April 29, 2004

SPORTS

Bulldogs lose to Panthers

Nic Huneck, who played second doubles with Nick Rittenhouse, returned a volley during their three-set loss to Southeastern at home on Monday.

The YSHS tennis team lost 4–1 to an undefeated Southeastern team at home Monday.

The Bulldogs put out great effort for a lineup of close matches, but the Panthers proved the stronger team. The Bulldogs are now 2–7.

Duncan Silvert-Noftle kept the score close in the first set of his first singles match. A good effort and improved match strategy carried him to 4–4, before his opponent took over. Silvert-Noftle lost 6–4, 6–1.

The second singles match was tough for Mori Rothman, who lost 6–1, 6–1 against a Southeastern player with a whip of a forehand and a tricky serve. Playing against better competition is a good challenge for the freshman singles player, who with a little more aggressiveness, will only get better, coach Allen McCullough said.

Cary Dixon lost another close match, 6–4, 6–4, in third singles. Dixon was down 4–5 in the first set and was frustrating his opponent with a sharp net game. But Dixon was unable to take advantage of his opponent’s weak backhand, and he narrowly lost the match.

The first doubles team of Amy Price and Scott Keyes came back from a first set loss to win the only match of the day, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5. They rebounded from a 1–5 deficit in the third set by winning six straight games to take the match.

Price and Keyes, who had never played together before, complemented each other well. Price punished Southeastern with her steady ground strokes, and Keyes turned out to be a terror at the net.

Nic Huneck and Nick Rittenhouse played with similar momentum in their second doubles match, which with a little more punch could have produced the same score. After losing the first set 3–6, Huneck and Rittenhouse won the second set 6–0. But Southeastern made its own adjustments late in the match and took the third set, 6–4.

Baseball, softball games rained out
The story for the YSHS baseball and softball teams last week was rain, rain and more rain.

Games against Jefferson, Cedarville and Middletown Christian were canceled due to weather.

The teams will play doubleheader makeup games against Xenia Christian at home on Friday, April 30, at 4:30 p.m. The teams then travel to play another doubleheader makeup game against Cedarville on Thursday, May 5, at 5 p.m., and against Jefferson on Monday, May 10, at 5 p.m.

Pickup soccer at Gaunt
Pickup soccer will be played Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. (likely to become 7:30 later in the year) at Gaunt Park.

Players of high-school age and older and all skill levels may play. For more information, call David at 767-1518.

Major League signup
Children 11 to 14 may register to play baseball on Saturday, May 1, 1–3 p.m., at Gaunt Park.

Those registering must be under 14 as of May 1. Spring training starts May 24, and opening day is June 5. For more information, call Bob Morrison, 767-1703.