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The North team won the OHSBCA North-South All Star Game with a score of 122-111, while the girls' North team triumphed 98-73. Key performances included Cameron Elwer scoring 14 points for the boys' North team.
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Apr. 25—Several area players and coaches participated in the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association North-South All Star Game on Friday, April 24, at Olentangy Liberty.
The North put together a 73-point second half to win 122-111 in the boys game.
Cameron Elwer of Delphos St. John's recorded 14 points for the North team.
Trey Sagester of Tri-Village tallied eight points, C.J. Bailey of Tippecanoe had six and Isaiah Thompson of Wayne chipped in two for the South team.
In the girls game the North pulled away in the second half to win 98-73.
Kaylah Thornton of Fairmont led the South squad in scoring with 18 points.
Katie Litten of Versailles added six and Alex Dixon of Urbana scored three.
At half-time several area players and coaches were presented with OHSBCA awards and scholarships.
Thornton added to her hardware collection with the OHSBCA Division I player of the year award. Elwer was honored with the Mr. OHSBCA and D-VII player of the year awards and Sagester the D-VI player of the year award.
Jeremy Dixon of Urbana, Aaron Elwer of Delphos St. John's and Jason Tincher of Bellbrook were recognized for coach of the year awards. Todd Cook and Steve York of Waynesville and Phil Barhorst of Fort Loramie took home assistant coach of the year awards.
Baseball
Centerville 11, Wayne 1: Bronson Weng improved to 4-0 on the season with the win on the mound, Luke Maciejewski knocked three hits and Centerville improved to 8-0 in the GWOC with a 10th consecutive win.
Beavercreek 13, Fairmont 3: Brock Bukiewicz struck out nine to grab the win on the mound along with driving in four runs at the plate. Easton Grimm also tallied four RBI, including a home run, to pace the Beavers.
Northmont 10, Springboro 0: Troy Holthaus threw five shutout innings, Talon Paugh drove in four runs on three hits and Brady Whittaker added two RBI for Northmont, which handed 'Boro its second loss of the year.
Miamisburg 14, Springfield 1: Reece Hammond, Ty Hoskins, Nathan Linder and Justin Reeder drove in a pair of runs apiece and Aiden Long earned the win on the mound for 'Burg.
Lakota West 14, Middletown 2: Noah Bramble knocked in four runs off of two hits from the leadoff spot, Kameron Gaalaas recorded two triples with two RBI and Lakota West halted a three-game losing skid.
Kenton Ridge 13, North Union 0: Jakob Groeschel had three hits, all home runs, to lead Kenton Ridge to a ninth consecutive victory. Brennan Shaffer and Nic Stumpf also knocked a long ball each and Mason Amato recorded the shutout win.
Springfield Shawnee 5, Bellefontaine 2: Shawnee put together a four-run fifth inning to earn the CBC crossover victory. Justin Boehmer doubled and drove in two runs and Kaiden Roeder picked up the complete-game win.
Urbana 12, Graham 2: Kevin Endres drove in three runs off three hits and Grady and Tate Lantz each had three hits with two RBI for Urbana.
The North team won the boys' game with a final score of 122-111.
Cameron Elwer scored 14 points for the North, while Trey Sagester, C.J. Bailey, and Isaiah Thompson contributed eight, six, and two points, respectively, for the South.
The North team won the girls' game with a score of 98-73.
The game took place on April 24 at Olentangy Liberty.
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Ben Logan 13, Tecumseh 3: Cayden Brown accounted for five RBI off of three hits and Carrick Spriggs and Adam Tinsman each doubled and drove in a run for Ben Logan.
Troy 6, Tippecanoe 5: Jake Reinhardt pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts, Aidan Gorman smacked a double and a home run and Troy swept Tipp to improve to 13-1 overall.
Butler 5, Fairborn 0: Koby Dues and Jackson Schilling combined on a no-hitter, Paxton Dwenger gave Butler an early lead with a two-run single and the Aviators improved to 13-1 overall.
Xenia 10, Legacy Christian 0: Jordan Milburn threw a no-hitter with seven strikeouts to lead Xenia.
Piqua 11, Greenville 7: Lukah Branam accounted for five RBI in the win for Piqua.
Badin 12, Carroll 0: Braden Dirheimer and Carson Sergent combined on a one-hit shutout and Cade Cummins doubled and drove in four runs to help Badin improve to 6-0 in the GCLC.
Fenwick 9, Alter 8: Nick Bachman walked it off for Fenwick with a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Carter Shouse added a solo home run.
Valley View 9, Waynesville 8: Wyatt Burkett and Sam Berry each cracked a home run and Valley View scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to rally for the walk-off win.
Carlisle 11, Eaton 0: Nine different players scored a run for Carlisle, with Elijah Dobbins and Nolan Oda crossing the plate twice.
Arcanum 4, National Trail 0: Regan Christ struck out 15 in a complete-game one-hitter along with blasting a three-run homer to help Arcanum improve to 7-0 in the WOAC.
Twin Valley South 10, Northridge 0: Laiden Carver threw five innings of one-hit ball with eight strikeouts for TVS.
Triad 9, Southeastern 5: J.J. Roberts plated a pair of runs, Waylin Holtsberry swatted two doubles and Triad picked up its first OHC victory.
Softball
Centerville 13, Wayne 3: Caitlyn Belcher and Natalie Carr each slugged a pair of home runs, Alyssa Hillberg and Lalia Mejia launched one apiece and Centerville improved to 7-1 in the GWOC.
Miamisburg 10, Springfield 7: Jaelyn Wade blasted a home run, Rhianna Pigman pitched a complete game and Shyanne Johnson logged four hits to pace 'Burg.
Lakota East 6, Lakota West 3: Kaleigh Crawford struck out 12 in a complete game, Yorie Schulte and Juliette Sudnik drove in two runs apiece and Lakota East swept the rivalry series, improving to 10-1 in the GMC.
Kenton Ridge 24, North Union 5: Ivee Rastatter and Brenna Fyffe lifted two home runs apiece and Jayden Davis added one in the slugfest win. Kenton Ridge improved to 17-0 with its 49th consecutive victory.
Springfield Shawnee 14, Bellefontaine 2: Byanca Dubie, Nicole Greene and Olivia Hart each batted in a pair of runs, Kelty Hannan earned the win in the circle and Shawnee improved to 18-1.
Urbana 13, Graham 8: Addison Fox slammed two home runs, Morgan Boyd launched another and Isla Wooten struck out seven to earn the win for Urbana.
Ben Logan 8, Tecumseh 6: Adilynne Gregg doubled, homered and accounted for six RBI to lead Ben Logan.
Troy 10, Tippecanoe 0: Troy improved to 18-0 overall and 12-0 in the MVL.
Greenville 13, Piqua 0: Greenville improved to 18-1 overall and 12-0 in the MVL.
Badin 15, Carroll 1: Kendall Ponatoski, Emily Albrinck and Emily O'Brien each swatted a home run and Badin improved to 18-1 overall.
Ross 12, Bellbrook 1: Paige Baker struck out seven in a complete game along with hitting a solo home run and Ross moved to 5-1 in the SWBL.
Brookville 8, Dayton Christian 0: Jaylee Brooks and Kate Haydon drove in three runs apiece and Brookville moved to 7-2 in the SWBL.
Tri-Village 5, Covington 0: Tri-Village stretched its win streak to nine games.
Arcanum 13, National Trail 3: Emily Fox had a four-hit day with six RBI and Arcanum moved to 6-1 in the WOAC.
New Miami 16, Felicity-Franklin 0: Kadie Davidson drove in four runs and Mikaela Lema threw five shutout innings for New Miami.
Anna 9, Allen East 5: Niyah Koch blasted a three-run home run for Anna.
Minster 7, Ansonia 2: Lucy Schmiesing launched a home run to lead Minster.
PREP RESULTS
Basketball
Friday's Results
OHSBCA North-South All Star Game
North 122, South 111: N: Elwer (Delphos St. John's) 14. S: Sagester (Tri-Village) 8, Bailey (Tippecanoe) 6, Thompson (Wayne) 2.
Girls Basketball
Friday's Results
OHSBCA North-South All Star Game
North 98, South 73: S: Thornton (Fairmont) 18, Litten (Versailles) 6, Dixon (Urbana) 3
Baseball
Friday's Results
Anna 5, Versailles 2: A: Hughes 2-3 2B RBI, Pleiman W 8 K.
Arcanum 4, National Trail 0: A: Christ W 15 K, HR 3 RBI.
Badin 12, Carroll 0: B: Cummins 1-1 2B 4 RBI, Vangen 2-3 2 RBI, Laugle 1-2 RBI.
Beavercreek 13, Fairmont 3: B: Grimm 2-4 2B HR 4 RBI, Bukiewicz W 9 K, 4-5 3B 4 RBI.
Ben Logan 13, Tecumseh 3: BL: Brown 3-4 2B 5 RBI, Spriggs 2-4 2B RBI, Tinsman 2-4 2B RBI.
Butler 5, Fairborn 0: Dues W 6 K, 3-3 2B RBI, Dwenger 1-3 2 RBI, Schilling 1-3 RBI.
Carlisle 11, Eaton 0: C: Dobbins 2-3 2 RBI, Svarda 1-3 RBI, Fox 1-4 RBI.
Centerville 11, Wayne 1: C: Weng W.
CHCA 9, Cin. Christian 5
Covington 4, Houston 3
Dayton Christian 4, Brookville 1
Fairbanks 13, Madison Plains 3
Fenwick 9, Alter 8: F: Bachman 2-4 HR 3 RBI GW-RBI, Barker 1-2 2 RBI, Shouse 1-3 HR RBI.
Franklin 7, Talawanda 2: F: Hurst 2-2 RBI, Rebholz 2-4 RBI, Rebrovich 1-3 RBI.
Hillsboro 14, Wilmington 4
Jonathan Alder 13, Indian Lake 0
Kenton Ridge 13, North Union 0: KR: Groeschel 3-4 3 HR 4 RBI, Stumpf 1-2 HR 3 RBI, Shaffer 1-3 HR 2 RBI.
Lakota West 14, Middletown 2: LW: Bramble 2-4 4 RBI, Lehman W 6 K, Gaalaas 2-4 2 3B 2 RBI.
London 13, Northwestern 3
Marion Local 13, Jackson Center 0
Mason 10, Hamilton 3: H: Payne 3-3 2B RBI.
McNicholas 11, Chaminade Julienne 7
Miamisburg 14, Springfield 1: M: Long W 6 K, Williams 2-2 2B RBI, Hammond 1-2 2 RBI.
Newton 11, New Knoxville 1
Northeastern 11, Catholic Central 1: N: Lu. Mefford 2-3 2 2B RBI, Le. Mefford 1-4 3B RBI, Lough 2-2 RBI.
Northmont 10, Springboro 0: N: Paugh 3-3 4 RBI, Whittaker 2-2 2 RBI, Holthaus W 5 K.
Oak Hills 14, Fairfield 4
Oakwood 10, Middletown Madison 1: MM: Higgs 1-4 HR RBI.
Piqua 11, Greenville 7: P: Branam 5 RBI.
Princeton 10, Lakota East 9
Russia 15, Miami East 1
Sidney 17, West Carrollton 4: S: Swiger 1-2 3 RBI, Dohner 2-2 2B 2 RBI, Shipe 1-2 2B 2 RBI.
Springfield Shawnee 5, Bellefontaine 2: SS: Boehmer 1-3 2B 2 RBI, Rodgers 1-3 RBI, Roeder W 1 K.
Sycamore 11, Colerain 6
Triad 9, Southeastern 5: T: Holtsberry 2-4 2 2B RBI, Roberts 1-3 2B 2 RBI.
Tri-County North 4, Franklin Monroe 1: TCN: Heltsley W 10 K.
Troy 6, Tippecanoe 0
Twin Valley South 10, Northridge 0: TVS: Carver W 8 K, Miller 3-3 2B 3 RBI, Burkett 2-2 2 RBI.
Urbana 12, Graham 2: U: Endres 3-4 3 RBI, G. Lantz 3-4 2B 2 RBI, T. Lantz 3-3 2 RBI.
Valley View 9, Waynesville 8: VV: Berry 1-3 HR 3 RBI, Burkett 2-3 2B HR RBI, Hodson 1-3 2 RBI.
West Jefferson 5, Greeneview 0
Xenia 10, Legacy Christian 0: X: Milburn W 7 K.
Thursday's Results
Arcanum 10, Brookville 7: A: Stephens 1-2 2 RBI, Kessler 1-4 2 RBI, Kearney 1-4 2 RBI. B: Collins 3-4 2 RBI.
Bethel 12, Riverside 3: R: Robinson 3-4 RBI.
Coldwater 8, Fort Recovery 5: C: Homan W, Dues 2-3 HR 3 RBI.
Covington 10, Troy Christian 9: TC: Byrer 2-3 2B 3B 3 RBI, Cool 3-5 RBI.
Dayton Christian 10, Carlisle 9: DC: Schmidt 1-3 2 RBI, Queen 1-1 2 RBI, Thoma 2-3 2 2B RBI.
Dixie 18, Tri-Village 13: D: Hammond 2-3 2B 3B 4 RBI, Phillips 3-5 2 3B 3 RBI, Broyles 3-5 2B 2 RBI.
Jonathan Alder 10, Bellefontaine 0
Lebanon 7, Walnut Hills 5: L: Vick 2-3 RBI, Kyle 1-2 RBI, Ritter W 8 K.
Mechanicsburg 3, Cedarville 0: M: Davis W 7 K, Eyink 2-3 HR 3 RBI.
Milton-Union 10, Lehman Catholic 0: MU: Stone W 10 K, 2-3 2B 3 RBI, Craport 2-3 2B 2 RBI, McGuffey 3-4 2B RBI.
Minster 8, Parkway 1
Monroe 3, Edgewood 1: M: O'Hara 1-3 2B RBI, Hounchell 1-3 RBI.
Newton 7, Ansonia 1: N: Tippie W 13 K.
Versailles 17, New Knoxville 2: V: Barga W.
Xenia 3, Stebbins 0: X: Smith W 10 K.
Yellow Springs 2, Legacy Christian 1: YS: Fleming W 12 K, Derrickson RBI.
Softball
Friday's Results
Anna 9, Allen East 5: An: Koch 3-4 HR.
Arcanum 13, National Trail 3: A: Fox 4-4 2B 6 RBI, C. Garbig W 4 K, 1-3 RBI, J. Garbig 2-4 3B 2 RBI.
Badin 15, Carroll 1: B: Ponatoski 2-3 3B HR 5 RBI, Albrinck 3-3 2B HR 3 RBI, O'Brien 1-3 HR 2 RBI.
Ben Logan 8, Tecumseh 6: Gregg 2-2 3B HR 6 RBI, Harner W 10 K, 2-2 RBI, Norviel 1-3 2B RBI.
Brookville 8, Dayton Christian 0: B: K. Haydon 2-2 2B 3 RBI, Ja. Brooks 2-2 3 RBI, Dunkle 1-2 RBI.
Centerville 13, Wayne 3: C: Lucas W 4 K, Carr 3-3 2B 2 HR 2 RBI, Belcher 2-3 2 HR 3 RBI.
CHCA 11, Cin. Christian 5: CC: Cole 2-3 3B 4 RBI.
Fairfield 11, Princeton 8
Franklin 6, Talawanda 2: F: Cobb 1-4 HR RBI.
Greenville 13, Piqua 0
Hicksville 4, Coldwater 0
Indian Lake 11, Jonathan Alder 5
Kenton Ridge 24, North Union 5: KR: Rastatter W 6 K, 3-3 2 HR 7 RBI, Fyffe 4-4 2 2B 2 HR 5 RBI, Davis 3-5 2B HR 4 RBI.
Lakota East 6, Lakota West 3: LE: Y. Schulte 2-3 2 RBI, Sudnik 1-4 2B 2 RBI, Crawford W 12 K.
Lebanon 5, Little Miami 4
London 7, Northwestern 4
Marion Local 10, Jackson Center 2
Mason 16, Middletown 0
Miamisburg 10, Springfield 7: M: Wade 3-5 HR 3 RBI, Johnson 4-5 2B 2 RBI, Pigman W 7 K, 2-3 2B 2 RBI.
Minster 7, Ansonia 2: M: Schiesing HR 2 RBI.
Mississinawa Valley 9, Twin Valley South 0
New Miami 16, Felicity-Franklin 0: NM: Davidson 2-2 2B 4 RBI, Williams 2-2 2B 2 RBI, Lema W 12 K.
Oak Hills 7, Hamilton 1
Ross 12, Bellbrook 1: R: Alvis 3-4 RBI, Webb 2-3 2 RBI, Baker W 7 K, 1-4 HR RBI.
Springfield Shawnee 14, Bellefontaine 2: SS: Hannan W 4 K, Dubie 2-4 3B 2 RBI, Hart 2-4 2B 2 RBI.
Troy 10, Tippecanoe 0
Urbana 13, Graham 8: U: Fox 3-3 2 HR 4 RBI, Boyd 1-3 HR 2 RBI, Wooten W 7 K.
Valley View 9, Waynesville 6
Wilmington 17, Hillsboro 14: W: Martin HR 5 RBI, Dorsch 3-5 5 RBI, Blackburn W.
Thursday's Results
Ansonia 5, Newton 4
Arcanum 14, Butler 3: A: Noe 5-5 2B 2 3B HR 2 RBI, Byers W 4 K, C. Garbig 3-3 2B 3B 2 RBI.
Bellbrook 16, West Carrollton 5: B: Burke 3-4 2 RBI, Nicholson 2-3 2B 2 RBI, Walts 2-4 2B 2 RBI.
Bethel 16, Riverside 5: B: Dorn 1-3 2 RBI, Guerrero 1-3 2B 2 RBI, Miller W 4 K, 1-3 2 RBI. R: Carman 1-3 HR 2 RBI.
Botkins 10, St. Henry 0: B: Loy W 12 K, 4-4 3B.
Cedarville 12, Mechanicsburg 1
Chaminade Julienne 15, Middletown Christian 2: CJ: Mezni 3-4 2B 4 RBI, McLeod W 7 K, Wade 2-2 2B 2 RBI.
Edgewood 2, Monroe 0: E: Combs W 5 K, Clemmons 2-3 2B RBI, Short 1-4 RBI.
Fairbanks 6, Madison Plains 2
Fairborn 16, Fenwick 8: Fa: Moulder 1-4 HR 4 RBI, Walters 1-5 2B 3 RBI, Ison 3-6 3B 2 RBI.
Fort Loramie 7, Houston 2
Jonathan Alder 15, Bellefontaine 5
Milton-Union 13, Lehman Catholic 2: Elliott 1-2 HR 3 RBI, Entingh 2-2 2 RBI, Blackburn 1-2 3 RBI.
North Union 14, Pleasant 1
Princeton 8, CHCA 7
Seton 6, Hamilton 5
Tri-Village 15, Dixie 5
Wilmington 10, Valley View 9: W: Blackburn W 4 K, Dorsch 3-4 2 RBI, Groves 3-4 2 RBI.
Boys Tennis
Friday's Results
Centerville 3, Lexington 2
Fairborn 4, Northmont 1
Fairfield 3, Talawanda 2
Fairmont 4, Sidney 1
Hamilton 3, Northwest 2
Lakota East 5, Kings 0
Olentangy Orange 3, Tippecanoe 2
Valley View 3, Chaminade Julienne 2
Thursday's Results
Bellefontaine 4, Valley View W 1
Dixie 4, Northridge 1
Fairmont 3, Alter 2
Lakota East 5, Hamilton 0
Lehman Catholic 5, Carroll 0
London 4, Urbana 1
Monroe 4, Franklin 1
Northmont 3, Tecumseh 2
Oakwood 4, Dayton Christian 1
Sycamore 5, Middletown 0
Talawanda 4, Fenwick 1
Tippecanoe 4, Sidney 1
Troy 3, Fairborn 2
Boys Volleyball
Thursday's Results
Beavercreek 3, Wayne 0
Carroll 3, Alter 2
Edgewood 3, Anderson 0
Fenwick 3, Badin 0
McNicholas 3, Chaminade Julienne 0
Meadowdale 3, Thurgood 0
Boys Lacrosse
Friday's Results
Beavercreek 15, Lebanon 2
Loveland 13, Lakota West 4
Northmont 14, Oakwood 11
Worthington Kilbourne 12, Centerville 11
Thursday's Results
Buckeye Valley 19, Xenia 7
Fenwick 20, Chaminade Julienne 2
Franklin 8, Monroe 1
Lakota East 18, Fairfield 1
McNicholas 14, Carroll 5
Oakwood 12, Alter 11, OT
Girls Lacrosse
Friday's Results
McNicholas 18, Chaminade Julienne 9
Thursday's Results
Dublin Jerome 8, Beavercreek 7
Indian Hill 12, Springboro 11
Mt. Notre Dame 16, Centerville 15
Track & Field
Friday's Results
Trotwood Invitational
Boys Team Results: Wayne 189; Northmont 118; Trotwood 108; Brookville 68; Wayne B 37; Reynoldsburg 33; Hillsdale 29; Trotwood B 22.
Girls Team Results: Northmont 148; Wayne 107; Brookville 79.5; Reynoldsburg 55; DECA 37; Trotwood 37; Belmont 35; Chaminade Julienne 34; Ponitz 33.5.
REPORTING RESULTS
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