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Golden Bears bounce back to stay alive

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Thanks to a big bounce back on Thursday night, the Oak Glen softball team remains alive in its bid to repeat as state champs. The Golden Bears dropped a tough loss in a pitcher’s duel between their ace Mattie Carney and top-seed Logan’s Myleigh Adkins in their first ...

Weir’s season ends on Day 2 of state tournament

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Weir High got off to a tough start to Thursday morning's elimination game and never were fully able to recover. Taking on Midland Trail in a battle of teams coming off tough losses a day earlier at the Class AA state tournament, the Red Riders fell behind early in the ...

Madonna battles back to force deciding game

CAMERON — Down two heading into the seventh inning, the Blue Dons didn’t quit. Madonna put the pressure on the Cameron Dragons in the top of the seventh, quickly loading the bases, and— helped by multiple Cameron miscues— the Blue Dons were able to score four runs in the inning, ...

Late heroics lift Huskies to district title

ZOARVILLE — Veteran Harrison Central head coach Mike Valesko had a feeling his Huskies would eventually be able to break through. They did, just in the nick of time. The Huskies left runners on and battled through a scoreless tie going to the bottom of the sixth inning of Thursday’s ...

Historic run ends for Harrison Central softball

DUNCAN FALLS - The Harrison Central softball team faced a tall order against Emory Whisner and undefeated Licking Valley. Whisner was recently named the Licking County League Buckeye Division Player of the Year, and her and teammates showed exactly why they are a force to be reckoned with as ...

Skenes loses his 3rd straight start as the Cubs sink the Pirates 7-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking ...