The hit only traveled about 40 feet, but it was far enough. With the Norwalk-Upper Sandusky Division II sectional semifinal softball matchup tied entering the bottom of the seventh inning, junior pitcher Alivia Oney led off with a double, but the next two batters grounded and flew out.

A year after the Junior High Track and Field State Championships were initiated, two Upper Sandusky Middle School eighth-grade students will be competing in the state meet for the first time. Gage Frey and Kendra Conley, both pole vaulters, each have qualified for the 2018 Junior High Track and Field State Championships that will take place Saturday at the Lancaster High School athletic complex.

HAMLER — Hannah Lonsway maintained a perfect pitching record and hit her first home run of the year to lead Carey softball to a 6-3 nonconference victory Tuesday at Patrick Henry. Lonsway (5-0) gave up just one earned run on seven hits with no walks and eight strikeouts.

BUCYRUS — Upper Sandusky dominated the matches it won in a 4-1 victory against Bucyrus to close the boys tennis regular season Tuesday. In their four wins, the Rams (9-6) lost just seven games and blanked the Redmen in four of the eight sets.

CAREY — This time, there was no sixth or seventh inning rally. Seneca East starting pitcher Jake Hall threw a complete game shutout and only allowed two hits as the Seneca East baseball team defeated Carey 3-0 on Monday at Carey High School.

BUCYRUS — Down by two with two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the sixth inning, Wynford had its best hitter at the plate, and she came through. Jenna Coffman drilled a line drive into left field, and the fast-moving shot got past the outfielder and went all the way to the fence.

CAREY — Carey avenged a loss to Seneca East in big fashion Monday, run-ruling the Tigers, 17-0, to clinch at least a share of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball championship. The Blue Devils’ title had to wait over the weekend following a 3-1 loss to the Tigers on Friday, but they wrapped it up Monday with five runs in the second inning and then an 11-run outburst in the third inning.

Ada swept singles action without losing a game and took a 4-1 victory against Upper Sandusky in a boys tennis match Monday. Zach Beaschler at No. 1 singles, Cade Mullins at No. 2 singles, and Isaac Spar at No. 3 singles all won 6-0, 6-0, beating Clay Burger, Landon Ramos and Justin Blackburn, respectively.

BUCYRUS — Josh Dentinger and Brady Kerschner combined on a one-hitter as Buckeye Central blanked Wynford, 5-0, in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball game Monday. Dentinger started and struck out seven of eight batters he faced while the Bucks (9-15, 6-10 N10) built a 5-0 lead.

NORTH ROBINSON — Upper Sandusky extended its winning streak to seven games with a 9-6 victory against Colonel Crawford on Monday in Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball play. The Rams (14-7, 11-4 N10) scored twice each in the first two innings, three times in the fifth inning and two more times in the sixth inning.