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Oak Glen Stays Alive In State Softball Tournament

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 ...

Happ Homers Again As The Cubs Sink The Pirates 7-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking ...

High School Roundup: Huskies Halted At Regional Semifinal

DUNCAN FALLS - The Harrison Central softball team faced a tall order against undefeated Licking Valley. The Panthers— the No. 1 ranked team in the state— shut out the Huskies, 14-0, in four-and-a-half innings in the second Ohio Division IV Region 13 Semifinal of the day Thursday evening out at Philo. Emory Whisner, who is a sophomore, picked up the win inside the circle for the Panthers. She struck out seven and walked two while only allowing three singles. Offensively, Whisner went 4-for-4 with a single, two doubles, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored. Mikalya ...

Wheeling Seeks To Become Only Third ECHL Team To Rally From 3-0

WHEELING – Only two teams in the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs have ever rallied from down 3-0 in a best-of-7 series. Wheeling is looking to be the third Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Florida inside WesBanco Arena. Cincinnati staged a dramatic comeback against Reading in the 2010 conference final and Idaho stunned Allen in a 2018 opening round matchup for the lone 3-0 rallies. “We need to try and play at home on Saturday night. Win Friday and play Saturday,” Wheeling first-year head coach Ryan Papaioannou said of his team’s plan. “We were a heck ...