Congrats to Columbus Grove on winning the 2024-25 NWC Bachman Award.
1. Columbus Grove 83
2. Bluffton 81
3. Crestview 69.5
4. Lincolnview 60
5. Allen East 51
6. Spencerville 49
7. Lima Central Catholic 38
8. Delphos Jefferson 30.5
Division II State Tournament at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University
Boys
5. Bluffton 27
100 Meter Dash: 6. Griffin Stackhouse, Bluffton
200 Meter Dash: 2. Griffin Stackhouse, Bluffton
400 Meter Dash: 3. Kain Wright, Bluffton
800 Meter Run: 1. Marek Donaldson, Bluffton
4×200 Meter Relay: 9. Bluffton (Carson Kruse/Tayte Giesige/Kain Wright/Griffin Stackhouse)
High Jump: 17. Noah Bricker, Bluffton
Long Jump: 15. Tayte Giesige, Bluffton
Girls
50. Bluffton 3
400 Meter Dash: 13. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
800 Meter Run: 6. Nora Matthews, Bluffton
100 Meter Hurdles 33″: 17. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
300 Meter Hurdles 30″: 14. Aubrey Burkholder, Bluffton
Pole Vault: 9. Alayna Mueller, Bluffton
Division III State Tournament at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University
Boys
44. Allen East 5, 44. Lincolnview 5, 66. Columbus Grove 1, Crestview 0
200 Meter Dash: 12. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
1600 Meter Run: 12. Levi Bryan, Columbus Grove
300 Meter Hurdles 36″: 4. Cody Ricker, Lincolnview
4×200 Meter Relay: 10. Crestview (Brentyn Rodriguez/Liam Putman/Braxton Leeth/Drayden Hoffman)
Pole Vault: 7. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 11. Grant Eversole, Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: 4. Jackson Werling, Allen East
Girls
3. Columbus Grove 32, 47. Spencerville 3, Lincolnview 0
100 Meter Dash: 10. Audra McMichael, Spencerville
200 Meter Dash: 8. Allison Thompson, Columbus Grove
800 Meter Run: 5. Devanie Pingle, Columbus Grove
100 Meter Hurdles 33″: 5. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
300 Meter Hurdles 30″: 8. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove; 9. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Allison Thompson/Kendal Palte/Lauryn Auchmuty/Aubrey Schroeder)
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Allison Thompson/Lauryn Auchmuty/Devanie Pingle/Aubrey Schroeder)
4×400 Meter Relay: 11. Columbus Grove (Bree Closson/Aubrey Schroeder/Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle)
4×800 Meter Relay: 13. Lincolnview (Brynleigh Moody/Brooklyn Byrne/Kendall Hoffman/Annabel Horstman); 14. Columbus Grove (Devanie Pingle/Jade Roeder/Sarah Kamphaus/Lily Montgomery)
Pole Vault: 7. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 5. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
Shot Put: 6. Briley Cook, Spencerville
Allen East 10 Perry 2
Division III Regional at Troy
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
20. Lincolnview 11, 20. Crestview 11, 25. Spencerville 9
State Qualifiers:
300 meter Hurdles: 2. Cody Ricker, Lincolnview
Girls
10. Spencerville 26, 16. Lincolnview 14, 24. Delphos Jefferson 7
State Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 4. Lincolnview
100 meter Dash: 4. Audra McMichael, Spencerville
Shot Put: 4. Briley Cook, Spencerville
Division III Regional at Fostoria
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
4. Columbus Grove 44, 28. Allen East 6
State Qualifiers:
1600 meter Run: 3. Levi Bryan, Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: 3. Jackson Werling, Allen East
Long Jump: 4. Grant Eversole, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: 3. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
Girls
2. Columbus Grove 88
State Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove
300 meter Hurdles: 2. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove; 3. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
800 meter Run: 2. Devanie Pingle, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 4. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
100 meter Hurdles: 2. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: 4. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove
Columbus Grove won the 2024-25 Don Bachman All Sports Award.
2024-25 Don Bachman All Sports Award Standings
1. Columbus Grove 83
2. Bluffton 81
3. Crestview 69.5
4. Lincolnview 60
5. Allen East 51
6. Spencerville 49
7. Lima Central Catholic 38
8. Delphos Jefferson 30.5
Division V Sectional Championship
Liberty-Benton 10 Bluffton 0, 6 inn.
Division V Sectional Championship
Coldwater 11 Spencerville 1, 6 inn.
Division VI Sectional Championship
Columbus Grove 9 Perry 0
Division VI Sectional Championship
New Bremen 4 Allen East 3
Division III District at Ada
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Fostoria
Boys
1. Columbus Grove 137, 14. Allen East 17
Regional Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 3. Columbus Grove
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove
1600 Meter Run: 2. Levi Bryan, Columbus Grove; 3. Aidan Vogt, Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Layton Blankemeyer, Columbus Grove; 4. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove
200 Meter Dash: 3. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
3200 Meter Run: 2. Caiden Squillante, Columbus Grove; 3. Zack Bryan, Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: 1. Jackson Werling, Allen East
High Jump: Preston Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 1. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove; 2. Grant Eversole, Columbus Grove
Shot Put: 4. Kylan Mayes, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: 1. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 133, 13. Allen East 14
Regional Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 4. Columbus Grove
100 Meter Hurdles: 2. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
100 Meter Dash: 2. Allison Thompson, Columbus Grove
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove
1600 Meter Run: 4. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove
300 Meter Hurdles: 3. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove; 4. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
800 Meter Run: 2. Devanie Pingle, Columbus Grove
200 Meter Dash: 2. Allison Thompson, Columbus Grove; 3. Aubrey Schroeder, Columbus Grove
3200 Meter Run: 2. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: 3. Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: 3. Lauren Martz, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 2. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
Shot Put: 4. Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: 2. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove; 3. Mya Verhoff, Columbus Grove; 4. Delaney Neff, Allen East
Allen East 13 Paulding 1, 5 inn.
Elida 4 Columbus Grove 1
Delphos St. John’s 6 Crestview 4
Lima Central Catholic 17 Ridgemont 0, 6 inn.
Kalida 9 Lincolnview 8
Spencerville 8 Waynesfield-Goshen 2
NWC Player of The Year: Chayse Overholt – Lincolnview
NWC Coach of the Year: Eric Fishpaw – Lincolnview
1st Team
Chayse Overholt – Lincolnview – Jr
Kyle Hopkins – Columbus Grove – Sr
Jackson Thompson – Allen East – Jr
Bryson Penix – Crestview – Sr
Holden Price – Lincolnview – Jr
J.J. Schnieders – Lima Central Catholic – Jr
Myles Moody – Lincolnview – Sr
Zaine Cereghin – Crestview – So
Brady Basinger – Columbus Grove – So
Jude Stemen – Spencerville – Fr
Matthew Quatman – Lima Central Catholic – Sr
2nd Team
Michael Quatman – Lima Central Catholic – So
Ethan Hershberger – Allen East – So
Karder Agner – Delphos Jefferson – Sr
Nathan Speicher – Bluffton – So
Owen Heckler – Crestview – Jr
Blayne Hill – Bluffton – So
Caleb Davis – Columbus Grove – Sr
Gavin Comer – Spencerville – Fr
Gavin Evans – Lincolnview – Jr
Alex Meyer – Columbus Grove – Fr
Honorable Mention
Case Young – Lincolnview – Jr
Jaxon Rahrig – Delphos Jefferson – So
Travis Stanley – Allen East – So
Seth Brant – Lincolnview – So
Gavin Schwartz – Spencerville – Sr
Landen Worcester – Bluffton – Sr
Ayden Hyitt – Crestview – Sr
Tysen Patterson – Spencerville – Sr
Brady Malcom – Lima Central Catholic
Owen Conley – Spencerville – Jr
Brady Brooks – Allen East – Jr
Sheldyn Fetter – Delphos Jefferson – Jr
Isaac Rostorfer – Delphos Jefferson – Jr
Levi Clum – Allen East – Jr
Gage Sautter – Columbus Grove – So
Allen East 9 Lincolnview 0
Wapakoneta 2 Allen East 0
Bluffton 3 Leipsic 0
Continental 14 Columbus Grove 4
Ayersville 2 Crestview 0
Lincolnview 6 Elida 5
Celina 6 Spencerville 2
2025 NWC Track & Field Championships at Columbus Grove
Boys
1. Bluffton 188, 2. Columbus Grove 165, 3. Spencerville 91, 4. Crestview 70, 5. Lincolnview 69, 6. Allen East 41, 7. Delphos Jefferson 21, 8. Lima Central Catholic 6
NWC Track & Field Championships Boys Event Winners:
4×800 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Levi Fenzl/Landon Sehlhorst/Calvin Derstine/Marek Donaldson)
Pole Vault: Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
High Jump: Preston Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: Jackson Werling, Allen East
Shot Put: Kylan Mayes, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: Noah Bricker, Bluffton
110 Meter Hurdles: Carson Kruse, Bluffton
100 Meter Dash: Griffin Stackhouse, Bluffton
4×200 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Carson Kruse/Tayte Giesige/Kain Wright/Griffin Stackhouse) NWC Record
1600 Meter Run: Marek Donaldson, Bluffton
4×100 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Trevon Baxter/Grant Eversole/Brody McCluer/Gavin Baxter)
400 Meter Dash: Griffin Stackhouse, Bluffton
300 Meter Hurdles: Cody Ricker, Lincolnview
800 Meter Run: Marek Donaldson, Bluffton NWC Record
200 Meter Dash: Griffin Stackhouse, Bluffton
3200 Meter Run: Caiden Squillante, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Kain Wright/Marek Donaldson/Calvin Derstine/Carson Kruse)
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 187.5, 2. Bluffton 172, 3. Spencerville 107, 4. Lincolnview 66.5, 5. Allen East 50.5, 6. Delphos Jefferson 35, 7. Crestview 30.5, 8. Lima Central Catholic 3
NWC Track & Field Championships Girls Event Winners:
4×800 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Sarah Kamphaus/Lily Montgomery/Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle)
Pole Vault: Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
High Jump: Maelee Miller, Bluffton
Discus Throw: Sierra Studer, Allen East
Shot Put: Briley Cook, Spencerville
Long Jump: Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
100 Meter Hurdles: Maelee Miller, Bluffton
100 Meter Dash: Audra McMichael, Spencerville
4×200 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Allison Thompson/Kendal Palte/Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle) NWC Record
1600 Meter Run: Nora Matthews, Bluffton
4×100 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Aubrey Burkholder/Alayna Mueller/Jordan Schweingruber/Mya McDougle)
400 Meter Dash: Maelee Miller, Bluffton
300 Meter Hurdles: Aubrey Burkholder, Bluffton
800 Meter Run: Nora Matthews, Bluffton
200 Meter Dash: Nakiyah Kimmett, Delphos Jefferson
3200 Meter Run: Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Bree Closson/Aubrey Schroeder/Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle)
Bluffton 4 Spencerville 3
Non-Conference:
Allen East 4 Fairfield 0
Continental at Columbus Grove (ppd to 5/16)
Crestview at Ottoville (ppd)
Delphos Jefferson 13 Perry 6
Lima Central Catholic 5 Elida 3
Lincolnview 10 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Allen East 5 Hardin Northern 5 (susp. in top of 7th)
Columbus Grove 13 Pandora-Gilboa 0, 5 inn.
Antwerp at Crestview (ppd to 5/20)
Wapakoneta at Delphos Jefferson (ppd)
Hicksville at Lincolnview (ppd)
Spencerville 2 Perry 1, 5 inn.
Division VI Sectional Championship
Columbus Grove 11 Perry 1, 5 inn.
Division VI Sectional Championship
Van Buren 11 Allen East 1, 5 inn.
Division VI Sectional Championship
Crestview at Fairview (ppd to 5/14)
Division VI Sectional Championship
New Bremen at Lincolnview (ppd to 5/15)
Division VI Sectional Championship
Delphos Jefferson at St. Henry (ppd to 5/14)
NWC Player of the Year: Ila Hughes – Lincolnview – Freshman
NWC Co-Coaches of the Year: Doug Geary – Delphos Jefferson & Eric Schwab – Lincolnview
1st Team
Ila Hughes – Lincolnview – Freshman
Lainey Spear – Lincolnview – Junior
Melana Badea – Lima Central Catholic – Senior
Carolyn Mueller – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Ashlyn Price – Lincolnview – Senior
Neveah Ross – Crestview – Senior
Violet Dirr – Crestview – Junior
Dakota Thornell – Crestview – Junior
Danielle Cross – Bluffton – Senior
Claire Brinkman – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Emerson Walker – Lincolnview – Senior
2nd Team
Emma Skinner – Lima Central Catholic
Grace Brickner – Lincolnview – Senior
Taylor Nickles – Allen East – Senior
Kaci Gregory – Crestview – Sophomore
Elise Litsey – Spencerville – Sophomore
Emma Kunz – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Sophia Hurley – Lima Central Catholic Jr
Aniya Prowant – Allen East – Junior
Sondra Clum – Allen East – Junior
Allie Miller – Lincolnview – Senior
Honorable Mention
Harper Friesner – Allen East – Freshman
Carolina Kill – Lima Central Catholic – Junior
Sylvia Longstreth – Lincolnview – Senior
Bre Hoffman – Columbus Grove – Sophomore
Allison Post – Spencerville – Junior
Zoey Patchet – Columbus Grove – Freshman
Teagan Helmig – Lima Central Catholic Sr
Ella Miller – Allen East – Senior
Maddie Miller – Allen East – Sophomore
Courtney VanMeter – Lima Central Catholic – Junior
Chevrolet Johnson – Spencerville – Junior
Izabela Basinger – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Kaylee Mollenkopf – Crestview – Senior
Haley Hittle – Spencerville – Junior
Division V
Northwest 2 – Sectional/District
Bluffton, Spencerville
Division VI
Northwest 2 – Sectional/District
Allen East, Columbus Grove
Northwest 5 – Sectional/District
Crestview, Lincolnview
Division VII
Northwest 3 – Sectional/District
Delphos Jefferson, Lima Central Catholic
Allen East 7 Spencerville 6
Non-Conference:
Allen East 14 Spencerville 3, 5 inn.
Leipsic 14 Columbus Grove 3, 5 inn.
Celina 8 Crestview 0
Lima Central Catholic 11 Perry 1
Lincolnview 8 Defiance 2
Perry 11 Allen East 9
Columbus Grove 7 Leipsic 2
Fort Recovery 8 Crestview 5
Delphos Jefferson 11 Pandora-Gilboa 2
Lima Central Catholic 5 Wayne Trace 1
Coldwater 8 Lincolnview 4
Spencerville 2 Hardin Northern 0
Allen East 20 Perry 6
Bluffton 11 Vanlue 1, 5 inn.
Delphos Jefferson 14 Ottawa-Glandorf 1, 5 inn.
Lincolnview 10 Wayne Trace 0, 5 inn.
Spencerville 8 Hardin Northern 5