BLUFFTON — Eleventh-ranked Liberty-Benton defeated St. Marys 25-22, 25-18, 15-25, 25-14 to win the Division II high school volleyball district championship Thursday night at Bluffton University.
Brynn Clark had 10 kills, four blocks and four aces, Halle Huston had 10 kills, Ashlie Nuss had eight digs, Lily Rammel had eight digs and 26 assists and Addison Lauth had four blocks for St. Marys.
Division IV
New Bremen 3,
Marion Local 0
WAPAKONETA — Top-ranked New Bremen defeated No. 2 Marion Local 25-20, 25-13, 25-21 for the district title and will play the winner of Saturday’s match between No. 15 Jackson Center and Fayetteville-Perry at 6 p.m. Wednesday in a regional semifinal at Northmont.
Lydia Eifert had nine digs, Julia Moeller had 15 assists, Reagan Kremer had nine kills, Nora Eckstein had three aces, Natalie Evers had 10 assists and Chloe Ronnebaum had seven kills for Marion Local.
Football
All-MAC
Coldwater quarterback Marcel Blasingame (offensive player of the year) and Marion Local inside linebacker Darren Meier (defensive player of the year) and Marion Local’s Tim Goodwin (coach of the year) won top Midwest Athletic Conference honors.
Joining Blasingame on the first team offense were end Connor Bruns (Marion Local), receivers/split ends Braylen Harlamert (Coldwater), Troy Homan (Fort Recovery), James Niemeyer (Minster) and Michael Osborne (Versailles), punter Hayden Zeller (New Bremen), kicker Hunter Schaefer (New Bremen), center Mason Rose (Marion Local), guards Braden Klosterman (Coldwater) and Marcus Speelman (New Bremen), tackles Evan Homan (Coldwater) and Dustin Quinter (St. Henry) and running backs: Kyle Otte (Marion Local), Hunter Schaefer (New Bremen) and Clay Paddubny (Delphos St. John’s) and utility/athlete Brogan Stephey (Minster), Drew Lause (Marion Local)
Making the second team were end Titus Gehret (Versailles), Receivers/split ends Justin Richards (Anna), Evan Harlamert (Coldwater) and Reece Guggenbiller (Fort Recovery), punter Aiden Eifert (Marion Local), kicker Justin Kaup (Coldwater),
center Nolan Kuenning (New Bremen), guards: Nick Winner (Minster) and Lucas Stammen (Versailles), tackles Jake Topp (Marion Local) and Jared Lyons (Versailles), quarterback David Homan (New Bremen) and running backs: Darren Meier (Marion Local), Eddie Nichols (Parkway) and Joel Gehret (Versailles)
Joining Meier on the first team defense were defensive ends Jake Topp (Marion Local) and Dustin Quinter (St. Henry), interior linemen Evan Homan (Coldwater) and Jared Lyons (Versailles), inside linebacker Eddie Nichols (Parkway), outside linebackers Drew Seitz (Marion Local) and Aiden Eifert (Marion Local), corners AJ Harlamert (Coldwater) and Tate Hess (Marion Local) and safeties Nate Buschur (Marion Local) and David Homan (New Bremen)
Making the second team were defensive ends Cody Depweg (Coldwater) and Carter Elking (New Bremen), interior linemen Will Fox (Coldwater) and Simon Partington (Marion Local), inside linebackers Sam Obringer (Coldwater) and Evan Eyink (New Bremen), outside linebackers Jack Ebbing (Coldwater) and Ben Sailer (New Bremen), corners James Niemeyer (Minster) and Aaron Thieman (New Bremen) and safeties: Trey Heitkamp (Anna), Michael Osborne (Versailles).
Colleges
Women’s basketball
UNOH 80,
Ohio Christian 56
LIMA — The University of Northwestern Ohio opened its season with a victory.
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