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Potters blanked by Brooke

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — A strong outing on the mound and a big inning at the plate powered the Brooke baseball team to a big win. Kaleb Nielsen struck out six without walking a batter in his varsity debut, and the Bruins plated six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning as Brooke pulled away and defeated East Liverpool, 8-0, Friday evening at home. “It was a good day,” Brooke (7-12-1) head coach Doug Costain said. “We needed this one. I take 100 percent responsibility for our schedule. We have no easy games. We are playing good teams day in and day out. We are playing good ...

George Foreman’s resting place revealed as Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa — a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 years ago. Foreman died March 21, 2025, at the age of 76 in Houston and was buried in Logan Park Cemetery at Sioux City, Iowa, a month later, city officials confirmed. Foreman’s family returned Thursday to his burial site, holding a news conference with Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott to reveal Foreman’s burial place, marked by a large monument that bears an image of him as a teen ...

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Sportsman League at Walnut Lanes Team Standings: Safelite 38, Ten in the Pit 37, Sparkle Market 34, AK Nahas 33, Sanford Plumbing and American Legion Post 70 32, Historic Highlands 25, Walnut Lanes 24, Brian’s Pro Shop 23. High Game: Rick Rudibaugh 269, Tim Pancake 258, Butch Mattern 257. High Series: Rick Rudibaugh 763, Tim Pancake 741, Joey Ross 673. High Nooners League at Walnut Lanes Final Team Standings: The Rangers 42 1/2-17 1/2, Smokin Guns 40-20, Mike’s Lawn Mower Shop 36-24, The Warriors 34-26, Guys & Dolls 32 1/2-7 1/2, Sun Shine 30-30, Cut Above 24-36. ...

Potters salute seniors with shutout

EAST LIVERPOOL — Rayne Faessel had a home run, double, two singles and four RBIs to lead East Liverpool to a 16-0 win over Chaney on Thursday at Patterson Field. Trinity Pearson, Tatum Fink and Addie Jones had doubles. Fink was the winning pitcher with 10 strikeouts and a walk over five ...

Oak Glen’s Carney locks in on Steubenville

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — After giving up an early homer, Oak Glen ace Mattie Carney locked in and dominated. The junior struck out 13 batters while walking just one in tossing a complete game in the circle for the Golden Bears in an impressive 9-2 victory over visiting Steubenville on ...

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YSU standout heads to Liberty BELOIT — West Branch High School graduate and former Youngstown State women’s basketball standout Sophia Gregory is headed to Conference USA. The reigning Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year who entered the transfer portal following her sophomore YSU season will join the Liberty University Flames. Her father, Levi Gregory, posted on Facebook on Thursday that more than 50 schools reached out to Sophia but in the end he wrote that “She wanted a place to grow spiritually and experience new travels in her basketball adventures.” Liberty ...