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Montpelier Rides The LegsOf Royer & Hitzeman To A

14-0 Win Over Hilltop

By: Timothy Kays

THE REPORTER

WEST UNITY - Last year, Montpelier

Coach Steve Brancheau unleashed a run-

ning attack through a spread offense thatwon more games than the previous fouryears combined. Tyler Benner may no lon-

ger be in the fold, but his understudy

Keegan Hitzeman has stepped in nicely,and with Dallas Royer, Cody Caudill and

Jordan Birdsall lining up behind him, theLocos rang up over 200 yards on the

ground and a second straight shutout ofthe injury depleted Hilltop Cadets on

August 30, 14-0.

Montpelier took the opening kick andwent three and out. Hilltop took the punt

and got the first first down of the eveningwhen Miklo Amber rumbled for five on a

fourth and one call. The drive was shortcircuited when Hilltop lost their first fum-

ble of the evening, giving the Locos the

ball on their own 27. A false start penalty

made it first and 15, and runs by Birdsalland Royer brought up a third and 11. Onthe following play, Hitzeman stepped back

and in the face of a blitz fired the ball toCaudill over the middle for a gain of 39 to

the Hilltop 32. The drive ended on the

next play though, as a handoff was fum-bled and Danny Payne of the Cadets

recovered. The Hilltop coaching staff thendipped into their bag of tricks for a big

gainer.Quarterback Mikel Burlew handed the

ball off to Chad Champion going right,

and he executed the reverse by handing

the ball off to Will McKinney flying to the

left. With Zack Van Dyke and ChanceGrapengeter sealing off the left side of the

line, McKinney turned the corner and was

off to the races. Caudill and Alex Zuverwere able to slow the Hilltop senior up for

Hitzeman to finally haul him down, butnot until he had brought the ball inside

the Locos 30. Abner went for four on firstdown, but the Locos blew up a reverse

going the other way for a loss, and a sack

of Burlew on third down all but killed thedrive. The official funeral came on the next

play when Hilltop came up 13 yards shortof moving the sticks, turning the ball over

on downs.Four runs by Royer moved the chains

for Montpelier. A Royer run, and incom-

plete pass and a Hitzeman scramble leftMontpelier with a fourth and one decision

at the end of the first period. The fourthdown play would be the prime indicator of

what was to come for the remainder of thegame.

On the first play of the second quarter,Hitzeman took the snap, turned to handthe ball off to Royer, pulled it back and

took off for the right corner. By the timethat the Cadets realized the Royer ruse,

Hitzeman was crossing midfield. He wasfinally dropped at the Hilltop 34. A first

down pass was incomplete, but Royer ran

for nine on the next play, and then movedthe chains on the third down play. The

ground game now clicking, Montpeliercontinued to push with runs by Royer,

CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Edon Drops The BombOn The Antwerp Archers

In Season Opener

By: Kent Hutchison

THE REPORTER

EDON- Before the beginning of each

sports season coaches often attempt tocome up with some word or catch phrase

for the student-athletes to remember orwork to achieve during competition. No

inside information, but just a hunch thatcoach Scott Staten of the Edon Blue

Bombers may have emphasized the

importance of scoring early in their sea-son opener against the visiting Antwerp

Archers. If that was the case then themen in blue and silver followed directions

extremely well as they scored the firstseven possessions of the game, each in

fewer than three minutes, en route to a

46-0 win over the overmatched Archers.The fun began for Edon on the initial

play. With the ball spotted at the Edon38 yard line, quarterback Kaden Sapp

connected with Connor Hug for a 17 yardgain. Following an incompletion, Sapp

dropped a pass into the arms Brock Thiel

good for 20 more yards. After another

errant aerial, this time to Hug, the duohooked up over the middle for 18 yardsgiving Edon first and goal at the seven.

Trevor Green gained four yards on hisfirst carry of the night. Sapp added to his

stats, this time on the ground, as he ran

through the heart of the Archer defensefor a 3 yard touchdown. The extra point

kick from Michael Peeples sailed wideleaving the Bombers up 6-0 with 10:28

still remaining on the clock in quarter

number one.After holding Antwerp to just two

yards and forcing a punt, the Edonoffense sprinted back on the field with

the ball just on the home side of mid-

field. In a mere 19 seconds, the Bombers

found pay dirt again. On first down Sapptossed a screen to Thiel in front of the

Edon sideline. The senior broke twotackles and rumbled down the sideline

for 46 yards finally being tripped up at

the 3 yard line. Sapp went to the airagain, this time to Hug wide open in the

end zone. The two point run attempt byHug fell short leaving Edon on top 12-0

as 9:02 were still left in the opening quar-ter.

Another three and out by the Bomber

defense left the ball on the Edon 48, afterthe Archer punt. On this occasion it took

Edon four plays and a little over a minuteto advance the pigskin across the goal

line. A false start penalty moved the ball

back five yards. On first and 15, Sapphad the attempt sail over Wyatt

Walkowskis outstretched arms. Sappredeemed himself as he connected with

Thiel for a 51 yard gain down the Archerssideline. On first and goal from the eight

yard line, Green hit the line for no gain,

and the Bombers lost ten yards due to aholding penalty. With the ball now at the

18, Sapp found Hug once again for an 18yard score. Peepless kick traveled

through the uprights, as Edon lead 19-0.Still 1:02 showed on the clock in the

opening stanza.

A pass interference penalty on Edonprovided Antwerp with their initial first

down of the night. However, that was theonly bright spot for the Archers as the

Edon defense held once again forcinganother punt.

Green got the call and gained a tough

two yards to advance the ball to the Edon

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PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

DRIVE OVER ... Keegan Hitzeman of Montpelier picks off an errant pass over the middle.

PHOTOS BY KENT HUTCHISON, STAFF

ENDZONE OR BUST ... Connor Hug of Edon turns the corner and heads for the barn.

RUNAWAY TRUCK ... Miklo Abner of Hilltop was a load for the Locos to stop. DEFENSE ... The Edon defense brought four quarters of painful denial to Antwerp.


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Montpelier Rides The ...

setting up a first and goal just inside theten. Hitzeman dropped back to pass, and

after rolling to his right and finding nobody

open, pulled the ball down and took off for

the far corner. McKinney beat him to the

corner, shoving Hitzeman out of bounds at

the one. From there, Hitzeman handed theball off to Royer. With center Jared Shoup

plowing the road in front of him, Royer cut

through the arm tackle of Payne and into

the endzone at the 8:49 mark in the half.The PAT kick failed, but the Locos were on

the board with a 6-0 lead.

Hilltop averted a disaster whenMontpelier recovered a fumble on the kick-

off, but were unable to score. Another

potential disaster was defused when

Burlew turned to hand the ball off to

Abner, only to find that Montpelier lineman

Zech Thompson had arrived at the sametime. The ball came loose, but Abner was

able to regain control of the pigskin. Facing

a third and 11, Burlew connected with

Champion coming out of the right slot to

move the sticks. A short pass to Champion

and a pitch to Justin Grapengeter movedthe ball to the Montpelier 42. There, the

wheels once again fell off the Cadets little

red caisson as a horrible snap put the ball

three feet over a leaping Burlew. He wasable to outrun two Montpelier defenders to

recover the ball, but the play netted a loss

of 18. A second down screen pass to Abnerwas sniffed out and stuffed for no gain. The

third and 28 play was an apt summation of

the Hilltop frustrations on the evening as

Burlew fired an off-balance throw deep

over the middle and straight into double

coverage. Hitzeman and Simon Wang wereawaiting the floater, with Hitzeman step-

ping in front of the intended receiver

Champion for the pickoff at the Montpelier

32, returning the ball to just short of mid-

field.

Royer took the first carry for five, butafter Hitzeman turned the left corner on

second down, he was met by Justin

Grapengeter. The Cadet defender put his

hat on the ball, knocking it free for

Champion to recover. Neither team wouldbe able to muster anything further, and thehalf ended with Montpelier holding their

6-0 edge.

The second half was a continuation of

the frustrations of the first half for the

Cadets. After an incomplete pass, Abner

went up the middle for almost 20 yards.

Abner went again for a gain of nine, puttingthe ball just outside the Montpelier 40.

Hilltop would move the chains on a Burlew

sneak, but with a first down at the 33, they

departed from the smashmouth tactics

that brought them that far. A first down

pass fell incomplete. A run by David Smithbetween the guards netted nothing, and a

lateral to Champion lost five yards. Hilltop

was forced to punt the ball away.Royer gained a yard to the ten on first

down, then Hitzeman faked a Royer hand-off and brought the ball out to the 22. On

a third and three, the fake worked again,with Hitzeman going behind the right

guard end to the 42. Another fake to Royer

found Hitzeman going around the left sideto the Hilltop 31. A shovel pass to Royer

was snuffed for a gain of two, but the Locos

caught the Cadets overreacting and expect-ing another fake. What they instead gotwas Hitzeman dropped without the ball,

and Caudill taking the handoff down to the

Hilltop 14. Caudill took the next handoff,but found a sea of red waiting to bury him

for a one yard loss. On the ensuing secondand eleven play, Hitzeman faked to Royer

going left, then took off behind Shoup.

With the secondary closing in, Hitzemancut to the right, adjusted back to the left,

and hit the gas. With 1:24 left in the third,his touchdown capped a 91-yard drive,

making it a 12-0 game. Royer got the callon the PAT, carrying it in to close out the

scoring at 14-0.

Hitzeman was 2 of 5 through the air for45 yards, but tacked on 137 yards and a

score on 14 carries. Royer went 20 timesfor 84 yards and a touchdown, while

Caudill ran 3 times for 16 yards, andBirdsall went 4 times for 7 yards.

Caudill brought in a pass for 39 yards,

and Royer snagged the other completionfor 9 yards.

The plan was to get Dallas (Royer)going, said Coach Brancheau. If we could

get Dallas going we were just going to ridehim down the tracks, but they were doing

a nice job of stopping him and thwarting

what we were trying to do. We counteredthem, and gave Keegan (Hitzeman), Jordan

(Birdsall) and Cody (Caudill) some carries.Of his defensive unit, Coach Brancheau

said, It was not as consistent as Id like;we made a lot of mental mistakes. Weve

got a lot of young guys in there, so well

work to get better. Fortunately we wereable to come out with a win with some of

those mistakes. Well have to get better fornext week.

Burlew went 6 of 10 for 19 yards and apick through the air for Hilltop. Quinn

Smith came on late and went 6 of 10 for 45

yards.Abner gained 45 yards on 11 rushes for

the Cadets, while McKinney ran twice for38 yards, Champion went 7 times for 25

yards, and Justin Grapengeter gained 16on 4 tries.

September 7 sees the Cadets playing

host to the Antwerp Archers, whileMontpelier welcomes in the NWOAL power-

house Liberty Center Tigers.

Timothy Kays can be reached at

[email protected]


Edon Drops The Bomb ...

30 yard line. Sapp to Thiel tacked on 13more yards. Sapp kept the ball to gain six

more, then facing second and four from

the Bomber 44 yard line, the junior signal

caller raced up the middle for a 56 yard

score. Peepless kick was true once again

giving the Bombers a 26-0 advantage withstill 1:36 left in the first quarter.

A personal foul facemask provided

Antwerp with their best field position at

the Edon 34 yard line. However, Tyler

Seaman negated the penalty when he

burst through the Archer offensive linedropping the quarterback for an 11 yard

loss. Antwerp was stymied the next two

downs and punted to the Edon 15 yard

line.

This time just two plays were needed

to cover the 85 yards. Thiel caught a

short pass from Sapp and broke several

tackle attempts down the sideline beforefinally being caught from behind after

adding 80 yards to his total. The Sapp to

Hug combo put Edon on the board once

again. When Peeples drove another one

through the goal posts Edons lead was33-0 with 11:04 left in the second quar-

ter.

The fortunes of the Archers went from

bad to worse in the next possession. On

the first play from scrimmage the exchange

from center and quarterback fell to theground and an opportunistic Jordan

Julian fell on the pumpkin at the Antwerp

25 yard line.

Cameron Winners Castilllo gained 8

yards. Trevor Green was held in check,

and a block in the back moved the ball thewrong direction to the Archerss 30 yard

line. Green added two yards to the good

on second and 11. Facing third and nine,

Sapp added three yards on a toss to

Peeples. On fourth and 6 from the Archer

25, Sapp hit Hug for the third touchdown

on the night for the pair. Peeples missedthe kick, but Edon now led 39-0 with 8:22

left in the first half.

Jordan Whitaker came alive in the

defensive series for Edon. The senior

defensive lineman chalked up two sacksin the series totaling a loss of 15 yards.

Antwerp punted for the fifth time givingthe Bombers the ball on their 39 yard line

with 5:14 left before halftime. Greensprinted 61 yards on first down for an

apparent score. However, the gain was

limited to 8 yards due to a block in theback. Green picked up one yard, then

Sapp was sacked for a three yard loss.On third and four Sapp and Hug con-

nected for their fourth score of the night.This time a 55 yard TD toss. Peepless

kick was true as Edon led 46-0 with 2:22

left on the clock.Antwerp was unable to mount a charge

prior to halftime as Edon had the gamewell in hand at the intermission. In the

first half of play several Edon gamerecords were broken. Sapp threw for 336

yards, Hug crossed the goal line fourtimes after receiving passes, and Thielaccumulated 209 receiving yards.

At halftime a decision was agreedupon to cut the quarter time to just eight

minutes each. After playing third quarterand just six offensive plays, many of

Edons starters on were given the rest of

the night off. Neither team could musterup much offense as the game ended with

the score of 46-0.Sapp ended the evening completing 13

of 16 passes for a school record of 349yards. Hug broke his own school record

as he crossed the goal line four times total

and caught six passes for 124 yards.Thiel also had six catches adding a school

record 222 yards. Sapp also had a pro-ductive night on the ground as the junior

gained 85 yards in seven carries, and

three touchdowns. Green added 34 yardson seven carries, and Winner Castillo

picked up 8 yards in his only attempt.Edon is 1-0 for the season. Next for

the Bombers will be the short trip downRoute 49 to take on their arch-rival

Edgerton Bulldogs in a non-league affair.

Kent Hutchison can be reached at

[email protected]

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CONTINUATION OF VARSITY FOOTBALL ACTION

DESPERATE TIMES ... Staring at a third and 28, Mikel Burlew of Hilltop unloads a long

pass over the middle.

MIND IF I JOIN YOU? ... Landon Bloir of Edon busts up an Antwerp pass play.

A SMIDGE TOO FAR ... The ball lands just out of the reach of Montpelier receiver Alex

Zuver on a sideline pattern.


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By: Bill Bray

THE REPORTER

To say that the 2013 Wauseon Indians

are not strong in senior numbers would bean understatement. But the six that rep-

resent the senior class played huge rolesin an equally as huge 57-20 win over

Fairview Friday night in the season open-er.

Ty Suntken, Kris Boysel, Axel Bueter,

Alec Vonier, Aaron Schuette and CeasarJuarez all made their presence felt on both

sides of the ball in the big win.On Wauseon's first offensive posses-

sion of the game they took control on theirown 41 yard line. Suntken came out

throwing as he found Noah Castle for anine yard gain. Five more plays and theIndians got an 11 yard run from Suntken

for the first score of the game at the 8:15mark. Bueter added the two extra points

on a run and the Indians were up 8-0

After Fairview was forced to punt, theIndians took over for their second drive

from the 30 yard line.Six plays and 70 yards later, the

Indians were in the end zone again thanksto a 22-yard dash around left end by

Suntken. Bueter again added the extra

points and the Tribe was up 16-0 at the3:38 mark of the opening quarter.

At this point, another senior, KrisBoysel made his presence felt. Fairview,

with fourth and inches inside the two-yardline, threw a pass that bounced off a

receiver and into the waiting hands of

Boysel. Kris returned the interception tothe Wauseon 27 yard line.

The Indians put together their thirdscoring drive on the legs of the Suntken

brothers. Ty took off for a 14 yard run,then brother Nate, a junior, carried the

ball the next two times and covered the

final 59 yards on the two runs for thescore and put the Indians up 22-0. Josh

Whitcomb added the extra point and theIndians were rolling with 1:52 left yet in

the first quarter.

Fairview had another drive end with asecond Boysel interception. The Indians

had the ball again with 1:07 left in the firstquarter at the Fairview 38 yard line.

A pair of 11 yard runs by Bueter and

an 18 yard run by Suntken gave thesenior signal caller his third touchdown

run of the quarter. Whitcomb's kick madeit 30-0 with :18 second.

The onslaught continued to start the

second quarter. After Bueter gained threeyards to the Fairview 41, Suntken handed

the ball off to Boysel on a reverse and thesenior speedster galloped 41 yards for yet

another score at the 11:08 mark of thesecond quarter as the Indians built a 37-0

with Whitcomb's extra point.Yet another stop by the defense led by

Schuette, the defense's inspirational lead-

er, turned the ball over to the Indiansagain. For the first time in the game the

Indians were finally forced to punt.Fairview took advantage with a deep pass

that covered ground all the way to theWauseon 34 yard line.

The defense stiffened and the Indians

took over on downs at the 34-yard line.Axel Bueter electrified the Wauseon

faithful with a great extra effort run thatcovered 38 yards for the next in a long line

of Wauseon scores with 2:46 left in thehalf making the score 44-0 after the

Whitcomb kick.

At this point, the Apaches were able toput the ball into the end zone for the first

time this season. With some substitu-tions in for Wauseon, Fairview was able to

score with 22 ticks left in the first half.

The two-point conversion failed and the

score was 44-6 as the first half came toand end.

The point parade just kept on comingfor Wauseon to start the second half.

Taking possession at their own 43, theIndians used seven plays to gain the

needed 57 yards as the score ballooned to

51-6 at the 8:41 mark of the third periodwith a 19 yard Bueter run and Whitcomb's

kick.Fairview mounted their second scoring

drive on their next possession. Robinsonconnected with some pinpoint passing

that help the Apaches into the end zone

for the second score of the night when

Robinson rumbled in from the one. The

extra point conversion failed and theIndians lead was 51-13.

Axel Bueter was the leading ball carrierfor the Indians as the senior gained 121

yards on 13 carries. Suntken was 8 of 10passing gaining another 79 yards.

Each team would score one more time

before the marathon football game finallycame to and end.

Wauseon is back in action Friday whenthey host their Rte. 108 rivals the Napoleon

Wildcats. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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PHOTOS BY BILL BRAY, STAFF

GOT SOME SCORING TO DO ... Wauseon's Ty Suntken runs to the rst Indians touch-down of the season Friday night against Fairview.

DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE ... Middle Guard Alec Vonier rushes the Fairviewquarterback as the pass fell incomplete during rst quarter action Friday night.

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Bryan Rallies To Stun EdonIn The Season Opener

EDON - The Edon Lady Bombers

were one set away from a win against

Bryan on August 22. Up 2-0, the Bellesin Bomber Blue were beset by a Bryan

rally that proved unstoppable as the

visitors won the final three sets to take

a 3-2 decision, 25-23, 25-22, 15-25,

9-25 and 6-15.

Alex Kiess executed 23 serves and

Kaitlin Chrisman added 11. Kiess post-

ed 53 sets, and Kaitlyn Manahan setthe ball 47 times. Hannah Brehm-

Gutting nailed 8 kills with Kiess adding

4, and Haley Jacoby had 27 digs and

Nicole Newell added 20.

Pettisville Ladybirds Stifle The

Holgate Tigers In ThreeHOLGATE - The Pettisville Lady

Blackbirds opened their 2013 campaign

by taking out the Holgate Tigers in

straight sets on August 22, 25-23,

25-23 and 25-18.

Stephanie Hubby had 2 aces, 23 digsand a kill for Pettisville, with Emily

Hubby adding 2 aces, 13 digs, 5 assists

and a dozen kills. Sarah Christiansen

posted 5 digs and a kill, Amber

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Dana Fricke registered 4 digs, an

assist, 8 kills and 3 blocks, KateKauffman had 4 digs, a dozen assists

and 7 kills, and Brooke Waidelich had

an ace, 4 digs, 12 assists and 3 kills.

Pettisville Ladybirds Split A Double DipWith Columbus Grove & Patrick Henry

PETTISVILLE - The Lady Blackbirds

of Pettisville played host to the Columbus

Grove Bulldogs and the Patrick Henry

Patriots on August 24. The Lady Dogs

got the best of the Ladybirds in the first

match, winning in three sets, 24-26,

25-16 and 25-23. Pettisville rallied for

the second match, dusting off PatrickHenry in straight sets, 25-7 and 25-20.

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Stephanie Hubby had 25 digs and a

kill for Pettisville, with Emily Hubby

adding 2 aces, 12 digs and 12 kills.

Sarah Christiansen posted an ace and 5

digs, Amber Klopfenstein had a dig and

a kill, and Jordyn Pursel had 3 digs and

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Dana Fricke had an ace, an assist,

10 kills and 2 blocks, Kate Kauffman

had 15 assists and a kill, and Brooke

Waidelich had 14 assists, a block and a

kill.

Versus Patrick Henry

Stephanie Hubby had 2 aces and 22digs, with Emily Hubby getting 6 digs

and 4 kills. Sarah Christiansen had 3

digs, Amber Klopfenstein had a block,

and Jordyn Pursel had 5 digs and 10

kills.

Dana Fricke had a trio of aces, a dig,

6 kills and 2 blocks, Kate Kauffman had

2 digs, 8 assists, a block and a kill, and

Brooke Waidelich had 2 aces and 11

assists.

CONTINUATION OF VARSITY FOOTBALL ACTION

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WEST UNITY - The Hilltop LadyCadets got off to the wrong start for the

2013 season, dropping a four-set deci-sion to Hicksville in The Bunker on

August 26, 12-25, 20-25, 25-16 and17-25.

Shayla Coffman had an ace and 2

digs for Hilltop, with Sydney Schmitt

getting 7 digs and 26 assists. BrittneyMocherman had an ace, a dig and 14

kills, Emily Armbruster posted 17 digsand 7 kills, and Kayla Settlemire had an

ace, 5 digs and 4 kills. LeAnn Joost hada kill and a block, Cierra Grant posted

an ace, 10 digs, 2 assists, 3 kills and a

block, and Kailey Creamer had 11 digs.

Edon Lady Bombers Victimized ByA Fairview Rally On August 24th

SHERWOOD - The Edon Lady Bomberswere again victimized by a rally on August

24, this time at the hands of Fairview.After taking the first set, the Lady Bombers

were unable to put the brakes on theirhosts who rattled off the next three sets

for the 17-25, 25-18, 25-20 and 25-23

win.

Nicole Newell went 21/22 serving forEdon, with Alex Kiess going 12/13 and

Kaitlyn Sonneberger going 11/13. Kiessled with 62 sets, with Kaitlyn Manahan

adding 35. Hannah Brehm-Gutting drilled7 kills, Kiess had 4, and Newell had 15

digs.

Pettisville Lady Blackbirds

Outgun Lady Indians In ThreeThe Lady Indians of Wauseon had a

tough task at hand Monday night as they

took on a much more experienced andstronger team in the Pettisville Blackbirds.

The Blackbirds won the match in three

sets with scores of 25-23, 25-8, 25-

18. They were led on the court by Emily

Hubby and Jordyn Pursel. Each hadmultiple kills at the right times to squelch

any thoughts of a Wauseon comeback.

Wayne Trace Raiders Sweep OutThe North Central Lady Eagles

PIONEER - The Wayne Trace Raiders

lived up to their team name on August 26,

arriving in Eagle Country and sweepingthe hometown girls, 25-11, 25-11 and

25-16.Cady VanDeVoorde was 8-11 serving

with 2 aces, and 6-7 attacking with 3 killsfor North Central, with Jaclyn Kinsman

going 8-10 serving with an ace, and 21-21

setting with 4 assists. Hannah Siekemeyer

was 5-9 serving with an ace, and 5-8attacking with 3 kills, Rachel Oxender

was 10-10 setting with 2 assists, JazzminHorne: was 6-11 digging, and Abbey

Litzenberg went 5-7 attacking with 2 kills,and 4-6 in digs.

Hilltop Lady Cadets Rebound ToImpound The Lady Bulldogs Of Edgerton

WEST UNITY - The Hilltop Lady Cadets

put a notch in the win column on August27, taking out Edgerton in four sets,

25-15, 22-25, 25-22 and 25-16.

Sydney Schmitt had 8 digs, 2 kills and35 assists for the Lady Cadets. Brittney

Mocherman had an ace, a pair of digs, 6

blocks and 13 kills, Emily Armbruster

posted 10 digs and 9 kills, and KaylaSettlemire had an ace, 17 digs and 8 kills.

LeAnn Joost had a dig, 2 kills and 2

blocks, Cierra Grant posted 2 aces, 7 digs,an assist, 8 kills and a block, and Kailey

Creamer had 9 digs and an assist.

Fairview Lady Apaches Get The UpperHand Over Stryker In Their Season DebutSHERWOOD - The Fairview Lady

Apaches were tested mightily by theStryker Lady Panthers in a five-set mara-

thon on August 27. When the dust finallysettled, the Lady Panthers left town on

the wrong end of the decision, falling

17-25, 26-24, 18-25, 25-22 and 12-15.Conner Varner was 35/41 hitting with

15 kills, and 12/13 serving with 18 digs.

Christie Huston was 23/26 hitting, with12 kills and 8 blocks. Maddie Uribes had

22 assists, and Katie Yoder had 16 digs.Connor Sullivan was 13/13 serving with

2 aces, and had 18 digs. Audra Rupp

went 10/11 hitting with 4 kills and 3blocks.

Lady Indians Start SeasonWith Five Set Victory

By: Bill Bray

THE REPORTER

The Wauseon Lady Indians' volleyball

team started the season off right with a veset victory over Holgate.

In the rst set, the Indians built up a7-1 advantage thanks to the play of Ki-

erra Fountain, Sariah Yackee and Sydney

Bosell. The lady Tigers were able to clawback to cut the Wauseon lead to 15-14.

The Indians never trailed throughout therst set and went on to win the set 25-18.

Wauseon was also victorious in the sec-ond set with more strong play. After the set

was tied at 4-4, the Indians went on a 4-0run with a kill from Sydney Bosell, then a

kill by Fountain gave Wauseon a 10-5 ad-

vantage. Holgate was able to tie the set upat four different times throughout the set,

but in the end it was Wauseon winning settwo 25-22.

In the third set, Holgate nally tooktheir rst lead of the match at 9-8. They

expanded that lead to 12-8. Wauseon

came back to tie the set up again at 13-13which included two kills by Bosell. There

were three more ties during the set beforeHolgate was able to gain a victory of 25-23.

The fourth set was similar to the thirdas there were ve ties during the set. This

set came down to the wire as the nal

deadlock was 23-23. Holgate was able toscore the nal two points to win with the

same 25-23 score that they won with inthe previous set.

This lead to a fth and nal set.

Wauseon used a timeout after after a Bo-sell kill attempt went into the net and sent

Holgate to a 5-2 lead. The Tigers com-mitted some errors, and the Indians got

a kill from Fountain to close the gap to6-5. Wauseon grabbed their rst lead at

9-8 with a perfectly placed tip from Kallie

Strauss. From that point there were four

ties in the exciting concluding set. After aHolgate kill tied the set at 16-16, Wauseon

was able to score the nal two points towin the set 18-16. Fountain was good with

a kill and Hayley Chamberlain got the

game winner with a tip.The statisitics for the match read like

this: Stats: Faith Hicks: 72/78 settingwith 17 assists; 18/19 serving with 3 aces;

Lexi Lane: 21/22 serving with one ace,25/25 passing with 11 digs, 31/33 serve

receive; Sydney Bosell: 27/35 hitting with

9 kills; 6 blocks; Kierra Fountain: 36/39hitting with 16 kills; 15/16 serving with 1

ace; 21/22 serve receive; Sariah Yackee:24/25 serving with 2 aces; 47/54 hitting

with 10 kills; 19/20 serve receive, 16/17passing with 12 digs; Amy Bosell: 15/15

serving with 2 aces; 6/8 hitting with 2

kills; Hayley Chamberlain: 50/59 settingwith 19 assists; 9/12 hitting with 1 kill;

Kallie Strauss: 13/15 hitting with 3 kills;3 blocks.

The Indians traveled to Rossford Thurs-

day for their second match. Rossforddefeated Wauseon with scores of 23-25,

25-23, 19-25, 19-25. Individual statistics

for the Indians: Faith Hicks: 50/52 set-ting with 21 assists; 16/17 serving with1 ace; Lexi Lane: 14/15 serving with 1

ace; 21/23 serve receive with 8 digs; Syd-

ney Bosell: 20/25 hitting with 5 kills; 6blocks; Kierra Fountain: 33/34 hitting

with 11 kills; 15/16 serving with 2 aces;25/27 serve receive with 8 digs; Sariah

Yackee: 25/26 serve receive with 8 digs;20/22 hitting with 2 kills; 7/7 serving;

Amy Bosell: 11/12 serving with 2 aces;

14/15 hitting with 5 kills; Hayley Cham-berlain: 7/8 serving; 38/48 setting with 6

assists; 4/5 hitting with 2 kills; 3 blocks;Kallie Strauss: 10/12 hitting with 4 kills;

2 blocks.

Sydney Chamberlain returns a ball back to Holgate.

Kierra Fountain attacks the net against the Holgate Tigers recently.

CONTINUATION OF VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ACTION

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Edon JV Girls Defeat Fairview In TwoSHERWOOD - The Fairview JV girls

were no match for the Edon Lady Bomberson August 24, as the Belles in Bomber Blue

came away with a 25-16 and 25-22 win.

No other stats pertinent to this gamewere received.

Edon Lady Bomber JVs Take Out BryanEDON The Edon Lady Bomber JVs

canned Bryan in straight sets on August

22, 25-22 and 25-21.


Pettisville JV Netters Trump The TigersHOLGATE - The Pettisville JV Ladybirdsopened the 2013 season with a win over

Holgate in straight sets on August 22,

25-12 and 25-10.

No other stats pertinent to this game

were received.

Pettisville Splits With Patriots & BulldogsPETTISVILLE - The Pettisville Lady

Blackbird JVs earned a mixed double-

header split on August 24. The Ladybirds

dropped a pair to Columbus Grove, 21-25and 20-25, but rallied to take the second

game against Patrick Henry, 25-17 and25-10.


were received.

Hilltop Lady Cadets Quash HicksvilleWEST UNITY - The Hilltop JV girls

swatted down Hicksville on August 26,

27-25, 19-25 and 25-20.


Wayne Trace Hammers North CentralPIONEER - The Wayne Trace JV girls

laid waste to North Central on August

26, 25-5 and 25-14.


were received.

Tribe Tripped By Pettisville In ThreeWAUSEON - The Wauseon Lady Indian

JV squad dropped a hard-fought matchagainst the Pettisville Lady Blackbirds in

three sets on August 26, 20-25, 26-24 and

19-25.


Edon JV Netters Knock Off HamiltonEDON - The Edon Lady Bombers

remained perfect on the season after

humbling Hamilton on August 27, 25-14

and 25-7.No other stats pertinent to this game

were received.

Edgerton Escapes Hilltop JV GirlsWEST UNITY - The Hilltop JV girls

were dropped in straight sets by Edgertonon August 27, 23-25 and 20-25.

Allie Schmitt had an ace and a dig forHilltop, with Ariana Brown getting a dig

and 2 kills, and Baylee Schmitt adding 3digs, 4 assists and a kill. Madeline

McKinney had a dig, Haleigh Westfall

had a dig and an ace, and FelicityJackson had a dig and an assist.

Veronica Roth posted an ace and 5 digs,Karissa Crisenbery had an ace and 4

kills, and Kenley Brown had 2 aces and7 digs.

Fairview Gets Past Stryker JV GirlsSHERWOOD The Stryker Lady

Panther JVs ran out of steam on August27, as Fairview rallied to win in three sets,

15-25, 27-25 and 25-20.


J.V. Volleyball ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Fresh Volleyball ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Hilltop Freshmen Fall To EdgertonWEST UNITY - The Hilltop Lady Cadet

Frosh were dropped by Edgerton in straightsets on August 27, 19-25 and 17-25.

Jewell Knapp had 2 aces, Sydni Riverahad 2 aces, a dig, 3 assists and 2 kills, and

Abby Schaper had 5 aces, a dig and a kill

for Hilltop. Zoey Abner had a dig and 3assists, Leah Carothers posted an ace and

a kill, Tiara Dennison had an ace and akill, and Marisa Yates had a kill.

8-26-13 MONTPELIER vs BRYANPHOTOS BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF

STATS/RESULTS NOT RECEIVED

Break school records and get

your picture here! With Kaden under

center against Antwerp, the Edon Passing

Yards, Receiving Yards and Receiving

Touchdowns records all went by the boards.

PHOTOS BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF

NOT COOL ... Jessy Duchene of Montpelier tries to get a shot past an over-the-net de-

fender.

CONTINUATION OF VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ACTION

Edon Lady Bombers Right The Ship BySweeping Out Hamilton In Straight Sets

EDON - The Lady Bombers of Edon put

their first mark in the win column of the2013 season, brooming out Hamilton in

straight sets on August 27, 28-26, 25-13and 25-15.

Haley Jacoby was 16/17 serving up

the ball, while Alex Kiess went 14/15 and

Kaela Gearhart a perfect 9/9. Kiess had

36 sets, and Kaitlyn Monahan had 29,while Nicole Newell and Kaitlyn

Sonneberger each had 13 digs and Kiessadded 10. Hannah Brehm-Gutting rained

down 7 kills, with Kiess adding 6, and

Newell and Monahan 5 kills apiece.

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD FAULHABER, STAFF

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Varsity Golf ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

North Central Captures Tri-MatchFrom Bulldogs & Aces

EDON Although the scores were

higher than usual for the North CentralEagle Golf Team in the August 26th tri-

match with the host Edgerton Bulldogsand Hicksville Aces, they were still low

enough to collect two wins on the day.

North Central completed the coursewith a final total of 181, while Edgerton

shot 192 and Hicksville 193 in thematch held at Windwood Hollow.

Dylan Hutchison led the Eagles

with a score of 43, while BrandenTurner was hot on his heels wi th a 44.

Freshman David Pinc shot a 46, withBrady Zuver and Jordan Reeves fin-

ishing the day in 48 strokes each.

Allyson Hutchison ended the round in61 strokes for North Central who

improves to 22-7 overall on the sea-son.

Stryker Panthers Pacify The Edon Bombers& The Antwerp Archers On August 26th

EDON - The Stryker Panthers and

Antwerp Archers were hosted by the

Edon Bombers on the links of Windwood

Hollow on August 26, with the Panther

Pack coming away with a win over both

clubs.Stryker posted a 173, 14 strokes bet-

ter than second place Edon, and 29

under third place Antwerp. Tanner

Clingaman came through with a medalist

round of 40 for the Panthers, with Hayden

Clingaman carding a 42, Chad Ruffer a

43 and Austin Frisbie a 48. Kaid Woolace

hit for a 52, and Cody Hall finished with

a 54.

Alex Kirkingburg was the low man for

the Bomber Boys, nailing a 43. Hayden

Runyan had a 46, Jim Peckham a 48,Taylor Schuller drilled a 50, and Kyle

Long had a 58.

The Edon JVs were also on the course

for six holes. Brayden Bauer came away

with a 34, while Evan Fisk had a 39, Josh

Landel a 42 and Graeden Rupp had a 43.

Edon Bombers Rack Up A Big BBC RoadWin Over The Fayette Eagles, 190-208MORENCI, MICHIGAN - Alex

Kirkingburg carded a medalist 44, and

Hayden Runyan and Jim Peckham each

had a 47 to lead the Edon Bombers to a

190-208 BBC win over the Fayette

Eagles at Demor Hills on August 27.Kyle Long hit for a 52 clip and Taylor

Schuller added a 53 for the Boys in

Bomber Blue.

For the Fayette Eagles, Riley Martin

and Drake Bowditch carded rounds of

48 and 49 respectively. Tharyn

Colegrove came away with a 55, with

Justin White getting a 56, and MichaelBrubaker and Kameron Randall each

clearing the course in 57 strokes.

Stryker Knocks Down The PettisvilleBlackbirds At Riverside, 159-205

STRYKER - Tanner Clingaman card-

ed a medalist one-under 35 to lead the

Stryker Panthers to a BBC win over the

Pettisville Blackbirds on August 27,

159-205.

Chad Ruffer and Hayden Clingaman

each fired a 40 for Stryker, with Kaid

Woolace hitting a 44, Cody Hall a 46

and Austin Frisbie a 48.

Evan King shot a 45 to lead the

Blackbirds, with Matt Krill and Reed

Behnfeldt each getting a 52. Hannah

Meller cleared the course with a 56, and

Greg Kempf had a 59.

N.C. Eagle Golfers Easily OutdistanceCadets Squad In BBC Clash

BRYAN The North Central Eaglesand Hilltop Cadets, the two teams that

had previously called Hillcrest Country

Club home met August 27th at SuburbanGolf Course, the new nest of the Eagles.

The Cadets were none too fond of thesurroundings as North Central topped

Hilltop by a score of 167-201. The vic-tory keeps the Eagles perched at the

top of the BBC with a record of 2-0.

North Centrals Branden Turnercaptured Medalist honors with a one

over par round of 37, while fellow

senior Dylan Hutchison checked at 41.Jordan Reeves completed the course in

42 shots and David Pinc 47. Other

scores for the Eagles were Brady Zuver53 and Allyson Hutchison 70.

Sophomore Isaac VanArsdalen post-ed the low score for the Cadets with a

46 and Junior Colin Sabins added a 49to the cause. Travis Haynes and

Trevor Shipman completed the score-

card in 53 strokes each, while otherscores were Levi Grant 62 and Tim

Knapp 72.

North Central Joins NWOAL Match& Downs Montpelier & Evergreen

BRYAN According the schedule it wasa home match for Montpelier, however the

site is the home course for North Central

as well. The friendly confines of Suburbanwere just that to the Eagles as they cov-

ered the course in just 158 shots to easilyoutdistance Montpelier who ended with a

190, and Evergreen who finished at 191.Dylan Hutchison claimed medalist

honors with an even par 36, while Branden

Turner finished just one stroke back witha 37. Freshman David Pinc added a 40

and Jordan Reeves completed the roundat 45. Brady Zuver and Jordan VanDyke,

who shot 48 and 49 respectively, closedout the scoring for North Central who

improve to 25-7 overall.

The Locomotives, who by virtue of theone stroke win over Evergreen, claimed

their first NWOAL victory in more thanthree years. Hunter Shaull who registered

a round of 39 led the way for Montpelier,while Sam Rings finished his trip around

the course with a score of 46. Clay ONeal

had a 50 and Zack Murray needed 55strokes. Andrew Luke had a 57, with

Leslie Clark rounding out the scoring witha 61 for the Locomotives.

EARLY SEASON EDON LADY BOMBER GOLF ACTIONPHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD FAULHABER, STAFF

8-19-13 PETTISVILLE & NORTH CENTRAL GOLFPHOTOS BY BILL BRAY, STAFF

Don Frank Comes Up Aces AtRiverside Greens Golf Course

STRYKER - Don Frank of Stryker

took to the links at Riverside Greens on

August 14 and made it a memorable

day.

Pulling a seven wood, he stepped

into the tee box on the 14th hole and

fired a shot. The Par 3, 130-yard hole

became Franks personal Eagles nest,

as his tee shot went onto the green and

in for a hole-in-one.

Strykers 14 Year Old AustinFrisbee Nails Hole In OneOn August 24, 2013, 14 year old Austin Frisbee of Stryker, Ohio, aced the par

3, 130 yard, 3rd hole at Riverside Greens G.C. in Stryker, Ohio. His club of choice

was a 8 iron.

Area Athletic NewsTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Branden Turner of North Central Reed Behnfeldt of Pett isville

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Pettisville Blackbirds Down C. StritchTo Take The August 22nd Home Opener

PETTISVILLE - The Pettisville

Blackbirds Connor Tuckerman scored

twice, and three other Blackbirds foundthe back of the net as Pettisville defeat-

ed Cardinal Stritch in the 2013 home

opener, 5-2.

Tuckerman struck gold twice for

Pettisville, while Josh Liechty, Troy Kingand Korben Rychener each rang up a

score.

Pettisville Falls A Goal Short In A HeatedBattle With The Archbold Streaks

ARCHBOLD - The Pettisville

Blackbirds went on the road to take on

the always tough Archbold Blue Streaks

on August 24.

The Battling Birds gave their hosts

all that they could handle, but came up

short by a goal when the clock ran out,

2-1.

Miller City Wildcats Run Circles AroundA Flat Pettisville Blackbirds Squad

PETTISVILLE - Pettisville Head Coach

Richard Nyce described his team as, ...

very flat after a good effort at Archbold

on Saturday. The scoreboard after the

August 27 tilt against Miller City would

bear that statement out.

With a Connor Tuckerman goal being

the only thing between the Blackbirds

and a shutout, the Wildcats of Miller

City gave their hosts a full dose of frus-

tration. When the final whistle sounded,

the visitors left town with a 5-1 win.

The Wauseon Indians and Kalida

soccer teams battled the heat and each

other Saturday at the Wauseon soccer

eld in a non league tilt that saw Kalida

come out on top 5-1.

After Lydia Schmucker scored the

games rst goal on an assist fromMorgan Murry, the rest of the day

belong to Kalida.

Kalida tied the game at 1-1 with a

penalty kick at the 32:27. They took the

lead for good at the 18:08 and scored a

third goal with 2:09 left in the rst half.

They then would add two more

scores in the second half, one at the

29:24 and the other at the 17:14 to

nish with the victory.

Although we didnt come away

with a win, this was a good learning

experience for us having come off

a string of games that werent as

challenging, coach Kelsey Newman

said. Games like this are going to helpus refocus and get prepared for the

tough league matches ahead of us. We

did some good things but unfortunately

werent able to get many looks past

Kalidas strong defensive line. With

several of our key players injured, we

had to change up the way we played a

little bit and that led to some confusion

and miscommunication.

Varsity Girls Soccer ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon Lady Indians Fall To Kalida

By: Bill Bray

THE REPORTER

The Wauseon Indians continued

to struggle scoring goals as they were

defeated 3-1 by the Rossford Bulldogs in

soccer action recently.

Rossford got the rst goal on a

rebound shot at the 27:44 mark. The

Indians, again, began to get dug into a

hole as the Bulldogs got their second

goal at the 11:54 point of the rst half.

Leo Rendon broke the Indians into the

scoring column when he was penalized

inside the 18 and drove the penalty kick

past the Rossford Keeper to make it a

2-1 game with 5:57 left.The Bulldogs responded to that score

quickly as they came back down the

eld to score their third goal of the rsthalf just :42 seconds later. That would

prove to be the games nal goal as bothdefenses turned their play up a knotch

in the second half.

"Once again the Indians come out

sluggish and pay the price," coach Scott

Hoover said.

The Indians had many chances to

score in the second half as the momentum

started to switch to Wauseon's favor.

Kevin Moden had a strong night in goal

with 12 saves, one of them was a blocked

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Wauseon Lady Indians DominateThe Whitmer Lady Panthers, 4-1TOLEDO - The Wauseon Lady

Indians took their show on the road,

traveling to Toledo on August 19 to takeon Whitmer. When the dust settled, the

Tribe had prevai led over the Lady

Panthers by a 4-1 score to even their

2013 season record at 2-2.

In singles play, it was Ellie Hayati

again pitching a straight-set shutout,

and after winning a hard fought first

set, Sally Frank returned in the second

to blank her opponent. The doubles

team of Cassidy Barnes and Lindsay

Fager dominated in straight sets, 6-1

and 6-1.

The JV girls had no doubles matches

on the day, but came away with two

wins in three tries in singles play.

The following results are by match...

Varsity Singles

Ellie Hayati defeated Emily Miller

(Whitmer) 6-0 and 6-0

Sally Frank defeated Tricia Kimmel

(Whitmer) 7-5 and 6-0Mackenzie Eberly fell to Erica

Cochenour (Whitmer) 4-6 and 3-6

Varsity Doubles

Ashlyn Boyers / Vicky Kahrs defeated

Gabrielle Huff / Erin Franz (Whitmer)

6-3 and 6-1

Cassidy Barnes / Lindsay Fager defeat-

ed Kara Schoemaker / Leanna Ringling

(Whitmer) 6-1 and 6-1

JV Singles

Autumn Dominique defeated Emily

Miller (Whitmer) 8-4

Cherese Bussing defeated Davina

Tejehman (Whitmer) 6-0

Kaitlyn Sager fell to Davina Tejehman

(Whitmer) 4-8

Wauseon Tennis Ladies Go To 3-2 AfterDefeating Rossford On August 20th

ROSSFORD - The Wauseon Lady

Indians continued their road swing

through the Toledo area on August 20,

picking up a 4-1 win over Rossford on

the way.

Sally Frank and Mackenzie Eberly

picked up wins in the singles division,

while both Wauseon doubles tandems

registered victories.

The JV squad battled the hometown

girls to a 2-2 draw.

The following results are by match...

Varsity Singles

Ellie Hayati fell to Carly Holenbach

(Rossford) 6-7 and 1-6

Sally Frank defeated Sarah Hufford

(Rossford) 6-0 and 6-1

Mackenzie Eberly defeated Bailee Self

(Rossford) 4-6, 6-2 and 3-0

Varsity Doubles

Ashlyn Boyers / Vicky Kahrs defeated

Beth Grenastrom / Hannah Gauthier

(Rossford) 6-3, 2-6 and 6-3

Cassidy Barnes / Lindsay Fager defeat-

ed Bethany Price / Aly Hope (Rossford)

6-1 and 6-4

JV Singles

Autumn Dominique defeated Debra

Bilstein (Rossford) 6-2Sarah Becker fell to Laura Reitz

(Rossford) 2-6

JV Doubles

Michelle Witmer / Cherese Bussing

defeated Laura Reitz / Kaity Maxwell

(Rossford) 6-0

Sam Martin / Kaitlyn Sager fell to

Debra Bilstein / Sarah Hufford

(Rossford) 1-6

Wauseon Tennis Loses ToSylvania Southview 4-1

Wauseon Tennis loses to SylvaniaSouthview 4-1 in a recent dual match

played as Reighard Park.

The Indians only match win came

when Sally Frank, second singles,

defeated Kayla Bernstein 6-0, 6-0.

Ellie Hayati lost in frst singles to

Emma Podolsky 6-1, 6-1 and in third

singles Southviews Mariah Magnus

was victorious over MacKenzie Eberly

6-3, 6-2.In doubles action, Ashlyn Boyers and

Vicky Kahrs were defeated by Priya

Singh and Keely Brown 6-3, 6-4. While

in second doubles it was the team of

Pallavi Lantra and Erica Potter downing

Wauseons Michelle Whitmer and

Cherese Bussing 7-6 (8-6) and 6-2.

Wauseons record sat at 3-3 through

this match.

Varsity Boys Cross CountryTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon, Fayette & PettisvilleThinclads Compete At TheDefiance Early Bird Open

DEFIANCE - The Defiance Early Bird

Open is not a typical cross country

event. This event is not a team scoring

event...it is an every man for himself

run through Camp Lakota. This type of

event gives precedence to the individu-

al, and there were several local individ-

uals who attracted attention at the

event.

Quintin Reiser of Wauseon finished

in second place overall, with SkylarLantz placing seventh and Dominic

Frey of Pettisville placing ninth.

The following Wauseon, Pettisville

and Fayette finishes were recorded by

place and time...

2 - Reiser, Quintin - Wauseon -

16:24.81

7 - Lantz, Skylar - Fayette - 17:11.34

9 - Frey, Dominic - Pettisville -

17:21.22

13 - Lantz, Kyle - Pettisville - 17:46.97

18 - Mourguet, Justin - Wauseon -

18:02.22

23 - Hauter, Jacob - Pettisville -

18:11.38

40 - Burkholder, Casen - Fayette -

18:43.03

48 - Stannard, Dylan - Fayette -19:07.50

49 - Wagner, Jared - Fayette -

19:11.15

50 - Dykstra, Austin - Pettisville -

19:16.56

53 - Lopez, Austin - Fayette - 19:19.88

60 - Blanchong, Caleb - Wauseon -

19:33.50

64 - Bontrager, Aaron - Pettisville -

19:40.81

72 - Beck, Aaron - Wauseon - 20:05.22

74 - Suarez, Christian - Fayette -

20:11.03

78 - Collins, Josh - Wauseon -

20:15.62

79 - Siller, Nathan - Pettisville -

20:19.00

83 - Schrock, Ian - Fayette - 20:24.03

87 - Thourot, Boede - Wauseon -

20:30.0090 - Mena, Hector - Wauseon -

20:31.28

91 - Reinking, Garett - Fayette -

20:35.25

97 - Jaramillo, Alex - Fayette -

20:46.91

99 - Knierim, Kyle - Wauseon -

20:49.81

103 - Rufenacht, Evan - Pettisville -

20:59.47

109 - Nofziger, Levi - Pettisville -

21:05.28

114 - Gray, Ben - Pettisville - 21:19.06

128 - Stuckey, Jason - Fayette -

21:58.78

131 - Kamp, Derrick - Wauseon -

22:11.12

134 - Conklin, Bryce - Fayette -22:23.06

137 - Stuckey, Cole - Fayette -

22:34.28

140 - Maginn, Mason - Fayette -

22:46.22

160 - Waidelich, Clay - Pettisville -

25:35.12

168 - Brakefield, Seth - Pettisville -

27:54.15

Hilltop & MontpelierRunners Take An August 26th

Run Through The ParkWEST UNITY - Hilltop welcomedin Montpelier for a run through the

park on August 26. No team scores

were kept, but the individual

results showed Brady Livensparger

placing first overall for Hilltop,

with Jared Rediger placing second

overall for Montpelier.

The following finishes were

recorded by place and time...

1 - Brady Livensparger - H - 19:18

2 - Jared Rediger - M - 20:50

3 - Brandon Schlosser - M - 21:46

4 - Alec Waterston - M - 22:35

5 - Erik Stipe - H - 22:386 - Shawn Ramey - M - 23:45

7 - Conner Link - M - 24:35

CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Erik Stipe of Hilltop

Dominic Freyof Pettisville

Dylan Stannardof Fayette

Austin Dykstraof Pettisville

Caleb Blanchong

of Wauseon

Derrick Kamp

of Wauseon

MACKENZIE EBERLY

Quintin Reiserof Wauseon


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Hilltop & Montpelier Runners ...

Pettisville Blackbirds DominateEvergreen & Archbold On August 27th

ARCHBOLD - Led to the line by

Dominic Frey and Kyle Lantz, the

Pettisville Blackbirds made quick work

out of Archbold and Evergreen on

August 27.

Pettisville finished in first place with

24 team points, seven better than run-

ner-up Archbold.

The following finishes were recorded

by place and time...

1 - Dominic Frey - 18:31

3 - Kyle Lantz - 19:22

5 - Jacob Hauter - 19:53

7 - Austin Dykstra - 20:55

8 - Nate Siller - 21:42

11 - Evan Rufenacht - 23:08

12 - Ben Gray - 23:43

20 - Clay Waidelich - 27:58

21 - Seth Brakefield - 29:18

Stryker Panthers & North Central Eagles InThe Field At The Wayne Trace Invitational

HAVILAND - The Stryker Panthers

and the North Central Eagles brought

the BBC heat to the 2013 Wayne Trace

Invitational on August 27.

Dean Beamont finished 13th to lead

Stryker to the ninth place finish, while

North Central finished eleventh behind

the 34th place finish of Trenton Sakos.

The following North Central and

Stryker finishes were recorded by place

and time...9 - Stryker - 241

11 - North Central - 281

13 - Dean Beamont - ST - 19:12

34 - Trenton Sakos - NC - 20:36

42 - Ross Planson - ST - 21:03

43 - Derek Opdycke - ST - 21:05

47 - Adam Knepper - NC - 21:21

64 - Jason Vassar - NC - 22:22

86 - Nathan Traxler - NC - 24:22

89 - Israel Aguilar - ST - 24:34

91 - Cameron Frey - ST - 24:44

92 - Brett Oxender - NC - 25:04

101 - Trevin Rhoades - ST - 26:19

102 - Jakub Grodi - NC - 26:38104 - Hunter Lilleholm - ST - 27:27

108 - Jackson Wonders - ST - 29:39

113 - Dustin Teschke - ST - 31:13

115 - Tyrell Patterson - ST - 37:10

Local Ladies Shine Brightly At The2013 Defiance Early Bird Open

DEFIANCE - Although no team

scores were kept for the Defiance Early

Bird Open on August 24, the event

served a dual purpose of practice and

promotion.

Taylor Vernot of Wauseon placed

second in the event, with Alexa

Leppelmeier of Pettisville placing sixth,

and Jill Stuckey of Fayette finishing

20th.The following Wauseon, Pettisville

and Fayette finishes were recorded by

place and time...

2 - Vernot, Taylor - Wauseon -

19:36.10

6 - Leppelmeier, Alexa - Pettisville -

20:54.00

8 - Volkman, Aneesa - Wauseon -

21:11.40

13 - Volkman, Aleea - Wauseon -

21:47.90

14 - Wyse, Seneca - Wauseon -

21:51.00

20 - Stuckey, Jill - Fayette - 22:14.20

21 - Archibeque, Kylie - Wauseon -

22:16.60

23 - Archibeque, Lindsey - Wauseon -

22:21.30

34 - Schweinhagen, MicKenna -

Wauseon - 22:46.60

38 - Stutzman, Amanda - Wauseon -

22:55.40

46 - Beck, Megan - Wauseon -

23:12.20

48 - Miller, Elizabeth - Pettisville -

23:21.10

69 - Saaf, Danielle - Wauseon -

24:36.8080 - Keiser, Emilie - Fayette - 25:13.80

81 - Maginn, Liz - Fayette - 25:24.60

82 - DAlelio, Taylor - Pettisville -

25:40.90

83 - Davis, Krystine - Pettisville -

25:45.30

89 - Herring, Hannah - Pettisville -

26:12.80

91 - Tilley, Becky - Pettisville -

26:40.20

105 - Rufenacht, Jaelyn - Pettisville -

28:06.10

106 - Aeschliman, Andrea - Pettisville -

28:07.50

119 - DeGroff, Katlyn - Wauseon -

30:22.00

121 - Horne, Samantha - Wauseon -

30:35.80

Varsity Girls Cross CountryTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Montpelier Lady Locos Take OnHilltop Lady Cadets On August 26th

WEST UNITY - The Lady Locos of

Montpelier traveled to Hilltop for a run

against the Lady Cadets on August 26.

No team scores were kept.

Madeleine Routhier of Hilltop was

first across the line, with Lita Banks of

Montpelier placing second overall.



1 - Madeleine Routhier - H - 22:38

2 - Lita Banks - M - 25:16

3 - Lauren Garrett - H - 25:55

4 - Bailey Funkhouser - H - 27:23

5 - Hannah Jenkins - M - 27:47

6 - Gabie Johnson - H - 28:21

7 - Emily Maneval - H - 28:23

8 - Jessica Suboski - H - 32:19

9 - Jessica Earle - M - 32:40

10 - Haley Suffel - M - 34:34

Pettisville Lady Blackbirds DumpEvergreen & Archbold At The Reservoir

ARCHBOLD - The Pettisville Lady

Blackbirds triumphed over the

Evergreen Lady Vikings and Archbold

Lady Streaks at the Archbold Reservoir

on August 27.

Behind Alexa Leppelmeier and Liz

Miller, Pettisville racked up 27 team

points. All five of the Ladybirds scoring

runners finished in the top ten.



1 - Alexa Leppelmeier - 22:33

2 - Liz Miller - 25:02

7 - Jaelyn Rufenacht - 28:318 - Krystine Davis - 28:33

9 - Becky Tilley - 28:35

10 - Andi Aeschliman - 28:37

12 - Hannah Herring - 29:17

Stryker Lady Panthers Run To SeventhPlace At The 2013 Wayne Trace Invitational

HAVILAND - The Stryker Lady

Panthers rode the ninth place finish of

ShiAnna Whitman to the seventh place

finish at the Wayne Trace Invitational

on August 27.

North Central was in the mix, but

unable to compete for team points.Megan Laney was the first Lady Eagle

across the line in 57th place

The following North Central and

Stryker finishes were recorded by place

and time...

7 - Stryker - 179

9 - ShiAnna Whitman - ST - 23:37

43 - Paige Speelman - ST - 26:40

47 - Kari Oberlin - ST - 27:29

57 - Megan Laney - NC - 29:03

60 - Gabrielle Paxton - ST - 29:29

75 - Megan Graber - ST - 33:16

78 - Tristen Tomblin - NC - 35:44

Lauren Garrett of Hilltop

Hannah Jenkins of Montpelier Lita Banks of Montpelier

Jared Rediger

of Montpelier

Brandon Schlosser

of Montpelier

Brady Livensparger

of Hilltop

Alexa Leppelmeier of Pettisville Emilie Keiser of Fayette

Jill Stuckey of Fayette Seneca Wyse of Wauseon

CONTINUATION OF VARSITY BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ACTION


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Wauseon Indians Soccer Squads

PHOTOS BY BILL BRAY, STAFF

SOCCER ... Hunter Thourot, Aaron Spieles, Jacob Seiler, Colin Ashbaugh, Malachi McCabe, Riley Oyer, Payton Black, Zach Fink, Luke McCaughey, Logan Hines. Second row (l

to r) coach Scott Hoover, Andrew Kohls, Jesse Sanders, Ross Andre, Michael Pile, Trey Homan, Alex Wenger, Kevin Moden, Reynaldo Lopez, Micah Schmunk, Leo Renden, GrantSauber, Dylan Nicely, Eli Becker, coach Kevin Elson. Missing from the photo are: Samuel Vasquez, Caleb Duncan.

WAUSEON INDIANS SOCCER RETURNING LETTERWINNERS ... Front row (l to r) Dylan Nicely, Eli Becker, Jesse Sanders, Andrew Kohls, Grant Sauber, Leo Rendon. Secondrow (l to r) Ross Andre, Michael Pile, Kevin Moden, Alex Wenger, Raynaldo Lopez, Micah Schmunk.

WAUSEON GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER TEAM ... Front: Hannah Spadafore, Manager. Second row (l to r) Timber Kreiner, Torri Bost, Ashlyn Dauterman, Taylor Benschoter, Lydia

Schmucker, Maddie Richer, Beth Yackee, Stephanie Whitman, Katee Roberts, Amanda Hammontree, Ashley Allison, Taylar Held. Second row (l to r) Head coach Kelsey New-man, Kate Precht, Samantha Macklin, Nichole Hammontree, Brittany Wills, Sarah Mull, Katie Spieles, Marin Schaffner, Morgan Murry, Natalie Koenig, Ashley Smith, Sarah

Rufenacht, Stacy Lane, coach Jordanne Bueher.

RETURNING LADIES ... Wauseon Lady Indians Soccer returning letterwinners. Front (l to r) Lydia Schmucker, Maddie Richer, Nichole Hammontree, Katee Roberts, Stephanie Whit-man, Ashley Allison. Second row (l to r) Samantha Macklin, Brittany Wills, Sarah Mull, Katie Spieles, Marin Schaffner, Morgan Murry, Natalie Koenig, Ashley Smith, Stacy Lane.

2013 FALL SPORTS PREVIEWEditor's Note - We outsource our printing each week. Last week our printer accidentally omitted the last two pages of our annual Fall Sports Preview. These two missed pages are being printed this

week as Page 11 & 12. We apologize to the Wauseon Student Athletes missed last week. These pages were not omitted in our online Aug. 28th PDF edition at www.thevillagereporter.com


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Wauseon Indians Golf Team

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

WAUSEON GOLF ... Front Row: Coach Marshall, Tyler Clausen, Chase Brock, David Williams and Clay Tefft. Back Row: Anna Marshall, Brady Rupp, Derek Anderson, NoahStickley, Trevor Dominique and Garrett Krasula.

LETTERWINNERS ... Anna Marshall, Clay Tefft, David Williams, Brady Rupp and Trevor Dominique.

SENIOR ... Clay Tefft

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