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  What a game this one turned out to be Laurel would win by two points when Tristan Williams calmly sank two free throws with just four seconds left in the game and to put the final touch of icing on the cake Jordyn Meyer had a steal to seal the win.  The game was so close that it would see a total of 14 ties and 13 lead changes. For Laurel, it was their first state title and making it just a tad sweeter they did it against the defending state champs who entered the game undefeated. Meyer had a game high 26 points to go with 3 steals. Williams had 19 points and 8 assists. As a team Laurel shot 47.8% from the floor including 7-20 from three point land. They hit 69.2% from the free-throw line but went 4-4 in the second half. For Bellevue Ava Jakubcin-Theis led the way with 20 points and 8 boards. Carrington Savage checked in with 15 points. Kaitlyn Turinsky had a double, double, with 14 points and 10 boards.  Follow me on X  @DavidB27292  ...

  The Eagles flew to a 12 point lead after one quarter and never really looked back as they would win the state title by a 49-40 score. Janae Cain led the way with 17 points including 6-7 from the free-throw line.  Mychael Hanson chipped in with 15 points and 3 boards. Ja'kyiah Cook dominated the boards with a game-high 13 boards. For the Irish Melania Cornute had 13 points and 5 boards. She was backed by Tatum Smith 12 points. Sydney Ferguson led the team with 7 boards. The winners won the battle of the boards 34-21, and they also shot better from the floor  48.6% compared to 31.9% for the Irish.   Follow me on X  @DavidB27292

    St. Henry connected on 42.6% of their shots and held a solid Canton Central Catholic team to just 31.4% from the floor. Addy Homan paced the state champions with 20 points on 7-15 shooting. She also had three assists and three boards. Karlee Buschur chipped in with 11 points and 6 boards. She hit 5-6 free throws. As a team, St. throws. Henry hit 71.4% of their free throws, team. Ava Homan had a game-high 8 boards. St. Henry outscored 33-10 in the 2nd and third quarter Henry outscored Canton Central Catholic.  Sarah Belden scored 12 points in the loss though she was just 3-10 from the field. Grace Finefrock hit 3-6 from the floor ending with 9 points. Lily Belden had a team high 5 boards.  St, Henry had 11 assists as a team compared to 6 for Canton Central Catholic. St. Henry dominated the battle on the boards 37-19. The winners connected on 50% of their shots in the 2nd and 4th quarter. Canton Central Catholic was hot in the final quarter hitting 55% of their sh...

  Name: Brandon Knowles School/town: Akron Ellet Positions played: ATH Class 2026 Height and Weight: 6'2", 240 lbs Jersey Number: 0 Awards won or earned: Division 3 2nd team all-state HUDL LINK: v/2T5sqA Other sports played: Basketball Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you . What were your feelings as you walked off the field for the last time as a high school football player? Walking off the field as a senior kinda hurt because I felt like I didn’t accomplish enough. As one of the top players, I never led them to a .500 or above season. What do you feel you will miss the most from playing high school football? What I feel like I would miss most is the practice with my teammates. We would have fun and just be kids and just grow together as people. What was the best part of the 2025 season? The best part was week 6; I caught my team...

  Name: Alexandra “Alex” Akins School/town: Hyde Park High School, Austin, TX Positions played: P, SS Class: 2028 Height: 5’7” Jersey Number: 1 Awards won or earned: VYPE 2026 Pre-Season Pitcher of the Year: Feb 2026 Line Drive Softball National HS Player of the Week Runner-Up: Feb 17, 2026 Austin Sports Journal 2026 Preseason All-Area Team (Austin-San Antonio metroplex) Austin Sports Journal 2026 Elite 50  (Top 50 Softball Players in the Austin-San Antonio Metroplex Across All Divisions) NFCA Top Performers 2026 No Hitter 2024/2025 TAPPS Div II State Champions 2024/2025 TAPPS Div II District 2 1st Team All District  USA 14U All-American Team: August 2025 2026 Alliance National Player Rankings Super Division: 9th BAA 16U (T3 class of 2028) 2026 Alliance National Player Rankings Super Division Top 100 P 16U Bomber Exposure: Super Division Pitcher of the Tournament!! All-Tournament Team!! 2nd Team All Tournament 2025 TCS Colorado Sparkler 16U 2nd Team All Tournament 2025 TC...

Drue Molenda Sequoyah Middle School / Edmond, OK. Positions played: RHP / 1B 2030 6’0” / 140 Jersey Number: #7 Awards won or earned: USA Softball All-American - 14U Champions Extra Innings Softball (EIS) Tier 1 Ambassador Full scholarship recipient—Amanda Scarborough's Advanced Pitching Angel Experience—12/2025 (1 or 2 recipients) 14U All-Tournament Team: Top Club National Spring Invite 16U MVP: CFL - 12th Annual El Gigante 8GG / 16U CHAMPIONS 16U All-Tournament Team: CFL - 12th Annual El Gigante 14U All-Tournament Team: CFL - Top Club National Championship 1st Female Recipient – Golden Arm Throwing Athlete of the Month; Oklahoma Throwing Athlete Association X LINK: https://x.com/druemolenda2030 Sports Recruits LINK: https://my.sportsrecruits.com/athlete/drue_molenda Instagram LINK: https://instagram.com/druemolenda2030/ Other sports played: AAU Basketball – UNITY 2030 Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funn...

 Name: Kiera Matthews School/town: Tecumseh High School, New Carlisle OH Positions played: Shortstop/Catcher Class: 2028 Height and Weight: 5'5", 130 lbs Jersey Number: 1 Awards won or earned: Bat Award 1st Team All Conference (Central Buckeye Conference) Arrows Golden Bat Award Social media link for softball: @kiera17253 Other sports played: Varsity and Club Volleyball Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. Getting to play all year with my older sister. What is the best part of being a student-athlete at Tecumseh High School? Getting to play and hang out with my friends. What will you miss the most from the 2025 class? All the seniors that graduated, including my sister. What was the best part of your 2025 season? Hitting 9 home runs as a freshman. What was the toughest part of the 2025 season? Losing more than we won. How long ha...

  Name: Madison McCallister School/town:Cabell Midland High School, Salt Rock, WV Positions played: Catcher/Utility Class: 2027 Height: 5'4 Jersey Number: 41 Awards won or earned WV 4A State Champion 2025, Extra Innings #5 Northeast Region Catcher, Extra Innings #49 National Catcher, Top 5 Watch list WV, Mu Alpha Theta, 41.67 CS% Fall 2025, .377 AVG HS 2025 Social media link for softball: X: @MadisonMcCalli1  Other sports played: None Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. N/A What is the best part of being a student-athlete? The best part of being a student athlete is getting to go to school on game days and have my excitement build up throughout the school for our game that evening.  What is the toughest aspect of being a student-athlete? The toughest aspect of being a student athlete is having to even the school-to-softball...

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