LEXINGTON — If there is a Mount Rushmore of Lexington softball, Todd Galownia is certain Makaree Chapman belongs on it. It’s hard to argue with Lady Lex’s veteran coach. The newly-minted North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Chapman pitched and hit Lexington to a place the program hasn’t been in more than two decades. […]
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Aces: Mount Vernon’s Scarbury anchors All-North Central Ohio pitching staff
MOUNT VERNON — She led her team to the doorstep of a state championship as a sophomore. What will Jocelyn Scarbury do for an encore? The North Central Ohio Pitcher of the Year, Scarbury twirled Mount Vernon into the state championship game last week at Akron’s Firestone Stadium. The Yellow Jackets came within a couple […]
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Lex’s Chapman, Madison’s Clapper headline list of area All-Ohioans
MANSFIELD — The Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association confirmed what area fans already knew. Lexington’s Makaree Chapman and Madison’s Caliyah Clapper are among the best pitchers in the state. Chapman was selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division IV, while Clapper was a second-teamer in Division III. A senior left-hander bound for […]
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Lady Lex comes up just short in Final Four loss to No. 1-ranked Kenton Ridge
AKRON — The tears streaming down Makaree Chapman’s cheeks had little to do with what had just transpired on the super-heated artificial surface at Firestone Stadium. Chapman and her Lexington teammates pushed top-ranked Kenton Ridge to the precipice in a Division IV state semifinal game only to see the top-ranked Cougars scratch out two runs […]
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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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Lexington’s lone senior leads charge to Final Four
LEXINGTON — When she looked around the dugout at the beginning of the season, Makaree Chapman saw a lot of unfamiliar faces staring back at her. The only senior on a roster that includes five freshmen, Chapman could have alienated herself. Instead, Lexington’s sure-fire All-Ohioan and Division I recruit embraced her new role. With Chapman […]
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Lexington tops Bryan, advances to Final Four for first time since 2002
CLYDE — Makaree Chapman and her Lexington teammates got the monkey off their backs. Chapman twirled a three-hitter and Lady Lex powered to a 6-1 win over Bryan in a Division IV regional championship game Friday at Clyde’s Joe Wilson Field. Lexington (24-3) advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2002. Lady […]
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Chapman, Lady Lex stymie Lake in Division IV regional semifinals
CLYDE — Makaree Chapman’s changeup had Lake’s loaded lineup twisted in knots. Lexington’s hard-throwing senior left-hander, Chapman stymied the Flyers with her knee-buckling off-speed pitch in a resounding 9-1 win in the nightcap of a Division IV regional semifinal doubleheader Wednesday at Joe Wilson Field. Lady Lex (23-3) will play Bryan for a regional title […]
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Errors haunt Crestview in district final loss to Oak Harbor
CLYDE — Crestview was its own worst enemy Friday night. The second-seeded Cougars outhit top-seeded Oak Harbor, but committed five errors in a 4-1 loss in the Division V district championship game in Clyde. All four Oak Harbor runs were unearned. The Rockets scored a run in the home half of first and added two […]
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Chapman leads Lady Lex past Clear Fork, back to Sweet 16
GALION — Makaree Chapman was virtually untouchable. Lexington’s left-handed ace twirled a one-hitter as top-seeded Lady Lex breezed to a 6-0 win over No. 3 Clear Fork in the Division IV district championship game in Galion. Lexington will return to the Sweet 16 for a second straight year and play either Clyde or Milbury Lake […]