Karter Lajti’s late hit gives Rockets the win, 6-5
From staff reports
OAK HARBOR Oak Harbor rallied from a two-run deficit and defeated Bellevue, 6-5, by scoring two runs in the sixth inning. Karter Lajti had an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth to break a 5-5 tie.
The Rockets trailed 5-3 in the fifth inning and scored one run in the fifth, followed by two runs in the sixth to account for the final scoring.
Collin Fauver had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs, and Justin Meloche got the win.
Oak Harbor 12, Port Clinton 1 (6 innings)
Redskins pull away from Rockets in the 4th, 47-35
BY YANEEK SMITH, BEACON CONTRIBUTOR
PORT CLINTON Da’Cariya Lanier and Olivia Jackson have been Port Clinton’s top scorers all season long, and the duo scored a combined 13 points in the fourth quarter of the Redskins 47-35 win over Oak Harbor. Lanier scored seven points in the final eight minutes, and Jackson scored six.
Port Clinton (5-14, 3-7 Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division) led 28-25 after three quarters before its defense took over in the fourth quarter.
“It started defensively. We were able to apply some pressure, they took some tough shots and we got some steals and some easy looks,” said Port Clinton coach Lucas Kennedy. “They had to pressure us a little bit, and that gave Da’Cariya and Olivia some open lanes.”
The Beacon
BY YANEEK SMITH, BEACON CONTRIBUTOR
OAK HARBOR For the third year in a row, the Port Clinton girls swim team is the champion of the Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division.
The Redskins won the meet in convincing fashion and set a number of records along the way, finishing with 291 points, well ahead of Sandusky, which was second with 156 points, followed by Perkins (126), Tiffin Columbian (48), Vermilion (23) and Norwalk (12).
It is the fourth league championship for the program under the leadership of Danny Diaz.
“I was super excited. This was the third year in a row that we won (the championship),” said Diaz, now in his 21st season coaching the team. “We set a few Lake Division meet records, and I was extremely pleased.”