Bath
Kirk Looser takes over the reigns at Bath after Sean Powell left to take over LCC. The Wildcats only graduated one senior last season and will look to be a contender in the WBL. The Craddock duo of Drake and Cole will look to be the leaders of the squad this season.
Last season record:4-18
Schedule:
12/1 @ Elida 12/2 vs LCC (L) 12/9 vs Ottoville (L) 12/15 @ Shawnee
12/19 vs LCC (L) 12/23 @ DSJ (L) 12/28 @ Cardinal Stritch (L) ⅕ vs Kenton
1/12 @ Elida
1/13 vs Spencerville (L) 1/19 vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) 1/23 vs Columbus Grove (L) 1/26 @ Celina
1/30 vs Perry
2/2 vs Defiance (L) ⅔ @ Bryan
2/6 vs New Bremen
2/9 @ Wapakoneta (L) 2/16 vs St. Marys (L) 2/17 vs Allen East (L) 2/19 @ St. Henry (L) 2/23 vs Van Wert
Predicted record:9-13 5-4 WBL
Lady Wildcats
After another successful postseason the Lady Wildcats look to be at the top of the WBL once again. Greg Mark will look to replace four seniors from last season. Anne Oliver returns for her last season as a Wildcat while three sophomores will be expected to contribute at the varsity level.
Last season record:20-5
Schedule:
11/24 vs Wauseon 11/28 @ Columbus Grove
11/30 vs Spencerville
12/4 @ Sidney
12/7 @ Van Wert
12/14 vs Shawnee
12/18 vs Jefferson
12/22 tourney
12/23
12/27 @ Coldwater
¼ @ Kenton
1/9 @ Ottoville
1/11 vs Elida
1/18 @ Ottawa Glandorf (L) 1/23 @ DSJ
1/25 vs Celina
1/27 @ Fort Loramie (L) 1/29 vs LCC
2/1 @ Defiance
⅔ @ St. Henry
2/6 @ Bluffton
2/8 vs Wapakoneta
2/15 @ St. Marys
Overall record:20-2, 8-1
Celina
Fourth year head coach Adam Johns will have plenty of experience on the floor this season after graduating just four seniors last year. The Gabes brothers Braylon and Caleb return for their final season as a Bulldog.
Last season record:4-20
Schedule:
12/1 @ Versailles (L) 12/2 vs Bellefontaine (L) 12/8 vs New Bremen 12/9 vs LCC (L) 12/15 vs Van Wert
12/16 @ Marion Local (L) 12/19 @ Parkway
12/29 vs Heritage
12/30 vs Ansonia
⅕ vs Shawnee
⅙ vs Jefferson
1/12 @ Kenton
1/13 vs Coldwater
1/19 @ Elida
1/26 vs Bath (L) 1/27 vs Crestview (L) 2/2 @ Ottawa Glandorf (L) ⅔ @ St. Henry (L) 2/9 @ Defiance (L) 2/10 @ Bryan
2/16 vs Wapakoneta
2/23 @ St.Marys
Predicted record:13-9, 6-3
Lady Bulldogs
It will be a young team for second year head coach Bret Baucher as he graduated five seniors last season. This roster features no seniors on the roster, Kenlee Holstad and Alex Kimmel after contributing some big minutes last season.
Predicted record:5-18
Schedule:
11/28 vs Coldwater (L) 11/30 vs Perry 12/7 vs St. Marys (L) 12/9 @ St. Henry (L) 12/14 @ Van Wert (L) 12/19 @ Parkway (L) 12/21 vs New Knoxville
12/29 vs Heritage
12/30 vs Ansonia
½ @ Marion Local (L) ¼ @ Shawnee
1/9 vs Minster (L) 1/11 vs Kenton
1/18 vs Elida
1/20 vs LCC
1/22 @ Allen East (L) 1/25 @ Bath (L) 1/27 vs New Bremen
2/1 vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) ⅖ @ Fort Recovery
2/8 vs Defiance (L) 2/15 @ Wapakoneta
Predicted record:11-11, 4-5
Defiance
Brynn Lehman will have to break in some new Bulldogs this season after graduating seven seniors from last year’s district finalist group.
Last season record:20-5
Schedule:
12/8 vs Paulding 12/9 vs Rossford
12/15 vs St. Marys
12/16 vs Bryan
12/21 vs St. Francis de Sales (L) 12/22 vs Anthony Wayne (L) ⅕ @ Van Wert
⅙ @ Findlay (L) 1/12 @ Shawnee (L) 1/13 @ Wauseon
1/19 vs Kenton
1/20 @ Fairview
1/23 vs Archbold (L) 1/26 vs Elida
2/2 @ Bath
⅔ vs Liberty Benton (L) 2/9 vs Celina
2/10 vs Whitmer (L) 2/16 vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) 2/23 @ Wapakoneta (L) 2/24 vs LCC
Predicted record:12-9, 6-3
Lady Bulldogs
Leroy Lewis hopes last year was used to get experience as the Bulldog got lots of experience a year ago.
Last season record:2-21
Schedule:
11/25 vs Napoleon (L) 11/28 vs Wayne Trace (L) 11/30 @ Patrick Henry (L) 12/2 vs Bryan 12/5 vs Bluffton
12/7 vs Wapakoneta
12/11 vs Archbold
12/12 vs Ayersville
12/14 @ St. Marys (L) 12/21 @ Maumee (L) ¼ vs Van Wert
1/9 @ Wauseon
1/11 vs Shawnee
1/18 @ Kenton
1/25 @ Elida
1/27 @ Fairview (L) 1/30 vs Swanton
2/1 vs Bath (L) 2/8 @ Celina
2/10 vs Findlay (L) 2/13 vs Paulding
2/15 @ Ottawa Glandorf (L)
Predicted record:13-9, 6-3
Elida
After graduating just three seniors ago, the Elida Bulldogs looked to be ready to put last season behind them. Matt Tablor will look to count on Zori Island for his junior year and seniors Jackson Covault, David Etzkorn, and Seth Sharp.
Last season record:9-15
Schedule:
12/1 vs Bath (L) 12/2 vs Shawnee 12/8 vs Spencerville (L) 12/9 @ DSJ (L) 12/15 @ Kenton
12/23 vs USV
12/27 @ Perry
12/29 @ New Bremen (L) ⅕ @ Ottawa Glandorf (L) ⅙ @ Coldwater
1/12 vs Bath (L) 1/13 vs Bryan
1/19 vs Celina (L) 1/20 vs LCC (L) 1/26 @ Defiance (L) 1/27 vs TBA
2/2 vs Wapakoneta (L) 2/6 @ Findlay (L) 2/9 vs St. Marys (L) 2/13 @ Bluffton (L) 2/16 @ Van Wert
2/17 vs Jefferson
2/23 vs Shawnee (L)
Predicted record:9-13, 2-7
Lady Bulldogs
It will be a experience team for fifth year head coach Elise Jenkins as she returns 9 out of 12. The Bulldogs will have to replace Addisyn Freeman but Alexis Ward and Jojo Knight returns for Elida.
Last season record:11-13
Schedule:
11/25 vs Findlay (L) 11/30 vs Columbus Grove (L) 12/5 @ Spencerville (L ) 12/7 @ Shawnee (L) 12/9 vs Kalida 12/12 vs Lincolnview
12/14 vs Kenton
12/27 vs Lima Senior
12/28 vs Van Buren
¼ vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) ⅙ @ Botkins
1/9 vs Fort Jennings
1/11 @ Bath (L) 1/16 @ Bluffton
1/18 @ Celina (L) 1/25 vs Defiance (L) 1/27 vs Bryan (L) 1/30 @ Ottoville (L) 2/1 @ Wapakoneta
2/8 @ St. Marys (L) 2/13 vs Coldwater
2/15 vs Van Wert
Predicted record:11-11, 3-6
Kenton
It will take some time for the Kenton Wildcats to get used to the varsity level after graduating 6 seniors last year. However good news for third year coach Ryan Miller his group will have some leadership this season as Ethan Yoder and Gavin Payne returns for the Wildcats.
Last season record:7-16
Schedule:
12/1 @ Benjamin Logan (L) 12/2 vs Bluffton (L) 12/8 vs Coldwater (L) 12/9 @ USV (L) 12/15 vs Elida (L) 12/16 @ Riverdale 12/22 vs Waynesfield Goshen
12/29 vs McComb (L) ⅕ @ Bath (L) ⅙ vs Liberty Benton (L) 1/12 vs Celina (L) 1/13 @ Upper Sandusky (L) 1/19 @ Defiance (L) 1/26 vs Wapakoneta (L) 1/27 vs Van Buren
2/2 @ St. Marys (L) ⅔ @ Allen East (L) 2/9 vs Van Wert
2/10 vs Perry
2/16 @ Shawnee (L) 2/17 @ Pleasant (L) 2/23 @ Ottawa-Glandorf (L)
Predicted record:5-17, 1-8
Lady Wildcats
For sixth year coach Jay Bostelman he will count on a number of juniors to lead this season. Olivia Notling, Sadie Larrabee and Macee Heckathorn all return after having a full year at the varsity level.
Last season record:10-13
Schedule:
11/25 vs LCC 11/30 @ Allen East (L) 12/4 @ Benjamin Logan
12/7 vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) 12/9 vs Riverdale
12/14 @ Elida
12/16 @ Pleasant
12/19 vs Liberty Benton (L) 12/28 @ Bluffton
¼ vs Bath (L) ⅛ vs Perry
1/11 @ Celina (L) 1/16 @ Tiffin (L) 1/18 vs Defiance (L) 1/23 vs Carey
1/25 @ Wapakoneta
1/27 @ Arlington
1/30 vs Upper Sandusky (L) 2/1 vs St. Marys (L) 2/6 @ Ridgemont
2/8 @ Van Wert
2/15 vs Shawnee (L)
Predicted record:12-10, 3-6
Ottawa Glandorf
Fresh off another trip to Dayton last spring this year’s Titans hopes to be able to get over the hump after losing back to back state championship games. Ohio State signee Colin White will lead his team along Caden Erford, Grant Schroeder, Alex Wagner, Connor Kitchen, and Dave Westrick to round out the big junior class. The Titans know depth will be big for them early in the year to have their eyes set for another league crown and a trip to Dayton.
Last season record:25-4
Schedule:
12/1 vs Calvert 12/8 @ Bluffton
12/9 vs Van Buren
12/15 @ Wapakoneta
12/22 vs Bowsher
12/27 vs Central Catholic (L) 12/30 @ LCC
⅕ vs Elida
⅙ @ Liberty Center
1/12 @ St. Marys
1/13 @ Findlay
1/19 @ Bath
1/20 vs Lima
1/26 vs Van Wert
1/27 vs Berlin Hiland
2/2 vs Celina
2/9 @ Shawnee
2/10 vs Troy Christian
2/16 @ Defiance
12/17 @ Lexington
2/23 vs Kenton
Predicted record:21-1, 9-0
Lady Titans
It will be a young OG team but it won’t be young in experience as many girls contributed due to injuries throughout the season last year. Myka Aldrich returns for her last season as a Titan as well as Katie Kaufman. Sophomore star Karsyn Erford returns for her sophomore season to handle the backcourt for OG.
Last season record:23-4
Schedule:
11/24 vs Kalida 11/30 vs Van Buren
12/7 @ Kenton
12/9 vs Fairview
12/12 @ Liberty Benton
12/14 vs Wapakoneta
12/16 vs Toledo Christian (L) 12/18 @ Patrick Henry
12/21 @ Napoleon
12/28 @ Crestview
12/29 vs Columbus Grove
12/30 vs Fort Loramie (L) ¼ @ Elida
1/11 vs St. Marys
1/18 Bath
1/20 @Ottoville
1/25 @ Van Wert
1/27 vs Central Catholic (L) 2/1 @ Celina
2/8 vs Shawnee
2/13 @ Archbold
2/15 vs Defiance
Predicted record:19-3, 9-0
Shawnee
After graduating 10 seniors last season, Mark Triplett will look to reload this season. Sophomore post presence Beckett Burke along with four seniors that will lead the Indians this winter.
Last season record:12-13
Schedule:
12/1 vs LCC 12/2 @ Elida (L) 12/8 vs Crestview (L) 12/9 vs St. Henry (L) 12/15 vs Bath
12/16 @USV
12/19 @ Perry
12/22 @ Coldwater
12/28 @ LCC
⅕ @ Celina (L) ⅙ vs DSJ (L) 1/12 vs Defiance
1/19 @ Wapakoneta
1/23 @ Lima Senior
1/26 vs St. Marys
2/2 @ Van Wert
2/9 vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) 2/10 vs Botkins (L) 2/16 vs Kenton
2/17 vs Wayne Trace (L) 2/20 vs Kalida
2/23 @ Elida
Predicted record:14-8, 7-2
Lady Indians
It will be an experienced bunch for sixth year head coach Rachel Rumbaugh as Shawnee graduated just one senior. Grace Freiberger will headline this team as it’s her final year as a Indian.
Last season record:9-15
Schedule:
11/24 vs Columbus Grove (L) 11/28 vs Marion Local (L) 12/5 vs Waynesfield Goshen 12/7 vs Elida
12/12 @ New Knoxville
12/14 @ Bath (L) 12/18 @ DSJ
12/23 @ Bellefontaine
12/28 @ Findlay (L) ¼ vs Celina
1/11 @ Defiance
1/16 @ Jefferson (L) 1/18 vs Wapakoneta
1/22 vs Lima Senior
1/25 @ St. Marys (L) 1/30 @ Crestview (L) 2/1 vs Van Wert
2/6 vs Coldwater
2/8 @ Ottawa Glandorf (L) 2/10 @ LCC
2/15 @ Kenton
2/17 vs Allen East (L)
Predicted record:12-10, 6-3
St. Marys
12th year coach Dan Hegemier will look to lead on his seniors after graduating three seniors which included Austin Parks who is now playing for Ohio State. Jace Turner, Lennon Cisco, Cobain Owens, and Evan Angstman will play in their final season as a Roughrider.
Last season record:18-6
Schedule:
12/1 @ New Knoxville 12/2 vs St. Francis De Sales (L) 12/9 vs New Bremen
12/15 @ Defiance (L) 12/22 vs Marion Local (L) 12/29 @ Spencerville (L) 12/30 vs Findlay (L) ⅕ vs Wapakoneta (L) ⅙ @ Versailles
1/12 vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) 1/14 vs Fort Loramie
1/19 @ Van Wert
1/20 vs Coldwater
@ Shawnee (L) 1/27 @ Indian Lake
2/2 vs Kenton
2/9 @ Elida
2/10 @ Minster
2/16 @ Bath
2/17 vs St. Henry (L) 2/23 vs Celina
Predicted record:12-9, 5-4
Lady Roughriders
There will be a new face leading the lady Roughriders but it’s a familiar face as assistant coach Scott Jordan will now take the reigns as head coach. He returns five seniors most noteably Reagan Allemeier and Ella Jacobs to go along with Reese Rable.
Last season record:14-11
Schedule:
11/24 vs Fairview (L) 11/28 @ Kalida (L) 11/30 @ Findlay (L) 12/7 @ Celina 12/9 @ New Knoxville
12/14 vs Defiance
12/19 @ Fort Recovery
12/27 vs Miami East (L) 12/28 vs Anna
¼ @ Wapakoneta
1/9 vs Spencerville
1/11 @ Ottawa Glandorf (L) 1/18 vs Van Wert
1/20 vs Bryan (L) 1/23 vs Marion Local (L) 1/25 vs Shawnee
1/30 @ Minster
2/1 @ Kenton
2/6 vs St. Henry
2/8 vs Elida
2/10 vs Bellefontaine
2/15 vs Bath (L)
Predicted record:14-8, 7-2
Van Wert
After a miraculous run to the regional finals a year ago it will be a new group of seniors for Ben Laudick to turn to. Connor Campbell and Kaden Shaffer return after seeing time off the bench last season and expect Keaton Welch to be a rising newcomer as a freshman for the Cougars.
Last season record:19-8
Schedule:
12/1 @ Crestview (L) 12/2 @ DSJ (L) 12/8 @ Parkway (L) 12/9 vs Wayne Trace (L) 12/15 @ Celina (L) 12/16 @ Kalida (L) 12/22 @ LCC (L) 12/29 vs Columbus Grove (L) 12/30 vs Ottoville (L) ⅕ vs Defiance (L) ⅙ vs Lincolnview 1/12 @ Wapakoneta (L) 1/13 Marion Local (L) 1/19 vs St. Marys (L) 1/20 @ Bryan (L) 1/26 @ Ottawa Glandorf (L) 1/27 vs Coldwater (L) 2/2 vs Shawnee (L) 2/9 @ Kenton (L) 2/10 vs St. Henry (L) 2/16 vs Elida (L) 2/23 @ Bath (L)
Predicted record:1-21, 0-9
Lady Cougars
Just a pair of seniors return for fifth year head coach Hannah Phlipot. Jordanne Blythe and Debbie Jones returns for their final season as a Cougar.
Last season record:13-10
Schedule:
11/24 @ Ottoville (L) 11/30 vs LCC 12/5 @ Marion Local (L) 12/7 vs Bath (L) 12/12 @ Spencerville (L) 12/14 vs Celina (L) 12/19 vs Wayne Trace (L) 12/21 vs DSJ
12/30 @ Jefferson (L) ¼ @ Defiance (L) ⅙ vs Lincolnview (L) 1/9 @ Bryan (L) 1/11 vs Wapakoneta (L) 1/16 vs Paulding
1/18 @ St. Marys (L) 1/23 @ Crestview (L) 1/25 vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) 1/30 @ Coldwater (L) 2/1 @ Shawnee (L) ⅖ vs Parkway (L) 2/8 vs Kenton (L) 2/15 @ Elida (L)
Predicted record:3-19, 0-9
Wapakoneta
Trey Eichert will have some experience on his side for the Redskins. Six seniors return for Wapakoneta in Nate Metzger and Zac Niekamp.
Last season record:12-11
Schedule:
12/1 vs Jefferson 12/2 @ Liberty Benton (L) 12/8 vs Marion Local (L) 12/9 vs Minster
12/15 vs Ottawa Glandorf (L) 12/19 vs Allen East
12/22 @ Perry
12/27 @ Bowling Green
⅕ @ St. Marys
1/12 vs Van Wert
1/19 vs Shawnee (L) 1/20 @ Jackson Center
1/26 @ Kenton
1/27 @ St. Henry (L) 1/30 @ LCC
2/2 @ Elida
2/9 vs Bath
2/10 Kalida
2/16 @ Celina (L) 2/17 vs Coldwater
2/23 vs Defiance
Predicted record:15-6, 6-3
Lady Redskins
Second year head coach Marci Alberts will have plenty to work with after only losing three seniors last season. Elisabeth Good returns for her last year as a Redskin along with Maddison Springer, and Georgia Schroeder.
Last season record:4-19
Schedule:
11/24 vs Minster (L) 11/28 @ St. Henry (L) 12/5 vs New Knoxville 12/7 @ Defiance (L) 12/14 @ Ottawa Glandorf (L) 12/16 vs Marion Local (L) 12/19 @ Waynesfield Goshen
12/21 vs Allen East (L) 12/28 vs Sylvania Southview (L) 12/30 @ Olentangy (L) ¼ vs St. Marys (L) ⅛ vs Jefferson (L) 1/11 @ Van Wert
1/13 @ Findlay (L) 1/18 @ Shawnee (L) 1/23 vs Bellefontaine
1/25 vs Kenton
2/1 vs Elida
2/6 @ LCC
2/8 @ Bath (L) 2/13 @ Fort Recovery
2/15 vs Celina (L)
Predicted record:8-13, 3-6
WBL Standings
Boys
- Ottawa Glandorf 9-0, 21-1
- Shawnee 7-2, 14-8
- Wapakoneta 6-3, 15-6
- Defiance 6-3, 12-9
- Celina 6-3, 13-9
- St. Marys 5-4, 13-9
- Bath 5-4, 9-13
- Elida 2-7, 9-13
- Kenton 1-8, 5-17
- Van Wert 0-9, 1-21
Girls
- Ottawa Glandorf 9-0, 19-3
- Bath 8-1, 20-2
- St. Marys 7-2, 14-8
- Defiance 6-3, 12-9
- Shawnee 6-3, 12-10
- Celina 3-6, 11-11
- Wapakoneta 3-6, 8-13
- Elida 3-6, 11-11
- Kenton 3-6, 12-10
- Van Wert 0-10, 3-19