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.
New Albany's Caden Robinson delivered a solid start, even if his team didn't, but the Eagles nevertheless took care of Westerville North to set up a fourth game this season against Grove City. (PressPros Feature Photo by Brian Bayless).
Jonathan Alder is within one victory of its second Division II state softball championship in four years, thanks in no small measure to senior Danielle Robbins, whose inside-the-park home run had her smiling as she crossed home plate. (PressPros Feature Photo by Julie McMaken Wright).
Westerville South's Reign Winston celebrates his meet record in the high jump, but it was Westerville Central's Justin Braun who stole the show in the Division I regional at Pickerington North. (PressPros Feature photo by John Hulkenberg).
