The Daily Chief-Union

Daily Chief-Union/Lonnie McMillan
Big game
Upper Sandusky’s Chelsea Jury fires a pitch late in the game against Galion on Friday. Jury had a home run and five RBIs while throwing a one-hitter in her final game, a 20-0 victory against the Tigers.

Jury, seniors go out with 20-0 win
Chelsea Jury and the rest of Upper Sandusky’s three seniors finished off the softball season in a big way, scoring a 20-0 victory against Galion on Friday.
In addition to throwing a one-hit shutout, Jury (6-8) went 4 for 4 with four runs scored and five RBIS. She had a two-run home run in the third inning, and also had a double and a walk.
The Rams (12-14, 6-8 Northern Ohio League) scored five runs in the fist inning and added two more in the second inning before blowing open the game with a 13-run fourth inning when the Rams sent 19 batters to the plate.
“We jumped on them early,” Upper Sandusky coach Keith Diebler said. “(Galion’s pitcher) had a little bit of control problems, and a lot of base runners put pressure on. We got a bunch of hits. It was one of those days.”
Upper Sandusky totaled 14 hits, drew 12 walks and took advantage of nine Galion errors.
Shayleen Wood also had four hits and drove in four runs. Kyla Frey, Lindsey Kessler, Katie Wetherell, Allie Cox, Emily Graham and Logan Meddings had one hit each.
Beth Schaffner had the Tigers’ only hit, a two-out fourth inning single.
In addition to Jury, Rebecca Gamby, Danielle Bachtell and Wetherell are graduating.
“It’s a nice way to end the year for the seniors,” Diebler said. “We really wanted to make it special for them, and it was a great sendoff.”
(Refer to page 8 of the Daily Chief-Union)

FRIDAY MAY 16, 2008

Daily Chief-Union/Lonnie McMillan
Big day
Mohawk's Brock Kirian takes a pitch Thursday in the Warriors' 8-4 Division IV sectional final victory against McComb. Kirian hit a grand slam in the first inning to propel Mohawk on his birthday.
Kirian celebrates birthday by hitting a grand slam in win
By PATRICK MASSARA
DC-U correspondent
NEW RIEGEL - The Mohawk baseball team used a six-run first inning to defeat McComb and capture the Division IV sectional title at New Riegel on Thursday by a score of 8-4.
The Warriors (18-4) were led by Brock Kirian at the plate and Bret King on the mound. On his birthday, Kirian capped off the first inning by belting a grand slam over the left field wall.
"Brock broke out of his slump in a big way today with his hitting," Mohawk coach Eric Hoover said. "We are going to need that going forward."
King entered the game in the fourth inning and proceeded to hold McComb to only two hits for the remainder of the game. This earned him another win on the season as his record remains perfect at 7-0 while his ERA moves to 0.94.
(Refer to page 8 of the Daily Chief-Union)

Daily Chief-Union/Kendrick Jessionwoski

Home run
Mohawk pitcher Jackie Messersmith winds up for a pitch to a Cory-Rawson player Thursday in a Division IV sectional final game at New Riegel. Messersmith threw a perfect game as the Warriors won, 8-0.
Messersmith fires perfect game in 8-0 win
By LONNIE McMILLAN
Sports editor
NEW RIEGEL - Jackie Messersmith pitched a perfect game, and Mohawk's offense got in gear in an 8-0 tournament-opening Division IV sectional final against Cory-Rawson on Thursday at New Riegel High School.
Messersmith struck out 12, including 10 of the first 12 batters she faced, and the Warriors pounded out 10 hits to advance to the district semifinal at 5 p.m. Tuesday at New Riegel. Mohawk will take on the winner of today's game between Arcadia and New Riegel.
Mohawk (15-7) batted around in the second inning, scoring three runs, and then proceeded to score in four of six innings, giving Messersmith (14-5) plenty of run support.
Cory-Rawson (5-10) struggled to simply make contact against Messersmith.

THURSDAY MAY 15, 2008

Rain causes postponements
Rain on Wednesday forced the postponement of several area baseball and softball games, including a tournament game.
Wynford's Division IV sectional final softball game against Mansfield Christian at Crestline High School was postponed to Friday at 5 p.m.
The Royals' baseball game at home against Colonel Crawford was moved to Friday at 4:30 p.m. The softball game against Colonel Crawford, which already was postponed because of the tournament conflict, is slated for Monday at 4:30 p.m.
Riverdale's Division IV sectional final baseball game against Ada at Riverdale has been postponed to today at 5 p.m.
The Falcons' softball game at Ontario was postponed to Monday at 5 p.m. The baseball game already was moved to Monday because of the tournament game conflict.
Carey's softball game at home against Fremont St. Joseph has been moved to Monday at 4:30 p.m.
Upper Sandusky's home baseball game at home against Galion has been moved to 11 a.m. Saturday. The home softball game is rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday.
(Refer to page 6 of the Daily Chief-Union)

Event to teach about new sport
Geocaching is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and there is an opportunity to learn about this game Saturday in Upper Sandusky.
Those new to geocaching, experienced veterans and everyone in between is invited to Bicentennial Park for this program.
There will be an informal presentation, held in the pavilion. The presentation will start at 11 a.m. This will be an opportunity for new geocachers to learn from experienced geocachers: What is geocaching? How did geocaching start? What makes a geocache? What is GPS and how is a handheld GPS unit used? How does one find a geocache? How does one hide a geocache?
After a potluck lunch, attendees will break up into groups combining cachers of varying experiences to find new and old geocaches hidden in the Upper Sandusky area. Those who have it should bring their geogear, but it is not required of those who are new.
The event is free. It will be a potluck lunch, however, so attendees should bring potato salad, cookies, beans or fruit salad, etc. Meat, napkins, plates, soda, water, fruit juice and silverware will be provided.
For more information, call 419-310-0868.
(Refer to page 6 of the Daily Chief-Union)

Ram basketball camp June 9-12
Lady Ram Basketball Camp will take place from June 9-12.
Forms and more information are available in offices of schools in the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District or can be obtained by calling the high school office at 419-294-2308.
(Refer to page 6 of the Daily Chief-Union)