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THE HOMETOWN

EDON HILLTOP STRYKER MONTPELIER PETTISVILLE NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE WAUSEON

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2014 A WEEKLY SPORTS PUBLICATION COURTESY OF "THE VILLAGE REPORTER"

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LET IT RIP ... Edon Senior Quarterback Kaden Sapp throws a pass down thefeld in the Bomber's' game against Ottawa Hills on Friday night.

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Edon Bombers Win Thriller Against Ottawa HillsBy: T.J. Hug

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(October 24th, 2014)-EDON: Hosting Toledo Area Ath-

letic Conference opponent Ottawa Hills, The Bombers of

Edon battled all night to come away with a 33-30 victoryon Senior Night.

It was on the arm of Kaden Sapp that the Bombers re-lied. The senior quarterback went 23 of 42 passing, gain-

ing 382 yards and 4 touchdowns through the air. LandonBloir led all Edon receivers with 10 receptions for 223

yards. He also rushed for a touchdown as well.

Edons rush defense again struggled to stop the run.They allowed Ottawa Hills leading rusher, Boesel, to run

for 282 yards and 3 touchdowns. They had much more

success shutting down the Ottawa passing game, givingup just 132 yards and 1 touchdown.

The Bombers were crowding the line of scrimmage formost of the evening, moving their linebackers close and

bringing up a safety in run support. The Ottawa Hills of-fense just couldnt take advantage, however, and had to

continue running the ball anyway.

Due to their problems handling the Ottawa Hills run-ning game, Edon allowed them to gain 21 rst downs.

However, that Bomber offense procured 18 rst downs oftheir own.

Two vital parts of the Bomber offensive effort were Cam-eron Castillo and Preston Klingler. Each player caught 2

touchdown passes in the game. Castillo started the Edon

scoring by catching a 40 yard touchdown pass from Sapp.He later added a 4 yard scoring reception with a nifty one

handed catch. Klingler had touchdown catches of 12 and41 yards, the latter of which won the game late.

Edon won the turnover battle against Ottawa Hills aswell. The Bombers turned the ball over twice, while they

were able to force 3 turnovers upon the Ottawa offense.

They did have more penalties, however, committing 7 in-fractions for 70 yards, compared to Ottawa Hills 4 fouls

for 38 yards.Edon will nish their season on Friday, when they

travel to Toledo Christian.

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PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

HERE COMES THE HOME TEAM ... Led by seniors Luke Price and Kaden Sapp, theBoys in Bomber Blue take the eld. PRESSURE ... Quarterback Kaden Sapp tries to evade an Ottawa Hills blitzer while

looking for an open receiver.

PUTTING ON THE STICK ... Preston Klingler of Edon puts an end to an Ottawa Hillsrunning play.

A TOUCH TOO MUCH ... Preston Klingler of Edon is mugged on the way up for a pass

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(October 24th, 2014)-DELTA: The

youthful Cadets of Hilltop attempted to in-

vade the eld of North Western Ohio Ath-letic League power Delta on Friday. They

were unprepared for what awaited them.When the dust cleared, Hilltop found it-

self on the wrong end of a 61-0 score. The

Panthers did most of their work in the rsthalf, only scoring once during the second.

Jalen Towers and Ethan Dunson eachrecorded tackles for loss for the Cadets,

making them the defensive highlights ofthe game for Hilltop.

Totaling 453 yards of offense, the Pan-

thers would not be stopped by Hilltop. 396of those yards came on the ground, with

34 of Deltas 38 plays implementing theirrunning game. The hometown Panthers

also passes for 57 yards and a touchdown.Offensively, Hilltop managed 116 yards

on the night. Passing for 120 yards, the

Cadets rushed for -4 against a stout Deltadefense. Quarterback Quinn Smith led his

team with 120 yards passing and 2 inter-

ceptions, hitting 10 of his 30 attempts.

Catching most of those passes was ZackVanDyke, bringing in 4 balls for 36 yards.

Mikel Burlew earned the most yards of anyreceiver, catching two pass attempts for 62

yards Tyler Suboski and Taylor Trent also

made 2 catches each.Hilltop lost the turnover battle against

Delta, committing 2 compared to Deltas 0.This hindered what scoring opportunities

the Cadets would have had.Holding the ball nearly twice as long as

Delta, the Hilltop boys were unable to capi-

talize on this advantage in time of posses-sion. Of course, with 8 rst downs on the

game, and Delta making 17 themselves,that stat might be a little deceptive.

Such a young team playing against anelite opponent on the road is a recipe for di-

saster, and that was certainly the case on

Friday. Hilltop wasnt ready for this match-up. However, the experience gained from

playing in such games may pay dividendsdown the road.

Hilltop will nish out their seasonagainst Toledo Area Athletic Conference

opponent Northwood on Friday.

T.J. Hug may be reached [email protected]

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF

TOUGH YARDS ... Cadet Chase Masters (23) lowers his shoulder as a Delta tacklermeets him head on in a battle for yardage.

Wauseon Routes Liberty CenterBy: T.J. Hug


(October 24th, 2014)-LIBERTY CEN-TER: A road trip to Liberty Center wasnt

enough to slow down the Indians ofWauseon.

Improving to 9-0 on the season,Wauseon took down the Liberty Center

Tigers in convincing fashion, 40-3. The

Indians were fueled by the performanceof quarterback Zac Robinson. The senior

went 12 for 21 passing for 108 yards and 3

touchdowns. He also rushed for 105 yardsand another touchdown on 18 carries.

It was Josh Whitcomb who started the

scoring for Wauseon, as he kicked a 26

yard eld goal early into the second quar-ter. Later in the same period, Robinson

went to work, completing a 15 yard touch-down strike to Jacob Newlove. Then, as

time expired in the half, Robinson threw athirty yard jump ball to the endzone, with

fellow Indian Noah Castle coming down

with the ball.A penalty at the end of the rst half al-

lowed Wauseon to kick off from the Lib-erty Center 45 yard line. The Indians used

this new positioning to attempt an on-sidekick, which they recovered. This led to a

drive that ended with a 24 yard touchdown

scramble by Robinson.Midway through the fourth quarter,

Robinson found an open Danny Henchin the endzone from 12 yards out. Hench

made a beautiful grab for the score, timing

his jump perfectly to come down with theball.

The last score of the game came fromback-up running back T.J. Gype. With just

over two minutes left in the game, Gypebounced out an inside run, bouncing off a

couple of would-be tacklers on his way to a

95 yard touchdown run.

Newlove nished the evening with 4 re-ceptions for 75 yards and the previouslymentioned touchdown. Castle made 3

catches and the jump ball touchdown onthe evening. Mason Creager also made 3

grabs, totaling 11 yards.

Defensively, Peyten Shadbolt, JacobRaabe, and Noah Castle each recorded a a

sack. Robinson made his presence knownon defense as well, making an interception.

The Indians will close out their regular

season against Evergreen on Friday. Thegame will be Wauseons last home outing,

barring post-season play, of the year, mak-ing it senior night as well.

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THERE HE GOES ... Wauseon Senior quarterback Zac Robinson takes off from the

pocket, on his way to a 24 yard touchdown run.

GOTCHA! ... Quinton Miller, a Senior defensive back for Hilltop, gets his hands on thePanther ball carrier before he can make a play.

MAKE A MAN MISS ... Senior Cadet Mikel Burlew runs after catching the ball, attempt-ing to outmaneuver the Delta defender waiting to make the tackle.

BREAKAWAY PLAY ... T.J. Gype (35), a Wauseon Senior bumps an inside run aroundthe corner, taking the ball 95 yards for a touchdown late in the teams 40-3 route of

Liberty Center.

WHICH WAY ... Mason Creager(4) catches a short pass before juking the Liberty Center

would-be tackler and getting up eld for a decent gain.


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Montpelier Falls To Rival Bryan In Final NWOAL GameBy: Kent Hutchison


BRYAN Friday, October 24, marked the end of an

era for the Montpelier Locomotive Football Program. Thedate will go on record as the nal football game for the

Locos in the Northwest Ohio Athletic League. Montpelierhas been a charter member of the NWOAL since its incep-

tion in 1926. However, a lot has changed over the past

89 years. One of the main reasons for Montpeliers exitis the inability of the athletic teams to consistently com-

pete with the much larger schools that now make up theleague. The decision to depart from the conference was

further solidied by the outcome of the nal NWOAL gamebetween arch rivals Montpelier and Bryan. Unfortunately

over the past several years the heated rivalry has quitehonestly lost a lot of its luster. Sadly this year was no dif-

ferent as the host Golden Bears jumped out to an early

lead and were never challenged by the outnumbered andinjury plagued Locos as Bryan cruised to a 41-7 win; one

which could possibly mark the nal football contest everbetween the two schools.

The Golden Bears won the toss and began the night

offensively at their 44 yard line. Just a little over four min-utes later the hosts crossed the goal line to lead 7-0.

Montpelier started their rst offensive possession deepin Loco territory at the 23 yard line under the direction

of quarterback Zac Mason. The sophomore was gettinghis rst start of the season in place of Dylan Snyder, who

was unavailable due to concussion like symptoms. Be-hind the running of Mason, Cody Caudill, Dallas Royer,and Bryce Cooley, Montpelier was able to chew up nearly

ve minutes off the clock. However, in that time the Locoswere only able to advance the ball to their 45 yard line.

Snyders absence also meant the visitors needed anoth-er punter. Max Hulbert was tabbed for the position and

booted his rst kick 29 yards to the Bryan 30 yard line.

The second drive for Bryan lasted just a little over oneminute. This time a long pass from quarterback Bran-

don Dean landed into the arms of Gavin Saul who waswide open on the sideline in front of the Locos stands and

ran unchallenged after the catch. The kick was true againputting Bryan on top 14-0.

Montpelier went three and out on their next two pos-

sessions, but the Loco defense held the Golden Bears incheck one time as well. The success was brief however as

Bryan found the end zone again, this time in less thanone minute to take a commanding 21-0 lead with 9:32 left

in the rst half.A nice return by Caudill was negated due to a block in

the back penalty. Deep in their territory once again, this

time at the 14 yard marker, Caudill, Royer, and Cooleywere able to run over 3 minutes off the clock. Unfortu-

nately the trio were only able to advance the pigskin tothe Loco 35 yard line. Sensing the urgency for something

positive to occur on offense, Head Coach Steven Bran-

cheau decided to roll the dice and go for it on fourth and

one. However, the Bryan defense rose to the occasion anddropped Caudill for a one yard loss to take over posses-

sion at the Montpelier 34, with just over six minutes leftin the half.

The time left was more than enough for Bryan to add

on to the point total. In fact the Golden Bears needed justa few ticks over two minutes to extend the lead to 28-0.

After a short return by Keaton Byers, Montpelier at-

tempted to put together a drive of their own starting atthe 25 yard line. Utilizing a combination of runs by Royer

and Caudill, as well as Mason completions to Caudill andGunner Matson, Montpelier was able to move the ball out

to their 45 yard line. However, that was the end of thepossession as well as the half, one that saw the Locos

never able to advance the ball into Golden Bear territory.The visitors offensive woes continued to start the third

quarter. With the ball at the 25 yard line, Royer ran twice

for ve total yards. When Mason was unable to connectwith Caudill, Hulbert was called on once again to boot the

ball. This time the punt traveled 33 yards to Bryans 37yard line.

The offensive onslaught continued for the Bears. Thistime just ve plays were necessary to cover the 73 yards.

After the kick, the clock went to continuous running as

Bryan was up 35-0.A roughing the kicker penalty on the extra point at-

tempt allowed the Bryan kicker to boot the kickoff into the

end zone. With the ball spotted at the Montpelier 20, theoffense decided on a different mode of attack the pass.Mason hit Caudill for six, then Wyatt Beck for ten yards

and a rst down. Beck lost two on a rushing attempt,

then gained four on his next carry. Facing third and eight,Mason red a strike to Matson. It appeared the ball was

caught for another rst down. However, a Golden Beardefender knocked the ball loose before Matson completed

the catch, forcing another Hulbert boot.Bryan quickly tacked on another score. However, the

PAT snap was errant forcing the Bryan holder to scramble

and hurl the ball into the end zone; right into the waitingarms of the Locos Jake Dewire.

With something nally going in the Locos favor, thetrend continued when Bryan was agged for a person-

al foul during the extra point attempt. Montpelier tookfull advantage of the Bryan kicker being moved back 15

yards. Royer corralled the kicked and advanced it to the

Golden Bears 48 yard line, marking the rst time the Lo-cos moved the ball into Bryan territory. Royer lost one on

rst down, but Mason found Caudill for a gain of four.Mason sent one to Chase Steffes only to see the receiver

hit before the ball arrived. The pass interference penaltymoved the ball to the Bryan 31. Mason hit Nate McCord

for two yards on rst down, then connected with Caudill

for a twenty yard gain. With rst and goal at the Bearsnine the ground game took over. Beck gained two, then

Royer picked up ve and one, setting up a fourth and goal

from the Bryan one yard line. Poised to nally end the

drought, Coach Brancheau sent Mason in with a play.As the team lined up, Brancheau screamed for a time out

just as the ball was snapped. The plea must have beentoo late as the ofcials did not stop the play. The result

typied the night for the Locos as Royer was stood up just

short of the goal line giving possession back to the Bears.The defense responded by only allowing Bryan to ad-

vance the ball to the six yard line forcing a punt. Mont-

pelier took over after a fair catch on the Golden Bear 40,with 4:17 left in the game. With the continuous clock rule

still in effect, Montpelier needed to hurry if they had anyhopes of avoiding a shutout. Mason quickly hit Beck for a

19 yard gain. Royer then gained seven, but was held forno gain on second down. Mason kept the ball and picked

up two leaving Montpelier faced with fourth and one fromthe Golden Bear 12 yard line. Beck gained six to keep the

scoring hopes alive, then sealed the deal when the junior

gained the nal six for the Locos rst score of the nightand nal NWOAL touchdown. Caudills kick split the up-

rights to make the nal score 41-7.Although the nal was not what the Locomotives had

hoped for in their nal NWOAL contest, there were stillpositives to draw from the game. For starters the Loco of-

fense did not have a single turnover on the night. Pressed

into an unexpected starting role, Mason shook off someearly jitters to nish 9-15 passing for 81 yards, includ-

ing an impressive 6-8 in the second half, and gained six

yards on four carries. Wyatt Beck made the most of hisopportunity scoring the touchdown in his ve runs whilegaining 17 yards. In the absence of Snyder, as well as

Jordan Birdsall, Royer had his number called 14 times

for 27 yards. Caudill had more carries than usual as wellgetting 10 rushes for 27 yards as well, while Cooley had

two carries for 3 yards.Caudill was the favorite target of Mason with four

catches for 34 yards, with Beck hauling in two throws for29 yards. Matson netted 13 yards in his only grab, while

Royer and McCord each had one catch for three and two

yards respectively. Hulbert also did a nice job in his roleas punter averaging 33.7 yards in his six punts.

With the defeat Montpelier falls to 2-7 on the seasonand ends the NWOAL schedule with a record of 1-7. The

Locos will attempt to end the 2014 campaign on a posi-tive note when they entertain the Raiders of Lakota High

School.

Some additional notes on the Bryan-Montpelier series:The two schools rst gridiron encounter occurred in 1902.

The series record favors the Golden Bears as they have62 wins, compared to 35 for Montpelier, while the teams

have tied 8 times. While no games are scheduled betweenthe two schools in the near future, it is truly hoped that

sometime soon that the historic rivalry will be revisited.

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PHOTOS BY KENT HUTCHISON, STAFF

HERE COMES THE THROW ... Montpelier back-up quarterback Zac Mason, a Sopho-

more for the Locomotives, is about to step up as he begins his throwing motion.

PSYCH OUT ... Junior defensive back Simon Wang (21) realizes a split second too latethat the Golden Bear quarterback has handed the ball off .

FINDING A SEAM ... Dallas Royer, a Junior running back for the Locos, nds somespace to work within the Bryan defense in Montpeliers 41-7 loss against the Golden

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Wauseon Loses Close Districts

Showdown With Defance(October 21st, 2014): It took four games

for the Lady Indians to go down, and theyfought every step of the way.Taking on Deance in a District Semi-

Finals match, Wauseon got off to a strongstart. The claimed the rst set 25-20.

Game 2 was an all out war, with Deance

bringing a renewed intensity to the set. TheIndians saw the game slip away from them

with a 24-26 loss. The emotion of that de-feat got the better of the Wauseon girls,

and they struggled in game 3, droppingthe set 12-25. With their backs against the

wall, the Lady Indians regrouped, putting

everything they had into game 4. An ab-

solute battle ensued, with Wauseon fallingjust short, 27-29 to lose the match andend their season in dramatic fashion.

Sydney Bosell gave the Indians 12 killsand 4 blocks in the loss. Teammate Mor-

gan Roth added 15 assists, 8 digs, and

an ace, while Sariah Yackee contributed18 digs and an ace as well. Fellow Indian

Kierra Fountain had a balanced evening,managing 9 digs, 7 kills, 3 blocks, and 3

aces.The Wauseon girls nished the season

with ta 15-9 record overall.

Pettisville Drops Close MatchWith Toledo Christian At Districts

(October 21st, 2014)-DEFIANCE: With15 kills, 5 digs, and 4 blocks, senior Dana

Frickes efforts werent enough to lead the

Pettisville girls past a tough Toledo Chris-tian team.

From the very beginning, this matchwas highly competitive. The Lady Black-

birds were able to take game 1 25-23, giv-ing them control of the series early. Toledo

Christian would take it back, however,

starting with game 2. In that second set,Pettisville fell in a tight 21-25 slug fest.

Game 3 didnt see a let down from eitherteam, as the Blackbirds kept pace with

their opponents from Toledo for most ofthe match. They ended up losing the set

17-25, though. With their season comingdown to one more game, the Lady Black-

birds responded in kind. The set was ex-

tremely close, but Pettisville just couldntpull the comeback off, dropping the set

22-25.Jordyn Pursel had a strong nal out-

ing for the black and white, making 16kills, 12 digs, an assist, and an ace. Fel-

low Blackbird Stephanie Hubby racked up

an impressive 35 digs to go along with hersingle kill and assist. Kate Kauffman put

her teammates in position to succeed withher 22 assists, which she complimented

with 7 digs, 6 kills, and 1 block.Pettisville nishes their season at 19-6.

PHOTOS BY BILL BRAY, STAFF

BLOCK PARTY! ... Lady Indians Sydney Bosell (4) and Amy Bosell (5) jump to deect anattack by a Deance player.

PHOTOS BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF

FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE ... Pettisvilles Amber Klopfenstein (7) and Teagan Kauffman(3) elevate in an attempt to stop the advancing attack from Toledo Christian.

LETS DO THIS! ... The Wauseon Volleyball Teams starting lineup huddles together just

before game time, pumping each other up in preparation for their District match-up

with Deance.

GET IT ON THE FLOOR ... Wauseons Amy Bosell gets low to dig a ball before it cantouch the court, keeping it alive for her Lady Indian teammate, who will presumably

mount a counteroffensive.

PASS IT ON ... Lady Blackbird Junior Claire Foor bats the ball toward her teammates as

the unit works cohesively to strike against Toledo Christian.

READY OR NOT ... Jordyn Pursel, a Pettisville Senior, spikes the ball over the net, ad-

vancing it past two Toledo Christian defenders and into the enemy back court.


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Wauseon Girls, Pettisville, Wauseon, & Fayette Individuals Advance To State(October 25th, 2014)-TIFFIN: The Division II and III

Regional Cross Country Meets were held at Tifn High

School on Saturday.

The Lady Indians of Wauseon performed exception-ally well in the event. Led by the second place nish of

Taylor Vernot, who nished the race at 18:57, Wauseon

took second place overall, advancing the team to thestate meet. Aneesa Volkman earned an eighth placenish with a time of 20:07. Her sister, Aleea Volkman,

came in eleventh place, running a 20:10.

Wauseons Quintin Reiser was the second runneroverall to cross the nish line for the boys race. He ran a

16:03, and will go to state as a result of his nish. Caleb

Blanchong was the next Indian to complete the course,clocking in at 17:34. Aaron Beck and Seth Hutchison

both nished at 18:11.

In the Division III boys race, Skylar Lantz of Fay-ette, nished in fourteenth place at 16:48, which willsend him to the state meet. Teammate Christian Suarez

came in thirty-fth place, by turning in a 17:34. Casen

Burkholder gave Fayette a ftieth place nish, runninga 17:52.

For the Pettisville boys, Kyle Lantz, the only Blackbird

in the race, came in sixtieth place, thanks to his time of18:01.

Two Pettisville girls competed as individuals in the

girls race. Nichole Foor nished tenth overall, running a20:06.03. Lady Blackbird Alexa Leppelmeier also ran inthe event, taking eleventh place with a time of 20:06.18.

Both runners will be competing in the state meet.

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL NAFZIGER, STAFF

SIDE BY SIDE ... Seth Hutchison (background) and Aaron Beck (1766) representWauseon as they run beside each other, nishing the race at virtually the same time.

KEEPING PACE ... Pettisvilles Kyle Lantz (1657) and Fayettes Skylar Lantz (1516) are

amongst runners competing in the Division III Regional Cross Country held at TifnHigh School.

TEAMMATES GOING TO STATE ... With each competing as individuals, bothNichole Foor (left) and Alexa Leppelmeier (right) earned invitations to the Di-

vision III State Cross Country Meet by nishing in tenth and eleventh place,

respectively, at regionals.

SEE YOU AT STATE ... Skylar Lantz (middle) stands with Fayette Cross Country Coach-es Maginn (left) and Stambaugh (right) after coming in fourteenth place in the Division

III Regional Meet, qualifying him for state competition.

GOING TO STATE ... Posing with Wauseon Coaches Vernot (left) and Allen (right), Indian

Quintin Reiser celebrates as his second place nish at the Division II Regional Cross

Country Meet was good enough to qualify him for the state meet.

A TEAM EFFORT ... The Wauseon Girls Cross Country Team nished second at theDivision II Cross Country Meet, sending the entire unit to the state meet. Here the team

poses with their coaches, wearing their medals and holding their trophy.



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Assorted Local Sports News

Wauseon High School BowlerWins Youth Open In Bluffton

(October 19th, 2014)-BLUFFTON: Nico-las Kearney found himself victorious in

Southgate Lanes.The Wauseon high school student com-

peted at the Youth Open held at the Bluff-ton venue. Representing the Wauseon areaquite well, Kearney won the event in con-vincing fashion.

After bowling a 199 in the quarter -

nals, Kearney followed up with a 202 inthe semi-nal match. Going up against

Tyler Miller in the nal match of the tour-nament, he managed a 186. Miller bowleda 141, giving Kearney the tournamentcrown. For his rst place nish, Kearney

received $240.With the victory, Kearney moves to

third place overall on the season.

Wauseons Dominique & MarshallNamed First Team All-Ohio

(October 24th, 2014)-WAUSEON: Acco-lades are to be expected when a team wins103 games in a single season, losing only14 in the process.

That mark of 103-14 is a Wauseon HighSchool Golf record, and one that will be ex-

tremely difcult to break at that. Two bigreasons why the Indians were able to haveso much success this season were TrevorDominique and Anna Marshall.

Their great efforts in post-season playwere recognized when Dominique wasnamed to the First Team Division II North-

west District All-Ohio Team, and Marshallto the First Team Division II Girls North-west District All-Ohio Team. Through theirplay, the Wauseon Golf Team nearly made

it to state, while Marshall came a mere twostrokes from making the trip to Columbus

as a solo competitor.Teammates David Williams and Brady

Rupp were named as Honorable Mentionsto the Northwest District Team, anothertestament to just how good that Wauseon

Team was.

Hilltop Hosts North Central For Powder Puff Football Game

RAH RAH, GO TEAM! ... Hilltop Cadet Football players dress as cheerleaders as they

show support for their girls powder puff team, having a bit of fun in the process. Herethey form a human pyramid, an age old tradition amongst cheerleaders everywhere.


ALMOST GOT IT ... A North Central receiver stretches to catch a pass thrown over the

middle. With the closest player to her a fellow Lady Eagle, the pass catcher has nothingbut green in front of her.

DOWN THE SIDELINE ... A Hilltop runner sprints down the eld, trying to beat the

North Central defender approaching from a solid pursuit angle. North Central beatHilltop in this powder puff game 14-6, despite a stong Cadet rushing attack.

By: T.J. Hug


(October 20th, 2014)-FINDLAY: Com-peting at the Findlay Marching Band

Contest, the Indians of Wauseon shinedbright.First and foremost, the high school

band received a Superior rating overall,qualifying them of the State MarchingBand competition. This is the seventeenthyear in a row that Wauseon has achievedthis great honor.

The Indians also received the highestOverall General Effect score at the event.

They also tied the Best Overall Marching

score.In Class B rankings, the band took

rst place overall. Their percussion sec-tion was chosen as the best of the Classas well. The Wauseon Color Guard felt

that particular honor as well, as they wereselected as the best of their ilk in Class B.

The Wauseon High School Band to-

taled a 255.7 score. This gave them a thirdplace nish out of the eleven bands in at-tendance. Scoring was quite close, how-ever, as the Indians missed Grand Cham-pion status by a mere 1.6 points.

T.J. may be reached at

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Wauseon Excels In Findlay Marching Band Contest 2014

PHOTO BY BILL BRAY, STAFF

ALL SMILES ... The Wauseon High School Marching Band gathers on the track surrounding the football eld in Findlay as they celebrate their Superior ranking and yet another

trip to the State Marching Band competition.



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Boys & Girls Soccer ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon Falls To Lake In Sectionals(October 20th, 2014)-LAKE: After a

successful season, the Lady Indians ended

their post-season run against Lake.Dropping the match 7-1, Wauseon

struggled early on to stay in the match, al-lowing Lake to score 5 goals in the rst half

of play.Coach Jordanne Buehrer can attest to

the difculties her Wauseon team suffered

at the beginning of the match.

We had a rough rst half adjusting to

the ow of the game. Buehrer stated. We

had a better second half, only allowing twogoals against us, and getting one of our

own.That goal was scored by Natalie Koenig,

with the help of Avery Giguere.Lady Indian Keeper Hannah Spado-

fore had 9 saves on the evening. Wauseon

managed just ve shots at the Lake goal.

By: Timothy Kays


The days are getting shorter, and the nights are grow-

ing longer and colder. The leaves on the trees are explod-ing in a dazzling palate of colors, then falling earthward

to cast those colors upon a chill northwest wind. It is au-tumn in Northwest Ohio, and with that comes the annual

Friday night festivities we have come to know and love as

local high school football games. It is tradition, one heldas ercely and fondly as the local high school colors that

are own. There are other games played though, just notunder the lights of Friday nights. There are the Junior Var-

sity games, and in some locales, the Freshman and JuniorHigh games. Then there are the fth and sixth grade games

on Saturday mornings. Those are the contests about which

few know. To those who are unaware of those games andthe teams competing in those games, this is your wakeup

call.Four villages in our Northwest Ohio area have these

teamsEdon, Hilltop, Montpelier and Wauseon. Edon,Hilltop, and Montpelier have aligned to become the three

members of a new league, one for which, as of yet, there is

no ofcial name. Troy Roth of Montpelier is acting as com-missioner of this new league.

This can be referred to easily as an 'instructional league'where elementary school kids get their rst taste of the

football experience. The playbooks are very basic, but onething is an absolute fact. Like their elder brothers who get

all the glamour under the Friday night lights, these kids

are also putting every ber of their being into the contest.They are learning the team concept of the game. They are

pushing themselves to physical levels that they never knewthat they ever had, and doing it just as fast as their still

growing legs will carry them. Seating at the fth and sixthgrade games is hardly at a premium. It is primarily family

and a few friends in the stands cheering on these young

gridders. Effort, exertion and dedication, the same quali-ties that the Varsity must possess, these pint-sized players

are putting on displayjust without the recognition.Hopefully, this will become an injustice that is soon rel-

egated to the dustbin of history.The Edon Bombers fth and sixth grade team takes the

eld under the tutelage of Head Coach John Gallehue. This

is his second year with the team, and his rst year at thehelm. "I took over for Jeff Shaffter, who started the program

back in 2003," he said. "We have had great years, losing inthe championship game four years ago in triple overtime.

We have had some really lean years. The rst year we didnot win a game and did not score a single point. Overall,

we would be really close to even. The rst three years were

tough as we were playing in the Bryan/Napoleon league,and won four games total in three years." The Bombers

went undefeated this year. As Coach Gallehue said, "Wehad 25 kids come out, and had a pretty successful season.

We went 3-0, only playing three games because we got intothe new league this year. The GMC schools wanted to start

their own league, so Hilltop, Montpelier, and Edon decided

to form our own little league to keep the learning processgoing." Looking into the future of the league and the pro-

gram, he said, "We would like to add another team or twoif possible. Next year, we will play a six week / four game

schedule, being as we only have three teams as of now."

Dr. Jamison Grime is on his rst tour of duty as theHead Coach of the Montpelier Locomotives fth and sixth

grade team. Montpelier Athletic Director, Joe Brigle,stepped in as an assistant. "I helped whenever I could," he

said. In discussing the history of the program, Joe said, "Iwas the head coach, and we started back in 2004. The in-

tent of the program was to teach the kids the fundamentals

of the game of football. Put the pads on; learn the forma-tions; where to line up in a huddlejust basic stuff that

fth and sixth grade kids should learn. We didn't that rstseason, because we didn't play a game. We had six to eight

weeks of practice. They practiced two nights a week. Theymay have scrimmaged each other at the end of the season,

but that's where this was. In fact the rst two years, that's

what we did. Eventually we got into the GMC league tostart playing games."

As far as the 2014 campaign went, Joe said, "Well, wehad the three teams, so you play everybody twice. We also

played Evergreen, so we actually played ve games. Wekinda scaled it back this year. In years past, fth and sixth

grade was as long as the junior high season from beginning

to end. I think this year the idea was to scale back a littlebit. The philosophy of Dr. Grime and I is to make sure that

at the end of the day, every kid has a positive experience.

Wins and losses are not at the top of the wish list for us.Sure, you want to win games, but we want the kids to have

fun, and we want the fth graders to be back out as sixth

graders, and the sixth graders to come out for junior highand continue playing."

Looking forward, Joe said, "I think that you're going to

see the same things as this year. It was a cold day whenwe played our last game, but I think that every kid walked

away with a good experience. Every kid got to play, offenseand defense. Some of them played multiple positions. They

had a good time. We didn't go overboard on practices. Ithink that ultimately, that's what you want. You want

those numbers to ultimately go from one level to the next.

Ultimately, we want to have between ten and fteen se-niors per year, and that hasn't been the case. This year is

one of our biggest classes of seniors (twelve), and next year,given that everybody sticks with it, will probably be the big-

gest senior class that we've had in fty years. I think thatyou just have to use this as a tool for kids to get their feet

wet in football. Football is such a different sport; not every

kid can put on the pads, go out into the backyard andpractice. There's so many other components that you have

to take into consideration to practice the game. You cantake a football and throw it, but you can't practice tackling.

Basketballyou can do that stuff individually. Baseballyou can grab a friend, and there are skills that you can

work on. Footballit's a little different."

Shawn Blaisdell is the man in charge of the fth andsixth grade program at Hilltop. "I was the head coach this

season after taking two years off as a coach. I have been

our team president for eight years and head coach six ofthose years, and I plan on coaching again next season."

The Hilltop program has a history of success. As Shawn

said, "Our program has had success over the years. Our

current freshman and eighth grade class played in theleague championship game a few years ago. The kids un-

der them have not had quite the success in the win/losscolumn, but have shown improvement and the willingness

to work. This past season we were 1-5not the results welike, but I saw a vast improvement in each game. We won

our last game 48-18 at Antwerp in a split team game play-

ing quarters against Antwerp and Continental. This wasthe rst season in ve years that we changed offense from

the single wing to the spread. It was a learning curve thatmay have been more of a challenge to me as a coach than

our kids."

Coach Blaisdell sees a bright future for the program inHilltop. "Our program is in a great place right now. We

have a nice working relationship with the junior high pro-gram coached by Nathan Massie and Andy Schlosser. We

are putting the pieces together with our junior high to cre-ate continuity for the kids as they progress through ju-

nior high into varsity football. I see great things for Hill-

top football over the next several seasons. Our fth andsixth grade team will return many starters next year. This

season we had 22 kids on the roster, but only eight weresixth graders. Looking at our varsity program, I see a lot of

young talent pressed to action early due to low upper classnumbers and injuries. This has caused the cancellation of

many JV games, and the chance for those young guys to

get quality playing time. However, I think Hilltop footballis going to turn things around in the next couple seasons

with a strong freshman and sophomore class.Around fteen and a half years ago, Rick Stidham and

three friends sat down, put their minds together, and laidout the groundwork for what would eventually become the

fth and sixth grade football program in Wauseon. It took

a year and a half to get it up and running, but the programhas been running strong ever since. Now in his fourteenth

year as a commissioner/coach of the four-team Wauseonprogram, Rick dened its purpose, as well as its denition

of 'success'."It depends upon how you want to view that," Rick said

when talking about the success of the program. "Our goal

in what we're trying to achieve with these kids is to teachthem the basic fundamentals of the game. Things as sim-

ple as how does your equipment go in putting your uniformtogether. How do the knee pads go in? How do the thigh

pads go in? Those are some of the simple, basic steps that,in speaking with some of the seventh grade coaches, we've

put the kids three weeks ahead in just being able to get

dressed on their own, the simple three-point stance, andthe understanding of what cadences are. We don't mea-

sure wins and losses. We don't keep score. Obviously thekids know who did score and who didn't score."

"Our goal is to teach them blocking assignments, de-fensive assignments, the A-gap, the B-gap and how your

blocking scheme goes," he continued. "On defense, they

learn how their position is played properly. On offense it'steaching a lineman how to get in the correct stance, and

how to pull. It's teaching the receivers their routes, wheth-

er they're running a post, or a short out route. You cansee their success in them being able to come to the line of

scrimmage as a unit, to get down in the correct positioning,

and to get off the ball all at the same time. Little things likethat are huge in going up to the next level." Like the other

programs in the other schools, the number one productof the Wauseon fth and sixth grade program is simple

development from the basics.What of the competition though for the 65 kids that

came out for the fth and sixth grade football program in

2014 ? Rick explained that the four teams, Red, White,Grey and Black, play each other; there is no interscholas-

tic competition. This keeps the fundamental goals and ob-jects of the program intact, without the need for changes to

the basics of the program in order to accommodate thingslike keeping score. Why play only each other, and why do

each of the four teams' uniforms say Wauseon on them?

It teaches a unity that is not immediately visible, but be-comes obvious in the long run. "It helps out in the continu-

ing focus that in three years, you are all going to be one.All of you are going to playing on the same team, and there

will be 50 or 60 more of you together. It's not about a teamname, it's about team work. We tell our kids, 'You guys are

a brotherhood.'

The Wauseon program has had great continuity insofaras kids sticking with the program from level to level, all

the way up to the Varsity ranks. Evidence of this continu-

ity can be seen in the success that the Varsity programhas been enjoying, including a recent 61-0 beatdown ofNWOAL powerhouse, Bryan. Going back even further, you

can see how the progression from the fth and sixth grade

program has paid even bigger dividends. When you see thename of former University of Michigan lineman and Sugar

Bowl Champion Elliott Mealer amongst the alumni, theprogram has an indelible mark of legitimacy.

With that kind of success, are there any changes com-ing up for the fth and sixth grade program? Don't hold

your breath waiting for it, suggested Rick. "I don't see any-

thing else happening," he said. "There's been questionsabout competition. Obviously there's a lot of other youth

football leagues around, and a lot of them are interestedin traveling back and forth, but they're really focused on

winning. Don't get me wrongeverybody likes to win, but

we're really focused on teaching basic fundamentals of thegame, how to play together as a team, and team structure."

Although he sees no changes in the near future, he saysthat when a newer generation steps up to take over for

him and his three fellow commissioners, change may comewith them. "I'm 53," he said with a laugh. "It's time for

some younger people to get in there, because the game it-

self is changing. Everybody is now in a spread offense anda wing-T offense, throwing the ball a lot more. Me? I'm from

the old school of three yards and a cloud of dust." Evoke aquote from the legendary Woody Hayes, and you probably

run the risk of dating yourself.Seven teams from four different school districts. The

names may be different, but the goals for their fth and

sixth grade football programs are essentially the samelearning the fundamentals, and growing in knowledge and

skills as the kids advance through the ranks. Sure, watch-ing ten, eleven and twelve-year-olds running around in

little pads, little helmets and little uniforms is awkward,but look at the big picture the same way that these coaches

are, and you may see something different.

In 2003, the Ohio State Buckeyes took the NCAAF Na-tional Championship under Coach Jim Tressel, and you'd

think that was the hot ticket in Ohio sports. Sure, gettingtickets to see the undefeated Buckeyes at the Horseshoe

was tough, but there was one even tougher. It wasn't theCleveland Browns or the Indians. It wasn't the Columbus

Blue Jackets or the Crew, and it wasn't the Cincinnati

Reds. The toughest ticket didn't belong to a professional orcollegiate sports team, it belonged to a high school team,

namely the Irish of Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary. Seems thatpeople wanted to see a kid that they believed was a future

star, and they paid good money to do just that while thekid was developing his craft in high school. That kid was

named LeBron James.

Who knows? Somewhere in the mix of these fth andsixth grade teams in Northwest Ohio, there may be a young

Peyton Manningstill trying to learn how to put on thighpads. Maybe you ought to catch a few games in your area,

so that when a new NFL superstar emerges from NorthwestOhio, you can tell your kids that back in the day, you can

remember watching him when

Timothy Kays can be reached [email protected]

Fifth & Sixth Grade Football: The Future Stars Of The Friday Night Lights

CONTINUATION OF ASSORTED SPORTS ACTION

EDON vs. HILLTOP 5TH & 6TH GRADE FOOTBALL

WAUSEON 5TH & 6TH GRADE FOOTBALL

MONTPELIER 5TH & 6TH GRADE FOOTBALL


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