Photo by Kim North

Martins Ferry’s Maddie Lucas (12) heads for home plate and a celebration with her teammates after hitting a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning Wednesday against Claymont in an Ohio Division V East 1 Sectional Softball Tournament game high atop the Purple City. The contest was suspended by lightning in the top of the second with the score tied at 1. It will resume Thursday at 5 p.m.