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File photo | The Lima News Lima Central Catholic students celebrate with commemorative posters following the Thunderbirds’ Division III state championship game last year. All five starters from last year’s team graduated, with only one player, Thomas Williams, returning with significant playing experience. things to watch this season By Jim Naveau [email protected] 10 1. What’s ahead this season for Lima Central Catholic after two state titles in three years? The Thunderbirds won Division III state champi- onships in 2016 and 2014 and were state runner-up in between in 2015. All of those state finals were against Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph. But LCC will put an entirely new starting five on the floor this season. Last year’s starters, Dan- tez Walton, Tre Cobbs, Josh Dixon, Ethan O’Connor and Nick Taflinger, all graduated. Last year’s sixth man, Thomas Williams, is the top returning player. The inexperienced Thun- derbirds will take on a schedule that includes Lima Senior, Ottawa- Glandorf, Toledo St. John’s, Dayton Chami- nade-Julienne, Crestview, Spencerville and others. 2. Will Lima Senior reload for another deep run in the tournament? The Spartans were File photos | The Lima News Lima Senior’s Jarius Ward puts up a shot against Westerville South’s Ennis Thomas during last year’s Division I state championship game. Ward is the only Spartan Division I state runner- Jakoby Lane-Harvey returns for Perry, which played in its first boys basketball regional tournament last year. The Commodores hope to continue to compete at a returning with significant playing time from last year’s 29-1 team that lost in the up last season when they state final. were beaten 57-55 by high level after winning more than 18 games the last three years. Westerville South in the state championship. In that game, the winning basket was scored with 1.8 seconds to play. Like LCC, the Spar- tans will have several new players in the lineup after the graduation of Mr. Basketball Xavier Simpson and players such as Ruben Flowers, Rico Stafford, Jaylin Thomas, Marquevious Wilson and others. Jarius Ward is the only return- All-time career wins leader Dick Kortokrax of Kalida retired after ing player to get signifi- last season. Former Columbus Grove coach Ryan Stechschulte steps into the Wildcats’ lineup in his place. cant playing time during the tournament run. 3. How will the losing in the semifinals Like last year, Three Riv- changing of the guard of the Dayton Division ers Athletic Conference play out at Kalida? IV regional to Yellow powers Lima Senior and All-time career wins Springs. Toledo St. John’s get leader Dick Kortokrax With returning players right to it early in the announced his resigna- such as Jakoby Lane- season. It’s a Tuesday tion after last season at Harvey and Kobe Glover, night game at Lima Lincolnview finished as Division IV’s state runner-up last year. Several key players from that team Kalida and was replaced Perry could make anoth- Senior. graduated, but the Lancers believe they’ve built a winning tradition. by former Columbus er deep tournament run. Jan. 21 – Kalida at Grove coach Ryan Stech- It has won 22, 18 and Columbus Grove. Kalida strong senior class, and Central Conference schulte. 18 games the last three coach Ryan Stechschulte Crestview’s sophomores champion Commodores. ONLY ON Kortokrax retired seasons. goes back to the school were impressive as fresh- They follow up the Shaw- LIMAOHIO.COM with a career record of 5. What are some of where his teams won men a year ago. nee game with games See previews for area 890-317 and had been the more intriguing more than twice as many 6. What are some against Van Wert and teams at LimaOhio. head coach at Kalida for league games this sea- games as they lost, only of the more intriguing Wapakoneta. com/tag/boyshoops. 41 seasons. Overall, he son? he’s on the visitors’ non-league games? Dec. 30 – Middletown coached 56 seasons at Dec. 9 – Versailles bench this time. Dec. 10 – Archbold at at Lima Senior. Two Even if they might not Kalida, Ottoville and Fort at Delphos St. John’s. Feb. 10 – Crestview at Kalida. It will be the first traditional rivals match be ranked as highly as a Jennings. Blue Jays fans will get Spencerville. Crestview home game for Kalida in up again. An interesting year ago, it’s still as good 4. Could Perry take an early-season look at and Spencerville have the post-Kortokrax era. sidelight is that Middle- as rivalries get. the next step and reach Versailles’ Justin Ahrens, each won or shared two Dec. 20 – Perry at town coach Darnell 7. Can Lincolnview its first state tourna- who verbally committed Northwest Conference Shawnee. This will be Hoskins’ son, D.J., played keep the momentum ment? to Ohio State this sum- championships in the the first of three con- for Lima Senior coach going? The Commodores mer before his junior last four seasons. Neither secutive games against Quincey Simpson’s AAU In 2015, the Lancers played in their first year of high school. has finished below third Western Buckeye League team. won 14 games for their boys basketball regional Dec. 13 – Toledo St. in the NWC in that time teams in nine days for Jan. 17 – Lima Central first winning season in John’s at Lima Senior. span. Spencerville has a tournament last season, the defending Northwest Catholic at Lima Senior. See boys watch | 7E 2E Wednesday, November 23, 2016 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News

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File photos | The Lima News Madison Stolly, the all-time leading scorer at Lima Central Catholic, returns this season. The Kierre James returns for Lima Senior, which will be looking for a new identity following the graduation of a pair Thunderbirds will be looking for scoring to surround her this year. of 1,000-point scorers who are now playing collegiately, Rion Thompson and Essence Cowan. things to watch this season By Jose Nogueras [email protected] 10 1. Who is the best player in the area? There are a number of worthy candidates in the area that enter this debate, but one that stands out that made the biggest impact last year was Ottawa-Glandorf’s Kadie Hempfling. As a sophomore, the Titan hoopster was the West- ern Buckeye League player of the year, received all-NWC honors and was a second team Division II All-Ohio selection. She averaged 13.7 points a game and seven rebounds and was on a team that reached the state finals. Others to keep an eye on are Columbus Grove’s Jade Clement, Lima Cen- tral Catholic’s Madison Stolly, Leipsic’s Brooke Gerderman and Heather Lammers and Upper Scioto Valley’s Emily Pat- ton. 2. How does Lima Senior replace Rion Thompson, now at Bowling Green, and Essence Cowan, now at Jade Clement, of Columbus Grove, puts up a shot against Spencerville last Kadie Hempfling, of Ottawa-Glandorf, goes up for a shot against Wapakoneta last year season. Clement is back for the Bulldogs, who could contend for titles in both the in the district finals. A second-team Division II All-Ohio selection, the junior could be Owens Community Col- Northwest Conference and the Putnam County League. the best player in the region this year after averaging 13.7 points a game and seven lege? Both scored 1,000 rebounds on a team that reached the state finals. points, and Thompson was the all-time lead- going to have a success- repeat, they will be ing scorer at Lima ful season and a long run ONLY ON tested by a number of Senior. in the postseason for the LIMAOHIO.COM teams that are hungry to It won’t be easy, as T-Birds, who lost in the See previews for area dethrone the Titans. two returning starters sectional finals last year. teams at LimaOhio. With three returning and eight returning let- Senior Sam Koenig com/tag/girlshoops. starters in Hempfling, terwinners return from is LCC’s other return- Kylie White and Lexi last year’s squad that ing starter and should year, albeit a first-team Schroeder, the Titans are finished 15-9 last year. add some scoring punch All-WBL performer in poised to have another Senior Kierre James, the along. Returning letter- Brittanie Ulmer, but they big year on the hard- point guard who aver- winners senior Emma boast three seniors on wood. The Titans will aged 9.3 points, 4 assists Baumgartner and sopho- this year’s roster, includ- have to deal with the and 5 rebounds a game, more Josie Moehler will ing Bailey Dackin, Heidi loss of Dani Ellerbrock, is back, but the Spartans need to step up their Craddock and Haley Gar- a second-team All-WBL will look to young play- game. Also coming into land. Also on the squad performer. But the state- ers such as sophomore the fold and expected to is junior Jaidyn Hale, runner ups have a wealth Destiny McDonald, who make a contribution are who was a third team of talent that should be averaged 5 points, 2 freshmen Janae Robinson All-WBL selection as a a serious contender to rebounds and 2 steals, and Rosie Williams. sophomore. return to Columbus. and sophomores Talor 4. Can Bath rally to 5. Who is the team Wapakoneta returns Washington and Taja the top of the league to beat in the Western senior Megan Fisher, a Oglesbee. after losing its first Buckeye League? second-team All-WBL 3. Can LCC find some Western Buckeye Ottawa-Glandorf won selection but were hurt scoring to go around League game in ages the league crown with an by the loss of two all- LCC’s all-time leading last year? 8-1 record, with Wapako- league performers.The scorer, Madison Stolly? For years, the Wild- neta in second with a 7-2 Redskins return seven The talented T-Bird, cats had dominated record and three teams letterwinners overall, and who recently signed a WBL, but that came to finishing with 6-3 record. they will look to some of letter of intent to play at an end last year when While the Titans these girls to step up and the University of Findlay the Wildcats slipped to return three starters fill the void left by the and was an honorable 14-10 overall and 6-3 in from last year’s squad graduating seniors. All-State selection, will the WBL. The Wildcats and appear to be the Megan Fisher returns for her senior season at Wapakoneta after See GIRLS watch | 13E need some help if LCC is lost one senior from last odds-on favorite to averaging 11.5 points per game last year.

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File photos | The Lima News Lima Central Catholic’s Emma Baumgartner, right, applies the defense on Allen East’s Kyra Clark Lima Senior’s Rico Stafford (34), Marquevious Wilson (0), Keaton Upshaw and Darius Gordon (14) during a matchup last year. celebrate after the Spartans defeated Canton McKinley in the regional final to earn a spot in the state Final Four. Upshaw, Jar Ward and Zanesto Martin are the only letterwinners back from last year’s run to the state final. Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds Lima Senior Spartans BOYS BASKETBALL ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM Coach: Frank Kill See more previews for area teams at BOYS BASKETBALL Years, career record: 6, 143-18 LimaOhio.com/tag/boyshoops. ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM Division: III See more previews for area teams at Coach: Quincey Simpson Last year: 28-1, state champion LimaOhio.com/tag/boyshoops. Years, career record: 3, 52-5 Returning letterwinners: (*returning I starter): Thomas Williams (Sr., 6-4, forward); Division: SCHEDULE 29-1, 14-0 TRAC (first), state Stephen Taflinger (Sr., guard, 6-0); Anthony Last year: Dec. 2 at Elida Tipoff 6:30 PM runner-up SCHEDULE Venturella (Sr., 6-1, wing); Mark Janowski Dec. 3 at Elida Tipoff 6:30 PM Returning letterwinners: (*returning Dec. 9 at Toledo St. Francis de Sales (Jr., 6-8, center); Matthew Cecala (Jr., 5-9, Dec. 6 at Toledo St. John’s Jesuit starter): Jar Ward* (Sr., 6-2, guard); 7:30 PM guard); Brendan Stolly (Jr., 6-0, wing) Keaton Upshaw (Jr., 6-8, post); Zenesto Dec. 13 Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: De’Jhon Johnson 7:30 PM Martin (Sr., 5-9, guard) Dec. 16 Ponitz Career Technology Center, (Fr., 5-9, guard); Braydon O’Dell (So., 5-11, Dec. 10 Scott 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Javier Quinenos Cornerstone Health & Tech, Detroit guard); De’Montre Garner (So., 6-1, post); Dec. 17 at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM (Sr., 6-2, guard); Jatsiel Colon (Jr., 6-8, post); 6:00 PM Darius Hairston (Jr., 5-11, wing); Raoul Dec. 22 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Jaleel King (So., 6-3, wing); B.J. Miller (Jr., Dec. 17 Wilmington, First Love Christian Samaroo (Jr., 6-0, wing); Dylan Biery (Jr., Dec. 23 Dayton Chaminade-Julienne 5-11, guard) Academy 6:00 PM forward, 6-5); De’Angelo Garner (Jr., 6-0) 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Spartans lost four Dec. 20 at Toledo Central Catholic 7:30 PM Team outlook: Team outlook: All five Dec. 27 at Shawnee 7:30 PM starters from the team that didn’t Dec. 27 at Elida 7:30 PM starters from last year’s state championship Dec. 28 at Bellefontaine 7:30 PM lose last season until it lost on a heart- Dec. 30 Middletown 7:30 PM team are gone. Coach Frank Kill and the Dec. 30 at Van Wert 7:30 PM breaking last-second shot in the state Jan. 3 Fremont Ross 7:30 PM Thunderbirds will have to find their new Jan. 7 Elida Tipoff 6:30 PM championship. Jan. 6 at Findlay 7:30 PM identity, possibly starting with senior Jan. 8 at Delphos St. John’s 2:30 PM That doesn’t mean the news is bad for coach Jan. 7 Huber Heights Wayne 7:30 PM Thomas Williams, a two-year letter winner Jan. 13 at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Quincey Simpson, though. There are 10 guys Jan. 13 at Toledo Whitmer 7:30 PM who averaged 3.9 points per game as a Jan. 14 at Van Buren 7:30 PM who can play, he says, as the players are Jan. 20 at Oregon Clay 7:30 PM forward. Jan. 20 Crestview 7:30 PM athletic, long and lanky. Jan. 21 Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM “The T-Birds will be missing a lot from last Jan. 21 at Versailles 7:30 PM Jan. 24 Lima Central Catholic 7:30 PM “We are young and athletic,” Simpson said. year’s state championship team,” Kill said. Jan. 24 at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Jan. 27 Toledo St. Francis de Sales 7:30 PM “Our success will be determined by getting “Thomas Williams will have to carry Jan. 31 Bath 7:30 PM Jan. 31 at Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 7:30 PM health and how quickly our young guys adapt the load, while otherswill ened to step up to Feb. 4 Liberty-Benton 7:30 PM Feb. 3 Toledo Central Catholic 7:30 PM the plate. The T-Birds are looking to ill those to the varsity level.” Feb. 18 Celina 7:30 PM Feb. 10 Fremont Ross 7:30 PM missing pieces that have allowed the T-Birds The team has already suffered some early Feb. 24 Spencerville 7:30 PM injuries, so the Spartans need to get healthy Feb. 14 Findlay 7:30 PM to be very successful in the past. Guard play Feb. 25 Defiance 7:30 PM to reach their potential in Simpson’s motion- Feb. 17 Toledo Whitmer 7:30 PM is a key, in order to be successful.” dribble drive offense. They’ll look to Jar Ward Feb. 24 at Oregon Clay 7:30 PM LCC looks built to be very aggressive for some guidance, since he’s been Feb. 25 at Mansfield Senior 7:30 PM on rebounding, plus its team chemistry is there before with last year’s squad. good thus far, Kill said.

GIRLS BASKETBALL ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM GIRLS BASKETBALL ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM See previews for area teams at See previews for area teams at Coach: Vince Halliday LimaOhio.com/tag/girlshoops. Coach: Katie Krieg LimaOhio.com/tag/girlshoops. Years, career record: 10, 112-91 Years, career record: 5, 53-43 Division: I Division: IV Last year: 15-9, 8-6 TRAC (fourth) Last year: 9-14 SCHEDULE Returning letterwinners: Kierre James Returning letterwinners: (*returning SCHEDULE Nov. 26 Sylvania Southview 11:30 AM starter): Madison Stolly* (Sr., 5-8, guard); (Sr., 5-5, point guard); Destiny Nov. 26 Kenton 7:30 PM Dec. 3 at Toledo Start 2:00 PM Sam Koenig (Sr., 5-6, guard); Emma McDonald (So. 5-6, guard); Taylor Nov. 29 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Dec. 5 Notre Dame Academy 7:30 PM Baumgartner (Sr., 5-2, guard); Josie Washington (So., 5-6, guard); Taja Dec. 1 at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 PM Oglesbee (So., 5-8, forward) Dec. 8 at Fremont Ross 7:30 PM Mohler (So., 5-4, guard) Tae’Oasha Rios Dec. 6 St. Marys 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Ajohlon Bullock Dec. 12 at Toledo St. Ursula Academy Promising newcomers: (Jr., 5-11, post); Hailey Koenig (So., 5-7, Dec. 8 at Spencerville 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-9, center); Missy Jackson (Jr., 5-9, 7:30 PM forward); Rania Clemmons (So., 5-7, Dec. 15 Allen East 7:30 PM center) Dec. 15 Toledo Whitmer 7:30 PM forward); Janae Robinson (Fr., 5-6, guard); Dec. 17 at Lima Senior 1:30 PM Team outlook: The Spartans will certainly Dec. 17 Lima Central Catholic 1:30 PM Rosie Williams (Fr., 5-11, post) miss their two 1,000-point scorers Dec. 19 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Dec. 22 Toledo Central Catholic 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Thunderbirds may be Dec. 22 at Bluffton 7:30 PM from last year, both of whom moved on Dec. 29 Vicki Mauk Holiday Tournament on the cusp of something great, especially to play basketball at the next level. Their Dec. 28 at McDonald’s Holiday Classic Dec. 30 Vicki Mauk Holiday Tournament Jan. with all-time leading scorer Madison biggest question will be how a young 6:00 PM 5 at Oregon Clay 7:30 PM Stolly back for her senior season. squad responds. “After a disappointing year last year, Dec. 29 at McDonald’s Holiday Classic Lima Senior has three sophomores and Jan. 12 Findlay 7:30 PM we have put in hours of work during 6:00 PM two freshmen in its rotation. Still, it has Jan. 14 at Ottawa-Glandorf 1:30 PM the offseason,” coach Katie Krieg said. Jan. 3 at Miller City 7:00 PM good team speed and guard play, and Jan. 17 at Elida 7:30 PM “The girls are motivated and ready for Jan. 10 at Coldwater 7:30 PM coach Vince Halliday likes the way they’re Jan. 19 at Notre Dame Academy 7:30 PM success this year. We will look to push Jan. 12 Columbus Grove 7:30 PM sharing the ball so far. Jan. 23 Fremont Ross 7:30 PM the ball in transition and score early on Jan. 16 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM “If we continue to share the ball, play Jan. 26 at Toledo Whitmer 7:30 PM the offensive end. On defense, we hope Jan. 19 at Crestview 7:30 PM hard at all times and catch a few breaks, Jan. 30 at Celina 7:30 PM to full-court press and change defenses Jan. 24 Celina 7:30 PM often during games to shake things up for I feel we can stay in the top half of Feb. 2 Toledo St. Ursula Academy 7:30 PM Jan. 26 Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM our league,” Halliday said. our opponents.” Jan. 28 at Shawnee 12:30 PM Feb. 6 at Toledo Central Catholic 7:30 PM LCC hopes to use a man-to-man, 3-2 Halliday sees Notre Dame Academy and Feb. 2 Ada 7:30 PM Feb. 9 Oregon Clay 7:30 PM trap, and 2-2-1 press to keep opponents Toledo Whitmer as the teams to beat in Feb. 9 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. Feb. 16 at Findlay 7:30 PM off-guard, while running its pass-and-cut offense. Feb. 14 Van Wert 7:30 PM

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40935141 4E Wednesday, November 23, 2016 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE Bath Wildcats Celina Bulldogs BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Shawn R. Allen Allen said. Coach: Jay Imwalle SCHEDULE Years, career record: 9, SCHEDULE Years, career record: 2, 11-12 Dec. 2 Bellefontaine 7:30 PM 95-107 Dec. 2 Elida Tipoff Classic Division: II Dec. 3 Versailles 7:30 PM Division: II Dec. 3 Elida Tipoff Classic Last year: 11-12, 5-4 WBL Dec. 10 at Toledo Bowsher Last year: 10-13, 5-4 WBL Dec. 9 Bluffton 7:30 PM (fourth) 7:30 PM (fourth) Dec. 10 Columbus Grove Returning letterwinners Dec. 16 Elida 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Ryan Dec. 17 Marion Local 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Chad Dec. 16 at Ottawa-Glandorf Harter (Sr., 5-10, guard); Lucas Dec. 22 Toledo Central Catholic Frey (Jr., 6-1, guard); Ryan 7:30 PM Hone (Sr., 6-3, forward), Kole 7:30 PM Gossard (Sr., 6-1, guard); Will Dec. 17 Findlay 7:30 PM Murlin* (Jr., 6-1, forward); Brett Dec. 28 Celina Asset Allocation Clark (Jr., 6-4, wing); Harrison Dec. 27 Bryan 7:30 PM Schwieterman (So., 5-9, guard) Boys Basketball Holiday Classic Gough (Jr., 6-8, wing); Kaden Dec. 30 Liberty-Benton Promising newcomers: Dec. 29 Celina Asset Allocation Sullivan (Sr., 6-2 post) 7:30 PM Blake Norton (Sr., 6-4, center), Boys Basketball Holiday Classic Promising newcomers: Jan. 6 Celina 7:30 PM Kyle Flaute (Jr., 6-0, guard), Jan. 6 at Bath 7:30 PM Austin Stahr (Sr., 6-1, wing); Jan. 7 St. Henry 7:30 PM Kale Menchofer (Jr., 6-7, Jan. 7 at New Bremen 7:00 PM Devan Kinyon (Jr., 5-10, Jan. 13 at Defiance 7:30 PM center); Jimi Briand (Jr., 5-7, Jan. 13 Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM guard); Logna Magrum (Sr., Jan. 14 Spencerville 7:30 PM guard); Austin O’Keley (So., Jan. 14 at Coldwater 7:30 PM 5-10, guard) Jan. 20 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM 6-3, forward) Jan. 20 Defiance 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Wildcats Jan. 27 at St. Marys 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Bulldogs Jan. 27 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM play well together and are Jan. 31 at Lima Central defend man-to-man and Jan. 28 at Crestview 7:30 PM very unselfish, but there’s Catholic 7:30 PM rebound well, but they’re Feb. 3 St. Marys 7:30 PM room for improvement on Feb. 3 at Van Wert 7:30 PM looking for consistency in their Feb. 4 St. Henry 7:30 PM rebounding on both ends Feb. 4 Bowling Green 7:30 PM motion offense. “We want to Feb. 10 at Van Wert 7:30 PM of the floor. “I think we have Feb. 10 Shawnee 7:30 PM play hard and compete each Feb. 11 at Troy 7:30 PM a very hard-working and Feb. 17 at Kenton 7:30 PM night we take the court in Feb. 17 at Shawnee 7:30 PM energetic group who will Feb. 18 Delphos St. John’s the very competitive WBL an Feb. 18 at Lima Central Catholic continue to improve through 7:30 PM challenging non-league portion 7:30 PM hard work as the season Feb. 21 at Perry 7:30 PM of our schedule,” coach Jay Feb. 24 Kenton 7:30 PM progresses,” coach Shawn R. Feb. 24 Elida 7:30 PM Imwalle said.

GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL Coach: Greg Mauk SCHEDULE Coach: Steve Bader SCHEDULE Years, career record: 19, Nov. 25 Kewpee Tip Off Classic File photo | The Lima News Years, career record: 2, 13-11 Nov. 26 Coldwater and Marion 340-97 6:00 PM Jaidyn Hale, of Bath, shoots against a Minster defender last Division: II Local at Celina Division: II Nov. 26 Kewpee Tip Off Classic year. Hale and the Wildcats hope to regain their footing atop the Last year: 13-11, 6-3 WBL Nov. 28 Coldwater and Marion Last year: 14-10, 6-3 WBL 6:00 PM Western Buckeye League this season. (third) Local at Celina (third) Dec. 1 Oregon Clay 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 3 at New Bremen 2:00 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 8 at Elida 7:30 PM Elida Bulldogs Kassidy Fark (Jr. 5-9, forward); Dec. 8 at Kenton 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Dec. 13 at Versailles 7:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL Emma Lutz (So., 5-7, guard); Dec. 15 at Elida 7:30 PM Kennedy Fagan (Jr., 5-4, Dec. 15 Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Reilly Cox (Fr., 5-7, guard); Dec. 20 St. Henry 7:30 PM for a WBL crown and a long guard), Jaidyn Hale* (Jr., 5-8, Dec. 22 Coldwater 7:30 PM Coach: Denny Thompson Sydney Howell (Fr., 5-5, guard); Jan. 5 Bath 7:30 PM postseason tourney.” guard); Lindsey Singhaus (Jr., Dec. 28 McDonald’s Holiday Years, career record: 10, Lauren Jackson (Jr. 5-8, guard); Jan. 7 Findlay 12:30 PM 5-11, forward); Bailey Dackin* Classic 138-99 SCHEDULE Emily Braun (So., 5-3, guard); Jan. 10 Marion Local 7:30 PM Dec. 2 Elida Tipoff (Sr., 5-10, forward); Heidi Dec. 29 McDonald’s Holiday Division: II Brooke Robbins (So., 5-6, Jan. 12 at Ottawa-Glandorf Dec. 3 Elida Tipoff Craddock (Sr., 5-7, guard); Classic Last year: 10-15, 6-3 WBL forward); Bailey Exman (So., 5-9, 7:30 PM Dec. 9 at Spencerville 7:30 PM Elysabethe Andrews (Jr., 5-10, Jan. 5 at Celina 7:30 PM (third) forward); Maddy Luehrke (So., Jan. 19 at Defiance 7:30 PM Dec. 10 Delphos St. John’s forward); Haley Garland (Sr., Jan. 10 Ottoville 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: 6-0, center); Riley Miller (Jr., Jan. 21 Versailles 2:30 PM 7:30 PM 6-0, center) Jan. 12 Defiance 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Drew 5-1,1 center) Jan. 24 at Lima Central Catholic Sarno (Sr., 5-10, guard); Baylen Dec. 16 at Celina 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Wildcats Jan. 14 at New Philadelphia at Team outlook: Celina has no 7:30 PM Dec. 17 at Wooster 8:00 PM saw their consecutive wins Ohio Northern 6:15 PM Stinson (Sr., 6-1, forward); returning letter-winners, so Jan. 26 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Dec. 20 Coldwater 7:30 PM streak in the WBL come to an Jan. 19 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Peyton Smith (Sr., 5-11, guard); growing pains cn be expected. Jan. 30 Lima Senior 7:30 PM Dec. 27 Lima Senior 7:30 PM end last year, but they expect Jan. 24 Delphos St. John’s Daniel Unruh (Jr., 6-1, guard); Still, the team defends well, Feb. 2 at St. Marys 7:30 PM Jan. 6 Defiance 7:30 PM their full-court defense to 7:30 PM Skyler Smith (Jr., 6-2, guard); coach Steve Bader said. “We Feb. 7 at Crestview 7:30 PM Jan. 7 at Lima Central Catholic bring them back if they Jan. 26 St. Marys 7:30 PM Isaac McAdams (Jr. 6-4, are young and need to improve Feb. 9 Van Wert 7:30 PM 7:30 PM execute offensively and run Feb. 2 Van Wert 7:30 PM forward); Donte Johnson (Jr., every time we’re on the court,” Feb. 14 Fort Recovery 7:30 PM Jan. 13 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM the court well. “With seven Feb. 7 at Marion Local 7:30 PM 6-2, forward) Bader said. Feb. 16 Shawnee 7:30 PM Jan. 20 at St. Marys 7:30 PM returning letterwinners, Feb. 9 at Shawnee 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Trey Jan. 21 Archbold 7:30 PM we’re looking to have a great Feb. 13 at Sylvania Southview Harris (Sr., 5-11, guard); Calan Jan. 27 Van Wert 7:30 PM season,” coach Greg Mauk 7:30 PM Henderson (Jr., 6-1, guard) Kenton Wildcats Team outlook: Elida should Jan. 28 at Toledo Central said. Feb. 16 Kenton 7:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL be a good shooting team once Catholic 7:30 PM again this year and expects Feb. 3 at Shawnee 7:30 PM Coach: Matt McCullough will be a key to success and Defiance Bulldogs to maintain its strong man Feb. 10 Kenton 7:30 PM Years, career record: 5, 36-77 overall growth as a program.” BOYS BASKETBALL defense. “The Bulldogs look Feb. 14 Bellefontaine 7:30 PM Last year: 2-22, 0-9 SCHEDULE to build off their late season Feb. 17 Ottawa-Glandorf WBL (10th) Returning Dec. 3 Waynesfield-Goshen Coach: Kirk Lehman said. “Three-point shooting success,” coach Denny 7:30 PM letterwinners: (* returning 7:30 PM Years, career record: 26 (14 should be a team strength with Thompson said. “We return Feb. 18 at Delphos Jefferson starter): Brady Donnelly (Sr., Dec. 13 Benjamin Logan at Defiance), 375-203 Menendez, Frederick, Sammy a lot of experience that we 7:30 PM guard); Hunter Phillips (Sr., 7:30 PM Division: II Assaf and Easton Gerken.” hope translates into a chance Feb. 24 at Bath 7:30 PM guard); Thomas Phillips (Sr., Dec. 16 Defiance 7:30 PM Last year: 19-6, 8-1 SCHEDULE forward); Jaron Sharp (So., Dec. 17 Riverdale 7:30 PM (co-champs) Dec. 3 Maumee 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL guard); Tye Sherman (So., Dec. 23 at Delphos Jefferson Returning letterwinners: Dec. 9 at Paulding 7:30 PM Coach: Chrissy Billiter will rely on our press to create guard) 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Michael Dec. 16 at Kenton 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Trent Dec. 29 Marion Harding Menedez* (Sr., 5-7, guard); Years, career record: 5, 32-59 turnovers and easy baskets.” Dec. 23 Findlay 7:30 PM Hiters (Sr., forward) 7:30 PM Braden Frederick (Sr., 5-11, Division: II SCHEDULE Dec. 27 Napoleon 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Wildcats Jan. 6 at Wapakoneta guard); James Steele (So., 6-2, Last year: 5, 32-59 Nov. 25 Kewpee Tip Off Classic Jan. 6 at Elida 7:30 PM had a good preseason and 7:30 PM forward); Josef Kanouh (Sr., Returning letterwinners: Nov. 26 Kewpee Tip Off Classic Jan. 13 Bath 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Kyleigh Dec. 6 Spencerville 7:30 PM bring back a pair of double- Jan. 13 St. Marys 7:30 PM 6-4, forward) Jan. 14 Wauseon 7:30 PM Mark Gay (Sr., 5-8, forward); Mallory Dec. 8 Bath 7:30 PM digit scorers in Thomas Jan. 20 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 20 at Celina 7:30 PM Thomas (Sr., 5-11, forward); Etzler (Sr., 5-8, forward); Dec. 15 Celina 7:30 PM Phillips (12.7 ppg) and Hunter Jan. 27 Shawnee 7:30 PM Jan. 21 Fairview Sherwood Sammy Assaf (Sr., 5-8, guard); Mariah Wise (Sr., 5-5, guard); Dec. 17 at Columbus Grove Phillips (11.2 points per Jan. 28 at Ada 7:30 PM Easton Gerken (Jr., 5-10, 7:30 PM Lauren Alexander (Sr., 5-9, 2:30 PM game). “The overall success Feb. 3 Ottawa-Glandorf guard); Alex Naton (So., 6-4, Jan. 27 at Ottawa-Glandorf guard); Shyah Wheeler* (Jr., Dec. 29 Vicki Mauk Holiday of the season will be based 7:30 PM forward); Ben Perrine (So., 6-1, 7:30 PM 5-10, guard/forward); Destiney Tournament on whether the players Feb. 4 Upper Scioto Valley forward) Jan. 28 Holland Springfield Owens* (Jr., 5-11, forward); Dec. 30 Vicki Mauk Holiday share the basketball and 7:30 PM Cienna Kuhn (So., 5-4, guard) Tournament Team outlook: Defiance lost 7:30 PM play as a team,” coach Matt Feb. 10 at Elida 7:30 PM four starters from last year’s Feb. 3 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Hope Jan. 5 at Defiance 6:00 PM McCullough said. “Handling Feb. 11 at Allen East 7:30 PM league co-champion, which Feb. 4 Anthony Wayne 7:30 PM Carter (Sr., 5-4, guard); Jaydon Jan. 10 at Fort Jennings adversity, continuing to trust Feb. 17 Bath 7:30 PM turns the team’s focus to its Feb. 10 at St. Marys 7:30 PM Hollstein (Jr., 5-9, forward); 7:30 PM each other and not trying to Feb. 18 at Bluffton 7:30 PM guards. “A strength is the Feb. 17 Van Wert 7:30 PM Amiah Jones (So., 5-7, guard); Jan. 12 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM do our own individual thing Feb. 24 at Celina 7:30 PM guard play with the return of Feb. 24 Shawnee 7:30 PM Alyssa Doty (Jr., 5-6, guard) Jan. 17 Lima Senior 7:30 PM Team outlook: Jan. 19 St. Marys 7:30 PM Michael Menendez and Braden Feb. 25 at Lima Central GIRLS BASKETBALL Team outlook: Elida hopes to Jan. 21 at Marion Local Frederick,” coach Kirk Lehman Catholic 7:30 PM be a spoiler in the WBL. “With 7:30 PM Coach: Ryan Miller gym. They have really bonded GIRLS BASKETBALL the success of our soccer team Jan. 26 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Years, career record: 6, 68-65 as a team/family. I really look this past season and having six Jan. 28 Leipsic 1:30 PM Division: II for this group to compete at the Coach: Rafael Manriquez where we hope to compete varsity soccer players on the Jan. 31 Ottoville 7:30 PM Last year: 15-8, 6-3 WBL (third) top of the WBL.” Years, career record: 2, 15-9 in our league, which is very team, I am hoping that winning Feb. 2 Shawnee 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners Nov. 26 at Lima Central Division: II competitive,” coach Rafael culture transitions over to Feb. 7 at Parkway 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Ashley Catholic 7:30 PM Last year: 15-9, 4-5 WBL Manriquez said. basketball,” coach Chrissy Feb. 9 at Kenton 7:30 PM Morris* (Sr., 5-4, guard), Megan Nov. 29 Benjamin Logan 7:30 (seventh) SCHEDULE Billiter said. “We are very quick Feb. 14 Coldwater 7:30 PM Gier* (Sr., 5-10, post), Sara PM Returning letterwinners: Nov. 25 at Napoleon 7:30 PM and have depth to turn to. We Feb. 16 at Ottawa-Glandorf Hoyt* (Sr., 5-7, guard), Miranda Dec. 5 Bellefontaine 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Natalie Dec. 1 Patrick Henry 7:30 PM will get after it on defense and 7:30 PM Gibson (Sr., 5-7, wing/post); Dec. 8 Celina 7:30 PM Wichman* (Sr., 5-8, forward); Dec. 12 vs. Archbold at DPT Ellie Miller* (Jr., 5-9, guard/ Dec. 10 Van Buren 1:30 PM Zariah Scott* (Sr., 5-8, guard); Girls Classic 6:00 PM wing), Kori Barrett (Jr., 5-6, Dec. 15 at Defiance 7:30 PM Morgan Porter* (Sr., 5-11, Dec. 13 DPT Girls Classic wing); Layne Taylor* (Jr., 5-10, Dec. 20 at Upper Scioto Valley forward); Emily Poling (Jr., 5-8, Dec. 15 Kenton 7:30 PM post)Promising newcomers: 6:30 PM guard); Ma’Kayla Allen (Sr., 5-6, Dec. 20 at Continental 7:30 PM Haylee Bushong (Jr., 5-4, Jan. 3 Bluffton 7:30 PM guard); Morgan Wityk (Jr., 5-5, Jan. 5 Elida 6:00 PM guard) Jan. 5 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM guard); Laney Baldwin Jan. 10 Wauseon 7:30 PM Team outlook: Kenton Jan. 7 Ada 1:30 PM (Sr., 5-10,guard) Jan. 12 at Bath 7:30 PM brings back three players Jan. 10 Indian Lake 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 19 Celina 7:30 PM who averaged double-figure Jan. 12 at St. Marys 7:30 PM Caroline Turner (Jr., 5-8, guard); Jan. 21 Toledo Bowsher scoring last year, including Jan. 19 Van Wert 7:30 PM Kennedy Replogle (Jr., 6-0, 2:00 PM Ashley Morris (13.6 points per Jan. 28 Arlington 2:30 PM forward) Jan. 26 Ottawa-Glandorf game), Ellie Miller (10.2) and Feb. 2 at Ottawa-Glandorf Team outlook: The Bulldogs 7:30 PM Layne Taylor (10.1). “We had an 7:30 PM bring back three starters, Jan. 28 Fairview Sherwood excellent season last year and Feb. 9 Elida 7:30 PM including second-team all-WBL 1:30 PM an awesome offseason,” coach Feb. 11 at Waynesfield-Goshen selection Emily Poling, plus Feb. 2 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Ryan Miller said. “Many girls 12:30 PM Ma’Kayla Allen returns from Feb. 9 St. Marys 7:30 PM have been a constant in the Feb. 16 at Bath 7:30 PM an ACL injury. “We return a Feb. 16 at Van Wert 7:30 PM good mix of experience with some promising newcomers ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM File photo | The Lima News See more previews for area teams at LimaOhio.com/ ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM Elida’s Drew Sarno, left, tries to keep the ball from Lima Senior’s tag/boyshoops. 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40935178 The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Wednesday, November 23, 2016 5E WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE Ottawa-Glandorf Titans Shawnee Indians BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Tyson McGlaughlin be getting several football Coach: Mark Triplett pace of the game, then we Years, career record: 7, 131-51 players, fresh off a regional Years, career record:4, will be able to complete with Division: II finals appearance, into 30-40 anyone on any given night.” Last year: 21-6, 8-1 WBL condition for basketball. Division: II SCHEDULE (co-champs) SCHEDULE Last year: 1 Dec. 2 Elida Tipoff Classic Returning letterwinners: Dec. 2 at Bryan 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 3 Elida Tipoff Classic (* returning starter): Connor Dec. 9 at Liberty Center (*returning starter): Sean Dec. 10 Bluffton 7:30 PM Niese* (Sr., 6-1, guard), Jay 7:30 PM McDonald* (Sr., 5-10, guard); Dec. 16 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Kaufman* (Jr., 6-4, forward), Dec. 16 Bath 7:30 PM Riley Rosado (Jr., 6-0, guard); Dec. 17 New Knoxville 7:30 PM Jake Dible* (Jr., 6-6, forward), Dec. 17 Lima Central Catholic Tyler Moore (Jr., 6-1, forward); Dec. 20 Perry 7:30 PM Owen Heigal (So., 5-9, point 7:30 PM Zayne Wilkerson (Sr., 6-5, Dec. 23 Marion Local 7:30 PM guard) Dec. 20 at Bowling Green center); Tyler Mayer (Sr., 6-2, Dec. 27 Lima Central Catholic Promising newcomers: 7:30 PM forward); Ray Manley* (Sr., 7:30 PM Richie Knowlton (Jr., 6-1, Dec. 27 at Archbold 7:30 PM 6-0, guard/forward); Tyler Dec. 30 Bellefontaine 7:30 PM guard), Bryce Schroeder (Jr., Dec. 29 Perrysburg 7:30 PM Hall* (Sr,. 6-4, center) Jan. 6 at St. Marys 7:30 PM 5-9, guard), Ethan White (So., Jan. 6 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 7 Coldwater 7:30 PM 6-3, forward/guard), Trevor Jan. 7 Bluffton 7:30 PM Jared Thomas (Jr., 6-0, guard/ Jan. 13 Van Wert 7:30 PM Siefker (Jr., 6-5, forward), Jan. 13 at Celina 7:30 PM forward), Brady Sweeny (Jr., Jan. 14 at Delphos St. John’s Michael Bowers (Jr., 6-2, Jan. 14 Findlay 7:30 PM 6-1, forward), Zarian Graves 7:30 PM forward) Jan. 20 Shawnee 7:30 PM (Sr., 6-2, forward/center), Jan. 20 at Ottawa-Glandorf Team outlook: TOttawa- Jan. 21 at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Sheridan O’Neal (So., 6-3, 7:30 PM Glandorf has four returning Jan. 27 Defiance 7:30 PM guard/forward) Jan. 21 at Wayne Trace lettermen from last season. Jan. 28 Columbus Grove Team outlook: The Indians 7:30 PM The Titans bring back Jay 7:30 PM have a deep group of big Jan. 24 Crestview 7:30 PM Kaufman, an honorable Feb. 3 Kenton 7:30 PM men, and they like to run Jan. 27 at Kenton 7:30 PM mention all-WBL selection Feb. 4 Napoleon 7:30 PM offensively. The key has to be Feb. 3 Elida 7:30 PM who averaged 9 points and 9 Feb. 10 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM defense, though. “It will be Feb. 4 Findlay 7:30 PM rebounds a game last year. The Feb. 11 Lexington 6:30 PM all about defense with this Feb. 10 at Bath 7:30 PM challenge for Ottawa-Glandorf Feb. 17 at Elida 7:30 PM group,” coach Mark Triplett Feb. 17 Celina 7:30 PM File photo | The Lima News coach Tyson McGlaughlin will Feb. 24 St. Marys 7:30 PM said. “If we can get stops Feb. 24 at Defiance 7:30 PM Sean McDonald of Shawnee puts up a shot against Dantez consistently and control the GIRLS BASKETBALL Walton of Lima Central Catholic during last year’s Elida Tip-Off GIRLS BASKETBALL Troy Yant fairly high,” coach Troy Yant Classic championship game. McDonald, an honorable mention all- Coach: Coach: Jeff L. Heistan tremendous basketball team,” 5, 90-18 said. “We will need to develop WBL selection, is back for the Indians this year. Sean McDonald Years, career record: Years, career record: 11th coach Jeff Heistan said. II our bench and role players of Shawnee puts up a shot against Dantez Walton of Lima Central Division: girls, 146-97; 28th overall, SCHEDULE and replace our graduated Catholic during last year’s Elida Tip-Off Classic championship Last year: 26-3, 8-1 WBL 366-255 Nov. 25 Waynesfield-Goshen (champs), state runner-up leadership, with our returners game. McDonald, an honorable mention all-WBL selection, is back Division: II 7:30 PM taking on additional roles.” for the Indians this year. Returning letterwinners: Last year: 6-17, 2-8 WBL Nov. 29 at Columbus Grove (*returning starter): Kylie SCHEDULE (eighth) 7:30 PM White* (Sr., 5-9, post); Lexi Nov. 30 at Tinora 12:30 PM Van Wert Cougars Returning letterwinners: Dec. 3 at Marion Local 7:30 PM Schroeder *(Sr., 5-9, wing); Dec. 3 at Kalida 2:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL (* returning starter): DeAsia Dec. 8 Defiance 7:30 PM Kadie Hempfling* (Jr., 5-9, Dec. 6 at Wauseon 7:30 PM Smith (Sr., 5-4, guard), Dionna Dec. 10 at Fort Jennings wing); Erin Kaufman* (So., 5-5, Dec. 8 at St. Marys 7:30 PM Coach: Mark Bagley team” coach Mark Bagley said. Lewis (Sr., 5-7, forward); Alissa 1:30 PM point guard); Carri Johnson Dec. 15 at Bath 7:30 PM Years, career record: 3, 25-46 SCHEDULE Stahler (Jr., 5-10, guard); Dec. 13 Liberty-Benton (Jr., 5-8, guard); Devon Dec. 22 Ottoville 7:30 PM Division: II Dec. 3 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Kinsey Heistan (Sr., 5-10, 7:30 PM Warnecke (Sr., 5-7, guard); Dec. 28 Liberty-Benton Last year: 7-17, 1-8 WBL Dec. 9 at Minster 7:30 PM forward); Kerri Roberson (So., Dec. 15 at Wapakoneta McKenzie Meyer (Jr., 5-6, wing) 7:30 PM (ninth) Dec. 16 at St. Marys 7:30 PM 5-7, guard); Grace O’Connor 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Ashley Dec. 29 at Columbus Grove Returning letterwinners: Dec. 20 at Wayne Trace 7:30 (So., 5-7, Guard); Ijah Austin Dec. 19 Delphos St. John’s Schroeder (So., 5-4, guard); 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Jacoby PM (Jr., 5-7, forward)Promising 7:30 PM Paige Sutter (So., 5-11, post) Jan. 3 Perrysburg 7:30 PM Kelly* (Jr., 5-8, point guard); Dec. 23 Perry 7:30 PM newcomers: Allie Boone (So., The Titans Jan. 5 Van Wert 7:30 PM Dylan Lautzenheiser* (Sr., 6-0, Dec. 27 Delphos St. John’s Dec. 27 at Delphos Jefferson Team outlook: 5-8, guard); Norah Painter (Jr., lost four-year starter Dani Jan. 12 Celina 7:30 PM wing); Nick Gutierrez (Sr., 6-0, 7:30 PM 1:30 PM wing) Dec. 30 Lima Central Catholic 6-0, forward); Laken George Ellerbrock to graduation, but Jan. 14 Lima Senior 1:30 PM Jan. 3 at Spencerville 7:30 PM Matt 7:30 PM (So., 5-6, guard); Trinity the remaining four starters Jan. 19 at Shawnee 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 5 St. Marys 7:30 PM Reichert (Sr., 6-3), Austin Jan. 6 Ottawa-Glandorf Gearing (Fr., 6-0, center) are back, including WBL Player Jan. 21 Miami Trace 1:30 PM Jan. 9 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Sudduth (Sr., 6-1), Brice 7:30 PM The Indians of the Year Kadie Hempfling. Jan. 26 at Defiance 7:30 PM Team outlook: Jan. 12 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Klausing (Jr., 5-10), Jon Lee Jan. 7 Crestview 7:30 PM are limping along at the guard “With a strong nucleus Feb. 2 Kenton 7:30 PM Jan. 19 Ottawa-Glandorf (Jr., 6-0), Drew Bagley (So., Jan. 13 at Shawnee 7:30 PM position along after the New returning who have played in Feb. 7 Napoleon 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 6-3), Blake Henry (So., 6-5), Jan. 14 at Marion Local Year, with sophomore guard quite a few big games, we will Feb. 9 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Jan. 26 Kenton 7:30 PM Nate Place (So., 6-1) 7:30 PM Kerri Roberson out until once again be setting our goals Feb. 14 Archbold 7:30 PM Jan. 28 Lima Central Catholic Feb. 16 Elida 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Cougars Jan. 20 Kenton 7:30 PM January with an ACL knee 12:30 PM have just three returning Jan. 21 Bryan 7:30 PM injury, and Grace O’Connor Jan. 31 at Coldwater 7:30 PM St. Marys Roughriders letterman after six seniors Jan. 24 Kalida 7:30 PM out with a labrum tear in her Feb. 2 at Elida 7:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL graduated, including third- Jan. 27 at Elida 7:30 PM left shoulder until February. Feb. 9 Bath 7:30 PM team ALL-WBL pick Josh Jan. 28 at Coldwater 7:30 PM Coach: Craig Szymczak excited about this team and “With current injuries, we are Feb. 4 Upper Scioto Valley Braun. It’s not all bad news for Feb. 3 Bath 7:30 PM Years, career record: 4, 33-53 look forward to the season as back to the drawing board on 7:30 PM this fast, athletic team. “Van Feb. 4 Caroll, Fort Wayne Division: II we continue to improve as a developing experience. Once Feb. 16 at Celina 7:30 PM Wert does have one of the best 7:30 PM Last year: 5-18, 2-7 WBL program.” that experience and youth Feb. 18 at Allen East 1:30 PM point guards and players in the Feb. 10 Celina 7:30 PM (eighth) SCHEDULE kicks in, Shawnee will be a WBL returning in junior point Feb. 11 at St. Henry 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 9 at St. Henry 7:30 PM guard Jacoby Kelly and several Feb. 17 at Defiance 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Derek Dec. 10 at New Bremen 7:30 Wapakoneta Redskins young players from a 16-6 JV Feb. 24 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Jay (Sr., 6-3, guard/forward); PM BOYS BASKETBALL Jacob Grannan (Sr., 6-1, Dec. 16 Van Wert 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Coach: Doug Davis SCHEDULE Years, career record: 2nd Dec. 2 Piqua 7:30 PM guard); Bo Kuenning (Jr., 6-2, Dec. 23 at Coldwater 7:30 PM Coach: Rob Adams SCHEDULE forward); Drew Jacobs (Jr., Dec. 27 at Leipsic 7:30 PM at Wapakoneta, 17th overall, Dec. 3 Indian Lake 7:30 PM Years, career record: First Nov. 25 Ottoville 7:30 PM 184-175 Dec. 9 at Marion Local 7:30 PM 5-10, guard); Colin Clements Dec. 30 New Knoxville 7:30 PM season Nov. 26 at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Division: II Dec. 10 at Sidney 7:30 PM (Jr., 6-3, forward); Austin Jan. 6 Shawnee 7:30 PM Division: II Dec. 1 Delphos Jefferson Wilker (Jr., 6-1, guard) Jan. 7 Spencerville 7:30 PM Last year: 14-10, 5-4 WBL Dec. 16 at Shawnee 7:30 PM Last year: 0-22, 0-9 WBL 7:30 PM (fourth) Dec. 17 at Minster 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Ethan Jan. 10 Fort Recovery 7:30 PM (10th) Dec. 8 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Mielke (Jr., 6-1, forward); Wyatt Jan. 13 at Kenton 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 22 Lima Central Catholic Returning letterwinners: Dec. 15 St. Marys 7:30 PM Barhorst (Jr., 6-3, forward); Jan. 14 Piqua 7:30 PM 7:30 PM (*returning starter): Meghan Dec. 17 at Minster 2:30 PM (* returning starter): Nate Braeden Dunlap (So., 6-3, Jan. 17 Troy 7:30 PM Dec. 28 Perry 7:30 PM Moonshower (Sr., 5-9, guard); Dec. 29 at Delphos St. John’s Schroer* (Sr., 6-0, forward); forward); Sam Young (Jr., 5-8, Jan. 20 Elida 7:30 PM Jan. 6 Kenton 7:30 PM Ally Jackson (Sr., 5-4, guard); 7:30 PM Kyle Huffman (Sr., 6-4, guard) Jan. 21 at Upper Scioto Valley Jan. 7 Liberty-Benton Cassidy Meyers (Jr., 5-6, Jan. 3 Coldwater 7:30 PM forward); Mike Burton (Sr., 6-2, Team outlook: St. Marys 7:30 PM 7:30 PM guard) Ella Butler (Sr., 6-0, Jan. 5 at Ottawa-Glandorf forward); Nick Schnoover (Jr., has an athletic group that’s Jan. 27 Bath 7:30 PM Jan. 10 Bluffton 7:30 PM center); Abby Jackson (So. 7:30 PM 5-10, guard); Aaron Good (So., shooting well and playing Jan. 28 at Marion Local 7:30 Jan. 13 Elida 7:30 PM 5-10, center); Alexis Rupert Jan. 7 Fort Recovery 1:30 PM 6-2, guard); Jace Copeland* Jan. 17 at New Knoxville good offense. It may take PM Jan. 9 Spencerville 7:30 PM (Jr., 6-0, guard) some time for the football Feb. 3 at Celina 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-6, guard); Megan Braun 7:30 PM Jan. 12 Shawnee 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Redksins players to adjust to basketball Feb. 4 Sidney 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-7, forward); Avery Jan. 20 at Bath 7:30 PM Jan. 14 at Lincolnview 2:30 PM need to decrease their conditioning now that their Feb. 10 Defiance 7:30 PM Cowan (So., 5-7, forward); Jan. 21 at New Bremen Reagan Priest (So., 5-7, guard) Jan. 17 at Paulding 7:30 PM turnovers in their offense 7:00 PM season is over. “Our goal Feb. 11 Minster 7:30 PM Jan. 19 at Kenton 7:30 PM is to progress and to keep Feb. 17 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Cougars full of motion and set plays. Jan. 27 Celina 7:30 PM have a new coach, as former Jan. 23 Crestview 7:30 PM There are nine players with Jan. 28 St. Henry 7:30 PM getting better,” coach Craig Feb. 24 at Ottawa-Glandorf Jan. 26 Elida 7:30 PM Szymczak said, “and I am very 7:30 PM assistant coach Rob Adams similar skill levels. “We are Feb. 3 at Defiance 7:30 PM replaced Lance Moonshower Feb. 2 at Bath 7:30 PM fast and athletic,” coach Doug Feb. 10 at Ottawa-Glandorf GIRLS BASKETBALL as the head coach. They’ll Feb. 7 Bryan 7:30 PM Davis said. “We would like to 7:30 PM Feb. 9 at Celina 7:30 PM Coach: Nikki Miars SCHEDULE hope for a spark after going play fast both offensively and Feb. 17 St. Marys 7:30 PM Feb. 14 at Lima Central Catholic : 3, 24-24 Nov. 25 at Fort Jennings the 2015-16 campaign without defensively.” Feb. 18 at Coldwater 7:30 PM Years, career record 7:30 PM II 7:30 PM a single victory. Feb. 24 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Division: Feb. 16 Defiance 7:30 PM Last year: 14-10, 5-4 WBL Nov. 29 Kalida 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL (sixth) Dec. 1 New Knoxville 7:30 PM Coach: Rusty Allen the basketball and how our Returning letterwinners: Dec. 6 at Lima Central Catholic Years, career record: 8, 123-67 post players develop over the (*returning starter): Makayla 7:30 PM Division: II season.” Koch (Sr., 5-3, guard); Quincy Dec. 8 Ottawa-Glandorf Last year: 20-5, 7-2 WBL SCHEDULE Rable (Sr., 5-9, forward), 7:30 PM (second) Nov. 25 at Bellefontaine 7:30 PM Shania Taylor (Sr., 5-9, Dec. 13 Delphos St. John’s Returning letterwinners Nov. 29 St. Henry 7:30 PM forward); Syd Cisco (Jr., 5-3, 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Megan Dec. 3 Fort Recovery 1:30 PM guard); Jill Schmitmeyer (Jr., Dec. 15 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Fisher* (Sr., 5-10, guard); Lexi Dec. 8 Van Wert 7:30 PM 5-8, guard); Mekenna Mele (Jr., Dec. 20 Minster 7:30 PM Jacobs* (Jr., 5-7, guard); Katie Dec. 13 Dunbar 7:30 PM 5-9, forward) Dec. 27 at Russia 7:30 PM Engle (So., 5-11, guard); Brooke Dec. 15 Shawnee 7:30 PM Dec. 29 Liberty Center 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Claire Schlenker (Sr., 5-7, guard/post); Dec. 19 Lima Central Catholic Jan. 3 Fort Recovery 7:30 PM Caywood (So., 5-5, guard) Sarah Pothast (Jr., 6-1, post); 7:30 PM Jan. 5 at Shawnee 7:30 PM Team outlook: St. Marys is Blasia Moyler (Sr., 5-7, guard/ Dec. 27 TSC Holiday Tournament Jan. 12 Kenton 7:30 PM strong with its man-to-man post) Dec. 30 TSC Holiday Jan. 17 at New Bremen 7:30 PM defensive but still has some Promising newcomers: Jess Tournament Jan. 19 at Elida 7:30 PM work on its motion offense, Davis (So., 5-7, guard) Jan. 24 at Marion Local 7:30 PM Jan. 3 Liberty-Benton 7:30 PM coach Nikki Miars said. Shania Team outlook: The Redskins Jan. 26 at Bath 7:30 PM Jan. 5 at Kenton 7:30 PM Taylor is back for her senior are talented at guard, including Jan. 7 at Kalida 1:30 PM Feb. 2 Celina 7:30 PM first-team all-WBL Megan Fisher, season after receiving third Feb. 4 at St. Henry 1:30 PM Jan. 12 at Elida 7:30 PM team all-WBL honors last year a senior, and all-WBL honorable Jan. 14 Olentangy 8:00 PM Feb. 9 at Defiance 7:30 PM mention pick Lexi Jacobs, a and the previous season. Feb. 16 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Jan. 19 Bath 7:30 PM junior. Many of the players can Jan. 24 at New Knoxville 7:30 PM shoot within the motion offense. Jan. 26 at Celina 7:30 PM “We have a lot of experience Feb. 2 Defiance 7:30 PM ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM coming back from last year, File photo | The Lima News Feb. 7 Coldwater 7:30 PM See previews for area teams at LimaOhio.com/tag/ even though we are relatively Wapakoneta’s Megan Fisher, left, knocks the ball loose from Feb. 9 Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM girlshoops. young at some positions,” coach Ottawa-Glandorf’s Kylie White while Riley Culver, right, stays in Feb. 14 at Minster 7:30 PM Rusty Allen said. “The key for the play last year. Fisher is back for the Redskins, who hope to stay Feb. 16 at St. Marys 7:30 PM near the top of the Western Buckeye League this year. us this year is to take care of

Why wait to see who won the big game? The Lima News has you covered! Check out LimaScores.com on your phone on game night for live scoring updates. Follow that up with complete coverage of the region’s top games in Saturday’s The Lima News. SCORES The Lima News .com 6E Wednesday, November 23, 2016 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News NORTHWEST CONFERENCE Ada Bulldogs Allen East Mustangs BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Dre White that is hungry to compete Coach: Brad Clum SCHEDULE Years, career record: First for a Northwest Conference Years, career record: 3, 19-27 Dec. 2 Vanlue 7:30 PM year championship,” White said. Division: III Dec. 3 at Pandora-Gilboa Division: II SCHEDULE Last year: 11-12, 1-7 NWC 7:30 PM Last year: 13-11, 2-6 NWC Dec. 2 at Ridgemont 7:30 PM (ninth) Dec. 9 at Ridgemont 7:30 PM (seventh) Dec. 9 Kalida 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 17 Botkins 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners Dec. 10 Ottoville 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Spencer Dec. 21 Upper Scioto Valley (* returning starter): Owen Dec. 16 Paulding 7:30 PM Miller* (Sr., 6-0, guard); Kain 7:30 PM Conley (Sr., 6-4, wing/post); Dec. 17 at Perry 7:30 PM Foster* (Sr., 6-1, guard); Caleb Dec. 27 McDonald’s Holiday Jordon Baily (Sr., 6-1, wing); Dec. 21 Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM Smelcer (Sr., 6-0, guard); Chris Tournament Jackson Secor (Sr., 6-0, Jan. 3 at Fort Jennings Kleman (Sr., 6-2, forward); Dec. 28 McDonald’s Holiday guard); Seth Evans (Sr., 6-0, 7:30 PM Caleb Austin (Sr., 6-2, Tournament guard); Mason Klingler (Sr., Jan. 6 at Crestview 7:30 PM forward); Shane Gipson (Sr., Jan. 6 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM 5-8, wing) Jan. 7 at New Knoxville 7:30 5-10, guard); Johnny Brinkman Jan. 7 Temple Christian Promising newcomers: Ethan PM (Sr., 5-10, guard) 7:30 PM Swaney (Jr., 6-0, guard/wing); Jan. 13 Spencerville 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 13 Paulding 7:30 PM Jakob Hashak (Jr., 6-1, post); Jan. 14 Upper Scioto Valley Brayden Newland (Sr., 6-3, Jan. 21 Perry 7:30 PM Jackson Conrad (Jr., 6-0, 7:30 PM forward) Jan. 24 at Ottoville 7:30 PM wing); Cade Mullins (So., 5-9, Jan. 17 Waynesfield-Goshen Team outlook: The Jan. 27 Ada 7:30 PM guard); Connor Frazier (So., 7:30 PM Mustangs have seven senior Jan. 28 at Hardin Northern 6-5, post) Jan. 20 at Delphos Jefferson letterwinners back to run the 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Bulldogs 7:30 PM motion offense and man-to- Feb. 3 Bluffton 7:30 PM have a new coach, Dre White, Jan. 24 at Arlington 7:30 PM man defense with moments Feb. 4 at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM bringing with him a 4-at Jan. 27 at Allen East 7:30 PM of matchup zone. “Experience Feb. 11 Kenton 7:30 PM and 5-at mixed offense and Jan. 28 Kenton 7:30 PM and depth have the Mustangs Feb. 17 Crestview 7:30 PM an aggressive man-to-man Feb. 4 at Hardin Northern optimistic that this could be Feb. 18 at Waynesfield-Goshen defense. Fortunately, he has 7:30 PM the first winning season in 14 7:30 PM five seniors for his first season. Feb. 10 at Bluffton 7:30 PM years,” coach Brad Clum said. Feb. 24 at Delphos Jefferson “Five seniors, all with different Feb. 11 McComb 7:30 PM 7:30 PM amounts of varsity playing Feb. 17 Lincolnview 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL experience, will be asked Feb. 18 Temple Christian to lead the way for a team 7:30 PM Coach: Dana Koontz SCHEDULE GIRLS BASKETBALL File photo | The Lima News Years, career record: 3, 16-30 Nov. 25 McDonald’s Holiday Tournament Bill Taflinger Columbus Grove’s Jade Clement, right, moves past a Coldwater Division: III Coach: SCHEDULE Nov. 26 McDonald’s Holiday Nov. 29 at Cory-Rawson defender during a Division III district semifinal game. Clement, Last year: 6-17, 2-6 NWC Years, career record: 2 at Tournament 7:30 PM the Northwest Conference player of the year and one of the top (seventh) Ada, 26 overall, 341-216 Dec. 1 Botkins 7:30 PM Dec. 8 Columbus Grove scorers in the region, is back to lead the Bulldogs this year. Returning letterwinners: Division: IV Dec. 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM (*returning starter): Alyssa Last year: 16-8, 5-3 NWC 12:30 PM Dec. 10 at Arlington 7:30 PM Young (Sr., 5-5, forward); (fourth) Columbus Grove Bulldogs Dec. 6 Hardin Northern Dec. 15 at Paulding 7:30 PM Kaitlin McKeever (Sr., 5-6, Returning letterwinners: BOYS BASKETBALL 7:30 PM Dec. 17 Arcadia 2:30 PM guard); Chloe Lawerence (*returning starter): Haley Coach: Chris Sautter again as always, and we will Dec. 8 Delphos Jefferson Dec. 20 Van Buren 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-5, forward); Allyson Wyss* (Sr., 5-6, guard); Alyssa Years, career record: First, 15 have to be playing very good 7:30 PM Dec. 27 at Maumee Valley Vore (Sr., 5-6, guard) overall, 161-134 basketball to compete night Richardson (So., 5-4, Dec. 15 at Lima Central Country Day 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Division: IV in and night out against those guard); Gracie Young (So., Catholic 6:00 PM Jan. 2 Hardin Northern Maddie Gossard (Jr., 5-6, Last year: 11-12, 5-2 PCL teams.” 5-0, guard) Dec. 29 at Vicki Mauk Holiday 7:30 PM forward), Sydney Newland (third), 2-6 NWC (seventh) SCHEDULE Promising newcomers: Tournament Jan. 5 Crestview 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-3, guard); Anney Archer Returning letterwinners: Dec. 2 at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Lauren Criblez (So., 5-9, Dec. 30 at Vicki Mauk Holiday Jan. 7 at Kenton 1:30 PM (Jr., 5-4, guard); Teara Coulson (* returning starter): Rece Dec. 3 Jackson Center 7:30 PM forward); Kate Newland Tournament Jan. 9 at Perry 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-3, guard); Rilan Conley Roney* (Sr., 6-4, forward); Dec. 9 Ottoville 7:30 PM (So., 5-6, guard) Jan. 3 Upper Scioto Valley Jan. 14 McComb 1:30 PM (So., 5-6, forward) Caiden Grothaus* (Sr., 5-11, Dec. 10 at Bath 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Mustangs 7:30 PM Jan. 17 Waynesfield-Goshen Team outlook: The Bulldogs guard); Ryan Tabler (Sr., 5-10, Dec. 16 Crestview 7:30 PM hope to pressure the ball and Jan. 5 Lincolnview 7:30 PM 6:00 PM only have two returning guard); Logan Schroeder (Jr., Dec. 17 at Arlington 7:30 PM force turnovers this year, scor- Jan. 7 at Arcadia 2:30 PM Jan. 19 Delphos Jefferson starters, guards Haley Wyss 5-10, guard) Dec. 23 at Patrick Henry ing in transition. Sophomore Jan. 12 at Paulding 7:30 PM 7:30 PM (7 points per game last year) Promising newcomers: Grant 7:30 PM Lauren Criblez, a 5-foot-9 for- Jan. 14 Kalida 1:30 PM Jan. 23 at Ridgemont 7:30 PM and Alyssa Vore (4), and they Cassidy (Sr., 5-8, guard); Jan. 6 at Delphos Jefferson ward, may be a player to watch Jan. 16 at Perry 7:30 PM Jan. 26 Allen East 7:30 PM only have 11 girls out for the Lachlan Clymer (Sr., 6-1, 7:30 PM this season. “With our lack of Jan. 19 Spencerville 7:30 PM Jan. 31 at Upper Scioto Valley team. “We’re inexperienced guard); Logan Ridenour (Sr., Jan. 7 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM size, we will have to rely on Jan. 26 at Ada 7:30 PM 7:30 PM and small. We must play 6-0, forward); Logan Malsam Jan. 13 Lima Central Catholic ball pressure and overall help Feb. 2 at Bluffton 7:30 PM Feb. 2 at Lima Central Catholic solid defense and find some (Jr., 6-1, forward); Dane Selby 7:30 PM defense to create turnovers Feb. 9 Columbus Grove 7:30 PM scoring,” coach Bill Taflinger (So., 6-1, forward); Grayson Jan. 14 at Leipsic 7:30 PM and get out in transition to get 7:30 PM Feb. 7 Fostoria 7:30 PM said. Flores (So., 5-11, guard) Jan. 20 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM some easy opportunities on Feb. 16 at Crestview 7:30 PM Feb. 9 Bluffton 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Bulldogs Jan. 21 Kalida 7:30 PM the offensive end,” coach Dana Feb. 18 Shawnee 1:30 PM Feb. 16 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM need their role players to Jan. 27 Paulding 7:30 PM Koontz said. Bluffton Pirates step into the limelight this Jan. 28 at Ottawa-Glandorf Crestview Knights BOYS BASKETBALL season. “We have a nice 7:30 PM Feb. 3 at Spencerville 7:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Todd Boblitt “Our group is coachable and mixture of underclassmen and Feb. 4 at Continental 7:30 PM Coach: Jeremy Best work in progress, due to having Years, career record: 10, has a desire to improve.” upperclassmen, and some Feb. 7 at Pandora-Gilboa Years, career record: 18, a limited preseason, which is 104-119 SCHEDULE of them are going to have to 7:30 PM 246-159 crucial to skill development.” Division: III Dec. 2 at Leipsic 7:30 PM step up and be leaders and Feb. 10 Allen East 7:30 PM Division: IV SCHEDULE Last year: 15-9, 3-5 NWC Dec. 9 at Bath 7:30 PM go-to guys if we are going to Feb. 17 at Bluffton 7:30 PM Last year: 19-6, 7-2 NWC Dec. 3 Colonel Crawford (fifth) Dec. 10 at Shawnee 7:30 PM be successful,” first-year coach Feb. 18 Miller City 7:30 PM (second) 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 16 Delphos Jefferson Chris Sautter said. “Both the Feb. 24 Ada 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners (* Dec. 16 at Columbus Grove (* returning starter): Gabe 7:30 PM PCL and NWC will be strong GIRLS BASKETBALL returning starter): Spencer 7:30 PM Denecker (Sr., 6-4, post); Dec. 17 McComb 7:30 PM Rolsten (Sr., 5-9, guard); Dec. 20 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Dakota Bricker (Jr., 5-9, guard) Dec. 27 McDonald’s Holiday Coach: Brian Schroeder establishing good chemistry, Braden Van Cleave (Sr., 6-4, Dec. 23 at Miller City 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Tournament Years, career record: 3, 52-21 we hope to compete in the post); Derek Stout (Jr., 6-4, Dec. 27 Ottoville 7:30 PM Anthony Kingsley (Sr., 6-2, Dec. 28 McDonald’s Holiday Division: III NWC and PCL.” post); Javin Etzler (So., 6-6, Dec. 30 at Delphos St. John’s wing); Trevor Bassitt (Sr., 6-5, Tournament Last year: 23-3, 8-0 NWC SCHEDULE wing); Drew Kline (So., 5-8, 7:30 PM post); Zane Myers (Sr., 6-0, Jan. 7 at Ottawa-Glandorf (champs), 7-0 PCL (champs) Nov. 29 Shawnee 7:30 PM point guard); Wade Sheets Jan. 6 Ada 7:30 PM wing); Colin Phillips (Sr., 5-10, 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners Dec. 6 at Continental 7:30 PM (So., 6-2, wing) Jan. 7 at Van Wert 7:30 PM post); Cole Fruchey (Jr., 6-0, Jan. 10 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Jade Dec. 8 at Ada 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Caleb Jan. 13 Delphos Jefferson wing); Kaleb Jefferson (Jr., 6-0, Jan. 13 Lincolnview 7:30 PM Clement* (Sr., 5-4, guard); Dec. 13 at Patrick Henry Bagley (Sr., 5-10, guard); Trevor 7:30 PM wing); Luke Denecker (Fr., 5-10, Jan. 14 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Grace Schroeder* (Sr., 5-7, 7:30 PM Gibson (Jr., 6-1, guard); Grant Jan. 14 at Arlington 7:30 PM guard) Jan. 20 at Paulding 7:30 PM guard); Hallie Malsam* (Sr., Dec. 15 at Crestview 7:30 PM Schlagbaum (Jr., 6-2, wing); Jan. 20 at Lima Central Team outlook: The Pirates Jan. 27 Spencerville 7:30 PM 5-9, forward); Macy McCluer Dec. 17 Elida 2:30 PM Brett Schumm (Jr, 160, guard) Catholic 7:30 PM are an intelligent team with a Jan. 28 at Van Buren 7:30 PM (Sr., 5-5, guard); Paige Dec. 20 at Kalida 7:30 PM The Knights Jan. 24 at Shawnee 7:30 PM good understand of roles and Jan. 31 Waynesfield-Goshen Bellman* (Jr., 6-0, forward); Team outlook: Dec. 29 Ottawa-Glandorf will get a late start after the Jan. 27 Lincolnview 7:30 PM responsibilities, but they’re 7:30 PM Carlee McCluer (Jr., 5-8, 7:30 PM still learning to be patient and Feb. 3 at Allen East 7:30 PM guard) football team’s playoff success Jan. 28 Celina 7:30 PM Jan. 5 Delphos Jefferson limited the preseason. Still, the Feb. 3 Paulding 7:30 PM slow the game down to run the Feb. 4 Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: 7:30 PM offense out of sets and apply Feb. 10 Ada 7:30 PM Danielle Caudill (Sr., 5-6, experienced lineup knows the Feb. 4 Hicksville 7:30 PM Jan. 7 at Ottoville 2:30 PM motion offense and man-to- Feb. 10 Spencerville 7:30 PM a solid man-to-man defense. Feb. 11 Riverdale 7:30 PM guard); Jenny Ellebrock (Sr., Jan. 12 at Lima Central “So far, our seniors are doing a Feb. 17 Columbus Grove 5-5, guard); Lauren Birkemeier man defense well. “We have the Feb. 11 at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Catholic 7:30 PM capability of developing some Feb. 17 at Allen East 7:30 PM nice job leading and providing 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-11, forward); Lauren Jan. 14 at Leipsic 7:30 PM a positive role to our young Feb. 18 Kenton 7:30 PM depth and diversity,” coach Feb. 18 New Knoxville 7:30 PM Schroeder (Jr., 5-6, guard); Jan. 19 Lincolnview 7:30 PM guys,” coach Todd Boblitt said. Feb. 24 at Crestview 7:30 PM Jeremy Best said. “We will be a Feb. 24 Bluffton 7:30 PM Rylee Sybert (So., 5-8, guard) Jan. 21 Miller City 2:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Team outlook: The Bulldogs Jan. 23 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL lost five seniors, but they still Eric Garmatter Jan. 26 at Paulding 7:30 PM Coach: Mark Gregory NWC selection Paige Motycka Coach: SCHEDULE have three-year letterwinner 6, 56-57 Nov. 25 McDonald’s Holiday Jan. 31 Liberty-Benton Years, career record: First is back for her junior year. Years, career record: Jade Clement, the Northwest Tournament 12:00 AM 7:30 PM year SCHEDULE Division: III Conference player of the Last year: 15-7, 6-2 NWC (third) Nov. 26 McDonald’s Holiday Feb. 2 Spencerville 7:30 PM Division: IV Dec. 1 at Fort Recovery year, and her 16.3 points per 17-5, 7-1 NWC 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners Tournament 12:00 AM Feb. 9 at Allen East 7:30 PM Last year: game last year on the roster. Dec. 8 at Bluffton 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Abbie Nov. 29 Upper Scioto Valley Feb. 11 Arlington 2:30 PM (second) “If we continue to work hard Dec. 15 Columbus Grove Parkins* (Sr., 5-6); Alivia 7:00 PM Feb. 16 Bluffton 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners in practice at improving on (* returning starter): Paige 7:30 PM Koening* (So., 5-4); Averey Dec. 3 Fort Jennings 1:00 PM Feb. 18 Pandora-Gilboa the defensive end, becoming Motycka (Jr., 5-8, guard/ Dec. 19 at Fort Jennings Rumer* (So., 5-6); Katie Dec. 8 Crestview 7:30 PM 2:30 PM more efficient on offense and forward), Lyvia Black (Jr., 5-5, 7:30 PM Prater* (So., 5-6) Dec. 10 at Ottoville 3:00 PM guard); Ally McCoy (Jr., 5-9, Dec. 22 Kalida 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Kayla Dec. 15 at Delphos Jefferson forward) Jan. 5 at Ada 7:30 PM White (Fr.); Brinkley Garmatter 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 7 at Hicksville 11:30 AM (Fr.); Ashley Eachus (So.) Dec. 17 Van Buren 1:30 PM Ashley Dealey (Sr., 5-8, center/ Jan. 9 Continental 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Pirates Dec. 22 Lima Central Catholic forward); Alyssa Gent (Jr., 5-6, Jan. 12 at Delphos Jefferson benefit from playing a lot of 7:30 PM guard); Emma Bowen (So., 5-8, 7:30 PM freshman last year, with four Jan. 3 at Kenton 7:30 PM center/forward); Lizzie Bowen Jan. 17 Coldwater 7:30 PM returning starters despite only Jan. 12 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM (So., 5-7, guard/forward); Jan. 19 Lima Central Catholic bringing back one senior. “The Jan. 14 Waynesfield-Goshen 1:30 PM Avery McCoy (So., 5-9, guard/ 7:30 PM underclassmen will be asked Jan. 17 Perry 1:30 PM forward) Jan. 21 Delphos St. John’s to step in very quick to develop Jan. 19 Paulding 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Knights 7:30 PM a bench for the style of play we Jan. 21 Pandora-Gilboa 1:30 are starting over this year, after Jan. 23 at Van Wert 7:30 PM prefer,” coach Eric Garmatter PM 25-year coach Greg Rickard Jan. 31 Antwerp 7:30 PM said. “I have confidence in Jan. 26 at Spencerville 7:30 retired and five key seniors Feb. 2 Paulding 7:30 PM the leaders on the team to be PM retired. The cupboard isn’t bare Feb. 7 Celina 7:30 PM patient and help them along. Jan. 28 at Riverdale 2:30 PM for new coach Mark Gregory, a Feb. 9 at Spencerville 7:30 PM Looking forward to a fun and Feb. 2 Allen East 7:30 PM longtime assistant to Rickard, Feb. 13 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM exciting season, as this is the File photo | The Lima News Feb. 7 Liberty-Benton 7:30 PM Crestview’s Javin Etzler tries to dribble through Dephos Jefferson’s though, as second-team all- Feb. 16 Allen East 7:30 PM hardest working team I have Feb. 9 at Ada 7:30 PM had as the head coach.” pressure last year. Etzler, an honorable mention selection as a Feb. 11 at Miller City 2:00 PM freshman last year, is back for the Knights this season. Proud of our High School Teams! from your friends at:

40935183 The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Wednesday, November 23, 2016 7E NORTHWEST CONFERENCE Delphos Jefferson Lincolnview Lancers BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Jordan Jettinghoff said. “Overall, this group of Coach: Brett Hammons SCHEDULE Years, career record: First year players has a lot of athleticism Years, career record: 4, 62-38 Dec. 3 Van Wert 7:30 PM Division: III and potential to compete for Division: IV Dec. 9 at Upper Scioto Valley Last year: 15-8, 5-3 NWC the NWC championship.” Last year: 27-2, 8-0 NWC 7:30 PM (fourth) SCHEDULE (champs), lost in state Dec. 12 Continental 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners Dec. 3 Fairview Sherwood championship Dec. 16 at Spencerville (* returning starter): Jace 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: 7:30 PM Stockwell (Sr., 6-0, guard); Dec. 9 at Fort Recovery (*returning starter): Caden Dec. 17 at Wayne Trace Drew Reiss (Sr., 6-0, guard); 7:30 PM Ringwald (Jr., 5-9, guard) 7:30 PM Brenen Auer (Jr., 5-8, guard) Dec. 10 at Perry 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Ryan Dec. 23 at Fort Jennings Promising newcomers: Alex Dec. 16 at Bluffton 7:30 PM Rager, Chayten Overholt, Isiac 7:30 PM Rode (Jr., 6-4, forward); Drake Dec. 17 at Kalida 7:30 PM Bowersock, Ethan Kemler, Dec. 29 Kalida 7:30 PM Schmitt (Sr., 6-5, post); Davion Dec. 20 at Ottoville 7:00 PM Tristin Miller, Dylan Lee, Logan Dec. 30 at Ottoville 7:30 PM Tyson (Jr., 6-4, post); Tyler Dec. 23 Kenton 7:30 PM Williams, Zane Miller, Alek Jan. 6 Allen East 7:30 PM Bratton (Jr., 6-4, forward); Trey Dec. 29 Chatt Insurance Bowersock, Kyle Wallis Jan. 7 Fort Recovery 7:30 PM Gossman (Jr., 5-9, guard); Nick Holiday Tournament 12:00 AM Team outlook: There’s only Jan. 13 at Bluffton 7:30 PM Long (Sr., 6-5, post) Dec. 30 Chatt Insurance one letterwinner back from Jan. 14 Miller City 7:30 PM File photo | The Lima News Team outlook: The Wildcats Holiday Tournament 12:00 AM last year’s state finalist team, Jan. 20 Columbus Grove Spencerville’s Dakota Prichard drives past a Bath player during 7:30 PM have a new coach and scheme, Jan. 6 Columbus Grove junior guard Caden Ringwald. with coach Jordan Jettinghoff 7:30 PM last year’s game. Prichard returns for his fourth season on varsity Jan. 21 Antwerp 7:30 PM “We have a lot of players who replacing Marc Smith after 10 Jan. 13 at Crestview 7:30 PM and as the Bearcats’ leading scorer. Jan. 27 at Crestview 7:30 PM will be getting their first year years. They’ll run a four-out, Jan. 14 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Jan. 28 Parkway 7:30 PM of varsity experience,” coach one-in-motion offense with Jan. 20 Ada 7:30 PM Feb. 3 Delphos Jefferson ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM Brett Hammons said. “They man-to-man defense, but team Jan. 21 Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM See previews for area teams at LimaOhio.com/tag/ are talented but will have to shooting is an early concern. 7:30 PM girlshoops. Feb. 4 Delphos St. John’s “Our coaching staff is excited Jan. 28 at Ayersville 7:30 PM adjust to the varsity level. If 7:30 PM about this group because we Feb. 3 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM we can continue to get our Feb. 7 at Temple Christian have athletic big guys with Feb. 4 at Arlington 7:30 PM Spencerville Bearcats players to develop and play 7:30 PM with consistency on both ends guards that can really defend. Feb. 7 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM BOYS BASKETBALL Feb. 11 at Fairlawn 7:30 PM We have five players above Feb. 10 Paulding 7:30 PM of the floor, I feel we could have Feb. 17 at Ada 7:30 PM Coach: Kevin Sensabaugh SCHEDULE a successful season.” 6-foot-4, which should really Feb. 17 at Spencerville 7:30 PM Years, career record: 15, Dec. 2 St. Henry 7:30 PM Feb. 24 Paulding 7:30 PM help us rebounding offensively Feb. 18 Elida 7:30 PM 193-117 Dec. 3 at Minster 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL and defensively,” Jettinghoff Feb. 24 Allen East 7:30 PM Division: III Dec. 9 Elida 7:30 PM Coach: Dan Williamson SCHEDULE GIRLS BASKETBALL Last year: 18-5, 6-2 NWC Dec. 10 at Fort Jennings Years, career record: 11, Nov. 26 at Continental 7:30 PM (second) 7:30 PM Coach: David Hoffman Jefferson for his 35th season 60-77 Dec. 3 at Ottoville 2:30 PM Returning letterwinners (* Dec. 16 Lincolnview 7:30 PM Years, career record: 35, this year. Division: IV Dec. 8 at Paulding 7:30 PM returning starter): Bailey Croft* Dec. 17 Ottoville 7:30 PM 440-310 SCHEDULE Last year: 5-18, 1-7 NWC Dec. 13 Perry 7:30 PM (Sr.); Dak Prichard* (Sr.); Griffen Dec. 23 at New Knoxville Division: III Nov. 25 at Delphos St. John’s (eighth) Dec. 15 Spencerville 7:30 PM Croft* (Sr.); Gary Schrolucke 7:30 PM Last year: 12-12, 4-4 NWC 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 19 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM (Sr.); Daniel Corso (Jr.) Dec. 30 at Kalida 7:30 PM (fifth) Nov. 29 Fairview Sherwood (*returning starter): Katlyn Dec. 29 Chatt Insurance Promising newcomers: Brady Jan. 6 at Paulding 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners 7:30 PM Wendel* (Sr., 5-8, post); Olivia Holiday Tournament Nolan (Jr.); Ben Dues (Jr.); Jacob Jan. 7 at St. Marys 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Devyn Dec. 1 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Gorman* (Jr.), 5-7, guard); Dec. 30 Chatt Insurance Propst (Jr.); Conner Holmes Jan. 13 at Ada 7:30 PM Carder* (Jr., 5-5, guard); Sarah Dec. 6 at Antwerp 7:30 PM Maddie Gorman* (Jr., 5-7, Holiday Tournament (So.); Drew Armstead (So.) Jan. 14 at Bath 7:30 PM Miller* (Jr., 5-6, forward); Dec. 8 at Allen East 7:30 PM guard); Alena Looser* Jan. 5 at Allen East 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Bearcats Jan. 20 Allen East 7:30 PM Macy Wallace (Jr., 5-6, guard); Dec. 10 Kalida 2:30 PM (Jr., 5-8, guard), Kayla Jan. 10 at Kalida 7:30 PM have their leading scorer, Dak Jan. 21 Arlington 7:30 PM Mikayla Bennett (Jr., 5-4, Dec. 13 Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM Jan. 12 Bluffton 7:30 PM Prichard (15 points per game), Jan. 27 at Bluffton 7:30 PM Schimmoeller *(Jr., 5-7, post), guard) Dec. 15 Bluffton 7:30 PM Jan. 14 Van Wert 2:30 PM and leading rebounder, Bailey Jan. 28 at Delphos St. John’s Frankie Carey (Jr., 5-8, post), Promising newcomers: Kelsey Dec. 17 New Bremen 2:30 PM Jan. 17 Antwerp 7:30 PM Croft (6 rebounds per game) 7:30 PM Lakin Brant (So., 5-6, guard) Berelsman (Sr., 5-6, guard); Dec. 22 Perry 7:30 PM Jan. 19 at Columbus Grove back for their fourth years of Feb. 3 Columbus Grove Team outlook: The Lancers Kiya Wollenhaupt (Sr., 5-4, Dec. 27 Shawnee 1:30 PM 7:30 PM varsity play, along with Griffen 7:30 PM bring back all five starters, guard); Sierra Barlow (Jr., 5-5, Jan. 5 at Columbus Grove Jan. 26 Crestview 7:30 PM Croft’s fourth year on varsity. Feb. 10 at Crestview 7:30 PM including all-NWC honorable forward); Alli McClurg (So., 5-9, 7:30 PM Jan. 28 at Parkway 6:00 PM “After finishing 18-5 last year Feb. 11 at Marion Local 7:30 PM mention pick Katlyn Wendel, post); Michelle Rode (So., 5-5, Jan. 10 at Miller City 7:00 PM Jan. 31 at Delphos St. John’s with a number of players Feb. 17 Delphos Jefferson the lone senior and a four-year forward) Jan. 12 Crestview 7:30 PM 7:30 PM returning, we are pretty excited 7:30 PM varsity player. “We hope to Team outlook: The Wildcats Jan. 19 at Ada 7:30 PM Feb. 2 at Delphos Jefferson about our chances to become a Feb. 18 New Bremen 7:30 PM have a more balanced scoring may not be as tall as some Jan. 24 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM 7:30 PM very competitive team this year,” Feb. 24 at Lima Central attack than in past years, as competitors, but they’re Jan. 26 at Lima Central Feb. 6 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM coach Kevin Sensabaugh said. Catholic 7:30 PM there are a number of players fiercely aggressive on defense. Catholic 7:30 PM Feb. 9 Lima Central Catholic that can score,” coach Dan 7:30 PM “The Ladycats will still utilize Jan. 28 Ottoville 2:30 PM Williamson said. the press and aggressive play Feb. 2 Lincolnview 7:30 PM Spencerville Bearcats Feb. 11 at Hicksville 1:30 PM to force an uptempo game Feb. 9 at Paulding 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Feb. 16 Ada 7:30 PM by utilizing a pressing and Feb. 13 at Fort Jennings Coach: Greg Ekis SCHEDULE trapping defense,” said coach 7:30 PM Years, career record: 3, Nov. 25 Hardin Northern Paulding Panthers David Hoffman, who guides Feb. 16 Spencerville 7:30 PM 15-29 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Division: III Dec. 6 at Elida 7:30 PM Coach: Mark Rhodes the inevitable rough patches Paulding Panthers Last year: 9-14, 3-5 NWC Dec. 8 Lima Central Catholic Years, career record: Second that every team experiences,” BOYS BASKETBALL (sixth) 7:30 PM year, 3-20, 28 years overall he said. “Part of building a Returning letterwinners: Dec. 10 at Coldwater 1:30 PM Coach: Brian Miller Brian Miller said. Division: III winning culture is having (*returning starter): Tiffany Dec. 15 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Years, career record: First SCHEDULE Last year: 3-20, 0-9 NWC your players truly beleive in Work* (Sr.); Kaiden Grigsby* Dec. 19 New Knoxville 7:30 PM year Dec. 2 at Continental 7:30 PM (ninth) themselves, their teammates (Jr.); Jenna Henline* (Jr.); Dec. 29 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Division: III Dec. 9 Defiance 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: and your system.” Jayden Smith* (Jr.); Julie Jan. 3 Shawnee 7:30 PM Last year: 10-13, 3-5 NWC Dec. 16 at Ada 7:30 PM (*returning starter): Faith SCHEDULE Mulholland* (Jr.); Alex Carter* Jan. 5 Paulding 7:30 PM (fifth) Dec. 19 Miller City 7:30 PM Vogel (Sr., 6-0); Bri Townley Dec. 1 Edgerton 7:30 PM (So.) Jan. 9 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners (* Dec. 26 Boys Holiday (So., 5-10); Allison Arend (Sr., Dec. 8 Lincolnview 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Abby Jan. 12 Ada 7:30 PM returning starter): Preston Basketball Tournament 5-8); Audrey Manz (Jr., 5-7); Dec. 15 Ada 7:30 PM Satterfield (So.); Olivia Clark Jan. 14 Delphos St. John’s Ingoll* (Sr., 5-5, guard); 6:00 PM Skyler McCullough (Sr.); Dec. 29 Image Pro Holiday (Sr.) 2:30 PM Preston Johanns (Sr., 6-3, Dec. 27 Boys Holiday Kaylen Hale (Jr.,); Asia Arellano Classic 6:00 PM Team outlook: The Bearcats Jan. 19 at Allen East 7:30 PM forward); Cameron Doster Basketball Tournament (So.); Cassidy Posey (Jr.) Dec. 30 Image Pro Holiday saw two starters graduate, but Jan. 21 at Waynesfield-Goshen (Sr., 6-0, forward); Griffin 6:00 PM Promising newcomers: Classic 6:00 PM they have experience. “These 12:30 PM Harder (Sr., 6-6, center); Dec. 30 Holgate 7:30 PM Daviah Pessefall (Jr., 5-6); Jan. 5 at Spencerville 7:30 PM girls will be a group of strong, Jan. 26 Bluffton 7:30 PM Ethan Rhonehouse* (Jr., 6-2, Jan. 6 Spencerville 7:30 PM Karissa Lucas (Sr., 5-3); Molly Jan. 10 at Delphos St. John’s hard-working, team-oriented Jan. 31 at Kalida 7:30 PM forward); Marcus Miller* (Jr., Jan. 13 at Allen East 7:30 PM Meeker (Sr., 5-5); Libby Mobley 7:30 PM players,” coach Greg Ekis said. Feb. 2 at Columbus Grove 5-10, guard) Jan. 14 Fairview 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-8); Brooke Weidenhamer Jan. 12 Allen East 7:30 PM “We are returning six varsity 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 20 Bluffton 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-5); Allison Ankney (Jr., Jan. 17 Van Wert 7:30 PM letterwinners that know our Feb. 7 at New Bremen 7:00 PM Kameron Echols (Sr., 6-1, Jan. 21 Ayersville 7:30 PM 5-3); Ashlynn Rice (So., 5-6); Jan. 19 at Bluffton 7:30 PM system and expectations and Feb. 9 Crestview 7:30 PM guard); Jaret Miller (So., 6-0, Jan. 27 at Columbus Grove Ashley Snipes (Sr., 5-10) Jan. 21 at Perry 1:30 PM will be working to push new Feb. 11 Perry 2:30 PM guard); Logan Bradford (Jr., 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Panthers Jan. 24 Tinora 7:30 PM leaders to the front of our Feb. 14 at Parkway 7:30 PM 6-4, center) Feb. 3 Crestview 7:30 PM are trying to rebuild a culture, Jan. 26 Columbus Grove team.” Feb. 16 at Delphos Jefferson Team outlook: The Panthers Feb. 3 at Crestview 7:30 PM and they’re seeing things 7:30 PM 7:30 PM lost 80 percent of their scoring Feb. 10 at Delphos Jefferson heading in the right direction, Feb. 2 at Crestview 7:30 PM to graduation. “We are excited 7:30 PM coach Mark Rhodes said. Feb. 4 Continental 2:30 PM about the core we have Feb. 11 Liberty Center 7:30 PM ONLY ON LIMAOHIO.COM “Part of that is playing with Feb. 9 Delphos Jefferson returning that are ready to Feb. 23 Edgerton 7:30 PM See more previews for area teams at LimaOhio.com/ confidence, even through 7:30 PM step up and compete,” coach Feb. 24 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM tag/boyshoops.

Boys Watch From page 1E 10 years. They followed that up with 27 wins and a Division IV state runner-up finish last season. Several key players from that team graduated, but Lincoln- view hopes to build a winning tradition. 8. Can the Midwest Athletic Conference end what for it is a drought of state titles? MAC football teams seem to win state champion- ships every year, but the MAC has won only one boys basketball title in the last 12 seasons. The only MAC boys basketball state champion since 2004 was New Knoxville in 2008, which perhaps not coincidentally does not have a football team. 9. Who will be the best two-sports football/bas- ketball players in the area? It’s not an all-inclusive list, but a few who come to mind who could have big seasons on the football field and in the gym, assuming they come out of football healthy: • Ottawa-Glandorf’s Jay Kaufman • Delphos Jefferson’s Jace Stockwell • Lima Central Catholic’s Thomas Williams • Crestview’s Drew Kline • Spencerville’s Dakota Prichard • Coldwater’s Dylan Thobe 10. It could be a very wide-open tournament trail. There are some very good teams in the area, but there is no team like Lima Senior or Lima Central Catholic last season, whose season would be regard- ed as a disappointment if they didn’t win or at least play for a state championship.

Reach Jim Naveau at 567-242-0414 or on Twitter @Lima_Naveau.

File photo | The Lima News Lincolnview’s Katlyn Wendel backs into Patrick Henry’s Courtney Rosebrock during a sectional game last year. Wendel, an honorable mention all-Northwest Conference selection last year, is back to lead the Lancers as a senior. 8E Wednesday, November 23, 2016 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News 2016-17 GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULES

Friday, Nov. 25 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Bluffton Ada at Kenton 1:30 PM Saturday, Jan. 21 Perry at Elida 7:30 PM Bath, Elida and New Knoxville at Delphos St. John’s at Versailles 7:30 PM Bluffton at Perry 1:30 PM Mansfield Temple Christian at Temple Shawnee at Elida 7:30 PM Kewpee Tip Off Classic at Bath 7:30 PM Ottoville at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Fort Recovery at Van Wert 1:30 PM Christian 11:00 AM Spencerville at Columbus Grove Allen East and Bluffton at Lima Central Catholic at Spencerville Perry at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Kalida 1:30 PM Spencerville at Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM McDonald’s Holiday Tournament, 7:30 PM Toledo Central Catholic-Lima Botkins at New Bremen 2:00 PM 12:30 PM Toledo St. Ursula Academy at Lima Bluffton Vanlue at Temple Christian Lima Senior at Fremont Ross Senior 7:30 PM Allen East at Arcadia 2:30 PM Miami Trace at Ottawa-Glandorf Senior 7:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:30 PM Wayne Trace at Fort Jennings Columbus Grove at Ottoville 2:30 PM 1:30 PM Van Wert at Bath 7:30 PM Tinora at Miller City 7:00 PM Lincolnview at Paulding 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Bluffton 1:30 PM Continental at Archbold 7:30 PM McComb at Leipsic 7:30 PM Monday, Jan. 9 Paulding at Perry 1:30 PM Saturday, Feb. 4 Defiance at Napoleon 7:30 PM Minster at Parkway 7:30 PM Monday, Dec. 26 Ada at Perry 7:30 PM Toledo Bowsher at Defiance 2:00 PM Temple Christian at Monclova Delphos Jefferson at Delphos St. New Bremen at St. Henry 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Fort Jennings Continental at Crestview 7:30 PM Leipsic at Continental 2:30 PM Christian Academy 11:00 AM John’s 7:30 PM New Knoxville at Fort Recovery 7:30 PM Spencerville at Van Wert 7:30 PM Miller City at Columbus Grove St. Marys at St. Henry 1:30 PM Hardin Northern at Spencerville 7:30 PM Ottoville at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Wayne Trace at Perry 7:30 PM 2:30 PM Continental at Paulding 2:30 PM 7:30 PM North Baltimore at Pandora-Gilboa Tuesday, Dec. 27 Minster at Ottoville 2:30 PM Kalida at Pandora-Gilboa 2:30 PM Kalida at Minster 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Wapak at TSC Holiday Tourney Tuesday, Jan. 10 Versailles at Celina 2:30 PM Leipsic at Ottoville 7:00 PM New Bremen at Anna 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at St. Marys Perry at Delphos Jefferson 1:30 PM North Baltimore at Upper Scioto Delphos St. John’s at Crestview Minster at Arlington 7:30 PM Ottoville at Van Wert 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Shawnee-Delphos Jefferson 1:30 PM Valley 6:30 PM 7:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley at Perry 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Leipsic 7:30 PM Ridgemont at Waynesfield-Goshen New Bremen- Sidney Lehman Delphos Jefferson at Miller City Elida at Marion Local 7:30 PM St. Marys at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Catholic 7:15 PM 7:00 PM Monday, Feb. 6 Wapakoneta at Bellefontaine 7:30 PM Tinora at Continental 7:30 PM Ada at Maumee Valley Country Day Elida at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Monday, Jan. 23 Fort Jennings at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Waynesfield-Goshen at Perry Van Wert at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indian Lake at Kenton 7:30 PM Ada at Ridgemont 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Toledo Central 7:30 PM Coldwater at Kalida 7:30 PM Leipsic at Patrick Henry 7:30 PM Crestview at Van Wert 7:30 PM Catholic 7:30 PM Saturday, Dec. 10 New Knoxville at Fort Loramie Lima Central Catholic at Coldwater Fort Jennings at Columbus Grove Perry at Botkins 7:30 PM Saturday, Nov. 26 Cory-Rawson at Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Bath, Elida and New Knoxville at 12:30 PM North Baltimore at Perry 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Kalida 7:30 PM Fremont Ross at Lima Senior Tuesday, Feb. 7 Kewpee Tip Off Classic at Bath Pandora-Gilboa at Miller City 1:00 PM St. Marys at Russia 7:30 PM Marion Local at Celina 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Fairbanks at Upper Scioto Valle Allen East and Bluffton at McDonald’s Perry at Fort Jennings 1:30 PM New Knoxville at Waynesfield-Goshen Kalida at Liberty-Benton 7:30 PM 6:30 PM Holiday Tournament, Bluffton Shawnee at Fort Jennings 1:30 PM Wednesday, Dec. 28 7:30 PM Spencerville at New Bremen 7:00 PM Sylvania Southview at Lima Senior Sidney Lehman Catholic at New Bath and Lima Central Catholic at Ottoville at Bath 7:30 PM Tuesday, Jan. 24 Van Buren at Miller City 7:00 PM 11:30 AM Knoxville 1:30 PM McDonald’s Holiday Classic Paulding at Delphos St. John’s Antwerp at Continental 7:30 PM Bath at Marion Local 7:30 PM New Knoxville at Kewpee Tip Off Spencerville at Coldwater 1:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at McDonald’s 7:30 PM Celina at Lima Central Catholic Bryan at Van Wert 7:30 PM Classic 6:00 PM Van Buren at Kenton 1:30 PM Holiday Classic 6:00 PM Wauseon at Defiance 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Celina at Crestview 7:30 PM Crestview at Ottoville 7:30 PM Kalida at Delphos Jefferson 2:30 PM Liberty-Benton at Ottawa-Glandorf Delphos St. John’s at Bath 7:30 PM Coldwater at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Kenton at Lima Central Catholic Bluffton at Ottoville 3:00 PM 7:30 PM Thursday, Jan. 12 Hardin Northern at Pandora-Gilboa Continental at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM 7:30 PM McComb at Temple Christian Continental at Ottoville 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Elida at Parkway 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Continental 7:30 PM 6:30 PM Thursday, Dec. 29 Perry at Sidney Lehman Catholic Perry at Van Buren 7:30 PM Fostoria at Ada 7:30 PM Van Wert at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Ada at Arlington 7:30 PM Continental and Leipsic at Ayersville 7:15 PM St. Marys at Marion Local 7:30 PM Holgate at Kalida 7:30 PM Girls Holiday Tournament Ada at Spencerville 7:30 PM Tinora at Paulding 7:30 PM Indian Lake at Waynesfield-Goshen Monday, Nov. 28 Monday, Dec. 12 Lincolnview at Chatt Insurance Allen East at Paulding 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at New Knoxville 7:30 PM Coldwater and Marion Local at Celina Defiance vs. Archbold at DPT Girls Holiday Tournament Bluffton at Lincolnview 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Liberty-Benton at Bluffton 7:30 PM Classic 6:00 PM Bath and Lima Central Catholic at Celina at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Wayne Trace at Delphos Jefferson Napoleon at Ottawa-Glandorf Tuesday, Nov. 29 Lima Senior at Toledo St. Ursula McDonald’s Holiday Classic Columbus Grove at Lima Central 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley at Bluffton Academy 7:30 PM Allen East, Elida and Lima Senior at Catholic 7:30 PM New Knoxville at Anna 7:30 PM 7:00 PM Tuesday, Dec. 13 Vicki Mauk Holiday Tournament Crestview at Delphos Jefferson Thursday, Jan. 26 Ada at Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM Bath at Versailles 7:30 PM Paulding at Image Pro Holiday 7:30 PM Bellefontaine Calvary Christian at Thursday, Feb. 9 Benjamin Logan at Kenton 7:30 PM Cory-Rawson at Delphos Jefferson Classic Defiance at Bath 7:30 PM Temple Christian 6:00 PM Parkway at New Bremen 7:00 PM Fairview Sherwood at Delphos 7:30 PM Arlington at Ottoville 7:00 PM Delphos St. John’s at New Knoxville Allen East at Ada 7:30 PM Bath at Shawnee 7:30 PM Jefferson 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at St. Marys Elgin at Perry 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Bluffton at Spencerville 7:30 PM Bath at Perry 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Lima Central 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Spencerville Findlay at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Columbus Grove at Paulding 7:30 PM Bluffton at Ada 7:30 PM Catholic 7:30 PM Dunbar at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Kenton at St. Marys 7:30 PM Crestview at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Columbus Grove at Allen East Kalida at St. Marys 7:30 PM Fairview Sherwood at Continental Liberty Center at St. Marys 7:30 PM Leipsic at Arlington 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Lima Central 7:30 PM Marion Local at Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM Minster at Bath 7:30 PM Miller City at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Catholic 7:30 PM Crestview at Spencerville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Leipsic 7:30 PM New Bremen at Jackson Center New Bremen at Fort Recovery Elida at Van Wert 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Paulding Perry at Parkway 7:30 PM Liberty-Benton at Perry 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Hopewell-Loudon at Leipsic 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Perry at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Perry at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Columbus Grove Pandora-Gilboa at McComb 7:30 PM Kenton at Perry 7:30 PM Elida at Kenton 7:30 PM Shawnee at Columbus Grove Russia at New Knoxville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Perry at Van Wert 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Toledo Whitmer Hopewell-Loudon at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Van Wert at Delphos St. John’s Riverside at Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM 7:30 PM St. Henry at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Thursday, Dec. 15 7:30 PM 7:30 PM New Bremen at New Knoxville Lima Central Catholic at Lincolnview Temple Christian at Bluffton 7:30 PM Allen East at Lima Central Catholic Shawnee at Van Wert 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 6:00 PM Friday, Dec. 30 St. Henry at Minster 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Defiance 7:30 PM Marion Local at Delphos St. John’s Wednesday, Nov. 30 Miller City at Ottoville 7:00 PM Continental and Leipsic at Ayersville Wapakoneta at Elida 7:30 PM Ottoville at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Tinora 12:30 PM Versailles at New Bremen 7:00 PM Girls Holiday Tournament Parkway at Delphos St. John’s Minster at New Knoxville 7:30 PM Sidney Lehman Catholic at Lincolnview at Chatt Insurance Saturday, Jan. 14 7:30 PM Oregon Clay at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Thursday, Dec. 1 Waynesfield-Goshen 7:15 PM Holiday Tournament St. Henry at New Bremen 1:00 PM Perry at Ridgemont 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Wapakoneta Botkins at Allen East 7:30 PM Ada at Paulding 7:30 PM Bath and Lima Central Catholic at Kalida at Allen East 1:30 PM St. Marys at Bath 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Celina at Minster 7:30 PM Allen East at Lima Central Catholic McDonald’s Holiday Classic Lima Senior at Ottawa-Glandorf Upper Scioto Valley at Waynesfield- St. Marys at Defiance 7:30 PM Crestview at Fort Recovery 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Allen East, Elida and Lima Senior at 1:30 PM Goshen 7:30 PM Van Wert at Celina 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Van Wert Bluffton-Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM Vicki Mauk Holiday Tournament McComb at Ada 1:30 PM Van Buren at Pandora-Gilboa Saturday, Feb. 11 7:30 PM Celina at Elida 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at TSC Holiday Waynesfield-Goshen at Bluffton 7:30 PM Kenton at Waynesfield-Goshen Edgerton at Paulding 7:30 PM Columbus Grove-Crestview 7:30 PM Tournament 1:30 PM Versailles at Minster 7:30 PM 12:30 PM Hicksville at Continental 7:30 PM Continental at Holgate 7:30 PM Paulding at Image Pro Holiday Delphos St. John’s at Spencerville Wapakoneta at Celina 7:30 PM Kalida at Leipsic 1:30 PM Leipsic at Liberty-Benton 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Fort Recovery Classic 2:30 PM Lincolnview at Hicksville 1:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Delphos St. 7:30 PM Minster at Fort Loramie 2:30 PM Saturday, Jan. 28 Bluffton at Miller City 2:00 PM John’s 7:30 PM Kenton at Defiance 7:30 PM Monday, Jan. 2 Pandora-Gilboa at Fort Jennings Fort Recovery at Upper Scioto Valley Arlington at Columbus Grove New Knoxville at St. Marys 7:30 PM Minster at Coldwater 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Kalida 7:30 PM 2:30 PM 12:00 PM 2:30 PM Oregon Clay at Bath 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Bath 7:30 PM Hardin Northern at Ada 7:30 PM Van Wert at Lincolnview 2:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Shawnee Patrick Henry at Continental 2:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Cory-Rawson Pandora-Gilboa at Liberty-Benton Minster at Marion Local 7:30 PM Bath at New Philadelphia at Ohio 12:30 PM Perry at Spencerville 2:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Northern 6:15 PM Lima Central Catholic at Perry Anna at Minster 7:30 PM Patrick Henry at Defiance 7:30 PM Parkway at New Knoxville 7:30 PM Tuesday, Jan. 3 Columbus Grove at Leipsic 7:30 PM 12:30 PM Ottoville at Delphos St. John’s Perry at Jackson Center 7:30 PM Perry at Riverside 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Miller City Olentangy at Wapakoneta 8:00 PM Continental at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Benjamin Logan Perry at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM 7:00 PM 1:00 PM 7:30 PM Shawnee at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Bluffton at Kenton 7:30 PM Monday, Jan. 16 Botkins at New Knoxville 1:30 PM Monday, Feb. 13 Spencerville at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Coldwater at Van Wert 7:30 PM Allen East at Perry 7:30 PM Fairview Sherwood at Defiance Bath at Sylvania Southview 7:30 PM Saturday, Dec. 3 St. Marys at Van Wert 7:30 PM Fort Recovery at St. Marys 7:30 PM Wayne Trace at Lima Central Catholic 1:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Fort Jennings Waynesfield-Goshen at Allen East Toledo Whitmer at Lima Senior Jackson Center at New Knoxville 7:30 PM Leipsic at Elida 1:30 PM 7:30 PM 12:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM New Bremen at Tri-Village 1:30 PM Perry at Vanlue 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Bluffton 1:00 PM Vanlue at Leipsic 7:30 PM Liberty-Benton at Wapakoneta Tuesday, Jan. 17 Kalida at Miller City 2:00 PM Wayne Trace at Crestview 7:30 PM Fort Recovery at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Perry at Bluffton 1:30 PM Arlington at Kenton 2:30 PM 1:30 PM Saturday, Dec. 17 New Bremen at Houston 7:30 PM Waynesfield-Goshen at Ada 6:00 PM Bluffton at Riverdale 2:30 PM Tuesday, Feb. 14 Celina at New Bremen 2:00 PM Ottoville at Coldwater 12:00 PM Perry at Spencerville 7:30 PM McComb at Miller City 7:00 PM Continental at Pandora-Gilboa Archbold at Ottawa-Glandorf Holgate at Miller City 2:00 PM Kalida at Fort Jennings 1:30 PM Perrysburg at Ottawa-Glandorf Antwerp at Lincolnview 7:30 PM 2:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Toledo Start 2:00 PM Lima Central Catholic at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Coldwater at Crestview 7:30 PM Ottoville at Delphos Jefferson Coldwater at Elida 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Ottoville 2:30 PM 1:30 PM Shawnee at Spencerville 7:30 PM Kalida at Tinora 7:30 PM 2:30 PM Continental at Ayersville 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Kalida 2:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Upper Scioto Upper Scioto Valley at Allen East Lima Senior at Elida 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Parkway 6:00 PM Elgin at Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM Perry at Marion Local 7:30 PM Valley 1 1:30 PM 7:30 PM Ottoville at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Fort Recovery at Celina 7:30 PM Van Buren at Bluffton 1:30 PM St. Marys at New Bremen 7:30 PM Monday, Jan. 30 Spencerville at Parkway 7:30 PM Monday, Dec. 5 Arcadia at Ada 2:30 PM Thursday, Jan. 5 Van Wert at Paulding 7:30 PM Cory-Rawson at Perry 7:30 PM Van Wert at Lima Central Catholic Bellefontaine at Kenton 7:30 PM Elida at Columbus Grove 2:30 PM Elida at Defiance 6:00 PM Lima Senior at Celina 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Notre Dame Academy at Lima Senior Liberty Center at Miller City 2:30 PM Vanlue at Pandora-Gilboa 6:00 PM Thursday, Jan. 19 Wapakoneta at Minster 7:30 PM 7:30 PM New Bremen at Delphos Jefferson Ridgemont at Upper Scioto Valley Temple Christian at Ohio Lima Tuesday, Jan. 31 2:30 PM 6:30 PM Eagles 6:00 PM Ada at Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 PM Thursday, Feb. 16 Tuesday, Dec. 6 Van Wert at Minster 2:30 PM Marion Local at New Bremen Sidney Lehman Catholic at Upper Antwerp at Crestview 7:30 PM Ada at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Liberty-Benton at Temple Christian 7:00 PM Scioto Valley 6:30 PM Ayersville at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Allen East at Crestview 7:30 PM 6:30 PM Monday, Dec. 19 Bath at Celina 7:30 PM Minster at New Bremen 7:00 PM Liberty-Benton at Columbus Grove Arcadia at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Ottoville 7:00 PM Allen East at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Crestview at Ada 7:30 PM Bath at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Bluffton at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Columbus Grove at Continental Crestview at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Columbus Celina at Defiance 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Delphos St. John’s Continental at Kalida 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Shawnee Grove 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Ada 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Defiance at Van Wert 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Antwerp 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Oregon Clay 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Coldwater Ottoville at Elida 7:30 PM Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Perry 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Allen East 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Perry at Coldwater 7:30 PM Kenton at Bath 7:30 PM Hardin Northern at Allen East Lima Central Catholic at Wapakoneta Minster at Delphos St. John’s Fort Jennings at Continental 7:30 PM Spencerville at Kalida 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Findlay 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Hardin Northern at Perry 7:30 PM Marion Local at New Knoxville Jackson Center at Waynesfield- New Knoxville at Spencerville New Knoxville at Coldwater 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Crestview Thursday, Feb. 2 7:30 PM Goshen 7:30 PM 7:30 PM North Baltimore at Leipsic 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Perry at Temple Christian 6:00 PM New Bremen at Delphos St. John’s New Bremen at Fort Loramie 7:30 PM Wayne Trace at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Ottoville at Kalida 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Notre Dame Academy Riverside at Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Wauseon Paulding at Spencerville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 6:30 PM Perry at Celina 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Tuesday, Dec. 20 St. Marys at Shawnee 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Columbus Grove Coldwater at New Bremen 7:00 PM Shawnee at Celina 7:30 PM Spencerville at Elida 7:30 PM Kenton at Upper Scioto Valley St. Marys at Perry 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Ada at Lima Central Catholic 7:30 PM Spencerville at Delphos Jefferson St. Marys at Lima Central Catholic 6:30 PM Van Wert at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Minster at New Bremen 7:30 PM Allen East at Bluffton 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Columbus Grove at Kalida 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Kenton 7:30 PM New Knoxville at St. Henry 7:30 PM Arcadia at Leipsic 7:30 PM Van Buren at Leipsic 7:30 PM Defiance at Continental 7:30 PM Waynesfield-Goshen at Perry Ottawa-Glandorf at Shawnee Celina at St. Marys 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at St. Marys 7:30 PM Thursday, Dec. 8 Miller City at Leipsic 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Defiance at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Perry 6:30 PM Minster at St. Marys 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Perry 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at St. Henry Friday, Feb. 17 Upper Scioto Valley at Perry 6:30 PM St. Henry at Celina 7:30 PM Friday, Jan. 6 Pandora-Gilboa at Arlington 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Miller City 7:00 PM Antwerp at Kalida 7:30 PM Van Buren at Ada 7:30 PM Miller City at Continental 7:30 PM Paulding at Bluffton 7:30 PM Kenton at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Bath at Elida 7:30 PM Thursday, Dec. 22 Riverdale at Leipsic 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Delphos Jefferson Saturday, Feb. 18 Celina at Kenton 7:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley at New Bremen Saturday, Jan. 7 Spencerville at Allen East 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Ottoville at Liberty-Benton 12:00 PM Columbus Grove at Ada 7:30 PM 7:00 PM Temple Christian at Mansfield Temple St. Marys at Elida 7:30 PM Minster at Marion Local 7:30 PM Perry at Allen East 1:30 PM Crestview at Bluffton 7:30 PM Coldwater at Bath 7:30 PM Christian 11:00 AM Van Wert at Kenton 7:30 PM New Knoxville at Versailles 7:30 PM Shawnee at Allen East 1:30 PM Defiance at Perry 7:30 PM Kalida at Crestview 7:30 PM Crestview at Hicksville 11:30 AM Pandora-Gilboa at Riverdale 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Columbus Grove Delphos Jefferson at Allen East Leipsic at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Findlay at Celina 12:30 PM Paulding at Crestview 7:30 PM 2:30 PM

40935004 The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Wednesday, November 23, 2016 9E 2016-17 BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULES

Friday, Dec. 2 New Knoxville at Parkway 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Celina at Crestview 7:30 PM Spencerville at Crestview 7:30 PM Bath, Elida, Lima Central Catholic North Baltimore at Leipsic 7:30 PM Friday, Dec. 30 Miller City at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Columbus Grove at Ottawa-Glandorf Temple Christian at Perry 7:30 PM and Shawnee at Elida Tipoff Ottoville at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Ottoville 7:00 PM New Bremen at Covington 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley at Riverside Classic Paulding at Ada 7:30 PM Crestview at Delphos St. John’s New Knoxville at Jackson Center Cory-Rawson at Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM Kalida at New Bremen 7:00 PM Perry at Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Vanlue at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Tinora at Miller City 7:00 PM Riverdale at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Holgate at Paulding 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Ottoville 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Ayersville Wapakoneta at Ottawa-Glandorf Ada at Ridgemont 7:30 PM Riverside at Temple Christian Liberty-Benton at Bath 7:30 PM Parkway at Perry 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Arlington at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Van Wert Piqua at St. Marys 7:30 PM Elida at Toledo Central Catholic Bellefontaine at Celina 7:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley at Perry 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Shawnee at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 PM Saturday, Feb. 11 Bluffton at Leipsic 7:30 PM Van Wert at St. Marys 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Ottoville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at New Knoxville Lexington at Ottawa-Glandorf Ottawa-Glandorf at Bryan 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Shawnee 7:30 PM Middletown at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Spencerville at Bath 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 6:30 PM Ottoville at Temple Christian 7:30 PM Miller City at Upper Scioto Valley Upper Scioto Valley at Ada 7:30 PM Holland Springfield at Defiance Arlington at Miller City 7:30 PM Paulding at Continental 7:30 PM Saturday, Dec. 17 7:30 PM Van Wert at Marion Local 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Celina at Troy 7:30 PM Piqua at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Wilmington, First Love Christian New Bremen at Indian Lake 7:30 PM Wauseon at Defiance 7:30 PM Kenton at Ada 7:30 PM Crestview at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM St. Henry at Spencerville 7:30 PM Academy at Lima Senior 6:00 PM New Knoxville at St. Marys 7:30 PM Wayne Trace at Delphos Jefferson Leipsic at Kalida 7:30 PM Jackson Center at Temple Christian Vanlue at Allen East 7:30 PM Leipsic at Miller City 7:00 PM Shawnee at Bellefontaine 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Parkway at Lincolnview 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Ada at Perry 7:30 PM Spencerville at Kalida 7:30 PM Spencerville at Delphos St. John’s Kalida at Ayersville 7:30 PM Saturday, Dec. 3 Bath at Findlay 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Fort Jennings Tuesday, Jan. 17 7:30 PM Kenton at Allen East 7:30 PM Bath, Elida, Lima Central Catholic Botkins at Allen East 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Troy at St. Marys 7:30 PM St. Henry at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Liberty Center at Paulding 7:30 PM and Shawnee at Elida Tipoff Classic Continental at Antwerp 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at New Knoxville St. Marys at Marion Local 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Fairlawn 7:30 PM Toledo Woodward at Perry 5:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Kalida 7:30 PM Tuesday, Jan. 3 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Bradford McComb at Ada 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Elida Tipoff Fort Loramie at New Bremen 7:30 PM Tinora at Ottoville 7:00 PM Waynesfield-Goshen at Ada 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Minster at St. Marys 7:30 PM 6:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Ottawa- Ada at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Toledo Start at Upper Scioto Valley New Bremen at Fort Jennings Temple Christian at Continental Glandorf 7:30 PM Fremont Ross at Lima Senior Friday, Jan. 20 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 6:30 PM Lincolnview at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Ada at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM Van Wert at Coldwater 7:30 PM Pike-Delta-York at Pandora-Gilboa Troy Christian at New Bremen Marion Local at Celina 7:30 PM Indian Lake at Waynesfield-Goshen Allen East at Spencerville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:00 PM McComb at Bluffton 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Bluffton at Paulding 7:30 PM Tuesday, Jan. 31 Riverdale at Bluffton 7:30 PM Allen East at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM New Knoxville at Shawnee 7:30 PM Riverdale at Perry 7:30 PM Coldwater at Delphos St. John’s Bath at Lima Central Catholic Spencerville at Marion Local 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Colonel Crawford at Crestview Ottoville at Spencerville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Van Wert at St. Henry 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Riverdale at Kenton 7:30 PM Thursday, Jan. 5 Columbus Grove at Lincolnview Lima Senior at Toledo St. John’s St. Joseph Central Catholic at Patrick Henry at Continental 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Fort Loramie at New Knoxville Jesuit 7:30 PM Tuesday, Feb. 14 Continental at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s 7:30 PM Perry at Elgin 7:30 PM Bellefontaine at Elida 7:30 PM Crestview at Lima Central Catholic Indian Lake at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Minster 7:30 PM Friday, Jan. 6 Wayne Trace at Continental 7:30 PM Findlay at Lima Senior 7:30 PM Elida at Wooster 8:00 PM New Bremen at Marion Local 7:30 PM Jackson Center at Columbus Grove Waynesfield-Goshen at Bluffton Miller City at Miller City 7:30 PM 6:00 PM Defiance at Celina 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Perry at Miller City 7:30 PM Maumee at Defiance 7:30 PM Monday, Dec. 19 Ada at Crestview 7:30 PM Elida at St. Marys 7:30 PM Ottoville at Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM Miller City at Paulding 7:30 PM Allen East at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Hardin Northern at Upper Scioto Friday, Feb. 3 Friday, Feb. 17 Riverside at Upper Scioto Valley Arcadia at Leipsic 7:30 PM Valley 7:30 PM Bath at Van Wert 7:30 PM Bath at Kenton 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Tuesday, Dec. 20 Celina at Bath 7:30 PM Kenton at Van Wert 7:30 PM Bluffton at Allen East 7:30 PM Celina at Shawnee 7:30 PM Spencerville at Minster 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Ottoville Coldwater at New Knoxville 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Oregon Clay 7:30 PM Columbus Grove at Spencerville Columbus Grove at Bluffton 7:30 PM Van Wert at Lincolnview 7:30 PM 7:00 PM Columbus Grove at Delphos New Bremen at Minster 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Crestview at Allen East 7:30 PM Versailles at Celina 7:30 PM Coldwater at Elida 7:30 PM Jefferson 7:30 PM Ottoville at Miller City 7:30 PM Crestview at Paulding 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Spencerville Waynesfield-Goshen at Kenton Fort Jennings at Crestview 7:30 PM Defiance at Elida 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at North Baltimore Delphos Jefferson at Lincolnview 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Toledo Central Delphos St. John’s at Minster 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at New Bremen Catholic 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Ridgemont at Temple Christian Elida at Shawnee 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Tuesday, Dec. 6 Ottawa-Glandorf at Bowling Green Kenton at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Miller City 7:30 PM Hopewell-Loudon at Leipsic 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Toledo St. 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Findlay 7:30 PM Shawnee at Ottawa-Glandorf Marion Local at Minster 7:30 PM Kalida at Continental 7:30 PM John’s Jesuit 7:30 PM Perry at Shawnee 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert 7:30 PM 7:30 PM McComb at Leipsic 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Ada 7:30 PM Van Wert at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Arlington 7:30 PM Sidney Lehman Catholic at Perry New Bremen at Coldwater 7:30 PM New Knoxville at Marion Local Friday, Dec. 9 New Bremen at Anna 8:00 PM Riverside at Perry 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Allen East at Ridgemont 7:30 PM Shawnee at St. Marys 7:30 PM St. Henry at New Knoxville 7:30 PM Ottoville at Kalida 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Elida 7:30 PM Arlington at Leipsic 7:30 PM Wednesday, Dec. 21 Sidney Lehman Catholic at Vanlue at Leipsic 7:30 PM Paulding at Crestview 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Liberty-Benton Ayersville at Miller City 7:30 PM Cory-Rawson at Ada 7:30 PM Waynesfield-Goshen 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Bath 7:30 PM Ridgemont at Perry 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Bluffton at Bath 7:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley at Allen East Spencerville at Paulding 7:30 PM Waynesfield-Goshen at Riverside Sidney Lehman Catholic at Temple St. Marys at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Defiance at Paulding 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley at Temple 7:30 PM Christian 7:30 PM Toledo Whitmer at Lima Senior Delphos Jefferson at Fort Recovery Christian 7:30 PM St. Henry at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Thursday, Dec. 22 Saturday, Jan. 21 7:30 PM Van Wert at Defiance 7:30 PM Elida at Spencerville 7:30 PM Continental at Holgate 7:30 PM Saturday, Jan. 7 Wapakoneta at New Bremen 7:00 PM St. Marys at Celina 7:30 PM Hicksville at Continental 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Wapakoneta Celina at New Bremen 7:00 PM Antwerp at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Toledo Central Catholic at Lima Kalida at Ada 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Minster at Ottoville 7:00 PM Archbold at Elida 7:30 PM Saturday, Feb. 18 Senior 7:30 PM Allen East at Waynesfield-Goshen Lima Senior at Toledo St. Francis de Toledo Central Catholic at Celina Ada at New Knoxville 7:30 PM Arlington at Spencerville 7:30 PM Van Buren at Pandora-Gilboa Sales 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Bath at St. Henry 7:30 PM Ayersville at Paulding 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Upper Scioto Valley Bluffton at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Bryan at Van Wert 7:30 PM Botkins at Perry 7:30 PM Versailles at New Knoxville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Friday, Dec. 23 Coldwater at Shawnee 7:30 PM Continental at McComb 7:30 PM Celina at Lima Central Catholic New Knoxville at Waynesfield-Goshen Anna at Minster 7:30 PM Continental at Leipsic 7:30 PM Fairview Sherwood at Defiance Wapakoneta at Defiance 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Crestview at Miller City 7:30 PM Crestview at Van Wert 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Waynesfield-Goshen at Upper Scioto Continental at Tinora 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Liberty Center Dayton Chaminade-Julienne at Lima Elida at Lima Central Catholic Kalida at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Valley 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Bath 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Central Catholic 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Leipsic at Patrick Henry 7:30 PM Elida at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM Ottoville at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Findlay at Defiance 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Columbus Grove Lima Central Catholic at Versailles Saturday, Feb. 4 Fort Jennings at Pandora-Gilboa Pandora-Gilboa at McComb 7:30 PM Kalida at Upper Scioto Valley 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM New Knoxville at Temple Christian 7:30 PM Parkway at Temple Christian 7:30 PM Kenton at Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM Fort Recovery at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Lima Senior 6:00 PM Kenton at Bluffton 7:30 PM St. Marys at St. Henry 7:30 PM Leipsic at Riverdale 7:30 PM Jackson Center at Waynesfield- 7:30 PM Botkins at New Bremen 7:00 PM Miller City at Columbus Grove Van Wert at Minster 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Goshen 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Delphos Jefferson Ada at Hardin Northern 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Versailles at Delphos St. John’s Marion Local at Shawnee 7:30 PM Liberty-Benton at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Allen East at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM New Bremen at Spencerville 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Hopewell-Loudon 7:30 PM Perry at Allen East 7:30 PM Anthony Wayne at Defiance 7:30 PM New Knoxville at Crestview 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Marion Local 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Huber Heights Wayne Russia at Minster 7:30 PM Bluffton at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Ottoville at Leipsic 7:30 PM Perry at Van Wert 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Shawnee at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Bowling Green at Bath 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Ada 7:30 PM Saturday, Dec. 10 Spencerville at New Knoxville McComb at Kalida 7:30 PM St. Marys at Upper Scioto Valley Caroll, Fort Wayne at Van Wert Van Buren at Kalida 7:30 PM St. Marys at New Bremen 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Miller City at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Coldwater 7:30 PM Van Buren at Miller City 7:00 PM St. Marys at Coldwater 7:30 PM Spencerville at St. Marys 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Miller City Columbus Grove at Continental Anna at New Knoxville 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Allen East 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Wednesday, Feb. 22 Archbold at Kalida 7:30 PM Monday, Dec. 26 7:30 PM Vanlue at Waynesfield-Goshen Delphos Jefferson at Arlington Leipsic at Liberty-Benton 7:30 PM Arlington at Temple Christian Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM at Paulding 6:00 PM Sunday, Jan. 8 New Knoxville at Botkins 8:00 PM Delphos St. John’s at Lincolnview Thursday, Feb. 23 Benjamin Logan at Waynesfield- Lima Central Catholic at Delphos St. 7:30 PM Edgerton at Paulding 7:30 PM Goshen 7:30 PM Tuesday, Dec. 27 John’s 2:30 PM Sunday, Jan. 22 Hicksville at Crestview 7:30 PM Bluffton at Shawnee 7:30 PM Allen East and Bluffton at Leipsic at Edgerton 7:30 PM Jackson Center at Minster 7:30 PM Thursday, Feb. 23 Celina at Toledo Bowsher 7:30 PM McDonald’s Holiday Tournament Tuesday, Jan. 10 Liberty-Benton at Lima Central Pandora-Gilboa at Continental Columbus Grove at Bath 7:30 PM Paulding at Boys Holiday Basketball Bluffton at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Tuesday, Jan. 24 Catholic 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Perry 7:30 PM Tournament Fort Recovery at St. Marys 7:30 PM Allen East at Ottoville 7:00 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Napoleon Delphos St. John’s at Elida 7:30 PM Bath at Bryan 7:30 PM Ada at Arlington 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Friday, Feb. 24 McComb at Upper Scioto Valley Delphos St. John’s at Van Wert Friday, Jan. 13 Allen East at Ottoville 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Bluffton 7:30 PM Ada at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Bath at Defiance 7:30 PM Crestview at Shawnee 7:30 PM Shawnee at Findlay 7:30 PM Allen East at Delphos Jefferson Ottoville at Ada 7:30 PM Liberty-Benton at Continental Delphos Jefferson at Crestview Kalida at Van Wert 7:30 PM Sidney at St. Marys 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Scott at Lima Central Catholic 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Lima Senior St. Henry at Celina 7:30 PM Bluffton at Crestview 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Shawnee Elida at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley at Kenton Cory-Rawson at Pandora-Gilboa Spencerville at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Fort Recovery at New Bremen 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Elida 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Friday, Jan. 27 Wayne Trace at Kalida 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Continental St. Marys at New Bremen 7:30 PM Napoleon at Defiance 7:30 PM Kalida at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Ottoville 7:00 PM Tuesday, Feb. 7 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Sidney 7:30 PM Ottawa-Glandorf at Archbold Leipsic at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 PM Ada at Allen East 7:30 PM Delphos St. John’s at Ottoville Elida at Bath 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Columbus Bath at St. Marys 7:30 PM 7:00 PM Fairview Sherwood at Kalida 7:30 PM Monday, Dec. 12 Ottoville at Crestview 7:30 PM Grove 7:30 PM Celina at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Columbus Grove at Pandora-Gilboa Fort Recovery at New Knoxville Continental at Lincolnview 7:30 PM St. Marys at Leipsic 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Toledo Whitmer Defiance at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Benjamin Logan 7:30 PM Leipsic at Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Delphos Jefferson Kenton at Celina 7:30 PM Tuesday, Dec. 13 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Bluffton 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Crestview 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Leipsic at Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Benjamin Logan at Kenton 7:30 PM Miller City at Continental 7:30 PM New Knoxville at New Bremen Lincolnview at Temple Christian Lima Senior at Oregon Clay 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Kalida 7:30 PM Wednesday, Dec. 28 New Knoxville at Delphos St. John’s 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Ottoville at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Toledo St. John’s Jesuit at Lima Celina and Delphos Jefferson 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Arcadia 7:30 PM Parkway at Minster 7:30 PM Senior 7:30 PM at Celina Asset Allocation Boys Ottawa-Glandorf at Celina 7:30 PM Paulding at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Friday, Feb. 10 Paulding at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Basketball Holiday Classic, Paulding at Allen East 7:30 PM Perry at Hardin Northern 7:30 PM Continental at Ottoville 7:00 PM Shawnee at Defiance 7:30 PM Friday, Dec. 16 Coldwater Perry at Waynesfield-Goshen Shawnee at Kenton 7:30 PM Ada at Bluffton 7:30 PM Spencerville at Lima Central Catholic Ponitz Career Technology Center, Allen East and Bluffton at 7:30 PM Spencerville at Bluffton 7:30 PM Allen East at Columbus Grove 7:30 PM Cornerstone Health & Tech, Detroit at McDonald’s Holiday Tournament Spencerville at Ada 7:30 PM Temple Christian at Waynesfield- 7:30 PM St. Henry at New Bremen 7:30 PM Lima Senior 6:00 PM Lima Central Catholic at St. Marys at Kenton 7:30 PM Goshen 7:30 PM Celina at Van Wert 7:30 PM St. Marys at Ottawa-Glandorf Bath at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Bellefontaine 7:30 PM Van Wert at Shawnee 7:30 PM Toledo St. Francis de Sales at Lima Defiance at St. Marys 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Continental at Fairview 7:30 PM Perry at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Senior 7:30 PM Hardin Northern at Waynesfield- Temple Christian at Monclova Crestview at Columbus Grove Saturday, Jan. 14 Upper Scioto Valley at Sidney Goshen 7:30 PM Christian Academy 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Thursday, Dec. 29 Pandora-Gilboa at Ottoville 7:00 PM Lehman Catholic 7:30 PM Kenton at Elida 7:30 PM Wapakoneta at Van Wert 7:30 PM Defiance at Kenton 7:30 PM Celina and Delphos Jefferson Celina at Coldwater 7:30 PM Van Wert at Elida 7:30 PM Leipsic at Van Buren 7:30 PM Delphos Jefferson at Bluffton at Celina Asset Allocation Boys Columbus Grove at Leipsic 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Fremont Ross Saturday, Feb. 25 7:30 PM Basketball Holiday Classic, Continental at Ayersville 7:30 PM Saturday, Jan. 28 7:30 PM Defiance at Lima Central Catholic Elida at Celina 7:30 PM Coldwater Crestview at Arlington 7:30 PM Jackson Center at New Bremen Miller City at Kalida 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Fort Recovery at Delphos St. John’s Kalida at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Fairview at Paulding 7:30 PM 7:00 PM New Bremen at Parkway 7:30 PM Lima Senior at Mansfield Senior 7:30 PM Marion Harding at Kenton 7:30 PM Findlay at Ottawa-Glandorf 7:30 PM Allen East at Hardin Northern New Knoxville at Minster 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Kalida at Holgate 7:30 PM Pandora-Gilboa at Leipsic 7:30 PM Fort Jennings at Bluffton 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Paulding at Delphos Jefferson Perry at McComb 7:30 PM Lincolnview at Spencerville 7:30 PM Perrysburg at Ottawa-Glandorf Kalida at Tinora 7:30 PM Archbold at Continental 7:30 PM 7:30 PM New Bremen at Versailles 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lima Central Catholic at Van Buren Bluffton at Van Buren 7:30 PM Shawnee at Bath 7:30 PM 40935006 10E Wednesday, November 23, 2016 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News NORTHWEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE Perry Commodores Temple Christian Pioneers BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Matt Tabler defensive stopper and develop a Coach: Bruce Bowman SCHEDULE Years, career record: 9, bench that will provide the depth Years, career record: 23, Dec. 2 Ottoville 7:30 PM 117-85 needed to play uptempo and 268-205 Dec. 3 at Continental 6:30 PM Division: IV pressure for 32 minutes,” coach Division: IV Dec. 9 Parkway 7:30 PM Last year: 22-4, 7-0 NWCC Matt Tabler said. Last year: 10-13, 4-3 NWCC Dec. 10 Arlington 7:30 PM (champs) SCHEDULE (third) Dec. 16 Riverside 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 3 Toledo Woodward Returning letterwinners: Dec. 17 at Cory-Rawson (*returning starter): Jakoby 5:30 PM (*returning starter): Ty 7:30 PM Lane-Harvey* (Sr., 6-0, point Dec. 7 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM Callahan (Sr., 6-4, forward); Dec. 27 at Benjamin Logan guard); Plummie Gardner* (Sr., Dec. 10 Delphos Jefferson Darrell Clay (Sr., 5-10, forward); 7:30 PM 5-10, guard), Kobe Glover* (Sr., 7:30 PM Seth Hohlbein* (Sr., 6-0, Dec. 30 at Fort Jennings 6-4, wing); Orion Monford* (Sr., Dec. 16 Upper Scioto Valley guard); Taran Zwiebel (Sr., 5-9, 7:30 PM 6-1, guard); Lamonte’ Nichols 7:30 PM guard); Noah Howell* (Jr., 6-1, Jan. 6 Upper Scioto Valley (Sr., 6-3) Dec. 17 Ada 7:30 PM guard); Brody Bowman 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Dec. 20 at Shawnee 7:30 PM (So., 5-9, guard) Jan. 7 at Allen East 7:30 PM Jamal Whiteside (So., 5-9); Dec. 23 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 13 at Hardin Northern Logan Dray (Jr., 5-8); Louis Dec. 28 at Wapakoneta 7:30 PM Nathaniel White (Sr., 5-8, 7:30 PM Hoersten (So., 6-0); Luke Floyd Jan. 3 Riverdale 7:30 PM forward); Adrian Williams Jan. 20 Ridgemont 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-9) Jan. 6 Riverside 7:30 PM (Sr., 5-9, guard) Jan. 21 at Miller City 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Jan. 13 at Waynesfield-Goshen Team outlook: The Pioneers Jan. 27 at Waynesfield-Goshen Commodores won the 7:30 PM have been moving the ball well 7:30 PM Northwest Central Conference Jan. 14 Parkway 7:30 PM through its motion offense Jan. 28 at Bradford 7:30 PM back-to-back years now and Jan. 20 Sidney Lehman Catholic and defended well on their Feb. 3 Sidney Lehman Catholic advanced to their first-ever 7:30 PM man and combination of zone 7:30 PM basketball regional last year. Jan. 21 at Allen East 7:30 PM defenses. “We are looking to Feb. 4 New Knoxville 6:00 PM With NWCC player of the year Jan. 27 at Hardin Northern get better each day and to Feb. 7 Lincolnview 7:30 PM File photo | The Lima News compete to the best of our Feb. 10 at Perry 7:30 PM Jakoby Lane-Harvey (16 points 7:30 PM Perry’s Jakoby Lane-Harvey puts up a shot during the school’s and seven assists per game) Jan. 31 at Elgin 7:30 PM ability each game,” coach Feb. 11 Jackson Center 7:30 PM first-ever district championship win last year against St. Henry in Bruce Bowman said. “We will Feb. 18 at Ada 7:30 PM and first-team pick Plummie Feb. 3 Ridgemont 7:30 PM Wapakoneta. The Commodores, the defending NWCC champs, with Gardner (12 points per game) Feb. 10 Temple Christian need to continue to improve Feb. 24 at Monclova Christian Lane-Harvey, the defending player of the year in the conference, in all aspects of the game in Academy 7:30 PM back for Perry, the sky could 7:30 PM set high goals for this season. be the limit this season. “In Feb. 18 Botkins 7:30 PM order ot be successful.” order for this year’s team to be Feb. 21 Bath 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL successful, they must find a Feb. 25 at McComb 7:30 PM Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers Coach: Kristin Davis SCHEDULE GIRLS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Years, career record: 3, 5-26 Nov. 25 Vanlue 6:00 PM IV Nov. 26 Mansfield Temple Coach: Josh Hollar to play defense and hopefully Division: Coach: Kevin Wilkerson SCHEDULE Christian 2:30 PM Years, career record: First year put on a good show.” Last year: 0-7 (didn’t play Division: IV Nov. 29 at Parkway 7:30 PM Dec. 8 Ohio Lima Eagles 6:00 Division: IV SCHEDULE conference schedule) Last year: 2-21, 0-6 NWCC Dec. 1 at Jackson Center PM Last year: 6-16, 4-3 NWCC Dec. 3 at Kenton 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: (seventh) 7:30 PM Dec. 17 Monclova Christian (third) Dec. 9 New Knoxville 7:30 PM (*returning starter): Madison Returning letterwinners: Dec. 8 Upper Scioto Valley Academy 11:30 AM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 10 Benjamin Logan Yingst (Sr., 5-7, guard/ (*returning starter): Kyazia 6:30 PM Dec. 20 Calvary Christian 6:00 (*returning starter): Jaden 7:30 PM forward); Heather Goliver (Jr., Healey (Sr., 5-5, guard); Dec. 13 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM PM Maxwell (Jr., 5-7, guard); Josh Jan. 3 Indian Lake 7:30 PM 5-8, forward/center); Morgan E’Nautica Crockett (Sr., 5-7, Dec. 15 at Riverside 7:30 PM Jan. 5 at Hardin Northern 6:00 Searson (Sr., 6-0, guard), Jarod Jan. 6 Sidney Lehman Catholic Callahan (Jr., 5-5, guard/ forward); Octavis Johnson Dec. 22 at Delphos Jefferson PM Bly (Sr., 6-0, guard) 7:30 PM forward); Madelyn Crawford (Sr., 5-7, forward); Lyric 7:30 PM Jan. 7 at Mansfield Temple Promising newcomers: Tanner Jan. 7 Jackson Center (Jr., 5-3, guard); Aryn Recker Simpson (Jr., 6-1, center); Dec. 27 North Baltimore Christian 11:00 AM Hurley (Jr., 6-2, forward/guard); 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-5, forward) Aniya Simpson (So., 5-11, 7:30 PM Jan. 12 at Ridgemont 6:00 PM Kale Kaufman (Jr., 5-9, guard); Jan. 13 Perry 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Alana forward); Deasia Denson Dec. 29 Elgin 7:30 PM Jan. 19 at Ohio Lima Eagles Britton Elliott (So., 5-8, guard) Jan. 17 at Ada 7:30 PM Delgado (Sr., 5-4), Tia Beasley (So., 6-0, center); Shanda Jan. 5 Waynesfield-Goshen 6:00 PM Team outlook: Jaden Maxwell, Jan. 20 at Riverside 7:30 PM (Fr., 5-6), Siage Biglow (So., Cowen (So., 5-7, guard) 7:30 PM Jan. 21 Mansfield Temple an honorable mention all- Jan. 21 Vanlue 7:30 PM 5-8), Sophie White (So. 5-4), Promising newcomers: Jan. 7 Bluffton 1:30 PM Christian 11:00 AM conference selection last year, Jan. 27 Temple Christian Leslie Delgado (So., 5-2) Tia Barfield (Fr., 5-7, guard) Jan. 9 Ada 7:30 PM Jan. 26 Bellefontaine Calvary returns to lead the Tigers. 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Pioneers Team outlook: The Jan. 12 at Sidney Lehman Christian 6:00 PM Waynesfield-Goshen has a new Jan. 28 Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM played a limited schedule last Commodores are learning Catholic 7:15 PM Feb. 2 Perry 6:00 PM coach, as Jack Hayzlett left after Jan. 31 at Bluffton 7:30 PM year and plans to do so again from their mistakes and Jan. 16 Allen East 7:30 PM Feb. 4 at Monclova Christian one season, putting Josh Hollar Feb. 3 at Upper Scioto Valley this year, so it won’t be eligible moving forward. They have Jan. 19 Hardin Northern 7:30 PM Academy 11:00 AM and his flex offense and man-to- 7:30 PM for the conference title. The a pair of all-conference Jan. 21 Paulding 1:30 PM Feb. 6 at Waynesfield-Goshen man defense into play. “Look for Feb. 10 Hardin Northern team is loaded with juniors honorable mention selections Jan. 24 at Van Buren 7:30 PM 6:00 PM us to play very hard night in and 7:30 PM who’ve played together three back, Kyazia Healey and Jan. 26 at Ridgemont 7:30 PM Feb. 11 Girls OCSAA State night out,” Hollar said. “We love Feb. 18 Allen East 7:30 PM years now. E’Nautica Crockett. Now Jan. 30 Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM Tournament Feb. 2 at Temple Christian they just need to “find a GIRLS BASKETBALL 6:00 PM way to finish the task in the Other NWCC teams Feb. 6 at Botkins 7:30 PM Coach: Nathan Swaney defense. “I’m excited about fourth quarter,” coach Kevin BOYS BASKETBALL Feb. 11 at Spencerville 2:30 PM Years, career record: 2, the group we have and excited Wilkerson said. The Polar Riverside will be Feb. 13 at Vanlue 7:30 PM 12-32 about the direction we are • Hardin Northern: • Riverside: Division: IV going as a program,” coach bears bring back sophomore without first-team selected Upper Scioto Valley Rams Last year: 5-17, 4-3 NWCC Nathan Swaney said. “I believe point guard Will Poling, a Landon Kelsey and honorable BOYS BASKETBALL (third) we are going to compete every second-team all-conference mention picks Jesse Kean Returning letterwinners: night and will continue to get pick last year, as well as senior and Ross Stevens, who all Coach: Jeff Kloepfer Kloepfer said. They’ll continue (*returning starter): Bailie better.” Zach Wilhelm, an honorable graduated from last year’s Years, career record: 9, 151-50 to use their man-to-man Barrington* (Sr., 5-5, guard); SCHEDULE mention selection, in their team that finished fifth in the Division: IV defense and set plays. “We Halie Gilroy (Sr., 5-4, forward); Nov. 29 Marion Local 7:30 PM hopes to improve on a 7-14, 1-6 conference on its way to a 8-15, Last year: 16-8, 5-2 NWCC want to compete for the league Madison Buffenbarger* (Jr., Dec. 3 at Allen East 12:30 PM NWCC finish. 3-4 NWCC record. (second) championship,” Kloepfer said. 5-5, guard); Kayla Wicker* Dec. 6 Jackson Center 7:30 PM • Ridgemont: The Gophers • Sidney Lehman Catholic: Returning letterwinners: SCHEDULE (So., 5-7, guard) Dec. 8 Ridgemont 7:30 PM will try to improve on their Lehman’s top two players from Dec. 3 Riverside 7:30 PM (*returning starter): Chase Promising newcomers: Dec. 10 Cory-Rawson 12:30 PM sixth-place finish without the last year are both back, with Rose (Sr., 6-4, wing); Trevor Dec. 9 Lincolnview 7:30 PM Cassidy Craig (So., 5-8, Dec. 15 Sidney Lehman services of graduated players all-NWCC honorable mention Dotson (Sr., 6-4, post); Wyatt Dec. 10 McComb 7:30 PM forward); Faith Hennon (Sr., Catholic 7:15 PM Corey Eversole (first team) pick Dylan Arnold entering Daniels (So., 6-2, guard); Dec. 16 Perry 7:30 PM 5-10, post); Megan Barden Jan. 5 at Perry 7:30 PM and Cole Weyant (honorable his senior year and all-NWCC Wayne Lowery (So., 6-4, wing); Dec. 21 at Allen East 7:30 PM (So., 5-5, guard); Lynsey Lowe Jan. 10 New Knoxville 7:30 PM mention). Senior Trevor Stover, honorable mention Michael Brody Hipsher (So., 5-10, Dec. 23 Kalida 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-11, forward) Jan. 12 Riverside 7:30 PM an honorable mention guard, is Bunker entering his junior year guard) Dec. 30 Miller City 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Tigers lost Jan. 14 at Bluffton 1:30 PM back as Ridgemont tries to top for Lehman, which went 4-17, Promising newcomers: Dylan Jan. 6 at Temple Christian a pair of second-team all- Jan. 17 at Ada 6:00 PM its 11-13, 2-5 NWCC campaign. 2-5 NWCC last season. Thompson (So., 5-10, guard); 7:30 PM conference players, but they Jan. 21 Spencerville 12:30 PM Quinn Snaders (Fr., 6-4, post) Jan. 14 at Ada 7:30 PM still have a pair of honorable Jan. 26 Upper Scioto Valley GIRLS BASKETBALL Team outlook: The Rams Jan. 20 Hardin Northern mentions, Bailie Barrington 7:30 PM • Hardin Northern: Hardin 11-12, 2-4 NWCC season. have one of the taller Division 7:30 PM and Kayla Wicker. They’re Feb. 7 Indian Lake 7:30 PM Northern brings back a pair • Riverside: Riverside brings IV lineups around, and they Jan. 21 St. Marys 7:30 PM communicating well in their Feb. 11 Kenton 12:30 PM of all-league selections, Holly back two all-league honorees hope to take advantage of that. Jan. 27 at Sidney Lehman motion offense and man Feb. 14 Elgin 7:30 PM Wilson, a first-teamer last year, from its 3-3, 7-16, junior Trevor Dotson is back after Catholic 7:30 PM and Ashton Dye, a sophomore Marissa Davis, a first-team making first team all-NWCC, Jan. 28 Toledo Start 7:30 PM honorable mention pick. The selection, and sophomore and Chase Rose and Wayne Feb. 3 Waynesfield-Goshen Polar Bears want to top last Shelby Giles, an honorable Lowery are back after earning 7:30 PM year’s 10-11, 2-4 NWCC season. mention selection. second-team honors. Depth Feb. 4 at Kenton 7:30 PM • Ridgemont: The Gophers • Sidney Lehman Catholic: is still a concern, coach Jeff Feb. 10 at Riverside 7:30 PM bring back four starters, Senior Hannah Fogt (second juniors Priscilla Howland, team all-NWCC), junior Alanna Upper Scioto Valley Rams Meadow Cromer (honorable O’Leary (honorable mention) GIRLS BASKETBALL mention all-NWCC) and and sophmore Grace Monnin Coach: Mike Risner SCHEDULE Shauna Richardson and (honorable mention) are back Years, career record: 26, Nov. 29 at Bluffton 7:30 PM sophomore Faith Jenkins. They to improve on a 12-11, 5-1 376-198 Dec. 1 at Benjamin Logan want to improve on last year’s NWCC campaign. Division: IV 7:30 PM Last year: 18-7, 6-0 NWCC Dec. 6 Liberty-Benton 6:30 PM (champs) Dec. 8 at Perry 6:30 PM ONLY ON Returning letterwinners: Dec. 10 McComb 6:30 PM ONLY ON (*returning starter): Emily Dec. 17 Pandora-Gilboa LIMAOHIO.COM LIMAOHIO.COM Patton* (Sr., 5-9, point guard); 1:30 PM See more previews See previews for area Shelby Spradlin* (Sr., 5-9, post); Dec. 20 Kenton 6:30 PM for area teams at teams at LimaOhio. Alyssa Miller (Sr., 5-11, wing); Dec. 22 at New Bremen LimaOhio.com/tag/ com/tag/girlshoops. Kaycee Carroll* (Jr., 5-6, wing); 7:00 PM boyshoops. Callie Daniels* (Jr., 5-9, post); Jan. 3 at Allen East 7:30 PM Haley Hunsicker* (Jr., 5-8, post) Jan. 5 Ridgemont 6:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 10 North Baltimore Miranda Holbrook (Jr., 5-6, 6:30 PM wing) Jan. 12 at Hardin Northern Team outlook: The Rams 7:30 PM return the two-time conference Jan. 17 at Elgin 7:30 PM player of the year, Emily Patton, Jan. 19 Sidney Lehman a first-teamer, Shelby Spradlin, a Catholic 6:30 PM second-teamer, Kaycee Carroll, Jan. 21 at Arlington 2:30 PM and an honorable mention pick, Jan. 26 at Waynesfield-Goshen Callie Daniels, from last year’s 7:30 PM conference champ. They’ll run Jan. 28 Fort Recovery a motion offense with a man 12:00 PM defense. “If we can stay healthy Jan. 31 Ada 7:30 PM and avoid foul problems, we Feb. 2 Riverside 6:30 PM Upper Scioto Valley’s Emily Patton puts up a shot during a could have a very good season,” Feb. 7 Fairbanks 6:30 PM sectional game last year. Patton, the two-time Northwest Central said coach Mike Risner, who Feb. 14 at Shawnee 1:30 PM Conference player of the year, is back for her senior season, and enters his 26th season. Feb. 16 at Mohawk 7:30 PM the Rams appear primed to repeat as conference champions.

40935190 The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Wednesday, November 23, 2016 11E MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Delphos St. John’s Blue Jays Minster Wildcats BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Aaron Elwer challenging, and we know that Coach: Michael McClurg team it will be this year under Years, career record: 10, we will need to be at our best Years, career record: First new coach Michael McClurg. 126-81 each time we take the floor,” year The team will run a motion Division: IV said DSJ coach Aaron Elwer. Division: IV offense and man-to-man Last year:9-14, 2-7 MAC “Our goal is always the same, Last year: 13-10, 5-4 MAC defense. “We are excited to (ninth) and that is to get better each (fifth) get these guys together, start Returning letterwinners: day that we are together.” Returning letterwinners: figuring out our roles and start (*returning starter): Collin SCHEDULE (*returning starter): Bryce to compete.” Will* (Jr., 5-10, point guard); Dec. 9 Versailles 7:30 PM Schmiesing* (Sr., 5-9, guard); SCHEDULE Robby Saine* (Sr., 6-0, Dec. 10 at Elida 7:30 PM Aaron Ernst (Sr., 6-1, guard); Dec. 3 Spencerville 7:30 PM shooting guard); Timothy Dec. 16 Fort Recovery 7:30 PM Jared Huelsman (Jr., 6-2, Dec. 9 Van Wert 7:30 PM Kreeger* (Sr., 6-8, center); Dec. 17 St. Joseph Central guard) Dec. 16 at Coldwater 7:30 PM Jared Wurst* (So., 6-3, Catholic 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Isaac Dec. 17 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM forward); Owen Rode; Josh Dec. 27 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Desten (Sr., 6-3, forward); Dec. 21 at Sidney Lehman Warnecke; Richard Cocuzza Dec. 30 Crestview 7:30 PM Isaac Schmiesing (Jr., 5-9, Catholic 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 6 at Minster 7:30 PM guard); Andrew Broering (Jr., Dec. 23 Anna 7:30 PM Connor Hulihan, Grant Jan. 8 Lima Central Catholic 6-4, forward/guard); Jared Jan. 6 Delphos St. John’s Csukker, Matthew Miller, 2:30 PM Schulze (So., 6-8, forward); 7:30 PM Troy Elwer, Curtis Schwinnen, Jan. 13 New Knoxville 7:30 PM Mike Ketner (So., 6-0, guard), Jan. 7 at Ottoville 7:00 PM Lucas Metcalfe Jan. 14 Shawnee 7:30 PM Ben Stubbs (Sr., 6-2, guard/ Jan. 20 New Bremen 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Blue Jan. 20 Coldwater 7:30 PM forward) Jan. 21 Russia 7:30 PM Jays bring back four starters Jan. 28 Spencerville 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Wildcats’ Feb. 3 Marion Local 7:30 PM familiar with the team’s Feb. 3 St. Henry 7:30 PM basketball team will have to Feb. 4 Jackson Center 7:30 PM 4-around-1-motion offense and Feb. 4 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM wait for the Wildcats’ football Feb. 10 New Knoxville 7:30 PM man-to-man defense, including Feb. 7 at Ottoville 7:00 PM team to wrap up its playoff run Feb. 11 at St. Marys 7:30 PM first team all-MAC selection Feb. 17 at New Bremen 7:30 File photo | The Lima News before knowing what kind of Feb. 24 Parkway 7:30 PM Timothy Kreeger, a 6-foot-8 PM Tim Kreeger of Delphos St. John’s, a 6-foot-8 senior center, is GIRLS BASKETBALL senior center. “Our schedule Feb. 18 at Bath 7:30 PM back this season after taking first-team All-MAC honors last Mike Wiss 19-1 junior varsity team last once again will be very Feb. 24 at Continental 7:30 PM year. He could play a big role in the Blue Jays’ quest to challenge Coach: Years, career record: First year year. The team brings back defending champ Versailles for the Midwest Athletic Conference GIRLS BASKETBALL IV seven contributors and nearly boys basketball title. Division: Coach: Dan J. Grothouse SCHEDULE Last year: 21-5, 9-0 MAC 40 points per game. “We hope Years, career record: 27, 383- Nov. 25 Delphos Jefferson (champs) our experiences from last 239 7:30 PM Other MAC teams Returning letterwinners year prove that we learned Division: IV Dec. 1 Lima Central Catholic BOYS BASKETBALL (*returning starter): Lindsay how to handle close scores in Last year: 14-10, 4-5 MAC 7:30 PM Roetgerman* (Sr., 5-10, big games against very good (sixth) Dec. 8 at Versailles 7:30 PM • Coldwater: The Cavs will • Parkway: Doug Hughes is forward); Ali Borgerding opponents,” Wiss said. Returning letterwinners: Dec. 13 at St. Marys 7:30 PM miss MAC Player of the Year back at the helm after five (Sr., 5-8, forward); Hayley SCHEDULE (*returning starter): Jessica Dec. 15 at Fort Recovery Andy Brunet, but first-teamer years away from Parkway. He Baumer (Sr., 5-9, guard); Rosie Dec. 1 Celina 7:30 PM Geise* (Sr., 5-8, wing); 7:30 PM Dylan Thobe is back for has five lettermen and two Westerbeck* (Sr., 5-10, guard); Dec. 8 at Parkway 7:30 PM Madilynn Schulte* (Sr., 5-7, Dec. 19 at Shawnee 7:30 PM Coldwater and new coach starters back, including 6-4 Savannah Luthman (Sr., 5-10, Dec. 15 at Coldwater 7:30 PM guard); Hannah Bockey (Jr., Dec. 26 at Fort Jennings Nick Fisher, who grew up in senior center Justin Barna, post); Alli Fischer (Jr., 5-7, Dec. 17 Van Wert 1:00 PM 5-8, wing); Elli Csukker (Jr., 7:30 PM Coldwater and wants to see who averages 8.2 points and guard); Courtney Prenger* Dec. 20 at St. Marys 7:30 PM 5-8, guard); Hayleigh Bacome* Dec. 29 Van Wert 7:30 PM his motion offense and man 5.3 rebounds per game during (So., 6-2, forward) Dec. 29 at Bath 7:30 PM (So., 5-7, guard); Betty Vorst Jan. 2 at Kalida 7:30 PM defense thrive despite a late 2015-16’s 3-20, 0-9 MAC Promising newcomers: Grace Jan. 2 at Marion Local 7:30 PM (So., 5-8, wing); Taylor Zuber Jan. 5 Minster 7:30 PM start due to the football team’s campaign. Butler (Jr., 5-5, guard); Kendra Jan. 5 at Delphos St. John’s (So., 5-7, guard) Jan. 10 Paulding 7:30 PM playoff success. • St. Henry: The Redskins Thien (Jr., 5-8, forward); Taylor 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Blue Jays Jan. 12 at New Knoxville • Fort Recovery: The Indians are very inexperienced, with Kogge (Jr., 6-0, forward); Paige Jan. 12 St. Henry 7:30 PM are experienced, led by a pair 7:30 PM hope to build on last year’s 16- their two returning starters Thobe (Jr., 6-0, forward); Jan. 14 at Fort Loramie of three-year letterwinners Jan. 14 at Spencerville 2:30 PM 7, 6-3 MAC finish. The return of combining for just 7.5 points Regan Wuebker (Jr., 5-8, 2:30 PM in seniors Madilynn Schulte, Jan. 19 at Coldwater 7:30 PM first-teamer Miciah Cox, a 6-5 per game back from last year’s guard); Demaris Wolf (So., 5-9, Jan. 19 at New Bremen a first-team all-MAC pick Jan. 21 at Crestview 7:30 PM senior forward, and honorable 18-7, 7-2 second-place finish in forward); Jessica Falk (So., 5-8, 7:30 PM who averaged 13.3 points per Jan. 24 at Bath 7:30 PM mention Caleb Martin should the MAC. They’ll look to their forward) Jan. 26 Versailles 7:30 PM game last year, and Jessica Jan. 26 Parkway 7:30 PM help, although coach Chris three seniors to help them Team outlook: Mike Wiss Feb. 2 at Marion Local 7:30 PM Geise. “Our experience is a big Jan. 31 Lincolnview 7:30 PM Guggenbiller did lose three all- become a tough, physical takes over coaching for Nann Feb. 4 at Arlington 7:30 PM plus, but we must get better Feb. 2 at St. Henry 7:30 PM league players to graduation. basketball team. Stechschulte, who retired after Feb. 9 at New Knoxville rebounding and defesnively to Feb. 9 Marion Local 7:30 PM • Marion Local: The Flyers • Versailles: Most coaches 33 years and 524 victories. 7:30 PM compete with our schedule,” Feb. 11 Ottoville 7:30 PM got a late start thanks to the have 2015-16 league champ He’s no stranger to the system, Feb. 11 Anna 7:30 PM coach Dan J. Grothouse said. Feb. 16 New Bremen 7:30 PM football team’s success, but Versailles picked as the team servicng as the coach to the Feb. 14 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM they know they have three to beat again this year. The New Bremen Cardinals seniors (Ryan Thobe, Kyle Tigers have four starters back, Koenig and Matt Kahlig) as including first-teamer Justin New Knoxville Rangers BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Adam Dougherty best in March,” coach Adam a starting point to go with Ahrens as a junior and second- Coach: Coach: Josh Lisi will grow to where we want to : 6 at New Dougherty said. “We are a junior forward Tyler Mescher, a teamer Alex Wendel and Years, career record Years, career record: 2, 9-15 be as a team.” Bremen, 10 overall, 147-102 talented but inexperienced first-team all-conference pick honorable mention pick Austin Division: IV SCHEDULE Division: IV group that has a lot of room to last year when the Flyers went Knapke as seniors. 11-12, 5-4 MAC. Last year: 9-15, 3-6 MAC Dec. 3 Fort Loramie 7:30 PM Last year: 4-19, 3-6 MAC grow and improve.” (seventh) Dec. 9 at Waynesfield-Goshen (seventh) SCHEDULE GIRLS BASKETBALL Returning letterwinners: 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 2 Kalida 7:00 PM • Coldwater: The Cavaliers with a half-court man-to-man (*returning starter): Nick Dec. 10 Anna 7:30 PM (*returning starter): Eric Dec. 3 Troy Christian 7:00 PM have some key pieces back defense. Topp* (Sr., 6-0, guard); Jonah Dec. 16 at Parkway 7:30 PM Bowers* (Sr., 5-10, guard); Dec. 10 St. Marys 7:00 PM from last year’s 11-13, 2-7 MAC • Parkway: First-year coach Lageman* (Jr., 6-0, guard); Dec. 17 at Shawnee 7:30 PM Caleb Alig (Jr., 5-11, guard); Dec. 16 at Versailles 7:30 PM finish, including junior Maura Linda Hawk has just one senior Nathan Tinnerman* (Jr., 6-0, Dec. 23 Spencerville 7:30 PM Avery Powers* (Jr., 5-11, Dec. 17 Fort Loramie 7:30 PM Hoying (9.4 points and 4.9 on a young Panther squad, but forward) Dec. 30 at St. Marys 7:30 PM guard); Brandon Heitkamp* Dec. 20 at Anna 8:00 PM rebounds per game last year) it helps to have junior forward Promising newcomers: Ben Jan. 6 Coldwater 7:30 PM (So., 6-2, forward), Max Dec. 30 at Indian Lake 7:30 PM and junior Kourtney Diller (8.4 Haley Hawk (10.9 points and Lammers (Jr., 6-0, guard); Nick Jan. 7 Ada 7:30 PM Messick (Sr., 6-1, forward/ Jan. 6 at Marion Local 6:00 PM point and 2.4 rebounds per 6.0 rebounds per game last Thobe (Sr., 6-2, forward); Jared Jan. 13 at Delphos St. John’s center) Jan. 7 Celina 7:00 PM game). year) returning after a 7-16, 0-9 Osborne (So., 6-0, forward); 7:30 PM Nolan Jan. 13 Fort Recovery 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: • Fort Recovery: The Indians season a year ago. Jack Bartholomew (Jr., 5-9, Jan. 14 at Jackson Center Bornhorst (Fr., 6-0, guard/ Jan. 14 at Covington 7:30 PM have four starters back from Both of St. guard); Nathan Merges (Jr., 7:30 PM forward); Levi Clem (Jr., 5-9, Jan. 20 at Minster 7:30 PM • St. Henry: last year’s second-place MAC Henry’s all-league players from 6-2, forward) Jan. 17 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM guard); Luke Vonderharr (Jr., Jan. 21 Wapakoneta 7:00 PM finish, including 6-foot forward Team outlook: The Rangers Jan. 20 St. Henry 7:30 PM 6-2, guard/forward); Garrett Jan. 27 New Knoxville 7:30 PM last year graduated after the Whitney Kill, who averaged 5-18, 1-8 MAC finish. can get to the basket well Jan. 21 at Botkins 8:00 PM Doherty (Sr., 5-10, guard/ Jan. 28 Jackson Cente 11.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in their motion offense, but Jan. 27 at New Bremen forward) 7:00 PM • Versailles: The Tigers have a game last year, Grace Thien key pieces back from last there’s still work to be done 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Cardinals Feb. 3 at Coldwater 7:30 PM (8.9 points and 4.1 rebounds) on their pack line defense. Jan. 28 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM will be without Tate Myers Feb. 4 Botkins 7:00 PM year’s MAC championship run. and Carley Stone (5.9 points Kami McEldowney, a first-team Still, they have three returning Feb. 3 Versailles 7:30 PM and his 10.4 points and 7.4 Feb. 10 at Parkway 7:30 PM and 3.8 rebounds). all-MAC pick as a sophomore starters, including second Feb. 10 at Minster 7:30 PM rebounds per game, as he’s Feb. 11 at Fort Jennings The Flyers • Marion Local: last year, returns with her team All-MAC choice Nick Feb. 17 at Marion Loca injured and out for the season. 7:30 PM have three senior starters 10.5 points per game, as do Topp. “The most important 7:30 PM They’ll turn to Avery Powers Feb. 17 Delphos St. John’s (Jessie Kramer, Macey fellow junior Danielle Winner aspect within our team is to be Feb. 18 at Crestview 7:30 PM and Nolan Bornhorst. “Our 7:30 PM Griesdorn, Chloe Bertke) able to play and support each Feb. 24 Fort Recovery 7:30 PM expectations will continue to Feb. 18 at Spencerville 7:30 PM returning from last year’s (second team, 10.7 points, 6.8 rebounds) and senior Camille other,” coach Josh Lisi said. “As be high, to improve throughout Feb. 24 St. Henry 7:30 PM 14-12, 3-6 MAC squad, and the season goes forward, we the season and play our they’re versatile squad in their Watren (honorable mention, GIRLS BASKETBALL motion and open post offense 4.6 points) GIRLS BASKETBALL Coach: Chris Burden SCHEDULE Coach: Tim Hegemier SCHEDULE Years, career record: 5 at New Nov. 25 at Anna 7:30 PM Years, career record: 11, Nov. 25 at Kewpee Tip Off Bremen, 68-68 Dec. 3 Celina 2:00 PM 179-80 Classic 6:00 PM Division: IV Dec. 6 at Fort Loramie 7:30 PM Division: IV Nov. 26 at Kewpee Tip Off Last year: 18-6, 7-2 MAC Dec. 8 at St. Henry 7:30 PM Last year: 15-9, 7-2 MAC Classic 6:00 PM (second) Dec. 15 Versailles 7:00 PM (second) Dec. 1 at St. Marys 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 17 at Delphos Jefferson Returning letterwinners: Dec. 8 at Fort Recovery (*returning starter): Amanda 2:30 PM (*returning starter): Ashlyn 7:30 PM Brown (Sr., 5-10, forward); Dec. 22 Upper Scioto Valley Miller (Sr., guard); Kenzie Dec. 10 Sidney Lehman Brianna Arling (Sr., 5-8, 7:00 PM Schroer (Sr., guard); Jenna Catholic 1:30 PM forward); Jane Homan (Jr., 5-9, Dec. 27 at Sidney Lehman Schwieterman (Sr., wing); Alli Dec. 13 Russia 7:30 PM forward); Kayla Bergman (So., Catholic 7:15 PM Katterheinrich (Jr., guard); Erin Dec. 15 Parkway 7:30 PM 5-10, forward) Dec. 29 at Jackson Center Scott (So., guard) Dec. 19 at Spencerville 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Megan Dec. 27 at Fort Loramie Kelly Naylor (So., 5-6, guard); Jan. 3 at Houston 7:30 PM Jurosic (Fr., center); Taylor 7:30 PM Molly Smith (So., 5-6, guard); Jan. 5 Marion Local 7:00 PM Doty (So., wing) Jan. 3 Jackson Center 7:30 PM Hannah Tenkman (So., 5-8, Jan. 7 Botkins 2:00 PM Team outlook: The Rangers Jan. 5 at Coldwater 7:30 PM guard); Abbi Thieman (So., 5-8, Jan. 12 at Fort Recovery are natural in their man-to- Jan. 10 at Waynesfield-Goshen guard) 7:30 PM man defense, but they’re still 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Cardinals Jan. 14 St. Henry 1:00 PM working on speeding up their Jan. 12 Delphos St. John’s will try to remain focused Jan. 17 St. Marys 7:30 PM motion and flex offense and 7:30 PM throughout the entire game. Jan. 19 Minster 7:00 PM shooting the ball for a higher Jan. 19 at St. Henry 7:30 PM “The New Bremen Cardinals Jan. 26 at New Knoxville percentage. First-team All-MAC Jan. 24 Wapakoneta 7:30 PM will be young this year, with 7:30 PM selection Kenzie Schroer two seniors and one junior,” Jan. 28 at Tri-Village 1:30 PM Jan. 26 New Bremen 7:30 PM is back after averaging 11.2 Jan. 28 Botkins 1:30 PM coach Chris Burden said. “We’ll Feb. 2 Coldwater 7:00 PM points per game last year. rely heavily on the younger Feb. 9 Parkway 7:00 PM Feb. 2 at Versailles 7:30 PM “We want to compete in every Feb. 7 at Anna 7:30 PM classes to carry them. We look Feb. 16 at Delphos St. John’s game and try to finish in the to get better and compete 7:30 PM File photo | The Lima News Feb. 9 Minster 7:30 PM top three or four in the MAC,” Feb. 16 Marion Local 7:30 PM every day in practices and Feb. 7 Spencerville 7:00 PM New Bremen’s Paige Jones, right, was the Midwest Athletic coach Tim Hegemier said. games.” Conference girls player of the year and returns for her junior year after tallying 11.7 points and 5.4 rebounsd per game last season.

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40935184 12E Wednesday, November 23, 2016 BASKETBALL PREVIEW The Lima News PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE Continental Pirates Fort Jennings Musketeers BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Kurtis Brown team this year.” Coach: Keith Utendorf to our advantage, as we will Years, career record: 4, 26-40 SCHEDULE Years, career record: 4, 16-55 have multiple guys that can Division: IV Dec. 2 Paulding 7:30 PM Division: IV provide length both inside and Last year: 7-14, 3-4 PCL Dec. 3 Temple Christian Last year: 6-18, 1-6 PCL on the perimeter.” Returning letterwinners: 6:30 PM (seventh) SCHEDULE (* returning starter): Wade Dec. 9 Hicksville 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 2 Arlington 7:30 PM Stauffer (Sr., 6-2, guard); Dec. 12 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM (* eturning starter): Brandon Dec. 3 at Ayersville 7:30 PM Jacob Williams (Sr., 6-3, Dec. 16 at Fairview 7:30 PM Wehri* (Jr., 6-3, post); Logan Dec. 9 at Antwerp 7:30 PM center); Trevor Williamson (Sr., Dec. 17 at Antwerp 7:30 PM Hardeman (Sr., 6-2, forward); Dec. 10 Spencerville 7:30 PM 5-8, guard); Dean Krendl (Sr., Dec. 22 at Holgate 7:30 PM Austin Luebrecht (Sr., 5-9, Dec. 16 Ottoville 7:30 PM 5-9, forward); Tyler Brecht (Jr., Dec. 27 Liberty-Benton guard); Connor Stechschulte Dec. 20 at Crestview 7:30 PM 5-11, guard); Caleb Olds (Jr., 7:30 PM (Sr., 6-3, post); Luke Dec. 23 Lincolnview 7:30 PM Dec. 30 Temple Christian 6-0, forward); Chris Potts (Jr., Jan. 5 Patrick Henry 7:30 PM Trentman* (Jr., 6-1, guard); Ian 7:30 PM 5-9, guard) Jan. 7 at Leipsic 7:30 PM Finn* (Jr., 5-11, guard); Doc Jan. 3 Ada 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Nick Jan. 13 Miller City 7:30 PM Calvelage (Sr., 5-10, forward) Jan. 7 at Columbus Grove States (So., 6-3, center; Jarret Jan. 14 at Ayersville 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Erik Klausing (Jr., 5-9, guard); Cole 7:30 PM Keck (So., 5-9, guard) Jan. 20 at Fort Jennings Horstman (Jr., 6-3, forward); Jan. 13 Kalida 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Pirates 7:30 PM Ian River (So., 6-1, guard) Jan. 14 at Bluffton 7:30 PM have everyone back from last Jan. 21 at McComb 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Jan. 20 Continental 7:30 PM year, including Wade Stauffer Jan. 28 Archbold 7:30 PM Musketeers have seven Jan. 24 at Holgate 7:30 PM (15.1 points and 4.5 rebounds Jan. 31 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM returning lettermen to run Jan. 27 at Ottoville 7:00 PM per game) and Trevor Feb. 4 Columbus Grove their motion 3-out, 2-in/4-out, Jan. 28 at New Knoxville Williamson (14.0 points and 7:30 PM 3.1 rebounds). “The chemistry 1-in offense and their man- 7:30 PM Feb. 10 at Ottoville 7:00 PM is very strong, and we hope File photo | The Lima News to-man with zone pressures Feb. 3 at Miller City 7:30 PM Feb. 17 Kalida 7:30 PM to continue to build on that Wade Stauffer, of Continental, puts up a shot against a Delphos defense. They have five players Feb. 4 Allen East 7:30 PM Feb. 18 at Tinora 7:30 PM ass the season progresses,” St. John’s player during last year’s matchup. The Pirates have topping 6 feet. “I think we will Feb. 7 at Delphos Jefferson Feb. 23 Pandora-Gilboa coach Kurtis Brown said. “We Stauffer, a first-team all-Putnam County League selection, back have strong inside presence 7:30 PM 7:30 PM have five returning starters, this season. with multiple bigs that can Feb. 11 New Bremen 7:30 PM so we need to lean on their Feb. 24 Delphos St. John’s command the ball inside,” Feb. 18 at Pandora-Gilboa experience to help lead our 7:30 PM coach Keith Utendorf said. 7:30 PM Kalida Wildcats “Our length can also be used Feb. 24 Leipsic 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Jaime Armey Dec. 6 Columbus Grove Coach: Ryan Stechschulte likely to start. “Improving on GIRLS BASKETBALL Years, career record: 3, 4-40 7:30 PM Years, career record: First year a day by day, week by week Coach: Bill Calvelage season,” coach Bill Calvelage Division: IV Dec. 8 Tinora 7:30 PM at Kalida, 67-31 overall basis will be the key to the Years, career record: First year said. Last year: 1-21, 0-7 PCL Dec. 13 Fairview Sherwood Division: IV Wildcats’ success this season,” Division: IV SCHEDULE (eighth) 7:30 PM Last year:13-10, 6-1 PCL Stechschulte said. Last year: 4-19, 1-6 PCL Nov. 25 St. Marys 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 15 at Holgate 7:30 PM (champs) SCHEDULE (seventh) Nov. 29 at Lima Central (* returning starter): Jaylen Dec. 20 Defiance 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 2 at New Bremen 7:00 PM Returning letterwinners: Catholic 7:30 PM Armey* (Sr., 5-5, guard); Dec. 29 Ayersville Girls Holiday (*returning starter): Trent Dec. 9 at Ada 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Erin Dec. 3 at Bluffton 1:00 PM Ashley Mansfield* (Sr., 5-5, Tournament Siebeneck (Sr., 5-8, guard); Dec. 10 Archbold 7:30 PM Eickholt (Sr., 5-7, guard); Haley Dec. 6 at Ottoville 7:00 PM guard); Amber Logan* (Jr., 5-8, Dec. 30 Ayersville Girls Holiday Noah Lambert (Sr., 6-2, Dec. 13 Pandora-Gilboa Wittler (Sr., 5-10, center); Dec. 10 Shawnee 1:30 PM forward) Tournament guard); Collin Nartker (Sr., 6-4, 7:30 PM Abby Von Sossan (Sr., 5-7, Dec. 13 at Leipsic 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Pirates are Jan. 6 Miller City 7:30 PM forward) Dec. 16 at Holgate 7:30 PM guard); Lillian Wisner (Jr., 5-6, Dec. 17 Kalida 1:30 PM good at hustling and showing Jan. 9 at Crestview 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jeffrey Dec. 17 Delphos Jefferson forward); Vanessa Wallenhorst Dec. 19 Crestview 7:30 PM heart, but they’re small and Jan. 12 at Ottoville 7:00 PM Knueve (Sr., 6-4, forward); 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-6, guard) Dec. 22 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM still learning to play good Jan. 19 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Austin Nartker (Sr., 6-3, Dec. 23 at Upper Scioto Valley Promising newcomers: Dec. 26 Delphos St. John’s man defense. “These girls are Jan. 21 Leipsic 2:30 PM guard); Braden Decker (Jr., 7:30 PM Kayleigh Klir (So., 5-3, guard); 7:30 PM young and inexperienced, but Jan. 24 Antwerp 7:30 PM 5-8, guard); Kevin Hamburg Dec. 29 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Lexi Hoersten (So., 5-7, Dec. 29 at Spencerville they make uip for it with heart,” Jan. 28 at Pandora-Gilboa (Jr., 6-1, guard); Josh Klausing Dec. 30 Spencerville 7:30 PM forward); Eric Rau (So., 5-9, 7:30 PM coach Jaime Armey said. “They 2:30 PM (Jr., 5-10, guard); Trevor Jan. 7 McComb 7:30 PM center); Madison Neidert Jan. 10 Elida 7:30 PM are a very hard-working team Feb. 4 at Paulding 2:30 PM Lambert (So., 6-2, forward); Jan. 13 at Fort Jennings (So., 5-7, forward); Marissa Jan. 12 Miller City 7:30 PM and do not give up.” Feb. 7 at Wayne Trace 7:30 PM Grant Laudick (So., 6-4, 7:30 PM Krietemeyer (Jr., 5-8, forward); Jan. 14 Pandora-Gilboa SCHEDULE Feb. 11 Patrick Henry 2:30 PM forward); Owen Recker (So., Jan. 14 at Tinora 7:30 PM MaKenna Ricker (Jr., 5-7, Nov. 25 at Archbold 7:30 PM Feb. 14 at Ayersville 7:30 PM 6-3, forward) Jan. 21 at Columbus Grove 2:30 PM guard); Rachel Kneale (Jr., 5-11, Jan. 19 at Continental 7:30 PM Nov. 26 Lincolnview 7:30 PM Feb. 16 at Kalida 7:30 PM Team outlook: Former 7:30 PM center) Dec. 1 Hicksville 7:30 PM Columbus Grove coach Ryan Jan. 24 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Jan. 23 at Columbus Grove Team outlook: The 7:30 PM Stechschulte replaces Dick Jan. 28 Leipsic 7:30 PM Musketeers have a new coach, Leipsic Vikings Jan. 26 Ottoville 7:30 PM Kortokrax as Kalida’s head Feb. 3 Ottoville 7:30 PM but they still have good team BOYS BASKETBALL Jan. 31 Ayersville 7:30 PM coach, making him the first Feb. 4 Wayne Trace 7:30 PM speed and chemistry. They just Chris Kuhlman rebounds.” Feb. 6 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM Coach: fresh face there in decades Feb. 10 Miller City 7:30 PM need a better knowledge of the First Feb. 13 Delphos Jefferson Years, career record: SCHEDULE after replacing the all-time Feb. 11 at Ayersville 7:30 PM game. “W’ere looking to finish year Dec. 2 Bluffton 7:30 PM 7:30 PM wins leader in Ohio history. Feb. 17 at Continental 7:30 PM in the top half of the PCL and IV Dec. 9 Arlington 7:30 PM Division: The team is working with a Feb. 18 Van Buren 7:30 PM have a winning record for the Feb. 17 at Miller City 7:00 PM Last year: 20-5, 10-1 BVC Dec. 16 North Baltimore motion offense and man-to- Feb. 24 Fairview Sherwood (first), 5-2 PCL (second) 7:30 PM man defense, with seniors 7:30 PM Miller City Wildcats Returning letterwinners Dec. 17 at Miller City 7:00 PM BOYS BASKETBALL (* returning starter): Grant Dec. 23 at Riverdale 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL Schroeder (6-2, guard); Devin Dec. 27 St. Marys 7:30 PM Coach: Adam Huber SCHEDULE Coach: Bryan Kuhlman basketball style to the best of Hiegel (6-1, forward); Jordan Dec. 29 Pandora-Gilboa Years, career record: 7, 82-57 Nov. 25 at Minster 7:30 PM Years, career record: 5, 76-40 our ability,” said coach Bryan Berger (6-3, forward) 7:30 PM Division: IV Nov. 29 at St. Marys 7:30 PM Division: IV Kuhlman. Promising newcomers: Chase Jan. 6 Arcadia 7:30 PM Last year: 16-6, 5-2 PCL (third) Dec. 3 Ottawa-Glandorf Last year: 14-9, 5-2 PCL SCHEDULE Dunham (Sr., 6-3, forward); Jan. 7 Continental 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: 2:30 PM (second) Dec. 2 Tinora 7:00 PM Grant Rader (Sr., 6-1, forward); Jan. 13 at Pandora-Gilboa (*returning starter): Brooke Dec. 8 Antwerp 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners Dec. 9 Ayersville 7:30 PM Hunter Morman (Sr., 6-2, 7:30 PM Kimball (Sr., 5-8, wing/post); Dec. 10 at Delphos Jefferson (* returning starter): Jacob Dec. 10 Van Buren 7:00 PM forward); Cole Rieman (So., Jan. 14 Columbus Grove Sarah Klausing (Jr., 5-11, post); 2:30 PM Kuhlman* (Sr., 6-3, forward); Dec. 17 Leipsic 7:00 PM 5-11, guard); Dylan Schroeder 7:30 PM Taylor Lucke (Jr., 5-3, guard); Dec. 17 at Fort Jennings Matt Niese (Sr., 6-3, post); Dec. 19 at Paulding 7:30 PM (So., 6-2, forward) Jan. 20 Vanlue 7:30 PM Kara Siefker (Jr., 5-8, wing) 1:30 PM Mark Kuhlman* (Jr., 6-0, Dec. 23 Crestview 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Vikings lost Jan. 21 at Patrick Henry Promising newcomers: Dec. 20 Columbus Grove guard) Dec. 30 at Upper Scioto Valley their coach, Scott Maag, and 7:30 PM Kierstan Siebeneck (Jr., 5-3, 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: 7:30 PM the player of the year in the Jan. 27 Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM guard/wing); Lauren Langhals Dec. 22 at Crestview 7:30 PM Jacob Schimmoeller (Sr., 6-2, Jan. 7 at Pandora-Gilboa PCL, center Jordan Brown, so Jan. 28 at Kalida 7:30 PM (So., 5-7, guard/wing); Halie Dec. 27 Coldwater 7:30 PM forward); Justin Snyder (Sr., 7:30 PM they’ll rely on being physical Feb. 3 McComb 7:30 PM Kaufman (So., 5-4, guard); Jan. 2 Delphos St. John’s 5-10, guard); Noah Otto (Jr., Jan. 13 at Continental 7:30 PM after losing seven seniors to Feb. 10 at Van Buren 7:30 PM Samantha Backus (So., 5-4, 7:30 PM 6-4, forward); Mitch Gable (Jr., Jan. 14 at Lincolnview 7:30 PM graduation. “Although we are Jan. 22 at Edgerton 7:30 PM guard); McKayla Maag (Fr., 5-6, Jan. 5 Ottoville 7:30 PM 5-9, guard) Jan. 20 Ottoville 7:30 PM senior dominant, we have Feb. 17 Hopewell-Loudon guard); Abby Wurth (Fr., 5-7, Jan. 7 Wapakoneta 1:30 PM Team outlook: The Wildcats Jan. 21 Temple Christian very little varsity experiment,” 7:30 PM wing/post) Jan. 10 Lincolnview 7:30 PM like to play fast and get after 7:30 PM said coach Chris Kuhlman, an Feb. 18 Ottoville 7:30 PM Team outlook: Kalida must Jan. 14 at Allen East 1:30 PM the ball on the defensive end. Feb. 3 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM assistant coach at Leipsic for Feb. 22 at Liberty-Benton deal with the graduation of Jan. 17 at Tinora 7:30 PM They’re working on controlling Feb. 10 at Kalida 7:30 PM 10 years. “We only return 23 7:30 PM PCL Player of the Year Kylie Jan. 23 at Liberty-Benton the tempo of the game. “We Feb. 11 Arlington 7:30 PM percent of our points from last Feb. 24 at Fort Jennings Osterhage, a 1,000-point 7:30 PM will strive to be playing our Feb. 14 Perry 7:30 PM season and 22 percent of our 7:30 PM scorer, and a pair of injuries, Jan. 28 at Miller City 2:00 PM best basketball heading into Feb. 14 at Miller City 7:30 PM one season-ending and one Jan. 31 Spencerville 7:30 PM tournament again this year, Feb. 18 at Columbus Grove GIRLS BASKETBALL until after the New Year. Feb. 4 at Pandora-Gilboa looking forward to representing 7:30 PM Coach: Gary Kreinbrink SCHEDULE “Most of our girls have little 2:30 PM Northwest Ohio’s ‘hard-nosed’ Years, career record: 31, Nov. 25 Pandora-Gilboa to no varsity experience, so Feb. 7 Holgate 7:30 PM GIRLS BASKETBALL 7:30 PM 385-310 adjusting to the physicality Feb. 11 at Leipsic 1:30 PM Ross Heuerman Dec. 1 at Liberty-Benton Coach: SCHEDULE Division: IV and level of competition will Feb. 16 Continental 7:30 PM First Nov. 25 Tinora 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Years, career record: Last year: 15-10, 3-4 PCL take some time,” coach Adam year Dec. 3 Holgate 2:00 PM Dec. 8 McComb 7:30 PM (fourth), 8-3 BVC (third) Huber said. IV Dec. 10 Pandora-Gilboa Dec. 13 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Division: Returning letterwinners (* 12-12, 3-4 PCL 1:00 PM Dec. 15 Vanlue 7:30 PM Last year: returning starter): Brooke (fourth) Dec. 15 at Ottoville 7:00 PM Dec. 20 Miller City 7:30 PM Gerdeman (Sr., 6-2); Mindy (* Dec. 17 Liberty Center 2:30 PM Dec. 22 at Pandora-Gilboa Returning letterwinners Ellerbrock (Sr., 5-6); Heather returning starter): Tiffany Dec. 20 at Leipsic 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Lammers (Jr., 5-9); Kierra Welty* (Sr., 5-10, guard/ Jan. 3 Lima Central Catholic Dec. 29 Ayersville Girls Holiday Meyer (Jr., 5-8); Morgan Niese forward); Megan Warnimont 7:00 PM Tournament 12:00 AM (Sr., 5-7, guard/forward); Jan. 6 at Continental 7:30 PM (Jr., 5-6); Peyton Henry (So., Dec. 30 Ayersville Girls Holiday Chrissy Berger (Sr., 5-10, Jan. 10 Delphos Jefferson 5-9) Tournament 12:00 AM forward); Paige Wenzinger (Jr., 7:00 PM Promising newcomers: Tessa Jan. 5 North Baltimore 5-2, guard) Jan. 12 at Fort Jennings Haselman (Sr., 5-5); Hope 7:30 PM TheWildcats 7:30 PM Lammers (Sr., 5-5); Alaina Jan. 10 at Patrick Henry Team outlook: have a new coach, Ross Jan. 17 McComb 7:00 PM Haselman (Sr., 5-9); Carlee 7:30 PM Heuerman, and three seniors Jan. 21 at Columbus Grove Siefker (So., 5-9) Jan. 12 at Arlington who’ve each earned letters 2:30 PM Team outlook: The Vikings 7:30 PM since they were freshmen. Still, Jan. 28 Kalida 2:00 PM bring back six letterwinners in Jan. 14 Columbus Grove Miller City must replace Cassie Feb. 7 Van Buren 7:00 PM their quest to reach the district 7:30 PM Niese, a first-team all-WBL pick Feb. 11 Bluffton 2:00 PM Jan. 19 Riverdale 7:30 PM tournament for the seventh- who graduated. Feb. 17 Fort Jennings 7:00 PM straight year. “Leipsic will Jan. 21 at Continental 2:30 PM have a mix of youth with three Jan. 26 Hopewell-Loudon sophomores and experience 7:30 PM ONLY ON ONLY ON with five seniors,” said coach Jan. 28 at Elida 1:30 PM LIMAOHIO.COM LIMAOHIO.COM Gary Kreinbrink, who enters Feb. 2 Arcadia 7:30 PM See more previews See previews for area his 31st year. Feb. 4 at Ottoville 7:00 PM for area teams at teams at LimaOhio. Feb. 11 Kalida 1:30 PM LimaOhio.com/tag/ com/tag/girlshoops. Feb. 16 Van Buren 7:30 PM boyshoops.

File photo | The Lima News Leipsic defenders Heather Lammers, left, and Brooke Gerdeman, right, harass Ottoville’s Alexis Thorbahn during a the district finals last year. Lammers and Gerdeman are both back for the Vikings, who have six letterwinners returning. The Lima News BASKETBALL PREVIEW Wednesday, November 23, 2016 13E PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE Ottoville Big Green Pandora-Gilboa Rockets BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Coach: Todd Turnwald SCHEDULE Coach: Joe Braidic system. “It will take some time Years: 5 Dec. 2 at Temple Christian Years, career record: First year to learn a new system, so look Division: IV 7:30 PM back at Pandora-Gilboa for us to show improvement Last year: 3-20, 2-5 PCL Dec. 3 at Cory-Rawson Division: IV toward the second half of the (sixth) 7:30 PM Last year: 8-16, 1-6 PCL year,” Braidic said. Returning letterwinners: Dec. 9 at Columbus Grove (seventh), 6-5 BVC SCHEDULE (*returning starter): Andy 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 3 Allen East 7:30 PM Schimmoeller (Jr., 5-9, guard), Dec. 10 at Ada 7:30 PM (* returning starter): Drew Dec. 9 at McComb 7:30 PM Ryan Bendele (Jr., 5-10, guard), Dec. 16 at Fort Jennings Johnson (Jr., 6-5, forward); Dec. 13 at Kalida 7:30 PM Grant Muprhy (Jr., 6-4, Dec. 16 Riverdale 7:30 PM Eric Von Sossan (Sr., 5-10, 7:30 PM Dec. 17 at Spencerville 7:30 PM forward); Cooper McCullough Dec. 23 at Hopewell-Loudon guard), Nick Moorman (Jr., 6-2, Dec. 20 Delphos Jefferson (Jr., 5-11, guard); Eli Phillips 7:30 PM forward), Logan Kemper (Jr., 7:00 PM (Jr., 6-3, forward); Josh Dec. 29 at Leipsic 7:30 PM 6-3, forward), Zane Martin (Jr. Dec. 27 at Crestview 7:30 PM Wauters (Jr., 5-10, guard); Jan. 6 at Arlington 7:30 PM 5-9, guard) Dec. 30 Lincolnview 7:00 PM Chase Huffman (Jr., 6-2, Jan. 7 Miller City 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Jan. 3 Tinora 7:00 PM guard); Riley Larcom (So., 6-2, Jan. 13 Leipsic 7:30 PM Keagan Leis (Jr., 6-2, center), Jan. 7 Minster 7:00 PM forward); Jared Breece (So., Jan. 14 at Ottoville 7:30 PM Drew Fisher (Fr., 6-4, center) Jan. 14 Pandora-Gilboa 6-0, guard) Jan. 20 at North Baltimore Team outlook: The Big Green 7:30 PM 7:00 PM File photo | The Lima News Promising newcomers: brings back Nick Moorman Jan. 20 at Miller City 7:30 PM Connor Dawson (Sr., 6-2, Jan. 21 at Delphos Jefferson Ottoville’s Brooke Mangas drives to the basket against and his 18 points per game Jan. 24 Allen East 7:00 PM forward); Jason Walther (Sr., 7:30 PM Arlington’s Jayme Webb during the district finals last year. The and Logan Kemper and his 13 Jan. 27 Fort Jennings 7:00 PM 6-1, forward); Cole Schwab (Jr., Jan. 27 at Arcadia 7:30 PM Big Green bring back most of their players from last year’s team, Feb. 3 at Kalida 7:30 PM 6-3, forward); Adam Schwab Feb. 3 Van Buren 7:30 PM points per game. The Ottoville which finished 23-3. is experienced and quick, but Feb. 7 Delphos St. John’s (Jr., 5-9, guard) Feb. 4 Bluffton 7:30 PM it still has issues with size and 7:00 PM Team outlook: The Rockets Feb. 7 Columbus Grove depth, coach Todd Turnwald Feb. 10 Continental 7:00 PM have a new/old coach, with 7:30 PM said. Feb. 18 at Leipsic 7:30 PM Joe Braidic coming back Feb. 10 Vanlue 7:30 PM Feb. 24 at Wayne Trace after holding the job from Feb. 11 Pike-Delta-York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 1998-2009. He has a lot of Feb. 17 at Liberty-Benton GIRLS BASKETBALL experienced juniors, with 7:30 PM Coach: David Kleman very challenging games on our six players who lettered as Feb. 18 Fort Jennings 7:30 PM Years, career record: 25 at schedule, and we want to be sophomores last year, but Feb. 23 at Continental 7:30 PM Ottoville, 35 overall, 455-116 very competitive in them. We they’ll have to learn the new Feb. 24 Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM Division: IV should also be contenders to GIRLS BASKETBALL win the league and make a run Last year: 23-3, 6-1 PCL Coach: Jessica Liedtke SCHEDULE (second) in tournament.” Years, career record: 5, 47-47 Nov. 25 at Leipsic 7:30 PM Returning letterwinners: SCHEDULE Division: IV Dec. 1 at Cory-Rawson 7:30 PM (*returning starter): Brooke Nov. 25 at Van Wert 7:30 PM Last year: 8-15, 3-4 PCL Dec. 8 North Baltimore Mangas (Sr., 5-6, guard); Nov. 26 Crestview 7:30 PM (fourth) 7:30 PM Alicia Honigford (Sr., 5-6, Dec. 3 Lincolnview 2:30 PM Returning letterwinners: Dec. 10 at Miller City 1:00 PM guard); Alexis Thorbahn Dec. 6 Fort Jennings 7:00 PM Dec. 15 at Liberty-Benton (Sr., 5-9, forward/center); Dec. 10 Bluffton 3:00 PM (* returning starter): Alexa Maag (Sr., 5-10, center); 7:30 PM Madison Knodell (Sr., 5-5, Dec. 15 Miller City 7:00 PM Dec. 17 at Upper Scioto Valley guard); Bridget Landin (Jr., Dec. 17 at Coldwater 12:00 PM Toria Hovest (Sr., 5-6, guard), Brittany Hovest (Sr., 5-8, 1:30 PM 6-0, guard/forward/center); Dec. 22 at Ottawa-Glandorf Dec. 19 Allen East 7:30 PM forward), Kelsey Basinger Cassandra Kemper (Jr., 5-10, 7:30 PM Dec. 22 Leipsic 7:30 PM (Sr., 5-2, guard), Kristen center/forward); Amber Miller Dec. 26 at Wayne Trace Jan. 5 Vanlue 6:00 PM (Jr., 5-10, forward/center); 7:30 PM Mullins (Sr., 5-7, forward), Jan. 12 at McComb 7:30 PM Abby Hilvers (Jr., 5-8, guard/ Dec. 29 Arlington 7:00 PM Paige Fenstermaker (Jr., 6-0, Jan. 14 at Fort Jennings forward); Emily Landin (Jr., Jan. 5 at Kalida 7:30 PM forward), Kayla Ferguson (Jr., 2:30 PM File photo | The Lima News 5-10, center) 5-5, guard); Kasey Knippfer Jan. 7 Columbus Grove Drew Johnson goes up between a pair of Cory-Rawson defenders Jan. 17 Ottoville 7:30 PM Promising newcomers: Abby (So., 5-6, guard) 2:30 PM during a sectional game last year. Johnson, a second-team all- Jan. 19 at Arlington 7:30 PM Auchmuty (Jr., 5-8, center); Promising newcomers: Haley Jan. 10 at Bath 7:30 PM Putnam County League selection, is part of a slew of juniors Jan. 21 at Bluffton 1:30 PM Hoersten (So., 5-6, guard/ Jan. 12 Continental 7:00 PM hoping to turn around Pandora-Gilboa’s fortunes this year. Taylor Deleruyelle (So., 5-7, Jan. 24 Hardin Northern forward); Brynlee Hanneman Jan. 17 at Pandora-Gilboa 7:30 center) 7:30 PM (So., 6-0, forward/center); PM Team outlook: The Rockets Jan. 26 Van Buren 7:30 PM Quinley Schlagbaum (So., 5-8, Jan. 21 Minster 2:30 PM have a lot of experience left. Jan. 28 Continental 1:00 PM guard) Jan. 26 at Fort Jennings 7:30 The trick will be leaving recent Feb. 2 at Riverdale 7:30 PM Team outlook: The Big Green PM ONLY ON ONLY ON experiences behind them. “We Feb. 4 Kalida 2:30 PM have 10 letterwinners back Jan. 28 at Delphos Jefferson LIMAOHIO.COM LIMAOHIO.COM need to keep our heads up Feb. 9 Hopewell-Loudon from a team that went 23-3 2:30 PM See more previews See previews for area when we make a mistake or get 7:30 PM last season, including PCL Jan. 31 at Elida 7:30 PM for area teams at teams at LimaOhio. down in a game,” coach Jessica Feb. 16 Arcadia 7:30 PM first-teamers Brooke Mangas Feb. 4 Leipsic 7:00 PM LimaOhio.com/tag/ com/tag/girlshoops. Liedtke said. Feb. 18 at Columbus Grove and Bridget Landin. “We can Feb. 11 at Delphos St. John’s boyshoops. 2:30 PM expect to take off where we 7:30 PM left off last year,” coach David Feb. 18 at Liberty-Benton Kleman said. “There are some 12:00 PM

ing second at 7-1 and Bluffton Ottoville is always in the in the district semifinals to some teams this year and be in Girls Watch in third at 6-2. Grove lost five mix when it comes to talking Ottoville. Back for Leipsic are the mix. The Golden Gophers seniors from last year’s squad, about teams with the talent Heather Lammers, a second- return four starters back from From page 2E but back to lead the Bulldogs and tradition to make it to team All-PCL performer, who last year’s squad that finished is first team All-NWC selection state. The Big Green is coming averaged 12.8 points a game 11-12 and 3-4 in league action. Jade Clement, who averaged off a 23-2 season but ended its and Brooke Gerderman, an The quartet of starters back Kenton will also be in the 16.3 points a game. Along season in a heartbreaking con- honorable mention pick in are Pricilla Howland, Meadow mix. The Wildcats return with Clement, a trio of senior test against Arlington in the the PCL and a third-team Cromer, Shauna Richardson seven letterwinners and five returning letterwinners, Grace district finals. Expect Ottoville Blanchard Valley performer and Faith Jenkins. starters that won 15 games Schroeder, Hallie Malsam and to make a significant run with who averaged 10.3 points per Riverside, Lehman Catholic and finished tied for third in Macy Cluer, and junior Pagie the solid corps of players such game and 7.3 rebounds a con- and Waynesfield-Goshen will the league with a 6-3 mark. Bellman, make the Bulldogs a as Brooke Mangas, a three- test. all be looking to bump off the Senior Ashley Morris, a first- tough team to beat this year. year starter and first-team, all- Don’t sleep on Pandora- Rams. team, all-league player, junior They will be tested by league selection, Alicia Hon- Gilboa, which returns six let- 10. Can Delphos St. John’s Ellie Martin, a second-team, Bluffton’s talented squad that igford, a second-team All-PCL terwinners from last year, or make an impact in the Mid- all-WBL player and junior features senior Abbie Parkins, performer and Bridget Landin, Fort Jennings. In other words, west Athletic Conference? Layne Taylor, a third-team, all- a second-team all-league mem- a first team, All-PCL selection it will be another highly com- With powerhouse teams like league selection, are back for ber last year, and sophomore and Madision Knodell, a two- petitive year in the PCL. Minster, Fort Recovery, New the Wildcats. teammate Alivia Koenig. How- year letter winner. 9. Can Upper Scioto Valley Bremen and New Knoxville, Elida could make things ever, the Pirates have just one 8. Who is the favorite in repeat as Northwest Central the MAC is a one of the tough- interesting. Despite the Bull- senior on the squad and no the PCL? Conference champions? est conferences in the area. dogs finishing with a 1-8 mark juniors, so the young starters Ottoville has the inside track The Rams took home the Delphos St. John’s, which in the WBL last year, they are going to have to adjust to on the PCL title. league crown with a perfect finished 4-5 in the MAC and return seven letterwinners and life at the varsity level on the Kalida finished 5-2 in the 6-0 record and an 18-7 overall. 14-10 overall, is looking to vie three starters, including tal- fly. league last year but must USV is led by NWCC player for the conference title with ented junior Shyah Wheeler. Never count out perennial replace its starting lineup and of the year Emily Patton, who three starters back, including Shawnee returns seven let- powerhouse Crestview and has four players with limited recently signed a letter of senior starters Jessica Geise terwinners but is still growing dark horses Ada or Spencer- varsity experience. The Wild- intent to play basketball for and Madilynn Schulte, along as a team. Look to DeAsia ville. The Knights have just cats will need a lot of their the St. Joseph’s University in with sophomore Hayleigh Smith, Dionna Lewis and Kin- one senior, Ashley Dealy, but younger talent to step up if Indiana. Also returning for the Bacome. The Blue Jays will sey Heistan to provide senior four juniors, Paige Motycka, they are going to vie for a con- Rams are Shelby Spradlin, a need some of their younger leadership. Lyvia Black, Alysaa Gent and ference crown. first-team all-NWCC selection, players to step up if they 6. Who is the favorite in Ally McCoy, providing some Leipsic returns six letterwin- and returning letterwinners expect to battle with the big the Northwest Conference? stability to the lineup. ners from a team that went Kaycee Carroll, Callie Daniels girls in the MAC. Columbus Grove captured 7. Who else in the area 15-10 last year and 3-4 in the and Haley Hunsicker. the the league with a perfect could make a run to state? competitive PCL and lost Ridgemont could surprise Reach Jose Nogueras at 567-242-0468. 8-0 record, with Crestview tak- Championships = School Spirit, Respect & Team Work! from your friends at:

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