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Chester improves to 7-1

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NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Chester OldTimers baseball team improved 7-1 on the season by topping Poland, 8-1, Sunday at Oak Glen High School. Doug Comm had a triple and single and Dave Smith and Mike Logston a double and single for Chester. Eric Sampson, Sean Allen and Mike Hiomer each had ...

Team USA wears silver

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OSIJEK, Croatia — Former Crestview High School All-Ohioan and University of Pittsburgh freshman Abbey Emch got a medal in her first international volleyball competition. Emch is one of 12 players on the United States Girls U19 National Team that earned the silver medal at the 2025 Girls ...

Wright leaves Southern Local after seven straight playoffs

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SALINEVILLE — Right after the Southern Local board of education voted Tuesday night to suspend Rich Wright without pay pending an investigation, he resigned as head football coach and high school principal. “We were not expecting what happened the last couple of weeks to happen,” ...

USA into semis

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OSIJEK, Croatia — For the second consecutive match, the United States Girls U19 National Team came back from a 2-1 deficit to advance at the U19 World Championship on Friay. The U.S. handed Italy its first loss of the championship, 3-2 (31-29, 23-25, 20-25, 30-28, 15-8) to advances to the ...

SPORTSBRIEFING

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Penguins get Dumba DALLAS (AP) — The Stars traded Matt Dumba to Pittsburgh in a swap of defensemen Thursday, with Dallas getting Vladislav Kolyachonok while sending a 2028 second-round pick to the Penguins. Dumba never had an impact after signing a $7.5 million, two-year contract in free ...

SPORTSBRIEFING

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Pancakes with the Potters EAST LIVERPOOL — Pancakes with the Potters will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday at The Vault. East Liverpool boys basketball players and coaches will be serving food on the buffet line. Cost is $12 for two pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage + bacon and fresh ...