MANITOWOC, Wis. (WFRV) – In a sport defined by precision and balance, Manitowoc Lincoln senior gymnast Ella Zutz is redefining what’s possible and showing how sports can truly change a life.

Gymnastics demands total body awareness, yet Zutz competes at a high level on one foot. It’s a reality she has lived with since childhood. But what could have been a limitation became a foundation for confidence, resilience and self-belief.

“I had a foot accident when I was two years old,” Zutz said. “I was taken to the Children’s Hospital, where I had surgeries every day for two weeks.”

Long before she ever stepped onto a competition floor, Zutz was learning how to navigate daily life differently. Those early challenges shaped her mindset, but gymnastics, in particular, helped transform adversity into strength.

“After I learned to re-walk, my parents put me in gymnastics just to help me get going,” Zutz said.

Now a senior, Zutz is a key part of a small Lincoln gymnastics team where every ounce of effort and attitude matters.

“What keeps me motivated is how far I’ve come,” Zutz said. “I wouldn’t have thought I’d get to do this, but I worked hard to get here.”

Gymnastics has given Zutz confidence, especially on the floor exercise, where she says she feels the most free and powerful.

“Seeing her growth on floor from freshman to senior year is just really fun to see,” teammate Khloe Jalbert said.

With a limited roster, Zutz’s energy and determination lift the entire team. Head coach Jacque Bartow described her as someone whose attitude elevates the gym.

“For us, it’s like, ‘Oh, Ella doesn’t have a foot,’” Bartow said. “When we go to other gyms and spaces, all eyes are on her. Then you sit back and realize what she is doing is truly amazing.”

Zutz says that after everything gymnastics has given her, she hopes others facing adversity can find strength through sports as well.

“There are going to be mean people and people who tell you that you can’t do things,” Zutz said. “But just trust yourself and know that you can.”

Bartow says Zutz’s impact stretches beyond gymnastics itself and will continue to shape the program for many years to come.

“It’s that whole idea that you can do anything as long as you put your mind to it,” Bartow said. “In the future, when we hold youth clinics and kids see Ella out there doing these things, it’s incredibly inspiring.”

From the gym to everyday life, Zutz shows that limits exist only if you let them. Through determination, courage and the lessons learned on the mat, she proves that challenges don’t define you — your attitude does.

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Dec. 13—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown High School boys basketball team had a one point lead over Devils Lake at the halfway point.

The Firebirds flipped the script in the second half.

Max Palmer's six 3-pointers paced the Firebirds' 70-48 win over the Blue Jays Saturday afternoon. The loss puts Jamestown's record at 2-1 overall. Jamestown will open up the conference season on Tuesday with a tilt against Bismarck Century. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Jerry Meyer Arena.

While Palmer notched 28 points to lead all scorers, senior Abel Dolokelen put up a respectable 17 points to lead the Blue Jays. Edison Walters chipped in another 10 points while Kale Verke put seven on the books.

As a team, the Jays hit 18 field goals and went 8-15 from the free throw line.

Devils Lake 70, Jamestown 48

DL 30 40 — 70

JHS 31 17 — 48

DL — Max Palmer 28, Bryar Exner 15, Mason Palmer 11, Ben Brodina 9, Kade Fee 4, Egan Laite 2, Alex Hammond 1. Totals: 25 FG, 11-20 FT, 19 fouls. 3-pointers: Max Palmer 6, Exner 2, Brodina 1.

JHS — Abel Dolokelen 17, Edison Walters 10, Kale Verke 7, Eric Van Berkom 3, Gradin Thorlakson 3, Hudson Rode 3, Liam Frey 3, Mason Joseph 2. Totals: 18 FG, 8-15 FT, 19 fouls. 3-pointers: Dolokelen 1, Walters 1, Verke 1, Rode 1.

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Jones quarterback DerronColeman and Lake Mary quarterback Noah Grubbs have been on similar missions their entire senior seasons. The end is nearly here for the high school careers of the best two quarterbacks in the Orlando area. Never before have there been two elite Orlando-area quarterbacks sign with Power 4 programs in the same class. Coleman has signed with Miami and Grubbs with Notre Dame.

They ended their junior years with the same bad taste in their mouths. Grubbs and Lake Mary lost to Venice in last year’s Class 7A state championship game, 52-19. Coleman and Jones lost that nightmare of a game against Plantation American Heritage in the 4A state championship game, 40-31.

They have each gargled through 14 opponents this season trying to wash out that taste, trying to get back to the state title game and redeem themselves. They made it.
Jones (13-2) will face Heritage (8-5) again in a 4A title rematch Saturday at 12:30 at FIU’s Pitbull Stadium in Miami, the scene of last year’s failure. Lake Mary (11-3) has the nightcap Saturday at 7:30. The Rams take on Vero Beach (14-0).

Dec. 13—The Bravettes started strong, but the Bison finished stronger.

Mia Cerna scored 12 points, including eight in the final quarter and Great Falls overcame a 14-point second half deficit to down Flathead 42-39 in AA girls basketball Friday in the Boyle Gym at Flathead High School.

Flathead (0-1) had two chances to send the game to overtime as Grace Gall's 3-pointer rattled off the rim, but a travel from Great Falls (1-0) gave the Bravettes 3.1 seconds to put up another shot.

Reese Rosenberg had a good look from the top of the key, but it rimmed out and the Bison escaped with the victory.

"We had some really good rotations defensively," Bravettes coach Kaylee Fox said. "I think down the stretch we got a little bit tired, our legs got a little bit tired, and we lost a couple people in our half-court defense."

Kendall Gonser added 11 points for Great Falls, eight of those coming in the second half.

Freshman Brynn Kossman led the Bravettes with 10 points. Kossman joins Flathead as a transfer from Eureka; she featured prominently for the Lions a season ago as an eighth-grader.

Kossman knocked down a pair of free throws early in the third quarter to put Flathead up 27-13, but then Bravettes junior Caitlin Converse left the game with a quad injury and Great Falls seized control. Converse had nine points in the game.

"Caitlin not only is a great ballhandler, but she's also a leader for us, so just not having her voice on the court was an impact," Fox said.

Fox was unsure if Converse will play in Saturday's game against CMR. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. in the Boyle Gym.

A 15-1 Bison run tied things at 28 late in the third quarter. Gall knocked down a shot to restore Flathead's lead just before the buzzer, 30-28. The sophomore forward ended with nine points.

"Down the stretch, I think we just had a few possessions where we rushed shots," Fox said. "They were pressing us, sped us up a little bit, we would like to have those possessions back and have better opportunities to run the clock a little bit."

Early in the fourth Cerna hit a triple to put the Bison ahead 33-32, their first lead since it was 5-4 midway through the first.

Gall answered with a triple of her own and Flathead led 35-33.

Great Falls went on a 6-2 spurt, capped by a Gonser bucket, to lead 41-37.

Kossman finished inside for Flathead before Cerna added a free throw with 19 seconds left.

Fox felt that her team showed a lot of promise for the season.

"I thought there were a lot of really good things that happened tonight," Fox said. "I thought our girls played really hard and we learned a lot of lessons from playing in this close game and playing a very physical team."

Great Falls 7 5 16 14 — 42

Flathead 14 9 7 9 — 39

GREAT FALLS — Annika Clemons 0 0-0 0, Margaret Schultz 5 0-0 10, Ashley Little 0 0-0 0, Tatum Swingley 0 0-0 0, Scarlet Harris 0 0-0 0, Paetyn Mora 2 2-2 7, Kendall Gonser 3 4-8 11, Harper Dirk 1 0-5 2, Taylee Hodke 0 0-0 0, Mia Cerna 3 4-6 12, Aza Trombley 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 10-21 42.

FLATHEAD — Reese Rosenberg 1 0-0 2, Makenna Aldrich 1 0-2 2, Teagan Flint 0 0-0 0, Gracie Mae Kilmer 0 0-0 0, Tayler Greene 1 1-5 3, Caitlin Converse 3 2-2 9, Cheyenne Heino 0 0-0 0, Grace Gall 3 2-8 9, Makenna Korf 1 0-0 2, Lexi Herion 1 0-0 2, Brynn Kossman 2 6-6 10. Totals 13 11-23 39.

3-point goals — Great Falls 3 (Cerna 2, Mora, Gosmer). Flathead 2 (Gall, Converse). Fouls — Great Falls 21, Flathead 19. Fouled out — Harris, Aldrich.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Harlem Huskies nearly pulled off the first major upset of the season Friday night in NIC-10 boys basketball.

The Huskies had a lead on the three-time defending champion Guilford Vikings in the fourth quarter before it got away from them, and Guilford escaped with a 61-57 win.

Guilford improves its record to 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference. Harlem is 2-5, 0-3. For highlights watch the media player above.

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DAKOTA, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Dakota Indians have been in the shadow of some outstanding Pecatonica teams the last couple years in the NUIC North. This year Dakota might be casting a shadow on everyone else.

With a very strong returning nucleus, Dakota is off to a 5-0 start this season. Friday night the Indians got their latest win overpower Durand 63-20.

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FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Freeport takes round one of the season series from Freeport knocking off the Pretzels Friday night 64-50.

In a matchup of what could be the two best teams in the conference, Freeport pounced early outscoring Hononegah 21-10 in the first quarter despite not shooting the ball particularly well. The Pretzels used their size advantage to dominate the glass and score points inside. Hononegah badly missed one of its best players in the post Mikayla Mowers. She was in street clothes because of a minor injury she suffered in Hononegah’s previous game Wednesday.

Freeport continued to lead 35-22 at halftime. Paityn London took over from there in the third quarter. She scored nine points in that frame for Freeport. She finished the game with 24 points and a bunch of steals.

Freeport continued to lead 49-35 after the third quarter. Hononegah got the difference down to single digits in the final quarter but couldn’t get over the hump.

Keagan Huggins scored 11 points and Aailyah Martin ten for Freeport. Hononegah was led by Ainsley Hughes with 18 points. Kylie Simpson and Addison Beilfuss each scored ten.

Freeport is now 9-1, 4-0. Hononegah is 5-3, 3-1. The two teams will meet again in Rockton February 3.

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MARRERO, La. (WGNO) – Archbishop Shaw has reached consecutive state championship games for the first time since 2008 thanks to Ethan Lentz. During the Eagles semi-finals matchup against Vandebilt Catholic, Lentz recorded 12 tackles, one sack and two interceptions, including a pick six, to punch Shaw’s ticket back to the title game.

“We needed to play together to get the job done and make it back to the dome. We did practice hard, play hard all together as one,” Lentz said.

Lentz’s performance was no fluke though. The linebacker has six interceptions on the year, and head coach Hank Tierney has seen a ballhawk star manning the second level of his defense.

“He finds the ball. He’s very physical, and he’s gotten better each year. He has good hands, and he’s got six and probably had a chance to get 2 or 3 more. He’s been a big playmaker for us the whole year,” Tierney added.

While Lentz has been finishing his third year on the westbank, the linebacker gew up modeling his game after John Ehret alums De’Jon ‘Scoota’ Harris and former LSU Tiger MIchael Divinity.

“I wanted to be like them in every way. They were like my idols. It’s a great feeling: Trying to chase the same success they had and also trying to make my own path,” the junior explained.

Lentz’s path began with his father who not only coached at John Ehret but has been on Shaw’s staff, since before Tierney’s return to the westbank.

“He played football his whole life. His dad play football at De La Salle. He came up in a football family, and we knew about him because the dad was on the staff, when I came here. We’re happy to have him: Tough kid that makes a lot of plays,” Tierney finished.

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FRUITA, Colo (KREX) — Fruita Monument uses a huge fourth quarter to beat Frederick. The Wildcats scored 21 in the final frame to take down the undefeated Golden Eagles.

Fruita came out firing and led 31-17 at the half. Alivia Hopkins was one of the reasons why. The freshman scored 10 points in the first half. She had a game-high 16 in the game.

The Golden Eagles showed why they entered the game without a loss. Frederick scored 18 in the third quarter and chopped the lead to one late in the third.

With seconds ticking away, Hailee Wagner hit a deep three to put Fruita up four heading into the fourth quarter.

It was all Wildcats in the last frame. Wagner hit a corner three to start the 21-6 run that Fruita used to win.

Maggie Meyer worked alongside Wagner in the fourth. She had eight of her 11 points and hit five of six free throws in the quarter.

Fruita used that fourth quarter to win 60-41. Fruita is back Saturday when they play Denver North at 2. Frederick plays Grand Junction at 11:00 a.m.

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — No. 5 Dunham faced No. 6 Calvary Baptist in the Division III Select title game at Caesars Superdome on Thursday, Dec. 11.

The Tigers captured the Division III Select title after winning a convincing 34-17 game over the Cavaliers.

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Dec. 12—1. Wayzata

2. Maple Grove

3. Tartan

4. Cretin-Derham Hall

5. Hopkins

6. Alexandria

7. East Ridge

8. Prior Lake

9. Apple Valley

10. Eagan

1. Totino-Grace

2. Richfield

3. Mankato East

4. DeLaSalle

5. Mahtomedi

6. St. Paul Johnson

7. Orono

8. Becker

9. Hibbing

10. St. Peter

1. Jackson County Central

2. Montevideo

3. Goodhue

4. Belle Plaine

5. Pequot Lakes

6. Holy Family

7. Lake City

8. Minneapolis North

9. Albany

10. Minnehaha Academy

1. Cherry

2. Pelican Rapids

3. Red Lake County

4. Hills-Beaver Creek

5. Dawson-Boyd

6. Henning

7. Nevis

8. Janesville-Waldord-Pemberton

9. Southland

10. Braham

Dec. 12—1. Hopkins

2. Minnetonka

3. Rosemount

4. Maple Grove

5. Wayzata

6. Eastview

7. Mayo

8. Lakeville North

9. Waconia

10. Elk River

1. Benilde-St. Margaret's

2. Orono

3. Marshall

4. Hill-Murray

5. Cretin-Derham Hall

6. Stewartville

7. Totino-Grace

8. Byron

9. Northfield

10. Becker

1. Providence Academy

2. Crosby-Ironton

3. Lourdes

4. Duluth Marshall

5. New London-Spicer

6. Red Wing

8. Proctor

9. Sauk Centre

10. Minnehaha Academy

1. Mountain Iron-Buhl

2. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's

3. Kelliher-Northome

4. Hillcrest Lutheran

5. East Grand Forks

6. Central Minnesota Christian

7. Braham

8. Mayer Lutheran

9. MACCRAY

10. Hayfield/Schaeffer Academy

It may have had its sloppy moments, but from start to finish, Thursday’s matchup between the Bingham Miners and Skyridge Falcons was all Bingham.

Despite struggling with turnovers, the Miners never trailed in a convincing 64-47 win.

The two major steadying forces for Bingham in the win were guard Evy Roberts and center Veanna Pau’u. The Miners capitalized on Pau’u’s size and touch around the rim and made a clear effort to feed her early.

Pau’u delivered with a personal 6-0 run to open the game and quickly put the Skyridge defense on its back foot.

“We were trying to figure out a way to get her some one-on-ones, and she’s the type of player where there’s not a lot of players that can just deal with her one-on-one,” said Bingham head coach Hector Marquez.

“We were trying to figure out a way to spread the floor, and I think the game plan worked. The girls were willing to sacrifice themselves for that purpose.”

The game plan worked quickly, and once the defense got focused on Pau’u, it unlocked Roberts’ outside shot. Roberts hit two early 3s, Pau’u had eight first-quarter points and the Miners earned a 17-5 lead.

Bingham earned its lead through its tight man-to-man defense and high-quality shots, but it was struggling to handle the ball against a fast-paced Skyridge team. The few times Skyridge made a run in Thursday’s game, it was because of forcing turnovers.

“Skyridge plays fast, and that’s what they do,” Marquez said. “I thought turnovers might happen, but I knew if we kept the game plan and stayed the course and found open players, it was going to lead to open layups.”

The Falcons sped up the Miners, but Bingham managed to still find high-quality shots to keep its double-digit lead. Roberts was on fire from outside all evening and ended with a team-high 20 points, including six 3-pointers, one of which came just before the halftime buzzer.

She also knew that many of her shots came because the defense was focused on Pau’u.

“(Pau’u) is a dog. She’s really a weapon,” Roberts said. “She opens it up for everyone and knows when to find hers and knows when to kick it out. I think everyone was passing and making the right basketball play.”

Through three quarters, the Miners held a 44-33 lead, though some cracks showed early in the fourth quarter as Skyridge’s Lily Grant got going, hitting two 3s and scoring 10 points in the frame.

“The game was kind of like a track meet,” Marquez said. “The girls were getting tired, and we were trying to keep people fresh and their legs are moving quickly, but they get tired mentally, and then they just forget about the scouting report.”

Marquez took a timeout to address the issue, and the Miners answered with force. Roberts, Brizzy Cottle and Lanie Smith each hit a 3-pointer, while Pau’u kept packing the paint for the dominant win.

The Miners move to 6-1 and now look forward to the Capital City Tip-Off Classic in Oregon, where it will face West Linn, one of the state’s best teams.

The focus, Marquez said, is to give his inexperienced varsity team as much court time as possible.

“We’re just stacking as many days as possible for experience because we’re very inexperienced,” Marquez said. “We only returned two girls with varsity experience, and so this was really good experience.

“Now we’re going to go ahead and play the No. 2 team in Oregon. Hopefully this just continues to build and the girls can continue to get experience.”

Dec. 11—MANDAN — There were a few key wins for the Jamestown High School boys wrestling team on Thursday night.

Unfortunately, those few didn't get the Blue Jays the win.

Head coach Patrick Schlosser and his squad fell 53-19 to Mandan in the team's first conference dual of the season. Jamestown is slated to be back on the road on Friday at Carrington. Match times were not posted at the time of this writing.

Jamestown's wins on against the Braves came at the 107, 133, 152 and 189-pound brackets. At 133 pounds, Cole Anderson forced a fall of Mandan's Beckham Zachmeier at the 1:56 mark while at 152, Ryker Stoddart had his way with Brecken Bitz. Stoddart, a sophomore for the Jays, defeated Bitz by a 20-12 major decision. Stoddart is now 5-0 on the year having picked up four match wins at the Jays' annual Knights of Columbus Tournament last weekend.

Jaxsen Morris got the victory over Bohde Zachmeier at 189 with an 8-3 decision while Nathan Romans received the win at 107 pounds due to a medical forfeit.

Mandan 53, Jamestown 19

107: Nathan Romans (JAM) over Austin Bass (MAN) (MFFL)

114: Alec Mutschelknaus (MAN) over Conner Anderson (JAM) (Fall 1:19)

121: Hudson Droll (MAN) over Heath Heupel (JAM) (Fall 0:42)

127: Hunter McGrane (MAN) over (JAM) (For.)

133: Cole Anderson (JAM) over Beckham Zachmeier (MAN) (Fall 1:56)

139: Owen Bahm (MAN) over Atticus Tritschler (JAM) (Fall 3:22)

145: Brooks Leintz (MAN) over Conner Martinson (JAM) (Fall 2:27)

152: Ryker Stoddart (JAM) over Brecken Bitz (MAN) (MD 20-12)

160: Maddox Slater (MAN) over Tripp Nelson (JAM) (TF 19-1 3:09)

172: Colten Ohlhauser (MAN) over Jerard Satterlee (JAM) (Fall 5:56)

189: Jaxsen Morris (JAM) over Bohde Zachmeier (MAN) (Dec 8-3)

215: Lane Fuchs (MAN) over Paul Krebs (JAM) (Fall 2:44)

285: Vance Wollschlager (MAN) over (JAM) (For.)

Conrad Weiser 47, Middletown 22

107: David Lall (CWH) over Max Yurovich (MAH) (Fall 1:14)114: Gabriel Rivera (MAH) over Kolby Kramlich (CWH) (TF 18-3 4:00)121: Edmund Yudiski (CWH) over Cyrus Villarrial (MAH) (Dec 7-0)127: Cayden Geiter (MAH) over (CWH) (For.)133: Aaron Cavrich (MAH) over Tyler Keppley (CWH) (Fall 4:38)139: Austin Miller (CWH) over Wyatt Rosati (MAH) (Fall 1:43)145: Ace Hartnett (MAH) over Alex McGarrigle (CWH) (TF 22-7 4:00)152: Connor Sellars (CWH) over Seth Thomas (MAH) (Fall 1:19)160: Justin McGarrigle (CWH) over Jacob Pomraning (MAH) (Fall 4:22)172: Josh Brownmiller (CWH) over Inioluwa Egbebi (MAH) (MD 21-11)189: Ethan Reinard (CWH) over Liam McNamara (MAH) (Fall 3:32)215: Lincoln Harting (CWH) over Andrew McCorkel (MAH) (Fall 4:46)285: Eugene Booth (CWH) over Devin Merritt-O`Rourke (MAH) (MD 14-1).

Tulpehocken (TUHS) 35.0 Kutztown Area (KAH) 24.0

107: Double Forfeit114: Double Forfeit121: Braydon Youse (TUHS) over (KAH) (For.)127: Eddie Rodriguez (KAH) over (TUHS) (For.)133: Double Forfeit139: Cole Spencer (TUHS) over Reeves Moyer (KAH) (Fall 0:47)145: Isaac Wood (KAH) over (TUHS) (For.)152: Huckleberry Kiffer (KAH) over (TUHS) (For.)160: Schaaf Adam (TUHS) over Zane Cherrie (KAH) (TF 17-0 5:25)172: Tyler Scarola (KAH) over Ian Brett (TUHS) (Fall 2:36)189: Mason Frederick (TUHS) over (KAH) (For.)215: Troy Ruffner (TUHS) over (KAH) (For.)285: Jack Heckman (TUHS) over Royce Bittner (KAH) (Fall 2:35)

Riverfront Sports Complex will be the epicenter of an exciting weekend of high school girls’ basketball, showcasing top teams and talent from the East Coast.

Fifteen teams converge for the Electric City Shootout three-day event. Action starts Friday night with a doubleheader. Red Bank Catholic (N.J.) plays defending District 2 Class 6A champion Hazleton Area at 6:15 followed by Plainfield High School against Abington Heights at 7:45 p.m.

Red Bank Catholic went 28-5 last season and lost to Paul VI in the New Jersey nonpublic A state tournament. The team has seven players signed to continue their athletic careers in college, led by Indiana recruit Addy Nyemcheck, who is on the Naismith Trophy watchlist. Also signed are: Tessa Liggio (Bucknell), Katie Liggio (Rhode Island), Sophie Smith (Harvard), Scarlet Levake (New Hampshire), Daniela Maletsky (Army) and Lola Giordano (East Stroudsburg).

Hazleton Area is 4-0 after a 64-35 win over Scranton on Tuesday night. Kaitlyn Bindas is averaging 18.5 points per game, Alexis Reimold is averaging 8.0, and Molly Temchatin is contributing 7.8.

Plainfield finished 17-12 last season. Jahnae Lembrick, a guard, averaged 15.8 points per game, and Imani Mullings, a guard who signed with Quinnipiac, averaged 13.1 points per game last season for the Cardinals.

Abington Heights has already played in a high-talent preseason tournament. The Lady Comets split a pair of games in the State College Tipoff. Emma Coleman had 40 points in the two games to pace the Lady Comets.

Four games are on tap for Saturday. Top-ranked Scranton Prep plays Villa Maria Academy at 1 p.m. Plainfield plays against Monsignor McClancy at 2:30 p.m. Crestwood, last season’s District 2 Class 5A champion, plays St. Thomas Aquinas at 4 p.m., and the day concludes with Chenango Forks playing Valley View at 5:30 p.m.

Villa Maria (2-3) is led by Sophia Tray, a returning starter from a team that lost to Archbishop Wood in the PIAA Class 4A playoffs last season and signed an NLI to play lacrosse at Loyola University.

Scranton Prep graduated its starting lineup from last season. The Classics, however, are off to a good start with wins over Wyoming Valley West and Bethlehem Liberty. Chloe Mamera, who has scholarship offers from St. Bonaventure, Rider and Le Moyne, has 44 points in two games.

St. Thomas Aquinas (N.J.), which finished 23-7 last season, also has a lot of collegiate talent. Jordan Barnes, who averaged 10.2 points per game last season, signed to play at Rider. Trisha Whitney, a guard who averaged 12.9 points and 4 assists, signed with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Lauryn Downing, a junior, is one of the top guards in New Jersey and has offers from UMass, Siena and Bryant. Leah Kearney, a 6-1 forward, averaged 7.4 rebounds a game last season and has been offered by Wagner, Siena and American.

Crestwood’s Jackie Gallagher is averaging 20.8 points per game, and Keira Dougherty is averaging 17.0.

Chenango Forks (N.Y.) finished 15-6 last season in the Southern Tier. Maggoe Warpus, who plays for NEPA Elite in Scranton, leads the team and signed with Oregon State.

Cora Castellani, who is averaging 15.7 points per game, and Sadie Cardoni, who is averaging 9.7, lead Valley View.

On Sunday, West Orange plays Dunmore at noon, St. Thomas Aquinas faces Scranton at 1:30 p.m., and Monsignor Clancy plays Mountain View at 3 p.m. to wrap up the weekend.

West Orange’s London Caldwell signed with Siena, while Jamine Prime and Rgyan Watt are drawing interest from NCAA Division I schools.

Jackie Brown is averaging 13 points per game, and Amanda Dempsey is averaging 12 for Dunmore, last season’s District 2 Class 3A champion.

Two-time All-Region guard Chrissy Jacklinski, who has scholarship offers from Sacramento State and St. Bonaventure, leads Scranton.

Mountain View’s Addison Kilmer committed to East Stroudsburg University. She is the reigning Times-Tribune Female Athlete of the Year.

Taking on challenges

Holy Cross and Abington Heights will compete at the Bradley Fisher Memorial Tournament on Friday at Devon Prep.

On Friday, Holy Cross (2-1) plays Holy Ghost Prep (2-1) at 6:30 p.m.

Holy Ghost Prep is led by point guard Adam McDonald, who scored 30 points against Neshaminy and 20 against Pope John Paul II.

Holy Cross will likely be without sharp-shooting guard Adam Badyrka, who left the game against Pittston Area earlier this week with an injury. The Crusaders played their first three games without starter CJ Thompson.

Abington Heights opens against defending PIAA Class 4A champion Devon Prep, which is coached by former University of Scranton star Jason Fisher.

Sophomore Jaden Craft leads an inexperienced lineup for Devon Prep with 16 points per game. Junior Devon Johnson is averaging 10 points per game, Jayden Allen-Bates is contributing 8, and junior Braeden Fisher averages 6 points and 8 assists per game.

One of Devon Prep’s three losses this season came against Scranton Prep, 73-58, at the North Catholic Tipoff Tournament on Dec. 6.

On Saturday, Holy Cross will play St. Augustine’s, a travel team from Australia, at 3:15 p.m.

Abington Heights will play Holy Ghost Prep at 4:45 p.m.

Big Friday night

There are several interesting nonleague games Friday.

In a battle of district champions, Old Forge will visit Valley View at 6:45 p.m. Old Forge won the District 2 Class 2A championship and reached the PIAA quarterfinals, where it lost to eventual champion Linville Hill. Valley View won the District 2 Class 4A championship and reached the PIAA semifinals before falling to eventual champion Devon Prep.

Riverside and its high-scoring sophomore guard, Nico Antoniacci, play Wilkes-Barre Area at 7:15 p.m. Wilkes-Barre Area is 3-1 with wins over Holy Redeemer, Old Forge and West Scranton.

The annual Wayne County rivalry doubleheader is Friday at Wallenpaupack.

Honesdale (3-1) plays the Lady Buckhorns (3-1) at 6 p.m. The Honesdale boys play Wallenpaupack and first-year coach Kevin Miller, a former All-Region player for Honesdale, at 7:30 p.m.

The one-day event came about ahead of last season after the Lackawanna League realigned into three divisions. Wallenpaupack (Division I) and Honesdale (Division II) would not have games against each other in the regular season.

Dec. 11—ROCHESTER — Dan Maidl's teams took their lumps at times.

Many of those times, one of his daughters, Liz or Kaitlyn, was the one literally taking the lumps.

Nearly 20 years ago, in 2006, Maidl became the first head coach of the Century High School girls hockey team. The city's schools had mostly co-oped up until that point, but Maidl and the players on his inaugural team worked hard to bring more players into the program in an attempt to build it up.

In some cases, girls joined the varsity who hadn't played organized hockey or even skated before.

Maidl was more than happy to welcome them.

The Panthers' relative youth and inexperience in those initial seasons of flying solo led to goalie Liz Maidl seeing 60, 70, 80 or sometimes 90-plus shots in a game.

In fact, after Century's second-ever game, on Nov. 17, 2006, when they lost 7-0 to Albert Lea as Liz Maidl made 63 saves, Dan Maidl said: "We played very well tonight, much better than our first game. Everybody got a shift or two tonight. We play everyone because they have to learn."

Maidl's positive nature was evident both on the ice as a head coach and in life in general.

And it's what his family and friends will remember most about the guy who made sure Century's girls hockey program got off the ground, then didn't fade away.

Dan Maidl died at his home on Saturday, Dec. 6, at age 67.

He is survived by he and his wife Laurie's three children — Derrick (Jess), Liz (John), and Kaitlyn (Blake); his grandson, Brooks; his siblings Glenda (Terry) Lind and Charlie (Tina Snesrud) Maidl; his in-laws, Larry and Donna Radke, Scott (Jan) Radke, Linda (Oz) Osmundson, Brenda (Tim) Plummer, and Steve (Sheila Michels) Radke, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Laurie, and his parents, Glendon and Ione Maidl.

Maidl coached the Century girls for nine seasons.

Many of his players likely remember him for his perseverance and positivity.

He took a brief hiatus from coaching, but returned in November of 2011, seven months after having his right leg amputated six inches below the knee due to diabetic neuropathy.

Maidl taught himself how to skate all over again, often taking to the ice at the Rochester Recreation Center late in the evening, after all other activities were done and the building was nearly empty.

"I wasn't a great skater before, so that should be established," Maidl told the Post Bulletin, with a laugh, in December of 2011. "Hockey stops are kind of an adventure right now. I go down every once in a while at practice, and as soon as I do the girls swarm around and they all want to help me up. But I tell them I'm OK and I have to be able to get up on my own."

He did, over and over again.

He and Laurie were married on Sept. 10, 1983, starting a marriage that spanned more than 40 years.

After Dan retired from coaching, he and Laurie bought a cabin on Woman Lake, southeast of Walker, Minn., which became and remains a gathering place for their kids and grandkids.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 13th at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Rochester. Visitation will start at 11 a.m. and the service will begin at 3 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, Maidl's family asks that donations be made to Project Purple, an organization whose mission is to find a cure for pancreatic cancer.

Dec. 11—All-Ohio football teams were announced for Division I Thursday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association.

The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the seven districts of the OPSMA, which vote on the all-district teams from regular-season accomplishments.

The Divisions II through VII All-Ohio teams were announced earlier in the week.

Here is a look at the 2025 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division I All-Ohio Football Team, as selected by a media panel from around the state:

2025 OPSMA Division I All-Ohio Football Teams

Division I Ohio Offensive Players of the Year: Levi Davis, Olentangy Orange; Ryder Hooks, Lakota East

Division I Ohio Defensive Players of the Year: Derek Uran, Cincinnati Elder; Storm Miller, Strongsville

Division I Ohio Coach of the Year: Wes Schroeder, Olentangy Orange

First Team Offense

QB: Levi Davis, Olentangy Orange, 6-0, 187, Sr.; Rocco Williams, Pickerington Central, 6-2, 205, Sr.; Matt Ponatoski, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-1, 200, Sr.; Kaden Estep, Cincinnati Elder, 6-0, 170, Jr.

RB: Jackson Farley, Mentor, 5-9, 195, Sr.; Brandon White, St. Edward, 5-8, 200, Sr.; Lucas Fickel, Olentangy Orange, 6-0, 205, Sr.; Kyelin West, Canton McKinley, 5-9, 170, So.; Ryder Hooks, Lakota East, 5-8, 185, Sr.

WR/TE: Zach Hackleman, St. Edward, 6-1, 170, Sr.; Justen Hodge, Mentor, 6-1, 189, Sr.; Owen Steele, Grove City, 5-10, 170, Sr.; Jamier Averette-Brown, Huber Heights Wayne, 6-0, 180, Jr.; P.J. MacFarlane, Lakota East, 6-5, 215, Sr.

OL: Landry Brede, Mentor, 6-6, 295, Sr.; Mason Wilhelm, St. Edward, 6-4, 305, Sr.; Jack Marquard, St. Edward, 6-5, 265, Jr.; Luke Collins, Gahanna Lincoln, 6-5, 280, Sr.; Tyrell Scott, Cincinnati Elder, 6-4, 300, Sr.; Patrick O'Brien, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-5, 292, Jr.; Reed Gerken, Perrysburg, 6-4, 285, Jr.

K: Kofi Adubofuor, Lakota West, 6-1, 192, Sr.

First Team Defense

DL: Collin Crocker, St. Edward, 6-1, 230, Sr.; Austin Adkins, Strongsville, 6-3, 245, Sr.; Daniel Stephens, Olentangy, 6-0, 295, Sr.; Eli Nichols, Brunswick, 6-2, 225, Sr.; Royce Rogers, Springfield, 6-1, 270, Sr.; Derrick Singletary, Middletown, 6-3, 215, Sr.

LB: Storm Miller, Strongsville, 6-3, 215, Sr.; Daunte Curtis, Pickerington North, 6-1, 225, Sr.; Carter Kuhn, Olentangy Liberty, 5-10, 200, Sr.; Derek Uran, Cincinnati Elder, 6-2, 200, Sr.; Ja'Kobe Clapper, Cincinnati St. Xavier, 6-2, 215, Sr.; Aden Reeder, Cincinnati St. Xavier, 6-3, 215, Sr.; LJ Glover, Toledo Whitmer, 6-1, 215, Sr.

DB: Henry Perrymond Jr., Cleveland Heights, 5-10, 167, Sr.; Kaden Gebhardt, Olentangy, 6-2, 195, Sr.; Tyreke Ruffin, Groveport-Madison, 6-0, 185, Sr.; Treyton Schroeder, Olentangy Orange, 5-9, 160, Sr.; Rihyael Kelley, Winton Woods, 6-3, 180, Sr.; Brayden Reilly, Cincinnati St. Xavier, 6-3, 210, Sr.; Jordan Vann, Middletown, 6-1, 205, Sr.

P: Luca Licata, Dublin Jerome, 5-8, 155, Sr.

Second Team Offense

QB: Dylan Papushak, Berea-Midpark, 6-1, 190, Jr.; Bodie Smith, Newark, 6-0, 195, Sr.; Jonny Evanchick, St. Edward, 6-1, 175, Sr.; Daniel Vollmer, Cincinnati St Xavier, 6-2, 220, Sr.

RB: Andyriq Thomas, Pickerington North, 5-8, 190, Jr.; Edmund McAllister, Pickerington Central, 5-9, 180, Fr.; Joey Morales, Toledo Whitmer, 6-0, 210, Sr.

WR/TE: Nick Reece, Berea-Midpark, 6-1, 192, Jr.; Jon'ir Travis, Winton Woods, 5-9, 170, Sr.; Reggie Watson, Cincinnati Moeller, 5-6, 165, Jr.; Zion Neal, Cincinnati Princeton, 5-10, 170, Sr.; Landen Miree, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-4, 230, Sr.

OL: Colin Prichard, Mentor, 6-5, 255, Sr.; Josh Jones, Delaware Hayes, 6-2, 255, Sr.; Luke Grover, Olentangy, 6-6, 305, Sr.; Marquis Myers, Springfield, 6-2, 253, Jr.; Jack Harper, Springboro, 6-2, 285, Sr.; Paxton Tengesdahl, Huber Heights Wayne, 6-2, 275, Sr.; Kyler Koopmans, Toledo Whitmer, 6-4, 285, Sr.

K: Edward Oakley, Upper Arlington, 6-6, 180, Jr.; Vincenzo DiTeodoro, Brunswick, 6-0, 225, Sr.

Second Team Defense

DL: Brady Bush, Solon, 6-2, 250, Jr.; Hudson Aultman, Olentangy Berlin, 6-5, 295, Sr.; Chris Smith, Pickerington Central, 6-3, 220, Sr.; Christian Harris, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-2, 300, Sr.; Reilly Newman, Lakota West, 6-7, 277, Jr.; Zack Aubry, Toledo Whitmer, 6-0, 215, Sr.

LB: Aiden Peterson, St. Edward, 6-0, 210, Sr.; Carson Wolk, Mentor, 6-3, 220, Sr.; Jake Sikula, Berea-Midpark, 5-10, 207, Sr.; Andrew Petzinger, Upper Arlington, 5-9, 195, Sr.; Jeremy Mann, Gahanna Lincoln, 5-11, 230, Sr.; Jahmiere Daniels-Portis, Springfield, 6-1, 190, Jr.; Cam Thomas, Lakota West, 6-1, 202, Sr.

DB: Drew Morgan, Mentor, 5-11, 180, Sr.; Jayshon Thomas, St. Ignatius, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Landon Lehmer, St. Edward, 6-0, 190, Jr.; Geo McKnight, Pickerington North, 5-11, 170, So.; Emoni Smith, Galloway Westland, 6-1, 180, Sr.; Shad Davis, Canton McKinley, 5-10, 180, Jr.; Andrew Wells, Cincinnati Princeton, 5-11, 195, Sr.

P: Cooper Mizeur, Massillon Jackson, 6-0, 175, Sr.

Third Team Offense

QB: Carson Welsh, Grove City, 6-0, 197, Sr.; Christopher Wallace, Springfield, 6-0, 175, Jr.; Luke Faler, Lebanon, 6-1, 185, Sr.; Miles Bailey, Findlay, 6-0, 200, Sr.

RB: Kendrick Boddie, Strongsville, 5-8, 192, Jr.; JJ Henry, Marysville, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Corey Jacobs, Massillon Jackson, 6-1, 185, Sr.

WR/TE: Tyson Clay, Berea-Midpark, 5-10, 160, Jr.; Germere Sanchez, Galloway Westland, 6-1, 210, Jr.; Trent Wolpert, Upper Arlington, 6-2, 190, Sr.; Noah Bilinski, Springboro, 6-1, 175 jr.; Nick Lautar, Lebanon, 6-5, 235, Sr.

OL: JoJo LoDuca, Mentor, 6-3, 275, Sr.; Quinten Young, Strongsville, 6-0, 280, Sr.; Michael van der Oord, St. Ignatius, 6-7, 280, Sr.; Cam Davis, Newark, 6-5, 285, Sr.; Bo Schaefer, Upper Arlington, 6-5, 270, Sr.; Remley Bowen, Olentangy Orange, 6-3, 290, Sr.; Logan Hayes, Canton McKinley, 6-4, 275, Sr.

K: Christian Gutierrez Sanchez, Groveport-Madison, 5-11, 175, Jr.; Brayden Heitmeyer, Perrysburg, 5-9, 170, Sr.; Vincent Roncone, Strongsville, 5-11, 165, Jr.

Third Team Defense

DL: Ezra Williams, Lorain, 5-11, 280, Sr.; Nick Zalewski, Thomas Worthington, 6-6, 235, Sr.; Logan Krooner, Hilliard Darby, 6-4, 225, Jr.; Eckley Bridges, Hamilton, 6-2, 255, Sr.; Caillou Robinson, West Clermont, 6-1, 240, Sr.

LB: Levi Springer, Elyria, 5-9, 160, Sr.; Ben Schenk, Mentor, 6-1, 210, Sr.; DeAngelo Nardone, Dublin Jerome, 6-2, 210, Sr.; CJ Sanna, Lewis Center Olentangy, 6-3, 225, Sr.; Antonio Stevens, Canton McKinley, 6-0, 230, Jr.; Jack Fletcher, Medina, 6-0, 190, Sr.; Evan Weinberg, Springboro, 6-3, 225, Sr.

DB: Makhi Boone, St. Edward, 6-0, 170, Sr.; Brodon Moore, St. Edward, 5-10, 170, Sr.; Brayden Thomas, St. Edward, 6-0, 180, Sr.; Xayvion Dunn, Mentor, 6-1, 165, Sr.; Nate Dawson, Winton Woods, 6-2, 185, Sr.; Chris Bradley, Lakota West, 5-9, 156, Jr.

P: Zane Graven, Thomas Worthington, 6-0, 180, Jr.

Honorable Mention

QB: Jayrece Dixon, Galloway Westland, 6-1, 205, Sr.; Sean Barnett, Brunswick 6-4, 200, Sr.; Max Miller, Springboro, 6-3, 190, Jr.; Bryshawn "JuJu" Brown, Winton Woods, 6-6, 200, Sr.; Aiden Kirkpatrick, Troy, 6-0, 192, Sr.; Brogan Jones, Mentor, 6-3, 185, Jr.

RB: Austin Tatulinski, Strongsville, 5-9, 150, Fr.; Elijah Harris, Cleveland Heights, 5-10, 180, So.; Toriano Allen, Lorain, 5-10, 190, Sr.; Jahmeir Gordon, Lancaster, 5-11, 163, Jr.; Javi'Ion McClendon, Canton GlenOak, 6-1, 200, Sr.; Andre Bailey, Hamilton, 5-10, 190, Sr., RB; Logan Doty, Kettering Fairmont, 5-10, 200, Jr.; Kenyon Norman, Lakota West, 6-1, 191, Jr.; Parker Johnson, Centerville, 5-9, 210, Sr.

WR/TE: Dylan Maddox, Berea-Midpark, 6-1, 175, Sr.; Alex Espay, Strongsville, 5-10, 160, Sr.; Trey Haddad, St. Ignatius, 6-1, 170, Jr.; Ben Godwin, Olentangy Liberty, 6-2, 190, Sr.; Cordell Ball, Oak Hills, 6-2, 177, So.; Cooper McCutchan, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-5, 240, Sr.; Aaron McFarland, Oak Hills, 6-1, 185, Sr.; Carter Imke, Findlay, 5-8, 160, Jr.

OL: Jaylen Moore, Lorain, 6-2, 285, Sr.; Jackson Goodspeed, Elyria, 6-3, 275, Sr.; Cal Maloney, Berea-Midpark, 6-3, 240, Sr.; Gibril McLendon, Mentor, 6-3, 260, Sr.; Andrew Hayes, Brunswick, 6-1, 230, Sr.; Bradan Bailey, Hamilton, 6-2, 260, Sr.; Lenin Aguilar, Mason, 6-7, 285, Sr.; Danny Fortson Jr., Cincinnati Princeton, 6-4, 275, Sr.; Jace Montgomery, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-3, 250, So.

K: Jack Mallabar, Cincinnati Moeller, 5-11, 215, Jr.

DL: Ray Brown, Normandy, 6-0, 203, Sr.; Deon Solomon Jr., Cleveland Heights, 6-2, 232, Sr.; Logan Mitchell, Mentor, 6-0, 225, Sr.; Kenny Hamilton, Mentor, 6-3, 260, Jr.; Reese Myers, Massillon Jackson, 6-0, 215, Jr.; Cliff Nicholson, Medina, 6-3, 235, Sr.; Brady Seeley, Centerville, 6-2, 250, Sr.; Preston Allen, Springfield, 6-2, 275, Sr.; Mason Holbrook, Hamilton, 6-4, 275, Sr.; Terrence Jones, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-2, 220, Jr.

LB: Jamiyus Gaines, Lorain, 5-9, 225, Sr.; George Majernic, Strongsville, 5-10, 185, Jr.; Nick Rivera, Cleveland St. Ignatius, 6-1, 215, Sr.; Sirius Jones, Cleveland Heights, 5-10, 174, Jr.; Brennan Kesler, Olentangy Orange, 6-2, 215, Jr.; C.J. Bryant, Middletown, 5-9, 210, Sr.; Conner Cuozzo, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-1, 215, Sr.; Alex Dugan, Cincinnati Elder, 6-4, 200, Sr.; Max Rhodes, Oak Hills, 6-2, 220, Sr.

DB: Devron Mills, Cleveland Heights, 5-11, 162, Jr.; Luke Mulder, Olentangy Liberty, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Jake Braun, Upper Arlington, 6-0, 185 sr.; Micah Fisher, Hilliard Bradley, 6-1, 185, So.; Aidan Gorman, Troy, 5-11, 160, Sr.; Marino Middleton, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-1, 188, Jr.; David Svoboda, Beavercreek, 6-0, 171, Sr.

P: J.T. Hummer, St. Ignatius, 5-10, 175, So.; Landon Walkem, St. Edward, 6-2, 310, Jr.; Henry Greenberg, Springboro, 5-11, 175, Sr.