PREP ROUNDUP: SMCC clinches conference title

BUCYRUS — St. Mary Central Catholic shut out Bucyrus 5-0 on Thursday to clinch the first-ever Northwest 7 girls tennis conference title. The Panthers improved to 15-2 overall and 9-0 in league play. "I am happy that the girls still have an opportunity to compete for a conference title and conference honors," SMCC coach Daniel Miller said. "I thank all the schools that came together to make the Northwest 7 Tennis Conference happen. It has been great to create new relationships and the start of new rivalries within the conference." Singles: Rachel Spicer (SMCC) def. Lily Englehorn (B) 6-0, 6-0; Rae Roth (SMCC) def. Serenity Potts (B) 6-0, 6-1; Caitlyn Collins (SMCC) def. Vayda Atwood (B) 6-1, 6-0 Doubles: Nadia Maxwell/Olivia Swain (SMCC) def. Addie Weber/Savannah Clark (B) 6-0, 6-4; Grace Will/Serissa Dante (SMCC) def. Mya Rothhaar/Maci Messerschmidt (B) 6-3, 6-1 St. Ursula 4, Port Clinton 1 PORT CLINTON — Kenleigh Mazur won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 singles for the Redskins' only point in the non-league loss. The Redskins dropped to 14-4. Complete results were not available. VOLLEYBALL Huron 3, Vermilion 1 VERMILION — The Tigers dropped a set in conference play for the first time this season before defeating Vermilion in four sets. The Tigers won 25-10, 20-25, 25-19, 25-12 to improve to 10-3 overall and 4-0 in the Northern Ohio Conference Bay Division. Mya Smith had 12 kills and five blocks for Huron while Paige Johnson lined seven kills. Adelyn Van Sickle led the Tigers with 26 digs, Riley Harkelroad tallied 21 digs and Reese Hotz registered 38 assists. Huron hosts Gilmour Academy on Saturday. Vermilion dropped to 7-9, 2-2. Bellevue 3, Port Clinton 0 BELLEVUE — The Lady Red swept Port Clinton 25-12, 25-18, 29-27 to improve to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in the Northern Ohio Conference Bay Division Finley LaPata had 13 kills and Calie Cramer added 10 kills for Bellevue. Ellie Frietag added 16 assists and Emma Krall had seven aces. Norwalk 3, Edison 2 MILAN TWP. — The Truckers won a five-set match over Edison, 25-20, 25-10, 20-25, 23-25, 15-12. Macari Harris had 16 kills for the Chargers (6-10), who won the third and fourth sets.Peyton Werner added 10 kills. Reese Wells added seven and Abby Cloud had five kills and 11 digs. Peyton Bissell finished with 34 assists and Paisley Keefer had 16 digs for Edison. Norwalk improved to 9-4. Margaretta 3, Woodmore 0 ELMORE — The Polar Bears swept Woodmore 25-11, 25-19, 25-21 to pick up a Sandusky Bay Conference win. Mya Feltner had eight kills for Margaretta (10-5, 6-4 SBC). Kenadee Lesch added seven kills. Ella Limberios led the defense with 27 digs and Tessa Lane had 12 assists. Ottawa Hills 3, SMCC 0 OTTAWA HILLS — The Panthers fell to Ottawa Hills 25-17, 25-9, 25-19 in Sandusky Bay Conference play. Finley Karr had 21 assists while breaking the SMCC career assist record. Reid Didion had 12 kills and Peyton Greenaker added seven for the Panthers (6-7, 3-6 SBC). Ottawa Hills improved to 11-3, 7-3. Clyde 3, Sandusky 0 CLYDE — The Fliers swept Sandusky 25-9, 25-20, 25-21 to improve to 7-9 overall and 1-3 in the Northern Ohio Conference Lake Division. Carrina Brunk led Sandusky (2-12, 0-4) with seven kills. Mia Thompson had 15 digs. Monroeville 3, Plymouth 0 MONROEVILLE — The Eagles swept Plymouth 25-13, 25-12, 25-14 to improve to 10-4 overall and 6-1 in the Firelands Conference. Addison Homan had 14 digs to reach 2,000 for her career. She also had four aces. Sophia Stieber had nine kills and Gabby Loose and Riley Platte each had six for Monroeville. BOYS GOLF Finneran qualifies for district CLYDE — St. Mary Central Catholic's Joey Finneran shot a 79 at a Division III sectional at Green Hills to qualify for next week's district tournament. Finneran, a sophomore, recovered after a rough 44 on the front nine to shoot 35 on the back and claim one of three district spots for golfers not on advancing teams. Ottawa Hills shot a 291 to win by a whopping 50 strokes. Fremont St. Joseph (341) and Toledo Christian (347) also move on to next Thursday's district at Stone Ridge in Bowling Green. Danbury also shot a 347 but settled for fourth on a tiebreaker. Ottawa Hills' Charlie Swigart was medalist with a 3-under 68. Frankie and Charlie Kovach each shot 85 for Danbury. Leo Will shot an 88 for SMCC. Clyde finishes 10th at sectional OREGON — Clyde shot a 369 to finish 10th at a Division II sectional at Eagle's Landing Golf Club. Connor Eastby led the Fliers with an 89. Eastwood won the team title with a 322. Swanton's Dylan Smigelski was medalist with a 71. GIRLS SOCCER Bellevue 10, Columbian 0 BELLEVUE — Layla Price and Lyla Young each scored three goals to lead the Lady Red to the Northern Ohio Conference shutout win. Payton Taylor also scored two goals and Young had two assists for Bellevue (6-5, 2-1 NOC). Edison 2, Clyde 2 MILAN TWP. — Clyde's Mallory Meggitt scored in the 68th minute to force a 2-2 tie with Edison on Wednesday. Bree Caudill also scored in the second half for the Fliers (3-5-1, 1-1-1 NOC). Clyde keeper Macey Carter made 20 saves in the match. Gia Heater and Ellie Heater scored goals for Edison (4-3-2, 1-1-1).