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GET IT OVER ... Lady Blackbirds Jordyn Pursel (9) and Teagan
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CAREER NIGHT ... A host of Cadet defenders chase after Locos running back Jordan
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RELENTLESS PURSUIT ... Hilltop senior defensive back Dallas Timberman relentlessly
pursues Locomotives quarterback Dylan Snyder.
DOWN YOU GO ... Senior linebacker Jalen Towers brings down Montpelier wide out
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LETS GO ... Montpelier defensive end Nate McCord zeros in on Hilltop sophomore quarterback Quinn Smith as he releases the ball.
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match its namesake, with sophomore Preston Kingler leading the team in receptions, making 4 catches for 55 yards
and 2 touchdowns. Yet there were a lot of opportunities
left on the field. There were a few drops early on by the
Edon receivers, and a few of Sapp's passes were just a bit
off target, but that's to be expected during the first game of
the season. Also, there were a few communication issues
between the quarterback and his receivers that will need
to get worked out.
Defensively, the Bombers need to improve against the
run. As a unit, the Edon defenders gave up 141 yards and
2 touchdowns on 40 attempts, despite the best efforts senior linebacker Luke Price, who was all over the field. The
timing on which they gave up big plays was also demoralizing to the Bomber effort.
After a trick play which saw a pass fall just out of the
reach of a diving Sapp's fingertips, Antwerp took over at
the Edon 39 yard line. The next play, the Archer's senior fullback Nick Barnhouse took the ball 39 yards for
a touchdown. Again, this is just how things went for the
Bombers, whenever they made a mistake, Antwerp was
there to capitalize.
The bottom line is that Edon had a real chance to win
this game. They had more total offense, more first downs,
and simply looked more athletic. Yet there is a lot of work
to do if this team is going to cash in on its potential.
And they'd better work fast. Edgerton's coming to town
this week.
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GAINING YARDS ... Receiver Preston Kingler (1) makes a man miss and gets up field.
CANT BE STOPPED ... Edon quarterback Kaden Sapp (10) runs through the tackle of
Antwerp defender Jarrett Brute.
GET OUT OF MY WAY ... Blake Thiel (9) gets to the sideline with one man to beat.
GIMMIE THAT BALL ... Senior Linebacker Luke Price (33) breaks down to make a tackle
on Archer running back Justice Clark (3).
8:00 AM
(Sept. 8) Pettisville @ Holgate (Auglaize)
4:00 PM
(Sept. 9) Hilltop @ Edon (Winwood Hollow)
4:30 PM
(Sept. 9) Pettisville @ North Central (Suburban) 4:00 PM
(Sept. 9) Stryker @ Fayette 4:00 PM
(Sept. 11) Arcbhold/Swanton @ Montpelier
4:30 PM
(Sept. 11) Evergreen/Bryan @ Wauseon
4:30 PM
(Sept. 11) Pettisville/Tinora @ Hilltop (Riverside Greens) 4:30 PM
GOLF - GIRLS
(Sept. 9) Edon/Wapak/Tinora/FV @ Defiance (Eagle Rock) 4:30 PM
VOLLEYBALL
(Sept. 6) Bryan/Tinora @ Hilltop 10:00 AM
(Sept. 6) Napoleon/Ottawa-Glandorf @
Wauseon 10:00 AM
(Sept. 6) North Central/Hicksville @ Liberty Center 10:00 AM
(Sept. 8) Delta @ Pettisville 5:30 PM
(Sept. 8) Fayette @ Montpelier 5:30 PM
(Sept. 9) Liberty Center @ Montpelier 5:30 PM
(Sept. 9) Wauseon @ Patrick Henry 5:30 PM
(Sept. 11) Delta @ Montpelier 5:30 PM
(Sept. 11) Fayette @ Pettisville 5:30 PM
(Sept. 11) Hilltop @ Edon 5:30 PM
(Sept. 11) Liberty Center @ Wauseon 5:30 PM
(Sept. 11) North Central @ Stryker 5:30 PM
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BAND PRIDE ... The Montpelier High School Band takes direction while playing for gathering fans
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GETTING CLOSER TO A SCORE ... Wauseons Derek Rupp gains yards during second
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BIGGEST FANS ... Montpelier Cheerleaders lead the crowd in supporting their Locomotives as the
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MEET THE TEAM ... Locomotive players Nate McCord, Chase Steffes, Jared Shoup, Jared Sargent,
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I DONT THINK SO ... Uribes taps the ball over the net, as well as an Apache attempting
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August 28th-PIONEER: Hosting another team of Lady Eagles, North Central took on Fremont on Thursday night.
The Indiana team proved to provide
a difficult match for the girls of North
Central, as Fremont took the victory in
straight sets.
The match started out with momentum swinging back and forth, and both
teams of Lady Eagles took their turns
making runs. Fremont took game 1 on
one such run, as North Central lost the
set 21-25. Capitalizing on this shift in
momentum, Fremont took game 2 by a
score of 25-10. North Central climbed
back into the game, however, pushing
the Fremont Lady Eagles to the brink
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NO, YOU KEEP IT ... Wauseons Kallie Strauss looks to drop a bomb. Hilltops Baylee
Schmitt and Ariana Brown look to send it right back.
BLOCKED ... Miranda Pegorch, a junior for the Lady Panthers of Stryker, pushes the NOT ON MY WATCH ... Lady Indian Hayley Chamberlain extends to stop Lady Cadet
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BACK TO YOU ... Strykers Sierra Walters sends the ball back over the net as teammate
Audra Rupp watches and Montpeliers Baylee Hageman goes for the block.
DENIED ... Hilltops Cierra Grant positions for a block from Wauseons Kallie Strauss.
UP AND OVER ... Strykers Audra Rupp slips the ball between Lady Locos Hannah
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NO POINTS FOR YOU ... Sydney Bosell of Wauseon prepares to block as Felicity Jackson of Hilltop sets the ball up for her team.
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August
26th-DELTA:
Standing
The first set saw Pettisville pull
ahead, defeating Holgate 25-16. Game 2 against the home team, the Lady Indian
was no different, as the Lady Blackbirds Junior Varsity team had a respectable
showing against the Panthers of Delta.
won by the exact same margin, 25-16.
Still, it wasnt enough for them to pull
out the victory. Indeed, the Panthers
beat them in straight sets.
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Their second game of the afternoon,
Pettisvilles Junior Varsity girls took
on a strong Columbus Grove team.
Even though they competed quite well,
the Lady Blackbirds were dropped in
straight sets.
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25-21. The Pettisville girls avoided a letdown after such a narrow defeat, claiming the second set 25-22.
The deciding set was a tremendous
battle, but Pettisville fell by the razorthin margin of 22-25.
August 28th-STRYKER: Hosting the Locomotives of Montpelier, the Stryker Junior Varsity team was able to secure a victory. The Lady Panthers defeated the
Locos in straight sets.
owning the first set 25-23. Pettisville
Game 1 had the Panthers win a tough set, 25-18. Montpelier tried to get back into
came roaring back, however, taking the game, but the Lady Locos were unable to do so, losing game 2, 15-25.
game 2, 25-14. The dazed Indians never
recovered from this surprising run, losing the third set 15-25.
August 28th-FAYETTE: With the Bulldogs of Edgerton coming to town, the Gorham Fayette Junior Varsity girls brought their A-game to the court, winning in
straight sets.
The contest wasnt easy for the Lady Eagles by any means, though. The first set
was a competitive one, but Fayette was able to take the game, 25-17. Already down
a game, Edgerton regrouped. Game 2 was much tighter than the first, but the girls
of Fayette were able to hold on for the victory, 25-22.
pressed with her 17 assists, accompanied with her 3 aces, 2 kills, and 2
blocks. Not to be outdone, Morgan Roth
contributed 18 assists and 1 ace to the
Lady Indian victory effort. Sydney Bosell
had 8 kills, 3 blocks, and 1 ace on the
evening, and Kallie Strauss also made 8
kills to go along with her 2 blocks. Sariah Yackee had 15 digs to her name,
as well.
Cierra Grant led the Cadets in blocks
with seven, also adding 4 kills, 3 digs,
and 1ace in the losing effort. Ariana
Brown had 9 kills, 6 blocks, and 1 dig
for the match. Baylee Schmitt set things
up for her teammates, making 14 assists and 2 kills.
August 26th-STRYKER: Strykers junior varsity team balanced out its wins
and losses, defeating Fairview in two
games to claim a 2-2 record.
The Apaches fought hard in the first
set, but Stryker fought harder, earning of Hilltop in junior varsity action on Thursday, and came away with the victory.
a 25-17 victory. Game 2 was even tightThe Lady Cadets put up a fight, but just couldnt seem to pull ahead of the visiting
er, and saw the Panthers claw their way Indians. Wauseon claimed game 1, 25-19. Game 2 went almost exactly the same way,
to a 25-22 win.
again ending 25-19 in favor of Wauseon.
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achieving the same feat. Trevor Dominique and Brady Rupp each turned in
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a 36, while David Williams submitted DRIVE ... Kaid Woolace, a returning letter winner for the Stryker Panters, winds back to
a 38. Anna Marshall rounded out the drive to drive the ball in a match against Edon and Antwerp.
scoring for the Indians, offering a 42 to
the victory total.
In the losing effort, Aaron Tietje, of
Patrick Henry, took medalist status with
a 34. Jared Nelson and Joe Nickels each
fired a 41 for Patrick Henry as well.
Swantons Cody Arnold also shot a
41. Devin Jones contributed a 43 to the
Bulldog effort. Mark Lair added a 46.
FORE ... North Centrals Allyson Hutchinson drives the ball from the fairway.
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place.
Edons top finisher, Brenda Harrington crossed the finish line at 26:50,
taking sixth place.
For the boys, Montpelier won the
event with three top five finishers. Jared
Rediger took first place, running a 17:41.
Locomotive Michael Blake finished second with a time of 18:18. Shawn Ramey,
who gave Montpelier fifth place, ran a
19:24.
Sandwiched between Montpelier
runners, a duo of Edon competitors
brought third and fourth place finishes
to their team. Justin Braun was the first
Bomber to cross the line, clocking in at
18:24. Andrew LaDuke literally sprinted
the homestretch of the race, beating out
Montpeliers Blake for fourth place at
19:23.
For the Cadets, Rylee McClain was
first to finish at 19:44.
AND THEYRE OFF ... Montpelier, Hilltop and Edon runners prepare to start the race
at the high school meet.
KEEPING UP PACE ... Montpelier and Edon runners coming out of the woods.
OUT IN FRONT ... Jared Retiger runs his way to first place for the Locomotives.
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to Daniel Banks with a 15:39. Gage Crisenbery was right on top of him, finishing a
mere three seconds later at 15:42. Next to
finish was William Belknap, who turned in
a time of 17:09.
The Lady Locomotives raced against
themselves at the event, taking all four
places and all finishing less than a minute apart. Lydia Grime took first place at
15:04. Brinn Miller, Kimme Engels, and
Gabby Cox all completed the race right after the other, with times of 15:54, 15:55,
and 15:56 respectively.
of 14:08.
The Eagles were led by twenty-fifth
place finisher Justin Vassar, who completed the race at 13:56. Josh Wherle, also
representing North Central, ran a 14:17,
putting him in thirty-fifth place. Blake Sakos completed the trio of Eagles to finish in
the top end, taking forty-third place with
his time of 14:37.
Both teams also had their girls teams
competing in the Invitational. The girls
heat was comprised of fifty-two runners.
The Panthers had just two girls run in
the event, as Abigail Grice took ninth place
overall with a time of 15:36. Emily Banks
claimed forty-fifth place for Stryker thanks
to her time of 21:51.
North Central also placed two representatives into the girls heat. Madelyn Scott
placed twenty-second, running an 18:11.
Stephanie Loney finished the race at 20:14,
giving her a thirty-ninth place finish.
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Soccer Events
We are hoping to bring back Hilltop alumni band members to play during the
halftime show at our Football Homecoming game on Friday, September 26. NO
marching will be required. Dont have an instrument thats okay. Dont remember
August 26th-VAN BUREN: Traveling for a non-league game, the Wauseon Lady how to play? Thats okay, too! Rehearsal will be at 5:30 at the football field on the
Indians battled the home team of Van Buren. They werent able to claim victory, 26th. The game starts at 7:00. We will all play at the halftime show together, as one
however, as Van Buren took the game 1-0.
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Keeper Ashleigh Allison had five saves on the evening. As a team, Wauseon had hilltopcadets.org with any questions or concerns about the opportunity to play with
eight shots at the goal, but were unable to convert any of them into a point.
our current marching band.
The Lady Indians are now 1-2 on the season, opening league play on August 28
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August 26th-MILLER CITY: The Blackbirds took to the road in search of their
next opponent, stopping in at Miller City to battle the home team Wildcats. The
game ended in a draw, though, as neither team was able to get on the board, ending the game 0-0.
The tie puts Pettisville at 0-3-2 on the season.
SWEET MUSIC ... Hilltop Band members focus while marching on the Locomotives
home field.
THIS BALL IS MINE ... Maddie Richer, a senior for Wauseon, plays keep away from a
Lady Golden Bear attempting to steal the ball.
CHECK OUT THESE MOVES ... The Hilltop Marching Band synchronizes its movements
for its halftime performance.
PLAY IT LOUD ... Montpelier cheerleader Hope Scholma plays with her band mates at
the halftime show.
IM GETTING THAT POINT ... Wauseon Freshman Jaydelin Vasvery maneuvers past a
Golden Bear defender as she works toward the Golden Bear net.
ENTERTAINING THE CROWD ... The Montpelier Band plays during halftime of the
schools game against Hilltop.
GONNA GET YA ... Lady Indian senior Lauren Villarreal (26) goes after the ball as teammate Jaydelin Vasvery (9) and a Bryan pursuer look on.
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