Shawnee’s Luca Fusillo dribbles against Celina’s Recce Highley during Monday’s Division II District Semifinal match at Elida Sports Complex.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
HIGH SCHOOL
Boys Soccer
District II semifinals
Shawnee 2, Celina 0
Shawnee’s Austin Miller scored both goals and Indians keeper Jack Tenwalde made four saves to preserve the shutout. The Indians will faceSt. Marys in the district final at 6 p.m. Thursday.
St. Marys 1, Kenton 0
St. Marys’ Will Menker scored off an assist from AJ Dieriringer for the lone score.
Football
All-Northwest Central Conference
Waynesfield-Goshen’s Drew Breitigam was named the Northwest Central Conference player of the year and Upper Scioto Valley’s Kevin Smith received defensive player of the year honors. Waynesfield-Goshen head coach Shane Wireman was named top coach.
Joining Breitigam on the first team offense were running backs, Alex Sanders (USV), Aiden Biederman (W-G), Carter Curtis (Hardin Northern); Ends, Dalton Jordan (Waynesfield-Goshen), Jayden Elliott (Waynesfield-Goshen); Tight end: Bodi Hipsher (Hardin Northern); Center: Colton Brush (Elgin), guards: Bo Bame (Hardin Northern), Drew Cook (W-G), Kevin Smith (USV), tackles Blaine Castle (SUV), Chase Dunson (W-G), kickers: Ashton Mullins (Ridgemont), Lane Steinke (W-G).
Joining Smith on the first team defense were defensive line: Blaine Castle (USV), Logan Webb (W-G), Hayden Fox (W-G), linebackers: Grant Breitigam (W-G), Hunter Craig (W-G), Alex Sanders (USV), Elijah Caudill (Perry) defensive back: Dalton Jordan (W-G), Jayden Elliott (W-G), Maddox Underwood (USV, Kolton Manns (Ridgemont), punterL Ashton Mullins (Ridgemont).
Making the second team offense were quarterback Nolan Hopson (Hardin Northern), running back, Wade Gamble (Ridgemont), Breckin Dugan (Elgin), Jason Helton (USV), ends, Nathan Thiel (Ridgedale), Landon Murphy (Ridgedale), tight end, Carson Barunes (W-G), center, Hayden Fox (W-G), tackles, Braylon Ardner (Perry), Roman James (W-G), guards, Kenny Sloan (Elgin).
On the second team defense were defensive line, Braylon Ardner (Perry), Wes McKinley (Ridgemont), Caleb Atha (Elgin), Aiden Biederman (W-G), linebackersL Kaden Guinn (Hardin Northern), Landon Shephard (Elgin), Wade Gamble (Ridgemont), Jake Bruce (Crestline), defensive backs, Darrin Zier (Elgin), Drew Bretigam (W-G), Landon Murphy (Ridgemont), Linkyn Furer (Ridgemont), punter Alex Sanders (USV).
Volleyball
District III semifinals
Coldwater 3, Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Coldwater won 25-21, 25-19 and 25-19.
District 8 teams announced
Wapakoneta’s Kaleigh Palmer was named Division I, District 8 player of the year. Liberty-Benton’s Karis Willow was top player in Division II and St. Henry’s Mia Niekamp was the player of the year in Division III. New Bremen’s Melina Schrader was the top player in Division IV west and Leipsic’s Serenity Siefer was the top player in the east.
Division I coaches honored were Wapakoneta’s Megan Brown and Coldwater’s Nikki Etzler.
Division IV coaches honored were Anthony Chappel (Marion Local) and JaNahn Evans (Lincolnview), Kramer clained the sportsmanship, ethics and integrity nomination and New Bremen’s Lisa Thobe received the lifetime achievement award.
Coldwater’s Nikki Etzler was named coach of the year in Division I-III and New Bremen’s Diana Kramer was the top Division IV in the west and Leipsic’s Brent Newell snared the honors in the west.
The All-Star volleyball match for District 8 seniors will be at Coldwater High School on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. Each Divisional team will play each other one set to 25 totaling three sets for the evening. A list of the seniors playing the game appear in the Area results portion.
Making the Division I-III All-Star team were Soraya Jackson (Allen East), Payton Bertke (Celina), Spencer Etzler (Coldwater), Jenna Leugers (Coldwater), Ava Buddelmeyer (Findlay), Karis Willow (Liberty-Benton), Miya Ellerbrock (Ottawa-Glandorf), Gabrielle Stober (Parkway), Mia Niekamp (St. Henry), Sasha Busey (Van Buren), Kaleigh Palmer (Wapakoneta).
On the second team were Hannah Williams (Allen East), Morgan Blasingame (Coldwater), Elizabeth Hoffman (Defiance), Addisyn Freeman (Elida) Claire Foust (Bath), Tillie Nelson (Lima Senior), Kelly Cooper (Shawnee), Macy Johnson (Parkway), Chloe Gels (St. Henry), Lydia Werling (St. Henry), Brynn Clark (St. Marys).
Making the first team Division IV All-Star team were Cali Gregory (Crestview), Laci McCoy (Crestview), Kasey Brough (Leipsic), Serenity Siefer (Leipsic), McKayla Blankemeyer (Lincolnview0, Lindsey Koenig (Marion Local), Brooklyn Downing (McComb), Oliva Heitkamp (New Bremen), Abigale Powers (New Bremen), Elise Kramer (Ottoville) Cecelia Worsam (Temple Christian).
Making the second team were Brynn Fortman (Columbus Grove), Delaney Bowers (Continental), Malia Romes (Kalida), Mary Hoersten (Perry), Carsyn Looser (Lincolnvew), Lydia Eifert (Marion Local), Julia Moeller (Marion Local), Morgan Verhoff (Miller City), Lilly Barhorst (Minster), Rianna Paul (New Bremen), Autumn Schulte (Pandora-Gilboa), Mara Simon (Vanlue).
College
Football
HCAC player of the week
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Senior Brady Welker (Delphos/Jefferson) has been named the Heartland Conference defensive player of the week for his work at Manchester on Saturday.
Welker finished with 10 stops and two fumble recoveries, one of which he returned over 50 yards and was capped by a Bluffton touchdown as the Beavers defeated Manchester 46-44 in five overtimes on Saturday at North Manchester, Ind.
