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The Oakwood girls cross country team won its sixth straight Division II district title at Cedarville University on Saturday to qualify for the regional meet at Troy this weekend. Waynesville, led by third place finisher Kendal Erbach, was the team runner-up. Joining the Jills and Spartans in Troy will be Brookville and Valley View, which finished sixth and seventh, respectively. In the boys D-II competition, Oakwood (third) and Brookville (seventh) qualified for the regional. In D-I, Bellbrook's girls, led by district champion Allison High, qualified for the D-I regional at Troy with a sixth place finish. On the boys side, Bellbrook's Caden Fromm and Andrew Bruckart, Monroe's Carson Leach and Franklin's Connor Green qualified for the regional.

The Southwestern Buckeye League is proud to continue the SWBL Athlete of the Week program for the 2024-25 school year. The SWBL AOW is sponsored by Gameday Grille & Patio. This is Year 2 for the AOW campaign. Each Tuesday during the school year, a male and female scholar-athlete will be selected Athletes of the Week and announced on site. Winners will receive an award patch for their varsity jacket, a $25 gift card to Gameday and an SWBL AOW T-Shirt. An athlete may win the award once per season. Nominations will come from athletic directors, coaches and data (stats, results) entered on the SWBL website. Individuals may also submit nominations to swblsid@yahoo.com.

Boys: Alex Amburgy, Waynesville Football

Senior continued onslaught by accounting for five TDs in a 42-15 win over Eaton. Completed 9-of-14 passes for 181 yards and two TDs and carried the ball 13 times for 125 yards and three TDs. Leads the SWBL in passing yardage (1,791 yards), QB Rating (177.1), completion percentage (61.6) and passing TDs (20) this season. Has also generated 790 yards rushing and 10 TDs on 102 carries. Career numbers are 4,888 yards passing and 46 passing TDs and 1,487 yards rushing and 18 TDs.

Girls: Mallory Hitchcock, Eaton Tennis

Senior finished third at the OHSAA state tournament in Division II singles for the second straight season. Prior won her fourth SWBL singles title, including her second straight at first singles at the Buckeye Division championships. She was the second singles champion as a freshman and sophomore. Was back-to-back D-II state doubles champion as a freshman and sophomore.

The All-SWBL boys and girls soccer teams have been released. Click the following links for the Southwestern Division Boys/Girls selections and the Buckeye Division Boys/Girls selections.

The All-SWBL volleyball teams have been released. Click the following links for the Southwestern Division selections and the Buckeye Division selections.

Eaton senior Mallory Hitchcock finished third in OHSAA Division II singles for the second straight season on Friday at the College of Wooster. She was the D-II state doubles champion as a freshman and sophomore. The Oakwood doubles team of Mila Gelbart (freshman) and Niobe Beiersdorfer (sophomore) lost n the first round of the D-II doubles competition.  Click here for complete results/brackets.