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high schools Lacrosse
Upper Arlington scores at will, takes state title
By Adam Conn said. “They pulled us Lance and Ellie Rabenold, The Columbus Dispatch out of the zone a little to take a 10-8 lead. Braves bit and kept sending keeper Emily Anderson DELAWARE — Mas- those feeds in and were had six saves, and Tigers sillon Jackson’s zone extremely accurate. keeper Macky Lurch two. defense that was sup- They really took us to posed to wreak havoc the woodshed.” BOYS on Upper Arlington Anna Schildmeyer Cincinnati Moeller 9, Cleve- came and went with a scored twice and land St. Ignatius 8, 2OT: whisper. Brenna Smith added her After a scoreless first The Golden Bears third goal over a three- overtime, Logan Dieball pulled away from a 3-2 minute span late in the scored the winning goal lead with a 12-2 run second half. with 3:34 to go in double- on the way to a 15-6 Julia Hartnett led OT to lift Cincinnati victory on Saturday at Jackson (21-1) with two Moeller over Cleveland Ohio Wesleyan’s Selby goals and an assist, and St. Ignatius in the Division Stadium. It was UA’s Megan Rea tallied the I final. third straight Division I final two goals of the Moeller (17-7) rallied from championship and first game. Grace Merrill a 7-5 deficit to take an 8-7 OHSAA-sanctioned finished with six saves. lead on a goal by Bren- title. Libby Mislan made dan Sigurdson with 4:08 With 14:54 remain- six saves, five in the left in the fourth quarter. ing in the first half, first half, for the Golden Riley Kinzel tied it for Olivia Schildmeyer Upper Arlington players hoist the state championship trophy, their third straight title and Bears, who won their Ignatius (14-8) less than took a draw control fourth in five years. [Barbara J. Perenic/Dispatch] eighth state champion- two minutes later to force and launched a pass to ship and fourth in the overtime. Brooke Smith for a goal net. Schildmeyer and could get set up and we or coming in the middle last five years. and a 4-2 lead, and the Brenna Smith, who were able to break the of the zone wide open,” Cincinnati Mariemont rout was on. each had a hat trick space in the middle. Pinta said. “That’s their Cincinnati Indian Hill 13, 9, Toledo St. Francis 4: “We had some with an assist, scored Kozar opened the high-lax IQ to be able to Chagrin Falls 12: Indian Hill Mariemont keeper Daniel great ball movement 1:05 apart for a 6-2 second half with a goal pick that apart.” senior Sarah Price scored Cascella went nearly 21 in transition that did lead. Megan Kozar and 28 seconds in, and The Polar Bears’ zone off an assist from Lily minutes in the third and light a fire, and they Anna Schildmeyer then Olivia Schildmeyer had posed little threat and Lance with five seconds fourth quarters without found their rhythm,” scored within 47 sec- her third less than three the defense scrambled to left to defeat Chagrin Falls allowing a goal, and UA coach Wendy Pinta onds to give UA an 8-3 minutes later. hold on, as it was called in the Division II final. The finished with 10 saves to said. halftime advantage. “As we got more for 32 fouls, 16 each half. Tigers (17-5) headed into lead the Warriors (19-3) From there, the “We focused on comfortable with where “Everything (UA) the second half with a to the Division II title. Nick Golden Bears (19-2) fastbreaks,” Olivia the movement was and had game-planned two-goal lead and upped Provenza led St. Francis scored at will — off the Schildmeyer said. “A we started to see inside, for us, they executed it to 8-4, but the Braves (18-6) with two goals. draw, free possessions lot of our goals were we saw some good amazingly.” Jackson (22-10) had six goals over and from behind the scored before (Jackson) finishes, on a slip-cut coach John Kroah eight minutes, led by aconn@dispatch.com
Baseball roundup
Sophomore pitches Warren Champion to upset win
By Mark Znidar he keeps me calm.’’ struck out eight. He got didn’t hit the net, but I Minster made it 1-1 in the Massillon Jackson 8, Strongs- The Columbus Dispatch Russell fought through out of trouble in the third guess they wanted to be fourth on a single by Adam ville 2: Massillon Jackson one jam after another on and fourth innings, when sure.” Knapke. (30-2) scored two early runs Those in attendance Saturday, stranding nine Hiland had two on, and Turner drove in the run and stretched the lead to had to wonder what runners and leading the in the fifth with the bases for Champion (27-3) with Tallmadge 4, Dayton Chami- 8-0 with three runs in both type of edge 15-year- Golden Flashes to a stun- loaded. a single to center with nade-Julienne 0: In Division the fourth and fifth innings old Andrew Russell, a ning 1-0 upset of Berlin “I just took a deep two out in the bottom of II, Jared Burick gave up to defeat Strongsville (25-9) 5-foot-10 right-hander Hiland in a Division III breath and treated it like the first. Lucas Nasonti two hits and three walks and earn its second Division with a medium build, final. any other game, which was hit by a pitch leading and struck out five in 6 1/3 I championship in four had to allow him throw a Hiland (31-1) won the it was,’’ he said. “The off and was bunted to innings, and first baseman years. shutout against what had 2016 championship and curveball definitely was second. Scott Seeker drove in two Dillon Dingler, an Ohio been an unbeatable team had a 47-game winning working and the inside runs to lead Tallmadge State recruit, had an RBI in the state championship streak. fastball was keeping them Minster 2, Russia 1: Senior (25-7) over Dayton Chami- in the Polar Bears’ two- game. “That was the No. 1 jammed.’’ right fielder Jon Niemeyer nade-Julienne (22-5) for its run second inning, and he It might have been team in the state and It appeared Hiland drove in a run with a single second championship. doubled home a run in the two items he purchased (Russell) is just a sopho- might get a second in the bottom of the sev- The Devils scored in the fifth. He finished 3 for 3 with before his Warren Cham- more,’’ Champion coach chance in the fifth when enth inning to give Minster first when Phillip Glasser two RBI. pion team got on a bus Rick Yauger said. “We umpires huddled after (25-7) a walk-off victory in singled to right, was bunted The Mustangs responded bound for Huntington knew he was going to catcher Michael Turner the Division IV champion- to second by Seth Gergely with two runs in the sixth Park, and a little talk with battle for us every pitch caught a foul pop-up less ship game. and scored on a single to but couldn't bring across a man he trusts. for every out in every than a foot in front of the The Wildcats won their center by Seeker. any more. “My pregame ritual is inning. I knew getting backstop for the third third title. They went back- A sacrifice fly by Gergely Sophomore Yianni Skeriotis eating a Snickers bar on him a run or two was big out. There was a question to-back in 2011 and ’12. and single to center by got the win, allowing two the bus and a Snickers bar because he’s a gamer. He of whether the ball had Russia (24-7) scored a run Seeker made it 3-0 in the runs on six hits while going right before the game,’’ gave us everything he had hit the screen before the in the top of the first on a third. Jake Rensel drove the distance. Russell said. “And I for seven innings.’’ catch. single by Evan Monnier. It in the fourth run with a mznidar@dispatch.com always talk to my dad Russell gave up seven “I got a little nervous,’’ was the first time Minster two-out single to right in @MarkZnidar before the game because hits, walked two and Turner said. “I knew it trailed in the tournament. the sixth.