July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Heitkamp's Crusaders open with pair of wins (11/24/04)
Collegiate check-up
The Capital University women’s basketball team has played two games. It has two wins. And Fort Recovery graduate Sara Heitkamp is one of the big reasons for the success.
Heitkamp, a junior, returns to the team this year after leading the No. 13 Crusaders in just about every statistical category last season. She picked up right where she left off, scoring a game-high 21 points in Capital’s season-opening 84-56 destruction of Thiel.
The former Indian was on fire in the that contest, hitting 9-of-14 from the field which included 3-of-6 from 3-point range. She also notched a game-best six steals, and had six rebounds and two assists.
Heitkamp followed up that effort with a double-double in a 64-59 win over 22nd-ranked Thomas More.
While she was just 3-of-10 from the field, she hit 9-of-10 free throws and scored 17 points. She completed the double-double with 10 rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end.
She also had one steal and one assist for the Crusaders, who were picked as the preseason favorite to win a second consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference title.
Scott Steiner
The South Adams graduate capped his career at Bluffton University in grand fashion Nov. 13 as the Beaver football team clobbered Defiance College 30-0. It marked the first time Bluffton finished .500 since 2001, and was the first shutout for the team since Sept. 14, 2002.
Steiner had a huge game, posting a team-high 12 tackles. Two of those tackles went for a loss, and he also had an interception.
He finished as the team leader in tackles by 40, finishing with 122. He had 7.5 tackles for a total loss of 30 yards.
The linebacker finished with a team best four interceptions, and was second on the team in pass break-ups with seven. He also blocked one kick.
Joscie Kaup
The Syracuse freshman and Fort Recovery graduate had her volleyball season come to an end after back-to-back losses to Pittsburgh.
The Orange ran off 12 straight wins, including eight conference victories in a row, before running into Pittsburgh in the season finale. The Panthers defeated Syracuse (25-7, 8-2 Big East) in the season finale, and then did so again in the semifinal of the Big East Tournament.
Kaup had 10 digs in the tournament match, and 21 against Pittsburgh in the season finale. She also had 14 digs as the Orange defeated West Virginia Nov. 12.
She led the team in digs for season from her libero position, finishing with 457 for an average of 3.84 per game. She ranked ninth in the Big East in digs.
She also had 25 aces, eight assists and four kills.
Kyle Weaver
The 2003 graduate of Jay County was in on a relay victory and had a pair of top three finishes as the Wabash College swim team defeated Wittenberg 131-110 Nov. 12.
Weaver teamed with Matt Perkins, Brad Williams and Colin Fahey for first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 2-minutes, 24.67 seconds. He had his best individual finish as he took second in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.08, just one hundredth behind Wittenberg’s Sean Wolf.
He was also third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.85.
Weaver took part in five events in the Wabash Invitational as the Little Giants placed third in the 10-team event behind Wheaton and the University of Indianapolis. His top individual effort came in the 50-yard freestyle, where he was fifth in 22.52.
He added a 10th-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.37, and was 20th in the 100-yard freestyle in 51.25.
Weaver teamed with Perkins, Fahey and Chad Damitz for third in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:39.20. The same quartet took fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:28.94.
Andrew Wells
Weaver’s former teammate at JCHS and current teammate at Wabash notched a pair of fifth-place finishes in the Little Giants’ win over Wittenberg.
Wells was fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:05.19. He was also fifth in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:32.74.
The top finish for Wells at the Wabash Invitational came in the 1,650-yard freestyle. He was 24th in 19:07.34.
He also placed 32nd in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:29.61, and was 33rd in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:02.74.
Abby Arnold
The 2002 Jay County graduate posted all personal-best times as she had an outstanding weekend and the Cardinal women’s swim team took first place in the inaugural six-team Doug Coers Invitational at Ball State.
Arnold was fourth in a pair of individual races. She had a personal-best time of 1:02.53 in the 100-yard backstroke, and added another in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.85.
She also had a personal-best of 54.81 to place fifth in the 100-yard freestyle.
Arnold teamed with Michelle Huang, Ashly Van Osdol and Karla Bailey to post a season-best time in the 200-yard freestyle to win in 1:37.85. She anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay team to a third-place finish in 3:38.09, and also anchored the fourth-place 200-yard medley relay team in 1:53.35. All of her relay splits were season-best times.
Cameron Hummel
The Jay County graduate and his Rose-Hulman football team tried to rally, but they couldn’t quite pull off a .500 season. After falling behind 21-2, the Engineers scored a pair of second-half touchdowns, but still lost 21-16 in the season finale to finish 4-6.
Hummel finished the game 4-of-15 for 16 yards through the air. He also ran five times for 17 yards.
He started all 10 games for Rose-Hulman this year, finishing 74-of-170 for 667 yards and five touchdowns. He also carried the ball 76 times for 493 yards and seven touchdowns. His 5.4 yards per carry average was a team best.
Amy Meyer
The South Adams graduate and St. Francis senior has had a couple of big games as the women’s basketball team has opened with five consecutive wins.
Meyer scored eight points in the first half of the Cougars’ most recent victory, an 89-79 triumph over Indiana Tech. She also helped key a 20-2 run at the end of the first half of a 98-63 romp over 24th-ranked Spalding. She it a pair of 3-pointers during the run and finished with 12 points.
Tyler Niekamp
The redshirt freshman and Fort Recovery graduate saw his first action of his collegiate career in the Findlay University men’s basketball teams 100-76 win over Urbana Nov. 17.
Niekamp got on the floor for three minutes, but missed his only field goal attempt.[[In-content Ad]]
Heitkamp, a junior, returns to the team this year after leading the No. 13 Crusaders in just about every statistical category last season. She picked up right where she left off, scoring a game-high 21 points in Capital’s season-opening 84-56 destruction of Thiel.
The former Indian was on fire in the that contest, hitting 9-of-14 from the field which included 3-of-6 from 3-point range. She also notched a game-best six steals, and had six rebounds and two assists.
Heitkamp followed up that effort with a double-double in a 64-59 win over 22nd-ranked Thomas More.
While she was just 3-of-10 from the field, she hit 9-of-10 free throws and scored 17 points. She completed the double-double with 10 rebounds, four of which came on the offensive end.
She also had one steal and one assist for the Crusaders, who were picked as the preseason favorite to win a second consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference title.
Scott Steiner
The South Adams graduate capped his career at Bluffton University in grand fashion Nov. 13 as the Beaver football team clobbered Defiance College 30-0. It marked the first time Bluffton finished .500 since 2001, and was the first shutout for the team since Sept. 14, 2002.
Steiner had a huge game, posting a team-high 12 tackles. Two of those tackles went for a loss, and he also had an interception.
He finished as the team leader in tackles by 40, finishing with 122. He had 7.5 tackles for a total loss of 30 yards.
The linebacker finished with a team best four interceptions, and was second on the team in pass break-ups with seven. He also blocked one kick.
Joscie Kaup
The Syracuse freshman and Fort Recovery graduate had her volleyball season come to an end after back-to-back losses to Pittsburgh.
The Orange ran off 12 straight wins, including eight conference victories in a row, before running into Pittsburgh in the season finale. The Panthers defeated Syracuse (25-7, 8-2 Big East) in the season finale, and then did so again in the semifinal of the Big East Tournament.
Kaup had 10 digs in the tournament match, and 21 against Pittsburgh in the season finale. She also had 14 digs as the Orange defeated West Virginia Nov. 12.
She led the team in digs for season from her libero position, finishing with 457 for an average of 3.84 per game. She ranked ninth in the Big East in digs.
She also had 25 aces, eight assists and four kills.
Kyle Weaver
The 2003 graduate of Jay County was in on a relay victory and had a pair of top three finishes as the Wabash College swim team defeated Wittenberg 131-110 Nov. 12.
Weaver teamed with Matt Perkins, Brad Williams and Colin Fahey for first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 2-minutes, 24.67 seconds. He had his best individual finish as he took second in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.08, just one hundredth behind Wittenberg’s Sean Wolf.
He was also third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.85.
Weaver took part in five events in the Wabash Invitational as the Little Giants placed third in the 10-team event behind Wheaton and the University of Indianapolis. His top individual effort came in the 50-yard freestyle, where he was fifth in 22.52.
He added a 10th-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.37, and was 20th in the 100-yard freestyle in 51.25.
Weaver teamed with Perkins, Fahey and Chad Damitz for third in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:39.20. The same quartet took fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:28.94.
Andrew Wells
Weaver’s former teammate at JCHS and current teammate at Wabash notched a pair of fifth-place finishes in the Little Giants’ win over Wittenberg.
Wells was fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:05.19. He was also fifth in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:32.74.
The top finish for Wells at the Wabash Invitational came in the 1,650-yard freestyle. He was 24th in 19:07.34.
He also placed 32nd in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:29.61, and was 33rd in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:02.74.
Abby Arnold
The 2002 Jay County graduate posted all personal-best times as she had an outstanding weekend and the Cardinal women’s swim team took first place in the inaugural six-team Doug Coers Invitational at Ball State.
Arnold was fourth in a pair of individual races. She had a personal-best time of 1:02.53 in the 100-yard backstroke, and added another in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.85.
She also had a personal-best of 54.81 to place fifth in the 100-yard freestyle.
Arnold teamed with Michelle Huang, Ashly Van Osdol and Karla Bailey to post a season-best time in the 200-yard freestyle to win in 1:37.85. She anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay team to a third-place finish in 3:38.09, and also anchored the fourth-place 200-yard medley relay team in 1:53.35. All of her relay splits were season-best times.
Cameron Hummel
The Jay County graduate and his Rose-Hulman football team tried to rally, but they couldn’t quite pull off a .500 season. After falling behind 21-2, the Engineers scored a pair of second-half touchdowns, but still lost 21-16 in the season finale to finish 4-6.
Hummel finished the game 4-of-15 for 16 yards through the air. He also ran five times for 17 yards.
He started all 10 games for Rose-Hulman this year, finishing 74-of-170 for 667 yards and five touchdowns. He also carried the ball 76 times for 493 yards and seven touchdowns. His 5.4 yards per carry average was a team best.
Amy Meyer
The South Adams graduate and St. Francis senior has had a couple of big games as the women’s basketball team has opened with five consecutive wins.
Meyer scored eight points in the first half of the Cougars’ most recent victory, an 89-79 triumph over Indiana Tech. She also helped key a 20-2 run at the end of the first half of a 98-63 romp over 24th-ranked Spalding. She it a pair of 3-pointers during the run and finished with 12 points.
Tyler Niekamp
The redshirt freshman and Fort Recovery graduate saw his first action of his collegiate career in the Findlay University men’s basketball teams 100-76 win over Urbana Nov. 17.
Niekamp got on the floor for three minutes, but missed his only field goal attempt.[[In-content Ad]]
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