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Falcons lead Waynesville 4-0 in suspended game
Mother Nature won Wednesday. Fenwick High School’s baseball team was merely winning. The Falcons held a 4-0 lead over Waynesville in the bottom of the fourth inning in a Division III sectional final at Carlisle when inclement weather prompted the contest to be suspended. “It’s a good start, but there’s ...
Miami coach optimistic about MAC tourney
Dan Simonds feels good about Miami University’s chances in the Mid-American Conference baseball tournament, even though the RedHawks have failed to win a title since he took over the program in 2006. “I might be the eternal optimist, but I’ve got a good feeling,” said Simonds, whose fifth-seeded squad will ...
Ross buries Braves, earns sectional softball title
Ross High School’s softball team brought the whole package Tuesday and unleashed it on Indian Hill.Katie Carroll tossed a two-hitter and the top-seeded Rams pounded out 10 hits en route to a Division II sectional championship, whacking the Braves 11-0 in a run-rule rout at Kings.“I’m sure glad we showed ...
Carlisle rallies, tops Rams for sectional title
The resurgence of Carlisle High School’s softball program claimed another victim Monday.The Indians captured their first Division III sectional championship since 2009 by knocking off top-seeded Badin 10-8 at Monroe, rallying from a 4-0 deficit with 10 runs in the last four innings.“If you had told me that we were ...
RedHawks drop regular-season finale, look toward MAC tourney
The opportunity to complete a momentum-building sweep came and went Saturday afternoon. Miami University’s baseball team committed four errors and was sporadic offensively against visiting Ohio, suffering a 7-3 defeat in the regular-season finale at McKie Field. The RedHawks fell to 25-28 overall on Senior Day and finished third in ...
West survives tense finish, ousts Big Blue 5-3
Close games have been so unkind to Lakota West High School’s baseball squad this season that the Firebirds couldn’t have felt sturdy in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday night.But the job got done, and suddenly West is a team to be reckoned with.Hamilton had the bases loaded and ...
Harwell no longer with Miami
Nick Harwell’s Miami University football career is over. Harwell, who was arrested in March after an incident involving a former girlfriend, is no longer a student at the school after going through the on-campus Office of Ethics & Student Conflict Resolution. He has departed as one of the top wide ...
Fenwick fights off Mohawks for 5-3 sectional win
Derek Coffey was able to walk off the mound with a complete game and a sigh of relief Wednesday.The Fenwick High School senior pitched an 11-hitter and escaped a bases-loaded situation in the top of the seventh as the Falcons held off visiting Madison 5-3 in a Division III sectional ...
Cruse relishes opportunity with Texans
Andy Cruse missed his Miami University graduation last weekend for a pretty good reason.The Cincinnati native took his first step toward a National Football League career by working out at the Houston Texans’ rookie minicamp, having signed a three-year contract as an undrafted free agent.“I was kind of bummed out ...
Cougars bury Springfield 15-0 in sectional opener
The bats were blazing Tuesday, just in time for the most important stretch of Edgewood High School’s baseball season.The Cougars began the Division I sectional tournament by uncorking a 12-run inning and demolishing Springfield 15-0, earning a sectional semifinal matchup at fourth-seeded Vandalia Butler on Thursday.Adding to the week’s importance ...
RedHawks seeking consistency
The search for consistency is ongoing for Miami University’s baseball team. This season has been a roller-coaster ride for the RedHawks, who are 23-27 overall and 12-12 in the Mid-American Conference heading into the final weekend of regular-season play. MU hasn’t had a streak longer than two games (winning or ...
Watson’s grand slam helps Cougars conquer Middletown
As it turned out, Edgewood High School’s softball team just needed a little time to get warmed up.The Cougars, having already thrashed Middletown 11-0 and 14-2 this season, watched the Middies take a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning Monday during a Division I sectional opener.But seventh-seeded ...
Mallory’s long career started at Miami
The room is stocked with memories. Footballs and photos and newspaper clippings are part of the collection that is Bill Mallory’s coaching career.He looks around his office and smiles. Regrets? How could he regret any of this?“Naturally, I’d like to have won a few more games, but that goes with ...
Morrison finishes strong in Big Blue’s 4-2 win over Badin
Jarod Morrison stood tall when the drama got high Saturday night. Hamilton High School’s sophomore scattered 11 hits and got out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh inning, notching back-to-back strikeouts to finish the Big Blue baseball team’s 4-2 triumph over Badin before a large crowd ...
Ross rally falls short in 2-1 loss to Hurricane
The celebration will have to wait.Ross High School’s softball team had clinched at least a share of the first Southwest Ohio Conference championship before Thursday’s game against visiting Wilmington, and the Rams were hoping to grab it outright on the day they honored lone senior Megan Cales.It didn’t happen. Ross ...
Wins record, ORCC tournament title in MUH’s sights
The Miami University Hamilton baseball team is on the verge of history and yet another Ohio Regional Campus Conference tournament championship.The Harriers have tied the single-season school record for wins and will be at Beaver Field in Lancaster on Friday and Saturday, hoping to complete an unbeaten run through the ...
RedHawks set to open MAC tourney play
The Mid-American Conference softball tournament is a refreshing sight for Miami University.Seeded fifth after finishing second in the East Division during the regular season, the RedHawks have lost nine of their last 11 games and possess an overall record of 19-32.“Pitching and defense for the most part have been doing ...
RedHawks welcome another Aussie
The Australian invasion seems to be a very good thing for Miami University’s men’s basketball program. Joshua Oswald signed with the RedHawks in November and fellow Aussie Jaryd Eustace made his commitment official last month. Oswald, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound forward, and Eustace, a 6-7, 185-pound guard, may very well be ...
Tadlock hopes to find success in Division II
Jared Tadlock hopes to find more basketball success at the Division II level. Tadlock, who scored just eight points in two seasons at Miami University, is transferring to Fort Hays State in Hays, Kan. “Miami’s been good to me, but it’s in the past,” Tadlock said. “I’m excited to step ...
Cougars erupt late, hand Ross first SWOC loss
A Southwest Ohio Conference championship remains unlikely for Edgewood High School’s softball team. Perhaps a different title is on the horizon. The Cougars ran their winning streak to 12 and handed visiting Ross its first SWOC defeat Thursday, scoring seven times in the bottom of the sixth inning en route ...
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