Elida’s Dominic Painter signed to play football with Urbana University.
Elida’s Dominic Painter signed to play football with NCAA Division II Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio.
Bath’s Andrew Garland signed to play football with Urbana University.
Bath’s Andrew Garland signed to play football with NCAA Division II Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio.
Named First Team All-Western Buckeye League as a junior and senior for Coach Chris Miller at Lima Bath High School…Also picked up First Team All-District (2012), Second Team All-District (2011), and Honorable Mention All-Ohio (2012) honors…Selected to play in the North/South All-Star Game and the WBL vs. MAC All-Star Game.
Son of Bill and Lauri Garland…Siblings Heidi and Haley Garland.
Bath’s Connor Rockhold signed to play soccer with The University of Findlay.
Bath’s Connor Rockhold signed to play soccer with NCAA Division II The University of Findlay.
Bath’s Logan Rockhold signed to play soccer with The University of Findlay.
Bath’s Logan Rockhold signed to play soccer with NCAA Division II The University of Findlay.
Van Wert’s Jared Fleming signed to run cross country and track with Kent State University.
Van Wert’s Jared Fleming signed to run cross country and track with NCAA Division I Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.
Van Wert’s Hunter Munroe signed to play football with the University of Mount Union.
Van Wert’s Hunter Munroe will continue his education and play football for NCAA Division III University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio.
2011-12 Western Buckeye League Academic All League Awards
Eligibility is determined after five semesters for juniors who carry at least a 3.75 GPA and have earned a minimum of 2 varsity letters in sports recognized by the WBL. Eligibility is determined after seven semesters for seniors who carry at least a 3.75 GPA and have earned a minimum of 3 varsity letters in sports recognized by the WBL.Bath
Seniors
Jacob Bible
Jason Lauf
Juniors
Taylor Dackin
Mitch Skinner
Celina
Seniors
Andrea Bell
Danielle Bihn
Brandon Casto
Elizabeth Laffin
Audra Manci
Samantha Manci
Sean Mertz
Alexis Mills
Alexandra Parker
Jeremy Walls
Emily Zender
Juniors
Brianna Beougher
Emily Bihn
Matthew Buschur
Amanda Ebbing
Angela Evers
Taylor Guingrich
Brooke Mertz
Kyle Snider
Miranda Werling
Defiance
Seniors
Jacob Behringer
Kristen Fett
Brittany Froelich
Jordan Harpest
Douglas Herrett
Justin Kahle
Katherine Koester
Hannah Lamb
Kyle Maxey
Zachary McCarthy
Jacob Moore
Shea Murray
Jacob Rosebrock
Henry Weisgerber
Juniors
Josh Carnahan
Jenna Cosentino
Cynthia Davis
Emily Gallant
Ryan Howard
Joshua Hubbard
Joseph Jackson
Colleen Johns
Brandon Layne
Anthony Martinez
Paige Mathewson
Troy Mayes
Ethan Plummer
Andrew Rickabaugh
Alex Schrag
Demma Strausbaugh
Collin Whitesell
Robert Zeigler
Elida
Seniors
Elizabeth Boyle
Austin Etzler
Keaton Greeley
Nathan Jenkins
Ben Kerber
Robin Klaus
Michael Lee
Angela McVey
Katrina Meeks
Chris Radebaugh
Monica Tieu
Juniors
Shannon Boroff
Michael Lawler
Kevin Russell
Aric Thompson
Kenton
Seniors
Luke Abbott
Alexis Altvater
Brice Fackler
Isaac Jeffers
Alainy Krueger
Claire Long
Kasey Rawlins
Kate Sherman
Demi Snider
Morgan Tudor
Juniors
Spence Bailey
Erica Beverly
Gwen Downing
Lara Dulin
Caleb Halsey
Samantha Kuhlman
Allie Whitaker
Ottawa-Glandorf
Seniors
Kathy Arnold
Logan Borgelt
Nate Brickner
Alex Fuetter
Kelsey Hoehn
Jessie Kreinbrink
John Lammers
Chelsea Maag
Alison Nash
Alexis Osting
Jill Recker
Adam Schmenk
Casey Schroeder
Jacob Siebeneck
Brad Siefker
Jeff Tobe
Brooke Zynda
Juniors
Kelsey Baldwin
Eric Beckman
Molly Closson
Tyler Deters
Brenden Drerup
Kayla Eastman
Tyler Ellerbrock
Austin Escobedo
Colton Haselman
Ross Hashbarger
Haley Inniger
Jacob Leopold
Matt Kaufman
Brittany Nordhaus
Luke Recker
Matt Samuelson
Rebecca Schriner
Kelley Selhorst
Stacy Walker
Jacob Wells
St. Marys
Seniors
Marie Bertke
Jenny Brown
Molly Hertenstein
Jessica Jeffries
Daniel Miller
Austin Riggs
Anthony Tenney
Ryan Wilker
Sarah Wilker
Juniors
Emily Brown
Kevin Dammeyer
Nick Durkee
Mitch Fowler
Kelly Heitkamp
Colleen Magee
Neil Perry
Logan Simons
Shawnee
Seniors
Garrett Diltz
Zachary Diltz
William Madley
Cara Murphy
Lauren Rovner
Tim Taviano
Eli Tucker
Emily Wolery
Juniors
Brooke Heatwole
Jamie Kuhlman
Margaret MacDonald
Bethany Pohjala
Adrienne Pohl
Brandon Sevitz
Cory Wilder
Van Wert
Seniors
Luke Brubaker
Erin Dingle
Molly Gamble
Taylor Grooms
Danielle Hitchcock
Brooke Keber
Nathan Knodel
Vincent Moreland
Trey Stemen
Juniors
Alexander Bair
Livia Butler
Sydney Collins
Ashlee Dowdy
Jacey Eikenbary
Joseph Hurless
Caleb Markward
Spencer Prichard
Colten Royer
Daniel Thompson
Nikolas Wolford
Wapakoneta
Seniors
Rex Azbell
Claudia Grumblis
Caleb Hennon
Joseph Jose
Mackenzie Klock
Paige Klopfenstein
James Knippen
Courtney Knippen
Ryan Kremer
Mallory McDevitt
Connor Metz
Michelle Mosler
Shyla Ruppert
Alicia Sawmiller
Christopher Swartz
Kristine Stinebaugh
Cole Thrush
Juniors
Nicole Brown
Anthony Etzkorn
Michael Greer
Nathan Hager
Megan Hayzlett
Annie Henderson
Riley Hire
Zachary Holtzapple
Amy Hume
Elizabeth Martin
Brandon Miller
Jessica Plaugher
Carli Sammons
James Toth
Elida’s Reggie McAdams verbally committed to play basketball for the University of Akron.
Elida’s Reggie McAdams verbally committed to play basketball for NCAA Division I University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.
Elida grad Kyle Miller was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Elida and Mount Union grad Kyle Miller was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars shortly after the NFL ended the lockout.
Kenton’s Maty Mauk verbals to play football at the University of Missouri.
Kenton’s Maty Mauk verbally committed to play football at NCAA Division I University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Mauk chose Missouri over the University of Illinois, University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan, among others.
Kenton at Coldwater game will not be aired on ESPN
The official word from Paragon Marketing (sub contractor for ESPN) is that the Coldwater vs Kenton week 1 football game on ESPN has been denied due to lack of production money for that weekend of games. ESPN will be limiting the amount of HS games they air that opening week due to the lack of dollars for them.
Therefore, the Kenton @ Coldwater game will go on as scheduled on Friday, August 26th at 7:30 p.m.
2 WBL Baseball Players named to the 2011 OHSBCA Coaches All-Ohio Teams.
Defiance’s Anthony Kidston was voted to first team All-Ohio and Wapakoneta’s Dustin Gerlach was voted to the 2nd Team on the 2011 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Ohio Teams.
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 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.
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.
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.