Caleb Mitchell looked at a lot of different college options, but in the end he could not escape the intrigue of playing close to home at Urbana University.

Indian Lake’s softball team pounded out 17 hits to cruise to a 15-8 win over Springfield Shawnee in a Central Buckeye Conference game Friday afternoon.

Dalton Holycross fired a three-hitter to power host Triad to a 7-0 victory over West Liberty-Salem in an Ohio Heritage Conference baseball game Friday.

BASEBALL

Bellefontaine’s baseball team continued its impressive start to the season Thursday, holding off Northwestern for a 6-3 win in a Central Buckeye Conference contest at Blue Jacket Park.