Maumee Sports

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 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 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 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 …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — Maumee’s 2020 wrestling season came to an end at the Division II district championships at Norwalk last weekend. The Panthers were led in the tournament by senior 145-pounder Hunter VanDusen, classmate and 152-pound senior Tyler Wilson and junior 106-pounder Isaiah Wrighten, who each went 1-2. …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — A quintet of Maumee wrestlers advanced on to the district tournament with top-five finishes at last Saturday’s sectional tournament at Sandusky. Senior 145-pounder Hun-ter VanDusen and junior 106-pounder Isaiah Wrighten led the Panthers on the day with a pair of runner-up finishes. VanDusen began his …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — Senior Roby Fairchild was one of six individuals to qualify for the district bowling tournament, as he led Maumee to a 15th-place sectional team finish with an 11th-place individual mark of 582 at Interstate Lanes on February 20. Fairchild began the tournament with a 194, …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — Anthony Wayne shined from both behind the arc and at the line as it improved to 11-7 (7-3 in Northern Lakes League play) with a 66-52 victory at Maumee on February 4. The Panthers did battle back to trim an 18-point deficit down to just …

BY ANDY ROWER | MIRROR SPORTS — Toledo Christian’s boys basketball team showed why it was ranked No. 11 in Division IV on January 28, when the Eagles improved to 12-2 with a 74-51 victory at Maumee. The Panthers actually led Toledo Christian 17-16 with 7:38 remaining in the second period, but …