The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Friday, November 23, 2018 1 things to watch 10this season

By Jim Naveau [email protected]

1. The 614 has come to the 419 and the 419 has gone to the 740. Lima Senior has two players who transferred in from Pickerington Central this year. Josiah Fulcher, a 6-foot, 2-inch junior guard who has attracted some NCAA Division I interest, was a starter at Pickerington Central last year when it was a state semifinalist. Jamir Simpson, a 6-foot, 5-inch wing who is the son of Lima Senior legend Greg Simpson, came off the bench at Pickerington last year. Meanwhile, 6-foot, 5-inch Jainaz Cameron, who was a varsity player as a freshman last year at Lima Senior, has transferred to London High School. 2. Is Lima Central Catholic ready to bounce back from 8-15 and 6-17 records since winning the 2016 Division III state championship? LCC has had three consecutive losing seasons only once in school history and that was in the 1960s. 3. Is Ottawa-Glandorf equipped to win or share the Western Buckeye League championship for a fourth year in a row? The Titans lost some significant players in first-team All-Ohio post player Jay Kaufman, Jake Dible and Bryce Schroeder but have two returning starters in Owen Hiegel and Ethan White and their JV team dominated most of the teams it played. The Titans are 26-1 in WBL games the last three seasons. 4. Can Pandora-Gilboa and Marion Local, the two area teams who got to the state tournament last year, make another run to Columbus? Both teams have starters back from last year, but both File Photo have significant holes to fill. Pandora-Gilboa’s needs Kalida’s Luke Erhart drives to the basket Tuesday night against Columbus Grove’s Blake Reynolds during the first half of the Division IV Northwest start with replacing two-time Putnam County League District tournament at Liberty Benton High School. Both players return for another season. Player of the Year Drew Johnson. Marion Local’s to-do list starts with finding a way to replace Tyler Mescher’s contributions. Crestview was 17-7 and district runner-up two years Jan. 4. The Dec. 27 game at Leipsic is a Putnam County But repeating a trip to state is hard no matter how ago. It was 23-4 and regional runner-up last season. Is League game and the Jan. 4 game at Pandora-Gilboa is a many returning players a team has. Since 2000, only four this the year it takes the next step? Blanchard Valley Conference game. teams area teams have gone to a boys state basketball 6. Here are a few league match-ups that could be 9. New Bremen at St. Henry on Jan. 11 isn’t quite tournament two or more years in a row – Lima Central intriguing: Toledo St. John’s at Lima Senior on Dec. 18 brother vs. brother, but close enough. Catholic in 2014, 2015 and 2016, Ottawa-Glandorf in and Lima Senior at Toledo St. John’s Feb. 1. Shawnee at First-year New Bremen coach Brad Francis and St. 2012 and 2013, Marion Local in 2003 and 2004, and Ottawa-Glandorf Jan. 25. Ottoville at Kalida Feb. 1. Henry coach Eric Rosenbeck both graduated from Russia Delphos St. John’s in 2001 and 2002. 7. Here are a few non-league match-ups that could High School. Francis was once an assistant coach with 5. Crestview has an NCAA Division I player, be intriguing: Ottawa-Glandorf at Archbold Dec. 22. Rosenbeck at St. Henry. And his wife is Rosenbeck’s first another one being recruited by D-I schools and a Lima Central Catholic at Delphos St. John’s Jan. 6. cousin. senior class that has been pointing to this season Crestview vs. Minster Jan. 20 at the Flying to the Hoop. 10. Some young players to watch: Ottoville since it got to high school. Could the Knights be Lima Central Catholic at Lima Senior Jan. 22. sophomore Josh Thorbahn, Lima Senior sophomore headed to Columbus? 8. They should have just played a day-night Jourdyn Rawlins, Lima Senior freshmen Khalil Luster, Javin Etzler, a 6-foot, 7-inch senior, signed with Miami doubleheader. Pandora-Gilboa and Leipsic will play Crestview sophomore Kalen Etzler, (Ohio). His brother Kalen, a 6-foot, 8-inch sophomore, back-to-back games against each other on Dec. 27 and gives the Knights two big men who can also shoot the ball.

File Photo File Photo File Photo Ottoville’s Ryan Suever, shown here going up for a shot against Shawnee’s Johnny Caprella splits the Shawnee defense of Wapak Marion Local’s Nathan Bruns wins the opening jump-ball against Crestview’s Javin Etzler on Tuesday evening at Elida. Suever is back for Basketball #2 Gage Schenk and Wapak Basketball #23 Adam Scott Temple Christian’s Dakota Clay on Friday evening for the Boys Divison the Big Green. (right) and at Lima Senior High School March 2nd 2018 Photos by Don IV Sectional Tournament held at Bath. Marion Local is back to defend Speck their state title. 2 Friday, November 23, 2018 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News things to watch 10this season

By Jose Nogueras [email protected] 1. Who are some of the top teams in Five starters are back for the Spartans the area? including three seniors, Destiny In the past several years, Putnam McDonald, Talor Washington and Taja County teams such as Ottoville, Ottawa- Hawyood. Sophomores Nakiya Sigman Glandorf and Leipsic have provided and Cheyenne Bean round out the five and some of the best talent in the area and the Spartans should have a little depth are expected to do so despite losses from with three other returning letterwinners graduations. Minster, with three of its on the roster. top scorers, will look to make another 7. Is LCC still rebuilding? championship run. Expect some other Ron Williams is still trying to find the teams to step up and grab their shot such right combination of players to bring the as Bluffton, Columbus Grove and Bath. Thunderbirds back to the forefront of high 2. Does Ottoville have another state school girls basketball. However, the team run in them? still has some developing players and it The loss of Bridgit Landin, the PCL will be tough for LCC to get the upper Player of the year and all-state honoree, level on area girls basketball. and four other seniors makes the run 8. Who looks good in the NWCC? a little more difficult, however, the Big Elgin won the league by two games last Green returns a host of talent with seven year and come in as the favorite. Upper returning letterwinners who have been Scioto Valley finished second but have through a lot of big games the last four some big holes to fill due to graduation. years and led by Kasey Knippen, a second Perry is on its third coach in three years team all-PCL honoree last year. and will look to continue to improve as 3. Does Ottawa-Glandorf have they try to break in a new system with another state run this year in them? some girls who took their lumps last year. The loss of Katie Hemplfing, who took Waynesfield-Goshen is another squad File Photo her talents to Bowling Green, is a big hole rebuilding and looking to surprise some to fill, but returns three starters from last teams in the NWCC. Ottawa-Glandorf’s Ashley Schroeder keeps her eye on the ball as Liberty-Benton Savanah Richards brings the ball up the court at Ohio Northern University March 6. Schroeder and the rest of the Titans are looking year’s state final four squad including Erin 9. Who is the PCL this year? for another run to state. Kaufman, Ashley Schroeder and Paige Last year it seemed the PCL had one Sutter. All three were recognized on the exciting game after another. Expect the All-WBL team. same this year with Ottoville, Leipsic, 4. Who is the favorite in the WBL? Columbus Grove and Kalida leading the The easy answer of course is Ottawa- way with Miller City, Continental and Glandorf. However expect the Titans to Pandora-Gilboa looking to make waves in be tested this year with Defiance, Bath the always competitive PCL. and Wapakoneta all looking to bump off 10. Who are some of the top players O-G. Expect Shawnee, Kenton and Celina to watch? as well as St. Marys to make the WBL as Ottawa-Glandorf’s Erin Kaufman looks tough as ever. to keep the Titan tradition going. Kaufman 5. Who is the favorite in the NWC? was a second-team all WBL performer and Last year, the NWC battle was as tough averaged 8.7 points a game. Teammate as ever as with Columbus Grove securing Ashley Schroeder was a third-team all- the title ahead of Spencerville, Bluffton WBL pick and averaged 9 points a game. and Crestview. Expect another tough Lima Senior’s Nakiya Sigman showed a lot competition in the NWC as all three teams of promise as a sophomore and comes into deal with graduations and integrating new this year looking to build on a solid first players into the starting lineup. Like last season where she was a second team all- year, the NWC race could go down to the TRAC performer. Watch out for Bluffton’s wire? Alivia Koenig, an honorable mention 6. Is Lima Senior ready to make a All-Northwest Ohio pick and a first team push in the TRAC? pick and teammate Avery Rumer should The Spartans finished 6-8 and 12-12 produce for the Pirates and sophomore overall in the regular season with a team Lexi Gregory from Crestview. Minster’s primarily made up of underclassman. Courtney Prenger, who averaged 12 points File Photo Expect Lima Senior to continue to grow a game helped guide her team to a state with some young talent still developing. title. Ottoville’s Haley Hoersten looks to go to the hoop and back to Columbus this year.

File Photo File Photo Lima Central Catholic’s Erin Mulcahy drives past Allen East’s Lakin Basham during Tuesday’s game at Allen Minster’s Ivy Wolf tries to make the steal on Wapakoneta’s Lexi Jacobs in the first quarter at Wapak High East High School. The Thunderbirds are still developing as a team. School last year. Minster looks to defend its state title this year.

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BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Quincey Simpson Dec. 18 Toledo St. John’s at Lima Senior File Photo Years: 5 7:30 PM Jeremy Allen Jr. returns for his senior season for the Thunderbirds. Division: I Dec. 21 Lima Senior at Toledo Central Last Year: 12-12, (6-8 TRAC) Catholic 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Jaleel King Dec. 28 Fremont Ross at Lima Senior 7:30 (Sr.), Greg Johnson (Sr.), Jadakis Mack PM LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC THUNDERBIRDS (Jr.) Dasan Clair (Jr.) Jourdyn Rawlins Dec. 29 Lima Senior at Elida 7:30 PM (So.) Jan. 11 Lima Senior at Findlay 7:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL Promising Newcomers: Khalil Luster Jan. 18 Lima Senior at Whitmer 7:30 PM (Fr.), Camren Miles (Fr.), Cecil Benton (Fr.), Jan. 19 Ottawa-Glandorf at Lima Senior Coach: Frank Kill SCHEDULE Josiah Fulcher (Jr.), Jamir Simpson (Jr.) 7:30 PM Years, career record: 9, 158-50 Nov. 30 Elida Tip-Off Classic, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Elida Tip-Off Classic 6:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We have depth and young Jan. 22 LCC at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Division: IV talent this year. We look to play fast at both Jan. 25 St. Francis at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Last Year: 9-15 Dec. 8 Scott at LCC 7:30 PM ends of the floor. Jan. 29 Lima Senior at Clay 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Biggs Johnson Dec. 11 Bath at LCC 7:30 PM Feb. 1 Lima Senior at Toledo St. John’s (Jr.), De’Montre Garner (Sr.), Ron Banks Dec. 14 LCC at Jefferson 7:30 PM Dec. 15 LCC at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM SCHEDULE 7:30 PM (Sr.), Dominic Riepenhoff (Sr.), Jeremy Nov. 30 Lima Senior at Anthony Wayne Feb. 5 Toledo Central Catholic at Lima Allen (Sr.) Michael Riepenhof (Jr.), Rossy Dec. 20 LCC at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Senior 7:30 PM Moore (So.), Nate Stolly (So.), Shawn Dec. 21 Spencerville at LCC 7:30 PM Dec. 7 Clay at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Feb. 8 Lima Senior at Fremont Ross 7:30 Thomas (So.) Dec. 26 LCC at Kalida 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 Middletown at Lima Senior 7:30 PM PM Team Outlook: The Thunderbirds are Dec. 29 LCC at Shawnee 3 p.m. Dec. 11 Lima Senior at St. Francis 7:30 PM Feb. 9 Lima Senior at Mansfield Senior looking to bounce back after last year’s Jan. 5 LCC at Perry 4 p.m. Dec. 14 Lima Senior at Lima Senior 6:30 PM 9-15 season. We will be extremely young, Jan. 6 LCC at Delphos St. John’s 2:30 p.m. Kewpee Classic Feb. 15 Findlay at Lima Senior 7:30 PM but they all had valuable mintues last Jan. 12 LCC at Van Buren 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 Lima Senior at Lima Senior Feb. 22 Whitmer at Lima Senior 7:30 PM year at the varsity level. Bringing in three Jan. 15 LCC at Versailles 7:30 p.m. Kewpee Classic sophomores allows the T-Birds to be Jan. 19 Elida at LCC 7:30 p.m. fast and athletic. The T-Birds look to be Jan. 22 LCC at Lima Senior 7:30 p.m. uptempo this year and usethe full court to Jan. 24 Crestview at LCC 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL their advantage as they can go 9-10 guys Feb. 2 Liberty-Benton at LCC 7:30 p.m. Coach: Vince Halliday Dec. 6 Notre Dame at Lima Senior 7:30 PM dep. We are not tal…so fundamentals will Feb. 12 C-J at LCC 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 12, N/A Dec. 8 Lima Senior at Liberty-Benton 1:30 be key with rebounding and playing good Feb. 16 Celina at LCC 7:30 p.m. Division: I PM team defense. Last Year: 12-12 (6-8, TRAC) Dec. 10 Lima Senior at St. Ursula 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Nakiya Dec. 13 Lima Senior at Fremont Ross 7:30 GIRLS BASKETBALL Sigman (So.), Destiny McDonald (Sr.), PM Coach: Ron Williams Dec. 6 LCC at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Talor Washington (Sr.), Taja Washington Dec. 15 LCC at Lima Senior 12:00 PM Years, career record: 2, 3-21 Dec. 13 Delphos Jefferson at LCC 7:30 PM (Sr.), Cheyanne Bean (So.), Lexi Williams Dec. 17 Whitmer at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Division: III Dec. 15 LCC at Lima Senior 12:00 PM (Jr.), Ryann Miller (So.), Ajohlon Bullock Dec. 27 Lima Senior at Elida Vicki Mauk Last Year: 3-21 Dec. 18 LCC at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM (Jr.) Holiday Tournament 6:00 PM Returning Letterwinners: Josie Dec. 22 LCC at Shawnee 1:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Trinity Koger Dec. 28 Lima Senior at Elida Vicki Mauk Mahler (Sr.), Hannah Garver (Sr.), Jessie Dec. 27 LCC at Elida Vicki Mauk Holiday (Sr.), D’Ayra Hurley (Sr.) Holiday Tournament 6:00 PM Wilker (Sr.), Rosie Williams (Jr.) Sophia Tournament 6:00 PM Team Outlook: With the top eight players Jan. 3 Toledo Central Catholic at Lima Santaguida (Jr.), Erin Mulcahy (Sop.), Dec. 28 LCC at Elida Vicki Mauk Holiday back from last season and adding a Senior 7:30 PM Mary Kelly Mulcahy (So.) Tournament 6:00 PM couple of transfers with varsity experience Jan. 10 Lima Senior at Clay 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Kennedy Parker Jan. 2 LCC at Miller City 7:00 PM we expect to build off last season’s Jan. 12 Lima Senior at Ottawa-Glandorf (So.) Jan. 3 Ada at LCC 7:30 PM momentum and have a more successful 7:30 PM Team Outlook: We expect our team to be Jan. 8 LCC at Coldwater 7:30 PM season. Jan. 17 Lima Senior at Findlay 7:30 PM much more competitive this year. We have Jan. 12 LCC at Perry 1:30 PM Jan. 24 Fremont at Lima Senior 7:30 PM may girls returning. We just need to keep Jan. 14 Wayne Trace at LCC 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Jan. 28 Lima Senior at Notre Dame improving. Jan. 21 Celina at LCC 7:30 PM Nov. 23 Lima Senior at Bath Kewpee Tip Academy 7:30 PM Jan. 25 LCC at Crestview 7:30 PM Off Classic 7:30 PM Jan. 31 Lima Senior at Whitmer 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Jan. 29 St. Marys at LCC 7:30 PM Nov. 24 Lima Senior at Bath Kewpee Tip Feb. 4 St. Ursula at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Nov. 24 Kenton at LCC 7:30 PM Feb. 5 Allen East at LCC 7:30 PM Off Classic 7:30 PM Feb. 7 Lima Senior at Toledo Central Nov. 27 Fort Jennings at LCC 7:30 PM Feb. 7 LCC at Bluffton 7:30 PM Nov. 29 Shawnee at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Catholic 7:30 PM Nov. 29 LCC at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 PM Feb. 11 Van Wert at LCC 7:30 PM Dec. 3 Findlay at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Feb. 14 Clay at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Dec. 1 LCC at Spencerville 1:30 PM OH-70091465L 4 Friday, November 23, 2018 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE ST. MARYS ROUGHRIDERS OTTAWA-GLANDORF TITANS BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Craig Szymczak Dec. 14 St. Marys at Ottawa- Coach: Tyson McGlaughlin 7:30 PM Years: 4 Glandorf 7:30 PM Years, career record: 10, 176-52 Dec. 18 Ottawa-Glandorf at Division: III Dec. 21 St. Marys at Coldwater Division: III Bowling Green 7:30 PM Last Year: 7-16 (4-5 WBL) 7:30 PM Last Year: 24-2 (9-0 NWC) Dec. 22 Ottawa-Glandorf at Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 22 Parkway at St. Marys Returning Letterwinners: Owen Archbold 7:30 PM Braeden Dunlap (Sr.), Ethan 7:30 PM Hiegel (Sr.), Ethan White (Sr.) Dec. 27 Perrysburg at Ottawa- Steiger (Jr.), Max Mielke (Jr.) Dec. 28 New Knoxville at St. Carter Heringhause (Sr.) Braden Glandorf 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Carter Marys 7:30 PM Fortman (Sr.), Aaron Rieman (Jr.) Jan. 4 Bath at Ottawa-Glandorf Ballweg (Sr.), Bryce Hemmelgarn Dec. 29 Spencerville at St. Marys Promising Newcomers: Ben 7:30 PM (Sr.), Carson Fishbach (Jr.), Jack 7:30 PM Westrkick (Jr.), Nolan Uniterbrink Jan. 5 Bluffton at Ottawa- Cisco (Jr.), Ty Howell (Jr.) Jan. 4 Van Wert at St. Marys 7:30 (Sr.), Seth Sahloff (Sr.), Owen Glandorf 7:30 PM Team Outlook: We graduated a PM Nichols (So.), Ethan Alt (Jr.), Jan. 11 Ottawa-Glandorf at Van large group of seniors that played Jan. 5 Piqua at St. Marys 7:30 PM Parker Schomaeker (Jr.), Jarrod Wert 7:30 PM a lot of varsity basketball for us Jan. 11 Shawnee at St. Marys 7:30 Beach (Jr.), Brennan Blevins (So.) Jan. 12 Findlay at Ottawa- for the last three years. We have PM Team Outlook: I am very excited Glandorf 7:30 PM the potential to be a very good Jan. 18 St. Marys at Kenton 7:30 about this group. They ave put a Jan. 18 Ottawa-Glandorf at Celina offensive team. Defensively, we PM lot time in the past few years and 7:30 PM will need to match our toughness Jan. 25 Elida at St. Marys 7:30 PM ready to show-case their abilities. Jan. 19 Ottawa-Glandorf at Lima from last year. We finished third Jan. 26 St. Marys at Marion Local We lost some great players and Senior 7:30 PM in the league in points per game 7:30 PM leadership from last year. Being Jan. 25 Shawnee at Ottawa- File Photo last season. I am very excited for Feb. 1 Bath at St. Marys 7:30 PM able to collectively replace this Glandorf 7:30 PM Junior Titan Owen Hiegel goes for a lay-up against Bath’s Harrison this season. We have a solid group Feb. 2 Sidney at St. Marys 7:30 will be huge for the upcoming Feb. 1 Defiance at Ottawa- Gough on Friday night at Bath. Levi A. Morman | The Lima News coming up and have the potential PM season. Glandorf 7:30 PM to have a successful season. Feb. 8 St. Marys at Celina 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Feb. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf at SCHEDULE Feb. 9 Minster at St. Marys 7:30 Nov. 30 Ottawa-Glandorf at Bryan Eastwood 7:30 PM BATH WILDCATS Nov. 30 Fort Recovery at St. PM 7:30 PM Feb. 8 Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton Marys 7:30 PM Feb. 15 Defiance at St. Marys 7:30 Dec. 7 Ottawa-Glandorf at Liberty 7:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL Dec. 1 Troy at St. Marys 7:30 PM PM Center 7:30 PM Feb. 9 Lexington at Ottawa- Dec. 7 St. Marys at St. Henry 7:30 Feb. 16 St. Marys at Toledo Scott Dec. 8 Ottawa-Glandorf at Glandorf 6:30 PM Coach: Shawn Allen Dec. 7 Bluffton at Bath 7:30 PM PM 7:30 PM Liberty-Benton 7:30 PM Feb. 15 Wapakoneta at Ottawa- Years, career record: 5, N/A Dec. 11 Bath at LCC 7:30 PM Dec. 8 St. Marys at New Bremen Feb. 22 St. Marys at Wapakoneta Dec. 14 St. Marys at Ottawa- Glandorf 7:30 PM Division: II Dec. 14 Elida at Bath 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Glandorf 7:30 PM Feb. 22 Ottawa-Glandorf at Elida Last Year: 10-14 (2-7 WBL) Dec. 18 Bath at Findlay 7:30 PM Dec. 15 LCC at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners:Derek Dec. 21 Bath at Bryan 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Grigsby, Steve Shook, Devon Dec. 27 Liberty-Benton at Bath Coach: Jon Burke Dec. 13 Ottawa-Glandorf at St. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grigsby, Josh Carmen 7:30 PM Years, career record: 2 Marys 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Ian Jan. 4 Bath at Ottawa-Glandorf Division: II Dec. 17 Fort Recovery at St. Marys Coach: Troy Yant Arlington 1:30 PM Armetrout, Johan Wauben, Carter 7:30 PM Last Year: 11-14 (3-6 WBL) 7:30 PM Years, career record: 7, 142-22 Dec. 20 Ottoville at Ottawa- Parlopiano, Andew Stahr, Cyrus Jan. 5 Bath at St. Henry 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 20 Sidney at St. Marys 7:30 Division: III Glandorf 7:30 PM Burden, Cole Parlapiano Jan. 11 Celina at Bath 7:30 PM Lauren Cisco (Jr,), Ally Will (Jr.), PM Last Year: 25-3 (9-0, WBL) Dec. 22 Ottawa-Glandorf at Team Outlook: Bath basketball Jan. 12 Spencerville at Bath 7:30 Haley Felver (So.), Carly Caywood Dec. 27 Bellefontaine at St. Marys Returning Letterwinners: Marion Local 1:30 PM will be in a rebuilding year early PM (Jr.), Clare Caywood (Sr.) Kathryn 7:30 PM Ashley Schroeder (Sr.) Kelsey Dec. 27 Ottawa-Glandorf at in the season. We lost 90 percent Jan. 15 Botkins at Bath 7:30 PM Elshoff (Sr.) Dec. 29 St. Marys at Russia 2:30 Erford (So), Paige Sutter (Sr.), Columbus Grove 7:30 PM of our scoring to graduation. We Jan. 18 Bath at Defiance 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Kendall PM Erin Kaufman (Sr.), Brianna Dec. 29 Liberty-Benton at will be a mix of returning and Jan. 22 Bath at Columbus Grove Dieringer (Fr.), Elenda Menker Jan. 3 St. Marys at Van Wert 7:30 Schimmoeller (Jr.) Kasey Ottawa-Glandorf 1:30 PM incoming newcomers to fill the 7:30 PM (Fr.), Noelle Ruane (Fr.), Kiley PM Ellerbrock (Sr.) Jan. 3 Ottawa-Glandorf at Bath voids left behind. We will play a lot Jan. 25 Wapakoneta at Bath 7:30 Tennant (Sop. Jan. 10 St. Marys at Shawnee Promising Newcomers: Jalya 7:30 PM of people early in the season to PM Team Outlook: We are a young 7:30 PM Balbaugh (Sr), Peyton Warnecke Jan. 8 Perrysburg at Ottawa- develop roles and identities. We Jan. 29 Bath at Perry 7:30 PM and undersized team who plays a Jan. 15 St. Marys at New Bremen (Jr.) Jasmyne Rich (Jr.) Glandorf 7:30 PM will continue to grow as a group Feb. 1 Bath at St. Marys 7:30 PM tough man-to-man defense. This 7:00 PM Team Outlook: Our schedule has Jan. 10 Van Wert at Ottawa- and develop into a very solid team Feb. 8 Bath at Van Wert 7:30 PM team competes hard and they can Jan. 17 Kenton at St. Marys 7:30 been strengthened yet again to Glandorf 7:30 PM as the season unfolds. Feb. 12 Delphos St. John’s at Bath play physical. We hope to be able PM test us. We have holes to fill but Jan. 12 Lima Senior at Ottawa- SCHEDULE 7:30 PM to run up and down the floor at a Jan. 22 St. Marys at Marion Local we have girls that have been here Glandorf 7:30 PM Nov. 30 Bath at Elida Tip-Off Feb. 15 Shawnee at Bath 7:30 PM quick pace. 7:30 PM a while and have waited their turn Jan. 17 Celina at Ottawa-Glandorf Classic Feb. 22 Bath at Kenton 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Jan. 24 St. Marys at Elida 7:30 PM for this chance. We have solid 7:30 PM Dec. 1 Bath at Elida Tip-Off Nov. 23 St. Marys at Fort Jennings Jan. 29 St. Marys at LCC 7:30 PM pieces returning, but we will need Jan. 24 Ottawa-Glandorf at Classic 7:30 PM Jan. 31 St. Marys at Bath 7:30 PM leadership to develop to our full Shawnee 7:30 PM Nov. 27 Kalida at St. Marys 7:30 Feb. 5 St. Marys at St. Henry 7:30 potential. Jan. 26 Pike-Delta-York at Ottawa- GIRLS BASKETBALL PM PM SCHEDULE Glandorf 2:30 PM Nov. 23 Ottawa-Glandorf at Kalida Jan. 31 Ottawa-Glandorf at Coach: Greg Mauk Dec. 4 Bath at Versailles 7:30 PM Nov. 29 New Knoxville at St. Feb. 7 Celina at St. Marys 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Defiance 7:30 PM Years, career record: 21 Dec. 6 Kenton at Bath 7:30 PM Marys 7:30 PM Feb. 9 Parkway at St. Marys 1:30 Nov. 27 Tinora at Ottawa-Glandorf Feb. 5 Ottawa-Glandorf at Patrick Division: II Dec. 13 Bath at Elida 7:30 PM Dec. 6 Wapakoneta at St. Marys PM 7:30 PM Henry 7:30 PM Last Year: (18-5, 7-2 WBL) Dec. 20 Coldwater at Bath 7:30 7:30 PM Feb. 14 St. Marys at Defiance 7:00 Dec. 6 Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf Feb. 7 Kenton at Ottawa-Glandorf Returning Letterwinners: PM Dec. 11 Delphos St. John’s at St. PM Madelyn Renner (So.), Chandler Jan. 3 Ottawa-Glandorf at Bath Marys 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Clark (So.), Abbie Dakin (So.), 7:30 PM Dec. 8 Ottawa-Glandorf at Fort Feb. 12 Archbold at Ottawa- Kaleight Ketcham (So.), Tori Jan. 8 Ottoville at Bath 7:30 PM Recovery 1:30 PM Glandorf 7:30 PM Dackin (Sr.), Ruby Bolon (So.) Jan. 10 Bath at Celina 7:30 PM Dec. 13 Ottawa-Glandorf at St. Feb. 14 Ottawa-Glandorf at Marys 7:30 PM Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Jordan Jan. 17 Defiance at Bath 7:30 PM Craig (Sr.) Ja’Dasin Henderson Jan. 22 Delphos St. John’s at Bath Dec. 15 Ottawa-Glandorf at (So.), Esther Bolon (So.) 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Jan. 24 Bath at Wapakoneta 7:30 Nov. 23 Bath at Bath Kewpee Tip PM Off Classic 7:30 PM Jan. 31 St. Marys at Bath 7:30 PM Nov. 24 Bath at Bath Kewpee Tip Feb. 5 Bath at Marion Local 7:30 Off Classic 7:30 PM PM Nov. 29 St. Henry at Bath 7:30 PM Feb. 7 Van Wert at Bath 7:30 PM Dec. 1 Columbus Grove at Bath Feb. 12 Bath at Tinora 7:30 PM 2:30 PM Feb. 14 Bath at Shawnee 7:30 PM

ELIDA BULLDOGS GIRLS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Roman Youngpeter PM Years, career record: 1 Dec. 6 Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf Coach: Denny Thompson Dec. 7 Elida at Spencerville 7:30 Division: II 7:30 PM Years: 13 PM Last Year: 7-17 (2-7, WBL) Dec. 8 Kalida at Elida 1:30 PM Division: IV Dec. 8 Delphos St. John’s at Elida Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 11 Elida at Lincolnview 7:30 Last Year: 18-5 (5-4 WBL) 7:30 PM Hayleigh Bacome (Sr.), Clenna PM Returning Letterwinners: Max Dec. 14 Elida at Bath 7:30 PM Kuhn (Sr.) Amira Freeman (So.) Dec. 13 Bath at Elida 7:30 PM Parker (Sr.). Dec. 15 Coldwater at Elida 7:30 Amiah Jones (Sr.), Alissa Cuffy Dec. 15 Elida at Columbus Grove Promising Newcomers: Matt PM (Jr.), Abby Smith (Sr.) 2:30 PM Fish (Sr.), Dante Wheeler (Jr.) Dec. 21 Ottoville at Elida 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Halley Dec. 27 Elida at Elida Vicki Mauk Dylan Buetner (Jr.) Drew Brockert Dec. 22 Elida at Van Buren 7:30 Little (So.), Erika Suever (So.), Holiday Tournament 6:00 PM (Sr), Drew Biglow (Sr.), Logan PM Stanci Slaise (Jr.), Aubrey Vincent Dec. 28 Elida at Elida Vicki Mauk Johnson (Jr.), Evan Unruh (Fr) Dec. 29 Lima Senior at Elida 7:30 (Jr.), Katelyn Makin (Jr.) Yasmine Holiday Tournament 6:00 PM Team Outlook: Question marks PM Gurley (Jr.) Jan. 3 Celina at Elida 7:30 PM abound for the Bulldogs Eight Jan. 4 Elida at Celina 7:30 PM Team Outlook: The Lady Daws Jan. 5 Bluffton at Elida 1:30 PM seniors graduated and we are Jan. 11 Defiance at Elida 7:30 PM will rely heavily on the experience Jan. 8 Elida at Fort Jennings 7:30 trying to find some players to Jan. 12 Piqua at Elida 7:30 PM of their senior returning starters PM step up. The Bulldogs will have a Jan. 18 Elida at Wapakoneta 7:30 Clenna Kuhn (47 varsity starts) Jan. 10 Elida at Defiance 7:30 PM little more size this year and hope PM and Hayleigh Bacome (71 varsity Jan. 17 Wapakoneta at Elida 7:30 to continue to be a very good Jan. 19 Elida at LCC 4:00 PM starts) to help get the athletic PM defensive team if players accept Jan. 25 Elida at St. Marys 7:30 PM yet inexperienced group of Jan. 24 St. Marys at Elida 7:30 PM their roles and buy in to what Jan. 26 Elida at Toledo Central youngsters acclimated to the Jan. 26 Leipsic at Elida 1:30 PM Elida basketball is all about. We Catholic 7:30 PM rigors of WBL girls basketball. Jan. 29 Ottoville at Elida 7:30 PM could have a successful season Feb. 1 Van Wert at Elida 7:30 PM The team will look to establish a Jan. 31 Elida at Van Wert 7:30 PM and surprise a few people come Feb. 8 Elida at Shawnee 7:30 PM solid defense revolving around Feb. 5 Elida at Parkway 7:30 PM tourney time. Feb. 9 Findlay at Elida 7:30 PM its speed and quickness all Feb. 7 Shawnee at Elida 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Feb. 15 Kenton at Elida 7:30 PM while developing an offense that Feb. 12 Elida at Coldwater 7:30 File Photo Nov. 30 Elida at Elida Tip-Off Feb. 16 Elida at Delphos Jefferson controls the pace of the game. PM Ottaw-Glandorf’s Paige Sutter shoots against Bath on Thursday night Classic 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Feb. 14 Elida at Kenton 7:30 PM at Robert J. Hermiller Gymnasium. Dec. 1 Elida at Elida Tip-Off Feb. 22 Ottawa-Glandorf at Elida Dec. 4 Spencerville at Elida 7:30 Classic 7:30 PM

OFFICIAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION of the WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE WE’VE GOT SPIRIT... HOW ‘BOUT YOU? SuperiorCU.com Open your FREE Spirit Checking account – ONLY at Superior Credit Union! NMLS #746357 OH-70088730L The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Friday, November 23, 2018 5 WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE VAN WERT COUGARS SHAWNEE INDIANS BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Mark Bagley SCHEDULE BOYS BASKETBALL Years, career record: 5, 51-68 Nov. 30 Crestview at Van Wert Coach: Mark Triplett Jefferson 7:30 PM Division: II 7:30 PM Years, career record: 6, N/A Dec. 29 LCC at Shawnee 3:00 PM Last Year: 13-11, (5-4 WBL) Dec. 1 Van Wert at Lincolnview Division: II Jan. 4 Wapakoneta at Shawnee Returning Letterwinners: Nate 7:30 PM Last Year: 18-8 (6-3 WBL) 7:30 PM Place (Sr.), Drew Bagley (Sr.), Dec. 7 Parkway at Van Wert 7:30 Returning Letterwinners: Justin Jan. 5 Coldwater at Shawnee Blake Henry (Sr.), Owen Treece PM Behnke (Sr.) Johnny Caprella 7:30 PM (So.) Dec. 14 Wapakoneta at Van Wert (Sr.), Sheridan O’Neal (Sr.) Jake Jan. 11 Shawnee at St. Marys 7:30 Promising Newcomers: Lawson 7:30 PM Hutchins (Sr.) Tyson Elwer (So.), PM Blackmore (Sr.), Tanner Barnhart Dec. 21 Delphos St. John’s at Van Logan Maxwell (So.) Jan. 12 Shawnee at Delphos St. (Jr.), Clayton ProffliDtt (Jr.), Jake Wert 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Tyler John’s 7:30 PM Hilleary (Jr.), LeTrey Williams (So.) Dec. 22 Van Wert at Wayne Trace Stoll (Sr.), John Barker (Jr.), Jalen Jan. 18 Van Wert at Shawnee 7:30 Team Outlook: Van Wert begins 7:30 PM Moeller-Kile (Jr.), Will Roerson PM season No. 6 under head coach Dec. 28 Van Wert at Ottoville 7:00 (Jr.) Jarin Bertke (So.) George Jan. 25 Shawnee at Ottawa- Mark Bagley who are looking to PM File Photo Mangas (So,), Caden Vermillio Glandorf 7:30 PM improve on their 13=11 record Dec. 29 Van Wert at Columbus Wapak Basketball #5 Nate Ambos splits the Shawnee defense of Wapak (So,) Feb. 1 Shawnee at Kenton 7:30 from last year with four starters Grove 7:30 PM Basketball #2 Gage Schenk and Wapak Basketball #23 Adam Scott Team Outlook: We have a hard- PM returning and finished the season Jan. 4 Van Wert at St. Marys 7:30 (right) and at Lima Senior High School. working talented group of young Feb. 2 Shawnee at Findlay 7:30 winning 10 out of their last 13 PM me. If we can get leaders to step PM games. Van Wert has experience Jan. 11 Ottawa-Glandorf at Van WAPAKONETA REDSKINS up , improve our communications Feb. 8 Elida at Shawnee 7:30 PM returning from last year’s team Wert 7:30 PM and get a better every day, Feb. 9 Shawnee at Fort Recovery with four of their top five scorers Jan. 12 Van Wert at Marion Local BOYS BASKETBALL we have a chance to have a 7:30 PM coming back. The Cougars will 7:30 PM successful season Feb. 15 Shawnee at Bath 7:30 PM Coach: Doug Davis Dec. 20 LCC at Wapakoneta 7:30 use the football team’s playoff Jan. 18 Van Wert at Shawnee 7:30 Feb. 16 Shawnee at Spencerville Years, career record: p.m. SCHEDULE success as a springboard to the PM Dec. 18 Perry at Shawnee 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Division: II Dec. 21 Fort Recovery at upcoming basketball season. Jan. 19 Bryan at Van Wert 7:30 PM Dec. 22 Marion Local at Shawnee Feb. 22 Celina at Shawnee 7:30 Last Year: 15-9 (6-3,WBL) Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. They are excited about the off Jan. 22 Kalida at Van Wert 7:30 7:30 PM PM Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 28 Perry at Wapakoneta 7:30 season development of several PM Dec. 28 Shawnee at Delphos young players and continue to Jan. 25 Kenton at Van Wert 7:30 Aaron Good (Sr.), Adam Scott p.m. have the program going in a PM (Sr.), Reed Mericle (Jr.), Noah Jan. 4 Wapakoneta at Shawnee GIRLS BASKETBALL positive direction. The Van Wert Jan. 26 Van Wert at Coldwater Ambos (So.) Brady Erb (Sr.), Ryan 7:30 p.m. program will continue to play 7:30 PM Carrico (Sr.), Riley Worthen (Sr.) Jan. 5 Liberty-Benton at Coach: Rachel Ciminillo 1:30 PM great man to man defense and Feb. 1 Van Wert at Elida 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Nate Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 1 Dec. 6 Shawnee at Celina 7:30 PM share the ball on offense running Feb. 8 Bath at Van Wert 7:30 PM Ambos (Sr.), Garrett Siefring Jan. 8 Bluffton at Wapakoneta Division: II Dec. 11 Shawnee at Liberty- a variety of sets and increased Feb. 9 Van Wert at St. Henry 7:30 (So.) 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 11-12 (3-6, WBL) Benton 7:30 PM use of motion. All players in the PM Team Outlook: Returning Jan. 11 Kenton at Wapakoneta Returning Letterwinners: Tessa Dec. 13 Defiance at Shawnee 7:30 entire program have worked Feb. 15 Celina at Van Wert 7:30 PM varsity players played a lot time 7:30 p.m. Jordan (Jr.), Eliyana Floyd (Sr.), PM hard in the off season to become Feb. 19 LCC at Van Wert 7:30 PM because of injuries last year. That Jan. 12 Wapakoneta at Sidney Kerri Robinson (Sr.), Samya Dec. 17 Delphos St. John’s at better athletes, basketball Feb. 22 Van Wert at Defiance 7:30 experience should help us to be 7:30 p.m. Wright (So.) Grace O’Connor (Sr.) Shawnee 7:30 PM players, leaders and are anxious PM ready for this upcoming season. Jan. 15 Wapakoneta at New Trinity Gearing (Jr.) Dec. 22 LCC at Shawnee 1:30 PM for the season to begin. Our two leading scorers from Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Ally Dec. 27 Delphos Jefferson at GIRLS BASKETBALL last year (Adam Scott and Aaron Jan. 18 Elida at Wapakoneta 7:30 Boone (Sr.), Maddi Rumbaugh Shawnee 7:30 PM Good) are back to led us. We will p.m. Coach: Tom Bear Glandorf 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Briana Snider (Sr.), Jan. 3 Shawnee at Wapakoneta look to push the tempo on offense Jan. 25 Wapakoneta at Bath 7:30 Years, career record: 1 Jan. 12 Van Wert at Lincolnview Mackenzie Peterman (Jr.), 7:30 PM and pressure teams on defese. p.m. Division: II 2:30 p.m. Madison Peterman (Jr.) Aaliyah Jan. 7 Shawnee at Wayne Trace We are comfortable playing at a Jan. 26 St. Henry at Wapakoneta Last Year: 8-15 (3-6 BL Jan. 15 Van Wert at Paulding 7:30 Fowler (Jr.) 7:30 PM fast pace. 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: N/A p.m. Team Outlook: We have a group Jan. 10 St. Marys at Shawnee Feb. 1 Celina at Wapakoneta 7:30 Promising Newcomers: N/A Jan. 17 Shawnee at Van Wert 7:30 SCHEDULE of sharp upperclassmen and 7:30 PM Team Outlook: N/A p.m. Nov. 30 Wapakoneta at Delphos p.m. emerging leaders who are ready Jan. 15 Shawnee at Spencerville Jefferson 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 Wapakoneta at Defiance SCHEDULE Jan. 21 Crestview at Van Wert 7:30 to ring in a new ear for Shawnee. 7:30 PM Nov. 23 Ottoville at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Indian Lake at Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. Grouped together with some Jan. 17 Shawnee at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 Van Wert at Kenton 7:30 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 Wapakoneta at Ottawa- young talent, communication will PM Nov. 27 Coldwater at Van Wert p.m. Dec. 7 Wapakoneta at Marion Glandorf 7:30 p.m. be key to our success this season. Jan. 24 Ottawa-Glandorf at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 Van Wert at Fairview 7:30 Local 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 Wapakoneta at Coldwater Our tough non-league schedule Shawnee 7:30 PM Nov. 29 Delphos Jefferson at Van p.m. Dec. 14 Wapakoneta at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. will provide strong experience for Jan. 29 Shawnee at Coldwater Wert 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 Elida at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 St. Marys at Wapakoneta WBL play. 7:30 PM Dec. 6 Defiance at Van Wert 7:30 Feb. 5 Bryan at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 Wapakoneta at Minster 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Jan. 31 Kenton at Shawnee 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 Van Wert at Bath 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 Shawnee at Fort Jennings PM Dec. 10 Spencerville at Van Wert Feb. 11 Van Wert at LCC 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL 7:30 PM Feb. 7 Shawnee at Elida 7:30 PM 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 Van Wert at Celina 7:30 Nov. 27 Shawnee at Columbus Feb. 12 Upper Scioto Valley at Coach: Rusty Allen Dec. 18 LCC 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 Van Wert at Wapakoneta p.m. Grove 7:30 PM Shawnee 7:30 PM Years, career record: 10/153-84 Dec. 22 at Bellefontaine 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Sport Nov. 29 Shawnee at Lima Senior Feb. 14 Bath at Shawnee 7:30 PM Division: II Dec. 27 Wapakoneta TSC Holiday Dec. 18 Van Wert at Wayne Trace Cloud Database by Caspio 7:30 PM Feb. 16 Allen East at Shawnee Last Year: 13-10 (6-3 WBL) Tournament 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Lima, OH Dec. 1 Shawnee at Marion Local 1:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 29 Wapakoneta TSC Holiday Dec. 27 Van Wert at Delphos St. 37° Makenzie Wilson (Jr.), Audra Tournament 6 p.m. John’s 7:30 p.m. 4:44 p.m. EST Schaub (Sr.), Katie Engle (Sr.), Jan. 3 Shawnee 7:30 p.m. CELINA BULLDOGS Jan. 3 St. Marys at Van Wert 7:30 Cloudy Jessica Davis (Sr.) Jan. 5 at Kalida 1:30 p.m. p.m. Get this widget Promising Newcomers: Casey Jan. 10 at Kenton 7:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Jan. 5 Maumee Valley Country POLL Mining (So.), Addy Allen (Fr.) Jan. 17 at Elida 7:30 p.m. Day at Van Wert 1:30 p.m. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pinterest Coach: Jay Imwalle Dec. 22 Toledo Central Catholic at Team Outlook: We are a little Jan. 22 at New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 4, Celina 6:30 PM Jan. 10 Van Wert at Ottawa- LinkedInRSS younger than we have been in the Jan. 24 Bath at Wapakoneta 7:30 Division: II Dec. 28 Celina at Coldwater Asset past, but still bring back some p.m. Last Year: 6-17 (3-6 WBL) Allocation Basketball Classic experience. We will need to focus Jan. 29 Liberty-Benton 7:30 p.m. KENTON WILDCATS Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 29 Celina at Coldwater Asset on one game at a time and work Jan. 31 at Celina 7:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Brett Schwieterman (Sr.), Corbin Allocation Basketball Classic on getting better each game. Feb. 2 at Arlington 1:30 p.m. Murphy (Sr.) Kasten Eichenauer Jan. 4 Elida at Celina 7:30 PM Coach: Matt McCullough p.m. Feb. 5 Coldwater 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE (Sr), Austin Okeley (Sr.), Branden Jan. 5 Bryan at Celina 7:30 PM Years, career record: 7, N/A Dec. 21 Marion Harding at Kenton Subject to change Feb. 7 Defiance 7:30 p.m. Yenser (Jr.), Max Thobe (Jr.) Jan. 11 Celina at Bath 7:30 PM Division: II 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 St. Henry 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Josh Jan. 12 Celina at Coldwater 7:30 Last Year: 14-9 (3-6, WBL) Jan. 4 Defiance at Kenton 7:30 Dec. 1 Fort Recovery 1:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Ruehne (Jr.), Drake Langenkamp PM Returning Letterwinners: p.m. Dec. 4 at Minster 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being (Jr.) Austin Cotterman (So) Jan. 18 Ottawa-Glandorf at Celina Jaron Sharp (Sr.) Tye Sherman Jan. 5 Kenton at Delphos Dec. 6 at St. Marys 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are Team Outlook: We will play hard, 7:30 PM (Sr.), Jayden Cornell (So.), Jacob Jefferson 8:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Marion Local 7:30 p.m. starting times for tournament play as a team at both ends of Jan. 25 Defiance at Celina 7:30 Eversole (So.), Trent Lawrence Jan. 11 Kenton at Wapakoneta Dec. 13 Van Wert 7:30 p.m. openers. (Sr.), Bryce Ellis (Jr.) Trey Jeffries 7:30 p.m. the floor and compete each night PM (Jr.), Luke Fackler (Jr.), Jan. 12 Kenton at Liberty-Benton we take the court in the very Jan. 26 Celina at Crestview 7:30 Promising Newcomers: Landen 7:30 p.m. DEFIANCE BULLDOGS competitive Western Buckeye PM West (So.), Caden Bolling (So.) Jan. 18 St. Marys at Kenton 7:30 BOYS BASKETBALL League and challenging non- Feb. 1 Celina at Wapakoneta 7:30 Team Outlook: We will be a p.m. Coach: Kirk Lehman PARTIAL SCHEDULE league portion of our schedule. PM more experienced group with Jan. 19 Kenton at Tiffin 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 28, 397- Dec. 7 Defiance at Paulding 7:30 SCHEDULE Feb. 2 St. Henry at Celina 7:30 PM everyone returning from last Jan. 25 Kenton at Van Wert 7:30 229 PM Dec. 1 Versailles at Celina 7:30 PM Feb. 8 St. Marys at Celina 7:30 PM year’s team. As always, our goals p.m. Division: II Dec. 14 Shawnee at Defiance 7:30 Dec. 7 Celina at New Bremen 7:30 Feb. 9 Celina at Troy 7:30 PM are to improve everyday and be Jan. 26 Kenton at Ada 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 10-15 (2-7, WBL) PM PM Feb. 15 Celina at Van Wert 7:30 playing our best basketball come Feb. 1 Shawnee at Kenton 7:30 Returning Letterwinners:Tyrel Dec. 29 Defiance at Delphos St. Dec. 8 Celina at Bowsher 7:00 PM PM tournament time. p.m. Goings (Jr.), Will Lammers (Jr.), John’s 7:30 PM Dec. 14 Kenton at Celina 7:30 PM Feb. 16 Celina at LCC 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Feb. 8 Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton James Seele (Sr.), Alex Naton Jan. 4 Defiance at Kenton 7:30 Dec. 15 Marion Local at Celina Feb. 22 Celina at Shawnee 7:30 Nov. 30 Kenton at Indian Lake 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), D.J. Dotson (Sr.), Nas PM 7:30 PM PM 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Kenton at Allen East 8:00 Mitchell (Sr.), Caden Kline (Jr.), Jan. 11 Defiance at Elida 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Dec. 1 Waynesfield-Goshen at p.m. Colin Moats (Jr.) Jan. 18 Bath at Defiance 7:30 PM Kenton 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 Kenton at Elida 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Ben Jan. 25 Defiance at Celina 7:30 Coach: Cenzie Rushton Dec. 13 Celina at Kenton 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 Kenton at Coldwater 7:30 Feb. 16 Kenton at Bluffton 7:30 Perrine (Sr.), Jack Vander Horst PM Years, career record: 1 Dec. 17 St. Henry at Celina 7:30 p.m. p.m. (Jr.), C.J. Zachrich (So.), Simeon Feb. 1 Defiance at Ottawa- Division: IV p.m. Dec. 11 Benjamin Logan at Kenton Feb. 22 Bath at Kenton 7:30 p.m. Sweeney (So.) Glandorf 7:30 PM Last Year: 2-22 (0-9 WBL) Dec. 20 Parkway at Celina 7:30 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 Upper Scioto Valley at Team Outlook: A lot of Feb. 8 Wapakoneta at Defiance Returning Letterwinners: p.m. Dec. 14 Kenton at Celina 7:30 p.m. Kenton 6:00 p.m. experience returning. Eight 7:30 PM Maddy Luebke (Sr.), Brooke Dec. 29 Celina at Ovisco Holiday Dec. 15 Riverdale at Kenton 7:30 Letterman Returning that were Feb. 15 Defiance at St. Marys 7:30 Robbins (Sr.) Makenna Klingshin Tournament 1:00 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL key parts of 17-18 season. Good PM (So.) Carley Eichler (So.) Bailey Dec. 29 Celina at Ovisco Holiday size overall / Rebounding should Feb. 22 Van Wert at Defiance 7:30 Examon (Sr.), Emily Braun (Sr.) Tournament 6:00 p.m. Coach: Ryan Miller Jan. 12 Napoleon at Kenton 1:30 Sydney Howell (Jr.) Jan. 3 Celina at Elida 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 7, 99-77 p.m. be a strength: Post play should be PM a strength as well. Feb. 23 Defiance at LCC 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Jan. 5 Findlay at Celina 12:30 p.m. Division: II Jan. 15 Kenton at Marion Harding Makenna Ashmore (Jr.) Jan. 7 Findlay at Celina 12:30 p.m. Last Year: 17-7 (5-4 WBL) 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Team Outlook: Our motto Jan. 8 Marion Local at Celina 7:30 Returning Letterwinners: Jan. 17 Kenton at St. Marys 7:30 Coach: Rafael Manriquez competitive in all our games and for the year is onward and p.m. Promising Newcomers: p.m. Years, career record: 3, 51-22 learn from each other. upward. We are really on moving Jan. 10 Bath at Celina 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: Jan. 22 Kenton at Liberty-Benton Division: II PARTIAL SCHEDULE forward as aprogram and Jan. 17 Celina at Ottawa-Glandorf SCHEDULE 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 20-5 (7-2, WBL) Dec. 6 Defiance at Van Wert 7:30 iumproving our skill set each day. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 Kenton at LCC 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 Van Wert at Kenton 7:30 Returning Letterwinners: p.m. Developing quality leadership Jan. 21 Celina at LCC 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Benjamin Logan at Kenton p.m. Carlee Smiddy (Jr.) Tammy Dec. 13 Defiance at Shawnee 7:30 while establishing constant Jan. 28 Allen East at Celina 7:30 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Arlington at Kenton 2:30 Aguilar (Jr.), Alex Hartman (Sr.), p.m. communication on and off the p.m. Dec. 6 Kenton at Bath 7:30 p.m. p.m. Sadie Tuckerman (Sr.) Jan. 3 Defiance at Kenton 7:30 court are key to propelling our Jan. 31 Wapakoneta at Celina 7:30 Dec. 13 Celina at Kenton 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 Kenton at Shawnee 7:30 Promising Newcomers: Cyra p.m. program to a higher level. p.m. Dec. 15 Kenton at Riverdale 2:30 p.m. Markowski (Sr.), Jordan Davis Jan. 10 Elida at Defiance 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 5 Celina at Crestview 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 Ridgemont at Kenton 7:30 (Jr.), Raelle Gonzales (Jr.), Trinity Jan. 17 Defiance at Bath 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 Celina at Minster 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 Kenton at Upper Scioto p.m. Shirk (Jr.), Emalee McKenzie Jan. 31 Ottawa-Glandorf at p.m. Feb. 7 Celina at St. Marys 7:30 Valley 7:00 p.m. Feb. 7 Kenton at Ottawa-Glandorf (Jr.) Selena Carcia (Jr.), Joanna Defiance 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Celina at New Bremen 2:00 p.m. Dec. 22 Bluffton at Kenton 1:30 7:30 p.m. Schlatter (So.), Kendall Black Feb. 7 Defiance at Wapakoneta p.m. Feb. 12 Fort Recovery at Celina p.m. Feb. 9 Kenton at Waynesfield- (So.), Olivia Moats (Fr.) 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 Shawnee at Celina 7:30 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3 Defiance at Kenton 7:00 Goshen 12:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We will look Feb. 12 Defiance at Paulding 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 Van Wert at Celina 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 Kenton at River Valley 7:30 to improve every game and p.m. Dec. 11 Celina at Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5 Ada at Kenton 1:30 p.m. p.m. gradually through the season will Feb. 14 St. Marys at Defiance 7:00 p.m. Jan. 10 Wapakoneta at Kenton Feb. 14 Elida at Kenton 7:30 p.m. get better as we gain experience p.m. 7:30 p.m. at the varsity level. 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Coach: Dre White PM Coach: Todd Boblitt PM Years, career record: 3 Dec. 1 Ada at Fort Jennings 7:30 Years, career record: 13, 127-144 Dec. 21 Bluffton at Paulding 7:30 Division: IV PM Division: III PM Last Year: 4-19 (2-6 NWC) Dec. 7 Kalida at Ada 7:30 PM Last Year: 10-13 (4-4 NWC) Dec. 28 Bluffton at Bluffton Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 8 Ottoville at Ada 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Luke McDonald’s Holiday Tournament Connor Frazier (Sr), Cade Mullins Dec. 14 Ada at Allen East 7:30 PM Denecker (Jr.), Jared Piercefield Dec. 28 Bluffton at Bluffton (Sr), Ethan Hall (Sr.), Phillip Dec. 15 Ada at Perry 7:30 PM (Jr.), Mason Ault (Jr.) McDonald’s Holiday Tournament Coulson (Jr.), Zac Swaney (So), Dec. 19 Cory-Rawson at Ada 7:30 Promising Newcomers: Baylor Jan. 5 Bluffton at Ottawa- Brandon Hull (S0) PM Garmatter (Jr.), Mickey Ault Glandorf 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Phillipe Dec. 21 Delphos Jefferson at Ada (Jr.), Andrew Lovett (Jr.), Levi Jan. 8 Bluffton at Wapakoneta Gautier, Micah Cook (So) 7:30 PM Hohenbrink (So.) 7:30 PM Team Outlook: We return a very Dec. 28 Ada at Border Battle Team Outlook: We want to be a Jan. 11 Lincolnview at Bluffton solid nucleus to lead this team. Holiday Classic, Ada group that continuall improves 7:30 PM We return six letterman, with Dec. 28 Ada at Border Battle throughout the season. We have Jan. 12 Fort Jennings at Bluffton three of them being seniors. Holiday Classic, Ada a skilled group who truly enjoy 7:30 PM These guys will be asked to help Jan. 5 Ada at New Knoxville 7:30 the sport, are coachable and Jan. 18 Bluffton at Spencerville develop some reliable depth off PM are excited to get started. We 7:30 PM the bench by mentoring some Jan. 12 Upper Scioto Valley at Ada will need to be an aggressive Jan. 19 Patrick Henry at Bluffton of the younger, or new guys. Our 7:30 PM rebounding team to make up for 7:30 PM success will be dependent on Jan. 18 Ada at Crestview 7:30 PM our lack of size. Jan. 25 Columbus Grove at how quickly some of our younger Jan. 19 Ada at Hardin Northern SCHEDULE Bluffton 7:30 PM players develop and how well our 7:30 PM Boys Basketball Feb. 1 Bluffton at Allen East 7:30 experienced upperclassman lead. Jan. 22 Ada at Arlington 7:30 PM Nov. 30 Bluffton at Leipsic 7:30 PM If we can develop some chemistry Jan. 25 Paulding at Ada 7:30 PM PM Feb. 2 Bluffton at Pandora-Gilboa and some depth, continue to get Jan. 26 Kenton at Ada 7:30 PM Dec. 7 Bluffton at Bath 7:30 PM 7:30 PM better every day, and maintain Feb. 1 Spencerville at Ada 7:30 PM Dec. 11 Bluffton at Van Buren 7:30 Feb. 9 Riverdale at Bluffton 7:30 the energy that has been seen in Feb. 8 Ada at Lincolnview 7:30 PM PM PM our early practices, this is a group Feb. 15 Ada at Columbus Grove Dec. 14 Crestview at Bluffton 7:30 Feb. 15 Delphos Jefferson at that has a potential to raise the 7:30 PM PM Bluffton 7:30 PM File Photo standard of where we have been Feb. 16 Temple Christian at Ada Dec. 15 McComb at Bluffton 7:30 Feb. 16 Kenton at Bluffton 7:30 Columbus Grove’s Logan Schroeder drives to the basket against the past couple seasons. 7:30 PM PM PM Kalida’s Luke Erhart during the first half of the Division IV Northwest SCHEDULE Feb. 22 Bluffton at Ada 7:30 PM Dec. 18 Vanlue at Bluffton 7:30 Feb. 22 Bluffton at Ada 7:30 PM District tournament at Liberty Benton High School. Nov. 30 Ada at Ridgemont 6:00 GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL COLUMBUS GROVE BULLDOGS Coach: Eric Garmatter p.m. Coach: Morgan Bass Dec. 11 at Riverdale 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 7, 90-71 Dec. 1 Fort Jennings 1:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Years, career record: 1 Dec. 13 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Division: III Dec. 6 Ada 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 17 Van Buren 7:30 p.m. Last Year: (17-7, 6-2 NWC) Dec. 8 at Ottoville 1:30 p.m. Coach: Chris Sautter Arlington 7:30 PM Last Year: 4-18 (0-8 NWC) Dec. 20 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Returning Letterwinners: Alivia Dec. 13 at Crestview 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 17, 181-162 Dec. 21 Columbus Grove at Returning Letterwinners: p.m. Koenig (Sr.), Averey Rumer (Sr.), Dec. 15 North Baltimore 1:30 p.m. Division: IV Lincolnview 7:30 PM Miranda Wills (So.) Dec. 27 Ada Border Battle Holiday Katie Prater (Sr.), Kayla White Dec. 20 Paulding 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 11-14 (2-5 PCL, 4-4 Dec. 22 Columbus Grove at Promising Newcomers: Kristen Classic 6 p.m. (Jr.), Libby Schaadt (Jr.), Ashley Dec. 22 at Kenton 1:30 p.m. NWC) Patrick Henry 7:30 PM Poling (Fr.) Dec. 29 Ada Border Battle Holiday Eachus (Sr.), Brinkley Garmatter Dec. 29 at Arcadia 1:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 29 Van Wert at Columbus Team Outlook: We are a very Classic TBA (Jr.), Laykin Garmatter (So.) Jan. 5 at Elida 1:30 p.m. Grayson Flores (Sr.), Dylan Mason Grove 7:30 PM young team with not a whole lot Jan. 3 at LCC 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Grace Jan. 10 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Cody Johnson (Sr.), Blake Jan. 5 Fort Jennings at Columbus of varsity level experience (the Jan. 5 at Kenton 1:30 p.m. Myers (So.), Reagan Mittendorf Jan. 17 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Reynolds (So.), Tayt Birsnesser Grove 7:30 PM majority of our team is made up Jan. 8 at Perry 7:30 p.m. (Fr.), Kylie Monday (Fr.), Kylie Jan. 19 Pandora-Gilboa 1 p.m. (So.) Jan. 11 Spencerville at Columbus of freshman and sophomores). Jan. 12 McComb 1:30 p.m. Stackhouse (Fr.) Jan. 24 at Columbus Grove 7:30 Promising Newcomers: Evan Grove 7:30 PM We are most definitely in the Jan. 17 Crestview 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We hope to p.m. Hopkins (Jr.), Alex Schneider (Jr.) Jan. 12 Columbus Grove at Leipsic rebuilding process of the program Jan. 21 at Ridgemont 7:30 p.m. build on last year’s success. Jan. 26 at Riverdale 2:30 p.m. Gabe Clement (So.) 7:30 PM and all the girls are on board. I Jan. 24 at Paulding 7:30 p.m. Our team will be a balanced Jan. 31 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: With five letter Jan. 19 Kalida at Columbus Grove couldn’t ask for a better group of Jan. 29 Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 mix of experience and youth. Feb. 5 Liberty-Benton 7:30 p.m. winners returning from last 7:30 PM girls as far as effort and attitude p.m. The girls will be expected to be Feb. 7 LCC 7:30 p.m. year’s team, expectations Jan. 22 Bath at Columbus Grove goes which are things we stress Jan. 31 at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. great teammates, play hard and Feb. 9 at Miller City 2:30 p.m. are growing. Our success and 7:30 PM every day at practice. They are Feb. 7 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. execute on both ends of the floor. Feb. 14 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 continued improvement will Jan. 25 Columbus Grove at very coachable group who come Feb. 12 Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 SCHEDULE p.m. depend on the leadership of our Bluffton 7:30 PM to practice every day willing to p.m. Subject to change Note: Most times are approximate seniors and the development of Jan. 29 Columbus Grove at Van learn and work. Feb. 14 Columbus Grove 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Bluffton McDonald’s due to majority of games being our underclassmen. Both PCL Buren 7:30 PM Subject to change Note: Most times are approximate Tournament 6 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are and NWC will be strong again as Feb. 1 Columbus Grove at Delphos Nov. 27 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Nov. 24 Bluffton McDonald’s starting times for tournament always. We will have to be playing Jefferson 7:30 PM Dec. 4 Hardin Northern 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are Tournament 6 p.m. openers. very good basketball to compete Feb. 2 Columbus Grove at Dec. 6 at Bluffton 7:30 p.m. starting times for tournament Nov. 27 Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 against those teams. Continental 7:30 PM Dec. 8 at Ada 1:30 p.m. openers. SCHEDULE Feb. 5 Columbus Grove at Nov. 30 Columbus Grove at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Feb. 8 Allen East at Columbus SPENCERVILLE BEARCATS Dec. 1 Jackson Center at Grove 7:30 PM Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Feb. 15 Ada at Columbus Grove BOYS BASKETBALL Dec. 7 Ottoville at Columbus 7:30 PM Grove 7:30 PM Feb. 16 Miller City at Columbus Coach: Kevin Sensabaugh Nov. 30 St. Henry 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 Paulding at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Years, career record: 17, 214-143 Dec. 1 at Minster 7:30 p.m. Grove 7:30 PM Feb. 22 Columbus Grove at Division: III Dec. 7 Elida 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 Columbus Grove at Crestview 7:30 PM Last Year: 3-20 (1-7 NWC) Dec. 8 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 14 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. Keegan Goecke (So.), Jackson Dec. 15 Ottoville 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Goecke (Jr.), Dalton Prichard Dec. 21 at LCC 7:30 p.m. CRESTVIEW KNIGHTS Coach: Brian Schroeder p.m. (So.), Kale Lee (Sr.), Drew Dec. 22 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: Jan. 5 Ottoville 2:30 p.m. Armstead (Sr.) Dec. 29 at St. Marys 7:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Division: IV Jan. 10 at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Luke Jan. 11 at Columbus Grove 7:30 Last Year: 15-9 (7-1 NWC) Jan. 12 at Leipsic 2:30 p.m. Falke (Jr.), Peyton Brown (Jr.), p.m. CRESTVIEW Dec. 1 at Miller City :30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: N/A Jan. 15 Liberty-Benton 7:30 p.m. Chase Smith (So.), D.J. Bowens Jan. 12 at Bath 7:30 p.m. Coach: Jeremy Best Dec. 8 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: N/A Jan. 19 Miller City 2:00 p.m. (So.), Eli Harter (Fr.) Jan. 18 Bluffton 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 21, 132-81 Dec. 14 at Bluffton 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: N/A Jan. 21 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We return a lot Jan. 19 Arlington 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 15 Edgerton 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Jan. 24 Bluffton 7:30 p.m. of experience from last season. Jan. 25 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 23-4 (8-0, NWC) Dec. 18 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Subject to change Jan. 31 Delphos Jefferson 7:30 However, we are still going to Jan. 26 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Returning Lettermen: Drew Dec. 21 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 Shawnee 7:30 p.m. p.m. be a pretty young team. We had p.m. Kline (Sr.) Derick Dealey (Sr.), Dec. 28 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Dec. 1 at Bath 2:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Allen East 7:30 p.m. great attendance at our summer Feb. 1 at Ada 7:30 p.m. Wade Sheets (Sr.), Javin Etzler p.m. Dec. 4 at Continenta 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Arlington 1:30 p.m. things so this group is eager to Feb. 2 at New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Kalen Etzler (So.) Jan. 4 Kalida 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 Crestview at Columbus Feb. 14 at Ada 7:30 p.m. improve on last year’s season. Feb. 8 Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Promising Newcomers: Colton Jan. 11 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Grove 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 Pandora-Gilboa 2 p.m. We are going to need to improve p.m. Luatzenheiser (Sr.), Carson p.m. Dec. 11 at Patrick Henry 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate our shooting percentages. We Feb. 9 at Marion Local 7:30 p.m. Kreischer (So.), Brant Richardson Jan. 12 at Arlington 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Paulding 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being took some lumps last year and Feb. 15 Crestview 7:30 p.m. (Sr.) Jan. 18 Ada 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 Elida 2:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are we’ve learned from those difficult Feb. 16 Shawnee 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: This is a veteran Jan. 20 Minster at Trent Arena, Dec. 18 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. starting times for tournament experiences. We still don’t have Feb. 22 at Paulding 7:30 p.m. group that has played a lot of Kettering 3 p.m. Dec. 20 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. openers. great depth, so we will need to Note: Most times are approximate basketball games in a Crestview Jan. 24 at LCC 7:30 p.m. Dec. 27 Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 stay healthy to be successful. due to majority of games being uniform. They are good friends Jan. 26 Celina 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE proceeded by JV contests. that are able to challenge each Feb. 1 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. Subject to change other with a common goal to be Feb. 2 Hicksville 7:30 p.m. the best possible team we can be. Feb. 8 at Paulding 7:30 p.m. I am excited for our seniors and Feb. 9 at Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL am excited for them to show their Feb. 15 at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Coach: Greg Ekis Dec. 20 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. maturation process in how they Feb. 16 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 5 Dec. 22 Fort Jennings 2:30 p.m. carry themselves, how they play Feb. 22 Columbus Grove 7:30 p.m. Division: III Dec. 27 at Elida Vicki Mauk and how they represent Crestview Note: Most times are approximate Last year’s record: 16-9 (6-2, Holiday Tournament 6 p.m. SCHEDULE due to majority of games being NWC) Dec. 28 at Elida Vicki Mauk Subject to change proceeded by JV contests. Returning Letterwinners: Holiday Tournament 6 p.m. Nov. 30 at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Nelaya Burden (Jr.), Abby Jan. 10 Columbus Grove 7:30 p.m. Satterfield (Jr.), Emma Leis (So.), Jan. 15 Shawnee 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kelsey Shaffer (Jr.), Alex Carter Jan. 17 at Bluffton 7:30 p.m. CRESTVIEW Jan. 7 Continental 6:45 p.m. (Sr.) Jan. 19 at Waynesfield-Goshen Coach: Mark Gregory Jan. 10 Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Promising Newcomers: Olivia 12:30 p.m Years, career record: 3, 1118-4 p.m. Goecke (Jr.), Gillian Goecke (So.) Jan. 22 at Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Jan. 15 Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We hope to Jan. 24 Allen East at Spencerville Last Year: 19-7 (6-2, NWC) Jan. 17 at Ada 7:30 p.m. build on last year’s success. 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Jan. 19 Delphos St. Johns 4:30 Our team will be a balanced Jan. 29 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. Subject to change p.m. mix of experience and youth. Jan. 31 Ada 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Ottoville 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. The girls will be expected to be Feb. 5 at New Bremen 7:30 PM Nov. 29 at Fort Recovery 7:30 Jan. 25 LCC 7:30 p.m. great teammates, play hard and Feb. 7 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 Antwerp 7:30 p.m. execute on both ends of the floor. p.m. Dec. 4 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 12 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Columbus Grove 7:30 Feb. 5 Celina 7:30 p.m. Subject to change Feb. 14 at Crestview 7:30 p.m. p.m. Feb. 7 Paulding 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Continental 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Dec. 13 Bluffton 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 LCC 1:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Dec. 17 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Elida 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are Dec. 20 at Allen East 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Dec. 6 Paulding 7:30 p.m. starting times for tournament Dec. 22 Kalida 1:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Dec. 10 at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. openers. Dec. 29 at Hicksville 1:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. Dec. 13 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Friday, November 23, 2018 7 LIMA AREA BOYS, GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Editor’s Note — At the time this Lincolnview at Ottoville, 2 p.m. Lima Senior at Liberty-Benton, 1:30 Riverside at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Girls Basketball schedule was put together several North Union at Ridgemont, 1 p.m. p.m. Paulding at Columbus Grove, 7:30 Sidney at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 of the schedules were incomplete. Boys Basketball Bluffton at Ottoville, 1:30 p.m. p.m. Wayne Trace at Fort Jennings, 7:30 Paulding at Bryan Holiday Dates and times are subject to Saturday, Dec. 1 Perry at Ada, 1:30 p.m. Continental at Fairview, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Tournament, 4 p.m. change. Most of the listed start Bath, LCC, Shawnee at Elida Tip-Off Elgin at Allen East, 8 p.m. Ottoville at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. North Baltimore at Leipsic, 7:30 LCC, Lima Senior, Spencerville times are estimated for the varsity Classic, 6:30 p.m. Kalida at Elida, 1:30 p.m. Kalida at Holgate, 7:30 p.m. p.m. at Elida Vicki Mauk Holiday games since the majority are Versailles at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Fort Recovery, Leipsic at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m. Vanlue at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. Tournament, 6 p.m. preceded by junior varsity contests. Waynesfield-Goshen at Kenton, 1:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Hopewell- Delphos St. John’s at Kalida, 7:30 Minster, Toledo Start at Bath Also times for tournaments are for 7:30 p.m. Minster at Jackson Center, 2:30 Loudon, 7:30 p.m. p.m. McDonald’s Holiday Classic, 7:30 that evening’s first games. Troy at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Arlington at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Ridgemont, p.m. Girls Basketball Van Wert at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Miller City, 2:30 Ada at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Continental, Hilltop, Leipsic at Friday, Nov. 23 Indian Lake at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Riverdale at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 Ayersville Holiday Tournament, 6 Findlay, Lima Senior, New Knoxville p.m. Mississinawa Valley at St. Henry, Lincolnview at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. at Bath Kewpee Tip Off Classic, 6 Hardin Northern at Hopewell 1:30 p.m. p.m. Boys Basketball Boys Basketball p.m. Loudon Tip Off Classic, 5 p.m. Ridgemont at Arlington, 2:30 p.m. Coldwater at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 Friday, Dec. 28 Allen East, Arlington, Cory-Rawson Perry at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 Cory-Rawson at Waynesfield- Minster at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 LCC at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Fremont Ross at Lima Senior, 7:30 at Bluffton McDonald’s Tournament, p.m. Goshen, 12:30 p.m. p.m. Continental at Holgate, 7:30 p.m. p.m. 6 p.m. Madison-Plains at Ridgemont, 7:30 Boys Basketball Fort Recovery at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Shawnee at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Delphos Jefferson at Delphos St. p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 Marion Local at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 p.m. John’s, 7:30 p.m. Riverdale at Upper Scioto Valley, Middletown at Lima Senior, 7:30 New Bremen at New Knoxville, 7:30 Lima Senior at Toledo Central Celina, Marion Local, St. Henry Continental at Spencerville, 7:30 7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. Catholic, 7:30 p.m. at Coldwater Asset Allocation p.m. Jackson Center at Columbus Grove, Scott at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Spencerville at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Basketball Classic, 6 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Kalida, 7:30 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 Bath at Bryan, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Temple Christian at Continental, Celina at Bowsher, 7 p.m. LCC at Lima Senior, noon Ottoville at Elida, 7:30 p.m. p.m. St. Marys at Fort Jennings, 7:30 6:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Elida, 7:30 North Baltimore at Bluffton, 1:30 Marion Harding at Kenton, 7:30 Van Wert at Ottoville, 7 p.m. p.m. Ada at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Hardin Northern at Vanlue, 7:30 Ottoville at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Holgate, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Liberty-Benton, Elida at Columbus Grove, 2:30 p.m. St. Marys at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Riverdale, 2:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Van Wert, 7:30 Perry at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Tinora at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. p.m. St. Marys at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Arlington, 1:30 p.m. Allen East, Upper Scioto Valley, New Bremen at Anna, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Wapakoneta, 7:30 Waynesfield-Goshen at Border Minster vs. Valley View at Journey to Delphos Jefferson at Fairview, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Fort Jennings, 1:30 p.m. p.m. Battle Holiday Classic at Ada, 6 p.m. the Tourney at Lakota West, 1 p.m. p.m. Ridgemont at Crestline, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Vanlue, 1 p.m. Hardin Northern at St. Joseph Temple Christian at Fort Jennings, Girls Basketball Paulding at Antwerp, 7:30 p.m. Benjamin Logan at Waynesfield- Pandora-Gilboa at Upper Scioto Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 Spencerville at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Valley, noon Perry at Elgin, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Findlay, Lima Senior, New Knoxville Fort Loramie at New Knoxville, 7:30 Continental at Lincolnview, 7:30 Coldwater at Ottoville, 1:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Upper Scioto Valley, Arlington, Cory-Rawson, Miller City at Bath Kewpee Tip Off Classic, 6 p.m. p.m. Parkway at Antwerp, 2:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. at Bluffton McDonald’s Holiday p.m. Botkins at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Fort Jennings, 7:30 New Bremen at Delphos Jefferson, Temple Christian at Waynesfield- Tournament, 6 p.m. Allen East, Arlington, Cory-Rawson St. Henry at Russia, 7:30 p.m. p.m. 2:30 p.m. Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Delphos St. John’s, at Bluffton McDonald’s Tournament, Girls Basketball Archbold at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Arcadia at Ridgemont, 2:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 Ayersville at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball 7:30 p.m. Paulding, Bryan, Tinora, Wauseon Crestview at Ottoville, 7 p.m. Ansonia at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 Fort Jennings at Ayersville, 7:30 at Vison Chrysler Holiday Classic at Lincolnview at Continental, 7:30 Findlay at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Dunbar Early College High School, p.m. Defiance College, TBA p.m. McComb at Perry, 7 p.m. Paulding at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood St. Edward, Toledo Arcadia at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Greenville at Fort Recovery, 7:30 Kenton at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Coldwater at Jackson Center, 7:30 Rogers at Lima Senior Kewpee Pandora-Gilboa at Arlington, 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 p.m. Classic, 6 p.m. p.m. Russia at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Vanlue at Upper Scioto Valley, 6 North Union at Ridgemont, 7:30 Minster at Botkins, 7:30 p.m. LCC at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Wayne Trace at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. New Bremen at Riverside, 7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. Anna at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Shawnee, Cory-Rawson at McComb, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at JJ Winns Holiday Indian Lake at Waynesfield-Goshen, Girls Basketball Arlington at Temple Christian, 7:30 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Tournament at Fremont High 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 p.m. Marion Local at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. School, 4:30 p.m. Indian Lake at Perry, 7 p.m. Hardin Northern at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Jay County, 7:30 Coldwater at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Parkway at Mississinawa Valley, 7 Crestview at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Riverdale at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Fort Loramie, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Antwerp, 7:30 Girls Basketball Wapakoneta at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Allen East, Upper Scioto Valley, Girls Basketball p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 Hardin Northern at Mechanicsburg, Saturday, Dec. 22 Waynesfield-Goshen at Ada for Tuesday, Nov. 27 Paulding at Hicksville, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at St. Ursula, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Kenton, 1:30 p.m. Border Battle Holiday Classic, noon Ada at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at New Bremen, 7:30 Columbus Grove at Arlington, 7:30 Kalida at Crestview, 1:30 p.m. Coldwater, Marion Local, St. Shawnee at Columbus Grove, 7:30 Bath at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. Fort Jennings at Spencerville, 2:30 Henry at Celina Ovisco Holiday p.m. Wapakoneta at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Perry, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Tournament, 1 p.m. Fairview at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Columbus Grove at Continental, Perry at Pandora-Gilboa, 7 p.m. New Knoxville at Waynesfield- Ottawa-Glandorf at Marion Local, Minster, Toledo Start at Bath p.m. 7:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Van Buren, 7:30 Goshen, 7:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. McDonald’s Holiday Classic, 7:30 Paulding at Antwerp, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Continental at Antwerp, 7:30 p.m. LCC at Shawnee, 1:30 p.m. p.m. Tinora at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 Coldwater at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Botkins at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Bellefontaine, 7:30 Crestview at Hicksville, 1:30 p.m. p.m. Miller City at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 Boys Basketball Pandora-Gilboa at Delphos p.m. Paulding at Bryan Holiday Kalida at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Liberty Center at Miller City, 2 p.m. Tournament, TBA Bluffton at Miller City at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 New Knoxville at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Patrick Henry, 7:30 Temple Christian at Cory-Rawson, Fort Recovery at Arcanum, 1:30 p.m. Arcadia, 1:30 p.m. p.m. Jackson Center at Waynesfield- p.m. 7:30 p.m. Russia at Minster, 2:30 p.m. Kalida at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Coldwater at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball McComb at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Tri-Village, 1:30 p.m. p.m. St. Henry at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Tuesday, Deb. 11 Edgerton at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Benjamin Liberty-Benton at Ottawa-Glandorf, Fort Jennings at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 Ada at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Wayne Trace, 7:30 Logan, 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Versailles, Delphos St. John’s at Upper Scioto Cory-Rawson at Delphos Jefferson, p.m. Boys Basketball St. Marys at Russia, 2:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Valley, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 Wapakoneta TSC Holiday Marion Local at Waynesfield- Wednesday, Dec. 5 Elida at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Fort Loramie at New Bremen, 7:30 Marion Local at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Tournament, 6 p.m. Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Toledo Central Catholic at Celina, Fort Jennings at McComb, 1:30 p.m. Riverdale at Hardin Northern, 7:30 Girls Basketball Columbus Grove at Patrick Henry, Girls Basketball 6:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Pandora-Gilboa, p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17 Elida at Van Buren, 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Bluffton, 7 Notre Dame at Lima Senior, 7:30 Celina at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Whitmer at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Archbold, 7:30 Jay County at Fort Recovery, 1:30 p.m. p.m. Shawnee at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 Van Buren at Ada, 7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. Girls Basketball Ada at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Crestview at Fort Jennings, 7:30 Parkway at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Jackson Center at New Knoxville, Thursday, Nov. 29 Delphos Jefferson at Allen East, Delphos St. John’s at St. Marys, p.m. Van Wert at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Crestview at Fort Recovery, 7:30 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Wayne Trace at Lincolnview, 7:30 Monroeville at Hardin Northern, New Bremen at Lehman Catholic, p.m. Crestview at Columbus Grove, 7:30 Wapakoneta at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Paulding at Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Indian Lake, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball p.m. LCC at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Fairview at Continental, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Pandora- Saturday, Dec. 29 Edgerton at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Shawnee, Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Elida, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Patrick Henry, LCC at Shawnee, 3 p.m. Celina at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 Fort Recovery at St. Marys, 7:30 7:30 p.m. Celina, Marion Local, St. Henry Shawnee at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Lincolnview at Fort Jennings, 7:30 at Coldwater Asset Allocation New Knoxville at St. Marys, 7:30 Wapakoneta at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Bath at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Basketball Classic, 6 p.m. p.m. Defiance at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Benjamin Logan at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Ottoville, 7 Spencerville at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Hicksville at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Tinora at Continental, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Perry at Elida, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Van Wert at Columbus Grove, 7:30 Leipsic at McComb, 7:30 p.m. Vanlue at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Spencerville at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Ottoville at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. Ayersville at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Calvary Christian at Waynesfield- Tuesday, Dec. 18 Coldwater at Greenville, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Perry, 7:30 p.m. North Baltimore at Pandora-Gilboa, Pandora-Gilboa at Liberty-Benton, Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Allen East, 7:30 Ansonia at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Allen East, Upper Scioto Valley, 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Legacy Christian at Minster, 7:30 Waynesfield-Goshen at Border LCC at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. New Bremen at Coldwater, 7:30 Ottoville at Antwerp, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Holgate, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Battle Holiday Classic at Ada, TBA Perry at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Bluffton at Van Buren, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Upper Scioto Valley, 7 New Bremen at Anna, 8 p.m. Arlington, Cory-Rawson, Miller City New Bremen at Houston, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Delphos St. John’s, Girls Basketball p.m. New Knoxville at Temple Christian, at Bluffton McDonald’s Holiday Hardin Northern at Elgin, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13 Van Wert at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Tournament, 6 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Riverside, Versailles at Fort Recovery, 7:30 Lima Senior at Fremont Ross, 7:30 LCC at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Lincolnview at Ottoville, 7 p.m. 6 p.m. p.m. p.m. Columbus Grove at Kalida, 7:30 Wednesday, Dec. 26 Delphos Jefferson at Fort Recovery, Waynesfield-Goshen at Ridgemont, Marion Local at New Knoxville, 7:30 Bluffton at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. p.m. LCC at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. p.m. Allen East at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 Defiance at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 Cory-Rawson at Arcadia, 7:30 p.m. Minster at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Russia, 7:30 p.m. Liberty-Benton at Bath, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Boys Basketball Riverside at Hardin Northern, 7:30 Columbus Grove at Paulding, 7:30 Waynesfield-Goshen at Parkway, Perrysburg at Ottawa-Glandorf, New Knoxville at Botkins, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 p.m. p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Parkway at JJ Winns Holiday Lima Senior at Anthony Wayne, Jones Leadership Academy at Spencerville at Lincolnview, 7:30 New Knoxville at Anna, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Tournament at North Central, 6 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley, 7 p.m. p.m. New Bremen at Fort Loramie, 7:30 Paulding, Bryan, Tinora, Wauseon p.m. Bath, LCC, Shawnee at Elida Tip-Off Waynesfield-Goshen at Botkins, Bath at Elida, 7:30 p.m. p.m. at Vison Chrysler Holiday Classic at Girls Basketball Classic, 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Celina at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Defiance College, TBA Wednesday, Jan. 2 Kenton at Indian Lake, 7:30 p.m. Elgin at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at St. Marys, 7:30 Monday, Dec. 17 Girls Basketball LCC at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Bryan, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Arlington, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Miller City at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Deb. 27 Girls Basketball Fort Recovery at St. Marys, 7:30 Boys Basketball Defiance at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball LCC, Lima Senior, Spencerville Thursday, Jan. 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 Van Wert at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 at Elida Vicki Mauk Holiday Toledo Central Catholic at Lima Crestview at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Clay at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Holgate, 7:30 p.m. Toledo St. John’s at Lima Senior, Tournament, 6 p.m. Senior, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Delphos Jefferson, Bluffton at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Allen East, Upper Scioto Valley, Ada at LCC, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Celina at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen at Ada for Lincolnview at Ridgemont, 7:30 Hardin Northern at Hopewell Elida at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Findlay, 7:30 p.m. Border Battle Holiday Classic, 6 p.m. Loudon Tip Off Classic, 5 p.m. Kenton at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Minster, 7:30 Ottawa-Glandorf at Bowling Green, p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Ridgemont, 6 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Liberty Center, p.m. 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Columbus Celina at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Continental, Grove, 7:30 p.m. Defiance at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Versailles at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Coldwater, Marion Local, St. Shawnee at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Wayne Trace, Parkway at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at New Bremen, 7:30 Fort Jennings at Crestview, 7:30 Henry at Celina Ovisco Holiday St. Marys at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Tournament, 6 p.m. Ottoville at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Continental, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Hardin Northern at Upper Scioto Delphos Jefferson at Ottoville, 7 Delphos Jefferson at Shawnee, 7:30 Leipsic at Arlington, 7:30 p.m. Arlington at Fort Jennings, 7:30 Hardin Northern at Riverside, 7:30 Valley, 6 p.m. p.m. p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at McComb, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Perry at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 Vanlue at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Bellefontaine at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Kalida at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Temple Christian, 7:30 p.m. p.m. South Adams at Fort Recovery, 7:30 Van Wert at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 Coldwater at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Elgin, 7:30 p.m. Van Buren at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. p.m. New Knoxville at Delphos St. John’s, Tinora at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Upper Scioto Valley, p.m. Girls Basketball Wapakoneta TSC Holiday 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Temple Christian, 7:30 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Riverside, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 Tournament, 6 p.m. Fort Recovery at Minster, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Ottoville at Columbus Grove, 7:30 Boys Basketball Perry at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Continental, Hilltop, Leipsic at Marion Local at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Vanlue at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 p.m. Ayersville holiday tournament, 6 New Bremen at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Hicksville at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Dunbar Early College High School, Boys Basketball p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen at Lehman Minster at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Antwerp, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood St. Edward, Toledo Wednesday, Dec. 19 Arlington at Ottoville, 7 p.m. Catholic, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Kalida at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Rogers at Lima Senior Kewpee Cory-Rawson at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at North Baltimore, 7:30 Hopewell-Loudon at Cory-Rawson, Saturday, Dec. 1 North Baltimore at Leipsic, 7:30 Classic, 6 p.m. Girls Basketball p.m. 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Bluffton, 1:30 p.m. p.m. LCC at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 South Adams at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Columbus Grove at Bath, 2:30 p.m. Riverdale at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 Shawnee at Defiance, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Fort Loramie, 7:30 Thursday, Jan. 3 LCC at Spencerville, 1:30 p.m. p.m. Elida at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Patrick Henry at Continental, 7:30 Celina at New Bremen, 2 p.m. Liberty-Benton at Cory-Rawson, Kenton at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Columbus Grove, New Bremen at Jackson Center, p.m. Benjamin Logan at Kenton, 1:30 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball p.m. Allen East at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Vanlue, 7:30 Friday, Jan. 4 Shawnee at Marion Local, 1:30 p.m. p.m. Wapakoneta at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Wapakoneta, 1:30 Defiance at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Hardin p.m. Elgin at Perry, 7 p.m. Hardin Northern at Monclova p.m. Fort Recovery at Versailles, 7 p.m. Northern, 7:30 p.m. Coldwater at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Cardington-Lincoln, Kalida at Minster, 2:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Waynesfield-Goshen at Perry, 7:30 Parkway at Celina, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Holgate at Miller City, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 p.m. Ottoville at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 Mohawk at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. See SCHEDULE | 8

OH-70091448L 8 Friday, November 23, 2018 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News

New Bremen at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 Celina at Troy, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. Tinora at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Toledo St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. Findlay at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Schedule Elgin at Temple Christian, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Allen East, 8 p.m. Boys Basketball Wayne Trace at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Bath at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Lexington at Ottawa-Glandorf, 6:30 p.m. From page 7 Saturday, Jan. 12 p.m. Van Wert at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Minster at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. LCC at Van Buren, 5 p.m. Kenton at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 p.m. Defiance at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Christian Academy, 5 p.m. Shawnee at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Celina at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Arcadia, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Temple Christian at Hardin Northern, 7:30 Upper Scioto Valley at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 Boys Basketball Delphos St. John’s at Bath, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 Celina at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Wapakoneta at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 p.m. Antwerp at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. North Baltimore at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Findlay at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Waynesfield-Goshen at Upper Scioto Valley, New Bremen at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. Elida at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Piqua at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 22 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Ayersville, 7:30 p.m. Defiance at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. LCC at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Leipsic at Edgerton, 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Van Buren at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Monclova Christian Van Vert at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Russia at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Academy, 6:30 p.m. Arcadia at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Ottoville, 7 p.m. Ottoville at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Riverdale at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Lehman Catholic at Waynesfield-Goshen, Ridgemont at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Arlington, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Van Buren, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 Vanlue at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. Liberty Center at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Indian Lake at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 Crestview at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Girls Basketball Bluffton at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Tri-Village at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Van Buren, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 Lincolnview at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at Temple Christian, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Ayersville, 7:30 p.m. Fremont at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen at Botkins, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at New Knoxville, 7:30 Fort Jennings at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball p.m. Kalida at Tinora, 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at New Bremen, 7:30 Monday, Feb. 11 Minster at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Wayne Trace at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Wayne Trace at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Allen East at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Versailles at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. p.m. St. Marys at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Minster at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Crestview at Arlington, 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Girls Basketball Ottawa-Glandorf at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Vanlue, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 Miller City at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Bluffton at Elida, 1:30 p.m. Fairview at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 Girls Basketball Ada at Kenton, 1:30 p.m. Fort Loramie at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Allen East, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 Findlay at Celina, 12:30 p.m. New Bremen at Covington, 7:30 p.m. Arcadia at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Paulding, 2:30 p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Ottoville, 2:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Jackson Center, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Arlington, 1:30 p.m. Defiance at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Minster at Lincolnview, 2:30 p.m. Anna at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Coldwater at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Pandora-Gilboa, 2:30 p.m. Spencerville at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Maumee Valley Country Day at Van Wert, Calvary Christian at Temple Christian, 7:30 Delphos St. John’s at Marion Local, 7:30 Leipsic at Ottoville, 7 p.m. Fort Recovery at Celina, 7:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. Mississinawa Valley at Fort Recovery, 2:30 Elida at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Kalida, 1:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Minster at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Kenton at River Valley, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Fort Jennings, 2:30 Monday, Jan. 14 Parkway at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Newton High, 1:30 p.m. Archbold at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Allen East at Perry, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Wayne Trace, 1:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Liberty Benton at Fort Recovery, 1:30 p.m. Ayersville at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at Ansonia, 2:30 p.m. Bath at Tinora, 7:30 p.m. Lehman Catholic at New Knoxville, 1:30 Wayne Trace at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Lehman Catholic at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Continental at Ayersville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Ridgemont at Triad, 7:30 p.m Cory-Rawson at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 Ottoville at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 p.m. Bradford at St. Henry, 1 p.m. Girls Basketball Miller City at Partick Henry, 7:30 p.m. Liberty-Benton at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Fort Loramie at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Arlington at Hardin Northern 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 Girls Basketball Shawnee at Findlay, 7:30 p.m. Botkins at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Liberty-Benton at Columbus Grove, 7:30 Friday, Jan. 25 St. Henry at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Calvary Christian School at Hardin Waynesfield-Goshen at Vanlue, 2:30 p.m. LCC at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Northern, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Eastwood, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan 5 Coldwater at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Sidney at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball LCC at Perry, 4 p.m. Antwerp at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 Arlington at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 Coldwater at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. St. Francis at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Coldwater at Upper Scioto Valley, 7:30 p.m. Chaminade Julienne at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Bath at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen at Fairlawn, 8 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Bryan at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Marion Harding, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Delphos Jefferson, 8:30 p.m. St. Marys at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Defiance at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Bluffton at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Tinora, 7:30 p.m. Elida at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Wayne Trace at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 Piqua at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. McComb at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. Clay at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Liberty-Benton at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Pandora-Gilboa, 7 p.m. Hardin Northern at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Anna, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Lehman Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Hicksville at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Mohawk, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Franklin Monroe, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Temple Delphos St. John’s at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Benjamin Logan, North Baltimore at Upper Scioto Valley, Christian,7:30 p.m. Spencerville at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Riverside at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Mississinawa Valley at Fort Recovery, 7:30 Columbus Grove at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Jackson Center at Waynesfield-Goshen, Lakota at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Van Wert at Celina, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. South Adams at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. McComb at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Fort Loramie at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Elida at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Van Buren at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. Jackson Center at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. McComb at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 Cory-Rawson at North Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Botkins at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. LCC at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. South Adams at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at Defiance, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. Botkins at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Emmanuel Christian at Temple Christian, Continental at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Minster at Ottoville, 7 p.m. Hardin Northern at Mechanicsburg, 7:30 Allen East at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 p.m. Ada at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Lincolnview at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Pandora-Gilboa at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Temple Christian at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Triad, 7:30 p.m. Coldwater at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 Coldwater at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 St. Ursula at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Anna, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball p.m. Fort Jennings at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Minster at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Mississinawa Valley at New Bremen, 7:30 Thursday, Jan. 17 New Bremen at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Minster at Ottoville, 7 p.m. Parkway at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Lima Senior at Findlay, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Botkins, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Spencerville at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Versailles at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Friday, Feb. 15 Parkway at Lehman Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Lincolnview at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Tuesday, Feb. 5 Sunday, Jan. 6 Crestview at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Liberty-Benton at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball LCC at Delphos St. John’s, 2:30 p.m. Paulding at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Riverdale, 2:30 p.m. Allen East at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 Celina at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Delphos Jefferson, 2:30 p.m. Celina at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Findlay at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Shawnee at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7 Wapakoneta at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Pike-Delta-York at Ottawa-Glandorf, 2:30 Spencerville at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Van Buren at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Elida at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Crestview, 6:45 p.m. Shawnee at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Elida, 1:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Findlay at Celina, 12:30 p.m. Defiance at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Arlington at Kenton, 2:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Patrick Henry, 7:30 p.m. Defiance at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. Continental, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Miller City, 2:30 p.m. St. Marys at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Celina at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Hopewell-Loudon, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Pandora-Gilboa, 2 p.m. Bryan at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Elgin at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Waynesfield-Goshen at Ridgemont, 7:30 Tuesday, Jan. 8 Van Buren at Pandora-Gilboa, 7 p.m. Anna at Minster, 2:30 p.m. Coldwater at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Coldwater at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. Botkins at New Knoxville, 1:30 p.m. Bath at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Lehman Catholic at St. Henry, 1:30 p.m. Continental at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. Riverside at Upper Scioto Valley, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen at New Bremen, 2 p.m. Holgate at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. New Bremen at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Arcadia, 2:15 p.m. Russia at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Bath, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Monroeville at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Lehman Catholic, 7:15 Saturday, Jan. 26 Van Buren at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. Elida at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Elida at Toledo Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Delphos Jefferson at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Perrysburg at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Perry, 6 p.m. Kenton at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 Crestview at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Patrick Henry, 7:30 p.m. Elgin at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf vs. Columbus Africentric Toledo Central Catholic at Lima Senior, 7:30 Paulding at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. LCC at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. North Baltimore at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Early College at Pickerington, 5:15 p.m. p.m. Marion Local at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Jackson Center, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball St. Marys at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 Versailles at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at Botkins, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 Van Wert at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. p.m. New Bremen at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 Lima Senior at Whitmer, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 St. Henry at Minster, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Van Wert at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. p.m. New Knoxville at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at New Bremen, 7:30 Bath at Defiance, 7:30 p.m. Northeastern at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Temple Christian at Lehman Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 Paulding at Hicksville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Cory-Rawson at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Girls Basketball Girls Basketball Ridgemont at Northmor, 7:30 p.m. Elida at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Archbold at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 Saturday, Feb. 16 Lehman Catholic at Hardin Northern, 7:30 Fort Jennings at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Toledo Central Catholic, 7:30 Allen East at Shawnee, 1:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Pandora-Gilboa at Columbus Grove, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 p.m. Leipsic at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Bluffton at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Upper Scioto Valley, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Holgate, 7:30 p.m. LCC at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Boys Basketball Monclova Christian at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 Waynesfield-Goshen at Elgin, 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Ayersville, 7:30 p.m. Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 p.m. Continental at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. Celina at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Celina at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Leipsic at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 Pandora-Gilboa at Arcadia, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 Columbus Grove at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Clay, 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Shawnee at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Elida at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Fort Loramie, 8 p.m. Kenton at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at Toledo Scott, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Jackson Center at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Celina at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Vanlue at Temple Christian, 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Defiance at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Botkins at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28 Van Buren at Leipsic, 7 p.m. Vanlue at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. Elida at Defiance, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Notre Dame Academy, 7:30 Arcadia at Pandora-Gilboa, 7 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at North Baltimore, Wapakoneta at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Minster at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Versailles at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Versailles at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. North Central at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m. Temple Christian at Riverside, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Continental at Tinora, 7:30 p.m. Riverdale at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Ridgemont at Fairbanks, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Pandora-Gilboa, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Arlington, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 Girls Basketball Waynesfield-Goshen at Hardin Northern, Van Buren at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Fort Recovery, 7:30 Pandora-Gilboa at Bluffton, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 7:30 p.m. Ottoville at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Miller City at Columbus Grove, 2 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Lehman Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Temple Christian at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at Crestview, 4:30 p.m. Antwerp at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Mohawk, 7:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Minster at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Waynesfield-Goshen, 12:30 Spencerville at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Vanlue, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Arlington, 6:30 p.m. Versailles at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Ottoville at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Elgin at Upper Scioto Valley, 6 p.m. Paulding at Bryan, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Bath vs. Pike-Delta-York at Ohio Northern, Shawnee at Coldwater, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Marion Local at Russia, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 Anna at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Perry at Riverside, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Continental, 2:30 p.m. Van Wert at Fairview, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Fremont Ross, 7:30 p.m. New Bremen at Arcanum, 7:30 p.m. Lehman Catholic at Upper Scioto Valley, 6 Minster vs. Carroll at Flyn’ to the Hoop at Liberty-Benton at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Elida at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at Adams Central, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Trent Arena, Kettering, 1:30 p.m. Ayersville at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Cory-Rawson at McComb, 7:30 p.m. Vanlue at Ridgemont, 1 p.m. Lincolnview at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 Girls Basketball Upper Scioto Valley at Arlington, 1:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Franklin Monroe, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. LCC at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 Boys Basketball St. Henry at Fort Loramie, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Defiance, 7:30 p.m. Cory-Rawson at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. McComb at Ada, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan 19 Hardin Northern at North Baltimore, 7:30 Hardin Northern at Waynesfield-Goshen, Upper Scioto Valley at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Leipsic, 2:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. p.m. 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Van Wert at Lincolnview, 2:30 p.m. Elida at LCC, 4 p.m. Boys Basketball Lehman Catholic at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 Napoleon at Kenton, 1:30 p.m. Kenton at Tiffin, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28 Ridgemont at Temple Christian, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Continental, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7:30 p.m. Bryan at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Holgate at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Elgin, 7:30 p.m. Arlington at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Fort Jennings, 2:30 p.m. Ada at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Allen East at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. Tinora at Ottoville, 7 p.m. Kalida at Liberty-Benton, 1:30 p.m. Perry at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 Continental at Ottoville, 7:30 p.m. Edgerton at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Minster at Fort Loramie, 2:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Botkins, 8 p.m. Lima Senior at Clay, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball LCC at Perry, 1:30 p.m. Vanlue at Waynesfield-Goshen, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Hopewell-Loudon at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 Boys Basketball Kalida at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Van Buren, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at Liberty-Benton, 7:30 Whitmer at Lima Senior, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 Fort Jennings at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. Wayne Trace at Continental, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Celina at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Findlay, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Maumee Valley Country Day, 7:30 Girls Basketball Arcadia at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Bath at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Shawnee at St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 Ada at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Celina at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Temple Christian at Miller City, 7:30 p.m. Lima Senior at Whitmer, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. St. Marys at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Defiance at Elida, 7:30 p.m. Patrick Henry at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Allen East at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Van Wert at Defiance, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Antwerp at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. Coldwater at Versailles, 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m. Ayersville at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. Delphos Jefferson at Columbus Grove, 7:30 Parkway at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. Leipsic at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. Hardin Northern at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. Arlington at Spencerville, 7:30 p.m. p.m. St. Henry at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Fairview-Sherwood at Kalida, 7:30 p.m. Riverside at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Arcanum, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Lincolnview, 7:30 p.m. New Bremen at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at McComb, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Lehman Catholic, Marion Local at Jackson Center, 7:30 p.m. Wapakoneta at Celina, 7:30 p.m. Minster at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Hicksville, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. New Bremen at Troy Christian, 8 p.m. Elida at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball Ottoville at Wayne Trace, 7:30 p.m. Spencerville at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. Bradford at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Shawnee, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 Vanlue at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Miller City at Continental, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Ansonia, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa-Glandorf at Defiance, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Miller City, 2:30 p.m. Bluffton at Ada, 7:30 p.m. Kalida at Fort Jennings, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball St. Marys at Bath, 7:30 p.m. Botkins at Allen East, 2:30 p.m. Allen East at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Vanlue at Leipsic, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 Fort Jennings at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m. Arlington at Columbus Grove, 1:30 p.m. Columbus Grove at Crestview, 7:30 p.m. Pandora-Gilboa at North Baltimore, 7:30 Minster vs. Crestview at Flyn’ to the Hoop, Leipsic at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 p.m. Kenton at Waynesfield-Goshen, 12:30 p.m. Spencerville at Paulding, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Trent Arena, Kettering Hopewell-Loudon at Pandora-Gilboa, 7 p.m. Parkway at St. Marys, 1:30 p.m. Coldwater at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Hopewell-Loudon at Cory-Rawson, 7:30 Girls Basketball Coldwater at New Knoxville, 7:30 p.m. Patrick Henry at Continental, 2:30 p.m. Delphos St. John’s at St. Henry, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 New Bremen at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 Kalida at Leipsic, 1:30 p.m. New Knoxville at Marion Local, 7:30 p.m. Paulding at Allen East, 7:30 p.m. Ada at Ridgemont, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Ottoville at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. Parkway at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Delphos Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Fort Jennings at Columbus Grove, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Tri-Village at Fort Recovery, 2:30 p.m. Temple Christian at Monclova Christian, Lincolnview at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m. Crestview at Van Wert, 7:30 p.m. Versailles at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Calvary Christian at Perry, 2:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Coldwater at Minster, 7:30 p.m. Celina at LCC, 7:30 p.m. St. Henry at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Riverdale at Ridgemont, 2:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Fort Recovery at Delphos St. John’s, 7:30 Kalida at Ayersville, 7:30 p.m. Ridgemont at Perry, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball Saturday, Feb. 23 p.m. Perry at Van Buren, 7:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Waynesfield-Goshen, Saturday, Feb. 9 Defiance at LCC, 7:30 p.m. Marion Local at Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball 6 p.m. Lima Senior at Mansfield Senior, 6:30 p.m. Upper Scioto Valley at Kenton, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 Boys Basketball Shawnee at Fort Recovery, 7:30 p.m. Fort Recovery at Van Buren, 7:30 p.m. The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Friday, November 23, 2018 9 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE PAULDING PANTHERS DELPHOS JEFFERSON BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Brian Miller 7:30 PM Coach: Jordan Jettinghoff Dec. 18 Delphos Jefferson at Years, career record: 3, N/A Dec. 14 Paulding at Columbus Years, career record: 3, N/A Ottoville 7:00 PM Division: IV Grove 7:30 PM Division: III Dec. 21 Delphos Jefferson at Ada Last Year: 13-12, (5-3 NWC) Dec. 17 Miller City at Paulding Last Year: 8-15, (5-3 NWC) 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 28 Shawnee at Delphos Fletcher Cook (Sr.), Jaret Miller Dec. 21 Bluffton at Paulding 7:30 Hunter (Sr.), Hunter Merich (Jr.), Jefferson 7:30 PM (Sr.), Carson Shull (Sr.) Bailey PM Doug Long (Jr.) Dec. 29 Delphos Jefferson at Fort Manz (Sr.), Blake McGarvey (So.) Dec. 27 Paulding at Vison Promising Newcomers: Kyle Recovery 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Hunter Chrysler Holiday Classic, Walls (Sr.) Collin Overholt Jan. 5 Kenton at Delphos Kesler (Sr.), Jacob Eblin (Sr.), Defiance College (So.), Creed Jessee (So.), Jake Jefferson 8:30 PM Luke Dunakin (Sr.), Tristan Kinder Dec. 28 Paulding at Vison Bowersock (So.) Jan. 11 Crestview at Delphos (Sr.) Ethan Letsa (Sr.), Payton Chrysler Holiday Classic, Team Outlook: We have a Jefferson 7:30 PM Beckman (So.), Hunter Kauser Defiance College very young team with not Jan. 12 Wayne Trace at Delphos (So.), Evan Edwards (Jr.) Seth Jan. 11 Paulding at Allen East 7:30 many players that have varsity Jefferson 7:30 PM Dysinger (Jr.) PM experience. We have some things Jan. 18 Delphos Jefferson at Team Outlook: We look forward Jan. 12 Fairview at Paulding 7:30 to walk on, but our goal will be Paulding 7:30 PM to an exciting season with a lot PM to master the basics. Being very Jan. 25 Lincolnview at Delphos of experience and great team Jan. 18 Delphos Jefferson at good at our pressing defense, Jefferson 7:30 PM chemistry. We don’t have much Paulding 7:30 PM effort and energy, and mental Jan. 26 Delphos Jefferson at size but we hope to make up Jan. 19 Ayersville at Paulding 7:30 toughness. I want the players Ayersville 7:30 PM for this with our shooting and PM to appreciate the process of Feb. 1 Columbus Grove at Delphos effort. Having three guards/wings Jan. 25 Paulding at Ada 7:30 PM becoming a very solid team and Jefferson 7:30 PM back that started last year and Jan. 28 Holgate at Paulding 7:30 take care of the things we can Feb. 5 Fort Jennings at Delphos are three year varsity players is PM control. Jefferson 7:30 PM an advantage. As we mix them Feb. 5 Paulding at Hicksville 7:30 SCHEDULE Feb. 8 Delphos Jefferson at in with a lot of other promising PM Nov. 30 Wapakoneta at Delphos Spencerville 7:30 PM players, we should be a tough Feb. 8 Crestview at Paulding 7:30 Jefferson 7:30 PM Feb. 9 Russia at Delphos Jefferson team to play against. We hope PM Dec. 1 Delphos Jefferson at 7:30 PM to compete for an NWC title and Feb. 9 Liberty Center at Paulding Fairview 7:30 PM Feb. 15 Delphos Jefferson at improve throughout the season. 7:30 PM Dec. 8 Delphos Jefferson at Perry Bluffton 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Feb. 15 Paulding at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Feb. 16 Elida at Delphos Jefferson Nov. 30 Paulding at Continental 7:30 PM Dec. 14 LCC at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Feb. 16 Paulding at Bryan 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Feb. 22 Allen East at Delphos Dec. 1 Paulding at Antwerp 7:30 Feb. 21 Edgerton at Paulding 7:30 Dec. 15 Pandora-Gilboa at Jefferson 7:30 PM PM PM Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM Dec. 7 Defiance at Paulding 7:30 Feb. 22 Spencerville at Paulding PM 7:30 PM Dec. 8 Paulding at Wayne Trace GIRLS BASKETBALL Coach: Chrissy Billiter Nov. 23 at Delphos St. Johns 7:30 GIRLS BASKETBALL Years, career record: 7 p.m. Division: IV Nov. 27 Fairview 7:30 p.m. Coach: Gus Davis Tournament, TBA Last Year: 12-10 (4-4, NWC Nov. 29 at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 2 Jan. 8 at Delphos St. Johns 7:30 Returning Letterwinners: Alli Dec. 4 Delphos Jefferson at Division: III p.m. McClurg (Sr.) Addy Stewart (Jr.), Antwerp 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 7-16 (3-5 NWC) Jan. 10 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Kaylee Buzard (So.), Delaney Dec. 6 at Allen East 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Jan. 14 Ayersville 7:30 p.m. Deuel (So.) Dec. 11 Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. Subject to change Jan. 15 Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Karly Dec. 13 at LCC 7:30 p.m. Paulding Jan. 17 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Mawhorr (So.), Emma Mueller Dec. 15 New Bremen 2:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Antwerp 7:30 p.m. p.m. (So.), Mallory Bridges (So.) Dec. 19 Perry at Delphos Jefferson Nov. 29 Edgerton 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 Tinora 7:30 p.m. Brooke Brinkman (So.) Aly 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Hicksville 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 Ada 7:30 p.m. LInderman (Fr.) Dec. 20 Ada at Delphos Jefferson Dec. 6 at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 Continental 2:30 p.m. Team Outlook: These group 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Crestview 7:30 p.m. of girls put a lot of hours in the Dec. 27 Delphos Jefferson at Dec. 13 Columbus Grove at 7:30 Feb. 12 Defiance 7:30 p.m. gym over the summer and its Shawnee 7:30 p.m. paying off. They are very hard Dec. 29 Kalida 7:30 p.m. Richard Parrish | The Lima News p.m. Feb. 14 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Montpelier 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate working and coachable. We are Jan. 8 at Miller City 7:30 p.m. Allen East’s Lauren Criblez shoots against Lima Central Catholic’s Dec. 18 at Holgate 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being very lengthy so we will take Jan. 10 at Crestview 7:30 p.m. Sophia Santaguida at Allen East High School. Dec. 20 at Bluffton 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are advantage of our height as well as Jan. 17 Paulding 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at Bryan Holiday starting times for tournament our quickness at the guard spot. Jan. 22 Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. Tournament 4 p.m. openers. Our ability to get to the rim is a Jan. 24 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. ALLEN EAST MUSTANGS Dec. 29 at Bryan Holiday plus. Our goal as a team is to be Jan. 26 Ottoville 2:30 p.m. better than the day before and Jan. 31 at Columbus Grove 7:30 continue our team unity. We have p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL an exceptional group of girls who Feb. 7 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. have big goals and are willing to Feb. 11 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. ALLEN EAST p.m. do whatever it takes to achieve Feb. 14 Bluffton 7:30 p.m. Coach: Brad Clum Dec. 7 at New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. them. Note: Most times are approximate Years, career record: 5, N/A Dec. 11 at Ridgemont 6 p.m. SCHEDULE due to majority of games being Division: IV Dec. 14 Ada 7:30 p.m. Subject to change proceeded by JV contests. Last Year: 4-19, (0-8 NWC) Dec. 21 at Crestview 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 28 at Ada Border Battle Devin Reed (Sr.), Brady Harris Holiday Classic 6 p.m. (Sr.), Tyler Clum (So.), Bradden Dec. 28 at Ada Border Battle Crumrine (So.), Mason Dotson Holiday Classic, TBA (Jr.), Dalton Clum (Sr.), Cole Jan. 5 Temple Christian 7:30 p.m. LINCOLNVIEW LANCERS Fletcher (Jr.) Jan. 11 Paulding 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Kadin Jan. 18 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL Koontz (Jr.), Logan McClure (Jr.), Jan. 19 Perry 7:30 p.m. Albert Hughes (Sr.), Gabe Criblez Jan. 22 at Ottoville 7 p.m. Coach: Brett Hammons Dec. 22 Lincolnview at Fort Coach: Dan Williamson Nov. 24 at Continental 7:30 p.m. (So.), Colton Ballinger (Jr.), Jacob Jan. 25 at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 6, 89-59 Jennings 7:30 PM Years, career record: 13, 84-101 Dec. 1 at Ottoville 2:00 p.m. Hardeman (Jr.) Jan. 26 at Hardin Northern 7:30 Division: II Dec. 28 Kalida at Lincolnview Division: IV Dec. 6 LCC 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: Our goal is to p.m. Last Year: 16-8, (7-1 NWC) 7:30 PM Last Year: 12-13 (2-6, NWC) Dec. 10 at New Bremen 7:30 p.m. improve on last year’s record and Feb. 1 Bluffton 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Zane Dec. 29 Lincolnview at Ottoville Returning Letterwinners: Lakin Dec. 11 Elida at Lincolnview 7:30 climb in the NWC standings. With Feb. 2 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Miller (Sr.), Ethan Kemier (Sr.), 7:00 PM Brant (Sr.), Adia Welch (Sr.), p.m. five returning starters and a solid Feb. 8 at Columbus Grove 7:30 Alex Bowersock (Sr.) Logan Jan. 5 Fort Recovery at Sierra Adams (Jr.) Dec. 13 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. group of players coming off the p.m. Williams (Sr.), Jorge Salinas (Sr.) Lincolnview 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Lana Dec. 17 Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. bench we should be competitive. Feb. 9 Kenton 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Ashton Jan. 11 Lincolnview at Bluffton Carey (Jr.), Jordan Decker (Jr.) Dec. 20 at Columbus Grove 7:30 We lack size, but have good depth Feb. 16 at Waynesfield-Goshen Moore (Jr.), Jeffery Caputo (Jr.), 7:30 PM Annie Mendenhall (So.) Brianna p.m. with 10 to 12 capable varsity 7:30 p.m. Ian Wannemacher (So.) Jan. 12 Miller City at Lincolnview Ebel (So.) Jan. 3 at Ridgemont 7:30 p.m. players. Keys to a successful Feb. 19 Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 Team Outlook: I feel we do 7:30 PM Team Outlook: We return only Jan. 5 Minster 2:30 p.m. season will be how much we can p.m. a good job of getting out and Jan. 18 Allen East at Lincolnview one starter and three additional Jan. 8 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. improve defen-sively and finding Feb. 22 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 running. I also feel we can shoot 7:30 PM letter winners from last season Jan. 10 Bluffton 7:30 p.m. a good rotation offensively. p.m. the ball well from three-point Jan. 19 Antwerp at Lincolnview so we have a lot of young players Jan. 12 Van Wert 2:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Note: Most times are approximate line. We also do a good job of 7:30 PM that will need to step up and Jan. 15 Antwerp 7:30 p.m. Allen East due to majority of games being getting after the basketball on the Jan. 25 Lincolnview at Delphos play well at the varsity level. Jan. 17 at Allen East 7:30 p.m. Subject to change proceeded by JV contests or are defensive end of the floor. Jefferson 7:30 PM Offensively we hope to have a Jan. 22 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Vanlue 7:30 p.m. starting times for tournament SCHEDULE Jan. 26 Lincolnview at Parkway balanced scoring attack as we Jan. 24 Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Dec. 1 at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 openers. Dec. 1 Van Wert at Lincolnview 7:30 PM feel we have solid post players p.m. 7:30 PM Feb. 1 Lincolnview at Crestview that can score inside as well as Jan. 29 at Delphos St. Johns 7:30 GIRLS BASKETBALL Dec. 7 Lincolnview at Upper 7:30 PM guards who can make open shots p.m. Scioto Valley 7:30 PM Feb. 2 Delphos St. John’s at and get to the basket. We also Jan. 31 Crestview 7:30 p.m. ALLEN EAST Dec. 13 at Ada 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 Continental at Lincolnview Lincolnview 7:30 PM hope to be able to push the ball Feb. 4 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m Coach: Dana Koontz Dec. 18 Hardin Northern 7:30 p.m. 7:30 PM Feb. 8 Ada at Lincolnview 7:30 PM in transition and get easy looks Feb. 7 at Ada 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 5 Dec. 20 Crestview 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 Lincolnview at Feb. 15 Paulding at Lincolnview at the basket. Defensive, we will Feb. 14 at Paulding 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 27 at Ada Border Battle Spencerville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM have to mix things up to keep the Note: Most times are approximate Last Year: 11-12 (2-6, NWC Holiday Classic 6 p.m. Dec. 15 Lincolnview at Wayne Feb. 16 Lincolnview at Arlington opposing teams off guard. due to majority of games being Returning Letterwinners: Ally Dec. 29 at Ada Border Battle Trace 7:30 PM 6:30 PM SCHEDULE proceeded by JV contests. Richardson (Sr.), Olivia Lawrence Holiday Classic TBA Dec. 21 Columbus Grove at Feb. 22 Lincolnview at Perry 7:30 Subject to change (Sr.), Lauren Criblez (Sr.), Kate Jan. 7 Van Buren 7:30 p.m. Lincolnview 7:30 PM PM Newland (Sr.), Lakin Basham Jan. 10 at Paulding 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Tori Newland (Jr.) Jan. 14 at Perry 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Gracie Jan. 17 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. Young (Sr.), Sydney Miller (Sr.) Jan. 24at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: The NWC will Jan. 28 at Celina 7:30 p.m. be very competitive from top to Jan. 31 at Bluffton 7:30 p.m. bottom this year. We will have Feb. 2 Upper Scioto Valley 2:30 to give maximum effort on both p.m. ends of the floor if we want to Feb. 5 at LCC 7:30 p.m. compete for the league title. Feb. 7 Columbus Grove 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 9 Botkins 2:30 p.m. Subject to change Feb. 14 at Waynesfield-Goshen Allen East 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Bluffton McDonald’s Feb. 16 at Shawnee 1:30 p.m. Tournament 6 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Nov. 24 at Bluffton McDonald’s due to majority of games being Tournament 6 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are Dec. 6 Delphos Jefferson 7:30 starting times for tournament p.m. openers. Dec. 8 Elgin 8 p.m. 10 Friday, November 23, 2018 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News NORTHWEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE PERRY COMMODORES HARDIN NORTHERN BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Matt Tabler p.m. Coach: Jared Thomas Robson is coming off a very Years, career record: 12, N/A Dec. 5 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 3, good summer for HN and will Division: IV Dec. 7 at Temple Christian 7:30 Division: IV look to make a positive impact Last Year: 14-9, (5-3 NWC) p.m. Last Year: 0-23 (0-8, NWCC) immediately. Returning Letterwinners: Jamal Dec. 8 Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Returning Letterwinners: Owen SCHEDULE Whiteside (Sr.), Louis Hoersten p.m. Wetherill (So), Brady Cramer Subject to change (Sr.), Martel White (Sr. Chazz Dec. 14 Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 (Sr.), Cody Wilmoth (Sr.), Lance Nov. 30 at Hopewell Loudon Tip Jacskon (Jr.), Bradley Walker (Sr.) p.m. Good (So) Hunter Joliff (Sr.) Off Classic 5 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Rashad Dec. 15 Ada 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Nevin Dec. 1 at Hopewell Loudon Tip Off Davis (Sr.), D’yonte Parker (So), Dec. 18 at Shawnee 7:30 p.m. Robson (Fr.), Eli Cooper (Jr.), Classic 5 p.m. Terry Riley (Fr.), Ryan Yingst (Fr.), Dec. 21 at Elgin 7:30 p.m. Luke Wilson (So), Brayden Dec. 7 at Riverside 7:30 p.m. Will Knight (Fr.) Dec. 28 at Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. Flowers (Jr), Kobee Hooker (Fr.) Dec. 14 Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 Team Outlook: Perry has a Dec. 29 Continental 7:30 p.m. Zachary Pinks (Sr.) p.m. lot experience returning from Jan. 5 LCC 4 p.m. Team Outlook: The Hardin Dec. 15 at Mechanicsburg 7:30 a 14-8 team and will be mixing Jan. 11 Riverside 7:30 p.m. Northern Polar Bears look to p.m. some youth as well. The key to Jan. 18 at Upper Scioto Valley make a vast improvement from Dec. 21 at St. Joseph Central the Commodores being a good 7:30 p.m. their winless season a year ago. Catholic 7:30 p.m. team is the amount of effort and Jan. 19 at Allen East 7:30 p.m. The Polar Bears were without Dec. 22 Monroeville 7:30 p.m. improvement on the defensive Jan. 25 Hardin Northern 7:30 p.m. a senior in their lineup in all Dec. 28 at Vanlue 7:30 p.m. end of the court that they have Jan. 29 Bath 7:30 p.m. games except for the first two Jan. 4 at Monclova Christian made. The team depth is better Feb. 1 at Ridgemont p.m. of last season. Coach Thomas Academy 6:30 p.m. than it has ever been and they Feb. 8 Lehman Catholic 7:30 p.m. is hoping that the growing pains Jan. 5 at Riverdale 7:30 p.m. must buy into their roles for this Feb. 12 at Miller City 7:30 p.m. that the team had to endure will Jan. 11 at Ridgemont 6 p.m. team to be successful. Feb. 16 Botkins 7:30 p.m. result in some early success that Jan. 12 Arcadia 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 22 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. will help the Polar Bears take Jan. 15 at Mechanicsburg 7:30 Subject to change Note: Most times are approximate the next step in the program’s p.m. Dec. 1 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 due to majority of games being development. This season they Jan. 18 Lehman Catholic 7:30 will have three returning seniors p.m. that should provide the needed Jan. 19 Ada 7:30 p.m. leadership that was absent from Jan. 25 at Perry 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL last year. Also expectations Jan. 26 Allen East 7:30 p.m. are high for sophomores Owen Feb. 1 Temple Christian 7:30 p.m. Coach: John Berens p.m. Wetherill and Lance Good who Feb. 2 Arlington 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 1 Dec. 13 at Waynesfield-Goshen saw significant time last year. Feb. 8 at Waynesfield-Goshen Division: IV 7:30 p.m. Good had a season-ending injury 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 0-21 (0-6, NWCC) Dec. 17 at Elida 7:30 p.m. at the midpoint of last season Feb. 15 Elgin 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 19 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 and Coach Thomas is glad to Feb. 16 Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. Tia Barfield (Jr.), Lily Floyd p.m. have his size back in the lineup. Note: Most times are approximate (So,), Trinity Gurley (So.) Zierre Dec. 27 Elgin 7:30 p.m. Additionally, the Polar Bears will due to majority of games being Thompson (So.), Makiah Denson Jan. 8 Ada 7:30 p.m. have a number of other younger proceeded by JV contests or are (So.), Caitlin Shively (Jr.), Brook Jan. 10 at Riverside 7:30 p.m. players that will contribute at starting times for tournament Miller (So.), Semira Healy (Jr.) Jan. 12 LCC 1:30 p.m. the varsity level. Freshman Nevin openers. Promising Newcomers: Alyssa Jan. 14 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Oberlin (Jr.), Te’ira Mathews (Jr.) Jan. 17 Upper Scioto Valley 6 p.m. Team Outlook: With eight Jan. 21 at Van Buren 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL returning letterwinners, the Jan. 24 at Hardin Northern 7:30 Lady Commodores look to be p.m. SCHEDULE Jan. 10 Ridgemont 7:30 p.m. competitive in the very solid Jan. 28 Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. Subject to change Jan. 17 at Lehman Catholic 7:15 NWCC. Youth will be a factor as Jan. 31 Ridgemont 7:30 p.m. Nov 27 Riverdale 7:30 p.m. p.m. eight sophomores and freshmen Feb. 4 at Botkins 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Elgin 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 Perry 7:30 p.m. make up the Perry roster. Looking Feb. 7 at Lehman Catholic 7:30 Dec. 4 at Ada 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Arcadia 2:15 p.m. to improve every single day. p.m. Dec. 6 Riverside 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at North Baltimore 7:30 SCHEDULE Feb. 9 Calvary Christian 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Van Buren 7:30 p.m. p.m. Subject to change Feb. 11 at Vanlue 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Upper Scioto Valley 6 Jan. 31 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Indian Lake 7:30 p.m Note: Most times are approximate p.m. Feb. 5 Monroeville 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Dec. 18 at Allen East 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 Dec. 3 McComb 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are Dec. 27 at Vanlue 7:30 p.m. p.m. Dec. 8 at Ada 1:30 p.m. starting times for tournament Dec. 29 at Pandora-Gilboa 1:00 Feb. 12 Calvary Christian School Dec. 10 at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 openers. p.m. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at Monclova Christian Note: Most times are Academy 5 p.m. approximate due to majority of Levi A. Morman | The Lima News Jan. 5 Arlington 1:30 p.m. games being proceeded by JV Brody Bowman of Temple Christian goes up for a 3-point attempt on Jan. 8 Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. contests. Marion Local’s Matt Rethman. WAYNESFIELD-GOSHEN TIGERS TEMPLE CHRISTIAN PIONEERS BOYS BASKETBALL UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY RAMS Coach: Josh Hollar Dec. 28 at Ada Border Battle BOYS BASKETBALL Years, career record: N/A Holiday Classic, 6 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Division: IV Dec. 28 at Ada Border Battle Coach: Bruce Bowman 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 7-17 (4-4, NWCC) Holiday Classic, TBA UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY Jan. 5 at Benjamin Logan 7:30 Years, career record: 25, 293- Dec. 22 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Jan. 4 Lehman Catholic 7:30 p.m. Coach: Jeff Kloepfer p.m. 228 Dec. 28 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Britton Elliott (Sr.) Evan Miller Jan. 5 Jackson Center 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: N/A Jan. 11 at Lehman Catholic 7:30 Division: IV Jan. 5 at Allen East 7:30 p.m. (Jr.), Nick Wolke (Sr.), Leevi Jan. 12 Indian Lake 7:30 p.m. Division: IV p.m. Last Year: 13-11 (5-3, NWCC) Jan. 11 Elgin 7:30 p.m. Hunter (Sr.), Dustin Plummer Jan. 18 at Elgin 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 18-5 (7-1 NWCC) Jan. 12 at Ada 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Brody Jan. 12 Calvary Christian 7:30 (Sr.), Stephen Andrews (Sr.) Jan. 19 Vanlue 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: N/A Jan. 18 Perry 7:30 p.m. Bowman (Sr.), Dakota Clay (Sr.), p.m. Promising Newcomers:Layton Jan. 25 Riverside 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: N/A Jan. 25 at Temple Christian 7:30 Dawson Draper (Sr.) Jonathan Jan. 18 at Riverside 7:30 p.m. Campbell (So.), Hyatt Kaufman Jan. 26 Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: N/A p.m. Acklin (Sr.), Coy Motter (Sr.), Jan. 19 at Miller City 7:00 PM (So.) Blake Barnes (Fr.) Feb. 1 at Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 SCHEDULE Feb. 1 Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 Malachi White (Sr.) Jan. 25 Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 SCHEDULE p.m. Subject to change p.m. Promising Newcomers: Lincoln p.m. Subject to change Feb. 2 at Fairlawn 8 p.m. Dec. 1 Riverdale 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Waters (Jr.) Jan. 26 Vanlue 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 Hardin Northern 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Feb. 8 at Elgin 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We are looking to Feb. 1 at Hardin Northern 7:30 Dec. 1 at Kenton 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Botkins 7:30 p.m. p.m. Feb. 9 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. get better each day and compete p.m. Dec. 8 Benjamin Logan 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Ridgemont 6 p.m. Dec. 7 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 Riverside 7:30 p.m. to the best of our ability in each Feb. 2 Emmanuel Christian 7:30 Dec. 11 Calvary Christian 7:30 Feb. 16 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at Hardin Northern 7:30 Feb. 16 at North Baltimore 7:30 game. We will need to continue to p.m. p.m. Note: Most times are approximate p.m. p.m. improve in all aspects of the game Feb. 8 Ridgemont p.m. Dec. 14 at Perry 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Dec. 15 at Shawnee 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Allen East 7:30 p.m. in order to be successful. Feb. 9 Parkway 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are Dec. 21 Ridgemont p.m. Feb. 23 at Kenton 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 15 at Lehman Catholic 7:30 Dec. 21 Temple Christian 7:30 starting times for tournament Dec. 22 at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 Note: Most times are approximate Temple Christian p.m. p.m. openers. p.m. due to majority of games being Subject to change Feb. 16 at Ada 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at Ada Border Battle proceeded by JV contests or are Nov. 30 Ottoville 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Monclova Christian GIRLS BASKETBALL Holiday Classic, 6 p.m. starting times for tournament Dec. 1 at Continental 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at Ada Border Battle openers. Dec. 7 Perry 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Holiday Classic, TBA Coach: Nathan Swaney Nov. 29 at Ridgemont 6 p.m. Dec. 8 Arlington 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Years, career record: 5 Dec. 4 Jackson Center 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. Division: IV Dec. 6 at Botkins 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dec. 21 at Waynesfield-Goshen Last Year: 7-16 (3-4, NWCC) Dec. 8 Cory-Rawson 12:30 p.m. Coach: Travis Donley Dec. 13 Hardin Northern 6 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Kayla Dec. 13 Perry 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 2 Dec. 15 Pandora-Gilboa noon Wicker (Sr.), Cassidy Craig (Sr.), Dec. 18 Parkway 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 18 Kenton 7:30 p.m. FORT JENNINGS MUSKETEERS Megan Burden (Sr.) Dec. 27 at Ada Border Battle Last Year: 5-18 (3-4, NWCC) Dec. 20 at Ridgemont 6 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Kiarra Holiday Classic 6 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Avery Dec. 22 at Benjamin Logan 1:30 GIRLS BASKETBALL Roof (Sr.), Jordan Elliott (So), Dec. 29 at Ada Border Battle Sanders (Sr.), Briana Hurley (Jr.), p.m. Coach: Bill Calvelage Dec. 15 Kalida 1:30 p.m. Madilynn Flinn (So), Jaelyn Holiday Classic TBA Haylie Martin (So.) Dec. 27 at Ada Border Battle Years, career record: 3, 7-38 Dec. 17 Crestview 7:30 p.m. Schultz (Jr.), Peyton Spencer Jan. 3 at Lehman Catholic 7:15 Promising Newcomers: Graeson Holiday Classic 6 p.m. Division: III Dec. 20 Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. (So), Lauren Case (So.) p.m. Evans (So.), Mackenzie Grener Dec. 29 at Ada Border Battle Team Outlook: This year we look Jan. 5 at Vanlue 2:30 p.m. (So.), Allison Moore (So.), Olivia Holiday Classic TBA Last Year: (8-16, 2-5 PCL) Dec. 22 at Spencerville 2:30 p.m. to rely on our athleticism and Jan. 8 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Whiting (Jr.) Jan. 8 at New Bremen 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 29 at McComb 1:30 p.m. overall team speed to pressure Jan. 17 Elgin 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We are a very Jan. 10 Lehman Catholic 6 p.m. Madison Niedert (Sr.), Erica Rau Jan. 5 Delphos St. Johns 2:30 opponents into turnovers that Jan. 19 Spencerville 12:30 p.m. young team and we will rely a lot Jan. 15 North Baltimore 6:30 p.m. (Sr.), Kristen Luersman (Jr.), p.m. will lead to easy baskets on the Jan. 26 at New Bremen 2 p.m. on our defense. Offensively we Jan. 17 at Perry 6 p.m. Annabelle Wisner (Jr.), Chloe Jan. 8 Elida 7:30 p.m. offensive end. We’re hoping Jan. 31 Upper Scioto Valley 6 p.m. are still trying to find our identity Jan. 19 at Arlington 1:30 p.m. Weiging (Jr.) Jan. 12 Pandora-Gilboa 2:30 p.m. that our leadership from our Feb. 7 at Hardin Northern 7:30 but I think we will focus on our Jan. 29 at Ada 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Jan. 17 at Continental 7:30 p.m. p.m. upperclassmen will help our past play as we have decent size. Jan. 31 at Waynesfield-Goshen Kayleigh Klir (Sr.), Emilee Jan. 21 at Columbus Grove 7:30 inexperienced players become Feb. 9 Kenton 12:30 p.m. We look to be competitive and 6 p.m. Calvelage (So.), Jessie Foust p.m. successful and will make the Feb. 12 at Ada 7:30 p.m. play hard. Feb. 2 at Allen East 2:30 p.m. (So.), Reilly Fitzpatrick (So.), Jan. 24 Ottoville 7:30 p.m. transition to varsity basketball as Feb. 14 Allen East 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 7 Elgin 6 p.m. smooth as possible. Note: Most times are approximate Subject to change Feb. 12 at Shawnee 7:30 p.m. Maddison Dickman (So.), Jan. 29 Ayersville 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE due to majority of games being Nov. 24 Vanlue 6 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Elizabeth Howbeer (So.) Jan. 31 at Hardin Northern 7:30 Subject to change proceeded by JV contests or are Nov. 27 at Bluffton 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being SCHEDULE p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen starting times for tournament Nov. 29 at Riverside 6 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are Subject to change Feb. 4 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 Indian Lake 7:30 p.m. openers. Dec. 6 Jones Leadership Academy starting times for tournament Nov. 23 St. Marys 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Nov. 27 Marion Local 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. openers. Nov. 24 Shawnee 7:30 p.m. p.m. Nov. 27 at LCC 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Miller City 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Bluffton 1:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Dec. 4 at Ottoville 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Dec. 11 at Leipsic 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Friday, November 23, 2018 11 MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DELPHOS ST. JOHN’S BLUE JAYS MINSTER WILDCATS NEW BREMEN CARDINALS BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL

Coach: Aaron Elwer p.m. Coach: Michael McClurg Dec. 14 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Coach: Brad Francis every day in practice and there Years, career record: 12, N/A Dec. 8 at Elida 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 3, N/A p.m. Years, career record: 1 should be a great amount of Division: IV Dec. 14 Minster 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 15 Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. Division: IV competition amongst ourselves. Last Year: 14-8 (5-4 MAC) Dec. 18 at Continental 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 15-8 (6-3 MAC) Dec. 22 Legacy Christian 7:30 Last Year: 11-14 SCHEDULE Returning Letterwinners: Jared Dec. 21 at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Jarod p.m. Returning Letterwinners: New Bremen Wurst (Sr.), Curtis Schwinnen Dec. 22 at Ottoville 7:00 PM Schulze (Sr.), Cody Frericks (Sr.), Dec. 28 Russia 7:30 p.m. Nolan Bornhorst (Jr.), Brandon Subject to change (Sr.), Grant Csukker (Sr.), Lucas Dec. 28 Crestview 7:30 p.m. Mike Ketner (Sr.) Jan. 4 at Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. Heitkamp (Sr.), Drew Bowers(Sr.), Nov. 30 Kalida 7:30 p.m. Metcalfe (Sr.) Brady Grothaus Dec. 29 Defiance 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Noah Jan. 5 at Ottoville 7 p.m. Bryce Blickle (Sr.) Dec. 7 Celina 7:30 p.m. (Jr.), Brady Parrish (Jr.) Jan. 4 at New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Enneking (Sr.), Jacob Salazer Jan. 11 Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Jacob Dec. 8 St. Marys 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Tyler Jan. 6 LCC 2:30 p.m. (Jr.), Ben Wuebker (Jr.), Trent Jan. 12 Fort Loramie 7:30 p.m. Rindler (Sr.), Justin Tenkman Dec. 14 at New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Ruda (Sr.), Griffin Hamilton (Sr.) Jan. 11 Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. Roetgerman (Jr.) August Jan. 18 at Marion Local 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Ben Kuck (Sr.), Nick Wells Dec. 15 Fort Loramie 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: I believe this Jan. 12 Shawnee 7:30 p.m. Boehnlein (Jr.), Eric Schmidt Jan. 20 Crestview at Trent Arena, (Sr.), Patrick Wells (Jr.) Logan Dec. 22 at Anna 8 p.m. team has a high ceiling as long as Jan. 18 at Coldwater 7:30 p.m. (So.), Justin Nixon (So.), Ethan Kettering 3 p.m. Suchland (Jr.) Mitchell Hays (So,) Dec. 28 at Riverside 7:30 p.m. we can stay healthy. We have a lot Jan. 25 Marion Local 7:30 p.m. Lehmkuhl (Jr.) Jan. 25 New Bremen 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: Although we Jan. 4 Versailles 7:30 p.m. experience back who have played Jan. 26 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We expect to be Feb. 1 at Versailles 7:30 p.m. lost a lot of seniors and a great Jan. 5 Mississinawa Valley 7:30 in a lot of big games. The goal is Feb. 1 at New Bremen 7:30 p.m. competitive in the MAC race .We Feb. 2 Jackson Center 7:30 p.m. number of minutes from last p.m. to get better each day and if we Feb. 2 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. have a strong group of seniors Feb. 8 at New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. season, we look forward to still Jan. 11 at St. Henry 7:30 p.m. can have that approach we feel Feb. 8 Parkway 7:30 p.m. that enjoys play-ing the game Feb. 9 at St. Marys 7:30 p.m. having enough returning and Jan. 12 at Covington 7:30 p.m. we have a great chance to reach Feb. 12 at Bath 7:30 p.m. together. Feb. 15 St. Henry 7:30 p.m. experienced lettermen to have a Jan. 18 Parkway 7:30 p.m. our ceiling.. Feb. 15 Versailles 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 16 Anna 7:30 p.m. very successful season this year. Jan. 19 at Troy Christian 8 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 22 at St. Henry 7:30 p.m. Subject to change Feb. 22 Parkway 7:30 p.m. We will need to be very focused Jan. 25 at Minster 7:30 p.m. Subject to change Note: Most times are approximate Nov. 30 at Houston 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate defensively and our shooting Jan. 26 Jackson Center 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Perry 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Dec. 1 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being must improve over last season. Feb. 1 Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Dec. 4 at Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 proceeded by JV contests. Dec. 8 at Botkins 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. We will look to play a lot of players p.m. and will try to play up-tempo as Feb. 2 Botkins 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL much as possible. As always, we Feb. 8 at Marion Local 7:30 p.m. have a very challenging schedule Feb. 9 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. and must come ready to play Feb. 15 at Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. Coach: Nate Stant Nov. 23 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Coach: Mike Wiss Nov. 29 Celina 7:30 p.m. every night. Our conference Feb. 16 at Arcanum 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 2, N/A p.m. Years, career record: 2, 24-3 Dec. 1 Kalida 2:30 p.m. should be very good again and we Feb. 22 Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Nov. 27 at Versailles 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 4 Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. believe that there will be many Note: Most times are approximate Last Year: 9-14 (2-7, MAC) Nov. 29 LCC 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 24-3 (9-0, WBL) Dec. 6 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. close games night in and night due to majority of games being Returning Letterwinners: Taylor Dec. 6 St. Henry 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 8 at Jackson Center 2:30 out.We look forward to improving proceeded by JV contests. Zuber (Sr.), Betty Vorst (Sr.), Dec. 11 at St. Marys 7:30 p.m. Courtney Prenger (Sr.), Demairs p.m. Paige Gaynier (So.), Hannah Will Dec. 13 at Minster 7:30 p.m. Wolf (Sr.), Danielle Barhorst (Sr.), Dec. 13 Delphos St. John’s 7:30 (Jr.), Aubrie Friemoth (Jr.) Dec. 17 at Shawnee 7:30 p.m. Lilly Pelletier (Sr.), Karly Richard p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Promising Newcomers: Melanie Dec. 20 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Courtney Ernst (Sr.), Averi Dec. 22 Russia 2:30 p.m. Koenig (So.), Erika Moenter (So.), Dec. 27 Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Wolf (Jr.) Ivy Wolf (So.), Janae Dec. 28 at Bath McDonald’s Coach: Chris Burden Dec. 1 Celina 2 p.m. Abby Hensley (Jr.) Jan. 3 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Hoying (So.) Holiday Classic 6 p.m. Years, career record: 7 Dec. 6 at Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We have six Jan. 5 at Fort Jennings 2:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Mara Dec. 29 at Bath McDonald’s Division: IV Dec. 10 Lincolnview 7 p.m. players with significant varsity Jan. 8 Paulding 7:30 p.m. Schmiesing (Jr.), Lauren Mox (Jr.) Holiday Classic 6 p.m. Last Year: 19-6 (5-4) Dec. 13 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. experience that are all capable Jan. 10 at Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: Wildcats return Jan. 3 Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 15 at Delphos Jefferson 2:30 of scoring and handling the ball. Jan. 17 Coldwater 7:30 p.m. top three scorers from state Jan. 5 at Lincolnview 2:30 p.m. Macy Puthoff (Jr.), Kelly Naylor p.m. Our sophomore class offers Jan. 19 at Crestview 4:30 p.m. championship team from last Jan. 10 at Coldwater 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Abbi Thieman (Sr.) Hanna Dec. 18 at Fort Loramie 7:30 p.m. some depth and athleticism Jan. 22 at Bath 7:30 p.m. year. Wildcats lost much of their Jan. 12 at Fort Loramie 2:30 p.m. Tenkman (Sr.), Kayla Bergman Dec. 27 at Jackson Center 7:30 although our depth lacks varsity Jan. 24 at Marion Local 7:30 p.m. height and inside presence from Jan. 17 Marion Local 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Molly Smith (Sr.), Erin Smith p.m. experience. Our experienced Jan. 29 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. last year but return a group of Jan. 19 vs. Carroll at Flyn’ to the (Sr.), Lauren Cordonnier (Sr.) Kira Dec. 29 at Lehman Catholic 1:15 players have high expectations to Jan. 31 New Bremen 7:30 p.m. young ladies that have been very Hoop, Kettering 1:30 p.m. Bertke (Jr.), Hannah Kramer (Jr.) p.m. compete at a high level with every Feb. 7 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. successful in their basketball Jan. 24 at New Bremen 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Jan. 3 at Versailles 7 p.m. team on our schedule and earn Feb. 9 Ottoville 7:30 p.m. carrers. They get along well,love Jan. 26 Anna 2:30 p.m. Madison Cordonnier (So.), Ellie Jan. 8 Upper Scioto Valley 7 p.m. a finish close to the top of the Note: Most times are approximate what they do and enjoy doing Jan. 31 Versailles 7:30 p.m. Roetgrman (So.), Katie Howell Jan. 10 St. Henry 7 p.m. MAC and a high seed going into due to majority of games being it together. Experiences gained Feb. 4 at Ottoville 7 p.m. (So.) Jan. 15 St. Marys 7 p.m. tournament. proceeded by JV contests or are from tournament run last year Feb. 7 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: The Cardinals Jan. 17 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE starting times for tournament must prove important. Depth is Feb. 14 at St. Henry 7:30 p.m. look to have another successful Jan. 24 Minster 7:30 p.m. Subject to change openers. huge as well. Note: Most times are approximate season after a 19-6 campaign Jan. 26 Waynesfield-Goshen 2 SCHEDULE due to majority of games being in 2017-18. The Cardinals return p.m. Subject to change proceeded by JV contests or are seven seniors and their point Jan. 31 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Minster starting times for tournament guard who is a junior. In a tough p.m. NEW KNOXVILLE RANGERS Nov. 23 vs. Valley View at Journey openers. MAC they will look to stay towards Feb. 5 Spencerville 7 p.m. to the Tourney, Lakota West 1 p.m. the top the standings. The Feb. 7 Marion Local 7:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Cardinals success will depend on Feb. 12 Botkins 7 p.m. their defense. Feb. 14 Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. Coach: Mike Piatt 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Note: Most times are approximate Years, career record: First Dec. 22 at Temple Christian 7:30 ST. HENRY’S Subject to change due to majority of games being Division: IV p.m. Nov. 23 at Anna 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. Last Year: 8-17, (1-8 MAC) Dec. 28 at St. Marys 7:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Nov. 29 at Houston 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Jared Dec. 29 at Botkins 7:30 p.m. Osborne (Sr.), Andrew Poppe (Jr.) Jan. 4 Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Coach:Evan Rosenbeck Jan. 5 Bath 7:30 p.m. Sam Anspach (So.) p.m. Years, career record: 10, 159-58 Jan. 11 New Bremen 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Dalton Jan. 5 Ada 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Jan. 12 Anna 7:30 p.m. Meeks (Jr.), Patrick Covert (So.), Jan. 11 at Versailles 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 21-3 (8-1 MAC) Jan. 18 Versailles 7:30 p.m. Caleb Lageman (Jr.) Jan. 12 at Jackson Center 7:30 SCHEDULE Jan. 19 at Ansonia 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We will be a very p.m. Subject to change Jan. 25 at New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. young team with only one senior. Jan. 15 Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. New systems on offense and Jan. 18 at Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Russia 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 Parkway 7:30 p.m. defense will ok to improve as the Jan. 25 St. Henry 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 St. Marys 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Celina 7:30 p.m. season goes along. Building a Jan. 26 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 Shawnee 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. foundation for a long term highly Feb. 1 at Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 Coldwater 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Van Wert 7:30 p.m. successful basketball program. Feb. 2 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at Fort Loramie 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Minster 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 8 Minster 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at Coldwater Asset Feb. 22 Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Subject to change Feb. 15 at Parkway 7:30 p.m. Allocation Basketball Classic 6 p.m. Dec. 1 Fort Loramie 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Crestview 7:30 p.m. p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Dec. 7 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Marion Local 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29 at Coldwater Asset due to majority of games being Dec. 8 Anna 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Allocation Basketball Classic 6 proceeded by JV contests or are Dec. 14 New Bremen 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being p.m. starting times for tournament Dec. 15 at Waynesfield-Goshen proceeded by JV contests. Jan. 4 at Marion Local 7:30 p.m. openers.

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Coach: Wendi Moorman Dec. 22 at Tri-Village 1:30 p.m. Years, career record: 2, 13-5 Dec. 27 at Celina Ovisco Holiday Division: II Tournament 6 p.m. Last Year: 13-10(4-5) Dec. 29 at Celina Ovisco Holiday Returning Letterwinners: Tournament 1 p.m. Allison Siefring, Carleigh Deitsch, Jan. 3 Marion Local 7:30 p.m. Addy Vaughn, Marlee Vaughn, Jan. 5 Bradford 1 p.m. Nora Vaughn, Alyssa Buschur, Jan. 10 at New Bremen 7 p.m. Cora Stammen Jan. 15 at Franklin Monroe 7 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Hannah Jan. 17 at Versailles 7 p.m. Steinbrunner, Danielle Lange Jan. 24 New Knoxville 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Jan. 26 Lehman Catholic 1:30 Subject to change p.m. St. Henry Jan. 29 at Fort Loramie 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Wapakoneta 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Parkway 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at Bath 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at St. Henry 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Ansonia 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 Fort Recovery 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Feb. 14 Minster 7:30 p.m. p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Dec. 8 Mississinawa Valley 1:30 due to majority of games being p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are Dec. 13 at Coldwater 7:30 p.m. starting times for tournament Dec. 17 at Celina 7:30 p.m. openers.

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Coach: Eric Maag Dec. 7 Hicksville 7:30 p.m. Coach: Ross Kaufman Dec. 8 Ayersville 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 2 Dec. 8 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 1 Dec. 10 at Patrick Henry 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 14 at Fairview 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 15 Leipsic 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 1-22 Dec. 15 at Antwerp 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 14-10 Dec. 17 at Paulding 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Mitch Dec. 18 Delphos St. John’s 7:30 Returning Letterwinners: Luke Dec. 21 Wayne Trace 7 p.m. Coleman (So) p.m. Lammers (Sr.), Isaac Fillinger Dec. 28 at Bluffton McDonald’s Promising Newcomers: Taron Dec. 20 at Holgate 7:30 p.m. (Sr.) Holiday Tournament 6 p.m. Butler (Sr.), Zach Moran (Sr.), Dec. 29 at Perry 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Chase Dec. 28 at Bluffton McDonald’s Jaden Warner (Sr.), Gannon Jan. 3 Patrick Henry 7:30 p.m. Kuhlman (Sr.), Nick Gable (Jr.), Holiday Tournament 6 p.m. Prowant (Jr.), Noah Becher (Jr.), Jan. 5 at Leipsic 7:30 p.m. Jake Koenig (Jr.), Ezra Deitering Jan. 5 at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 Reed Warnement (So), Bryce Jan. 11 Miller City 7:30 p.m. (Jr.), Jon Burgei (So.) p.m. Recker (So), Gavin Huff (Fr.) Jan. 12 at Ayersville 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We are a very Jan. 11 at Continental 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We will be Jan. 18 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. young and inexperienced team, Jan. 12 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. extremely youthful this year with Jan. 26 Archbold 7:30 p.m. we don’t have a lot of size but we Jan. 18 Ottoville 7:30 p.m. little varsity experience so it will Jan. 29 Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. have a lot of speed and we will Jan. 19 Temple Christian 7 p.m. be very important for our team to Feb. 2 Columbus Grove 7:30 p.m. look to use our speed both on Jan. 26 at Holgate 7:30 p.m. improve each and every day. Our Feb. 8 at Ottoville 7:30 p.m. the offensive and defensive side. Feb. 1 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. goal is to establish a foundation Feb. 9 North Baltimore 7:30 p.m. We are a guard oriented team Feb. 2 at Riverdale 7:30 p.m. built on characteristics of a Feb. 15 Kalida 7:30 p.m. and that will help us to spread Feb. 8 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. winning. Feb. 16 at Tinora 7:30 p.m. the floor and help us to take care Feb. 9 Van Buren 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 21 Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 p.m. of the basketball. We are looking Feb. 12 Perry 7:30 p.m. Subject to change Note: Most times are approximate to stay competitive within the Feb. 16 at Columbus Grove 7:30 Nov. 30 Paulding 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being league as well as trying to get few p.m. Dec. 1 Temple Christian 6:30 PM proceeded by JV contests. big key wins this season that can Feb. 22 at Hicksville 7:30 p.m. put us in a good position going Note: Most times are approximate GIRLS BASKETBALL into tournament draw. due to majority of games being SCHEDULE proceeded by JV contests or are Coach: K.C. Knowles Continental 7:30 p.m. Subject to change starting times for tournament Years, career record: 1 Dec. 6 Tinora 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Tinora 7:30 p.m. openers. Division: IV Dec. 11 Fairview 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Crestview 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 5-19 (1-6 PCL) Dec. 13 at Holgate 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners:Madi Dec. 28 at Ayersville Holiday Sharp (Sr.) Addy Armey (Jr.) Tournament 6 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Promising Newcomers: Kerri Dec. 28 at Ayersville Holiday Coach: Ross Huersman Nov. 23 Tinora 7:30 p.m. Prowant (Jr.), Katie Keller (Jr.), Tournament 6 p.m. Years, career record: 3, 15-31 Nov. 27 at Liberty-Benton 7:30 Cate Etter (So.), Maddi Potts (So.) Jan. 4 Miller City 7:30 p.m. Division: IV p.m. Team Outlook: We will be young Jan. 7 at Crestview 6:45 p.m. Last Year: 8-13 (2-5 PCL) Dec. 1 Holgate 2:30 p.m. and looking to build as the year Jan. 10 at Ottoville 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Kylie Dec. 4 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. goes on. Losing your leading Jan. 17 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Berner (Sr.), Natalie Koenig Dec. 6 Ayersville 7 p.m. scorer leaves a big hole to fill in a Jan. 19 Leipsic 2:30 p.m. (So.), Abby Niese Sr.), Adrienne Dec. 8 Pandora-Gilboa 2:30 p.m. team that lacks experience and Jan. 22 Antwerp 7:30 p.m. Kuhlman (So.) Dec. 13 at Ottoville 7 p.m. depth. We have a good group that Jan. 26 at Pandora-Gilboa 2 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Abi Dec. 15 at Vanlue 1 p.m. will look to get stronger as the Jan. 28 North Central at 7:30 p.m. Reyna, Maddie Otto, Molly Dec. 18 at Leipsic 7:30 p.m. year progresses on and will be Feb. 2 at Paulding 2:30 p.m. Ellerbrock, Lauren Hermiller, Abi Dec. 22 Liberty Center 2:30 p.m. ready to compete once we get to Feb. 5 at Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. Lammers, Abi Teders, Aly Michel, Dec. 27 at North Baltimore 7:30 File Photo tournament time. Feb. 9 Patrick Henry 2:30 p.m. Kristi Riepenhoff, Danielle Alvear p.m. Ryan Suever of Ottoville goes up for a shot off the backboard against SCHEDULE Feb. 12 at Ayersville 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: If we can get and Jan. 2 LCC 7 p.m. Crestview’s Javin Etzler. Subject to change Feb. 14 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. stay healthy, we will be a very Jan. 4 at Continental 7:30 p.m. Continental Note: Most times are approximate competitive basketball team. Jan. 5 Van Buren 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being We are looking to take a big leap Jan. 8 Delphos Jefferson 7 p.m. OTTOVILLE BIG GREEN Nov. 24 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests or are this year with the girls we have Jan. 15 McComb 7 p.m. Nov. 29 Hicksville at Continental starting times for tournament returning and the newcomers Jan. 19 at Columbus Grove 2 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. openers. coming in and playing big Jan. 26 Kalida 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4 Columbus Grove at minutes for us. We want to be Feb. 5 Van Buren 7:30 p.m. Coach: Keith Utendorf Subject to change able to hang our hat on our Feb. 9 Bluffton 2:30 p.m. Years, career record: 2, 42-76 Nov. 30 at Temple Christian 7:30 defense this year, as it will lead to Feb. 15 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Division: IV p.m. offensive opportunities.” Note: Most times are approximate Last Year: 18-6, (4-3 PCL) Dec. 7 at Columbus Grove 7:30 PANDORA-GILBOA ROCKETS SCHEDULE due to majority of games being Returning Letterwinners: Drew p.m. Subject to change proceeded by JV contests. BOYS BASKETBALL Fisher (Jr.), Jaden Schnipke (Sr.), Dec. 8 at Ada 7:30 p.m. Miller City Joe Miller (Jr.), Joshua Thorbahn Dec. 11 at Antwerp 7:30 p.m. (So.), Ryan Suever (So.) Dec. 14 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Coach: Joe Braidic Dec. 14 at Hopewell-Loudon 7:30 Promising Newcomers: Zach Dec. 15 at Spencerville 7:30 p.m. 17, 214-157 p.m. Years, career record: Knippen (Sr.), Kyle Manns (So.), Dec. 18 Delphos Jefferson 7 p.m. IV Dec. 15 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 Division: Grant Kortokrax (So.) Dec. 21 at Elida 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 26-2, (11-0 BVC) p.m. Team Outlook: The guys have Dec. 22 Delphos St. John’s 7 p.m. Jared Dec. 21 at Arlington 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: bought into our system, style and Dec. 28 Van Wert 7 p.m. Breece (Sr.), Riley Larcom (Sr.) Dec. 22 Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 mentally throughout the summer Dec. 29 Lincolnview 7 p.m. Zeb p.m. Promising Newcomers: and preseason and we have Jan. 5 Minster 7 p.m. George (Sr.), Austin Niese (Sr.), Dec. 27 at Leipsic 7:30 p.m. enjoyed competing throughout. Jan. 12 Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 p.m. Nick Norton (Sr.), Travis Maag Jan. 4 Leipsic 7:30 p.m. We have several returning Jan. 18 at Miller City 7:30 p.m. (Sr.), Walker Macke (Jr.), Austin Jan. 5 Miller City 7:30 p.m. lettermen that will look to lead Jan. 22 Allen East 7 p.m. Miller (Jr.) Jan. 11 at North Baltimore 7:30 us throughout the campaign. We Jan. 25 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. We have a senior p.m. Team Outlook: have a long, athletic lineup that Feb. 1 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. dominated team so we should be Jan. 12 at Ottoville 7:30 p.m. we can use to our advantage at Feb. 5 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. able to compete physically with Jan. 18 at Arcadia 7:30 p.m. times. Our length and athleticism Feb. 8 Continental 7:30 p.m. anyone on our schedule. Because Jan. 25 Van Buren 7:30 p.m. should allow us to play our style Feb. 16 at Leipsic 7:30 p.m. of our team strength, we should Feb. 1 Vanlue 7:30 p.m. defensively and create easier Feb. 21 Tinora 7 p.m. be a very good defensive team. Feb. 2 Bluffton 7:30 p.m. opportunities on the offensive Feb. 22 at Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. Our two returning lettermen will Feb. 5 Columbus Grove 7:30 p.m. end at times. Note: Most times are approximate neeed to step up and be leaders Feb. 8 at Liberty-Benton 7:30 p.m. File Photo SCHEDULES due to majority of games being in practice and games. Feb. 15 Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. Ottoville’s Haley Hoersten looks to shoot Thursday night ahead of Ottoville proceeded by JV contests. SCHEDULE Feb. 16 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Kalida’s McKayla Maag during the first half at Ottoville High School Pandora-Gilboa Feb. 21 at Continental 7:30 p.m. in Ottoville. Subject to change Feb. 22 at McComb 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dec. 1 Allen East 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate Dec. 7 Riverdale 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Coach: David Kleman Nov. 29 at Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. WAYNE TRACE Years, career record: 26, 507- Dec. 1 Lincolnview 2 p.m. 123 Dec. 4 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Division: IV Dec. 8 Bluffton 1:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Last Year: 27-3 (7-0 PCL) Dec. 13 Miller City 7 p.m. Returning Letterwinners:Kasey Dec. 15 Coldwater 1:30 p.m. Coach: Jim Linder Wayne Trace 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Jan. 12 Pat Fort Jennings 2:30 Knippen (Sr.), Cassandra Dec. 20 at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 Years, career record: 11, 156-84 Dec. 8 Paulding at Wayne Trace Subject to change p.m. Kemper (Sr.) Amber Miller, Abby p.m. Division: IV 7:30 PM Nov. 23 at Leipsic 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 Ottoville 7 p.m. Hivers, Emily Landin, Quinley Dec. 27 Arlington 7 p.m. Last Year: 18-6 (6-1 Green Dec. 15 Lincolnview at Wayne Nov. 29 North Baltimore 7 p.m. Jan. 17 Van Buren 7 p.m. Schlagbaum, Brynlee Hanneman, Jan. 3 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. Meadows) Trace 7:30 PM Dec. 6 at Liberty-Benton 7:30 Jan. 19 at Bluffton 1 p.m. Nicole Knippen, Jocelyn Geise, Jan. 5 Columbus Grove 2:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Reid Dec. 21 Wayne Trace at Miller City p.m. Jan. 24 at Riverdale 7:30 p.m. Alexis Honiford Jan. 8 at Bath 7:30 p.m. Miller (Jr.), Nate Gerber (Jr.), Trae 7:00 PM Dec. 8 at Miller City 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Continental 2 p.m. : We expect to be Jan. 10 Continental 7:30 p.m. Sinn (Sr.), Josiah Linder (Sr.) Dec. 22 Van Wert at Wayne Trace Team Outlook Dec. 10 Perry 7 p.m. Jan. 31 Hopewell-Loudon 7 p.m. compettive in every game. We Jan. 15 at Pandora-Gilboa 7 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Alex 7:30 PM Dec. 13 at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 Feb. 2 Kalida 2:30 p.m. also will strive to improve every Jan. 24 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Reinhart (Jr.), Max Price (Sr.), Jan. 12 Wayne Trace at Delphos p.m. Feb. 7 Arcadia 7 p.m. practice and game. the league Jan. 26 at Delphos Jefferson 2:30 Trevor Speice (So.), Jace Vining Jefferson 7:30 PM Dec. 15 at Upper Scioto Valley Feb. 14 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. should be very competitive p.m. (Jr.) Jan. 19 Fort Jennings at Wayne noon Feb. 16 at Columbus Grove 2 p.m. with any of the teams in the Jan. 29 at Elida 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We want to get Trace 7:30 PM Dec. 20 Vanlue 7 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate PCL having a chance to win. Feb. 2 Leipsic 7 p.m. better each day, each week and Jan. 29 Wayne Trace at Dec. 29 Hardin Northern 1 p.m. due to majority of games being Our bench is inexperienced. Feb. 4 Minster 7 p.m. each game. If we do that, we Continental 7:30 PM Jan. 3 at McComb 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. We will work hard to develop Feb. 9 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 feel like it will take or fthe rest. Feb. 2 Wayne Trace at Kalida 7:30 Jan. 10 at Arlington 7:30 p.m. our bench with some talented p.m. Our goals are to win the GMC PM underclassmen.. Feb. 12 at Liberty-Benton 7:30 and get as far as we can in the Feb. 9 Crestview at Wayne Trace p.m. tournament. 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Subject to change Note: Most times are approximate PARTIAL SCHEDULE Feb. 22 Ottoville at Wayne Trace Nov. 23 at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being Nov. 30 Columbus Grove at 7:30 PM Nov. 24 Crestview 7 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. OH-70091440L The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Friday, November 23, 2018 13 PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE MARION LOCAL FLYERS BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Kurt Goettemoeller Classic Years, career record: 8,N/A Dec. 29 Marion Local at Coldwater Division: IV Asset Allocation Basketball Last Year: 25-4 (9-0) Classic Returning Letterwinners: Jan. 4 St. Henry at Marion Local Nathan Bruns (Sr.), Matt 7:30 PM Rethman (Sr.), Nick Tangeman Jan. 5 Marion Local at Anna 7:30 (Sr.) PM Promising Newcomers: Sam Jan. 11 Marion Local at Parkway Huelsman (Sr.), Max Albers (Sr.), 7:30 PM Alex Eyink (So.) Kyle Francis (Sr.), Jan. 12 Van Wert at Marion Local Matt Everman (Jr.) 7:30 PM Team Outlook: We have a solid Jan. 12 Van Vert at Marion Local core with four of our top eight 7:30 PM returning from last year’s squad. Jan. 18 Minster at Marion Local The key to our season will be 7:30 PM replacing the leadership from Jan. 19 Marion Local at Jackson a year ago. We have six seniors Center 7:30 PM capable of stepping up and Jan. 25 Marion Local at Delphos holding our team accountable to St. John’s 7:30 PM the standards we set within the Jan. 26 St. Marys at Marion Local program. We will try to get a little 7:30 PM bit better each day and hope to Feb. 1 Fort Recovery at Marion be playing our best basketball at Local 7:00 PM season’s end. Feb. 2 Fort Loramie at Marion Local 7:30 PM SCHEDULE Feb. 8 New Bremen at Marion Dec. 7 Wapakoneta at Marion Local 7:30 PM Local 7:30 PM Feb. 9 Spencerville at Marion Dec. 14 Marion Local at Versailles Local 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Feb. 15 Marion Local at Coldwater Dec. 15 Marion Local at Celina 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Feb. 16 Marion Local at Russia Dec. 22 Marion Local at Shawnee 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Feb. 22 New Knoxville at Marion Dec. 28 Marion Local at Coldwater Local 7:30 PM File Photo Asset Allocation Basketball Kalida’s Luke Erhart drives to the basket Tuesday night against Columbus Grove’s Blake Reynolds. GIRLS BASKETBALL Coach: Beth Streib Dec. 18 Marion Local at Russia KALIDA WILDCATS LEIPSIC VIKINGS Years, career record: 4, N/A 7:30 PM Division: IV Dec. 22 Ottawa-Glandorf at BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Last Year: 5-18 (3-6 MAC) Marion Local 1:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 29 Marion Local at Ovisco Coach: Ryan Stechschulte Dec. 22 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. Coach: Chris Kuhlman Dec. 1 at Holgate 7:30 p.m. Natalie Rethman (Sr.), Alana Holiday Tournament 1:00 PM Career record: 97-51 Dec. 26 LCC 7:30 p.m. Years, career record: 3, N/A Dec. 7 North Baltimore 7:30 p.m. Pohlman (So.), Heidi Rethman Dec. 29 Marion Local at Ovisco Division: IV Dec. 28 at Lincolnview 7:30 p.m. Division: IV Dec. 14 at Riverdale 7:30 p.m. (So.), Emily Niefeld (Jr.) Kelsy Holiday Tournament 6:00 PM Last Year: 18-7 (5-2 PCL) Jan. 4 at Crestview 7:30 p.m. Last Year: 8-15 Dec. 15 at Miller City 7:30 p.m. Koenig (Jr.), Brooke Homan (Jr.) Jan. 3 Marion Local at St. Henry Returning Letterwinners: Trevor Jan. 5 McComb 7:30 p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Cole Dec. 21 Arcadia 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Grace 7:30 PM Lambert (Sr.), Grant Laudick Jan. 11 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Rieman (Jr.), Kaiden Rader (Jr.), Dec. 27 Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 p.m. Knapke (Sr.), Ava Rose (Sr.), Mary Jan. 8 Marion Local at Celina 7:30 (Sr.), Owen Recker (Sr.), Gabe Jan. 12 at Tinora 7:30 p.m. Tyler Hiegel (Jr.), Clay Gerderman Jan. 4 at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 Lou Hoelscher (Jr.) PM Hovest (Jr.), Evan Ruebke (Jr.), Jan. 19 at Columbus Grove 7:30 (Jr.) Dylan Schroeder (Jr.), Reese p.m. Team Outlook: With most Jan. 10 Parkway at Marion Local Luke Erhart (So.) p.m. Mangas (Jr.) Jan. 5 Continental 7:30 p.m. players returning we are looking 7:30 PM Promising Newcomers: Zach Jan. 22 at Van Wert 7:30 p.m. Promising Newcomers: Drew Jan. 11 Vanlue 7:30 p.m. to improve and compete at a Jan. 15 Marion Local at Anna 7:30 VanderEnbie (Jr.), Noah Miller Jan. 26 Leipsic 7:30 p.m. Lifick (Jr.), Ryley Spangler (Jr.), Jan. 12 Columbus Grove 7:30 p.m. higher level this year. We are PM (Jr.) Aiden Warnecke (So.), Tyler Feb. 1 Ottoville 7:30 p.m. Evan Schroeder (Jr.) Jan. 18 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. more experienced and look Jan. 17 Marion Local at Minster Unverfurth (So.), Jayce Horstman Feb. 2 Wayne Trace 7:30 p.m. Team Outlook: We will be a tough Jan. 19 at Maumee Valley Country to build off the improvements 7:30 PM (So) Feb. 8 Miller City 7:30 p.m. physicl team that will make teams Day 7:30 p.m. made throughout last year with Jan. 22 St. Marys at Marion Local SCHEDULE Feb. 9 at Ayersville 7:30 p.m. earn baskets. With the return of Jan. 25 McComb 7:30 p.m. our younger players. We want to 7:30 PM Kalida Feb. 15 at Continental 7:30 p.m. all-league wing Dylan Schroeder Jan. 26 at Kalida 7:30 p.m. play pressure defense to help Jan. 24 Delphos St. John’s at Subject to change Feb. 16 Van Buren 7:30 p.m. from an ACL last year, our offense Feb. 1 at Van Buren 7:30 p.m. created turnovers and lead to Marion Local 7:30 PM Nov. 30 at New Bremen 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Fairview-Sherwood 7:30 should find more consistency. Feb. 8 Hopewell-Loudon 7:30 p.m. easier scores. Offensively, we will Jan. 31 Marion Local at Fort Dec. 7 at Ada 7:30 p.m. p.m. With the late start because of Feb. 9 at Edgerton 7:30 p.m. continue to run a motion style Recovery 7:30 PM Dec. 8 Archbold 7:30 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate football and injuries last season Feb. 15 at Liberty-Benton 7:30 offense with good ball movement. Feb. 2 Marion Local at Newton Dec. 11 Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 p.m. due to majority of games being and into the summer, we haven’t p.m. High 1:30 PM Dec. 14 at Holgate 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. had a lot time to gel. It will be Feb. 16 Ottoville 7:30 p.m. SCHEDULE Feb. 5 Bath at Marion Local 7:30 important for leaders to emerge Feb. 21 Arlington 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 Marion Local at PM early in the season. Feb. 22 at Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM Feb. 7 Marion Local at New GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Note: Most times are approximate Dec. 1 Shawnee at Marion Local Bremen 7:30 PM Subject to change due to majority of games being 1:30 PM Feb. 12 Fort Loramie at Marion Coach: Adam Huber p.m. Nov. 30 Bluffton 7:30 p.m. proceeded by JV contests. Dec. 6 Marion Local at New Local 7:30 PM Years, career record: 9, 109-77 Nov. 27 at St. Marys 7:30 p.m. Knoxville 7:30 PM Feb. 14 Coldwater at Marion Local Division: IV Dec. 1 at Minster 2:30 p.m. Dec. 11 Wapakoneta at Marion 7:30 PM Last Year: 16-8 (6-1, PCL) Dec. 4 Coldwater 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Local 7:30 PM Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 8 at Elida 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 Versailles at Marion Local Coach: Gary Kreinbeck Nov. 29 at McComb 7:30 p.m. Lauren Langhals (Sr.), Halie Dec. 15 at Fort Jennings 1:30 p.m. 7:30 PM Years, career record: 33, 424- Dec. 6 Vanlue 7:30 p.m. Kaufman (Sr.), McKayla Maag Dec. 18 Columbus Grove 7:30 321 Dec. 11 Fort Jennings 7:30 p.m. (Jr.), Abby Wurth (Jr.) Grace p.m. Division: IV Dec. 13 at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 Klausing (So.) Dec. 20 Delphos St. Johns 7:30 Last Year: 16-8 (6-1, PCL) p.m. Promising Newcomers: Carlie p.m. Returning Letterwinners: Dec. 18 Miller City 7:30 p.m. Rampe (Jr), Kathryn Siebeneck Dec. 22 at Crestview 1:30 p.m. Peyton Henry (Sr.), Claire Rigel Dec. 20 North Baltimore 7:30 (So), Brenna Smith (So), Melanie Dec. 29 at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 (Sr.), Bailee Sickmiller (Sr.) p.m. Meyers (So), Brooke Vennekotter p.m. Promising Newcomers: Selena Dec. 27 at Ayersville Holiday (Fr), Lydia Vorst (Fr) Jan. 3 Ottoville 7:30 p.m. Loredo (Sr.), Kacey Dulle (Sr.), Tournament 6 p.m. Team Outlook: As a staff we are Jan. 5 Wapakoneta 1:30 p.m. Ashley Berger (Jr.), Shy Giron Dec. 28 at Ayersville Holiday really looking forward to this Jan. 8 Lincolnview 7:30 p.m (Jr.), Liz Schekelhoff (So.) Tournament 6 p.m. upcoming season. Each year Jan. 12 at Liberty-Benton 1:30 Team Outlook: Leipsic will Jan. 3 at Arlington 7:30 p.m. is different and this year is no p.m. return just threeletter winners Jan. 8 at Patrick Henry 7:30 p.m. exception. We really liked the way Jan. 15 at Tinora 7:30 p.m in an effort to reach the district Jan. 10 Riverdale 7:30 p.m. we came together throughout the Jan. 21 at Ayersville 7:30 p.m. tournament for the ninth Jan. 12 Columbus Grove 2:30 offseason and summer and we Jan. 26 at Miller City 2:30 p.m. consecutive year and 10 out of p.m. have a nice mix of veteran players Jan. 29 Spencerville 7:30 p.m. the past 11 years. Leipsic will Jan. 17 at Hopewell-Loudon 7:30 and youthful exuberence . It’s Feb. 2 at Pandora-Gilboa 2:30 have to replace 36 points per p.m. going to come down to whether p.m. game with the losses of the Jan. 19 at Continental 2:30 p.m. or not we focus on the process of Feb. 5 Holgate 7:30 p.m. 2017-18 senior class. Senior Jan. 24 Arcadia 7 p.m. getting better each and every day. Feb. 9 Kalida at Leipsic 1:30 p.m. letter winner Carlee Siefker is not Jan. 26 at Elida 1:30 p.m. If we do that, we will be playing Feb. 14 Continental at Kalida 7:30 playing in 2018-19. Our schedule Jan. 31 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 p.m. our best at the end of the season. p.m. is very challenging as we have Feb. 2 at Ottoville 7 p.m. Note: Most times are approximate SCHEDULE traditional powers in Arlington, Feb. 7 Van Buren 7 p.m. Subject to change due to majority of games being Liberty Benton and Arcadia in Feb. 9 Kalida 1:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 proceeded by JV contests. the Blanchard Valley Conference. Feb. 14 at Liberty-Benton 7:30 Hopwell Louden will also be very p.m. strong. Ottoville, Columbus Grove Note: Most times are approximate and Kalida should battle for the due to majority of games being PCL crown. proceeded by JV contests or are SCHEDULE starting times for tournament Subject to change openers. 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