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Pioneer softball splits doubleheader with Denison

GRANVILLE — Marietta College split a nonconference softball doubleheader at Denison University Tuesday afternoon. The Pioneers won game one, 6-4, while Denison took the second game, 1-0. Marietta is now 13-9 on the season. Denison moves to 8-12 overall. The Pioneers held off a late charge by the Big Red in game one. Marietta jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with a pair of unearned runs in the first inning. Adisson Heath drove in Cam Campbell, who reached on an error, with a sac bunt. Becca Streets plated the second run with an infield ground ball. Marietta scored single runs in ...

Spring Sports Stars (3/31)

BASEBALL *Belpre’s AJ Copen struck out 10 batters over innings and went 3 for 4 at the plate with four runs scored and three runs driven in. *Casey Burkhammer fanned eight batters over four shutout innings in St. Marys’ 11-3 win over Ritchie County. Kyle Bullman was 2 for 4 with two RBIs while Shane Deweese added two hits and scored three runs. Grayson Dodd doubled, singled and drove in all three runs for the Rebels. TENNIS *Will Haller and Mills Stull picked up singles wins to help lead Marietta past Jackson, 3-2. Owen Mason and Alex Greenwood won their doubles match.

Scoreboard (3/31)

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Fort Frye 5, Marietta 0 FF 000 020 3 – 5 6 0 MHS 000 000 0 – 0 4 2 WP: Grady Hesson 7.0IP 4H 0R 0ER 3BB 10SO LP: Jeremiah Loughry 5.2IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 6SO Adam Barnett 1.1IP 1H 3R 0ER 0BB 0SO Leading hitters Fort Frye (3-0): Jack McCurdy 1-4, run; Grady Hesson 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; Grady Shuster RBI; Clayton Tullius 1-4; Wade Duskey 1-2, run. 2BBs;Wyatt Duskey 1-2, 2 runs, 2B, RBI Marietta (2-2): Seth Goeller 1-3, SB; Elijah McLeish 1-2; Owen Riley 2-3, 2 SBs Next game: Parkersburg at Marietta, 5 p.m. Wednesday; Warren at Fort Frye, 5 p.m. ...

Third-inning outburst carries Cadets past Cougars, 7-3

BEVERLY – Fort Frye broke open a scoreless game with five runs in the third inning and Elle Casto scattered seven base hits to pick up a complete game win as the Cadets downed the Frontier Cougars 7-3 Monday night at Fort Frye High School. Casto and Frontier starting pitcher Mikayla ...

Etta Express split OAC doubleheader at ONU

ADA, Ohio — Marietta College split an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader at Ohio Northern University Sunday afternoon at Wander Field. Marietta won game one, 12-1, and the Polar Bears earned the split with an 8-5 win in game two. Marietta is now 5-12 on the season and 3-1 in the OAC. Ohio Northern moves to 13-7 overall and 1-1 in the OAC. Bryce Bogan drove in Cooper Fiehrer with a single to center field in the top of the second inning. Thomson Babineau made it 2-0 with a sac fly later in the frame. A three-run home run from Michael Ciavolella in the fourth extended the Pioneer ...

Warren boys, girls sweep Fairweather Relays

VINCENT — Warren put together a commanding performance on both the girls and boys sides to sweep team titles at the Fairweather Relays Saturday. The Warren girls totaled 70 points to fend off Federal Hocking (52) and Alexander (30), while the boys were even more dominant, racking up 80 points ahead of Alexander (48), Fort Frye (16) and Federal Hocking (16). On the girls’ side, Warren claimed wins in the 4x1 (Emma Parker, Adelynn Russell, Keaghan Pittman, Lexi Wigal; 55.79), the 4x2 (Emma Parker, Juliana Huffman, Sydney Starcher, Adelynn Russell; 1:54.64), the ironwoman relay ...