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BATH TOWNSHIP — It is said hitting is contagious.

COLDWATER — The Crestview baseball team knocked off two-time defending Division IV state champion and No. 1 ranked Minster 10-2 on Wednesday at Coldwater in a district semifinal.

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MILLER CITY — When you’ve won 26 games, you’ve won a lot of different ways.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and Max Scherzer retired 22 straight batters after the first inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday night to stop the Indians’ winning streak at five and trim their lead in the AL Central.

COLUMBUS GROVE – To say that Columbus Grove senior Dakota Vogt has faced adversity, might be a slight understatement.

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CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cleveland Indians are finding ways to win these days even when something goes wrong.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Bronson Arroyo has these Philadelphia Phillies all figured out.

BATH TOWNSHIP — Heading into this season, it had been 35 years since the Ottawa-Glandorf boys track-and-field team won the Western Buckeye League title.

LIMA — Meredith Shepherd recorded an impressive Friday night performance for LCC’s softball team, leading the T-Birds to an 8-5 win over Kalida in non-league regular season play.

CONVOY — Crestview scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth to put Fort Jennings away 10-0 in the Division IV sectional final baseball game at Crestview on Thursday. The Knights (15-5) advance to play Minster at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Coldwater in the district semifinals.

COLUMBUS — The reasons might have changed but the numbers were remarkably similar when an Ohio High School Athletic Association competitive balance proposal was voted down for a third consecutive year.

ELIDA — Shawnee needed someone to take control, literally.

ELIDA — Bluffton pitcher Sami Fruchey was strong at the plate and from the circle as the Pirates knocked off Kenton 11-3 in a Division III sectional final softball game at Elida on Wednesday. Bluffton will take on the Tinora/Archbold winner at 5 p.m. May 22 at Bath in the district semifinals.

BATH TOWNSHIP – When Bath junior Kimmy Reynolds steps into the pitching circle, there’s an air of confidence on the field for the Wildkittens.

VAN WERT — Van Wert’s Andrew Todd tossed a five-inning perfect game in an 11-0 non-league, regular-season 11-0 baseball victory over Paulding Tuesday at Van Wert.

Columbus Grove clinched a share of the Putnam County League baseball title with an 11-0 win over Pandora-Gilboa on Monday.

DETROIT (AP) — Terry Francona’s Cleveland Indians passed their first test against the defending American League champions.

LIMA — When Jim Offenbaker was named Lima Senior High School’s athletic director in July 1999, his experience as an administrator was limited.

BATH TOWNSHIP — It was like watching two heavyweight boxers attempting to land the one big shot that would send their opponent to the canvas for the count.

PERRY — Sometimes all it takes is a little momentum from the home crowd to get a team going.

McGUFFEY — Abbie Patton was unstoppable for Perry in Saturday’s Division IV sectional semifinal softball win over USV, 14-1. Perry will face Ridgemont at 5 p.m. Tuesday at USV in the sectional final.

KALIDA — Ottoville’s baseball team pounded out 12 hits and Luke Schimmoeller threw a two-hitter as the Big Green knocked off Kalida 15-0 in five innings in Putnam County League action Thursday night at Holy Name Ballpark in Kalida.