Monroe Central picked up a win over its county rival River last week.The Seminoles got a late run to win 7-6 Wednesday, May 1 at Woodsfield.Caleb Griffith started on the mound for Monroe Central, while Lucas Dennis was the starting pitcher for River.Both teams found out their tournament trail last week as the Eastern District held its baseball sectional draw.River was given the highest seed among area teams in Division IV, grabbing the No.
Woodsfield Savings Bank Princess League – 4-30-2024Fairyland 24-12; Hot Locks 19-17; D & L Sales 19-17; Alley Cats 18-18; Citizens National Bank 17-19; Paulus Insurance 16.5-19.5; Tigger’s Posse 16.5-19.5; BMW Farms 14-22.Top Scores: Chris Hull 193 – 521; Donna Ullman 182; Susan Chadwell 178, 171 – 478; Alice Goddard 173 – 455; Melissa Patrone 171 – 477; Vickie Dillon 171 – 494.McDonald’s of Woodsfield – 5-2-2024Mossy Rock 24-12; Ten Pin Lanes 23-13; Moose #2247 21-15; Weddle’s Welding 20-16; Moose #931 20-16; Blue Racer 19-17; Elite Concrete Coatings 16-20; Citizen National Bank 14-22; Choo Choos 13-23; Cross Designs 10-26.
Two area teams will face off in the first round of the Division IV softball sectional.River and Monroe Central will do battle at 5 p.m.
River earned a spot in the OVAC Class 2A semifinal with a pair of wins last week.The Pilots started with a 14-1, five-inning win over Magnolia Tuesday, April 23 at Hannibal.River blasted nine hits in the win, which was highlighted by a 12-run fourth inning.Kaden Hunt had four singles and four RBIs.
Woodsfield Savings Bank Princess League – 4-23-2024Fairyland 21-11; D & L Sales 18-14; Alley Cats 17-15; Hot Locks 16-16; Citizens National Bank 15-17; Paulus Insurance 14.5-17.5; Tigger’s Posse 13.5-18.5; BMW Farms 13-19.Top Scores: Monica Dennison 201 – 500; Betty Schaub 195 – 487; Donna Craig 180 – 490; Chris Hull 170, 170, 168 – 508; Melissa Patrone 168; Vickie Dillon 473.McDonald’s of Woodsfield – 4-25-2024Ten Pin Lanes 22-10; Mossy Rock 21-11; Moose #931 19-13; Blue Racer 18-14; Moose #2247 18-14; Weddle’s Welding 17-15; Elite Concrete Coatings 13-19; Citizen National Bank 13-19; Cross Designs 10-22; Choo Choos 9-23.Top Scores: Kevin Alleman 270 – 578; Arnold Isner 259, 244 – 660; Don Morris 245; Will Weddle 244 – 697; Jason Chambers 244 – 674; Bill Haley 606; Bill Heslep 578.
The girls’ teams from Monroe Central and River were in action for the Dave Ice Girls Invitational Thursday, April 25 at Bellaire.For Monroe Central Mayzie Emery and Bayleigh Burdette had solid outings.Emery finished third in the 200 and took fourth in the 100.Burdette took fifth in the long jump, sixth in the 400 and eighth in the 100.For River, Mallory Brake fifth in the 300 hurdles, Macy Isaly sixth in the 100 hurdles and seventh in the 300 hurdles and Brooke Huffman eighth in the 100 hurdles.In relays, River was third in the shuttle hurdle relay, sixth in the 800 relay and seventh in the 400 relay.Monroe Central also competed in the third Ohio Valley Track League Meet Tuesday, April 23 at Shadyside High School.Emery took second in the 100 and 200 and Burdette was second in the 400 and long jump.Tyler Whitacre was second in the high jump and third in the 400, Samuel Comstock second in the shot and third in the discus, Davon Bourne third in the 200, Kiernan Bates third in the 1600 and William Travis fourth in the 400In relays, the Seminoles were third in the 4 x 400.
Monroe Central picked up three wins last week.The Seminoles started with a 7-2 win over Magnolia Tuesday, April 23 at Woodsfield.Monroe Central held a slim 2-1 lead entering the bottom of the fourth, but got five runs in the inning to pick up the win.Ryleigh Winland had two doubles and three RBIs.
Monroe Central won four games on the week.The Seminoles defeated Bellaire 6-5 Tuesday, April 16 at Woodsfield.Kazziah Cecil was the winning pitcher, striking out seven and walking two.She limited Bellaire to six hits in the game.Monroe Central built a quick lead, scoring three in the bottom of the first, but Bellaire charged back late in the game.
Woodsfield Savings Bank Princess League – 4-16-2024Fairyland 20-8; D & L Sales 17-11; Alley Cats 14-14; Paulus Insurance 13.5-14.5; BMW Farms 13-15; Citizens National Bank 12-16; Hot Locks 12-16; Tigger’s Posse 10.5-17.5.Top Scores: Chris Hull 215 – 495; Lydia McIntire 189; Diane Ullom 177, 171 – 469; Betty Schaub 169; Barb Parr 168; Barb Williams 168; Sandy Dietrich 464; Melissa Patrone 459.McDonald’s of Woodsfield – 4-18-2024Blue Racer 18-10; Moose #2247 18-10; Ten Pin Lanes 18-10; Mossy Rock 17-11; Weddle’s Welding 15-13; Moose #931 15-13; Elite Concrete Coatings 11-17; Citizen National Bank 11-17; Cross Designs 10-18; Choo Choos 7-21.Top Scores: Will Weddle 256 – 674; Arnold Isner 246, 236, 224 – 706; Kaden Tomlin 225 – 610; Cody Morris 224; Bryan Duffy 224; Tony Stewart 635; Bill Haley 626.
Area track teams were back in action for the Mid-Ohio Valley League Championship Monday, April 15 at Shadyside.River’s Brandon Miller won two individual events, taking first in the 100 (11.38) and 200 (23.59).Also for River, Wyatt Stalder was second in the 100.In relays, River boys won the 4 x 100 in 45.60 and were fourth in the 4 x 400.For Monroe Central, Samuel Comstock was fourth in the shot.For the girls, Monroe Central’s Bayleigh Burdette was second in the long jump and Mayzie Emery third in the 100 and 200For River, Brooke Huffman was third in the 100 hurdlesRiver won the shuttle hurdle relay in 1:15.99 and took third in the 4 x 400.Area teams returned to Shadyside Tuesday, April 16 for the second Ohio Valley Track League meet.Monroe Central’s Tyler Whitacre won the high jump (5-6)Also for the Seminoles, Evan Knowlton took second in the 100, Comstock fourth in the shot and Trenton Cooper fourth in the long jump.In relays, Monroe Central was third in the 4 x 100.River’s Kabel Isaly was second in the 200 and 400.Also for the Pilots, Peyton Weese was second in the discus and Aiden Milhoan fourth in the 300 hurdles.In relays, River was second in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 800, third in the 4 x 200.Emery again had a good day, taking second in the 100 and 200.Also for Monroe Central Burdette was third in the 400 and high jump.In relays, Monroe Central was fourth in the 4 x 200.For River, Mallory Brake won the 300 hurdles in 53.10.Also for River, Maci Isaly was second in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 100 hurdles, Huffman second in the 100 hurdles, Isis Nichols second in the long jump and Kara Miller fourth in the 200.Also for River, Kara Miller was fourth in the 200 and Maci Isaly fourth in the 100 hurdles.In relays, River won the shuttle hurdles in 1:16.36.