Girls tennis
Division II state tourney
WOOSTER — The Lima Central Catholic doubles team of Libby Simmons and Claire Janowski defeated Canfield’s Whitney Miller and Sisi Nalluri 6-3, 7-6 in the opening round before falling to Hathaway Brown’s Summer Mu and Kate Mills 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.
All three area singles players lost their openers.
Bath’s Anne Oliver fell 6-0, 6-0 to Hamilton Badin’s Caroline Boyle, Shawnee’s Ava Patel dropped a 6-0, 6-0 match to Bexley’s Amiya Bowles and teammate Rose Kottapalli was eliminated 6-0, 6-0 by Kenston’s Brooke McNeal.
Boys soccer
Sectional finals
Division II
St. Marys 1, Bryan 0
ST. MARYS — Bradey Triplett had the match’s goal off a Doug Ruppert assist. Cayden Ballweg had a save to preserve the shutout as the Roughriders advanced to play at Elida, a 2-0 winner against Kenton, at 5 p.m. Monday.
Shawnee 2, Napoleon 1
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Coda Miller and Caleb Miller each had a goal and Tate Bender had an assist for the Indians, who will play Celina, a 10-0 winner against Van Wert, at 7:15 p.m. Monday at Elida.
Football
Elgin 26, Hardin Northern 21
DOLA — Carter Curtis had 15 carries for 137 yards and two touchdowns and Nolan Hopson rushed 14 times for 83 yards and a TD for Hardin Northern (6-4, 6-3 Northwest Central Conference).
Girls soccer
Sectional finals
Division III
Coldwater 5, Fort Jennings 0
COLDWATER —Avery Knapke and Olivia Tobe each had two goals, Grace Huwer had a tally, Hope Hemmelgarn and Mia Byer each had an assist and Sydney Grieshop made one save in earning the shutout in goal as the Cavaliers advanced to play Kalida at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Ottoville.
Ottawa-Glandorf 8, Swanton 0
OTTAWA — Bri Douglass had a goal and four assists, Makenna Siefker had four goals, Myka Aldrich had three tallies and
Mackenzie Recker and Emma Heringhaus each had an assist as O-G advanced to play the winner of Liberty Center and Continental at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Pifer Field in Metamora.
Bluffton 4, Mansfield Christian 1
BLUFFTON — Aubrey Burkholder and Blair Utendorf each had a goal and an assist, Jenna Downey and Mya McDoogle each had a tally, Ella Armstrong had an assist and Kynzie Ewing had three saves for the Pirates, who will play host to the winner of Allen East and Upper Sandusky at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Volleyball
Sectional finals
Division II
St. Marys 3, Kenton 0
FINDLAY — With the 25-16, 25-13, 25-11 victory, St. Marys advanced to play Liberty-Benton at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Bluffton University.
Lily Rammel posted five aces to put her atop the school career list. She also had 21 assists.
Brynn Clark had 14 kills, Syerra Greber had 11 kills and 11 digs, Audra Clark had 10 assists, Ashlie Nuss had 12 digs and Brynn Clark had seven aces also for the Roughriders.
Cailyn Hopkins had eight digs, Brynn Bulter had 12 digs, Macee Heckathorn had four blocks and Sadie Larrabee had five blocks for Kenton.
Division IV
Crestview 3, Pandora-Gilboa 0
CONVOY — The Knights won 25-14, 25-19, 25-11.
Cali Gregory had four aces, 17 kills and 28 assists, Myia Etzler had 14 kills, Adelyn Figley had 13 kills, Emily Lichtle had 11 assists, Ellie Kline had 14 digs and Kaci Gregory had eight digs for Crestview, which will play Kalida at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Van Wert.
Kalida 3, Continental 0
CONVOY — The Wildcats won 25-20, 25-11, 25-14.
Malia Romes had 15 kills, Riley Nienberg had 11 kills, seven digs, three aces and four block assists, Maria Gerding had 34 assists, seven digs and three aces, Addiyn Huber had three aces and four block assists, Whitney Unverferth had 13 digs and Madison Unverferth had seven digs for Kalida.
Delaney Bowers had 10 kills and eight digs, Teaghan McDougle had 22 assists and 10 digs, Rhaegan Marshall had 11 kills and Aislynn Noffsinger had 10 digs for Continental, which finished season at 14-9.
Ada 3, Upper Scioto Valley 1
NEW BREMEN — The Bulldogs won 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-15.
Anna Conley had 11 kills and four blocks, Mariah King had nine kills, Tessa Griffith had three aces and 18 digs, Autumn Andreasen had 33 assists and 26 digs, Jenna Bassitt had 32 digs and Alyssa Madison had 20 digs for Ada, which will play New Bremen at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Wapakoneta.
New Bremen 3, Spencerville 0
NEW BREMEN — The Cardinals won 25-8, 25-6, 25-5.
Minster 3, Perry 0
MARIA STEIN — The Wildcats won 25-22, 25-17, 25-20.
Lilly Barhorst had 13 kills and eight digs, Kayla Lamm had nine kills, Alayna Prenger had 19 assists and seven digs, Brooklyn Osterioh had 18 assists and Keri Heckman had seven digs for Minster, which will play Marion Local at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Wapakoneta.
Marion Local 3, New Knoxville 2
MARIA STEIN — The Flyers won 15-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-13, 15-12.
Brooke Evers had eight kills and six blocks, Kate Ashman had 13 kills, Mya Eckstein had 15 kills and 13 digs, Grace Moeller had 15 kills and nine blocks, Nora Eckstein had 17 digs, Natalie Evers had four blocks, 44 assists and 11 digs and Rachel Kuether had three blocks for Marion Local
All-NWCC
2023 League Champions: Perry
2023 League Runner-up: Ridgedale
2023 Player of the Year: Mary Hoersten (Perry)
2023 Coach of the Year: Jodi Cartagena (Perry)
First Team: Mary Hoersten (Perry), Hannah Cook (Ridgedale), Lauren Leslie (Ridgedale), Lexenna Lee (Perry), Brielle Cotterman (Upper Scioto Valley), Alana Pernell (Perry), Tatelyn Faraglia (Waynesfield-Goshen), Alexa Burgess (Perry)
Second Team: Neveah Lowery (Upper Scioto Valley), Kenadi Lennard (North Baltimore), Sydney Christensen (Upper Scioto Valley), Lilly Ruth (Ridgedale), Alauna Muniz (Perry), Delainy Boles (Elgin), Richelle Gleespen (Ridgedale), Alaina Thomas (Hardin Northern)
Honorable Mention
Cory-Rawson: Morgan McVetta, Chelcie McVetta
Elgin: Jordan Wall, Maycee Muselin
Hardin Northern: Kendall Frank, Makenna Eibling
North Baltimore: Josselyn Paynter, Kenzey Young
Perry: Carlee Dalton, Kiya Manley
Ridgedale: Brenda Scott, Camryn Thiel
Ridgemont: Amiah Jones, Lauren Wingfield
Temple Christian: Brooklyn Marshall
Upper Scioto Valley: Shalyn Lawrence, Bailey Coate
Waynesfield-Goshen: Bella Fry, Tarynn Vorhes
Cross Country
All-NWCC
Boys
2023 Champions: Cory-Rawson
2023 Runner-up: Hardin Northern
2023 Coach of the Year: Gary Holland (Cory-Rawson)
2023 Individual Champion: Brogan Weston (Ridgedale)
First Team: Brogan Weston (Ridgedale), Andrew Sutton (Hardin Northern), Isaac Lust (Ridgedale), Grant Welte (Cory-Rawson), Damian Canter (Waynesfield-Goshen), Noah Dotson (Waynesfield-Goshen), Riley Newton (Hardin Northern)
Second Team: Noah McCoy (Upper Scioto Valley), Hunter Foust (Cory-Rawson), Cainen Melching (Perry), Michael Richmond (Ridgedale), Jayden Duvernay (Waynesfield-Goshen), Michael Bowersock (Perry), Keegan Sammet (Cory-Rawson)
Girls
Champions: No Team Awarded
Individual Champion: Abigail Dulebohn (Waynesfield-Goshen)
First Team: Abigail Dulebohn (Waynesfield-Goshen), Anna Brodman (Waynesfield-Goshen), Cassidy Bigelow (Waynesfield-Goshen), Avery Kessen (Waynesfield-Goshen), Chloe Frye (Waynesfield-Goshen), Attlee Rowlinson (North Baltimore), Gracy Zechman (Waynesfield-Goshen)
Second Team: Amelia Ball (Waynesfield-Goshen), Hannah Staton (Ridgedale), Lilly McCoy (Upper Scioto Valley), Abby Diller (Hardin Northern), Lindsay Crouse (North Baltimore), Emma Pence (Waynesfield-Goshen), Paeghton Cook (Hardin Northern)
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