PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes stood at his locker in a near-silent Pittsburgh clubhouse on Thursday after a four-game home sweep at the hands of St. Louis and offered a prediction when asked if he was confident things wouldn't snowball on a Pirates team still finding its way. “I think ...
ELM GROVE – Makayla Mumaw struck out 15 Saturday afternoon in leading top-seeded Caldwell (15-3) to a 6-2 victory over No. 2 River (16-5) in the OVAC Class 2A softball championship game on Lisa’s Field at the I-470 J.B. Chambers Complex. Mumaw allowed just three hits – all to the Pilots’ Ava Wohnhas – walked one and scored three runs from her leadoff spot in the Redskins’ order as Caldwell claimed its fifth championship in the last six seasons. Although his team came up short on the scoreboard, veteran River head coach Dave Wright said it was Caldwell’s veterans against ...
READING -- There is no better feeling than closing a playoff series with an overtime goal. The Wheeling Nailers got to enjoy that ultimate celebration on Saturday night in game five of the Kelly Cup’s North Division semifinal series against the Reading Royals. The two clubs played to a 0-0 tie for more than 87 minutes of action, before Nolan Renwick delivered the winning goal for Wheeling. Taylor Gauthier made 41 saves for his third shutout of the series as the Nailers won the game, 1-0, and took the series, 4-1. Both teams had chances to open the scoring in the first period, as two ...
RICHMOND — Another OVAC trophy is coming back to the Gem City. The Toronto baseball team rallied back from a fifth inning deficit and then held off River for a 6-5 victory in a battle of state ranked teams in the Class 2A title game on Saturday afternoon at the Edison Unified Sports ...
RICHMOND — Cameron entered Saturday afternoon’s OVAC Class 1A championship game looking for a little redemption. A year earlier, on the same field at the Edison Unified Sports Complex, the Dragons took a lead to the bottom of the seventh and ended up losing a heartbreaker. This time, ...
RICHMOND - The Linsly baseball team's grand finale was worth the wait. Linsly - the No. 3 seed - and No. 1 seed Indian Creek were deadlocked at 4 heading into the top of the seventh winning when the Cadets plated five runs before an out was recorded in the inning en route to a 12-5 victory in the OVAC Class 4A Tournament Final on a chilly and rainy Saturday afternoon out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. "It feels great," Linsly (15-6-1) head coach Jay Cartwright said about winning the tournament title. "We lost the last couple of years. Two years ago, we lost to Wheeling Central ...
