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Eastwood and Otsego tend to share the Northern Buckeye Conference volleyball title every year, or one of the two programs wins it outright.

Last year, coach Jeff Beck’s Eagles fi n-ished second behind the Knights for the sec-ond straight year, after winning conference titles in 2011 and ‘12. Entering Thursday’s match at Genoa, this year’s Eastwood squad had yet to drop a single game en route to a 4-0 start.

The Eagles defeated visiting Delta and Fostoria in three sets apiece on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Beck, in his sev-enth season, said the players’ dedication in the offseason set a good tone for this fall.

“We had the most kids ever show up to everything we did in the summer, for every event,” Beck said. “We had that dedication in the weight room and in open gyms all summer. A lot of it had to do with the in-coming freshmen. A lot of them were com-ing out. This year, the girls just wanted to be in the gym and wanted to work hard.”

The Eagles return six starters, includ-ing fi rst-team All-NBC and District 7 per-former Mackenzie Albright. The senior libero, a four-year starter, has 45 digs in Eastwood’s fi rst four matches.

“I consider her like a third coach, an extension of my staff and me,” Beck said. “She has really developed an understanding of how to build a relationship with me, and that’s not always easy. She has learned what to do to make the environment positive.”

The other returning starters are seniors Alyssa Decker and Brianna Hoodlebrink, and sophomores Katelyn Meyer, Hannah Hodulik and Abigail Schroeder. Meyer and Hodulik were second-team All-NBC last season, while Hoodlebrink was an honor-able mention selection. Decker, a right side hitter/DS, is a three-year starter and a team captain with Albright.

“She is very motivational and posi-tive towards the other girls,” Beck said of Decker. “She’s chipper and upbeat, and you need that when practice is going rough.”

Eastwood strikers tall, athletic, return six starters

At left, Eastwood senior Alyssa Decker serves, and at right, sophomore Abigail Schroeder (5) sets for six-foot tall sophomore middle hitter Hannah Hodulik (4) in the Eagles' straight set victory over non-league foe Delta last week. The Eagles have not dropped a set in their fi rst four matches to start the season. (Press photos by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP)

Hodulik, a six-foot middle hitter, has 28 kills in four matches and is considered one of the team’s most intense competitors, according to Beck.

“When Hannah gets on the court, she is literally just fi erce,” Beck said. “She’s intense and it brings some intensity out of some of our girls who need to have it. She was a starter last year and plays pretty much year-round volleyball. She plays on a national team at Premier (in Maumee), and she just owns her middle position. She’s very skilled and knows what it takes to be a good middle hitter.”

Schroeder, a setter, already has 105 assists after being groomed for the posi-tion by last year’s setter, Jaci Jeurgens. Hoodlebrink, an outside hitter, has 18 kills

and 18 aces in three matches.“She has been our biggest surprise

as far as consistency,” Beck said. “She has transformed herself into the girl who wants the ball when we have to get a side out. Being a senior, this is her last shot at a league title and she wants it.”

Meyer, an outside hitter, led the team in kills last year and leads the team this year, with 55.

“I want her to go out and just contin-ue giving 100 percent effort,” Beck said. “Everything else will take shape with her. We want her to go out and have fun and have kills and not put pressure on herself.”

Junior Marisa Launstein starts at mid-dle hitter after playing on the outside on the junior varsity team last season.

“At the beginning it was a rough transi-tion, because middle is a tough position to learn,” Beck said. “The last two weeks, her learning curve has been unbelievable. She looks like she’s been a middle her whole career. She catches on real easily.”

Junior right side hitter Madison Provo and sophomore DS Kelley Turk are also pushing for more playing time for the Eagles, who will compete in Division III this season.

“We’re excited that we dropped down from Division II,” Beck said. “That’s a nice change for us because we will play some more evenly matched teams. My goals are high, but we cannot go backwards in our training. We’re progressing every time we touch the ball. If we don’t go backward in our training, we can go far.”

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Anthony Wayne. Check.Northview. Check.Clay volleyball coach Dave Conley

liked what he saw after the Eagles’ fi rst two matches of the season, wins over AW (three sets) and the Wildcats (fi ve sets). Clay was scheduled to open Three Rivers Athletic Conference action Thursday at Findlay.

“We’re playing very hard,” Conley said. “Great effort. We’re playing good de-fense and playing scrappy. We’re playing a

Clay ready for Three Rivers after downing NLL schools little bit young, which we are, at times and maybe not putting teams away. It’s early and we’re still building some good habits. I’m really happy with the girls’ attentive-ness, and they’re a very coachable young group. Very athletic.”

This year’s team has just two seniors and four juniors, and the returning start-ers are senior libero/outside hitter Maggie Merren, junior outside hitter Mallory Ladd and sophomore outside hitter Maddie Vargyas.

“We’ve got a good junior class and a re-ally good sophomore class behind them,” Conley said.

Merren, who transferred in from Cardinal Stitch last year, has 26 kills in two matches and is playing outside hitter un-til sophomore Shannon Coughlin returns from a broken thumb. Coughlin suffered the injury in the preseason and just got her cast off, according to Conley.

“We’re hoping she gets cleared in a week,” he said. “She means everything. She had a really good winter and probably added four inches over the winter. The sky’s the limit for her.”

Vargyas played in the middle last year but has moved to right side hitter in an at-tempt to “spread the offense,” Conley said.

“Maddie’s got more experience of-fensively than our younger middles,” the coach said. “We felt like if the younger middles could hold their own, Maddie could move over and spread our offense a little bit better. She’s done a good job with that. She’s a great student and a great leader and the heart and soul of our program.”

Ladd, an honorable mention All-TRAC selection last year, has 34 kills in two matches.

“She’s stepped up into our top out-side hitter role,” Conley said. “She gets the

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Clay ready for Three Rivers after downing NLL schools

Clay volleyball returning letter winners Alexa St Julian, Maggie Merren, and Mallory Ladd. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP)

beauty of the tougher matchups. She’s a great athlete, very consistent, very techni-cal, and she jumps out of the gym. Last year she played a big role for us and she is still only a junior, which is nice.”

Senior DS Alexa St. Julian, who is playing libero until Coughlin returns, has 34 digs while junior setter Abby Batch has 67 assists.

“She’s our only setter,” Conley said, “so she’s running the show and doing a good job. She plays good defense out of the back row.”

Sophomore middle hitter Normandy Berl has also secured a starting role, while junior Hannah Kolinski is playing a DS role in the back row with Vargyas.

“Normandy’s got a good motor,” Conley said. “She’s very eager, very coachable. She’s got some height on her (5-10) and can dominate a game in the middle. She’s a good blocker. Hannah is doing a good job for us and getting a lot of playing time.”

Junior DS Mackenzie Mallett, who is being used as a sub, played a key role in Clay’s win over Northview.

“She came in as a server and scored a bunch of points,” Conley said. “I don’t know if we would have survived that match without her. She made a couple big

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digs back there.”Madison Hornyak, a 5-9 freshman

middle hitter, is also getting playing time.“There is a ton of potential with her,”

Conley said. “She’s done a good job doing her job in the middle, blocking.”

Clay took second place in the TRAC regular season last year, behind top-ranked St. Ursula Academy, and took third at the conference tournament.

“We feel like if we can be the most improved team in the area this season, we can make a lot of noise in the conference and in the district,” Conley said. “I like our chances in the TRAC if we are the most improved team in the conference. We have some (teams) we have to close the gap on.”

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the district.

As a sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Committee and Team USA, BP is bringing the Road to Rio experience to Clay High School. The free tour offers fans an opportunity to meet Olympic and Paralympic athletes and enjoy hands-on exhibitions and sports demonstrations. It all takes place from 2-7 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the high school on 5665 Seaman Road in Oregon. Three U.S. Olympians will be present, including Toledo native and Rogers gradu-ate Erik Kynard Jr. and Paralympians Myles Porter, an Ohio native, and Brad Snyder. The 6-foot-4 Kynard continues to make his mark among the world’s elite high jumpers. The 2015 defending USA Indoor and Outdoor High Jump Champion was dubbed a prodigy of the event while attend-ing Rogers. He qualifi ed to compete in the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene Oregon at the age of 17. A two-time high school state champi-on and two-time Nike National Champion, the much sought-after Kynard attended “Jump U” at Kansas State University under the tutelage of head coach Cliff Rovelto. Kynard experienced continued suc-cess while at KSU in addition to winning the silver in the 2012 Olympics, he was also a two time NCAA Outdoor National Champion, three time Big 12 Champion in addition to countless other awards and ac-colades. Today, Kynard competes for Team USA and his sponsor, the Jordan brand. He is the son of Erik Kynard Sr. and Brandynn Adams, he has six sisters and three broth-ers, and currently resides in Manhattan, Kansas where he still trains under Coach Rovelto.

In 2005, Myles Porter was a freshman at the University of Toledo, majoring in Sports Medicine. While shuffl ing around his class schedule, he added a judo course

Three Olympians to appear at Clay, courtesy of BP

as an elective. Myles has always had an interest in grappling by virtue of his high school participation in wrestling and his dad’s wrestling coaching involvement. His interest in judo grew rapidly and he joined the university judo club.

With less than one-year of local com-petition experience, Myles traveled to the United States, Olympic Training Center

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(OTC) in Colorado Springs to attend a qualifi cation camp to represent the United States at the 2006 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Judo Championships. He made the team as the -100 Kg representative and took 5TH place in his fi rst international competition. Since then, he has been admitted into the resi-dent athlete program at the OTC and has

Myles Porter. (Courtesy Austin Staton/U.S. Communications & External Affairs)

competed in eleven countries on four con-tinents.

Because Myles is only the third visu-ally impaired judo athlete to be ranked na-tionally among his sighted peers, he makes an excellent roll model. U.S. Paralympics has channeled Myles’ energy into promot-ing judo to a national audience. He has represented U.S. Paralympics in New York City, Chicago, Miami and Washington D.C. to promote judo. He even gave President Obama a short judo lesson on the east lawn of the White House.

His dream is to be the fi rst judoka to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Brad Snyder is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a degree in na-val architecture. He served in Afghanistan where he lost his eyesight from an IED ex-plosion in 2011. Lt. Snyder was awarded a Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for Valor for his heroic efforts in Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team leader. He’s currently the No. 1 ranked S11 swimmer in the world in the 50, 100 and 400m freestyle.

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YEAR WAITE CLAY

1961 24 16

1962 20 0

1963 0 13

1964 14 14

1965 7 3

1966 8 15

1967 0 0

1968 24 38

1969 16 13

1970 6 0

1971 15 27

1978 0 28

1979 8 27

1980 0 34

1981 18 24

1983 6 27

1984 13 13

1985 6 0

1986 0 10

1987 6 13

1988 0 24

1989 6 28

1990 17 21

1991 0 46

1992 7 35

1993 14 28

1994 9 33

1995 7 19

1996 13 14

1997 13 16

1998 8 35

1999 23 20

2000 34 31

2001 7 39

2002 0 56

2003 6 25

2004 0 21

2005 34 27

2006 7 40

2007 7 37

2008 15 35

2009 13 34

2010 13 0

2011 15 7

2012 12 48

2013 21 47

2014 28 26

CLAY 32, WAITE 12 (3 ties)

Clay vs. Waite

‘Oil Barrel Trophy’

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By Yaneek SmithPress Contributing Writersports@presspublications.com

The annual fight for the Oil Barrel Trophy is one of the east side’s great tradi-tions. The annual non-league game features kids who grew up as friends from two schools located less than six miles apart competing in a game that allows the win-ner bragging rights for a year and can help to jumpstart their season. It brings out per-haps the biggest crowd for both teams each year, no matter what the prospects are for each team. Last year’s contest, a thriller that saw Waite rally to defeat Clay, 28-26, was a classic example of why the rivalry is such a part of the area’s fabric. It also showcases two coaches who have seen success in their career, but they are from different generations. Veteran Clay coach Mike Lee has been around the game a long time, and his success locally was dur-ing his days coaching at Woodmore, while the younger coach, Waite’s Dan Chipka, is only a few years removed from his college playing days at Bluffton University. The Indians, who faced a non-confer-ence slate that featured three playoff teams last year, got their first win last year in Week 3 against the Eagles and won four of their last five games to finish the year 5-5 and earn what would appear to be a share of the City League title with a 4-1 record in the league. However, the league did not award the title to Waite based on state com-puter points generated. The Eagles, competing in the Three Rivers Athletic Conferences, one of the state’s toughest leagues, went 2-8. To show how tough their schedule, one opponent, Central Catholic, was a Division III state champion. In Waite’s victory last year, quarterback Jeremy Pratt accumulated 215 yards of total offense, including 174 on the ground, and scored two touchdowns. Clay nearly tied it with five minutes to play, cutting the deficit to two points when running back Aaron Seymour, who rushed for 243 yards and three scores, scored a touchdown, but the two-point conversion was no good.

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In Week 1 this season, the Indians fell in heartbreaking fashion to Northview, 27-26, and the Eagles lost to Perrysburg, one of the state’s better playoff teams last season, 49-6. Waite features a stout rushing attack and is led by running backs Kelvin Downer and Anthony Ashford. Last week, Downer carried the ball 15 times for 174 yards and a 79-yard touchdown, and Ashford had 30 carries for 155 yards and two scores. However, the Wildcats were able to do some damage on the ground themselves as Trevor Harbarger (18 carries, 156 yards, 2 TDs) and Nick Adams (14 carries, 86 yards) combined for 242 yards on the ground. “We certainly like to run the football and get Ashford and Downer touches early, but our passing game has been a strong weapon as well throughout the scrimmages and Week 1,” Chipka said, referring to his southpaw quarterback Ronnie Sanders.

“As a team, we rushed for well over 300 yards against Northview and I always believe that controlling the line of scrim-mage is one of the three most important keys to victory. However, ball security and eliminating penalties are the other two, and we need to do a much better job in those two areas.” Lee, now in his third year at Clay, is known to many in the area for his success at Woodmore in the 1990s. His team made the switch from the Wing-T to the spread offense during the offseason, a move that presents challenges for their cross town rivals. “Clay presents a multitude of prob-lems for any defense to prepare for. It all starts with their quarterback and they have a good one in (Josh) Kiss,” said Chipka, who oversaw a three-win improvement during his first season with the club. “The athleticism that Kiss brings to the back-field and great decision-making ability will make their offense difficult to defend. However, great D-line play and playing with the correct run fits will allow us to play aggressive from the linebacker unit and even the secondary.” Despite having just one year under his belt at Waite, Chipka has grown to appreci-ate the rivalry. “The Clay versus Waite rivalry is one of the strongest football traditions in Northwest Ohio and arguably, one of the biggest,” said Chipka, a 2006 graduate of Anthony Wayne. “I have really grown to appreciate the passion and excitement that each community has for their respective football programs. This is what high school football is all about and I couldn’t be hap-pier to be a part of it.” Clay leads the series 32-12-3 and has won six of the last nine against the Indians. Following their game against Waite, the Eagles begin TRAC play by hosting Central Catholic. The Indians, meanwhile, face Ecorse High School in Michigan and then Sidney, located just outside of Dayton, before beginning Toledo City League play against Start in Week 6. (Press file photos of Mike Lee and Dan Chipka by Jeff Smith/Smith6312.smugmug.com and Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

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By Mark Griffi nPress Contributing Writersports@presspublications.com

Lake’s girls’ soccer opener against Lima Shawnee on Aug. 22 didn’t go exactly as third-year coach Don Jablonski scripted it, but he’ll take the fi nal result.

“We learned we have the ability to bounce back after being down 2-0 at half-time,” Jablonski said.

Shawnee led the Flyers 2-0 at the half, but junior forward Kayla Saffran scored two unassisted goals and one goal off an assist from sophomore midfi elder Maddy Hodgson in the second half to push Lake to a 3-2 victory.

Jablonski said his halftime speech was short and to the point.

“I just called them out pretty much and said, ‘let’s see what we’re made of,’ ” he said. “We had our opportunities in the fi rst half and just didn’t fi nish. Maybe fi rst-game jitters. They worked a little harder in the second half and it paid off.

“Coming from behind and winning, they know what they have to do now to come out of the gates. It’s not like we came out and played slow. We just came out and didn’t play as a team. We were maybe re-laxed a little bit, but we played as a team in the second half.”

Lake, which tied Genoa 0-0 and lost to St. Ursula 7-0 in a non-league matchup, returns eight starters from last year but must replace two-time Northern Buckeye Conference Player of the Year Jordyn Taylor (9 goals, 12 assists), Catie Phalen (11 goals, 12 assists) and Allison Perry. Phalen is play-

After downing Lima Shawnee, Flyers seek to get on tracking soccer at Owens Community College and Perry is playing at Adrian College.

This year’s Flyers, despite being 1-1-1 overall and 0-0-1 in the NBC, are ranked fi fth in the Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches poll early in the season. It just so happens that St. Ursula is also ranked, fourth in Division I.

The Flyers won the NBC title a year ago en route to reaching the Division II re-gional semifi nals, where they lost to Lima Bath 3-0. They had a 15-4-2 record and out-scored opponents by a 72-23 margin.

Saffran was the leading scorer on that squad, with 14 goals and nine assists. She already has three goals after three games this season and Maddy Hodgson has an assist.

“We’re expecting her to lead the team in goals and to increase her assist capabil-ity,” Jablonski said. “She plays club (soc-cer) at a high level, so she can play under pressure. She understands the game, and she and I are on the same page. She’s a cap-tain this year and a hard worker.”

Two other key returnees include soph-omore forward Taylor Timmons and junior keeper Emily Lovell. Timmons had seven goals and four assists as a freshman, and Lovell recorded 68 saves.

“Emily is getting better every game,” Jablonski said. “She had a stroke during midterms her freshman year, at age 14, and it affected her right side. Through physical therapy and playing, she’s getting back to her normal self.”

Lake’s other returning starters are ju-nior forward Kaity Weis (six goals last year), junior midfi elders Rebekah Swartz and Chloe Huston, and senior defenders

Genoa sophomore Hannah Rowland de-fends Lake junior forward Kayla Saffran in league action. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP)

Alicia Frisinger and McKenzie Brittenham. Callie Palka, a sophomore midfi elder, is re-covering from a meniscus tear and should be back in a month, according to Jablonski.

The coach is also expecting produc-tivity out of sophomore Olivia Matlack, who will start in the back, senior defend-er Lauren Perry and sophomore defender Jennifer Pindoley.

“Olivia has stepped up, and Lauren Perry will be one of the fi rst ones off the bench,” Jablonski said. “She can play multiple positions. Jennifer Pindoley has worked hard and will see a lot of playing time on the varsity.”

One of the keys to last year’s success was the offense’s ability to feed off the team’s defensive prowess. Whether or not the Flyers can duplicate that this season re-mains to be seen.

“We could press a little more on the attack last year, knowing the defense was solid,” Jablonski said. “I lost one kid to graduation and another one to club ball. Jordyn Taylor was the league player of the year two years in a row and second team in the state last year. You can’t lose players like that and expect someone to step up yet. We’re young. We have a lot of juniors (8) and sophomores (11) on the team.”

Jablonski added that the team’s goals are to repeat as NBC champions and “to be able to compete in every game.”

‘We do play some quality Division I schools,” he said. “We play St. Ursula, Anthony Wayne — teams that make it to the district fi nals year after year. We want to get back to regionals, at least to where we were last year.”

By J. Patrick EakenPress Sports Editorsports@presspublications.com

Clay’s 1979 Class AAA state champi-onship baseball team, along with four ath-letes, are being inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame. The Clay High Alumni & Friends Association along with the Clay Athletic Boosters Club is joining together to have the Distinguished Alumni and Athletic Hall of Fame banquet on Sept. 12. University of Toledo women’s basket-ball coach Tricia Cullop will be keynote speaker. Also being inducted are baseball stand-out Stephen Berger (1994), football stand-out Ross Graham (2004), basketball star Jerry Kettinger (1976) and football player Todd Schiavone (1981). Berger was fi rst team All-Great Lakes League and fi rst team all-district in base-ball and Academic All-GLL. He holds the single season record for stolen bases and singles. Berger represented Ohio in the 1994 Olympic Festival. Berger earned a baseball scholarship to Ohio University. Also, he was chosen by the Detroit Tigers in the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. Graham’s junior football season at Clay was one to remember. He was fi rst team AII-GLL, fi rst team all district, fi rst team All-Blade, fi rst team All-Press, Defensive Player of the Year in the GLL, and Press Defensive Player of the Year. Graham also earned honorable men-tion all-state and fi nished the season with 168 tackles. His senior year in football was cut short by an injury, but he excelled on the baseball diamond. Graham earned fi rst team All Toledo City League and was City League Player of the Year, fi rst team all-dis-trict, and earned All-Ohio recognition. Kettinger lettered three years in basket-ball. With Kettinger as a starter, Clay had an overall record of 32-4. Kettinger started for the only undefeated team in the history of the school, even more remarkable since he was the only junior. His senior year he earned Player of the Year in the GLL and fi rst team all-district. His district all star team played the Soviet Union at Savage Hall. Kettinger also played for the Ohio All Stars which traveled and played the best from other states (including Michigan, New York, Indiana). Schiavone received fi rst team all-league and all-district honors in football as a senior. He earned honorable mention all-state. Schiavone was honored as the CYO Player of the Year along with the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete. He earned a total of three varsity letters in football as well two in baseball. He was voted as team captain in both football and baseball. He was a mem-ber of National Honor Society and ranked third in his class.

Clay’s ’79 state championship baseball team inducted

Clay's 1979 AAA state championship baseball team, which topped a 25-2 season by downing Euclid, 3-2 in the fi nal — bottom row (L-R) Joe Zargo, Joe Miller, Arnie Cowell, Jeff Socie, Steve Stuller, Joe Westenkirchner, Gary Drier, Kurt Titgemeyer, Keith Belcik and Glen Riley (batboy). Top row (L-R) Dave Breese, Dave Scharer, Jay Moran, Jeff Thompson, Lou Reiner, Rick Smith, Rodney Achter, Rick Molnar, Roger Achter, Mark Dansack and Coach Dick Kandik. (Photo by Bake Photography)

1979 baseball team backs it up In 43 years of Great Lakes League com-petition, Clay dominated baseball. They backed that up in 1979. Eagle pitcher Keith Belcik survived a two-run rally in the seventh inning to lead Clay to a 3-2 victory over Euclid in the state championship. It was the fi rst ever big school state baseball championship ever won by a Toledo area school. There were state fi nalists before that time and some local small school champi-onships. Pemberville was the small school champion in 1939. Libbey was a state fi nal-ist in 1935 and Rogers in 1968. The Eagles fi nished the year 25-2 and the championship was Coach Dick Kandik’s 100th victory. Clay won its second straight GLL championships, one of 19 league titles, more than any other GLL team. Some of the greats in Clay sports were in attendance at that state championship game. Among them were football coach Ted Federici and basketball coach Bud Felhaber. “It was awesome. We had a goal ear-lier in the year of making it to state. We had played together for so long, from pee wee days to high school. We knew we had the kind of ability with the kids we had com-ing back. But we knew at state we would be taken lightly because we were just a bunch of farm boys,” Roger Achter, now Clay as-sistant athletic director, told The Press. Kandik knew how to keep these “farm boys” focused. They wouldn’t have lost a game all season if it weren’t for his ingenu-ity. In games against Genoa and Northview he deliberately used subs because of fears the kids were getting too cocky. They were the only two losses of the season. “I think up to that point our heads were

getting pretty big,” said Achter. “It was the best thing that happened to us. Got us refo-cused and got us ready for the regionals.” The baseball team had a complexion of all around athletes. The football team that year had won its second straight foot-ball championship and the basketball team made it to the district fi nals. Seven of the nine baseball starters started on the football team and four were on the basketball team. Clay won the all sports trophy for the sec-ond year in a row in 1978-79. Athletes include Roger Achter and his twin brother, Rod, who is the father of Major League pitcher A.J. Achter (Clay/Michigan State/Minnesota Twins). Rod and Roger were football standouts and double fi gure scorers in basketball. Roger pitched a complete game in Clay’s 3-1 state semifi nal victory over Marietta, fi nishing the year 9-0 on the mound and 18-1 for his career. Roger’s season ERA of 0.34 was a school record that stood for decades and may still be standing. Other school records set by that team include best winning percentage, .926 and most wins in a season (25). Three records standing today were set by Keith Belcik, 13 career home runs, 23 career pitch-ing wins, and his 23-1 career pitching record on the mound was the highest winning per-centage ever for a Clay pitcher, .958. The Eagles breezed through the Akron regional. “We took care of business,” said Achter. “We really weren’t challenged. Everybody on the team knew what their role was. That was the neat thing and the important thing was we were really good friends off the fi eld and that helped us.” In the state championship Belcik pitched a three-hitter. He ran into some control problems in the seventh inning, but

Coach Kandik kept him in the game. Achter said that Euclid may have taken Clay lightly. He explained that the Northeast Ohio team thought Clay was one dimen-sional. But Clay shortstop Jeff Thompson and fi rst baseman Rod Achter showed them. On a ground ball to Thompson, the runner on fi rst thought he could make it to third on Thompson’s throw to fi rst. Achter, also a catcher, fi red a rifl e to third base, catching the runner between base paths. Belcik walked three of the fi rst four bat-ters in the seventh inning with the Eagles up 3-0, leading to two Euclid runs. But the Eagles held on for the victory. Euclid had beaten Cincinnati Elder in the other semi-fi nal. Roger Achter had told The Press that the Clay fans were amazing. So were the administration and coaches. “They let us go down there and en-joy the moment. It was a great experience. Something I’ll never forget,” he said. Clay fans showed up at the state fi nal in busloads and the city threw a parade for the boys when they came home. Achter says when he continued his baseball career at Bowling Green two Falcon teammates, a shortstop from Euclid and an outfi elder from Cincinnati Elder, were bragging how their team made it to state. Achter had more to brag about. The banquet will be Sept. 12 from 6-11 p.m. at The Chalet at Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd., Oregon. Cost is $40 per person and $300 per table (seats eight). Contact Laurie Dartt at 419-693-0668, but seating is limited. (The story on the 1979 baseball team is taken from a previously published fea-ture that appeared in a special Clay High School anniversary edition by The Press).

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Team Overall PF PA Lake 1-0 47 0 Gibsonburg 1-0 34 13 Waite 0-1 26 27 Eastwood 0-1 7 19 Northwood 0-1 7 27 Genoa 0-1 7 33 Oak Harbor 0-1 0 36 Cardinal Stritch 0-1 6 44 Clay 0-1 6 49 Woodmore 0-1 0 63 Ball State goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel.

(BSU SID photo by Scott McNitt)

Ball State’s Heintschel Player of WeekBy J. Patrick EakenPress Sports Editorsports@presspublications.com

Ball State goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel (Clay) played a major role in two victories over the weekend, limiting the Cardinals’ opponents to a combined one goal over the two games. The sophomore surrendered just one goal in Friday’s victory over Wright State. She then played the fi rst 70 minutes of a shutout victory Sunday at IPFW, combin-ing with fellow keeper Bailey Coppedge to post a clean sheet. Heintschel made a key save on a penalty kick to keep IPFW off the scoreboard. For the week, she stopped fi ve of the six shots she faced. “This was the most consistent perfor-mance we have had across all areas,” Ball State coach Craig Roberts said. “We played well defensively,” Ball State improved to 3-1 on the sea-son with the two wins. As a freshman, Heintschel appeared in 11 games, starting the fi nal eight games of the season. She ended the year with a 5-3 record, 1.06 goals against average and .828 save percentage. She recorded shutouts in each of her fi rst three starts, marking the fi rst time Ball State shut out three consecu-tive opponents since 2007. She fi nished the season with four shutouts and one com-bined shutout, posted a career-high seven saves on three occasions, and allowed only one goal through her fi rst 465 minutes of action, including a streak of 369 straight scoreless minutes. Heintschel lettered all four years at Clay High School for coach Scott Warner, was a three-time Goalkeeper of the Year in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference, four-time fi rst-team all-conference selection, and four-time all-district choice, including three times on the fi rst team. At Clay, Heintschel recorded 24 career shutouts, including nine as a junior and eight as a senior. She posted a 0.94 goals against average with 97 saves as a senior and made a total of 412 saves over her ca-reer.

Eastwood seeks opponent A football game between the Start Spartans and Eastwood Eagles next year has been dropped and Eastwood offi cials are looking for another opponent to fi ll the vacancy in the 2016 schedule. Brent Welker, superintendent of Eastwood schools, announced last week in his community newsletter of the decision to drop Start from the schedule after rocks were thrown at one of the buses carrying the school band as it left the Start campus following the Aug. 28 game. Start had won the football game, 19-7. “During this incident, a bus window was broken and we are aware of at least one private vehicle that was also damaged in a

similar manner,” Welker said. “The safety of our students and fans is paramount, which is why we have informed the ad-ministration at Start High School that we will not be returning to play future football games, as was previously on the schedule for next year. Their administration com-pletely understands and we have explored options allowing us to continue playing contests here or at a neutral location.” The Eagle’s opening game against Start was placed on the schedule after another school dropped the game against Eastwood although it had a verbal agreement, Welker said. Eastwood’s 2016 schedule currently includes fi ve home games.

Ranked soccer teams The Eastern Maumee Bay Region must be stocked with soccer teams, because early Northwest Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association polling has three boys’ teams and four girls teams ranked.

Two schools, Clay and Eastwood, have both boys and girls teams ranked. The Clay girls are second behind Perrysburg in Division I and the boys’ team is ninth in D-I. Eastwood’s girls’ team is second and the Eagle boys are ninth, both in D-III. The Clay and Eastwood girls’ teams also received votes in the statewide coaches’ polling. Also ranked are the Genoa boys, eighth in D-II, the Lake girls team is fi fth in D-II, and the Woodmore girls are fourth in D-III.

Three holes-in-one Three local residents did what many have not done during a lifetime of golfi ng — get a hole-in-one — two at Hidden Hills Golf Club and one at Chippewa Golf Club. Chad Ziesler shot a hole-in-one at The East Toledo Family Center’s annual Starboard Side Golf Classic August 14 at Chippewa Golf Club. Ziesler was a member of the ReMax Team and connected on No. 2. His teammates witnessing the ace were Chuck Bell, John Ziesler, and Bob Lohner.

In addition to the hole-in-one, two golfers, Julie Amadio and Heather Jerew, tied as winners of the putting contest with both of them sinking two of three putts.

The team that won the outing was Hope Community Church (Jacob Hawes, Jeremy England, Brandon Williams, Dan Tobias) with Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home a close second. Proceeds from the event benefi t the youth sports programs at the Family Center, including summer ball, basketball, cheerleading and soccer. Woodville resident Sophie Blausey had a hole-in-one on the par 3, 135 yard No. 18 at Hidden Hills Golf Club during a scramble event on July 18. She used her driver and a Top Flight ball and her shot was witnessed by Amy Blausey. Gibsonburg resident Mark Montgomery aced Hidden Hills’ 150 yard, par 3, No. 18 with a 4-iron, using a Slazinger No. 4 ball, on the afternoon of August 7. He shot a 92 for 18 holes and his hole-in-one was wit-nessed by Travis Montgomery.

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