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SPORTS Indians top YSHS in tourney
The YSHS baseball team ended its season with two tough losses and a rainout. The Bulldogs lost 9–2 to Cedarville in the first round of the Division IV Dayton sectional on Tuesday, May 11. The Bulldogs then lost 3–2 to the Middletown Christian Eagles on Thursday, May 13. Finally, on Monday, the baseball season ended just as it began, in a rainstorm that canceled the Bulldogs’ final game, against Middletown Christian. The team ended the season 6–8 and in third place in the Metro Buckeye Conference. In the sectional game, Cedarville jumped ahead, scoring a run on an error and a hit at the top of the first. The Bulldogs tied it up at the bottom of the inning on walks to Noah Woodburn and Dustin Rudegeair and an error. In the second, the Indians scored 3 more runs on an equal number of Bulldog errors and never relinquished the lead. The Bulldogs scored once more in the third when Woodburn reached base on an error and scored on a wild throw. On Thursday the Bulldogs traveled to Middletown Christian for a makeup game, and Clayton Wolfe threw his best game of the year. The Eagles got 4 hits in the second to go ahead 2–0. In the third, a walk to Jansen Adkins and a double by Jake Fulton plated the Bulldogs a run. Middletown scored 3 runs at the bottom of the third, and a dry spell settled in until the ’Dogs staged a rally in the seventh. Adkins hit a double and then scored on another double by Rudegeair. Hope for the Bulldogs swelled when Fulton was walked, but the Bulldogs couldn’t turn it into a run. For the season, Rudegeair hit a 0.676 and Fulton led the team in wins. Rudegeair, Fulton and Adkins were named to the MBC All-League Team, and Marty Gasho was named to the Sportsmanship Squad. Alumni baseball game Netters fall at sectionals The first and second doubles teams carried the only wins for YSHS tennis last week, as the team finished out its regular season and wrapped up tournament play in the same week. The Bulldogs lost to Springfield Catholic Central, 4–1, Tuesday, May 11. The team entered the Troy Division II sectional tournament play the next day, where the doubles team of Paia LaPalombara and Nick Rittenhouse and singles player Cary Dixon both made it to the second round before getting knocked out. The Bulldogs ended their season 4–13. In tournament play in Troy, the second doubles team had the Bulldogs’ only first round win, defeating Cedarville’s Nathan Fawcett and Dale Grigorenko. LaPalombara and Rittenhouse lost a first set tie breaker, but avoided the net player for the rest of the match to win 6–7 (7–9), 6–2, 6–2. In the second round LaPalombara and Rittenhouse faced the No. 2 seed, Jesse Miller and Michael Drennen of Tipp City. LaPalombara and Rittenhouse were outmatched and lost 0–6, 0–6. Price teamed with Duncan Silvert-Noftle in the sectional’s first round and drew Northeastern’s Joe Culler and Matt Ark, against whom the team’s record was 1–1. Price and Silvert-Noftle fell behind 2–3 in the first set, and had trouble keeping the flood gates closed, losing 2–6, 4–6. In the singles bracket, Mori Rothman lost to Bryan Barhorst of Sydney-Lehman 2–6, 1–6. Nic Huneck lost to Jason Rost of Cedarville in the qualifier, 1–6, 3–6. Dixon got a bye in the qualifier, but lost 0–6, 5–7 to Andrew Moore of Urbana in the first round. Dixon solved Moore’s drop volley lob, but couldn’t pull out enough winners to catch up in the second set. At Springfield, the first doubles team of Scott Keyes and Amy Price got the Bulldogs’ only win, 6–4, 6–1. Keyes and Price struggled in the first set, then pulled away to win the match handily. The duo finished the year 6–1, losing one match to Miami Valley. Dixon lost 1–6, 0–6 at first singles. Rothman followed at second with a similar score, 2–6, 1–6. Though Rothman started the rallies off as the aggressor and was up a break, 2–1, he allowed his opponent in with overly defensive play. Huneck lost 2–6, 4–6 in a third singles match with many close games. Rittenhouse and LaPalombara lost 0–6, 2–6 at second doubles. Sign-up continues for Sea Dogs Swim practice for swimmers 11 and older will begin Monday, June 7, 8 a.m., and at 9 a.m. for swimmers 10 and younger, at Gaunt Park Pool. Coaches are Dave Wishart, Courtney Galliger, Seth Moore, Avery Whitmore, Naomi Orme and Jan Goodwin. Fees are $75 for one swimmer and $100 for a family of swimmers. Scholarships are available. Registration forms can be obtained by calling 767-9280; forms will also be available at the pool during the first week of practice. Local track club begins practices
Since 1982, the club has been providing the opportunity for young people of Yellow Springs and surrounding communities to participate in the National Junior Olympic programs for track and field. All track and field events are covered, as appropriate, for each age group. The membership fee is $35, which covers the team singlet, USATF membership and insurance. Athletes are responsible for individual meet entry fees. The first meet is Saturday, June 12, at the YSHS track. For more information, call Jennifer Peters at 767-7424 or visit www.miamivalleytrackclub.org. Sports award ceremony |
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