Ohio High School AthleƟ c AssociaƟ on Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D.

Spring Sports Championships Release No. 1 (of 3 ) - May 23, 2011

4080 Roselea Place • Columbus, Ohio 43214 • 614-267-2502• Fax: 614-267-1677 • www.ohsaa.org Contact: Tim Stried, Director of Informa on Services, [email protected]

OHSAA 2011 SPRING SPORTS TOURNAMENTS OVERVIEW

Week of Week of Week of Week of Week of Sport May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30 Boys Tennis Sec onals Districts STATE Baseball Sec onals Sec onals Districts Regionals STATE So ball Sec onals Sec onals Districts Regionals STATE Track & Field Districts Regionals STATE

OHSAA 2011 SPRING SPORTS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION

FÙ®—ƒù, Mƒù 27 Sƒãçٗƒù, Jçě 4 Boys Tennis - Hilliard Davidson High School Track & Field - Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University 9 a.m. - Division I and II Singles and Doubles, First and Second Rounds 9:00 a.m. Division II Field Events (5) 9:30 a.m. Division III Running Events Finals Sƒãçٗƒù, Mƒù 28 12:00 noon Division I Field Events (5) Boys Tennis - Hilliard Davidson High School 1:00 p.m. Division II Running Events Finals 9 a.m. - Division I and II Singles and Doubles, Semifi nals and Finals 3:00 p.m. Division I Field Events (5) 4:30 p.m. Division I Running Events Finals T«çÙݗƒù, Jçě 2 Baseball - Hun ngton Park, Columbus Baseball - Hun ngton Park, Columbus 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Division I semifi nals 10 a.m. Division I Finals 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Division IV semifi nals 1 p.m. Division IV Finals 4 p.m. Division II Finals SoŌ ball - Firestone Stadium, Akron 7 p.m. Division III Finals 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Division III semifi nals 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Division II semifi nals SoŌ ball - Firestone Stadium, Akron 10 a.m. Division III Finals FÙ®—ƒù, Jçě 3 1 p.m. Division II Finals Track & Field - Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University 4 p.m. Division I Finals 9:00 a.m. Division II Field Events (5) 7 p.m. Division IV Finals 9:30 a.m. Division III Running Events Preliminaries (4x800 Finals) 12:00 noon Division III Field Events (5) 1:30 p.m. Division II Running Events Preliminaries (4x800 Finals) 3:00 p.m. Division III Field Events (5) 4:45 p.m. Division I Running Events Preliminaries (4x800 Finals)

Baseball - Hun ngton Park, Columbus 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Division II semifi nals OHSAA Sports Information Staff 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Division III semifi nals Bob Goldring, Associate Commissioner Tim Stried, Director of Information Services SoŌ ball - Firestone Stadium, Akron Brenda Murray, Coordinator of Publications and Web Site 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Division I semifi nals Brian Day, Brad Pettiford and Paul Seiter, Interns 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Division IV semifi nals Main Offi ce Phone: 614-267-2502, Fax: 614-267-1677

www.ohsaa.org 1 OHSAA Spring Release No. 1 SPRING MEDIA NOTES

Important State Tournament Links - OHSAA Homepage: 6. SportsTime Ohio, the OHSAA’s offi cial television partner, will h p://www.ohsaa.org televise the four so ball state championship games. - News & Media Home: www.ohsaa.org/news/default.asp 7. A reminder that live audio broadcasts (over-the-air and - Creden als & Tournament Media Info: streaming) are permi ed of any OHSAA tournament contest. Any www.ohsaa.org/news/media/creden als/info.htm video broadcasts (television or streaming) of an OHSAA tournament - Broadcast Rates: contest (and Friday night football games) must be on tape-delay. h p://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/rates/BroadcastRates.pdf - Follow the OHSAA on Twi er: 8. For creden als to sec onal, district and regional tournament h p://twi er.com/OHSAASports contests, please contact the tournament manager or the appointed - Photography Regula ons: media coordinator for that venue. Please visit the respec ve sport h p://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/PhotographyRegula ons.pdf pages at OHSAA.org for more informa on. - OHSAA Radio Network: h p://www.ohsaa.org/news/Radio/radiohome.asp Other General Media Notes and Links Carry the free, commercial-split network feed of any games - Do you have a good sportsmanship feature story from your from the baseball state tournament community posted on your website? Email the link to Tim Stried for pos ng on OHSAA.org. Media Notes for Spring 2011 1. The OHSAA Radio Network, which will broadcast all 12 games - The OHSAA’s general media regula ons are posted at h p:// from the state baseball tournament, is a free, commercial-split radio www.ohsaa.org/news/media/OHSAA-Media-Regulations_2010- feed available via a 48K stereo broadband stream or a 32K telephone 11.pdf connec on. Radio sta ons may carry all or selected games at no charge. Sta ons may broadcast games themselves (rights fees apply - The OHSAA’s “Working with the Media” brochure was mailed for non-OHSAA Radio Network affi liates). Any media outlet may post to all schools and emailed to all offi cials in September 2010. It is the link to the network audio feed. Please contact Tim Stried for details. posted at h p://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/WorkingwithMedia. pdf 2. Upon processing a state tournament creden al applica on, the OHSAA will send a confi rma on email to the media outlet. - OHSAA Magazine is published three mes per year and mailed In addi on, please check the creden al website at OHSAA.org to media members. Media who have not been receiving OHSAA to confi rm your media outlet appears on the ‘approved’ list. Magazine may request a free subscrip on from Tim Stried. The magazine can also be found online at h p://www.ohsaa.org/news/ 3. Media outlets desiring photos from state tournaments that are Magazine/maghome.asp unable to send a full- me photographer are encouraged to contact the OHSAA’s offi cial photographer, Impact Ac on Sports Photography. Please contact Tim Stried to coordinate, or click on the ‘Media Request Form’ link in the upper right corner of www.ImpactAc onPhotos. com. Note that media may not request creden als on behalf of parents, freelance photographers, coaches or school photographers.

4. In coopera on with the Associated Press, the OHSAA is u lizing the AP Marketplace (www.apexchange.com) to upload media advisories, regional and state tournament pairings, and recaps and results from state tournament contests. Please contact Ohio Assistant Bureau Chief Nancy Nussbaum in Columbus at [email protected] or 614-885-2727 to acquire AP Marketplace login informa on.

5. The OHSAA will publish a weekly spring sports press release beginning Monday, May 23. Releases will be posted at OHSAA.org and will not be emailed except by request.

2 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Spring Release No. 1 BOYS TENNIS STATE TOURNAMENTS

STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS AND RESULTS ONLINE: Complete statewide brackets and pairings for both divisions Will be posted on the OHSAA web Q箑» IÄ¥Ê site no later than noon on Tuesday, May 24. The website will also include WHAT: 92nd Annual OHSAA Boys State Tennis Tournaments score updates following each day. Results will be posted on the OHSAA web WHEN: Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 site as soon as possible following each day’s compe on. Results will also WHERE: Hilliard Davidson High School be posted in the Associated Press Marketplace for AP members. 5100 Davidson Road, Hilliard, OH 43026 RAIN FACILITY: Elysium Tennis Center, Plain City MEDIA CREDENTIALS: There is no offi cial creden al applica on form to ADMISSION: $8 per person each day submit to the OHSAA for the boys tennis state tournament and no other advance registra on is needed. Media members shall show their company EVENT SCHEDULE: iden fi ca on (ID badge or le er from editor/supervisor) for admi ance at Friday 9:00 a.m. - First and second round compe on the main gate. Media shall be asked to sign in and will be given a media in Division I and II singles and doubles packet containing a creden al, weekly press release, welcome le er and Saturday 9:00 a.m. - Semifi nal and fi nals compe on program. in Division I and II singles and doubles NOTE ON MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Please note that parents, school *Division I will play fi rst followed by Divsion II photographers and coaches may not receive media creden als to OHSAA state tournaments. Media outlets found to be in viola on of this regula on 2010 IÄ R›ò®›ó could have reduced access at future state tournaments. Two former doubles champions became singles champions, two doubles teams from the same school squared off for a tle and another doubles team PARKING: At Hilliard Davidson High School. There is no charge to park and added to its school’s illustrious tennis history Saturday a ernoon at the 2010 there is no designated media parking lot. OHSAA Boys State Tennis Tournament at the S ckney Tennis Center on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus. INCLEMENT WEATHER LOCATION: Elysium Tennis Center in Plain City. The A er outlas ng Liberty Twp. Lakota East sophomore Zack Mueck 11-9 in a address is 7637 Commerce Place, Plain City, OH 43064. The phone number fi rst-set ebreaker, Worthington Kilbourne senior Kevin Metka went on to post a 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 victory in the Div. I singles fi nal. It marks the second state tennis is 614-873-8749. The website is www.ElysiumTennis.com. championship for the le y, who was part of the Div. I doubles championship team a year ago. TIMES AND FORMAT: Play begins both days at 9 a.m. with Division I singles Columbus Bishop Wa erson junior Chris Diaz, a Div. I doubles champion two players followed by Division II singles players followed by doubles teams. years ago and a doubles runner-up in 2009, cruised through the Div. II singles fi eld without dropping a set in any of his four matches. Diaz bested defending MEDIA WORK SPACE: There is not a designated work area for media and Div. II singles champion Joey Fritz, a senior from Cincinna Country Day, 6-3, 6-2 there are no internet connec ons, telephones or wireless access available in the fi nal. at the courts. Play should end in plenty of me each day to allow media to Upper Arlington added its state-best 15th doubles championship, and fi rst go home or to another local establishment to work. since 1999, to its trophy collec on when junior Billy Weldon and freshman Stu Li le beat New Albany senior Riyad Bennoui and junior John Hendrix in the Div. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE: Media outlets unable to send a full- me I doubles fi nal 6-4, 6-1. photographer to a state tournament are encouraged to use the OHSAA’s For only the 10th me in the 91-year history of the boys state tennis offi cial photographer – Impact Ac on Sports Photography – for their photo tournaments, a pair of doubles teams from the same school matched up needs. Their website is www.ImpactAc onPhotos.com (click on the media against each other in the fi nal when senior Andrew Enslen and sophomore Chad request form). Contact Joe Maiorana ([email protected]) or Ben Buchanan played senior Eoghan Bahnson and sophomore Langston Hughes, Barnes ([email protected]) with any ques ons. all from Gahanna Columbus Academy. Enslen and Buchanan topped their teammates 6-3, 6-4. The fi nals had a dis nc ve Central Ohio fl avor as every gold medal awarded went around the necks of players from Columbus-area schools. Complete results can be found below.

2010 Sãƒã› TÊçÙăÛÄã W®ÄěÙÝ Division I - Singles Division II - Singles State Champion: Kevin Metka, Worthington Kilbourne, 7-6, (11-9), State Champion: Chris Diaz, Columbus Bishop Wa erson, 6-3, 6-2 6-3 Runner-Up: Joey Fritz, Cincinna Country Day Runner-Up: Zack Mueck, Liberty Township Lakota East 3rd Place: Colin Bernier, Canton Central Catholic, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 3rd Place: Colton Buffi ngton, Westlake, 6-4, 6-3 4th Place: Alex Aleman, Cuy. Falls Cuy. Valley Chris an Acad. 4th Place: Ethan Dunbar, Lodi Cloverleaf Division II - Doubles Division I - Doubles State Champion: Andrew Enslen-Chad Buchanan, Gahanna State Champion: Billy Weldon-Stu Li le, Upper Arlington, 6-4, 6-1 Columbus Academy, 6-3, 6-4 Runner-Up: Riyad Bennoui-John Hendrix, New Albany Runner-Up: Eoghan Bahnson-Langston Hughes, Gahanna 3rd Place: Evan Bechtel-Ryan Jorgensen, Toledo St. John’s Jesuit, Columbus Academy 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 3rd Place: Lou Konstan-Will Konstan, Cuy. Falls Cuy. Valley Chris an 4th Place: Kent Seitz-Sean Stein, Dublin Jerome Academy, 6-3, 6-0 4th Place: Chris an Fesko-Stephen Shin, Toledo Maumee Valley Country Day

www.ohsaa.org 3 OHSAA Spring Release No. 1 BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND RESULTS ONLINE: Complete statewide brackets for all divisions — beginning at the sec onal tournament level — Q箑» IÄ¥Ê are available on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org) by going to “Sports” WHAT: 84th Annual OHSAA Boys State Baseball Tournaments dropdown box in the le -hand corner of the home page followed by “Baseball.” The Web site will also include score updates following each day. WHEN: Thursday, June 2 - Saturday, June 4 State pairings will be available at the same loca on on the site on Sunday, WHERE: Hun ngton Park, Columbus May 29, provided there are no weather delays. 300 Hun ngton Park Lane, Columbus, OH 43215 ADMISSION: $8 per person each day MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Fax in your completed creden al applica on form EVENT SCHEDULE: to Tim Stried at the OHSAA offi ce (614-267-1677) as soon as possible Thursday: 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. - Division I Semifi nals following the conclusion of the regional tournaments. The deadline to submit requests is 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31. Creden als will be held for Thursday: 4:00 & 7:00 p.m. - Division IV Semifi nals pickup at the home plate entrance at Hun ngton Park. Please be prepared Friday: 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. - Division II Semifi nals to show company iden fi ca on. If the team you are covering wins its Friday: 4:00 & 7:00 p.m. - Division III Semifi nals semifi nal game, the same creden al is valid for the championship game. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - Division I Championship The approved media list will be posted by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1. Saturday: 1:00 p.m. - Division IV Championship Saturday: 4:00 p.m. - Division II Championship NOTE ON MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Please note that parents, school photographers and coaches may not receive media creden als to OHSAA Saturday: 7:00 p.m. - Division III Championship state tournaments. Media outlets found to be in viola on of this regula on could have reduced access at future state tournaments. pairings, as well as box scores from all 12 state tournament games and recaps of the four championship games. The recaps will also be PARKING: Due to the loca on of Hun ngton Park there is no designated posted on the baseball state tournament coverage page at OHSAA.org. media parking in the downtown area. 2010 R›ò®›ó INTERNET ACCESS: Hun ngton Park has free wireless internet access Division I: No. 4 Lakewood St. Edward powered its way to its third state tle throughout the stadium. and second in the last three years when the Eagles beat No. 2 Cincinna Elder 8-3 in the 2010 OHSAA Div. I state baseball championship at Hun ngton Park in MEDIA WORKSPACE: The top two rows of table sea ng behind home plate Columbus. are reserved for media use. Reporters may con nue working at their seats The Eagles scored four runs in both the fourth and the sixth innings behind a er each game. The stadium’s media work room is located down the third- three hits and two RBI from senior Ross Kive , two hits and two RBI by sophomore base line off the main hallway. Tommy Mirabelli and three hits by junior Vince Bartolone. St. Edward pounded out 14 hits in total, eight of which came in the two run-scoring innings. BROADCAST INFORMATION: Broadcast rights fees must be paid before Elder’s bats couldn’t get going un l the sixth inning, when it plated three the game. Collec on will occur at your broadcast loca on. While media runs. Senior power pitcher Stetson Allie, who picked up two saves in St. Edward’s sea ng is ample, there are only two phone lines available for broadcasts last state tournament appearance, pitched six innings to pick up the win. Sixteen (must use a credit card, call collect or have the sta on call you). The OHSAA of the 18 outs Allie recorded came via the strikeout, two shy of the Div. I state will coordinate sea ng placement for broadcast crews. Postgame shows are tournament record. asked to be brief if another broadcast crew is wai ng for a phone line that St. Edward fi nishes the season at 28-3 and denies Elder its 13th state was being used during the previous game. championship. The Panthers, who were playing in the state tournament for the 20th me, fall to 28-5 on the year. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE: Media outlets unable to send a full- me Division II: Top-ranked Plain City Jonathan Alder completed a 34-0 undefeated photographer to a state tournament are encouraged to use the OHSAA’s season when it defeated No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 3-2 Saturday in the offi cial photographer – Impact Ac on Sports Photography – for their photo 2010 OHSAA Div. II state championship at Hun ngton Park in Columbus. needs. Their website is www.ImpactAc onPhotos.com (click on the media Walsh Jesuit got on the board fi rst with a fi rst-inning home run over the request form). Contact Joe Maiorana ([email protected]) or Ben centerfi eld wall by senior John Fasola to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead. Senior Barnes ([email protected]) with any ques ons. pitcher Zach Maynard se led down a er the blast, allowing only four hits, while AVAILABLE AP MARKETPLACE: Media outlets that are Associated striking out nine. The Pioneers ed the game a er junior Graham Johnston hit Press members will have access to regional and state tournament a one-out triple and scored on sophomore Nate Squires’ suicide squeeze play.

2010 Sãƒã› TÊçÙăÛÄã W®ÄěÙÝ Division I Division III State Championship Game: State Championship Game: Lakewood St. Edward 8, Cincinna Elder 3 Bellville Clear Fork 14, Wheelersburg 3 Semifi nal Games: Semifi nal Games: Cincinna Elder 1, Cincinna Archbishop Moeller 0 Wheelersburg 8, Hamilton Badin 4 (12 innings) Lakewood St. Edward 10, Olmsted Falls 2 Bellville Clear Fork 5, Independence 0 Division II Division IV State Championship Game: State Championship Game: Plain City Jonathan Alder 3, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 2 Fort Loramie 3, Newark Catholic 0 Semifi nal Games: Semifi nal Games: Plain City Jonathan Alder 5, Defi ance 0 Fort Loramie 13, Toledo O awa Hills 1 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 4, Hebron Lakewood 1 Newark Catholic 1, Columbiana 0 4 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Spring Release No. 1 BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS

Jonathan Alder scored the go-ahead run in the 5th inning on senior Sean Fleming’s RBI It was the fi rst state tournament appearance for the Colts, who fi nish 32-2 on the single. season. Wheelersburg was looking for its second state tle in its third state appearance The Pioneers added what proved to be a large insurance run in the bo om of the and fi nishes the season at 31-2. 6th on a Squires’ RBI single. In the top of the inning, Walsh Jesuit plated a run to pull Division IV: In a rematch of the 2007 Div. IV state championship game won by Fort within one, but Maynard induced a game-ending groundout with runners on second Loramie 4-0, the ninth-ranked Redskins again shutout the Green Wave 3-0 to claim and third to clinch the tle. their second state tle Saturday at the 2010 OHSAA Div. IV baseball state tournament Jonathan Alder becomes the fi rst team to complete an undefeated season since at Hun ngton Park in Columbus. Toledo Start went unbeaten in 1994. The Pioneers other state championship came in The story of this game, as it was for much of the year for Fort Loramie, was pitching. 1998. Walsh Jesuit, appearing in the tle game for the third consecu ve season, was Coming in with an ERA of 0.70 and 12 victories, senior pitcher Jus n Hoying kept denied its fi h state tle and fi nishes the season at 30-2. Newark Catholic hi ers off balance all day, giving up only a fi rst-inning single en route Divisoin III: No. 2 Bellville Clear Fork blew open a ght game with three runs in the to Fort Loramie’s ninth shutout of the season. Hoying struck out four and did not allow fi h and seven runs in the sixth to capture its fi rst state tle as the Colts defeated No. a Green Wave base runner to reach third base the en re game. 8 Wheelersburg 14-3 in six innings Sunday at the 2010 OHSAA Div. III state baseball Fort Loramie got on the board in the second inning a er a lead-off walk to senior championship at Hun ngton Park in Columbus. catcher Jake Boerger and an RBI single by senior ou ielder Jake Bowles two outs later. In a game that was started on Saturday and suspended un l Sunday due to rain, An unearned run later in the inning gave the Redskins an early two-run advantage. Clear Fork jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, thanks in part to a three-run inside-the- Senior ou ielder Mitch Raterman provided an insurance run in the fi h inning with a park homerun by senior Ma Squires. Wheelersburg pulled within one run a er a two- lead-off home run off the le fi eld foul pole. run single in the third by senior Andrew Ellio and an unearned run in the fourth. Newark Catholic, in its 11th state tournament appearance, was denied its seventh Clear Fork exploded in the fi nal two frames, however, scoring ten to put the Pirates state championship. The Green Wave were trying to become the second team in away. Junior Jordan McCune collected three hits, while seniors Jus n Blake, Brendan OHSAA state tournament history to win a state tle with a losing record. Newark Liber , Jake Dickerson, Travis Hissong, and Squires picked up two hits apiece. Catholic fi nishes the season at 15-20, while Fort Loramie improves to 30-3. A er tossing a one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts in the semifi nal, Hissong came on in relief to pick up the win, pitching 2 2/3 scoreless innings, while striking out fi ve.

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A½½-T®Ã› C«ƒÃÖ®ÊÄÝ«®ÖÝ Bù S‘«Êʽ MÊÝã Sãƒã› TÊçÙăÛÄã AÖ֛ƒÙƒÄ‘›Ý 12 Championships: Cincinna Elder (1943-52-55-56-58-59-60-73- 20 - Cincinna Elder (1943-46-52-54-55-56-58-59-60-61-73-78-79-84- 78-84-99-05) 87-96-99-05-07-10) 6 Championships: Cincinna Reading (1942-44-46-57-74-80); 18 - Coldwater (1938-41-61-72-77-83-84-87-90-91-92-93-95-96-00- Newark Catholic (1988-89-02-03-04-06) 04-08-09) 5 Championships: Cincinna Western Hills (1948-51-67-77-86); 12 - Lima Senior (1928-29-39-40-41-43-60-61-62-63-64-74) Coldwater (1983-84-87-90-92); Cincinna Archbishop Moeller 11 - Tiltonsville (1931-32-33-34-35-37-40-42-43-45-53) (1972-89-93-04-09) 10 - Newark Catholic (1980-87-88-89-02-03-04-06-07-09); Cleveland 4 Championships: Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (1999-04-06-08) St. Igna us (1954-93-95-97-00-02-04-07-08-09); Reading (1935- 3 Championships: Bal more Liberty Union (1960-61-64); 41-42-44-46-57-74-80-92-09) Hamilton Badin (1975-84-91-93-96-99-05-08-09-10) Beavercreek (1941-52-53) Cincinna Withrow (1934-41-50); Columbus Bishop Wa erson (1988-91-97); Hebron Lakewood 9 - Hebron Lakewood (1953-84-88-89-93-94-01-05-10) (1993-94-05); St. Henry (1999-00-03) 8 - Ironton (1943-44-45-46-49-72-94-98) www.ohsaa.org 5 OHSAA Spring Release No. 1 BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS

2011 OHSAA Baseball Regional Pairings

Division I Division III Region 1 – Canton, Thurman Munson Stadium Uniontown Green (21-4) vs. Shaker Heights (14-9) Region 9 – Massillon Washington H.S. May 26, 2:00 p.m. LaGrange Keystone (18-8) vs. Struthers District Champion Willoughby South (20-4) vs. Medina (18-4) May 26, 2:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Canton Central Catholic (21-8) vs. Independence (19-5) Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. Region 2 – Dublin Coff man H.S. Westerville Central (23-7) vs. Gahanna Lincoln (24-6) Region 10 – Elida, Ed Sandy Field May 26, 2:00 p.m. Ontario (21-6) vs. Carroll Bloom-Carroll (18-8) Grove City (19-10) vs. West Chester Lakota West (17-11) May 26, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. St. Henry (17-11) vs. Defi ance Tinora (22-3) Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 2:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. Region 3 – Perrysburg (20-3) vs. Toledo St. John’s Jesuit (21-4) Region 11 – Athens, Ohio University May 26, 5:00 p.m. at Bowling Green State Univ. Wheelersburg (23-2) vs. Lucasville Valley (19-5) Middleburg Heights Midpark (20-10) vs. Strongsville (19-1) May 26, 7:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. at Case Western Univ. Piketon (15-9) vs. St. Clairsville (15-3) Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. at Bowling Green State Univ. May 26, 4:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. Region 4 – University of Cincinna Vandalia Butler (26-3) vs. Cincinna Archbishop Moeller (22-4) Region 12 – Xenia, Athletes in Ac on May 26, 2:00 p.m. North Lewisburg Triad (24-2) vs. Heath (19-7) Liberty Township Lakota East (20-7) vs. Clayton Northmont (22-6) May 26, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Reading (21-4) vs. Cincinna Madeira (19-1) Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 2:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. Division II Division IV Region 5 – The Ballpark at Hudson Tallmadge (18-5) vs. Akron Archbishop Hoban (15-7) Region 13 – Lorain, Pipe Yard Stadium May 26, 2:00 p.m. Ri man (22-5) vs. New Washington Buckeye Central (22-5) Canfi eld (15-8) vs. Mentor Lake Catholic (23-5) May 26, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Fairport Harding vs. New Middletown Springfi eld (15-6) Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 2:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. Region 6 – Tiffi n University Parma Heights Holy Name (15-3) vs. Napoleon (19-5) Region 14 – Hamler Patrick Henry H.S. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Toledo O awa Hills (15-12) vs. Stryker (16-8) Oak Harbor (13-8) vs. Pemberville Eastwood (8-17) May 26, 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2:00 p.m. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (18-6) vs. Delphos St. John’s (16-4) Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. Region 7 – Zanesville, Gant Memorial Stadium Uhrichsville Claymont (16-7) vs. Columbus St. Francis DeSales Region 15 – Lancaster, Beavers Field (16-9) Reedsville Eastern (11-9) vs. Racine Southern (17-5) May 26, 2:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Steubenville (20-1) vs. Chillicothe Unioto (22-4) New Philadelphia Tuscarawas C.C. (19-5) vs. Newark Catholic May 26, 5:00 p.m. (20-5) Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 2:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. Region 8 – University of Dayton Cincinna Archbishop McNicholas (12-10) vs. Plain City Jonathan Region 16 – Springfi eld H.S. Alder (21-3) New Paris Na onal Trail (17-6) vs. Minster (19-8) May 26, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Tipp City Tippecanoe (24-4) vs. Greenville Sidney Lehman Catholic (18-6) vs. Russia (18-7) May 26, 2:00 p.m. May 26, 2:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 27, 5:00 p.m.

6 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Spring Release No. 1 SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND RESULTS ONLINE: Complete Q箑» IÄ¥Ê statewide brackets for all divisions — beginning at the sec onal WHAT: 34th Annual OHSAA Girls So ball State Tournaments tournament level — are available on the OHSAA Web site (www.ohsaa. WHEN: Thursday, June 2 - Saturday, June 4 org) by going to “Sports” dropdown box in the le -hand corner of the home page followed by “So ball.” The Web site will also include score WHERE: Akron Firestone Stadium updates following each day. State pairings will be available at the same N. Firestone Blvd., Akron, OH 44301 loca on on the site on Sunday, May 29, provided there are no weather ADMISSION: $8 per person each day delays. EVENT SCHEDULE: Thursday: 10:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - Division III Semifi nals MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS: Contact the Thursday: 3:00 & 5:30 p.m. - Division II Semifi nals specifi c tournament manager. The list of regional tournament managers Friday: 10:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - Division I Semifi nals and their contact informa on is available at www.ohsaa.org. Friday: 3:00 & 5:30 p.m. - Division IV Semifi nals Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - Division III Championship MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR STATE TOURNAMENT: Fax requests to Tim Stried at the OHSAA at (614) 267-1677. Creden al applica ons for Saturday: 1:00 p.m. - Division II Championship the girls so ball tournament can be found by visi ng www.ohsaa.org, Saturday: 4:00 p.m. - Division I Championship clicking on the “News & Media” tab, selec ng “Creden al Informa on” Saturday: 7:00 p.m. - Division IV Championship and then selec ng “So ball”. The deadline to submit requests is 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31. If the team you are covering wins its semifi nal third-base line. The media work room will close 60 minutes following the game, use the same credenƟ al for the championship game. The list of conclusion of the last postgame press conference each day. media members who have been approved for creden als is available there under the heading “Received/Approved List” and will be updated 2010 R›ò®›ó throughout the week. Division I: In its third state tournament appearance, unranked Massillon Perry captured its fi rst state tle in convincing fashion NOTE ON MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Please note that parents, school when it defeated top-ranked Grove City 10-0 Saturday in the 2010 photographers and coaches may not receive media creden als to OHSAA Div. I state championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron. OHSAA state tournaments. Media outlets found to be in viola on of this The Panthers scored early and o en, pla ng three runs in the regula on could have reduced access at future state tournaments. fi rst, one in the second, four in the fi h and two in the sixth to cap off the run-ruled victory. Seniors Anna Fach, Caitlyn Ferrell and Sarah CREDENTIAL PICK-UP: Media creden als will be held for pick-up at Samblanet and sophomore Shelbi Tilton each collected two hits to the main gate directly behind home plate. Company iden fi ca on is lead Perry. Senior Maria Tayse also knocked a two-run home run to required. end the game in the sixth. Junior pitcher Casi Rohr sca ered six hits over six innings while STATE TOURNAMENT PARKING: Note – Firestone Stadium parking lot is under construc on. Nearby parking is available and shu les will striking out seven to keep the Greyhounds at bay. Grove City was be provided. There is no reserved media parking area. Because of looking denied its second state tle and fi nishes the season at 28-5. construc on to the Bridgestone-Firestone plant, there is no parking Massillon Perry ends its state tle season with a record of 26-3. available in the normal stadium lot other than by handicapped passes. All others shall park along Firestone Parkway in the median. Division II: Moving up from Division III to Division II didn’t stop No. 4 Hebron Lakewood from winning its third consecu ve state MEDIA WORK SPACE: Please see media coordinator Bri any Schmoekel so ball championship when the Lancers defeated top-ranked for a seat at the media tables at Firestone Stadium. In addi on, there are Poland Seminary 1-0 Saturday at the 2010 OHSAA State So ball tables set up in the postgame interview room, which is located down the Tournament at Firestone Stadium in Akron.

2010 Sãƒã› TÊçÙăÛÄã W®ÄěÙÝ Division I Division III State Championship Game: State Championship Game: Massillon Perry 10, Grove City 0 Jermonesville Hillsdale 2, West Liberty-Salem 1

Semifi nal Games: Semifi nal Games: Massillon Perry 5, Holland Springfi eld 0 Jeromesville Hillsdale 6, Piketon 2 Grove City 2, Liberty Township Lakota East 0 West Liberty-Salem 3, Archbold 2

Division II Division IV State Championship Game: State Championship Game: Hebron Lakewood 1, Poland Seminary 0 Pleasant Hill Newton Local 5, Strasburg-Franklin 0

Semifi nal Games: Semifi nal Games: Hebron Lakewood 5, Greenville 4 Strasburg-Franklin 4, New Riegel 1 Poland Seminary 5, New Concord John Glenn 4 Pleasant Hill Newton Local 7, East Canton 3

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Junior pitcher Alyssa Patznick sca ered six hits over seven Adrienne Young’s complete-game three-hi er. Young, who fi nishes innings while striking out four to shutout the Bulldogs. Poland the season at 19-1, struck out eight and gave up only one run in the Seminary sophomore pitcher Erin Gabriel was nearly as brilliant, sixth. giving up only one run on fi ve hits and striking out 12. Gabriel’s Hillsdale’s six state championships e the Falcons for third all- only mistake was in the second inning, when Lakewood’s freshman me for most state so ball championships. West Liberty-Salem, in third baseman Kelsi Thompson blasted a lead-off home run, which its second state tournament appearance, was looking for its fi rst proved to be the diff erence in the game. state tle and fi nishes 27-4. Hillsdale improves to 29-5. Lakewood becomes the fourth school to win three consecu ve Division IV: Unranked Pleasant Hill Newton Local scored fi ve so ball tles and fi rst since Gibsonburg accomplished the feat in runs in the fi rst two innings to down defending champion Strasburg- 2001, 2002 and 2003. Lakewood stopped Poland’s 25-game winning Franklin 5-0 and claim the school’s fi rst state tle in any sport streak and denied the Bulldogs their fi rst state championship. The Saturday at the 2010 OHSAA Div. IV state so ball championship at Lancers fi nish the season at 29-5, while Poland Seminary drops to Firestone Stadium in Akron. 30-2. Leadoff hi er and sophomore Marina Snipes got on base three Division III: Two fi rst-inning runs were all No. 10 Jeromesville mes and scored two runs in front of senior Hannah Oburn (2-4, 2B, Hillsdale needed to get by No. 4 West Liberty-Salem 2-1 for its sixth RBI) and junior Brooke Knepper (3 RBI). Freshman pitcher Kirsten state championship Sunday at the 2010 OHSAA Div. III state so ball Burden fi red a complete-game shutout for the Indians sca ering championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron. eight hits over seven innings and striking out six. Hillsdale senior Carly West led off the game with the fi rst of her Newton Local was making its third state tournament appearance two hits and was knocked in by sophomore Jenn Moore’s triple and fi nishes the season at 27-5. Strasburg-Franklin was making its an out later. Moore scored on a fi elding error to give the Falcons 11th state tournament appearance and was searching for its sixth the 2-0 advantage. Those runs held up thanks to senior pitcher state championship.

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D 10. Tipp City Tippecanoe 10. Newark Catholic D 10. New Philadelphia Central Catholic

A½½-T®Ã› C«ƒÃÖ®ÊÄÝ«®ÖÝ Bù S‘«Êʽ MÊÝã Sãƒã› TÊçÙăÛÄã AÖ֛ƒÙƒÄ‘›Ý 9 Championships: Akron Springfi eld (1978-88-89-90-92-93-94-95- 14 - Tallmadge (1981-82-83-85-87-88-89-90-93-95-97-98-99-09) 05) 13 - Jeromesville Hillsdale (1978-79-81-84-86-92-94-95-96-99-00- 7 Championships: Tallmadge (1981-87-88-89-93-97-98) 07-10) 6 Championships: Akron Archbishop Hoban (1983-84-86-87-91- 11 - Akron Springfi eld (1978-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-05); 92); Jeromesville Hillsdale (1979-94-96-99-00-10) LaGrange Keystone (1992-94-96-97-98-99-01-03-04-05-06); Strasburg-Franklin (1987-88-89-90-91-92-95-02-04-09-10) 4 Championships: North Canton Hoover (1998-99-06-08) 10 Portsmouth West (1986-87-88-89-98-99-00-01-02-03) 3 Championships: Akron Manchester (1979-90-01); Archbold (1982-84-86); Gibsonburg (2001-02-03); Portsmouth Clay 9 - Portsmouth Clay (1978-79-80-81-83-84-86-88-09) (1980-81-83); Warren Champion (1978-80-94) 8 - Convoy Crestview (2000-01-03-05-06-07-08-09); Akron Archbishop Hoban (1983-84-85-86-87-91-92-07) 8 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Spring Release No. 1 SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS 2011 OHSAA SoŌ ball Regional Pairings Division I Division III Region 1 – University of Akron Massillon Perry/North Canton Hoover vs. Eastlake North (17-7) Region 9 – Massillon Community Park May 25, 5:00 p.m. Loudonville (23-4) vs. Creston Norwayne (22-2) Macedonia Nordonia/Hudson vs. Boardman (15-7) May 25, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Canfi eld South Range (25-3) vs. Warren Champion (22-0) Final – May 28, Noon May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 28, Noon Region 2 – Clyde H.S. Sylvania Southview (19-6) vs. Bowling Green (17-8) Region 10 – Ashland, Brookside Park May 25, 5:00 p.m. Bloomdale Elmwood (14-5) vs. Archbold Elyria (21-4) vs. Gra on Midview (18-3) May 25, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Bellville Clear Fork (29-0) vs. Beverly Fort Frye (22-4) Final – May 28, Noon May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 28, Noon Region 3 – Columbus, The Ohio State University Gahanna Lincoln (17-9) vs. Copley/Wadsworth Region 11 – Lancaster H.S. May 25, 5:00 p.m. Williamsport Wes all (19-6) vs. Ironton Rock Hill (19-2) Grove City Central Crossing (24-2) vs. Ashville Teays Valley (21-6) May 25, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Bal more Liberty Union (24-2) vs. Lucasville Valley Final – May 28, Noon May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 28, Noon Region 4 – Mason H.S. Cincinna Glen Este (24-4) vs. West Chester Lakota West (19-4) Region 12 – Fairborn, Wright State University May 25, 5:00 p.m. Batavia Clermont NE (18-4) vs. West Liberty Salem (25-2) Liberty Township Lakota East (26-2) vs. Huber Heights Wayne May 25, 5:00 p.m. (16-10) Reading (18-7) vs. Milford Center Fairbanks (15-9) May 26, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 28, Noon Final – May 28, Noon

Division II Division IV

Region 5 – Akron, Firestone Stadium Region 13 – Kent State University Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (16-11) vs. Mentor Lake Catholic Bristolville Bristol/Vienna Ma hews vs. Columbiana (13-9) (12-6) May 25, 5:00 p.m. May 25, 5:00 p.m. North Robinson Colonel Crawford (21-7) vs. Mogadore (17-5) Beloit West Branch (15-7) vs. Poland Seminary May 26, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 28, Noon Final – May 28, Noon Region 14 – Findlay H.S. Region 6 – Bucyrus H.S. Antwerp (16-7) vs. Fremont St. Joseph C.C. (19-7) LaGrange Keystone (28-1) vs. Lima Shawnee (21-0) May 25, 5:00 p.m. May 25, 5:00 p.m. Convoy Crestview (17-4) vs. North Bal more (18-4) Hebron Lakewood (24-3) vs.Lexington (17-8) May 26, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 28, Noon Final – May 28, Noon Region 15 – Pickerington Central H.S. Region 7 – Pickerington Central H.S. Strasburg-Franklin vs. Portsmouth Notre Dame Columbus St. Francis DeSales (24-3) vs. New Concord John Glenn May 25, 5:00 p.m. (18-4) Leesburg Fairfi eld vs. Newark Catholic (18-8) May 25, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Duncan Falls Philo (19-2) vs. Circleville Logan Elm (20-5) Final – May 28, Noon May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 28, Noon Region 16 – Tipp City, Tippecanoe MS Fort Loramie (27-4) vs. Covington (25-2) Region 8 – Clayton Northmont H.S. May 25, 5:00 p.m. Tipp City Tippecanoe (25-5) vs. Urbana (26-4) Felicity-Franklin (18-0) vs. Blu on (15-7) May 25, 5:00 p.m. May 26, 5:00 p.m. Cincinna Mother of Mercy (21-2) vs. Germantown Valley View Final – May 28, Noon (18-5) May 26, 5:00 p.m. Final – May 28, Noon

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CREDENTIALS: Using the OHSAA’s offi cial creden al applica on form, fax your request (or scan and email) to Tim Stried at the OHSAA offi ce (fax: Q箑» IÄ¥Ê 614-267-1677). Creden al applica ons for the girls and boys state track & WHAT: 37th Annual Girls and 104th Annual Boys OHSAA State Track & fi eld tournament can be found by visi ng www.ohsaa.org, clicking on the Field Tournaments “News & Media” tab, selec ng “Creden al Informa on” and then selec ng WHEN: Friday, June 3 & Saturday, June 4 “Track & Field”. The deadline to submit credenƟ al applicaƟ ons is 10:00 a.m. WHERE: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, The Ohio State Univ. Wednesday, June 1. Creden als will be held for pickup on the southwest ADMISSION: $10 per person each day corner of the stadium (closest to the Scho enstein Center). Please be pre- EVENT SCHEDULE: pared to show iden fi ca on. The approved media list will be posted by noon Friday, June 3rd Thursday, June 2. 9:00 a.m. Division II Field Events (5) 9:30 a.m. Division III Running Events Preliminaries (4x800 Finals) NOTE ON MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Please note that parents, school pho- 12:00 noon Division III Field Events (5) 1:30 p.m. Division II Running Events Preliminaries (4x800 Finals) tographers and coaches may not receive media creden als to OHSAA 3:00 p.m. Division III Field Events (5) state tournaments. Media outlets found to be in viola on of this 4:45 p.m. Division I Running Events Preliminaries (4x800 Finals) regula on could have reduced access at future state tournaments. Saturday, June 4th 9:00 a.m. Division II Field Events (5) 9:30 a.m. Division III Running Events Finals PARKING: A limited number of reserved parking passes will be mailed to 12:00 noon Division I Field Events (5) some media outlets, which are good for the lots immediately south of Jesse 1:00 p.m. Division II Running Events Finals Owens Memorial Stadium. For those media who do not receive a parking 3:00 p.m. Division I Field Events (5) 4:30 p.m. Division I Running Events Finals pass, free parking is on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis in the Buckeye Lots, 4:30 p.m. Division I Running Events Finals located at the corner of Ackerman Road and Fred Taylor Drive northwest of the stadium. It is important that media members take the Ackerman members will have access to state tournament qualifi ers and results via the Road exit on Saturday due to numerous high school graduaƟ ons at AP Marketplace (APexchange.com). The informa on will also be posted at both Ohio State’s Jerome SchoƩ enstein Center and St. John Arena. OHSAA.org. MEDIA WORK SPACE: Interviews are permi ed on the infi eld and media REGIONAL RESULTS/STATE QUALIFIERS: Results of regional tournaments may wait in the media tent located just south of the awards podium. Two (with the top four fi nishers in each event in each regional qualifying for the media work rooms are located underneath the main grandstands at Jesse state tournament) will be available through the OHSAA web site Saturday Owens Memorial Stadium (rooms 130 and 140). A limited number of writers and Sunday, May 28 and 29. Divisions I and III will be posted Saturday and will be assigned a seat in the press box of the stadium. The OSU so ball Division II Sunday (the mes for pos ng are to be determined since the stadium is available if both work rooms are full (press box). A note regarding process is dependent upon data being transferred from the regional sites). your sea ng assignment will be placed in the envelope containing your State tournament heat/fl ight assignments and par cipants’ informa on creden al. will also be posted by 4 p.m. Saturday for Divisions I and III and by 2 p.m. Sunday for Division II. Viewers will have the opportunity to e-mail spelling WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS AND TELEPHONES: Free wireless internet correc ons to the OHSAA no later than 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 31. access is available throughout the facility. A username and pass code can be obtained at the media check-in tent in the southwest corner of the stadium. 2010 IÄ R›ò®›ó: For those media needing a phone line, fax a request to Steve Aldous at The Division I: Reynoldsburg girls track and Warren G. Harding boys track teams took OSU Offi ce of the Chief Informa on Offi cer at 614-688-3425. You can also home the Division I OHSAA state track and fi eld state tournaments from Jesse call Steve at 614-292-9166. Fees apply. Owens Memorial Stadium at The Ohio State University Saturday a ernoon. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE: Media outlets unable to send a full- me Warren Harding picked up 47 points to narrowly defeat Trotwood-Madison, who collected 44 points over the weekend. photographer to a state tournament are encouraged to use the OHSAA’s Harding took fi rst-place fi nishes in two events thanks to DeAver Williams, offi cial photographer – Impact Ac on Sports Photography – for their photo who took top honors in both the 100m and 200m with mes of 10.64 and 21.46, needs. Their website is www.ImpactAc onPhotos.com (click on the media respec vely. The Raiders also won the 4x200 relay with a me of 1:27.27. Senior request form). Contact Joe Maiorana ([email protected]) or Ben Marteze Roper took fi h place in the 800m run with a me of 1:54.37 in the Barnes ([email protected]) with any ques ons. championship bid. AP MARKETPLACE AVAILABLE: Media outlets that are Associated Press Trotwood-Madison’s state championship eff orts fell just short despite

2010 G®Ù½Ý Sãƒã› C«ƒÃÖ®ÊÄÝ Event D®ò®Ý®ÊÄ ID®ò®Ý®ÊÄ II D®ò®Ý®ÊÄ III 100m Dash Kandace Thomas, Jr., Canton GlenOak, 11.74 Chesna Sykes, Sr., Columbus Bishop Hartley, 11.97 r Ka e Reiser, Sr., Bloomdale Elmwood, 12.16 200m Dash Des nee Gause, So., Reynoldsburg, 24.07 r Chesna Sykes, Sr., Columbus Bishop Hartley, 24.22 r Ka e Reiser, Sr., Bloomdale Elmwood, 25.03 400m Dash Kachay Hullum, Sr., Akron Buchtel, 54.67 Aisha Cavin, Jr., Columbus Bishop Hartley, 53.56 Gretchen Walter, Jr., Sidney Lehman Catholic, 57.26 800m Run Natalie Zidd, So., Medina Highland, 2:10.36 Taylor Ha ield, So., Chillicothe Zane Trace, 2:08.91* Rebekka Simko, Sr., Gilmour Academy, 2:12.62 1600m Run Madeline Chambers, Sr., Rocky River Magnifi cat, 4:47.37 r Chris na Blair, Jr., Cuy. Valley Chris an Acad., 5:00.25 Juli Accurso, Sr., Casstown Miami East, 4:57.50 3200m Run Michelle Thomas, Jr., Cinc. Glen Este, 10:46.59 Megan Vogelsong, Sr., Defi ance, 10:52.48 Tammy Berger, So., Versailles, 11:08.21 100m Hurdles Claudia Saunders, So., Cincinna Princeton, 14.49 Jerica Sanders, Jr., Mentor Lake Catholic, 14.29 r Teddi Maslowski, Jr., Steubenville Catholic Central, 14.44 r* 300m Hurdles Kaila Barber, Jr., Middleburg Heights, 42.04 Amber Smith, Sr., Cleveland Collinwood, 42.83* Teddi Maslowski, Jr., Steubenville Catholic Central, 42.61* 4x100m Relay Reynoldsburg (Gause, Grant, Jenkins, Gause), 47.24 Cols. Bishop Hartley (Dixon, Sykes, Smith, Sco ) 47.37 r2 Ri man (Sanchez, Barber, Deff enbaugh, Baisden) 48.89 4x200m Relay Akron Buchtel (Sykes, Thomas, Johnson, Hullum) 1:39.96 Cle. Collinwood (Brown, Harbour, Le , Smith) 1:39.76* Steub. Catholic Central (Stevens, Beigel, Vosteen, Maslowski) 1:42.51 4x400m Relay Reynoldsburg (Washington, Grant, Gause, Gause) 3:48.87 r Cols. Bishop Hartley (Ferguson, Cavin, Pedersen, Sco ) 3:49.94* Day. Miami Valley (Pohl, Carpenter, Shaver, Cromer) 3:59.45 4x800M Relay N. Canton Hoover(Garfi eld, Peare, Christ, Peare) 9:09.45 Akron SVSM (Tomei, Kirk, Weigand, Arnone) 9:17.15 Gilmour Acad. (Anton, Brennan, Pryatel, Simko) 9:31.28 High Jump Taylor Burke, Jr., Medina, 5’11’’ r Brandy Kelley, Sr., Doylestown Chippewa, 5’7” Jordan Moxley, Jr., Cortland Maplewood, 5’7’’ Long Jump Kaila Barber, Jr., Middleburg Heights, 19’08.25” Erin Busbee, Sr., Cleveland Collinwood, 19’03.75” Andria Lyons, Sr., New Middletown Springfi eld, 16’11” Shot Put Ali Tolich, Jr., Youngstown Aus ntown-Fitch, 43’08.50” Mekayla Breland, Jr., St. Mary’s Memorial, 44’11.00” Jackie Leppelmeier, Jr., McComb, 45’00.25” Discus Ali Tolich, Jr., Youngstown Aus ntown-Fitch, 154’07” Allison Rice, Sr., Poland Seminary, 128’10” Joh’Vonnie Mosley, Sr., McDonald, 161’04” Pole Vault Olivia Bergesen, Sr., Mason, 12’00’’ Kori Tatman, Sr., Amanda-Clearcreek, 12’06”* Ellie Braidic, So., Pandora-Gilboa, 12’03” Team Champion Reynoldsburg Cleveland Collinwood Versailles *-State Record, r - 2009 State Champion, r2 - 2008 and 2009 State Champion 10 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Spring Release No. 1 BOYS AND GIRLS STATE TRACK & FIELD TOURNAMENTS

a pair of fi rst and second-place performances. Senior William Henry had a state with a me of 42.83. Smith also took second in the 100m hurdles clocking in at championship performance to remember, earning second-place honors in two 14.57. events and top honors in another. Henry won the 400m with a me of 47.50. Henry’s Hartley earned fi ve fi rst-place fi nishes including the 4x100 relay (47.37), 4x400 second-place eff orts came in the 200 (21.47) and 100 (10.80). Trotwood-Madison relay (3:49.94), 400m (53.36) and a pair of wins for senior Chesna Sykes in the 100 turned in a state meet record performance in the 4x400 relay clocking in at 3:13.05. (11.97) and 200 (24.22). A highlight of the meet came during the pole vault, when twin brothers Chris Chillicothe Zane Trace sophomore Taylor Ha ield broke the 800m Division and Joey Uhle of Powell Olentangy Liberty ba led for fi rst place, with Chris coming II state and state meet record by more than two seconds when she fi nished in out on top by clearing 16-09, a new Division I state and state meet record. Brother 2:08.91. Joey fi nished second a er clearing 16-00. A diff erent group of Raiders won the Division I girls state track meet as Division III: Both the North Robinson Colonel Crawford boys and the Versailles girls Reynoldsburg took home a state trophy for the second straight year. took home their fi rst OHSAA track and fi eld state tournament trophies Saturday Reynoldsburg turned in three fi rst-place performances, two in relays. The a ernoon from Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at The Ohio State University. Raiders won both the 4x100 and 4x400, with mes of 47.24 and 3:48.87, respec vely. Amidst a day fi lled with rain, Colonel Crawford turned in three fi rst-place The Raiders fi nished second in the 4x200, fi nishing in 1:40.40. fi nishes and totaled 41 points to edge out Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas’ 40 points in Sophomore Faith Washington took second-place honors in the 300m hurdles the Division III Boys State Track & Field Meet. with a me of 43.28 and fourth in the 100m hurdles clocking in at 14.70. The Eagles were led by senior Isiah Kent, who earned 20 points a er taking fi rst Rocky River Magnifi cat earned runner-up honors with its 35 points over the in both the discus and the shot put. Kent’s mark of 193-03 in the discus bests both weekend. Senior Madeline Chambers earned an individual state tle in the 1600, the Division III state and state meet records. Kent’s throw in the shot put of 60-06 ½ fi nishing in 4:47.37. topped second place by more than four feet. Colonel Crawford’s other fi rst place fi nish came in the 1600m run thanks to Division II: Pemberville Eastwood boys and Cleveland Collinwood girls won the 2010 senior Carson Bri on, who fi nished in 4:15.76. OHSAA Division II boys and girls state track and fi eld state tournaments held this Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas’ one-point loss was the fi rst for any boys team weekend at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at The Ohio State University. since Marion Pleasant lost the Division III tle by one point to Yellow Springs in 1990. Pemberville Eastwood tallied 38 points thanks to three fi rst-place and one The Knights took home their best fi nish ever thanks to fi rst place fi nishes in both the third-place performances. Seniors Jus n Welch and Cody Seifert led the Eagles to a 4x800 and the 4x400 relays with mes of 7:50.08 and 3:19.81 respec vely. second straight state tle. Gahanna Columbus Academy fi nished off the Division III races with an Welch, now a three- me champion in the discus be ered the fi eld by more impressive run in the 4x400 relay, se ng a new state and state meet record with a than 16 feet this year with his new Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium High School me of 3:18.65. record of 197-01. Welch also took home top honors in the shot put with a mark of In a reversal of the fi nish from 2009, Versailles topped Gates Mills Gilmour 62-11 3/4, a Division II state meet record. Academy a er picking up 47.5 points en route to its fi rst Division III girls track and Seifert took fi rst in the 100m with a me of 11.06 and third place honors in the fi eld state championship. 200m a er fi nishing in 22.25. Although Versailles earned only one fi rst-place fi nish, the Tigers totaled Peninsula Woodridge fi nished with 32 points a er taking fi rst place in the nine top-eight fi nishers. Sophomore Tammy Berger was the only individual state 4x800 relay with a me of 7:54.09 and a third-place fi nish by senior Jus n Fawley in champion forVersailles a er she ran the 3200m in 11:08.21. Berger also took third the high jump (6-05). place in the 1600m run with a me of 5:04.62. It quickly became a close ba le between Cleveland Collinwood and Columbus Gilmour Academy was led by senior Rebekka Simko, who had a hand in all 36 of Bishop Hartley for the girls Division II state tle as the two teams combined to either the Lancers points. She took fi rst in the 800m run with a me of 2:12.61 and clocked win or fi nish second in 14 diff erent events. At least one Hawk or Railroader was on in at 5:02.62 in the 1600m run, good enough for second place. Timko also ran on the the podium for 10 of the 17 events. Hartley’s 71 points came up just short however, fi rst-place 4x800 and second-place 4x400 relay teams. falling to Collinwood’s 77 points. In the 4x200 realy fi nal, Collinwood matched exactly the state meet record me Steubenville Catholic Cental junior Teddi Jo Maslowski le her mark in the of 1:39.76 that Hartley had earned in the preliminaries, this me fi nishing ahead of OHSAA record book a er winning both the 100m and 300m hurdles. Maslowski’s the Hawks, who fi nished at 1:41.10. me of 14.44 in the 100m hurdles is a new Division III state meet record, breaking Collinwood senior Erin Busbee earned 32 points on her own a er taking fi rst the old record set in both 2000 and 2003. She also knocked more than half a second place in the long jump with a leap of 19-03 ¾. She also took second in the high jump off the previous record me in the 300m hurdles when she fi nished in 42.61. (5-04), second in the 100m (12.35) and third in the 200m (25.02). Collinwood senior Amber Smith also had a memorable day earning a fi rst-place fi nish and se ng a new Division II state and state meet record in the 300m hurdles

2010 BÊùÝ Sãƒã› C«ƒÃÖ®ÊÄÝ Event D®ò®Ý®ÊÄ ID®ò®Ý®ÊÄ II D®ò®Ý®ÊÄ III 100m Dash DeAver Williamson, Sr., Warren G. Harding, 10.64 Nathaniel Harris, So., Akron Buchtel, 11.00 Nick Melone, Sr., Columbiana, 11.02 200m Dash DeAver Williamson, Sr., Warren G. Harding, 21.46 Nathaniel Harris, So., Akron Buchtel, 21.93 Sam Phlipot, Jr., Minster, 22.04 400m Dash William Henry, Sr., Trotwood-Madison, 47.50 Robert Balzano, Sr., Poland Seminary, 47.80 Jacob Cook, Sr., Harrod Allen, 47.77 800m Run Jake Hiltner, Sr., Wadsworth, 1:51.15 Sean Jones, Sr., Gnadenhu en, 1:52.03 Seth Butler, Sr., Findlay Liberty-Benton, 1:52.57 r2 1600m Run Colby Alexander, Sr., Strongsville, 4:09.44 Peter Hix, Sr., Dayton Oakwood, 4:17.48 Carson Bri on, Sr., N. Robinson Col. Crawford, 4:15.76 3200m Run Andrew Goodwin, Sr., Celina, 9:11.44 Marty Coolidge, Sr., Elyria Catholic, 9:03.11 Isaiah Bragg, Sr., Springfi eld Emmnuel Chris an, 9:22.13 110m Hurdles Demoye Bogle, Sr., Huber Hts. Wayne, 14.15 Doran Grant, Jr., Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 14.31 Zak Cernansky, Sr., Steubenville Catholic Central, 14.41 300m Hurdles Donovan Robertson, So., Berea, 37.19 Antonio Blanks, Jr., Dayton Dunbar, 37.39 Zak Cernansky, Sr., Steubenville Catholic Central, 38.58 4x100m Relay Lebanon (Gabbard, Bonny, Norris, Cochran) 42.13 Cols. Bishop Hartley (Key, Whiteside, Lane, Walls) 42.57 Steub. Catholic Central (Murray, Minor, Zapolnik, Westlake), 42.61 4x200m Relay Cle. Glenville (Hardee, Downing, Wynn, Anderson) 1:26.72r Akron Buchtel (Coleman, Owens, Calhoun, Harris) 1:27.55 Archbold (Sleigh, Young, Keefer, Hammersmith) 1:28.49 4x400m Relay Trotwood-Madison (Ruby, Paschal, Lorenzo, Henry) 3:13.05 r2* Poland Seminary (Ciccone, Storkel, Wollet, Balzano) 3:19.42 Gahanna Cols. Academy (Hoster, Su on, Hilsheimer, Keny) 3:18.65* 4x800M Relay Wadsworth (Sussman, Tipton, McCune, Hiltner) 7:39.72* Penin. Woodridge (Sivakumaran,Cochrun, Charles, Sulzer) 7:54.09 Lou. St. Thomas Aquinas (Dougherty,Kirksey,Maksim,McKelley), 7:50.08 High Jump Deverin Muff , Sr., Strongsville, 6’8” Daren Johnson, Jr., Collins West, 6’6” Brant Reardon, Jr., Fremont St. Joseph C.C., 6’7” Long Jump Devin Smith, Jr., Massillon Washington, 23’04.50” Corry Sprouse, Sr., LaGrange Key, 22’09” Calen Se les, Sr., Cinc. Clark Montessori, 22’05.25” Shot Put Dus n Brode, Sr., Canfi eld, 71’07.50” Jus n Welch, Sr., Pemberville, 62’11.75” Isiah Kent, Sr., N. Robinson Col. Crawford, 60’07.50” Discus Cody Riffl e, Sr., Toledo St. John’s Jesuit, 189’03” Jus n Welch, Sr., Pemberville, 197’01” Isiah Kent, Sr., N. Robinson Col. Crawford, 193’03” Pole Vault Chris Uhle, Jr., Powell Olentangy Liberty, 16’09” Jamey Robson, Sr., Mansfi eld Ontario, 15’08” Cody Marshall Sr., East Canton, 15’07” Team Champion Warren G. Harding Pemberville Eastwood North Robinson Colonel Crawford

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