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Spencerville wins NWC title Picker’s 256-yard rushing night lifts Bearcats “After 0-2, I told them they were a
good team. I told them they could play
better. … They took it to heart.’’
By Tom Usher 1963. The Bearcats last shared the Picker added, “I think after being
sports@limanews.com NWC title in 1996. 0-2, we were all hungry. Once we got
Picker had four TDs on runs of 3, 37, one win, we wanted more.’’
SPENCERVILLE — Chris Picker, 4 and 4 yards. The Bearcats are now off to the play-
Chris Picker, Chris Picker. “This means everything; this town offs.
Delphos Jefferson probably got a has deserved it for a long time,” Picker Jefferson ends the year 6-4, 4-3
little tired of hearing the public address said. “I think I say it for the whole NWC.
announcer call the Spencerville run- community that we wanted it more Spencerville led 7-6 at the half but
ning back’s name. than anything. It was great.’’ began its total domination on the
Picker plowed straight ahead for 256 Spencerville (8-2, 7-0 NWC) won its ground in the second half.
yards on 36 carries to help Spencerville last eight regular-season games after “I think the offensive line had a good
defeat Delphos Jefferson 38-6 Friday at starting the year 0-2. second half,” Sommers said. “I thought
Spencerville. “We have really good players, and they played well.’’
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
Spencerville quarterback Kale Lee dives for yards against With the victory, Spencerville I’m proud of them,” Spencerville coach But it was the Bearcats’ lone pass
Delphos Jefferson during Friday night’s game at Memorial clinched the outright Northwest Con- Chris Sommers said. “We have a great
Field in Spencerville. ference title for the first time since coaching staff. These guys deserve it. See bearcats | 4C

Interception seals
Perry’s victory,
winning season
By Jose Nogueras
jnogueras@limanews.com

PERRY TOWNSHIP – The interception.

Perry fans will long remember the pick-six by Mar-
tell White, who raced 48 yards after intercepting an
Elgin pass with less than one minute left in the game
to secure a 28-14 victory over the Comets on Friday
night.
Perry, ranked seventh in its region, is almost
assured a spot in the playoffs with the win. The vic-
tory secured the Commodores a winning record, 6-4,
for the first time since 2006.
A Northwest Central Conference title eluded Perry
after Lehman defeated Riverside, 45-14. Perry ends
NWCC play with a 6-1 mark . Elgin ends the regular
season with a 7-3 overall record and 4-3 mark in con-
ference action.
“It is kind of unspeakable,” said Perry coach Luke
Taviano, who saw the potential of this team two years

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No myth here,
Todd B. Acker | The Lima News
Wapakoneta’s Mitchel Apple (2) tries to bring down St. Marys’ Ty Schlosser (26) during Friday night’s game at Wapakoneta.

Roughriders undefeated league champs

OSU-PSU really
St. Marys stops More
title already in its posses- cially between St. Marys

close matchup
sion, St. Marys also wanted and Wapak.

Wapak to win WBL coverage to close out the regular “The weather was so
nasty. So, both coaches had
season with one more win
and notch a perfect league State scores / 2C to play somewhat conserva-
COLUMBUS – Looking through The Daily Colle- By Mark Altstaetter mark. Additional photos / 3C tive. I was really playing
gian, the student newspaper at Penn State, earlier this sports@limanews.com With Friday’s game Area roundup / 4C a field-position game for
Game summaries,
week I discovered a story about myths being on the road, and the standings, photo
most of the night.”
students there hear about their school. WAPAKONETA — St. weather conditions being galleries / LimaScores. Ending the regular sea-
One of the myths is the ever-present Marys has a rich tradition far from perfect, it wasn’t com son with an unblemished
ghost story, which every campus has. in football. going to be an easy task for league record was a goal for
In the Penn State version, a former uni- Since its existence in the the Roughriders. Frye’s squad.
versity president supposedly haunts an Western Buckeye League, However, St. Marys (9-1, neta (6-4, 6-3) to 191 total “I don’t know how it hap-
academic building. St. Marys has notched 24 9-0 WBL) ran the football yards (111 rushing, 80 pened tonight, but we lost
Some of the others are considerably league titles, including this effectively, and its defense passing). 18 seniors (from last year’s
Jim more creative, though just as untrue. year’s championship. kept the Redskins out of “It’s hard to evaluate team),” Frye said. “We
Naveau Another myth says that if a student is However, the last time the end zone en route to tonight’s game.” St. Marys haven’t been undefeated in
Staff
hit by a Centre Area Transit Authority the Roughriders went the shutout. coach Doug Frye said. “I the league since 1993. So,
Columnist
bus on campus, they will get free tuition undefeated in the WBL was For the game, the usual- think both teams played we’ll go back and figure
at Penn State. They might get crutches, 1993. That is, until Friday potent St. Marys running hard, and they played with out the things that we can
but there’s no tuition break. night’s 10-0 victory over attack rolled up 257 yards a lot of class. It was just a correct. But tonight, we’re
Even the Berkey Creamery, which has people lining Wapakoneta at Harmon and recorded 18 first typical rivalry game that going to enjoy being the
Field. downs. Defensively, the you would see in the West-
See osu | 6C With the outright WBL Roughriders held Wapako- ern Buckeye League – espe- See st. marys | 4C
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into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied
SUNDAY NOV. 5 NOV. 12 SATURDAY NOV. 4 NOV. 11
to beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday night. First Data 500 AAA Texas Can-Am 500 Penn State at Iowa Michigan
Anderson beat backup goalie Steve Mason with a 3 p.m. 500 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. TBA (1150 State
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made 29 saves. Minnesota at Detroit Jacksonville Indianapolis Jacksonville at Tennessee
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lost for the second straight night. The Jets fell to CLEVELAND Cincinnati
Pittsburgh 2-1 in OT on Thursday. BROWNS Bengals

On the air
Time Event TV/Radio
FORMULA ONE
12:30 p.m. Grand Prix of Mexico,
practice (same-day tape) NBCSN
2 p.m. Grand Prix of Mexico,
qualifying NBCSN
NASCAR
10 a.m. Camping World Truck Series,
Texas Roadhouse 200, qualifying FS1
1 p.m. Camping World Truck Series,
Texas Roadhouse 200 FS1
3:45 p.m. Monster Energy Series,
First Data 500, final practice NBCSN
BOXING
5 p.m. Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takum SHO
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
10 a.m. Ohio College Football Today 1150 AM
11:30 a.m. Buffalo at Akron CBSSN
Noon Oklahoma St. at West Virginia ABC
Noon Rutgers at Michigan BTN
Noon Wisconsin at Illinois ESPN
Noon Miami at North Carolina ESPN2
Noon Texas at Baylor ESPNU
Noon Arkansas at Mississippi SEC
12:30 p.m. Virginia at Pittsburgh FSN
3 p.m. Air Force at Colorado St. CBSSN
3 p.m. Kansas St. at Kansas FS1
3:30 p.m. TCU at Iowa St. ABC or ESPN2
3:30 p.m. UCLA at Washington ABC or ESPN2
3:30 p.m. Indiana at Maryland BTN
3:30 p.m. Florida vs. Georgia CBS
3:30 p.m. Michigan St. at Northwestern ESPN
3:30 p.m. Penn St. at Ohio St. FOX, 1150 AM
3:30 p.m. North Carolina St. at Notre Dame NBC, 93.1 FM
3:45 p.m. Houston at South Florida ESPNU
4 p.m. Vanderbilt at South Carolina SEC
6:30 p.m. Missouri at UConn CBSSN
6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Iowa FS1
7 p.m. Cornell at Princeton NBCSN
7:15 p.m. Mississippi St. at Texas A&M ESPN
7:30 p.m. Nebraska at Purdue BTN
7:30 p.m. New Mexico at Wyoming ESPNU
7:30 p.m. SEC — Tennessee at Kentucky
8 p.m. Georgia Tech at Clemson ABC or ESPN2
8 p.m. Texas Tech at Oklahoma ABC or ESPN2
10 p.m. Boise St. at Utah St. CBSSN
10:45 p.m. Southern Cal at Arizona St. ESPN
11:15 p.m. San Diego St. at Hawaii ESPN2
GOLF
2:30 p.m. PGA Tour, Sanderson
Farms Championship GOLF
5:30 p.m. Champions Tour,
PowerShares QQQ Championship GOLF
8 p.m. LPGA Tour, Sime Darby
Malaysia (same-day tape) GOLF
11 p.m. World Golf Championship,
HSBC Champions GOLF
3:30 a.m. (Sunday) Asia-Pacific Amateur
Championship (same-day tape) ESPN2
NBA
7 p.m. Cleveland at New Orleans FSO, 93.1 FM
NHL
8 p.m. Columbus at St. Louis 940 AM
WORLD SERIES
8 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Houston FOX
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
8 p.m. UFC Fight Night, prelims FS2
10 p.m. UFC Fight Night,
Derek Brunson vs. Lyoto Machida FS1
RUGBY
6 a.m. World Cup, Group stage,
Fiji vs. United States FS2
11:30 p.m. English Premiership, Northampton
vs. Wasps (same-day tape) NBCSN
FIS ALPINE SKIING
10:30 p.m. World Cup, Women’s
Giant Slalom (same-day tape) NBCSN
SOCCER
7:20 a.m. FIFA, U-17 World Cup, Brazil vs. Mali FS1
10:20 a.m. FIFA, U-17 World Cup, England vs. Spain FS2
7:30 a.m. Premier League, Manchester United
vs. Tottenham NBCSN
10 a.m. Premier League, Liverpool
vs. Huddersfield Town CNBC
10 a.m. Premier League, West Bromwich
Albion vs. Manchester City NBCSN
12:30 p.m. Bundesliga, Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig FS2
12:30 p.m. Premier League, Bournemouth vs. Chelsea NBC
SPORTS SHOWS
8 a.m. Sportsrap with Matt & Matt 93.1 FM
9 a.m. Coaches Corner 1150 AM
10 a.m. Sportstalk with Billy Elvis 93.1 FM
HS football scores
Ada 41, Harrod Allen E. 0
Akr. Coventry 45, Norton 0
Akr. Manchester 58, Cuyahoga Falls
CVCA 42
Amherst Steele 41, Westlake 0
Ansonia 59, Bradford 0
Arlington 12, Leipsic 6, OT
Ashland Crestview 28, Plymouth 14
Ashland Mapleton 42, Collins Western
Reserve 35
Ashville Teays Valley 24, Amanda-
Clearcreek 7
Attica Seneca E. 42, Carey 13
Avon 63, Berea-Midpark 35
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 12, Mt.
Blanchard Riverdale 6
Bay Village Bay 34, Parma Hts. Valley
Forge 0
Beallsville 36, Paden City, W.Va. 20
Beaver Eastern 64, Manchester 13
Bellbrook 10, Day. Oakwood 0
Bellefontaine 28, Spring. Kenton Ridge 6
Bellville Clear Fork 41, Marion Harding 14
Belmont Union Local 49, Barnesville 20
Berlin Center Western Reserve 43, N.
Jackson Jackson-Milton 0
Bethel-Tate 53, Fayetteville-Perry 14
Beverly Ft. Frye 49, Steubenville Cath.
Cent. 13
Blanchester 48, Lees Creek E. Clinton 7
Bloom-Carroll 41, Circleville Logan Elm 0
Bluffton 28, Columbus Grove 27
Bowling Green 19, Napoleon 7
Brookfield 64, Warren Champion 6
Bryan 35, Metamora Evergreen 0
Bucyrus 46, Crestline 18
Bucyrus Wynford 29, New Washington
Buckeye Cent. 8
Byesville Meadowbrook 38, Cambridge 0
Cadiz Harrison Cent. 70, Rayland Buckeye
34
Camden Preble Shawnee 14, Monroe 7
Cameron, W.Va. 52, Bridgeport 6
Campbell Memorial 31, Newton Falls 0
Canal Fulton Northwest 48, Loudonville 14
Canal Winchester 38, Sunbury Big Walnut
6
Canfield 38, Poland Seminary 0
Canfield S. Range 38, Sharpsville, Pa. 7
Cardington-Lincoln 63, Mt. Gilead 36
Carlisle 43, New Lebanon Dixie 13
Casstown Miami E. 7, W. Alexandria Twin
Valley S. 0
Castalia Margaretta 14, Kansas Lakota 7
Cedarville 41, Spring. Cath. Cent. 0
Celina 49, Lima Shawnee 7
Centerville 26, Beavercreek 0
Chagrin Falls Kenston 38, South 8
Chillicothe 31, Jackson 17
Chillicothe Unioto 28, Piketon 12
Chillicothe Zane Trace 34, Chillicothe
Huntington 6
Cin. Anderson 46, Cin. Walnut Hills 0
Cin. Colerain 37, Cin. Oak Hills 6
Cin. Hills Christian Academy 45, Miami
Valley Christian Academy 12
Cin. La Salle 13, Cin. Elder 7
Cin. St. Xavier 16, Lou. St. Xavier, Ky. 14
Cin. Sycamore 20, Cin. Princeton 9
Cin. West Clermont 35, Milford 28
Cin. Winton Woods 35, Cin. Moeller 14
Cin. Wyoming 31, Cin. Indian Hill 24
Circleville 30, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 28
Clarksville Clinton-Massie 48, Wilmington
0
Clayton Northmont 49, Miamisburg 28
Cle. Collinwood 30, Cle. Whitney Young 18
Cle. E. Tech 58, Cle. Lincoln W. 22
Cle. Glenville 47, Cle. Rhodes 0
Cle. Hay 64, Cle. John Adams 42
Cle. John Marshall 18, Cle. JFK 0
Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 28, Ironton
Rock Hill 7
Cols. DeSales 41, Cols. Watterson 7
Cols. Franklin Hts. 49, Newark 21
Cols. Hartley 46, Cols. St. Charles 7
Cols. Independence 44, Cols. Walnut
Ridge 34
Cols. Marion-Franklin 30, Cols. South 6
Cols. West 48, Cols. Briggs 14
Columbiana Crestview 39, Lakeview, Pa. 0
Convoy Crestview 36, Paulding 22
Copley 28, Kent Roosevelt 7
Cortland Lakeview 28, Struthers 8
Coshocton 35, Warsaw River View 21
Covington 7, New Paris National Trail 6
Creston Norwayne 41, Apple Creek
Waynedale 0
Cuyahoga Hts. 28, Independence 21
Dalton 34, West Salem Northwestern 21
Danville 21, Howard E. Knox 14
Day. Christian 48, Hamilton New Miami 6
Defiance Tinora 15, Haviland Wayne
Trace 0
Delphos St. John’s 12, Coldwater 7
Doylestown Chippewa 26, Rittman 14
Dresden Tri-Valley 30, Zanesville Maysville
7
Dublin Coffman 14, Cols. Upper Arlington 7
Dublin Jerome 24, Worthington Kilbourne
7 Rocky River 32, Elyria Cath. 10
E. Can. 51, Lore City Buckeye Trail 19
E. Palestine 31, Columbiana 22
Eastlake N. 28, Chardon 7
Edgerton 37, Holgate 14
Elida 17, Ottawa-Glandorf 6
Elmore Woodmore 31, Bloomdale
Elmwood 22
Euclid 26, Shaker Hts. 12
Fairborn 20, Xenia 14
Fairfield 48, Middletown 0
Fairview 29, Rocky River Lutheran W. 7
Farrell, Pa. 34, Can. Cent. Cath. 21
Findlay Liberty-Benton 26, McComb 0
Fredericktown 42, Centerburg 7
Ft. Loramie 32, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 0
Ft. Recovery 28, St. Henry 16
Gahanna Cols. Academy 20, Cols.
Grandview Hts. 7
Galion Northmor 34, Sparta Highland 12
Gallipolis Gallia 47, S. Point 0
Genoa Area 49, Fostoria 21
Germantown Valley View 34, Eaton 0
Gibsonburg 35, W. Unity Hilltop 0
Grafton Midview 17, Avon Lake 13
Granville 52, Pataskala Watkins Memorial
42
Green 23, Uniontown Lake 14
Greenwich S. Cent. 21, New London 0
Hanoverton United 51, Lisbon David
Anderson 33
Harrison 41, Cin. NW 13
Hicksville 19, Defiance Ayersville 12
Hilliard Bradley 35, Delaware Hayes 7
Hilliard Darby 22, Dublin Scioto 3
Hilliard Davidson 70, Galloway Westland 0
Hillsboro 61, Greenfield McClain 13
Hubbard 22, Youngs. East 8
Jamestown Greeneview 35, London
Madison Plains 0
Jeromesville Hillsdale 34, Smithville 20
Johnstown Northridge 26, Newark Cath.
22
Johnstown-Monroe 48, Heath 8
Kenton 49, Lima Bath 0
Kettering Fairmont 7, Springfield 3
Kings Mills Kings 48, Cin. Withrow 0
Kirtland 63, Gates Mills Hawken 6
Lakeside Danbury 34, Tol. Christian 12
Lancaster Fairfield Union 42, Baltimore
Liberty Union 23
Landmark Christian 22, Morral Ridgedale
0
Leavittsburg LaBrae 56, Jefferson Area 20
Lewis Center Olentangy 35, Westerville
Cent. 31
Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 35,
Westerville S. 7
Lewistown Indian Lake 14, Bellefontaine
Benjamin Logan 6
Liberty Center 27, Hamler Patrick Henry
20, OT
Lima Perry 28, Marion Elgin 14
Linsly, W.Va. 20, Shadyside 13
Lisbon Beaver 56, Oak Glen, W.Va. 25
Lodi Cloverleaf 42, Streetsboro 9
Logan 43, Vincent Warren 14
Lorain 28, E. Cle. Shaw 26
Lorain Clearview 49, Brooklyn 14
Louisville 36, Can. South 20
Lucas 54, Bowerston Conotton Valley 3
Mansfield Sr. 54, Mansfield Madison 6
Maria Stein Marion Local 39, Rockford
Parkway 0
Marietta 17, Zanesville 14
Marion Pleasant 41, Ontario 14
Marysville 29, Grove City Cent. Crossing 7
Mason 36, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 0
Massillon Perry 24, Can. Glenoak 7
Maumee 27, Perrysburg 14
McDermott Scioto NW 28, Willow Wood
Symmes Valley 6
McDonald 41, Lowellville 6
McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 38, Dola
Hardin Northern 12
Mechanicsburg 30, Milford Center
Fairbanks 14
Medina 38, Solon 28
Medina Buckeye 49, Sheffield Brookside 0
Mentor 55, Elyria 6
Mentor Lake Cath. 38, Cuyahoga Falls
Walsh Jesuit 0
Middlefield Cardinal 54, Burton Berkshire
7 Game scores: 25-11, 25-19, 25-16
Middletown Fenwick 13, Day. Carroll 7
Milan Edison 17, Huron 7
Milton-Union 38, Waynesville 12
Mineral Ridge 55, Sebring McKinley 0
Minster 20, Anna 7
Morrow Little Miami 41, Troy Christian 0
Mt. Orab Western Brown 16, Batavia 6
N. Baltimore 46, Vanlue 21
N. Robinson Col. Crawford 34, Upper
Sandusky 14
N. Royalton 42, Cuyahoga Falls 7
NDCL 28, Parma Padua 14
Navarre Fairless 35, Massillon Tuslaw 20
New Albany 27, Groveport-Madison 20
New Concord John Glenn 49, Crooksville 7
New Richmond 51, Goshen 14
Niles McKinley 47, Ashtabula Edgewood 14
Northwood 69, Montpelier 38
Norwalk 20, Tiffin Columbian 14
Oak Harbor 17, Port Clinton 7
Oberlin 34, Columbia Station Columbia 20
Oberlin Firelands 31, LaGrange Keystone
13
Olmsted Falls 49, N. Olmsted 7
Orange 20, Beachwood 7
Oregon Clay 20, Lima Sr. 7
Orrville 42, Wooster Triway 9
Orwell Grand Valley 42, Conneaut 24
Oxford Talawanda 10, Hamilton Ross 8
Pandora-Gilboa 54, Cory-Rawson 12
Pemberville Eastwood 30, Millbury Lake 0
Peninsula Woodridge 40, Akr. Springfield
10
Philo 28, New Lexington 10
Plain City Jonathan Alder 21, St. Paris
Graham 6
Pomeroy Meigs 40, Albany Alexander 0
Powell Olentangy Liberty 35, Westerville
N. 8
Proctorville Fairland 46, Chesapeake 28
Ravenna 50, Mogadore Field 6
Ravenna SE 26, Garrettsville Garfield 21
Reynoldsburg 42, Lancaster 34
Riverside Stebbins 19, W. Carrollton 0
Rootstown 24, Mogadore 7
S. Charleston SE 7, Spring. Greenon 3
Salineville Southern 69, Leetonia 0
Sandusky 40, Sandusky Perkins 9
Sarahsville Shenandoah 50, Caldwell 6
Shelby 53, Vermilion 0
Sherwood Fairview 35, Antwerp 0
Sidney 40, Greenville 8
Sidney Lehman 45, DeGraff Riverside 14
Spencerville 38, Delphos Jefferson 6
Spring. Shawnee 13, New Carlisle
Tecumseh 7
Springboro 38, Lebanon 7
St. Clairsville 35, E. Liverpool 20
St. Marys Memorial 10, Wapakoneta 0
Steubenville 30, Hunting Valley University
0 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 122 151
Stow-Munroe Falls 28, Brecksville-
Broadview Hts. 6
Strongsville 41, Brunswick 0
Sullivan Black River 53, Wellington 0
Swanton 33, Archbold 27, 4OT
Sycamore Mohawk 44, Edon 14
Sylvania Northview 19, Sylvania Southview
7
Thornville Sheridan 61, McConnelsville
Morgan 7
Tiffin Calvert 41, Willard 14
Tipp City Bethel 59, Union City
Mississinawa Valley 6
Tol. Ottawa Hills 41, Oregon Stritch 0
Tol. St. Francis 21, Fremont Ross 7
Tol. St. John’s 13, Tol. Cent. Cath. 6
Tol. Whitmer 49, Findlay 14
Tontogany Otsego 34, Rossford 0
Trenton Edgewood 35, Cin. Mt. Healthy 14
Trotwood-Madison 14, Huber Hts. Wayne 7
Troy 32, Piqua 6
Urbana 35, Spring. NW 14
Utica 27, Hebron Lakewood 26
Van Buren 59, Arcadia 0
Van Wert 48, Defiance 7
Vandalia Butler 21, Tipp City Tippecanoe
13
Versailles 21, New Bremen 6
Vienna Mathews 35, Newbury 17
W. Jefferson 49, N. Lewisburg Triad 13
W. Lafayette Ridgewood 56,
Newcomerstown 7
Wadsworth 49, Hudson 35
Warren Howland 28, Akr. East 15
Warren JFK 34, Louisville Aquinas 3
Wauseon 48, Delta 0
Waverly 45, Bidwell River Valley 14
Waynesfield-Goshen 40, Ridgeway
Ridgemont 8
Wheelersburg 41, Portsmouth W. 7
Whitehall-Yearling 22, London 14
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 35, Holland
Springfield 0
Wickliffe 34, Geneva 31
Windham 54, Andover Pymatuning Valley
24
Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 51, Zanesville W.
Muskingum 8
Wooster 34, Ashland 31
Youngs. Boardman 42, Ashtabula Lakeside
6 Edmonton 9 3 5 1 7 20 28
Youngs. Mooney 14, Austintown Fitch 7
Postponements and cancellations
Oak Hill vs. Franklin Furnace Green, ccd.
A r e a r e s u lt s
Colleges
Women’s Soccer
Ohio Northern 5,
Marietta 0
at Marietta
Goals: Haley Moses, Sydney Leshnak,
Rose Nienaber, Hailey Martin, own goal
Shots on Goal: ONU 12, Marietta 3
Saves: Meagan Grierson (ONU) 3,
Rebecca Tenney (M) 6
Records: 16-1-1 (9-0 OAC), Marietta
(6-10, 2-7 OAC)
Volleyball
Ohio Northern 3,
Marietta College 0
at Marietta
ONU Leaders: McKenna Jordan 13 kills,
Katie Wade 30 assists, 10 digs, McKenna
Hostetler 16 digs.
Records: ONU 25-4 (8-1 OAC), Marietta
11-17 (3-6 OAC).
nba
All Times EDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Orlando 4 1 .800 —
Washington 3 1 .750 ½
Boston 3 2 .600 1
Cleveland
Detroit
3 2 .600 1
3 2 .600 1
Milwaukee 3 2 .600 1
Toronto 2 2 .500 1½
Miami 2 2 .500 1½
Brooklyn 3 3 .500 1½
Indiana 2 3 .400 2
Charlotte 2 3 .400 2
New York 1 3 .250 2½
Chicago 1 3 .250 2½
Philadelphia 1 4 .200 3
Atlanta 1 5 .167 3½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 4 0 1.000 —
Houston 5 1 .833 —
San Antonio
Memphis
4 1 .800 ½
4 1 .800 ½
Portland 3 2 .600 1½
Golden State 3 2 .600 1½
L.A. Lakers 2 2 .500 2
Minnesota 3 3 .500 2
Oklahoma City 2 3 .400 2½
Denver 2 3 .400 2½
Utah 2 3 .400 2½
New Orleans 2 3 .400 2½
Phoenix 2 3 .400 2½
Sacramento 1 4 .200 3½
Dallas 1 5 .167 4
Thursday’s Games
Boston 96, Milwaukee 89
Chicago 91, Atlanta 86
Memphis 96, Dallas 91
L.A. Clippers 104, Portland 103
New Orleans 114, Sacramento 106
Friday’s Games
Houston 109, Charlotte 93
Orlando 114, San Antonio 87
Denver 105, Atlanta 100
New York 107, Brooklyn 86
Minnesota 119, Oklahoma City 116
Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Washington at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Cleveland at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 8 p.m.
Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
nhl
All Times EDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay
Ottawa
11 9 1 1 19 44 27
11 5 1 5 15 41 33
Toronto 10 7 3 0 14 43 36
Boston 8 4 3 1 9 26 27
Detroit 11 4 6 1 9 29 33
Florida 9 4 5 0 8 33 33
Buffalo 11 3 6 2 8 27 41
Montreal 10 2 7 1 5 18 38
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 11 7 3 1 15 34 41
New Jersey 9 7 2 0 14 36 28
Columbus 10 7 3 0 14 32 23
N.Y. Islanders 10 5 4 1 11 33 33
Philadelphia 10 5 5 0 10 34 29
Carolina 9 4 4 1 9 25 26
Washington 10 4 5 1 9 30 37
N.Y. Rangers 11 3 6 2 8 30 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 11 8 2 1 17 36 27
Chicago 10 5 3 2 12 34 26
Nashville 9 4 3 2 10 23 24
Winnipeg 9 4 3 2 10 24 30
Colorado 10 5 5 0 10 28 31
Dallas 10 5 5 0 10 30 31
Minnesota 8 3 3 2 8 28 27
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 10 8 1 1 17 36 19
Vegas 9 8 1 0 16 34 19
Vancouver 10 6 3 1 13 30 25
Calgary 10 5 5 0 10 25 30
Anaheim 9 4 4 1 9 27 29
San Jose 9 4 5 0 8 24 24
Arizona 10 0 9 1 1 23 44
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss. Top three teams in each divi-
sion and two wild cards per conference ad-
vance to playoffs.
Thursday’s Games
Boston 2, San Jose 1
N.Y. Rangers 5, Arizona 2
Carolina 6, Toronto 3
Pittsburgh 2, Winnipeg 1, OT
Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2
Florida 8, Anaheim 3
Los Angeles 4, Montreal 0
Ottawa 5, Philadelphia 4
Minnesota 6, N.Y. Islanders 4
Edmonton 5, Dallas 4
Vancouver 6, Washington 2
Friday’s Games
Vegas 7, Colorado 0
New Jersey 5, Ottawa 4, SO
Columbus 2, Winnipeg 1, OT
St. Louis 2, Carolina 1
Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
San Jose at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m.
Arizona at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Florida, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Washington at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
nfl
All Times EDT
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 5 2 0 .714 195 166
Buffalo
Miami
4 2 0 .667 119 101
4 3 0 .571 92 152
N.Y. Jets 3 4 0 .429 137 161
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Jacksonville 4 3 0 .571 183 110
Tennessee 4 3 0 .571 158 173
Houston 3 3 0 .500 177 147
Indianapolis 2 5 0 .286 119 222
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 147 116
Baltimore 4 4 0 .500 170 148
Cincinnati 2 4 0 .333 98 112
Cleveland 0 7 0 .000 103 169
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 5 2 0 .714 207 161
Denver 3 3 0 .500 108 118
L.A. Chargers 3 4 0 .429 137 131
Oakland 3 4 0 .429 155 156
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 6 1 0 .857 199 146
Dallas 3 3 0 .500 165 142
Washington 3 3 0 .500 141 147
N.Y. Giants 1 6 0 .143 112 156
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 4 2 0 .667 171 133
Carolina 4 3 0 .571 131 139
Atlanta 3 3 0 .500 128 132
Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 145 151
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 146 119
Green Bay 4 3 0 .571 164 161
Detroit 3 3 0 .500 161 149
West
W L T Pct PF PA
L.A. Rams 5 2 0 .714 212 138
Seattle 4 2 0 .667 134 94
Arizona 3 4 0 .429 119 191
San Francisco 0 7 0 .000 123 186
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Friday night lights

Todd B. Acker | The Lima News

Wapakoneta players bust through a banner as they run onto the field prior to the start of Friday night’s home game against St. Marys.

Delphos
Jefferson’s
Tyler Bratton
tries to
bring down
Spencerville’s
Chris Picker
during Friday
night’s game
at Memorial
Field in
Spencerville.

Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Perry’s Shane
Overly (2)
makes his
way through
traffic Friday
night against
Elgin at Bob
Lee Stadium.

Jose Nogueras | The Lima News

Jose Nogueras | The Lima News Perry’s Eric Jackson (76) puts a hit on Elign quarterback Evan Backensto during Friday night’s game at Bob Lee Stadium.

Todd B. Acker | The Lima News

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AREA ROUNDUP

Pandora-Gilboa wins BVC divison title outright

By Mike Purdy Ada 41, Allen East 0
4-6 overall while Clay (3-4 passes this season and
mpurdy@limanews.com TRAC) closed out 2017
ADA — The Bulldogs teammat Logan Lease
5-5. Lima Senior’s Xavier
(7-3, 5-2 Northwest Con- broke the school record
PANDORA — The Nichols had 142 yards on
ference) kept their playoff with 38 catches this sea-
host Rockets secured the 32 carries. hopes alive with the win son.
outright Blanchard Valley against the Mustangs (2-8,
Conference Valley Divi- Kenton 49, Bath 0 1-6 NWC). Seth Conley Waynesfield-Goshen 40,
sion championship with a KENTON — Kenton threw two touchdown Ridgemont 8
54-12 victory Friday night finished the regular season passes to Chase Sumner WAYNESFIELD — The
against Cory-Rawson. P-G 5-5 and 5-4 in the WBL. and another to Aaron host Tigers end the year
finished the season with a Bath concluded 2017 1-9 Everhart. Everhart, who 1-9 (1-6 NWCC) while
6-2 conference record. (0-9 WBL). finished with 116 yards on Ridgemont finished 0-10
The Rockets head to the Jaron Sharp had five 10 carries, also had a pair (0-7 NWCC).
postseason 8-2 while the TD passes and ran for two of TD runs and Conley,
Hornets (2-6 BVC) fin- more scores and Clinton who had 127 yards on 13 Minster 20, Anna 7
ished the year 2-8. Kitchen had a TD run. carries, also ran 93 yards ANNA — The visiting
Jared Breece had three for a score. Wildcats (6-4, 4-4 MAC)
TD passes, Peyton Traxler Celina 49, Shawnee 7 secured a postseason with Todd B. Acker | The Lima News
Wapakoneta’s Brady Erb (10) hands off to Rob Gerstner during Friday
ran for a pair of scores SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP Bluffton 28, the win against playoff-
night’s game against St. Marys in Wapakoneta.
and Ryan Lee had a touch- — Celina (7-3) closed Columbus Grove 27 bound Anna (7-3, 5-3).
down run for P-G. out its WBL schedule
7-2 while Shawnee (4-6)
COLUMBUS GROVE
— The visiting Pirates Fort Recovery 28, St. Marys out the scoring.
Zach Miller led Wapako-
Delphos St. John’s 12, finished league play 3-6. finished their season 4-6 St. Henry 16 neta with 77 rushing yards
Coldwater 7 Brett Schwieterman ran overall and 3-4 in the FORT RECOVERY — From page 1C on 16 touches. Quarterback
DELPHOS — All the 17 times for 195 yards and NWC while the Bulldogs The host Indians (6-4, 5-3 Brady Erb was 11 of 20
game’s points were scored two touchdowns and also closed their season 2-8 MAC) likely secured a undefeated Western Buck- passing for 80 yards but
in the second quarter as threw a TD pass to Bran- (2-5 NWC). playoff spot while dimin- eye League champs.” had two interceptions.
the playoff-bound Blue sen Miller. Kole Murlin Dakota Bricker had two ishing the chances of the St. Marys got on the After starting the season
Jays were able to even had a pair of TD runs and TD runs and Kaleb Jeffer- Redskins (6-4, 4-4 MAC) scoreboard quickly against with a loss to Sidney, the
their record in the Mid- teammate Kyle Zizleman son had another for Bluff- making the postseason. the Wapakoneta defense. Roughriders have now
west Athletic Conference had 116 yards and a score ton. The Pirates’ Gavin On its second possession reeled off nine consecutive
(4-4) and regular season on 19 carries. Shawnee’s Conrad returned a fumble Marion Local 39, Parkway 0 of the game, the Roughrid- wins. St. Marys will host a
(5-5) while Coldwater (6-2 Johnny Caprella had a TD for another score. Blake MARIA STEIN — The ers went 44 yards in six playoff game next Friday in
MAC) heads to the post- throw to Jayvion Daniels. Reynolds had two TD runs host Flyers (10-0) head to plays to score their only the first round of the post-
season with a 7-3 record. and a touchdown pass to the playoffs as the MAC TD on the night. Sean season.
Jared Wurst had both of Van Wert 48, Defiance 7 Caleb Barrientes, who had champion, finishing 7-0 in Perry (28 carries, 152 “Frankly, when we came
DSJ’s touchdowns on runs DEFIANCE — Van West four catches for 128 yards. conference games. yards) capped off the scor- into the season there were
of 3 and 1 yard respective- (5-5) finished with a 4-5 Brady Hauenstein also had ing drive with a 13-yard so many question marks,
ly. Coldwater’s TD came WBL record while Defi- a TD run for Grove. Versailles 21, New Bremen 6 run. With the extra point and I think that really
on a 6-yard run by Ben ance (1-9) ended up 1-8 in VERSAILLES — The by Gabe Vandever, St. drives the team,” Frye said.
Wenning. the league games. Crestview 36, Paulding 22 host Tigers (3-5 MAC) fin- Marys had the early 7-0 “We knew every day, when
CONVOY — The host ished the season 4-6 while lead. we came to practice, that
Arlington 12, Leipsic 6, OT Elida 17, Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Knights (6-1 NWC) head New Bremen (1-7 MAC) Midway through the we needed to get better.
LEIPSIC — The host ELIDA — The Bulldogs to the postseason with a closed out its campaign third quarter, Vandever There was no option at that
Vikings (7-3, 5-3 BVC) (8-2, 7-2 WBL) likely 9-1 record while the Pan- 3-7. capped off a 13-play drive point.”
endangered their chances clinched a playoff berth thers (0-7 NWC) finished by the Roughriders with a The Lima News sports department
of making the postseason. with the victory against their season 1-9. Indian Lake 14, 19-yard field goal to round can be reached at 567-242-0451.
Arlington closed out the O-G (3-7, 3-6 WBL). Benjamin Logan 6
regular season 5-5 (5-3 Isaac McAdams had Upper Scioto Valley 38, BELLEFONTAINE —
BVC) a touchdown run, Billy Hardin Northern 12 The visiting Lakers (7-3)
Jahnz had an interception MCGUFFEY — USV won the Mad River divi-
Clay 20, Lima Senior 7 return for a score and finished its season 4-6 sion of Central Buckeye
OREGON — Adrine Noah Adcock connected (3-4 Northwest Central Conference outright at
Mitchell scored Lima on a 36-yard field and Conference) while Hardin 4-0. Benjamin Logan fin-
Senior’s touchdown on a converted both extra-point Northern ended up 3-7 ished its season at 5-5 (2-2
1-yard run as the visiting kicks for Elida. Jasper (2-5 NWCC). CBC).
Spartans finished their Scarberry, who ran 18 Owen Wetherill broke
season 2-5 in the Three times for 103 yards, had a the Hardin Northern Mike Purdy can be reached at 567-
Rivers Conference and TD run for O-G. record with 18 touchdown 242-0451.

Perry
From page 1C
ago when he was an assis-
tant coach. “We knew the
talent we had coming in,
and if we brought some
discipline and brought
our system in, we knew it
would work — discipline
and hard work.”
With just over a minute
left in the contest, Elgin
took over on downs after
stuffing Perry at its own
48-yard line on fourth
down. On the second play
of the drive, Comet quar-
terback Evan Bakensto
looked to the connect on
a short pass to Danyal
Minton coming out of the
backfield.
However, White stepped
between quarterback and
running back, snatched
the ball out of the air and
promptly raced 48 yards
for the insurance touch-
down.
White’s interception
highlighted a strong sec-
ond half defensive effort
by the Commodores’
defense that shut out the
Comets in the final two
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“Our defense has
stepped up the entire
year,” Taviano said. “We
had a couple of blips, and
that is football, but they
did a fabulous job. That
is a heck of running game
Elgin has there, and for us
to hold them scoreless in
the second half was amaz-
ing.”
Offensively, Perry run-
ning back Shane Overly
was the main force behind
the Commodores’ scores
after the junior tailback
rushed for 178 yards on
26 carries with two touch-
downs. Overly scored
on a 10-yard run in the
first half. His second
touchdown, in the fourth
quarter, gave Perry a 20-14
advantage with 11:49 left
Photos by Jose Nogueras | The Lima News
score came in the first half
when Perry quarterback
Perry
quarterback
Louis
Hoersten
fires a pass
downfield Richard Parrish | The Lima News
during Friday Delphos Jefferson’s Tanner Mathewson rushes for yards against
night’s game Spencerville during Friday night’s game at Memorial Field in
against Elgin Spencerville.
at Bob Lee
Bearcats
block as well as they did, I
Stadium. The
have to push myself as well
Commodores
clinched as I can,” Picker said.
a winning From page 1C Picker then had two
record and TDs runs of 4 yards each
likely a play which set up a key in the final quarter. That
playoff spot score. expanded the Bearcats’ lead
with the On the fourth play of the to 32-6.
victory.
third quarter, Kale Lee hit Spencerville’s Cannan
Joel Lotz out of the back- Johnson ran for 55 yards
field for a 41-yard comple- on 11 carries with one TD.
tion down field to take the Lotz rushed for 40 yards on
ball to the Jefferson 3. seven carries.
“That surprised me too,” Jefferson’s top rusher,
Sommers said with a laugh. Brenen Auer, was held to
“But Kale has gotten better 60 yards on 19 carries with
Perry each week, and I’m really one TD.
receiver proud of him.’’ With the rain, teams are
Luke Picker ran it over from run happy. And that’s what
Floyd
(13) looks
the 3, and the Spencerville both did from the start.
downfield lead went to 14-6. Spencerville went 70
for some Picker bounced back yards in 10 plays for a score
open from losing a fumble at the the first time it touched the
space Jefferson 3 at the end of the ball. Picker banged ahead
during first half on a cold, rainy, for 38 yards on five car-
Friday muddy night. ries on the drive. Johnson
night’s
game “I told myself that mis- swept the right side for a
against takes happen, and you have 5-yard TD. That gave the
Elgin at to let it go,” Picker said. Bearcats a 7-0 lead with
Bob Lee On the third play of the 6:09 in the first quarter.
Stadium. next drive, Picker looked Jefferson took the ball on
like he was stopped at the the next kickoff and ground
line. Then, he suddenly out an impressive 17-play,
popped out, hit a jet stream 65-yard drive. Auer swept
and ran for a 37-yard TD.
That gave Spencerville a
the left side for a 6-yard
TD, but a botched snap
20-6 lead with 7:01 left in prevented the point after.
the third. With 9:44 left in the first
Often Picker was half, Spencerville was on
slammed at the line, only top 7-6.
55-yard touchdown pass. to keep churning for eight

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Vikings to start Keenum

The Associated Press
LONDON — Case Keenum will make
his sixth start in eight games at quar-
terback for the Minnesota Vikings when
they play Cleveland in London.
Coach Mike Zimmer confirmed on Fri-
day the decision that he’d been coy about
all week regarding Keenum, who has
played well in relief of Sam Bradford.
sports calendar
Each week, The Lima
News publishes a calendar
of events of local interest.
Events should be submitted
by noon Wednesday of each
week to The Lima News Sports
Department, 3515 Elida Road,
Lima, OH 45807. Events can
be faxed to 419-229-2926 or
e-mailed to sports@limanews.
com.
ARCHERY
Allen County Archers
The Allen County Archers,
at the corner of state Route
117 and Defiance Trail, have
monthly shoots planned.
A traditional shoot is held
the third Saturday of every
month from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For details, call Neil Wallace at
567-825-7109.
BASEBALL
Lima
F.A.S.T. of Northwest
Ohio is hosting a six week
baseball camp starting Jan.
7. Lima Shawnee High School
assistant coach Danny Jones
will direct the program in
conjunction with U.S. Baseball
Academy. Classes are
available for players in grades
1-12 and are limited to seven
players per coach. Sessions
are offered in advanced
hitting, pitching, catching,
fielding and baserunning.
Space is limited. Registration
is now under way. For more
information, visit www.
USBaseballAcademy.com, or
call toll-free 866-622-4487.
BASKETBALL
Lima
The Lima YMCA will be
holding a basketball skills
development program for
children kindergarten to
second grade beginning
Nov. 25. The cost is $15 for
members and $30 for non
members.
GOLF
Lima
A few spots remain for
the 12-player Monday night
high school indoor league
at Swing Rite Golf Center.
Go to swingritegolf.com or
call 419-331-7483 for more
information. The league is
scheduled to run Nov. 5 to
March 5 with no play during
Christmas and New Year’s
weeks.
HORSESHOES
Lima
The Allen County Horseshoe
Pitchers, located at 1815
C Street, have openings in
leagues and doubles.
Zimmer called the muddled quarter-
Competitive Ottawa
angler keeps it simple
back situation “a good problem to have”
and said he anticipates “getting them all
in there at some point in time.”
The Vikings (5-2) play the Browns
(0-7) on Sunday at Twickenham Stadium.
Bradford has played in only half a game
since the season opener because of knee Kyle Weisen- League (BFL) Hoping to get another
trouble. He hasn’t practiced with the burger has a circuit as well as solid keeper he stayed
team in three weeks. simple phi- his first season on with that pattern the last
losophy when the FLW tour this few hours of the tourney.
it comes to year. He did not get another
competitive bass “Fishing the keeper and came to the
fishing. (FLW) Tour has weigh-in with only two
“I just put in Al really helped in my fish, figuring he did not
my preparation, Smith decision making have enough weight to
dedication, full Guest and mental tough- move from his eighth
commitment and Columnist ness. Out there, place position into the
effort and let if you’re not 100 top six.
things happen as percent on your “It was meant to be
they may,” he said. game, you are left in the as they were enough to
That all proved dust. The tour also has move me to fifth place.
successful for the forced me to become a It was an up and down
Ottawa bass angler more rounded angler, emotional roller coaster
as he qualified for the meaning I can be effec- all day just trying to
All-American national tive shallow and deep grind out another fish
tourney for a second now,” Weisenburger or two,” Weisenburger
straight year by finish- explained. said. “The biggest key to
ing fifth in the T-H Being adaptable a tournament like this is
Marine FLW Bass helped in getting his two to not be afraid to make
some spur of the moment
Fishing League (BFL) lunker bass. He got both
Regional event on the deep after trying shallow decisions of what feels
Barren River out of first. right and then believing
Glasgow, Kentucky last Sensing the shallow in your decision. The
weekend. He will fish pattern would not work second thing is to just do
the national event May on day 1, he decided everything to capitalize
31-June 2 on Cross to go deep as his best and get every bite to the
Lake in Shreveport, chance to find a stable boat. A lost fish can make
Louisiana. He finished pattern. It worked as all the difference between
fifth in the 2016 All- one of his five fish that success and failure.”
American on Lake day was a lunker in the So what does this all
Barkley in Cadiz, Ken- 6-pound range. mean for the Ottawa
tucky with a 15-bass “Although I didn’t get angler in 2018?
limit that weighed 40 a lot of bites, I did get “For me, this was a
pounds, 5 ounces. crucial big bites. I was great confidence booster
Submitted photo
Allen East eighth grade cross country runner Hunter Sidle ran in his Weisenburger and primarily fishing a 3/4 and motivation going
second half-marathon this year in Columbus, running a personal the other competitors oz football head jig in 15 into 2018. I am super
best of 1:32:34, placing him second in his age division and 174th endured “a finicky to 30 feet of water. I also excited for what 2018 has
out of 8,791 total runners. During his eighth-grade season, he broke bite” as well as tough caught a couple key fish in store,” he said “There
the Allen East middle school record three times, with a personal fishing conditions. The on a David Dudley Per- is always pressure to
best of 11:50 in the 2-mile race. Sidle ran in the junior high cross weather was calm and fection Lures 1/4 oonce make the All American.
country state championships this year, placing in the top 30 out of 117 That is the main goal
sunny and by the end shake head off of some
total runners in the Gold Division III.
of the tourney areas buff walls,” Weisenburg- most anglers have at the
Nov. 11-12 at the Westwood from Jan. 7 to Feb. 10. The anglers fished on the er explained. beginning of their BFL
Indoor Tennis Courts. team fee is $460 and the first practice day were His bite died on day seasons. I have a strong
Doubles play and a round deadline is Dec. 22. Session “dry” as water levels 2 after he caught a pair faith in God and I truly
robin beginners/novice III runs from Feb. 11 to March dropped. of decent fish on a jig. believe in his plan for me.
event will be held Saturday, 25. The five week league plus A three-day limit Day 3 also was slow and If it is meant to happen
Nov. 11, and mixed doubles tournament team fee is $475 of 15 bass weighing he did not have a keeper then it will happen. This
will be held Sunday, Nov. 12. and the deadline is Feb. 2. nearly 49 pounds was fish in the boat after has really relieved my
The registration fee for one Session IV runs April 8 - 29 predicted as the pos- three hours of fishing. inner pressure and stress.
event is $40 plus $5 for a and the four week league for sible winning weight. He picked off a small I just put in my prepara-
second event. Registration adult division team fees are
is only available through $360 with the deadline being No one came close keeper on a white buzz- tion, dedication, and full
pickleballtournaments. March 23. to that. None of the bait. Then he decided he commitment and effort
com. For more information, dozen anglers who had to go deep again and and let things happen as
contact tournament SOFTBALL reached the final day was sitting in 40 feet of they may. I can’t wait to
director Tyler Hunt at Lima of competition had water fishing about 20 fish this All-American. I
lmapickleballtournament@ The Lima Legends 16-U fast a 15-bass limit. Win- feet deep. have never been there,
gmail.com. pitch team is seeking players ner Eric Sanders of “I felt my jig run up on but have already been
for all position committed Lexington, Kentucky, a brush pile in about 30 researching and looking
RUNS to traveling to tournaments caught a three-day feet. I slowly dragged it at maps of the lake.”
Ottawa across Ohio during the 2018 cumulative total of through the brush pile
The annual 5K Turkey Trot season. Girls must be no
12 bass weighing 33 and thankfully caught
Challenge will be held at the older than 16 as of Jan. 1, Al Smith is a freelance outdoor writer.
Ottawa Metro Park Nov. 23 at 2018. For anyone interested pounds, 10 ounces. my second keeper, which You may contact him at flyfishman7@
8 a.m. Pre-registration is $25 in a personal tryout they can Weisenburger fin- was close to 6 pounds,” hotmail.com and follow him on Twitter
for the Workout of the Day contact the coach through ished fifth with a he said. @alsmithFL
(WOD and 5k), WOD would be The Lima Lady Legends 16U weight total of 25
$10 and the 5k only is $20. fast pitch sight on Facebook pounds, 11 ounces on
ATTENTION FREE VACUUM ATTENTION
Registration ends Nov. 20. or personally contact coach 11 bass. The top six in KIRBY OWNERS! CLEANER BAGS! ORECK OWNERS!
Goodman at 419-371-9272 if each regional tourney
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Open doubles begins at
8:30 a.m. Saturday mornings.
Corn Hole leagues are now
forming. Horseshoe pitchers
trap practice is 9 a.m. to noon
weekly, weather permitting.
For additional information, go
to limasabres.com or visit on
for one hour. Led by the hitting his qualifying total. He
used all the knowledge
1776 Elida Rd - Lima
instructors Tom Riepenhoff
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are needed for new leagues.
Contact Dwaine Klink at 419-
235-3677 or Roy Moore at
419-231-3720 for information.
PICKLEBALL
Lima
Pickleball is played at
Bradfield Center from 9 a.m.
until 11 a.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. All skill levels are
welcome.
Lima
The Lima YMCA is holding
open pickleball play from 7
p.m. until 9 p.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays and 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Monday through
Friday (appointment only).
Free for YMCA members and
$3 per visit for nonmembers
or $20 per month for non
members (unlimited play).
Individuals can register online
at limaymca.net.
Facebook.
Kalida
The Black Swamp
Pheasants Forever in
cooperation with the Kalida
Fish and Game will be holding
a Youth Pheasant Hunt at 8
a.m. Oct. 28. Pre registration
is required. Call Jason Ricker
at 419-236-3005, Cliff Wieging
at 419-890-6105 or Dave
Nienberg at 419-863-0060.
Continental
Two trapshoots will be
held at the Continental
Conservation Club Oct. 29 at
12:30 p.m. Practice begins
at 11:30 a.m. The shoot is for
canned beef and bacon.
SOCCER
Bluffton
Registration is underway for
the Bluffton Family Recreation
Indoor Soccer League. A
starting at 5 p.m. Sessions will
be divided by age. The cost
for all four sessions is $100.
To register please email Kelly
Kirkpatrick at kmkirkpatrick@
unoh.edu
VOLLEYBALL
Lima
The Lima YMCA will be WE’RE MORE THAN JUST
holding a Ladies Volleyball
League for those 16 years to TRANSMISSIONS!
adult beginning Oct. 27. Team
cost is $200.
Lima
• Automatic and Standard Transmissions
The Lima YMCA will be
holding a league for girls in • Differential and Transfer Cases
grades 5 -7 beginning Nov. 2.
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6C Saturday, October 28, 2017 SPORTS The Lima News

Astros fans get funky haircuts, tattoos
HOUSTON — Albert
Sanchez gets animated
when talking about his
beloved Houston Astros.
And that’s one of the
worst things a person can
do when there’s a razor
pressed to his temple.
“You can’t do that,” Diana
Martinez tells him, pulling
back her razor as he nodded
his head with excitement.
The Houston Chronicle
reports Martinez spent
nearly an hour Wednesday
shaving a classic Astros star
onto the side of Sanchez’s
head.
Across the city, barbers
and tattoo artists said
they’re seeing a flood of
Astros fans trying to show
their devotion to the team
in a more visible way as the
Astros face the Los Ange-
les Dodgers in the World
Series.
For those looking for a
less permanent show of
affection for their team,
a simple haircut may be
the best approach. The
classic Astros star is fairly
easy to shave onto a head
compared with the logos of
some other teams
Sanchez couldn’t keep
from moving his head, espe-
cially when asked about his
favorite player, second base-
man Jose Altuve.
After issuing her warn-
ing, Martinez reclined the
seat in her Kempwood
Drive hair studio and went
to work on Sanchez’s head
with a skin pencil. Soon,
the routine Astros star was
a vibrant orange.
But this too was tempo-
rary — the color would fade
by the morning, Martinez
said, and sooner if it got
wet.
Sanchez was just happy
Astros fan Albert Sanchez, shown reflected in a mirror, watches as
Diana Martinez, owner of Studio Cutz Beauty & Barber, adds color to a
star design representing the Houston Astros logo into his fade haircut.
to see his hometown team
on baseball’s biggest stage.
His new haircut was a testa-
ment to that.
“I had to do something to
support the team,” he said.
Eric Hernandez could
have bought a shirt. After
all, that’s what most fans
do. But Eric Hernandez
isn’t like most fans.
His love for the Astros is
more than skin deep. And
now, that’s exactly where
it’s displayed prominently
and permanently.
On Wednesday, Hernan-
dez sat in a chair at Big
Junior’s Tattoos as an art-
ist pricked the Astros star
and “H” logo into his left
shoulder.
AP photo
“The team is important
to me because it represents
the whole city of Houston,”
Hernandez said. “The team
has brought everybody
together in hopes of win-
ning the World Series. After
(Hurricane) Harvey, hope is
what we need right now.”
Artists have been cre-
atively etching tattoos that
range from Astros logos and
Astrodomes to “Houston
Strong” and “Earn History.”
“This is just another way
that my clients show their
love and support for Hous-
ton,” tattoo artist Junior
Ochoa of Big Junior’s Tat-
toos said. “When the Astros
achieve what they are
doing, it’s like we are win-
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Game 3 of the World
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Dodgers ended after
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out the outcome and for
more about the game.
ning with them.”
Jonathan Webb’s bicep
is covered with an Astros
logo inside the shape of
Texas. Webb has been a fan
for years and saw baseball’s
championship series as an
opportunity to get the tat-
too he’s always wanted.
“I had been planning on
getting my tattoo for a few
years now,” Webb said. “I’ve
been an Astros fan since
I was young watching the
games with my family in
the Astrodome. I even have
some seats in my house.”
Kristina Edwards, a part-
ner at Imperial Tattoo Com-
pany, said her Sugar Land
shop had already inked a
handful of fans.
She and others said they
expected more requests to
come in as the World Series
progressed.
Among those eyeing
ink was Jon, a 40-year-old
Houston native who didn’t
have any tattoos, but vowed
to get one if the Astros won
the series.
“I’ve been debating get-
ting one for years, and
could never find a design I
really liked,” he said.
For now, a Houston
Astros flag is the top con-
tender to adorn his upper
arm.
“But I’m open to sugges-
tions,” he said. “An Astros
World Series win would
provide the motivation.”
OSU
From page 1C
up around the corner to
get some of its legendary
ice cream on football Sat-
urdays, has a myth.
Supposedly, the reason
its ice cream is not sold
off campus is that its fat
content exceeds a federal
regulation. In truth, Penn
State just chooses not to
market the ice cream off
campus.
A year ago when Ohio
State led Penn State 21-7
in the fourth quarter the
idea that the Nittany
Lions could win that foot-
ball game might have been
a candidate to be added to
that list of myths.
But, with the help of
two fourth-quarter special
teams meltdowns by OSU,
Penn State won 24-21.
And without that victory,
this afternoon’s match-up
between the two teams in
Ohio Stadium might not
be quite as big as it is.
With a roster that
includes talented players
like Saquon Barkley, Trace
McSorley, Mike Gesicki
and Jason Cabinda, the
Nittany Lions eventually
would have found their
way to the Top 10.
But it might have taken
them a little bit longer to
get the confidence that
became part of their team
make-up after that win
over Ohio State. Without
it, there definitely would
have been no Big Ten
championship game and
no Rose Bowl for Penn
State and who knows
what else there might not
have been.
That is all speculation,
which might be appropri-
ate, because these two
teams appear so evenly
matched this season that a
prediction feels even more
like a guess than usual.
No. 2 Penn State (7-0,
4-0 Big Ten) and No. 6
Ohio State (6-1, 4-0 Big
Ten) are both very tal-
ented and on hot streaks
coming into the game.
The winner will have
the inside track to win-
ning the Big Ten East
Division and getting a
spot in the Big Ten cham-
pionship game. The game
means a lot to Penn State
if it hopes to reach the
College Football Playoff
and even more for Ohio
State, which would surely
drop out of the running
for the playoff with a sec-
ond loss.
Both teams can play
the revenge card if they
choose to do it. Ohio
State has to feel like it
outplayed Penn State for
three quarters or more
last year. And Penn State
has its own reasons for
revenge.
It beat OSU and won
the Big Ten championship
game, but watched Ohio
State get a playoff invita-
tion instead of them and
then the Buckeyes were
embarrassed by Clemson
in a playoff semifinal.
A case could be made
for either team. It’s close.
But In this series, going
with the team that has
homefield advantage has
worked 67 percent of the
time.
Since Penn State joined
the Big Ten in 1993, there
have been 12 OSU-Penn
State games in Columbus
and 12 in State College,
Pa. Ohio State is 10-2 at
home and 6-6 at Penn
State.
The prediction: Ohio
State 31, Penn State 28.
Reach Jim Naveau at 567-242-0414
or on Twitter at @Lima_Naveau.

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