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High School Roundup: Shadyside, Shamrocks Remain Perfect Under Friday Night Lights

Local Sports September 12, 2026

SHADYSIDE – Don’t look now but the roar is back in the Shadyside. The Tigers (4-0) prevailed 43-21 over visiting frontier in a battle of 3-0 teams Friday night at Fleming Field. Senior quarterback Jayden Johnson ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns, while also passing for 61 more. Ace Nelson added a pair of short yardage TD runs and Logan Cather had a 10-yard scoring jaunt. Shadyside amassed 419 yards of total offense. Barnesville 48, Buckeye Local 7 YORKVILLE – Trey Toliver only carried the ball six times Friday night, but three of those totes ended up in the end zone from ...

Ben Shelton Beats Frances Tiafoe And Will Play Alexander Zverev For The US Open Title

Local Sports September 12, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton won the all-American duel with Frances Tiafoe and now he's the one who can end his country's long wait for another men's Grand Slam champion. Shelton pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory on Friday and will play No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev on Sunday for the ...

Baker Mayfield’s Week 1 Success Meets Joe Burrow’s September Urgency In Cincinnati

Local Sports September 12, 2026

Baker Mayfield and Tampa Bay have gotten off to fast starts over the past three seasons. Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals want to change that when they host the Buccaneers on Sunday. While Mayfield is 3-0 in Week 1 since coming to Tampa Bay in 2023, Burrow and the Bengals have often ...

WVU Not Overlooking U.T. Martin As Mountaineers Seek First 2-0 Start Since 2018

Local Sports September 12, 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football can break a long eight-year streak on Saturday against the FCS's U.T. Martin. No, it’s not going to the College Football Playoffs or setting a statistical record. It’s simply starting a season 2-0. The last time the Mountaineers started a year 2-0 was ...

High-Profile Injuries Already Adding Up Two Games Into The NFL Season

Local Sports September 12, 2026

Sam Darnold played just five snaps. A.J. Brown will be sidelined for a while. De’Zhaun Stribling was carted off the field. High-profile injuries are adding up just two games into the NFL season. It’s not even Sunday yet. And Tua Tagovailoa got hurt in practice. Darnold got good news ...

Alex Bregman Hits His 25th Homer And The Cubs Pound The Pirates 12-2 To End Their 4-Game Skid

Local Sports September 12, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman hit his 25th homer and doubled among three hits, Shota Imanaga tossed six effective innings and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Friday to end a four-game slide. Seiya Suzuki had three hits, including a wind-blown triple, scored three runs ...