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Local athletes earn plethora of medals in weekend invites

Local athletes fared well in three track & field invitationals that were held this past weekend over the course of the district. Beth-Center senior Deakyn DeHoet, who attends school at Jefferson-Morgan but competes for the Bulldogs as part of a co-op because the Rockets don’t field a ...

Long time coming

JEFFERSON – Addy Larkin's line drive that fell into shallow right field in the bottom of the eighth inning and drove in the winning run ended a couple of long streaks. It was the first time that Jefferson-Morgan had beaten Carmichaels in a dozen years and ended the Lady Mikes' 21-game ...

Pirates tightrope way past Cubs into first place

CHICAGO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates entered Sunday in an unfamiliar position in the standings. Yohan Ramírez escaped bases-loaded jams in the 10th and 11th innings, and the Pirates took advantage of a throwing error by Caleb Thielbar to score the go-ahead run in a 4-3 win over the ...

Ovechkin appreciates reception from Penguins fans

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The 100th career matchup between generational stars Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin never materialized during the Washington Capitals 6-3 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. But that didn’t stop the crowd from showing its appreciation for Ovechkin in ...

Local roundup: Clark pitches Brownsville past Washington

Ava Clark hurled a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts to lead Brownsville to a key Section 2-A softball victory over host Washington on Friday. It was the first section loss for the Lady Prexies (3-1, 7-2) who fell out of a first-place tie with Bentworth. The Lady Falcons moved into sole ...

Garner, key member of 1979 world champion Pirates, dies at 76

HOUSTON (AP) — Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. Garner's family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner had died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic ...