Jon Burden bowled a 289 game at Southgate Lanes on Feb. 21 for the men's high game of the week. Meanwhile, Pam Baker's 225 was the women's high game. For the top high scores of the week open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Allen East senior Kaycee Rowe was a near unanimous selection choice as 2013-14 NWC Player of The Year in voting by Northwest Conference girls basketball coaches. Rowe received 119 of a possible 120 first place points to earn POY honors over Crestview junior, Lyndsey Motycka (109 points) and Ada junior, Tory Wyss (106 points).
Rowe averaged 18.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.6 steals per game in leading the Mustangs to a 6-2 conference record and second place in the NWC.
Bluffton High School football standout Isaac Little will join the University of Cincinnati's football program as a preferred walk-on. The announcement was made on Feb. 5 by Alex Hanna, BHS athletic director.
As a Pirate, Little was a first team all-Ohio, all-Northwest Ohio and all-Northwest Conference player.
In winning their second consecutive championship, Paulding scored a total of 302 points to take the 2014 Northwest Conference Tournament Championship in the event held at Allen East High School. Delphos Jefferson (279 points) took second place followed by Spencerville (265 points) in third.
