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Tri-Village
senior Matt Werner (right) has signed a letter if intent to play at IU
East. CNO file photo
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Werner signs letter to IU East
NEW MADISON - Tri-Village senior Matt Werner signed his letter of
intent to play basketball at IU East in Richmond, IN. Friday.
IU East is a NAIA D-II school and Werner will start is college play
beginning with the 2013-14 basketball season.
According to Werner, it has been a dream of his since he was a
youngster and feels blessed to be able to do this.
Werner will lay for Mark Hester at the Indiana based school as Hester
liked the leadership skills possessed by Werner on the court.
Werner, who averaged 10 points and 6.5 assists a game for the Patriots
during his senior season, is the son of Darren and Dawn Werner.
IU East is one of 18 schools in the NAIA Division II with four 20-win
seasons in the last five years. Werner also is used to winning as he
helped Tri-Village finish the 2012-13 regular season undefeated and
ranked No. 1 in the state by The Associated Press.
Werner plans to major in business administration and minor in marketing
and management.
Lady Wave gets
win number 600
Saturday, the Greenville girls softball team entered play with 599
victories.
Not long after the start of play with Fairborn, the Wave posted a 12-4
victory and notched win number 600 in school history.
The 600 victories includes wins notched by Fred Matix and now assistant
coach Beth Arnold. Both coaches were at the helm of Lady Wave softball
for 10 years each.
The victory put the Wave at 12-2 overall on the season and the win
marked the halfway point of the 2013 season.
Lady Wave to
compete in Loudonville
The Greenville girls softball team will head to Loudonville this
weekend to compete in the annual Champion Challenge.
Greenville is one of eight teams from Ohio invited to take part in the
weekend event to be played at Riverside Park Friday and Saturday.
Along with host Loudonville and the Wave will be Colonel Crawford, 2012
Division IV state champion Convoy Crestview, Newton, Massillon Perry,
Akron Springfield and Tallmadge.
Teams must qualify with success on the field to receive an invitation
to the Champion’s Challenge. Only current or former Ohio High School
Athletic Association state champions comprise the field each year.
Each team is guaranteed to play in three games in the eight-team
tournament with one game Friday night and two games on Saturday. The
team that finishes 3-0 on the weekend will be the tournament champion.
Greenville will begin tournament play against Springfield at 5:30 p.m.
Friday.
In the other first-round games, Perry will play Tallmadge, Crestview
will play Colonel Crawford and Newton will play Loudonville.
The winner of Greenville and Springfield will play the winner of Perry
and Tallmadge at 2 p.m. Saturday. The winner of Crestview and Colonel
Crawford will play the winner of Newton and Loudonville.
The two teams that win their first two games will meet for the
championship at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Greenville won the Champion’s Challenge in 2009. The Lady Wave finished
as the 2008 Champion’s Challenge runner up. Greenville finished third
in 2010 and fourth in 2011. The Lady Wave are 8-4 in their four
appearances in the tournament.
The eight schools have combined to win 25 state championships, which
includes Greenville’s state title in 2007.
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