http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:09:51 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/09/20/chou-chen-top-finishers-rainy-toledo-garmin-marathon/stories/20260920109 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/09/20/chou-chen-top-finishers-rainy-toledo-garmin-marathon/stories/20260920109#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:34:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/09/20/chou-chen-top-finishers-rainy-toledo-garmin-marathon/stories/20260920109 Thousands of runners braved the rain on Sunday morning for the 2nd Toledo Garmin Marathon. Thousands of runners make their way down Collingwood Avenue during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/09/20/photo-gallery-runners-participate-in-garmin-marathon/stories/20260920101 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/09/20/photo-gallery-runners-participate-in-garmin-marathon/stories/20260920101#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:19:34 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/09/20/photo-gallery-runners-participate-in-garmin-marathon/stories/20260920101 Thousands of runners participated in the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sunday. Thousands of runners make their way down Collingwood Avenue during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Runners make their turn on Collingwood Boulevard during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. People run down Collingwood Boulevard during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Volunteers hand out water for runners during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Tristen Bronaugh runs past fans during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Qian Chen runs under the Anthony Wayne Bridge during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Half marathon runner Rob Slovak runs under the Anthony Wayne Bridge during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. People run down Miami Street past the Anthony Wayne Bridge during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Runners make their way to an aid station during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. A runner passes Local 12 along Ashland Avenue during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. People stand under the Anthony Wayne Bridge to avoid heavy rainfall as they watch runners during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sunday, September 20, 2026. People run along Miami Street during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Samuel Raby runs in a puddle during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. A runner makes their way down Miami Street during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. A runner stops to tie her shoes during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Runners make their way up Miami Street during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. Reflected in a puddle runners begin their second mile along Ashland Avenue during the Garmin Marathon in Toledo on Sept. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/08/31/athletes-from-11-countries-will-participate-strongman-competitions/stories/20260830046 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/08/31/athletes-from-11-countries-will-participate-strongman-competitions/stories/20260830046#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:27:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/08/31/athletes-from-11-countries-will-participate-strongman-competitions/stories/20260830046 PORT CLINTON — Fourteen professional athletes from 11 countries are set to compete in the Strongman’s Champions League USA competition in Sandusky and Port Clinton this weekend. https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/08/22/briggs-llws-remains-cultural-phenomenon-northwest-ohio-little-league-desert/stories/20260822077 https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/08/22/briggs-llws-remains-cultural-phenomenon-northwest-ohio-little-league-desert/stories/20260822077#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:39:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/amateur/2026/08/22/briggs-llws-remains-cultural-phenomenon-northwest-ohio-little-league-desert/stories/20260822077 For generations of young baseball players, the Little League World Series has held a special place in the imagination, turning a field carved into the central Pennsylvania hills into the most famous stage in youth sports. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa., is the site of the Little League World Series. But only two communities in northwest Ohio, Maumee and Bellevue, have chartered Little League programs. Maumee Little League President Anthony Tscherne speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the new playset at Robert Hoag Ford Field in Maumee, on Oct. 22.