Week 8 in HS football – Tigers remain perfect… barely; Lakers, Chiefs, Raiders, Pirates roll to wins (Audio included)

Week 8 in high school football brought us unpleasant, rainy, cold weather; a nail-biter with a perfect record on the line; a log jam at the top of a local conference; and a first victory celebration.

The West Liberty-Salem Tigers struggled against a surprisingly tough Greeneview squad, needing a late touchdown with just over a minute left in the game to eek out a 9-6 win to remain unbeaten. The Tigers are now 8-0 and 5-0 in the OHC.

Also in OHC play on the Peak of Ohio exclusive webcast game, Mechanicsburg kept pace with WLS, knocking off Triad 20-6. The ’Burg is looking to improve their 6-2 (5-0) record and playoff hopes in a showdown against WLS next Friday on WPKO.

The home of the Chiefs, 1390 WBLL, had Bellefontaine get back on the winning track, dominating all areas of the game in a 33-0 blanking of Kenton Ridge.

The Chiefs only attempted two passes and rushed for 280 yards on 60 carries.

BHS head coach Jason Brown spoke with Ken Keller after the big win.

Listen to his comments.

98.3 WPKO had the Indian Lake Lakers continue their surge in the Madriver Division of the CBC, shutting out Urbana 20-0. The Lakers are undefeated in conference play (4-4, 3-0), and will play Graham (6-2, 3-0) with the division title on the line next week.

The Indian Lake defense pitched its second straight shutout and held Urbana to 88 yards rushing.

Tailback Scottie McMillen rushed for 65 yards, including TD runs from two yards and five yards. He was named the State Farm Insurance Player of the Game.

Quarterback Travis Ratliff delivered a 7-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

Urbana falls to 4-4, 2-1.

Indian Lake veteran head coach Dave Coburn spoke with Bill Tipple after the Senior Night win.

Listen to the entire postgame interview.

The Benjamin Logan Raiders got their first win of the season in very convincing fashion, pounding Greenon 45-6.

Junior fullback Jonathon Mobley rushed for 184 yards and one touchdown.

Riverside evened their record at 4-4 (3-2 in NWCC) by defeating host Upper Scioto Valley 23-12.

Southeastern defeated Cedarville 39-10.

Springfield Shawnee upset Tecumseh 14-10.

Springfield Catholic edged Northeastern 8-6.

Fairbanks ran past Ridgemont 69-15.

Waynesfield-Goshen outscored Marion Catholic 61-26.

Lima Perry spanked Fostoria St. Wendelin 47-3.

Graham handled Northwestern 49-0.

Tipp City stifled Dayton Stebbins 40-6.

Anna knocked off New Bremen 41-7.

Ft. Loramie downed Dayton Christian 63-7.

Ada cruised past Allen East 55-20.

Delphos St. John’s used a last-minute touchdown to upend Coldwater 27-20.

Kenton defeated Defiance 40-21.

Sidney stormed past Piqua 35-7.

Lehman handled Delphos Jefferson 35-7.

North Union steamrolled Marion Elgin 40-6 to improve to 8-0.

Liberty-Benton beat Hardin Northern 42-6.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity girls cross country team (pictured left) took home its fifth consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference title Thursday evening at Cedarville University.

1st WLS, 2nd Northeastern, 3rd Cedarville, 4th Southeastern, 5th Triad, 6th Mechanicsburg

The Big Orange placed 5 runners in the top 10 and 7 runners in the top 20 to secure the victory. Freshman Shawnda Henault powered her team with a first place finish overall and was the meet MVP. Teammates Meghan Vogel and Jasmine Smith also received 1st Team All-Conference honors placing 3rd and 4th, respectively. Receiving 2nd Team All-Conferernce honors were Jordan Smith 8th place, Savanna Shipp 9th place, and Sarah Williams 11th place. Junior Sarah Murphy received Honorable Mention All-Conference placing 16th.

WLS is currently 101-19 on the season.

WLS competes at the DIII Southwest District meet next Saturday, October 24th at 9:00 a.m.

The WLS Middle School Girls finished their cross country season last night with the OHC finals.

Michaela Rausch crossed the finish line first for the Big Orange in 5th place with a time of 13:53.66 and directly behind her was Brooke Markin in 6th place with a time of 13:53.89. Other finishers for the Tigers were Grace Edwards, 20th at 16:31 and Karlie Wilbur, 24th, with a time of 18:03.

The Big Orange varsity boys (pictured left) claimed their first OHC title in 5 years Thursday night by edging out rivals Northeastern by 1 and Mechanicsburg by 6 points.

The Big Orange Boys also ran their season record to 110-32.

"I'm really proud of our guys one through 14, they knew that it was going to be an extremely tough meet running against two strong teams in Burg and Northeastern, but they did what they had to do to bring home the '09 Conference Title! I'm also extremely excited for our Seniors (Cody Allen, Kelby Wallace, Zak Teets, and Ben Grooms) who leave the program accomplishing such a great feat." said head coach Mike Louden.

Leading the Big Orange:

SO. Colin Wilson 4th    17:52   1st Team All OHC
JR. Matt Vogel 6th    18:08   1st Team All OHC; Second year in a row earning 1st Team Honors
FR. Aaron Scott 9th    18:16   2nd Team All OHC
FR. Alex Adams 10th   18:31 2nd Team All OHC
FR. J.J. Birt      19th    19:16 Honorable Mention All OHC
SO. Zane Esch 23rd    19:37
FR. D.J. Patterson 26th 19:52
SR. Zak Teets   28th    20:00
JR. Zak Esch    33rd    20:33
SR. Kelby Wallace 37th 20:38
JR.   Storm Shipp   44th 21:41
SR. Cody Allen    53rd   23:53

Total Runners: 57
Meet Record: 5-0
Season Record: 110-32

The Tigers will run in the district meet next Saturday at the Miami Valley Career Technical Center in Clayton at 10:20 a.m.

The Middle School Big Orange boys (pictured left) finished their season by winning the OHC meet.

Leading WLS:

Chris Buschur   2nd   12:44
Nikolas Yoder   3rd    12:57
Adam Zirkle     7th    13:48
Bryce Yoder    9th    13:55
Alex Steiner   10th    14:13
Michael Lehman 11th 14:28
Zack Henault    20th   18:14
Total Runners: 22
Meet Record: 2-0
Season Record: 44-54

Many of our high school volleyball teams hit the court last night.

The Riverside varsity volleyball team defeated Lima Perry 25-22, 25-15, and 25-15 to clinch the NWCC title.

Seniors Amelia Carter and Abby Heaberlin were recognized in their final regular season match.

Carter responded with 11 kills and eight digs, and Heaberlin tallied four assists and 15 digs.

Sarah Schindewolf had seven kills and seven digs, Brooklynn Purtee contributed 14 kills and 9 digs, Tory Thompson had 34 assists, and Erica Snapp had nine kills and 16 digs.

The Pirates improve to 19-3 overall and 9-0 in the NWCC.

They will begin tournament action Saturday at three o’clock at Piqua High School against Miami Valley School.

The JV Pirates won 25-13, 25-16.

Christine Longbrake had six kills, Morgan Robison recorded eight assists, Ericka Jones tallied six aces and eight digs, and Bethany Newland added five kills.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity swept Springfield Catholic 25-10, 25-12, and 25-13.

Paige Parker had 21 kills, Kayla Peterson tallied 31 assists and 18 points with five aces, Tyler Eckurd recorded 17 digs and ten points, Olivia Marceau contributed six kills and three blocks, and Becka Peterson added ten points, three aces, and eight digs.

The Tigers finish the regular season 20-1 overall and 14-0 in the OHC.

The JV Tigers beat the Irish 25-17, 25-21.

Lindsay Levy had nine points, Tina Caparosa recorded seven points, Amanda Sullivan, Hannah Ritter, and Callie Woodruff each had four kills, and Megan Etgen and Courtney Leach each had seven assists.

The Indian Lake varsity volleyball team defeated Northwestern 25-15, 25-13, and 25-10.

Sadie Oyer had 19 kills and four aces, Natalie Cornelius tallied 14 assists and three aces, Becca Cooper had three aces and eight digs, and Brianna Lump added four kills.

The Lakers (14-7) open tournament play at Tecumseh against Graham Saturday morning at 10:30.

The JV Lakers beat the Warriors 25-21, 25-15 to finish 17-4 overall.

Morgan Boswell was 12/12 serving with two aces and 15 digs, and Allison Allen added two kills and eight digs.

The Bellefontaine varsity lost to visiting Springfield Shawnee 19-25, 12-25, and 23-25.

Emily Melling had 25 assists, 10 digs, four aces, and three kills, Jessica Kinchen contributed 12 kills and ten digs, and Kirsten Leasure recorded nine kills and ten digs.

The Chiefs finish the regular season 9-13. They open tournament play vs. Greenville Saturday at three o’clock at Tecumseh.

The Benjamin Logan varsity defeated Greenon 25-11, 25-22, and 25-13.

Alexa Coughlin had eight kills, Sarah Yoder, Samantha Terrill, and Taylor Terrill had five kills apiece, Caroline Lehmon tallied 15 digs, Lauren Stahl had 12 digs, and Jessica Davia recorded 26 assists.

The Raiders finish the regular season 13-8 overall and 5-5 in league play.

Their first tournament game will be Monday at Tecumseh at six o’clock against the winner of Urbana/Dayton Carroll.

The JV Raiders swept the Knights 25-14, 25-12.

Rachael Rutan had seven kills, Marissa Wilbur had four aces, and Ciarra Wirick and Kylee Smith each added three aces.

Coach Hogan’s team finished 11-7.

The Benjamin Logan freshman team handled Ridgemont 25-6, 25-15.

Chelsea Jenkins posted six kills and three digs.

Meghan Wackerman, Courtney Stewart, Lacey Rose, Tori England, and Kylee Smith served well.

The Raiders went 8-9 this fall.

In Jr. High, the West Liberty-Salem 8th grade team beat Cedarville 25-18, 25-7.

Abbey Siegenthaler had 11 points, Rachel Loffing recorded five aces, Anna Naderer had four kills, Taylor Day contributed two digs, Mollie Etgen had three aces, Katie Overholt tallied two aces and a kill, and Kaylin Frederick added an ace and a kill.

The Tigers (7-7) will compete in the OHC tournament tomorrow.

The West Liberty-Salem 7th graders lost to the Indians 5-25, 20-25.

Casey Brinkman had two aces, Emily Hyland recorded one kill and one dig, and Rachel Ritter, Kailey Gehl, and Brinkman each added a dig.

The West Liberty-Salem 8th grade football team fell to Greeneview 8-0 Thursday.

Kyle Crawford and Philip Davis spearheaded the Tigers defense.

WLS finishes the season 4-3.

A few of our local youth soccer teams played last night.

In Jr. High tournament action, Indian Lake #1 defeated Benjamin Logan Black 5-0 to advance to the championship game.

Connor Davis scored twice.

Zachary Allison, Dustin Roby, and Dylan Cline added goals.

Cline, Dallas Ball, Daniel Fry, and Lindsey Chismar recorded assists.

Keepers Triston Teets and Matthew Obenour combined for the shutout.

Luke Rode, Emily Teague, Ryan Dunn, Tyler Rode, Ashley Franks, Michael Beale, and Andrew Crockett played strong defense.

Indian Lake improves to 17-0. They will battle the Bellefontaine Travel Team in the title game Saturday at Blue Jacket Park.

Benjamin Logan Gold beat West Liberty I 3-1.

West Liberty II edged Indian Lake II 3-2.

In boys 2nd and 3rd grade, Scott’s Equipment outscored Fissel Flooring 6-3.

Marcus Walker scored four goals.

Drew Wrocklage added two goals.

Daunte George and Nate Carothers were excellent at the sweeper position.

For Fissel, DJ McDonald had a hat trick.

JC Sports defeated Humble Construction 3-0.

Tate Schmittauer, Jack Clement, and Slava Makarov each had a goal.

Several high school soccer teams hit the field for league games last night.

In varsity boys, Bellefontaine defeated host Tecumseh 3-0.

Jordan Price scored twice and Aaron Dunn had a goal.

Kraig Strayer assisted on Price’s first goal.

The Chiefs are 12-3-1.

Bellefontaine will host Greenville Tuesday night in the opening round of the tournament.

Benjamin Logan lost to visiting Graham 1-0 despite outshooting the Falcons 28-5.

The Raiders are 4-12 and Graham is 4-11-1.

Benjamin Logan will host Milton-Union in the opening round of the tournament next Tuesday at seven o’clock.

Indian Lake fell to Greenon 7-3.

Dylan Stites and Justin Fry each had a goal and an assist.

Jordan Kenton recorded a goal.

Keeper Stanley Beatty made 12 saves.

The Lakers are 3-13 overall and 2-9 in the CBC.

Their first tournament game will be October 24th at the winner of Urbana/Springfield Shawnee.

In varsity girls, Bellefontaine handled Tecumseh 10-2 at Dodd Stadium.

Morgan Wilcoxon had a hat trick.

Morgan Henry and Allie Turner each had two goals.

Ebony Newman, Regan Price, and Julia Hunt each added a goal.

Price had five assists, Lexi Jolliff recorded two assists, and Newman and Bianca Evans had one assist apiece.

The Lady Chiefs finish the regular season 12-3-1.

Their first tournament contest will be Monday at Dodd Stadium at six o’clock vs. Franklin.

The JV Lady Chiefs lost to Tecumseh 3-1.

Paige Newlon scored for the Chiefs.

The Indian Lake varsity girls lost 3-0 at Greenon.

Bellefontaine and Benjamin Logan advanced in the Jr. High CBC volleyball tournament last night.

The Bellefontaine 8th grade team defeated Reid 25-14, 25-18.

Carley Strzalka had ten points with two aces.

The Chiefs improve to 10-7. They will play at Urbana High School Saturday morning at nine o’clock.

The Bellefontaine 7th grade team beat Northwestern 25-14, 12-25, and 25-17.

Georgia Cooper led the team with 11 points.

The girls will play at Tecumseh (vs. Urbana) Saturday morning at ten o’clock.

The Benjamin Logan 8th grade volleyball team advanced to the second round by knocking off Graham 25-23, 25-21.

Taylor Quay had six kills.

Haley Reschke and Alex Thompson each recorded five aces.

The Raiders (14-6) will play at Urbana Saturday morning at nine o’clock.

The Bellefontaine 7th grade football team defeated rival Urbana 34-0 last night.

Jordan Baughman had touchdown runs of 50 and 65 yards.

Gauge Hayman recorded touchdown runs of 15 and 50 yards.

Dorian Hughes added a one-yard score.

Andrell Roberts caught three passes for 60 yards.

Baughman sparked the defense with five tackles.

Chanze Rose, Joey Oliver, and Aaron Rutherford each made four stops.

The Chiefs (6-0) host Northridge next Wednesday to end their season.

A few local youth soccer teams earned tournament wins Tuesday night.

In Jr. High, Indian Lake #1 beat West Liberty #2 3-0.

Connor Davis, Ryan Dunn, and Daniel Fry each scored a goal.

Lindsey Chismar and Dylan Cline each had an assist.

Keepers Tyler Rode and Matt Obenour combined for the shutout.

Ashley Franks played excellent defense.

Indian Lake improves to 16-0.

West Liberty #1 tied Indian Lake #2 2-2.

2nd and 3rd grade girls tournament:

Swartz Family Eyecare defeated AcuSport 2-0.

Livi Robbins and Madison Roberts each scored.

The entire team played strong defense.

Brown’s Lawn and Tree Service beat All-Around Awards 4-0.

Page Jones scored three goals.

Cambria Elkins added a goal.

Chelsea Burkhammer and Madison Harrington recorded assists.

The Indian Lake 7th grade football team blanked Northridge Tuesday night 42-0, improving to 5-1.

Hunter Vance had touchdown runs of 80, 60 and 30 yards, Max Oyer had a 70-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Alex Bozman, Ivan Reichert had a 40-yard touchdown pass from Jalon Tuttle, and Sam Letson added a 60-yard touchdown run.

Zach Newcomb and Max Oyer each added two-point conversions.

Trevor Smelcer led the defense with an interception and a fumble recovery.

Isaac Miller recovered a fumble, too.

The Lakers will host Benjamin Logan next Tuesday.

The Benjamin Logan 7th grade team edged Graham 20-14 in overtime.

Joel Spatz scored two touchdowns.

Zane Collins had the winning score.

David Nease, Saul Boysel, Tyler Tevis, and Patrick Jordan sparked the defense.

The Raiders improve to 3-3.

The West Liberty-Salem 7th grade team defeated Fairbanks 24-12 Tuesday night.

Benjamin Burden had touchdown runs of 15 yards and 3 yards.

Trent Thomas caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Connor Woods.

Garrett Conklin added a one-yard touchdown run.

Burden recovered two fumbles and Aaron Allen added a fumble recovery.

Woods recorded an interception.

The Tigers finished the year 5-1-1.

The Riverside varsity volleyball team defeated Ridgemont 25-14, 25-15, and 25-17 Tuesday night.

Abby Heaberlin had 5 kills and 11 digs, Erica Snapp recorded 9 kills and 12 digs, Tory Thompson had 5 kills and 30 assists, Chelsie Hickey had 7 digs, Brooklynn Purtee tallied 10 kills and 8 digs, Sarah Schindewolf had 12 digs, Amelia Carter recorded 17 kills, and Bailey Oliver added 6 assists.

Riverside improves to 18-3.

The JV Pirates lost in two games.

Christine Longbrake and Stephanie Newland each had 9 digs.

Ericka Jones had 3 aces.

The Indian Lake varsity volleyball team defeated Greenon 25-15, 25-9, and 25-7.

Sadie Oyer had 16 kills, Maci Jones recorded 3 kills and 11 digs, and Natalie Cornelius added 11 assists.

Coach Tidwell’s team is 14-7.

The JV Lakers beat the Knights 25-8, 25-13.

Kayla Thieman had five kills and four aces, Leanne Reichert recorded five kills, and Morgan Boswell had two aces.

The Lakers improve to 16-4.

The Bellefontaine varsity volleyball team lost to visiting Tipp City 22-25, 1-25, and 19-25.

Kirsten Leasure had 14 digs and 5 kills, Davianna Roberts recorded 10 digs, and Jessica Kinchen added five kills and 7 digs.

The Chiefs are 9-12.

They will host Springfield Shawnee on Thursday for Senior Night.

Seniors Kirsten Leasure and Emily Melling will be recognized.

The Benjamin Logan varsity team was defeated by Urbana 21-25, 16-25, and 21-25.

Alexa Coughlin had 19 kills, Sarah Yoder added four kills, Lauren Stahl recorded 11 digs, Caroline Lehmon contributed 7 digs, and Jessica Davia added 24 assists.

Benjamin Logan is 12-8 overall and 4-5 in the CBC.

They will host Greenon on Thursday.

The JV Raiders lost to the Hillclimbers 21-25, 22-25.

Lauren Bycynski and Rachael Rutan each had three kills and Ciarra Wirick had nine digs.

The Benjamin Logan freshman team lost to Urbana 19-25, 19-25.

Kylee Smith had four kills, two aces, and two digs.

Lacey Rose and Chelsea Jenkins had three kills apiece.

Meghan Wackerman recorded seven assists and five digs.

The Raiders are 7-9 and will finish their season Thursday against Ridgemont.

A few local soccer teams were in action last night.

In varsity girls, West Liberty-Salem defeated rival Triad 5-0.

Alyssa Neff scored two goals.

Shonda Gieseke recorded a goal and two assists.

Hannah Hartsel, and Lindsay Hostetler each added a goal.

Dana Holycross, Ally Culley, and Addie Hartsel each had an assist.

Keeper Alexa Hormann made three saves to earn the shutout.

The Tigers are 9-6-1 overall and 6-4 in the OHC.

West Liberty-Salem will host Urbana in tournament action next Monday night at seven o’clock.

In varsity boys, Benjamin Logan lost at Fairbanks 6-1.

After trailing 4-0 at the half, Billy Simpkins scored off a Shaun Gilmore assist.

The Panthers then scored two more goals.

Benjamin Logan is 4-11 and Fairbanks is 10-2-2.

The Raiders will host Graham on Wednesday for Senior Night.

Benjamin Logan will host Milton-Union (3-9-3) next Tuesday in the Division II tournament.

In Jr. High tournament action, Benjamin Logan Black edged Benjamin Logan White 2-1.

Shelby Kramer scored twice in the second half.

Aaron Pennington and Sarah Rice had assists.

Timon Mannings had eight saves.

Kaci Oswalt, Dylan Jakeway, Kessie Rose, Isaac Bednarki, and Hanna Boysel led the defense.

For Benjamin Logan White, Taylor Coy scored.

The Bellefontaine Travel Team beat Benjamin Logan Gold 3-0.

Aaron Wisner and Nick Heydinger each had a goal and an assist.

Aubry Kabua recorded a goal.

The Jr. High tournament concludes on Saturday.

The West Liberty-Salem varsity volleyball team defeated visiting Northeastern Monday to clinch the outright Ohio Heritage Conference championship.

The Tigers beat the Jets 25-12, 25-16, and 25-8.

Becka Peterson had 12 digs and five blocks.

Paige Parker had 13 kills and Olivia Marceau recorded seven kills.

Tyler Eckurd tallied 21 points with an ace.

Kayla Peterson contributed 28 assists and eight digs.

WLS improves to 19-1 overall and 13-0 in the OHC.

The JV Lady Tigers lost 15-25, 23-25.

Tina Caparosa had eleven digs.

They are 8-12 overall and 7-6 in the OHC.

Bellefontaine swept host Tecumseh 31-29, 25-23, and 25-19.

Coach Hodge’s team used aggressive serving and scrappy defense to beat the Arrows.

Kirsten Leasure and Davianna Roberts combined for 62 digs.

Emily Melling recorded 31 assists.

Leasure, Jessica Kinchen, Ericka Myers, Taylor Mitchell, and Whitney Rader combined for 34 kills.

The Chiefs are 9-11 overall. They will host Tipp City tonight.

Jr. High finals:

The Indian Lake 8th grade team defeated Reid 25-16, 25-12.

Allison Knief had five kills, one stuff block, and was perfect on serve receive.

Ashley King recorded four kills, one stuff block, and was perfect serving with three aces.

Ashton Faler tallied four aces, three kills, and one stuff block.

Haley Boberg and Erin Jacobs were perfect serving.

The Lakers are 15-5.

The Indian Lake 7th grade team fell to Reid 21-25, 17-25.

They are 18-2.

Both teams will be in action Saturday in the CBC tournament.

The Bellefontaine 8th grade team finished the regular season by defeating Northridge 25-11, 9-25, and 25-22.

Jordan Lininger and Emelee Earick had eight points apiece.

Morgan Badenhop shined on defense.

Kameren Haley, Jessica Miller, and Casey Scott sparked the offense.

The Chiefs will host their first tournament game on Wednesday at 6:30 against Reid.

The Bellefontaine 7th grade team lost to Northridge 20-25, 25-23, and 16-25.

Harley Fuerst had ten points.

The Chiefs open tournament play on Wednesday vs. Northwestern.

The Benjamin Logan 8th grade team fell to Urbana 17-25, 14-25.

Taylor Quay had four kills and two blocks, and Alex Thompson added five points.

The Raiders (13-6) will host Graham in the opening round of the league tournament Wednesday at 6:30.

The West Liberty-Salem 8th grade team edged South Vienna 25-23, 27-25.

Rachel Loffing and Taylor Day each had three kills and eight points.

Abbey Siegenthaler added two kills and three digs.

The Tigers will visit Cedarville on Thursday.

They will compete in the OHC tournament on Saturday at Northeastern.

The WLS 7th grade team lost to South Vienna 18-25, 12-25.

Rachel Leach had seven points with an ace.

Emily Hyland had two aces.

Kylee Hormann added one kill.

A few of our youth football teams were in action yesterday.

In varsity, the Indian Lake Little Lakers ran past Benjamin Logan 36-0.

The Bellefontaine Little Chiefs defeated West Liberty 14-6.

In JV action, the Little Tigers edged the Little Chiefs 8-6.

The Bellefontaine Blaze defeated Graham 8-0.

In what was a most unusual week, Tipp City upset undefeated Bellefontaine 24-7 Sunday afternoon from Dodd Stadium. The game was postponed by officials Friday night when Tipp City reported upwards of 300 flu illnesses district-wide. The game was moved to Sunday afternoon.

Tipp City scored first after a their drive stalled inside Bellefontaine’s ten yard line. Red Devil kicker Kyle Pignatiello kicked a twenty-nine yard field goal.

Bellefontaine answered with a scoring drive of their own, capped off by a three yard touchdown run by Preaston Artis. Tipp City answered that when senior halfback Jake Budding broke off a twenty two yard touch down run to give Tipp City a 10-7 halftime lead.

After a scoreless third quarter, Tipp City was driving deep in Bellefontaine territory. Quarterback Ryan Landwehr converted a third and long with a long completion to halfback Daniel Strawser. Bellefontaine’s defense then forced Tipp City into a fourth and less than a yard situation at the Chieftain seventeen yard line. After calling a time out, The Red Devils elected to pitch outside to Budding who raced around the left side for a seventeen yard touchdown. With just over five minutes left, Tipp City led 17-7.

Bellefontaine went four and out on their next possession, electing to go for a long pass on fourth and long. A pass down to the middle was incomplete intended for TJ Garman.

Tipp City clinched the game minutes later when Budding scored his third touchdown of the afternoon from nine yards out.

Bellefontaine (6-1, 1-1) failed to convert a first down in the second half. The Chiefs were led offensively by Justin Baughman, who carried the ball fourteen times for eighty two yards. Defensively, Ethan Smith recorded two sacks and Taylor Cayot had an interception. Bellefontaine heads to Kenton Ridge Friday night. The game can be heard on 1390 WBLL and online at peakofohio.com. The pregame show starts at 6:30.

Tipp City (6-1, 2-0) were led by Budding, who rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns, and Landwehr who passed for 139 yards.

Listen to Bellefontaine head coach Jason Brown’s post game comments.

Pirates, Tigers, 7th grade Lakers continue to rack up wins – Volleyball Scoreboard

The Riverside Pirates varsity won both matches of a tri-match against Southeastern and Emmanuel Christian. Riverside defeated Southeastern in two games (25-10, 25-11) and defeated Emmanuel Christian in two games (25-16, 25-8).

The wins improve the Lady Pirates record to 17-3.

Leading the sweep for Riverside was Bailey Oliver (7 assists, 4 digs), Amelia Carter (16 kills, 8 digs), Sarah Schindewolf (6 kills), Brooklynn Purtee (16 kills, 12 digs), Chelsie Hickey (5 digs), Tory Thompson (10 kills, 6 blocks, 33 assists), Erica Snapp (7 kills, 18 digs), and Abby Heaberlin (5 assists, 5 kills, 9 digs).

The Riverside Pirates will be at Ridgemont Tuesday evening.

West Liberty-Salem split a tri-match against Jackson Center and Urbana.

The West Liberty-Salem girls beat Jackson Center in two games 25-21, 26-24.

Top performers were Paige Parker (15 kills), Becka Peterson (8 kills, 17 digs, 8 points, 4 blocks), Kayla Peterson (26 assists, 8 points, 9 digs), Olivia Marceau (4 blocks), and Tyler Eckurd (17 digs).

The Lady Tigers dropped their first match of the season against Urbana 22-25 and 24-26.

Top performances in the loss were turned in by Paige Parker (8 kills, 8 digs), Tyler Eckurd (7 digs), Becka Peterson (7 kills), and Kayla Peterson (16 assists, 8 digs, 4 blocks, 8 points).

WLS is now 18-1 overall and 12-0 in OHC play.

The Tiger JV girls lost to Jackson Center 17-25 and 23-25 and Urbana 10-25 and 13-25.

The JVs are 8-11 (7-5).

The Benjamin Logan Freshman Lady Raiders hosted Elida Saturday morning.

The Raiders lost game one (22-25), but swept games 2 (25-21) and 3 (25-21) to take the match.

Meghan Wackerman led the Raiders with 7 aces, 5 kills, 11 assists, 11 digs and 5 saves out of the net. Chelsea Jenkins posted 6 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces and 1 block. Kylee Smith tallied 3 aces, 9 kills, and 8 digs. Courtney Stewart contributed 9 digs and Tori England served 9 points.

The Freshman Raiders are now 7-9 and will play Urbana on Tuesday.

The Benjamin Logan 8th Grade picked up a pair of wins Saturday at a home tri-match.

Their first win came against Indian Lake (25-22, 25-18), and the second win came against Bellefontaine (25-18, 25-11).

On the day, the Raiders were lead by Caitie Johnson (12 of 14 passing), Logan Harris (8 service points), Julie Melvin (5 kills), and Taylor Quay (5 blocks).

The Raiders next game is Monday at 5:30 as they host Urbana.

Saturday the Indian Lake Lakers 8th grade and 7th grade volleyball team participated in a tri-match against Benjamin Logan and Bellefontaine.

The 8th grade team fell to Benjamin Logan in two games (22-25, 18-25).

The 8th grade Raiders were led by Allison Knief (13 hits, 6 kills, 2 blocks, perfect on serve receive). Haley Boberg, Erin Jacobs, and Brianna Fry were all perfect on serving.

The Lakers defeated Bellefontaine in three games (20-25, 25-13, 25-20).

Against the Chiefs, Allison Knief had 16 hits and 11 kills, Brooke Defibaugh had 19 hits and 10 kills, Ashlee King had 13 hits and 3 kills, and Ashton Faler had 12 hits with 5 kills.

The 8th grade improves to 14-5.

The Lakers 7th grade team first defeated Benjamin Logan in two straight games (26-24, 25-8).

Gabi Maier led the way with 13 of 14 serving and 5 aces. Jordan Risner added 5 hits and 2 kills.

The Lakers made it 2-2 with a win over Bellefontaine in three games (25-22, 17-25, 25-18).

Alexis Beck led the way for the Lakers with 15 of 15 serving, 3 aces, and perfect on serves received. Gabi Maier added 9 hits and 6 kills.

The 7th grade improves their record to 18 and 1.

The Bellefontaine 7th grade team beat Benjamin Logan 19-25, 25-20, and 25-8.

The Chiefs travel to Northridge Monday.

The Indian Lake Jr. High soccer team played their 4th tournament game Saturday against Benjamin Logan's Gold team, winning 6-0.

Six different IL players scored for Lakers, with Tyler Rode, Dustin Roby, Dallas Ball, Connor Davis, Luke Rode, and Triston Teets all hitting the back of the net.

Davis, Andrew Crockett, Emily Teague, and Tyler Rode all had assists for IL.

Keepers Matthew Obenour and Michael Beale recorded the shutout.

Triston Teets was named offensive player of the game, while Tyler Rode was defensive player of the game.

Ashley Franks, Lindsey Chismar, Zachary Allison, Ryan Dunn, and Daniel Fry all had stellar games.

Indian Lake remains unbeaten this season at 15-0.

The Bellefontaine Jr. High team defeated West Liberty II 7-0.

Josh Kratz scored twice.

Aubrey Kabua, Ethan Tullis, Nicholas Gingerich, Nick Heydinger, and Nicholas Childs added goals.

Heydinger and Aaron Wisner each had an assist.

Kratz and Tullis combined for the shutout.

Childs, JD Bensman, Lane Wisner, and Parker Neeld played strong defense.

Benjamin Logan Black beat West Liberty I 4-0 in Jr. High tournament action.

Shelby Kramer had a hat trick.

Dylan Jakeway added a goal.

Aaron Pennington and Joseph Mobley recorded assists.

Jakeway, Sarah Rice, Kessie Rose, Kacie Oswalt, Masyn Murray, and Isaac Bednarki led the defense.

Timon Mannings made 11 saves to earn the shutout.

U12

Indian Lake defeated West Liberty 4-1.

Emali Sroufe, Abbi Siebeneck, Michael Mallory, and Brittany Bryant scored.

Sroufe and Siebeneck each had an assist.

Breanna Bryant, Ashley Meiter, and Walker Mustaine played strong defense.

Keeper Elijah Knief posted eight saves.

U10

Indianlakeoutfitters.com handled North Logan 5-0.

Kaleb Vance recorded a hat trick.

Ezra Naylor and Josh Cavinder each added a goal.

Nikolas Vance had three assists.

Tiffany Tavenner, Georgia Blackburn, and Hannah Park sparked the defense.

Keeper Kaleb Wirick earned the shutout.

Lakeview I C&S Farm Market blanked Huntsville II 2-0.

Ethan Shoffner had a goal and an assist.

Anna Peterman also scored.

Bethany Golliday and Nathan Reichert shined on defense.

Keepers Annabelle Bryant and Anna Peterman combined for the shutout.

The Huntsville Sharks defeated North Logan #1 by a score of 3-0 Saturday.

Gavin Clary scored two goals and Kaleb Hurley added a goal.

Kaitlyn Shaner anchored the defense.

Holt Automotive shut out North Logan II.

Devin Miller and Ethan Knief scored.

Miller and Ethan Bejarano shared goalie duties.

Elsewhere

Three Bellefontaine standouts helped the Marysville FC Elite U11 Blue Team win the Hi 5 Cincy Challenge Tournament in Cincinnati over the weekend.

Zoe Price, Kateline Mathews, and Abby Godwin (pictured, left to right) powered the team to a 2-1 win in the championship game.

Price scored the first goal and Mathews tallied the game-winner.

Godwin shined on defense.

Raiders boys, Big Orange girls post impressive results – Cross Country Scoreboard

The West Liberty-Salem girls placed 2nd out of 19 teams at the Anna Rocket Invitational, finishing just behind #2 DIII state-ranked Spencerville by 5 points.

Team Scores: 1st Spencerville 62, 2nd WLS 67, 3rd Centerburg 111, 4th Covington 115, 5th Indian Lake 130, 6th Bellefontaine 216 Also Local 14th Cedarville 387, 17th Graham 442.

WLS placed 4 runners in the top 20 with Shawnda Henault leading the way with a 5th place finish.

Teammates Jasmine Smith placed 8th, Meghan Vogel 12th, Jordan Smith 17th, Savanna Shipp 33rd, Sarah Williams 38th and Sarah Murphy 46th.

WLS is 97-19 on the season and competes at the Ohio Heritage Conference meet at Cedarville University on Thursday.

The Big Orange Boys finished 6th out of 25 teams at Anna. 251 total runners competed.

The 6th place finish pushed the Big Orange Boys record to 104-32 on the season.

Topping the boys was Colin Wilson in 14th (17:30). Other finishers were Aaron Scott in 32nd (17:51), Matt Vogel 39th (18:09), Alex Adams 48th (18:17), Zane Esch 85th (18:58), D.J. Patterson 112th (19:26), J.J. Birt 115th (19:30), Zak Esch 128th (19:47), Zak Teets 137th (19:55), Kelby Wallace 145th (20:02), and Storm Shipp 193rd (21:15).

The Big Orange compete next in the OHC championships Thursday at Cedarville University at 4:30pm.

The Middle School Big Orange Boys finished 10th out of 15 teams.

Chris Buschur was the top Tiger in 15th (12:16). Other Tiger placers were Nikolas Yoder 28th (12:41), Alex Steiner 55th (13:35), Michael Lehman 76th (14:07), Bryce Yoder 81st (14:11), Zack Henault 110th (15:33), and Hunter Bieleski 114th (15:49).

The Jr. Big Orange boys now have a season record of 47-63. They will also run in the OHC meet Thursday.

The Big Orange Middle School girls finished 11th out of 14 teams.

On a very flat and fast course, Brooke Markin led the Tigers by finishing 22nd with a time of 13:49, followed by Michaela Rausch at 45th with a time of 14:31. Morgan Woodruff was 87th with a time of 15:54, Caty Shoemaker was 89th at 16:00, Karlie Wilbur was 96th at 16:16, and Grace Edwards finished 100th with a time of 16:30.

A total of 136 girls competed.

Their next meet will be the OHC meet at Cedarville this Thursday.

The Indian Lake varsity cross country team competed Saturday at the Anna Invite.

The Lady Lakers finished 5th out of 19 teams.

Leading the way for the girls were junior Rachel Watt (15th with a PR time of 20:46), sophomore Kayla Beltz (16th with a PR time of 20:47), junior Emily Gardner (31st with a time of 21:34), sophomore Ashley Albright (35th with a time of 21:48), senior Taylor Norviel (47th with a time of 22:24), junior Melissa Bell (98th with a time of 24:08), and freshman Ellie Schwieterman (132nd with a time of 25:34).

Junior Shelby Oda was 144th with a time of 26:03 and sophomore Ashley Kawalec was 154th with a time of 26:35.

The Indian Lake boys team finished 21st out of 25 teams.

Leading the way were freshman Brad McIntire (99th with a time of 19:12), sophomore Jacob Varney (102nd with a time of 19:16), junior Neill Schwieterman (122nd with a time of 19:38), freshman Klay Nichols (165th with a time of 20:32), junior Nick Bozman (208th with a time of 22:10), and freshman Seth Mackesy (221st with a time of 22:36).

The Lakers will be back in action Saturday as they travel to Graham to compete at the CBC League Meet.

The Benjamin Logan Lady Raiders placed 3^rd in the black division race of Saturday’s Jonathan Alder Invitational.

The Raiders were lead by the 2nd place finish of sophomore Courtney Forsythe (21:56). Completing the scoring were Kirsten Fultz (24:11), Morgan Cline (24:16), Hillary Lantz (24:28), Morgan Allen (25:13), Katie Wilson (25:28), and Amanda Frasure (25:47).

Also completing were Madison Leis (26:17), Mallory Cira (26:17), Katlyn Brogan (26:39), Kelsey Baughman (26:48), Mika Griffith (28:31), Brittney Poling (29:24), Nicole McNamara (29:33) and Alexis Drumm (29:41).

The team will compete in the CBC Conference meet next Saturday at Graham Middle School.

The Junior High Lady Raiders placed 7th in the meet.

They were lead by the 29th place finish of Emmalee Rumney (15:15). She was followed by Darien King in 40th place, Jessica Skidmore 50th place, Ryan Trout 60th place, Madison Rader 67th place, Patience Gamble 80th place and Mylee Monterroza in 82nd place.

The Benjamin Logan boys won the Ray Russell Invitational at Plain City on Saturday.

The Raiders placed seven runners in the top 27. Logan Leis placed 1st (17:23), Tyler Ahle placed 8th (18:32), Jake Penhorwood 15th (19:26), Jarred Campbell 16th (19:29), Joel Penhorwood 17th (19:36), Paul Larsen 21st (19:52), and Patrick Graber 27th (20:19).

The Benjamin Logan Junior High boys placed 4th at the Ray Russell Invitational.

David Wenger won the race (11:26), Kyler Young was 4th (11:58), and Trent Rees was 19th (12:59). Alex Bickham was 51st (14:19), Troy Sellhorst 54th (14:33), Austin Ahle 71st (15:03), and Mason Cline was 72nd (15:05).

The Bellefontaine Middle School Cross Country teams competed at the Anna Rocket Invitational on Saturday.

The BMS girls won the meet, finishing 1st out of 14 teams.

The Chiefs were lead by Alyssa Strickland in 4th, Madisyn Norris in 8th, and Shantelle Binfet in 9th.

Other strong performances were ran by Ashly Goodwin in 23rd, Caitlyn Varian in 53rd, Sarah Vetorino in 77th, Olivia Martin in 90th, Dani Champion in 104th, and Madison Butler in 113th. A total of 136 runners participated in the race.

The BMS boys finished 9th out of 14 teams. A total of 136 runners competed in the race.

The team was lead by Collen Pulfer in 32nd, Jay Clement in 39th, Cale Sterling in 51st, Storm Harman in 60th, and Lance Alinson in 65th.

Other Chieftain runners were Parker Neeld in 70th, David Guajardo in 72nd, Dalton Short in 75th, Michael Stalk in 113th, Cayden DeMent in 115th, Dacota Hollar in 119th, and Keith Wisecup in 128th.

The BMS cross country team compete again on Saturday for a CBC championship at Graham.