WBL Dual at Memorial Park GC
Wapakoneta 173, Kenton 178
Dual-Match at Mercer County Elks GC
New Bremen 173, Celina 227
Dual-Match at Stone Ridge GC
Bowling Green 346, Defiance 368
Dual-Match at Mercer County Elks GC
St. Marys 162, St. Henry 170
WBL Dual at Wapakoneta CC
Wapakoneta 253, Kenton 298
Dual-Match at Pike Run GC
Ottawa-Glandorf 238, Lincolnview 257
Dual-Match at Northmoor GC
St. Marys 209, St. Henry 214
WBL Dual at Memorial Park GC
Shawnee 225, Kenton 282
George Valentine Invitational at Ashland
Celina
Quint-Match at Eagle Rock GC
Napoleon 199, Defiance 207, Montpelier 220, Edgerton 230, Antwerp 264
Tri-Match at Mercer County Elks GC
Russia 208, St. Marys 220, Coldwater 236
WBL Dual at Eagle Rock GC
Defiance 175, Kenton 178
Rob Contini Memorial at Colonial GC (8 teams)
2. Shawnee 330, 5. Bath 374, 6. Elida 394
With the completion of the 2023 – 2024 sports season, the Western Buckeye League would like to announce that the Shawnee Indians are this year’s winner of the Superior Credit Union Western Buckeye League All Sports Trophy.
Shawnee had a stellar year and collected 150.5 points to best Ottawa Glandorf who had 142.5 points. Shawnee had 5 outright First Place finishes and shared Two others, 2 Second Place finishes, and 2 Third place finishes out of the 20 sports sponsored by the WBL.
Four other schools collected more than 100 points: St. Marys – 138, Celina – 131, Wapakoneta – 129 and Van Wert with 101.
Following is a summary of 2023-24 League Champions:
Fall
CC Boys – Shawnee
CC Girls – Ottawa Glandorf
Golf Boys – Shawnee
Girls Golf – Celina
Football – Wapakoneta / Celina
Soccer Boys – Celina / St. Marys / Shawnee
Wrestling – Wapakoneta
Soccer Girls – Ottawa Glandorf
Tennis Girls – Shawnee / Ottawa Glandorf
Volleyball – Shawnee
Winter
Basketball Boys – Ottawa Glandorf
Basketball Girls – Ottawa Glandorf
Bowling Boys – St. Marys
Bowling Girls – St. Marys
Swimming Boys – Shawnee
Swimming Girls – Ottawa Glandorf
Spring
Baseball – Wapakoneta / Defiance
Softball – Defiance / Kenton
Tennis Boys – Shawnee
Track/Field Boys – Ottawa Glandorf
Track/Field Girls– Ottawa Glandorf
Points are awarded for each sport according to the conference standings.
First place is awarded 10 points, second 9, third 8, etc.
Congratulations to the Shawnee Indians !!
WBL Player of the Year: Addison Fisher – Wapakoneta
WBL Co-Coaches of the Year: Brooke Austin – Kenton & Dennis Parrish – Defiance
1st Team
TAIGHEN ZIPFEL – Defiance
BRYNN BUTLER – Kenton
ADYSON VANDEKEERE – St. Marys
AYVAH CULLEN – Defiance
LILLY SIFRIT – Elida
ADDISON FISHER – Wapakoneta
EMILY VANHORN – Wapakoneta
EMILY PEES – Kenton
ANNE OLIVER – Bath
CLAIRE ARMENTROUT – Bath
CAMPBELLE GASS – Celina
LEAH RAMIREZ – Elida
2nd Team
EMMA KENNEDY – Van Wert
OLIVIA FOSTER – Bath
AUBRYN SCHNARRE – Wapakoneta
ADDIE KITCHEN – Ottawa-Glandorf
LIV WALTERS – Elida
BELLA GUTIERREZ – Defiance
COLBIE KINNEY – Celina
AVA KLOSTERMAN – St. Marys
ANNA MENKE – Shawnee
RILEY TOTTEN – Kenton
3rd Team
EMMA WEST – Van Wert
RILEY RHODES – Shawnee
ELLIE PRENGER – Wapakoneta
MACEE HECKATHORN – Kenton
TAYLOR BIBLER – Defiance
MACKENZIE HENNING – St. Marys
ADDISON GIBSON – Bath
CADENCE HIRSCHFELD – St. Marys
CARLY CHILES – Elida
Honorable Mention
TEA SIBERT – Bath
MADDIE ALLEN – Celina
VIDA CASAREZ – Defiance
KAYLA HUNTER – Elida
BRAYLA BUTLER – Kenton
HAILEY LEOPOLD – Ottawa-Glandorf
GABBY JONES – Shawnee
ALEXIS SHADRACH – St. Marys
ALEXIS PANGLE – Van Wert
KAMBRIE MEIER – Wapakoneta
WBL Player of the Year: Taylor Echols – 12 – Wapakoneta
WBL Co-Coaches of the Year: Jason Brandt – Wapakoneta & Rick Weaver – Defiance
1st Team
Quintin Collins – 12 – Bath
Skyler Lhamon – 12 – Bath
Brady Steinbrunner – 11 – Celina
Nick Steinbrunner – 11 – Celina
Brezlen Zipfel – 11 – Defiance
Noah Gomez – 11 – Defiance
Ryan McGue – 11 – Elida
Brylen Parker – 12 – Van Wert
Grant Jolly – 11 – Wapakoneta
Taylor Echols – 12 – Wapakoneta
2nd Team
Joel Rasor – 12 – Bath
Dale Secrest – 12 – Celina
Brodee Schulte-Arnold – 9 – Celina
Cody Shaw – 11 – Defiance
Brady Borton – 11 – Defiance
Kyle Thrush – 12 – Kenton
JoelKogge – 11 – St. Marys
Hayden Davis – 11 – Van Wert
Sam Houg – 11 – Van Wert
Ryan Price – 12 – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Tyson McGee – 12 – Bath
Caleb Stephenson – 12 – Celina
Cohen Stockman – 11 – Defiance
Torin Long – 12 – Defiance
Gabe Adcock – 11 – Elida
Grady Kleman-Beasley – 11 – Kenton
Grant Leopold – 10 – Ottawa-Glandorf
Jacob Kaiser – 11 – St. Marys
Preston Rupert – 10 – St. Marys
Zac Niekamp – 12 – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Clay Boedicker – 12 – Bath
Max Baumstark – 12 – Celina
Kahlil Ligon – 11 – Defiance
Seth Sharp – 12 – Elida
Luke Leffler – 12 – Kenton
Jordan Metzger – 12 – Ottawa-Glandorf
Derek Lyons – 12 – Shawnee
Kasey Gross – 10 – St. Marys
Briston Wise – 11 – Van Wert
Drew Bailey – 10 – Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 8 Shawnee 4
Non-League:
Bath 11 Perry 0, 5 inn.
Celina 2 Parkway 1
Defiance 20 Fairview 8, 6 inn.
Elida 3 St. Marys 1
Non-League:
North Union 6 Kenton 2
Fairview 8 Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Shawnee at Lima Senior (ppd)
Van Wert 3 Kalida 2
Wapakoneta 3 Columbus Grove 1
2024 WBL Track & Field Championships at Bath
Boys
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 112, 2. Shawnee 99.5, 3. Celina 72, 4. Bath 48, 4. Van Wert 48, 6. Defiance 42, 7. Elida 40, 8. Wapakoneta 27.5, 9. Kenton 24, 10. St. Marys 14
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 128, 2. Bath 82, 3. Celina 63.5, 4. Van Wert 59, 5. Defiance 47, 6. Wapakoneta 41, 7. St. Marys 37, 8. Kenton 31, 9. Shawnee 21, 10. Elida 16.5
WBL Individual Champions
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Masen Vogt/Ethan Metzger/Isaac Macke/Ty Rosengarten)
110 Meter Hurdles: Jon Lutz, Celina
100 Meter Dash: Dalton Hopson, Shawnee
4×200 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gavin Morman/Alec Schroeder/Dane Duling/Deegan Miller)
1600 Meter Run: Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×100 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gavin Morman/Deegan Miller/Alec Schroeder/Dane Duling)
400 Meter Run: Elisha Reddick, Elida
300 Meter Hurdles: Dane Duling, Ottawa-Glandorf
800 Meter Run: Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: Ethan Cole, Bath
3200 Meter Run: Owen Scott, Van Wert
4×400 Meter Relay: Shawnee (Connor Heitmeyer/Sean Alexander/Reece Davidson/Noah Williams)
High Jump: Brennon Ryan, Bath
Pole Vault: Alex Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf
Long Jump: Joel Stirn, Shawnee
Discus Throw: Kaden Murlin, Celina
Shot Put: Akyus Richardson, Shawnee
Girls
4×800 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Madelyn Hovest/Liana Fortman/Corinne Closson/Anna Buddelmeyer) – WBL Record
100 Meter Hurdles: Grace Burnfield, Wapakoneta
100 Meter Dash: Kendra Deehring, Van Wert – WBL Record
4×200 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Laney Hedrick/Savannah Recker/Alivia Grothause/Averie Fox) – WBL Record
1600 Meter Run: Jenna Stump, Shawnee
4×100 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Savannah Recker/Alivia Grothause/Delaney Duling/Averie Fox) – WBL Record
400 Meter Run: Tatum Walsh, Bath
300 Meter Hurdles: Ellie Hitchcock, Celina
800 Meter Run: Liana Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: Macy Johnson, Van Wert
3200 Meter Run: Addi Manns, Kenton
4×400 Meter Relay: Bath (Hailey Hale/Isabella Bartlett/Gwyneth Foust/Tatum Walsh)
High Jump: Jordan Gladen, Elida
Pole Vault: Kendallyne Kroeckel, Defiance
Long Jump: Savannah Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
Discus Throw: Emma Hoffman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Shot Put: Claire Foust, Bath
Defiance 3 Celina 1
Wapakoneta 6 Van Wert 5
Non-League:
Bath 17 Ottoville 0, 5 inn.
Elida 11 Lima Central Catholic 1, 6 inn.
Leipsic 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Northmont 10 Shawnee 3
Celina 7 Elida 3
Defiance 11 Shawnee 1
Non-League:
Coldwater 10 Van Wert 0, 6 inn.
Wapakoneta 1 Defiance 0
Non-League:
Van Buren 2 Bath 0
Celina 6 Lima Central Catholic 2
Patrick Henry 7 Ottawa-Glandorf 5
Indian Lake 15 Shawnee 5, 5 inn.
Marion Local 3 St. Marys 0
Van Wert 2 Celina 1
St. Marys 6 Elida 4
Non-League:
Liberty-Benton 14 Ottawa-Glandorf 1, 5 inn.
Shawnee 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Elida 14 Van Wert 2
Non-League:
Celina 9 Lima Senior 3
Clay 8 Defiance 3
Kenton at Marion Pleasant
Findlay 10 Shawnee 0, 6 inn.
Findlay 7 Shawnee 1
2024 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament
1. Shawnee 54, 2. Elida 48, 3. St. Marys 40, 4. Bath 27, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 24, 6. Van Wert 19, 7. Wapakoneta 13, 8. Celina 3, 9. Kenton 2, 10. Defiance 0
Tournament Brackets | Final Scoresheet
Individual WBL Champions:
1st Singles: Gabe Burke, Shawnee
2nd Singles: Ben Osmon, Elida
3rd Singles: Salah Mohammed, Shawnee
1st Doubles: Shawnee (Jackson Carpenter/Shashank Chanamolu)
2nd Doubles: Shawnee (Mason Latham/Aidan Latham)
WBL Team Champion Coach: Andrew McGreevy, Shawnee
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Ezra Bolon, Bath
2024 WBL Boys Tennis Final Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Elida 18, 3. St. Marys 15, 3. Bath 15, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 12, 6. Van Wert 9, 7. Wapakoneta 8, 8. Kenton 6, 9. Celina 4, 10. Defiance 3
Defiance 6 Wapakoneta 0
Van Wert 4 Shawnee 2
Non-League:
Bath 23 Bluffton 0, 5 inn.
Riverdale 7 Kenton 6
Delphos Jefferson 12 Ottawa-Glandorf 2, 6 inn.
St. Marys 21 Spencerville 2, 5 inn.
Bath 7 Wapakoneta 1
Van Wert 11 Elida 3
Non-League:
Perrysburg 5 Defiance 0 (ssp. in bottom of 4th inning)
Kenton 13 Perry 6
Elida at Van Wert (ppd)
Non-League:
Indian Lake 4 Bath 1
Celina 8 Marion Local 6
Pandora-Gilboa 15 Ottawa-Glandorf 5, 5 inn.
Shawnee 20 Lima Senior 4
Wapakoneta 6 Fort Loramie 3