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“THE HOMETOWN”EDON • HILLTOP • STRYKER • MONTPELIER • PETTISVILLE • NORTH CENTRAL • FAYETTE • WAUSEON

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH, 2014 A WEEKLY SPORTS PUBLICATION COURTESY OF "THE VILLAGE REPORTER"

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PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFFWAUSEON PRIDE ... Although it was not the hardware that they had hoped to hoist, the Wauseon Indians, led by Josh Kauffman, Zac Robinson, and Anthony Werder, still held high the pinnacle of their 2014 campaign...the D-IV Region 12 Championship Runner-up trophy.

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W A U S E O N W R A P S U P S T E L L A R S E A S O NINDIANS FALL IN REGIONAL COMPETITION

2 - “The Hometown Huddle” - Edon, Montpelier, North Central, Hilltop, Stryker, Fayette, Pettisville & Wauseon Sports Action Wednesday, November 26th, 2014

THE LONG ROAD HOME ... J.J. Kauffman of Wauseon looks to cut left as he winds his way through the Kenton defense for a 64-yard touchdown.

GRAB IN TRAFFIC ... Luke Rychener of Wauseon looks for a landing space after going up for a pass completion.

COMING AT YA ... With Jacob Newlove moving over for a possible reception, J.J. Kauff-man looks for a Wauseon pass completion. Additional photos on page 4.

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYSOUCH ... J.J. Kauffman lunges for a Kenton ball carrier, only to be met by a face full of stiffarm.

ALL DRESSED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO ... Caleb Andrews and Anthony Werder team up to cancel the travel plans of a Kenton runner.

By: Timothy KaysTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

FINDLAY, OHIO: November 21 - When the word came down that Zac Robinson, the NWOAL Offensive Player of the Year and quarterback of the Wauseon In-dians, was done for the season with an MCL injury suffered during the Division IV - Region 12 Regional Semifinal win over Bellevue, the call came down to J.J. Kauffman to make his first Varsity start at the helm for the #3 ranked Tribe as they took on the #4 ranked Kenton Wildcats for the Region 12 Championship at Donnell Stadium in Findlay on November 21. The wide-open timing routes of the Wildcats proved to be a major pain for the Indians’ secondary, while the Ken-ton defense took full advantage of the inexperience of Kauffman under center to run away with the Regional Championship by a 38-14 score.

The Wildcats took the opening kickoff, and opened with an offensive set that indicated what they had de-termined to be the pace setter of the game… the empty backfield. A series of perfectly executed timing passes had the Wauseon secondary quickly on its heels as re-ceivers ran underneath passes with defenders in pur-suit. Shifty Kenton quarterback Trent Hites completed his first nine passes, and the ten play, 75 yard drive came to a close with 8:10 left in the first period with an 11 yard pass to Colyn Blackford. The PAT made it 7-0.

The Tribe took over, and began with a sweep left by Kauffman, but the pursuit of the Kenton defense matched him step for step. As he tried to turn the cor-ner, he was met by three defenders. The resulting im-pact forced a fumble, which the Wildcats recovered. Almost immediately after leaving the field, the Tribe defense was making a return engagement. This time

though, they sent a message to Hites, with Anthony Werder delivering the mail.

Forced earlier to drop linemen back into pass cover-age to help the secondary, the Tribe came hard after Hites on this play, and the startled quarterback found himself running for his life from the 6’ 1”, 225 pound senior. Werder dropped the hammer on Hites, result-ing in a fumble. An accelerating Noah Castle, who was right behind Werder in pursuit of Hites, scooped up the loose ball in stride at the Wauseon 44 and took off down the middle of the field for a 56-yard score. The PAT kick was missed, leaving the score at 7-6. The Kenton defense would not allow the Wauseon offense to get any closer for the remainder of the contest.

A Hites one yard run made it 14-6, and a field goal with 12 seconds left closed out the first period with the Tribe trailing 17-6. The insult to injury moment in the game came with time expiring in the half. The Wauseon defense was finding ways in which to slow down the Wildcat pass happy offense, and looked to pitch a shutout in the second period. It was another game of pitch-and-catch from Hites that proved to be the dagger of demoralization. With time expiring in the half, Hites hit Kollin Stollar for a 35-yard touchdown, but the play was negated due to holding. With time for one more shot, Hites connected with a wide open Stol-lar again as time expired, converting a first and 24 into a touchdown. Both teams left the field with Kenton in command, 24-6.

The misfiring of the Tribe offense was made clear in the first half numbers. Wauseon ran 23 plays for 56 total yards in the first half. In that same time frame, Hites passed the ball 42 times for 302 yards.

The Tribe would not return to the endzone again until late in the third period. Down by 31-6 and with

the running game doing little, Kauffman showed off his Zac Robinson-esqe athleticism. Pulling the ball down to avoid oncoming heat, Kauffman tucked the ball away, ran to his right, and found an undefended right corner at the Wauseon 36. Upon turning the corner, the pursuing Kenton secondary closed fast on Kauff-man, but he countered with twists back to his left, leaving defenders overshooting their target. 64 yards later, Kauffman crossed the goal line. A Kauffman to Jacob Newlove pass play nailed down the two-point PAT, making the score 31-14 with 2:38 remaining in the third.

Kauffman was 7 of 24 for 93 yards and five inter-ceptions through the air, and ran the ball 17 times for 114 yards and a touchdown for the Tribe. Although the Wauseon defense had trouble with the Kenton pass-ing game, the same cannot be said for their rushing attack. The Wildcats tested the Indians’ rush defense 15 times on the night, netting minus-one in yardage.

“The goals you set in the preseason,” said a tearful Coach Travis Cooper to his team after the game, “…you accomplished every one of them.” While it would have been great to have added another notch to the cham-pionship belt, no one can discount the career achieve-ments of the departing senior staff of Nate Suntken, Anthony Werder, Zac Robinson, Joshua Kauffman, Clayton Peebles, Jalen Brimmer, Zach Johnson, Derek Rupp, Peyten Shadbolt, Dillon Schantz, Andrew Clau-sen, Tabb Gype, Jackson Sluder, Jacob Newlove, Noah Castle, and Caleb Andrews. These seniors have led the Wauseon Indians’ Football program to its highest levels of a generation; they will be sorely missed.

Timothy Kays can be reached at [email protected]

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By: Lucinda Held-FaulhaberTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

The Athletic Department at Edon Northwest Local Schools hosted its annual Fall Athletic Awards Program Monday, Novem-ber 17, 2014 in the Edon Schools Auditeria. Awards presented by coaches to well-deserving Bomber Athletes included:

Football CheerleadingCoach Kayla Lapham

First Year LetterJacklyn Dargitz, Kati Ewers,

Kailee Mitchell

Second Year MedalAly Bergdall, Maggi Carter, Alexis

Mitchell

Third Year Plaque Alexia Ewers, Jaimie Moon,

Crista Wortkoetter

Fourth Year Plaque Chelsea Mocherman

BBC Scholar Athletes Alexia Ewers, Crista Wortkoetter

Most Improved Cheerleader Award

Alexis Mitchell

Most Valuable Cheerleader Award

Maggi Carter, Kailee Mitchell

Most Cheer AwardAlexia Ewers, Crista Wortkoetter

Girls Varsity GolfCoach Suzanne Hollabaugh

First Year Letter & PinSamantha Wiedmer

Second Year MedalEmily Kaylor

BBC Scholar AthleteEmily Kaylor

Medalist AwardEmily Kaylor

Boys Varsity GolfCoach Mark Blue

First Year Letter & PinEvan Fisk, Tanner Pietrykowski,

Graeden Rupp

Second Year MedalKyle Long, Jim Peckham, Hayden

Runyan

Fourth Year PlaqueAlex Kirkingburg

BBC Scholar AthletesAlex Kirkingburg, Kyle Long, Jim

Peckham, Hayden Runyan

First Team BBCHayden Runyan

Second Team BBCJim Peckham

Most Valuable Player AwardAlex Kirkingburg

Most Improved Golfer AwardJim Peckham

Girls Cross CountryCoach Terry Whitney

First Year Letter & PinCameron Lord

Third Year PlaqueMakayla Bostater, Kaylie Brown,

Brenda Harrington

BBC Scholar AthleteBrenda Harrington

Second Team BBCBrenda Harrington, Cameron

Lord

Boys Cross CountryCoach Terry Whitney

CertificatesJustin Braun, Lincoln Brown

First Year Letter & PinCort Eicher, Hunter Hodapp,

Cameron Reed, Dru Walkowski

Second Year MedalJosh Braun

Third Year PlaqueMichael Ater, JJ Braun, Tyler

Frantom, Andrew LaDuke Fourth Year Plaque

Coy Dunkle, Zane Eicher

BBC Scholar AthletesCoy Dunkle, Tyler Frantom, An-

drew LaDuke

Third Team BBCMichael Ater, Coy Dunkle, An-

drew LaDuke

Junior Varsity Girls VolleyballCoach Madison Muehlfeld

Certificate & Patch

Hanna Fogel, Sara Hiller, Olivia Radabaugh

CertificatesBreanna Davis, Meghan Dunkle,

Sarah Lemmon, Alyssa Maier, Shaylee Manahan, Sierra Orner,

Kelsey Witsaman

Coach’s AwardShaylee Manahan

Student Manager CertificatesMcKenna Hickman, Carlie Kiess

Student Manager Certificates & Small “E”

Emma Hickman, Kerrin Towers

Varsity Girls VolleyballCoach Jesse Fee

First Year Letter & PinMeghan Dunkle, Hannah Kaylor,

Karlee Trausch

Second Year MedalKaela Gearhart, Kaitlyn Sonne-

berger

Third Year PlaqueKaitlin Chrisman, Alex Kiess,

Nicole Newell BBC Scholar Athletes

Kaitlin Chrisman, Alex Kiess, Nicole Newell, Karlee Trausch,

Breanna Davis, Meghan Dunkle, Kaela Gearhart, Kaitlyn Sonne-

berger

First Team BBCAlex Kiess, Nicole Newell

BBC Honorable MentionKaitlin Chrisman

District 7 Scholar AthletesKaitlin Chrisman, Alex Kiess,

Nicole Newell

District 7 Second TeamNicole Newell

District 7 Honorable MentionAlex Kiess

District 7 Senior All Star Par-ticipants

Alex Kiess, Nicole Newell

Captain AwardsKaitlin Chrisman, Alex Kiess, Nicole Newell, Karlee Trausch

Most Improved AwardHannah Kaylor

Coach’s AwardKaela Gearhart

Most Valuable Player AwardAlex Kiess

Junior Varsity FootballCoach Scott Staten

Certificate & PatchLogan Bloir, Lucas Joice, Logan

Matthews, Travis Siebenaler

CertificateBrayden Bauer, Levi Brandt, Robert Clark, Cole Dietsch,

Shane Kohl

Student Manager CertificatesAustin Kiess, Kelby Sapp, Shane

Zulch

Varsity FootballHead Coach Scott Staten

Assistant Coach Larry Thiel Assistant Coach Jason BloirAssistant Coach Jay KlinglerAssistant Coach Tony Booth

First Year Letter & PinJared Best, Carson Brandt,

Cameron Castillo, Brandan Fifer, Jordan Julian, Preston Klingler,

Nic Livengood, Braden Miller, Kenny Ordway, Zack Robertson, Jordan Stuart, Trey Walz, Ray

Ziegenbusch,

Second Year MedalColten Lyman, Tyler Seaman,

Blake Thiel

Third Year PlaqueLandon Bloir, Heath Brown,

Lucas Price

Fourth Year PlaqueKaden Sapp

BBC Scholar AthletesLandon Bloir, Brendan Fifer,

Colten Lyman, Kaden Sapp, Tyler Seaman

TAAC Second Team OffenseTyler Seaman (Offensive Line-

man); Kaden Sapp (Quarterback); Landon Bloir (Wide Receiver)

TAAC First Team DefenseKaden Sapp (Defensive Back)

TAAC Second Team DefenseHeath Brown (Defensive Line-

man)

TAAC Honorable Mention De-fense

Cameron Castillo, Kenny Ord-way, Luke Price

Best Offensive Back Award/Team Selection

Landon Bloir

Best Offensive Lineman Award/Team Selection

Tyler Seaman

Best Defensive Lineman Award/Team Selection

Heath Brown

Best Defensive Back Award/Team Selection

Luke Price

Offensive Most Valuable Player Award

Kaden Sapp

Defensive Most Valuable Player Award

Luke Price

Most Improved Player AwardLandon Bloir

Coaches AwardKaden Sapp

John Wortkoetter AwardLuke Price, Kaden Sapp

Records Broken in 2014 Kaden Sapp

•Longest Punt Return for a Touchdown (71 yards)

•Single Game Passing Attempts (43 vs Edgerton)

•Single Game Passing Comple-tions (30 vs Constantine)

•Single Season Passing Attempts (324)

•Single Season Passing Comple-tions (172)

•Career Passing Attempts (709)•Career Passing Completions

(389)•Career Passing Yards (6,622)

•Career Passing Touchdowns (75)•Career Passing Completion Per-

centage (54.9)

Landon Bloir•Single Game Receiving Yards

(223 vs Ottawa Hills)Lucinda Held-Faulhaber

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Bomber Athletes Honored During Fall Awards Night

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFFEDON BOMBERS VARSITY BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY … Recognized at the 2014 Fall Athletic Awards Night were from left, JJ Braun (Third Year Plaque), Brenda Harrington (BBC Scholar Athlete, BBC Second Team), Tyler Frantom (BBC Scholar Ath-lete), Michael Ater (BBC Third Team), Coy Dunkle (BBC Scholar Athlete, BBC Third Team) and Andrew LaDuke (BBC Scholar Athlete, BBC Third Team). Not pictured ~ Cameron Lord (BBC Second Team). Additional photos on page 5.

EDON BOMBERS VARSITY FOOTBALL … Recognized at the 2014 Fall Athletic Awards Night were, front row, from left, Cameron Castillo (TAAC Honorable Mention), Lucas Price (TAAC Honorable Mention, Best Defensive Back Award/Team Selection, Defen-sive MVP Award, Wortkoetter Award), Kaden Sapp (BBC Scholar Athlete, TAAC Second Team Offense/Quarterback, TAAC First Team Defense/Defensive Back, Offensive MVP Award, Ten Individual School Records, Coaches Award, Wortkoetter Award) and Tyler Seaman (BBC Scholar Athlete, TAAC Second Team Offense/Offensive Lineman, Best Offensive Lineman Award/Team Selection). Back row, from left, Brendan Fifer (BBC Scholar Athlete), Heath Brown (TAAC Second Team Defense/Defensive Lineman, Best Defensive Lineman Award/Team Selection) Landon Bloir (BBC Scholar Athlete, TAAC Second Team Offense/Wide Receiver, Best Offensive Back/Team Selection, Most Im-proved Player Award, Individual School Record) and Kenny Ordway (TAAC Honorable Mention). Not pictured ~ Colten Lyman (BBC Scholar Athlete).

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By: T.J. HugTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

After a nine month wait, the most antic-ipated time of the year is but a few weeks away for the Fayette fan base. That's not to say the village doesn't rally around other sports, or supports the kids who play them any less. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Basketball Season is different, though.The town's love for basketball was on

full display at this year's Eagle Hatch, a huge pep rally in which the whole commu-nity takes part. The gym in Fayette erupted several times throughout the course of the Friday evening event, as seemingly every resident in Fayette attended to give their Winter student athletes as much love as they could handle.

Starting with the junior high, each bas-ketball team was called to the court. There they stood before all of Fayette as their re-spective coaches introduced them. Some players were humble. Others milked the crowd for applause with humorous poses.

The cheerleaders were introduced as well. Both the seventh and eighth grade teams, as well as the junior varsity and varsity units performed their own unique routine. At the conclusion of the varsity cheerleaders' set, the varsity teams ran onto the court.

After warming up for the crowd, the two squads made their way to center court. Coach Kevin Miller called out the name of each of the girls under his charge. Boys Coach Todd Mitchell did the same.

It was at this point that the varsity boys and girls teams were called to compete against one another. The game of choice was a grueling battle of both dexterity and endurance. Each competitor paired with a teammate, with each of them having to untie one of their shoes. At the start of the

game, each player could only use one hand each to re-tie both of their shoes. Then, they were required to run to half-court, sit back to back with interlocking arms, and raise themselves just high enough to “crawl” to the finish line.

The varsity girls won the game by a fair-ly comfortable margin.

It should be noted, however, that Liz Maginn cheated during the course of the competition, using both of her hands to tie her shoe. While not printed in this edition, there is photographic evidence to back up this claim. Unfortunately, there was no instant replay rule in effect at the time of the contest. Enjoy the victory girls, hollow though it may be.

There was one last battle to be waged before the night was out. Senior boys and girls basketball team members, as well as their counterparts on the cheerleading squad, went against one another in a bal-loon-popping slug fest. Working in pairs once again, teammates were forced to sit on the balloons in order to find a series of papers hidden within certain ones.

The dangers of this savage war were made apparent quite quickly, as senior Wade Burkholder came at the chair set for his team with too much haste, toppling over with the unbalanced furniture. Over-coming such adversity, his team was able to pull out a victory anyway, creating what will surely be forgotten as an upset for the ages.

Every member of the crowd laughed and cheered throughout the night, enjoy-ing every moment of watching their kids have fun on the court.

Which is something of which they hope to do a lot beginning in a few weeks time.

T.J. Hug can be reached [email protected]

Basketball Season Is Ready To Hatch For Fayette Eagles

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFCARRY ME TO VICTORY ... Katelyn Bates (35) holds jumping teammate Paige Keefer in her arms as the Fayette Varsity Girls Basketball team is introduced at Eagle Hatch.

WHOOPS! ... A bit overzealous in the senior competition, Wade Burkholder falls with his chair as he attempts to pop his first balloon, much to the joy of his teammates.

ARM-IN-ARM ... Garett Reinking (10) and Grant Schaffner (20) waddle toward the finish line as the boys and girls basketball teams square off in silly competition.

INDIANS ON THE CHARGE ... The Tribe special teams unit heads downfield after a kickoff.

PLAY ON ... With the snap of the ball, the Wauseon offensive line srises to meet the Kenton charge.

C’MON - JUST A LITTLE FURTHER ... Derek Rupp of Wauseon awaits a bouncing kick from Kenton.

TEARFUL, BUT PRIDEFUL ... An emotional Coach Travis Cooper talks to his Tribe after the game.

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EDON BOMBERS FOOTBALL CHEERLEADING … Recognized at the 2014 Fall Ath-letic Awards Night were from left, Crista Wortkoetter (BBC Scholar Athlete, Most Cheer Award), Alexia Ewers (BBC Scholar Athlete, Most Cheer Award), Alexis Mitchell (Most Improved Cheerleader Award), Maggi Carter (Most Valuable Cheerleader Award) and Kailee Mitchell (Most Valuable Cheerleader Award)

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFFJOHN WORTKOETTER AWARD … Honored during Edon High School’s Fall Athletic Awards Night as recipients of the 2014 John Wortkoetter Award were, from left, Luke Price and Kaden Sapp. Congratulating the seniors are John’s father, DeWayne Wort-koetter and brother, Tony Wortkoetter.

EDON BOMBERS VARSITY BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF … Recognized at the 2014 Fall Athletic Awards Night were from left, Hayden Runyan (BBC Scholar Athlete, First Team BBC), Alex Kirkingburg (BBC Scholar Athlete, Most Valuable Player Award), Emily Kay-lor (BBC Scholar Athlete, Medalist Award), Kyle Long (BBC Scholar Athlete), and James Peckham (BBC Scholar Athlete, Second Team BBC, Most Improved Player Award).

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Bomber Athletes Honored

EDON BOMBERS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL … Recognized at the 2014 Fall Athletic Awards Night were front row, from left, Nicole Newell (BBC Scholar Athlete, BBC First Team, District 7 Second Team, District 7 Scholar Athlete, District 7 Senior All Star Par-ticipant, Captain Award), Kaitlin Chrisman (BBC Scholar Athlete, BBC Honorable Men-tion, District 7 Scholar Athlete, Captain Award), Alex Kiess (BBC Scholar Athlete, BBC First Team, District 7 Honorable Mention, District 7 Scholar Athlete, District 7 Senior All Star Participant, Captain Award, Most Valuable Player Award) and Karlee Trausch (BBC Scholar Athlete, Captain Award). Back row, from left, Breanna Davis (BBC Schol-ar Athlete), Meghan Dunkle (BBC Scholar Athlete), Kaitlyn Sonneberger (BBC Scholar Athlete), Hanna Kaylor (Most Improved Award), Shaylee Manahan (JV Coach’s Award) and Kaela Gearhart (BBC Scholar Athlete, Coach’s Award).

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Hilltop High School HonorsFall Athletes With Awards

PHOTOS PROVIDEDCHEERLEADING AWARDS ... From left: Victoria Masters (Scholar-Athlete BBC), Adreyn Yates (Scholar-Athlete BBC, Most Improved), Hannah Carothers (Scholar-Athlete BBC, Spirit Award). Missing from picture: Alyssa Carter (Scholar-Athlete BBC).

FOOTBALL AWARDS ... From left: Justin Ashenfelter (Scholar-Athlete BBC, Honorable Mention Kicker TAAC), Jalen Towers (Scholar-Athlete BBC, Best Offensive Line, Senior Award, Honorable Mention Offensive Line TAAC), Joe Shilling (Scholar-Athlete BBC, Best Defensive Line), Zack Van Dyke (Scholar-Athlete BBC), Chase Masters (Most Im-proved). Missing from picture: Mikel Burlew (Most Valuable Player, Honorable Mention Wide Receiver TAAC), David Smith (Scholar-Athlete BBC), Dallas Timberman (Scholar-Athlete BBC)

Wauseon Student Athlete To Continue Playing Career At Taylor University

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JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY... Front: Jacob Garrow, Addyison Bentley, Jillian Fig-gins, Zoee Keiser, Jake Myers, Gabe Maginn. Back: Clayton Pheils, Trey Keefer, Levi Seiler, Troy Decant, Porter Maginn, Kody Rashley, Coach Maginn.

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(November 21, 2014)-MONTPELIER: Not wanting to be a poor host, Montpelier decided to cook for those fortunate enough to show up early for their team’s Founda-tion Game against Hilltop.

From 4:30 P.M. to the first tip off at 6:15 P.M., patrons were invited to par-take in a chili dinner, which was served in the school’s auditeria. Throughout that time span, a plethora of people trafficked through the area, treating themselves to chili, oyster crackers, and several other enjoyable compliments to the meal.

Fans weren’t the only ones to dig in, though. Coaches and administrators from both schools also frequented the auditeria, relaxing from their taxing work to chat and eat their fill.

The auditeria also served as the storage facility for the various canned goods donat-ed by many fans in attendance. Bringing in a canned food item gave patrons a re-duced ticket price upon entry to the game. Two tables, one for each team’s fans, stood filled with the kindness of two communi-ties interested in supporting more than just their school’s sports teams. These goods were given to the Helping Hands Food Pantry in downtown Montpelier.

After filling their appetites, everyone filed into the gymnasium across the hall, ready to watch their respective teams com-pete against a strong opponent. The real highlight of the night had already taken place however, as the charity of those very fans is what should take center stage.


AND THEN I SAID TO THE GUY ... While waiting for more people to come, a worker takes the time to socialize with a patron. Meanwhile, the children servers are eager to get to back to work.

COME AND GET IT ... A crowd gathers at the chili line as hungry spectators intend to fill their stomachs before the Foundation Game between Montpelier and Hilltop.

GETTING TOGETHER ... Fans of both Montpelier and Hilltop congregate together in the Montpelier School Auditeria, enjoying some delicious chili and each other’s company.




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(November 21, 2014)-MONTPELIER: Hilltop made the trip down 20-A to take on the Locomotives of Montpelier in the 2014 edition of the host team's Foundation Bas-ketball Game.

Each Junior Varsity and Varsity team, boys and girls, played against one another for a shortened half of action. Such a for-mat leads one to ask the question of just how does a team win a Foundation Game?

Opening up the evening was a match-up between the Junior Varsity girls. Con-stant pressure and stingy defense by Hill-top proved to be too much for the young Locomotive girls to handle, as the Lady Cadets took the game convincingly. The visiting girls of Hilltop played defense for the full length of the court, all game long. The Lady Locos struggled to hold onto the ball against such an aggressive attack, al-lowing Hilltop to create several turnovers.

Perhaps the most exciting game of the

night, the Junior Varsity boys did battle second. A thrilling contest, Montpelier was able to come from behind late to claim a twenty-two to twenty win over their guests from Hilltop. Much like their female coun-terparts, the Locomotive boys had a hard time handling the press early on. Howev-er, adjustments were made the Montpelier Coaching staff, and the home town boys were able to break the Cadet attack. Miss-ing some vital free throws late in the game, Montpelier left the door open for Hilltop in the closing seconds. A half court shot at the buzzer missed the mark, though, and Montpelier earned a hard fought victory.

The Varsity girls were next to take the court. Despite a strong start by the Lady Cadets, the experience displayed by a veteran Locomotives team was enough to come away with a twenty-two to eighteen victory. Hilltop hit some open looks early in the game, and put a lot of pressure on Montpelier with their press. Yet, those cracks in the Lady Locos' defense were patched up in short order, and the home

team handled their opponent's tough de-fensive efforts pretty well. Hannah Blake scored some tough points when Montpe-lier needed them most, penetrating toward the hoop, as well as knocking down some mid-range jumpers.

But it was the savvy nature of the more experienced Montpelier squad that won them this game. Pulling down crucial re-bounds and finding ways to get to the free throw line is what earned them the victory.

In the Varsity boys' contest, Hilltop got off to a hot start and never relinquished the lead. It was the hot shooting of soph-omores Quinn Smith and Tim Maneval that propelled the Cadet offense, as the young duo accounted for twenty nine of their team's thirty six points. Montpelier played admirably, using their athleti-cism to attack the basket and play solid defense. The Locos also showed off their depth, with many players seeing time in the game. Hilltop's ability to make tough shots was just too much for the Locomo-tives to combat, however, and they totaled

only twenty-four points.Yet, going forward, Montpelier dem-

onstrated that they're a more consistent team, and are certainly much improved from last season. Hilltop will need more players to contribute offensively if they plan to compete for a Buckeye Border Conference title this year. Smith and Ma-neval won't always be able to carry that burden alone.

So the question remains; who won the Foundation Game between Montpelier and Hilltop?

That would be The Helping Hands Food Pantry. Spectators for the game received a reduced ticket price if they brought a canned food item to donate. With adults paying six dollars for entry, and students paying four, a donation would shave two dollars off of the cost of admission.

So, the real winners of this game were justly rewarded.


GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN ... Lady Locomotive Hannah Blake brings the ball down the court as Cadet defender Bailey Funkhouser picks her up. The two players battled back and forth for the duration of the game, with Blake hitting some tough shots against the stingy defense of Funkhouser.

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFGET THAT OUT OF HERE! ... Dalton Surbey (42) blocks the shot attempt of Tim Ma-neval (24).

FOUND AN OPENING ... Karissa Crisenbery (33) sees a hole in the Lady Locomotive defense, seeking to exploit it with a mid-range jumper. Crisenbery spent most of the evening boxing out Montpelier Senior standout Baylee Hageman and getting rebounds for the Cadets.

A CHARITABLE DONATION ... Hilltop Athletic Director Tony Gerig (left) and Montpelier Athletic Director Joe Brigle (right), help load up canned food items as they are about to be sent down to the Helping Hands Food Pantry.

BEYOND CONTENTION ... Maneval (24) elevates above the hands of Montpelier defend-er Kyrin Schuman as he keeps his eyes on the basket all the while. The Cadet sopho-more had 14 points on the night.


JR. HIGH GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY ... Pictured above is: Abby Grice . Missing from photo is Emily Banks.

JR. HIGH BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right): Daniel Fether, Reece Hall, Cody Moser, Tristin Sampson. Back row: Izaiah Sanchez, Wyatt Short, Emanuel Villanueva, Logan Boetz, Izayah Ferguson, Thomas Bost.

7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right): Ryleigh Glock, Madison Short, Emilyanne Cox, Shauna Miehls, Courtney Stewart. Back row: Kalis-ta Blevins, Makenzie Cadwell, Eryn Currier, MaKaela Treace, Dallis Clauson, Sophia Rockey.

8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL ... Pictured above are (Front row, left to right): Brittney Haines, Erica Breier, Emma Grime, Breanna Wolfrum. Back row: Kayla Hall, Anna Stuckey, Coach Kristi Miehls, Katelyn Tingley, Breanna Doriot, Jenna Ramon.

Stryker Junior High Fall 2014 Sports Teams


Everyone loves a good raffle.A name is pulled at random from several others, and

the winner claims their prize. At times, a second, or may-be even a third person find themselves chosen on a whim to receive a lesser award. It's luck of the draw, truly, with only the lucky few hearing their names called. And, of course, everyone wants to be the first one called.

A reverse raffle is pretty much the opposite of that.No one would know that better than the Stryker Band

Boosters, who have been putting reverse raffles together for twenty-five years. This year, in particular, was special, though, and not just because it marked a quarter-century of fun and creative fund raising.

This year, the proceed went toward cover the Stryk-er High School Band's trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

To celebrate the coming journey, several members of the band dressed up as Disney characters for the event. From Cinderella to Woody to Pocahontas, and even the evil witch, the lovable characters revered by so many were well represented on the stage of the Multi-Purpose Room as Band Director Dustin Maroon signaled his kids to raise their horns.

As guests came and went from the hallways where hot food awaited them, the band began its twenty-five minute performance. Sticking with the Disney theme, they played several songs from the brand's movies, including a short-ened version of the score from Snow White. They ended their set with an exciting, blood-pumping medley of The Pirates of the Caribbean score.

Afterward, the rules of the reverse raffle were explained to the crowd. Unlike a regular raffle, everyone's name was to be drawn, with the last one read declared the winner of the grand prize. Also different from a standard draw-ing, there would be many winners, as certain draws were predisposed to lesser prizes. Perhaps the most interest-ing aspect of the reverse raffle is the right ticket holders have to auction off their tickets at special times during the raffle. A cost of ten percent of each sale had to be paid to the band boosters to do so.

Nearly 120 prizes were given away during the course of the raffle. A Heartland Energy Grill, several gift cer-tificates, free rounds of golf at Riverside Greens, and The Maroon Family Sauder Village Get-a-way package were among the trinkets won by ticket holders. Every fifty draws, one-hundred dollars was given away as well.

Very much like a normal raffle, however, the real priz-es laid in the top three places. The third to last person chosen would take home five-hundred dollars, while the next name drawn was to claim one-thousand dollars. The winner of the raffle, the one who outlasted all of his or her peers, would receive $1,500 as their reward.

There were 299 entrants into the reverse raffle, and their names were all on display on a retractable wall placed onto the stage. One by one, their names were called, and, one by one, they saw their names ripped from the board, eliminating them from contention for the $1,500.

Kim Wyse did the calling, serving as auctioneer for the night. Between reading off names, Wyse entertained the crowd with jokes. As for the quality of said jokes, well, that lies in the eye of the beholder. An example:

“Why was Tigger jumping into the toilet?” Wyse asked

the crowd before answering her own question. “Because he was looking for Pooh!”

As the raffle moved forward, and that prize money loomed closer, the intensity of the room increased. This was culminated when the last of the tickets auctioned off was sold for over one-hundred dollars, well over the thir-ty-five dollar value it held at the beginning of the night.

A three-hundredth ticket holder was selected after the 274 name had been drawn. Throughout the evening, raffle tickets were sold in order to determine who would attain the last spot in the reverse raffle. The initial winner of the ticket immediately decided to sell it, which earned him around one-hundred dollars as well.

When the names on the wall dwindled down to just three, those still left in the raffle were invited onto the stage. Alex Maynard, Linda Sullivan, and Steve Waid-elich, representing his daughter, Laurin, accepted. The trio stood at center stage, eager to find out if they were the one destined to take home that $1,500.

Maynard heard his name read next, making him the five-hundred dollar winner. With only Sullivan and Waid-elich left alive in the competition, suspense took over. Wyse called out Sullivan's name, earning her one-thou-sand dollars. More importantly, Waidelich had outlasted everyone else and won the grand prize. Her father ac-cepted on her behalf.

“It's my daughter's money,” Steve stated with a smirk. “So I don't even get any of it.”

Yes, everyone loves a good raffle. Unless their daughter wins the draw.


Stryker Band Boosters Host Twenty-Fifth Annual Reverse Raffle

PHOTOS BY T.J. HUG, STAFFGREAT CROWD ... As the evening progresses, more and more people saw their hopes at taking home the one-thousand five-hundred dollar first prize crushed as their names were drawn and taken off of the board.

ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH ... Stryker High School Band Director Dustin Maroon leads his costumed band through a montage of classic Disney songs as patrons eat at the Band Booster’s Reverse Raffle.

AND HERE WE HAVE ... After the performance, Maroon introduced those members of the band who wished to take part in a costume contest. Donald Duck and Pocahontas are the first two in line.

HERE ARE YOUR FINALISTS ... Outlasting 297 other names, Steve Waidelich (left), representing his daughter Laurin, Alex Maynard, and Linda Sullivan stepped onto the stage so that the winner could be announced. Maynard walked away with five hundred dollars, Sullivan with one-thousand dollars, and Waidelich with nothing, as the one-thousand five-hundred dollar grand prize belongs to his daughter.


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