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 […]
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Cinderella Story: Ontario, St. Marys Memorial heat up in postseason
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 […]
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Seven locals earn places on All-MOAC baseball first team
MANSFIELD — Some of the top baseball players in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference call Richland County home. Clear Fork’s Luke Schlosser and Kaden Riddle, Ontario Gage and Carter Weaver and Shelby’s Nic Eyster and Kam Wheeler were selected to the All-MOAC first team, announced earlier this week. They were joined by locally by Galion’s Hunter […]
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Top-seeded Edison blanks Crestview in district semifinals
SHELBY — The Chargers were electric Thursday afternoon. Pitcher Ben Bates gave up just three hits and Clint Finnen belted a three-run home run as defending Division III state runner-up Edison blanked Crestview 7-0 in a Division III district semifinal game at Shelby High School. The Chargers (21-4) will play Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division […]
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Mount Vernon’s Daughriety selected OCC Baseball Player of the Year; Lex, Madison players on 1st team
MOUNT VERNON — Konner Daughriety outdid himself this spring. Mount Vernon’s junior infielder, Daughriety was selected the Ohio Cardinal Conference Player of the Year after leading the Yellow Jackets to a runner-up finish behind three-time reigning OCC champ Wooster. Wooster sophomore Brady Bowen was tabbed the OCC Pitcher of the Year. Wooster’s Steve Young was […]
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Heath knocks off Fredericktown in district final, ending Freddies’ historic season
LANCASTER — Fredericktown senior Kaid Carpenter emerged from the dugout Wednesday, walked to the third base line, and stood completely still, facing the outfield. The game was over. It had ended moments earlier, when Heath pitcher Tannar Patterson struck out his 10th and final batter of the night, delivering the Bulldogs their first district title […]
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Hillsdale handles Rittman, advances to district title game
MEDINA — Hillsdale coach Jason Snow rolled the dice Tuesday afternoon and Jake Hoverstock made the gamble pay off in a big way. Hvoerstock, Hillsdale’s No. 2 pitcher, went the distance in the Falcons’ 13-5 win over No. 5 Rittman in the lidlifter of a Division IV district semifinal doubleheader at Medina High School. Hillsdale […]
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Lucas’ Smollen & Church headline District 9 team in Division IV
LUCAS — Andrew Smollen is running out of room on his baseball résumé. A senior, Smollen was selected to the District 9 first team in Division IV for a second straight year when the teams were announced Monday. The hard-throwing right-hander was joined on the first team by teammate Hunter Church, Colonel Crawford’s Brennan Hailton […]