A decade later, the annual Craig Stammen amateur baseball 'Classic' is providing a return on an unusual investment...show kids that playing baseball can lead to things you can't get any other way. Read about the latest example (Russia's Hayden Quinter, below).
Pretty as a picture, Akron's Canal Park...With the wrap-up of another school year and high school sports season, some thoughts on what I heard and observed at the state baseball tournament...and maybe some things you thought NO ONE cared about!
It was quite a school year for Chardon, which followed up its second straight state football title with its first in baseball. The Hilltoppers used a five-run sixth inning to win over the Knights in a wild contest in the tournament finale.
A beat short...Plagued by pitching woes and an inability to build on a productive first inning, Grove City saw its greatest season in program history halted by Sylvania Northview 6-1 in the Division I state title game.
In an extra-inning thriller featuring excellent pitching, Apple Creek Waynedale loaded the bases in the eight inning and Conner Gatti smacked a walk-off RBI single to give the Golden Bears a 2-1 win over Milan Edison for the Division III state title.
