The Ottawa-Glandorf Division IV Girls Basketball District features 3 of the top 8 Division IV ranked teams in the state. #7 ranked Ottoville (16-3) garnered the top seed and will play the winner of Continental and Fort Jennings. #4 seed Leipsic is also in the bracket. Although Ottoville has the third best record in the District it has wins over #2 seed Arlington and #3 seed Wayne Trace. #2 seed and 6th ranked Arlington choose not take a bye and will play Cory-Rawson in a sectional semifinal game. #3 seed and 8th ranked Wayne Trace is the only team in the District that leads their league, choose not to take a bye and placed themselves in the Arlington side of the bracket. The Raiders open the tournament against #7 seed Kalida.
At Paulding
UPPER BRACKET
11 Seed Fort Jennings (1-18) vs. 12 seed Continental (2-16), Feb. 21, 6:15p
Winner vs. 1 seed Ottoville (16-3), Feb. 25, 8p
LOWER BRACKET
8 seed McComb (8-10) vs. 9 seed Delphos St. John’s (10-9), Feb. 21, 8p
Winner vs. 4 seed Leipsic (12-6), Feb. 25, 8p for sectional final
Upper and lower bracket winners meet March 2, 6:15p at Ottawa-Glandorf in district semifinals
At Bluffton
UPPER BRACKET
2 seed Arlington (17-2) vs. 13 seed Cory-Rawson (0-20), Feb. 21, 7p
Winner vs. 10 seed Miller City (5-13), Feb. 25, 6:15p for sectional title
LOWER BRACKET
5 seed Pandora-Gilboa (12-5) vs. 6 seed North Baltimore (13-5), Feb. 22, 6:15p
3 seed Wayne Trace (17-1) vs. 7 seed Kalida (9-10), Feb. 22, 8p
Winners meet Feb. 25, 8p for sectional title
Upper and lower bracket winners meet March 2, 8p at Ottawa-Glandorf in district semifinals
-District Championship will be held March 4, 1 pm at Ottawa Glandorf
-The District Champion will advance to the Elida Regional to take on the Senca East District Champion on March 9 at 8:00
-Regional Finals are on March 11 at 7:00
–Mike Jones, Sportswriter
