Yaneek Smith

4 days ago | presspublications.com | Yaneek Smith

Lake and Eastwood’s softball programs are off to strong starts in NBC play. The two teams met April 16 in Pemberville for what was a battle for first place in the conference standings, and the Flyers came out on top, 14-3, to stand as the lone remaining unbeaten team in NBC action. "It was a tough loss,” Eastwood coach Joe Wyant said. “We couldn't get Lake out. They're for real. We couldn't stop the bleeding. It was hit, hit, hit after hit.

1 week ago | sent-trib.com | Yaneek Smith

By Yaneek SmithSpecial to the Sentinel-TribuneMILLBURY — For a while, it looked like Lake would cruise to victory over visiting Oak Harbor. But the Rockets, trailing by six runs, scored five in the top of the seventh inning before Kali Bedford got Allie Giezie to ground out to second base with runners in scoring position to end the game with the Flyers winning, 8-7.

1 month ago | presspublications.com | Yaneek Smith

In a small town, it’s rare that an athlete reaches the professional ranks of a sport. Former local baseball stars like Chris Bassitt and Jase Bowen are two that have become professional baseball players. Bassitt is a starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays while Bowen was most recently an outfielder in Pittsburgh’s Double-A affiliate, Altoona. Now Oak Harbor native Aric McAtee can add his name to that prestigious list.

1 month ago | presspublications.com | Yaneek Smith

After reaching the podium at the state tournament in each of his four seasons wrestling in high school, Waite senior Phoenix Contos is ready to compete at the collegiate level. But before making the decision on where he’ll attend college, Contos reflected on a superb career that saw him compete at a high level against some of the best Ohio has to offer. Contos started his career off at Genoa High School, finishing fourth at 126 pounds in Division III.

1 month ago | presspublications.com | Yaneek Smith

It’s hard to say it would be expected that a wrestler could steamroll through the competition and win a state title while making it look easy, but that might be the case with Scotty Fuller. The Genoa junior, who finished the season 53-3 at 113 pounds in Division III, defeated St. Paris Graham’s Jake Landis in the finals, 9-6, and became the Comets’ 21st state champion.