Local doings

With all that I have to pay attention to -- from NASCAR, which I really don't care for, to high school baseball, softball and track, which I really enjoy -- I admittedly sometimes lose track of things up until the very moment it happens.

Now, as I await the end of the Sharks-Stars overtime game in the Stanley Cup playoffs, it's just hit me. There's a heckuva spring going on for many of the teams right here within the city limits.

St. Wendelin's softball team is tied for first place in the Midland Athletic League with Carey. Always-mighty Mohawk has loss twice and is a game back with North Baltimore and New Riegel. Who'd have thunk it?

Fostoria High School's baseball team is tied for first place in the Northern Ohio League. That's not a who'd have thunk it. But should the Redmen win the league, that'll give them at least a share of league championships in football, baseball and basketball in the same season. Not bad, guys.

The FHS softball team, after a slow start, is on a rip right now, well over .500 overall and just a game behind Bellevue in the NOL race.

St. Wendelin's girls track team has been consistently finishing in the top five in invitationals with sophomores Jaunna Gase and Clare Berry piling up the points. It was particularly nice to see senior Alyssa Reiter be the hero of the Mohawks' second-place finish in the Boosters Invitational. She's been through the dismal times while being a good, consistent performer, and she's well deserving of now enjoying some nice team showings.

St. Wendelin's boys track team hasn't been bad either. These Mohawks are one stud shy of joining the upper parts of standings. Lots of good-but-not-great performers, though, have made them competitive.

I'm not going to lie. While local sports aren't about me, it is much more fun for your's truly to cover local and area teams when they're really good.

Enjoy the rest of the high school season, hopefully in sunny weather.

-- Scott