Troy upsets state-ranked Centerville in D-I sectional

BaseballTroy 4, Centerville 1: Troy (19-11) scored three runs in the top of the seventh to break the tie and shock Centerville in this D-I sectional final. Trojans starter Zach Kendall struck out 11, walked one and allowed four hits while pitching a complete game. He improved to 6-4. Nick ...

• 10:55 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013

Thursday’s district tennis tournament pairings

DISTRICT TOURNAMENTDivision I at CentervilleThursday’s PairingsSingles—Berry (Springboro) vs. Hugenberg (Anderson); Bollinger (Tippecanoe) vs. Schneider (Mason); Tsai (Mason) vs. Brougher (Springfield); Knobloch (Walnut Hills) vs. Clark (Bellbrook); Oaks (Troy) vs. R. Hidalgo (Miamisburg); Cepeda (Mason) vs. N. Bostick (St. Xavier); Niehaus (St. Xavier) vs. Taylor (Sycamore); Hayden (Beavercreek) vs. Schmitt (Troy).Doubles—O’Gara/Gruber ...

• 10:03 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Area high school baseball, softball and boys volleyball schedules and results for May 21

BaseballSECTIONAL TOURNAMENTToday’s Sectional FinalsDIVISION IIIAt KingsRoger Bacon vs. Cin. HIlls, 5 p.m.At Deer ParkMadeira vs. Summit Ctry Day, 5 p.m.At MadisonBadin vs. Carlisle, 5 p.m.At CarlisleFenwick vs. Waynesville, 5 p.m.At Howell Field, TippecanoeVersailles vs. West Liberty-Salem, 5 p.m.At UrbanaMiami East vs. Triad, 5 p.m.DIVISION IVAt Prasco Park, MasonFayetteville vs. Cin. ...

• 11:11 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Edgewood vs. Northmont

• 5:33 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013

High School sports tournament schedule

Softball SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Monday’s Sectional Finals DIVISION I At Hamilton Seton vs. Harrison, 5 p.m. At Harrison Fairfield vs. Oak Hills, 5 p.m. At Sycamore Mason vs. Milford, 5 p.m. At Kings Colerain vs. Ursuline, 5 p.m. At Fairmont Northmont vs. Edgewood, 5 p.m. At Centerville Lebanon vs. Hamilton, 5 ...

• Updated: 12:56 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013

‘Bolts survive blasts for 4th straight sectional title

The long ball usually trumps small ball, but the Northmont softball team was able to buck the trend Monday afternoon in a Division I sectional final at Fairmont High School. Bolts pitcher Jordan Stoltz surrendered three home runs for the first time at any level, but she allowed the Cougars ...

• 8:51 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013

Second Thoughts: Fairmont has great arena, but can it win?

The news coming out of Washington never ceases to amaze. The Benghazi scandal. The IRS scandal. Bryce Harper trying to run through an outfield wall. Not to be outdone, the Redskins plan to sign Tim Tebow to play quarterback and move RG3 to cornerback. And for the coup de grace, ...

• 12:05 a.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013

Pfeffer’s walk-off lead Bolts over Greenville

SoftballNorthmont 4, Greenville 3: Northmont won this regular season battle of local heavyweights when Libby Pfeffer drove in Kassi Crawford with a double in the bottom of the seventh. Pfeffer finished with three RBIs while Jordan Stoltz had a home run. Stoltz pitched a complete game, striking out five and ...

• 9:55 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013

High School sports results for Saturday, May 18

BaseballSECTIONAL TOURNAMENTDIVISION ISt. Xavier 3, Talawanda 2Lakota East 5, Glen Este 4Centerville 5, Fairmont 1SoftballSECTIONAL TOURNAMENTDIVISION IIFranklin 21, Alter 0, 5 inn.Boys VolleyballSaturday’s ResultsD-I Regional Finals at CentervilleNorthmont def. Fairmont, 25-22, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19.Beavercreek def. Centerville, 22-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12.D-II Regional Finals at CentervilleFenwick def. Alter, 25-22, 26-28, 25-17, ...

• 9:24 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013

Fenwick defeats Alter in regional volleyball final

Fenwick boys volleyball coach Yoon Ha’s biggest fear became reality Saturday.“I was worried about how we’d handle it mentally,” Ha said about the Falcons’ first regional final. “We didn’t handle it well. We played tight and we had to grind it out the rest of the way.”Fenwick pushed through to ...

• 7:50 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013

Harden reverses Fairmont decision, will stay at Fairfield

Mark Harden has reversed his decision to accept the boys varsity basketball position at Fairmont High School and instead will remain as athletic director at Fairfield.Harden told Kettering officials on Friday that he would not leave Fairfield. Just this past Tuesday the Kettering Board of Education accepted the recommendations that ...

• 2:25 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013

Relay a fitting finale at GWOC boys meet

Fairborn senior Matt Cline’s smile beamed as he pointed to teammate Jeremy Bridges. “He’s an animal,” Cline said after Bridges out-leaned Miamisburg’s Andrew Denlinger at the tape to win the 4x400-meter relay title at the Greater Western Ohio Conference track meet at Centerville High School Friday night. “It’s a man’s ...

• 11:27 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013

Banke, Ireland lead Oakwood in sectional

BaseballOakwood 5, CJ 1: Patrick Ireland struck out nine over five innings to lead Oakwood in this D-II sectional. Ireland won his fourth while Max Banke hit a two-run home run.Troy 1, Sidney 0: Troy’s Nick Sanders drove in the game’s only run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth ...

• 11:11 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013

Waynesville wins in walkoff fashion

BaseballNoah McGillivary hit a walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the seventh to help Waynesville (22-2) knock off Dixie in Division III sectional baseball.Pitcher Wyatt Myers moved to 5-0 on the mound with the relief win.The Spartans (22-2) advance to the sectional final against Fenwick on Wednesday at Kings.Carlisle ...

• 11:31 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

High School Sports results for Wednesday, May 15

BaseballSECTIONAL TOURNAMENTWednesday’s ResultsDIVISION IIIBadin 11, East Clinton 0, 5 inn.Carlisle 10, Dayton Christian 1Fenwick 5, Madison 3Miami East 10, Northwestern 0, 5 inn.Triad 5, Northridge 2Versailles 7, Anna 0Waynesville 5, Dixie 4West Liberty-Salem 13, National Trail 8DIVISION IVArcanum 5, Troy Christian 1Cedarville 11, Tri-Village 7Cin. Christian 12, St. Bernard 0, ...

• 10:22 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Brown out at Northmont after 16 seasons

What seemed a perfect basketball marriage for 16 years is ending in a nasty divorce at Northmont High School. Jim Brown, one of the best-known and most successful coaches in the Miami Valley, will not be the T-Bolts’ head coach after June 30. Northmont — for absolutely no reasons of ...

• 7:51 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Weekly high school stat leaders

BASEBALLBATTING (min. 50 at-bats)Player H/AB AVG.R. Kensinger, Xenia Chr. 38/57 .667C. Nealeigh, Greenville 48/76 .632S. Murphy, Centerville 35/64 .547R. Butcher, Miamisburg 31/58 .534M. Current, Middletown 33/62 .532B. Marsh, Piqua 36/68 .529T. Nichting, Badin 36/68 .529R. Thompson, Mason 33/64 .516T. Mangen, Northmont 27/53 .509J. Rindfleisch, Lakota East 31/63 .492B. Hughes, Tippecanoe ...

• 11:01 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013

Elks complete sweep of T-Bolts

Centerville (22-1) won its 18th straight game with a 2-1 victory over Northmont, and remained spotless at 10-0 in the Greater Western Ohio Conference Central in Wednesday baseball action.Starter Brian Mroz scattered four hits and struck out nine in the complete-game win.Alex Rado and Joey Weingartner drove in runs for ...

• 11:18 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013

High School sports results for Wednesday, May 8

TennisVALLEY VIEW 3, CJ 2Singles — 1. Estrada-Sanchez (CJ) d. Wilson, 6-0 6-1; 2. Harshberger (VV) d. Bonner, 6-2 3-6, 6-4; 3. Stamper (VV) d. Genovesi, 6-1, 6-1. Doubles — 1. Cox/Smith (CJ) d. Fullmer/Lemke, 6-4, 6-4; 2. Warner/Smith (VV) d. Reynolds/Talib, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Records: VV 13-2, CJ 7-9.VANDALIA ...

• 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Elks beat T-Bolts in extras

Centerville 1, Northmont 0: Nick Bertram doubled in the walk-off run for host Centerville (21-1) in the bottom of the ninth.Lebanon 5, Springboro 3: Eric Leichliter went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for visiting Lebanon (18-5), which clinched the Greater Western Ohio Conference South.Miamisburg 4, West Carrollton 1: ...

• 10:46 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013