FORT JENNINGS — The host Musketeers recovered from being outscored 17-6 in the fourth quarter to earn a 59-58 overtime victory Thursday night against Temple Christian.
Chase Neidert (22), Jaret Maag (15) and Jarron Swick (10) each scored in double digits for Fort Jennings. Landon Callahan had 24 points and Dawson Clay and Ashton Draper had 19 and 12 points respectively for the Pioneers.
Ottoville 61,
New Bremen 51
OTTOVILLE — Kellen Schlagaum (18), Alex Suever (16), Carter Horstman (10) and Keaton Schnipke (10) each scored in double digits for the Big Green. Dylan Bambauer had nine points to lead the Cardinals.
Girls basketball
Delphos Jefferson 46,
Wayne Trace 21
DELPHOS — Lyv Lindeman had 18 points and Hannah Wiltsie scored 10 for Jefferson (14-1)
Bath 51,
Delphos St. John’s 22
BATH TOWNSHIP — Elena Oliver had 17 points and Claire Foust scored 13 for the Wildkittens. Abby Kerner had 11 points and Emma Will scored five for DSJ.
Spencerville 56, LCC 24
SPENCERVILLE — Heidi Keller had 23 points and and Gabi Croft scored 13 for the Bearcats. Olivia Stolly had 11 points and Aubrey Frankhouser scored seven for Lima Central Catholic (6-11).
Bluffton 55, Defiance 45
BLUFFTON — Samantha Scoles (17), Ayla Grandey (14) and Kendal Giesige (11) each scored in double digits for the host Pirates.
Cory-Rawson 62,
Upper Scioto Valley 29
MCGUFFEY — Kennedy Hall had 12 points and Brielle Cotterman scored six for USV.
New Bremen 57,
Jackson Center 38
JACKSON CENTER — Marina Nelson had 20 points and Chloe Homan scored 17 for the visiting Cardinals.
Antwerp 42, Continental 22
CONTINENTAL — Mackenzie Shock had eight points and Maci Cordes scored six for the host Pirates.
Parkway 59, Ansonia 12
ANSONIA — Gabrielle Stober had 20 points and Allison Hughes and Paige Williamson each scored 11 for Parkway.
Kalida 52, Ayersville 27
AYERSVILLE — Andrea Burgei had 12 points and Camille Hovest scored nine for Kalida.
McComb 49,
Hardin Northern 30
MCCOMB — Lainey Thomas had 14 points and Emma Martin scored seven for Hardin Northern.
Miller City 42, Patrick Henry 39
HAMLER — Reyna Reyna had 11 points and Jordan Shnipke scored seven for Miller City.
Elida Hall of Fame banquet
ELIDA — The Elida Athletic Department will hold the 2023 Hall of Fame induction Feb. 4. The banquet
will be held in the Elida Commons starting at 1 p.m.. The induction will take place at
approximately 2:15 in the auditorium. Tickets for the banquet may be purchased in the athletic
office during school hours or by contacting the athletic pffice at 419-338-6852.
Being inducted are Denny Thompson, a 1974 graduate, Tommy Thomas, a 1996 graduate and Aaron Thompson, a 2006 graduate. For more on the class head to the Area Roundup at LimaScores.com.
Boys bowling
Riverside 2,753, Kenton 2,643
KENTON — Devin Hastings had the high game (257) and two-game series (438) for Kenton.
Coldwater 2,818, Celina 2,218
Drew Eyink had the high game (210) and Hayden Beougher had the high two-game series (356) for Coldwater. Ethan Bruce had the high game (181) and Marcus Rable had the high series (332) for Celina.
Boys golf
Leis signs with Lourdes
OTTOVILLE — Ottoville’s Grant Leis has signed a letter of intent to attend and play for Lourdes University in Sylvania.
Colleges
Women’s basketball
ONU ranked No. 14
ADA — The Ohio Northern women’s basketball team is ranked No. 14 in the Week 7 D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.
The Polar Bears (14-1 overall, 8-0 OAC) received 303 points in the poll and moved up four spots from last week’s poll in which they received 214 points and were ranked No. 18.
ONU has won 11 straight games and is coming off last week’s victories of 53-51 over then-No. 7 Baldwin Wallace and 65-47 over Muskingum. BWU is ranked No. 12 in this week’s poll.
Trinity (Tex.) is the top-ranked team in the poll, receiving 615 points and 17 of 25 first-place votes.
Transylvania (Ky.), Christopher Newport (Va.), Scranton (Pa.) and Smith (Mass.) round out the top five.
The D3hoops.com poll is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors and media members from across the country and is published weekly.
Northern is also ranked in this week’s Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll, which was released on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears received 92 points and are ranked No. 15 in the poll.
Christopher Newport is the top-ranked team in the WBCA poll, receiving 247 points and eight of 10 first-place votes.
Trinity, Transylvania, Scranton and Smith round out the top five.
The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 10 NCAA Division III conferences.
Meet the 2022-23 Elida Athletic Hall of Fame inductees
Reach The Lima News sports department at 567-242-0451.
