Entries by Anthony Hartwig

OBRIEN SLAMS THE DOOR ON BLUE JAYS COMEBACK

MCDONALD OH- Just like the day before, both teams were strong in the circle Tuesday, but McDonald defeated Jackson-Milton  3-2. Isabella O’Brien allowed just three hits to Jackson-Milton. McDonald got things started in the second inning. Bri McCombs singled on a 2-0 count, scoring one run. O’Brien earned the win for the Blue Devils. The righty […]

CHADWICK’S GEM LIFTS LAKEVIEW

GENEVA OH- Ella Chadwick threw a gem on Monday for Lakeview, allowing zero runs and besting Geneva by a score of 10-0 Lakeview fired up the offense in the first inning, when Maggie Pavlansky singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs. One bright spot for Geneva was a single by Carmen Alverez in the […]

POLAND MAKES THE LONG TRIP WORTH IT

JEFFERSON OH –  Poland Seminary Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-1 on the season with a 6-0 defeat of Northeast 8 rival Jefferson Falcons.  The Lady Bulldogs improved to 5-0 in conference play.  Katie McDonald picked-up her 7th win of the season fanning 7 batters and scattering 4 hits over seven innings for the shutout. Poland’s […]

FITCH BRINGS THEIR TALENTS DOWN SOUTH

MYRTLE BEACH SC- An 8:00am first pitch on a Monday morning wasn’t enough to disrupt the Fitch softball team’s momentum as they started their week in Myrtle Beach with another blowout win to stay undefeated on the season. The Lady Falcons beat Anderson County (KY) 11-0 on the strength of 15 strikeouts, a home run, […]

O’BRIEN CONTINUES TO IMPRESS

NORTH JACKSON OH- Both teams were strong in the circle on Monday, but McDonald and their ace Bella O’Brien were just a little bit stronger in a 3-0 victory over Jackson-Milton. Macayle Thornhill started the game for Jackson-Milton and went the distance as well. O’Brien controlled the tempo in the pitcher’s circle for McDonald. The […]

MCCALLA SHINES IN A NO HIT PERFORMANCE

NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Haleigh McCalla was brilliant in the circle on Monday, as she threw a no-hitter to lead Springfield past Waterloo 13-0. Springfield secured the victory thanks to seven runs in the fourth inning. McCalla, Emily Gerthung, Gabbie Nalevanko, Hannah Leipply, Olivia Allen, and Gianna Piccuta all contributed in the big inning with RBIs. […]

WILDCATS PULL OFF FANTASTIC COMEBACK

By Eric Hughes  Struthers comes back to beat Girard, 7-6, after trailing 6-3 going into the bottom of the 7th inning the Wildcats never said die. Struthers went into the second inning with a 2-0 lead, but Girard catching fire on offense and a few Struthers errors made the Cats fall behind early. The bottom […]

LIVELY LEAVES WELLSVILLE HITLESS

By Michael Wolfgang  LISBON, OHIO – A no-hitter requires a certain level of intensity and laser focus in the pitcher’s circle. Morgan Lively did just that on the mound Monday night as she no-hit Wellsville on Lisbon’s way to an 11-0 win. In a dominant performance in the circle, Lively struck out 13 batters and […]

MONDAY NIGHT BELONGS TO THE TIGERS

  LEETONIA, OHIO- Howland defeated Leetonia 25-0 on Monday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Anthony Marimpietri struck out Evan Rosko to finish off the game. Howland opened up scoring in the first inning, when Brenden Ray singled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs. Howland tallied ten runs in the fourth inning. […]

BROOKFIELD SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN

COLUMBIANA, OHIO- Miranda Nicholson had all the right stuff on Monday for Brookfield, allowing zero runs as the Warriors bested Crestview by a score of 11-0. Abby DeJoy led the Warriors to victory by driving in five runs. DeJoy went 3-for-4 at the plate as she drove in runs on a single in the first, […]