Regional baseball: Avon Lake’s early scoring not enough against St. Ignatius
CLEVELAND — Avon Lake’s first-inning magic wasn’t enough against St. Ignatius in a Division I regional semifinal at Case Western Reserve University on Thursday. The Shoremen scored in the first inning...
View ArticleRegional softball: Firelands’ historic season comes to an end
BUCYRUS — There were no more come-from-behind wins or history-making moments for Firelands, just the cold hard realization that 762 schools play softball in Ohio and all but four will lose their final...
View ArticleRegional softball: Phares’ offense, Minney’s pitching sparks Elyria win
CLYDE — Elyria rolled into a regional final for the ninth straight year Thursday, aptly enough with a 9-0 victory over Cleveland St. Joseph Academy. There were odd parts of the game. For instance, even...
View ArticleRegional Softball: Columbia beats LaBrae, will make 1st trip to state
MASSILLON — Next stop: Akron. On Saturday, the Columbia softball team did what no other Raiders team had done before — won a regional championship. The Raiders (28-4) did it the same way they have been...
View ArticleRegional Softball: Big blast by Carly Bachna sends Elyria back to Final Four
CLYDE — When freshman Carly Bachna went to bat in the sixth inning Saturday, Elyria had runners on first and second with no outs. Bachna had orders. She could swing at one pitch, but she was told to...
View ArticleAll-Ohio softball: Elyria’s Caitlyn Minney, Avon Lake’s Annie Wennerberg and...
There are three more Lorain County softball pitchers who can add the words first-team All-Ohio to their impressive list of accomplishments. Elyria senior Caitlyn Minney and Avon Lake senior Annie...
View ArticlePlaying their parts to perfection: Elyria High’s role players have been key...
There are three more Lorain County softball pitchers who can add the words first-team All-Ohio to their impressive list of accomplishments. Elyria senior Caitlyn Minney and Avon Lake senior Annie...
View ArticleBaseball: Midview’s Eric Lauer could go fast in MLB draft
Recent Midview graduate Eric Lauer may have a big decision to make within the next few days based on what happens in today’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The left-handed Lauer, with a...
View ArticleState softball: Pioneers, Comets are familiar foes
If it seems like deja vu in Akron about lunchtime today, it’s because you might very well have experienced it before. At 12:30 p.m., third-ranked Elyria (26-5) takes on Mason (23-7) in the second of...
View ArticleState softball: Emma Sullivan, Raiders finally make big dance
It’s only fitting that Columbia senior Emma Sullivan will end her high school career playing in the state tournament because for most of the past three seasons she has already been performing at a...
View ArticleHigh school baseball: Midview’s Eric Lauer, Firelands’ Joe San Felippo,...
Four area high school baseball players received All-Ohio first-team honors this week from the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. Midview’s Eric Lauer made it in Division I, Joe San Felippo...
View ArticleSuccess is contagious at Columbia High School: Softball leading the way for a...
COLUMBIA STATION — The smallest public high school in Lorain County packed quite an athletic punch this school year. While the Columbia High School softball team will play Columbus Bishop Ready today...
View ArticleHigh school softball: Elyria endures long day, finally downs Mason to make...
AKRON — Behind freshman Carly Bachna’s extra-base hitting and senior Caitlyn Minney’s three-hit shutout pitching, Elyria rolled into a Division I state championship Thursday night. The third-ranked...
View ArticleMinney gets job done as Elyria downs Mason in state softball semifinal
AKRON — Elyria softball coach Ken Fenik said senior pitcher Caitlyn Minney can work the ball high and low, inside and out. Mason described Minney’s pitching as wild. The bottom line? Minney struck out...
View ArticleH.S. Softball State Semifinal: Columbia reaches 1st final in school history,...
AKRON — If they’re still partying in Columbia Township this morning, there’s a good reason. Two clutch hits gave Columbia High the power it needed Friday to advance to a state championship game for the...
View ArticleDivision III state softball final: Columbia rally comes too late in 3-2 loss...
AKRON — Columbia didn’t change anything Saturday during its first appearance on softball’s biggest stage. The Raiders played the same way they played all season — battling until the final out. But...
View ArticleDivision I state softball final: Elyria shut out by North Canton Hoover
AKRON — If there was a shadow of doubt Saturday morning about who has the best softball team in Ohio, there was certainly none by early afternoon. Top-ranked and undefeated North Canton Hoover, on its...
View ArticleOne more double: Elyria High’s Caitlyn Minney first to win Miss Softball and...
WELLINGTON — She spent two seasons with Elyria, pitched the Pioneers to two conference and two district championships, led them through two regionals into a pair of Division I Final Four appearances...
View ArticleAll-star softball: Final games fun, bittersweet
WELLINGTON — The players who spent their senior seasons guiding their teams to the state finals and to lofty state rankings had one last chance to shine Tuesday in the 27th Annual Lorain County...
View ArticleHigh school softball: Clearview strikeout specialist Sarah Kaya repeats as...
Clearview’s Sarah Kaya had the same reaction Wednesday to being named first-team All-Ohio in Division II by the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association as she did last season when she...
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