Junior High Football

Galion Defeats Wynford Seventh Grade Football

By: Kelsey Redden

The 7th grade football team hosted the Galion Tigers on Tuesday, September 24th in a 16-6 loss. The Royals got the ball first to start the game but were forced to punt. Taking a risk early in the game the Royals tried to run a fake punt and Galion was not tricked at all. Galion got the ball back in Wynford territory. The Tigers quickly scored on their first drive and converted the two point conversion bringing the score to 8-0 with 1:55 to go in the first quarter. Wynford got the ball back and scored on a 30 yard run by quarterback Joel Griffin. Wynford was unable to convert the two point conversion making the score 8-6 at the end of quarter one. Wynford’s defense was able to hold Galion in the second quarter but the Royals were unable to score themselves. Galion scored on the first drive after half but failed to score on the two point conversion bringing the score to 14-6. In the fourth quarter, Galion drove down the field but was stopped short of a touchdown on the five yard line and turned the ball over to the Royals. The Royals were stopped on downs and forced to punt from their own end zone where a bad snap lead to the Galion safety making the score 16-6. The Royals fall to 0-3 on the season and are back in action on October 1st hosting Bucyrus at 5:00 p.m. 

Wynford Junior High Volleyball

Wynford Junior High Volleyballers Defeat Bucyrus

By: Shae Duncan

Wynford Junior High Volleyball hosted a match against Bucyrus on Tuesday, September 24th. The Royals started serving “aces” right from the start. Lexi White ran off 15 straight points for the Royals. Wynford seventh graders won their first game easily by a score of 25-4 and also took care of the Redmen in the second game, 25-8. Although the Bucyrus seventh grade girls attempted to dig every ball, they still never gave up making sure Wynford still worked for their points.
In the eighth grade game, the Royals had a more difficult time getting the win over Bucyrus. The Royals and the Redmen volleyed leads back and forth for both games. After the lead changes were finished, the Royals were able to win game one 25-20 and game two 25-14. Overall, Wynford dominated both games and scalped the Redmen. The seventh graders are 9-0, while the eighth graders are 8-3. The Royals are in back in action on September 30 hosting St. Bernards at 5:00 p.m.

Homecoming Ceremony and Football Game

Harrer and Roe Crowned as Royals Stomp Bucks

By: Brooke Miller
 
The week four football game for the Wynford Royals swept up a win for the team along with a win for the 2013 homecoming king and queen: Meghan Harrer and Gage Roe.  At roughly 6:30 prior to kickoff the homecoming court was announced.  Queen attendants consisted of Lexi Creel, Shae Duncan, Meghan Harrer, Alyssa Powers, and Joanee Church. The king attendants were Jacob Hord, Mark Pfeifer, Nick Miller, Gage Roe, and TJ Mohr. The girls and their escorts circled the track in their shiny, new convertibles before walking down the 50 yard line to get announced. Following the couples was last year’s homecoming queen and king Amanda Sparks and Tyler Baumberger. Amanda proudly hugged Meghan after crowning her queen. Several photographers snapped multiple pictures of the shining king and queen just minutes before the football game and the torrential downpour soaked everyone in attendance. Although the football game delayed only minutes into the game, it didn’t stop the Royals’ defense from holding the Bucks under 100 yards offense. The Royals held a halftime lead of 27-0 at the break. By the end of the game, the score finished with a 33-0 victory with the help of quarterback Brock Williamson and his two touchdowns. Next week the Royals host Bucyrus, along with the pink-out, copper kettle, and mini Royals cheerleading night.

Fall Homecoming Dance

Wynford Homecoming Dance

By: Michaela Lloyd

 On Saturday, September 21, 2013, Wynford High School held their 50th annual Fall Homecoming Dance. Disc Jockey (DJ), Sonic Sound, played a variety of songs for the attending students. Multi colored strobe lights and loud music pumped up the atmosphere of the dance. The atmosphere was contagious. Once one person began to dance no one else could resist! Cheers from audience admirers led to a dance off between Malik Mills, T.J. Mohr, and 2013 graduates Kevin Justiniano and Garrett Shutler when the DJ played “Teach Me How to Dougie”. Those present made it known which songs were their favorites by letting out a cheer of enthusiasm and serenading each other until a chorus of voices reverberated throughout the room. Songs such as “The Cupid Shuffle” and “The Cha Cha Slide” caused people to line up side by side and listen to the dance steps being recited over the amplifiers. The new dance regulations that were enforced kept the dancing to an appropriate level of friendliness between students and their comrades. When asked, the majority of students claimed to be enjoying their time at the dance. Girls in dazzling dresses, which varied greatly in silhouette, color, and luster, accompanied by their stunning dates flocked into Wynford’s Fall Homecoming Dance for a night of fun, dancing, and music and were not disappointed in the slightest.

New Lunch Program

New Lunch Program Brings Excitement 

By: Hunter Miller

Wynford High School threw a curveball straight to the stomach of its student body and by that I mean its lunch program. Wynford decided to bring in Crossroads Cafe to serve lunch for the new year and along with that came some major changes. The changes this program brought have been both positive and negative for the students along with the workers behind the scene. After speaking with several lunch workers about Crossroad’s system, they feel that the variety of fruits and vegetables added this year has been the biggest success. According to our online survey results, the multiple main menu lunch choices had the biggest impact. (See Figure 1) Even though the fruits and vegetables were not the top choice of cafeteria visitors, it has definitely contributed to healthier eating habits than in the past years. This is definitely a positive for Wynford students and staff. However, the one negative everyone is talking about is the flow of the lunch line. Some students are having shortened amounts of time to eat because of others taking too long to make their choice. According to the lunch workers, the favorite meal this year is the new pizza. The pizza is now cut in slices instead of the rectangular pieces that seemed to be a Wynford tradition from past pizza types. An interview with Calab Duty, Crossroads Cafe supervisor, indicated his passion for being in charge of our lunch program. He said, “The lunch program this year has been going very well. If you give students a larger variety, they seem to make healthier choices.” Mr. Duty feels the only negative about this program has been the length of the lines. According to Mr. Duty, “As this program grows, hopefully we can find a happy medium between the students and the servers. If we can reach this, the flow of the line should improve.” Mr. Duty is considering an option where the lunch workers could serve the food since they know the correct portion size and can move a little faster than the students could when serving themselves. During the conversation with the supervisor, he expressed his happiness to be here and is excited to watch this program grow. Mr. Duty said, “I enjoy working with young people and if you happen to see me around the school please do not be afraid to stop and say hello!” Overall, Crossroads Cafe seems to be a great addition to Wynford High School and as the year goes on the negatives should work themselves out. Make sure you keep an eye out for Mr. Duty along with all the others involved in this new system. Do not hesitate to express your thoughts to anyone involved with this new program. Students and staff within the school seem excited about this program and can not wait to watch it grow.

Figure 1 Online Survey Results for Favorite Lunch Program Changes 

Wynford Cross Country

Cross Country Runners Tear It Up at County Meet.

By: Sara Hoffman, Galion, Ohio

Wynford runners ran very well on the 17th of september at the Amman’s Reservoir in Galion, Ohio. The high school boys ran at 4:30 in very hot conditions but they pushed through it and came out runners up at the county meet. Mark Pfeifer lead the team finishing 6th with a time of 17:50. Freshman Donnie Brooks came in 11th with a time of 18:37 and senior Jacob Hord followed him with a time of 18:41. Still staying high in the placing were Michael Shupp finishing 19th with a 19:36 and placing 5th for the Royals was Matt Hall finishing 23rd with a time of 19:44. The boys were very proud of all their times and coming in 2nd in the county was a great accomplishment for the team.

The high school girls followed the boys race. The Royals still stayed strong as Ellie Richmond was the county winner for girls with a time of 20:55.  That was her best time so far this year. Freshman Madi Schiefer was only a few spots behind her taking 4th with a time of 21:39. Other Wynford runners finishing in the top 20 were Rachel Redolf (24:02, 17th overall) Sara Hoffman (24:34, 20th overall). The high school girls placed 3rd out of 6 teams. Anyone finishing in the top 20 in high school races are medalist.

Our boys junior high team placed 3rd also with Seth Karcher taking 9th, Josh Rose 10th, Tim Chandler 16th, Noah Smith 17th, Kyle Koon 18th, and rounding out the team was Ryan Stevely finishing 25th.

The last race of the evening was the junior high girls.  Shay Miller took 1st place in the junior high event and all Wynford runners improved on their times.  The Wynford Cross Country team will be back in action next Saturday the 28th at Buckeye Central starting at 9 a.m.

Wynford Golf

Wynford Wins NCC Tournament

By: Shae Duncan

On Tuesday, September 17, 2013, The Wynford golf team defeated four other teams in the North Central Conference (NCC) Golf Tournament. Overall, Wynford scored a 341 as a team which was 3 strokes better than second place Galion.  Not only did Wynford play well as a team, but senior, Nate Smith, finished first on the leaderboard with medalist honors. Nate’s score of 76 was only four strokes over par at the Bucyrus Golf Club. Additional contributors to Wynford’s victory were Logan Leitzy, 85, Quenten Stuckey, 88, and Brennen McQuire, 92.  Coach Chandler was very pleased with the teams performance. He said, “Nathan and the team has a whole did very well.” Coach Chandler was very happy with the outcome of the match.  Wynford’s next NCC match is today at Bucyrus Golf Club versus Crestline at 4:00 p.m. and Sectional Tournament play begins Tuesday for girl’s and Thursday for boy’s.  Tee time for this event is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.