{"id":117126,"date":"2019-04-29T09:31:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=117126"},"modified":"2019-04-29T09:37:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:37:03","slug":"baseball-van-wert-no-7-lancers-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/04\/29\/baseball-van-wert-no-7-lancers-no-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Van Wert No. 7, Lancers No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Van Wert independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As expected, Van Wert and Lincolnview are ranked in the season\u2019s initial statewide poll issued by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Van Wert (15-2) is ranked No. 7 in Division II, while fellow Western Buckeye League member Defiance is ranked 22nd. Bowling Green is ranked No. 1, followed by Dayton Chaminade Julienne, Gilmour Academy, Columbus Bishop Watterson, Indian Valley and West Holmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Division IV, Lincolnview (15-2) is ranked No. 2, trailing only Fort Loramie. Lincolnview\u2019s only two losses this season have come to a pair of Division II teams \u2013 Van Wert and Shawnee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several other area teams are ranked in the poll. In Division III, Coldwater is No. 2 and Tinora is No. 8. In Division IV, St. Henry is ranked No. 6, Kalida is 10th, Minster 12th and Hicksville 26th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full poll is listed below, with ranking, first place votes, total points and record as of Monday. Area teams are listed in bold<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Division I<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 New Albany (8) 221 16-1
2 \u2013 Massillon Jackson (8) 220 14-2
3 \u2013 Mason (4) 206 16-2
4 \u2013 Lakota East (2) 190 14-2
5 \u2013 Walsh Jesuit (8) 168 5-1
6 \u2013 Archbishop Moeller (4) 14-3
7 \u2013 Lancaster (2) 138 14-2
8 \u2013 Beavercreek 35 14-1
9 \u2013 Olentangy Orange 54 14-4
10 \u2013 Wadsworth 48 14-2
11 \u2013 Hudson 41 14-2
12 \u2013 Kings Mill Kings 32 17-3
13 \u2013 Solon 27 13-3
14 \u2013 Springboro 19 14-3
15 \u2013 St Ignatius 16 11-3
16 \u2013 Centerville 15 14-5
17 \u2013 Xenia 14 18-3
18 \u2013 Badin (Hamilton) 13 12-2
19 \u2013 Twinsburg 11 14-1
20 \u2013 Glenoak 7 14-4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other teams receiving votes (points):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perrysburg (6), Mentor (4), St Francis de Sales (Tol) (3), Butler (3), Grove City (2), Dublin Jerome (2), St John’S Jesuit (2), Elder (2), Gahanna Lincoln (1), Roosevelt (1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division II<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 Bowling Green (9) 212 14-1
2 \u2013 Chaminade Julienne (13) 205 13-2
3 \u2013 Gilmour Academy (3) 167 15-1
4 \u2013 Bishop Watterson (3) 155 13-2
5 \u2013 Indian Valley 124 15-1
6 \u2013 West Holmes (2) 109 16-1
7 \u2013 Van Wert (1) 106 15-2 <\/em><\/strong>
8 \u2013 Chagrin Falls 92 15-3
9 \u2013 Keystone 79 15-2
10 \u2013 Buckeye (1) 73 17-2
11 \u2013 Louisville 67 5-4
12 \u2013 Central Catholic 61 10-3
13 \u2013 Unioto 55 14-2
14 \u2013 Sheridan 43 16-4
T15 \u2013 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 36 14-4
T15 \u2013 Jonathan Alder 36 13-3
17 \u2013 Firelands 22 9-2
18 \u2013 Clearview 21 17-2
19 \u2013 Lakewood (Hebron) 14 15-3
20 \u2013 Norton 11 13-0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other teams receiving votes (points):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canfield (10), Defiance (10),<\/em><\/strong> Ross (Hamilton) (9), Summit Country Day (7), Bishop Hartley (6), Hillsboro (6), Highland (5), Franklin (5), Licking Valley (4), 1 (3), Aurora (3), Vermilion (2), Tallmadge (1), Meadowbrook (1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division III<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 Barnesville (13) 209 16-0
2 \u2013 Coldwater (3) 151 13-3 <\/em><\/strong>
3 \u2013 Archbold 136 12-2
T4 \u2013 Edison (Richmond) (1) 118 14-2
T4 \u2013 West Jefferson 118 15-2
6 \u2013 East Knox (1) 97 13-1
7 \u2013 Liberty-Benton (1) 95 15-2
8 \u2013 Tinora 91 12-2 <\/em><\/strong>
9 \u2013 Upper Sandusky 68 14-3
10 \u2013 North Union 61 10-1
11 \u2013 Waynedale 51 15-4
12 \u2013 Wheelersburg 48 13-4
13 \u2013 Anna 45 10-2
14 \u2013 Westfall 38 12-2
15 \u2013 Cincinnati Country Day 36 12-5
16 \u2013 Edison (Milan) 23 12-3
17 \u2013 South Range 22 11-2
18 \u2013 Fairview 21 10-2
19 \u2013 Lake 20 17-0
T20 \u2013 Champion 17 7-3
T20 \u2013 Kirtland 17 9-4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other teams receiving votes (points):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grand Valley (13), Waynesville (12), Wickliffe (10), Minford (8), Grandview Heights (5), Canton Central Catholic (4), Adena (3), Columbiana Crestview (2), Lynchburg-Clay (1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division IV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 Fort Loramie (19) 221 16-0
2 \u2013 Lincolnview (2) 193 15-2<\/em><\/strong>
3 \u2013 Whiteoak (3) 183 17-2
4 \u2013 Hillsdale (2) 168 15-2
5 \u2013 Hiland (3) 163 13-1
6 \u2013 St. Henry (1) 141 12-2<\/em><\/strong>
7 \u2013 Cuyahoga Heights (1) 83 11-1
8 \u2013 Clay (Portsmouth) 81 15-2
9 \u2013 Newark Catholic 78 10-4
10 \u2013 Kalida 64 10-2 <\/em><\/strong>
11 \u2013 Green (Franklin Furnace) 46 16-1
12 \u2013 Minster 36 10-4<\/em><\/strong>
13 \u2013 Toronto 32 12-5
14 \u2013 South Central 31 14-3
15 \u2013 New Bremen 25 11-4
16 \u2013 Tri-County North 23 11-3
17 \u2013 Berne Union 15 13-2
18 \u2013 Lehman Catholic 13 13-3
19 \u2013 Newton Local 11 13-3
T20 \u2013 Mohawk 6 11-3
T20 \u2013 Montpelier 6 10-2 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other teams receiving votes (points):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buckeye Central (5), Fisher Catholic (5), St Paul (3), Catholic Central (Steubenville (2), Patrick Henry (2), St Joseph Cen Cath (Fremont) (2), Hicksville (1),<\/em><\/strong> St Joseph Central (Ironton) (1), East Canton (1), Mc Comb (1), Lowellville (1)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Van Wert independent sports As expected, Van Wert and Lincolnview are ranked in the season\u2019s initial statewide poll issued by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. Van Wert (15-2) is ranked No. 7 in Division II, while fellow Western Buckeye League member Defiance is ranked 22nd. Bowling Green is ranked No. 1, followed by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 01:42:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}