High School
Leipsic leaving NWC
The Leipsic School Board voted to leave the Northwest Conference and accept an invitation to return to the Blanchard Valley Conference in a special session Sunday according to the Putnam County Sentinel.
This marks the second team, Ada being the first, to leave the NWC in the past two months.
No timetable has been set for the move.
Nelson gets Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award
COLUMBUS — Lima Senior softball coach Rob Nelson is one of 26 coaches across the state to receive the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award.
The coaches associations of all sports sanctioned by the OHSAA nominate candidates for this award.
Baseball
Defiance 10, Ottawa-Glandorf 1
OTTAWA — A trio of Defiance pitchers, David Jimenez, Brezlen Zipfel and Fernando Torres, combined on a three-hiiter while fanning seven and walking three. For O-G, Kaleb Yoder, Colin White and Brad Maag all had hits.
Columbus Grove 10, St. Marys 2
COLUMBUS GROVE — Columbus Grove’s Shep Halker went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs and Brock Hoffman went 2 for 3 with 2 runs and an RBI. For St. Marys, Joel Kogge went 2 for 2 with a run. and Carter Steinberg drove in a run.
Coldwater 16, Kalida 0
KALIDA — Coldwater’s Keegan Bruggeman surrendered zero runs on three hits over two innings, striking out three and walking zero. Mason Welsch and Kaup entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
ALL-PCL
Kalida’s Carson Klausing was named Putnam County baseball Player of the Year and his coach, Chad Ehrnsberger, earned Coach of the Year accolades.
Joining Klausing on the first team were Shep Halker (Columbus Grove), Brock Hoffman (Columbus Grove), Bryce Gasser (Fort Jennings), Jarron Swick (Fort Jennings), Jaden Smith (Kalida), Bubba Smith (Kalida), Quin Schroeder (Leipsic), Brent Koenig (Miller City) and Isaac Stall (Pandora-Gilboa).
Making the second team were Taylor Schroeder (Columbus Grove), Kyle Hopkins (Columbus Grove), Sam Newsome (Continental), Drew Buss (Kalida), Colin Hoffman (Kalida), Jeremy Tavarez (Leipsic), Luke Spoors (Leipsic), Caleb Niese (Miller City), Carson Lehman (Miller City) and Jayden Saxton.
Earning honorable mention honors were Landen Schroeder (Columbus Grove), Dalton Wurth (Columbus Grove), Bo Birnesser (Columbus Grove), Ethan Sullivan (Continental), Jayden Pitney (Continental), Braxton Segbauer (Continental), Owen Calvelage (Fort Jennings), Carson Gilchriest (Fort Jennings), Calvin Menke (Fort Jennings), Dyllan Bendele (Kalida) , E.J. Miller (Kalida), Evan Klausing (Kalida), Tony Offenbacher (Leipsic), Ethan Zeisloft (Leipsic), Nick Schroeder (Leipsic), Brendan Barlage (Miller City), Thomas Weis (Miller City), Alex Suever (Ottoville), Keaton Schnipke (Ottoville), Jake Maag (Pandora-Gilboa), Zach Neuenschwander (Pandora-Gilboa) and Colin Harris (Pandora-Gilboa).
Softball
All-PCL
Columbus Grove’s Gwen Langhals was named the Putnam County League Player of the Year and Continental’s Leva Aguiree was tabbed coach of the year.
Joining Langhals on the first team were Megan Bogart (Columbus Grove), Gracie Homier (Continental), Kassidy Hipsher (Kalida), Marisa Hermiller (Leipsic), Sam Demuth (Miller City), Isabel Reyna (Miller City), Taylor Wilhelm (Miller City), Hannah Wenzlick (Ottoville), Alexis Wentz (Pandora-Gilboa).
Making the second team were Erianne Heffner (Columbus Grove), Abby Stechschulte (Columbus Grove), Alli Scott (Continental), Reese Knowles (Continental), Reagen Clemens (Continental), Tori Searfoss (Continental), Ali Hermiller (Leipsic), Abby Haselman (Leipsic), Maddie Erford (Miller City) and Chelsea Wilhelm (Miller City).
Garnering honorable mention honors were Izzie Ramos (Columbus Grove), Jaelyn Mangas (Columbus Grove), Lauren Williams (Continental), Macie Cordes (Continental), Aga Henry (Leipsic), Sam Hazelton (Leipsic), Kyrsten Martinez (Leipsic), Taygen Rieman (Miller City), Nicolette Inkrott (Miller City), Jordan Schnipke (Miller City), Madison Hoersten (Ottoville), Alivia Hilvers (Ottoville), Carlie Knotts (Ottoville), Abigail Butte (Pandora-Gilboa), Makayla Suter (Pandora-Gilboa) and Arryana Leatherman (Pandora-Gilboa).
