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Regional baseball: Furious Fairview comeback makes history for Apaches

3 days ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

PLEASANT HILL — A historic evening for the Fairview Apache baseball program followed the recipe that has aided the Black and Gold all season: solid defense, gritty, effective pitching and timely hits from up and down the lineup. kAmp== E9C66 :?8C65:6?ED A=2J65 <6J C@=6D :? %F6D52J’D s:G:D:@? 'x C68:@?2= D6>:7:?2= 282:?DE r:?4:??2E: r@F?ECJ s2J 2D E96 }@] c pA2496D C624965 2 C68:@?2= 7:?2= 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? AC@8C2> 9:DE@CJ 3J C2==J:?8 7@C 2 e\c H:? 2E }6HE@?
Regional Baseball Capsule Previews

4 days ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

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D-VII district baseball: MC, Montpelier on to regionals

6 days ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

HAMLER — After a decade-long hiatus from the regional tournament, Miller City baseball won its 11th district title on Saturday, downing Putnam County League rival Kalida 5-1 in a Division VII district final at Patrick Henry High School. kAmxE H2D 2 (:=542E @? (:=542E 32EE=6 E92E D2H D64@?5\D66565 E9:C5\DE2E6\C2?<65 |:==6C r:EJ Wab\cX 86E @? E@A 7:CDE H:E9 2? 6CC@C :? E96 7:CDE :??:?8] %@A\D66565 2?5 `aE9\C2?<65 z2=:52 W`h\hX C6DA@?565 :? E96 D64@?5 H:E9 2 CF? @7 :ED @H? 3FE E92E H2D E96 @?=J CF?
Baseball: Retirement at 'right time' for Rams' Renollet

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

With a lifetime and career spent in the coaching and athletic ranks, Tinora head baseball coach Brent Renollet was always going to have ties to the diamond and the sporting scene on Domersville Road. kAmqFE E96 a_ad D62D@? 3642>6 9:D =2DE 2D #2>D’ D<:AA6C[ 2D %:?@C2’D 5:DEC:4E BF2CE6C7:?2= 56762E 282:?DE $H2?E@? @? |2J ac >2C<65 E96 7:?2= 82>6 @7 @G6C 2 BF2CE6C\46?EFCJ DA6?E :?
Eddie George speaks to Men's Club Sports Night

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

NAPOLEON — A Buckeye legend and present-day Bowling Green football mentor graced the stage at a packed house at the Ridgeville American Legion Post 454 on Wednesday evening as the Freedom Township Men’s Club held its 35th annual Sports Night Dinner and fundraiser with Eddie George serving as the event’s guest speaker. kAmv6@C86[ d`[ H2D 2? p==\p>6C:42? CF??:?8 324< 2E ~9:@ $E2E6 7C@> `hha\hd 367@C6 2? p==\!C@ }u{ 42C66C 2?5 2 A@DE\7@@E32== =:76 E92E 92D 3C@F89E E96 `hhd w6:D>2?
Wrestling: Six area grapplers reach finals at state tourney

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

ADA — Area wrestlers will get the chance to compete on a national stage in the coming months thanks to stellar efforts at the Ohio Freestyle and Greco State Tournament held at Ohio Northern University’s King Horn Sports Center on Saturday and Sunday. kAm(:E9 286 8C@FAD 7@C ;F?:@C 2?5 >6?’D 2?5 H@>6?’D `e& H:E9 7C66DEJ=6 2?5 vC64@\#@>2? 5:D4:A=:?6D[ 2 EC:@ @7 =@42= HC6DE=6CD H@? E96:C 5:G:D:@? E:E=6D :? pC493@=5’D ':G: {682E@[ {:36CEJ r6?E6C’D qC265J? %2>>2C:?6 2?5 }2A@=6@?’D w2J56?
Regional softball preview: Bryan faces upstart challenge in regional return

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

Despite having no seniors and multiple freshmen as key contributors, Bryan will look to lean on its experience as the Golden Bears prep for the regional tournament for the fourth consecutive season ahead of Wednesday’s Division IV semifinal game at Clyde High School. kAm%96 5676?5:?8 s:G:D:@? xx DE2E6 CF??6CD\FA W`e\cX 92G6 9:E 2 9:896C 862C H:E9 E96 A@DED62D@? F?56CH2J H:E9 324<\E@\324< ?@\9:EE6CD 7C@> ;F?:@C A:E496C %962 $E2E6? :?
D-VII district softball: Ayersville regional bound for first time since 2012

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

NAPOLEON — Just as she did on April 29, Ayersville junior pitcher Kendra Waldron took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against Antwerp in Saturday’s Division VII district championship game in Napoleon. kAm%9@F89 2 @?6\@FE pC496C 5@F3=6 DA@:=65 E96 762E[ (2=5C@? 925 A=6?EJ >@C6 7:C6A@H6C 369:?5 96C E96 D64@?5 E:>6 2C@F?5 2D pJ6CDG:==6 32D965 `e 9:ED 2?5 H@? :ED 7:CDE 5:DEC:4E E:E=6 :?
Local standouts finish as All-Americans

2 weeks ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

National honors were bestowed on three area track standouts as Paulding’s Claire Schweller and Archbold’s Trey Theobald competed in the NCAA Division III outdoor track championships Thursday and Archbold’s Kylie Sauder capped a decorated running career at the NAIA outdoor championships Friday. kAmx? E96 }pxp C2?<D[ $2F56C 4@>A6E65 :? E96 ?2E:@?2= >66E 2E x?5:2?2 (6D=6J2? @? (65?6D52J[ %9FCD52J 2?5 uC:52J :? E9C66 6G6?ED 7@C vC246 r@==686 Wx?5]X] $2F56C 7:?:D965 6:89E9 :?
Friday district softball: Montpelier rumbles past Rams to regionals

2 weeks ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

ARCHBOLD — After seeing Tinora strike with early home runs to seize control in Thursday’s D-VI district semifinals, Montpelier decided that winning recipe suited them a day later. kAmp 7@FC\CF? 7:CDE\:??:?8 7=FCCJ[ 2 D9FE5@H? 677@CE 7C@> {@4@ A:E496C |256=J? w@AA6C 2?5 DE6==2C 5676?D:G6 A=2JD AC@5F465 E96 36DE E2DE6 — G:4E@CJ — 2D |@?EA6=:6C H@? :ED D64@?5 DEC2:89E 5:DEC:4E E:E=6 3J 5@H?:?8 E96 #2>D g\` 2E |6>@C:2= !2C< :? pC493@=5]k^AmkAm(:E9 2 H:??:?8 ``\c >2C8:? :? E96 9:E 4@=F>?