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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 Issabella Mackenzie hit a walk-off two-run inside-the-park homer in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the 10-12 age division, Canfield beat Austintown, 6-0, in the semifinals Thursday. Both games today will be televised live on MyYTV beginning with the 10U at 6 p.m., followed by the 12U game ...

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 struck out 92 and walked 19. He also batted .220 with two doubles, three triples and five stolen bases. WEAVER STEPS DOWN WARREN — Champion softball coach Cheryl Weaver is stepping down after 27 years. She had 559 career victories with six state titles and two other trips to the state ...

GOLF RESULTS

Brittain League at East Palestine C.C. TEAM WINNER (4-man, 2-ball) Three teams tied -13. HOLE WINNERS: Longest putt No. 2, Frank Makozy; Closest to pin No. 4, Daren Gamble; Longest putt No. 6, Rich Spratt; Closest to pin in two No. 7, Brad Wilson; SKINS: Rich Spratt, No. 4; 50/50, Sid Harvey. Zep's Pizza & More, at Pinky's at Eagle Pass STANDINGS: Gage Chestnut-Isaiah Chestnut 118 1/2, Galen Brandt-Rick Beadles 118, Chad Wood-Rod Davison 110, Roger Kelly-Don Harrison 109, Mike Palmer-Dale Kampfer 108 1/2, Scott Cope-Rod Wright 104 1/2, Brian Bostwick-Chuck Sluss 104 1/2, Kevin ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

EARLY START AT NORWALK NORWALK – Due to potential inclement weather on Friday night, NHRA announced an earlier start for today’s qualifying at the 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park. The revised schedule moves the first round of NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying to 11:45 a.m. , starting with Pro Stock Motorcycle and Pro Stock, followed by Funny Car and Top Fuel. The second qualifying session is slated to start at 2:15 p.m. Racing will begin at 8 a.m. in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. ANDERSON RIGHT AT ...