UNDEFEATED BULLDOGS … Mackenzie Secory delivers a kill for the Bulldogs as they moved to 8-0 with a win over Stryker. (PHOTOS BY JACOB KESSLER, STAFF)
VOLLEYBALL
Swanton 3 Stryker 0
SWANTON – Sofie Taylor recorded 34 assists and added 18 digs a Swanton remained unbeaten after a straight set win over Stryker.
Morgan Smith had a 30/34 hitting night for the Bulldogs with 14 kills. Stryker was paced by Sage Woolace with 24 digs and Gabby Ramon went 18/18 hitting and put home five kills.
Swanton d. Stryker 25-22, 25-12, 25-19
Stryker (2-5) – Gabby Ramon: 18/18 hitting, 5 kills, 2 blocks; Emma Fulk: 13/15 hitting, 11 digs; Adysen Andres: 7 assists, 13/15 serving, 3 aces; Sage Woolace: 24 digs, 13/14 serving, 2 aces
Swanton (8-0) – Maddie Smith: 20/23 hitting, 10 kills, 4 digs; Lexi Faber 4 assists, 16/20 receiving, 17 digs; Sofie Taylor: 19/21 serving, 4 aces, 34 assists, 18 digs; Morgan Smith 30/34 hitting, 14 kills, 4 digs; Katlyn Floyd 15/18 serving, 4 aces, 18/22 hitting, 8 kills, 8 digs
JUNIOR VARSITY: Swanton 25-12, 25-17.
Archbold 3 Defiance 0
DEFIANCE – Archbold set the tone with a 25-9 win in the opening set on their way to a three-set nonleague win at Defiance. Keely Culler topped Archbold with 17 kills and Chaney Brodbeck added 13 assists in the win.
Archbold def. Defiance 25-9, 25-10, 25-21
Archbold (5-1) – Keely Culler: 17 kills, 5 aces, 10 assists; Chaney Brodbeck: 7 kills, 3 aces, 13 assists; Olivia Liechty: 8 kills, 2 blocks; Ella Bowman: 7 kills
Defiance (4-3) – Karleigh Hoffman: 6 kills, 4 digs, 2 aces; Amelia Hernandez: 7 kills, 2 blocks; Elizabeth Hoffman: 10 digs; Lilly Lacey: 7 digs, 15 assists
Junior Varsity: Archbold 25-23, 15-25, 29-27.
Wayne Trace 3 Edgerton 1
EDGERTON – Grace Shepard delivered 16 digs and registered 24 kills to lead the Raiders past Edgerton in the GMC opener for both teams.
Sadie Walther went 40/44 hitting with 15 kills for Edgerton and Taylor Smith dished out 25 assists as Edgerton fell for the first time this season.
Wayne Trace d. Edgerton 25-22, 25-19, 25-27, 25-12
Edgerton (5-1, 0-1 GMC) – Taylor Smith: 105/106 setting, 25 assists, 11/11 receiving, 14/14 serving, 12/14 hitting, 4 kills; Sadie Walther 40/44 hitting, 15 kills, 2 blocks; Noelle Ritter: 25/29 hitting, 7 kills, 9/11 serving, 19/20 serve receiving; Corrine Cape: 11/11 serving, 29/32 hitting, 7 kills; Kayt Timbrook 18/19 hitting, 6 kills, 27/28 setting, 5 assists
Wayne Trace (3-0, 1-0 GMC) – Gracie Shepherd: 16 kills, 24 digs, 2 blocks; Kacy Hornish 16 assists, 7 aces, 14 digs; Kaitlin Slade: 3 assists, 3 aces, 14 digs; Macy Doster: 15 digs; Paige Alber: 22 assists, 5 digs; Sydnee Sinn: 17 kills, 14 digs
Junior Varsity: Edgerton 25-10, 25-14
Toledo Central Catholic 3 Bryan 0
BRYAN – Central Catholic pulled out a 28-26 victory in the first set and rolled to a straight set win at Bryan. Kenzie Wirth was 27/27 setting with 11 assists for the Golden Bears and tallied 11 digs.
Toledo Central Catholic d. Bryan 28-26, 25-16, 25-21
Toledo Central Catholic (2-5) – Sophia Farrugia: 30/33 hitting, 14 kills, 6 blocks; Ella Issacs: 19/19 serving, 3 aces, 38/38 setting, 15 assists; Emily Baer: 17 digs, 20/21 receiving
Bryan (0-6) – Crystal Fillman: 12/17 hitting, 6 kills, 6 digs; Ella Vansteenkiste: 11/12 receiving, 3 aces, 8 digs, 24/24 receiving; Blayze Langenderfer: 11/13 serving, 3 aces; Kenzie Wirth: 11 digs; 27/27 setting, 11 assists
Junior Varsity: Toledo Central Catholic won
North Central 3 Fremont (IN) 2
FREMONT – After dropping the first two sets, North Central battled back to force a fifth and deciding set which they won 19-17 to wrap up the come from behind win.
Macie Gendron spearheaded the rally with 13 assist, 11 digs and Maddie Zimmerman rung up 20 digs.
North Central d. Fremont (IN) 17-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 19-17
North Central (2-4) – Kaytee Tomblin 7 kills, 6 blocks, 3 aces; Macie Gendron 5 kills, 13 assists, 11 digs, 6 aces; Kendall Sutton 6 kills, 9 digs; Maddie Zimmerman 20 digs
Fremont (4-7) – no statistics
Junior Varsity: North Central 25-23, 25-14
Hilltop 3 Liberty Center 0
WEST UNITY – Gabby Rodriguez drilled 16 kills on 37/47 hitting to become the first Lady Cadet with 1,000 career kills as Hilltop beat Liberty Center in nonleague volleyball.
Rodriquez also led Hilltop in digs with 15 and Josecelyn Layman added 25 assists on 75/75 setting.
Hilltop d. Liberty Center 25-15, 25-20, 25-17
Liberty Center (1-6) – no statistics
Hilltop (5-1) – Jayma Bailey: 9/9 serving, 2 aces, 14 digs; Josecelyn Layman: 75/75 setting, 25 assists, 14/17 serving (11 points); Gabby Rodriguez: 15 digs, 37/47 hitting, 16 kills; Mia Hancock: 14/14 serving (11 points), 13 digs; Libbie Baker: 23/24 hitting, 8 kills
JUNIOR VARSITY: Liberty Center 25-11, 25-19
BOYS GOLF
Hilltop 174 Antwerp 179
MONTPELIER – A balanced scorecard carried Hilltop to a nonleague win at Patriot Hills over Antwerp 174-179. Devin Dempsey and Raace Haynes each had a 43 to pace Hilltop while Austin Gault and Jordan Schaffner both shot a 44.
Hilltop (174) – Devin Dempsey 43, Raace Haynes 43, Austin Gault 44, Jordan Schaffner 44; Antwerp (179) – Brayden Moreno 36, Ross Lee 45, Zaine McMichael 47, Griffin Kosch 51
Tinora 197 Edgerton 200 Paulding 212 Ayersville 252
OTTAWA – BJ Morlock’s 46 and a 49 by Carter Bernal helped Tinora sneak by Edgerton to the top spot in a GMC quad match.
Nathan Swank and Kaden Kennerk each fired 48s to lead the Bulldogs. Ayersville’s Luke Schroeder was medalist with a 44.
At Moose Landing
Tinora (197) – BJ Morlock 46, Carter Bernal 49, Aiden Rittenhouse 50, Grayson Delarber 52; Edgerton (200) – Nathan Swank 48, Kaden Kennerk 48, Landon Perry 52, Cole Huard 52; Paulding (212) – Johnny Lipps 48, Isaac Reeb 50, Aiden Miller 53, Austin Kinder 61; Ayersville (252) – Luke Schroeder 44, Jeremiah Joseph 58, Logan Schroeder 65, AJ Eschbach 85
GIRLS GOLF
DEFIANCE – Autumn Osborne tallied a 44 to earn medalist honors as Ayersville picked up wins over Edgerton and Fairview in GMC play.
Lola Giesige was low score for the Lady Bulldogs with a 45 and Charlotte Blalock added a 55.
At St. Mike’s
Ayersville (226) – Autumn Osborne 44, Ava Stork 54, Taylor Sweinhagen 63, Avery Jones 65; Edgerton (232) – Lola Giesige 45, Charlotte Blalock 55, Jaden Dietsch 60, Laynee Wright 72; Fairview (no team score) – MaKeegan Bailey 62, Natalie Timbrook 63, Abri Elson 79
GIRLS SOCCER
VARSITY SCORES: (no statistics)
Ottawa Hills d. Evergreen 3-0
Genoa d. Swanton 5-1
BOYS SOCCER
Elida 3 Bryan 0
BRYAN – The visitors from Elida outshot Bryan 12-5 in blanking the Golden Bears 3-0.
Elida (3-1-1) – Shots: 12
Bryan (3-3) – Shots: 5; Saves: Dom Malanga 5
OTHER SCORES: (no statistics)
Evergreen d. Otsego 8-0
GIRLS TENNIS
At Bryan
Lima Central Catholic 3 Bryan 2
SINGLES: 1. Simmons (LCC) d. DeWitt, 6-1, 6-1; 2. Janowski (LCC) d. Andrews, 6-0, 6-1; 3. Heffner (LCC) d. Peel, 6-1, 6-2; DOUBLES: 1. Grothaus/Hess (B) d. Brinkman/Skinner, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; 2. Nagel/Vashaw (B) d. Pignatoro/Bader, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Bryan Invitational
TEAM SCORES: 1. Celina 19; 2. Archbold 20; 3. Bryan 33; Ayersville (no team score); North Central (no team score); AREA RUNNERS IN TOP 10: 1. Xander Fackler (Bryan) 16:13; 2. Aden McCarty (Archbold) 17:25; 3. Brennan Garrow (Archbold) 17:34; 6. Caleb Harrow (Archbold) 17:55; 7. Carter Eckley (NC) 8:52; 10. Nye Bradbee (Bryan) 19:39
Hudson Invitational
TEAM SCORES: 1. Wauseon 20; 2. Hudson 35; WAUSEON RUNNERS IN TOP 10: 1. Grace Rhoades (19:49(; 2. Ella Rhoades (21:21); 5. Emilie Wasnich (23:09); 8/ Natalie Kuntz (24:56); Odayls Santillantes (25:22)
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Bryan Invitational
TEAM SCORES: 1. Archbold 19; 2. Celina 22; 3. Bryan 34; t4. Ayersville 51, North Central 51; AREA RUNNERS IN TOP 10: 2. Kate Thormeier (Bryan) 19:38; 4. Sophie Rupp (Archbold) 21:09; 5. Nicolette Stickney (Bryan) 21:13; 6. Kirsten DeLong (Archbold) 22:44; 7. Allie Buehrer (Archbold) 23:09; 8. Annika DeLong (Archbold) 23:21; 9. Alexis Nieves (Bryan) 23:32
Hudson Invitational
TEAM SCORES: 1. Wauseon 33; 2. Hudson 40; 3. Morenci 47; WAUSEON RUNNERS IN TOP 10: 1. Aidan Pena (17:08); 5. Levi Short (19:27); 6. Garrett Leininger (19:35); 7. Matthew Siler (19:35
