April 15th News

By Shaun Spence

April 15, 2008, 8:35AM

Shaun Spence - ohioHSsports.com

Check back each and every weekday for the top prep headlines from across the state. Here are a list of summaries from some of the major stories around Ohio for Tuesday, April 15th:

Softball: Cincinnati Colerain Wins GMC Showdown

On a cold and windy Monday afternoon, the Colerain Cardinals picked up a 3-2 victory over league foe Hamilton. Both Colerain and Hamilton were undefeated in GMC play and unbeaten overall. are Before losing to Colerain, the Big Blue outscored its first seven opponents by a combined 49-3 while going 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the league. The Cardinals are now 6-0 both overall and in the GMC. Junior pitcher Emily Schwaeble got the win (her 15th) along with 15 strikeouts. The Enquirer

Football: Coaches Have Friendly Rivalry

Old friends Moe Daniska (Canton South) and Ed Miley (Marlington) will coach against each other July 19 in The Repository East-West All-Star Football Game. Daniska and Miley are young, rival head coaches in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. Miley will have five of his graduating players on his East team. Daniska will have three. Canton Repository

Baseball: Athens Defeats Logan

On a cold Monday night in Southeastern Ohio Athletic League action, there was a pitcher's duel between Athens' Steven Eberts and Logans' Matt Poindexter. The two combined to allow just seven hits and two runs. Fortunately for Eberts, those two runs were scored by Athens. Kyle Dean and Matt Witten each hit in a run for Athens (4-3, 2-1). Athens Messenger

Canfield Rallies to knock off Austintown Fitch

After being down 6-0, the Canfield Cardinals rallied to win 9-7 over the Falcons. The comeback by the Cardinals (6-2) was highlighted by home runs smashed by juniors Jared Turocy and Tom Cheslik. Canfield's third pitcher of the day, senior Nate Wilson, came in from the bullpen to earn the win. Fitch took the early lead in the second inning as they would send 11 to the plate and score six runs. Turocy took a walk that sent in the Cardinals' eighth and winning run in the seventh inning. The Vindicator

Track and Field: Mayfield Runner Headed to West Point

Mayfield senior Bradley Potts has excelled as a runner in both track and cross country during his time as a Wildcat. Even more impressive than his athletic accomplishments are his 4.65 grade-point-average and a top-10 ranking in his class of 300. Potts will be headed to Army in the fall. Potts received an appointment from the Superintendent of West Point, which is given to a select few. The News-Herald

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