CELINA - Celina Police Chief Tom Wale believes the department's new firearms training range is likely the most expansive in all of northwest Ohio, allowing officers to hone their marksmanship at varying distances and in adverse weather conditions.
MINSTER - The two-time defending Division IV state champion Minster Wildcats tipped off their girls' basketball season this weekend with a four-point victory over Wapakoneta on Friday before returning home on Saturday evening to lock horns with the neighboring Fort Loramie Redskins.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Marion Local girls basketball team outscored New Knoxville 10-6 in overtime to open the season at 2-0 with a 43-39 win over the Rangers at the Kewpee Tip-Off Classic at Bath High School.
CELINA - New season, new players.
The old saying about needing a program to identify the players will ring true for not only the boys basketball fans of Celina but for head coach Jay Imwalle, too.
CELINA - Year one of the Cenzie Rushton era at Celina was a solid campaign as the Bulldogs won seven games and made the sectional final after having won just three times the previous two seasons.
COLDWATER - On the heels of a long basketball tournament run, the Coldwater Cavaliers are primed for another one.
"We got a taste of that success
COLDWATER - A year older, a year better.
That's what Coldwater coach Keenan Leichty believes to be the case.
Coldwater had a young team last ye
FORT RECOVERY - If Fort Recovery's cheerleaders are leading the crowd in a defensive cheer, first-year coach Jim Melton would be fine with it.
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FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery girls had a winning percent of .500 last year.
The Indians have a new coach this year, everyone is back - including recent college basketball signees Val Muhlenkamp (Findlay) and Olivia Patch (Hillsdale) - and they expect to reach the next level.
MARIA STEIN - Kurt Goettemoeller and Marion Local's coaching staff knew what it had coming into the last few seasons.
This year … we'll see.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local coach Beth Streib believes her team is built for success this winter.
Why wouldn't she think that?
The Flyers have j
MINSTER - After going 16-8 last season, the Minster boys basketball team will go through some changes this season.
Not only does coach Michael McClurg have to replace all five starters, but the style of play will change after having 6-9 Jarod Schulze and 6-6 Cody Frericks in the paint last season.
MINSTER - After winning a second straight Division IV state girls basketball title last March, Minster coach Mike Wiss will have to replace some key components from the two title teams.
NEW BREMEN - First-year New Bremen Head Basketball Coach Cory Stephens is waiting for his full roster due to an extended football postseason run.
He's fine with that.
NEW BREMEN - Young.
New Bremen coach Chris Burden said that word a handful of times when describing his current team - a night and day difference from where the Cardinals were a year ago.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Second-year head coach Mike Piatt concluded his inaugural season with the New Knoxville Rangers last winter with a 3-20 overall record, while going winless in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
NEW KNOXVILLE - As veteran head coach Tim Hegemier enters the 2019-2020 girls basketball campaign, his New Knoxville Rangers look to continue building on last season's success when they finished the year 18-8 overall after falling to the Minster Wildcats in the Division IV district championship.
ROCKFORD - After having one of its best seasons in several years, Parkway's boys basketball team will look to improve on last year's 12-12 mark.
Helping coach Doug Hughes this year will be two returning starters, two key subs and the return of a player who missed last season due to injury.
ROCKFORD - New Parkway girls basketball coach Dan Williamson has been happy with the way his team has taken to the style of basketball he wants to instill into the program.
ST. HENRY - Eric Rosenbeck took his first trip to Columbus as coach of St. Henry last season.
That's the goal again this year.
"We have some re
ST. HENRY - Veteran basketball coach Kyle Menchhofer takes over a St. Henry team that had one of its most-productive seasons in a few years by going 14-9 before taking a tough loss in the sectional final.
ST. MARYS - Following a five-year hiatus from coaching boys' basketball, Dan Hegemier returns for his second stint on the St. Marys sidelines as he prepares to embark on his 33rd season overall of coaching this winter.
ST. MARYS - Last season, the St. Marys' girls basketball team etched their spot in fourth place in the Western Buckeye League standings after going 6-3 in league play - their best finish since 2011.
