PREP ROUNDUP: SMCC's Wikel throws a no-hitter

GIBSONBURG — St. Mary Central Catholic pitcher Cayden Wikel threw a no-hitter, lifting the Panthers to a 3-0 Sandusky Bay Conference River Division win over Gibsonburg on Wednesday. Wikel walked four and struck out 12 for SMCC (1-2, 1-0 SBC River), finishing with 101 pitches. Blake Finneran tripled and scored for the Panthers, who scored all three of their runs in the sixth inning. Cullen Dillard singled, drove in a run and scored for SMCC. SMCC 000 003 0 — 3 3 0 Gibsonburg 000 000 0 — 0 0 0 WP: C. Wikel. LP: Rodriguez. 3B: (SMCC) Finneran Oak Harbor 6, Edison 0 OAK HARBOR — The Chargers were no-hit by Oak Harbor's Nolan Bickelhaupt in the non-league loss. The game was scoreless through three innings before the Rockets scored three runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Bickelhaupt walked three and struck out six. Bryson Wittmer allowed five runs (one earned) over four innings for Edison (3-2). He walked four and tallied eight strikeouts. Edison 000 000 0 — 0 0 8 Oak Harbor 000 330 x — 6 2 1 WP: Bickelhaupt. LP: Wittmer. Norwalk 10, Sandusky 0 SANDUSKY — Carter Harp fired a one-hit shutout, lifting the Truckers to a five-inning Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division win. Harp needed just 65 pitches, walking two and recording eight strikeouts for Norwalk (6-1, 1-0 SBC Lake). Landon Ferkel had two singles, two runs scored and a run batted in for the Truckers. Wesley Shupe singled and scored three times and Brady Singer singled and scored twice. Deyker Inciarte tallied the lone hit for the Blue Streaks (1-2, 0-1). Norwalk 301 06 — 10 5 0 Sandusky 000 00 — 0 1 8 WP: Harp. LP: Mack. St. Paul 9, W. Reserve 1 NORWALK — Izaac Snyder struck out 12 in a complete-game effort, lifting the Flyers to the Firelands Conference victory. Snyder allowed one run on three hits while walking one for St. Paul (5-1, 2-0 FC). Isaac Kalizewski recorded a single and three runs batted in for the Flyers while Alex Marsh and Landon Fries each scored twice and drove in a run. W. Reserve 000 000 1 — 1 3 1 St. Paul 001 035 x — 9 5 1 WP: I. Snyder. LP: Trzil. 2B: (WR) Kolb Plymouth 6, Monroeville 5 MONROEVILLE — The Eagles scored twice in the bottom of the seventh, but were knocked off in Firelands Conference action. Monroeville (4-1, 1-1 FC) led 3-2 going into the final inning, but Plymouth scored four runs in the top half of the frame to seize the lead. Starting pitcher Jake Fries tallied two singles and two runs scored for the Eagles. On the mound, he went six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and four walks. He struck out nine. Sean Fredrick singled and drove in two for Monroeville. Plymouth 001 001 4 — 6 4 3 Monroeville 000 300 2 — 5 6 3 WP: King. LP: Bauer. 2B: (P) Li. Distl 2 Woodmore 16, Danbury 5 ELMORE — The Wildcats' Cole Potridge hit for the cycle as Danbury fell in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division action. Potridge finished with seven runs batted in for Woodmore. Logan Shepherd singled twice, doubled and scored three runs for the Lakers (0-3, 0-2 SBC River). Tommy Dean singled and drove in two runs for Danbury while Evan Sandvick had two singles, a RBI and scored a run. Danbury 200 021 — 5 9 2 Woodmore 227 203 — 16 10 0 WP: Seeger. LP: Monak. 2B: (D) Shepherd; (W) Potridge, Perkins. 3B: (W) Potridge. HR: (W) Potridge Elyria Catholic 12, Vermilion 3 ELYRIA — Each team scored three runs in the first inning, but the Sailors were overwhelmed from there in the non-league loss. Mason Cooper singled and doubled for Vermilion (2-2) while Brody Morrow tallied two singles and a run scored. Trey Calahan and Drake Hooks each singled and drove in a run for the Sailors. Vermilion 300 000 0 — 3 7 4 E. Catholic 300 621 x — 12 13 1 WP: Degnegaard. LP: Cooper. 2B: (V) Cooper; (EC) Jancsura SOFTBALL Perkins 18, Columbian 16 TIFFIN — Aubrey Ransom hit two home runs, helping the Pirates outlast Columbian in Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division action. Ransom also singled, finishing with three runs batted in for Perkins (4-1, 1-0 SBC Lake). Hannah Koelsch singled, doubled and scored twice, Alayna Wade had two singles, four runs scored and three RBI and Allie Brunner singled twice and scored four times. Brea Thompson doubled and scored twice while Maddie Rinkes singled and drove in three for the Pirates. Perkins 120 434 4 — 18 15 2 Columbian 060 003 7 — 16 12 7 WP: Miller. LP: Steinmetz. 2B: (P) Thompson, Koelsch; (TC) Haman. HR: (P) Ransom 2; (TC) Haman, Daugherty Clyde 6, Bellevue 0 CLYDE — Madison Myers fired a five-hit shutout as the Fliers picked up the Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division victory. Myers walked just one and struck out three for Clyde (4-3, 1-0 SBC Lake). Jayleigh Flynn singled and tripled for the Fliers while Teaghan Smith doubled. Ava Meyer tallied two singles for the Lady Red (3-4, 0-1). Bellevue 000 000 0 — 0 5 1 Clyde 202 200 x — 6 5 0 WP: Myers. LP: Hay. 2B: (C) Smith. 3B: (C) Flynn Port Clinton 12, Ottawa Hills 1 PORT CLINTON — The Redskins exploded for 11 runs in the first inning in the non-league win. Port Clinton (6-2) only had three hits, taking advantage of 13 walks by Ottawa Hills. Marissa Frohne and Kyla Buchman (run scored) each doubled and drove in a run. Frohne picked up the win, allowing one hit in four scoreless innings. She struck out nine. Ottawa Hills 000 01 — 1 2 3 Port Clinton (11)10 0x — 12 3 3 WP: Frohne. LP: Sturtz. 2B: (PC) Buchman, Frohne Norwalk 6, Sandusky 4 SANDUSKY — The Truckers scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning before fending off the Blue Streaks in Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division action. The teams were tied at 3 after four innings and that scored remaining until the ninth inning. Audryn Ott had three singles and two runs scored for Norwalk (3-5, 1-0 SBC Lake) while Maddie Gamble had two singles, two runs batted in and a run scored. Reagan Mooney singled and drove in two runs and Saige Viock tripled and scored. Sophia Ames picked up the win, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks in nine innings. She struck out 13. Kaylee Summers (two RBI) and Akiyla Jones (run) each had two hits for Sandusky (1-4, 0-1). Summers went all nine innings in the circle for the Blue Streaks, tallying six strikeouts. Norwalk 110 100 003 — 6 10 2 Sandusky 000 300 001 — 4 7 5 WP: Ames. LP: Summers. 3B: (N) Viock Monroeville 11, Plymouth 10 MONROEVILLE — The Eagles did just enough to pick up the Firelands Conference victory. Monroeville (5-2, 2-0) led 11-6 going into the seventh inning before Plymouth scored four times. Madison Reiber had two doubles, a single, three runs scored and a run batted in for the Eagles. Payton Weilnau added a single, double, three runs and two RBI while Taylor Scheid singled and scored three times. Alayna Tyler doubled and scored for Monroeville while Brooke Morman added two singles and a RBI. Plymouth 020 400 4 — 10 8 4 Monroeville 113 303 x — 11 12 0 WP: Weilnau. LP: Montgomery 2B: (P) Yeager 2, Bowman; (M) Reiber 2, Tyler, Weilnau St. Paul 7, W. Reserve 2 NORWALK — Ella Kalizewski smacked two doubles and drove in a run as the Flyers cruised in Firelands Conference play. Taegan Mansfield-Bush singled, doubled, scored a run and drove in a run for St. Paul (5-2, 2-0 FC) while Ryleigh Mansfield-Bush had two singles and a run scored. Addy Rospert added two singles and a RBI while Payton Preston singled and drove in two. Taegan Mansfield-Bush picked up the win in the circle, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks. She recorded nine strikeouts. W. Reserve 000 011 0 — 2 7 1 St. Paul 500 200 x — 7 10 0 WP: T. Mansfield-Bush. LP: Barnhart. 2B: (SP) Kalizewski 2, T. Mansfield-Bush. 3B: (WR) Case Calvert 8, Margaretta 2 CASTALIA — The Polar Bears were challenged, but lost in Sandusky Bay Conference crossover action. Ava Eilrich struck out nine for the Senecas, who improved to 6-0. Ellianna Young singled, doubled and drove in a run for Margaretta (5-2). Tessa Lane and Ellaynah Schaefer singled and scored a run for the Polar Bears. Calvert 230 012 0 — 8 8 2 Margaretta 002 000 0 — 2 7 2 WP: Eilrich. LP: Lesch. 2B: (C) Eilrich; (M) Young. HR: (C) Miller Gibsonburg 19, SMCC 3 GIBSONBURG — The Panthers were overwhelmed in the Sandusky Bay Conference River Division loss. Audriella Walton (run batted in), Ella Brownell (run scored) and Gianna Flewelling (run scored) each doubled for SMCC (1-2, 0-1 SBC River) Brittney Rhoads added two singles and Reid Didion singled and scored a run for the Panthers. SMCC 012 00 — 3 6 3 Gibsonburg 932 5x — 19 16 3 WP: K. Hall. LP: Rhoads. 2B: (SMCC) Walton, Brownell, Flewelling; (G) Henderson 2, L. Hall, Hoffman, Muntz, Brink. 3B: (G) Smith. HR: (G) Jividen, L. Hall TENNIS Port Clinton 3, Columbian 2 PORT CLINTON — The Redskins swept the doubles matches in the Sandusky Bay Conference crossover win. Port Clinton improved to 5-0. "I have to shout out our first doubles team of Evan Lovitt and Zach Speer," Redskins coach Joe Miller said. "Those two have cruised every match and only lost one total game this season. Evan has worked so hard to be one of the area's best doubles players. I have no idea how Zach is so good. He just picked up a racket before the season and has quickly become a leader on our team and one heck of a tennis player." Singles: Dravyn Dicken (TC) def. Kai Weit (PC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; Brock Siesel (TC) def. Charley Kruse (PC) 6-2, 6-3; Payton Wadsworth (PC) def. Liam Randell (TC) 6-4, 6-4 Doubles: Evan Lovitt/Zach Speer (PC) def. Jarrett Jack/Grant Blonde (TC) 6-1, 6-0; Alex DeFreitas/Aero Wymer (PC) def. Parker Nye/Bentley Schoch (TC) 6-4, 6-2 SMCC 4, Edison 1 SANDUSKY — The Panthers won all three singles matches to improve to 3-0 in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division play. SMCC is now 4-0 this season. "We showed up and we came ready to play today," SMCC coach Daniel Miller said. "Pravir did a really nice job of staying grounded after dropping a really tight first set to cruise in a tiebreak win. Eian, Carter, and the doubles team of Luke and Pavan took care of business and are playing some great tennis as well. At second doubles, Luke and Matt have gained some great varsity experience. "Overall, I am proud of how the guys have stepped up this week. " Singles: Pravir Gorty (SMCC) def. Adin Colbert (E) 4-6, 6-0, 10-5; Eian Etchill (SMCC) def. Kaden Mees (E) 6-0, 6-1; Carter Snyder (SMCC) def. Mary Moon (E) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: Luke Spicer/Pavan Gorty (SMCC) def. Wade Ruggles/Kellyn Ritchie (E) 6-0, 6-1; Jace Pinkston/Oz Rutger (E) def. Luke Evans/Matt Gebard (SMCC) 6-1, 6-2 Calvert 3, Perkins 2 PERKINS TWP. — The Pirates fell to 1-4 on the season with the Sandusky Bay Conference crossover loss. Singles: Preston Miller (P) def. Liam Herbert (C) 6-1, 6-0; Aaron Benkirane (P) def. Owen Link (C) 6-0, 6-0; Dante Fabrizio (C) def. Jaden Lyons (P) 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 Doubles: Emma Marben/Hanna Spaun (C) def. Hayden Wright/Nathan Reynolds (P) 6-1, 7-6 (5); Liam Schumm/Drew Meyer (C) def. Anders VanNess/Logan Cooley (P) 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-2