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Hertl’s goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup Final

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sisson and beat Frederik Anderson from the slot with 3:24 left in the third period, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Tuesday night's opener of the Stanley Cup Final. Hertl's finish off Sisson's feed from the right faceoff circle broke a 4-4 tie and pushed the Golden Knights ahead in an entertaining back-and-forth start on the sport's biggest stage. It marked Vegas' seventh straight win of the playoffs, starting with the last two games of the six-game second-round series against ...

Texas Tech faces familiar foe Texas for Women’s College World Series title

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nijaree Canady and Texas Tech have performed well under pressure at the Women's College World Series. The 11th-seeded Red Raiders won three elimination games, including two against top-seeded Alabama on Monday to earn a return trip to the finals. Canady saved her best for last, pitching a complete-game two-hitter as Texas Tech defeated Alabama 2-0 in the second semifinal matchup of the day. "I don't have any doubt that was her best performance of the year, and that's a great confidence builder for our team and NiJa to go into the finals with that effort," ...

Local trio recognized as OVAC Players of the Year

The OVAC announced the softball Players of the Year and three local players were among those receiving the honor. Madonna junior standout Madi Owens is the conference Player of the Year in Class 1A, Weir High senior two-way standout Eliza Utt is the Player of the Year in Class 4A and Big Red ...

Locals recognized on East District baseball lists

The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association All-East District baseball teams were recently released and several local players were among those recognized. DIVISION III Four local players were selected on the first team in Division III. From Big Red, sophomore AJ Borsch and senior ...

WVU walks-it-off in extras to reach Super Regionals

GRANVILLE — A little over 24 hours ago, Paul Schoenfeld's two-run home run sent shockwaves through the state of West Virginia. It's hard to top that. But, on Monday night, Armani Guzman might've just done it. Guzman hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th to score Brodie Kresser to ...

Weir’s Shetler headed to West Liberty

Weir High senior Olivia Shetler recently signed to continue her academic and running careers at West Liberty University. Shetler plans to major in exercise physiology while competing for the Hilltoppers track and field and cross country teams. Joining Olivia, front, center, for the occasion ...