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20-05-2025
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College Notebook: Elgin grad Tiffany Hix earns NCAC top scholar-athlete honor
Elgin graduate Tiffany Hix is leaving her mark on the field and in the classroom at Wittenberg University. The junior track and field standout was recently given the North Coast Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete Award for 2024-25, an honor given to one male and one female athlete at every NCAC school. Advertisement "Tiffany is a great example of what a student-athlete represents," Wittenberg track coach Paris Hilliard said in a release. "She has done a great job of balancing all aspects of college. I am extremely proud of her and her accomplishments." Hix is an exercise science major who holds a 3.91 grade point average. Over the winter, she finished second in the women's pole vault at the NCAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, going 10 feet, 10 3/4 inches. During a home meet in December, she went 10-11 3/4. She has missed the spring outdoor season following a knee injury. "I am very honored and humbled to receive this award that recognizes both my work in the classroom and in the Wittenberg track and field program," Hix said in a release. "This award wouldn't be possible without the incredible support I received from all my coaches and all my professors." Here are some other Marion-area college athletes who competed in sports over the winter: Marion Harding grad Jayden Combs , a former Division I state champion bowler for the Presidents, continues to bowl at college powerhouse Indiana Tech. He appeared in 14 games in five events, averaging a 191.29. He posted one top 25 finish in a tournament, averaging a 204.8 at the RotoGrip Keystone Quaker Classic. Combs made all-academic in the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference and was a Daktronics scholar-athlete. Highland's Paige Hicks helped Mount Vernon Nazarene's women's bowling team to a sixth place in the Crossroads League Tournament. She was 20th individually with a 147.33 average. Competing for the men's team at MVNU were Christian Phillips of Mount Gilead, Bryce Rinehart of Cardington and Benjamin Brubaker of Marengo. Grace McCrery of Marion Harding was a junior on the women's swim team at Ripon. She made the 400-yard individual medley finals at the Midwest Conference Championships, ending 16th in 5:09.24. At the Wisconsin Private Championships, she was 14th in the 400 IM in 5:22.11, 17th in the 100 backstroke in 1:12.04, 12th in the 200 back in 2:28.98 and 12th with the 400 freestyle relay in 4:11.96. Advertisement Laracuente-Huebner is first Bearcat to win Big 12 track and field title | College notebook College Notebook: Pair of Presidents earn All-American honors in track and field Carter Chase , a redshirt sophomore from Pleasant, was a member of the Ohio State men's wrestling team, competing at 165 pounds. He was Academic All-Big Ten and went 1-2 this season before a knee injury ended his year. He is 13-9 for his career. Younger brother Daxton Chase was a freshman wrestler at Ohio State. He wrestled at 149 pounds and went 2-3 at the Cleveland State Open and 2-2 at the Edinboro Open. He was 5-6 with one major decision in his first season. Former Pleasant wrestler Anwar Alli, who transferred to Wyoming Seminary in high school, completed his freshman year at Virginia. He went 3-6 at 165 pounds. Also at Virginia, River Valley's Hadyn Danals ended his senior year. He was 4-10 at 184 pounds for the Cavaliers and went 19-17 for his career. Samson St. Germain of Marion Harding, a sophomore at Ferrum College, wrestled at 125 pounds, going 5-18 with a pair of pins, a technical fall and one major decision. Ashland University wrestler Caleb Wetzel of Highland ended his sophomore year by finishing sixth at 141 pounds at the Great-Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament, helping the Eagles to a fourth G-MAC team title in the last five years. River Valley's Gabe Thacker was a sophomore wrestler at Otterbein, competing from 125 to 141 pounds. He went 11-12 and 4-1 in the OAC with four pins and two tech falls. He was fourth at 133 pounds at the Adrian Futures and eighth at 133 at Baldwin Wallace's John Summa Invitation. Austin Amens, a graduate student from Northmor, was also on the Otterbein wrestling roster at 157 pounds. Elgin graduate Tiffany Hix was given the NCAC Scholar-Athlete Award during her junior indoor track and field season this winter. Ariyah Douglas , a senior from Marion Harding, played women's basketball at Findlay. The 5-foot-8 guard appeared in six games before a season-ending injury. She had six points with three assists in 16 minutes against Saginaw Valley. Pleasant's Kyla Columber , a 5-5 guard on the women's basketball team at Bluffton, appeared in 17 games, averaging 2.1 points per game. She had seven points in 18 minutes at Anderson. A 5-8 junior guard at Kentucky Christian, Cardington grad Beth Hardwick played in 22 games, averaging 3.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and shooting 39 percent from the field and 36 percent on 3-pointers. She had high games of 12 points against Union Commonwealth and seven rebounds against Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg. Pleasant grad Trey Booker was a freshman guard on the men's basketball roster at Marietta. Anyone with information on a Marion-area college athlete are encouraged to send it to the Marion Star's Rob McCurdy at rmccurdy@ 419-610-0998, X @McMotorsport and Instagram @rob_mccurdy_star. This article originally appeared on Marion Star: College Notebook: Elgin's Tiffany Hix earns high honors at Wittenberg
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20-05-2025
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Pleasant's Sean Murphy wrestles away a championship from the competition at the MOAC meet
MARION — In his first year of running track at Pleasant, senior Sean Murphy became a champion. Not bad for a rookie. He won the boys 400 meters during the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships during the running finals on May 15, clocking 50.26 seconds in Harding Stadium. He took third in the 200 in 23.21 and helped anchor the 4x400 relay team to a runner-up spot in 3 minutes, 29.72 seconds. Advertisement Murphy spent previous springs working on his craft in wrestling, which kept him away from the oval. With wrestling behind him now, he felt free to try running track. Track districts schedule, sites: Marion-area athletes set to compete in district track meets. When, where will they go? More MOAC track and field: River Valley's Eva Moran proves she's back in form following a broken ankle "I definitely wanted to keep wrestling for sure. Making the state (in wrestling this winter for the first time) was really awesome. I loved it. I love wrestling, but this is awesome, too," he said. "I was looking at times (last year), and I was like, 'Man, I can run that. I can do that. I've got to come out here and do it,'" he said. Advertisement He showed he belonged with the best in track this week at the MOAC meet, putting together three all-league finishes. Now his attention turns to next week's district meet where he and the rest of the Pleasant boys will compete in Division II at River Valley. "Confidence is through the roof. I've just got to tweak little things because I lack experience, but I'm putting in the work," he said. Marion Harding's Leah Price takes the lead in the girls 1600 meters at the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships on May 15, 2025 at Harding Stadium. Price sisters dominate distance races Lydia Price showed she's rounding back into shape after missing three weeks of the regular season with a back injury. The Marion Harding junior defended her girls 3200-meter MOAC title, winning it again with an 11:57.21. Advertisement Meanwhile, twin sister Leah Price won the 1600 in 5:19.63 and was a runner-up in the 800 in 2:25.02 and the 3200 in 12:19.42. On Tuesday, Leah also was second in the high jump at 5 feet. "I'm still not in my best shape. I was lucky. They were probably tired from the mile and Leah from the 800," Lydia said of her victory. "I was able to pull away. I do better at the longer distances." Marion Harding's Lydia Price won the girls 3200-meter run at the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships that wrapped up May 15, 2025 at Harding Stadium. It was the first truly hot day of the season for the competitors with temperatures in the 80s, and that affected the times, especially in the longest race. At last year's MOAC meet, Lydia won the 3200 in 11:18.46 and the 1600 in 5:17.47. Advertisement "The heat was definitely a factor that did not help. I'm really excited I got that (1600 win). I didn't think I was going to get it," Leah said. "I was hoping I would get at least one first place, but I was glad I was able to follow with three other second places. While the two ran against each other Thursday evening in the two longest events with Lydia taking fourth in the 1600 in 5:36.56, there is no hint of a sibling rivalry. "It was really nice that we were able to get the one-mile and two-mile. I'm really glad that she got it," Leah said. "I've been hoping I would get first place, and Lydia was out for a while injured, but she made a really good comeback at this race. It was definitely her race to do it in the two-mile." Added Lydia: "It's really cool. Those go together. I knew she would probably win the mile because she's better at that one than I am. I was happy to win one." Pleasant's Sean Murphy won the boys 400 meters during the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships at Harding Stadium on May 15, 2025. Other All-MOAC performers The top three finishers in every event earned all-league honors. Winners get first team; runners-up get second team; and third-place finishers get honorable mention. Advertisement Ending as a runner-up from the Marion area on Thursday were Pleasant's Taydon Obenour in the girls 100 hurdles at 16.59, Highland's Owen Winkelfoos in the boys 1600 at 4:38.83, Pleasant's Will Lichtenberger in the boys 400 at 52.12, Pleasant's Sarah Jordan in the girls 300 hurdles at 49.79, Highland's Toby Rogers in the boys 300 hurdles at 41.86, Pleasant's Elijah McGinniss in the boys 800 at 2:00.03 and Highland's Matthew Miller in the boys 3200 at 10:41.61. Taking third from the area were Rogers in the boys 110 hurdles at 16.55, the Marion Harding boys 4x200 team at 1:33.53, Harding's Jaidin Ramirez in the boys 1600 at 4:39.68 and 3200 at 11:00.91, the Harding girls 4x100 team at 50.91, Highland's Kameron Stover in the girls 400 at 1:00.05, Obernour in the 300 hurdles at 52.05, Harding's Sebastian Swihart in the boys 800 at 2:03.84, Highland in the girls 4x400 relay in 4:21.25 and Highland's boys 4x400 unit in 3:40.44. Ontario won the boys team title with 163 points as Clear Fork was second with 106 points. Highland was fourth, Pleasant fifth, Harding sixth and River Valley eighth. Shelby won the girls team crown with 162 points as Ontario was runner-up with 112 points. Harding was third with 99 followed by Highland in fifth, RV in sixth and Pleasant in seventh. rmccurdy@ 419-610-0998 X @McMotorsport Instagram @rob_mccurdy_star This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Harding's Price sisters dominate in distances at MOAC track finals
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22-04-2025
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Boys Best of the Week: Marion Harding tennis asserts itself atop the MOAC standings
Boys Best of the Week: Marion Harding tennis asserts itself atop the MOAC standings Marion Harding's boys tennis squad proved it is the team to beat in the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference last week. The Presidents stopped the defending champion Warriors at Ontario's Marshall Park, winning 4-1. Andres Rosas and Christian Pearson in second and third singles, the first doubles team of Reagan Tway and Jeffrey Stimson and the second doubles team of Jack McCrery and Isaac Rice all won in two sets. Advertisement Go vote: Pick the winners! Marion Star athlete of the week polls, plus last week's winners College Notebook: Pair of Presidents earn All-American honors in track and field Photos: Check out Elgin hosting Cardington in a baseball game The squad moved to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the MOAC when it beat fellow league unbeaten Pleasant 3-2 at Pleasant. For Harding, Sebastian Lisiecki in first singles won 6-0, 6-3 as did Rosas 7-5, 6-2 in second singles and McCrery and Rice in second doubles 6-2, 6-2. For Pleasant, Landon Severns and the first doubles squads posted 6-4, 6-3 and 6-4, 6-4 wins respectively. Advertisement Harding also shut out Ada 5-0. Rosas won a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 decision along with straight set wins from Lisiecki, Stimson, Tway/Pearson and McCrery/Rice. Here are some other highlights from around the Marion area last week for boys spring sports teams and athletes. Marion Harding's Andres Rosas returns a volley during a boys tennis match last week at Pleasant. Track and Field Competing at its own Virg Rankin Invitational, North Union ended up as runners-up behind Jonathan Alder. Griffin Osborne won the 100 meters in 11.58 seconds and the 200 in 23.39, while Nick VanHoose was second in the 100 in 11.85. The 4x100-meter relay also won, while taking runner-up spots were Zach Meyer in the 800 in 2:06.59, Braedon Scowden in the high jump at 5 feet, 8 inches and Wyatt Davis in the long jump at 19-3. Pleasant competed at the Virg Rankin with Elijah McGinniss winning the 800 in 2:03.07, Sean Murphy taking second in the 200 in 23.61, Will Lichtenberger taking second in the 400 in 52.75 and Jacob Meyers taking second in the high jump at 5-8. The same two teams faced Buckeye Valley and Fairfield Christian in a four-way meet. Winning for NU were Osborne in the 100, Davis in the long jump, Ethan Miller in the discus, Gavin Potts in the shot put and the 4x100 relay. Winning for the Spartans were Murphy in the 200, Lichtenberger in the 400, Joey Dietsch in the 3200 and the 4x200 relay. North Union's Griffin Osborne competes in the 100 meters during a track and field meet earlier this season. Elgin hosted Upper Scioto Valley in the dual meet with winners for the Comets being Kaden Thomas (100, 200), Archer Johnston (400, high jump), Bridon Rhodes (1600), Hunter Johnston (110 hurdles), Garret Lowry (shot put), Drew Brown (discus) and the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays. Marion Harding was fourth and River Valley eighth at the Ontario Relays. Harding's distance medley was second in 11:52.04, while Keonte Scott was second in the 110 hurdles for the Presidents at 15.93, and RV's Tyson Waddle was second in the discus at 141-11. Highland was fifth out of 16 teams at Loudonville's Cowin Invitational. Jett Black was a runner-up in the pole vault at 14-6, while Owen Winkelfoos in the 1600, Toby Rogers in the 300 hurdles and Kadyn Reichenbach in the 200 were all third for the Scots. River Valley went to Bellefontaine and faced Anna and Calvary Christian as well. Picking up wins for the Vikings were Jackson Kloha in the discus, Ben Isler in the pole vault and Kael Swartz in the 3200. Harding beat Northmor 73-55 in a dual meet. Earning wins for the Presidents were Andr Lavette in the 100 and 200, Jaidin Ramirez in the 1600, Andrew Tackett in the 400, Sebastian Swihart in the 800, Peyton Ward in the 3200, Franklin Weaver in the high jump and long jump and the 4x100 and 4x800 relays. Winning for Northmor were Owen Yunker in the 110 hurdles, Carter Thomas in the pole vault, Thomas Detwiler in the shot put, Ben Burgess in the discus and the 4x200 and 4x400 relays. Baseball River Valley's Pate Crawford hit a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete an 11-9 victory over Hubbard. Crawford ended with three RBIs along with Layne Myers and Hayden Kanagy. Carter Park was 3-for-4, and the Vikings combined for 12 stolen bases. RV scored five runs in the third inning for a 7-0 win over Madison. Crawford was 2-for-3 and had the save, and Landon Jones was the winning pitcher with 1 hit, 0 walks and 3 strikeouts. Marion Harding's Tyson Lind threw a two-hitter with five strikeouts to beat RV 8-4. Ray J Scott-Harbolt singled three times; Keaton Ward tripled and singled; Caleb Metz singled twice for three RBIs; and Gavyn Baumgartner singled twice. Harding also held on for a 5-4 win over the Vikings as Scott-Harbolt homered and also stole home for a run. Baumgartner threw seven strikeouts and gave up five hits for the Prexies. Harding also took on Hubbard and put up a 7-0 win. Hudson Esterline was 3-for-3 with a double, plus pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts. Landen Keller doubled and singled, and singling twice were Ward, Lind and Jaden Griffith. River Valley's Pate Crawford awaits a pitch from Ontario during a home baseball team earlier this season. Highland was held to three hits, including a double by Jayden Collins, in a 6-1 loss to Shelby. In a 6-3 win over the Whippets, the Scots scored all their runs in the fifth inning. Zach Church, Caleb Youngman and Collins combined to pitch a two-hitter. Collins went the distance with five hits and a walk in leading Highland to a 5-2 win over Gahanna Lincoln at Ohio Dominican. Jacob Garber added three hits and Cade Minnick two hits. Highland also beat Dublin Scioto 2-0. Collins worked five innings, while Carter Merkling and Gavin Wiggand pitched in relief. Collins allowed a hit and a walk with three strikeouts, while Wiggand had the save. Youngman posted two hits. Cardington rolled in a 21-10 win over Fredericktown. Pacing the Pirates were Denton Garrison with a homer and single, James Fiant with a triple, single, 3 RBIs and 4 runs; Abner Edgell with a double and 3 singles for 4 RBIs, Wyatt Wade with a double and 2 singles; Wyatt Denney with a double, 3 singles, 3 RBIs and 4 runs; Evan Marquis with a double and single; and Fisher Schuman with 4 singles, 4 RBIs and 3 runs. In Cardington's 6-5 win over East Knox, Wade pitched six innings as he struck out 7, walked 1 and allowed 11 hits. Rylan Fiant walked 1 and struck out 2 in relief. Edgell homered and drove in three, and Josh Goers doubled and singled. Cardington got by Colonel Crawford 15-12 behind Wade's triple, 2 singles and 3 RBIs; James Fiant's double; Edgell's 2 singles and 3 RBIs; Schuman's 4 runs and Denney's 3 runs. Northmor scored nine runs in the first inning en route to a 16-5 win over Mount Gilead. Leading the Golden Knights was Trevor Brubaker who singled 3 times with a double, 4 runs and 4 RBIs, plus 10 strikeouts, 1 walk and 4 hits allowed in 6 innings. Also for Northmor were Cole Cuffman with a double, single and 3 runs; Jack Bowdre with a double; Nicholas Armrose with a double; Brooksten Beck with 3 singles and 3 RBIs, Brady Carr with 2 singles; and Ethan Hinton with 2 singles. Hayden Somerlot had two hits for MG. Earlier in the week, Northmor also beat MG 10-0. Brubaker tossed a 4-hit complete game with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks to go with 3 runs scored. Bowdre singled twice and drove in four runs. Armrose singled twice. Somerlot had a double and single for MG. Northmor led 7-4 but gave up 5 runs in the fifth and sixth innings of a 9-8 loss to Danville. Brubaker doubled and singled, Hinton doubled, and Bowdre singled twice. Ridgedale's Gabe Malo pitched a no-hit, no-walk, 12-strikeout victory over Temple Christian in five innings, winning 10-0. For the Rockets, Ayden Salyer tripled, doubled and singled; Logan Oliver singled twice and drove in three runs; A.J. Imbody doubled; and Hunter Hutchinson and Quincey Thomas each singled twice. In a 7-0 loss to Ridgemont, Ridgedale was held to four hits. Brody Mawer and Oliver teamed to give up 8 hits, 6 walks, 3 earned runs and 9 strikeouts. Elgin's Quinten Harrison tripled twice and singled twice to drive in three runs in a 15-4 win over Ridgemont. Jacob Faust also tripled, and Nash Lust, Mitchell Askew and Colton Ware all singled twice. Askew worked 4-and-2/3 innings for the win, striking out 12, walking 7 and giving up 1 hit. In an 11-0 win over Cory-Rawson, the Comets got a two-run triple from Harrison and a double from Cayson Starcher. Braydon Lowry tossed a one-hitter, striking out 10 and walking two. Pleasant handled Kenton 13-3 in five innings. Avery Hamper homered and doubled; Trent Caudill doubled and singled; Cole Bailey doubled. Johnathan Maran was the winner and relieved by Owen Lowry and Nehemiah Riddle. North Union was hurt by three errors in a 5-0 loss to Indian Lake. Ashtin Haubiel and Ashton McMahon combined for a 6-hitter, striking out 7 and walking 5 for NU. Tyler Krebehenne tripled and singled, and Haubiel doubled, while Jaxon Mabery singled twice. In a 1-0 loss to Indian Lake, the Wildcats were held to four hits. Krebehenne pitched and allowed 5 hits, 6 strikeouts and 1 walk. Coaches and statisticians are encouraged to send their results to the Marion Star's Rob McCurdy at rmccurdy@ 419-610-0998, X @McMotorsport and Instagram @rob_mccurdy_star. Marion Star Boys Best of the Week Performer Poll Fans are encouraged to vote as often as allowed as the poll will be open at and its app through early Sunday morning. North Union track's Griffin Osborne won the 100 meters and 200 meters at NU's own Virg Rankin Invitational. Pleasant track's Elijah McGinniss won the 800 meters at North Union's Virg Rankin Invitational. Marion Harding tennis player Andres Rosas won three key matches at second singles to help the Presidents stay undefeated. Ridgedale baseball's Gabe Malo struck out 12 and walked no one in a no-hitter against Temple Christian. River Valley baseball's Pate Crawford hit a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Hubbard. Elgin baseball's Braydon Lowry tossed a one-hitter, striking out 10 and walking two in a win over Cory-Rawson. Cardington baseball's Abner Edgell hit three singles and a double to end with four RBIs in a win over Fredericktown. In last week's boys poll, Highland baseball's Jayden Collins, who hit a home run and double to score three times in a win over Marion Harding, earned 593 of 1,439 votes (41 percent) to win the poll. Other nominees were Pleasant baseball's Dillon Burns, Osborne, Northmor baseball's Nicholas Armrose and Ridgedale track's Evan Ricketts. This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Boys Best of the Week: Marion Harding tennis remains undefeated
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25-03-2025
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Marion Star Boys Tennis Preseason Player of the Year Poll: You pick the winner for 2025
MARION — With the boys tennis season starting March 28, the Marion Star is asking fans to pick their favorite player. The Marion Star Boys Tennis Preseason Player of the Year Poll will be ongoing through the early morning of April 2. Fans are encouraged to vote as often as allowed at and its app. Boys Tennis Preview: Marion County teams ready for 'wide open" MOAC chase in 2025 More boys tennis: Lisiecki brothers make D-I district in boys tennis for Marion Harding Here are the nominees for the 2025 season: Sebastian Lisiecki, Marion Harding, junior. Andres Rosas, Marion Harding, senior. Alex Yancey, Pleasant, sophomore. Cael Bower, Pleasant, senior. Daniel Laytart, River Valley, senior. Liam Bier, River Valley, senior. rmccurdy@ 419-610-0998 X @Motorsport Instagram @rob_mccurdy_star This article originally appeared on Marion Star: 6 nominees for Star Boys Tennis Preseason Player of the Year Poll
