Local Sports

ACME: Wapak shuts out St. Marys

June 28, 2011

Dylan Knoch didn’t take over as Wapakoneta’s lead-off hitter until midseason.
Monday night he looked more like a cleanup hitter.
Knoch hit a lead-off home run in the first inning that proved to be the only offense Wapak would need in a 3-0 win over rival St. Marys in an ACME baseball game at Wapakoneta High School.
“It was a curve ball that came down-in and I hit it before it broke over the plate,” Knoch said. “I thought I leaned into it good enough and I just pulled it. It felt real good off the bat.”

Lee's homer in 12th sinks Reds

June 24, 2011

BALTIMORE (AP) — Derrek Lee led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a home run to give the Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
Lee sent a 1-2 pitch from Jose Arredondo (0-3) into the seats in left field to end the marathon. It was Lee’s fifth home run, the first since May 8.
Cincinnati missed a chance to take the lead in the top of the 12th when Joey Votto was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on a two-out double by Jay Bruce.

SWIMMING: Wapakoneta Waves results

June 24, 2011

Wapakoneta Waves 878, Ada-Lost Creek Gators 789

Thursday, June 16
8-Under Girls
25m Freestyle - 2. Heidi Schlenker - 26.67, 3. Paige Schneider - 28.00, 4. Marci Zwiebel - 28.12, Kassie Saunders - 25.00X, Makenna Krouse - 27.48X, Rachyl Craft - 29.92X, Maria Pastore - 31.82X, Kiarra Holtzapple - 40.30X, Alaina Williams - 42.82X, Ivy Patten - 48.42X, Kaitlyn Rose - 51.49X, Sara Craft - 55.51X, Heather Felver - 1:10.35X
50m Freestyle - 2. Paige Schneider - 1:03.88, 4. Sophia Braun - 1:12.89, 5. Kiarra Holtzapple - 1:22.42

Ohio State drops review of car purchases

June 22, 2011

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State University on Tuesday dropped its review of car purchases by football players and family members after two separate investigations found dealerships made money on almost all of the sales.
The university made its decision in light of a report by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and a separate review by the Ohio Independent Automobile Dealers Association.
"We have seen no evidence that would lead us to believe that Ohio State student athletes violated any policies when purchasing used cars," said university spokesman Jim Lynch.