AYERSVILLE – The Tinora Rams girls and boys track team took part in the DIV III District events that were held over two days at Craig McCord Field in Ayersville.
Qualifying for the Regionals at Fostoria for the girls were: *Lauren Sattler in the 1600 & 3200 meters *Nova Okuley in the High Jump *Addison Lee in the High Jump and 100 meters *4×100 team of Eowyn Blanchard, Addison Lee, Kaylee Dickinson, & Julia Durfey (ALT Scout Temple) *4×200 team of Addison Gerkey, Julia Durfey, Kaylee Dickinson, & Addison Lee ( ALT Scout Temple) *4×800 team of Lauren Sattler, Belle Graziani, Karli Okuley, & Julia Durfey (ALT Adelaida Gill)
For the boys qualifying for Regionals are: *Anden Ankeny in the Pole Vault *Owen Ackerman in Long Jump & High Jump *4×100 team of Joey Guisinger, Abram Jimenez, Carter Gilliam, & Graham Askins (ALT Owen Ackerman) *4×200 team of Joey Guisinger, Owen Ackerman, Graham Askins, & Ryan Steingass (ALT Carter Gilliam) *4×400 team of Brennan Gentit, Paul Westrick, Jacob Bishop, & Ryan Steingass (ALT Aiden Rittenhouse) *4×800 team of Brennan Gentit, Logan Coy, Aiden Rittenhouse, & Paul Westrick (ALT Logan Baldridge) *Paul Westrick in the 800 and 1600 *Logan Coy 1600
*Noah Meyer in the 3200
ALL individual results, please click below: Tinora individual results are listed below.
HOLLAND – For the second straight season, the Tinora Lady Rams and the Oak Harbor Rockets met in the District Finals to decide who would move on, and whose season would end.
On a perfect Saturday for softball, the #1 seeded Lady Rams brought their 21-4 record against the #2 seeded, 23-2 Rockets.
In the circle were who of the winniest pitchers in the area over the last three seasons, Tinora’s Scylea Zolman, and Oak Harbor’s Alyse Sorg.
Oak Harbor struck quickly in the top of the first as the Rockets would put three unearned runs on the board to take an early 3-0 lead over the Lady Rams.
Tinora’s Zolman set down two of the first three batters she faced, unfortunately, an infield error by the Lady Rams infield extended the inning, and the Rockets took advantage. After the error, a two-out double by Jarder Harris put Oak Harbor on top 2-0, and Tatum Bumgarter’s RBI single pushed the Rockets lead to 3-0 after a half inning of play.
The Lady Rams would get runners at second and third in the bottom of the second off starter Alyse Sorg. Scylea Zolman led off the inning with a walk, and Paige Gamby followed with a single. Gamy would steal second base to put two runners in scoring position with no one out. Sorg would lock in, striking out the next three Tinora hitters to get out of the jam.
The Rockets would extend their lead to 6-0 with three runs in the top of the fourth. Oak Harbor would send nine to the plate, scoring three runs on three hits. Tatum Bumgarter led off with a walk and came around to score on an infield single by Myley Sandwisch for a 4-0 Rockets lead. Sandwisch and Lalonde would both score on a double off the bat off Reese Atkins for a 6-0 advantage.
Tinora would finally get to Sorg with a run in the bottom of the fourth. Paige Gamby would double with two out and come around to score on an error by the Rockets infield. Oak Harbor led 6-1 after four innings of play.
Sorg would shut down the Tinora bats over the final three innings, the Lady Rams threatened on the bottom of the sixth, but Sorg would get a strikeout to end the Lady Rams threat.
Oak Harbor would go on to a 6-1 win, moving on to the Regionals. The Rockets improved to 24-2.
Tinora’s magical season ends at 21-4. What a great season for the Lady Rams. Scylea Zolman set a single-season homerun mark with 14. Tinora set a record with 21 wins in a season, and Tinora broke the team home runs record for a single season with 38 roundtrippers.
On one of the warmest days of the 2024 baseball season, the Tinora Rams hosted the Otsego Knights on a near perfect late afternoon for baseball as the two teams battled for the Sectional Championship at Grube Field.
Tinora entered as the #3 seed at 19-6, while the visiting Knights entered as the #6 seed, 16-10.
Hunter Bostelman got the ball for the Rams as the starter, while the Knights went with Bodde Simon.
The Knights got right to work as the first two batters reached via walks, Ty O’Brien and Cohen Fehan. O’Brien would score the first run of the game on an RBI single by Bodde Simon for a 1-0 lead. Jaxon Jeremy followed with another RBI single, plating Fehan for a 2-0 lead. Bostelman would settle down, retiring the next 3 Otsego batters. Bostelman would go on to retire 20 of the next 24 batters he faced.
Tinora would cut the lead in half at 2-1 as the Rams would finally get to the Knights starter, Bodde Simon, in the bottom of the third. After the first two Rams were out, Tinora leadoff man Ayden Moser would draw a walk, then steal second base. Ram senior shortstop Kadyn Radzik would double off the glove of Otsego center fielder Devin Silva, scoring Moser. Simon would retire Alec Schaublin to get out of the jam.
The Knights had an opportunity in the top of the fourth to add to their total as they would load the bases with no out. Tinora’s Bostelmna would buckle down and retire the next three Knights to get out of the jam, as the Knights held on to their 2-1 lead after four innings.
Otsego would again threaten in the top of the fifth, Ty O’Brien has hit by a pitch to start the Knights fifth. Bostelman attempted to pick off O’Brien at first, but his throw resulted in an error, allowing O’Brien to scamper around to third base. Unfortunately for the Knights, O’Brien would exit the game with an injury on his slide.
Tinora catcher Alec Schaublin would cut down the pinch runner at third for the first out of the inning, Bostelman would go on to retire the next three hitters, keeping the score at 2-1 Otsego through five.
Otsego’s Bodde Simon would continue to keep the Rams offense off balance over the final two innings.
Tinora would get a runner at second in the bottom of the sixth with no one out. Hunter Bostelman would start the inning with a walk, pinch runner Alex Homier would then steal second base. Simon would get the next three Tinora batters to wiggle out of the mess, keeping the Knights lead at 2-1.
Simon would set the Tinora bats down in order in the bottom of the seventh to preserve the Otsego win.
Tinora sees their season come to an end at 19-7. A fantastic season, gentleman.
Otsego improves to 17-10 and will play Thursday at 5 pm at Defiance High School.
Thanks to the senior class of four, Rylee Peters, Connor Wolfrum, BJ Morlock, and Kadyn Radzik for all you have done for the Tinora baseball program throughout your years.
Thank you Seniors, click above. Listen back to the game, click above.
Thanks to all who watched or listened to the team this season, and a special thanks to Beckett Hancock for the great help on a few games this season.
Pics Tinora Rams Live, Stephanie Helmke, and Jake Essig.
HOLLAND – Lady Rams sophomore catcher Paige Gamby supplied all the power Tinora needed at the plate, and Senior pitcher Scylea Zolman supplied everything she had in her right arm as the Tinora Lady Rams defeated the Swanton Bulldogs 2-0 Wednesday evening from the Springfield softball complex in Holland.
Tinora’s Paige Gamby started the bottom of the second inning with a leadoff solo homerun as she took a 1-2 pitch from Swanton starter Taylor Forrest over the right center fence for a 1-0 Lady Rams advantage after two innings.
As the pitcher’s duel between Tinora’s Scylea Zolman and Swanton’s Taylor Forrest was unfolding through the first two innings, the Lady Bulldogs started to make some noise in the top of the third.
Trailing 1-0, Swanton loaded the bases off Zolman, Carli LaGrange started the inning with a leadoff single. LaGrange would advance to second on a one out fielders choice hit off the bat of Lyla Carrizales, putting two Lady Bulldog runners on base. Alexa Faber would ground out to Tegan Norden at shortstop, who threw out LaGrange at third for the second out. Forrest would follow with a walk to load the bases with two outs. Zolman would get a groundnut to Norden to end the inning as the Lady Rams still were clinging to the 1-0 lead after three.
As senior starters Zolman and Forrest continued their battle on the mound, Tinora took their 1-0 lead to the bottom of the sixth. Tanae Smith led off the bottom of the inning for Tinora with a walk. Tegan Norden’s perfect sacrifice bunt moved Smith to third, as a Swanton infield errant throw allowed Norden to reach safely. After a Tinora strikeout, Paige Gamby would supply a sacrifice fly, scoring Norden from third, giving the Lady Rams a 2-0 advantage after six innings of play.
Swanton would bring the tying run to the plate with two outs in the top of the seventh, as Zolman would hit LaGrange, putting the potential tying run at the plate. Zolman would retire DeTray for the final out, sending the Lady Rams to their third straight District Championship.
Tinora improves to 21-4 and will play Oak Harbor Saturday at 1 pm in Holland.
Swanton, sees their tournament run end, the Bulldogs bow out at 14-11.
The Higbea Embroidery Player of the Game went to Paige Gamby, congratulations, Paige.
Coach Fairchild picked up his 60th career win, moving him to 60-19 all time as the Lady Rams coach.
PAULDING: Third time was a charm as the Tinora Rams and Paulding Panthers were finally able to get their GMC game in, despite the overcast conditions.
What a game it was for Tinora senior righty Connor Wolfrum. Wolfrum dominated the regular season finale for both teams on the mound and at the plate. Wolfrum improved to 4-1 on the season as he pitched a 7 inning shutout, allowing just two hits while striking out seven, while walking just two.
Connor Wolfrum’s performance was fantastic at the plate was well as he would go 3-3 with four RBI, also scoring two runs for the Ram attack that belted out 12 runs on 10 hits off six different Panthers pitchers.
As the light rain started to fall, Wolfrum got things started for Tinora with a two out, two RBI double in the first off Panther starter Patrick Paholak. Scoring, were teammates Hunter Bostelman and Mason McQuillin as Tinora grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning.
The light rains stopped after two innings of play.
Wolfrum put the Rams ahead 3-0 win another RBI, this time an RBI single in the top of the fourth, scoring was Adam Spychala who singled to start the inning. Kadyn Radzik also supplied an RBI single, scoring Wolfrum for a 4-0 Tinora lead. The Rams added two more in the fourth as Trenton Delarber and Ayden Moser scored to give the Rams a 6-0 lead after three.
Paulding’s first hit of the game came in the bottom of the fourth, a one out single by Grayson Harder.
The Rams attack supplied a single run in the top of the fifth, an RBI single by Wolfrum put Tinora ahead 7-0 after five.
Tinora added another single run in the top of the sixth to take an 8-0 advantage. Ayden Moser would start the inning with a walk and move around the bases on two wind pitches and score on a throwing error by Panthers catcher Easton Lehman.
Tinora would put the game away with a four run seventh inning to take a 12-0 lead. BJ Morlock had an RBI double in the inning, scoring Parker Hancock. Alec Schaublin’s RBI single, scoring Moser, put the Rams on top 12-0.
Easton Lehman’s single with two outs in the seventh was just the second hit allowed by Wolfrum as he closed out the 12-0 shutout win.
Listen back to the win, click above ^
Tinora closes out the regular season at 19-6, 6-1 in the GMC. Tinora now awaits the winner of the Otsego/Paulding Sectional winner, tomorrow. The winner with play at Tinora on Friday, a 5 pm start.
Paulding ends the regular season at 12-10, 4-3 in the GMC.
The Player of the Game went to Connor Wolfrum for his dominating performance. What a game!
DELTA – Automated article by GameChanger Media (Sorry, I didn’t have time for a TRL game recap)
Tinora Rams won big over Delta Varsity Panthers 16-1 on Monday.
Tinora Rams jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning after Alec Schaublin drew a walk. An error scored one run, Conor Wolfrum singled, scoring two runs, Trentin Delarber singled, scoring one run, and Ayden Moser doubled, scoring one run.
Tinora Rams added one run in the second after Hunter Bostelman doubled.
Tinora Rams added to their early lead in the top of the third inning after Delta Varsity Panthers committed an error, Kadyn Radzik was struck by a pitch, Alec Schaublin grounded out, and Hunter Bostelman walked, each scoring one run.
Tinora Rams scored five runs on four hits in the top of the fourth inning. Kadyn Radzik singled, scoring two runs, Hunter Bostelman singled, scoring one run, and Rylee Peters singled, scoring two runs.
Owen Ferrell earned the win for Tinora Rams. The starting pitcher allowed two hits and one run over four innings, striking out two and walking three. Brody Waugh took the loss for Delta Varsity Panthers. The left-handed pitcher went one and two-thirds innings, surrendering four runs (zero earned) on one hit, striking out none and walking two. Landon Griesinger led things off on the mound for Delta Varsity Panthers. The righty surrendered seven hits and seven runs (two earned) over one and one-third innings, striking out two and walking two. Dominik Graziani pitched one inning of shutout ball for Tinora Varsity Rams in relief. The reliever surrendered zero hits, striking out one and walking none.
Tinora Rams collected 13 hits in the game. Kadyn Radzik, Hunter Bostelman, Conor Wolfrum, and Ayden Moser each collected two hits for Tinora Varsity Rams. Kadyn Radzik led Tinora Varsity Rams with three runs batted in. The infielder went 2-for-4 on the day. Tinora Rams had a strong eye at the plate, accumulating seven walks for the game. Alec Schaublin and Ayden Moser led the team with two bases on balls each. Kadyn Radzik stole two bases. Tinora Varsity Rams ran wild on the base paths, amassing six stolen bases for the game. Tinora Varsity Rams turned one double play in the game.
Landon Griesinger led Delta Varsity Panthers with one run batted in. The right-handed hitter went 2-for-2 on the day. Delta Varsity Panthers turned one double play in the game.
Next up for Tinora Rams is a game at Paulding Varsity Panthers on Tuesday.
AYERSVILLE – The Rams baseball team hit the road for a makeup game at Ayersville on Saturday afternoon at Ayersville High School. The chilly temps and gusty winds certainly had an effect on the outcome of the game.
The Rams attack would score an unearned run off Ayersville starter Abe Delano in the top of the first inning. Ayden Moser started the game with an opposite field single, stole second and would come around to score on an error by the Pilot infield to give the Rams an early 1-0 lead.
Tinora had an opportunity to put more runs on the board in the second, but a great play, the first of many, by Ayersville center fielder Lucas Fushpaw thwarted the Rams rally. Fishpaw would snag a liner off the bat of Kadyn Radzik and cut down Adam Spychala at the plate for an inning ending double play.
Tinora again had a chance to increase their 1-0 lead in the top of the third. This time, Hunter Bostelman was tagged out at the plate as he would try to score on a wild pitch, on a great play by Pilots catcher Carter Michel.
Abe Delano would exit after three innings for Ayersville, he would allow the one unearned run while striking out six Tinora batters. Ben Amoroso would come in the game in relief for Ayersville.
The Rams added to their lead in the top of the fifth as they would plate a single run to take a 2-0 lead. Alex Schaublin would single and eventually more around and score on a Pilots wild pitch.
Ayersville would finally get to Tinora starter Hunter Bostelman in the bottom of the sixth. Bostelman was cruising along until this point. The Pilots Owen Lloyd would start the rally, reaching on an error by the Tinora infield. The Rams would commit a second error as Abe Delano would reach, putting Pilots at first and second with one out.
Trenton Florence would sacrifice the runners to second and third with still one out. Lloyd would score on a passed ball by the Rams, cutting the lead to 2-1. Andrue Barrick would reach on a third Rams error in the inning, scoring from third was Delano to tie the game at 2-2 after six innings.
Ayersville had a chance at the win in the bottom of the seventh, as Kolton Dockery would start the inning with a walk. Dockery moved to second on a sacrifice by Lucas Fishpaw. After a pinch runner entered for Dockery, Ben Amoroso sent a screaming liner to left, Tinora’s Trenton Delarber came on making a running catch, doubling off the runner at second for an inning ending double play. To extra inning the teams went, tied at 2-2.
Hunter Bostelman would exit after seven innings of work, to extra innings the teams went. Alec Schaublin would enter the game on the mound in place of Bostelman.
Ayersville would immediately put the first two batters on against Schaublin in the bottom of the eighth. Lloyd worked a leadoff walk, moved to second as Abe Delano laced a double to left, Pilots were at second and third with no outs.
Schaublin would buckle down, getting Florence to pop out to the infield, Barrick would go down on strikes, and Michael would ground out to third to end the Ayersville threat, the game remained 2-2 after eight.
With Amoroso entering his sixth inning of relief work, Kadyn Radzik would reach on an error by the Pilot infield, the winds had a play in the outcome in this scenario. Schaublin would ground out to first, advancing Radzik to second with just one out. Hunter Bostelman would send a shallow fly to right, again, the wind was playing havoc with the ball, the Ayersville outfield would commit their second error of the inning,
Bostelman would wind up on second, Radkik on third with just one out. Masaon McQuillin would step to the plate and send a liner to center field, Eric Fishpaw made a running catch, however his throw to the plate bounced away from Pilot catcher Carter Michael, allowing Radzik to score the go ahead run as the Rams grabbed a 3-2 lead.
Schaublin, entering his second inning of relief, sent the Pilots down in order to collect the win for Tinora, 3-2 in nine innings.
With the win, the Rams improve to 17-6, 5-1 in the GMC. Tinora will play at Delta on Monday, and close out the regular season at Paulding on Tuesday.
Ayersville falls to 11-11 and will host Edgerton on Monday to close out the GMC season.
The Higbea Embroidery Player of the Game went to Alec Schaublin for his great efforts in relief. Congratulations, Alec.
Tinora’s long day of baseball for the Rams started with an 11 am first pitch as they hosted the Edon Bombers on a chilly, windy, damp Saturday from Grube Field at Tinora High School.
The host Rams piled up 16 runs on 14 hits as they defeated the Bombers 16-3 in a five inning game.
Tinora sent 13 batters to the plate in the bottom of the second inning as they would put nine runs on eight hits the board against Edon starter Chris Joice. Adam Spychala would score two runs, steal two bases in the uprising. Rylee Peters would collect two hits, steal a base, and score in the inning as well.
Edon would collect two unearned runs off Tinora starter Connor Wolfrum in the top of the third. Kadin Stantzand Carter Steinke would both reach on errors by the Rams infield and score to cut the Tinora lead to 9-2.
The Rams would put together another rally as they would put four runs on the board in the bottom of the third to take a 13-2 lead. Highlighted in the inning was RBI by Alec Schaulblin, Hunter Bostelman, Owen Ferrell with this second and third runs batted in.
Edon would get their third and final run in the top of the fourth. Braedyn Wehrle would double and score on a RBI sac fly by Carter Steinke, Tinora led 13-3.
The Rams would put the game away with a three run fourth to take a 16-3 advantage. Mason McQuillin’s inside the park homerun was the highlight of the day as he hit a deep drive to right field, scampering all the way around the bases for a 15-3 lead. Owen Ferrell’s fourth RBI scored Schaublin for a 16-3 lead.
Adam Spychala would work a perfect firth in relief for Tinora.
Connor Wolfrum picked up the win for Tinora, he moves to 3-1 on the season.
Tinora improved to 16-6 with the win. The Rams leaded the bus and headed to Ayersville for a 2:30 pm game following this contest,
Edon dropped to 6-14. The Bombers will be at Stryker on Monday.
The Higbea Embroidery Player of the game went to Owen Ferrell for his four RBI efforts, congratulations, Owen.
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