Upper advances 4 more to next week’s regional track meet DEFIANCE — Shane Pack qualified for regionals in his second event, and Chris Omeonga, Nate McMillan and Madelyn Shasteen also advanced to the next level of competition in the conclusion of the Division II district track and field meet Friday at Defiance High School. Read More
Weather postpones baseball, softball games, including district finals The softball field at Fostoria High School quickly became unplayable following heavy rain just as the Division IV district final game between Carey and Columbus Grove was set to begin Friday. Read More
Bookie’s splits in first 2 games The Upper Sandusky Bookie’s Lawn Service third- and fourth-grade girls fastpitch softball team lost, 21-17, to Seneca East No. 3 to open the season in SenSanWyan C League play Tuesday at Harrison Smith Park. Read More
Both pitchers toss 1-hitters, allow no earned runs in 1-0 Carey win CAREY — It was senior day, but a couple of freshmen stole the show. Bridget Mullholand’s one-hit shutout was better than Hannah Messmer’s one hit and no earned runs allowed in a 1-0 Carey softball victory over Wynford on Thursday. Read More
Blue Devils batting order shine CAREY — The top of Carey’s order has hit all season as well as any other. When the rest of the lineup hits the way it did Thursday, the Blue Devils’ offense is nearly impossible to stop. Northern 10 Athletic Conference-leading hitter Brayden Wentling had four hits, including a home run, and the rest of the lineup also was dialed in at the plate in Carey’s 10-5 victory against Wynford. Read More
Mohawk relays, Hoffman, Holman move on BUCYRUS — Both of Mohawk’s 3200 relays and Wynford’s Seth Hoffman in the shot put and Lainey Holman in the high jump qualified for regionals during the first day of Division III district track and field competition Thursday at Bucyrus. Read More
Riverdale advances 4 on first day of districts FINDLAY — Riverdale’s Carrol Pauley in the shot put, Taylor Ashburn in the high jump, Taylor Bacon in the pole vault and the boys 3200 relay team all qualified for regionals in a lightning-shortened first day of Division III district track and field competition Thursday at Findlay High School. Read More
Riverdale finishes .500 PANDORA — The Riverdale baseball team closed out its season with a weather-shortened 9-4 victory against Pandora-Gilboa on Thursday to finish at .500 for the first time since the 2010 team went 17-6. Down 4-3, the Falcons (12-12, 5-6 Blanchard Valley Conference) scored six times in the fifth inning on five hits and two errors. Read More
Taylor leads Falcons to win over Rockets PANDORA — Janessa Taylor had three hits, including a triple, and drove in four runs in her final game to lead Riverdale softball to a 9-5 victory against Pandora-Gilboa in a Blanchard Valley Conference game shortened to five innings by weather. Read More
Carey slugs its way back to district final FOSTORIA — Carey found the offense that eluded it the night before and is back into the Division IV district final following Wednesday’s 13-7 victory against North Baltimore at Fostoria. The Blue Devils (14-5) smacked 14 hits, built an early lead with a five-run second inning and then answered every comeback try by the No. 2 seed Tigers (19-6). Read More