A.W. Sports

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS — Anthony Wayne senior Tanner Wixey was named a 2017 Brine National High School Lacrosse All-American and was set to play in the National Lacrosse Classic this week. The event was scheduled to run during July 18-21 at the River City Sportsplex in Richmond, …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS — Recent Anthony Wayne graduate Quincy Rhodes has signed to play baseball at the University of Rio Grande. The right-handed pitcher (5-0, 0.643 ERA, 32 strikeouts in 32.2 innings) was a reliable arm in the Generals’ arsenal on the mound this season, answering the …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS — The Anthony Wayne boys lacrosse team wrapped up a record-breaking season with its picnic and awards night on June 7. Led by eight seniors, the Generals finished the season with a school-record 11 wins, ended up in second place in the inaugural season …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS — Senior Maddy Pollard put not one but two exclamation points on a record-breaking career at Anthony Wayne by winning state championships in both the shot put and discus at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium last Saturday. Pollard, the defending Division I champion in the …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS — It took a while, but the Anthony Wayne baseball team finished off its season with a 1-0 win over visiting Napoleon on May 23. Junior Brock Nartker’s pinch-hit single scored senior pinch runner Sean Mowery in the bottom of the 11th inning to …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — Maumee’s softball team ran into a pitching buzz saw at Genoa on May 20 when the Panthers dropped their district championship game to Ashley Riley and No. 4 Oak Harbor, 4-0. The Rockets All-Ohio junior entered the contest with 281 strikeouts and added …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS — The Anthony Wayne softball team didn’t have a problem capturing a sectional championship on May 10, defeating Northview 7-0. The No. 1-seeded Generals (17-2) put two runs on the board in the first and second innings and another three in the sixth for …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS — Their season headed in the wrong direction, the Anthony Wayne baseball team needed some players to step up in its rematch game at Perrysburg on May 3. As the Rolling Stones say, “Sometimes … you get what you need,” and the Generals did …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS – The Anthony Wayne boys lacrosse team upped its record to 5-4 overall with a pair of wins last week. AW 12, Bowling Green 6 Junior Tanner Wixey scored four goals to pace the Generals to a 12-6 road win over Bowling Green on …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR SPORTS — The Anthony Wayne girls track and field team won the championship of the Springfield Invitational on April 13, besting seven other teams on the evening. The Generals finished with 131 points in 17 events, 19 better than second-place Bedford. Clay was third with …