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Tied for first place with the Archbold Blue Streaks and the Swanton Bulldogs with a 6-1 regular season record, the Wauseon Indians won the NWOAL Tournament to outpoint the Streaks by one point and the Bulldogs by two points to capture the league title.  The league champion is decided by combining the regular season record and the tournament finish.  Grady Short fired a 71 (-1) to win medalist honors and was named NWOAL Player of the Year.

Final League Standings:   Wauseon Indians (14), Archbold Blue Streaks (13), Swanton Bulldogs (12), Bryan Golden Bears (8), Delta Panthers (7), Evergreen Vikings (6), Liberty Center Tigers (3), Patrick Henry Patriots (1)

Tournament Scores

Wauseon (309) – Carter Stuckey 75, Jack Altstaetter 76, Cayden Ruffer 76, Gavin Fisher 82, Brody Balser 86, Maddox Schneider 89.

 Archbold (314) – Grady Short 71, Griffen Valentine 74, CJ Arroyo-Thompson 78, Gentry Valentine 91, Trevor Osterland 100, Javery Valentine 102.

Swanton (331) – Dylan Smigelski 78, Carson Bond 83, Grady Tipton 84, Camden Kizakiewicz 86, Brady O’Shea 87, Carter Malak 87.

Bryan (331) – Kai Dauber 76, Jayden Deel 82, Nolan Franzdorf 84, Asher Sito 89, Matthew Devlin 90, John Dalrymple 106.

Evergreen (335) – Chris Shrader 79, Hayden Timbrook 81, Jake Farley 82, Wade Stubleski 93, Blake Boucher 99, Andrew Bettinger 107.

Delta (335) – Lane Lopez 73, Keegan Clapp 80, Ashton Alig 88, Luke Spiess 94, Brady Kile 106.

Liberty Center (363) – Brody Wyckhouse 77, Tony Capretta 84, Stone Roth 87, Owen Gebers 115, Henry Cooke 141, Annabelle Box 148.

Patrick Henry (455) – Gabe Wright 100, Evan Carrizales 107, Jacob Joliff 119, Parker Kruse 129.

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Photo: Wauseon Indians – NWOAL 2025 Boys Golf Champions

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The Wauseon Indians edged out both the Swanton Bulldogs and the Delta Panthers in the final regular season boys golf match on Monday afternoon at White Pines Golf Course.  The final match scores, however, were not decided until later in the week due to a protest logged by the Wauseon coaching staff against a ruling on a shot by a Swanton golfer.  After a thorough investigation, the protest was upheld, resulting in a disqualification of the Bulldog golfer for signing an inaccurate scorecard.

With the change in the final numbers, Wauseon was able to tie Swanton and Archbold with a 6-1 regular season record heading into the NWOAL Tournament on Friday morning.  Given that points scored in the regular season are added to points scored in the tournament, the final ruling had a significant impact on the order of finish for the NWOAL title.

Delta, the host of the tri-match finished with a 4-3 record.  Bulldog senior, Brady O’Shea fired a round of 40 to capture medalist honors.

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Photo: Medalist Brady O’Shea

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Once again, the Fulton County Habitat for Humanity (FCHH) has partnered with local businesses to build playhouses for local families during the Fulton County Fair.  On Saturday, August 30^th, North Star BlueScope Steel and State Farm/New Horizons Academy sponsored two (2) playhouses.  The following Tuesday, September 2^nd, North Star sponsored two (2) more playhouses, making their all-time sponsorships = 12 playhouses!  Woodforest Bank and Nature Fresh Farms each sponsored one (1) playhouse, making each of their all-time sponsorships = three (3).  Habitat has built 45 playhouses in five (5) years, serving 106 children so far.

Heidi Kern, FCHH Executive Director, commented in her press release, “I’m available for questions at 419-583-6723.”  She also referenced a recipient Mom whose family received a playhouse a few years ago.  “Her husband has volunteered to build playhouse since with North Star’s team,” said Heidi.  “This year, their 12-year-old daughter volunteered with her dad and built a playhouse for another family.”

Heidi Kern can also be reached at director@habitatfco.org.

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This past Friday, September 12^th, was recognized as Armed Forces Day.  In between the first and second quarters of the Swanton vs Liberty Center football game at David W. Hansbarger Stadium, Swanton honored one of their own, Master Sergeant Shaun Hanna.  A tribute to MSgt Hanna was read to the crowd as he stood on the field at the 50-yard line.  It read:

Tonight, we are proud to spotlight and honor Master Sergeant Shaun Hanna, a 2005 graduate of Swanton High School.  Shaun began his military career in the United States Marine Corps as a Russian linguist and went on to serve tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, where he earned the Combat Action Ribbon.  He also completed three additional overseas deployments during his distinguished career.  Pleas join us in thanking a true Hometown Hero, Master Sergeant Shaun Hanna for his service to our country and welcoming home for his 20-year class reunion.

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Friday, September 12, 2025, was celebrated around the country as Armed Forces Day. Adding to the celebration was a flyover of four F-16 fighter jets from the 180th Tactical Fighter Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard based at Toledo Express Airport. The F-16s flew over seven high school football stadiums beginning with the David W. Hansbarger Field at Swanton High School just prior to kick-off as the Swanton Marching Bulldog Band played the National Anthem.

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The Liberty Center Tigers showed why they are one of the best high school football programs in the state of Ohio when they came into Swanton and beat the Bulldogs 64-0. The Tigers jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter and led 51-0 at halftime, triggering the running clock to begin the second half.

With the loss, Swanton falls to 0-4 on the season and 0-1 in the NWOAL. Liberty Center improves to 4-0 and 1-0 in the league. Next week the Bulldogs welcome in the Delta Panthers (2-2, 0-1) in the Battle for the Kettle. The Tigers return home to face the Bryan Golden Bears (1-3, 0-1).

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Photo: Bulldog Shawn McGary turns up field against the Tiger defense

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The Swanton Bulldogs fired a score of 170 to beat the Archbold Blue Streaks (172) and the Bryan Golden Bears (180) in a boys league tri-match at Valleywood Golf Club in Swanton.  Archbold’s Grady Short captured medalist honors edging Swanton’s Dylan Smegelski 37-38, however, the balanced low scoring of the rest of the Bulldog team carried them to the critical win and placed their NWOAL record at 5-0.

Swanton will conclude their league regular season schedule when the compete in a tri-match on Monday, September 15^th, against the 4-1 Delta Panthers and the 2-1 Wauseon Indians at White Pines Golf Course in Swanton.  Archbold, now 4-1 in league play, will entertain the Evergreen Vikings (1-4) and Liberty Center Tigers (1-2), also on Monday.  Bryan (1-3) will next play Liberty Center and Wauseon on Tuesday, September 16^th, at Ironwood Golf Course in Wauseon.

Swanton Bulldogs (170):  Dylan Smegelski (38), Brady O’Shea (43), Camden Kozakiewicz (44), Carson Bond (45), Carter Malak (45), Grady Tipton (48)

Archbold Blue Streaks (172):  Grady Short (37), Griffen Valentine (40), Javery Valentine (46), Trevor Osterland (49), CJ Arroyo-Thompson (50), Gentry Valentine (50)

Bryan Golden Bears (180):  Kai Dauber (39), Matthew Delvin (45), Asher Sito (46), Jaydan Deel (48), John Dalrymple (57), Nash Kendrick (66)

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Photo: Swanton junior Dylan Smegelski tees off on hole #7

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Following a critical tri-match with Archbold and Bryan at Valleywood Golf Club, the Swanton Bulldog boys’ golf team celebrated Senior Night in recognition of the two seniors on the roster.  Former Swanton teacher, Betty Jo Sadowski, read a small bio and introduced both seniors, Brady O’Shea and Grady Tipton.

Our First Boys Golfer is Brady O’Shea.  Brady is being escorted by Matt and Becky O’Shea.  While at Swanton High School Brady has participated in Golf, Basketball, Baseball, National Honor Society and Frosh Fest.  His future plans are to attend the University of Toledo and to pursue a degree in business finance.  Senior Brady O’Shea

Our next golfer is Grady Tipton.  Grady is being escorted by Adam and Michelle Tipton.  While at Swanton Grady has participated in Golf, Frosh Fest and Community Service.  His future plans are to attend college and major in business.  Senior Grady Tipton

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Photo: Brady O’Shea and Grady Tipton

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Senior Lauren Bettinger scored three first half goals, two in an 18-second span, and two more in the second half to lead the Swanton Lady Bulldogs to an impressive 7-3 win over the Toledo Central Catholic Lady Irish on Monday afternoon at Thomas Krupitzer Soccer Field.

Central Catholic took a quick 1-0 lead with a goal just 1:36 into the game.  But after that goal, Bettinger took over and scored the next three goals of the contest, at the 33:32 mark, then at 18:56 and 18:38 for a Swanton 3-1 lead.  With just 17 seconds left in the half, the Irish converted a penalty shot to bring the score to 3-2 at halftime.

The Bulldogs regained the momentum early in the second half on goals by Lexie Yeager and Dixie Anderson for a comfortable 5-2 advantage.  Bettinger finished her amazing offensive explosion with two more scores as the Lady Bulldogs captured their first win of the season.

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Photo: Lauren Bettinger (10) congratulated by Lexie Yeager after scoring the first of her five goals.