The week 6 AP State Football Poll and State Football Computer Rankings were released. Lima Central Catholic is ranked 16th in Division V. Ada is ranked 6th in Division VI.
Complete AP State Football Poll
The State Football Rankings have 2 NWC teams ranked in the top 8 in their regions. Lima Central Catholic is #6 in Division V Region 18. Ada is #4 in Division VI Region 22.
Crestview is ranked #15 in Division IV in the 4th OHSVCA Volleyball Poll.
The AP State Football Poll was released and Lima Central Catholic is #21 in Division V. Ada is #4 in Division VI.
Complete Poll
The Computer Rankings were also released and two NWC teams are currently sitting in the top 8. Lima Central Catholic is #5 in Division V Region 18. Ada is #4 in Division VI Region 22.
Complete Computer Rankings
Lima Central Catholic survived 30-40 MPH winds, and a determined challenge by Columbus Grove, to win the 2010 Northwest Conference Golf Tournament at Hawthorne Hills in Lima. The tournament victory also secured the fifth consecutive overall conference golf championship for the Thunderbirds.
The T-Birds shot a team total of 328 to outdistance second place Columbus Grove (348).
Spencerville (362) finished third in the tournament, and Bluffton (377) came in fourth.
L.C.C. senior, Austin Stolly, was the tournament medalist with a 79. He defeated his Thunderbird teammate, Josh Klaus (79) in a playoff. Third place went to Matt Gray of Ada with an 81. He defeated Trevor Crites of Spencervile (81) in a playoff for that honor.
Following today’s play, the tournament finish for each school was combined with their regular season finish to determine the final golf standings for the NWC for 2009. L.C.C. won both the regular season and tournament, and took first place with a perfect 20 points. Columbus Grove(18), Spencerville (16), Bluffton(14), and Paulding (12) rounded out the top five.
Following today’s action, the NWC also presented it’s All-Conference Awards for 2010.
The coaches voted Travis Gallmeier of Columbus Grove and Mike Harmon of Spencerville as ‘CO- COACHES OF THE YEAR’, and Trevor Crites of Spencerville earned ‘PLAYER OF THE YEAR’ honors by virtue of points earned during each regular season match. Crites earned 197 out of a maximum 216 points to edge Columbus Grove’s Clay Bryan (195.5). Crites and Bryan were joined on the NWC First Team by Taylor Hoehn of Lincolnview (189), Matt Gray of Ada (186.5), Josh Klaus of LCC (185.5) and Zack Krick of Bluffton (185).
NWC ALL-CONFERENCE GOLF TEAMS
2010
FIRST TEAM, SCHOOL, POINTS
1. Trevor Crites, Spencerville, 197
2. Clay Bryan, Col. Grove, 195.5
3. Taylor Hoehn, Lincolnview, 189
4. Matt Gray, Ada, 186.5
5. Josh Klaus, L.C.C., 185.5
6. Zack Krick, Bluffton, 185
SECOND TEAM
1. Evan Crites, Spencerville, 183
2. Tyler Myers, Crestview, 177
3. Ben Buroker, Bluffton, 176.5
4. Sam Heilshorn, Paulding, 172
5. Austin Stolly, L.C.C., 169.5
6. Matt Waldick, Del. Jefferson, 168.5
Austin Goodridge, L.C.C., 168.5
HONORABLE MENTION
1. Taylor Giesige, Col. Grove, 165
2. Dylan Mulholland, Allen East, 164
3. Ben Bailey, Ada, 148.5
4. Jared Hallfeldt, Crestview, 147
5. Dylan Layman, Spencerville, 147
6. Nick Gallmeier, Del. Jefferson, 142.5
7. Lucas Herrmann, Allen East, 139.5
8. Matt Silver, Col. Grove, 139
9. Dillon Ankney, Paulding, 138
10. Devan Bermejo, Paulding, 137
11. Clay Wannemacher, Bluffton, 134
12. Brooks Ludwig, Lincolnview, 127.5
The 2nd AP State Football poll was released and Ada is ranked #6 in Division VI.
The first AP State Football Poll was released and LCC is #20 in Division V. Ada is #4 in Division VI.
NWC-Sports.com relaunched today with a new look. Over the next few weeks I will be filling in all the old information where the links to the old content are. I hope everyone likes the new look and functionality of the official website of the NWC.
Northwest Conference softball coaches have selected Lincolnview senior pitcher, Kela Fries, as the 2010 NWC Player of the Year, and named Paulding’s Erin Jury as NWC Coach of the Year.
Fries had a record of 16-5 with an ERA of 0.99. She also batted .557 with 9 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 44 RBI’s in leading the Lancers to a 7-2 conference record and a third place finish in the NWC.
Coach Jury led Paulding to an 8-0 record and at least a share of the NWC championship in her first year as head coach. The Panthers can win the title outright if they can defeat Allen East in a makeup conference game later this week. A victory over the Mustangs would end Crestview’s string of 12 straight NWC softball titles. Should the Panthers lose, they would share the crown with the Knights at 8-1.
Joining Fries on the NWC First Team are Shelby Erford and Maycee Adams of Paulding, Lydia Etzler, Chelsey Lare and Kayla Richardson of Crestview, Carrie Bassitt of Bluffton, Leah Roberson of Allen East, Jenna Miller of Ada, and Lindsay Simmons of Ada.
1st Team
Kela Fries, Lincolnview, Senior, P
Shelby Erford, Paulding, Senior, SS
Lydia Etzler, Crestview, Senior, OF
Chelsey Lare, Crestview, Senior, P
Carrie Bassitt, Bluffton, Sophomore, P/3B
Maycee Adams, Paulding, Senior, CF
Leah Roberson, Allen East, Junior, C
Jenna Miller, Delphos Jefferson, Senior, C
Lindsay Simmons, Ada, Sophomore, 2B/SS
Kayla Richardson, Crestview, Senior, 3B/P
2nd Team
Ashley Birchmeier, Columbus Grove, Senior, 1B
Jessica Burger, Crestview, Junior, C
Brooke Moeller, Spencerville, Senior, C
Laurel Conrad, Lima Central Catholic, Senior, SS
Kayla Owens, Paulding, Sophomore, 3B/P
Kristen Beck, Paulding, Sophomore, P
Brianna Laing, Bluffton, Senior, 2B/SS
Jodie Doner, Lincolnview, Freshman, OF
Jessi Elsass, Allen East, Senior, 3B/P
Leslie Hicks, Lincolnview, Junior, IF
Honorable Mention
Paige Gerdeman, Columbus Grove, Senior, SS
Paige Biederman, Lima Central Catholic, Senior, CF
Shannon McKamey, Bluffton, Senior, RF
Jessica Patton, Lima Central Catholic, Senior, P
Ashley Wagner, Ada, Senior, 3B/SS
Paige McClure, Lincolnview, Junior, IF
Heather May, Bluffton, Junior, C
Megan Moreo, Delphos Jefferson, Senior, SS
Taylor Hatcher, Paulding, Freshman, C
Kayla Crow, Allen East, Junior, P/1B
Ashlin Gable, Bluffton, Senior, 1B
Brooke Schlegel, Paulding, Sophomore, LF
Jessica Vance, Paulding, Senior, 1B
Kaytlynn Warnecke, Spencerville, Sophomore, P
Samantha Wildman, Ada, Freshman, 1B/P
Dani Hicks, Crestview, Sophomore, OF/3B
Lauren Calvert, Lincolnview, Freshman, C
Northwest Conference baseball coaches have selected Bluffton junior pitcher/infielder, Nathan Cheney, as the conference Player of the Year, and have also named Paulding coach Mike Leach as the Coach of the Year. Leach led the Panthers to an 8-1 record and a share of the NWC title with Bluffton and Lima Central Catholic who also finished 8-1 in conference play.
Cheney was 7-1 (5-0 in the NWC) for the Pirates with an ERA of 1.43. At the plate, Nathan hit .465 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 22 RBI’s. When not on the mound, he was a standout at both 3B and shortstop for the Pirates.
Cheney was joined on the NWC First Team by his Blutton teammate, Gabe Goldsberry, Aaron Swaney of Allen East, Kyle Balliett and Ian Zollars of Crestview, Mike Snider of LCC, Justin Riley of Paulding, Tyler Dietering of Spencerville and Craig Carder of Delphos Jefferson.
1st Team
Nathan Cheney, Bluffton, Junior, P/3B/SS
Aaron Swaney, Allen East, Senior, C/P
Kyle Balliett, Crestview, Senior, 1B/P
Mike Snider, Lima Central Catholic, Junior, C/P
Justin Riley, Paulding, Senior, IF/P
Tyler Dietering, Spencerville, Senior, P/C/IF
Ian Zollars, Crestview, Senior, P
Gabe Goldsberry, Bluffton, Junior, SS/P
Craig Carder, Delphos Jefferson, Senior, P/OF/IF
2nd Team
Kevin Linehan, Lima Central Catholic, Senior, P
Derrick Pease, Paulding, Junior, 1B
Brandon Hovest, Columbus Grove, Senior, P/IF
Caleb Girod, Lincolnview, Senior, OF/P
Matt Suderman, Bluffton, Senior, 3B/P
Levi Hoy, Allen East, Junior, OF
Tyler Simmons, Ada, Senior, C
Jordan Jettinghoff, Delphos Jefferson, Senior, IF
Zack Barrientes, Columbus Grove, Sophomore, SS
Honorable Mention
Cody McCullough, Lima Central Catholic, Junior, 3B
Clay Wannemacher, Bluffton, Junior, C
Logan Stoller, Paulding, Junior, SS/P
Eli Ricker, Columbus Grove, Senior, P
Joey Overmyer, Crestview, Junior, C
Evan Vining, Crestview, Senior, OF
Ian Bracey, Lincolnview, Senior, SS
Austin Stolly, Lima Central Catholic, Junior, SS
Nick Zerante, Lima Central Catholic, Senior, RF
Alex Mott, Paulding, Junior, C
Taylor Hoehn, Lincolnview, Junior, 1B
Jesse Maag, Columbus Grove, Senior, CF
Jacob Shimp, Spencerville, Senior, IF
Austin Everhart, Ada, Junior, 2B
Jordan Vorst, Delphos Jefferson, Junior, OF
Cody Mattson, Ada, Senior, IF
Evan Skilliter, Bluffton, Senior, 1B
Clayton Longstreth, Lincolnview, Sophomore, C
Kory Layman, Spencerville, Senior, P/IF