Dylan Theisen WLIO

08/24/2024

🏈 | Your Hometown Stations

40 | ELIDA [1-0]
» 28-0 lead after Q1
0 | ROGERS [0-1]

Elida Football picks up their 4th-straight season-opening win in a statement roadkill shutout by the Bulldogs 🔒

08/24/2024

🏈 | Your Hometown Stations

12 | SCOTT [0-1]
46 | ALLEN EAST [1-0]
» Ethan Hershberger: 55-yd kick return TD, 70-yd INT return TD

Allen East Football has put last year's 4-7 finish behind them—reminding everyone of the Mustangs' previous 10 & 12-win seasons with a dominant performance over a D-II opponent 💥💪

08/24/2024

🏈 | Your Hometown Stations

15 | ADA [1-0]
» Levi Green: 8-16, 17 CAR, 148 TOTAL YDS, 2 TD
14 | USV [0-1]
» Maddox Underwood: 8-18, 155 PASS YDS

For the second year in a row, the Bulldogs narrowly escape Upper Scioto Valley to win their 13th straight meeting in the Hardin County rivalry.

08/24/2024

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0 | VALLEY VIEW [0-1]
38 | COLDWATER [1-0]
» Baylen Blockberger: 10-12, 163 YDS, 4 TD

The Cavaliers drew eyes across the state by shutting out a team they could have met in last year's state semifinal... But Friday night was about so much more for the Coldwater community. 🖤🧡

08/21/2024

🏈 Countdown to Kickoff | Bath
» Coming off a winless 2022, the Wildcats brought in Frank Russell
to lead a rapid turnaround—fueled by a massive Week 1 upset 💥
Now Bath Wildcat Football looks to double down and surpass .500 for just the second time in 20 years 📈

08/19/2024

🏈 Countdown to Kickoff | Shawnee

Coming off their first winless season since 2015, the Indians turn to new HC Shane Wireman—who rebuilt Waynesfield-Goshen from an 0-10 to 10-0 program 🛠️
Hear from Joel Stirn, Michael Garlock, and Cole Sunderland what's changing, as they prep for Thursday's opener 🔜

08/19/2024

🏈 Countdown to Kickoff | Spencerville
It's easy for the Bearcats to remember their Northwest Conference three-peat from 2017-19... But now, Bearcat Athletics hopes to learn and move on from back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 2010 🔄

08/14/2024

🏈 Countdown to Kickoff | Jefferson
After a challenging 1-9 finish in a transformative rebuild year, former assistant Allan Pohlman has been promoted to Head Coach—where he'll lean on last year's high points to restore the classic Wildcat football culture 🏅

08/09/2024

🏈 Countdown to Kickoff | Coldwater

The MAC's all-time winningest program is eager to get back to Canton... The Cavaliers will lean on the veteran leadership of four All-Ohio seniors, as they return to the Division VI region where they claimed their latest title 🏟

08/08/2024

🏈 Countdown to Kickoff ⏳

Marion Local | After a third straight 16-0 season, the Flyers are within reach of the all-time OHSAA win streak record, but Head Coach Tim Goodwin has shifted his focus to something more.

Versailles | The Tigers joined their MAC rivals in Canton but were unable to get the job done. Now, the senior-led defense faces the added challenge of moving up to D5. [Dave Cesefske TV]

07/25/2024

The World Olympics may be just around the corner, but the USA's top amateur track athletes are preparing for the national AAU championships 🏆

Ashton Donaldson, a Continental middle schooler, is making his way to the national stage to represent the PC Express Track Club in three 12U events.

07/25/2024

It was a multiple-RBI night for Sebastian Alexander, Landon Tate, Andrew Stechschulte, Caden Lockwood and more... The Lima Locos did NOT hold back in their regular season finale against Grand Lake—and their offense is right on track heading into the postseason 🚂

07/19/2024

Yesterday we sat down with USA hurdler Trevor Bassitt—who proved what's possible through hard work, sacrifice, and family support.

Now, the 2017 grad of a prominent Bluffton Athletic program is heading to Paris—and as an unsponsored Olympian, the Hometown Hero looks back to his community for support on the Global Stage 🤝🏆

07/17/2024

After setting records for Bluffton HS and Ashland University, the 26-year-old has achieved his life's dream—clearing his own hurdles on the journey from Underdog to Olympian.

Our Dylan Theisen sat down with Trevor Bassitt and family ahead of his historic trip to Paris ✈🏅

07/17/2024

For the first time since 1936, Allen County is home to a Team USA Olympian🏅🌍
88 years later, Trevor Bassitt is in the 400m hurdles—after the 26 year-old Bluffton Pirates alum pushed beyond physical limits to punch his ticket...

Full story debuts tonight at 6 on Your Hometown Stations 📺

07/08/2024

Just one week after earning Pitcher of the Week, RHP Matteo Pare has secured his spot on the GLSCL All-Star team 🌟
The sophomore's 2.16 ERA places him Top 3 league-wide—making a name for himself with the Lima Locos from across the border 🇨🇦

07/04/2024

Behind 2 RBI each for Bo Shinkle & Lou Fujiwara, the Lima Locos' early fireworks have the offense right back on track—while the Grand Lake Mariners find themselves slipping from the playoff picture ⚾

06/21/2024

Although the Lima Locos (6-6) find themselves at 5th place in the GLSCL, the team's batting has been sensational with the highest average in the league 💥

That's thanks in part to 3B Blake Bowen, a redshirt freshman who made a recent pivot in his college career 🔄

06/13/2024

ACME summer baseball is in full swing—and the Bluffton Pirates, Miller City Wildcats, and Lincolnview Lancers all posted double-digit scores in games against county rivals.

BLUFFTON | 13 – 1 | LIMA SENIOR
MILLER CITY | 16 – 5 | FORT JENNINGS
CRESTVIEW | 1 – 10 | LINCOLNVIEW

06/10/2024

In their first State Championship game since 1953, Fort Recovery immediately made their presence felt in a decisive first inning—before coming up just one run short in the homestretch. 👏

But from a losing season, all the way to going toe-to-toe with the No. 1 team in Ohio... The Tribe and its 7 seniors gave Indians faithful a summer to remember 🌅

06/06/2024

Against all odds—Fort Recovery has rallied from 9-12 underdogs all the way to contenders in the Division IV state tournament🏆

Troy Homan, Alex Dues, and the Indians' seven seniors have sparked a new culture for the Tribe, rooted in the mantra .

05/30/2024

We're just HOURS away from #2 Minster's Final Four showdown against Ohio's top-ranked team 🥎🔜
10 years after their last state trip, a new generation of Wildcats chase the storybook ending to a prolific chapter of Minster softball 📖

05/02/2024

Although Jefferson scored five unanswered runs to take a late lead, Lima Central Catholic kept with their rhythm and survived a scare from the Wildcats for the Thunderbirds' fifth win of the year. 🥎

05/02/2024

For the first time in the program's 37-year history, Kenton Softball will take home the Western Buckeye League championship 🎊

With Wednesday's win over Shawnee, the Wildcats finish 8-1 in WBL play to clinch at least a share of the title—the school's first title in any girls' sport since 1983.

04/25/2024

Behind 11 strikeouts for freshman Angie Kohlhofer, the Lima Lady Spartans picked up their second win of the year in a rout of their Toledo City League rivals.

04/25/2024

No shortage of impressive pitching performances from Lima baseball players Wednesday evening! Both Lima Central Catholic's Carson Parker and Lima Senior's Peyton Rader notched double-digit strikeouts in home-turf wins.

04/15/2024

After finding themselves down 4-0 in the fourth inning, Findlay Softball rallied behind a well-rounded offense and the arm of Moly Pfiffner for a 5-4 win—part of a weekend sweep that vaulted the Oilers to 7th in the G-MAC 🥎

04/10/2024

“No word on who won” …I guess nobody heard about the MVP 🤷‍♂️😂

Some of the Your Hometown Stations crew were spotted on the pickleball courts last night! No word on who won between Bethany Ulrick, Dylan Theisen WLIO, DeWayne Scott - Your News Now Sports, and Casey Mulcahy- Your News Now but looks like they had a lot of fun!

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