Sports

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For the 11 boys on the 11U Junior Generals baseball team, the fourth time was a charm. On June 21, the team won the state tournament in Dayton – after three years of returning home without the trophy. “The boys accomplished something that’s a once-in-a-lifetime. It’s …

The Detroit Tigers selected third baseman Spencer Torkelson from Arizona State University with the first overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Torkelson, 20, established himself as one of the top hitters in NCAA history over his two-plus seasons as a Sun Devil, batting a combined …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — One of the most successful Panthers of all time joined the Maumee High School Athletic Hall of Fame when 2007 graduate Lindsay (Diegel) Turner was inducted on February 8. A three-sport standout, Turner earned 12 varsity letters in tennis, basketball and softball and took home …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — John Carroll University lacrosse player Tanner Gill-Snow came across the game at a very young age. “My mom (Deb) is a physical education teacher and she was going to teach it in her class, and she brought a stick home one day and I …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — The Mirror is pleased to announce the 21st consecutive selections for its Northern Lakes League-wide boys and girls basketball teams. What makes the All-Mirror teams different from the all-league teams is that all 36 of the spots on The Mirror’s teams are based on overall …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — When boys basketball coach Josh Arthur showed up on the scene at Anthony Wayne, Zachary Szul was a 5-foot-8 freshman. Three years later, Szul was a 6-4 senior guard who was voted the Northern Lakes League Player of the Year, a first-team All-Mirror selection …

BY YANEEK SMITH | MIRROR SPORTS — Cheerleading competitions don’t often receive the attention and accolades that other sports do, but that doesn’t diminish their accomplishments. One of the state’s best squads exists right here in Northwest Ohio at Anthony Wayne High School. This season, the Lady Generals won the (OASSA) state …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — When Maumee’s Roby Fairchild closed out his senior bowling season at the district tournament on February 29, he may have wrapped up an impressive high school sports career as well. Though he was due to play his first full varsity baseball season for the Panthers, …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — The Anthony Wayne boys basketball team showed what kind of team it could be the second time through the Northern Lakes League schedule. At the end of the season, several players were recognized for their accomplishments. The Generals went 7-0, defeating every NLL opponent, …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — Maumee senior Emma Armstrong recently signed a national letter of intent to continue her cheerleading career while continuing her education at Concordia University. The daughter of Todd and Heather Armstrong, younger sister to 21-year-old Kendall and big sister to 15-year-old Noah, Emma was a four-year …