CENTERBURG — He may not leap tall buildings in a single bound, but Centerburg’s Daniel Lemaster looked a lot like Superman this spring. The North Central Ohio Pitcher of the Year led the Trojans to an outright Knox Morrow Athletic Conference crown and a district championship. The senior right-hander was 12-2 with a 1.12 earned […]
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Four local prep baseball players earn 1st-team All-Ohio honors
MANSFIELD — North central Ohio is home to some of the top high school baseball players in the state. Lexington’s Nick Hamler, Shelby’s Quinton Albert, Galion’s Max Albert and Crestview’s Gavin Barker earned first-team All-Ohio citations when the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association announced its All-Ohio team Monday afternoon. A senior third baseman, Hamler […]
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Turf coming to Madison baseball, softball fields
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Madison Athletic Booster Club stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park again. The Madison school board on Tuesday voted 4-1 to approve the lease agreement with the booster club for the design and construction of artificial surface infields for the baseball and softball fields beginning in […]
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Slone fires no-hitter, Shelby blanks Ontario
SHELBY — Travis Slone fired a five-inning no-hitter and Shelby cruised to a run rule-shortened 11-0 win over Ontario in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action Wednesday at Shelby. A left-hander, Slone walked one and struck out four. He threw 66 pitches, 41 for strikes. (The photos below were shot by Tom Theodore) The Whippets (11-9, 4-7) […]
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Lucas in the hunt for Mid-Buckeye Conference title
LUCAS — The Cubs are flying high. After dropping their first two games of the season, Lucas has won five in a row and sits atop the Mid-Buckeye Conference standings. Lucas is 3-0 in MBC play after this week’s sweep of Mansfield Christian. Kidron Central Christian swept Crestline this week and is 2-0. Lucas pitcher […]
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Aces: Clear Fork’s Schlosser anchors all-North Central Ohio pitching staff
BELLVILLE — Luke Schlosser will wrestle in college, but his baseball exploits won’t soon be forgotten in The Valley. The North Central Ohio Pitcher of the Year, Schlosser was virtually unhittable this spring. He was 8-1 with a 1.16 earned run average and 92 strikeouts in 54 innings of work. What’s more, the hard-throwing left-hander […]
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Mount Vernon’s Daughriety headlines all-North Central Ohio baseball team
MOUNT VERNON — Konner Daughriety was a model of consistency. The North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Daughriety capped his high school career with a second straight berth on the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Division I All-Ohio first team, and a second consecutive Ohio Cardinal Conference Player of the Year citation. As […]
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Three Colts selected to OHSBCA All-Ohio team
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork’s run to the district title didn’t go unnoticed, nor unrewarded by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. Three Colts earned All-Ohio citations in Division II when the OHSBCA introduced the all-state team earlier this month. Nate Lind landed a spot on the first team, while Jay Jackson and Luke Schlosser […]
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Crestview’s Ringler selected FC baseball Player of the Year
OLIVESBURG — Jarek Ringler put his stamp on the Crestview baseball program. A senior pitcher and shortstop, Ringler was selected the Firelands Conference Player of the Year when the all-conference team was unveiled earlier this month. Norwalk St. Paul’s Kole Maxwell was the FC Pitcher of the Year after helping the Flyers win a share […]
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Loudonville’s Sprang selected MBC baseball Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE — Matt Sprang did a little bit of everything for Loudonville and he did it all well. A senior shortstop and pitcher, Sprang was selected the Mid-Buckeye Conference Player of the Year after leading the Redbirds to an outright conference crown. At the plate, Sprang hit .458 with 25 runs scored, 10 runs batted […]