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 Daily Chief-Union/Brandon Drake
Running full speed
Carey's Taelor Vaughn (front) sprints down the track in the 400 dash on Saturday morning at the Liberty-Benton Invitational. The Blue Devils' girls finished second behind the host Eagles.
Carey girls 2nd at Liberty-Benton
FINDLAY — Carey's girls track and field team shook off the wet weather and finished second at Saturday's Liberty-Benton Invitational.
The host Eagles ran away with the girls team title, finishing with a 125.5-60 advantage over the Blue Devils. Columbus Grove (58), Bluffton (55) and McComb and Old Fort (tied with 53) rounded off the top five, and Riverdale finished tied for 11th with Van Buren with 25 points in the 16-team field.
Liberty-Benton also captured the team title in the boys competition with a 137-103.5 advantage over Pandora-Gilboa. Carey's boys finished eighth with 27 points, while Riverdale was tied for ninth with Van Buren with 22.
Lauren Jacoby led the Blue Devils with strong finishes in the short sprint events, as she took second in the 200 dash (26.9) and third in the 100 dash (12.9). Alexa Spurlock recorded a second-place finish in the long jump (16-0), while Natalie Baldridge took third in the high jump (4-8). Myranda Yates also finished third by recording a throw of 117-4 in the discus.
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Mohawk impressive at Northwood Invite
NORTHWOOD — Mohawk dominated the competition Saturday at the Northwood Invitational.
The girls track and field team was first with 205 points, with Northwood coming in second with 126 points. Mohawk's boys placed second with 121 points, following Northwood at 154 points.
Abby Boes led the way for the Warriors' girls, winning both the 400 dash in 1:07.4 and the 800 run in 2:36.4. She also was part of the winning 1600 and 3200 relay teams. Kalli Luhring, Jill Daniel, Rachel Conley and Boes won the 1600 relay in 4:38.9, and Boes, Annette Daniel, Marissa Lasky and Jessica Luhring won the 3200 relay in 10:57.5.
Annette Daniel had an individual first-place finish in the 3200 run, finishing in 12:51.5. She also was second in the 1600 run in 5:50.
Lindsey Clouse was first in the high jump, clearing 4-10, and came in fourth in the long jump at 14-1.5.
Sam Riedlinger took the top spot in the discus with a throw of 96-6.5. She also was fifth in the shot put at 25-5.
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Rams' Brodman named top runner at Margaretta Invitational
CASTALIA — Upper Sandusky's Kevin Brodman won two individual events and was a part of two first-place relay teams as he was named the boy's outstanding performer at the Margaretta Invitational on Friday night.
The four top finishes helped the Rams' boys take third place in the 11-team field, as Upper Sandusky (61.5 points) finished behind Genoa Area (110) and Vermillion. The Rams' girls took fourth place with 62 points, with Seneca East (100) winning the team title and Smithville and Edison tying for second.
Brodman, a senior, sprinted to victories in the 200 dash (23.32) and 400 dash. He teamed with Arin Neely, Jason Beidelschies and Josh Thammarat to take first in the 800 relay (1:35.68), and joined Beidelschies, Thammarat and Kyle Burbuagh for the best time in the 1,600 relay (3:37.92).
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 Daily Chief-Union/Lonnie McMillan
Delivering the pitch
Wynford's Nick Cline fires a pitch off the mound in Thursday's game against Tiffin Calvert. Cline received plenty of offensive support in the Royals' 10-5 win.
Etler comes up big in Royals' win
BUCYRUS - The Wynford baseball team's offense was in high gear Thursday with 12 hits, including four for extra bases, in a 10-5 non-league victory against Tiffin Calvert.
Nate Etler had three hits, including a double and a home run. His two-run shot in the sixth inning gave the Royals (6-8) plenty of breathing room entering the final inning.
Riley Fike had three singles, and Jeremy Darby had a pair of hits. Jesse Ebert had a single and a double, Aaron Schifer had a double and Brock Coomer singled.
Aaron Gassner's two-run home run in the first inning put Calvert (5-13) ahead early, but Wynford scored four runs in the bottom of the inning to claim a two-run lead. The Royals added a run in the second inning before the Senecas tied the game with a three-run third inning. Wynford regained the lead with a run in the bottom of the inning and added to its lead with two runs in the fourth inning.
After a somewhat rocky start, Wynford pitcher Nick Cline (4-1) shut out Calvert during the final four innings. Altogether, he gave up 11 hits and five runs.
Calvert pitcher Andy Brickner (1-2) got rocked in 4 2/3 innings, giving up eight runs.
Bill Stover had a double for Calvert.
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Daily Chief-Union/Lonnie McMillan
Out at first
Wynford's Alex Brewington reels in a catch to record an out at first base in Thursday's game against Tiffin Calvert. The Royals cut down on their errors to pick up a 9-6 victory.
Pifer leads Wynford to 9-6 victory
BUCYRUS - Rachel Pifer picked up the pitching win and had a single, double and three RBIs on offense to lead the Wynford softball team to a 9-6 victory against Tiffin Calvert on Thursday.
The Royals took a 2-1 lead after one inning, but the Senecas went on top with a two-run second inning. Wynford took control with a six-run third inning. Calvert got three runs in the top of the fourth inning to get to within two before Wynford added a run in the bottom of the fourth.
Casey Scheffler and Hannah Furry had two hits each, and Emily Keller, Carolyn Hendrickson and Kim Creel had singles.
Pifer (2-9) allowed six hits and four walks. She struck out four.
Caitlin Dutro (2-2) took the loss. She gave up nine hits and no walks, while striking out seven.
Tessa Clouse had two hits for Calvert (5-12), including a triple. Michelle Sikora and Lindy Smith had triples.
Wynford travels to Crestline for a 4:30 p.m. game today against the North Central Conference's first place team.
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