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Brookville edged Cleveland Glenville 42-40 on Saturday at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium to win the Division II boys track and field state title for the second time (1973). The Blue Devils received first place finishes from Coy Hyre - who defended his 100 and 200 state titles - and the 4x200 relay team, which consisted of Hyre (anchor), Ethan Bench, Walt Adams and Douglas Moore. Hyre set an OHSAA Division II record with a 10.39 in the 100 and broke the meet record with a 20.99 in the 200. Brookville’s 4x400 relay team (Hyre, Moore, Adams and Lucas Tipton) finished runner-up, while Tipton also placed fifth in the 800. Oakwood’s Cameron Lindsey finished fourth in the 3200. On the heels of Friday’s state championship in the 4x800, Oakwood’s girls finished state runner-up in the team race finishing five points behind champion Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown (40-35). Addie Kash won the pole vault (12-4) state title, while teammate Mila Gelbart was third. Oakwood’s 4x400 team (Katherine Erwin, Riley Meador, Mia Allard and Kaya Asinjo) was state runner-up. Delaney Cahill finished eighth in the 3200. Valley View’s Addy Abner won the girls 800 in a D-II state record 20:7.54 and teamed with Jordan DeGroat, Hayden Sorrell and Ava Thompson to finish third in the 4x400. Click here for D-II state track results. 

The Oakwood quartet of sophomore Katherine Erwin, junior Riley Meador, junior Delaney Cahill and freshman Kaya Asinjo won the Division II 4x800 relay state title on Friday at the state track and field meet at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Jill foursome ran 9:17.18 to beat runner-up Hathway Brown by four seconds. Athens was third, while Valley View finished ninth. The Spartans 4x200 relay squad finished second in the prelims, while Oakwood was third. Both will complete in Saturday's state final. Valley View sophomore Owen Neal placed fourth in the boys D-II pole vault with a mark of 14-10, while the Spartans 4x800 relay squad placed 13th. Brookville senior Xavier Stacy finished 15th in the shot put (47-7.75). In the prelims, Brookville senior Coy Hyre set a new D-II state meet record in the boys 100 with a time of 10.44, which eclipsed the old record of 10.50 set in 2023 by Toledo Central Catholic's Soloman King. Hyre already holds the D-II state record in the 100 with a 10.39 earlier this spring. He holds the D-II state record in the 200 as well with a 20.96 earlier this spring and ran a 21.51 in the prelims to qualify first for Saturday's final. Hyre was also a part of the Blue Devils' 4x200 relay (along with senior Walt Adams, junior Ethan Bench and junior Douglas Moore) that ran the fastest prelim time (1:27.55). Click here for live D-II track results and Saturday's finals schedule. 

Oakwood matched its SWBL Buckeye Division and Division II Trotwood-Madison District titles with a D-II Piqua Regional Championship on Saturday. The Jills scored 80 points to best runner-up Bellefontaine (64). Mercy McAuley was third and Valley View fourth. Brookville matched Oakwood’s feat by winning the D-II boys regional title to go with its Trotwood District and SWBL Buckeye crowns. The Blue Devils beat runner-up West Liberty-Salem 59-51. Oakwood’s girls were paced by sophomore Mia Allard (runner-up in the 400), Sally Altenburg (runner-up in the 300 hurdles), Delaney Cahill (runner-up in the 3200), the 4x400 relay (runner-up), Addie Kash (champion pole vault) and the 4x800 relay (champion). Brookville was led by Coy Hyre who won the 100 and 200. The Blue Devils’ 4x400 and 4x200 relays finished first, while the 4x100 relay was runner-up. The state meet is June 6-7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. 

The 2025 All-SWBL Baseball Teams were recently voted on and decided by league coaches. Carlisle's Brendon Rowe was named the Buckeye Division Player of the Year, while Carlisle's Chris Hawkins was named Coach of the Year. Monroe's Joe Tarin and Edgewood's JJ Vogel shared Southwestern Division Player of the Year honors, while Monroe's Ed Beck was the COY. For complete teams please click the following links (Southwestern|Buckeye).