Division III Sectional Championships at Lincolnview
Crestview 28 Hicksville 19
Coldwater 52 Allen East 20
Division III Sectional Championship at Bluffton
Spencerville 43 Liberty Center 35
Division IV Sectional Championship at Bath
Columbus Grove 42 Bluffton 40
Division IV Sectional Championship at Paulding
Lincolnview 35 Delphos Jefferson 33
Division IV Sectional Championship at Allen East
Fort Recovery 59 Ada 16
Division III Sectional Tournament at Lima Central Catholic
Four from each weight class at LCC will advance to the District Tournament in Southwest Ohio
3. Allen East 146, 6. Columbus Grove 101.5, 7. Bluffton 96, 10. Ada 63, 11. Spencerville 61.5, 13. Delphos Jefferson 28, 14. Lincolnview 18
District Qualifiers:
106: 3. Jeremy Sturgeon, Bluffton; 4. Jordan Kennedy, Allen East
113: 1. Chase Caprella, Allen East; 3. Tayton Kleman, Bluffton
120: 1. Drake Carmean, Allen East; 3. Josh Mehaffie, Bluffton; 4. Grayson Ford, Spencerville
132: 2. Jay Goetz, Spencerville; 4. Kade Cortez, Ada
138: 1. Lucas Freeman, Allen East
145: 2. Chase Sumner, Ada
152: 4. Blake Hershberger, Allen East
182: 2. Garrett Neth, Allen East
195: 1. Deandre Nassar, Bluffton; 2. Dakota Sargent, Columbus Grove
220: 1. Dylan Sargent, Columbus Grove; 3. Landen Luginbuhl, Bluffton
285: 2. Jeff Meyer, Columbus Grove; 3. Brennan Davies, Allen East; 4. Brandon O’Dell, Spencerville
Brackets | Final Results | Placers
Division III Sectional Tournament at Archbold
Four from each weight class will advance to the District at Defiance
11. Paulding 42
District Qualifiers:
126: 3. Ryan Woodring, Paulding
132: 2. Logan Mudel, Paulding
Complete Results
Bluffton 60 Ada 30
Delphos Jefferson 61 Allen East 37
Crestview 75 Columbus Grove 49
Paulding 57 Spencerville 36
Non-Conference:
Lincolnview 84 Perry 70
Crestview senior forward Paige Motycka was selected as the 2017-18 NWC Player of the Year in voting by Northwest Conference girls basketball coaches. Motycka edged out senior Carlee McCluer of Columbus Grove in a close vote. Last year’s player of the year, Paige Bellman (CG) was awarded an “Honorary Player of the Year” award by the league coaches as she missed her senior season due to injury.
Motycka averaged 16.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game in leading the Knights to an 16-6 regular season record. Crestview finished league play tied for second with Bluffton and Spencerville.
Joining Motycka and McCluer on the NWC First Team were junior Alivia Koenig (BL), senior Lauren Schroeder (CG), sophomore Lexi Gregory (CV) and junior Avery Rumer (BL). Motycka and Koening were repeat first team selections from last year.
Brian Schroeder, who led Columbus Grove (8-0) to the school’s third consecutive NWC girls basketball title was selected as the NWC Coach of the Year.
First Team
Paige Motycka – Senior – Crestview
Carlee McCluer – Senior – Columbus Grove
Alivia Koenig – Junior – Bluffton
Lauren Schroeder – Senior – Columbus Grove
Lexi Gregory – Sophomore – Crestview
Averey Rumer – Junior – Bluffton
Second Team
Neleya Burden – Sophomore – Spencerville
Olivia Gorman – Senior – Lincolnview
Briana Townley – Junior – Paulding
Sarah Miller – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
Tori Newland – Sophomore – Allen East
Honorable Mention
Jenna Henline – Senior – Spencerville
Maddie Gossard – Senior – Ada
Macy Wallace – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
Katie Prater – Junior – Bluffton
Cassidy Posey – Senior – Paulding
Lyvia Black – Senior – Crestview
Kaiden Grigsby – Senior – Spencerville
Rylee Sybert – Junior – Columbus Grove
Devyn Carder – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
Audrey Manz – Senior – Paulding
Division III
Elida District
Allen East, Crestview, Paulding, Spencerville
Division IV
Ottawa-Glandorf District
Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Delphos Jefferson, Lincolnview
Temple Christian 56 Ada 46
Waynesfield-Goshen 57 Allen East 53
Kenton 59 Bluffton 53
Crestview 68 New Knoxville 42
Elida 88 Delphos Jefferson 47
Lincolnview 55 Arlington 39
Bryan 50 Paulding 49
Minster 63 Spencerville 39
Columbus Grove 51 Ada 41
Delphos Jefferson 49 Bluffton 35
Crestview 89 Spencerville 43
Lincolnview 65 Paulding 54
Columbus Grove 82 Ada 23
Bluffton 45 Delphos Jefferson 41
Crestview 56 Spencerville 43
Paulding 44 Lincolnview 35
Non-Conference:
Allen East vs. Waynesfield-Goshen (suspended)
Crestview 57 Wayne Trace 33
Delphos Jefferson 58 Fort Jennings 49
Kenton 81 Allen East 50
Bluffton 51 Riverdale 45
Crestview 72 Wayne Trace 42
Delphos Jefferson 66 Russia 59
Paulding 68 Liberty Center 55
Marion Local 69 Spencerville 37
Lincolnview 53 Ada 39
Columbus Grove 85 Allen East 47
Crestview 70 Paulding 54
Delphos Jefferson 47 Spencerville 35
Lincolnview 42 Ada 35
Columbus Grove 59 Allen East 26
Crestview 62 Paulding 31
Spencerville 42 Delphos Jefferson 35
Non-Conference:
Bluffton 39 Lima Central Catholic 32
Lincolnview 60 Bluffton 46
Non-Conference:
Pandora-Gilboa 66 Columbus Grove 54
Fort Jennings 50 Delphos Jefferson 42
Paulding 74 Hicksville 69
Allen East scored a total of 233.5 points to take the 2018 Northwest Conference Wrestling Championship held at Ada High School. Columbus Grove finished second in the tournament with 199 points while Bluffton took third at 195 points. Repeating as conference champs for the second year in a row, Allen East’s title was their seventh overall NWC wrestling championship.
Ada senior Chase Sumner (145) was named Wrestler of The Year in the NWC for the second year in a row. Mike Abbey of Allen East was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.
Repeat winners from last year included Chase Sumner (Ada-145), Chase Caprella (AE, 113), Enoch Jones (CG, 170) and Deandre Nasser (BL-195). Allen East led the way with 5 individual champions while Columbus Grove and Bluffton each had 3 individual champions in the tournament. Sumner finished his conference career with a total of four individual titles.
Team Standings:
VARSITY
1. Allen East 233.5
2. Columbus Grove 199
3. Bluffton 195
4. Ada 147.5
5. Spencerville 146
6. Paulding 143.5
7. Delphos Jefferson 127
8. Lincolnview 14
Brackets | Final Results | Placers | Special Awards
JUNIOR HIGH
1. Allen East 288.5
2. Columbus Grove 265.5
3. Bluffton 145.5
4. Spencerville 138
5. Paulding 119
6. Lincolnview 93
7. Delphos Jefferson 40
Individual high school champions are listed below:
106 — Tayton Kleman 9 BL
113 — Chase Caprella 10 AE
120 — Drake Carmean 9 AE
126 — Ryan Woodring 12 PL
132 — Logan Mudel 12 PL
138 — Lucas Freeman 12 AE
145 — Chase Sumner 12 ADA
152 — James Badial-Luna 12 BL
160 — Caleb Welch 9 AE
170 — Enoch Jones 12 CG
182 — Garrett Neth 10 AE
195 — Deandre Nasser 11 BL
220 — Dylan Sargeant 10 CG
285 — Jeff Meyer 9 CG
Ada 48 Spencerville 45, 2OT
Bluffton 49 Allen East 30
Columbus Grove 65 Delphos Jefferson 38
Crestview 59 Lincolnview 46
Spencerville 68 Ada 39
Bluffton 58 Allen East 47
Columbus Grove 61 Delphos Jefferson 52
Crestview 48 Lincolnview 31
Kenton 73 Ada 41
Allen East 67 Hardin Northern 35
Van Buren 54 Bluffton 46
Ottawa-Glandorf 73 Columbus Grove 40
Crestview 63 Celina 45
Ayersville 59 Delphos Jefferson 55
Lincolnview 63 Parkway 52
Delphos St. John’s 62 Spencerville 27
Allen East 73 Perry 21
Bluffton 67 Riverdale 48
Ottoville 73 Delphos Jefferson 30
Lincolnview 48 Parkway 40
LCC Thunderbird Invitational (44 teams)
9. Allen East 111, 18. Bluffton 59, 21. Columbus Grove 54, 34. Spencerville 21.5, 43. Lincolnview 3
Brackets | Final Results | Placers | Special Awards
Wapakoneta Invitational (14 teams)
8. Paulding 97.5, 9. Delphos Jefferson 55
Final Results | Brackets
Paulding 63 Ada 40
Spencerville 47 Allen East 34
Bluffton 43 Columbus Grove 42
Lincolnview 57 Delphos Jefferson 36
Non-Conference:
Crestview 67 Lima Central Catholic 39