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Today is Thursday, May 1| The 122nd day of 2008
Daily Chief-Union/Brandon Drake
Ready at first
Mohawk's Lindsay Bloom secures the base as she attempts to make a pickoff play at first base in Wednesday's game against North Baltimore. The Warriors dropped their second Midland Athletic League contest of the season in a 3-2 loss to the Tigers.
St. Wendelin, Carey now on top of MAL
SYCAMORE - The North Baltimore softball team stayed in the hunt for a Midland Athletic League title by knocking off Mohawk, 3-2, in eight innings Wednesday.
The result leaves both the Warriors (12-6, 6-2 MAL) and the Tigers (9-5, 4-2 MAL) as two of four teams with two league losses, trailing Carey (13-5, 5-1 MAL) and Fostoria St. Wendelin (14-4, 6-1 MAL), which have lost only once. New Riegel (12-5, 6-2 MAL) and Hopewell-Loudon (13-7, 5-2 MAL) also are in the mix.
Mohawk led 2-0 entering the final inning, with ace Jackie Messersmith having not given up a hit to that point. But Stephanie Miller broke up the no-hitter with a one-out double, and Brittany Trevino made it a one-run game with a single. Freshman Leona Euler then nailed a run-scoring triple to tie the game.
(Refer to page 6 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
 
Daily Chief-Union/Lonnie McMillan
Securing the base
Wynford's Nate Etler (22) attempts to pick off a runner at third base in Wednesday's North Central Conference contest against Crestline. The Royals were nipped by the Bulldogs, 4-2.
Wynford goes up early, but falls to first place Crestline
BUCYRUS - Wynford built an early 2-0 lead, but Crestline was able to rally for a 4-2 North Central Conference baseball victory Wednesday that keeps the Bulldogs unbeaten in the league.
The Royals (5-8, 4-5 NCC) scored once each in the first and third innings, but Crestline scored once in the fourth inning and again in the fifth inning to tie the game. The Bulldogs (12-1, 9-0 NCC) broke the tie with a two-run sixth inning.
Brock Coomer had two hits, including a double, for the Royals. He also suffered the loss on the mound, despite giving up only four hits and one walk. He struck out eight.
Dustin Gantzler was the winning pitcher, striking out three and walking none.
Crestline's Josh Byerly had two hits, including a double.
(Refer to page 6 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
 
WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2008
Royals split at Bucyrus
BUCYRUS - With more than half of the season completed, Wynford's girls track and field team still has yet to lose a North Central Conference meet, as it used nine first-place finishes to defeat backyard rival Bucyrus on Tuesday afternoon.
Brooke McCombs and Jena Lilly each won two individual crowns, as the Royals cruised to a 76-51 victory against the Redmen.
In the boys competition, Bucyrus defeated Wynford by a 81-47 margin.
McCombs dominated the field events by finishing first in the shot put (35-3) and discus (130-0), while Lilly took first in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles (50.7).
Yuvonne Henry leaped 14-8.75 to take first in the long jump, while Allison Hartschuh cleared 6-6 to win the pole vault. Teneil Krebs placed second in both events, recording throws of 31-5 in the shot put and 96-11 in the discus, and Shay Cuffman finished second in the high jump by clearing 4-6.
Other victories included the Royals' short-distance relay teams, which won the 400 relay (54.9) and the 800 relay (1:55.5), and Tanya Pitt's performance in the 1,600 run (6:35).
(Refer to page 6 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
 
Walks help Rams win
Upper Sandusky's softball team took advantage of Shelby's control problems early, scoring all six runs in the first three innings of a 6-2 victory against the Whippets on Tuesday.
The Rams (10-9, 5-4 Northern Ohio League) needed only two hits in the entire game to put two runs on the board in the first inning, one more in the second inning and three in the third inning. The Whippets (6-10, 2-7 NOL) scored once in the fourth inning and twice in the sixth inning.
Abbey Bartosiak walked six batters in 2 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs. She gave up two hits and struck out two. Relief pitcher Tiffany Seymour had better control and better results, not allowing a hit or a walk the rest of the game and striking out eight in 3 2/3 innings.
Nikki Linhart singled in a pair of runs in the first inning, and Chelsea Jury had an RBI double in the third inning for the Rams.
Logan Meddings (5-3) earned the win, giving up seven hits and one walk. She gave up two earned runs and struck out six.
(Refer to page 6 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
 
Rain, Galion stop Upper boys tennis
Upper Sandusky and Galion were not able to complete all five matches, but they finished enough for the Tigers to come away with a 3-0 boys tennis victory Tuesday.
Rain stopped two matches, and dark clouds made it unlikely that the teams could have dried off the courts before more rain and darkness set in.
Kyle Mann of Galion (3-7, 1-5 Northern Ohio League) blanked Jason Mewhorter at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-0, and at No. 2 singles, Galion's Eric Mann was a 7-5, 6-1 winner against Danny Morales.
The other completed match was at No. 1 doubles where Dustin Gadd and Dorian Kempf took a 6-3, 6-1 victory against Jacob Beach and Alex Parks.
At No. 2 singles, Curtis Thiel of Upper Sandusky (4-6, 1-5 NOL) and Eric Neal of Galion had a 6-3, 2-1 score.
(Refer to page 6 of today's Daily Chief-Union)