Division III Sectional Semifinal at Wapakoneta
Tinora 34 Allen East 31
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Allen East
New Knoxville 64 Lincolnview 36
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Bath
Lima Central Catholic 62 Spencerville 31
Columbus Grove is ranked 4th in Division III in the sixth and final weekly Associated Press girls basketball state poll of 2016.
Spencerville is ranked 13th in Division III and Lincolnview is the top ranked team in Division IV in the sixth and final weekly Associated Press boys basketball state poll of 2016.
Ada 63 Temple Christian 38
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Bluffton U.
Delphos Jefferson 53 Paulding 39
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Bath
Ada 60 Ridgemont 35
Spencerville is ranked 13th in Division III and Lincolnview is ranked 1st in Division IV in the sixth and final weekly Associated Press boys basketball state poll of 2016.
Allen East 55 Waynesfield-Goshen 46
Bluffton 74 Lehman Catholic 35
Miller City 40 Columbus Grove 34
Crestview 60 New Knoxville 43
Elida 60 Delphos Jefferson 49
Paulding 57 Bryan 55
Spencerville 60 New Bremen 52
Columbus Grove 50 Pandora-Gilboa 27
Sectional V at Lima YMCA
Boys: Ada
Girls: Ada
Division II District Qualifiers:
Boys
50 Freestyle: 19. Andrew Ross, Ada; 20. Andrew Robey, Ada
100 Freestyle: 22. Andrew Robey, Ada
500 Freestyle: 28. Zach Beaschler, Ada
100 Backstroke: 7. Andrew Ross, Ada; 28. Evan Smittle, Ada
200 Individual Medley: 17. Zach Beaschler, Ada
200 Freestyle Relay: 16. Ada
200 Medley Relay: 14. Ada
Girls
100 Backstroke: 31. Kyley Stuart, Ada
100 Breaststroke: 14. Katey Stuart, Ada
100 Butterfly: 18. Kyley Stuart, Ada
200 Individual Medley: 19. Katey Stuart, Ada
Lincolnview 49 Ada 47
Crestview 84 Allen East 51
Columbus Grove 48 Bluffton 46, OT
Spencerville 88 Delphos Jefferson 58
Ada 50 Lincolnview 25
Crestview 46 Allen East 31
Columbus Grove 50 Bluffton 27
Delphos Jefferson 54 Spencerville 39
Lincolnview is ranked 1st in Division IV in the fifth weekly Associated Press boys basketball state poll of 2016.
Columbus Grove is ranked 6th in Division III in the fifth weekly Associated Press girls basketball state poll of 2016.
Bluffton 60 Kenton 43
Ada 51 Fostoria 47
Shawnee 61 Allen East 50
Defiance 62 Paulding 37
Bluffton Tri-Meet
Delphos Jefferson 33 Bluffton 27
Delphos Jefferson 43 Riverdale 15
Bluffton 37 Riverdale 16
Crestview 59 Wayne Trace 49
Fort Jennings 53 Delphos Jefferson 49
Ada 58 McComb 52, 2OT
Allen East 61 Arcadia 55
Bluffton 67 Riverdale 38
Crestview 82 Wayne Trace 77, 2OT
Liberty Center 48 Paulding 45
Spencerville 79 Marion Local 60
Bluffton 62 Miller City 48
Arlington 50 Columbus Grove 48, OT
Hicksville 59 Lincolnview 41
Spencerville 47 Perry 23
Defending champion Delphos Jefferson scored a total of 271 points to take the 2016 Northwest Conference Wrestling Championship held at Paulding High School. Bluffton finished second in the tournament with 243 points while Allen East took third at 222 points. Jefferson’s title was their third overall NWC wrestling championship having previously won the league title in 2012 and 2015.
Allen East senior Brandon Soules (152) was named Wrestler of The Year in the NWC in a vote by the coaches. Mike Wilson of Jefferson was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.
Repeat winners from last year included Brandon Soules(Allen East, 152), Chase Sumner (Ada, 132) and Luke Brown (Allen East, 145). Bluffton led the way with 4 individual champions while Jefferson and Allen East each had 3 individual champions in the tournament.
Varsity
1. Delphos Jefferson 271, 2. Bluffton 243, 3. Allen East 222, 4. Paulding 168, 5. Columbus Grove 146, 6. Ada 136, 7. Spencerville 65, 8. Lincolnview 61
NWC Individual Champions
106: Ryan Woodring – Sophomore – Paulding
113: Andrew Foust – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
120: Lucas Freeman – Sophomore – Allen East
126: James Badial-Luna – Sophomore – Bluffton
132: Chase Sumner – Sophomore – Ada
138: Daniel Lehmkuhle – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
145: Luke Brown – Sophomore – Allen East
152: Brandon Soules – Senior – Allen East
160: Cole Wilson – Junior – Bluffton
170: Hunter Binkley – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
182: Andrew Nichols – Senior – Columbus Grove
195: Deandre Nasser – Freshman – Bluffton
220: Noah Mattson – Freshman – Ada
285: Blake Sampson – Senior – Bluffton
Junior High
1. Allen East 292, 2. Spencerville 214, 3. Ada 186, 4. Bluffton 146, 5. Delphos Jefferson 122, 6. Columbus Grove 116, 7. Paulding 59, 8. Lincolnview 14