NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The $200,000 West Virginia Governor’s Stakes on the West Virginia Derby undercard has drawn a competitive field of nine including Bracket Buster, who competed in Grade I stakes as a 3-year-old, and Neoequos, who competed in the 2025 Grade I Kentucky Derby. The 1 ...
The 2026 Ohio high school football season unofficially opens Friday with nine Columbiana County teams playing in scrimmages. The regular season kicks off Thursday, Aug. 20, with the Spaghetti Bowl as Lisbon hosts Leetonia. It will be 10 straight weeks of play before the Ohio football playoffs start Friday, Oct. 30. The season comes to close with the state championship games Dec. 3-5 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. Here is a look at the area scrimmage schedule: BEAVER LOCAL Friday, Aug. 7, at Canfield, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, host Struthers, 6 ...
After donating a kidney to his father, Salem native Mitch Phillis was stuck at home while recovering. So he got out his old Pop-A-Shot — an arcade game with miniature basketballs and hoops — that he loved playing a kid. Three months later, he is one of 12 competitors in the Pop-A-Shot ...
BLANEY VICTORY HARTFORD — Dale Blaney's 25th win at the Sharon Speedway was a family effort Saturday night. Driving his brother Dave's 410 sprint car, Dale Blaney captured the 18th annual Lou Blaney Memorial, held in honor of the Blaney's father. Dale Blaney, 62, won $12,000 for finishing first in the 35-lap race. He lso won the event in 2019. Dale Blaney set fast time over the 35-car field in qualifying with a lap of 14.001 seconds. Erick Rudolph, 34, of Ransomville, N.Y., won the BRP Modifieds for the fourth time at the Lou Blaney Memorial. He claimed the $2,500 first-place ...
KENT — Before quarterback Drew Brees began his journey to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he had a college showdown with Lisbon High School graduate Zach Williams. It was a Sept. 9, 2000, matchup of starting quarterbacks between Brees of Purdue and Williams of Kent State. "It wasn't a big ...
UNITED GIRLS DEFEATED MINERVA — Edison's girls golf team beat United 177-217 on Friday at Edgewater. Leading the Wildcats was Kallie McKeegan with a 39. Bella Evans added a 42, Mady Cornell 47 and Teagan Reynolds 49. SCHOOL RECORD FOR MINERVA MINERVA — Minerva's girls golf team defeated West Branch 157-188 on Friday at Great Trail Golf Course. The team score of 157 was a school record for Minerva beating last season's total of 163. Peyton Beaumariage led the way for Minerva with a 36. Savanna Bartley recorded a 39, while Emery Sell had a 40. Delaney Sell had a 42. ...
