Shayne Nissen

COLUMBUS — From eighth place at regionals as a freshman, to back-to-back state shot put championships. That's the journey that culminated for Liberty Center senior Hunter Spangler on Thursday at

COLUMBUS — Day one of the state track and field championships kicked off on Thursday as Divisions IV and V crowned state champions and sent athletes to tomorrow's state finals.

COLUMBUS — Friday was a storybook ending to the 2026 season for Patrick Henry girls track and field, as the Patriots ran, jumped and threw, to a third place finish in the state in the inaugural Division IV track and field meet.

COLUMBUS — Going into this postseason, Antwerp junior exchange student Mia Stoye had her choice of events she wanted to run.

COLUMBUS — On a busy day two that included select state finals in Division III, IV and V, several area athletes stood above the rest at state track and field

COLUMBUS — On Friday afternoon after her state runner-up finish in the Division III girls 3200 meter run, Napoleon sophomore Gwen Huddle said her achilles was bothering her.

COLUMBUS — It was a long wait this weekend for Defiance senior Jamie Rollins to get her moment at the Division II girls state track and field meet, but it was well worth it for the adversity she went through to get there.

Bryan softball's historic 2026 season can add two more achievements to its lengthy list, as Bryan mother-daugher duo Hilary and Thea Staten were named the Crescent-News softball Coach and Player of the Year on Thursday.

NAPOLEON — A week into the start of the summer season, Napoleon Legion Post 300 is clearly ready to start a new era of River Bandits baseball.

After a historic year for area track and field, Tinora's Logan Coy, Liberty Center's Hunter Spangler, Napoleon's Gwen Huddle and Patrick Henry's Payton Boyer took home hardware in the 2026