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Sports Briefs - Defiance to host 5-County All-Star Baseball Game

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The 5-County All-Star Baseball Game featuring players from Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Henry and Paulding counties, will be played on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Defiance High School.

The game will pit players from the West Team (Defiance, Williams counties) against players from the East Team (Fulton, Henry, Paulding counties).

Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students. For more information contact Tom Held at 419-783-8466.

West Team

Craig Gutman, Defiance; Justin Hancock, Defiance; Mark Sebring, Defiance; Taylor Wiemken, Tinora; Lucas Willitzer, Tinora; Eric Sims, Fairview; Travis Wiles, Fairview; Logan Wolfrum, Ayersville; Josh Vandemark, Hicksville; Adam Battershell, Hicksville; Clayton Stark, Edgerton; Shawn Osborn, Bryan; Jeremy Robinson, Bryan; Josh Westfall, Hilltop; Lucas Kidston, North Central; Zach Erb, Stryker; Brit Moore, Montpelier; Brandt Thiel, Edon. Alternates: Blake Ruffer, Stryker; Kyle Etchen, Fairview; Cory Jenkins, Edgerton. Coaches: Joe Roebuck, Bryan; Jay Jerger, Montpelier; Bruce VanArsdalen, Hilltop.

East Team

David Rupp, Archbold; Steven Kinsman, Archbold; Brian Kline, Patrick Henry; Tyler Phillips, Patrick Henry; Jordan Klopfenstein, Pettisville; Quinn Nofziger, Pettisville; John Simon, Delta; Austin Gunn, Delta; Brandon Neff, Liberty Center; Sam Alvarado, Liberty Center; Damian Maes, Liberty Center; Joe Morehead, Wayne Trace; Garrett Stoller, Paulding; Haden Sholl, Paulding; Zach Michalkiecz, Swanton; Tyler Thomas, Holgate; Andy Ferris, Evergreen; J.D. Warncke, Wauseon. Alternates: Michael Thompson, Wauseon; Brandon Heller, Swanton; Nate Kurtz, Evergreen. Coaches: Dick Selgo, Archbold; Brian Nagy, Evergreen; Ryan Miller, Liberty Center.

* Baseball

WBL tops NWOAL: The WBL all-star baseball team defeated the NWOAL all-stars 11-8 during action at Celina.

Kevin Korkate of Lima Bath was named the game's MVP after finishing with a single, double and three RBI.

Jake Buchanan of Montpelier and Steven Kinsman of Archbold led the NWOAL, each finishing 2-for-3 with Kinsman smacking a double.

Linescore

NWOAL 112 121 000 - 8 15 3

WBL 011 102 60x - 11 13 1

Winning pitcher: Jeremy Kerr (1 inning, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 strikeouts, 1 walk). Save: Trent Haughn.

Losing pitcher: Sam Alvarado (1/3 inning, 4 runs, 0 hits, 0 strikeouts, 3 walks).

Leading hitters: (NWOAL, 15 hits) - Jake Buchanan 2 singles; Steven Kinsman single, double; Sam Alvarado 2 singles; Shawn Osburn double; Damian Maes double; Mike Thompson double; Jeremy Robinson home run. (WBL, 13 hits) - Trevor Kill 2 doubles; Kevin Korkate single, double; Jeremy Kerr double.

* Academic Honors

WBL: The following is a listing of Defiance athletes who earned WBL scholar awards for spring sports.

Western Buckeye League

Defiance - Alexandra Greiwe, Jenna Thomas, Lindsey Tobias, Nicholas Lieswyn, Lorna Scribner, Curtis Parsons, Michael Schlatter, Kelsey Dale, Kiersten Lehman, Nathaniel Hill, Stephanie Diemer, Steven Hammersmith, Anna Meyer, Sean Murray, Alex Nofziger, Brandi Wagner, Trevin Flickinger, Kailea Holbrook, Renee Riedel, Megan Vogelsong, Kaitlin Soukup, Cierra Fraley, Dakota Westrick, Dace Kime, Natalie Klueter, Clayton Roehrig, Katelyn Steffel.

GMC: The following is a listing of GMC scholar athletes for spring sports.

Green Meadows Conference

Antwerp - Alexis Godeke, Chris Henry, Josh Laney, Kole Schlatter, Mickae Schlatter; Ayersville - Kimberly Comden, Rebecca Florence, Lauryn Luderman, Emily Miler, Samuel Mock, Sarah Mutchler, Jeremy Siefert, Kevin Weirauch, Mackenzie Wenner, Jonathon Zachrich, Brian Zheng; Edgerton - Paige Cole, Toni Goebel, Rikkelle Showalter, Andrea Thiel; Fairview - Sean Berry, James Elchinger, John Elchinger, Kyle Etchen, Justin Harding, Nikki McCoy, Eric Sims, Kayla Tonneas, Taylor Vance; Hicksville - Mike Battershell, Tyler Sailer, Abigail Savage, Alyssa Vetter; Holgate - Tyler Thomas; Tinora - Dillon Cereghin, Zach Clay, Caitlin Colholich, Jon Gerken, Trey Meyer, Taylor Wiemken; Wayne Trace - Angelo Harris, Jeremy Zartman.

NWOAL: The following is a listing of NWOAL scholar athletes for spring sports.

Northwest Ohio Athletic League

Archbold - Tyler Bernath, Ryan Christman, David Dominique, Jared Leininger, David Rupp, Jackson Beck, Jacob Lange, Jayson Lindsay, Belana Antar, Jacob Gobrogge, Jacob Fidler, Michael Volkman, Garrett Waidelich, Grace Yoder, Lauren Kern. Bryan - Shawn Osborn, Megan Keeler, Tawni Shaffer, Whitney Weldon, Taylor Paisie, Brad McDonagh, Benjamin Sheperd, Nathan Dhaenens. Delta - Andrea Mohler, Danielle Damman, Korbin Smith, Brian Purdue, Zach Lee. Evergreen - Tyler Anthony, Ashley Good, Karl Paul, Nathan Kurtz, Taylor Langenderfer, Nicole Natter. Liberty Center - Brandon Neff, Chelsea Meister, Kaitlin Rohrs. Montpelier - D.J. Apple, Nikki Gillen, Brooke Willibey, John Balser, Meagan Willis, Hillary Rings, Elysia Bohner, Brit Moore, Catherine Gill, Kim Clark, Melanie Olmstead, Ashley Repp, Kohl Friery. Patrick Henry - Bill Boyer, Chelsea Gerschutz, Chelsea Reese, Corbin Schwiebert, Jacob Taylor, Clay Maas. Swanton - Zach Michalkiewicz, Tim VanNewhouse, Dylan Worley, Heather Hilton, Kristen Kohlman, Paige Onweller, Amanda Taylor, Courtney Terwilliger. Wauseon - Sabrina Kessler, Amandalee Rabender, Chelsea Roth, Olivia Schaffner, Paige Stiriz, Kendra Torbet, Jessica Vietmeier.

GBC: The following is a listing of Napoleon athletes that earned GBC scholar athlete awards for spring sports.

Greater Buckeye Conference

Napoleon - Andrew Keller, Jordan Kruse, Kyle Niermann, Sam Wesche, Tyler Kossow, Zack Lerch, Evan Vocke, Ryan Gilliland, Robert Gilson, Austin Monnin, Alex Carroll, Ben Hoffman, Michael Retcher, Jonathan Schroeder, Randy Sweeney, Kyler Watson, Chris Pierce, Jason Wenner, Alex Altman, Jordan Braun, Justin Braun, Scott Bauman, Benton Collins, Josh Cox, Lance Grimes, Ross Saneholtz, Tyson Agler, Clint Detmer, Cole Gerken, Brandon Hummer, Nick Rettig, Richard Snyder, Brad Weddelman, Colton Barnes, Derek Gerken, Drew Gerken, Zak Kirkendall, Ben Majewski, Matt Volkman, Andrew Wentz, Stephanie Arps, Emily Beck, Courtney Bidwell, Sara Downey, Zoe Evans, Lindsay Gasche, Kelli Ruskey, Sara Weaver, Lena Darden, Kendall Homan, Rachel Huddle, Sara Lauf, Rachel Lutz, Melissa Smith, Kristin Bidwell, Emily Gerken, Jill Pain, Emily Schwab, Kelsey Steele, Adrienne Waisner, Malory Eis, Tana Junge, Laura Leaders, Abby Panning, Bethany Behnfeldt, Amanda Williams, Megan Zachrich.

BBC: The following is a listing of BBC scholar athletes for spring sports.

Buckeye Border Conference

Edon - John Michael, Ryan Luke, Jacob Brown, Jenni Troyer, Lauren Davis, Samantha Baker, Elizabeth Brown, Chelsea Kennedy, Jackie Parsons, Alex Sonneberger, Cody Shaffer, Kaela Imm, Alicia Sumner, Lynsi VanDeVorde, Hanna Peeples; Fayette - Austin Hylander, Logan Keefer, Ben Kovar, Dakota Shay, Hannah Shrock, Elisha Hartman, Caleb Brinegar, Shelby Franks, Trisha Bates, Katie Borer, Mara Raker, Brittany Seiler, Danni Wyse; Hilltop - Neil Klinger, Matt Hurd, Nick Smith, Ali James, Josh Westfall, Chase Clark, Josiah Poletta, Nate Shaffer, Gwyn Bleikamp, Amanda Blom, Haley Towns; North Central - Nathan Benner, Brandi Spicer, Missy Bowling, Lyndsey Darrow, Grace Ebersole, Cassie Pinnick, Leah Sellers, Lucas Kidston, Derick Wyrick, Cassie Cox, Heather Roesener, Morgan Bunting, Kendra Ely; Pettisville - Michael Haase, Kevin York, Lincoln Frey, Greg Waidelich, Laura Rochefort, Chelsea Schmucker, Harris King, Jordan Klopfenstein, Quinn Nofziger, Karina Roher-Meck, Alexa Short, Ashley Eicher, Erica King, Ellen Roth, Lauren Roth; Stryker - Michael Hissong, Kenny Graber, Nicole Coressel, Wendy Mickelson, Sara Opdycke, Lindsey Strup, Blake Ruffer, Cale Frey, Derek Graber, Jacquelyn Laws, Courtney Sullivan, Tayler Waidelich.