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Hit-by-pitch with bases loaded in 11th gives Toledo Mud Hens win over Columbus Clippers
Recap: Bligh Madris was hit by a pitch in the 11th inning to score Akil Baddoo with the winning run. With John Doxakis pitching for the Clippers, Baddoo started the inning on second base. With one out, Spencer Torkelson walked before Dillon Dingler and Madris were hit by pitches. Each team scored two runs in the 10th inning, with the Clippers tying the game on a two-run single with two outs by Myles Straw. Jose Tena, Johnathan Rodriguez and Raynel Delgado each had two hits for Columbus. Rodriguez also hit a home run.
A Full Splendor of Beauty at the Lavender Harvest Festival in Milan
A celebration of the beginning of the harvest season, the 7th Annual Lavender Harvest Festival is taking place Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, and it is a wonderful opportunity to explore beautiful, blooming lavender fields in full splendor. Joe Pusta, the owner/proprietor of Lavender Lane, a lavender farm...
Toledoans bracing for potential flooding caused by Beryl, looking for road improvements
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Just a few weeks ago, Kopernik Avenue in Scott Park looked more like a moat. “Literally the whole street had flooded and it went all the way up to the sidewalk,” said Annette Foster, a resident who lives on the street. During heavy rain at...
Tecumseh, Siena Heights grad Shane Lewandowski to lead Lawrence Tech men's lacrosse
LIVONIA — A former Tecumseh and Siena Heights standout is now leading another lacrosse program as Shane Lewandowski was recently named the next head coach of Lawrence Tech men's lacrosse. LTU director of athletics Mary Ann Meltzer tabbed Lewandowski after he served as an assistant this past season under Paul Nemzek, who was 40-37 in his seven seasons as head coach. ...
Detroit Tigers bring back center fielder Parker Meadows from Triple-A Toledo
CINCINNATI — Parker Meadows is coming back to the big leagues. The Detroit Tigers are calling up Meadows, an elite defender in center field, from Triple-A Toledo ahead of Friday's opener of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, according to multiple sources who are not at liberty to...
2 men pulled from Lake Erie with critical injuries after crashing boat into seawall on Fourth of July
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department says drinking and speeding may have played a part in a July 4 boat crash near Bolles Harbor on Lake Erie, which left a Monroe man and his son critically injured after they had to be rescued from the water.
TPD: Car goes off road near Douglas and Laskey before hitting pole, flipping over
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A single vehicle crash ended with a car flipping over in Toledo Friday afternoon. The crash occurred on July 5 around 12:54 p.m. According to Toledo Police, the 34-year-old woman from Sylvania, was driving southbound on Douglas Road headed toward Laskey Road when she lost control, over corrected and went of the road. Her vehicle then hit a curb and a light pole before before flipping over.
Meet award-winning author, ilustrator Micha Archer
BOWLING GREEN — Micha Archer, an award-winning author and illustrator, will meet the public at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Wood County District Public Library, 251 N. Main St. She will talk about her work and sign books. Ms. Archer works in oil, watercolors, pen, ink, and collage to create layered pieces for children’s books. Books she’s worked on include Lola’s Fandango, The Wise Fool, Ezra Jack Keats-award winning Daniel Finds a Poem, Around the World in a Bathtub, Girl Running, and the Caldecott Award-winning Wonder Walkers. Wonder Walkers has also been featured in the 2024 Dolly Parton Imagination Library Blue Ribbon selection list. La Conexion will join this event to share Wonder Walkers in Spanish.
Ralph Thomas Bixler
Ralph Thomas Bixler, aged 90, of Wildwood, Florida, formerly of Holland, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on July 3, 2024. Born on August 6, 1933, in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph and Nettie (Lambert) Bixler. Tom was preceded in death by his sisters, Helen Bixler, Eleanor (Bixler) McQuade and Mary (Bixler) Liggett, and son, Donald Andrew Bixler.
City of Saline looking into statewide incentive programs to redevelop older buildings
The City of Saline is looking at some state programs to redevelop and rehabilitate areas to spur economic growth. The two state programs allow for the abatement of property taxes. One is commercial redevelopment of properties; the other is for rehabilitation. It involves updating current structures and/or building or replacing older, obsolete facilities.
CUTE: Zoo announces birth of baby Bornean orangutan
(Gray News) - There’s a new baby animal for guests to meet at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. The zoo announced on Facebook that a baby Bornean orangutan was born on June 21 to parents Yasmin and Boomer. “The newest Toledo Zoo resident is swinging into our...
They're in the game: Several Tygers alums to be featured in EA Sports' College Football 25
MANSFIELD — The very first thing Anthony Hawkins did when he opened his copy of NCAA Football 14 was head right to the lab. The 2019 Mansfield Senior grad was just a young teenager at the time but his football dreams were as big as the stars. So, he fired up his game counsel, spun in his copy of his favorite video game and made himself a part of it. He would create himself, jack up his attributes to the point he was the absolute best player in the entire game and put himself on his favorite college football team.
GALLERY: Check Out This Unique Tee-Pee Shaped Cottage
When you reminisce about toys you had when you were a kid, is there one thing that sticks out to you? My siblings and I had this blue and yellow tee-pee that we would spend hours inside, creating our little worlds inside the darkness of the tee-pee. However, the tee-pee...
BGSU's Nairn, Khayat grateful for 'special' moment at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
For 40 minutes of game time, Lourawls Nairn, Jr. and Youssef Khayat were locked in an intense battle on the hardwood while representing their respective countries. Before and after, however, the Bowling Green State University men’s basketball members took time to appreciate the magnitude of the moment. Nairn, an assistant coach for BGSU and a guard for the Bahamas’ national team, and Khayat, a junior for the Falcons and a forward for Lebanon, squared off against each other in a FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament semifinal in Spain. The opportunity to go head-to-head on a worldwide stage was significant for the...
Wauseon’s Tomahawk Wrestling Club Takes Part In AAU Scholastic Duals
The Wauseon Wrestling Team (under Tomahawk Wrestling Club) competed at the AAU Scholastic Duals in Fort Lauderdale Florida. This was the sixth time Wauseon has competed at this event, twice taking home a team trophy (5th & 1st) in Community Division II. This year featured 29 teams from across the...
Briggs: So, which sport might the University of Toledo add (or subtract) next?
With the University of Toledo adding women’s rowing as a varsity sport, it’s natural to wonder what comes next. Readers have posed two questions, in particular: Q: UT will now have 17 programs — one over the minimum total that Division I schools are required to sponsor. Does this addition mean it intends to subtract a less cost-effective offering? A: No. “We don't have any plans to cut any sports at the University at Toledo,” athletic director Bryan Blair said.
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