SBC BAY/RIVER GIRLS: Talented Margaretta favored to win 8th straight Bay title By JOSHUA MORGRET joshuamorgret@sanduskyregister.com Nov 18, 2025 8:03 AM The Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division title has gone through Castalia in recent years. Margaretta has won seven straight league titles and the Polar Bears have won 44 consecutive league games and 69 out of 70. With three of its top four scorers returning and one of the area's most explosive point guards transferring in, Margaretta is the favorite to make it eight consecutive titles. The Polar Bears had a pair of battles against Willard, which had small numbers last season but returns quite a bit of talent itself. Margaretta The Polar Bears rolled to a 20-6 record last season, winning the league championship with an unblemished 10-0 mark. Senior center Cassidy Lane, who will play collegiately at NCAA Division I Gardner-Webb University, returns to lead Margaretta after averaging 10.9 points and 8.9 rebounds a contest. She will be joined by classmates Ellyse Schaefer (8.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists) and Kenadie Saylor (7.8 points, 3.5 rebounds). The Polar Bears have to replace graduated Reagan Heck, who averaged 9.2 points, 6 rebounds and 3.5 assists in just 10 games due to injury. Heck was named the SBC Bay Division Most Outstanding Performer. Margaretta will get the benefit of adding sophomore point guard Thea Wybensinger, who averaged 9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game at Port Clinton. Wybensinger will be eligible to play only the first half of the season due to OHSAA transfer rules. "We were excited when Thea walked into our building and locker room," Margaretta coach Ray Neill said. "She brings in a solid season at Port Clinton as its starting point guard. Thea fits in well and knows our girls from the AAU circuit. She's not walking into a locker room where she doesn't know anybody. She's familiar with how we play considering she played us twice last year when she was at PC." Schedule To Challenge The Lady Bears Again: Margaretta faces the scrappy Wildcats, in addition to contests against Shelby, Fremont Ross, Bellevue, Granville at CITC and defending Division VI champion Columbus Grove. The Polar Bears will face Grove at its Tourney Tune-Up on Feb. 1 in Castalia. Margaretta was eliminated in a regional semifinal last season by the Bulldogs. "The schedule is status quo," Margaretta coach Ray Neill said. "It gives coaches headaches, but you'll be battle-tested for the tournament. We have two defending state champions on the schedule. Our non-conference schedule is, and has been, a demanding experience."