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Hillsdale track and field athletes earn top 10 finishes at MITCA D3 Team State Championship
CLARE — Hillsdale track and field teams qualified for the MITCA D3 team state championships and competed this weekend against some of the best teams in the state. The Hornet boys track team took ninth and the girls team took 10th. Several Hillsdale athletes had top 10 finishes in...
North Adams-Jerome pitcher throws second no-hitter of the season before the playoffs begin
HILLSDALE COUNTY — Pitching has been a key strength for North Adams-Jerome baseball this season, and it looks to be a strength for the team heading into the postseason after junior pitcher Connor McKay threw his second no hitter of the season, this one against Pittsford in a 6-0 victory. More: Jonesville's regional champion boys 4x400 team wins conference in state tuneup ...
Zane Trace boys take third at Division II regional meet, area athletes advance to state
NEW CONCORD − Qualifying for the state track and field meet is an achievement in and of itself, and one that Zane Trace's runners know all too well. But for Charley Clyne, Riley Hartsaugh, Peyton Dotson and Wyatt Vick, their 4x400 relay in the Division II regional meet on Saturday brought a new feeling. For the first time, the four of them have qualified for the state meet in a relay event. Clyne, Hartsaugh, Dotson and Vick placed fourth in the boys 4x400 with a time of 3:25.46 and punch their tickets to the final stage of their high school track seasons.
Hillsdale Academy girls track team wins MITCA D4 team state; Colts boys place second
After winning in 2021 and 2023, the Hillsdale Academy girls track team added another MITCA team title to their collection. The Colts won the Division 4 state championship meet with a final score of 1,492 points. They defeated second place Gobles and third place Frankfort to win the 2024 championship. Junior Caroline Roberts had the team's lone individual win, taking first place in the 800 meters with a time of 2 minutes, 27.10 seconds. Teammates Audrey...
Check out the final rankings before the Hillsdale County Area Best boys track meet
HILLSDALE — Championship season is in full swing for track and field in Hillsdale County. Regional and conference champions have been crowned, and soon there will be MITCA Team State championships to be added to trophy cases for a few teams. Before many of the local student athlete state qualifiers prepare for their journey to the MHSAA LP state finals, there is one last stop they will have to take before making their way over to Kent City or Hudsonville.
Bryan softball claims first Division II regional title with win over Lexington
SHELBY, Ohio — Bryan’s softball team wasn’t satisfied with just reaching its first regional championship game in program history. The Golden Bears put together another game for the ages to earn their first trip to Akron. Sophomore pitching standout Thea Staten struck out the final seven Lexington batters in a dominating complete-game performance, while freshman Amiyah Langham and senior Kailee Thiel sparked the offense with home runs in the third inning, as the Golden Bears topped the Minutemen 4-1 in a Division II regional final on Friday at Shelby High School. “It’s incredible. We’ve had tastes of this in other sports, obviously, so knowing what we’re going into that, we’ve worked so hard to get to this point in the season, it’s just an incredible feeling,” said Thiel, a key contributor to Bryan’s 2023 state final four girls basketball team. “So many emotions going on, it’s indescribable.”
Napoleon advances to baseball regionals with victory over Defiance
ARCHBOLD, Ohio — Napoleon defeated Defiance 13-3 on Saturday, winning a Division II district baseball title for the first time since 2011. The No. 2 seed Wildcats (20-9) beat the top-seeded Bulldogs (20-6) at Memorial Park. Napoleon advances to play Huron in a regional semifinal at Bowling Green's Carter Park at 2 p.m. Thursday. Napoleon senior Lucas Gerken went 3-for-4 on Saturday with a home run and five RBIs. Junior Parker Woods had three RBIs, senior Blaine Ford went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and two stolen bases, and senior Devin Dietrich was 2-for-2 with a double, three runs, one RBI, and one steal. Senior pitcher Jacob Shadle got the victory, giving up six hits and three runs while striking out three.
Hillsdale, Hillsdale Academy track teams head to MITCA Team State Finals; Schedule
HILLSDALE COUNTY — It is officially MITCA week. The MITCA final power rankings filled in the final spots for the team state finals meets being held this weekend. Traditionally, MITCA team state championships are held the week before the MHSAA state finals. MITCA's team state championships were designed by MITCA in an effort to crown a true team state champion in each division.
Hillsdale boys track and field finishes second at the LCAA championships
HILLSDALE — While Hillsdale prepared for their MITCA Team state meet this weekend at Clare High School, the Hornets finished up their league season at Ida High School with the LCAA championship meet. It was a meet for many Hornet athletes to get in experience before preparing for the...
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.
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.
Hillsdale baseball senior Kunkel hits first career homer on senior night
HILLSDALE — While the doubleheader did not result in the league rebound the Hornets were looking for at the end of the spring, this season's senior night for the Hillsdale baseball team turned out to be one of the more memorable game experiences their core group of seniors had played in their high school careers. More: Camden-Frontier baseball and softball check off one box of their championship goals ...
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