Shayne Nissen

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

Napoleon Legion Post 300 got on the scoreboard early and often in its showing at Defiance High School on Wednesday, while four hurlers fired a combined one-hitter in a 10-0, eight-inning run rule win over Adrian Post 275.

Former Defiance High School standout goalkeeper Jameson Burriss will get the experience of a lifetime next week as he travels to Argentina to play in the Argentina Experience Tour with USA Student Athlete World.

BRYAN — Bryan's Sumpter Field will be the location of the 2026 Jr. ACME state tournament and there is no shortage of area representation this year.

NAPOLEON — If there was any question whether Napoleon Legion Post 300's offense was still hot after putting up a combined 31 runs on Tuesday and

BRYAN — On a hot day at Bryan's Sumpter Field, Defiance Jr. ACME didn't have enough to overcome Perrysburg, falling to the Yellow Jackets in the state semifinals for the second-straight year, 10-1.