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St. C.’s Patrone qualifies for national meet

ST. CLAIRSVILLE—Perry Patrone’s high school athletics career is hitting the home stretch. Following a successful senior football season, Patrone made the transition to track and field, readying for the indoor season and his final outdoor track and field campaign a few months later. ...

Kerns powers Union Local past visiting Bellaire, 61-57

MORRISTOWN — Basketball can be a game of runs. Union Local used a huge one in the latter stages of the second quarter Friday night to rebound from its first loss three nights earlier. Fueled by Gannon Kern’s sterling effort, the Jets (6-1) erased a 12-point deficit — thanks to 11 points ...

Tigers snap losing streak

WOLFHURST — Ed Andes received an early Christmas present Friday evening — a much-needed win for his basketball program. The veteran and successful Shadyside hoop boss saw his Tigers put an end to a five-game losing streak via a 58-50 win over a vastly-improved Bridgeport squad on Frank ...

Pilots stay afloat against Frontier

HANNIBAL — It was no shooting clinic at a packed R.L. Potts gym at River High Friday night between a pair of defensive-minded rivals. The 4-1 record Pilots overcame an eight­-point third quarter deficit to go up eight, but survived a frenetic Frontier rally in the final minutes to eke out ...

No. 13 Ohio State women ease by Belmont

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 31 points and made five 3-pointers for her second straight 30-plus game, and No. 13 Ohio State beat Belmont 84-55 on Friday. Sheldon, who notched her second 30-point performance of the season on Monday in a 77-71 loss to No. 2 UCLA, was 12 of 18 ...