(3-10-26) The Ottoville vs. Stryker 2026 OHSAA Division VII Regional Final girls basketball game had an unusual situation when the game was stopped late, suspended and finished the next day.

What happened

The OHSAA D VI regional final game was being played at Bluffton University at the Sommer Center. It was the first of three scheduled tournament games…12noon, 3pm and 6pm.

Stryker vs. Ottoville (12 p.m.)
Genoa vs. Bellevue (3 p.m.)
Patrick Henry vs. Margaretta (6 pm.)

During the fourth quarter the officials noticed moisture forming on the court due to the humidity,that was the making of the floor becoming slippery and unsafe.

Stryker Head Coach Conner Ruffer in a Crescent-News story said–

It was slippery throughout the second half, and was continuing to get worse. My girls wanted to play, and felt comfortable making adjustments, but that wasn’t listened to.”

With 5:44 left in the game, play was suspended for safety concerns for the players. At the time of the stoppage Stryker led 37–31 over the Ottoville.

Game resumed the next day

The two teams returned on Sunday afternoon and resumed play from the exact time and score where it had been stopped. Ottoville would come from behind finished on a 13–2 run.

Final score: Ottoville 44 Stryker 39  

Now what happens later in the day causes the controversy…the 3pm and 6 pm games that were scheduled were both played with no issues with the floor conditions.

  • Bellevue 59 Genoa 31 -3pm
  • Margaretta 37 Patrick Henry 31 –6pm

WTOL TV’s Tyler Seggerman posted replies he received on social media from the OHSAA and Bluffton University officials on why the game was not continued-