Wheeling Park’s Bradshaw Defends OVAC Singles Title

GLEN DALE – Wheeling Park’s Madeline Bradshaw defended her No. 1 singles championship Tuesday as the OVAC Girls Tennis Tournament closed out its two-day stay on the John Marshall High School courts. The top-seeded Bradshaw, a Denison University signee, defeated Morgantown’s Maya ...

Oak Glen Falls To Beaver Local In Conference Semifinal

WHEELING – Beaver Local’s Addie Thurik delivered a dominant performance in the circle, and Thurik and teammate Brenna Jones exhibited timely hitting as the Beavers advanced to the OVAC Class 4A finale with a 4-2 victory against Oak Glen. The win gives Beaver a shot at just its second OVAC softball championship, the first coming way back in 2001 during a much earlier time during head coach Mark Cashdollar’s tenure. “It’s been a long time,” Cashdollar admitted. The Golden Bears, perennial conference title contenders in recent years, had an opportunity late, loading the bases ...

Martinez Pitches The Rays Past The Guardians 1-0 For Their 6th Straight Win

CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Martinez pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning, Jonathan Aranda drove in a run for the third straight game and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to six games. The Rays are 13-1 against ...

The Mighty NL Central Is The Majors’ Only Division With 5 Winning Teams

CHICAGO (AP) — The NL Central has reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes. It has some of the majors' most promising rookies, like Sal Stewart, Konnor Griffin and JJ Wetherholt. It has young stars like Elly De La Cruz and older ones like Christian Yelich. Maybe this strong start from ...

Steelers Place Unrestricted Free-Agent Tender On Aaron Rodgers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have left the door wide open for Aaron Rodgers to return. Still, the club gave itself a little bit of protection in case he does not. Pittsburgh placed the unrestricted free-agent tender on the four-time MVP on Monday, meaning the Steelers would be ...

Borsch’s Go-Ahead Homer Sends Big Red To OVAC 5A Championship

MOUNDSVILLE — After six stalemate innings that saw John Marshall and Steubenville knotted 2-2 in their OVAC semifinal game on Monday, one swing of the bat by Big Red’s AJ Borsch was all his team needed. Borsch belted a two-run, go-ahead home run with two outs in the top of the seventh ...