Kalida knocks Spencerville from unbeaten ranks

KALIDA — The host Wildcats became the first team to defeat Spencerville in boys high school basketball this season with a 55-45 victory Saturday night.

Jaden Smith had 17 points and EJ Miller scored 16 for Kalida (6-3). Owen Sensabaugh had 12 points and Josh Henline scored 10 for the Bearcats (6-1).

Temple Christian 66,

New Knoxville 48

LIMA — Dawson Clay (24), Landon Callahan (20) and Jabaz DuPree (10) each scored in double digits for Temple Christian. Jay Schroeder (18), Preston Rutschilling (11) and Andrew Leffel (10) were double digit scorers for New Knoxville.

Marion Local 45,

Celina 25

CELINA — Jadyn Merscher had 17 points and Jake Knapke scored 11 in Marion Local’s season opener after winning the Division VI state football championship. Braylon Gabes led Celina with nine points.

Lincolnview 62,

Fort Jennings 50

FORT JENNINGS — Austin Bockrath had 15 points and Reide Jackson and Kohen Cox each scored 13 for the visiting Lancers. Jarron Swick had 23 points and Owen Calvelage scored nine for the Musketeers.

Simpson’s point total

Ayden Simpson had 30 points in Perry’s 68-62 victory Friday night against Hardin Northern. His points total was incorrect in Saturday’s Area Roundup. The Commodores improved to 4-4 overall and 2-0 in the Northwest Central Conference.

Hardin Northern 61

Arcadia 39

DOLA — Xander Wilson had 16 points and Carter Curtis scored 12 for Hardin Northern.

Miller City 77, McComb 49

MILLER CITY — Silas Niese (17), Thomas Weis (11) and Brandan Barlage (10) each score in double digits for the host Wildcats.

Ottoville 60, Paulding 37

OTTOVILLE — Alex Suever (18), Carter Horstman (15) and Kellen Schlagbaum (14) each scored in double digits for the host Big Green.

Ada 44, Cory-Rawson 34

ADA — Carter Conley (13), Spencer Wall (11) and Ethan Murphy (10) scored in double digits for the host Bulldogs.

Minster 53, Anna 46

MINSTER — Kole Richard had 11 points and James Niemeyer scored nine for the host Wildcats.

Van Wert 58, Wayne Trace 55

HAVILAND — Aiden Pratt had 20 points and Garrettt Gunter scored 10 for Van Wert.

Antwerp 54, Delphos Jefferson 45

ANTWERP — Isaac Gallmeier (14), Trent Teman (12) and Levi Rode (11) each scored in double digits for Jefferson.

Wrestling

Cavalier Invitational

COLDWATER — The host Cavaliers (227 points) finished second behind St. Xavier (240) from Kentucky among the 23 teams.

Coldwater’s Shane Ontrop (190 pounds) and Will Fox (215) won their weight divisions and teammates Tyler Overman (120 pounds) and Tanner Stammen (138) each finished second. Brady Hamilton (126), Austin Hamilton (132), Sam Obringer (165) and Troy Milligan (285) each were third also for the Cavaliers. Evan Cox was the top finisher for Ottawa-Glandorf with a fifth place at 215 pounds. O-G (18) finished 19th.

Boys Bowling

Shawnee 2,846, Bath 2,593

LIMA — Owen Steidl had the high game (223) and two-game series (435) for Shawnee at 20th Century Lanes.

Blake Bishop (248) had the high game and Jaden Davisson (375) had the high series for Bath.

Coldwater 2,940, Parkway 2,012

Keaton Bruns had the high game (225) and two-game series (442) for Coldwater.

Girls Bowling

Shawnee 2,180, Bath 1,484

LIMA — Olivia Miller had the high game (234) and two-game series (387) for Shawnee at 20th Century Lanes. Alyssa Rickett had the high game (190) and series (325) for Bath.

Coldwater 2,639, Parkway 2,251

Courtney May had the high game (257) and two-game series (443) for Coldwater.

Colleges

Women’s basketball

Ohio Northern 57, Capital 41

ADA — Ohio Northern parlayed an early scoring run and strong defensive play to a win over Capital at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference while dropping the Comets to 8-3, 2-2.

Sophomore Layla Dials (Willard) came off the bench and scored a career-high 12 points to go with four rebounds and two assists to lead ONU.

Sophomore Brooke Allen (Woodville/Woodmore) tallied 10 points and nine rebounds, and sophomore Abi Akamine (Lahaina, Hawaii/Lahainaluna) added nine points and four rebounds.

Junior Kristen Luersman (Fort Jennings) finished with seven points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

UNOH 74, UC-Clermont 69

LIMA — After trailing most of the game, UNOH (8-4) rallied late to take control in the fourth and finish off a win over UC-Clermont (7-4).

Jada Haines (SR/Akron, Ohio) finished with a game high 22 points shooting 8-18 (44%) from the field.

Anderson 75, Bluffton 69 (OT)

BLUFFTON — Bluffton University dropped a decision to Anderson in overtime. Anderson improved to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton slipped to 5-3 and 1-3 in the HCAC.

The Beavers trailed 63-59 with 1:31 to play in regulation before an Olivia Zender (Fostoria/Hopewell Louden) triple made it a one-point game. Morgan Smith (Arlington) split a pair of charity tosses with 40 seconds sending the game to overtime.

Smith finished with 17 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.

Men’s basketball

Bluffton 63, Kalamazoo 62

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Bluffton University hit a pair of late threes before a Kegan Owen (Indianapolis, Ind./Greenwood) buzzer-beater gave the Beavers a win against Kalamazoo. Bluffton upped its season mark to 2-6, while Kalamazoo fell to 1-8 on the season.

Owen took the inbounds pass with seven ticks remaining, fumbled, recovered and calmly sank the game-winner with three tenths of a second on the clock, sending the visitors to their second win of the season. Triples by Michael Stammen (Versailles) and Brady Wheeler over the final 2:13 set the stage for Owen’s game-winner.

Stammen hit 5-of-11 from the field and 8-for-10 at the stripe en route to a game-high 20 points

Capital 72, Ohio Northern 62

ADA — Freshman Will Miller (Ottoville) scored a career-high 20 points Saturday afternoon as Ohio Northern fell to Capital at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears fall to 4-5 overall and 1-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference while the Comets improve to 5-5, 2-2.

Miller was 6-of-7 from the foul line and added five rebounds and three steals to his game-high point total.

Senior C.J. Napier (Miamisburg/Bishop Fenwick) was 7-for-8 from the free-throw line and finished with 13 points for ONU.

Senior Adam Scott (Wapakoneta) added a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Wright State 111, UNOH 59

FAIRBORN — Led by Brandon Noel’s 21 points, the Wright State Raiders (6-6) defeated the the University of Northwestern Ohio Racers (5-9). UNOH was led in scoring by Cedric Delancy Jr., who finished with nine points.

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