{"id":37289,"date":"2026-05-28T23:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=37289"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:48:13","slug":"laukhuf-stymies-starfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/laukhuf-stymies-starfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Laukhuf stymies Starfires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooper Laukhuf asked all the questions Thursday night and the South Adams Starfires didn&#8217;t have any answers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laukhuf struck out ten of the 20 batters he faced and had three hits as the Whitko Wildcats knocked South Adams out of the state tournament in a short, 15-1 game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/28mayWhitko15SA1Wrap.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The broadcast team wraps up the loss for the Starfires. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Adams had just two singles &#8211; an RBI hit by Brendon Sprunger in the fourth and a one-out single by Derek McKean in the fifth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laukhuf got through the first two innings with six swinging strikeouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1.jpg?resize=640%2C829&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32806\" style=\"width:398px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1187%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1583%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1583w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1978&amp;ssl=1 1978w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Starfires&#8217; starter, Jax Wanner, did not record an out and no Starfire hurler got more than four outs in the game. All four surrendered multiple runs in the losing effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Starfire record for 2026 will go in the books as 11-14 and Whitko will advance to the sectional championship game against Bluffton. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper Laukhuf asked all the questions Thursday night and the South Adams Starfires didn&#8217;t have any answers. 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