FOOTBALL
The 7th graders hosted Coldwater on October 22nd and it was a great battle between two MAC teams. The Tigers scored early via a Drake Ahrens screen pass to Ethan Wilker and then Ahrens laced one to Nick Ellis for the two point conversion. The two teams traded possessions the rest of the game with Versailles recovering a big fumble. Drake Ahrens found paydirt on a long touchdown run to seal the win for the Tigers late in the 4th quarter, 14-0. Versailles finished the season 6-2, great job Tigers!
The 8th graders hosted Coldwater on October 22nd. The Tigers played tough the whole game with heart and passion. Ben Subler had an interception and Cade Bergman recorded two big sacks on defense. Jace Watren scored on a touchdown run and added a two point conversion but a few late scores by the Cavaliers handed the Tigers a 29-8 loss. The Tigers finished 0-8 this year but showed tremendous improvement throughout the season.The 7th grade football team travelled to Fort Loramie yesterday and won 22-6. Marcus Briscoe had an interception. Drake Ahrens scored on a long touchdown run and then connected with Nick Ellis for the two point conversion. Ethan Wilker also scored a rushing touchdown, capped off by another two point conversion pass from Ahrens to Sam Albers. Carson Bergman found Marcus Briscoe in the endzone for the final score of the night. Great game, Tigers!
The 8th graders travelled to Delphos St. Johns yesterday. Jace Watren scored on a long touchdown run plus the 2-point conversion. James Schmitmeyer scored a rushing touchdown to give the Tigers the 14-12 halftime lead. Defensively, Zander Keller recovered a fumble, but it wasn’t enough as the Blue Jays defeated the Tigers 34-14.
The 7th grade football team hosted Anna last night and won 22-8. Sam Albers recovered two fumbles, Carson Bergman intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. Ian Bergman tackled an Anna player in the endzone for a safety and Drake Ahrens also had an interception. Ethan Wilker rushed for a touchdown and Drake Ahrens threw a touchdown pass and 2 point conversion to Camden Ahrens, giving the Tigers a 22-8 victory.
The 8th grade football team played Anna yesterday. They came up short, though, 20-0 - Good luck next week to both teams.
Versailles 7th grade football beat New Bremen last night 26 to 22. Drake Ahrens had 2 rushing touchdowns and threw a touchdown to Camden Ahrens. Grant Patton had a long touchdown run to capture the victory. Tony Moorman had 2 interceptions on the night.
Versailles 8th grade Tigers lost to the New Bremen Cardinals on October 1st by a score of 20-6. Ben Subler scored the lone touchdown for the Tigers on a quarterback run.
The JH football teams travelled to Marion Local for a week two MAC matchup. The 7th grade team lost 14-0. The 8th grade team showed improvement from last week but fell short 46-6. Both teams are in action next week home against Parkway..
The 7th graders opened the 2020 JH football season with a win over the Minster Wildcats. Scoring for the Tigers was Ethan Wilker Drake Ahrens connected with Camden Ahrens for the 2 point conversion. Cole Williams recovered a fumbled punt in the endzone for a touchdown. A strong defensive effort contributed to the victory, sealed with an interception late in the game by Owen Mendenhall giving the Tigers the 14-12 victory.
The 8th graders came out on the losing end of a tough opening night against the Minster Wildcats, 50-0. Injuries and lack of discipline contributed to the loss. The Tigers will look to bounce back next week at Marion Local.
CROSS COUNTRY
Over the weekend the boys and girls jr high cross country teams participated in the Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament. The girls finished off the year with a MAC Runner up! The top 7 girls and their places were:
Keira Rahm in 2nd, Andrea Graves in 5th, Miriam Gehret in 14th, Brooke Bergman in 16th, Chloe Steinbrunner in 17th, Madison Ware in 19th and Eden Barga in 21st. The rest of the girls and their times were: Erin Frederick: 13:56, Jayna Luthman: 14:33, Paige Hozapfel: 14:49, Amelia Grillot:15:29 and Lola McGhee: 15:30
The girls finished the season with 56 wins and 4 loses. Awesome job ladies!
Congratulations to the Jr. High Boys cross country team on winning the MAC title! The top 7 boys and their places were:Zachary Rahm 4th, Ryan Pleiman 7th, Cameron Magoto 13th, Dylan Dunn 14th, Drew Meyer 22nd, Gideon Beasley 27th, and Nick Gehret in 28th. The rest of the boys and their times were: Quentin Grillot 13:28, Ben Brewer 14:26, Josh Myers 14:33, Austin Ruhenkamp 14:41, Lucas Alton 14:42, Waylon Keller 14:47, Grant McClurg 14:51 Mitchell Phlipot 16:06,Zac Mangen 16:32 and Xavier Simon 16:54.
The jr high boys finished their season with 52 wins and 8 loses. Way to go Boys!
Over the weekend the Jr High Cross Country teams participated in the Best of the West meet in Botkins. The girls once again placed first. The following were the top 7 runners: Keira Rahm finished 2nd, Andrea Graves finished 6th, Brooke Bergman finished 8th, Miriam Gehret finished 10th, Madison Ware finished 11th, Eden Barga finished 13th and Chloe Steinbrunner finished 14th.
The Jr High Boys team finished 2nd. The top 7 runners and their places were: Cameron Magoto in 4th, Zachary Rahm in 8th, Ryan Pleiman finished 12th, Dylan Dunn finished 14th, Nich Gehret finished 29th, Gideon Beasley finished 32nd, and Quentin Grillot finished 43rd.
Both teams run this Saturday at the Coldwater Lions Club Invitational.
Over the weekend the boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Tour deSewer at the Versailles Water Treatment Plant.
The boys had a couple of runners unavailable and had some runners really step up to finish 6th out of 20 The top 7 runners for Versailles and their places were as follows:
Cameron Magato finished in 6th, Zachary Rahm in 10th, Dylan Dunn in 33rd, Gideon Beasley in 73rd, Nick Gehret in 80th, Quentin Grillot in 92nd, and Waylon Keller in 124th.
The girls finished an incredible 1st out of 17 teams. Finishing in the top 7 for the girls were: Andrea Graves in 6th, Keira Rahm in 8th, Brooke Bergman in 10th, Miriam Gehret in 15th, Madison Ware in 16th, Eden Barga in 20th and Chloe Steinbrunner in 29th. Way to go Jr High CC and Coach Pleiman!
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The jr high cross country teams ran at Minster this past weekend. The jr high girls finished second The top 7 finishers for Versailles were: Keira Rahm :4th, Miriam Gehret 9th, Andrea Graves in 11th, Brooke Bergman in 12th, Madison Ware in 14th, Eden Barga in 15th, and Erin Frederick in 17th.
The boys also finished in second. The top 7th runners for the boys were: Cameron Magato in 3rd, Drew Meyer in 6th, Ryan Pleiman in 7th, Zachary Rahm in 10th, Dylan Dunn in 18th, Gideon Beasley in 30th and Nick Gehret in 31st. This week the cross country teams participate in the Versailles Tour De Sewer.
Over the weekend the boys and girls jr high cross country teams traveled to Coldwater. Both teams picked up some impressive wins. On the girls side, the team finished first, three points away from a perfect score. Versailles won 18 to 73. Keira Rahm finished first, Andrea Graves finished second, Madison Ware finished fourth, Brooke Bergman finished fifth, Miriam Gehret finished sixth, Erin Frederick finished seventh, and Eden Barga finished ninth. Seven of the top nine finishers were from Versailles.
The jr high boys finished six points away from a perfect score distancing second place 21 to 58. Cameron Magato came away with the win, Drew Meyer finished third, Zachary Rahm finished fourth, Ryan Pleiman finished sixth, Dylan Dunn finished seventh, Gideon Beasley finished twentieth, and Nich Gehret finished twenty-third.
Over the weekend the Cross Country teams ran at the water treatment plant. The boys team finished first in the race. The top 7 runners for Versailles and their places were:
Cameron Magoto in 2nd, Drew Meyer in 4th, Zachary Rahm in 6th, Dylan Dunn in 12th, Ryan Pleiman in 14th, Nick Gehret in 28th and Gideon Beasley in 30th.
The jr high girls team finished in second. The top 7 runners and their places are as follows:
Keira Rahm in 3rd, Andrea Graves in 6th, Madison Ware in 7th, Brooke Bergman in 9th, Miriam Gehret in 11th, Eden Barga in 17th, and Erin Frederick in 18th. This week the teams will be racing in Coldwater.
Over the weekend the Versailles Cross Country started their season at home. The girls finished 2nd overall. The top seven runners for Versailles were: Keira Rahm in 3rd, Andrea Graves in 6th, Miriam Gehret in 7th, Madison Ware in 10th, Erin Frederick in 11th, Brooke Bergman in 14th and Paige Holzapfet in 18th.
The boys finished third in their race. The top seven runners for the boys were: Cameron Magoto in 5th, Drew Meyer in 9th, Zachary Rahm in 15th, Dylan Dunn in 19th, Ryan Pleiman in 21st, Nick Gehret in 24th and Gideon Beasley in 26th.
VOLLEYBALL
7th grade girls volleyball team played their final games in tournament over the weekend. They defeated Marion Local 25-19 & 25-20 but lost to Parkway in 3: 25-21, 9-25, 15-25
7th grade volleyball played at home vs Minster on Tuesday and won 25-14 / 25-14. They will be in tournament action on Saturday morning beginning at 10:30. They will be taking on Marion Local - Good Luck Ladies!
7th grade volleyball played Ft Recovery last night and won in 3; 25-22, 24-26, 25-21 Good job!
7th grade volleyball played Delphos home Tuesday. We won in 2. 25-18 & 25-10- They are on a winning streak.
The 7th grade volleyball team played New Bremen last night and lost in three games: 14-25, 26-24 & 13-25.
7th grade volleyball lost to St. Henry last night 7-25 & 21-25