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Locals qualify for OHSAA track and field championships

COLUMBUS - After the regional meets held Thursday-Saturday, several local athletes have qualified for this week's OHSAA Jesse Owens Track and Field Championships. The state meet will be held Thursday-Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of the Ohio State University. BIG RED Bri Hudson and Ziare Scurry took home OHSAA Division II Troy Regional Championships for Big Red to lead their strong contingent headed to Columbus. Hudson won the girls discus by over 20 feet with a throw of 148’8 and Ziare Scurry broke his own Big Red record of 48.04 with a 47.06 in the ...

Oak Glen’s Martin headed to Fairmont State

Oak Glen senior Averi Martin committed to Fairmont State University to continue her academic and volleyball careers. Martin was a member of the 2025 West Virginia AA State volleyball team, 2023 and 2024 OVAC 4A volleyball championship teams, and the 2024 West Virginia AA State Runner-Up ...

Schoenfeld hits go-ahead 2-run homer in 9th to keep WVU’s season alive

GRANVILLE — The West Virginia fans at Kendrick Family Ballpark had their hats inside out. There was a section of fans with their shirts off swinging them around. And everyone was on their feet. The Mountaineers had the game tied in the top of the ninth after being down three runs. On the loudspeaker, "My Way" by Fetty Wap played on the loudspeaker. Paul Schoenfeld hit his bat to the ground to take off the weight, and he made his way up to the plate. Kentucky's pitcher Oliver Boone dealt. Ball. "First pitch heater," Schoenfeld said. Schoenfeld stepped out of the box and gave ...

Pirates put Mlodzinski on the restricted list, Griffin to IL

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates put right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list Sunday and infielder Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Mlodzinski was moved to the bullpen earlier this week after Jared Jones returned to the rotation from elbow surgery. Mlodzinski hasn't pitched since his start against the Chicago Cubs on Monday, and general manager Ben Cherington told reporters he wasn't ready to pitch Sunday against Minnesota. "Going into the weekend, we understood and communicated with Carmen that at some point this weekend we ...

Red Sox break through in the 7th to top Guardians

CLEVELAND (AP) — Masataka Yoshida had the go-ahead single during a six-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee left with a 4-3 lead after six innings and stood to earn his first win of the ...

Nailers deepest run in a decade ends in ECF

WHEELING - The Wheeling Nailers saw the 2025-26 season come to an end on Saturday night, as the Florida Everblades won the Eastern Conference Championship with a 6-1 win at WesBanco Arena. Anthony Romano led the way for Florida with two goals. Both teams got on the scoreboard once during the first period. Florida's goal came right away at the 37-second mark. Logan Lambdin centered a pass to Carson Gicewicz, who drove down the slot and powered in a shot along the ice. The Nailers got their answer 5:23 later. Matty De St. Phalle knocked down a clearing attempt, and promptly turned defense ...