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About the section:

Photographs in this year's fall sports and spirit sections were taken by Jill Gosche and Jon Bird and courtesy of Richard Craig, Holiday Photography, Innovations Portrait Studio, Bellevue, Mohawk and Old Fort schools, Jeff Hammer and Upper Sandusky/Toni Courtright. Stories by Matt Nye, John Montgomery and Zach Baker. Cover designed by Jessica Everhart.

Index

Bellevue Cross Country 66 Football 65, 67 Golf 68 Tennis 15 Volleyball 67 Buckeye Central Football 49, 71 Cross Country 50 Golf 51 Volleyball 50 Calvert Cross Country 7 Football 3, 6 Tennis 6

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5, 6 Carey Cross Country 35, 41 Football 34, 35 Golf 35 Volleyball 38 Volleyball

Clyde Cross Country Football 53, Golf Soccer Tennis Volleyball

Columbian

56 71 56 55 56 55 11

Golf Soccer Tennis Volleyball

Fostoria

Cross Country Football Golf Tennis Volleyball

12 14 12 10

62 60, 62 61 64 61

Hopewell-Loudon

Cross Country 41, 42 Football 40, 43, 56 Golf 42 Volleyball 43

Lakota

17, 24 19 Volleyball 19 Mohawk Cross Country 9, 32 Football 30, 32 Golf 31 Volleyball 31 New Riegel Cross Country 58, 59 Golf 59 Volleyball 58 Old Fort Cross Country 21, 22 Golf 20 Volleyball 20, 22 Soccer 22 Football

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Seneca East

Cross Country Football Golf

Volleyball

45, 46, 50 47 47

Upper Sandusky

Cross Country Football Golf

Volleyball Tennis

23, 28, 38 27 26 26

Calvert ready, excited for challenges after winning state title Cross Country Football

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Senecas volleyball team wants to have fun, win

“You don’t win postseason games without challenges in a season. We would absolutely love to have close games.” — Zoe Meyer Calvert middle hitter

BY ZACH BAKER

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When Calvert’s Zoe Meyer was asked about her squad being targeted by other teams this season, she gave an answer that was, frankly, a little surprising. The Senecas surprised plenty of people — at least on the outside — by winning the Division IV state volleyball championship last season. So this year, they won’t sneak up on anyone. And opponents likely would consider it a season highlight if they beat them. When asked about this, the middle hitter’s answer could be summed up in a single word: Good. “Having the potential of having someone knocking us down is exciting, because that means that someone is stepping up and is challenging us and making us better. You don’t win postseason games without challenges in a season,” she said. “We would absolutely love to have close games. It’s not a fault on our side if we go into five sets with somebody. It’s an accomplishment for us to have opportunities to get better.” It was a tone that was echoed

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Calvert coach Lori Rombach talks to her team during a match at Old Fort Aug. 22.

from a number of other returning players. They know repeating won’t be easy. But they are embracing that. “It’s going to be a challenge,” said Calvert libero AJ Hemminger, “but it’s going to be a good challenge.” As it has been for two seasons, the attitude has been set by coach Lori Rombach. The second-year mentor has been preaching confidence, not cockiness. When told about some of her players’ remarks, the coach seemed pleased. “That’s one of the tones I try to set within each practice, each lifting session, each team event

that we do,” she said, “is we’re gonna have to work twice as hard as last year to get half as much success.” That was another line the players said in practice, though it took on larger numbers. “Definitely the pressure is the biggest challenge,” setter Emma White said. “This whole time, we’ve been saying that we have to work five times as hard for half as much credit.” Anyone who saw how hard the Senecas played last season may find it hard to believe they can work much harder. But the players insist it’s possible. “I think we’re gonna stay

humble and work hard for whatever’s thrown at us,” Hemminger said. “We can handle the pressure this year.” While the word “pressure” was used a lot in the interviews, Rombach and the players all said they weren’t going to get away from enjoying the game. And while the Senecas want to repeat as state champions, Rombach said that isn’t the main objective. She said she’s told the players she wants two things from them. “We have to have fun. That is the first thing on our mind is that we have to have fun,” she said. “The second thing that’s been my focus is, trust the process and let’s enjoy the journey. Because as I said to them, if none of us get along, and I run practices that

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are intense, ultra-focused, and we do go far, but we didn’t have fun, what is that for?’” And there will be changes. The Senecas lost some key players, such as Lexie White, Sophie Burtis and Shelby Hemminger, to graduation. AJ Hemminger will be taking over her sister’s libero position. “I have to say the difference from this year to last year is it’s a new team, new girls, so we have a new energy on the court, but it’s a new energy,” she said. “It’s a whole different team, a new dynamic. We have new goals. We have a new motivation for this season, and it’s going good so far, but we still have to improve.” The Senecas already have faced some adversity this season. Their starting middle hitter, Lila Gehring, tore her ACL and will miss the whole year. “That was a devastating blow to our team,” Rombach said. “But when you have a team that has depth, you look down the bench and you see who the next person up (is) to fill her position.” And the Senecas seem to have plenty of depth. And talent. And it’s not exclusive to the high school program. “Our program…it gives me goosebumps thinking about it,”

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Calvert Senecas

2018: 9-2 Head coach: Steve Reser. Assistant coaches: Mike Reser, Ray Tittle, Paul Shoemaker, Ron Hickman, Adam Smith, Trent Hovis, Park Hemminger, Nate Hartman, Howard Stultz.

Senecas hit by graduation, but retain high expectations BY ZACH BAKER

Sports Editor zbaker@advertiser-tribune.com

At a meeting of Sandusky Bay Conference coaches and media last month, Calvert coach Steve Reser was blunt about his team, saying if someone passed the ball, caught it or ran it, they had probably graduated. It was a slight exaggeration, of course, but the Senecas were hit heavily by graduation after Reser’s first season at the helm, one in which the Senecas went 9-2 and qualified for the playoffs. In an interview a few weeks later, the coach acknowledged his squad lost some talent. But that hasn’t lowered Calvert’s hopes for the season. “We’ve got some new guys at skill, we’ve got some that are playing line too, obviously,” Reser said. “That’s a tribute to losing a bunch of great seniors who filled some spots for quite a few years. So, obviously, we’re looking to fill those spots.” But Reser is confident the Senecas will, and still be tough. “As far as expectations, we’re going to fill those spots, and expectations, no matter the last name or the number on the jersey, I think will remain the same, if they don’t increase,” he said. “That’s these young men, that’s the way they

“...expectations, no matter the last name or the number on the jersey, I think will remain the same, if they don’t increase.” — Steve Reser, Calvert football coach

crossflow action, what’s going on in the backfield. As far as the passing game, his reads have come a long way since even June.” And Shultz is getting some help from a familiar face. “Coach Hemminger is out here coaching him,” Reser said. “Obviously, Park knows what we’re expecting to do, so he’s done a great job helping Jack.” At tailback, Aaron Rombach is expected to be the top ball-carrier, with Mitch Nielsen also in the backfield in certain sets. “We may have a couple two-back sets, but as far as true running backs go, (Rombach)’s the No. 1 guy,” Reser said. Meanwhile, Nielsen also will be used at the slot receiver. “Whenever he gets the ball, he has big-play potential,” Reser said. “He does good things with the football.” Also at the receiver spot is Nick Seifert, who has continued to impress. “Nick has done a great job, really worked hard in the weight room in the offseason, as well as Mitch, and our whole team I think worked hard in the weight room,” Reser said. “But Nick’s grown a lot since his sophomore year. Coming out as a junior, he looks taller, looks stronger, looks thicker, so we’re expecting big things out of those two.”

work. Their expectations for this team are high, the coaches are high as well. We’re pretty confident the guys are understanding what we expect out of scheme.” The Senecas lost a pair of standouts at quarterback and tailback. Signal-caller Park Hemminger is still with the program, but is now part of the staff. Austin Jones — the all-state tailback — is a few blocks over at Tiffin University. To replace Hemminger at QB, Reser has turned to junior Jack Shultz. “He’s doing a good job so far, he’s really understanding his reads,” Reser said. “The run game, he understands as far as our backflow, our action, our I please see SENECAS, 6

No. Name Ht. 2 Bob Price 6-2 3 Mitch Nielsen 5-11 4 Aaron Rombach 5-11 5 Hunter Yeakle 5-10 7 Jack Shultz 5-10 9 Ethan Vera 5-8 11 Jackson Seislove 5-5 12 Blake Ronski 6-2 15 Tyler Berlekamp 5-11 16 Max Paul 5-9 21 Ethan Gatchel 5-7 23 Nick Seifert 6-2 24 Quinten Ronski 6-0 31 Braeden Elchert 5-10 51 Mike Casale 5-8 52 Aaron Frederick 6-3 53 Collin McCarty 6-0 55 Vinny Volpe 5-11 56 Josh Gase 6-0 57 Clay Conn 5-10 58 Mason Johnson 5-8 61 Will Kurtz 5-8 63 Sam Krajewski 5-8 65 Reed Warnement 5-11 70 Jake Seifert 5-10 71 Parker Beard 5-8 74 Ryan Porter 5-10 75 Anthony Felter 5-8 77 Nolan Wuescher 6-0 78 Jylan Godfrey 5-10 85 Lee Morgan 5-11 87 Nolan Beeker 6-2

2018 Results

Wt. 155 175 170 150 150 150 135 170 150 130 130 175 195 140 245 240 195 185 240 160 190 150 245 165 240 185 165 135 240 275 145 165

Pos. Grade RB/LB 10 WR/DB 12 RB/LB 12 QB/DB 10 QB/DB 11 RB/LB 11 WR/DB 10 WR/DB 10 WR/DB 10 QB/DB 10 RB/LB 9 WR/DB 11 OL/DL 11 WR/DB 10 OL/LB 12 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/LB 9 OL/DL 10 OL/LB 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 12 OL/LB 10 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 WR/LB 10

Calvert 59, Monroeville 27 Calvert 39, Danville 21 Calvert 33, St. Paul 14 Gibsonburg 28, Calvert 26 Calvert 44, St. Joe 7 Calvert 49, Margaretta 22 Calvert 54, Danbury 14 Calvert 42, St. Mary 0 Calvert 42, Willard 25 Calvert 34, Lakota 27 Pandora-Gilboa 33, Calvert 7

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Calvert Volleyball

Calvert volleyball (front, left): AJ Hemminger, Emma White, Maddie Schumacher, Hannah Miller, Erin Wagner, Mara Mangiola (second) Megan Rombach, Hannah Myers, Kate Rombach, Ashlyn Jones, Ashlee Shiley, Karis Marinis, Bryn Meyer (back) Lori Rombach, Lila Gehring, Zoe Meyer, Leah Renninger, Samantha Stainbrook, Kaleigh Warnement.

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I from page 2 Meyer said. “The amount of talent... we’ve worked with the junior high and elementary schools over the summer, with camps and they are phenomenal.” It seems Calvert fans shouldn’t just be excited for this year, but for many to come. “They have so much potential that I’m not worried at all about the future of

Calvert volleyball,” Meyer said. “I’m so excited to come back, when I’m in college and when I graduate to come back and watch my now-friends play and continue our legacy of being a great program.” But make no mistake, the team believes it can repeat. “It’s definitely going to be our goal to win another state championship,” outside hitter Ashlyn Jones said. “Back to back.” Rombach agreed. “Our goal is to do something that Calvert volleyball has never done. And

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that is to win state back-to-back,” she said. “That is the goal. And we’re not gonna focus on that destination, but we are going to make every decision along the way to support that.” And the players will have a big role in that, and not just on the court. “There’s a lot of girls on this team that have very high volleyball IQs, that have played a lot of club games over the years, and of course they’re gonna see things that I don‘t see,” Rombach said. “Do they have input? They absolutely have a channel to communicate with me on that, but

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Coach: Lori Rombach 2019: 26-3, Division IV state champions Roster: Seniors Lila Gehring (MH); Zoe Meyer (MH); Hannah Myers (OH/RS); Ashlee Shiley (def); Erin Wagner (set). Juniors Ashlyn Jones (OH); Leah Renninger (MH); Maddie Schumacher (OH/RS/def). Sophomores Emma White (set); Mara Mangiola (lib/def); AJ Hemminger (lib); Kate Rombach (RS/OH). Freshmen Hannah Miller (OH/RS). Outlook: Calvert has been to the top of the mountain, winning a state title a year ago. It brings back a good core of players, and plowed through its first two league opponents. But Rombach doesnʼt want her team taking anyone — or anything — for granted. “You canʼt minimize any opponent that you go onto the court against,” she said. “There are — our league teams — always play their best games against us. As evident last year when we played New Riegel.” Calvert was beaten by the Blue Jackets in a conference match late in the season. It ended up being its last defeat.

when it’s game time, there’s not much...the coaches have the say at that point. When we‘re breaking thing down, they absolutely point things out and we discuss things.” Bottom line: It feels like another big year is in the offing. And the community seems as ready as the players. The gym was packed for Calvert’s home opener with Danbury, and Meyer said she’s noticed a buzz.

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Nolan Beeker also will be in the slot, and there’s some position battles going on for the other roles. On the offensive line, Calvert will be led by Vinny Volpe and Parker Beard, who are both seniors. They will be playing the tackles, while Josh Gase will be at guard. Nolan Wuescher will play the other guard, and Mike Casale will be at center On defense, Reser said the Senecas will use a multiple front. And the defensive players will look pretty similar to the offensive players. “We have eight seniors, seven juniors, 12 sophomores and six freshmen, so a lot of the guys names are gonna be the same,” Reser said. Up front, Reser said Jake Seifert will have a big role.

Calvert tennis (front, left): Maria Welter, Kara Brodman, Devyn Warnement, Alana Kennedy, Madison Ball, Victoria Ardner (back) Adrian Conley, Emily Dell, Samantha Wagner, Ella Seibert, Hanna Welter, Morgan Roth, Ryan Gase.

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“Jake’s done a good job for us, come a long way since last year, a very strong young man,” Reser said. “Understands what he’s supposed to do up front as far as reading his keys, so he’s been a force for us up there.” Volpe and Beard will play at the ends, Gase will be at tackle, while Wuescher is working at guard and tackle. Meanwhile, Casale will occupy a linebacker spot, along with Rombach and Ethan Vera. In the secondary, Nielsen will play a corner, with a position battle going on for the other spot. Shultz and and Nick Seifert are expected to play at safety, while Beeker will be at another linebacker spot. Reser said a big key to defensive success will be up front. “Right now, I think that everybody’s done a nice job learning,” Reser said. “Obviously, we have some athleticism in the defensive backfield. But so far, what we’ve

looked the strongest at, hopefully that remains true, but what we’ve looked the strongest at is just our box play, instead of a side. But up front we’ve been pretty solid in our scrimmage. The guys up front have been doing a good job of taking care of offensive linemen, and the linebackers have been flowing to the ball really well. So, we’re excited about our front. If they do their job... obviously it’s a little bit tougher in the defensive backfield with all that space to cover, but we feel that the front, whether it’s run or pass, can apply enough pressure to make the job easier in the backfield.” At special teams, Rombach is expected to punt, while Quinten Ronski returns at placekicker. Nick Seifert and Nielsen are likely to be returners. Along with the high expectations. “This season, we expect to be great, but we’ve got to take it one game at a time,” Reser said.

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“It was a humbling experience for the girls, but it was a lesson, an opportunity for us to face some adversity,” Rombach said. “We grew from that. I will do my best to prepare our girls...each opponent that we have, that we take them very serious. Volleyballʼs a game of momentum, and focus, so any team is beatable on any given day. If you donʼt show up, you will get beat. So, my job is to prepare them to show up every game.” Calvert lost some key players — including Lexie White and Shelby Hemminger — to graduation. It also lost Gehring to a season ending injury, and she was going to be the teamʼs starting middle hitter. Still, the Senecas have depth. Freshman Hannah Miller has shined in opening matches. One thing is for sure. As great as last season was, itʼs in the past. “I really just tried to close the book of last year and just open up to something different,” Rombach said. “I mean, everything is different. Thereʼs several (of the) same players on this yearʼs team as last yearʼs team, but theyʼre different this year, because theyʼre with different athletes on the court. Iʼm trying not to allow myself to focus on last year. Itʼs becoming easier to not think about it.”

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Coach: Stewart Behm Returning letterwinners: Senior Chris Laney. Sophomores Ethan Sauber; Garrett Spaun; Keegan Meyer. Others: Freshmen Nick Palm; Kaylor Reynolds; Aaron Riehm. Outlook: Calvert does have a few returners, but Behm said the biggest challenge will be about making adjustments. Thatʼs because nearly half the roster are freshmen, and havenʼt had experience running the high school distance. “Weʼre young, very young,” Behm said.

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Calvert Cross Country

“Weʼre looking for them to learn. Weʼre gonna do a lot of experimenting this year. Weʼre gonna learn this year.” As for the returners, Behm said he expects Spaun to be the teamʼs No. 1 runner near the start of the season, but he could be pushed by Laney, the teamʼs lone upperclassmen. Behm lauded Laneyʼs leadership. “Itʼs nice having Chris on the team, heʼs proving himself,” he said. “He put the work in that needed to be put in, and he dragged some of his teammates with him.”

Coach: Stewart Behm Returning letterwinners: Senior Erika Gonzalez. Juniors Megan McClellan; Kassidy Reynolds. Sophomore Ashley Felter. Other: Sophomore Mara Waire. Freshman Leah Smith. Outlook: Calvert had runners last season, but not enough for a full team. That has changed this season, although the Senecas still have to try to avoid the injury bug to keep it that way. “The goal right now is to stay healthy,”

Calvert cross country (front, left): Nick Palm, Leah Smith, Megan McClellan, Ashley Felter, Mara Waire, Kassidy Reynolds (back) Stewart Behm, Keegan Meyer, Garrett Spaun, Chris Laney, Aaron Riehm, Kaylor Reynolds, Taylor Gase.

Behm said. “We canʼt afford to lose anybody. We have to stay healthy. If we can do that, everything else will fall into place.” As for who will lead the group in races, Behm named Smith and Gonzalez. “If Leah can stay healthy, sheʼs definitely the No. 1; sheʼs had calf issues,” Behm said. “Erikaʼs a solid No. 2.” The coach added heʼs been impressed by McClellan and Felterʼs work ethic. “They mean business this year,” he said.

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FALL SPORTS Columbian Tornadoes 2018: 8-3, 4-1 SBC Lake Head coach: Judd Lutz ..

Tornadoes ready to compete in tough SBC Lake Division BY ZACH BAKER

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Two seasons ago, Columbian was winless. Last season, the Tornadoes were a playoff team, one of four Sandusky Bay Conference Lake teams to reach the postseason. But in his four seasons as TC coach, Judd Lutz’s message and his expectations have remained consistent. And that won’t change. “I think expectations, may externally have changed, that sort of thing, with pressures from outside sources,” Lutz said, “but we always expect to get a little better every day, find something to grind away at, get better at, hold our kids to a high standard on and off the field. That will never change. “Were we surprised last year with some results? No, I don’t think so,” he said. “We knew we would have a chance, similar to this year.” And despite the great 2018 season, Lutz knows that if anything, the pressure will be more intense this season. That’s because the league will be just as tough, if not tougher than last season. “It’s probably the best since I’ve been here,” Lutz said. “Everybody is gonna be

“Were we surprised last year with some results? No, I don’t think so. We knew we would have a chance, similar to this year.” — Judd Lutz, Columbian football coach better than they were last year...We know we need to trend upward, because everyone else is gonna trend upward.” One thing that should help the Tornadoes is the return of last year’s starting quarterback, Chase Frankhauser. Frankhauser missed some games last season, and was dealing with another injury in the weeks before this season. “We know we’re gonna get him back at any point,” Lutz said. “He’s anxious to play and get back, too. Real excited.” Even so, the Tornadoes have options at quarterback. Standout receiver Nick

Koerper filled in for Frankhauser last season and did well. TC also has Luc Busdeker ready as well. “We’re really lucky to bring back all three of our top quarterbacks,” Lutz said. And they’re lucky to bring Koerper back, a player who has shown the ability to do a little bit of everything. “He’s a special player offensively, defensively, special teams,” Lutz said. “He’s a kid you don’t want to wear out, but you’re going to ask a lot from. He can run all day.” He also put together a special connection with Frankhauser. “Right out of the gates, it was evident, Chase and Nick, had a big Week 1, but that was really all offseason we saw that connection,” Lutz said. “They’ve been throwing to each other, back-and-forth, for quite a while. We want to build that connection with as many positions as possible.” Koerper will certainly be a big part of that. “We’re gonna move (Koerper) around offensively, along with a number of guys,” Lutz said. “We’ve got some receivers with a really good dynamic with the ball. We just can’t limit them being out at wide receiver.”

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Mohawk Cross Country

Coach: Brock Cleveland Returning letterwinners: BOYS — Senior Austin England. Junior Isaac Ward. Sophomore Trenton Horner. GIRLS — Seniors Brooke Hannam; Julia Amlin. Juniors

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“Three or four times a week people ask me how our season’s going, ask me to send them a schedule or wish me luck,” she said. “It’s humbling to know that that many people care.” It comes with winning so much, and to keep it up at last year’s figures to be a test. But the Senecas are ready. “With this group of girls, I feel like they welcome the challenge,” Rombach said. “I welcome the challenge. I know we’re only gonna get better with the challenge.” It’s something the Senecas are asking for. And embracing.

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Hayley Luhring: Emrys Botton; Taylor Lawhorn. Others: BOYS — Senior Alec Sigler. Freshman Bryce Hannam. GIRLS — Juniors Kayla Risner; Lydia Zamora. Freshmen Carly Balliet; Kaylynn Maybee; Elena Zamora. Outlook: The numbers are low for cross country this season, especially on the boys side with just five runners for Mohawk. However, that doesnʼt mean talent doesnʼt exist. “I think coming into this season, we didnʼt really expect to have a boys team because I knew the numbers weʼd have, but with Bryce coming out this week (due to a football injury), it kind of boosted us a bit,” Cleveland said. “With him, we have more of a sense to run for than just ourselves now, which is nice.

The Advertiser-Tribune, Tiffin, Ohio Thursday, August 29, 2019 – 9 “I always mention to them that how well they do individually does affect us team-wise, so itʼs important to run their best every time out and learn from each race to improve. Itʼs all about improvement.” Cleveland named Horner as the leader of the team and has produced the best times thus far, but Ward is also one to watch on the course. One to watch for the girls side is Maybee, who has the best time this season as a freshman. “She missed a lot of time at the beginning of the season, but she was our fastest runner so far, so Iʼve challenged her to be that type of runner and she could really be special,” Cleveland said.

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Columbian Volleyball

Columbian volleyball (front, left): Addi Conti, Kate Ledwedge, MaKenna Kidwell, Amara, Solomon, Brook Boes, Mary Breymyer, Olivia Jacobs (back) Amy Cooper, Erica Cok, Kenadie Sherman, Toria Ingalls, Rylie Roggow, Lexi Smith, Bri Landers, Hope Boes, Jay Schar.

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Coach: Hope Boes. 2018: 12-8. Returning letterwinners: Senior Amara Solomon (OH). Juniors Addi Conti (set/OH), Riley Roggow (MH); Olivia Jacobs (set/H); Toria Ingalls (MH). Others: Senior Brook Boes (H); MaKenna Kidwell (H). Juniors Maggie Breymyer (def); Kate Ledwedge (def). Sophomores Bri Landers (lib); Kenadie Sherman. Freshman Lexi Smith (RH). Outlook: Hope Boes said she learned plenty about her club last week when it trav-

eled to Mohawk to take on the Warriors in a non-conference match. The Tornadoes dropped the first two games, but rallied to win in five. “Not only are they physically strong, theyʼre mentally strong, and they stay together as a team,” Boes said. Boes said the team will need to continue that if it wants to accomplish its goals this year. “I think itʼs that mental toughness, not taking ourselves out of the game,” she said. “Our league is tough. Us staying together, staying in the game, weʼll be fine.”

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Columbian Boys Cross Country

Coach: John Kihorany 2018: Second in SBC River Returning letterwinners: Seniors Jacob Marquis; Patrick Marquis. Juniors Caden Groves; Logan Robinson. Sophomores Brian Siesel; Jacob Weingart; Evan Schleter; Carter Fittro. Others: Junior Kurtis Schultz. Sophomore Luke Snyder. Freshmen Teddy Owens; Drew Omlor. Outlook: Columbian brings back another strong runner in state qualifier Caden Groves, but Kihorany said the Tornadoes will have a better pack time this year. “I think a little bit more with this group

is consistency across the entire team,” he said.” We've got a good group of front runners and pack. We won't be as spread out. We have 20 guys total on the team, so that's a good number to have.” With Groves, Kihorany said he has become better and better. “He's the ultimate competitor, loves to race,” Kihorany said. “He's become more of a runner.” The Tornadoes also have Robinson and the Marquis brothers, who have Columbian boys cross country (front, left): Jacob Marquis, Patrick Marquis, Owen Thomsic, been impressive. Raphael Confesor, Teddy Owens, Carter Fittro (second) Grant Gribben, Brian Siesel, Caden Groves, “We've had a good buy in,” Kihorany Kurtis Schultz, Cole Newlove, Ian Martinez (back) Cameron Koerper, Ethan Feasel, Evan Schleter, said. “I think that base mileage guys have been putting in will really help our Logan Robinson, Luis Martinez, Jacob Weingart, Luke Snyder, John Kihorany.

Columbian Girls Cross Country

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conference title and qualifying — as a team — for the state meet, things are looking pretty good for TC. But “pretty good” is never the goal. “Our goals are always high,” said coach Mark Ingalls. “I have everybody back, a deep ninth grade class and (we) recruited kids from the track team. Our expectations are the same. We want to get back to state, we want to win the league.” So, are they done? Are they tired? Are they satisfied?

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Columbian boys golf (front, left): Mason Garcia, Hayden Carter, Collin Anway, Isaac Stover, Blaise Wagner, Zavier Sherman (back) Tony Vasko, Andrew Engle, James Skidmore, Brenton Brown, Brock Rudolph, Griffin Bunting, Cole Routzahn.

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Colum bian girls golf (front, left): Norah Smith, Audrey Buskirk, Breanna Brock (back) Tony Vasko, Carly Marie Beck, Bailey Hull, Meredith Obringer, Ali Woessner.

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Columbian Girls Soccer Columbian girls soccer (front, left): Sabrina Li, Kiersten Garlock, Samara Eddy, Emma Bohanan, Kayleigh Houck, Calista Morrison, Lizzie Newland, Morgan Smith, Anessa Wagner (second) Mackenzie Hoffman, Aryonna Albert, Hailey Cooper, Michaela Brickner, Grace Hagerty, Alexandria Langley, Abigail Bickford, Alaina Hayes, Zoey Wright (back) Melissa Hoffman, Niko Sophia Feasel, Alexis Healy, Taylor Krzyzak, Annie Rannigan, Leslie Healy, Allison Damm, Koryn Morlock, Addison Morlock, Bella Shope, Jenna Schank, Lexi Roth, Travis McQuistion.

Columbian Boys Soccer

Coach: Rob Ochier 2018: 0-16-1. Returning letterwinners: Juniors Dylan Adams; Xavier Coppus; Evan Keefe; Luke Moyer. Sophomores Ryan Brown; Kylen Coopshaw; Andrew Larson; Adam Schermer Evan Schleter. Others: Senior Jacob Brown. Juniors Devin Spencer; Jimmy Tucker. Sophomores Andrew Collins; Dominic Gallardo; Tommy Gallegos. Freshmen Nick Hausman; D.J. Scherck; Jaron

Salazar; Eddy Willman; Sam Zimmerman. Outlook: It was a rough season for Columbian last year, as the Tornadoes suffered a winless season. But Ochier said a number of players have put in work in the offseason and in practice to make things better in 2019. “Basically, I just want to keep improving the program,” Ochier said. “I think we can keep striving to get better. Iʼve seen a much better com-

Columbian boys soccer (front, left): Andrew Larson, Jaron Salazar, Dominic Gallardo, Eddy Willman (second) Andrew Collins, Ryan Brown, Douglas Sherck, Kylen Coopshaw, Jacob Brown, Jimmy Tucker, Evan Keefe (back) Rob Ochier, Luke Moyer, Adam Schermer, Nick Hausman, Joshua Newsome, Zane Gabrielson, Xavier Coppus, Dylan Adams, Evan Schleter, Sam Zimmerman, Tomas Gallegos, Shad Adams.

mitment in the offseason, with a lot more players.” Ochier said itʼs likely that Coppus will be the teamʼs leading offensive player, while heʼs also expecting big things from Kylen Coopshaw and Adam Schermer. The coach said Evan Keefe and Dylan Adams will head up the teamʼs defense, while Evan Schleter or Schermer could be in goal. “The good part is the guys are willing to work hard,” Ochier said.

Coach: Melissa Hoffman. Outlook: Columbianʼs program has a new coach this season, but itʼs not someone whoʼs new to the program. Hoffman, a former player at Heidelberg, takes over after five seasons as an assistant to former coach Vince Arnold. Hoffman has numbers this season, and she said thatʼs a strength. But the numbers they

have is not experienced. “Our depth, 29 girls, we probably only have 11 who have actually played and had a knowledge for soccer,” Hoffman said. “Kind of our weakness.” A strength is at goalkeeper, where the Tornadoes return Koryn Morlock. “Sheʼs stepped up,” Hoffman said. The team also has Taylor Krzyzak. Who earned all district recognition a year ago.

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Lakota Raiders

2018: 4-6, 2-5 Sandusky Bay Conference River Di-

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Head coach: Mike Lento, third season (10-10, 5-5). Assistant coaches: Shane Jacoby, Keegan Lowe,

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Lakota has big numbers, but plenty of youth BY JOHN MONTGOMERY

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KANSAS — Two things pop out when looking at Lakota’s roster. The first is overall numbers — 42 players. The second isn’t so welcome — lots of youth. “When I say youth, it’s just youth and guys who haven’t played on a Friday night,” coach Mike Lento said. “A lot of coaches in the area and the state and the nation will tell you the lights change you. You can be the best practice player in the world, and all of a sudden the (game) lights come on, you freak out a little bit, and (combating) that just comes with experience and exposure. “And it’s not just one or two, it’s 90% of the guys we put on the field are going to get their first taste of Friday nights,” he said. To prepare for that, Lento said the coaching staff spent the weeks leading up to the first game with pressure-filled, high-intensity practices.

“We’re young, but I think we have older guys in the right positions, spread out to allow us to compete on Friday night.” — Mike Lento, Lakota football coach

His running helped the Raiders (4-6, 2-5 SBC River) finish third in the division with 2,234 yards rushing. Sophomore Josh Matz is also back at quarterback, while senior Carter Reinhart returns to head up the receivers. “We were really run-heavy last year. I don’t want to say we’re going to be more balanced. We’ve got Trevor Franks, who I think is going to be the best back in the league. We keep him healthy, we’ll be good there,” Lento said. “But we’ve got some skill guys and we’re going to spread the ball around and really give a different look. “Will our offense be a little more explosive? Yes, I think by rights, because of what we have,” he said. Reinhart was slated to play quarterback last year, but wound up at receiver while Matz took over the signal calling duties. Lento said Reinhart helped make that decision himself. Reinhart (18-352 receiving, 3 TDs) now heads up an otherwise young receiver corps while Matz has a full sea-

“It’s been good but it’s been challenging a little bit,” he said. “We’re young, but I think we have older guys in the right positions, spread out to allow us to compete on a Friday night,” Lento said. One of those older guys in the right position is Trevor Franks. The senior returns at running back after leading the Sandusky Bay Conference River Division with 1,711 rushing yards and tying for the division lead with I please see LAKOTA, 24 21 touchdowns.

No.Name Ht. 2 Josh Matz 5-11 3 Elijah Franks 5-4 4 Daniel Schmeltz 6-2 5 Jayson Bennington5-6 6 Ethanial Ernst 5-5 7 Jaden Myers 5-7 9 Logan Streacker 5-11 10 Carter Reinhart 6-0 11 Austin White 5-5 12 Carson Zender 5-11 13 Devan McEwan 5-9 14 Camron Burley 6-0 15 Brayden Martin 5-8 18 Jacob Stuller 6-0 20 Kinzer Dussel 5-11 21 David Williams 5-5 22 Jacob Keim 5-10 24 Ben Hovis 6-0 25 Trevor Franks 5-9 26 Jaden Bush 5-8 27 Colyn Sheehan 5-10 28 Patrick Hargraves5-6 50 David Frye 5-8 52 Dylan Wyant 5-11 54 Charles Thomas 5-8 55 Evan Foos 5-10 56 Payton Ackerman6-1 60 Ethan Bomer 5-4 61 Johnathan Rosas 5-6 62 Spencer Franks 5-7 64 Robert Zender 5-10 66 Casey Warren 5-5 68 Dylan Tyson 6-3 70 Peter Statham 6-1 71 Dallas Dauterman 6-3 72 Grady Moon 6-4 73 Tyler Reyna 5-9 74 Devin Toy 5-6 75 Colin Prater 5-6 77 Nick Bankey 5-11 78 Tyler Bradner 6-2 88 Peyton Harden 5-6

2018 Results

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Pos. Grade QB/FS 10 WR/DB 11 WR/QB/DE 9 WR/LB 9 WR/LB 9 WR/CB 11 WR/LB 10 WR/LB 12 WR/RB/CB 10 WR/LB 10 WR/LB 9 WR/CB 9 WR/CB 10 WR/CB/FS 9 WR/LB 10 WR/LB 10 WR/LB 10 WR/SS 10 RB/LB 12 RB/LB 9 WR/SS 11 WR/CB 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 WR/CB 9

Mohawk 34, Lakota 8 Lakota 26, Elmwood 19 Lakota 58, Ridgemont 6 Willard 48, Lakota 7 Lakota 36, Sandusky St. Mary 35 2OT Gibsonburg 40, Lakota 7 Margaretta 24, Lakota 21 Fremont St. Joe 20, Lakota 0 Lakota 56, Danbury 8 Calvert 34, Lakota 27

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Lakota Boys Cross Country

Lakota girls cross country (front, left): Lindsey Seivers, Reilly Cozette, Savana Ranzenberger, Kiersten Linkey, Alysha Enright, Julia Baker, Taylan Cozette, Jenna Juarez (back) Gael Windom, Don Windom, Emma Riffle, Ella Kurpnski, Kaitlyn Sayer, Grace Saunders, Kathryn Dierksheide, Patience Little, Brad Biddle.

Lakota Girls Cross Country

Lakota boys cross country (front, left): Evan Harmon, Caleb Meel, Travis Hoerig, Braden Schaser, Kaeden Wasserman, Trent Tiell, Cameron Dunn, Cody Roush (back) Gael Windom, Don Windom, Mitchell Rosser, Connor Hill, Ethan Smithback, Will Randolph, Hunter Kehn, Wesley Bartson, Gavin D’Amato, Brad Biddle.

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Lakota Volleyball

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Lakota volleyball (front, left): Addisyn Marshall, Josie Bear, Alexa Gabel, Kennedi Kreilick, Brooklyn Kreilick, Mariah Woodruff, Kendra McDole (back) Mackenzie Nino, Carlie Foos, Lauryn Tiell, Riley McDole, Grace Swaisgood, Lauren Bennett, Amy Chalfin.

Lakota golf (front, left): Connor Hill, Ethan Klotz, Cole Roush, Carson Hill, Alex Holman, Christopher Jurovcik (back) Ty Ray, Marshall Minich, Ethan Longoria, Jayden Bonnell, Trevor Mathias, Colt Dible, AJ Howe.

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Coach: Nancy Hoover, 39th season. 2019: 19-5, 12-2 Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Key returners: Seniors Ashlyn Magers (DS), Savannah McCoy (OH), MarcQue Harris (DS). Sophomores Grace Wasserman (MH), Chloe Wilkinson (OH). Others: Juniors Emily Hull (S), Riley Lehner (OH, DS), Christa Kuhn (RH, MH), Faith Miller (RH), Jordan Reineck (DS), Kara Davidson (MH). Sophomores Madison Nesselhauf (OH), Alyssa Hoerig (S), Emily Blankenship (S), Jillian Stover (MH), Breanna Hoerig (DS). Outlook: The Stockaders have both returning experience and spots to fill. Setter Madison Guth, right-side hitter Morgan Miller and honorable mention All-Ohio

middle hitter Jenna Clouse all graduated, taking the vast majority of the teamʼs offense with them. “Basically weʼre replacing almost all of our offense because we have new setters, we have only one returning hitter,” Hoover said. “Thatʼs been a challenge, but we have a lot of girls who are vying for the spots and doing a good job. They just donʼt have the varsity experience yet at this point.” What the Stockaders do have is the ability to switch players around. “We have a few more options, hittingwise, in where we can place players,” Hoover said. “Some can hit at different positions, which is helpful when weʼre working that lineup. “I think weʼre going to have more versatil-

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Old Fort Volleyball

Old Fort volleyball (front, left): Riley Lehner, Savannah McCoy, Ashlyn Magers, MarcQue Harris, Emily Hull (back) Shelby Ortiz, Niki Elckert, Jordan Reineck, Kara Davidson, Chloe Wilkinson, Grace Wasserman, Christa Kuhn, Emily Blankenship, Nancy Hoover.

Old Fort Boys Golf Old Fort golf (front, left): Dre Toy, Dyan Baker, Adam Magers, Simon Garza, Pierson Steyer, Andrew Combs (back) Matt Combs, Alec King, Jack DeRan, Colin Nutter, Kaleb Wilkinson, Carson Steyer, Casey Clouse, Tom Siloy.

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Old Fort Boys Cross Country

Coach: Tony Miller, 33rd season. 2019: Fifth in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Key returners: Seniors Bryce Burd, Gregory Steyer. Juniors Jonathan Anstead, Jonah Englehart, Clayton Melton. Sophomores Parker DuBois, Garrett Havens. Others: Juniors Mason Bonawit, Austin Mizen, Bennett Wasserman. Freshmen Nathan DeRodes, Elijah Englehart, Gabriel Smith, Aaron Wilson. Outlook: The Stockaders barely had enough to field a team last year. This fall, they have enough for two. “I was looking at just possibly getting into double digits (with the number of runners), and then a lot of good freshmen decided to run, and a couple of older kids decided to give it a try,” Miller said. “Iʼve got four strong runners and Iʼve got a good, experienced senior in Gregory Steyer. Heʼs been to regional his freshman year, and heʼs a good

leader, him and Garrett,” he said. “Gregoryʼs been to regional in track. Heʼs got the experience and heʼs been really working with the young kids.” Along with Steyer, Miller said Havens, Anstead and Milton look to be veterans who should do well individually, with Wilson and Wasserman — a newcomer to cross country who has run at back-to-back regional track meets in the 110 hurdles — adding talent. The team to key success will be sticking together on the course, Miller said. “If we can get our front five to stay within a minute, a minute and a half of each other, weʼll be really good,” he said. “Theyʼd like to be one of the two top teams in the league and they definitely want to try to be one of the top two teams at the district meet and make it to regionals, and a couple individuals would like to take it to the next level,” Miller said.

Old Fort boys cross country (front, left): Jonathan Anstead, Bennett Wasserman, Nathan DeRodes, Aaron Wilson, Elijah Englehart, Mason Bonawit (back) Jonah Englehart, Garrett Havens, Gregory Steyer, Bryce Burd, Clayton Melton, Parker DuBois.

Old Fort girls cross country (front, left): Allison Fortney, Morgan Heilman, Aly Pence, Cynder Jameson, Adeline Quinter, Emily Kupka (back) Kristin Baker, Cameran Cleveland, Emerald Melton, Jenna Quinter, Maya Englehart, Rachel Anstead, Elizabeth Straub.

Old Fort Girls Cross Country

Coach: Tony Miller, 30th season. 2019: Fifth in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Key returners: Seniors Morgan Heilman, Cynder Jameson, Alyson Pence. Juniors Maya Englehart. Sophomores Kristin Baker, Allison Fortney, Emerald Melton. Others: Senior Adeline

Quinter. Junior Emily Kupka. Sophomore Rachel Anstead. Freshmen Cameran Cleveland, Kylie Heckathorn, Jenna Quinter, Elizabeth Straub. Outlook: Depth wonʼt be a problem for Old Fort this fall since the team has doubled its numbers from last year.

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Old Fort Soccer

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Old Fort soccer (front, left): Kat Mathna, Chance Smith, Kate Drown, Ryan Miller, Ava Wasserman, Jamy Ivy, Emma Heiserman (second) Diego Martinez, Gustavo Negrete, Kasey Miller, Johan Galindo, Amy Corfman, Logan Frasure (back) Neal Anderson, Shane Webb, Colman Bigelow, Myles Miller, Isaac Snyder, Shane Yeager, Blake Yeager, Isaac Curbelo.

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ity as far as our players go,” she said. “Last year, our hitters could hit one position, but now with some of these new ones coming up, they can hit in multiple positions and I think thatʼs going to help us switch things around a little bit.”

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Wasserman leads the returners after belting 185 kills last year, with McCoy adding 119. Magers, whoʼs slowly returning to the lineup due to an illness, served 40 aces and McCoy drilled another 36. Magers also led the team with 318 digs, McCoy had 219 and Harris tallied 132. Hoover said the Stockaders have the talent, they just need to

“Iʼve never had a girls team this size,” Miller said. “Iʼm glad itʼs starting to go back the other way where kids are getting interested in it,” he said. The Stockaders run the gamut when it comes to experience — from seven veterans, including a regional qualifier in Baker, to newcomers of all ages to the sport. Miller said they also have talent to be good this year and next. “Theyʼve got the potential to be in the top three of the league. Weʼd like to get

gain experience and confidence while working together. “At this point we just want to try to get better every game, get comfortable playing with the people,” she said. “We want to just gel as a team, and work on improving every day, and want to play with some confidence,” she said. “They have ability, they just arenʼt always real confident in themselves.”

them out of the district meet as a team. That would be a real big benefit because itʼs been a real long time since weʼve had a team of girls make it to the regional meet,” he said. “With them being as young as they are, next will be just that much tougher (for other teams) because weʼve got some good eighth graders that will be coming up next year,” Miller said. The challenge, however, will come from keeping the pack close together during a race. “The talentʼs there,” Miller said. “Hopefully we can have at least four within a minute and a half of each other (as a pack),” he said. “Itʼs been fun so far. I donʼt have to watch them; they run and they really try hard.”

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2018: 3-7, 1-6 N10 Head coach:Russell Hall. Assistant coaches: Jason Beidelschies, Blake England, Seth Fitzgerald, Todd Frey, Jim Hughes, Jeremiah Johnson, Paul Mates, Justin Richardson, George Teague, Trey Washburn.

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UPPER SANDUSKY — The first season can be a test for any coach. The Rams' Russell Hall is entering his second year at the helm. In his first season, things were tough. Upper Sandusky finished 3-7, and lost its last five games in blowout fashion. Things were extra rough; the team had 26 players out with injuries by the end of the season. Hall said it was a learning experience, and he's better-prepared this season. “Instead of finding out, 'I've got to do this,' and then in the moment, do that, now I know what's coming, I can kind of plan ahead, and adjust for that,” Hall said. “That's nice. You figure out all the little surprises and hiccups along the way.” Because of one such hiccup, there's been a change in policy: Upper Sandusky now dresses freshman for games. In the sixth week of last season, with the Rams hosting Wynford, USHS suffered a series of injuries that left it without any inside linebackers. So Hall and his staff turned to freshman Aiden Gallan. The only problem was that Gallan wasn't dressed for football. He wasn't even on the sideline. He was in the stands. “We had to go get him,” Hall said. “We are

“You figure out all the little surprises and hiccups along the way.” — Russell Hall Upper Sandusky football coach dressing our freshmen this year. We don't want to risk having to get somebody out of the stands that had no idea. They're eating a hot dog and all of the sudden, they've got to get into the game.” But if all of those injuries had a positive effect, it was that so many younger players got experience at the varsity. That includes Gallan. “He has improved greatly since his freshman season,” Hall said. The defense will be using multiple looks, which has pushed several position groups, especially the linebackers, into more versatile roles. “You really do need to be multiple, because of the vast amounts of different offensive formations we'll see from the first snap we'll see on defense Week 1 to the last snap, Week 10,”

Hall said. “There's so many different fronts you'll see, and different situations in the game, call for different things. So, we're trying to be ready for that. We try to watch film in the offseason, what worked, what didn't try and fix it.” And linebackers are a big part of that. “Our linebackers have got to know both, they've got to know safety,” Hall said. “They have to.” So Upper Sandusky has a number of hybrid players on defense. On its depth chart, Garrett Thomas and Gallant are listed as starters on the inside, while Nate McMillan and Evan Barth are on the outside. Gage Frey, Braden Brown, Alec Broderdorf and Skylar Field are also expected to see time at linebacker, and also see time at safety. Then there's Diago Cazaras, who Hall said could play LB, safety or corner. On the line, the Rams graduated a number of players off last year's squad, including four starters. Sophomore Carson VanHorn is expected to occupy one end right now, with senior Jaxon Passet backing him up. At the other end, Eric Bils, who saw some time on the line last season, is back. Braxton Johnson is expected to be a reserve there. At the tackle position, freshman Collin Bils, is expected to see time, backed up by Darius Stowers, a sophomore. At the other defensive tackle position, there's Peyton Evener, backed up by Logan Risner.

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Mason Vent Gage Frey

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6-0 125 WR/DB

Jordan Wright 5-9 130 QB/DB

Braden Cano 6-2 145 WR/DB

Ronan Gullifer 5-8 145 WR/DB

Kolby Taylor

Tommy Brown 5-6 110 WR/DB

Keagan Iles

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KarsonStombaugh5-11 135 WR/DB

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Eric Bils 6-0 175 WR/DL

Brayzin McDaniel5-9 155 WR/DB

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Evan Hill 5-9 140 WR/DB

6-2 190 QB/OLB/S

HunterSpeakman 5-7 120 WR/DB

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Nate McMillan 6-0 180 RB/OLB/S 12 Diago Cazares 6-0 165 WR/DB

Evan Barth

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Skylar Field

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Levi Lamb 5-10 145 WR/OLB/S Lane Montgomery 5-9 160

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Braden Brown 5-8 165 TE/OLB/S

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Carson Barrows 5-4 140 RB/ILB Jaxon Passet 6-0 175 TE/DL

Logan Risner 5-7 205 OL/DL

Braxton Johnson 5-11

Aaron Flowers 5-10195 OL/DL

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Degan Eldridge

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Brandon Giesey 5-9 230 OL/ILB

Koben Pollock 6-2 165 OL/DL

Tobi Marquart 6-2 230 OL/DL

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Carson VanHorn5-4 210 OL/DL

JimmyKotterman 5-9 220 OL/DL

Adrian Holloway6-3 190 OL/DL

Creighton Morton5-10 250 OL/DL

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Bryce Kincade 6-1 225 OL/DL

Darius Stowers6-4 310 OL/DL

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Upper Sandusky Boys Cross Country

Upper Sandusky boys cross country (front, left): Ashton Vent, Coy Shoemaker, Caleb Pergram, Andrew Stauffer, Benjamin Patchett, Roger Micheli, Jonah Voorheis, Landon Field (back) Troy Mawer, Emery Pahl, Allans Ramos, Kameryn Webb, Anthony Bianchi, Micah Harris, Zach Ledig, Kevin Dong, Keith Sammet, Ed Arnold.

Upper Sandusky Girls Cross Country

Upper Sandusky girls cross country (front, left): Claire Swavel, Hannah Plymale, Macy Mewhorter, Elli Niederkohr (back) Ed Arnold, Katie Homberg, Haley Lee, Gracie Manns, Maya Collins, Emma Brown, Liz Plymale.

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son of quarterback experience to build upon. “I don’t want to say it’s a chess match, but I think that’s what we’ve done a good job with, our kids have really bought into their roles,” Lento said. Matz did struggle at times during his freshman campaign, ending with 665 yards passing and six TDs while throwing five interceptions. However, Lento said the sophomore should fare better with a season’s worth of experience to build upon, adding he plans to allow Matz more freedom on the field. “I think we underplayed how smart he is,” Lento said. “He’s gifted, he’s got talent.” Franks and Reinhart will also

lead the Raiders on the other side of the ball. Franks moves from safety to linebacker after making 71 tackles last year while Reinhart stays at linebacker, where he led the team with 88 stops and 11 sacks. Seniors Tyler Bradner and David Frye — back after suffering a shoulder injury in last year’s first game — also return to anchor both the offensive and defensive lines, along with junior Payton Ackerman and sophomore Spencer Franks. Sophomores Logan Streacker (WR, LB) and Carson Zender (WR, LB) round out the team’s nine veterans. But underclassmen make up the vast majority of the team, with 18 sophomores and 12 freshmen on the 42-player team. “We’re doing a good job as far as our younger kids coming in. We’ve got solid seniors doing a

great job being leaders for us; they lead by example, they work hard to keep kids accountable,” Lento said. “That’s where we wanted to get to (as a program), where our players started to hold each other accountable and compete with each other. I feel like we’re there in that aspect of it. “I think we have a good team. Our defense is fast. We’re going to be fun to watch. I don‘t know how many points we’re going to get. Our kids have to figure out how to win,” he said. “That’s the biggest thing when you have young guys.” And winning and beyond is what Lento wants the Raiders to experience. “Our goal here, what we say is, ‘What class is the first class to get to the playoffs?’You have to speak it into existence,” he said. “It goes back to our philosophy. Our philosophy is, ‘One play at a time. Win this play. Control this play.’”

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Upper Sandusky Girls Soccer

Upper Sandusky girls soccer (front, left): Brooke Swavel, Arlene Lopez, Analisa Clarke, Braylei Powell, Grace Kinley, Anna Gerber, Mia Norris, Keydi Camacho, Janeli Lopez, Miranda Donnell, Lindsay Weininger (back) Patrick Massara, Grace Vent, Amy Frey, Emma Roski, Hannah Windau, Madison Thompson, Emma Mawer, Hannah Beamer, Cortni Brown, Riley Messersmith, Payton Luikart, Ty Calvin.

Upper Sandusky Boys Soccer

Upper Sandusky boys soccer (front, left): Nevin Boes, Aaron MaGinn, Harris Hill, Peyton Randall, Brennan Harris, Jaden Wentling, Joseph Hoy, Cade Rothlisberger, Xander Hildebrand (second) Jack Orians, Caleb Healea, Luke Amert, Zach Sheaffer, Connor Flowers, Roddy Traxler, Owen Mawer, Nicholas Wines, Austin McLane, Austin Andrews (third) Keith Miller, Owen Rothlisberger, Alex Ayala, Ross Swinehart, Anson Hill, Jaidyn Thiel, Ethan Beidelschies, Sudesh Grafmiller, William Shumaker, Seth Mawer, Johnathan Searfoss, Taylor Emerick.

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Upper Sandusky Volleyball

Upper Sandusky volleyball (front, left): Emily Hill, Jadyn Smalley, Reagan Ward, Lily Gibson, Eve Smith (second) Sydnie Dible, Savannah Kinley, Allison Parker, Marissa Damron (back) Pam Karg, Sydney Stuckman, Ella Orians, Jenna Kurtz, Jostlyn McQuistion, Ashley Dilley, Donielle Crall.

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Upper Sandusky Boys Golf

Upper Sandusky boys golf (front, left): Charlie Orians, Ethan Collins, Matt Homburg, Sam Smith, Kyle Bishop, Jacob Ward (second) Bill Latham, Ben Latham, Brett Montgomery, Gavin Carey, Evan Young, Owen Knapp, Graham Treadway.

Upper Sandusky girls golf (front, left): Kendra Conley, Eden Morris, Ellie Dible, Katie Clark (back), Mackenzie Kidwell, Haley Rowland, Olivia Barth, Ambria Snyder, Liv Gier, Matt Miles.

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A new era, vision for Mohawk under Daniel BY MATT NYE

Assistant Sports Editor mnye@advertiser-tribune

SYCAMORE — Mohawk is coming off one of its best seasons in the last 20 years of the

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program. The Warriors went 10-0 in the regular season and won their first Northern 10 Athletic Conference championship. However, despite the success, it hasn’t necessarily meant play-

“We're very fortunate to have a little bit of depth, and guys with game experience on Fridays,” Hall said. “That's just not something we had last year. A lot of these guys may not have been starters, but they got in some time.” On offense, there will be a schematic change. After a year playing in the wing-T, the Rams will use a spread formation in 2019. Hall said the spread suits the athletes he has. “I believe you should mold your offense and defense based upon your roster, and not force them to necessarily do only what you do,” Hall said. The Rams have their star tailback returning. Nate McMillan has been a starter since his freshman year, and returns after three strong seasons. “He's a hurdler and a sprinter, and once he gets in the open, I think every team kind of plans their defensive scheme around trying to stop Nate,” Hall said. “They know, to give ourselves the best chance to win, we need to stop Nate McMillan. I think that has been the plan week after week against us.” The Rams will also have a different starting quarterback. Mason Vent, who started at QB for Upper Sandusky two seasons ago, is back, and will be backed by Jordan Wright. Wright played the last part of last season. At the wide receiver positions, Brayzin McDaniel, Cazares and Cano are listed as the starting receivers, with Field, Kolby Taylor and Ashton Shepherd listed as reserves. Even though they will primarily be a spread team, Hall said the Rams will employ a tight end, with Eric Bils and Tim Vukovich being utilized. “We may not be all 11 guys crowded in the box when we're spread out, but football is football,” Hall said. “A trap is a trap, a sweep is a sweep, a hitch is a hitch and a go is a go.” And in any case, Hall said the key to the offense comes from the line. “The offensive line has to do their job, do their one-eleventh,” he said. “Block who they have to

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off success. The Warriors have made the playoffs 10 times since 2000, which includes two 10-0 seasons and three 9-1 campaigns. They have just two playoff wins in that span.

In 2010, the Warriors beat Toledo Christian 27-24 and then lost to powerhouse McComb 397. In 2002, they beat Northwood 22-7, but lost to Columbus Grove in the following round 25-23.

Out of the 10 playoff appearances, seven of them were consecutive years between the 2000-06 years. Recently, Brent Konkle got

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FALL SPORTS Mohawk Warriors

2018: 10-1, 7-0 N10 Head coach: Eric Daniel.

Rebuild underway at Mohawk BY MATT NYE

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SYCAMORE —A lot of things are different for Mohawk football this fall. Coming off a perfect 10-0 regular season with a Northern 10 Athletic Conference title, but a disappointing early exit in the postseason, the Warriors have a new coach as Brent Konkle is now the athletic director at Wynford. A familiar name, Eric Daniel, takes over this season. Daniel, a Mohawk graduate, takes over a winning program, but the Warriors lost a lot from last season. They lost seven N10 first teamers, including Bryce Kirian, who was the defensive player of the year. Keith Jenkins will also be tough to replace at QB, as he rushed and passed for over 1,000 yards last season. He had 19 total touchdowns. Zach Hayman was the best receiver in the league as well with 818 yards and nine scores. However, the cupboard isn't all the way bare. Trey Combs got a little bit of experience at QB last season in some blowouts and Jesse Leeth was a solid second option to Kirian in the Warriors' backfield. “The senior group that left were just

“I think these guys now were itching to take over and get some say...” — Eric Daniel, Mohawk football coach an incredible group of kids. They were very coachable and very talented, but just good kids,” Daniel said. “Transitioning, I think these guys now were itching to take over and get some say, because when you have a (senior) group like that, the other guys don't get a lot of say and get the opportunity to lead. “But they've been amazing, they really have. We have two junior captains (Jesse Leeth and Landen Snyder, Bryce Sheets is a senior captain) this year, which is unusual honestly. I've actually been stunned with how practice and camp has gone because of how well these kids listen and pay attention to details.” Between Leeth and Tyler Hayman (started at cornerback), they are the only

starters back from last season, but Daniel said he feels confident in the junior and sophomore classes to get the job done. A lot of them will play vital roles this season, he said. “Trey Combs has kind of separated himself from the rest at QB over the last couple of weeks. He's more of a pocket passer and he throws a beautiful ball,” Daniel said. “He diagnosis defenses a little better even maybe more than Keith did, but he is not as much of a runner. “Keith was a hard-nosed kid that ran between the tackles and gave us key first downs and yardage. He was like a tailback at QB. Trey is more of a pocket passer and he's very smart. He's been putting the ball where it needs to be.” On the offensive line will be Sheets, Kaleb Leeth, Brody Ekleberry at left guards, Kurtus Ekleberry will be the center with Grant Theis rotating in as well and at some right tackle along with James Clouse. Blake Spitler rotates with Brody Ekleberry at right guard and Steven Routt will also play some guard. Hayman will be a receiver like his brother Zach last season, Skylar Williams and Landen Snyder will be the

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No. Name 2 Nathan Geary 3 Landen Snyder 4 Bryce Hannam 5 Ryan Dietrich 6 Tyler Hayman 7 AJ Hess 8 Jacob Coldiron 9 Trey Combs 11 Tyson Johnson 12 Gavin Stump 14 Alex Theis 15 Skyler Williams 20 Trevor Johnson 21 Collin Barth 22 Bryce Lang 23 Mason Danner 24 Zaiden Fry 25 Hunter Gottfried 26 Jesse Leeth 30 Jace Margraf 43 Kaira Staib 44 Owen Chevalier 50 Avery Stump 51 Evan Cordell 52 Ryan Emshoff 53 Blake Spitler 54 James Clouse 55 Nick Grasley 56 Tyler Spoon 57 Kyle Stillberger 61 Bryce Sheets 62 Troy Russell 63 Grant Theis 65 Kaleb Leeth 68 Brody Ekleberry 71 Zane Cover 73 Steven Routt 75 Skylar Cover 77 Jacob Myers

2018 Results

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Wt. 130 145 130 145 165 160 180 200 145 185 155 170 125 155 150 185 140 200 175 135 155 170 155 150 185 185 215 195 170 160 210 210 195 200 165 140 200 245 205

Pos. Grade QB/DB 10 WR/DB 11 QB/DB 9 WR/DB 10 WR/DB 11 WR/DB 9 WR/DB 10 QB/DB 11 RB/DB 11 TE/DL 12 TE/OLB 10 WR/DB 11 WR/DB 9 RB/ILB 10 WR/DB 10 RB/OLB 11 QB/DB 9 TE/OLB 12 RB/ILB 11 RB/ILB 9 K/K 10 TE/OLB 9 OL/ILB 10 OL/ILB 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 OL/ILB 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 9

Mohawk 34, Lakota 8 Mohawk 34, Hopewell-Loudon 14 Mohawk 16, Gibsonburg 0 Mohawk 35, Carey 14 Mohawk 31, Seneca East 24 Mohawk 14, Colonel Crawford 7 Mohawk 35, Bucyrus 0 Mohawk 50, Buckeye Central 14 Mohawk 44, Wynford 0 Mohawk 62, Upper Sandusky 0 Leipsic 40, Mohawk 14

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Mohawk Volleyball

Coach: Eric Hoover 2018: 22-3, 15-1, won N10 Returning letterwinners: Seniors Ellie Shaw (L); Alexa Konkle (S); Tess Weinandy (OH). Junior Paityn Clouse (MH/OH). Others: Senior Jordan Tyree (DS). Juniors Marah Gillig (OH); Emma Golling (DS); Ella Hoover (DS); Catherine Klopp (MH). Sophomores Kennedy Cleveland (S/OH); Emma Thiery (OH); Kendyll Gurney (DS). Outlook: Mohawk is coming off another fantastic season, but this one included a N10 title. However, the Warriors lost some really good players, including N10 player of the year, Madi Chester. They do have some experience back, including Konkle, who has played a lot of volleyball for Mohawk in her career. “We lost a lot, but we still have very well-rounded players and theyʼve played volleyball at different levels for years,” Hoover said. “Weʼve had a good competitive summer and with some new players in new positions, we have to find out where everyone fits.” Mohawk started the season taking Division II Columbian to five sets. It led two games to none. “We played with good intensity and the execution was better than at any time during the summer or scrimmages, so I think we are heading in the right direction,” Hoover said. Mohawk volleyball (front, left): Kennedy Cleveland, Kendall Gurney, Ellie Shaw, Emma Golling, Alexa Konkle, Ella Hoover Hoover said a strength this season will definitely be ball han- (back) Eric Hoover, Marah Gillig, Emma Thiery, Emily Klopp, Catherine Klopp, Tess Weinandy, Jordan Tyree. dling, as Konkle is the mainstay at setter.

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Mohawk cross country (front, left): Lydia Zamora, Emrys Botton, Brooke Hannam, Carly Balliet, Kaylynn Maybee, Elena Zamora (back) Kayla Risner, Julia Amlin, Trenton Horner, Isaac Ward, Austin England, Alec Sigler, Taylor Lawhorn, Hayley Luhring.

“It’s a grind in the N10 and our guys are (ticked) about being picked fifth.” — Eric Daniel, Mohawk football coach

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other receivers, while tight ends will be Gavin Stump and Hunter Gottfried. Mason Danner will be the halfback and Leeth is the tailback. “We'll probably be a bit more balanced this season. We're just big on what the defense is giving us,” Daniel said. “I anticipate us being balanced out of the gun (heavy spread), but we also have some under-center stuff as well.” The 3-4 defense will consist of Routt at nose guard, along with Brody Ekleberry. Spitler, Kaleb Leeth, Clouse and Grant Theis and Stump will all rotate as the Warriors have some depth up front. Gottfried will be an outside backer, Kurtus Ekleberry and Mason Danner will also play outside linebacker, while Jesse Leeth and

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Sheets and Collin Barth rotate in with them. Corners are Snyder and Williams, free safety is Hayman and Bryce Lange is the strong safety. Danner will be the PAT kicker, Gottfried will kick off and Jesse Leeth will do the punting again this season. Mohawk once again will play some old MAL rivals to begin the season with Lakota and Hopewell-Loudon at home in Weeks 1 and 2 before a trip to Gibsonburg. “Lakota is well-coached and they've bought in and every year we've watched them and they've gotten better,” Daniel said. “That (Trevor) Franks kid is shifty. We're looking forward to the test. HopewellLoudon is well-coached and we know they'll be a test. “We know out of our three non-conference games, all of them will have winning records and probably two or all three will be vying for the SBC championship, so they are huge games for us.” Mohawk was on the top of the N10 mountain last season, but with a lot of new faces this season, Seneca East

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or Wynford will be the teams to beat besides the Warriors. “Colonel Crawford always has like 60 or so kids and give us fits every year. Carey … I don't think they've ever played us easy and you always throw the records out with that game,” Daniel said. “Seneca East lost some good kids, but their QB is back and they have some good skill kids and some big boys up front. Wynford is Wynford. Yea they had a down year last year, but Gabe (Helbert) will make sure that doesn't happen again. “It's a grind in the N10 and our guys are (ticked) about being picked fifth. We are ready to get after it and prove them wrong.”

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FALL SPORTS Carey Blue Devils

2018: 7-4, 5-2 N10 Head coach: Jonathon Mershman.

Carey looking to build off another playoff season BY MATT NYE

Assistant Sports Editor mnye@advertiser-tribune.com

CAREY — Just like rival Mohawk, Carey has been right where it belongs: in the playoffs. This season, the third under Jonathon Mershman, the Blue Devils look to bounce back from an early exit from the postseason. The Blue Devils are coming off a 7-4 year and a playoff loss to Columbus Grove. “We lost 11 seniors and they were 11 seniors who all contributed and I think at one point we had 18 of the 22 starting spots occupied by seniors,” Mershman said. “It never ends the way you want it to unless you’re McComb with a state title, but this year, we have some pieces back and some guys with experience. “We have some youth things we have to get through, but I think we are taking steps in the right direction everyday. We are going to have to rely on the guys with that experience. They’re really going to have to step up.” Even though the Blue Devils have some players back, that doesn’t mean they will be starting this season. Mershman said his sophomore class (20 kids) has really put in a lot of work in the offseason and know how to compete in practice for spots.

“We’re getting closer to being a solid varsity team, but we have a lot of work to do.” — Jonathon Mershman, Carey football coach “I think we’ve had a few great team practices because these younger guys are pushing some of the starters,” he said. “I think in our two scrimmages, we’ve gotten better from each one, which is a good sign.” Returning QB Ethan Beringer is getting pushed by Derek Lonsway in practice, Mershman said, but having a year of varsity experience under his belt will probably be the deciding factor. Beringer filled in after a year Brayden Wentling led the Blue Devils to the second round of the playoffs. Last season, Beringer completed 50% of his passes. He threw for 1,207 yards with 15 TDs and six interceptions. “I think in camp there was a shock factor where he thought, ‘Oh, I can’t just

throw it up anymore,’” Mershman said about Beringer’s first season as QB with outstanding wide receivers Jordan Dasher and Griffin Summit. “Going into his senior year now I think he’s growing up big time right in front of our eyes as a coaching staff. Everyday, he’s getting better and better. “We’re getting closer to being a solid varsity team, but we have a lot of work to do. Beringer is showing the improvement.” Offensively, the Blue Devils return some pieces, but up front is where they were hit hard, Mershman said. Offensively, behind Beringer will be Connor Williams at fullback with Reece Billock at running back. Brady Curlis and Cade Crawford will man the receiver positions with Ian Yeater at tight end. On the line, Trennen Stoll and Trent Giesey-Phoenix are at the tackles, guards will be Grant Huston and Easton Korody and Carson Pahl will be snapping the ball. A lot of the same players will be on the defense as Yeater, Huston, GieseyPhoenix and Carson Pahl will man the defensive line. Williams, Cameron Pahl and Jacob Reinhart are the linebackers and the secondary includes Bryce Conti and Hayden Nash at the corners and Lonsway and Billock at the safety spots.

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No. Name Ht. 1 Rossi Breiogiam 5-0 2 Payton Baldridge 6-3 3 Reece Billock 5-11 4 Jacob Reinhart 5-10 5 Hayden Nash 6-0 6 Jordan Mattimoe 5-7 7 Kadin Smalley 5-8 8 Ethan Beringer 6-3 9 Layne Barger 5-11 10 Derek Lonsway 5-11 11 Lance Woods 5-9 12 Anthony Bell 5-10 13 Lance Rickie 5-3 14 Jayden Barney 6-2 15 Dylan Ellis 5-9 16 Curtis Bauer 5-8 17 Ian Yeater 6-3 21 Cade Crawford 6-0 22 Spencer Baldridge5-9 25 Gage Summit 6-1 26 Connor Williams 6-1 28 Kaeden Wentz 5-11 29 Audric Ritter 5-6 32 Landen Kemerley5-10 33 Dylan Campbell 5-10 36 Brady Curlis 5-11 38 Riley Brooks 5-3 40 Bryce Conti 5-11 44 Cooper Brodman 5-6 46 Jermiah Patton 5-9 51 Cameron Pahl 6-0 54 Ashton Clauss 5-11 55 Carson Pahl 6-0 56 Easton Korody 6-5 57 Jacob Scott 5-10 58 TrentGiesey-Phoenix6-0 62 Hayden Jacoby 6-1 63 Ethan Bretz 5-6 64 Devon Smith 6-1 66 Aaron Kromer 5-10 68 Grant Huston 6-3 71 Trennen Stoll 6-2 72 Drew Steen 6-3 75 Cameron Conner 6-0 77 Brock Bushong 6-0 78 Isaac Carman 5-6 86 Jacob Wentz 5-9 88 EJ Boes 6-2

2018 Results

Wt. 115 185 175 160 145 116 140 178 160 155 145 135 116 185 145 158 189 170 145 200 200 185 155 165 150 152 140 152 140 197 200 220 195 230 215 230 172 155 160 190 190 240 297 195 210 227 148 154

Carey 35, Van Buren 16 Galion 35, Carey 26 Carey 24, Ashland Crestview 7 Mohawk 35, Carey 14 Carey 42, Bucyrus 14 Carey 48, Upper Sandusky 13 Seneca East 34, Carey 27 Carey 45, Wynford 7 Carey 61, Buckeye Central 26 Carey 34, Colonel Crawford 29 Columbus Grove 21, Carey 7

Pos. Grade FL/CB 9 TE/DE 9 RB/S 12 RB/OLB 11 WR/QB/FS 11 WR/CB 9 WR/OLB 11 QB/CB 12 FB/ILB 9 QB/S RB/CB 10 FL/CB 10 QB/S 9 FL/DE 12 RB/S 9 RB/S 10 TE/OLB 11 WR/S 11 TE/DE 12 FB/LB 9 FB/LB 12 TE/OLB 11 SB/CB 9 FB/OLB 9 FL/DE 10 SB/S 11 FB/ILB 10 SB/CB 10 FB/ILB 10 FB/LB 10 G/ILB 10 G/DT 10 G/OLB 10 T/DE 10 G/DE 10 T/DT 12 C/ILB 12 C/DT 9 T/OLB 11 G/DT 10 G/LB 12 T/DT 10 T/NG 10 G/DE 9 G/DT 9 T/NG 10 TE/CB 9 TE/OLB 9

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Carey Golf

Carey golf (front, left): Cy Young, Caden Pilmore, Hayden Twining, Brody Baker, Elyse Lortz, Kobe Ratliff (back) Carter Frederick, Brayden Miller, McKain Miller, Cole Phillips, Ethan Tanner, Peyton Young, Martin Baker.

Carey Cross Country

Carey cross country (front, left): Margaret Cole, Summer Bouillon, Noah Hunker, Mason Bouillon, Gage Hoepf, Ethan Burton, Bryce Young, Sarah Reinhart, Liberty Heinze (second) Taylor Bechstein, Jenna Watkins, Abby Allison, Caden Cole, Daniel Cole, Waylon Hayman, Tyler Littlejohn, Addystin Lykins, Juliana Boes (back) Dean Kessler, Nancy Kessler, Vance Tumey, Tanner Stoll, Wyatt Hess, Jeremy Taylor, Caleb Gossman, Brady Penwell, David Tumey, Isaiah Hoepf, Steve Yeater.

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“Really, our focus is just getting better every day and jelling more as a team,” Mershman

said. “We have to be ready for Week 1 because Leipsic is a great team. It’s going to be a slobberknocker right from the start. They are going to try to run the ball right down our throats and we have to be ready.” Carey will be right in the mix

for the N10 title this season barring injuries, but Mershman mentioned Wynford will bounce back after a rare down year and Seneca East is still an elite program. “Wynford will bounce back because I’m sure they didn’t like

Coach: Dean Kessler 2018: BOYS — 7th in N10. GIRLS — 3rd in N10. Returning letterwinners: BOYS — Seniors Wyatt Hess; Isaiah Hoepf; Austin Littlejohn; Tanner Stoll; Jeremy Taylor. Juniors Daniel Cole; Tyler Littlejohn; David Tumey. Sophomore Brady Penwell. GIRLS — Seniors Liberty Heinze; Jenna Watkins. Juniors Nellie Bianchi; Summer Bullion. Sophomores Abby Allison and Sarah Reinhart. Others: BOYS — Seniors Caleb Gossman; Patrick Rockow. Sophomores Waylon Hayman; Gage Hoepf; Camden Lang. Freshman Mason Bullion; Ethan Burton; Caden Cole; Noah Hunker; Vance Tumey; Bryce Young. GIRLS — Seniors Taylor Bechstein; Margaret Cole. Sophomore Juliana Boes. Outlook: The two Carey teams are in different places heading into the season.

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taking the lumps they did last season,” he said. “Colonel Crawford is always tough. I think the powerhouse is still Seneca East. You also can’t discount Mohawk as they know how to win the league now. “I think it’s going to be one of

those years where everyone is close together and you’ll have to be ready to play every game. I know there isn’t anyone I can circle right now as a “W” and on the other hand, I hope no one is thinking they can circle us as a “W” either.”

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FALL SPORTS

Carey volleyball (front, left): Miah Ritter, Ellison Roark, Makenzie Snyder, McKenzie Row, Emma Wagner, Livia Barger (back) Maricella Kahle, David Henley, Mary Racheter, Addison Miller, Sadie Arend, Bailey Tanner, Alaina Tiell, Cailin Crawford, Stacy Bell, Kelsie Vaske.

Coach: Stacy Bell 2018: 11-13, 9-7 N10 Returning letterwinners: Seniors McKenzie Row; Makenzie Snyder; Emma Wagner. Juniors Sadie Arend; Ellison Roark; Alaina Tiell; Livia Barger. Sophomores Addison Miller; Bailey Tanner. Others: Sophomore Cailin Crawford; Juniors Mary Racheter; Miah Ritter. Outlook: The cupboards aren't bare this season for Bell, who a season ago took over a team that lost a ton of experi-

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block, have their eyes on whoever they have to put their eyes on. And execute, because it all starts there. It doesn't really matter if you're running a spread, or a double tight. It starts up front, you've got

Carey Volleyball “Offensively, we have some talented hitters... it’s just the defense is a little shaky right now.” — Stacy Bell

ence and talent. “We lost eight seniors that previous season, so we were really young last season, but this season, we didn't lose anyone,” Bell said. “We had a lot of jitters last season and we had to figure some things out. I think they've come together more this season and we will have a quicker offense than we did last season with Wagner back.” Bell said she had liked the leadership her seniors have shown so far and that the

team just needs some confidence. “Offensively, we have some talented hitters … it's just the defense is a little shaky right now,” Bell said. “We don't have any confidence in our back row defensively. We have a couple girls that can jump out of the gym offensively, so if they get a good report with Wagner setting, our offense should be solid this year.” Still with some newer players with not much experience, Bell said to be near the top of the N10 will be the goal this season.

to get a good snap. If your line doesn't block, it doesn't matter if you run it or pass it, it just won't work.” Trying to make it work will be Stowers and Geisey at the tackle spots, with Thomas and Blake Herbert at the guards and Creighton Morton at center. Bryce Kincade, Field, Braxton Johnson and Risner will work as backups.

“Several of them are younger; we've got a lot of sophomores in that name group,” Hall said. “(Line) coach (Paul Mates) is our offensive line coach, and trying to get them some extra (individual) time, and get them to see the big picture, as to why they're being asked to do what they do when they do it, and they're getting better every day.” On special teams, Fernando Navi-

choque is expected to be the placekicker, while Eric Bills is listed as the starting punter. “The biggest thing is, we want to get better every week,” Hall said. “We need to do a better job of...not trying to take over the game all by yourself, of focusing on just doing your job, and your unit working together.”

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FALL SPORTS Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains

2018: 4-6, 3-5 BVC Head coach: Brian Colatruglio . Assistant coaches: Brad Snyder, Jason Bish, Aaron Kapelka, Jeremy Nutter, Nate Colatruglio, Josh Roberts .

More physical Chieftains head to SBC River Division BY ZACH BAKER

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BASCOM — Brian Colatruglio admitted there were times last season when he knew his team was in trouble. The Chieftains won four games last season, but went 3-5 in their final season in the Blanchard Valley Conference. And going against powerhouses like McComb and Leipsic proved a monumental task. Especially up front. “There were three or four games last year where we just didn’t have a chance,” Colatruglio said. “We were just physically outmatched, and I don’t see that happening (this year).” Last year was rough for H-L offensive and defensive lines, mainly due to inexperience. But as frustrating as it was at the time, it gave some players a chance to see varsity time. And that will be a benefit this season. “The offseason, the transformation of our young lineman in this fall, winter and spring and summer has been amazing,” Colatruglio said. “We are going to be young up front, and a little bit inexperienced, but we have some big bodies,

“We were just physically outmatched, and I don’t see that happening (this year).” — Brian Colatruglio, Hopewell-Loudon football coach

back in Sam Stickley. But without a strong line, deception was a major part of things. “I think we’re gonna be a little more physical up front than we were last year,” Colatrugio said. “To be honest, last year, we had to smoke-and-mirror people. Sam was fast, so we could use that to try and get him out. But there comes a point, once you kind of trick them and fool them, that you have to line up and try to block people, and we couldn’t do that last year. “I think the biggest difference this year is, I think when we need to just line up and get tough yards and be able to block and get first downs, I think we’re gonna be able to do it this year,” Colatruglio said. That confidence extends to the line on the other side of the ball. That group will be led at the end spots, by Boes and Ethan Watkins. “We have two defensive ends I think will be really, really good,” Colatruglio said. Daniel Lommerse also will be part of the mix at the ends, while Bryson Fuller, Vitt and Ryan Cook will see time in the middle.

and some guys we definitely think can do it.” It starts with Ryan Cook and Ethan Watkins, who are expected to fill a couple spots on the offensive side, and Brandon Boes and Brodie Vitt also are expected to start. Senior Adam Daniel — who is the only player on the roster to have been part of the program for four years, will get the nod at center. Colatruglio said Matthew Rybka will be a fill in and swingman. The coach is more confident that the strength of the o-line will allow the offense to do more. A year ago, H-L had a star running I please see CHIEFTAINS, 43

No.Name Ht. 1 Jordyn Jury 6-2 2 Devin Falter 5-7 3 Hayden Welly 5-10 4 Bryce Avalon 5-10 5 Payton Burns 5-8 6 Ried Jury 5-10 8 Luke Jameson 6-6 9 Lance Crawford 5-9 10 Nate Cook 5-7 11 Jagger Endicott 5-7 12 Reece Berrier 5-5 13 Blake Hoover 5-6 14 Travis Milligan 6-0 16 Gavin Jordan 5-9 18 Ashton Bour 5-9 19 Sherron Jones 5-6 21 Joe Colatruglio 5-8 22 Adam Sendelbach5-9 23 Braylon Smith 6-3 24 Isaac Gaietto 5-10 25 CJ Smith 5-10 28 Nico Garcia 5-8 30 Aaron Smith 5-7 33 Daniel Lommerse6-1 36 Eric Hoover 5-8 50 Terry Dell 5-11 51 Ethan Watkins 6-2 53 Brandon Boes 6-3 54 Haden Stahl 5-9 57 Vinny SanGregory 5-10 59 Kade Nelson 5-10 60 Ryan Cook 5-10 63 Ethan Oswalt 6-3 64 Bryson Fuller 5-10 65 Erik Hossler 5-9 66 Brodie Vitt 5-9 67 Israel Ortiz 5-5 70 Adam Daniel 6-3 72 Matthew Rybka 5-9 73 Blake Beaverson 5-11 75 Jacob Krupp 5-11 77 Lucas Nutter 5-10 78 Collin Masterson 5-10 84 George Beucler 5-9

2018 Results

Wt. 175 140 200 200 140 160 210 135 140 140 125 135 180 150 175 135 175 155 180 170 210 165 160 205 150 220 225 260 205 260 190 235 225 245 175 205 155 275 235 220 290 180 250 165

Pos. Grade WR/DB 12 WR/DB 10 RB/LB 9 TE/LB 11 WR/DB 11 WR/DB 10 QB/P 10 RB/DB 10 WR/DB 12 WR/DB 9 WR/DB 11 WR/LB 11 WR/LB 12 WR/DB 9 QB/DB 10 WR/DB 10 WR/LB 10 RB/DL 11 TE/DL 9 WR/LB 10 RB/LB 11 WR/LB 10 RB/DB 9 TE/DL 11 RB/LB 10 OL/DL 11 OL/LB 11 OL/DL 10 OL/LB 9 OL/DL 9 OL/LB 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/LB 9 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 9 WR/DB 10

Hopewell-Loudon 34, Southeast 13 Mohawk 34, Hopewell-Loudon 14 Arlington 36, Hopewell-Loudon 22 Hopewell-Loudon 47, Arcadia 0 Leipsic 34, Hopewell-Loudon 13 Hopewell-Loudon 53, Vanlue 6 Van Buren 45, Hopewell-Loudon 41 Liberty Benton 41, Hopewell-Loudon 14 McComb 52, Hopewell-Loudon 14 Hopewell-Loudon 45, Cory Rawson 19

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H-L Boys Cross Country

Coach: Helen Coleman 2018: Won BVC Returning letterwinners: Seniors Brendan Durbin; Jordan Foster; Sam Meade; Marshall Reinhard; Carter Ritchey; Kyle Rumschlag. Juniors Bryce Arbogast; Caden Crawford; Trey Masterson. Sophomores Isreal Risner; Kaeden Siebenaller. Others: Senior Collin Reinhart. Sophomore Layne Butturff. Freshman Cody Foos; Mason Rathburn; Garrett Reinhart; Beau Schmitz. Outlook: Considering HopewellLoudon didnʼt lose anyone off of a trip to state last season, the Chieftains have high expectations this year. The Chieftains won the BVC for the final time and made it to state, where Foster was 16th. He won the BVC title.

“Foster has definitely improved from last year,” Coleman said. “Heʼs going to have a great senior season because he has put in the hard work and heʼs really ahead of where he was at this time a year ago.” The Chieftains also return Durbin, Meade and Arbogast (All-BVC honorable mentions), Ritchey, who was runner-up to Foster in the BVC meet and Rumschlag and Crawford (both two-time All-BVC selections). “Hopes are high for us this year. The goal is to definitely make it back down to state this year, but we just need to stay grounded,” Coleman said. “We will not take anything for granted and we need to keep putting the work in week by week. “We also need to stay healthy, which is key throughout a season.”

Hopewell-Loudon boys cross country (front, left): Cody Foos, Layne Buttruff, Beau Schmitz, Jordan Foster, Colin Reinhart, Garrett Reinhart (second) Mason Rathburn, Israel Risner, Kaeden Schindler, Same Meade, Bruyce Arbogast, Marshall Reinhard, Trey Masterson (back) Helen Coleman, Brendan Durbin, Kyle Rumschlag, Carter Ritchey, Ryan Peplat, Deb Weaver.

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The boys team doesnʼt have much experience back, while the girls have four runners on a regional team last season and Reinhart, who placed 19th at state last season. However, already the boys have made big strides this season in the first week of

Hopewell-Loudon girls cross country (front, left): Macy Breidenbach, Lilianna Ortiz, Brook Breidenbach, Zoe Kent, Taylor Joseph, Izzy Frankart, Hanna Wyman, Ashley Brickner (second) Emily Foster, Hazel Stone, Abby Oswalt, Kenzie Coleman, Riley Suter, Taylor Sours, Corrin Hoover (back) Kailey Depinet, Taylor Leiter, Kari Flechtner, Lennah Fox, Trinity Reinhard, Hailey Welly, Teresa Jones, Paul Jones.

H-L Girls Cross Country

Coach: Paul Jones 2018: Won BVC Returning letterwinners: Seniors Corrin Hoover; Ashley Brickner; Kenzie Coleman; Zoe Kent. Juniors Taylor Leiter; Taylor Joseph; Brook Breidenbach; Riley Suter.

Sophomore Emma Shellhammer. Others: Seniors Hailey Welly; Lennah Fox. Junior Taylor Sours. Sophomores Macy Breidenbach. Freshman Hanna

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the season, so there is hope for a run in the postseason. “We had to do a lot of pacing work after the first meet because they all went out way too fast and didnʼt have anything left by the end,” Kessler said. “They already changed up their approach and out of 22 boys, 21 improved their times in the Seneca East meet. We took 36 minutes off our total time, which is encouraging. “We just need to keep in mind itʼs a three-mile race and not a 100 yard dash.”

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H-L Girls Golf Hopewell-Loudon girls golf (front, left): Olivia Zender, Abby Yarris, Gracie Parkins (back) Emma Kidd, Kasey Thompson, Hannah Fought, Kiley Cline, Morgan Searles.

H-L Boys Golf

Hopewell-Loudon boys golf (front, left): Logan Sours, Tyson Swanagan, Tyler Agaba, Layne Myers, Connor Joseph (back) Brendan Blott, Owen Schumm, Luke Graham, Walker Suter, Gabe Dohanyos.

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Wyman; Alivia Roerdink; Izzy Frankart; Kari Flechtner; Hazel Stone; Abby Oswalt; Emily Foster. Outlook: With 22 girls on the roster, Hopewell-Loudon has a lot of competition on the squad. Coming off its last BVC title, the Chieftains enter the SBC River with a lot of confidence and experience. “We only had 12 last year on the roster and we almost doubled that,” Jones said. “We only lost Renae Kapelka off of last yearʼs team, so we are excited to get things going this season.” Hoover, Brickner, Joseph, Shellhammer, Suter and Leiter all return from the championship team. Leiter was a first-team All-BVC selection, while Hoover and Brickner were second team and Joseph was honorable mention. “We have a nice pack this season between runners 3-7 I think,” Jones said. “We have a couple that stand out in the front, but with a lot of new kids, we arenʼt really sure what to expect at this point. “Iʼve been really impressed with this team in the offseason. I donʼt think weʼve ever had this high of attendance in the summer and we have some really good leadership on this team.” The keys for the Chieftains, like most other teams in cross country, is health. They have a big team, but 11 of them havenʼt ran a 5K before, so there is some inexperience there, so injuries could be key. “Iʼm not really sure what to expect league-wise, but I know Gibsonburg has some nice runners back and will be pretty solid and we know Calvert, Lakota and the others always have strong programs to contend with.”

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H-L Volleyball

Coach: Carrie Weaver 2018: 11-11 Returning letterwinners: Seniors Peyton Hoover (OH); Abbi Roerdink (S/RS); Hannah Welly (MH/RS). Juniors Olivia Savidge (MH). Sophomore Abbe Beidelschies (S/DS); Megan Kreais (MH); Grace Dohanyos (L); Hope Kreais (RS). Others: Junior Raylee Baker (MH/RS); Haley Weaver (DS); Brynn Carrel (DS); Elizabeth Wells (OH). Outlook: Weaver is a little disappointed in the slow start this season, but she knows her squad has a lot of veterans and experience back, so they will get going eventually this season. “Weʼre off to a slow start, definitely,” she said. “I think itʼs just finding our groove at this point and trying to replace our one senior last season — Chelsey Depinet.” The Chieftains do have quite a bit back, but early in the season, they all have to find their roles and how they work within the game plan.

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“We look like offensive and defensive linemen on a high school football team,” he said. “I think that’s gonna really pay dividends for us.” H-L had an all-state caliber back the last few seasons in Stickley, but he graduated last spring. To replace him, Colatruglio will be looking to some players with talent, if not experience. “We don’t have anybody who’s carried the ball at a varsity game during meaningful time,” Colatruglio said. “That’a a big mystery for us. We’ve got a couple guys — we’re probably not gonna have one, but a couple — that are gonna fit that bill.” CJ Smith and Welly are

“We have a good core back, which is always helpful down the road, but the start of the season is always rough,” Weaver said. “I think that experience will be a strength. We had some injuries last season, so even some of the younger girls got some time last season, which I hope benefits us this season. “I hope we can finish in the Top 3 (in the SBC River) this season. Thatʼs our goal when we sit down and talk about goals. We are switching to a league where we normally saw three of the teams regularly, so we know what we are walking in to, but there is still a little unknown. I just want them to have fun this season and be competitive, thatʼs all you can ask from them.”

Hopewell-Loudon volleyball (front, left): Brynn Carrel, Payton Hoover, Grace Dohanyos (second) Laura Cook, Megan Kreais, Hannah Welly, Abbe Beidelschies (back) Carrie Weaver, Hope Kreais, Abbi Roerdink, Elizabeth Wells, Olivia Savidge.

the favorites for playing time. Welly is just a freshman. “He’a a 200-pound kid, and he doesn’t look like or play like a freshman,” Colatruglio said. “He’s very talented and is gonna be a very good football player, so we think we have two guys who can really handle that spot.” H-L also has two options at quarterback. One is Luke Jameson, who at an imposing 6-6, 210 pounds, is more of a pocket passer. He also has experience, starting games in each of the last two years. But 5-9 Ashton Bour also is a candidate to be the starting signal caller. “He’s more of a dual threat athlete back there,” Colatruglio said of the sophomore. “He can make the throws, but he’s also

pretty good in the run game, a pretty tough runner, and pretty elusive, so we’ve got some options there. They are two very different kids, and they’re still kind of battling it out, and we’ll see what happens before Week 1.” If there’s one spot on offense where the Chieftains bring back a number of experienced players, it’s at wide receiver. Travis Milligan, Cook and Jordyn Jury all are back. Jury’s brother Ried will be at the fourth receiver spot, while Lommerse and Bryce Avalon will see time at tight end or fullback, depending on the personnel group H-L is using. “We’ll use a lot of personnel groups,” Colatruglio said. “We use a tight end. If we think we can block people, we’ll get into some two-back stuff,

but we’re still gonna spread people out, and do what we’ve always done. So, we’ll be as diverse as our personnel will allow us, and if we have tight ends and fullbacks, we’ll use them.”

On the defensive side, the Chieftains will be dealing with some new varsity players at the linebacker spots. But CJ Smith returns after a solid 2018 at the Mike position. “We don’t have a ton of

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Seneca East Tigers

After incredible run, Tigers ready to do it again BY ZACH BAKER

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ATTICA — Seneca East keeps losing talented players to graduation. Coach Ed Phillips said there are five from the program who now are playing college ball. The team’s last two top tailbacks — Brock Martin and Blaine Swartzmiller — are each at the next level, with Ohio Northern and Ohio Dominican, respectively. But the Tigers are still one of the favorites to win the Northern 10 Athletic Conference. Last year was perhaps the best in program history; in 2018, Seneca East reached the Division VI state semifinals. Phillips said the continued success may be of the players being cognizant of more than the present. “We talk about legacy here all the time,” Phillips said. “I think that’s something you have to believe in, something you have to work for. Our kids do that.” And for the players that remain, it’s about building on what Seneca East did a year ago. “Anytime you get to some point on the mountain, I think one thing that you realize is that you can get there,” Phillips said. “And to climb that mountain again, you expect to get back there, and you want to get back there. That certainly is the goal, and that’s the great thing about legacies: You pass it on to somebody else,

“We talk about legacy here all the time. I think that’s something you have to believe in, something you have to work for. Our kids do that.” — Ed Phillips, Seneca East football coach so hopefully they can improve on it.” Someone who likely will play a big role in that is quarterback Chase Foos, the senior starter. Foos threw 18 touchdowns last year, and is primed for another big season. But his continued development off the field is what has pleased Phillips. “He’s playing very well, and the great thing about his summer and his camp is that we knew he could throw the ball, but he has become such a leader, and a teacher,” Phillips said. “Any given day, something’s gonna be not the way he wants to see it, and he’s gonna go up and talk to one of his teammates like he’s a coach, and explain to them what they need to do. And sometimes, when the team needs a little pick-me-up, he’ll chew on teammates, and try to get them to raise

their level, too.” But that doesn’t mean the quarterback is an ogre. “He knows how to have a lot of fun,” Phillips said. “And I think, our senior class, they’ve been here for the bulk of the playoff runs, and man, do they like football, and they like each other, and they like having fun. They’re just doing a super job of all those things, and that’s what makes programs special.” Another thing that can make a program special is a star tailback. The Tigers had that a year ago in Swartzmiller, who ran for 2,442 yards. Phillips said it won’t be a one-man show. Elijah Riggs and Kane Lynch will be in the backfield, while Alec Gomez opened eyes in the offseason and in a recent scrimmage. And Phillips praised the work of Skyler Walker. “I think we can play a lot of people there, and they have a lot of different traits that present challenges for a defense,” Phillips said, “and that’s exciting, because one thing I’ve always liked is, Blaine was a horse for us last year, but I like getting a lot of people involved, and I think that’s something that could really happen this year.” In the decade since Phillips became coach here, he has always run an offense where backs and receivers are almost interchangeable. He said it’s much the same this season.

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2018: 12-2, 6-1 N10 Head coach: Ed Phillips . Assistant coaches: Kevin Dick, Justin Ruffing, George Parks, Andy Ruffing, TedWeaver, Jeremy Cornwell,Jeff Roth, Matt Spencer. No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Grade 1 Gavin Hargis 6-1 168 QB/WR/DB 10 2 Wyatt Sanders 5-10 166 WR/DB 12 3 Jacob Siesel 6-2 151 WR/DB 12 4 Matt Chappell 5-9 155 WR/DB 11 5 Mason Foos 6-2 200 QB/LB 10 6 Austin Perry 5-6 115 WR/DB 9 7 Koen Daviduk 6-0 165 QB/LB 9 8 Brock Ferres 6-4 175 WR/DE 11 12 Chase Foos 6-0 214 QB/DB 12 13 Elijah Riggs 6-0 180 WR/RB/DB 12 14 Darin Grubb 5-10 161 RB/LB 10 15 Caleb Heiser 5-9 140 WR/DB 10 20 Luke Bischoff 5-9 137 WR/DB 10 21 Jesse Beckman 5-8 148 RB/LB 10 22 Alex King 5-8 147 WR/DB 10 23 Nate Sauers 5-9 189 WR/LB 10 24 Blane Cunningham 5-11 180 WR/LBRB/DB 12 30 Skyler Walker 6-2 205 WR/RB/LB 12 32 Shawn Feyedelem 5-11 171 RB/DE 11 33 Alec Gomez 5-9 160 RB/DB 11 34 Dyan Young 5-9 140 WR/LB 10 41 Kane Lynch 6-2 200 RB/WR/LB 12 42 John Fry 5-6 120 RB/DB 9 44 Logan Johnson 5-6 107 RB/DB 9 45 Dustin Powers 5-10 187 RB/LB 12 49 Dillon Powers 5-10 150 RB/DL 10 50 Jack Bailes 5-11 160 OL/DL 9 51 Colton Short 6-0 221 OL/DL 9 53 Will Beard 6-2 256 OL/DL 10 54 Hunter Martin 6-2 270 OL/DL 12 55 Brandon Hines 5-11 239 OL/DL 9 56 Dustin Fox 6-0 240 OL/DL/LB 12 57 Lathan Chapman 5-11 242 OL/DL 9 58 Logan Hicks 6-1 240 OL/DL 12 59 Trey Culver 6-0 235 OL/DL 9 60 Evan Lynch 6-1 185 OL/DL 11 63 Joe Schoen 6-0 193 OL/DL 10 64 Caleb Mahl 6-0 200 OL/DL 10 65 Evan Fitch 6-0 236 OL/DL 11 66 Blake Jones 6-5 272 OL/DL 12 68 Cole Telquist 6-2 217 OL/DL 11 70 Aiden Holmer 5-9 229 OL/DL 9 72 Patrick Snook 6-4 225 OL/LB 10 74 Gavin Kirian 6-1 290 OL/DL 10 75 Collin Ehresman 5-10 189 OL/DL 9 78 Ray Snook 6-1 229 OL/LB 9 80 Kevaun Berrier 5-8 145 WR/LB 9 83 Korbin Beamer 6-0 151 WR/DB 9 85 Haylee Steinmetz5-6 119 WR/DB 9 86 Cody Baldosser 5-10 140 WR/DB 9 88 CodyHeiberthausen 6-0 161 WR/DB 9

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Seneca East Boys Cross Country

Seneca East girls cross country (front, left): Kennedy Beard, Cammie Dorris, Savannah Thompson, Amelia Boes, Allison King, Sophie Norman, Delainey Drown (back) Matt Schock, Jamie Guhn, Nadine Darkow, Alexis Margraf, Aubrey Beard, Hannah Rowe, Brianna Yakoubian, Niki Schiefer.

Seneca East Girls Cross Country

Coach: Matt Schock 2018: N10 champions Returning letterwinners: Delainey Drown. Kennedy Beard; Kiersten Cook; Cammie Dorris; Hannah Rowe; Savannah Thompson; Brianna Yakoubian; Amelia Boes; Jamie Guhn. Others: Sophomores Aubrey Beard; Nadine Darkow; Allison King; Sophie Norman. Freshman Alexis Margraf. Outlook: The Seneca East program has been on a roll in recent seasons, with four consecutive Division III regional appearances. On top of that, the Tigers bring back nine letterwinners. Still, Seneca East will lose some key

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“It has really come to that,” Phillips said. ”Our kids, they know if they want to get on the field, (they have to) know a lot of spots. And they know a

runners. Seven players graduated. The leaders of the group are expected to be Beard and Boes, who each were regional qualifiers a season ago. “Kennedy and Amelia are both individual experienced runners, and are going to be expected to lead the team both on and off the course,” Schock said. Schock knows he has talent. But he knows having another big season is no certainty. Work has to be done, and Schock sounds like he and the team are embracing it. “The intriguing thing about having an experienced group is the fact that they are question marks,” he said, “how good can they be.”

lot of spots, and they can kind of transition from one spot to another.” At receiver, Blane Cottingham is back after an early injury wiped out the majority of his season. Phillips said he’s had a strong camp, as has Jake Siesel. Dustin Smith is someone who also could

catch passes, as well as run the football if need be. And he was someone who played on the offensive line a year ago. Mason Foos also could see time when the offense is using tight end sets. Phillips said his offensive line has numerous veteran players, and has

Seneca East boys cross country (front, left): Doug Mason, Dakota Laughlin, Isaac Mason, Pieter Wise, Reece Niedermier, Christian Drown, Emerson Brown, Colton Fleure, Mike Farrell (back) Phillip Martin, Blake Fleure, Lantz Snavely, Jack Fay, Carter Lacy, Kyle Hoepf.

Coach: Doug Mason. 2018: Third in N10 Returning letterwinners: Seniors Christian Drown; Colton Fleure; Dakota Laughlin. Juniors Carter Lacy; Reece Niedermier; Pieter Wise. Sophomores Emerson Brown; Jack Fay; Kyle Hoepf ; Shayden Heiser; Wyatt Young. Others: Freshmen Blake Fleure; Phillip Martin; Isaac Mason; Lantz Snavely. Outlook: Seneca East doesn't have that one top runner this season, but it does have some talent. “Although we don't have any superstar runners returning this year, we have a nice balance of experienced runners and

the potential to be deep. Logan Hicks and Blake Jones lead the returners,

talented young runners on the team,” Mason said. “They have done a good job of getting their summer mileage in and have started to develop solid team chemistry.” Another important factor for SE will be avoiding injuries and continuing to make progress throughout the year. “The keys for us will be staying healthy, getting leadership from those upperclassmen, and for everyone wanting to make the commitment and effort each day in practice to work to get better,” Mason said. “If we can get those things to happen, we could have a solid team by season's end.”

while Hunter Martin and Smith also figure in. The coach also said that Patrick

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Seneca East Volleyball

Coach: Greg Hendrix 2018: 13-10, 12-4 N10 Returning letterwinners: Seniors Megan Rife (set); Mallory Beamer (RS/MB/MH); Katrina Kagy (MB/MH); Juniors Hillary Bogner (def); Jessica Bowerman (set/OH/RS); Tori Fritz (OH/RS); Alexis Hicks (MH/MB). Sophomore Emily Siesel (RS/OH). Others: Seniors Hanah Bisignano (set); Jordan Queen (OH). Junior Lexi Cheek (def). Sophomores Brandi Gahring (def/OH); Brooke Bordner (def/oh). Freshman Hillary Bogner (lib). Outlook: Seneca East made a big jump a year ago, moving into third place in the Northern 10

Seneca East girls golf (front, left): Autumn Enders, Kayla Felter, Jordan Kiesel, Quinn Rotruck (back) Brad Powers, Sarah Jones, Taylor Greilich, Chloe Vogel, Makenna Depinet.

Athletic Conference. This year, coach Greg Hendrix said he wants the team to take another one. “Last year we came up with some big wins, taking a major step forward,” he said. “This year its about taking another big step and becoming a champion.” Part of that, the coach said will be coming in with a confidence that opponents can feel. Itʼs an attitude the perennial contenders have. “Mohawk and Buckeye have won for so many years, they know how to win; weʼre new to this,” he said. “Weʼre not so skilled that we can just walk on the court and teams will bow

Seneca East volleyball (front, left): Brooke Bordner, Brandi Gahring, Lauren Bogner, Hillary Bogner, Lexi Cheek (second) Emily Siesel, Katrina Kagy, Jordan Queen, Jessica Bowerman, Tori Fritz, Hanah Bisignano, Megan Rife (back) Toni Fritz, Mallory Beamer, Greg Hendrix, Alexis Hicks, Andrea Saylors.

down to us.” The Tigers are bringing back some top level players, such as Bowerman.

“I never had a star player who has zero ego like this kid does,” Hendrix said. “Sheʼs a coaches dream.” In addition, Hendrix likes what

he has seen out of Kagy, Hicks and Beamer. And the team has a freshman the coach expects to make a splash.

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Buckeye Central Bucks 2018: 0-10, 0-7 N10

Head coach: Chad Jensen.

Assistant coaches: Mike Dean, Kevin

Garrett, Jonathan Kehres, Terry Oswald, Jordan Phillips.

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15 Mason Brown

5-11 168 RB/LB

25 Manny Mullins

5-10 159 RB/LB

43 Owen Diesch

5-11 187 TE/LB

11 Aiden McDougal 6-1 175 QB/WR/DB 10 22 Eli Smith

5-11 189 RB/LB

45 Kolin Rowlinson 5-7 147 RB/LB

34 Gage Herring

48 Jacob Maxhimer 5-9 216 RB/LB

Jensen trying to bring competitiveness, wins back to BC BY MATT NYE

Assistant Sports Editor mnye@advertiser-tribune.com

NEW WASHINGTON — Buckeye Central has a new coach this season, but Chad Jensen is hardly new to the Bucks. The longtime baseball coach and assistant coach of the football team decided to take the reigns this season as his kids are moving closer to high school. “I started here in 2004 under Mike Tracy for four years and then Jason Ratliff for five and then Jeff Niedermier for three and I stepped down after Jeff’s final year in ‘15,” Jensen said, “which was Grant Loy’s senior year. “I’ve coached fifth and sixth grade, my son’s team. But before that I was an assistant at Crestline, so I’ve been an assistant for more than 20 years really.” Jensen said he got the itch to coach again after coaching youth levels the last few years. “I’ve been on an 0-10 staff and I’ve been on a state final staff, so I’ve seen it all,”Jensen said. “I thought I could help our kids. Thought I could get a good staff together and I was able to.” It won’t be easy for Jensen as the Bucks haven’t won a game since 2016 when the team was 2-8. The Bucks do have 25 players on the roster this year,

“It’s all about accountability.” — Chad Jensen, Buckeye Central football coach

of his passes with five TDs and seven picks. “I expect improvement from him every day and we’ve seen that already. He’s embraced it. He’s been extremely coachable,” Jensen said. “He wants to be the best quarterback he can be. I’m actually his QB coach and I’m on him every day, and he knows that. I’ve seen improvement, but he just needs to be more consistent with his fundamentals and he knows that.” The Bucks also bring back running back Jacob Maxhimer and tight end Jake Heefner. Along with some experience on the line. Nate Thompson, Garrett Harrison, Wyatt Martin, Tommy Phillips, Danny Utz and Nick Ramey all return on the line. “We want to run the football. We want to keep the other team’s offense off the field. That’s been our goal from Day 1,” Jensen said. “I think our strength is our offensive and defensive lines. We want to run the football and be physical. We want to have ball control with our prostyle offense.” The Bucks have a familiar schedule that they’ve played the past few years, which might have an opportunity for some wins. They open with Crestline, at

which is an improvement. They also have some experience back at some key positions, but it all starts with the philosophy Jensen wants to instill within the program after a few rough seasons. “It’s all about accountability,” Jensen said. “We had a great summer. The kids showed up and we had a 100 percent attendance. We talk talk about doing things the right way. We want to be fundamentally sound. We just hang our hat one being accountable and putting the work in. Our kids have been great and they’ve done everything we’ve wanted them to do. They are tired of losing and they are going to do everything they can to not let that happen again” One of the biggest returnees for the Bucks is 6-foot-4 quarterback Brady Kerschner. He didn’t have a lot of help last season, completing just 31 percent I please see JENSEN, 71

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51 Max Aichholz 53 Lane Bauer

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64 Tommy Phillips

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Plymouth 47, Buckeye Central 7 Wynford 34, Buckeye Central 0

Upper Sandusky 42, Buckeye Central 6 Bucyrus 55, Buckeye Central 0

Colonel Crawford 61, Buckeye Central 6 Mohawk 50, Buckeye Central 14 Carey 61, Buckeye Central 26

Seneca East 46, Buckeye Central 14

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Buckeye Central Cross Country

Buckeye Central cross country (front, left): Kyleigh Brown, Taylor Ratliff, Katy Hagerty, Zoie Lewis, Stella Betts, Shanti Hunter, Isis Wagner (back) Thad Metzger, Caden Young, Kamdyn Vanderpool, Anthony Millinger, Koda Kehres, Mikel Essary, Steven Long, Alex Young.

Buckeye Central Volleyball

Buckeye Central volleyball (front, left): Kendra Ackerman, Alivia Niese, Lexi Evak, Lydia Ackerman (second) Parker Phenicie, Claudia Pifher, Julia Evak, Kennedy Phenicie, Lauren Mann, Mackenzie Phenicie.

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Buckeye Central Girls Golf Buckeye Central girls golf (from left): Vicki Niedermeier, Isabelle Niedermier, Emilee Brown, Cadence Vaughn, Megan Rhodes, Eva Lewis.

Buckeye Central Boys Golf

Buckeye Central boys golf (front, left): Noah Light, Logan Niese, Connor McCarthy, Jarod Mason, Justin Dentinger, Troy Green, Casey Geissman, Blake Holmer (back) Zac Kaple, Drew Rose, Tyler Rose, Kaiden Vaughn, Alex Kanney, Max Phillips, Isaac Krebs, Bladyn Hernandez, Logan Hanes.

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Clyde Fliers

2018: 7-4, 4-1 SBC Lake Head coach: Ryan Carter.

Another year, but same goals for Fliers BY MATT NYE

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CLYDE — In this region of Ohio, football experts and fans alike know what to expect from Clyde every season. Coach Ryan Carter is consistent with his answers in interviews and his team is consistently winning on Friday nights. Every year the Fliers lose players to graduation, but in the end, it doesn’t matter. They are a perennial playoff team and last year they won a tough SBC Lake Division. The injuries caught up to the Fliers late in the season, resulting in a firstround loss in the Division III playoffs to Rocky River on their home field. “We felt very happy with winning our league last year. We just ran into the injury bug at the end of the year and with the playoff game, we ran into a team that was hot and at full strength and we just didn’t have enough firepower and didn’t play very well that night as well. “Last year we gave everything we had every game and gave ourselves a chance to win the league, which we did and we wanted to host a playoff game, which we also achieved. “Those are our goals each year and

“Those are our goals each year and they don’t change this year, either.” — Ryan Carter. Clyde football coach, on competing for a league title and hosting a playoff game they don’t change this year either.” Carter said he likes what he has coming back at the skill positions, including senior quarterback Ryan Lozier, but up front on both sides of the ball will be the deciding factor as to what type of season the Fliers have. “We have to find some up front people. I have Trent Cook and Frank Fultz both at guards and started,” Carter said. “We have those two kids back with experience, but that’s basically it. We are looking for guys to step up there. “But having Ryan back at QB and Gunner (Golden) back at running back with Adam Koviak also back at wide re-

ceiver, we are liking our chances. Also, with Carson (Rieman) back from injury he adds a lot of talent on the outside.” Carter said Lozier has taken ownership of the team this season and his maturity and leadership skills have really blossomed in his senior season so far. “He’s a leader by example,” Carter said. “He’s not afraid to jump on that teammate even if that teammate is also a senior and one of his friends and he led by example in the offseason as far as getting guys in for morning workouts and getting extra throws in after practice. He has shown us and his teammates the right way to do things.” Other than Lozier on the offense, Koviak and Rieman will be on the outside at wide receivers, while slot receivers will be Kaiden Olson, Griffin Noftz, Brady Wilson and Will Lozier all will see time there, according to Carter. Up front, Jack Morrison will play tight end, Hank Webb will be the center, Cook and Fultz are the guards and the tackle spots will be a mix of Jace Pennycuff, Ben Seavers, Walker Britt, Trent Mominee. Wingbacks will be Caden Berger, Chase Berger and Golden and Nick Webb.

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No.Name Ht. 1 Nick Webb 6-2 2 Ryan Lozier 5-10 3 William Lozier 5-7 4 Chase Berger 5-11 5 Carson Rieman 6-4 6 Jaden Cook 6-0 7 Kaiden Olson 5-7 8 Jack Morrison 6-4 9 Bailey Eberly 5-9 10 Brady Wilson 5-8 11 Jay Plummer 5-10 12 Andrew Bauer 5-10 13 Chevon Bulger 5-10 14 Griffin Noftz 5-9 15 Adam Koviak 5-8 16 Robbie Greenslade 6-0 17 Jarrett Burroughs 6-1 18 Cole Schwochow 5-5 19 Abe Morrison 6-0 20 Kyle Flewelling 5-6 21 KameronTuckerman 6-0 22 Levi Cooper 5-6 23 Caden Berger 6-1 24 Cole Ivy 5-3 25 Payton Aldrich 5-5 26 Jarrin Bulger 5-9 27 Noah Perkins 6-1 28 Michael Daniels 6-0 29 Brady Hickman 5-7 30 Barry Criswell 5-9 33 Jayden Johnson 6-1 35 Landon Bailey 5-8 36 Dillon Overmyer 5-8 39 Victor Guzman-Moreno6-1 40 Derick Coleman 5-11 44 Gunner Golden 5-9 45 Adam Kauble 6-0 48 Jeremiah Halbeisen 5-10 49 Mason Dick 6-0 50 Nathan Parkhurst 5-10 51 Hayden Myers 5-8 52 Dylan Frederick 5-6 53 Logan Homler 6-1 54 Jace Pennycuff 5-9 55 Trent Cook 5-8 56 Jayvan Ridgeway 5-8 57 Austin Carter 5-10 58 Max Myers 6-1 59 Remington Norman 5-9 60 Dakota Hemminger 5-10 61 Ben Seavers 6-0 62 Mason Ash 5-10 63 Josh Church 5-8 64 Cyler House 6-0 65 Frank Fultz 6-1 66 Walker Britt 6-1 67 Hank Webb 5-11 68 Trenton Mominee 5-9

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Clyde Boys Cross Country

Clyde boys cross country (front, left): Zane Ball, Adrian Benjamin, Caden Davis, Ian Ritchie (second) Jackson Coley,Schuyler Batteline, Noah Curbelo (back) Ryan Norris, Parker Kear, Brody Stockmaster, Mat Jackson, Garratt Warner,

Clyde Girls Cross Country

Clyde girls cross country (front, left): Alexia Young, Emma Waugh, Lauren Richter, Daniella Ruiz (back) Ryan Norris, Jessica Middleton, Marissa Stockmaster, Makayla Warner, Grace Murphy, Maddie Profitt.

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Clyde Volleyball

Clyde volleyball (front, left): Kinsley Taylor, Mariah Boonie, Elayna Noftz, Kristen Harrah, Kamdyn Taylor, Grace Ball (back) Braylin Caudill, Aspen Moyer, Ruby Schabel, Maddy Andecover, Karlee Lozier, Julie Court.

Clyde Girls Soccer

Clyde Boys Soccer

Clyde girls soccer (front, left): Josie Royster, Yolibel Dominguez, Kendall Bailey, Marrah Blankenship, Carrie-Ann Leibengood (second) Delainey Clark, Haley Salazar, Lexi Wilson, Lilly Duke (back) Nate Koenig, Kaitlyn Moe, Kaylee Eltringham, Alexis Wismer, Caroline Crooks, Aurora Fields, Sidney Hohman, Lex Carlson.

Clyde boys soccer (front, left): Nicholas Marcha, Grayson Morgan, Alex McKee, Marcus Lonsway, Javier Ramirez (second) Nick Craig, Jackson Rogers, Bryan Gerber, Braden Riehl (third) James Attinger, Angel Guzman, Zach Hickman, Cameron Krueger, Victor Guzman-Moreno, Kyle Klinski, Shane Hohman.

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Clyde Girls Tennis

Clyde girls tennis (front, left: Maddie Davis, Alyssa Eisenhower, Hali Hagemeyer, Abbey Marcha, Gabby Castillo (second) Averie Fritz, Becca Clapp, Alyssa Lauer, Niki Hagemeyer, Katrice Hackenburg, Amber Fay (back) Emma Strudthoff, Klara Miller, Kayla Perman, Wayne Strudthoff, Jeff MacFarland, Nathalie Cziesla, Megan Barrett.

Clyde Boys Golf

Clyde boys golf (front, left): Mason Gurney, Caden Gillmor, Ruel Pendleton, Brayden Arriaga, Zach Wendt (second) Gavin Gill, Conner Ross, Max Yates, Anthony Burgos, Jacob Lee, Colby Pocock (back) Matt Merrill, Chris Oleksiak, Kaden Edmonds, Ryan Matherne, Ian Daniels, Garrett Wiseman, Carsen Drennen, Rob Jennings.

Clyde Girls Golf

Clyde girls golf (from left): Felicity Hahl, Zoey Fairbanks, Grace Pocock, Brooke Newsome, Kennedy Brown, Margaret Hilliker.

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New Riegel Girls Cross Country

Coach: Ethan Reinhart, second season. 2018: Seventh in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Key returners: Senior Brooklyn Williams. Junior Grace Clouse. Sophomores Jessica Nye, Gabrielle Nye. Others: Juniors Genna Elchert, Jenna Gabel, Kayleigh Lininger. Freshman Isabelle Wood. Outlook: Four veterans return for New Riegel, looking to better the teamʼs conference finish from last year. “What weʼre working for is continuing to build off last year. We had nice time drops across the board all season long and we have a lot of enthusiasm coming into this year. Just trying to be more

competitive overall and work our way up as a team (in meets),” Reinhart said. He acknowledged that many of his runners are relatively new to cross country and use it as conditioning for other sports. However, he said their competitive nature should shine through once the season gets going. “Theyʼre highly competitive young ladies so I donʼt discount anyoneʼs ability to come out and get real motivated and just unleash something,” Reinhart said.

New Riegel girls cross country (front, left): Isabelle Wood, Jessica Nye, Genna Elchert, Gabrielle Nye (back) Ethan Reinhart, Jenna Gabel, Brooklyn Williams, Kayleigh Lininger, Grace Clouse.

New Riegel Volleyball

New Riegel volleyball (front, left): Lilly Schalk, Bria Dailey, Sydney Hohman, Maya Bodart, Claire Schalk (second) Marianna Tiell, Brooklyn Gillig, Aubrey Bouillon, Olivia Shaferly, Lily Snyder, Braelyn Moes (back) Julia Reinhart, Kaitlyn Kirian, Mackenzie Kemenah, Jordan Hohman, Jon Price.

Coach: Jon Price, second season. 2019: 19-5, 11-3 Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. Key returners: Seniors Marianna Tiell (S/DS), Braelyn Moes (DS), Kaitlyn Kirian (MH), Julia Reinhart (OH), Brooklyn Gillig (L). Junior Jordan Hohman (MH). Sophomore Aubrey Bouillon (S/OH). Others: Senior Lily Snyder (DS). Junior Bria Dailey (OH). Sophomores Maya Bodart (RS/S), Makenzie Kemenah (RS), Sydney Hohman (RS), Olivia Shaferly (OH). Outlook: New Riegel brings back the veterans. Now they need to work on working together. “I think the biggest strength is just experience. We return quite a few girls — actually the main core of the team — so our hitting is probably our strong point, and our aggressive serving,” Price said. “At times we struggle with our passing and communication,” he said. “Those are probably our biggest things we need to improve on to in-

crease our win total from last year.” The talent is there, led by Jordan Hohman (182 kills, 21 aces) and Kirian (286 kills, 32 aces). Price said their play this year will be key to the teamʼs success. “Theyʼre returning at the middle hitter position and theyʼve improved their blocking a lot from last year, and I think thatʼs going to help us out a bunch,” he said. “Theyʼre two of our more go-to hitters.” Tiell (180 assists) is another player Price said heʼll lean upon. “The one person thatʼs really stepped up for so far this year is Marianna Tiell. She was a setter last year, but only for a couple rotations, and sheʼs stepped up her leadership,” he said. “I canʼt take her off the floor now, I have her playing all the way around.” Bouillon (142 kills, 32 aces, 196 digs, 520 assists), Reinhart (110 kills) and Gillig (36 aces, 162 digs) will also be counted upon in the teamʼs quest to do better in the postseason.

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New Riegel Golf

New Riegel golf (front, left): Blake Moes, Ethen Clouse, Hayes Snyder, Aaron Theis (second) Brysen Moes, Will Hershman, Brandon Seifert, Carson Whipple, Lane Schreiner (back) Scott Hall, Jacob Theis, Cole Miller, Eric Theis, Dalton Reinhart, Sam Whipple.

New Riegel Boys Cross Country

New Riegel boys cross country (front, left): Cade Haman, Joe Tiell, Brandon Gillig, Gavin Nye, Zach Williams, Zach Wertz, Tyler Brickner (second) Ethan Reinhart, Zach Zoeller, Nick Zoeller, Will Clouse, Jacob Bumb, Alijiah Morrow, Riley Jones (back) Marco Milazzo, Jacob Clouse, Gabe Halter, Josh Nye, Nick Reinhart, Logan Schalk.

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2018: 4-6, 3-4 Northern Buckeye Conference. Head coach: Derek Kidwell, sixth season (105-89). Assistant coaches: J.R. Haupert, Kevin Keckler, Jeremy Robbins, Tony Stahl, Roy Findlay, John Groth, Greg Fleming.

Fostoria primed for turnaround season BY JOHN MONTGOMERY

Sports Writer jmontgomery@advertiser-tribune.com

FOSTORIA — Winning season. Conference title. Playoffs. It’s been a while since Fostoria has experienced any of them — 2008, in fact, when the Redmen shared the Northern Ohio League crown and finished 10-2 with a postseason appearance. The best they’ve managed since then is a pair of 5-5 marks (2011, 2017). Coach Derek Kidwell said turning that around has been spotlighted by a senior group led by Devin Mauricio, Roger Hall and Keshawn CarterStokes. “There’s been a conversation amongst the locker room,” Kidwell said. “Focused group that’s had goals in their mind for a while,” he said. “Now that it’s their senior year, they’ve got some things they want to accomplish.”

“Now that it’s their senior year, they’ve got some things they want to accomplish.” — Derek Kidwell, Fostoria football coach, on his senior class They won’t come easily. Six of Fostoria’s foes posted winning marks last year, including three playoff teams. While Kidwell expects fierce competition throughout the Northern Buckeye Conference, he said the conference race should prove intriguing. He said Eastwood might be the earlier favorite since Otsego and reigning champ Genoa both graduated key players, while Rossford, Elmwood

and Woodmore all look to be improved. “I think it will be interesting,” he said. “I think it will be a wide open year in the league.” One thing not wide open for the Redmen is the roster. Although 13 of their 15 seniors played significant time last year, the Redmen (4-6, 3-4 Northern Buckeye Conference) are a bit light on numbers again this season with a roster of 35. Six juniors, five sophomores and nine freshmen round out a team on which few of this year’s non-seniors have experience. “Senior-heavy. Struggling to get young kids to commit and stay out. I would like a few more,” Kidwell said. Then there are the holes to fill. Graduation claimed tailback Maalik Tucker, who ran for 1,232 yards and 12 scores. Jayden Miller (582 yards rushing, 8 TDs) and Alex Sierra (9 receptions, 92 yards) also graduated.

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No. Name 2 Devin Mauricio 3 Avondre Reed 4 Xavier Diaz 6 Dominique Settles 7 Bryan Stenson 9 Kayden Hutchins 10 Landon Powell 12 E.J. Williams 15 Darius Barfield 20 Keshawn Carter-Stokes 21 Robbie Pina 23 Jacob Franklin 25 Aidan Sprang 26 Ian Brown 30 Zach Chavana 31 Lakai Robinson 32 Kiesin Cramer 33 Laquint Walker 48 Kristofer Ennok 50 Josh McCarley 51 Quinton Augsberger 55 Hunter Martin 57 Trace Agapiou 60 Roger Hall 62 Drake Ritter 64 Aaron Johnson 66 Cameron DeLaRosa 72 Bean Flores 73 Levi Kracher 75 Noah Augsberger 80 Kalib Dick 81 Anthony Bernal 83 Ethan Mercado 84 Khoi Kguyen 86 J.B. Banks

2018 Results

Ht. 5-9 6-1 5-8 5-8 5-5 5-5 5-9 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-6 5-9 5-6 5-6 5-10 6-3 5-6 5-6 6-2 5-11 5-8 6-2 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-6 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-6 5-8 5-5 6-2

Wt. 175 165 155 160 150 145 145 160 150 210 155 175 140 145 185 160 145 155 190 230 225 285 200 225 200 195 265 210 260 210 165 160 185 150 185

Oak Harbor 18, Fostoria 0 Toledo Scott 45, Fostoria 13 Fostoria 49, Cardinal Stritch 19 Otsego 45, Fostoria 6 Fostoria 48, Woodmore 0 Eastwood 42, Fostoria 16 Lake 41, Fostoria 8 Fostoria 28, Elmwood 22 Fostoria 36, Rossford 34 OT Genoa 34, Fostoria 8

Pos. Grade QB/OLB 12 WR/DB 12 RB/DB 12 QB/DB 11 RB/DB 12 QB/DB 9 WR/DB 10 WR/DB 11 RB/DB 11 TE/OLB 12 RB/DB 12 RB/OLB 12 WR/OLB 9 WR/DB 12 RB/LB 12 WR/DB 10 RB/DB 9 RB/LB 9 OL/DE 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 9 TE/LB 11 WR/DB 9 OL/DL 10 K/DB 10 WR/LB 12

Coach: Krissy Lotycz, fifth year. 2019: 19-4, 13-1 Northern Buckeye Conference, outright NBC title. Returning letterwinners: Juniors Zoe Rice (OH), Dashani Taylor (MH). Sophomore Jasmine Groves (S). Others: Juniors Momo Jones (OH), Kamari Godfrey (DS), Jolie Counts (DS, S), Ali Sierra (RS). Outlook: The faces may be new, but the goal remains the same. “Despite the graduation loss, the girls are all excited to continue the tradition of where we left off last year and what we started back in 2015,” Lotycz said. “They have an opportunity now to shine on the floor at the varsity level. Thereʼs definitely going to be some growing pains, just experiencing that leadership loss that we lost with the five seniors, but theyʼre excited about this season.” But they have big roster spots to fill, and none bigger than the one formerly held by Tyriana Settles (642 kills, 58 aces, 32 solo blocks, 56 total blocks, 266 digs).

Last yearʼs All-Ohio firstteam, district player of the year and NBC player of the year graduated after setting a program record with 2,073 career kills and helping the Redmen claim last yearʼs NBC title — their first conference crown since the 1970s. Fostoria also tied a program record with its fourthconsecutive winning season, going 64-30 over that stretch. The previous four-straight winning seasons came during 2001-04 when the Redmen went 63-29. The Redmen also graduated Mary Harris (460 assists, 109 kills, 233 digs), Dakota Thomas (346 assists), Baleigh Robinson (65 kills, 45 aces, 195 digs) and Meredith Grine (48 kills, 27 aces, 193 digs), leaving voids throughout the lineup with just three returning veterans on a team with no seniors. Lotycz said the approach wonʼt change, though she admitted it may take time to get rolling again. “Weʼre not going to coach them anything less (than before), weʼre still going to coach them as if we were a 19-3 team,” she said.

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Fostoria Volleyball

Fostoria volleyball (front, left): Kamari Godfrey, Zoe Rice, Jolie Counts, Dashani Taylor (back) Erin Reed, Kayleigh Tucker, Mauryanna Jones, Krissy Lotycz, Jasmine Groves, Alizabeth Sierra, Carver Williams.

Fostoria Golf

Fostoria golf (from left): Blaine Groves, Noah Damschroder, George Scott, Taylor Ray, Alex Bean, Libby Welly.

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Fostoria Cross Country

Fostoria cross country (front, left): Tyler Cobb, Trevor Nowicki, Justin Jordan, Dominic Jackson, Quincy McDonald, Jacob Seagro (back) Kim Fant-Cousin, Wyatt Russell, Dezerea Miranda, Macey Sheets, Haili O'Neal, Wyatt Cobb, Samuel Smith.

Coach: Kim Cousin 2019: BOYS — sixth in Northern Buckeye Conference. GIRLS — seventh in NBC. Returning letterwinners: BOYS — Seniors Tyler Cobb, Justin Jordan. Juniors Dominic Jackson, Wyatt Russell. Sophomores Wyatt Cobb, Trevor Nowicki. GIRLS — Senior Macey Sheets. Juniors Dezerea Miranda, Hailie OʼNeal. Others: BOYS — Sophomores Quincey McDonald, Sam Smith. Freshman Jacob Seagro. GIRLS — Junior Janay Williams. Outlook: Both groups have veterans, but only the boys have enough to fill out a full team this year. “Obviously, thatʼs my strength. The weakness is not enough girls to run as a team,” Cousin said. Cousin said the boys will definitely build off their experience while looking to lower their times. “Theyʼre all familiar with the courses, they know each others abilities, they know what it takes to be in the top numbers,” she said. “Keeping them all together, keeping them all in close proximity to each other with their running is going to be key to where we end up as far as the season progresses.” A hurdle, though, could come from trying to replace a runner due to some sort of absence, Cousin added. “I really donʼt have those strong (non-veteran) runners with a lot of experience that can

take their spot,” she said. “The big thing is to be able to keep the top six healthy and (to keep them) pushing each other all the time.” Cousin said she expects the same from the girls as they teach Williams, a sprinter from the track team, how to run distance. Sheets and OʼNeal are former all-NBC cross country runners, although Sheets was hampered by a mid-season injury last year. Since the girls wonʼt field a full team, Cousin said they will often be forced to run in the open races at meets. While those races are for junior varsity teams, Cousin said they also include varsity runners who, like the Redmen, donʼt have enough participants to field a full team. She said sheʼs already told her runners to embrace those scenarios. “Thereʼs going to be opportunities where youʼll be able to be put into an open race and it wonʼt be a varsity race, but at the same time, youʼve got to remember some of those kids that come out of the open races are varsity runners — theyʼre in the same situation as you are. Itʼs not because theyʼre a JV team, itʼs because they donʼt have enough girls to run that particular race (as a team),” Cousin said. “So I said youʼve got to look at it like that, I donʼt want you looking at it as being an open race thatʼs a JV race because itʼs not,” she said. “Thatʼs the thing that they have to do, just keep that mental focus.”

New Riegel Boys Cross Country

Coach: Ethan Reinhart, second season. 2018: Third in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division, third in district. Key returners: Seniors Nick Zoeller, Nick Reinhart. Juniors Hayden Hohman, Zach Williams. Sophomores Riley Jones, Brandon Gillig, Jacob Clouse. Others: Seniors Gabe Hatter, Josh Nye. Sophomores Logan Schalk, Tyler Brickner, Cade Haman, Will Clouse, Joe Tiell, Marco Milazzo, Blake Theis. Freshmen Jacob Bumb, Drew Hohman, Gavin Nye, Zach Wertz, Elijah Morrow, Zach Zoeller. Outlook: The Blue Jackets graduated one state runner and another who helped the team reach the regional meet, but plenty

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Mauricio will also return, but not at quarterback. At least not right away. He’s nursing a broken thumb and is wearing a cast, so Kidwell said the senior will split time at tailback and receiver. Mauricio, who moved from receiver to QB last year, threw for 771 yards and five touchdowns in 2018 and ran for another 165 yards and four scores. Junior Dominique Settles, who Kidwell said brings athleticism and intelligence to the field, will start the year calling plays. Seniors Xavier Diaz (5-130 receiving) and Bryan Stenson (19-197 rushing, 10-208 receiving, 3 TDs) will also find time at running back. The receiving corps will be headed up by senior Avondre Reed (8-212 receiving, 3 TDs). “Offensive line-wise, that’s where we’re the thinnest. We have four seniors and one junior. We have no depth after that. Skill-wise, we’re OK. We’re OK at running back also,

more dot the roster. “We had hopes that weʼd see everyone coming back and we were able to retain (a lot) and pick up some incoming freshmen,” coach Reinhart said. “Pretty exciting. It makes for some good practices, having this much depth. Itʼs nice.” Seven veterans return to anchor the 22-runner roster, but coach Reinhart said the youngsters have already made their presence known. “A lot of enthusiasm with the younger group, a lot of team energy — wanting to see success as a group in a sport thatʼs pretty widely known for being an individual sport,” he said. “Weʼve just been able to get a lot of good work done as a unit.”

we’ve got some options,” Kidwell said. “We’ll try to be balanced; may throw the football a little bit more,” he said. “We’ll definitely throw the ball more than we did last year. It fits our personnel and our strengths, but we’re not going to ignore the run game.” The Redmen will stick with their 3-5-3 defense, anchored around the play of seniors Zach Chavana, Jacob Franklin and Carter-Stokes at inside linebacker and Mauricio and Stenson at outside linebacker. “Those five have played well together and have a lot of experience,” Kidwell said. “We’re going to be aggressive, bring a lot of pressure with our linebackers,” he said. As with any season, Kidwell said a major part of finding success will come from avoiding injuries and overcoming a lack of depth. “I really like our starting 11 (on both sides of the ball). We’ve got 16, 17 kids that we’re rotating,” he said. “Special teams can be an issue also; you’re trying to use some reserve players to give some kids breaks.”

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Coach: Yvette Anez, fifth season. 2018: 7-10. Key returners: Seniors Mya Weimerskirch, Imani Velazquez, Abriana Swartz. Sophomore Raelyn Hoffman. Others: Seniors Maddie Cook, Jenny Chasco. Junior Jocelyn Bisson. Sophomore Shay Olin. Freshmen Jenna Johnson, Garyana Overton, Lexi Coleman, Alyssa Durst, Anna Branch. Outlook: Fostoria turned in one of its better seasons last year, with a handful of its 10 losses coming in close contests. But the Redmen also graduated four players from that team, including a district-qualifying doubles squad, leaving them with challenges. “We don't have a lot of experience. I've got seven first-year players, with five of them being

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freshmen. They're all just learning the game, picked up a racket the first day of practice,” Anez said. “It's a learning experience for all of them.” Anez said the veteran seniors look to have the inside track on the first through third singles spots, with the other seniors and Hoffman filling in at singles and on doubles teams. The goal, she said, is for the players to enjoy learning the game while improving. “We've always said we want to come out and have a little bit of fun. Most of my kids, it's an introduction to tennis and it's a secondary sport for most of them; just something to do in the fall,” she said. “But numbers are growing, which is a positive thing. “We're a pretty balanced team,” she said. “Everybody's competing for a spot.”

Fostoria tennis (front, left): Kenyon Wonderly (second) Shay Olin, Abrianna Swartz, Alexia Coleman, Jennafer Johnson (third) Yvette Anez, Jocelyn Bisson, Alyssa Durst, Madeline Cook, Garyana Overton, Jennifer Chasco, Veronica Wonderly.

Browns not clowns, maybe title contenders

CLEVELAND (AP) — Those rabid, barking Browns fans have suffered in sadness longer than any group in the NFL, bar none. They’ve never watched their team play in the Super Bowl, haven’t experienced the playoffs since 2002 or bundled up and attended a postseason home game in 25 winters. There’s a faction of the orange-and-brown backers who remain bitter about late owner Art Modell moving the franchise to Baltimore. The expansion era has been beyond torturous: two decades of disgrace, despair and dysfunction. Like this proud city, which has taken its share of lumps over the years, Cleveland’s beloved team has been a national punchline. Well, the joke might be on someone else this time. An array of potent offensive weapons surrounding fiery second-year quarterback Baker Mayfield is joined by an imposing defensive front four led by super freak end Myles Garrett. The Browns, who went 0-16 just two years ago and have symbolized professional incompetence — 29 starting QBs, 11 coaches in 20 years — are expected by many not only to contend this season but perhaps compete for their first league title in 55

years. It’s about time. “I’m excited for the direction we’re moving in,” said star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., whose arrival in March via a stunning trade with New York Giants has lifted the collective psyche of this football-frenzied region. “I can see it. I can feel it from the fans. I can feel it from this team.” Once ignored, the Browns have become the league’s trendiest team, this season’s favorite flavor. And it all starts with Mayfield, the 2018 No. 1 overall pick who began last season as Tyrod Taylor’s backup and finished it breaking Peyton Manning’s league rookie record for touchdown passes. Equal parts brash and boyish, Mayfield officially took over in Week 4 and went 6-7 as a starter while completing 64 percent of his passes, exuding the swagger that has driven him since his youth. The 24-year-old has restored hope into the most cynical of Browns fans, who waited patiently for the team to find its long-term answer at the game’s most critical position. “I think that I was born to play here,” he said.

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Bellevue Redmen

2018: 4-6, 2-3 SBC Lake Head coach: Ed Nasonti.

Bellevue trying to rebound after rare below-.500 season BY MATT NYE

Assistant Sports Editor mnye@advertiser-tribune.com

BELLEVUE — It’s not too often a Bellevue season ends in the regular season under coach Ed Nasonti. The Redmen are a perennial playoff team, but last season was a rebuilding year with a lot of new faces. Fortunately for the Redmen, basically everyone is back after a 4-6 campaign which ended with big wins over Sandusky (playoff team) and rival Clyde (playoff team). “When you look at last year, combined with a tough schedule, we had six sophomores that started,” Nasonti said. “There were some growing pains throughout the season and at times we thought we were struggling, but we lost four games by a total of 14 points, so

“We feel like at this point, we are ahead of where we were last year in all facets of the game.” — Ed Nasonti, Bellevue football coach

and 10. Hopefully we can hit the ground running this year and that experience we got last year can serve us well.“ Being at 4-6 last season, the Redmen still just missed the playoffs in Division IV, which is a testament to the type of schedule they usually play. This season, Bellevue has 19 returning letterwinners. One of them being junior quarterback Keegan Ray. He was thrown into the starting role a season ago after Treston Francis led the Redmen deep in the playoffs as a Wildcat-type of QB in ’17. Ray has the ability to throw and run and with a full year of experience under his belt, Nasonti is looking for big things out of No. 12. “We feel like at this point, we are ahead of where we were last year in all facets of our game,” Nasonti said.

those four games could of went either way. “Through it all, I was proud of our players and our coaches because we hung in there and kept swinging and we were able to get two nice wins Week 9 I please see BELLEVUE, 67

No.Name Ht. 1 Colby Stockmaster 5-10 2 Nick Missler 6-0 3 Nicklas Baker 6-1 4 Ethan Mohr 6-2 5 Caleb Mason 5-11 6 Grant Nichols 5-10 7 Dax Heuring 5-4 8 Cole Beltran 5-8 9 Nathan Davis 6-2 10 Derek Raifsnider 5-10 11 Deegan Horn 5-10 12 Keegan Ray 6-1 13 Caleb Marshall 6-6 14 Hunter Martin 6-1 15 Clayton Alley 5-4 16 Preston Ray 5-10 17 Tyler Ray 5-7 18 Takoda Wobser 5-6 19 Jacob Hrynciw 5-7 20 Carter Lapata 5-6 21 Jack Howey 6-1 22 Will Hager 5-8 23 Jack Fitzgerald 5-11 24 Mason Miller 5-8 25 Max Ray 5-10 26 Ethan Heath 6-0 27 Carter Loparo 5-4 28 Justin Smythe 5-10 29 Caleb Stover 5-5 30 Carson Layne 5-4 32 Domanick Zahel 5-10 33 Justin Mayes 5-10 34 Evan King 5-8 36 Ben Cooper 5-4 38 Chase Taylor 5-8 39 Mason Bova 5-8 40 Tryston Brown 5-6 41 Mason Treat 6-1 42 Dalton Weller 5-10 43 Camron Crooks 6-2 44 Dillon Herron 5-10 45 Seth Gerhardstein 6-3 46 Kade Pierce 5-11 47 Izaac Prochnow 5-9 48 Aiden Nunez 5-9 50 Mitchell Vannest 6-0 51 Zayne Claus 6-0 52 Lincoln Claus 6-0 53 Evan Straub 6-0 54 Curtis Royster 6-0 55 Garrett Saleski 5-10 56 Andrew Schaffer 5-4 57 Tristen DeWitt 6-2 58 Cole Lott 6-0 59 Collin Corapi 5-8 61 Chase Brumbaugh 5-11 62 Chase Zilch 6-0 63 Bwn Meggitt 5-10 64 Carter Ruffing 5-10

Wt. Pos. Grade 155 WR/DB 12 173 WR/LB 10 150 WR/DB 10 155 WR/LB 10 170 WR/DB 12 170 WR/LB 11 125 WR/DB 9 135 WR/LB 9 145 WR/DB 11 170 WR/DB 12 150 QB/DB 9 168 QB 11 205 WR/DB 12 175 WR/DB 11 135 RB/LB 9 140 WR/DB 10 130 QB/DB 9 135 WR/DB 10 136 WR/LB 10 132 WR/DB 10 200 RB/LB 12 135 WR/DB 10 160 WR/DB 12 160 RB/DB 10 158 RB/DB 9 160 WR.DB 12 125 WR/DB 9 140 WB/DB 10 115 WR/LB 9 117 WR/DB 9 185 QB/DB 9 185 RB/LB 11 148 WR/DB 11 107 WR/DB 9 138 WR/DB 9 195 TE/LB 10 WR/DB 11 172 RB/DL 10 190 RB/LB 12 165 WR/FS 11 185 TE/DL 11 220 TE/DL 12 135 WR/DB 9 160 RB/DL 9 200 TE/DL 12 200 OL/DL 12 210 OL/DL 9 220 OL/DL 10 190 OL/DL 10 260 OL/DL 11 170 OL/DL 9 135 TE/LB 9 250 OL/DL 11 245 OL/DL 9 182 OL/DL 11 252 OL/DL 9 250 OL/DL 9 165 OL/DL 9 155 OL/DL 9

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Bellevue Girls Cross Country Bellevue girls cross country (front, left): Hope Alda, Kearston Lunsford, Cassie Gibbs, Rylee Bollenbacher, Brooke Whaley (second) Liz Brugnone, Alexis Burns, Lilli Ray, Chloe Branum, Dominique Weisz, Megan Verhoff (back) Lee Booze, Grace Booze, Vanessa Shanaman, Maddie Biedrzycki, Courtney Fox.

Bellevue Boys Cross Country

Bellevue boys cross country (front, left): Evan Snyder, Noah Alda, Cooper Fought, David Lugo, Gabe Alda, Paul Coffelt (second) Cayden Adams, Caleb Wenzel, Brayden Schwab, Brock Widman, Brodey Williams, Ryan Cleveland, Devin Tiell (back) Lee Booze, Ryan Hildebrandt, Michael Gardner, Parker Smith, Dylan Adkins, Derek Horvath, Damien Stull, Chris McCormick.

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Bellevue Roster

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I from page 65

Bellevue Redmen (Continued) 2018: 4-6, 2-3 SBC Lake Head coach: Ed Nasonti.

65 Nathaniel Jarrett 6-3 250 OL/DL 66 Damion Hay

6-0 250 OL/DL

71 Kaden Miller

5-10 195 OL/DL

75 Hunter Nottke

5-8 260 OL/DL

68 Gavin Keller

70 Jamison Brown 72 Brock Nunez 74 Logan Ray

76 Hayden Bricker

5-11 210 OL/DL 6-2 280 OL/DL

5-11 270 OL/DL

6-3 280 OL/DL 6-0 220 OL/DL

77 Morgan Obermiller 5-11 202 OL/DL

78 Joe Commarato 6-1 265 OL/DL 80 Christopher Bauer 6-0 86 Hunter Jones

158 TE/DL

5-10 175 TE/DL

9 9

12 11

10 9

2018 Results Bellevue volleyball (front, left): Gabi Heuring, Kami Hay, Gabby Turner, Kailee Felder, Brynn Vogel, Emma Bollinger (back) Karen Irons, Taylor Baxter, Madison Hrynciw, Beyah Garcia, Molly Bullion, Claire Turner, Julie Jump.

Bellevue I from page 60

“We’re still focusing on having solid practices, focusing on the details that will help us be a good football team. We talk to the kids all the time about it about giving great effort and be physical. Hopefully all the pieces of the puzzle get put together and hopefully some good things will happen for us.” On good thing potentially for the Redmen already this season was senior Caleb Marshall joining the team. The 6-foot-6 athletic wide receiver was a beast in

Bellevue Volleyball basketball last winter and Nasonti said the athleticism and potential is there, he just needs some more work on the details. “Caleb’s done a good job this summer and had a great camp for us,” he said. “He’s been positive and him being a playmaker I hope he can be a difference maker. We are trying to force feed him a little bit as he hasn’t played since he was in the eighth grade. He’s got some learning to do and obviously the skill level is there.” As far as the offense this season, behind Ray will be Jack Howey at fullback and Mason Miller at tailback. Receivers will be Jack Fitzgeraldm Derek Raif-

snider, Hunter Martin, Evan King and Seth Gerhardstein at tight end. On a talented and experienced line, Hunter Nottke is the center, while the guards are Joe Commarato and Curtis Royster. The tackles will be Tristen DeWitt and Case Zilch. On the other side of the ball, corners will be Miller and Raifsnider while Fitzgerald will man the safety spot. Linebackers include Max Ray, Howey, Justin Mayes and Dalton Weller. The defensive line consists of Brock Nunez, Damion Hay, Logan Ray and Collin Corapi. The defense will try to slow down some explosive talent in the SBC Lake this season, espe-

Canton Central Catholic 14, Bellevue 13 Clear Fork 40, Bellevue 12 West Holmes 31, Bellevue 27 Bellevue 45, Shelby 28 Bellevue 20, Toledo Start 13 Norwalk 7, Bellevue 0 Perkins 17, Bellevue 14 Columbian 38, Bellevue 6 Bellevue 19, Sandusky 10 Bellevue 28, Clyde 21

cially Terion Stewart from Sandusky. But before the Redmen will get their chance at the league, another tough nonleague campaign awaits. “We give Port Clinton credit because they want to give us a crossover game … it’s sad to say you only have one crossover game out of the five and then you have to travel to Madison, travel to Clear Fork, you have Toledo Start and University School, which is in Cleveland,” Nasonti said. “There’s no use in worrying about the schedule because our biggest opponent is ourselves. As a coaching staff, we are going to focus on our own team and let the chips fall

where they may. “The SBC is definitely going to be a gauntlet because of all the talented teams and the experienced coaches in this league.” In the end, Nasonti hasn’t focused a whole lot on last season and how things went, he always is looking at the now and where his team can be by the end of the season. “We always tell our kids to be where our feet are, which means to live in the moment where you stand right now, “ he said. “I think if we would have hammered on the kids when we were 2-6 entering the last two games, I’m not sure we would have won those last two games.”

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Bellevue Girls Golf

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Boys Golf

Bellevue boys golf (front, left): Corbin Snyder, Layne Krupp, Aaron Brubacker, Gavin Brugnone, Easton Hicks, Sam Hosang (back) Luke Spurlock, Hayden Foos, Alex Martinez, Adam Hosang, Hudson Strayer, Jan TerVeen.

Bellevue girls golf (front, left): Jillian Sumser, Danielle Consolo, Isabel Sanchez, Arianne Consolo, Kendall Collins (second) T a Layne, Olivia Martinez, Nikki Butler, Abigail Zuck, Lara Spurlock, Keyara Schneider (back) Walt Snyder, Allie Michaels, Kylie Andres, Aubrey Michaels, Jean Jackson, Nadea Strause, Bill Brugnone.

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Fliers

I from page 8

No.Name 70 Decker DeVore 71 Nathaniel Harple 72 Cody Martin 73 Drake DeVore 74 Kane Mears 75 Garrett Chester 76 Bryce Gebaur 77 Velearno Dieter 78 Ethan Winnick 79 Kaden Abbott 80 Carson Goble 81 Takaia Goodman 82 Xavier Coppus 83 Troy Taylor 84 Maddox Simcoe 87 Robert Daniel 88 Connor Musa 89 Brody Dohl 90 Carlo Adams

Ht. 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-6

Wt. Grade 214 9 267 11 169 10 264 12 221 11 187 10 277 10 168 9 227 11 339 9 176 12 170 12 165 11 141 9 146 9 166 12 153 9 159 9 138 9

2018 Results

Columbian 35, Elida 3 Anthony Wayne 31, Columbian 14 Columbian 31, Ashland 28 Columbian 28, Start 14 Columbian 43, Vermilion 0 Columbian 37, Sandusky 7 Clyde 24, Columbian 21 Columbian 38, Bellevue 6 Columbian 33, Perkins 14 Columbian 41, Norwalk 20 Lexington 31, Columbian 21

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“It’s going to be a meat grinder.” — Ryan Carter, Clyde football coach, on Fliers’ difficulty of schedule.

I from page 53

Columbian Tornadoes (continued) 2018: 8-3, 4-1 SBC Lake Head coach: Judd Lutz ..

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And tailbacks won’t just be tailbacks. Lutz said that the running back group will include Nick Jackson, Brody Conley. Koerper, Jaxon Harris and Kesean Jackson. Hunter Richarson and Kasean Hatlay will also be there. Lutz said the pair were more “fullback-type” runners. It is expected to be running back by committee, and it will be the same for the receivers.

On the flipside, Koviak and Rieman will play the corners, while Andrew Bauer will rotate in at cornerback. Webb will be the safety. Derick Coleman returns at linebacker, while Dillon Overmyer is also back and Mason Dick, Golden and Jeremiah Halbeisen will all be in the mix for a linebacker spot. Blue Norman will be a defensive tackle, Morrison will be at end, Fultz will also play defensive end and Robbie Greenslade will see some time there as well. Victor Guzman-Moreno will do the kicking this year. He is also on the soccer team. Jaden Cook will be the punter and Chase Berger will do a lot of the kickoff stuff. Just like many of the Lake Division teams, the Fliers play a tough non-league schedule, which this year includes Belmont and Thurgood Marshall, who are both Dayton schools.

Jensen

I from page 41

“To be honest, no one wants to travel to Dayton to play a football game,” Carter said. “It’s tough sometimes to find teams for games in the local areas and guys that will play you, so it makes creating a schedule kind of tough. “We have St. Francis De Sales right away and we always have a tough game with Ashland and Toledo Start is Division I. The SBC is a bear. You could find yourself on the short end of all five of those games. It’s going to be a meat grinder. The key for us will be to stay healthy.”

Dalton and at home against Plymouth before the N10 play begins. “We open with Crestline, which has been a good county rivalry for us and

Robert Daniel, LJ Reaves, Koerper, Gunther Kissell and Cyrus Burden are expected to make an impact there. “Or top-catch guy was like eighth in the conference, ninth in the conference (last season),” Lutz said. “But our next guy only had, like, six less catches. So I probably feel something similar to that. We’ve got a lot of guys who can do a lot of things.” Lutz also wants to keep his guys fresh should the offense want to play fast. “We want to play as many guys as possible throughout the season in every game, rather

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Clyde Roster I from page 53

Clyde Fliers (Continued) 2018: 7-4, 4-1 SBC Lake

Head coach: Ryan Carter.

No.Name

Wt.

Pos.

Grade

239

OL/DL 10

70 Zach Coley

6-1

255

OL/DL

73 Brady Frankart

5-11

185

OL/DL

75 Jason Whiting

6-3

300

OL/DL

77 Jordan Lee

6-0

71 Donovan Dayringer

74 Logan Fitzpatrick 5-10 76 Anthony Ruffing 6-0

5-8

195

175

249

OL/DL

78 Jordan Halbeisen 6-2

240

OL/DL

80 Andrew Kauble

5-5

110

WR/DB

82 Brandon Keegan 5-5

125

WR/DB

79 Christian Hummel-Meeks 81 Keaton Klinski

5-7

87 Camdyn Marshall 5-7 90 Ethan Lantz

they have a new coach as well,” Jensen said. “It’s going to be a tough ballgame for us. Dalton is a perennial Wayne County power and that’s going to be a tough one for us. We just want to improve every game. It’s going to be a challenge for us and that’s OK. We want to be challenged.” Jensen said when the Bucks finally get

than just finding the best 15 or 16 guys,” he said. “If they’re a varsity-capable guy, they’re gonna play.” The Tornadoes bring back some veteran leadership on the offensive line. Drake DeVore and Briley Boes are both team leaders, while Michael McDole, Ethan Winnick, Lane Erving, Tim Demith, Nathaniel Harple and Trevor Blodget will see time there. Most of those names will also be involved up front on the defensive side. “We’re 3-4 looking at us on film,” Lutz said. “We’ve got

Ht.

5-8

6-0

125 150

190

201

WR/DB WR/DB OL/DL

10 9

OL/DL 11 10 9

to the N10 schedule, it’s a meat grinder. “It’s hard and you have to come to play every single game,” he said. “We’ve been so much focused on us that I haven’t really thought too much about the league, which might be a generic answer, but the one I’m going with. But I know from baseball, it’s a really tough league.”

some guys who are really skilled in the perimeter that can really move. Being in a 3-4 allows you to play with more linebackers, two safeties, and move around.” Lutz said the Tornadoes will probably use five players at the linebacker spots. Hunter Richardson, Conley, Hatlay, Harris and Burden are expected to see the bulk of time there. In the secondary, Frankhauser, Koerper, Kissell and Mason Scott are expected to be featured at safety, while Alex Smith, Reaves, Daniel and Jackson will be at corner. “Coming out of camp, those guys have all shown the ability

to get it done against other varsity kids,” Lutz said. The key for the defense, Lutz said, will be continuing something the Tornadoes were good at last season: limiting big plays. “You want to hang your hat on being explosive on offense, and not giving up explosive plays on defense and also creating turnovers,” he said. On special teams, Xavier Coppus is expected to be the placekicker, with Scott possibly having a role in kicking and punting. Koerper also could punt, while Conley, McDole and Boes could see time at longsnapper.

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