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OAK GLEN LOSES ONE OF ITS OWN
Oak Glen junior football player Carter Pesacreta, 16, died on Friday in an off-road vehicle accident. Hancock County Schools sent out a message on Facebook on Sunday saying that school counselors and social workers will be on hand Monday at Oak Glen High School and the career center. Hancock County Schools also said to watch social media for school coordinated activities pertaining to the tragedy.
Oak Glen High School posted on Sunday that Pesacreta’s viewing will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Nixon Funeral Home. The funeral is set for 11 a.m. on Thursday.
A benefit spaghetti diner in memory of Pesacreta will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 3 at the Chester American Legion. Cost is $10 for adults and $7 for children under 12. Proceeds will go toward helping the family with expenses.
A GoFundMe can be found by searching “Support for Carter Pesacreta’s Family”.
A LONG NIGHT
MINERAL RIDGE -- McDonald football team made quick work of Valley Christian on a long Saturday night.
The Blue Devils led 23-0 in the opening 10 minutes for a 44-0 win at Mineral Ridge High School. The game started at 7 p.m. and the first quarter, which included a lightning and rain delay, ended at 9:06 p.m.
McDonald led 37-0 with 316 total yards by halftime which finished at 9:48 p.m. Following a three-minute halftime and with a running clock in the second half, the game ended at 10:22 p.m.
McDonald will play at Malvern on Friday.
CHESTER WINS TWO
NEW MIDDLETOWN -- The Chester Old-Timers defeated Springfield 6-4 and 5-1 in a doubleheader on Saturday at Springfield Local High School.
Kevin Ferell got the win in the first game with Dave Smith picking up the save. Doug Comm had a double and two singles, while Smith, Kasey Arnott and Shawn Allen had two hits each.
Smith won the second game. Comm had a double and two singles, while Smith had two hits.
Chester is 11-1 and will play either Greenville (Pa.) or Springfield in the first round of the tournament at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Boardman’s Field of Dreams.
FILS WINS IN CINCY
MASON (AP) -- Arthur Fils of France defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to capture his first Masters 1000 title Sunday at the Cincinnati Open.
It was the first time two Black players have met in an ATP Masters 1000 final.
Fils is the third Black man to win a Masters 1000 title, joining Ben Shelton, who won twice in Canada, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who won in Paris in 2008 and Canada in 2014.
It was the second time Tiafoe has appeared in the Cincinnati Open final, losing to Jannik Sinner in 2024.
Fils overpowered Tiafoe early in the first set on Sunday, winning 12 of 13 points to take a 3-0 lead. Tiafoe was dominant in the second, rolling to a 3-0 lead.
Tiafoe used the time break before the third set to stretch and receive massage treatment on his upper left leg and lower back. Tiafoe saved two match points in the final game before Fils closed out the victory.
The Frenchman had 11 aces and won 71% of his points on first serve. He improved to 10-0 in deciding sets this year and 8-0 against American opponents.
Fils won his only previous meeting with Tiafoe in Miami last year, also in three sets.
Fils, 22, is the youngest French champion in Masters 1000 history. He became the second French player to win a Cincinnati final, joining Guy Forget in 1991.