Tough Loss -- Great Win!

The Softball team took a tough loss tonight at Southern Wells 2-0.  Here are Coach Bishops comments:

Once again we made mistakes on defense 

and on the base paths early in the game and it cost us the 2 runs which was the 

final score.Southern Wells pitcher, Carter dominated us start to finish with 14 

strikeouts. We left 8 on base but could not produce a key hit.We continue to shoot 

our selves in the foot with stuff that wew constantly have been working on and 

until we learn were going to struggle. The team needs to refocus on the sectionals 

now that we are out of the conference race. Holliday took the loss giving up 2 hits 

 no earned runs , walked 3 and hit 1 batter.Katie DePew had 2 hits to lead us and 

we had 6 hits total. 

Sometimes you just have to tell it like it is! Well, we need to regroup and look to Thursday at Heritage!

I don't have the baseball information. I do know from the Southern Wells AD that Garrett defeated Southern Wells 4-3 in 10 innings. I don't know more than that! The boys also face Heritage on Thursday at Heritage before coming home vs Columbia City on Saturday.

Can't keep a good man down!

I know the players win and lose the games. I have never heard a coach get a hit, score a run, strike out a batter, or make a great defensive play. But, I have to give Coach Bishop a "gold star" for today! Coach Bishop is struggling with severe back pain that doesn't allow him to get any sleep. The our girls softball team scores 4 runs early in game 1 of our tournament, only to lose the game in 8 innings. Then he gets a nice comfortable lead in the consolation game. Then he gets drilled by a ball, WHERE? In his back! Does he complain, does he stop coaching? NO. What a great example for our kids. He has had some really tough losses this year and doesn't give up. I can't be prouder of his coaching and his coaching staff. They are working hard to get the best out of our kids! He challenges them and never gives up! Thanks Coach!

The team leaders for the day: Kortney Holliday 4 of 7 and 3 RBI's and Macy Sturgis / Kortney Holliday battled to win the 2nd game.

A very good Bishop Dwenger team defeated Manchester in the Championship game 10-1.  Great work by Rich Wisel and Mike Andrews to keep the field playable all day. Thanks to Greg Griffin for supervising and managing the tournament for me while I was out this morning. I love GHS and the team work that goes into pulling off an event like this.

GHS WINNERS!

Tonight was a great night for GHS sports. The Girls track team won 14 out of 15 events against the Central Noble Lady Cougars. The Lady Railroaders end the regular season with a 5-2 record. Jordyn Knott won 4 events. Heather House, Ariel McCoy, and Laura Moynahan won 2 events. Kaitlyn Hinkle and Brandy Dawson won 1 event each. We won all 3 relays and won by a final score of 84-39.

The Boys won by a final score of 70-62. Drake Landes won the 300 hurdles and 2nd in the 110 hurdles, and 1st in the long jump. Todd Frickey was 1st in the 100, 200, and 4x100 relay. Jamrius was on the winning 4x100 relay and got 2nd in the 100 and 200. Kendal Slabaugh was 1st in the 1600 and 2nd in the 800.  Jordan Lantz won the 3200 and Connor Foster got 2nd. Deventer and Schlutz were 1 and 2 in the Discus.

To continue the winning,

The Girls Softball team came from behind tonight to defeat Bluffton. After getting down 4-1, the Lady Railroaders stormed back and won the game 11-6. I don't have stats yet, but will relay them when i get them.

The Boys Baseball team, just like Softball, came from behind to defeat Bluffton. The Railroaders got down 2-0 in the first inning, came back to make it 2-1. Then Bluffton, then scored 3 more runs to make it 5-1. However, the Railroaders fought back and won the game 6-5 in the bottom of the 6th. I was so impressed with the fight of this team. We had some great base running when we needed it and got a great defensive play in the top of the 7th. A ball was hit deep to right field with a runner on 2nd. Andrew Johnson through to Kylan LaMotte (the cut-off) who then through home to Porter to tag the runner out at home. What a great play!

I am always proud of our teams, but I always get excited when we fight even after we get down in a game or coantest. Great Work Teams!

Baseball falls to SA

The baseball team fell to South Adams in ACAC action on Tuesday. The team fell behind early but rallied with 4 runs in the second inning to take the lead.  However, we gave up 4 runs in the 5th and 2 in the 6th to seal the game for the Starfires.

The Railroaders were led by Logan Lee with 2 hits in 4 at bats. Coach Mireles and the team have the night off tonight and time to work on improving our skills. Next up, the Railroaders will host the Bluffton Tigers on Thursday night.

Good Luck Team, keeping working at it!

Another ACAC victory for Softball

The softball team got another ACAC victory tonight at South Adams, shutting out the Starfires 10-0 in 7 innings. Kourtney Holiday earned the victory on the mound and at the plate. She led the team with 3 hits and had 2 RBIs. Alexis Metzger, Katie Depew, and Jessica Laturner each had 2 hits.

Great performance!

Track Stats

The girls track team easily defeated both Southern Wells and Woodlan tonight in the final ACAC track meet of the regular season. The girls improved to 4-2 in regular season meets. Jordyn Knott took 1st place in the 200, 400, High Jump, and Long Jump. Heather House won both hurdle events. Laura Moynahan won both throwing events. The Lady Railroaders also won the 4x800 relay and the 4x400 relays. Jordyn, Heather, and Emma Riedley all placed in 4 events.

Great job Ladies!

The Boys also defeated both ACAC opponents. Todd Frickey won the 100, 200, 400, and 4x100 relay with Jamarius, Christian, and Desmond.  Jamarius was also 2nd in the 100, 200 and 3rd in long jump. Drake Landes got 1st in Long Jump and 2nd in both hurdle events. He was also a part of the 4x400 winning team. Robert Deventer was 1st in Discus and Matt Schultz was 2nd. Coach Clifford and Lapadot expressed pride in their senior leaders and is happy about the times improving!

Great Job Men!

Double the Fun!

Tonight the Softball and Baseball teams had some fun at the expense of a potential Sectional Opponent. The Girls  took 8 innings but they defeated Churubusco by a score of 5-4. Garrett led most of the game 3-1. In the top of the 7th inning the Lady Eagles  came back and tied the game 4-4. Both teams had plenty of opportunities to win the game, but it was the Lady Railroaders who came through in the bottom of the 8th with the "W". Coach Bishop lost a few more hairs tonight. (He doesn't have many to lose!) But we are proud of how this team competes!

The Boys dominated Central Noble (Last years Sectional Champions). The final score was 7-1. Noah Follet got the win. But, Coach Mireles worked his young pitchers to get the win and Weber came in to close it out in the 7th.

Both teams travel to South Adams tomorrow for another ACAC match-up. Good Luck teams!