The 2016-17 AP Girls Basketball All-Ohio Teams were announced and the NWC was well represented.
Division III
First Team
Paige Bellman, Columbus Grove
Honorable Mention
Jade Clement, Columbus Grove
Division IV
Honorable Mention
Paige Motycka, Crestview
Division IV District Championship at Elida
Delphos St. John’s 48 Crestview 36
Division III District Semifinals at Lima Senior
Marion Local 44 Spencerville 42
Wayne Trace 46 Bluffton 32
Division IV District Semifinal at Elida
Crestview 41 Kalida 37
Division III
Lima District
Allen East, Bluffton, Delphos Jefferson, Spencerville
Napoleon District
Paulding
Division IV
Elida District
Columbus Grove, Crestview, Lincolnview
Division III
Elida District
Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Delphos Jefferson, Paulding
Division IV
Wapakoneta District
Ada, Crestview, Lincolnview, Spencerville
Division III Sectional Championships at St. Marys
Spencerville 63 Delphos Jefferson 57
Marion Local 64 Allen East 46
Division IV Sectional Championship at Van Wert
Crestview 55 Lincolnview 43
Division III District Championship at Elida
Liberty-Benton 61 Columbus Grove 44
Division III District at Troy
(Four (4) from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament)
7. Allen East 60, 20. Bluffton 34.5, 24. Ada 23, 34. Delphos Jefferson 17.5, 37. Columbus Grove 10, 49. Lincolnview 1, 53. Spencerville 0
State Qualifiers:
106: 4. Chase Caprella, Allen East
132: 4. Schuyler Caprella, Allen East
138: 3. Chase Sumner, Ada
195: 3. Deandre Nassar, Bluffton
Brackets | Final Results | Placers
Division III District at Waite
(Four (4) from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament)
42. Paulding 3
State Qualifiers:
none
Brackets | Final Results | Placers | Team Scores
Division III Sectional Championship at Elida
Bluffton 50 Carey 39
Division III Sectional Championship at Wauseon
Archbold 62 Paulding 52
Division III District Semifinal at Elida
Columbus Grove 51 Coldwater 31
Division III Sectional Semifinal at St. Marys
Delphos Jefferson 50 Lima Central Catholic 48
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Wauseon
Paulding 53 Delta 36
Spencerville senior Dakota Prichard was chosen as the 2016-17 NWC Player of the Year by Northwest Conference boys’ basketball coaches at the annual selection meeting Monday evening in Delphos. Prichard received 117 total points to finish ahead of Jace Stockwell (DJ) who tallied 114 points in a close vote.
Prichard averaged 18 points per game along with 5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for the Bearcats, with a season high 32 points in the conference clinching win vs. Jefferson.
Prichard and Stockwell were joined on the NWC first team by Javin Etzler (CV), Spencer Miller (AE), Bailey Croft (SV) and Luke Denecker (BL). Prichard, Stockwell, Miller and Croft are seniors while Etzler is a sophomore and Denecker is a freshman.
Coach of the Year honors in the NWC go to Kevin Sensabaugh of Spencerville. He led the Bearcats to an 8-0 conference mark and a regular season record of 17-5. This year’s conference championship was the 8th NWC title in school history for the Bearcats.
The team breakdowns are as follows:
First Team
Dakota Prichard – Spencerville – Senior
Jace Stockwell – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Javin Etzler – Crestview – Sophomore
Spencer Miller – Allen East – Senior
Bailey Croft – Spencerville – Senior
Luke Denecker – Bluffton – Freshman
Second Team
Rece Roney – Columbus Grove – Senior
Owen Conley – Ada – Senior
Derek Stout – Crestview – Junior
Caden Ringwald – Lincolnview – Junior
Chayten Overholt – Lincolnview – Junior
Honorable Mention
Caleb Smelcer – Allen East – Senior
Ethan Rhonehouse – Paulding – Junior
Alex Rode – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Gabe Denecker – Bluffton – Senior
Drew Kline – Crestview – Sophomore
Caiden Grothaus – Columbus Grove – Senior
Marcus Miller – Paulding – Junior
Drew Reiss – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Ryan Rager – Lincolnview – Senior
Jordan Bailey – Ada – Senior
Jaret Miller – Paulding – Sophomore
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Elida
Bluffton 60 Coldwater 59
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Van Wert
Lincolnview 66 Antwerp 47
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Ottawa-Glandorf
Cory-Rawson 62 Columbus Grove 39
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Coldwater
New Bremen 65 Ada 31
Division III Sectional Championships at Lincolnview
Columbus Grove 75 Tinora 37
Coldwater 62 Bluffton 57
Division IV Sectional Championship at Allen East
Upper Scioto Valley 57 Crestview 41
OHSAA Division II Swimming & Diving State Tournament
Girls
100 Yard Freestyle: 17. Klava Katayama, Ada
DII Swimming Final Results | DII Boys Diving Results | DII Girls Diving Results | DII Swimming Prelim Results
Division III Sectional Tournament at Lima Central Catholic
(Four (4) from each weight class will advance to the District)
3. Allen East 135.5; 4. Delphos Jefferson 105.; 7. Columbus Grove 90.0; 9. Bluffton 77.5; 11. Ada 53.0; 13. Spencerville 28.0; 14. Lincolnview 19.0
District Qualifiers:
106: 2. Chase Caprella, Allen East; 3. Luke Bullinger, Lincolnview
113: 2. Preston Brubaker, Columbus Grove; 4. Cody Kretzer, Allen East
120: 1. Andrew Foust, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Ryder Romick, Bluffton
132: 1. Schuyler Caprella, Allen East; 4. Dylan Hammond, Columbus Grove
138: 1. Chase Sumner, Ada; 2. Wyatt Place, Delphos Jefferson
145: 1. Luke Brown, Allen East; 3. James Badial-Luna, Bluffton
152: 2. Austin Mault, Bluffton
160: 3. Garrett Neth, Allen East; 4. Cole Wilson, Bluffton
170: 4. David Grant, Delphos Jefferson
182: 3. Enoch Jones, Columbus Grove
195: 2. Deandre Nassar, Bluffton; 4. Dakota Sargeant, Columbus Grove
220: 3. Spencer Wannemacher, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Dylan Sargeant, Columbus Grove
285: 2. Brennan Davies, Allen East; 4. Adam Bailey, Ada
Brackets | Final Results | Placers
Division III Sectional Tournament at Archbold
(Four (4) from each weight class will advance to the District)
12. Paulding 32
District Qualifiers:
132: 3. Logan Mudel, Paulding
Columbus Grove 37 Ada 34
Delphos Jefferson 61 Allen East 52
Crestview 49 Bluffton 35
Lincolnview 67 Paulding 61
Edgerton 50 Paulding 40
Division III Individual State Wrestling Championships