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Who qualified to the state track tournament?: High school notebook
Tyler Thompson won the 200 at 21.92 and was third in the 100 at 10.83, Wyatt Augsburger was second in the 110 hurdles at 14.72 and fifth in the 300 hurdles and Braden Schultz was second in the high jump at 6-04 as Oak Harbor's boys finished first at the Division II regional track meet at Lexington. Evan Hall was second in the shot put at 56-01.50 for the Rockets. Carson Ridener, Bodee Miller, Blake Nickel and...
OHSAA girls Division I regional track and field recap
CLEVELAND, Ohio — All four OHSAA Division I track and field regionals wrapped up Friday to send 16 individuals to the state tournament in nine races and five field events. Athletes from cleveland.com’s seven-county coverage area in Northeast Ohio participated in both the Austintown and Port Clinton regional meets. More than 30 area athletes from both punched their tickets to Dayton.
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Division II track and field: Oak Harbor boys win regional title
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Oak Harbor’s boys track and field team captured the team championship at the Division II regional meet at Lexington High School that concluded on Saturday. The top four finishers in each event qualified for next week’s state meet at Welcome Stadium in Dayton. In addition, the top two finishers outside of the top four statewide also will qualify. Oak Harbor totaled 58 points, edging out Huron and Ontario, which each had 56. The Rockets were led by Tyler Thompson’s win in the 200-meter dash (21.92) and third-place finish in the 100 (10.83).
Rockets lineup rarely goes hungry as softball moves to state tourney
FINDLAY — The batters at the bottom of Oak Harbor's lineup want to eat just as much as those at the top. No worries. Everybody most often feasts for the Rockets. Myley Sandwisch has two postseason home runs as Oak Harbor advanced to a state final against Baltimore Liberty Union at 3 p.m. Thursday...
Errors plague Ontario Warriors in Division II district baseball semifinal loss to Perkins
FREMONT — Errors plagued Ontario High School baseball in two crucial innings against Sandusky Perkins in Division II district semifinal action at Fremont Ross High School on Thursday. Holding a six-run lead after scoring three runs in each of the second and third innings, four errors by Ontario in the fourth frame led to Perkins scoring six runs to tie the game, before the Pirates went on to plate a pair in the top of the ninth...
Division III and IV softball: Oak Harbor to face former league foe in regional semifinal
Three Toledo-area high school softball teams will be chasing regionals in Division III and Division IV this week. In Division III, sixth-ranked NBC champion Oak Harbor (24-2, 11-1) looks to earn its second trip to the state final four in three years after reaching the D-II semifinals in 2022. The Rockets of second-year coach Cami Haas face former longtime Sandusky Bay Conference foe Margaretta (19-10) in Wednesday's 5 p.m. semifinal at Findlay High School. Two area teams have qualified for regionals in Division IV, with Buckeye Border Conference runner-up Montpelier (17-7, 7-1) facing Monroeville in the 5 p.m. semifinal at Rossford, and SBC River Division member Fremont St. Joseph (12-13) facing eighth-ranked Vienna Mathews in a 2 p.m. semifinal at Berea.
Oak Harbor's Gregory offensive player of year in NBC
Oak Harbor senior first baseman Porter Gregory was recognized offensive player of the year in the Northern Buckeye Conference. Senior pitcher Alyse Sorg was first-team for the Rockets. Genoa junior utility Emersen Bickel was first-team and senior Kaylin Shields was second-team. Senior Courtney Chapinski was honorable mention. SoftballBloody Avery Naderer...
Oak Harbor's Adkins' swing isn't a thing of beauty, but the results speak for themselves
Oak Harbor senior shortstop Reese Adkins considered asking teammates for a few personalized hitting tips. "You can ask, but there are too many things to point out," Rockets pitcher Alyse Sorg told her. "You hit good anyway, why stop now." Adkins doesn't sit back, she's upright in her stance and she's prone to flying...
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Spartans listed in 'final 3' for 3-star WR Braylon Collier of Sandusky, Ohio
Michigan State football is a finalist for a three-star wide receiver prospect from Ohio. Braylon Collier of Sandusky, Ohio revealed his “final three” schools this week, which included the Spartans. Michigan State as joined by Iowa and Iowa State in Collier’s finalists list. Collier ranks as the...
Toledo-area entrants come away with three district titles in boys tennis
PORT CLINTON — Boys tennis district tournament play concluded Saturday with a host of locals qualifying for state competition, including two singles players and one doubles team capturing their respective district titles. The Division I and Division II tournaments both took place at Port Clinton. The two finalists in Division I earned state tournament places for both singles and doubles, while the four semifinalists all advanced at the Division II level. Nick Miller of St. Francis de Sales was the D-I singles champion, defeating Gabe Burke of Lima Shawnee 6-3, 6-3 in the district final. Miller had defeated Miles Green of St. John’s Jesuit in the semifinals to lock up his state bid. Northview’s Max Forquer saw his run come to an end with a semifinal loss to Burke.
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