Shawnee’s Ava Patel hits a return during Saturday’s Division II sectionals at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
LIMA — Shawnee singles player Ava Patel and the Lima Central Catholic doubles team of Libby Simmons and Claire Janowski won Division II sectional titles Saturday at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Patel defeated Bath’s Anne Oliver 7-5, 6-1 in the championship match after defeating Van Wert’s Mandy Burenga 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals. Oliver topped Shawnee’s Rose Kottapalli 6-4, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
Kottapalli defeated Burenga 6-3, 6-4 for third place.
Simmons and Janowski topped Ottawa-Glandorf”s Maggie Schmiedebusch and Megan Welch 6-0, 6-0 in the doubles final. The LCC duo defeated Celina’s Elise Muether and Isabelle Thobe 6-1, 6-2 and Schmiedebusch and Welch triumphed 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 7-5 against Shawnee’s Jenova DeBrosse and Brailynn Murphy in the semifinals.
DeBrosse and Murphy won the third place match 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
All the semifinalists qualified for the district scheduled for Oct. 11 and 14 at Port Clinton High School.
Division I sectional
FINDLAY — The Wapak doubles team of Brooke Minnig and Elisabeth Good finished third with a 6-2, 6-0 against Findlay’s Katelyn Stechschulte and Jocelyn Barberree after falling 6-3, 6-1 to Perrysburg’s Brianna Dunham and Madison Watkins in the semifinals.
Wapak singles player Kierra Siefring fell 6-0, 6-0 to Perrysburg’s Allison Barry in the semifinals and dropped the third-place match 6-2, 6-2 to Perrysburg’s Eeman Hashem.
Cross country
Lions Invitational
COLDWATER — Columbus Grove won the boys championship with 101 points with Van Wert (130), Lincolnview (135), Versailles (147), Bryan (152), Shawnee 204, Minster 218, Tinora (251), Marion Local (261) and Holgate (261) also finishing in the top 10.
Columbus Grove’s Luke Ellerbrock was the race winner with Van Wert’s Owen Scott, Fort Recovery’s Trevor Heitkamp and Shawnee’s Noah Williams finishing second through fourth. Lincolnview’s Conner Baldauf (seven), Grove’s Evan Pitts (eighth) and Coldwater’s Mason Ayers (10th) also finished in the top 10.
Fort Loramie (78) won the girls team title with Lincolnview (129), Parkway (176), Fort Recovery (180) and Shawnee (273) finishing fourth through seventh. St. Henry and Van Wert were ninth and 10th respectively.
Liberty Center’s MaKayla Meller was the race winner. Lincolnview’s Brynleigh Moody was fourth and teammate Ava Milligan was 10th. Fort Recovery’s Natalie Brunswick and Shawnee’s Jenna Stump were seventh and eighth respectively.
Results
Boys
Team Scores: 1. Columbus Grove 101, 2. Van Wert 130, 3. Lincolnview 135, 4. Versailles 147, 5. Bryan 152, 6. Shawnee 204, 7. Minster 218, 8. Tinora 251, 9. Marion Local 261, 10. Holgate 261, 11. Ft. Loramie 266, 12. Ansonia 308, 13. Crestview 351, 14. Madison Grant 368, 15. Coldwater 378, 16. Ft. Recovery 379, 17. St. Henry 425, 18. Liberty Center 486, 19. Parkway 503, 20. Delphos St. John’s 507, 21. Allen East 563, 22. LCC 711.
Area Finishers in the Top 50: 1. Luke Ellerbrock (CG) 15:52.56, 2. Owen Scott (VW) 15:59.70, 3. Trevor Heitkamp (FR) 16:04.54, 4. Noah Williams (Sh) 16:10.81, 7. Conner Baldauf (Lin) 16:23.38, 8. Evan Pitts (CG) 16:30.15, 10. Mason Ayers (Cold) 16:37.54, 11. Jack Grieshop (Min) 16:38.19, 12. Drew Laudick (VW) 16:39.67, 13. Kreston Tow (Lin) 16:46.14, 15. Evan Johns (Lin) 16:46.14, 16. Ryan Halpin (Min) 16:47.27, 17. Carter Cleaves (Sh) 16:55.63, 18. Nick Prenger (Min) 16:58.10, 21. Jaden Covault (AE) 17:06.98, 23. John Kramer (VW) 17:07.17, 27. Levi Bryan (CG) 17:19.43, 28. Rylan Miller (VW) 17:19.98, 30. Lincoln Smith (Crest) 17:25.21, 32. Caiden Squillante (CG) 17:26.85, 33. Bryce Bonifas (CG) 17:29.11, 35. Wes Schoen (ML) 17:33.13, 38. Trey Goettemoeller (ML) 17:34.29, 39. Logan Mershman (CG) 17:35.57, 42. Michael Rindler (SH) 17:39.60, 44. Maddox Norton (Lin) 17:40.47, 46. Carson Frost (Sh) 17:42.72, 47. Andy Heth (Crest) 17:43.16, 50. Wyatt German (Ottoville) 17:48.98.
Girls
Team Scores: 1. Ft. Loramie 78, 2. Liberty Center 87, 3. Versailles 126, 4. Lincolnview 129, 5. Parkway 176, 6. Ft. Recovery 180, 7. Shawnee 273, 8. Tinora 274, 9. St. Henry 285, 10. Van Wert 292, 11. Columbus Grove 298, 12. Coldwater 317, 13. Bryan 320, 14. Marion Local 326, 15. Delphos St. John’s 335, 16. Minster 353, 17. Mississinawa Valley 416, 18. Holgate 418, 19. Crestview 468, 20. LCC 595.
Race Winner/Area Finishers in the Top 50: 1. MaKayla Meller (LC) 18:36.76, 4. Brynleigh Moody (Lin) 19:09.29, 7. Natalie Brunswick (FR) 19:30.38, 8. Jenna Stump (Sh) 19:36.97, 10. Ava Milligan (Lin) 19:41.02, 18. Paige Williamson (Park) 20:19.88, 21. Ally Heath (SH) 20:32.73, 23. Ellie Will (FR) 20:42.20, 24. Taylor Muhlenkamp (Park) 20:47.35, 25. Lily Montgomery (CG) 20:52.92, 28. Josie Bruns (ML) 20:59.93, 30. Audrey Alig (Cold) 21:02.04, 31. Sarah Kamphaus (CG) 21:06.55, 32. Alyssa Knittle (VW) 21:08.97, 33. Keira Breese (Lin) 21:10.43, 36. Cady Donaldson (DSJ) 21:14.75, 37. Christina Tong (Park) 21:21.57, 38. Joelle Kaup (FR) 21:30.07, 39. Savannah Hohe (Sh) 21:30.48, 40. Kendall Hoffman (Lin) 21:31.20, 42. Adrianna Kremer (Min) 21:37.33, 45. Amanda Barrett (Park) 21:41.78, 46. Kassidy Hammons (Lin) 21:43.17, 48. Molly Bruns (ML) 21:44.18, 50. Cathernine Post (SH) 21:50.16.
Rocket Invitational
ANNA — New Bremen (142 points) was third behind boys team champ Bellefontaine (70) with Bath (236) and Wapakoneta (257) finishing ninth and 10th respectively.
New Bremen’s Zach Wiedeman was second behind race winner Asher Long from Covington. Bath’s Jacob Wireman (fourth), Wapak’s Axton Fosnaugh (sixth) and New Bremen’s Dominic Schroyer (eighth) also finished in the top 10.
New Bremen (189) was sixth and Wapakoneta (217) finished eighth behind girls team winner Lakota West (71).
Wapak’s Kenzie Schneider was 10th behind race winner Evelyn Prodoehl from Lakota West.
Archer Invitational
ANTWERP — Miller City’s Andrea Pfau won the girls race with teammate Anna Lammers 10th. Miller City did not have enough runners for a team total.
Leipsic (107 points) finished fourth in the boys standings behind team champ Sherwood Fairview (27). Miller City’s Calvin Miller was seventh behind race winner Kyle Rabe from Fairview.
Boys soccer
Allen East 5, Fort Jennings 2
Garrett Jennings had two goals and Emilio Rettig, Reese Parker and Cole Barton each had a single tally for the Mustangs. Teammate Zane Newland had five saves. Bryce Gasser had a goal and an assist and Brody Leis had a tally for Fort Jennings.
Continental 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Braxton Stegbauer, Bain Stegbauer, Carson Etter and Collin Davis each had a goal and Mason Rayle had an assist for the Pirates (8-6-1). Isaac Menke and Jayden Kuhlman each had a goal for O-G.
Miller City 4, New Knoxville 0
CJ Lehman had two goals, Aaron Schnipke and Ethan Barlage had one tally each, Ashten Searfoss, Silas Niese and Owen Tobe each had an assist and Lane Pester made a pair of saves to earn the shutout in goal.
Lincolnview 3, Temple Christian 0
Austin Bockrath, Reide Jackson and Reece Berryman each had a goal and Tyler Spray and Jacob Grubb each had an assist. Mason Waltmire had a save to earn the shutout in goal. Temple Christian’s Dawson Clay had seven saves.
St. Marys 1, Ontario 0
The Roughriders fell to 12-2-1 on the season.
Shawnee 3, Bluffton 0
Jake Dietering, Alex McGuire and Noah Scheid each had a goal and Jaedon Harrison and McGuire each had an assist. Drew Neidemire had two saves for Shawnee (8-1-3). Ethan Nickel had seven saves for Bluffton (5-9-2).
Girls soccer
Columbus Grove 2, Ottoville 1
Lauryn Auchmuty and Alyssa Koch each had a goal and Ella Dotson had a pair of assists for the Bulldogs.
Miller City 3, Bowling Green 0
Chelsea Wilhelm, Scarlett King, Anna Niese each had a goal and Ava Ruck had an assist as Miller City improved to 12-1-1.
Allen East 7, Cory-Rawson 0
Rilynn Jones had three goals and Aubrey Young, Megan Koehlinger, Riley Jordan and Dylan Miller each had a single tally.
Bath 4, Chaminade Julienne 0
Faith Clark had a goal and three assists and Karlie Wallace, Anna Rasor and Hadyn O’Donnell each had a single tally. Carmen Kunckleman had four saves in earning the shutout in goal.
Celina 2 Coldwater 0
Bria Pearson and Rachel Rammel each had a goal.
Volleyball
Pandora-Gilboa 3, Columbus Grove 1
The Rockets won 25-11, 25-13, 23-25, 25-21.
Minster 3, Houston 0
The Wildcats won 25-14, 25-12, 25-21. Lilly Barhorst had 10 kills, Morgan Fortman had seven kills, Alayna Prenger had 16 assists and five aces, Macy Prenger had 10 digs and Kayla Lamm had seven digs for Minster.
Kylee Longworth had nine kills and three blocks, Nicole Nesby had nine kills and three blocks, Kendal Palte had five blocks, Makailey Bermudez had six kills and 12 digs and Claire Kiene had 16 assists for CG.
Coldwater 2, Bryan 0
The Cavaliers won 25-5, 25-17.
Mia Knapke had 18 assists and four aces, Spencer Etzler had three aces, Morgan Blasingame had 10 kills and eight digs for Coldwater.
Coldwater 2, Lima Central Catholic 0
The Cavaliers won 25-7, 25-8.
Mia Knapke had 24 assists and three aces, Madison Wendel had 10 kills, Morgan Blasingame with had nine kills and Spencer Etzler had 13 digs for Coldwater.
Marion Local 3, Middletown Christian 0
The Flyers won 25-10, 25-12, 25-11.
Mya Eckstein had nine aces, Grace Moeller had seven kills, Nora Eckstein had eight digs, Natalie Evers had three aces and seven kills, 26 assists and six digs and Chloe Ronnebaum had 10 kills for Marion Local.
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