Varsity girls bowling heading to state meet

BGHS Varsity Girls Bowling Team punced their ticket to states by finishing as S as district runners up Tuesday, Feb. 25  in Port Clinton.

Coach Armando Calderon said the bowlers showed grit  as they rallied from third with 11 pins down after the three team games to take second after the  six-game Baker format. They gained their 62 pins lead in the fifth and sixth games topping third place Van Wert. Celina came out in first with 3869 pins to BG’s 3394.

Calderon, who has coached the team for five yrears, said: “I am in loss of words. This group of girls have set goals for themselves and achieve them all. I love the fact as a coach, but as also a parent (of a bowler) who is a freshman on this team (and) is able to follow the footsteps of her older sisters, who both accomplished a lot in their BG Bowling High School career. She is part of building this program back to championship caliber along with all her teammates.”

Varsity girls bowling advances to districts

BGHS Varsity Girls Bowling Team placed third sectional competition Friday (2-20) to advance to the district meet on Tuesday Feb. 24 at Star Lanes at the Harbor in Port Clinton.

The team scored 751, 770, 830, for a total of 2351.

Individual results were:

• 4th place Isabella Calderon 210, 123, 216, total 549
• 6th place Isabelle Grames 187, 193, 148 total 528
• 17th Addison Nickey 128, 141, 195 total 464
• 28th Zoe Brujic 98, 163, 150 total 411
• 34th Magdelin Landry 128, 150, 121 total 399

Bobcat swimmers compete in district meet

Members of the BGHS swim team hav e qualified to compete in the district swim meet this weekend.

The D2 Boys will compete on today (Feb. 20) with events beginning at 4:30 p.m.

• Mikey Stanford will swim the 50 and 100 freestyle. 
• Stone Chamberlin will compete in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. 
• Aidan Jacks will swim the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke. 
• Jackson Fallis will compete in the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.
• Collin Mahan will swim the 500 freestyle. 

BGHS boys will also compete in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay.

Elmwood will be represented by Brayden Miller in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. Lakota’s Benett Ebert will swim the 50 and 100 freestyle, and Landen Graber will compete in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke.

The D1 Girls will compete on Saturday morning, Feb.21, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

• Mia Buff will swim the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. 
• Bea Blair will compete in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. 
• Maura Desmond will swim the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. 
• Alayna Mahan will compete in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. 
• Melanie Long will swim the 200 and 500 freestyle events. 

The Bobcat girls team will also compete in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay.

— Claudia Semer

Bobcat girls basketball grabs Senior Night win

BGHS girls basketball team picked up a home victory, defeating Springfield 53–19 on Senior Night, Thursday, Feb. 5.

Molly Shafer led the Bobcats with 21 points, while Kate Howick added 11. 

Ella Jordan had 9 points for Springfield.

With the win, BG improves to 6–13 overall and 4–5 in league.

— Claudia Semer

BG girls come in 4th & boys 10th in NWOAC Championships

Bowling Green High School girls swim team placed fourth in the NWOAC Championships Saturday (Jan. 31). 

The Bobcats scored 251 points. Napoleon won with 396  points

The BGHS boys placed 10th with 122  points. Bryan High School won the boys event with 385 points.

Led by Mia Buff who placed first in four team and solo events, the  Bobcat girls won first in several events:

• Girls 200 Yard Medley Team Relay: Maura Desmond, Alayna Mahan, Bea Blair, and  Mia Buff.
• Girls 200 yard individual medley: Mia Buff.
• Girls 100 yard Back stroke: Mia Buff,
• Girls 400 Yard Free Relay:  Melanie Long, Maura Mia Buff, and Alayna Mahan.

Bobcat swim teams defeat Wauseon

The BGHS boys and girls swim teams each earn wins in a dual meet with Wauseon.

The Bobcat girls won 69-30. The boys squad topped Wauseon, 55-24.

Bobcats girls won:

• Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay: Melanie Long, Hayley Baker, Isabel  Jacks, and Bea Blair.
• Girls 200 Yard Freestyle: Mia Buff
• Girls 200 Yard IM: Melanie Long
• Girls 50 Yard Freestyle: Maura Desmond
• Girls 100 Yard Butterfly: Melanie Long
• Girls 100 Yard Freestyle: Alayna Mahan
• Girls 500 Yard Freestyle: Mia Buff
• Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Melanie Long, Maura Desmond, Sydney Bushman, and Alayna Mahan.
• Girls 100 Yard Backstroke: Maura Desmond.
• Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Maura Desmond, Mia Buff, Isabel Jacks, and Pressli Krupp.

The Bobcat boys won:

• Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay: Mikey Stanford, Jackson Fallis, Jackson, and Carson Boehler.
• Boys 200 Yard IM: Collin Mahan.
• Boys 50 Yard Freestyle: Aidan Jacks.
• Boys 100 Yard Butterfly: Mikey Stanford.
• Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: Mikey Stanford.
• Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Collin Mahan, Garrett Ruffell, Stone Chamberlin, and Aidan Jacks.
• Boys 100 Yard Backstroke: Aidan Jacks.
• Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Aidan Jacks, Collin Mahan, Jackson Fallis, and Mikey Stanford.

Bobcat boys & girls bowling teams each pick up wins in Perrysburg

BG Bowling picked up a win against Perrysburg on Jan. 13 2026. 

The boys team won 2449-2434, led by Porter Dimmick with games of 202 and 222 for a 424 series. Andrew Kee Jr. rolled a 230, Conner Main added a 213, and Casper Burns had a 210. 

The girls team won 2089-1488. Isabelle Grames led the way with games of 188 and 186 for a  374 series. Magdelin Landry bowled a 198, and Isabella Calderon finished with a 174.

— Claudia Semer

Bobcat girls basketball downs Clay in home game

The Bowling Green girls basketball team defeated Clay at home, 57–21., Thursday (1-15-2026).

Maddie Gillispie led the scoring with 17 points, while Molly Shafer and Kate Scarletto-Scholl each added 12 points.

For Clay, C. McGilvray led with 14 points. With the win, BG improves to 4–9 overall.

— Claudia Semer

Bobcats bowling has split decision against Maumee

On Jan. 9, The Bowling Green Bowling team faced Maumee. The BG boys team lost with a score of 2355 to Maumee’s 2658. The BGHS girls team earned a win, scoring 2007 while Maumee finished with 1707, and remains undefeated.

Leading individual scores for the BG boys were Conner Main with 254 and Lukas Wesley with 233.

Top performers for the BGHS girls were Isabelle Grames with 181, Magdelin Landry with 175, and Addison Nickey with 174.

— Claudia Semer

Bobcat girls swim team 2nd in Cardinal Division; boys team places 4th

The Bowling Green High School boys and girls swim teams competed Saturday (1/10/26) in the  2026 NLL Championships at the Student Recreation Center at Bowling Green State University. BGHS is in the Cardinal Division.

Girls are Cardinal Division runner-up

The girls placed second with a score of 259  in the Cardinal Division behind Napoleon with a score of 337.

Mia Buff helped set the pace with an NLL record setting  56.29 swim in the Girls 100 Yard Backstroke.

Other top Bobcat girls performances included:

• First place in Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay: Maura Desmond, Alayna Mahan, Mia Buff, & Melanie Long.
• First place in the Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Cardinal, Melanie  Long.
• First Girls 50 Yard Freestyle Cardinal, Alayna Mahan.
• First Girls 100 Yard Butterfly Mia Buff.
• First Girls 500 Yard Freestyle Cardinal, Melanie Long.
• First 100 Yard Breaststroke Cardinal, Alayna Mahan.
• First Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Cardinal, Melanie Long, Maura Desmond, Mia Buff, and Alayna Mahan.

Boys place 4th

The Bobcat boys team placed fourth in the Cardinal  Fremont Ross won the Cardinal Division meet.

Top Bobcat boys performances included:

• Second Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay 2 Stone Chamberlin, Aidan Jacks, Mikey Stanford, and Collin Mahan.
• Third Boys 100 Yard Backstroke, Stone Chamberlin 
• Third Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke Cardinal, Aidan Jacks.

Bobcat bowling teams continue their winning ways

The BGHS varsity bowling teams continued their winning season with wins over Old Fort on Jan. 6 and Springfield on Ja. 8.

On Ja. 6 against Old Fort, the BG boys earned a 2547-2202 victory. Conner Main led the team with games of 223 and 263, while Casper Burns had a 245. Porter Dimmick added a 214, and Andrew Kee Jr. finished with a 211. 

The BG girls also picked up a win, defeating Old Fort 2127-1483. Zoe Brujic led the way with a 199, and Maggie Landry followed with a 180.

On Jan.  8 against Springfield, the varsity boys won again with a score of 2427-1960. Conner Main had a high game of 220, and Casper Burns added a 211. The varsity girls continued their undefeated season with a 2013-1628 win over Springfield. Isabelle Grames led the team with a 199, while Addison Nickey contributed a 175.

With the two victories, the BG boys improved to 8-2 overall, including a 3-1 conference record and a 5-1 mark in non-conference play.

The BG girls remain undefeated at 10-0 overall, 4-0 in conference, and 6-0 in non-conference competition.

— Claudia Semer

BG girls hoops loses home game to Fremont Ross

Bowing Green girls basketball team dropped a home match Thursday (1-8-25) to Fremont Ross 23-59.

Kate Scarletto-Scholl  accounted for 8 of the Bobcats’ points.

Bobcats girls basketball steam rolls Cardinal Stritch

Bowling Green girls basketball had a  strong 67–22 home win over Cardinal Stritch on Dec. 30. 

The Bobcats blew open the game with 23 points in the first quarter.

Maddie Gillispie led Bowling Green with 22 points and Kate Scarletto-Scholl added 18 points. Cardinal Stritch was led by A. Hill, who scored 16 points. 

— Claudia Semer

Gator swimmers dominate in Ayersville meet

The Bowling Green Swim Club traveled to Ayersville for a multiple team meet.

The BG Gators competed against the home club and Defiance, and won 17 of the 24 events

BG took first in:

• Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay: Bea Blair,
• Alayna Mahan, Maura Desmond, and Isabel Jacks.
• Girls 200 Yard Freestyle: Maura  Desmond
• Boys 200 Yard Freestyle: Jackson  Fallis, Bowling Green
• Girls 200 Yard IM: Alayna Mahan
• Boys 200 Yard IM: Mikey Stanford
• Girls 50 Yard Freestyle: Melanie Long
• Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Maura Desmond, Bea Blair, Melanie Long, and Sydney Bushman
• Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Mikey Stanford, Stone Chamberlin,, Garrett Ruffell, and Aidan
•  Jacks.
• Girls 100 Yard Backstroke: Alayna Mahan
• Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke: Pressli Krupp 
• Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke: Aidan
•  Jacks
• Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Bea Blair,
• Isabel Jacks, Pressli Krupp, and Melanie Long.
• Boy 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Mikey Stanford, Stone Chamberlin, Jackson  Fallis, and Collin Mahan.
• Girls 100 Yard Butterfly: Maura Desmond,
• Girls 100 Yard Freestyle: Melanie Long
• Girls 500 Yard Freestyle: Isabel Jacks
• Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: Stone Chamberlin

Bowling Green Falls to Liberty Center

Bowling Green played Liberty Center at home Saturday, Dec. 13, but fell 45-33. 

Maddie Gillispie led the Bobcats with 13 points. Lily Wagner added 7 points. 

Liberty Center was led by A. Fausnight with 16 points, and H. Atkinson contributed 7 points.

— Claudia Semer

Bobcats wrestlers compete at Coldwater

The BGHS Wrestling Team placed 9th out of 22 teams at Coldwater.

Those placing for the Bobcats were:

• Dajon Fields, runner-up, 106 lb. class 
• Isaac Ramirez, 4th , 120 lb. class 
• Collin Failor, 7th, 120 lb. class
• Owen Laporte,  8th, 126 lb. class 
• Royce Bobo, Ashford, 4th, 132 lb. class
• Ben Betts, 7th, 144 lb. class
• Brandt Beaverson,  6th l150 lb. class

Also winning matches for the Bobcats were: Cohen Lewis, Nick Yarger, Dane Bonaguro, Tyler Jenkins, and  Carson Boehler.

Napoleon Defeats Bowling Green, 52-19

The Bowling Green girls basketball team faced Napoleon Friday, Dec. 12 and fell by a final score of 52-19. 

Maddie Gillispie led the Bobcats with 9 points, while Kate Scarletto-Scholl followed with 8 points. 

For Napoleon, T. Ressler finished with 18 points. A. Good added 13 points, securing the victory for Napoleon.

— Claudia Semer

Bobcats bowl over Whitmer

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the BGHS varsity bowling teams delivered strong performances at Whitmer Bowlero Lanes in Toledo. The BGHS boys team put together an impressive total score of 2340, defeating Whitmer’s 1854. 

Conner Main led the way with an outstanding 278 game and a 458 two-game match. Andrew Kee Jr. added 217, while Porter Dimick contributed 200, helping secure the win.

 The BGHS girls team also came out on top, finishing with a 2089 to Whitmer’s 1604. Isabelle Grames led the team with a score of 205, and Magdelin Landry had scores of 160 and 166.

— Claudia Semer

BG swim club makes splash at home meet

The Bowling Green Swim Club came away winners in a multi-team home meet Tuesday (Dec. 9).

The boys team topped four of the six teams they faced.

Results were:

• Bowling Green High School 86:00-15:00 over  Kansas Lakota
• Bowling Green High School 86.00-10.00 over Bloomdale Elmwood
• Bowling Green High School 87.00-8.00 over Maumee Valley Country Day School
• Bowling Green High School 88.00-8.00 Pemberville Eastwood
• Sandusky 87.00-74.00 Bowling Green High School
• Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 91.00-62.00 Bowling Green High School

The girls topped three of the four teams they faced.

Results were:

• Bowling Green High School 89.00-66.00 Sandusky
• Bowling Green High School 94.00-17.00 Van Buren
• Bowling Green High School 97.00-6.00 Maumee Valley Country Day School
• Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 112.00 54.00 Bowling Green High School

Alayna Mahan led the girls team winning two individual events,  the 200 yard individual medley and the 100 yard butterfly, as well as joining Maura Desmond, Melanie Long, and Pressli Krupp to win the girls 400 yard freestyle relay.

Others winning their events were:

• Mikey Stanford, boys 200 yard freestyle
• Mikey Stanford, Stone Chamberlin, Aidan Jacks, Mikey and Garrett Ruffel, boys 200 yard medley relay.
• Mikey Stanford, Aidan Jacks,  Collin Mahan, and Jackson Fallis, boys 400 yard free style relay.
• Maura Desmond, girls 500 yard freestyle
• Bea Blair, girls 100 yard backstroke.

BG girls hoops loses home game to Northview

The BG girls basketball team lost at home Tuesday (Dec. 9) as Sylvania Northview led wire to wire. Final score was 61-16.

Maddie Gillispie with  8 points for BG’s leading scorer.

Bobcat girls bowlers defeat Maumee; boys take a loss

Bobcat bowling came away with a split decision Monday (Dec. 8) against Maumee.

The girls squad pulled out a Varsity Girls Bowling Scores 2036-1602 win.

Top Bobcat scorers:

• Isabelle Grames 184
• Addison Nickey 176
• Zoe Brujic 176 

The varsity boys lost 2235- 2450

Top Bobcat scorers:

• Conner Main 209
• Casper Burns 222

BG girls drop tight home game to Southview

After leading through the first three quarters, Bowling Green could not match Sylvania Southview’s 18-point fourth quarter, Friday (Dec. 5). The Bobcats lost the home game 47-44, dropping to 1-4 overall, and 1-1 in league play.

Leading scorers for BG were: Maddie Gillispie 15, and Kate Scarletto-Scholl and Molly Shafer, each with 6.

BG boys & girls bowlers defeat Anthony Wayne

BGHS boys and girls bowling teams scored wins Tuesday (12-2-25) over Anthony Wayne.

The boys won 2494-2447 over the Generals.

Top scores were:

• Casper Burns 227, 220  447
• Conner Main 236, 214  450
• Porter Dimick 209

The Bobcat girls topped the Generals 2164-1704.

Top BG scores were:

• Isabelle Grames 206,180  386
• Magdelin Landry 188
• Addison Nickey 189
• Zoe Brujic 184

Bobcats bowling over competition

BG Bobcat bowling has opened the season on a high note.

Both the girls and boys teams went 4-0 in competition last week.

Results are:

• On Nov.14  vs. Evergreen: BG Boys 2145,  Evergreen 2097; BG Girls 2109, Evergreen 1278
• On Nov.17  vs. Eastwood: BG Boys 255,  Eastwood 1710; BG Girls 2013  Eastwood, 1902.
• On Nov.19  at Eastwood: BG Boys 2191,  Eastwood 1747; BG Girls 2120,  Eastwood 1996
• On Nov.21  vs. Rossford: BG Boys 2170, Rossford 1894; BG Girls 1829; Rossford 1583.

Bobcat girls basketball loses home game to Lake

The Bobcat girls basketball team dropped a 35-46 decision to Lake Saturday (11-23) at Bowling Green.

BG’s leading scorers were Maddie Gillispie with 15 points and  Lily Wagner with 7.

BG is now 0-2.

Bobcats girls hoops opens season with a loss

The BGHS girls basketball team dropped its opening game, 50-11 to Findlay Friday (11-21).

Kate Scarletto-Scholl  was the Bobcats’  leading scorer with 4 points.