Ottawa-Glandorf’s Madison McKee spikes against Shawnee’s Liz Kinnear during Thursday’s match at Ottawa-Glandorf High School.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
OTTAWA – Ottawa-Glandorf claimed at least a share of its 11th Western Buckeye League Championship Thursday night at R.J. Hermiller Gymnasium.
The Titans fell in the opening set 25-21 before sweeping Shawnee the rest of the evening 25-23, 25-23, and 25-18 to clinch their first conference crown since 2020.
“Honestly it has just been really cool to see all of the growth this team has made throughout the season. From August until now it has been amazing,” said first-year head coach Maddie Hauenstein. “I think we have just put in a lot of work every day and it is paying off. A WBL championship is pretty cool and something to be really proud of for this team.”
Ottawa-Glandorf (13-6, 8-0) saw themselves sprint out to an 8-3 lead before the visiting Indians crawled their way back. Ottawa-Glandorf saw their five-point trickle away as the match progressed. Shawnee tied the opening set at 19 apiece.
Karleigh Hutchins was a force all night for Shawnee (14-6, 7-1). Whether Hutchins was at the service line or guarding the net, she was a difference maker, particularly in the first set as she wheeled her Indians to a 25-21 win.
“Karleigh is small but mighty and has a very high volleyball IQ. She is a sixth-rotation player, and we use her in all positions. She is a dog in every way of the word,” said Shawnee coach Brooke Hutchins. “She steps up when the competition puts the heat on and rises to the occasion. There aren’t many teams in the WBL that have that tough of a sixth-rotation player.”
Shawnee carried its momentum over into the second set and sustained the lead through the first 45 points of the night. The Indians led by as many as seven (18-11) before Ottawa-Glandorf turned on the jets.
Ottawa-Glandorf took the final five points of the set to even the match. A large part of its late rally was the duo of Kennedy Fuka and Kayla Bellman. Bellman dominated at the net while Fuka found herself making big plays in her own role.
“We couldn’t serve-receive in the early part of the set, and I just had a feeling that Kennedy (Fuka) was ready to go and when she got in tonight, she took care of business,” Hauenstein said.
The third set saw the Titans maintain control and build a lead as large as nine before the momentum switched again. Sydney Burris rattled off six consecutive service points for the Indians to bring them within three at 21-18.
Shawnee rallied back to make the score 24-23 before ultimately dropping the set.
“I feel most pleased that our girls fought hard tonight and never gave up. Our deficits tonight were at the first ball of contact and serve reception,” Hutchins said. “I think set two was pivotal because quite honestly, if we would have gotten set two, I think we could have very well swept them. Kudos to them, but I think we self-destructed a lot in the backcourt.”
Top performers
Several area volleyball players recorded at least 15 kills, 20 digs or 25 assists in recent games:
• Teaghan McDougle recorded 25 assists for Continental in a 3-0 loss to Lima Senior. McDougle recorded 47 assists and Maci Clemens had 25 kills for the Pirates in a 3-2 win over Antwerp.
• Emma Bowersock had 17 kills, Beth Hughes added 15 kills, Ashlyn Price recorded 37 assists and Allie Miller finished with 27 digs for Lincolnview in a 3-1 win over Hicksville. Bowersock added 17 kills, Price contributed 48 assists and Miller finished with 33 digs in a 3-2 loss to Bluffton. Price also had 38 assists in Lincolnview’s 3-0 win over Allen East.
• Carly Thorbahn had 17 kills and Erica Thorbahn recorded 41 assists in Ottoville’s 3-0 win over McComb.
• Mallory Gipson recorded 26 assists for Lima Senior in a 3-0 win over Perry.
• Grace Moenter recorded 25 assists for Delphos St. John’s in a 3-0 win over Bath.
• Adelyn Figley had 32 kills, Kaci Gregory added 21 digs and Emily Lichtle recorded 57 assists in Crestview’s 3-2 win over Marion Local. Figley finished with 16 kills and Lichtle added 35 assists in the Knights’ 3-0 win over Delphos Jefferson.
• Gracie Yarnell recorded 38 assists for Bluffton in a 3-0 win over Patrick Henry. Yarnell added 43 assists, Ayla Grandey had 21 kills and Avery Talavania finished with 21 digs in the Pirates’ 3-2 win over Lincolnview. Yarnell also had 25 assists in Bluffton’s 3-0 win over Spencerville.
• Peyton Diller recorded 27 assists and Ava Huffman added 23 digs in Pandora-Gilboa’s 3-0 win over Wayne Trace. Diller had 37 assists and Corrin Luginbill finished with 17 kills in the Rockets’ 3-0 win over Vanlue.
• Aubrey Schroeder had 15 kills, Elyse Fortman recorded 27 assists and Saige Benroth added 21 digs in Columbus Grove’s 3-0 win over LCC. Benroth added 39 digs, Fortman finished with 34 assists and Kylee Longworth contributed 18 kills in the Bulldogs’ 3-1 win over Spencerville.
• Danaysia Danzy had 27 kills and Karmyn Brough recorded 43 assists in Leipsic’s 3-1 win over Liberty-Benton. Danzy had 16 kills and Brough added 31 assists in the Vikings’ 3-0 win over Kalida.
• Joy Helser had 18 kills, Kaleigh Sasada recorded 25 assists and Aniya Prowant added 24 digs in Allen East’s 3-1 win over LCC.
• Sadie Larrabee had 16 kills and Morgan Lyons recorded 34 assists for Kenton in a 3-2 win over St. Marys.
• Lainey Thomas had 24 digs for Hardin Northern in a 3-0 win over Cory-Rawson.
• Jenna Bassitt recorded her 1000th career dig and Jaylin St Laurent added 36 assists for Ada in a 3-1 win over Arcadia.
• Sylvia Weichert had 20 digs and Audra Clark recorded 29 assists for St. Marys in a 3-0 win over Elida.
VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS
Western Buckeye League
`WBL`All
Ottawa-Glandorf`8-0`13-6
Shawnee`7-1`14-6
Defiance`6-2`14-5
Celina`5-3`7-14
Kenton`5-3`14-4
Wapakoneta`4-4`8-12
Elida`2-6`6-14
St. Marys`2-6`5-15
Van Wert`1-7`1-17
Bath`0-8`4-16
Midwest Athletic Conference
`MAC`All
Coldwater`7-0`18-0
New Bremen`6-1`18-2
St. Henry`6-1`16-4
Marion Local`4-3`15-5
Versailles`4-3`10-8
New Knoxville`3-4`10-9
Parkway`3-4`14-6
Delphos St. John’s`1-6`8-10
Fort Recovery`1-6`9-10
Minster`0-7`10-10
Northwest Conference
`NWC`All
Crestview`7-0`16-4
Bluffton`5-1`17-3
Lincolnview`4-2`13-5
Columbus Grove`4-2`7-10
Allen East`2-4`5-13
Spencerville`1-4`4-12
Delphos Jefferson`1-5`6-13
Lima Central Catholic`0-6`1-14
Northwest Central Conference
`NWCC`All
Elgin`8-0`14-3
Hardin Northern`7-1`10-6
North Baltimore`6-2`10-6
Waynesfield-Goshen`5-2`9-7
Ridgedale`4-3`5-11
Ridgemont`3-5`5-10
Cory-Rawson`3-5`3-14
Upper Scioto Valley`1-7`1-14
Perry`1-7`2-16
Temple Christian`1-7`3-17
Putnam County League
`PCL`All
Leipsic`4-1`18-1
Ottoville`4-1`17-1
Miller City`3-1`14-3
Kalida`2-2`10-11
Pandora – Gilboa`1-3`13-5
Columbus Grove`1-3`7-10
Continental`0-4`6-12
Blanchard Valley Conference
`BVC`All
Leipsic`8-0`18-1
Liberty-Benton`7-1`12-5
Pandora-Gilboa`7-1`13-5
McComb`5-3`11-7
Arlington`5-3`14-6
Riverdale`4-4`8-11
Van Buren`4-4`14-5
Ada`3-6`9-9
Arcadia`1-8`3-17
Elmwood`1-7`3-16
Vanlue`0-8`8-10
RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Saturday, Sept 28
Lima Senior 3, Continental 0
Shawnee 2, Versailles 0
Covington 2, Shawnee 0
Bryan 3, Van Wert 1
Linconview 3, Hicksville 1
McComb 3, Ottoville 0
Quad-match at Kalida
Elida 2, Kalida 0
Russia 2, Elida 1
New Knoxville 2, Elida 0
New Knoxville 2, Kalida 0
Kalida 2, Russia 0
Crestview Knight Invitational
Crestview 2, Celina 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2, Norwalk St. Paul 0
Celina 2, Fort Recovery 1
Bellmont 2, Crestview 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2, St. Henry 1
Fairbanks 2, Celina 1
St. Henry 2, Crestview 0
Bellmont 2, Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Cory-Rawson Invitational
Holgate 2, Ada 1
Vanlue 2, Temple Christian 0
Ada 2, Arcadia 1
Temple Christian 2, Cory-Rawson 0
Holgate 2, Temple Christian 0
Ada 2, Vanlue 0
Monday, Sept. 30
Lima Senior 3, Perry 0
Delphos St. John’s 3, Bath 0
Parkway 3, St. Marys 0
Delphos Jefferson 3, Van Wert 1
Anna 3, Wapakoneta 1
Crestview 3, Marion Local 2
Bluffton 3, Patrick Henry 0
Spencerville 3, Temple Christian 0
Continental 3, Antwerp 2
Pandora-Gilboa 3, Wayne Trace 0
Columbus Grove 3, LCC 0
Riverdale 3, Ada 1
Leipsic 3, Liberty-Benton 1
Tuesday, Oct. 1
Allen East 3, LCC 1
Bluffton 3, Lincolnview 2
Columbus Grove 3, Spencerville 1
Crestview 3, Delphos Jefferson 0
Defiance 3, Bath 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Celina 0
Wapakoneta 3, Elida 0
Kenton 3, St. Marys 2
Shawnee 3, Van Wert 0
Waynesfield-Goshen 3, Perry 0
North Baltimore 3, Temple Christian 0
Hardin Northern 3, Cory-Rawson 0
Ottoville 3, Leipsic 2
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Ada 3, Arcadia 1
Pandora-Gilboa 3, Vanlue 0
Thursday, Oct. 3
Ottoville 3, Paulding 0
Lincolnview 3, Allen East 0
Bluffton 3, Spencerville 0
Delphos Jefferson 3, LCC 2
Wapakoneta 3, Bath 0
Defiance 3, Celina 0
St. Marys 3, Elida 0
Kenton 3, Van Wert 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Shawnee 1
New Bremen 3, Delphos St. John’s 0
Elgin 3, Perry 0
Hardin Northern 3, Upper Scioto Valley 0
Leipsic 3, Kalida 0
Friday, Oct. 4
Games ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more on LimaScores.com.
Continental at Miller City, 6:30 p.m.
Today
Defiance at Tinora, 11 a.m.
Elida at Findlay, 12 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Van Wert, 12 p.m.
Bryan at LCC, 9:30 a.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Columbus Grove, 11 a.m.
Tri-match at Hardin Northern
Allen East at Hardin Northern, 10 a.m.
Allen East at Vanlue, 11 a.m.
Vanlue at Hardin Northern, 12 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 7
Ayersville at Ottawa-Glandorf, 6:30 p.m.
St. Marys at Indian Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Antwerp at Van Wert, 6:30 p.m.
Crestview at Wapakoneta, 6:30 p.m.
New Knoxville at Lincolnview, 6:30 p.m.
Allen East at Spencerville, 6:30 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Wayne Trace, 6:30 p.m.
Kalida at Columbus Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Ada at Pandora-Gilboa, 6:30 p.m.
Arcadia at Upper Scioto Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Leipsic at McComb, 6:30 p.m.
Temple Christian at Benjamin Logan, 6:30 p.m.
Mansfield Temple Christian at Hardin Northern, 6 p.m.
Paulding at Continental, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Bath at St. Marys, 6:30 p.m.
Celina at Wapakoneta, 6:30 p.m.
Defiance at Ottawa-Glandord, 6:30 p.m.
Van Wert at Elida, 6:30 p.m.
Shawnee at Kenton, 6:30 p.m.
Fort Recovery at Delphos St. John’s, 6:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Columbus Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Lincolnview, 6:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Miller City, 6:30 p.m.
Ada at Upper Scioto Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Hardin Northern at Kenton, 6:30 p.m.
Leipsic at Arlington, 6:30 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Liberty-Benton, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10
Bath at Columbus Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Defiance at Lincolnview, 6:30 p.m.
Kenton at Allen East, 6:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Parkway, 6:30 p.m.
Van Buren at Bluffton, 6:30 p.m.
Crestview at Archbold, 6:30 p.m.
Ottoville at Continental, 6:30 p.m.
Kalida at Pandora-Gilboa, 6:30 p.m.
Miller City at Liberty Center, 6:30 p.m.
Ridgedale at Perry, 6:30 p.m.
Temple Christian at Cory-Rawson, 6:30 p.m.
Upper Scioto Valley at North Baltimore, 6:30 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at Ridgemont, 6:30 p.m.
Elgin at Hardin Northern, 6:30 p.m.
