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Boys Track Honor Roll AP PHoto Shot Put 800 Relay cen- 1. AJ Schafer (Col. Grove) 48-6 1. Archbold 1:33.32 2. Jaden Banister (Wauseon) 46-0 2. Defiance 1:34.28 ter Frank Ragnow (77) 3. Jagger Landers (Antwerp) 45-10 3. Edgerton 1:35.00 plays during a against 4. Kai Fox (Delta) 45-9 4. Columbus Grove 1:35.96 the Arizona Cardinals in 5. Jack Bauer (Wauseon) 44-8.5 5. Wauseon 1:36.08 Glendale, Ariz. on Sept. Discus 1600 Relay 27, 2020. The Detroit Lions 1. Archbold 3:30.65 have signed the 1. Lawson Maag (Col. Grove) 171-3 2. Napoleon 3:33.96 2. Ethan Halker (Col. Grove) 156-0 3. Defiance 3:37.77 center to a $54 million, 3. Trent Koch (Col. Grove) 153-5 4. Wayne Trace 3:37.94 four-year extension that 4. Tyson Schlachter (Ayers.) 139-9 5. Columbus Grove 3:38.45 keeps him under contract 5. Jagger Landers (Antwerp) 134-7 3200 Relay through the 2026 season. High Jump 1. Columbus Grove 8:17.33 The team announced 2. Tinora 8:24.00 the deal Friday, investing 1. Zeke Halker (Col. Grove) 6-2 3. Wauseon 8:28.77 in one of the franchise’s 1. Riley Chapa (Lib. Center) 6-2 4. Defiance 8:34.42 1. Kayden Davis (Swanton) 6-2 5. Holgate 8:41.10 building blocks under 4. Jeffrey Smith (Fairview) 6-0 general manager Brad 5. Four tied at 5-10 100 Meters 1. Owen Roth (Edgerton) 10.87 Holmes and coach Dan Long Jump 2. Trevor Cantrell (O-G) 11.02 Campbell. 3. Kole Wertman (HIcksville) 11.3 1. Jonas Tester (Wauseon) 22-0 3. Brandon Edwards (Tinora) 11.3 2. Zeke Halker (Col. Grove) 20-8 5. Landon Morman (O-G) 11.4 2. Noah Sauber (Wauseon) 20-8 4. Isaac Miler (Ayersville) 20-2.75 200 Meters 5. Landin Wiechers (Napoleon) 20-1 1. Owen Potvin (Bryan) 22.91 2. Decota Shaw (Bryan) 23.07 Pole Vault 3. Trey Theobald (Archbold) 23.18 Lions ink Ragnow through 2026 4. Trevor Cantrell (O-G) 23.24 1. Gabe Clement (Col. Grove) 13-8 5. Maddox Treece (W. Trace) 23.37 By LARRY LAGE since Day 1. working out a long-term deal with 2. Caleb Ranzau (Archbold) 13-0 400 Meters AP Sports Writer “I was at my mom’s house yester- him was a priority. 2. Brecken Garretson (LC) 13-0 day and we were going through some “I definitely wasn’t stressing over 4. Easton Osting (O-G) 12-0 1. Decota Shaw (Bryan) 51.89 4. Jason Balash (O-G) 11-0 2. Jonas Tester (Wauseon) 52.12 Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow school projects. One of my school it,” he said. “Ever since my dad 3. Trey Theobald (Archbold) 52.18 rattled off a slew of names, thank- projects in middle or elementary passed, I’ve kind of taken everything 110 Hurdles 4. Maddox Treece (WT) 52.40 ing those who helped him become school, I had wrote that my goal was day by day. I knew I was under con- 1. Gavin Hedrick (O-G) 14.88 5. Treyvon Hastings (Fairview) 52.90 the NFL’s highest-paid player at the to make it to the NFL and take care of tract for two more years. I just kind 2. Craig Blue (Edgerton) 15.11 800 Meters position. my parents.” of live in the moment. Now looking 3. Jon Banal (Col. Grove) 15.36 1. Carson Closson (O-G) 2:01.00 The Pro Bowl center was collected Once again, Ragnow got choked up 4. Owen Long (Lib. Center) 15.47 forward, it’s awesome.” 2. Joshuah Taylor (Bryan) 2:01.62 and composed as he shouted out and had to pause before continuing 5. Brayson Parrish (WT) 16.05 3. Jaxen Durfey (Tinora) 2:05.00 Detroit drafted him No. 20 overall 4. Owen Manz (W. Trace) 2:06.69 the Ford family, his agents, former the virtual news conference. out of Arkansas in 2018. Ragnow, 300 Hurdles 5. Jared Swan (Edgerton) 2:07.00 Lions coach and general “My dad is not here, but I’m very who is from Victoria, Minnesota, has 1. Josh Horvath (Defiance) 40.67 1600 Meters manager Bob Quinn, college and high excited to take care of my mom started all 45 games he’s appeared in 2. Jon Banal (Col. Grove) 41.03 1. Joshuah Taylor (Bryan) 4:28.34 school coaches, his fiancé and many because I had an amazing child- 3. Craig Blue (Edgerton) 41.60 over three seasons. 2. Braden Vernot (Wauseon) 4:31.94 more. hood,” he said. “I’m just so proud of 4. Owen Long (LC) 42.60 Ragnow played with a fractured 3. Nathaniel Elieff (LC) 4:33.34 When Ragnow mentioned his how I was raised. To be able to give 5. Gavin Hedrick (O-G) 42.64 throat in a 31-24 loss to Green Bay last 4. Hayden Hartman (Holgate) 4:39.90 mother and late father, though, he back to my mom — I wish I could 5. Jaxen Durfey (Tinora) 4:44.00 December. He was inactive for the 400 Relay got choked up. Jon Ragnow died of a give back to my dad and go fishing next two games and returned for the 3200 Meters with him — means the world.” heart attack during the 2016 football final game of the season. 1. Columbus Grove 45.26 1. Joshuah Taylor (Bryan) 9:43.90 season. The Lions are reshaping their roster 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 45.75 2. Braden Vernot (Wauseon) 9:46.30 Even though Ragnow will no lon- 3. Wauseon 45.94 3. Jacob Cramer (Tinora) 10:10.00 “I don’t think it’s ever really hit me under new general manager Brad until right now,” he said Friday on a Holmes and coach Dan Campbell ger work in relatively anonymity, 4. Bryan 46.20 4. Luke Ellerbrock (CG) 10:15.80 he is not worried about proving he’s 5. Archbold 46.36 5. Hayden Hartman (Holg.) 10:15.94 Zoom call with reporters. and sent a message, investing in one The Lions signed Ragnow to a of the franchise’s building blocks that worth being the league’s highest-paid Girls Track Honor Roll $54 million, four-year extension that anchors the team’s strength on the center. keeps him under contract for a total of offensive line. “There’s a pressure that comes with Shot Put 800 Relay $70 million through the 2026 season. “Frank is a foundational piece of it, but one thing that has gotten me 1. Trista Fintel (PH) 44-9.25 1. Liberty Center 1:47.85 Ragnow will average $13.5 mil- what we’re building in Detroit and he here is my pride,” Ragnow said. “The 2. Sara Cupp (Leipsic) 39-3 2. Ayersville 1:48.38 lion per season, giving him $1 mil- is everything that we’re looking for in pride in the name. There’s a lot of out- 3. Kiera Gensler (Archbold) 37-7 3. Archbold 1:51.64 lion more per year than Los Angeles a Lion,” Holmes said. “Frank plays side sources that can put pressure on 4. Ella Rigel (Leipsic) 37-2 4. Tinora 1:51.68 you, but I don’t think it’s ever going 5. Lexi Alspaugh (Bryan) 36-7.5 5. Patrick Henry 1:53.57 Chargers center Corey Linsley will the game the right way and he has make with the contract he signed in dedicated himself to improving his to be more than the pressure I put on 1600 Relay myself. Discus 1. Wayne Trace 4:12.60 March. craft each season. We are ecstatic to 1. Trista Fintel (Bryan) 142-7 2. Liberty Center 4:13.02 “When you sign a contract like this, come to this agreement and to have “I take so much pride in what I 2. Leslie Pollock (Antwerp) 129-8 3. Archbold 4:18.67 it’s kind of hard to digest that amount Frank as a leader on our team for produce with my name, whether it’s 3. Ella Rigel (Leipsic) 120-9 4. Paulding 4:22.02 4. Sami Taylor (Swanton) 119-0 of money,” Ragnow said. “It must of years to come.” how I interact with you (reporters), 5. Tinora 4:22.08 5. Marie Hutchinson (Waus.) 114-1 just hit me today. Me and my dad and The Lions exercised the fifth-year how I interact with people around the 3200 Relay my mom, we’ve kind of planned this. contract option on Ragnow’s contract building or how I play. I just want to High Jump 1. Wayne Trace 10:09.26 This has always kind of been the goal last month and made it clear that be able to keep climbing.” 1. Sophie Rupp (Archbold) 5-5 2. Patrick Henry 10:10.95 2. Isabel Ferguson (Tinora) 5-3 3. Archbold 10:17.00 3. Myka Aldrich (O-G) 5-0 4. Defiance 10:23.40 4. Six tied with 4-10 5. Tinora 10:38.81 SUMMER BASEBALL 5. Three tied with 4-8 100 Meters 1. Nicole Fishpaw (Ayersville) 12.29 Long Jump 2. Rachael Stoller (W. Trace) 12.52 Wednesday Shindler 0-2. Leading hitters: (Cubs) — John innings, 6 runs, 4 hits, 6 strikeouts, 4 3. Peyton Heitmeyer (Leipsic) 12.53 Arps 200 011 0 — 4 5 1 Winning pitcher: Ryan Gathman Engel 3 singles, 3 triples; Kyler walks). Other: Mason Noirot. 1. Lexi Wachtman (Tinora) 16-8 4. Kennedy Roell (Lib. Center) 12.67 Eagles 103 000 1 — 5 5 2 (4 innings, 2 runs, 5 hits, 4 strikeouts, Bergman 3 singles, home run; Leading hitters: (Baker Shindler) 2. Ally Schindler (Ayersville) 16-5.75 5. Kjerstin Scott (Tinora) 13.14 Records: Eagles 2-0, Arps 1-1. 4 walks). Other: Diego Tavares. Hayden Vetter single, double, home — Ike Webb triple; Mason Noirot 3. Rachel Fireovid (Bryan) 16-3.5 Winning pitcher: Grady Crist (3 Losing pitcher: Isaiah Montez (4 run; Aiden Thacker 3 singles; Wes double. (Arps) — Breckin Troyer 2 4. Brianna Breier (Stryker) 16-0.25 200 Meters innings, 2 runs, 2 hits, 4 strikeouts, 3 innings, 5 runs, 4 hits, 11 strikeouts, 2 Benedict single, home run; Dillan singles, Ben Frymire double. 5. Amanda Meyer (Tinora) 15-9.5 1. Alexa Fortman (O-G) 26.14 walks). Other: D Mendez, Daniel Orta. walks). Other: Ike Webb. Wittenmyer 2 singles; Clinton Schultz 2. Kennedy Roell (Lib. Center) 26.24 Losing pitcher: Ben Frymire (0.1 Leading hitters: (Baker Shindler) double. (Indians) — Jayden Riebesehl DPOA 7-8 3. Peyton Heitmeyer (Leipsic) 26.59 Pole Vault innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 1 strikeouts, 0 — Tyler Stockman single, double; 3 singles; Truman Lawson 2 singles; Dodgers 543 014 — 17 4. Nicole Fishpaw (Ayersville) 26.77 1. Lily Haselman (O-G) 11-1 walks). Others: Douglas Hattemer, Tristen Draper 2 singles; Chase Greyson Chafins double. Mets 400 200 — 6 5. Elle Mohler (Liberty Center) 26.91 Breckin Troyer. Haidler double. (Mark Moats) — Ryan 2. Claire Schweller (Paulding) 10-6 Records: Dodgers 1-0, Mets 0-1. Leading hitters: (Arps) — Ben Gathman 2 singles; Reid Rowlison Monday 3. Ava Harmon (Napoleon) 9-10 400 Meters Leading hitters: (Dodgers) — Frymire single, double. (Eagles) — double. Defiance Little League 4. Sophie Long (Lib. Center) 9-0 1. Alexa Fortman (O-G) 57.47 Lowell Kennedy 4 singles; Ashton Hayden Flores double. State Bank 100 010 — 2 6 0 4. Kassidy Faler (N. Central) 9-0 2. Sydnee Sinn (Wayne Trace) 59.82 Gomez 2 singles, triple; Gavin Vogel 3. Kennedy Roell (L. Center) 1:00.52 DPOA 7-8 Mark Moats 000 100 — 1 2 4 2 singles, double; Jordyn Garcia 2 Tuesday Phillies 302 014 — 10 Records: State Bank 1-0, Mark 4. Peyton Heitmeyer (Leipsic) 1:01.04 singles, double; Mason Stuckey 3 Defiance Little League Dodgers 660 20x — 14 Moats 0-1. 100 Hurdles 5. Elle Mohler (Lib. Center) 1:01.16 singles; Julian Thompson 3 singles; Eagles 350 11 — 10 7 0 Records: Dodgers 2-0, Phillies 0-1. Winning pitcher: Ben Monk (3 1. Sophie Long (LC) 16.64 Waylon Oberhaus single, double; Trey 800 Meters State Bank 200 00 — 2 3 0 Leading hitters: (Phillies) — innings, 0 runs, 1 hit, 7 strikeouts, 1 2. Lexi Wachtman (Tinora) 16.89 Newman 2 singles; KJay Boday 2 sin- 1. Alexa Fortman (O-G) 2:14.38 Records: Eagles 1-0, State Bank Hunter Lewis single, double, home walk). Other: Will Benedict. 3. Molly Crall (Hicksville) 16.90 gles; el Silva 2 singles; Carter French 2. Kylie Sauder (Archbold) 2:23.06 1-1. run; Austin Rohdy single, double, Losing pitcher: Ayden Davis (3 4. Rachel Fireovid (Bryan) 17.58 2 singles. (Mets) — Zachary Emerling 5. Ava Harmon (Napoleon) 17.80 3. Gracie Miller (Lib. Center) 2:28.00 Winning pitcher: Dallas Mendez triple; Zander Acosta-Martinez 2 innings, 1 run, 3 hits, 5 strikeouts, 2 4. Sydney Miller (Lib. Center) 2:29.00 (4 innings, 2 runs, 3 hits, 9 strikeouts, singles, double; Ian Hinschlager 3 walks). Other: Reid Rowlison. 2 singles; Owen Jimenez 2 singles; 300 Hurdles 5. Kiara Bahena (W. Trace) 2:30.37 1 walk). Other: Daniel Orta. singles; Isaac Zachrich single, triple; Leading hitters: (State Bank) — Joshua Villanueva double. 1600 Meters Losing pitcher: Kellan Foreman Samuel Ramon single, double; Aden Jase Brownlee single, double; John 1. Aquilina Cordic (Bryan) 48.33 (1.2 innings, 8 runs, 5 hits, 4 strike- Shafer double. (Dodgers) — Jordyn Stevens single, double; Will Benedict Cubs 203 112 — 9 1. Hope Oelkrug (L. Center) 5:17.16 2. Sophie Long (LC) 49.33 outs, 4 walks). Others: Will Benedict, Garcia single, 2 triples; Trey Newman 2 singles. (Mark Moats) — Reid Tigers 100 010 — 2 2. Alexa Fortman (O-G) 5:17.42 3. Claire Schweller (Paulding) 49.67 Jase Brownlee, Xavier Gonzalez. 2 singles, double; Lowell Kennedy Rowlison double. Records: Cubs 1-0, Tigers 0-1. 3. Grace Rhoades (Wauseon) 5:34.00 4. Kate Mohler (Lib. Center) 49.88 Leading hitters: (Eagles) — Dallas 3 singles; Julian Thompson single, Leading hitters: (Cubs) — Kyler 4. Elisabeth Willett (Holgate) 5:39.30 5. Chloe Merillat (Archbold) 50.85 Mendez 2 singles; Jack Heinze home double; Ashton Gomez single, double; Baker Shindler 000 003 — 3 5 0 Bergman 2 singles, double; Hayden 5. Layla Briseno (Defiance) 5:45.73 run; Zyon Gonzalez double; Daniel Ezekiel Silva single, double; Gavin Arps 006 00x — 6 5 1 Vetter 2 singles, double; Wes Benedict 400 Relay 3200 Meters Orta double. (State Bank) — Will Vogel single, double; Carter French Records: Arps 1-0, Baker Shindler single, double; Clinton Schultz 2 sin- 1. Ayersville 50.96 1. Elisabeth Willett (Holgate) 11:41.42 Benedict double. single, double; KJ Boday double. 0-1. gles; John Engel 2 singles; Riley 2. Liberty Center 51.52 2. Lauren Sattler (Tinora) 11:43.93 Winning pitcher: Ben Frymire (4 Gilbert 2 singles; Brayden Brenner 3. Tinora 52.10 3. Sydney Miller (LC) 11:43.94 Baker Shindler 000 200 — 2 7 1 Cubs 304 631 — 17 innings, 0 runs, 1 hit, 8 strikeouts, 4 double. (Tigers) — Mason Davis 2 4. Antwerp 53.98 4. Trinitie Woolace (LC) 11:54.71 Mark Moats 203 00x — 5 4 0 Indians 200 110 — 4 walks). Other: Breckin Troyer. singles; Zavier Smith double; Titus 5. Wauseon 54.18 5. Grace Rhoades (Waus.) 12:02.00 Records: Mark Moats 2-0, Baker Records: Cubs 2-0, Indians 0-1. Losing pitcher: Chase Haidler (3 Skiver double.

begin in earnest in August when coordinator Mike Hankwitz at OSU From Page B1 Aidan O’Connell returns from “With this group we have to understand Northwestern. Burrow were battling it out in a foot injury. He’ll go against baby steps are important before we can begin Brad Lambert, defensive coor- spring 2018. Jack Plummer and UCLA transfer dinator at Marshall, is co-defen- At Michigan, Cade McNamara Austin Burton. to walk or even run. I took it back to ground sive coordinator at Purdue. would appear to be the favor- Teams appearing to have start- zero. No disrespect to where we were, (but) it Bielema’s coordinators are ite following the transfers of Joe ing quarterbacks decided: Illinois, Tony Petersen on offense and Milton and Dylan McCaffrey. Brandon Peters; Indiana, Michael wasn’t where we needed to be. I wanted to go Ryan Walters on defense. Petersen McNamara replaced Milton in Penix Jr.; Iowa, Spencer Petras; back and start again and they responded very had the same job at Appalachian the first half of the second-to-last Maryland, Taulia Tagovailoa; State, and Walters moved to game and led the Wolverines to Minnesota, Tanner Morgan; well.” Illinois after six years coordinat- a comeback win over Rutgers, Nebraska, Adrian Martinez; Penn ing Missouri’s defense. and he got the start the next week State, Sean Clifford; Rutgers, Bret Bielema RETURNING LEADERS against Penn State. Noah Vedral; and Wisconsin, Illinois head football coach Big Ten statistical leaders McNamara will be challenged in Graham Mertz. who will be back: Minnesota’s the preseason by Alan Bowman, BIELEMA’S PROJECT Mohamed Ibrahim ran for 1,076 who will arrive as a graduate Bret Bielema inherited a 2-6 high number of players elected ning backs coach at Cincinnati. yards and 15 touchdowns; Indiana’s Penix averaged 274.6 transfer from Texas Tech. team at Illinois, and the first three to use the extra year of eligibility Stewart was cornerbacks coach at weeks of spring practice weren’t yards passing per game; Purdue’s Michigan State’s situation is up available from the NCAA because Baylor and will be in his second always pretty. David Bell averaged 104.2 receiv- in the air after 2020 starter Rocky of the pandemic, notably Peters stint with the Terrapins. “With this group we have ing yards with eight touchdowns; Lombardi transferred. Payton and linebacker Jake Hansen. moved from Thorne started one game as a red- to understand baby steps are Rutgers’ Olakunle Fatukasi NEW COORDINATORS defensive assistant at Georgia to shirt freshman, and the Spartans important before we can begin to averaged 11.2 tackles; and Michigan hired former NFL defensive coordinator and line- have added transfer Anthony walk or even run,” Bielema said. Northwestern’s Brandon Joseph Russo from Temple. “I took it back to ground zero. assistants Mike McDonald and backers coach at Indiana. had six interceptions. Peyton Ramsey is gone after No disrespect to where we were, as co-defen- Mike Yurcich is offensive coor- COVID-19 DELAY leading Northwestern to a divi- (but) it wasn’t where we needed sive coordinators, replacing Don dinator at Penn State after spend- Rutgers’ spring practice was sion title, leaving South Carolina to be. I wanted to go back and Brown. ing last season in the same posi- delayed three weeks because of transfer Ryan Hilinski to bat- start again and they responded Maryland has two new coordi- tion at Texas. COVID-19 issues. Practice, sched- tle with Hunter Johnson and very well.” nators, Dan Enos on offense and Jim O’Neil, defensive backs uled to begin March 30, started Andrew Marty. Considering there’s been a Brian Stewart on defense. Enos coach for the Las Vegas Raiders, on April 20 and the spring game Purdue’s competition will coaching change, a surprisingly was associate and run- takes over for longtime defensive was pushed back to May 20.