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Woodmore’s ‘Dynamic Duo’ lead ‘Cats to league title By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com
Woodmore senior center midfielder Maddy Hines (10) makes a move before booting the ball past a Genoa defender in a key Northern Buckeye Conference contest that saw the Wildcats win, 3-0. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP) with Camryn Bench (11 goals, 7 assists) and is one of four team captains. Woodmore’s balanced offense – 16 different players have at least one goal – and strong defense are two reasons that its only loss this season was to Swanton, 3-1, along with a 1-1 tie against Oak Harbor. The ‘Cats had a 7111 scoring edge against their opponents through Monday. “We all work well together and have good team chemistry,” Hines said. “We are heavy on upperclassmen, so we have a lot of experience on the team, with girls playing travel in the spring. I was very, very excited about this season. We have a very strong team and we knew we were going to be decent heading into the season.” Hines added that she and Lily Rothert (10 goals, 7 assists) have played well together as attacking center midfielders. “We feed off each other,” Hines said. “We know where each other is going. She had two goals against Eastwood and I had
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We were out to win it all. That was our big goal. The next goal is to make it to the district finals and win. We're still working on that one.
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The fact that Woodmore’s girls’ soccer team graduated second-team All-Ohio defender Sarah Blausey from last year’s 142-4 team could have been a big deal, but Carly Rothert has stepped into Blausey’s position just fine this season. Coach Jason Allen’s 2015 squad, many would say, is even better than it was a year ago. The Wildcats entered Division III sectional tournament play with a 14-1-1 record and the Northern Buckeye Conference championship trophy under their arms. Woodmore clinched the NBC title on Oct. 6 with a 2-0 win over Lake, and won its 14th game last Thursday with a 6-1 victory over Eastwood. Maddy Hines, a senior center midfielder, scored three goals against the Eagles to up her season total to 11. She didn’t have any goals for the ‘Cats last season, but there were extenuating circumstances: she didn’t play for the Wildcats last fall. “I was given a lot more opportunity on the fall club (GTFC in Perrysburg),” said Hines, who has played with GTFC for several seasons. “I got to travel to Colorado and St. Louis, and I was invited to a Disney tournament in Orlando (Fla.). I had a great time and I really enjoyed it. It was good exposure for me as a player, playing against that high level of competition. We did very well and had a pretty solid team.” Hines changed her mind about playing for Woodmore as a senior during last year’s 5-3 shootout loss to Archbold in the Division III district finals. Hines was a ball girl during that game and spent time with her former Wildcat teammates after the contest. “The part that made me miss the high school team was playing under the lights and playing in tournaments and seeing them all dressed up and being a team,” Hines said. “On the (GTFC) fall team, I didn’t get that. Seeing them in school made me miss it, everybody wearing their T-shirts or uniforms or all dressed up because they had a big game that night. “I was going into my senior year and I just wanted to go back with my high school team. I’m very happy with my decision.” The 5-foot-5 Hines, who has two assists, was tied for the team lead in goals
three. We call ourselves the Dynamic Duo.” Allen called Hines “a wonderful play-
er with great leadership skills.” “Her control of the central midfield for us was a key to our NBC title run,” the coach said. “She may not have the biggest stats on the team — none of our girls have huge stats - but she is a huge contributor on the field, with or without the ball. We distribute the ball well with the entire team.” The next step for Hines and the Wildcats is to get to the regional tournament. Woodmore has lost in the district finals the past three years. “It (winning the NBC) was a great reward, and I was so happy it happened,” Hines said. “It just made me so proud of our team and our program. They came back from losing the league (title) last year, by one point behind Lake, which was very motivating. We were out to win it all. That was our big goal. The next goal is to make it to the district finals and win. We’re still working on that one.”
Gyori helps Owens clinch outright title By Nicholas Huenefeld Owens Sports Information nicholas_huenefeld@owens.edu Owens Community College 5-foot-4 freshman defensive standout Brooke Gyori (Clay) played a key role in the volleyball team’s 16th straight win and leading the No. 5 Express to clinching an outright Ohio Community College Athletic Conference championship. Owens clinched via a 25-15, 25-10, 25-18 win over Edison Community College on the road. It is the program’s 12th title and first since the fall of 2012. Columbus State Community College won the previous two seasons. Owens is now 30-5 overall and 12-0 in OCCAC play. Gyori has played in all 35 matches, which includes 118 sets, and she has 14 kills, 649 digs (leads the team) and 54 aces
(third on team). She has a 61 percent save percentage, the highest on the team. As a senior at Clay, Gyori was named second team All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference and Honorable Mention AllDistrict. As a junior, she was honorable mention All-TRAC and all-district. Academically, Gyori is a three-time Clay All-Academic selection, and she earned All-Ohio Academic honors as a junior. She was also a member of the softball and cross country teams at Clay. Brooke is the daughter of James and Lisa Gyori. She has three three siblings — — Kristen, Derek and Brandon, and one of them, Kristen, spent two years as a member of the volleyball team at Owens from 200708. In Owens’ league clinching match, Macy Reigelsperger (Coldwater) smashed 16 kills. Reigelsperger accumulated her
kill total with only four errors over 26 attempts. She hit .462 and Erika Hartings (Coldwater) finished second on the team with seven kills over 14 attempts (.500 hitting percentage). Christine Tylutki (Monroe, Mich.) and Deanna Smith (Riverview, Mich.) nearly split the team’s assist total in half as Tylutki finished with 16 to Smith’s 15. Gyori led the team in aces (4), while Ally Mikesell (St. Henry) had a team-high 13 digs. Gyori added seven digs to finish second behind Mikesell. Tyanna Smith (Bowling Green) led the team in blocks with five (three assisted), while Reigelsperger and Taylor Purcell (Bedford, Mich.) each had three. (Brooke Gyori photo courtesy of Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Community College Sports Information Director)
Owens defender Brooke Gyori