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Ohio Prep Sports Media Association All-Southwest District Girls Basketball Teams.

The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association has released the high school girls basketball players selected to the All-Southwest teams. Several Western Ohio Athletic Conference girls  headline the list.

Two players and one coach were named All-Southwest District Player and Coach of the Year.

DVI – Adalynn Hines, Tri-Village (Player of Year)

DVI – Stefanie Landie, Newton (Coach of Year)

DVII – Brooklynn Seubert, Mississinawa Valley (Player of Year)

Here is the list of WOAC girls basketball players selected to the All-Southwest District teams.

Division V 
Third team

Aubrey Unger, Camden Preble Shawnee, 5-6, sr., 12 ppg.

Division VI
First team

Charlotte Barga, Ansonia, 5-9, so., 13.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg.
Adalynn Hines, New Madison Tri-Village, 5-6, sr., 12.1 ppg, 4.9 spg, 4.4 rpg.
Caroline Long, Arcanum, 5-11, sr., 15.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg.

Player of the year: Adalynn Hines, New Madison Tri-Village

Coach of the year: Stefanie Landis, Pleasant Hill Newton

Second team

Bella Cherry, Lewisburg Tri-County North, 5-6, sr., 17.8 ppg.
Brylii Day, West Alexandria Twin Valley South, 5-11, sr., 15.6 ppg.
Rylee Hess, Pleasant Hill Newton, 5-9, sr., 16.1 ppg.
Tai Mize, New Madison Tri-Village, 5-5, sr., 12.4 ppg. 

Third team

Rose Barga, Ansonia, 5-8, sr., 12.0 ppg.

Honorable mention

Matty Noe, Arcanum;
Lola Grieshop, Lewisburg Tri-County North;
Sydnee DeLong & Taytum Gray, New Madison Tri-Village;
Morgan House & Taylor Reynolds, New Paris National Trail;
Brilie Hines, Pleasant Hill Newton;
Grace Childers, West Alexandria Twin Valley South.

Division VII
First team

Brooklynn Seubert, Mississinawa Valley, 6-0, sr., 13.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.0 spg.

Co-Players of the year: Hazel Francis, Russia and Brooklynn Seubert, Mississinawa Valley

Second team

Paige Emrick, Mississinawa Valley, 5-7, sr., 13.0 ppg.

Congratulations to all the players and coaches earning All-Southwest District honors.

Trey Sagester receives the game ball from dad and coach Josh Sagester after scoring 2000 Career Points. 

Story and Photos by Dale Barger

TROY – The Tri-Village boys basketball team dispatched Miami Valley in a 2nd round OHSAA DVI tournament game 79-34, that also saw Trey Sagester surpass 2000 career points.

Coming in senior guard Trey Sagester needed just 13 points, and he got number 13 and 14 on a steal and a made lay-up midway through the 1st quarter, to land on 2001 in his career.

Trey Sagester goes up for a lay-up to eclipse 2000 career points.

Coach Josh Sagester would call a timeout to present Trey the game ball, and he went into the stands to give to his mom.  Sitting just off to the left of his mom, and grandma was sister Rylee, who’s a starting guard at Wright State University and happened to get the evening off to come see her little brother play.

2001 would be the same number of points Rylee Sagester scored in her career, reached in the D4 state title game in 2023 on her last shot of her career, to earn the 30-0 Lady Patriots a State Championship.

Trey Sagester gives his mom Tracy game ball then directs a special message to his sister Rylee sitting nearby.

“It’s a big moment to get 2000 and to see Trey get it was special,” Rylee said.

Trey was happy to see her and in jest made a statement, which I asked Rylee later what it was he said.

“He said, we’re tied, for now,” Rylee stated. As both had 2001 points.

“That tugged on my heartstrings a little bit … tied for now,” Rylee said.

Then Trey trotted out on the court, a few plays later he rose up and hit a jumper, then looked up into the stands at Rylee to let her know, he is now the leading scorer in the Sagester family.

But Trey acknowledged Rylee has a record he will never break.

“She is the States All-Time 3-point record holder with 401 in her career, plus she has won a state championship,” Trey commented.

While he can’t break her 3-point record, Trey and his teammates can still bring home an undefeated state championship.

Rylee having been in the same spot as Trey a few years ago had some advice for him and his teammates..

“The games are obviously going to get tougher as you go on, but just staying within the confines of what you can do is really important. I think being consistent and definitely being able to make a three is going to come in handy, for sure, with some of the big teams they have coming up, just keep playing the way they have been,” Rylee explained.

2000 points is a lot, and I wondered as a little kid growing up, loving the game, if Trey could ever see himself scoring that many.

2000 points was definitely not on my mind. Growing up, I was just happy to play and maybe a 1000 points and I got there. Then tonight, obviously 2000 was accomplishable, and I got it done, but I couldn’t do it without my teammates,” Trey said.

Another reporter asked Trey if he ever considered the list of players in the State of Ohio that scored 2000 points and what that meant to be included with them.

“There are some great players that have played, there's some great players still playing on that list. I know Cam Elwer (Delphos St. Johns) is about to pass Lebron James and that will be a great accomplishment for him.  So, it's a great list and I'm proud to be part of it,” Trey said.

Coach Josh Sagester weighed in on his sons accomplishment as well.

“It's a huge accomplishment for him. You know, we don't talk about him a lot,” Josh said.

“Number one, he's, been around a long time, which has been a good thing for our program. He's played with a lot of good players that found him, screened for him, rebounded for him.” Sagester commented.

“The next thing, I would say, he's a winner. I think that's his 94th career win in four years.
So, he was able to do that by winning basketball games. Sometimes, scoring a lot of points gets lost in the shuffle if you're not winning.  So being able to score and win, is what separates you, from being good, to being great. Trey has had an awful good basketball career for our program, and for him to score 2000 and be our all-time leading scorer, I think that says a lot,” Josh added.

“We've had some really, really good players during my time…and before my time, so it's quite an accomplishment, for our family and for him as a player, and hopefully we're not done.

Jr. Guard Griffin Richards got his stroke going and scored 13 points in game with Miami Valley.

The Patriots have their eye on a bigger things, now 24-0 after the win over Miami Valley, a game that saw everyone get playing time and most everyone ended up in the scorebook.

Trey led all scorers with 20 points, Noah Finkbine 14, Griffin Richards 13, Dom Black 8, Kaysyn Hollinger 7, Brecken Gray and Colton Clevenger 6 each, and Carson Bedinghaus 5.

Noah FInkbine hits behind the arch and had 14 points. In total the PATS hit 8 triples.

Scoring 2000 points is a big deal and now Trey sits alone atop the Sagester scoring list, but he is reminded that numbers are only part of the story, something even more compelling, is the journey Trey and his teammates have taken together and will continue to do.

“My dad and sister both have one thing I don’t have, yet!  They’ve won a state championship. Hopefully, my teammates and I can do it as well … it something we plan to do step by step and day by day,” Trey concluded.

The journey continues as Tri-Village advances to the District Title game to be played 2pm Saturday, at Middletown High School. They will play the Georgetown vs Oyler winner.


Trey Sagester joins elite group of players to score 2000 points that now includes two from the WOAC with Mason Shrout from Preble Shawnee doing it a few years ago.

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The Mississinawa Valley Girls basketball team advance to sweet sixteen with district win over Middletown Christian.

Story and Photos by Gaylen Blosser

NEW CARLISLE – The Mississinawa Valley Lady Blackhawks handily defeated the Middletown Christian Lady Eagles of the Metro Buckeye League 63-39 to capture the OHSAA Division VII District Championship.

Mississinawa Valley Seniors 2026 District Champions (L-R) Makenna Hoggatt, Paige Emrick, Brooklynn Seubert, Cora Hoggatt, and Trinity Reichard display district trophy.

The Lady Hawks entered the district title game as Western Ohio Athletic Conference champions, sporting a perfect 10-0 WOAC record and an overall 19-4 mark. Mississinawa advanced through tournament play with wins over Triad (84-9) and Botkins (48-33) before earning the district crown.

“I’m happy for the kids – it’s all about the kids,” said WOAC 2025-2026 coach of the year Kirk Comer. “This is one of their goals, and I am happy that we were able to get this goal and win the conference … and we have some more goals, so hopefully we can continue to keep playing.”

Mississinawa Valley wasted little time asserting itself.

Brooklynn Seubert opened the scoring with a 10-foot jumper in the lane at the 7:50 mark of the first quarter, giving the Lady Hawks a 2-0 lead they would never relinquish. The Darke County squad bolted out to a commanding 22-4 advantage by the end of the opening period.

WOAC Player of the Year Brooklynn Seubert leads the Lady Hawks to District Title win over Middletown Christian.

The Lady Eagles responded in the second quarter as Mississinawa Valley eased off the accelerator. Middletown Christian claimed the quarter 14-9, trimming the deficit to 31-18 at the break.

“We got that lead, and then we relaxed,” Coach Comer stated. “We have done that before – we can’t do that, we have to be consistent for 32 minutes, and we’ll have to be that way on Wednesday.”

The two teams played nearly even in the third quarter, with Mississinawa Valley edging the period 17-16 to extend its lead to 48-34 heading into the final eight minutes.

Mississinawa Valley senior Paige Emrick races the ball up court for Lady Hawks in District Championship win over Middletown Christian. 

The Lady Hawks then put the game away in the fourth.

A Brooklynn Seubert basket at the rim pushed the lead to 50-34, followed by back-to-back Cora Hoggatt free throws. Makenna Hoggatt knocked down a three-pointer, and Seubert added three consecutive two-point baskets as Mississinawa built a 61-37 cushion with 2:09 remaining. The comfortable margin allowed Coach Comer to empty the bench.

Cassidy Seubert capped the scoring with a basket in the final 30 seconds, sealing the 24-point district championship victory.

MV senior Cora Hoggatt drives to the basket for a score in team’s District Championship win over Middletown Christian. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

“Brooklynn (Seubert) played really well again,” said Comer. “She got a lot of big rebounds, and even though Paige (Emrick) got in foul trouble, she still made some plays, Tenlee (Woodbury) made some nice passes, and it was just another good team effort.”

Mississinawa Valley received solid production from its bench, with freshman Cassidy Seubert scoring eight points and junior Lilly Geesaman adding six.

“Lilly has been improving throughout the season,” Comer noted. “We needed her the last two games when Paige got in foul trouble.”

Lady Hawks senior Makenna Hoggatt scores for MV in District Championship win over Lady Eagles.

WOAC Player of the Year Brooklynn Seubert led the Lady Hawks and all scorers with a game-high 16 points.

With the victory, Mississinawa Valley stands as the lone WOAC girls basketball team advancing to the 2025-2026 Sweet 16.

“We’re happy to be still playing, and I feel for the other teams in the conference,” Comer said. “We were hoping we could all move on, but I am blessed that we’re able to keep playing.”

“It’s been a good season,” he concluded. “The season has prepared us for what we’re going through now.”

Mississinawa Valley advances to play Cedarville in first round regional action at Vandalia-Butler High School, Wednesday, March 4th with a 7:30 pm start time.

BOX SCORE:

MV – B. Seubert 16, P. Emrick 11, C. Seubert 8, C. Hoggatt 8, M. Hoggatt 8, T. Woodbury 6, L. Geesaman 6 – TOTALS 23 5-10 4 63

3-POINTERS
Mississinawa Valley 4 (M. Hoggatt 2, T. Woodbury 2)

SCORE by QUARTERS
22-09-17-15-63 Mississinawa Valley
04-14-16-05 39 Middletown Christian


Mississinawa Valley Lady Blackhawks coach Kirk Comer, the 2025-2026 WOAC Coach of the Year, cuts down the net in the District Championship win over Middletown Christian.
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National Trail basketball team was having fun with first tournament win in 5 years in a 68-36 win over Yellow Springs. 

TROY – National Trail led by just 6 points at halftime but stepped up their intensity on defense and got a hot hand from Kaeden Culbertson with 30 points to nearly double up Yellow Springs 68-36 in an OHSAA DVI 2nd round tournament game.

It would be the first tournament win for #5 seed National Trail since 2019. They will advance to play the #2 seed Troy Christian who defeated Triad 56-18.  The game will be played at Troy High School on Tuesday, March 3rd, tip off time is 6pm.

National Trail showed good balance in the opening quarter with 6 guys scoring … but at times may have overshared leading to turnovers with Yellow Springs trailing 12-7.

Senior Tayden Blevins would pick up two fouls and sat much of the first half but in his absence junior Johah Brinkley and sophomore Grady Ott would step up nicely. The duo each scored 3 points, grabbed rebounds and plugged the middle.

Sr. Tayden Blevins scored 1st two point of game early foul trouble limited his play.

Yellow Springs defensively started out in a box and one focused on shutting down senior guard Kellen Laird and the Blazers would insert reserve freshman Kaeden Culbertson in the second quarter, and he hit the court running.

He started out with a lay-up and a few plays later a triple to double the lead 18-9 for Trail.

Springs answered with a couple of buckets, but Culbertson would sink four straight free throws to keep the lead at 9, 22-13 at 3:30.

The Bulldogs cut the margin to 24-18 but Laird would knock down two freebies to end the first half up 26-18.

Trail looked to be a step quicker on defense and moved faster on offense pushing the tempo on offense to start the second half.

In fact, they would double up Yellow Springs in the 3rd quarter 22-11 with a 46-29 lead heading to the final frame.

With Springs going box and one on Sr. Kellen Laird he would get others involved sharing the ball making some nifty passes for six assist and ended with 10 points.

With the offense moving the ball better along with penetration by Laird with some nifty passes, better shots were taken and made.  Three players hit triples Culbertson, Blevins and Josh Brubaker.  Brinkley had 4 points and Laird 5 on two lay-ups, one and old fashion three, to blow the game open.

The offense was boosted in the 4th quarter by Culbertson hitting 3 consecutive triples, then a couple of drives to the rim for buckets, and another trey for a total of six in the game, he would end the game with 30 points.

Coach Blevins was able to sub out and get everyone into the game as the Blazers torched  Springs for a 68-36 win.

Freshman Kaeden Culbertson banging home a triple, one of six in the game as the freshman put up 30 points in win over Yellow Springs.

After the game the obvious question to coach Andy Blevins was when freshman Kaeden Culbertson emerged as scoring threat, like he did against Yellow Springs.

“Kaeden’s a great kid and has  played really well for us in a couple varsity games this year. He played JV all year as our starting point guard … but the whole goal behind this year was getting his ball handling and him ready for varsity basketball. As a freshman, coming in early, he was getting shoved around, pushed around. He wasn't quick enough, he wasn't strong enough. As you can see, he's made some strides. He's always been a pure shooter, but we're trying to prepare the rest of his game. He's in the gym probably about five days a week. So, he's a workhorse,”

That extra scorer gives the Blazers other options for when teams like Yellow Springs play a box and one to stop Kellen Laird as they did.

“We've been streaky shooting from three all year, hit and miss, so for us to have somebody come in was paramount to everything we got the rest of the game, because they couldn't just pack it in. They had to come out and guard. And even when it wasn't him, it's another kid catching, it opens a lot of stuff up for us,’ Blevins stated.

While the offense got going in 2nd half the biggest thing coach Blevins wanted out of his kids was pride, competitive fire, especially on the defensive end of the floor.

Jr. Jonah Brinkley used his size and strength to score inside and provide a capable back-up for Blevins in foul trouble. 

“Coming in here the goal is we've got to guard better. Instead, we came out and showed like what we've been doing the last three or four games where we've not played quality man to man defense.  We're letting guys drive by and there's no help side there. So, we really ripped them a little bit at halftime and challenge them. That was where I think that effort came from, in the second half. Have some pride for what's on your chest. You're trying to win the first tournament game since Cameron Harrison left the program five years ago. And I think they responded pretty well,” Blevins praised.

Blevins also shared more about the unselfishness of his senior point guard Kellen Laird who didn’t sulk or try to force things when they boxed him.  Instead, he shared the ball with some riveting passing and was the biggest cheerleader for freshman guard Culbertson.

“He (Kellen) was the biggest guy on the bench yelling for him (Culbertson).  Kaeden actually tied national trails record three pointers in a game tonight and they were yelling at me there with 30 seconds go, let him break it. And I'm like, No, we're done here. But it's good to see a guy like Kellen, a four-year starter, a senior, come in and be a huge advocate and a great teammate for a kid that's a freshman that's preaching to the type of culture we're trying to build here,” Blevins stated

Blevins can point to his own son senior Tayden Blevins as well for also staying involved after sitting much of the first half in foul trouble and a quick third foul in third quarter effecting his minutes on the floor.

“After he got that third one, I brought him off, had just a brief conversation. Look, it doesn’t matter, we need you to win this basketball game. He said, Okay, I got you and came back in and played some good minutes late third and early fourth quarter,” Dad said.

While Tayden was on the bench the Blazers had a couple of players ready to fill the spot, junior Jordan and Grady Ott and they filled their role well and Tayden was their biggest cheerleader.

Sophomore Grady Ott playing basketball for the first time since 6th grade give the Blazers an athletic forward and solid paint defender.

“Obviously, all year he’s been big to what we do, so I was happy to see both of them respond well. Jonah played a heck of game, had some nice cuts, finishing the basketball and rebounding. For Grady it’s his first time playing basketball since sixth grade he made some nice rebounds and contested shots. I think those guys carried the load sufficiently enough,” Blevins commended.

The tournament win, the first for coach Blevins as a boys varsity coach and also for National Trail was big for a few reasons.

“I think it’s a really big deal for what we're trying to build. We’re trying to get kids to buy into stuff they haven't bought into at National Trail in a long time. I think it helps us move forward, that these kids are like, Okay, we are playing for something in January, February and into March. This isn't just show up, mid-January and we're just hanging around till the end when baseball season starts, right?

“So, I want the kids to be excited. Usually, when you win, kids get excited and that's a good byproduct,” Blevins concluded.

The two senior leaders exuded the excitement eager to teach and share their wisdom, part of the culture coach talked about.  As for the future … well it looks good as well and it doesn’t hurt to have a freshman off the bench score 30 points either, talk about a by-product.

Box Score

Score by Quarter
12 … 14 … 22 .. 20 – 68 National Trail
07 … 11 … 11 … 07 – 36 Yellow Springs

Team Scoring

NT – Brinley 0-3-1/2 – 7, Cordle 0-1-0/0 – 2, Culbertson 6-3-6/6 – 30, Ott 0-1-1/2 – 3, Lipps 0-1-0/0 – 2, Blevins 1-2-0/0 – 7, Laird 1-2-3/3 – 10, Brubaker 1-0-2/2 – 5, Totals 9-14-13/15 - 68

YS – Reed 0-2-0/0 –4, Buster 1-2-0/0 – 7, Barker 0-3-0/0 – 6, Mikesell 1-2-1/1 – 8, Lewis 0-0-3/4 – 3, Horvath 0-1-0/0 – 2, Sajabi 0-2-1/2 – 5, Schultz 0-0-0/1 – 1, Totals 2-12 -6/9 - 36

The Blazer cheerleaders on the floor at Troy High School.
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Dixie seniors Collin Day and Brayden Puckett had solid games in their last career game as they leave the floor for the last time. 

Story and Photos by Dale Barger

TROY – The Dixie boys basketball team came up short 74-65 to Northeastern in the OHSAA DVI sectional tournament.  

Dixie started their 2025-26 season off with a win at Northeastern 52-47 and ironically found themselves paired up in their first game of the post season tournament.

After getting off to a good start on back-to-back triples: one by senior Collin Day, and the other freshman Mason Simonton, was followed up by a fast break lay-up from senior Brayden Puckett, the Hounds were up 8-4 and looked poised for a good game.

The Jets though took flight for a 12-point run that was aided by a number of miscues and turnovers for a 16-8 lead before Day knocked down a free throw to stop the run.

From that point Dixie would play catch-up the rest of the way. They trailed 18-12 after one with quarter, with Puckett scoring 5, Day 4 and Simonton 3.

Senior Collin Day hits a triple and scored 10 points in his last game as a Greyhound.

After the Jets expanded their lead to 40-29 in the 2nd period, Dixie fought their way back over the last minute of the half to close the gap to 42-36.

In the 2nd quarter Simonton began to heat up with two triples and 8 points, sophomore Caleb Russell had 6, Day 4, freshman Gracen Vorhis 3, sophomore Aiden Hammond 2 and freshman Elijah Dillon 1 point.

It would be like pushing the greyhound bus uphill all night for Dixie, they just couldn’t get it on the downhill side. Allowing Northeastern to answer every run they had with their own.

After starting off with a bucket to close to 42-38, the Jets took off again making it 47-38 before Simonton hit a short one-hander in the lane.

Simonton carried the load in the 3rd quarter scoring 9 of the 11 points for Dixie but Northeastern was up 55-47 heading into the final stanza.

Freshman Mason Simenton carried Dixie in the 3rd quarter with 9 points and ended the game with 25. 

The Hounds made another run with Puckett hitting a triple and Simonton a two with a toe on the line and it was now 55-52.  Moments later Simonton converted an old-fashion three-point pay and they were within two, 57-55.

All that work only to see the Jets top two scorers answer as junior Caleb Smith connected on his 4th triple, he was game’s high scorer with 27.  Senior Rhett Lough followed with a bucket at the rim, he had 20 points and Northeastern was back up 62-55.

Dixie had a few opportunities but couldn’t get stops and with the hounds trailing by 6, 68-62 with under a minute to play coach Nick Worley subbed out his two seniors.  Both Brayden Puckett and Collin day received recognition from their fans and teammates as they left the court for the last time in their careers.

Northeastern would win the game 74-65 ending Dixie’s season.

Senior Brayden Puckett holds the follow through in what would be his last made free throw in his career.  He scored 15 points for Dixie.

Both Seniors Brayden Puckett 15 and Collin Day 10 points played well in their last game and drew praise from coach Worley.

“Brayden is a four-year basketball player for us.  Last year he came off the bench and was hitting shots and towards the end of the year he really rattled off some good games, even had a couple 20-point games,” Worley exclaimed.

“He was stuck behind a lot of seniors, so the playing time wasn't really probably where he wanted it, but this year, he came right into a leadership role.

“Collin’s been more of a quiet kid, but he'll do anything for you. He'll bust his butt in practice,  100% nonstop,” Worley applauded.

“He can shoot it as well. He had to play a little big and rebound for us this year due to our size.  Of course he's a really good cross-country runner too,” Worley added.

“Both boys came in and took leadership roles, so all these freshmen and sophomores love them. And I can only imagine how hard it was for those two boys to play with a bunch of younger kids, and the age difference, it's hard, you know, we have basically two kids that can drive to practice so everybody else is getting dropped off,” Worley explained.

“I’m going to miss both of them and I appreciate everything they've done for us,” Worley stated.

Sophomore Aiden Hammond is one of the young talented player Coach Nick Worley is excited to have returning next year. 

For Dixie it might not be the season they all hoped for with a final record of 5-17 … but with just two seniors graduating, no juniors, 5 sophomores and 4 freshman returning those minutes played will be valuable come next season.

The future looks good with some young dynamic players that include freshman Mason Simonton who had 25 in the game and sophomore guard Aiden Hammond who is a slasher and can get to the rim to score in multiple ways, and sophomore Caleb Russell who had 9 points in the game, averaged 12 a game to lead the team this year. 

For coach Worley that is more than enough to work with going forward but he knows the guys have to put in the work in the off season and get stronger as well.

“I’m really proud of our kids, they battled every night in, night out and we got a lot of young guys coming back, guys that can play, we just got to get in the weight room, and in the gym.

And I got a bunch of guys that are willing to do that. So, I'm pretty excited,” Worley concluded.

Box Score

Score by Quarter
12 … 24 … 11 … 18 – 65 Dixie
18 … 24 … 13 … 19 – 75 Northeastern

Team Scoring

DIX – Russell 0-3-3/3 – 9, Vorhis 1-0-0/0 – 3, Hammond 0-1-0/0 – 2, Day 1-3-1/2 – 10, Dillon 0-0-1/2 – 1, Simonton 4-5-3/3 – 25, Puckett 4-1-1/3 – 15, Totals 10-13-9/14 - 65

NE – Newman 0-3-1/6 – 7, Neer 0-4-2/3 – 10, Loush 0-10-0/0 – 20, Shockey 0-1-5/6 – 7, Smith 5-4-4/5 – 27, Ketchum 1-0-0/0 – 3, Totals 6-22 -12/18 – 74

Coach Nick Worley addresses his young team in a timeout. They battled but came up short in game with Northeastern.
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