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Oilers hungry for the cup

DALLAS — This playoff run has felt different for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, though they are now back in the same place. They have advanced to their second Stanley Cup Final in a row, again against Florida after losing a seven-game series to the Panthers last June. “I think ...

Oak Glen makes statement

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Oak Glen Golden Bears were in need of a change Thursday down 2-0 in the bottom of the third before a rain delay sent both teams back to their dugouts at The Rock Sports Complex in South Charleston, with the Class AA state championship in the balance for the ...

Potters trek to state

NEW CONCORD — The East Liverpool boys 3200-meter relay team is on a record pace. The Potters’s team of Quintin Conrad, Brody Vulgamore, Maddox Roach and Julius Jones set school and meet records in winning the Division II regional title Thursday at Muskingum University. Their time of 7 ...

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Grim falls in quarterfinal WOOSTER — Heartland Christian sophomore Cooper Grim pushed his Div. II state boys tennis singles quarterfinal opponent to the limit on Thursday, but ultimately the Lion bowed out in that round at the College of Wooster. Gahanna Columbus Academy junior Nason Lo ...

Oak Glen playing for state title

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Oak Glen softball team is one win away from its first state title since 1998. The Golden Bears stacked two shutout wins on Wednesday in the opening day of the Class AA state tournament to themselves in position for a celebration this afternoon. In the evening ...

School record lifts Jones to state berth

NORTH ROYALTON — Only two made it through the first day of the Division III regional track and field meet Wednesday at North Royalton High School. Southern junior shot putter Maddy Jones and Columbiana senior high jumper Kelsey Cameron earned state berths with second-place finishes. Jones ...