Bottom left to right – Raace Haynes (West Unity), Keandre “Pockets” Singleton (Defiance), Aiden Lichty (Antwerp), Derek Hines (Antwerp), Devin Dempsey (West Unity), Joseph “JoJo” Williams (West Unity) Second Row left to right – Micah “Big Mike” Nofziger (West Unity), Kahlil Ligon (Defiance), Kane “Dizz” Jones (Paulding), Kyler Sapp (Edon), Brandon Schroeder (Paulding) Top Row left to right – Coach Brian Lichty (Antwerp), Coach Kyle “Big D” Sapp (Edon), Coach Eddie “Big Dog” Robison (Pioneer)
The North West Ohio Big Dogs 10u team captured the 10u Nations Gold State Title with a 8-3 win over the number 1 seed Cincinnati Weststars. These Big Dogs were seeded 10th in the gold bracket after a round of pool play games.
In order to win they had to defeat the 7 seed, 2 seed and then the 3 seed to make it to championship game where they played the 1 seeded Weststars. The 10u end there season with a 20-4 record, a Nations State title, Nations Perrysburg Select Classic Champions and Nations Carter Park Classic Runner-up. These boys started to play together their first year in 2016 and went 10-12 for the 2016 season. North West Ohio Big Dogs 10U team are currently ranked #1 in the State of Ohio and 4th in the Nation.
