SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Parkway’s Gabrielle Stober surpassed 1,000 career points in the Panthers’ 43-40 girls high school basketball Division IV sectional final win Saturday against New Bremen.
Hughes finished with 11 points while teammate Gabrielle Stober scored 20. Kaylee Freund had 13 points and Ella Pape scored eight for New Bremen (16-7).
Parkway (16-8) will play Marion Local, a 40-2o winner against St. Henry, in a district semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Wapakoneta.
New Knoxville 54,
Hardin Northern 20
SPENCERVILLE — Ellie Gabel had 24 points and Haley Fledderjohann and Carsyn Henschen scored nine each for New Knoxville (22-2). Bella Wilson had 12 points for Hardin Northern (4-17).
The Rangers will play the winner of Minster-Fort Recovery at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Wapakoneta.
Sectional semifinals
Ottoville 50,
West Unity Hilltop 45
BRYAN — Carly Thorbahn had 23 points and Elise Kramer scored 15 for Ottoville (10-13), which will play Antwerp, a 38-33 winner against Edon, in a sectional final at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Bryan.
Division II
Sectional semifinals
St. Marys 56, Toledo Rogers 48
HAMLER — Kendall Dieringer and Reese Rable each had 14 points and Noey Ruane scored 10 for St. Marys.
All District 8
Ottawa-Glandorf’s Erin Kaufman (player of the year) and Shawnee’s Rachel Rumbaugh (coach of the year) received top honors in Division I-II-III.
Joining Kaufman on the first team were Zoe Best (Shawnee), Ava Craddock (Bath), Kendall Dieringer (St. Mary’s), Lauren Gerken (Liberty-Benton), Alyvia Lindeman (Delphos Jefferson) and Riley Rismiller (Coldwater).
In D-IV, player of the year went to Miller City’s Abi Lamemers and Miller City’s Ross Heuerman and New Knoxville’s Ross Heuerman shared coach of the year honors.
Joining Lammers on the first team were Lacie Fenstermaker (Pandora-Gilboa), Kaylee Freund (New Bremen), Ellie Gabel (New Knoxville), Cali Gregory (Crestview), Avery Henschen (New Knoxville), Sammy Hoelscher (Marion Local), Kenzie King (Columbus Grove), Ella Mescher (Minster) and Gabrielle Stober (Parkway).
District 8 All-Stars
Rosters have been announced for the District 8 All-Star Games March 21 at Elida Fieldhouse.
Making up the In Division I-II-III East roster coached by Shawnee’s Rachel Rumbaugh are Kenton’s Lauren Barlett, Bath’s Ava Craddock, Liberty-Benton’s Brooke Deeter and Chelsea May, Ottawa-Glandorf’s Erin Kaufman, Celina’s Taylor Kingshirn, Delphos Jefferson’s Alycia Lindeman, Elida’s Eli Mitchell and Findlay’s Bri Nichols and Kelsey Shindledecker. O-G’s Chloe Schroeder is the alternate.
On the West team, coached by Van Wert’s Hannah Phlipot, are Wapakoneta’s Addy Allen, Nikane Amos and Allie Wilson, Shawnee’s Hailee Conrad, Zoe Smith and Tessa Stahler, St. Marys’ Kendall Dieringer and Noelle Ruane, Spencerville’s Lilyan Goecke and Van Wert’s Carlee Young. Spencerville’s Emme Prine is the alternate.
Members of the D-IV East squad, coached by Bluffton’s Eric Garmatter and Columbus Grove’s Brian Schroeder, are Waynesfield-Goshen’s Chloe Baumgardner, Pandora-Gilboa’s Lacie Fenstermaker, McComb’s Eliza Dehart, North Baltimore’s Grace Hagemyer, Arlington’s Kylie Jolliff, Columbus Grove’s Kenzie King and Savanah Ridenour, Bluffton’s Kylie Monday and Kylie Stackhouse and Ridgemont’s Brooklyn Nelson. Alternates are Ridgemont’s Callie Cromer, Cory-Rawson’s Karissa Welte and Grove’s Koryn Halker.
On the West team, coached by Miller City’s Ross Heuerman and New Knoxville’s Tim Hegemier, are Lincolnview’s Kendall Bollenbacher, New Bremen’s Chloe Bornhorst and Kaylee Freund, New Knoxville’s Haley Floedderjohann, Ellie Gabel, Avery Henschen and Carsyn Henschen, Marion Local’s Samantha Hoelscher, Miller City’s Abi Lammers and Minster’s Ella Mescher. The alternates are Leipsic’s Josie Hermiller, Fort Recovery’s Whitley Rammel and Kalida’s Brooke Vennekotter.
The D-I-II-III game is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. with the D-IV contest to follow.
Boys basketball
Bluffton 60,
Toledo Rogers 43
BLUFFTON — Trenton Donley (15), Kyler Kinn (13) and Trey Boblitt (12) scored in double digits for Bluffton (20-2).
Paulding 58, Miller City 46
MILLER CITY — Peyton Adams had 18 points and Ethan Foltz scored 15 for Paulding (8-14). Silas Niese had 12 points and Jaden Nuveman and Owen Tobe each scored 10 for Miller City (11-11).
Defiance 60, LCC 53
DEFIANCE — Carspm Parker (22), Evan Unruh (14) and Billy Bourk (11) scored in double digits for LCC (11-10).
All-District 8
Ottawa-Glandorf’s Colin White (player of the year) and Bluffton’s Todd Boblitt (coach of the year) received top honors in Division I-II-III.
Joining White on the first team were Kahlil Luster (Lima Senior), Brent Moss (Lima Senior), Austin Parks (St. Mary’s), Aiden Pratt (Van Wert), Max Roth (Findlay) and Brady Wheeler (Shawnee).
In D-IV, Leipsic Mason Brandt was named player of the year and Spencerville’s Kevin Sensabaugh and New Bremen’s Cory Stephens shared coach of the year honors.
Joining Brandt on the first team were Reece Busse (New Bremen), Josh Henline (Spencerville), Brayden Knight (Perry), William Miller (Ottoville), Landen Newland (Ridgemont), Nevin Robson (Hardin Northern), Austin Ruhe (Miller City), Connor Sanders (Upper Scioto Valley) and Caden Slusher (Parkway)
All-Star rosters
Rosters have been announced for the District 8 All-Star games scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at the Elida Fieldhouse.
Making up the East squad coached by Bluffton’s Todd Boblitt are Findlay’s Max Roth and Justin Roth, Lima Central Catholic’s Evan Unruh, Lima Senior’s Kahlil Luster and Brent Moss, Bath’s Jonah Wauben, Bluffton’s Trey Boblitt, Kyler Kinn and Trenton Donley and Allen East’s Garrett Newland. The alternates are Lima Senior’s Jareon Mayo and Camren Miles and Liberty-Benton’s Malick Eckford.
On the West team. coached by Wapakoneta’s Trey Elchert, are Ottawa-Glandorf’s Eli Schmenk and Carter Schimmoeller, Wapak’s Braeden Goulet and Kaden Siefring, Celina’s Josh Rasawehr, Van Wert’s Ethan Brown, Shawnee’s Brady Wheeler, Ja’Mari Johnson and Anthony Best and Coldwater’s Kevin Fisher. The alternates are Delphos Jefferson’s Colin Bailey, St. Marys’ Gavin Reinecke and Wapakoneta’s Zach Rogers.
In D-IV, the members of the East team, coached by Upper Scioto Valley’s Dre White and Ridgemont’s Nick Stuck, are Columbus Grove’s Jacksen Schroeder, Brayden Bellman and Trey Sautter, Hardin Northern’s Nevin Robson, Ridgemont’s Landen Newland and Mason Stuck, Vanlue’s Jaren Kloeper, USV’s Connor Sanders and Jackson Rohrs and Perry’s Bubby Knight.The alternates are North Baltimore’s Mitch Clark and Johnny Hagemyer and Ada’s Cayden Murphy are the alternates.
On the West team, coached by Spencerville’s Kevin Sensabaugh and New Bremen’s Cory Stephens, are Landon Elwer of Delphos St. John’s, Kalida’s Justin Siebeneck, Parkway’s Caden Slusher, Leipsic’s Mason Brandt, Fort Recovery’s Owen Jutte, Ottoville’s William Miller, Marion Local’s Brady Ronnebaum, St. Henry’s Sam Koesters and New Bremen’s Reece Busse and Trevor Bergman. The alternates are Miller City’s Austin Ruhe, JJ Bonifas of Delphos St. John’s and Crestview’s Rontae Jackson.
The Division I-II-III is scheduled for start at 6:30 p.m. with the D-IV game to follow.
Wrestling
TRAC League Championships
FINDLAY — Lima Senior finished eighth with 14 points behind Three Rivers Athletic Conference team champion Oregon Clay, which had 210.5 points. Lima Senior’s Aaron Bowsher was second at 150 pounds.
BVC Tournament
MCCOMB — Pandora-Gilboa finished seventh with 31 points behind Blanchard Valley Conference champion Liberty-Benton (255). P-G’s Mitchell Blank won the 165 pound title.
Girls swimming
Division I district
BOWLING GREEN — Wapakoneta’s Addisyn Newman qualified for state with a second place in the 50 freestyle and was fifth in the 100 breaststroke at Bowling Green State University The 200 medley relay team was sixth and the 200 freestyle relay team was 10th also for Wapak. The names of the relay teams’ members were not reported.
Colleges
Men’s basketball
Muskingham 76, Ohio Northern 69
ADA — Senior Brandon Waugh (Columbus/Northland) scored 22 points as the Ohio Northern men’s basketball team fell 76-69 to Muskingum on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day at the ONU Sports Center.
With the loss, the Polar Bears finish the regular season 9-14 overall and 3-13 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, and the Muskies improve to 6-19, 3-15.
Waugh, the team’s lone senior, led Ohio Northern in scoring and added nine rebounds to his stat line.
Junior Adam Scott (Wapakoneta) earned his first double-double of the season and the second of his career with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Siena Heights 74, UNOH 65
LIMA — UNOH (11-18, 8-12) wrapped up the regular season with a home loss to Siena Heights (8-20, 5-15) 74-65.
The game played tight from start to finish but the Racers came up short in the end as Siena Heights upset UNOH on Senior Day.
Justin Koepp (Elyria) paced the team with 17 points shooting 8-9 (89%) from the field. Zach Montes (Pickerington) finished with 16 points and seven rebounds. Hunter Bode (JR/Cincinnati, Ohio) added ten points and six boards off the bench.
The WHAC Tournament is up next for UNOH when they travel to top-seeded Indiana Tech on Wednesday, Feb. 23, with a 7:00 PM tip.
Women’s basketball
Ohio Northern 73, Muskingham 56
ADA — Senior Alissa Stahler (Shawnee) tallied 19 points and eight rebounds to lead the Ohio Northern women’s basketball team to a 73-56 win over Muskingum on Saturday afternoon during Senior Day at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears close the regular season at 16-7 overall and 10-6 in the Ohio Athletic Conference while dropping Muskingum to 9-14, 4-12.
Junior Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) and senior Lexi Jacobs (Wapakoneta) joined Stahler in double figures with 15 and 11 points, respectively.
Senior Jaidyn Hale (Bath) added nine points.
Siena Heights 62, UNOH 44
LIMA — UNOH (3-22, 1-19) fell 62-44 to Siena Heights (23-7, 15-5) on Senior Day.
The Racers took on one of th etop teams in the conference in their last game of the season. A tough battle early saw the Saints pull away. UNOH outscored the Saints in the final frame, but it was took little to late as Siena Heights spoiled the day.
Kimyra McGhee (Chicago) and Ronja Orpo (Espo, Finland) were the team’s leading scorers, putting up 13 points each. Orpo pulled down a game-high eight rebounds and McGhee grabbed six of her own.
As a team, UNOH won the battle of the boards 39-30.
This concludes the 2021-22 campaign for the Racers finishing with an overall record of 3-22 and 1-19 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Men’s lacrosse
Ohio Northern 13, Alma 4
ALMA, Mich. — Eleven different players scored goals as the Ohio Northern men’s lacrosse team opened its 2022 season with a 13-4 victory at Alma (Mich.) on Saturday afternoon at Bahlke Field.
The Polar Bears (1-0 overall) got two goals each from junior Alex Reimer (Lancaster, N.Y. ) and sophomore Aiden Dempsey (Silver Spring, Md./St. John’s College) and one goal each from nine other players in the win.
Junior Riley O’Neal (Dumfries, Va./Forest Park) had a goal and two assists for a team-high three points on the day.
Northern scored five first period goals to lead 5-1 and took an 8-2 lead into intermission.
Junior Cole Zaferakis (Liverpool, N.Y.) had two saves and allowed two goals in the first half to pick up the win in net.
Women’s tennis
ONU goes 1-1
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — The Ohio Northern women’s tennis team traveled to the Transylvania (Ky.) Invite to open their spring season and defeated Greenville (Ill.) 6-3 in the morning match and fell 7-2 to Asbury (Ky.) in the afternoon session at Top Seed Tennis Center.
The Polar Bears are now 8-1 overall on the season.
Junior Jeorgia Templin (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) finished the day 2-0 at No. 2 doubles with partner Miranda Wills (Ada), who was 1-1 at No. 3 singles to go 3-1 overall on the day.
Junior Regan Landis (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) was 3-1 on the day as well with two wins at No. 4 singles and a win at No. 3 doubles.
Freshman Katie O’Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) and Marisa Petrunich (Brownsburg, Ind.) were both 1-1 on the day with a win at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles, respectively.
Men’s tennis
Polar Bears split matches
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — The Ohio Northern men’s tennis team traveled to the Transylvania (Ky.) Invite to open their spring season and defeated Greenville (Ill.) 7-2 in the morning match and fell 9-0 to Asbury (Ky.) in the afternoon match at Top Seed Tennis Center.
The Polar Bears finish the day with a 5-2 overall record this season, Greenville (Ill.) is 5-1, and Asbury (Ky.) is 3-0.
Fifth-year senior Vinh Thai (Galloway/St. Charles), and freshmen Peyton Specht (Munster, Ill.) and Drew Swisher (Findlay) all went 2-2 on the day.
Junior Matt Garcia (Downer’s Grove, Ill./South) was 1-1 on the day at both No. 1 doubles matches.
Freshamn Sam Sran (PB, India/St. Stephens and Gian Jyoti Global) was 1-1 on the day at both No. 5 singles matches with a 6-2, 6-3 win in the morning match.
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