When a failed school levy in 2009 fractured Grove City's sports teams, the baseball team managed to march ahead under the leadership of coach Ryan Alexander. The Greyhounds return to the state tournament in Akron this weekend for the first time since 2012.
Continuing a recent trend, central Ohio teams and individuals walked away with most of the hardware in the Division I state track and field championships at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Steve Blackledge writes for Sunday's Press Pros.
Jonathan Alder fought to tie its Division II state title game with Wooster Triway, but the Pioneers and senior ace Marlee Jacobs couldn't come up with the magic they needed in falling to Wooster Triway, 2-1.
Grove City got championship pitching and defense...and enough offense to slide past defending champ New Albany and into next week's state Final Four in Division I. Columnist Andy Anders writes for Press Pros Magazine.
Two Columbus-area long jumpers captured Division III long jump crowns and Hilliard Davidson's girls 4x800 relay took second, but the big story was Westerville Central standout Justin Braun scratching from four preliminary races and Castalia's Kenna Stimmel's national record in the pole vault.
