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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 the Panthers - the No. 1 ranked team in the state - shut out the Huskies, 14-0, in four-and-a-half innings in the second Ohio Division IV Region 13 Semifinal of the day Thursday evening out at Philo. "We ran into a buzzsaw today," Harrison Central (19-11) head coach Darrin Young said. "It is what ...

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 ...

Smalley back in position to win at Colonial after lead at PGA gets away

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place. Smalley, still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, had one of a bevy of bogey-free 5-under 65s on Thursday and was one of 12 players a shot behind six first-round leaders. Lee Hodges, among those who had to sit through a two-hour weather delay during his round, finished with a bogey at the par-4 ninth. He was at 64 along with reigning U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun, Ryan Gerard, ...

Golden Bears pull away from Weir in state tourney opener

SOUTH CHARLESTON - The third time was the charm for the Oak Glen softball team. After falling to county rival Weir High twice in the regular season, the Golden Bears got some revenge when it mattered most, putting together an impressive performance for a 12-3 upset victory over the Red ...