Baseball

Grand Valley scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Kirtland, 4-3, in a Division III regional semifinal on Thursday.

Kirtland used two big innings to beat top-seeded Elyria Catholic in a Division III district championship game on Thursday, 15-7.

Cuyahoga Heights upset top seed Lake Ridge Academy, 6-1, to advance to a Division IV district championship game. The win was No. 300 for head coach Marc Lowther.

Kirtland scored four runs in the first inning then held off a Wellington rally to win its district semifinal, 4-3.

Independence took a 10-0 lead into the fourth then had to hold off the Bison in a 10-8 non-conference win on Wednesday.

Cardinal’s baseball team scored a 2-0 win over visiting Berkshire while it was the Badgers who claimed a big win over on the softball diamond.

Kirtland pounded out 12 hits in defeating Beachwood, 10-0, in a Division III sectional championship game on Thursday.

No. 11 Cardinal defeated No. 6 Garrettsville Garfield in a Division III sectional semifinal on Wednesday.

Independence used three four-run innings to beat Kidron Central Christian in a Division IV sectional semifinal on Wednesday, 13-7.

Athletes from Berkshire, Chagrin Falls, Geneva, Independence and Kirtland have been named Varsity Travel Players of the Week.

Madison made the most of its four hits in beating North, 3-1, in Monday’s Division I sectional semifinal.

Kirtland’s April 27 game at Cardinal finally concluded on Monday with the Hornets on top, 5-4.

Independence spoiled Chagrin Falls’ senior night by upsetting the state-ranked Tigers on Monday, 4-2.

Kirtland got back to .500 with a sweep of a doubleheader at the Perry Wood Bat Tournament on Saturday.

Independence recorded a season-high 17 hits on the way to a 19-8 win over visiting Harvey on Wednesday.

Athletes from Cardinal, Chagrin Falls, Chardon, Geneva, Harvey, and Perry have been named Varsity Travel Players of the Week.

Kirtland snapped a four-game losing skid with a 12-4 win over visiting Harvey on Tuesday.

Independence scored five first-inning runs in an 11-1 five-inning win over visiting Cuyahoga Heights on Tuesday.

Jacob Gotham singled home Matt Carney in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead Cardinal to a 7-6 win over Garfield Heights on Monday.

Kirtland closed out the league portion of its schedule with a 4-1 win at Wickliffe on Monday.

Jamie McMahon struck out nine in six innings and Tyler Teare knocked in a pair of runs to lead Independence to a 7-2 win over Cardinal on Thursday.