NANKIN — A pair of north central Ohioans swept the top awards when the All-Firelands Conference softball team was announced earlier this month. Mapleton’s Heidi Earl was selected the FC Player of the Year, while Crestview’s Chesnie Patton was the Pitcher of the Year. Monroeville’s Abe Helmstetter was the Coach of the Year after leading […]
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Loudonville’s VanSickle selected MBC softball Player of Year
LOUDONVILLE — Coaches and players around the Mid-Buckeye Conference can finally rest easy. Payton VanSickle’s reign of terror has ended. A senior catcher, VanSickle was selected the MBC softball Player of the Year after leading Loudonville to another conference crown. The Redbirds (19-6, 8-0) cruised to the MBC title thanks in part to VanSickle. She […]
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Better Than Ever: Shelby’s Gundrum is MOAC softball Player of the Year
SHELBY — Mallary Gundrum returned from injury and made history. Shelby’s senior shortstop was selected the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Year after missing her entire junior season with a knee injury. She is the Whippets’ first POY since Shelby joined the MOAC in 2019. Gundrum missed her junior campaign after suffering a knee […]
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Youth served: Mount Vernon, Lex standouts headline All-OCC softball team
MOUNT VERNON — The top softball players in the Ohio Cardinal Conference are just getting started. Mount Vernon sophomore Hailey Rudrick was selected the OCC Player of the Year and Lexington junior Makaree Chapman was recognized as the Pitcher of the Year when the all-conference team was unveiled recently. Lexington’s Todd Galownia was honored as […]
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Lexington falls to Bryan in Division II regional championship game
SHELBY — Lexington ran into a buzzsaw Friday afternoon. Bryan pitcher Thea Staten struck out 13 and the Golden Bears advanced to the state tournament for the first time in program history with a 4-1 win over Lady Lex in the Division II Shelby regional championship game. A sophomore flame-thrower, Staten gave up just three […]
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Lexington rips Akron Springfield, rumbles into regional final
SHELBY — Mother Nature’s fireworks display Wednesday night paled in comparison to Lexington’s power exhibition earlier in the day. Lady Lex belted four home runs and thundered to a run rule-shortened 18-1 win over Akron Springfield in the nightcap of a Division II regional semifinal doubleheader at the Whippet Athletic Complex. Freshman Quinn Patrick launched […]
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Lex faces Akron Springfield in Division II regional softball semifinal
LEXINGTON — The new generation of fans may not know it, but Ohio softball royalty awaits Lexington in the regional semifinals. Lady Lex (27-2) will meet Akron Springfield (18-7) in the late game of a Division II regional semifinal doubleheader at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Shelby High School. Only a handful of programs in the […]
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Lexington tops Clear Fork for district softball title
WILLARD — Lady Lex is headed back to the Sweet 16. Makaree Chapman twirled a complete-game five-hitter and helped herself with a pair of hits as top-seeded Lexington dispatched No. 2 Clear Fork 7-1 in Thursday’s Division II Willard district championship game. Lady Lex (26-2) will play Akron Springfield in the Shelby regional semifinals at […]
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Lexington, Clear Fork ready for district final showdown
LEXINGTON — They no longer play in the same conference, but Lexington and Clear Fork are hardly strangers when it comes to high school softball. There are no secrets between these backyard rivals — especially this season. Top-seeded Lady Lex and the second-seeded Colts will duke it out at 5 p.m. Thursday for the Division […]
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Madison stuns Findlay to reach district title softball game
BOWLING GREEN — Madison continued its storybook run through the Division I postseason on Tuesday night. Layla Amount scattered three hits and struck out eight as the sixth-seeded Rams upset No. 5 Findlay 7-2 in the Bowling Green district semifinal at Bowling Green State University’s Meserve Field. The Rams (20-5) will play defending Division I […]