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LIONS TRAIL NONE MINERVA — The Minerva girls golf team is picking up where it left off last season. The Lions — which went 18-0 in the regular season and advanced to the state tournament a year ago — repeated as the team champion at the Great Trail Invitational on Thursday. Junior Peyton Beaumariage was the individual medalist again with an eight-stroke victory. She shot an 18-hole score of 75 at Great Trail Golf Course. Minerva topped the 10-team field with a 376, 12 strokes ahead of West Holmes. Minerva will play West Branch today at Westville Lake. STANDINGS 1. ...

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West Virginia Derby attracts 28 nominations

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The one-two finishers in the Grade III Indiana Derby are among the 28 3-year-olds nominated to the $400,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races. The Derby and the $200,000 West Virginia Governor’s Stakes highlight the Sunday, Aug. 9, ...

Ward becomes highest paid DB

CLEVELAND (AP) — Denzel Ward has agreed to a two-year extension with the Cleveland Browns that will make him the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The five-time Pro Brown cornerback will sign a two-year extension worth $62.2 ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

CLIPPER SERIES COLUMBIANA — The second race in the Clipper Cross County Series will be held at 7 p.m. today behind Columbiana High School. It will be held on the 5K high school course at the Ward Athletic Complex. Entry fee is $10. Runners can preregister online or sign up before the race beginning at 6 p.m. SALEM STAR TRAX SALEM — The 33rd annual Salem Star Trax 5K Night Run will be held Saturday beginning and ending at Sebo Stadium. Registration will be held from 7 to 8:45 p.m. The race will start at 9 p.m. at Sebo Stadium and continue through the neighbor streets. Entry ...

Drifting becomes latest motorsports sensation

SALEM — Motorsports fans in the area are catching the drift of a new venture. On Saturday as part of the Quaker City Summer Jam, Club Loose II, an area organization dedicated to grassroots drifting held its first event at the Quaker City Motorsports Park's new kart circuit. The event ...