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        Zanesville’s Post 29 Junior Legion Wraps Up Season Hoping For

        Better Tournament Outcome This Weekend                                                           by Matthew Dotson


        Vs  Coshocton  Junior  Cherokees  game to Coshocton by a score of 7 – 6.  Vs  Coshocton  Junior  Cherokees  ning, but the Cherokees lit up the score-
        (6/30)                               Post 29 Junior Legion will be hoping for   (6/29)                        board first in the bottom of the second
            On  Sunday the  Coshocton  Junior  a better outcome  this weekend  in the      Back in  Coshocton  on  Saturday,  inning  as Klein hit a line-drive  to cen-
        Cherokees made their way to Gant Sta-  District 11 Tournament.           this time to face the Junior Cherokees.   ter field allowing Wilson and Massie to
        dium to play the Junior Legion team on                                   Zanesville took the early lead this time  come across home plate putting them
        their home field.  Zanesville took to the  Vs Utica Post 92 18U (6/29)   as they grabbed a run in the top of the  up 2 – 0.  While holding Zanesville score-
        scoreboard first with a run in the bottom     At Gant Stadium later Saturday the   first inning and held the 1 – 0 lead all  less again  for  another two innings  the
        of the first inning followed by another in  Legion team took on the Utica Post 92   the way until the top of the seventh in-  Cherokees were gearing up for a huge
        the bottom of the second taking a quick  18U team. Due to a series of walks in   ning  when they tacked on  two runs  seven-run  bottom of the  fourth inning
        2 – 0 lead.  After holding the Cherokees  the first inning, Utica took a quick 10 –   thanks to singles by Norris and Butcher  pushing their lead to 9 – 0 .  The Junior
        with no score for  the  next  two innings  0 lead after the first inning.  In the top   to push their lead to 3 – 0. The Junior  Legion was hoping for a comeback but
        the  Coshocton  team bounced back in  of the second inning, Utica grabbed six   Cherokees rallied in the bottom of the  after not scoring in the top of the fifth
        the top of the fifth inning for a five-run  more runs assisted by a pair of doubles   seventh inning but fell one run short as  the Cherokees came back in the bottom
        rally taking the lead at 5 – 2.  The Legion  by Wheeler and Olon followed by a two-  the Zanesville team walked away with a  of  the  fifth  and  grabbed  the  final  run
        tried to answer back in the bottom of the  run homer by Felhofer to end the inning   3 – 2 victory.           they needed for a mercy win, taking the
        inning but only landed one run to narrow  up 16 – 0.  The final run for Utica came                            game 10 – 0.
        the lead to 5 – 3.  Each team scored a  in the top of the third inning when Hill   Vs  Coshocton  Cherokees  Post  65
        run  in  the  sixth inning  advancing  the  singled to second base driving in Wheel-  18U ( 6/28)
        score to 6 – 4.  The Cherokees pulled off  er for a total of 17 runs.  In the bottom      On  Friday at Lake Park Ball  Fields   Junior Pioneers
        their final run in the top of the seventh  of the fourth inning, Zanesville grabbed   in Coshocton, the Post 29 Junior Legion
        inning to take a 7 – 4 lead.  Zanesville  a run but it was too little, too late as the   took on the Coshocton Cherokees Post   Still Keep A
        tried  to rally  in the bottom  of the sev-  final score shook out to a 17 – 1 victory   65 18U.  The game started off slow as
        enth, but fell one run short and lost the  for Utica.                    both teams went scoreless in the first in-  Winning Record
                                                                                                                      After a Few Hard
        Dresden Dorados Host WikiWiki Fun Swim Meet Ahead of                                                          Losses        by Matthew Dotson

        TCAL Championships                      by Matthew Dotson
                                                                                                                      Vs  Dayton  Thunderbirds  2024  18O
            The Dresden  Dorados  hosted their   of  14.60  followed by  teammate Kylie   teammate  Slate  McDonald follow-  doubleheader (7/7)
        Summer Wikiwiki (and  just a little   Martin in third place in the same event.   ing in second place.  Addie Martin got     On the road in Dayton the Junior Pio-
        wacky)  swim meet on Saturday, July      For  the Boys  13 -  14 25yd  But-  second place in the Girls 11 - 12 25yd  neers went to face the Thunderbirds on
        6th, at the Dresden Swim Center.  The   terfly  Coen  Fuhriman  took  the  top   Breaststroke  with a time  of 36.43.  Sunday.  Dayton grabbed the first run of
        meet had  many regular  events includ-  spot with a  time of  13.54. Jesi Fuhri-     Creed Fuhriman  won  the Boys 11  the game in the bottom of the first and
        ing  the  mixed  25yd  Butterfly,  and  the   man  swam  in  at  a  top  time of  13.20   - 12 25yd Breaststroke  with a time  of  padded that lead with five more runs in
        Mixed 50yd  Freestyle,  but it also  had   in the Womens 15 - 18 25yd Butterfly.     18.72.    Annie  Olinger  also  took  first  the bottom of the third inning to take a
        some fun relays mixed in to lighten up      Ruby  McCoy  had  the top  place   in  the Girls  13 - 14 25yd Breaststroke  6  –  0  lead over Zanesville.  After tack-
        the mood, so that the kids could have   in  the Girls  10 & Under  50  yd  But-  with a time  of 22.09.  Coen Fuhriman  ing on another run in the bottom of the
        fun.  Some of the silly events were the   terfly  with  a  time  of  48.70  followed   took another top placement in  the  fourth inning the Junior Pioneers tried to
        “Hawaii  Leis  Relay” where relay  mem-  by teammate Jess Phipps  in  second   Boys 13 - 14  25yd Breaststroke  with  rally back in the top of the fifth inning
        bers would have to hand off a flower leis   place.  For the Boys 10  & Under 50yd   a time of 14.72.  Jesi Fuhriman had a  with a double and a pair of singles that
        to each of the team members who were   Butterfly  Henry  Nicholson  had  the   time of 15.99 in the Womens 15 - 18  garnered them four runs but they were
        picking up their leg of the race, a Pool   first-place  finish  at  a  time  of  51.31.   25yd Breaststroke to take the  win.   still short three runs at the end of the
        Tube / Float relay, and a Boogie Board      In  the Girls 11 -  12 50yd Butter-     Henry Nicholson  had  a top time  inning.  In the bottom of the sixth inning,
        Relay.   All  props were provided  by the   fly Rylinn Martin took first with a time   of 1:00.72  in  the  Boys 10 & Under  Dayton added two more runs to their to-
        Dresen Swim Center for the fun relays.   of 35.78.   Byan  Jiang  and  Luke  Reiss   50yd Breaststroke, while  Nora  Breece  tal and finished out the game with a 9
            All of the events  for the  meet   took the two top finishes in the Boys 11   also  had  the top  time of  47.14 in  the  – 4 victory.
        were   swam    as  “mixed”  events.   - 12 50yd Butterfly with times of 37.65   Girls  11 -  12 50yd Breaststroke. Jona-     In  game two,  the Pioneers took  a
            Starting  off the  events was the   and  53.10 respectively. Kylie  Martin   than Braddock had a time of 46.25 in  1 – 0 lead in the top of the first inning,
        Mixed 10 & Under 100yd Freestyle Re-  grabbed second place in the Girls 13 -   the Boys 11 -  12 50yd Breaststroke.  but the Thunderbirds tied and added a
        lay where the Dorados team of Kendrick   14 50yd Butterfly with a time of 42.83.      The triad of Olivia Thornton, Hensley  second run in the bottom of the inning
        Kimble,  Ruby  McCoy,  Henry  Nicholson,      In the  Girls 6  & Under 25yd Back-  Kaiser,  and  Regan  Stanbery were the  to take a 2 – 1 lead.  Dayton landed two
        and  Jess  Phipps  took  the  first-place   stroke  it  was Lillian  Cottrell who took   top three finishers in the Girls 7 - 8 25yd  more runs in  the  bottom of the  fourth
        spot swimming in at a time of 1:19.47.     first  place  with  a  time  of  31.52.    Ol-  Freestyle with times of 22.72,  23.69,  inning pushing their lead to 4  –  1.  In
        The team of Jesi Fuhriman, Coen Fuhri-  ivia  Thornton  and  Regan Stanbery   and  24.33  respectively.   Rylinn  Martin  the top of the seventh inning, Campbell
        man,  Mia  Fuhriman,  and  Creed Fuhri-  took first and second in the Girls 7 - 8   won  the Girls  11 -  12 25yd Freestyle  scored on an error but just a few min-
        man grabbed second place for the Do-  25yd Backstroke with  times of  25.86   with a time of 15.34.  Creed Fuhriman’s  utes later Lackey struck out falling short
        rados  in  the  Mixed 11  & Over 200yd   and  29.39.   Likewise, Isaac  Wat-  time  of 13.44  was the  number  one  and ending game two down 4 – 2.
        Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:51.61.   son  and  Uryjah  Wilden  took  first  and   spot in the Boys 11 - 12 25yd Freestyle.
            Ruby  McCoy  swam  in  at  a  time of   second  in  the Boys 7 - 8 25yd Back-     Stella  Fuhriman,  Analeigh  Brad-  Vs  Columbus  Bruins  2024  double-
        1:47.42 in the Girls 10 & Under 100yd   stroke with times of 30.43 and 33.01.   dock,  and  Annie  Olinger  were  the  first  header (7/6)
        Individual  Medley to take second        Ruby  McCoy  was  the  first  across   three  across the  line  in  the  Girls  13 -     Game one in Columbus on Saturday
        place  for  the Dorados.  Nora  Breece   the line in the Girls 9 - 10 25yd Back-  14 25yd Freestyle with times of 13.21,  started off slow until the Bruins pumped
        finished  second  in  the  Girls  11  -  12   stroke  with a time  of 23.37.   Weston   13.84, and 16.33. Coen Fuhriman was  out three runs in the bottom of the sec-
        100yd Medley with a time of 1:51.03.     Davis, Kendrick Kimble,  and  Zane   the  first  finisher  in  the  Boys  13  -  14  ond and third innings taking a 3 – 0 lead.
            Bryan  Jiang  and  Creed Fuhri-  Emerson  took  the top  three places  in   25yd  Freestyle with a time  of 11.79.   In the top of the fourth inning the Junior
        man  took  first  and  second  respec-  the Boys 9 -  10 25yd Backstroke with   The top three finishers in the Womens  Pioneers tied up the game at three with
        tively in  the  Boys 11  - 12 100yd   times of 26.32,  34.28,  and  41.09.   15 - 18 25yd Freestyle were Jesi Fuhri-  a sacrifice fly by Hammersly, a triple by
        Individual  Medley  with  times of       Stella Fuhriman led the pack in the   man,  Mia  Fuhriman,  and  Dani  Stewart  Reis, and a single by Lackey.  The Bruins
        1:21.50 and  1:27.59 for  Fuhriman.   Girls 13 - 14 25yd Backstroke with a time   with times of 12.62, 12.90, and 14.01.  came back to match the three runs in
            Stella  Fuhriman  and  Annie  Olinger   of 16.43.  Coen Fuhriman won the Boys      Henry Nicholson  won  the  Boys 10  the bottom of the fourth and took back
        took  second and third places in the Girls   13 - 14 25yd Backstroke with a time of   & Under  50yd Freestyle  with a  time  the lead at 6 – 3.  In the top of the sixth
        13 - 14 100yd Individual Medley with times   16.95.  Dani Stewart was the winner in   of 43.62  followed by his teammates  inning, the Pioneers landed a single run
        of 1:18.92  and  1:39.84 respectively.    the Womens 15 - 18 25yd Backstroke   Weston  Davis, and  Slate  McDonald  in  but it was not enough and they fell to the
            For  the Womens  15 -  18 100yd   with a time of 16.50.  For the Mens 15 -   second  and  third.  Bryan  Jiang had  a  Bruins in game one 6 – 4.
        Individual  Medley  Jesi  and  Mia  Fuhri-  18 25yd Backstroke it was Jaxson Ham-  time of 31.70 in the Boys 11 - 12 50yd     In game two, thanks to two singles
        man  took the  top  two spots with   mond  who won with  a  time of 16.21.     Freestyle  to  take  first.    Analeigh  Brad-  and some fancy footwork, the Pioneers
        times of  1:09.69  and  1:13.69 each.      The Boys 11 - 12 50yd Backstroke   dock got second place in the Girls 13 -  popped out four runs in the top of the
            Olivia  Thornton  was the  winner  of   event was  won  by  Bryan  Jiang  who   14 50yd Freestyle with a time of 30.59.  third inning to take a 4 – 0 lead.  Colum-
        the Girls 8 & Under 25yd Butterfly with   swam  in  at a  time of  37.86.   Annal-  Britany Hammond  was the  second-  bus answered back with one run in the
        a time of 35.05 followed in fourth place   eigh   Braddock grabbed  second  place   place swimmer in the Womens 15 - 18  bottom of the inning, but the Pioneers
        by  teammate Regan  Stanbery.  Cade   in  the Girls  13 -  14 50yd Backstroke   50yd Freestyle  with a time  of 31.50.  piled on three more runs thanks in part
        Olinger took first in the Boys 8 & Under   with a time  of 43.17.   Hensley Kaiser      The Dorados take on Baltimore on  to  a  double  by  Tiedman  in  the top  of
        25  yd  Butterfly  with  a  time  of  31.32.   won  first  in  the  Girls  8  &  Under  25yd   Wednesday, July 10th at Johnson Park  the fourth to bump their lead to 7 – 1.
            Creed Fuhriman was the winner of   Breaststroke  with a time  of 34.42.   and will be back at the Dresden Swim  Columbus tried to come back, but only
        the Boys 11 - 12 25yd Butterfly with a      Kendrick Kimble was the top swim-  Center for their TCAL Championships on  managed  one more run  in  the  bottom
        time of 15.46.  Stella Fuhriman won the   mer in  the Boys  9 -  10 25yd Breast-  July 16th and 17th.         of the fifth inning and game two went to
        Girls 13 - 14 25yd Butterfly with a time   stroke  with a time  of 31.22,  with                               the Junior Pioneers 7 – 2.






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