VAN WERT — Joshah Rager shot a 5-under-par 67 to claim the low round and the boys 16-18 division Thursday at the Lee Kinstle GM Open held at Hickory Sticks Golf Club. Britton Hensel finished second with a 71.
Jill Schmitmeyer was the girls 16-18 champ with a 78. Megan Spainhower shot an 88 for runner-up honors. Ethan Harmon finished with an 80 to win the boys 14-15 crown. Adam Gerker was second with a 90.
Carson Harmon led the boys 12-13 field with a 3-over 39 followed by Solomon Smith (42). Ellen Naumann was first among girls 15 and younger with a 46. Kenadie Daeger was second with a 48.
The Lima Junior Golf Association – McDonald’s Junior Series will next play Tuesday at Colonial Golfers Club. Go to web.golfsoftware.net/11146 for more information.
ACME baseball
Coldwater 14,
Fort Recovery 0
FORT RECOVERY — Dylan Brosher threw a no-hitter, walking two and striking out four in a five-inning outing. Dylan Thobe had four hits, Ryan Knapke had two hits and three RBI and Preston Meyer doubled.
IT Fight series
comes to Lima
When Aaron Garrett got into mixed martial arts in 2005 he thought it would be fun and a way to get in shape. Now the 30-year-old fighter will competing in his final bout as part of the IT Fight Series 44 event at the Apex Sports Zone at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The all amateur event will feature 14 bouts with 28 fighters.
Garrett, who will face off against Tyree Johnson, said several injuries have plagued him that led to his retirement but he said it has been well worth the abuse it has taken on his body.
“I thought it could be fun. When I first started I weighed 318 pounds and by the time I was ready for my first fight I was 185 pounds,” said Garrett, who admitted that he never got into a fight in high school. “Even if you don’t fight it is a great way to get into shape.”
Garrett, who is also promoting the event, said even though it is his last fight, he did not want the focus to be on him, rather on the event itself because of the talent that will be competing.
Garrett added that the event will feature some of the best local fighters around.
In addition to Garrett’s final match, other matches of interest include a welterweight title contender fight between Gene Dunn against Tommy Metzger. Dunn is 2-1 and coming off a win over Avery Arellano at IT Fight Series 42 event back in April. Metzger is coming off a loss and is 3-1 overall.
Garrett said past fights in Lima have attracted more than 1,000 people and he about the same this year and added that the Apex Sports Zone is an ideal location.
“We have had it at all over the place like the fairgrounds and the VFW,” Garrett said. “We actually like places that have indoor soccer. It is a little smaller and a little more intimate.”
Ohio Mid Amateur
CANTON — Scott Anderson of Columbus won with a 54-hole total of 2-over-par 218 at Brookside Country Club. Michael Cress of Columbus was second at 221.
Colleges
Football
ONU ranked
ADA — The Ohio Northern football team is ranked No. 10 in the 2016 Sporting News College Football magazine preseason poll and is No. 11 in the Lindy’s Sports College Football preview magazine preseason poll.
ONU junior linebacker Zach Schmerge was also named a Preseason All-American by the Sporting News.
Schmerge was named Third Team All-North Region and First team All-Ohio Athletic Conference as a sophomore last season. He led Ohio Northern and was second in the OAC with 112 tackles in his first season as a starter.
Women’s swimming
Chapman honored
ADA — Ohio Northern junior Jill Chapman was named a Scholar All-American for 2015-16 by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
Chapman was one of a record 853 swimmers and divers named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America team. The selections recognize students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and have participated in their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Chapman is a two-time NCAA III Championships qualifier in the 50 free, finishing 27th this season and 35th as a sophomore in 2015.
