Yeomen baseball players honored

OBERLIN — Oberlin College graduates Phil Brua and Max Phinney were named to the Division III All-Buckeye State team by Chris Webb of Buckeye State Baseball.

Brua, an Avon High grad, was a second-team pick. He had three wins and five saves in 20 appearances during his senior season. Opponents batted just .213 against him and he had a WHIP of just 1.07, while earning second-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors.

He is pitching for the Vancouver Canadians, a short-season Class A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Phinney, an honorable mention choice and an Oberlin High grad, led the Yeomen with a .357 batting average in his senior season. He also led the Yeomen with 28 RBIs and a .470 slugging percentage. He was an All-NCAC honorable mention pick and was second on the team with 41 hits.

He also had 54 total bases and eight doubles and his five sacrifice flies set a single-season school record.

Kieser, Vanucci win with record times at Smiles for Sophie

AVON LAKE — Cleveland’s Fred Kieser and Westlake’s Christina Vanucci picked up wins Monday at the fourth annual Birthday Bash and Dash 5K to Benefit Smiles for Sophie Forever, a foundation confronting pediatric brain cancer.

Both runners won in course-record times, Kieser in 14:47.3 and Vanucci in 18:08.1.

More than 550 runners participated in the event, which started and finished at Walker Road Park.

Male

Overall

1. Fred Keiser, age 40 (Cleveland), 14:57.3
2. John Damen, 31 (New Albany), 16:31.8
3. Matt Marron, 18 (Avon Lake), 17:00.1

Age group results

10 and younger: 1. Robert Klanac (Strongsville), 22.19.2; 2. Joseph Shellberg (Avon), 26:28.4; 3. Declan Malloy (Avon), 26:45.1. 11-14: 1. Mike Norris (Sheffield Lake), 20:32.4; 2. Tom Burns (Clifton Park, N.Y.), 22:25.0; 3. Ryan Cummings (North Olmsted), 24:02.1. 15-19: 1. Nate Cruz (Saginaw, Mich.), 17:11.7; 2. Paul Appel (Westlake), 18:45.4; 3. Alex Shermak (Avon), 19:34.8. 20-29: 1. Andy Humble (Lakewood), 17:53.2; 2. Austyn Krutsinger (Bay Village), 19:04.3; 3. Bryan Saladin (Amherst), 19:19.8. 30-39: 1. Rob Bowman (North Ridgeville), 17:44.4; 2. Brett Wieber (Avon), 18:23.9; 3. Jim Mooney (Westlake), 18:42.2. 40-49: 1. Bob Flajnik (Avon Lake), 17:19.6; 2. Matt Smith (Fort Walton Beach, FL), 17:54.0; 3. John Dewalt (Olmsted Falls), 18:00.8. 50-59: 1. Mike Hackett (Avon), 19:50.3; 2. Mark Link (Avon Lake), 20:09.9; 3. John Hurley (Berea), 20:38.6. 60 and older: 1. Dale Sherry (Amherst), 25:12.3; 2. James Perry (Sheffield Village), 26:13.6; 3. John Kushner (Avon Lake), 26:31.1.

Female

Overall

1. Christina Vanucci, 33 (Westlake), 18:08.1
2. Katy Link, 17 (Avon Lake), 19:22.1
3. Katie Hulme, 25 (University Heights), 19:29.0

Age group results

10 and younger: 1. Julianne Burns (Clifton Park, N.Y.), 28:13.0; 2. Dana Paulick (Avon Lake), 30:35.0; 3. Alli Starr (Avon Lake), 35:39.1. 11-14: 1. Katie Dunstan (Avon Lake), 24:16.2; 2. Sarah Randar (Westlake), 24:57.8; 3. Juliana Dotson (Avon Lake), 25:08.1. 15-19: 1. Hannah Evans (Lakewood), 20:32.9; 2. Angelica Bucci (Lorain), 21:23.4; 3. Emily Bauer (Avon Lake), 23:13.4. 20-29: 1. Reba Leonard (Brookville), 19:37.6; 2. Molly Stout (Avon Lake), 20:13.1; 3. Dana Orlando (Avon), 22:00.0. 30-39: 1. Jessica Wieber (Avon), 20:29.7; 2. Rachel Bixler (Mansfield), 21:00.0; 3. Maria Enourato (Avon), 21:11.3. 40-49: 1. Sara Kuntz (Cleveland), 20:48.7; 2. Julie Lewis-Sroka (North Royalton), 21:17.5; 3. Karyn Seeder (Cleveland), 21:43.6. 50-59: 1. Debra Berklid (Avon Lake), 22:57.2; 2. Christine Perry (Sheffield Village), 26:24.3; 3. Maureen Alder (Fairview Park), 25:47.1. 60 and older: Christine Rohn-Tielke, 29:47.4; 2. Eleanor Morawczyk (Brook Park), 30:04.3.

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