The OHSAA Girls Basketball Division IV for the Van Wert District will be held on Sunday Feb 3. A lot of eyes will be looking at where the seeding falls as the District is led by a pair of teams with 2 losses and a total of 5 with winning records. Ottoville, ranked #10 in the latest State Division IV poll is currently at 15-2 while Wayne Trace is at 14-2. Ottoville has an early season win over the Raiders. Kalida (12-5) is currently leading the Putnam County League and is one of the two teams to defeat Ottoville this year. Crestview, 10-5, and Dephos St. Johns, 10-6, round out the teams with winning records. The Van Wert District has 11 team so each of these 5 could choose a bye to the sectional finals, but a pair of them will have to meet up in the sectional finals. The rest of the field has teams ranging from 7 wins to 4 wins. Delphos Jefferson has 7 wins, Ayersville (currently in a 4 way tie to lead the Green Meadows Conference) and Lincolnview have 6 wins, Continental, Antwerp, and Fort Jennings have 4 wins.
Sectional games will be held at Paulding and Defiance on February 19, 20 and 23. District games at Van Wert will be on February 28 and March 2
Antwerp 4-10
Ayersville 6-9
Continental 4-11
Crestview 10-5
Fort Jennings 4-13
Delphos Jefferson 7-11
Kalida 12-5
Lincolnview 6-11
Ottoville 15-2
Delphos St. John’s 10-6
Wayne Trace 14-2
The rest of the Putnam County league goes to the Ottawa Glandorf DIV district where Allen East and Bath are sectional host sites. Miller City is one of the sectional host sites for the Paulding DII District with Spencerville serving as the other.
–Mike Jones, Sportswriter
