Sports

Redskins swimmers win first home meet

WAPAKONETA — The Wapakoneta swim teams hosted their first home meet of the 2019-20 season on Monday, competing against Indian Lake, Bluffton, St. Marys, and Ben Logan at the Wapakoneta YMCA.

Botkins girls edge Fairlawn

SIDNEY — Botkins rallied for a dramatic 55-51 win over host Fairlawn in a Shelby County League girls basketball contest on Monday.
Botkins is now 3-1 overall, and 2-1 in league play.
The two squads had met last Tuesday, with Botkins winning that game by a score of 46-33.

Wapakoneta boys rally for win over Bellefontaine

It was worth the trip — and the price of admission.
Wapakoneta trailed for most of the night, but staged a strong fourth-quarter rally to earn a 66-63 win over Bellefontaine in nonleague boys basketball action on Tuesday.

Botkins girls win over Fairlawn

BOTKINS — The Botkins girls defeated Fairlawn 46-33 in a Shelby County League contest on Tuesday.
Makenna Maurer led the Lady Trojans with 16 points. Carmen Heuker and Jill Greve had nine points each.
Botkins improves to 2-1 overall, and 1-1 in league play.

W-G girls get first win of season

JACKSON CENTER — The Waynesfield-Goshen girls gave coach Jocelyn Hennon her first career win as they defeated Jackson Center 46-35 in nonleague play on Tuesday.
Waynesfield-Goshen is 1-2 on the year.

Lady Redskins edged by Minster in opener

As openers go, it provided a good show.
The Wapakoneta girls basketball opened the 2019-20 season on Friday, going back and forth before visiting Minster found a few more points in a 57-53 nonleague win.

Redskins fall to Trotwood-Madison

WAPAKONETA — A sudden shift left the Redskins out in the cold.
Wapakoneta had its 2019 season come to an end Friday night, losing to Trotwood-Madison 33-21 in the regional quarterfinals of the Division III playoffs at Harmon Field.
The Redskins end the year at 9-2.

Botkins soccer headed to state semifinals

There's a signpost ahead for Botkins. Next stop: State.
The Botkins boys soccer team recorded a dramatic 1-0 victory over Seven Hills on Saturday to earn a Region 12 championship.
The team extended its record-setting run and advances to the Division III state semifinals.

Redskins to face Rams in first round of football playoffs

The Wapakoneta football team knew it was in the Division III playoffs.
Now comes one rematch, followed by the potential for another.
Wapakoneta completed the 2019 season with a record of 9-1, winning a share of the Western Buckeye League title at 8-1.

Locals run well at state cross country

HEBRON — Local athletes had a good showing at the 2019 Division III cross country meet on Saturday.
On the boys' side, Botkins continued the Trojans' outstanding fall by earning a 10th place finish.