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Crooksville Eliminates Shadyside, 10-0

SHADYSIDE - Crooksville High made the lengthy trip from Perry County a successful one as the seventh-seeded Lady Ceramics downed third-seeded Shadyside, 10-0, in six innings Wednesday in an OHSAA D-VI sectional contest. The victory propels Crooksville into a May 19th matchup against the winner of today’s Monroe Central-Bellaire clash. The Lady Ceramics improved to 11-14, competing in the rugged Muskingum Valley League. Shadyside finished the campaign with a 9-15 mark. “We felt our schedule prepared us well for the post-season,” Crooksville head coach Brandon Delong said. ...

West Liberty Golfer Adam Gill Seeking NCAA D-II National Title

EDITORS NOTE: This is the second in a two-part series about local participation in the NCAA Division II National men’s golf tournament in Boulder City, Nev., from May 18-22. Today’s story is about West Liberty’s Adam Gill, a Linsly alum, who is one of eight individual qualifiers. WEST ...

Maine Takes Series Lead vs. Nailers With Third Straight Home Win

PORTLAND, ME- The Wheeling Nailers will have their work cut out for them when they return to WesBanco Arena. They will need to win on Saturday to keep their season alive, then win again on Monday in order to advance to the next round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. For the third night in a row, Wheeling was on the wrong side of the scoreboard at Cross Insurance Arena, as the Maine Mariners turned a 2-0 series deficit into a 3-2 series lead. On Wednesday night, Brooklyn Kalmikov and Max Andreev both scored twice to lead the way in a five-goal attack, as Maine was victorious, 5-3. The Nailers ...

High School Roundup: Conley Fires Postseason No-Hitter; Jets Top Tigers

WEIRTON — Peyton Conley went from not being sure if she was even going to be able to play in Wednesday’s regional game to turning in a performance for the ages. The Madonna sophomore went from battling an illness on Tuesday night to spinning a no-hitter in the circle for the Blue Dons, guiding Madonna to a 2-0 victory over Ritchie County at Starvaggi Park and putting the Dons one win away from a trip to the state tournament. She struck out seven batters and was a walk in the sixth inning away from a perfect game. The seven punch outs also put her past the 100 mark for the ...

McCarthy Gets Unassisted Double Play From LF As Rockies Beat Pirates 10-4

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mickey Moniak doubled, tripled, and homered on his 28th birthday, Jake McCarthy had the first unassisted double play by a left fielder in the majors since 2013, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Wednesday night. The Rockies ended a three-game ...