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Calvert & Columbian High Schools have helped develop a number of area football coaches. How?
Inside: Pictures and preview of football, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cross country and golf teams for 14 area schools
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About the section:
Photos in the 2018 fall sports section were taken by Zach Baker and Jill Gosche and were courtesy of Seneca East School by Innovations Portrait Studio, Upper Sandusky Schools' yearbook, Bellevue Schools, Fostoria City Schools, Holiday Photography and Richard Craig. Stories were by Matt Nye, John Montgomery, Zach Baker at The Associated Press.
Index
Bellevue Cross Country 68 Football 67, 69 Golf 70 Tennis 69 Volleyball 69 Buckeye Central
Football Cross Country Golf Volleyball
43, 44 44 45 45
Calvert
Cross Country 7 Football 3, 10, 12, 63 Golf 7
Tennis Volleyball
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Carey
Cross Country 29 Football 27, 28 Golf 29 Volleyball 30 Clyde Cross Country 53 Football 52, 53 Golf 56 Soccer 54 Tennis 56 Volleyball 55
Columbian
Cross Country Football
11 8, 9
Golf Soccer Tennis Volleyball
Fostoria
Cross Country Football Golf Tennis Volleyball
BY ZACH BAKER
Sports Editor zbaker@advertiser-tribune.com
It’s not six degrees of separation. Connecting these coaches doesn’t take that many steps. They all took different paths, and wound up different places. Brian Colatruglio coaches at Hopewell-Loudon, his second stint there after six seasons leading Columbian. Judd Lutz who replaced Colatruglio at TC, and the former standout player, is entering his third season coaching the Tornadoes. Beau Carmon, the son of a former Columbian coach Ken Carmon, started coaching at Fostoria, and is in his fourth season of a program revival at Port Clinton. Steve Reser helped Gibsonburg revitalize its program, and this year moves to take over Calvert. And then there’s Russell Hall, a Calvert graduate who played for Toby Hammond, who Car-
mon replaced at Port Clinton. He’s now in his first season as Upper Sandusky’s coach. Oh, there’s more. Colatruglio was Hall’s position coach at Calvert. Reser was a ball boy when Colatruglio played for the Senecas. Reser was a graduate assistant when Hall was at Heidelberg. And Carmon and Lutz each played at Columbian for OHSFCA Hall of Famer Steve Gilbert. And so on, and so on. Different paths that at times intersected. But these five area football coaches all started in the same town. Tiffin, as it turns out, is a cradle for coaches. “Last I counted, I think I got, like, 14 former players or assistants of mine who are now head coaches,” Gilbert said. Colatruglio, Reser and Hall all graduated from Calvert. Carmon and Lutz from Columbian. That’s not an exhaustive list, either. In recent seasons, Columbian graduate Chris MacFarland led Norwalk to some playoff appearances. MacFarland was replaced before this season by Todd Fox, who, of course, led Calvert the last eight years. He was replaced by Reser. So, is there a reason Tiffin seems to create football coaches?
64 61, 62 62 11, 70 63
Hopewell-Loudon
Cross Country Football Golf Volleyball
33 32, 60 34 34
Lakota
Football guys from a football town Five area head coaches have one big thing in common: They all graduated from Tiffin high schools
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Cross Country
“I think if you asked every one of us, Steve, Beau and Judd, we all had positive experiences in high school football,” Colatruglio said. “That’s a big reason why I love doing it. I want to try to give these kids the same positive experience that I have, and I want them to love sports and love to compete and love being part of a team. Those are things that I think we all grew up with, and I think we’re all trying to instill in our teams.” Gilbert, who coached Columbian from 1993-2009, said he worked to create a pride in the program, and that pride has extended beyond playing careers. “Part of it is what we wanted to establish,” Gilbert said. “When they heard ‘Tiffin,’ right away, the next thing was ‘football.’ The thing just continued to build, like, each class didn’t want to lose that feeling. And it was just something that’s been built over the years, because there are so many kids, and they were so committed to it. They were willing to do the work in the offseason to have that successful fall. So they knew it was more than just a fall thing, but it was an atmosphere, and they were playing, they were representing the town.” It certainly rubbed off on Lutz and Carmon. “It was so important to us.
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Football Golf Volleyball
15, 16 17 17
Mohawk
Cross Country Football Golf Volleyball
50 47, 49 48, 49 48
New Riegel
Cross Country Golf Volleyball
Old Fort
Cross Country Golf Volleyball Soccer
58 59 60 19 18 18 20
Seneca East
Cross Country Football
39
38, 41 40
Golf
Volleyball
40
Upper Sandusky
Cross Country Football Golf
22
21, 59 25
Volleyball
24
Tennis
24
Soccer
23
PHOTO BY JILL GOSCHE
Columbian's Judd Lutz coaches his football players during a pre-season scrimmage against Bishop Waterson at Frost-Kalnow Stadium.
You put on that gold helmet ... it was such a huge part of our lives,” Carmon said. “That foundation started early on. I think Tiffin’s got a great little league program, and we were coached well, too. That’s old school. It was great. I want our kids at Port Clinton to have that experience. I think football is more about life than anything I learned in the classroom.” Lutz said Gilbert’s role can’t
be understated. “Huge role. Coach Gilbert’s influence is very vast. Very vast in a lot of ways, with the connections he made as a high school coach, now as a college coach. His hand, his footprint are on a lot of football programs, high school-wise and collegiately, obviously, with the talent he produced and the kids he
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Calvert Senecas
Coach: Steve Reser 2017: 8-4 Assistants: Mike Reser; Mike Hart; Ray Tittle; Derrick Arbogast; Mike Kancler; Howard Stultz; Trent Hovis; Ryan Clark. No Player
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Hunter Yeakle
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Mitch Nielsen
Aaron Rombach Nick Krajewski Jack Shultz Nick Seifert Ethan Vera
11 Jackson Seislove 12 Blake Ronski
15 Tyler Berlekamp 16 Trent Cooper 18 Nic Somodi
21 Austin Jones
New coach but not many changes for Calvert ZACH BAKER
Sports Editor zbaker@advertiser-tribune.com
New Calvert coach Steve Reser shied away from calling it a “honeymoon stage.” But the former Gibsonburg mentor was clearly enjoying his first summer as Senecas’ coach, and he said he thought the players were responding well to the change. “It’s a new time in my life, obviously,” the Calvert graduate said. “Since I’ve taken this job, I’ve had nothing but good vibes; everybody’s been great to me. The kids have been awesome. They work hard.” In some respects, it is a big change. Todd Fox resigned after eight seasons as Calvert coach, and took the top job at Norwalk. Fox led the Senecas to seven consecutive playoff appearances. “Todd Fox set a heck of a standard around here, as far as wins and losses, and other things as well,” Reser said. Reser made it clear he’s not changing everything. Some things — and some people — from the last several seasons
remain in place. Some Fox-era assistants — like Derrick Arbogast — are still around. There also are some former Gibsonburg assistants on the staff. “I think the coaches are starting to get a nice cohesiveness. We’re understanding each other,” Reser said. “When you’ve got a new head coach, I’m sure sometimes guys are just figuring out what we want to do. It’s nice to have some guys that were here before, who know the ins and outs of the program, but are also great coaches on top of that. And then, to have a couple of guys (where), we’ve worked together before, they kind of know more of what are expectations of the schemes or of the program are, to have that mesh, and to have everybody help each other out, really, it’s been a great process to watch.” There’s also some changes to the roster. Quarterback Park Hemminger has graduated. To replace him, there are a number of candidates; one at every grade level. But Reser said senior Trent Cooper is emerging, though that doesn’t eliminate junior Mitch Nielsen, sophomore Jack
Shultz or freshman Hunter Yeakle. “Seems like right now to me, Cooper has taken a step forward,” Reser said. “Mitch has done a great job, and there’s a great competition I think has made them all better.” But Cooper is the favorite. “I think Trent Cooper is the leader in that spot right now,” Reser said. “Obviously, if that’s the case, you’ll see Mitch Nielsen on the field in other places, and hopefully Jack Shultz as well.” At the tailback spot, Austin Jones returns after an all-Ohio season. “Austin works really hard; he had a great season last year,” Reser said. “We’re hoping he does that again this year.” But Reser’s expectations for the backfield don’t rest entirely with Jones. He’s high on another back, junior Aaron Rombach. “We’re excited about both those guys,” he said. At receiver, Calvert has some seniors back in Nic Somodi, Bobby Bremyer and Nick Krajewski. The Senecas also could play Nielsen at receiver, and also use
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22 Leo Longo
24 Bobby Bremyer
WR/DB
QB/WR/DB QB/DB
WR/LB
QB/WR/DB WR/DB RB/LB
WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB
10
10 10
9 9 9
10
RB/LB
WR/DB
OL/DL
55 Vinny Volpe
9
12
RB/LB
WR/DB
52 Aaron Frederick 53 Luke Brickner
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12
WR/DB
51 Mike Casale
9
11
QB/WR/DB
25 Sam Seibert
34 Josh Recker
Year
WR/LB OL/LB
OL/DL OL/DL
12 12 12
12 12 11 11
12 11
56 Josh Gase
OL/DL
10
61 Lewis Fabrizio
OL/DL
12
57 Clay Conn
58 Ryan Porter
63 Sam Krajewski
65 Reed Warnement 67 Quinten Ronski
OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB
9
OL/DL
9
87 Nolan Beeker
WR/LB
2017
9
10
OL/DL
78 Jylan Godfrey
9
OL/DL
70 Jake Seifert
71 Parker Beard
10
OL/DL
Calvert 21, Hopewell-Loudon 12 Pandora-Gilboa 20, Calvert 6 St. Paul 23, Calvert 7 Oak Harbor 10, Calvert 0 Calvert 34, Gibsonburg 28 Calvert 62, St. Joe 21 Calvert 34, Lakota 28 Calvert 45, St. Mary 6 Calvert 41, Margaretta 16 Calvert 41, Willard 14 Calvert 50, Edgerton 43 St. Paul 45, Calvert 7
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Coach: Lori Rombach 2017: 19-4. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Mallary Nielsen (MH); Hannah Burns (RH); Lexie White (OH); Shelby Hemminger (Libero); Sophie Burtis (set); Sydney Johnson (def); Hannah Kelbley (def). Juniors Zoe Meyer (MH) Lila Gehring (MH). Sophomore Ashlyn Jones (OH). Others: Junior Hannah Myers. Freshmen Emma White (Set); Kate Rombach (OH); AJ Hemminger (def). Outlook: Lori Rombach has coached volleyball for years, but this is her first year as a varsity coach. She has advantages other new coaches do not. She has a veteran team — the Senecasʼ roster features seven letter-winning seniors — and one that is coming off a 19win season. “For sure, itʼs definitely made my first year a little easier, because there is a lot of talent,” Rombach said. “We have some really strong senior leaders. Theyʼve had a lot of playing time in past years. That experience is very valuable.” Rombach said since she has a veteran squad back, and a tough schedule to play, a fast start would be big. “I think Iʼd like to see us come out strong,” she said. “Weʼre gonna have to start the season with our best foot forward, hopefully we can perform week 1 like I think weʼll be ready to.” Itʼs something Rombach is relishing. “Weʼre looking forward to that, we canʼt wait for the competition,” she said. “I canʼt wait for those games.”
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Calvert tennis (front, left): Adrian Conley, Kara Brodman, Maria Welter, Devyn Warnement, Bria Coleman, Hannah Welter, Ryan Gase.
Calvert tennis
Coach: Adrian Conley Returning letterwinners: Senior Bria Coleman. Sophomores Maria Welter; Devin Warnement. Others: Junior Kara Brodman. Freshmen Hanna Welter; Victoria Ardner. Outlook: Calvert only has six players out for this season, which means it will be giving away the No. 3 singles match each match, unless they can find one more. Even with the small numbers, Conley said he believes the Senecas will compete. And it starts with Warnement, who will be Calvertʼs No. 1 singles player. “I look for her to be a leader, sheʼs been doing weekly lessons since last season,” Conley said. “She went about .500 last year. A smart and athletic girl. “Sheʼs pretty promising,” Conley said of
Warnement. “Sheʼs got a great opportunity this year to make some noise. Sheʼs also team captain.” And the Senecas have other players Conley is confident in. “Hanna and Maria Welter and Bria are experienced,” Conley said. “Bria was a doubles player last year; sheʼll have a new partner to work with.” Conley knows things could be challenging, but heʼs optimistic about the season. “Odds are kind of against us, but I think weʼre gonna be competitive,” Conley said. “(The players) expect themselves to be competitive. Weʼre gonna compete against everybody we play with, and itʼs gonna be a team thing. “Weʼre gonna make people know weʼre there,” he said. For Conley and the Senecas, itʼs all about competing.
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Coach: Stewart Bahm Runners: Senior Sam Seibert. Juniors Aaron Frederick; Chris Laney. Freshmen Keegan Meyer; Garrett Spaun; Ethan Sauber. Outlook: Every coach in every sport wants his team to stay healthy. Behm needs his runner to stay healthy. The Senecas have only six runners — two of whom Behm is sharing with the
Senecasʼ football team. So staying away from injuries is key. “Stay healthy, I just hope we can stay healthy,” Behm said. Seibert and Frederick will be on the trail and on the gridiron, and Siebert is the only senior on the roster. “We have a fairly young team; Iʼm hoping we can stay healthy and learn,” Behm said.
Calvert girls cross country
Calvert cross country (front, left): Erika Gonzales, Megan McClellan, Sam Seibert, Ashley Felter, Kassidy Reynolds, Garrett Spaun (back) Stewart Behm, Ethan Sauber, Sarah McCarty, Aaron Frederick, Chris Laney, Taylor Gase.
Coach: Stewert Behm. Returning letterwinners: Sophomore Kassidy Reynolds. Others: Juniors Erika Gonzalez; Sarah McCarty. Sophomore Megan McClellam. Freshman Ashley Felter. Outlook: With only one returner and not many runners in general, the goals are simple. “Growth at this point,” Behm said. “We are a very young team, with four girls Iʼve
never coached before. Weʼre just looking for improvement.” Gonzalez is new to the team — she came over from St. Wendelin — and wonʼt be able to run until the second half of the season. For the rest, itʼs all about taking steps. “Just learning how to run,” Behm said of his team. “Learning the sport, and since weʼre so young with no seniors, just (hopCalvert golf (front, left): Dominic Mangiola, Braeden Elchert, Max Paul, Maddy Brown (back) ing) to have fun.” Carmi Mangiola, Jacob Kin, Will Klepper, Brayden Thomas, Joel Ardner.
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Columbian enthusiastic about new season BY ZACH BAKER
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Judd Lutz’s Columbian teams have won two games in two seasons, and were winless in the 2017 campaign. You wouldn’t know that by talking to the former standout player at TC and Mount Union. He remains as enthusiastic as ever. “Obviously, the last two years have been tough, win-loss wise,” Lutz said. “But they have not been a waste of time. We’ve gotten a lot of great work in. We’ve produced a lot of great men, and we return a lot of those players from both of those seasons, or last year, at least.” And Lutz said the enthusiasm of the players and coaching staff is palpable. “We had a great offseason,” Lutz said. “We’ve got a lot of guys who are very excited entering this year, and a lot of coaches who are excited as well to turn the page and get going.” One of the players Columbian wasn’t able to keep was starting quarterback Todd Simonds. He graduated last season.
“We’ve got a lot of guys who are very excited entering this year, and a lot of coaches who are excited as well to turn the page and get going.” — Judd Lutz Columbian football coach
ondary. Lutz said he doesn’t want – or expect — one person to do what Simonds did for the Tornadoes. “No one guy is going to have to carry the load,” Lutz said. “We’re really gonna be able to spread it out, and really not put too much of a burden on one kid.” And Lutz said the Tornadoes have the players to do just that. “We have a good idea who we think those guys are gonna be,” Lutz said. “But you never know until you know.” The QB job likely is to go to junior Chase Frankhauser, a 5-foot-10, 153pounder. “Chase Frankhauser is looking really good at quarterback right now,” Lutz said. At wide receiver, Lutz will be looking to stalwarts from last year’s squad – Nick Koerper and Robert Daniel – Tabian Goodman and Donnell Brockington to provide solid performances. In the backfield, Lutz likes the team’s depth, and said the Tornadoes have a “plethora” of backs to get the ball to. Nick Jackson, Cody Craig, Parker John-
“He’s a kid who did a tremendous amount for all our athletic teams, especially football.” Lutz said of Simonds. “You don’t just replace a guy like that, obviously, but we feel like we’re gonna be able to spread out the dosage, definitely, offensively.” Simonds was the team’s top passer, one of its top rushers, and an all conference punter. He also played in the sec- ■ please see COLUMBIAN, 9
Columbian Tornadoes
Coach: Judd Lutz 2017: 0-10; 0-5 SBC Lake Assistants: Shaun Conley, Dan Cole, Mykel Heberling, Troy Keller, Kade Long, Ryan Ottney, Doug Hartenstein, John Eckroth, Joe Stacy, Josh Roberts, Pat Boggs, Roman Williams, Josh Edler No Player Hgt Wgt Pos Yr 2 Blaize Wagner 5-8 146 WR/LB 11 3 Tabian Goodman 6-0 156 WR/DB 12 4 Nick Koerper 5-10 152 WR/DB 11 5 LJ Reaves 6-1 152 WR/DB 10 6 James Gibson 6-0 159 WR/DB 11 7 Chase Frankhauser 5-10 153 QB/DB 11 8 James Denegall 6-1 186 WR/DL 11 9 Caden Blust 5-9 155 LB/RB 12 10 Parker Johnson 6-2 201 RB/LB 12 11 Bo Wagner 6-1 172 WR/LB 11 12 Logan Hall 5-9 139 WR/DB 12 13 Donnell Brockington6-0 170 WR/DB 12 14 Colton James 5-8 177 RB/LB 11 15 Ryan Sharpe 5-9 154 WR/DB 12 16 Clay Free 5-9 163 WR/LB 12 17 Jaxon Harris 5-10 158 WR/DB 10 19 Luc Busdeker 5-7 150 QB/DB 9 20 Andrew Conley 5-11 123 WR/DB 9 21 Brody Conley 5-6 161 RB/LB 9 22 Kaeden Hatley 5-7 170 RB/LB 12 23 Mason Scott 5-7 128 WR/DB 11 24 Cody Craig 5-10 176 RB 12 25 Nick Jackson 5-8 158 RB/DB 11 26 Kesean Johnson 5-7 153 RB/DB 9 34 Michael Eisenhower5-11 194 WR/LB 11 42 Kasean Hatlay 5-7 183 RB/DL 10 47 Hunter Richardson5-11171 RB/LB 11 50 Michael McDole 6-1 268 OL/DL 10 51 Matt Sharpe 5-9 201 OL/DL 12 52 Briley Boes 5-8 187 OL/DL 11 54 Sawyer Herdlick 6-0 201 OL/LB 10 55 Chad Gunder 5-10 186 OL/DL 12 56 Trevor Blodgett 5-10 188 OL/DL 10 57 Jonathan Burlile 5-10 202 OL/DL 11 58 Alex McCabe 5-10 212 OL/DL 12 63 Lane Irving 5-9 216 OL/DL 11 66 Karter Reinbolt 6-2 229 OL/DL 12 67 Evan Elchert 5-10 311 OL/DL 11 68 Tim Demith 6-0 264 OL/DL 10 69 Kindal Bustillos 6-5 319 OL/DL 12 71 Nathaniel Harple 5-10 251 OL/DL 10 73 Drake DeVore 6-1 251 OL/DL 11 74 Kane Mears 5-11 198 OL/DL 10 78 Ethan Winnick 6-1 208 OL/DL 10 80 Brendan Ingersoll5-7 146 WR/LB 10 81 Tyler Keefe 5-11 140 LB/WR 11 84 Andrew Levans 6-4 158 WR/DB 12 87 Robert Daniel 6-1 164 WR/DB 11 88 Alex Smith 5-5 122 WR/DB 11
2017 Elida 42, Columbian 20 Anthony Wayne 42, Columbian 3 Ashland 42, Columbian 24 Start 21, Columbian 15 Vermilion 45, Columbian 31 Sandusky 56, Columbian 8 Clyde 42, Columbian 0 Bellevue 24, Columbian 10 Perkins 23, Columbian 21 Norwalk 20, Columbian 14
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son and Kaeden Hatley are expected to play roles in the running game. “It’s exciting,” Lutz said. “Again, we’re not gonna ask too much of one kid. We’ve got some guys who want to be ‘the guy,’ but we’re getting them to buy into the fact to be one of the guys.” On the line, Kindal Bustillos will be a big part of things, along with Matt Sharpe, Chad Gunder and Drake DeVore. The Tornadoes also will plug in players like Briley Boes, “We’re looking to play probably seven, eight guys on the offensive line,” Lutz said, “to stay fresh once we get healthy.” The unit also will get back Karter Reinbolt. He was injured going into last season’s opener. “We haven’t had him a bunch, he’s coming back from injury,” Lutz said. “He’s been great, mentally engaged, been a part of it. We saw glimpses in preseason camp of what he can do. We’re really excited to get him back, to say the least. Really excited.” The coach said that the Tornadoes return a good number of players to the defense from last season. That includes on the line, where junior DeVore is back. He struggled with injuries a season ago. “Drake DeVore is healthy, looking really, really good,” Lutz said. Joining DeVore up front will be seniors Gunder and Sharpe. Lutz also will be looking to James Denegall to play in the group. “He’s a great guy who’s gonna run sideline to sideline,” Lutz said. “ Kasean Hatlay also could be used on the line, as well as Reinbolt. At linebacker, Columbian has Hunter Richardson and Johnson returning. And there are others Lutz says he expects to make an impact. “Kaeden Hatlay at linebacker is looking really good, along with Brody Conley,” he said. The secondary also is populated with returners. The Tornadoes lost Simonds and Connor Salazar, but returns other experience. Daniel, Koerper and Frankhauser are all back, as is Sharpe and Jackson. “All those guys are looking to solidify themselves in big roles,” Lutz said.
The coach said Johnson – a former all-conference kicker – will return to the position this season. Johnson also is expected to punt. Reinbolt, Kane Mears, Conley, Boes and Jaxon Harris are potential longsnappers. Lutz said he doesn’t want to compare this season to last, but it’s easy to do when looking at the Tornadoes schedule, which is identical to last season – at least in who the opponents are. “Six playoff teams, which I have never as a coach or player had to endure,” Lutz said. “So whether or not we’ll face that again, we don’t know.”
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Lutz said the non-conference opponents – Elida, Anthony Wayne,Ashland, Start andVermilion – will all be tough games. “It’s no joke. We wanted to play good teams,” Lutz said. “I can’t promise Elida is going to the playoffs, but they’re coming off a playoff run. I can’t promise Anthony Wayne is going to the playoffs, but they’ve been to the playoffs now two straight years with good runs in the playoffs. Toledo Start has won their city league twice in a row. Ashland made the playoffs last year as well. So when you’re playing four playoff teams in the first five games, you’re gonna get a taste of who you are as a team.”
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Coach: Hope Boes 2017: 11-9. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Emily Davis (OH); Hunter Breidenbach (libero); Abby Dryfuse (MH); Megan Fry (def). Junior Amara Solomon (OH). Sophomores Addison Conti (set/rh); Rylie Roggow. Others: Juniors Lizzie Newland (set/def); Chaise Schank (def). Sophomores Toria Ingalls (RH); Olivia Jacobs (set); MaKenna Kidwell (MH); Kate Ledwedge (def); Maggie Breymer. Outlook: With four seniors back and a number of varsity veterans on the roster, thereʼs reason to believe it will be a big year for Columbian. The Tornadoes are expected to be led by Davis.
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Nick Seifert, Shultz and even Cooper. “The tough part right now is, there’s a lot of ability, so we’re still working out the exact rotations,” Reser said. The coach said Somodi, Krajewski and Josh Recker will be at the wideout positions, with Bremyer and Seifert looking to fill out the other spots. “I think we have a good four-across receiver unit, no matter which of those five or six of the guys I named show up,” he said. Reser will use a version of the spread, and said it will be difficult for the Senecas to prepare a true tight end. But he said Recker and Krajewski could flex to a TE spot if needed.
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“Sheʼs one of my captains,” Boes said. “A senior, a leader, very strong mentally, physically, all over the court. She hits the ball hard.” The teamʼs other captains are Conti and Fry. In addition, the team returns Dryfuse, who has been recovering from an injury. “Our seniors are going to carry the other Columbian volleyball (front, left): Megan Fry, Kaitlyn Ledwedge, Addison Conti, Hunter Breiclassmen through,” Boes said. “They show denbach, Maggie Bremyer, Lizzie Newland (back) Hope Boes, Amy Cooper, Toria Ingalls, Amara the other classmen what needs to be Solomon, Rylie Roggow, Abby Dryfuse, MaKenna Kidwell, Emily Davis, Olivia Jacobs, Brooke done.” Stover, Jay Schar. Boes said she believes the team can improve on what it did a season ago. But there will be a few keys. “Leadership, communication, being able to put the ball away and cover defensively, and stay with the pace of all those good teams,” she said.
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Columbian boys cross country
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Coach: John Kihorany, ninth season. 2017: Second in SBC Lake. Returning letterwinners: Senior Kerrick Fanning; Juniors Jacob Marquis; Patrick Marquis. Sophomore Caden Grove. Others: Senior Logan Poll. Sophomore Logan Robinson. Freshmen Cole Eisenhower; Cole Newlove; Brian Siesel; Jacob Weingart; Cole Zimmerman. Outlook: A year after a runner-up finish in the Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division, Columbian will be tasked with replacing its top runner over the past few seasons, Jacob Anderson, who graduated. Rather than expecting someone to emerge as a consistent No. 1 runner, KihoColumbian boys cross country (front, left): Carter Fittro, Rafael Confessor, Jacob Marquis, rany said the team instead is hoping to Brian Siesel, Cole Newlove, Caden Groves, Jacob Weingart, Ian Martinez, Cole Eisenhower, Grant have a strong group time. Gribben, Patrick Marquis (back) John Kihorany, Evan Schleter, Logan Pole, Josh Fanning, Cole Zim“I think right up front thereʼs four who will merman, Kerrick Fanning, Ethan Feasel, Cameron Koerper, Owen Thomsic. be the leaders of the team, Caden, Kerrick
Fostoria tennis
Coach: Yvette Anez, fourth year. 2017: 5-13. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Kyhra Baeder, Naija Miller, Jennaleigh McCumber, Shanelle Smith. Juniors Rubi Dessausure, Mya Weimerskirch, Adrianna Swartz, Imani Velasquez. Others: Junior Maddie Cook. Freshmen Shay Olin, Raelyn Hoffman. Outlook: Experience will lead the Redmen this year, but not all of it is deep expe-
rience. “We still have some inexperience. The juniors were all first-year players last year. I think theyʼre still learning the game a little bit,” Anez said. The seniors, meanwhile, have been playing since they were freshmen. McCumber hits the court in the No. 1 singles spot, while the others will rotate among the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.
Columbian girls cross country (front, left): Jocelyn Hardina, Sierra Steinmetz, Ali Woessner, Maddie Grabert, Nichelle Bowles, Emily Hagerty, Annalyce Bowles, Aysiah Haubert (back) Mark Ingalls, Tatiyana Dines, Caleigh Aigler, Mia Ingalls, Serena Ingalls, Katie Keefe.
and Marquis brothers, going forward and keeping the pack time close,” Kihorany said. “I think keeping the pack time low will be priority No. 1.” Kihorany said he will be looking to his younger runners to provide strength on the back end of the times. “The biggest challenge will be like any other year, keep those No. 5-8 guys competing together,” he said. “Our 6-7-8-9 should all be freshmen runners. They need to gain the confidence that they can compete at the top.” Itʼs a young team, and Kihorany said heʼs still figuring out where everyone fits. “Early in the season youʼre trying to figure out whoʼs ready to train and race,” he said. “Youʼre trying to find out who ... whoʼs filling the holes of your 5-10.” Thatʼs what weʼre trying to figure out. “Theyʼve been playing since their freshman year, weʼre just hoping to build off that. And the juniors are coming along,” Anez said. The doubles teams will also be composed of veteran players, but the newcomers will also see occasional playing time. “I just want the kids to go out … play hard and have a lot of fun,” Anez said. “Thatʼs our goal.”
Columbian girls Cross Country
2017: Second in SBC Returning letterwinners: Juniors Sierra Steinmetz; Jocelyn Herdina; Katie Keefe; Sammy Kimmet. Sophomores Mia Ingalls; Serena Ingalls. Others: Juniors Emily Hagerty; Michelle Bowles. Sophomores Maddie Grabert; Tatiana Dines. Freshmen Ali Woessner; Grace Innert; Annalyce Bowles; Caleigh Aigler. Outlook: Mark Ingalls has confidence in his team, and heʼs not shy about saying it. “Very high expectations,” Ingalls said. “(The runners) put in a good summer of work. Theyʼve been very committed. When we are at full strength,
weʼll compete at a high level.” Ingalls said he has the best of both worlds on his roster: a team with three top runners, and another group that should deliver a strong pack time. “I have three kids who are outstanding and I will have a good pack time also. We can put three kids out in front, and have a pack of five or six.” The coach said he expects Mia and Serena Ingalls, along with Aigler, to be the programʼs top runners. “I have a couple kids on the shelf,” the coach said. “When those six or seven girls are firing on all cylinders weʼre gonna compete.”
Columbian tennis
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Coach: Trey Elchert 2017: Seventh in SBC Lake Returning letterwinners: Seniors Katie Smith; Alexis Smith. Juniors Emma Nelbin; Casey Knutson. Sophomores Erin Musil. Others: Juniors Nicolette Stiltner; Lindzi Boos; Jaidyn Borer; Madison Phillips. Sophomores Anna Stephey; Morgan Amory. Freshmen Whitney Johnston. Outlook: Columbian struggled a bit in Elchertʼs first season, finishing seventh in the eight-team SBC Lake meet. Elchert said the prospects for this season are better, in part because his numbers are up. “I think weʼll be much deeper and hopefully weʼll get more com-
petitive throughout,” Elchert said. Elchert said that Katie Smith and Knutson will be competing for the No. 1 singles spot, and there will be more competition throughout the team. “I would say early on, weʼre gonna have to be competing for spots,” Elchert said. “The seven we roll out for the first match wonʼt be the ones the next week.” Elchert said he and his players are more comfortable at the start of his sophomore season. “I would say from a coaching standpoint, the longer you are somewhere ... I think the girls, your athletes, they become more comfortable with a coach,” he said.
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Columbian tennis (front, left): Caitlyn Harple, Alexis Smith, Linzi Boos, Kelsey Waltermyer (second) Anna Stephey, Karlee Kisaberth, Katie Smith, Nicolette Stiltner, Casey Knutson, Dharma Luzader (back) Emily Keefe, Madison Phillips, Morgan Amory, Whitney Johnston, Erin Musil, Jaidyn Borer, Emma Melvin, Trey Elchert.
Columbian boys golf (front, left): Isaac Stover, Collin Anway, Andrew Branson, Zavier Sherman, Owen Smith (back) Adam Cok, Gabriel Reyes, Bryan Edler, Greg Gase, Jimmy Skidmore, Brenton Brown, Griffin Bunting, Trevor McCarthy, Tony Vasko.
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On the offensive line, the Senecas return two players with an exceeding amount of experience in Luke Brickner and Lewis Fabrizio. Reser said the other players have been progressing, learning some new techniques.
“Even though (the offense is) a spread and they ran the spread before, there are just those small subtleties of the first step or the angle,” Reser said. “They’re still getting used to it. As they get used to it, they’ll get faster.” Reser said Mike Casale, Vinny Volpe could figure into things up front, with Casale holding down a tackle spot. Josh Gase also is expected to play on the line, as is Jake Seifert and Parker Beard.
Columbian girls golf (front, left): Camryn Gibson, Ali Woessner, Audrey Buskirk, Tyler Ward (back) Adam Cok, Breanna Brock, Taylor Losey, Ava Sarka, Meredith Obringer, Norah Smith, Tony Vasko.
“I think we’ve got six or seven guys who are pushing to see who those top five are,” Reser said. “We’re hoping there’s a lot more who start getting into that mix. The more guys we have that know the system, that can play at a high level, the better we’ll be.” Reser said their will be some changes to the offensive philosophy from years past, but nothing drastic. “I guess what it may come
down to is different personalities in the coaching,” he said, “how we take advantage of what we see in the defenses.” It’s much the same on defense. “We’re gonna try to be more aggressive, maybe, than in the past,” Reser said. “We’re gonna bring a little pressure.” On the defensive line, Beard will see playing time, as will a number of the players on the oline. At linebacker, Recker and
Casale will be at the inside spots, with Krajewski on the outside. Nielsen will be an outside linebacker who can be shifted to safety. Reser said their could be plenty of shifting, with guys like Krajewski and Jones bouncing between spots at linebacker and in the secondary. Rombach also could be part of that mix.
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Columbian
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boys soccer
Coach: Rob Ochier 2017: 4-10-2. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Jack Coffman (mf); Josh Cunningham (def); Presley Eastlick (fwd); Tyler Fournier (def). Sophomores Dylan Adams (def); Xavier Coppus (mid). Others: Seniors Luke Illig (def); Carson Hohman (def); Sean Smothers (mid). Sophomores Evan Keese (mid); Luke Moyer (def). Freshmen Ryan Brown (def); Kylen Coopshaw (fwd); Andrew Larson (mid); Luis Martinez (def); Josh Newsome (mid); Adam Schermer (gk/mid); Evan Schleter (gk/def). Outlook: It turned out to be a one year absence. Ochier stepped away from the program he had led for more than a decade last season, though he continued to work with the junior high program. And thatʼs actually paid dividends. “Most of the freshmen I actually coached within the last year,” Ochier said. But Ochier said he still has some adjusting to do. “Getting to know the guys, the ones who were new last year,” he said. “Last year the numbers were not real great. (Weʼre) trying to build a program up a little bit, keep the program moving forward.”
Columbian girls soccer
Columbian boys soccer (front, left): Ryan Brown, Joshua Newsome Jr., Dylan Adams, Evan Keefe, Andrew Larson (second) Josh Cunningham, Adam Schermer, Tyler Fournier, Carson Hohman, Kylen Coopshaw, Luke Illig (back) Rob Ochier, Presley Eastlick, Luke Moyer, Luis Martinez, Sean Smothers, Xavier Coppus, Jack Coffman, Evan Schleter, Faisal Al-Rashidi.
Columbian girls soccer (front, left): Kiersten Garlock, Skylar Anstead, Rachel Repp, Calista Morrison, Morgan Smith, Julia Jordan, Emily Mackling, Anessa Wagner, Carly Schafer (second) Cassidy Conlon, Niko Sophia Feasel, Alaina Hayes, Taylor Krzyzak, Abigail Bickford, Alexia Brady, Anna Latona, Zoey Wright (back) Travis McQuistion, Melissa Hoffman, Mackenzie Hoffman, Jenna Parrish, Jillian Hall, Allison Damm, Koryn Morlock, Annie Rannigan, Bella Shope, Jessica Damm, Riley Sherman, Vincent Arnold.
Coach: Vince Arnold Returning letterwinners: Seniors Rachel Repp; Lexi Brady; Emily Mackling; Carly Schafer; Jessica Damm; Julia Jordan. Juniors Annie Rannigan; Bella Shope; Abby Bickford. Sophomores Taylor Krzyzak, Calista Morrison, Koryn Morlock; Anessa Wagner. Outlook: Arnold said that the pieces are in place for Columbian to have a successful season. “We have a very athletic group,” Arnold said. “The talent is here.” That talent could guide the Tornadoes in pursuit of a Sandusky Bay Conference title. But Arnold said Columbian will need more than that. “If we jell and play as one team, weʼll be competitive every time out,” he said.
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Lakota Raiders
2017: 6-4, 3-2 Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Head coach: Mike Lento. Assistant coaches: Shane Jacoby, Trevor Strickland, Kody Brewer, Thomas Ackerman, Evan LeJeune, Keegan Lowe. No.Name
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KANSAS ― Last year marked the first winning season in a decade for Lakota. Now, second-year coach Mike Lento is tasked with keeping the momentum going with just a handful of returning letterwinners. “Now, we’re not back to the drawing board, it’s just teaching football and teaching technique,” he said. “You can look at that as a double-edge sword, meaning we’ve got to get our guys some time and we’ve got to get our guys some reps. There’s nothing that can benefit (players) more than being under the lights on a Friday night, as far as the atmosphere, as far as the speed of the game, playing against another opponent. “But then, also, you’ve got to look at it too as a plus,” Lento said. “We’re teaching good habits, we’re not breaking bad ones, so we’re teaching them what we want them to do.” A good example of what should be learned this year played out last year. The Raiders went 6-4 overall and 3-2 in the Sandusky Bay Conference River Division, with three of the losses being within one score. The playoff-bound duo
The offensive line is a mix of veterans and newcomers. Gage Ware (225 pounds) returns at center for his fourth year of starting, along with veteran classmate Jared Hutton (255) at guard. Senior guard Zach Collum (260), junior tackle Tyler Bradner (250) and sophomore tackle Payton Ackerman (255) round out a line the Raiders will depend upon. “Up front, that’s what’s going to be our strength, up front,” Lento said. “We’re big, we’re going to average about 240 up front, which is nice to have in front of a running back,” he said. “Now we’ve just got to fire off the ball and get things done that way.” Sandwiched in between the line and Franks to start the season is freshman Josh Matz, who gets the nod in place of injured junior Carter Reinhart. Lento said Reinhart had the talent to play there last year if Gable hadn’t been available. “Definitely an athlete there for us. A hard-nosed kid and pretty darn intelligent,” Lento said. The physical and mental toughness of whoever plays there will be tested both by the opponents and a new offense.
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of Gibsonburg and Calvert ― River Division champ ― held off the Raiders 1817 and 34-28, respectively, while Margaretta took the season finale 14-7 to wrestle second place in the River Division from Lakota. But the team also graduated 13 players, several of whom played crucial roles. Quarterback Tyler Gabel led the River Division in both yards passing (1,782) and touchdown passes (16), and he added 262 yards rushing and another 10 TDs. Receiver Lucas Streacker caught 44 passes for 731 yards and 10 scores. Both landed on the district second team, along with defensive back Colton Rader (41 tackles, 3 INT). Noah Koester and Elijah Ernst ended as district honorable mention players. Veterans do return, though. Junior Trevor Franks is back in the backfield after running for 985 yards and 15 scores and catching 20 passes for 226 yards and another two TDs en route to an honorable mention district pick. He’ll also see plenty of playing time in a variety of spots on defense after tallying 31 tackles there last year. “We’re blessed to have him back at running back, but he’s also going to fill a huge hole for us defensively,” Lento said. “We can move him anywhere from outside linebacker to safety.”
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Lakota boys cross country (front, left): Hunter Kehn, Gavin D’Amato, Trent Tiell, Braden Schaser, Caleb Meel (second) Dylan Moes, Justin Miller, Cody Roush, Connor Hill, Mark Statham, Cameron Dunn (back) Gael Windom, Don Windom, Tyler Hushour, Kaeden Wasserman, Brady Rosenberger, Ethan Smithbeck, Tracy Rosser, Brad Biddle.
Lakota boys cross country
Coach: Don Windom, 31st year. 2017: First in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division, fifth at district. Returning letterwinners: Senior Dylan Moes. Juniors Travis Hoerig, Braden Schaser, Kaeden Wasserman. Sophomores Connor Hill, Caleb Meel, Cody Roush, Ethan Smithback, Mark Stathan. Others: Seniors Tyler Hushour, Brady Rosenberger. Juniors Cameron Dunn, Trent Tiell. Sophomores Gavin DʼAmato, Justin Miller. Freshmen Hunter Kehn, Kiefer Shultz. Outlook: On paper, the Raiders look primed to do well. But, as Windom says, paper isnʼt where you run races. “Itʼs always scary when you look on paper. You can look good on paper, but youʼve got to run the races,” Windom said. “The SBC, there are just some solid, solid teams. “On paper, we look good, but thereʼs
nothing set because the SBC is so strong,” he said. Windom cited Sandusky St. Mary, Old Fort and Fremont St. Joe as fierce competitors this fall, but that list should also include his Raiders. Lakotaʼs top two returners are Moes and Schaser. The pair ran 1-2 at the SBC River Division Championships and came in second and third at the district meet. Moes added a 15th at the regional and finished 76th at state. Hill also returns after running fourth in the SBC River Division race as a freshman last year. Six other veterans and another eight runners on the team give the Raiders plenty of depth and intra-squad competition for varsity spots. “We have kids that are working hard. We have some down the line kids that are very motivated,” Windom said.
Lakota girls cross country
Coach: Don Windom. 2017: Second in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division, eighth at district. Returning letterwinners: Senior Brooke Shank. Juniors Julia Baker, Alysha Enright. Sophomores Rielly Cozette, Savana Ranzenberger. Others: Junior Kiersten Linkey. Freshmen Zoie Lamb, Madelynn Hushour. Outlook: The Raiders are veteran heavy this year, but somewhat at a price — the team has just eight runners, but five of them
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The Raiders are switching from a spread and shotgun look to a pro-style offense, with the quarterback under center. While the formations are new, Lento said the terminology for them has been transferred over from last year’s offense.
are letterwinners. “We originally thought weʼd have a few more, but they decided not to come out,” Windom said. “Depth is important in the sport of cross country.” Lakotaʼs top returner is Cozette, who won the SBC River Division individual crown, claimed fourth at the district, took 21st at the regional and ended 37th at state. While Windom foresees another good year from Cozette, he said the key to team success will come from finding a solid fifth runner.
Lakota girls cross country (front, left): Reilly Cozette, Alysha Enright, Kiersten Linkey, Savana Ranzenberger, Zoie Lamb (back) Gael Windom, Don Windom, Madelynn Hushour, Julia Baker, Brooke Shank, Tracy Rosser, Brad Biddle.
“That’s a lot to ask of the kids, especially (since) last year, they learned new terminology from me, and now it’s the same terminology but we’re changing it to a whole new set of formations. That’s been a little bit difficult,” Lento said. “And then just the green part. A lot of them didn’t play underneath the lights, and you cannot replace that experience,” he said. That inexperience will also show up in spots on defense.
The offensive linemen will man the defensive line spots, with seniors Deven Keim (200) and Dakota Travis (195) also rotating in. Franks may split time between the secondary and linebacker spots, and senior Colin Hipsher returns to help out in the secondary. From there, Lento said it’s a matter of finding the right combination of players who can do the most good. “We’re just trying to teach our guys to play tough football ― come off the ball, play fast, and if you’re going to make a
mistake, make sure you make it at a 100 miles an hour going at a 100 percent. Any kid’s coachable when that happens,” he said. “What frustrates us as coaches right now is if a kid would make a mistake and he does it at 50 percent. That’s not what we’re looking to do. “I think as a coaching staff we’re coaching harder right now than we did last year because we have a lot to fit in a little amount of time, and our guys are doing a heck of a job of allowing themselves to be coached up,” he said.
FALL SPORTS Lakota Raiders Lakota volleyball
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SENIORS 2018-19
Lakota volleyball (front, left): Qiara Palos, Grace Swaisgood, Katelyn Klotz, Anna Brubaker, Mariah Woodruff, Josie Bear (back) Amy Gosche, Kendra McDole, Amber Eubank, Kennedi Kreilick, Addisyn Marshall, Madison King, Mackenzie Nino.
Coach: Amy Gosche, second year. 2017: 6-16, 1-9 Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Madison King (OH, DS), Anna Brubaker (DS), Katelyn Klotz (S), Amber Eubank (OH), Qiara Palos (S). Junior Mariah Woodruff (DS). Sophomores Addisyn Marshall (MH), Kendra McDole (MH). Others: Juniors Kennedi Kreilick (MH), Josie Bear (DS). Freshman Grace Swaysgood.
Outlook: The Raiders upped their win total from two in 2016 to four last year, and enter this season with plenty of veterans in their quest to keep improving on that total. The seniors have taken charge in that regard, Gosche said, with King leading the way. “Sheʼs got a passion for volleyball thatʼs hard to beat. All the other girls kind of admire her. I use her as an example for the other girls,” Gosche said. “The seniors all play very well together.”
Lakota golf (front, left): Gabrielle Dauterman, Jayden Bonnell, Trevor Mathias, Ethan Longoria, Kyleigh Dull (back) Ty Ray, Kinzer Dussel, Marshall Minich, Colt Dible, Gabe Dohanyos, Connor Hill, Ethan Klotz.
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Old Fort volleyball
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Coach: Nancy Hoover, 38th year. 2017: 9-13, 5-5 Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Morgan Miller (RH), Madison Guth (S), Jenna Clouse (MH). Juniors Ashlyn Magers (L), Savannah McCoy (OH). Others: Senior Faith Williams (OH). Junior MarcQue Harris (DS). Sophomores Riley Lehner (DS), Jordan Reineck (DS), Emily Hull (S), Kara Davidson (OH, MH), Christa Kuhn (OH, MH). Freshmen Grace Wasserman (MH), Chloe Wilkinson (OH). Outlook: Old Fort will have some spots to fill, but after graduating just two seniors off last yearʼs varsity, the Stockaders enter 2018 with a bit more of something important when it
comes to shoring up a few areas. “More experience than last year. We had a lot of first-year varsity players last year,” Hoover said. “I think weʼre a better serving team. I still think our blocking needs to get better, but it will get better.” Doing so will involve replacing Kiely Taylor (323 kills, 29 aces, 53 blocks, 107 digs), a first-team SBC and District 6 player, as well as Morgan Wilkinson (51 kills, 22 blocks, 13 digs). But veterans Clouse (137 kills, 15 aces, 193 digs), Miller (124 kills, 20 aces, 29 blocks, 201 digs), Magers (46 aces, 175 digs), Guth (36 aces, 18 blocks, 127 digs, 608 assists) and McCoy (20 aces, 179 digs) bring back both experience and talent. Along with figuring out which
FALL SPORTS
Old Fort volleyball (front, left): Riley Lehner, Jordan Reineck, Madison Guth, Emily Hull, MarcQue Harris, Faith Williams (second) Jenna Clouse, Savannah McCoy, Ashlyn Magers, Kara Davidson, Chloe Wilkinson (back) Shelby Ortiz, Niki Elchert, Morgan Miller, Grace Wasserman, Christa Kuhn, Nancy Hoover.
non-veterans will earn either a starting role or considerable varsity time, Hoover said the team as a whole has some things to work
Old Fort golf (front, left): Dylan Baker, Alec King, Casey Clouse, Dre Toy, Andrew Combs (back) Matt Combs, Jack DeRan, Kaleb Wilkinson, Colin Nutter, Carson Steyer, Jarett Woodall.
on in order to better last yearʼs record. “Being aggressive and being smart about it; when can you be
aggressive and when can you just find a hole and not swing hard,” she said. “They seem to struggle with that a little bit.”
Wimbush ignoring pressure while leading Notre Dame offense
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — How quickly Brandon Wimbush forgets how his 2017 season ended could determine how successful Notre Dame is in 2018. The senior understands what being the Notre Dame quarterback entails — the echoes of Bertelli, Lujack, Huarte, Theismann, Clements, Montana and Rice never end. “When you play quarterback at the University of Notre Dame, there’s not a bigger position in the country,” Wimbush said. “You feel like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders.” After an 8-1 start a year ago, Wimbush and the Irish stumbled with lop-
sided losses at Miami and Stanford during a November the quarterback would like to forget with just 45 completions in 97 attempts with four interceptions. When Wimbush started slowly in the Citrus Bowl against LSU, coach Brian Kelly turned to backup Ian Book, who engineered a 15-point fourth quarter with a pair of touchdown passes in a 21-17 victory that gave Notre Dame a 10-3 finish and a springtime battle for the position. Wimbush, who threw for 1,870 yards and 16 touchdowns despite completing just 49.5 percent of his passes and added 803 yards and 14
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Coach: Tony Miller, 32nd year. 2017: Third in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division, fourth at district. Returning letterwinners: Junior Gregory Steyer. Sophomores Clayton Melton, Jonah Englehart, Jonathan Anstead. Others: Freshmen Parker DuBois, Garrett Havens. Outlook: Miller calls 2018 a rebuilding year and heʼs not wrong. Two of the graduating Stockaders were regional qualifiers Devyn Smith and Mike Heilman, with Robert Anstead also graduating. Old Fort returns four veterans, but just one of them is an upperclassman, while the other two team members are freshmen. “I lost three of my top four guys,” Miller said.
“Weʼre young and weʼre small,” he said. Steyer inherits the leadership role, both because heʼs the only upperclassman and on the basis of his talent. He missed a regional berth by three spots last year in a district that only took 12 individuals instead of the regular 16. The same district meet only advanced three teams to the regional instead of the regular four. Despite a small squad, Miller feels the mix of Steyer with sophomores and freshmen — Havens won last yearʼs junior high River Division crown — could prove positive. “The other ones, the sophomores, are good runners, they should be in the thick of things. And the freshmen, Garrett should be up at the top, and Parker will be in the mix, too,” he said.
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Old Fort Girls cross country
Old Fort boys cross country (left): Clayton Melton, Gregory Steyer, Parker Dubois, Jonah Englehart, Garrett Havens, Jonathan Anstead.
Coach: Tony Miller, 29th year. 2017: Fourth in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Returning letterwinners: Juniors Alyson Pence, Morgan Heilman. Sophomore Maya Englehart. Others: Sophomore Allssya Topela. Freshmen Emerald Milton, Allison Fortney, Kristin Baker. Outlook: Old Fort lacks depth and the Stockaders struggle at times with confidence, but Miller said they have talent. “Getting them to believe in themselves, that they can do it is a challenge,” he said. “They have the talent.”
They also have challenges. The Stockaders graduated three from last yearʼs team and will have to rely on a majority of youth on a small team this year. “I think the biggest challenge is finding five girls who run close together,” Miller said. He also called this yearʼs SBC River Division an interesting mix, with two new schools added this season and another coming in 2019. “Bringing Danbury and Gibsonburg (in this year) makes it a lot more fun; more competition.”
Old Fort girls cross country (front, left): Kristin Baker, Aly Pence, Morgan Heilman (back) Alissya Popoca, Emmy Melton, Maya Englehart, Allison Fortney.
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Old Fort soccer (front, left): Gustavo Negrete, Katelyn Drown, Merissa Lopez, Eli Woodruff, Logan Frasure, Katarina Mathna, Isaac Curbelo (second) David Kupka, Amy Corfman, Nick Young, Erika Galindo, Katherine Fry, Johnny Barr (third) Emma Heiserman, Diego Galindo, Ryan Miller, Jamy Ivy, Chance Smith (back) Neal Anderson, Harmon Channels, Isaiah Shiley, Coleman Bigelow, Myles Miller, Ben Mathna, Bennett Wasserman.
No. 1 Alabama tops preseason Top 25 BY RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
Alabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare three-peat. The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll for three straight seasons. Alabama received 42 out of 61 first-place votes. No. 2 Clemson received 18 first-place votes. Georgia is No. 3 and Wisconsin is fourth. The Badgers re-
ceived one first-place vote. Ohio State was ranked No. 5. The preseason AP poll started in 1950 and since then only Oklahoma from 1985-87 had started No. 1 in three straight years until
now. Ring up another milestone for coach Nick Saban’s Tide dynasty. Alabama has won five national championships since 2009 and now has
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UPPER SANDUSKY — Russell Hall’s impact on Upper Sandusky was felt even before his Rams played a down. The team’s numbers had dropped in recent seasons; last year, the team’s roster had about 33 players. This season, the number is 56. “We talked to the kids who played the other sports, and some who didn’t play any sport,” Hall said. “Football is a team game and you need a lot of skills to play it. And there’s a lot of kids with skills who could have been helping us that were walking the hallway. I tried to talk them (into) giving it a chance.” The newcomers also are giving Hall a chance. The Calvert and Heidelberg graduate has been an assistant at USHS for the last decade, and is taking over his first program. But he said he can’t take all the credit for the number jump. “The returning players from last year reached out to all their friends,” Hall said. “That’s what gets the other guys here, is their friends. I know them and they know me, but when your friends are like ‘Come give it a chance,’ especially this senior class … they had quite a few numbers in junior high, and they talked to all those guys they played with and said, ‘This is our last year. Let’s play together again.’” Hall said he won’t be making any major schematic changes. The Rams will
still play with a two-man backfield and multiple tight ends. Defensively, they still will operate with a four-man front. The Rams bring back 1,000-yard rusher Nate McMillan to be one of the keys on offense. McMillan scored eight touchdowns a year ago. Ben Sheaffer and Payton Hawk also will be used as either halfbacks or at fullback, depending on what the opponent’s defense is doing. “Same backfield as last year, for the most part,” Hall said. And having McMillan — who is just a junior — back would be exciting for any coach. “He’s on the track team, and a really good hurdler and things like that, so it’s just kind of natural for him,” Hall said. “It doesn’t take much for him to get up to full speed.” There is one big spot on the offense that will have a new starter — the quarterback. Senior Levi Malone is expected to be the starter. “He’s very, very quick,” Hall said. “He plays on the basketball team. He’s just quick. He also plays tennis; he’s got a quick release. He can read defense. He has a very high football IQ.” Sophomore Jordan Wright will back up Malone. Meanwhile, there will be more change at the receiver spots. “Right now, the top three guys on our depth chart actually didn’t play football last year,” Hall said.
That depth chart includes Diago Cazares, a junior who played baseball last spring, and Conner Byrne, who also played hot stove. Landon Cotto-Ramos, a basketball and tennis player, also joined the team and will play receiver. Senior Jonathan Lambrite — who did play last season — will also see time there. “They’re all in the mix, they all should see time,” Hall said. At tight end, senior Caden Roberts is back, and he will be joined by Jason Holly. Alec Broderdorp also will see time as a TE. Hall said there will be some formations where the tight ends will flex out to receivers. “All three of them are working really hard and picking things up,” Hall said. On the offensive line, Gunner Morrison is a returning starter, with Alex Wheeler coming back at a tackle spot. Jordan Wagner, in his first year of football, is expected to occupy the other. Colton Breidenbach will play center. He didn’t play last season. “We have big expectations for him,” Hall said. At the guard spots, Hall said Ryan Nye and Cade Thomas are expected to start. Nye didn’t play last season, while Thomas was in the program but on the junior varsity roster. Brandon Giesey is expected to back up Thomas and Nye at the guard spots. Connor Landversicht and Nick Stuckey also could see time on the line.
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Name Conner Byrne EthanCollins LandonCotto-Ramos Eric Bills Caden Roberts Frank Depinet Jonathan Lambrite Kolby Taylor Levi Malone Drew Caudill Jason Holly Jordan Wright Ben Sheaffer Brice Gottfried Braden Cano Lane Rager Ronan Gullifer Blake Herbert Nate McMillan Gage Frey Diago Cazares Evan Barth Darrin Bigler Garrett Thomas Aiden Gallant Peyton Hawk Skyler Hawk Jaxon Passet Curtis Smith Logan Risner Jordan Wagner Ryan Nye Reece Webster Marty Green Brandon Giesey Gunner Morrison Peyton Evener Corban Johnson Connor Landversicht Cade Thomas Alex Wheeler Nick Stuckey Dalton Pasco Elijah Obenour Colton Breidenbach Darius Stowers Creighton Morton Carson VanHorn Hayden Rager Jordan Schmidt Gavin Field Wes Ogden Tim Vukovich Alec Broderdorp Cameron Cole Eddie Smith
2017
Ht 6-0 5-6 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-3 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-8 6-5 5-8 6-0 6-0 5-6 5-7 5-7 5-10 6-0 5-5 6-3 5-10 5-6 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-5 5-9 5-11 6-3 5-7 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-8 5-5 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-9 5-11
Wgt 155 100 175 160 185 100 155 125 155 125 215 125 215 140 135 150 130 200 180 140 150 170 115 170 150 220 135 160 160 185 270 200 275 180 200 235 280 285 200 220 190 220 205 265 265 265 220 195 160 220 190 130 130 150 140 145
River Valley 34, Upper Sandusky 8 Upper Sandusky 54, Mount Gilead 35 Carey 31, Upper Sandusky 16 Edison 42, Upper Sandusky 0 Mohawk 31, Upper Sandusky 8 Seneca East 41, Upper Sandusky 0 Upper Sandusky 20, Bucyrus 14 Upper Sandusky 28, Buckeye Central 12 Wynford 34, Upper Sandusky 0
Pos Year WR/CB 12 WR/CB 9 WR/CB 12 WR/CB 11 TE/OLB 12 QB/S 9 WR/S 12 WR/CB 11 QB/CB 12 WR/CB 9 TE/DL 12 QB/CB 12 RB/DL 12 WR/DL 12 RB/CB 11 QB/OLB 10 WR/OLB 11 RB/ILB 10 RB/S 11 RB/ILB 9 WR/CB 11 WR/OLB 11 TE/OLB 9 WR/OLB 11 RB/ILB 9 RB/ILB 12 WR/OLB 9 WR/OLB 11 WR/OLB 11 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/ILB 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 OL/ILB 11 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 9 OL/ILB 10 OL/DL 12 RB/DL 11 WR/DB 10 TE/S 9 TE/S 10 WR/DB 10 WR/CB 9
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Coach: Ed Arnold 2017: Fourth in N10 Returning letterwinners: Juniors Justin Herring; Allans Ramos. Sophomores Troy Mawer; Emery Pahl; Keith Sammet. Others: Juniors Anthony Bianchi; Keaton Cunningham; Trever Daughenbaugh; Kevin Dong; Micah Harris; Zachary Leidig; Brayzin McDaniel; Brody Williams. Freshmen Braden Gatchell; Roger Micheli; Coy Shoemaker; Andrew Stauffer; Jonah Voorheis. Outlook: Arnold is hoping the Rams can make a jump in
the N10, and he has the experience back to make that happen; five letterman return to the roster. “Troy, Emery, Allans and Micah are coming off really good track seasons, and I think they will continue to improve this (cross country) season,” Arnold said. In addition, the Rams have a large group of juniors coming to the varsity squad. “The boys team has promising junior runners,” Arnold said. “(Upper Sandusky) top middle distance runner Micah Harris also joins the squad this sea-
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Upper Sandusky boys cross country (front, left): Braden Gatchel, Jonah Voorheis, Zachary Leidig, Roger Micheli, Andrew Stauffer, Keith Sammet, Emery Pahl, Troy Mawer, Coy Shoemaker (back) Kevin Dong, Brayzin McDaniel, Brody Williams, Anthony Bianchi, Micah Harris, Keaton Cunningham, Trever Daughenbaugh, Allans Ramos, Justin Herring.
son.” Add to that two freshmen who
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have impressed Arnold. “Coy Shoemaker (and) Jonah
Upper Sandusky girls cross country (front, left): Elizabeth Plymale, Lia Barth, Haley Lee, Emma Pever, Claire Swavel (back) Emma Brown, Chloe Taylor, Maya Collins, Madison McLaughlin, Madelyn Shasteen, Katie Homburg, Alexis Bare, Gracie Manns.
Voorheis also are showing a lot of promise so far,” he said.
Coach: Ed Arnold. 2017: N10 champions Returning letterwinners: Seniors Madison McLaughlin; Madelyn Shasteen. Sophomores Emma Brown; Haley Lee; Grace Manns; Elizabeth Plymale; Claire Swavel. Others: Juniors Maya Collins; Katie Homburg; Chloe Taylor. Sophomores Alexis Bare; Lia Barth; Emma Pever. Outlook: The Rams won the N10 a year ago, and Shasteen went all the way to state. Shasteen is back, and so are six other members from that squad. McGlaughlin and Manns, who each were allN10 selections a year ago, will be key for the Rams. In addition, Collins, Taylor and Barth have joined from the USHS track team. “All three are good track runners and will (be) transitioning nicely to the longer distance,” Arnold said. Still, the squad lost a top runner in Adrian Weininger. Sheʼs at Otterbein after graduating last spring.
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Coach: Patrick Massara 2017: 6-9-2 Returning letterwinners: Seniors Jenna Rodriguez (def/mid); Taylor Norris (mid/fwd); Audrey Boes (fwd); Alivia Oney (mid). Juniors Analisa Clark (def); Madison Thompson (mid/fwd); Amy Frey (mid/def); Cortni Brown (GK/mid); Riley Messersmith (fwd/mid). Sophomore Grace Kinley (def/mid). Others: Sophomore Keydi Camacho (def/mid). Freshmen Brooke Swavel (def); Lindsey Weininger (def); Arlene Lopez (def/mid); Grace Vent (def). Outlook: In the past, Upper Sandusky relied on Megan Hensel to provide a great deal of the offense. Itʼs not that way anymore, and it canʼt be. Hensel graduated. It leaves a hole that one
Coach: Keith Miller. 2017: 3-14 Returning letterwinners: Seniors Gabe Baker (def); Jacob Herbert (def); Clinton Voorhees (def). Juniors Jaidyn Thiel (mid); Ross Swinehart (mid); Alex Ayala
player on this yearʼs roster likely wonʼt be able to fix. “Biggest challenge, we have to create offensively,” Massara said. “We relied on (Hensel) to beat people one-on-one because she could. We need to get 10 goals from multiple people this year.” Still, there is reason to be upbeat about the season. “I want this team to fulfill its absolute potential and have no regrets,” Massara said. “Overall we bring back our goalie and then our entire midfield, excluding Megan.” Massara said it benefits the Rams to have last yearʼs goalkeeper — Brown — back. “Itʼs great having Cortni back for a second season,” Massara said. “Itʼs a rock solid foundation.”
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Upper Sandusky girls soccer (front, left): Brooke Swavel, Keydi Camacho, Analisa Clarke, Audrey Boes, Alivia Oney, Jenna Rodriguez, Taylor Norris, Grace Kinley, Janeli Lopez (back) Patrick Massara, Cortni Brown, Amy Frey, Miranda Donnell, Madison Thompson, Grace Vent, Lindsay Weininger, Riley Messersmith, Arlene Lopez, Ty Calvin, James Massara.
Upper Sandusky boys soccer (def); Anson Hill (gk). Sophomores Caleb Healea (mid); Austin McLane (mid); Jack Orians (mid). Others: Senior Connor Addison (util); Braden Webb (util); Chandler Walton (def/mid). Juniors Subesh Grafmiller; Bill Shu-
maker; Kameryn Webb; Seth Mawer. Sophomores Austin Andrews; Owen Rothlisberger (fwd). Freshmen Luke Amert; Owen Mawer. Outlook: After a tough season last year, Miller said the Rams are
hoping for improvement. “Talking with them, (the hope is) at least having a .500 season,” Miller said. So whatʼs the key to Upper Sandusky making a jump in its record?
Upper Sandusky boys soccer (front, left): Owen Mawer, Nicholas Wines, Zach Sheaffer, Nevin Boes, Cade Rothlisberger, Aaron MaGinn, Xander Hildebrand, Roddy Traxler, Connor Flowers, Joe Hoy (second) Luke Amert, Caleb Healea, Jack Orians, Austin Andrews, Ethan Beidelschies, Anson Hill, Ben Blankenship, Owen Rothlisberger, Sudesh Grafmiller, Austin McLane, Ben Patchett (back) Keith Miller, William Shumaker, Alexis Ayala, Jaidyn Thiel, Connor Addison, Braden Webb, Jacob Herbert, Quinten Voorhees, Gabe Baker, Chandler Walton, Kameryn Webb, Ross Swinehart, Seth Mawer.
“Basically if our offense can score,” Miller said. “That was our problem last year.” For that offense, the Rams will be looking to Theil, who was one of the teams better scorers from a season ago.
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Coach: Donielle Crall 2017: 7-16, 7-9 N10 Players: Senior Kenedi Hayden (OH); Anna Johnson (MH). Juniors Jadyn Smalley (def); Eve Smith (set/def); Emily Hill (OH); Sydney Stuckman (OH); Regan Ward (MH); Lily Gibson (OH). Sophomores Sydnie Dible (def); Marissa Darmon (def); Ella Orians (OH); Savannah Kinley (set). Outlook: Upper Sanduskyʼs second-year coach Crall looks to gain some ground in the always tough N10. Not only that, but the Rams lost some veterans from their squad. Lucy Smith, who was the teamʼs setter and leader in digs, graduated. The team also lost Hannah Gier. Despite that, the Rams do have a veteran roster. There are no freshmen playing varsity, and the team has two seniors and six sophomores. Anna Johnson may be the most decorated of the returners, coming off a season in which she slammed 69 blocks.
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Upper Sandusky volleyball (front, left): Kenedi Hayden, Anna Johnson (second) Eve Smith, Emily Hill, Reagan Ward, Lily Gibson, Jadyn Smalley (back) Sydnie Dible, Savannah Kinley, Sydney Stuckman, Ella Orians, Marissa Damron.
Upper Sandusky tennis (front, left): Miriam Gutierrez, Nayeli Ayala, MacKinley Bianchi, Hannah Johnson, Kayla Johnson, Nicole Carmona, Julie Johnson, Hannah Frey, Kylee Swartz (second) Charles Tackett, Emma Swihart, Calle Manzi, Jodi Smalley, McKenzie Gardner, Emma Schoenberger, Sarah Scott, Mara Smalley, Abby Davidson, Kyle Snowden, Emily Coakley.
Coach: Charles Tackett Returning letterwinners: Seniors Jodi Smalley; Emma Schoenberger; Abby Davidson. Junior Mara Smalley. Sophomore Calle Manzi. Others: Juniors Hannah Frey; Emma Swihart. Outlook: Tackett is in his first season as coach, and has identified his top players: Jodi Smalley, the first singles player, and the first doubles team of Emma Schoenberger and Mara Smalley. “I would offer that beyond our first doubles and first singles, we lack experience,” Tackett said. “So thatʼs an area ... (weʼll be) finding some girls to fill some of that void.” Jodi Smalley has impressed Tackett with what she brings on and off the
courts. “Jodi Smalley comes with a lot of experience,” Tackett said. “We count on her to provide that veteran leadership.” Tackett said itʼs possible that he will shift the lineups around, perhaps moving the members of the first doubles team into singles matches. Heʼs also stressing the basics as a way to improve. “Especially working on fundamentals,” he said. “We need to be working on those.” And thereʼs something else. “Two things, improved fundamentals and improved footwork,” Tackett said. “(Weʼre) stressing net play, (we want to) see improved net play, and be able ... to make cross court shots.
Upper Sandusky girls golf
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Upper Sandusky boys golf
Upper Sandusky girls golf (front, left): Matt Miles, Kendra Conley, Olivia Barth, Katie Conley, Katie Clark, Hally Courtad, Grace Sayre, Graham Treadway.
Upper Sandusky boys golf (front, left): Marshal Magnusson, Myles Magnusson, Mathew Homburg, Cameron Vince (back) Bill Latham, Owen Knapp, Benjamin Latham, Brett Montgomery, Evan Young, Trevor Clifford, Isaiah Washburn, Graham Treadway.
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Heidelberg football hopes to bring along new starters in ’18 Four night games highlight the schedule for the 2018 Heidelberg football program, under the direction of third-year coach Scott Donaldson. The 2017 team finished in a three-way tie for second place and defeated both of the others who also finished second. The Student Princes graduated a wealth of talent, but are excited about studentathletes stepping in to fill the void. “I don’t think it’s any secret that we lost a whole bunch of key contributors to graduation,” Donaldson said. “The mark of a strong program is having guys chomping at the bit ready to step into the spotlight … and I think we have a lot of those guys in our locker room. Offensively, Trace Reynolds looks to grab the reins as the quarterback. Having backed up all-OAC performer Tyler Stoyle for two years, Reynolds has been in the quarterback room and understands what it takes to lead. Braden Jerome and Keivon Belcher return as key weapons at receiver. Jace Grossman returns as a punishing tailback who thrives on contact. Brad Wienhold, Malakye Nall and Jake Nowak will help bolster the o-line for coordinator Jason Lewis. Defensively, ferocious Verondtae Wilkinson is back to wreak havoc off the end. Collin Pecoraro, Josh Shaffer, and Matt Davenport all saw heavy action in 2017 and will return. While the linebacking corps remains a bit of a question mark entering camp, defensive coordinator Branden Jakubcin can rely on an experienced secondary. Jermaine Burket, Terrence Cole, Jordan Green and Erik Hagedorn have all been key components over the years. All-American Austin Baker — a Clyde graduate — returns to handle punting and place-kicking duties. THE AMAZING TRACE: He’s been the backup quarterback for three seasons, but senior Trace Reynolds hasn’t been idly biding his time while at Heidelberg University. The Middletown native has been active on the field, around campus and in the community. While 2018 graduate Tyler Stoyle broke a multitude of passing records for the Student Princes, Reynolds was there – in the meetings, in the film room, in
practice. In game situations, Reynolds has entered the game as quarterback in five games, with 10 completions for 117 yards and a touchdown. In 2017, he served as the primary holder for Baker. In the win at Muskingum, he fielded a rolling PAT snap, sprinted right and dove into the pylon for a two-point conversion. Reynolds’ best play was an unheralded moment on one of the most memorable plays of the 2017 campaign. As Baker lined up a potential game-winning 34-yard field goal against Otterbein in the Rhine River Cup game, it was Reynolds who picked the bouncing snap. His hold allowed Baker to bang home the field goal, touching off a field-storming celebration under the lights at Hoernemann Stadium. As a Communication and Integrated Media major, Reynolds co-hosts T&G Sports, a sports talk show on the campus radio station, WHEI 88.9 FM. His co-host is safety Jermaine Burket. In the community, Reynolds and starting center Brad Wienhold started a campus organization called Athletes Against All Violence (AAAV). The group’s goal is to raise awareness about violence and abuse, as well as to raise financial support for non-profit organizations. The group received a donation from activist Beverly Gooden, founder of the #WhyIStayed movement, who spoke on campus as part of Heidelberg’s renowned HYPE Career Ready program. FRESH LOOKS: When Heidelberg hosts Olivet in the season opener, the Student Princes will be christening its new artificial turf. Installed in July by the Maumee Bay Turf Center, the new surface replaces the old turf which was installed in 2007. During the Olivet game, Heidelberg will also unveil their new jerseys. Getting away from the traditional black and white, the alternate jerseys are gray Nike tops with orange numerals. SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Four games — two at home and two on the road — will start at 7 p.m. Heidelberg hosts Olivet and Baldwin Wallace under the lights.
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After playoff appearance, Carey has key spots to fill BY MATT NYE
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CAREY — Losing players to injury or graduation is just one of the many challenges football coaches face year to year. Carey has some talent and experience back at key spots, but the one key spot it doesn’t is quarterback. “Right now, we are leaning toward one guy (Ethan Beringer), but he has to earn it,” second-year Carey coach Jonathon Mershman said. “We have different avenues we can go down if that doesn’t work out, but we are trying to put him in some stressful situations and see how he reacts, but it will be tough to tell until we have some scrimmages. “We are waiting for him to take it and I haven’t seen it yet. We are still feeling things out. Each of our options have strengths and weaknesses, so we’ll see how it works out.” Whoever wins the starting job will try to replace the production Brayden Wentling had for the Blue Devils. Wentling, who was a top athlete at the position, was a first-team All-Northern 10 Athletic Conference selec-
tion. He went 86 for 178 passing with 1,255 yards with nine scores and eight picks. He also was a playmaker, being able to make something out of nothing with his legs. “When you lose someone like Wentling, who was a starter for a little more than two years, it’s going to be the top priority for us,” Mershman said. “He was an excellent leader and could throw the ball a mile, so those are just some of the things we will have to try to replace. It’s certainly our main point of emphasis.” Early in camp Mershman is waiting to see what type of team he has this season. He said last season in a scrimmage with Ada, the Bulldogs dominated Carey and from that point on they got it together and made it a successful season. “I’m still waiting for that one moment in practice,” he said. “It’s still too early to see what kind of team we’ll be. Last year we had that moment and we took off from there, so I’m waiting to see what’s going to happen.” One thing that is certain to Mershman is the offensive line play. The Blue Devils have eight of nine starters back from last year. “We have a lot of experi-
ence back up front. Defensively, we did lose two, but I would say right now our lines will carry us to where we want to go.” Offensively, Mershman said Beringer is ideally the QB, while Willie Schafer is at running back. “Willie has put in so much work over the offseason and he has been doing things I want to see from a starting running back. He might surprise some people this season,” The receiving corp isn’t decided on yet, but it will more than likely include Austin Hertel, Jordan Dasher and Griffin Summit in some way. Up front will be Jacob Boes, Trent Giesey-Phoenix at tackle and Jordan Clauss at guard. Michael Shulaw will be the center. Defensively, Mershman said a lot of guys are in the mix on the defensive line, but the strength of the defense will be the linebackers, especially in the middle. Clauss returns at middle linebacker after leading the N10 in tackles (121) and Connor Williams is also in the middle with him. “Williams hopefully picks up where he left off last year. He filled in for us and improved every week last year as a sophomore,” Mershman
said. In the secondary will be a lot of the same guys at receiver like Hertel, Dasher and Summit. Dasher picked off four passes last year. The Blue Devils will find out quick what type of season they will have with their non-conference schedule. Playing Van Buren in Week 1, then Galion and Ashland Crestview, Carey will likely know who it is before traveling to rival Mohawk. “I would put our non-conference schedule up against anyone’s in the N10,” Mershman said. “Ashland was 73 last year and was No. 9 in our region last year. They had the same record we did and didn’t get into the playoffs, so I know they will be hungry. It won’t be an easy game. Galion won’t be an east game and I know Van Buren is improving with their coach. They had a big line last year and I know a lot of those guys return, so sizewise, they’ll probably be bigger than us. “Then when you get to the N10, I think Colonel Crawford will be really good this season and you have to put Wynford on the top of the mountain until someone
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2017: 8-4, 4-3 N10 Head coach: Jonathon Mershman. Assistant coaches: Bob Damschroder, David Steen, Matt Dasher, Derek Stock, DJ Dyer, Jordan Stock. No.Name Ht. 1 Ashton Hill 6-1 2 Bradley Cooper 5-4 3 Reece Billock 5-11 4 Jacob Reinhart 5-10 5 Hayden Nash 5-9 6 Austin Hertel 6-0 7 Kadin Smalley 5-6 8 Ethan Beringer 6-2 9 Collin Ferguson 6-2 10 Derek Lonsway 5-9 11 Lance Woods 5-6 12 Anthony Bell 5-6 14 Casey Crawford 6-4 16 Curtis Bauer 5-8 17 Ian Yeater 6-3 20 Jordan Dasher 5-10 22 Spencer Baldridge 6-3 25 Griffin Summit 6-1 26 Connor Williams 6-1 27 Alex Kear 6-1 32 Willie Schafer 6-1 36 Brady Curlis 5-7 38 Riley Brooks 5-2 40 Bryce Conti 5-11 44 Cooper Brodman 5-5 46 Jeremiah Patton 5-10 47 Kaeden Wentz 5-9 49 Adam Hackworth 6-1 51 Cameron Pahl 5-9 52 Ashton Clauss 5-7 54 Jordan Clauss 6-0 55 Carson Pahl 5-9 56 Easton Korody 6-1 58 Trent Giesey-Phoenix 59 Jacob Boes 6-0 60 Ethan Schlack 6-1 61 Zackeriah Baird 5-6 62 Hayden Jacoby 6-1 64 Devon Smith 5-11 66 Aaron Kromer 5-6 67 Noah Black 5-11 68 Grant Huston 6-3 69 Michael Shulaw 5-10 71 Trennen Stoll 6-1 72 Drew Steen 6-3 74 Clay Fletcher 6-3 78 Isaac Carman 5-6 79 Zach Moran 6-0
2017 Results
Wt. 140 105 160 150 125 160 120 170 210 145 128 118 180 155 185 170 185 175 190 135 190 135 128 140 130 180 180 210 195 190 190 180 225 6-0 270 260 198 165 150 160 195 175 225 220 300 340 240 300
Pos. Grade WR/OLB 9 WR/S 9 RB/S 11 RB/S 10 QB/FS 10 RB/FS 12 WR/S 10 QB/CB 11 TE/DT 9 QB/S 9 RB/CB 9 FL/S 9 TE/OLB 12 RB/S 9 TE/DE 10 SB/CB 12 WR/DE 11 WR/CB 12 FB/MLB 11 SE/CB 10 RB/LB 12 SB/S 10 FB/MLB 9 RB/CB 9 FB/MLB 9 FB/MLB 9 FB/MLB 10 FB/DE 12 G/OLB 9 C/DE 9 G/LB 12 T/OLB 9 C/T 9 200 T/T G/T 12 T/T 12 T/T 9 C/LB 11 T/T 10 T/T 9 G/T 10 G/LB 11 C/LB 12 G/T 9 T/T 9 T/T 12 T/T 9 T/T 10
Carey 12, Van Buren 7 Carey 27, Colonel Crawford 14 Carey 31, Upper Sandusky 16 Carey 48, Bucyrus 13 Wynford 37, Carey 20 Carey 48, Troy Christian 13 Carey 45, Buckeye Central 0 Carey 28, West Middlesex (Pa.) 18 Mohawk 32, Carey 0 Seneca East 42, Carey 13
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On 50th anniversary of last league title, Ohio a threat again MAC Football Preview
DETROIT (AP) — Frank Solich is closing in on his 100th victory at Ohio. In a league where coaches come and go, he has built a consistently successful program and stuck with it for a while. All that’s really left for the Bobcats do to is win the title. “I like our players. I like their ability, I like their confidence. I like the leadership that’s on our football team,” Solich said. “All that needs to obviously come together.” Ohio hasn’t won a Mid-American Conference championship since 1968, but the Bobcats have played in the title game four times under Solich, most recently in 2016. In a college coaching career that has included six seasons at Nebraska and 13 at Ohio, Solich has only had two losing seasons. “Been a coach for 50 years, and only been to four different schools — two of them high schools,” he said. “Any time I go to a school, I’m not looking for the next job. I’m just looking at doing my job and trying to do it as well as I possibly can. I enjoy being around young guys, and so I get attached to players. One day seems to lead to the next, and here we are.” Successful MAC coaches can become targets for bigger programs, but Solich — who came within a victory of a BCS title while at Nebraska — has remained somewhat under the radar since coming to Ohio. This could be the year the Bobcats have been waiting for. Quarterback Nathan Rourke is back after throwing for 2,203 yards and rushing for 912 last season. The Bobcats tied a MAC single-season record with 44 touchdowns on the ground. Rourke had 21 of them. Ohio finished a game behind Akron in the MAC East last year, while Toledo won the West and the league title game. The Rockets are again among the favorites in the West, but Northern Illinois, which went to six straight MAC title games from 2010-15, is eager to return to the top. Ohio and Northern Illinois were the picks to win the divisions in the MAC’s preseason media poll, but seven of the league’s 12 teams received at least one first-place vote. “We have a chance, but so do a lot of other schools,” Solich said.
DEFENDING CHAMPS Toledo finally broke through for its first title since 2004, and the Rockets will be tested in September when they host a nonconference showdown against Miami.
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pushes them off. Mohawk returns pretty much everyone and I really think they are the favorite in the league. It’s going to really tough because Seneca East has some guys back and Upper Sandusky
has about 60 kids out with a new coach, so it’s not going to be easy. It’s going to be interesting.” Being his second year, Mershman said he set the bar pretty high with a playoff appearance in his first season, so there is only one way to go for the Blue Devils. “We just have to keep getting better from this point on,” he said.
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Carey cross country
Coach: Dean Kessler. 2017: BOYS — 3rd in N10; GIRLS — 5th in N10. Returning letterwinners: GIRLS — Seniors Keely Wentz; Kenzie Sammet; Sydney Arend. Juniors Josie Traxler Liberty Heinze, Jenna Watkins. Sophomores Nellie Bianchi; Summer Bouillon. BOYS — Seniors Ty Vaughn; Collin Hoepf; Alex Miller; Travis Fletcher. Juniors Tanner Stoll; Isaiah Hoepf; Jeremy Taylor; Wyatt Hess. Sophomore David Tumey. Others: GIRLS — Freshmen Abby Allison; Sarah Reinhart. BOYS — Seniors Chandler Brewer; Will Faber. Junior Austin Littlejohn. Sophomores Noah Babb; Daniel Cole; Tyler Littlejohn. Freshmen Dylan Campbell; Camden Lang; Brady Penwell; Caleb Pergram. Outlook: There is some extra motivation for Carey this season as the last few years have been kind to the program. Other than filling the rosters with very talented runners, the Blue Devils have peaked at the right time and have had at least someone or a whole team down to the state
meet for three years in a row. Last season, that didnʼt happen. “Every year we go into the season with the goal of taking both teams to regionals and then having someone or a whole team make it beyond that,” Kessler said. “We have been fortunate to have that the past few years, but last year was a huge disappointment. We didnʼt get anyone there and we just didnʼt execute down the stretch of the season like we should have.” Heading into this season, the girls have small numbers, but a lot of strong runners, including twotime state qualifier Wentz. “The girls return the top five of seven runners, plus we also add in Reinhart, who won the N10 title both her seventh and eighth grade years,” Kessler said. “We only have 10 girls, but they are all promising and Iʼm certain they will have a successful season. “Another thing they have going for them is their team chemistry. They all have fun together and are a joy to be around. They have been putting together some good
Spartans could be a force in rugged Big Ten East race
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — It’s a familiar story at Michigan State: The Spartans are talented, tenacious — and a bit under the radar in the Big Ten. After a 10-win season in 2017, coach Mark Dantonio’s team returns quarterback Brian Lewerke, running back LJ Scott and several other key contributors on both sides of the line of scrimmage. The Spartans still have to fight for attention with Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State and Wis-
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Carey cross country (front, left): Nellie Bianchi, Liberty Heinze, Sarah Reinhart, McKenzie Sammet (second) Sydney Arend, Keely Wentz, Josie Traxler, Caleb Pergram, Dylan Campbell, Jenna Watkins, Summer Bouillon, Abby Allison (third) Austin Littlejohn, Collin Hoepf, Wyatt Hess, Jeremy Taylor, David Tumey, Tanner Stoll, Daniel Cole (back) Brady Penwell, Ty Vaughn, Alex Miller, Chandler Brewer, Noah Babb, Travis Fletcher, Will Faber, Isaiah Hoepf.
practices to this point.” Itʼs a bit different on the boysʼ side of things as they only return the top two of five runners from last season. The boys have lost some really good talent, but with 19 runners out, there is some competition, which will benefit the team, Kessler said. “Iʼve had very large teams the past few seasons, which has helped push competition and
made our team better,” he said. “It does afford me with a lot of experienced runners, but not in the top seven. That is the transition they are trying to make at this point.” Kessler said the top two returning are Isaiah Hoepf and Tanner Stoll, but the other boys will slide up there and challenge for those other five remaining spots. “As a cross country runner, your goal is to always improve. It
is tremendously rewarding to see how much these kids improve themselves whether it be their mental outlook, their body or a positive view of themselves,” Kessler said. “In this sport you get to improve yourself from the get-go, which is different from other sports. Whatever talent you were given at birth, you get the chance to enhance that. Thatʼs cool.”
Carey golf
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Coach: Stacy Bell, 1st year. 2017: 24-4, 13-3 Northern 10 Athletic Conference; lost in regional final. Returning letterwinners: Juniors McKenzie Row (OH/DS), Emma Wagner (S). Sophomore Sadie Arend (MH). Others: Juniors Shylynn Slemmer (DS); Addystin Lykins (OPP/OH); Makenzie Snyder (S); Makayla Fischbach (DS). Sophomores Livia Barger (DS/L); Alaina Tiell (OH/DS); Ellison Roark (OH/DS/L); Seylor Kin (MH). Freshmen Bailey Tanner (OH/OPP); Addison Miller (OH/DS). Outlook: On paper, Carey is totally rebuilding this season, losing eight seniors and All-Ohio player Sydney Kin, and it will replace longtime coach Eric Vackert with assistant Stacy Bell. However, Bell being with the squad a few years as the JV coach, she knows about the N10 and what it takes to win. “We donʼt have much experience this year, but I know these girls and where we need some
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“So far the transition has been nice for me. A lot of kids know me and what I expect out of them.” — Stacy Bell Carey coach
work and where our strengths are,” Bell said. “We will have to shore up our defense as we lost a lot back there and our libero (Hailey Niederkohr) got a full ride to play softball, so she isnʼt playing this year, so we have a lot of holes to fill.” Replacing the defense will be huge, but trying to replace Kin will be a tougher task. She led the N10 in kills (461) and blocks (112) and was always a force in front of the net for teams to deal with. The Blue Dev-
consin, but if a few breaks go their way, it’s not hard to envision them winning a conference title. “I think it’s inches. I’ve always said that around here — you’ve got to find the inches,” Dantonio said. “The difference between a completion and knocking the
Carey volleyball (front, left): Ellison Roark, Alaina Tiell, McKenzie Row, Emma Wagner, Livia Barger, Addison Miller (back) Makenzie Snyder, Bailey Tanner, Addystin Lykins, Seylor Kin, Sadie Arend, Shylynn Slemmer, Makayla Fishbach.
ils also lost Hannah Zimmerman, who had 61 aces, 309 kills and 414 digs. They will also have to replace setter Lawyer Stansberry as she registered 912 assists a year ago. “So far the transition has been nice for me. A lot of the kids know me and what I expect out of them,” Bell said. “Iʼve been telling them we donʼt quite have the power and all the experience we
ball out is about two inches. The difference between overstriding on the offensive line and taking a six-inch step is the difference between success and failure.” Michigan State has three Big Ten titles since 2010 and made college football’s playoff in 2015. After a total collapse in 2016 that included a 3-9 record, the Spartans quickly returned to form last year. A 48-3 loss to Ohio State last November suggested the gap between Michigan
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had last year, so we might have to win some four or five set matches this year and everything wonʼt be as easy as it was last year. “Weʼve also been trying to develop leadership because without a senior on the team, there are a lot of girls who want to speak out, but donʼt want to all the time. We have to develop that leadership to handle some of that adversity this
season.” Bell said one of the strengths sheʼs noticed is serving. “Weʼve been working on placing the ball where we want on the serve and to make things tough for the other team to get into their sets,” she said. “We have some good hitters, but we do struggle getting back into defense, so that will be something weʼll continue to work on.”
Former Browns’ player McCown acts as mentor to younger QBs
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Josh McCown is still No. 1 on the New York Jets’ quarterback depth chart. At this point, though, he might as well be No. 100. With each practice, it appears increasingly likely that rookie Sam Darnold will be the starter when the regular season kicks off in three weeks. Not that McCown has done anything on the field to hurt his chances of retaining the job. It’s simply a matter of circumstances. McCown is 39 and been there, done that. Darnold is 21, was the third overall pick in the draft, has immense talent and is considered the future of the franchise — and that future could be now. He has shined in his last several practices and will likely start Friday night against the Giants in the team’s third preseason game. “Like I said the whole time, obviously,
we traded up to (No.) 3 to draft a quarterback to get Sam because there’s a plan in place,” McCown said. “So we understand that.” That “plan” has been to give Darnold and Teddy Bridgewater the bulk of the work in the preseason and see how they perform. So far, so good — and that means McCown could slide down the depth chart very soon. Coach Todd Bowles hasn’t announced a regular-season starter yet, and says he might not do so until after the fourth preseason game. From all indications, it’s trending in Darnold’s direction. But McCown isn’t necessarily reading into the fact Darnold is getting the bulk of the first-team snaps and that is causing the perception that the rookie will be the
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Chieftains ready to rebound in ’18 BY ZACH BAKER
Sports Editor zbaker@advertiser-tribune.com
BASCOM — Brian Colatruglio thought he had the makings of a potential playoff team a season ago. But a ridiculous rash of injuries put a quick end to those expectations. Hopewell-Loudon lost five of its first six games in 2016, and finished the season with a 3-7 mark. “The guys that were here, they know what we went through,” Colatruglio said. “We had a really good team; a fringe playoff team last year. We got hurt, and things didn’t work out.” But last season’s misfortune could fuel this year’s promise. Because of all the injuries, the H-L coaching staff was forced to throw a number of players on to the field who may not have seen it otherwise. “We had a lot of guys that got thrown out there and really fought through,” Colatruglio said. “Even at 3-7, we had some tough losses and played five playoff teams ... our schedule wasn’t exactly a lightweight. “We have some guys who have played on Friday nights against top-notch competition,” Colatruglio said. “Now, going through it last year was no fun, but now we have a lot of guys who have that experience, and we’re hoping to take advantage of that.”
Tailback Sam Stickley has talent and experience. But he was also limited by injuries last season, playing in only four games. Despite that, he rushed for nearly 400 yards and nine touchdowns. Now, back and healthy for 2018, the H-L coach said Stickley is an asset for numerous reasons. “He’s a special talent, and we have to design a big part of our offense to get him the ball in situations to be successful,” Colatruglio said. “The other thing about it, just having Sam out on the field, you know he’s going to be the focal point of every team’s defensive game plan. We think we have some other weapons as well, that we can really take advantage of, having a team captive, worrying about Sam.” Worry too much about Stickley, Colatruglio said, and the Chieftains will hurt you with the pass. Take the focus off him, and he’ll eat defenses up. “It’s the best of both worlds,” Colatruglio said. “We’re still gonna give him the ball, obviously. Even when they’re loading up to him it’s still not an easy chore. But there’s so many things we can do because of his abilities.” No position group was hurt harder last season than the quarterback spot. H-L seemed to start half of Bascom back there, with Luke Jameson and Zach Kreais getting the most time in between injuries.
Now, Kreais has graduated. Jameson returns and is the starter, though the coach said the Chieftains will use more than one quarterback. Brock Williams could see time there, but he likely will be all over the field. “We’ve solidified it with two of the guys who got hurt, (who) are back,” Colatruglio said. “Brock Williams — who didn’t get a chance to play at all last year, got hurt during two-a-days — he would have been not only our backup quarterback, but he would have started at receiver for us, and as a defensive back. So having him back is another playmaker, a guy with the ball in his hands that can do a lot of different things. It’s going to be nice.” Jameson ended up fourth in the Blanchard Valley Conference in passing in 2017 after starting five games as a freshman “(He) really got thrown into the fire,” Colatruglio said. “You never want that to happen, but now that he’s a sophomore, he’s got five starts under his belt. “Those two are both going to play,” Colatruglio said of Williams and Jameson. “They’re so different in what their strengths are, and they really complement each other well. We think we can take advantage of both their skill sets.”
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Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains
2017: 3-7 (2-6 BVC) Coach: Brian Colatruglio, third season. Assistants: Brad Snyder, Jason Bish, Aaron Kapelka, Brent Berrier, Nate Colatruglio, Eric Depinet. No 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 28 30 32 33 34 35 36 50 51 53 54 55 59 60 64 66 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 80 88
Player Ht Brock Williams 5-10 Noah Borer 5-6 Bryce Avalon 5-8 Peyton Burns 5-4 John Turco 5-10 Marshall Reinhard 5-11 Luke Jameson 6-4 Jarin Holland 5-10 Nate Cook 5-7 Travis Milligan 6-1 Reece Berrier 5-3 Blake Hoover 5-3 Takoda Pahl 5-11 Ried Jury 5-10 Ashton Bour 5-8 Jaret Nelson 6-1 Joe Colatruglio 5-3 Adam Sendelbach5-8 Isaac Gaietto 5-10 CJ Smith 5-10 Nico Garcia 5-8 Lance Crawford 5-5 Daniel Lommerse6-1 Sam Stickley 5-11 Ethan Watkins 6-1 Jordyn Jury 6-2 Eric Hoover 5-8 Terry Dell 5-11 Charlie Wickham 5-9 Brandon Boes 6-2 DonovanBickelhaupt6-1 Jason Smith 5-9 Kade Nelson 5-10 Ryan Cook 5-10 Bryson Fuller 5-10 Brodie Vitt 5-9 Adam Daniel 6-1 Layne Butturff 5-10 Matthew Rybka 5-9 Gage Burns 5-10 Jacob Krupp 5-10 Ethan Sendelbach 5-10 Lucas Nutter 5-10 Sherron Jones 5-4 Seth Young 5-9
2017
Wt 160 170 173 118 180 165 190 160 130 165 107 113 140 140 135 158 153 167 155 175 130 123 187 185 190 155 145 210 175 205 215 173 165 225 220 185 250 175 210 200 255 210 160 105 150
Pos Grade QB/WR/DB 12 WR/LB 12 WR/LB 10 WR/LB 10 OL/RB/LB 12 WR/DB 11 QB 10 WR/DB 12 WR/DB 11 WR/DB 11 WR/DB 11 WR/LB 10 WR/DB 12 WR/DB 9 QB/LB 9 WR/DB 9 WR/LB 9 RB/DL 10 WR/LB 9 TE/LB 10 WR/LB 9 RB/DB 9 TE/DL 10 RB/LB 12 RB/LB 10 WR/DB 11 RB/LB 9 OL/DL 10 OL/LB 12 OL/DL 9 OL/LB 12 OL/LB 9 OL/LB 9 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 WR/DB 9 WR/DB 10
Calvert 21, Hopewell-Loudon 12 Hopewell-Loudon 44, Elmwood 17 McComb 45,Hopewell-Loudon 7 Leipsic 35, Hopewell-Loudon 14 Van Buren 24, Hopewell-Loudon 20 Arlington 15, Hopewell-Loudon 14 Hopewell-Loudon 49, Arcadia 7 Pandora-Gilboa 16, Hopewell-Loudon 7 Liberty-Benton 58, Hopewell-Loudon 21 Hopewell-Loudon 12, Riverdale 6
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Hopewell-Loudon boys cross country
Coach: Helen Coleman 2018: Second in BVC Returning letterwinners: Seniors Bailey Breidenbach; Connor Roush. Juniors Brendan Durbin; Jordan Foster; Carter Ritchey; Kyle Rumschlag. Sophomores Bryce Arbogast; Caden Crawford; Trey Masterson. Others: Senior Ben Hetzel. Juniors Carter Coffman; Sam Meade. Freshmen Israel Risner; Kaeden Schindler. Outlook: Four points. Thatʼs all that separated Hopewell-Loudon from Liberty-Benton, and the BVC championship. Coleman said she expects the BVC to come down to the same two teams this year. “I think weʼll definitely be a contender this year,” she said. “The last two years have come down to us and
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Liberty Benton ... I think it will be the same story.” Coleman said sheʼll be looking to Foster, Ritchey and Crawford to be the Chieftainsʼ top runners. The challenge will come from what the rest of the team can do. “I think getting the rest of the pack, getting our 4-5, to stay close to our top three runners (will be the key),” Coleman said. The coach said the expectations go beyond a league title. “I definitely want to see them earn a trip to make regionals,” Coleman said. “Everybodyʼs goal is to make it to state, which is not an easy task. Hopefully weʼll be in a spot to make that hapHopewell-Loudon boys cross country (front, left): Bryce Arbogast, Israel Risner, Sam Meade, Kaeden Schindler, Caden Crawpen, but thereʼs a lot of work to be done between now and ford, Jorden Foster, Brendan Durbin, Ben Hetzle (back) Deb Weaver, Connor Roush, Kyle Rumschlag, Bailey Breidenbach, Carter then.” Coffman, Carter Ritchey, Ryan Depinet.
Hopewell-Loudon girls cross country (front, left): Riley Suter, Ashley Brickner, Brook Breidenbach, Taylor Joseph, Emma Shellhammer, Lilianna Ortiz (back) Paul Jones, Taylor Leiter, Corrin Hoover, Renae Kapelka, Trinity Reinhard, Julie Hoover.
HopewellLoudon girls cross country
Coach: Paul Jones 2017: BVC Champions Returning letterwinners: Senior Renae Kapelka. Juniors Corrin Hoover; Ashley Brickner; Kenzie Coleman. Sophomores Taylor Leiter; Taylor Joseph; Brook Breidenbach; Riley Suter. Others: Junior Zoe Kent. Freshmen Emma Shellhammer; Lilliana Ortiz; Trinity Reinhard. Outlook: Much of the talent is back from last seasonʼs BVC champions. But the Chieftains arenʼt very deep. They have only 12 runners. “I still think theyʼll be a very competitive group,” Jones said.
“We wonʼt have as much depth as last year.” Jones said he will be looking to Kapelka, Leiter and Hoover to be key to how things go. “All three have been all-BVC first team,” Jones said. “(We) look to those three to lead, and then a decent group behind them, too.” Simply put, Jones likes the runners he has. “I kind of look forward to see what the identity for the new team will be,” Jones said. “I look for good things from them. I think theyʼll be very competitive, but weʼll see where weʼre at at the end of the year.”
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Coach: Carrie Weaver 2017: 18-4. Returning letterwinners: Senior Chelsey Depinet (libero/def). Juniors Peyton Hoover (OH); Kasey Livesay (def). Sophomore Olivia Savidge (MH). Others: Juniors Abbi Roerdink (set); Hannah Welly (MH); Channelle Lyons (OH). Freshmen Abbe Beidelschies (set); Megan Kreais (RH); Grace Dohanyos (def). Outlook: It was a strong season for Hopewell-Loudon in 2017. But a big reason for that was the play of five seniors. All of whom have since graduated. What remains on HopewellLoudonʼs roster is young talent. “Weʼre gonna be really young, we know that, we expect that,” Weaver said. “There will be a young learning curve. Weʼll lack in the experience department, but weʼll make it up with our athleticism.”
Still, the Chieftains do have three from the junior and senior classes, and Weaver said sheʼs looking to veterans to be forces on and off the court. “I look for Chelsey and Peyton to take the lead as far as leading the girls,” Weaver said. “Theyʼve already done it well.” If thereʼs something that concerns Weaver, it can be summed up in one word. “Consistency,” Weaver said. “Just because we are so young ... Weʼre looking to others. Last year we had experience across the board.” Weaver said sheʼs hoping the Chieftains finish in the middle of the BVC. “I think it will be tough again with Liberty-Benton, Leipsic, Arlington in the top three,” Weaver said. “I would think weʼd fall into the top five or six; Iʼd love to finish top five with this young of a team.”
Hopewell-Loudon golf
Hopewell-Loudon volleyball (front, left): Channelle Lyons, Peyton Hoover, Chelsey Depinet, Grace Dohanyos, Abbe Beidelschies (back) Kasey Livesay, Abbi Roerdink, Carrie Weaver, Olivia Savidge, Megan Kreais.
Hopewell-Loudon golf (front, left): Morgan Searles, Olivia Zender, Abbey Yarris (second) Kasey Thompson, Layne Myers, Devon Falter, Iyson Swanagan, Kiley Cline (back) Owen Schumm, Ethan Oswalt, Cody Balliet, Luke Graham, Walker Suter.
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Football Schedules Buckeye Central Bucks
Bellevue Redmen
Aug. 24 at Crestline Aug. 31 DALTON Sept. 7 at Plymouth Sept. 14 WYNFORD Sept. 21 at Upper Sandusky Sept. 28 BUCYRUS Oct. 5 at Colonel Crawford Oct. 12 MOHAWK Oct. 19 at Carey Oct. 26 SENECA EAST
Aug. 24 at Canton C.C. Aug. 31 CLEAR FORK Sept. 7 WEST HOLMES Sept. 14 SHELBY Sept. 21 at Toledo Start Sept. 28 at Norwalk Oct. 5 PERKINS Oct. 12 COLUMBIAN Oct. 19 at Sandusky Oct. 26 CLYDE
Carey Blue Devils
Clyde Fliers
Aug. 24 VAN BUREN Aug. 31 GALION Sept. 7 at Crestview Sept. 14 at Mohawk Sept. 21 at Bucyrus Sept. 28 UPPER SANDUSKY Oct. 5 SENECA EAST Oct. 12 at Wynford Oct. 19 BUCKEYE CENTRAL Oct. 26 at Colonel Crawford
Aug. 24 START Aug. 31 at Ashland Sept. 7 ANTHONY WAYNE Sept. 14 BOWSHER Sept. 21 at Port Clinton Sept. 28 at Perkins Oct. 5 COLUMBIAN Oct. 12 SANDUSKY Oct. 19 at Norwalk Oct. 26 at Bellevue
Calvert Senecas Aug. 25 MONROEVILLE Aug. 31 DANVILLE Sept. 7 at Norwalk St. Paul Sept. 14 at Gibsonburg Sept. 22 ST. JOSEPH C.C. Sept. 28 at Margaretta Oct. 5 DANBURY Oct. 13 at St. Mary C.C. Oct. 19 WILLARD Oct. 26 at Lakota
Fostoria Redmen Aug. 24 at Oak Harbor Aug. 31 TOLEDO START Sept. 7 CARDINAL STRITCH Sept. 14 at Otsego Sept. 21 WOODMORE Sept. 28 at Eastwood Oct. 5 at Lake Oct. 12 ELMWOOD Oct. 19 at Rossford Oct. 26 GENOA
Columbian Tornadoes Aug. 24 ELIDA Aug. 31 at Anthony Wayne Sept. 7 ASHLAND Sept. 14 at Toledo Start Sept. 21 VERMILLION Sept. 28 SANDUSKY Oct. 5 at Clyde Oct. 12 at Bellevue Oct. 19 at Perkins Oct. 26 NORWALK
Mohawk Warriors Aug. 24 at Lakota Aug. 31 at Hopewell-Loudon Sept. 7 GIBSONBURG Sept. 14 CAREY Sept. 21 SENECA EAST Sept. 28 at Colonel Crawford Oct. 5 BUCYRUS Oct. 12 at Buckeye Central Oct. 19 at Wynford Oct. 26 UPPER SANDUSKY
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Lakota Raiders Aug. 24 MOHAWK Aug. 31 at Elmwood Sept. 7 at Ridgemont Sept. 14 WILLARD Sept. 21 at St. Mary C.C. Sept. 28 at Gibsonburg Oct. 5 MARGARETTA Oct. 12 ST. JOSEPH C.C. Oct. 19 at Danbury Oct. 26 CALVERT
Aug. 24 at Southeast Aug. 31 MOHAWK Sept. 7 ARLINGTON Sept. 14 ARCADIA Sept. 21 at Leipsic Sept. 28 VANLUE Oct. 5 at Van Buren Oct. 12 at Liberty Benton Oct. 19 MCCOMB Oct. 26 at Cory Rawson
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Upper Sandusky Rams
Aug. 23 Margaretta at Bellevue Aug. 31 NEWARK CATHOLIC Sept. 7 ELMWOOD Sept. 14 at Bucyrus Sept. 21 at Mohawk Sept. 28 WYNFORD Oct. 5 at Carey Oct. 12 UPPER SANDUSKY Oct. 19 COLONEL CRAWFORD Oct. 26 at Buckeye Central
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Football Schedules Buckeye Central Bucks
Bellevue Redmen
Aug. 24 at Crestline Aug. 31 DALTON Sept. 7 at Plymouth Sept. 14 WYNFORD Sept. 21 at Upper Sandusky Sept. 28 BUCYRUS Oct. 5 at Colonel Crawford Oct. 12 MOHAWK Oct. 19 at Carey Oct. 26 SENECA EAST
Aug. 24 at Canton C.C. Aug. 31 CLEAR FORK Sept. 7 WEST HOLMES Sept. 14 SHELBY Sept. 21 at Toledo Start Sept. 28 at Norwalk Oct. 5 PERKINS Oct. 12 COLUMBIAN Oct. 19 at Sandusky Oct. 26 CLYDE
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Aug. 24 VAN BUREN Aug. 31 GALION Sept. 7 at Crestview Sept. 14 at Mohawk Sept. 21 at Bucyrus Sept. 28 UPPER SANDUSKY Oct. 5 SENECA EAST Oct. 12 at Wynford Oct. 19 BUCKEYE CENTRAL Oct. 26 at Colonel Crawford
Aug. 24 START Aug. 31 at Ashland Sept. 7 ANTHONY WAYNE Sept. 14 BOWSHER Sept. 21 at Port Clinton Sept. 28 at Perkins Oct. 5 COLUMBIAN Oct. 12 SANDUSKY Oct. 19 at Norwalk Oct. 26 at Bellevue
Calvert Senecas Aug. 25 MONROEVILLE Aug. 31 DANVILLE Sept. 7 at Norwalk St. Paul Sept. 14 at Gibsonburg Sept. 22 ST. JOSEPH C.C. Sept. 28 at Margaretta Oct. 5 DANBURY Oct. 13 at St. Mary C.C. Oct. 19 WILLARD Oct. 26 at Lakota
Fostoria Redmen Aug. 24 at Oak Harbor Aug. 31 TOLEDO START Sept. 7 CARDINAL STRITCH Sept. 14 at Otsego Sept. 21 WOODMORE Sept. 28 at Eastwood Oct. 5 at Lake Oct. 12 ELMWOOD Oct. 19 at Rossford Oct. 26 GENOA
Columbian Tornadoes Aug. 24 ELIDA Aug. 31 at Anthony Wayne Sept. 7 ASHLAND Sept. 14 at Toledo Start Sept. 21 VERMILLION Sept. 28 SANDUSKY Oct. 5 at Clyde Oct. 12 at Bellevue Oct. 19 at Perkins Oct. 26 NORWALK
Mohawk Warriors Aug. 24 at Lakota Aug. 31 at Hopewell-Loudon Sept. 7 GIBSONBURG Sept. 14 CAREY Sept. 21 SENECA EAST Sept. 28 at Colonel Crawford Oct. 5 BUCYRUS Oct. 12 at Buckeye Central Oct. 19 at Wynford Oct. 26 UPPER SANDUSKY
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Aug. 24 at Southeast Aug. 31 MOHAWK Sept. 7 ARLINGTON Sept. 14 ARCADIA Sept. 21 at Leipsic Sept. 28 VANLUE Oct. 5 at Van Buren Oct. 12 at Liberty Benton Oct. 19 MCCOMB Oct. 26 at Cory Rawson
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Upper Sandusky Rams
Aug. 23 Margaretta at Bellevue Aug. 31 NEWARK CATHOLIC Sept. 7 ELMWOOD Sept. 14 at Bucyrus Sept. 21 at Mohawk Sept. 28 WYNFORD Oct. 5 at Carey Oct. 12 UPPER SANDUSKY Oct. 19 COLONEL CRAWFORD Oct. 26 at Buckeye Central
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Seneca East ready to take ‘the next step’ BY ZACH BAKER
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ATTICA — Seneca East coach Ed Phillips admits that the hope he has — the hope his team has — for the 2018 season is simple. “Our goal,” Phillips said, “is to take the next step.” Seneca East has taken plenty of steps already. Under Phillips, the Tigers endured a 2-8 season in 2014. Since then, Seneca East has emerged as a power in the Northern 10 Athletic Conference. After a decadelong postseason drought, the Tigers have made three straight playoff appearances. That’s the good news. The bad news is that all of those postseason runs have been quick ones. The Tigers
been ousted in the first round each time. So winning a playoff game is the new mission? “In the grand scheme of things, yes,” Phillips said. “In the short scheme of things, just get a great practice tonight, and that’s what we need to do to get there.” Phillips also is looking for some other things from his team in 2018. “I think back to the playoff game last year (against Hillsdale),” Phillips said. “And when I go back and watch that, we played extremely well, but we would have just a breakdown here or there. Which, against a team like Hillsdale, you couldn’t have. “I think blocking on the perimeter is big for us,” Phillips said. “I think finishing, and just being real phys-
ical, on the inside, with our linemen.” And continued strong play from the Tigers’ returning standout quarterback. Last season, Chase Foos had a strong year as the Tigers’ quarterback, throwing for 1,600 yards and 12 touchdowns while also rushing for two scores. “He’s back and he’s doing an outstanding job,” Phillips said. “It is as you expect. Once you get into the season, they say your biggest improvement is from your first game to your second. His improvement from his first year as a starter to his second is outstanding. He’s a dual threat. He throws it great, he runs it great. Even better than that, he’s a great leader.” The Tigers lost a great leader last season in tailback Brock Martin, who gradu-
ated and is now at Ohio Northern. Martin was perhaps the team’s best offensive weapon over the past two years. “Brock moved onto Ohio Northern, and we’re expecting big things from him there,” Phillips said. Taking over as SE’s main back will be senior Blaine Swartzmiller, a 6-foot-3, 215-pounder who has already proven himself as one of the area’s top defensive linemen. “He was an all-Ohio defensive end last year, and he ran the ball and caught the ball for us for a couple years now,” Phillips said. “He’s ready to carry the load.” But he will have help. “Our depth is outstanding,” Phillips said, “In the
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Seneca East Tigers
Coach: Ed Phillips 2017: 8-3, 6-1 N10 Assistants: Kevin Dick, Matt Spencer, Justin Ruffing, Andy Ruffing, George Parks, Ted Weaver, Jeremy Cornwell, Jeff Walliser, A.J. Ehresman, Rick Bowerman, Steve Heal, Frank Lamoreaux, Jordan Bowerman
No.Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Grade 1 Gavin Hargis 5-9 145 WR/DB 9 2 Wyatt Sanders 5-8 160 WR/DB 11 3 Jacob Siesel 6-0 155 WR/DB 11 4 Jesse Beckman 5-6 145 RB/LB 9 5 Blaine Swarzmiller 6-3 225 RB/DL 12 6 Collan Martin 6-4 161 WR/DB 12 7 Jacob Hall 5-11 170 WR/DB 12 8 Brock Ferres 6-3 175 WR/LB 10 12 Chase Foos 6-0 205 QB/DB 11 13 Elijah Riggs 5-10 170 WR/RB 11 15 Caleb Heiser 5-9 135 WR/DB 9 18 Mason Foos 5-11 155 QB/DB 9 20 Luke Bischoff 5-7 125 WR/DB 9 22 Alex King 5-7 140 WR/DB 9 23 DJ Ruffing 5-10 157 WR/DB 12 24 Blane Cottingham 5-10 195 WR/RB/DB/LB11 30 Skyler Walker 6-2 197 WR/LB 11 32 Shawn Feyedelem 5-11 160 RB/DL 10 33 Alec Gomez 5-8 145 RB/DB 10 34 Dylan Young 5-9 127 WR/LB 9 40 Chase Berger 5-11 150 WR/DB 11 41 Kane Lynch 6-3 205 RB/WR/LB 11 44 Spencer Walker 5-11 170 WR/LB 12 45 Dustin Powers 5-9 165 OL/RB/DL 11 49 Dillon Powers 5-8 135 OL/DL 9 51 Ryan Shock 6-0 250 OL/DL 12 53 Will Beard 6-0 219 OL/DL 9 54 Hunter Martin 6-1 255 OL/DL 11 55 Alex Daniel 5-8 205 OL/DL 12 56 Dustin Smith 5-11 252 OL/DL/LB 11 57 Jake Daniel 6-2 182 OL/LB/DL 11 58 Logan Hicks 6-1 235 OL/DL 11 59 Dalton Nye 5-7 195 OL/DL 9 60 Evan Lynch 5-11 200 OL/DL 10 63 Joe Schoen 5-9 165 OL/DL 9 64 Caleb Mahl 5-9 179 OL/DL 9 65 Evan Fitch 6-0 215 OL/DL 11 66 Blake Jones 6-3 260 OL/DL 11 68 Cade Reichert 6-5 255 OL/DL 12 70 Tyler Turek 6-6 230 OL/DL 12 72 Patrick Snook 6-3 206 OL/LB 9 74 Gavin Kirian 5-11 230 OL/DL 9 75 Seth Biglin 5-9 245 OL/DL 11 76 Zander Polacheck 5-8 175 OL/DL 9 83 Rayden Bivens 5-7 135 WR/DB 11
2017 Results
Seneca East 35, South Central 14 Seneca East 63, Buckeye Central 0 Seneca East 33, St. Mary 6 Seneca East 34, Colonel Crawford 28, OT Seneca East 41, Upper Sandusky 0 Wynford 31, Seneca East 13 Seneca East 46, Bucyrus 7 Seneca East 42, Carey 13 Hillsdale 28, Seneca East 7
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Seneca East girls cross country
Coach: Matt Schock, third season. 2017: Third place in N10, regional qualifier. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Rosie Barraza; Macy Phillips; Kaitlyn Cook; Morgan England; Emily Hughes; Hailey King. Junior Delainey Drown. Sophomores Kennedy Beard; Cammie Dorris; Hannah Rowe; Savannah Thompson; Brianna Yakoubian. Others: Freshmen Amelia Boes; Kiersten Cook; Jamie Guhn. Outlook: Six of the seven top runners return to the Tigers, but Schock said the team still has some holes to fill in the lineup. The coach said heʼs also looking for more improvement. “The best thing about having 15
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Seneca East girls cross country (front, left): Delainey Drown, Jamie Guhn, Hannah Rowe, Morgan England, Macy Phillips, Brianna Yakoubian (back) Matt Schock, Hailey King, Kiersten Cook, Amelia Boes, Kaitlyn Cook, Kennedy Beard.
girls on a team is the fact that no one can take it easy,” Schock said. “All of them have to work hard in order to earn their position on the team.” Schock said the team has a simple goal in mind. “A league championship is certainly a goal these girls have,” he said. “Upper Sandusky and Colonel Crawford will probably be the two league favorites, but I believe our girls are hungry for a challenge.”
Seneca East boys cross country (front, left): Caleb Skidmore, Matt Chappell, Zane Gibbs, Pieter Wise, James Williams, Christian Drown, Dakota Laughlin (back) Doug Mason, Ben Smith, Hunter Lacy, Carter Lacy, Emerson Brown, Shayden Heiser, Jack Fay, Kyle Hoepf.
Seneca East boys cross country
Coach: Doug Mason, 14th season. 2017: Second in N10, regional qualifier. Returning letterwinners: Senior James Williams. Junior Christian Drown. Sophomores Matt Chappell; Zane Gibbs; Carter Lacy; Reece Niedermier; Caleb Skidmore; Ben Smith; Cole Telquist; Pieter Wise. Others: Senior Joel Wise. Sophomore Bryce Wise. Freshmen Emerson Brown; Jack Fay; Kyle Hoepf; Shayden Heiser; Hunter Lacy; Wyatt Young. Outlook: If Seneca East is to make another run to the regional meet this season, it will have to do so without a number of key cogs from last yearʼs roster. Graduation didnʼt do much damage to the teamʼs
numbers — it has 19 runners out — but it did take a toll on the squadʼs experience. “Although once again we have have great numbers, this yearʼs team is extremely young,” said Mason, who is six years removed from leading the Tigers to a Division III state title. Seneca East has just two returning from the senior and junior class combined: Williams and Drown. “The keys for us will be getting leadership from those upperclassmen and for everyone wanting to make the commitment and effort each day in practice to work and get better,” Mason said. “If we can get those things to happen, we could have a solid team by seasonʼs end.”
Seneca East volleyball
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Coach: Greg Hendrix. 2017: 4-19. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Maria Phillips (def); Jillian Allgyre (set). Juniors Megan Rife (def); Mallory Beamer (mh). Sophomores Lauren Bogner (lib); Tori Fritz (oh); Alexis Hicks (rs/mh); Jessica Bowerman (set/rs). Others: Emily Siesel; Erica Oney; Katrina Kagy; Kayla Snavely; Alissa Daniel. Outlook: Hendrix said that a look at Seneca Eastʼs record from last season was a bit misleading. “Last year, our record was deceiving (as to) how competitive a team we were,” Hendrix said. “We went up against tough teams but couldnʼt sustain for five sets.” The Tigers are an undersized team when compared to the rest of the N10. Hendrix said they will have to rely on conditioning to last against their
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tougher conference rivals. “This year, thatʼs our focal point, (to) go out there and maintain the intensity,” Hendrix said. “Weʼre hoping these kids are ready to play under pressure for five sets. When youʼre undersized, you have to work harder.” The Tigers will be relying on a couple of seniors in Allgyre and Phillips to lead the way. And theyʼre expecting a big season from Bowerman. “Sheʼs gonna be our left side hitter, sheʼs gonna be one of our setters, manning right back defense and doing a fabulous job,” Hendrix said. “By the time the seasons over Iʼll be having her serve popcorn in the stands.” Now in his third season, Hendrix said heʼs learned to be patient. After coming over from a regional-qualifying Calvert squad, he said he thought heʼd be able to turn the SE program around right away.
Seneca East girls golf
Seneca East volleyball (front, left): Megan Rife, Jillian Allgyre, Lauren Bogner, Emily Siesel, Erica Oney (second) Tori Fritz, Katrina Kagy, Jessica Bowerman, Alexis Hicks, Mallory Beamer, Alissa Daniel, Mikayla Snavely (back) Toni Fritz, Jason Drown, Greg Hendrix, Andrea Saylors.
Seneca East boys golf
Seneca East boys golf (front, left): Travis Boeser, Jon Margraf, Rickie Lacy, Blake Miller, Nolan Jones (back) Jay Shock, Jake Forehand, Andrew Kalb, Turner Bridgford, Andy Bauman, Wyatt Holman.
Seneca East girls golf (front, left): Nadine Darkow, Quinn Rotruck, Sophie Norman, Brad Powers, Lacie Costello, Jordan Kiesel, Autumn Enders (back) Taylor Greilich, Alivia Lucius, Sarah Jones, Moriah Love, Elli French, Olivia Boeser.
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skill spots, we’ve got a lot of guys who can make plays.” D.J. Ruffing and Collan Martin are among the “ball carriers” Phillips likes to use, meaning they can carry or catch the ball. Chase Berger also is expected to be used as a ball carrier, as is Skyler Walker and Kane Lynch. Jacob Siesel and Blane Cottingham also will be used at the skill positions. “We really have developed that ball carrier/player mentality,” Phillips said. “Most of our guys can play multiple positions, and just move from the split to the slot, to the backfield.” Up front on the offensive line, the Senecas return three starters: Tyler Turek, Cade Reichert and Alex Daniel. Meanwhile, Hunter Martin returns after making a few starts last season, and Logan Hicks also returns. “Last year, we rotated a lot of guys, so it was almost like playing two lines last year,” Phillips said. “We’ve got a lot of experience back.” The Tigers also will use Blake Jones, Seth Biglin and Ryan Shock up front. Shock dealt with injury last season. “We feel like we’ve got, eight, nine, 10 guys that we feel comfortable putting out on the varsity
line Friday night,” Phillips said. “Now, they’ve got to come out and prove it.” In the secondary, Collan Martin is back at corner, and Jake Siesel also is playing well at the spot. Berger and Elijah Riggs also will compete for time there. Ruffing has been moved to safety. “It kinda suits his personality, and the way he plays,” Phillips said. Hall also will be in the mix at safety, and Cottingham will be roving between safety and linebacker. Phillips said Cottingham reminds him of what Brock Martin did on defense last season. At linebacker, Kane Lynch — who took over the inside spot after two games last year — will be back there, as will Spencer Walker. Skyler Walker also will see time there. A freshman, Patrick Snook, also has impressed coaches. The line will be led by Swartzmiller, who occupies an end spot. Logan Hicks and Turek also return. “We’ve got a threeheaded monster there that
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we just rotate,” Phillips said. “We’ll bump them inside at times, because those three guys are pretty dynamic. But the nice thing is, we can keep them fresh and get them some breaks.” Inside, the Tigers will use Reichert and Hunter Martin, as well as Dustin Smith. They will also plug in some others who also play on the offensive line. “I like our depth there,” Phillips said. At kicker, Turek, Berger and Smith all have the ability to play the position. Turek handled the place-kicking and Berger took care of the kickoffs. Berger is expected to start at punter. Seneca East also gets a head start on everyone this season. Due to issues with the stadium at Margaretta, Seneca East opens the season against the Polar Bears at 7 p.m. tonight. The game will be played at Bellevue. So, Seneca East has the stage to itself. “Oh, it’s awesome. It’s spectacular,” Phillips said. “I told our kids, and it was like Christmas morning, walking out and seeing the presents.”
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh is in his fourth year at Michigan, where he has had time to assemble perhaps his best team. Former Mississippi star Shea Patterson gives Harbaugh the quarterback he has been looking for since coming back to his alma mater. Patterson will have experienced running backs behind him, talent at receiver and potentially a solid offensive line. On defense, the Wolverines seem to be stacked from front to back with playmakers such as Rashan Gary and Devin Bush among the unit’s nine returning starters. “We want to be the No. 1 defense in the nation and lead all categories,” Gary said. The Wolverines, though, may be hard pressed to match or surpass the 10-win seasons Harbaugh had in his first two years because of a difficult schedule. They took a step back last season , going 8-5,
with losses to rivals Ohio State and Michigan State that dropped Harbaugh to 1-5 in those games. Harbaugh seems to have toned down his off-field talk a little, too — perhaps because it’s time for him and his players to win. “There’s been a lot more of that, collectively as a team just kind of keeping low and keeping our heads down,” tight end Zach Gentry said. “We all know we have a good amount of potential we have to fill.” It won’t take long to find out what he has to work with this season because Michigan kicks off the season in dramatic fashion under the lights Sept. 1 at Notre Dame. PLAYING PATTERSON Harbaugh insists Patterson is simply
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Buckeye Central
2017: 0-10, 0-7 N10 Head coach: Rob Detterman.
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5-11 178 WR/DB
Brady Kerschner 6-3 212 QB/DB
11 Aiden McDougal 6-1 160 QB/DB 14 Eddie Pletcher 22 Eli Smith
23 Logan Collene
5-8 145 RB/DB
5-11 160 WR/DB 5-10 146 WR/DB
33 Avery Baldosser 5-10 170 RB/LB
45 Kolin Rowlinson 5-7 145 RB/DB 48 Jacob Maxhimer 5-10 215 RB/LB
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52 Grant Bishop
5-10 225 OL/DL
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6-1 230 OL/DL
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54 Nate Thompson 6-2 265 OL/DL 55 Wyatt Martin 71 Danny Utz
75 Nick Ramey 77 Zach Hiler
78 Grant Shook
81 Jake Heefner 82 Zach Seiler
88 Davey Williams
5-11 195 OL/DL 6-4 310 OL/DL 6-1 255 OL/DL 6-4 225 OL/DL 6-3 190 TE/LB 5-10 156 TE/LB
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2017 Results
Plymouth 34, Buckeye Central 14 Mohawk 45, Buckeye Central 14 Seneca East 63, Buckeye Central 0 Crestline 33, Buckeye Central 18 Bucyrus 36, Buckeye Central 34 Sandusky St. Mary 46, Buckeye Central 14 Carey 45, Buckeye Central 0 Upper Sandusky 28, Buckeye Central 12 Colonel Crawford 61, Buckeye Central 0 Wynford 29, Buckeye Central 8
Winless in ’17, BC looks to reverse script BY MATT NYE
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NEW WASHINGTON — Buckeye Central and coach Rob Detterman are trying to turn a new page this season. A page that involves some Ws. The Bucks were close in a few games last year, but went 0-10. “We knew we had an uphill climb anyway, but there were few games where we though we could have gotten a victory or two before Max (Loy) went down with a broken hand,” Detterman said. “It just changed what we had to do because him and Brady (Kerschner) are two different quarterbacks. We got through those games and finished strong against Wynford.
“By the end of the season we knew we could compete with anyone if we really went out there and tried. That is what I hope the younger guys carried over from last year into this season.” Buckeye Central lost just a few seniors, including Loy, Wade Ackerman (33 catches for 428 yards and 5 TDs) and Sy Petro (85 tackles). But the Bucks do bring back a lot of experience on the offensive line and the running back spot. “We don’t have many kids. We have just 20 on the roster so depth will be huge for us and staying away from injuries,” Detterman said. “We have four starting linemen back and our tight end. A good thing is the spot we think will be filled by a 6-foot-4 310 pound sophomore (Danny Utz). “We have good size and two really good running
backs in Avery Baldosser (150 carries, 672 yards, 4 TDs) and Jacob Maxhimer, who is a little bigger and is hard to bring down.” The Bucks have talent, but what may steer their season up our down will be the play of Kerschner. “Brady has a big arm and he can really put some heat on the ball and throw it a long way,” Detterman said. “He’s also a big kid at 6-3. He’s grown physically since last year, but he’s grown a lot more emotionally and mentally since last year. “He was so nervous thrown out there as a freshman, but now he looks confident and knows our offense really well. I’m happy with his progress. Last year was a benefit for us because we got to see some of his strengths in live game action.”
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Coach: Thad Metzger. 2017: GIRLS — 6th in N10; BOYS — 8th in N10. Returning letterwinners: GIRLS — Juniors Zoie Lewis; Cierra Schwab. Sophomores Taylor Ratliff; Kyleigh Brown; Katy Hagerty. BOYS — Senior Evan Conway. Juniors Justin Dentinger; Mikel Essary; Steven Long; Alex Young. Sophomore Anthony Millinger. Others: GIRLS — Freshman Shanti Hunter. BOYS — Freshmen Caden Young; Graham Geissman; Kam Gardner. Outlook: The numbers arenʼt there for Buckeye Central, but hard work and determination is, Metzger said. The girls team lost a few runners, but does return a core group of runners who have been successful in other sports, so he said he hopes that carries over to this season of cross country. “We have a small team, but they work really hard,” Metzger
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said. “Some of the girls were part of winning teams in basketball and track, so we just need to work on their conditioning because in track, they were a part of much shorter events. “Itʼs really nice to have Cierra back after she wasnʼt able to run last year and this group knows each other well and was successful in junior high, so Iʼm hoping they regain that. Our top five is pretty strong, but it will be all about their conditioning.” Metzger said anywhere you look in the N10, itʼs tough. “Itʼs a strong league and we have improved the last few years, but we need to have everyone there when we need them. Over the last few years weʼve had girls sick or dealing with another school activity, so despite that, weʼve done pretty well. Our goals should involve finishing in the top half of the league.” On the boys side, the Bucks lost just one runner and gained
one of four quarterbacks competing to take the first snap along with Brandon Peters, Dylan McCaffrey and Joe Milton. No one is buying that. Patterson is expected to start against the Fighting Irish after successfully appealing to the NCAA after throwing for 3,000-plus yards with 23 touchdowns and
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Joining Kerschner, Baldosser and Maxhimer offensively will be Grant Bishop at center, Nick Ramey and Tommy Phillips at the guards and Utz and Grant Shook at the tackles. Jake
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Buckeye Central cross country (front, left): Shanti Hunter, Zoie Lewis, Cierra Schab, Katy Hagerty, Taylor Ratliff, Kyleigh Brown (second) Alex Young, Anthony Millinger, Steven Long, Caden Young, Kam Gardner (back) Thad Metzger, Graham Geissman, Evan Conway, Mikel Essary, Justin Dentinger.
three freshmen. The talent and commitment is there, but the numbers are scarce. “Weʼve had some guys put in a lot of miles over the summer and both Youngs have put in over 200
12 interceptions over 10 starts at Ole Miss. Peters started four games last season with uneven results while McCaffrey, a redshirt freshman, and Milton, a true freshman, haven’t taken a snap in college. “That position has been very competitive, probably our most competitive position battle,” Harbaugh insisted. “None of them have dropped off so the rage is on.” Is planning to play more than one quarterback in a game possible? “I don’t like to tell what our plans would be,” Harbaugh said. “There’s
Heefner will be at tight end, while Kevin Moyer and Davey Williams are some of the receivers. A lot of the same players have to play defense, as Shook and Phillips will be the defensive ends, Ramey and Bishop are the tackles, Maxhimer and Heefner patrol the middle linebacker spots, Zach Hiler and Baldosser are at the outside backer spots
miles, which since Iʼve been here, hasnʼt happened in a long time,” Metzger said. “I expect to see some improvement from our guys, including Dendinger, who has been one of our top guys. I expect
no real reason to do that. So, we avoid it.” Even though the players won’t acknowledge Patterson is the team’s No. 1 quarterback, they all to rave about his ability to throw, run and lead. “He has a lot of ability so he carries himself confidently,” Gentry said. DYNAMIC DUO Michigan will have a pair of experienced running backs to lean on: Karan Higdon and Chris Evans. They had a combined 1,679 yards and 17 touch-
and Williams and Logan Collene will be the corners. Moyer will be the safety. “Every kid we have might have a chance to start this season because of our lack of depth,” Detterman said. He said he doesn’t base a successful season on wins and losses, but wins would nice to come by this season and hopefully they will get
him to lead this year. “We just want to not have that dropoff between our top two or three runners to the fourth and fifth. For us to have a chance, we have to run well as a pack.”
downs on the ground and 24 catches for another score, combining to average more than 10 yards per reception. The Wolverines will likely have more runpass option plays, taking advantage of Patterson’s mobility and ability to look down field to throw even when on the move. BIG DROUGHT Michigan has not won a Big Ten title since 2004, its longest stretch since the school’s conference championships in 1950 and 1964.
one early. “We start out with Crestline, which we’ve had some close battles with over the year, so we are focused on them now,” Detterman said. “We haven’t played Dalton before, but I know they were very good last year. Plymouth is a team we match up well with also, so I’m hoping we start the season well before we get to N10 play.
“People may say Wynford is down, but until someone proves that, they are still the favorite, but I’d have to say the frontrunner outside of Wynford is Mohawk. They return a lot and they were a really good football team last year. We fully expect to be picked near the bottom and we hope to (prove) everybody wrong and win some games this year.”
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Buckeye Central girls golf (front, left): Vicki Niedermeier, Madi Diesch, Leah Vanderpool, Elizabeth Heydinger, Beth Cronau, Layne Vanderpool, Olivia Sherwood, Lexi Biglin, Alli Stahl.
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Buckeye Central volleyball (front, left): Ally Sostakowski, Courtney Pifher, Molly Geissman, Allison Weithman (back) Kendra Ackerman, Lexi Evak, Alivia Niese, Lydia Ackerman.
Coach: Paige Caudill, 1st year. 2017: 26-2, 16-0 Northern 10 Athletic Conference, lost in state semifinal. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Molly Geissman (OH/RS), Ally Sostakowski (OH), Courtney Pifher (MH), Allison Weithman (S/RS). Junior Lexi Evak (MH). Others: Junior Alivia Niese (MH). Sophomores Kendra Ackerman (OH/DS); Lydia Ackerman (L). Outlook: Buckeye Central would love to replicate what it achieved last season. The Bucks went unbeaten in the N10 and made it to the state tournament. However, they did lose a few key seniors, including one who will be remembered as one of the best athletes in school history, Jenna Karl. Karl was a special type of player, being an annual All-Ohio pick. But she was good at everything she did and put the work in and Buckeye Central boys golf (front, left): Logan Niese, Alex Kanney, Nick Fike, Chase Brown, she will be tough to replace, Caudill said. “Any time you get to go to the state tourAdam Krebs, Nic Ratliff, Jarod Mason, Blake Holmer (back) Zac Kaple, Tyler Rose, Kaiden Vaughn, Casey Geissman, Elliot Geissman, Owen Diesch, Alex Kenny, Noah Light, Max Phillips, Troy Green, nament and be a part of a team that achieves something like we did, everyone benefits,” Isaac Krebs. Caudill said. “I think it fuels the fire for us this
year even more because a lot of these girls know how much work it takes and we know how to get to that point. It wonʼt be easy, but it is valuable to have that experience for sure. “Jenna was an outstanding player, but she was an ideal player for everyone to try to emulate. She was a great teammate, she always put in all the work and never complained and she was a great team player. She is a prime example of a player you want to play with and want to coach.” Karl was the player of the year in the N10 for the second-straight year as she compiled 322 kills, 40 aces, 47 blocks and 447 digs. The Bucks will also have to replace Addie Ackerman, who tallied a league-leading 907 assists, along with Emily Stump (295 kills) and Bailey Agin (304 digs). But the Bucks do have talent back, starting with 6-foot Evak. She smashed 209 kills and led the Bucks in blocks with 60 last year. “The defense should be strong this year with some good blocking in there,” Caudill said. “It will really set up our back row well and these kids are willing to work and have been in the gym all offseason.”
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Mohawk is back to where it belongs BY MATT NYE
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SYCAMORE — There are plenty of reasons for Mohawk coach Brent Konkle to be excited for this season. The Warriors return a plethora of experience and talent fresh off a playoff appearance last year. And they return one of the best quarterbacks in the Northern 10 Athletic Conference in Keith Jenkins. Konkle said their motto a season ago was “reach for the peak.” This year it is “keep climbing the mountain.” The Warriors had a successful season last year, which was a valuable experience for all of the returners this season. But Konkle — and his players — aren’t satisfied. “Our goal every year, along with probably everyone, is to win the league and make the playoffs,” Konkle said. “We didn’t accomplish the first one as we lost to the champions and to the runnerups by a combined 10 points, so we weren’t that far off. We made the playoffs, but ran into a really talented PandoraGilboa team. If a few plays
could have went our way, who knows how that might have ended up. “Our goals for this season are to build on that. Our goals are the same as last year’s, but to win some games in the playoffs and to keep building.” Despite all of the returners back for the Warriors, they still have to replace two N10 players of the year in Nick Theis (22 tackles for loss, 7 1/2 sacks) and Parker Brown (98 tackles, 4 interceptions; 648 rushing yards, 11 TDs). “I think we can be a physical team, but losing Theis and Brown, who both could have been defensive players of the year, and Ian Pursell on the outside, there are some spots available,” he said. However, one spot that won’t need filled is under center. Jenkins, who has two years of experience, was 105 for 217 passing for 1,494 yards with 20 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He led the N10 in TDs by seven. “He gained a lot of experience playing his sophomore year and I think that helped him last year. Last season, his numbers were great,” Konkle said. “That touchdown to in-
terception ratio … you can’t get much better. “It’s good to see him progressing even more this year as a leader of our team. He said he wants to run the ball more this year, but he knows he’s a QB first and a runner second, but I love that confidence in him. I think he’ll be really good again this year. He’s getting into the smaller details of being an effective quarterback.” Konkle said Jamie Zender is the center, Kobe Stillberger and Alec Bollinger will be the guards and Kedryk Leeth and Chris Klopp are the tackles. Bryce Kirian is back at running back (629 yards rushing, 4 TDs) with Cole Zender and Jesse Leeth, who Konkle is high on. “Jesse has taken over the Parker Brown role for us, but not quite as expansive yet being just a sophomore,” he said. “He is an exceptional athlete and with him and Kirian back there, we have a little bit of power and quickness, which I think will be fun to watch.” At receiver, Mohawk returns All-Ohioan Zach Hayman, who caught 36 balls for 501 yards and a league-leading 11 TDs.
“I don’t think Mohawk has ever had an All-Ohio receiver coming back. I’ve looked on the wall and haven’t seen one, so I’m happy to have Zach back and we also have his younger brother, Tyler, at the other wideout spot,” Konkle said. “Zach has done a good job of bringing Tyler along.” Mohawk should also be solid on defense as Cole Zender is back at nose guard, along with Klopp and Alec Bollinger on the line. Bollinger led the N10 in tackles for loss last season with 32. “We have some excitement up front. Some of those guys have some real high-end potential,” Konkle said. “Sitting in the stands, you better look for No. 50, he’s going to make a lot of plays this year.” Kirian is back at middle linebacker and the outside backers are Kedryk Leeth and Collin Cordell and both Haymans, Jenkins and Jesse Leeth will be in the secondary. Kedryk Leeth is going to be doing the kicking, while Jesse Leeth is the rugby-style punter.
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2017 Results
Ht. 5-10 5-9 5-6 5-7 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-7 5-7 5-11 5-11 5-7 5-11 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-3 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-7 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-9 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-1 5-10 5-2 5-10 6-4 6-3 5-7
Wt. 200 140 120 145 180 180 159 170 140 170 150 140 165 140 145 140 175 190 155 159 130 180 180 160 135 190 160 195 180 250 180 185 205 190 159 195 115 165 115 180 225 220 225
Pos. Grade RB/MLB 12 QB/WR/DB 10 QB/DB 9 WR/DB 10 QB/DB 12 WR/DB 9 QB/DB 10 WR/DB/OLB11 WR/DB 10 TE/WR/DB 11 RB/DB 11 TE/OLB 9 TE/DB 10 WR/DB 12 RB/MLB 9 WE/OLB 9 RB/OLB 10 RB/TE/DL 12 RB/DB 10 TE/OLB 10 WR/DB 9 OL/DL 12 OL/OLB 12 OL/DL 9 OL/MLB 9 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 12 OL/MLB 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 11 OL/MLB 11 OL/MLB 10 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 11 OL/DB 9 OL/MLB 12 OL/DL 12 OL/OLB 12 OL/DL 11
Mohawk 30, Margaretta 14 Mohawk 45, Buckeye Central 14 Mohawk 34, Colonel Crawford 20 Mohawk 33, River View 0 Mohawk 31, Upper Sandusky 8 Wynford 7, Mohawk 0 Seneca East 24, Mohawk 21 Mohawk 42, Bucyrus 14 Mohawk 32, Carey 0 Mohawk 44, Edon 14 Pandora-Gilboa 19, Mohawk 15
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Coach: Eric Hoover. 2017: 19-5, 12-4 Northern 10 Athletic Conference. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Madi Chester (OH); Kaylee Ward (OH); Aubrey Margraf (L); Emma MyersHuffman (MH). Juniors Alexa Konkle (S); Ellie Shaw (DS). Others: Junior Tess Weinandy (OH). Sophomores Paityn Clouse (MH); Marah Gillig (S/OH); Catherine Klopp (MH). Outlook: Hoover admitted a lot of teams would love to have 19 wins in a season and be happy with it, but with the program he has built at Mohawk, they expect more and the players want more, he said. The Warriors had a great season last year with some young talent, but now losing just a few players and with a
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Mohawk volleyball (front, left): Ellie Shaw, Alexa Konkle, Paityn Clouse, Marah Gillig, Aubrey Margraf (back)Eric Hoover, Tess Weinandy, Catherine Klopp, Emma Myers-Huffman, Kaylee Ward, Madi Chester.
lot returning, Mohawk will be tough again this season on the volleyball court. The Warriors return a lot of talent, including Chester, who had 261 kills last season and led the N10 in aces with 69. Ward had 42 aces and Konkle recorded 768 assists. Myers-Huffman led the squad in blocks with 57. “We have a lot of talent back this year. A lot of them played in the offseason and it shows,” Hoover said. “We arenʼt that big up front, but we have a lot of quickness and athleticism. Our expectations are pretty high this year.” Also having first-team AllN10 setter Konkle back is key for the Warriors. The big advantage the Warriors might have this season is ball handling, Hoover said.
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Over the past few seasons, the Warriors had to travel for non-league games, including Edon last season. This year, Mohawk returns to its MAL roots, playing Lakota and Hopewell-Loudon in the first two weeks of the season. It then plays Gibsonburg in Week 3. “I love getting back to this type of non-conference schedule,” Konkle said. “Lakota lost a lot from last year, but will be solid. Hopewell-Loudon will be solid and that (Sam) Stickley kid will be one of the best athletes we’ll see all year. I know Gibsonburg is heading back into the wing-T with a new coach and their quarterback is a great athlete, so our schedule early on will be beneficial for us when it’s time for the league to start. “The league will be a battle and I’ve told some of our coaches already that I expect Colonel Crawford to be in the top three this year. With Wynford, you have to put them up top until someone knocks them off. I think Seneca East is the most talented team in the N10 and Upper has a lot of kids out and Carey is always tough, so it will be tough again. I’ll be surprised if someone goes unbeaten in our league this season and if they do, they damn well deserved the title.”
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The Tiffin University football program is to begin its maiden voyage in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference this season, competing against old foes such as Findlay, Ohio Dominican and Walsh. In total, Tiffin returns 47 lettermen, and six all-conference athletes from last year. On the offensive end, Tiffin has ample amounts of experience, bringing back nine of 11 starters. The two open positions are due to the graduations of all-conference linemen Mason Butler and Azell Mitchell. Leading the offense will be secondyear signal caller Nick Watson. The sophomore played in 10 games last season as a true freshman, suffering a season-ending injury in the 10th game. Watson was an honorable mention All-GLIAC selection, completing 60 1/2 percent of his passes for 2,124 yards and 12 touchdowns. JaQuan Hardy is a force to be
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Mohawk boys golf (front, left): Cole Watson, Brodie Detterman, Owen England, Spencer Stuckey (second) Nathaniel Luhring, Steven Smith, Aaron Wildman, Mason Tyree, Gavan Kelly (back) Reese Hannam, Logan Drum, Kaiden Hammer, Even Kuenzli, Wesley Sniffen, Zach King.
reckoned with in the run game, becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher since 2005 with 1,077 yards on 207 carries. Hardy reached the end zone eight times in 2017, averaging 97.9 yards per game. The stable is full in the wide receiver’s room, seeing the Dragons return Charles Holland, Tyler Denton, Victor Talley and Davon Johnson. Holland is on the doorstep of some big milestones, needing 37 catches to become the all-time leader. Holland has amassed 190 receptions, 2,627 yards and 30 touchdowns in his collegiate career. Denton led Tiffin in receiving yards and touchdowns last year, accumulating 492 yards on 29 catches for five scores. Talley and Denton combined for 31 receptions, 334 yards and a touchdown. The defensive side of the ball has plenty of talent and experience as well, seeing seven starters return.
The defensive line has power and speed, and Charlie Cleveland is the leader of the pack. The sophomore collected 35 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks, and 8.0 tackles for loss as a freshman. The line also features returners AJ Wright, Amon’Ra Clay, and Michael Sabol. The trio compiled 42 tackles, 2 ½ sacks, and 7 1/2 tackles for loss. Jacob Mertus is healthy and ready to roll in 2018, seeing action last year in eight games due to injury. During his short two seasons with Tiffin, the junior has amassed 120 tackles and 9.0 tackles for loss. Tyan Young joins Mertus at the second line of defense. Young collected 28 tackles, 2.0 sacks, and 9 ½ tackles for loss as a true freshman. Carrington Contee had a career year as a junior last season, finishing with a team-high 93 tackles. Contee also posted 5.5 tackles for loss, forced two fumbles, and picked off three passes.
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Coach: Brock Cleveland. 2017: Girls — 4th in Northern 10 Athletic Conference; Boys — 6th in Northern 10 Athletic Conference. Returning letterwinners: GIRLS — Senior Madison Fredritz. Juniors Brook Hannam; Hayley Luhring. Sophomore Taylor Lawhorn. BOYS — Senior Kevin Dietrich. Junior Austin England. Sophomore Isaac Ward. Others: GIRLS — Juniors Julia Amlin; Hayden Cook. Freshman Maggie Wisda. BOYS — Juniors Steven Routt; Brock Brause. Freshman Trenton Horner. Outlook: Mohawk doesnʼt have a lot of numbers this season on either side, but there is talent there, Cleveland said. On the girls side, there is a lot of turnover as it lost AllOhioan Destini Oler and consistent runner Anna Stillberger.
“Those two were probably the fastest runners we had in the program and in everything last year in cross country and track, so we will have to replace a lot there,” Cleveland said. “We are certainly rebuilding on the girls side, but with Fredritz back and Wisda and Hannam have looked good, so we have the talent, but we will have to build some other runners up to compete.” For the boys, the Warriors lost top runner Jared Vargo. “Just from what Iʼve seen so far, weʼre not gonna have a Vargo, but our top four will pack up well,” Cleveland said. “All four are within a minute of each other now, but we need that fifth runner to follow suit. “Kevin as a senior has taken the reigns of the program and has led some of the younger guys.”
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touchdowns rushing, came out ahead of Book, a junior. “This season being year two, some of that (weight) is off,” Wimbush said. “I trust the other guys that are out there. I’m excited what these guys are going to do this year.” Second-year offensive coordinator Chip Long likes what the spring battle produced. “They both have a good grasp of the offense and we can win with both of them,” Long said. “Brandon is so much comfortable in the offense, not thinking as much. His total grasp has been really good.” Kelly also is excited about a defense that returns 10 starters and improving special teams with vet-
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Mohawk cross country (front, left): Maggie Wisda, Taylor Lawhorn, Hayden Cook, Brooke Hannam, Hayley Luhring, Madison Fredritz (back) Trenton Horner, Isaac Ward, Brock Brause, Austin England, Kevin Dietrich.
erans in punter Tyler Newsome and placekicker Justin Yoon. He said he believes a Wimbush-led offense, with a rebuilt line and playmakers galore, will be just fine. “(With Wimbush), it’s just consistency with accuracy; he’s made significant progress even from the spring,” Kelly said. “Offensively, I think it’s dispersion of the football, a lot of different weapons in (Miles) Boykin, (Chase) Claypool, (Chris) Finke, (running backs) Jafar Armstrong, Avery Davis. Tony Jones. We’ve got 3-4 tight ends who can catch the football.” UNCERTAIN BACKFIELD Notre Dame had a star last season in Josh Adams, but he turned pro and two other running backs are no longer with the Irish. Among the players to watch are Tony Jones Jr., a sophomore who struggled with an ankle injury a
year ago. Others in the mix include Dexter Williams, Avery Davis and Jafar Armstrong. ABOUT THAT DEFENSE Former linebacker coach Clark Lea is now the defensive coordinator running a 4-2-5 defense scheme many Irish feel was a big reason for last year’s 10-3 finish. Last season’s rover, Drue Tranquill, returns for his fifth season at weakside linebacker, senior Te’von Coney moves over to middle linebacker and senior Jerry Tillery moves from nose guard to tackle, where Lea can take better advantage of his pass-rushing skills. YOUTHFUL PROMISE Quarterback Phil Jurkovec is running No. 3 behind Wimbush and Book and has opened eyes with his quick release and accuracy. . First-year players who have been moving up the depth chart include receivers Kevin Austin
and Joe Wilkins, offensive linemen Jarrett Patterson and Like Jones, middle linebacker Bo Bauer and safety Houston Griffith, who has been slowed by a hamstring. MANY HAPPY RETURNS Fiery special teams coordinator Brian Polian is auditioning several players as possible punt and kickoff returners. In addition to incumbent Chris Finke, wideout Michael Young and defensive backs Alohi Gilman and Shaun Crawford have been fielding punts. Crawford and Young also are getting looks returning kickoffs with running backs Tony Jones Jr., Jafar Armstrong, Avery Davis and C’Bo Flemister and safety Nick Coleman. SCHEDULE WATCH Notre Dame has five games in September, four of them at home — including the opener against Michigan on Sept. 1.
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2017: 9-3, 3-2 SBC Lake Head coach: Ryan Carter. Assistant coaches: Ryan Greenslade, Matt Flewelling, David Marty, Brian Farrar, Paul Johnson, Konner Garcia, Aaron Wilson, Wade Noftz, Derek Gray, Eriq Morton, Allen Kauble, James Andrews.
Fliers hope to reload after being hit by graduation BY MATT NYE
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CLYDE — For years, Clyde has been able to reload after losing really good senior classes. Last year, the Fliers replaced 20-plus seniors and made another playoff appearance, beating Sandusky in Week 11. However, losing another 22 before this season, it could be a bit of a different story. Some of the players lost were key three or four-year starters, including Josh Jenne and Conner Long. The Fliers also will have to replace quarterback Trevor Burtch. “I thought excluding the few weeks we suffered a loss, our kids played extremely well last season and they did what we wanted them to do,” Fliers coach Ryan Carter said. “We only have 12 seniors this year, so we are trying to fill a lot of open spots and that gets tough. You take your camp days and see how everything fits together. “This group is working extremely hard. We’ve changed some things up this year and changed some things around with different guys coaching different positions, so we’ll see how things turn out. You don’t really know what you
have until the scrimmages and then when you get into the live bullets in Week 1.” The top spot of concern might be at quarterback where Ryan Lozier is listed as the starter. Lozier, a two-year letterwinner, likely is to take the reigns on offense. “Lozier is our guy right now. We also have Lucas Warner and a few other younger guys in the mix,” Carter said. “Ryan has separated himself a little bit at this moment, but we’ve changed some things around this year. “We are excited to see where things fit and work. With that many spots up for grabs, no one is locked in yet.” One position that has to be as close to locked up as it can be is running back. Braydi Clark returns after rushing for over 1,500 yards his junior season. “Obviously, he’s a leader for us, but I think Cam Farrar has really separated himself as the unquestionable leader of our team. He will play both ways for us and he’s that kid where he might not score all of the touchdowns or make all of the tackles, but he’s the vocal leader of our team and he’s the one the guys look for for energy and leadership.” Other projected starters offensively for the Fliers include Carson Rieman, Evan Patynko and Farrar at receiver, Jared Flewelling at tight end and the line
will consist of Devin Lee, Gabe Dowling, Frank Fultz and Trent Cook. Tyler Wadsworth also will see some time up front. “Our running game will have to carry us at least for a while this season and with our running back back and having three linemen back up front, we should be pretty solid,” Carter said. “A big key is limiting turnovers this year and working in special teams. We lost both of our kickers last year and we might have to get creative in the kicking game this year.” Defensively, Lee, Andy Adams, Dowling and Fultz will play on the Dline with Flewelling, Derick Coleman and Farrar at the linebacker spots and Rieman, Adam Koviak, Nick Webb and Caleb Townsley will be in the secondary. Clyde plays a reverse schedule this season with the same teams but switching home and away. It’s still not an easy one. “Our schedule is a bear again this year. When you start off with Toledo Start, who wins the City League every year, then Anthony Wayne — one of the better teams in our area and then Ashland — again one of the better teams in our area. Bowsher has a lot of athletes all
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Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Grade Nick Webb 6-2 175 RB/DB 11 Ryan Lozier 5-10 189 QB/LB 11 Evan Patynko 5-6 157 WR/DB 12 Dylan Frederick 5-6 203 TE/DL 11 Camron Crooks 5-11 175 RB/DB 10 Jared Flewelling 6-2 219 TE/H/LB 12 Will Lozier 5-7 140 RB/QB/LB 9 Jack Morrison 6-4 208 TE/DE 11 Bailey Eberly 5-9 150 RB/DB 10 Lucas Warner 5-9 190 QB/DB 12 Andrew Bauer 5-10 160 QB/DB 10 Chevon Bulger 5-10 180 TE/DB 11 Carson Rieman 6-1 150 WR/DB 11 Adam Koviak 5-8 150 WR/DB 11 Robbie Greenslade 6-0 180 TE/DL 9 Jarrett Burroughs 6-1 160 RB/DB 11 Jaden Cook 6-0 150 QB/DB 9 Caleb Townsley 5-5 145 WR/DB 12 Kyle Flewelling 5-6 125 WR/DB 9 Kaiden Olson 5-7 130 WR/DB 9 Levi Cooper 5-6 149 WR/DB 11 Caden Berger 6-1 168 RB/DB 10 Cole Ivy 5-3 100 WR/DB 11 Cam Farrar 6-0 195 TE/DL 12 Dalton Lozier 5-10 165 WR/DB 12 Griffin Noftz 5-9 144 RB/LB 9 Michael Daniels 6-0 180 RB/LB 9 Noah Perkins 6-1 175 WR/DB 10 David Hohenstein 6-0 170 WR/DB 12 KameronTuckerman 6-0 165 WR/DB 10 Jayden Johnson 6-1 163 WR/DB 10 Braydi Clark 5-10 175 RB/LB 12 Dillon Overmyer 5-8 170 RB/LB 9 Carson Clark 5-11 185 RB/LB 10 Brock Newsome 5-11 149 K 12 Jarrin Bulger 5-9 160 RB/LB 9 Derick Coleman 5-11 183 RB/LB 11 Gunner Golden 5-9 195 RB/DL 11 Hayden Myers 5-8 175 OL/DL 9 Jeremiah Halbeisen 5-10 181 OL/LB 10 Mason Dick 6-0 165 RB/LB 10 Devin Lee 6-3 325 OL/DL 12 Austin Holland 5-10 190 OL/DL 10 Will Dowling 6-2 215 OL/DL 11 Logan Homler 6-1 200 OL/DL 9 Jace Pennycuff 5-9 220 OL/DL 11 Trent Cook 5-8 170 OL/DL 11 Jayvan Ridgeway 5-8 170 OL/DL 10 Nate Montgomery 5-7 201 OL/DL 10 Andy Adams 5-9 260 OL/DL 12 Remington Norman 5-9 200 OL/DL 9 Dakota Hemminger 5-10 195 OL/DL 9 Ben Seavers 6-0 230 OL/DL 11 Tyler Wadsworth 6-0 250 OL/DL 12 Frank Fultz 5-10 200 OL/DL 11 Walker Britt 5-9 183 OL/DL 9 Hank Webb 5-11 171 OL/LB 11 Trenton Mominee 5-9 220 OL/DL 10 Zach Coley 6-1 238 OL/DL 10 Donovan Dayringer 5-8 165 OL/DL 9 Anthony Burgos 5-7 180 OL/DL 9 Jason Whiting 6-3 300 OL/DL 9 Anthony ruffing 6-0 175 OL/DL 9 Gabe Dowling 6-2 215 OL/DL 11 Christian Hummel-Meeks 6-0 201 OL/DL 10 Andrew Kauble 5-5 110 WR/DB 9 Dalton Boyd 5-3 100 WR/DB 9 Brady Wilson 5-8 120 WR/DB 9 Braidyn Dixie 5-7 135 RB/DB 9 Grant McMaster 6-4 165 TE/DL 9 2017 Results Clyde 17, Start 14 Clyde 22, Ashland 19 Clyde 30, Anthony Wayne 28 Clyde 48, Bowsher 8 Clyde 49, Port Clinton 3 Clyde 30, Perkins 7 Clyde 42, Columbian 0 Sandusky 42, Clyde 28 Clyde 24, Norwalk 7 Bellevue 33, Clyde 14 Clyde 35, Sandusky 0 Toledo Central Catholic 45, Clyde 27
Clyde boys cross country
Coach: Ryan Norris 2017: 5th in SBC Lake Returning letterwinners: Senior Zachary Weinheimer. Juniors Noah Curbelo; Mason Davis; Derek Mahler; Kadin Notestine. Others: Seniors Braden Boyd; Owen Brewer; Alexi Caillet; Wyatt Craig; TJ Waugh. Sophomores Caden Davis; Brody Stockmaster. Freshmen Adrian Benjamin; Jackson Coley; Parker Kear; Ian Richie; Garratt Warner; Matthew Jackson. Outlook: The goal for the boys team this year is to be better than it was a year ago. Itʼs attainable for a big group with some experience mixed in. “We have a lot of guys, but a
lot of those guys are first-time runners, so there will be a learning curve there,” Norris said. “We are trying to build the program and build on that experience. Iʼm working with them and trying to get them to compete at that highest level.” One of the keys for the Fliers will be learning how to race, Norris said. “This group will be pretty close in races. I donʼt think weʼll have one out way in front of the others, but at the end of the season, we should have a solid pack. “Itʼs gonna be tough in the SBC Lake again. A lot of those coaches know what theyʼre doing.”
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Clyde girls cross country
Clyde boys cross country (front, left): Ian Richie, Braden Boyd, Parker Kear, TJ Waugh, Mason Davis (second) Derek Mahler, Jackson Coley, Brody Stockmaster, Caden Davis, Adrian Benjamin, Wyatt Craig (back) Ryan Norris, Noah Curbelo, Kadin Notestine, Matthew Jackson, Alexi Caillet, Garratt Warner, Owen Brewer, Zach Weinheimer.
Clyde girls country (front, left): Macey Sanchez, Lauren Richter, Daniella Ruiz (back) Ryan Norris, Emma Waugh, Marissa Stockmaster, Makayla Warner, Jessica Middleton, Faithe Goble.
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over the field and then we play Port Clinton, who is picked to win the middle SBC division, so before we even get to the league, it will be tough,” Carter said. “Then in the league, we know Sandusky and Bellevue will be right up there again. Sandusky has a lot of ath-
Coach: Ryan Norris 2017: 3rd in SBC Lake; regional qualifier Returning letterwinners: Juniors Jessica Middleton; Daniella Ruiz; Marissa Stockmaster; Makayla Warner. Sophomore Macey Sanchez; Emma Waugh. Others: Sophomore Faithe Goble; Lauren Richter. Outlook: Clyde was young last season. It still is young this year, but expectations are high as the team returned everyone and added a pair of freshmen. The Fliers qualified for regionals and want more this season. “With them all back, expectations are high and they should be with the talent we have,” Norris said. “These girls have been working extremely hard and pushing themselves. They are very focused and thatʼs what we are working on. We need to be extremely focused in each race this season.” Norris said he expects there will be a few runners leading the pack at the beginning of the season, but by the end of the year there should be a solid pack.
leticism, Bellevue is always Bellevue. I was fortunate for the first few years I’ve coached here to get them, but in the past few years they have beaten us soundly. We definitely have our work cut out for us, but we know that.”
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Clyde girls soccer
Clyde boys soccer
Front, left: Carrie-Ann Leibengood, Payton Taylor, Lilly Duke, Audrey Rodriquez, Haley Salazar, Thias Ramirez, Allivia Caudill (back) Sahen Fultz, Nate Koening, Alexis Wismer, Caroline Crooks, Kendall Bailey, Sydney Hohman, Sam Alexander, Troy Newsome, Bill Strong.
Front, left: Marcus Lonsway, Shane Hohman, Alex McKee, Braden Riehl, Bryan Gerber (back) Sahen Fultz, Ben Royster, Brock Newsome, Jared Norman, Kade Newsome, Kyle Klinski, Jacob Kern, Troy Newsome.
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been No. 1 to start the season five times under Saban. Last season was the first time Saban’s team started and finished the season No. 1. The Tide enter this season with a question at quarterback, but there appears to be two good answers from which Saban has to choose: Tua Tagovailoa won the College Football Playoff championship game for Alabama with a second-half comeback and overtime touchdown pass. Jalen Hurts has led the Tide to the national title game in each of his two seasons as a starter. Whoever is quarterback, Alabama’s offense should be potent with running back Damien Harris working behind a powerful line anchored by tackle Jonah Williams. The Tide’s always tough de-
fense will have all new starters in the secondary, but defensive end Raekwon Davis and linebackers Mack Wilson and Dylan Moses are primed to be Alabama’s next All-Americans. The machine never stops in Tuscaloosa. One again, everybody is chasing Alabama. NO. 1 AT BEING NO. 1 The AP poll began in 1936 and Alabama is approaching the top of a very storied list: Ohio State — 105 weeks at No. 1 Alabama — 104 Oklahoma — 101 Notre Dame — 98 Southern California — 91 Florida State — 72 Nebraska — 70 PRESEASON FAVORITES This is Alabama’s seventh time overall being a preseason No. 1, matching USC for fourth most. Oklahoma — 10 preseason No. 1 rankings
Ohio State — 8 Alabama — 7 USC — 7 Florida State 6 Nebraska — 6 THE OTHER CHAMPS Central Florida was the only team in the country to go undefeated last season and — you might have heard — the school decided to declare the Knights national champions because why not? This is college football and nobody is really in charge. UCF is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time to the start the season, coming in 21st in the preseason poll. The Knights are the highest-ranked team not in a Power Five conference, one spot ahead of Boise State from the Mountain West. If that ranking after going unbeaten seems unusually low, it is but it is not unprecedented. In the CFP/BCS era (1998-present), 19 teams have had unbeaten seasons. Three of those teams — 1998 Tulane, 1999 Marshall, 2004
Utah — were unranked in the preseason poll the next season. Not surprisingly, all those teams played outside of what were then called BCS automatic qualifying conferences. Five other teams were ranked outside the top 10, including three from outside BCS-auto bid leagues. Boise State in 2007 was No. 24 in the preseason. Utah in 2009 started 19th. TCU began 2011 at No. 14. The only so-called power conference team to go unbeaten in the BCS/CFP era and be ranked similarly low the next season was Auburn — twice. After going 13-0 in 2004, the Tigers started 2005 ranked 16th. After Cam Newton led Auburn to the 2010 national title, the Newton-less Tigers were ranked No. 23 to begin 2011. NOTABLE ■ No. 2 Clemson matched its best preseason ranking. The Tigers were No. 2 in 2016 and went on to win the national championship.
■ No. 4 Wisconsin has its best preseason ranking since 2000, when it was also No. 4. The Badgers also had one firstplace vote that year. ■ No. 5 Ohio State is making it 30th straight appearance in the preseason rankings (1989-2018). Only Penn State (34) and Nebraska (33) have had longer streaks. ■ No. 6 Washington has its best preseason ranking since 1997, when the Huskies were No. 4. ■ No. 8 Miami has its best preseason ranking since being No. 6 to start the 2004 season. ■ No. 18 Mississippi State has its best preseason ranking since 1981, when the Bulldogs were No. 14. CONFERENCE CALL Big Ten — 5 (all top 15) SEC — 5 (3 top 10) ACC — 4 Big 12 — 4 Pac-12 — 4 American — 1 Mountain West — 1
Clyde volleyball
Coach: Allison Carter, 1st year 2017: 8-16, 2-16 SBC Lake Returning letterwinners: Seniors Alexis Keegan (RS); Isabel Montano (DS); Jackie Smith (OH). Juniors Ruby Schabel (M). Sophomores Maddy Andecover (OH); Grace Ball (S); Braylin Caudill (M). Others: Junior Elaynah Noftz (L); Mady Gregg (DS). Sophomore MariahBoonie (DS/S). Outlook: Clyde volleyball will have a familiar feel to it, but under a new regime this season with coach Carter stepping in for longtime coach Betty Hasselbach. “Iʼve been an assistant under her for six years and I was honored to be her assistant because I learned a lot,” Carter said. “But, I do want to make this team my own and Iʼm trying to do that. Itʼs
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State and the nation’s elite was still somewhat significant, but the Spartans shouldn’t be judged just on that one blowout. They won at Michigan and beat Penn State, and their bowl was a 42-17 rout of Washington State. Now they return 10 starters on offense and nine on defense. Although that includes cornerback Josiah Scott — who is now expected to miss time with an injury — it’s still a wealth of returning talent for a team that was in the mix for the Big Ten title until late last season. A year ago, the Spartans had to prove their program wasn’t falling
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the little things like lifting and how to run practice, just small changes to make a difference. My main focus so far has been getting the girls to transition from her to me and theyʼve done a great job with it.” Something making that a little easier to have experience returning, which Clyde does have, but in a small dose. The Fliers have a lot of players back, but Carter said only three of them saw extended varsity time. “Itʼs kind of a whole new team coming together really,” she said. “Theyʼve been working hard and a lot of them have to learn new positions and in the preseason how to be better teammates and communicate well. They are adjusting, but itʼs pretty different than the past.
apart after the poor 2016 showing. The feeling is different in 2018. “This year, we’re just ready to play,” wide receiver Felton Davis said. “We know what we’ve got, we know what we can do.” SCOTT’S RETURN LJ Scott enters his senior season with some impressive career rushing stats: 2,591 yards and 25 touchdowns. A good final season could put him in the top four on the school’s career list in both categories — but Scott also has room for improvement. He was part of a team-wide fumbling problem that plagued the Spartans last year. SETTLED IN Last year was Lewerke’s first full season as the starter, and there was a lot for the Spartans to be excited about. He threw for 20
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Clyde volleyball (front, left): Grace Ball, Mariah Boonie, Isabel Montano, Mady Gregg, Elaynah Noftz (back) Allison Carter, Braylin Caudill, Maddy Andecover, Ruby Schabel, Jackie Smith, Alexis Keegan, Julie Court.
“Jackie Smith is the most vocal leader and she is always keeping the team on track and is always up. My two other seniors Montano and Keegan do the same thing and itʼs nice to see at this point. My setter, Grace Ball, also is doing a good job communicating and Schabel as well. We will be using her a lot.” Carter mentioned Perkins and
Norwalk as the top two teams to try to reach this season in the SBC Lake, but Columbian and others should have something to say about it as well. “When we made the transition into the new league, we knew it would be tough and it was tough every night. You couldnʼt have a bad game and survive,” Carter said. “Our division is loaded and
touchdowns with seven interceptions and also ran for 559 yards and five TDs. “I thought he sort of took off,” Dantonio said. “He got better and better as the season went. I think what he had to improve on is knowing where to go with the football, his reads, being consistent with that, and then also, a little bit of patience. He got out of the pocket. He made things happen.” UP FRONT Center Brian Allen was the only starter the Spartans lost on offense, so there are plenty of returning players on the offensive line. The defensive line might be even better, with defensive end Kenny Willekes (seven sacks last season) and nose tackle Raequan Williams leading the way.
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we will try to do our best compete. “I just want to see this team come together and learn their new positions. Thatʼs been the biggest thing this offseason. I want them to represent Clyde and have that joy and fun playing the game and let mistakes go and move on to the next play.”
starter. “No, I mean, obviously, he’s younger,” McCown said. “I was taking these kind of reps when he was 4 years old.” Actually, Darnold was 5 when McCown was in his first NFL training camp with Arizona in 2002. But, point made. “He needs the work and it’s good for him,” the veteran said. “Every rep is a great rep for all of us, there’s no doubt about it.” Sure, he wants to start, but McCown is a realist. He knows his days as an NFL player, let alone starting quarterback, are dwindling. “My goal for this is for the quarterback room to play well,” said McCown, who signed a $10 million deal in the offseason to return to New York. “And if that’s me playing out there, I want to play the best football that I can play. If that’s Sam or that’s Teddy, whoever that is, that’s the ultimate goal.” Last summer, McCown also saw limited action in the preseason as the Jets tried to give Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty the opportunity to seize the starting gig.
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Coach: Jeff MacFarland 2017: 18-2, 14-0 SBC Lake Returning letterwinners: Seniors Madi Bannister; Lakotah Cagle; Siera Hisey. Others: Senior Mary Wilkerson. Juniors Megan Barrett; Allyssa Eisenhower; Amber Fay; Hali Hagemeyer; Alyssa Laurer; McKenzi Woesner. Sophomores Gabby Castillo; Halle Elder; Averie Fritz; Abbey Marcha; Klara Miller; Emma Strudthoff. Freshmen Katrice Hackenburg; Niki Hagemeyer. Outlook: Clyde had a fantastic season a year ago, running the table in the SBC Lake and having a few players at the state tournament. Having lost the state qualifiers, this might be a feeling-out year for MacFarland. He has to move up some girls who were used to playing doubles up into the singles spots. “We are going through some growing pains right now and thatʼs
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mostly to the girls having to step into the singles roles, which is different and will take some time to adjust,“ MacFarland said. “There is a lot more space to cover, you are all by yourself out there and you are more than likely facing the other teamsʼ best players.” MacFarland said Cagle, Hisey and Bannister, who all came from doubles teams last season are likely the singles players this season. Hagemeyer and Barrett have also worked well together at doubles. He said Barrett is new to tennis as she played volleyball the past few years, so there is work to be done there, but he likes her aggressiveness on the court. He also said Strudthoff will be switching between doubles and singles this season. “We also have Mary Wilkerson, who will be a four-year player for me in doubles and she has put a lot of work in in the offseason,” MacFarland said.
Clyde boys golf
Clyde tennis (front, left): Gabby Castillo, Abbey Marcha, Alyssa Eisenhower, Katrice Hackenburg, Hali Hagemeyer, McKenzi Woessner (second) Lakota Cagle, Siera Hisey, Averie Fritz, Halle Elder, Niki Hagemeyer (back) Wayne Strudthoff, Kayla Perman, Mary Wilkerson, Madi Bannister, Klara Miller, Emma Strudthoff, Alyssa Lauer, Megan Barrett, Amber Fay, Jeff MacFarland.
Clyde boys golf (front, left): Kaden Edmonds, Colby Pocock, Brendan Shell, Connor Ross, Quintin Deel (second) Carsen Drennan, Ben Hohenstein, Max Yates, Gavin Gill, Jacob Lee, Tyler Dearth (back) Luke Townsley, Garrett Wiseman, Logan Nicely, Sam Gill, Grant Reese, Ryder Gamertsefelder, Ryan Matherne, Ian Daniels, Rob Jennings.
Clyde girls golf
Clyde girls golf (front, left): Kennedy Brown, Hunter Schwochow, Felicity Hahl, Zoey Fairbanks, Maizie Myers (back) Margaret Hilliker, Clori Hackenburg, Paige Atterholt, Brooke Newsome, Grace Pocock.
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New Riegel cross country
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Coach: Ethan Reinhart, first year. 2017: BOYS — Fifth in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. GIRLS — Did not field a full team. Returning letterwinners: BOYS — Seniors Bryce Hohman, Gabe Souder. Juniors Nick Reinhart, Nick Zoeller. Sophomores Zach Williams, Hayden Hohman. GIRLS — Senior Sydney Clouse. Others: BOYS — Junior Josh Nye. Freshmen Blake Theis, Will Clouse, Marco Milazzo, Cade Haman, Lincoln Chapman, Tyler Brickner, Joe Tiell, Jacob Clouse, Logan Schalk, Brandon Gillig, Riley Jones. GIRLS — Senior Brooklyn Williams. Sophomore Grace Clouse. Freshman Gabrielle Nye. Outlook: At first glance, the differences are, well, different. The boys have six veterans on a team blessed with depth, while the girls donʼt have enough runners to field a full team. But inexperience will play a role with both
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squads. Eleven freshmen dot the 18runner roster for the boys, providing plenty of competition for the six veterans. Toss in solid offseason work and good leadership from within the team, and coach Reinhart said the Blue Jackets are on the move. “For the first time, Iʼve got strength in numbers, it seems. Having this many freshman, itʼs a pretty diverse group, kind of getting in there and pushing on some of the upperclassmen,” he said. “Meanwhile, our two seniors, Iʼve been very pleased with their leadership, and theyʼre encouraging the younger runners. Theyʼve taken them in and (are) showing them the way and pushing them along. “The youth of the team is going to be a bit of a learning curve for everyone, but Iʼm really looking forward to watching this develop,” he said. And theyʼve already started talking about how that can all de-
coached that are now coaching.” For his part, Gilbert said creating a positive experience is key to developing a future coach. “Speaking of the guys I worked with, and the former players, I think, No. 1, I think they had a good experience,” he said. “Playing high school football was a very meaningful thing for them. And then, they just wanted to — they found their passion in football and wanted to continue that into a career. “I think all of them — the one common trait they would have — is a passion for football.” Reser acknowledged he has a passion for football, and for Tiffin. “First of all, I love this town, I’m
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New Riegel cross country (front, left): Cade Haman, Bryce Hohman, Tyler Brickner, Brandon Gillig, Logan Schalk, Blake Theis, Jacob Clouse, Joe Tiell (second) Gabrielle Nye, Grace Clouse, Will Clouse, Hayden Hohman, Nick Zoeller, Riley Jones, Sydney Clouse (back) Casey Losey, Marco Milazzo, Zach Williams, Josh Nye, Gabriel Souder, Nick Reinhart, Gabe Halter, Ethan Reinhart.
velop, said coach Reinhart, the former St. Wendelin coach who takes over the New Riegel program this year. There are personal goals and team goals, he said, with the new guys figuring into a successful season and a move up the SBC River Division standings. “They know it will take the young guys, some of the freshmen, really stepping up and pushing to gain those places at
happy to be here,” Reser said. “I think this place in the way it treats people has a special thing there, and wanting to stay here helps all those guys. “Second of all, when we were younger, let’s face it, Calvert and Columbian both have a lot of football tradition,” Reser said. “Growing up young kids at that time, what we were seeing — all those guys you just mentioned — we were watching as young kids, wanting to be those guys, that drew us to the game itself.” And the five also stayed involved in the game past high school. Reser and Hall stayed in town, playing at Heidelberg. Colatruglio played at Bluffton, while Lutz had a terrific career for national title-winning teams at Mount Union. Carmon started at Bowling Green, then played football at Findlay. And Gilbert is now an assistant on Gary Goff’s staff at Tiffin University. Hall said after getting the job at Upper Sandusky, he reached out to a number of
that particular race,” he said. “But thereʼs a lot of enthusiasm, and theyʼre starting to buy into the ideas here, get a little excited about something different happening here this year.” Meanwhile, the girls have just one veteran among their four runners and some newcomers to the sport. “Weʼre having a little bit of a challenge overcoming the small
his fellow Tiffin-raised coaches for advice. “I even talked to coach Gilbert on several occasions as well, just for advice and things like that,” Hall said. “But as far as why so many guys from the area are coaching is, just love of the game. I think Steve Gilbert and Toby Hammond did a great job for a long time, coaching the right way. And I think it really built a love and passion for the game with most of the players.” It’s a passion that the coaches share, and at times, discuss. “We all have connection, we all know each other,” Colatruglio said. “We all talk in the offseason. We all kind of pick each other’s brains a little bit, and it’s a lot of fun.” One thing all five coaches have in common: They want their players to feel the same way about their team — about their town — that they did. “I want them to have their chest out,”
numbers, but thereʼs definite athleticism and drive there. Sydneyʼs my senior leader stepping in there, and Brooklynʼs coming on, sheʼs got a lot of athleticism, I think,” coach Reinhart said. “The other girls are pretty new so theyʼre just getting a feel for the distance and see what they can do. “Theyʼre showing a lot of ability at handling the longer distance,” he said.
Carmon said. “I was so proud of telling people I was a Tiffin Columbian Tornado. That’s what I want the kids to feel up here in Port Clinton. They haven’t had that. “A lot of what we do is based on what we did in Tiffin,” Carmon said. “Thursday meals, a guest speaker, jerseys on in school on Fridays, how we do our pregame.” In a sense, it’s reaching to the past to solidify the future. “It’s what we did,” Reser said, “and I guess we were lucky enough to have great people in Tiffin who had such an impact on our lives through this sport, that’s what we chose to do.” Colatruglio had a similar point of view. “We just grew up with sports being important,” he said. “I also think we all grew up around big coaches as well. We played in good programs, and it’s something we all wanted to carry on.” And it carries on. And on.
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On the defensive line, Morrison and Sheaffer will be back. Breidenbach and Thomas are expected to be the starters at tackle. Wagner could be in the tackle rotation as well. Alex Wheeler will be a starter at end, while Nye, Holly and Stuckey all could be options at an end spot. Meanwhile, Hawk returns at inside linebacker. He missed part of last season with an injury, but Hall said he finished the season strongly. Blake Herberft will rotate in at the ILB position, as will as Giesey. At the outside linebacker spots, Garrett Thomas and Curtis Smith are expected to play, and Evan Barth also will be part of the rotation, and Hall said McMillan may also play the position. In the secondary, Lambrite is back to
play free safety. McMillan has also played back there, as has Broderdorp. At corner, Byrne is expected to start, and Braden Cano is a returning starter on the other. The pair will be backed by Eric Bills and Cazares, as well as Cotto-Ramos. Hall said for the Rams’ defense to be successful, they have to be disciplined. “Don’t try and overcompensate for somebody else,” Hall said. “As soon as you do more than what your role in the defense is, then you are gonna leave your area, your designated assignment, to cover for someone else, and then there’s no one else there.” Lambrite is expected to handle the kicking duties, backed by Giesey. The Rams finished with just three wins last season. And, with another full slate of games in the Northern 10 Conference, Hall isn’t expecting the schedule to get any easier. “Our schedule is pretty tough; there’s not a gimme on the schedule,” he said. “That’s for sure.”
New Riegel Boys Golf
New Riegel golf (front, left): Owen Kummerer, Brandon Seifert, Dalton Reinhart, Sam Whipple, Carson Whipple, Aaron Theis (back) Eric Theis, Jacob Theis, Cole Miller, Ethan Pahl, Scott Hall.
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Coach: Jon Price, first year. 2017: 19-6, 9-1 Sandusky Bay Conference River Division, SBC River Division co-champ, district runner-up. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Christen Hohman (OH), Madalyn Reinhart (L). Juniors Julia Reinhart (MH, OH), Kaitlyn Kirian (MH), Brooklyn Gillig (OH). Sophomore Jordan Hohman (MH). Others: Seniors Victoria Proviro (OH), Sarah Schalk (OH), Nicole Brickner (OH). Juniors Marianna Tiell (S), Braelyn Boes (L). Sophomore Kayleigh Lininger (S). Freshman Aubrey Bouillon (S). Outlook: Knowing who to focus on last year wasnʼt difficult for New Riegelʼs foes. First-team All-Ohioan Brianna
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Whomever the quarterback is, he will have some emerging threats at wide receiver. Jaret Nelson had 331 yards receiving and four touchdowns in his junior campaign. He returns. “He was a real solid receiver for us last year as a junior, and we’re really looking for him to take that big step,” Colatruglio said. The coach said he expects Nelson to man one end, and Travis Milligan to man the other. “(He) got some experience last year at the varsity level, had a handful of catches,” Colatruglio said. “He took a big jump this offseason as well, and he’s gonna look to hold down the other spot.” In the slot, Colatruglio said the Chieftains have plenty of options from Williams to Noah Borer to Marshall Reinhard and Nate Cook. Jordan Jury also will be in the conversation there. “We really bring a lot of athleticism to that position as well,”
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Gillig (245 digs, 72 aces, 25 blocks) drilled 470 kills, with first-team District 6 setter Lindsay Bouillon (214 digs, 81 kills, 24 aces, 31 blocks) tallying a large portion of her 750 assists by feeding her the ball. But Price, who steps into the head coaching role after three years as an assistant, said this yearʼs group wonʼt be so one-sided. “Weʼre going to be a little more balanced than we were last year,” he said. “We leaned on Brianna last year and I think we have a few more weapons that will balance us out this year.” One of those is Kirian, a first-team SBC River Division, second-team district pick who tallied 279 kills and 56 blocks last year.
he said. “We think we have seven really solid receivers, and they’re all going to help.” Even though Colatruglio teams run a version of the spread, the coach said the Chieftains will employ a tight end at times. Ethan Watkins, Daniel Lommerse and John Turco will be options there. On the offensive line, Hopewell-Loudon retains three starters from last season. The group is led by Donovan Bickelhaupt, a four-year starter at tackle. Gage Burns and Ethan Sendelbach also return to the trenches. “We have three guys that have a ton of experience,” Colatruglio said. “The other spots, we had to move some guys.” Charlie Wickham and Turco each played skill spots last year. This year, they will be asked to occupy line positions. “With all the injuries, they actually played a lot (last season),” Colatruglio said. “They’re two of our strongest guys on our team. We asked them to try something for us, and I cant say enough (about) how unselfish and no-ego those guys (are), their senior year, to be willing to
New Riegel volleyball (front, left): Christen Hohman, Nicole Brickner, Sarah Schalk, Aubrey Bouillon (second) Braelyn Moes, Claire Schalk, Victoria Provino, Brooklyn Gillig, Madalyn Reinhart, Marianna Tiell, Ashlyn Bouillon (back) Jon Price, Jordan Hohman, Kaitlyn Kirian, Julia Reinhart.
do what’s best for the team.” A pair of freshmen, Ryan Cook and Brandon Boes, as well as junior Adam Daniel, are also being brought along up front. Colatruglio admitted that the offensive line does not have much depth. “We think we have five or six pretty solid guys,” he said. “After that, we’re a work in progress.” Colatruglio said many of the players set for offensive line spots also will be expected to step up on the defensive line. “We’re gonna be as good as our offensive and defensive lines play,” he said. “I think our skill guys and our back eight on defense are as fast and as skilled and athletic a group as we’ve had here in a while. For us to be successful, we have to be able to block people and our defensive line has to be able to keep some people off our linebackers.” Sendelbach and Burns are set to start on the D-line, as is sophomore Terry Dell, who Colatruglio said has really improved this offseason. Ryan Cook, Boes and Adam Sendelbach also figure to rotate in the Chieftains’ three-man front.
Meanwhile, Colatruglio was gushing about his linebackers and his secondary. Bickelhaupt and Turco, who started last year as inside backers, return, with CJ Smith figuring in. Wickham, a returning starter, mans the the outside, while Stickley also will be moved to an outside spot. Borer also will be mixed in there. In the secondary, there is competition. Nelson is a returning starter at cornerback; Nate Cook is expected to play at the other corner. Williams will be at free safety, with Reinhard also playing there. Williams will fill in a bit at corner, though Colatruglio said with the team asking so much of him on offense, they don’t want to stretch him too thin defensively. Takoda Paul and Jury also will see playing time in the defensive backfield. “We feel like we have six guys we can plug in in the back end, and have no problems,” Colatruglio said. On special teams, Nelson returns at punter and kicker. “We feel like we’re pretty strong in the kicking game,” Co-
latruglio said. Stickley figures to be a big part of the return game. Hopewell-Loudon is set to enter its final season in the Blanchard Valley Conference; the Chieftains will join former Midland Athletic League rivals Calvert, Lakota and St. Joe in the Sandusky Bay Conference’s River Division in 2019. The BVC has been a tough conference for years, and Colatruglio isn’t expecting it to be any different this fall. “There’s some top-notch, toplevel small school football in our league,” Colatruglio said. “Leipsic, McComb, Liberty-Benton, those teams are perennial playoff teams, and Van Buren, Arlington, all of them have made the playoffs in the last three or four years.” Facing that challenge, where does the coach see his team being at the end of the season? “We think, if healthy and playing to our ability, we can be right there and compete with anybody,” Colatruglio said. “We have the ability, and we have the guys in our locker room to have a successful year.”
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Fostoria Redmen
2017: 5-5, 2-5 Northern Buckeye Conference. Head coach: Derek Kidwell, fifth year. Assistant coaches: John Groth, Greg Fleming, J.R. Haupert, Kevin Keckler, Jeremy Robbins, Tony Stahl, Roy Findlay. No.Name
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Fostoria going back to its roots BY JOHN MONTGOMERY
Sports Writer jmontgomery@advertiser-tribune.com
FOSTORIA — Graduating nearly a third of your team tends to force some changes. For Fostoria, that means going back to its roots on offense this fall. “(Quarterback) Skylar (Garcia) and five or six receivers graduated, so we’re not a spread team any more,” coach Derek Kidwell said. “We’re two tights, power-I, a lot of pro sets. We’re doing a lot of stuff my dad (Dick Kidwell) used to run here when I played. “It was different for us, but we introduced it in July (at camp) to them and we really took our time in explaining the offense, and it’s really the only thing we worked on,” he said. “We’ll still be able to do some spread stuff just because we know it, but … we’ve really hammered and ingrained this new offensive package to our kids, and they’ve really picked it up.” Junior Devin Mauricio will step in as the new quarterback for the Redmen, one year after catching 44 passes for 814 yards and eight touchdowns en route to being named a second-team district and first-team Northern Buckeye Conference pick at receiver.
He replaces Garcia, who threw for 2,242 yards and 21 TDs and ran for another 210 yards and four scores last year. Garcia was one of five all-NBC Redmen and one of 13 FHS players who graduated. Kidwell said moving the team’s best receiver to quarterback this fall was just a matter of putting the team’s best athlete in control of the offense, while the change in offense is what best suits the personnel. “We have one kid who caught a varsity pass besides him, so if we wanted to be a spread team, we wouldn’t be a very good one,” Kidwell said. “We’re really doing this because it just fits our kids,” he said. “We’ve got a really nice group of running backs, we’ve got a nice-sized offensive line and we just feel this gives us the best chance to win.” As a group, Kidwell said the 15 juniors will provide the backbone for this year’s team. He said they have a winning mentality and are enjoying the fact they’re all now playing varsity together. “They’re just close kids. They all hang out together. They work hard, but they’re competitive in the right way, where they challenge one another. They want to get better each and every day in practice,” he said.
“They’re excited that the bulk of them are playing varsity football now,” Kidwell said. “They’re just all excited to have every last one of them playing under the lights rather than some of them waking up on Saturdays (for JV games).” The backfield will have senior Jadyn Miller and junior Zach Chavana splitting time at fullback, while senior Maalik Tucker, junior Xavier Diaz and junior Bryan Stenson will rotate in at halfback. All but Stenson, a transfer from Toledo, are veterans. Veteran linemen include senior Nate Cessna (230 pounds) and juniors Roger Hall (215), Levi Kracher (255) and Michael Augsbeger (295). Other available linemen include senior Shawn Vilaisack (250); juniors Noah Damschroder (155), Aaron Johnson (195) and Cameron DeLaRosa (250); sophomores Josh McCarley (215), Hunter Martin (295), Demetrius Medlock (300) and Jesse Hall (360); and freshman Quinton Augsberger (210). Junior tight ends Keshawn Carter Stokes and Eli Ward, and senior Alex Sierra are the only veterans among the receiving corps. Many of the same names will find playing time on defense, where the Redmen (5-5, 2-5 Northern Buckeye Confer-
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20 K. Carter Stokes 5-10 175 TE/OLB 23 Jacob Franklin
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25 Malakai Ferguson 5-6 26 Ian Brown
30 Zach Chavana 35 Jadyn Miller
36 Darius Barfield 39 Trent Leiter
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ence) will rotate between a 4-4 and 3-4, similar to last year. Almost all of the offensive linemen will play along the defensive line, with Tucker joining them. Miller and Chavana will head up the linebacker corps, which also includes veterans Carter Stokes, Franklin and Ward. Mauricio will run the secondary from the free safety spot, and will be joined by Diaz, Sierra and Stenson. “We’re going to have to stop the run. Teams have been known to run the ball
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too easily at us. But I think this group is more physical than any group we’ve had,” said Kidwell, who enters his fifth year coaching his alma mater. “And obviously, running the offense we’re running, we’re going to have to get positive yardage. We’re not going to be able to be in second-and-long, third-andlong, we’re just not going to be a dynamic passing team,” he said. “We’re going to be play action, we’re going to boot and we’re going to waggle, so we need to get positive yardage in first, second down and keep us in manageable, short-yardage situations so we can run the ball and move the chains. “But, the good thing is, this offense, when executed, had been proven to work,” he said.
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Fostoria volleyball
Coach: Krissy Lotycz, fourth year. 2017: 16-9, 9-5 Northern Buckeye Conference. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Mary Harris (OH), Dakota Thomas (S), Tyriana Settles (MH), Baleigh Robinson (OH), Meredith Grine (MH). Sophomore Zoe Rice (DS, utility). Others: Sophomores Mauryanna Jones (MH), Dashani Taylor (OH), Ali Sierra (MH). Freshman Jasmine Groves (MH). Outlook: The Redmen have posted three-straight winning sea-
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sons in Lotyczʼs tenure, marking the most consecutive winning campaigns since four in a row dating back to 2001-04. While that bodes well for the program, Lotcyz said the seniors want more. “This year, they know that they fell short and they know that if thereʼs any year to make school history, to make school records this is the year to take the lead,” Lotcyz said. “They have a lot of incentives, a lot of things to look forward to in order to get that.”
“I guess the bottom line is, we have nine seniors, seven juniors, seven sophomores and 10 freshmen,” he said. “What we’re really looking at, in all honesty, is we’ve got a pretty nice junior and senior class, with some sophomores that are really learning fast and doing great. It’s gonna come down to those 16 juniors and seniors and hopefully, two or three of those sophomores can start mixing in.” Bremyer, Rombach and Somodi are expected to be patrolling the secondary, along with Nielsen and Shultz. Nick Seifert also will bounce between outside linebacker and a safety spot.
A fourth-straight winning year would tie the school record for consecutive winning seasons, while the FHS single-season record for victories is 18, set in an 18-5 campaign in 2002. Experience and talent return to help the Redmen strive for all that. Settles was the Division III District 6 player of the year and Thomas landed on the honorable mention list. Meanwhile, NBC honors went to Thomas (first team), Settles (second team), Grine (honorable mention) and Harris (honorable mention).
Reser said the Senecas will run a 4-4 with multiple fronts and multiple coverages. “We’re gonna try to stop the run and make them pass, and if they pass, we’ll defend that,” Reser said. “Obviously, we’re gonna see some teams that throw the ball well, but this game, still, in my mind, is based on the run, and that’s our first challenge.” Quinten Ronski is expected to kick, while Aaron Frederick also could be in the conversation there. “They’re doing better than making their PAT’s,” Reser said. “I think we’re gonna have that potential of kicking field goals again. It will be something new for me, personally, but those field goals are big deals.” Recker is expected to punt.
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Fostoria boys cross country
Fostoria cross country (front, left): Haili O'Neal, Hope Nowicki, Bri Hickle, Alice James, Macey Sheets, Dezerea Miranda (second) Wyatt Russell, Da'Shon Johnson, Savas Malagon, Wyatt Cobb, Trevor Nowicki (back) Dominic Jackson, Justin Jordan, Tyler Cobb, Chance Mason, Dylan Sheets, Kim Cousin.
Coach: Kim Cousin. 2017: Eighth in Northern Buckeye Conference. Returning letterwinners: Senior Dylan Sheets. Junior Justin Jordan. Sophomore Dominic Jackson. Others: Senior Chance Mason. Juniors Tyler Cobb, Dashaun Johnson, Savas Malagon. Sophomore Wyatt Russell. Freshmen Wyatt Cobb, Trevor Nowicki. Outlook: A few more runners would probably be nice, but Cousin is happy with the group she has and expects them to perform well. “Numbers are nice, but sometimes you can have numbers but not workers,” Cousin said. “From what Iʼve been seeing out of
“We’ll be the surprise team.” — Kim Cousin, Fostoria cross country coach
these guys as far as early (in the season), theyʼve really been pushing each other, coming in with the right attitude and getting through their workouts,” she said. “Weʼll be the sur-
prise team.” The Redmen have just three veterans and only two seniors, meaning youth and inexperience will figure into this yearʼs efforts. Cousin said challenges will come from finding that fifth scorer and getting the team to score well at meets. Leading the way will be Sheets, who ran fourth at NBC, 15th at district and 25th at the regional last year. “Dylan, heʼs a senior; qualified for regionals for two years,” Cousin said. “I think his focus this year seems to be a little more clear knowing that heʼs going into this season … knowing ʻthatʼs my last opportunity, I donʼt have any more chances to get it right.ʼ”
Fostoria Girls Cross Country
Coach: Kim Cousin. 2017: Fifth in Northern Buckeye Conference. Returning letterwinners: Seniors Brianna Hickle, Alice James. Junior Macey Sheets. Sophomore Desire Miranda. Others: Senior Hope Nowicki. Sophomore Hailie OʼNeil. Outlook: Itʼs a small team for Fostoria this fall, but four of the Redmen return as letterwinners while Nowicki is back after missing last year due to scheduling conflicts. While staying healthy to field a regulation five-runner team will be critical, Cousin said an unusual challenge facing this yearʼs team comes from the class schedule. Fostoria doesnʼt begin classes until Sept. 4. “The strange thing for us this year, before school even starts, weʼll have five meets in since we go back so late,” she said. However, Cousin said she has faith in this yearʼs group. “Theyʼre all working really hard. Bri and Alice are seniors and theyʼve really stepped up to the plate as team captains … . Theyʼre doing a real nice job,” she said. “Macey Sheets really seems to be really focused this year, and stronger,” she said. “Looking for some real nice things out of her.”
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Bellevue Redmen 2017: 9-4, 4-1 SBC Lake Head coach: Ed Nasonti.
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Redmen look to make another run with young group BY MATT NYE
Assistant Sports Editor mnye@advertiser-tribune.com
BELLEVUE — Coach Ed Nasonti loved the way his team came together last season to make another impressive playoff run at Bellevue. With the team loaded with seniors and talent, the Redmen made it to the regional final, but ran into Shelby and Virginia quarterback commit Brennan Armstrong for the second time, resulting in a 42-21 defeat. “We really evolved into a good football team last season. Coming into the year with the fourth toughest schedule, we knew we had to come out and play well every Friday night to give ourselves a chance,” Nasonti said. “We finished 73, but our three losses were to three 10-0 teams. We made a playoff run, but ran into a really good football team.
“A good thing about going three weeks into the playoffs was three extra weeks of practice for our down-the-line guys, so we are kind of banking on that making a difference for this year.” Last year, the Redmen had to replace All-Ohioan Alec Foos at quarterback. They did with a tandem of Riley Renwand and eventually Treston Francis as a dazzling wildcat QB. Now, the Redmen must rebuild again, but this time it’s a bit different. Bellevue lost 18 seniors, which include 14 All-SBC Lake performers and three All-Ohioans. Dakota McPeak and Bryce McMurray were first-team AllOhio selections, while lineman Brock Beier was honorable mention. One of the conference selections included four-year starter Bryce Ray at running back. With just a few starters back on both sides, Nasonti will be relying on a bunch of young players and trying to build
some depth. “We only have a few returning starters from last year, but we do have Dalton Hay (All-SBC Lake honorable mention at DB), Colton Ray (second-team AllSBC Lake at D-line), Gavin Sparling and Jack Howey (honorable mention all-district at LB),” he said. “We are going to have to develop some guys and develop some toughness and lay it on the line. “We’ve had a good summer. So far the kids are practicing well, so we are optimistic about our ballclub this year.” One of the key spots to replace is under center where Nasonti said 6-foot1 sophomore Keegan Ray will be the signal caller. “He was our backup last year behind Riley. He got all of the backup reps before we shifted to a Wildcat set with Treston taking more snaps there,” he said. “We are feeling pretty good about what
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5-11 175 WR/S 1 Dylan Hundley 6-5 195 WR/C 2 Gavin Sparling 3 Jayden Mayes 5-9 120 WR/S 5-6 140 QB/S 4 Caiden Walter 5-10 155 WR/C 5 Caleb Mason 5-8 155 RB/LB 6 Grant Nichols 7 Jake Holmer 5-10 190 RB/LB 5-9 138 WR/C 8 Dylan Wilson 5-11 135 WR/C 9 Nathan Davis 10 Derek Raifsnider 5-9 160 WR/C 12 Keegan Ray 6-1 163 QB/S 5-8 130 WR/C 13 Nicklas Baker 6-1 165 WR/C 14 Hunter Martin 15 Faustino Miranda 5-0 95 WR/S 16 Preston Ray 5-7 124 WR/C 5-3 118 WR/LB 17 Jakob Hrynciw 6-1 190 QB/DL 18 Brad Perkins 19 Tristan Singleton 5-9 158 WR/LB 5-2 112 WR/LB 20 Carter Lapata 21 Jack Howey 6-1 195 RB/LB 5-6 117 RB/C 22 Frank Hager 23 Jack Fitzgerald 5-10 155 WR/C 5-7 150 RB/C 24 Mason Miller 25 Nick Missler 6-0 150 WR/LB 26 Ethan Heath 6-0 160 WR/C 27 Dalton Hay 5-8 160 WR/S 28 Justin Smythe 5-7 120 QB/LB 29 Alex Rogers 5-9 175 WR/C 30 Camden Bollenbacher 5-7 165 RB/LB 33 Justin Mayes 5-10 175 RB/LB 34 Evan King 5-6 140 WR/LB 35 Jesse Cole 5-6 122 WR/C 40 Collin Hicks 5-10 150 TE/DL 41 Mason Treat 6-0 163 RB/DL 42 Dalton Weller 5-10 182 RB/LB 43 Dillon Herron 5-10 205 RB/DL 44 Brad Miller 6-1 175 TE/DL 45 Seth Gerhardstein 6-3 210 TE/DL 46 Ethan Mohr 6-0 130 TE/DL 47 Colton Ray 6-1 210 RB/DL 48 Aiden Nunez 5-9 200 RB/LB 50 Mitchell Vannest 6-1 180 OL/DL 51 Jordan Miller 5-7 230 OL/DL 52 Lincoln Claus 5-11 200 OL/DL 53 Evan Straub 6-0 170 OL/DL 54 Curtis Royster 5-11 252 OL/DL 55 Andrew Lieb 5-10 195 TE/DL 57 Caden Garcia 6-0 291 OL/DL 59 Collin Corapi 5-7 170 RB/LB 60 Jacob Thom 6-2 235 OL/DL 61 Jake Hammersmith 6-2 210 OL/DL 62 Case Zilch 6-1 250 OL/DL 63 Mason Bova 5-7 195 TE/DL 64 Aaron Willey 6-0 175 OL/DL 65 Joe Farley 5-7 180 OL/DL 66 Damion Hay 6-0 225 OL/DL 67 John Bloomberg 5-11 165 OL/DL 71 Kaden Miller 5-9 185 OL/DL 72 Brock Nunez 5-9 213 OL/DL 73 Anthony Burton 5-9 235 OL/DL 74 Logan Ray 6-4 270 OL/DL 75 Hunter Nottke 5-8 230 OL/DL 76 Hayden Bricker 6-0 205 OL/DL 77 Calvin Mason 5-4 219 OL/DL 78 Joe Commarato 6-0 255 OL/DL 79 Alex Heyman 6-3 250 OL/DL 2017 Results Bellevue 21, Canton Central Catholic 17 Clear Fork 20, Bellevue 14 Bellevue 34, West Holmes 26 Shelby 46, Bellevue 0 Bellevue 50, Start 9 Bellevue 40, Norwalk 28 Bellevue 28, Perkins 6 Bellevue 24, Columbian 10 Sandusky 49, Bellevue 35 Bellevue 33, Clyde 13 Bellevue 34, Orange 6 Bellevue 21, Clear Fork 13 Shelby 42, Bellevue 21
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Coach: Lee Booze 2017: Won SBC Lake, regional qualifiers Returning letterwinners: Seniors Madelyn Verhoff; Lindsey Spurlock; Jamie Vogel. Juniors Vanessa Shanaman; Lilli Ray. Others: Seniors Kaity Fought; Sierra Frost; Sydney Lyons; Lidia McCormack; Bella Natole; Amanda Wahl. Juniors Liz Brugnone; Cassie Gibbs. Sophomores Grace Booze Alexis Burns; Hannah Cleveland; Sami Howell; Megan Verhoff. Freshman Rylee Bollenbacher. Outlook: It was another championship season for Bellevue, gaining the first SBC Lake title. The Lady Red bring back some experience, but lost their top runner, Taylor Waldecker. “We won the league title and with the district being so hard, I
think we expelled all of our energy and we peaked a little early to make regionals,” Booze said. “We raced alright at regionals, but we just didnʼt get anyone through. “Certainly weʼll be working on that this year, but the district is really hard again this year.” Booze likes his team with a mix of returners and fresh legs, but until they get in an actual race, heʼs not sure how theyʼll react. “They are focused on winning a title and getting back to regionals, but we are just excited to see some competition and how some of these girls race,” he said. “Madalyn and Lindsey are good leaders and have this team focused on our goals. “I think a strength of this team is commitment and desire. Theyʼve all been here everyday and grinded in the offseason.”
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Bellevue girls cross country (front, left): Bella Natole, Alexis Burns, Kaity Fought, Lindsey Spurlock, Cassie Gibbs, Rylee Bollenbacher, Sami Howell (second) Lidia McCormack, Megan Verhoff, Amanda Wahl, Liz Brugnone, Hannah Cleveland, Sydney Lyons (back) Lee Booze, Lilli Ray, Sierra Frost, Vanessa Shanaman, Grace Booze, Jamie Vogel, Madelyn Verhoff.
Bellevue boys cross country (front, left): Paul Coffelt, Gabe Alda, Noah Alda, Cooper Fought, Easton Hicks, Brodey Williams (second) Cayden Adams, Brock Widman, Caleb Wenzel, George Schaffer, David Lugo, Chris McCormack, Ryan Hildebrandt (back) Lee Booze, Dylan Adkins, Damien Stull, Zach Cleveland, Derek Horvath, Ethan Knudsen, Cody Kile, Dwight Fuehring.
Bellevue Boys cross country
Coach: Lee Booze 2017: 6th in SBC Lake Returning letterwinners: Senior Zach Cleveland. Juniors Dylan Adkins; Dwight Fuehring. Sophomores Cayden Adams; Paul Coffelt; Gabe Alda; Caleb Wenzel. Others: Senior George Schaffer. Juniors Ryan Hildebrandt; Cody Kile; Ethan Knudsen; Damien Stull. Sophomores Derek Horvath; David Lugo. Freshmen Brock Widman; Brodey Williams; Easton Hicks; Cooper Fought; Chris McCormack. Outlook: Booze said the boys team is on an upswing this year as many of them last year ran varsity for the first time, but now have experience. “We are still pretty young, but Zach has been a great leader for us as our lone senior returning,” Booze said. “We are still growing. The boys wait a little longer to mature than girls, so an 18-year-old boy up against a 14 year old is a mismatch in cross country. Itʼs not the same on the girls side. “I think we are a lot closer to the top this year than we were last year. They are a year older and I think they will improve throughout the season, so we can peak at the end.”
Bellevue tennis
Coach: Sue Eastmann, 5th year 2017: 11-9, 8-6 SBC Lake. Returning letterwinners: Juniors Rayven Whyde; Summer Strunk. Others: Juniors Ella Lit-
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tle; Leighann Motley; Alivia Hammons; Maddie Corrado; Sage Garcia. Sophomores Taylor Fisher; Perla Monreal; Kaitlyn Cullen; Emily Swiger; Dakota Zerman; Cieraa Robinson. Freshman Amber Bischoff.
Bellevue tennis (front, left): Cierra Robinson, Emily Swiger, Kaitlyn Cullen, Leighann Motley, Rayven Whyde, Taylor Fisher, Madeleine Corrado (back) Sue Eastman, Dakota Zerman, Summer Strunk, Alivia Hamons, Ella Little, Sage Garcia, Perla Monreal, Madyson Brugnone.
Bellevue volleyball
Coach: Karen Irons, 19th year 2017: 12-13, 6-6 SBC Lake Returning letterwinners: Seniors Payton Vogel (MH); Riley Mohr (MH); Morgan Dendinger (L); McKenna Davis (OH). Juniors Madison Hrynciw (UT); Molly Bullion (S). Sophomore Taylor Baxter (OH). Others: Junior Beyah Garcia (OH/MH). Sophomore Kami Hay (UT). Outlook: Bellevue didnʼt start the best last season, but it finished well with a run into the district tournament. Irons is hoping the momentum of how it ended last season will carry over into this cam-
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he can do for us. “We like the way he throws the ball and he’s a smart kid. He can also run it, so he’s not going to put us into a bind where we can’t utilize our quarterback run game.” The bigger issue will be up front, where the Redmen lost their whole offensive line. “I know there will be some growing pains here and there, but we as a staff, have addressed it. We are focused on the process,” Nasonti said. “We know it’s not going to happen overnight, but we know our process is good and the kids are prac-
paign. Having first-team All-District 6 middle hitter Vogel back wonʼt hurt. “They really meshed at the end of last season with that tournament run, so weʼve been working on regaining that,” Irons said. “Iʼve been pleased with how well they are working in practice. “Vogel is going to be a four-year starter for me and she has really worked hard and come into her own over the last few seasons. Sheʼs gained more confidence and led our team in kills and blocks last season.”
Bellevue volleyball (front, left): Madison Hrynciw, Kami Hay, Morgan Dendinger, Molly Bullion, Beyah Garcia (back) Karen Irons, Payton Vogel, McKenna Davis, Riley Mohr, Taylor Baxter, Julie Jump.
ticing well.” Joining Ray in the backfield will be Colton Ray at fullback and Jake Holmer at tailback. The receivers will be Sparling, Hay, Jack Fitzgerald, Dylan Hundley and Seth Gerhardstein at tight end. The newlook line will include Alex Heyman and Case Zilch at the tackles, Joe Commarato and Caden Garcia at the guards and Hunter Nottke at center. Defensively for the Redmen, the unit likely will include Damion Hay, Zilch, Gerhardstein and Colton Ray on the line, while Howey is back at middle linebacker with Holmer and Tristan Singleton at outside backers. The corners will be Hay and Derek Raifsnider and the free safety likely is to be Hundley. The schedule is reversed this year, so
the Redmen do have six home games. But they do play the same teams, which includes a long trip in Week 1 to Canton Central Catholic. “There’s been a lot of years where you could look at the schedule and see a few games where you know you’ll be getting in the backups,” Nasonti said. “But we know that isn’t the case this year again and that we will be in a dogfight every Friday night. Our kids understand that and there is no sense in laboring on that. It is what it is. We’re disappointed that we haven’t been able to develop some local rivalries from the teams in the middle tier, but maybe one day that will happen.” Despite the schedule, the constant mentoring of younger kids and the daily grind
of a season with ups and downs, Nasonti, in his 38th coaching and 28th as head coach, still loves what he does. “It’s fun every year to watch your team grow and mature. It’s fun coaching football in a small community and if I didn’t love it, I would be doing something else,” he said. “I enjoy it all. I love the grind of it all. I love the discipline of it. I love being a part of a team. I’ve been a part of a team every year since I was eight years old. The camaraderie, the whole thing of representing you school, representing your community … it’s fun. It’s a great game. Not only are we trying to win football games, but we are trying to create some life lessons for these kids down the line.”
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FALL SPORTS
Bellevue boys golf (front, left): Adam Hosang, Aaron Brubaker, Bailey Springer, Connor Rospert, Corbin Snyder (second) Andrew Dye, Hudson Strayer, Layne Krupp, Alex Martinez, Hayden Foos, Jakob Doster (back) Jan TerVeen, Zach Eskins, Jackson Moyer, Garrett Vickery, Luke Spurlock.
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Fostoria tennis (front, left): Jennaleigh McCumber, Naija Miller, Kyhra Baeder, Shanelle Smith (second) Rubi Dessausure, Imani Velazquez, Mya Weimerskirch (back) Veronica Wonderly, Kenyon Wonderly, Shay Olin, Abrianna Swartz, Maddie Cook, Raelyn Hoffman, Yvette Anez.
Bellevue girls golf (front, left): Abigail Zuck, Jillian Sumser, Nada Strause, Nikki Butler (second) Arianna Consolo, Lara Spurlock, Riley Hager, Cassandra Biedrzycki, Tristian Rupp, Kendall Collins, Tea Layne (back) Danielle Consolo, Isabel Sanchez, Madison Corapi, Brynn Schwalenberg, Kylie Andres, Olivia Martinez, Keyara Schneider.
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