March 28, 2001

Sports round-up

Baseball

Rams take season opener from New Riegel

NEW RIEGEL -- Nick Lee and Chad Karg each scored three runs apiece, and a pair of Upper Sandusky pitchers limited New Riegel batters to just five hits as the Rams won 7-3 in the season opener for both teams.

Kevin Ward struck out seven yielded just three hits and a walk in five innings as he picked up the win. Luke Miller pitched the final two innings, striking out two. Lee and Riordan McClain both had two hits for US.

Jon Kauffman topped the Blue Jackets with three hits, including a double. Joe Schalk suffered the loss as he was tagged for five runs (three earned) in three innings. Jason Humphrey pitched the final four innings.

Bluffton shuts out Carey

CAREY -- Carey was limited to just one hit as visiting Bluffton posted an 11-0 shutout in the season opener.

"I think it was somewhat because of the cold," Blue Devil coach Dennis Ruhe said. "But we haven't been outside to get much live pitching."

Casey Ritter's single accounted for Carey's lone hit. Dave Hall took the loss.

"I think our hitting will come around, but today it was our defense (that hurt) more than anything," Ruhe said. "Bluffton's a got a good team, but I just don't think we were ready to play today."

Chieftains fall in season-opener

BASCOM -- Buckeye Central held off Hopewell-Loudon 8-7 Tuesday in the season-opening baseball game for both teams.

Danny Ray struggled on the mound and took the loss for Chieftains.

"He struggled a little bit," coach Tony Swanagan said. "He didn't throw a lot of strikes and got himself in trouble."

Todd Elchert lined two hits and scored once to lead H-L's offense while J.R. Brickner added a hit and two runs.

Craig Reinhart, Ray, Brandon Egbert, Sean Harrison, Dereck Smith and Kelly Cook all singled. Reinhart, Smith, Cook and Joe Kovach all scored once.

Tennis

Ross opens with win over Columbian

Fremont Ross opened up the tennis season Tuesday with a 4-1 win over Columbian.

Columbian's lone win came at No. 2 doubles, where Eric Goshe and Sam Moyer rolled past Brian Gibbs and Anthony Weiker 6-2, 6-2.

The Little Giants won the other four matches.

Mark Brough beat Columbian's Boris Scheiwiller 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, Paul Eckert held off Kenny Schank 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2 singles, David Albrechta doubled up Pete Grangaard 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 singles and the Fremont Ross duo of Brian Kaltenbach and Kunaka Hirobayshi powered past Jim Picciuto and Donny Thompson 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Softball

Tornadoes squeak past Mohawk on eighth-inning single

Sara Theis singled home Jessica Sharp in the bottom of the eighth to help Columbian squeak past Mohawk 2-1 Tuesday in the season-opener for both teams.

Sharp led off bottom of the eighth with a walk and stole second before Theis lined the game-winning hit.

Columbian struggle for most of the game against Mohawk's offense, but took advantage of one miscue by the Warriors to go up 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth.

Sharp reached first on an error and stole second before Erin Rupp singled her home.

Mohawk answered in the seventh when Jodi Stevens doubled and the Warriors loaded the bases. Stefanie Pauley then knocked Stevens in to knot the score at 1-1.

Columbian coach Mike Hampp said the Tornadoes had their chances to score more runs, but Mohawk's defense was just too tough. The Warriors had two errors but also turned a double play to make Columbian leave 11 batters on base.

"We had bases loaded twice and couldn't score. We also had runners at second and third and could score," Hampp said. "Mohawk did a good job defensively. We just couldn't string our hits together at the right time."

But Columbian's offense wasn't the only one that was stymied.

Rupp fanned 10 Warriors and shut down the first 12 batters she faced for Columbian.

Amber Schwochow suffered the loss for Mohawk.

Emily Graham doubled for Columbian, Jennifer Watson and Rupp both singled twice and September and Ashley Bowers each singled.

Stevens had a single to go with her double for Mohawk, while Katie Lust, Ashley Bowers and Amy Fox all singled.

New Riegel wins one-hit battle

NEW RIEGEL -- Both teams recorded just one hit, but it was New Riegel that picked up seven walks and stole eight bases in a 4-0 shutout of visiting Upper Sandusky.

Leanne Wertz had the rapped the only hit and scored two runs for the Blue Jackets, who scored once in the first inning and three more times in the second. Erin Mack and Sara Smith also scored runs for the winners. Mack allowed just two walks and a hit in a complete-game shutout.

Jessica Courtad had the Rams only hit, while Michelle Roberts took the loss. She struck out 10, but walked seven.

Track

Gibsonburg sweeps dual from Bobcats

GIBSONBURG -- Jenna DeVanna was a double winner to highlight the Bettsville girls effort in a dual meet at Gibsonburg.

The Bobcat girls fell 104-24, while Gibsonburg's boys won 99-17.

DeVanna picked up her victories in the 100 (13.9) and 200 (30.09). She also took second in the long jump (13-7) and third in the 400 (1:13.27).

Other winners for the Bobcats were Laura Sisco in the 100 hurdles (19.38) and Ashleigh Valentine in the shot put (25-11).

For the Bettsville boys, Adam Lawrence won the 100 in 12.81, while Shaun Childress took the 800 in 2:22.23. Lawrence also second in the 200 (26.65) and Childress was third in the 100 (13.1).

Tusing leads Tigers to victory

ATTICA -- Savannah Tusing had a hand in three wins and several other Seneca East girls were part of two wins each Tuesday as the Tigers won a triangular with Old Fort and World Harvest Christian.

Tusing captured the high jump with a leap of 4-6 while helping the 4 x 200 relay (2:01.2) and 4 x 100 relay (57.5) pick up wins.

Jill Scherley, Megan Karr and Michelle Miller were part of the 4 x 200 while Karr, Scherley and Jessica Allgyre joined Tusing on the 4 x 100.

The Tigers made it relay sweep by taking the 4 x 800 (12:14.6) and the 4 x 400 (5:10).

Sheena Lambert, Julie Farrell, Valerie Niedermier and Sam Ruffing ran the 4 x 800 while Allgyre, Miller, Mikayla Kurzen and Ruffing ran the 4 x 400.

Other Seneca East wins came from Laura Stacklin in the discus (86.5), Tonya Mahl in the 100 hurdles (20.03), Kiara Ruffing in the shot (28-2), Niedermier in the 1,600 (5:55.3), Jessica Heyman in the 400 (1:09.5), Lambert in the 800 (3:10.3), Nicole Schneider in the 200 (31.7) and Farrell in the 3,200 (14:53.3).

Old Fort's top finishes were a seconds by Erin Garcia in the high jump (4-4) and the 4 x 400 relay team of Levenda Meade, Ashley Smith, Katie Hotz and and Amanda Noss (5:22.2).

Field events help SE boys dominate

Seneca East scored 54 out of a possible 55 points in the field events Tuesday on the way to dominating Old Fort and World Harvest Christian in triangular action.

The only field event point the Tigers didn't get was fourth place in the long jump, letting Seneca East coast to victory with 119 points. Old Fort upended World Harvest 39-8 for second.

First names for Seneca East's athletes were not provided for any event.

Old Fort's Cliff Riehm won the 1,600 (5:03.7) and 3,200 (11:00.6), David Meyers captured the 110 hurdles (15.2) and Jordan Miller ran to victory in the 800 (2:18.5).

Carey grabs victory

CAREY -- Carey grabbed victories on both the boys and girls sides in a triangular meet with Wynford and New Riegel Tuesday.

The Blue Devil girls scored 90 points followed by Wynford (50) and then NR (26). The boys won with 68 points, Wynford had 50 and the Blue Jackets scored 45.

Event winner for the Carey girls included Kristen Buhl in the high jump (4-9), Holly Putnam in the triple jump (31-4), Jaclyn Boes in the 100 (14.1), Ceecee Benoit in the 1,600 (7:11) and the 4x800 relay team of Stephanie Underwood, Maria Brodman, Sarah Hempfling and Jill Yost. (2:00). Jaclyn Boes, Cassandra Pieracini, Sammi Derr and Megan Boes teamed up to win the 4x100 relay (57.1).

The Blue Devil boys had three winners in five different events. Chris Boes took the shotput (46-2) and discus (114-7). Tyler Phoenix also won two events, the 100 (12.1) and 200 (25.7). Jon Hackworth was the other Carey winner, finishing the triple jump with a leap of 33-9.

New Riegel's winning boys were Brandon Reinhart (110 hurdles, 17.1), Jason Bumb (1,600, 5:10), Scott Hohman (400, 58.7,.) Justin Depinet (800, 2:20.2), the 4x800 quartet of Aaron Reinhart, Bryan Beckley, Depinet, and Hohman (9:26), and the 4x400 team of Hohman, Aaron Mathias, Brandon Reinhart and Aaron Reinhart (3:58.8).

On the girls side, the Jackets came up winners in two events. Leslie Reinhard won the 800 (2:41.7) while the 4x400 team of Jacquie Clouse, Christen Kleinfelter, Gina Margraf and Reinhard came in at 4:52.4.