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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2014

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HILLTOP'S HANNAH BLEIKAMP BREAKS THE 1,000-POINT BARRIER

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HISTORY MADE ... Hannah Bleikamp of Hilltop releases the shot that eclipsed the 1,000-point barrier of her Varsity career. (View all photos from this event for FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.com)

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Montpelier Locomotives Disarrange The Northwood Rangers On The Road

NORTHWOOD: February 15, 2014 The Montpelier Locomotives went on the road to take on the Northwood Rangers on February 15. The TAAC attack was not enough to untrack the NWOAL ambassador Locos on this evening as Nate McCord knocked down 15 points and Alex Matzinger added another 12 as Montpelier came home with a 51-37 win. Parker Houk dropped in 9 points for the Locomotives, with Dylan Snyder adding 4 points, Kyrin Schuman and Michael Blake 3 apiece, Jared Shoup and Dalton Surbey 2 points each, and Jacob Leung one point. SCORING BY QUARTER: Montpelier 15 9 18 9 - 51 Northwood 2 16 14 5 - 37

Bulldogs Pile Onto The North Central Eagles On Homecoming

PIONEER: February 15, 2014 As Homecoming King Clayton Ferguson led his North Central Eagle teammates to the locker room to lace 'em up prior to the February 15 game against the Edgerton Bulldogs, no one could imagine what was coming at the opening tip. The theme for Homecoming Night, 'Fire and Ice', turned out to be more a prophecy than a mere theme. North Central came out brutally cold to supply the ice, and Edgerton couldn't miss, bringing a torch to the Homecoming celebration with a 60-27 blowout. The Bulldogs pitched an 18-0 shutout in the first period, and by the time the intermission rolled around, the Eagles were down 32-4...their worst offensive display in years. The barrage continued into the third when Ferguson led the Eagles back to life, but the second half efforts were more than countered by the Bulldogs that were still attempting threes into the fourth period. Ferguson led the Eagles with 11 points, while Jordan Reeves and Dylan Hutchison each had 5 points, and Brady Zuver, Jordan Bailey and Josh Roesner each had 2 points. SCORING BY QUARTER: Edgerton 18 14 16 12 - 60 North Central 0 4 7 16 - 27

EYES ON YOU ... Zac Robinson eyes the defender before setting up the Indians offense. (View all photos from this event for FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.
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By: Mitchell Peebles THE VILLAGE REPORTER Pettisville 2/15/14The Pettisville Blackbirds and Wauseon Indians went to battle in their annual matchup. The schools are separated by a mere five miles, which has only added to the rivalry between the two schools throughout the years. This years renewal of that rivalry was won by the Indians, as the Tribe rolled to a 55-27 victory over the Blackbirds. Both squads were evenly matched through for the first half of the opening quarter, as at the 5:30 mark of the first quarter, Pettisville and Wauseon were tied at four points a piece. The Indians soon created a bit of separation, scoring seven straight points to go on top 136. It looked as if the Indians were going to stop Pettisville from scoring for the remainder of the first period, that was until Pettisville senior Austin Dykstra nailed a 15 footer with only five seconds remaining in the opening quarter to end the Blackbird scoring drought, and make the score 13-8 in favor of the Tribe at the end of the first stanza. The spark at the end of the first quarter gave Pettisville some momentum as the second period of play began. At the 6:26 mark of the second quarter, Blackbird junior Tate Kauffman drained a three point shot to bring Pettisville within two of the Tribe, 15-13. However, that Blackbird momentum would not last for very long, as in the final six minutes of the first half, Noah Castle and Kris Boysel would take over the contest, leading the Indians on a 15-2 run to end the first half of the contest. Castle racked up 14 points to lead all scorers in the first half. The Wauseon run put the Tribe quickly in control of the contest, leading 30-15

at the intermission. The Blackbirds looked to get themselves back in to contention as the second half opened up, but the vaunted Indian defense came alive in the third quarter, holding Pettisville to only four points in the third period. Boysel continued his hot streak, and was assisted by junior teammate Jacob Newlove who hit a three late in the quarter, helping the Indians grow their lead to 42-19 as the third quarter buzzer sounded. As the fourth quarter began, the Tribe was firmly in control. Pettisvilles Jacob Reyes was not going to go out without a fight, as the senior made sure to score his final points on the court he called home for four years. However it was not enough to chip away at the Wauseon lead, as the Tribe would go on to win by a score of 55-27. With the win, Wauseon moves to 15-5 on the season, and is 6-1 in NWOAL play. Pettisville falls to 11-10 on the year, and 7-2 in the BBC. For the Blackbirds, Dykstra led the way with ten points. Noah Miller and Eli King both scored four, Tate Kauffman put down three, Jeremy Mann, Jacob Reyes, and Korben Rychener all finished with two points. Castle set the pace for Wauseon with 14 points. Newlove contributed 11, Boysel scored 10, Zach Johnson tallied up six, Dillon Schantz and Zac Robinson both put up four, and Caleb Andrews PHOTOS BY MITCH PEEBLES, STAFF and Corry Byers rounded out the night GOTTA GET PAST ME FIRST ... Jacob Newlove assumes a defensive stance during with three points a piece. the matchup versus Evergreen. (View all photos from this event for FREE by visiting SCORING BY QUARTER: Pettisville: 8, 7, 4, 8 - 27 Wauseon: 13, 17, 12 13 - 55
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Wauseon Indians Unfazed By Evergreen Slowdown Measures In NWOAL Win

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WAUSEON: February 14, 2014 A slowdown offense has its good points, but if your defense cannot get your opposition to play along, it is all filed under the same category...moot. The Wauseon Indians were certainly in non-compliance with the Evergreen slo-mo offense as they jumped out to an early lead and built on it for four quarters on February 14, finishing the night and the Vikings with a 43-23 win.

Jacob Newlove finished with a gamehigh 13 points for the Tribe, who are still a part of the logjam at the top of the conference. Zac Robinson and Corry Byers each had 9 points, Noah Castle had 6, and Kris Boysel and Carter Bzovi each had 3 points. SCORING BY QUARTER: Wauseon 11 6 14 12 - 43 Evergreen 5 3 11 4 - 23

CATCH ... Jacob Newlove is ready to pass the ball to a team mate during the Indians win at Pettisville Saturday.

GET THAT OUTTA HERE ... Kris Boysel attempts to block a basket from an Evergreen player.

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EDON VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL Front Kelby Sapp, Manager. Middle row Austin Kiess, Manager; Jim Peckham, Landon Bloir, Brock Thiel, River Wicker and Shane Zulch, Manager. Back row Varsity Assistant Coach Brien Moore, Head Varsity Coach Travis Arkwright, Jacob Brown, Levi Lemmon, Mike Peeples, Kaden Sapp, Alex Kirkingburg and Varsity Assistant Coach Cody Chrisman. Not pictured Wyatt Walkowski and Varsity Assistant Coach Nate Aschliman.

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Pettisville Defeats Stryker To Win Outright The 2013-14 BBC Championship

STRYKER: February 14, 2014 The Pettisville Blackbirds sealed the deal on another undisputed BBC championship on February 14, wresting it from the Fayette Eagles by means of a 38-35 defeat of the Stryker Panthers in The Cage. The win did not come easy for the Birds. Pettisville jumped out to an early lead, and built on it for an eight point advantage at the half. They held that lead until the fourth where the panthers mounted a late rally, only to have the clock cut them off three points short of the mark. Tate Kauffman led all scorers for the BBC Champion Blackbirds with 12 points, with Austin Dykstra getting 7. Josh Liechty and Jeremy Mann each had 5 points, Noah Miller and Korben Rychener had 4 points apiece, and Eli King put in a free throw. Dean Beamont landed 10 points for the Panthers, with Parker Ruffer getting 8 points, and Brannan Woolace 6. Tanner Clingaman fired off 5 points, Chad Ruffer 4, and Austin Grisier 2 points.

Tanner Clingaman Goes Off For 20 Points, But Hicksville Gets Past Stryker, 57-50
STRYKER: February 11, 2014 Tanner Clingaman rained down four deuces and four trifectas for a team-high 20 points, but his Stryker Panthers could not match up against the firepower of the Hicksville Aces on February 11, dropping a 57-50 decision in The Cage. Parker Ruffer knocked down 15 points for the Panther Pack, with Dean Beamont adding 9 points, Austin Grieser 4, and Brannan Woolace 2 points. SCORING BY QUARTER: Hicksville 15 9 17 16 - 57 Stryker 15 5 10 20 - 50

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threatened a blowout. The Birds were able to rally in the fourth, but the clock ended all hopes for a comeback. Korben Rychener led Pettisville with 17 points, and Josh Liechty had 10. Eli King posted 8 points, Austin Dykstra had 7, Tate Kauffman 6 and Jacob Reyes 2 points. SCORING BY QUARTER: Liberty Center 9 16 17 16 - 58 Pettisville 18 3 8 21 - 50

North Central Defeats BBC Rival Edon Behind Hutchison's Rainbows

PIONEER: February 14, 2014 The North Central Eagles had their hands full fending off a defiant Edon Bombers squad on February 14, but a Dylan Hutchison deuce and his third trey of the night helped the Eagles stave off a fourth quarter rally to give the hometown boys a 50-45 win. Hutchison led all scorers with 13 points, while Clayton Ferguson added 11. Jordan Reeves and Chase Legacy

Locomotives Suffer Big Loss To NWOAL Foe Swanton

By: Mitchell Peebles THE VILLAGE REPORTER SWANTON 2/14/14The 20132014 season did not end the way the Montpelier Locomotives wanted it to, as they suffered a 84-40 trouncing at the hands of NWOAL rival Swanton. The Bulldogs wasted little time taking complete control of the contest, as they jumped out to an 18 point lead in the first quarter, outscoring the Locos 24-6 in the opening quarter. Things did not get much better for Montpelier in the second period, as they again were outscored by a double digit margin, this time on the short end of a 26-7 deficit. At the break, the Bulldogs of Swanton led the Montpelier Locomotives by a convincing 50-13 margin. While the third quarter was not as lopsided as the first two had been, Montpelier was unable to keep the Bulldogs from pulling away even more than they already had. The Loco offense was able to score ten points in the third quarter,

PETTISVILLE: February 10, 2014 The Pettisville Blackbirds may have had a firm hand on the BBC title for 2014, SCORING BY QUARTER: but the NWOAL Liberty Center Tigers Pettisville 12 9 8 9 - 38 took them to task in interleague play, Stryker 6 7 8 14 - 35 58-50. Pettisville came out on fire in the first period, doubling up on the Tigers in an 18-9 run, but then their offense went into hibernation. 16-3 and 17-8 runs by the Tigers in the second and third perieach notched 9 points, Branden Turner ods not only obliterated their deficit, but had 6 points, and Ethan Douglass had 2. River Wicker and Kaden Sapp each delivered 10 points to front Edon, with Landon Bloir adding 8. Mike Peeples put in 7 points, Jake Brown had 6, and EDON: February 10, 2014 Throw Brock Thiel added 4 points. away the won-lost records and admit it... SCORING BY QUARTER: The Hangar in Edon is not an easy place North Central 13 20 3 14 - 50 to get a road win. The Boys in Bomber Edon 10 8 10 17 - 45 Blue came into their February 10 BBC game against Fayette with a 7-9 record overall, while Fayette was sporting another fine season at 11-5. All signs pointed to a likely Eagles' win, but like I said, The Hangar is not a place where visitors have an easy go of it. The 36-33 Fayette victory but gave up 19 on the defensive end, was one for the ages. The Eagles and Bombers went back making the score 69-23 at the end of and forth until a 15-10 third put Fayette three quarters of action. Montpelier was able to close the gap up by seven going into the fourth. Kaden in the fourth quarter, but it was too late Sapp canned 8 of his team-high 13 points to start building any momentum. The to lead an Edon rally in the fourth that Locos won the fourth quarter 17-15, but saw the Bombers pull even at the end of making the final tally 84-40 in favor of regulation. Overtime was on the way. In the extra period, both teams' defensthe Swanton Bulldogs. Matzinger led the Locos with seven es came to the fore, putting the clamps on points in the contest. Surbey was able scoring. Finally, the Bombers worked a to put up five, Houk, McCord, Schuman, strategy to move the ball around, kill the and Hulbert all contributed four, Leung clock, and go for a final shot. The stratand Lyons both scored three, and egy worked well, until they moved the ball Shoup, Matson, and Snyder finished the into the right corner where the Fayette defense forced a turnover. night with two points of the Locos. After a timeout and with the potential of a second overtime looming large, the SCORING BY QUARTER: Swanton: 24, 26, 19, 15 - 84 Montpelier: 6, 7, 10, 17 - 40 The Locos finished the NWOAL season with and 0-8 league record.
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Fayette Tops Edon In Overtime After Sanford's Half Court Prayer Is Answered

ball was inbounded from Grant Schaffner to Chandler Sanford, a senior with track and cross country experience dating back to his junior high days. Turning around and coming back to the other side of the court, he was picked up by Edon's Brock Thiel who turned Sanford to the sideline. With the clock down to two seconds, Sanford, who had the pedal to the metal, ran the tightrope between River Wicker and the sideline, firing off a shot as he hit midcourt just prior to the buzzer. The ball grazed the back of the hoop...everything else was all net as the three-point prayer was answered. The explosion of the Fayette faithful was equally mirrored by the stunned silence of Bomber Nation. Sanford led all scorers with 15 points for Fayette, with Koby Biddix landing 8. Jerad Seiler had 6 points, Tristen Bates, Tyler Cox and Skylar Lantz each had 2 points, and Schaffner finished with a free throw. Jacob Brown backed Sapp with 8 points for Edon. Thiel finished with 7 points, Wicker 3, and Mike Peeples 2 points. SCORING BY QUARTER: Fayette 3 8 15 7 3 - 36 Edon 6 3 10 14 0 - 33

Fayette Eagles Rally Past Evergreen In A Fourth Quarter Stunner

Koby Biddix rained down a team-high 11 for the Eagles. Wade Burkholder put in 10 points, Chandler Sanford 8, and Tyler Cox 5 points. SCORING BY QUARTER: Fayette 9 13 2 10 - 34 Evergreen 9 12 10 2 - 33

Frigid First Half Shoots Down Hilltop In BBC Play Against Fayette

FAYETTE: February 8, 2014 A key to running the slowdown offense is knowing when to ramp it up. The Evergreen Vikings failed to do so on February 8, allowing a seven-point fourth quarter lead to vanish and the Fayette Eagles to rally to a 34-33 win.

Indians Bounce Elmwood In Non-Conference Action

By: Mitchell Peebles THE VILLAGE REPORTER WAUSEON 2/8/14---The Wauseon Indians played host to non-conference foe Elmwood. It was the Indians stout defense that led the way to an easy victory as the Tribe would down the Royals of Elmwood by a final score of 60-28. It was a slow first quarter for both squads offenses. The Tribe would start off with a three pointer by senior Zac Robinson early on in the quarter, but would be unable to jump out to a big lead in the opening quarter, as at the end of the first quarter of action, the scoreboard read 9-5 in favor of Wauseon. Elmwood gained some momentum in the early part of the second period, even taking a 12-11 lead over the Tribe. Mitchell Peebles may be reached at Wauseon head coach Chad Burt called a publisher@thevillagereporter.com timeout, and was able to make the proper adjustments to get his team back in to the lead. Wauseon junior Noah Castle was a vital part of this Check out our prices before you sell! comeback, scoring six of INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL the Indians 11 points in the second quarter. At half, Buyer of Scrap Container Service Available it was the Indians who held Aluminum Cans Copper, Brass, Roll-Off Containers Ready to Serve You a 20-15 lead over the visitStainless Aluminum Industry, Contractors, Individuals Car Bodies & Farm Machinery Sizes: 20, 30 & 40 Cubic Yards ing Elmwood Royals. The third quarter is Serving the We Do Tri-State Area Clean-Up Jobs! 419-636-5215 when all doubt would be eliminated from the con1 1/2 Miles West Of St. Rt. 15 on County Road H, Bryan, Ohio test, as the Indians would take complete control of the contest. The Indian defense held Elmwood to only five points in the third quarter. Meanwhile, five different players would score for Wauseon, putting 20 points on the board in the third quarter alone. In fact, Wauseon scored as many points in the third stanza as Elmwood had in the first three quarters combined. Going in to the fourth and final quarter of action, the Tribe held a 4020 lead. Wauseon would not take their foot off the gas in the final quarter of the night, scoring 20 more points in the final quarter. Kris Boysel scored eight points in the fourth, giving him a total of 14 points in the second half alone. Elmwood could do nothing to close the gap, and the Tribe would go on to win the contest by a final score of 60-28. Leading the way for the Indians was Boysel with 16, Corry Byers contributed 11 on the night, Castle and Jacob Newlove both scored nine, Zac Robinson put six points on the board, Zach Johnson had four, Alec Lillich and Carter Bzovi both scored two, and Dillon Schantz rounded out the scoring with one point.

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WEST UNITY: February 14, 2014 The Hilltop Cadets have struggled all season long with consistency, and with Fayette in the house on February 14, the old bugaboo returned to bite the hometown boys. Hilltop posted a second half advantage of 25-16 over the Eagles, a difficult task against their defense. That advantage was not enough to atone for a paltry five-point output in the first half that allowed Fayette to come away with a 35301 win. Koby Biddix continued his torrent

of treys, landing four for Fayette and a game-high 12 points. Chandler Sanford put up 8 points, Jerad Seiler 6, Tristan Bates 4 points, Wade Burkholder drained a trey, and Grant Schaffner had a deuce. Quinn Smith landed 11 points for the Cadets, with Miklo Abner firing off 8. Jalen Towers had 5 points, Xavier Lowery had 4 points and 5 boards, and Will McKinney had 2 points. SCORING BY QUARTER: Fayette 14 5 8 8 - 35 Hilltop 3 2 10 15 - 30

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FAYETTE VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL ... Front - Justin Stoltzfus, Chandler Sanford, Marcus Stoltzfus and Tyler Cox. Back - Head Coach Todd Mitchell, Grant Schaffner, Jerad Seiler, Tristen Bates, Koby Biddix, Wade Burkholder and Skylar Lantz

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FAYETTE VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL ... Front - Manager Jocelyn Figgins, Manager Harley Phillips, Rylee Ruger, Madelyn Maginn, Kaela Seiler, Jena Myers, Manager Brianna Brubaker and Manager Marisa Seiler. Back - Coach Figgins, Paige Keefer, Taylor Griffths, Katelyn Bates, Alexis Fruchey, Michaela Bates and Jessie Wheeler.

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NORTHWOOD: February 15, 2014 - town with a convincing 42-30 win. The Northwood Rangers were no match for No other statistical information from the JV boys of Montpelier as the Locos left this game was made available.

Liberty Center Falls To Pettisville JV Boys

PETTISVILLE: February 10, 2014 The with a 43-40 decision. Pettisville Blackbirds hung on to send the No other statistical information from Liberty Center Tiger JV squad packing this game was made available.

Montpelier JV Squad Defeats Northwood Fayette Flattens The Edon Bomber JVs

North Central JVs Fall To Edgerton

PIONEER: February 15, 2014 The the Eagles, with Josh Roesner adding 7 North Central Eagles had the Homecoming points, Kaleb Geiser 3, and Nick Henry jitters on February 15, opening the door and Ethan Douglass 2 points apiece. for Edgerton's JVs to stage a 37-23 uprisSCORING BY QUARTER: ing. Edgerton 14 7 13 3 - 37 North Central 4 5 3 11 - 23 Steven Williams hit for 9 points to lead

EDON: February 10, 2014 The Fayette Eagles jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, defeating the Edon Bomber JVs by a 36-23 score. Joel Smith led a balanced Fayette attack with 9 points, while Danial Michael had 8 and Casen Burkholder 7. Kamren Randall put up 4 points, Michael Brubaker and Garrett Reinking each had 3 points,

and Justin White had 2. Preston Klingler hit for a team-high 8 points for the Bombers, while Jim Peckham had 6 points, Trey Walz 4, Braden Miller 3 and Brayden Bauer 2. SCORING BY QUARTER: Fayette 15 3 8 10 - 36 Edon 5 8 6 4 - 23

Montpelier Junior Varsity Squad Picks Up A Win Over Swanton

SWANTON 2/14/14The JV Montpelier Locomotives scored a 29-27 victory over the Swanton Bulldogs. SCORING BY QUARTER: Swanton: 3, 7, 6, 11 - 27 Montpelier: 5, 6, 9, 9 - 29

HAMLER 2/7/14In NWOAL action, the Wauseon JV Indians defeated Patrick Henry Patriots 48-34. Rychener scored 14 points to set the pace for the Tribe. He was followed by Bzovi with 11, Dorsey had eight, Creager scored six, Flory put up four, Bost

Wauseon JV Defeats Patrick Henry

SCORING BY QUARTER: Wauseon: 13, 8, 6 , 21 - 48 Patrick Henry: 13, 8, 5, 8 - 34

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Wauseon Indian JVs Bump Off Evergreen

WAUSEON: February 14, 2014 The Wauseon Indians landed a 44-36 NWOAL knock on the Evergreen Viking JVs on February 14. No other statistical information from this game was made available.

North Central JVs Overfly Edon Bombers

PIONEER: February 14, 2014 The North Central Eagles jumped out on an early 14-4 run and never looked back, dumping the Edon Bomber JV boys by a 39-31 score. Josh Roesner led the Eagles with 11 points, with Steven Williams getting 9 points. Ethan Douglass fired off 7 points, Kaleb Geiser and Brock Zuver had 4 points apiece, and Nick Henry and Jordan Bailey each had a deuce. Brayden Bauer led all scorers with 15 points for Edon, with Preston Klingler and Jim Peckham each adding 8 points. SCORING BY QUARTER: North Central 14 2 12 11 - 39 Edon 4 11 2 14 - 31

Fayette JVs Shut Down The Hilltop Cadets

WEST UNITY: February 14, 2014 Tharyn Colegrove and Joel Smith led seven Fayette Eagles in the scorers column as the Fayette Eagles unloaded a 37-22 BBC defeat on the Hilltop Cadet JVs. Casen Burkholder posted 6 points for the Eagles, with Michael Brubaker and Kamrin Hunter each adding 4 points, Justin White 2 points, and Dylan Stannard a free throw. Nic Scheiber had 7 to lead Hilltop, with Tim Maneval getting 5 points, Taylor Trent and Cole Haynes nailing 4 apiece, and Levi Grant getting a deuce. SCORING BY QUARTER: Fayette 14 9 8 6 - 37 Hilltop 10 4 2 6 - 22

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HILLTOP VARSITY BOYS' BASKETBALL ... Front - Kelby Grime, Caleb Michalkiewicz, Tim Maneval, Quinn Smith, Erik Stipe and Will McKinney. Back - Head Coach Keil Miller, Nic Schieber, Jalen Towers, Ryan Brooker, Xavier Lowery, Miklo Abner, JV Coach Phil Fogle and Freshman Coach Josiah Poletta.

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Pettisville Blackbirds Claim First Outright BBC Title Since 2009

A GOOD SEASON ... Pettisville hosted the Lady Panthers of Stryker, and with this evening's 38-26 victory, The Lady Blackbirds closed out the regular season title, finishing with a 9-1 BBC mark and 20-2 record on the season. (View all photos from this event for FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.com) By: Mitchell Peebles THE VILLAGE REPORTER PETTISVILLE 2/13/14The Pettisville Lady Blackbirds capped off their 2013-2014 regular season campaign in style, claiming their first 20 win season in program history, and winning their first outright BBC title since 2009 with a 38-26 victory over the Stryker Panthers. The Blackbirds would quickly take control of the contest, as in the first quarter of action, the Pettisville defense held Stryker to only two points, while scoring 11 points of their own to take a nine point lead at the end of the first quarter. The Panthers were able to slim the Blackbird lead in the second stanza, outscoring Pettisville 11-9 to make it a seven point game at halftime. The Blackbirds led 20-13 at the intermission. It would be a stalemate in the third quarter, with both teams scoring six points, making it 26-19 in favor of Pettisville at the end of three quarter of play. In the fourth and final period of action, Pettisville would start to pull away from the Panthers. The Blackbirds finished the contest by outscoring Stryker 12-7 in the fourth quarter, allowing them to grab the 38-26 victory, and claim the BBC Girls Basketball championship. Lauren Hostetler led the way for the Blackbirds with 18 points in the contest. Mikala Avina, Jordyn Pursel, and Audra Klopfenstein all contributed six to the Pettisville cause, and Dana Fricke rounded out the Blackbirds scoring with two. For the Panthers it was Conner Varner setting the pace with 11, Christine Huston scored seven, Ashley Haines had three, and Conner Sullivan and Gabrielle Paxton both finished with two points. Pettisville head coach Jason Waldvogel said after the contest It was a nice win against a quality team that is very well coached. I am happy for our seniors to finish their career on their home court with a win. Lauren Hostetler was great on both ends of the floor tonight. Audra Klopfenstein did a great job defending one of the better players in our league. Olivia Wright is another senior that works hard in practice and plays a big role in helping and supporting her teammates.
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HONORS ... Senior Jena Myers was honored on Senior Night at Fayette, playing in her last regular season home game. (View all photos from this event for FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.com) FAYETTE: February 13, 2014 The Hilltop Lady Cadets have proven once again they are not a squad to be taken lightly as the senior laden Lady Cadets held on for a 63-61 road victory over the Fayette Lady Eagles on February 13. With the win, Hilltop closed out the regular season in the BBC with a 7-3 mark, placing the Lady Cadets in a tie for second place with Fayette behind Pettisville. For Hilltop in the victory Emily Armbruster once again powered the Lady Cadets with 24 points on the game. Also in double figures, LeAnn Joost recorded 16 points and 6 rebounds while Hannah Bleikamp added 113 along with 9 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Kailey Creamer logged 6 points and 6 assists while taking away 2 steals. Destiny Denton hit for 2 in the game but played a key offensive role adding 7 assists. Cierra Grant rounded out the scoring for the lady cadets with 2. In the tough loss for the Lady Eagles, Taylor Griffiths continued her scoring outburst this season with 21 points. Also in double figures for the Lady Eagles, Kaela Seiler had 17 and Paige Keefer recorded 10 in the game. Michaela Bates had 5 and both Jessie Wheeler and Kaetlyn Bates had 4. SCORING BY QUARTER: Fayette 7 18 15 21 - 61 Hilltop 12 24 11 16 - 63

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METAMORA 2/13/14The Wauseon Indians freshman team claimed the NWOAL freshman tournament championship with a 38-34 overtime victory over the Bryan Golden Bears. Isaiah Solomons 21 points led the SCORING BY QUARTER: Wauseon: 9, 5, 6, 9 OT: 9 - 38 Bryan: 2, 8, 12, 7 OT: 5 - 34

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North Central Lady Eagles Record Four Players In Double Figures; Clip Edon In OT

Hannah Bleikamp Breaks The 1,000-Point Barrier And The Hilltop Lady Cadets Hand The Antwerp Lady Archers A Lopsided Loss

STANDING O TIME ... Hannah Bleikamp was recognized for her 1,000th career PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF point during an official time out. She is pictured with her parents, Bobbie and Phil CANT BLOCK THIS ... Edons Kaitlyn Sonnenberger puts up a shot as North Cen- Bleikamp, as well as her coach, Aaron Schmidt. (View all photos from this event for trals Abbey Litzenberg attempts to foil her attempt. (View all photos from this event FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.com) for FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.com) nipping at her heels, Bleikamp cut into By Timothy Kays NORTH CENTRAL: February 13, berg hit a bucket for 2 and Julia Rhinethe right side of the lane and let go a THE VILLAGE REPORTER 2014 North Central put on a display in hard closed out the scoring with a free running jumper from six feet away. The WEST UNITY: February 11, 2014 ball went in, and at the 3:06 mark in the team scoring on February 13 to record throw for 1. The Hilltop Lady Cadets know how to In a busy night for the scoreboard second quarter...8:17 pm for those who a hard fought 61-59 overtime victory at throw a Senior Night bash. After their operator, along with Alex Kiesss 23, missed the game, Hannah Bleikamp behome over the Edon Lady Bombers. February 11 tilt, the Antwerp Lady ArFor the Lady Eagles in the overtime Kaitlin Chrisman hit for double figures chers can attest to the fact. Emily Arm- came the third Lady Cadet to break the victory, four players recorded a dou- as well, hitting for 14 on the night. Kai- bruster led all scorers with 21 points, 1,000 career point barrier. The deuce ble figure scoring night with Sabrina tlyn Sonneberger added 8 and Hannah Hannah Bleikamp broke the 1,000-ca- from the paint was point number 1,001. The game was stopped temporarily as Pickford leading the way with 18; Ra- Gutting dropped in two buckets for 4 on reer point barrier, and Kayla Settlemire, chael Oxender recorded 17 while Cady the game. Baylee Gearheart chipped in out injured since the Swanton game, public address announcer Tom Schaper VanDeVoorde hit for 13. Makayla Hayes a bucket and Jordan Matthews hit one made it onto the hardwood of The Bun- announced the event to what had bedropped in 10 rounding out the double from the line to round out the scoring ker one more time as the Lady Cadets come a loud and sustained standing ovation. Hannah received the congratufigure explosion for the Lady Eagles for the Lady Bombers. unloaded the frustrations of a threelatory hugs from her teammates, and lineup. Also in the game, Abby Litzengame losing streak on the Lady Archers then from her parents, Phil and Bobby a 66-30 score. bie Bleikamp who came onto the floor. The road to Senior Night was, at best, Hilltop Head Coach Aaron Schmidt prerocky. A loss to Swanton after the Lady sented Hannah with the game ball, after Cadets failed to hold a late lead was folwhich many of the hometown faithful lowed by the same thing to BBC rival put down the signs of support that they Pettisville...a loss that cost them a piece were holding up to that point, pulled out of the conference title. An obviously decameras, and began snapping photos of moralized an banged up Hilltop squad the historical moment. The Lady Cadets was then clobbered by Edgerton on went on to expand their lead to 21 going February 8, leading to the Senior Night into the intermission at 38-17. game. The focus of the Lady Cadet faithUnfortunately for the Lady Archers, ful was on Bleikamp, a Sienna Heightsthe timeout taken to honor Hannah bound senior who came into the contest Bleikamp was just a brief respite. The just six points shy of 1,000 for her elite second half remained to be played, and career. The focus of Bleikamp and her the Lady Cadets, still riding the high of a teammates though was decidedly differhistory-making moment and a 21-point ent...get off the schneid, and get back to lead, were not about to have a replay of playing winning, Hilltop hoops. the Swanton and Pettisville games...uhBoth teams came out with tough deuh. fenses that kept each other off the scoreThe hometown girls hit the hardboards in the early going. A full-court wood in the second half with the same press by the Lady Cadets was equally direction that they had coming into the effective as the 2-1-2 full court zone game, and the intensity to back it up. press of Antwerp. Eventually though, This time around, there would be no late the team with better ball movement and rally. The Lady Cadets went on 17-7 run control began to find chinks in the arin the third to open the advantage to mor of their opponents, and that team 31 at 55-24. In the fourth period, there was Hilltop. With Antwerp well aware were only two things remaining to acof the potency of Bleikamp, they could NOOOOOO ... Edons Jordan Matthews reacts as North Centrals Sabrina Pickford not afford to double up on her senior complish. Make sure that there was not going to be any late-game suspense... puts up a shot. partner, the equally dangerous Emily check. The Lady Cadets continued to Armbruster. It was Armbrusters paint add to their lead to ensure that point. plowing that gave the Lady Cadets an All that remained was to make sure early lead that they would never surrenthat Senior Night was truly, Senior der. On the other end of the floor, the PETTISVILLE 2/13/14The Pet- Crouch with seven points. Night. With under four minutes left in Lady Archers were finding senior Kailey tisville Lady Blackbirds junior varsity the game, Coach Schmidt took care of Creamers point defense almost omnisquad grabbed a 24-21 win over the SCORING BY QUARTER: that detail when he called Settlemire off present, and fellow senior LeAnn Joost Panthers of Stryker. Pettsville: 7, 4, 6, 7 - 24 the bench to check in. Unable to play a pain in the paint. Antwerp did not get The Blackbirds leading scorer was Stryker: 5, 8, 6, 2 - 21 but still able to suit up, the addition of onto the scoreboard until less than a Settlemire to the lineup allowed her to minute remained in the first, and they join her fellow seniors Joost, Creamer, went into the second trailing 11-4. The Bleikamp and Armbruster on The BunLadies In Red would turn the game into ker hardwood one final time before their a blowout in the second. hometown faithful. All five then checked Bleikamp had ample opportunities to out, bringing an end to their home regwrap up her 1,000th point earlier in the ular season careers. The lead and the first period, but instead chose to pass off game well in hand, the Hilltop Lady Cain favor of sure scoring opportunities...a det Class of 2014 went out in style with strategy that proved successful on the a 36-point win. scoreboard. As her point total slowly Armbruster finished with 6 boards, rose, so did the anxiety of the crowd. 4 steals and a game-high 21 points for When a three attempt from the upper the 13-7 / 6-3 Lady Cadets, and Bleileft side hit the back iron, the collective kamp went for 18 points, 5 rebounds groan from the audience could be felt as and 3 swipes. Cierra Grant knocked easily as it was heard. The patience of down 9 points, Creamer had 7 points, the Lady Cadets on the floor was winand Bailey Funkhouser rained down a ning the game, and as the clock ticked trey. Joost finished with 2 points, Desdown toward the three minute mark in tiny Denton had a deuce and a dozen the half, the impatient audience finally dimes, and Allie Schmitt and Karissa got to see the history made that they eaCrisenbery came off the bench to each gerly anticipated. add another 2 points. Still playing the tough pressure deA big-time celebration in small-town fense, Bleikamp got a hand on the ball America...this Senior Night Bash in The being dribbled by an Antwerp guard. AlBunker only took a couple of hours to though more a ball-handling disruption complete, but the memories generated than a steal at the beginning, the action on this night are guaranteed good for a caused the Lady Archer to lose control lifetime. of the ball for a split second...and that SCORING BY QUARTER: was all Bleikamp needed. With the Lady Archers already falling back, Bleikamp Hilltop 11 27 17 11 - 66 cleared the ball to herself and took off Antwerp 4 13 7 6 - 30 on the right side. With one defender in Timothy Kays can be reached at PHOTOS BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF front of her, two to her right and the tim@villagereporter.com COMING THROUGH ... Maddie Richmond of Montpelier drives through two defenders. all-too-recently pilfered Antwerp guard (View all photos from this event for FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.com)

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JV Blackbirds Defeat Stryker

Lady Locomotives Host Out Of Conference Foe Fairview; Cruise To Victory Over Lady Apaches

MONTPELIER: February 11, 2014 The Montpelier Lady Locomotives hosted the Lady Apaches of Fairview on February 11, defending the home court for a convincing 48-38 victory. In the win for Montpelier, Baylee Hageman and Hannah Blake both kept the scoreboard lights moving with 19 and 17 points respectively on the night. Hageman also recorded 10 assists in the game along with a steal. Malorie Yagelski logged 5 points on the game while

Audry Pirtle, Regan Steffes and McKenna Quaderer each hit 1 bucket; Maggie Richmond rounded out the scoring with a hit from the free throw line for 1. As a team, Montpelier controlled the boards, out-rebounding the Lady Apaches 38-24 while shooting 36 percent from the field over Fairviews 27 percent. SCORING BY QUARTER: Montpelier 9 16 8 15 - 48 Fairview 11 5 7 15 - 38

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BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL ... Front From Left to Right: Branden Turner, Dylan Hutchison, Chase Legacy, Clayton Ferguson. Back: Coach Chris Fidler, Jordan Bailey, Brady Zuver, Head Coach Justin Houk, Jordan Reeves, Ethan Douglas, Josh Sawyer, Coach John Waterston.

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Pettisville Lady Blackbirds Continue To Roll; Crush Liberty Center On The Road
LIBERTY CENTER: February 11, 2014 The Pettisville Lady Blackbirds continued their winning ways on February 11, steamrolling to a statement 47-31 victory over the Lady Tigers. With the win, Pettisville moved to 19-2 on the season, and remain one of Northwest Ohios premier teams moving into postseason action. Mikala Avina led the way for the Lady Blackbirds with 11 on the night while teammate Lauren Hostetler also recorded double figures with 10 on the game, including 2 from the three range. Dana Fricke hit for 9, Jordan Purcel recorded 8, and Audra Klopfenstein chipped in 7. Katie Hoffman recorded a bucket also in the win. As a team, the Lady Blackbirds shot 38 percent from the field and went 8 of 15 at the line. Pettisville also controlled the boards, out-rebounding the Lady Tigers 32-17. Summarizing the game, Head Coach Jason Waldvogel stated We had a very balanced attack in a game that never found a flow to it. The Lady Blackbirds close out the regular season February 13 at home hosting Stryker. SCORING BY QUARTER: Pettisville 16 15 6 10 - 47 Liberty Center 9 8 7 7 - 31

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North Central Lady Eagles Drop Close Battle With Hicksville In Out Of Conference Tilt
PIONEER: February 11, 2014 The North Central Lady Eagles played host to Hicksville on February 11 in an out of conference game, falling in a nail bitter 52-51. For North Central in the loss, Sabrina Pickford had a big night with 12 to lead the Lady Eagles. Both Rachael Oxender and Alyssa Swank joined Pickford in double figures with 10. Hannah Siekemeyer had an active night with 8; Abby Litzenberg had 5, Allison Ryan dropped in 4. Jackie Kinsman also got on the board in the game with 2 rounding out the scoring for North Central. North Central dropped to 5-15 on the season with the tough loss. SCORING BY QUARTER: Hicksville 11 9 12 20 - 52 North Central 9 21 10 11 - 51

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PIONEER: February 10, 2014 The Stryker Lady Panthers are renowned for a turnover creating defense. Their BBC rivals, the North Central Lady Eagles, are well aware of the Stryker strategy, and during the games of the last couple of seasons, they have found ways to lessen the blow. February 10 was not one of those games. The Lady Panthers forced 25 turnovers with their pressure defense, converting them into scoring opportunities that saw Stryker run away with a 62-30 score over North Central. The senior core of Stryker did the most damage, with Conner Varner, Connor Sullivan and Christie Huston posting 25, 15 and 15 points respectively. Natasha Pegorch, Ashley Haines and Maddie Uribes each had 2 points, and Megan Graber landed a free throw. Sabrina Pickford put in a team-high 13 for North Central, with Cady VanDeVoorde adding 6. Hannah Siekemeyer had 4 points, Allison Ryan 3, and Rachel Oxender and Makayla Hayes 2 points apiece. SCORING BY QUARTER: Stryker 19 10 20 13 - 62 North Central 5 9 8 8 - 30

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2 POINTS ... Morgan Bzovi going for two points. (View all photos from this event for FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.com) WAUSEON 2/10/14The Wauseon Lady Indians junior varsity team defeated the Bulldogs of Rossford by a final score 43-30. No stats were available.

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Wauseon JV Downs Elmwood

WAUSEON 2/8/14The Wauseon Indians junior varsity squad was able to take down the Elmwood Royals by a score of 47-22. Dorsey was the Tribes leading scorer on the night with 14. Rycheners was next with nine, Creager scored eight, Bzovi and Bost both contributed five, and Tedrow, Brock, Lomas all scored two points on the night. SCORING BY QUARTER: Wauseon: 21, 6, 16, 4 - 47 Elmwood: 6, 4, 4, 8 - 22 PUTTING UP A WALL ... Edons Hannah Kaylor puts up some defense against North Centrals Emerald Newton.

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PETTISVILLE VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL ... Front Row: Manager Max Leppelmeier, Manager Mitchell Avina, Manager Joel Flory. Middle Row: Dustin Lucas, Noah Miller, Tate Kauffman, Eli King, Josh Liechty, Ben Graber. Back Row: Head Coach Greg Nofziger, Jacob Reyes, Jeremy Mann, Austin Dykstra, Korben Rychener, Assistant Coach Scott Rupp.

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Wauseon Eighth Graders Take Home NWOAL Title

WAUSEON 2/10/2014The Wauseon Indians eighth grade boys team won the NWOAL championship on a last second shot by Austin Rotroff, defeating Archbold 39-37. Rotroff led the Indians with 20 points. Also scoring for the Tribe was Carter Stump, Brooks Gype, Dalton Rice, Dawson Rupp, and CJ Moser. Wauseon finished the season with a 14-1 record.

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PETTISVILLE 2/10/14The Pettisville 8th grade girls basketball team defeated North Central by a 35-14 margin to finish a 15-2 season, and claim the BBC championship. Hostetler led the way for the Blackbirds with 11 points, Tilley was next with nine, Pursel scored six, Behnfeldy

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Blackbird 7th Grade Squad Wins BBC Championship

PETTISVILLEThe 7th grade girls BBC championship went to the Blackbirds of Pettisville, as they defeated Fayette 37-26. Leppelmeier scored 21 points for the Blackbirds, and Schnitkey had 12. Leading the way for Fayette was Ramos with six and Suarez had five SCORING BY QUARTER: Pettisville: 5, 10, 9, 13 - 37 Fayette: 10, 7, 4, 5 - 26

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WAUSEON V STRYKER 12-16-2013 JV FAYETTE V PETTISVILLE 01-16-2014 V FAYETTE V PETTISVILLE 01-16-2014 V MONTPELIER V BRYAN 01-16-2014

GIRLS BASKETBALL

V NORTH CENTRAL V STRYKER 01-17-2014 V STRYKER V TINORA 01-18-2014 JV STRYKER V TINORA 01-18-2014 EDON V MONTPELIER 01-17-2014

Grade School Basketball

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MONTPELIER V FAIRVIEW HOLIDAY CLASSIC JV HILLTOP V EDON 01-17-2014 V HILLTOP V EDON 01-17-2014 V MONTPELIER V BRYAN 01-17-2014

BOYS BASKETBALL

MONTPELIER, IRON HORSE INVITATIONAL 12-28-2013

WRESTLING

HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS

2014 STRYKER HOMECOMING

Montpelier Girls 6th Grade Basketball Team

ATHLETIC GALLERY ARCHIVES

WAUSEON V STRYKER 12-16-13 JV FAYETTE V STRYKER 12-13-13 MONTPELIER V EDGERTON 12-07-13 MONTPELIER V EDGERTON V GBB 12-07-13 N.CENTRAL V PETTISVILLE 12-06-13 STRYKER V HILLTOP 12-06-13 BRYAN V WAUSEON 12-06-13 STRYKER V MONTPELIER 12-03-13 MONTPELIER V SWANTON V GBB 11-29-13 HILLTOP V EDON V GBB 11-29-13 STRYKER V TINORA 11-26-13 PETTISVILLE V DELTA 11-26-13 STRYKER V N.CENTRAL V GBB 11-29-13 PETTISVILLE V FAYETTE 11-29-13

GIRLS BASKETBALL

9-13-13 HILLTOP V HOLGATE FB 8-30-13 EDON VS ANTWERP FB 9-6-13 EDON V EDGERTON FB 9-6-13 HILLTOP V ANTWERP FBL 9-6-13 MONTPELIER V LIBERTY CENTER FB 8-13-13 WAUSEON FB SCRIMMAGE 8-22-13 MONTPELIER FB V TINORA SCRIMMAGE

Front left: Arianna Cagle, MaKenzie Nemire, Halie Rose, Tory Steffes. Back row left: Emma Clair, Adrianna Konoff, Tianna Renfrow, Kennedy Caudill, Sarah Higbie, Katelynn Moor, Kamrn Schlosser.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DENA MOOR

Bowling Action
Wauseon Bowlers Narrowly Edge Out Patriots, Move On To District
NAPOLEON 2/14/14---The Wauseon Indians bowling team was able to move on the to district tournament, finishing just two pins ahead of Patrick Henry for the fourth and final district qualifying spot. In the first round of regular games, the Tribe rolled a team score of 820 pins. In the first round, Clayton Ricker led the way with a 199, Noah Stickley followed with a 172, Peyton Shadbolt rolled a 159, Nic Kearney scored a 151, and Kevin Moden finished with a 139. In the second round, the team had a total of 865 pins. Shadbolt rolled the teams highest individual round score of the day with a 206, Stickley put up a 184, Clayton Ricker had a 168, Kearney knocked down 164 pins, and Braydon

JV N.CENTRAL V HILLTOP 12-12-13 N.CENTRAL V HILLTOP 12-12-13 MONTPELIER V WAUSEON 12-12-13 STRYKER V FAYETTE 12-12-13 MONTPELIER V EDGERTON VBB 12-07-13 FAYETTE V EDON 12-05-13 HILLTOP V STRYKER 12-05-13 HILLTOP V EMANUEL CHRISTIAN 12-03-13 STRYKER V EDGERTON 11-30-13 N.CENTRAL V EVERGREEN V BBB 11-30-13 STRYKER V EDGERTON JV BBB 11-30-13

BOYS BASKETBALL

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MONTPELIER, IRON HORSE INV. 12-28-13 WAUSEON V EVERGREEN 12-19-13 WAUSEON V ARCHBOLD 12-19-13 WAUSEON @ FRICKERS DUELS 12-07-13 MONTPELIER QUAD PATRICK HENRY, WAUSEON, SWANTON 12-05-13

WRESTLING

10-12-13 STRYKER VOLLEYBALL AWARDS 10-15-13 SEC EDON V NORTH CENTRAL 10-15-13 STRYKER V FAYETTE 10-10-13 HILLTOP V PETTISVILLE 10-10-13 NC V FAYETTE 10-1-13 MONTPELIER V WAUSEON 10-1-13 STRYKER V NORTH CENTRAL 10-1-13 EDON V HILLTOP 9-26-13 STRYKER V PETTISVILLE 9-26-13 HILLTOP V FAYETTE 9-26-13 EDON V N.CENTRAL 9-24-13 PETTISVILLE V HILLTOP 9-24-13 FAYETTE V N.CENTRAL 9-23-13 STRYKER V WAUSEON 9-24-13 EDON V STRYKER V, JV & FROSH 9-5-13 N.CENTRAL V EDON 8-29-13 EDON GIRLS 9-9-13 FAYETTE V MONTPELIER 9-12-13 N.CENTRAL V STRYKER 9-12-13 MONTP V LIBERTY CENTER 8-26-13 PETTISVILLE, HILLTOP, WAUSEON 9-5-13 STRYKER V PETTISVILLE 8-20-13 WAUSON V HOLGATE 9-3-13 NORTH CENTRAL & MONTPELIER 8-29-13 STRYKER V MONTPELIER 8-26-13 HILLTOP V EDGERTON 8-26-13 MONTPELIER V BRYAN 9-9-13 FAYETTE VS MONTPELIER

VOLLEYBALL

WAUSEON V AYERSVILLE 11-26-13

SWIMMING

Ricker round out the second round with GOLF a 143. 9-26-13 D-III GOLF SECTIONALS The third and final regular game saw 9-23-13 HILLTOP & MONTPELIER GOLF the Indians score collect 852 pins. Clay- 2013 WAUSEON & MONTPELIER @ NWOAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP ton Rickers 195 was the top score for 9-26-13 WAUSEON SECT. GOLF ACTION Wauseon in the round.Kearney rolled a 2013 BBC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 186, Moden knocked down 170 pins, 9-3-13 N.CENTRAL, EDON, MONTPELIER 9-3-13 EDON GIRLS GOLF Stickely had a 155, and Shadbolt fin8-22-13 FAYETTE & PETTISVILLE GOLF ished with a 146. 9-7-13 STRYKER PANTHER GOLF INVITE In the six baker games, the Indians 8-19-13 WAUSEON, PETTISVILLE, NORTH CENscored 201, 178, 173, 178, 212, and TRAL 9-3-13 STRYKER V HILLTOP GOLF 179. 8-20-13 WAUSEON GOLF The total of 2537 pins from the regu8-29-13 MONTPELIER & N.CENTRAL GOLF lar games and the 1121 pins from the baker games gave the Indians a grand FOOTBALL total of 3658, just two pins ahead of Pat10-9-13 WAUSEON FB PLAYOFFS rick Henry for the final district qualify10-8-13 EDON PLAYOFF FB 11-01-13 MONTPELIER V DELTA ing spot.
10-18-13 HILLTOP V GIBSONBURG 10-18-13 MONTPELIER V DEL. JEFFERSON 10-18-13 EDON V CS FB 9-27-13 EDON V DANBURY 10-4-13 WAUSEON VS BRYAN 10-4-13 MONTPELIER V ARCHBOLD 10-4-13 EDON V OTTAWA HILLS 9-27-13 WAUSEON V LIBERTY CENTER

10-1-13 BBC CC JAMBOREE 9-17-13 EDON BBC CC JAMBOREE 9-12-13 N.CENTRAL, MONTP & HILLTOP 9-14-13 FAYETTE CC INVITE 8-26-13 HILLTOP VS MONTPELIER CC 8-24-13 FAYETTE, PVILLE, WAUSEON CC 9-7-13 ARCHBOLD CC BOYS & GIRLS INVITE (NUMEROUS TEAMS)

CROSS COUNTRY

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BAND & CHEERLEADING

9-27-13 MONTPELIER V BRYAN FBL 8-12-13 EDON FB PRACTICE 9-20-13 WAUSEON VS DELTA FB 9-20-13 MONTPELIER V SWANTON FB & BAND 9-20-13 HILLTOP V TOLEDO CHRISTIAN FB 8-30-13 WAUSEON VS FAIRVIEW FB & BAND 9-13-13 WAUSEON V SWANTON FB 9-6-13 WAUSEON V NAPOLEON FB 8-30-13 MONTPELIER V HILLTOP FB 8-9-13 MONTPELIER FB PRACTICE PHOTOS 9-13-13 EDON V HICKSVILLE FB

BAND & CHEER

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STRYKER VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL ... Front - Assistant Coach Tyler Woolace, Head Coach Larry Freshour, Dean Beamont, Alex Spahr, Jacob Hancock and JV Coach Kevin Beck. Back - Brannan Woolace, Brody Shock, Austin Grisier, Parker Ruffer, Tanner Clingaman, Cody Hall and Chad Ruffer.

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STRYKER VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL ... Front - Christie Huston, Natasha Pegorch, Ashley Haines, Connor Sullivan and Conner Varner. Back - Assistant Coach Ed Ruffer, Megan Graber, Brittany Brier, Gabrielle Paxton, Head Coach Steve Brown, Maddie Uribes, Audra Rupp and JV Coach Brett Grieser.

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Wrestling Action
Wauseon Indians Runner Up At 2014 BGSU DII Sectional Wrestling; Advance Nine To District
THE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Montpeliers Hunter McKelvey, Jordan Birdsall & Sean Taylor Advance From Sectionals To Bowling Green D-III Districts
No Statistics Received For This Event

DEANE RAMEY

GOING TO THE BIG SHOW ... Wauseon's Jackson Sluder will advance to BGSU at 138 lbs. Sluder finished fourth at the BGSU North Sectional to advance. (View all photos from this event for FREE by visiting www.thevillagereporter.com) By: Mark Mercer THE VILLAGE REPORTER BOWLING GREEN: February 15, 2014 The Wauseon Wrestling Team stood tall at the Stroh Arena on the BGSU Campus at the DII North Sectional on Saturday, February 15, finishing runner up in a field of 15, racking up 207.5 points. Nine individual wrestlers advanced to the district tourney, which will take place next Friday and Saturday at BGSU. Capturing individual championships on Saturday were Cameron Slattman at 126 pounds and teammate Wade Hodges at 132 lbs. Slattman completely outclassed the 126 lb weight bracket en route to his 2014 championship, recorded three pins in capturing the title. Wade Hodges was n a similar run in his first two matches, recording a 1st period pin at 1:48 and in his second match running away with a 14-0 shutout; however, in his final championship match, Hodges displayed why he will be the favorite heading into the district meet, toughing out a thrilling overtime 2-1 victory over Toledo Central Catholic's Nate Hagan. In what was perhaps the premier matchup of the Sectional finals, in the 170 lb weight class, 2013 State runner up Aaron Schuette (160 lb) and 2013 State runner up Seth Williams (152 lb) squared off with Williams making a crucial reversal as the clock hit zero to take a nail bitter 4-2. Also advancing to the 2014 DII District Meet for Wauseon will be Tre Campbell 160 lb (2nd), Andrew Bailey 106 lb (3rd), Alec Vonier 182 lb (3rd), Devon Jones 285 lb (3rd), Gage Campbell 120 lb (4th), Jackson Sluder 138 lb (4th).

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ALSO GOING TO THE BIG SHOW ... Gage Campell, 120 lb 4th place qualifier for the DII District Meet at BGSU.

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VARSITY BASKETBALL ... Managers - Tyson Britsch, Jack Leatherman, J.T. Hutchinson, Mason Thomas, Sean Brock, Cason Burt, Keaton Hartsock, Brady Thomas. Players Kneeling - Jacob Newlove, Jacob Maberson, Corry Byers, Alec Lillich, Zac Robinson, Caleb Andrews, Dillon Schantz. Standing - Coach Britsch, Coach Dave Storrer, Coach Burt, Kris Boysel, Zach Johnson, Noah Castle, David Williams, Coach Kyle Storrer, Coach Thomas.

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GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL ... Coach Lynelle Nofziger, Head Coach Ashley Oyer, Maddie Richer, Sally Frank, Natalie Koenig, Hannah Blaylock, Anna Marshall, Sariah Yackee, Lexi Lane, Hayley Archibeque, Coach Mike Marshall.

2013-14 SWIM TEAM ... First row - Jenna Rhodes, Jordan Sloan, Lexi Witt, Patience Bachman, Alexys Carteaux, Kate Precht. Second row - Emily Bray, Kasey Darnell, Abby Schmunk, Claudia Weber, Raychel Ramos, Alexis Meyer. Third row - Oliviah Banister, Harley Serres, Audry Thacker, Mikayla Russell, Marina Ayala, Ashlyn Dauterman, Faythe Hernandez. Fourth row - Quintin Reiser, Hector Mena, Boede Thourot, Blake Krauss, Seth Hutchinson, Cody Fry.

WAUSEON WRESTLING ... Front Row (L-R): Hayley Chamberlain, Aleea Volkman, Alexia Vielma, Angel Rocha, Andrew Bailey, Josh Collins, McKayla Campbell, Mariah Bailey, Krista Thierry, Alexa Martinez, Timber Kreiner. Middle Row (L-R): Amy Bosell, Sydney Bosell, Gage Campbell, Trey Malosh, Jackson Sluder, Alec Vonier, Cameron Slattman, Cody Hartman, Taylor Wilcoxon, Marcel Barajas, LJ Harris, Tori Kreiner. Back Row (L-R): Coach Glenn Coblentz, Coach Kevin Kreiner, Tre Campbell, Brady Neifer, Derek Schuette, Devon Jones, Aaron Schuette, Keegan Mack, Gordon Winland, Dylan Nicely, Wade Hodges, Tony Banister, Hunter Whitman, Head Coach Michael Ritter, Coach Scott Burnett.

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