Here’s the latest installment of our weekly video for the blog. Some big games are being previewed this week, some awards were handed out and once again a good time was had by all!

In case anybody in the Defiance six-county area has missed it, Defiance senior running back Aaron Swanson has quietly put together one of the best rushing seasons in Defiance High School history. Heading into Friday’s game against Lima Bath, Swanson has 1,301 yards on the season, the 7th most ever in a season at DHS.

Video for Week No. 10 of the high school football season will be shot and uploaded to the site on Thursday. We’ll get it on here as soon as we can on Thursday afternoon. We’re looking forward to talking about the big matchups and playoff possibilities so stay tuned for all the fun.

Tonight’s sectional final boys soccer game between Bryan and Napoleon at Defiance High School has been postponed due to field conditions. The game will be played tomorrow, Oct. 29, 2009, at 5 p.m. at Defiance.

With sectionals over, several area teams are looking ahead to the district semifinals. In Division II, Napoleon will face off against Celina on Wednesday at Liberty-Benton, with Ottawa-Glandorf set to play Eastwood in the nightcap. Division III will feature undefeated Archbold taking on Fort Recovery at Napoleon on Wednesday, with Parkway and Evergreen waiting in the wings. The Division IV district tournament kicks off on Tuesday with Kalida facing Lima Perry at Lima Senior, Antwerp taking on Pettisville at Napoleon, followed by Edon vs. Toledo Christian,and Columbus Grove playing McComb at Kalida followed by Ayersville taking on Van Buren.

I just wanted to take a minute and congratulate the Lady Bulldogs on a hard fought season. It was a season full of personal growth and teamwork. Not once did they ever back down or give up on themselves. They gave 110% every time they stepped out on the court. Great job ladies, you have much to be proud of!

LIBERTY CENTER — The Division II sectional finals at Liberty Center featured a doubleheader of Defiance taking on Eastwood and Napoleon facing off against Maumee. In the opener, Eastwood bested Defiance 25-21, 25-17, 15-25, 25-15, before Napoleon claimed the win in the late game 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-21 to claim a sectional championship.

I haven’t talked a lot about Sean Murray this season for the Bulldogs, but he gave great effort in Friday’s 28-21 loss to Elida. The senior signal-caller rushed for a season-high 156 yards and two touchdowns, while also hitting 13-of-16 passes for 123 yards. Murray ran hard and did everything he could to try and lead Defiance to the win. Great effort Sean.

Elida quarterback Reggie McAdams was outstanding on Friday night in leading his team to a 28-21 victory over Defiance. McAdams was 9-of-17 passing for 199 yards and 3 TDs, while also rushing for 63 yards and another score. McAdams, just a sophomore who is also a standout in basketball, was cool under pressure in the final 1:22 of the game, leading his team to the victory. Austin Etzler was also outstanding, diving for the ball and coming up with the game-winning TD on a deflected pass.

Defiance lost to Elida for the first time since 2004 when Austin Etzler came up with a Reggie McAdams 29-yard TD pass intended for Derek Cunningham with 14 seconds to play that led Elida to a 28-21 victory over Defiance.