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Friday, Aug. 14 BOYS GOLF Tyler Consolidated, Williamstown and Wheeling Central at Woodbridge GC, 11 a.m. GIRLS GOLF Wheeling Central and Wheeling Park at Crispin, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Janice Pepe Brooke Classic, 8 a.m. Union Local at St. Clairsville, 8 p.m. Steubenville Catholic at Harrison Central, 8 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Janice Pepe Brooke Classic, 8 a.m. St. Clairsville at Steubenville Catholic, 6 p.m.

Stocks Rise To A Record As Oil Prices Drop, Inflation Eases

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rose to an all-time high Thursday following the latest sign that inflation is getting less bad. Stocks also got a lift from easing oil prices in their latest yo-yo move. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% and topped its prior record set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 69 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.8%. Wall Street relaxed after a report showed prices at the U.S. wholesale level were 4.7% higher last month than a year earlier. While that's more painful than anyone would like, it's not as bad as June's 5.5% ...

High School Sports Schedule

Thursday, Aug. 13 BOYS GOLF Barnesville, Bridgeport, River and Monroe Central at Crispin, 11 a.m. Bridgeport, Shadyside, Martins Ferry, St. Clairsville, Caldwell and Magnolia at Moundsville CC, noonBuckeye Local, Oak Glen and Weir at Woodview GC, 4 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Harrison Central, River and Shadyside at Moundsville CC, 2 p.m. Girls Woodbridge at Mineral Wells BOYS SOCCER Union Local at St. Clairsville, 8 p.m.

High School Sports Schedule

Wednesday, Aug. 12 BOYS GOLF Barnesville, Monroe Central, Magnolia and Bridgeport at Switzerland CC, noon Buckeye Local, Harrison Central and West Muskingum at Cadiz CC, 1 p.m. Union Local and Martins Ferry at BecWood, 3 p.m. Shadyside and Toronto at Dyer CC, 4 p.m.

Stocks Edge Further From Records As Oil Prices Keep Swinging

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records Tuesday, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% for a second modest drop since setting its all-time high on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 184 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.6%. The action was stronger in the oil market, where the price for a barrel of Brent crude briefly jumped above $90 in the morning before falling back below $87. It eventually settled at $88.91, up 1.4% from ...