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Outdoors: Big prizes await for Fall Brawlers on Lake Erie waters
Area anglers started patrolling far and wide across Lake Erie waters for the heaviest walleye as the 2024 B’laster Walleye Fall Brawl began Oct. 18 at midnight. This year is different from others as Lake Erie Walleye Trail Director Jason Fischer said all U.S. waters of the lake are included in what is termed as the premier walleye tournament. That makes a difference to one angler I talked to: Jimbo Douse of Ottawa Lake. He’s sure he would have been in running at the top over the years, if not a winner, if that had been the case because of the success he has using a different approach to land monsters.
Seven Monroe County Region teams make the state football playoffs
Bedford and Gibraltar Carlson have not met on the football field since 1989. The Mules and Marauders opened the season against each other for four straight seasons from 1986-89. Bedford won three of those games. ...
High school football notebook: Anthony Wayne celebrates 75th year with a 10-0 regular season
The 2024 Anthony Wayne football team celebrated the program's 75th year with a perfect regular season under the Generals' most successful coach. Anthony Wayne capped a 10-0 campaign with a 31-14 victory over top rival Perrysburg on Friday night. The Generals earned the Northern Lakes League Buckeye Division title outright. It was the sixth NLL title in nine seasons under coach Andy Brungard, who has led the Generals to an 85-20 record since 2016. “Our consistency starts with our culture. We have a foundation of who we are as a program,” Brungard said. “When you are watching a perfect regular season unfold, there are so many small moments you see that make big impacts. This being our 75th year as a football program, many former players and coaches came back and talked to the team, and that has been very special.”
Toledo women claim exhibition victory over D-II opponent Findlay
Toledo fans got their first taste of women’s basketball action on Sunday afternoon at Savage Arena as the Rockets jumped out to an early lead and ran away with an 87-54 exhibition victory over Findlay. The Rockets started hot in their first time on the floor under new head coach Ginny Boggess, building an 11-5 edge in the opening minutes and not looking back against the NCAA Division II Oilers. Toledo took a 43-28 lead into the locker room at halftime. At one point in the third quarter, the Rockets orchestrated an 11-0 run that put them up by 27, 60-33. The Rockets outpaced the visiting Oilers 44-26 in the second half.
Toledo PFF grades: Running backs fare well in pass protection
Each week, The Blade will recap the most interesting Toledo football grades released by Pro Football Focus, the scouting website that evaluates players’ performance on every play of every game. For context, grades are based on a 0-100 scale. Ethan Spoth (72.3 offense): The sophomore right guard has the third-highest overall offensive grade, behind wide receivers Jerjuan Newton (82.5) and Junior Vandeross III (72.4). Among offensive linemen, he was first in pass blocking (86.3) and run blocking (67.6). The first-year starter has hit his stride in recent weeks, with his highest-graded performances coming in successive games. Sevaughn Clark (79.0 pass...
2024 high school state tournament scores for Oct. 26
Here are the OHSAA fall sport state tournament scores for Toledo-area teams on Saturday, Oct. 26. BOYS SOCCER Division I: Bowling Green district■ Final: Perrysburg 1, Findlay 0 Division II: Southview district■ Final: St. Francis 3, St. John’s 2 (OT)
BGSU football claims Battle of I-75 trophy with solid win over Toledo
Bowling Green State University’s football team got back to its early-season ways on Saturday, and it led to one of the biggest wins in the Scot Loeffler era. The Falcons were balanced offensively, came up with huge plays defensively, and executed on special teams to take home the Battle of I-75 trophy with a 41-26 Mid-American Conference victory over Toledo in front of nearly 30,000 fans at the Glass Bowl. “I was really happy about our team playing like we did Weeks 1, 2, and 3,” said Loeffler, referring to BGSU’s win over Fordham and narrow losses to ranked foes Penn State and Texas A&M to start the season. “That’s the team that we know, and that’s the team that we want to be: to play team football, which was really cool. A bunch of team football.” For the fourth straight season, the road team won the matchup. BGSU claimed back-to-back victories in the Glass Bowl for the first time since 1992 and 1994.
Film study: Breaking down Oladokun's pick-six in BGSU's victory over Toledo
BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University’s football team made huge plays all over the field in its thrilling 41-26 victory on Saturday at Toledo in the latest edition of the Battle of I-75. Perhaps the biggest came right before halftime with Toledo on the verge of taking the lead. With the Rockets gaining momentum after scoring a touchdown on their previous possession and forcing a BGSU three-and-out, Jordan Oladokun stepped in front of a pass from Toledo quarterback Tucker Gleason and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown to give the Falcons a 28-17 lead with 1:02 left in the second quarter. It was a critical moment for BGSU to not only keep its advantage, but extend it against a Toledo team that was capable of scoring quickly with threats all over the field in the passing game. “We challenged our DBs. I think their wide receivers [are] as good as they have in the league,” BGSU coach Scot Loeffler said. “They’re fast.
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