In a matchup of two of the NWOAL’s top junior pitchers, Swanton Bulldog Carson Bond threw a two-hit, 10-strikeout complete game to defeat Carlos DeSantos and the Delta Panthers 3-1 on Thursday at Delta’s Harmon Field. DeSantos also went the distance and struck out 12 Bulldogs along the way.
Currently, Swanton has a record of 10-3 on the season and 3-1 in the NWOAL. The Bulldogs travel to Bryan on Monday to face the Golden Bears in a league game. Delta is now 5-6 for the year and 0-4 in the league. The Panthers will be in Wauseon on Monday to play the Indians in another NWOAL contest.
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Jordyn Ramirez went 3 for 3 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBI and Alexis Faber was 2 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs as the Swanton Lady Bulldogs beat the Delta Lady Panthers at Panther Field on Thursday afternoon. Beyla Remer threw four innings allowing one run on one hit with two walks and one strikeout to pick up the win. Gracyn Pelton tossed five innings for Delta giving up 11 runs (9 earned) on ten hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.
The Swanton victory, their seventh consecutive, moves their mark on the season to 16-2 and 4-0 in the NWOAL. Their next league game will be away on Monday against the Bryan Lady Golden Bears (12-0/4-0) with first place on the line. Delta drops to 4-8 on the year and 1-3 in the league. They will next travel to face the Wauseon Lady Indians (8-7/1-3).
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Photo: Jordyn Ramirez drives the ball over the left field fence to put Swanton on the board.
The Swanton Sports Center’s 2025-2026 Saturday Night Mixed League concluded its season last weekend without the need of a roll-off between the first half winner and the second half winner. Team Miracola (Ashley Borck, Thomas Miracola, Alex Gigax, Martin Taylor) dominated both halves with records of 21-7 and 23-5 to easily capture the crown.
Final League Numbers – Season High Scores
Individual High Average: Men –Jerry Donaldson (196.14) Women – Brenda Donaldson (152.54)
Handicap Series: Big Pins Small Balls (2788) Shoes on Fire (2731) 33 Gutters (2690)
Handicap Game: Miracola (990) Check Ur Lane (970) Funny MF’s (944)
Scratch Series Men: Ricky Bunting (717) Nathan Hinz (691) Roger Frederick (657)
Scratch Game Men: Alex Gigax (298) Jim Dukeshire (258) Mike Montion (256)
Scratch Series Women: Hilary Hinz (524) Patricia Quinto (500) Tammy Frederick (496)
Beginning with the entire 7th-Grade student body and against strong competition throughout all four rounds of Swanton Middle School’s Amazing Shake Competition, Maria Avery was chosen as the winner in the finals by a panel of five judges. Narrowly edging out Isabella Jiannuzzi and Slade Wielinski, Maria will now compete in the Global Amazing Shake Competition in March of 2027 at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta.
The Amazing Shake is a competition that focuses on building soft skills in students, placing strong emphasis on manners, discipline, respect, and professional behavior. In all four rounds, the students demonstrated these skills, first in front of local business leaders and other professionals, then with presentations conducted at The Anderson’s Inc. headquarters in Maumee and later at Worthington Steel in Delta.
In the Finals, held on Friday afternoon, all three finalists were separately interviewed by the Master of Ceremonies, former Toledo 11 sportscaster Jordan Strack. They all conducted themselves in a very professional manner, showed poise, confidence, were very articulate and displayed the ability to think on their feet as Mr. Strack fired question after question in their direction. The excellent performances of Isabella, Slade, and Maria on stage in front of the entire Swanton Middle School as well as their families in attendance, left the judges with the extremely difficult task of having to select just one.
Once interviews were complete, the five judges (Jessica Double of Worthington Steel, Kristen Price of Owens Community College, Cara Leininger of Ohio Means Jobs/Fulton County, Eric Nagel-Eastern Fulton County Judge, Evan Bon of Fulton County Economic Development Corporation) were sent to a separate room to compare notes, total scores, and determine the winner. During the intermission, several students put on a talent show featuring piano and flute playing, dancing, poetry reading, joke telling and a slam dunk display.
Finally, with excitement and anticipation at its highest level, Isabella, Slade, and Maria were brought back onto the stage. Evelyn Keys, last year’s winner, opened the envelope containing the name everyone was waiting to hear, paused just long enough to put the entire crowd on the edge of their seats, and announced Maria Avery as the 2026 winner of the SMS Amazing Shake.
“I’m so happy I won. I just feel bad for everyone else. I wish I could take them all with me,” said a very emotional Maria. I’m so excited, I just can’t wait. The Ron Clark Academy seems so interesting and so amazing to me,” she added about what she will be looking forward to on her first trip to the state of Georgia.
“I’ve learned so much from this. I’m an introverted person. I’m not very good at meeting new people or starting conversations. Being in the Shake gave me an opportunity to be myself, come out of my shell and meet and talk to new people and I’m so glad I did this,” said Maria.
“After that first round I was really surprised when she came home and let it all out when there was so much pressure that had built up. She held it in all day long and did really well at the stations and talking one on one. For an introvert, I think that is so difficult,” said Emily, Maria’s mother. “But she loves it. She has loved this whole journey.” Next Spring, for Maria, the journey will continue.
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In a big NWOAL contest, the Swanton Lady Bulldogs defeated the Archbold Lady Blue Streaks 3-1 on Monday afternoon at Swanton’s Memorial Park for their sixth consecutive victory and third straight league win. Beyla Remer pitched a complete game, allowing one run on five hits while striking out six. Jordyn Ramirez walked twice and blasted a home run to lead the Bulldogs.
On the Friday before, Swanton had little trouble with the Lady Green Bears of Ottawa Hills in a 15-0 Mercy Rule victory for the Lady Bulldogs at home. Alexis Faber picked up her second win in the circle in the last two games throwing four scoreless innings. Lacey Shinaver went 3 for 3 at the plate with a double and two RBIs. Carli LaGrange had a triple and two runs scored and Kendall Glonek had a home run and two RBIs.
Swanton is currently 14-2 on the season and 3-0 in the NWOAL. They will be on the road for their next game against the Toledo Christian Lady Eagles on Wednesday. Archbold is now 8-5 on the year and 1-2 in the league and will travel to play the Crestview Lady Knights.
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Photo: Carli LaGrange scores against the Green Bears
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The Champion of Sunday night’s DeEttes Dream Diner Mixed League at the Swanton Sports Center was crowned when the league’s first-half winner, Kwitcherbitchin (Holie Grueshaber, Mary Stachgowiak, Darlene Long, Brian Hess) defeated the second-half winner, Gutterly Rediculous, (Madison Massey, Nick Glowski, Lyndsay Massey, Mike Massey) 2-0 (847-789 and 849-799) in a best of three match.
Final League Numbers – Season High Scores
Individual High Average: Men – Kevin Pelland (203.21) Women – Danielle Carr (192.36)
Handicap Series: Meat Puppets (2705), Sportsters (2659), The House (2630)
After allowing an early four-run lead slip into a five-all tie, the Swanton Lady Bulldogs scored 11 unanswered runs and blanked the Liberty Center offense the rest of the way to beat the Lady Tigers 16-5 on Monday afternoon in Liberty Center in the first NWOAL game of the year.
Down 5-1 entering the bottom of the third, the Lady Tigers rallied for four runs against Swanton starter Beyla Remer to bring them even at 5-5. With one out still remaining, Bulldog coach Lauren Yoder brought in reliever Alexis Faber who quickly shut down the rally. Swanton regained their composure scoring three runs in the top of the fourth, one more in the fourth and put the game away with five runs in the sixth inning.
Carli LaGrange helped power the Bulldog offense with three hits and four RBIs. Faber also had three hits and scored four times, Lacey Shinaver scored twice, had two RBIs on three hits, Remer had a double and two singles and scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning. Cara Ludlow knocked in three runs with a single and a double and Jordyn Ramirez had a single with two runs scored. Payton Glonek had two singles and two RBIs. In the circle, the win went to Faber who threw 4.1 innings giving up just one hit and zero runs with three strikeouts.
The Lady Bulldogs improve to 10-2 on the season and 1-0 in the league. Their next NWOAL contest is at home on Thursday against the Evergreen Lady Vikings (6-3/1-0).
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Photo: Alexis Farber in the circle for a relief appearance
Swanton junior Dominic Cook, making his first start of the season on the mound, threw four innings and allowed just one run as the Bulldogs defeated the visiting North Central Eagles 8-1 at Swanton’s Memorial Park on Saturday morning. In long relief, Brady O’Shea tossed three scoreless innings as Swanton picked up it’s fourth win of the season against one loss. Easton Fidler started and took the loss for the Eagles.
The Bulldogs beat the Liberty Center Tigers 5-3 on Monday afternoon to open up the NWOAL season and improve to 5-1 (1-0). They travel to Sand Creek High School (Michigan) tomorrow then return home on Thursday to face the Evergreen Vikings in a league game.
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