THURSDAY’S PREPS AT A GLANCE

TENNIS

DIVISION I

Canfield’s Cianciola, doubles duo Nalluri, Martin reach state

AKRON

Canfield senior singles player Tim Cianciola clinched his third state tournament berth and the Cardinals’ doubles team of Sirin Nalluri and Ben Martin also qualified for state Thursday during the first day of the Division I district tournament at Springdale Racquet and Fitness Club.

Cianciola made quick work of Lakewood freshman Sam Dubusker in a first-round match, winning 6-0, 6-0. He then defeated Solon senior Luke Qin 6-1, 6-1.

Cianciola will face Brunswick senior Adam Slomski in a district semifinal on Saturday, when seeding for next week’s state tournament will be determined.

Nalluri, a sophomore, and Martin, a freshman, also won their matches in straight sets Thursday. They opened with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Solon senior Justin Prindle and junior Andy Liebowitz. Nalluri and Martin then beat Revere juniors Raj and Ram Kumar 6-1, 6-3.

The Canfield duo will face Mayfield junior Kevin Ng and freshman Yukun Wang in a semifinal on Saturday.

The state tournament is May 25-26 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. Before that, the Canfield tennis team will host the winner of a match between Solon and Massillon Jackson on Tuesday in a team tennis regional final for the right to play in the state team tennis final four.

“It’s going to be an exciting week for Canfield tennis,” Cardinals coach Pat Pavlansky said.

Warren Harding junior Alex Payiavlas also competed Thursday. He lost his first-round match to Cleveland St. Ignatius junior Jack McNally, 6-4, 6-2.

SOFTBALL

DIVISION II

Jefferson District

Jefferson 13, Lakeview 3

JEFFERSON

Jefferson piled up 12 runs in the third inning, and never looked back. Sheridon Wilber drove in four runs for the Falcons. Colleen Hurst had four hits and an RBI. For Lakeview, Beady Titus had a double, while McKenna Cannon, Tori Wells, and Annie Pavlansky drove in a run each for the Bulldogs.

Regular season

Minerva 4, Salem 0

SALEM

Lauren Frigyes gave up just two hits and struck out 11 for Minerva. Alyssa Laubacher had three hits and a steal for Salem.

BASEBALL

Regular season

West Branch 4, Minerva 3

BELOIT

Jared Butler knocked in two runs int he top of the fifth inning ot tie the game for West Branch (21-6). Seth Schroder had an RBI double in the top of the sixth to put the Warriors ahead and give West Branch the win.

TRACK & FIELD

BOYS TRACK

DIVISION II

Lakeview District

Top 4 in each event advance to regionals

Team Standings — 1. Jefferson 36; 2. Lakeview 29; 3. Garfield 15; 4. Southeast 14; 5. Edgewood 13; 6. Champion 9; 7. Niles 8; 8. Ravenna 6; 8. Mooney 6; 10. Crestwood 5; 10. Streetsboro 5; 10. Ursuline 5; 13. Hubbard 2.

4x800 relay — 1. Garrettsville Garfield 8:31.67; 2. Jefferson 8:39.33; 3. Niles (Joshua Lanham, Michael Cline, Nathan Lanham, Kevin Dubaj) 8:44.83; 4. Ursuline (Steve Babik, Brady Leugers, Angelo Naples, Ben Rovnyak) 8:47.42.

Discus — 1. JJ Henson (Jefferson) 150-11; 2. Kyle Roberts (Lakeview) 136-01; 3. Kyle Jornigan (Mooney) 133-07; 4. Dylan Wilson (Garfield) 127-05.

LJ — 1. Jack Rohal (Southeast) 20-09; 2. Carter Mast (Champion) 20-06.75; 3. Donovan Kelly (Ravenna) 20-06.25; 4. Aaron Saffels (Crestwood) 20-03.75.

PV — 1. Garrett Boczar (Jefferson) 11-00; 2. Joe Gomez (Lakeview) 10-03; 3. David Falke (Edgewood) 9-09; 4. Jason Mayes (Jefferson) 9-00.

Salem District

Top 4 in each event advance to regionals

Team Standings — 1. Salem 25; 3. South Range 16; 5. West Branch 15; 10. Struthers 4; 11. Poland 3; 11. LaBrae 3; 13. East Palestine 1.

4x800 relay — 1. Salem (Trey Double, Hunter Christopher, Jackson Corbisello, Quinlan Rumsey) 8:14.19; 2. South Range (Cameron Tarr, Luke Baun, Ian Pierson, Nick Millison) 8:19.41; 3. Tuslaw 8:21.27; 4. West Branch (Griffin Lough, Jeff Joseph, Andrew Coffee, Johnny Ross) 8:25.22.

Discus — Cooper Stockman (Salem) 141-00; 2. Jordan Lowery (South Range) 140-01; 3. Brady Slates 137-05 (Canton South); 4. Evan Reinhart (Field) 135-02.

PV — 1. Andrew Wenzel (Tuslaw) 12-04; 2. Dillon Petty (CFNorthwest0 11-08; 3. Gavin Alexander (Fairless) 11-08; 4. Brady Wickham (Fairless) 10-08.

LJ — David McKeiver (West Branch) 21-03.25; 2. Nick Casto (CFNorthwest) 20-10.25; 3. Quentin Hughes (Canton South) 20-09; 4. Jimmie Painter (Coventry) 19-09.

GIRLS TRACK

DIVISION II

Lakeview District

Top 4 in each event advance to regionals

Team Standings — 1. Edgewood 37.5; 2. Lakeview 21,5; 3. Crestwood 19; 4. Garfield 18; 5. Southeast 13; 6. Jefferson 11; 7. Hubbard 10; 8. Kirtland 8; 9. Streetsboro7; 10. Ravenna 4; 11. Champion 1.

4x800 relay — 1. Edgewood 10:19.65; 2. Crestwood 10:36.16; 3. Streetsboro 10:38.54; 4. Southeast 10:41.43.

HJ — Ellie Cox (Crestwood) 5-00; 2. Faith Mills (Garfield) 4-10; 3. Adria Powell (Hubbard) 4-08; 4. Katelynn Dibble (Jefferson) 4-08.

SP — Darian Gustafson (Edgewood) 40-07.50; 2. Emily Day (Southeast) 39-00.50; 3. Claire Allen (Jefferson) 37-00.50; 4. Sara Kittle (Garfield) 33-02.

PV — 1. Emily Pew (Edgewood) 8-06; 2. Emma Churley (Lakeview) 8-03; 3. Courtney Delpiero (Lakeview) 7-00; 4. Sabrina Rahz (Kirtland) 6-09.

Salem District

Top 4 in each event advance to regionals

Team Results — 1. Salem 30; 5. Poland 11; 6. West Branch 10; 7. Crestview 8; 11. South Range 2.

4x800 relay — 1. Salem (Haley Rozeski, Carly Hall, Georgia McLachlan, Halle Cochran) 9:48.57; 2. Marlington 9:55.66; 3. Poland (Maggie Sebest, Halle Sebest, Gianna Stanich, 4. Jackie Grisdale) 9:59.31; 4. Fairless 10:02.39.

HJ — 1. Kennady Gibbins (Fairless) 5-04; 2. Lily Bogunovich (Marlington) 5-00; 3. Maria Ellesin (Marlington) 5-00; 4. Jackie Grisdale (Poland) 4-10.

PV — 1. Erycka Byer (Fairless) 8-06; 2. Savannah Stoner 9Tuslaw) 8-03; 3. Julia Finney (CF Northwest) 7-06; 4. Taylor Hamrick (Tuslaw) 7-00.

SP — 1. Abbie Antram (Salem) 37-02; 2. Megan Mitchell (Canton South) 35-10.75; 3. Caitlyn Marx (Salem) 35-05.50; 4. Buzz Kline (Field0 35-03.25.

THURSDAY’S SCORES

Baseball

Division I

Amherst Steele 4, Lakewood St. Edward 0

Cin. Elder 2, Cin. West Clermont 1

Cin. St. Xavier 5, Hamilton Badin 0

Clayton Northmont at Troy, ppd to today

Kings Mills Kings at Cin. Moeller, ppd to today

Lancaster 8, Cols. Upper Arlington 5

Loveland 5, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 4

Mason 4, Cin. Oak Hills 1

Powell Olentangy Liberty 5, Marysville 4

Vandalia Butler 4, Springboro 3

Division II

Bellville Clear Fork 4, Bellevue 1

Chardon 1, Gates Mills Gilmour 0

Chillicothe Unioto 3, Athens 0

Circleville 4, Hillsboro 3

Cleves Taylor at Hamilton Ross, ppd to today

Cols. Hartley 1, Cols. DeSales 0

Day. Oakwood at Day. Chaminade-Julienne, ppd to today

Hebron Lakewood 2, Bishop Watterson 0

Maumee 8, Bowling Green 5

Middletown Fenwick at Cin. Hills Christian Academy, ppd to today

New Richmond 6, Cin. McNicholas 2

Ontario 7, Tiffin Columbian 0

Richfield Revere 4, Peninsula Woodridge 2

Spring. Kenton Ridge 9, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 2

Wapakoneta 12, Bryan 5

Division III

Apple Creek Waynedale 5, Jeromesville Hillsdale 3

Archbold 3, Genoa Area 2

Bucyrus Wynford 6, Galion 5

Coldwater 10, Van Buren 2

Fredericktown 8, W. Jefferson 1

Ft. Recovery 1, Ottawa-Glandorf 0

Grand Valley 10, Mantua Crestwood 0, 5 innings

Ironton Rock Hill 1, Portsmouth W. 0, 9 innings

Kirtland 15, Elyria Cath. 7

Milan Edison 5, Oak Harbor 0

Minford 3, Crooksville 2, 8 innings

Pemberville Eastwood 1, Swanton 0

South Range 11, Mogadore 1, 5 innings

Division IV

Centerburg 5, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 4

Cin. Deer Park 6, Cin. Seven Hills 1

Cuyahoga Hts. 6, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 1

Dalton 3, Rittman 1

Garfield Hts. Trinity 2, Warren JFK 0

Lowellville 4, Louisville Aquinas 1

Springfield 2, Jackson-Milton 1, 8 innings

SOFTBALL

Division I

Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 2, N. Royalton 1

Brunswick 11, Stow-Munroe Falls 5

Canfield 5, Macedonia Nordonia 4, 10 innings

Elyria 5, Amherst Steele 4

Massillon Perry 9, Louisville 0

Perrysburg 9, Tol. Whitmer 0

Willoughby South 12, Madison 6

Division II

Cardinal Mooney 5, Ursuline 4

Peninsula Woodridge 10, Chagrin Falls 0, 5 innings

Defiance 15, Wapakoneta 0, 5 innings

Jefferson 13, Lakeview 3, 5 innings

LaGrange Keystone 5, Oberlin Firelands 0

Lancaster Fairfield Union 1, Thornville Sheridan 0

Mansfield Madison 8, Bellevue 4

Mantua Crestwood 14, Richfield Revere 9

Napoleon 7, Bryan 1

Parma Hts. Holy Name 7, Lodi Cloverleaf 2

Perry 3, Mentor Lake Cath. 1

West Branch 4, Poland 3

Warsaw River View 1, St. Clairsville 0

Waverly 1, New Lexington 0

Division III

Byesville Meadowbrook 4, Bellaire 0

Chesapeake at Williamsport Westfall, ppd to today

Galion 4, Ashland Crestview 1

Independence 4, Wellington 0

Leesburg Fairfield at Albany Alexander, ppd to today

Lore City Buckeye Trail 6, Richmond Edison 5

Pemberville Eastwood 2, Tontogany Otsego 0

Division IV

Bristol 3, McDonald 2

Jeromesville Hillsdale 5, Hartville Lake Center Christian 0

Lucasville Valley 7, Reedsville Eastern 5, 15 innings

N. Baltimore 9, Carey 2

Portsmouth Notre Dame 5, Racine Southern 0, suspended, 5th inning

Strasburg-Franklin 4, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 3

SCHEDULE

TODAY

BASEBALL

TOURNAMENT

Struthers District

At Cene Park

Springfield vs. Lowellville, district championship, 5 p.m.

Fairport Harbor District

At Fairport Harding

Trinity vs. Maplewood, 5 p.m., district championship, 5 p.m.

SOFTBALL

DIVISION II

Alliance District

At Alliance High School

West Branch vs. Cardinal Mooney, district championship, 5 p.m.

Jefferson District

At JAGS Complex

Jefferson vs. Perry, district championship, 5 p.m.

TENNIS

Division II district, Springside Racquet and Fitness Club, Akron, 9 a.m.

TRACK AND FIELD

Division I

District at Austintown Fitch, 5 p.m.

Division III

District at Springfield, 4 p.m.