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Opportunistic Barnesville Extends Win Streak To 9 Games

MARTINS FERRY – Barnesville extended its winning streak to nine straight Wednesday night by being opportunistic and using a gutsy pitching effort in high school baseball action. The Shamrocks (9-1) took advantage of five errors by Martins Ferry (6-4) in a 7-4 victory high atop the Purple ...

Wheeling Park Run-Rules Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE - The ball does not need to be put in play to produce at the plate. The Steubenville (7-3) baseball team gave up too many free bases against Wheeling Park (4-9) as the Patriots took advantage of six walks, four hit batters and multiple wild pitches to defeat Big Red, 11-0, via ...

Wheeling Central Rolls Past Madonna Softball

NEW MANCHESTER — Sometimes, a team just seems to have a rival’s number. For the Madonna softball team, it certainly seems like Wheeling Central has theirs. The Maroon Knights defeated the Blue Dons for a second-straight meeting Thursday afternoon on the turf at the Oak Glen Field of ...

CJ Abrams Leads The Nationals Over The Pirates 5-4

PITTSBURGH (AP) — CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Abrams hit a solo shot down the left-field line in the fourth inning to extend the Nationals’ lead to 4-1. He also hit the third ...

Stewart And Steer Go Deep, Reds Beat Giants 2-1

CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer and Sal Stewart hit solo home runs and Brady Singer allowed one run in six innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Tuesday night. Singer (1-1), who lasted 2 2/3 innings in his previous start, needed just 75 pitches to get through ...