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SPORTS BRIEFING

HOPPEL WON TWO FOR THE POTTERS CALCUTTA — Darryl Hoppel, one of East Liverpool's greatest wrestlers, died on Saturday at the age of 89. Hoppel is the only East Liverpool High School wrestler to win two state titles — the 121-pound title in 1954 and the 128-pound title in 1955. In his senior year Hoppel won 15 of 16 matches with his only blemish being a draw. Coupled with his brother Jim who won the 134-pound state title in 1955, the pair became the first set of siblings in Ohio history to win state titles in the same year. Darryl Hoppel, a member of the East Liverpool Hall ...

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Zinhal captures West Virgina Derby

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — Augustin Stable’s homebred Zinhal, with only a maiden victory on his record in four starts, broke through in a big way with a strong victory in the Grade III $400,000 West Virginia Derby for 3-year-olds at Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races on Sunday, August 9. He ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

OLD-TIMERS BACK IN FIRST BOARDMAN — The Chester Old-Timers pounded out 23 hits in a 12-2 win over Poland on Sunday. Chester took over first in the Youngstown 50-plus league with the win and moves to 9-1. Kevin Ferell picked up the victory on the mound. Dave Smith led the team at the plate with three doubles and a single. Mike Home, Rob Fester and Bobby Vaughn had three hits, while Doug Comm, Joe Krause and Nathan Six had two hits. Chester plays Springfield at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Oak Glen. GIBBS WINS IN IOWA NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ty Gibbs didn’t question his crew chief’s ...

Hoaglin went from skinny Bulldog to Pro Bowl

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Former Cleveland Brown Fred Hoaglin, one of East Palestine High School's most distinguished athletes in school history, died suddenly on Aug. 1 at the age of 82 with his wife Jan by his side. The 1962 East Palestine High School graduate helped the 1960 Bulldogs ...

Phillis claims national championship

United High School graduate Mitch Phillis lived up to his nickname as the Dark Horse. In two months, Phillis went from an unknown to winning the 2026 Pop-A-Shot National Championship on Friday night. "Unbelievable," he said. "I can't believe it." Phillis stunned the crowd at the ESPN ...