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SECTION C, PAGE 4 SECTION C, PAGE 5 SPRING REVIEW BASEBALL TRACK AND FIELD SOFTBALL
THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON Bedford celebrates its 13-4 victory Tuesday over University of Detroit Jesuit to advance the Mules to the Michigan Division 1 state semifi nals.
THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON Patriots wear Ohio Members of the Clay softball team celebrate their City League championship victory crown once again over Central Catholic on May 18. It was Clay’s third City title in four seasons. Bedford, Blissfield still alive in Mich. semis Clay claims CL title BLADE STAFF to Patrick Henry in a D-IV and 2005 teams were state Springfield, Highlighting the 2009 regional fi nal. runners-up, and two other baseball season was Patrick Clay won its second City Spartan squads reached Henry (25-4), which became League title in three years, the state semifi nals under THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Eastwood just the 11th team (ninth beating Central Catholic Arbinger. Rams standout Erik Kynard is focused as he streaks to fi rst place in the hurdles in the City League championship on May 15 at Rogers High. school) to repeat as a state 8-6 in the title game. South- North of the border the champion. view blanked Anthony season continues for Bedord also excel Under fi rst-year coach Wayne 2-0 in a late-season and Blissfi eld. BLADE STAFF Shawn Sunderman, who game to clinch an outright Bedford (38-2), Michigan’s No area softball team succeeded Greg Inselmann, Northern Lakes League second-ranked team, plays made its way to the state the Patriots blanked Reading championship, and Genoa in the Division 1 state semi- fi nal four this season, but 2-0 in the Division IV state (Suburban Lakes League), fi nals tomorrow at 10 a.m. there were plenty of intrigu- semifi nals at Huntington Toledo Christian (Toledo against Warren DeLaSalle in ing races for league titles. Park in Columbus as fresh- Area Athletic Conference) Battle Creek. In the City League, Clay man Nick Gerschutz (fi ve and Bryan (Northwest Ohio The Mules, coach by Craig Repeat champs galore won its third championship innings) and senior Brian Athletic League) each went Trychel, were champions of in four seasons. Junior pitch- Kline combined on a two- unbeaten in league play to the Southeastern Confer- er Kasey Graham and junior hitter on the mound. Kline captures titles. ence. Eryn Simon earned co-MVP then pitched a complete- The biggest news of the Blissfi eld (32-11), cham- Eastwood, Kynard, Pendleton, Smith among highlights honors for the Eagles. game three-hitter in PH’s 3-1 season, however, was the pion of the Lenawee County Clay defeated Whitmer win over New Middletown retirement of Start coach Athletic Association, bids THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH BLADE STAFF 6-1 in the semifi nals of Springfi eld in last Saturday’s Rich Arbinger after 34 sea- for its ninth state title this ning her second straight Division III The Eastwood boys track team re- the CL playoffs and then Clay pitcher Casey Graham gets ready for a delivery fi nal. sons and a 759-214 career weekend. state discus championship. Pendleton’s turned to Pemberville from Columbus knocked of Central Catholic against Springfi eld in the D-I softball district semifi nal. Other notable perfor- record that ranks him fourth The Royals, coached by second title became the sixth consecu- with some well-earned hardware for 8-3 in the fi nal. mances came from Anthony all time among Ohio prep 42nd-year coach Larry Tuttle tive won by a member of the Pendleton the school trophy case. The Irish, who rode the fending league champs, de- fourth straight title in the Wayne, which reached the baseball coaches. Arbinger’s will play Muskegon Oakridge family after her sister, Emily, collected The Eagles took home the Division strong right pitching arm of feated Springfi eld twice. But Northwest Ohio Athletic D-I regional fi nal, and To- 1994 and 2000 teams won in a D-3 semifi nal tomorrow an unprecedented four straight discus II state championship crown they won championships. the Generals slipped down League, but the Blue Streaks ledo Christian, which lost state titles, his 1987, 1997 at 3 p.m. in Battle Creek. freshman Erin Seiler, upset for the fi rst time in school history. Delta’s Korbin Smith joined the defending champ St. Ursula the stretch and went 11-3 in had to share it with Wauseon Discus champion Justin Welch, pole group of repeat state champions from Academy 2-0 in the semis. league play. and Evergreen. Anthony Wayne’s vault champion Crosby Schemenauer northwest Ohio when he reclaimed the Clay then advanced all In the Suburban Lakes The three teams all fi n- Devin East tags and versatile talent Josh Hoodlebrink, Division II state long-jump champion- the way to the Division I re- League, Eastwood clinched ished with 6-2 records this out St. Francis de who fi nished second in the long jump, ship. gional fi nal before losing 4-1 the outright championship. season. Evergreen also tied Sales’ Jeff Kiel on led the Eagles to 47 points to capture Also, Liberty-Benton’s Seth Butler to Elyria. Central lost to La- The Eagles wrapped the Blue Streaks for the a pickoff May 29 the team title. overcame a near season-ending injury Grange Keystone in the Divi- up what is most likely the league title last season. Also, Rogers’ Erik Kynard capped his in a 9-4 win over and returned to the Division II state sion II regional semifi nal. school’s fi rst SLL title with Led by ace pitcher Lau- the Knights in a senior season on a high note by win- meet to claim his second straight state an 11-2 record. ren Kern, Archbold (22-4) ning his second straight Division I state In the Northern Lakes Division I regional. championship by winning the 800 League, Springfi eld cap- Every other team in the ended a stellar season with high jump championship. Favored to meters. The Generals (20-8) tured an outright title after league fi nished with at a 1-0 loss to Magnolia Sandy banged out 15 hits win his specialty, Kynard delivered on Ottawa Hills’ Katherine Jamieson least four losses, including season-long expectations to win an- a tight race with Anthony Valley in the Division III re- and played error- rose to the occasion and became a defending champion Elm- other title by clearing 7 feet, 1 inch. Wayne. gional championship. Kern Division III state title champ for the wood. will play at the University of Kynard, who cleared a state record fi rst time by winning the 300 hurdles The Blue Devils posted a But Woodmore went on Toledo. height of 7-3½ earlier in the season, while setting a state record and state- 12-2 mark in the ultra-com- to win a Division III district Patrick Henry also made came up shy of setting a state meet meet record time of 43.18. Jamieson’s petitive NLL. It was their title and reached the re- a run to the regional fi nal in record in his attempt to clear 7-3. victory comes in only her fi rst season third league title in eight gional semis. D-IV where it lost to Convoy Woodmore’s Erin Pendleton com- running the hurdles event. years. pleted her high school career by win- Anthony Wayne, the de- Archbold clinched its Crestview. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON
LACROSSE TENNIS Sylvania collects third straight title Titans duo take third at state BLADE STAFF before bowing out. BLADE STAFF most assists (66). Appearing at the state tournament for the Ottawa Hills sophomore Evan Bechtel The Sylvania Leafs lacrosse team earned In Division I, St. John’s captured the To- second consecutive year, Jacob Kuhn and claimed one match at the Division II singles its third straight state title this season and ledo Area Lacrosse Association title with an Josef Pontasch of St. John’s Jesuit took third state tournament before losing in the quar- lost just once. 11-9 win over Sylvania. St. John’s lost in the place in Division I doubles, winning 6-3, terfi nals to Ian Wagner of Columbus Welling- Sylvania, which consists of players from second round of the state tournament to 6-4 over Upper Arlington’s James Melvin and ton School. Maumee Valley junior Eyad Jaara Northview and Southview high schools, Thomas Worthington. St. Ursula Academy William Weldon in the consolation match. also advanced to the quarterfi nals before defeated Milford 15-8 in the club division of was awarded the girls TALA title. Kuhn, a senior, and Pontasch, a junior, falling to state runner-up Mark Goldberg of the state tournament last week to earn the St. John’s senior Mike Quinto earned All- were knocked out of the state tournament in Beachwood. three-peat. Ohio fi rst team honors in D-I. Senior Connor the fi rst round last year. The Leafs (22-1) only loss came at the Martin took second-team honors for the Connor Majdalani and Gregory Diment In addition to their success at the state hands of Division I St. John’s in which both Titans. also qualifi ed for the state tournament for tournament, the Titans also clinched their teams scored a win. In Division II, St. Francis de Sales reached St. John’s, losing in the fi rst round to Upper sixth consecutive team title at the City Reeves Northrup, Charlie Rollins, Alex the regional fi nals where the Knights lost to THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH Arlington’s Melvin and Weldon. League championships last month. St. John’s Wisner, Branden Yoshino and Wes Ferguson University School. St. Francis junior Scott In Division II doubles, Chris Court and sophomore Ryan Jorgensen took the CL in- Katherine Jamieson of Ottawa Hills wins the D-III 300 hurdles Saturday, Eastwood’s Crosby Schemenauer and Lucas Hoodlebrink sport big grins dividual title. were named to the All-Ohio fi rst team by the Loy earned fi rst-team recognition. breaking the tape with a record time of 43.18. as they display the Division II team trophy Saturday in Columbus. James Mackey of Ottawa Hills were knocked state coaches’ association. Zach Jackson Perrysburg’s Evan Amstutz earned a spot out in the fi rst round by Austin Griffi n and Perrysburg sophomore David Hoops took earned on spot on the second team. on the all-state third team list. The Yellow Eoghan Bahnson of Gahanna Columbus home the Northern Lakes League No. 1 sin- Northrup ranked second in the state with Jackets lost in the opening round of the tour- Academy. Port Clinton’s Gabe Costa and gles crown as the Yellow Jackets successfully + 72 goals scored. Yoshino fi nished with the nament. Blake Troller advanced to the quarterfi nals defended their team title. +
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