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BLUFFTON — Every baseball game has its share of “What if?” moments.

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Thursday 05/23/2013
Crawford puts his foot down, Wapakoneta rolls
Posted: May 23, 2013

BLUFFTON – Johnny Crawford’s aching foot was the source of much concern for Wapakoneta’s baseball team this week.

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Davis’ catch helps Bath hold off PH
Posted: May 23, 2013

LIMA — Bath right fielder Jared Davis knew he had room. The rest was up to him.

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Defensive plays lift LCC past O-G
Posted: May 23, 2013

LIMA — When it happened once, it was huge. When it happened again, it was the game.

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Tom Usher: McBride: A players’ coach for 31 years
Posted: May 23, 2013

KALIDA — Kalida was in dire need of a teacher.

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Wednesday 05/22/2013
Wapak can’t find key hit, falls to Maumee
Posted: May 22, 2013

MILLER CITY — Quite often, the outcome of a softball game comes down to which team can come through with timely hits.

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St. John’s ousts Kalida; Miller City knocks off Allen East
Posted: May 22, 2013

ELIDA — Forget about Delphos St. John’s 10-14 record.

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Archbold streaks past Bluffton
Posted: May 22, 2013

BATH TOWNSHIP — It is said hitting is contagious.

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Lancers bash 16 hits in semifinal win
Posted: May 22, 2013

ELIDA — Aggressive is the only word that describes the Lincolnview win over Continental in Division IV district semifinal softball action Wednesday at Elida’s Dorothy Edwards Field.

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Crestview knocks off defending champion Minster
Posted: May 22, 2013

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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Phillips' strange double lifts Reds over Mets 7-4
Posted: May 22, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) - Brandon Phillips bounced a bizarre double over first base to snap a ninth-inning tie, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the struggling New York Mets with a 7-4 victory Wednesday.

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Vince Koza: Cleveland fans have reason for optimism
Posted: May 22, 2013

The Cavaliers just won the NBA draft lottery for the overall number one pick.

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Tuesday 05/21/2013
Flyers oust Commodores in district semis
Posted: May 21, 2013

WAPAKONETA — Key ingredients to winning in softball is to get plenty of hits, play solid defense and get good pitching.

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Bath advances despite cold hitting
Posted: May 21, 2013

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

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Leake's pitching, Wright's E send Reds past Mets
Posted: May 21, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mike Leake pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings and the Cincinnati Reds parlayed star third baseman David Wright's early error Tuesday night into a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets.

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Tigers topple Indians 5-1
Posted: May 21, 2013

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.

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Birthday girl sets down LCC on 4 hits
Posted: May 21, 2013

BATH TOWNSHIP — Lima Central Central kept getting runners on base.

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Monday 05/20/2013
Columbus Grove's Vogt battles adversity
Updated: May 20, 2013 - 10:09 pm

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

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Monday's prep roundup
Updated: May 20, 2013 - 9:26 pm

OTTOVILLE — Lima Central Catholic’s Corey O’Dowd launched a first-inning grand slam to power the T-Birds to a 15-4 regular-season baseball win over Ottoville Monday.

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Saturday 05/18/2013
Swick wins sectional, 100th match
Posted: May 18, 2013

It wasn’t Alex Swick’s first solo flight but it might have been his most memorable one.

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Grove, Spencerville use balance to gain NWC titles
Posted: May 18, 2013

SPENCERVILLE — Track teams that can score in both field events and on the track are going to be difficult to beat.

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Reynolds' RBI grounder in 9th lifts Indians
Posted: May 18, 2013

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

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Saturday's prep roundup
Posted: May 18, 2013

WAYNESFIELD — The Waynesfield-Goshen boys and Upper Scioto Valley girls track teams each won the Northwest Central Conference Track and Field Meet at Waynesfield-Goshen on Saturday.

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Votto, Arroyo lead Reds over Phillies
Updated: May 18, 2013 - 9:32 pm

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

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Jim Naveau: Competitive balance not going away
Posted: May 18, 2013

Are you ready for another year of debating competitive balance?

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Friday 05/17/2013
O-G, Celina win WBL track titles
Posted: May 17, 2013

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.

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Bath erupts, beats Parkway 12-2
Posted: May 17, 2013

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — It began two pitches into the bottom of the first inning.

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Friday's prep roundup
Posted: May 17, 2013

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.

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Thursday 05/16/2013
Geise pitches Blue Jays into districts
Posted: May 16, 2013

PERRY TOWNSHIP — KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.

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Thursday's prep roundup
Posted: May 16, 2013

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.

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LCC topples Coldwater in sectional final
Posted: May 16, 2013

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Lima Central Catholic baseball coach John Schnieders has been waiting for his team to put all three phases of the game together on the same night.

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OHSAA competitive balance proposal fails again
Posted: May 16, 2013

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.

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Tom Usher: Martz — From Gomer to Cooperstown
Posted: May 16, 2013

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Turn a corner on the second floor of baseball’s Hall of Fame and there it is.

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Wednesday 05/15/2013
Shawnee slips by Celina
Posted: May 15, 2013

ELIDA — Shawnee needed someone to take control, literally.

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Wapakoneta overcomes 7-0 deficit to beat Celina
Posted: May 15, 2013

BATH TOWNSHIP — Some might call it improbable, but for Wapakoneta it’s just business as usual.

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Wednesday's prep roundup
Posted: May 15, 2013

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.

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Vince Koza: Why so many Tiger haters?
Posted: May 15, 2013

I have tired of the Tiger Woods haters.

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Tuesday 05/14/2013
Bath rolls to sectional title
Posted: May 14, 2013

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

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Allen East edges Perry in sectional finals
Posted: May 14, 2013

PERRY TOWNSHIP – The Division IV sectional baseball championship game between Allen East and Perry ran the entire gamut of emotions, as the two teams traded potential knock-out punches for seven innings.

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Tuesday's prep roundup
Updated: May 14, 2013 - 10:28 pm

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.

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Monday 05/13/2013
LCC holds off Allen East in D-III softball sectional
Updated: May 13, 2013 - 11:33 pm

ELIDA – Somebody was going to be going into uncharted territory when Lima Central Catholic and Allen East met Monday night at Dorothy Edwards Field in Elida for the District III softball Sectional championship.

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Columbus Grove gets share of PCL baseball title
Posted: May 13, 2013

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

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Celina wins big over St. Marys in D-II softball sectional
Updated: May 13, 2013 - 11:30 pm

BATH TOWNSHIP – When a good hitting team gets off to a fast start, it is tough to stop them. Celina scored 22 runs on 23 hits in defeating St. Marys 22-0 in a Division II softball sectional semifinal at Bath.

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Sunday 05/12/2013
Indians rally late, beat Tigers to win series
Posted: May 12, 2013

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

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Lutz's 1st career HR lifts Reds over Brewers 5-1
Posted: May 12, 2013

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Don Lutz's mother didn't like the sound of his voice when he called her at home in Germany an hour before he started in left field for the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

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Saturday 05/11/2013
Lima Senior's Offenbaker set to retire
Posted: May 11, 2013

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

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Newest competitive balance vote to be announced Thursday
Posted: May 11, 2013

On Thursday, the results of the competitive balance proposal being voted on from May 1-15 by high schools across Ohio will be announced by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

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Wapakoneta knocks out Shawnee in eighth
Posted: May 11, 2013

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.

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LCC edges Bluffton in sectional semifinal
Posted: May 11, 2013

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Lima Central Catholic began baseball sectional play Saturday hoping to eventually wind up where it finished last season — in the state championship game.

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Perry, W-G advance to baseball sectional finals
Updated: May 11, 2013 - 9:31 pm

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

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Shawnee WBL tennis champ; O-G’s Schroeder gets big win
Posted: May 11, 2013

LIMA — It was a day for second chances at the Western Buckeye League boys tennis tournament Saturday.

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Saturday's prep roundup
Posted: May 11, 2013

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.

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Friday 05/10/2013
Schroeder leading strong Fort Jennings crew
Posted: May 10, 2013

OTTOVILLE — With less than 100 students total at Fort Jennings High School, it’s not every day that a special athlete like Macy Schroeder comes around.

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Thursday 05/09/2013
Kalida’s coach Jim McBride honored following loss
Posted: May 09, 2013

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.

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Resilient Crestview beats LCC 1-0 for conference title
Posted: May 09, 2013

LIMA — Crestview had control of its own destiny.

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