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Twin Valley South retains the trophy in the battle of 503 with a 54-42 win over Tri-County North.  (All Photos by Dale Barger) 

WEST ALEXANDRIA – The 503 Battle between Tri-County North and Twin Valley South would live up to its name with both teams tied heading into the last quarter. It was TV South coming from behind and riding the hot hand of Grace Childers 23 points and 10 in the final frame giving the home team the rivalry victory 54-42.

Coming into the game the top two leading scorers in the conference were senior guard Bella Cherry from North at 18.3 ppg and South Senior forward Brylii Day at 16.7 so it was no surprise to see both teams focus was to try and slow them down.

North would double up Day in the post while South face guarded and took turns with fresh legs to cut off any opportunities for Cherry to get in the lane or get any easy open looks.

The strategy worked for both teams with both Bella and Brylii both getting shutout in the first quarter.

It was senior forward Chloe Jackson leading the way for North scoring 6 points, sophomore center Lola Grieshop had 4 points and senior Jordan Pinion 3 for North while South got a trey from Grace Childers, and bucket each from senior Maddy Nelson and sophomore Ava Weldy.

Tri-County North Chloe Jackson had 6 points in first quarter to help her team get out to a 13-7 lead.  She ended the game with 11 points.

North held a 13-7 leading going into the second quarter where both Cherry and Day eventually inserted themselves into the equation and canceling each other after scoring 5 points each in the frame.

North got help again from Pinion with 3, and two pints each from junior Cadence Darnell and sophomore Mackenzie Woodrey.

South’s help came from another triple and 5 points from Childers, 3 from Weldy and two from sophomore guard Josey Butler on free throws and North held a slim 25-23 lead at the break.

Bella Cherry came out firing in the 3rd quarter scoring 7 of their first 8 points to go ahead 33-27 at the 4:25 mark … but South rallied back.

Bella Cherry got her team off to a great start in the 3rd quarter scoring 7 of her 16 points in the game. 

They cut the margin to 35-34 just under 2:50 to go as Childers and Day led the way again both scoring 5 points in the third and the two teams were tied at 36 heading into the final stanza.

Quiet all game long Twin Valley senior guard Brooke Giggy, who closed out the third with a fielder, dropped a corner triple to tie the game early in the fourth 39-39 right in front of the student section and the game was on.


Twin Valley South senior Brooke Giggy had several contributions late in the game that help spur her team to a victory including this triple in the corner.

Back-to-back layups from Childers and Day pushed South ahead 43-39.  Now with the lead and the ball coach Crouch shouted to his team to bring the ball out and set-up … but Childers either didn’t hear it, or she just felt it and let one fly from the wing for her fourth trey off the night with the score ballooning 46-39 in favor of South, and North needed a timeout.

The momentum shift was strong and so was Twin Valley South’s finish with Day adding four more points and Childers knocking down her fifth triple on their way to a 54-42 league win, that also avenged a 41-38 loss back on November 22nd.

When it was all said and done Cherry and Day still almost reach their scoring average despite both teams best effort to slow them down … and the game came down to the play of others, on this night Grace Childers was the difference down the stretch.

“In the fourth when we made the run I  was just thinking after we got the lead, we need a dagger to expand it a little bit,” Crouch said.

That dagger came from Childers with 10 of her 23 points coming down the stretch.

Soph Grace Childers picked a good time to score a career high. Her five triples & 10 of her 23 points in the 4th quarter helped South come from behind to win over North.

“Grace is going to be a great basketball player throughout high school. She’s pretty competitive, and we trust her when she shoots. Yesterday, she stayed after practice and shot for another 45 minutes on her own and was locked in tonight. It was pretty exciting for her with a career high 23 points, so we gave her the dub chain after the game,” Coach Kerry Crouch stated.

Childers’s 23 points led all scorers and Brylii Day had 15 for TV South.  Bella Cherry has 16 and Chloe Jackson added 11 for Tri-County North.

While North let one slip away coach Jessica Spitler wasn’t upset with her team.

“We executed what we had worked on all week. They have two big scorers and that's hard to compete against when they are both on, when we slowed down one then the other picked it up. This rival game brings out the best in everybody.  At the end of the day, I’m not mad at my girls, we went one and one against South and I think overall, we played well. Kudos to south for finishing the game strong,”

Although the two teams split this year, Twin Valley South gets to hold onto the Battle of 503 trophy and Grace Childers held it up with pride.

South improved to 3-5 overall and 2-1 in the WOAC and they will play at Ansonia on Saturday.

North fell to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the WOAC and they will host Middletown Madison on Monday December 22nd.

Box Scores:

Score by Quarters

TCN – 13 … 12 … 11 … 06 - 42

TVS – 07 … 16 … 12 … 18 – 54

Team Scoring

TCN – H. Shannon 0-0-1/2 – 1, B. Cherry 1-4-5/8 – 16, C. Darnell 0-1-0/0 – 2, J. Pinion 0-2-2/4 – 6, M Woodrey 0-1-0/0 – 2, L. Grieshop 0-2-0/0 – 4, C. Jackson 0-5-1/2 – 11, Totals 1-15-9/16 - 42

TVS - G Childers 5-3-2/2 – 23, M. Nelson 0-1-1/2 – 3, A. Weldy 1-1-0/2 – 5, B. Giggy 1-1-1/2 – 6, J. Butler 0-0-2/2 – 2, B. Day 0-6-3/9 – 15, Totals 7-12-9/19 - 54

Brylii Day was not only a force on defense in the paint. She controlled the boards and had solid 15 points in TV South's win

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Mississinawa Valley Jr. Cing Scott rises above the defender for a short corner jumper.  The Hawks beat National Trail 47-37 in WOAC action.  (All photos by Dale Barger)

NEW PARIS – Mississinawa Valley boys basketball got off to a good start in their game at National Trail.  The Blazers fell victim to a cold shooting night, and the Blackhawks took advantage leaving town with a 47-37 WOAC win.

Mississinawa road the coat tails of guard Kyle Wehrkamp in the opening quarter as the senior knocked down two triples and a fielder to help the Hawks go out to a 15-6 lead.

With the Blazers focused on slowing down leading scorer Cing Scott, Wehrkamp stepped up taking the open looks he got which pleased Mississinawa Coach Jeff Vaughn.

Sr. Kyle Wehrkamp helped jump start the Hawk with 8 first quarter points. 

“Kyle Wehrkamp had a heck of a first quarter, and it really sparked us which puts the other team on notice that somebody else can score besides Cing and that's what we need. I keep telling these guys, somebody else has to score, because Cing's getting face guarded, double teamed every game,” Vaughn stated.

Cold shooting by National Trail led to a 24-12 deficit at the break.  The only thing the Blazers had going for them was the play on the inside from senior Tayden Blevins who accounted for 10 of their 12 points.

“Oh, man, it was an icy night for us, we couldn't get shots to fall in the first or second quarter. They (Mississinawa) did a good job, made us work everything in the paint and didn't give us anything easy in there … so hats off to those guys,” National Trail coach Andy Blevins commented.

Tayden Blevins was the only offense Trail had in first half. He had 10 of their 12 points.

National Trail came out firing with senior Kellen Laird knocking down their first perimeter shot to start the 2nd half, followed by a lay-up from Blevins, cut the margin to seven, 24-17.

Mississinawa responded with two fielders from junior guards Caden Hanes and Elliott Seubert and a jumper from Wehrkamp to push the lead back out to 30-17.

Sr. guard Kellen Laird was more aggressive offensively in the 2nd half and scored 10 of his 12 points but it wasn't enough to catch the Hawks. 

The Blazers added two free throws from Laird and another bucket from Blevins that was countered by an old-fashion three-point play from junior Ashton Amspaugh for a 9-9 tie in the 3rd quarter and the Hawks led 33-21 going into the final frame.

Sophomore guard Cole McGlothlin connected from deep to start the 4th quarter for Mississinawa and they were able to maintain their lead until a lay-up and a triple from sophomore Coltin Lipps closed the gap to 40-31 at the 3:13 mark, bringing the student section and Trail fans into the game.  

Coltin Lipps had a lay-up and a trey to try and keep pace with Mississinawa in the 2nd half.

The Blazers had a few opportunities to cut into the margin even more but the lid on the basket would not lift and with time now under two minutes Mississinawa looked to their main guy Cing Scott.

Scott was strong with the ball and was sent to the free throw line multiple times late making 5-for-8 down the stretch and 7-for-10 in the game to close the door on any Blazer comeback.

Coach Vaughn talked about Scott’s maturity level so far this year and his play down the stretch.

“He's matured huge from last year. If they face guarded him last year he  would have crawled in a shell. We've been working on it all summer. He's a great kid. He's working hard and wants to be a player, is a player, and it's great to see him step up wanting the ball to end the game. He’s shooting 89% from the line, so it’s a no brainer,” Vaughn concluded.

Caden Hanes had 6 points in the second half to help provide additional offense for MV.

Scott led all scorers in the game with 18, Kyle Wehrkamp  had 12 for Mississinawa who won the game 47-37.   The Blackhawks improved to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the WOAC and they

will host Newton on Friday night.

National Trail started the season well at 4-1 but it was an off night for them.

“Unfortunately for us tonight, they took a bet that we weren't going to make threes and they won the bet tonight,” Blevins said.

“We struggled a little bit, but we’ll get back in the gym, get some shooting in and hopefully we'll rebound, there is no time to dwell on it since we have another big conference game on Friday,” Coach Blevins concluded.

National Trail was led by Tayden Blevins with 14 points, Kellen Laird had 12 as the Blazers fall to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the WOAC and they will play at Preble Shawnee on Friday.

Box Scores:

Score by Quarters

MV – 15 … 09 … 09 … 14 – 47
NT – 06 … 06 … 09 … 14 - 37

Team Scoring

MV – C. McGlothlin 1-1-0/0 – 5, C. Hanes 0-3-1/1 – 7, E. Seubert 0-1-0/0 – 2,
A. Amspaugh 0-1-1/1 – 3, C. Scott 1-4-7/10 – 18, K. Wehrkamp 2-3-0/0 – 12,
Total 4-13-9/12 – 47

NT – T. Blevins 0-7-0/0 - 14, C. Lipps 1-1-0/0 - 5, K. Laird 2-2-2/2 - 12, T. Brubaker 0-2-0/1 - 4, Totals 3-12-2/3 -37

The Blazer cheerleaders shared their Christmas spirit but it wasn't enough to help the home team get the win.

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Coach Ryan Robinson talks to team during a timeout & pleased his team made late comeback to win a tough league game against a good Arcanum team. 

(All Photos by Dale Barger)

CAMDEN – Preble Shawnee trailed a scrappy visiting Arcanum team 29-26 going into the 4th quarter but the Arrows outscored the Trojans 15-6 in the final frame for a big 41-35 WOAC win.

At first blush looking at Preble Shawnee’s basketball team on the floor their physical presence in terms of size and height can be a bit imposing at 6’6”, 6’5”, 6’3”, 6’2” and 5’10” contrasting that with Arcanum who’s tallest kid is a 6’7” sophomore but then go 6’2”, 6’0, 5’10” and 5’7”.

Throughout the game Arcanum brought a tough minded, physical style of play that frustrated Preble Shawnee at times … but in the end it was the Arrows who were able to make plays and defend the paint just enough with their physical size to gain the win.

Preble would jump in front to start the game 6-0 on two buckets at the rim by senior Brody Morton and a short bank shot from senior Brody Foxbower.

Brody Morton had 4 quick points but foul trouble limited his playing time in game with Arcanum. He end the game with 9 points.

Arcanum battled back on free throws from sophomore Ben Hamilton, a fielder from senior Cameron Ball and a triple from senior Matthew McCans to take the lead 7-6 at 4:44 in the period.

Fouls would start to have an effect on Preble Shawnee as Brody Morton picked up his second foul and he would take a seat.  It was also the fifth team foul and Arcanum would be shooting the bonus early.

Hamilton made a free throw for Arcanum, but junior Braylon Dorrel tied the game with a one-hander in the lane at 8-8. 

Junior Braylon Dorrel gets the one-hander to fall. He led the Arrows with 14 points and hit some big shots late. 

Arcanum junior Charlie Weiss connected from range to jump the Trojans in front 11-8 at 3:27 and followed by 1-of-2 free throw from McCans to improve the lead to 12-8.

Shawnee’s Foxbower connected on back-to-back fielders to tie the game at 12-12 and a triple by Dorrel gave the Arrows a 15-12 lead at the end of the first quarter in a back-and-forth game.

Neither team was able to establish a rhythm or generate offense in the second quarter with Jace Mote scoring the only basket for the Trojans and it wasn’t much better for Preble either with Foxbower getting two inside and a free throw by senior Colton Schroeder for an 18-14 Arrows lead at the break.

Preble Shawnee extended their led to start the 3rd quarter on a Dorrel triple for the largest lead of the game at 21-14.

That lead evaporated quickly as Charlie Weiss answered with a trey and then a steal on the inbounds led to a layup to close the gap to 21-19.

Senior guard Charlie Weiss help spearhead a third quarter surge for the Trojans taking the lead going into the final frame. 

 A Morton pass in the lane to a cutting Dorrel for a lay-up had the Arrows up 23-19 at 5:48 but Morton shortly after picked up his 4th foul and trotted back to the bench.

Arcanum worked their way to a tie 24-24 and then took the lead on a Ben Hamilton fielder at the rim to go up 26-24.  Moments later they added to the lead on junior point guard Jace Mote’s three-pointer for a 29-26 lead going into the final frame.

Arcanum Guard Jace Mote scored 7 points including this big triple to give the Trojans a 29-26 lead heading into the final stanza.

Preble Shawnee coach Ryan Robinson talked about the play of Arcanum and his teams reaction in the third quarter.

“We knew coming into the game, it's on our scouting report 100%, we said physicality about 10 to 20 times. I mean, Arcanum plays very physical, scrappy and it affected us in the 3rd quarter. I think the ball movement was lacking, things got tough, and they went on a run.  Then we tried harder, instead of easier by moving the ball to find a great shot. Some of that's just maturing. We've lost some guys from the district title teams and with a couple guys still … but some of the other guys got to learn and adapt,” Robinson explained.

Arcanum coach Kevin Brackman agreed their aggressive play led their run.

Arcanum bench reacts after a three-point bucket and momentum in 3rd quarter.

“We tried to take it to them, a lot of that starts with who we put on the ball defensively. We have guys that are pretty scrappy and the turning point midway in the game was when we decided to stretch the floor defensively. It allowed us to turn them over and force shots they didn’t want.  I give our guys a ton of credit, for just the way we battled back after they hit big shots. Our plan is always to sit down and guard, keep them in front and then trust the guys around them,” Brackman rationalized.

While the physicality of the game was on full display in the third quarter it became even more pronounced in the 4th quarter.  The Trojans hit a wall scoring wise in the name of Brody Foxbower who used his 6’4” body and physical size to form a wall against Cameron Ball and Ben Hamilton struggling to score inside.

Senior Brody Foxbower scored 12 points but his contributions on the defensive side of the ball patrolling the paint was even bigger. 

Preble regained the lead after a Schoeder lay-up, two free throws from Foxbower and a triple from Morton going up 33-29 before Gideon Garno turned an old-fashion three-point play cutting the margin to 33-32 with 2:44 in the game.

Dorrel fire in his third trey of the game to pushing the lead 36-32 with 1:30 to go.  The Trojans missed on a couple of possessions then fouled Dorrel and Caleb Blankenship both going 1-for-2 at the line and the lead grew 38-32.

Arcanum finally got one to go down, a bomb from McCans his third on the night narrowing the lead to one possession 38-35 with 27 seconds to play.

Matthew McCans closes the lead down to one possession late on this three-ball.  
He ended the game with 9 points.

The Arrows got two charity tosses from Morton to go up 40-35 and the Trojans needed another big shot, but this time McCans was pressured much harder on the perimeter, and the shot was short.  Foxbower collected the rebound and fouled and finished the scoring with another free throw to secure the 41-35 win for Preble Shawnee.

After the game Coach Robinson talked about how his team learned from a loss a few nights ago to Edgewood to help them get them through their game with Arcanum.

“We knew this was going to be the same type of game, toughness and physicality was something we really lacked Tuesday at Edgewood, it was a wakeup call, and it paid off tonight,” Robinson beamed.

“I’m just really proud of the group, that was a fun 4th quarter. Every single guy that went in tonight contributed.  We've, been wanting this team to push through in terms of grittiness, toughness and physicality, they took it and ran with it tonight, no doubt. That's a tough WOAC win, all the credit to Arcanum. They're a great team this year, and it means a lot to pull that one out,” Robinson expressed.

Arcanum coach Brackman was pleased with his team’s effort and talked about his team battling despite adversity.

Arcanum senior Cameron Ball operates well around the basket but was slowed down by the presence of Dorrel and Foxbower on this night.  Ball ended the game with 6 below his 10 point average.

“We're a good team, yes there was a lid on the bucket tonight. Ben and Cameron are two guys that really have been an anchor for us down low and the ball didn't go through surprisingly enough. But I felt like we hit big shots when we needed to and to their credit they had big shots when they needed and it's just kind of a testament to the play in our conference,” Brackman stated.

“It was a tough loss and yes we're sad and upset because we felt like this one got away from us, but we’re going to stick together. I firmly believe this team is going to win a lot of games. Our program is in a really good place, losses happen,” Brackman said.

“Preble Shawnee is a good team and Coach Robinson is doing a great job and tonight was just a fun high school basketball game, two great programs playing in a great atmosphere,” Brackman concluded.

Coach Robinson agreed with the statement and praised coach Brackman.

“He has his program on solid ground from the “B”  to “JV” team on up he has them playing at a high level,” Robinson praised.

“I said in my preseason preview that the WOAC is on the rise this year. I think there's a lot of good teams in that middle to upper half and there’s going to be more games like this one in
the league that I believe helps prepare us for post season tournament. Tonight was a good example of that, it was a tournament type game,” Robinson concluded.

Box Scores (Arcanum 4-1 overall 1-1 WOAC) (Preble Shawnee 4-1 overall 2-0 WOAC)

Score by Quarters:

AR:   12 … 02 … 15 … 06 – 35
PR:   15 … 03 … 08 … 15 – 41

Team Scoring:

AR: J. Mote 1-2-0/1 – 7, M. McCans 2-1-1/2 – 9, G. Garno 0-1-1/1 – 3,
C. Weiss 2-0-0/0 – 6, C. Ball 0-2-0/0 – 4, B. Hamilton 0-1-4/6 – 6, Totals 5-7-6/9 – 35

PR: B. Foxbower 0-4-4/6 – 12, G. Powers 0-0-2/2 – 2, B. Morton 1-2-2/2 – 9,
C. Blankenship 0-0-1/2 – 1, C. Schroeder 0-1-1/2 – 3, B. Dorrel 3-2-1/2 - 14

Preble Shawnee passes a big test & celebrates their 41-35 WOAC win over Arcanum.
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Senior Caroline Long played a solid game for Arcanum with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 65-21 win over Preble Shawnee. (All Photos by Dale Barger)

ARCANUM – The Lady Trojans bolted out to a 25-5 first quarter, and a 44-12 first half lead as they were firing from all over against visiting Preble Shawnee.  Arcanum went on to win 65-21.

Arcanum senior and leading scorer Caroline Long often draws the attention of the opposing teams defense with her ability to score inside but the Trojans were able to take advantage of junior guard Adalyn Paul who had the hot hand in the first half dropping in 6 – triples for 18 points to help the Trojans build a big first half lead.

Paul hit her first three at 4:57 after Long, Ella Flatter and Matte Noe had lay-ups to start the game and Arcanum went up 9-0.

The Arrows finally got on the board on a short corner jumper from sophomore Jenna Dixon at 4:40. 

Preble Shawnee sophomore Jenna Dixon knocks down a corner jumper.  She had 6 points in the game for the Arrows.

Long answered with an old-fashion 3-point play, a free throw from Addie Macy then three consecutive triples, two from Paul and another from Noe, pushed the lead to 23-2.

Shawnee senior guard Abrey Unger broke the 14-point run with a triple of her own, but the Trojans added a fielder from junior Danicka Michael for a 25-5 first quarter lead.

Paul added three more trey’s and had the crowd on their feet every time she let one fly in the second period.

Senior guard Ava Apking who picked up 3 quick fouls early scored 3-points, Unger and Dixon both added field goals for the Arrows who would trail 44-12 at the break.

Senior Aubrey Unger goes hard to the basket.  She is called on handling the ball and leading the defense and gives the Arrows an athletic guard who can make plays.  

For coach Abbey Moore it was a welcome relief to have a nice lead at the half. They came into the game with a 2-3 record, some of that by design with the non-conference schedule the Trojans have had to start the year.

“It almost feels like we’ve played a full 22 game season already with the type of games you typically play towards the end of the year,” Abbey stated.

The Trojan losses came against powerhouse teams, Russia, Versailles and Fort Loramie and then big back-to-back wins against Minster and Ansonia.

“The tough schedule is getting us to the point where we are now. Obviously, we're not where we want to be, but you know, it's going to help us … and the win against Minster (who knocked arcanum from the regional tournament last year) and a tough Ansonia team in overtime, is proof of that,” Moore commented.

Abbey was happy to see Adalyn Paul provide a spark on offense in the first half.

“She was hot and I think that was huge, giving us some confidence and shows you can’t just key in on one player, if you leave her open, you're going to be in trouble,” Moore smiled.

Adalyn Paul didn't let the hair in her eyes stop her from shooting from distance.  The junior guard had 6 triples for 18 points in the game for Arcanum.

The school record for three’s in a game is 8 at Arcanum and with a running clock in the 2nd half, Paul would get a few more attempts from range each time amping up the crowd hoping to see the record fall. Paul wasn’t able to connect in the second half, but she would lead all scorers in the game with 18.

Arcanum won the third quarter 12-4 and the fourth 9-5 to record a 65-21 win and improve to 3-3 overall and 2-0 in the WOAC.

Although Preble Shawnee didn’t win Anitra Roell wasn’t upset and is positive about the game and the Arrows season so far.

“I'm not upset with how the season's going we’re sitting at 3-3 on the year now.  Last year we finished with six wins and we're halfway there now just a quarter of the way into the season,” Roell stated.

Ava Apking got into early foul trouble but when she was on the floor she gave the Arrows offense they needed with 7 points in the game for Preble Shawnee.

“Unfortunately for us, Tri-Village and Arcanum are at the top of our schedule, so hopefully the schedule gets easier as we go. The girls played somewhat better tonight in the first half than they did the second and generally we turn things around in the second half,” Roell added.

“Abbey, (coach Moore) has her team playing well defensively and my team was not fast enough tonight. Normally, we're fast, but tonight we could not keep up with the Trojan girls,” Roell explained.

“Right now, we're just trying to instill some confidence in the girls, because they don't think they can beat these teams. We tell them every day we walk in the gym that we can win because I believe in them,” Roell concluded.

Things appear to be going in the right direction for the Arrow who have a JV team this year along with a full varsity roster.  Most nights their speed, athleticism and defense will be enough to compete and as the offense gets better maybe even a few upsets.

Junior guard Matty Noe had 11 points and 8 assists for Arcanum in game with Preble Shawnee.

Arcanum will be looking to do the same with no relief in sight with their schedule with Newton on Saturday, Tri-Village on the 23rd, the Covington Holiday tournament on 29th and 30th and then at Mississinawa Valley on January 3^rd.

Box Scores:

Score by Quarters

PS … 05 … 07 … 04 … 05 – 21

AR … 25 … 19 … 12 … 09 – 65

Team Scoring:

PS: Unger 1-1-0/0 – 5, Apking 0-3-1/2 – 7, Dixon 0-3-0/0 – 6, Moore 0-1-0/0 – 2,
Mondello 0-0-1/2 – 1, Totals 1-8-2/4 – 21

AR: Paul 6-0-0/0 – 18, Leeper 0-2-0/0 – 4, Long 0-6-3/4 – 15, Noe 2-0-5/6 – 11,
Flatter 0-1-2/2 – 4, Macy 0-1-2/4 – 4, Michael 0-4-1/2 – 9, Totals 8-14-13/17 – 65


The Arcanum student section found themselves cheering every time Adalyn Paul let one fly from distance in a game with Preble Shawnee.

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20 Senior Cheerleaders were recognized during their last WOAC Cheer Championship competition. (All Photos by Dale Barger)

The WOAC Cheer Competition was held at Preble Shawnee High School on Sunday December 7th. There were 7 total events between Junior High and High School and a total of 31 team performances.

In the Middle School Junior High Game Day category 7 schools competed: Ansonia, Arcanum, National Trail, Preble Shawnee, Tri-County North, Tri-Village and Twin Valley  South, competed.

The 2nd place team was National Trail, and the Junior High Game Day Champion was Preble Shawnee pictured above.

In the High School Game Day Category 7 schools competed: Ansonia, Arcanum, National Trail, Preble Shawnee, Tri-County North, Tri-Village and Twin Valley South.


The 2nd place team was Tri-Village, and the High School Game Day Champions was Preble Shawnee pictured above.

Tri-County North was the lone team competing in Traditional Cheer and was crowned Junior High Traditional Cheer Champions.


Tri-County North Junior High was Traditional Cheer Champions.

The High School Traditional Cheer Category had 3 teams competing: Arcanum, Preble Shawnee, and Tri-Village.


The Patriots finished 2nd and Preble Shawnee was the Traditional Cheer Champions pictured above.

In the Junior High Dance Category four teams competed: Ansonia, Arcanum, Mississinawa Valley and Tri-county North. 


Ansonia finished in 2nd place and Mississinawa Valley was the JH Dance Champions pictured above.

In the High School Hip Hop Category 4 teams competed: Ansonia, Arcanum, Mississinawa Valley and Tri-County North.


Ansonia would finish in 2nd place and Mississinawa was High School Hip-Hop Champions pictured above.

In the High School Pom Category there were 5 teams competing: Ansonia, Arcanum, National Trail, Tri-Village and Twin Valley South.


Tri-Village would finish second and Arcanum was crowned High School Pom Champions pictured above.

Congratulations to all junior high and high schools teams for competing at the 2025 WOAC Cheer Championship


The Preble Shawnee High School Cheer team reacts after winning every event they competed in at the 2025 WOAC Cheer Championships.

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