Girls Basketball

Schlegel back at full force

Tom Usher

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WAPAKONETA -Wapakoneta junior center Heidi Schlegel has only one speed. It doesn't matter whether it's at the regional tournament or a summer game. It was late in a American Youth Basketball Tour tournament game in July of 2007 at Fort Wayne. Her team... Full story

New Riegel pulls away from Kalida

Tom Usher

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  ELIDA - One Kalida guard was in foul trouble. Another went down with an ankle injury. In the end, that was too much to overcome. New Riegel pulled away at the foul line with a 51-39 victory over Kalida in the Division IV girls basketball regional... Full story

Wapakoneta toughens up to advance to regional finals

Tom Usher

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  ONTARIO - An hour or so before tipoff, Wapakoneta's players were dancing on the court to a variety of pregame music. So why would anyone expect this team to panic? Wapakoneta bounced back from a shaky third quarter to bump off previously unbeaten... Full story

Wapakoneta's girls reach first regional

Tom Usher

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  LIMA - Wapakoneta guard Devon Golden had the championship medal around her neck and kept looking at the final score. Wapakoneta 64, Bath 48. "That number just makes me want to smile," Golden said with a huge grin. Golden and Heidi Schlegel... Full story

Pandora-Gilboa drops heartbreaker in district finals

Mike Miller

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  BENTON RIDGE - Tournament time brings wins that are sweeter and losses that are more painful. Pandora-Gilboa was forced to swallow a painful pill Saturday when it dropped a 50-45 decision to Carey after leading for nearly the entire game. The... Full story

Kalida storms past Patrick Henry for district crown

Scott Brinkman

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  ARCHBOLD - Kalida used a smothering defense and clutch foul shooting to defeat Patrick Henry, 47-28 at the Division IV girls district final at Archbold High School on Saturday. The Wildcats full-court pressure mixed in with zone traps forced... Full story

Pandora-Gilboa girls advance to district title game

Jim Naveau

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  BENTON RIDGE - Sometimes the best explanation is the obvious one. Pandora-Gilboa's 54-34 win over Leipsic in a Division IV girls basketball district semifinal at Liberty-Benton on Thursday night came in the third match-up between the two teams... Full story

Defense propels Bath's girls into district semis

Tom Usher

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  PAULDING - It wasn't the Bath 3-point shooting offense of old. But it didn't need to be. Instead, the Wildkittens leaned heavily on their defense. Bath forced 30 turnovers and cruised past Ottawa-Glandorf 66-39 to capture the Division II girls... Full story

Crestview, St. John’s ease into district semifinals

Jim Naveau

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  HAVILAND - After losing by 34 points to Crestview in its final regular-season game, Delphos Jefferson knew it faced a big task playing the Knights in a Division IV girls basketball sectional championship game on Saturday night at Wayne Trace High... Full story

Grove, LCC eliminated from tournament play

Mike Miller

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  ELIDA - Big first quarters and hot shooting from 3-point land led both Liberty-Benton and Riverdale to Division III girls' sectional crowns Saturday night at Elida. In the first game, Liberty-Benton hit six of eight from behind the arc in the... Full story

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