Stow, Twinsburg run to SLNC victories; Walsh, Firestone win softball sectional titles
TRACK AND FIELD
Suburban League National Conference championship meet
Stow and host Twinsburg each won a 3,200-meter relay race Wednesday during the first day of the Suburban League National Conference championship meet.
Stow won the girls 3,200 relay with Kendra Cassiday, Sydney Pitcovich, Deena Ingrassia and Jayla Atkinson posting a time of 9:34.71.
Twinsburg placed first in the boys 3,200 relay with Aiden Bennage, Evan Schneeman, Ryan Mulenga and Aiden Cain clocking a 7:59.10.
Wednesday's other champions included North Royalton's Amanda Hickey (girls high jump, 5-1) and Stow's Luke Cimera (boys pole vault, 12-4); Hudson's Blake Toth (boys discus, 143-4).
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SOFTBALL
Massillon Division I Sectional Final
Walsh Jesuit 9, Willoughby South 0
Natalie Susa (11-2) threw a no-hitter and struck out 16 for the fifth-seeded Warriors (15-3) and Sienna Tepley beat up the Rebels (5-11) to the tune of four hits, three runs and three stolen bases.
Susa hit two doubles and a single and Jenna Passek went 3-for-3.
"Today was a good indication of our ability to score runs in multiple ways," Walsh coach Tony Scibelli said. "We hit the ball all right and we were also able to do some things offensively that put a lot of pressure on the Willoughby South defense. Sienna is a perfect example of that. First pitch, she slaps s single into the outfield, then steals a base and she scored two batters after that on a nice hit.
"... Jenna is closer to the bottom part of our order and was able to put the ball in play and get three hits, which is huge because in the playoffs we really want to be solid 1 through 9 and put the ball in play."
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Walsh plays fourth-seeded Painesville Riverside at 2 p.m. on Monday at Massillon.
"Natalie pitches like a senior and she is only a sophomore," Scibelli said. "She is very refined and has a strategy for each hitter she is facing. The great thing about her is she can get swings and misses on multiple pitches.
"She has a great riseball, a very good change-up, and both her screwball and curveball move a lot as well. She can get swings and misses with four types of pitches, so that makes her really tough to face when you are a hitter in the box."
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Massillon Division I Sectional Final
New Philadelphia 1, Stow 0
New Philadelphia's Madison Wright singled and scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth after Sarah Ciereszewski laid down a sacrifice bunt and Stow made an error.
Quakers pitcher Julia Miller, an Ohio State recruit, pitched a shutout with 20 strikeouts. Bulldogs pitcher Makayla Huddleston had 10 strikeouts.
Avon Lake Division I Sectional Final
Firestone 3, Rocky River Magnificat 2
Senior Madison Dies (10-2) pitched a complete game and allowed two unearned runs, and Katie Emery batted in two runs to lead the visiting and 14th-seeded Falcons (13-3) to a Division I sectional title.
"We scored two runs with two outs in the top of the first inning," Firestone coach Jill Williams said. "Anna Morrow hit a single and then Katie Emery came up in the four-hole and hit a double that knocked in Anna. Jordan Williams then followed with a single that knocked in Katie. Magnificat scored twice in the fifth to tie it up at 2-2.
"We came up in the sixth and scored. Lauren Toth got on base with a single, we bunted over to second and third base with Madison and Katie brought her in on a sacrifice fly."
Firestone plays third-seeded Amherst Steele at 3:30 p.m. on Monday at Avon Lake.
"The girls are working so hard together," Jill Williams said. "Our kids keep getting better. They want to get better and they keep working hard in practice and in the games."
Austintown Division I Sectional Final
Green 11, Solon 1
Ella Marochino hit a grand slam for the Bulldogs.
Austintown Division I Sectional Final
Perry 4, Massillon 1
Grace Miller struck out nine and Marlee Pireu and Jasmine Frantz each hit two singles and scored a run for the Panthers.
Brunswick Division I Sectional Final
Brecksville 29, James A. Rhodes 1
Anna Wise (21-2) struck out seven and gave up one hit for the second-seeded Bees (23-2) and knocked in five. Chelsea Mack had two singles, a double, home run and seven RBIs. Kaleigh Urbanowicz, Brooklyn Kimball, Rachel Rosselot, Stephanie Myers and Gianna Roth had two-RBI days. Brecksville plays 13th-seeded Wadsworth on Monday in a district semifinal.
Mentor Division I Sectional Final
Jackson 10, Eastlake North 0
Julia Gossett pitched a three-hit, five-inning shutout and had 12 strikeouts for host Jackson (16-5). Mara Kachur went 3-for-4 for the Polar Bears, and Gossett, Morgan Christopher, Ashley Hauritz and Alexis Sin added two hits apiece.
Mentor Division I Sectional Final
North Canton Hoover 10, Madison 0
Sydnee Koosh pitched a two-hit, five-inning shutout with 12 strikeouts and Sadie Carroll had three singles two runs and two RBIs for host Hoover (14-6).
Akron Division IV Sectional Final
Mogadore 2, Columbia 1 (9 innings)
Katie Gardner pitched a nine-inning complete game with 11 strikeouts and allowed one unearned run. Ali Peak had two doubles and an RBI and Olivia Kidd had an RBI.
Coventry 10, Streetsboro 0
Alexis Jackson pitched a five-inning shutout with 11 strikeouts and allowed four hits to lead host Coventry (12-1, 10-1 MAC). Comets Lexi Dimeff had a double and four RBIs, Savannah Regan had three hits and Breanna Osborne added two hits.
Revere 17, Barberton 10
The Minutemen (8-8, 8-6 SLAC) won with Paige Kelley (single, two doubles, triple, seven RBIs) and Ava Ash (two singles, triple, home run, four RBIs). The Magics (5-18, 3-10) were paced by Emma Velloney (two singles, double, two RBIs) and Cassie Moore (single, three RBIs).
BASEBALL
Ellet 6, Copley 5
Trevor Ingham, Devin Huwig, T.J. Brown and Duane Brown combined for seven hits and five RBIs to lead host Ellet (11-5) past Copley (5-16).
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CVCA 13, Orrville 12
Senior Andrew Hendrickx hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning and junior Otto Rogers (4-1) earned the win in relief to guide CVCA (22-2, 12-0) past PAC-7 foe Orrville (8-13, 4-8). Hendrickx had two hits and scored two runs.
CVCA coach Jason Herblet recorded career win No. 100 and the 22 wins in 2022 is a school record for a single season.
Royals freshman Ryan Wiehe totaled four hits, two RBIs and three runs. Other key CVCA hitters were sophomore Joey Lehner (two hits, three RBIs, one run); senior Tyler Wise (three hits, two RBIs); junior Trevor Vojtkofsky (hit, RBI, two runs) and sophomore Jules Hernandez (hit, three RBIs, two runs).
Manchester 14, Tuslaw 3
Owen Canter hit his fourth home run of the season and pitched a six-inning complete game with 12 strikeouts to get a win for the Panthers (10-7, 7-5 PAC-7). Canter finished 3-for-3 with the aforementioned home run, a double, a single, four RBIs, three runs scored, and allowed one earned run. Manchester's Kenton Duty had three hits, three RBIs and two runs, and Riley Soles and Jaxon Monnard also had multi-hit games.
Barberton 11, Cuyahoga Falls 4
Barberton's Justin Lepley collected three hits and pitched four innings to get a win.
Green 9, Canton McKinley 8
Andrew Elliott went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and Brady Rollyson went 3-for-5 with an RBI to lead visiting Green (12-6, 7-4 Federal League) past Canton McKinley (9-16, 0-11) in eight innings at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.
— Compiled by Michael Beaven and Brad Bournival
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Stow, Twinsburg run to SLNC victories
