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Varsity Football ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

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A Night To Remember For Seniors AsEdon Bombers Down Toledo Christian

By: Kent HutchisonTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

EDON- On an evening in which EdonHigh School honored 27 seniors that par-

ticipated in fall sports, the soon to begraduates and all those in attendance, left

with nothing but fond memories. Much ofthe credit for the remembrances can be

attributed to the nine elder statesmen ofthe Bomber football team. The seniors

(Alex Baker, Trevor Green, Connor Hug,

Levi Lemmon, Michael Peeples, BrockThiel, Wyatt Walkowski, Jordan Whittaker,

and Wyatt Zulch) all played a huge role inEdons 28-8 victory of the Toledo Christian

Eagles in the final home game of the sea-son at Leanne Field.

With the playoff hopes of both teams at

stake, as well as the adrenaline rush pro-vided by Senior Night, both teams offens-

es struggled to begin the night.

After completing his first two passesEdon quarterback Kaden Sapp completedhis third attempt as well. The only prob-

lem was the ball landed in the arms of #8

wearing a Toledo Christian uniform. Withthe pick the Eagles started the night with

great field position at the Bomber 47 yardline.

Toledo Christian wasted little time inreturning the favor to Edon. On first

down Sapp experienced a bit of redemp-

tion as he smacked TC running backCaleb Wotring for a 1 yard loss. The next

snap led to a fumbled exchange betweenquarterback Brett Freeman and Wotring.

After Wotring collected the handoff hepromptly put the pigskin back on the turf

after a three yard gain. Trevor Green

pounced on the loose ball and the Bomberswere back on the offensive at their 45 yard

line.The second series for Edon wasnt a lot

better. Sapp hit Connor Hug for an

apparent completion. However, Hug wasruled out of bounds on the catch. Sapp

used his legs to gain seven yards, butmissed Hug once again on a slant. Facing

fourth and three Mike Peeples moved backinto punt formation. The kick sailed off

the right side of the punters foot landing

out of bounds at the TC 25.After allowing a first down to the

Eagles, the Bomber defense tightenedforcing Toledo Christian to punt the ball

back from their 37 yard line. Freemannailed the kick 53 yards as it was downed

at the Edon 10 yard line.

The Bomber offense faced a huge taskdeep in their territory. Undaunted by the

challenge, Sapp ran right up the gut fortwo yards, then hit Hug with a screen to

the right for Edons initial first down of thenight after gaining eight. Green gained

five more on first down. After the run the

ball was spotted at the Bombers 25 yardline. It didnt stay there long as Sapp

rolled right and found Brock Thiel wideopen. The senior receiver zigged and

zagged his way beyond the Eagle defend-ers into the end zone for the score.

Peeples split the middle of the uprights

and in just 1:30 the Bombers covered the90 yards to lead 7-0 with 4:49 left in the

first quarter.Toledo Christian had some success on

their next offensive series. Starting attheir 46 yard line in five plays the Eagles

moved the ball to the Edon 20 yard line.

A third down pass looked like it was goingto be intercepted by Sapp in the end zone.

However, TCs receiver Kyle Kempton usedhis vertical to jump over Sapp and haul in

the ball for an apparent touchdown. Thatall changed when a yellow hankie was

detected. A holding call on the Eagles

moved the ball back to the TC 38 yard

line. Another pass from Freeman toKempton fell incomplete on third down.The Eagles appeared to be poised to go for

it on fourth down. Freeman however

quick kicked the ball out of bounds at theBomber 5 yard line with 55 seconds left to

play in the first frame.Sapp ran for two more on first down,

then connected with Hug for one yard asthe clock ticked to zero. An offsides call

on third down gave Edon a little breathing

room at their 13 yard line. However, thefavor was returned when a holding call

moved the ball back to the Bomber fouryard line. Facing third and 11 Sapp rolled

left in the end zone. A host of Eagles fol-lowed him and before the quarterback

could toss the ball downfield he was

thumped to the ground behind the goal

line for a safety. Suddenly TC had somemomentum trailing just 7-2 and poised toreceive the free kick.

Peeples punted from his 20 yard lineand after a 7 yard return Toledo Christian

was on the offensive from the their 40

yard line. Behind the running of Wotringand Freeman the Eagles moved the ball

the sixty yards needed in seven plays,capped off by a 27 yard scoring scamper

by Freeman. Freemans kick was well offthe mark, but in a little over three min-

utes the Eagles had put eight points on

the board to take the lead 8-7 with 8:30showing in the second stanza.

Hug fielded the kick at his seven yardline and bolted through the TC kickoff

team 77 yards finally tackled at the Eagles22 yard line. A pitch intended for Green

was ruled an incomplete pass on first

down. The Bombers were assessed with apersonal foul on second down after Sapps

pass to Hug was broken up by a TCdefender. After the 20 yard walk off Edon

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PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

SHAKING OFF SOME EAGLES ... Brock Thiel of Edon tries to add yards after his

catch on the near sideline.

CONVENTION ... The Edon defense had several opportunities for family reunions in

the Toledo Christian backeld.

Hilltop Cadets Snap A Five-Game LosingStreak By Subduing Stritch, 24-20

OREGON - The Hilltop Cadets came

into their October 25, Week 9 matchup

with Cardinal Stritch the losers of five

straight, the most recent of which was a64-0 humbling in front of their home

crowd on October 18. On the other side

of the field, Stritch came into the con-

test having not tasted victory since they

defeated Woodward on August 25...of

2012. Something had to give, and on

this night it was the losing streak of the

Cadet Cadre as they held off a late

Stritch charge to come away with a bro-

ken losing streak and a 24-20 win.

The Cadets got the scoring underway

with 6:04 left in the opening period as

Quinn Smith found Chad Champion for

a 45-yard touchdown strike. The Justin

Ashenfelter boot made it a 7-0 game.

Stritch tied the game at 7-7 with a

touchdown in the second period, but

the Smith-Champion collaboration

returned with 3:15 left in the half as the

Cadet comrades hooked up for a 47-yard

touchdown pass. The PAT failed, but

Hilltop was up 13-7 at the half.

Stritch took the lead for the first time

with a touchdown in the third period,

but their defense could not hold their

slim 14-13 advantage. With 5:25

remaining in the fourth, Smith called

his own number and ran the ball in

from 16 yards out. A two-point PAT was

converted, and the Cadets were up21-14.

History was almost made with 3:27

remaining in the game as Ashenfelter

connected on a 38-yard field goal to up

the Hilltop lead to ten at 24-14. The

boot was one yard short of tying the

school record of 39 yards, set by

Ashenfelters older brother, Austin.

With less than two minutes to play,

Stritch was able to close the gap to

24-20 on a 14-yard touchdown run, but

the PAT failed. The Cadets hands team

smothered the ensuing onside kick, pre-

serving the win for Hilltop.

Smith was 7 of 20 for 126 yards, 2

touchdowns and 2 picks through the air

for Hilltop. Champion caught 2 for 92

yards and both scores, while Miklo

Abner grabbed 3 for 12 yards, and Zack

VanDyke had a catch for 25 yards.

Smith ran 15 times for 59 yards and

a score, while Abner went 9 times for 39

yards, and Champion 3 times for 21.

Abner and Ethan Dunson each had

a quarterback sack, and Mikel Burlew

picked off a pass.

Montpelier Locomotives Hold Off TheEvergreen Vikings For A 14-13 WinMONTPELIER - On the morning of

Monday, October 21, junior lineman

and linebacker Hunter McKelvey wasquietly confident of a Locomotive win

against Evergreen on Senior Night thatcoming Friday night. When October 18rolled around, he and his fellow Locos

made good on the prognostication. The

hometown boys rallied from a 7-0 defi-

cit to take the lead, then held off a lateViking charge to secure a 14-13 win for

the Montpelier faithful at Hobe Krouse

Field.

Winless Evergreen broke the score-less tie with a touchdown with 10:12

remaining in the second period, but

with senior Keegan Hitzeman at the

helm, Montpelier tied the game with6:48 left in the half on a 12-yard

Hitzeman run and the ensuing Cody

Caudill kick.The score remained tied until the

2:28 mark in the third period whensophomore Jordan Birdsall ran for five

of his team-high 84 rushing yards for atouchdown. Caudill booted home the

PAT to give the Locomotives a 14-13

lead.

Evergreen put the final points onthe board with a 14-yard run with 4:44

left in the game. Opting to go for broke

and roll the dice for a possible win, the

Vikings elected to forego the PAT kick,and try for a two-point conversion to

take the lead. It was there that the men

of the Montpelier defensive unit madetheir first game-saving stand, blowing

up the PAT run to keep the score at

14-13.

The Loco offense then turned the

game back into a nail-biter by fumbling

the ball away on their ensuing posses-

sion. Again the Montpelier defense rose

to the occasion, forcing a turnover.

Pressed again with the job of protecting

the ball and running out the clock, the

Montpelier offense fumbled the ball

away for the second time on the night.

The defensive unit withstood the final

Evergreen onslaught though, sealing

the win for seniors, Hitzeman, Levi

Croft and Nathan Buehrer.

Hitzeman finished with 47 rushing

yards and a touchdown on 10 carries,

while Croft carried 11 times for 32

yards.

Hitzeman was 6 of 11 through the

air for 83 yards and a pick. Alex Zuver

and Simon Wang each grabbed a pass

for 29 and 24 yards respectively.

Birdsall reeled in 2 passes for 16 yards,

Croft had a nine-yard grab, and Caudill

pulled down a pass for 5 yards.

The Locomotive defense was the

straw that stirred the bitter drink for

the Vikings. Max Hulbert rang up a

sack and 3.5 tackles for a loss, and

Birdsall also had a pair of tackles for

losses. Wang contributed 1.5 tackles

for a loss, and Zuver picked off a pass.

2-7 / 1-6 Montpelier will close out

their 2013 campaign on November 1 on

the road at Delta.


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A Night To Remember For Seniors ...was moved all the way back to the Eagles

42 yard marker. Another penalty, thistime a false start, left the ball resting at

the TC 47. Suddenly the great field posi-

tion had vanished. Sapp used a quarter-back keeper to advance the ball 23 yards.

Facing 4th and 13 from the Eagles 24 yardline, Sapp rolled right then tossed the ball

to Green back left with a perfectly designed

bubble screen. Green followed his wall ofblockers to paydirt for the 24 yard touch-

down. Peeples boot was true to give Edona 14-8 advantage with 7:02 remaining

before halftime.Following a short kick return Toledo

Christians offense took over at their 39

yard line. They didnt stay on the fieldlong. Freeman followed his offensive line

right on a quarterback sweep. The Edondefense wasnt fooled as they quickly

stood the quarterback up. As the pilewrestled Wyatt Zulch seized the opportu-

nity to rip the ball from Freemans hands

and just like that the Bomber offense wasback in business at the TC 45 yard line.

Edon was able to get one first down asSapp ran three times and the Eagles were

assessed with a neutral zone infraction.However, the Bombers were unable to

take full advantage of the turnover. Sapps

fourth down pass attempt was blocked atthe line, and in a rare event was complet-

ed to himself, but the quarterback wasunable to gain the needed 11 yards.

Toledo Christians defense held givingthe Eagles the ball back at their 36 yard

line. Again behind the running of Wotring

and Freeman, Toledo Christian moved theball; this time in five plays all the way to

the Edon 18 yard line. However, theBomber defense bent but didnt break.

After a chase across the field, Hug sackedFreeman for a 13 yard loss. Two more

pass attempts by the quarterback fell to

the turf giving Edon the ball back ondowns at the Bombers 31 yard line with

51 seconds left in the opening half.Sapp ran for 14 on first down, then

had consecutive incomplete passes to Hugand Peeples. Sapp scampered for 30 to

advance the ball to the TC 25 with just afew ticks left before intermission. Withtime for just one play Sapp hurled a toss

to Hug in the end zone and the crowdwent wild! Unfortunately the exuberance

disappeared when the officials ruled Hugto be out of bounds. Time expired with

Edon on top 14-8.

Prior to the contest Edon Head CoachScott Staten expressed a key to the game

was controlling both the offensive anddefensive lines. In the first half Edon sur-

rendered 162 yards of offense to the

Eagles. Of the total, 139 of those yardswere gained on the ground. Whatever the

coach said or adjustments made werespot on as the Bombers dominated both

sides of the ball in the second half.Edon kicked off to Toledo Christian to

begin the third quarter. The Eagles return

man fumbled the ball and after finally cor-ralling the kick was deposited to the turf

by Jordan Julian. Freeman connectedwith Kempton for a gain of eight, then was

forced to throw the ball away after Greenapplied pressure. Freeman lost two yards

on third down, and on fourth shanked the

punt onto the track and into the Edoncheerleaders.

Once again with great field position,this time at the TC 40, the Bomber offense

flew back onto the field. Green lost two ona draw, but a screen from Sapp to Hug

resulted in a 19 yard gain. Another carry

by Green added five yards. Looking tothrow, Sapp rolled to the right. With no

one open, the quarterback tucked the ballaway to gain nine more and move the

chains again. As the ball was spotted at

the TC 9, Edon had first and goal to go.

Green was held to no gain on first down,but Sapp answered with a quarterback

sweep right and followed his escorts

across the goal line. Peeples PAT wasdown the middle as the Bombers extended

the lead to 21-8 with 8:12 left in the thirdquarter.

A short return gave the Eagles offense

the ball at their 25 yard stripe. In 11plays, nine rushes and two pass comple-

tions, Toledo Christian advanced the ballto the Edon 28 yard line. However the

drive came to a screeching halt whenJordan Whittaker sacked Freeman for a

nine yard loss. Toledo Christian decided

to go for it on fourth down and 14 from theEdon 37. When the pass from Freeman

missed the mark Edon had possessiononce again.

Both defenses stiffened as neitherteam was able to add points to the board

into the midpoint of the fourth quarter.

However, a turnover quickly changed thetone. Toledo Christian had the ball deep

in their territory after Edon was unable toconvert on fourth and one at the TC 18

yard line. Freeman was held to just oneyard on first down. The next play, an

interception by Sapp at the 50 yard line,

ended any hope left among the Eagles.The junior returned the ball down to the

TC 26 yard line.With 6:09 remaining in the fourth

quarter, the Bombers needed just fourplays to put to rest any hope that Toledo

Christian had for a comeback. Peeples

was unable to snare a throw from Sapp,and Sapp gained one yard on second

down. Enter Connor Hug into the Bomberbackfield. Hug took the counter handoff

left for 15 yards, then a counter right for10 yards for a rushing touchdown to ice

the game for Edon. Peeples connected for

the fourth time and the Bombers playoffhopes remained alive with the 28-8 victo-

ry!For the first time this season the

Bombers had more yards rushing thanpassing. Sapp led the way with 19 carries

for 119 yards and a touchdown. Greenhad his number called 13 times for 39yards. Hug only got two chances, but

made the most of them gaining 25 yardson two successive carries in the fourth

quarter. The seniors touchdown iced thegame for Edon.

Sapp had a respectable night passing

completing 8 out of 18 attempts for 145yards and two scores. Thiel had two

catches for 86 yards and a touchdown,while Green grabbed one for a 24 yard

score. Hug added 4 catches to his season

total along with 35 yards.In the postgame interview Coach

Staten had nothing but praise for hisseniors. The nine seniors left it all out

there on the field. They were in eighthgrade when I took over as head coach and

every summer have committed themselves

to the program and the weight room.Most of the records in our weight room

have their names on them. This grouphas done everything we have asked of

them and more. The coach realizes how-ever that there is still one huge game left

to play. We cant celebrate this win very

long. We have to rally the troops and getready for a tough game next week.

That they do as the Bombers goal ofmaking the playoffs comes down to the

final game. Win and they are in. Lose andthe chances are slim. Edon takes their

7-2 record (5-1 TAAC) on the long bus ride

to Gibsonburg to battle the Golden Bearswho are 5-4 overall and 4-2 in the TAAC.

Kent Hutchison can be reached at

[email protected]

By BIll Bray

THE VILLAGE REPORTER

Suspenseful, dramatic, nail-biter any

and all of these words can be used to de-

scribe the 14-13 Wauseon victory Friday

night over the Archbold Blue Streaks at

Harmon Field.

It was a puzzlement all week as to

the availability of Wauseon quarterback

Ty Suntken. Suntken was injured dur-ing the third quarter of last week's Ever-

green game with a separated left shoul-

der. Rumors were ying the entire week

about his prognosis as well as whether

he would be taking the snaps from cen-

ter.

When the gun sounded to start the

game, no. 2 was in uniform and loos-

ening up his right throwing arm for the

battle.

Wauseon deferred to receive the ball

to start the second half so it was the

Blue Streaks' offense that saw the ball

rst. The Streaks put together a seven

play drive that stalled on a fourth and

nine. Going for the rst down, Evan

Wyse was stopped by the tenacious

Wauseon defense six yards short and

the Indians took their rst possessionon their own 13.

The rst drive was anything but pic-

turesque as the Indians lost a total of

two yards on the four play drive. After

a 37 yard Ty Suntken punt, the Blue

Streaks set up shop on the Wauseon

25. The defense again, led by Aaron

Schuette, Alec Vonier, Cesar Juarez, Ja-

cob Flory, Nate Suntken and Noah Cas-

tle stymied Archbold's attack. Wyse was

thrown for a three yard loss, then a 10

yards loss then a 19 yard loss. Wauseon

took over on the Archbold 49. But again,

the Archbold defense was just as stingy

allowing the Indians high powered of-

fense 0 yards on four plays. Suntken

was forced to punt again and this time

the 35 yard punt was not returned.Archbold had yet another unsuccess-

ful drive that included two incomplete

Wyse passes. With the 25 yard punt, the

Indians offense was on for another try

starting at the the Archbold 44. Bueter

gained one yard, Suntken carried as

everyone held their collective breaths

when the quarterback was hit after a

six yard gain. Bueter again for 10. Then

with a rst and 10 at the Archbold 27,

Suntken found Kris Boysel with a ter-

ric pass for the score at the 1:09 mark

of the rst quarter. The extra point at-

tempt never got off the ground and the

Indians were up 6-0.

Wauseon scored on a second straight

possession midway through the second

quarter after a six-play Archbold drive

stalled.

On the most impressive scoring drive

of the night, the Indians took the ball

on their own four yard line. Bueter car-

ried the rst two times for nine yards.

Nate Suntken, who entered the game

at running back, ripped off a 10 yard

burst. Bueter, getting his longest gain

of the night, sprinted for 36 to the Arch-

bold 46. After Suntken was thrown for

an 11 yard loss, he found Noah Castle

for a 22 yard gain to the Archbold 35.

Bueter, again running with abandon,

galloped 23 yards to the Archbold 12.

Suntken gained seven on a keeper then

Bueter carried two straight times to seal

the deal and put the Indians up 12-0

with 6:05 left in the half. After miss-

ing the extra point after their rst score,

Wauseon elected to go for two points.

Fortunately, as it would turn out, Sunt-

ken found Kris Boysel with a short pass

for the two vitally important points and

the Tribe was up 14-0.

The Streaks scored on their next pos-

session as the combo of Evan Wyse to

Levi Wyse chewed up yardage. A Wyse

strike to Lincoln Parsley gained 28

yards to the Wauseon 12. Wyse covered

the remaining dozen yards on foot over

two carries and the Streaks were back

to within seven with 3:31 left in the half.

The Indians last drive of the half end-

ed at the Archbold 33 with an incom-plete Suntken pass.

Wauseon's Axel Bueter gained 96

yards in the rst half as Evan Wyse

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PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

LAST SECOND SAVE ... A last second Toledo Christian tip of the ball over the head

of Connor Hug is all that separated him from another Edon touchdown.

OH SO CLOSE ... Noah Castle nearly grabs the Suntken pass for, what would have

been six point, against the Archbold Blue Streaks.

PHOTOS BY BILL BRAY, STAFF

AIR MAIL ... Receiver Kris Boysel goes high in the air to snag a Ty Suntken pass dur-

ing third quarter action Friday night.


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Jill is not about bravado. Ever since she first

donned a Fayette uniform, Jill has been all

go...you can keep the show. Her postseason

rsum bears witness to the fact.

It has become common knowledge that

the Edon Bombers have more offensiveweapons than you can shake a stick at.

Say hello to cruise missile #26.

ended the half with 32 rushing yards on

17 carries.

With a scoreless third quarter the In-dians were holding on to the seven point

advantage. Archbold, after holding a sput-tering Wauseon offense to a three and out,

took possession with 9:51 left in the con-test. Wyse was a man on a mission dur-

ing the Streaks' second scoring drive of

the game. The drive included ve plays,which Wyse had a part in every snap. He

passed to Parsley for a four yard gain. Hethen ran for three yards, passed to Parsley

again for ve yards then rushed the ball

for four yards. On a second and six, Wysetook off around left end and sprinted 31

yards for the touchdown. With the memo-ry of Bryan's two point conversion in week

six, the Indians faithful's hearts stoppedfor a split second when Jase Grosjean took

the snap from center for the extra point

only to get up and sprint to the right. Heoated a pass to Logan Baynes in the end

zone, but the ball was a bit under thrown.The Indians had stopped the Streaks from

the two point conversion and remained infront 14-13 with 8:42 remaining.

After yet another bad ve play, ve yard

drive by Wauseon, Archbold had one morechance to get a score on the board and de-

liver a blow to the Indians. But Wauseonlinebacker Jacob Flory proved to be the

hero for the Tribe during Archbold effort.The Streaks had driven the ball, thanks

in large part to Wyse, to the Wauseon 34.

It was fourth and seven with 1:25 left in

the game. Wyse had been gaining yardage

pretty much at will the whole second half.

He took the snap from center and boltedaround his left rushing toward the yard

marker. Suddenly, Flory came into viewand laid a body block on the quarterback

sending him to the turf four yards short ofthe needed rst down. The Indians had

held their arch rival and took over control

of the ball as the clock showed triple zeros."I can't tell you how proud I am of this

team," a sore, but happy Ty Suntken saidafter the contest. "I would much rather

talk about my teammates and how they

performed tonight than to talk about mysituation. My shoulder is sore and I am in

a very tight tting harness, but what weaccomplished tonight, made the shoulder

hurt a little less."The nal statistics showed Wauseon

with 300 offensive yards to 289 for the

Streaks. Individually Axel Bueter Wauseonwith 108 yards on 20 carries. While Evan

Wyse carried the ball 35 times for 140yards. Suntken was 6 of 13 passing for

125 yards and one touchdown. Wyse n-ished 16 of 21 passing for 149 yards.

It was Wauseon's rst win over Arch-

bold since 2007 when the Tribe were 38-20 winners.

The Indians return to end their regularseason next week as they travel to Patrick

Henry to take on the Patriots.

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DEFIANCE - The Pettisville Lady

Blackbirds and the Ayersville Lady

Pilots got reacquainted on the evening

of October 22. Their first meeting cameon August 29 at The Birdcage in

Pettisville, a meeting that saw Ayersville

leaving town with a four set loss.

On October 22 though, the two

teams met as D-IV Sectional Champions

in the opening round of District play.

Hoping for a shot at the District title

and a better outcome than that afforded

to them in August, the Lady Pilots came

up with neither. The Lady Blackbirds

were able to overcome powerful play

from their opponents, while Stephanie

Hubby, Emily Hubby and Dana Fricke

inflicted damage sufficient enough to

send Ayersville home with a three-set

sweeping, 25-21, 25-18 and 25-22.Stephanie Hubby landed a half-doz-

en aces, adding 23 digs for Pettisville,

with Emily Hubby adding 10 digs and a

dozen kills. Sarah Christiansen posted

8 digs, Amber Klopfenstein had a dig, 2

kills and 2 blocks, and Jordyn Pursel

had 6 digs and 8 kills.

Dana Fricke came away with an ace,

3 digs, 16 kills and 2 blocks, Kate

Kauffman had 6 digs and 17 assists,

and Brooke Waidelich had an ace, 4

digs and 20 assists.

Toledo Christian Knocks A Defiant PettisvilleOut Of D-IV Playoffs In Four Sets

DEFIANCE - The #1 seeded Toledo

Christian Lady Eagles won the D-IV

District Volleyball Championship over

the Pettisville Lady Blackbirds on

October 24. After falling behind two sets

to nil though, the Ladybirds resolve to

not go quietly into the night stunned

the Eagles and forced a fourth set, but

it was there that TC prevailed to take

the match, 25-8, 25-13, 21-25 and

25-17.

TC had a size advantage everywhere

it counted. Be it hitters or defenders,

the Ladybirds were dwarfed to one

degree or another. That power allowed

the Eagles to clobber Pettisville in the

first two sets, but they ran into the pat-

ent pending Pettisville persistence in

the third. As Holgate and Cardinal

Stritch also discovered, the Lady Eagles

discovered the Lady Blackbirds resil-

ience, and their ability to adjust and

adapt. Pettisville battled TC back and

forth, gaining breathing room and tak-

ing the third set, 25-21.

The fourth set saw TC switching

gears on the offense. They had used

finesse in the first three sets, but they

frequently employed the practice of taps

over thunderbolts in the fourth.

Following a TC set and a charge to the

net by a hitter, the Lady Blackbirds

would quickly assume a defense for an

anticipated barrage, only to receive a

soft tap into the middle of a startled

defense that was ill-prepared to deal

with the curveball over the fastball.

Still, the Ladybirds were able to stay

within striking range, and frequently

took the lead, only to see TC battle

back. The breaking point came with

both teams still battling back and forth

as TC went on a run. The Ladybirds

seemed to be stuck on 16 points and

were becoming tense under the ever-

changing TC offensive attack. Pettisville

got to point number 17, but it was too

late to stop the Lady Eagles rally.

Stephanie Hubby had 28 digs for the

D-IV Defiance District Runners-up, with

Emily Hubby adding 15 digs, an assist

and a dozen kills. Sarah Christiansen

added 4 digs, Amber Klopfenstein had 4

digs, and Jordyn Pursel had a pair of

aces, 6 digs and 7 kills.

Dana Fricke rang up an ace, a dig,

an assist, 18 kills and 2 blocks, Kate

Kauffman had 6 digs, 20 assists and a

kill, and Brooke Waidelich had 6 digs

and 13 assists for the Ladybirds who

close the book on their 2013 campaign

with a 21-5 / 10-0 record, and champi-

onships of the BBC and the D-IV

Archbold Sectionals.

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

RAMPING UP ... Jordyn Pursel of Pettisville takes ight to bring down a kill shot.

Varsity Volleyball ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN ... Ty Suntken eludes two Archbold defenders during action

Friday night.


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MAKE IT RAIN ... Dana Fricke of Pettisville follows the rapid descent of her kill shot.

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Toledo Christian Knocks A Defiant Pettisville

CONTINUATION OF VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ACTION

Trevor Dominique Leads The Way InTribe Postseason Links RecognitionsTrevor Dominique of Wauseon has

been named to the 2013 All-Ohio

Division II Northwest District Golf First

Team. Clay Tefft and David Williams

were named to the All-Northwest District

Division II Honorable Mention rolls, and

Anna Marshall was tabbed for the Girls

All-Ohio Division II Northwest DistrictGolf Second Team.

The Indians closed out the 2013

campaign as NWOAL and D-II Sectional

Champions, with a school record 101-

21 record.

Varsity Golf NewsTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon Indians Fall At Regionals; ReiserAdvances To D-II State Championships

TIFFIN - The 2013 season as a col-

lective came to an end for the Wauseon

Indians at the D-II Tiffin Regionals on

October 26.The Tribe finished eighth overall with

a score of 234. Only the top four teams

and the top 16 individuals from each of

the four Regional events qualify to go to

Columbus, leaving the team on the out-

side looking in. But did I mention that

16 individuals thing?

Wauseon WILL be represented in

Columbus...and represented well.

Despite the fact that the team failed

to break the barrier to get to the State

Finals, Quintin Reiser qualified to

advance as an individual, and he quali-

fied in a big way. Reiser finished first at

the Tiffin event, but there was more

than just a top finish to the run of the

Champion of the Tiffin Regionals. His

time of 15:59.38 was not just the fastest

in Tiffin, it was the only sub-16:00 tim-ing in all of Ohio D-II. 512 of the finest

D-II runners were competing in four

sites across the State of Ohio. Of those

512 runners, 511 finished behind

Reiser. That performance earned him aspot in the field in Columbus on

November 2.

If he can repeat or improve upon this

feat, hes also going to have a lofty spot

reserved for him on the podium at races

end.

The following Wauseon finishes were

recorded by place and time...

8 - Wauseon - 234

1 - Quintin Reiser - 15:59.38

* D-II State Qualifier *

47 - Wade Hodges - 17:26.97

63 - Caleb Blanchong - 17:43.80

69 - Justin Mourguet - 17:52.52

89 - Josh Collins - 18:18.85

93 - Aaron Beck - 18:21.03

118 - Kyle Knierim - 19:13.88

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL NAFZIGER

Varsity Boys Cross CountryTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

LETS GET FIRED UP ... The Wauseon boys rev their engines prior to the start of

their race.

Quintin Reiser of Wauseon

Wade Hodges of WauseonCaleb Blanchong of Wauseon

Justin Mourguet of Wauseon


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Pettisvilles Postseason Trail Comes To AnEnd At The October 26th D-III Regionals

TIFFIN - The Pettisville Blackbirds

are no stranger to the postseason call of

Columbus. Sadly though, the call this

year was received as, All lines are busy;

please try your call again later.

Facing their toughest competition of

the 2013 campaign, the Boys in Black

were unable to surmount the oddsagainst them at the D-III Tiffin Regionals

on October 26. Needing a fourth place

finish or better to qualify for Columbus,

the Blackbirds landed in eleventh, elim-

inating them as a team.

The final opening for the State Finals,

the individual qualifications, also went

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ishers that were not already on a quali-

fying team were given passage to the

capitol city by means of individual qual-

ification. No one on the Pettisville patrol

met the criteria though, with Kyle Lantz

31st place finish leading the way for the

Battling Birds.

The following Pettisville finishes were

recorded by place and time...11 - Pettisville - 263

31 - Kyle Lantz - 17:19.71

63 - Daniel Sauder - 17:51.52

68 - Austin Dykstra - 17:55.83

77 - Jeremy Mann - 18:01.08

90 - Aaron Bontrager - 18:16.00

93 - Dominic Frey - 18:20.65

104 - Jacob Hauter - 18:41.15

CONTINUATION OF BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ACTION


GAME ON ... The Pettisville Blackbirds y off the starting line.

Kyle Lantz of Pettisville

Daniel Sauder of Pettisville

Austin Dykstra of Pettisville Jacob Hauter of Pettisville

Varsity Girls Cross CountryTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon Lady Indians Place Third AtRegionals; Advance To D-II State Finals

TIFFIN - Rankings are nice. When itcomes to rankings though, the WauseonLady Indians are proving that 'nice' and'reliable' can be mutually exclusive.

The finishing order may have beendifferent, but the analysis of the num-bers from the D-II Districts did not lie.When the D-II Tiffin Regionals tookplace on October 26, the Wauseon LadyIndians again found themselves in thetoughest competition in the State. Thecompetition however, soon discoveredthat the Tribe may well have been a tadunder-ranked than their #15 wouldattest. With fifteen other teams in thefield, the Lady Indians had their workcut out for them. With the addition of#2-ranked Bay and #4-ranked Lexingtonto the mix, Wauseon was facing sixteams ranked in the top 20 in Ohio,including #10-ranked Napoleon.

Bay placed first with 46 points, fol-lowed by Lexington at 68 and Wauseon

at 77. The top-four finish punches theticket for the Tribe to head for Columbusfor the November 2 State Finals. Onceagain though, the numbers behind thescores bear watching.

Wauseon finished with a team cumu-lative time of 1:37:51.31...the third fast-est of the 64 teams competing at all the

Regional events. This time was 15.14seconds better than #3-rankedTippecanoe, and 24.47 seconds betterthan #6-ranked Oakwood, both out ofthe Troy Regionals. Had they been inany of the other three Regional sites,the team cumulative time of Wauseonwould have made them RegionalChampions. Regardless, the LadyIndians are going to Columbus whileteams ranked higher, like the LadyWildcats of Napoleon, are going home.

At this pace, many more higherranked teams will also find themselveslooking up at the Wauseon Lady Indianson the State podium on November 2.

The following Wauseon finishes wererecorded by place and time...

3 - Wauseon - 77* D-II State Qualifier *

1 - Taylor Vernot - 18:14.97

11 - Kylie Archibeque - 19:33.2515 - Aneesa Volkman - 19:46.79

22 - Lindsey Archibeque - 20:03.9329 - Aleea Volkman - 20:12.37

53 - Megan Beck - 21:02.9871 - Seneca Wyse - 21:23.35


Taylor Vernot of Wauseon

Aneesa Volkman of Wauseon

Seneca Wyse of WauseonLindsey Archibeque of Wauseon

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D-III Tiffin RegionalsTIFFIN - With the D-III Districts taking an axe to

the rosters of local ladies advancing to the October 26

Regionals at Tiffin, there remained but two that quali-

fied to make the trip...Alexa Leppelmeier of Pettisville

and Jill Stuckey of Fayette.

This event, the final qualifying step to the November

2 State Finals in Columbus, also cut back on the num-ber of local ladies advancing. Leppelmeier, a freshman,

will be making the trip to the capitol city in her first

year of Varsity competition. She earned the invitation

with a fifteenth place finish, placing herself in the

ranks of qualifiers for the final showdown.

Stuckey, the senior standout of the Lady Eagles,

turned in a good performance, but unfortunately not

good enough to make the cut for Columbus. She fin-

ished in 42nd place overall with a time of 21:11.28.

The following finishes were recorded by place and

time...

15 - Alexa Leppelmeier - Pettisville - 19:59.35

* D-III State Qualifier *

42 - Jill Stuckey - Fayette - 21:11.28


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