Entries by Anthony Hartwig

ACE OF BASE SETS THE PACE

By Ty Bartell When categorizing the talent pool of players, you can divide them up any which way you choose. Talk about the good players from the great players, but then there is the step beyond great, generational! Perhaps it is a term that is thrown around or loosely used, but seldom do players actually […]

FITCH USES RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE TO GET BACK TO BACK TITLES

By Ty Bartell In their second District Championship game in as many years, The Austintown-Fitch Falcons Softball Club squared off against The Mentor Cardinals at the the friendly confines of Youngstown State University’s (YSU) Softball Complex! These two squads had met earlier in the season, back on March 31st of this year. That contest saw […]

VIKINGS WALK OFF THEIR WAY TO DISTRICTS

LEAVITTSBURG OH- LaBrae took their game in dramatic walk-off fashion, thanks to a walk-off single at the end of the game to topple Newton Falls in Wednesday’s sectional final. The game was tied at one with LaBrae Varsity Vikings batting in the bottom of the seventh when Nate Goldner singled on a 0-1 count, scoring […]

RAIDERS STRUT THEIR WAY TO DISTRICT SEMIFINALS

CANFIELD OH- South Range defeated East Palestine 24-0 in the sectional finals on Wednesday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Tyson Tarajack struck out Hunter Bourne to finish off the game. South Range got things moving in the first inning. The Raiders scored three runs when Jake Shumate doubled. The Raiders tallied ten […]

UNITED GIVES REBELS AN EARLY EXIT

COLUMBIANA, OHIO- The Crestview Rebels stayed in it until the end, but the United Eagles pulled away late in a 4-1 victory on Wednesday. The game was tied at one with the Eagles batting in the top of the fifth when Louden Stryffeler singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run. The Rebels got fired […]

ONE RUN IS ENOUGH FOR URSULINE TO MOVE ON

By Michael Wolfgang GENEVA, OHIO – Sometimes all it takes is one run, and for Ursuline, that’s exactly what it took Wednesday night as they shutout Geneva 1-0. Andrew Kirila was at the head of that narrow victory for Ursuline, tossing a complete game shutout on the mound. Kirila allowed three hits and zero runs […]

EAGLES SURVIVE ANOTHER BOUT WITH STRUTHERS

HUBBARD, OHIO- A walk-off double led the Hubbard Eagles past the Struthers Wildcats 3-2 on Wednesday. The game was tied at two with the Eagles batting in the bottom of the eighth when Ben Wilcox doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run. The pitching was strong on both sides as the Eagles pitchers struck […]

FLASHES PUT A JOLT INTO JACKSON MILTON

NORTH JACKSON, OHIO- Wednesday’s game against the Champion Flashes was a heartbreaker for Bluejays, as they lost the lead late in a 7-5 defeat. The Flashes got things moving in the second inning, when Brett Channell tripled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run. The Bluejays evened things up at three in the bottom of […]

MATHEWS PROVES TO BE TOO MUCH FOR MCDONALD

NORTH JACKSON, OHIO- The McDonald Blue Devils watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 11-1 loss to Mathews on Wednesday for a Division IV District Championship. The Blue Devils struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Mathews, giving up 11 runs. Olivia Matheny was […]

RESERVE COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN DISTRICT TITLE

KINSMAN, OHIO- The Chalker Wildcats got out to a four-run lead in the second inning and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Western Reserve Blue Devils on Wednesday. The Blue Devils scored four runs in the failed comeback on a error in the third, a double by Caylee Selley in the third, a […]