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(October 17th, 2014)-EDON: The Bomber defense

didn't play nearly as bad as the score would indicate.

It's only natural to put a majority of the blame on adefense when one's team loses 55-16. Yet, Northwood hadless than 300 total yards in the game, hardly indicative of

an offensive explosion. Then there's the fact that North-wood only made 13 rst downs, which also is a fairly low

number for such a high score.

So what happened?It begins with this; For the rst time this season, the

Bombers struggled to move the ball. They were able tostart drives well, as 17 rst downs would indicate, but

there were consistency issues with their offense. This ledto a decent number of punts.

This is where one of the major issues Edon had came

into play. The Bombers were not very successful in cover-

ing punts. All season long, they've struggled to tackle inspace, and Northwood made them pay for it. The Rangers

ran one punt back for a touchdown, and took another

just a few yards short of the end zone. Hidden yards is apopular term for those which are gained on special teams.

Northwood had a lot of hidden yards.Turnovers are also hard to overcome, and the Bombers

had 4 of them on the evening, including an interceptionthat was returned for a long touchdown. Edon's defense

was able to force three turnovers of their own, though,theoretically lessening the impact of their offense's mis-

takes.

Overall, Edon only passes for 149 yards and 3 inter-ceptions, with quarterback Kaden Sapp completing 12 of

35 passes for 139 and all three picks. They also rushedfor a mere 79 yards, well below their usual production on

the ground. The running game did provided both Bomber

touchdowns, as a saving grace.

Perhaps the biggest factor in the game, however, wasdepth. Northwood had signicantly more bodies on their

sideline than Edon. This game was a decent one in the

rst half, with the Bombers going into halftime down 20-8. The Rangers did more than half of their offensive dam-

age in the second half. Having a larger rotation of playersis a huge advantage, and can determine the outcome of

games.This loss is not on Edon's defense. They played well,

though there were a few slip ups. No, offense and specialteams had a rough time against Northwood, and played a

bigger role in the defeat. Fatigue may have been the lead-

ing factor overall, though.Edon will continue its Toledo Area Athletic Conference

schedule this week, as they take on Ottawa Hills.

T.J. Hug can be reached at

[email protected]

Edon Offense Stalls, Bombers Lose To Northwood

By T.J. Hug


(October 17th, 2014)-GIBSONBURG:The toast of the Toledo Area Athletic Con-

ference (TAAC), Gibsonburg tends to giveteams more than they can handle during

their games. Hilltop experienced this rsthand on Friday, losing the game 51-7.

Hilltop allowed four touchdowns and

a safety in the rst quarter alone, puttingthe game out of reach early on. With an-

other score in the second period, and twomore in the third, Gibsonburg pumped

the breaks in the fourth quarter. Hilltop,meanwhile, got on the board late in the

game, with sophomore quarterback Quinn

Smith connecting with Mikel Burlew fora 17 yard touchdown with just over four

minutes to go in the game.The Cadets managed 159 yards of to-

tal offense, giving up 495 to Gibsonburg.Smith himself passes for 179 yards while

going 17 of 37 passing with 1 touchdownand 4 interceptions. This is a telling stat,as Hilltop rushed for -20 yards in the

game. This is a legitimate number, as notone rusher from Hilltop nished the night

with a positive yard on the ground.Burlew led the team in both receptions

and receiving yards, bringing in 4 balls

for 70 yards. Zack VanDyke also made 4

catches, gaining 33 yards receiving. Quin-ton Miller had three receptions for 35

yards as well.

Justin Ashenfelter had a busy day, asHilltop had to punt 6 times in the match-

up. Averaging 25.8 yards per kick, hetotaled 155 yards punting the ball away,

with one of his kicks trapping Gibsonburgwithin their own twenty yard line.

Defensively, the Cadets showed somepride, despite the volume of the loss. Jalen

Towers made 2 tackles for a loss, while

Zack VanDyke and Quinn Smith eachmade 1. Quentin Miller also made an in-

terception against Gibsonburg quarter-back Ryan Clark.

With Gibsonburg being among the eliteof the TAAC and well beyond it, this loss

shouldn't come as a total surprise. In a

rebuilding year, Hilltop stood little chanceagainst such a polished team given their

youth. Yet that likely gives little comfort to

the Cadets themselves, who should expectto win every time they step on the eld. Ifthey approach the game in that manner,

eventually they won't be the only ones who

do so.Hilltop will next see action this week,

when they travel to Delta in a tough non-conference game.

T.J. Hug can be reached [email protected]

Hilltop Cadets Cant KeepPace With Gibsonburg

STOP HIM! ... Edon Senior Luke Price (33) hits the Northwood runner from the side in

an effort to keep him out of the endzone. His teammates are starting to come to his aid.

THE FINAL FRONTIER ... Bomber Senior Cameron Castillo (22), always dangerous with

the ball in space, runs free through the Ranger defense as they give chase. Castilloweaved his way to a solid gain on the play.

ON THE RUN ... Sapp (10) goes mobile to avoid the rush as he nally nds his mandown eld.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFWATCH AND LEARN ... Edon quarterback Kaden Sapp (10) makes a man miss as Fresh-

man receiver Carson Brandt (12) looks on, watching his elusive teammate at work as heprepares to block the Northwood defender in the background.


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(October 17th, 2014)-ARCHBOLD: De-

spite out gaining the Blue Streaks offen-

sively, Montpelier suffered a 35-13 defeatat the hands of Archbold on Friday night.

The Locos played keep away with Arch-bold, holding on to the ball for 31:13 and

running 72 plays in the game. As a point

of comparison, this tactic left the BlueStreaks with just 16:47 and 34 plays to

move the ball. However, Archbold madethose plays count, averaging 7.6 yards per

snap versus Montpelier's 4.3.The reason this strategy backred for

the Locomotives is likely because, with

limited snaps, Archbold decided to focusalmost solely on the running game. In fact,

257 of their 259 yards came on the ground.It's always risky to be one-dimensional on

offense, but the Montpelier defense hasshown that it struggles to contain the edg-

es, leaving runners to make one guy miss

for big gains on outside running plays.The Locos also had a productive day

rushing, putting up 197 yards of their own.Dallas Royer ran for 97 of those yards on

21 carries. Bryce Cooley, who is starting towork his way into the rotation for Montpe-

lier, gained 52 yards on 10 attempts, also

scoring a touchdown. Quarterback DylanSnyder, coming off of his return last week,

struggled a bit running the ball, earning34 yards on 17 rushes.

Snyder also passed for 115 yards, atouchdown, and an interception while

completing 8 of his 20 pass attempts. NateMcCord caught half of said completions,

racking up 72 yards and that touchdown

as well. Jared Lyons made 1 reception fo

23 yards, while Dallas Royer made a 10yard catch out of the backeld.

With 312 total yards, it was turnovers

that seemed to hinder the Locomotivesscoring, with the team handing Archbold

the ball 3 times. No matter how well an of-

fense is moving the ball, a turnover is acritical mistake that can render an entire

drive nothing more than a waste of time.For the Locomotive defense, they didn't

see a lot of work due to the limited num-ber of plays Archbold was able to run. Yet,

when they were on the eld, they were dec-

imated by that strong Blue Streak rushingattack.

One defensive highlight, however, wasCody Caudill intercepting one of Archbold

quarterback Derek Walker's 4 passes onthe night.

A sound strategy and solid offense

wasn't enough for Montpelier to get byArchbold. Turnover will ruin just about

any strategy, though.Montpelier will regroup and travel to

Bryan this week. It will be interesting tosee how each team reacts after their re-

spective losses last Friday.


Montpelier Locomotives LoseOn The Road To Archbold

PHOTOS BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF

AMID THE CHAOS ... Bodies collide in a very physical game between Montpelier andArchbold.

By Bill Bray


WAUSEON-October 17, 2014 - Thequestion ying around Wauseon during

the week was "Will we be ready for Bryan

(5-3, 4-2) after a huge win over Delta theweek before?" It is thought that a 61-0

pounding of the Golden Bears answeredthe question.

The answer really came on the Indi-ans (6-0, 8-0) rst possession. Bryanwas manhandled the entire game by the

Wauseon defense. The Golden Bears rstpossession gave them a taste of what their

night would hold. Bryan ran three playsthat netted 0 yards.

Enter the steam rolling Wauseon of-

fense. After an incomplete pass, NateSuntken took the handoff from Zac Rob-

inson and rumbled down the southernsideline for a 63 yard scoring jaunt. Josh

Whitcomb split the uprights and the Indi-ans were 7-0 leaders with 10:19 remaining

in the rst quarter.

After a great kickoff by Whitcomb, theGolden Bears were forced to set up shop

on their own seven yard line.After two straight runs by Brandon

Dean, who came into the game leading theleague with 917 yards rushing, lost two

yards. Add insult to injury, the Bryan punt

travelled just eight yards.Again it took the potent Indians offense

very little time to nd pay dirt. After aneight-yard run by Robinson, Jacob Flory

got six with a ve yard burst and with thatthe Tribe was up 14-0 with still 8:15 to

play in the quarter.

The Indians defense smelled bloodby this point. The strong play of familiar

names like Jacob Raabe, Noah Castle,Anthony Werder, Jacob Flory and compa-

ny took over the complexity of the game.Bryan had yet another three-and-out and

were again forced to punt. The condent

Wauseon offensive eleven came back onthe eld to again land an uppercut to the

Golden Bears.

Wauseon took possession on their own

29-yard line. Between Robinson, Suntkenand throw in a 12-yard run by Mason Cre-

ager, the Tribe were in the end zone forthe third time of the opening 12 minutes.

Robinson nished the 12-play 71 yard

drive with a two yard plunge. A kick fromWhitcomb and the Indians built a 21-0

lead with still 1:45 left.

As not to slow down their assault,Wauseon would rack up 27 more pointsduring the second quarter. Robinson de-

livered the ball on runs of three and 18

yards, then found a well covered JacobNewlove with just three ticks remaining in

the half. Nate Suntken scored his secondsix-pointer of the game with a one yard

plunge. The only thing that bothered Bry-an, as the half came to an end, was the fact

that they would have to endure 24 more

minutes of this beating. Wauseon went tothe locker room a 48-0 leader.

"Our group of seniors remembered allweek about our contest against Bryan last

season," coach Travis Cooper commented.Last year, on a questionable extra point

call, Bryan ended the Indians hope for a

league title and undefeated season fallingto the Golden Bears 28-27.

Wauseon added 13 more points the sec-ond half. Scoring for the Indians were Rob-

inson on his fourth TD of the night witha one-yard sneak, and a score by reserve

running back Dakota Valdez from 11 yards

out.Statistically Robinson led all runners

carrying the ball 17 times for 145 yards.Suntken also went over the century mark

with 114 yards on nine carries.Meanwhile, Bryan certainly felt the

wrath of the league's top defense gain-

ing just 148 total yards including just nineyards on 24 rushing attempts.

Liberty Center and Evergreen stand be-tween Wauseon from an unbeaten season

(rst since 1994) and the NWOAL champi-

onship (rst since 2007).

Bill Bray may be reached at

[email protected]

Indians Gain Revenge On LastYears Bryan Loss, Dominate 61-0


COMING THROUGH ... Jacob Flory breaks from the clutches of the Bryan defense toscore for Wauseon.

CANT BE STOPPED ... Zac Robinson led Wauseons rushing attack with 145 yards.

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Stryker Loses Road Match ToHicksville In Sectionals Opener(October 16th, 2014)-HICKSVILLE: It

was a tough draw for the Lady Panthers.Traveling to Hicksville for their rst

round of sectionals action, the Stryker girlsknew their opponent would be a tough one.

The Lady Aces came into the match boast-

ing a 17-5 record for their regular season,and the atmosphere on their home court

was sure to be electric.Indeed it was, and the home court ad-

vantage proved even more difcult to ghtthrough than usual for the Panthers. Right

away, they struggled, losing the rst set

11-25. Putting game 1 out of their collec-tive mind, the Lady Panthers put every-

thing they had into game 2. Their effort

was noble, yet they still fell short 21-25

for the set. In one last comeback attempt,Stryker tried to rally late in the third set.

It wasn't quite enough, however, as theydropped the set 15-25, effectively ending

their season.

With 4 kills, sophomore Brooke Whit-lock played respectably in her rst appear-

ance in tournament play for the Panthers.Teammate Allie Frisbie set things in mo-

tion for Stryker with 8 kills to go along withher 1 ace. Audra Rupp also contributed

an ace to the team's effort, also making 2

kills. Fellow Lady Panther Brittany Breieradded 3 kills in the loss as well.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF

GET READY! ... Lady Panthers Brooke Whitlock (6) and Maddie Uribes (5) jump in an-ticipation of the Hicksville spike.

Edon Bombers Drop SectionalMatch Against Rival Edgerton

(October 16th, 2014)-EDON: It's the

stuff from which legends are made.Playing a hated rival in post-season

play, where the stakes are so much higher,adds a whole new dimension to tourna-

ment action. This very scenario came to be

when Edon was pitted against the neigh-boring Bulldogs of Edgerton. Of course,

the ve-set battle in which the two teamsengaged late in the regular season, which

saw the Lady Bombers successfully invadeEdgerton's home court, also brought an-

other element of intensity to the match.

Out for revenge, the Lady Bulldogswasted little time in making themselves at

home in the Bomber's hanger, taking game1 25-14. The Edon girls rebounded in the

second game, leading to an epic back andforth affair that seemed as though it would

never end. It did, however, and the Bomb-

ers came away with a 32-30 victory. Nei-

ther side relented in the third set, as each

side wrestled for control of the match. Itwas the Lady Bulldogs who earned the

advantage, winning the game 25-21 totake a 2-1 lead in the series. Game 4 saw

a depleted Bomber squad struggle. They

lost the set 12-25, suffering the pain ofnot only ending their season, but allowing

their most hated of foes to advance in thetournament as well.

Three of Edon's four seniors had strongperformances in their nal outing repre-

senting the royal blue and gray. Kaitlin

Chrisman provided 10 kills and 10 digs forthe Bombers. Fellow senior Alex Kiess led

the team in assists with 23, also making 6digs and 4 kills on the evening. Meanwhile,

Nicole Newell had 18 digs and 11 kills ina herculean effort for Edon, leading the

Bombers in both statistical categories.

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER. STAFF

AND RELEASE! ... Edon Senior Kaitlin Chrisman (1) winds back to unleash a erce

attack on the ball. She had 10 kills in the loss against Edgerton.

UP AND OVER ... Nicole Newell (3), a Senior for the Bombers, pushes the ball just

out of the reach of two Bulldog defenders.

STOP AT NOTHING ... Senior Alex Kiess (4) puts her body on the line as she dives

to keep a ball in play for Edon.

MINE! ... Styrker Sophomore Allie Frisbie (16) bats the ball back toward her

fellow Lady Panthers as it had sailed behind most of them. She knocks it back

front and center so the team can set up a counterattack to the Hicksville as-

sault.

FOUND AN OPENING ... Junior Audra Rupp (11), of Stryker,hits the ball not

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Hilltop's Season Ends In Antwerp(October 16th, 2014)-ANTWERP: The

Cadets went down ghting, completely

surrounded by Archers.

With a packed crowd cheering for theirhometown Antwerp squad, the girls of Hill-

top had more than the other six girls onthe court with which to contend. As such,

the match against the Archers was a dif-cult challenge for the Lady Cadets. Even

still, Hilltop gave it their all, battling val-

iantly in a foreign environment against astrong opponent.

Game 1 provided a slow start for theLady Cadets, who were defeated 14-25 in

the set. Despite a redoubled effort, theylost game 2 by that same score, 14-25.

The fourth set saw Hilltop refuse to losehowever, and they took the set 25-23. They

couldn't complete the comeback, though.

The Archers pulled away late in game 4,taking the set and the match 25-17. As a

silver lining to the loss, every girl on thatCadet team will be back to play next year,

as there were no seniors playing for Hilltopthis season.

Ariana Brown stood out for the Cadets

with 8 kills, 7 digs, and 2 blocks. FelicityJackson gave her team a boost with 11 as-

sists, 4 kills, 3 digs, and an ace. TeammateAllie Schmitt gave the team an impressive

21 digs on the night as well.

Lady Blackbirds Power PastNorth Central In Sectional Semis

(October 16, 2014)PETTISVILLE- The

age old saying goes something like this;Its hard to beat a team three times in the

same year. While that statement oftenholds true, it wasnt the case in the Sec-

tional Semi-nal encounter between BBC

foes Pettisville and North Central.The Blackbirds, who completed the con-

ference schedule unscathed with a recordof 10-0, had to fend off a determined effort

from the Lady Eagles. However, the hostswere able to defeat their league counter-

parts in three games.

In game one, Pettisville jumped out to asubstantial early lead. Behind solid serv-

ing and attacking, and some serving errorsby the Eagles, the Blackbirds cruised to a

25-10 victory.The three minute break between games

appeared to allow North Central to com-

pose themselves as they jumped out to 3-1lead in game two. However, Pettisville re-

sponded to the Eagle run and then somebehind some solid hitting and defense

running off 12 unanswered points to build13-3 advantage. The two teams battled

back and forth for the rest of game two,

but numerous successful attacks by thetrio of Jordyn Pursel, Dana Fricke, and

Amber Klopfenstein were too much for

North Central to counter as the Blackbirdstook the game by a nal of 25-13.

With Pettisville just one win away from

advancing to the Sectional nal, North

Central wasnt about to give up without aght. The exchange of points that ended

game two started over in game three. NorthCentral clawed and scratched their way to

a 12-11 lead, only to see Pettisville run offve straight to take a 16-12 advantage.

The trading of points occurred once again

with the Blackbirds nally moving just onepoint away from the Sectional nal as the

scoreboard read 24-16. The Eagles scoredtwo consecutive points, but inevitably the

Blackbirds got the one they needed to

down North Central and win the nal gameof the match 25-18.

Following the contest Pettisville HeadCoach John Horning shared his thoughts.

The girls have worked very hard this sea-son and it has been a lot of fun to see them

improve and grow as a team. I thought we

played very solid defensively and serving93% is a good number for us. I felt we kept

ourselves in a lot points with good hustleand decisions. I also like the fact we got a

lot of good touches at the net defensively.

Although very happy with the win, Horn-ing was not content with all facets of the

Blackbirds performance. We need to be alittle more consistent attacking at the net

with our setters and hitters. I also think

our communication needs to be strongerand more consistent.

With the win Pettisvilles record movesto 18-5 overall. Up next for the Blackbirds

are the Edgerton Bulldogs who downedEdon. When asked about his teams op-

ponent for the Sectional nal, Horning

shared. We played Edgerton over a monthago in a tri-match at Liberty Center. We

won in two very competitive games withscores of something like 25-21 and 25-19.

I know we have improved quite a bit sincethen and would assume Edgerton has

too. Karen (Meister) always has her teams

ready to compete and they also hustle allover the oor. We will need to bring our "A"

game to be successful Saturday night.Once again Pettsiville was led by the

dynamic senior duo of Fricke and Pursel.Fricke ended the night with a solid stat

line of 13 kills, 3 aces, and 13 digs. Pursel

was equally impressive accumulating 15kills, 2 aces and 15 digs, while Klopfen-

stein added 5 more kills to the total. Kate

Kauffman made many of the kills possibleas the junior setter was a perfect 32-32setting with 20 assists. Carly Bontrager

contributed to the number of successful

hits as she nished 14-14 setting with 10assists. Teagan Kauffman added 12 digs

and 3 aces, while libero Stephanie Hubbylled her roll of defensive specialist admi-

rably by adding 15 digs.Although coming out on the short end

on the scoreboard, North Central, whose

season comes to an end at 1-22 overallhas nothing to be ashamed of after the

effort put forth in the match. Eagle HeadCoach Stacy Roth shared her feelings.

Even though the record doesnt show it,

the Lady Eagles have fought hard and havecome along way this season. Good job la-

dies!Sophomores Makayla Hayes and Alys-

sa Swank led North Central with a pair ofkills, with Hayes adding 4 blocks. Senior

libero Macayla Wildrick held down the

back row with 7 digs, while classmate Ra-chel Oxender had 7 good serves for North

Central.

PHOTOS BY KENT HUTCHISON, STAFF

NICE AND EASY ... Lady Blackbird Dana Fricke (14) uses a gentler approach to confuse

North Central Sophomore Makayla Hayes.


SMACK! ... Hilltops Allie Schmitt (1) bashes the ball as it makes its way to her.

BATTLE STATIONS! ... Baylee Schmitt (3) and Ariana Brown (8) rise to the occasion as

the Archers send a ball of high trajectory toward the Lady Cadet portion of the court.The duo of Hilltop girls serve as the rst line of defense for their team.

TRACKING SKILLS AT WORK ... Lady Cadet Allie Schmitt (1) follows the ball down the

line of the net after it took an unexpected bounce. The Hilltop Junior will hit the ballbehind her, so that her teammates can continue the play.

PREPARATION IS THE KEY ... Veronica Roth (9) lays in wait for the ball is it rapidlyapproaches, ready to dig the enemy offering so that her fellow Lady Cadets can mount

a counterattack.

RIGHT BACK AT YOU ... North Central Sophomore Alyssa Swank recovers after squat-

ting down to reach the ball, pushing it back into the air on a course for the Lady Black-

birds nest.

ABSORBING THE IMPACT ... Fricke (14) puts some serious velocity on the ball as she

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Montpelier Locomotive RallyAgainst Holgate Falls Short(October 16th, 2014)-HOLGATE: The

Locomotives from Montpelier run on heart,

not coal.

That heart was on display when theLady Locos traveled to Holgate to take on

the hometown Tigers in Sectionals play.

After a rough regular season, Montpelierhad every reason to simply go through themotions and gear up for next year. After

falling behind early against Holgate, lesser

teams might have done just that.But not Montpelier.

Holgate pulled away in the middle ofthe rst set, earning a solid 25-16 victory

over the Locomotives. Regrouping, Mont-pelier readied itself for a battle in game 2.

Yet they still suffered a tough 20-25 loss

in the set. With their season about to benished, the Locos responded. With poise

and passion, they claimed a close game3 25-18. Holgate redoubled their efforts,

hoping to close the match out in game 4.

The girls from Montpelier would have noneof it, however, earning a narrow 25-23 vic-

tory to force a nal set. Sadly, the come-

back fell just short of success, as the LadyLocos found themselves on the wrong sideof a very close 17-19 score in game 5.

Seniors Christy Duchene and Sidney

Houk were hustling all night, giving theirteam 38 and 31 digs, respectively. Houk

also added 12 digs and 4 assists, whileDuchene contributed 6 assists and 1

kill. Hannah Blake had another balancedmatch, making 15 kills, 15 assists, and 12

digs. Landri McKelvey also had 15 assists

to go along with her 5 aces on the evening.

PHOTOS BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF

I GOT IT! ... Lady Loco Senior Christy Duchene dives to dig the ball, refusing to let it

touch the ground. Duchene had 38 digs in the match.

Fayette Drops SectionalsMatch To Cardinal Stritch

(October 16th, 2014) - CARDINALSTRITCH: A late rally wasn't enough to get

Fayette back into the match.

Getting off to a slow start is tough tocome back from. Doing so on the road in

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at Cardinal Stritch, they were ghting an

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to get back into the match, however, andtheir efforts didn't go unnoticed.

After dropping the rst set 13-25, the

Lady Eagles lost game 2 as well, 10-25.

Stepping up in game 3, however, Fayettedominated the set 25-13. They couldn't

build on that momentum, though. Cardi-

nal Stritch took control of game 4 early,and never looked back. Fayette lost the set

8-25, allowing Stritch to move on to theSectionals Finals.

Michaela Bates led the Fayette with 6

kills, 3 digs, and a block. With 11 digs, 10

assists, and an ace, Hannah Machacekhad a strong game as well. Fellow LadyEagle McKenzee Schaffner once again hus-

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SAVE IT! ... Kaela Seiler, a Junior for the Lady Eagles, runs toward the sideline as she

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A WALL OF LOCOMOTIVES ... Montpelier Senior Baylee Hageman and Sophomore Cait-

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(October 18th, 2014)-WAUSEON: With

twenty-six aces made by the team, theLady Indians were able to overcome a game

1 loss to take the next three sets.

After enjoying a rst round bye, earnedby a strong season by the Wauseon girls,

they hosted Wapakaneta in the Section-als Finals on Saturday. The match-up was

a good one, as both teams played prettyevenly throughout the night. The Lady In-

dians showed a propensity for closing outmatches that the visiting team did not,however, which made all the difference.

Having said that, Wapakaneta didtake a tight game 1 25-23, taking the ini-

tial lead in the series. That wouldn't last,

though. Wauseon came back in game 2,

pulling away late to win the set 25-20.Game 3 was more of the same, as the In-

dians again claimed a 25-20 victory. Game

4 saw the Lady Indians again closed outa determined Wapakaneta team, earning a

25-19 win.Thanks to her 17 digs, 7 kills, and 7

aces, Wauseon's Kierra Fountain was amajor factor in the match. Hayley Cham-

berlain added 17 assists and 2 blocks forthe Lady Indians.Sariah Yackee contribut-ed 21 digs and 3 aces in the victory as well.

The win advances the girls of Wauseoninto districts.

Pettisville Blackbirds DominateEdgerton, Moves On To Districts

(October 18th, 2014)-PETTISVILLE: It

may have been a rematch, but Edgertonhad no idea into what they were walking.

Pettisville had played the Lady Bulldogsearlier in the year, as part of a tri-match.

The Lady Blackbirds won that match

in straight sets, though both were hardfought. Edgerton was expecting a different

result when they trekked to Pettisville'shome court in the Sectionals Finals.

And they got a different result, just notthe one for which they were hoping.

The Lady Blackbirds controlled the se-

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rst place nish of Quintin Reiser, who ran a 15:15, theWauseon Boys Cross Country team will be advancing toDivision II Regionals meet.

Caleb Blanchong took fth place for the Indians, clock-

ing in at 17:07. Teammate Aaron Beck claimed seven-teenth place at the event at 17:40, while Seth Hutchison

nished in twenty-second by turning in a 17:59. Kyle Ver-not wrapped up the scoring for Wauseon, earning twenty-

eighth place with an 18:15.Meanwhile, it was Taylor Vernot who gave the Lady

Indians a rst place nisher, thanks to her time of 18:55.

Aleea and Aneesa Volkman, both Indians, took fourth andfth place, respectively, as the former ran a 19:54 and the

latter a 20:07. Seneca Wyse nished in thirteenth placeat 20:53, and Amanda Stutzman in eighteenth at 21:33 to

close out Wauseon scoring, and allowing the Lady Indiansto advance to Regionals as well.

In the Division III boys race, Fayette earned a spot at

Regionals. Powered by the performances of Skylar Lantz,who completed the course in 16:28, and Christian Su-

arez, with a fth place nish at 17:01, the Eagles excelledagainst the large eld. Teammate Dylan Stannard took

nineteenth place of Fayette, running a 17:35, while Jared

Wagner earned twenty-third at 17:40. Austin Lopez alsofactored into the Fayette total at thirty-rst place and atime of17:48.

Pettisvilles Kyle Lantz, with a sixth place nish at

17:04, ran well enough to move on to Regionals as anindividual. The next Blackbird to cross the nish line was

senior Jacob Hauter at 17:57.Lady Blackbird Alexa Leppelmeier, clocking in at 20:01

for a fourth place nish, will be going to Regionals as anindividual as well. Pettisville teammate Nichole Foor will

join her, as her time of 20:18 was good for ninth place.

Jacqueline Carlson, of Montpelier, will also be going tothe Regional meet, thanks to a thirteenth place nish at

20:40. Fellow Locos Jessica Earle and Haley Suffel ran a28:21 and 29:02, respectively.

Montpeliers boys were led by Michael Blake, who ran apersonal best time of 17:43 to claim twenty-eighth place.

Jared Rediger was less than thirty seconds behind his

teammate, nishing the course in 18:10.Jerry Braun gave Edon a thirtieth place nish, running

a 17:47. The next Bomber to cross the line, Coy Dunkleturned in an 18:25.

For Hilltop, RyLee McCain nished the race at 19:36.

Meanwhile, fellow Cadet Ben Routhier ran a 20:01.Paced by Zach Turner, who ran a 20:43, North Central

struggled a bit at the event. Next to nish for the Eagles

was Adam Knepper at 21:20.

Israel Aguilar turned in a time of 20:47 to lead Stryker.Hunter Lilleholm and Trevin Rhoades each ran a 20:58

for the Panthers, with the former crossing the nish linejust before the latter.

For the Lady Cadets, Landrey Brown laid claim totwenty-second place, running a 21:16. Kara Brown com-

pleted the course in 21:43 for Hilltop as well.

Emilie Keiser gave Fayette their top nish with a 22:00at. The Next Lady Eagle to cross the line was Liz Maginn

at 24:20.Pacing the Lady Panthers, Megan Graber ran a 22:27

for Stryker. ShiAnna Whitman wasnt far behind herteammate, clocking in at 22:34.

Edons Brenda Harrington ran a 22:55, their top time

of the day. Cameron Lord provided a 23:38 for the Bomb-ers as well.

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL NOFZIGER, STAFF

TWO LITTLE INDIANS ... Aaron Beck (372) and Seth Hutchison (375) stick close to each

other at the District Cross Country Meet held at Liberty Center.

SEE YOU AT THE FINISH LINE ... Edons Jerry Braunstays ahead of an Ottawa Hills runner at the DistrictCross Country Meet held at Liberty Center.

A TEAM THAT RUNS TOGETHER ... Emma Zenz (181)and Brooke Schoeld (179) run side by side as they work

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RUN THIS WAY ... Lady Loco Jessica Earle makes her way

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ALL FOR ONE ... Lady Panthers Paige Spielman, Gabrielle Paxton, Megan Graber, Brit-tany Breier, and ShiAnna Whitman begin the race together.

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WHICH IS FASTER ... Blackbird Jacob Hauter (258) and Locomotive Austin Miller (160)compete against one another while running at the meet.


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Boys & Girls Soccer ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Pettisville Beats Liberty

Center, Advance In Sectionals(October 14, 2014)-PETTISVILLE: Intheir rst sectional game of the post-sea-son, the Blackbirds played host to theLiberty Center Tigers. They weren't very

hospitable, however, as they defeated theTigers 5-0 in the match.

A major reason for Pettisville's scoringbinge was the sheer number of shots they

took at the at the Liberty Center goal. The

hometown Blackbirds targeted the visiting

team's net twenty times in total, compared

to the Tigers' miser two.At least ve of those shots came from

Jakob Waidelich, Jordan Bontrager, JoshLiechty, Matt Hulbert, and Nick Brink,

who each contributed a goal to the Pettis-ville victory effort.

Wauseon Takes Down CentralCatholic To Advance In Sectionals

(October 15th, 2014): In post-season

play, the Lady Indians of Wauseon wontheir rst match in sectional play against

Toledo Central Catholic. Shutting out theiropponent, the Wauseon girls took the

game 2-0.Vital to keeping Central scoreless was

Keeper Hannah Spadafore, who deect-

ed all seven of their attempts on the In-

dian goal. On the other end of the eld,Wauseon managed nine shots at Central's

net.Making both Lady Indian goals was

Freshman Jayedlin Vasvery, who contin-ues her sensational rst venture into the

high school soccer world.

Pettisville Blackbirds LoseTo Ottawa Hills In Sectionals

(October 18th, 2014)-OTTAWA HILLS:

Playing on the road in the post-season isone of the most difcult things a team can

do. With so much on the line, and a largerthen average crowd cheering on their de-

mise, a traveling team nds itself under aspecial type of pressure.

This appeared to be the case when the

Blackbirds of Pettisville took on OttawaHills on the Toledo team's home eld. The

result of the match was a 3-0 loss for Pet-

tisville.The most surprising aspect of the de-

feat, however, is that the Blackbirdsweren't able to take a single shot at the

Ottawa Hills goal. Perhaps Ottawa Hills issimply that solid a defensive team, but at-

tempting zero shots at an opponents goal

is rare for this Pettisville team.

THE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Assorted Local Sports News

By: T.J. Hug


With the Fall Junior High School sports

season at a close, North Central held its

annual Junior High Fall Sports Awardsceremony in the school's high school au-

ditorium. All North Central Junior HighAthletes were in attendance for the event,

as their respective coaches discussed theirseasons and individual performances.

Kicking off the ceremony, the Eighth

Grade Volleyball team was called up tothe stage by their coach, Sarah Maneval.

Seven girls in total comprised the unit, andthey all stood before the crowd as Coach

Maneval praised the effort each one gave

this past season.The Eighth Grade squad was followed

by their Seventh Grade counterparts,coached by Sally Wheeler. Coach Wheeler

was quite spirited in her approach to theceremony, handing out individualized cut-

out awards to each of her ten athletes.

Golf was the next sport to take centerstage. Coach Brent Saneholtz rst spoke of

the team's impressive season.It's probably one of the better years

we've ever had.With seven of his eleven golfers averag-

ing a fty-ve or better, that's likely to be

true.Coach Saneholtz, in his second year,

then invited each of his eleven golfers to

the the platform one at a time. First camethe Eighth Graders, six in number, with

Saneholtz reecting on each golfer's prog-ress throughout the season and wishing

them well in their high school careers. Nextcame the ve Seventh Graders, with spe-

cial attention payed to youthful sensations

Jay Garret and Chace Boothman, who,between the two of them, earned medalist

honors in nearly half of their matches.To close the event, Cross Country

Coach Jared Stewart lined his team ontothe stage. He began by singled out the only

two girls on the squad, Madelynn Scott

and Stephanie Loney, both Eighth Grad-ers. Loney had improved her time from

21:56 to 17:10 during the course of theseason, while Scott experienced similar

gains in her time, jumping from 20:56 to

16:10.Coach Stewart then took a moment

to talk about his team's efforts this past

season. The Eagles came in fourth placein the Buckeye Border Conference with a

record of 58-56. After losing key contribu-tors in 2013, some expected the team to

nish dead last in the league. They werecompetitive throughout the season, how-

ever.

We were always ghting for second orthird. Coach Stewart proclaimed.

He went on to call the name of each ofthe seven boys on the unit. As they went to

shake his hand, the crowd was informedof each runner's best time for the year, as

well their goal times.

The awards ceremony concluded after-ward, with each and every student athlete

in attendance acknowledged during itsproceedings. Such is a proper send off for

the Eighth Graders, as they enroll in high

school next year.


Junior High Athletes Honored At North Central


SEVENTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL ... Front Row: Makayla Brown, Eryn Shaw, Kailey

Siebeneck, Kimmy Knepper, and Emilie Eustace. Back Row: Ashlyn Helms, Taylor Feni-cle, Chelsea Cheesbro, Sidney Bell, and Macie Wilson.

JUNIOR HIGH GOLF ... Front Row: Evan Livengood, Zayde Van Auken, Landon Patten,

Jay Garret, Chance Boothman, and Austing Echler. Back Row: Colton Schmunk, Layne

Cogswell, Hayden Haas, and Nathan Stembridge.

JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY . .. Front Row: Koleman Faler, Levi Williams, Coltin

Beres, and Evan Traxler. Back Row: Madelynn Scott, Stephanie Loney, Josh Wehrle,Blake Sakos, and Justin Vassar.

EIGHTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL ... Front Row: Payton Taylor, Addie Elser, and ChloeBaker. Back Row: Sydni Peel, Morgan Mitchell, Lindsay Brown, and Sidney McKarns.


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Montpelier Junior High Sports Teams Wrap Up Season

PHOTOS PROVIDED

7TH GRADE FOOTBALL ... Front (L to R): Mason Foote, Clay ONeal, Rowen Beck,

Alex McCord, Brayden Custar, Jerid Haas, Wyatt Dick, Caleb Null, Dustyn Barnett,

Austin Pefey. Back- Coach Tim Ford, Chandler Byers, Cole Dewire, Connor Yah-

raus, Jared Dye, Matt Mason, Alex Van Kham, Coach Taylor Muehlfeld.

8TH GRADE FOOTBALL ...Front (L to R): Noah Frisby, Bronson Sines, Bryer Bent-ley, Brock ONeal, Chance Sapp, Tanner Sanders, Trey Hutchinson, Ashton Var-

ney. Back: Coach Jason Caudill, Andrew Frisby, Austin Goodnight, Will Summers,

Cameron Null, Dakota Benner, Brandon Stein, Coach Max Lamberson.

JH CROSS COUNTRY ... Front (L to R): Brynn Miller, Lydia Grime, Gabby Cox,

Kimme Engels. Back: William Belknap, Daniel Banks, Matthew McClaine, GaegCrisenberry. Missing: Coach DJ Apple.

7TH GRADE VB ... Front: Keiylee Bentley, Kennedy Caudill, Tory Steffes, Rylie Os-

mun, Meaghan Creamer. Back: Brittany Vonalt, Kiah Sanders, Ari Merillat, Erica

Deetz, Makenzie Nemire. Missing: coach Cahr Johnson.

8TH VB ... Front: Hannah Bumb, Elizabeth Fritsch, Chelsea Graham, Rheanna

Stoy. Back: Coach Brooke Gearig, Alizaya House, Maya Taylor, Kalie Gibler, Jaelyn

Lyons, Marley Sanders, Jozee Sentle. Missing Alivia Maas.

JH CHEER ... Front-Alexis Mariahugh. 2nd row- Ashtin Wiyrick and Katelynn

Moor. 3rd Row-Elayna Hasty, Bailey Ward, Brooke Ward, Allison Altaffer.

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On a big stage, against a multitude ofcompetitors, Reiser took frst place at the

Division II District Cross Country Meet.Running a 15:15 in the race, he played

a major part in the Indians advancing tothe Regional Cross Country Meet.

JORDYN PURSEL

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QUINTON REISER

WAUSEON HIGH SCHOOL

Pursel had an amazing week on the

court, helping to elevate her team to

Districts. Totaling 37 digs, 27 kills, and

7 aces in the two Sectional matches

Pettisville played against North Central

and Edgerton.

PHOTO PROVIDED

GREAT JOB ... Pictured above are Isaac VanArsdalen who received the Medalist Award

& Levi Grant who received the Coaches Award.

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JUNIOR HIGH ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right): Brett Coopshaw, TonyStuckey, Aaron Rupp, Bekah Liechty, Libby Cerda, Mitchell Avina, Tyler Smith. Second

Row: Luke Young, Felipe Chavez, Sam Rychener, Theary Eash, Zach Morrison, Birch

Baer. Third Row: Coach Stan Roth, Peyton Miller, Nick Davis, William Fenton, EliasRash, Josh Bock, Joel Flory. Missing from photo: Greame Jacoby, Detric Yoder.

8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right): Anya Kauff-man, Madeleine Wixom, Mauricea Crouch, Lindsey Crossgrove. Back Row: Bekah Hol-sopple, Morgan Leppelmeier, Marias Borton, 8th Grade Coach Tim Myers.

VOLLEYBALL ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right): Pictured above are (Frontrow, left to right): Mikayla Graber, Manager Hollyn Klopfenstein, Sarah Foor, Heather

Sauder. Second Row: Lexi Sauder, Ryeana Klopfenstein, Sophie Hubby, Sydney Wilke,Samantha Boger. Third Row: 7th Grade Coach Laura Rupp, Danielle King, Anneli Shaw,

Megan King, Amelia Hancock, Assistant Coach Chelsea Schmucker.

JUNIOR HIGH ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right): Tony Stuckey, Matt Rupp,Logan Rufenacht, Manager Max Leppelmeier. Back Row: Kelly Miller, Madeleine Wixom,

Coach Tom Wagner.

Pettisville J.H. Sports Teams

GIRLS JR. HIGH CROSS COUNTRY ... Pictured above are (left to right): Madelynn Scott

and Stephanie Loney.

BOYS JR. HIGH CROSS COUNTRY ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right):Colton

Beres, Blake Sakos, Koleman Faler, Head Coach Jared Stewart, Evan Traxler, JoshWehrle, and Justin Vassar.

JR. HIGH BOYS GOLF ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right): Chace Boothman,

Jay Garrett, Evan Livengood, Landon Patton and Zayde VanAuken. Back Row (L-R):Layne Cogswell, Austin Echler, Hayden Haas, Levi Huffman, Colton Schmunk and Na-than Stembridge. Back Center: Head Coach Brent Saneholtz.

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FOOTBALL

(Oct. 24) Hilltop @ Delta 7:00 PM

(Oct. 24) Montpelier @ Bryan 7:00 PM

(Oct. 24) Ottawa Hills @ Edon 7:00 PM

(Oct. 24) Wauseon @ Liberty Center 7:00 PM

(Oct. 31) Edon @ Toledo Christian 7:00 PM(Oct. 31) Evergreen @ Wauseon 7:00 PM

(Oct. 31) Lakota @ Montpelier 7:00 PM

(Oct. 31) Northwood @ Hilltop 7:00 PM

Fall Sports Schedule

October 24th - October 31st 2014


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Montpelier Locos

Fayette Eagles

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER ... Montpeliers JacquelineCarlson is advancing to Regionals .

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ... Advancing to regionals are (above, f ront row, left to right): Cole Stuckey, Austin Lopez, Alex Jaramillo, Garett Re-inking, Christian Suarez, Mason Maginn. Back row: Dylan Stannard, Casen Burkholder, Skylar Lantz, Jared Wagner, Jason Stuckey, Bryce

Conklin. To the right are Grant Reinking (top) and Christian Renner (bottom).


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