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Christian gets street named after him in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — East Liverpool native Jerry Christian will be honored at the Clyde E. Bosket Park on Saturday May 23. Allentown City Council voted in October 2025 to dedicate the 500 block of Hickory Street to the city-league basketball legend and will now be known as “Jerry Christian ...

Oak Glen's Bone puts gold around his neck

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen senior Orien Bone did enough on his first throw to take home the gold on Friday at the first day of the West Virginia state track and field meet at Laidley Field. Bone's throw of 55 feet, 11 inches was more than 5 feet better than second place Charles Swain of ...

Oak Glen loses battle to extend season

WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Sixth seeded Oak Glen set the stage for another upset of No. 3 seed Williamstown on Thursday in a Class AA, Region 1 elimination game. Unfortunately for the Bears a four-run lead didn't hold up in a 5-4 loss. The Bears led 4-0 in the second inning and were paced offensively by James Rohbeck's two hits. Cam Carter, Josh Maher and Christian Chappell each had a hit and RBI. Williamstown scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to win the game. Chappell took the loss in relief with two unearned runs over four batters. Williamstown will travel to No. 2 ...

Wellsville's Kersey leaps to regional berth

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Area long jumpers leaped their way to the regional berths Thursday. Wellsville senior Clayten Kersey won the Springfield Division V district title with a jump of 20-feet-5 3/4 on his first attempt. He had the second-best jump on his next jump of 19-10. Kersey, a state ...

Maddy Jones powers way into regional

ANDOVER — Southern senior Maddy Jones and United sophomore Taylor Simmons are aiming for more than a district championship. Both won events at the Pymatuning Valley Division IV district track and field meet Wednesday. Jones — who qualified for state in the shot put and discus last year and in the discus as a freshman — won the district shot put title with a toss of 37-feet-1 on her first attempt. Simmons won the high jump by clearing 5-foot-1. She made her first five attempts before missing once at 5-0. Simmons lost a jump-off for a state berth last year. She will get ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

OAK GLEN FACES ELIMINATION NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — It's do or die for the Oak Glen baseball team. The Golden Bears will play a Class AA, Region 1 elimination game at 5 p.m. today at Williamstown. The Bears (12-20) and Yellow Jackets faced off in the tournament opener on Monday with the Bears coming away with a 5-3 win. Oak Glen lost 10-0 to Doddridge County on Tuesday in a winner's bracket game. The winner of Williamstown and Oak Glen will have to beat Doddridge twice to advance to the state tournament. SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT UNITY — The Southern Local at Heartland ...