Weaver, Bruner, and Delk Bring Home the Hardware

This past week TVS hosted the Durkle Invitational. It was well attended by fans, Athletic Director Tony Augspurger stated that if it wasn't a record breaking crowd, then it was close to it. Eaton won the girls side with 105.5 points. Host Twin Vally South won the boys side with a score of 91.5 points.

Local teams finished as follows: Girls - 5^th place(tie) Ansonia, Arcanum; 8^th Franklin Monroe; 11^th Tri-Village. Boys - 6^th Ansonia; 7^th Arcanum; 9^th Tri-Village; 16^th Franklin Monroe.

There were some outstanding individual performances where athletes brought home the hardware – winning 1^st place medals. Three athletes were “triple threats” - each winning in three events. Which considering the number of teams competing in the invitational was quite the feat. Selene Weaver from Franklin Monroe was 1^st in the pole vault, long jump and 200m dash. Austin Bruner from Tri-Village swept the sprint events, he was 1^st in the 100m, 200m, and 400m dashes. Finally Tanner Delk from Arcanum swept the distance events, showing great endurance. He was 1^st in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m runs.

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Lots of pics from the meet here.

Long Drive Home for Blackhawk Teams

Fourth Inning Torpedoes Blackhawks

The Blackhawks lost a game that was closer than the score would indicate against an always tough Tri-County North team. The Blackhawks are in the middle of the standings and win would have moved them up a notch. But they would end up shooting themselves in the foot in the 4^th inning and allowing North to score some unearned runs.

Lady Blackhawks Suffer Reversal

After run ruling Union City 13-3, the Lady Blackhawks suffered a set back the next night against TCN. The roles were reversed as they were shutdown by North 13-0. The Blackhawks had problems generating offense. Although they scattered some hits during the game, they could not bring their base runners around.

Game pics 

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Wave Recovers For Win

The Greenville fastpitch team kept their undefeated league record intact with a win over Vandalia-Butler. The Wave fell behind early, but quickly recovered and built a commanding lead that they maintained the remainder of the game. When the game was over it would turn out to be a respectable 11-3 win. The 1^st inning ended up 0-0, but the Aviators had a bad turn....

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Game Pics