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November 3rd, 2011
D.J. Manning became the first St. Marys Memorial running back to eclipse 2,000 yards in a single season in school history.
Here’s a game-by-game tally of how Manning hit 2K yards and 25 TDs.
Minster enters the postseason for the 11th time in school history on Saturday night when it travels to Springfield Catholic Central. The Wildcats' playoff tradition began back in 1987 under Ken Newland, who led Minster to five straight playoff appearances, an 8-5 postseason record and the 1989 Division V state championship.
Newland took Minster to the playoffs for first five years as head coach, a run of success based on a powerful running game.
Area players dotted the recently released all-district volleyball teams from District 8.
Divisions I, II and III
St. Marys senior Jenny Brown and Rider senior Cierra Anderson were both named First Team All-District 8.
November 2nd
The Minster football team is in the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1991, led by the Midwest Athletic Conference’s top-ranked defense and a balanced offense that features a veteran offensive line and two standout running backs.
The Wildcats (7-3) will travel to Springfield Catholic Central (8-2) on Saturday in a re-match of last season's first round playoff game from last season. Minster upset the top-seeded Irish in that game.
The Wildcats are an even more confident bunch this season.
November 1st
Presale tickets for the Division VI regional quarterfinal playoff football between Minster and Springfield Catholic Central, to be played on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at Springfield Catholic Central will be on sale during the times listed below:
October 31st
The Minster Wildcats will return to the site of their first-round playoff upset from a season ago, Wapakoneta hits the road in its first playoff appearance since 2006, and nine Western Buckeye League and Midwest Athletic Conference teams (along with Fort Loramie) received first-round playoff assignments on Sunday afternoon.
Div. VI — Minster (7-3) at Springfield Cath. Cent. (8-2) — Saturday, 7 p.m
October 29th
Dick West left his St. Marys Memorial assistant defensive coaching job in the 1970s knowing full well the head coaching spot of the Roughriders wouldn’t be available any time soon — not with Skip Baughman entrenched in his third decade at the position.
In what could be his final trip to the stadium named after his mentor, West left St. Marys on Friday night a 42-21 winner with his Shawnee Indians.
ELIDA — Lima Bath defeated the St. Marys girls soccer team 1-0 in a Division II district final match at Elida on Saturday afternoon.
St. Marys bows out of the tournament with a 13-2-4 record.
"It's always disappointing when you lose in a district final match," St. Marys head coach Paul Dingledine said.
Bath scored the match's lone goal with 13:32 left in the first half on a header off a corner kick.
The Minster girls cross country team and New Knoxville's Isaac Kuntz are headed to Hebron.
The Wildcats and the Ranger sophomore will run at National Trail Raceway next Saturday morning in the Division III state cross country championships.
Minster will run at 11 a.m. and Kuntz will run in the boys Division III race at 1:30 p.m.
Division II at Tiffin
A pair of Roughriders finished their cross country seasons on Saturday at Tiffin.
