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Greenville softball achieved its 20th consecutive win by defeating West Carrollton in a doubleheader on April 29, with scores of 15-0 and 12-0. Ella Oswalt and Lizzie Shaffer each contributed with five shutout innings.
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Greenville softball defeated West Carrollton twice in doubleheader action on Wednesday, April 29, marking 20 consecutive wins for the program.
Greenville won the games by scores of 15-0 and 12-0.
Ella Oswalt and Lizzie Shaffer each threw five shutout innings to earn the wins.
Oswalt finished the day at the plate with four hits, two home runs and nine RBI to lead the way.
The Green Wave improved to 20-1 overall and 14-0 in the Miami Valley League, tied atop the standings with undefeated Troy.
Troy and Greenville are set to face off in a major MVL series on Friday, May 1, at Greenville and Monday, May 4, at Troy.
Baseball
Centerville 12, Miamisburg 0: Centerville swept Miamisburg in a doubleheader, winning the second game 9-2. Luke Maciejewski and Ashton White combined on the shutout in the first game and Maciejewski went 4-for-4 at the plate in the second. The Elks improved to 15-2 overall and 10-0 in the GWOC.
Fairborn 3, Piqua 0: Dillon Efaw struck out eight in a complete game no-hitter to lead Fairborn. Owen Lauderman tallied two hits and scored two runs and Westyn Williams singled in a run.
Troy 7, Stebbins 3: The Trojans picked up a seventh straight win, improving to 15-1 overall and 12-1 in the MVL.
Greenville 14, West Carrollton 4: Jiji Jim, Isaac Kerg and Gibson Steyer each drove in a pair of runs to pace Greenville.
Urbana 10, Bellefontaine 5: Grady Lantz homered and drove in five runs, Kevin Endres added a solo shot and Urbana scored six runs in the fifth inning to take control.
Oakwood 2, Brookville 0: Oakwood scored runs in the third and sixth innings to come away with the win at Day Air Ballpark.
Edgewood 5, Franklin 4: Jase Gulley knocked in Carson Downie for the game-winner in the ninth inning and Edgewood turned around a two-game losing skid.
Softball
Troy 17, Stebbins 0: Undefeated Troy won a 20th consecutive game and improved to 14-0 in the MVL.
Covington 22, Milton-Union 6: In a slugfest that saw eight total home runs, Emalyn Johnson led the way for Covington with four of them. Nell Rogers and Ava Hartwig each added a home run apiece for Covington. Sophia Luciano and Bella Brazina each hit a homer for Milton.
Parkway 12, Elida 11: Addison Dailey singled in the game-winning run as Parkway scored four in the bottom of the seventh for the rally victory.
PREP RESULTS
Baseball
Wednesdayâs Results
Centerville 12, Miamisburg 0
Centerville 9, Miamisburg 2
Cin. Christian 15, Purcell Marian 3
Edgewood 5, Franklin 4: E: Gulley 2 RBI GW-RBI, Smith1-3 RBI.
Fairborn 3, Piqua 0: F: Efaw W 8 K, Williamson 1-3 RBI, Babar RBI.
Greenville 14, West Carrollton 4: G: Kerg 2-2 2B 2 RBI, Steyer 2-2 2 RBI, Jim 1-3 2 RBI.
Mason 3, Fairfield 2: F: Owens 1-2 HR 2 RBI.
McNicholas 4, Alter 1
Oakwood 2, Brookville 0
Princeton 7, Hamilton 5
Troy 7, Stebbins 3
Urbana 10, Bellefontaine 5: U: Lantz 1-4 HR 5 RBI, Endres 2-4 2B HR RBI, Hill 2-3 2B 2 RBI.
Tuesdayâs Results
Anna 10, Houston 1: A: Hoying 3-5 3 2B 2 RBI, Hughes W 3 K.
Arcanum 13, Bradford 2: A: Christ 3-4 2 RBI, Cartwright W 4 K, 1-2 RBI, Stephens 2-2 2B 4 RBI.
Badin 6, Fenwick 1: B: Driessen W 12 K, Sawyer 1-4 HR 2 RBI, Vangen 1-3 RBI, Emerson 1-3 RBI. F: McCullough 2-3 2B RBI.
Beavercreek 4, Springboro 0: B: Bukiewicz W 5 K, Grimm 2-4 2B 3B 2 RBI.
Blanchester 4, Yellow Springs 3
Butler 11, Xenia 1: B: Richardson W, Schilling 3 RBI.
Cedarville 10, Catholic Central 0
Centerville 15, Hagerstown (IN) 5: C: Clark W, Becker 3 RBI.
Coldwater 13, Parkway 3: C: Taylor 3B 3 RBI, Stammen 2 2B 2 RBI.
Covington 5, Bethel 1: C: Smith W 6 K.
Dayton Christian 5, Eaton 4
Dixie 11, Tri-County North 0: D: Williams 3-4 2B 3B 4 RBI, Phillips W 11 K, Puckett 2-3 2 RBI.
Fairborn 6, Piqua 2
Fairfield 7, Oak Hills 0: F: Brehm W 6 K, Lucking 3-4 2 2B 3 RBI, OâConnor 2-2 2B RBI.
Fort Loramie 9, Botkins 3: FL: Goubeaux W, Arnold 3-5 4 RBI.
Fort Recovery 17, New Knoxville 2
Franklin 11, Middletown 0: F: Turner W 3 K, Blevins 2-4 2B 2 RBI, Leach 1-3 3B 2 RBI.
Greenon 3, Greeneview 2: Gn: Field 1-3 2 RBI, Evans 1-3 2B RBI, Dearth W 5 K. Gv: Phillips 2-3 RBI.
Jonathan Alder 2, Tecumseh 1
Kenton Ridge 8, London 4
Lakota East 5, Princeton 2
Lebanon 7, Walnut Hills 0: L: Strickland 2-3 2B RBI, Hurst 1-2 2 RBI.
Madison Plains 16, Southeastern 3
Mason 6, Hamilton 3: H : Davidson 2-4 2B RBI.
McNicholas 5, Carroll 2: C: McGlothen 2-4 2B RBI.
Miami East 12, Lehman Catholic 3: ME: Gustin W, Eberwein 3-5 3 RBI, Zerkle 3 RBI.
Milton-Union 12, Troy Christian 2: TC: Broomhall 1-2 2B RBI, Day 1-3 2B RBI.
National Trail 5, Tri-Village 4
New Bremen 4, Minster 0: NB: Quellhorst W 12 K.
Newton 13, Franklin Monroe 1: N: Alexander HR.
Northwestern 9, Indian Lake 1
Oakwood 6, Middletown Madison 1
Ottawa Glandorf 2, St. Marys 1
Riverside 12, Northridge 2: R: Clark W 12 K, Hurley 3 RBI, Crouch 3-4 RBI.
Ross 10, Wyoming 2: R: Wilson W 5 K, Mackie 3 2B 3 RBI, Howell 2B RBI.
St. Henry 5, Marion Local 0
Sycamore 2, Colerain 1
Troy 13, Stebbins 0: T: Oswalt W 8 K, Reinhardt 3-3 2B 3 RBI, Ross 1-1 2B RBI.
Twin Valley South 11, Preble Shawnee 4: TVS: Carver W 9 K, 2 RBI.
Urbana 8, Bellefontaine 6: U: Lantz 2-4 HR 3 RBI, Houseman 2-4 3B RBI, Stacy 1-1 2B RBI.
West Jefferson 9, Fairbanks 4
West Liberty-Salem 10, Northeastern 4
Softball
Wednesdayâs Results
Covington 22, Milton-Union 6: C: Johnson 4-4 4 HR 7 RBI, Hartwig 2-4 HR 4 RBI, Rogers 2-3 HR 3 RBI. MU: Luciano 1-2 HR 3 RBI, Brazina 1-2 HR 2 RBI.
Franklin 11, Edgewood 5: E: Wingert 2-3 2 2B 3 RBI, Short 1-2 2B 2 RBI.
Greenville 15, West Carrollton 0: G: Oswalt W 15 K, 2-3 2 HR 7 RBI, Brubaker 2-2 2 RBI, McMullen 2-3 RBI.
Greenville 12, West Carrollton 0: G: Shaffer W 9 K, 2-4 2B 3 RBI, Force 3-4 3 RBI, Oswalt 2-3 2B 2 RBI.
Mason 17, Fairfield 2
Parkway 12, Elida 11: P: Dailey GW-RBI, Stover HR 5 RBI.
Talawanda 2, Bellbrook 0: T: Cobb RBI.
Troy 17, Stebbins 0
Urbana 13, Bellefontaine 5
Tuesdayâs Results
Anna 5, Houston 1
Ansonia 4, Mississinawa Valley 0
Arcanum 15, Bradford 3: A: C. Garbig 2-4 2 2B 3 RBI, Hein 2-3 3B 2 RBI, Noe 3-3 2 2B 2 RBI.
Badin 18, Fenwick 3: B: Ponatoski 3-3 2B 2 HR 6 RBI, Giuliano 4-4 2B HR 3 RBI, Canupp 3-3 2B HR 2 RBI, OâBrien 2-3 HR 3 RBI.
Botkins 2, Fort Loramie 1: B: Loy W 5 K, Brown 2B GW-RBI.
Brookville 3, Valley View 2: B: Eagle W 1 K, 1-4 2B 2 RBI, Haydon 1-4 RBI.
Carlisle 5, Waynesville 0: Holt W 16 K, Conger 3-4 2B 2 RBI, Crowe 2-4 3B RBI.
Covington 12, Bethel 2: C: Burns W, RBI, Palsgrove 1-3 2B 2 RBI, Iddings 1-1 HR RBI.
Eaton 10, Dayton Christian 4
Fairfield 24, Colerain 5: F: Wallace 3-4 2B 2 HR 5 RBI, Hill 5-5 2 RBI, Armor 1-3 3 RBI.
Graham 9, Carroll 2
Greeneview 9, Greenon 2: Gv: Owens 3-4 3 RBI, Battista 2-4 2B 2 RBI, Burkett W 3 K, 1-3 3B RBI.
Jonathan Alder 19, Bellefontaine 2
Kenton Ridge 7, London 1: KR: Rastatter W 11 K, Foulk 2-5 2B HR RBI, Fyffe 2-4 HR RBI.
Marion Local 10, St. Henry 3
Minster 12, New Bremen 6: M: Tyler 2B 4 RBI, Bergman 2 RBI, Osterloh W 9 K.
Northeastern 5, West Liberty-Salem 4
Northwestern 10, Indian Lake 2: N: Kibbe 4-4 2 RBI, Foght 1-3 2B 2 RBI, Pamer 1-2 2B RBI.
Norwood 5, Cin. Christian 3
Oak Hills 8, Lakota West 0
Parkway 8, Coldwater 3: C: Zahn 2B HR 2 RBI.
Preble Shawnee 14, Twin Valley South 7: TVS: Suggs 1-3 3B 2 RBI, Cross 3-3 3B RBI.
Southeastern 11, Madison Plains 1
Springboro 5, Beavercreek 4: S: Breen W 4 K, HR.
St. Marys 10, Ottawa Glandorf 0
Tri-County North 7, Dixie 4: TCN: Grieshop 1-3 HR 3 RBI, MtCastle 3-3 2 2B RBI, Davidson 1-3 RBI.
Troy 10, Stebbins 1
Wayne 15, Butler 10: W: Serrano 3-3 4 RBI, Townsend 2-2 2 RBI, Ames 2-4 2 RBI, Myers 2-4 2 RBI.
West Jefferson 16, Fairbanks 1
Boys Tennis
Wednesdayâs Results
Beavercreek B 5, Stebbins 0
Dayton Christian 5, Monroe 0
Greenville 4, Piqua 1
Moeller 3, Lakota East 2
Sidney 3, Springfield 2
Sycamore 5, Springboro 0
Tuesdayâs Results
Alter 3, Chaminade Julienne 2: Shope (A) d. E. Joseph, 6-0 6-1; M. Mabarak (A) d. Proud, 6-1 7-5; Johnson (A) d. Gard, 6-2 6-2. Carney/Tipple (CJ) d. Duckro/X. Mabarak, 6-3 4-6 10-4; Perez/B. Joseph (CJ) d. Drozda/Piontek, 6-4 7-6.
Beavercreek 3, Springboro 2
Centerville 5, Miamisburg 0
Goshen 3, Wilmington 2
Jonathan Alder 4, Springfield Shawnee 1
Legacy Christian 5, Middletown Christian 0
London 5, Tecumseh 0
Mason 4, Lakota East 1
Northwestern 4, Bellefontaine 1
Oakwood 3, Mariemont 2
Sidney 3, Greenville 2
Stebbins 4, West Carrollton 1
Sycamore 5, Hamilton 0
Talawanda 5, Northwest 0
Tippecanoe 5, Butler 0
Troy 4, Piqua 1
Valley View B 3, Lehman Catholic 2
Boys Volleyball
Wednesdayâs Results
Belmont 3, Trotwood 1
Chaminade Julienne 3, Thurgood 0
Fairfield 3, Edgewood 1
Tuesdayâs Results
Badin 3, Carroll 0
Beavercreek 3, Northmont 0
Belmont 3, Greenon 2
Centerville 3, Wayne 0
Fenwick 3, McNicholas 1
Trotwood 3, Thurgood 0
Walnut Hills 3, Lebanon 1
Boys Lacrosse
Wednesdayâs Results
Beavercreek 15, Fairmont 1
Centerville 20, Miamisburg 1
Kings 11, Lebanon 6
Springboro 21, Northmont 4
Tuesdayâs Results
Mariemont 11, Fenwick 9
McNicholas 11, Alter 8
Oak Hills 11, Lakota East 8
Oakwood 8, Xenia 5
Springboro 9, Sycamore 2
Girls Lacrosse
Wednesdayâs Results
McNicholas 15, Fenwick 5
Tuesdayâs Results
Centerville 19, Miamisburg 4
Lakota East 14, Oak Hills 3
Springboro 28, Northmont 1
Girls Flag Football
Tuesdayâs Results
Dunbar 26, Ponitz 22
Thurgood Marshall 32, Cin. Christian 18
Track & Field
Tuesdayâs Results
Clark County Meet
Boys Team Results (Top 3): Springfield 136.5; Emmanuel Christian 132; Springfield Shawnee 99.5.
Girls Team Results (Top 3): Springfield 166; Springfield Shawnee 122; Greenon 103.
REPORTING RESULTS
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