Jr. High Girl's Basketball
The season came to an end for the 7th grade Lady Tigers in the semifinal round of the MAC tournament with a loss to Coldwater. The Lady Tigers were defeated 19-27. Rowan Schmitmeyer and Alexis Francis led the tigers with 6 points each followed by Bailey Koesters with 3 points, and Sophie Stammen and Ella Knapke each added 2 points. The Lady Tigers finished the season with an 11-6 record. Congratulations to the 7th grade Lady Tigers on a great season!
On Monday, January 30th, the 8th grade Lady Tigers were defeated by Parkway in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament by a score of 49-39. Isabel Barga led the team in scoring with 19 points. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Myra Braun with 11 points, Hannah Luthman with 5 points, and Ava Rismiller with 4 points
The 7th grade Lady Tigers defeated Marion Local 33-20 in the first round of the MAC tournament on Saturday Scoring was balanced for the Tigers led by Rowan Schmitmeyer with 8 points and Bailey Koesters with 7 points. Also scoring for the Tigers was Lillian Selhorst with 6 points, Sophie Stammen with 5 points, Korynn Bergman, Margaret Schmitmeyer, and Allie Wietholter all had 2 points, and Alexis Francis added 1 point. The Lady Tigers will play Coldwater in the Semifinals of the MAC tournament on Tuesday.
The 7th Lady Tigers lost to Coldwater on Tuesday January 24th, 27-32. Leading in scoring for the Tigers was Rowan Schmitmeyer with 12 points followed by Allie Wietholter with 5 points. Sophie Stammen and Korynn Bergman both added 3 points and Lillian Selhorst and Bailey Koesters each had 2 points. The Lady Tigers are now 10-5 heading into the MAC tournament.
On Tuesday, January 24th the 8th grade Lady Tigers defeated Coldwater by a score of 38-14. Isabel Barga led the team in scoring with 13 points, followed by Hannah Luthman with 11 points. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Ava Rismiller with 6 points, Kayla Magoto and Myra Braun with 3 points each, and Lydia Ahrns with 2 points.
On Tuesday, January 17th the 8th grade Lady Tigers defeated Delphos St John by a score of 32-23. Kayla Magoto led the team in scoring with 12 points. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Hannah Luthman with 7 points, Myra Braun with 6 points, Isabel Barga with 3 points, and Ava Rismiller and Allie Wietholter with 2 points each.
The 8th grade Lady Tigers were defeated by Russia on Saturday, January 14th by a score of 28-23. Myra Braun led the team in scoring with 12 points. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Hannah Luthman with 5 points, Rowan Schmitmeyer with 4 points, and Isabel Barga and Ava Rismiller with 1 point each.
The 7th grade Lady Tigers defeated Minster with a score of 23-19. Leading scorer for the Lady Tigers was Sophie Stammen with 7 points. Also scoring was Allie Wietholter & Rowan Schmitmeyer both with 6 points, and Alexis Francis & Bailey Koesters both added 2 points.
The 8th grade Lady Tigers fell to Minster by a score of 32-29. Hannah Luthman led the team in scoring with 11 points. Additional scoring included Myra Braun with 10 points and Isabel Barga with 8 points.
The 7th grade Lady Tigers defeated Anna on Thursday January 5th 43-18. Leading in scoring for the tigers was Rowan Schmitmeyer with 18 points. Also scoring for the Tigers was Alexis Francis with 10 points, Bailey Koesters, Korynn Bergman, and Allie Wietholter each had 4 points, Sophie Stammen had 2 points, and Ella Knapke had 1 point. The Lady Tigers are now 9-3.
The 8th grade Lady Tigers were defeated by Anna on Thursday, January 5th by a score of 34-27. Isabel Barga led the team in scoring with 10 points. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Hannah Luthman with 6 points, Myra Braun with 4 points, Jalyn McEldowney with 3 points, and Sophie Stammen and Rowan Schmitmeyer with 2 points each.
The 7th grade Lady Tigers defeated Parkway on Tuesday January 3rd 49-15. Leading the lady tigers was Rowan Schmitmeyer with 24 points followed by Sophie Stammen with 10 points. Also scoring was Allie Wietholter with 8 points, Ella Knapke with 4 points, Alexis Francis with 2 points and Korynn Bergman with 1 point.
On Tuesday, January 3rd the 8th grade Lady Tigers were defeated by Parkway by a score of 43-21. Myra Braun led the team in scoring with 8 points. Additional scoring included Isabel Barga with 6 points, Allie Wietholter with 3 points, and Hannah Luthman and Ava Rismiller with 2 points each.
On Thursday, December 22nd the 8th grade Lady Tigers were defeated by Arcanum by a score of 24-16. Myra Braun led the team in scoring with 6 points. Additional scoring included Kayla Magoto with 3 points, Isabel Barga, Hannah Luthman, and Ava Rismiller with 2 points each, and Jalyn McEldowney with 1 point.
The 7th grade Lady Tigers defeated Miami East at home on December 15th with a score of 41-12. It was another balanced scoring night. Leading the tigers was Rowan Schmitmeyer with 12 points, Sophie Stammen with 9 points followed by Allie Wietholter with 6 points, Alexis Francis and Lillian Selhorst both added 4 points, and Ella Knapke, Korynn Bergman, and Margaret Schmitmeyer all put up 2 points. The Lady Tigers are now 7-2.
The 8th grade Lady Tigers defeated Miami East 36-17 on Thursday, December 15th. Isabel Barga led the team in scoring with 10 points, followed by Myra Braun with 8 points. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Kayla Magoto and Ava Rismiller with 5 points each and Jalyn McEldowney and Hannah Luthman with 4 points each
The 7th grade lady tigers beat Ft. Recovery on Tuesday December 13th by a score of 32-22. It was a balanced scoring attack by the tigers with 8 girls putting points on the board. Lillian Selhorst led the team with 9 points followed by Rowan Schmitmeyer with 6 points. Also scoring for the tigers was Allie Wietholter with 5 points, Sophie Stammen with 4 points, and Ella Knapke, Korynn Bergman, Alexis Francis, and Margaret Schmitmeyer all added 2 points.
The 7th grade Lady Tigers won a close match with New Bremen. Allie Wietholther was a big presence inside with 10 points followed by Rowan Schmitmeyer with 9 points. Also scoring for Versailles was Sophie Stammen with 3 points and Korynn Bergman and Bailey Koesters each with 2 points. The Lady Tigers are now 5-2 on the season.
The 8th grade Lady Tigers were defeated by New Bremen by a score of 34-31. Hannah Luthman led the team in scoring with 9 points, followed by Isabel Barga and Myra Braun with 7 points each. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Jalyn McEldowney, Kayla Magoto, Ava Rismiller, and Rowan Schmitmeyer with 2 points each.
The 7th grade lady tigers defeated Bradford on Saturday December 3rd, 43-10. Sophie Stammen and Rowan Schmitmeyer led the tigers with 12 points each. Lillian Selhorst added 9 points, Allie Wietholter had 6 points, and Ella Knapke and Bailey Koesters both added 2 points. The lady tigers are now 4-2.
The 8th grade Lady Tigers improved to 3-3 on the season after defeating Bradford 37-24 on Saturday, December 4th. Isabel Barga and Hannah Luthman led the team in scoring with 11 points each. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Jalyn McEldowney, Ava Rismiller, and Myra Braun with 4 points each, and Kayla Magoto with 3 points.
The 7th grade Lady Tigers lost to St. Henry at St. Henry on December 1st with a score of 16-32. Rowan Schmitmeyer led the tigers with 10 points, Sophie Stammen had 4 points and Bailey Koesters added 2 points. The lady tigers are now 3-2.
On Thursday, December 1st, the 8th grade Lady Tigers defeated St. Henry by a score of 26-21. The leading scorers for the Lady Tigers were Isabel Barga and Hannah Luthman with 8 points each. Additional scoring included Jalyn McEldowney and Rowan Schmitmeyer with 4 points each, and Kayla Magoto with 2 points.
11/29 The 7th grade lady tigers defeated Marion Local on Tuesday November 29th with a score of 32-25. The tigers were led by Rowan Schmitmeyer with 12 points, Alexis Francis and Allie Wietholter both added 6 points, Ella Knapke put up 5 points, Sophie Stammen had 2 points, followed by Korynn Bergman with 1 point. The lady tigers are now 3-1 on the season.
Marion Local defeated the 8th grade Lady Tigers on Tuesday, November 29th by a score of 47-35. Isabel Barga and Hannah Luthman led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 9 points each. Additional scoring included Myra Braun with 8 points, Ava Rismiller with 4 points, Jalyn McEldowney with 3 points, and Kayla Magoto with 2 points.
11/21 - The 8th grade girls basketball team opened their season with a loss, defeated by Tri Village by a score of 41-25. Isabel Barga led the team in scoring with 14 points. Additional scoring for the Lady Tigers included Myra Braun with 4 points, Ava Rismiller with 3 points, and Jalyn McEldowney and Sophie Stammen with 2 points each.
The 7th grade lady tigers traveled to Ft. Loramie on Saturday November 26th for a competitive matchup against the Lady Redskins. Versailles came up short with a 28-18 loss. Leading scorer for the lady tigers was Rowan Schmitmeyer with 13 points. Also scoring for the Lady Tigers was Ella Knapke with 3 points and Ali Wietholter with 2 points. The Lady Tigers are now 2-1.
On Tuesday, November 22nd, the 8th grade Lady Tigers defeated New Knoxville by a score of 35-27. The leading scorer for the Lady Tigers was Isabel Barga with 17 points. Additional scoring included Myra Braun with 7 points, Jalyn McEldowney and Allie Wietholter with 4 points each, and Ava Rismiller with 3 points.
The 8th grade Lady Tigers were defeated by Fort Loramie on Saturday, November 26th by a score of 42-26. Jalyn McEldowney led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 9 points. Additional scoring included Hannah Luthman with 7 points, Isabel Barga and Kayla Magoto with 4 points each, and Myra Braun with 2 points.
Jr. High Boy's Basketball
In tournament action, the Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team lost to the 1 seed New Bremen 37-40. The tigers started in a hole 3-15 but pulled it within 1 in the 4th. Scoring for the tigers: Kade Schwartz-10 Reed Raterman-11 Blake Monnin-4 Maddox Stonebreaker-6 Nate Marshal-6. Congratulations on a great season.
The 7th grade boys basketball team lost in the MAC tournament to New Knoxville 43-33. Ethan Hietkamp led the team with 15 points. Also scoring was Wyatt Ashbury 7, Damien Barga 6, Jacob Poepplmann 3, and Seth Bruns 2.
The 8th grade boys won their first tournament games vs New Knoxville 50-36. Scoring for the tigers: Collin Francis-9 Ryan Treon-2 Kade Schwartz-13 Reed Raterman-12 Blake Monnin-10 Ethan Phlipot-2 Nate Marshal-2
The 8th grade Tigers beat New Knoxville 47-29. The Tigers end the regular season 6-10. Scoring for the tigers: Collin Francis-2 Brady philpot-2 Max Wilker-1 Ryan Treon-2 Kade Schwartz-6 Reed Raterman-8 Blake Monnin-2 Nick Meyer-2 Brady Jones-1 Jackson Morgan-5 Maddox Stonebreaker-8 Nate Marshal-8
The 7th grade Tigers lost to Coldwater on Thursday, 31-42. Wyatt Ashbury led the team with 12 points. Also scoring for the team was Damien Barga 9, Ethan Hietkamp 4, Seth Bruns 4, and Noah Koopman 2.
The 7th grade Tigers pick up a win over Russia on Monday by a score of 36-33. Max McKibben and Damien Barga led the team with 8 points each. Also scoring for the Tigers was Wyatt Ashbury 7, Oliver Brunswick 5, Seth Bruns 5, and Ethan Hietkamp 3.
The Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team beat Russia 37-26. Scoring for the tigers: Ryan Treon-6 Kade Schwartz-10 Reed Raterman-12 Nick Meyer-2 Maddox Stonebreaker-5 Gavin Breeze-2
Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team lost to Delphos St Johns 26-35. Scoring for the tigers: Max Wilker-2 Kade Schwartz-6 Reed Raterman-12 Blake Monnin-2 Nick Meyer-2 Nate Marshal-2
8th graders. At 11:50 today, you’ll be dismissed to the theater for a Tiger Time Meeting. Depending on attentiveness, we will have you back to study hall by about 12:15 or so. Please be prompt to the meeting.
The 7th grade boys basketball team improved to 5-2 in the MAC with a 38-28 win over Delphos St. John’s. Wyatt Ashbury led the team with 10 points. Following him was Damien Barga 9, Ethan Hietkamp 7, Jacob Poepplmann 4, Noah Koopman 4, Oliver Brunswick 2, and Seth Bruns 2.
The 7th grade Tigers picked up a MAC win over Minster, 30-24. Damien Barga led the team with 13 points. Also scoring for the Tigers was Wyatt Ashbury 11, Ethan Hietkamp 3, and Noah Koopman 3
The Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team beat Minster 44-34. Reed Raterman and Maddox Stonebreaker both scored double digits 11 and 10. Also scoring for the Tigers: Collin Francis-5 Max Wilker-2 Kade Schwartz-4 Blake Monnin-6 Nate Marshal-4 Devin Thobe-2
The 7th grade boys got a win on Tuesday, over Newton, by a score of 44-24. Seth Bruns led the team with 15 points. Also scoring for the Tigers, Damien Barga 13, Wyatt Ashbury 6, Oliver Brunswick 5, Ethan Hietkamp 3, and Jacob Poepplmann 2.
The Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team beat Newton 47-34. The Tigers went on a 18-1 run with Reed Raterman scoring 14 of his 29 points in the third quarter. Scoring for the tigers: Collin Francis-2 Brady Phlipot-2 Max Wilker-3 Ryan Treon-3 Kade Schwartz-5 Reed Raterman-29 Maddox Stonebreaker-2 Nate Marshal-1
The 7th grade Tigers won Saturday against Ft Loramie by a score of 52-39. Damien Barga led the team with 14 points. Also scoring was Seth Bruns 12, Ethan Hietkamp 10, Wyatt Asbury 6, Jacob Poepplmann 4, Noah Koopman 4, and Brett Pulfer 2.
The Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team lost to Ft Loramie 34-36. Tigers played hard all game. Scoring for the tigers: Kade Schwartz-5 Reed Raterman-16 Blake Monnin-9 Maddox Stonebreaker-2 Nate Marshal-2
The 7th grade boys basketball picked up a MAC win over Parkway 35-12. Ethan Heitkamp led the team with 11 points. Also scoring for the team, Damien Barga 10, Seth Bruns 8, Jacob Poeplemann 6.
On 1-5-23 the Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team beat Parkway 25-14. The Tigers get their first MAC win of the year. They are now 2-7. Scoring for the tigers Kade Schwartz-7 Blake Monnin-8 Maddox Stonebreaker-4 Nate Marchal-6
The 7th grade Tigers basketball team won Thursday 35-31 vs Fr. Recovery. Damien Barga led the team with 12 points. Also scoring was Ethan Hietkamp 11, Noah Koopman 8, and Seth Bruns 4.
12-15-22 the Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team lost to Ft. Recovery 20-39.
Scoring for the tigers: Brady Phlipot-2 Ryan Treon-2 Reed Raterman-8 Blake Monnin-2 Nate Marchal-6
The 7th grade boys picked up an overtime win over New Bremen 39-38. Oliver Brunswick led the team in scoring with 10 points. Also scoring for the Tigers, Damien Barga 8, Ethan Hietkamp 7, Seth Barga 5, Noah Koopman 4, Jacob Poeppelman 3, and Wyatt Ashbury 2.They picked up another win on Saturday 49–15. Leading the team in scoring was Wyatt Ashbury with 15. Oliver Brunswick and Damien Barga added 7 each. Ethan Hietkamp with 6, Seth Barga 5, Noah Koopman 4, Brett Pulfer 3, Max McKibben and Jacob Poeplemann with 1 each.
On Thursday the 7th grade Tiger basketball team fell to St. Henry by a score of 36-27. Leading the Tigers was Wyatt Ashbury with 13 points. Also scoring was Oliver Brunswick with 5, Ethan Hietkamp with 4, Max McKibben with 3, and Noah Koopman with 2.
On Tuesday the 7th grade Tiger basketball team lost to Marion Local 28-49. Damien Barga led in scoring with 9 points. Also scoring was Ethan Hietkamp with 8, Max Mckibben, Oliver Brunswick, and Wyatt Ashbury with 3 each. While Jacob Poeppelman added 2.
On 11-26-22 the Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team lost to Miami East 26-48. Scoring for the tigers: Brady Philpot-2 Kade Schwartz-5 Reed Raterman-5 Blake Monnin-2 Maddox Stonebraker-1 Gavin Breeze-3 Nate Marshal-8
On 11-29-22 the Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team lost to Marion Local 13-26.
Scoring for the tigers: Max Wilker-3 Blake Monnin-6 Nick Meyer-3 Nate Marshal-1
On 12-1-22 the Versailles 8th grade boys basketball team lost to St. Henry 35-38. Scoring for the tigers: Collin Francis-3 Max Wilker-2 Kade Schwartz-12 Reed Raterman-9 Blake Monnin-6 Nick Meyer-2 Nate Marshal-1
The 7th grade boys basketball team lost Saturday to Miami East, by a score of 35-34. Leading the Tigers in scoring was Wyatt Ashbury with 10, Ethan Hietkamp with 9, and Damien Barga with 9. Also scoring for the Tigers was Noah Koopman with 4 and Jacob Poeppelman with 2.
Wrestling
On Saturday,, the Versailles JH wrestlers traveled to the Elida Invitational. The format was double elimination and there were 18 teams participating. The Tigers 239.5 pts were enough to outscore 2nd place Wapak with 190 pts. Placing in the top 4 individually for the Tigers were: 1st Place - Jace Bergman, Trent Huber, Reed Grillot, & Landyn Knapke; 2nd Place - Conall Miller, Cole Brewer & Cale Henry; 3rd Place - Reece Magoteaux; 4th Place - Carter Francis. In addition to winning the tournament, Trent Huber was voted the tournament's Most Valuable Wrestler award.
On Thursday, January 19th, the Versailles JH wrestlers defeated Covington by a score of 69 - 15. Great job by these young wrestlers.
On Saturday, January 14th, the Versailles JH wrestlers traveled to Lima Shawnee to face some strong competition at the 16-team Shawnee Classic Wrestling Invitational. The Tigers were in a battle all day with a very strong Ben Logan Team. When the tournament was complete the young Tigers ended with 262.5 points, just behind Ben Logan's 290.5 points. Placing in the top four for the Tigers were: 1st place - Jace Bergman, Trent Huber & Reece Magoteaux; 2nd place - Conall Miller, Noah Hayes, Cole Brewer, Landon Knapke, & Cale Henry; 3rd place - Liam Barga & Owen Esarey; 4th place - Carter Francis, Leo Gehret, Reed Grillot & Hank Smith.
On Tuesday, January 3rd, the Versailles JH wrestlers dominated the super-tri they hosted. In the first dual of the night, the young Tigers defeated Springfield by a score of 86-6. In the second and final dual of the evening, the Tigers were able to handle Brookville by a score of 72-15.
The Versailles JH wrestlers dominated the St. Marys Dual Meet Invitational by outsourcing their opponents 354-71. The tournament consisted of 6 total teams and all participating teams wrestled one another in a dual meet format. The young Tigers were 5-0 on the day in dual meets and defeated the following opponents: Covington 59-16, Celina 75-12, Coldwater 73-16, St Marys 75-18 and Greenville 72-9.
On Saturday, December 3rd, the Versailles JH wrestlers were able to take home the team title at the 54th annual Milton Union Junior Bulldog Invitational. The tournament consisted of 18 area teams. The young Tiger wrestlers were able to score 223.5 team points, which was plenty, as 2nd place Mechanicsburg scored 130 points as a team. Placing individually for the Tigers were: 1st Place - Trent Huber, Cole Brewer & Cale Henry; 2nd Place - Jace Bergman, Hank Smith & Xavier Wietholter; 3rd Place - Reece Magoteaux; 4th Place - Liam Barga, Conall Miller, Corbin Johns, Reed Grillot & Landon Knapke. Next Saturday, the wrestlers will travel to St. Mary's Invitational for a dual meet tournament.