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PORTS

Midwest Summer Sprint Championships brings several hundred

athletes to Dillon Lake by Lynette Dotson

The last few rowers get ready to compete in the final events for the day. Lynette Dotson

Dillon State Park was home once from Ann Arbor, Michigan; Powell, Ohio;
again to the Midwest Summer Sprint Dublin; Ohio, Newport, Kentucky; Mo-
Championships. The US Rowing Sanc- raine, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand
tioned Regatta hosted by Westerville Rapids, Michigan; Hamilton, Ohio; Co-
Rowing Club was held on August 2. The lumbus, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Nashville,
event had a total of 440 entries with 29 Tennessee; Indianapolis, Indiana; Mariet-
clubs involved. ta, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; Cranber-
There were a couple of new additions ry Township, Pennsylvania; Parkersburg,
this year. A double dash event made up West Virginia; Avalon, Pennsylvania;
of Womens, mens and parent with child New Franklin, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio;
teams competed to wrap up the day’s Lakewood, Ohio; Verona, Pennsylvania;
events. Also new this year was the addi- Cleveland, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylva-
tion of finish line buoys that were award- nia; Eden Prairie, Minnesota; and Wyan-
ed to the fastest High School 8+ Mens & dotte, Michigan.
Womens squads. This annual event makes a significant
Westerville Crew, is a nationally com- economic impact on Muskingum County
petitive, non-profit club rowing team for with many clubs booking overnight stays
all central Ohio 6-12th graders & adults and eating at local restaurants.
21 plus. The host club had a success- Results from the championships can
ful day with six first place, seven sec- be found at legacy.herenow.com/
ond place, and three third place finish- results/#/races/21350/results.
es.
Lynette Dotson Additional participating clubs came

Zanesville Senior Pioneers prepare to take on the Columbus

Mustangs in double header action on August 10

Junior Pioneers fall to New Orleans in final game of the season

by Lynette Dotson
The Senior Pioneers are on the home on August 17 against the Columbus Coy- p.m. in Grove City. The final season record for the Junior
stretch of their 2025 season. So far, the otes for their final 2025 Gant Stadium The Zanesville team is hoping to Pioneers is 10-17. They played their fi-
Central Ohio MABL team has scored four appearance at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. match their last performance in the Au- nal game against New Orleans AAABA
wins, making their season record 4-12. Then, on August 24, the team travels gust 3 match-up against MSBL where 2025 on August 6 and came up short,
There are just two double headers left to Blacklick to play the Columbus Brew- they dusted the opposing team with a falling to New Orleans 2-7.
on the team’s home turf. August 10 at ers in the first of two games to round out 19-2 victory. In the double header prior
1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., the Pioneers the season. The first pitch will be thrown against the Pickerington Ducks on July
face the Columbus Mustangs for 2X the just after noon. The second Brewers face 20 the Pioneers were down by only four
baseball action. The sluggers are back off takes place on August 31 at 3:30 runs in both games.