4/1 Softball Scores
Van Wert 5 Delphos Jefferson 3
Marion Local 4 Lincolnview 1
New Bremen 10 Allen East 2
Bryan 12 Paulding 2
Bluffton 6 Carey 2
2013-14 All-Ohio Boys Basketball Teams
Division III
Honorable Mention: Trey Smith, Delphos Jefferson
Division IV
1st Team: Damian Helm, Crestview (State Co-Player of the Year)
Honorable Mention: Will Vorhees, Columbus Grove
State Co-Coach of the Year: Jeremy Best, Crestview
2013-14 All-Ohio Girls Basketball Teams
Division III
3rd Team: Kaycee Rowe, Allen East
Division IV
Honorable Mention: Lindsey Motycka, Crestview
2013-14 All-NWC Boys Basketball Teams
Crestview senior Damian Helm was chosen as the 2013-14 NWC Player of The Year by Northwest Conference boys’ basketball coaches at the annual selection meeting Monday evening in Delphos. Helm received 117 of a possible 120 points in the coaches’ voting.
Helm averaged 15.2 points per game along with 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Knights, while shooting 57 percent from the field and 91 percent from the free throw line this year.
He was joined on the NWC first team by Columbus Grove’s Will Vorhees, Spencerville’s Ben Bowers, Jefferson’s Trey Smith and Lincolnview’s Kyle Williams.
The voting procedure called for each coach to vote for the top 15 players on a 15-14-13, etc. point descending scale. No coach could vote for his own players.
Coach of the Year honors in the NWC go to Jeremy Best of Crestview. He led the Knights to an 8-0 conference mark and an undefeated regular season at 22-0.
First Team
Damian Helm – Crestview – Senior
Will Vorhess – Columbus Grove – Senior
Ben Bowers – Spencerville – Senior
Trey Smith – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Kyle Williams – Lincolnview – Senior
Second Team
Zach Goecke – Spencerville – Sophomore
Cam Etzler – Crestview – Senior
Kyle Kauser – Paulding – Senior
Ross Thompson – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Tyson Bolenbaugh – Crestview – Senior
Honorable Mention
Levi Kistler – Bluffton – Junior
Guy Harder – Paulding – Senior
Matt Shuey – Allen East – Senior
Jace Darbyshire – Columbus Grove – Junior
Justis Dowdy – Lincolnview – Junior
Austin Dumbaugh – Ada – Senior
Connor Lautzenheiser – Crestview – Sophomore
Dakota Prichard – Spencerville – Freshman
Mason Nourse – Spencerville – Sophomore
Brayden Sautter – Ada – Sophomore
2013-14 All-NWC Girls Basketball Teams
Allen East senior Kaycee Rowe was a near unanimous selection choice as 2013-14 NWC Player of The Year in voting by Northwest Conference girls basketball coaches. Rowe received 119 of a possible 120 first place points to earn POY honors over Crestview junior, Lyndsey Motycka (109 points) and Ada junior, Tory Wyss (106 points).
Rowe averaged 18.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.6 steals per game in leading the Bulldogs to a 6-2 conference record and second place in the NWC.
Rowe, Motycka and Wyss were joined on the NWC First Team by Bluffton senior Sarah Schriner and Columbus Grove junior Sydney McCluer.
Greg Rickard, who led Crestview (8-0) to the school’s fifteenth NWC girls basketball title was selected as the NWC Coach of the Year.
First Team
Kaycee Rowe – Allen East – Senior
Lindsey Motycka – Crestview – Junior
Tory Wyss – Ada – Junior
Sarah Schriner – Bluffton – Senior
Sydney McCluer – Columbus Grove – Junior
Second Team
Emily Bauer – Crestview – Sophomore
Rileigh Stockwell – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Julia Thatcher – Lincolnview – Junior
Mackenzie Riggenbach – Crestview – Junior
Carly Clum – Allen East – Junior
Honorable Mention
Schylar Miller – Spencerville – Junior
Alexis Amburgey – Ada – Junior
Paige Buroker – Bluffton – Senior
Christine Stemen – Lincolnview – Senior
Samantha Stechschulte – Columbus Grove – Senior
Katie Goergens – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Kennis Mercer – Crestview – Junior
Erin Conkle – Allen East – Senior
Sierra McCullough – Paulding – Senior
Abby Pease – Paulding – Senior
2/21 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Paulding 72 Ada 33
Delphos Jefferson 56 Bluffton 49
Crestview 55 Columbus Grove 48, OT
Lincolnview 56 Spencerville 55
Non-Conference:
LCC 85 Allen East 32
Crestview finishes as top ranked team in Final 2014 AP Boys Basketball State Poll
Crestview finished as the regular season poll champions in Division IV in the final 2014 AP State Boys Basketball State Poll.
2/14 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 53 Ada 36
Delphos Jefferson 77 Allen East 33
Crestview 53 Bluffton 40
Paulding 51 Lincolnview 38
Non-Conference:
Spencerville 56 LCC 53
2/13 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 44 Ada 43
Delphos Jefferson 51 Allen East 48
Crestview 49 Bluffton 26
Lincolnview 61 Paulding 39
Non-Conference:
LCC 79 Spencerville 45
2/11 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Crestview 49 Paulding 39
Non-Conference:
Lincolnview 61 Wayne Trace 59
Crestview is ranked in the final AP Girls Basketball State Poll
Crestview is ranked 11th in Division IV in the final AP Girls Basketball State Poll.
2/7 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Lincolnview 48 Ada 46
Crestview 81 Allen East 41
Columbus Grove 55 Bluffton 44
Spencerville 79 Delphos Jefferson 70
2/6 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Bluffton 45 Columbus Grove 39
Crestview 61 Allen East 42
Delphos Jefferson 50 Spencerville 36
Ada 49 Lincolnview 25
Non-Conference:
Paulding 58 Perry 55
2014 NWC Wrestling Tournament
In winning their second consecutive championship, Paulding scored a total of 302 points to take the 2014 Northwest Conference Tournament Championship in the event held at Allen East High School. Delphos Jefferson (279 points) took second place followed by Spencerville (265 points) in third.
Paulding senior Taylor Deatrick (132) was named Wrestler of The Year in the NWC. Taylor was a winner last year at 126 pounds. Tony Gonzales of Paulding was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.
Varsity Results:
1. Paulding 302, 2. Delphos Jefferson 279, 3. Spencerville 265, 4. Columbus Grove 248, 5. Ada 217, 6. Allen East 157, 7. Lincolnview 98, 8. Bluffton 92
Junior High Results:
1. Allen East 296, 2. Delphos Jefferson 258, 3. Bluffton 209, 4. Paulding 207, 5. Columbus Grove 154, 6. Lincolnview 141, 7. Spencerville 135, 8. Ada 18
Paulding, Delphos Jefferson and Allen East all had 3 individual champions in the tournament.
Individual high school champions are listed below:
106 — David Grant – Delphos Jefferson
113 — Schuyler Caprella – Allen East
120 — Lee Dues – Allen East
126 — Cody Dickson – Spencerville
132 — Taylor Deatrick – Paulding
138 — Brandon Soules – Allen East
145 — Tanner Vermule – Delphos Jefferson
152 — Aaron Mock – Paulding
160 — Austin Windle – Ada
170 — Alec Gladwell – Columbus Grove
182 — Will Selhorst – Columbus Grove
195 — Dakota Valdez – Paulding
220 — Dustin McConnahea – Delphos Jefferson
285 — Logan Vandemark – Spencerville
1/31 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Bluffton 55 Ada 43
Columbus Grove 64 Allen East 42
Crestview 65 Spencerville 60
Paulding 43 Delphos Jefferson 40
Non-Conference:
LCC 74 Lincolnview 32
2014 Northwest Conference Wrestling Championships
The 2014 Northwest Conference Wrestling Championships will be held for both the junior varsity and varsity levels this Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Allen East High School.
The event will begin at 10 A.M. and proceed through the day until champions are crowned in all weight classes.
Paulding is the defending NWC champ in wrestling edging out Spencerville by a 256.0 to 254 score last year. Paulding is the third school to hold the championship in the last 3 years with Delphos Jefferson taking the title in 2012 and Allen East in 2011.
Media coverage of this event is welcome.
1/30 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Ada 46 Bluffton 42
Allen East 50 Columbus Grove 44
Crestview 54 Spencerville 42
Delphos Jefferson 56 Paulding 43
Non-League:
LCC 56 Lincolnview 45
1/24 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Bluffton 74 Allen East 49
Lincolnview 48 Delphos Jefferson 37
Paulding at Crestview (ppd.)
Spencerville 56 Columbus Grove 53, OT
1/23 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Allen East 47 Bluffton 42
Columbus Grove 63 Spencerville 50
Crestview 47 Paulding 35
Lincolnview 38 Delphos Jefferson 33
Non-League:
LCC 63 Ada 60
1/20 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Bluffton 54 Spencerville 41
Non-League:
Ada 66 Perry 47
Crestview 51 Van Wert 35
Columbus Grove 63 Fort Jennings 41