PREP ROUNDUP Thursday’s other high school sports at a glance

BASEBALL

DIVISION I

Canton District

Lake 5, Austintown Fitch 2

UNIONTOWN

Lorenzo Russo hit a two-run triple, but those were all the runs the Falcons could manage against Blue Streaks in a sectional final defeat, Bobby Cavalier had two hits for Fitch (18-8). Devin Higginbotham pitched a complete game, scattering eight hits and striking out six. Christian Myers, Trey Giannini, and Jake Lawrence had the other hits for the Falcons. Lake advances to meet top-seeded Massillon Jackson in a district semifinal at 2 p.m. at Dick Miller Field in North Canton.

Massillon Jackson 9, Boardman 2

JACKSON TOWNSHIP

Matt Hicks went 3 for 3, including an RBI bunt single and Jake Ryan had a three-run triple as the top-seeded Polar Bears (23-2) beat the ninth-seeded Spartans (15-14) in a sectional final. Ohio State recruit Yianni Skeriotis pitched five shutout innings and struck out nine for Jackson, which will meet Uniontown Lake in a district semifinal at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

DIVISION IV

Struthers District

Lisbon 3, Lowellville 1

STRUTHERS

Logan Bell recorded his 300th strikeout in the game. Bell struck out 14 and has 301 career strikeouts. He allowed one unearned run on four hits and four walks in a complete-game win in a sectonal final. Tyler Welsh, Brice Blackburn and Josh Entrikin drove in runs for the Blue Devils. Bryan Harris allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk, striking out six in a complete game. Vinnie Kacir drove in a run for the Rockets. Lisbon will play Warren JFK on Tuesday at Cene Park in a district semifinal. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.

McDonald 2, Southern 1

MCDONALD

Logan Shields and Zach Nolf had a hit and an RBI each for McDonald. Shields pitched a complete game, allowing three hits and striking out seven. Tanner Matig also had a hit for the Blue Devils. Josh Pratt, Conner Lewis and Timmy West had hits for Southern. Sam May drove in a run. McDonald will take on Springfield on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Cene Park.

Warren JFK 6, Jackson-Milton 0

WARREN

AJ Arp threw a no-hitter, with just one walk and 10 strikeouts to lead JFK. Isaac Hadley had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Eagles at the plate. Alex DeSalvo also had two hits and two RBI. Alex Hernandez and Cameron Hollobaugh had two hits and an RBI for the Eagles.

Springfield 7, Heartland Christian 0

NEW MIDDLETOWN

Shane Eynon pitched a complete game, striking out eight for Springfield (22-3). John Slike had two hits and two RBIs for the Tigers. Caleb Graft, Tom Kling, and Joel Morgan had a hit each for Heartland Christian (8-11).

Fairport Harbor District

Mathews 11, Fairport Harbor 2

VIENNA

Adam Wibert struck out 17 for Mathews (18-3). Zach Rhodanz and Brad Perry had two hits and two RBIs each for the top seeded Mustangs. Jackson Iceman added two hits and Jon Goff drove in two runs. Mathews will play Maplewood Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Fairport Harbor.

Bristol 11, Andrews Osborne 0

BRISTOLVILLE

Gagr Elza threw a no hitter, striking out five and walking one. Elza also drove in two runs. Nick Church had three hits to lead the Panthers offense. Johnny Stephens added two hits and two RBI. Matt Stephens and Seth Mooney also had two RBI each for Bristol, which play Newbury on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Fairport Harding.

Thursday’s Scores

Division I

Akr. Firestone 3, Wooster 2

Amherst Steele 5, Strongsville 3

Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 15, Parma Normandy 2

Brunswick 9, Akr. Hoban 3

Centerville 13, Riverside Stebbins 4

Cin. La Salle 9, Hamilton 0

Cin. Moeller 17, Trenton Edgewood 0

Cin. Turpin 2, Fairfield 0

Cin. West Clermont 10, Cin. Anderson 4

Cle. St. Ignatius 11, Valley Forge 1

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 10, Stow-Munroe Falls 0

Day. Carroll 5, Beavercreek 3

Elyria 7, Avon 6

Hamilton Badin 11, Cin. Oak Hills 0

Harrison 10, W. Chester Lakota W. 9

Hudson 4, Chagrin Falls Kenston 3

Kings Mills Kings 4, Milford 1

Lakewood St. Edward 8, Lakewood 0

Lakota E. 4, Cin. St. Xavier 0

Mason 9, Middletown 2

Massillon Jackson 9, Boardman 2

Massillon Perry 3, Can. GlenOak 2

Mayfield 21, Madison 0

Medina 13, Copley 3

Mentor 4, Hunting Valley University 0

Miamisburg 5, Sidney 4

N. Canton Hoover 7, Dover 0

N. Royalton 21, Parma 0

Olmsted Falls 3, N. Ridgeville 2

Painesville Riverside 13, Eastlake N. 1

Shaker Hts. 4, Twinsburg 1

Solon 6, Kent Roosevelt 1

Springboro 12, Piqua 0

Troy 11, Huber Hts. Wayne 1

Uniontown Lake 5, Austintown Fitch 2

Vandalia Butler 3, Clayton Northmont 2

Wadsworth 3, Medina Highland 0

Willoughby S. 2, Mentor Lake Cath. 1

Division II

Athens 5, Chillicothe Zane Trace 2

Aurora 9, Peninsula Woodridge 4

Bellbrook 6, Kettering Alter 0

Bloom-Carroll 3, Jonathan Alder 2

Cin. Hills Christian Academy 10, Norwood 0

Cin. McNicholas 2, Cleves Taylor 0

Cin. Summit Country Day 5, Cin. Indian Hill 3

Cin. Wyoming 2, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 0

Circleville 3, Lancaster Fairfield Union 0

Cols. DeSales 13, Cols. East 0

Cols. Hartley 5, Cols. Bexley 2

Cols. Watterson 10, Cols. Linden McKinley 0

Day. Chaminade-Julienne 15, Day. Thurgood Marshall 0

Franklin 11, W. Carrollton 7

Granville 9, Cols. Centennial 4

Hamilton Ross 8, Wilmington 0

Hebron Lakewood 9, Caledonia River Valley 0

Licking Valley 2, Olentangy Berlin 0

Middletown Fenwick 10, Monroe 0

Sparta Highland 4, Dela. Buckeye Valley 1

Spring. Kenton Ridge 8, Spring. Shawnee 1

Spring. NW 4, Bellefontaine Benj. Logan 1

Thornville Sheridan 11, Greenfield McClain 1

Tipp City Tippecanoe 4, Germantown Val. View 0

Vincent Warren 5, Marietta 4

Division III

Baltimore Liberty Union 8, Mt. Gilead 0

Fredericktown 9, Amanda-Clearcreek 1

Gahanna Cols. Acad. 8, Richwood N. Union 3

Heath 3, Worthington Christian 0

Howard E. Knox 10, Utica 5

Johnstown Northridge 3, Cols. Grandview Hts. 1

Johnstown-Monroe 8, Milford Cent. Fairbanks 0

W. Jefferson 10, Galion Northmor 0

Wickliffe 10, Beachwood 4

Division IV

Antwerp 14, Pettisville 0

Arcadia 6, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 4

Attica Seneca E. 11, Castalia Margaretta 1

Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 3, Old Fort 2

Bristol 11, Andrews Osborne 0

Dalton 9, Columbia Station Columbia 7

Delphos St. John’s 6, Columbus Grove 5

East Canton 5, Rittman 4

Edon 4, Hicksville 3

Ft. Jennings 3, Arlington 0

Greenwich S. Cent. 2, Tol. Ottawa Hills 1

Jeromesville Hillsdale 11, Independence 1

Kalida 10, Cory-Rawson 0

Leipsic 7, Tol. Christian 6

Lisbon 3, Lowellville 1

Maplewood 4, Windham 0

McComb 6, Continental 1

McDonald 2, Southern 1

Miller City 2, Harrod Allen E. 1

Minster 10, Convoy Crestview 1

Montpelier 8, Pioneer N. Central 1

N. Baltimore 9, Hamler Patrick Henry 3

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 5, Tiffin Calvert 2

New Bremen 3, Maria Stein Marion Local 0

Springfield 7, Heartland Christian 0

New Washington Buckeye Cent. 5, New Riegel 3

Newbury 2, Badger 1

Norwalk St. Paul 7, Fremont St. Joseph 6

Plymouth 3, Lucas 2

St. Henry 8, Rockford Parkway 1

Syca. Mohawk 10, Mansfield St. Peter’s 0

Van Wert Lincolnview 6, Lima Cent. Cath. 1

Mathews 11, Fairport Harbor 2

W. Unity Hilltop 9, Haviland Wayne Trace 2

Warren JFK 6, Jackson-Milton 0

TOURNAMENT SCORES & SCHEDULES

Division I

At Dick Miller Field, Canton

Tuesday, May 14

Boardman 2, Massillon 1

Austintown Fitch 11, New Philadelphia 4

Massillon Perry 6, Green 4

Dover 9, Canton McKinley 1

Thursday, May 16

Massillon Jackson 9, Boardman 2

Lake 5, Austintown Fitchn 2

Massillon Perry 3, Canton GlenOak 2

North Canton Hoover 7, Dover 0

Tuesday, May 21

District semifinals

At Dick Miller Field, Canton

Massillon Jackson vs. Lake, 2 p.m.

Massillon Perry vs. N. Canton Hoover, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

At Dick Miller Field, Canton

District final, 5 p.m.

At The Ball Park at Hudson

Seeds — 1. Walsh Jesuit. 2. Hudson. 3. Twinsburg. 4. Kent Roosevelt.

Tuesday, May 14

Kent Roosevelt 12, Maple Heights 0

Wednesday, May 15

Kenston 4, Warren Harding 2

DIVISION II

At Cene Park, Struthers

Monday, May 13

Howland 11, Cardinal Mooney 4

Alliance 23, Chaney 0

West Branch 18, East 0

Hubbard 8, Girard 1

Salem 8, Struthers 5

Wednesday, May 15

Canfield 5, Howland 2

Alliance 4, West Branch 0

Hubbard 11, Poland 10 (Hubbard qualified for OHSAA violation; Poland advances)

Niles 4, Salem 0

Geneva 3, Lakeview 2

Monday, May 20

District semifinals

At Bob Cene Park, Struthers

Canfield vs. Alliance, 4 p.m.

Poland vs. Niles, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22

At Bob Cene Park, Struthers

District final, 6:30 p.m.

At Gates Mills

Tuesday, May 14

Jefferson 2, Conneaut 0

NDCL 26, East Cleveland Shaw 0

Lakeview 1, Harvey 0

Hawken 2, West Geauga 1

Wednesday, May 15

Geneva 3, Lakeview 2

DIVISION III

At Waddell Park, Niles

Tuesday, May 14

Cardinal 4, Liberty 1

LaBrae 12, Pymatuning Valley 2

Berkshire 3, Mineral Ridge 1

Garfield 7, Brookfield 2

Wednesday, May 15

Champion 9, Cardinal 0

LaBrae 12, Newton Falls 0

Edgewood 3, Berkshire 0

Grand Valley 3, Garfield 2

Monday, May 20

District semifinals

At Waddell Park, Niles

Champion vs. LaBrae, 4:30 p.m.

Edgewood vs. Grand Valley, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22

At Waddell Park, Niles

District final, 5 p.m.

At Bob Cene Park, Struthers

Monday, May 13

United 10, Columbiana 0

Tuesday, May 14

East Palestine 9. Western Reserve 6

Mogadore 13, Campbell 3

Crestview 15, Waterloo 5

Wednesday, May 15

South Range 9, East Palestine 1

Ursuline 3, Mogadore 2

Canton Central Catholic 8, United 1

Rootstown 10, Crestview 0

Monday, May 20

District semifinals

At Bob Cene Park, Struthers

South Range vs. Ursuline, 4 p.m.

Canton Central Cath vs. Rootstown, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22

At Bob Cene Park, Struthers

District final, 6:30 p.m.

DIVISION IV

At Fairport Harding High School

Tuesday, May 14

Fairport Harding 11, Cornerstone Christian 2

Windham 26, Richmond Heights 0

Andrews Osborne 7, St. John 5

Wednesday, May 15

Badger 18, Southington 1

Thursday, May 16

Mathews 11, Fairport 2

Maplewood 4, Windham 0

Bristol 11, Andrews Osborne 0

Newbury 2, Badger 1

Tuesday, May 21

District semifinals

At Fairport Harding High School

Mathews vs. Maplewood, 2 p.m.

Bristol vs. Newbury, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

At Fairport Harding High School

District final

At Bob Cene Park, Struthers

Seeds — 1. Springfield. 2. Warren JFK. 3. Lowellville. 4. McDonald.

Tuesday, May 14

Heartland Christian 4, Wellsville 0

McDonald 12, Lordstown 0

Southern 12, Sebring 2

Jackson-Milton 5, St. Thomas Aquinas 4

Lisbon 10, Leetonia 0

Thursday, May 16

Springfield 7, Heartland Christian 0

McDonald 2, Southern 1

Warren JFK 6, Jackson-Milton 0

Lisbon 3, Lowellville 1

Tuesday, May 21

District semifinals

At Bob Cene Park, Struthers

Springfield vs. McDonald, 4 p.m.

Warren JFK vs. Lisbon, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

At Bob Cene Park, Struthers

District final, 6:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL DIVISION IV Jackson-Milton District

McDonald 5, East Canton 3

NORTH JACKSON

Megan Ward slugged a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie and give the Blue Devils a district championship. Ward also had a single and a double among eight hits for McDonald (17-4). Winning pitcher Bri Callow survived a three-run East Canton first inning and shut out the Hornets the rest of the way. Callow struck out 11, walked one and allowed just four hits. McDonald cut into its 3-0 deficit with a run in the bottom of the first and tied the game with two in the third. Chelsea Sudol added a triple for the Blue Devils. McDonald will meet Monroeville or Lucas in a regional semifinal at 5 p.m. Thursday at Akron’s Firestone Stadium.

Warren District

Bristol 4, Mathews 3

WARREN

Alayna Sines earned the win, striking out seven and allowing seven hits. Kayla Switzer and Jaylyn Mullenax each had two hits for Bristol. Alayna Sines and Bella Homchosky each doubled for the Panthers. Ashley Deans and Lena Wallace each had two hits for the Mustangs. Wallace had two RBIs. Emma Gates took the loss in relief, allowing two hits and one walk with a strikeout. The Panthers will play Jeromesville Hillsdale on Thursday at Akron Firestone Stadium in a regional semifinal.

Thursday’s Scores

Division I

Elyria 7, Amherst Steele 5

Perrysburg 7, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 5

Solon 5, Hudson 3

Division II

Bellevue 12, Vermilion 4

LaGrange Keystone 6, Oberlin Firelands 0

Mantua Crestwood 5, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 4

Mogadore Field 2, Tallmadge 0

Napoleon 3, Celina 2

Perry 11, Jefferson Area 8

Philo 15, Steubenville 2

Poland 7, . Ursuline 6

Warsaw River View 5, Dresden Tri-Valley 2

Wauseon 8, Lima Bath 2

Division III

Byesville Meadowbrook 10, Sandy Valley 6

Champion 10, Newton Falls 0

Hamler Patrick Henry 4, Sherwood Fairview 3

Leesburg Fairfield 4, Wellston 3, 8 innings

Pemberville Eastwood 8, Archbold 0

South Range 4, Crestview 3

Sugarcreek Garaway 15, Martins Ferry 4

W. Salem NW 4, Wooster Triway 3

Wellington 9, Independence 5

Wheelersburg 13, Minford 3

Division IV

Bristol 4, Mathews 3

Jeromesville Hillsdale 3, Mogadore 2

McDonald 5, East Canton 3

Minster 11, New Bremen 1

Portsmouth Notre Dame 6, S. Webster 0

Strasburg-Franklin 7, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 3

Waterford 4, Manchester 3

TOURNAMENT SCORES & SCHEDULE

Division II

At Youngstown State University

Tuesday, May 7

Struthers 18, East 3

Hubbard 25, Chaney 0

Howland 18, Niles 3

Salem 10, Ravenna 0

Wednesday, May 8

Poland 17, Struthers 0

Ursuline 12, Howland 2

Thursday, May 9

Cardinal Mooney 9, Hubbard 2

West Branch 3, Salem 1

Tuesday, May 14

District semifinals

At Youngstown State University

Poland 8, Cardinal Mooney 2

Ursuline 9, West Branch 7

Today

At Youngstown State University

Poland 7, Ursuline 6

DIVISION III

At South Range High School

Tuesday, May 7

Girard 7, Western Reserve 1

Mineral Ridge 9, Canton Central Catholic 0

Rootstown 15, United 0

Southeast 23, Campbell1

Wednesday, May 8

Springfield 10, Mineral Ridge 2

South Range 5, Girard 0

Thursday, May 9

Crestview 2, Southeast 0

Waterloo 10, Rootstown 2

Tuesday, May 14

District semifinals

At South Range

South Range 6, Springfield 2

Crestview 6, Waterloo 0

Thursday, May 16

At South Range

South Range 4, Crestview 3

At LaBrae High School

Tuesday, May 7

Kirtland 9, Berkshire 5

Grand Valley 28, Kirtland 2

Garfield 16, Pymatuning Valley 4

Thursday, May 9

Champion 7, Kirtland 0 (forfeit)

LaBrae 11, Grand Valley 1

Newton Falls 2, Garfield 1

Tuesday, May 14

Sectional final

Conneaut 4 Wickliffe 3

District semifinal

At LaBrae

Newton Falls 6, LaBrae 3

Wednesday, May 15

Champion 20, Conneaut 0

Today

At LaBrae

Champion 10, Newton Falls 0

DIVISION IV

At Jackson-Milton High School

Monday, May 6

Columbiana 26, Leetonia 1

Jackson-Milton 10, Sebring 0

Liberty 12, Southern 5

Lowellville 12, Wellsville 1

Wednesday, May 8

Lisbon 16, Liberty 5

East Canton 2, Columbiana 0

McDonald 10, Jackson-Milton 0

East Palestine 12, Lowellville 2

Wednesday, May 15

District semifinals

At Jackson-Milton

East Canton 7, Lisbon 1

McDonald 3, East Palestine 2

Today

At Jackson-Milton

McDonald 5, East Canton 3

At Candlelite Knolls, Bazetta Township

Monday, May 6

Andrews Osborne 12, Newbury 11

Brookfield 20, Warren JFK 3

Badger 20, Southington 1

Lordstown 12, St. John 2

Windham 19, Fairport Harding 2

Maplewood 10, Bloomfield 0

Wednesday, May 8

Mathews 11, Windham 1

Bristol 18, Andrews Osborne 0

Badger 3, Lordstown 1

Brookfield 13, Maplewood 2

Wednesday, May 15

District semifinals

At Candlelite Knolls

Bristol 10, Badger 0

Mathews 3, Brookfield 2

Today

At Candlelite Knolls

Bristol 4, Mathews 3

BOYS TENNIS

Warren Harding duo win first district match

AKRON

The Warren Harding doubles tandem of Anthony Payiavlas and Alex Payiavlas won their first-round match in the Division I district tennis tournament Thiursday at Springside Racquet and Fitness Club. The Payiavlas brothers defeated Kenny Lu and Thomas Deucher (Cleveland St. Jgnatius) 6-1, 6-4. The Harding duo then fell to Alex Drewes and Bobby Thomas (Green) 6-0, 6-2. Drewes and Thomas were the top-seeded pair out of the Canton sectional. Canfield’s Sirin Nalluri lost his first-round match to Yukun Wang (Mayfield) 6-2, 6-2 and was eliminated. Wang was a No. 2 seed out of the Solon sectional. Nalluri was the No. 3 seed from the Canton sectional.

Division II district play begins today at Springside

AKRON

Division II preliminary district play begins today at 9 a.m. at Springside. Ursuline has two doubles teams (Austin Arfaras/Luke Tsudis and Gavin Blacksher/Josh Kharvan) and two singles players (Greg Morgione and Sean O’Connor) in the tournament. Poland’s doubles team of Sam Scotford and Sam Delatore are also in the field. Other area singles pkayers include Jake McDivitt of Lakeview and Armand Nanniciola of Warren JFK.