May 21st News

By Shaun Spence

May 21, 2008, 8:01AM

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 Wednesday, May 21st:

Track and Field: Luttrell twins out to defend state D-III titles

Dayton Christian twins John and Walter Luttrell are preparing for the track and field postseason as the goal of defending their state titles is in sight. The twins join a handful of other area athletes in their quests for state individual and team titles with this week's district meets at Welcome, Troy and West Milton. The top four advance to next week's regionals. Those top four qualify to the season-ending state meets at Columbus on June 6-7. Dayton Daily News

Softball: Eastlake North downs Willougbhy South in district final

Rivals North and South were playing in Eastlake for the district title for the second year in a row. And for the second year in a row, North celebrated a victory. Thanks to Courtney Dwyer's bat and Becky Fortuna's arm, the North softball team moves on to regional play where they will face Brunswick at the University of Akron. The News-Herald

Baseball: Watkins' run of district titles comes to end

In a district semifinal yesterday, Watkins Memorial came up short to Zanesville, 4-3. With the score tied at 3 in the bottom of the seventh, Zanesville's Colten Maxwell reached on a two-out error to score Shayne Miller with the game-winning run. Watkins left a total of five runners on base during the next two innings against Zanesville starter Cole Hudson before he was removed in the seventh after a one-out walk to Sean Fannin. The Newark Advocate

Baseball: Canton Central Catholic claims district title

Central Catholic overcame an early two-run deficit to overtake Chippewa with an 8-4 district championship win. The next stop for Central Catholic - now 26-3 - is the regional semifinal next Thursday afternoon at 5 against Struthers District champion Youngstown Ursuline. Alex Myers (9-0) got the win for the Crusaders, thanks to lots of offensive help by Chris Snoppel, Mike Roman, Michael Marzec, and others. The Independent

Softball: Lady Fliers move on to district final

Sandusky Perkins and Clyde shared the Sandusky Bay Conference softball title with identical 12-2 marks in the league. The Lady Fliers won the grudge match on Tuesday as freshmen Brooke Billings fired a two-hitter in a 3-0 win at Clyde High School to advance to the Division II district championship. The Sandusky Register

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