ELM GROVE – Conotton Valley has been the class of the OVAC Class 1A softball field for more than half-a-decade. Nothing changed Saturday afternoon as the No. 2 seed Rockets (14-7) upset top-seeded Madonna (17-4) by a 4-1 count on cloud-covered Lisa’s Field at the I-470 J.B. Chambers ...
SOFTBALL OVAC TOURNAMENT Big Red falls in 5A semis ELM GROVE — After having to wait three days due to the rain, the Big Red softball team finally got to plays its OVAC semifinal on Saturday. Unfortunately for Big Red, it did not end up being worth the wait as University (18-4) broke a scoreless tie in the fourth and did not look back in taking a 7-0 victory to advance to the championship game against top seed John Marshall. Big Red was held to one hit on the day, a Gena Smith single. Isaballa Cadile struck out two and walked one in the circle. She was charged with just three ...
RICHMOND — Cameron entered Saturday afternoon’s OVAC Class 1A championship game looking for a little redemption. A year earlier, on the same field at the Edison Unified Sports Complex, the Dragons took a lead to the bottom of the seventh and ended up losing a heartbreaker. This time, they left Richmond much happier. The Dragons scored the first four runs of the game, then responded after Trinity Christian battled back to tie the game, plating five of the next seven runs to take a 9-6 victory and claim the conference title. “We have been fortunate enough to be here five ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a tie-breaking single in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a sweep of Cincinnati with a 1-0 win on Sunday. Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin doubled off the centerfield wall against Reds reliever Tony Santillan (1-1) ...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom homered to back a strong start by Aaron Civale and the Athletics beat the Cleveland Guardian 7-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Thomas hit his first home run of the season, leading off the second against ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their series Sunday night. Donovan Mitchell led the ...
