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Lake Center Christian baseball's 'special group' wins district, returns to OHSAA regionals
STRUTHERS — Cruising to a second straight Division IV district title, the Lake Center Christian baseball team nursed a seven-run lead going into the sixth inning. Then things became real interesting. Freshman Grant Coblentz replaced Nathan Bryant on the mound. Dalton responded by scoring six runs before Bryant returned to record the final two outs of the inning. ...
Hot As Can Be! Hillsdale smash their way to district title behind 16-run outbreak
PARMA − When you're hot, you're are hot. That was the case on Thursday at Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, where the Hillsdale Falcons (17-10) smashed their way to the school's second district title in three years with a 16-1 forceful win over Ashtabula St. John's (16-6) to advance to next Thursday's regional semifinals versus Lake Center Christian. ...
Regional Track Preview: Rittman's 4x800 relay eyes Div. III title
Despite being one of the youngest teams in the field this week this week at the Norwayne Division III Regional, Rittman's 4x800-meter relay team has emerged as one of the fastest groups in the state. On the heels of their school-record time of 9:33.98 to win the district championship a...
Southview's Vens brothers reach second round of boys tennis state tournament
WOOSTER, Ohio — Nine of the area’s top tennis players gathered at the College of Wooster on Thursday for the opening round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Boys State Championship, but only two advanced to the second round. Southview’s brother tandem of Isaac and Landon Vens defeated Upper Arlington’s Jackson Lloyd and Keshav Goyal 6-3, 6-0, in the first round of the Division I bracket, stringing together victories in 12 straight games after dropping the first three. “We were a little nervous at the start,” said Cougars head coach A.J. Zazda, “but then we started clicking and things fell into place.” In the second round, the brothers took on Cincinnati St. Xavier’s Chase Homan and Nihal Narisetty, but came up short, losing 6-2, 6-2.
High school boys tennis: Toledo area's 2024 state qualifiers
The Ohio High School Athletic Association's boys tennis state tournament will take place Thursday and Friday at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Three singles players and three doubles teams from the Toledo area qualified through sectional and district tournaments to reach the state event. Play will begin at 9 a.m. on both days. Competition will take place in brackets of 16 entries for singles and doubles in Divisions I and II. Here is a breakdown of local participants in this year's state tournament. DIVISION I SINGLES
Record-setting distance dominance leads Smithville track and field to runner-up district finish
CRESTON — Midway through the 1,600-meter run final Friday night at the Norwayne Division III District track and field meet, Smithville’s Kaitlyn Carr found herself in second place. When the race was over, the sophomore had another school record. Carr was able to make a move with 750...
District Baseball: Wyckoff strikes out 16 to lead Dalton into district final
Seth Wyckoff has pitched a lot of great games during his career at Dalton. Tuesday's district semifinal against New Middletown Springfield was some of his best work yet. The senior pitcher struck out 16 during a complete-game 7-2 win, sending the Bulldogs onto Thursday's Division IV district finals against Lake Center Christian...
Central Ohio boys tennis players close in on OHSAA state championships
Eighteen central Ohio boys tennis players need four wins to capture a state championship, and they will get their chance Thursday and Friday during the state tournament at the College of Wooster. New Albany leads the way with four qualifiers, two in singles and two in doubles, tying a program record set in...
Hudson junior Henrique Sa headlines boys tennis state qualifiers from Akron-Canton area
The Division I and II boys tennis state tournaments are scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the College of Wooster. Four singles players and four doubles teams from the Greater Akron-Canton area are entered in this year's tournaments. Here is a breakdown of the area qualifiers:. Division I boys tennis...
'We're just going to keep going strong': Sprinters power Dalton to Div. III district title
CRESTON — It’s been a tough season and Dalton’s boys track team has the scars to prove it. Despite the nagging injuries along the way, the Bulldogs found a way to get the job done Friday night as they captured the Norwayne Division III District championship. “It...
'We knew it was going to be a big day': Norwayne shocks Triway to win district title
CRESTON — Norwayne faced a titanic challenge in Thursday’s Division III district championship game. State contender Triway was in the way, looking for a fourth straight district title. Undoubtedly, Norwayne was the underdog on its home field. Norwayne met the challenge and then some in capturing one of...
District Tennis: Triway's Self wins opening match before running into eventual champ
All good things must come to an end, something that Triway's Paul Self found out Friday in the quarterfinals of the Akron Division II District. After winning his opening match, Self saw his tennis season come to a close with a loss in straight sets to eventual champion Chika Nwaozuzu of Pepper Pike Orange and in the consolation bracket to Hawken's Zach Forte. ...
One-hit winner: Coblentz strikes out 12 to lead Waynedale to district win over Triway
MEDINA — Beating Waynedale in late May almost takes perfection. Nobody has done it against the back-to-back state champs over the past two seasons. Monday afternoon, Triway didn’t make many mistakes. Ace Simon Kitchen had some of his best stuff on the mound. The Golden Bears only had a handful of players reach base.
Mapleton, Black River churn out multiple regional qualifiers at district track meet
CRESTON — Mapleton and Black River were both represented well during Friday's Division III district track meet at Norwayne High School, as they produced several athletes that will be right back at the regional meet next week at the very same location. Mapleton's Kyle Sloter, last year's district champion in the high jump, took runner-up this time around, right behind Rittman's Evan Rastorfer. They both cleared 6-foot-2 but Rastorfer won the district title with fewer misses. ...
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