At ten years old, Rachel Martin probably never thought she would be doing what she is today.

On a team that was full of talented seniors last year, Eli Berner wanted to take his first year with the Northwestern football team and just learn.

Last year, she took everybody by storm, and nobody saw it coming.

Photo Apr 22 11 51 16 PM CLELAND2Finding any extra time for a teenager is very rare, especially when they are involved in extra-curricular activities.

Runs were at a premium last Wednesday evening at Tecumseh High School, as the Northwestern baseball team battled Carlisle in the Division Three Sectional Championship game.

Both the Northwestern baseball and softball teams have advanced to the sectional finals this week after wins last week.

It was a fast start that propelled the Northwestern softball team last week as they traveled to Tippecanoe to battle the Red Devils in a CBC crossover game.

Northwestern’s baseball team won three games last week to move into third place in the CBC Mad River Division, and get above .

With the weather finally breaking for area teams, a Central Buckeye Conference matchup was held last week as Northwestern battled Greenon in a key baseball game in Springfield.

It was a solid start for the Troy Christian baseball team on Friday, as they put two quick runs on the board against Northwestern on a cold, blustery day in Springfield.

Starting his third year at the helm of the Northwestern baseball team, coach Todd Houseman knows that an improvement has to be made from last year’s 12-18 season.

Coach Missy Johnson knows one thing for sure.