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Arcanum Girls Softball wins 2026 OHSAA DV District Championship and moves onto Regional Semi-finals.

It’s been a trying two weeks of postseason softball. The kind of rain normally reserved for April spilled into May, delaying and postponing games, forcing teams to stop, start, and then turn around and play again the very next day.

Despite the weather on Friday, both Arcanum (D5) and Tri-Village (D6) forged ahead in their district final games—and both came away with convincing wins to claim District Championships.

Arcanum Dominates Williamsburg for District Title

Arcanum advanced to the district title game by beating Dixie 10–0 and then Anna 4–2. Their game with Williamsburg was originally scheduled for 5 p.m. at Valley View High School but was moved up to a noon start in an attempt to beat the heavier rain.

The Trojans weren’t fazed by the conditions. They came out swinging, and while the Wildcats had to battle the rain, they also had to endure a steady stream of Arcanum runs.

Cam Garbig provided the early lightning in the first inning with a three-run homer to get things going.

Arcanum then exploded for 11 runs in the second inning. Claire Hein laid down a sacrifice bunt to plate a run, Jordan Garbig doubled to drive in two, Rees Hoffman singled home two, Ella Flatter doubled to clear the bases for four more, and Hein added an RBI single. Before Williamsburg knew what hit them, the Trojans led 14–0.

Arcanum added seven more runs on five hits in the top of the fourth. Matty Noe singled to drive in one, Grace Fry singled home two, Hoffman added another RBI single, and Meredith Laux doubled to bring in three as Arcanum went on to run-rule the Wildcats, 21–0.

Williamsburg never mounted a serious threat. Arcanum overwhelmed them with 17 hits at the plate for 21 runs, and Garbig threw a four-inning shutout, allowing just four hits with no runs and three strikeouts.

Hoffman led the way, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Six other Trojans collected two hits apiece: Hein, Jordyn Garbig, Fry, Laux, Flatter, and Emily Fox.

Arcanum, now 21–9 on the season, claims its first district championship since 2022 and advances to the regional semifinals. The Trojans will face the winner of Piketon vs. Frankfort Adena on Wednesday, May 27 at 2 p.m. at Indian Hill High School.

Tri-Village Rolls to Third Straight District Championship

Tri-Village traveled to Anna to take on Houston in the DVI District final. The Patriots advanced with a 26–2 win over Franklin Monroe, a 15–1 win over West Liberty-Salem, and then a 16–1 victory over Houston to secure their third straight District Championship in softball.

In between tournament games against Franklin Monroe and West Liberty-Salem, Tri-Village squeezed in a WOAC make-up contest with Mississinawa Valley. The Patriots defeated the Blackhawks 17–5 to officially lock up the outright league championship, going 11–0 in conference play. It marked their third straight league title.

Tri-Village’s mindset in the rain was all business as they jumped in front of Houston 6–0 in the first inning.

The Patriots got on the board in the bottom of the first when Kash Mead grounded out to second, scoring Emma Greer, who had led off the inning with a hit. Hailey Burk singled and later scored on a passed ball, and Aereonna Baker walked and also came around on a passed ball. That set the stage for Cam Osborne, who homered to right field to score three runs. Miley Bierly became the third Patriot to cross the plate on a passed ball, giving Tri-Village a 6–0 advantage.

The Patriots added another run in the second inning when Greer scored on yet another passed ball to make it 7–0.

Tri-Village then broke the game wide open with a nine-run third inning. Osborne singled to drive in a run, Addy Wright followed with an RBI single, Mead singled home two, Burk added an RBI single, Baker drew a bases-loaded walk to force in a run, and Caley McCarroll capped the outburst with a three-run homer to center for a 16–0 lead.

The Patriots’ offense tallied 11 hits, with Burk, Greer, Osborne, and McCarroll each collecting two. Mead, Osborne, and McCarroll each drove in three runs.

In the circle, Elizabeth Poling got the start and delivered three shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out four. McCarroll came on in relief for the final two innings, striking out three while walking four and allowing one run.

Tri-Village, now 21–5, heads into the regional semifinals, where they will face Fayetteville-Perry, which defeated Tri-County North in the district championship game. The Patriots and Rockets are scheduled to play at 2 p.m. at Blue Jacket Softball Diamond at Bellefontaine High School.

With both Arcanum and Tri-Village punching their tickets to regionals—and doing it in dominant fashion despite miserable weather—the WOAC will be well represented in the next round. The Trojans and Patriots are not only piling up wins and trophies, but they’re also showing the kind of toughness and depth that can make them dangerous as the stakes get higher in late May.


Tri-Village Softball wins 3rd straight OHSAA DVI District Championship and moves on to Regional Semi-Finals. 
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Undefeated Tri-Village wins conference for 3rd year in a row.

NEW MADISON – The Tri-Village softball team went undefeated in the conference for the 3rd years in a row for a three-peat softball championship and heads up the list for All-Conference selections in 2026.

Tri-Village’s Emma Greer led the league in batting average at .675 and had 52 hits, 21 doubles, 7 home runs, 41 RBI, 19 BB and a .743 on base percentage to help lead the Patriots to a 3rd league title and was named the 2026 WOAC Player of Year for the 2nd straight season.

Tri-Village Emily Osborne’s team went 11-0 in the league for the 3rd straight year and won their 3rd straight conference title and she would be named 2026 WOAC Softball Coach of the Year for the 3rd time as well.

Here are the All-Conference Selections.

FIRST TEAM

Kylie Caldwell Ansonia

Bre'ana Walker Ansonia

Jordyn Garbig Arcanum

Matty Noe Arcanum

Hayven Evans Bradford

Bethany Himan Dixie

Ella Godfrey Mississinawa Valley

Kenady Thompson National Trail

Isabelle Prickett Newton

Mattie Colburn Preble Shawnee Lily

Bella Cherry Tri-County North

Lola Grieshop Tri-County North

Emma Greer Tri-Village

Caley McCarroll Tri-Village

Elizabeth Poling Tri-Village

SECOND TEAM

Abigayle Klingshirn Ansonia

Ava Thatcher Ansonia

Grace Fry Arcanum

Cameron Garbig Arcanum

Lilly Canan Bradford

Lola Sando Franklin Monroe

Gentry Newbauer Mississinawa Valley

Taylor Reynolds National Trail

Brynnasen Fiely Newton

Lily Jones Preble Shawnee

Alayna MtCastle Tri-County North

Hailey Burk Tri-Village

Camryn Osborne Tri-Village

Ryliee Caldwell Twin Valley South

Paityn Cross Twin Valley South

SPECIAL MENTION

Miley Walls Ansonia

Claire Hein Arcanum

Casey Bolen Bradford

Kaylie McConnell Dixie

Adrina Davenport Franklin Monroe

Cora Hoggatt Mississinawa Valley

Morgan House National Trail

Jersey Robinson Newton

Addie Campbell Preble Shawnee

Jordan Pinion Tri-County North

Aereonna Baker Tri-Village

Amelia Suggs Twin Valley South

FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

Congratulations to all the players earning all-league honors.

Tri-Village coach Emily Osborne wins her 3rd straight Coach of Year.

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2026 Baseball Final Standing.

ARCANUM – The Arcanum baseball team went undefeated in the conference this year in baseball and heads up the list in All-Conference selections in 2026.

Arcanum’s Regan Christ had a banner year starting 9 games with 9 wins so far this year on the bump for the Trojans.  The 9 wins is a school record for a pitcher in a season as Arcanum prepares for the post season. Christ also had a .026 ERA and has thrown 111 strikeouts.  Christ earned the WOAC 2026 Player of the Year.

Arcanum coach Randy Baker’s team won back-to-back conference titles and 4 out of 5 since the WOAC started.  Baker has 10 total league titles in his coaching career and was named the WOAC Coach of the Year.

Here are the All-Conference Selections.

FIRST TEAM

Regan Christ Arcanum

Bryce Kramer Arcanum

Kolton Quigney Arcanum

Dillon Phillips Dixie

Brayden Puckett Dixie

Bentley Manning Mississinawa Valley

Cole McGlothlin Mississinawa Valley

Kellen Laird National Trail

Mason Leal National Trail

Cole Alexander Newton

Rhett Koffer Newton

Austin Tippie Newton

Peyton Fannin Tri-County North

Gabe Heltsley Tri-County North

Dustin Miller Twin Valley South

SECOND TEAM

Sam Evers Ansonia

Kameron Ingle Ansonia

Bishop Cartwright Arcanum

Luke Stephens Arcanum

Colton Gambill Bradford

Garrett Williams Dixie

Rowen Yount Franklin Monroe

Elliott Suebert Mississinawa Valley

Grady Ott National Trail

Will Bowser Newton

Zarrin Walton Preble Shawnee

Ben Knife Tri-County North

Cole Marshall Tri-Village
Austin Burkett Twin Valley South

Laiden Carver Twin Valley South

SPECIAL MENTION

Karsen Weiss Ansonia

Ethan Kearney Arcanum

Bronson Schnurpel Bradford

Noah Thompson Dixie

Rohan Flory Franklin Monroe

Wyatt Stump Mississinawa Valley

Braylon Coffey National Trail

Brooks Flory Newton

Noah Nesbitt Preble Shawnee

Ryan Shively Tri-County North

Lucas Brown Tri-Village

Parker Howard Twin Valley South

FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

Congratulations to all the players earning all-league honors.


It was a good year for Randy Baker & his 20-3 Trojans now headed into post season.
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The Arcanum Girls won the 2026 WOAC Track & Field Championship.

Bradford – The Arcanum Girls Track team broke a 3-year run by Ansonia to win the 2026 WOAC League Championship.  They also won the league title in the first year of the WOAC 2022.

Arcanum won the title with 126 points with Ansonia finishing in 2nd place with 110.  Franklin Monroe was 3rd with 96 and Newton 4th with 65.

Not only did the Trojans win the league championship they made a clean sweep in the individual awards as well.

Arcanum's Savannah Miller is the 2026 WOAC "Runner of the Year" in Girls Track.

Arcanum’s Savannah Miller was named the WOAC Girls Runner of the Year.  She won the 100 and 300-meter hurdles along with bringing in points on a couple of relay teams.

Arcanum's Faith Wooten is the 2026 WOAC Athlete of the Year in Girls Track.

Arcanum’s Faith Wooten earned WOAC Field Events Athlete of the Year for the 2nd year in a row by winning both the Shot Put and Discus events.

Arcanum coach Jeff Raemachir is the 2026 WOAC Girls Track Coach of the Year.

Arcanum coach Jeff Rademachir was named 2026 WOAC Coach of the Year for the first time.

Individual Records Broken

Arcanum’s Brooklynne Eley won High Jump with record jump of 5’1”.

Arcanum's Savannah Miller running hurdles. (Jim Freeman photo)

Savannah Miller set a new 100-M Hurdles record in a time of 16.00 seconds, she also won the 300-M Hurdles as well.

Franklin Monroe's Sydney Baker won four events and set records in two.

Franklin Monroe’s Sydney Baker set records in 100M Dash 12.45, 200M Dash 25.50, was on 4x100M Relay team that set record and she won the pole vault competition.

Ansonia's London Reichert in 400M.

Ansonia’s London Reichert set a record of 59.76 in the 400M Run

Ansonia's Anna Yeomans in relay, she set record in 1600M Run.

Anna Yeomans of Ansonia also set a record in the 1600m run in 5:09.86.

Team Relay Records Broken

Newton’s 4x800 Meter Relay team of Claire Stull, Ellie Bradshaw, Gentri Deaton and Michaela Flora had a record  time of 10:31.15.

Franklin Monroe’s 4x100M Relay team of Mia Brookey, Hannah Wolfe, Qunicy Cox and Sydney Baker had a record time of 50.92

Twin Valley South’s 4x400M Relay team of Josey Butler, Grace Childers, Kelsie Maggard and Karsyn Roell had a record time of 4:20.09

Girls Field Events Results

Girls Shot Put

Girls Discus

Girls High Jump

Girls Long Jump

Girls Pole Vault

Girls Running Event Results

Girls 4x800

Girls 100 Hurdles

Girls 100 Dash

Girls 4x200

Girls 1600

Girls 4x100

Girls 400

Girls 300 Hurdles

Girls 200

Girls 800

Girls 3200

Girls 4x400

TEAM SCORES

Newton’s 4x800 Meter Relay team of Claire Stull, Ellie Bradshaw, Gentri Deaton & Michaela Flora set  a new record with a  time of 10:31.15.
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The Ansonia Boys Track Team ran away with their 3rd straight WOAC league Championship.

BRADFORD – The Ansonia boys track team won their 3rd straight WOAC Track & Field League Championship. They won the inaugural title the first year of the WOAC in 2021-22 and four out of the last five years.

The team scored 133 points for 1st place, Arcanum came in 2nd with 96, Newton 3rd with 89 and Tri-Village 4th with 83 points.

Cade Shellhaas set 3 new league records and holds 4 overall records winning four events at this year's conference track meet to lead his team to a 3rd straight title.

Ansonia’s Cade Shellhaas was a quadruple winner in pole vault, 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash and was named the WOAC Boys Runner of the Year for the 2nd year in a row.

Dom Black of Tri-Village set a new shot put record and finished 3rd in discuss to earn the 2026 Field Athlete of the Year.

Tri-Village’s Dominic Black was the Field Athlete of the Year by way of a record throw in the shot put of 53-3.75” and a 3rd place finish in the discus.

It's becoming a yearly thing for Ansonia Boys Track Coach Clint Neal who won Coach of the Year for a 3rd straight time and 4 out of the last 5 years.  

Ansonia boys coach Clint Neal earned his 2nd straight boys Coach of the Year award and was also the coach in 2022 when for that title as well. 

The following Athletes set WOAC records during the meet.

Charlie Weiss of Arcanum 21-5.75” long jump. Dom Black of Tri-Village 53-3.75” Shot Put. Cade Shellhaas of Ansonia 14.63 110-M Hurdles, 300-M Hurdles, 39.35, and the 200-M, 22.48.  Bennett Lehman of Ansonia 4:26.44, 1600m and 2:00.76 in the 800-M.

BOYS FIELD EVENTS RESULTS

Boys Shot Put

Boys Discus

Boys High Jump

Boys Long Jump

Boys Pole Vault

BOYS RUNNING EVENTS

Boys 4x800 Relay

Boys 110 Hurdles

Boys 100 Dash

Boys 4x200

Boys 1600

Ansonia's Bennett Lehman set a couple of records in the 800m and 1600m at the WOAC League Championship meet.

Boys 400

Boys 300 Hurdles

Boys 200

Boys 800

Boys 3200

Boys 4x400

TEAM FINAL SCORES

Arcanum's Charlie Weiss set a new WOAC Long Jump record with a jump of 21' - 5.75" (Jim Freeman photo)
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