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Golden Bears bounce back to stay alive

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Thanks to a big bounce back on Thursday night, the Oak Glen softball team remains alive in its bid to repeat as state champs. The Golden Bears dropped a tough loss in a pitcher’s duel between their ace Mattie Carney and top-seed Logan’s Myleigh Adkins in their first ...

Weir's season ends on Day 2 of state tournament

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Weir High got off to a tough start to Thursday morning's elimination game and never were fully able to recover. Taking on Midland Trail in a battle of teams coming off tough losses a day earlier at the Class AA state tournament, the Red Riders fell behind early in the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...