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Softball Game Recap: Rossford Takes a Loss
Rossford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to the Maumee Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Rossford of the 12-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Walleye will host Kansas City in first 3 games of Western Conference finals
The Toledo Walleye have punched their ticket to the ECHL conference finals, and the schedule for the next round has been set. Toledo swept the Wheeling Nailers from the Kelly Cup playoffs with a 3-2 win in overtime of Game 4 of the Central Division finals on Friday night. The Walleye will face Kansas City, which closed out Idaho in five games with a 4-3 overtime victory Saturday in the Western Conference Finals. Kansas City finished with the best record in the ECHL during the regular season and will have home-ice advantage. But the series will follow an unusual 3-4 format. The Walleye will host the first three games before the series shifts to KC. Toledo will host Game 1 on Friday. Game 2 will be on Saturday, with Game 3 on Monday, May 20, at the Huntington Center.
Bowling Green clinches outright MAC regular-season baseball title
YPSILANTI, Mich. — An 8-6 victory Sunday at Eastern Michigan gave the Bowling Green baseball team the Mid-American Conference regular-season title outright. The Falcons (29-18, 21-6 MAC) clinched their first regular-season conference title since 2009. They will be the No. 1 seed at the six-team conference tournament, slated for May 22-26 at Mercy Health Stadium in Avon, Ohio. “It’s been a long time coming for this program,” BGSU head coach Tyler Hallock said, making reference to the near-shutdown of the program in 2020. “When you think about four year ago, almost to the day, and where we’re at now, to send the seniors off as champions, it’s storybook. It’s fairy tale.” With one week remaining in the regular season, the six teams headed to Avon have been determined. Western Michigan, Ball State, Toledo, Kent State, and Miami (Ohio) will join top-seeded Bowling Green in the tournament field, with the second through sixth seeds yet to be settled.
Walleye advance to conference finals with a four-game sweep of Wheeling
WHEELING, W.Va. — Rinse and repeat, win and advance. The Toledo Walleye remained perfect in the playoffs as they swept the Wheeling Nailers in the Central Division finals on Friday night. The Walleye took Game 4 of the division final 3-2 in overtime at WesBanco Arena. Walleye forward Riley Sawchuk scored the game-winning goal 5:37 into OT to send the Walleye to the Western Conference Finals for the fourth consecutive season.
Bedford's boys lacrosse team wins school's first league title
ANN ARBOR – Bedford’s boys lacrosse team surprised even itself by winning the Southeastern Conference Red championship this season. The Mules beat Ann Arbor Huron 16-6 Friday to clinch at least a share of the first league title in school history. If Saline beats Ann Arbor Pioneer Tuesday, Bedford will have the crown to themselves. If Pioneer wins, those two teams share the championship. ...
Oak Harbor boys, Otsego girls claim first NBC track and field titles
Oak Harbor’s boys and Otsego’s girls put together total team efforts to bring home new hardware from the Northern Buckeye Conference track and field championships. The Rockets won 10 events to run away with the boys team title in their first year in the league, while the Knights used their depth to win their first NBC girls crown on a windy Saturday at the Rossford Athletic Complex. “These athletes have done an amazing job trying to plan for this time of the season,” Oak Harbor coach Andy Augsburger said. “They’ve been training really hard, lifting really hard. I’ve been really, really happy with the way that they’ve been doing things.” Oak Harbor finished with 182.5 points, while Eastwood (119.5) and Lake (94) were second and third, respectively, in the boys team standings. Otsego’s girls won with 133 points to edge Eastwood (117) and Oak Harbor (112.33).
Anthony Wayne grad Pike breaks Toledo baseball's career home run record
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — For the second time this week, Garret Pike hit another record-setting home run for the University of Toledo baseball program. His bomb in the top of the first inning at Notre Dame on Friday gave him 39 for his career, an all-time Toledo record. TOP 1 | For the second time this week, @Garretpike2 has hit a ????????????????????????-???????????????????????????? home run‼️Pike hits the 39th of his career to set a new all-time Toledo record!???? 2, ☘️ 0#TeamToledo pic.twitter.com/ES0b30OOZU He went on to hit his 40th home run of the season in the eighth inning. Notre Dame won the game 6-5. The Rockets’ junior outfielder, an Anthony Wayne High School graduate, surpasses former teammate Mason Sykes, who had 38 career home runs for Toledo.
Miami Softball wins first game against Toledo in the 2024 MAC tournament
The No. 1 Miami University RedHawks softball team defeated the No. 5 University of Toledo Rockets in the first game of the 2024 Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament 5-4. First-year infielder Sami Bewick led Miami with two runs, and senior infielder Karli Spaid, junior outfielder Jenna Golembiewski and graduate student infielder Holly Blaska each contributed one.
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