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Battaglia steps down as Loudonville football coach
LOUDONVILLE — For the fourth time in the last decade, Loudonville has had the head coach of its football program step down after three seasons. On Monday, John Battaglia’s resignation was accepted by the Loudonville Board of Education. A longtime teacher in the Loudonville school system, Battaglia was...
Softball District Finals Preview: New London, Hillsdale gear up for finals
Two Ashland County softball teams remain in New London and Hillsdale, with both playing in district finals on Thursday. No. 1 seed Monroeville (20-6, 12-2) vs No. 2 seed New London (17-6, 9-5): Firelands Conference foes New London and Monroeville will meet for the third time this season on Thursday. Both teams split their two meetings, with New London winning the first contest at home 5-2 on May 6 and Monroeville taking the second game 5-2 at their place on May 7.
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...
Hillsdale eliminates Keystone in Division III district softball
WELLINGTON — Hillsdale scored early and held on late. The second-seeded Falcons built a comfortable six-run lead only to see it all but vanish in a 6-5 win over No. 7 Keystone in the Division III Wellington district semifinal game at Rec Park. The Falcons (22-3) will play sixth-seeded...
Danville dismisses Ridgedale in district tourney softball game
DANVILLE — Alicia Humphrey and Emily Weckesser did the heavy lifting Tuesday afternoon. Humphrey belted a pair of home runs and Weckesser knocked in five runs as top-seeded Danville cruised to a run rule-shortened 12-2 win over No. 7 Ridgedale in the Division IV district semifinals. Ridgedale jumped out...
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.
West Holmes hands Cambridge early exit with first round D-II sectional setback
CAMBRIDGE − Visiting No. 10 seed West Holmes and No. 7 seed Cambridge battled to a 2-2 draw after eight innings of action Tuesday in a first round Division II sectional matchup at Don Coss Stadium. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, things went off the tracks defensively in the top of the ninth inning and opened the door for West Holmes. ...
Source’s Conrad, Hillsdale grad, selected Ohio’s top sports columnist
MANSFIELD — Veteran Richland Source sports reporter Curt Conrad was recognized as the top columnist when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced the winners of its annual writing contest Monday. The contest included submissions from 2023 and was judged by OPSWA members. There were four writing categories in three...
Triathlon Makes its Return to North Central Ohio on June 16
On Sunday, June 16, Pleasant Hill Lake Park in Perrysville will host hundreds of athletes for the Pleasant Valley Triathlon, Duathlon & Aquabike. Athletes will swim up to 1,500 meters in Pleasant Hill Lake, bike up to 25 miles through Ashland and Richland counties around the park and end with a run inside the park.
Householder fires two-hitter as East Knox claims sectional championship
HOWARD — Bryar Householder was virtually untouchable again. East Knox’s hard-throwing right-hander, Householder surrendered just two hits as the fourth-seeded Bulldogs blanked No. 5 Grandview Heights 3-0 in a Division III sectional final Wednesday afternoon at East Knox. A senior, Householder struck out 14 and walked three. He...
Baseball Recap: Wooster falls despite strong effort from Max Villa
Wooster and Spring Creek squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Wooster had to settle for second. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spring Creek Spartans. Wooster was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Spring Creek apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Thursday.
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