2015 OHSFSCA Softball State Poll
Crestview was ranked 3rd in Division IV in the final OHSFSCA Softball State Poll.
2015 OHSBCA All-Ohio Baseball Teams
Division IV All-Ohio
First Team
Nate Owens, Crestview – Catcher
Second Team
Tanner From, Columbus Grove – Outfield
5/29 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division III Regional at Troy
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
3. Spencerville 40, 5. Lincolnview 34, 8. Crestview 23, 34. Delphos Jefferson 4
Girls
8. Spencerville 33, 20. Lincolnview 8, 37. Delphos Jefferson 2
State Qualifiers:
State Qualifiers:
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: 3. Lincolnview (Alex Rodriguez/Colton Snyder/Austin Elick/Bayley Tow)
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Hunter Blankemeyer, Lincolnview
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Spencerville (Andrew Emery/Zach Goecke/Trevor McMichael/Calvin Wilson); 4. Crestview (Sage Schaffner/Dylan Grandstaff/Nick Springer/Zack Jellison)
1600 Meter Run: 2. Bayley Tow, Lincolnview
200 Meter Dash: 3. Zack Jellison, Crestview
3200 Meter Run: 2. Bayley Tow, Lincolnview; 3. Mycah Grandstaff, Crestview
Discus Throw: 3. Evan Pugh, Spencerville
Long Jump: 1. Trevor McMichael, Spencerville
Shot Put: 3. Logan Vandemark, Spencerville
Girls
100 Meter Dash: 3. Kacie Mulholland, Spencerville
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Spencerville (Jacey Grigsby/Gabrielle Goecke/Kennedy Sharp/Kacie Mulholland)
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Spencerville (Jacey Grigsby/Kennedy Sharp/Gabrielle Goecke/Kacie Mulholland)
Discus Throw: 4. Shania Johnson, Spencerville
High Jump: 3. Hannah McCleery, Lincolnview
Division III Regional at Tiffin
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
1. Columbus Grove 57.5, 5. Bluffton 34
Girls
6. Columbus Grove 33, 21. Bluffton 11, 36. Ada 4, 38. Allen East 3
State Qualifiers:
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Alex Giesige/Colton Grothaus/Boone Brubaker/Bryce Sharrits)
110 Meter Hurdles: 4. Trevor Bassitt, Bluffton
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Bluffton (Adam Wannemacher/Sam Crisp/Robbie Stratton/Dylan Alt)
4×100 Meter Relay: 2. Bluffton (Adam Wannemacher/Nolan Nickels/Robbie Stratton/Dylan Alt)
800 Meter Run: 2. Bryce Sharrits, Columbus Grove
200 Meter Dash: 3. Baily Clement, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Baily Clement/Bryce Sharrits/David Bogart/Alex Giesige)
Discus Throw: 2. Rece Roney, Columbus Grove
High Jump: 4. Trevor Bassitt, Bluffton
Pole Vault: 3. Clay Wilson, Bluffton
Girls
4×200 Meter Relay: 3. Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores/Kristin Wynn/Linnea Stephens/Bailey Dunifon)
4×100 Meter Relay: 4. Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores/Bailey Dunifon/Linnea Stephens/Sarah Schroeder)
3200 Meter Run: 2. Elizabeth Nisly, Bluffton
Discus Throw: 2. Lyne’a Diller, Columbus Grove
Shot Put: 2. Lyne’a Diller, Columbus Grove
5/27 OHSAA Softball Regionals
Division IV Regional Semifinal at Tipp City
Pleasant Hill Newton Local 7 Crestview 6
2015 OHSAA Softball Tournament Brackets
Division III
Bath District
Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Paulding
Division III Sectional Championship
Tinora 8 Bluffton 5
Parkway 10 Columbus Grove 0
Division III Sectional Semifinal
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Allen East 2
Columbus Grove 15 Paulding 5
Bluffton 4 Coldwater 1
Division IV
Tipp City Regional
Crestview
Division IV Regional Semifinal at Tipp City
Pleasant Hill Newton Local 7 Crestview 6
Wapakoneta District
Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Lincolnview, Spencerville
Division IV District Championship at Wapakoneta
Crestview 10 New Bremen 0, 5 inn.
Division IV District Semifinal at Wapakoneta
New Bremen 5 Lincolnview 1
Crestview 8 St. Henry 4
Division IV Sectional Championship
Crestview 8 Perry 2
Lincolnview 5 Spencerville 3
Division IV Sectional Semifinal
Perry 10 Delphos Jefferson 6
Lincolnview 5 Marion Local 4, 12 inn.
Kenton District
Ada
Division IV Sectional Championship
Carey 9 Ada 7
Division IV Sectional Semifinal
Ada 7 Vanlue 2
5/23 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division IV District Championship at Elida
Miller City 1 Columbus Grove 0
5/23 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division II District at Defiance
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional in Dayton
Girls
16. Paulding 5.14
Division III District at Spencerville
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional in Troy
Boys
2. Lincolnview 94, 3. Spencerville 81, 7. Crestview 37, 12. Delphos Jefferson 20.5
Girls
3. Spencerville 76, 9. Lincolnview 19, 11. Delphos Jefferson 14, 13. Crestview 12
Regional Qualifiers:
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Lincolnview (Alex Rodriguez/Colton Snyder/Austin Elick/Bayley Tow)
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Hunter Blankemeyer, Lincolnview;
100 Meter Dash: 3. Zack Jellison, Crestview; 4. Calvin Wilson, Spencerville
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Spencerville (Andrew Emery/Zach Goecke/Trevor McMichael/Calvin Wilson); 3. Crestview (Sage Schaffner/Dylan Grandstaff/Nick Springer/Zack Jellison)
1600 Meter Run: 1. Bayley Tow, Lincolnview
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Spencerville (Andrew Emery/Trevor McMichael/Zach Goecke/Calvin Wilson); 2. Delphos Jefferson (Adam Rode/Hunter Binkley/Josh Teman/Drew Reiss); 3. Lincolnview (Logan Jewel/Damon Norton/Ryan Rager/Hunter Blankemeyer)
300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Hunter Blankemeyer, Lincolnview
800 Meter Run: 2. Alex Rodriguez, Lincolnview; 3. Bayley Tow, Lincolnview
200 Meter Dash: 2. Zack Jellison, Crestview
3200 Meter Run: 2. Mycah Grandstaff, Crestview; 3. Bayley Tow, Lincolnview
4×400 Meter Relay: 4. Crestview (Nick Springer/Alex Cunningham/Dylan Grandstaff/Zack Jellison)
Discus Throw: 1. Evan Pugh, Spencerville; 3. Logan Vandemark, Spencerville
High Jump: 2. Hunter Blankemeyer, Lincolnview; 3. Trevor Neate, Lincolnview
Long Jump: 1. Trevor McMichael, Spencerville
Shot Put: 1. Logan Vandemark, Spencerville; 2. Evan Pugh, Spencerville
Pole Vault: 2. Nathan Diller, Lincolnview
Girls
4×800 Meter Relay:
100 Meter Hurdles: 4. Jacey Grigsby, Spencerville
100 Meter Dash: 1. Kacie Mulholland, Spencerville
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Spencerville (Jacey Grigsby/Gabrielle Goecke/Kennedy Sharp/Kacie Mulholland); 4. Delphos Jefferson (Taylor Stroh/Brooke Gallmeier/Brooke Culp/Mikayla Bennet)
4×100 Meter Relay: 2. Spencerville (Jacey Grigsby/Kennedy Sharp/Gabrielle Goecke/Kacie Mulholland)
300 Meter Hurdles: 4. Anna Gorman, Lincolnview
200 Meter Dash: 1. Kacie Mulholland, Spencerville
Discus Throw: 1. Shania Johnson, Spencerville; 3. Bekka Tracey, Crestview
High Jump: 2. Hannah McCleery, Lincolnview
Shot Put: 4. Katie Merriman, Spencerville
Pole Vault: 4. Gabrielle Goecke, Spencerville
Division III District at Liberty-Benton
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional in Tiffin
Boys
1. Columbus Grove 139, 4. Bluffton 70, 13. Allen East 15, 14. Ada 5
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 139, 3. Bluffton 66, 7. Ada 44, 11. Allen East 28
Regional Qualifiers:
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Alex Giesige/Colton Grothaus/Boone Brubaker/Bryce Sharrits)
110 Meter Hurdles: 2. Trevor Bassitt, Bluffton
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Bluffton (Adam Wannemacher/Sam Crisp/Robbie Stratton/Dylan Alt); 3. Columbus Grove (Joey Warnecke/David Bogart/Caiden Grothaus/Baily Clement)
1600 Meter Run: 3. Boone Brubaker, Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Bluffton (Adam Wannemacher/Nolan Nickels/Robbie Stratton/Dylan Alt)
400 Meter Dash: 3. Alex Giesige, Columbus Grove
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Alex Tabler, Columbus Grove; 3. Chris Kleman, Allen East; 4. Kyle Nickles, Allen East
800 Meter Run: 1. Bryce Sharrits, Columbus Grove
200 Meter Dash: 2. Baily Clement, Columbus Grove; 4. Robbie Stratton, Bluffton
3200 Meter Run: 3. Preston Brubaker, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Baily Clement/Bryce Sharrits/David Bogart/Alex Giesige)
Discus Throw: 2. Rece Roney, Columbus Grove
High Jump: 3. Baily Clement, Columbus Grove; 4. Trevor Bassitt, Bluffton
Shot Put: 1. Rece Roney, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: 1. Clay Wilson, Bluffton; 2. Caiden Grothaus, Columbus Grove
Girls
4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Leah Myerholtz/Taylor Ellerbrock/Kirsten Malsam/Allison Choi); 3. Bluffton (Kayla Kindle/Leah Conley/Adel Sommers/Sydney Hoff)
100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Carlee McCluer, Columbus Grove; 3. Erica Sheehan, Bluffton; 4. Savannah Silone, Allen East
100 Meter Dash: 2. Raiya Flores, Columbus Grove
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores/Kristin Wynn/Linnea Stephens/Bailey Dunifon)
1600 Meter Run: 3. Taylor Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 4. Leah Conley, Bluffton
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores/Bailey Dunifon/Linnea Stephens/Sarah Schroeder)
400 Meter Dash: 1. Anney Archer, Ada; 2. Haley Baker, Bluffton; 3. Kristin Wynn, Columbus Grove
300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Savannah Silone, Allen East; 2. Carlee McCluer, Columbus Grove; 4. Mackenzie Clymer, Columbus Grove
800 Meter Run: 2. Kayla Kindle, Bluffton
3200 Meter Run: 1. Elizabeth Nisly, Bluffton; 4. Taylor Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Kristin Wynn/Mackenzie Clymer/Bailey Dunifon/Carlee McCluer); 3. Bluffton (Karis Wilson/Lucie Fett/Kayla Kindle/Haley Baker)
Discus Throw: 1. Lyne’a Diller, Columbus Grove; 4. Becca Endicott, Columbus Grove
High Jump: 3. Alexis Ricker, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 2. Bailey Dunifon, Columbus Grove; 4. Morgan Niemeyer, Allen East
Shot Put: 1. Lyne’a Diller, Columbus Grove; 3. Becca Endicott, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: 4. Sarah Perez, Allen East
5/22 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division IV District Championship at Wapakoneta
Crestview 10 New Bremen 0, 5 inn.
2015 NWC Baseball All-Conference Teams
In voting by Northwest Conference baseball coaches for the 2015 baseball season. senior Nate Owens, a catcher from Crestview was named Player of the Year. Owens was a unanimous selection receiving 160 out of a possible 160 points in the balloting. Paulding junior Damon Egnor finished second in the balloting with Spencerville freshman Jaret Montenery finishing third.
Crestview coach Jim Wharton tallied 19 points to be named Coach of the Year at the all-conference selection meeting Monday evening in Delphos. Wharton led Crestview to an 8-0 record and their 21st Northwest Conference baseball championship. Spencerville’s coach Troy Montenery finished second in the coach of the year balloting.
Owens was a 4-year starter for the Knights and batted .522 in league play this past season. His overall season average was .435 and included 9 extra base hits (one home run) with 23 RBI’s.
First Team:
Nate Owens – Crestview – Senior
Damon Egnor – Paulding – Junior
Jaret Montenery – Spencerville – Freshman
Corbin Edwards – Paulding – Junior
Elisha Jones – Columbus Grove – Senior
Jacob Meyer – Spencerville – Sophomore
Ryan Bullinger – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Jordan Roop – Crestview – Senior
Brayden Sautter – Ada – Junior
Jordan Miller – Crestview – Junior
Second Team:
Tanner From – Columbus Grove – Senior
Jace Stockwell – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Erik Neeley – Allen East – Senior
Travis Wireman – Allen East – Senior
Austin Bricker – Bluffton – Senior
Chayton Overholt – Lincolnview – Freshman
Bret Rumer – Bluffton – Junior
Tanner Stippich – Allen East – Senior
Dakota Bricker – Bluffton – Freshman
Aaron Mock – Paulding – Senior
Honorable Mention:
Jon Krouse – Crestview – Junior
MItchell Youngpeter – Spencerville – Junior
Braden Goodwin – Allen East – Senior
James Harrod – Bluffton – Senior
Brent Wilson – Allen East – Sophomore
Colby Clifton – Crestview – Junior
Dalton Schmersal – Lincolnview – Senior
Reid Stechschulte – Columbus Grove – Sophomore
Gage Mercer – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Gaige Rassman – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Thad Ringwald – Spencerville – Sophomore
Austin Leeth – Lincolnview – Junior
Jarrett Sitton – Paulding – Junior
Guadalupe Martinez – Paulding – Freshman
Seth Evans – Ada – Sophomore
Luke Carpenter – Spencerville – Sophomore
2015 NWC Softball All-Conference Teams
In voting by Northwest Conference softball coaches for the 2015 softball season. senior Hope Schroeder, a pitcher from Columbus Grove was named Player of the Year after being runner-up for that honor during the 2014 season. Schroeder received first-place votes from 7 of the conference coaches. Coaches may not vote for players from their own schools. Bluffton senior Maddie Willis finished second in the balloting with Allen East sophomore Ariana Schmiedebusch finishing third.
Allen East coach Bill Mattevi tallied 19 points to be named Coach of the Year at the all-conference selection meeting Monday evening in Delphos. Mattevi led the Mustangs to a 7-1 record and a Northwest Conference co-championship. Carl Etzler of the co-champion Crestview Knights finished second in the balloting.
Hope Schroeder batted .506 with 8 home runs and 46 RBI’s in leading the Bulldogs to a 21-6 overall recored. Schroeder also posted a 16-5 record as a pitcher with a 3.00 ERA.
First Team:
Hope Schroeder – Columbus Grove – Senior
Maddie Willis – Bluffton – Senior
Ariana Schmiedebusch – Allen East – Sophomore
Brooke Hoffman – Columbus Grove – Junior
Tianna Rager – Crestview – Junior
Audrey Rodriguez – Allen East – Senior
Macala Ashbaugh – Lincolnview – Sophomore
Terra Crowle – Crestview – Senior
Mackenzie Riggenbach – Crestview – Senior
Kara May – Spencerville – Freshman
Second Team:
Ashley Sumner – Ada – Junior
Morgan Riley – Paulding – Senior
Mackayla Wilson – Bluffton – Senior
Julia Thatcher – Lincolnview – Senior
Sami Fruchey – Bluffton – Junior
Kylie Wyss – Allen East – Junior
Kyrah Yinger – Columbus Grove – Junior
Brady Guest – Crestview – Junior
Shayla Rice – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Alex Shumate – Spencerville – Junior
Honorable Mention:
Maddy Hollar – Spencerville – Senior
Mackenzie Ringwald – Spencerville – Senior
Alexis Amburgey – Ada – Senior
Alexis McCluer – Allen East – Junior
Lauren Parkins – Bluffton – Senior
Baylee Neate – Lincolnview – Senior
Taylor Lloyd – Allen East – Senior
Teyah Sautter – Ada – Freshman
Taylor Monday – Bluffton – Junior
Sammi Rosengarten – Columbus Grove – Junior
Cora Millay – Crestview – Sophomore
Claire Thompson – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Lauren Birkemeier – Columbus Grove – Freshman
Dani Harman – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Jessica Pimpas – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Sam Branham – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Devann Springer – Lincolnview – Senior
Audrey Manz – Paulding – Freshman
Megan Miller – Spencerville – Senior
5/20 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division IV District Semifinal at Coldwater
Minster 1 Spencerville 0
Division IV District Semifinal at Elida
Columbus Grove 2 Holgate 1
5/20 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division IV District Semifinal at Wapakoneta
New Bremen 5 Lincolnview 1
5/19 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division IV District Semifinal at Wapakoneta
Crestview 8 St. Henry 4
5/18 Baseball Scores
Elida 12 Columbus Grove 2
Coldwater 16 Crestview 4, 6 inn.
Lincolnview at Kalida
Van Wert 11 Spencerville 4
Bluffton’s Mackayla Wilson signed a letter of intent to play softball at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Bluffton senior Mackayla Wilson signed a letter of intent to play softball at the University of Northwestern Ohio. Mackayla has been a letter winner the past 4 seasons as Bluffton’s catcher. Mackayla is Bluffton’s single season home run record holder. She was also second team All Northwest Conference and the team’s most valuable player in 2014.
Seen in the picture seated from left to right is Mackayla’s father Mike Wilson, Mackayla Wilson, and Mackayla’s mother Jill Wilson. And standing from left to right is Mackayla’s brother Zach Wilson and Bluffton’s Varsity Softball Coach Tony Rumer.
2015 NWC Track & Field Championships
Columbus Grove swept both the boys and girls track championships in the Northwest Conference tournament held Thursday/Saturday at Columbus Grove High School. This makes two years in a row that the Bulldogs have taken both the boys and the girls crowns. Grove has now won 4 consecutive boys NWC track championships.
Bluffton finished runner-up in both the boys and girls and Spencerville took third place in the team standings for both.
Bayley Tow of Lincolnview and Kacie Mulholland of Spencerville were voted as the 2015 NWC Male and Female Athletes of the Year respectively by the coaches of the league schools.
2015 Team Results:
Boys:
1. Columbus Grove 161, 2. Bluffton 98, 3. Spencerville 86, 4. Lincolnview 79, 5. Crestview 41, 6. Allen East 26, 7. Delphos Jefferson 20.5, 8. Paulding 11.5, 9. Ada 3
Girls:
1. Columbus Grove 159, 2. Bluffton 90, 3. Spencerville 79, 4. Ada 64, 5. Lincolnview 44, 6. Allen East 31, 7. Paulding 28, 8. Delphos Jefferson 22, 9. Crestview 9
NWC Boys Event Champions
4×800 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Alex Giesige/Colton Grothaus/Boone Brubaker/Bryce Sharrits)
110 Meter Hurdles 39″: Hunter Blankemeyer, Lincolnview
100 Meter Dash: Zack Jellison, Crestview
4×200 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Levi Kistler/Sam Crisp/Robbie Stratton/Dylan Alt)
1600 Meter Run: Bayley Tow, Lincolnview (New NWC Record – 4:23.07)
4×100 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Nolan Nickels/Sam Crisp/Robbie Stratton/Dylan Alt)
400 Meter Dash: Alex Giesige, Columbus Grove
300 Meter Hurdles 36″: Hunter Blankemeyer, Lincolnview
800 Meter Run: Bryce Sharrits, Columbus Grove
200 Meter Dash: Baily Clement, Columbus Grove
3200 Meter Run: Bayley Tow, Lincolnview
4×400 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Baily Clement/Alex Giesige/Bryce Sharrits/David Bogart)
Shot Put: Rece Roney, Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: Rece Roney, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: Cody Musselman, Allen East
High Jump: Baily Clement, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: Clay Wilson, Bluffton
NWC Girls Event Champions:
4×800 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Kayla Kindle/Leah Conley/Adel Sommers/Sydney Hoff)
100 Meter Hurdles 33″: Carlee McCluer, Columbus Grove
100 Meter Dash: Raiya Flores, Columbus Grove
4×200 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores/Haley Roe/Linnea Stephens/Bailey Dunifon)
1600 Meter Run: Anna Gorman, Lincolnview
4×100 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores/Bailey Dunifon/Linnea Stephens/Sarah Schroeder)
400 Meter Dash: Kacie Mulholland, Spencerville
300 Meter Hurdles 30″: Carlee McCluer, Columbus Grove
800 Meter Run: Anna Gorman, Lincolnview
200 Meter Dash: Kacie Mulholland, Spencerville
3200 Meter Run: Elizabeth Nisly, Bluffton
4×400 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Lucie Fett/Karis Wilson/Kayla Kindle/Haley Baker)
Shot Put: Lyne’a Diller, Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: Lyne’a Diller, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: Bailey Dunifon, Columbus Grove
High Jump: Hannah McCleery, Lincolnview
Pole Vault: Gabrielle Goecke, Spencerville
5/16 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Defiance College
(District Qualifiers: Four singles and four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Bowling Green State University)
Ada
District Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Division II Sectional at UNOH
(District Qualifiers: Four singles and four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Bowling Green State University)
Bluffton
District Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
5/15 NWC Baseball Scores
Spencerville 16 Ada 1
5/15 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Championship
Tinora 8 Bluffton 5
Division III Sectional Championship
Parkway 10 Columbus Grove 0
5/15 NWC Softball Scores
Spencerville 12 Ada 9