(AP) — Jonathan India of the Cincinnati Reds won NL Rookie of the Year honors on Monday night, eight months after earning the team's second base job during spring training and never letting it go during a stellar first season.
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New Knoxville defeated St. Henry in four sets to give the Rangers its first state title in program history. Full story and photos in the 11/15 edition of The Evening LeaderÂ
FAIRBORN — New Knoxville played the final hand of the season, and came up with aces.
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St. Marys had its 2021 postseason come to an end on Friday night as they lost 45-10 to Badin in the Region 12 semifinals of the Division III football bracket.
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One more win separates New Knoxville from a state championship.
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Members of the Minster girls cross country team celebrate with the Division at Fortress Obetz.
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Members of the New Knoxville volleyball team pose with the Region 14 trophy after defeating Calvert in four sets on Saturday afternoon at Elida. The Rangers play in the state semifinals on Thursday.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the sites for the regional semifianals of the football postseason tournament on Sunday afternoon.
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Higher stakes tends to equal higher drama.
ELIDA — It was clear who they were playing for — and they played with all their heart.
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Braeden Hemmelgarn of St. Marys is upended during a kick return in Friday’s Region 12 playoff game against Franklin. Hemmelgarn scored three touchdowns in the 49-13 victory -- two rushing and one receiving.
ELIDA — The New Knoxville volleyball team was jumping for joy Thursday as they defeated New Bremen in four sets to win the Elida district title in Division IV volleyball on Thursday.
ELIDA — Bagels. Clean sheets.
ELIDA — The skies were dry, but it was raining goals.
LEIPSIC — The St. Marys volleyball team had its tournament run come to an end on Tuesday, as they lost in four sets to Shawnee in a Division II district semifinal.
ELIDA — The rematch is all set.
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Aiden Hinkle stretches with the ball during Friday’s game at Celina as Keegan Sharpe looks on. Hinkle scored two touchdowns and Sharpe one in the win.
ST. Marys Quarterback Gavin Reineke throws a pass during Fridays win over Celina
Area cross country runners took to the course in Columbus Grove on Saturday for the Division II and III district meets. St. Marys competed in Division II.
COLUMBUS — The pairings for the 2021 football postseason were announced by the Ohio High School Athletic Association on Sunday afternoon.
St. Marys battled with rival Wapakoneta, winning 5-4 in overtime on a shot by Joey Vanderhorst in a Division II sectional final at Roughrider Field.
The St. Marys volleyball team recorded a 3-0 win over visiting Bath in the opening round of the Division II sectional tournament on Tuesday night at the Horseshoe.
The St. Marys boys soccer team edged Defiance 2-1 in a Division II sectional on Monday night at Roughrider Field.
St. Marys rolled to a 42-7 victory over Elida on Friday night at Grand Lake Health System Field. The win moves them to 5-2 in the Western Buckeye League and 6-2 overall.
New Knoxville recorded a hard-fought 3-1 win over visiting St. Henry on Thursday night in a Midwest Athletic Conference match. The Lady Rangers took the first set 25-15 and the second 25-21. St. Henry then extended it with a 25-21 win, before New Knoxville got a 25-19 victory to close it out.
From staff reports
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Another Thursday night of volleyball MAC-tion saw New Bremen and New Knoxville each record home court victories.
The St. Marys football team made it a happy Homecoming with a 25-3 win over Shawnee on Friday at Grand Lake Health System Field.
The St. Marys football team drove its way to a 21-14 win over visiting Van Wert on Friday at Grand Lake Health Systems Field.
Minster worked its way to a three-set win over visiting St. Marys in a non league match on Tuesday night at Wildcat Gym.
A busy stretch started with a tough task.
Several area teams are ranked highly in the Associated Press high school football poll, which were released Monday afternoon.
OTTAWA — The Titans made it a happy night for their alumni..
St. Marys escaped Wapakoneta with a 4-3 Western Buckeye League victory Tuesday at Ryan Field.
Part of sports is adapting on the fly.
St. Marys bounced back from a loss on Saturday with a 5-1 victory over rival Wapakoneta at Roughrider Field on Tuesday night.
St. Marys and Wapakoneta slugged it out for 48 minutes Friday, with the outcome not settled until a late interception by Austin Stauffer sealed a 10-7 victory for the Redskins on their home turf.
NEW BREMEN — Despite trailing late in the second quarter Friday night, New Bremen got things turned around, scoring twice more in the second quarter and shutting out the Blue Jays the rest of the way, earning a 42-14 victory in Midwest Athletic Conference play.
Wapakoneta made a defensive change en route to a 3-2 Western Buckeye League road victory at St. Marys on Thursday.
New Bremen opened Midwest Athletic Conference play on Thursday by making the short trip to neighboring Minster and coming home with a 3-0 win. They took it by scores of 27-25, 25-22 and 25-14
Tickets for Friday's football game at Wapakoneta are available to purchase online. Gates open at 6 p.m., with kickoff at 7.
WAPAKONETA — New Bremen's powerful attack came from every angle Tuesday night, when the Cardinals secured a 25-15, 25-14, 25-12 nonconference road sweep at Wapakoneta.
New Knoxville defeated St. Marys in three sets on Tuesday night in non league volleyball action. The Lady Rangers won 25-19, then won the other two games by the identical scores of 25-15.
The St. Marys Roughriders rolled to a 56-0 win over Defiance on Friday in the first home game and first Western Buckeye League contest of 2021.
The St. Marys boys soccer team defeated Riverdale 7-4 in a nonleague contest on Thursday at Roughrider Field.
Wapakoneta and St. Marys squared off in girls tennis on Monday at the Minster Bank courts, with the Lady Redskins earning a narrow 3-2 win.
The Lady Roughriders girls soccer team opened the 2021 campaign on a very warm Saturday afternoon with a 6-1 win over visiting Toledo Central Catholic in non league action.
