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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...
Big innings push Louisville past Mud Hens
LOUISVILLE — A three-run first inning and four-run fifth aided the Louisville Bats in a 9-3 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. With the victory the Bats took the series, winning four of the first five games. Toledo and Louisville will complete the six-game set at 1:05 p.m. Sunday. In the home half of the first, the Bats loaded the bases with one out. They pushed a run across on Peyton Burdick’s groundout that scored Livan Soto. Following Burdick, Michael Trautwein tripled to right field bringing home Rece Hinds and P.J. Higgins for a 3-0 lead. The Bats made it a four-run cushion in the fourth on Blake Dunn’s solo home run.
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. ...
Mud Hens falter in series opener at Louisville
LOUISVILLE — The Louisville Bats scored four runs off the Toledo bullpen, rallying for a 7-5 victory over the Mud Hens on Tuesday in the opener of a six-game series at Louisville Slugger Field. Akil Baddoo’s RBI double got the Mud Hens on the board in the top of the first, but the Bats took the lead with Edwin Rios’ three-run blast in the bottom of the inning. Ryan Vilade hit a solo home run for Toledo in the second, and Justyn-Henry Malloy added a two-run shot for a 4-3 lead.
United Way of Monroe/Lenawee Counties: Health Checks, golf outing keep May busy
This past month has been a busy month for the United Way: three Health Check events and one golf outing! First, the Health Checks … Our volunteer team and interagency partners have helped us to host Health Checks in Adrian, Temperance (Bedford) and Dundee. We had a record 137 attendees in Adrian, 103 in Bedford and nearly 100 in Dundee. We’re a little tired but thrilled at the numbers. Many attendees have come to rely on...
Monroe County to play Lenawee in All-Star football game on June 21
Monroe and Lenawee County football fans are banking on one game being better than two. Next month, seniors from the two counties will face off in the first Lenawee County vs. Monroe County football All-Star game. The county vs. county idea that was floated a couple of years ago by coaches and athletic directors has finally come to fruition.
SMCC's Brennan Runyon voted Region Athlete of the Week
The St. Mary Catholic Central baseball player Brennan Runyon ran away with the title in voting for Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week for May 13-19. The junior pulled in 462 votes to easily surpass the competition. But there were a lot of votes spread around with nine athletes drawing 111 or more...
Walleye fall 2-1 in overtime at Kansas City, now down 3-1 in conference finals
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — As the injuries mount up for the Toledo Walleye, the team continues to be snake-bit. Despite putting together a complete team effort, the Walleye are one loss away from elimination from the Kelly Cup playoffs. The Mavericks took a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 2-1 victory in overtime in Game 4 on Friday night. Toledo defenseman Matt Anderson gave the Walleye a 1-0 lead with 6:54 left in regulation. But Kansas City knotted it back up moments later on a goal by Jake Jaremko.
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