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Englewood Independent
Northmont Tancs sweep doubleheader from Versailles By RON NUNNARI Independent Editor Rnunnari@civitasmedia.com CLAYTON — The Northmont Tancs summer ACME baseball team swept a doubleheader Saturday at Versailles to improve to 3-2 overall. Northmont won the opening game 14-4 by pounding out 15 hits. Tyler Hartley started on the mound, pitched two innings, struck out two and gave up one hit to earn the win. Jackson Ford worked two and two thirds innings and Jacob Stose pitched two and a third innings with four strike-
outs. At the plate Greg Peffley went 1 for 3 with a double and had one run batted in (RBI). Hartley went 2 for 4 with one RBI. Kyle Craddick went 2 for 3 with one RBI. Ben Mangen went 0 for 2 with two walks and had a sacrifice for one RBI. Stose went 2 for 3 with one RBI. Ford went 1 for 3 with one RBI. Sean Murphy went 2 for 4 three RBI. Matt Steck went 3 for 4 with one RBI. Nick Avialotis went 1 for 4 with two RBI and Brandon Christy went 1 for 4. NMT 2 1 4 2 0 0 5 - 14 15 4 VER 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 04 07 5 In the second game the
Tancs were the home team and again generated plenty of punch at the plate with 16 hits to earn a 10-4 victory. Mangen pitched five and two thirds innings, gave up one hit, two runs, struck out two and issued three walks. Stose pitched two-thirds of an inning wit one hit and two strikeouts. Murphy mopped up pitching two-thirds of an inning with two strikeouts. Peffley went 2 for 4 with two RBI. Zach Weatherford went 1 for 2 with one RBI. Christy went 1 for 1 with one RBI. Graham Oberer drew a pair of walks. Mangen went 2 for 3. Stose went 1 for 3 with
one RBI. Murphy went 1 for 3. Ford went 3 for 3 with two RBI. Steck went 2 for 3 with one RBI and Hartley went 1 for 3 with two RBI. “Our hitting is coming around. We struggled the first few games,” said coach Jim Oberer. “It took us a few weeks to come around. A lot of the kids played varsity ball, but they didn’t get a lot of playing time. We have good pitching and once we get back in the groove and hit consistently we will be hard to beat.” VER 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 04 02 2 NMT 1 1 0 2 2 4 x - 10 16 2 The Tancs opened the 2013 season with a tough 2-
1 win over Fairmont. Connor Coy pitched six and twothirds innings, scattered five hits, struck out nine and walked five. Craddick went 1 for 2 with a walk. Graham Oberer went 1 for 3 and got the game winning RBI. Stose went 1 for 3 with a triple and Steck went 1 for 2. FMT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 NMT 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 2 4 1 After the opening game victory Northmont lost to Beavercreek 8-3 and to the Troy Bombers, 8-1. “We have a lot of young players, but they are good,” Oberer said. “Peffley is
tough at shortstop, Weatherford is a great center f ielder and Graham Oberer is tough behind the plate. The kids are playing great right now and have a solid work ethic. They want to improve and they are working their butts off in practice. Once we get it all together we will be a very tough team to beat.” Thursday night the Tancs will host Vandalia at 6:30 p.m. FRiday night they play at Greenville at 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday host a doubleheader vs. the Dayton Dynasty at 10 a.m. and noon.
Northmont Optimist Club to hold golf outing July 15 CLAYTON — The Northmont Optimist Club will be holding their Golf Outing on Monday July 15 at Meadowbrook Country Club. Registration will start at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. The Northmont Optimist Club is a non-profit organization that is committed to helping the youth in the Northmont community. The club sponsors a cross-country race for students in grades 4, 5 and 6, distribute identification kits to kids at kindergarten registration, contribute to the After-Prom program, give college scholarships to graduating seniors and help provide food and clothing to people in
proud to represent the T-Bolts one last time. “You know, I’m proud to represent,” Grilliot said. “I like my school, I love it, and I had a good time. I hope I rep-
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resented them well.” Sanders will be continuing his football career at Ohio Wesleyan University this fall and expects to start at wide receiver. Grilliot, who expects
to play linebacker, will join teammate Troy Mangen at Ohio University this fall. Thompson is believed to be heading to the University of St. Francis.
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the scholarships provided and expand the programs above to additional children and youth. Cost to play in the golf outing is $90 per individual or $360 per foursome. As a further piece of information for you consideration, 100 percent of the net funds donated go toward programs and activities for the children and youth specified above. Please make checks payable to Northmont Optimists and mail to Optimist Golf Outing in care of Chris Copas, 2195 Plantation Trail, Bellbrook OH 45305. If you have questions please email Chris at Chris.Copasfainavistar.com or call him at 937-369-6323.
Epilepsy Foundation to hold Mud Volleyball fund-raiser DAYTON — It’s time for Dayton to get down and dirty for Charity! The Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio is currently taking registrations for the 23nd Annual Mud Volleyball for Epilepsy, sponsored by DP&L. The favorite summertime event will take place Saturday, July 13 behind the Wegerzyn Garden Center at 1301 E. Siebenthaler Avenue in Dayton. This is Ohio’s largest Mud
Volleyball event, attracting over 250 co-ed teams of ten players each. Play in the competitive or non-competitive tournament. Any skill level can participate in the fun. If you can’t play, you are still invited to come and watch $5 donations will be accepted at the gate. Volunteer positions are available for set-up and day of event activities. Please call the office for more information. In addition, there will be food,
drinks and of course plenty of homegrown Ohio MUD! Visit www.daytonmud.com for detailed information, to register and to view pictures from last year’s event. We do expect to be a sell-out again in 2013, so register early. The Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio serves over 11 counties where an estimated 13,000 people are living with epilepsy. All proceeds support local services and programs offered free of charge.
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Photo by Andrew Wilson Drake Thompson (29) and Cody Grilliot (9) take down the ball carrier during Friday’s game.
need. The Optimist Club is asking your help to make this golf outing a success by placing an ad in the golf outing program book. The book will be distributed to the Optimist members, the golfers in the outing and other members of the community. The money raised this year will also help to buy equipment needed for the Northmont Special Education Department. For a $100 donation the name and location of your company will be given a full page ad in the program book and a large sign will be placed on the course with your company name. Additional donations will be used to increase