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PREP PREVIEW | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 Also Winning is a way of life at Berlin Hiland | T21 Easy-to-clip team schedules Fostoria’s Veronica Wonderly has gone from cheering on the team to holding her own on the court > INSIDE REVIEW TIMES T2 COVER STORY FOSTORIA REVIEW TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 Fostoria’s Veronica Wonderly has gone from cheering on the team to holding her own on the court winning season. And trying to change that is a priority for her as she closes out her high school career. As a standout at Fostoria High “I’d like to reach 1,000 points and School in the early 2000s, Elaine DiC- be the third one up there,” she said, esare had no idea that little Veronica referencing DiCesare and former teamWonderly aspired to be just like her. mate Aja Hall as FHS players to have “I really only knew her as Whitley’s reached that plateau. “And any records little sister who always came to our I can break, I’m not going to say no to games and cheered us on,” the former them. I’m not going to focus on them, Lady Red All-Ohio point guard said, but if it happens it happens and I’ll be referring to former teammate Whitley happy with it. Swartz. “Mainly I would just like to come But as it turned out, DiCesare out with a winning season. Thirteen, 15 became a mentor to a girl who has gone games won — I would just be thrilled.” on to become one In past years, of northwest Ohio’s Wonderly of ten “... Any records I can top guards. looked to pas s break, I’m not going “Elaine was my to Hall, who last idol in girls basseason finished her to say no to them. I’m ketball,” Wonderly, career as Fostoria’s now an FHS senior, not going to focus on career leader in said. “Elaine was a points with 1,565 them, but if it happens it point guard; I was and rebounds with a point guard. And 972. But while he happens and I’ll be happy she was the best doesn’t want Wonwith it.” point guard, so I derly to feel preswas watching her.” sured to carry this As time went VERONICA WONDERLY year’s Lady Red and on, the instruction FOSTORIA GIRLS POINT GUARD being confident that became personal. she won’t have to, And Wonderly has learned well. coach Mat Swortchek thinks his veteran Playing at the varsity level since her guard will impress onlookers more than freshman year, the 5-foot-6 Wonderly she already has. has averaged 11.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, “She had to be a different player with 2.6 steals and 2.2 assists per game while Aja here,” he said. “Now she’ll get to earning All-Northern Ohio League and show some of her other skills without All-Northwest District honors. By aver- Aja here. aging a little more than 12 points per “One thing most people probably game this season, she’ll finish with haven’t seen is she has the ability to more than 1,000 for her career. All that’s been missing for her is a See WONDER, Page T3 By SCOTT COTTOS SPORTS EDITOR DOUG CAMERON / for the Review Times VERONICA WONDERLY will lead the attack for Fostoria High School’s girls basketball team this season as a senior point guard who has played at the varsity level since her freshman year. FOSTORIA REVIEW TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 Wonder COVER STORY she was in high school. A lot of my “She pushed me. It was real nice. moves came from Elaine. I’ve taken a And we’re still in contact. Whenever lot from what she’s told me.” I see her, I give her a hug.” While coaching St. Wendelin’s Through the years, Wonderly Continued from page T2 ju n ior va rsit y has developed the next year, an intense inter“She’s one of those DiCesare didn’t est in basketscore a lot of points and do it quickly.” see as much of players who would lift ball. Though she DiCesare, who now teaches in the Wonderly. Out of attends games her game around better Tiffin school system, could do that as coaching last year, of the Bowling a player, as well as handle other chores though, DiCesare players. She’s such a Green State Union the court. again tutored her versity women’s hard worker, she’ll do She’s since become able to see a star pupil. team and apprecisimilar type of player in red and black. “Every home ates the considerwhatever it takes to help “She reminds me a little bit of game, she had able skills of Ohio myself, though she’s a little more ath- this little notethe team.” State point guard letic and quicker,” DiCesare said. card made up for Sammy Prahalis, Wonderly said DiCesare had much me with the tasks ELAINE DiCESARE she prefers to to do with the development of her or chores for that FORMER FOSTORIA ALL-OHIO watch the “sweet game. game,” Wonderly POINT GUARD moves” of NBA “When she was the JV coach my said. “They’d be players. Her favorfreshman year, we just clicked,” said like, ‘Do this: I want you to have five ite performer is Denver Nuggets point Wonderly, who played mostly varsity offensive rebounds; two, three, four guard Chauncey Billups. but also contributed to the junior or five steals; this many points; this In that she absorbs so much basvarsity cause in her first year of high many blocks; keep your head up,’ I ketball-related information, it would school. “She was telling me stuff I always taped it on my water bottle seem to reasonably follow that “her needed to work on that she did when and looked at it during timeouts. basketball IQ is one of the highest I’ve ever seen,” Swortchek said. In addition to playing summer AAU ball, like a younger Prahalis she’s helped her game by playing against boys in the offseason. “Even the boys players who aren’t outstanding are still going to be better than you, so you’ve got to be able to push yourself to that level,” Wonderly said. “A lot of the boys here definitely will push me to that level — or push me to the floor, which they’ve done plenty of times because they get mad,” she added with a laugh. Wonderly, however, is a competitive sort who wants to improve. “(Some boys) are like, ‘Well, I don’t want to a block a girl, blah, blah, blah,’” Wonderly said. “I’m like, ‘Block me. It’s not going to get me better if you’re not being hard on me. Play like I’m a guy.’” While many players like to score, Wonderly most enjoys and takes particular pride in her defensive play, especially when it results in a steal. “And being able to take it down for a fast-break layup and make it — that’s even better,” she said. Wonderly hopes to play in college, and DiCesare thinks that’s where her game would most thrive. “She has a lot more room to grow as a player,” DiCesare said. “She’s one of those players who would lift her game around better players. She’s such a hard worker, she’ll do whatever it takes to help the team.” As for this year, she’d like to help what she called a closely knit group of Lady Red players reach a level not often reached in the FHS program. It is her last shot in high school, after all. “It’s overwhelming that I’m a senior,” she said. “It’s my last year, DOUG CAMERON / for the Review Times and I’d like to have a winning season. (ABOVE), FOSTORIA High School’s Veronica Wonderly drives I’d like to do the sectional thing — I’d against Bucyrus during sectional play. Wonderly, also pictured at like to take down the net. Sectionals, right, will be a fourth-year varsity player this season. league, whatever I can get — I want a piece of the net.” T3 INSIDE Arcadia T8 Bettsville T9 Elmwood T10 Findlay T11 Fostoria T6-7 Hopewell-Loudon T14 Lakota T15 New Riegel T16 Tiffin Calvert T17 Tiffin Columbian T18 St. Wendelin T4-5 Van Buren T19 Vanlue T20 SPORTS EDITOR Scott Cottos STAFF WRITERS Jamie Baker Shannon Dove Joe Downs Dave Hanneman Ryan Swenar CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Doug Cameron Mark Deckard Shannon Dove Pat Gaietto Howard Moyer Randy Roberts COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Doug Cameron COVER DESIGN Jason Smith T4 ST. WENDELIN FOSTORIA REVIEW TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 MOHAWKS | BOYS Expectations rise for St. Wendelin Last season was largely no day at the beach for St. Wendelin’s boys. The sun, however, did begin to shine in the late going and offered some promise for days to come. “Last year’s team came in with only one kid with varsity experience,” coach Shawn Ginnan said. “We got better as the year progressed.” The Mohawks finished with marks of 5-17 overall and 2-9 in the Midland Athletic League, with their next-to-last game being a sectional victory over an Arcadia squad that had delivered a regular-season beatdown. Last season’s top two scorers, Lucas Holman (12.2 points per game) and Mark Berton (9.6), graduated, but while the Mohawks still won’t have much experienced depth, Ginnan, who will look for his club to push the tempo on both offense and defense, is encouraged. “My expectations are probably a little higher (than last year),” Ginnan said. “It was a senior-oriented conference last year. This year I think we can compete. Where I see us is anywhere between seventh and 12th. The league still goes through New Riegel and Carey.” Campbell Hipsher Ginnan A large spot in Ginnan’s plans for this season is held by 6-foot-2 senior Elli Hipsher, who averaged 9.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest last season. “Elli had a very nice summer,” Ginnan said. “He’s grown and matured a lot. He’s going to be the focal point of our offense. He can hit the boards and score inside and outside.” Duncan Campbell, a 6-1 senior, returns after averSee EXPECTATIONS, Page T5 MOHAWKS | GIRLS Mohawks look to continue winning ways The two-time Midland Athletic League player of the year has graduated, along with a shooter who could drop 3-pointers with anybody. But while St. Wendelin girls coach Aaron Smith acknowledges that his team needs some work, he hopes a high standard — 80 victories and a regionalfinal appearance in the last four seasons — has been set. “I told the girls that we’ve been successful the last four years and we plan to continue to be successful,” Smith said. Last year’s Mohawks went 20-4 overall and 11-1 in the MAL, losing only to league-champion New Riegel. Leading the way was Lauren “Cookie” Geroski, the repeat league player of the year who has taken her 15.3 points, 5.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.9 steals of a year ago to Capital University. Also among the departed is Chelcie Rutter, who made a league-high 52 3-pointers and scored 10.4 points per outing. While there may not be another Geroski on hand, there are skilled players on St. Wendelin’s roster owning intangibles that Smith likes. Good Luck This Season GOOD LUCK Area Teams on A Winning Season Riser Taking over the roll of running the Mohawks’ offense on the floor from Geroski will be Ellie Riser. The 5-foot-3 senior had a left ACL tear repaired during the summer, but she rehabbed well and, after perhaps starting into game action with caution, will be counted GOOD LUCK FOSTORIA TEAMS!! 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Mohawks Continued from page T4 on heavily. “She might as well wear No. 23,” Smith said, referring to Geroski’s former number. “She’s got to be our Cookie. She’s an excellent 3-point shooter and she’s learned to go to the basket.” Another key component will be senior Katelyn Schiefer, an undersized post player who grabbed 7.2 rebounds ST. WENDELIN’S girls team includes: (front, from left) Ellie Riser, manager Sydney Johnson, Heather Saalman; (second row, from left) Leighanne Stahl, Alisha Weis, Kelly Faeth, Kayla Kirk, Anna Iannantuono; (third row, from left) Kristy Ressler, Ali Mowrey, Meghan St. Clair, Colleen Fondessy, Katelyn Schiefer, Katelyn Whetsel; (back, from left) head coach Aaron Smith, assistant coach Steve Geroski. Rounding out the senior class is 6-2 Nate Hammer, who Ginnan said has developed a solid shooting stroke. Ginann will look for plenty of help from Alex Shontz, a 6-foot junior who averaged 15 points with the JV squad last season and put in time with an AAU team during the summer. The other junior is 5-10 Tyler Rumschlag, who will mostly be counted on for his defensive ability. Austin Reinhart, a 5-8 sophomore, will be looked toward as both a scorer and a distributor at point guard. “He brings us a lot of speed; he’s someone we can pressure the ball with,” Ginnan said. Zach Miller, a 5-11 sophomore, will per game last season. “She’s only 5-6, but she’s a tremendous rebounder and an excellent defensive player,” Smith said. “She gives you 100 percent in every game and every practice.” Alisha Weis, a 5-7 senior, will also be looked to for scoring punch. Rounding out the senior class are 5-9 Meghan St. Clair, 5-8 Leighanne Stahl, 5-4 Anna Iannantuono and 5-3 Kristy Ressler. The junior class includes Kelly Faeth (5-10) and Kayla Kirk (5-4). Sophomore Colleen Fondessy plays guard at 5-11. “If we’re going to compete, she’s going to have to be one of our offensive threats,” Smith said. “She has to understand that she doesn’t have time to be a sophomore.” The Mohawks’ other sophomores are 5-3 Heather Saalman and 5-7 Ali Mowrey. “We’ve got our hands full,” Smith said of competing in a league in which he again expects New Riegel to be the team to beat. “But I think it will be a fun season. We’re going to have to come to every game prepared as players and coaches.” be counted on as he comes off a broken leg sustained in football. Rounding out the roster are freshmen Gabe Walters (6-0), Brad Buhrow (5-3) and Tyson Ogg (5-10). 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Renz said area-wide scuttlebutt has aired low low expectations for his club, so naturally he’d like for the Redmen to provide some surprises as they complete their last season in the NOL before entering the Northern Buckeye Conference next year. “We want to go out on a good note,” he said. “We want to be competitive and put ourselves in a position to win in the fourth quarter.” Four seniors have graduated from last year’s team, including Colin Echelberry, who led the NOL with Settles Tyson Renz 51 3-pointers and ended up fourth in scoring at 16.6 points per game, and Andre Cousin, who was good for 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. The early going brings “a state of the unknown,” Renz said, in regard to his personnel, but he knows his players will be mandated to work hard at the defensive end. “If you start with a foundation of good, consistent See FHS, Page T7 REDMEN | GIRLS Wonderly main cog for Fostoria’s girls Fostoria High School’s girls will have to confront life without career scoring and rebounding leader Aja Hall. But while Hall was frequently able to go off for hefty scoring outputs and returning senior Veronica Wonderly is capable of the same, the Lady Red’s formula for winning won’t change. “(The players) understand that when we won it was when we were not watching one player do it all,” third-year coach Mat Swortchek said. Hall, who now plays at Owens Community College, finished her career with 1,565 points and 972 rebounds. She led the Northern Ohio League in both categories last year, averaging 21.4 points and 12.8 boards, as FHS had records of 9-13 overall and 4-10 in the NOL. She got a good amount of help from the 5-foot-6 Wonderly, who averaged 14.3 points. 3.5 steals and 2.7 assists per outing. Logic implies that Wonderly will assume some added responsibilities. But, Swortchek said: “I don’t want Veronica to feel the pressure is all on her shoul- Jackson Wonderly Swortchek ders. We have to do it as a team unit.” Swortchek knows opponents, at least early in the season, are likely to double- or triple-team Wonderly, hoping to get the ball out of her hands and not allowing her to get it back. But the coach said he has confidence in his other players to make such a strategy backfire. “Veronica naturally wants to be a distributor,” Swortchek said. “She has good enough vision to find See WONDERLY, Page T7 GO REDMEN! GO MOHAWKS! Sewer Cleaning Service A National Service available locally *Residential *Commercial *Industrial Tim Munger GOOD LUCK TO ALL AREA TEAMS! GOOD LUCK TO ALL AREA TEAMS! Serving Fostoria for Over 75 Years 4 Full Time Licensed Agents • Independent Agency with many excellent companies Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm 118 W. Tiffin St. – Fostoria 419-435-6653 866-435-6653 FOSTORIA FOSTORIA REVIEW TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 T7 SHANNON DOVE / the Review Times SHANNON DOVE / the Review Times FOSTORIA HIGH SCHOOL’S boys team includes: (front, from left) Tyrell Tucker, A.J. Settles, Trevon Tucker, Evan King, Chris Jackson; (middle, from left) assistant coach Joe Muñoz, Brandon Glenn, Ché Lindsey, Adonis Cousin, Houston Burrow; (back, from left) trainer Michelle Badertscher, assistant coach Aaron Sheets, Tyler Layton, Xavier Ragin, Isaac Tyson, assistant coach Larry Downing, head coach Rick Renz. FHS Continued from page T6 defense, you can play with anybody,” Renz said. “We believe we have the potential to play some pretty good defense.” Fostoria’s most experienced returnees are seniors A.J. Settles (5-foot-11), Isaac Tyson (6-3) and Trevon Tucker (5-9). Settles averaged 11.1 points per game last season. Tyson will be eyed for help near the basket, and Tucker “is one of the better on-ball defenders we’ve had around here in awhile,” Renz said. The other Redmen seniors are 6-footers Tyrell Tucker and Evan King, 5-9 Chris Jackson and 6-2 St. Wendelin transfer Ché Lindsey. Brandon Glenn, a 6-footer who played in most of the varsity games last year, is the team’s lone junior. Sophomore Adonis Cousin (6-1) will be looked toward for consistent scoring inside or from the perimeter, while expectations are also high for 6-3 sophomore Xavier Ragin. “It’s still a learning process right now,” Renz said. “I think rebounding will be a strength for us and that we’ll have pretty good post play, so we’ll have some new dynamics this year. But we’re still young and inexperienced.” FOSTORIA HIGH SCHOOL’S girls team includes: (front, from left) Veronica Wonderly, Nichole Dupuis, Ashley Goins, Trisha Roddy, Chelsee Hernandez, Stephanie Porter; (back, from left) assistant coach Carver Williams, assistant coach Heidi Kauffman, assistant coach Clayton Moore, Tiffin Jackson, Rose Huss, Tyra Settles, head coach Mat Swortchek, trainer Michelle Badertscher. Wonderly Continued from page T6 her teammates, and they are good enough to produce when they get opportunities.” Tiffany Jackson, a 5-9 senior, returns after averaging 5.4 points and 4 rebounds per game last season. Also back as seniors are 5-7 Stephanie Porter and 5-4 Trisha Roddy. “We need a lot out of those seniors,” Swortchek said. “We need all of them to step up.” New to the Lady Red fold are senior Nichole Dupuis (5-7), juniors Ashley Goins (5-7) and Chelsee Her- nandez (5-7), sophomore Rose Huss (6-0) and freshman Tyra Settles. Swortchek said Hall’s departure may be most greatly felt under the boards. “Rebounding is one area where we’re searching,” he said, noting his club’s relative lack of size. Swortchek said he was encouraged by the offseason work of the Lady Red, which included their participation in a summer league at Otsego High School. But some things still need to come together. “It’s a work in progress right now,” Swortchek said in the early days of practice, “but I think we have the potential to be pretty strong after looking at how they played in the summer and our early workouts.“ CyberStorm Computers Free Diagnostic Virus/Malware Removal $ $99 Large Variety of Accessories & Parts In Stock 936 Springville Ave. Fostoria 419-701-7256 Mon.-Sat. 10-5 GOOD LUCK! tball GOOD LUCK AREA TEAMS Redmen & Mohawks from Our Team at Paul Cole Motors Good Luck to all area basketball teams this coming season. Weeks of practice and hard work are about to pay off! Have a great season! 1621 N. 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Two other juniors will be expected to make major contributions in the post. Jimmy Graham (6-3) and Matt Smith (6-1) will provide depth underneath. Senior Luke Ward, a 6-0 senior wing, is expected to be a key player. Sophomore Casey Mock (5-10) will handle the point guard duties. Lu. Huntley Lo. Huntley Hurlong Seniors Brendon Fry (6-0) and David Hammer (6-0) are also options in the post along with juniors Matt Smith (6-1) and Michael Cramer (5-11). Juniors Chase Myers (5-10), a wing/point guard, and Eric Reinhart (5-5), a point guard, fill out the roster. Without a lot of size on the roster, the Redskins will have to win with quickness, ball-handling and outside shooting. Their could be some rough patches early on as Arcadia will be learning a new offense. REDSKINS | GIRLS Moses is Redskins’ top returning veteran ARCADIA — The Arcadia girls basketball team will be playing for another winning season and more during the 2010-2011 campaign. Arcadia coach Randy Baker returns a solid nucleus from his team that finished 12-9 overall and 5-4 in the Blanchard Valley Conference a season ago. The Redskins return five players that scored at least five points a game last season. Leading the way for Arcadia will be Kendal Moses, a 5-foot-6 senior forward/center, who averaged 11.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game a season ago. Moses was a second team BVC pick and was named honorable mention Northwest Ohio. Sophomore guard Miranda Palmer and senior guard/forward Lexis Fleegle will also be looked on to provide a scoring punch. Palmer scored 10.3 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and led the Redskins with 2.7 assists per game. Fleegle averaged 8.5 points and snared 2 rebounds per game. Senior Rachelle Palmer (5.4 ppg, 4 rpg) and junior M. Palmer Moses Baker Kirsten Glick (5.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg) also return and will help out Arcadia in the post. 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The Bobcats have just three letterwinners returning. “Our guys this year have already set goals of trying to surpass the win total we had last year, to be better at defense and rebounding,” second-year coach Mike Haynes said. “We’re trying to get over that hump; we want to start a good tradition here and our guys are really working hard at practice.” Each of the three returning letterwinners is a senior and Haynes will look to the trio of Eric Bender (6-foot-4), Brandon Butler (6-1) and Dakota Wright (5-8) to lead the team. Senior Ryan Hartsel (6-2) is also being counted on to score. Haynes also expects four juniors to step up and play significant minutes. Dominic King (6-0) may move into a starting spot, while Dominic Miccichi (6-3) is expected to contribute points and rebounds. Help could also come from Jacob Hossler and Taylor Blausey (both 6-1). Without enough players to have a girls team at Bettsville this year, Bender Butler the squad has senior A lyssa Dymond (5 -4) on t he b oy s roster. “She’s been working hard and she’s getting better every d ay,” H ay nes said. Haynes “I talked to Dymond her a little bit and she said the biggest thing she’s not used to is the speed of the game, changing from a girls to a boys (team).” Rounding out the Bobcats’ roster are seniors Steven Schwochow (5-9), Kevin Shank (5-10) and Zach Warnick (5-5) and sophomore Kennedy Hossler (5-8). REVIEW TIMES.COM HAVE A GREAT SEASON GOOD LUCK TEAMS ON A WINNING SEASON 1400 Sandusky Street • Fostoria, Fostoria Scrap Carpet • Tile • Vinyl • Hardwood Countertops • Blinds • Wallpaper Spruce at Jackson St. Fostoria 419-435-7792 419-435-8577 COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL Hours M-F 8-5// Sat. 8-12 Purchase pictures, t-shirts, coffee mugs, key chains and many more items with pictures taken by Review Times photographers. 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Hannah (6-foot-1), a first team Suburban Lakes League pick last season, scored 10.9 points, grabbed 3.3 rebounds and dished out 1.2 assists per game. Waldock (6-0), an honorable mention SLL selection, averaged 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. Also expecting to make key contributions are wings Jack Waldock (6-0, 5.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg), Kevin Hammer (6-1, 3.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg) and Andrew Davis (5-10, 1.2 ppg). Also looking to crack the lineup are a host of other upperclassmen. Junior Tyler Rosendale (5-8) is a potential point guard. Junior post Max Zyski (6-2) will likely play Traxler Hannah T.J. Waldock in the post. Completing the roster and battling for minutes off the bench are senior wings Austin Stewart (6-1), Dylan Torrey (6-1) along with junior wings Conlan Varty (5-11) and Trey Marsh (5-10). There is also junior post players Taylor Hosmer (6-1) and Rodman Scott (6-2). Elmwood, which is beginning its final year in the SLL, will start its season with four consecutive home games. The Royals will host Wood County rival North Baltimore Friday and begin SLL play Dec. 10 at Lake. ROYALS | GIRLS Bateson with a squad of young performers BLOOMDALE — With five sophomores and a freshman on the roster, youth will be a definite theme for the Elmwood girls basketball team during the 201011 campaign. Royals’ head coach Skip Bateson must replace Emily Reynolds, an honorable mention all-Northwest Ohio district selection last season. And he does have some solid veterans returning. Those include seniors Sam Auchmuty and Reagan Briggs, junior Sierra Beckford and sophomore Brittany Gross. Auchmuty, a 5-foot-6 post player, and Briggs, a 5-10 guard, are already two-year letterwinners. Gross and Beckford earned their first varsity letter last season. Gross will be the point guard in the Elmwood offense with Beckford expected to work from the position. 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We’re a little thin right now,” Rucki said as he prepared for his 12th season at Findlay. “Body-wise, we had only 14 guys on the varsity and JV, and that’s after bringing up four freshmen.” Findlay’s four returning starters including three players who earned all-Greater Buckeye Conference honors: seniors Grant Birchmeier and Brock Ammons and junior center C.J. Gettys. Ammons, who will play collegiately at Ohio Dominican, is a 6-foot-6 forward who led Findlay in scoring last season (14.5 points). He also pulled down 6.2 rebounds a game. Gettys, a 6-10 center, averaged 11.8 points and was Findlay’s top rebounder at 7.4 per contest. He and Ammons were both second-team all- Birchmeier Boyd Rucki GBC picks. Birchmeier (9.4 points) was a first-team all-league selection after leading the Trojans to a 15-7 overall record and runner-up (6-3) finish in the GBC standings. Also back in the starting lineup will be 5-7 senior guard Kyle Boyd (1 point, 2 assists). Top prospects for those positions were juniors Boston Ballmer (6-0), Daniel Peak (6-2), Neal Bucher (6-1) and Danny Todd (5-8) and sophomores Paul Cosiano (6-0) and Joseph Davidson (6-5). TROJANS | GIRLS Trojans banking on solid foundation FINDLAY — Connie Lyon wears a coaching whistle around her neck. From her conversation, however, you get the impression she would be just at ease wearing a hard hat at a construction site. “I think we’ve built a great foundation here,” Lyon said. “At practice the other day, I was telling the seniors to remember that they’re not just building this season, they’re building a legacy for the young ladies who will follow in their footsteps.” With seven seniors and eight letterwinners returning this season, the foundation for the 2010-11 season looks as strong as ever. Four all-Greater Buckeye Conference players are back for the Trojans. Holly Barton and Danielle Sallisbury, both 5-foot-8 senior guards, were first-team allleague selections, 5-5 senior guard Megan Lammers was a second-team pick and 5-8 senior guard Rosie Wohl earned honorable mention all-GBC recognition. Christina McQueen, a 6-1 sophomore who averaged 4.7 points and 3.4 rebounds as a freshman, also returns, along with 5-9 senior post Taylor McGonnell. Another strong post player will be Taylor Stanfield, Barton Sallisbury Lyon a 5-10 freshman. Lyon will also be looking for key contributions from seniors Rachel Ralston (5-9) and Claire Elchert (5-7) and juniors Adrienne Hennessy (5-4) and Kyesha Neal (5-9), especially with Lammers and Stanfield recovering from injuries. Lammers had major shoulder surgery after the 2009-10 season and is just now getting back to full strength. Stanfield is coming off foot surgery this fall. 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Adam Smith will be in full rebuilding mode, having lost to graduation every starter and nearly every significant role player from last year. Gone are Brandan Schaade (10 points per game), Jake Schuld (9 points), Blake McCombs (8 points), Shiloh Sauber (6 points) and Ethan Fuller. “We have no returning varsity players that played any significant varsity minutes last year,” Smith said. “I guess you would say we’re all moving up together.” That, however, could be a good thing, as Smith will be surrounded by his junior varsity squad — one that reeled off 13 straight victories to finish last season. Juniors Tyler Tyree (6-foot-4) and Eric Depinet Depinet Tyree Smith (6-0) saw the most significant varsity action a year ago, averaging 5 points and 2 points per game, respectively. At the junior varsity level, Tyree averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds per contest, while Depinet averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds per game. Joining them will be senior Kyle Frank (6-4), juniors Travis Ardner (5-9), A.J. Burns (5-11), Logan Sendelbach (6-3) and Stephen Benner (6-1), as well as sophomores Anthony Affholder (6-0), Adam Black (5-10) and Alec Gregg (6-0). CHIEFTAINS | GIRLS H-L: Familiar face in a new place BASCOM — A familiar face in a new place will take the helm for the Hopewell-Loudon girls basketball team this season. Rod Daniel, who has coached boys teams at both Bettsville and Woodmore, will work the sideline here this season. Daniel will have his work cut out for him as he tries to replace a trio of starters in Brittany Egbert (15 points, 9.5 rebounds per game), who finished third in scoring and second in rebounding in the Midland Athletic League last year; Adrienne Hohman (8.8 points, 8.8 rebounds); and Mary Ellen McAllister (5.1 points, 4.1 assists), who finished second in the MAL in assists. That group led the Chieftains to a 14-8 overall mark and a 5-6 record in the Midland Athletic League. Hopewell-Loudon also lost talented reserves Rachael Saldusky and Becca Bernier. Still, Daniel has some building blocks. Senior guard Taylor Bishop (5-9), who averaged 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game; sophomore guard Lauren Trumpler (5-8), who averaged 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds; and sophomore forward C.J. Hohman (5-8), who You’ll always Score Big when you bring your floral needs to us! “Best Wishes to all the area teams this season.” 419-435-6111 Best of Luck To All Area Teams! See us for fair Insurance rates! COPPUS-BOUR INSURANCE Bascom, Ohio 419-937-2205 Bishop Trumpler Daniel contributed 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds, all saw significant playing time last year. Junior forward Katey Siegel (6-0) and sophomore guard Kailey Coleman (5-6) are expected to round out the Chieftains’ starting five. Daniel is also excited about some talented newcomers joining his roster. 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With just one experienced senior on this year’s roster, coach Tim Walsh has instituted a two-year plan for the Raiders. “We’re going to be quite young this year,” Walsh said. “But we’ll continue to build on the concepts that began being taught last year and hope that within time the younger players will continue to improve.” Ryan Chalfin (6-2) is the lone senior with varsity experience and he, along with junior Nick McDole (6-3), will play key leadership roles. Both play in the post. Junior Jordan Harrison (5-11) will more than likely be the starting point guard, while another junior, Dillon Reinhart (5-10), will see considerable time at guard. Sophomore Kody Brewer (6-1) can play both post and perimeter positions as needed, while a pair of juniors, Brian Vamos (5-9) and Chris Robbins (5-7), will play on the perimeter. Senior Austin Garber (6-0) will come off the bench. Chalfin McDole Walsh “Across the board we’re going to be very young,” Walsh said. “We’ve been talking a lot about this is a two-year plan because other than Chalfin, every one of these kids will be back next year. So we’re working hard to improve to the point where we can be competitive this season, but also keeping it in the back of everybody’s minds that this year is the year to rebuild and everybody will be back except for Ryan Chalfin. We want to work to be competitive this year and then build on that for the next.” RAIDERS | GIRLS Raiders enter season optimistic KANSAS — Although last season’s 7-15 overall record and 4-7 mark in its first year of Midland Athletic League play may not seem impressive at first glance, Lakota’s girls are headed in the right direction, according to coach Sam Meek. The Raiders won a sectional game last season, look to move up in the league standings this season and hope to go deeper into the postseason. “I would actually say that, in all honesty, we have more talent this year than we did last year,” Meek, in his third-year at the controls, said. “We had a lot of seniors last year and those seniors played because they had the experience. Now my younger girls are stepping up. Where we don’t have the experience, we do have a little bit more talent than we had last year.” The Raiders return their leading scorer from a year ago in senior Amy Gosche (6-foot-1), who was an AllDistrict 7 second team and All-MAL first team selection as a junior. She averaged 14.3 points per game, shooting 50.4 percent from the floor, and 8.7 rebounds. Joining Gosche as starters will be junior Kaela Wiseman (5-10), a two-year starter who plays forward Wiseman Gosche Meek and guard; junior forward Jessica Hoffman (5-10); senior guard Miranda Guerra (5-7) and sophomore guard Stephanie Miller (5-2), who lettered as a freshman and earned more and more playing time as the season wore on. Coming off the bench for Lakota will be sophomore Dani Chaffee (5-11), a post player with a strong inside game; and junior guard Abby Durst (5-5). Also vying for playing time will be sophomores Rachel Feick (5-8) and Sierra Ray (5-6) and juniors Brittany Weyant (5-7) and Kristin Brewer (5-4). J. L. STRIFF & ASSOCIATES Insurance Agency RAIDERS PRAIRIE DEPOT INSURANCE 418 Main Street Risingsun 419-457-2432 For All Your Insurance Needs 1321 N. Countyline St. Fostoria 419-435-3321 TOOL AND DIE 3315 W. TR 158 Tiffin, OH 44883 419-986-5122 phone 419-986-5204 fax www.custom-machine-inc.com Good Luck Raiders BEST OF LUCK THIS SEASON! 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Also lost to graduation was first-team all-MAL performer Aaron Schalk (12.4 points, 3.6 assists per game) and Joey Dillon, a second-team all-MAL pick after averaging 10.8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Much will depend on the health of Brooks Hall. The senior forward tore a knee ligament during the summer and has been working hard since with the aim of getting on the floor for significant minutes this season. Hall, 6-foot-2, averaged 5.5 points and 3.7 rebounds a year ago and is one of five returning letterwinners for Hall M. Reinhart Aichholz coach Todd Aichholz. Hall’s work ethic in recovering from his torn ACL has already made him a team leader. Also back are seniors Mitch Reinhart (5-11 guard, 2.5 point per game) and Daniel Arbogast (6-3 forward, 2 ppg, 2.3 rpg) and juniors Collen Snyder (6-1 forward) and Ryan Schalk (6-0 guard, 3 ppg, 1.9 rpg). Newcomers will include seniors Jordan Gonzales (5-10 guard) and Nate Schalk (5-10 guard) and juniors Cody Kinn (6-3 forward), Zach Arbogast (6-3 forward) and Zach Reinhart (5-8 guard). BLUE JACKETS | GIRLS Jackets are still strong after 19-3 campaign NEW RIEGEL — Seasons may come and go, but one certainty remains. Steve Lucius will put a highly competitive New Riegel girls basketball team on the floor during every campaign. Last year was no exception. The Blue Jackets won the Midland Athletic League with an 11-0 league mark en route to a 19-3 overall record. New Riegel was defeated by Riverdale in the Division IV district semifinals. New Riegel lost three key components from that team — first team all-MAL stalwarts Paula Kelbley (10.6 points per game) and Taylor Mathias (12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds), and second-team all-MAL Jami Wagner (8.0 points, 3.1 assists). Kelbley was an honorable mention all-state selection. 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South St., Fostoria 419-4351873 TIFFIN CALVERT FOSTORIA REVIEW TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 T17 SENECAS | BOYS Five lettermen pacing Tiffin Calvert TIFFIN — Tiffin Calvert’s boys lost four starting seniors to graduation after finishing last season at 12-9 overall and 6-5 in the Midland Athletic League. However, five returning lettermen give the Senecas a foundation to build on for the upcoming campaign. “We do have some experience, which is a strength,” Senecas coach Ted Willman said. “Hopefully, it will help the younger guys that don’t have that experience and help them gel together.” Calvert’s main asset with be its multiple-looks defense. It will mix man-to-man, zone and half- and full-court looks to keep the opposing offense off balance produce turnovers and spur the offense. Offensively, the Senecas will look to take advantage of their quickness and athleticism and try control the flow of the game as early as possible. Three returning seniors will lead the Senecas: 6-foot Brandon Ritzler (9.9 points, 5.3 rebounds per game), 5-10 Derek Fry (9.0 points, 1.5 rebounds) and 6-2 Jon Dodson (3.7 points). Other top performers look to be 6-3 junior Ben Neilsen, 5-10 junior Matt Frank and 6-0 sophomore Ritzler Fry Willman Nick Warnement. Calvert has a small squad, with only 15 players in grades 10 through 12. And while he was still figuring out who would fill out the varsity team in the early going, Willman liked how his squad had developed. “The coaching staff is real excited about the kids that we have,” he said. “They have real good camaraderie and I think that goes a long way. They get along well on and off the floor and they’re really an unselfish group of kids.” SENECAS | GIRLS Limiting turnovers key for Senecas TIFFIN — First-year coach Tim Ritzler has a bit of rebuilding in order after inheriting a Tiffin Calvert girls team that finished with records of 13-8 overall and 6-5 in the Midland Athletic League and lost one of the school’s most prolific scorers. Ali Mass (13.1 points, 8.9 rebounds) scored more than 1,000 points in her career and made first-team All-Midland Athletic League last season. Her absence, and the additional losses of seniors Michelle Seislove and Alexa Frank, will provide a challenge for Ritzler’s coaching debut. “I think the last few years we’ve been a team that’s kind of in that second tier of pretty good but not quite up to standard, so I’m hoping that we can continue to push and try to get to that level,” Ritzler said. “We have to take care of the ball, make good decisions and make good passes. 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While the Columbian football team continued its playoff push, Beaston was preparing his squad the best he could. “The biggest thing we need to do is buy into the details,” Beaston said. “Our previous groups had maybe a little bit bigger margin of error, and details weren’t important. For this group, the margin for error is a little smaller. The details are extremely important, and so far at practice the players are really buying, they’re asking questions, they’re improving and they’re doing things right.” The Tornadoes lost three seniors who averaged in double-digits scoring to graduation, and several of their seniors missed the early weeks of practice due Kneeskern Loura Beaston to football commitments. What the Tornadoes lack in experience, they may make up for in speed and athleticism. Six-foot senior Jesse Hernandez (6.5 points per game last year) will play multiple positions for Columbian, while 5-8 junior Jonah Boyer (5.1 points) and 6-1 junior Nick Loura (3.9 points) will be at guard spots. Court time could also go to senior Derrick Goliday (5-10), juniors Deker Kneeskern (6-3) and Kyle Heminger (6-3) and freshman Isaiah Moore (6-4). TORNADOES | GIRLS Columbian must replace key graduates TIFFIN — After finishing with perfect regularseason records for the past two years, Tiffin Columbian’s girls look to keep that momentum running on their quest for yet another Northern Ohio League title. However, they will have to do it without graduated standouts Jill Stein, Megan Miller and Lexi Rohrbach, who are continuing their basketball careers at Bowling Green State University, Owens Community College and Baldwin-Wallace College, respectively. 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The Van Buren boys basketball team appears to be a volcano waiting to erupt as the Black Knights return eight senior letterwinners off of last year’s team that went 11-12 overall and 4-5 in the Blanchard Valley Conference. After a four-game losing streak in early February, Van Buren showed flashes of becoming an excellent team, finishing the season by winning four of their final six games including a tournament upset over New Riegel. Leading Van Buren will be its big man in the middle, Rich Meyer. The 6-foot-6 Meyer, a second team BVC selection, led the Black Knights with 11.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He made over 50 percent of his shots from the field and set Van Buren’s single-game block record. Senior forwards Clay Sudlow (9.7 ppg., 5.2 rpg.) and Drew Ashcraft (6.7 ppg.) are also back. Riley Damon will handle the point guard duties after averaging 6.7 points and 3.8 assists and shooting Meyer Sudlow Frost 34 percent from beyond the 3-point line. Jude Palmer (8.5 ppg.) will provide a solid outside shooting threat after canning 35.9 percent of his 3-point attempts. Also returning at guards are seniors Andrew Shroll, a solid perimeter defender, and Colin Stacy, an outstanding outside shooter. Senior Jacob Monday, another strong defender, will provide depth at forward. Juniors Zane Kieffer, a guard, and Justin Roberts, a forward, fill out the Black Knights roster. BLACK KNIGHTS | GIRLS Adolph, Coldren key returnees from ’09-10 VAN BUREN — The Black Knights girls basketball team finished the 2009-10 regular season with a 13-7 record and solid fourth-place finish at 6-3 in the Blanchard Valley Conference. Then came the stunner, an early postseason exit in Division IV sectional play courtesy of a loss to McComb. Two key returning players will lead this year’s team and hope to extend Van Buren’s run of conference success and get the team farther into the postseason for coach Michael Daniels. Senior forwards Rachel Adolph (5-foot-8) and Madi Coldren (5-9) were both honorable mention allBVC selections a year ago and give the Black Knights plenty of experience in the frontcourt. Adolph, coming off a volleyball season in which she was named BVC Player of the Year, averaged 9.5 points and 6.1 rebounds, and shot 51 percent from the floor and 70 percent from the free-throw line. Coldren chipped in 8.9 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game. Both players were particularly effective on the Coldren Adolph offensive boards — Coldren had 59 offensive rebounds and Adolph 56. The backcourt picture isn’t quite as clear, as the Black Knights lost starters Lauren Clark, Chelsi Faine (second-team all-BVC, 12.2 ppg, 3.3 apg) and Sara Doxsey (third-team all-BVC, 8.8 ppg, 3.3 apg) to graduation. Seniors Kalyn Leeper (5-9), Hannah Schank (5-6) and Brooke Barnhisel (5-6) will man the guard spots. Senior Tori Swain (5-10) will offer depth in the post. Don’t jump around with an injury... 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But the Wildcats’ boys basketball team will feature plenty of big players on the court during the 2010-11 cage campaign. Vanlue, which went 15-7 overall and 5-4 in the Blanchard Valley Conference a season ago, will suit up four players that are at least 6-foot-4. Leading the way for the Wildcats, which are coming off of a sectional title, is 6-foot-5 junior forward Jonathan Kloepfer. Kloepfer, a third team BVC pick a season ago, averaged 9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the Wildcats. Another key returning player in the post will be 6-4 senior forward Dillon Kliesch (8.1 ppg., 5.5 rpg.). Also returning on the block is Zach Garber. The 6-8 sophomore center clicked for 3.8 points and four rebounds per game. Two seniors will return to man the backcourt for the Wildcats this season. Kliesch Jo. Kloepfer Je. Kloepfer Mason Amesquita (3.1 ppg., 4.0 rpg.) and Alex Blair (1.3 ppg.) will be the guards. Junior Stuart Stone, a 6-4 forward, will be the first post player off of the bench for the Wildcats, while junior Jordan Wisner (5-10) will handle backup point guard duties. Vanlue will get the first opportunity to snap Liberty-Benton’s 42-game BVC winning streak as the Wildcats host the Eagles on Dec. 10. WILDCATS | GIRLS Three-year performer Wisner leads ’Cats VANLUE — The proverbial glass looks half-full for the Vanlue basketball team this coming season after leaning toward half-empty the past several seasons. One key reason for the optimistic outlook is the size and experience that returns for the Wildcats. Five letterwinners, including three-year performer Krista Wisner, return for Vanlue as the team looks to improve on last season’s 3-18 record that included a 1-8 mark in the Blanchard Valley Conference. Wisner, a 5-foot-10 senior forward, is the undisputed leader of the team. She averaged 9.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game last season and was just short of averaging a double-double in BVC play. Junior guard Savannah Engard (5-5) and senior center Amber Kloepfer (5-9) each return for their third season. Engard, the team’s top defender, averaged 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds while Kloepfer added 4.1 points and 3.3 rebounds. Three other letterwinners are back as well. Sophomore Kelsie Ward (5-6) will take over at point guard after averaging 1.7 points. Junior Jen Hendricks (5-2, 3.0 ppg) returns at guard and sophomore forward GOOD LUCK TO ALL AREA TEAMS Check out our Monthly Specials VILLAGE FAMILY RESTAURANT 435 N. Warpole St. - Upper Sandusky 419-294-2945 BANQUET ROOM AVAILABLE for Rehersal Dinners & Special Receptions Special Banquet • Menu Available Sun.-Thur. 11-8 Fri. & Sat. 11-9 GOOD LUCK Wildcats!! MILLER RIGGING And MAC & BOB’S Service Garage 11758 TR 100, Findlay Engard Wisner Richards Logan Frey (5-11, 1.4 ppg, 1.5 ppg) is also back. 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That’s why, after her sophomore the most in the state with the girls programs from Pickerington and Mans- season at Millersville West Holmes, field St. Peter’s. The Hawks are tied she transferred to Hiland. “I used to go to camps at Hiland,” for fifth in state championships with she says. “I Wa rs aw R iver wanted more out View. “She is a scoring of myself.” It’s not exactly machine.” It’s that very a coincidence that attitude that a player such as explains the CURT MILLER Yoder would interHawks’ success. BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH est Miller, whose “We want to teams have won six consecutive Mid-American Con- win state championships,” says Dave ference regular-season championships Schlabach, the Hawks’ coach since and advanced as far as the Sweet 16 of 1991 who wants only players in his program who are willing to work to the NCAA tournament. “She knows what it takes to win, that end. Schlabach has guided the Hawks so she’s competitive,” Miller says. “It’s always fun to coach kids from winning See PATTERN, Page T22 programs because they know what Noelle Yoder stays on winning track by matriculating from Hiland to Bowling Green By SCOTT COTTOS SPORTS EDITOR Noelle Yoder’s top quality as a basketball player rolls quickly off the tongue of Bowling Green State University women’s basketball coach Curt Miller. “She is a scoring machine,” Miller says of his 5-foot-6 freshman guard. But another, less tangible, quality of Yoder’s excites the Falcons coach: her pedigree. Yoder was recruited to BGSU from Berlin Hiland High School in northeast Ohio, where the Hawks have gained 11 bids to the state girls basketball tournament since 1989 and have won four Division IV championships. 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That success is the byproduct of good, old-fashioned hard work, led by Continued from page T21 a firm-yet-caring coach. “In high school, it was demanded to 10 of their 11 state appearances. of us to be perfect and to go hard,” His teams won the state titles in 2000, Yoder, the Bowling Green freshman, 2005, 2006 and 2008, and they’ve says. “I think it helped me come here been runners-up in each of the last and realize you have to go hard from the get-go.” two years. That kind of intensity isn’t for Coach Aaron Smith’s St. Wendelin club got a face full of the Hawks’ everyone, which may be why Yoder program in 2008, when they were is one of just two transfers Schlabach the home team’s decisive victim in has gained during his tenure. “ She was a Hiland’s annual gym rat and she Classic in the “We don’t have great thrived on the Country. numbers because we do fact that we were It’s a testament going to work her to the Hawks’ work so hard. But we and bust her butt,” program that top Schlabach says. do have the cream of teams from within That’s also the Ohio and outside the crop. We have the reason there aren’t the state annuas many Hawks in ally accept invitakids who want to be the program as tions to face tough overachievers.” one might imagopponents in the ine. 1,800-seat Perry Schlabach says DAVE SCHLABACH Reese Center he has 16 playBERLIN HILAND GIRLS during the Martin ers in grades 9 BASKETBALL COACH Luther King Jr. through 12 this holiday weekend. “We probably appreciate even year. “We don’t have great numbers more now what an honor it was to be invited and be considered in that because we do work so hard,” he says. “But we do have the cream of the crop. class,” Smith says. The Classic in the Country started We have the kids who want to be overin 2004. It draws 250 volunteers from achievers.” Those kinds of kids — like Yoder the community, as well as 200 college — might just have it in their DNA. coaches in search of players. “It’s grown into something really Her dad, Bud Yoder, played basketball at the College of Wooster. Her brother, neat,” Schlabach says. ALL COLLEGE & PRO GAMES NFL SUNDAY TICKET HERE All Pro Games • Pint Specials All Day Sunday! *we will remain OPEN until Game End 411 South Main Street • 419-422-7000 Photo provided NOELLE YODER has a basketball pedigree that reaches beyond Bowling Green State University. Before her days as a Falcon, Yoder was dominating the court as a Berlin Hiland High School Hawk. James, played at Capital University. “My dad always says I made my first jump shot when I was 2 years old,” Noelle says. And, she has seven other siblings. “I played football and wrestled See PATTERN, Page T23 SPORTS DAILY IN THE REVIEW TIMES SUBSCRIBE TODAY GOOD LUCK TO ALL AREA TEAMS! 419-424-0471 / Findlay, Ohio 3 months for only $20 Get Plus Get Two Weeks FREE! Start your subscription today! Stop at the Review Times, 113 E. Center St., Fostoria or Charge by Phone at 419-435-6641 Offer Good to New Subscribers Only. Must not have received the Review Times for at least 30 days. All starts must be prepaid. iarq FOSTORIA REVIEW TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW T23 Pattern was a legendary figure in the BerlinMillersburg area — Perry Reese Jr. In 16 seasons, beginning in 1984, Reese led Hiland boys teams to five Continued from page T22 state appearances, including the 1992 state championships. More important, he was a lone growing up,” she says, smiling. “I did black man who set a new tone for everything the boys did. And I’m the diversity in a white, rural community baby of the family, largely driven by so I always got “We don’t make any Amish and Menpicked on.” nonite values and money doing this. You Girls in the traditions. Hiland district Schlabach was just have to have your have an opportuamong the many heart in the right place” nity to get a taste who befriended of the basketball Reese, who died of program early. DAVE SCHLABACH a cancerous brain “We start the BERLIN HILAND GIRLS tumor in 2000 at kids in kindergarBASKETBALL COACH age 48. He was ten,” Schlabach also among those says of his youth program. who learned from Reese, whose And their mentors are the Hawks, memory is honored along with King’s who get a kick out of working with the at the Classic in the Country in the younger girls. The younger players, building bearing his name. 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