St. Marys hires Greg Phillips as their new Varsity Football Coach.
St. Marys hired Greg Phillips as their new varsity football coach. Phillips was previously coach at Oak Hill. 
The WBL Wrestling Tournament will be hosted by Celina on Saturday, 2/12.
The 2011 WBL Wrestling Tournament, hosted by Celina H S, will be in the Celina Fieldhouse, Saturday, Feb 12 with a start time of 10:15 AM.
Elida grads Marc Bishop & Mianda Watts, as well as Defiance’s Jerry Buti were inducted into the Findlay Athletic Hall of Fame.
Elida grads Marc Bishop & Mianda Watts, as well as Defiance’s Jerry Buti were among 6 inducted into the University of Findlay Athletic Hall of Fame.
Defiance, Van Wert & Celina were all ranked in the latest AP Boys Basketball State Poll.
3 WBL schools were represented in the latest AP Boys Basketball State Poll. In Division II, Defiance was ranked 7th, Van Wert was ranked 12th and Celina was ranked 17th.
Ohio AP Boys Basketball State Poll
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the fourth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Cin. Moeller (22) 15-0 262
2, Gahanna Lincoln (1) 16-0 206
3, Cols. Northland (1) 14-0 190
4, Westerville S. 14-0 155
5, Tol. St. John’s (1) 13-1 136
6, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (1) 15-0 132
7, Cin. La Salle 16-2 120
8, Garfield Hts. 14-0 96
9, Tol. Whitmer (1) 12-0 73
10, Huber Hts. Wayne 12-1 27
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lakewood St. Edward 14. 12, Warren Harding 13.
DIVISION II
1, Day. Dunbar (13) 12-2 245
2, Akr. Buchtel (4) 12-1 207
3, Carrollton (6) 14-0 198
4, Zanesville (2) 13-2 161
5, Chillicothe 11-1 156
6, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 13-1 120
7, Defiance 12-2 50
T8, Kettering Alter 11-3 42
T8, Cols. Hartley (1) 13-0 42
T10, Shelby 13-0 37
T10, St. Paris Graham 10-2 37
Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Van Wert 27. 12, Circleville Logan Elm 27. 14, Delaware Buckeye Valley (1) 23. 15, Akr. SVSM 17. 15, Cin. N. College Hill 17. 17, Celina 15. 18, Struthers 14.
DIVISION III
1, Cin. Taft (13) 13-1 232
2, Chesapeake (6) 13-1 212
3, Archbold (3) 15-1 175
4, Akr. Manchester (1) 13-1 158
5, Lima Cent. Cath. (1) 12-2 145
6, Piketon (2) 14-1 137
7, Casstown Miami E. (1) 12-1 134
8, Sugarcreek Garaway 12-1 91
9, Oak Hill 11-2 59
10, Cin. Summit Country Day 13-2 39
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Jeromesville Hillsdale 17. 12, Leavittsburg Labrae 16.
DIVISION IV
1, Zanesville Rosecrans (19) 15-0 251
2, Berlin Hiland (1) 14-1 199
3, Day. Jefferson (5) 12-2 196
4, McComb (1) 13-0 179
5, Continental 12-1 156
6, Richmond Hts. 14-0 133
7, Columbus Grove (1) 12-1 115
8, Spring. Cath. Cent. 12-1 87
9, Bedford Chanel 11-3 61
10, Reedsville Eastern 12-2 40
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Minster 14. 12, McDonald 13.
Bath ranked in the latest AP Girls Basketball State Poll.
The WBL had 1 school ranked in the latest AP Girls Basketball State Poll. Bath was ranked 12th in Division II.
Ohio AP Girls Basketball State Poll
Division I
1. Can. McKinley (18) 15-0 259
2. Twinsburg (4) 15-0 232
3. Cin. Princeton (4) 18-0 212
4. Kettering Fairmont 15-1 149
5. Reynoldsburg 16-1 134
6. Akr. Firestone (1) 15-0 121
7. Tol. Start 11-2 109
8. Fairborn 14-1 65
9. Tol. Notre Dame 13-2 55
10. Cin. Sycamore 14-3 30
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Cols. Northland 25. 12, Rocky River Magnificat 24. 13, Warren Howland 17.
Division II
1. Cin. Indian Hill (15) 13-1 218
2. Ravenna (6) 15-0 210
3. Bellbrook (2) 15-0 196
4. Clyde (1) 14-0 136
5. Day. Carroll 13-3 110
6. Millersburg W. Holmes 12-2 95
7. Aurora 15-1 94
7. T8, Kettering Alter 12-4 79
7. T8, Tipp City Tippecanoe 13-3 79
10. Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (1) 8-7 41
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Mentor Lake Cath. (2) 35. 12, Lima Bath 27. 13, Spring. Kenton Ridge 18. 14, Tol. Rogers 14. 14, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 14. 16, Parma Hts. Holy Name 13. 17, Bellevue 12.
Division III
1. Akr. Manchester (17) 16-0 252
2. Oak Hill (8) 14-0 236
3. Elyria Cath. 16-1 164
4. Lake 14-0 152
5. Liberty-Benton 13-2 123
6. Anna 14-1 120
7. Cols. Africentric 15-2 116
8. Middletown Madison 14-3 64
9. Genoa 15-1 54
10. Richwood N. Union (2) 14-1 39
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Tinora 37. 12, Gates Mills Gilmour 14. 13, Ft. Recovery 13.
Division IV
1. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (20) 16-1 254
2. Arlington (3) 15-0 209
3. Minster 15-1 191
4. Wayne Trace (1) 14-0 182
5. Wynford 15-1 126
6. Ottoville 14-2 103
7. Delphos Jefferson 13-2 86
8. T8, Berlin Hiland 13-3 85
8. T8, New Madison Tri-Village 15-1 85
10. N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge (3) 12-4 62
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 21. 12, Mansfield St. Peter’s 17. 13, Holgate 15. 14, Lowellville 13. 15, Shadyside 12.
Wapakoneta ranked in the 8th Weekly Wrestling State Poll.
Wapakoneta is ranked 9th in Division II in the 8th weekly Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association State Poll.
Wapakoneta’s Cale Tabler will sign to play football for the University of Saint Francis.
Wapakoneta’s Cale Tabler will sign to play football for NAIA University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Defiance’s Eric Stapleton will sign to play baseball for Lincoln Trail Junior College.
Defiance’s Eric Stapleton will sign to play baseball for NJCAA Division I Lincoln Trail Junior College in Robinson, Illinois.
Shawnee’s Jamiil Williams signed to play football for Wayne State University.
Shawnee’s Jamiil Williams signed to play football for NCAA Division II Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Shawnee’s Maddie Virostek will sign to play volleyball for Heidelberg University.
Shawnee’s Maddie Virostek will sign to play volleyball for NCAA Division III Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio.
Shawnee’s Clint Spencer signed to play baseball for Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
Shawnee’s Clint Spencer signed to play baseball at NAIA Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Wapakoneta ranked in the 7th Weekly Wrestling State Poll.
Wapakoneta is ranked 9th in Division II in the 7th weekly Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association State Poll.
Van Wert and Defiance ranked in the AP Boys Basketball State Poll.
2 WBL schools are ranked in the latest AP Boys Basketball State Poll. Van Wert is ranked 9th and Defiance is ranked 15th in Division II.
AP Boys Basketball State Poll
Division I
1. Cin. Moeller (19) 13-0 251
2. Gahanna Lincoln (1) 12-0 189
3. Cols. Northland (1) 10-0 176
3. T4, Cin. La Salle (1) 14-2 133
3. T4, Westerville S. (1) 12-0 133
6. Tol. St. John’s (2) 10-1 124
7. Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (1) 13-0 104
7. T8, Garfield Hts. 12-0 76
7. T8, Tol. Whitmer 10-0 76
10. Massillon Jackson 9-2 45
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Warren Harding 33. 12, Huber Hts. Wayne 31. 13, Mentor 16. 14, Lakewood St. Edward 15.
Division II
1. Day. Dunbar (18) 11-2 238
2. Carrollton (4) 12-0 175
3. Akr. Buchtel (2) 10-1 174
4. Chillicothe (1) 9-1 155
5. Zanesville 11-2 115
5. T6, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 11-1 87
5. T6, St. Paris Graham 9-1 87
8. Circleville Logan Elm 10-1 80
9. Van Wert 11-1 76
10. Akr. SVSM 6-7 40
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Kettering Alter 39. 12, Shelby 29. 13, Cols. Hartley 27. 14, Day. Thurgood Marshall 26. 15, Defiance 18. 16, Cin. N. College Hill 17. 17, Struthers 13. 18, Delaware Buckeye Valley (1) 12.
Division III
1. Archbold (21) 14-0 248
2. Piketon (2) 12-0 186
3. Cin. Taft (2) 11-1 183
4. Chesapeake (1) 11-1 182
5. Akr. Manchester 11-1 130
6. Lima Cent. Cath. 10-2 116
7. Casstown Miami E. 10-1 99
8. Cin. Summit Country Day 12-1 81
9. Oak Hill 10-2 54
10. Sugarcreek Garaway 11-1 39
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Orwell Grand Valley 35. 12, Jeromesville Hillsdale 16. 13, Ironton 14. 14, St. Clairsville 12.
Division IV
1. Zanesville Rosecrans (9) 13-0 230
2. Day. Jefferson (14) 10-2 220
3. Berlin Hiland (3) 12-1 178
4. Continental 12-1 166
5. McComb 11-0 156
6. Richmond Hts. 12-0 108
7. Columbus Grove (1) 10-1 96
8. Spring. Cath. Cent. 10-1 95
9. Bedford Chanel 9-3 60
10. Reedsville Eastern 11-1 23
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 19. 11, Ft. Recovery 19. 11, Minster 19. 13, Kalida 13. 14, Salineville Southern 13.
Bath and St. Marys ranked in the AP Girls Basketball State Poll.
2 WBL schools are ranked in the latest AP Girls Basketball State Poll. Bath is ranked 11th and St. Marys is ranked 15th in Division II.
Ohio AP Girls Basketball State Poll
Division I
1, Canton McKinley (17) 13-0 253
2, Twinsburg (4) 14-0 227
3, Cincinnati Princeton (4) 16-0 203
4, Toledo Start (1) 10-1 172
5, Kettering Fairmont 13-1 113
6, Reynoldsburg 14-1 111
7, Akron Firestone 13-0 105
8, Toledo Notre Dame 12-2 50
9, Fairborn 11-1 46
10, Cincinnati Sycamore 12-3 33
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Columbus Northland 26. 12, Rocky River Magnificat 24. 13, Warren Howland 16.
Division II
1, Cincinnati Indian Hill (11) 11-1 212
2, Dayton Carroll (7) 13-1 206
3, Ravenna (5) 14-0 186
4, Bellbrook (1) 13-0 165
5, Aurora 11-0 107
6, Hathaway Brown (2) 8-5 105
7, Kettering Alter 10-3 96
8, Millersburg West Holmes (1) 11-2 65
9, Tipp City Tippecanoe 10-2 47
10, Clyde 13-0 46
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Lima Bath 41. 12, Mentor Lake Catholic 30. 13, Kenton Ridge 24. 14, Toledo Rogers 23. 15, St. Marys Memorial 14. 15, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 14. 15, Chagrin Falls Kenston 14.
Division III
1, Akron Manchester (14) 14-0 234
2, Oak Hill (10) 12-0 228
3, Elyria Catholic 14-1 153
4, Millbury Lake 13-0 148
5, Liberty-Benton 11-2 113
6, Columbus Africentric 10-2 107
7, Anna 13-1 104
8, Tinora 11-1 72
9, Middletown Madison 12-3 67
10, Genoa 13-1 45
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Richwood N. Union (2) 36. 12, Beverly Ft. Frye 22. 13, Burton Berkshire 15. 14, Tuscarawas Valley 14. 15, Gates Mills Gilmour 13.
Division IV
1, Harvest Prep (17) 13-0 216
2, Minster (2) 13-1 202
3, Bucyrus Wynford (2) 14-0 178
4, Arlington (2) 13-0 174
5, Ottoville 13-1 150
6, Wayne Trace (1) 12-0 140
7, Berlin Hiland 11-3 90
8, Delphos Jefferson 11-1 81
9, New Madison Tri-Village (1) 13-1 64
10, Lake Ridge Academy (2) 11-4 57
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 17. 11, Lowellville 17. 13, Mansfield St. Peter’s 13. 13, Holgate 13. 13, Kirtland 13.
Wapakoneta ranked 9th in the OHSWCA Wrestling Poll.
Wapakoneta is once again ranked 9th in the 6th weekly Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association State Poll for 1/19/11.
Complete Poll
Bath ranked 8th in the latest AP Girls Basketball State Poll.
The WBL had 1 school ranked in the latest Girls Basketball State Poll with Bath ranked 8th in Division II.
AP Girls Basketball State Poll
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the second of six weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Can. McKinley (19) 11-0 244
2, Twinsburg (3) 13-0 215
3, Cin. Princeton (2) 13-0 188
4, Tol. Start (1) 9-0 162
5, Kettering Fairmont 11-1 107
6, Reynoldsburg 12-1 106
7, Akr. Firestone 12-0 88
8, Cin. Sycamore 11-3 43
9, Tol. Notre Dame 10-1 42
10,Fairborn 9-1 30
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Louisville 25. 12, Cols. Northland 19. 13, Warren Howland 18. 14, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 13.
DIVISION II
1, Day. Carroll (19) 11-0 240
2, Cin. Indian Hill (2) 10-1 168
3, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (4) 7-4 165
4, Ravenna 12-0 159
5, Bellbrook 10-0 122
6, Kettering Alter 9-2 107
7, Millersburg W. Holmes 10-1 88
8, Lima Bath 10-2 69
9, Aurora 10-0 60
10,Tipp City Tippecanoe 8-2 28
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Clyde 27. 12, Mentor Lake Cath. 23. 13, Tol. Rogers 21. 14, Parma Hts. Holy Name 17. 15, Spring. Kenton Ridge 14. 16, Cin. Wyoming 13.
DIVISION III
1, Akr. Manchester (15) 13-0 228
2, Oak Hill (7) 11-0 208
3, Elyria Cath. (1) 12-1 176
4, Millbury Lake 11-0 128
5, Findlay Liberty-Benton 9-2 124
6, Cols. Africentric 10-2 98
7, Defiance Tinora 8-1 90
8, Middletown Madison 11-2 78
9, Anna (1) 10-1 77
10,Genoa Area 11-1 28
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Richwood N. Union (1) 18. 12, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 15. 12, Burton Berkshire 15.
DIVISION IV
1, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (20) 11-1 241
2, Minster (3) 12-0 206
3, Bucyrus Wynford 12-0 162
4, Arlington 11-0 152
5, Haviland Wayne Trace 10-0 121
6, Berlin Hiland 9-2 118
7, Ottoville 11-0 95
8, New Madison Tri-Village 11-0 74
9, Delphos Jefferson 10-1 47
10,N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge (2) 8-4 39
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Reedsville Eastern 21. 11, Kirtland 21. 13, Lowellville 16. 14, Mansfield St. Peter’s 12.
Van Wert and Defiance ranked in the 2nd Boys Basketball State Poll.
2 WBL schools were ranked in the AP State Boys Basketball Poll. Van Wert is ranked 3rd and Defiance is ranked 16th in Division II.
AP Ohio Boys Basketball State Poll
Division I
1, Cincinnati Moeller (18) 12-0 243
2, Cincinnati La Salle (1) 13-1 180
3, Gahanna Lincoln (1) 11-0 165
4, Columbus Northland (1) 8-0 149
5, Massillon Jackson (2) 9-1 146
6, Westerville South 10-0 110
7, Toledo St. John’s (2) 9-1 109
8, Liberty Twp. Lakota East 10-0 60
9, Toledo Whitmer 9-0 46
10, Garfield Heights (1) 10-0 35
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Warren Harding 32. 12, Mentor 28. 13, Huber Hts. Wayne 22. 14, Trotwood-Madison 16. 15, Lakewood St. Edward 12.
Division II
1, Dayton Dunbar (19) 10-2 239
2, Chillicothe 8-1 180
3, Van Wert (2) 10-0 163
4, Carrollton (3) 11-0 161
5, Akron Buchtel (1) 8-1 142
6, Zanesville 9-2 114
7, Circleville Logan Elm 9-1 92
8, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 9-1 59
9, Dayton Thurgood Marshall 6-3 43
10, St. Paris Graham 8-1 38
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Cin. North College Hill 33. 12, Shelby 21. 13, Akron SVSM (1) 19. 14, Kettering Alter 18. 14, Columbus Hartley 18. 16, Defiance 16.
Division III
1, Archbold (21) 12-0 248
2, Piketon (1) 11-0 190
3, Cincinnati Taft (3) 11-1 189
4, Chesapeake (1) 9-0 171
5, Akron Manchester 9-1 134
6, Lima Central Catholic 8-2 128
7, Casstown Miami East 8-1 97
8, Oak Hill 8-2 70
9, Cin. Summit Country Day 11-1 31
10, Orwell Grand Valley 8-1 26
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Ironton 21. 11, Sugarcreek Garaway 21. 13, St. Clairsville 18. 14, Leavittsburg Labrae 13. 14, Jamestown Greeneview 13.
Division IV
1, Dayton Jefferson (15) 9-2 240
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (8) 12-0 224
3, Continental (1) 10-1 172
4, Berlin Hiland (1) 10-1 155
5, McComb 9-0 143
6, Ft. Recovery 9-1 99
7, Springfield Catholic Central 9-1 92
8, Richmond Heights 10-0 88
9, Columbus Grove 8-1 48
10, Bedford Chanel (1) 8-2 27
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 25. 12, Vanlue 20. 13, Salineville Southern 18. 14, McDonald 16. 15, Kalida 12.
Former Defiance Assistant Coach lands Linebacker Coaching job at Michigan.
Mark Smith who began his career at Defiance High School as a secondary/linebackers coach from 1979-1981 is now on the staff at the University of Michigan as the linebackers coach. Smith was Brady Hoke’s defensive coordinator at Ball State and was also on staff at San Diego State.
Bath’s Laura Ford inducted into OHSAA Hall of Fame.
Bath’s Laura Ford was inducted into the OHSAA Hall of Fame.
Wapakoneta ranked 9th in the latest Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association State Poll.
Wapakoneta was ranked 9th in Division II in the latest Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association State Poll.