Ben Stroup

3 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Ben Stroup

The regular season was a memorable one for Delaware County baseball teams as five — Buckeye Valley, Big Walnut, Olentangy Orange, Olentangy Berlin and Olentangy Liberty — came away with their respective conference crowns. The Patriots and Pioneers split the title in the OCC-Central Division while the Golden Eagles, Barons and Bears all locked up league bragging rights for at least the second consecutive season.

3 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Ben Stroup

Thanks to a slew of stellar showings at last week’s Division I regional track & field championship meet in Pickerington, Delaware County will be well-represented in the upcoming state showcase. Olentangy’s Chayla Rankin competed in three events and qualified for the state meet in two. She cleared 5-08 to win a regional championship in the high jump and also advanced on the track, finishing fourth in the 300 hurdles.

4 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Ben Stroup

The Delaware Hayes and Olentangy softball teams had plenty to celebrate this season. Both won OCC championships — the Pacers (25-3) in the Capital Division and the Braves (21-8) in the Cardinal — and both captured district titles a few wins later. Both saw their stellar seasons come to a close Wednesday afternoon, though. Hayes, which fell to Grove City in a Division I regional semifinal at Cornwell Field in London, took an early lead with a first-inning run before momentum swung in the third.

4 weeks ago | delgazette.com | Ben Stroup

When the season started, all four Olentangy-area baseball teams had lofty expectations. After Thursday night’s slew of Division I district championship games, all four have district titles … and the right to keep playing into next week’s regional rung of competition. Fourth-seeded Olentangy (20-7) kept is season alive with a 5-1 win over 12th-seeded and visiting Hilliard Davidson. The Braves broke the scoring seal with a run in the second before breaking things open with three more in the third.

1 month ago | delgazette.com | Ben Stroup

More than a few of the area’s top track & field athletes won district championships over the weekend, punching tickets to the upcoming regional showcase in the process. In Division I, District 3, Delaware Hayes’ Chaz Sakala proved he was the fastest on the track by winning the boys’ 100- and 200-meter dashes in respective times of 10.63 and 21.68 seconds.