Miller,
Nier, Babcock & Pardo pull off exciting Eldora wins
ROSSBURG, OH (May 25) – Sunday night’s Johnny Appleseed Classic by
Miller Lite was a story of repeat wins, redemption and a near
photo-finish as the 104 entrants used the entire 90’ width of Eldora
Speedway with Matt Miller (Sunoco American Late Model Series) Jim Nier
(NRA Sprint Invaders), Jeff Babcock (UMP DIRTcar Modifieds) and Paul
Pardo (Eldora Stock Cars) capturing the main event victories. By virtue
of his second heat victory, Miller started on the outside pole of
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Barga
stellar in route going performance; Versailles heads to districts,
By
George Starks
GREENVILLE- Versailles junior Jace Barga couldn’t have performed much
better than he did Thursday in the sectional final held at Sater
Diamonds. Barga went the distance for head coach Ryan Schlater,
allowing just four hits while fanning 10 Tri-County North Panthers and
getting a 2-1 sectional final victory. On offense, Barga collected two
hits and a walk, adding to a night that most high school kids can only
dream of... read
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Lone
Jet senior likes what she sees, By George
Starks
From worst to first; Franklin Monroe softball on the rise - PITSBURG-
When the Franklin Monroe Lady Jets dropped a 3-1 heartbreaker to
Southeastern Tuesday, it brought the curtain down on the high school
career of senior Cori Jeffers. In her three years in the softball
program, Jeffers watched her team go from the bottom of the pile,
getting only two wins her freshman season to a district appearance... read
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Ansonia
tops Bradford in sectional final; Tigers only county softball team
left,
By George Starks
SIDNEY- The Ansonia Lady Tigers were the only team left standing
Tuesday evening when all play had ended. In a game dominated by
pitching, it was Ansonia senior Catey Fischer and Bradford senior Haley
Patty that locked horns in the pitching circle at Fairlawn High School.
Ansonia won a thriller on a solo homerun off the bat of Allison
Phillippi in the fourth. That would be all the Tigers would need in a
1-0 sectional final victory... read
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Southeastern
scores two early in route to sectional title; Lady Jets bow out of state
tournament
By George Starks - BRADFORD - It took only one swing of the bat to put
an end to the Franklin Monroe softball season Tuesday in sectional
final action held at Bradford. With one down and one on, Southeastern
third baseman Madison McKee drilled a pitch over the left field fence
for a two run homer. That would be just enough as Southeastern would
post a 3-1 sectional final win over Franklin Monroe. In his post-game
talk with... read
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Annual
Spring Matinee a huge success; Largest field of horses in many
years,
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- It was just a few years ago that people in the harness
horse racing world wondered what was going to become of their beloved
sport: harness horse racing. If Sunday’s Spring Matinee was any
indication, the sport is alive and well. Sunday’s matinee produced 96
horses and 25 races as the annual event at the Darke County Fairgrounds
was deemed a huge success by Darke County Harness Horseman’s
Association... read
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Cold
Weather Fails to Keep Cars or Fans Away for Family Fun Nite
ROSSBURG, OH (May 16) – A first-time visit to Eldora Speedway’s victory
lane is becoming the norm rather than the exception, as Saturday
night’s Mobil 1 Family Fun Night action produced another pair of new
Eldora winners, Chase Stockon and Nick Bowers, while Jeff Babcock, no
stranger to the festivities, rounded out the tripleheader of action
before a huge throng of chilled race fans. After knocking on the door
several times without success, Stockon finally etched his name into the
Eldora record... read
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Teams
going strong in tournament run; A look at the past weeks results,
by Don McDermott
The Greenville High School girls softball team will play Springfield
Northwestern in a Division II district semifinals game at
Tecumseh at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20. There are a total of 16 Division
II teams remaining in the Mason regional. The Lady Wave (26-3) drew a
first-round bye, then defeated Ben Logan 8-1 at Stebbins Field in the
second round of the West Carrollton 1 sectional. Northwestern
eliminated Urbana 14-4 and Tipp City 12-7 in... read
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Fireworks
highlight $8 Family Fun Night
BOSS Sprints Added to Saturday’s Highly Anticipated Mobil 1 Sponsored
Tradition - ROSSBURG, OH (May 14) – While the gigantic fireworks
display that has become synonymous with Eldora Speedway’s $8 Family Fun
Night promotions will light the skies post-race this Saturday (May 17),
the on-track action prior to it has been given an infusion of
volatility as well. This year’s Mobil 1 sponsored event has seen the
addition of the BOSS (Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series) to the... read
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Bradford
run rules MV in sectional victory, By George
Starks
BRADFORD - It was once written that one bad apple don’t spoil the whole
bunch. That may be true for fruit but not so in sports. Tuesday,
Mississinawa Valley had one bad inning and it spoiled the whole game
with Bradford. The Lady Hawks and the Lady Railroaders hooked up in
their first round sectional game and it was a bad second inning the
propelled the Roaders to a 14-3, five inning run rule win over the
Hawks. Bradford sent 14 hitters... read
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Lady
Wave now at 22-3; Wild
night produces wild Wave win, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- It may go down as one of the wildest games in the history
of Lady Wave softball. It will definitely be one Greenville coach
Jerrod Newland will never forget. It is no secret that
Northmont-Greenville games have been barn burners in the past. With the
exception of a three run loss by the Wave in Newland’s first year at
the helm, the last eight games played between the two teams have been
one run affairs. Thursday was no different... read
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A-Lady
Tigers hold on for close victory. By George
Starks
ANSONIA- No matter what the sport, it doesn’t matter how the game
starts but how it ends. Down 3-0 early, Ansonia fought hard to come
back and post a 7-6 victory over St. Henry Wednesday. ”The girls kept
their composure,” said Ansonia coach Floyd Jenkins. “St. Henry came up
there in the first inning, hit a couple of shots but it’s a long game
and we had to keep our composure and we had to chip away... read
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DCCHA gearing up for annual event,
By George Starks
Greenville - The Darke County Harness Horseman’s Association announced
Monday that tickets are now on sale for the 2014 Spring Matinee’s
chicken dinner. With over 100 horses expected to be in attendance, the
annual event is expected to be bigger than the 2013 event. The day at
the races will be held on Sunday, May 18, starting at 11:00 am for
pick-up of the dinners, lasting through 12:30 pm. Racing action will
begin at 1:00 pm as the... read
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Arcanum tops both boys and girls
in quad
meet
PITSBURG - The Arcanum Trojans won both ends of the Franklin Monroe
quad meet Tuesday. The Trojan boys finished the night with 85.5 points
while the host Jets were second with 84.5 points. Tri-Village was third
(37) and Bradford fourth with 27 points. Arcanum's girls posted 81
points with the Lady Jets picking up 66.5 points for second. Bradford
rolled into third place with 65 points as the Lady Patriots tallied
33.5 points... read
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Second
night in the car no problem for gravel in Eldora victory
David Gravel Takes Thrilling World of Outlaws Win With Westfall
Capturing Modified A-Feature - ROSSBURG, OH (May 3) – For the second
night in a row, Eldora Speedway’s victory lane celebration included a
freshly created team as David Gravel captured the thrilling World of
Outlaws (WoO) STP Sprint Car Series event in only his second night
behind the wheel of the Dennis Roth owned machine Saturday night (May
3). Friday’s feature winner was Shane Stewart, who
ironically was fulfilling... read
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$10,000
Eldora victory for Shane Stewart in New Team
Driving the Larson/Marks Sprint Car, Stewart Takes First WoO Win of the
Season - ROSSBURG, OH (May 2) – Shane Stewart (Bixby, OK) put
all
uncertainty behind him Friday night at Eldora Speedway and transferred
it to certainty with a convincing $10,000 World of Outlaws (WoO) STP
Sprint Car Series victory as the Larson/Marks Racing Team made their
debut against the nation’s premier travelling Sprint Car
series.
In the companion action, Paul Pardo became the third different
winner... read
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Franklin Monroe takes first in
five team
meet; Celina
Lady
Bulldogs tops girls side, By George Starks
PITSBURG - On a cold blustery evening, Franklin Monroe hosted its
annual Quad Meet, which saw five schools taking part. On a night when
times and throwing distances as well as jumps and vaults weren't the
best, it was the FM boys and the Celina girls that would eventually
prevail in the end. On the boys side of the ledger, the Jets barely got
by Arcanum and Celina. The Jets tallied 101 team points while the
Trojans and Bulldogs could muster only... read
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