Alex James worked two innings on the mound to earn the win.
The victory put Butler at 21-4 overall and 16-2 in league play. Troy can earn a split of the title with a win versus Piqua on Saturday.
PREP RESULTS
Baseball
Thursday’s Results
Anna 3, Jackson Center 2: A: Aufderhaar 2B 2 RBI, Carey 2B, Finkenbine 2 RS.
Arcanum 2, Newton 0
Beavercreek 15, Princeton 2
Bellbrook 12, Fairborn 4
Brookville 11, Valley View 1
Butler 11, Stebbins 1: B: Harestad 2-4 2B 2 RBI 2 RS, Richardson 1-4 2B RBI RS, Mendy 1-2 2B 2 RBI 2 RS.
Centerville 3, Wayne 2: C: Chillinsky W, Kenney GW-RBI.
Chaminade Julienne 8, Xenia 0: CJ: Switalski-Lail W 4 K, Gonter-Dray 2-4 RBI, Weckesser 3B RBI.
Coldwater 8, St. Marys 1: C: Kaup W 4 K.
Colerain 11, Edgewood 10
Fairbanks 15, North Union 3
Fairfield 10, Goshen 0
Franklin 5, Ross 4
Indian Lake 6, Miami East 4
Kenton Ridge 11, Bellefontaine 1
Lakota East 3, Fairmont 0: LE: Frank W 4 K.
Lima Central Catholic 7, St. Henry 6
Little Miami 11, Lebanon 8
Marion Local 14, Parkway 3
Mason 9, Middletown 3
Mechanicsburg 17, Emmanuel Christian 0
Moeller 10, Lakota West 0
National Trail 20, Franklin Monroe 2
New Bremen 9, Spencerville 4
Oak Hills 5, Kings 2
Riverside 4, Covington 3
Russia 21, Botkins 0: R: Saunders W 9 K 4 RBI, Quinter 3-5 2 RBI, Shappie 2-5 3 RBI.
Springboro 7, Monroe 2
Springfield 10, Northmont 5
Talawanda 10, Fenwick 3: T: Birkemeier 4-4 5 RBI, Brosey W.
Tri-Village 10, Milton-Union 5
Troy 8, Piqua 3
Wapakoneta 12, Fort Recovery 0
West Carrollton 4, Greenville 1
West Jefferson 14, Triad 10
Xenia 12, Fairborn 5
Wednesday’s Results
Bellefontaine 10, Urbana 8: B: Pulfer W, Fogan S.
Bethel 13, Lehman Catholic 12
Bradford 10, Twin Valley South 4
Brookville 8, Monroe 3
Butler 7, Tippecanoe 3
Butler 8, Tippecanoe 2
Catholic Central 16, Emmanuel Christian 1
Fairfield 6, Edgewood 3
Franklin 9, Northmont 6: F: Hipsher 2B, Fry W 12 K 3-3. N: Harbaum 2B.
Greeneview 15, Mechanicsburg 5: M: Edwards 1-3 2B RS, Eyink 1-2 RBI, Hess 1-3 RS RBI.
Hamilton 7, Lakota East 5
Harrison 2, Badin 1
Jonathan Alder 10, Graham 3
Kenton Ridge 5, Ben Logan 4
Lebanon 11, Fairmont 1
Legacy Christian 7, Yellow Springs 0
Middletown 12, Little Miami 0
Northeastern 9, Fairbanks 5
Northwestern 8, Bellefontaine 3
Ross 8, Northwest 0
Stebbins 10, Dixie 0
Talawanda 12, Lakota West 9
Tecumseh 9, Miami East 8: T: Cassell 2-4, Brents 2B.
Tri-County North 7, Valley View 4
Tri-Village 10, Mississinawa Valley 1
Troy 2, Beavercreek 1
Wayne 11, Chaminade Julienne 6
West Liberty-Salem 1, Troy Christian 0
Xenia 9, Fairborn 6
Xenia 12, Fairborn 5
Softball
TOURNAMENT
Thursday’s Results
Division II
Batavia 8, Roger Bacon 0
Brookville 20, Monroe 3
Clinton-Massie 11, Goshen 1
Eaton 19, Alter 0
Greenville 15, Ponitz 0
Kenton Ridge 4, Ben Logan 0
Ross 13, Badin 5
Springfield Shawnee 1, Graham 0
Taylor 18, Mount Healthy 0
Tippecanoe 6, Bellefontaine 4: B: Fullerton 3B, Casey 2-4 2B, Vigansky 2B.
Urbana 13, Chaminade Julienne 1
Valley View 27, Stivers 0
Division IV
Ansonia 17, Yellow Springs 1
Bradford 10, Houston 0
Cin. Country Day 16, Lockland 6
Covington 7, Riverside 0
Fayetteville Perry 11, Cin. Christian 0
Felicity Franklin 5, Ripley Union-Lewis 2
Fort Loramie 7, Tri-County North 0
Fort Recovery 2, Marion Local 1
Franklin Monroe 20, Dayton Christian 0: FM: Johnson W 6 K.
Mechanicsburg 18, Botkins 0
Minster 15, Spencerville 1
New Bremen 4, Crestview 2
Newton 6, Mississinawa Valley 5
Russia 10, Lehman Catholic 0
Southeastern 14, Cedarville 0
Wednesday’s Results
Division I
Beavercreek 4, Fairborn 0: F: Walters 2 2B.
Centerville 4, Springfield 3
Fairfield 4, Talawanda 0: F: Peters W, Miller 2 RBI.
Hamilton 6, Ursuline Academy 5
Kings 16, Harrison 5
Lakota West 12, Colerain 0
Lebanon 15, Bellbrook 0
Little Miami 8, Mt. Notre Dame 5
Mason 15, West Clermont 0
McAuley 10, Western Brown 6
Miamisburg 5, Tecumseh 0
Northmont 16, Piqua 2: N: Hefelfinger GS-HR.
Oak Hills 10, Wilmington 0
Piqua 16, Northmont 2
Seton 7, Milford 6
Springboro 13, Troy 3
St. Ursula 3, Turpin 1
Division III
Arcanum 11, Greenon 0
Bethel Tate 14, McNicholas 1
Blanchester 15, Deer Park 0
Carlisle 15, West Liberty-Salem 5
CHCA 12, Norwood 0
Clermont Northeastern 3, Reading 1
Georgetown 22, Clark Montessori 0
Indian Lake 12, Versailles 2
Miami East 9, Milton-Union 7
National Trail 7, Bethel 1
Waynesville 12, Northeastern 2
Williamsburg 15, Mariemont 1
REGULAR SEASON
Thursday’s Results
Anna 9, Jackson Center 5
Beavercreek 5, Arcanum 2
Bellbrook 12, Oakwood 1
Centerville 15, Wayne 7
Greenon 11, Triad 1
Hamilton 13, Middletown 0
Springboro 5, Miamisburg 3
Springfield 16, Fairmont 5
Talawanda 15, Edgewood 4
Troy 7, Piqua 0
Wednesday’s Results
Brookville 2, Valley View 0
Chaminade Julienne 13, Alter 1
Franklin 15, Oakwood 5
Franklin Monroe 11, Twin Valley South 0
Graham 4, Urbana 0
Greenville 13, Sidney 2
Greenville 12, Sidney 1
Mississinawa Valley 15, Tri-Village 4
Northwest 20, Mount Healthy 2
Boys Volleyball
Thursday’s Results
Badin 3, Roger Bacon 0
Centerville 3, Wayne 0
Edgewood 3, Hamilton 1: E: Ellis 13 kills, Smith 24 assists, Honchul 7 kills.
Fairfield 3, Taylor 0
Milford 3, Middletown 0
Sycamore 3, Fairmont 2
Boys Tennis
SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Wednesday’s Results
At Centerville
Division I
Doubles: 1. Page/Wells (Beavercreek) d. Dongre/Baumgartner (Springboro), 6-0 7-5; 3. Satter/Kennedy (Springboro) d. Ehret/Staiger (Beavercreek), 6-2 6-3.
Division II
At Centerville
Singles: 1. Culpepper (Legacy Christian) d. Haack (Oakwood), 6-3 6-4; 3. Zelinski (Chaminade Julienne) d. Baldwin (Oakwood), 6-3 4-2. Doubles: 1. Rich/Smallwood (Oakwood) d. Boyce/McCloskey (Oakwood), 6-4 2-6 6-4; 3. Paul/Draugelis (Alter) d. Dickman/Weatherspoon (Chaminade Julienne), 7-6 6-2.
Boys Lacrosse
Thursday’s Results
Springboro 17, Dublin Jerome 10
Girls Lacrosse
Thursday’s Results
Lebanon 15, Bellbrook 7
Oakwood 11, Northmont 7
REPORTING RESULTS
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