Thursday, February 23, 2012

 

 
 

HOW TO
Which movie are you most looking forward to this summer?

 
 
 
 
SOUNDSLIDE
Boys baseball players talk about their strengths and their season.

 
 
 
 
THE TEASE
Check out this
preview of the
winter pep rally

video included in
this year's The Vid.

 

 

 

Boys tennis reflects on season

District finish: “We had five guys qualify (to districts), but no one moved on to state,” coach Ray Elbin said.  “Everyone who went won at least one match, so they competed well and did a great job. “I wish (junior) Chikara Oshima and (senior) Connor Hoban could’ve gone to state, but they still did very well.”   Overall season: “I had a really great experience these past years on th...

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Findlay joins new league

Dominating the league in many sports could soon be over for Findlay. With the disbandment of the GBC, Findlay will be competing in a 10-team conference called TRAC (Three Rivers Athletic Conference) beginning in the fall of 2011.  “Findlay had basically two options as we attempted to join several different leagues and were denied,” athletic director Nate Weihrauch said.  “The two o...

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Girls track finishes fourth in league

Greater Buckeye Conference: “The girls team finished in 4th place in the GBC meet,” girls track coach Mark Gleason said. “After the regular season, we had injuries and and bad weather but I guess we finished about as well as we could.” Tourney outlook: “Junior Kyesha Neal qualified (for state) in the shot put,” Gleason said. “Senior Holly Barton qualified for regionals and ended up placing 9th. T...

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Findlay loses all-sports race

For the first time in the history of the Greater Buckeye Conference, Findlay has lost the all-sports race. Here are the final standings: School                    Points Napoleon                90.00 Findlay                    86.00 Fremont     ...

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Senior works hard as three sport athlete

From intercepting a pass to scoring a goal to hitting a homerun, senior Alex Henry can do it all.   Literally. Instead of focusing on one sport like many athletes, Henry plays a different one each season, sharing his talents in football, hockey and baseball.   “I have been playing each sport for various teams ever since I was little,” he said.  “The challenge of playing three ...

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Baseball loses sectional match

Greater Buckeye Conference: “We lost to Fremont 1-0,” varsity baseball coach Jeff Stutzman said.  “We ended up third in our league.  The players and I had high expectations, so we’re not happy about third. Our goal was to win the league.” Tournament finish: “We lost the first game,” Stutzman said.  “We expected to do better. We had 11 seniors – a lot of experience to handle everyth...

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Tennis wins 12th consecutive league title

Greater Buckeye Conference finish: “It was an amazing feeling to win the conference this year because we have never lost a title in the eight years the league has existed,” Schiable said.  “It was cool to leave the conference on such a high note.    District finish: “We had five guys qualify (to districts), but no one moved on to state,” coach Ray Elbin said.  “Everyo...

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Softball off to rough start

Players to watch for: Senior Caitlyn Eckhardt and juniors Stacy Graham and McKenzie Curlis Team captains: Graham and senior Alex Opp Record: 1-9 Team strength: “We have a great group of girls with a lot of talent,” Eckhardt said.  “We can hit the ball and almost our whole team are returning lettermen, so we have a lot of experience.”  Need to improve: “We need to work on our d...

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Boys track has strong distance team

Players to watch for: Seniors Brock Romantic, Caleb Joseph, junior Ian Frankenburg, sophomores Tyler Brown, Matt Waaland, Vance Settlemire and Devin Dennard   Predicted league champ: Fremont or Sandusky   Team strength: “Our greatest strength is our distance team,” junior Jimmy Roche said. “We have a deeply talented roster with runners coming from our successful cross country seaso...

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Moms share passion for high school sports

A deafening roar echoes across the ice making everyone turn and stare. An enthusiastic hockey mother is unaware of the eyes on her as she celebrates her son’s success in scoring a goal. “I get very excited when one of my sons (senior Nick Wooley and sophomore Alex Wooley) plays well,” mom Tracy Smith said. “I’m definitely a cheerer. I have a very loud voice.  I’m like a one-woman cheer ...

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Senior dreams of playing college hockey

Since the age of three, senior Layne Martin has been playing hockey with only one goal in mind: to play Division I college hockey. “To achieve this goal, I will have to have dedication on and off the ice all the time,” Martin said.  “I will have to make every tryout I can and take every possible opportunity that comes my way.” After three years of playing high school hockey, Martin decide...

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Swimmers struggle to balance busy schedule

A loud buzzing sound jolts her from her deep sleep.   It was a late night.  Senior Kortney Mullen spent hours after practice doing homework and studying for two tests.  Now, at 4:50 a.m., another day begins.   With a loud yawn, she slides her legs over the side of the bed.  It’s time to hit the pool for swim practice.   Her new day begins just four short hours...

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