Four area boys soccer teams opened their respective seasons the week of Aug. 10-16. Those results are listed below.

Three area girls soccer teams opened their respective seasons the week of Aug. 10-16. Those results are listed below.

The Woodmore Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome its third class on Aug. 21 when the seven newest members are recognized prior to the season-opening football game against New London. The group will be recognized as part of the stadium dedication ceremony at 6:30 p.m.

The 2026 high school football season gets underway this Friday for the nine area teams within The Press coverage area. All games begin at 7 p.m.

The Northern Buckeye Conference held its first shootout of the season at Stone Ridge Golf Course on Aug. 10 despite heavy rain the night before.

The Oak Harbor girls tennis team opened the fall campaign with a victory over Springfield and Maumee in the Jack Wallington Showcase at Springfield High School on Aug. 8.

The Clay football program is entering its second season under the direction of Derek Pennington, who hopes to see an improved offense behind a slew of returners at the skill positions.

With Drew Luidhardt heading off to play at Heidelberg University, junior Brayden Luidhardt will take over for his brother at quarterback this fall as the Eastwood football program looks to reclaim conference supremacy.

The Genoa football team went 11-2 overall last fall, won the NBC title with a perfect 7-0 record and advanced to the regional final before falling to eventual state champ Liberty Center. It was the program’s first conference title and regional final appearance since 2018.

The Gibsonburg football team had a lot of success last year in its first season under the direction of head coach Shane Dyer, finishing 8-4 overall and 5-2 in SBC play before winning a playoff game and advancing to the regional quarterfinal.

The Lake football team will once again feature one of the area’s top running backs in Julian Rodriguez, who looks to guide the Flyers to a state playoff berth behind a veteran offensive line.

Head coach Ken James enters his 41st season at Northwood with an experienced, veteran team.

After several large senior classes, the Oak Harbor football team will be young this year, but 19th-year head coach Mike May is excited to see what those guys can do with the opportunity.

Second-year Waite football head coach Russ Jennings hopes to keep building on a solid foundation that was started last year.

The Woodmore football program has made the state playoffs in each of the two seasons under the direction of third-year head coach Scott Stecher. Prior to that, the program hadn’t made the playoffs since 2001, and Stecher credits the culture for the turnaround.

Head coach Nicole Morrison enters her third season in charge of the Clay volleyball program with high hopes despite the loss of a very talented senior class.

The Eastwood volleyball team, led by fifth-year head coach Sarah Frank, will once again be highlighted by one of the top players in program history as Mack Miller returns for her senior campaign.

Third-year head coach Ryan Sinift is looking forward to his third season with the Genoa volleyball team, which will feature a talented, veteran roster.

After a 14-win improvement last year, the Gibsonburg volleyball team looks to take another step forward and compete for a league title in the program’s third year under the guidance of Alan Ahle.

The Lake volleyball program has won six consecutive league titles and made three consecutive regional tournament appearances under the guidance of 12th-year head coach Amy Vorst, and with one of the state’s largest and deepest senior classes, the Flyers will look to go even farther this season.