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Saturday, 10 June 2023 / Published in Features, SCL

Not The Ones They Wanted, But Russia’s Runner-Up Finish Had Its Moments

You glean from it what you can, when things don't go according to script, or wishes.  Russia finishes up as the state's #2 team in 2023...because sometimes that's just how baseball works.
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Saturday, 10 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, SCL, SCL Feature

McCoy: Russia’s Road Ends, And Mission To Repeat, in Div. IV Title Game

Russia’s bid for a second straight Division IV state baseball championship fell one victory short when the Raiders were unable to stop high-scoring Berlin Hiland, losing, 14-4, after Hiland broke a 4-4 tie with a six-run sixth inning. Akron, OH — When Berlin Hiland baseball coach Chris Dages yells, “Hey, Yoder, throw me a baseball,”
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Saturday, 10 June 2023 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Orange Can’t Overcome Miscues, Falls To Mighty Moeller In State Title Game

A Cincinnati Moeller team chock full of major college signees and commits proved too much to handle as the Crusaders captured their ninth big-school state title with a 4-1 win over upstart Olentangy Orange.
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Friday, 09 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

Hardman, Ottawa Hills, Denied In Division III Semi By Waynedale

Seeking his second state title, and the school's first since 1986, Ottawa Hills and coach Chris Hardman were again thwarted at the threshold by defending champion Waynedale in Division III. Read about it in our latest update from the 95th annual State Tournament.
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Friday, 09 June 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

McCoy: C-J Sent Home On Kenston’s Late Eruption

In the span of four runs in the top of the seventh...CJ saw its dream of a state title in baseball go up in smoke as Kenston came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the favored Eagles in the Division II semi-final, 4-2. Read Hal McCoy.