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Fitch wins clash of titans

High School Sports

CHAMPION — Some games get circled on the calendar the moment they’re scheduled. For both Austintown Fitch and Champion, Thursday’s tilt between area powerhouses was that game. The Falcons get a crack at a team with a pedigree few in the state can claim, and Champion gets a chance to ...

Tarajack, South Range deal Poland first loss

High School Sports

CANFIELD — Tyson Tarajack and Joseph Zuccaro both put forth stellar efforts on the mound Thursday, but Tarajack’s South Range Raiders gave him the run support Zuccaro’s Poland Bulldogs could not in a fast-paced pitchers’ duel, as South Range handed Poland its first loss of the season ...

3-run second lifts Harding over Girard

High School Sports

WARREN — If you like pitching then Warren Harding was the place to be when the Raiders hosted Girard on Thursday. Senior Carter Knupp started the game and was still on the mound when Harding recorded the final out in a 3-2 victory. “Today was great,” Knupp said. “It’s great to ...

Wilt leads South Range to 4-1 win over Poland

High School Sports

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Whether in the pitching circle or the batter’s box, South Range’s Jayli Wilt knows how to hit her spots. The junior tossed a three-hitter against Northeast-8 rival Poland on Wednesday, striking out 14, while also delivering the biggest hit of the night in the ...

Red Sox blank Guardians, 8-0

Local Sports

CLEVELAND — Connor Wong homered twice, Rafael Devers connected in his return to Boston's lineup and the banged-up Red Sox got another solid pitching effort in an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. Wong hit leadoff homers in the second and sixth innings off Carlos ...

Pirates fall to Brewers, 3-2

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Contreras has 3 hits as Brewers take advantage of sloppy inning by Pirates in 3-2 victory By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — William Contreras had three hits and the Milwaukee Brewers used one big inning to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2. The Brewers took advantage of a ...