PREP ROUNDUP: Norwalk clinches 4th straight Lake tennis title

NORWALK — The Norwalk tennis team continued its winning ways in the Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division. The Truckers won all five positions, including a three-set comeback win at first doubles, over visiting Perkins on Tuesday. With the win, Norwalk improved to 11-4 overall and 9-0 in the Lake, which clinched at least a share of a fourth consecutive league championship. Norwalk entertains Tiffin Columbian (15-3, 8-1) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The Tornadoes need a win to force a co-title, while the Truckers can claim it outright with a win. In the first meeting Aug. 28 in Tiffin, Norwalk won 3-2. Since 2022, the Truckers are 38-1 in Lake matches, with the lone setback coming at Columbian in 2022. In Tuesday's win, junior Lydia Trost claimed a 6-3, 6-4 win over Perkins' Anna Ferback at first singles. Junior Addy Rospert cruised past Olivia Lizzi (6-0, 6-0) at second singles, while sophomore Leksi Jurczek pulled away from Katelyn Troyer in two sets at third singles (6-3, 6-0). The match of the day came at first doubles, where juniors Alysssa Gruhlke and Aubrey Kluding rallied to win in three sets over Brynn Catlett and Jencyn Gennari. The two trailed 5-2 in the first set before coming up just short, 7-5. Gruhlke and Kluding then won 6-2 to force a third set tiebreaker, which they held on for a 10-7 win. At second doubles, senior Chloe Hazelwood and junior Riley Helton won over Emma Beatty and Lexi Green, 6-1, 6-4. Port Clinton 5, Willard 0 WILLARD — Port Clinton swept Willard to improve to 13-0 overall and 9-0 in the Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division. The Redskins will host Fremont Ross on Wednesday for a celebration of 50 years of PC girls tennis. The event begins at 3:45 p.m. with first serve at about 4:15. Singles: Grace Arnold (PC) def. Emma Steinmetz (W) 6-1, 6-0; Nora Pixler (PC) def. Evelyn Martinus (W) 6-1, 6-0; Anastasia Hughes (PC) def. Jillian Strong (W) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: Shantha Weit/Megan Zgodzinski (PC) def. Emie Buurma/Cora Clark (W) 6-3, 6-1; Lilly Hatt/Jaelynn Mazur (PC) def. Bella De Lara/Marina Ramos (W) 6-0, 6-0 Clyde 5, Sandusky 0 SANDUSKY — Clyde swept Sandusky to improve to 11-4 overall and 5-4 in the Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division. Singles: Ariah Farrar (C) def. Amya Johnson (S) 6-0, 6-0; Kenzlie Guhn (C) def. Joy Redding (S) 6-0, 6-0; Linn Marx (C) def. Dynastee Lindsey (S) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: Adriana Barnes-Ortmann/Delaney Fritz (C) def. Kambrynn Ehrnsberger/Zuri Johnson (S) 6-2, 6-1; Danika Harvey/Ava Fosnight (C) def. Chloe Goodsite/Kylie Gant (S) 6-1, 6-0 Columbian 5, Bellevue 0 TIFFIN — Bellevue was swept by Columbian, falling to 4-9 overall and 1-5 in the Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division. Singles: Leah Weingart (C) def. Emerson Snyder (B) 6-0, 6-0; Elise Johnson (C) def. Natalie Littlejohn (B) 6-1, 1-6, 10-5; Leah Wahl (C) def. Natalie Ocreto (B) 6-1, 6-1 Doubles: Olivia Dotson/Mia Daniel (C) def. Makayla Ortmann/Lanei Williams (B) 6-1, 6-1; Kenzie Felske/Angela Nominee (C) def. Leah Hinojosa/Aubrea Branco (B) 6-1, 6-1 Edison 3, SMCC 2 MILAN — Edison won a pair of three-set singles matches to edge St. Mary Central Catholic in Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division. The Panthers fell to 10-4 overall and 7-3 in the Bay with the loss. Singles: Lizzie Campbell (E) def. Rachel Spicer (SMCC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Jenna Keoghan (E) def. Caitlyn Collins (SMCC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; Nadia Maxwell (SMCC) won by forfeit Doubles: Scarlett Bennett/Faith Maschari (E) def. Lauren Maxwell/Bella Matthews (SMCC) 7-5, 6-4; Rae Roth/Olivia Swain (SMCC) def. Ilah Reynolds/Teagan Farrell (E) 6-0, 6-0 Vermilion 3, Calvert 2 VERMILION — Vermilion swept the doubles matches to defeat Calvert 3-2 in Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division play. Singles: Evie Pfleiderer (TC) def. Megan Wade (V) 6-0, 6-1; Sydney Michaels (TC) def. Colleen Traut (V) 6-0, 6-1; Alexa Guitar (V) def. Lara Tobin (TC) 6-0, 6-1 Doubles: Ava Leslie/Cora Frederick (V) def. Baylee Prenzlin/Brookelyn Ronski (TC) 6-0, 6-0; Paige Dodge/Lily Fisher (V) def. Mady Eborg/Victoria Juarez (TC) 6-4, 6-2 VOLLEYBALL Vermilion 3, Perkins 2 VERMILION — Vermilion edged Perkins in a five-set Sandusky Bay Conference crossover matchup. The Sailors won 25-22, 17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-11. Lauren Logsdon led the Sailors (4-9) with 13 kills, 17 assists and seven aces. Emma Gebhardt added 12 kills and Sophie Habermehl finished with 10 kills. Ferrell Coleman had 14 kills for Perkins (7-6). Micah Slay added 13 kills, six digs and five aces. Viera Walker finished with 10 kills and 13 digs. Port Clinton 3, Toledo Waite 0 PORT CLINTON — Port Clinton swept Toledo Waite 25-6, 25-13, 25-14 in non-league play. The Redskins won their third straight match to improve to 4-9. SJCC 3, SMCC 0 FREMONT — Fremont St. Joseph swept St. Mary Central Catholic 25-12, 25-20, 25-8 in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division action. Reid Didion led the Panthers (2-11, 0-8 SBC River) with 12 digs and five kills. Finley Karr had 10 assists. Gibsonburg 3, Danbury 0 GIBSONBURG — The Golden Bears defeated Danbury 25-14, 25-4, 25-14 in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division play. Lauren Bergman and Zoe Uhnick each tallied 11 digs for Danbury (6-8, 3-5 SBC River). St. Paul 3, New London 0 NORWALK — The Flyers swept New London 25-18, 25-15, 25-11 in Firelands Conference action. Brooklyn Cassidy had nine kills for St. Paul (6-2, 6-1 FC) while Ella Kalizewski finished with seven. Kegney Stoll added four. Annie Friend totaled 23 assists while Lily Cuturic had 12 digs. Monroeville 3, Mapleton 0 ORANGE TWP. — The Eagles rolled to a 25-19, 25-10, 25-16 in Firelands Conference play. Monroeville — ranked No. 8 in the Division VII state poll — improved to 11-2 overall and 7-0 in league play. Madi Reiber led the Eagles with 12 kills. Alexa Adams had nine kills, followed by Ady Adams with seven, Riley Platte with six and Haylee Morman with five. Addison Lyons had 18 assists and Kaci Poths finished with 14. Addison Homan led the defense with 19 digs while Lyons had 12 and Maddy Miller totaled 11. BOYS GOLF Bellevue goes 5 for 5 in Lake shootouts SANDUSKY — Bellevue shot a 160 to win a Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division shootout at Mills Creek. The Redmen won all five Lake shootouts this season. Bellevue's Sam Cooper was medalist with an even-par 36 and teammate Jackson Decker shot a 38 to finish second. Also scoring for the Redmen were Max Horn (42) and Blake Sutherland (44). Columbian finished second at 165. Perkins took third (168), Norwalk was fourth (180) and Clyde was fifth (189). Perkins' Kyle Schaefer tied for third with a 40. Colton Kelley finished eighth for the Pirates with a 41 and Ian Krecic tied for ninth at 42. Clyde's Nico Carroll tied for third at 40.