Local Sports

Marion Local reloaded for run to Canton

November 29, 2011

MARIA STEIN —  Maybe nothing illustrates the next-man-in-line mentality of the Marion Local football program better than Justin Rutschilling, the Flyers’ own proverbial rags to riches story.

Just a junior varsity player from a season ago as a junior, Rutschilling worked his way into becoming a first team All-Midwest Athletic Conference player on both offense and defense this fall.

Division II All-Ohio football released, 4 from Wapak on teams

November 29, 2011

A quartet of Wapakoneta Redskins were named to the Division II All-Ohio football lists, which were released on Monday.

Wapak running back Connor Pickens earned first team All-Ohio honors. Pickens rushed for 1,611 yards this season.

Safety Kevin Kraft and offensive lineman Chris Schwartz were both second teamers.

Linebacker Brendan Wilson took third team honors.

The Divisions III and IV All-Ohio lists will be released on Tuesday afternoon and the Division V and VI lists will be released on Wednesday afternoon.

Fort Recovery downs Riders in opener

November 28, 2011

FORT RECOVERY —The Fort Recovery girls basketball team picked up a 55-30 win over the St. Marys Roughriders on Saturday night at the Fort Site Gymnasium.

The Indians, playing in their first game since losing to Anna in the Division III state championship game last spring, scored the final seven points of the first quarter and the last nine points in the second quarter.

Kylie Kahlig scored 12 points to lead a balanced Fort Recovery attack. The Indians had nine players get into the scoring column, including 10 points from Olivia Schwieterman.

Coldwater headed to state, Elida stunned in second half

November 26, 2011

Coldwater is headed back to familiar territory — Northeast Ohio — in search of the school’s third state championship and a measure of atonement for last year’s loss in the championship game.

The Midwest Athletic Conference’s Coldwater Cavaliers are headed back to the state title game for the second straight season and the sixth time in the past 14 seasons after the Cavs drubbed Hicksville 41-21 in a Division V state semifinal at Lima Stadium on Friday night.