July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Snyder voted Player of the Year
Collegiate Check-up
The Polar Bears were the best team in the Ohio Athletic Conference this season. Joanna Snyder was one of the league’s best players.
Snyder, a 2009 Fort Recovery High School graduate and Ohio Northern University senior, was voted Wednesday as the co-recipient of the Helen Ludwig Award, which goes to the most outstanding women’s basketball player in the Ohio Athletic Conference. She shared the award with Rosa Lamittina of Mount Union.
She has helped lead the NCAA Division III No. 3 Polar Bears to a 26-1 record in which they have won 25 straight games. They won the OAC regular-season title with a perfect 18-0 record, and dominated the conference tournament as they won the championship game 73-46 over Otterbein.
Snyder set the pace in the OAC title game Saturday, recording game highs of 15 points and five rebounds. She also had three assists and two steals.
She totaled nine points, six assists, six rebounds and two steals in ONU’s 62-39 win over Wilmington on Feb. 21.
Snyder is averaging 13.4 points and 6.0 rebounds this season. She was also named to the Capital One Academic All-American First Team earlier this season.
The Polar Bears will open play in the NCAA Division III Tournament against Hanover at 5:15 p.m. Friday.
Greg Kahlig
Fort Recovery – 2010
Scored more points than any University of Findlay men’s basketball player had in nearly 20 years to lead an 83-67 victory Feb. 21 over Walsh.
Kahlig hit five 3-pointers and shot 13-of-20 from the field for 38 points, the most by an Oiler since Jerry Pemberton scored 38 against Mt. Vernon Nazarene in 1994. He also had three rebounds, two steals and an assist.
The senior had 18 points, two rebounds and a steal for Findlay (18-3) in a 77-69 loss Saturday to Malone.
Danielle Wellman
Wapahani – 2012
Recorded hits in each of her first eight collegiate at bats for the Grace College softball team against Union.
Wellman, who played two seasons at Jay County before transferring to Wapahani, went 4-for-4 with a run and an RBI in each of her first two games on Friday. She added two hits and two RBIs Saturday as Grace picked up its first win 8-6 over Union, and she had another hit in the series finale.
The freshman is hitting .733 through her first four games.
Dexter Shreve
Jay County – 2009
Placed third in the heptathlon Saturday to helped the Kent State University men’s track team to a third-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships hosted by Eastern Michigan.
Shreve scored 5,205 points for his third-place finish, which included a winning time of 7.03 seconds in the 60-meter dash. He was also third in both the long jump at 22 feet, ¼ inch, and the 1,000 run in 2 minutes, 53.01 seconds.
Kendra Brunswick
Fort Recovery – 2011
Led the way in rebounds and assists Saturday as the Edison Community College women’s basketball team blew out Lakeland 95-45.
Brunswick narrowly missed a triple-double as she totaled nine points and nine rebounds. She shot 6-of-11 from the field as she posted 15 points, and also came up with four steals.
Hannah Moore
South Adams – 2012
Turned in a runner-up finish Saturday for the Huntington University women’s track team at the Fred Wilt Indoor Invitational hosted by Anderson.
Moore was one of just three athletes to break the 20-minute mark in the 5,000-meter run. She finished second in 19 minutes, 24.88 seconds.
Megan Taylor
Jay County – 2011
Also ran at the Fred Wilt Invitational on Saturday for the Manchester College women’s track team.
Taylor posted a fourth-place effort in the 1,000-meter run. She finished with a time of 3 minutes, 27.63 seconds.
Billy Wellman
Jay County – 2009
Keyed the offense for the Ball State University baseball team, which picked up its third win 6-2 Saturday over Lipscomb in Nashville, Tenn.
Wellman, who started at first base, smacked a pair of singles in the victory and also scored a pair of runs. He also had two RBIs Friday in the Cardinals’ 7-3 victory over Bradley.
The senior had a double, a walk, a run and an RBI as BSU (3-4) lost 5-2 Friday to Northwestern, and added a hit and an RBI Sunday in a 13-9 loss to Bradley.
Pazia Speed
Jay County – 2010
Finished with four points Friday as the Huntington University women’s basketball team finished its season with a 64-53 loss to NAIA Division II No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan in the semifinal round of the Crossroads League Tournament.
Speed also had two rebounds and an assists for the Foresters, who finished at 18-13. She averaged 13.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists during her junior season.
Jana Beitler
South Adams – 2009
Smacked a pair of hits Tuesday as the Goshen College softball team dropped the second game of a doubleheader 10-7 to Southeastern.
Beitler had singles in the third and seventh innings for the Maple Leafs (0-8). She also had a sacrifice bunt in the second inning.
The senior added a hit and two RBIs Tuesday in a doubleheader against Warner, and scored a run Sunday in a loss to St. Thomas.
Katie Simmons
Jay County – 2012
Ran the anchor leg of a relay Monday for the IPFW women’s track team at the Summit League Indoor Championships hosted by South Dakota.
Simmons teamed with Julie Jeszensky, Kayla Boyes and Emily Craig for a time of 12 minutes, 48.96 seconds, in the distance medley. They finished in seventh place.
Erin Hunt
Jay County – 2011
Played for the NAIA Division II No. 13 Bethel College women’s basketball team Friday in a 71-44 loss to fourth-ranked St. Francis in the semifinal round of the Crossroads League Tournament.
Hunt saw three minutes of action for the Pilots (25-7) and grabbed one rebound. Bethel received an at-large bid to the NAIA Division II Tournament and will play Valley City State at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.[[In-content Ad]]
Snyder, a 2009 Fort Recovery High School graduate and Ohio Northern University senior, was voted Wednesday as the co-recipient of the Helen Ludwig Award, which goes to the most outstanding women’s basketball player in the Ohio Athletic Conference. She shared the award with Rosa Lamittina of Mount Union.
She has helped lead the NCAA Division III No. 3 Polar Bears to a 26-1 record in which they have won 25 straight games. They won the OAC regular-season title with a perfect 18-0 record, and dominated the conference tournament as they won the championship game 73-46 over Otterbein.
Snyder set the pace in the OAC title game Saturday, recording game highs of 15 points and five rebounds. She also had three assists and two steals.
She totaled nine points, six assists, six rebounds and two steals in ONU’s 62-39 win over Wilmington on Feb. 21.
Snyder is averaging 13.4 points and 6.0 rebounds this season. She was also named to the Capital One Academic All-American First Team earlier this season.
The Polar Bears will open play in the NCAA Division III Tournament against Hanover at 5:15 p.m. Friday.
Greg Kahlig
Fort Recovery – 2010
Scored more points than any University of Findlay men’s basketball player had in nearly 20 years to lead an 83-67 victory Feb. 21 over Walsh.
Kahlig hit five 3-pointers and shot 13-of-20 from the field for 38 points, the most by an Oiler since Jerry Pemberton scored 38 against Mt. Vernon Nazarene in 1994. He also had three rebounds, two steals and an assist.
The senior had 18 points, two rebounds and a steal for Findlay (18-3) in a 77-69 loss Saturday to Malone.
Danielle Wellman
Wapahani – 2012
Recorded hits in each of her first eight collegiate at bats for the Grace College softball team against Union.
Wellman, who played two seasons at Jay County before transferring to Wapahani, went 4-for-4 with a run and an RBI in each of her first two games on Friday. She added two hits and two RBIs Saturday as Grace picked up its first win 8-6 over Union, and she had another hit in the series finale.
The freshman is hitting .733 through her first four games.
Dexter Shreve
Jay County – 2009
Placed third in the heptathlon Saturday to helped the Kent State University men’s track team to a third-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships hosted by Eastern Michigan.
Shreve scored 5,205 points for his third-place finish, which included a winning time of 7.03 seconds in the 60-meter dash. He was also third in both the long jump at 22 feet, ¼ inch, and the 1,000 run in 2 minutes, 53.01 seconds.
Kendra Brunswick
Fort Recovery – 2011
Led the way in rebounds and assists Saturday as the Edison Community College women’s basketball team blew out Lakeland 95-45.
Brunswick narrowly missed a triple-double as she totaled nine points and nine rebounds. She shot 6-of-11 from the field as she posted 15 points, and also came up with four steals.
Hannah Moore
South Adams – 2012
Turned in a runner-up finish Saturday for the Huntington University women’s track team at the Fred Wilt Indoor Invitational hosted by Anderson.
Moore was one of just three athletes to break the 20-minute mark in the 5,000-meter run. She finished second in 19 minutes, 24.88 seconds.
Megan Taylor
Jay County – 2011
Also ran at the Fred Wilt Invitational on Saturday for the Manchester College women’s track team.
Taylor posted a fourth-place effort in the 1,000-meter run. She finished with a time of 3 minutes, 27.63 seconds.
Billy Wellman
Jay County – 2009
Keyed the offense for the Ball State University baseball team, which picked up its third win 6-2 Saturday over Lipscomb in Nashville, Tenn.
Wellman, who started at first base, smacked a pair of singles in the victory and also scored a pair of runs. He also had two RBIs Friday in the Cardinals’ 7-3 victory over Bradley.
The senior had a double, a walk, a run and an RBI as BSU (3-4) lost 5-2 Friday to Northwestern, and added a hit and an RBI Sunday in a 13-9 loss to Bradley.
Pazia Speed
Jay County – 2010
Finished with four points Friday as the Huntington University women’s basketball team finished its season with a 64-53 loss to NAIA Division II No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan in the semifinal round of the Crossroads League Tournament.
Speed also had two rebounds and an assists for the Foresters, who finished at 18-13. She averaged 13.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists during her junior season.
Jana Beitler
South Adams – 2009
Smacked a pair of hits Tuesday as the Goshen College softball team dropped the second game of a doubleheader 10-7 to Southeastern.
Beitler had singles in the third and seventh innings for the Maple Leafs (0-8). She also had a sacrifice bunt in the second inning.
The senior added a hit and two RBIs Tuesday in a doubleheader against Warner, and scored a run Sunday in a loss to St. Thomas.
Katie Simmons
Jay County – 2012
Ran the anchor leg of a relay Monday for the IPFW women’s track team at the Summit League Indoor Championships hosted by South Dakota.
Simmons teamed with Julie Jeszensky, Kayla Boyes and Emily Craig for a time of 12 minutes, 48.96 seconds, in the distance medley. They finished in seventh place.
Erin Hunt
Jay County – 2011
Played for the NAIA Division II No. 13 Bethel College women’s basketball team Friday in a 71-44 loss to fourth-ranked St. Francis in the semifinal round of the Crossroads League Tournament.
Hunt saw three minutes of action for the Pilots (25-7) and grabbed one rebound. Bethel received an at-large bid to the NAIA Division II Tournament and will play Valley City State at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.[[In-content Ad]]
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