Garaway softball rolls past Buckeye Trail in district semifinals

The Garaway softball team rolled to a 16-0 win over Buckeye Trail in a Division VI district semifinal May 19.

True Tango went 3-for-4 with six RBI and three runs scored to lead the way offensively, getting things started early with a two-run double that put the Pirates ahead for good. Her three-run home run in the third gave Garaway a 10-0 lead. Annabelle King tossed a shutout in the circle.

Garaway captured a sectional title with a 9-0 win over Shenandoah in a sectional final May 13.

King earned the win in the circle, striking out six. Kyleigh LaCroix had a double and a single, and Landri Miller tripled to pace the offense.

Baseball

AJ Miller gave Garaway every chance of winning, holding Fairless scoreless through five innings of their Div. V sectional final, but it wasn’t enough, as the Falcons struck for three late runs to send the Pirates tumbling out of the tournament in a 3-0 loss May 19.

Miller was sensational through the first five innings, striking out the side twice and recording 10 strikeouts, but Garaway’s bats never solved Fairless' pitching.

Boys track and field

Garaway finished third at the Inter-Valley Conference Championships May 14 at Newcomerstown High School.

The Pirates were led by Micah Yoder, who won the long jump at 20-9½ and added a fourth-place finish in the 100 with a time of 11.46.

Andrew Wicker also had a strong day in the sprints, placing second in the 100 in 11.27 and fourth in the 200 in 23.47. The 4x100 relay team of Braylon Books, Seth Schie, Yoder and Wicker finished second in 44.74 while the 4x200 relay team of Books, Wicker, Schie and Yoder was second in 1:32.88. The 4x800 relay team of Bryce Johnson, Carter Travis, Dominic Schlabach and Nic Palmer placed third in 8:26.31. Palmer finished third in the 1600 in 4:42.38, and Schlabach was fifth in the 3200 with a 10:40.29. Jaxon Garber added a fourth-place finish in the high jump at 5-8 while Jacob Roudebush was fifth in the pole vault at 13-0.

Girls track and field

Garaway finished 10th at the IVC Championships May 14 at Newcomerstown High School.

Quinn Schwartz placed third in the shot put with a throw of 33-5 and added a sixth-place finish in the discus at 102-5 to lead the Pirates. Abby Steiner finished third in the pole vault, clearing 10-0.

On the track Alexa Jones placed sixth in the 100 in 13.34 and sixth in the 200 with a 27.49. Laynee Reneker added a seventh-place finish in the 800 in 2:38.62. The 4x100 relay team of Steiner, Lucy Numbers, Lily Yoder and Jones finished sixth in 53.33 while the 4x200 relay team of Yoder, Numbers, Dylann Deetz and Jones placed sixth in 1:51.83.