July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
SA tops Parkway (04/24/03)
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The Starfires got back to the .500 mark Wednesday, scoring 11 runs in the final three innings to erase a five-run deficit and defeat Parkway, 12-7. The South Adams baseball team is now 5-5 on the season, and stands at 2-1 in the Allen County Athletic Conference.
Parkway built a 6-0 lead after two innings, and allowed a run to South Adams in the third. It was still up by five heading into the top of the fifth when the Starfires put up four runs and followed with four in the sixth and three in the seventh to complete the rally.
Justin Haines powered the South Adams offense, going 2-for-3 with a double. He had a stolen base and four RBIs.
Kyle White and Doug Roop hit solo home runs during the comeback. White and Brian Caffee scored twice, and Lance Balsiger and Tyler Sprunger scored three runs apiece.
Sprunger added a pair of RBIs.
He also earned the victory, allowing seven runs — five earned — on seven hits. He struck out seven and walked three.
South Adams will host Woodlan today at 4:30 p.m.
WJ dominates
The West Jay boys track team clobbered Cowan Wednesday, winning all but two individual events in a 68-32 victory.
Chris Moore and Ryan Sutton paced the team, each with a pair of individual victories to their credit.
Moore took first in the hurdles with a time of 20.24. He also won the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:27.
Sutton took a victory in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.1. He also won the long jump, leaping 14 feet, nine and one quarter inches.
Josh Selvey added a victory in the 100-meter dash in 12.86, Sean Hatzell took the 400-meter dash in 1:04, Andy Hughes captured the discus with a toss of 101 feet, and Tom Smith won the shot put with a throw of 36 feet.
The Eagles were also first in the 1600-meter with the team of Hatzell, Moore, Selvey and Brandon Buckland finishing in 4:28.[[In-content Ad]]
Parkway built a 6-0 lead after two innings, and allowed a run to South Adams in the third. It was still up by five heading into the top of the fifth when the Starfires put up four runs and followed with four in the sixth and three in the seventh to complete the rally.
Justin Haines powered the South Adams offense, going 2-for-3 with a double. He had a stolen base and four RBIs.
Kyle White and Doug Roop hit solo home runs during the comeback. White and Brian Caffee scored twice, and Lance Balsiger and Tyler Sprunger scored three runs apiece.
Sprunger added a pair of RBIs.
He also earned the victory, allowing seven runs — five earned — on seven hits. He struck out seven and walked three.
South Adams will host Woodlan today at 4:30 p.m.
WJ dominates
The West Jay boys track team clobbered Cowan Wednesday, winning all but two individual events in a 68-32 victory.
Chris Moore and Ryan Sutton paced the team, each with a pair of individual victories to their credit.
Moore took first in the hurdles with a time of 20.24. He also won the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:27.
Sutton took a victory in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.1. He also won the long jump, leaping 14 feet, nine and one quarter inches.
Josh Selvey added a victory in the 100-meter dash in 12.86, Sean Hatzell took the 400-meter dash in 1:04, Andy Hughes captured the discus with a toss of 101 feet, and Tom Smith won the shot put with a throw of 36 feet.
The Eagles were also first in the 1600-meter with the team of Hatzell, Moore, Selvey and Brandon Buckland finishing in 4:28.[[In-content Ad]]
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