After a sluggish start, Jackson Center caught fire in the second set Tuesday to sweep past host Russia, winning in four, and giving Division IV one more thing (team) to worry about, come tournament time....
Jackson Center Shows Its Colors, Beats Russia In Four
September 19, 2023
Jackson Center Shows Its Colors, Beats Russia In Four
After a sluggish start, Jackson Center caught fire in the second set Tuesday to sweep past host Russia, winning in four, and giving Division IV one more thing (team) to worry about, come tournament ti...
September 19, 2023Loramie’s Streak Continues…In Straight Sets Past Jackson Center
Their streak of matches without a lost set reached seven Tuesday, as Fort Loramie and Summer Hoying (above) slipped past visiting Jackson Center in a now-familiar way. Read about the match in Wednesd...
September 5, 2023Fort Loramie States Its Case…Cruises In Straight Sets Over Anna
In that cluster of highly-regarded Division IV volleyball programs that will compete for regional and state honors, the Fort Loramie Redskins and Avery Brandewie (above) made their own case Thursday w...
August 24, 2023Not 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....
June 10, 2023McCoy: 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 brok...
June 10, 2023McCoy: Russia Outlasts St. Henry…Drama In State Semi-Final Walk-off
The winning run...Russia's Jude Counts strains through flying dirt and discarded equipment to score the winning run in the bottom of the eighth of Thursday's Division IV state semi-final game with St....
June 8, 2023‘Russia’ Roulette? Familiarity and Relationships Form Backdrop For Div. IV Semi-Final
When Russia meets St. Henry in Thursday's Division IV semi-final in Akron it won't be a whole lot different than meeting them any other time. They know each other that well, on and off the field. Re...
June 5, 2023Been There, Done That…Now Russia Does It Again
Everybody got in on the fun once Russia's 4-1 victory over Southeastern was secure, handing the Raiders the Division IV regional baseball championship and keeping them on track for back-to-back state ...
June 2, 2023Russia Averts Disaster With Eight-Inning Advance
Calls at the plate weren't Russia's friend until this one -- indisputable when Hayden Quinter knocked the ball from Berne Union's Nate Nemeth -- went the Raiders' way amid their game-winning four-run ...
June 1, 2023Pleiman, Turner Named 2023 Shelby County League Press Pros Scholar-Athlete Award Winners
Botkins' Carter Pleiman and Fort Loramie's Ava Turner have been selected for the 2023 Press Pros Shelby County Scholar-Athlete Sponsors' Scholarship, and again head a list of impressive applicants des...
May 17, 2023Undisputed Champs…Loramie Sweeps Russia For Outright SCL Baseball Title
The rematch had overtones of their first meeting three weeks ago. Loramie took advantage of one disastrous inning (the fourth) to beat rival Russia 4-1, and capture the outright baseball title Thursd...
May 11, 2023Grudich Throws A Gem…Loramie Bests Russia In SCL Baseball Showdown
Fort Loramie righthander Maverick Grudich spun a gem from the mound Tuesday, and the Redskins collected enough hits in one big inning to seize control of the Shelby County League baseball standings ov...
April 25, 2023Russia ‘Unranked’, Unbeaten, And Unfazed…Shuts Out Jackson Center For Eighth Win In A Row
They paid no attention to a pre-season rankings snub, and have since gone unbeaten in their first eight games. Braylon Cordonnier (above) and the Russia Raiders looked every bit the part of a defendi...
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