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Track and Field: O-G sweeps D-II district team titles
DEFIANCE – It’s that time of the track-and-field season when coaches preach to their athletes about counting to four. At Friday’s finals of the Division II district meet at Defiance High School, the top four placers in each event qualified for next week’s Division II regional meet at Piqua, which takes place on Thursday and Saturday. Then, the top four placers in each event at the regional meet automatically qualify for the state track meet that takes place on May 30, 31 and June 1 at the University of Dayton.
Anthony Wayne softball records 3rd straight tournament shutout
BOWLING GREEN — Stingy pitching and one big inning of offense were the main ingredients for Anthony Wayne on Friday night, as the third-ranked Generals captured their fourth straight Division I district softball title with a 7-0 victory over Mansfield Madison at Bowling Green State University's Meserve Field. Anthony Wayne (25-1), which had clinched a Northern Lakes League Buckeye Division championship with a resounding 15-5 win at Perrysburg on Monday, made it 3-for-3 with tournament shutouts so far by blanking the Rams (20-6) from the Ohio Cardinal Conference. Senior right-hander Kat Meyers, who will pitch next year for the University of Michigan, followed her seven-inning, 18-strikeout perfect game from the Generals 4-0 district semifinal win over Start on Tuesday with five innings of two-hit shutout pitching versus Madison. “I felt pretty good today in warm-ups,” Meyers said. “The field was a little wet, but that's all right. You've just kind of got to work with it and dig it out a little bit. “Our defense was great. I always have my full confidence in them. I had the same mindset as I did on Tuesday — one batter at a time.”
Prep roundup: Lima Senior falls to Anthony Wayne in tournament opener
Anthony Wayne’s Jackson Urenovitch tossed a no-hitter in the first-round victory. Preston Rupert went 2 for 4 and drove in two runs in St. Marys’ tournament-opening win. The Roughriders get a rematch with Celina on Friday in the sectional finals. DIVISION III SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL. Bluffton 5, Carey 0.
Elwer’s no-hitter leads St. John’s past Ayersville in sectional finals
AYERSVILLE — Sectional final action heated up as the #5 seed St. John’s Blue Jays (13-12) clashed with the #3 seed Ayersville Pilots (11-12) on Thursday afternoon. Sophomore Cameron Elwer commanded the mound Thursday afternoon, pitching a no-hitter with 7 strikeouts and an impressive 66 strikes on 105 pitches. The Blue Jays capitalized on early scoring opportunities, orchestrating a sequence in the third inning with a walk to Braylon Metzger, a clutch hit from Collin Feathers and a skillfully executed bunt via error by TJ Werts to take a 2-0 lead.
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne prevails over Perrysburg
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne controlled the action to earn an impressive 15-5 win against Perrysburg for an Ohio high school softball victory on May 15. Check out our complete girls softball roundup to stay up-to-date on all the action. We want your feedback on the accuracy and quality of this article....
Anthony Wayne softball pulls away from Perrysburg to claim NLL Buckeye Division title
The floodgates opened for Anthony Wayne’s softball team in the top of the seventh inning, and the Generals reeled in a league title as a result. Anthony Wayne erupted for 10 runs in the final frame to turn a back-and-forth state-ranked showdown with Perrysburg into a convincing 15-5 victory in a Northern Lakes League contest on Wednesday at Perrysburg High School. With the victory, the Generals clinched the outright NLL Buckeye Division championship with two league games remaining. “To be able to come back from being behind and put up 10 on the eighth-ranked team in the state, that’s a statement coming back and putting that kind of offense on,” Anthony Wayne coach Ron Myers said. “Earlier in the day, we probably played some of the worst defense that we have all season. The players really came back though in that seventh inning and just were going after things at that point in time.”
Anthony Wayne boys tennis defeats St. Francis, advances to state tournament
Anthony Wayne will be northwest Ohio’s representative at the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association’s Division I boys state tournament. The Generals defeated St. Francis de Sales on the road in Friday’s district final, advancing to the four-team state tournament set for May 25 in Wooster, Ohio. Singles player Josh Kohntopp and doubles teams Logan Sutto/Ian Briars and Geyer Tollstam/Reed Hahn won their respective matches for AW to clinch the dual. The Generals knocked off Perrysburg, Southview, and St. John’s Jesuit on their way to reaching Friday’s final.
Baseball: Leipsic beats Miller City, moves on to district
LEIPSIC – Four runs was enough again for Leipsic. The Vikings added a 4-1 baseball sectional championship game win over Miller City on Thursday to a 4-3 decision over the Wildcats in a Putnam County League game earlier this season. Leipsic (20-3) will play Lincolnview next Tuesday at 2...
Musketeers succumb to Patrick Henry in sectional finals
HAMLER — Patrick Henry used strong pitching and timely hits to eliminate Fort Jennings 5-1 Thursday in Division IV sectional final action at Garrold Parratt Field in Hamler. The Musketeers had a chance in the top of the first inning, getting the first two (Calvin Menke and Owen Calvelage) on via errors and sending them up on a come-backer by Bryce Gasser. However, a fly ball from Jarron Swick and throw home doubled up Menke trying to score.
D3 BASEBALL SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL: Kanneman & Kanneman Pitch Evergreen Past Liberty Center, 7-2
LIBERTY CENTER (May 15, 2024) - Evergreen "Kannemized" the Tigers as Cory and Brady Kanneman pitched six scoreless innings after a shaky first, to wrap up a 7-2 win in a Division III Sectional tournament game ...
Baseball Game Recap: Fairview Victorious
Fairview's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Swanton Bulldogs by a score of 7-4. For Swanton's part, Adam Lemon was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Lemon has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lemon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
D4 BASEBALL SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL: Warner’s Complete Game Shutout Carries Pettisville Past Edon, 5-0
EDON (May 14, 2024) – No. 9 Pettisville needed just two hits to generate their five runs and Rylan Warner tossed a complete game with seven strikeouts in a 5-0 win at No. 7 Edon. A single by Kaleb Wyse, a sacrific...
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