Heading into last week’s Division II state tennis tournament, Cooper Grim was determined to bring home that coveted state championship. The Heartland Christian junior had dreamt for years about this opportunity, and he was never going to settle for anything less. Now, after making his ...
CLEVELAND — Masataka Yoshida had the go-ahead single during a six-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee left with a 4-3 lead after six innings and stood to earn his first win of the season, ...
PITTSBURGH — Braxton Ashcraft struck out 11 in six innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Ashcraft (5-2) allowed two runs and five hits with no walks, sending the Twins to their fifth straight defeat. Brooks Lee had a two-run homer in the sixth and a solo shot in the ninth for Minnesota. O’Hearn returned from the injured list and hit a leadoff homer in the second his first time up. Jared Triolo singled in Oneil Cruz to make it 2-0. Gonzales’ two-run homer ...
DALTON — Under the dark skies of Dalton, the spotlight was firmly on Maplewood senior Kaycee Hyde. Newark Catholic intentionally walked the two batters ahead of Hyde, loading the bases, putting a lot of pressure on the senior. While she was a substitute for much of the season, Hyde was ...
AVON LAKE — Last year, Austintown Fitch saw its season cut short in the regional semifinal at the hands of Massillon Jackson. That loss fueled the Falcons in the offseason and left them feeling “hungry” coming into the spring. So when Fitch received an opportunity to get another shot ...
AUSTINTOWN — The top several performers in each event of Friday’s Division IV track and field regional finals at Austintown Fitch qualified for next week’s state meet, but some local athletes left no doubt they were going to Columbus. Girard’s girls 4x100-meter relay team – Laiyah ...
