Lexi and Angie Zappitelli combined on a no-hitter to lead the Conneaut Braves to a 5-0 victory over the Geneva Eagles in major division softball action.
Lexi Zappitelli struck out 13 batters in five innings of work and helped herself at the plate with a double among three hits and two runs scored. Aleshia Zappitella added two hits and an RBI, Brenna Nelson cracked a two-run double and Angie Zappitelli had an RBI single and struck out two in an inning of relief work. Nicole Grimmett struck out nine batters for Geneva.
Minor SB
Two-run doubles by Becka Sacket and Brooke Sheaman helped power the Conneaut Pirates to a 14-11 win over the Conneaut Red Sox for the championship of Conneaut Local Youth Organization minor softball. Courtney Adkins and Brianna Oatman each added three hits and provided solid defense for the Pirates.
n Geneva Indians 13, Ashtabula Reds 10 — Brooke Furmage homered and singled to lead the Indians to victory. Zoie Fuller and Sarah Juncker each added two hits in support of Shayla Cross, who struck out 10 batters. Ashley Evans, Kailyn Vencill and Debra Watts each had two hits for the Reds.
Major BB
Anthony Platt had two hits and seven RBI to keep the Wychock Physical Therapy Athletics undefeated with a 14-11 win over the Amy Clark Insurance Cardinals. Winning pitcher Modesto Lebron had two hits and two RBI as the A’s scored at least three runs in all but one inning, while Sean Prine contributed three hits and Reggie McHenry had two hits and three RBI. Chris Lucas, Jordan Palinkas and Jason Roy also had key hits for the A’s (11-0). Seth Bryant drove in three runs, Jake Perry had two hits and Emery Colvin added a hit for the Cardinals (3-7-1).
Junior BB
Gabe McLeod and Derek Rose each had three hits and scored twice to power the Geneva Indians to a 15-5 win over the Pymatuning Valley Blue Jays. Kyle Brass, Matt Hallgren and Eric Juncker each had two hits for the Indians, while Dakota Brininger scored three runs.
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Riverside sneaks past Edgewood
Riverside wrestling coach Scott Blank learned a good deal of what he knows from Edgewood coach Greg Stolfer as a former Warrior great. Thursday, he used a bit of that knowledge to get the better of his old coach as the Beavers bested the Warriors, 31-28, at Edgewood.
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Madison rolls past Geneva
Madison recovered from coming out on the short end of a pin in the first match of the night by taking six of the next seven matches against Geneva and capped the night with pins from their last pair of grapplers in dismantling the Eagles, 49-17.
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Boys tourney returning to county
On Feb. 27, for the first time in 20 years, postseason boys basketball will return to Ashtabula County when the Division II sectional-district tournament comes to Lakeside high school.
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Dragons dump Lakers in drink
Despite the fact his girls have been through a tough season, Lakeside coach Rob Livingston spoke as though he had sensed that better things might be around the corner.
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Mustangs dominate Heralds
In their last home game of the season, the Grand Valley Mustangs rose to the occasion on Senior Night, defeating the SS. John and Paul Heralds, 59-28.
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Clark, Francis help give Falcons Liberty
Paige Clark led an attack that saw three Jefferson players reach double figures and Rachel Francis had a triple-double as the Falcons blasted visiting Liberty, 59-17, in an All-American Conference game Thursday night in Falcon Gym.
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Scholastic Statistics:
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Riverside 31, Edgewood 28
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Scholastic Schedule:
FRIDAY, FEB. 10
Boys Basketball
n Lakeside at Madison
n Conneaut at Edgewood
n Liberty at Jefferson (WFUN)
n South at Geneva
n PV at Bloomfield
n Grand Valley at Southington
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PV prevails
Cody Miller and Zach Campbell knew what they had to do in order for the Pymatuning Valley wrestling team to complete a come-from-behind victory over Jefferson on Wednesday at triangular match at PV.
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Eagles bounce back
The Geneva girls didn’t have much time to regroup. But just one day after a heartbreaking defeat, they were able to knock off a strong Perry team on the road, 39-33.
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