Sports

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — After several weeks off due to shutdown restrictions, Northern Lakes League rivals Maumee and Anthony Wayne squared off in boys basketball on January 13. “It’s good to be back. We’ve been doing a lot of practicing, but not a lot of playing,” said AW …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — Trailing 34-31 with 1:30 remaining, Anthony Wayne girls basketball scored the final six points to defeat Whitmer, 37-34, on Senior Night at the Dick Albaugh Physical Education and Athletic Center on January 12. AW senior guard Kayla Crandall scored on a steal and layup, …

BY JEREMY SCHNEIDER | MHS BASKETBALL Wauseon 71, Maumee 34 The glimpses of what Maumee girls basketball coach Rafael Soler wants to see are there, but the Panthers are still waiting on a complete four quarters. In a last-minute fill-in for a postponed game against Springfield, the Panthers took on non-league foe …

BY RYAN OSIER | MHS BASKETBALL Eastwood 61, Maumee 42 The Panthers played hard in their season opener, even though they came up short against an expected-to-be-good Eastwood team, 61-42. The Panthers led after the first quarter, 12-10, and were within 10 points throughout most of the game. However, Eastwood performed well …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — It is one game and done for the Anthony Wayne boys basketball team, but the Generals made the best of it. At Jerry Sigler Court in Sylvania, the Generals lost their season opener to Northern Lakes League foe Northview, 69-62. Now, because of a …

BY JEREMY SCHNEIDER | MHS BASKETBALL — It might go down as a second loss to open the season for the Maumee girls basketball team, but according to coach Rafael Soler, it was a definite step in the right direction. The Panthers took to the road for the second straight game to …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — The Anthony Wayne football team was 12 points away from a 9-0 season, and four points away from a Northern Lakes League championship. The Generals were 5-4 but had just two league losses – 27-24 to Perrysburg and 28-27 to Bowling Green.  At 7-2 …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — Behind Maumee volleyball’s 16-11 season and run to the Division II regional semifinals were three seniors – Maddie Kontak, Kylie Miller and Brynn Brown. “They are all so special to our team and especially to me,” Maumee coach Lindsay Vannett said. “I have been …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — After putting up 38 points on 12 goals and 14 assists, Anthony Wayne junior midfielder Brynn Gardner is a first-team Division I All-Ohio selection. AW coach Lori Williams says it is “awesome” that Gardner was honored in voting by Ohio’s D-I coaches. Gardner led …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — At the Division II state cross country meet, Maumee junior Eric Board finished in 16:52.5, good enough for 46th place out of 168 runners. Eric believes he ran a good race on a warm November afternoon at Fortress Obetz, south of Columbus, but he …