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SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — The Shawnee boys tennis team improved to 11-0 overall and 6-0 in the Western Buckeye League with a 5-0 victory Thursday against Wapakoneta.

HARROD — Crestview looks to be hitting its stride for the home stretch.

COLUMBUS GROVE – Lincolnview baseball coach Eric Fishpaw didn’t think the Lancers’ No. 1 pitcher Dane Ebel had his best stuff during an 8-0 win over Columbus Grove in a match-up of Northwest Conference leaders on Thursday.

LIMA – It was a pitcher’s duel for more than five innings.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Yandy Díaz homered on the third pitch of Levi Stoudt’s big league debut to spark a six-run first inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays routed the Cincinnati Reds 8-0 Wednesday to improve to a major league-best 16-3.

DETROIT (AP) — José Ramírez bounced back from one of the worst games of his career with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday.

CONVOY — Carson Hunter allowed no hits while striking out six in five innings as Crestview defeated Bluffton 12-0 in baseball Tuesday.

Elida’s softball team has hit the ball very well in its last few games and that trend continued in a 15-5 win at Bath on Tuesday.

DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are on a roll after starting the season in a rut.

Bill Lawrence, a long-time assistant coach at Kenton High School, is the new head football coach at Lima Senior.