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Donte Dixon — leader setting a standard for his team By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Northwood senior Donte Dixon figures he’s got a pretty good handle on where he stands with his football teammates. Asked what they would say about him if asked, the 6-foot, 236-pound Dixon thought for a second. “They would say I’m funny, energetic and a leader,” said Dixon, who starts on the offensive and defensive lines. “I feel like my teammates know I have their back and the other way around. We all love each other. You have to earn respect from your teammates. You don’t get it just by walking in the locker room. You have to prove it in practice that you can play football. You have to earn your respect and you have to show respect.” Dixon was an honorable mention AllToledo Area Athletic Conference pick on offense last season, and he’s been a huge cog in the Rangers’ 2-1 start this season. Northwood, the TAAC coaches’ pick to win the conference title, traveled to Edon (1-2) on Friday following last week’s 48-44 shootout win over Rossford. Dixon credits his dad, Charles, for helping him mold an identity as a leader and someone his coaches and teammates can count on. Donte also started at forward on Northwood’s basketball team last season. “My dad’s side (of the family), we were all in athletics,” Dixon said. “My dad was good in high school. He went to Waite and played quarterback. I also learned from last year’s seniors. They really helped me out and showed me how to lead a team.” Northwood coach Ken James, in his 33rd season, said he’d love to have fifty Donte Dixons. “He’s a leader on our football team,” James said. “Fundamentally, he’s as good as anybody we’ve had and he’s ridiculously coachable. You say we need this done this way, and then you don’t worry about it anymore. He’s a competitor. When he shows up to practice, he’s there to practice.” Dixon has played center, guard and tackle on the offensive line this season. “It’s not easy, but I had to learn them,” he said. “I would say guard is my favorite. Sometimes you get to pull around and hit the defender. If they don’t see you, you can blindside them and wake them up.” Dixon, however, said he much rather prefers playing defense. He sacked Rossford’s quarterback at the Bulldogs’ 5-yard-line late in last week’s game, and senior teammate Jon Lucas got an interception to seal the win on the last play of the game. “I love defense,” Dixon said. “You can make plays on offense, but on defense you can make plays and get your name called out for making tackles. On the offensive line, you don’t get that much credit. When you make a tackle, people go crazy.” In three games Dixon has 17 tackles, including two for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and one batted down pass. He saw some varsity action on the offensive line as a freshman. “He probably wasn’t physically ready, but he’s always been so fundamentally ready and he’s so coachable,” James said. “Sophomore year he had some knee issues and missed a good portion of the first part of the season. He’s just a warrior for us and played probably when he shouldn’t have as

Northwood lineman Donte Dixon (64) running interference for one of his backs. (Press photo by Don Thompson/ Facebook. com/ DNRsport) a sophomore. He still was not completely healthy last year.” Dixon started at center as a junior and missed a couple games with an ankle in-

jury. He’s been healthy so far this season, which makes James happy. “Donte has always been a good football player,” the coach said. “Now he has the

physical tools to match the type of football player he is. He does all the little stuff well.” James added that Dixon’s best work often comes before and after games. He said Dixon often offers his teammates rides to and from school, and he has no problem showing the younger players how to adjust to high school. “After our first game, against Woodmore, the kids all headed in (to the locker room) and Donte is over by the bench, helping the coaches and managers load up the equipment,” James said. “That’s what kind of kid he is. To me, it was a good example of what kind of person he is.” Why help pick up equipment after a game? “It’s natural for me to be nice and kind,” Dixon said. “I’m not going to go into the locker room and yell at the freshmen. They usually pick that (equipment) up. I show them how it’s going to be done and follow my way. Then they can follow me when I leave.” Dixon said he wants to play football in college and study graphic design or video editing. He sees a master’s degree in his future, but first he wants to lead Northwood into the state playoffs for the first time since 2013. “If we get our heads right mentally, we can be a state qualifier and make some big things happen,” Dixon said. “We want to leave a legacy for the younger classes. That’s very important to me. I’m doing everything I can to win right now. It’s my last chance.”

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Gibsonburg photographer Alberto Onderko got these shots of the Pittsburgh SteelersCleveland Browns 21-21 tie at First Energy Stadium to open the NFL season. At top left, Steelers back James Conner evades a tackler, and at top right Browns wide recevier Jarvis Landry is announced as a starter. At left, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tries to get a pass to Conner past Cleveland defensive lineman Myles Garrett. Several years ago Onderko, now in his 50s, answered a newspaper ad about taking photos for the United Press Corps. That organization got him a photo pass to be on the field for the Steelers’ game in 2005 and he’s been shooting ever since.

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Central Catholic senior Jase Bowen (4) finds running room in the Fighting Irish’s 4217 win over visiting Columbus Bishop Hartley. (Press photo by Scott Grau)

Clay senior back/receiver Adam Ummel (2) has a Rogers defender to encounter on his way to the end zone. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP)

Eagles face biggest challenge of season in Fighting Irish By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com

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Clay is working to climb the ladder in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. Beating Central Catholic would do the Eagles a lot toward accomplishing that goal. Defeating the Fighting Irish, however, will likely be Clay’s biggest challenge of the season. Behind Michigan State bound 6-foot1, 180 pound senior wide receiver Jase Bowen, a Millbury resident, Central (3-0) is ranked second in Division II behind playoff-rival Akron Archbishop Hoban. The Fighting Irish started the season on an impressive note, taking down two out-ofstate powerhouse programs and one wellrespected perennial playoff contender from Columbus. Clay coach John Galyas, in his second season as head coach at his alma mater, says his team is going to have to find a way to keep Central’s rushing attack in check. “As always, they are well coached and are physical,” Galyas said. “Their quarterback has really improved and they have a big, strong offensive line. They have really good skill players and you always need to know where (wide receiver) Jase Bowen is lined up. We are going to have to tackle really well, run to the ball and be gap sound to stop their rushing attack.” In this young season, Clay is 1-2 but could easily be 3-0. The Eagles opened

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with a blowout victory over Rogers (48-12) before losing second half leads and falling to Sylvania Northview (20-13) and 3-0 Waite (30-28). Clay led the Wildcats by 10 points in the third quarter and lost to the Indians on the final play of the Oil Barrel Trophy east side rivalry game. “I am frustrated because we are 1-2 (but) we are a couple of plays away from being 3-0. We played very well against Rogers. We played a bad second half against Northview and it cost us the game (and) we lost on the last play of the game against Waite,” Clay coach John Galyas said. “Our kids are giving us everything they have and that is all we can ask for. We are a little banged up, obviously losing (quarterback) Reese Wamer (to a season-ending injury) was a big blow to our offense, but we have played all year without two starting defensive linemen in Josh Nagy and

Jared Rivera,” continued Galyas. “We are getting close to getting them back and that will definitely help our defensive line by providing a lot more depth. To sum it up I am very happy with our effort, attitude and leadership, we’ve just came up a little short in our last two games.” Clay sophomore Logan Heintschel has taken over at quarterback, having completed 47-of-78 passes for 804 yards and eight touchdowns. He also has a rushing touchdown. “Logan was thrust into the starting role as a result of Reese Wamer’s knee injury and he has performed really well. He threw a school record five touchdown passes in his first start and followed that up with another school record when he threw for 408 yards against Northview,” Galyas said. “Against Waite, he led us on a touchdown drive that put us up by four points with 1:20 left in the game and we didn’t close the door on them. Overall, Logan has played well beyond our expectations for him.” Wide receiver and running back Adam Ummel has caught nine passes for 278 yards and four touchdowns and also rushed for 130 yards and two scores. Jake Novak has caught 11 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns, Trey Reddick has 12 receptions for 179 yards and a score and Cam Aiton has caught 11 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown. The Irish opened with three convincing victories. They defeated Columbus Bishop Hartley in the opener, 42-17,

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followed that up with a 45-0 win over Timber Creek (New Jersey) and gave Detroit Catholic Central their first loss of the season, 34-10. Bowen joins two other local athletes on the team — defensive back Andrew Parker from Woodville and linebacker Justin Schiets from Oregon, both of whom earned all-league honors last year. At Michigan State next year, Bowen plans to compete for both the football and baseball teams. Right now, his concentration is on football. “So far, the season has been incredible,” Bowen said. “Guys are really busting their tails day in and day out, not only for themselves but for the team, especially the guys that don’t really get the ‘glory’ like the offensive line and the scout team. We are really preparing hard every week in the film room, and so far that has correlated to success on the field.” Bowen has already scored six touchdowns this season and has high hopes for his team, which could have a long season if they can make a deep run into the playoffs. “We have had a great start to the season and have to continue to work as hard or harder to continue to have the success that we are all hungry for,” Bowen said. Last year, the Irish defeated the Eagles, 41-10, in a game closer than the final score would indicate. Central took a 21-10 lead into the half behind two touchdowns from Bowen and Troy Durden. Jonzell Norrils and A’siah Smith all scored in the second half to put the game away.

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Howard, WNBA’s Most Improved, leads Seattle to title Florida State women’s basketball alumna and Waite graduate Natasha Howard picked up her second straight WNBA title on Wednesday night, and did so emphatically in leading the Seattle Storm to a 98-82 Game 3 win over the Washington Mystics. Howard led all players with 29 points and 14 rebounds in a dominant effort, leading the Storm to a three-game sweep and allowing the franchise to win its first WNBA title since 2010. Howard, who is FSU’s all-time leading rebounder (1,047) and leader in doubledoubles (41), finished 11-of-14 from the field, drained both of her 3-point field goals and went 5-of-6 from the free throw line. With her out on the floor, Seattle was +21 against the Mystics in Game 3. The native of Toledo was a run-away winner for the WNBA’s Most Improved Player in 2018. The Seminole legend proved her worth all season, especially in the WNBA Finals when she played well in Game 1 with 19 points (8-of-9), five rebounds and two blocked shots in an 89-76 win. In the WNBA playoffs, Howard averaged 15.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, shot 57.3 percent from the floor, 50 percent from 3-point range, added 1.3 blocked shots and 1.0 steals per game. Washington Mystics Head Coach Mike Thibault called her the biggest difference maker in this year’s Seattle Storm squad. "I think Natasha Howard is the biggest difference between their team last year and this year on the court," Thibault said in his post-game press conference. Florida State head coach Sue Semrau built a tight bond with Howard in their four years together at FSU (2010-14), in addition to the previous years spent recruiting her. Howard has now gone to four consecutive WNBA Finals with the Indiana Fever (2015), Minnesota Lynx (2016 and 2017) and now the Seattle Storm (2018). “One of my biggest joys as a coach is to watch a Seminole leave our program and do bigger things,” Semrau said. “Tasha’s gift is to give. She’s grown that gift and given everything she has to help WNBA teams get to the Finals four consecutive years and help the last two win it all. “She built a habit of using her gifts

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WNBA standout cage star Natasha Howard. (Photo courtesy Minnesota Lynx) and as a result, she has been rewarded with championship rings and outstanding accolades. She is a model of someone who is using her gifts and passion to drive her to further success.” Howard’s playoff productivity was an upgrade from what was already an outstanding regular season, where she averaged 13.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, shot

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"The opportunity that I had with Minnesota," Howard said to ESPNW. “Playing behind great players, as well, learning behind some Olympians and bringing it over to Seattle, it helped our team a lot with my experience." Howard was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player as selected by the league’s 14-member Associated Press panel. While with the Seminoles, Howard left an enormous imprint on the program. She set a program record with 41 career doubledoubles and finished second all-time in scoring with 1,811 points. As a senior, Howard produced one of the greatest single seasons in program history. She averaged 20.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 2.1 steals, and tallied a remarkable five games with 30+ points – the most by a Seminole ever. Her crowning moment was setting the single-game record for points when she recorded 40 at Syracuse on Feb. 13, 2014. Her senior year at Waite, Howard led her team to a Division I state runner-up finish — something she wouldn’t take back for anything, except for a state championship, maybe. “My experience at Waite and FSU was amazing. I wouldn't change anything,” Howard told The Press. “Both schools contributed everything to help me get where I needed to go on the next level in my life. Where I am at now is because of them.” (— courtesy Stephen Stone/Florida State University Sports Information)

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First team selections Hoeft, Bihn return for Comets By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Genoa boys soccer returns senior midfielder Sean Hoeft and senior forward Logan Bihn, both first team All-Northern Buckeye Conference selections last year. They are among 11 lettermen back for Coach Tim Memmer’s squad, which was 8-10 overall and 4-6 in the NBC in 2017. The Comets are already on a roll at 4-2, having won three of their last four, including a 5-2 victory over Eastwood and 5-1 rout over Oak Harbor, but suffered a key 8-4 league loss to a good Woodmore team (5-1 overall, 2-0 NBC). Last year for the Comets, Bihn had 23 goals and six assists and Hoeft had eight goals and eight assists as both were also awarded with honorable mention all-district honors as well. Bihn already has three goals this year and Hoeft has three goals and six assists. Joining them are returning senior midfielder Joey Dominique, who was an honorable mention All-NBC pick, the NBC Silver Boot (most assists) honoree, and honorable mention all-district. Dominique had six goals and 14 assists last year and has scored one goal and two assists this year. Senior Jacob Stewart, an HM All-NBC defender as a junior, also returns, and so does junior forward Dillon Sims, who scored 14 goals and had 15 assists a year ago. Stewart had two goals and an assist, despite playing defense all season, and this year has one goal and two assists. Other key players returning for Memmer’s team include senior forwards Dominic Tyler (three goals, three assists last year) and Nick Weaver (six goals), senior defender Tanner Watson (one assist), junior defender Corey Welsh (two goals, two assists), sophomore goalkeeper Kaiden Williams (49 saves), and senior midfielder Evan Wilson (one goal, two assists). This year, Tyler has already put up nine points on four goals and an assist, Wilson has two goals, and Williams leads the team with 11 saves. Also scoring this year are Sims and Ethan Wilson with five goals and one as-

Genoa key players returning — Front Row: Jacob Stewart, Dominic Tyler, Corey Welsh, Kaiden Williams, and Evan Wilson. Second Row: Sean Hoeft, Joey Dominique, Logan Bihn, Nick Weaver, Tanner Watson, and Dillon Sims. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

Tim Memmer. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

sist each, Aiden Hemmert has one goal and Evan Hoeft has an assist. Ethan Wilson and Tyler Welsh have also played in goal, with Wilson putting up six saves and Welsh five. The Comets opened the season by shutting out Edison, 3-0. Tyler, Wilson and Sims scored for Genoa while Sean Hoeft had two assists and Stewart one. Williams had four saves. In their NBC opener, Genoa lost to Otsego, 3-2, despite goals by Sean Hoeft and Ethan Wilson. Williams had one save. In the win over Eastwood, Ethan Wilson had a hat trick with three goals and also scoring were Evan Wilson and Tyler. Sean Hoeft had two assists and Sims had one, and Williams had three saves. In a 7-4 non-league win over Swanton, Sims had a hat trick of his own, Sean Hoeft

tion of having talent and being self driven that is required to be successful.” Entering his fourth season at Genoa, Memmer has seen his team put together a combined 25-26-3 record. In 18 years coaching at Bowling Green, his teams went 133-159-26. The Comets opened the D-III tournament last year with a 12-0 rout over Emmanuel Christian, but then lost to Archbold, 6-0. Other wins were over Edison 5-2, Eastwood 4-2 and 4-2, Swanton 9-2, Rossford 6-3, Otsego 6-2, and Wauseon 8-1. Losses were also to NBC co-champs Lake 6-2 and 5-0 and Woodmore 7-2 and 4-2, along with Otsego 4-3, Maumee Valley 3-1, Oak Harbor 4-3, Rossford 3-1, and Central Catholic 1-0.

scored twice, and Hemmert and Tyler scored. Sean Hoeft, Tyler and Evan Hoeft had one assist each, and Williams again had three saves. Despite the strong start, the Comets will have to make up for the graduation of defender Jack Ford, last year’s NBC POY and a first team Northwest District Division III selection. Ford was voted his team’s MVP, is a four-year letter winner, and did score two goals with an assist, despite playing mostly defense. He had three goals and four assists on his career. “Jack has had an impressive three years that I have been coaching him,” Memmer said. “Jack is everything that you want in a player as a coach: competitive, hard working, and willing to do what is best for the team. Jack also has the necessary combina-

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Lake senior golfers Luoma, Hornyak return to the links By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Two Lake senior golfers — Justin Luoma, a second team All-Northern Buckeye Conference selection last year, and Zack Hornyak, an honorable mention all-league choice, return. They are joined by one other returning lettermen for the 2018 season, junior Hayden Rider. “Justin is a really talented player who has put in a lot of work to improve on his second team all-league selection last year,” Coach Chad Roberts said. “Zack and Hayden are also putting in work to improve their game and reach the goals we have set for our year.” Last year, Justin Luoma averaged 43.3 strokes per nine in league play and Hornyak 46.8. During last year’s NBC tournament at Green Hills Golf Club in Clyde, Luoma shot 43-44—87, Hornyak shot 44-46—90 and

Rider scored 48-52—100. Roberts is convinced those numbers will be even better this year. “Our guys have a lot fight in them and are going to compete each and every hole and match. Golf is a game where you need to continuously work on all facets of your game,” Roberts continued. “I have a great group of guys and I’m looking forward to seeing them improve throughout the season and reach and obtain the goals we set as a team and the goals they set for themselves as well.” Roberts expects freshman Ben Luoma to also be a key varsity contributor. The Flyers finished fourth in the NBC last year and have yet to win a league championship in Roberts’ three years at the helm. He also coached girls golf at Central Catholic for three years. Roberts says his Lake golfers have been putting in the time to improve on last year’s results. “All the guys have been putting in a

Hayden Rider. (Photo courtesy Interstate Studios/www.inter-state.com)

lot of work to improve all facets of their games,” Roberts said. “All the guys are going to play an important role on the team and we will need everyone to push each other to continuously improve as the season progresses. “I’m really proud of all the guys for putting in the work to improve their games. Justin has been providing a lot of leadership for the guys. I would expect our team to continue to work hard and grind to improve throughout the year.” Last year, Genoa won the league behind NBC Player of the Year Ethan Smith (40.2). “Our league has some talented teams and the guys are going to have to continue to work hard to compete and reach the goals we have set for the year,” Roberts said. At the season opening NBC shootout at Sugar Creek Golf Course, Justin Luoma shot 43, Rider 45, Hornyak 49, Ben Luoma 52 and Jack Walsh 56 as the Flyers scored 189 to place behind first place Genoa (166).

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Clay trying to put talent in right places By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Talent won’t be an issue with Clay’s girls soccer team this season. Coach Don Hess is just trying to figure out where to use it. “We’re a talented group,” Hess said, “but we lost four seniors from last year who had a lot of talent. We’re trying to put the pieces together to see who fits where.” The Eagles are 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference, starting this season with road wins over Findlay (2-1), Avon Lake (1-0), Olentangy Liberty (2-1), St. Ursula (2-0) and Central Catholic (4-0), and losses to state-ranked Anthony Wayne (1-0) and Ashland (3-0). Clay won the TRAC title last season, but it has to replace graduated seniors Hailey Clere, Reagan Clark and Kim Nagel. Clere is playing at the University of Akron, Clark is at Wright State University and Nagel is at the Tiffin University. Clere, who led the Eagles in scoring, was a second-team All-Ohio pick last fall. “I like where we’re at defensively,” Hess said. “We’re a lot better than we were last year at this point in the season. We’ve had trouble scoring in the two losses. Bella Mabry, who was a freshman last year, we have moved her all over the place, from a forward to the back line. She’s done a nice job, but we need her scoring up top.” Clay has three key returning juniors in forward Payton Rigg, center midfielder Rylee Clark and Kennedy Slovak, who was voted the conference’s top keeper a year ago. Rigg has already scored eight goals, Clark has one goal, and Slovak has 43 saves. “Payton is very good, technically, with the ball,” Hess said. “She has a knack for scoring and getting shots off. She’s started since she was a freshman, and she is quick and uses her speed well. She and Mabry are both left-footed, and with a couple of leftfooters we seem to take advantage of both sides of the field. “Rylee has a motor that doesn’t quit. Pound for pound, she might be the best player in Northwest Ohio. She sees the field really well and she’s a tiny girl with

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Clay sophomore fullback Ava Ackerman tries to get past a defender during a 2-0 Three Rivers Athletic Conference victory at St. Ursula. (Press photo by Scott Grau) a big heart.” Sophomore Lauren Clark returns as a starter at center-back. “She’s just solid fundamentally and runs well as a defender,” Hess said. “She keeps the entire defense sort of connected.” The Eagles have just two seniors in outside back Jayla Musselman and wing Alexis Cordle, who also runs cross country. Musselman, Rigg and Clark are this year’s team captains. “We lost a lot of good leadership last year,” Hess said, adding that a big key to Clay’s success is to stay healthy and play up to its potential. He said Notre Dame Academy, Findlay and St. Ursula Academy are the Eagles’ main threats in the TRAC, but the Eagles have already beaten two of

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Bautista-Macias, Campos, Stein take to distance course By Ryan Wronkowicz Lourdes Sports Information rwronkowicz@lourdes.edu As the gun fires to open the 2018 cross country season, Lourdes University cross country is looking to move up in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference standings by season’s end. Two local runners are ready to contribute to the women’s team — junior Jasmine Stein (Gibsonburg) and freshman Julia Campos (Waite). Junior Daniel Bautista-

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