TIFFIN — An unlikely hero emerged late Wednesday afternoon and propelled Madison to the Elite Eight. No. 9 hitter Paige Mowry’s run-scoring single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Hope Barrett from first base as the Rams stunned Lima Shawnee 9-8 in the Division II regional semifinals at the University […]
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Clear Fork’s Gottfried selected MOAC Softball Coach of Year
BELLVILLE — Jeff Gottfried added another line to an already impressive coaching résumé. Clear Fork’s veteran softball skipper was selected the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year when the All-MOAC team was released last week. The Colts won the MOAC title for a second straight season, going 11-1. Clear Fork reached the district championship […]
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Three Rams selected to All-OCC softball first team
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The future of Madison softball is looking bright. The Rams, who will play in this week’s Division II regional tournament, landed seven players on the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference team and six of them are underclassmen. Senior Paige Eldridge earned a spot on the OCC first team, along with sophomore teammates Bri Bowles […]
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Best For Last: Madison peaking at right time
MADISON TOWNSHIP — It’s not how you start, but how you finish. Madison proved it in the district softball tournament. The fifth-seeded Rams exacted revenge on a pair of Richland County rivals last week, knocking off No. 4 Ontario 10-6 in the semifinals before playing perhaps their best game of the season in a run […]
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Madison Comprehensive bounces Clear Fork in up-and-down tilt
Madison Comprehensive dominated from start to finish in a resounding 12-2 win over Clear Fork in Ohio high school softball on May 21. In recent action on May 8, Clear Fork faced off against Madison Comprehensive and Clear Fork took on Madison Comprehensive on May 8 at Clear Fork High School. Click here for a […]
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Lights Out: Madison rumbles to softball district title
WILLARD — Madison coach Tim Niswander slipped a cell phone out of his pocket and snapped a photo of the scoreboard after his team’s 12-2 run rule-shortened win over Clear Fork in Friday’s Division II district championship game. Niswander wasn’t as interested in the number in the runs column as the zero in the errors […]
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Colts, Rams ready for Round 3
MANSFIELD — When her playing days are over, Clear Fork senior Hallie Gottfried may want to follow in her father’s footsteps. The younger Gottfried already sounds a little like dad, longtime Clear Fork coach Jeff Gottfried. “It’s hard to beat a team three times,” Hallie said when asked about the prospect of playing Madison in […]
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Edison ace stymies Colonel Crawford in district semifinals
NEW RIEGEL — Colonel Crawford couldn’t solve the riddle that is Edison’s Kira Appeman. Armed with an arsenal of off-speed pitches, Appeman limited the Eagles to four hits in the Chargers’ 3-0 win in the Division III district semifinals at New Riegel High School. No. 2 seed Edison (17-6) will play Sandusky Bay Conference Bay […]