High School Cross Country Season Coming Into Shape

Volume 1 Issue 11

With cross country season over halfway complete many Northwest Ohio runners and teams are showing serious promise for state championship contention.

At the Division one level, defending girls state champion Perrysburg is currently ranked #4 in the state. They are far and away the best division one girls team in Northwest Ohio. The Yellow Jackets are lead by a host of girls who have all ran under twenty minutes this year. On the boys side, Toledo St. Francis is currently ranked #1 in division one with all of their top five only fifty seconds apart. The Knights are lead by top 25 ranked runners Ethan Cope and Rylan Winkler.

On the division two side, Xander Fackler of Bryan is currently ranked #4 in the state. Fackler has won every race this year except the Tiffin Carnival where he finished 2nd. The junior from Bryan has the fastest time of any Northwest Ohio runner this year. Bryan not only has the fastest division two boy in the area but also the division

Leading Updates

• Nick Thwaits (Fort Recovery) was promoted to the Double-A San Antonio Missions, affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Notable Game Updates

• On September 11th Connor Curlis (Findlay) gave up no hits against four batters for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts.

• On September 14th Ross Adolph (Findlay/Van Buren) had three hits and an RBI for the the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks.

• On September 16th Emily Sreenan (Lima/Lima Central Catholic) took first place in the D1 All-Ohio XC Championships for the Dayton Flyers.

• On September 17th Chris Bassitt (Curtice/Genoa) threw six shutout innings for the Mets against the Pirates.

• On September 17th Cavon Croom (Sandusky) had four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown in a BGSU win over Marshall.

Interesting Reads

• Dallas Gant is ready for his return to Ohio Stadium as a Toledo Rocket

• NLL shelves proposal to add hockey following realignment

• Huron's Matt Asher reaches 150 career coaching wins

• Who should be the next Marion Harding hall of famers?

• Dallas Gant Says Leaving Ohio State Was “Hardest Decision I've Ever Made,” But Thinks He’s “Exactly Where I Need to Be” at Toledo

• Is Trevor Harris The Man In Montreal?

• Which Toledo-area schools will play in OHSAA’s 1st boys volleyball season this spring?

• Plenty of standouts as prep football season approaches halfway point

• Can OT James Hudson perform at a high-level?

• 'Best kept secret': Danbury volleyball off to historic start for program

• Port Clinton to induct five into athletic hall of fame

• Moeller, Lynch, White: Saying goodbye to more than just summer

HS Football Power Rankings

Based on computer points

Top CC Times of the Wee

Just For Fun

Looking back at conference affiliations 20 years ago in the 2002-03 school year

Blanchard Valley Conference

• Arcadia, Arlington, Cory-Rawson, Findlay Liberty-Benton, Hardin Northern,

  McComb, Pandora-Gilboa, Van Buren, Vanlue

Buckeye Border Conference

• Edon, Fayette, Hilltop, Holgate, North Central, Pettisville, Stryker

Firelands League

• Ashland Crestview, Mapleton, Monroeville, New London, Norwalk St. Paul, Plymouth, South Central, Western Reserve

Great Lakes League

• Findlay, Fremont Ross, Napoleon, Oregon Clay, Sandusky, Whitmer

Green Meadows Conference

• Antwerp, Defiance Ayersville, Defiance Tinora, Edgerton, Fairview, Haviland Wayne Trace, Hicksville, Holgate

Midland Athletic League

• Bettsville, Carey, Fostoria St. Wendelin, Fremont St. Joseph, Hopewell-Loudon, Mohawk, New Riegel, North Baltimore, Old Fort, Seneca East, Tiffin Calvert

Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference

• Blue Division - Cardington-Lincoln, Marion Pleasant, Mount Gilead, Northmor, Ridgedale

• Red Division - Buckeye Valley, Caledonia River Valley, Marion Elgin, North Union, Sparta Highland

Midwest Athletic Conference

• Coldwater, Delphos St. John’s, Fort Recovery, Maria Stein Marion Local, Minster, New Bremen, New Knoxville, Parkway, St. Henry, Versailles

North Central Conference

• Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, Crestline, Lucas, Ontario, Riverdale, Wynford

Northern Lakes League

• Anthony Wayne, Bowling Green, Maumee, Perrysburg, Rossford, Springfield, Sylvania Northview, Sylvania Southview

Northern Ohio League

• Bellevue, Fostoria, Galion, Norwalk, Shelby, Tiffin Columbian, Upper Sandusky, Willard

Northwest Central Conference

• Marion Catholic, Ridgemont, Riverside, Temple Christian, Troy Christian, Waynesfield-Goshen

Northwest Conference

• Ada, Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Convoy Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Lima Perry, Lincolnview, Paulding, Spencerville

Northwest Ohio Athletic League

• Archbold, Bryan, Delta, Evergreen, Liberty Center, Montpelier, Patrick Henry, Swanton, Wauseon

Ohio Heartland Conference

• Ashland, Lexington, Mansfield Madison, Mansfield Senior, Marion Harding, Orrville, Vermilion

Putnam County League

• Columbus Grove, Continental, Fort Jennings, Kalida, Leipsic, Miller City, Ottoville, Pandora-Gilboa

Sandusky Bay Conference

• Clyde, Edison, Huron, Margaretta, Oak Harbor, Perkins, Port Clinton, Sandusky St. Mary’s

Suburban Lakes League

• Eastwood, Elmwood, Genoa, Gibsonburg, Lake, Lakota, Otsego, Woodmore

Toledo Area Athletic Conference

• Cardinal Stritch, Danbury, Emmanuel Christian, Lorain Catholic, Maumee Valley Country Day, Northwood, Ottawa Hills, Toledo Christian

Toledo City League

• Toledo Bowsher, Toledo Central Catholic, Toledo Libbey, Toledo Notre Dame, Toledo Rogers, Toledo Scott, Toledo Start, Toledo St. Francis, Toledo St. John’s, Toledo St. Ursula, Toledo Waite, Toledo Woodward

Western Buckeye League

• Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Lima Bath, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys Memorial, Van Wert, Wapakoneta