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Archers, Panthers claim Paulding JH Relays Titles
PAULDING – The Antwerp boys and Paulding girls took team titles in the Paulding Junior High Track Relay Meet held Thursday at the home of the Panthers. The Lady Panthers totaled 82 points to claim the championship with county rival Wayne Trace finishing second at 72 and Fairview placed third at 66. Antwerp (62), Ayersville (38) and Hicksville (24) completed the list of schools.
Ohio State Lima announces WBL Scholastic Bowl Tournament 2024 results
May 7, 2024, Press Release from Ohio State University at Lima: Defiance and Shawnee took home top honors in the Western Buckeye League Scholastic Bowl Tournament held Thursday, May 2, 2024, at The Ohio State University at Lima. Defiance swept its matches to win the varsity competition with Shawnee as runner up. Shawnee JV won in head-to-head competition to beat Defiance in the junior varsity competition.
Baseball: Echols twirls gem in win over Defiance
DEFIANCE — The race for the WBL crown is officially a tight one, and it’ll come down to the last week of the regular season. In an old-fashioned pitchers duel on Monday night at Defiance High School, Wapakoneta’s Taylor Echols threw a two-hit shutout and Defiance’s Brezlyn Zipfel nearly matched that effort, but allowed the game’s only run in the third inning, leading to a 1-0 Redskin victory.
Softball Game Preview: Miller City Plays at Home
Miller City has been on the road for nine straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Continental Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Miller City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs back in April, they were much more limited against Paulding back in April. They fell 5-2 to the Panthers.
Lady Tigers score 3 in the 7th to rally by Ottoville
OTTOVILLE — Holgate rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh to get by Ottoville 11-10 Saturday morning in fast-pitch non-league softball action at Ottoville High School. The Lady Green (1-11) had taken a 10-8 edge in the bottom of the sixth before the Lady Tigers (4-10)...
Leipsic, Coldwater, Minster, Defiance No. 1 seeds in baseball tournaments
Leipsic, Coldwater, Minster and Defiance were No. 1 seeds and Wapakoneta, Lincolnview and Crestview were No. 2 seeds when brackets for OHSAA high school baseball sectionals were announced on Sunday. First two rounds in sectional/district tournaments for area teams:. Division I. Bowling Green Sectional/District. May 15. Lima Senior at Whitehouse...
Lady Bulldogs joust Knights
CONVOY – The visiting Ada softball team defeated Crestview 12-4 in the resumption of a suspended Northwest Conference game Saturday. It is believed to be the first time Ada has ever beaten perennial power Crestview in softball. The Lady Knights have won 21 NWC titles, including last year when they edged Ada by a single game.
Knights out-duel Cougars 1-0
CONVOY — Saturday’s baseball game between Crestview and Van Wert turned out to be a pitchers’ duel deluxe, both starters and both relievers turning in superb performances in the Knights’ 1-0 win. Crestview is now 12-3. Van Wert is 9-8. Earlier in the day the Knights...
Offenbacher leads Vikings past Knights
LEIPSIC — Leipsic rode the right arm of Tommy Offenbacher Friday to a 3-1 Northwest Conference win over Crestview. Offenbacher allowed the Knights just a pair of singles in the game while striking out 13 batters and walking three. The lone run he allowed came in the seventh inning and was unearned.
Wapakoneta shuts out Defiance
Wapakoneta’s defense throttled Defiance, resulting in a 1-0 shutout in an Ohio high school baseball matchup on May 6. Last season, Wapakoneta and Defiance squared off on April 6, 2023 at Wapakoneta High School. Recently on April 30, Defiance squared off with Lima Bath in a baseball game. Check...
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