July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Rammel pitches Tribe past Tigers (05/05/08)
Local roundup
The Tribe offense gave Bobby Rammel all the run support he would need in the first inning Saturday.
Fort Recovery High School's baseball team scored three times in the top of the opening inning, and Rammel struck out 12 Versailles Tigers in a 6-1 Indian win.
In the sectional seeding held Sunday, the Indians lined up against Waynesfield-Goshen (4-15).
Rammel allowed a run in the bottom of the first inning, but shut down Versailles (13-7) the rest of the way as Fort Recovery halted a three-game skid. He scattered five hits and two walks.
Frank Thien powered the Indians' offense, going 2-for-3 with a double, a run and two RBIs. Curt Heitkamp singled and scored twice as they scored their six runs on just three hits.
Clint Tobe and Cody Fiely each drove in a run, and Greg Kahlig, Travis Hart and Rammel scored one run apiece.
FRHS (6-7, 2-4 Midwest Athletic Conference) and Waynesfield-Goshen will meet in semifinal action Saturday at Minster at 3:30 p.m. with the winner advancing to take on New Bremen for a sectional title Wednesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. The other half of the bracket has Spencerville meeting New Knoxville in the semifinals Saturday at 1 p.m., and the winner advancing to play top-seeded Minster (12-10) Wednesday, May 14, at 5 p.m.
Bellmont tops SA
DECATUR - South Adams' baseball team couldn't get much going Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the host Bellmont Braves.
The Starfires (8-5) gave up two runs in the first inning before cutting their deficit in half with one in the top of the fifth.
But Bellmont responded with a run in the bottom of the fifth and tacked on another in the sixth for the final margin.
Daniel Bollenbacher gave up four runs, three earned, on three hits and three walks in sixth innings as he took the loss. He struck out nine batters.
Kyle DeArmond scored the lone South Adams run, and Caleb Armenta and Travis Hunt each had one hit.
Star golfers last
GENEVA - Only two South Adams golfers scored in the 90s Saturday as the team finished last in the six-team Bi-County Tournament at Wabash Valley Golf Club.
South Adams finished with a 415, 30 strokes behind fifth-place Adams Central. Norwell won easily with a score of 317, and Bellmont (359) placed second.
Ryan Moser had the top score for the Starfires at 96. Drew Imel of Norwell was the medalist at 74.
Landyn Waugh followed Moser with a 99 for SAHS.
Mark Farris had a 102, Zack Sharp finished at 118 and Thurman Pursley turned in a 123.
Sprunger places 5th
BERNE - Rachel Sprunger was the only member of the South Adams girls tennis team to win a match Saturday as the Starfires hosted the Allen County Athletic Conference tournament.
Sprunger, who plays No. 2 singles for the Starfires, opened with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Lauren Harvey of Adams Central. She lost 6-1, 6-0 to Hillary May of Leo in the quarterfinal round of the singles bracket, but bounced back to win her next two matches in the double-elimination tournament.
She defeated Bluffton's Amy Backer 5-7, 7-7 (10-8), and then topped Christina Gratton, also of Bluffton, to take fifth place.
Portland's teams 2-1
Portland had mixed results against Muncie East Side in the Tri-County All-Star League Sunday, with the 10-and-younger softball team winning 13-0 and the 12-and-younger baseball team taking a 3-2 victory. The Portland 8-and-younger boys lost 17-2.
Brianne McIntire led the 10-and-younger softball team, going 2-for-2 with a triple and two runs. Catherine Dunn and Gabby Mann each had two hits and two runs.
Cole Guntle singled and scored a run for the 12-and-younger boys. Jacob Easton and Kalib Allen added one run apiece.[[In-content Ad]]
Fort Recovery High School's baseball team scored three times in the top of the opening inning, and Rammel struck out 12 Versailles Tigers in a 6-1 Indian win.
In the sectional seeding held Sunday, the Indians lined up against Waynesfield-Goshen (4-15).
Rammel allowed a run in the bottom of the first inning, but shut down Versailles (13-7) the rest of the way as Fort Recovery halted a three-game skid. He scattered five hits and two walks.
Frank Thien powered the Indians' offense, going 2-for-3 with a double, a run and two RBIs. Curt Heitkamp singled and scored twice as they scored their six runs on just three hits.
Clint Tobe and Cody Fiely each drove in a run, and Greg Kahlig, Travis Hart and Rammel scored one run apiece.
FRHS (6-7, 2-4 Midwest Athletic Conference) and Waynesfield-Goshen will meet in semifinal action Saturday at Minster at 3:30 p.m. with the winner advancing to take on New Bremen for a sectional title Wednesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. The other half of the bracket has Spencerville meeting New Knoxville in the semifinals Saturday at 1 p.m., and the winner advancing to play top-seeded Minster (12-10) Wednesday, May 14, at 5 p.m.
Bellmont tops SA
DECATUR - South Adams' baseball team couldn't get much going Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the host Bellmont Braves.
The Starfires (8-5) gave up two runs in the first inning before cutting their deficit in half with one in the top of the fifth.
But Bellmont responded with a run in the bottom of the fifth and tacked on another in the sixth for the final margin.
Daniel Bollenbacher gave up four runs, three earned, on three hits and three walks in sixth innings as he took the loss. He struck out nine batters.
Kyle DeArmond scored the lone South Adams run, and Caleb Armenta and Travis Hunt each had one hit.
Star golfers last
GENEVA - Only two South Adams golfers scored in the 90s Saturday as the team finished last in the six-team Bi-County Tournament at Wabash Valley Golf Club.
South Adams finished with a 415, 30 strokes behind fifth-place Adams Central. Norwell won easily with a score of 317, and Bellmont (359) placed second.
Ryan Moser had the top score for the Starfires at 96. Drew Imel of Norwell was the medalist at 74.
Landyn Waugh followed Moser with a 99 for SAHS.
Mark Farris had a 102, Zack Sharp finished at 118 and Thurman Pursley turned in a 123.
Sprunger places 5th
BERNE - Rachel Sprunger was the only member of the South Adams girls tennis team to win a match Saturday as the Starfires hosted the Allen County Athletic Conference tournament.
Sprunger, who plays No. 2 singles for the Starfires, opened with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Lauren Harvey of Adams Central. She lost 6-1, 6-0 to Hillary May of Leo in the quarterfinal round of the singles bracket, but bounced back to win her next two matches in the double-elimination tournament.
She defeated Bluffton's Amy Backer 5-7, 7-7 (10-8), and then topped Christina Gratton, also of Bluffton, to take fifth place.
Portland's teams 2-1
Portland had mixed results against Muncie East Side in the Tri-County All-Star League Sunday, with the 10-and-younger softball team winning 13-0 and the 12-and-younger baseball team taking a 3-2 victory. The Portland 8-and-younger boys lost 17-2.
Brianne McIntire led the 10-and-younger softball team, going 2-for-2 with a triple and two runs. Catherine Dunn and Gabby Mann each had two hits and two runs.
Cole Guntle singled and scored a run for the 12-and-younger boys. Jacob Easton and Kalib Allen added one run apiece.[[In-content Ad]]
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