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Pirates use 8 pitchers to beat White Sox

CHICAGO — Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh’s three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to help the Pirates win for the eighth time in 10 games to climb back to .500. Pittsburgh used eight pitchers to hand the White Sox a second straight loss and their seventh in their last 10. AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore. The ...

High school scoreboard – Sept. 9, 2026

GIRLS TENNIS Poland 3, Niles 1 Singles: No. 1: Sydney Bulick (P) def. Aubrey Steele 6-2 6-2, No. 2: Gabby Morrison (P) def. Alyssa Hinchman 6-1 6-1. Doubles: No. 1: Bella Sollitto/Maria Yuhasz (N) def. Lauren Vandervort/Scarlett Summell 0-6 6-4 (10-8), No. 2: Jessie Justice/Kelsey Kirlighan (P) def. Kadence Volk/Maddie Llewelyn 6-1 6-3. Marlington 4, West Branch 0 Singles: No. 1: Izzy Christian (M) def. Cailyn Brink 6-2 6-3, No. 2: Ember McCarty (M) def. Sydney Lane 6-0 6-3, No. 3: Victoria Byder (M) def. Addison Bloor 6-0 6-0. Doubles: Lia Foith/Mya Christian (M) def. ...

Badger plays Boardman to a draw

VERNON — When putting Boardman on the schedule, Badger coach Scott Smith hoped for a challenge for his players. The Braves fought for 80 minutes, 20 of those with just 10 players, finishing with a 1-1 draw against the Spartans on Tuesday. “Just seeing where we’re at,” Smith said. ...

Raiders eke out win against JFK

WARREN — The Warren G. Harding Raiders soccer team overcame a second-half push by Warren JFK, winning 3-2 on Jaden Ingram’s two goals. Inside Mollenkopf Stadium, the Raiders held on after taking a 2-0 halftime lead as defense was the name of the game in the second half. The Raiders improved to 2-3 on the season as JFK fell to 3-2-1. Harding head coach Troy Elsea said the early scores were a huge boost to the team’s confidence. “It was huge, a lot of times when a team scores on us early, we put our heads down,” Elsea said. “It’s very crucial to come out and get that ...

High School Sports Roundup from Sept. 9

BOYS SOCCER Brookfield 4, Garrettsville Garfield 0 — Brookfield got a goal each from Ethan McConnell, Ryan Warrender, Matt Ryser and Caleb Upshir. Girard 3, Newton Falls 1 — Individual stats were not provided. VOLLEYBALL South Range 3, Niles 0 — Natalie Burnett had 11 aces and 11 assists, helping South Range (8-0) stay hot to start the season. Anna Toy added 13 kills, eight digs and three aces. Parker Zwingler chipped it with 12 assists and two digs for the Raiders and Addison Freedy had five aces. Julie Burke had nine digs for Niles. Badger 3, Bloomfield 0 — Alison Price ...

Bazzana, Rocchio lift Guardians past Orioles

BALTIMORE — Travis Bazzana hit a three-run homer, Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 on Tuesday. Cleveland (74-72) holds the final AL wild card. Jo Adell and Patrick Bailey each hit RBI singles before Bazzana extended the ...