Sports

Wapakoneta's Schneider qualifies for regionals

FINDLAY — The Wapakoneta boys and girls cross country teams completed Saturday at the Division I district tournament at Findlay, with Paige Schneider qualifying for next week’s regionals.

For more, see Monday's edition of the Wapakoneta Daily News.

Wapakoneta girls rout Van Wert in playoff opener

Van Wert coach Rich Nouza came into Saturday’s sectional final at Ryan Field wanting to slow down the Wapakoneta Redskins high-powered squad.
He entered the contest having his Cougars pack the area in front of the goal and only have two forwards out front.

Redskins top Bryan in four sets

BRYAN — Wapakoneta put its preparation to good use.
WIth an extended break, Wapakoneta came up with a winning solution Saturday, defeating Bryan 3-1 for a sectional championship.

Urbana eliminates Botkins girls

BOTKINS — The Botkins girls soccer team battled but were unable to come up with a way to score Thursday, as they lost 3-0 to Urbana in a Division III district tournament game at Botkins Park.

Redskins fall to St. Marys in district playoff

ST. MARYS – When Coach Keith Rambin saw his Wapakoneta Redskins playing with no emotion in their district final game, he knew the St. Marys Roughriders had the advantage.

Annual nature walk has seen changes over years

The 48th Annual Walk with Nature was held this past Sunday along the Miami-Erie Canal. Of course, there are a lot of extras going on along with the Walk including music, kids’ activities, craft and market sales, and more creating a true festival atmosphere.

Houston eliminates Botkins volleyball

ARCANUM — The Botkins volleyball team had its season come to a close Tuesday with a 3-0 loss to Houston in the Division IV district tournament.
Houston won by scores of 25-16, 25-20, and 25-21.
The Trojans finish the year with a record of 6-16.

Botkins shuts out Madison in tourney opener

BOTKINS — It was the Zane and Lane show taking effect for Botkins.
Zane Paul and Dalton Lane combined to score three times as the Trojans shut out visiting Madison 3-0 in a Division III district tournament game on Tuesday.

Redskins take 4th, 7th at WBL meet

BATH — The Wapakoneta cross country squads competed in the Western Buckeye League meet on Saturday at Bath.
The Lady Redskins took fourth place, while the boys finished seventh.
Defiance swept both team titles and had both individual winners.

Botkins runs well at SCAL meet

ANNA — The Botkins cross country teams competed Saturday at the Shelby County Athletic League, collecting a pair of third-place team finishes.
Fort Loramie won both team titles and individual titles.