Spencerville hires new volleyball coach.
The Spencerville Board of Education hired Kari Wicker as its’ new head volleyball coach on 5/19. Wicker replaces Meghan Mohr who resigned after one season to accept a graduate assistant position at Bluffton University. Wicker is a 2001 graduate of Elida High School, 2010 and 2011 graduate of The Ohio State University Lima. She has been an assistant coach at Perry for the past five years and has also coached Bean City club teams for two years.
“We are very excited to have Kari as our next volleyball coach. Meghan did an outstanding job for us, bringing energy and enthusiasm to the program. She also worked hard at developing our youth program. Kari exhibits the same enthusiasm as Meghan, and also emphasizes the development of the younger kids. As much as we hated to lose Meghan, the similarities between Meghan and Kari should make for a smooth transition for our volleyball program. We’re excited about the future of Spencerville volleyball with Kari in charge.” Brian Woods, Athletic Director
“I am very excited to begin my journey at Specerville High School as a Lady Bearcat! I hope to continue buliding a program that is full of tradition and hardworking athletes. GO BEARCATS!” Kari Wicker, Head Volleyball Coach
Division III
The Bluffton boys won seven of seventeen events and the Spencerville girls used great team balance to capture the 2011 Northwest Conference Track and Field titles today in the annual meet hosted this year by Ada High School.
Paulding’s Grant Harder will continue his education and play basketball at NAIA Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
The Head Boys Basketball Coach position at Columbus Grove is being posted. If interested, please submit a letter of interest along with qualification to Mr. Scott Hummel, 201 W. Cross St. Columbus Grove, OH 45830. This position will remain posted until May 6th.
Bluffton’s Levi Gleason will continue his education and play basketball for NCAA Division III Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.
Crestview Local Schools is currently accepting applications for the position of varsity assistant football coach for the 2011 school year. Previous coaching experience is preferred, but all applicants with a strong scholastic program background will be considered. Interested candidates are urged to submit a letter of interest to Dave Bowen, Crestview Athletic Administrator, by Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Email inquiries may be directed to Jared Owens, Head Football Coach, at
Lima Central Catholic’s Taylor Royster signed as preferred walk-on to play football at NCAA Division I Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Allen East’s Caleb Burkey signed to run Cross Country for NAIA Division I Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois.
Division III
Columbus Grove senior post player Luke Kohls was a unanimous choice as the 2010-11 NWC Player of The Year in voting by Northwest Conference boys basketball coaches at the annual selection meeting Monday evening at Delphos Jefferson High School. This marked Kohl’s second straight POY award and first team all-conference selection.