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Delphos St. John's runs over LCC 20-0

Blue Jays record 252 yards rushing

DELPHOS - The Delphos St. John's Blue Jays opened the 2008 high school football season Saturday night with a convincing 20-0 win over the T-Birds of LCC. Sophomore running back Evan Burgei ran over the T-Birds for 135 yards on just 13 carries, including a 66-yard fourth quarter TD-bolt that sealed the deal in this one. The Blue Jays started the scoring in the first quarter, as Jordan Leininger rolled in from 5-yards out. Jordan Rode's PAT kick was good and St. John's led 7-0. Rode would add two first quarter field goals (32-yards and 27-yards) to round out the first half scoring for the Jays. Delphos' defense held the T-Birds to only 72 total yards in the first half and 192 yards (99 rushing; 93 passing) for the game. Meanwhile, St. John's racked up 291 total yards (252 rushing; 39 passing) to control the game. One other big factor in the Jays' win was the turnover battle. The Blue and Gold only committed two turnovers to LCC's five miscues. Both teams recorded nine first downs. Now 1-0, St. John's travels to Tinora (1-0) next Friday, while LCC (0-1) hosts Crestview (0-1).

Score by Quarters:

LCC   0   0   0   0   -   0

DSJ   13   0   0   7   -   20

Scoring Summary:

DSJ: Leininger 5-yard run (Rode kick good)

DSJ: Rode 32-yard field goal

DSJ: Rode 27-yard field goal

DSJ: Burgei 66-yard run (Rode kick good)

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Delphos St. John's Cross Country Invitational results

Boys Race:

Team Scores - New Bremen 45, Spencerville 109, Lima Central Catholic 114, Anna 125, Lincolnview 133, Crestview 135, Ottoville 149, Columbus Grove 152, Bluffton 207, Wayne Trace 277, Delphos St. John's 293, Kalida 351

Top Ten Runners:

1. Jim Heider (Lima Central Catholic), 16:26.20
2. Seth Wisener (Lincolnview), 17:10.79
3. Matthew Herron (Bluffton), 17:13.07
4. Derrick Lillard (Anna), 17:13.44
5. Jonathan Rex (Spencerville), 17:24.16
6. Justin  Eilerman (New Bremen), 17:26.18
7. Steve Hager (Spencerville), 17:33.62
8. Zach Speckman (New Bremen), 17:49.10
9. Kyle Knapke (New Bremen), 17:50.86
10. Robert Franks (New Bremen), 17:51.67

Wayne Trace Runners:

25. Karl Klopfenstein, 18:37.25

48. Colin Klopfenstein, 19:41.50

78. Cory Irwin, 20:55.04

81. Angelo Harris, 20:59.88

105. Jeremy Zartman, 22:19.74

112. Eli Cook, 22:59.94

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Girls Race:

Team Scores - Spencerville 32, Ottoville 54, Lincolnview 93, Pandora Gilboa 120, Crestview 127, Lima Central Catholic 134, Anna 190, New Bremen 219, Wayne Trace 233, Columbus Grove 244, Waynesfield Goshen 300

Top Ten Runners:

1. Shayla Siefker (Ottoville), 19:55.09
2. Lyndie Brown (Spencerville), 20:13.45
3. Kelli Lay (Spencerville), 20:35.97
4. Ashley Sprunger (Pandora Gilboa), 20:45.60
5. Molly Maag (Ottoville), 20:46.00
6. Ashley Gilroy (Spencerville), 20:59.69
7. Claire McConnell (Spencerville), 21:01.01
8. Joann Thompson (Crestview), 21:21.25
9. Taylor Fries (Lincolnview), 21:23.90
10. Sarah Flickinger (Pandora Gilboa), 21:33.38

Wayne Trace Runners:

43. Lindsey Mathews, 24:30.50

45. Amanda Hill, 24:32.92

54. Akke Akkerman, 25:17.60

61. Cassie McDougle, 26:02.42

64. Jenna Gordon, 26:07.78

81. Chelsea Klewer, 28:16.80

82. Samantha Davis, 28:21.77

84. Whitney Mullins, 29:08.08

87. Kristy House, 29:46.81

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Lincolnview competes at DSJ Cross Country Invite

DELPHOS -- The Lincolnview Lancer Cross Country teams started out their season Saturday at the Delphos St. John's Blue Jay Invitational.  The Lady Lancers placed 3^rd overall behind Spencerville and Ottoville.  The Lancers were paced by 3 top 15 finishes. Taylor Fries (9^th), Casey Patterson (12^th), and Taylar Boroff (13^th) led the Lady Lancers.  The scoring was followed up by Karissa Burns (25^th) and Brittany Katalenas (37^th).  "The girls ran a solid race and this gives us a great place to start.  We certainly have room to improve but I like the way that we competed and the way that we started the season.  The girls proved to themselves that they can be right in the mix if they work together and run smart," Lancer Coach Matt Langdon said.

The varsity boys placed 5^th overall in the race.  They were led by Seth Wisener who took runner up honors placing second and running an outstanding time of 17:10.  Seth was followed by Jordan Simpson (15^th), Kyle Thatcher (20^th), Austin Kayser (49^th), and Joseph Shoppell (51^st).  "The boys are more talented that  what they showed today.  We just had too big of a gap between Seth and the rest of the team.  If we can figure out how to close that gap, we will be ok.  We have some work to do to get where we want to be.  Three teams from our conference took it to us and if are to defend the NWC crown we have to step it up a notch," Lancer Coach Matt Langdon said.

The Lincolnview Jr. High Teams also participated in the Delphos St. John Inv.  The girls placed first as a team with 4 placing in the top 10:  Haley McAbee 10^th 14:43, Kaylee Thatcher 7^th 14:44, Christine Stemen 9^th 15:01, and Taylor Miller 10^th 15:03.  Kaitlyn Brandt ran as the 5^th runner placing 17^th 15:33.  The boys placed 5^th as a team and were paced with a 5^th place finish by Austin Treesh in 12:20.  The rest of the top 5 included Jeff Jacomet 9^th 12:43, Brooks Ludwig 18^th 13:35, Troy Patterson 36^th 15:00, and Dalton West 38^th 15:08.

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GIRLS SOCCER results from Saturday

FORT JENNINGS 4, DELPHOS ST. JOHN'S 2:

Alyssa Piasecki, Katie Von Lehnden, Lauren Verhoff and Stacie Chandler each scored a goal for the Musketeers (2-0). Victoria Recker had two goals for the Blue Jays (0-2).
   

   
MILLER CITY 3, CRESTVIEW 3:

Carlee Mefferd had two goals for Crestview while Leah Lammers scored a goal and had an assist for Miller City.

 With the tie the Lady Knights are now 1-1-1 on the season. Crestview will host Delphos Jefferson on Thursday at 7:15.

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Parkway Cross Country:

The Parkway cross country teams competed at the Celina Rotary Invitational on Saturday at Wright State University's Lake Campus in Celina. In the Division II/III boys race the Panthers placed 12th (307). The Panthers were led by Brandon Brehm and his time of 19:45. Brehm placed 37th overall (35th in team scoring) in the 148 team runner race. Chad Shellebarger was second for the Panthers with a time of 20:18 (52nd, 45th) while Adam Schlemmer was third for Parkway at 21:33 (81st, 63rd). Ralph Oberlitner (117th, 80th) ran a time of 23:49 and Jordon Coffman added a 24:40 (125th, 84th) to round out the Panther scoring. Nick Coon also competed for the Panthers, finishing with a time of 33:14. On the girls side of things, Hannah Hradecka placed 98th with a time of 28:14 while Olivia Houts ran a 30:25 and Lauren Buchanan ran a 37:45.

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Girls Golf:

The Wayne Trace girls golf team took part in the New Haven Golf Invitational at McMillen Park Golf Course in Fort Wayne, Ind., Saturday. The Raiders placed eighth with a team score of 392. Leo won the tournament with a score of 343 while Fremont was second at 357.

Kacee Hockenberry paced the Lady Raiders with a 91 while Shelby Critten shot a 97 and Elyse Myers a 99. Gabrielle Hook shot a 105 and Courtney Hicks added a 106.

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Tennis:

The Lady Cougars tied Wapakoneta Saturday at the Lima Invitational.

Van Wert's score of nine was shy of leaders Celina and St. Marys' 14 as well as Ottawa-Glandorf's 12.