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High school football: Columbus Grove dominates Pandora-Gilboa in opener
Aug. 23—COLUMBUS GROVE — For anyone on the home side of Clymer Stadium, it was no secret that Columbus Grove had some extra motivation for Thursday night's season opener against Pandora-Gilboa. It was about repaying the Rockets for a 25-22 last-second loss in 2023 that's lingered over the program for almost 53 weeks. And by the middle of the first half, the Bulldogs had done exactly that. ...
Delphos St. John’s darts by Sidney Lehman
Delphos St. John’s unleashed a high-powered offensive show to knock off Sidney Lehman 54-27 Friday on Aug. 23 in Ohio football. The first quarter gave Delphos St. John’s a 20-6 lead over Sidney Lehman. The Blue Jays fought to a 40-6 intermission margin at the Cavaliers’ expense.
High school football: Lima Senior’s win over Piqua looks familiar
Some of the names and faces are different but in a 35-20 win over Piqua at Spartan Stadium on Friday night in its season opener, Lima Senior appeared ready to follow up last year’s turnaround season with another good campaign. “We’ve still got some things we have to clean...
High school football: Shawnee's big plays turn tide in win over LCC
Aug. 23—It was 671 days between Shawnee's 33-19 win over Lima Central Catholic on the opening night of high school football Thursday and the last time the Indians celebrated a victory on the final night of the 2022 regular season. But it was a mere 56 seconds that played a huge role in Thursday night's victory, which Shawnee hopes means a brighter future after an 0-10 season last year. With ...
High school football: Ottawa-Glandorf looks to compete in WBL
OTTAWA – Longtime Ottawa-Glandorf football head coach Ken Schriner wants his team to run the football as much as possible. Last season, Ottawa-Glandorf struggled at that, which resulted in a 1-9 overall record, and a mark of 1-8 in the Western Buckeye League. “If you look at the plays...
Hometown Stations Hires St. Marys Grad As New Sports Director, Returns To Lima
(8-21-24) This week Hometown Stations announced that Adam Solomon would be the new sports director. Solomon returns to Lima after an earlier stint in 2012 before leavings. During his time away from Lima he has worked in TVsports at WAKA News (Montgomery and Selma, Ala) and at WCJB TV20 News (Gainesville, Florida) and is a St. Marys grad.
High school football: Elida leaning on speed, experience
Aug. 21—ELIDA — Experience and speed are normally key factors for success. Elida head football coach Kyle Harmon hopes those two ingredients will help pave the way for a winning season for his squad. Elida returns 14 letter winners from last year's team that went 5-6 overall and 4-5 in the Western Buckeye League. The Bulldogs competed in the Division III playoffs, where they lost to Butler in ...
High school football: Players to watch
Here are 10 players to watch during the 2024 high school football season in the Lima area. Quatman splits time between running back and slot receiver on offense. He caught 32 balls for 590 yards and six touchdowns as an all-state receiver and ran for an additional 690 yards and nine touchdowns on 114 carries in his junior season. On defense, he recorded 64 total tackles and two interceptions.
High school football: Wildcats building on offseason momentum
Delphos Jefferson closed out the 2023 season by snapping a 10-game losing streak and finishing with a 1-9 record. It was a transition year for the Wildcats with a focus on getting younger players some of their first varsity time. This fall the hope is that ending last season on...
Girls soccer: Houston earns 100th career victory
Aug. 23—Lamar Houston has what he calls "an undying passion" for soccer. It's a game he started playing at four years old when his mom put him in the five-year-old division at the YMCA. And it's a game he started coaching as a freshman in college when then-Bath boys soccer coach Ali Davoudi invited him to work with his team during summer training. He said it's something he fell in love with ...
High school football: Bearcats continue to build in Koenig’s second season
Year one was challenging for head coach Kyle Koenig. Spencerville earned a postseason berth but finished 3-8 as they battled roster numbers and injuries throughout the 2023 campaign. Year two for Koenig’s Bearcats will see increased numbers and experienced returners in key areas, giving the program some excitement to build...
High school football: Experienced LCC finds league home in NWC
LIMA — With returning starters at 18 positions from a team that went 8-4 last season, Lima Central Catholic is optimistic about what this season could bring. Last year 24 of the 36 players on the Thunderbirds’ roster were freshmen and sophomores and there were only two seniors in the starting lineup.
High school football: Confidence is the first building block for Shawnee
Aug. 21—When Shane Wireman became Waynesfield-Goshen's head football coach in 2017 the Tigers were coming off back-to-back 0-10 seasons. By his fifth season, they won nine games, then won 11 games in 2022 and 10 games in 2023. When he was hired as Shawnee's head coach earlier this year the Indians had just completed an 0-10 season. So, no surprise, he has been asked if there are similarities ...
High school football: Harting has Crestview ready to contend
Aug. 21—CONVOY — Last fall, Cole Harting was entering his first season as a head coach. Crestview was coming off a down year at 4-6, missed the playoffs and lost Carson Hunter, its three-sport athlete and starting quarterback, to graduation. For Harting, last season was about just trying to stay on top of things in his new role. He had a new system to implement with a new staff around him and ...
High school football: High-flying Spartans looking for TCAL repeat
LIMA — When Bill Lawrence was named Lima Senior’s head coach in April 2023, he promised the Spartans would be the greatest show on turf. Fast forward one year later, and Lawrence has backed up that statement. Lima Senior now has a pass-dominant offense that gets up the...
Pirates Assigned to Findlay Division V Girls Soccer District
Possible road trips!! — Those of you who expected major changes with the expansion of Girls Soccer from 3 Divisions to 5 Divisions — Northwest Ohio delivered! First Division 1 has 3 teams so 1 team can advance to Regionals with one win. Locally, Continental High joins PCL rivals Kalida and Miller City in a far ranging District. Pulling teams from 4 different districts in 2023 to make up the 2024 Findlay field shows how much change the plan took. Continental was #7 seed and Miller City was #3 at the Evergreen DIII District, Kalida was #2 seed at the DIII Ottoville District, Van Buren was #1 seed at the DIII Bluffton District, while NorthWood was #5 seed, Huron was #7 seed and Woodmore was #2 seed at the DIII Genoa District. Bottom Line there may be a 2 hour road trip for a sectional final game (Continental to Huron is just over 2 hours). PCL Columbus Grove moved to the Bluffton DV District where they could travel to Ashland. Ottoville and Fort Jennings will return to the Ottoville for the DV district.
High school football: Football, by the numbers: Coaches consider value of analytics
Aug. 21—Analytics. It's a topic that draws responses from all ends of the spectrum. To certain football minds, it's something that should be left at the tables in Las Vegas. Do I hit on 16 or pray that the dealer busts? To others, it's about playing the odds. Can you demoralize the opposing team by recovering an onside kick? Is it ever worth kicking field goals or extra points? What about ...
Girls soccer: O-G pulls away from Findlay
Aug. 21—GLANDORF — After nine first-half corner kicks, four shots on goal and just one goal by Ottawa-Glandorf in the first half of Wednesday's nonleague girls soccer match with visiting Findlay, it seemed inevitable the Titans would eventually break the match wide open. In the second half, it happened. O-G booted six shots on goal and found the back of the net three times, en route to a 4-0 ...
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