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Senior shortstop Rylee Anspach delivered a 2-run double in the first inning and drove in a run during a 6-run third that helped the Ohio Wesleyan softball team wipe out a 9-3 deficit, but DePauw pushed across 4 runs in the fifth and went on to a 13-9 win in the opener of a North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader on Sunday in Greencastle, Ind.

The Olentangy Orange softball team scored all the runs it would need in the top of the first inning and ace Gauri Naik took care of the rest, tossing a two-hit shutout on the way to a 2-0 OCC-Central Division win Monday night in Powell.

Sophomore midfielder Sam Frary scored to kick off a 6-1 run that broke a 5-5 tie and sent the Ohio Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team on its way to a 14-8 North Coast Athletic Conference win over Oberlin on Wednesday in Oberlin.

The Big Walnut baseball team continued its red-hot start to the season Wednesday, blanking host Westerville South 9-0 thanks in part to four first-inning runs and a complete-game, two-hit shutout from Nick Weiss on the mound.

Sophomore midfielder Garrett Smith scored Ohio Wesleyan’s first 2 goals and junior attacker Spencer Amacher scored 3 times during a 7-0 run as the OWU men’s lacrosse team pulled away for a 14-5 North Coast Athletic Conference win over DePauw on Sunday at Selby Stadium.

Big Walnut and Olentangy Liberty made the most noise at the Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays, taking the top two spots Saturday in Sunbury.

The faces change, but the expectations don’t for the Delaware Hayes softball team.

If you bought stock in the Delaware Hayes baseball team last season, you’re probably pretty happy with the return so far.

The Punchers never stood a puncher’s chance as the Big Walnut baseball team rolled to a lopsided non-league win Thursday night in Sunbury.

By Tony Carter