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'My art will always be in the park': Fairless fifth graders create artwork for park
BETHLEHEM TWP. ‒ Fifth graders at Fairless Elementary School are keeping the history of Navarre alive through art. Art teacher Jenny Best led the students in creating 6-by-11 acrylic paintings to adorn a two-dimensional, 16-foot canal boat at Navarre-Bethlehem Township Park, 8201 Hudson Drive SW. The 93 pictures include...
Camryn Kiefer's one-hitter leads Tuslaw softball to district title win over Hillsdale
WELLINGTON — Camryn Kiefer and her Tuslaw softball team felt they had something to prove this season after exiting the postseason tournament earlier than anticipated a year ago. So, Kiefer struck out 13 batters and gave up only a first-inning hit in leading Tuslaw to a 4-0 win over...
Amelia Spidell perfect as Strasburg softball captures third straight district championship
OLD WASHINGTON — Call it district title perfection. Defending D4 state softball champion Strasburg captured a third straight district title, highlighted by All-Ohio pitcher Amelia Spidell, who tossed a perfect game in the Tigers’ 10-0 rout of Caldwell in five innings at the Buckeye Trail Athletic Complex on Thursday.
Farmers markets are starting to open; one in Holmes County has opened a third location
Wooster celebrates 27 years of Downtown Farmers' Market. Harvey's Market expands to three locations. It is the time of season for enjoying fresh fruit and vegetables at area farmers markets. Here is a brief rundown of some of the Wayne and Holmes area markets. The opening for downtown Wooster Farmers'...
Is the Farm Stop Revolution Upon Us?
In 2008, Jessica Eikleberry was 29 years old and had just read Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma. She wanted to start eating locally and, with the help of her mom, she made a goal for the coming Thanksgiving: an all-local meal. Eikleberry was shocked at how difficult it was...
Mayfield vs. Massillon baseball: Wildcats keep rolling in 10-0 victory
Mayfield’s offense has turned it up since Holden Cope returned to the lineup, and that trend continued against Massillon Washington in a Division I second-round contest on May 16. Cope walked to the plate with confidence etched on his face in the second inning, and he pile-drove the first...
1K! Triway's Carter Wachtel hits career strikeout No. 1,000 during perfect game
CRESTON — There wasn’t much extra fanfare for Carter Wachtel after she recorded the final out, outside of a few extra pictures and a homemade sign. She high-fived her teammates and set her sights on the next playoff game. But what happened Tuesday at Norwayne High School was...
Bates Scholarship: Dalton's Wyckoff does whatever it takes to win
Dalton's Seth Wyckoff will do whatever it takes to win. He's proven that during his high school athletic career, no matter what his role is. It's a big part of why he was selected as one of the eight Roy S. Bates Scholarship winners, presented annually to some of the best student athletes in Wayne County by the Bates Foundation.
Which central Ohio boys tennis players advanced to OHSAA state tournament?
With one returning state qualifier in the field, competitors at Thursday’s Division I district boys tennis tournament couldn’t be blamed for feeling like it was their time to capitalize. That one qualifier, New Albany junior Jackson Clements, cruised to his second consecutive state berth with 6-0, 6-2 wins...
Man in blue: High school baseball umpire Don Levy retiring after 50 years
If there is a central fact that baseball umpires must come to grips with about their job, it's that not everyone is going to be happy with their decisions. "Umpires are like closers, man: You've got to have a short memory," Jackson High School baseball coach Bill Gamble said with a chuckle. "You...
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