PORT CLINTON — Bath’s Daniel and Ezra Bolon reached the Division II District semifinals Wednesday at the VonThron-Hablitzel Tennis Center to earn a state berth.
Those reaching the quarterfinals but falling one round short of advancing to The Ohio State University Ty Tucker Tennis Center next week included Elida’s Jaden Neuman and Ben Osmon in doubles and St. Marys singles player Isaac Wibbeler.
Singles players Brendan Jameson from Ada, Cody Birt from St. Marys and Dylan Byers from Elida and the doubles teams of Kenton’s Seth Manns and Mitchell Stephens and Ottawa-Glandorf’s Theo Maag and Levi Unterbrink all were eliminated in the opening round.
All those reaching the singles and doubles semifinals qualified for state. Play is scheduled to resume at 10 a.m. Saturday at the same venue.
Baseball
Allen East 12,
Spencerville 0
HARROD — Winning pitcher Braylen Kennedy allowed two hits and three walks while striking out seven in five innings of a Division III sectional semifinal. He also had a hit and three RBI. Carson Clum had two hits and two RBI. Carter Layman had Spencerville’s hits.
Northview 10,
Lima Senior 0
SYLVANIA — Caiden Crawford, Logan Davenport and Yahir Brito-Diaz each had a hit for Lima Senior in a Division I sectional final.
Softball
Columbus Grove 27, Kalida 6
COLUMBUS GROVE — Abby Stechschulte had three hits, including a double and a triple and Isabella Ramos and Erianne Heffner each had three hits, including a pair of doubles, for Grove. Elyse Romes and Olivia Olzak each had two hits for Kalida.
All-NWC
Allen East’s Savana Brooks (player of the year) and Crestview’s Carl Etzler (coach of the year) won top honors in the Northwest Conference.
Joining Brooks on the first team were Olivia Heckler (Crestview), Makayla Jackman (Lincolnview), Taylor Post (Lincolnview), Katelyn Castle (Crestview), Nikki Thaxton (Allen East), Megan Mosier (Crestview), Gwen Langhals (Columbus Grove), Jenna Bassitt (Ada), Braxton Sherrick (Lincolnview) and Jessa Rostorfer (Delphos Jefferson).
Making the second team were Marisa Hermiller (Leipsic), Karley Wagner (Ada), Addysen Stevens (Lincolnview), Hannah Davis (Bluffton), Megan Bogart (Columbus Grove), Krystin Moore (Delphos Jefferson), Maggie Wanamaker (Allen East), Lauren Bassett (Bluffton), Katherine Lee (Spencerville) and Dakota Thornell (Crestview).
Honorable mention recognition went to Lainey Spear (Lincolnview), Natilyn McClain (Ada), Ali Hermiller (Leipsic), Jaelyn Boop (Spencerville), Laci McCoy (Crestview), Ava Henry (Leipsic), Kayla Wince (Ada), Carolyn Mueller (Delphos Jefferson), Kayle Mollenkopf (Crestview), Tessa Griffith (Ada), Ashley Fleece (Bluffton), Olivia Hobensack (Bluffton), Avery Rahrig (Delphos Jefferson), Aubrey Young (Allen East), Abby Haselman (Leipsic), Quincey Baumgartner (Spencerville), Audrey Rex (Allen East) and Katie Sizemore (Ada).
All-MAC
Coldwater’s Madison Wendel, (pitcher of the year), St. Henry’s Carlee Rethman, (position player of the year) and Minster’s Robb Hemmelgarn and Parkway’s Trey Stover (co-coaches of the year) received top honors in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
Joining Wendel and Rethman on the first team were Claire Steinke (Coldwater), Mikaela Hoskins (Minster), Emma Linn (Minster), Hannah Oldiges (Minster), Brooklyn Osterloh (Minster), Rylin Trego (Minster), Ella Pape (New Bremen), Alayna Ross (New Bremen), Meg Henkle (Parkway), Madison Louth (Parkway), Paige Stephenson (Parkway), Rya Buschur (St. Henry), Jenna Dirksen (Versailles) and Colleen Hiestand (Versailles).
On the second team were Maddie Guggenbiller (Fort Recovery), Jenna Homan (Fort Recovery), Sophie Pearson (Fort Recovery), Allison Dirksen (Marion Local), Camryn Swain (Marion Local), Kaycie Albers (Minster), Lyndi Hemmelgan (Minster), Allison Hays (New Bremen) and Sara Dirksen (Versailles)
Those selected honorable mention were Coldwater’s Kendra Clune and Jordan Hemmelgarn, Fort Recovery’s Kylie Post and Emma Will, Marion Local’s Hannah Rindler and Camryn Swain, Minster’s Reece Albers, New Bremen’s Mackenzie Bornhorst and Alivia Dammeyer, Parkway’s Brittyn Bruns and Avery White, St. Henry’s Jalynn Everman, Leah Lefeld and Lauren Thieman and Versailles’ Lydia Hecht.
Colleges
Baseball
Bluffton coach,
players recognized
BLUFFTON — Bluffton skipper James Grandey has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference coach of the year after guiding the Beavers to a third place league finish.
Also recognized were Jaden Jaques and Jake Baumgartner who notched first team honors. Jack Towell made the second team and Justin Maurer was selected honorable mention.
Football
Bone marrow
registry at ONU
ADA — In partnership with Be The Match and The Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation, Ohio Northern University hosted a successful bone marrow donor registration drive on May 10 at the McIntosh Center.
Spearheaded by the ONU football staff with assistance from representatives from the university’s Greek Life, the event added 303 people to the Be The Match registry for bone marrow donation through cheek swabs. Of the 26 colleges in Ohio that have held registration drives in 2023, ONU had the most registrants, marking the second straight year that Northern has achieved that feat.
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