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SPENCERVILLE-After picking up a tough victory on the road to begin the season, the Bearcats will be back in the friendly confines of Memorial field as they take on the Paulding Panthers (1-0). The Panthers are coming off a 36-0 versus Swanton and are looking to start 2-0 for the first time in over 25Continue reading “Bearcats ready to face Paulding in home opener”

SPENCERVILLE-The Spencerville Bearcats looked to get over .500 for the first time in the early season when they faced the Lima Senior Spartans. Spencerville was able to pick up the victory in four sets. “It was amazing to watch them play on the front row and my back row just covered them with all ofContinue reading “The Bearcats get a gritty win against the Spartans”

RIDGEWAY-It was a series of firsts on Friday night as it was the first ever meeting between the Bearcats and the Golden Gophers but it was a battle of two first year head coaches. The Bearcats put together a lead in the second quarter and never looked back in the 28-12 victory. “Defensively we knewContinue reading “Spencerville earns hard fought win against Ridgemont; Koenig notches first career win”

FORT JENNINGS-For five innings in Friday night’s game against Fort Jennings the Musketeers made the Bearcats pay for their mistakes. The Bearcats had some timely hitting and took advantage of Fort Jennings mistakes enroute to a 14-3 victory. “They made errors and we utilized our arsenal,” said Spencerville head coach Norman Koenig.  Spencerville played fromContinue reading “Bearcats rally late against Fort Jennings”

DELPHOS-It was a cold evening on Thursday for the NWC opener between rivals Jefferson and Spencerville at Jefferson high school. Karder Agner delivered a base hit in the bottom of the eighth to pick up a 3-2 for their first win of the season. “We had both pitchers bring their A game today,” said JeffersonContinue reading “Agner helps Jefferson walk off Spencerville”

SPENCERVILLE-St. John’s looked to continue their hot streak on Tuesday night when they visited the Spencerville Bearcats. St. John’s freshman Cam Elwer made it standstill as he struck out a dozen Bearcat hitters to pick up the 6-0 victory. “It’s one of our mottos is that we want to put the ball in play,” saidContinue reading “Elwer shuts down Bearcat bats”

LIMA-For eight minutes on Saturday afternoon it looked like the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans and the Spencerville Bearcats were locked in for a battle. However the Titans couldn’t miss from deep as they cruised to a 78-51 District championship victory. It was the young stars that kept the Bearcats in the game early. Six straight points fromContinue reading “Second quarter explosion overwhelms Spencerville”

LIMA-Two teams with a combined record of 41-5 collided on Wednesday night at Lima Senior high school with a trip to the District Final on the line. The Bearcats rallied in the final quarter to hold off Liberty Benton 44-39. “I thought they were pretty good defensively,” said Spencerville head coach Kevin Sensabaugh. “They didContinue reading “Smith’s big quarter lifts Spencerville to District Championship Game”

MILLER CITY-It was going to be easy on Friday night at Miller City high school as the Spencerville Bearcats faced NWC foe Columbus Grove for the Sectional championship. The Bearcats used a strong third quarter to pull away for a 66-47 victory. “The first half I thought we played a little bit tight,” said SpencervilleContinue reading “Bearcats clinch spot in the District Tournament”

AYERSVILLE-The Spencerville Bearcats had their hands full on Saturday afternoon as they played for a sectional championship against top seeded Ottawa Glandorf. The Lady Titans took advantage of 21 Spencerville turnovers to cruise to a 54-22 victory. Both teams struggled from the floor in the opening quarter but the live ball turnovers seemed to beContinue reading “Lady Titans too much for Lady Bearcats”