Sports

Stewart's 6-under par leads Beavers

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local knocked off Steubenville 156-174 in a boys golf match Wednesday at Turkana Golf Course. Eli Stewart earned medalist honors with a 6-under-par 30 to lead the Beavers. Britton Hickman shot 38, Brady McNear 43, Nathan Pusateri 45, Andre Wiegand 46 and Matt Tomaino 51. Beaver Local improved to 3-1 on the season. The Beavers will face Columbiana at 1 p.m. today at Valley Golf Club. MINERVA TOPS EAGLES, TIGERS MINERVA — Minerva's girls golf team downed United and Massillon on Wednesday at Great Trail. The Lions shot 170 with Peyton Beaumariage leading the ...

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Tigers capture first win of the season vs. Guards

DETROIT (AP) — Kevin McGonigle drove in three runs, Drew Anderson tossed four innings of one-run ball in his fourth start of the year, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-4 on Tuesday night. Detroit won their first game against Cleveland after an 0-6 start, suffering a four-game sweep in May and losing both games of a June series. Yet the Tigers are 1 1/2 games ahead of the Guardians in the AL Central. Anderson allowed four hits as the opener, fanning four and walking two. Jacob Waguespack (1-1) threw two scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win. Spencer ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

LABRAE BESTS REBELS CALCUTTA — LaBrae defeated Crestview 157-183 in a boys golf match Tuesday at Beaver Creek Meadows. Derek Duvall led Crestview with a 39. Logan Neff shot 45, Grant Snyder 49 and Landon Hildreth 50. LaBrae was led by medalist John Kinkade with a 36. Mason Lutz followed with a 39, Ethan Howard shot 40 and Thomas Fucci 42. Crestview will host Brookfield today at Beaver Creek Meadows. RHODES PLAYS OVERSEAS FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Crestview High School graduate Addison Rhodes just finished a trip to Europe with the Fairfield University women's basketball ...

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 ...

Pluchinsky, Zines earn ‘Greatest Golfer’ titles

POLAND — At this point, it might be time to rename the Greatest Golfer title after South Range High School graduate Brandon Pluchinsky. The former Youngstown State star took home his eighth consecutive and 10th overall Greatest Golfer title during the finals of the men's open division on ...