STATE MEET OPENS THURSDAY

COLUMBUS — The 118th annual OHSAA state track and field meet will be held Thursday through Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.

Single-day tickets are $16 for adults and $10 for students. There is a four-day pass for $50.

Action will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

EDISON KNOCKS OFF MINERVA

CADIZ — The third-seeded Edison baseball team stopped eighth-seeded Minerva, 2-0, in a Division IV regional semifinal Tuesday at Mazeroski Field.

Bryce Rogers gave up one hit and struck out 14 Lions after 126 pitches in 6 2/3 innings. Kyle Long got the last out for the save.

Kayden Russell hit an RBI single in the second inning and Rogers an RBI single in the sixth as the Wildcats were making their first regional appearance since 2012.

Edison also topped Minerva, 5-4, on April 17.

Edison (22-8) will play top-seeded Lancaster Fairfield Union in the regional final at 6 p.m. Thursday at Ohio University’s Wren Stadium.

Fairfield Union beat seventh-seeded Circleville Logan Elm, 5-2, Tuesday.

Minerva finishes at 14-14, including a pair of losses to Beaver Local.

PIRATES TRADE PITCHER

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins acquired right-handed reliever Justin Lawrence from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash on Monday night.

The 31-year-old Lawrence was 0-2 with a 5.32 ERA in 23 appearances for the Pirates this season. He was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh on Friday.

Lawrence debuted with Colorado in 2021 and spent four seasons with the Rockies before Pittsburgh claimed him off waivers in March 2025. He has a 5.05 ERA over 222 major league appearances, all in relief.

The Panama-born Lawrence was a 12th-round pick by the Rockies in the 2015 amateur draft. He appeared in 69 games for Colorado in 2023 and had a 3.72 ERA and 11 saves. Last season, he allowed one run in 17 2/3 innings for the Pirates for an ERA of 0.51.

FAIRFIELD IN METRO

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) will officially transition to the Metro Conference beginning July 1, 2026. The new identity was developed to establish a clearer, more modern, and distinct identity while honoring the tradition and foundation built over the last 45 years.

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference name and MAAC acronym date back to the Conference’s founding in 1980. Over time, the conference’s identity was impacted by confusion tied to sharing the same acronym as the Mid-American Conference (MAC) which was established decades earlier.

Metro Conference members include Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.

Crestview High School All-Ohioan Addison Rhodes will be a freshman member of the Fairfield women’s basketball team this season. Fairfield will open by hosting Binghamton on Nov. 6 and Vermont on Nov. 8 in the America East-Metro Basketball Challenge.