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ONTARIO — Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver once said momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher. Ontario coach Mike Ellis would agree. The reason for Ontario’s unlikely run to this week’s Division II state tournament can be found 60 feet (and six inches) from home plate. The Warriors (16-14) will play Washington Court House […]

Community Pep Rally The Ontario Community Pep Rally to support the Warriors baseball team before it departs for the Final Four will take place on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Marshall Park bandshell in Ontario. ONTARIO — Mike Ellis couldn’t put his finger on it, but Ontario’s second-year coach knew something was missing […]

JEROMESVILLE — Whether at the plate or on the mound, Nick Kandel was one of the top small-school players in the state this spring. The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association agreed. A Lake Erie College recruit, Kandel was selected to the OHSBCA first team in Division IV. Kandel was 5-1 on the mound with […]

FREDERICKTOWN — Kaid Carpenter did it all and did it all well. Fredericktown’s jack-of-all-trades, Carpenter was selected the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Division III Player of the Year. A senior, Carpenter shared the award with Harrison Central’s Treston Nemeth. Pemberville Eastwood’s Kevin Leady was selected the Coach of the Year. On the mound, […]

ONTARIO — He helped his team reach the state semifinals for the first time in almost 30 years and Ontario’s Carter Weaver was rewarded accordingly. A junior outfielder and pitcher, Weaver earned a spot on the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association first team in Division II when the teams were announced Monday. Ontario will […]

BOWLING GREEN — Ontario’s improbable postseason run isn’t over yet. Peyton Dzugan fired a complete-game four-hitter and the Warriors won a regional championship for the first time since 1994 with a 7-3 upset of Defiance in Saturday’s Division II regional championship game at Carter Park in Bowling Green. Ontario (16-14) will play Washington Court House […]

BOWLING GREEN — The Warriors are one win from state. Carter Weaver had three hits, including a double, and knocked in four runs as Ontario dismissed St. Marys Memorial 12-6 in a Division II regional semifinal game Thursday at Carter Park. The Warriors (15-14) will play Defiance for a regional title and a berth in […]

ONTARIO — It’s not how you start, but how you finish. It’s a mantra both Ontario and St. Marys Memorial have lived by for the past couple of weeks. The Warriors (14-14) and Roughriders (15-13) have taken strikingly similar paths to this week’s Division II Bowling Green regional tournament. The teams will meet in the […]