WILLARD — Izzy Wamsley did her best Caliyah Clapper impression Friday afternoon. Wamsley, Madison’s leadoff hitter, belted her first career home run and Clapper hammered her single season-record eighth as the top-seeded Rams rumbled to an 8-0 win over No. 5 Ashland in the first game of a Division III district semifinal doubleheader in Willard. […]
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Rugged softball tournament trail awaits Richland County’s heavy-hitters
LEXINGTON — The new-look softball postseason will be a slugfest for Richland County’s Division IV teams. Lexington (18-2) earned the No. 1 seed in the district tournament draw, but the six-team field is loaded with area heavyweights. Shelby (14-10) is seeded second, while Clear Fork (13-9) and Ontario (16-7) are third and fourth, respectively. Lex […]
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Four-run fifth sends Ontario past Shelby in MOAC girls softball
SHELBY — Ellie Dawson belted a solo home run in the fifth and doubled and scored in the sixth as Ontario rallied for a 9-5 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win Wednesday at Shelby. The Warriors (15-6, 10-3) trailed 5-4 after three innings, but took the lead for good with a four-run fifth. Dawson led off the […]
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Shelby scores five in 7th-inning rally to subdue Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — The Whippets scored in bunches in Monday afternoon’s high school softball game. Shelby scored four runs in the fourth and five in the seventh in a 9-4 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win at Clear Fork. The game was tied 4-4 in the seventh when the Whippets came to life. Liberty Lewis led off with […]
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Hillsdale sophomore softball standout blasts 2 grand slams in 1 inning
RITTMAN — Hillsdale’s Jordyn Fickes etched her name in the Ohio high school softball history book Tuesday afternoon. A sophomore centerfielder, Fickes belted two grand slams in the first inning of the Falcons’ 16-0 win over Rittman. Unofficially, Fickes is just the third player in state history to hit a pair of grand slams in […]
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Madison holds slim lead in chase for Ohio Cardinal Conference crown
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Rams are atop the Ohio Cardinal Conference standings, but their perch is precarious. Madison and Lexington split a key home-and-home series this week as the OCC season neared its midway point. The Rams (9-2, 4-1) are one game clear of Lady Lex (10-2, 4-2) in the loss column with Friday’s trip […]
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Lexington’s Chapman is North Central Ohio’s softball Pitcher of the Year
LEXINGTON — A change of scenery didn’t seem to bother Makaree Chapman. The North Central Ohio Pitcher of the Year, Chapman led Lexington to an Ohio Cardinal Conference championship and a berth in the Elite Eight in her first season in purple and gold. She played at Ashland last spring, when she was an OCC […]
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Mount Vernon’s Rudrick is North Central Ohio’s softball Player of the Year
MOUNT VERNON — The Ohio Cardinal Conference’s softball coaches can breath a little easier. They won’t have to deal with Hailey Rudrick for the next two years. The North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Rudrick will terrorize the Licking County League for her final two high school seasons when the Yellow Jackets become a […]
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Lex’s Galownia, Shelby’s Gundrum earn All-Ohio softball honors
LEXINGTON — Kylie Galownia helped lift Lexington to new heights. The same goes for Shelby’s Mallary Gundrum. Both seniors, Galownia and Gundrum were recognized as Division II All-Ohioans when the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association introduced the all-state team recently. Lexington’s third baseman and No. 3 hitter, Galownia was selected to the second […]
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Regional runner-up Lexington lands three on all-district first team
LEXINGTON — Lady Lex’s run to the regional final didn’t go unnoticed across northwest Ohio. Makaree Chapman, Jillian Morr and Kylie Galownia were all selected to the Division II first team when the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association unveiled its All-Northwest District teams recently. The Lady Lex trio was joined on the first […]