Entries by Anthony Hartwig

LATE HEROICS HELP HUBBARD AGAIN

CORTLAND OH-  Lakeview stayed in it until the end, but Hubbard pulled away late in a 4-3 victory on Monday. The game was tied at three with Hubbard batting in the top of the seventh when Gillian Ryser singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run. Hubbard fired up the offense in the first inning. […]

RAIDERS KEEP THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS

STRUTHERS OH-  South Range defeated Struthers 12-0 on Monday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Reagan Irons induced a groundout from Ava Hall to finish off the game. South Range put up four runs in the fifth inning. Gretchen Bartels, Kelly Szolek, and Samantha Susany each had RBIs in the big inning. One […]

IRISH TAKE THE HIGH GROUND IN THE HOLY WAR

YOUNGSTOWN OH-  Ursuline grabbed an early lead on its way to a 7-2 victory over Cardinal Mooney on Monday. Ursuline scored on a sacrifice fly by Madelyn Miklandric in the first inning, a triple by Alyssa Sheely in the second inning, and a single by Kyleigh Golden in the second inning. The Irish evened things […]

BULLDOGS BREAK OUT AGAINST GIRARD

POLAND OH- Poland Seminary Lady Bulldogs improved to 14-6 on the season with a win against Northeast 8 Conference rival Girard by a score of 5-1.  This win boosts Poland’s conference record to 8-2 and places them in 2nd place behind South Range. The Bulldogs jumped on the scoreboard first with 2 runs in the […]

FITCH CONTINUES TO FIND SUCCESS

WARREN OH-  The Lady Falcon softball team hit 4 home runs on their way to a 13-6 defeat over AAC foe Howland.  The team runs their overall record to 16-2 on the season and ensured themselves at least a share of the All-American Conference Championship as they improved to 7-0. Freshmen Sydnie Watts, sophomore Ayla […]

LEOPARDS CUT THEIR TEETH WITH IRISH

LOUISVILLE OH- The Lropards continued their strong final stretch of the season on Monday night as they bombarded St Vincent St Mary 17-3 in 5 innings. The offense wise widespread for the Leopards. Jenna Collins had a perfect day at the plate going 3-3 with 4 RBI. Kenzie Denzer, and Matti Bensoj both went 2-3 […]

RAMS JUMP AHEAD EARLY AND DONT LOOK BACK

MINERAL RIDGE OH-  Kyle Bickerstaff threw a gem on Monday for the Rams, allowing zero runs and besting Western Reserve by a score of 6-0 The Rams secured the victory thanks to four runs in the first inning. The offensive onslaught was led by Bickerstaff, Aaron Myers, and Zach James, all driving in runs in […]

NILES ESCAPES WITH LATE BURST

JEFFERSON OH- Niles was pushed to the brink on Monday night vs Jefferson. After 5 innings of play, they found themselves down 4-2. Then, the Dragons broke out of 3 runs in the top of the sixth inning. That new 5-4 lead was enough as the Dragons finished off Jefferson. Zack Macik had a perfect […]

SPRINGFIELD CLIPS THE JAYS WINGS

NEW MIDDKETOWN OH- Springfield had no trouble on offense today, winning big over Jackson-Milton 11-1 The Tigers opened up scoring in the first inning, when Aaron Groner’s sac fly scored one run. Springfield notched three runs in the fifth inning. Their big inning was driven by a walk by Groner and a single by Ethan […]

CLIPPERS GAIN MORE ALTITUDE

COLUMBIANA OH-  Caitlynn Pleska threw a gem on Monday for the Clippers, allowing zero runs and besting East Palestine by a score of 12-0 Pleska led the Clippers to victory by driving in four runs. She went 3-for-4 at the plate. She drove in runs on a home run in the first, a single in […]