Volleyball
Temple Christian 3,
Ridgemont 0
The Pioneers moved to 7-0 overall by winning their Northwest Central Conferenc opener 25-11, 25-18, 25-13.
Cecelia Worsham had 13 kills, Emily Bontrager had seven assists and six digs, Jessica Holloway had seven kills, Juliette Kinnear had four aces and Kaylee Linhart had 19 assists, and eight digs for Temple Christian.
Delphos St. John’s 3,
New Knoxville 1
NEW KNOXVILLE — The Blue Jays got their first Midwest Athletic Conference victory since 2017 with the 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21 win. Grace Moenter had 18 assists, Laila Sites had 12 kills, Mia Conley had seven blocks and seven kills and Abby Kerner had 11 digs for DSJ.
Ally Topp and Brynn Egbert each had 12 kills, Addi Albers had 31 assists and Keianna Wellman had seven aces for New Knoxville.
Lima Senior 3,
Toledo Central Catholic 1
The Spartan won 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-22. Tatum Twining had 21 digs, Tiana Spivey had 13 assists and seven digs, Tillie Nelson had 15 kills and 14 digs and Mallory Gipson had 17 assists for Lima Senior.
Leipsic 3,
Pandora-Gilboa 0
The Vikings won 25-18, 25-18, 25-7.
Alaina Brown had 22 digs, Kasey Brough had 17 kills and four blocks, Danaysia Danzy had nine kills and seven digs, Alivia Jones had nine kills and eight digs and Serenity Siefer had 29 assists for Leipsic. P-G’s individual stats were not reported by deadline.
Hicksville 3, Continental 0
CONTINENTAL — The Pirates fell 25-18, 25-8, 25-21. Delaney Bowers had six kills, five digs and five aces, Macie Cordes had three kills, Teaghan McDougle had 11 assists and Olivia Logan had seven digs for Continental.
Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Elida 1
Titans won 25-12, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14.
Jessica Crates had eight kills, Abby Kristoff had seven kills and Addysen Sneary had 28 assists for Elida. O-G’s individual stats were not received by deadline.
Marion Local 3, Minster 0
MARIA STEIN — The Flyers won 25-12, 30-28, 27-25. Julia Moeller had 12 assists, Stella Huelsman had six kills, Nora Eckstein had nine digs and Natalie Evers finished with 14 assists for Marion Local. Kayla Lamm had nine kills, Lilly Barhorst had eight kills and 10 digs, Alayna Prenger had 17 assists and 12 digs, Brooklyn Osterioh had 11 assists and Macy Prenger had 13 digs.
Bluffton 3, Ayersville 2
BLUFFTON — The Pirates won 25-22, 25-20, 16-25, 22-25, 15-10. Kendall Stackhouse had 15 kills, Ayla Grandey had 14 kills, Gracie Yarnell had 23 assists and 14 digs, Olivia Hobensack had 13 assists and 15 digs, Dyland Worcester had four aces, Avery Talavinia had 32 digs, Morgan Fruchey had 13 digs and nine kills and Olivia Siferd had four blocks for Bluffton.
Wapakoneta 3, St. Marys 1
WAPAKONETA — The Redskins won 21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-20.
Brynn Clark had 20 kills, Halle Huston had 14 kills, Ashlie Nuss had 17 digs and Lily Rammel had 13 digs and five aces for St. Marys. Wapak’s individual stats were not reported.
Paulding 3, Delphos Jefferson 0
DELPHOS — The Wildcats fell 25-21, 25-19, 25-20. Gwen Teman had nine assists, seven kills and three blocks, Lela Grogg had 11 digs amd Jessa Rostorfer had 20 digs for Jefferson.
Crestview 3, Antwerp 0
CONVOY — The Knights won 25-16, 25-15, 25-21. Laci McCoy had 11 kills, Myia Etzler had 10 kills and six blocks, Cali Gregory had nine kills and 24 assists and Ellie Kline had seven digs for Crestview.
Coldwater 3, St. Henry 0
ST. HENRY — The Cavaliers won 27-25, 25-18, 25-21. Kendra Clune had four aces and three blocks, Jenna Leugers had 15 kills and 11 assists, Spencer Etzler had 10 kills and 15 digs, Madison Wendel had 10 kills and Mia Knapke had 20 assists for Coldwater.
Kenton 3, Bath 1
KENTON — The hosts won 25-13, 18-25, 25-18, 25-17 for their first Western Buckeye League win since 2017. Sadie Larrabee had 17 kills and eight blocks, Morgan Lyons had 13 kills, Macee Heckathorn had 11 kills and five blocks, Brynn Butler had five aces and 15 blcoks and Brinley Hites had five aces and eight digs for Kenton. Claire Armentrout had eight kills, 17 digs and 12 assists and Claire Foust had three aces, nine kills, 18 digs and 11 blocks for Bath.
Ridgedale 3, Hardin Northern 1
Cadence Coy had 10 kills and five blocks, Emma Martin had six kills, Katie Good had six kills, Kylee Legge had 26 assists, Ava Hopson had 25 digs, Bella Wilson had 15 digs, Blaire Hipsher had 15 digs and Kylee Legge had 14 digs for hardin Northern.
Girls Tennis
St. Marys 5, Kenton 0
KENTON — Singles players Charley Spencer, Cora Rable and Sophie James and the doubles teams of Jodi Perry and Liz Brown and Audrey Shannon and Molly Schlosser all won.
Clay 4, Lima Senior 1
OREGON — Lima Senior’s Abby Beck won her first singles match.
Shawnee 4, Van Wert 1
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Singles players Alora Patel, Ava Patel and Rose Kottapalli and the doubles team of Jenova DeBrosse and Brailynn Murphy won for Shawnee. The doubles team of Piper Pierce and Sophie Gearhart won for Van Wert.
Boys soccer
St. Marys 9, Defiance 0
Quinn Holtzapple had three goals and an assist, Wyatt Chapman had a pair of tallies, AJ Dieringer had a goal and two assists, Reese Triplett and Braden Keller each had a goal and an assist, Aiden Jeffries had a goal and Will Menker, Easton Craft and Jack Hertenstein each had an assist. Cayden Ballweg got the shutout in goal.
Lincolnview 1,
New Knoxville 1
Gavin Evans had Lincolnview’s goal with Jared Kessler providing an assist. Troy Dwenger had New Knoxville’s goal and teammate Preston Rutschilling finished with 22 saves.
Kalida 9, Fort Jennings 0
FORT JENNINGS — Drew Fersch had two goals and Ethan Stechschulte, Jayden Smith, Braylon Smith, Caden Looser, Jacob Geckle and Evan Klausing each had a single tally. The Wildcats also scored on an own goal.
Ottoville 3, Liberty-Benton 0
Kellen Schlagbaum had two goals and Preston Mansfield had a single tally.
Wapakoneta 8, Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Austin Bump had five goals, Taylor Echols had four assists, Kyle Beach had two goals and two assists and Dylan Whitehead had a single tally.
Perrysburg 4, Bluffton 0
PERRYSBURG — Kyle Basil had 12 saves for Bluffton.
Allen East 3, Upper Sandusky 2
Brady Shea, Garrett Jennings and Isen Schafter each had a goal and Braylen Kennedy and Xerxes Eyerly each had an assist for Allen East.
Girls soccer
Miller City 6, Crestview 1
Ava Rosengarten had two goals, Dani Ehlers had a goal and an assist and teammates Taylor Wilhelm, Ava Ruck, and Liz Otto each had a single tally. Hailey Warnimont and Taygen Rieman each had an assist also for the Wildcats. Adessa Alvarez had Crestview’s goal off an assist by Addison Willman.
Anna 3, Kenton 2
ANNA — Ali Harpel and Abi Temple had Kenton’s goal, each on an assist by Gabi Wetherill.
Elida 5, Lima Central Catholic 0
Julia Thomas had two goals, Analei Jackson had a goal and an assist, Hannah Jones and Paige Durham had one goal each. JoJo Knight and Olivia Laux each had an assist and Leah Ramirez recorded a shutout in goal.
Wauseon 3, Continental 2
Bryn Tegenkamp and Alli Scott each had a goal and Makenzie Shock contributed an assist for Continental.
Celina 6, Delphos St. John’s 0
Kemarra Burns, Taylor Klingshirn, Isabella Duenas, Savannah Jacobs, Raven Harris and Carly Hathaway each had a goal.
Bluffton 2, Van Buren 1
BLUFFTON — Aubrey Burkholder and Sami Scoles each had a goal for the Pirates, teammate Karson Hauenstein contributed an assist and Julia Mehaffie finished with five saves also for Bluffton.
Boys golf
NWC tri match
Medalist Grant Glossett (36), Evan Miller (39), Luke Bollenbacher (44) and Aiden Hardesty (45) combined for the winning total for Lincolnview (164) against fellow Northwest Conference members Delphos Jefferson (180) and Crestview (193). Jefferson’s Isaac Gallmeier (41) and Crestview’s Kaleb Swander (47) had the low rounds for their respective schools.
NWC quad match
OTTAWA — Bluffton (177) had the low team total among NWC members Columbus Grove (181), Allen East (190) and Spencerville (203) at par 36 Moose Landing.
Jacob Boisveret (42), Aidan Sponsler (43) and Jaden Coonfare (44) led the way for the Pirates with Eli Wenger and Evan Speicher each postings 48s also for Bluffton. Allen East’s Levi Clum (39) was medalist and Isaac Ricker (40) and Owen Sensabaugh (46) finishing with the low scores for their respective schools.
Coldwater 166,
Versailles 194
Co-medalists Keaton Bruns and Nathan Overman (40 each) and Ben Giere and Tyler Overman (43 each) combined for the winning total.
Marion Local 174,
Parkway 193
Medalist Brandon Eyink (40), Cole Brunswick (44), Marcus Rethman (45) and Adam Schweiterman (45) combined for the winning total at the par 36 Mercer County Elks. Roman Leszinske led Parkway with a 44.
St. Marys 179, Shawnee 195
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Medalist Brennan Steger (42), Josh Sudman (44), Braylon Lampert (46) and Lennon Cisco (47) combined for the winning total at par 36 Shawnee Country Club. Evan Jackson led Shawnee with a 46.
Van Wert 156, Ottawa-Glandorf 164
Medalist Blake Bohyer (35), AJ Proffitt (41), TJ Stoller (42) and Sam Houg (45) combined for the winning team score at par 35 Pike Run. O-G’s individaul scores were not reported.
St. Henry 182, Fort Recovery 190
St. Henry’s Ty Post, Josh Rindler and Zach Rindler each shot 42 to tie for medalist honors at the par 36 Mercer County Elks. Hayden Uhlenhake also contributed to the Redskins’ team total. isaac LeFevre led Fort Recovery with a 44.
Girls golf
Versailles 177,
Coldwater 194
Jordan Hemmelgarn led Coldwater with a 45. Versailles’ Emma Garrison was medalist with a 41.
Minster 189, Delphos St. John’s 248
MINSTER — Medalist Katie Heitkamp (37), Ashlyn Homan (40), Kendyl Berman (50) and Ashley Meyer (42) combined for the winning team score at par 36 Arrowhead. Elle Gable led DSJ with a 52.
Shawnee 203, St. Marys 255
ST. MARYS — Medalist Haylee Wurm (41), Kallie McKinley (48), Kaley Cotrell (55) and Kylie Larimore (59) combined for the winning total at par 36 Northmoor. St. Marys’ individual scores were not reported.
Miller City 223, Kenton 270
KENTON — Medalist Chelsea Erford (52), Anna Keeler (54) and Caroline Johnson (58) led the way for Miller City at Memorial Park. Stephanie Berger and Isabella Pittman each shot 59 also for the Wildcats. Abi Mustain led Kenton with a 62.
Colleges
Men’s soccer
Bluffton 2, UC-Clermont 2
BLUFFTON — Bluffton University kicked off its 2022 campaign with a tie. It took just one match for the NCAA new overtime rule to come into play. OT is now a thing of the past for regular season contests. Until tournament play requires a victor to emerge, 90 minutes it is. The Beavers stand 0-0-1, while UC-Clermont moved to 1-0-1.
Dalton Taynor (Troy/Miami East) needed just 15 minutes to equal Ethan Gauntt for 3rd on the all-time scoring list. His second tally of the half tied the score at 2-2 in minute 34, giving the senior sole possession of 3rd with 37 career tallies! The offenses went dry for the final 54 minutes as the scoring came to an abrupt halt following Taynor’s equalizer.
Bluffton fired away with a 23-9 advantage in shots, including 10-7 on frame. The home team forced nine of the 12 corner kicks on Thursday afternoon.
Taynor ripped six shots and Elijah Zimmerman (Archbold) followed with five. Sophomores JJ Meyer (Cincinnati/Oak Hills) and Jackson Clark (Mount Blanchard/Riverdale) checked in with four shots apiece.
Angel Velasco-Urbina (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) picked up five saves in the season-opening tie.
Bluffton will return to the pitch next Wednesday, Sept. 7, when the Beavers welcome Olivet for the women’s and men’s doubleheader. The men will kick off between 5:15 and 5:30 at the Sears Complex.
Kenyon 6, Ohio Northern 2
GAMBIER — The Ohio Northern men’s soccer team opened its 2022 season with a 6-2 defeat to No. 17 Kenyon on Thursday evening at Mavec Field.
The Owls improve to 1-0-0 on the season while dropping the Polar Bears to 0-1-0.
Sophomore Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) led the way for ONU with three points, netting one goal and assisting the other, which was scored by senior Aaron Shelton (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon).
Senior Josh Ellis (Whitehouse/Anthony Wayne) tallied a career-best seven saves in goal for ONU.
Senior Sebastian Gaese tallied five points with two goals and one assist, and senior Scott Upton added a pair of goals to lead the Owls.
Women’s soccer
Ohio Northern 2, Wittenberg 0
SPRINGFIELD — Sophomore Alyssa Beckett (Monroe) shined for the Ohio Northern women’s soccer team on Thursday evening, leading the Polar Bears to a 2-0 victory over Wittenberg at Edwards-Maurer Field.
After what marked both teams’ season-opener, Northern improves to 1-0-0 while the Tigers fall to 0-1-0.
Beckett, who ranked third on the team in goals last season, was responsible for the entirety of the Polar Bears’ scoring on Thursday.
The ONU defense also proved stingy, holding the Tigers to zero shots as senior goalkeeper Becky Moss (Lebanon/Mount Notre Dame) tallied her first career shutout.
Both of Beckett’s goals came late in the first half and were unassisted.
Oberlin 5, Bluffton 0
OBERLIN — The Beavers stand at 0-1.
The home team led just 1-0 at the half before a three-score flurry early in the second stanza put the result on ice. Oberlin tacked on a fifth tally with just over five minutes to play.
OC finished with a 31-8 edge in shots, including 18-4 on frame. The Yeowomen forced three more corner kicks (5-2).
Senior Nina McGinn (Marion/Harding) paced the Beavers with three shots and Emma White (St. Marys/Memorial) chipped in with two attempts. Brielle Collier (Anna) racked up 13 saves in the season opener.
Bluffton will return to the pitch at Hiram on Sunday (3:30 p.m.) before the home opener next Wednesday, Sept. 7, when the Beavers welcome Olivet for a women’s and men’s doubleheader. The women are slated to kick off at 3 p.m.
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