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High School Roundup: Purple Riders And Pilots Post Sweeps

Local Sports October 7, 2026

MARTINS FERRY – State-ranked Martins Ferry did nothing to tarnish its volleyball ranking Tuesday night with a sweep of visiting Monroe Central inside Tolbert Gymnasium. The Purple Riders (18-0) recorded their 13th 3-0 victory by scores of 25-10, 25-18 and 25-13. They were ranked No. 2 in the latest Ohio Division V poll behind Coldwater. Giana Chirpas led the way with 18 kills and Nicole Hammerquist added a dozen to spark Martins Ferry. Olivia Harkness charted 28 assists and five service aces, while SJ Koller had 17 digs. The Lucas Cousins – Maddie and Gracie – finished with ...

Yamamoto Is Dominant Again As Dodgers Ride Homers From Hernández And Freeman To 3-1 Win Over Braves

Local Sports October 7, 2026

ATLANTA (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 in seven brilliant innings, Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series. Yamamoto dominated the much-anticipated matchup with ...

Cleveland Strikeout King Sam McDowell Dies At 84, Leaving A Legacy Of Redemption

Local Sports October 7, 2026

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sam McDowell, a six-time All Star who led the American League in strikeouts four times before becoming a counselor for athletes suffering from addiction issues and depression, died Monday at his home in The Villages, Florida. He was 84. “Sam spent eleven of his fifteen ...

ACC Commish Jim Phillips Touts Health Of Conference Amid Questions Of Possible Departures, Realignment In Future

Local Sports October 7, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips isn't publicly fretting about four member schools expressing support for tweaking realignment provisions in the Protect College Sports Act to make it easier for schools to change leagues. Speaking Tuesday at ...

OHSAA Soccer Championships Moving To ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Local Sports October 6, 2026

COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that the OHSAA soccer state championships November 13-16 will be played at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, home of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew. The 20,139 seat stadium in the Arena District near downtown Columbus opened in 2021 and hosted the OHSAA soccer state championships in 2021 and 2022 before the finals moved back to Historic Crew Stadium in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The OHSAA soccer finals were at Historic Crew Stadium from 1999-2020. In addition to Columbus Crew matches, the stadium has hosted the U.S. ...

No. 3 Notre Dame Lists Moore, Viliamu-Asa As Questionable But Bloodied Knapp Is A No-Doubter To Play

Local Sports October 6, 2026

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman certainly is no P.J. Fleck. One week after the Minnesota coach smeared the blood from linebacker Maverick Baranowski’s mouth on his face in a postgame celebration, Freeman had an entirely different reaction when Fighting Irish offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp ...