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Daily Chief-Union/Lauren Schlosser
Falcon family
Riverdale girls basketball coach Maryann Holderman stands with her family after the community rally held at the school Wednesday night. Family members are (from left) her husband, Bob; daughter, Sydney; Maryann Holderman; and son, Lee. Holderman said she accepted the coaching position at Riverdale three years ago because of family more than basketball.

Holderman mom first,
coach and teacher second
By LONNIE McMILLAN
Sports editor
MOUNT BLANCHARD - When Maryann Holderman came to Riverdale three years ago, she did not come because the Falcons had a strong basketball program.
More than basketball success, Holderman was seeking a community to call home, she said. As the Falcons head to Columbus for Friday's Division III state semifinal basketball game, Holderman has found everything she was looking for.
"The main thing for me is my family," she said. "I wanted my family in a smaller school setting. I wanted my kids to grow up in place where I can see them every day and I can teach. That was my main objective. I'm a teacher first."
Holderman said she feels like a part of the community and enjoys both teaching and coaching at Riverdale.

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Daily Chief-Union/Lauren Schlosser
Rallying to win
Members of the Riverdale girls varsity basketball team share some laughs and applause at a pep rally held for them Wednesday evening.

Community rallies for Riverdale girls basketball team
By LAUREN SCHLOSSER
Staff writer
MOUNT BLANCHARD - Riverdale students, staff and community members came out to show their support for the girls varsity basketball team Wednesday night, making the stands a sea of blue before the team's Division III state semifinal game against Sugarcreek Garaway on Friday.
Becky Taylor, wife of activities director Craig Taylor, announced that tickets to the game are sold out, and the crowd cheered.
High school principal Terry Huffman spoke to the team, telling them they will remember everything about the experience of playing in the state basketball tournament, and will appreciate it even more later in life.
Huffman called up two members of the 1974 boys basketball team that went to state, Gary Brown and Jack Messmer.
Craig Taylor also spoke.



Daily Chief-Union/Lonnie McMillan
Big contributions
Wynford senior Preston Eibling goes up for a shot in between Archbold junior David Rupp (left) and senior Gene Goering. Eibling scored seven points off the bench for the Royals in their 47-42 loss against the Blue Streaks in a Division III regional semifinal game Wednesday.

Archbold rallies past Wynford in regional
By BRANDON DRAKE
Staff writer
BOWLING GREEN - Things looked a little bleak for Archbold's boys basketball team heading into halftime.
But the Blue Streaks stormed out of the locker room after some needed inspiration from coach Doug Krauss and used a 15-4 run in the third quarter to help lead them past Wynford, 47-42, in a Division III regional semifinal game at Bowling Green State University's Anderson Arena on Wednesday night.
"I think at halftime when coach was talking to us about how we were only down by seven, but really, we should have been down by at least twice as much with how badly they outplayed us," said Archbold senior Gene Goering, who found himself in foul trouble in the first half and finished with nine points.


Daily Chief-Union/Brandon Drake
Ready for Columbus
Riverdale's Heather Conley (15) battles for a rebound against several Bucyrus players during a game this season. The Falcons face Garaway at 3 p.m. Friday in a Division III state semifinal game at the Schottenstein Center.

Conflicting styles to clash at state
By LONNIE McMILLAN
Sports editor
COLUMBUS - Of the four teams heading to Columbus on Friday for the girls Division III state basketball tournament, Riverdale is the only one without experience playing at the Schottenstein Center for the final four during the past three seasons.
Versailles played in the state semifinal last year, Garaway did the same in 2006 and Regina was the state champion in 2005.
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