NWOAL OPENER (August 29, 2023) … Archbold’s Addison Kinsman works in between two Lady Indians in a 2-0 win at Wauseon to start the NWOAL season. (PHOTO BY JACOB KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
GIRLS SOCCER
Archbold 2 Wauseon 0
WAUSEON – Blaney Huffman put Archbold on the board first with a goal, assisted by Jenae Kinsman, as Archbold started NWOAL play with a 2-0 win at Wauseon.
Lydia Frey added an unassisted goal for Archbold at the 4:45 mark of the second half.
Archbold (4-0, 1-0 NWOAL) – Goals: Blaney Huffman, Lydia Frey; Assists: Jenae Kinsman
Wauseon (3-1-1, 0-1 NWOAL) – no statistics
Evergreen 6 Liberty Center 1
LIBERTY CENTER –Three Lady Vikings had two goals each and Raegan Radel racked up three assists in a 6-1 win at Liberty Center.
Lydia Gleckler, Kara Huntzinger, and Brooklyn Camacho provided the scoring for Evergreen while Camacho also recorded an assist.
Evergreen (5-0-1, 1-0 NWOAL) – Goals: Lydia Gleckler 2, Kara Huntzinger 2, Brooklynn Camacho 2; Assists: Raegan Radel 3, Sophia Goodson, Rebekah VanWormer, Brooklyn Camacho
Liberty Center (2-1, 0-1 NWOAL) – no statistics
Delta 7 Swanton 1
DELTA – Adrianna Dunning had a first half hat trick and Grace Munger scored twice in a 7-1 win over Swanton.
Jess Finera accounted for the lone Swanton goal with a second half tally.
Delta (4-1, 1-0 NWOAL) – Goals: Ella Demaline, Grace Munger 2, Adrianna Dunning 3, Abbey Todd; Assists: Ella Demaline 2, Adrianna Dunning, Grace Munger, Liz Schlatter

Swanton (2-3, 0-1 NWOAL) – Goal: Jess Finera
Bryan 3 Continental 0
CONTINENTAL – Ava Zimmerman scored twice and Tabithah Taylor had two assists to help Bryan even their record at 2-2 after a 3-0 win at Continental.
Bryan (2-2) – Goals: Ava Zimmerman 2, Kailee Thiel; Assists: Tabithah Taylor 2 assists
Continental (2-2) – no statistics
BOYS SOCCER
Bryan 1 Continental 1
BRYAN – Continental scored on a penalty kick for a 1-0 halftime lead but a goal from Anthony Tomaszewski tied things at 1-1 in the second half as the non-league matchup would end in a tie.
The Golden Bears generated six shots on goal in the match and Dom Malanga had four saves in goal.

Bryan (0-1-2) – Goal: Anthony Tomaszewski; Assist: Dylan Koenig; Shots on Goal: 6; Saves: Dom Malanga 4
Continental (1-2-1) – Shots on Goal: 5
OTHER SCORE:
(NO STATISTICS REPORTED)
Evergreen d. Rossford 9-0
VOLLEYBALL
Hilltop 3 Montpelier 0
MONTPELIER – Hilltop’s Elena VanArsdalen dished out 13 assists and Libbie Baker racked up 13 kills in a three-set win over Montpelier.

Kelsie Bumb had 15 digs, 26 assists and Lyla Mahan tallied 22 digs to lead the Locos effort.
Hilltop d. Montpelier 25-21, 25-19, 25-22
Hilltop (4-0) – Elena VanArsdalen: 17/18 serving, 3 aces, 62/65 setting, 13 assists; Libbie Baker: 39/41 hitting, 13 kills
Montpelier (1-4) – Lyla Mahan: 22 digs; Kelsie Bumb: 15 digs, 26 assists; Emily Manisaeng: 13 digs, 13 kills, 3 aces
Junior Varsity: Hilltop, 25-20, 25-21
North Central 3 Fayette 0
FAYETTE – North Central earned the first win for new head coach Katlyn Walker after dispatching Fayette in three sets.
Cailyn Meyers fronted the attack for North Central with 13 digs, nine kills, 13 assists while Anna Burt added eight digs and 13 assists.
Kelsie Storrs had 14 digs for the purple and gold Eagles with Zoie Brown and Hannah Towns-Hall add five kills each.
North Central d. Fayette 25-16, 25-19, 25-15
North Central (1-2) – Cailyn Meyers: 13 digs, 9 kills, 13 assists; Anna Burt: 8 digs, 13 assists; Maddie Zimmerman 8 digs, 3 aces, 7 assists; Katelyn Balser: 7 kills, 5 blocks, 3 aces
Fayette (1-4) – Hannah Towns-Hall: 12/16 hitting, 5 kills; Zoie Brown: 18/19 hitting, 5 kills; Kelsie Storrs: 14 digs; Kayla Sliwinski: 12 digs, 11/11 serving
Junior Varsity: North Central, 25-8, 25-12
Hicksville 3 Pettisville 2
HICKSVILLE – The Blackbirds rallied from a 2-0 hole to force a fifth set but it was the Aces pulling out a 15-13 win in the fifth and handed Pettisville their second straight loss.
Naomi Richer topped the Pettisville stat sheet with 22 kills, 20 digs and Grace Hastings added 22 assists.
Hicksville d. Pettisville 25-17, 25-23, 24-26, 19-25, 15-13
Hicksville (3-1) – Aubrie Baird: 24 kills, 17 assists, 29 digs; McKenna Baird: 15 assists, 12 digs;
Pettisville (3-2) – Naomi Richer: 22 kills, 20 digs; Amanda Grimm: 55/55 setting, 17 assists; Grace Hastings: 62/63 serving, 22 assists; Susan Ringler: 23/24 serving, 4 aces, 31 digs
Junior Varsity: Hicksville, 25-19, 25-18
Delta 3 Archbold 2
ARCHBOLD – The Bluestreaks forced a fifth and deciding set by winning the fourth, but Delta responded by taking the fifth to surprise Archbold in the league opener.
Keely Culler paced the Archbold effort with 18 kills, 25 digs and Meg Ames recorded 44 assists and 12 digs.
Delta d. Archbold 14-25, 25-20, 26-24, 18-25, 15-13
Delta (3-4, 1-0 NWOAL) – Jasey Spiess: 10 kills
Archbold (1-4, 0-1 NWOAL) – Keely Culler 45/51 hitting, 18 kills, 21/26 serving, 8 aces, 25 digs; Lexi Ripke: 32/37 hitting, 16 kills; Tess Ames: 28/33 serve receiving, 20 digs; Meg Ames: 126/129 setting, 44 assists, 12 digs
Swanton 3 Patrick Henry 0
SWANTON – The Bulldogs pulled out narrow wins in the first two sets and then took the final set 25-20 to complete the sweep to start league action.
Alexa Faber delivered 15 kills for Swanton and Samantha Nelson registered 39 assists.
Swanton d. Patrick Henry 25-23, 25-23, 25-20
Patrick Henry (2-2, 0-1 NWOAL) – Carys Crossland: 16 assists, 8 kills; Baylor McGraw: 11 digs; Whitney Johnson: 12 assists
Swanton (4-1, 1-0 NWOAL) – Alexa Faber: 33/34 hitting, 15 kills; Maddie Smith: 30/40, 10 kills, 15/15 serving; Lillyana Valderas: 19/23 serve receiving, 12 digs; Samantha Nelson: 39 assists
Junior Varsity: PH 2-1
Freshman: PH 2-0
Wauseon 3 Bryan 0
WAUSEON – Wauseon bounced back from the previous night’s loss to Elmwood to take care of Bryan in straight sets to start the NWOAL season.
Ella Vansteenkiste paced Bryan with 11 kills and Kenzie Wirth added 13 assists in the loss.
Wauseon d. Bryan 25-22, 25-21, 25-17
Wauseon (2-4, 1-0 NWOAL) – no statistics
Bryan (1-4, 0-1 NWOAL) – Ella Vansteenkiste: 11 kills; Clare Steever: 12 digs; Kenzie Wirth: 13 assists
Junior Varsity: Wauseon, 25-20, 26-24
Freshman: Wauseon: 25-19, 21-25, 25-21
BOYS GOLF
Pettisville 170 Fayette 199
WAUSEON – Jack Leppelmeier shot a 39 and Gavin Knierim scored a 41 to lead the Blackbirds past Fayette in BBC play. Wyatt Mitchell posted Fayette’s low score with a 41.
At Ironwood GC
Pettisville (170) – Jack Leppelmeier 39, Gavin Knierim 41, Caden Bishop 45, Creighton Aeschliman 45; Fayette (199) – Wyatt Mitchell 41, Keagan Patterson 51, Carter Lavinder 51, Kruez Lichtenwald 56
Wauseon 166 Paulding 191
DEFIANCE – Mykale Schneider, Carter Stuckey, and Zach Puehler were co-medalists by each firing a 41 for Wauseon in 166-191 win over Paulding. Nico Stahl carded a 43 to pace the Panthers.
At Auglaize GC
Wauseon (166) – Mykale Schneider 41, Carter Stuckey 41, Zach Puehler 41, Jack Alstaetter 43; Paulding (191) – Nico Stahl 43, Nick Hatcher 48, Austen Kinder 49, Aiden Miller 51
Archbold 156 Toledo Christian 183 Bryan 184
TOLEDO – Grady Short posted a 34 to front Archbold and Cahle Roth added a 36 as Archbold finished first in a tri-match with Toledo Christian and Bryan.
The Golden Bears, who were one-stroke behind the host Eagles for second place, were topped in scoring by Kai Dauber with a 41 and Noah Huard shot a 45.
At Toledo Country Club
Archbold (152) – Grady Short 34, Cahle Roth 36, Charlie Jones 40, River Ryan 42; Toledo Christian (183) – TJ Huber 40, Caiden Quinn 45, Andrew Huber 49, Nolan Hess 49; Bryan (184) – Kai Dauber 41, Noah Huard 45, Brayden Hall 46, Eli Schlade 52
Ayersville 192 Edgerton 193
DEFIANCE – Brayden Leppelmeier fired a 42 and Kaden Kennerk had a 44 but it wasn’t enough as the Pilots pulled out a one-stroke win in a GMC dual match.
At Auglaize GC
Ayersville (192) – Logan Schroeder 46, Jeremiah Joseph 48, Kallen Foreman 49, Andrue Barrick 49; Edgerton (193) – Brayden Leppelmeier 42, Kaden Kennerk 44, Landon Perry 51, Carter Herman 56
OTHER SCORE:
(NO STATISTICS REPORTED)
Hilltop d. Stryker 171-182
GIRLS GOLF
Archbold 214 Antwerp 288
WAUSEON – Callie Casey shot a personal best 46 to earn medalist honors for Archbold in a dual match win over Antwerp at Ironwood Golf Course.
At Ironwood GC
Archbold (214) – Callie Casey 46, Payton Dominique 51, Makenna Bickel 58, Elsie Mello 59; Antwerp (288) – Kara Pierce 69, Madison Schmidt 71, Maylynn Carnahan 71, Sara Farr 77.
OTHER SCORE:
(NO STATISTICS REPORTED)
Evergreen d. Sylvania Northview 211-233
GIRLS TENNIS
At Toledo
Ottawa Hills 3 Bryan 2
SINGLES: 1. Rhegness (OH) d. DeWitt 6-0, 6-0; 2. Durfee (OH) d. M. Andrews 7-6, 6-3; 3. Lambert (B) d. Shetterly 6-4, 6-4; DOUBLES: 1. Hess/Nagel (B) d. Chernow/Guardia 7-5, 4-6, 6-0; 2. Pixler/Yoon (OH) d. Vashaw/Elkins 6-2, 6-0
At Toledo
MVCD 4 Archbold 1
SINGLES: 1. Shannon (MVCD) d. Taylor 6-1, 6-1; 2. Ridi (MVCD) d. Brennan 6-1, 6-2; 3. Baskara (MVCD) d. Delaney 7-6 (7-4), 7-5; DOUBLES: 1. Wyse/Stoner (A) d. Brown/Hu 6-3, 6-0; 2. Parinja/Roach (MVCD) d. Burkholder/Hug 6-1, 2-6, 15-13