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FOSTORIA REVIEW TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 

DOUG CAMERON / for the Review Times 

VERONICA WONDERLY will lead the attack for Fostoria High 

School’s girls basketball team this season as a senior point guard 

who has played at the varsity level since her freshman year. 

Fostoria’s Veronica Wonderly has 

gone from cheering on the team 

to holding her own on the court 

By SCOTT COTTOS 

SPORTS EDITOR 

As a standout at Fostoria High 

School in the early 2000s, Elaine DiCesare 

had no idea that little Veronica 

Wonderly aspired to be just like her. 

“I really only knew her as Whitley’s 

little sister who always came to our 

games and cheered us on,” the former 

Lady Red All-Ohio point guard said, 

referring to former teammate Whitley 

Swartz. 

But as it turned out, DiCesare 

became a mentor to a girl who has gone 

on to become one 

of northwest Ohio’s 

top guards. 

“Elaine was my 

idol in girls basketball,” 

Wonderly, 

now an FHS senior, 

said. “Elaine was a 

point guard; I was 

a point guard. And 

she was the best 

point guard, so I 

was watching her.” 

As time went 

on, the instruction 

became personal. 

And Wonderly has learned well. 

Playing at the varsity level since her 

freshman year, the 5-foot-6 Wonderly 

has averaged 11.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 

2.6 steals and 2.2 assists per game while 

earning All-Northern Ohio League and 

All-Northwest District honors. By averaging 

a little more than 12 points per 

game this season, she’ll finish with 

more than 1,000 for her career. 

All that’s been missing for her is a 

“... Any records I can 

break, I’m not going 

to say no to them. I’m 

not going to focus on 

them, but if it happens it 

happens and I’ll be happy 

with it.” 

winning season. And trying to change 

that is a priority for her as she closes 

out her high school career. 

“I’d like to reach 1,000 points and 

be the third one up there,” she said, 

referencing DiCesare and former teammate 

Aja Hall as FHS players to have 

reached that plateau. “And any records 

I can break, I’m not going to say no to 

them. I’m not going to focus on them, 

but if it happens it happens and I’ll be 

happy with it. 

“Mainly I would just like to come 

out with a winning season. Thirteen, 15 

games won — I would just be thrilled.” 

In past years, 

Wonderly often 

looked to pass 

to Hall, who last 

season finished her 

career as Fostoria’s 

career leader in 

points with 1,565 

and rebounds with 

972. But while he 

doesn’t want Wonderly 

to feel pressured 

to carry this 

year’s Lady Red and 

being confident that 

she won’t have to, 

coach Mat Swortchek thinks his veteran 

guard will impress onlookers more than 

she already has. 

“She had to be a different player with 

Aja here,” he said. “Now she’ll get to 

show some of her other skills without 

Aja here. 

“One thing most people probably 

haven’t seen is she has the ability to 

VERONICA WONDERLY 

FOSTORIA GIRLS POINT GUARD 

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score a lot of points and do it quickly.” 

DiCesare, who now teaches in the 

iffin school system, could do that as 

a player, as well as handle other chores 

on the court. 

She’s since become able to see a 

similar type of player in red and black. 

“She reminds me a little bit of 

yself, though she’s a little more athetic 

and quicker,” DiCesare said. 

Wonderly said DiCesare had much 

to do with the development of her 

game. 

“When she was the JV coach my 

freshman year, we just clicked,” said 

Wonderly, who played mostly varsity 

but also contributed to the junior 

varsity cause in her first year of high 

school. “She was telling me stuff I 

needed to work on that she did when 

she was in high school. A lot of my 

moves came from Elaine. I’ve taken a 

lot from what she’s told me.” 

While coaching St. Wendelin’s 

junior varsity 

the next year, 

DiCesare didn’t 

see as much of 

Wonderly. Out of 

coaching last year, 

though, DiCesare 

again tutored her 

star pupil. 

“Every home 

game, she had 

this little notecard 

made up for 

me with the tasks 

or chores for that 

game,” Wonderly 

said. “They’d be 

like, ‘Do this: I want you to have five 

offensive rebounds; two, three, four 

or five steals; this many points; this 

many blocks; keep your head up,’ I 

always taped it on my water bottle 

and looked at it during timeouts. 

DOUG CAMERON / for the Review Times 

(ABOVE), FOSTORIA High School’s Veronica Wonderly drives 

against Bucyrus during sectional play. Wonderly, also pictured at 

right, will be a fourth-year varsity player this season. 

“She’s one of those 

players who would lift 

her game around better 

players. She’s such a 

hard worker, she’ll do 

whatever it takes to help 

the team.” 

“She pushed me. It was real nice. 

And we’re still in contact. Whenever 

I see her, I give her a hug.” 

Through the years, Wonderly 

ELAINE DiCESARE 

FORMER FOSTORIA ALL-OHIO 

POINT GUARD 

has developed 

an intense interest 

in basketball. 

Though she 

attends games 

of the Bowling 

Green State University 

women’s 

team and appreciates 

the considerable 

skills of Ohio 

State point guard 

Sammy Prahalis, 

she prefers to 

watch the “sweet 

moves” of NBA 

players. Her favorite 

performer is Denver Nuggets point 

guard Chauncey Billups. 

In that she absorbs so much basketball-related 

information, it would 

seem to reasonably follow that “her 

basketball IQ is one of the highest I’ve 

ever seen,” Swortchek said. 

In addition to playing summer 

AAU ball, like a younger Prahalis she’s 

helped her game by playing against 

boys in the offseason. 

“Even the boys players who aren’t 

outstanding are still going to be better 

than you, so you’ve got to be able to 

push yourself to that level,” Wonderly 

said. 

“A lot of the boys here definitely 

will push me to that level — or push 

me to the floor, which they’ve done 

plenty of times because they get mad,” 

she added with a laugh. 

Wonderly, however, is a competitive 

sort who wants to improve. 

“(Some boys) are like, ‘Well, I 

don’t want to a block a girl, blah, blah, 

blah,’” Wonderly said. “I’m like, ‘Block 

me. It’s not going to get me better if 

you’re not being hard on me. Play like 

I’m a guy.’” 

While many players like to score, 

Wonderly most enjoys and takes particular 

pride in her defensive play, 

especially when it results in a steal. 

“And being able to take it down for 

a fast-break layup and make it — that’s 

even better,” she said. 

Wonderly hopes to play in college, 

and DiCesare thinks that’s where her 

game would most thrive. 

“She has a lot more room to grow 

as a player,” DiCesare said. “She’s 

one of those players who would lift 

her game around better players. She’s 

such a hard worker, she’ll do whatever 

it takes to help the team.” 

As for this year, she’d like to help 

what she called a closely knit group 

of Lady Red players reach a level not 

often reached in the FHS program. It 

is her last shot in high school, after all. 

“It’s overwhelming that I’m a 

senior,” she said. “It’s my last year, 

and I’d like to have a winning season. 

I’d like to do the sectional thing — I’d 

like to take down the net. Sectionals, 

league, whatever I can get — I want 

a piece of the net.” 

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MOHAWKS | BOYS 

Expectations rise for St. Wendelin 

Last season was largely no day at the beach for St. 

Wendelin’s boys. 

The sun, however, did begin to shine in the late 

going and offered some promise for days to come. 

“Last year’s team came in with only one kid with 

varsity experience,” coach Shawn Ginnan said. “We 

got better as the year progressed.” 

The Mohawks finished with marks of 5-17 overall 

and 2-9 in the Midland Athletic League, with their 

next-to-last game being a sectional victory over an 

Arcadia squad that had delivered a regular-season 

beatdown. 

Last season’s top two scorers, Lucas Holman (12.2 

points per game) and Mark Berton (9.6), graduated, 

but while the Mohawks still won’t have much experienced 

depth, Ginnan, who will look for his club to push 

the tempo on both offense and defense, is encouraged. 

“My expectations are probably a little higher (than 

last year),” Ginnan said. “It was a senior-oriented conference 

last year. This year I think we can compete. 

Where I see us is anywhere between seventh and 12th. 

The league still goes through New Riegel and Carey.” 

MOHAWKS | GIRLS 

The two-time Midland Athletic League player of 

the year has graduated, along with a shooter who could 

drop 3-pointers with anybody. 

But while St. Wendelin girls coach Aaron Smith 

acknowledges that his team needs some work, he 

hopes a high standard — 80 victories and a regionalfinal 

appearance in the last four seasons — has been 

set. 

“I told the girls that we’ve been successful the last 

four years and we plan to continue to be successful,” 

Smith said. 

Last year’s Mohawks went 20-4 overall and 11-1 in 

the MAL, losing only to league-champion New Riegel. 

Leading the way was Lauren “Cookie” Geroski, the 

repeat league player of the year who has taken her 15.3 

points, 5.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.9 steals of a year 

ago to Capital University. Also among the departed is 

Chelcie Rutter, who made a league-high 52 3-pointers 

and scored 10.4 points per outing. 

While there may not be another Geroski on hand, 

there are skilled players on St. Wendelin’s roster 

owning intangibles that Smith likes. 

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A large spot in Ginnan’s plans for this season is held 

by 6-foot-2 senior Elli Hipsher, who averaged 9.4 points 

and 8.0 rebounds per contest last season. 

“Elli had a very nice summer,” Ginnan said. “He’s 

grown and matured a lot. He’s going to be the focal 

point of our offense. He can hit the boards and score 

inside and outside.” 

Duncan Campbell, a 6-1 senior, returns after aver- 

See EXPECTATIONS, Page T5 

Mohawks look to continue winning ways 

Riser Schiefer Smith 

“The best things about these kids are they’re coachable, 

they work hard and they come in with good attitudes.” 

Taking over the roll of running the Mohawks’ 

offense on the floor from Geroski will be Ellie Riser. 

The 5-foot-3 senior had a left ACL tear repaired during 

the summer, but she rehabbed well and, after perhaps 

starting into game action with caution, will be counted 

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ST. WENDELIN’S boys team includes: (front, from left) Brad Buhrow, Austin Reinhart, Tyson 

Ogg, Tyler Rumschlag, Brady Rutter; (back, from left) assistant coach Aaron Kaseman, Duncan 

Campbell, Elli Hipsher, Nate Hammer, Alex Shontz, Zach Miller, head coach Shawn Ginnan. 

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aging 3.3 points and 2 rebounds last 

season. Ginnan is looking for him to 

be the Mohawks’ No. 2 scorer. 

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on heavily. 

“She might as well wear No. 23,” 

Smith said, referring to Geroski’s 

former number. “She’s got to be our 

Cookie. She’s an excellent 3-point 

shooter and she’s learned to go to the 

basket.” 

Another key component will be 

senior Katelyn Schiefer, an undersized 

post player who grabbed 7.2 rebounds 

Rounding out the senior class is 

6-2 Nate Hammer, who Ginnan said 

has developed a solid shooting stroke. 

Ginann will look for plenty of help 

from Alex Shontz, a 6-foot junior who 

averaged 15 points with the JV squad 

last season and put in time with an 

AAU team during the summer. The 

other junior is 5-10 Tyler Rumschlag, 

per game last season. 

“She’s only 5-6, but she’s a tremendous 

rebounder and an excellent 

defensive player,” Smith said. “She 

gives you 100 percent in every game 

and every practice.” 

Alisha Weis, a 5-7 senior, will 

also be looked to for scoring punch. 

Rounding out the senior class are 

5-9 Meghan St. Clair, 5-8 Leighanne 

Stahl, 5-4 Anna Iannantuono and 5-3 

Kristy Ressler. 

The junior class includes Kelly 

Faeth (5-10) and Kayla Kirk (5-4). 

Sophomore Colleen Fondessy plays 

guard at 5-11. 

who will mostly be counted on for his 

defensive ability. 

Austin Reinhart, a 5-8 sophomore, 

will be looked toward as both a scorer 

and a distributor at point guard. 

“He brings us a lot of speed; he’s 

someone we can pressure the ball 

with,” Ginnan said. 

Zach Miller, a 5-11 sophomore, will 

“If we’re going to compete, she’s 

going to have to be one of our offensive 

threats,” Smith said. “She has to 

understand that she doesn’t have time 

to be a sophomore.” 

The Mohawks’ other sophomores 

are 5-3 Heather Saalman and 5-7 Ali 

Mowrey. 

“We’ve got our hands full,” Smith 

said of competing in a league in which 

he again expects New Riegel to be the 

team to beat. “But I think it will be 

a fun season. We’re going to have to 

come to every game prepared as players 

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Johnson, Heather Saalman; (second row, from left) Leighanne Stahl, Alisha Weis, Kelly 

Faeth, Kayla Kirk, Anna Iannantuono; (third row, from left) Kristy Ressler, Ali Mowrey, 

Meghan St. Clair, Colleen Fondessy, Katelyn Schiefer, Katelyn Whetsel; (back, from left) 

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Rounding out the roster are freshmen 

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REDMEN | BOYS 

FHS enters season with little experience 

It’s far from a tried-and-true crop of players on Fostoria 

High School’s boys roster. 

“There are only three kids with substantial varsity 

experience coming back,” coach Rick Renz said. 

But with some size that hasn’t been in the Redmen 

camp in awhile and a steadfast defense-first approach, 

Renz hopes his squad can improve on last year’s 

records of 8-13 overall and 6-8 in the Northern Ohio 

League. 

“I think we’ve got the potential to contend near the 

top of the league, but a lot of things will have to go 

right,” FHS’ seventh-year coach said. 

Renz said area-wide scuttlebutt has aired low low 

expectations for his club, so naturally he’d like for the 

Redmen to provide some surprises as they complete 

their last season in the NOL before entering the Northern 

Buckeye Conference next year. 

“We want to go out on a good note,” he said. “We 

want to be competitive and put ourselves in a position 

to win in the fourth quarter.” 

Four seniors have graduated from last year’s team, 

including Colin Echelberry, who led the NOL with 

REDMEN | GIRLS 

Settles Tyson Renz 

51 3-pointers and ended up fourth in scoring at 16.6 

points per game, and Andre Cousin, who was good for 

9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. 

The early going brings “a state of the unknown,” 

Renz said, in regard to his personnel, but he knows his 

players will be mandated to work hard at the defensive 

end. 

“If you start with a foundation of good, consistent 

See FHS, Page T7 

Wonderly main cog for Fostoria’s girls 

Jackson Wonderly Swortchek 

Fostoria High School’s girls will have to confront 

life without career scoring and rebounding leader Aja 

Hall. 

But while Hall was frequently able to go off for hefty 

scoring outputs and returning senior Veronica Wonderly 

is capable of the same, the Lady Red’s formula 

for winning won’t change. 

“(The players) understand that when we won it 

was when we were not watching one player do it all,” 

third-year coach Mat Swortchek said. 

Hall, who now plays at Owens Community College, 

finished her career with 1,565 points and 972 

rebounds. She led the Northern Ohio League in both 

categories last year, averaging 21.4 points and 12.8 

boards, as FHS had records of 9-13 overall and 4-10 

in the NOL. 

She got a good amount of help from the 5-foot-6 

Wonderly, who averaged 14.3 points. 3.5 steals and 

2.7 assists per outing. 

Logic implies that Wonderly will assume some 

added responsibilities. But, Swortchek said: “I don’t 

want Veronica to feel the pressure is all on her shoulders. 

We have to do it as a team unit.” 

Swortchek knows opponents, at least early in the 

season, are likely to double- or triple-team Wonderly, 

hoping to get the ball out of her hands and not allowing 

her to get it back. But the coach said he has confidence 

in his other players to make such a strategy backfire. 

“Veronica naturally wants to be a distributor,” 

Swortchek said. “She has good enough vision to find 

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FOSTORIA HIGH SCHOOL’S boys team includes: (front, from left) Tyrell Tucker, A.J. Settles, 

Trevon Tucker, Evan King, Chris Jackson; (middle, from left) assistant coach Joe Muñoz, 

Brandon Glenn, Ché Lindsey, Adonis Cousin, Houston Burrow; (back, from left) trainer 

Michelle Badertscher, assistant coach Aaron Sheets, Tyler Layton, Xavier Ragin, Isaac Tyson, 

assistant coach Larry Downing, head coach Rick Renz. 

FHS 


defense, you can play with anybody,” 

Renz said. “We believe we have the 

potential to play some pretty good 

defense.” 

Fostoria’s most experienced returnees 

are seniors A.J. Settles (5-foot-11), 

Isaac Tyson (6-3) and Trevon Tucker 

(5-9). Settles averaged 11.1 points per 

game last season. Tyson will be eyed 

for help near the basket, and Tucker 

“is one of the better on-ball defenders 

we’ve had around here in awhile,” 

Renz said. 

The other Redmen seniors are 

6-footers Tyrell Tucker and Evan 

King, 5-9 Chris Jackson and 6-2 St. 

Wendelin transfer Ché Lindsey. 

Brandon Glenn, a 6-footer who 

played in most of the varsity games 

last year, is the team’s lone junior. 

Sophomore Adonis Cousin (6-1) 

will be looked toward for consistent 

scoring inside or from the perimeter, 

while expectations are also high for 

6-3 sophomore Xavier Ragin. 

“It’s still a learning process right 

now,” Renz said. “I think rebounding 

will be a strength for us and that 

we’ll have pretty good post play, so 

we’ll have some new dynamics this 

year. But we’re still young and inexperienced.” 

Wonderly 



FOSTORIA HIGH SCHOOL’S girls team includes: (front, from left) Veronica Wonderly, 

Nichole Dupuis, Ashley Goins, Trisha Roddy, Chelsee Hernandez, Stephanie Porter; (back, 

from left) assistant coach Carver Williams, assistant coach Heidi Kauffman, assistant coach 

Clayton Moore, Tiffin Jackson, Rose Huss, Tyra Settles, head coach Mat Swortchek, trainer 

Michelle Badertscher. 

her teammates, and they are good 

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Tiffany Jackson, a 5-9 senior, 

returns after averaging 5.4 points 

and 4 rebounds per game last season. 

Also back as seniors are 5-7 Stephanie 

Porter and 5-4 Trisha Roddy. 

“We need a lot out of those seniors,” 

Swortchek said. “We need all of them 

to step up.” 

New to the Lady Red fold are 

senior Nichole Dupuis (5-7), juniors 

Ashley Goins (5-7) and Chelsee Hernandez 

(5-7), sophomore Rose Huss 

(6-0) and freshman Tyra Settles. 

Swortchek said Hall’s departure 

may be most greatly felt under the 

boards. 

“Rebounding is one area where 

we’re searching,” he said, noting his 

club’s relative lack of size. 

Swortchek said he was encouraged 

by the offseason work of the Lady Red, 

which included their participation 

in a summer league at Otsego High 

School. But some things still need to 

come together. 

“It’s a work in progress right now,” 

Swortchek said in the early days of 

practice, “but I think we have the 

potential to be pretty strong after 

looking at how they played in the 

summer and our early workouts.“ 

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REDSKINS | BOYS 

Hurlong 4th coach in four seasons at Arcadia 

ARCADIA — The revolving door that is known as 

the Arcadia boys basketball program has continued. 

The Redskins, 4-17 a year ago, will be under the 

tutelage of their fourth head coach in as many years. 

This season Danny Hurlong takes over the program. 

Hurlong, who has a 181-95 record in 12 years of 

coaching, will be trying to resurrect a program that 

has been down for awhile. 

Hurlong will be able to build his team around four 

returning letterwinners. 

Grant Baker (5-foot-10), Lucas Huntley (5-9) and 

Loren Huntley (5-7) are all junior wings. 

Johnston Baird (5-10) is back in the post. 

Two other juniors will be expected to make major 

contributions in the post. 

Jimmy Graham (6-3) and Matt Smith (6-1) will 

provide depth underneath. 

Senior Luke Ward, a 6-0 senior wing, is expected 

to be a key player. 

Sophomore Casey Mock (5-10) will handle the 

point guard duties. 

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Seniors Brendon Fry (6-0) and David Hammer 

(6-0) are also options in the post along with juniors 

Matt Smith (6-1) and Michael Cramer (5-11). Juniors 

Chase Myers (5-10), a wing/point guard, and Eric 

Reinhart (5-5), a point guard, fill out the roster. 

Without a lot of size on the roster, the Redskins 

will have to win with quickness, ball-handling and 

outside shooting. 

Their could be some rough patches early on as 

Arcadia will be learning a new offense. 

REDSKINS | GIRLS 

Moses is Redskins’ top returning veteran 

ARCADIA — The Arcadia girls basketball team 

will be playing for another winning season and more 

during the 2010-2011 campaign. 

Arcadia coach Randy Baker returns a solid nucleus 

from his team that finished 12-9 overall and 5-4 in the 

Blanchard Valley Conference a season ago. 

The Redskins return five players that scored at least 

five points a game last season. 

Leading the way for Arcadia will be Kendal Moses, 

a 5-foot-6 senior forward/center, who averaged 11.5 

points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game a season 

ago. 

Moses was a second team BVC pick and was named 

honorable mention Northwest Ohio. 

Sophomore guard Miranda Palmer and senior 

guard/forward Lexis Fleegle will also be looked on 

to provide a scoring punch. 

Palmer scored 10.3 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and 

led the Redskins with 2.7 assists per game. 

Fleegle averaged 8.5 points and snared 2 rebounds 

per game. 

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BETTSVILLE 

T9 

BOBCATS | BOYS 

Bobcats hope to build on 2009-10 success 

BETTSVILLE — Last season brought Bettsville’s 

boys basketball team its first winning season since 

the 1970s with an 11-10 mark. 

The Bobcats (5-6 in the Midland Athletic League) 

hope to build upon last year’s success, but they will 

face obstacles — particularly inexperience. 

Four of last year’s starters were lost to graduation, 

including MAL co-player of the year Andrew 

Hartsel, who averaged 16.3 points and 11.9 rebounds 

per game. 

The Bobcats have just three letterwinners returning. 

“Our guys this year have already set goals of 

trying to surpass the win total we had last year, to 

be better at defense and rebounding,” second-year 

coach Mike Haynes said. 

“We’re trying to get over that hump; we want to 

start a good tradition here and our guys are really 

working hard at practice.” 

Each of the three returning letterwinners is a 

senior and Haynes will look to the trio of Eric Bender 

(6-foot-4), Brandon Butler (6-1) and Dakota Wright 

(5-8) to lead the team. 

Senior Ryan Hartsel (6-2) is also being counted 

on to score. 

Haynes also expects four juniors to step up and 

play significant minutes. Dominic King (6-0) may 

move into a starting spot, while Dominic Miccichi 

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Rounding out the Bobcats’ roster are seniors 

Steven Schwochow (5-9), Kevin Shank (5-10) and 

Zach Warnick (5-5) and sophomore Kennedy Hossler 

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T10 ELMWOOD 


ROYALS | BOYS 

Five senior lettermen to carry Royals’ hopes 

BLOOMDALE — For the second straight season, 

the Elmwood boys basketball team finished 13-9 and 

lost in the sectional championship game. 

This year, with five senior lettermen returning, 

Royals’ head coach Ty Traxler will be looking for even 

more success. 

Leading the way for Elmwood will be wing/post 

Jay Hannah and post T.J. Waldock. 

Hannah (6-foot-1), a first team Suburban Lakes 

League pick last season, scored 10.9 points, grabbed 

3.3 rebounds and dished out 1.2 assists per game. 

Waldock (6-0), an honorable mention SLL selection, 

averaged 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists 

per contest. 

Also expecting to make key contributions are wings 

Jack Waldock (6-0, 5.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg), Kevin Hammer 

(6-1, 3.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg) and Andrew Davis (5-10, 1.2 

ppg). 

Also looking to crack the lineup are a host of other 

upperclassmen. 

Junior Tyler Rosendale (5-8) is a potential point 

guard. Junior post Max Zyski (6-2) will likely play 

Traxler Hannah T.J. Waldock 

in the post. 

Completing the roster and battling for minutes off 

the bench are senior wings Austin Stewart (6-1), Dylan 

Torrey (6-1) along with junior wings Conlan Varty 

(5-11) and Trey Marsh (5-10). There is also junior post 

players Taylor Hosmer (6-1) and Rodman Scott (6-2). 

Elmwood, which is beginning its final year in the 

SLL, will start its season with four consecutive home 

games. The Royals will host Wood County rival North 

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11 campaign. 

Royals’ head coach Skip Bateson must replace 

Emily Reynolds, an honorable mention all-Northwest 

Ohio district selection last season. 

And he does have some solid veterans returning. 

Those include seniors Sam Auchmuty and Reagan 

Briggs, junior Sierra Beckford and sophomore Brittany 

Gross. 

Auchmuty, a 5-foot-6 post player, and Briggs, a 5-10 

guard, are already two-year letterwinners. 

Gross and Beckford earned their first varsity letter 

last season. 

Gross will be the point guard in the Elmwood 

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Auchmuty is undersized for a post player. But she 

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FINDLAY 

T11 

TROJANS | BOYS 

Findlay owns abundance of size 

FINDLAY — Jim Rucki has four returning starters 

and as much front-line height and length as he’s had 

as Findlay High School’s boys coach. 

But Rucki has been through the wars before, and 

when it comes to length he knows there’s nothing to 

compare with the long, grueling winter months of a 

basketball season. 

“Some guys are hurt. Some have been sick. We’re 

a little thin right now,” Rucki said as he prepared for 

his 12th season at Findlay. “Body-wise, we had only 14 

guys on the varsity and JV, and that’s after bringing 

up four freshmen.” 

Findlay’s four returning starters including three 

players who earned all-Greater Buckeye Conference 

honors: seniors Grant Birchmeier and Brock Ammons 

and junior center C.J. Gettys. 

Ammons, who will play collegiately at Ohio Dominican, 

is a 6-foot-6 forward who led Findlay in scoring 

last season (14.5 points). He also pulled down 

6.2 rebounds a game. Gettys, a 6-10 center, averaged 

11.8 points and was Findlay’s top rebounder at 7.4 per 

contest. He and Ammons were both second-team all- 

TROJANS | GIRLS 

FINDLAY — Connie Lyon wears a coaching whisle 

around her neck. From her conversation, however, 

you get the impression she would be just at ease wearing 

a hard hat at a construction site. 

“I think we’ve built a great foundation here,” Lyon 

said. “At practice the other day, I was telling the 

seniors to remember that they’re not just building this 

season, they’re building a legacy for the young ladies 

who will follow in their footsteps.” 

With seven seniors and eight letterwinners returning 

this season, the foundation for the 2010-11 season 

looks as strong as ever. 

Four all-Greater Buckeye Conference players are 

back for the Trojans. Holly Barton and Danielle Sallisbury, 

both 5-foot-8 senior guards, were first-team allleague 

selections, 5-5 senior guard Megan Lammers 

was a second-team pick and 5-8 senior guard Rosie 

Wohl earned honorable mention all-GBC recognition. 

Christina McQueen, a 6-1 sophomore who averged 

4.7 points and 3.4 rebounds as a freshman, also 

returns, along with 5-9 senior post Taylor McGonnell. 

Another strong post player will be Taylor Stanfield, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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guard Kyle Boyd (1 point, 2 assists). 

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T14 HOPEWELL-LOUDON 


CHIEFTAINS | BOYS 

New blood could mean success 

BASCOM — After a 1-20 season that saw Hopewell- 

Loudon sink to the basement of the Midland Athletic 

League, the Chieftains hope a transfusion of new 

blood, both on the sideline and on the court, will be 

what the doctor ordered. 

Twenty-six year-old Adam Smith takes over in his 

first head coaching job. Smith, who played basketball 

at St. Wendelin and is the son of St. Wendelin girls 

coach Aaron Smith, coached the Chieftains’ junior 

varsity squad the last three seasons. Adam Smith will 

be in full rebuilding mode, having lost to graduation 

every starter and nearly every significant role player 

from last year. Gone are Brandan Schaade (10 points 

per game), Jake Schuld (9 points), Blake McCombs 

(8 points), Shiloh Sauber (6 points) and Ethan Fuller. 

“We have no returning varsity players that played 

any significant varsity minutes last year,” Smith said. 

“I guess you would say we’re all moving up together.” 

That, however, could be a good thing, as Smith will 

be surrounded by his junior varsity squad — one that 

reeled off 13 straight victories to finish last season. 

Juniors Tyler Tyree (6-foot-4) and Eric Depinet 

CHIEFTAINS | GIRLS 

BASCOM — A familiar face in a new place will 

take the helm for the Hopewell-Loudon girls basketball 

team this season. 

Rod Daniel, who has coached boys teams at both 

Bettsville and Woodmore, will work the sideline here 

this season. 

Daniel will have his work cut out for him as he tries 

to replace a trio of starters in Brittany Egbert (15 

points, 9.5 rebounds per game), who finished third 

in scoring and second in rebounding in the Midland 

Athletic League last year; Adrienne Hohman (8.8 

points, 8.8 rebounds); and Mary Ellen McAllister 

(5.1 points, 4.1 assists), who finished second in the 

MAL in assists. That group led the Chieftains to a 14-8 

overall mark and a 5-6 record in the Midland Athletic 

League. Hopewell-Loudon also lost talented reserves 

Rachael Saldusky and Becca Bernier. 

Still, Daniel has some building blocks. Senior guard 

Taylor Bishop (5-9), who averaged 2.4 points and 1.5 

rebounds per game; sophomore guard Lauren Trumpler 

(5-8), who averaged 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds; 

and sophomore forward C.J. Hohman (5-8), who 

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ago, averaging 5 points and 2 points per game, respectively. 

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points and 8 rebounds per contest, while Depinet averaged 

8 points and 8 rebounds per game. 

Joining them will be senior Kyle Frank (6-4), 

juniors Travis Ardner (5-9), A.J. Burns (5-11), Logan 

Sendelbach (6-3) and Stephen Benner (6-1), as well 

as sophomores Anthony Affholder (6-0), Adam Black 

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Daniel is also excited about some talented newcomers 

joining his roster. Racquel Hossler, Kasey Siegel, 

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T15 

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Experience at premium for Lakota 

KANSAS — Lakota’s boys basketball team suffered 

heavy losses to graduation after last season’s debut in 

the Midland Athletic League, which brought an overall 

record of 14-7 and an 8-3 league mark. With just one 

experienced senior on this year’s roster, coach Tim 

Walsh has instituted a two-year plan for the Raiders. 

“We’re going to be quite young this year,” Walsh 

said. “But we’ll continue to build on the concepts that 

began being taught last year and hope that within time 

the younger players will continue to improve.” 

Ryan Chalfin (6-2) is the lone senior with varsity 

experience and he, along with junior Nick McDole 

(6-3), will play key leadership roles. Both play in the 

post. 

Junior Jordan Harrison (5-11) will more than likely 

be the starting point guard, while another junior, 

Dillon Reinhart (5-10), will see considerable time at 

guard. Sophomore Kody Brewer (6-1) can play both 

post and perimeter positions as needed, while a pair 

of juniors, Brian Vamos (5-9) and Chris Robbins (5-7), 

will play on the perimeter. Senior Austin Garber (6-0) 

will come off the bench. 

RAIDERS | GIRLS 

KANSAS — Although last season’s 7-15 overall 

record and 4-7 mark in its first year of Midland Athletic 

League play may not seem impressive at first glance, 

Lakota’s girls are headed in the right direction, according 

to coach Sam Meek. 

The Raiders won a sectional game last season, look 

to move up in the league standings this season and 

hope to go deeper into the postseason. 

“I would actually say that, in all honesty, we have 

more talent this year than we did last year,” Meek, 

in his third-year at the controls, said. “We had a lot 

of seniors last year and those seniors played because 

they had the experience. Now my younger girls are 

stepping up. Where we don’t have the experience, we 

do have a little bit more talent than we had last year.” 

The Raiders return their leading scorer from a year 

ago in senior Amy Gosche (6-foot-1), who was an All- 

District 7 second team and All-MAL first team selection 

as a junior. She averaged 14.3 points per game, 

shooting 50.4 percent from the floor, and 8.7 rebounds. 

Joining Gosche as starters will be junior Kaela 

Wiseman (5-10), a two-year starter who plays forward 

Chalfin McDole Walsh 

“Across the board we’re going to be very young,” 

Walsh said. “We’ve been talking a lot about this is a 

two-year plan because other than Chalfin, every one 

of these kids will be back next year. So we’re working 

hard to improve to the point where we can be competitive 

this season, but also keeping it in the back of 

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T16 NEW RIEGEL 


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Blue Jackets lost six players to graduation 

NEW RIEGEL — There will be a lot of new faces 

on the basketball court at New Riegel this season. 

The Blue Jackets graduated six of their top eight 

players off a team that ran the table in the Midland 

Athletic League during the 2009-2010 campaign. 

The biggest loss was Dustin Kinn, a four-year 

starter who led New Riegel to an 18-3 record that 

included an 11-0 MAL mark. 

Kinn, the school’s second all-time leading scorer 

now playing at Bluffton University, averaged 19.4 

points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Also 

lost to graduation was first-team all-MAL performer 

Aaron Schalk (12.4 points, 3.6 assists per game) and 

Joey Dillon, a second-team all-MAL pick after averaging 

10.8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game. 

Much will depend on the health of Brooks Hall. 

The senior forward tore a knee ligament during the 

summer and has been working hard since with the 

aim of getting on the floor for significant minutes this 

season. 

Hall, 6-foot-2, averaged 5.5 points and 3.7 rebounds 

a year ago and is one of five returning letterwinners for 

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Also back are seniors Mitch Reinhart (5-11 guard, 

2.5 point per game) and Daniel Arbogast (6-3 forward, 

2 ppg, 2.3 rpg) and juniors Collen Snyder (6-1 forward) 

and Ryan Schalk (6-0 guard, 3 ppg, 1.9 rpg). 

Newcomers will include seniors Jordan Gonzales 

(5-10 guard) and Nate Schalk (5-10 guard) and juniors 

Cody Kinn (6-3 forward), Zach Arbogast (6-3 forward) 

and Zach Reinhart (5-8 guard). 

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Last year was no exception. 

The Blue Jackets won the Midland Athletic 

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overall record. 

New Riegel was defeated by Riverdale in the Division 

IV district semifinals. 

New Riegel lost three key components from that 

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points, 4.0 rebounds), and second-team all-MAL Jami 

Wagner (8.0 points, 3.1 assists). 

Kelbley was an honorable mention all-state selection. 

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TIFFIN CALVERT 

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SENECAS | BOYS 

Five lettermen pacing Tiffin Calvert 

TIFFIN — Tiffin Calvert’s boys lost four starting 

eniors to graduation after finishing last season at 

2-9 overall and 6-5 in the Midland Athletic League. 

However, five returning lettermen give the Senecas 

a foundation to build on for the upcoming campaign. 

“We do have some experience, which is a strength,” 

Senecas coach Ted Willman said. “Hopefully, it will 

help the younger guys that don’t have that experience 

and help them gel together.” 

Calvert’s main asset with be its multiple-looks 

defense. It will mix man-to-man, zone and half- and 

full-court looks to keep the opposing offense off balance 

produce turnovers and spur the offense. 

Offensively, the Senecas will look to take advantage 

of their quickness and athleticism and try control the 

flow of the game as early as possible. 

Three returning seniors will lead the Senecas: 

6-foot Brandon Ritzler (9.9 points, 5.3 rebounds per 

game), 5-10 Derek Fry (9.0 points, 1.5 rebounds) and 

6-2 Jon Dodson (3.7 points). 

Other top performers look to be 6-3 junior Ben 

Neilsen, 5-10 junior Matt Frank and 6-0 sophomore 

SENECAS | GIRLS 

Ritzler Fry Willman 

Nick Warnement. 

Calvert has a small squad, with only 15 players in 

grades 10 through 12. And while he was still figuring 

out who would fill out the varsity team in the early 

going, Willman liked how his squad had developed. 

“The coaching staff is real excited about the kids 

that we have,” he said. “They have real good camaraderie 

and I think that goes a long way. They get along 

well on and off the floor and they’re really an unselfish 

group of kids.” 

Limiting turnovers key for Senecas 

Sikora Bowers Ritzler 

TIFFIN — First-year coach Tim Ritzler has a bit 

f rebuilding in order after inheriting a Tiffin Calvert 

irls team that finished with records of 13-8 overall 

nd 6-5 in the Midland Athletic League and lost one 

f the school’s most prolific scorers. 

Ali Mass (13.1 points, 8.9 rebounds) scored more 

han 1,000 points in her career and made first-team 

All-Midland Athletic League last season. Her absence, 

and the additional losses of seniors Michelle Seislove 

and Alexa Frank, will provide a challenge for Ritzler’s 

coaching debut. 

“I think the last few years we’ve been a team that’s 

kind of in that second tier of pretty good but not quite 

up to standard, so I’m hoping that we can continue to 

push and try to get to that level,” Ritzler said. 

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The Senecas have three experienced seniors returning. 

Cleo Bowers (5-foot-10) was the team’s No. 2 

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TORNADOES | BOYS 

Details important for Tiffin Columbian 

TIFFIN — When your school’s football team makes 

a deep run into the postseason, it’s just cause to celebrate. 

But for Tiffin Columbian, pigskin success has been 

something of a double-edged sword. 

Fourth-year coach Bill Beaston, whose team shared 

the Northern Ohio League title last season at 10-4 

and went 13-8 overall, started the preseason without 

several players who were still busy with football. While 

the Columbian football team continued its playoff push, 

Beaston was preparing his squad the best he could. 

“The biggest thing we need to do is buy into the 

details,” Beaston said. 

“Our previous groups had maybe a little bit bigger 

margin of error, and details weren’t important. For 

this group, the margin for error is a little smaller. The 

details are extremely important, and so far at practice 

the players are really buying, they’re asking questions, 

they’re improving and they’re doing things right.” 

The Tornadoes lost three seniors who averaged 

in double-digits scoring to graduation, and several of 

their seniors missed the early weeks of practice due 

TORNADOES | GIRLS 

TIFFIN — After finishing with perfect regularseason 

records for the past two years, Tiffin Columbian’s 

girls look to keep that momentum running on 

their quest for yet another Northern Ohio League title. 

However, they will have to do it without graduated 

standouts Jill Stein, Megan Miller and Lexi Rohrbach, 

who are continuing their basketball careers at Bowling 

Green State University, Owens Community College 

and Baldwin-Wallace College, respectively. 

The graduated trio contributed 62 percent of the 

Tornadoes’ scoring and 60 percent of the rebounding 

last season, leaving coach Larry Kisabeth with a rather 

large gap to fill in his team. 

“This year, we are going to have to find people who 

will accept the leadership and look to take the ball to 

the basket,” Kisabeth said. “We think we have some 

talented players that can do that, but quite frankly you 

don’t replace the quality players we lost.” 

Columbian will play this season with only three 

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Five-foot-nine senior Maya Brown (7.5 points, 4.4 

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What the Tornadoes lack in experience, they may 

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Six-foot senior Jesse Hernandez (6.5 points per 

game last year) will play multiple positions for Columbian, 

while 5-8 junior Jonah Boyer (5.1 points) and 6-1 

junior Nick Loura (3.9 points) will be at guard spots. 

Court time could also go to senior Derrick Goliday 

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BLACK KNIGHTS | BOYS 

Van Buren squad is loaded with experience 

VAN BUREN — Experience is a huge factor in any 

sport and usually plays a key role in big games. 

The Van Buren boys basketball team appears to be 

a volcano waiting to erupt as the Black Knights return 

eight senior letterwinners off of last year’s team that 

went 11-12 overall and 4-5 in the Blanchard Valley 

Conference. 

After a four-game losing streak in early February, 

Van Buren showed flashes of becoming an excellent 

team, finishing the season by winning four of their 

final six games including a tournament upset over 

New Riegel. 

Leading Van Buren will be its big man in the 

middle, Rich Meyer. The 6-foot-6 Meyer, a second 

team BVC selection, led the Black Knights with 11.2 

points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He made over 50 

percent of his shots from the field and set Van Buren’s 

single-game block record. 

Senior forwards Clay Sudlow (9.7 ppg., 5.2 rpg.) 

and Drew Ashcraft (6.7 ppg.) are also back. 

Riley Damon will handle the point guard duties 

after averaging 6.7 points and 3.8 assists and shooting 

Meyer 

Sudlow 

Frost 

34 percent from beyond the 3-point line. 

Jude Palmer (8.5 ppg.) will provide a solid outside 

shooting threat after canning 35.9 percent of his 

3-point attempts. 

Also returning at guards are seniors Andrew 

Shroll, a solid perimeter defender, and Colin Stacy, 

an outstanding outside shooter. Senior Jacob Monday, 

another strong defender, will provide depth at forward. 

Juniors Zane Kieffer, a guard, and Justin Roberts, 

a forward, fill out the Black Knights roster. 

BLACK KNIGHTS | GIRLS 

Adolph, Coldren key returnees from ’09-10 

VAN BUREN — The Black Knights girls basketall 

team finished the 2009-10 regular season with 

13-7 record and solid fourth-place finish at 6-3 in 

he Blanchard Valley Conference. 

Then came the stunner, an early postseason exit 

n Division IV sectional play courtesy of a loss to 

cComb. 

Two key returning players will lead this year’s 

eam and hope to extend Van Buren’s run of conerence 

success and get the team farther into the 

ostseason for coach Michael Daniels. 

Senior forwards Rachel Adolph (5-foot-8) and 

Madi Coldren (5-9) were both honorable mention all- 

BVC selections a year ago and give the Black Knights 

plenty of experience in the frontcourt. 

Adolph, coming off a volleyball season in which 

she was named BVC Player of the Year, averaged 9.5 

points and 6.1 rebounds, and shot 51 percent from 

the floor and 70 percent from the free-throw line. 

Coldren chipped in 8.9 points and a team-high 7.2 

rebounds per game. 

Both players were particularly effective on the 

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and Adolph 56. The backcourt picture isn’t quite as 

clear, as the Black Knights lost starters Lauren Clark, 

Chelsi Faine (second-team all-BVC, 12.2 ppg, 3.3 apg) 

and Sara Doxsey (third-team all-BVC, 8.8 ppg, 3.3 

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Wildcats to feature plenty of size 

VANLUE — Vanlue may be one of the smallest 

school districts in all of Northwest Ohio. 

But the Wildcats’ boys basketball team will feature 

plenty of big players on the court during the 2010-11 

cage campaign. 

Vanlue, which went 15-7 overall and 5-4 in the 

Blanchard Valley Conference a season ago, will suit 

up four players that are at least 6-foot-4. 

Leading the way for the Wildcats, which are coming 

off of a sectional title, is 6-foot-5 junior forward Jonathan 

Kloepfer. 

Kloepfer, a third team BVC pick a season ago, averaged 

9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the 

Wildcats. 

Another key returning player in the post will be 

6-4 senior forward Dillon Kliesch (8.1 ppg., 5.5 rpg.). 

Also returning on the block is Zach Garber. The 

6-8 sophomore center clicked for 3.8 points and four 

rebounds per game. 

Two seniors will return to man the backcourt for 

the Wildcats this season. 

Kliesch 

Jo. Kloepfer 

Je. Kloepfer 

Mason Amesquita (3.1 ppg., 4.0 rpg.) and Alex 

Blair (1.3 ppg.) will be the guards. 

Junior Stuart Stone, a 6-4 forward, will be the first 

post player off of the bench for the Wildcats, while 

junior Jordan Wisner (5-10) will handle backup point 

guard duties. 

Vanlue will get the first opportunity to snap Liberty-Benton’s 

42-game BVC winning streak as the 

Wildcats host the Eagles on Dec. 10. 

WILDCATS | GIRLS 

Three-year performer Wisner leads ’Cats 

VANLUE — The proverbial glass looks half-full for 

the Vanlue basketball team this coming season after 

leaning toward half-empty the past several seasons. 

One key reason for the optimistic outlook is the 

size and experience that returns for the Wildcats. Five 

letterwinners, including three-year performer Krista 

Wisner, return for Vanlue as the team looks to improve 

on last season’s 3-18 record that included a 1-8 mark 

in the Blanchard Valley Conference. 

Wisner, a 5-foot-10 senior forward, is the undisputed 

leader of the team. She averaged 9.2 points and 

7.5 rebounds per game last season and was just short 

of averaging a double-double in BVC play. 

Junior guard Savannah Engard (5-5) and senior 

center Amber Kloepfer (5-9) each return for their 

third season. Engard, the team’s top defender, averaged 

3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds while Kloepfer added 

4.1 points and 3.3 rebounds. 

Three other letterwinners are back as well. Sophomore 

Kelsie Ward (5-6) will take over at point guard 

after averaging 1.7 points. Junior Jen Hendricks (5-2, 

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A pattern of success 

Noelle Yoder stays on winning 

track by matriculating from 

Hiland to Bowling Green 

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SPORTS EDITOR 

Noelle Yoder’s top quality as a 

asketball player rolls quickly off the 

ongue of Bowling Green State University 

women’s basketball coach Curt 

Miller. 

“She is a scoring machine,” Miller 

says of his 5-foot-6 freshman guard. 

But another, less tangible, quality 

of Yoder’s excites the Falcons coach: 

her pedigree. 

Yoder was recruited to BGSU from 

Berlin Hiland High School in northeast 

Ohio, where the Hawks have 

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“She is a scoring 

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six consecutive Mid-American Conference 

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“She knows what it takes to win, 

so she’s competitive,” Miller says. “It’s 

always fun to coach kids from winning 

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CURT MILLER 

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH 

you go through every night.” 

That means facing high expectations 

from your fans. That means 

getting an opponent’s best shot every 

night and, as a result, needing to bring 

your “A” game every night. And that 

means having an “A” game that’s as 

good as it can possibly be. 

That’s why, after her sophomore 

season at Millersville West Holmes, 

she transferred to Hiland. 

“I used to go to camps at Hiland,” 

she says. “I 

wanted more out 

of myself.” 

It’s that very 

attitude that 

explains the 

Hawks’ success. 

“We want to 

win state championships,” says Dave 

Schlabach, the Hawks’ coach since 

1991 who wants only players in his 

program who are willing to work to 

that end. 

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to 10 of their 11 state appearances. 

His teams won the state titles in 2000, 

2005, 2006 and 2008, and they’ve 

been runners-up in each of the last 

two years. 

Coach Aaron Smith’s St. Wendelin 

club got a face full of the Hawks’ 

program in 2008, when they were 

the home team’s decisive victim in 

Hiland’s annual 

Classic in the 

Country. 

It’s a testament 

to the Hawks’ 

program that top 

teams from within 

Ohio and outside 

the state annually 

accept invitations 

to face tough 

opponents in the 

1,800-seat Perry 

“We don’t have great 

numbers because we do 

work so hard. But we 

do have the cream of 

the crop. We have the 

kids who want to be 

overachievers.” 

Reese Center 

during the Martin 

Luther King Jr. 

holiday weekend. 

“We probably appreciate even 

more now what an honor it was to 

be invited and be considered in that 

class,” Smith says. 

The Classic in the Country started 

in 2004. It draws 250 volunteers from 

the community, as well as 200 college 

coaches in search of players. 

“It’s grown into something really 

neat,” Schlabach says. 

And it’s safe to say Hiland’s success 

gives it credence. 

That success is the byproduct of 

good, old-fashioned hard work, led by 

a firm-yet-caring coach. 

“In high school, it was demanded 

of us to be perfect and to go hard,” 

Yoder, the Bowling Green freshman, 

says. “I think it helped me come here 

and realize you have to go hard from 

the get-go.” 

That kind of intensity isn’t for 

everyone, which may be why Yoder 

is one of just two transfers Schlabach 

has gained during his tenure. 

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BERLIN HILAND GIRLS 

BASKETBALL COACH 

“She was a 

gym rat and she 

thrived on the 

fact that we were 

going to work her 

and bust her butt,” 

Schlabach says. 

That’s also the 

reason there aren’t 

as many Hawks in 

the program as 

one might imagine. 

Schlabach says 

he has 16 players 

in grades 9 

through 12 this 

year. 

“We don’t have great numbers 

because we do work so hard,” he says. 

“But we do have the cream of the crop. 

We have the kids who want to be overachievers.” 

Those kinds of kids — like Yoder 

— might just have it in their DNA. 

Her dad, Bud Yoder, played basketball 

at the College of Wooster. Her brother, 

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NOELLE YODER has a basketball 

pedigree that reaches beyond 

Bowling Green State University. 

Before her days as a Falcon, Yoder 

was dominating the court as a 

Berlin Hiland High School Hawk. 

James, played at Capital University. 

“My dad always says I made my 

first jump shot when I was 2 years 

old,” Noelle says. 

And, she has seven other siblings. 

“I played football and wrestled 

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growing up,” she says, smiling. “I did 

everything the boys did. And I’m the 

baby of the family, 

so I always got 

picked on.” 

Girls in the 

Hiland district 

have an opportunity 

to get a taste 

of the basketball 

program early. 

“We start the 

kids in kindergarten,” 

Schlabach 

says of his youth program. 

And their mentors are the Hawks, 

who get a kick out of working with the 

younger girls. The younger players, 

Schlabach says, look up to the high 

school players and aspire to be like 

them. 

“Just developing relationships with 

the little kids is really fun and relaxing,” 

Yoder says. 

And in the long run, relationships 

are what it’s all about, Schlabach says. 

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was a legendary figure in the Berlin- 

Millersburg area — Perry Reese Jr. 

In 16 seasons, beginning in 1984, 

Reese led Hiland boys teams to five 

state appearances, including the 1992 

state championships. 

More important, he was a lone 

black man who set a new tone for 

diversity in a white, rural community 

largely driven by 

Amish and Mennonite 

values and 

traditions. 

Schlabach was 

among the many 

who befriended 

Reese, who died of 

a cancerous brain 

tumor in 2000 at 

age 48. He was 

also among those 

who learned from Reese, whose 

memory is honored along with King’s 

at the Classic in the Country in the 

building bearing his name. 

“The biggest thing was he constantly 

got kids to play above their 

potential because he had relationships 

with them,” Schlabach says. 

In turn, Yoder said, “Coach Schlabach 

was like a second dad to me.” 

Says Schlabach: “We don’t make 

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