After opening the season with a loss to Port Clinton last weekend, the Oak Harbor Rockets wanted to respond with a vengeance and they did just that in their 63-30 victory.

In a game that saw Oak Harbor take the lead for good at 2-0 on Makayla Carpenter's steal and layup, the Rockets dominated throughout, controlling the tempo of the game as they slowly built the lead before taking a 34-14 lead into the half.

Andrea Cecil and Maria Boers scored 30 of the Rockets' 34 first-half points with Cecil scoring 18 and Boers finishing with 12 points, nine of which came on three-pointers. In the first half, Cecil was able to break down the Charger defense with her athleticism, scoring on a number of high-percentage shots and feeding her teammates when the defense collapsed on her. Boers, meanwhile, connected on 4-of-9 field goals and was a consistent threat from the perimeter, scoring off a number of nice passes from point guard Makayla Carpenter.

By Yaneek Smith

Behind 20 points from senior forward Austin Wiegand, Oak Harbor defeated Port Clinton, 52-46, to win their first game over the Redskins since 2003.

After Port Clinton took a 20-19 lead into the half, the Rockets outscored the ‘Skins, 33-26, in the second half to take control of the game.

Greg Haar and A.J. Cecil scored 16 and 15 points, respectively, to help pace Oak Harbor (1-1, 1-0 SBC).

Nathan Stubblefied led Port Clinton with 17 points and Brock Moore finished with eight.

Lake 51, Oak Harbor 32

Despite being tied early in the third quarter, the Rockets were outscored by 19 points during the latter stages of the second half in their 51-32 non-conference loss to Lake.

Jared Rettig led the Flyers (3-0) with 13 points and power forward Jayce Vancena chipped in with 12 points.

Haar led the Rockets with 14 points and Wiegand finished with six.

The Danbury Varsity Boys Basketball team will be playing a game this year at Quicken Loans Arena against Lakota High School. The game is Saturday, Feb.9, In order for the Lakers team to play at the Q, tickets are being sold for the CAVS game that night against the Denver Nuggets at $25 for upper seating and $45 for lower seating. In order to attend the high school game you must have a CAVS ticket. 

The boys teams will play at 2:15 p.m. and then the CAVS-Nuggets game is at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now in the Danbury Schools Athletic Office. 

The form can also be found on the school website at www.ihigh.com/school23664/index.html. Deadline for payment is Friday, Jan.11, 2013. 

Toby Hammond announced last week he will retire from coaching football, something he has done for the last twenty-five years. The last nine years were as the Head Football Coach of the Port Clinton Redskins. 

While most coaches are judged by wins and losses, there is one thing for certain, the Redskins are better than they were nine years ago. Coach Hammond led the team to become more competitive and some games were just a play or two away from victory.

Port Clinton’s Redskin Bowlers rolled over the Tiffin Columbian Tornados in action at Star Lanes at the Harbor Monday.

Traci McFadden and Holley Kinsey were looking for a location to open a bakery in the Port Clinton area, and were having trouble finding a place that met their kitchen needs.

Stonegate Mortgage Corporation announces the appointment of Mike Heuberger as Mortgage Advisor.

Mike Heuberger has worked in the mortgage industry for over 20 years and was previously the owner of Beacon Mortgage Services in Mansfield. Mike lives in Port Clinton, and will be working out of the Stonegate Mortgage Office in Mansfield.

The application dates have changed for controlled trout-fishing permits at Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.