Steve Junga

2 days ago | toledoblade.com | Steve Junga

Maumee's faint hope of staying in the Northern Buckeye Conference baseball title chase remains alive after Panthers senior lefty Max Biernicki edged Lake's Jay Blazevich in a 2-1 pitcher's duel Monday at Maumee. This battle, which featured each team's No. 2 starter, wound up with each yielding just two hits over six innings in a well-played game that took just 1 hour, 42 minutes to complete.

6 days ago | toledoblade.com | Steve Junga

After the recent on-again, off-again stretch in the Cardinal Stritch football program, the school announced recently it will resume play this fall in the eight-man version of the game. “The return of football to Cardinal Stritch is more than just about a game,” Cardinal Stritch president/head of school Bill Berry said, “it's about bringing the community together, fostering school spirit, and providing students with opportunities for growth and achievement.

1 week ago | toledoblade.com | Steve Junga

As he begins his responsibilities as Anthony Wayne High School's new head girls basketball coach, Chandler Adams fully realizes what he is inheriting in moving over from the Generals' boys program. Adams, 27, is succeeding seven-year head coach Jami Carter, who had spent more than 25 years in the program overall and guided the AW girls to their best era in program history.

2 weeks ago | toledoblade.com | Steve Junga

As St. Francis de Sales junior Jermaine Polk continues to grow so does his college football recruiting interest. With two Big Ten scholarship offers from Michigan State and Wisconsin earlier this month, the Knights' two-way lineman now has a dozen Division I offers, including four from Power-4 conferences. “This recruiting process has been great,” Polk said. “I worked my way up to bigger camps to get more exposure. The journey's been great and very successful.

2 weeks ago | toledoblade.com | Steve Junga

Much of the Northern Lakes League softball schedule still remains to be played, but the Clay Eagles got an important step up in the league's Cardinal Division race Thursday night with an impressive 9-5 victory at Springfield. The win gave the Eagles (10-3, 5-2 NLL) a season sweep of the defending champion Blue Devils (10-6, 5-3), who were preseason favorites to repeat their title this year. Springfield was edged 8-7 at Clay last Friday.