Lorain County softball players of the year honored
Elyria junior Elizabeth Ellis Keystone sophomore Sammie Stefan and Columbia senior Kailey Minarchick headline Lorain County softball honors. Ellis posted 22-3 with 1.20 ERA and .418 batting, Stefan hit .517 with eight homers and 45 RBIs, Minarchick pitched perfect games in sectional play and ended 11-7 with a 1.07 ERA and .341 bat. Edwards and Shaw also earned Division I and II pitching honors respectively while coaches of the year went to Avon and Elyria Catholic leaders.
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Columbia
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Wildcats
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Cornerstone Christian
Avon
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Eagles
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Edwards
Lauren Shaw
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University of Iowa
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Vermilion
Roger Wright
Sailors
Elyria Catholic
Ryan Minney
Panthers
All-Lorain County honors in Division 1 softball year
Elizabeth Ellis of Elyria named Division 1 player of the year and Anna Edwards of Avon pitcher of the year. Ken Matuszak of Avon earns coach of the year with first and second teams listing numerous Elyria Avon Amherst Midview and North Ridgeville standouts across pitching catching infield and outfield roles.
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Elyria
Anna Edwards
Avon
Ken Matuszak
Alex Dick
Cassie Haight
Midview
Mackenzie Phares
Addison Mease
North Ridgeville
Madison Spataro
Amherst
Sarah Miller
Anna Daly
Ashlee Dahman
Morgan Hamker
Kaylee Morton
Utility
April Howser
Zoe Beetler
Lauren Landers
Kelsey McGraw
Ally Sumser
Alex Kozich
Ali Balthaser
Avon Lake
Ashley Helmink
Tina Clark
Madison Crusade
Erin DiFranco
Alyssa Heitkamp
Alana Maldonado
Lorain
Maranda Morrison
Dani Austinson
Olivia Kula
Ashley Cogdell
Sarah Scott
Trish Koleski
Nicole Andrews
Madison Fullmer
Raegan Osko
Area players named to all star softball doubleheader
Seventeen area players from Lorain County and Medina Highland join 43 Ohio selections for an ASA-USA all star doubleheader at Ashland Brookside Park. Four Keystone teammates from the Final Four roster Sam mie Stefan Summer Constable Lauren Shaw and Destiny Weber highlight the roster along with Anna Edwards Lorain County Miss Softball and Senior Player of the Year Ashlee Dahman and Sarah Miller of Amherst Alexandra Chorba represents Medina Highland. The 51 players were chosen by an ASA-USA committee and will be split into Red Blue White and Gray for Wednesday’s 6 and 8 p.m. games with 16 to be named for Thursday’s U S Junior National Team series.
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Summer Constable
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Destiny Weber
Avon
Anna Edwards
Ashlee Dahman
Sarah Miller
Amherst
Alexandra Chorba
Asa-Usa
Asa-Usa Softball
Oklahoma City
Jim Piazza
Wildcats
Bill Matthews
Natalie Camp
Wambach Says Bench Role Could Win World Cup
Abby Wambach vows to do whatever it takes to win the Women's World Cup as the United States faces Nigeria after a scoreless draw with Sweden. She notes her fourth World Cup and discusses artificial turf and Sundhage’s off the bench strategy to close out games.
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Canada
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New York Times
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Germany
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World Cup Roundup: Canada-Netherlands Draw in Montreal
Canada and the Netherlands settle for a 1-1 draw in Montreal as Kirsten Van De Ven scores in the 87th minute for the Netherlands. Canada tops Group A with a win and two draws. Ada Hegerberg nets twice as Norway beats Ivory Coast in Moncton to reach knockouts. Lena Petermann doubles for Germany in Winnipeg as Germany advances to the round of 16. China and New Zealand draw 2-2 in Winnipeg with Wang Shanshan guiding China.
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Moncton
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Wang Shanshan
China
Manua
Montrez
New Zealand
Weom
Thailand
Freshman Kendall delivers for Vanderbilt in late rally
Vanderbilt trailed 3-0 before Jeren Kendall launched a two run homer in the ninth to cap a 4-3 comeback over Cal State Fullerton. Jacob Heyward had the go ahead hit in the ninth with Heyward also homering earlier in the game. Miami eliminated Arkansas with a ninth inning rally, as Willie Abreu doubled and Carl Chester scored.
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Virginia
Florida
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Willie Abreu
Carl Chester
Keith wins Conn Smythe as Blackhawks claim Cup
Keith earns unanimous playoff MVP after 21 points and 715 plus minutes guiding Chicago to a 2 0 victory over Tampa Bay in the final series. Kane and Crawford key defense help seal Chicago title and Timonen retires as Cup champion.
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Cedric Paquette
Paquette
Joel Quenneville
United Center
Kimmo Timonen
Philadelphia
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