OTTAWA — The Fighting 63rd lost a battle of the bats on Friday, falling short in a 10-8 Tawa Run Classic American Legion Baseball game against Adrian, Michigan, Post 97 at Memorial Park.
Colby Clifton (Crestview) racked up three RBI on three hits for Ottawa.
In the bottom of the first, Ottawa grabbed a 1-0 lead when Ryan Stoller (Van Wert) singled to score Corbin Niese (Miller City).
The Fighting 63rd pulled to within one run in the bottom of the fifth on a three-run triple by Clifton and a wild pitch.
Ottawa scored three times in the sixth, including a Jackson Lammers (Miller City) RBI single, to pull to within 10-8.
Stoller and Lammers each finished with two hits and an RBI.
The Fighting 63rd are scheduled to play at 3 p.m. today against Piqua Post 184 at Memorial Park.
Weisenburger
third in tourney
Kylie Weisenburger of Ottawa jumped into third place after the second day of fishing Friday in the Walmart FLW BFL All-American on Lake Barkley. Weisenburger has a two-day weight is 28 pounds, 9 ounces.
“Yesterday I had 15.9 and caught all of my fish shallow the way I like to fish throwing a buzzbait and a jig,” Weisenburger said. “Today it got very hot and I only had three small fish at 1 p.m. and I decided to take a gamble and try deeper. About the fourth spot I pulled into I caught three nice keepers and also caught a 4-pound smallmouth with 15 minutes to spare. I felt revived with new confidence that maybe these new areas will hold more fish tomorrow.”
He added, “I am looking very forward to the final day. It’s a very special week having all the family here and such a great atmosphere.”
The top 10 bass anglers from a field of 49 qualified for the third and final day of competition. The top two remained the same after two days of fishing.
Jeremy Lawyer, of Sarcoxie, Missouri, leads with a weight of 33 pounds, 2 ounces. Drew Boggs, of Lebanon, Tennessee, is second at 18 pounds, 10 ounces.
The top 10 boaters and co-anglers take off from Lake Barkley State Resort Park Marina at 7 a.m. today for the final round of competition. Today’s weigh-in begins at 5:30 p.m. on the Walmart FLW Tour stage at Kentucky Dam State Park Marina in Gilbertsville, Ky. It will be broadcast live on FLWFishing.com.
Prairie View feats
WAYNESFIELD — A double eagle and a pair of holes in one have been reported at Prairie View Golf Club.
Wapakoneta’s Doug Spencer got the double eagle with a two Monday on the 490-yard, par-5 sixth hole.
Chuck Steffeck from San Jose, California, aced the 149-yard No. 12 on Wednesday, and Lonnie Rumer from New Hampshire had the fifth hole in one of his life Thursday on the 139-yard second hole.
Colleges
Harnish honored
GOSHEN, Ind. — Lucas Harnish, a senior mathematics major and Bluffton High School graduate was named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete for winter and spring sports at Goshen College. Harnish is a member of the Goshen track and field team.
Nominated by each institution’s head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.
