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Tearless Tournament Victory
By: Hunter Miller, “Royal Times”
On February 10, 2014 the Royal's, with a record of 8-8, hosted the Riverdale Falcons for the opening game of the freshmen tournament. The Royals jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with Jack Reed's short jumper. Zach Hoffman from the opening tip played tenacious defense which gave the Royal's an early 7-4 lead midway through the first quarter. After a few fast break lay ups, the Royal's end the first quarter with a 14-7 lead. The Falcons put together a little bit of a comeback at the beginning of the second, but it did not last long before Zach Hoffman and Thad Hensel had back to back scores in the paint. In the second quarter, with one minute remaining, the Royal's lead by nine. Jack Reed got a few open looks in the final minute but could not convert taking a 25-16 lead into half. The Falcons come out of the half with a quick three just before the Royals' Jack Reed and Tyler Glowaski score back to back in the lane. After these first two buckets, the Royal's started to play a bit sloppy with the next three possessions resulting in turnovers. After a timeout, the Royal's put the press back on and forced the Falcon's to back to back turnovers resulting in Royal's scores. This makes the score 36-30 with one minute in the third. The Royal's end the third quarter with a seven point lead. Both teams come out in the fourth rather slow with no scoring in the first three minutes. Jack Reed stopped this trend by getting three the hard way off of a fast break. As the clock continued to tick away, with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Royal's held a slim 42-41 lead on the Falcons. Zach Hoffman increased the lead to three after he converted on an acrobatic shot from the left block. This was followed by a Royal foul which happened to be Thad Hensel’s fifth personal causing him to foul out. Zach Hoffman got to the lane once again on a backdoor cut and scored with ease. This brought the score to 48-45 in favor of Wynford. That was too much for the Falcons to overcome and resulted in a 50-45 win putting Wynford in the second round of the freshmen tournament. Jack Reed led the Royal's with 16 points and brought their record to 9-8. The Royals will play again on Thursday night at Buckeye Central, this is just the second step in the journey to win the NCC freshmen championship.
Seniors Scour Bulldogs
By: Brooke Miller, “Royal Times”
On February 7, 2014, the Wynford Lady Royals hosted a Friday night basketball game against the Lady Bulldogs of Crestline High School. Wynford’s junior varsity team came into the game with an 18-1 overall record determined to chalk up an easy win against the 0-19 Lady Bulldogs. The game started off with a quick turnover from the Royals within the first ten seconds of the game, but the mistake was instantly recovered with a three point shot by junior Hannah Kocher. The Royals had a sizable lead and never looked back leading 16-5 at the end of the first quarter. The majority of the Wynford starters were substituted for by the end of the second quarter due to the Royal’s solid defense. Crestline only scored seven points during the second quarter giving the Royals a sizable lead at the half, 24-12. The girls had a powerful start to the second half scoring twelve points within the first two minutes of the third quarter developing a healthy 28 point lead, 43-15. Sydney Alspach, junior, helped the team out with two consecutive three point shots in the fourth quarter. Also, in the fourth quarter the team continued to constantly steal the ball and make several layups, putting them several points ahead of the Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Royals strong offense and relentless defense ended the night for the Bulldogs keeping them under twenty points with a final score of 59-19. Top scorers for the junior varsity squad included Mallory Moore with 15, Sarah Ogden with 12, and Sydney Alspach with 11 points. The Lady Royals now hold a record of 19-1 and hope to continue their winning run.
Also within the game included the Lady Royal’s senior night. Each senior girl got the honor to be escorted down the court by her parents while all accomplishments and future plans were announced. One thing about Beth DeLong included her future plans of attending Miami University, a top-college in Ohio. Meghan Harrer, also known as “Meghan for three,” through her high school career has scored over 150 three point shots. Brenna Quinn became known by both girls and boys coaches to have the best drop step around. KarLee Schiefer, although her career was interrupted with a knee injury, was well respected on the team and a great leader on and off the court. Last senior to be announced was Sarah Stenson, who was always described as the nicest kid by all the coaches. The seniors received presents from their fellow teammates and all got the honor to start together for the varsity game, with an exception of KarLee.
The girls varsity team started the night tied for the lead in the NCC and an overall record of 15-4, where they played the 2-17 Lady Bulldogs. Senior, Meghan Harrer, started off the game very strong giving the Royals their first seven points of the game. During the first two minutes of the first quarter, Wynford’s quick offense forced Crestline to instantly call a timeout. The seniors definitely stepped up their game on senior night by giving the Royals the first 13 points of the game. The seniors dominated the quarter scoring all but five points making the score 29-5 by the end of the quarter. Though the first quarter was strong, the start of the second quarter was slow with several missed shots by the Royals. Scoring was held to a minimum until Sydney Alspach hit a three and set a spark for the Royals. The third quarter started out with senior, Sarah Stenson, making back to back hustle plays while Maci Cooper shot her first bucket of the night, resulting in an one and-one for the Royals. Midway through the third, Wynford increased their lead on the scoreboard 52-14; then the seniors closed the quarter with a strong 56-14 lead. Starting the fourth, Meghan Harrer continued to lead the Lady Royals with several three and two point shots. The Royals ended the night with a final score of 70-17, improving to 16-4 and the Bulldogs falling to 2-18. Meghan Harrer was easily the leading scorer of the night with 19 points, followed by junior Ellie Richmond with 13 points. The Lady Royal’s will be traveling next to Riverdale on Tuesday, February 11th, to face the very difficult Lady Falcons.
Junior High Boys Basketball Season Comes to an End
By: Lainie Wright, “Royal Times”
On Saturday, February 8, 2014, the 7th grade boys basketball competed against Colonel Crawford in the NCC tournaments hosted at Wynford Elementary School. The Royals were not able to get a grip on Colonel Crawford’s strong offense from the beginning of the game. Colonel Crawford came ready to play and thats exactly what they did ending the game with a 37-16 win. The Royals fell behind in the first quarter and were unable to gather any confidence to put together a scoring run against the Eagles. Colonel Crawford was extremely aggressive fouling the Royals 18 times throughout the game. The Royals went to the foul line 21 times but only connected on eight free throws making up half their points for the game. The Royals defense was very aggressive but could not stop the Eagles as they move on in the tournaments. The Royals leading scorer was Blake Sparks with six points. The teams were split into a blue team and gray team this year and both teams had identical records of 1-5. The roster for the tournament game was made up of members from both teams. This lose for the Royals removes them from the tournament and ends the basketball season for the 7th graders.
The 8th grade Royals boys basketball were also defeated in the first round of the NCC tournaments against Colonel Crawford. The game was intense from the beginning with both teams clearly wanting to win and advance in the tournament. Each team continually traded baskets throughout the game. The Royal’s and Eagle’s offenses and defenses were giving it their all going head to head the entire game. In the first and third quarters, the Royals held a small lead of just one point. Nearing the end of the fourth quarter, Colonel Crawford was able to sink a three point shot putting them ahead and they did not look back. Neither team showed any signs of giving up. The Royals crowd went wild in the fourth quarter with a few questionable calls by the referees as both teams were tied almost the entire game up to the last three minutes. After a long and hard battle, the Royals started to slow down as they struggled to make shots. They fell behind by five points ending the game and season with the score of 46-41. The leading scorers for the Royals were Wesley Purdue with 17 points followed by Cole Heinlen with 16. The 8th grade boys end the season with a 5-6 record and are eliminated from the 8th grade NCC tournament.
Girls Finish 3rd at NCC Swimming Championship Meet
By: Shae Duncan
Wednesday, January 29th, Colonel Crawford hosted the girls and boys swimming NCC championship meet. The teams that swam were Wynford, Galion, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, Upper, and Crestline. Starting with the girls, their first race was the 200 Yard Medley Relay where Kalee Lohr, Callie Ruffener, Sara Hoffman, and Madison Graham placed first with a 2:02 which was a drop of three seconds from their previous best time. Wynford’s Kalee Lohr swam the 200 Yard IM, the fifth event of the evening, and placed second with a time of 2:23. In the seventh event, the 50 Yard Free, Wynford’s Callie Ruffener, 26.85, placed second and Madison Graham, 27.32, placed third. Kaylee Lohr placed second again in the 100 Yard Fly with a time of 1:06. In the 100 Yard Free, Madison Graham placed second with a time of 1:00. Callie Ruffener then swam in the 100 Yard Back placing third with a 1:07. Sara Hoffman placed second in the 100 Yard Breast with a 1:17. Madison Graham, Kalee Lohr, Sara Hoffman, and Callie Ruffener then swam the 400 Yard Free Relay placing second with a group time of 4:04. That ended the day for the girls. The boys first swim was the 200 Yard Medley Relay where Trey Smith, Ethan Stuckey, Max hackman, and David Blank placed third with a time of 2:14. In the boys 200 Yard Free Ethan Stuckey placed fourth with a 2:15. Ethan then placed fifth with a 1:08 in the 100 Yard Fly. Trey Smith, David Blank, William Slagle, and Ethan Stuckey swam the 200 Yard Free Relay and ended up placing fifth with a team time of 1:53. Then Trey Smith was able to place fourth in the 100 Yard Back. That ended the day for the boys. The girls and guys will compete in a sectional match February 8th in Mansfield. This is where they have the opportunity to qualify for the districts, but if not this will be their last race for the swim season.
Sophomores Visit Pioneer
By: Melanie Garrett, “Royal Times”
The Sophomores went to Pioneer for a tour and got to spend 30 minutes in each class. Sophomores got to pick three classes that they wanted to visit. While in the classes, they learned about the classes and how their day at Pioneer would go. If you are a junior, you will be in an academic classes in the morning and a lab in the afternoon. If you are a senior, your academics classes will be in the morning and your lab will be in the afternoon. One of the classes you could take at Pioneer would be Performing Arts. Its basically described as a fun and entertaining class to show everyone your true personality. The students in the class danced, sang, acted and played instruments. Emilee Downing said, “Pioneer seems like a good way to express yourself and to meet new people, just act like your own self. Its easier to be set on a specific career you wish to do for the rest of your life. It was highly interesting to see other people’s talents.” If you wanted to go into the medical field, they have two great medical programs, Health Assistant and Medical Technologies. These two programs are the same your junior year, but your senior year they are different. During your junior year, you get your STNA (State Tested Nurses Aide). During your senior year in Medical Technologies, you get certified to read EKG’s which are responsible for monitoring your heart. If you choose to pursue the Health Assistant program, they will be adding something else in the future, but they can not reveal the details yet. Another program you can take is Culinary Arts. In this program, you get to create your own foods and serve it to your customers. You also get a better knowledge of how to be more alert of foods that are not healthy. Rhieannae Cory said, “Pioneer is a way to get your mind set on something you like to do. Its possible to not make up your mind but at least its better than failing.” Another program you could take is Early Childhood Education. In this program, you learn how to teach children from infants to toddlers. Another program is Criminal Justice along with many others, too many to list. In this program, you learn about a cops job, how they train, and what it takes to be a cop. You can also learn skill to become employed as a Homeland Security Agent. In every program you are getting college credits and certifications that will benefit your future employment. You also increase you chances of job placement after you graduate from Pioneer. If you are a sophomore or junior and interested in Pioneer, you should schedule a time to meet with Mrs. Heinlein to get details on how to sign up today.
Just Another Day at the “House of Thrills”
By: Hunter Miller, “Royal Times”
On February 1st at one o'clock the Lady Royals hosted the Lady Eagles of Colonel Crawford. The Royals came into the game on top of the league with a record of 14-3. Both teams got off to a slow start, but it was Beth DeLong of the Royals with the first bucket of the game. The Lady Royals quickly became the enforcer jumping out to a 9-3 lead after multiple eagle turnovers. The Royals were slowed for the remainder of the quarter and only managed to score on Sarah Stenson's free throws. The score after the first was 11-5, Wynford. The Lady Royals started the second on a 5-0 run ,and the Eagles did not waste time before they took their first time out. The Royals worked their way to the foul line to take a 23-10 lead before the eagles hit back to back three's to cut the lead to seven. The score at the half was the Royals 29, the Eagles 20. The first possessions of the second half resulted in two three's for the Royals to Crawfords one. Brenna Quinn was a mismatch for the Royals the whole game, the eagles had nobody that could stop her in the paint. Halfway through the third quarter the Royals had a 39-27 lead. The Lady Royals were stopped for the remainder of the third with the Eagles only scoring one bucket. The score after three is 39-29 with the Royals on top. Before the fourth quarter even began the Lady Eagle's bench received a technical foul which resulted in Meghan Harrer sinking both free throws. The Royals did not waste any time before stepping up to the foul line once again, this time Brenna Quinn hit the foul shots. The Lady Royals began to pull away after a couple minutes had past in the fourth. Brenna Quinn ran the paint both offensively and defensively for basically the whole fourth quarter. Once the fourth quarter had begun there was no looking back and Royals came out on top with a 51-34 victory behind Meghan Harrer's team high 14 points. This win gave the Lady Royal's an impressive record of 15-3. The Lady Royals will head to Madison to face the Rams in a non-conference matchup this upcoming Tuesday.
Junior Varsity Girls Continue Winning Ways
By: Mason Johnson, “Royal Times”
In junior varsity action, the Royals were in a stalemate in the first quarter with the score 3-2 for most of the quarter but managed a five point run with one minute left making the score 7-2 at the end of quarter one. The beginning of the second quarter Coach Kocher dialed up a play to set up a three pointer for the first play of the quarter. The Royals added seven unanswered points until the Lady Eagles managed to hit a free throw making the score 14-3. The Eagles were running a press that the Royals successfully broke and Hannah Kocher ran off five straight points. The score with a minute left in the half was 23-4. Coach Hurles said, “our tenacious defense in the first half holding them to only making 2 field goals and 2 free throws set the tone for the rest of the game.” The third quarter was a rather low scoring affair with a lot of long possessions and turnovers, but the Eagles made a small comeback with a 6-0 run. The Royals were still in control bringing the score at the end of third quarter to 34-13. The Lady Eagles clawed their way back to a 13 point deficit, 36-23, with their defensive pressure with three minutes left in the fourth period. It seemed like the ball was always on the Eagles half of the floor for about a minute during this time. The Lady Eagles did manage to cut the lead to 10 with a minute left in the fourth quarter and called a quick timeout. The Lady Eagles could not overcome the large lead and control the Royals for the rest of the game with the final score of 40-28 in favor of the Lady Royals. The junior varsity Lady Royals improve to 15-1 on the season, and also take on the Madison Rams Tuesday evening.
Junior High Boys Basketball Put in Crestline Doghouse
By: Allie Crall, “Royal Times”
On Thursday, January 30, 2014, the 7th grade boys basketball played the Crestline Bulldogs at home. The Bulldogs started strong and ended strong as the Royals failed to defeat the Bulldogs, 39-20. The Royals could not stop the Bulldog’s offense from the beginning of the game due to their height advantage in the post. The Royals fell short during the first quarter when the Bulldogs out-scored the Royals 16-7. The second quarter was even more difficult for the Royals where they only managed to score two points allowing the Bulldogs to maintain a healthy first half lead, 23-9. The 7th grade could not keep up with the Bulldogs, which was made clear in the third quarter when the Bulldogs outscored the Royals, 12-4. The Royals never gave up and still managed to fall short. The Royals were led by leading scorer, Logan Sand, with 7 points. The 7th graders will play their next game in the NCC tournament with a to be announced date and time.
In 8th grade boys basketball action, the Royals were also defeated by the Bulldogs, 50-43. The Royals played an excellent first half doing a great job of controlling the games tempo taking 21-15 lead at the half . However, after the half, the Bulldogs out-scored the Royals 20-12 taking the lead and never looking back. In the second half, the Bulldogs took control on offense and the Royals defense could not find a way to stop the Bulldog’s. The 8th grade failed to control the Bulldogs post player, who scored 12 of the 20 points in the third quarter. Leading scorer for the Royals, Cole Heinlen, scored 12 points with 4 of them being foul shots. The Royals will not be making up any games that were missed do to cancellations. The 8th grade will also play in the NCC tournament with a date and time to be announced later.
