Wayne County Athletic League
Format- Postseason Tournament
☆ – players and teams to watch
Chippewa
Team- Chippewa Chipps
Coach- Jason Egli
2021 Recap- 11th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Ethan Douglas- 12th
Matt Yeagar- 12th
Anthony Kish- 10th
Garrett Sines-11th
Anthony Windows- 10th
Dalton ☆
Team- Dalton Bulldogs
Coach- Jeff Feller
2021 Recap- 11th at State Tournament
Returning Players
Jaden Schlabach ☆ – 12th
Brendan Lehman- 12th
Todd Brahler- 12th
Hillsdale
Team- Hillsdale Falcons
Coach- Mark A. Colter
Home Course- Mohican Golf Course
Team Website
2022 Schedule
2021 Recap- 13th at State Tournament
Returning Players
Byron Bickel- 11th
Ty Lantz- 11th
Vincent Scalesi- 11th
Potential New Contributors
Kambin Smith- 10th
Cade Hawley- 9th
Ryan Nalley- 9th
Blake Schwan- 9th
Hillsdale is a young team with four returning lettermen including Dally Meek (playing on the boys team) on the roster. Coach Mark Colter outlined his team’s plan, “Our goals are to compete on a high level and win our conference. Another goal is to advance in the postseason tournaments.”
Northwestern ☆
Team- Northwestern Huskies
Coach- Scott St.Clair
Home Course- Mohican Hills Golf Club
Team Website
2022 Schedule
2021 Recap- 3rd place in WCAL, One district qualifier
Returning Players
Joe Buchholz- 12th
Easton Thomas- 11th
Luke Walton- 11th
Tristan Miller- 11th
Northwestern has four returning players and will hope to make a run at the Wayne County League in 2022.
Norwayne
Team- Norwayne Bobcats
Coach- Scott Norman
2021 Recap- 7th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Max Graham- 11th
Gavin Ferguson- 11th
Derek Pumphrey- 11th
Smithville ☆
Team- Smithville Smithies
Coach- Jay Winans
2021 Recap- 6th at Sectionals
Returning Players
Gavin Von Almen- 10th
Carter Piatt- 12th
Jered Sanders- 12th
Max Yochheim- 12th
Waynedale ☆
Team- Waynedale Golden Bears
Coach- Melinda Budd
Home Course- Riceland Golf Course
Team Website
2021 Recap- 20-3 WCAL Team Champions (4th in a row), District Team Qualifier, Ean Miller WCAL player of the year. Deegan Bee State Qualifier
Returning Players
Trey Barkman 12th
Mark Yoder- 11th
Potential New Contributors
Jordan Miller- 9th
Hank Miller- 9th
Brayden Schlabach- 9th
Caden Snyder- 9th
Doug Gingerich- 9th
Adi Werick- 9th
Luke Lorentz- 9th
Braedon Lorentz- 9th
Cooper Reynolds- 9th
Waynedale High School and the entire Wayne County community will be playing in memory of star player Deegan Bee, who tragically passed away in a car accident this summer. Bee was a State Tournament qualifier last year and a beloved teammate.
Waynedale will have two upperclassmen leading the way in 2022, senior Trey Barkman and junior Mark Yoder. “The bottom half of our line up will be young players,” according to Coach Melinda Budd. An impressive group of freshmen coming up gives Waynedale a good amount of hope for this year and the future.
