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High School Roundup: Pilots, Huskies Grab Postseason Victories

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HANNIBAL – Third-seeded River (15-8) advanced to the Ohio Division VII Eastern District championship baseball game Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over visiting Malvern. Maverick Marty played a key role in the win as he went six innings on the mound, striking out five, walking six and yielding three hits. He also had a pair of singles and two RBI, as did Cooper Roberts. Kaden Hunt singled in a run for River, which will meet No. 1 Strasburg on Thursday at a site to be determined by Eastern District officials. Strasburg defeated Shadyside, 4-2. Division V, East 2 District ...

Shutler And Smith Help Purple Riders Advance To District Final

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MARTINS FERRY - It was the Shutler & Smith show in the Purple City Tuesday afternoon. Hunter Shutler painted a masterpiece on the hill while Eli Smith delivered a booming bat in leading Martins Ferry past Navarre Fairless, 4-1, in a rapidly-played OHSAA Division V, East 1 District tournament semifinal. The fifth-seeded Purple Riders of Anthony Reasbeck improved to 15-8 while the 14th-seeded Falcons closed out with a deceiving 5-22 ledger. They upset fourth-seeded Garaway in last week’s tourney opener. The well-played triumph propels the Purple into a district championship ...

Penguins Re-Sign Star Forward Evgeni Malkin To A 1-Year Deal

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin is going to get a chance to finish what he started in Pittsburgh. The Penguins re-signed the franchise icon to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million on Tuesday, answering perhaps the club's biggest offseason question before the offseason truly starts. Malkin, ...