By Chris Miles Sports Editor The Jonathan Alder baseball team found a way to deliver when it needed to and will move on in the Division II Central District tournament because of it. The Pioneers (19-8) scored five runs with two outs en route to an 8-1 second-round victory over visiting Lakewood Thursday. With the [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor There is power that comes in numbers, especially in the sport of track and field. The Jonathan Alder girls and boys track squads took home the championships of the Madison County Quad meet Tuesday at London on the strength of their superior numbers. The Pioneers simply had more athletes [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor London High School junior hurler Zac Carey really wanted to throw in Tuesday’s inter-county game with host Jonathan Alder. Red Raiders coach Jim Wolverton insisted on keeping his ace available for South Central Ohio League games. But when the Red Raiders (10-8) contest with Hillsboro was rained out Monday [...]
For The Plain City Advocate The 15 National volleyball team from Elite Volleyball Training Center in Plain City were big winners at the Molten Bid Volleyball Tournament, hosted at the Columbus Convention Center the weekend of April 6-7. The team earned a national bid to attend the Junior National Championships (Junior Olympics) in Dallas, [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor The Jonathan Alder softball team is built on speed. With an army of lighting quick young players, the Pioneers have carved out a name for themselves this year for being a team that puts pressure on opposing teams with its ability to run. West Jefferson has what is considered [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor The spring sports season will see warmer days than the ones that have greeted area teams here at the start of April. But until mother nature turns down the breeze and turns up the heat, baseball, softball, tennis and track and field teams will have to deal with cooler [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor With an influx of talented youngsters to go with a group of hard-nosed veterans, the Jonathan Alder softball team is poised for a breakout spring. Coach Dave McGrew is excited to see how his team meshes together as it looks to make noise in the Central District. “I’ve been [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor The 2013 Madison County softball tournament could prove to be one of the most competitive in recent years. All four county squads figure to have strong teams which could make for an interesting afternoon of softball Saturday, April 13 at West Jefferson. “We always look forward to playing in [...]