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BLANEY VICTORY HARTFORD — Dale Blaney's 25th win at the Sharon Speedway was a family effort Saturday night. Driving his brother Dave's 410 sprint car, Dale Blaney captured the 18th annual Lou Blaney Memorial, held in honor of the Blaney's father. Dale Blaney, 62, won $12,000 for finishing first in the 35-lap race. He lso won the event in 2019. Dale Blaney set fast time over the 35-car field in qualifying with a lap of 14.001 seconds. Erick Rudolph, 34, of Ransomville, N.Y., won the BRP Modifieds for the fourth time at the Lou Blaney Memorial. He claimed the $2,500 first-place ...

Former Lisbon star dueled with Drew Brees

KENT — Before quarterback Drew Brees began his journey to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he had a college showdown with Lisbon High School graduate Zach Williams. It was a Sept. 9, 2000, matchup of starting quarterbacks between Brees of Purdue and Williams of Kent State. "It wasn't a big ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

UNITED GIRLS DEFEATED MINERVA — Edison's girls golf team beat United 177-217 on Friday at Edgewater. Leading the Wildcats was Kallie McKeegan with a 39. Bella Evans added a 42, Mady Cornell 47 and Teagan Reynolds 49. SCHOOL RECORD FOR MINERVA MINERVA — Minerva's girls golf team defeated West Branch 157-188 on Friday at Great Trail Golf Course. The team score of 157 was a school record for Minerva beating last season's total of 163. Peyton Beaumariage led the way for Minerva with a 36. Savanna Bartley recorded a 39, while Emery Sell had a 40. Delaney Sell had a 42. ...

Mount Vernon man gets two aces in one round

CALCUTTA — Stephen Kaufman of Mount Vernon, Ohio had a round to remember on Sunday at Turkana Golf Course. Kaufman, 38, aced the No. 6 and No. 17 holes in the final round of a long golf weekend in the East Liverpool area. On the 132-yard No. 6 Kaufman used an 8-iron for his first ...

Winners from first week repeat

COLUMBIANA — The second race in the Clipper Cross Country Series was much list the first. Former Southern Local standout Logan Redfern and Beaver Local seventh-grader Samantha Williams repeated as the race winners on Wednesday. Redfern topped the 110-runner field in a time of 17 minutes, 11 seconds over the new 3-mile high school course at the Ward Athletic Complex. Williams was the top female runner in 20:00. The third race in the Clipper Cross Country Series will be on the 1.8-mile junior high course at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Registration begins at 6 p.m. MALE ...

Countries threaten FIFA boycott over World Cup sale

GENEVA (AP) — European nations agreed Thursday to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions to protest Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in soccer's biggest tournament to private equity investors. The North American soccer body rejected his plan later the same day. "UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions," the European soccer body said after an urgent online meeting of its 55 member nations. The next scheduled FIFA tournament is within weeks in Europe — the Women's Under-20 World Cup hosted by Poland from Sept. 5 — and the ...