Huge Moments, And Missed Moments...It took a pair of overtimes to do it, and there was the matter of missed opportunities by both teams to win it in regulation, but a big three-pointer by Dana Rose (left) helped Fort Loramie finally survive and hand Minster its first defeat. Read more in the latest Press Pros feature.
In the tournament’s first Division IV semi-final game, the Fort Loramie Redskins rolled into Saturday’s championship final on Shane Hilgefort’s sacrifice fly…Jared Middendorf’s pitching. Read more on the game from Hal McCoy. (Update: Loramie will meet Hicksville on Saturday, which beat White Oak, 4-1)
It was wild and woolly, exactly what you expect when Ft. Loramie plays Russia, as the Redskins turned the tables from an earlier loss to beat Russia 18-8 Thursday and deny the Raiders the outright baseball title in the Shelby County League. Read more about the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Pitching was the issue…as for the second time in as many days Ft. Loramie issued more walks than they got hits…and they hit a couple of hitters, as well (above). Russia took full advantage with an 11-1 SCL win on Friday. Read more in the latest Press Pros inside feature.
Anything ‘But’ Average…In a game dictated by walks, and errors, and men left on base, Ft. Loramie drops its first SCL game of the season – to Anna – and the Rockets were in just the right mood to take it. Read more about the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Backyard rivals meet…A sixth-inning rally sends defending state champion Minster to confidence-boosting win over previously undefeated Fort Loramie. Enjoy high school baseball from columnist Greg Billing in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
The Rockets were hard-pressed to match the quickness and depth of Purcell Marian. “St. Henry was pretty quick, but nothing like that,” said senior Wyatt Bensman.
Fort Loramie … after rare stumble in sectional tourney last season … beats Cedarville to win 10th district title in past 11 seasons. Read about the tournament games from Greg Billing in today’s Press Pros feature.
The Russia Raiders beat the Jackson Center Tigers at their own game, shutting down the Tigers offense to win their first sectional title in three years. Read about Friday’s action from Joe Neves in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Anna used a blistering start to roll over Northeastern in the D-II Sectional @ Vandalia Butler. Next up: a date with Brookville for a District tournament berth. Read about Wednesday’s action from Joe Neves in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Two cataclysmic droughts meant the end of the line for Lehman and Fairlawn, while Russia and Jackson Center moved on to a third meeting Friday night…this time with a sectional title at stake in the Piqua Division IV sectional. Read about Tuesday’s action from Joe Neves in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Lehman took advantage of cold-shooting Covington before Jackson Center smothered Mississinawa Valley in the opening round of the Division Four sectional at Piqua High School. Read about the first round of the tournaments inside Press Pros feature by Joe Neves.
Anna’s Abby Gaydosh splits a pair of Bethel defenders, and the Rockets dominated play in the second half Thursday’s to move on the Division III sectional, winning 52-20 over the Bees. Read more about the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
They used their pressure defense and a motivated second half to beat Lehman in Wednesday’s sectional round. But the question in upcoming opponents’ minds about the perennial Division IV favorites…is a younger, less experienced Loramie, still Loramie? Read about the game and the Redskins in today’s Press Pros feature.
The Shelby County League race will go down to the final night of the regular season as Anna dropped Fort Loramie (this time on the road) for the second time in 18 days. Read about the game from Joe Neve’s in today’s Press Pros Shelby County League feature.
A back and forth first half turned into a defensive clinic after the break, as the 5th-ranked Fort Loramie Redskins improved to 18-1 with a convincing win over Marion Local.
What Happened?…Anna’s Wyatt Bensman seems to be asking exactly that as a frantic made shot at the buzzer came a split second late Tuesday, sending Russia home a winner over Anna for the second time this season. Read about the game (and it was a doozy) in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
The 174th meeting between the Anna Rockets and Fort Loramie Redskins was a doozy…as the Rockets rallied from an early 13 point deficit to take down the state’s #1 Division Four team in overtime. Read Joe Neve’s story on Anna’s overtime win over Loramie inside today’s SCL feature page.
What would you expect from Loramie and Minster? It was head-to-head, and back and forth, and in the end Fort Loramie survived overtime to keep its unbeaten string intact with a tense win over rival Minster. A Saturday night MAC-SCL thriller is the subject of today’s Press Pros inside feature.
In a game of buzzer-beater shots…of hustle and wrestling for possessions…Evan Monnier’s last-second layup gave Russia a hard-earned win and Jackson Center a heart-breaking loss. Read about the game from Greg Billing in today’s Press Pros Shelby County League feature.
What can you say about a basketball game where a TOTAL of ten points were scored in the first half? Well, obviously it was tough to score, which precisely describes Thursday’s Shelby County League matchup between Russia and Jackson Center. Read about the game and the outcome in the latest Press Pros inside feature.
