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Centerville baseball won the Greater Western Ohio Conference title outright, while the boys lacrosse team secured at least a split of the conference title on May 4. The baseball team improved to 17-2 overall and 12-0 in conference play.
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Centerville baseball took the Greater Western Ohio Conference title outright and Centerville boys lacrosse secured at least a split of the conference title with wins on Monday, May 4.
Starter Luke Maciejewski went the distance, striking out nine to lead Centerville baseball in a 3-2 win against Beavercreek. Lucas Clark added three hits with one RBI and Ryan Muchmore batted in another run.
The win moved the Elks to 17-2 overall and 12-0 in conference play.
In boys lacrosse Centerville handed Beavercreek its first conference loss with an 18-8 victory and the Elks can claim the GWOC title outright with a win against Northmont next week.
In softball Centerville moved a step closer to the GWOC title with an 11-7 win against Beavercreek. Caitlyn Belcher doubled and homered on a four-hit day, driving in five runs while Lillie Hopf had three hits and two RBI to lead the way.
The victory bumped the Elks to 18-6 overall, 11-1 in the conference and sets up a two-game series with Springboro that will help decide the conference champion. The Elks are scheduled to play at Springboro on Wednesday, May 6 and host them on Friday, May 8.
In boys tennis Centerville secured a split of the GWOC title already but can take it outright with a win at Springboro on Tuesday, May 5.
In boys volleyball Centerville holds a 6-0 record in GWOC play with two conference games left, vs. Northmont on Tuesday, May 5 and at Beavercreek on Thursday, May 7.
Centerville trails Springboro in the girls lacrosse standings but is still in the hunt with two conference games to play.
Baseball
Springboro 13, Wayne 1: Jacob Rhinehart went 2-for-4 with a double and five RBI, Dylan Brabston threw six innings to earn the win on the mound and Springboro improved to 15-4 overall.
Fairmont 8, Springfield 1: Joey Lanning struck out seven over five innings to earn the win, Jackson Furr legged out two triples to go with three RBI and Skyler Slifer tallied three hits and two RBI to pace Fairmont.
Troy 12, Greenville 2: Aidan Gorman, Logan Akers and Jake Reinhardt knocked in a pair of runs apiece and Cole Oswalt picked up the win on the hill. The win marked nine straight for Troy, which improved to 17-1 overall and 14-1 in MVL play.
Butler 28, Piqua 0: Koby Dues doubled twice and drove in five runs, Carson Heis had four hits and four RBI and Butler improved to 17-2 overall and 12-1 in the MVL.
Xenia 2, West Carrollton 0: Braylon Williamson tossed a complete game shutout on an efficient 63 pitches to help Xenia clinch at least a share of the MVL Valley division title.
Ben Logan 2, Indian Lake 0: Jacob Hawley tossed seven shutout innings with six strikeouts to earn the win and Xavier Allen came around to score both runs for Ben Logan.
Badin 10, McNicholas 0: Caleb Driessen tossed six shutout innings, Keegan Sawyer had a 3-for-3 day with a double and one RBI and Badin secured at least a split of the GCLC title after handing McNicholas its first league loss. The Rams can win it outright with a win at home on Wednesday, May 6.
Centerville baseball won the game against Beavercreek with a final score of 3-2.
Luke Maciejewski struck out nine batters, while Lucas Clark had three hits and one RBI.
Centerville baseball won the Greater Western Ohio Conference title outright.
After the May 4 game, Centerville baseball's overall record is 17-2.
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Bellbrook 7, Edgewood 2: It took 12 innings but Bellbrook broke through with five runs to take the win and with it the SWBL Southwestern title. The Eagles improved to 17-2 overall and 8-0 in league play.
Oakwood 11, Dayton Christian 4: The win strengthened Oakwood’s lead in the SWBL Buckeye, improving to 14-6 overall and 10-3 in league play.
Arcanum 17, Franklin Monroe 1: Kolton Quigney drove in four runs on 4-for-4 day and Arcanum secured at least a split of the WOAC title, improving to 10-0 in conference play.
Mechanicsburg 11, Madison Plains 0: Conner Eyink punched out 10 over five shutout innings, Liam O’Laughlin knocked a home run and Mechanicsburg moved to 16-0 overall and 12-0 in the OHC.
Triad 4, Catholic Central 3: Jayden Blackburn tallied two RBI, J.J. Roberts picked up the complete game win and Triad improved to 5-12 with a fourth win in its last five games.
Greeneview 23, Northeastern 2: Trent Webb had a two-homer day to lead Greeneview.
New Miami 11, SBEP 0: With the win New Miami captured the MVC White division title, its first conference title since 2017.
Anna 3, Botkins 1: Cale Wannemacher allowed one run on one hit in a complete game and Anna won a seventh straight to move to 14-3 overall.
Coldwater 10, St. Marys 6: The win bumped Coldwater to 16-1 overall.
Softball
Springboro 11, Wayne 1: Bella Breen struck out eight to earn the win in the circle, Riley Lucas swatted two doubles and a home run and Springboro improved to 10-2 in GWOC play with a pivotal two-game series with Centerville up next.
Lakota East 15, Middletown 0: Sophia Brown knocked a pair of doubles out of the leadoff spot, Abrie Schulte and Maddie Offner each brought in three runs and Lakota East improved to 18-4 overall and 13-1 in the GMC.
Hamilton 12, Princeton 1: Emili Schappacher notched her 10th win of the season and Rishyia Brown tripled and drove in five runs to pace Hamilton.
Kenton Ridge 17, Jonathan Alder 1: Brenna Fyffe, Kendall Glass and Jayden Davis each swatted a home run, Ivee Rastatter picked up the victory in the circle and Kenton Ridge improved to 23-0 with its 55th consecutive victory.
Springfield Shawnee 9, Graham 1: Kelty Hannan improved to 8-0 on the year with the complete-game win, Lily Wilson homered and Shawnee improved to 22-2 overall.
Urbana 5, Tecumseh 4: Morgan Boyd blasted a home run and Isla Wooten picked up the complete-game win for Urbana.
Greenville 6, Troy 0: Ella Oswalt pitched her tenth shutout of the season, striking out nine in a complete game one-hitter to help Greenville clinch at least a share of the MVL Miami division title. Lily Brubaker and Leah Force tacked on two RBI apiece and Greenville improved to 22-1 overall.
Fairborn 6, Sidney 4: The win, the 12th straight for Fairborn, clinched at least a share of the MVL Valley division title for the Skyhawks.
Xenia 6, West Carrollton 4: Tessa Salyers pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts to go with a 2-for-3 day at the plate with two RBI for Xenia.
Badin 18, Fenwick 3: Badin strung together a 12-run first inning to take control early, finishing GCLC play with an 8-0 record. Kendall Ponatoski, Emily O’Brien and Mattilyn Canupp each knocked a home run in the game, with Ponatoski tallying five RBI.
Carlisle 12, Middletown Madison 0: Mya Howard became the career hits leader for Carlisle and the Indians moved to 10-1 in the SWBL. Allisa Shotwell homered and drove in four and Grace Holt struck out ten over five shutout innings for Carlisle.
Ross 10, Seton 0: Paige Baker pitched a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts and Kam Commins doubled, homered and drove in five runs to pace Ross.
Oakwood 16, Dayton Christian 10: Julia Einhorn, Abigail Hyatt and Annabelle Neumeister recorded three RBI apiece and Oakwood picked up a senior day win.
Edgewood 7, Carroll 1: Jaycie Broshear scattered three hits and struck out eight in a complete game and Ellie Clemmons tripled and brought in two runs to lead Edgewood.
Eaton 9, Waynesville 5: Senior Madison Copper hit a home run to help Eaton get a senior night win.
Arcanum 25, Franklin Monroe 3: Emily Fox hit her first career home run in the rout for Arcanum.
Dixie 12, National Trail 2: Chelsea Lamb lifted two home runs, finishing with six RBI to pace Dixie.
Tri-County North 2, Mississinawa Valley 0: Alayna MtCastle rung up 12 batters in a complete game shutout as well as going 2-for-3 with one RBI to lead TCN.
Houston 14, Jackson Center 2: Olivia Maier got Arcanum off to a hot start with a first inning home run.
New Miami 11, Lockland 3: The win secured New Miami the MVC Gray division title, the program’s first since 2017.
Marion Local 9, Russia 3: Hannah Rindler, Emily Moeller, Mya Bruggeman and Kalyn Thobe each launched a home run for Marion Local.
Coldwater 4, St. Marys 3: Dana Zahn hit a home run and Coldwater scored twice in the top of the seventh for the rally win.
PREP RESULTS
Baseball
Monday’s Results
Anna 3, Botkins 1: A: Wannemacher W, Worthington 2-3 RBI, Noll RBI.
Arcanum 17, Franklin Monroe 1: A: Quigney 4-4 2B 4 RBI, Stephens 2-4 2B 3 RBI, Cartwright W 9 K.
Badin 10, McNicholas 0: B: Driessen W, Taylor 1-4 2 RBI, Clay 1-1 2 RBI.
Bellbrook 7, Edgewood 2
Ben Logan 2, Indian Lake 0: BL: Hawley W 6 K, Yelton 1-3 RBI.
Butler 28, Piqua 0: B: Dues 3-3 2 2B 5 RBI, Heis 4-5 4 RBI, White 2-3 3 RBI.
Celina 4, Marion Local 0
Centerville 3, Beavercreek 2: C: Clark 3-4 RBI, Muchmore 1-4 RBI, Maciejewski W 9 K.
Coldwater 10, St. Marys 6: C: Dillhoff W 1 K.
Fairbanks 11, Greenon 1
Fairmont 8, Springfield 1: F: Lanning W 7 K, Furr 2-3 2 3B 3 RBI, Slifer 3-4 3B 2 RBI.
Fenwick 5, Carroll 4: F: Kreke 3-4 2 2B RBI, Kauffman 2-4 2B 2 RBI, McCullough 1-2 RBI. C: Price 2-3 2B 2 RBI.
Fort Loramie 14, Fairlawn 0
Greeneview 23, Northeastern 2: G: Webb 4-5 2 HR 4 RBI, Phillips 3-6 4 RBI, Reynolds 2-4 4 RBI.
Jackson Center 4, Houston 3
Jonathan Alder 1, Kenton Ridge 0
Mason 10, Lakota West 2
Mechanicsburg 11, Madison Plains 0: Me: DeLong 2-2 3 RBI, O’Laughlin 1-2 HR 3 RBI, Eyink W 10 K.
National Trail 3, Ansonia 2
New Bremen 20, Union City (IN) 1
New Miami 11, SBEP 0
Oak Hills 11, Middletown 0
Oakwood 11, Dayton Christian 4
Princeton 5, Fairfield 4: F: Clemmons 2-4 RBI, Hembree 1-3 2B RBI.
Roger Bacon 8, Cin. Christian 7
Russia 8, Lima Shawnee 2
Sidney 4, Fairborn 3: S: Perry 1-2 RBI, Cotterman 1-2 RBI, Ferguson 1-3 RBI.
Springboro 13, Wayne 1: S: Brabston W 4 K, Rhinehart 2-4 2B 5 RBI, Hutchinson 2-4 2B 2 RBI.
Sycamore 9, Hamilton 8
Tippecanoe 14, Stebbins 4: T: Davis W.
Triad 4, Catholic Central 3: T: Blackburn 1-3 2 RBI, Hayes 1-4 RBI, Roberts W 6 K.
Tri-County North 8, Mississinawa Valley 4: TCN: Heltsley W 4 K, Fannin 2 RBI.
Tri-Village 11, Preble Shawnee 6
Troy 12, Greenville 2: T: Oswalt W 5 K, Gorman 3-4 2B 3B 2 RBI, Akers 2-4 2B 2 RBI.
Urbana 11, Tecumseh 1: U: Roberts 1-1 2B 3 RBI, Houseman 2-3 2B 2 RBI, Endres W 10 K, 2-3 RBI.
West Jefferson 12, Southeastern 0
Wilmington 7, New Richmond 5: W: Tackett W.
Xenia 2, West Carrollton 0: X: Williamson W 4 K, Kingsolver 2B RBI, Scott RBI.
Sunday’s Results
Chaminade Julienne 8, Alter 3
Softball
Monday’s Results
Anna 4, Botkins 3
Arcanum 25, Franklin Monroe 3: A: J. Garbig 3-3 2B 5 RBI, Fox 3-5 HR 3 RBI, Flatter 3-3 2B 2 RBI.
Badin 18, Fenwick 3: B: Ponatoski 3-3 2 2B HR 5 RBI, Canupp 2-3 HR 3 RBI, O’Brien 2-3 HR 2 RBI.
Ben Logan 7, Indian Lake 4: BL: Gregg W 8 K, Kline 4-4 2B RBI, Norviel 1-4 2 RBI.
Carlisle 12, Middletown Madison 0: C: Holt W 10 K, Crowe 3-3 3 RBI, Shotwell 2-3 HR 4 RBI.
Centerville 11, Beavercreek 7: C: Belcher 4-4 2B HR 5 RBI, Carr 4-5 2B RBI, Hopf 3-4 2 RBI.
Celina 14, Fort Recovery 4: FR: Grisez HR 3 RBI.
Coldwater 4, St. Marys 3: C: Zahn 2B HR 2 RBI, Klingshirn W 7 K, 2B RBI.
Dixie 12, National Trail 2: D: Lamb 2-2 2 HR 6 RBI, McConnell W 3 K, 2-3 3 RBI, Himan 1-2 2B RBI.
Eaton 9, Waynesville 5
Edgewood 7, Carroll 1: E: Broshear W 8 K, Strunk 1-4 3 RBI, Clemmons 1-3 3B 2 RBI.
Fairbanks 12, Greenon 1
Fairborn 6, Sidney 4
Fort Loramie 13, Fairlawn 0
Greeneview 6, Northeastern 3: G: Burkett W 3 K, 2-4 RBI, Zink 1-2 RBI.
Greenville 6, Troy 0: G: Oswalt W 9 K, 1-4 RBI, Brubaker 2-2 2 RBI, Fourman 2-3 2B RBI.
Hamilton 12, Princeton 1: H: Schappacher W 6 K, 2-3 2B RBI, Brown 2-3 3B 5 RBI, Rupp 1-4 2B 2 RBI.
Houston 14, Jackson Center 2: H: Maier HR.
Kenton Ridge 17, Jonathan Alder 1: KR: Davis 3-5 2B 3B HR 3 RBI, C. Glass 4-4 2 2B 3 RBI, Fyffe 3-4 2 2B HR 3 RBI, K. Glass 1-2 HR 3 RBI.
Lakota East 15, Middletown 0: LE: Offner 1-2 3B 3 RBI, A. Schulte 2-2 2B 3 RBI, Brown 3-4 2 2B 2 RBI.
Marion Local 9, Russia 3: ML: Rindler HR, Moeller HR, Bruggeman HR, Thobe HR.
Mason 2, Oak Hills 1
Minster 12, St. Henry 2: M: Tyler HR 2 RBI, Knapke 2B 2 RBI.
Monroe 6, Chaminade Julienne 5
North Union 3, Northwestern 2
Norwood 19, McNicholas 2
Oakwood 16, Dayton Christian 10: O: Ferra W 7 K, Hyatt 2-6 3B 3 RBI, Neumeister 2-5 3 RBI.
Piqua 14, Butler 4
Ross 10, Seton 0: R: Baker W 11 K, 2-4 RBI, Commins 3-3 2B HR 5 RBI, Webb 2-4 2 RBI.
Springboro 11, Wayne 1: S: Breen W 8 K, Lucas HR.
Springfield Shawnee 9, Graham 1: SS: Hannan W 1 K, Wilson 1-3 HR 2 RBI, Dubie 3-3 2B 3B RBI.
Tri-County North 2, Mississinawa Valley 0: TCN: MtCastle W 12 K, 2-3 RBI.
Urbana 5, Tecumseh 4: U: Boyd 2-3 2B HR 2 RBI, Wooten W 7 K, 2-3 3B RBI, Packer 1-4 RBI.
West Jefferson 1, Southeastern 0
Wilmington 6, New Richmond 5
Xenia 6, West Carrollton 4: X: Salyers W 8 K, 2-3 2 RBI, Wright 3-3 2B RBI. WC: Seebach 2-3 2 RBI.
Boys Tennis
Monday’s Results
Badin 3, Hamilton 2
Cedarville 4, Legacy Christian 1
Dayton Christian 5, Beavercreek 0
Fairborn 3, Greenon 2
Fairmont 5, Northmont 0
Greenville 3, Chaminade Julienne 2
Lima Shawnee 4, St. Marys 1
Sidney 3, Lehman Catholic 2: Riley (S) d. Taylor, 6-2 6-3; Danklefsen (S) d. Lins, 6-2 6-0; Steenrod (S) d. Flood, 6-3 6-2. Cooper/Linson (LC) d. Longbrake/Payne, 6-4 2-6 11-9; Fitchpatrick/Goubeaux (LC) d. Sprowl/Barga, 6-2 6-3.
Stebbins 4, Stivers 1
Tecumseh 3, Northeastern 2
Wilmington 5, East Clinton 0
Boys Volleyball
Monday’s Results
Alter 3, Chaminade Julienne 1
Beavercreek 3, Middletown 0
Lebanon 3, Fairfield 0
Northmont 3, East Dayton Christian 1
Roger Bacon 3, Lakota West 1
Boys Lacrosse
Monday’s Results
Bellbrook 7, Mariemont 6
Centerville 18, Beavercreek 8
Clinton-Massie 20, Wilmington 1
Lakota East 9, Springboro 6
Little Miami 19, Oakwood 7
Northmont 13, Franklin 1
Girls Lacrosse
Monday’s Results
Chaminade Julienne 20, Tippecanoe 8
Lebanon 14, St. Ursula 11
Mason 15, Lakota West 11
McNicholas 19, Carroll 3
REPORTING RESULTS
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