Fort drops first (03/28/06)

FORT RECOVERY — The Fort Recovery softball team closed the gap in the fourth inning, but couldn’t keep the Ansonia Tigers off the scoreboard as it lost its season opener 10-4 Monday.

The Indians were down 4-0 after the first inning, but got rolling as they loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth. They pushed three runs across to cut the deficit to 6-3, but Ansonia responded with a run in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Beth May started and took the loss, allowing five runs — four earned — on three hits and four walks.

Kinsey Wenning gave up five earned runs in four innings of relief.

Ciera Rammel paced the Fort Recovery offense with a double, a run and two stolen bases. Renee Evers had two RBIs and one run.

Jodi Tobe had two stolen bases and a run, and Sandra Sudhoff also scored a run.

OAC gives awards

The Olympic Athletic Conference recently named its all-conference boys and girls basketball teams.

Jay County had one player on each first team — Tyler Rigby for the boys, and Chelsea DeBoy for the girls.

Rigby, who also received votes for The Associated Press all-state boys basketball team, helped lead the Patriot boys to the state finals where they lost to New Castle Saturday. He won the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude Award.

He led the team with an average of 11.7 points per game and 55 total 3-pointers, including four in the state championship game. He added 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assist per game.

DeBoy averaged 4.7 points and a team-best 5.2 rebounds for the JCHS girls. She was second on the squad, shooting 73 percent from the foul line.

Earning honorable mention from Jay County were Scott “Scooter” Bruggeman and Zac Green for the boys team, and Sara Garringer and Markie Runyon for the girls team.

Celina blanks FR baseball

CELINA — Fort Recovery’s baseball team managed five hits, but couldn’t push a run across as it lost its season-opener 9-0 to the Celina Bulldogs Monday.

Celina scored twice in the second inning and three times each in the third and fourth to grab control of the game. It had 13 hits in all.

Brad Fortkamp took the loss, giving up five runs — four earned — on eight hits and a walk.

Clint Tobe notched two hits, including a double, for the Indians.

Tribe JV loses in 9th

FORT RECOVERY — Five runs in the third inning weren’t quite enough.

Fort Recovery’s junior varsity baseball team had the lead, but went six consecutive frames without a run as the Celina Bulldogs took the 9-5 win in nine innings.

Celina trailed 5-3 after the third, but got single tallies in the fourth and fifth to pull even. Both teams went scoreless until the Bulldogs posted four runs in the ninth.

Brady Kahlig took the defeat, allowing all four runs in the ninth.

Alex Gehle led the Indian offense with three hits, including a triple, and a run. Matt Braun added a run and two stolen bases.[[In-content Ad]]