PHOTOS BY RACHEL NAGEL / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
SLIDING HOME (July 6, 2026) … Hilltop’s Brennan Dempsey tries to avoid the tag of Wayne Trace catcher Brayden Sinn as he slides into home plate. VIEW PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM

ON TARGET … Hilltop’s Alejandro Rubalcava makes a throw from center field during an opening-round ACME tournament game against Wayne Trace.

Wayne Trace 11, Hilltop 1 (5 innings)

WEST UNITY – Jonathan Sterrett was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and tossed a complete-game two-hitter as Wayne Trace trounced Hilltop 11-1 in an ACME sectional tournament opener.

Cameron Shimp and Corbin Hartman each singled to account for Hilltop’s two hits.

HLLT 001 00 – 1 2 3
WT 104 42 – 11 10 1

WP – Jonathan Sterrett (IP-5, R-1, H-2, K-5, BB-4)
LP – Ezra Mahlman (IP-3.1, R-7, H-5, K-2, BB-3)

LEADING HITTERS: (Wayne Trace) Jonathan Sterrett – 3 singles, 2 RBIs; Kahne Mansfield – single, 2 RBIs; Ryan Cluts – single, 2 RBIs; (Hilltop) – 2 singles