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SPORTS Girls tie for first, boys place second in home track meet
Girls tie for first, boys place second in home track meet At last Wednesday’s home tri-meet, the YSHS boys track team finished second with 51 points, behind Jefferson with 64 and ahead of Waynesville’s 20. All three girls teams tied with 40 points each. The YSHS boys squad secured five first- and second-place wins to increase their point total. The 3200 relay team of David Warren, Matt Halm, Sam Borchers and David Carlson won in 9:46.8. Warren then ran for two more wins, finishing the 1600 meter run in 4:57.8 and the 800 in 2:15.2. Bradley Benning-Clark also garnered two wins, finishing the 300 hurdles in 43.8 and taking the high jump with a leap of five feet six inches. Anthony Matheny finished the long jump in second place with 17 feet 4 inches, before running the second leg of the 400 relay — which also included Benning-Clark, Issa Walker and Brandon Frye — a second-place finish in 48 seconds. Sam Borchers took second in the 1600 and 800 meter runs, and Walker placed second in the high jump. Frye finished the 100 meters in third place, as did Halm in the 800 run. John Pamplin placed third in the discus with a throw of 96 feet 11 inches. Solid performances were also turned in by Jon Bullock and Joe Lawhorn. By the end of the day the Lady Bulldogs had seven first-place finishes. Sarah Finn won the high jump with a leap of four feet, and Evin Wimberly took the long jump with a leap of 15 feet 9 inches. Kirsten McLinden launched the discus 75 feet 2 inches for another first-place finish. Tina Peters won the 1600 in 6:11. Finn won the 800 in 2:44, followed by Peters. The stellar relay team of Sierra Benning, McLinden, Wimberly and Finn won both the 400 and the 800 relays. Wimberly placed second in the 200 meters. Netters win two of three At Washington Court House on Wednesday, April 28, the Bulldogs swept the doubles and all but the first singles to win 4–1. At home the next day, Xenia Christian defeated the Bulldogs, 3–2, but the home team came back on Monday to defeat Northeastern, 3–2. Third singles player Nic Huneck played the toughest match of Wednesday’s competition, coming back after a first set loss to even the score at one set all. But he got down once more in the third before stepping up his backhand approach and staying aggressive at the net to win, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3. Second singles posed a first set challenge for Cary Dixon, who was able to take the tie break 7–3, then stampede through the second without losing a game. The first doubles team of Amy Price and Scott Keyes won handily, 6–0, 6–1, and Nick Rittenhouse and Paia LaPalombara also won, 6–1, 6–2. Mori Rothman challenged his first singles opponent by winning the first set. But after watching a triple match point melt away in the second set, he let down his guard and lost, 6–3, 6–7 (6–8), 2–6. Coach Allen McCullough took partial responsibility for the loss against Xenia Christian when he split up the first doubles team of Price and Keyes. Keyes and LaPalombara lost at first doubles, 3–6, 6–2, 2–6. Price and Laura Garcia at second doubles were up 3–1 in the second set, but they quickly lost momentum and the match, 1–6, 3–6. Dixon also lost at first singles, 5–7, 1–6. Rothman easily won his second singles match, 6–0, 6–3, as did Nick Rittenhouse at third singles, 6–0, 6–1. But the Bulldogs had the weekend to recover, and they came out strong against Northeastern, who beat the ’Dogs 4–1 earlier in the season. Price and Keyes were back together and won first doubles, 6–3, 6–4, and Dixon won his third singles match, 6–4, 6–3. After Duncan Silvert-Noftle lost first singles, 3–6, 2–6, and Rothman lost second singles, 1–6, 5–7, the match came down to the YSHS second doubles team of Rittenhouse and Erin Silvert-Noftle. After winning the first set 6–4, Rittenhouse and Silvert-Noftle lost their focus and fell behind in the second set, 2–5. But they resolved not to give away easy points, and they came back to win the set, 7–6 (7–4). Having a full lineup made the difference the second time around against Northeastern, McCullough said. Gaining more match experience has helped the players improve, the coach said, citing as examples Rittenhouse’s second serve and Huneck’s strategic ball placement. Baseball squad goes 1–2
On Tuesday, April 27, the Bulldogs shook off the rust and came home with a 20–12 win against Ridgeville Christian. Two days later the team lost 12–9 at Miami Valley, then lost 19–5 to Springfield Catholic on Monday at home. The Bulldogs are now 3–4. Several players turned in fine performances at the plate against Ridgeville Christian. Kyle Truitt went 3 for 3, had 3 RBI and scored 5 runs. Jake Fulton had 3 hits and 4 RBI. Dustin Rudegeair and Marty Gasho added 2 hits each. And the fielding gem of the game came in the fourth inning when second baseman Aaron Willis ran onto the outfield grass to stab a hard grounder and throw out the runner. The Bulldogs relinquished an early 6–1 lead to Miami Valley on Thursday, but they battled back in the fifth inning to regain the lead 8–7. The ’Dogs scored 5 runs on hits by Issa Walker, Willis, Noah Woodburn, a couple of walks and Fulton’s double. But in the bottom of the sixth, the Bulldogs made two critical throwing errors with two outs, opening the flood gates, and the ’Dogs could not recover. Throwing woes continued against Springfield Catholic early this week, mitigated only by Rudegeair’s three hits, Jansen Adkins’s hustle, and Kyle Truitt’s fine outfield play. Rudegeair raised his batting average to 0.739. The Bulldogs host Cedarville in the first round of the Dayton sectionals in the Division IV tournament next Tuesday, May 11, at 5 p.m. Admission is $4 a person. If they win, the Bulldogs will play the winner of the Franklin-Monroe–Jefferson game on Thursday, May 13, at 5 p.m. Registration, parents meeting
for Sea Dogs A single membership is $75 and a family membership is $100. Scholarships are available. Kastaway Swimwear will be available for swimwear needs. Practice begins Monday, June 7. For more information, call coach Dave Wishart at 767-1415. Major League youth baseball registration Newcomers are welcome and all players should bring a glove. For more information, call Bob Morrison at 767-1703. |
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