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TWO SCRAPPERS DRAFTED NILES – Two Mahoning Valley Scrappers players were selected in the 10th round of the MLB Draft on Sunday afternoon. Nick Williams, an outfielder, was taken by the Washington Nationals with the 286th pick in the 10th round. He is batting .293 with 13 RBIs in 23 games for the Scrappers. Carlos Sanchez, a catcher and utility player, was taken by the Baltimore Orioles with the 290th pick. He has a .308 batting average with 23 RBIs in 24 games with the Scrappers. has 28 hits, 23 RBI’s, 4 home runs, and a .308 batting average in 24 games. MORE YANKEES ...

Percy has faith in Firestone

AKRON — Cameron Percy shot a 4-under 66 on Friday at rainy Firestone Country Club to take a one-stroke lead in the Kaulig Companies Championship, the fourth of the five major tournaments on the PGA Tour Champions. Percy had a 7-under 133 total. The 52-year-old Australian is winless in 50 starts on the 50-and-over senior tour. "You can't fake it around here. You've got to hit it solid," Percy said. "The par 3s are hard, everything's hard. You've got to hit it really good. You can't just slap it everywhere and shoot a 68." Play was suspended twice due to lightning for a total of ...

GOLF RESULTS

Thursday Morning Senior League at Eagle Pass TEAM STANDINGS (through July 2): 1. Steve Cope 118, 2. Jake Brown 110, 3. Farber Tinsley 107, 4. Don Harrison 106, 5. Ron Miller 105, 6. Jeff Morrow 103, 7. Rick Garrett 101, 8. Tom Polen 96.5, 9. Bob Burns 96, 10. Tom Boyd 93.5, 11. Don Wolf 90, 12. Mike Gruszecki 81, 13. Roger Kelly 74, 14. Jim Martin 67, 15. Jak Filisky 63, 16. Rick Boyd 55.5, 17. Chuck Kooser 51.5, 18. Lucy Karnofel 40, 19. Harry Matheny 35, 20. Allen Jeffries 22, 21. Robin Leach 14.5 LOW NET: Jak Filisky 31, Rick Garrett 31. LOW GROSS: Rick Garrett 35. Brittain ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

STORM CLOSES MILL CREEK BOARDMAN — Mill Creek MetroParks’ North and South golf courses will be out of bounds to golfers for several months as park officials and insurance adjusters assess damage caused by Sunday afternoon’s storm. Originating in the area of Tippecanoe and Shields roads in Canfield Township, an EF-1 tornado developed and was shortly joined by a macroburst. The storm devastated park-owned property south of Shield Roads and north of U.S. 224 buffered between Lockwood Boulevard and East Parkside Drive. In addition to two 18-hole championship golf courses, a 1 ...

Columbiana man caught HOFer in only MLB game

The first person born in Columbiana County to play for a professional Cleveland sports team did not have a career in pro sports at the front of his mind. Jesse Hall "Pete" Allen, born in 1868 in Columbiana, suited up for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League on Aug. 4, 1893 against the Chicago Colts at League Park in Cleveland. He was said to have been a desperation signing by the club who was short at the catcher position at the time. After starting catcher Jack O'Connor broke his little finger in the first inning, Allen was brought in to catch a future hall of famer. Cy ...

Kelly takes early lead in Akron

AKRON — Jerry Kelly put himself in familiar position Thursday at Firestone Country Club. The two-time tournament champion fired a 5-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Kaulig Companies Championship, the third of five senior majors on the PGA Tour Champions schedule. Kelly, who won the event in 2020 and 2022 at Firestone, carded rounds of 34 and 31 on the South Course to finish one stroke ahead of Darren Clarke and Mike Weir, who each shot 66. Kelly, 59, is seeking his 14th career PGA Tour Champions victory and his first of the 2026 season. Ranked ...