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Barrett-Jackson draws a crowd in Columbus

COLUMBUS — Barrett-Jackson fueled the passion for the collector car hobby across Ohio during the company’s inaugural Columbus Auction, June 25-27, at the Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds. The Columbus Auction featured 550 vehicles that generated more than $37 million in sales with ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

CANDLE TEES OFF CROMWELL, Conn. — First-year UConn head football coach Jason Candle won over the golf fans during the Travelers Championship Pro-Am at TPC River Highlands last Wednesday. Candle, a 1998 graduate of West Branch High School, was on the Warriors' golf team as a freshman ...

Gordon plays part of Norwalk winner

NORWALK – Top Fuel rookie sensation Maddi Gordon won her first career race on Sunday at Summit Motorsports Park, defeating Antron Brown in the final round to hand Ron Capps Motorsports its first Top Fuel and Funny Car sweep with Ron Capps at the 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA ...

Redfern, Hoffer capture Land of the Free 5K

COLUMBIANA — The fourth annual Land of the Free 5K drew a record 197 runners Saturday at the Shaker Woods Festival Grounds. Logan Redfern of Kensington and Tanner Hoffer of East Palestine were the overall men’s and women’s winners, respectively. Participants received patriotic ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL BOARDMAN — Canfield and Austintown will play in a pair of district championship games tonight in the Little League Ohio District 2 Softball Tournament at the Field of Dreams. Austintown advanced in the 8-10 age division Saturday with a 5-4 win over South Range as ...

Anderson’s stock rises in Norwalk


From the NHRA NORWALK – Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon moved closer to his third No. 1 qualifier in the past four races, taking the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at Summit Motorsports Park as part of this weekend’s 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Ron ...

Leone takes over at Ohio Dominican

COLUMBUS – West Branch High School graduate Reese Leone is climbing in the coaching ranks. Leone was named the interim men’s basketball head coach at Ohio Dominican University, an NCAA Division II program. He was appointed Thursday following the resignation of Casey Kaufman, who leaves ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

WILLEY HONORED NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen junior Noah Willey received honorable mention on the All-West Virginia Class AA baseball team selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Willey went 5-0 in 12 appearances on the mound with a 1.91 ERA. In 62 1/3 innings, he ...