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Edon Bombers NarrowlyFall At Home To Hamilton

(January 27th, 2015) – EDON: TheBombers came within a layup of tying thegame against Hamilton.

Unfortunately for the Edon boys, thatlayup was disrupted by heavy traf c, withseveral Marines guarding the rim. Se-nior Alex Kirkingburg elevated above thecrowd, trying to take advantage of the briefwindow to take a shot. It didn't happen tofall, however, and the boys from Hamiltonwere able to grab the rebound.

Edon began to foul in order to extendthe game, allowing the Marines to in atetheir lead to 6 in the 51-45 Bomber loss.

The contest was a close one from thestart. To begin the rst quarter, Edontraded baskets with Hamilton, beforesome stellar three point shooting by theMarines put some separation betweenthe two teams. By the end of the openingstanza, the Bombers found themselves be-hind 16-9. Refusing to fade away so early,Edon battled back in the second period,relying heavily on Ladon Bloir, a junior forthe Bombers. Energized by a timely three-point make by sophomore Brayden Bauer,the Bombers put up 12 points against theHamilton defense. The hometown defensestepped up as well, giving up just 5 pointsto the Marine offensive assault.

At the half, the two teams were tied at21 points each.

Heading into the third quarter, bothunits were determined to take over the

game offensively. Another three by Bauer,along with the consistent inside scoring ofBloir, helped balloon Edon's collective totalby 13 points. But the deadly accurate Ma-rine shooters sniped several more three-point shots on their way to a 16 point pe-riod.

With just a single quarter left in thecontest, Edon was down 37-34.

The fourth quarter was an all out war.Hamilton held the upper hand throughoutthe period, but the Bomber boys wouldsimply not go away. Bauer hit yet anothertriple to help Edon's cause, his third on theevening. Junior Jim Peckham also con-nected on a massive three-point attemptfrom the deep corner, keeping the Bomb-ers within one possession late in the game.Shortly after Kirkingberg missed the dif -cult layup that would have tied the contestin the nal minute, the senior fouled outof the game in an effort to stop the clock.

Bloir led the Bombers in the heart-breaking loss, scoring 15 points on 6 two-point eld goals. Bauer shot his way to 9points, making a three-point shot in thesecond, third, and fourth quarters. Kirk-ingberg put up 8 points against the Ma-rine defense, also having a strong showingon defense. Fellow senior Floyd Young hita three-pointer early in the contest, help-ing to bring his total to 7 points. Peckhamknocked down a pair of threes on his wayto 6 points.

Wauseon Indians Tame The Panthers In Overtime At Delta

(January 30th, 2015) – DELTA: Ten-sions were high on Friday night as the

Wauseon Indians traveled east on 20A toplay the Delta Panthers. Both teams en-gaged in a tug-of-war, ensuring for an ex-travagant performance that would requiremore than four quarters to transpire.

In what could only be described as avolley between the teams’ offenses, bothWauseon and Delta took off without look-ing back; the Panthers shooting widewhile the Indians driving in towards thebasket. The back-and-forth action wasmost prevalent during the last ve min-utes of the rst half – leaving the crowdanxious and on its feet by halftime withDelta up by one point, 20-19.

Act II of the night would reveal the truestrengths and weaknesses in both teams.As Wauseon began to commandeer alead in the third quarter, leading 60-52,the Panthers would rally to leap over the

Indians with 1:30 left to go in the game.Senior Zach Johnson would tie the game

at 68, resulting in a showdown in over-time. The Indian boys would exert smart,

powerful offense and score 9 more pointsto cage the Panthers and take the victory77-73.

Both teams would demonstrate top-quality offense and defense throughoutthe match; however, Wauseon would sur-pass the Panthers in combined rebounds,steals, blocks, and turnovers. The Indiansshot 57% from inside the 3-point line,25% from the outside, and a steady 56%from the free-throw line.

Senior Noah Castle led the Indians inscoring with 22 points, with teammates

Jacob Newlove and Zach Johnson closebehind contributing 21 and 18 points,respectively. Castle had a remarkableperformance resulting in a triple-double,consisting of 22 points, 10 rebounds, and10 blocked shots.

The Indian boys improved their overall

record to 11-2 and 3-1 in the NWOAL, ty-ing Archbold for second in the league.

Stryker Wins Wild GameOver Fayette In Overtime

(January 30th, 2015) – STRYKER: In agame wholly capable of shaking the foun-dations of the Buckeye Border Conference(BBC), Fayette traveled to Stryker to goagainst the Panthers.

What resulted from the match-up gavecause to a few tremors that ripped throughthe league. In a contest that went into dou-ble overtime, Stryker was able to upset theEagle boys for a 53-49 victory.

This contest was a tight one right upuntil its closing moments, beginning in therst quarter. The two BBC powers tradedbaskets throughout the period, with Fay-ette claiming the rst real advantage of thegame. They led 11-10 by the conclusion ofthe opening quarter. In the second frame,Stryker would gain the upper hand, if onlyslightly. The Panthers clung to a 19-17lead at the half.

Coming out of the locker rooms, bothsquads refused to back down. It showedon the scoreboard, as the Panthers andEagles fought their way to a 34-34 scoreheading into the fourth and nal period.Except that it wasn't the nal period, duemainly to stellar defensive performanceson each end of the oor. Neither Strykernor Fayette could get their offense going in

the fourth stanza, with each team settlingfor 5 points. And overtime.

The rst extra period saw a continua-tion of the defensive showdown from thefourth quarter. Again, each time was onlyallowed 5 points. This necessitated an-other overtime. That's when the Pantherspounced. Outscoring the boys of Fayette9-5 in the second overtime, Stryker stole awin out from under Fayette.

The contest was a clean one. BothStryker and Fayette managed to turn the

ball over just 8 times. Given the aggressivenature of the defenses involved, as well asthe length of the game, this st atistic is sim-ply astounding.

Free throw shooting really hurt the Ea-gles. Not only did they shoot below 50%from the line, but they only t ook 9 attemptsin the entire game. Stryker connectedon 10 of their 14 shots from the charitystripe, good for a 71% success rate. Thatalso gave the Panthers more makes fromthe line than Fayette attempted, a stat theusually translates to a victory.

Parker Ruffer, a Stryker senior, led allscorers with 18 points. His teammate,

Tanner Clingaman, put up 11 points onthe evening. Fellow Panther Israel Aguilarknocked down a pair of threes on his wayto 8 points.

Koby Biddix hit 5 triples, as the Fay-ette senior managed 17 points against thestout Stryker defense. Another Eagle AlecBost made 3 three-point shots as he to-taled 11 points. Tristan Bates and JaredSeiler each scored 8 points in the loss.

Stryker's victory brings a bit of clarityto a very muddled hierarchy in the BBC,at least for the moment. The Panthers arermly in the drivers seat for a conference

title, with a 9-6 record with a 5-1 mark inleague play. Pettisville also has just a sin-gle conference loss, standing at 7-8 over-all, and a 5-1 record in the BBC. Fayettenow needs help to get back into the race,sporting a 9-4 record on the season, but a3-2 standing in the conference. With theEagles two losses delivered at the handsof Pettisville and Stryker, even anotherconference loss for both the Panthers andBlackbirds may not be enough for Fayetteto claim BBC supremacy.

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF TOO MUCH SPACE ... Alec Bost (2), a junior for the Eagles, has already released hislong-ranged shot by the time Stryker’s Brody Shock (22) is close enough to try and dis-rupt the attempt.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF SEPARATE THE PARTIES ... Edon’s Alex Kirkingburg (12) leaps toward the basket, spit-ting between a pair of Marine defenders as he makes what should be a dif cult layuplook rather easy.

SCORING MACHINE ... Bomber junior Landon Bloir (20), the most consistent scoreramongst the Edon boys this season, somhow nds a clear path to the rim as he tacks2 more points to his total.



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Montpelier Drops ConferenceGame Against Evergreen

(January 30th, 2015) – MONTPELIER:A disastrous rst quarter sealed the Lo-cos' fate early in their home North WesternOhio Athletic League bout with Evergreen.

Montpelier was outscored 16-3 in theopening period of the game. And while theywere able to follow up that lackluster per-formance with a decent showing in each ofthe next three quarters, the Locomotiveswere never able to make up any ground onthe Vikings. The hometown boys lost thecontest 62-48.

The second quarter saw Montpelier ndits offense, scoring 11 points in that span.Still, their defense continued to have is-sues as Evergreen put up 14 more pointsof their own before the half. Then, in the

third period, a 9 point outing for the Locoboys was overtaken as the Viking boysscored 15. Finally, in the last stanza of theevening, the Locomotives' offense steam-rolled over the Evergreen defense, lightingup the scoreboard for 25 points. This madelittle difference in the nal outcome, how-ever, as Evergreen added 17 more pointsin the quarter as well.

Kyrin Schuman and Jacob Leung ledMontpelier with 12 points apiece. Schumanearned all of his points at the three-pointline, knocking down a quartet of triples.Leung did most of his work from inside thearc, though he did connect on a three aswell. Senior Nate McCord worked the in-side as he earned 9 points the hard way.

Pettisville Blasts Edon In Road Win(January 30th, 2015) – EDON: The boys

of Pettisville hit the road, making the longtrek to Edon to take on the Bombers.

And they made sure the journey was afruitful one, defeating the Edon boys 68-27.

The Bombers had a dif cult time keep-ing pace from the start. By the end of therst quarter, Edon was down 19-6. Pettis-ville continued to control both ends of thecourt in the second quarter, building a 30-12 advantage heading into the locker room.

The third period went similarly as well, with

the Blackbirds outscoring the Bombers 21-4. Edon increased its offensive output inthe fourth quarter, but the Pettisville boyscontinued to score as well, as the Bomberboys found themselves losing the period 17-11.

Leading Pettisville in scoring was senior Josh Liechty,who made all 6 of his shot at-tempts in the game to total 13 points. GabeBeck and Eli King each offered 12 pointsto the Blackbird cause. Dustin Lucas, a

junior, contributed 8 points in the win aswell.

The Bombers were led by Jim Peck-ham, whose 8 for 8 performance from thefree throw line helped propel him to 10points. Alex Kirkingburg, the lone senior onthe Edon squad, totaled 7 points against

a vicious Pettisville defense. SophomoreBrayden Bauer connected on a triple onhis way to 6 points. Landon Bloir, normallythe primary source of scoring for the Edonboys, was held to just 4 points in the con-test.

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF TAKEN ON THE DRIBBLE ... Senior Alex Kirkingburg (12) handles t he ball with pro -cient skill as he exploits an opening in the Blackbird Josh Liechty’s (3) defensive posi-

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GO AROUND! ... Pettisville’s Tate Kauffman (23), a senior for the Blackbirds, maneuversaround his Edon counterpart in Kirkingburg (12) as he lets loose a jump shot from rigthnext to the basket.

STAYING AHEAD ... The Blackbird duo of sophomore Gabe Beck (5) and Elie King (25)can’t keep up in transition as Kirkingburg (12) makes it to the rim just before his pursu-ers are in range to slow him down.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF FADE, FADE, FADE AWAY ... Nate McCord (20), a senor for Montpelier, leans back hardas he puts up over one Viking defender, and beside another.

FROM MID-RANGE ... Loco senior Jacob Leung (32), after catching the ball at the topof the key, takes advantage of the lack of Evergreen boys around him by putting up amid-ranged jump shot.




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Montpelier Loses Low Scoring Affair With Fayette In Second Half

(January 31st, 2015) – MONTPELIER:Defense ruled the day as Fayette, repre-senting the Buckeye Border Conference,made the trip to North Western Ohio Ath-letic League opponent Montpelier's homecourt on Saturday. Neither side could ndtheir offense, however, as the contest wasa low scoring one.

In the end, Fayette came out on top,beating Montpelier 38-28.

Koby Biddix led the way for the Eagles,hitting the team's only 2 three-pointers inthe game. He had 16 points on the eve-ning. Jared Seiler took control in the paint,giving his unit 10 points. Tristan Bates, at6'7” tall, also had a decent day on the in-side, totaling 6 points.

Montpelier had a trio of top scorers, asMichael Blake, Kolden Uribes, and Alex

Matzinger all recorded 6 points againstthe Eagle defense. Jacob Leung added 5points, while Nate McCord put up 3 in theloss.

The game itself was rather tight in therst half. Fayette barely pullled ahead atthe conclusion of the rst quarter 14-13.

The Locos evened out the points totals inthe second period with a 7-6 score. Thisput the two squads in a 20-20 tie at the

half.In the third quarter, the defensive in-tensity only increased. The Eagles got thebetter end of the scoring drought, howev-er, as they claimed period number three6-2. The nal period saw Fayette expandon their offensive success, outscoring theirLocomotive hosts 12-6, thus giving themthe 10 point road victory.

Hilltop Wears DownN. Central In Home Victory

(January 30th, 2015) – PIONEER: Fac-ing off against a rival is an invigoratingthing. The excitement coursing throughone's veins at the feeling that, no matterthe records involved, this game is special

can be downright intoxicating. It's evenbeen known to carry signi cant under-dogs to amazing victories.

The best way to counter t hat feeling isthrough depth, wearing down the oppo-nent until their tiredness has overtakingtheir adrenaline. Such was the strategy ofHilltop, who stepped onto North Central'shome court and came away with a 71-59win.

The boys of Pioneer led coming out ofthe rst quarter, 19-18. Hilltop overtookthat lead in the second period, though, asthey outscored North Central 16-12. Go-ing into the locker room, North Centralfound themselves in a 34-31 de cit.

Returning to the court, Hilltop con-tinued to wear down the thin roster of

the Eagles. The Cadets claimed the thirdquarter 17-13. Going into the fourth peri-od, the boys from West Unity held a 51-44advantage. During that nal quarter, Hill-top widened the gap between North Cen-

tral and themselves, winning the stanza20-15. Jalen Tower s, a senior Cadet, was to p

scorer on the evening with 22 points. Hisclassmate, Erike Stipe, was close behindwith 19 points. Sophomore Tim Manevaladded 11 points in the victory as well.

North Central had three double-digitscorers as well, all of which were seniors.

Jordan Reeves led the pack with 20 points. Jordan Bailey was good for 16 points, and Josh Sawyer connected on a t rio of three -point shots on his way to 14 points.

Depth was the key issue here. Hilltoprotated players in and out of the gameregularly, which is something North Cen-tral simply doesn't have the numbers todo, at least to the extent of the Cadets.

TOO LATE ... Quinn Smith (12), a Cadet sophomore, has already release his shot by thetime North Cetral senior Jordan Reeves (10) is able to get a hand in the Hilltop shooter’sface.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF FAKE OUT ... Erik Stipe (21) uses a pump fake to force North Central sophomore JoshRoesener (5) to jump too soon, giving the Hilltop senior a clean look at the basket.

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Edon Bomber JV Tops Hamilton(January 27th, 2015) – EDON: In an

impromptu bout, the junior varsity boysof Edon took on their counterparts fromHamilton on Tuesday, January 27. Nor-mally playing both boys and girls varsitygames on the same night, as is customaryin Indiana, the Marines brought their own

junior varsity boys squad as well. So fanswho walked into the Edon High School gymexpecting to see two games were treated to

a third as well.Not only that, but they witnessed an

Edon victory as well, 32-21. The Bomber boys pulled away in the

second half to earn the win. This was duemainly to the efforts of Travis Siebenaler.

The Edon freshman totaled 17 points,over half of his team's nal score. Anotherfreshman, Cameron Reed, put up 8 pointsfor the Bombers as well.

Fayette JV Wins With DefenseOn The Road Against Stryker (January 30th, 2015) – STRYKER: Mak-

ing the trip to Stryker, the Fayette JuniorVarsity boys stepped onto the Panthers'home court ready to play.

And it showed, as the Eagles came awaywith a 41-21 victory.

Fayette pulled away in the rst quar-ter, and never relinquished command ofthe contest. They built a 13-8 lead over theboys from Stryker. Expanding upon thatadvantage in the second quarter, the Eagleboys added another 12 points to their to-tal. Styrker continued to struggle, scoringonly 6 more points before the half. Thatput the score at 25-14, in favor of Fayette,as the teams jogged into the locker rooms.

The Panthers just couldn't nd a wayto make up ground on their guests fromFulton County. They were outscored in thethird quarter, though by the narrow mar-gin of 9-7. In the fourth quarter, the Pan-thers were unable to make a single basket.

Meanwhile, Fayette tacked on another 7

points, earning them a 20 point win. Turnovers played a critical role in the

game. Fayette was able to limit their pos-session-costing mistakes to 6. Strykerturned the ball over 11 times, which isnormally a respectable number. Yet, whenone's opponent has so few turnovers them-selves, 11 turnovers becomes a highernumber.

Also factoring into the contest's naldecision was free throws. The Eagles made9 of their 15 extra points. Stryker, on theother hand, went just 1 for 4 f rom the line.So few attempts typically demonstrates alack of aggression offensively.

In the win, Grant Reinking, a freshmanfor the Eagles, led his team with 11 points.Garett Reinking and Casen Burkholdereach put up 9 points as well.

For the Panthers, Hayden Clingamanled the way with 6 points. Teammates ZachSpahr, Alex Bost, and Cameron Frey each

contributed 3 points in the losing effort.

Wauseon’s JV Team LeavesPanthers Behind Early

(January 30th 2015) – DELTA:Wauseon’s JV boys basketball team tookcontrol early in their road game againstDelta. During the pursuit, the Indiansdemonstrated outstanding shooting fromthe free-throw line while pulling down de-fensive rebounds, resulting in a 38-23 vic-tory.

Wauseon’s forceful offensive strategyproduced 16 points for the team by theend of the rst quarter. Though only add-ing 4 more points in the second, strongdefense kept the Panthers at bay, scoringonly 2 points. After the break, the Indiansretained their commanding position, even-

tually totalling 38 points. Teammates Austin Rotroff and Chase

Brock led the team in scoring with 12 and11 points, respectively. Derek Andersonand Rotroff each claimed 4 defensive re-bounds each, while Brendan Britsch con-tributed 6 assists alone. The Indians alsototalled 6 blocks throughout the night toadd to their defensive tirade, while Deltacouldn’t muster a single one. Wauseonshot an astounding 92% from the free-throw line, missing only one shot.

The Indians’ victory set the tone for theevening, amplifying the anticipation for theVarsity game.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF EXCUSE ME, PLEASE ... Freshman Travis Seibenaler (12), who totaled 17 points againstHamilton, kindly excuses himself from being defended by the Marine player attemptingto guard him.

GOING UP! ... Edon freshman Cameron Reed gets some serious elevation on his jumpshot as he nds a look at the basket that he likes, ignoring the Hamilton defender infront of him entirely.

WHAT DEFENDER? ... Chad Ruffer (21) follows through on his jump shot as the Stryker junior begins to literally come back down to earth, where a Fayette defender is still wait-ing for him, fruitlessly attempting to disrupt the shot.

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF WE’VE GOT YOU SURROUNDED ... Stryker sophomores Kaid Woolace (30) and HaydenClingaman (34) close in on Fayette’s Tharyn Colegrove as he grabs a loose ball from theoor.




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(January 30th, 2015) – MONTPELIER:An explosive rst half helped elevate Mont-pelier's Junior Varsity boys to a big victoryagainst Evergreen.

After outscoring the Vikings 29-12 inthe rst half, the Locos held on to win thegame 40-33.

In the rst quarter, the basket justseemed bigger on the Locomotives' side ofthe court. They jumped to a huge lead inthe early goings of the contest, claiminga 15-4 advantage by the end of the initialperiod. Following up that performance,Montpelier outscored the Vikings 14-8 inthe second period.

The Locos potent offense disappearedin the third quarter, however. The young

Montpelier boys were held scoreless in theperiod, while their defense allowed Ever-green to put up 9 points to help close thegap between the two teams. As the fourthquarter played out, it looked as though Ev-ergreen was going to complete the come-back, coming within one possession of theLocos midway through the nal stanza.

Montpelier would recover, though. Theywere able to keep ahead late into the con-test, forcing Evergreen to foul in order toextend the game. When it was all said anddone, Montpelier had claimed a 7 pointwin.

Gunnar Mason played a vital role in theLocomotive win. The junior had 9 points inthe game.

Fayette JV Pulls Ahead Early, Stays On Top Of Montpelier (January 31st, 2015) – MONTPELIER:

The Eagles of Fayette Junior Varsity boyschallenged the boys of Montpelier on theirown court.

The result was a 32-22 win by Fayetteover the Locos.

Montpelier came out of the rst quarterwith a slight lead, 12-10. However, The Ea-gle boys dominated the second quarter, pull-

ing away with a 14-2 performance. This gave

the travelers from Fayette a 24-14 advantageheading into the locker room.

In the third period, neither time didmuch scoring. In fact, the two teams onlyscored 2 points apiece in the quarter. Thingsgot slightly better from an offensive stand-point in the fourth quarter, with each unitproducing 6 points. With Fayette matchingMontpelier's total for each period in the sec-

ond half, they secured their 10 point victory.

Edon Versus Pettisville JVNO STATS RECEIVED BY TIME OF PRESS

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF A TIGHT WINDOW ... Logan Bloir (10), a freshman for the Bombers, nds a way to geta shot up between two Pettisville players doing everything in their power to ensure heis unable to do so.

AND RELEASE ... Aaron Bontrager (2) gets ahead of Edon defender Travis Siebenaler(12) as, with a simple ick of the wrist, he lets loose a layup a few feet removed from thebasket.

OVER YOUR HEAD ... Blake Thiel, a sophomore for Edon, easily gets his shot off despitethe two Pettisville defenders who are trying to block his shot.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF READY AND WAITING ... Montpelier junior Gunnar Mason (24) stands ready in thepaint as Evergreen’s guards swing the ball around the three-point line.

FIGHTING FOR THE BALL ... Mason (middle) holds on for dear life as a pair of Vikingdefenders attempt to rip a fr esh rebound out of his grasp.




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Stryker Panthers Find Center InSecond Half Against Edgerton

(January 27th, 2015) – STRYKER: TheLady Panthers unleashed a great secondhalf on their home court against Edgerton

to win by four. Steady focus at the foulline and strong outside shooting paved theroad to victory on Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs established control earlyin the rst quarter at the hands of AutumnGruver, sinking three shots from outsidethe three-point line. Gruver went on tocontribute 16 points for her team, triplingthe combined efforts of her teammates.However, Stryker’s team effort triumphedthe efforts of one key opponent.

The Panther’s rst act in no way dis-couraged their spirits early on. Scoring 11

points before halftime, the team’s momen-tum began to build in the third quarter.

Juniors Brittany Breier and Megan Graber

each added 3 points to the board withteammate Audra Rupp adding 2 in theperiod. Haley Doehrmann led the quarterby dealing out 7 points, scoring 10 for thegame.

With the momentum building, the la-dies shifted into top-gear and went on tonish the second half by instilling un-breakable concentration while shootingfree-throws. The Panthers averaged 55%at the line, opposite Edgerton’s 34%. The39-35 victory at home improved Stryker’srecord to 7-9.

Pettisville Seniors Help RallyTo Win Against Montpelier

(January 27th, 2015) – PETTISVILLE: The lady Blackbirds took ight in the latterhalf of Tuesday’s game against the Loco-motives of Montpelier. Substantial shoot-ing played a critical role in the resulting53-40 victory.

Throughout the match, Montpelier wascapable of keeping Pettisville on their toes;

junior Hannah Blake of the lady Locoswould be the highest scoring player of thenight, with an overall 20 points contribut-ed to her team’s efforts.

Despite a strong opposing offense, theBlackbirds’ ball handling exceeded the ef-forts of their competitors by a long-shot.In what can only be described as a scene

from The Three Musketeers, Blackbird se-niors Mikala Avina, Jordyn Pursel, andDana Fricke dominated in the second act.With a combined score of 49 points, thetrio stood out as the driving force in thethird and fourth quarter redemption. In-dividually, both Avina and Pursel scored15 points each, and Fricke scored a team-high 19 points.

Though both teams played well de-fensively, mirroring 13 overall rebounds,Pettisville’s overall shooting surmountedthose of the Locomotives. The home squadshot 71% from the foul line and 63% all-around. The victory kept Pettisville in the#1 spot in the BBC, with a 14-1 record.

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Leading her team with with 14 pointsagainst the Lady Eagles of Fayette, itwas the last 3 of them that were themost important for the Stryker junior.

Breier connected on a last second tripleto give her team a monumental upset

victory over the BBC power.

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF PASSING ON THE RUN ... Stryker freshman Haley Doehrmann looks to unload the ballin mid-dribble as she drives toward the basket, commanding the attention of two Edg-erton defenders.

TRAPPED! ... After grabbing a rebound, this Edgerton girl nds herself surrounded byStryker’s Maddie Urides (4) Haley Doerhmann (23), and Paige Speelman (32), who isattempting to steal the ball.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF GETTING THE BALL UPCOURT ... Pettisville senior Mikala Avina (12) looks upcourt asshe brings the ball across the half court line. Seeing an open teammate, Avina decides

to pass the ball, rather t han bring it up herself.

CREATING AN OPEN LANE ... As her teammate Lynnsey Crouch (33) blocks off Mont-pelier senior Baylee Hageman (44), Blackbird Jordyn Pursel (14) drives the ball hard tothe rim.




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Kiess Scores Twenty-SevenIn Edon Loss To Hamilton

(January 27th, 2015) – EDON: AlexKiess provided most of the offense for theLady Bombers in their game against Ham-ilton.

The senior contributed 27 or her team's

collective points in Edon's 45-34 loss tothe Lady Marines on Tuesday, January 27.Kiess gave a phenomenal effort in the de-feat, grabbing 12 rebounds on her way toa double-double. She went 4 for 7 from thethree-point line, as well as 5 for 8 from thecharity stripe, also compiling 4 steals anda block.

The rest of the Bomber girls struggledmightily on the offensive end of the ooragainst Hamilton, however. Kaitlyn Sonne-berger, an Edon junior, scored 6 points of fof a pair of eld goals from inside the arc,while sophomore Eliza Zulch made but asingle free throw in the contest to roundout the rest of the Bomber scoring.

The two teams wrestled for control ofthe contest from the opening tip. After aback and forth battle in the rst quarter,the Lady Marines pulled ahead by a skin-ny 12-11 margin. They were able to buildon that lead in the second period, though,and the girls of Edon soon found them-selves down 25-17 and heading for thelocker room.

The hometown Bombers fell further be-

hind in the third period as well, thoughtheir defense played better coming out ofhalftime. Hamilton outscored Edon 8-4 inthe quarter. With their backs against thewall, the Lady Bombers gave everything

they had in the nal stanza. They camequite close to overtaking their guests fromIndiana on a couple of occasions, but theHamilton girls always had an answer. Bythe end of the game, the Marines had re-established most of their lead, winning by11.

While scoring was hard to come byfor most of the Lady Bomber roster, all ofthem played hard. Junior Breanna Da-vis, despite not being able to capitalize onsome openings in the Hamilton defensewith her mid-range game, still recorded 3rebounds and 3 steals. Zulch brought in2 boards and had a de ection. Sam Weid-mer, a sophomore, pulled down a reboundof her own, while also making a block anda pair of de ections.

Though they were unable to come awaywith the victory, the Lady Bombers dis-played a lot of heart against Hamilton.With senior Kaitlin Chrisman unable toplay with a broken hand, Kiess will likelyhave to continue carrying the scoring bur-den for this young Edon squad for the re-mainder of the year.

Wauseon Lady Indians Lose Heartbreaker At Home Against Delta

(January 29th, 2015) – WAUSEON: Thelady Indians went into Thursday’s matchagainst the Panthers with everything theyhad; unfortunately, it wasn’t enough totake down the #1 NWOAL girls team.

The Indians garnered every last ounceof ght within themselves throughout thenight. The thriller came to a climatic tip-ping point at the end of the 3rd quarterwhen Sariah Yackee tied the score at 38after two free-throws.

Turnovers proved to be key in keepingthe hope alive in the fourth quarter. Backand forth action between the two teamsdepleted the room of oxygen, both in theplayers and in the awe-instilled audience.

With 3:55 left and tied at 46, the Pan-thers would call a full timeout to recuper-ate and give Wauseon a chance to plantheir strategic maneuvers. Two and a half

minutes of gameplay later gave Delta alead of 50-49. Wauseon would call a time-out with 30 seconds remaining.

Natalie Koenig drove straight to thebasket to add two points – prompting atimeout by Wauseon with 11.5 seconds re-maining. The Panthers violated the throw-in and turned the ball back over to the In-dians. Delta’s defense began to mercilesslyswarm the Indians, causing frantic passingbetween the offense. Koenig would shootfar left and allow the Panthers to recoverthe ball with 2.5 seconds. Delta would goon to win 54-51.

Natalie Koenig lead the team in scoringwith 17 points. Sariah Yackee also contrib-uted 14 points in the resulting loss. Deltawould advance its undefeated 6-0 recordin the NWOAL with Wauseon adding a lossto revise their record to 4-2.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF HERE I COME ... Alex Kiess, the lone senior left on Edon’s active roster, drives througha host of Hamilton defenders on her way to the rim.

JUMPER FROM THE BASELINE ... Edon junior Kaitlyn Sonneberger (20) drives base-line, only to pull up for a mid-ranged jump shot at the last second, completely takingthe Lady Marines off guard.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF JUST YOU WATCH ... Wauseon’s Natalie Koenig leaves Delta defenders starring in aweas she somehow breaks through their defense for an easy layup.

OUTTA MY WAY! ... Lady Indian Maddie Richer, a senior for Wauseon, uses her athleti-cism to beat the Delta girl attempting to guard her off of the dribble, with her long termgoal being to get to the basket.

GETTING PAST THE DEFENSE ... Brianna Coblentz (25) nds an opening in the LadyPanther defense, and wastes no time in exploiting it for a quick short-ranged jump shot.




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Stryker Panthers Pull Off Huge Upset Over Fayette

(January 29th, 2015) – FAYETTE: Inwhat is possibly the biggest upset of theseason so far, the girls of Stryker tookdown the Lady Eagles in Fayette.

The Lady Panthers, with a roster lled

with youth and inexperience, weren't ex-pected to do very well in 2015. Meanwhile,Fayette was a heavy, heavy favorite to winthe Buckeye Border Conference in thepreseason, and has mostly lived up to thehype.

None of that mattered last week, how-ever, as the Stryker girls beat the Eagles indramatic fashion, 43-41.

The Panthers got off to a strong start,taking control of the contest right away.

They claimed an early 13-4 lead by the endof the rst period. Fayette tried to battleback in the second quarter, but couldn'tsurpass Strykers' total for the period.Heading into halftime, the Panther girlscommanded a 26-15 advantage.

Fayette wasn't about to just fade away,however. Locking down defensively, theEagle girls surged in the third quarter.

They outscored Stryker 13-5 in that span,quickly evaporating the sizable lead held

by the Lady Panthers. Fayette continuedtheir run in the fourth quarter, overtakingStryker in the process.

This is where the dramatics come intoplay.

In the waning seconds of the contest,Stryker found themselves down a singlepoint, with the ball in their possession.Sophomore Taylor Haines drove the ballat the rim, electing to kick it out to wait-ing teammate Brittany Breier, who wasstanding behind the three-point line andready to shoot. The junior knocked downthe shot, giving the Panthers a 2 point win.

Breier led the Panthers in scoring with14 points, connecting on 4 threes to do so.Haines put up 12 points, while freshmanHaley Doehrmann scored 9. Audra Rupp,a junior for Stryker, made 6 points in thewin.

Taylor Grif ths helmed the Lady Eagleeffort, making 4 three-point shots on herway to a team leading 14 points. KaelaSeiler and Alexis Fruchey each added 9points to the Fayette cause. Senior team-mate Paige Keefer contributed 5 points inthe loss as well.

Hilltop Hangs On In HomeWin Over North Central

(January 29th, 2015) – WEST UNITY: The Lady Cadets had to cling onto theirnarrow lead for dear life, but they wereable to avenge a loss earlier this season torival North Central.

Despite a a few late runs made by theLady Eagles, Hilltop was able to hold ontoa 4 point advantage, taking the contest 54-50.

Hilltop pulled ahead during the open-ing quarter, closing out the period witha 13-8 lead. The girls of Pioneer refusedto fall further behind, however. They bat-tled back, claiming the second period forthemselves 15-13. That wasn't enough forthem to take control of the game, though,as Hilltop stayed ahead 26-23 going intohalftime.

North Central continued to chip away atthe Cadets' slight lead in the third frame,outscoring Hilltop 13-12. Just 2 pointsbehind heading into the fourth and nalquarter, the Lady Eagles stood poised totake the lead.

It never happened, though. The girlsof West Unity managed to counter everysurge by the North Central offense, suc-

cessfully keeping their guests at armslength. When the nal buzzer sounded, theCadets had topped the Eagles in the nalperiod 16-14.

Allie Schmitt,one of many juniors whohave stepped up for Hilltop this season,was the game's leading scorer with 20points. She did most of her work off of thedribble drive, though she did knock down

a three as well. Schmitt also made 4 as-sists in the contest as well.

Karissa Crisenbery, another Hilltop ju-nior, also had a huge evening, recordinga double-double. A 6 for 7 night at thefree throw line helped balloon her pointstotal to 12, which complimented her 10rebounds rather nicely. Sophomore CadetFelicity Jackson connected on a pair of tri-ples on her way to 15 points.

For the Lady Eagles, senior SabrinaPickford attacked the rim hard, while alsoexploring her mid-range game, as shescored 16 points. Fellow North Central se-nior Rachel Oxender put up 11 points inthe loss. Sophomore Mikayla Hayes made5 of her 6 free throw attempts as she con-tributed 9 points in the defeat as well.

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF JUMP STOP ... Lady Panther Haley Doehrmann (23) uses a jump stop to split Fayettedefenders Kaela Seiler (5) and Michaela Bates (31) as she moves toward the basket.

SCORING IN TRANSITION ... Seiler (5) now has the ball on a fast break, preparing to goup for a layup as Stryker’s Brittany Breier (12) tries quite hard t o get back in transitionherself.

GETTING A SHOT UP ... Fayette standout Taylor Grif ths (11) is about to release hershot as Stryker junior Audra Rupp (24) makes one last effort to disrupt her focus.

CAN’T STOP ME ... Cady VanDeVoorde (3), a junior for North Central, gets off a shot bynding space between Hilltop defenders Ariana Brown (4) and Bailey Funkhouser (20).

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF FIRST TO THE RIM ... Sabrina Pickford (5) beats everybody back in t ransition, includingCadet defender Bailey Funkhouser (20).






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Montpelier Falls At Evergreen(January 30th, 2015) – EVERGREEN:

In North Western Ohio Athletic League ac-tion, the Lady Locomotives challenged theVikings of Evergreen in a tough road test.

A tough second and third quarter sealedMontpelier's fate, however, as they fell toEvergreen 48-32.

The Locos started strong on both endsof the court, securing a 9-8 lead at the con-

clusion of the opening period. The Vikinggirls came back hard, though, as they tookcontrol of the game in the second quarterthanks to an 11-4 effort. At the half, Mont-pelier was behind by 6 points, 19-13.

In the third period, The Lady Locosstruggled to contain the Viking attack.

The hometown girls of Evergreen expand-ed their lead with an 18-9 performance inthe quarter. Montpelier never gave up, butthere was just too much distance to cover.

They couldn't make up any ground in thenal stanza, as they were outscored 11-10in the quarter.

Hannah Blake, a junior standout for theLocomotives, provided most of the scoring

for the Loco girls. She had 13 points offof 6 eld goals, including a three. BayleeHageman also stepped up for Montpelier,as the senior totaled 10 points on the eve-ning. Aubrey Pirtle added 3 points, whilesenior Breanna Stein put up 2 more in theloss.

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PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF HERE I GO ... Lady Locomotive senior Breanna Stein (12) gives a glance to the basket asshe prepares to lay the ball up and in, paying no heed to the plethora of Evergreen girlsto her left trying to stop her.

YOU CAN KEEP THIS, ACTUALLY ... Montpelier junior Aubrey Pirtle (32) cleanly blocks

the shot attempt of a shorter Evergreen player, using her height to stop the ball beforeit even leaves the Lady Viking’s hands.

TOO EASY ... Maddie Richer (3), a senior for the Lady Indians, has not trouble nding agood look at the basket, despite the Fairview girl standing directly in front of her.

THE FREEWAY IS CLEAR ... Senior Natalie Koenig (11) has no trouble driving past theLady Apache trying so hard to guard her as the Lady Indian leader nds a clear andquick path to the rim.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF PASS IT IN ... Anna Marshal (23), a junior for Wauseon, stands on the baseline as shewaits for teammates to get open on the inbound pass.






JV Girls Basketball ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE


Fayette JV Girls WinTight Game Over Stryker

(January 29th, 2015) – FAYETTE: As a bitof foreshadowing into the varsity game lateron that evening, the junior varsity game be-tween Fayette and Stryker came down to thewire.

Both squads battled hard in a game that

lasted over an hour and a half. This youth-ful endurance contest saw both teams takepart in a back and forth affair. In the end, itwas the hometown girls of Fayette who cameaway with the victory. They defeated theirguests from Stryker by a slim margin, 37-35.

Hilltop Lady Cadet JV OvertakeVisitors From North Central

(January 29th, 2015) – WEST UNITY:North Central's Junior Varsity girls madethe short trip to West Unity, prepared to dobattle with the well forti ed Lady Cadets.

The Eagle invasion fell short of expec-tations, as Hilltop fended off their guestsfrom Pioneer 32-13.

The rst quarter was all Hilltop. Theyoutscored the Lady Eagles 10-4. The LadyEagles clawed their way back into the con-test, however, claiming the second quarterwith strong defense 6-2. Down just 12-10going into the half, the Lady Eagles had tobe feeling con dent about their chances in

the second half. Then came the third quarter. The Hilltop girls stepped onto the court

coming out of halftime determined to takeover the game. And that's exactly whatthey did. Not only did the Cadet offenseblossom, scoring 14 points, but their de -fense held North Central scoreless duringthat same span. The fourth quarter sawHilltop take the period 8-3.

Aubrey Wyse and Johnnie Roth eachput up 10 points for the Lady Cadets. ErinRyan managed 7 points for North Centralin the loss.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF DISSECTING THE DEFENSE ... Vada Lashaway (middle) cuts through the Hilltop de -fense as she decides whether to shoot or pass.

GOT IT! ... Lady Eagle Erin Ryan stretches her body to the limit as she secures a toughrebound over a Hilltop girl as teammate Emma Zenz looks on.

LIKE JORDAN ... Aubrey Wyse (1) sticks her tongue out as she res a jump shot frommid-range as a pair of North Central defenders attempt to stop her.

TAKING THE SHOT ... Despite a Fayette defender standing in her way, Lady PantherEmily Cadwell (33) still elects to take a shot in the paint.

BATTLE FOR THE BALL ... Fayette’s Rylee Ruger and Stryker’s McKenna Louys st ruggleagainst one another as they ght for control of the ball during the junior varsity contestbetween the two teams.

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF A HARD DRIVE ... Kaitlin Brubaker charges toward the basket as Stryker sophomoreAllison Frisbie steps in the way.




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Winter 2014-2015 Sports SchedulesFEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12

Basketball – Boys(Feb 6) Edon @ Stryker

(Feb 6) Fayette @ North Central(Feb 6) Montpelier @ Liberty Center

(Feb 6) Patrick Henry @ Wauseon

(Feb 6) Pettisville @ Hilltop(Feb 7) Antwerp @ Montpelier(Feb 7) Ayersville @ Pettisville

(Feb 7) Fayette @ Liberty Center(Feb 7) Hilltop @ Edgerton(Feb 7) Stryker @ Holgate

(Feb 10) Lenawee Christian @ Fayette(Feb 10) Wauseon @ Springfeld

Basketball – Girls(Feb 7) Montpelier @ Swanton(Feb 7) North Central @ Delta(Feb 9) Wauseon @ Ayersville

(Feb 10) Fairview @ Edon(Feb 10) Hilltop @ Swanton

(Feb 10) Maumee Valley Country Day @ North Central(Feb 10) Montpelier @ Tinora

(Feb 10) Pettisville @ Patrick Henry

(Feb 10) Stryker @ Antwerp(Feb 12) Edon @ North Central(Feb 12) Evergreen @ Wauseon

(Feb 12) Fayette @ Hilltop(Feb 12) Pettisville @ Stryker

Bowling(Feb 6) Liberty Center @ Wauseon

Wrestling(Feb 10) Wauseon @ Archbold

(Feb 12) Montpelier/Bryan/Evergreen @ Liberty Center


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PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF TAKING HER ON A DRIVE . .. Wauseon’s Kendra Gorczyca (5) builds up steam as shemoves to get by the Fairview girl defending her.

LOOK OUT ... Halen Mealer (3), of Wauseon, tries to blow by the Lady Apache in her wayas she makes her way toward the basket with intentions of scoring.

FINDING A SEAM ... Seeing an opening in the Fairvew defense, Reagan Spadafore (41)attempts to quickly exploit the hole before the trio of Lady Apaches surrounding her cancollapse into the gap.

THROW IT IN ... Rebekah Steele (32), a junior for the Lady Blackbirds, looks to toss theball in bounds as Lady Loco Rebekah Carr (3) blocks off t he left side of the court.

REACHING FOR THE BALL ... Stretching to her limits, Kyra Behnfeldt, a Pettisvillefreshman, attempts to catch a high pass as Carr (3) lays in wait to defend.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF HERE YOU GO ... Passing the ball to her left, Pettisville junior Marrisa Beck neglects theefforts of Montpelier’s Rebekah Carr (3) to disrupt the pass attempt.





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Montpelier Versus EvergreenNO STATS RECEIVED BY TIME OF PRESS

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Bowling ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon Boys Victorious, GirlsFall Short Against Patrick Henry

(January 26th, 2015) – WAUSEON:Wauseon’s bowling squad began the weekwith a victory for the boy’s and a closeloss for the girl’s. Wauseon, hoping to re-enact their victory against Delta just daysearlier, fought a tough battle against Pat-rick Henry.

The growing hype from the Patriotswere no match for the unbreakable focusof the boys of Wauseon. This was evidentduring the baker game, when PH’s fourbagger tantalized the Indians, who kept

their cool and followed through with eachshot. Nic Kearny led the boys with a seriesscore of 490, with Peyten Shadbolt follow-ing close behind with a series 467. Thisled to a victory of 2512-2248 against thePatriots.

Unfortunately, Wauseon’s girls fellshort in their attempt to take the victorywith the boys. Jenna Simon amounted187 points, with teammate Aleea Volkmanaccounting for 173. The team’s efforts re-sulted in a nal score of 1852-1988.

GO, GO , GO! ... Jenna Simon lets the ball rip for Wauseon, hoping that it will staystraight and true as it connects with the center bowling pin at the other end of the lane.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF LET IT RIP ... Nicholas Kearney nishes his follow through as he watches the ball traveldown the lane at great speed.

SEND IT DOWN ... A Wauseon bowler releases his grip on the ball, sending it down thelane at a high velocity, in the hopes t hat his contributions to the Indians match againstPatrick Henry will be great.

STAY OUT OF MY WAY ... Katy Ries (44), having found an opening, refuses to allow herdefender to reaf rm a position in front of her as she makes her way toward the basketwith great haste.

READY TO MAKE A MOVE ... Having just caught the ball, Alyssa Spangler (14) looks toread her defender as she holds the ball close to her body, making it dif cult for Vikingdefenders to take it from her.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF DON’T LET GO ... Jackie Carlson (00) clings tightly to the ball as an Evergreen girl at-tempts to pry it from her hands.





Wrestling ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE

Wauseon Advances ToOHSAA Regional Semi-Finals

(January 28th, 2015) – WAUSEON: Withtheir school serving as a hosting site forthe Ohio High School Athletic Association's(OHSAA) Team Duals wrestling tourna-ment, the Indians of Wauseon were pumpedup and ready to go for their rst match.

Fostoria found that out the hard way, asWauseon dominated the contest 66-6.

It should be mentioned that Fostoriawas forced to forfeit 5 times in the compe-tition. However, when Wauseon did haveto wrestle, they had little trouble dispens-ing of their opponents. Indian JacksonSluder, weighing in at 170 pounds, pinnedFostoria's Kaonte Payton in 27 seconds.At 132 pounds, Sandro Ramirez was ableto rack up another win for Wauseon, win -ning an 11-2 decision ove Hariket Bilodia.

Tre Campbell had a bit of a battle againstFostoria's Gabe Thompson, though theWauseon wrestler was able to pin his foe

in 3:14.After the convincing victory in the rst

match of the evening, Wauseon took on Na -poleon.

This contest proved to be a bit more dif -cult than the previous one, but it still wasn'tnearly as close as the 42-25 margin wouldindicate in the Wauseon victory. A pair offorfeits produced 12 of those 25 points forNapoleon. And though they did score a fewwins in the upper weight classes, the Wild-cats were mostly outmatched by the home-town Indians.

For the 145 pound class, Wade Hodgesscored a big win for Wauseon, pinning JoshMiller in 44 seconds. At 126 pounds, IndianAndrew Bailey won a tight 6-4 decision overSkyler Brown. Meanwhile, weighing in at160 pounds, Dylan Nicely forced Napoleon'sZach Altman into a technical forfeit at 5:50into the bout.

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PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFF RIGHT WHERE I WANT YOU ... Sandro Ramirez has his opponent from Napoleon alllocked up with no place to go.

LIMITED MOBILLITY ... Indian wrestler Dylan Nicely holds his foe’s foot, planning hisnext move as the Napoleon wrestler hops helplessly in hopes to break free.

COME ON DOWN! ... Wrapping up his opponent, Tre Campbell ips him to the groundthe hard way ... On his head!

TAKE DOWN ... As he pulls his foe to the ground, this junior high wrestler from Wauseonbegins to rip him backward as well.

LOOKING FOR AN ADVANTAGE ... A Wauseon wrestler stays close to the ground as hisopponent bends down, attempting to prevent the Indian from gaining leverage.

IN CONTROL ... Taking down his foe, a Wauseon Junior High wrestler wraps his legsaround the other wrestler’s arm, enduring he has nowhere to go once he reaches theground.

PHOTOS BY JAKE WEBER, STAFF LET’S GO THIS WAY ... A Wauseon Junior High wrestler gains an advantage over hisopponent by grabbing his head at the NWOAL Championships, which Wauseon won.





By: T.J. HugTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

Mikala Avina will becrowned Pettisville Home-coming Queen during the2015 ceremony precedingthe school’s Homecominggame against Ayersville.

Queen Mikala’s Courtrepresents a wide spectrumof the Pettisville studentbody.

Representing the new-est additions to PettisvilleHigh School is FreshmanAttendant Nichole Foor, thedaughter of Clayton andBeth Foor. Participatingin Cross Country, whereshe made it all the way tothe State Meet alongsidesophomore teammate Al-exa Leppelmeier, as wellas Basketball and Track,Foor also takes part in PepBand, Quiz Bowl, and Note-worthy. Such an activelifestyle requires a specialdrink to fuel her throughthe day, and Foor has sin-gled out the softly warm

comfort brought about byStella Leona Hot Chocolateas all she would need froma beverage.

Accompanying Foorduring the ceremony willbe Freshman Escort Jus-tin Rupp, brought into thisworld by Paul and ChrisRupp. Also quite involvedin school athletics, Ruppplays Soccer, Basketball,and Baseball. He also takespart in the Pettisville HighSchool Choir. His most em-barrassing moment, how-ever, came at a time whenRupp was simply having agood time during the schoolday. Attempting to hurdleover a chair in the school’satrium, the freshman boytripped in mid-jump. As aresult, he landed face- rstonto the hard oor. Add -ing insult to non-injury, anumber of students ockedto the of ce of PrincipalMichael Lane so that theycould watch the error. Re-peatedly.

The personality of Soph-omore Attendant TeaganKauffman, daughter toBrent and Heidi Kauffman,as well as Mick and DeniseNofziger, might best be de-scribed as a confetti cake,as she is a burst of many

different things. That men-tal versatility has led Kauff-man to involve herself ina diverse array of schoolactivities, such as StudentCouncil, Spanish Club,Softball, and Volleyball,which has stood out to herthe most so far in her highschool career. Despite do-ing so much, Kauffman isstill humble, opting to titlea potential movie on her life“Legally Redheaded.”

Kauffman will be es-corted by fellow sophomoreCaleb Rychener, who is theson of Troy and Sherri Ry-chener. When prompted to

choose between being toohot or too cold, Rychenerselected the heat, statingthat it would give him agreat excuse to wear shortseveryday. He already getsto wear the favored attireplenty while participat-

ing in Soccer, Pettisville’sBasketball and Track pro-grams. Rychener is alsoan active member of hisschool’s chapters in theFuture Farmers of Americaand FCCLA as well.

Junior Attendant Nata-lie Hoffmire, the daughterof Wes and Lynne Hoffmire,is the nostalgic sort. Herfavorite memories of schooltake her back to the play-ground in her elementa-ry days. There, Hoffmirefondly remembers playinggames such as hot lava,four square, and red roverduring recess. This youngat heart guitar player keepsbusy, serving as a memberof the National Honor Soci-ety, the Fellowship of Chris-tian Athletes, the LadyBlackbird Cross-Countryteam, and the Crossroads

youth group. She is oftenembarrassed during redrills, due mainly to thefact that she “jumps andscreams” as the re alarmblares.

Serving as Hoffmire’s Junior Escort will be MattKrill, son to Tom and CindyKrill. A native of Camas,Washington, Krill wouldrather return there than

travel anywhere in theworld. That doesn’t meanhe’s not enjoying his timein Pettisville, where he ispart of the National HonorSociety, the Fellowship ofChristian Athletes, SpanishClub, Golf, and Basketball.

When he’s not busy withthese school related activi-ties, Krill likes to play evenmore sports, eat, and, ofcourse, be lazy.

Dana Fricke, born toBill and Lynette Fricke, hasbeen elected by her class totake on the role of SeniorAttendant. The youngestof ve children, Fricke isa member of the NationalHonor Society, as well asthe Lady Blackbird Volley-ball and Basketball teams.In fact, she was named asthe 2014 Buckeye BorderConference Player of theYear in Volleyball this pastseason.

Senior Escort TateKauffman, the son of Brentand Heidi Kauffman, aswell as Mick and DeniseNofziger, will be accompa-nying Fricke to the ceremo-ny. Tate is also the olderbrother to Sophomore At-tendant Keagan Kauffman.

The elder Kauffman sib-ling, who favors evaporatedmilk over all other drinks,counts himself a part of theBlackbird Soccer, Basket-ball, and Baseball teams.His dream destination is abeach in Europe on whichhe can relax. However,

Kauffman’s immediate planfor the future is to study Ac-counting at Bowling GreenState University, where hewill share a room with fel-low Pettisville High Schoolgraduate Noah Miller.

A pair of senior boys will

be escorting Queen Mikalawhen she makes her grandentrance.

Ben Graber, the son ofRick and Deb Graber, willserve as one of those es-corts. When asked whatfood would best describehis personality, Grabernamed hot sauce for “ob-vious reasons.” He is amember of the school’sbasketball team, as well asthe Fellowship of ChristianAthletes. Not only that, butGraber is also active in thePettisville Missionary YouthGroup, where he is on theworship team. Upon grad-uation, Graber intends toattend Cedarville, where hewill study Mechanical Engi-neering.

Josh Liechty, son toChris and Holly Liechty, willalso be escorting the queen.A participant in NationalHonor Society, Quiz Bowl,

the school’s musicals, Soc-cer, and Basketball, Liechtyenjoys singing, listening tomusic, and wrestling his sis-ter, Rebekah. He would de-scribe his personality as be-ing like a fruit smoothie, ashe is both sweet and smooth.

After graduating from Pettis-ville, Liechty plans to attendGoshen College in order tostudy Pre-Med.

But it is Homecom-ing Queen Mikala NicoleAvina that will take cen-ter stage for the ceremony.

The daughter of Benny and Josie Avina, Mikala is activein school extra-curricularactivities, as she takes partin Noteworthy, NationalHonor Society, Soccer, andBasketball. Avina likensher personality to MexicanRice, because she’s goodwith everything. Given thechoice, she’d rather be toocold than too hot, so thatshe would have a reasonto get a hot chocolate fromStella Leona. Once herhigh school career is n -ished, Avina will go to col-lege, where she will majorin Exercise Science beforegoing on to Physical Thera-

py School. The Queen and her At-

tendants will be cheeringon their escorts, as well asthe rest of the Blackbirds,as they take on the Pilotson Saturday.

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JH WRESTLING ... Front Row: Manager – Kaylie Satowski, Isaac Thourot, Cade Smith, Nolan Ray, Ethan Glover, Jameson Gray, Tristian Barajas, Chaz Meyer, Jarrett Bischoff,Gavin Ritter, Manager – Mercedes Torres. Middle Row: Carson Mahlman, Trent Davis, Levi Krasula, Spencer Martinez, Trey Schroeder, Austin McDaniel, A. J. Ayala, Xavier Tor-res, Aaron Harris, Coach Lane. Back Row: Coach Torres, Christian Cantu, Rudy Beltran, Cody VanSlyke, Trent Sauber, Bryce Orzechowski, Abraham Ayala, Sammy Sosa, DrewKrall, Aaron Newland. Missing: Coach Barajas, Coach Krall.

7TH GRADE CHEERLEADERS ... McKenna Thierry, Rylee Hull, Maggie Roelfsema,Bralynn Blanton, Kyle Seidowsky, Kyla Malosh, Macey Coronado, Callie Schnitkey.

8TH GRADE CHEERLEADERS ... Jillian Reynolds, Rachel Lee, Amber Wolpert, Alexan-dria Gray, Paige Smith, Aubrey Starkweather, Rylee Wreede, Madison Lulfs

7TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL ... Front Row: Manager – Chelsie Raabe, Juli Spada-fore, Eliana Barajas, Salina Santiago, Sam Aeschliman, Sydney Zirkle, Paige Smith,Manager – Hayley Orzechowski. Back Row: Coach Little, Mercedez Osley, Delanie Roush,Alyssa Ramos, Faith Jasso, Sierra Rupp, Keyarra Gorsuch, Alyssa Strain.

8TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL ... Front Row: Manager – Chelsie Raabe, MadisonHenry, Alexis Suarez, Mya Suarez, Lindsay Renfer, Angel Osenbaugh, Manager – HayleyOrzechowski. Back Row: Jaelyn Myers, Aliza Dauterman, Lexi Sauber, Lindsay Miller,Brianna Castellano, Anna Koenig, Coach Cain.

7TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL ... Front Row: Kenyon Lovins, Jaden Conrad, DavonRamos, Zevin Gleckler, Shane Nofziger, Mike McNally, Manager – Alex Stevens. BackRow: Coach Schaffner, John Eckman, Cody Figy, Noah Tester, Zach Putnam, SeanBrock, Wyatt Blosser, Jared Richer, Owen King, Coach Mazurowski.

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