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Harden scores 30, Cavs rally past Pistons in OT for 3-2 series lead

DETROIT (AP) — James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference ...

Fast start lifts Bears in tourney opener

NEW MANCHESTER — Oak Glen’s title defense got off to a fast start and Golden Bears pitching and defense made sure it was enough. Oak Glen, the defending Class AA champs, opened Region 1 tournament action at home on Tuesday and jumped ahead of visiting Doddrridge County with a three-run ...

Weber’s homer kick-starts Red Riders in tourney opener

WEIRTON - The Weir softball team got off to a slow start against Ravenswood, however, the Red Riders erupted in the bottom of the fourth to put the game away. Top-seeded Weir belted three home runs - two of which were back-to-back - and scored 11 runs on six hits in the fourth on its way to securing an 11-0 victory against the No. 4 seed via mercy rule in four-and-a-half innings in West Virginia Class AA Region 1 action Tuesday evening up at the Roberta "Birdie" DeFrancis Softball Field. Bella Weber's homer opened the scoring the started the big inning. "We started off really ...

Beaver Local wins extra innings battle at Weir

WEIRTON - The Weir baseball team was able to rally once to stay alive against Beaver Local, however, the it was not able to do it a second time. The Beavers scored a run in the top of the ninth inning to break the tie, and they were able to keep the Red Riders off the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning as they came away with a 4-3 victory in nine innings Tuesday evening up at the Weir High Baseball Field. With the loss, Weir is now 14-16 on the season, while Beaver Local improved to 15-9 with the win. After a scoreless eighth inning, Beavers came to bat in the ninth with a ...

Prep Roundups

SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WEST VIRGINIA Brooke rallies to open tourney with a win WELLSBURG — After falling behind by three runs, the Brooke softball team rallied back with the game's last seven runs to open the Class AAA Region 1 tournament with a 7-3 victory over Grafton on Tuesday. The Bruins (16-14), the No. 2 seed, fell behind 3-0 in the top of the fourth, but scored four runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead and added two more in the fifth and one in the sixth to top the third-seeded Bearcats. Grafton will take on East Fairmont in an elimination game today, ...

Big Red’s Clutter headed to Bethany

Big Red senior Annabelle Clutter recently signed to continue her academic and volleyball careers at Bethany College. Clutter plans to major in physical science while competing for the Bison. Joining Annabelle, front, second from left, for the occasion were, front, her mother Janelle Clutter, ...