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The Western Ohio Athletic Conference announces their final league standings and boys All-Conference Teams.

Tri-Village won the WOAC Conference Title going 11-0 in the league this year to make it back-to-back conference championships.   

Tri-Village's Trey Sagester the 2025-26 WOAC Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Tri-Village senior Trey Sagester with an all-around game averaging a league and area best 25..6 ppg, 4.5 assist, 3.9 steals and 5.1 rebounds per game was named the conference player of the year.  Sagester became the school’s all-time leading scorer and currently sits at 1945 points and poised to surpass 2000 career points with one regular season and post season games yet to play.

Tri-Village's Josh Sagester is the 2025-26 WOAC Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.

Tri-Village Coach Josh Sagester’s Patriots won their third WOAC conference title in just five years of the new league.  His team currently 21-0 is positioned to make a long post season tournament run in DVI. 

Here are the first team ALL-WOAC selections

Cameron Ball                   Arcanum
Rallie Wirrig                       Bradford
Lucas Brenner                 Franklin Monroe
Cing Scott                           Mississinawa Valley
Kellen Laird                        National Trail
Luke Cornett                     Newton
Brody Morton                    Preble Shawnee
Trey Sagester                    Tri-Village
Dom Black                          Tri-Village
Noah Finkbine                 Tri-Village

Second Team ALL-WOAC

Graham Coppess         Ansonia
Jace Mote                            Arcanum
Blake Riffle                         Franklin Monroe
Tayden Blevins                National Trail
Rhett Koffer                        Newton
Braylon Dorrel                 Preble Shawnee
Brody Foxbower             Preble Shawnee
Brecken Gray                    Tri-Village
Griffin Richards              Tri-Village
Trent Ray                               Twin Valley South

SPECIAL MENTION ALL-WOAC

Jacob Schmitmeyer   Ansonia
Matthew McCans         Arcanum
Bronson Schnurpel     Bradford
Caleb Russell                   Dixie
Braden Gilbert                 Franklin Monroe
Caden Hanes                   Mississinawa Valley
Mason Cordle                  National Trail
Isaac Hainline                  Newton
Caleb Blankenship      Preble Shawnee
Koby Reynolds                Tri-County North
Carson Bedinghaus    Tri-Village
Lucas Barlow                   Twin Valley

Congratulations to all our athletes on being selected for all-conference. 


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WOAC 2025-26 Girls Basketball Finals Standings.

The Western Ohio Athletic Conference announces their girls All-Conference Teams.

Mississinawa Valley won the WOAC Conference Title going 10-0 in the league this year.  After sharing the crown with Arcanum and Tri-Village last year the Blackhawks would win it outright and back-to-back league championships. 

Mississinawa senior Brooklynn Seubert with an all-around game averaging 13.6 ppg and 6.6 rpg was named the conference player of the year.

Mississinawa with an overall record of 17-4 under the direction of first year head coach at the school, Kirk Comer was named the WOAC girls coach of the year.

Here are the first team ALL-WOAC selections

Charlotte Barga                               Ansonia
Rose Barga                                      Ansonia
Caroline Long                                  Arcanum
Paige Emrick                                   Mississinawa Valley
Brooklynn Seubert                         Mississinawa Valley
Rylee Hess                                      Newton
Bella Cherry                                    Tri-County North
Adalynn Hines                                 Tri-Village
Tai Mize                                           Tri-Village
Brylii Day                                         Twin Valley South

Second Team ALL-WOAC

Olivia Creager                                    Ansonia
Matty Noe                                              Arcanum
Cora Hoggatt                                      Mississinawa Valley
Makenna Hoggatt                           Mississinawa Valley
Morgan House                                   National Trail
Ani Cottrell                                           Newton
Brilie Hines                                           Newton
Aubrey Unger                                      Preble Shawnee
Sydney DeLong                                 Tri-Village
Taytum Gray                                        Tri-Village

SPECIAL MENTION ALL-WOAC

London Reichert                             Ansonia
Claire Hein                                           Arcanum
Bethany Himan                                 Dixie
Ava Figel                                                  Franklin Monroe
Tenlee Woodbury                            Mississinawa Valley
Taylor Reynolds                                National Trail
Mya Denlinger                                    Newton
Josie Mondello-Garrett             Preble Shawnee
Lola Grieshop                                    Tri-County North
Kenna Wilcox                                     Tri-Village
Grace Childers                                  Twin Valley South

Congratulations to all our athletes on being selected for all-conference. 

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The Tri-Village boys basketball team by way of a 55-20 win over Preble Shawnee claims the 2026 WOAC championship trophy.

NEW MADISON – It was undefeated Preble Shawnee and Tri-Village boys basketball playing for a WOAC league championship Friday night for the fifth year in a row.  The Patriots would roll in this one with efficient offense and stifling defense for a 55-20 win to claim back-to-back league titles.

The Patriots would get off to a good start behind Griffin Richards a triple and a deuce and Brecken Gray two triples as the Patriot jumped ahead 11-0.  They would tack on 8 more in the opening frame with four points from Dom Black, a fielder from Noah Finkbine and two more free throws from Richards.

Preble Shawnee got on the board late in the quarter on a Braylon Dorrell one-hander in the paint, Foxbower also scored a bucket and two free throws from Caleb Blankenship but the. Patriots led after the first quarter 19-6.

“To have guys like Griffin Richards and Brecken Gray in a big environment like this knock down shots for us to start the game was big,” Tri-Village coach Josh Sagester said on the first quarter start.

The game plan going in for both teams was to take away the other’s top scorer.

Preble Shawnee went with Caleb Blankenship on Trey Sagester and Tri-Village countered with Noah Finkbine on Brody Morton and neither were able to score in the first quarter.

And for nearly two quarters the Arrows kept Sagester (25.4 ppg) in check until he got to the free throw line with just over two minutes to play in the first half knocking down both of them. 

Sagester finally broke loose for a couple of medium range jumpers and added two more free throws for 8 points to help TV forge a 34-12 lead at the break.

The Patriots kept Morton who averages 17.5 ppg in check in the first half.

Coming into the game Trey Sagester needed nine points to become the school’s all-time leading scorer and shortly into the third quarter he connected on a 17’ jumper with two hands in his face to do just that.

Trey Sagester hit this jumper with hands in the face to break the boys school scoring record of 1911 points.

 It would be points 1,911 and 1912 eclipsing the mark set by 2022 graduate Layne Sarver who led the Patriots to the state championship game that season.

After a quick acknowledgement and a hug from coach and dad Josh Sagester, who would present Trey the game ball.  Trey jogged into the stands to get a hug from his mom and give her the prized possession to hold onto.

The Patriots scored 14 points in the third frame with Sagester adding two more buckets and Noah Finkbine hit two three’s along with a fielder by Hayden Hunt while continuing to hold the Arrows in check with their defense for a 48-15 lead.

Preble Shawnee’s Brody Morton would pick up a block and drop two free throws in the fourth quarter to finally get on the board as the Patriots held their leading scorer to just two points on the night.

“It was a great effort by Noah Finkbine guarding Brody he’s got a motor like no other. He's got competitive stamina, he takes on the challenge and most nights, if we put him on somebody, it’s going to be a tough night for somebody,” Sagester explained.

While Noah Finkbine standouts for his athleticism & defensive prowess he also can score & drops a triple here. He had three treys & 13 points in win over Arrows.

The Patriots used a running clock in the final frame to close out the game 55-20 to claim the league title.

“To hold a team to 20 points is pretty impressive. I thought we were on point top to bottom. Every guy guarded hard and if you hold teams to 20, you're going to win those nights. That's the bottom line,” Sagester concluded.

Tri-VIllage coach Josh Sagester swings the nets after his team won the 2026 WOAC boys basketball championship. 

Box Scores

Score by Quarters

PS: 06 … 06 … 03 … 05 – 20
TV: 19 … 15 … 14 … 07 – 55

Team Scoring                                                                                                                         

PS: Foxbower 0-3-0/2 – 6, Morton 0-0-2/2 – 2, Blankenship 0-1-4/4 – 6, Schroeder 0-1-0/0 – 2, Dorrell 0-1-1/2 – 3, Totals 0-6-8/12 – 20

TV: Black 0-3-1/2 – 7, Sagester 0-5-4/4 – 14, Hunt 0-1-0/0 – 2, Richards 1-3-4/4 – 13, Finkbine 3-2-0/2 – 13, Gray 2-0-0/0 – 6, Totals 6-14-9/13 – 55

It was a celebration for the cheerleaders and students who's enthusiastic support was appreciated by the team.

Since the inception of the 12 team Western Ohio Athletic Conference there has only been two boys basketball teams win a league championship.  Tri-Village won the initial season 2021-22 and in 2024-25.  Preble Shawnee sandwiched in between back-to-back titles in 2022-23 and 2023-24. 

What’s the common denominator?  The game between Tri-Village and Preble Shawnee has determined the champion each of the last four years.  Once again these two will meet with perfect 10-0 records in the WOAC with the winner claiming a league title.

Preble Shawnee holds a 3-2 lead in head-to-head matchups winning twice in 2023-24: once in the regular season to clinch the crown and the other in the D3 Tournament Regional Semi-Final game.

In the five games played between the two, Tri-Village has scored 280 points and Preble Shawnee 256 … it doesn’t get more even than that.

Tri-Village is led by Trey Sagester a four-year player who leads the WOAC in scoring at 25.2 ppg, is 2nd in steals at 3.9 and 4th in assists at 4.5.

Preble Shawnee’s Brody Morton, also a four-year player is 2nd scoring in WOAC at 17.5 ppg and 3rd in steals at 3.6 per game.

The two bigs in this game will be Dom Black and Brody Foxbower.

The Patriot’s Black is averaging 12.4 ppg, 73.6 FG% and 5.5 rebound per game.

The Arrow’s Foxbower is averaging 10.9 ppg, 54.7 FG%, is 5th in the WOAC with 7.7 rpg.

While these four lead the league in a number of categories the remaining cast for both teams are proven athletes, playmakers and the game will hinge on how well they execute.

For the Patriots Noah Finkbine, Griffin Richards and Brecken Gray will be leaned on and they will need contributions from  Kasyn Hollinger, Hayden Hunt and Carson Bedinghaus. 

The Arrows will lean on Caleb Blankenship and Braylon Dorrel and will need contributions from Gage Powers and Colton Schroeder.

Tri-Village leads the league in scoring at 69.1 ppg  with the Arrows scoring 55.7 ppg.  The Patriots are giving up just 32.6 ppg while Preble Shawnee gives up just 41.6 ppg.

Tri-Village has had some good wins this season against some bigger opponents drubbing Kettering Fairmont 55-19 and Jonathan Alder 68-44 on their way to a 19-0 record.

Preble Shawnee enters the game with a 17-3 record and recently knocked off Botkins a state contender from the Shelby County League 47-44.

The “Game” between Preble Shawnee and Tri-Village will feature talented players, interesting matchups and will take place on Friday. February 13th in New Madison.

Come out and support your team and if you’re a basketball fan, it’s one game you won’t want to miss.

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Franklin Monroe honored four seniors and all played well but Dixie was able to come from behind in the 4th quarter to get the win 34-30.  (Dale Barger photo)

PITSBURG – The Franklin Monroe Lady Jets played inspired basketball riding the emotions of Senior Night and never quit in a close contest with the Dixie Greyhounds.  The Hounds would prevail late answering every run the Jets had to escape with a 34-30 win at the Hangar.

Franklin Monroe would honor four seniors prior to the game Alivia Addis, Ava Figel, Caydance Nichols and Kyra Brandt.

Jet's senior Ava Figel tries to score between two defenders on senior night.

Both teams struggled to score early in the game. Dixie got two fielders from Bethany Himan and Franklin Monroe got a bucket each from Kyra Brandt and Alivia Addis with just over 2:30 to go in the first quarter. 

Dixie then jumped ahead 9-4 after Ella Kreitzer scored an old fashioned three-point play followed by a Jacie Hartmier fielder.  Franklin Monroe’s Caydance Nichols scored on a jumper in the lane to end the first quarter with Dixie leading 9-6.

The Greyhounds scored 8 points in the second quarter getting five from Emma McQueen, two from Maddison Caldwell and a free throw from Kendyl Hypes.

While the Jets did a good job of doubling & denying Kendyl Hypes the ball inside, her presence on defense and rebounding were factors in the game.

The Jets got a triple from Reagan Flora a lay-up from Nichols but trailed at the break 14-11.

Franklin Monroe came out with fire and energy in the 3rd quarter holding Dixie to just 3 points while having their best  offensive quarter scoring 11.  Alivia Addis got them going with a triple, then scored six more for 9 of the 11, sparking the Jets to a two-point lead 22-20 heading into the final frame.

Senior Alivia Addis sparked her team in 3rd qrtr with 9 points & had 11 for the game.

“I thought we came out with really good energy. Our defensive energy was needed even when we got in a little bit of a slump, we didn't let up.  Then Alivia Addis gave us a boost with a big third quarter to grab the lead,” Franklin Monroe coach Carrie Wood said.

“She has had a couple games like that where she stepped up and really showed that senior leadership on the floor and I'm very proud of her overall,” Wood praised.

Addis would pick up her 4th foul and have to sit much of the final stanza, even then the Jets were able to expand their lead to 26-21 and things were looking good.

Dixie senior Bethany Himan was a big factor late in the game and led her team with 12 points to get a 34-30 WOAC win.

Dixie inched their way back into the game behind Bethany Himan who scored 8 of her game high 12 points in the fourth quarter. 

Himan’s three-pointer at 4:26 tied the game up at 26 and then she gave them the lead on a lay-up and moments later added a free throw with Dixie leading 29-26 with 1:58 to play.

Senior Caydance Nichols was able to get to the rim for 8 points and was leaned on to run the offense for the Jets against Dixie.

Caydance Nichols was able to navigate through the lane to close the score to 29-28 but Dixie answered with a lay-up and then made a couple of free throws to push their lead back out to 33-28 with 33 seconds left.

FM didn’t give up as senior Kyra Brandt scored at the rim to close to 33-30.  But a missed lay-up and a made free throw from Dixie closed out the scoring with the Greyhounds spoiling senior night for the Jets winning 34-30.

After the game first year coach Carrie Wood talked about her seniors and her first experience with a senior group.

“I will say that my seniors challenged me at first. I set the rules and expectations, and there was a little bit of pushback, but by end of season, I would say that everything has really been good. They (Seniors) have been setting great examples for the underclassmen, and I think that is huge, and what we needed here at FM,” Wood concluded.

With the win Dixie improved to 9-11 overall and 4-5 in the WOAC.  They have one game remaining in the regular season and will host Arcanum on Thursday.  Dixie than will face Ansonia on Tuesday February 17th for a first-round tournament game in DVI with the game played at Versailles at 6pm.

Franklin Monroe fell to 3-18 overall and 0-10 in the WOAC.  They will conclude their regular season on Thursday hosting Northeastern. They are also in the OHSAA DVI girls basketball tournament and received a bye and will play in the 2nd round against the winner of Tri-Village vs Dayton Christian.  That game will be played at Versailles as well on Saturday February 21st at 3:30pm. 

Box Scores

Score by Quarter

09 … 05 … 06 … 14 – 34
06 … 05 … 11 … 08 – 30

Team Scoring

Dixie – Kreitzer 0-1-1/1 – 3, Miller 0-1-2/8 – 4, K. McConnell 0-0-1/2 – 1, Himan 1-4-1/3 – 12, McQueen 1-1-3/6 – 8, Hartmier 0-1-0/0 – 2, Hypes 0-0-4/8 – 4, Totals 2-8-12/30 – 34

FM – Addis 1-4-0/0 – 11, Brandt 0-2-0/2 – 4, R. Flora 1-0-0/0 – 3, Buhl 0-2-0/0 – 4, Nichols 0-4-0/2 – 8, Totals 2-12-0/2 – 30



Senior Kyra Brandt scored a bucket late to keep it a one possession game but the Jets were unable to score and Dixie sealed the game at the free throw line for a 34-30 win.

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