954, losing to some guy

named Arnold Palmer.So it's no wonder the

Toledo Junior Golfer's As-sociation (TJGA) chose

Stranahan as the gure to

which they tied their boy'splayer of the year award.

Since 1973. the TJGA hashonored high school golfer

with the Frank StranahanPlayer of the Year Award,

using a points system

based on a series of tourna-ments played throughout

the Summer. The playerwith the most points at the

conclusion of these tourna-ments takes home the hon-

or of Stranahan's name.

And for the last two years, that player has been

Trevor Dominique.“Our 2013 and 2014

winner was Trevor Domi-nique from Wauseon, who

dominated the points forthe second consecutive year.” This per the TJGA's

ofcial website.Indeed, in the 2014

tournaments, held from

June 9 to July 28, theWauseon High School Se-nior had 12 top ten nishesout of 14 matches, includ-ing 3 rst place and 4 sec-ond place nishes in a eldof 139 competitors. The In-dian representative scored3,365.85 points, giving hima 140.35 margin of victoryagainst second place nish-er Mitchell Kontak.

Aside from the TJGAPlayer of the Year honor,Dominique is also a two-time First Team All-OhioNorthwest District. He was

also named the Northwest

Ohio Junior Golf Associa-tion Player of the Year in

2012, and has achieved

medalist status at thePaulding Invitational, De-

ance Invitational, North-west Sectionals and Dis-

tricts, and the NWOAL Tournament. He even

earned a top ve nish at

the Cleveland Junior Open.It's starting to seem as

though Dominique is quiteaccomplished in his own

right.

T.J. Hug may be reached at [email protected]

PHOTO BY T.J. HUG, STAFF

PRESTIGIOUS AWARD ... Trevor Dominique receiving the

TJGA's Frank Stranahan Player of the Year Award.

Assorted Sports NewsTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

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