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Poland aims to win first district crown since 2019

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Poland, once a perennial regional and state baseball contender, enters the 2026 season having gone without a district title since 2019. Bulldogs head coach Rich Murray had hoped his team would end their drought last season, when they won 11 of their first 12 games, including a season opener ...

Richey helps Ohio win hockey club national title

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As a very young child, nothing seemed to calm down Poland native TJ Richey. No matter where his parents would take him, Richey would not stay still. That all changed when Richey saw his first hockey game. Richey was mesmerized, and in that moment, a lifelong love affair with the game was ...

High School Sports Roundup from March 27

High School Sports

BASEBALL Alliance 6, Warren JFK 1 — The Aviators jumped on Kennedy early with three runs in the bottom of the first inning, and then they added one more in the second. Lucas Morrison led the Eagles (0-1) with a 2-for-3 performance, including a double, with an RBI. Lincoln Reese and Bo Davis ...

It’s the perfect time for big bass

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Spring is our reward for enduring winter, bringing us a new season of baseball, fair weather and big bass to the shallow water of our favorite lakes. April showers are in the forecast, the Cleveland Guardians are undefeated (as I write this) and the largemouths are swimming to the warming ...

Strus makes eight 3s scores 29 as Cavs roll to win over Heat

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CLEVELAND — Max Strus scored 29 points, Evan Mobley had 23 and Jarrett Allen came back from injury to add 18, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 149-128 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night in the second matchup between the teams in three days. Strus made six of his eight 3-pointers in ...

Guardians’ DeLauter shows off power

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SEATTLE — Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter entered the first regular-season game of his major league career with plenty of high-stakes experience at the sport’s highest level. The top prospect debuted in the AL Wild Card Series last fall, but that didn’t stop a ...