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6 days ago
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Boardman Softball bound for the State Final Four
KENT, Ohio (WKBN) – Boardman rallied to top Louisville, 3-1, in the Division III Softball Regional Final on Saturday afternoon at Kent State University. Boardman advances to the state final four for the fourth time in program history. Their last appearance at state came in 2002. Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Spartans got on the board on a sacrifice fly from Addie Rudge, which tied the game 1-1. Later in the inning, Alex Ward added a two-out RBI single, giving Boardman its first lead of the game. Boardman increased the lead to 3-1 in the top of the seventh inning, when Laci Jurus came through with an RBI single. With the win, Boardman advances to face Holland Springfield in the Division III State Semifinals at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6 at Firestone Stadium in Akron. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-05-2025
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Boardman clinches share of conference title in dominating fashion
CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – Boardman softball took down Canfield 13-3 in six innings to claim a share of the conference title on Friday. Entering the night tied with the Cardinals in the All-American Conference standings, the Spartans' win secured them a share of the title with Austintown Fitch. Boardman used a huge six-run 2nd inning to jump out to a 7-0 advantage. That included a grand slam from freshman Addie Rudge, who finished the night with five runs batted in. The Spartans would then plate three more runs in the 3rd and two more in the 4th to maintain the lead over Canfield. In the circle, senior Tori Strines tossed six complete innings while striking out one batter and allowing just one earned run. For Canfield, Jenna Havrilla drove in two runs and Marina Koenig picked up a sac-fly RBI. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 19-4 overall and will take on Jackson on Saturday, May 17, in a tournament tune-up game. Boardman improves to 20-4 on the season after clinching the first conference title under head coach Fred Mootz. They will take on Jefferson on Monday, May 19, ahead of a tournament game against Geneva at home on Tuesday, May 20. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-05-2025
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‘It means everything': Boardman softball on conference title
CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – After Boardman softball beat Canfield, 13-3, in six innings on Friday night, Sports Team 27 caught up with the co-conference champion Spartans after the dominating win. 'It means everything. Since I took the job, I've never won the league, so for us as a team in the school to win the league,' Spartans head coach Fred Mootz said. 'I know they got the job done on our field, but we came today and showed up and showed out obviously.' Watch the video above to hear postgame comments from Mootz, senior Tori Strines and freshman Addie Rudge. 'To be right there with these teams [Canfield, Fitch], it feels great, but these girls have earned it. They've worked hard for it, and like I said yesterday, we started the tournament run with a win, we didn't play our best yesterday in that game,' Mootz said. 'But I told them we got the win and let's put yesterday behind us and come out today and win a conference, and we did.' Strines tossed a complete game in the circle for the Spartans and was charged with just one earned run. 'We worked so hard for this, we worked so hard in the offseason, everyone gave their full effort, and it was just a full team win all around,' Strines said. For the freshman Rudge, she smacked a grand slam in the second inning and finished with five runs batted in. 'It feels really great, especially going into the tournament when we play these good teams,' Rudge said. 'It gives us a lot of confidence to go into the tournament because it makes us it gives us a run, so let's hope we do good there.' The Spartans will share the title with Austintown Fitch, who previously locked up the other half last week. Boardman will host Geneva in the OHSAA tournament at home on Tuesday, May 20. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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15-04-2025
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Boardman softball hammers 6 homers; ends Howland's win streak
HOWLAND, Ohio (WKBN) –Boardman finished its contest against Howland with six homeruns in its 12-3 win in an All-American clash. Addie Rudge hit 3 long balls as the team's catcher closed out her night with 3 runs scored and 4 RBIs. Tori Strines homered twice and drove in 5 runs. She also pitched the first 4 innings, striking out 4 and permitting just 4 hits. Mikayla Rivera also hit a solo-shot and had a single in the Spartans' big win. Boardman has won 4 games in a row to improve to 10-2. Madison Schmitz belted a home run for the Tigers atop of their order. Howland (7-5) saw their 5-game win streak snapped. On Tuesday, Boardman will welcome Howland. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
