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Top Sports June 5, 2026

Names Needed For OVAC Football Reunion The OVAC Rudy Mumley Charity All-Star Football Game committee is looking for addresses/information on the following players from 1976 Game: West Virginia Jeff Cecil John Marshall; Randall Carr Magnolia; Jack Dunlevy Oak Glen; Jeff Kreider Oak Glen; Mark Feldmeier Paden City; Don Auch Parkersburg South; Mike Shamblin Parkersburg South; Sheldon Grace Weir and Dave Miller Weirton Madonna. Ohio Jim Greenwood Barnesville; Jay Mowery Bellaire; Rob Kelley Buckeye South; Randy Davia Cadiz; Mark Terry Cadiz; Daryl Hastings East Liverpool; Mark ...

Harrison Central’s D-V Baseball Run Ends In Regional Finals Loss

Top Sports June 5, 2026

MARIETTA – After playing a solid game in all three phases 48 hours earlier against Barnesville in the Ohio Division V, Region 19 baseball tournament semifinals, Harrison Central didn’t perform up to par in the most important one on Thursday – pitching. The trio of Huskies (20-10-1) ...

Union Local’s Connor Bendo Runs To D-4 3200 State Title

Top Sports June 5, 2026

COLUMBUS – Union Local’s Connor Bendo ran to a state title during the opening day of the 119th annual Jesse Owens Ohio High School Athletic Association’s state track and field championships Thursday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. The Jets ...

Steelers Sign Tight End Darnell Washington To A New Five-Year Contract

Top Sports June 5, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are making a big investment in tight end Darnell Washington. The club signed the 6-foot-7, 264-pound Washington to a new five-year contract that will keep him in black and gold for the rest of the decade. Washington, who had a career-best 31 ...

John Marshall Finishes As State Runners-Up In Class AAA Tournament

Top Sports June 4, 2026

CHARLESTON — John Marshall’s trip to Little Creek Park for the WVSSAC Class AAA State Tournament was a roller-coaster, a three-day journey that had them in the championship finals on Thursday, the top-seeded Monarchs facing No. 2 Winfield. The ride ended there for John Marshall, who ...

Stanley Cup: Rod Brind'Amour Defends Game 1 Decision Not To Challenge For Goalie Interference

Top Sports June 4, 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour expressed no regret over his decision not to challenge the Vegas Golden Knights’ first goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final before his team lost 5-4. Brind’Amour on Wednesday said he never really came close to ...