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Boys tennis in the area wrapped up last week when Marion Harding's Alexander and Sebastian Lisiecki moved one match away from earning a Division I state berth. The brother doubles team became the first Harding boys to win a district match since 2007 and the first to do so in the Central District since 2001. ...
Galion's Prosser named first team District 9 in Division II
GALION - A talented quartet from Galion earned All-District 9 honors in Division II. Junior Braxton Prosser led his team with a .400 batting average, 34 hits — four doubles, three triples, two home runs — 23 runs, 18 RBIs, and 27 stolen bases which broke the single-season school record. He was also 2-2 on the mound with a 1.55 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 40⅔ innings pitched which landed him on the first team.
Sectional Baseball Roundup: Five Marion-area teams heading to districts
MARION — Five Marion-area baseball teams remain alive in the postseason. Heading to the districts will be Highland, Pleasant and North Union in Division III and Northmor and Elgin in Division IV. Here's a roundup of all the sectional action played this week from around the area: ...
Well-oiled machine(s): Relay crews lead Crawford girls to sixth straight district crown
NORTH ROBINSON - They are so good at passing the baton, you wonder if they’ll ever pass the torch to another team. Competing at home, the Colonel Crawford girls won their sixth straight Division III district track and field championship Friday night, a streak built largely – at least recently – on the strength of their relay teams.
Mount Gilead makes it a three-peat at Saturday's district track and field championships
WESTERVILLE — At Mount Gilead, it's run-for-all and all-for run ... plus some all-for-jump and all-for-throw, too. For the third straight season and 12th time in program history, the Mount Gilead boys track and field team won the Division III Central District championship Saturday morning at Westerville North. "It’s...
Northwest Central Conference Baseball All-Conference 2024
Northwest Central Conference Baseball All-Conference. NWCC Baseball Champions: Hardin Northern Polar Bears. NWCC Baseball Coach of the Year: Tyler Paugh (Hardin Northern) NWCC Baseball Player of the Year: Xander Wilson (Hardin Northern) 2024 NWCC Baseball 1st Team 2024. Blake Boehm – Cory-Rawson. Jacob Isler – Elgin. Nash Lust...
Updated district softball roundup: Three Marion-area teams drop out of tournament Monday
All three Marion-area softball teams competing in the Division III district semifinals on Monday came up short as did Division IV's Ridgedale on Tuesday. All area teams are now out of tournaments. In D-III, No. 11 seed Utica upset No. 2 Cardington 10-1, while No. 10 West Jefferson topped No. 8 Northmor 8-6, and No. 1 Fairbanks handled No. 12 Pleasant 15-1 in five innings. In the D-IV semifinal, top-seeded Danville stopped No. 7 Ridgedale 12-2 in...
Marion Harding boys tennis duo finds district success in Division I tournament
UPPER ARLINGTON — The Marion Harding boys tennis doubles team finished one win away from qualifying for the Division I state tournament. However, the Lisiecki brothers have no regrets. "We did what we expected," sophomore Sebastian Lisiecki said, following the D-I district tournament held Thursday morning at Upper Arlington....
Deep breaths: Galion's Beck uses pre-pitch ritual to stay level-headed
SHELBY - Before every pitch, Galion's Madison Beck walks to the back of the circle and takes a moment to herself. "I get anxious if I don't breathe," she said. "So I go up and look at the clouds in the sky. It just calms me down and helps me breathe before I pitch." ...
The Marion Star's Rob McCurdy named OPSWA Writer of the Year for third straight year
COLUMBUS — For the third year in a row, The Marion Star's Rob McCurdy was named the top sportswriter in the state in his division. McCurdy was named Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Division II-III Writer of the Year for 2023 as judged by his OPSWA peers. Divisions II and III were combined, and it features daily news outlets with circulations under 10,000.
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