St. Mary’s Lauren Jacobs, left, and Jordyn Glass, right, competes for the ball with Ottawa-Glandorf’s Clara Beach during Monday’s match at the Ottawa-Glandorf Athletic Complex.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls Soccer
Ottawa-Glandorf 2, St. Marys 0
OTTAWA- Ottawa-Glandorf got scores from Myka Aldrich and Mackenzie Recker. Titan keeper Emma Brinkman preserved the shutout with six saves. St. Marys keeper Ella Jacobs had 11 saves.
Wapakoneta 7, Van Wert 0
WAPAKONETA — Wapakoneta’s Hannah Wood had two goals and the Redskins got scores from Gaby Muller, Makayla Bailey, Gabriella Raney and Kayla Carter. Getting assists were Muller with three, Wood, Carter and Paige Olberding.
Bath 2, Elida 1
Elida’s Payton Kuhn had a goal and Bulldog keeper Leah Ramirez made nine saves on 11 shots.
Delta 7, Continental 2
CONTINENTAL — Continental’s Mackenzie Niese scored twice and Ella Siefer and Alli Scott were both credited with assists.
Celina 8, Kenton 2
CELINA — Celina got a hat trick from Isabella Duenas and Taylor Klingshirn notched two scores. Kira Dirksen had two goals and Kenlee Holstad added a score. For Kenton, Abby Temple and Abigail Schmelzer each scored.
Shawnee 6, Defiance 0
DEFIANCE — Shawnee got two scores from Alex aHammons and Tayma Jmiai, Bella Halbisen, Adelay Stover and Kamryn Morris all scored goals. The Indians got assists from Ava Schaaf, Megan Carder and Lucia Pasion. Shawnee keeper Chloe Nance made four saves and Defiance goalie Eliza Ramirez made 12 saves.
Boys Soccer
Lincolnview 2, Allen East 0
MIDDLE POINT — Lincolnview’s Gavin Evans and Reece Berryman scored for the Lancers and Austin Bockrath and Corbin Evans recorded assists.
Girls tennis
St. Marys 3, Bath 2
ST. MARYS — St. Marys got singles wins Cora Rable and doubles wins from the team of Jodi Perry and Liz Brown and the pair of Audrey Shannon and Molly Schlosser. Bath got singles wins from Anne Oliver and Elena Oliver.
Shawnee 4, Kenton 1
KENTON — Shawnee got singles wins from Alara Patel, Ava Patel and Rose Kattapoli and a doubles win from Jenova DeBrose and Brailynn Murpy. Kenton got a doubles win from the team of Lydia Lambert and McKenna Stanforth.
Boys Golf
Elida 168, Celina 202
Elida’s Carson Harmon was the medalist with a 37. Other Bulldog scores were Griffin Burton, (43), Carter Davisson (43), Caleb Harmon (45) and Ben Moening (47). Nick Steinbrunner led Celina with a score of 44. Other Bulldog scores were RJ Muhlenkamp (50), Kale Sudhoff (51), Kaden Hirsch (57) and Cavhan Waglid (62).
Minster 164, New Bremen 238
MINSTER — Minster’s Nathan Beair was the medalist with a 39. Other team scores were Louis Magato (40), Mitchell Bornhorst (41), Ray Purdy (44), Jack Meyer (47) and Bryce Prenger (51). For New Bremen, Maverick Nelson posted the team’s low score of 57. Other team scores were Alex Homan (58), Ben Hamberg (58), Henry Nelson (65) and Greyson Pleiman (57).
Lima Central Catholic 192, Paulding 213
Lima Central Catholic’s Parker Judy was the match medalisth with a 38. Other T-Bird scores were Zac Campbell (48), Austin Craigh 52 and Cam Stewart 54. For Paulding, Austin Kinder and Max Stork each had 51s. Other scores were Johnny Lipps (53), Aiden Miller (58) and Nico Stahl 58
Delphos St. John’s 147, Coldwater 158
DELPHOS — Delphos’ Colin Feathers posted a 33 and Jack Gerker had a 34. For Coldwater, Hayden Bougher and Nathan Overman each had 39s. Keaton Bruns and Tyler Overm and finished with 40s.
Lincolnview 159, Delphos Jefferson 167, Crestview 183, Ada 253
DELPHOS — Delphos Jefferson’s Isaac Gallmeier was the match medalisth with a 37. Other Wildcat scores were Caden Carder (43), Kayden Slygh (43), Brady DuVall (44), Casey Knippen (44) and Kellen Carder (48). For Lincolnview, Dane Ebel led the team with a 38. Other Lancer scores were Aiden Hardesty (39), Grant Glossett (39), Jack Snyder (43) and Evan Miller (43). Crestview’s Mathew Dealey led the Knights with a 40. Other team scores were Kaleb Swander (45), Trey Skelton (47), Dru Gray (51), and Logan Schlemmer (52). For Ada, Jack Baumgartner led the team with a 49. Other Bulldog scores were Geddes Klingler (53), Dale Hoyt (72), Jaden Schaffer (79) and Sam Crawford (83).
Bluffton 175, Columbus Grove 192, Allen East 197, Spencerville 201
BLUFFTON — Bluffton’s Jaden Coonfare was the medalist with a 41. Other team scores were Aiden Sponsler (42), Jacob Bosivert (45), Evan Speicher (47), Eli Wenger (48) and Logan Combs (51). For Allen Est Levi Clum led the team with a 44. Other Mustang scores were Jalen Johnson (49), Donovan Kennedy (50) and Jacob Haney (54). Columbus Groves Taylor Schroeder led his team with a 44. Other Bulldog scores were Isaac Ricker (48), Maddox Halker (48), Ethan Williams (52) and Ryan Hardeman (58). Spencerivlle’s Michael Woods led the team with a 49. Other Bearcat scores were Owen Sensabaugh (50), Kam Jamison (52), Cooper Chapman (54), and Tristan Shaw (50).
Girls Golf
Miller City 220, Ottawa-Glandorf 232
OTTAWA — Miller City’s Chelsea Erford was the match medalist with a 44. Other team scores were Anna Keller (57), Stephanie Berger (59), Caroline Johnson (60), Kiana Gable (65) and Izzy Pittman (71). For Ottawa-Glandorf, Millie Losh had the team low score of 55. Other Titan scores were Alivia Balbuagh (56), Macy Ellerbrock (61), Brooke Rosselit (60) and Claire Vorst (62).
Volleyball
Allen East 3, Vanlue 0
HARROD — Allen East won 25-7, 25-21 and 25-11. Allen East’s Hannah Williams had 31 assists and Kenzie Koontz had 12 kills. Soraya Jackson had seven kills and Savana Brooks had six kills and seven aces.
New Bremen 3, Lincolnview 0
NEW BREMEN — New Bremen won 25-15, 25-23 and 26-24. Lincolnview’s Emma Bowersock had six kils and Mckayla Blankemeyer and Carsyn Looser each had five kills. Grace Brickner recorded 14 disgs and Breck Evans had 20 assists.
Ottoville 3, Temple Christian 1
Ottoville won 25-8, 28-26, 20-25 and 26-22. Ottoville’s Eroca Thorbahn had five aces, 33 assists and 13 digs and Joseyln Langhals had nine digs and two aces. Elisa Kramer added 21 kills and nine digs. For Temple Christan, CeCelia Worsham had 19 kills, three ces and 12 digs and Emily Bontrager had three kills, three aces, 10 assists and 11 digs. Hailey Smith had three kills, nine digs and one block and Jessica Holloway had eight ills, one assist and 19 digs. Kaylee Linhart had three aces, 19 assists and five digs.
Football
Week 2 poll released
COLUMBUS — After its exciting win over Van Wert Friday, Wapakoneta jumped three spots to No. 12 in Division III’s Ohio High School poll released Monday.
Wapakoneta (3-1) recorded at 20-19 victory over Van Wert who fell out of the poll after being ranked No. 2 last week. Coldwater remains atop in Division V and Midwest Athletic Conference rival Marion Local remains No. 1 in Division VI.
COLLEGE
UNOH hires women’s hoops coach
The University of Northwestern Ohio is proud to announce the hiring of Matthew Vavro as the new head women’s basketball coach for the Racers. Vavro takes over the program from former coach Andre Smith who resigned at the end of the 2021-2022 season.
“We are thrilled to welcome Matt Vavro as our next head women’s basketball coach here at UNOH,” said director of athletics Jen Dervarics. “Matt quickly distinguished himself during our national search. He brings a wealth of experience coaching collegiate women’s basketball and has established himself as a proven leader and effective recruiter. We are excited for the future of the Racer Women’s Basketball program under Matt’s tutelage.”
Vavro comes to UNOH from Otero College in Colorado, but is originally from the Cleveland area. Vavro has nine years of collegiate coaching experience, six of which have been as a head coach. Consistently he has led teams that have been ranked in the top 20 nationally and has set the single season win’s record at Danville Area Community College and Lincoln College in Illinois. In the 2017-2018 season with Lincoln College, Vavro also was awarded Coach of the Year.
“First and foremost, I would like to thank Jen Dervarics, Chris Adams and the entire search committee for entrusting me to be the next leader of the Racers women’s basketball program here at the University of Northwestern Ohio,” said Vavro. “I am extremely excited about the future of this program and look forward to hitting the ground running! We plan on bringing a fun style of basketball that will be enjoyable for our players to play in and entertaining for our fan base to watch! We can’t wait to see everybody this upcoming season at Racer Gymnasium! Go Racers!”
Coach Vavro began his duties late last week and has already met with the current players. The 2022-2023 playing season begins in November.
Bluffton hires interim swin coach
BLUFTTON — Bluffton University has named Dr. Luke Kleman as interim head swimming and diving coach.
Kleman works full time as a physical therapist at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio, where he specializes in neurological and vestibular rehabilitation. He is a certified USA Swimming Coach for the Lima YMCA and previously served as a coach for the Putnam County YMCA. Kleman has coached multiple swimmers to the Great Lakes Zones Championship meet.
Kleman is still a competitive swimmer on the Lima YMCA USA Swim Team and in July swam a career best in both the 50 freestyle and the 50 butterfly at the USA Swimming Senior Meet in Mason, Ohio.
He is a graduate of the University of Findlay, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in pre-physical therapy in 2019 and his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2021. He was a member of Findlay’s swim team where he competed mostly in freestyle, ranging from sprint to long distance events. He placed 6th in the 1650 yard freestyle and 8th in the 1000 yard freestyle in the 2019 Great Midwest Athletic Conference, as well as 9th place in the 200 freestyle in 2018.
Kleman will start interim head coaching duties at Bluffton this week.
“I am excited to continue developing the Beavers swim and dive team this fall,” said Kleman. “My unique coaching philosophy comes from my academic background as neurological physical therapist. I have the ability to teach proper swimming technique using the same methods I use with my patients when re-training them how to walk and improving long term muscle memory. I want to thank James Grandey for giving me the opportunity to work with the student-athletes this season.”
In addition to his youth coaching experience, Kleman has led multiple swim clinics in Texas and worked personally with head coach of Olympic Gold Medalist Dana Vollmer.
He takes over for Ben Rath who served as head coach last season.
