COLDWATER - Longtime friends Rick Rutschilling and Gary Esser have a lot in common. Born hours apart at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater, the two narrowly missed having the same birthday.

COLDWATER - Saturday brought bright sunny skies and just slightly chilly temperatures.

It was a good day for baseball and to pay tribute to Brian Harlamert, who died last September. [More]

Celina held its inaugural Bulldog Classic baseball round-robin on Saturday at Montgomery Field. The home Bulldogs took on a pair of teams also named Bulldogs in Columbus Grove and New Haven, Indiana.