Sports

On Tuesday, the Washington Lady Lions hosted the defending Frontier Athletic Conference champions in Hillsboro, led by defending FAC Player of the Year Camryn Spruell.

The Washington Blue Lions hosted the Hillsboro Indians for a Frontier Athletic Conference game Tuesday. The hosts won the game, 10-1.

After a very disappointing series loss to a bad Mets squad, the Cincinnati Reds go right into playing the Brewers, an NL Central opponent that has dominated our club in years past. I love scoreboard watching toward the end of the season, but one thing we all need to understand is the importance of all 162 games.

NCB’s Jessica Richards (right) presents a $1,500 check to Bright Local Schools for the Whiteoak High School baseball team. Also pictured are L-r) Chase Butler, Connor Butler, Matt Butler, Caden Butler and Whiteoak baseball coach Chris Veidt.

In Ohio, a state boys basketball champion has been determined by a tournament since 1909.

McClain Assistant Softball Coach Eric Stegbauer underhands a pitch in honor of his late father, Ralph Stegbauer, as part of the First Responder Night ceremonies at Washington High School prior to a Wednesday game between McClain and Washington at Washington High School.

On a partly to mostly overcast, chilly Wednesday, the Washington Lady Blue Lion varsity softball team hosted the McClain Lady Tigers. It was the second meeting of the longtime rivals in three days. On Monday, April 1, Washington visited Mitchell Park in Greenfield and won, 11-7.

The Washington Blue Lions hosted the McClain Tigers for game two of the season series on Wednesday in a windy, cold and rainy Frontier Athletic Conference baseball showdown. After defeating the Tigers 7-1 on Monday, Washington won again Wednesday, 9-1.

With two outs and nobody on base and India approaching the plate, I posted a tweet that losing a series to the Nationals was not ideal to begin the season — and boy, did I hear it from some fans.

Frontier Athletic Conference standings