May 11, 2006

sports

Bulldog Sports Roundup

Compiled by Lauren Heaton

Brown tosses perfect game
YSHS freshman Ethan Brown pitched a perfect game against the Bulldogs’ rival Jefferson on Tuesday, May 2.

The Bulldogs’ fielding was perfect, and Brown overcame some first inning control problems to strike out 10 Broncos during the ’Dogs’ 12–0 home win.

The game ended on an exhilarating note when Clayton Wolfe stretched as far as he could to catch a throw at first base for the final out.

Wolfe also sent a mighty blast over the left field fence to highlight the Bulldog offense. Jonathon Haller had three hits and Todd Sheets had two.

The rest of the week was rough for the Bulldogs, as they lost three games: 15–1 to Tri-Village on Thursday, May 4, and 20–13 and 19–6, to Ridgeville Christian on Saturday, May 6. The Bulldogs are now 3–15.

On Thursday Yellow Springs hosted Tri-Village in the Division IV sectional tournament. The Bulldogs scored first, but quickly fell behind.

Ridgeville came to town for the completion of a suspended game and a second contest. The suspended game began in the fourth inning with Ridgeville up 10–5. Both offenses were in high gear but the ’Dogs were unable to catch up. Brown and Ben Armstrong had two hits apiece, and Drew Stratton had a career performance, hitting two doubles and batting in 4 runs.

The second game was well contested for three innings, as pitcher Todd Sheets kept Ridgeville batters off balance. The ’Dogs were rallying in the bottom of the third and had the bases loaded with the score 4–3 when the Lions brought in their ace pitcher, who stifled the rally.

Tennis wins 2, loses 1
The YSHS tennis team started the week strong with a 3–2 win against Xenia Christian on Tuesday, May 2, and a 5–0 win against Miami Valley’s C team on Thursday, May 4. The Bulldogs then lost to Cedarville 3–2 on Saturday, May 6. The team’s match against Meadowdale on May 8 was canceled. The Bulldogs are now 10–5.

Against Xenia, losses from Alex Turner and Laura Garcia at second and third singles were balanced by wins from Olivia Chen at first singles and doubles teams Mori Rothman and Zac Katz-Stein and Erin Silvert-Noftle and Kyle Buchwalder.

Singles players Chen, and Mori and Jesse Rothman easily knocked off their Miami Valley opponents. First doubles team Max Buchwalder and Zeke Hardman won 6–4, 6–3, and second doubles team Silvert-Noftle and Marina Casson won 7–5, 6–3.

Against Cedarville, Chen won her match 6–3, 6–2, while Turner lost 6–1, 6–2 and Kyle Buchwalder, in his first attempt at singles, lost 6–3, 6–2. Mori and Jesse Rothman won 6–1, 6–1, and Max Buchwalder and Hardman lost 5–7, 3–6.

Softball loses 2 games
The YSHS softball team ceded a 15–12 matchup against Jefferson on Tuesday, May 2, and lost 19–9 in six innings to Ridgeville Christian on Thursday, May 6.

Against Jefferson, Bailey Linse pitched a seesaw battle in which the Lady Bulldogs led 8–4 going into the fourth. Alana Harrah led off the bottom of the fourth with a base hit and scored on a triple by Megan Burrick. The next three batters walked and scored on a double by Lauren Miles and a single by Ryder Comstock. Then Miles and Comstock both scored on passed balls. But the Broncos scored 5 runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead.

Against Ridgeville, starting pitcher Miles left the game in the bottom of the fourth with the Lady Bulldogs up 6–4. Linse pitched well in relief but gave up seven walks and five hits.

YSHS hosts Bulldog Invitational
The YSHS track teams fared well at the sixth annual Bulldog Invitational on Friday, May 5. Competing against nine other teams, the YSHS boys team finished second with 117 points, behind Springfield Shawnee with 170 and ahead of Bethel with 112. The YSHS girls team was third with 66 points, behind Bethel with 170 and Springfield Shawnee with 153.

Sam Borchers won the mile in 4:35.3 and the 800 in 2:03.5 before anchoring the 3200 relay for another first-place finish. Evan Firestone won the 3200 meters in 10:12.3.

Brad Benning-Clark anchored the 400 relay team to a second-place finish in 45.85, a second behind Shawnee. He finished second in high jumped with a leap of 6'2". Benning-Clark also won the 300 hurdles in 42.50.

On the girls’ side, it was the gang of five competing at the meet. Tina Peters placed first in the 800 racewalk in 3:32.5. Peters took second in the 1600 run and third in the 3200.

Jessica Kellar added points in the long jump and triple jump. Ashanta Robinson and Alisha Walker placed in the high jump and shot put. Walker also placed third in the 100 dash. Kristen Foster placed fifth in the 200.

Contact: lheaton@ysnews.com

Sea Dog registration

Registration for the Sea Dogs, the local summer swim team, will be held Tuesday May 23, 6–7:30 p.m., at the Yellow Springs High School cafeteria. Suits and other swim items will be available for sale at that time.

The season begins June 5 with daily practices and ends on July 29 with the championships. Fees are $75 for one swimmer and $100 for families. Payment is due at registration, and scholarships are available. For more information, call Dave Wishart, 767-1415, or Aida Merhemic, 767-9280.