BELLVILLE — Two of north central Ohio’s most tradition-rich programs will represent the area in this week’s regional baseball tournaments. Clear Fork and Hillsdale will carry the banner for the region into the Sweet 16. The Colts (25-4) will meet Parma Padua in a Division II regional semifinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday at Bowling […]
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Schlosser, top-seeded Colts overwhelm Upper Sandusky in district semifinal
BLUFFTON — The only thing that kept Luke Schlosser from finishing what he started was his elevated pitch count. Clear Fork’s senior ace, Schlosser struck out 15 in 6.2 innings of work as the top-seeded Colts throttled No. 5 Upper Sandusky 8-1 in a Division II district semifinal game Thursday at Bluffton University’s Memorial Field. […]
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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 […]
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Freshman pitcher dazzles as Clear Fork knocks off Norwalk
WILLARD — Miley Shafer celebrated her 15th birthday in style. Clear Fork’s freshman pitcher twirled a complete-game three-hitter as No. 2 Clear Fork held off No. 4 Norwalk 2-1 in a Division II district semifinal game Tuesday in Willard. The unassuming Shafer struck out eight and did not walk a batter. She gave up an […]
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Lady Lex runs wild in Division II district semifinal win over Ontario
WILLARD — Jillian Morr and her Lexington teammates turned up the heat Tuesday afternoon. Morr was 4-for-4 with a pair of hustle doubles and scored four runs as top-seeded Lady Lex cruised to a 7-1 win over No. 6 Ontario in the first game of a Division II district semifinal doubleheader. Lexington’s senior leadoff hitter […]
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Six area teams advance to district tournaments
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A jump in division hasn’t derailed Madison’s postseason fortunes. The sixth-seeded Rams (19-5) will meet No. 5 Findlay in a Division I Bowling Green district semifinal game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bowling Green State University’s Merserve Field. Madison jumped up to Division I this year after spending the past several seasons […]