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PONY World Series in search of area teams to compete

WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Little League World Series is a global happening. It plays out every August in Williamsport, Pa. Another international youth baseball event is staged each summer much closer to the Ohio Valley. The PONY World Series calls Washington, Pa. home, less than a 30-minute drive ...

OFF THE TEE: Oglebay Park GC’s John Tarr III Memorial Event staged

The Oglebay Park Golf Club teed it up once again last Sunday, but the venue shifted to the Cadiz Country Club. The club’s fourth tournament of the season — the John Tarr III Memorial Tournament — attracted 83 players, utilizing a two-man, 50 percent best ball format. The winning duo ...

Shadyside native embarks on new sports endeavor

ROCHESTER, Mich. — After enjoying a successful four-decade career in professional sports, John Ciszewski is primed for a new challenge. The 1973 Shadyside High grad — better know to his friends as “Giz” — has been named associate athletic director for external operations at Oakland ...

OFF THE TEE: Myers captures Oglebay Park GC’s Alpha Speidel event

WHEELING — The Oglebay Park Golf Club held its annual Ye Olde Alpha Speidel event on the Jones Course last Sunday with a field of 96 players. Bryan Myers continued his strong play, firing an impressive round of 71. He was four shots clear of runner-up Mike Wilson, John Monto, Freddie ...

West Liberty mat standout lands post at Mississippi St.

WHEELING — From the Hilltop to the Southeastern Conference. A transition such as that doesn’t come down the pike too often. It is one, however, Isaiah Myers is ecstatic to make. The former Wheeling Park High two-sport standout recently concluded his junior wrestling campaign at West ...

Changes to mat calender cause concern

The Ohio High School Athletic Association made a decision recently that infuriated wrestling coaches. It’s decision to switch the state wrestling tournament from its annual Thursday through Saturday format to Friday through Sunday did not sit well with coaches, especially those involved in ...