Softball

WELLINGTON—Independence’s bat were quiet in a 2-0 loss to Northwestern in a Division III district semifinal at Wellington Community Park on Tuesday.

Riverside bounced back from a 1-0 loss in Monday’s district semifinal to beat visiting Madison on Tuesday, 9-2

New Philadelphia junior pitcher Julia Miller was as good as advertised—maybe even better—as she fanned 17 on the way to a 1-0 win over Riverside in a Division I district semifinal at Mentor High School on Monday.

Calli Thompson recorded three hits and Emma Pietrzak knocked in four runs in Perry’s season-ending 15-4 win at Hawken on Monday.

No. 2 seed Walsh Jesuit used a pair of eighth-inning singles, coupled with an error, to hold off No. 15 Madison in a Division I district semifinal on Monday, 1-0.

North's seniors shined in the final game of their careers as the Rangers topped rival South on Friday, 6-2, under the lights at Todd Field.

Nicole Krakora went 5-for-5 in leading Chardon to a 19-3 five-inning win at Brush on Friday.

Independence played small ball and great defense in a 5-2 come from behind victory over rival Cuyahoga Heights on Friday.

Mentor defeated Brunswick on Friday, 7-0, to close out an undefeated slate of conference games and sent their seniors off with a win.

The Kirtland Hornets ran their win streak to three games with a 14-4 five-inning with over visiting Lutheran West on Friday.

Madison Matijevic’s seventh-inning grand slam added an exclamation point to Kirtland’s 5-0 win at Atwater Waterloo in a Division III sectional championship game on Thursday.

Independence shook off a sloppy start and cruised to a 9-2 win over visiting Chippewa in a Division III sectional semifinal on Thursday.

Chardon honored its seniors and kept alive its league title hopes with a 12-0 win over visiting Mayfield on Thursday.

Kayla Noerr had three hits and struck out 13 in leading Chardon to a Division I sectional championship with a 7-0 win over visiting Twinsburg on Wednesday.

Riverside junior Grace Fisher fanned a career-high 17 batters as the Beavers won a sectional championship with a 6-0 win over visiting Mayfield on Wednesday.

Kirtland pounded out 17 hits, including seven for extra bases, in a 13-5 upset win at No. 12 LaBrae in a Division III sectional semifinal on Tuesday.

The Mentor Cardinals rallied from behind to beat visiting Strongsville on Tuesday, 9-6, and clinched the GCC title outright.

Riverside scored all seven of its runs in the final two innings to beat host North on Tuesday, 7-3.

Perry's Sydney Moon set the school's home run record in the Pirates' 13-3 win over visiting West Geauga in a playoff game on Tuesday.

Family gatherings might be a bit awkward for Mentor coach Jo Bondra following her team’s 8-6 setback to Gilmour Academy on Friday.

Several athletes from area schools have been named the Ohio Varsity Athletes of the Week for the weeks ending May 2.