Independence

Independence’s girls’ track team built an early lead in its bid to repeat as champions of the Division III Cuyahoga Heights track & field championships.

Ashton Lerz recorded three hits and struck out five in leading Independence to a 12-1 five-inning win over visiting Lake Ridge Academy in a sectional semifinal on Tuesday.

Independence’s baseball team prepared for its postseason opener with a 14-1 five-inning win over visiting Cornerstone Christian Academy on Monday.

Independence repeated as the Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division champions by sweeping the league championships at Lutheran West on Thursday.

Independence earned a run-rule victory over rival Cuyahoga Heights in its conference finale on Thursday, 14-4.

Ashleigh Porter hit a home run and struck out nine as Independence opened the postseason with a 3-1 win over visiting Wellington in a Division III sectional semifinal on Tuesday.

Ashton Lerz struck out nine in a complete-game shutout and he also recorded three hits in Independence’s win over visiting Beachwood on Monday.

Mike Andryszczyk fanned 16 batters in Independence’s 5-0 win over visiting Trinity in a Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division showdown on Thursday.

Independence freshman Macey McGhee hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal the Blue Devils’ 10-9 nonconference win over visiting Mapleton on Thursday.

Casey Adams won one event and placed in three others in leading Independence’s girls’ team to a first-place finish at the Cuyahoga Heights Relays on Saturday.

Ashleigh Porter hit a home run, knocked in four runs, and struck out seven in Independence’s 12-2 six-inning win over visiting Wickliffe on Saturday.

After dropping its conference opener to Brooklyn back on April 5, Independence earned a season split with the Hurricanes with a 14-7 win on Thursday.

Independence pounded out 15 hits in a 15-0 six-inning win at Lutheran West on Thursday.

After dropping a 5-4 game at Wickliffe on Tuesday, Independence earned a season split with a 9-2 win at home on Wednesday.

Calvin Cackowski fanned 10 batters in leading Wickliffe to a 5-4 win over visiting Independence in a Battle of the Blue Devils at Coulby Park on Tuesday.

Independence’s girls’ track team held off West Geauga to win the Independence Invitational on Tuesday.

Independence senior Alex Adams earlier this week announced her intention to continue her education and soccer career at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terra Haute, Ind.

Macey McGhee went 4-for-4 and Ally Biondi pitched a two-hit shutout to lead Independence to a 21-0 win over visiting Trinity on Saturday.

Independence freshman Sam Crooks earned his first varsity win after throwing four innings in a 12-2 win over visiting Berkshire on Thursday.

Big innings, clutch hitting and pitching, and a sound defensive effort led Independence to a 12-2 run-rule win over rival Cuyahoga Heights on Wednesday.

Independence rallied back from a 5-0 deficit to beat visiting Lutheran West on Wednesday, 10-8, to earn a season split with the Longhorns.