WEIRTON — The Weir High baseball team got its tournament off to a good start on Monday. The Red Riders battled back from an early deficit and took a 4-1 win over visiting Tyler Consolidated on Monday at home in the opening round of the Class AA Region 1 tournament. The Red Riders ...
Donovan Mitchell is going home after Round 2 of the playoffs again. This time, it's a good thing. Mitchell's breakthrough moment has arrived. He's going to the conference finals for the first time in his career. And that series will begin at Madison Square Garden, a bonus for the native New ...
STEUBENVILLE - The scoreboard operator was busy. The No. 8 seed Catholic Central baseball team shook off a shaky start against No. 9 seed Tuscarawas Central Catholic as Catholic Central erupted for 13 runs in the bottom of the second inning as the Crusaders sent the Saints marching home with an 18-7 victory via mercy rule in four-and-a-half innings in an Ohio Division VII Eastern District First Round game Monday evening at Vaccaro Field. "It's playoff baseball, and we decided to make a move," first-year Catholic Central (6-15) head coach Andrew Henry said. "Matthew Jones has been our ...
WEIRTON - The Madonna softball team battled, but it came up short against Ritchie County. The game was scoreless through three innings, however, the Rebels plated a run in each of the final four innings en route to shutting out the Blue Dons, 4-0, in a West Virginia Class A Region 1 Co-Final Monday evening at Starvaggi Park. "They have an all-state pitcher, and she showed why," Madonna (21-7) head coach Jason Backel said. "She's fantastic. I knew she was going to be tough to beat. We were able to string some hits together in that first game. In that first game, we scored two runs in ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Manzardo homered twice, rookie Chase DeLauter, Angel Martinez and José Ramírez each belted a two-run shot, and the Cleveland Guardians connected a season-high six times in a 10-3 blowout of the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Manzardo had a two-run homer in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth. Brayan Rocchio also homered as the Guardians were free swinging on the warmest day at Progressive Field this season. It's the first time they've hit six homers at home since April 30, 2013. The Guardians did it at Yankee Stadium in 2019. Cleveland is the third ...
WEIRTON — The Madonna softball team picked an inopportune time to have a bad day. With a chance to clinch their Class A, Region 1 bracket and lock up a trip to the state tournament on Saturday, the Blue Dons committed five costly errors and left eight runners stranded as Ritchie County ...
