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(OLNEY) in major league baseball :
* spring training yesterday : the White Sox & Astros tied at five : the Cubs & Reds were both idle
* season opener : Cardinals beat the Marlins, 4-1 – Redbirds have a weekend series in Milwaukee
* regular season matchups today : Cubs & Nationals : Reds & Marlins : the White Sox are idle
(OLNEY) in high school softball yesterday – Olney beat Noble / Clay City, 6-1 as the host Lady Tigers out-hit the Lady Wildcats, 8 to 2 – Olney’s top hitters were Elizabeth Walker with two hits & two RBI, and Kelsey Shipman & Kenzie Zwilling, each with two hits & one RBI – the Lady Wildcat’s top hitter was Macy Lenear with Noble / Clay City’s only two hits and only RBI – while Olney improves to 10&4 on the year, Noble / Clay City drops back to 7&3 – in action coming up, the Lady Tigers will host Lawrenceville in a 2:00 game tomorrow afternoon while the Lady Wildcats are scheduled to play today at Newton
(OLNEY) in high school baseball yesterday – Olney lost a tough one-run game to the defending Class 2A State Champions from Teutopolis, 1-0 as each team had four hits apiece – the top Tiger hitters were Justin Bailey with two hits & Michael Fehrenbacher with a double – although taking the loss, Alex Craig pitched well for the Tigers, allowing only one run and striking out three in six innings of work – the Tigers drop to 6&5 on the year and return to action today, scheduled to host Dieterich at Bill Millspaugh Field in Olney
(OLNEY) in junior varsity softball recently – the jv Lady Tigers won two of their last three games :
* Olney beat Edwards County, 5-2 last week – Brandi Foster got the win – top hitter was Keregan Coleman
* Olney lost to Effingham on Saturday, 8-5 as the junior varsity Lady Tigers out-hit the junior varsity Lady Hearts, 8 to 6 – the top Olney hitters were Haley Ochs and Bayli Spillman
* the jv Lady Tigers then beat Effingham, 11-9 as Olney out-hit the jv Hearts, 16 to 7 – the top Olney hitters were Caitlyn Monts & Sydney Shan – pitchers Kayla Shewmake & Brandi Foster combined for the victory
* the jv Lady Tigers are now 4&2 on the year with the next real action Saturday against Mt Zion
(NEWTON) on today’s high school sports schedule : in baseball – Noble / Clay City at Newton & Dieterich at Olney : in softball – Noble / Clay City at Newton : in girls soccer – Mt Vernon at Olney : in boys tennis – Newton at Fairfield
(OLNEY) on today’s junior college sports calendar : in baseball – the OCC Blue Knights play a GRAC doubleheader at Wabash Valley : in softball – the OCC Lady Knights will host Lake Land in Olney
LOCAL AND AREA SPORTS REMINDERS
(NEWTON) the Ste. Marie Men’s Softball League will begin May 21st and continue thru August 19th – all teams are welcome with the $150 entry fee due by April 14th – plus a kickoff tournament on May 19th is open to all teams with an entry fee of $100 per team – for more details, call 843-0261 or 843-5051
(OLNEY) the OCC Foundation will host its 11th annual “golf outing” on Friday, May 4th, at the Richland Country Club with lunch at 11:30 and tee-time at 1:00 – the event includes 18 holes of golf in a scramble format & the chance to win prizes – entry fee is $60 per person or $240 for a team of four – the signup deadline is April 27th – all to benefit the Olney Central College Foundation – call OCC today
(NEWTON) the 6th annual Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament on Newton Lake is set for April 28th, from 6:00 that morning to 2:00 that afternoon – it’s an 80% payout & a guaranteed $500 Big Bass – the $60 entry fee must be paid in cash that morning with a check-in time of 5:30 – take off by draw, not in order of entry – for more tournament information, call Chris at 618-553-4319
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Newton Lady Eagles – Noble / Clay City Lady Wildcat softball this afternoon at 4:30 on 103.5 “The Eagle” : it’s Olney Tiger baseball today at 4:30 on Freedom 92.9 : and it’s the latest in sports, all day, all night, and overnight, on Fox Sports Radio 740 WVLN
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