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Bears slowed by Riders

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Weir ace Aleks Zanieski was on top of his game on the mound, and his batterymate delivered two big hits to break the game open. Zanieski struck out seven batters through three innings, including five straight at one point, and Liam Williamson two doubles and five RBI leading the Weir baseball team to a 12-1 victory against Oak Glen via mercy rule in four-and-a-half innings Tuesday evening up at the Weir High Baseball Field. “Everybody hit the ball,” Weir (5-7) head coach Dave Cowden said. “Zanieski was out for a couple of weeks. He was injured. I wasn’t ...

Oak Glen hammers Wildcats

NEW MANCHESTER — A few days can make a big difference. After dropping a game to OVAC 4A leading Edison on the road last week, Oak Glen came out swinging against the Wildcats Monday afternoon and raced away with an 11-1, run rule victory on the Suzanne Smith Field of Dreams. “We ...

Golden Bears get the best of Crusaders

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen’s James Rohbeck had quite the day against Steubenville Catholic Central on Monday as he had two triples, a double and nine RBIs to lead the Golden Bears to a 14-4 win in five innings. Josh Maher added three hits. Christian Chappell had two hits and two ...

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Grizzlies set NBA record in loss to Cavs MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 24 points, Dennis Schroder had 22 points and 11 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Memphis 142-126 on Monday night despite the Grizzlies tying the NBA single-game record with 29 3-pointers. Cleveland (50-29) reached 50 wins for the second straight season and 14th overall. Memphis (25-54) shot 29 for 59 (49%) from behind the arc with all nine Grizzlies making a 3-pointer. Memphis’s franchise record for 3-point shooting matched the NBA mark of 29 shared by the Milwaukee Bucks (versus Miami on ...

Potters split doubleheader against St. Clairsville

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — East Liverpool’s softball team split a pair against St. Clairsville on Saturday. In the first game, the home team won 13-6. For East Liverpool, Trinity Pearson had three hits including a double and three RBIs. Addie Jones, Alanna McGonigal and Meadow O’Rourke had two hits each. Rayne Faessel was the losing pitcher with three strikeouts and three walks in six innings. In the second game, the Potters got eight strikeouts and a walk from Tatum Fink in a 1-0 win. Jones had two doubles and a single. Faessel had a triple and Pearson had two hits. East ...

Potters split with Panthers

RAYLAND — East Liverpool’s baseball team earned its first win of the season with a 7-6 victory at Buckeye Local on Friday. Braden Duke led the way with three hits and an RBI for the Potters. Ricky Stanley had a double and RBI. Elliott Fitch earned the win on the mound with five strikeouts and three walks in 4 1/3 innings. In the second game, Buckeye Local won 15-0 in four innings. Kam Engle had East Liverpool’s lone hit. Cooper Klein was the losing pitcher with a walk, no strikeouts and four earned runs over 17 pitches. East Liverpool (1-4) is scheduled to host Salem ...