2017 Yearbook
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Cavalier Senior Class Jack Muhlenkamp Sam Broering Jacob Hartings Tyler Backs Brad Giere Seth Obringer Caleb Dippold Derek Albers Jason Wenning Thomas Schwieterman Cody Hart Creighton Bettinger Coldwater Cavaliers Media Guide 2017 Published: August 12, 2017 2016 Season Results: 13-2 @ Kenton 58-39 Preview of the 2017 season @ Delphos Jefferson 20-06 A year ago ‘rebuilding’ seemed to be The offensive line will see the return Clinton-Massie. Those two games @ Marion Local 17-14 the word used to described the kind of Thomas Schwieterman (6’4-285- will be tough. Ft. Recovery 30-12 of season that Coldwater Sr) and Cody Hart (6’3-275-Sr) as @ St. Henry 21-14 Week 3 kicks off MAC play as Mari- would have. But hard work, perse- well as Derek Albers (6’3-190-Sr). on Local comes to town followed by Parkway 41-7 verance and a little luck found the @ Minster 18-33 The defense was the most affected a trip down 119 to Ft. Recov- Cavaliers once again spending the by graduation and will present a ery. The first four games of the Versailles 14-07 first weekend in December at Ohio @ Anna 34-0 challenge finding new starters on season once again will tell us a lot Stadium competing for their fifth the line and in the secondary. Sen- about how the season will go. St. Johns 32-06 straight State Championship. iors Jason Wenning (5’8-190-Sr) at Week 5 is the renewal of the Back- Regional Playoffs This year after graduating just 16 tackle and Creighton Bettinger (6’1- yard Battle with St. Henry. Parkway, Brookville 47-13 seniors and 15 starters including All 180-Sr.) at one end should provide Minster and Versailles are Greenview 27-24 Ohio teammates Dylan Thobe, Neil some early maturity on the line. next. After hosting Anna, the regu- CHCA 35-21 Muhlenkamp and Andrew Siefring Newcomers J. Muhlenkamp and lar season will close out with a visit and All District player Zach Kloster- Justin Schwieterman (6’2-165-Jr) to Delphos to face St. Johns. man, the operative word might be will man the corners and Dippold State Playoffs Anna and Versailles will be com- Coshocton 33-14 ‘retooling’. will play safety. But the middle of the defense should be strong as a peting in Division V while Minster, Canton Central Catholic 13-16 Muhlenkamp will be the most chal- solid core of linebackers featuring New Bremen and St. John’s will be lenging graduate to replace. Neal Giere, Hartings and Obringer and in Division VII. 2017 Schedule was all MAC at three positions last Caleb Dippold (6’1-180-Sr) should As a result of a decline in enrollment Kenton season including receiver, safety give opposing offensives plenty to during the past three years, Coldwa- @ Clinton Massie and kicker. The kicking game is so think about. ter will now complete in Division VI Marion Local important that it will be the position for the first time with the balance of @ Fort Recovery of consequence to fill. Head coach Chip Otten is 92-13 in the MAC in D6 also. But get this, St. Henry seven years at Coldwater and has Sam Broering (6’2-170-Sr) who won thanks to the OHSAA they landed in @ Parkway guided the Cavaliers to the state the quarterback challenge at this Region 24 which also features MAC Minster final every season. Looking forward summer’s Country Fest at Maria foes Fort Recovery, Marion Local, @ Versailles the 2017 season Coach Otten said, Stein will be the signal caller this Parkway and St Henry. Anna fall. “(We) feel like we have the parts to @ Delphos St. John compete in our outstanding MAC Seems some folks have seen enough Brad Giere (5’11-195-Sr) and Seth of the MAC in Weeks 14 and 15! Obringer (5’10-170-Sr) will share the conference. As we all say, staying For even more Cavalier ball as running backs. Jacob healthy, getting a few breaks and JJHuddle’s preseason Division VI making plays when they present state poll placed Coldwater 2nd news, game photos, vid- Hartings (6’1-190-Sr) and Jack Muhlenkamp (5’9-155-Sr) return as themselves will be the difference in behind Marion Local. Ft. Recovery eos, stats and records wide receivers. Joining the Air Corp wins and losses. We are looking placed 4th. checkout... should be Caleb Dippold (6’1-180- forward to a challenging season and So enjoy your county fairs and the competing in our difficult league Sr), Jacob Wenning (6’2-165-Jr), Ben last of the local festivals as August and non-conference opponents.” www.cavfootball.com Wenning (5’10-170-Jr) and Mitch draws to a close. August 25 will be Niekamp (5’10-155-Jr). Paul The season kicks of as always here before we know it and an Buschur (5’11-155-Jr) and Payton against the Kenton Wildcats. The exciting Ohio high school football Coldwater High School Goodwin (5’9-140-Jr) could see time following week the Cavs will ‘take season will begin. has created a new site at wide out also. the last train to Clarksville” to face As always, safe travels. for all things related to Cavalier Sports. Be sure to visit: coldwaterathletics.org The Midwest Athletic Conference “Simply the best small school conference in the State of Ohio” - JJHUDDLE 120 State Championships (12 by teams before joining the conference), including 31 State Football Titles Page 2 Coldwater Cavaliers About Coach Otten... A graduate of Coldwater High School, Chip Otten Coldwater as an assistant to John Reed in 2002. played quarterback under his father, Head Coach 2017 is Coach Otten’s 8th as the Head Coach of Barney Otten. He played college football at the Cavaliers where his record is 92-13. He has Bowling Green State University. Later he served won three MAC titles, 7 Regional and 4 State as a graduate assistant at BGSU as well as at Ball Titles in seven State Championship game appear- State and Indiana University. ances. Overall Coach Otten’s records is 118-47. His 31 years of coaching experience include Head Contact Coach Otten at: Coach from 1995-2000 at Middletown where he School: 419-678-4821 compiled a 26-34 (43%) record. He also served Home: 419-942-0008 as an assistant at Middletown from 1987-1994 Cell: 419-790-8623 and at Valley View in 2001. He returned to Email: [email protected] The Assistant Coaches... Randy Wright is a graduate of Cory Klenke is a graduate of Huron High School. He attended Coldwater High School and Miami Ohio Northern and Bowling of Ohio. He was the quarterback Green State University. He coach- for the 2007 State Championship es the offensive and defensive Coldwater Cavaliers. This is his tackles and in the classroom he 5th season coaching at Coldwater teaches Biology and Physiology. working with quarterbacks and This is his 32st season at Coldwa- defensive backs. He is a Algebra ter. and Geometry teacher. Jason Hemmelgarn is a graduate Joe Huwer is a graduate of of Coldwater High School and Coldwater High School and attended Bowling Green and the attended Bowling Green State University of Dayton. He is the University. This is his 2nd season Principal at Coldwater High at Coldwater after coaching eight School and while this limits his years at Sidney and New Bremen. time on the practice field, on He is an Intervention Specialist at Friday nights he is in the press Coldwater Junior High box helping strategize on both sides of the ball. This is his 17th Keenan Leichty is in his 2nd sea- season at Coldwater. son on staff after having served as a volunteer coach in 2015. He Dan Kanney is a graduate of coaches the running backs and Coldwater High School and The inside linebackers. He teaches Ohio State University. He coach- Business at Southern Wells High es the defensive backs and wide School in Poneto, Indiana receivers. He is a Science teacher at New Bremen High School and this is his 5th season at Coldwa- ter . TRADITION Mark Bruns is a graduate of Six of our eight coaches are Coldwater High School graduates Coldwater High School and the and played football for the Cavaliers. University of Dayton. He is the defensive coordinator and also EXPERIENCE works with wide receivers. He The coaching staff has over 117 years experience coaching high teaches World History at Coldwa- school football. ter and this is his 5th season coaching the Cavaliers. Page 3 Roster for 2017 # Name H W G Pos Pronounciation # Name H W G Pos Pronounciation 1 Ross Weigel 5’10 150 10 qb/sl/s why` goal 56 Nolan Tobe 6’ 195 9 ol/de toe` be 2 Zach McKibben 5’5 115 9 sl/db mc` kib en 57 Adam Diller 6’ 200 10 ol/dt deets` 3 Jack Muhlenkamp 5’10 155 12 wr/db mul` len camp 57 Zach McNeil 5’6 139 9 ol/dt mic` kneel 4 Jacob Overman 5’7 126 10 wr/db over` muh n 58 Noah Miller 6’ 168 10 ol/dt mil` er 5 Alex May 5’11 158 11 qb/sl/olb may 59 Riley Thomas 5’6 206 9 c/dt tom` uh s 6 Ethan Post 6’ 142 9 wr/olb post` 60 Nile Najmi 5’7 217 11 ol/dt najmi 7 Myles Blasingame 6’ 156 9 qb/s bla` cin game 61 Adam Griesdorn 6’ 163 10 ol/de grees` dorn 8 Sam Broering 6’3 171 12 qb/db broar` ing 62 Reece Thomas 5’8 161 11 ol/lb tom` uh s 9 Shane Homan 5’8 139 10 rb/lb hoe men 63 Caleb Spencer 5’10 198 10 ol/de spen` sir 10 Jake Hemmelgarn 5’9 132 10 qb/db hem` mel garn 64 Evan Dysert 5’10 196 11 ol/dt die` zert 11 Jacob Hartings 6’1 190 12 sl/olb har` tings 65 Blake Siefring 5’8 157 9 ol/de see` fring 12 Luke Buschur 5’9 131 10 wr/db bush` or 66 Blake Dippold 5’10 195 10 ol/dt/k dip` old 13 Paul Buschur 6’ 150 11 wr/db bush` or 67 Sam Hardin 6’ 209 11 ol/de har` den 14 Brady Klingshirn 5’8 137 9 qb/db cling` shern 67 Dylan Wenning 5’2 109 9 ol/lb when` ning 15 Jacob Wenning 6’2 167 11 wr/db/p when` ning 68 Ryan Leugers 5’11 168 11 c/de/ls lu` gers 16 Jay Muhlenkamp 5’8 130 9 sl/db mul` len camp 69 TJ Burrows 5’11 162 11 ol/de burōs` 17 Ethan Diller