By Michael Wolfgang COLUMBIANA, OHIO – Columbiana softball is moving on to the district semifinal with a 5-1 win over conference foe United Thursday night. Caitlyn Plesak headlined the offensive duties for the Clippers as she finished with a line of two-for-three and two runs batted in with the bay in her hands. With the […]
HOWLAND, OHIO- The Howland Tigers took the lead late and defeated the Alliance Aviators 15-11 on Thursday in the sectional finals. The game was tied at nine with Howland Tigers batting in the bottom of the fifth when Brooke Tatar doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring three runs. The Tigers tallied 17 hits in the […]
BROOKFIELD, OHIO- The Brookfield Lady Warriors snagged a late lead and defeated Rootstown Rovers 7-5 on Thursday in the sectional final. The game was tied at two with the Warriors batting in the bottom of the sixth when an error scored one. The Warriors built a five-run lead in the sixth inning and then held […]
JEFFERSON, OHIO- Mia Opalick shut down the Jefferson Falcons, throwing a complete game shutout and leading the Ursuline Fighting Irish to a 5-0 victory on Thursday in the sectional finals. The Irish racked up ten hits in the game as Mackenzie Smith and Opalick all managed multiple hits. Opalick and Smith all had three hits […]
SALEM OH- A big misconception about the sport of softball is that anyone who is fast will make a great baserunner. While it’s true speed is a big advantage, a baserunner must also have high softball IQ to know when to break for the next base, and when to pull on the reigns. For Salem […]
After a shaky start which saw the undefeated Lady Falcons softball team find themselves in a 3-0 hole after a half inning of play, the offense got plenty of practice bunting the ball in the bottom of the first to go up 10-3 and never looked back while easily defeating Ashtabula Lakeside 22-5 on Wednesday […]
CHAMPION OH- Gabby Gradishar was brilliant on the rubber on Wednesday, as she threw a no-hitter to lead Champion past Crestview 10-0. Champion secured the victory thanks to seven runs in the first inning. Isabella Meyer, Abigail Meadors, Olivia Gray, Madison Ziegler, and Maddison Sylvester each drove in runs during the inning. The Golden Flashes […]
By Michael Wolfgang NEW MIDDLETOWN, OHIO – Getting out in front early and making your presence felt is exactly what Springfield did to make sure they advanced with a nice looking 9-1 final score over Newton Falls. Jacey Mullen had a sparkling performance for the Tigers. Mullen went four-for-four with a single in the bottom […]
HUBBARD OH- Every now and then you come across a softball player who can seemingly do a little bit of everything. If you go watch Hubbard this year you’ll find a perfect example of that in junior Phoebe Rusnak. Phoebe is Hubbard’s jack of all trades. They can definitely trust her throwing in the circle, […]
AKRON, OHIO- The Archbishop Hoban Knights took Wednesday’s game in dramatic fashion, with a 2-1 walk-off victory over Louisville, sending them to the district semi-finals. The game was tied at one with the Knights batting in the bottom of the seventh when Mackenzie Wood singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one […]