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Ottawa Hills, Lake advance to D-III district finals
DEFIANCE — Ottawa Hills is one win away from a third consecutive district championship following an 8-1 victory over Archbold. Standing in the way is Lake, which outlasted Otsego 10-6 in the late game of the Division III districts, setting the stage for Saturday’s noon showdown with a regional berth on the line. “We got clutch hits, we scored in five of the six innings, and we got pretty good pitching,” summed up Ottawa Hills head coach Chris Hardman, who led the Green Bears to the state semifinals a year ago and now has his squad at 18-9 this season against a very challenging schedule. Deadlocked at 1-1, Ottawa Hills pushed across two runs in the bottom of the third and pulled away with one in the fourth and two in each of the fifth and sixth innings.
Division I softball: Anthony Wayne, Perrysburg face unranked foes in regional semifinals
The two top-10 ranked teams from the Northern Lakes League's Buckeye Division — champion Anthony Wayne (25-1 overall, 12-0 NLL) and runner-up Perrysburg (24-4, 10-3) — are each headed to Clyde High School for separate regional softball semifinal matchups Wednesday. No. 3 Anthony Wayne will take on unranked Brecksville-Broadview Heights (21-6) in a 4 p.m. semifinal, while No. 8 Perrysburg will open at 1 p.m. against unranked North Ridgeville (17-5). The regional final is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday. ■ Anthony Wayne vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Divisions II softball: Maumee and Bryan to meet in regional semifinal
Some familiar teams are looking to make their way through regional softball action this week. In Division II, Maumee (20-8, 10-4 Northern Buckeye Conference) returns to the regionals after reaching the D-II regional finals a year ago when the Panthers lost 10-5 to eventual state champion Tallmadge. The Panthers will face Northwest Ohio Athletic League champion Bryan (19-5, 7-0), which is making its third straight trip to the D-II regionals under fifth-year coach Samantha Molina, a 2014 Maumee grad and former Panthers player. That game is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shelby High School. The regional final against either Lexington or Akron Springfield is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday.
Lenawee County teams ready to take on MHSAA girls soccer districts
Not since 2021 has a Lenawee County girls soccer team advanced out of districts in the MHSAA playoffs. Lenawee Christian won a Division 4 district title three years ago, but perhaps this is the season the skid comes to an end with many area teams having strong seasons. ...
Kay Johnson of Ottawa Lake records her 1,000th career win
MORENCI – Hall of Fame coach Kay Johnson added another milestone to her remarkable career Monday when her Morenci softball team beat East Jackson 8-5 for coaching victory No. 1,000. “It’s just another number,” said Johnson. “It’s pretty nice that I was able to make it. It makes me...
Illustration: Breaking down where and when Macy Chamberlin hit her 61 homers
Evergreen High School softball standout Macy Chamberlin set the Ohio career high school home record in her final high school game last week. Here’s a look at a graphic highlighting in which years and to which fields the Penn State signee hit her homers. You can also access the illustration in the image carousel above. YEARS Chamberlin hit 40 of the 61 in her final two seasons.
Whiteford pitcher Unity Nelson fans 43 in three tournament games
CANTON – The Michigan Challenge brings together many of the top softball teams in the state to compete over three days. Whiteford pitcher Unity Nelson proved she belongs among the top players in the state. The senior pitched in three games against strong competition and rang up 43 strikeouts. ...
High school track and field: Perrysburg girls claim district title
The Perrysburg girls scored 112, points, fending off Anthony Wayne (103), St. Ursula (90), and Whitmer (90) to win the Division I track and field district meet held Friday at Clay. Lexington won the boys team title with 83.5 points. Second-place Southview was the top local team with 78 points. Distance running was an area of strength for the Perrysburg girls as Ava Beeks won the 800-meter run in 2:16.18 and Hannah Kersten took the 1,600 in 5:02.62 and the 3,200 in 11:44.00. The Yellow Jackets compiled six other second-place and third-place finishes on their way to clinching the team championship.
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