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TODAY'S LOCAL SPORTS

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Pigskin Picks
You think long, you think wrong.

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Prep Football: McComb vs. Leipsic
Football coaches Joe Kirkendall of Leipsic and Kris Alge of McComb want to dispell one thing right off the bat.

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Prep Football: Bluffton's Harmon Field gets summer makeover
BLUFFTON -- After 75 years, she finally needed a little facelift.

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Prep Football: Trojans now get Knights
Findlay High football coach Mark Ritzler won't be taking a sledgehammer to his offensive and defensive schemes after a season-opening 39-30 loss to Brunswick.

Local Sports Pigskin Picks
You think long, you think wrong.

We're thinking about etching that little motto into a plaque and setting on the desk of sportswriter Dave Hanneman.

After 25 years of stewing over the weekly Pigskin Picks, you'd think the grizzled veteran of the staff would know better. But there he was this week, scouring newspapers, web sites and blogs searching for any little tidbit of information he thought might give him an edge in his battle with Jamie "Bubba" Baker.

While the rest of the staff was writing up results of golf, soccer, cross country and volleyball, our boy Dave was surfing his way through all kinds of useful and valuable information.

For example, Fostoria St. Wendelin plays Horizon Science Academy this week. But did you know there are at least five Horizon Science Academy schools in Ohio? Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo all have one, but only the one in Cincinnati has football.

After two nights of diligent research, Hanneman finally completed his picks for the week. Looking to see if he and Baker disagreed on any, he asked Jamie when he might have his done.

"Oh, they're done already," Jamie answered. "I had some free time before all the calls, faxes and e-mails started coming in. I looked 'em over, and finished them in about five minutes."

Five minutes?

Five minutes!

What about research, team stats, won/loss records, recent history?

"Nah," Jamie said. "I just look at the games and go by intuition."

That system seems to be working for the big guy. Baker went 16-1 in last week's games; Hanneman 15-2.

Our pigskin prognosticators have disagreed on two games this week. Baker is taking Hardin Northern over Vanlue and North Baltimore over Toledo Woodward, with Hanneman on the flip side of those picks.

Both of our gridiron gurus are picking St. Wendelin to beat Horizon Science Academy. That's in Cincinnati, you know.

Hanneman's Picks

Findlay over TOLEDO ST. FRANCIS -- Trojans can't do anything about the past, but they can do something about the future.

PANDORA-GILBOA over Arcadia -- Rockets played well against a strong Grove team last week.

CORY-RAWSON over Arlington -- Toss-up! The edge might be Spike Berry Field and the Hornets' defense.

LEIPSIC over McComb -- BVC showdown in BVC opener. These two teams could square off again before this season is over.

LIBERTY-BENTON over Van Buren -- Knights won't get shock-ed this week. L-B's weapons are named Linhart and Davis.

Vanlue over HARDIN NORTHERN -- 2-0 start for the 'Lue? Hey, go for it.

Ada over SPENCERVILLE -- Heath who? Bulldogs have reloaded big time.

COLUMBUS GROVE over Allen East -- Grove dominated this matchup last year. Ditto this time.

Patrick Henry over SWANTON -- Gabe Jones was not even listed as Patrick Henry's No.2 quarterback on preseason forms. After his performance against St. Charles, Mich., he's definitely on the radar.

Ottawa-Glandorf over LIMA SHAWNEE -- Titans beat feet all over Fostoria. They might show a bit more balance this week.

Bowling Green over FOSTORIA -- Alphabetically speaking, both teams are looking for their first TD and first W. Gotta give the Bobcats the edge over the banged-up Redmen.

Bucyrus over UPPER SANDUSKY -- Majority rules. Brats are favored, but I think it will be close.

Carey over BLUFFTON -- Blue Devils did better than I anticipated last week; Pirates didn't.

Toledo Woodward over NORTH BALTIMORE -- My heart says go with Chip Hollenback and the Tigers. But a couple of athletes can make a big difference, especially when it's a D-II vs. D-VI matchup.

ELMWOOD over Lakota -- Just crunching the numbers, Elmwood had a better Week One than Lakota did.

HOPEWELL-LOUDON over Otsego -- Numbers are up at Buster's alma mater. Considering those numbers include a 20-game losing streak and a team that was outscored by an average of 40 points a game last season, those numbers still have a long way to go.

RIVERDALE over Upper Scioto Valley -- Falcons got one monkey off their back. Monkey No. 2 is avenging that 33-13 loss to USV last year.

ST. WENDELIN over Horizon Science -- Is that another St. Wendelin win I spot on the Horizon? Hey, why not?

Baker's Picks

Findlay over TOLEDO ST. FRANCIS -- Findlay needs a win here. They get it.

PANDORA-GILBOA over Arcadia -- Rockets rebound in a big way.

CORY-RAWSON over Arlington -- Tough start to the season for the Devils but there's still eight weeks left.

LEIPSIC over McComb -- Everyone attending this one will get their money's worth.

LIBERTY-BENTON over Van Buren -- Van Buren's gotta find some offense.

Hardin Northern over VANLUE -- Love to see the Cats start 3-0 but I just don't see it.

Ada over SPENCERVILLE -- Bulldogs haven't missed a beat.

COLUMBUS GROVE over Allen East -- 'Dogs can't get caught looking ahead to next week's game with Ada.

Patrick Henry over SWANTON -- Patriots open defense of their NWOAL title with a big win.

Ottawa-Glandorf over LIMA SHAWNEE -- O-G is off to another strong start.

Bowling Green over FOSTORIA SENIOR -- Redmen haven't scored since their opening scrimmage.

Bucyrus over UPPER SANDUSKY -- Could be close but Rams lose rivalry game against the Redmen.

Carey over BLUFFTON -- Carey will spoil Bluffton's home opener at refurbished Harmon Field.

NORTH BALTIMORE over Toledo Woodward -- Tigers take Polar Bears to the woodshed.

ELMWOOD over Lakota -- Just gotta hunch that the Royals win at home.

HOPEWELL-LOUDON over Otsego -- Chieftains continue their mastery of the SLL.

Riverdale over UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY -- Riverdale needs to strap it up for four quarters not just two.

ST. WENDELIN over Horizon Science -- Mohawks make it two in a row.

Home team in caps.

Prep Football: McComb vs. Leipsic
By TED RADICK

Staff Writer

Football coaches Joe Kirkendall of Leipsic and Kris Alge of McComb want to dispell one thing right off the bat.

This Friday's 7 p.m. matchup at Leipsic is not a Blanchard Valley Conference championship game.

"This is a big game, no doubt about it," Alge said. "But win or lose, there's still eight games left.

"Some people say this is a battle for the BVC championship, but in my book it could be a start towards one but it's never a sure thing until Week 10.

"That's the nice thing about our conference, week in and week out there's a lot of teams that can upset anybody."

A year ago, Leipsic posted a 41-21 victory over the Panthers.

"We mentioned to our kids Saturday and again on Monday, that as big a game as this is, and for them to look forward to it, win our lose there's still going to be an opportunity for other teams to come in and be a big game," Kirkendall said.

"Win or lose on Friday, you still have to go out and play every week.You have to do that if you want to be one of those good teams."

Both coaches know this is an opportunity to make an early-season statement. Each team is coming off an impressive season-opening win, Leipsic 35-7 over Delphos Jefferson and McComb 56-0 over Tiffin Calvert.

Both coaches are also aware that their players know what's at stake. A loss Friday won't necessarily knock either team out of contention in the BVC race, but a win will be a huge step toward that goal.

"We've talked to our kids about what this week means and the quality of opponent that McComb is," Kirkendall said. "We've talked about this being a fun week. Any time you have an opportunity to play a ballgame that everyone's talking about, you need to enjoy it. You need to have fun with it, be excited about it.

"We're not going to fool the kids, they know how good McComb is. Our kids are all perfectly aware of McComb's history and tradition and how good a football team they are."

The same is true in McComb

"The kids know," Alge said. "At the begining of the year they knew that Leipsic was one of the top teams in the BVC. They know how many kids Leipsic has back. The seniors have played each other in basketball and football for four years now.

"Leipsic is big and strong and physical. You can't lie to the kids, they know how important of a game it's going to be."

A big key will be the battle in the trenches. Leipsic has a size advantage along the offensive and defensive lines, and how that plays out may determine the outcome.

"With us it starts with (defensive end) Tre Lopez," Kirkendall said. "He brings a lot of energy to the defensive line and he had an outstanding game last Friday. Our defensive tackles are all good football players. Our defensive line was dominant against Delphos Jefferson."

This week presents a different challenge for Leipsic, that of stopping McComb's passing attack.

"That was stopping the run, now we have to change gears," Kirkendall said of changing the defensive approach. "McComb throws the football, and we have to be active, we have to have pressure. Last year, we had some success with our front four and didn't have to blitz. That allowed us to drop more guys into coverage. If our front four can get there, that gives us an advantage. That way when we do blitz, there's an element of surprise."

"We're trying to challenge our offensive line," Alge said. "We know their defensive line is strong and physical and they probably outweigh us by 25 or 30 pounds each man. Each week they're getting better and better, and it will be a nice test for us to see how good we really are."

Whatever happens Friday, both coaches say they've had a fun time preparing their kids this week.

"They know what to expect," Kirkendall said. "They've watched (McComb's) game tape and they've heard it from their coaches. They know how good those McComb kids are. We'll find out if we can match the level of athleticism and execution that McComb brings."

"We're looking forward to it, the opportunity to play a team with the experience and skill of Leipsic," Alge said.

"We want to find out how good this McComb team is. We've been scoring a lot of points in scrimmages, but those are scrimmages. We scored a lot of points in our first game, but Tiffin Calvert is in a transitional phase with a lot of inexperience. Against Leipsic, we'll butt heads and hopefully our kids will rise to the challenge and we'll see what we're made of."

Radick: 419-427-8405,

tedradick@thecourier.com

Prep Football: Bluffton's Harmon Field gets summer makeover
By JAMIE BAKER

Staff Writer

BLUFFTON -- After 75 years, she finally needed a little facelift.

The old football stadium on the banks of Riley Creek, Harmon Field, home of the Bluffton Pirates, got a much-needed makeover this summer.

The stadium, which was built in 1936 during the Great Depression as a Works Progress Administration project, was badly in need of repair.

"I know quite awhile back we looked into getting it refurbished then but nothing happened so it's needed work for 20 years," said Bluffton Athletics Director Jim Raabe.

"We have a permanent improvement levy we passed here in Bluffton, so we knew we would have some funds to do some things. The first three years, monies were spent in buildings and classrooms and so forth. Now they've been able to free up some money to spend down here."

Workers have been on site all summer repairing the concrete home-side grandstands and installing new bleachers. A crew was putting finishing touches on the stadium's wiring Tuesday and the work should be completed in time for Bluffton's home opener against Carey Friday night.

So how bad was the stadium's condition?

The concrete bleachers on the home side of Harmon Field was crumbling. And while it wasn't an immediate safety hazard something had to be done soon to remedy the situation.

"It had some minor stuff done to it through the years but if was bad enough that you needed an umbrella when you walked underneath the stadium when it rained," Raabe said.

"The concrete was dingy. Now it's been cleaned up and repaired. I even stood under it in the rain recently and I didn't need an umbrella."

School officials looked into tearing down the home grandstand and replacing it with new bleachers. In the end, it was cheaper to try and save the historic stadium, which has hosted hundreds of big Bluffton High School and Bluffton University (which now plays its games at on-campus Salzman Stadium) games over the years.

"The cost just to tear it down and haul it away was between $135,000 and $150,000. Then, you would have empty ground," Raabe said.

"We had an engineer come in and tell us the stadium was structurally sound and the price to refurbish was the same as or less than it would have been to tear it down. It really was a no brainer. It might have cost $300,000-$500,000 to put up a new stadium."

The cost of the project ended up being just shy of $122,000.

Separately, the players on the field will be a little easier to see after the school also installed new lights at a cost of $162,400.

"We knew for a number of years our lights were in bad shape," Raabe said. "I think it was three years ago, we played Cory-Rawson and turned on the lights and a transformer blew. We had to play the game with lights on just one side of the field.

"We moved the light poles that used to be next to the fence. When you were in the stands it was hard to see into that end of the field because of the poles."

Delay of game timers are expected to be installed in each end zone before the Pirates and Blue Devils take the field.

"This place is a big part of our community. On Friday nights, a lot of people show up down here," Raabe said. "Whatever visitors see when they come to your town, that's the impression they get of your community.

"This will make a much better impression, not only on the Bluffton community but other surrounding communities, too."

Baker: 419-422-5151,

jamiebaker@thecourier.com

Prep Football: Trojans now get Knights
By DAVE HANNEMAN

STAFF WRITER

Findlay High football coach Mark Ritzler won't be taking a sledgehammer to his offensive and defensive schemes after a season-opening 39-30 loss to Brunswick.

Any changes the Trojans make heading into Friday's game against Toledo St. Francis at Waite High School's Jack Mollenkopf Stadium will be much subtler than that.

"We're not doing anything drastic. We're not making wholesale changes," Ritzler said.

"The majority of our problems came down to execution. We just have to do the things we've been doing all along, the little things we've been practicing since day one of two-a-days.

"We just have to do them better, then on Friday night we have to go out and do it. Cut and dried, guys have to step up and make plays. All the things they work on during the week, they need to transfer onto the field.

"It's like in education. You work on a particular concept, then whether it's a state achievement test or a unit test or whatever the kids eventually have to transfer that knowledge to how they are being assessed.

"That's how football players are assessed. They get assessed every Friday night."

The only sledgehammer the Trojans will see this week will be the St. Francis offense.

The Hunter twins -- Cam (6-foot-41/2, 254 pounds) and Hunter (6-3, 262) -- and Andrew Villolovos (6-5, 305) anchor a huge offensive line that is the foundation for the Knights' powerful running attack.

"They run behind a line that averages around 6-foot-3 and 270 pounds," Ritzler said. "They'll line up with two tight ends and they have a big 250-pound fullback.

"Their tailbacks aren't big: 5-9, 5-10 and 170, 180 pounds. But they get a lot of beef out front of the ball carrier."

Dick Cromwell, who collected 208 of his 251 career wins and won two state championships with St. Francis, stepped down as the Knights' head coach after the 2009 season. But Ritzler expects few changes in the program now that Mike Blochowski has taken over.

"He coached with Dick Cromwell for 20 years or so," Ritzler said. "They have a lot of the same coaches and they're running the same offense and defense they ran when half of our coaching staff was still in high school.

"It worked back then and it still works today."

Brunswick's Nick Roberts, a talented but untested sophomore running back, scorched Findlay for 210 yards rushing and three touchdowns last Friday. This week, Findlay will face a St. Francis team a bit less explosive but just as determined to establish the run.

"We worked a lot of double teams this week and staying low," Ritzler said. "Obviously, we're smaller than them. There's nothing we can do about that. We want to move around, hopefully put some indecision in their minds and try to create a bit of havoc in there."

Despite a horrible start against Brunswick, Findlay was able to create some havoc as well.

The Trojans trailed 23-2 at the half and 37-2 early in the third quarter. But huge kickoff returns by Vance Settlemire (68 yards) and Jim Orwick (59) set up two short scoring drives, senior quarterback Matt Spragg completed 13 straight passes during one second-half stretch and Joseph Davidson, Cody Ramsey and Dylan Blunk hauled in touchdown passes as Findlay pulled within 37-30 with 10 minutes left in the game.

Turnovers stalled two fourth-quarter drives, though, and Brunswick got a safety in the final minute to seal the deal.

"If we're going to compete with those teams, we have to find a way to do it for four quarters and without shooting ourselves in the foot," Ritzler said.

"The schools we're playing have big kids, a lot of Division I (college) players. We're going to have to compete against them, so we need to step up to the challenge.

"Nothing is ever going to be easy for us and that's okay. There has to be a little street-fighter in us. We have to fight and find ways to win and I'm all right with that."

Hanneman: 419-427-8408,

davehanneman@thecourier.com

Locally: Findlay High volleyball unit rolls to another easy victory
LIMA -- Sophomores Kayce Krucki and Emma Schleucher were a combined 26 for 26 spiking and both had 11 kills in leading Findlay High's volleyball team to a 25-10, 25-7, 25-8 non-league win over Lima Shawnee Wednesday.

Krucki was 15 for 15 spiking and added five service points, seven digs and two blocks. Schleucher was 11 for 11 spiking and had eight points and four digs.

Allison Twining, another sophomore, had eight kills and eight points and seniors Molly Price (3) and Morgan Winans (4) added another seven kills for the Trojans.

Zoe Bodart had eight service points and Caitlin Streaker and Lainy Foltz added six each. Emily Lauth was 49 for 52 setting with 35 assists for the Trojans, who have yet to drop a single game in improving to 2-0 on the season.

findlay (2-0)

POINTS: Allison Twining, Emma Schleucher & Zoe Bodart 8, Caitlin Streaker & Lainy Foltz 6, Kayce Krucki 5. SERVING: Emma Schleucher 11-11, Twining 10-10, Bodart 8-8, Krucki 7-7, Streaker 7-8, Foltz 6-7. ACES: Bodart 3, Krucki & Foltz 2, Twining, Streaker & Schleucher. KILLS: Krucki & Schleucher 11, Twining 8, Winans 4, Molly Price & Lauth 3. SPIKING: Krucki 15-15, Schleucher 13-13, Twining 7-12, Winans 6-7, Price 4-4. ASSISTS: Lauth 35. SETTING: Lauth 49-52. DIGS: Krucki 7, Twining, Foltz & Schleucher 4, Lauth 3, Streaker 2. BLOCKS: Schleucher & Foltz 4, Lauth 3, Krucki & Streaker 2.

JUNIOR VARSITY: Findlay 25-14, 25-15.

FRESHMEN: Findlay 25-7, 25-15.

Tweed, Lewis lead FHS

Ty Tweed fired a 79 to lead the Findlay Blue to third place in the eight-team Northwest District Preview at Red Hawk Run Golf Course Wednesday.

Toledo St. John's won the tournament with a 318. Toledo Central Catholic was second (321), followed by Ashland and the Findlay Blue at 323.

Van Buren's Zeke Wiechart ended as the top individual with a 75, to earn medalist honors.

Ryan Salucci (80), Michael Popovec (81), and Eli Stacy (83) also scored for the Findlay Blue.

Jude Palmer (81), Colin Stacy (85) and Josh Bishop (89) helped Van Buren (330) take fifth place.

Kevin Lewis (78) had the top score of any Findlay golfer and led the Gold (339) to a tie for sixth.

Danny Todd (83), Nick Woolley (87) and Mason McCool(91) filled out the Gold score.

Kenta Okada (88), Alex Fenimore (94), Michael Rowe (97) and Michael Leonard (100) also golfed for the Findlay teams. Jason Sawyer (95) and Erik Glass (99) competed for Van Buren.

team standings

1, Toledo St. Johns 318. 2, Toledo Central Catholic 321. 3, Findlay Blue 323. 3, Ashland 323. 5, Van Buren. 6, Findlay Gold 339. 6, Bowling Green 339. 8, Lexington 358.

Findlay girls blanked

TOLEDO -- Toledo St. Ursula's 1-2 punch of Megan Davis and Kelly Farell combined for five goals Wednesday to power the Arrows to a 5-0 girls soccer win over Findlay.

The game was a preview of sorts. While Wednesday's matchup was a non-league affair, the two schools will be conference rivals next season when the Three Rivers Athletic Conference begins play.

Farell scored three goals and Davis had two. St. Ursula (2-0-1) built a 3-0 halftime lead and outshot Findlay 7-3. Nicole Fernandez had two saves in goal for the Arrows; Zoie Zirger had three saves for Findlay.

Marissa VanDerMolen led Findlay's defense with 17 intercepts and a steal.

Findlay, 2-2, is in the midst of a brutal stretch of games.

In addition to Wednesday's game against St. Ursula, a state semifinalist in 2004, the Trojans face another member of the 2004 Final Four when they travel to Beavercreek Monday. They follow that with a home game Wednesday with Toledo Notre Dame, a team expected to be a strong contender in the TRAC.

st. ursula varsity 5, findlay 0

goals: (StU) Megan Davis 2, Kelly Farell 3. shots-on-goal: Findlay 3, St. Ursula 7. saves: (Fin) Zoie Zirger 3. (StU) Nicole Fernandez 2.

records: St. Ursula 2-0-1, Findlay 2-2.

St. ursula JV 3, findlay 0

goals: (StU) Sarah Manning 2, Sara Mohmed. shots-on-goal: St. Ursula 15, Findlay 8. saves: (Fin) Allie Rackley 12. (StU) Nicole Vahalik 2.

records: Findlay 2-3.

Schulte powers P-G

CONTINENTAL -- Pandora-Gilboa, led by the all-around play of Connie Schulte, missed just one serve on the night and recorded 12 aces in handling Continental 25-8, 25-3, 25-9 in the opening Putnam County League match of the season for both teams.

The victory leaves the Rockets 4-0 on the year.

Schulte led P-G's near-perfect serving by going 18 of 18 with five aces. She was 17 of 17 spiking with four blocks and three digs.

Ciara Hovest provided two aces and 14 assists, Megan Maag (16-16 serving) had three aces with three kills, Kristyn Hovest (15-15 serving) added an ace and three kills and Megan Hovest finished with an ace and five kills.

Continental's Alex Luttfring was 12 of 14 setting with three assists and 7 of 9 spiking with two kills. Cailah Rickard (21-22 setting) added three assists. The Pirates are now 0-3.

Junior Varsity: Pandora-Gilboa 25-14, 25-12.

Miller City wins 2-0

MILLER CITY -- Cayla Inkrott and Sara Schroeder each blasted goals and Missy Michel came up big in the net as Miller City beat Fort Jennings 2-0 Wednesday in a Putnam County League girls soccer match.

The Musketeers (1-2, 0-1 PCL) outshot the Wildcats (5-1, 1-0) 9-4, but Missy Michel stopped all of the Fort Jennings shot attempts.

miller city 2, fort jennings 0

goals: (MC) Cayla Inkrott & Sara Schroeder. Assists: (MC) Meagan Giblin & Kelly Pester. shots-on-goal: Miller City 4, Fort Jennings 9. saves: (MC) Missy Michel 9. (FJ) Kelsey VonLehmden 2

records: Miller City 5-1-0 overall, 1-0 Putnam County League, Fort Jennings 1-2, 0-1.

JUNIOR VARSITY: Fort Jennings 2, Miller City 0.

KALIDA 1

LIMA CENTRAL CATH. 0

LIMA -- Kalida's Summer Holtkamp scored the only goal of the night and the Wildcats defeated Lima Central Catholic 1-0 Wednesday.

kalida 1, lima central catholic 0

goals: (Kal) Summer Holtkamp. shots-on-goal: Kalida 17, Lima Central Catholic 3. saves: (Kal) Sarah Verhoff 3. (LCC) Jay Clemens 16

records: Kalida 3-0-0, Lima Central Catholic 1-2-0.

Scoreboard
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Thursday's Games

Ohio Colleges

Wis.-River Falls at Ohio Northern, 3

Murray St. at Kent St., 7

Malone at Tiffin, 7

Marshall at Ohio St., 7:30

Other Colleges

Rhode Island at Buffalo, 7

Norfolk St. at Rutgers, 7:30

Presbyterian at Wake Forest, 6:30

Shorter at Georgia St., 7:30

Florida A&M at Miami, 7:30

Minnesota at Middle Tennessee, 7:30

Southern Miss. at South Carolina, 7:30

SE Louisiana at Tulane, 8

SE Missouri at Ball St., 7

Hampton at Cent. Michigan, 7

E. Kentucky at Missouri St., 7

Towson at Indiana, 7:30

N. Illinois at Iowa St., 8

Pittsburgh at Utah, 8:30

North Dakota at Idaho, 9

Southern Cal at Hawaii, 11

Friday's Games

Arizona at Toledo, 8

Otterbein at Husson, 7

Villanova at Temple, 5

Saturday's Games

Ohio Colleges

Tusculum at Findlay, noon

Miami (Ohio) at Florida, noon

Kentucky Christian at Walsh, noon

Youngstown St. at Penn St., noon

Bloomsburg at Ashland, 1

Oberlin at Kenyon, 1

Ohio Wesleyan at Denison, 1

Westminster, Pa. at Hiram, 1

Defiance at Muskingum, 1

Urbana at W. Virgina Wesleyan, 1

Heidelberg at Alma, 1:30

Marietta at Thiel, 1:30

Bluffton at Kalamazoo, 2

Syracuse at Akron, 6

Central St. vs. W. Virginia St. (at UD), 6

Wilmington at Mount St. Joseph, 6

Bowling Green at Troy, 7

Wofford at Ohio, 7

Olivet at Wittenberg, 7

Wooster at Baldwin-Wallace, 7

John Carroll at Case Reserve, 7

Mercyhurst at Notre Dame Coll., 7

Cincinnati at Fresno St., 10

Other Colleges

EAST

Weber St. at Boston College, 1

Coastal Carolina at West Virginia, 3:30

SOUTH

Samford at Florida St., Noon

Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia, 12:20

S. Carolina St. at Georgia Tech, 1

North Texas at Clemson, 3:30

Kentucky at Louisville, 3:30

Jacksonville St. at Mississippi, 3:30

W. Carolina at N.C. State, 6

Tenn.-Martin at Tennessee, 6

South Dakota at UCF, 6

Richmond at Virginia, 6

San Jose St. at Alabama, 7

Arkansas St. at Auburn, 7

Elon at Duke, 7

Grambling St. at Louisiana Tech, 7

Memphis at Mississippi St., 7

Northwestern at Vanderbilt, 7:30

LSU vs. North Carolina at Atlanta, 8

MIDWEST

W. Michigan at Michigan St., Noon

E. Illinois at Iowa, 12:05

Missouri vs. Illinois at St. Louis, 12:30

UCLA at Kansas St., 3:30

Connecticut at Michigan, 3:30

Purdue at Notre Dame, 3:30

Army at E. Michigan, 7

N. Dakota St. at Kansas, 7

W. Kentucky at Nebraska, 7

SOUTHWEST

Texas at Rice, 3:30

Tennessee Tech at Arkansas, 7

Sam Houston St. at Baylor, 7

Utah St. at Oklahoma, 7

Washington St. at Oklahoma St., 7

Stephen F.Austin at Texas A&M, 7

Oregon St. vs. TCU at Arlington, Texas, 7:45

Texas St. at Houston, 8

Ark.-Pine Bluff at UTEP, 9:05

FAR WEST

Northwestern St. at Air Force, 2

Colorado vs. Colorado St. at Denver, 2

New Mexico at Oregon, 3:30

UC Davis at California, 4

Sacramento St. at Stanford, 6:30

Washington at BYU, 7

Nicholls St. at San Diego St., 8

S. Utah at Wyoming, 9

Portland St. at Arizona St., 10

Cincinnati at Fresno St., 10

Wisconsin at UNLV, 11

Sunday's Games

Tulsa at East Carolina, 2

SMU at Texas Tech, 3:30

Monday's Games

Navy vs. Maryland at Baltimore, 4

Boise St. vs. Virginia Tech at Landover, Md., 8

LOCAL SPORTS

Wednesday's Results

Recreation Volleyball

Co-Ed "B" League

Guns 'N Roses 25-25-15, Team PT 21-17-12

Not that Good 25-25-15, Intimidators F-F-F

H&R Electric 25-25-15, Main Street Bombers 13-16-5

Eagles 27-25-16, Off Constantly 26-16-14

Set to Kill 25-25-15, Olympia 0-17-9

The Heritage 25-25-15, Do It 20-16-5

James 25-25-12, Maralube Express 16-23-15

The Diggers 25-25-7, Hillside Whiners 22-14-15

Over the Net 25-25-15, Sunny Beaches 16-20-5

All-Stars 25-27-14, Tents 'N Stuff 16-25-16

Aces 25-25-15, Stoney Ledge 17-15-12

Hosey Chiropractic 18-25-15, ADS 25-10-8

Recreation Softball

men's 'c-d' tournament

Dick's Towing 8, Hosler-Corbin 3

Dr. Wesson's Bunt Pirates 26, Downtowners 12

Jac & Do's East 21, Dick's Towling 0

ADS 17, Ralphie's 2

Gateway 18, Marathon 8

Marathon 10, Moose 4

Jaqua's 16, Fricker's 6

A.J.'s Pizza 26, Gateway 0

College Athletics

Volleyball

Bluffton 21-25-25-20-15, Adrian 25-16-19-25-6

Prep Boys Golf

st. wendelin 172, lakota 222

arcadia 224

at loudon meadows

MEDALIST: Duncan Campbell, St. Wendelin, 38. Other scores: (FSW) Duncan Campbell 38, J.D. Nye 43, Brett Frederick 44, Josh Kinn 47. (Lak) Blayne Lippert 46, Luke Salyer 54, Aaron Reasor 58, Abby Wasserman 64. (Arc) Caleb Boone 55, Alan Wiseman & Josh Riegele 56, Clay Hatfield 57.

records: St. Wendelin 5-0, Lakota 1-8, Arcadia 0-11.

tiffin calvert 166, carey 180

at bob's countryside

MEDALIST: Johnny Hays & Cody Behm, Tiffin Calvert, 39. Other scores: (TC) Jeremy Hanna, Ryan Huss, Ian Maiberger & Heather Steiner 44. (Car) Corbin Blair 42, Lincoln Stansberry 45, Zach Baker, Winston Stansberry, Mason Tong & Joshua Van Trease 47.

records: Carey 1-4.

upper sandusky 164, shelby 170

lincoln hills golf course

MEDALIST: Doug McKee, Upper Sandusky & Jordan May, Shelby 40. Other scores: (US) Daniel Newell 41, Ryan Courtright 41, Eli Aubihl 42. (She) Chas Elliot 41, Conner Korbus 43, Sam Boyce 46.

records: Upper Sandusky 9-1 overall, 601 Northern Ohio League.

JUNIOR VARSITY: Shelby 189, Upper Sandusky 197.

Prep Girls Golf

elmwood 208, hopewell-loudon 214, seneca east 251

at loudon meadows

MEDALIST: Rachel Huth, Hopewell-Loudon, 43. Other scores: (Elm) Colleen Mathias 47, Allison Bentley & Karly Haughawot 51, Taylor Carr 59. (H-L) Erica Adkins 52, Erin Kimmet 59, Marissa Reinhart 60. (SE) Rachel Stout 47, Jill Brooks, Megan Hosang & Brook Siesel 68.

Prep Girls Tennis

lima bath 3, fostoria 2

SINGLES

No.1 -- Emily Jordan (LB) def. Andrea Wyant 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

No.2 -- Emily Rue (LB) def. Helena Cing 6-0, 6-1.

No.3 -- Breanna Beard (Fos) def. Kaitlyn Singhaus 6-4, 7-5.

DOUBLES

No.1 -- Carrie Ellington & Anneke VanWyngarden (LB) def. Danielle Walter & Karlee Grine 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.

No.2 -- Cori Garrett & Kali August (Fos) def. Kristen Davis & Brittany Ribley 6-4, 6-2.

junior varsity

Emily Runser (LB) def. Kendally McCoy, 6-0.

RECORDS: Fostoria 2-4, Lima Bath 3-3.

Area Golf

SYCAMORE SPRINGS GOLF COURSE

RENEGADE LEAGUE

LOW GROSS ON 5s & 3s -- (1st flight) Sharon Hartman 19; (2nd flight) Rita Waltermire 26; (3rd flight) Sissy Bond 26.

SCHEDULE

Thursday's Events

College Athletics

FOOTBALL: Wisconsin-River Falls at Ohio Northern, 3

Prep Cross Country

Findlay at Tiffin Columbian, 5

Prep Boys Golf

Bluffton, Lima Central Catholic, & Columbus Grove at Paulding, 4

Wilard at Fostoria (NOL), 4:15

Norwalk at Upper Sandusky (NOL), 4:15

Arcadia & Mohawk at Carey, 4:30

Leipsic vs. Holgate, Auglaize Country Club, 4:30

Kenton at Ottawa-Glandorf (WBL), 5

Prep Girls Golf

Tinora at Elmwood, 4:30

Prep Boys Soccer

Lima Senior at Ottoville, 5

Ada at Cory-Rawson, 5

Upper Sandusky at Mohawk (NCOSA), 5

Kalida at Fort Jennings (PCL), 5

Van Buren at Riverdale (NCOSA), 5

Ottawa-Glandorf at Lima Shawnee (WBL), 7

Prep Girls Soccer

Kenton at Ada, 5

Liberty Center at Continental, 5

Riverdale at Delta, 5:30

Ottoville at Lima Senior, 7

Van Buren at Bluffton, 7

Prep Girls Tennis

Bellevue at Fostoria (NOL), 4:15

Galion at Upper Sandusky (NOL), 4:15

Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton (WBL), 4:30

Bluffton at Napoleon, 5

Prep Volleyball

Genoa at Elmwood (SLL), 4:45

Bellevue at Fostoria (NOL), 5

Hicksville at Continental, 5:30

Pandora-Gilboa at Allen East, 6

Lima Shawnee at Ottawa-Glandorf (WBL), 6

Riverdale at Bucyrus (NCC), 6

St. Wendelin at McComb, 6

Van Buren at New Riegel, 6

Lakota at Liberty-Benton, 6

Freshman Football

Findlay at Toledo St. Francis

Freshman Boys Soccer

Upper Sandusky at Findlay, 5

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