Defiance grad Justin Hancock was drafted in the 9th round by the San Diego Padres.
Defiance grad Justin Hancock from Lincoln Trail Junior College was drafted in the 9th round by the San Diego Padres.
2011 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Final Poll
Defiance finished 5th in Division II in the 2011 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Poll.
Complete 2011 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Poll
6 WBL Softball Players named to the OHSFSCA Coaches All-Ohio Teams.
Shawnee’s Sami Bullock, Shelby Lucas and Brittany Lauck were all voted to the 1st Team on the OHSFSCA Coaches Association All-Ohio Teams. St. Marys’ Erika Thornsberry was voted 2nd Team All-Ohio. Bath’s Camille Martin and Wapakoneta’s Taylor Rupert were both voted Honorable Mention All-Ohio.
2011 Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Final Poll
2011 Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Final Poll
| Division I week 6 of 6 2011 | |||
| Place | High School | 1st Pl Votes | Total Pts |
| 1 | Liberty Township Lakota East | 10 | 107 |
| 2 | Elyria | 1 | 86 |
| 3 | Central Crossing | 0 | 72 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Glen Este | 0 | 64 |
| 5 | Massillon Perry | 0 | 56 |
| 6 | North Canton Hoover | 0 | 53 |
| 7 | Gahanna Lincoln | 0 | 39 |
| 8 | Teays Valley | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | West Chester Lakota West | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Grafton Midview | 0 | 19 |
| Division II week 6 of 6 2011 | |||
| Place | High School | 1st Pl Votes | Total Pts |
| 1 | LeGrange Keystone | 6 | 80 |
| 2 | Lima Shawnee | 2 | 74 |
| 3 | DeSales | 1 | 65 |
| 4 | Poland Seminary | 0 | 54 |
| 5 | Urbana | 0 | 42 |
| 5 | Tippecanoe | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Hebron Lakewood | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Logan Elm | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | New Concord John Glenn | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Walsh Jesuit | 0 | 12 |
| Division III week 6 of 6 2011 | |||
| Place | High School | 1st Pl Votes | Total Pts |
| 1 | Archbold | 4 | 81 |
| 1 | Warren Champion | 3 | 81 |
| 3 | Liberty Union | 1 | 71 |
| 4 | Lucasville Valley | 0 | 54 |
| 5 | Creston Norwayne | 0 | 46 |
| 6 | West Liberty Salem | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Canfield South Range | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Bellville Clearfork | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Loudonville | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Bloomdale Elmwood | 0 | 13 |
| Division IV week 6 of 6 2011 | |||
| Place | High School | 1st Pl Votes | Total Pts |
| 1 | Strasburg Franklin | 8 | 89 |
| 2 | Leesburg Fairfield | 0 | 69 |
| 3 | Portsmouth Notre Dame | 0 | 59 |
| 4 | Felicity Franklin | 0 | 50 |
| 5 | Convoy Crestview | 0 | 47 |
| 6 | Newark Catholic | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Columbiana | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | North Robinson Colonel Crawford | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Fort Loramie | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Mogadore | 0 | 18 |
Elida’s Arwin Sayoto awarded Golden Raquet Award.
In order to promote academic and athletic achievement, The Ohio Tennis Coaches’ Association has awarded the GOLD RACQUET AWARD to Arwin Sayoto of Elida.
In order to qualify for the GOLD RACQUET, the student-athlete must be a senior who has earned two varsity letters in tennis and who has maintained at least a 3.75 GPA for six semesters.
Ottawa-Glandorf announced the resignation of their head boys basketball coach.
On June 2, 2011, Ottawa-Glandorf announced that Josh Leslie had resigned as head boys basketball coach immediately due to personal reasons. He had led the Titans for 6 seasons. Coach Leslie lead Titan teams to 1 State Title (2008), 2 Regional appearances and 6 straight District appearances. He leaves with a record of 109 wins and 35 losses. Ottawa-Glandorf Schools will follow local posting procedures for applying and filling of the open position.
OHSAA State Track Meet
OHSAA Division II State Track Meet
Boys
15. Defiance 11, 34. Kenton 6, 61. Van Wert 3
4×800 Meter Relay: 11. Bath (Tommy Mault, Dustin Gordon, Cory Lee, Colin Bishop)
1600 Meter Run: 6. Jared Fleming, Van Wert
4×100 Meter Relay: DNQ for Finals: Kenton (Maty Mauk, Logan Cook, Lance Taylor, Justin Sawmiller)
3200 Meter Run: 3. Abel Flores, Defiance
Long Jump: 3. Maty Mauk, Kenton; 4. Derron Pritchett, Defiance
Complete Event Results
Girls
18. Defiance 12, 22. Celina 10.5, 26. St. Marys 9, 27. Shawnee 8, 39. Van Wert 6
4×800 Meter Relay: 8. Celina (Michaela Wenning, Andrea Bell, Ashley Coon, Hannah Fleck)
100 Meter Hurdles 33″: DNQ for Finals: Brooke Lime, Defiance
100 Meter Dash: 8. Lakesha Young, Defiance; 9. Alonda Benton, Shawnee
4×200 Meter Relay: 8. Shawnee (Maegan Redick, Morgan Redick, Asher Roberts, Victoria Beverly)
4×100 Meter Relay: 9. Shawnee (Maegan Redick, Asher Roberts, Morgan Redick, Alonda Benton)
400 Meter Dash: 2. Samantha Murray, Defiance; 8. Asher Roberts, Shawnee
300 Meter Hurdles 30″: 3. Victoria Beverly, Shawnee; DNQ for Finals: Lexi Mills, Celina
800 Meter Run: 2. Hannah Fleck, Celina
200 Meter Dash: 9. Lakesha Young, Defiance; DNQ for Finals: Jocelyn Ayers, Bath
4×400 Meter Relay: 9. Shawnee (Emily Wolery, Asher Roberts, Morgan Redick, Victoria Beverly); DNQ for Finals: Celina (Gina Strable, Ashley Coon, Michaela Wenning, Hannah Fleck)
Discus Throw: 8. Mekayla Breland, St. Marys
High Jump: 7. Lizz Carr, Celina
Long Jump: 3. Sydney Riethman, Van Wert; 6. Lakesha Young, Defiance
Shot Put: 2. Mekayla Breland, St. Marys
Pole Vault: 14. Sonya Yarnell, Defiance
Complete Event Results
Elida’s Mitch Chavez signed to play tennis at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Elida’s Mitch Chavez signed a letter-of-intent to play tennis at NAIA University of Northwestern Ohio.
Elida’s Emma Fernandez signed to play tennis at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Elida’s Emma Fernandez signed a letter-of-intent to play tennis at NAIA University of Northwestern Ohio.
12th annual Van Wert County Hospital All Star Football Game to be held 6/10.
The 12th annual Van Wert County Hospital All Star Football Game hosted by the Van Wert Booster Club will be held Friday June 10th, at Eggress Stadium in Van Wert, Ohio. The gates will open at 6:30 with player introductions taking place at 7:15. The game will kick off at 7:30pm.
Thirty three players from the Western Buckeye League will compete against a combined squad of thirty three players from the Midwest Athletic Conference & Northwest Conference.
This is a fundraiser for the Booster Club. Come out and enjoy some football.
5/29 Boys Tennis State Team Tournament Results
Ohio Tennis Coaches Association State Team Tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School
Semifinal Match
Bexley 3 Shawnee 1
3rd Place Match
Cincinnati Seven Hills 3 Shawnee 2
5/28 Track & Field Regionals
Division II Regional at Lexington (top 4 in each event qualify for State)
Boys
11. Defiance 18, 16. Van Wert 14, 18. Kenton 13, 23. Ottawa-Glandorf 10, 25. Bath 9, 41. Shawnee 2
State Qualifiers:
Bath 4×800 Meter Relay (Tommy Mault, Colin Bishop, Cory Lee, Ryan Schadewald) 4th
Jared Fleming, Van Wert 2nd in 1600 Meter Run
Kenton 4×100 Meter Relay (Dustin Howell, Maty Mauk, Max Morrison, Andrew Tillman) 4th
Abel Flores, Defiance 1st in 3200 Meter Run
Derron Pritchett, Defiance 2nd in Long Jump
Maty Mauk, Kenton 4th in Long Jump
Girls
2. Defiance 57, 3. Shawnee 53, 12. St. Marys 17, 12. Van Wert 17, 22. Kenton 8, 22. Bath 8, 29. Ottawa-Glandorf 5, 39. Elida 2
State Qualifiers:
Celina 4×800 Meter Relay (Michaela Wenning, Andrea Bell, Ashley Coon, Hannah Fleck) 3rd
Brooke Lime, Defiance 2nd in 100 Meter Hurdles 33″
Lakesha Young, Defiance 2nd in 100 Meter Dash
Alonda Benton, Shawnee 3rd in 100 Meter Dash
Shawnee 4×200 Meter Relay (Victoria Beverly, Maegan Redick, Morgan Redick, Asher Roberts) 3rd
Shawnee 4×100 Meter Relay (Alonda Benton, Maegan Redick, Morgan Redick, Asher Roberts) 2nd
Samantha Murray, Defiance 1st in 400 Meter Dash
Asher Roberts, Shawnee 3rd in 400 Meter Dash
Victoria Beverly, Shawnee 2nd in 300 Meter Hurdles 30″
Lexi Mills, Celina 3rd in 300 Meter Hurdles 30″
Hannah Fleck, Celina 1st in 800 Meter Run
Lakesha Young, Defiance 2nd in 200 Meter Dash
Jocelyn Ayers, Bath 4th in 200 Meter Dash
Celina 4×400 Meter Relay (Hannah Fleck, Lexi Mills, Gina Strable, Michaela Wenning) 2nd
Shawnee 4×400 Meter Relay (Victoria Beverly, Morgan Redick, Asher Roberts, Emily Wolery) 4th
Mekayla Breland, St. Marys 4th in Discus Throw
Lizz Carr, Celina 2nd in High Jump
Sydney Riethman, Van Wert 1st in Long Jump
Lakesha Young, Defiance 3rd in Long Jump
Mekayla Breland, St. Marys 2nd in Shot Put
Sonya Yarnell, Defiance 3rd in Pole Vault
2010-11 WBL All Sports Trophy
The Western Buckeye League would like to announce that the Bulldogs of Celina High School have won the 2010-11 All Sports Trophy, edging out Shawnee High School by one point. The award is based on where each league school finishes in all recognized WBL sports. The Western Buckeye League currently awards 18 championships in 12 different sports. This will be Celina’s 14th all sports trophy and their 6th in the last 10 years.
5/27 Track & Field Regionals
Division I Regionals at Amherst (top 4 in each event qualify for State)
Girls
35. Wapakoneta 3
1600 Meter Run: 12. Kayla Limbert, Wapakoneta
High Jump: 6. Megan Hayzlett, Wapakoneta
5/27 Softball Scores
Division II Regional Semifinal at Bucyrus
LaGrange Keystone 1 Shawnee 0
5/27 Boys Tennis Results
OHSAA Division II Boys State Tennis Tournament
Doubles
1st Round
Sam Rutter (12)/Johnny Rutter (10) – Shawnee defeated Logan Conkey (12)/Noah Thiel (11) – Minford 6-1, 6-3
Michael Rosile (12)/John Acomb (12) – Columbus St. Francis DeSales defeated Hunter Pay (12)/Ryan Barton (12) – Shawnee 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
2nd Round
Lou Konstan (12)/ Alex Aleman (12) – Cuy. Falls Cuy. Valley Christian Acad. defeated Sam Rutter (12)/Johnny Rutter (10) – Shawnee 6-1, 6-2
Celina’s Nate Bihn will continue his education and play basketball for Bluffton University.
Celina’s Nate Bihn will continue his education and play basketball for NCAA Division III Bluffton University in Bluffton, Ohio.
St. Marys’ grad Trevor Kill committed to play baseball at Southeast Missouri State University.
St. Marys’ grad Trevor Kill who graduated in 2009 committed to play baseball at NCAA Division I Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Kill played 2 years at Butler Community College.
2011 OHSAA Softball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Bucyrus Regional
Shawnee
Miller City District
Shawnee, Wapakoneta, Elida, Ottawa-Glandorf, Defiance, Celina, St. Marys, Bath, Van Wert
New Riegel District
Kenton
5/24 WBL Baseball Scores
Bath 5 Van Wert 4