Saturday, November 7th, 2009Regional Football: Big plays key PH HAMLER -- Early in the fourth quarter, No. 8 seed Northwood was giving No. 1 Patrick Henry all it could handle Friday night in a Division V, Region 18 quarterfinal at Patrick Henry. more >>Women's Basketball: Buckeyes viewing more hardwareCOLUMBUS -- A visitor steps inside the door to the Ohio State women's basketball office and is immediately funneled along the left wall of the hallway. more >>College Football: Both OSU, Penn State could use signature winBY GENARO C. ARMAS more >>UF's Paris namedUniversity of Findlay junior defender Rosie Paris was named to the all-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's soccer second team for the third consecutive season. more >>BVC selections in Weekend editionBlanchard Valley Conference selections for football and volleyball will be published in The Courier's Weekend edition on Saturday, Nov. 14. more >>UF game onlineThe University of Findlay men's exhibition basketball game against the University of Utah will air live at 1:45 p.m. today at www.wkxa.com. more >>ScoreboardPrep Football more >>Local Sports Regional Football: Big plays key PHBy Ted Radick Staff writer HAMLER -- Early in the fourth quarter, No. 8 seed Northwood was giving No. 1 Patrick Henry all it could handle Friday night in a Division V, Region 18 quarterfinal at Patrick Henry. Zach Bermejo's 1-yard touchdown run brought the Raiders within 27-14 with 11:24 left in the game, but the Patriots pulled away from there for a 41-14 win. "They had a size advantage tonight. I knew they would have that advantage coming in, but they were a little more physical than we thought they were," Patrick Henry coach Bill Inselmann said. The Patriots, who are 11-0, responded with two big plays to salt away the victory. After Bermejo's TD, Justin Buenger broke through the center of the Northwood line for a 49-yard touchdown on the Patriots' ensuing possession, and after Patrick Henry forced a 3-and-out, Luke George caught a 51-yard touchdown pass from Kasey Spence to put the game out of reach. Buenger and George had big games for the Patriots. Buenger, who also scored on a 43-yard run on Patrick Henry's opening possession, rushed for 145 yards on 14 carries. George rushed for two touchdowns and gained 54 yards on 14 carries. George completed 10 of 15 passes for 90 yards and also was Patrick Henry's second-leading receiver with 56 yards on two receptions. The Patriots first used a formation featuring Spence behind center and George split wide in a key spot in a Week 7 game against Bryan. Since then, it's a look Patrick Henry has featured more and more. "Kasey throws a good ball, and I think I'm athletic enough to go up and get a few," George said. Inselmann said he liked the balance the passing game provided Friday. George and Spence combined to complete 16 of 23 passes for 201 yards. That was coupled with Patrick Henry's 224 yards on the ground. "I'll take 16 for 23 passing any night, and no interceptions," Inselmann said. Inselmann did have a bone to pick with his offense. Aside from Buenger's fourth-quarter run and an opening drive that featured six runs for 63 yards, the Patriots never really got the running game going. "What I like to do is run successfully and mix the pass up," he said. "The biggest disappointment tonight is we didn't run as effectively as we could or should have. We did not have a consistent running game where we kept moving the chains." Northwood's size likely played a factor in that. George said the Raiders' physical play was a wake-up call. "They were bigger than us and they outhit us early," he said. "We kept our poise out there and started to play our game." George stretched Patrick Henry's lead to 21-0 with second-quarter runs on 4 and 1 yards and it looked like the Patriots were on cruise control. A suffocating defense had allowed Northwood just six total yards in four possessions before Bermejo took an option pitch around left end for a 62-yard touchdown run with 3:34 left in the half. "Defensively we played pretty well outside of that big run," Inselmann said. "We switched more to a 5-3 defense in the second half so they wouldn't break the option on us." Northwood wasn't through yet, though. The Raiders got back in the game with a 14-play, 61-yard drive. Fullback Corey Jones, a load at 6-foot-1, 237 pounds, found some success running up the gut. "We don't have any big backs like that," Inselmann said. "I've got a fast back, but we don't have have that size. I wish I had size to go along with that quick running back I have." Bermejo had 97 yards on 8 carries for Raiders, with Jones chipping in 67 yards on 10 carries. Northwood quarterback Erik Russel completed just one pass for 12 yards and was sacked six times, including four in the second half as the Raiders were forced to go to the passing game. Patrick Henry advances to play Jeromesville Hillsdale (9-2) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at a site to be determined. George said the win over Northwood is just one step along the road for the Patriots. "It's one game at a time," he said. "If we don't win the next one, we can't go on. "Every game is like a championship game now." Northwood 0 8 0 6 -- 14 Patrick Henry 7 20 0 14 -- 41 First Quarter PH -- Buenger 43 run (Creager kick) Second Quarter PH -- George 1 run (Creager kick) PH -- George 6 run (Creager kick) NWD -- Bermejo 62 run (Romstadt from Russell) PH -- Tonjes 3 pass from George (kick failed) Fourth Quarter NWD -- Bermejo 1 run (run failed) PH -- Buenger 49 run (Creager kick) PH -- George 51 pass from Spence (Creager kick) NWD PH First Downs 7 15 Rushes-yards 36-132 41-224 Passing Yards 12 201 Comp-Att-Int 1-5-0 16-23-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-0 Penalties-Yards 2-3 1-13 individual statistics rushing -- Northwood, Bermejo 8-97, Prothero 5-(-12), Pressley 3-11, Russell 10-(-31), Jones 10-67. Patrick Henry, Buenger 14-145, Miller 2-4, L. George 14-54, Rosebrook 4-9. passing -- Northwood, Russell 1-5-0, 12. Patrick Henry, L. George 10-15-0, 90, Spence 6-8-0, 111. receiving -- Northwood, Bermejo 1-12. Patrick Henry, L. George 2-56, Tonjes 7-78, Brubaker 1-30, A. George 1-20, Buenger 4-17. Radick, 419-427-8405 tedradick@thecourier.com Women's Basketball: Buckeyes viewing more hardware By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS -- A visitor steps inside the door to the Ohio State women's basketball office and is immediately funneled along the left wall of the hallway. There's not much room to get through. Stacked along the right wall are seven towering Big Ten championship trophies, their shorn nets neatly circling each base. It might get even tighter in that hallway. Ohio State, ranked No. 3 in the nation in the Associated Press preseason poll, is loaded with talent. Even though the Buckeyes graduated two starters, there are plenty of possibilities waiting in the wings to improve on last year's squad that went 29-6, won its fifth straight Big Ten regular-season and second conference tournament title and then made it to the NCAA regional semifinals before falling. Still, don't expect coach Jim Foster to get tendinitis from patting himself and his players on the backs. "I tell my kids, we're the preseason favorite -- what do you want us to do? Have a banquet now?" he said, sort of joking in a caustic way. "What is it? It's like winning the pole in an (auto) race." The thing is, Foster has quite a driver in this race. Point guard Samantha Prahalis is as flashy -- no-look and behind-the-back passes -- as any guard in the country. But it's more than glitter; she was among the national leaders last year with 6 assists a game. She triggers an Ohio State team that is not like what most people expect when they think of the Big Ten. The Buckeyes are fast, athletic, can jump and can play a variety of styles. "I think we're capable of winning the national championship," said Prahalis, the conference's freshman of the year last season. "Some people think we can get there, some people think that we won't. But we know that we can get there. It's a long way off, so we've still got a lot of work to do." The key inside and out is Jantel Lavender, a 6-foot-4 track star of a pivot. Faster than most teams' point guard, she is usually Prahalis' wingman on the break. When she's not sprinting 70 feet to hit layups -- a slower defender well behind her -- she can post up for spin moves and bank shots. Try to muscle her and she'll face the basket and hit a 15-footer or drive past slower players for easy buckets. "The reason why the team is a lot better is because we have everything," said Lavender, an All-American and Big Ten player of the year each of her two seasons who averaged 20.8 points and 10.7 rebounds a game last season. "We can play defense, we can play great offense, we can run. Everybody's fast. You add all those things together and it's why we're so highly ranked at the start of the season." Foster isn't one to blather on about how good his team is. But even he is quietly optimistic. "We've got a chance to be pretty good," he said in what passes for hyperbole from him. "We've got pieces." Lots of them. Shavelle Little is a two-time defensive player of the year in the conference who averages almost 3 steals a game. She runs the show in Ohio State's frequent forays into fullcourt pressure. Brittany Johnson is a pure shooter who has yet to really find her role, even though she hit 44 3-pointers a year ago. The Buckeyes' blend of size, speed and athleticism continues through the roster. Guards Alison Jackson, Maria Moeller, Cherise Daniel and Amber Stokes each add something different. Andrea Walker and Sarah Schulze provide strength, defense and rebounding. On top of that, Foster has signed the No. 1 player from a different state each of the last three years, adding Tayler Hill this season. A two-time player of the year in Minnesota, she scored almost 4,000 points in high school. No wonder everyone thinks so highly of the Buckeyes. "I love it," Prahalis said. "It's like, they're all expecting a lot from us. Everyone's looking at us now as No. 3. It's a big deal. But for us it's good that everyone thinks we're that good because we have to live up to it. We've got to work hard and really push because we want to stay right up there." Do that, and Ohio State might just have to build a bigger hallway. College Football: Both OSU, Penn State could use signature win BY GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Welcome home, Terrelle Pryor. No. 15 Ohio State and its talented dual-threat quarterback visit No. 11 Penn State in a high-stakes Big Ten game. For Pryor, it will be his first game at Beaver Stadium since the western Pennsylvania native spurned Penn State last year to end one of the most publicized recruiting races in recent memory. Nittany Lions fans haven't forgotten, and Pryor knows it. "It's going to be a crazy atmosphere, but that's what we come here for," said Pryor, a sophomore. "We're going (in) as a team, so if I get spit on, they spit on the whole team and stuff like that." As if the annual grudge match between the Buckeyes (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) and Nittany Lions (8-1, 4-1) needed any subplots. Both teams could use a signature win to solidify their credentials for a BCS bowl berth. The game also will break their tie for second place in the conference, putting the victor in better position for at least a share of the Big Ten crown should unbeaten Iowa falter down the stretch. "We definitely feel like we have something to prove. There's a whole bunch of talk that we haven't played anybody yet," Penn State receiver Derek Moye said. The Nittany Lions have won five straight by lopsided margins, though they lost their toughest game this season when they fell to the Hawkeyes in late September. A loss could put the Buckeyes in more late-season trouble. Their goal to win at least a share of their fifth consecutive Big Ten title is already in jeopardy, and they host Iowa next week. But there's not a Buckeye that's looking beyond the Nittany Lions, a team that leads the Big Ten in total offense (429 yards per game) and total defense (84 yards). "It starts up front, very physical, very strong, aggressive style, not unlike ours," Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said. That sounds a lot like something his Penn State counterpart, Hall of Famer Joe Paterno, would say. Games between the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes usually hinge on field position and big defensive plays, whether in Happy Valley or the Horseshoe. Tressel, like Paterno, often likes to play things close to his sweater vest. Their styles pay off given that the two big-name coaches have 616 victories between them -- Paterno the leader among major college coaches with 391, Tressel with 225. In fact, Saturday's game will be the first time two FBS coaches with a combined 600 or more wins will have met in the regular season, according to Penn State's sports information department. The other time it happened was in the 2006 Orange Bowl, when Penn State and Paterno beat Florida State and Bobby Bowden, who is five behind Paterno on the career victory chart. But Paterno doesn't like to talk about his career stats, or to compare himself to Tressel or any of his other colleagues, for that matter. "No, I'm not going to compare myself, heck," Paterno said when a reporter broached the topic this week. "I'll compare your writing with somebody else's writing if you want me to do that, or something like that, but that's not -- no." He's had more immediate concerns on his mind, like containing Pryor. If there's any defense that's up to the challenge, it's a Penn State unit that is the stingiest in the nation in allowing just 9.3 points per game. The Nittany Lions' defense leads the league in sacks, while the athletic linebacking trio of Navorro Bowman, Josh Hull and Sean Lee is one of the best in the country. Mobile Northwestern quarterback Mike Kafka lit up the Penn State defense early last week before getting hurt, though the Nittany Lions have done a good job this season in containing other running quarterbacks such as Illinois' Juice Williams and Michigan's Tate Forcier. While Ohio State's defense (11.7 points and 260 yards per game) can go toe-to-toe with the Nittany Lions, the offense has struggled at times, with much of the blame pinned on an inconsistent Pryor. UF's Paris named University of Findlay junior defender Rosie Paris was named to the all-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's soccer second team for the third consecutive season. Paris played in all 18 games this year for the Oilers and recorded her first career goal. BVC selections in Weekend edition Blanchard Valley Conference selections for football and volleyball will be published in The Courier's Weekend edition on Saturday, Nov. 14. The all-conference selections will include first and second team and honorable mention players for football and first, second and third team and honorable mention for volleyball. UF game online The University of Findlay men's exhibition basketball game against the University of Utah will air live at 1:45 p.m. today at www.wkxa.com. After the UF football game against Ashland University, the remainder of the game can be heard at 100.5 FM. Scoreboard Prep Football Regional Quarterfinals Division I (All games at 7 p.m. Saturday) Region 1 Youngs. Boardman (7-3) at Cle. St. Ignatius (10-0) Euclid (6-4) at Solon (10-0) Parma (7-3) at Mayfield (9-1) Cle. Glenville (9-1) at North Royalton (9-1) Region 2 Canton McKinley (6-4) at Tol. Whitmer (9-1) Brunswick (7-3) at Twinsburg (9-1) North Canton Hoover (7-3) at Massillon Washington (7-3) Wadsworth (9-1) at Canton GlenOak (8-2) Region 3 Springfield (6-4) at Dublin Coffman (10-0) Lancaster (6-4) at Hilliard Davidson (8-1) Pickerington North (7-3) at Pickerington Central (9-1) Olentangy Liberty (7-3) at Westerville South (8-2) Region 4 Centerville (8-2) at Cin. St. Xavier (8-2) Middletown (9-1) at Cin. Moeller (9-1) West Chester Lakota West (9-1) at Cin. Anderson (10-0) Huber Heights Wayne (7-3) at Cin. Elder (7-2) Division II Region 5 Mentor Lake Catholic 34, Ravenna 16 Warren Howland 28, Medina Highland 21 Ashland 28, Chesterland West Geauga 7 Canfield 31, Aurora 14 Region 6 Tol. St Francis 35, North Ridgeville 7 Tol. Central Catholic 35, Rocky River 7 Maple Heights 36, Tol. Rogers 26 Avon Lake 56, Maumee 35 Region 7 Cols. Marion-Franklin 14, Louisville 7 Logan 30, Canal Winchester 7 Cols. Brookhaven 27, Cols. Walnut Ridge 20, OT Olentangy Orange 28, Dresden Tri-Valley 21 Region 8 Cin. Turpin 44, Wilmington 21 Cin. Winton Woods 59, Hamilton Ross 7 New Carlisle Tecumseh 55, West Carrollton 23 Trotwood-Madison 41, Cin. Mount Healthy 6 Division III Region 9 Cardinal Mooney 42, Mogadore Field 14 Poland Seminary 38, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 14 Akron Archbishop Hoban 14, Parma Padua 11 Hubbard 30, Medina Buckeye 14 Region 10 Cols. St Francis De Sales 45, Bryan 21 Cols. Bishop Watterson 26, Bellefontaine 0 Napoleon 28, Cols. Eastmoor Academy 14 Tipp City Tippecanoe 34, Sandusky Perkins 6 Region 11 Steubenville 34, Alliance Marlington 26 Dover 42, Cadiz Harrison Central 0 Canal Fulton Northwest 28, Buckeye Local 20 Salem 38, Granville 31, OT Region 12 Springfield Shawnee 28, Goshen 7 Cin. Wyoming 34, Eaton 32 Monroe 12, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 7 Circleville Logan Elm 28, New Richmond 12 Division IV (All games at 7 p.m. Saturday) Region 13 Campbell Memorial (7-3) at Chagrin Falls (10-0) Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (7-3) at Girard (10-0) Peninsula Woodridge (8-2) at Martins Ferry (7-2) Cortland Lakeview (7-3) at Akron Manchester (9-1) Region 14 Eastwood (8-2) at Galion (10-0) Milan Edison (8-2) at Genoa (10-0) Clear Fork (7-3) at Orrville (7-3) Ottawa-Glandorf (8-2) at Wooster Triway (8-2) Region 15 Albany Alexander (8-2) at Amanda-Clearcreek (10-0) Sparta Highland (8-2) at Ironton (8-2) Chillicothe Zane Trace (8-2) at Heath (8-2) Coshocton (8-2) at 4 Zanesville West Muskingum (9-1) Region 16 Waynesville (8-2) at larksville Clinton-Massie (10-0) Plain City Jonathan Alder (7-3) at Kettering Alter (10-0) Carlisle (8-2) at Cin. North College Hill (10-0) Germantown Valley View (7-3) at Kenton (9-1) Division V Region 17 Cuyahoga Heights 28, Apple Creek Waynedale 7 Columbiana Crestview 20, East Palestine 14 Youngs. Ursuline 28, Garfield Hts. Trinity 0 Gates Mills Hawken 14, Independence 7 Region 18 Patrick Henry 41, Northwood 14 Tinora 45, Fairview 6 Lima Central Catholic 49, Hicksville 0 Jeromesville Hillsdale 33, Ashland Crestview 23 Region 19 Fredericktown 47, Caldwell 7 Oak Hill 42, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 14 West Lafayette Ridgewood 36, Minford 10 Wheelersburg 52, Woodsfield Monroe Central 42 Region 20 St. Henry 28, Richwood North Union 3 Coldwater 41, Hamilton Badin 0 Anna 20, Cols. Bishop Ready 17 West Liberty-Salem 3, West Jefferson 0 Division VI (All games at 7 p.m. Saturday) Region 21 Hopewell-Loudon (8-2) at McDonald (10-0) Berlin Center Western Reserve (9-1) at Norwalk St. Paul (10-0) Warren John F. Kennedy (7-3) at Mogadore (9-1) Dalton (9-1) at Wynford (10-0) Region 22 Arlington (7-3) at Delphos St. John's (10-0) Cory-Rawson (7-3) at Ada (10-0) Cols. Grove (7-3) at Carey (9-1) Fremont St Joseph Central Catholic (9-1) at Leipsic (9-1) Region 23 Willow Wood Symmes Valley (8-2) at Malvern (9-1) Shadyside (5-5) at Columbiana (8-2) Grove City Christian (9-1) at Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans (8-2) New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic (7-3) at Bridgeport (9-1) Region 24 Covington (7-3) at Ansonia (10-0) Fort Loramie (8-2) at Lockland (9-1) S. Charleston Southeastern (8-2) at Waynesfield-Goshen (9-1) Marion Local (5-5) at Sidney Lehman Catholic (7-3) PREP BOYS SOCCER Saturday's Regional Finals Division I At ROCKY RIVER Cleveland St. Ignatius (20-0-0) vs. Massillon Jackson (19-1-0), 3 AT BAY HIGH SCHOOL Strongsville (16-1-3) vs. Toledo St. John's, 3 At Dublin SCIOTO Gahanna Lincoln (19-0-1) vs. Olentangy Orange (17-1-1), 3 AT CINCINNATI PRINCETON West Chester Lakota West (15-2-2) vs. Beavercreek, 3 Division II AT LYNDHURST BRUSH Youngstown Mooney (11-7-2) vs. Mentor Lake Catholic (14-4-2), 7 AT LEXINGTON Lexington (16-4-1) vs. Bay Village Bay (17-1-2), 3 AT PATASKALA WATKINS MEMORIAL Lisbon Beaver (16-2-2) vs. Columbus DeSales (16-1-3), 7 AT HILLIARD BRADLEY Dayton Carroll (17-1-1) vs. Columbus Bexley (16-2-), 7 Division III AT RAVENNA Cuyahoga Valley Christian (14-0-5) vs. Wellington (17-2-1), 3 AT ASHLAND Ottawa-Glandorf (14-3-3) vs. Doylestown Chippewa (16-1-3), 3 AT WARSAW RIVER VIEW Worthington Christian (15-1-4) vs. South Webster (19-1-0), 3 AT CINCINNATI PRINCETON Springfield Catholic Central (16-0-4) vs. Cincinnati Seven Hills (18-1-1), 2 PREP GIRLS SOCCER Saturday's Regional Finals Division I At Rocky River Canfield (13-2-8) bs. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (19-0-2), noon At Ashland Medina (18-1-2) vs. Sylvania Northview, noon At Dublin Scioto Upper Arlington (19-1-2) vs. Dublin Coffman (12-5-3), noon At Bellbrook Huber Heights Wayne (19-1) vs. Centerville (19-1-1), noon Division II At Medina Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown (13-2-3) vs. Chagrin Falls, noon At Findlay Lake vs. St. Marys Memorial, noon At Hilliard Bradley Middletown Fenwick (12-3-5) vs. Columbus Bexley (18-0-3), noon At Lakota East Cincinnati Wyoming (18-0-2) vs. Cincinnati Madeira (17-2-2), noon PREP VOLLEYBALL Thursday's Regional Semifinals Division II Canal Fulton Northwest def. Celina, 3-0 Parma Padua def. Mansfield Madison, 3-0 Columbus Hartley def. Cambridge, 25-12, 25-21, 25-23 Urichsville Claymont def. Sunbury Big Walnut, 3-2 Kettering Alter def. Tipp City Tippecanoe, 3-1 Circleville Logan Elm def. Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, 3-1 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit def. Salem, 16-25, 25-12, 25-21, 14-25, 15-9 Mentor Lake Catholic def. Medina Buckeye, 25-19, 25-14, 25-14 Division IV Berlin Center Western Reserve def. Newbury, 3-0 Norwalk St. Paul def. Cuyahoga Heights, 25-19, 25-12, 25-9 Tuscarawas Central Catholic def. Reedsville Eastern, 25-19 25-21 17-25 25-11 Beaver Eastern def. Mount Gilead Gilead Christian, 3-2 Hopewell-Loudon def. Kalida, 25-8, 25-12, 25-19 Antwerp def. Columbus Grove, 27-25, 25-18, 25-18 Marion Local def. Fort Loramie, 20-25, 25-19, 25-9, 25-16 Sidney Lehman def. Jackson Center, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-7 Saturday's Regional Finals Division I At Hudson Painesville Riverside (24-3) vs. Stow-Munroe Falls (15-11), 2 At Hilliard Davidson Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame vs. Dublin Coffman, 2 At Norwalk Rocky River Magnificat (23-3) vs. Amherst Steele (23-3), 2 At Vandalia Butler Mason (22-4) vs. Cincinnati Ursuline (26-0), 4 Division II AT ONTARIO Canal Fulton Northwest (24-3) vs. Parma Padua (24-2), 2 At GRANVILLE Columbus Hartley vs. Urichsville Claymont, 2 At WILMINGTON Kettering Alter vs. Circleville Logan Elm, 2 AT STOW-MUNROE FALLS Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit vs. Mentor Lake Catholic, 2 Division III At Barberton Smithville vs. Gates Mills Gillmour Academy (24-2), 2 At Logan Albany Alexander vs. Frankfort Adena, 2 At Liberty-Benton Archbold (27-0) vs. Huron, 2 At Wilmington Versailles (26-2) vs. Middletown Fenwick (21-4), 4 Division IV At Twinsburg Berlin Center Western Reserve vs. Norwalk St. Paul, 2 At Lancaster Tuscarawas Central Catholic vs. Beaver Eastern, 2 At Elida Hopewell-Loudon vs. Columbus Grove, noon At Vandalia Butler Marion Local vs. Sidney Lehman, 2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Tuesday's Results Bowling Green 30, Buffalo 29 Thursday's Results Temple 34, Miami (Ohio) 32 Virginia Tech 16, East Carolina 3 N. Illinois 50, E. Michigan 6 Friday's Results Gallaudet 16, N.Y. Martime 13 Boise St. 45, Louisiana Tech 35 Saturday's Games OHIO Ashland at Findlay (GLIAC), noon Butler at Dayton (PFL), 1 Tiffin at Hillsdale (GLIAC), 1 Defiance at Mount St. Joseph (HCAC), 1 Denison at Kenyon (NCAC), 1 Hiram at Wabash (NCAC), 1 Oberlin at Wooster (NCAC), 1 Earlham at Ohio Wesleyan, 1 Allegheny at Wittenberg (NCAC), 1 Malone at Marian, 1 Marietta at Heidelberg (OAC), 1 St. Joseph, Ill. at Central St., Ohio, 1:30 Wilmington, Ohio at Baldwin-Wallace (OAC), 1:30 Ohio Northern at Capital (OAC), 1:30 Muskingum at John Carroll (OAC), 1:30 Otterbein at Mount Union (OAC), 1:30 Bluffton at Hanover (HCAC), 1:30 Case Reserve at Carnegie Mellon (UAA), 2 Urbana at Seton Hill, 3 Kent St. at Akron (MAC), 3:30 Youngstown St. at N. Iowa (MV), 5 Ohio St. at Penn St. (BT), 3:30 Walsh at Trinity International, TBA Connecticut at Cincinnati (BE), 8 SCHEDULE Saturday's Events College Athletics MEN'S BASKETBALL -- Findlay at Utah, 2 FOOTBALL -- Ashland at Findlay (GLIAC), Noon Bluffton at Hanover (HCAC), 1:30 Ohio Northern at Capital (OAC), 1:30 MEN'S SOCCER -- Findlay at GLIAC Tournament, TBA VOLLEYBALL -- Findlay at Wayne State (GLIAC), 1 Bluffton at HCAC Tournament, TBA MEN'S/WOMEN'S SWIMMING -- Alma & Hillsdale at Findlay, 1 Sunday's Events College Athletics WOMEN'S SOCCER -- Findlay at GLIAC Tournament, TBA LOCAL & AREA Gold Digger Volleyball Tryouts BLUFFTON -- Tryouts for the Gold Digger Volleyball Club will be Nov. 7 for 13-year olds from 1:30-2:50 p.m., and 3-4:30 p.m. for 14-year olds at Bluffton Middle School. On Nov. 22 tryouts for 15-16 year olds will be from 1-2:30 p.m. and for 17 year olds from 2:45-4:15 p.m. at Bluffton High School. Tryout fees are $15. For more information go to www.golddiggersvb.com. UF Softball Skills Clinic The University of Findlay softball team will host an offensive skills clinic for girls in grades 3-12 on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Koehler Athletic Complex. A detailed registration form may be downloaded by visiting www.findlay.edu then entering the athletic link and selecting "camps and clinics". For additional information, contact the softball office at 419-434-6544. Trojan Club Meeting The Findlay High School Trojan Club monthly meeting will be held 7 p.m. Monday in Room 273 of Findlay High School. All interested persons are welcome to attend. |
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