CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s softball team set itself for another title on Tuesday. The top-seeded Beavers got 11 hits to subdue defending OVAC Class 4A softball champion Oak Glen, 4-2, at the I-470 Complex. Beaver Local is 19-3 overall and has won six straight. The Buckeye 8 champions ...
In the eight years since the Supreme Court cleared the way for legal sports gambling across the country, the bad headlines for college sports have picked up. Coaches being tainted by scandals at their programs. The social media pressure on athletes to perform for gamblers. The arrests and indictments of players, former players and associates betting on the outcome of games few remember. The back-and-forth over whether to allow college athletes, who can now earn millions, to bet on pro or college sports. This week, the problems were underscored in a dramatic way: Brendan Sorsby, set ...
CALCUTTA — The Beaver Local softball team is doing everything right. Ciara Call and Mya Anderson hit three-run home runs and Ally Wright added a solo shot and sophomore Addison Thurik tossed a one-hitter as the Beavers beat Salem, 10-0, in five innings Monday. The Beavers are 18-3 and ...
WELLSVILLE — United is closing in on the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title. The Eagles remain unbeaten in the league after 15-0 and 13-0 wins over Wellsville in on Monday. In the first game, Quentin Taylor had two hits and three RBIs, as did Cavan Jackson. Jason Pratt chipped in two hits as well. Carter Simmons was the winning pitcher as he threw a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and two walks. Austin Watkins took the loss with six walks, eight earned runs and two strikeouts in an inning. United had five hits in the second game but was aided by nine Wellsville ...
Beaver Local 7, Bellaire 1 BELLAIRE — Sophomore pitcher Addison Thurik gave the Beaver Local softball team everything it needed Saturday. Thurik tossed a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks and went 2-for-2 at the plate with a two-run home run in a 7-1 win over Bellaire. Thurik tossed a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks in a 7-1 win over Bellaire. The Beavers improve to 17-3 and have held opponents to one run or less in nine of their last 11 victories. Mya Anderson added a solo home run in the seventh inning, giving the Beavers 23 home runs on the ...
NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen is the defending OVAC Class 4A softball champions and might be out of this year’s tournament after a 4-0 loss to Harrison Central on Friday. Oak Glen (14-8) was sitting in fourth place in the OVAC Class 4A standings at the beginning of the week, but the Bears have dropped three out of their last four games. Harrison (14-8) was in fifth place, but went 2-2 this week. Official pairings will be announced over the weekend, but the No. 4 seed will play No. 1 Beaver Local on Tuesday at I-470 Complex. Edison and Weir High were in contention for ...
