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Cardinals steal win vs. Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a game-ending, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Ryan O’Hearn singled with one out in the ninth off Riley O’Brien and Marcell Ozuna struck out on three straight pitches. Gonzales drove a first-pitch slider to left, and Church jumped and caught the ball above the top of the 6-foot wall, 373 feet from home plate. O’Brien escaped with his eighth save in 10 chances ...

Penguins fall 1-0 in OT, lose series to Flyers

PHILADELPHIA — Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The Flyers are set for a second-round showdown against Carolina. “Just tried to put it there,” York said. “We knew that it was going to be a greasy one. It felt really good to see that one go in.” Dan Vladar was again sensational in the net and stopped all 42 shots and prevented the Penguins from ...

LaBrae bats go cold in home loss to Southeast

LEAVITTSBURG — Each of the last three seasons, LaBrae has finished atop its league. Tuesday’s game against Southeast would have put the Vikings in the driver’s seat to make it four in a row, but the Pirates had other plans, downing LaBrae, 6-2. “We have to regroup, we have to clean ...

Turnaround has YSU softball back atop the Horizon League

YOUNGSTOWN — Coming off a regular season Horizon League title in 2024, the Youngstown State softball team stumbled to a 14-39 record and a last-place finish in the conference standings last year. For a program used to success — YSU hadn’t had a losing season since 2019 — the team’s ...

High School Sports Roundup from April 28

BASEBALL Columbiana 23, Leetonia 3 — Hunter Devanzo had three hits, including a pair of doubles and drove in five runs. Beckett Wilson added a pair of hits and three RBIs and Drennen Bosela had two hits, one being a home run and drove in two. Avery Young added a pair of hits for the Clippers and stole two bases, taking the top spot in the Columbiana school record book for steals. Dylan Brown and Gray Henderson had a hit each for Leetonia and Chase Bondi drove in a run. Newton Falls 7, Brookfield 4 — A five run sixth inning helped Newton Falls break open a 2-1 lead. Leland Vargo ...

Bazzana looking to settle in after debut

CLEVELAND — Travis Bazzana knew he was going to be nervous making his major league debut until he took his first at-bat and fielded his first ground ball. After that, everything felt normal again. Bazzana, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 amateur draft, went 0 for 2 with two walks in his major ...