Next to the Masters weekend, the Ohio Boys State Tournament is my favorite time of the year. This year NW Ohio will be amply represented by two from Putnam Co. and our D1 neighbor to the north, the Toledo Rogers Rams.......why just a few years ago the head coach from Rogers complimented the RC
for our help in his scouting report vs. the Defiance Bulldogs.
Add to that the "Return of the Titans" and the first-ever Final 4 for Leipsic and you have all the makings of a fun Putnam Co. Social during
next weekend's state tourney. With weather set to improve slightly it bodes well for all the local establishments in the Columbus area
who will be catering the food and beverage business.......

The RC crew will be down there passing out Tshirts and other assorted goodies on Thursday and Friday before the games. We would like to invite our Rams friends to also do a little socializing in the St. Johns parking lot areas and then...

Ottoville had been able to fend off every Fort Loramie challenge in leading almost all of their Division IV state semi-final Friday afternoon at the Value Center Arena.
In overtime, and with the pressure mounting, the Big Green were unable to hold off the Redskins challenges any longer.
Fort Loramie outscored the Big Green 15-3 in the final seven plus minutes of the game to defeat the Big Green 49-42 in the second Division IV state semi-final before 6,580 fans. The win sends the Redskins (26-3) to the state finals Saturday evening against Berlin Hiland, a 54-51 winner over Reedsville Eastern in the first semi-final. The Big Green saw their season end at 27-1.
Ottoville scored the first basket of the game and had fended off every challenge Fort Loramie had mounted in an effort to take the lead. But as the game went on and the pressure sta...

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When Bloom-Carroll trailed by six in overtime, they turned to the 3-pointer.

Although Joey Schmitz hit back-to-back 3s to keep the team in the game, the Bulldogs early reliance on shooting from behind the arc contributed to their deficit and eventual 60-56 loss Saturday to Ottawa-Glandorf in overtime of a Division III regional final at the Stroh Center.

Bloom-Carroll attempted 28 shots from behind the arc, making just 10, and going just 2-of-7 in the extra period.

Bulldogs coach Tom Petty, however, did not blame his team for taking too many 3s.

We've shot 3s all year, he said. Usually size has hurt us more defensively than it has offensively because we are going to shoot our number of 3s no matter what.

The Titans started three players that were at least 6-foot-4-inches, and the superior length allowed them to sag off shooters but still contest shots.

As a result, Bloom-Carroll was willing to fire from deep and were less aggressive than usual. The Bulldogs attempted just four free throws against Otta...