UNDATED (WTVB) – Wednesday night in high school baseball, Union City dropped a pair to visiting Centreville, 6-1 and 10-0. The white-hot Bulldogs improve to 17-1, while the Chargers drop to 14-13.
In girls soccer, Coldwater picked up their second straight league win with a 1-0 shutout at Charlotte. The Lady Cardinals’ lone goal came off a direct kick from Valeria Vargas Ocampo with 16:05 to play in the first half. Coldwater outshot the Orioles 18-1 for their 8th shutout of the year, setting a new school record, as the Cardinals improve to 9-6-2 overall, 2-5 in the Interstate 8. Shelby Bowers had 1 save in goal.
Brooke Neitzert scored with 14 seconds remaining as the Coldwater JV soccer team tied Charlotte 1-1.
In boys golf, Bronson finished 9th out of 12 teams at the White Pigeon Invitational with a team score of 453. The host Chiefs won the tournament at the Klinger Lake Country Club with a 330. Individually for the Vikings, Ryan O’Rourke shot a 104, Sawyer Maddox a 105, Logan Kenny a 118, and Zach Smurr a 126.
Coldwater hosted a JV Jamboree with Sturgis, Lakeview, and Harper Creek at the Coldwater Golf Course and the host Cardinals came in 3rd place. Lakeview won the event shooting a 184, with Harper Creek 2nd with a 201, Coldwater with a 205, and Sturgis had a 263. Coldwater was led by Jacob Fair who was co-medalist for the event with a 46. Tanner Bowers had a 49, Brendan Hanna a 50, Collin Outwater and Cole Targgart each had a 60, and Dillon Gagnon rounded out the scoring with a 64. Playing as alternates, Joe Hicks fired a 53, Andrew Arlt shot a 62, and Gray Harris carded a 66.
In JV girls tennis, Coldwater closed its season with a 6-0 loss at Sturgis.
In track and field, the Quincy girls team beat Athens 72-64, but lost to Reading 100-37 in a double duel meet. Against Athens, Katie Spalding was a double winner in the pole vault and 100 meter hurdles, while Haley Bean was a double winner in the 400 meter dash and 3,200 meter run.
The Quincy boys beat Athens 73.5-62.5. Nathan Nohr was a double winner in the 800 meter and 3,200 meter runs. The Orioles also beat Reading 80-56. Nohr won the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs, while Jonathon Purvis was a double winner in the shot put and discus.
On today’s schedule: In baseball, Coldwater takes on Quincy in a single game under the lights at Lowe Field beginning at 7. We’ll have live coverage on the radio beginning with our pregame show at 6:40. We’ll also have live streaming audio available on our website, wtvbam.com. Elsewhere, Bronson hosts Niles Brandywine. In softball, Coldwater hosts Quincy for two at the Rotary Softball Complex on “Strike Out Cancer” Night benefitting Addison Hasten and her fight against cancer, while Bronson entertains Niles Brandywine. In girls soccer, Quincy plays at Hillsdale. In boys golf, Coldwater competes in the Interstate 8 Tournament at Bedford Valley, while Bronson hosts Quincy and Climax-Scotts in a tri-match at Bella Vista Golf Course.
Today on the Coaches Corner, we’ll talk Union City softball with head coach Chris Mead.
In middle school tennis, the Legg Middle School B team defeated Angola 7-1. Getting wins for the Cardinals were Stuart Sobeske at #1 singles, Merna Yaldo at #2 singles, Madison Morgan at #3 singles, Ben Kinsey at #4 singles, Mae Blansit and Emma Moore at #1 doubles, Diona Kashian and Lanae Henderson at #2 doubles, and Allison Caswell and Morgan Raboske at #3 doubles.
