After donating a kidney to his father, Salem native Mitch Phillis was stuck at home while recovering. So he got out his old Pop-A-Shot — an arcade game with miniature basketballs and hoops — that he loved playing a kid. Three months later, he is one of 12 competitors in the Pop-A-Shot ...
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — J J Grey, winner of the Iowa Derby in front-running fashion, and Trendsetter, who captured the Grade III Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in April, are among the eight 3-year-olds entered for the $400,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby on Sunday at Mountaineer Casino, ...
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. Dave Blaney, 62, won $12,000 for finishing first in the 35-lap race. He lso won the event in 2019. Dave 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 ...
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 ...
CLEVELAND — Cleveland's new WNBA franchise might not have announced its name just yet, but a strong hint appeared Friday on Edgewater Beach. A sand sculpture with the words "HEAR THE CALL" plus what appears to be a light blue and white WNBA basketball showed up on the beach ahead of the ...
ZEP’S PIZZA & MORE AT PINKY’S At Eagle Pass STANDINGS: Gage Chesnut & Isaiah Chestnut 180 1/2, Chad Wood & Rod Davison 178 1/2, Mike Palmer & Dale Kampfer 168 1/2, Brian Bostick & Chuck Sluss 159 1/2, Galen Brandt & Rick Beadles 158 1/2, Kevin Beresford & Dick Cope 155 1/2, Scott Cope & Rod Wright 155, Roger Kelly & Don Harrison 154 1/2, Tony Sluss & Logan Schaefer 153, Jeff Cain & Tom Polen 152 1/2, Kiel Jones & Jackie Jones 137 1/2, Kaden Smith & Tyler Humphrey 136 1/2. LOW GROSS: (individual) Lucian Clewell 36; (team) Gage Chesnut & Isaiah Chestnut 81. LOW NET: ...
