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Tigers Pounce Cardinals Wednesday
The West Liberty-Salem Tigers defeated Fairbanks 3-2 in OHC play on Wednesday night. The Tigers were led on the mound by Eli Allen. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 1 earned run, striking out 9. The Tigers are now 16-3 on the year and play Fairbanks at home on Friday...
Sartin hurls no-hitter for Indians; Triad wins
MECHANICSBURG – Jasalyn Sartin hurled a no-hitter as Mechanicsburg routed Liberty Christian Academy, 16-0, in 5 innings on Friday in the Central District Division IV softball sectional. For the Indians, Emily Conley and Bri Popovich each had 3 RBI and Sartin had 13 strikeouts. Third-seeded Mechanicsburg (16-3) advances to...
WL-S, Mechanicsburg win in baseball
WEST LIBERTY – WL-S beat Fairbanks, 3-2, in OHC baseball on Friday. For the Tigers, Reese Oder earned the win and Jake Evans collected the save, and Austin Olejniczak scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning on Peyton Hull’s sacrifice fly. Indians win. WEST...
Mechanicsburg grad King hurls perfect game
Ball State University senior pitcher Francys King – a Mechanicsburg graduate – hurled just the second recorded perfect game in program history to lead the visiting Cardinals to a recent 8-0 victory over Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference. It took King just 55 pitches to dispatch of...
West Liberty-Salem Baseball Honors Seniors With Win
West Liberty-Salem Tigers defeated Fairbanks Panthers 3-2. Reese Oder earned the win for the Tigers. Jake Evans collected the save. The Tigers didn’t take the lead until later in the game when, with a tied game in the bottom of the sixth, Peyton Hull hit a sac fly, scoring Austin Olejniczak.
West Liberty-Salem Track Teams Take Top Place
The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field team won its 12th consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference title Thursday at WLS Tiger Stadium. Team Scores: 1st WLS 182, 2nd Fairbanks 145.5, 3rd Triad 91, 4th Mechanicsburg 65.5, 5th Northeastern 22, 6th West Jefferson 11. Delaney Jones led the way for the Lady...
BL, Indian Lake and Bellefontaine softball win tournament games; Riverside falls
The Benjamin Logan softball team defeated Northwestern 5-2 in the second round of the Sectional Tournament on Friday. Offensively, the team had five hits. Keeli Rostorfer doubled and tallied three RBIs, and Kyndal Cronkleton and Kylie Harner each tripled. Brooks Myers singled and drove in a run, while Libby Siefring also added a hit. The Lady Raiders saw a stellar defensive performance in the top of the sixth inning to spark a three-run spurt in the bottom of the inning. Although Northwestern plated another run in the top of the seventh, Benjamin Logan was able to shut the door and earn the post-season victory.
Lady Tigers End Season With a Loss
The West Liberty-Salem Tiger softball team ended their season in a close battle with Springfield Shawnee 3-1, in the second round of Tournament play on Wednesday. Whitney Strapp led the offense going two for four at the plate.
Hardwick Signs to Continue Sports at Wilmington
West Liberty-Salem track and field standout, Sophia Hardwick signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her track and field career at Wilmington University. During Hardwick’s career at WLS, she has been a part of four Ohio Heritage Conference titles, and two district titles, has earned First Team All-OHC honors, and has been a regional qualifier in the 100 and 300 Meter Hurdles.
BHS Academic Boosters Club hosts spring awards
Bellefontaine High School hosted its annual spring academic awards ceremony in the auditorium Friday morning. The featured speaker was Bellefontaine alum Amy Fulmer, who just wrapped up a sensational swimming career at Ohio State. Amy had a phenomenal year in the pool and in the classroom. She claimed her second...
Mad River United FC Pink Tie Wildcats
Mad River United FC Pink traveled to Essex Tuesday night to take on Wildcats SC. After a 0-0 half with Iris Dunham in goal, the Wildcats were able to strike first in the second half. After many chances by the Mad River United Ruby Johns was able to score on...
Bates and Studebaker Named Benjamin Logan Seniors of the Month
The Benjamin Logan High School has named their May Seniors of the Month, Georgia Bates and Graham Studebaker. Georgia Bates is the daughter of Brad and Mikki Bates of West Mansfield. School activities and awards: Basketball (1st team CBC, 2x 2nd team CBC, Team Grit and Team MVP Awards), Volleyball...
Baseball Game Preview: Urbana Hits the Road
Urbana is 0-4 against Piqua since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Urbana Hillclimbers will head out on the road to challenge the Piqua Indians at 5:00 p.m. Urbana will head into Wednesday's game out to bounce back:...
CBC Track Championship Underway at Benjamin Logan
The Lakers got off to a good start at the CBC Championships at Benjamin Logan High School on Wednesday. The boys have scored 24 points. Quest Clay was 2nd in long jump (20-9.5 PR), Brody Parsell was 2nd in pole vault (12-0), and Christopher Timms placed 4th in discus (127-9).
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